"Last time on Camp TV:
We arrived at our destination in Peru, where the twenty one contestants competed for the control of one of three teams. Alejandro raised some suspicions in the minds of Heather and Justin, while slowly beginning to manipulate Bridgette. Viewing Alejandro as a threat, Justin cut a deal with Cody to receive help in getting rid of him. Speaking of Al, he- along with Josh and Owen, became team captains. But frankly, that challenge was easy. This one- well, let's just say they'll have their hands full. ESPECIALLY since tonight will be our first elimination ceremony of the season! Tune in to find out who gets the boot here on
CAMP TV:
OVERLOAD!"
(Intro)
Alejandro and Josh sat in first class, watching with a look of disgust as Owen scarfed down burger after burger.
"Isn't this great, guys?" Owen asked, "FREE BURGERS! WOOO!"
"Yes," Alejandro said, raising an eyebrow, "that's… great."
CONFESSIONAL: Alejandro
"Despite Owen being a complete and utter idiot, I decided I might have use for him later- I'll act as nice as I can muster. No need to burn bridges. Yet."
END CONFESSIONAL
Everybody else was in the ship's cargo hold, completely miserable. Especially for Cody- Sierra had clung on to the boy and refused to let go, threatening to bite anyone who got too close. Harold was going off on a list of his mad "skills", Izzy was telling a story about how she once saved the governor of Nebraska from a zombie invasion, Geoff was chatting up Courtney, and Noah was sitting in the corner of the room pinching the bridge of his nose.
Eva was looking from person to person, analyzing everybody. She hadn't done too well in her first and only season. She was damn well going to make sure she didn't go down this time, at least not without a fight.
CONFESSIONAL: Eva
"After seeing the examples Katie and Heather set in their respective seasons, I realized something- I really need a strategy to win this game. Actually, more than that- I need an alliance. But apparently I didn't make that great of an impression the first time around- so I'll need to pick carefully."
END CONFESSIONAL
"Attention passengers," Chris said over the intercom, "we are en route to our next destination, ETA twelve minutes and fifteen seconds."
"Well," Cody murmured, "that's… specific."
"You're darn right it is," Chris snapped.
"Wait, wait, he can HEAR us?" LeShawna gasped.
"Yeah, the entire jet is bugged," Chris said, "I can hear anything anyone says. Speaking of which, LeShawna, remember the other day when you thought you were alone and you were singing 'Heat of The Moment'? It's on Youtube. LATERS!"
Everyone looked at LeShawna.
"What?" she snapped, "It's catchy, alright?"
"At least you're not the one who makes ninety David Bowie references an episode," Noah shrugged.
"Hey," Justin snapped, "I don't make NINETY David Bowie references an episode. Maybe, like, two or three dozen at most."
"Whatever," Noah said, rolling his eyes, "I just get a LITTLE tired hearing about your man-crush."
CONFESSIONAL: Justin
"You know, there's a list of people I was hoping to not have to deal with this summer. Heather, Duncan, Izzy, NOAH. Honestly, I was going to ignore him and focus on getting rid of Alejandro- I'm perfectly willing to call a truce this season. I might have to take him down, true- but hopefully it won't have to come to that."
END CONFESSIONAL
Eventually, the plane touched down at Chris' selected location for the day. The contestants piled off, and Chris followed after, a huge grin on his face.
"Welcome," he smirked, "to the AUSTRALILAN COAST! Australia: the land of kangaroos, awesome accents, and- oh yeah, the place where nearly every species of animal kills you."
"No way," Lindsay said, "this place is wayyyyyy too pretty to be able to kill you!"
"No, it's true," Courtney said, "I can give you a few examples, like the blue-ringed octopus, rock fish, jellyfish, fire coral-"
"Okay, okay, we get the point," LeShawna interrupted, "I'd rather not think about all the ways I can DIE out here."
"No, that's exactly what you're going to have to think about," Chris grinned, "and Courtney, those were great examples, but you forgot one important thing- SHARKS. They'll play a pretty big role in the first part of today's challenge."
"Of course they will," Noah sighed.
"Here's how it'll work," Chris said, "I chartered a boat for the first part of this challenge, which will involve us riding out into the ocean, where one member from each team will get into a shark cage. There will be two sharks in the area, each with a key tied to its dorsal fin. Your objective will be to bait the shark to coming near your cage, and then snagging the key off of it. Once you have the key, you'll use it to unlock your cage, and then swim back up to the boat. The first two teams to do so will have the advantage in the next part of the challenge."
Duncan raised his hand.
"Sigh- yes, Duncan," Chris asked.
"What happens to the person who doesn't manage to grab a key?" Duncan asked.
"Let's just say you'll want to grab the key," Chris snapped.
Chris led the contestants down to the coast, where a large boat was waiting for the cast.
"Okay everybody, let's go," Chris said, "on to the boat!"
The contestants piled on to the vessel, and Chris followed suit. Once they were sailing, Chris turned to the three teams.
"Okay," he said, "any volunteers?"
"Oh, I'll do it!" Izzy cheered.
"Please, allow me," Alejandro smiled, "I just couldn't allow my fellow teammates to jeopardize themselves on this challenge."
"What about Team Pancakes?" Chris asked.
"We should settle this in a democratic fashion," Courtney offered, "but, um, any volunteers?"
"What about you, Owen?" LeShawna asked.
"What?" Owen gasped, "Uh, well, I-"
"I'll go," Eva offered, "no big deal."
CONFESSIONAL: Eva
"I only volunteered so that Owen might feel grateful, and be willing to join me in an alliance. If I can snag Owen, I can snag Geoff. Hopefully their influence alone will be enough to keep in the game, or get me an even bigger alliance."
END CONFESSIONAL
The three selected contestants were given diving gear, and led into a shark cage.
"Okay," Chris said, "the first thing to remember is to never… no, wait, I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. Well, have fun!"
"Wait a second," Alejandro said, "you said we have to get a key and swim back here. Are you going to call off the sharks so we can make it past them?"
In response, Chris started laughing.
"Okay," Alejandro sighed.
The three were then lowered into the water below.
"Okay," Chris said, "the rest of you can go hang. It's a big boat, and something's telling me it'll take those guys a while to finish up down there."
The contestants murmured approval, and then wandered their own separate ways.
Geoff went to go find Courtney, who was at the edge of the ship, taking photos.
"Hey Courtney," Geoff greeted, "whatcha' up to?"
"Taking pictures for my family back home," Courtney smiled, "and, well, for me. I mean, despite the challenges, travelling the world is a pretty exciting opportunity. A lot to learn and see, you know?"
"I guess," Geoff shrugged, "I mean, opportunity, sure- a million dollars is a lot of money!"
"Don't get me wrong, I want to win," Courtney said, taking another picture, "but if I don't, well, at least I can say I saw all of this."
Meanwhile, Justin was leaning on the side of the boat when Bridgette approached him.
"Hey Justin," she asked, "how come you never told me you knew Alejandro before?"
Justin raised an eyebrow. Actually, he could think of about five hundred and eighty-seven reasons he didn't like to talk about Alejandro, but Bridgette didn't really need to hear it. Besides, he didn't want to bring it up- AT ALL. What happened at the mall was bad, sure, but the history before that wasn't sunshine and unicorns either. Actually, it downright sucked.
"Well," Justin shrugged, "it would be weird if I just randomly started telling you the names of every single person I've ever been friends with. I knew him once, sure, but we didn't really… we had our differences. Besides, you don't talk about your friends either."
"You never ASK about my friends!" Bridgette exclaimed, "You only met a few of them, but you never want to go be with me when I'm around them!"
"Well Bridgette," Justin sighed, "your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance, then they're no friends of-"
"And that's another thing," Bridgette snapped, "what's with all of the eighties references? You were born in 1994!"
"Honestly, I'm ashamed of my Generation," Justin said, "really, what's with all of the questions? You're acting… weird."
"Fine, sorry," Bridgette said, "look, I'm going to go use the bathroom."
CONFESSIONAL: Bridgette
"Okay, maybe that was slightly unreasonable. But why didn't he tell me about Alejandro? Or his little co-star? I mean, he could be hiding anything! He could be a serial killer for all I know! … Okay, now THAT was unreasonable- but you get my point, right? Maybe I should ask Alejandro how he and Justin now each other, if Justin won't tell me about it."
END CONFESSIONAL
Cody and Gwen were also having a little chat.
"So, you looking forward to the rest of this season?" Gwen asked.
"I guess," Cody shrugged, "I mean, there haven't been any bear attacks yet, so that's a good start. I have to be on the watch, though."
"Right," Gwen smiled, "because a bear is totally going to attack us on the middle of the ocean."
"Chris would do it," Cody insisted, "anything that gets ratings, he'd do."
"Any getting you mauled by bears gets ratings?" Gwen asks.
"Hello? Have you BEEN to Youtube?" Cody asked.
"Not really," Gwen shrugged.
"So, Gwen, what was that thing you started to say the other day?" Cody asked, "Trouble at home, or something?"
"It's nothing, really," Gwen said, "besides, I'm sure you have your own problems."
"Yeah," Cody agreed, "at least I managed to ditch- OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOOO-"
Cody was cut off as Sierra lunged out of nowhere and landed on the boy.
"Codykinz! Are you alright? DO YOU KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU?" Sierra wailed.
Gwen slowly backed away.
"Um," Cody said, "I would have… kept standing there?"
"Shhh," Sierra whispered, "it's okay, let it all out."
"Yeah," Gwen muttered, "I'm just gonna go over there now."
~o.0.o~
After a while, Izzy and Alejandro both climbed up onto the boat, each gripping a key.
"And it looks like we have our winners!" Chris said, "You each have an advantage in the next part of the challenge!"
"Um, what about Eva?" Duncan asked.
"who?" Chris asked, "Oh, yeah. What about her?"
"She's… stuck in a shark cage," Courtney said.
"Yes, that being the penalty for losing," Chris said, "Team Pancakes, you are now down a player. Also, for the rest of the challenges, you now have to wear ridiculously over-sized tophats."
"What?" LeShawna asked, "Why-"
"Because it will amuse me!" Chris snapped, "Stop questioning my authority!"
~o.0.o~
Shortly after, the cast found themselves back on the coast. Chris had kept his word, as all of the members of Team Pancakes were now wearing hats. They were gathered just outside of the opening to a cave.
"Okay," Chris said, "here's what's happening. Inside that cave are some of the most dangerous animals in Australia. Your job is to navigate through it."
"Uh, will there be any bears?" Cody asked.
"Don't be silly," Chris laughed, "there aren't any bears native to this part of the coast."
Cody let out a sigh of a relief.
"So I had to import them," Chris smirked, "now, get moving. The first two teams through will win immunity from tonight's elimination- but only the first team through will have first class. The last team to reach the finish will, of course, be on the chopping block for the first elimination of the season. Questions?"
Geoff raised his hand.
"No, Geoff, you cannot take off your hat," Chris said.
Geoff's hand lowered.
"Good," Chris smirked, "now get going!"
The three teams set off into the cave. Naturally, however, there were obstacles from the very beginning. Mainly, the fact that there were two possible tunnels to go down.
"Great," Trent groaned, "which way?"
"Well," Alejandro smiled, "let us review our options, shall we? I'll just take a quick gander down these tunnels… yes, yes. It seems the left tunnel is filled with giant spider webs, and the right one is clear."
"Oh! Oh!" Izzy exclaimed, "I wanna go down the left one!"
"Izzy," Noah sighed, "there are probably venomous arachnids and lord knows what else down there. We should stick to the right path-"
Before Noah could finish, Izzy took off down the dark, web filled, and overall pretty damn creepy tunnel.
"Should we go after her?" Lindsay asked.
"We probably should," Noah said, "like it or not, there was a reason Izzy made it so far last season."
"That reason being…?" Josh asked.
"…I'll let you know as soon as I figure that one out," Noah muttered.
Needless to say, he trudged off after Izzy, with Josh, Lindsay, Katie, and Gwen in pursuit.
"Aw," Justin groaned, "awwww! Aw, come on! We don't seriously- I hate you guys."
"Well," Alejandro smiled, "after you guys."
As everyone began to make their way down the right tunnel, Bridgette pulled Alejandro aside.
"Hey," Bridgette said, "I was wondering if we had time… to talk?"
"Of course," Alejandro smiled, "anything for a fellow teammate. Although I do confess I would much rather clear this cave, first-"
"No, no, I totally get it," Bridgette said, "I just wanted to ask… so, you knew Justin before Camp TV?"
A devious smile crept across Alejandro's face. Were Justin, or even Trent there, they could have recognized it for what it was. To Bridgette, however, it was the same as any other smile, and she treated it as such.
"Yes, Justin and I were very good friends, actually," Alejandro smiled, "we both grew up in Hawaii, you see. I had moved there from Spain as a toddler, and wasn't welcomed by most of the locals- but Justin was always kind to me, and so our friendship grew."
That was a complete lie, and Alejandro knew it. But he couldn't show that he was trying to make Justin out as the bad guy. At least, not yet.
"We even played in a band together for some time," Alejandro continued, "Justin was blessed with bother loving and wealthy parents-"
Half a lie. Justin's parents WERE wealthy, yes, but loving could be substituted with a number of things. Neglectful, apathetic, abusive-
"-they were able to fund it all," Alejandro continued, "then… came Camp TV. Well, then things got… look, we really must be getting back to the challenge. Maybe I'll tell you about it later, but…"
"But what?" Bridgette asked.
"…Look, honestly, I'm not sure I'm up for talking about this just yet," Alejandro sighed, "opening up old wounds, you understand, I'm sure. We all have our sore spots, this just happens to be mine."
"Oh," Bridgette nodded, "yeah, of course. Well, back to the challenge."
~0.o.0~
Speaking of challenge, the winners had already been crowned. It turns out there really HAD been a reason Izzy had made it so far last season.
"Wow," Chris smirked, "I can't believe you were the only ones with guts enough to go through a few cobwebs."
"Wait," Josh said, "so that was just a psyche-out? Anyone brave- or crazy- enough to go through the left tunnel got a free ride?"
"Pretty much," Chris smiled, "it worked just the way I thought it would, too. The majority of contestants went down the other path- but hey, you guys won first place!"
The members of Team Awesome cheered.
"Oh, by the way," Chris said, tossing Josh a pair of keys, "if anyone wants to go get Eva from the shark tank, you'll earn brownie points."
"Wait," Lindsay gasped, "Eva's still out there?"
"Duh," Chris snapped, "what did I say was going to happen? You want to get her or not?"
"Alright," Josh shrugged, "I'll be back in a few, guys. Good work out there."
As the reporter walked off, Chris turned to the rest of the contestants.
"So," the host said, "anyone want to prank call Blaineley while we wait for everyone else?"
~o.0.o~
The thirteen other contestants uneasily made their way through the cave.
"You know," Harold thought, "I'm surprised we haven't wandered into any-"
"SHSHSHSHHH!" LeShawna snapped, "Don't jinx it!"
All of a sudden, a shrill, shrieking noise echoed through the cave.
"Too late," Duncan groaned.
Out of nowhere, a glob of webbing flew across the room and pinned Cody to the wall.
"CODYKINZ!" Sierra shrieked.
Sierra ripped the webbing away from Cody, and yanked the boy towards her.
"OMG OMG OMG OMG CODYYYYYYYYYYY! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Sierra panicked.
"I'm fine," Cody groaned, "but what WAS that?"
In response, another shriek sounded from behind the contestants. The teens turned, and saw a giant, probably genetically altered spider running down the passage towards them.
Everyone screamed, and LeShawna fainted (it would appear her cured arachnophobia from season 1 had just resurfaced) . The twelve conscious players turned tail and sped away as fast as they could. Another strand of webbing shot towards them, and this time both Cody and Alejandro were snatched up.
"CODY!" Sierra shrieked, running back for the boy.
"No, Sierra, wait!" Heather said, "forget them, we have to win the challenge-"
"HOLE!" Tyler shouted.
Heather turned just in time to see a drop in the path before her. She managed to make the jump with no problem, but Trent was not so lucky.
Eventually, the contestants managed to lose the giant arachnid.
"Okay," Courtney huffed, "now that we've… got a second… head count?"
"We're down five people," Bridgette responded, "not including the ones from Team Awesome."
"Great," Heather groaned, "now we're stuck in a cave, being hunted by giant, eight-legged monsters. AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY MONEY FROM LAST SEASON!"
Before any contestants could respond, the cave started shaking violently.
"Are you kidding?" Heather groaned again, "WHAT NOW?"
~o.0.o~
It was about an hour before Geoff arrived at the end of the cave where Chris and the others were waiting.
"Geoff?" Chris asked, "Where's everyone else?"
"No one… else…" Geoff huffed, "got taken… the giant pandas were… too much… too soft… and cuddly… we couldn't take it."
With that, the party boy collapsed to the ground.
"Huh," Chris frowned, "…looks like Team Pancakes avoids the chopping block for one night!"
"What about everyone else?" Gwen asked, a concerned look on her face.
"Yes, everyone else," Chris mused.
The host then clapped his hands, and Tweek came running.
"GAH! Yes?" The intern asked.
"Tweek, go get everyone out of the cave," Chris snapped, "chop-chop, we've an elimination ceremony to get to."
Tweek groaned, then went about his work.
~o.0.o~
Later that night, Chris sat before the seven members of Team Codykinz.
"Well, the votes are cast," Chris smiled, "I will call out the names of everyone who is safe. If you are declared immune from tonight's elimination, you will receive a bag of airline-issued peanuts. If you are eliminated, then you will strap on a parachute, and take the drop of shame."
"Wait, we have to jump off of the plane?" Sierra gasped.
"Wow, figure that out on your own, did you?" Chris mocked, "Now, people who are safe….
First off, Tyler.
Bridgette.
Alejandro.
Trent.
…Cody."
That left Sierra and Heather. Oddly enough, neither looked very nervous.
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"WHAT?" Sierra gasped, "But… but… but I-"
"That's quite enough," Chris said, handing Sierra a parachute and pulling her towards a plane door, "we hope you had a nice flight, and thank you again for flying air Chris!"
With that, Chris pulled the plane door open, shoved Sierra out, and pulled the door shut again.
"Well, that's that," Chris grinned, "the rest of you live to see another day. Now GTFO."
Later that night, Cody met Justin over by the confessional.
"I don't know how you managed it," Cody said, "I thought Heather was gone for sure!"
"Yeah," Justin chuckled nervously, "Heather… funny thing, huh? Now look, a deal is-"
"- a deal, yeah, I know," Cody said, "I'll look into Alejandro for you. If there's dirt on him, I'll find it."
"Thanks," Justin smiled, "hopefully, we can just get this over with. Trust me Cody, Alejandro is tricky- just be careful, or it'll be you taking the drop."
"You have my word," Cody smiled, "I'm the very soul of caution."
CONFESSIONAL: Justin
"Well, I hope I know what I'm doing. I mean, my business with Cody was a favor for a favor- problem is, now I owe somebody else a favor. Far as I'm concerned, I'm playing with fire here."
END CONFESSIONAL
"Well, that wraps up another episode of Camp TV," Chris announced, "did Justin really do what I think he did? Of course he did, I saw the whole thing from my room! Will Alejandro succeed in manipulating Bridgette? Will Eva form a successful alliance? What's up with Gwen? Actually, what's up with DUNCAN? Find out next time on:
CAMP TV:
OVERLOAD!"
