"Last time on Total Drama Season!" Topher began. "18 contestants fought for a chance at 1 million dollars! In the spring sector. The first challenge had them building a umbrella big enough to block out the rain! Adam tried to form an alliance with Jake and Jane, although Jake agreed, Jane refused. After the antelopes won the first challenge, with kissing up to me, Nova had a genius plan! Use Adams own weight and rage against him! And Adam had cost his team the challenge! It came down to Adam and Jane for who went home... And after Jane had blatantly refused to help at all, she was the first one gone. What will happen between Adam and Nova? Will Nova and Ralph admit their feelings? Is Jake really as obediant as he seems? Find out in this episode of... Total.. Drama... Season!"

The theme song began to play...

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Nova woke up in his bed at the mansion and rubbed his eyes. The team had thrown him a party as thanks for winning and he had a splitting headache. Nova looked over and saw Ralph, Shawn, and Gabe still asleep in their beds. Nova looked over at Ralph and sighed.

"It is physically impossible for anyone to be as perfect as Ralph! I mean, come on..." Nova spoke into the confesssional.

"Hey, Nova. Can we talk?" A voice off camera woke him from his daydream, he turned and saw the Youtuber, Victoria in the doorway.

"Sure, Victoria." Nova stood up and walked with her into the hallway.

"Look, we won the first challenge and that's great. But it was all thanks to you. I feel as if me, you, Gabe, and Ralph are the only ones who care about winning. Maybe Lily too." Victoria spoke.

"what about Shawn?" Nova asked. "He is our team leader."

"Look, i am a good person. I am! But Shawn is growing too big a head. He may not seem it to you. But i can read people like an open book. Shawn has to go before his cockiness costs us victory." Victoria spoke into the confessional.

"He has to go. We lose, Shawn is out of here. Do I have you on my side Nova?" Victoria asked.

"What's going on here?" Lily asked as she walked up.

"Victoria is trying to get me to betray Shawn." Nova answered.

"Why?" Lily asked, confused.

"He's getting too cocky for his own good." Victoria asked.

"I haven't seen it." Lily shrugged.

"I have." Victoria spoke.

"Well, you want him gone. Count me out. Teams don't betray one another." Lily spoke through grit teeth.

"I am voting for whoever costs us the challenge, Victoria. I'm sorry." Nova shrugged and walked back into the bedroom.

"Me too." Lily walked the opposite way.

"That didn't go as planned." Victoria sighed.

The antelopes had trouble sleeping that night.

Adam and Jake were sitting on the hot sand of the desert-like area.

"What i wouldn't do to be gone like Jane." Jake growled.

"Don't say that." Adam scoffed. "We lost the first challenge, we gotta win the next one."

"You got that right." Trevor walked out of the tent, he had no shirt on. "And we won't."

"Dude put a shirt on." Jake growled.

"Its 110 degrees out, i want to be without a shirt. I will be without a shirt." Trevor shrugged. "You're lucky i kept my pants on."

"Yeah, real lucky." Jake rolled his eyes.

:: ::

Inside the tent, Diane was talking to Ethan.

"Ethan, you're a sweet kid. But we have to be smart." Diane spoke. "Adam and Jake are too close. And I fear Trevor might be close to joining them, that happens... One of us are gonna be on the chopping block. Either me, you, Julia, Max, or Veronica. And we cannot allow that."

"I don't know, they are our team, Diane." Ethan sighed and looked at her.

"I'm just saying, we lose the next challenge, Jake, Adam, or Trevor have to go." Diane spoke.

"I know, i'm the leader. I'm supposed to look for the best in everyone... But i can't, not with Adam and Jake." Diane spoke into the confessional.

Just then, a siren broke the silence of the camp, as the camera showed the girls of the Gerbils waking up, groggy.

"They can't do this..." Silver growled, as she sat up.

"Cry me a river, Topher wants us at the center of the island." Shawn walked past the room.

"Hey! Thats mean!" Melissa growled and grudgingly followed behind Shawn, with the rest of the team.

"Ralph, can we talk?" Nova whispered to Ralph.

"Of course, whats up?" Ralph asked.

"Umm..." Nova began. "Victoria came to me this morning and uh... She wanted me to join her in voting off Shawn."

"We can't." Ralph sighed. "Shawn is strong, we might need him for a challenge."

"I know." Nova sighed. "Lily came and told me to vote off whoever costs us the challenge."

"Right. Lily's smart." Ralph spoke.

:: ::

Both teams arrived at the center of the island and took their seats.

Topher walked up, with Chef, who was rolling the wheel into place.

"So, i have a little surprise for ya." Topher grinned. "Remember these little artifacts from previous seasons?"

Topher pulled out an invincibility statue in the shape of his face.

"I took the liberty of hiding four of these bad boys on the island. One in each sector. Finding them won't be easy, but once you do, you have full immunity from one elimination." Topher grinned.

"Any hints?" Gabe asked.

"Nope. What is this, a charity show? Do you know me?!" Topher laughed softly. "No help."

"Is it me or are you more mean than Chris?" Maya growled.

"Just you." Topher grinned.

"So, Chef?" Topher asked. "Spin the wheel."

Chef grunted and spun the wheel as hard as he could.

It slowed down and landed on the sun icon, and Topher grinned.

"Sun. Summer. Perfect." Topher shrugged. "Follow me."

:: ::

The contestants reached a barren desert area, and Trevor, Shawn, and Ralph took their shirts off to try to cool off. Nova looked over at Ralph and blushed.

"Ethan, why don't you join them?" Diane asked.

"I'm fine. A little sweat never hurt no one." Ethan shrugged.

"We are in summer!" Topher smiled, he had his interns blow him with a giant leaf as a fan.

"Alright, Sherlock. Now what?" Veronica asked.

"Rude." Topher rolled his eyes.

"Whats the challenge, man?" Max asked.

"Okay. What is essential for every summer blockbuster?" Topher asked.

"The musical?" Melissa asked.

"no he means the anime convention!" Victoria smiled.

"Umm... Beach party?" Silver asked.

"You're all wrong! Well, Silver wasn't entirely wrong. The barbecue! Your task today? A throwback to one of season 1's challenges! The cookout!" Topher grinned. "Using stuff from these fridges-" two fridges drop from the sky, as well as a grill for each team and a table with utensils on it. "Make the best barbecue feast imaginable! You will have to make a main dish, a side, a beverage, and dessert. Whoever makes the most delicious dish gets an advantage in the second part of the challenge. And you should make your main dish meat."

"This won't be too hard. I love cooking." Ralph smiled.

"Then you're head chef." Shawn shrugged.

"4 different duties?" Nova thought. "There are 8 of us.. Lets pair up."

"Okay. The pairs... Ralph and Nova on the main dish, Lily and Gabe on the side, Victoria and Silver on the dessert, and me and Melissa on the beverage." Shawn spoke.

"Thought i was head chef?" Ralph arced a brow.

"Now you are." Shawn chuckled.

"See what i was talking about?" Victoria whispered to Nova. "He completely stole the leadership from your man."

"Ralph isnt-" nova began.

"You make googly eyes at eachother, its obvious." Victoria scoffed.

"Maybe Victoria isn't wrong... I can't let Shawn disrespect Ralph." Nova explained into the confessional.

:: ::

"Who knows how to cook?" Diane asked.

"Me." Max shrugged. "I cooked my own dinner since i was seven..."

"Parents?" Maya asked.

"Disowned me when I had a girlfriend at seven, before my transition." Max shrugged. "Didn't do anything for me... Besides let me live under their roof."

"I'm sorry." Ethan sighed.

"Whatever. I will be head chef then. We have 9. So me, Jake, and veronica will do the main dish. Ethan and Diane will do the side, Adam and Trevor will do the beverage, Maya and Julia will do the dessert."

"I can make a killer ice cream sundae!" Julia smiled.

"Good, we will win this one." Maya grinned.

"What kinda main dish should we do?" Jake asked.

"hmm... Check the fridge." Max said.

Jake opened the fridge and grinned. He pulled a tray of frozen spare ribs out and set it on the table.

"I have a family recipe for barbecue sauce in the back of my mind." Jake smirked.

"Good." Max said. "Me and Veronica will cook and season it, you make the sauce."

"There's also corn on the cob in here and lettuce... And other fruits... Huh." Ethan was looking in the fridge.

"Those will be the sides." Diane helped him pull the corn and fruits out. "Corn and fruit salad. Watermelons, Grapes, Strawberries, Blueberries... This will be so good."

"Hey! Thats for Topher!" Ethan growled as Adam popped a blueberry into his mouth.

"Not all." Adam shrugged.

"Calm down, Ethan. There are plenty more." Diane put a hand on Ethans shoulder.

"Fine." Ethan snarled and grabbed a knife from the table, beginning to carve the watermelon.

"What beverage should we make?" Trevor asked, grabbing a strawberry and chewing on it.

"Lemonade." Adam smiled and pulled lemons out of the fridge, juggling a couple. "Enough for one cup, you think?"

"Yeah." Trevor smiled.

:: ::

"Hamburgers!" Nova smiled. "I can make some amazing sauce for it. Homemade."

"Alright, i'll cook the beef you make the sauce." Ralph pulled the hamburger meat out of the fridge.

"For the side, how about a nice salad?" Lily asked. "Topher likes watching his figure."

"We got any dressing?" Gabe asked as he checked the fridge. "We have ranch and french... Hmm."

"French." Lily said and grabbed it from the fridge. "Let's start."

"Okay." Gabe shrugged and closed the fridge.

"Look!" Melissa pulled a container out from under the table.

"iced tea mix?" Shawn grinned. "Perfect. Find a large cup for it and we are set."

"Hmm... I see frosting." Victoria said.

"And cake batter is on the roof of the fridge." Silver jumped and grabbed it before falling and collapsing to her knees. "Crap!"

"you okay!?" Gabe ran to check on her.

"I'm fine." Silver growled and stood up. "Just landed wrong is all."

"A killer cake? With fruit inside?" victoria pulled out the strawberries.

:: ::

"With all the decisions set! Whose dish will be more tasty! Will Ethan and Adam kill eachother? What about Adams vendetta against Nova?" Topher said. "Tune in after the commercial break!"

:: ::

"We are back and the dishes are almost complete." Topher spoke.

:: ::

"Okay... Mix it up." Diane spoke and her and Ethan mixed the fruit together.

"This'll be so good." Ethan smiled.

:: ::

Nova walked away from his sauce to grab some paprika, as Adam snuck up and poured something into the sauce that made it sizzle, as he stirred it and winked at the camera. He went back to Trevor with no one noticing his absence, except Jake.

"What did you pour in it?" Jake asked.

"You'll see." Adam smirked.

"Something i take pride in - pranks." Adam smirked. "Nova sabotaged us, now he will burn... I put some... Gun powder into it. The moment it touched the scorching hot burgers... Kaboom." Adam made an explosion noise withnhis mouth, and moved his hands like an explosion.

Nova walked back to the sauce and poured some paprika into it, and dipped his finger, then licked it off.

"Hmm... Somethings off." Nova thought out loud. "Nah... Just added too much paprika."

:: ::

"We are ready!" Topher called and he, Chef, and an empty seat were at a table.

"Why is one seat empty?" Lily asked.

"We have a surprise guest... From Island, Action, and World Tour! The bottomless pit! He once had Heather lick his armpits and jelly from his belly button! He will eat anything - even a toilet seat! Owen!" Topher announced as Owen ran up, and laughed.

"I had forgotten about that stuff Heather did..." Owen laughed.

"Owen eats anything! This won't change anything!" Jake growled.

"Oh trust me, it will." Topher grinned,

"I have become more selective of my food." Owen stood, proudly.

"Uh..." Nova stood, dumbfounded.

"Haha just pullin your leg guys!" Owen laughed. "I will be honest, promise!"

Owen took a seat beside Chef, and readied cue cards.

"Growling Gerbils first!" Topher called. Ralph brought the burgers and Nova carried a bowl of sauce. Ralph opened one patty and Nova hovered the sauce over it, as Adam grinned.

The sauce dripped onto the burger...

"Looks good... Smells good." Owen said, as three burgers were passed out.

As each of the judges took their bites, Chef and Topher spit it out and gagged, but Owen finished it.

"What was in that sauce?!" Chef spat.

"What? Paprika, uh... Pepper, salt... Why?" Nova asked.

"Oh no..." Topher gasped as he burped as his stomach moved from an explosion inside his gut. Smoke came out his mouth, as the same thing happened to Owen and Chef.

"1!" Topher growled, and held his gut. He held a 1 up. Chef held a 0, and Owen held a 6.

"a bit too much Paprika." Owen shrugged.

"Knew it." Nova mumbled.

"Antelopes!" Topher called, and Max and Jake carried the tray of ribs.

"Ribs!" Owen pulled one off and ate it in one gulp, bone and all.

"Delicious." Topher smiled as he bit it. "8.5"

"Good." Chef smiled. "8."

"10!" Owen said.

"Beat that." Jake grinned at Shawn.

"Oh we will." Shawn growled.

"Sides!" Topher called. "Gerbils first."

Gabe and Lily carried the salad out and put some into three bowls.

"Eww..." Owen frowned.

"We thought only topher would judge." Gabe frowned.

"1." Owen pushed the salad away.

"8." Topher smiled as he finished. "I love french dressing."

"Told you." Lily smiled.

"5." Chef shrugged and pushed his bowl away after eating half.

"Antelopes!" Topher called.

Diane carried the fruit salad and Ethan carried the corn. Owen frowned again.

"7." Owen frowned. "The corn was good and the fruit was okay ."

"9." Topher grinned. "So good!"

"6." Chef shrugged. "Too bland."

"Gerbils! Beverage." Topher called.

Shawn and Melissa brought the iced tea and Topher smacked his lip after drinking.

"Delicious!" Topher smiled. "10."

"9." Chef shrugged.

"10." Owen smiled.

"i beat it." Shawn grinned.

"Shut up." Jake scowled.

Adam carried the lemonade and poured three cups.

"Too sour." Topher made a face. "6."

"9." Owen grinned,

"5." Chef shrugged.

"Deserts." Topher called. "Gerbils"

Victoria and Silver set down the cake.

"Ready to have your mind blown?!" Victoria exclaimed.

"Doubtful." Chef said as he took a bite. "Okay this is amazing."

"Agreed." Topher gasped.

"10." All three judges said.

"A perfect 10. Beat that." Silver smirked.

Maya and Julia brought out the ice cream. The three judges began eating it.

"so good." Owen said. "10."

"9." Topher shrugged.

"9." Chef shrugged.

"Antelopes win for a combined score of 99.5! And the gerbils are losing with 80 points." Topher announced.

"For the second part, we have stocked animals from Africa in this part of the island! Specifically... Lions!" Topher smirked. "As the winners. The antelopes could use their meal. Whats left of it, to help. And the gerbils only have their smarts. Or lack thereof, the challenge... Capture a lion and tame it!"

"A... Lion?" Nova gulped.

"The meat... That will help." Adam grinned.

"We will separate, try to find a lion." Diane ordered, as she ran off into the desert, the two teams broke apart.

:: ::

As ethan was walking the desert alone, he came across a beautiful flower blooming on a cactus. He smiles, and plucked it, pocketing it.

:: ::

A roar echoed through the sands as Diane, and Max turned to see a Lion glowering at them.

"Umm..." Max muttered,

"Jake has the ribs..." Diane growled. "Run." She grabbed Max's hand and ran as the lion roared and chases after.

:: ::

"Jake!" Diane called, as Jake was with Adam and Trevor.

"What-" jake turned and saw Diane and Max barreling at him. "Whoa!"

They crashed into him as he fell back.

"Normally i like girls ontop of me... But this is crazy." Jake growled.

"perv." Max snarled.

"Where's the ribs!" Diane asked.

"What..." Jake saw the lion and looked down. "I dropped it when you hit me."

the camera shows the ribs in the sand as it was covered with sand.

"No!" Trevor gasped.

"Distract it! Me and Adam will get it!" Jake ordered.

"Over here, you beatiful creature." Julia spoke as she walked up with Maya and Veronica.

"Ignore our friends!" Maya growled.

"Don't yell at this majestic and beautiful creature." Julia smiled.

:: ::

Shawn and Gabe were watching from afar, and Shawn smirked.

"Julia has a way with animals..." Shawn smiled. "Plus shes cute."

"Should we help?" Gabe asked.

"Not yet. We nee Nova and Ralph here. They are the smartest ones." Shawn spoke.

"Hey you oversized flea bag!" Silver's voice echoed as the lion went from calmly sitting by Julia to growling at Silver.

"What the *beep* is she doing?!" Gabe gasped.

"She's suicidal..." Shawn glared.

"Come after me!" Silver called, and ran off with the lion following.

"No.. Shes leading it. Lets follow." Shawn ran affer her, past the antelopes, with Gabe.

"shawn and Gabe." Adam growled, as he picked up the ribs and gave chase with his team.

"Now!" Silver called and dived to the side as a net fell on the lion, as Nova and Ralph walked from behind a tree.

"We got it?" Melissa climbes out of the tree.

"We have to tame it you idiots! Not capture it!" Shawn growled, as he slowed to a stop.

"Whose idea was this?" Gabe asked.

"Mine." Silver frowned.

"it was a stupid idea!" Victoria walked up, having witnessed everything.

"Be easy on her." Melissa glared at Victoria.

"She tried." Nova looked down. "I should've talked her out of it."

"Gerbils..." Diane began.

"what?" Shawn turned and saw the lion had broken free and was angry.

"Crap..." Silver mumbled.

"great job! You pissed it off!" Adam glared.

The lion charged at Adam and he threw the ribs into the sky and fell back.

Just then, Ethan was walking by, as the ribs landed in his arms as he stretched.

"Ethan! Drop the meat!" Diane called, as the lion turned on Ethan.

"they are just overgrown cats right? I have cats." Ethan grinned, and held the meat up in the air as the lion approached him.

The lion growled as it lunged at Ethan, as Ethan stood his ground.

"I never stared down a lion before.., i almost peed myself.. I saw my life flash before me." Ethan spoke into the confessional.

"Down!" Ethan called as the lion stopped mid lunge and sat. "Good kitty. Lay down."

the lion, odd enough, did as told. After a few more tricks, ethan tossed him the rib and he jumped and caught it mid air.

"Good kitty." Ethan smirked.

"that was... Wow." Diane smiled at Ethan.

"Dude, you trained a lion." Jake laughed.

"We lost..." Silver fell to her knees.

"Because of your stupid plan." Victoria growled.

"Scratch that. Shawn ain't the first to go, Silver is." Victoria growled.

"Thanks to Ethans training, the Antelopes won." Topher grinned.

:: ::

The gerbils met at the elimination ceremony...

"Once you get kicked out you can't come back! Ever!" Topher smirked.

"Those safe are... Lily! Ralph! Gabe!" Topher threw the cans. "Melissa, Victoria, Shawn!"

"That leaves, Nova and Silver." Topher smirked. "Nova cost the first challenge, and Silver botched up the second."

"The one going home is..." Topher began as the tension rose.

Dramatic music played as Nova prayed and Silver bit her lip.

"Silver you're gone." Topher threw a can at Nova who sighed in relief.

Silver sighed and was shot from the slingshot without another word.

"Where will you sleep?" Topher asks.

"The igloo." Shawn smiled.

As the Gerbils headed to the winter wonderland. topher began to send them away.

"Silver is gone! Adam got his revenge but is he done? Find out next time on Total Drama Season!" Topher called as the credits rolled.