Author's Note: Hey all, just continuing my alternating patterns between two series, it seems to be working for me so far. Although, as a heads up, once September rolls around I'm going to be crazy busy, so updates will sadly be slowed. But I won't give up and hopefully I'll be able to keep it up ^_^
Chris, Blaineley, and Chef all stood on the Dock of Shame together.
"Welcome back," Chris exclaimed, "This is Total Drama: Return of the Stars!"
"Last time we kicked everything off," Blaineley said. "Bringing back twenty of the biggest stars…eh, mostly…and dividing them into two teams."
"Tensions rose fast, on both sides," Chef said. "Misha tried to take charge of her team, but Lionel wasn't happy about that. Similarly, Mason wasn't a big fan of Ilona trying to lead their team. Not to mention, Zola and Donna are already on their way to a cat fight."
"In the end, though," Chris said, "Misha managed to get her team the victory, and Team Trainwreck had to vote someone off. There were many different ideas thrown around. Mason and Ilona were both gunning for each other, while Dirk wanted to send Missy home. It was a close vote, but Kyle broke the tie and sent Ilona packing."
"And that was only day one," Blaineley said. "There's plenty more that's gonna unfold soon enough."
"So keep watching," Chef concluded, "Total Drama: Return of the Stars."
(Theme Song Plays…)
(Team Cutthroat)
Confessional:
Beatrice-It's a brand new day. The start of the dawn of the season of Beatrice! I can't wait to see what today has in store for us.
Zola-So far, I've gotten myself in good with Willow and Stanley, two trustworthy people. But Imma need to plan things out for the longterm now, to make sure that ain't nobody gets the drop on me this time.
Edward-I'm glad that we didn't have to go to elimination yesterday, it was a good way to kick off this season. However, now I'm ready to start position myself into power on this team.
"Ah, what a lovely day!" Beatrice exclaimed as she exited the cabin. "Sun is shining, birds are tweeting, it's the perfect day to be on a reality TV show!"
Beatrice spotted Willow walking by on the other side of the cabin and waved at her.
"Hiiii, Bestie!" she exclaimed.
However, before Willow could wave back, she was grabbed by Zola and dragged off.
"Huh…guess she didn't see me," Beatrice shrugged. "Oh well, I've got plenty of other friends I can talk with…"
She glanced around and spotted Edward exiting the cabin.
"Isn't that right, Eddie?!" she asked as she put her arm over his shoulder.
"Uh…good morning," Edward said.
"So, what did you want to do today?" Beatrice asked.
"Uh…'do?'" Edward asked.
"You know, it's like something between friends," Beatrice said. "Or at least I think it is, you'd need to ask someone who actually has some friends!"
Beatrice then started to laugh at her own joke, much to Edward' dismay.
Confessional:
Edward-Well, this certainly throws a wrench in my plans for the day. How am I supposed to strategize if Beatrice is following me everywhere I go?
Zola, meanwhile, had gathered up Stanley and Willow and was meeting with them behind the cabin.
"Alright, people," she said, "we're off to a good start. Our first victory, and we all feel like we trust each other now, right?"
"Uh, yeah, sure," Stanley said.
"Whatever you say," Willow added.
"Good, good," Zola said. "But three in ten isn't gonna be winning us any wars, so we need to branch out and expand."
"Well, Beatrice seems nice," Willow said. "Maybe we could bring her in."
"Hm, she seems a little unpredictable," Zola said, "but if you can keep an eye on her, then she could work on our side. As for you…"
She turned to Stanley.
"Yes, ma'am?" Stanley asked.
"You've got an advantage 'cause you're from that Stranded season," Zola said. "So you can follow your friends from that season and make sure they don't pull anything tricky."
"Yeah…here's the thing," Stanley said, "I'm not exactly friendly with the guys on this team."
"Well, suck it up, hun," Zola said. "You're our best connection, and we need to make the most of that."
Confessional:
Zola-To be honest, I don't trust any of the other suckers out here. But we just need to keep them in line, and the best way to do that is a little friendly networking.
Willow-I'm sure Beatrice would love to be in our alliance, this is going to be just so great. Wolf-pack power, unite!
Stanley-There's no way I'm bringing Keith into this alliance, he's way too untrustworthy. And Misha won't let anyone get close to her, let alone talk with her. So I guess I've only got one option left.
Donna adjusted her hair and dusted off her shirt, before she eyed Lionel who was leaning against the side of the cabin.
"Okay, let's try this again," she said to herself.
She then walked up to Lionel and placed herself against him.
"Hey there," she said. "You're looking very…nice today."
"Yeah, I know," Lionel said without paying much attention to her. "I look nice every day."
"Oh, so true, I'm sure," Donna cooed while tilting Lionel's head to face her. "You know, I think you might just be my type."
"Again, I know," Lionel said. "I'm every girl's type."
"Well, aren't you special," Donna grumbled to herself.
Confessional:
Donna-Well, this is going smoothly (rolls eyes.)
Lionel-I've got girls crawling over me back home. Donna, she's cute I guess, but nothing special.
(Team Trainwreck)
Montana walked sadly along the forest, with Missy following behind her.
"I can't believe that Ilona is gone," Montana sighed. "Why would people vote for her, right?"
"Well, I can believe it," Missy remarked. "Face it, these people are just sneaky liars and we got shafted into the minority."
"Oh no, that can't be it," Montana said. "I'm sure there's a logical explanation, right."
"Don't bet on it," Missy said. "These people aren't your friends, they're your enemies."
"Well, let's just see about that, right," Montana said. "I'll ask Nicole right now."
Montana spotted Nicole and walked up to her.
"Hi there, Nicole," Montana said.
"Oh, hello, Montana," Nicole said.
"I just wanted to ask you," Montana said, "yesterday you told me that Ilona wanted to go…so did you vote for her?"
"I'm afraid I did," Nicole replied. "I'm sorry, Montana, but I felt it was the best move."
"But why?" Montana asked. "She was so nice."
"We can't afford to think about just what's the nicest thing to do," Nicole replied. "This is a harsh game for a big prize. Every move counts, and I just felt that Ilona was too much of a threat to keep in the game any longer. Trust me, it's all for the best, for both of us."
"Okay," Montana sighed as she turned to leave.
"Well?" Missy asked. "What'd I tell you?"
Confessional:
Missy-Montana needs a wakeup call. She can't keep pretending these people are her friends, because every single one of them would stab her in the back. I'm the only person she can trust.
Montana-I understand that it's all a game, right, but I just don't think we need to be making sacrifices like that for the sake of strategy. If you ask me, even if it was a risk, Ilona deserves to be here over Mason, right.
Nicole-Montana doesn't quite fully grasp the entire strategy concept of the game. She had an easy run on her first season, but we're playing with serious competitors now. I can't let myself get caught off guard by anything.
(Team Cutthroat)
Gene was sitting by himself on a rock surrounded by trees as he eyed the other teammates walking about the clearing.
"Hm, this should be easy enough," he said to himself. "I just need to know where to strike first."
"Oof," someone exclaimed behind them.
He turned around to see Keith had dropped down from a tree.
"Hi there!" Keith exclaimed brightly.
"Hello," Gene said coldly. "Do you want something?"
"You know, you kinda suck," Keith said nonchalantly.
"I—What are you talking about?" Gene replied.
"I'm just saying, I saw your first season…and yeah, you sucked," Keith said. "I mean, it's one thing to be in a bad position, but you had complete control and blew it all so that you fell straight to the bottom. Real professional of you."
"Hmph, you don't know what you're talking about," Gene said. "I was a chessmaster. I did get myself to the end."
"Ha, it sounds funny when you say it that way," Keith said. "Seeing as you didn't even do anything to get to the end. You were carried there because no one else saw you as a threat. You could have been eliminated at any time."
"How do you know that wasn't just all part of my plan," Gene replied defensively.
"Okay, okay, I'm willing to give up the benefit of the doubt," Keith said. "Since you did get the two weakest guys to the end with you…but oh wait, they both beat you. Yep, fail from start to finish."
"Look, do you want something?!" Gene snapped. "Or are you just here to mock me?"
"Nah, I want to help you suck less," Keith said. "It's a longshot, but there's still hope for you."
"I don't need any help from you," Gene replied.
"Okay then, have fun losing in an epic fashion again," Keith replied.
"But…" Gene said, "I wouldn't mind an alliance between us…perhaps we can both help each other out."
"Okay," Keith shrugged. "If you'd feel more secure describing it that way."
Confessional:
Gene-Keith thinks he's so smart, well, we'll see who's laughing when I backstab him and send him on his way. I'll make the most of him for now, but he's in for a rude awakening.
Keith-Ha, Gene's a lot of fun. I can't wait to see his face when I backstab him. But I'll give him a little false hope and let him feel safe for now.
Edward was trying to lose Beatrice, but she continued to follow him every step of the way.
"Where are we going?" she asked. "You seem to just be walking in circles."
"Are you sure you don't have anything better you should be doing?" Edward asked.
"What? Something better than my pal, Eddie?" Beatrice laughed. "Of course not."
Edward grumbled to himself and clenched his fists.
"Hey, you feeling alright?" Beatrice asked.
"Beatrice, I didn't want it to come to this, but you've left me no choice," Edward said with annoyance. "…How would you like to be in an alliance with me?"
"Are you kidding, I'd love it!" Beatrice exclaimed as she hugged Edward.
"Yes, now you see…" Edward said. "This needs to be a secret alliance…so it wouldn't be good if we were seen together."
"Oooooh, got it!" Beatrice exclaimed. "You can count on me!"
"Good," Edward sighed in relief.
"Oh, I just had the best idea ever," Beatrice exclaimed. "We should invite Willow into this alliance. I'm sure she'd love it."
"Yeah, sure, why not," Edward said. "Just go."
Beatrice skipped away and soon ran into Willow again.
"Hey, Bestie!" Willow exclaimed.
"Hey!" Beatrice replied. "Guess what? We're in an alliance with Edward now."
"Oh, is that so?" Willow asked. "Well, I—wait, his name's Edward!?"
Confessional:
Edward-Sometimes you've just got to roll with the punches. If Beatrice wants to be my friend…so be it, I'll work that to my advantage. I don't like it, but I need to do something about her.
Beatrice-This is so exciting! An alliance of all my best pals out here! We're gonna run this show!
Willow-Hm, it's only day two, and already I feel like Bella being torn by two sides. My wolf pack on one, and my sweet Edward on the other.
"Anyways," Donna said, "I really think you and I would go good together…hint, hint."
"Maybe," Lionel shrugged. "But I think some of the other girls might have something to say about that too."
Donna looked ready to just storm off, but Stanley showed up between them.
"Hey, sorry, am I interrupting something?" Stanley asked.
"Not really," Lionel remarked. "Just your average fangirl."
Lionel left the two alone.
"Fangirl?" Stanley
asked. "I never got that kind of vibe from you."
"Yeah, well people are deep," Donna said. "They can always surprise you."
"Now, that's true," Stanley remarked. "So, you're having a rough day?"
"Just a slow start," Donna replied. "People don't exactly seem to be warming up to me."
"Can't really blame them, can you?" Stanley said. "I may have never actually met you last season, but I know that you played a pretty manipulative game."
"Oh please, I played smart," Donna replied. "People are just bitter because I outsmarted them. I did what I had to to get ahead."
"And I take it you're willing to do it again," Stanley said. "Which might be why people aren't exactly lining up to be your best friend."
"We're all here to play," Donna said. "And I've got nothing to hide this time."
"Well, good luck to you," Stanley said. "I'm sure you'll be able to pull something off."
Confessional:
Donna-Yeah, I played a harsh game last time, but this is Team Cutthroat, hello, it's in the name, that's what we're here for. I deserve just as much of a chance as everyone out here.
Stanley-I don't think Donna will be much of a threat to Zola. If she's telling the truth, then she's got no power. So, I'll keep an eye on her, but I'm being careful. I know enough about her to know not to underestimate her.
(Team Trainwreck)
Dirk, Joseph, and Riley were all sitting in cabin together. Well, Joseph was sitting; Dirk was hanging upside down off a bed, and Riley was lying comfortably still asleep.
"So…last night…was a little strange," Dirk remarked. "I thought for sure Missy would be leaving. Like, what happened?"
"Hm, I'm not sure," Joseph said. "But it's got me worried. If there are alliances forming already that we don't know about then we could be in trouble soon."
"Oh, that would so totally suck," Dirk remarked. "Maybe it's, like, an alliance between Mason and Missy. You know, like the two most meanest people on the team."
"It's possible," Joseph said.
"Hey, here's a super kickin' idea," Dirk said. "The three of us should align. Wouldn't that be great? I mean, like, we'd all be working together and keeping each other safe."
"Hm," Joseph said, "it could work."
"Riley, you in?" Dirk asked.
Riley gave a thumbs up.
"So, we're good!" Dirk exclaimed.
"Now, we just need to figure out where everyone else stands," Joseph said.
"I can field that," Kyle said as he entered the room. "I made sure to have all my facts straight yesterday so that I could make the most unbiased decision. As it stands, Nicole and Sooz are working together and voted with Mason, Nicole wants to work with Montana, however, Montana is sticking with Missy. As for me, I voted with Nicole, Sooz, and Mason, but only in the interest of balance."
"Wow," Joseph remarked, "you really…put a lot of thought into that."
"So, Kyle," Dirk said, "how you would you like to join our alliance? There's always room for more."
"Ha, what do you take me for? Some sort of Lord of Chaos?" Kyle scoffed. "Absolutely not. Your alliance is already grossly overborn with males, and if I were to join the balance would only be thrown off further. Besides, seeing as female left last time, it's only fitting that a male needs to leave next."
"So, you're threatening us now?" Jospeph asked.
"I am stating the facts as they are," Kyle said. "I wish you no ill-will, only to keep the balance intact."
Confessional:
Joseph-Ideally I would like to keep the strong in…but I've also realized that loyalty is just as important, and right now Dirk seems like a really loyal friend. I think I'll need to stay close to him.
Dirk-Eee, alliances in action now, this is getting, like, so exciting!
Riley-So…I'm in an alliance now…okay works for me. They'll tell me how to vote and I'll just do what they say and let them carry me to the end.
"Well, I'm not sure if we can count on Montana," Nicole remarked to Sooz.
"Uh-huh," Sooz said as she kept her eyes glued to her phone.
"I want to include her," Nicole said, "but she's a very emotional player, and that could be risky."
"Oh yeah…that…" Sooz said, not paying much attention.
"Luckily, I've got a backup plan," Nicole said. "Come with me."
The two girls walked over to where Mason was leaning against a tree.
"Hello," Nicole said to him.
"What do you want?" Mason asked.
"I want to talk business," Nicole said. "Last night, we helped you out."
"Really?" Mason asked skeptically.
"That's right," Nicole said. "People wanted you gone, but instead we made sure that it was Ilona."
"And what's her deal?" Mason asked as he gestured at Sooz who was still texting.
"I helped," Sooz said without looking up.
"Well, what do you want, a thank you card?" Mason asked.
"I want an alliance," Nicole said. "We're in this together now, so we need to work together."
"Alright, look, this is how it's going to work," Mason said as he stepped in close to Nicole and placed his arms on her shoulders. "You want to be on my side, fine. You're going to do exactly what I say and vote for exactly who I tell you to."
"You don't scare me," Nicole said as she met his gaze fiercely.
Mason returned the stare and tightened his grip around Nicole's shoulders.
"That's my deal," Mason said releasing Nicole. "Now get lost."
Nicole turned to leave, but Sooz was still entranced with her device.
"I said beat it," Mason ordered.
"Huh?" Sooz said looking up. "Did you say something to me?"
Confessional:
Nicole-Working with Mason is my best bet right now. He's already alienated himself from everyone else, so whether he realizes it or not, he needs me.
Mason-Those girls don't seem like much, but maybe they'll surprise me. What matters though, is that I just keep them under my thumb.
Sooz-So apparently we're working with Mason now…or we're voting him out next…I dunno, I kinda phased for a bit.
(Later)
The two teams stepped up to a beach where Chris was waiting for them.
"Greetings, campers," Chris exclaimed. "So, are you ready for another challenge?"
"Are we ever!" Dirk exclaimed.
"Let's not lose this time," Nicole added.
"Ha, we can take them," Lionel scoffed.
"Well, last time we kicked things off strongly with our first elimination, and as you can see, Ilona has bitten the dust," Chris said. "But for today, we'd like to give you a little break and give the rest of you a chance to get settled."
"Lame," Misha groaned. "Get to the part where people get voted out."
"Not today," Chris said. "First order of business, you guys must be getting hungry…"
"Did someone say food!?" Riley exclaimed as he suddenly snapped out of his stupor.
"Actually no, I said 'hungry,'" Chris said.
"I am hungry," Riley said with a nod. "Where's the food?"
"Just bring it in," Chris sighed as he waved to someone.
Chef came up carrying a large crate. He dropped it and grunted. Blaineley followed, struggling to carry an identical crate.
"This is…not why I…agreed to," she grumbled as she set the grate down.
"Here you go, guys, breakfast," Chris said as he slowly opened a crate, "dig in…."
Everyone glanced over with interest.
"…straight from Chef's kitchen," Chris said as he revealed various gross food products.
Everything was some hint of grey, and lacked much form. It was mostly just grey goop, stuck in a state between solid and liquid.
"Ew, what is this?" Donna asked as poked a lump cautiously.
"This is what you'll be eating for your stay," Chris said. "So get used to it."
Riley licked some of the goop casually.
"Not bad," he declared.
"Somehow, I doubt his judgment," Stanley remarked.
Eventually, everyone gave into hunger though, and ate some of the strange substance.
"So, how was it?" Chris asked.
"Disgusting," Zola spat. "It gets zero stars outta one hundred—no one thousand."
"Well, here's the deal," Chris said. "Tonight, for dinner, you can have some of that again…or you can win the challenge and get a full-course meal worthy of the gods."
"Ooooh," Willow exclaimed. "I like the sound of that."
"So, win today's challenge and you'll get one last taste of the good life before living off slop," Chris said. "Now, onto today's challenge…"
Chef and Blaineley went out of sight again and returned with a table with eight clay totems on it. Two were purple, two were green, two were yellow, and two were red.
"Each team will be getting one of these, each a different colour," Chris said. "Your job is to both protect your own, while trying to destroy your opponents'. As you can guess, they are very fragile, so they will be broken easily if you're not careful."
"One more thing," Blaineley said, "for this challenge you'll be competing in groups. Mostly it'll be two people per totem, with one trio for one of them. So that means that Team Cutthroat will be sitting someone out."
Everyone fixed their gaze on Beatrice.
"Ooh, I know," Beatrice exclaimed. "We'll sit out Misha! Cause she did so much last time, we should keep it balanced!"
Nearly everyone facepalmed.
"Are you f**king kidding me," Misha snapped. "Well, so much for our victory today. Hope you guys like slop."
"Misha, you will be sitting this challenge out," Chef said. "Now, let's get the rest of you into groups. The team who destroyed the most totems by the end wins the meal for tonight."
Confessional:
Riley-Winning a dinner would be nice…but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort, I'm fine with slop too.
Joseph-Time to claim our first victory of the season. Let's show them what we've really got.
Misha-I'm the only one keeping this team afloat. Just look at who they've got on the other team: Joseph, Mason, even Montana's not bad. Beatrice is just lucky this wasn't immunity or she would be dead meat!
Lionel-Well, looks like it's time for me to step up and show my team what I'm worth.
Donna-Back on Stranded we had to forage for our own food, and I would much rather be doing that than eating this crap. If only I knew how to fish.
(Purple Totem)
The totems had been moved to the forest and set up on two separate pedestals. The totems were both in view of each other, but there was enough distance between them that it would require some movement to get to the other side. From Team Cutthroat Keith and Beatrice had been put into a duo, from Team Trainwreck Dirk and Missy had been put together.
"Okay, let's just go about this carefully," Dirk said.
"Oh, just look at that Keith rat, I hate him so much," Missy growled.
"Uh, are you okay?" Dirk asked.
"How can anyone be okay when that monstrosity is on the loose?" Missy replied. "Let me at him, I'll give him the punishment he deserves!"
Meanwhile, Keith and Beatrice were talking.
"Just make sure you keep the totem safe," Keith said. "I'll go for theirs."
"Got it!" Beatrice exclaimed.
Keith scampered up a tree and began to swing his way between them. Missy and Dirk made their way towards the other totem. However, Missy soon set her sights on Keith.
"I will get you!" she exclaimed. "You shall pay for your sins!"
"Have to catch me first!" Keith said playfully.
However, Missy had soon caught him by the ponytail.
"Uh…could have thought that out better," Keith remarked.
"Now feel my wrath!" Missy exclaimed as she slammed Keith against the tree.
She was relentless in her attack.
"Um, Missy, don't you think you're being just a little harsh?" Dirk said. "You don't want to kill him."
"You don't know what I want!" Missy exclaimed. "You can never be too hard on a monster like this, he's escaped his just desserts for too long."
"Don't worry, Keithy, I'll save you from the crazy lady," Beatrice said as she hopped over towards the conflict. "Take this!"
She attempted to punch Missy, but the other girl held Keith up like a shield. Beatrice ended up hitting Keith in the nose.
"Just…get back to…what you were doing," Keith said woozily.
Confessional:
Keith-Yeah…that Missy girl…has some…issues.
Missy-No one on Keith's original season was worthy of serving him justice. But now that I'm here, he's going to finally pay!
Dirk-Wow, like, I'm suddenly a little worried about my team.
(Green Totem)
The green totems had been set up in a rocky terrain. Dust and stones covered the arid ground. Selected from Team Cutthroat were Edward and Willow, selected from Team Trainwreck were Kyle and Montana.
"So, you're names Edward, eh?" Willow asked as she stared at Edward with wide-eyes.
"That's…right," Edward said a little uneasily.
"Do you sparkle, Edward?" Willow asked in awe.
"Um, let's just focus on the challenge," Edward said.
"Whatever you say, Edward," Willow replied.
"So, Kyle, what's the plan?" Montana asked.
"First off, I cannot work in an environment like this," Kyle said. "These stones are all over the place. What is this?!"
"Uh, the wild?" Montana asked.
"Precisely," Kyle said. "I much prefer to think of it as 'the tame.' And it will be one day if we all do our part."
"And that would be?" Montana asked.
"Sorting each and every one of these rocks and arranging them in order of size," Kyle said.
"Sounds…like a blast, right," Montana said. "But I don't think we exactly have time for this."
"Bah, what are you talking about, we're wasting our lives every time we're not organizing rocks," Kyle said. "Now get down here and help me."
Kyle quickly got to the ground and started to move the rocks.
"Sorry, I don't think our team would be very happy if we just gave up on the challenge like that," Montana said.
Edward and Willow were both approaching now.
"Take it out, Willow," Edward ordered.
"Yes sir, Edward!" Willow exclaimed as she charged forward.
"Hold it!" Montana exclaimed as she reached behind her and revealed a boomerang. "Boomerang power!"
She tossed the boomerang straight at Willow.
"Yikes!" Willow exclaimed as she cowered.
The weapon, however, stopped just short of hitting Willow and returned to Montana.
"That was just a warning shot, right," Montana said. "Take one step closer and it'll hit you."
"Eek, what do we do, Edward?" Willow exclaimed.
Edward just sighed to himself.
Confessional:
Edward-Willow is quite the oddity…but at least she likes me and doesn't hate me. Crazy girls could actually be quite useful if they did exactly what I say.
Kyle-I don't have time for challenges when there's work to be done. Although, if you had read my lengthy and detailed letter about my requirements for returning, I specifically noted on the third line of the fifth paragraph on the second page that I wanted all rocks to be prearranged ready for my inspection by the time I arrived. I am quite disappointed.
Willow-I can't help myself, his name is Edward…isn't it just beautiful? Edward…I can't think of anything else now.
(Yellow Totem)
The yellow totems had been set up differently than the others. They had been put on rafts and floated out into the lake. Two members of each team sat on raft. Stanley and Zola were on one, while Joseph and Nicole were on another.
"Looks like we'll have to swim," Joseph noted.
"Well…that doesn't sound fun," Nicole remarked.
"Have you got better idea?" Joseph asked.
"Sadly, no," Nicole said. "Still, I'm not the strongest swimmer, so I'm counting on you here."
Over on the other side, Stanley and Zola were also examining their circumstances.
"I ain't going in there," Zola said. "I ain't gonna get my clothes wet for no reason. They could get ruined, and this stuff cost me a fortune."
"Uh, then why did you wear it out here?" Stanley asked.
"We're on TV, dummy," Zola said. "I ain't gonna show myself on television wearin' some second rate piece of fashion."
"Okay then," Stanley said, "you can just stay here and keep the totem safe. I'll go after theirs."
"Works for me," Zola said.
Stanley jumped into the water and started to swim. Joseph and Nicole were also leaping into the water and swimming towards the other raft. Nicole, true to her word, was having much difficulty trying to keep up and was being swept by the current. She struggled to keep herself moving.
"How you doing?" Joseph asked.
"Just…peachy…" Nicole said.
Confessional:
Zola-Yeah, I knew that coming out to this here show again wouldn't be no picnic, but at the same time, I've got to maintain some of my class.
Joseph-It feels good to know that you're a valuable asset to your team, but at the same time, having weak people on your team is never good because you need all the strength you can get to win challenges.
Nicole-Sure, I'm not the strongest which is why I don't care for physical challenges, but the mind if very important out here too and a lot of people forget that.
(Red Totem)
The red totems had been set up in a special location on the other side of the mountain. The terrain had been turned into a simulated artic full of snow. From Team Trainwreck, Mason, Sooz, and Riley stood on one side. From Team Cutthroat, Donna, Lionel, and Gene stood on the other side.
"Okay, we're going to need a plan," Mason said to his partners.
"Gimme a sec, I'm on the phone," Sooz said.
"We don't have a sec," Mason said. "We need to go now!"
"Yeah…uh-huh…that's nice," Sooz said as she talked into her phone.
"Give me that," Mason said as he tried to grab the phone out of her hand.
Sooz just stepped aside and shoved Mason away from her.
"Looks like it's just the two of us," Mason said as he turned to Riley.
Riley was getting curled up on in the snow.
"Wow, this stuff is cold," he remarked. "How am I supposed to get comfortable now?"
"You're not, we have a challenge to win," Mason said.
"No, I can manage," Riley said as he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
"Hey, get up," Mason said as he kicked him in the ribs.
Riley was able to sleep through it, though.
"Fine, I can handle this challenge all on my own," Mason growled.
Over on the other side, the others were also planning their tactics.
"Just leave this to me," Lionel said. "I can take them."
"Yeah that's great, except we actually want to win," Gene said.
"Uh guys, can we talk a little faster?" Donna asked as she pointed outwards.
Everyone turned to see Mason already coming towards them.
"I'll deal with him," Lionel said as he charged forward.
"Outta my way!" Mason barked.
"Make me," Lionel retorted.
Mason grabbed Lionel and started to struggle with him. Lionel fought back, though and was able to force Mason to the ground. The two boys rolled in the snow together as they fought with each other.
"Well, that takes care of that," Gene remarked. "Now to finish this challenge off."
Gene started to walk up to the other team's totem, while Sooz and Riley were completely oblivious to him.
"L-look, Brad, I w-want that paper done by…w-what do you mean why am I sh-shivering? It's cold!" Sooz said into her phone. "I told you, I'm on a tropical island…and it's cold because of the snow! Oh, you don't believe me? Fine, I'm putting you on video."
Sooz pressed a few button on her phone and held it up.
"See? Snow!" she exclaimed. "What do you mean, there's a creepy guy sneaking up behind me!?"
Sooz twirled around to see Gene approaching her and the totem.
"Back off!" she exclaimed as she kicked Gene between his legs. "It's rude to creep up in people when they're trying to have a conversation."
Gene fell to the ground in pain.
"Well, looks like it's up to me then," Donna remarked.
She started to run across the snowy ground, however, she slipped on ice and ended up falling right on her back.
"Or not," she sighed.
Confessional:
Mason-Why did you have to stick me with the two most useless people ever?
Riley-Snow is hard to sleep on, it's so cold all the time…oh well, I can manage.
Donna-I'd really like to actually bring something to this team when it comes to challenges. I don't need to give them another reason to turn on me when it comes time to vote.
(Purple Totem)
Keith had managed to break free of Missy and had quickly scampered away.
"Get back here, you coward!" Missy exclaimed. "You can't run from me!"
"I'm pretty sure I can, and I will," Keith replied. "You haven't left me many options."
"Grr, I'm not done extracting my revenge on you!" Missy exclaimed as Keith dived behind tree to avoid her grasp.
"Revenge? What did I ever do to you?" Keith said as he grabbed a branch and pulled himself out of the way.
"Revenge by proxy," Missy said. "I'm here to get revenge for everyone who was too dumb to get it themselves."
"Okay, that totally makes sense," Keith said sarcastically while jumping out of the way again.
Suddenly, the branch snapped and Keith fell to the ground.
"Aha, now I've got you!" Missy exclaimed.
She lunged at Keith, but found herself held back.
"Don't worry, Keithy, I've got her!" Beatrice exclaimed as she grabbed Missy by her ponytail.
"But who's guarding the totem!?" Keith pointed out.
"Uh-oh," Beatrice remarked as she turned around to see Dirk sneaking towards their totem.
Beatrice released Missy and dived at Dirk. She tackled into him and knocked him to the ground.
"Ha, Beatrice saves the day!" she exclaimed proudly.
"Ahem," Dirk said as he pointed to the totem which she had knocked to the ground when she collided with him; it had shattered.
"Oh…dang," Beatrice sighed.
Confessional:
Keith-Well, we lost, but at least I can get away from the psycho for another day.
Missy-This isn't over Keith, I will have my true revenge on you! No one is safe!
Beatrice-I sure hope I'm not blamed for this somehow.
(Green Totem)
Montana stared at Edward and Willow; an invisible line divided the two groups. Kyle was still busy sorting rocks and had a long way to go.
"What do we do?" Willow asked Edward.
"She can't stop both of us," Edward said. "There's two of us and one of her."
"Right," Willow said, still not sound certain.
"What are you waiting for?" Edward said. "Go."
"If you say so, Edward," Willow said before charging forward.
Montana instantly tackled her to the ground.
"Not gonna happen," she said.
Edward took this chance to run for the totem.
"Nope!" Montana exclaimed as she rolled over to him and grabbed him by the ankles.
Edward fell to the ground before he could reach his target. Montana held him down, but Willow had gotten up by now and was also approaching the totem. Montana stretched herself out so that her legs were holding Edward down, and so she could grab Willow with her arms.
"You know…" she said to Kyle, "it wouldn't hurt to give me a hand."
"Yes it would," Kyle replied. "It would hurt my purpose to waste time like that."
"I see," Montana replied.
Confessional:
Edward-Seems like this is the same Montana I remember, she's quite the wild girl. But she's not unbeatable, I'm sure we'll get the best of her soon enough.
Montana-Kyle isn't exactly the most helpful teammate, right…but he seems passionate about what he does, so…good for him.
(Yellow Totem)
Stanley and Joseph were both swimming through the lake, closing in on each other.
"Well, fancy meeting you here," Stanley remarked as the two boys came face to face.
"I don't have time for you," Joseph said. "Out of the way."
"You'll have to make me move," Stanley replied. "Should be fun, eh. Just like the old times."
"I'll show you fun," Joseph said as he grabbed Stanley and pulled him underwater with him.
Nicole, meanwhile, was still struggling to keep up. She fought against the current as she tried to make her way to the other boat. From the raft, Zola was trying to watch the struggle going on underwater.
"Uh, yeah, Stanley, you show him who's boss!" she exclaimed as the two boys fought.
Confessional:
Stanley-Joseph may have changed since last season, but I bet some things are still the same. If I can get under his skin, I can catch him off guard.
Joseph-I remember Stanley well from last season. He was a freak who would not leave me alone. I am so glad we're not on the same team this time.
(Red Totem)
Mason and Lionel were still in heavy conflict. The two boys rolled through the snow together. Mason grabbed a handful of ice and threw it into Lionel's face. Lionel cringed and Mason was able to kick him in the chest and knock him backwards. Lionel was able to recover though, and tackled Mason back into the ground before he could reach the totem.
Meanwhile, Gene had gotten up and was slowly making his way to the totem again. Sooz was busy distracted by her phone and didn't see him moving now.
"Aha, now I've got it," Gene exclaimed.
However, he didn't see Riley lying in the snow, and ended up tripping over him as the boy rolled over. Gene slammed face first to the ground. Riley then rolled over again and crushed Gene beneath his weight.
Mason, by this time, was able to throw Lionel down into the ground and keep him down this time. He bolted for the other team's totem. However, before he could reach it, Donna formed a snowball and tossed it at the Trainwreck totem. The snowball connected and knocked the totem to the ground. It shattered instantly.
"Grr," Mason growled as he kicked snow into Lionel's face with frustration.
Confessional:
Donna-Score! I hope people saw that.
Mason-I blame my pathetic teammates for that.
(Green Totem)
"It's down to just two left," Chef said. "With each team scoring one point. This is gonna be close."
Chef looked down at the rocky terrain where the struggle was ensuing. Montana was still having trouble trying to hold both Willow and Edward. Willow was starting to wiggle out of her clutches.
"Just a…little further…" she said as she squeezed herself forward.
Willow finally broke free and ran for the totem.
"Uh-oh," Montana exclaimed.
Montana let go of Edward and immediately charged for the other team's totem. She pulled out her boomerang and tossed it.
"Got it!" Willow exclaimed as she picked up the totem.
She made to throw it on the ground, but just before it shattered, Montana's boomerang hit the other totem.
"And by a split-second, Team Trainwreck gain their second point," Chef announced.
"Alright, that's what I'm talking about, right!" Montana exclaimed.
Confessional:
Edward-Fine, Montana wins this round. I won't be underestimating her though.
Kyle-What? We can't end the challenge now! I've barely begun sorting. How can you people be so selfish?
(Yellow Totem)
"As it stands right now, Team Cutthroat has one point while Team Trainwreck has two," Blaineley announced from the beach. "If Team Trainwreck wins this point, they will win the reward, if Team Cutthroat wins, then we'll be going to a tiebreaker round. Let's watch."
Joseph and Stanley continued to wrestle in the water. The boys had come up for air, but both were still locked in combat. Joseph had both his arms around Stanley and was trying to get rid of him, but Stanley was putting up a fight too, clinging to Joseph's clothes wherever he could.
"Come on, finish him already!" Zola shouted from the sides. "Give him a smack to the jaw!"
"I don't see you…helping," Stanley retorted while spitting out water.
While this was going on, Nicole had finally managed to swim to Zola's raft. She was underwater now, but she pulled herself up and onto the raft.
"Hold it!" Zola exclaimed as she spotted the girl. "You ain't getting anywhere near it."
Nicole just coughed up water as she dropped to the ground.
"Just…give me…a second," she coughed.
Once Nicole had caught her breath she lunged forward. Zola tried to block her and the two girls collided. As they bumped into the totem it titled…it wobbled…
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And it fell.
"Team Trainwreck wins reward!" Blaineley exclaimed.
Confessional:
Nicole-Can't believe…that actually…paid off.
Stanley-Well, I tried my best; but Zola had better hope she can do better than that next time, or else she might wind up in trouble.
Everyone had returned to the beach by now. Most of them had something to show from their experiences in the challenge. Keith was bruised, Willow and Edward were covered in dirt, Joseph, Stanley, and Nicole were dripping wet, and Riley, Gene, Donna, Mason, and Lionel were all coated in melting snow.
"Well, wasn't that a fun challenge?" Chris said. "Team Trainwreck, congratulations on pulling off your first victory of the season, you'll be eating nicely tonight. Team Cutthroat, your luck has run out for today. You guys get nothing."
"You may all head back to camps now," Blaineley said.
"No eliminations tonight," Chef added. "But rest up because tomorrow is another story."
Confessional:
Misha-I could've won this challenge easily if they had just let me in. Unbelievable.
Joseph-Ha, now we're doing it. I'm on a roll now and I'm not going to back down now!
Mason-Wow, can't believe the others came through. The other team must seriously suck.
Donna-Well, at least no one can blame me for this.
(Team Cutthroat)
The team ate their grey sludge unhappily. Angry eyes dartied from side to side. Eventually Misha snapped.
"This is all you fault!" she shouted as she jabbed a fist at Beatrice.
"Me? But what did I do?" Beatrice asked innocently.
"Ugh, what are you, retarded!?" Misha spat. "If you hadn't sat me out, I could have f**king dominated the challenge!"
"Well, that's not my fault!" Beatrice exclaimed defensively. "If you knew how much we needed you then you shouldn't have sat out."
"How does that—ugh, how can you be so f**king stupid!?" Misha shouted.
"How can you be so…um…mean!?" Beatrice shot back.
"Ladies, please, let's just stay calm," Stanley said.
"No, shut up!" Misha spat at Stanley. "This brat needs to understand that she is f**king useless! No she is worse than useless, she is holding us all down and as soon as she blows the next challenge, she had better be f**king gone!"
"No, you're the one who needs to shut up!" Lionel said as he stood up. "I don't care how valuable you think you are, if this is how you're going to react to every loss then you're the one who needs to go!"
"Ha…hahhaha!" Misha laughed bitterly. "Are you insane!? How will any of you hope to survive without me? If you vote me out I swear, each and every one of you will follow."
"Maybe we should…call it quits on mealtime?" Willow suggested.
"Agreed," Gene said.
Everyone immediately got up and went in their separate directions.
"Well…that was awkward," Stanley sighed to Zola.
"Oh believe me, hun, that's just the tip of the iceberg," Zola said. "This is why we need to get rid of them drama-starters post haste. We're just gonna keep on having outbursts like this if we let them stay."
"I know what you mean," Stanley said. "My old team could get pretty crazy at times too."
"Say, where's Willow?" Zola asked.
"I think she's hanging out with her new…friend," Stanley said as he pointed to Willow who was following Edward loyally.
Beatrice joined the group as they walked.
"Hm, I don't like it," Zola said. "That Edward guy has snake eyes. He's gonna be trouble, I'd bet my wig collection on it. And Beatrice…sure she seems sweet, but she's a wildcard."
"Well, let's have faith in Willow," Stanley said. "Like you said, you wanted us to keep an eye on everyone."
"True," Zola said. "Speaking of which, how's that going with your old pals?"
"Not my pals," Stanley said, "but they're harmless from what I can gather. Donna isn't making any allies, and no one wants to get close to Keith."
"Hm, that's good to hear," Zola said.
"That's not to say that we can let our guard down, though," Stanley said. "They're both very devious, and if we let them, they could sneak by."
"Trust me, darlin', I ain't ever letting my guard down out here," Zola said.
Meanwhile, Edward was having a discussion with Beatrice and Willow.
"So, it sounds to me like we're in an alliance now, ladies," Edward said.
"Works for me, Edward," Willow said.
"You guys don't think I'm useless, do you?" Beatrice asked. "Because real friends don't think things like that about each other. And if they do, then I'm making a new rule that says they can't."
"Don't worry, I'd never think something like that about my bestie," Willow said.
"Thanks," Beatrice beamed. "Eddie?"
"Uh...yeah…I'm sure you have a use…for something," Edward said.
"Aw, I love you guys!" Beatrice exclaimed.
Over in the woods, Gene had spotted Keith sitting in a tree.
"Hey, get down here," Gene said. "I want to talk strategy."
"Wow, is that all you do?" Keith said as he hung himself upside down to be eye to eye with Gene. "That's gotta get a little boring, don't you think?"
"No, I don't," Gene replied.
"Okay then, here's my strategy tip for the day," Keith said. "Try not to get voted out."
"Well, obviously," Gene scoffed.
"Great, you're keeping you nicely," Keith said as he sprung back up the tree. "Night!"
Confessional:
Misha-I'm not wasting any time with pleasantries this time. I'm laying out exactly how it is and if people can't handle that then f**k them.
Beatrice-Misha has, like, a lot of problems. I think she needs anger management or something, she has no control on her emotions.
Zola-Misha is trouble, mark my words. She's the first one on my hit list.
Stanley-I definitely don't want to put up with Misha, but at the same time…she does have a point. With the way the teams are stacked, we really do need a physical force on our team.
Edward-I may not like this alliance, but I've got to swallow my dignity and just put up with it for now.
Willow-I've always wanted to meet an Edward and he's just like I always imagined…if only he wasn't on a separate alliance…I don't want to abandon my new friends but…his name is Edward!
Keith-Gene is such a tool it's not even funny. Okay, it is. I've never met someone with such a lack of personality though.
Gene-Keith's smugness is really getting on my nerves. But it'll just be that much sweeter when I blindside him.
(Team Trainwreck)
The team was enjoying a full course meal with all sorts of different types of food.
"Oh, this is just delish!" Dirk exclaimed giddily as he dug into some Yorkshire pudding.
"Good job today team, right," Montana added.
Not everyone was enthusiastic, though. Sooz was still more interested in her phone, and Mason was sending a few glares out every few seconds.
"I think I'll take my meal elsewhere," Missy said haughtily as she stood up with her plate.
She turned around and walked away.
"Hey, wait up, I'll go with you," Montana said as she followed.
"Oh no, don't bother," Missy scoffed. "Wouldn't you much rather be with the cool kids and just kick me while I'm down? Don't lie to me, I don't need you to keep your fakey-fake nice girl attitude!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Montana laughed. "But I don't want my friend to eat alone."
The two girls sat down under a tree a small distance away from the group.
"Now, why you so upset?" Montana asked. "Aren't you happy that we won the reward?"
"No," Missy pouted. "They don't deserve it. They're all selfish, deceptive, and mean! But if I try to exact the justice they deserve, oh no, suddenly I become the bad guy. It's ridiculous how hypocritical some people can be."
"Ah…I, uh…well," Montana tried to think of something to say. "There are still a lot of good in them too. Why don't you focus on that instead?"
"Been there, done that," Missy scoffed. "I've seen enough of these people to know that they're going to do more harm than good. And I just can't compromise my beliefs for that!"
"Really?" Montana said. "Well, what about me? You don't think I'd intentionally try to hurt you, right?"
"Hm," Missy said thoughtfully. "…maybe not."
"Just try to give them a chance," Montana said.
"I make no promises," Missy said.
Montana just sighed.
"But…" Missy added slowly. "Thank you…for being my friend…it really does mean a lot."
"No problemo," Montana said happily.
Confessional:
Missy-I'm not about to give these people any second chances. People don't change, they just don't. Anyone can fake being nice and get off without any karma, but not if I can help it! However…Montana might actually be sincere…just maybe…
Montana-Missy's clearly got some…issues to work out…But that's what friends are for, right. To help each other out when they need a hand dealing with things.
(Conclusion)
Chris, Chef, and Blaineley all stood at the Dock of Shame together.
"And that concludes our first reward challenge of the season," Chris announced.
"They won't all be food, though," Chef said. "Those punks are going to have to get used to my cooking."
"Next time, it's immunity again though," Blaineley said. "Who will win? Who will go home?"
"That's right," Chris said. "Will Misha's outburst cost her, or will Beatrice take the fall for her team?"
"And how bout that Missy girl?" Chef said. "Is she a dead girl walking, or can she work herself back in with her team?"
"You can bet on plenty more drama, fighting, and scheming to come," Blaineley said. "So don't miss the next episode of…Total Drama: Return of the Stars!"
Author's Note: And that's all for today. I know some of you don't care for Reward Challenges, but I really felt like I needed to space the plot out a bit, especially at the start, so that's what you get. Next chapter someone will leave though :o