Hope you liked the last chapter. I wouldn't know, I'm writing this one right after I wrote the last one.
Wish I had asked Winston for his mouse. I have a mouse, but it doesn't work, and Winston has like a really good mouse, so it's terrible that I can't use it. I have write it by hand ;(
Teams:
Loving Pandas: Sarah, Evan, Aaron, Brandon, Joey, Hanbei, Isaac
Fearful Squirrels: Sherlock, Kinect, Austin, Anton, Addie, Director, Jack
Clever Foxes: Haley, Connor, Jewel, George, Amber, Lee, Wallace
22nd: Well, read it to find out.
"Last time!" Chris announced on the Dock of Shame. "Last time, we managed to introduce all our cast mates, and they definitely perfect to say the least. We uncovered some bad memories," he displayed pictures of Evan with his cast, Kinect, and Sherlock, who were both smiling sheepishly. "Some arguments," Anton and Lee's argument played. "And how some players had some bias over others," he displayed Wallace, and Haley. "Will the campers survive the maiden voyage of the Drama Cruiser? I don't think so, but find out for sure HERE! On TOTAL! DRAMA! PROJECT: REBOOT!"
No song here because of mouse troubles. I'll give you the lyrics though!
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine
You guys are on my mind
You asked me what I wanted to be;
And I think the answer is plain to see
I wanna be... famous
I wanna live close to the sun
Go pack your bags 'cause I've already won
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
I'll get there one day
'Cause I wanna be... famous
na na na na na naaaa na na na na na naaaa na na na na na naaaa
na na na na na naaaa na na na na na naaaa na na na na na naaaa (I Wanna Be!) (I Wanna Be!) (I Wanna Be Famous)! (x2)
Whistling Chorus (I Wanna Be Famous)
Better?
"Wow!" Evan gaped at the ship. It was truly a beautiful sight. The amount of gold and beauty that you can only imagine. The floors were made of wood. Gold wood. The walls were gold, and the steering wheel was gold. Chris was manning the wheel and leapt from the wheel onto the dock.
Chris landed with a thud. "Ahoy!" He called. "Welcome to the Drama Cruiser! Today's stop is our specially made tennis courts!" He waved his hands, and a giant.. golden... tennis court appeared.
"That looked really cool," Brandon grinned. "Can you teach me to do that."
Connor grinned. "Don't worry, I can!" He slapped him, and Brandon fell to the ground. Connor laughed and walked back toward his team, where he got a high five from Wallace.
Confessional- Haley- Clever Foxes
"I'm starting to regret picking Connor," Haley admitted. "He is an amazing contestant, for sure. The fact that he made it to the final three, when he literally was forced to quit a challenge because of Evan, and the fact that his entire team was against him from the start, is proof enough. Despite that, he's put a massive target on his back from the very beginning."
"Yes!" Aaron exclaimed. "A tennis challenge! We got this in the bag," he called to his team.
Brandon was dusting himself off. "Don't get too over confident," he advised. "Connor just proved his physical prowess."
Confessional- Aaron- Loving Pandas
"I admire Brandon for taking a slap from Connor, and being perfectly fine about it, I really do," Aaron said. "But my stereotype is literally the tennis PRO! We really can't lose this challenge."
"I agree with Brandon on this one," Sarah said. "Plus, Haley is scarily accurate with her laptop, so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to assume that she'd be good with a racket."
Joey was getting a little impatient. "Can we go to our rooms?" He asked. "Then we can have our strategy meeting there," he glared at Connor who was clearly listening.
"Seconded," Hanbei yawned. He clearly didn't care, but nobody cared that he didn't care.
Confessional- Hanbei- Loving Pandas
"No body seems to care about me," Hanbei yawned. "Which is a blessing in disguise, because if I don't get noticed, I won't get targeted." He gave a lazy fist pump. "Woo hoo."
The Squirrels had gathered in a singular room. The beds were completely wooden, and the walls were completely bare. There was one singular desk in the middle of the room.
"So... uh... hi?" Sherlock said, as the Squirrels gathered at the desk.
Director was clearly a little annoyed. "We need some sort of strategy in the tennis challenge. We don't have the athletic players to win against the other teams.
"I would agree with you," Addie said. "But I believe there is a way for us to win."
Kinect seemed interested. "What is that?"
Addie picked up a mask that looked like Connor's face. "Simple sabotage."
Confessional- Addie- Fearful Squirrels
"I'm trying to be more of a team player this season. If I can get everyone on board with this plan, I think we have a shot," Addie grinned. "I can't target Connor, he's way too much of a threat to his own team, because when Connor cracks, the team will collapse in on itself, causing more eliminations than I can cause. So I need to take out someone who seems like they would actually betray their own team."
The Clever Foxes had also gathered around the desk, except for Connor, who was leaning against a wall, drinking his Mountain Dew.
"Connor, can you get over here?" Haley rolled her eyes. "We need a strategy to beat the Pandas."
Connor yawned. "No, we really don't need a strategy."
"In case you haven't noticed," Wallace narrowed his eyes. "You and Haley are the only athletic people on our team. The rest of us are beautiful like me, or clever. If it's a team game we are going to lose."
"All right," Connor gave a huge sigh. "Let's get this over with."
Confessional- Wallace- Clever Foxes
"My dad is a lawyer," Wallace grinned.
Amber was clearly bored. "What are we going to do? There isn't much strategy in tennis."
"Actually there could be," Haley claimed. "If Chris makes all of us, we should start out strong. So naturally I lead."
George protested. "Actually, we should finish strong. Plus, tennis isn't a three person game. No way he'll make us all play. So, naturally, I'll be sitting out, or playing first. No questions asked," he covered Haley's mouth before she could speak.
Confessional- Connor- Clever Foxes
Connor grinned. "I like this kid. He's arrogant, but I can morph that into my advantage, plus I've got Amber under my thumb. Haley can't be considered a threat for a second either."
Sarah had taken place at the head of the desk. "I believe Aaron is the key to our victory. I've arranged for him to give us a little remedial lesson in tennis."
"No way," Aaron narrowed his eyes. "Remedial tennis won't beat Connor and Haley. I'll be acing this challenge."
Evan sighed, and picked at his cast nervously. "Look, if we don't lear nat least SOME tennis, we are done for," he said reasonably. "Teach us something?" He asked.
"Agreed," Brandon nodded. "I know that we won't completely get the hang of it, but let us try at least?"
Aaron grimaced. "Alright, fine."
Confessional- Brandon- Loving Pandas
"Like I said, my biggest fear is going out first," Brandon said. "I need to do everything in my power to avoid it. No matter the cost," he gritted his teeth.
"It's challenge time!" Chris said happily. "And guess what? It's a team challenge!"
"Told you," Sarah said under her breath.
Aaron gave a snort of derision.
"So, first..." Chris said. "Eenie Meenie Minie... Brandon and Sherlock!"
Brandon's shrugged, and grabbed a racket from off the wall. Sherlock just fell over, shaking.
"I should tell you that I'm highly afraid of tennis balls!" Sherlock wailed. "Especially tennis balls flung at high speed and velocity from a racket!"
Brandon sighed. "I can't hit it that hard you know," he claimed. "I'm a beginner at this, just like you," he comforted Sherlock.
"Alright," Sherlock swallowed. "I'll play, but can we only play one point?" He ask the host.
Chris shrugged. "Sure. That was the plan. Brandon, you can serve."
Brandon threw the ball up into the air, and then slammed it onto the other side of the court, nailing Sherlock right in the face. Sherlock fell over, completely dazed.
Aaron was clearly dumbfounded by Brandon's skill, while Brandon ran to help Sherlock.
"I thought you said you were good at this game," Sherlock wheezed.
Brandon sighed. "I lied. I played once at a Male Scout meeting."
"I've lost too much blood to even care," Sherlock said, and promptly passed out.
Chris scratched his stubble. "I'm going to give this one to the Pandas, because Sherlock will probably require an ambulance."
"Good job," Sarah exclaimed, high-fiving Brandon. "Other than, you know, hitting Sherlock in the face."
"Brandon will now face... Lee for the point," Chris pointed to the Risk-Taker.
Brandon gave the ball to Lee, who looked at it curiously for a second.
Confessional- Brandon- Loving Pandas
"I feel bad about hitting Sherlock and all," Brandon confessed. "But at least I can almost completely confirm I won't go tonight."
Lee hit the ball into Brandon's square, and he returned it. Lee jumped, and attempted to do a spike of some sort, but failed, and the ball went crashing into the net.
Confessional- Lee- Clever Foxes
"Worked in Mario Tennis Aces," Lee shrugged.
"Brandon claims a point for the Pandas!" Chris exclaimed, and the scoreboard updated. Brandon celebrated with his team, while Chris was picking the next victims. "How about... Director, and Amber?"
Director shrugged, and dusted off his shirt, which was without anything on it, and grabbed a racket, while Amber seemed to be in some sort of zen mode and meditating.
"Hello?" Lee waved his hand in front of Amber's eyes. "We need this next point. We can't be in last!"
Amber awoke, and rose up very seriously, and grabbed a racket and ball... very seriously. She held the ball in front of her, and then slammed it very seriously... into the wrong box. Very seriously.
Director tilted his head, but didn't appear displeased. "Did I win?" He asked Chris.
"No," Chris replied. "That was fault one. She gets two faults before it's a point." He tossed the ball to Amber, who caught it, and appeared to enter zen mode again.
Director tapped his foot impatiently. "What on Earth are you doing?" He demanded of Amber, who still was meditating.
"Summoning my inner tennis," Amber replied, still meditating in the lotus position.
Director looked over at Aaron expectantly, most likely to see if this actually worked. Aaron shrugged, and Director went back to complete and utter confusion.
Amber smacked the ball as hard as she possibly could, and hit it right into Director's square. But behind him.
"How did that even happen?!" Director demanded, whipping around to see the ball.
Amber shrugged. "A lot of focus I guess."
Confessional- Austin- Fearful Squirrels
Austin was sitting in the confessional with a clipboard. "Um..." He thought aloud. "I don't think what Amber just did is scientifically possible."
"Alright," Chris was clearly stunned. "How about.. Isaac for the Pandas?"
Isaac swallowed heavily and grabbed a racket. "Um.. you can serve," he said to Amber, who had reentered zen mode.
Amber threw the ball high into the air and then pummeled it straight into Isaac, who held his racket in front of his face. He blocked the ball, but his racket went flying, and Amber was ready to hit the ball back. As she hit the ball again, Isaac ducked to avoid getting hit, and it bounced into his side of the court and then out.
"Amber wins!" Chris exclaimed. "That means Pandas one, Foxes one, Squirrels zip!"
Addie gave a silent nod to Austin, who grabbed a racket, and slipped it into his lab coat.
"Let's have Addie and Sarah play for a point!" Chris said, pointing to the people.
Addie grabbed a racket, and Austin handed his racket to Director. Sarah grabbed a racket and took her position. "You can serve," she offered to Addie.
"Thanks," Addie said gratefully. She threw the ball into the air, and hit it. Sarah returned it, hoping to catch her off guard. Addie missed the ball, but Director threw the racket, which hit the ball in mid air, and sent the ball back to a stunned Sarah's side, who let it go.
Sarah stood dumbfounded.
Confessional- Sarah- Loving Pandas
"What just happened?" Sarah asked.
Addie was taking a break. "We have to knock Aaron out of the challenge as well," she said to Austin.
"I don't know," Austin admitted. I felt kind of bad about what we did to Sarah."
Addie sighed. "Do you want to win and feel bad, or get voted off and lose a million dollars?"
"Alright," Austin nodded, and grabbed another racket. He handed it to Anton, who disappeared into the shadows.
Confessional- Anton- Fearful Squirrels
"My main strategy is to stay out of the way, and then win in immunity challenges," Anton claimed. "Kind of basic, but I'm betting everything on that."
Anton had snuck behind Aaron, and smacked him with a racket. Aaron crumpled, and the Pandas leapt up and turned around to see Aaron, only to find Aaron there, waiting happily.
Anton had returned to the Squirrels, where he got a high five from Austin and Director.
Confessional- Austin- Fearful Squirrels
"I just what to get one thing clear," Austin said. "I don't believe what Addie and Anton are doing is right. But I'm not stupid enough to go against them. Kind of at a moral stand off here," he sighed.
The camera flashed to a montage of each team playing through the challenges. As Anton beat Jewel, the Squirrel's total went up. Evan beat out Austin, raising the Panda score up to two, and then Connor crushed Joey, and Haley destroyed Jack.
"All right!" Chris grinned. "The score is two, to two, to two!"
Everyone on the bench seemed to be completely wiped, except for one per team. "Since this is the final round, I'm going to have two teams go up against each other," Chris explained. "The winning team gets immunity, and then the other team will then face the remaining team, to determine who goes to the elimination ceremony tonight. Got it?"
Austin was evidently taking notes. "Um.. actually, you never really specified-"
"All right, good!" Chris nodded.
Austin gave an angry sigh.
"Now, let's have Kinect from the Squirrels face off against Aaron of the Pandas," Chris smiled, pointing to the two boys. Aaron rose, and gave Kinect a wink, which Kinect acknowledged. Both of them grabbed rackets, but Sarah looked suspicious.
Confessional- Sarah- Loving Pandas
"Has Aaron got some sort of side-deal going with the Squirrels?" Sarah questioned. "No, that's not an Aaron thing to do. So what was he doing?"
"You can serve," 'Aaron' offered, handing Kinect the ball. Kinect took it, and ditched the racket for his wand.
"Get ready for this!" Kinect taunted. "Here comes my magic non-eight ball!"
Kinect swung his wand and hit it to Aaron, who clearly made no effort to block the shot. "Point to the Squirrels!" He grinned. "Congrats on immunity guys!"
"Aww, missed," 'Aaron' said. "I'll get it next time though."
Chris grinned. "Hey George, you are up for the Foxes dude!"
"No way," George shook his head. "Tennis is literally the lamest sport on the Earth, and no one in their right mind should play it," he said stubbornly, and sat down.
Haley clearly was upset. "George, if you don't play, we lose!"
"I'm not playing," George said. "Get some other loser to play for you."
Confessional- Addie- Fearful Squirrels
"Admittedly, this isn't going as planned," Addie said. "I was planning on eliminating Aaron, but evidently, George will get eliminated instead."
"Judging by your shirt, I'm guessing YOU are the loser," Haley snarled. "We have to withdraw from the challenge," she called to Chris. "A team mate of ours isn't cooperating."
Wallace looked angry at George, but not displeased at the outcome.
Confessional- Wallace- Clever Foxes
"Look," Wallace said seriously (very seriously). "I'm not happy with George for throwing the challenge, but I'm also not arguing. I did my part in this challenge, and I couldn't feel more confident going into the elimination. My vote is for Connor, not George though. Connor is way too much of a threat."
"Go team!" Kinect cheered as the Squirrels celebrated there was music playing in the background as they celebrated on the deck of the majestic Drama Cruiser. "Chris never told us we'd get a reward for winning a challenge," he picked up a soda.
Austin grinned. "All the deceit was worth it in the end. Alls well that ends well. At least for the Squirrels," he grinned.
"Agreed," Anton nodded. "Excellent plan by the way Addie."
Addie pretended to be modest. "It just... came to me, what can I say?"
"Sometimes it just happens," Sherlock said. He had a very nasal voice, since his nose was plugged, but he seemed to be very content.
Austin had finished a soda. "Hey, hand me those chocodiles," he asked Jack, who was covering his ears. "Um. Is anything wrong?" he asked him.
"No," Jack called. "I just don't like loud noises!"
Connor had been in the corner, asking Chef about... who knows what, but he turned around and grinned vilely.
Confessional- Connor- Clever Foxes
Connor wore the same grin as before. "Dully noted," he growled.
"Who are we going to eliminate tonight?" Haley asked Amber and Jewel. They had gathered in a darker room, and no one else was there except for them. "Our clear choices are Connor, Lee, and George."
Amber held her hand up in the air. "Why Lee?" She asked. "He lost, but at least he played. And Connor is such a manipulative, athletic person, it doesn't matter if he wins."
"Because he went out early last time," Haley replied. "He might weigh us down in the future."
Jewel grimaced. "For the sake of this alliance's cooperation, let's agree Lee hasn't done anything to hurt the team. Connor, the big threat, or George the quitter?"
"I don't think we have to discuss this," Haley said briskly. "It's clear all of our votes are the same."
Amber nodded. "Yeah, I think so."
"That was way too close for comfort," Sarah explained to the Pandas.
Hanbei yawned. "Look, we won, and that is what matters. Alright?" He asked Sarah.
"We have to WIN win," Brandon said. "I can't say I'm displeased with the results, but we should aim for the number one spot next time."
Evan nodded, clearly distracted.
Confessional- Evan- Loving Pandas
"I think I saw something," Evan claimed. "A little bit of Addie's hair when Aaron was playing. If Addie was posing as Aaron, it's make sense, but when could she have been able to pull it off..?" He asked. "It doesn't matter. I don't have any proof, so nobody would believe me any way."
"Look," Sarah said to Aaron, in the hallway outside the dorm. "I know it wasn't you playing earlier, so who was it? Who tried to sabotage us?"
Aaron shrugged. "I have no clue, because Addie wouldn't be smart enough to think of something like that, and Connor wouldn't be able to pose as me."
"You think they are working together?" Sarah asked. "I mean, that's an inter-team connection. If we told Connor's team, they would vote him off for sure."
As if on cue, Wallace was walking by, and waved a friendly hello to the Tennis Pro and the Panda Lover.
"Hey, Wallace?" Aaron asked the Fancy Fanatic.
Wallace looked up from his walk. "What's up?"
"We think that Connor and Addie are teaming up to start throwing challenges," Aaron said. "Can you let your team know?"
Wallace clearly wasn't believing what Aaron said. "Connor's smart enough not to put himself at risk. He can't have thrown the challenge, it makes no logical sense."
Confessional- Aaron- Loving Pandas
"Since when is Wallace logical?" Aaron asked. "Admittedly, he is right. It makes no sense for Connor to throw the challenge. So what happened?"
"All right!" Chris grinned. "So! Let's get down to today's vote! In this season, you will all go down to the confession can, saved from both Wawanakwa and Pahkitew, and vote by putting a big X through that person's travel ticket. After that, return here, where all but one will get a chocolate bar. The person who doesn't get a chocolate bar, will be instead handed a life preserver and thrown out into the Tide Pool of Shame!"
The entirety of the Foxes gulped.
Chris smiled. "Nice to know I've got you scared. Now get voting!"
Voting Confessionals of the Clever Foxes
"I can't believe I'm doing this," Amber grimaced, and drew an X on an unseen passport.
Wallace sighed. "I'm not listening to Aaron. Quitter!"
"We were all in agreement," Haley said.
Lee put an X through George's travel ticket.
Connor put an X through Amber's ticket. "Serves you right!"
"Let's go over everything, shall we?" Chris said confidently. "Amber punched Connor in the face, Connor is just.. Connor, George is a quitter, Haley is a finalist, Amber is... actually insane, and Lee didn't make it very far last season. I'd say Wallace and Jewel are the only safe ones tonight. Which is why they are." He tossed Wallace and Jewel a chocolate bar.
Wallace grinned. "Awesome!"
"Thanks," Jewel said.
"Next one safe is... Amber."
Amber leapt up. "Yes! I knew I'd be safe tonight!"
"Lee!"
Lee took a deep breath, and grabbed the chocolate bar from the host. "Thank you," he said formally.
"Haley!"
Haley grinned. "Nice!"
"Connor, and George. A nerd, and a sports person. Two completely different people, here for two completely different reasons. But tonight, only one is safe. And that one is...
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Connor. George, you've been eliminated."
Connor grinned and took his marshmallow, cheering as he did so. George looked crushed, and got up.
"I'm surprised you didn't quit the game," Chris taunted. "But, nonetheless, you still get this life preserver. Congratulations. The only thing you'll win on this show."
George opened his mouth. "But, this isn't connected to the boat in any way, so it's actually rather-" Chris shoved him out of the Drama Cruiser and George was sent flying yelling: "POINTLESSSSSS!"
"Yeah," Chris laughed. "Just like you. Will Sarah and Aaron team up to catch Anton and Addie in the act next time? Will Connor be eliminated because of his evil acts? And will I ever be able to host a reality TV show without freaks? Find out soon, on TOTAL! DRAMA! PROJECT: REBOOT!"
Authors Note:
As a nerd, who occasionally enjoys a Kirby game, I felt bad about eliminating George without giving him any sort of character development in the lease. Nonetheless, the deed is done, and there is nothing I can do about it. This episode was, in my opinion, one of the better ones I've written, so I naturally have high hopes for this season as a whole. Let me know what you thought by reviewing!
Votes:
Haley: George
Connor: Amber
Jewel: George
Amber: George
George: Connor
Lee: Connor
Wallace: George
Updated Teams:
Fearful Squirrels: Sherlock, Kinect, Austin, Anton, Addie, Director, Jack
Loving Pandas: Sarah, Evan, Aaron, Brandon, Joey, Hanbei, Isaac
Clever Foxes: Haley, Connor, Jewel, Amber, Lee, Wallace
Current Elimination Chart:
21st. George (The Dictator)
Hint for the next chapter (Oh boy!):
Sugar Crash
