The last thing Gwen remembered before blacking out was that the ship had crashed into something and flung her and the others off the deck, but when she landed the impact hadn't been as hard as she anticipated, it was actually kind of soft, but she still felt pain. When she opened her eyes she could make out a bright light and blurred images of other people standing up.

"Okay, who's not dead? Sound off."

Gwen joined the others in a loud groan. A few moments latter her vision cleared. It was still dark; it had stopped raining but it was still very windy. She and most of the other campers were lying on a beach. Duncan had his lighter out and was standing over them with John.

"Oh God… Why does my head hurt?" asked Cody.

"Because we were just flung from the ship when it crashed."

"Aren't you two hurt?"

"My suit took the worst of it." said John.

"And I've had worse."

"Like what?"

"The many times Courtney killed my three stooges."

"His what?" asked Lindsay.

"It's the things that make us boys." said Tyler.

"Where's the ship?" asked Courtney getting to her feet.

"Back there."

The ship had run aground, but it was too dark to tell what the full extent of the damage was.

"Okay let's take roll call. Beth… Bridgett… Cody… Courtney… DJ… Duncan… Geoff… Gwen… Harold… Heather… Izzy… Leshawna… Lindsay… Noah… Owen… Sierra… Wait! Where's Owen?"

"He must be around here somewhere!"

"Owen!"

"Owen!"

"Big guy! Where are you?"

"People that huge don't just disappear."

"Guys! Over there!"

They found Owen with his face in the sand. It took the combined effort of John, Duncan, and DJ to turn him over.

"Owen… Owen!"

He didn't respond.

"Outta the way! I'm a certified CPR!" said Bridgett.

For a few scary moments everyone looked on in suspense, and then finally Owen opened his eyes and coughed up a lot of water.

"Who's there? Grandma? Is that you? Mr. Whiskers? Oh… Mr. Whiskers."

"Uh… What's wrong with him?"

"I think the lack of oxygen may have left him a little delusional…"

"Please mommy… I don't want to go to school today… I want to go to the movies and see… Santa."

"Snap him out of it before he leaks stupid juice all over the place!" said Heather.

"Don't worry this will bring him back."

Duncan pulled something out of his pocket and put it up to Owen's face. He immediately shot up and batted it away.

"What is that?"

"A smelly sock. Trust me; this thing could knock over an elephant."

All the others covered their noses.

"Dear god that is rank!"

"Whose is it?"

"Give me that!" yelled Courtney.

"Now that our little medical emergency is out of the way, can we get down to the business of getting the heck out of here?"

"It's two thirty in the morning and we're shipwrecked."

"We're not shipwrecked." said Heather "This is obviously one of Chris' dumb jokes."

"I don't think the Chris McLean we all know and loath would abandon an expensive cruise ship like that just so we'd crash on an island in the middle of nowhere."

"Gwen's right. Remember how he flipped out when Sierra destroyed his plane?"

"Hey! That was an accident!"

"Well if I remember correctly you were one who ignited the oil drums."

"You weren't even there. It was me, Cody, Heather, and Alejandro."

"Err… Alejandro… Just hearing that name makes my blood boil."

"Whatever happened to him anyway?"

"Who cares?"

"That is a good point."

"Can we go back to bed now?"

"No! We need to stay awake and wait for a rescue boat!"

"As an expert on Total Drama, I can tell that's not going to happen." said Sierra.

"Why?"

"Because it's freaking Chris Mclean we're talking about."

"Duncan's right. Either this is part of Chris' game, or we're really shipwrecked out here and he's going to go along with it for ratings. In either scenario we are royally screwed." said Sierra.

"They wouldn't really abandon us would they?"

"That question doesn't even deserve an answer."

"Sierra, didn't you leak the new rules or something?" asked Cody.

"Believe me I tried, but Chris was playing hardball."

"Wait, I brought my PDA along! We can use it to call for help!" said Courtney "The only problem is its back on the ship."

"How are we going to get back up there?"

"Isn't it obvious?" asked Izzy "We climb!"

"With what?"

John turned around and looked at the trees.

"I'll be back…"

Before John left Harold stopped him.

"I've got to tell you, that's the worst Arnold Schwarzenegger impression I've ever heard."

"Whatever…"

John came back fifteen minutes later carrying a bunch of vines tied together.

"Vines? Where the heck are we?"

"Don't worry, as soon I have my PDA it will tell us exactly where we are."

Some of the campers had no problem using the vine to climb up to the dock, but then they all had to pull Owen up.

"Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but you really need to lose some weight."

"AHHH!"

Courtney was mortified when she found that her PDA had been broken.

"GONE! It's all gone! My source of power is gone!"

Confessional Cabin: John

"There is no way Courtney would have survived a battle with cancer, then again neither would most of the competitors on this show. Heather almost lost her mind when she lost her hair, and I don't even want to think about what would happen if Lindsay had to go through chemo."

"Courtney, calm down."

"No! I have no intention of calming down! Without my PDA we're stranded out here!"

"So little Miss counselor in training doesn't think she can last one day on an island?"

"SHUT UP! And I'm not talking to you!"

"You're talking to me right now."

"I HATE YOU!"

It didn't take long for everything to fall apart. So John took out his swords and threw them into the ground so hard it was like an explosion. The room immediately fell silent.

"Now that I have your attention, I suggest we all get to bed."

"What?"

"It's been a long night for all us. For now I suggest we get some rest, so that tomorrow we can get to work solving this problem."

"That's the smartest thing I've heard all night." said Leshawna.

Confessional Cabin: Beth

"Finally, a take charge leader who isn't evil like Heather."

Confessional Cabin: John

"I knew that Chris had probably left us to die, but being hysterical about it wasn't going to help. I didn't survive a battle with cancer just to die on an island in the middle of nowhere, so whatever your game is Chris, bring it on."

Confessional Cabin: Chris

"I can, and I will. But unfortunately we're out of time. But before we go make no mistake, those campers are on their own. Who will stand strong and who will crack under the pressure? Find out next time when the most dramatic season ever officially begins right here on Total Drama Shipwreck!"

(To be continued)