I am back and I think this is the longest chapter for this story so far, even without the extra work at the end. Enjoy, if you can lol.

Duncan, Geoff, Owen, Izzy Ezekiel, Harold, Noah, Tyler and Cody; whom was still passed out all waiting in the café for the second half of the contest to be over; all had seen the sight Trent and Ezekiel had. They had their respected questions.

"What in the world happened that got you so down?" Harold was the first to speak. All but one was even listening to conversation. Duncan's attention was elsewhere.

"Oh Trent, I don't get what his problem is. Gwen has been the only thing I have really had to a friend all these years; I just wanted to help her become a captain. For some reason, Trent was having none of that Eh." Ezekiel looked down and took a deep breath before continuing.

"She's the only one who knows of the truth of that day. She-"

"Oh that's complete crap and you know it. There is little I can trust was real about what Courtney tells me, but there was no way she cheated into becoming Mayor just to get her political career started and you know it."

"But I-"

"Can it, no one here will buy this crap you are pulling. And I suggest before you give it a rest, before you want me on your case for the entire show."

Ezekiel just sighed in defeat. There was more that story Duncan never knew about. Not only was he accusing Courtney of cheating on the election, but also another dark secret that shames him to know about. 'If Duncan ever learned that,' he thought to himself, he might hate Courtney forever.

'If only he knew the many dark secrets.

Courtney at the young age of 20 was having all of her plans go her way. Whatever she had done to her in Total Drama was not having an effect or a seeming effect on her now. The expected her to become the youngest Mayor in history to date at this rate. As soon as she graduated with the highest honors, she would be indeed serving her fair city well.

Her love life was going rather well at the same time. In fact, she and Duncan were to be married soon as college was over. Duncan visited as often as he could, but straightening out his own life at a time was getting harder and harder to see her. Courtney was not one of those women to understand not getting his attention. It got to the point where she would do a good deal of things to get any kind of attention. The issues that she had with this unfortunately lead to her cheating on Duncan with other men.

One day she received a letter from Duncan that explained how he felt and how happy he was and some more even as the letter goes on. It read…

Dear Princess,

I know you have not been able to see as much of me as you would like and I am deeply sorry for that. It has been a rough few mouths for me. Who knew getting your life on track would be so hard? Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you. I never said this, but you are the reason I am even doing this stupid shit of turning my life the right way. All the others only told me they liked me for the bad ass in me, but you always said there was more to me that that. You always fought me on being the better in me. I must say, I never knew that existed, until I met you. That is why I cannot wait for you to make this criminal an even luckier guy come next year. Thanks for seeing I can make something of myself.

With Love,

Your Ogre

It was now she practically broke into tears on the spot. She had not felt so worse of a person then what she was right now cheating on the man she loves. It was so odd, seeing him take the time to write her anything. All this time they were together he never did as many nice things as she would like and thought a girl like her should have. On dates, she would always have to hear his horn honked rather than him coming to the door as she expected, each and every time. The dates would lead them to a place one guys would like; monster truck rallies, boxing matches and heavy metal rock concerts. All of those which they had to sneak into and most of the time they would be caught, most of the time it was her own fault.

Nevertheless, to look past it all, now Courtney would need to be a completely faithful woman from that point on. She did however keep them in a special diary to which no one knew existed. Duncan himself never knew of it. It was Courtney's way of freeing herself of her past sins. It made her fell better about all of this mess.

Now, if only he did not find it…

The wedding was upon us and all the women about his past comments made on the island forgave Ezekiel. Therefore, he was more than welcome to come to the wedding. A few things Ezekiel was able to go to over the twenty years time.

Still, Ezekiel was still rather unpopular with most of the guests. Courtney's friends were mostly female and wanted nothing to do with them. Duncan didn't have any friends and even if he did, he thought they would scare them. His family was rather nice, though understandably more into their son's day than one guy like him. All the other unmentionable people were also too into it being Courtney and Duncan's day to let him bring them down, if he could for them.

Ezekiel, having all this free time was able to look around the church the wedding took place. Growing up with a strong religious belief however never ever visiting one of those churches that had all the money in the world, this, safe to say, really impressed the young man.

However, something else caught his eye.

A book was out of place. It looked like any other bible with its black cover and it was on its backside. He felt he could need some spiritual reading about now. He popped open the bible, it just, it was not quite a bible; it was Courtney's secret diary.

He saw all the information within it and everything she had done while Duncan was not around for her. He saw how she felt at her weakest and just what she would do for someone else when she was alone. Courtney had more problems that even he could ever understand.

Starting from the beginning Ezekiel made it about 25 pages in the diary before he felt a pounding on his head, it was so powerful it knocked him out of the chair. He turned to see it was the bride laying the smack down on his head as she repeatedly sent a beat down upon him.

When it was over Ezekiel had helped up and then slammed into the wall. No one in Ezekiel's sight could see was seeing the punishment that she inflicted upon to him.

He got one look on the bride's face and it told him if he ever told anyone what he read, she would have him killed.

"I know people in high places and you better do your best to not tell a soul about what I have done." She hissed at him. "If he were to find out he may never forgive me."

"Then maybe he shouldn't eh? You never should have a relationship based on lies."

"I was in a stressful moment. When people are in such a high position as me, they resort to the one that that can help them in the situation. For me it was something only a man could provide. When I needed it most, Duncan could not give that to me."

Ezekiel was giving off a look of uncertainty. He was not aware of what a man could give her that no one else could.

"The stress, people think I could become the Prime Minister of our country. There will be no way I'll let anyone in on my weakness about what has happened here." She then caught on to Ezekiel's look. It was clear he was still way too out of touch with the world. "I meant sex Ezekiel."

"But, should that be done only once you are married?"

"If you look at all the members on Total Drama, and every teen back when we were that age, you would find it hard to see too many kids' virgins at sixteen. It was never that hard to find virgins, but more sixteen year olds have kids at this point…"

"Were you when we were on the show?"

"I was, but after Total Drama Action I soon lost it to the man and I do mean the only man I love in Duncan."

Ezekiel would have guessed otherwise by now.

"But, don't you think you should at least tell Duncan and how you felt, he might understand, and you will be free of your guilt eh? I know if I had done something like that, I would just let her know about how I was feeling at the time. It may not end well, but at least I was free of my guilt."

"Who said I felt guilty?" That brought Ezekiel's eyes to widen a great deal in shock. "I got what I needed from them, and Duncan gets the wife who will never have that happen again. He will have a home school kid who will never tell him won't he?"

Ezekiel started with a nod. "It isn't my place. It is only a matter of you two. I am sorry I read, I though it was a bible and I could not stop."

"As long as you tell no soul you can keep your life." The bride spoke grimly. "As long as this stays you and me we will have no problem."

And tell no other soul he has done. It had lead to a great guilt that formed over the years. As the years grew, Ezekiel had to watch and see Courtney grow in power. There was no question at how she did it as well. Why Ezekiel would know this, would have to be for another day.

That was only the first of a line of incidents where Courtney has lied to Duncan and Ezekiel knew the truth. Nothing was quite as serious until years later.

Ezekiel was just hit with thunder the first time he was lied to by his now ex-wife. He does not even know half of what had happened to him. Ezekiel said without delay, he would find a way to convince him the truth to clear his name.

Then, there were many things about Ezekiel's name left darken by the snake's lying tongue.

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Chef had just finished reading the file for a second time. He wanted to make sure everything that he read was true; He was rather shocked she went to a grocery store not owned by her just to be a complete ass to the manager. The reasons for it were unclear. Seems she did not know DJ was the one that she was giving a hard time. Nevertheless, it seemed that he could use her to cause DJ more plan. More was coming into fold. He had to set out and find her.

As he ran out into the woods, he searched for her. He blasted his way through Leshawana and Bridgette at one point or another, just to find the corporate queen.

After minutes of running, he finally found her looking everywhere for the flag. Chef walked up to her as cool as could be. That scared Heather just a bit.

"What do you want old man?" Heather said in defense hoping to that he wanted nothing to do with her. Too bad that was not the case.

"You my dear are going to help me in getting the revenge I so deserve on the mama's boy and I am not taking no for an answer. I have seen a bit of you making eyes at the man and I don't know why and I don't care, but you will do as I say and I'll get you as far as you want in this season." He then leaned in close to get her attention. His lips just a few inches from her ear that was creped the hell out of her perfectly. "I know since you've never won, you want to prove that you are still the best with your cold tactics."

"But I can't work with you. Last time someone did it did not end too well for them am I right?"

"All you need to do then is helping me get my revenge on him I'll let you be captain. I know where the flag is and you know you want it."

Heather could not refuse that offer. She nodded and agreed.

Once again, however, a certain Prime Minister was lingering as she was before listening to Duncan and Harold talk. Chef told her the hideout with a whisper. Heather calmly walked off in the wrong direction not because she knew Courtney was there, because she did not, she just kept a calm demeanor about her so no one would catch on that she knew. It was a great hiding place. All Courtney could do now was wait.

Confession Cam

Courtney

"That cheating cook is at it again. Well I caught onto this and now I will become captain. There is no way that Heather can take me in a fight. I will just let her find it and steal it. Then Duncan, you will be on my team. Everything will go so well in my plan."

End of session.

The rest of the girls did seem to not a clue as to where the flag was. Heather just to make sure she checked the finish line to make sure the game was over. Only Cody talking to Izzy and Owen were present. That gave everything she needed to start making a full sprint for the flag in its hiding place. Only passing Gwen and Trent on her way past, shortly after Heather ran off went Courtney.

"Something has to be up if Heather is running. I say we follow her." Trent suggested.

Gwen indeed did agree with her husband but for many other reasons. Gwen a lot faster than Trent these days was able to get away from him. She felt he would more than understand her chance to get away and at the same time be away from him as well. A weight just lifted off her.

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Though she did not know it, Bridgette and Beth both happened to be in the same area as the flag. They happen run into each other that reminded Bridgette herself, she never had a chance to tell her how wonderful things were going for her and congratulate her for all her fortune. That started the conversation. Then it just went on and on with the talking.

"So then how did your fling with Rico Matsu go? I always loved his underwear ads." She drifted out into space for a second. When she was back into reality, she saw that smug look on Beth and started to blush red like a schoolgirl. "I also loved what he did for the environment." But her defense was all in vain as Beth still stayed with her smug expression.

"It was just all the media filling your heads sorry to say. He was a real nice guy most of the time. He often tried to get in many women's skirt and it worked, too often for my taste. He could just never be happy with one. And I have always been a one woman girl."

"Well then we are going to need to find you someone faithful and that will leave Duncan off the list."

"Why would you say something like that? His daughter has always been one of my biggest fans, Duncan didn't realize, but they won a contest to have me spend the day with her and he came along. It was one day, but he seemed really great. Not my type, but still great."

Bridgette stared is disbelief until the one person she did not like even more than Duncan came sprinting past them into a bush and then right back out with the female flag the represented power to being the female and second team captain. Bridgette and Beth felt rather dumb for letting that part of the game slip up so badly that Heather of all people got control of it. They really did not care for the game, but they cared that Heather would be in power.

All the while Heather had thought no one was around, and then it hit her, Chris should be watching.

"Attention all ladies, Heather has found the flag hidden in the bush neat our famous cliff dive. It seems she is on the run back. Beth and Bridgette are giving chase. I'd give it about five more minutes before she makes it back to camp at this rate."

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It seemed when this caught wind, all the women were in shock at how it could get to this point. Now it was getting rather thick. The first challenge was coming to a big close.

Eva and Leshawna were both thinking the same thing. Eva running a bit faster, but both were headed back to camp to counter Heather when she got there. Katie and Sadie both found their way back to camp but long before Chris's announcement. By the look of Eva and Leshawna's unsurprising stares, the two didn't look interested in putting a stop to Heather.

"Looks like we both had the same idea. Together, we will bash Heather into the next year and then some." Leshawna said hoping she would agree, however the look and Eva's face told otherwise.

"Being on Heather's team I could not give two shits about it, but her being my leader, that when lines are crossed. And believe me, surfer girl and our Prime Minister are on the same list."

Leshawna looked now like she was going crazy, but that was ok, as long as they both knew they needed to shut down Heather at the finish line they knew that she couldn't be captain.

Sadie of Team Katie and Sadie came up towards them with a smile of support.

"You know we are behind your no Heather being leader one hundred percent. Then at the same time; do you not think it is possible that Heather might be a better person after these twenty years?"

"You come up with a company who seems even eviler than Wal-Mart and then we will talk about it." Eva spoke.

Remembering well Heather being the richest person in the world currently, it was very important to see how the company really was. She never took the time to look at Wal-Mart for what it was, and now you do have Mega-H stores all over like Wal-Mart use to be.

"You have a point, I think?" Sadie added and then stepped back.

Leshawna and Eva both rolled their eyes and Eva let out a muffled "idiot," under her breath. All they could do is wonder how long they will wait.

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Heather was running as fast as she could to the finish line with Beth and Bridgette both giving chase, but it seemed Heather was the faster of the two. They managed to keep her in sight but not enough to the point where they were catching up with her. All three women were in great shape, but nothing compares to five days a week with gym workouts like Heather did. Now and days Bridgette's main workout was with the kids. And Beth was slowing down in her days as a model and doing other things. She still look just slight over 25 in looks, but she knew it was time to not be as active as she use to be in working out.

Heather was feeling about a free as she could be, but then Chris's voice had to come in as a distraction.

"Looks like Eva and Leshawna have the same idea as to ambush who ever shows up. And looking at these ladies, I really doubt Leshawna's gotten any weaker. As for Eva, well as long as no one is injured beyond competing, I allow her to have it out with whomever she likes.

A flash of every camper was showing cringing to that fact. Even Justin and DJ whom were both hiding somewhere with their own grief for one thing or another. Both got over it for the one second they realized they could be beat near fracture bones if Eva felt like it. No, not a single camper could be deemed tougher than Eva, could they?

Heather continued trying to think of a plan to brake off and newly happy Eva and Leshawna, whom before might have been her biggest threat. She however didn't get too much time to think it over. Something out of nowhere tripped her. She lost the flag and she lost conscious once hitting the ground. Since it was Bridgette and Beth chasing her, the female knew she could expect them to let her go.

"Oh my God, thank you for saving us, Courtney?" Beth questioned surprised to see that she was the one that did the deed.

"And have Heather be in control, I don't think I could ever let that happen."

"But Courtney, you know you are going to have to deal with Eva right? As much as I am on your side about things, you know she is going to support Duncan in all this."

"That's fine with me, I can deal with Eva."

"You heard Chris," Beth started, "you will get crushed by the toughest girl on the island."

No; the toughest person on the island at this rate.

"Do not worry; I said I can handle Eva. But the way I can handle her, I do not want to have to take the risk of having to do the same thing with Leshawna both. I want her on my side and on my team. Bridgette, maybe you and Beth can help me out with this?"

Bridgette more than happy to walked over and nodded to the Prime Minister while Beth looked less sure of herself, but agreed. After hearing her conversation with Bridgette, she seriously wanted to get to the bottom of what could have happened. Not too long could she think for herself when Chris interrupted things.

"And down goes Heather to an awesome tripping by our countries Prime Minister. You heard right, Courtney is now in control of the flag and is a two minute run from camp.

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"WHAT!!!"

The shocking vibration came from all over the cabin as well as the four women in the back. Duncan now looking desperate hoping that there was no way this was to be true. There was no way he could allow this as he rushed out of the cabin.

Outside he passed Eva and Leshawna both to the cabin Chris was hidden in. He busted through the door to look at the camera to see exactly where his ex-wife really was.

"Hey dude, you can not just walk up in here."

"CAN IT BEFORE I DO IT FOR YOU!" Duncan yelled out at him.

Safe to say, Chris did no longer fight the officer.

"There you are baby. I will make sure that you for sure do not win this challenge." He then rushed off to cut Courtney and her supporters.

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While Heather was out cold she dream that same dream even further it seemed she left off right where she was before she was woken by Gwen before.

"Why would you want to say hi to me? No one ever comes to say hi to me." Asked the young Heather.

"And no one should be that lonely. My mama always told me to be nice to everyone. You look like you could use a little nice from someone you know what I mean?" Devin smiled kindly towards her.

Devin stood tall over all the kids in the playground as Heather stood on top of his shoulders. As he ran she reached her hands to the sky. She often did this from where she stood, but it was never quite the same. She use to reach for it to run away from where she lived; all the trouble, all the abuse, with Devin, she was reaching for a new and better tomorrow. As long as Devin was here, she had a friend.

Their first day ended with their parents coming for them at the same time.

For Devin, it was the fact that he could make someone happy who was sad. He prided himself on doing something like that.

For Heather, it was something else, she felt loved for the first time, and she felt she loved Devin too.

That night she remembered the nightmare she was put through. Her father did this to her every night. He cursed her and hit her rather badly as she took a beating. Normally she was able to hide those bruises. But tomorrow was a different case.

The next day Heather was taken to the park by her father. Devin was already there and he could see what she did not though he saw, that conversation. He could not hear it. But he saw that she was shaken up rather badly.

"Now you listen to me you little devil, you tell anyone what happen, and you will get something much worse the next time. Up till now I have been going easy on you."

Devin saw her physically shake her which brought fear into her eyes. Lucky for Devin, e brought his baseball bat as he promised to teach Heather how to play baseball today. They even hoped to get a game with some of the kids. Devin for a change had different plans.

Heather came over with a false smile coming over to Devin, expecting this could take the pain away. Devin however saw the whole meeting between the two of them.

"You want me to make you real happy?" Devin asked her which Heather nodded. "Then let me hurt him like he did you."

Heather could not explain it. When she looked into his eyes, she could see that Devin say it all. The pain she went through and that he knew who had done it. Devin took the bat in his hands and charged at her father.

"NO DON'T GO!!!" She yelled. That didn't stop him.

Heather's father was not looking when he heard a powerful swing coming from the back of his legs. He turned to see a large four-year-old staring at him with hate. It was then that he remembered his wife telling him that she made a friend with a Jamaican child. He had taken into account that maybe, Heather told him. She picked the biggest kid on the playground to be friends with.

Though rather, it was the biggest kid that chose Heather.

Devin swung again but the man caught the bat the then stripped it from the kid. This man had no problem hitting another child in public, normally that would be Heather when she was being bad, and sometimes he would make that up himself; today, his rage was at an all time high as he was about to swing Devin's bat upon him.

The bat was caught from behind.

Like Heather, yesterday Devin's mother had taken him to the park, today, his father was taking a day off to spend time with his son.

Heather's Father, compared to Devin's was a complete mismatch. Heather's father was maybe 5 foot 5 inches and around one hundred 150 pounds. He was on the chubby side. Devin's father was close to a foot taller and weighed about two hundred and thirty pounds. In his case, that was muscle considering he works three jobs, all hard labor, just so DJ and his brothers can live a better life than he did.

The fight was over quickly. Devin told his father what he thought he knew. Heather feeling a lot safer with this man, even after he beat the holy hell out of her own dad, he could see the gentle side that Devin had himself. That must have been where be got it from. She confirmed everything.

Month's later, Devin's uncle Roger, an attorney was able to put him away for thirty years. The child abuse was not all that was found out about this man, He was a drug smuggler. Heather's mother lied when she said that she was not part of the ordeal. But then Devin's mother and so did much of his family understand that was a lie, yet Roger could not prove that.

But Devin and Heather would…

Before Heather could continue her dream, like before it was Gwen to wake her up all alone in that same part of the woods. In a rush Heather tilted her head up seeing that she was behind in the race.

"Come on Heather, there is still time to work on our deal. We can still get the flag from Courtney."

"What…how?" Heather however was still somewhat out of it but heard every word she spoke of.

"Seems Ms. High and Mighty doesn't want to get into too many fights. I have an idea. If you are willing to follow, so I can live up to my end of the deal. Frankly, this may be our only option."

"Whatever freak, just get over with it now!" Heather demanded.

Gwen ignored her comment and then began to whisper her plan impossible for even the cameras to pick up. Heather's annoyed look even perked up to a rather wide grin.

"Well that's great. We can only hope it does not change hands before then."

"Chris would tell us otherwise." Gwen grinned and both went off in different directions.

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Heather while heading in her direction was pacing herself rather well, still in her mind was to why she was having those dreams. That part of her life she thought she had put behind her forever.

The parents that had been seen for Total Drama Island as all the members of the final five had shown were not her real parents. At least they were never her birth parents. Sure she had grown to love her aunt and her husband, but nothing could replace the scares of her childhood. And yet within seconds she found maybe the one person whom knew about child abuse more than herself, DJ.

DJ, putting away his cell phone looking to the ground rather grimly to his mother's cancer, never knowing if he will see the woman that means more to him than life himself. She always did say it was his job to bury her and not the other way around. While he knew he had to accept it, he never thought so soon.

Yet still, this woman was also not DJ's birth mother…

Emma Earnright, the maiden name of his real mother was a drug attic ever since she was seventeen as she was the single mother taking care of two boys, Robin and Devin.

Now DJ may have been only the tender age of two, but he was a rare case where he had memories of his life long before he could even crawl. Robin took the bulk of the beatings, but there were a few times DJ was even sent down a flight of stairs. A child that age should have just died from so many blows, but DJ was just made of a tougher skin. Something about him just gave him the ability to take a great deal of damage. For where most kids would break bones, he did not. A strange thing that.

When his real father and the same man who beat down Heather drug dealing dad track them down, at two years old DJ had been freed from Emma's wraith, he and Robin both. His father, had been in troubled time in his past, but asked the lord and his new wife to look past that.

The woman that DJ now knows as his mother is one and the same.

This woman was kinder, gentler with him and his brother a great deal. To go along with having two other half brothers it seemed life was looking up. By the time DJ was the age of four, he was able to look beyond his birth mother and learn how to treat people right by his new mother.

This is why DJ would do anything for his mother. There is now mistake that she did not bring him into this world, but also no changing the fact that this woman loved him just as much and maybe more than anyone else in the world. None of her birth children looked out for her in her time of need like DJ has done. Robin has helped here and there, but he is not as well off even as DJ is and he has three kids. The other two, Vincent and Colin were either big time football stars or retired ones. Colin a possible Hall of Famer. None of their funds go out to their mother.

This bought on all the stress to DJ that he had to hold onto all on his own, on top of everything else that had happened to him before that.

"What's got you so down?" Heather crept over asking.

DJ just raised his hands in the air without saying a word as if he was asking God why he wanted him to suffer. DJ then just walked off in a huff.

"Don't you have a contest to try and win still?" Hoping that would get her off his back. That worked like a charm. He turns around and Heather was already gone.

Still all the while not one knew that the other had met before total Drama. In DJ's case, he does remember Heather, but the Heather he remembered was overweight and had a bad zit problem. It was almost impossible to guess that this Heather was the bombshell she was at sixteen. Though if she was not Heather, he would say she look even better these days. Not even to himself did he understand why he was thinking like that.

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"Ok so now you two girls get Leshawna to be on my side, or at least distracted, so that I can take care of Eva myself." Courtney told the girls as they walked towards the camp grounds.

"I still say this is a suicidal plan on your part Courtney. I just hope Eva doesn't become leader. She is too vicious for the role."

"No one asked for your opinion Beth. Just let me do my thing and then you do yours."

If it wasn't for the fact she felt it was down to Eva and Courtney for captain, she would not have nodded to that.

They all trotted off to quickly before they got to the camp grounds, Duncan standing in their way.

"Ah, my first round pick. Come to celebrate us being on the same team again?" Courtney joked.

"I knew you had a plan like that. You know you would suffer, but after all you have done to me, you know you would just make things worse. There is no way I can stand behind this and let you get you way. I'm shutting you down right now." Duncan said walking forward.

Now, Duncan hated the thought of hitting a girl, he really did; though with his back to the wall it seemed he had little option. Courtney was up to something and being on her team was just the start of it. If he let this continue, it could get to levels that he wanted to avoid. So much so, that hitting a woman seemed like the better way to go. No, it was the better way to go. Courtney and Duncan's past are littered with traps that even he did not know existed. Whatever it could be, he could not take the chance in having Courtney get her way.

Even as he approached her something was wrong. She was calm and had a very smug look about her. This looked bad.

For the first time in years, the ex-couple stood face to face. Many of the times he two face off it was Duncan with the smile and Courtney rather annoyed at the actions of the former troubled youth. The tables were now turned and this time, Duncan did not even know what he had up her sleeve, but she never stopped smiling.

"What in the world could you be so happy about. I'm about to pound you," he took a quick look at the other girls. "not that I like the idea of hitting a woman," Now his eyes and dead cold expression were locked onto his ex-wife, " but you have something on your mind you might as well say it before I begin and give that flag to someone else."

Duncan was honesty thinking Lindsay at the moment; two random people, two very random teams.

Courtney decided to draw this one out. He adjusted her shirt and brushed off her pants. She did not take more than a step back to brush herself. All this time she was as calm as could be. She spoke in a low and cool tone.

"You forget who I am and where we are? Hitting me would only lead to public destruction for you. Not only would you put yourself behind bars for the rest of your useless life, you would lose your daughter, our daughter forever Duncan. Remember all your actions are on live TV. So go ahead, make your day and mine. Or you can put up with whatever I have planned and still go home to your daughter," She began to chuckle just oh so slightly, but such a powerful sound to the ears of those around the area. "Maybe. So if any of that did not change your mind, go ahead and hit me. Hit the Prime Minister." Her smile faded away as her face stood fair and blunt.

Never, in all the years Duncan has been on the up and up, have words put fear into him. Never in all the years had had had he felt, at the same time, the power to rebel against her and the system. It was a strange sensation. Yet, at the same time he knew he could risk Kimberly in the hands on Courtney. He knew the relationship they would have. No attempt, legit or otherwise, would make Kimberly feel any better about her mother. Even Duncan himself had tried to turn her to a better light, but she knew too much of Duncan's truth to the relationship. Her mind was made up.

It is still yet to be proven that it is the real truth. All is still on a base of opinion. Only Duncan and Courtney knew how it really ended. One was right and one was wrong.

Well, there was one other...

Duncan had little choice as he was forced to let Courtney, Beth and Bridgette pass.

Courtney's smile returned as she walked past. "You made the right move Duncan."

Beth was still on the fence on what was going on. Sure hitting a girl seems like the ultimate wrong thing to do, but he still did not do the deed. At the same time, she still remembers the great day she had with father and daughter.

Bridgette on the other hand had a very cold an evil stare upon the eyes of Duncan. She could not believe he was that close to doing what he was about to do. All the work Duncan had done to change her mind on how Duncan was faded away almost all together. It would have faded had he gone through with it.

When they were gone Duncan kicked the ground disgusted with himself that he let Courtney get the best of him. He was angry with himself that he came that close to hitting a girl. Sure, Harold hit Heather, but no one outside of maybe DJ thought of her as a girl. That was another story. He would have to watch himself from now one as it seemed, Duncan would be her first round pick.

"Shit." was all that was uttered.

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At the campsite they drew near to the campgrounds where now Chris was joining to two women ready to make their stand to become captain.

Eva was into it all the same had it been Heather; at the same time it could have been anyone to be honest. Eva wanted to be in charge for herself, Leshawna, not so much. She knew about her negative feelings toward her husband were, no matter how many times he tried to convince her it was a nerd getting revenge on her at the time boyfriend or husband, pending the time period, but she still was not like Heather, right?

Leshawna got most of the convincing she needed when Bridgette and Beth came with the Prime Minister.

"Come on Leshawna, do we really need to resort to violence after twenty years. I never had a problem with you and you never had one with me. Why do we need a war?"

"You know what, you have a point. I was only here for Heather." Leshawna walked to side no longer feeling the need to do this. "But you know it is not going to be as easy for Eva to see the light right?"

"Do not fret dear; I have had to win over harder people than her in the past."

Eva eyes turned from rage to fire. She hated someone standing up to her. At the same time, she had to respect it from someone like her. This time twenty years ago there was no promise that Eva could do the same thing. She had to make sure Courtney would never do it again.

Bridgette and Beth in fear also went off to the side to let the one on one duel begin between these two. It was not time to understand what Courtney had up her sleeve.

"So Eva, do we really need to go over this? Not like I have any evil intentions here don't you agree?" Courtney honestly lied.

"You think Duncan is the only one who knows the truth? Don't be so stupid. I have a license to kill so unlike Duncan, I will not get into any trouble for putting my hands on you if needed. Besides, I just want to hit something after what Chris said anyhow. You're the perfect target to get out all my rage on."

"So I see those classes in the end did not work for you Eva?" So said the Prime Minister smugly.

"No, they did work. But coming back to this place just makes me want to hit something getting knocked out second. Then, when I came back into the game I was kicked out right away." Eva scoffed.

"Still, we do not need any levels and violence do we now?"

"Violence please!?" Eva punched her fists together.

"… Very well then."

Shocking gasps were coming from all those present, Chris included.

"This is huge; we are going to need a new Prime Minister after Eva tears through her limb from limb."

Bridgette and Beth were not so sure about that. Courtney seemed to need a plan and was so sure of herself. They never got the information that made her seem so sure she could handle Eva. If anything now Eva knew how to control her rage and place it on one person. Since Courtney was that person and she was playing with bull, she was about to get the horns. However, could she tame this bull?

Eva charged for Courtney with her left hand set into a fist. When she got close enough to make good contact, Courtney could long see what she was going to do first. She took a step back from her punch and moved to the right ever so subtle. Eva was surprised to say the least, but then, so was everyone else.

Hearing grunts of a fight, everyone in the cabin which now included Trent who retreated back after he could no longer find Gwen and a Cody finally up to see what it was about. They were all shock to see when Eva went for a high kick that Courtney just ducked. Eva went back for another right punch, but that would be her last move.

Courtney took hold of Eva's arm and in shock took control of Eva's body twisting her arm and turns her body to have her back face her. Bodies held so close together the air could not travel between the two. All the while Courtney had the same smug look along her face. Nothing in her body language or expression had changed from the beginning. It seemed as they held together for the longest time, time was not moving for the longest time due to the shock that Eva was being bested, by someone. To someone like Cody and Harold, this seems like a total reversal dominant Yuri moment. Harold was fast enough to take a picture of this moment, for it only did last a second.

In the next moment Eva was turned back forward and the next thing she knew, everything went black for her. What had happened was Courtney ended it with on sharp kick to the head which Eva was not braced for. The shocking impact, plus the strength in the Prime Minister's kick was enough to lay out everyone's biggest fear on the island. Well, you still had Chef's cooking…

Bigger gasps were expressed at the end of that fight. No one had words for what just happened here as Courtney asserted herself as the toughest person on the island.

Courtney calmly looked to Bridgette and Beth's direction as she calmly smiled and said, "I told you I had everything in control."

Neither two of the girls could come up with a word to say.

"Tai-Kwan-do. I felt it was best to learn how to defend myself over the years."

While that was true, the real truth was one of the men Courtney cheated on Duncan with over the year was a master of the art. She learned it from him, and then ended up having to use it on him.

"Well, if you guys have nothing to say, I'll just cross the finish line now."

Courtney was about to walk over, yet out of nowhere Gwen come in front of her and used the same tactic of surprise as Courtney used on Eva. She took hold of he shoulders and brought their two heads together as they both clashed into a head butt. Courtney, not ready for the blow, was instantly left unconscious.

Once again, the crowd left without words, however this time, they did cheer.

No secret that the mass of them liked Gwen more than Courtney, No one cheering louder than Trent or Ezekiel.

Gwen taking her eyes off the crowd into the forest as Heather was watching from a far. Gwen gave her a smile and then took her eyes off the prize as she danced around celebrating for herself which was a un-Gwen thing to do. With all the shock that the mass had seen, they decided to say this was one of those changes that the group had gone through over the years. Courtney knowing Tai-Kwan-do was more than enough.

Only Trent saw something wrong with this. And just like he thought, something did come of it.

"Yonk!"

Heather came out of nowhere and stole the flag from Gwen and unlike the other two just ran across the finish line. No one saw that coming as they looked in shock and disbelief. Not even Chris saw something like this coming, but like he always did. He smiled through it all.

"Well, do to showboating, it seems Heather took the chance to be underhanded and sneaky and take the chance of a lifetime to become the second captain for this season!"

Now no one had words for that move of incredible cunning. Moreover, how did this come to be?

"I'm listening…"

As Heather had said prior, willing to give Gwen's plan a listen. She was just about ready for anything.

"Even though you do not need it, I know how much you must want to win. I am willing to help you become the captain and get the female flag."

Heather was in shock of this, but not enough to expect the obvious.

"So, what do I have to do for your services?"

"All I ask for whatever combination it is done is that you do not have me and Trent on the same team. He is the source of my entire problem and why I'm so depressed these days."

"Spare me the life story, not interested." Gwen had to swallow her pride very hard going to her, but she knew it was the best plan to keep he from she.

"So do we have a deal?"

"Very well. I will let whomever of the men that win pick one of you two first. Then with my next pick I will take the other." Heather finished.

Gwen extended her hand as they both shook, disgusted with each other for doing so. Then, they both went there separate ways searching for the pink flag.

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Chris had called back all those who were hiding in the woods to call out the winner of the second half of the competition to be Heather. Duncan could help be so happy that there was at least a chance that he was free from Courtney. It was better than having no chance at all to be honest. As for DJ, and Justin, they were pretty neutral in the matter. One of them might not want to think that way.

Once all twenty two plus a host a cook were together, Chris was able to lay down some more ground rules for this new season.

"Ok ladies and gents, welcome to your reunion show where three million dollars is the grand prize."

Chris paused for everyone to get rather excited for the whole crowd, Duncan more than anyone. This could be Kimberly's chance to get into Harvard. DJ could use the money to save his mama. Maybe Justin could live in a home. Most of the others were thinking retirement funds.

"For the final four there will also be a three hundred thousand dollar cash prize. And if you read you contracts, if we made it this far, you all get a cool ten grand for just participating this season. It's the show's way of saying thanks for making them billionaires." Chris only half lied with that. "So take the money as Chef passes it out."

Chef went to each camper handing them over their money. When it came to DJ, he shoved it into his chest growling, knock the wind partially out of him.

"What you do with the money from here is up to you. Now, for our two captains, it is time to pick you team members. You both will be going Action style with boy, girl, boy, girl, starting with the opposite sex to yourself."

That made Gwen's plan work perfectly. No way could she and Trent be on the same team if Heather was to live up to her word.

"Owen, since you were able to find your flag, you pick first."

"Oh that is going to be so easy, I pick Izzy."

"Whoo!" Izzy yelled back flipping to her boyfriend.

"Heather?" Chris perked up.

"DJ…" She grinned evilly in his direction. All the store manager could do was look down as he went her way.

"Ok I pick, Cody to my team." Owen said right away as he was pretty much still best friends with the guy.

"I'll take Bridgette to my team." Defeated Bridgette walked over to Heather.

" Alright, I will take Lindsay to my team." She cheered as she was excited to be with Owen as a teammate again. She did enjoy being with him despite how many may think of him.

"I shall take Duncan then."

Duncan walked over doing the math, the last girl would be on Owens' team, so he whispered into his new captain's ear, "whatever you do, don't take my ex-wife. I'm begging you."

Heather did nothing to show she even agreed. She was thinking about it.

"Tyler, my man, get on over here." Tyler was pumped to join Owens' team at this point.

"Let's see, I'll take Sadie." Sadie had no problems one way or another and just headed over to that side.

"Beth, come on down." She sighed happily as she was not on Heather's team

"Harold." When looking at the cast, you had to believe Harold must have been the one who kept up with all his skills and very well gained more over the years.

"I'll take Trent." Trent was happy as he given Gwen a thumbs up as she was expected to be Owens' next pick. Owen even wicked to the fact.

This was it; it was time to see if Heather could keep her promise to Gwen and actually do something she promised. Gwen could only hope since if she did not, there was no way to say that Gwen was safe after one pick.

"Gwen." Was all she said with her eyes closed. Everyone gasping to the choice, Gwen, pretended to look rather down about it, but to those two, there was no mistake done here. Heather got what she wanted and Gwen got her way.

Safe to say, Chris got some joy in his heart out of that move.

Trent was looking to this much deeper, but had yet to say a single word to it.

Owen out of desperation needed to pick a new woman for his team. He for the first time went for skill when thinking of whom he wanted.

"Leshawna."

Leshawna looked to her husband with an evil grin which he returns. For them this was a best possible scenario for the two. They were on separate teams, and Heather was not going to be on Leshawna's team.

"Geoff."

"Katie." More shocks were let out since the girl was in a wheelchair. Katie was just glad to not be picked last. That's what Owen was also going for. Sadie and Katie being on other teams were not going be much of a problem now as it was in the past.

"Eva"

"Ezekiel." Now it was worse for Trent. The guy who seemed to be after his wife was on his team. Now he had to get rid of him. That was all that was on his mind.

"Noah."

Cody sighed happily at that move.

Well, that left a force of Courtney to Owens' team and Justin to Heather's team. Chris put his hands together and walked over to Heather's side first.

"Well then congrats. I dub Heather's team, "The Golden Oldies."

"But were younger than you." Duncan pointed out."

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS THE GIRL PICKED LAST!"

"You forget, other than Heather, you are not really very liked among us. Ezekiel pointed out getting a few laughs from the crowd, none bigger than a certain police officer.

"Like you're so popular." Ezekiel just stood his ground but just a little more sheepish then before.

As for Owens' side, I dub the, "The Old Timers."

Lindsay started to cry out. "But I'm not old. I'm not!"

"Don't you worry dear; Chris is just trying to get under our skin. You should not let him bug you out like that." Tyler said trying to comfort his wife.

"Great, now that you have you team names; I have a few good notes for the team captains and the males and females that were picked first. DJ, Izzy, Bridgette and Cody, when your team has your first ceremony you can not be voted off. That's right, being picked first you are invincible. Heather and Owen, the same goes for you, but for two ceremonies."

Most of the mentioned cheered on the moment. DJ was the odd man out considering that he wanted to leave to be with his mother.

"And I know how some of you do not know yet so I might as well tell you now, even if you get voted off. None of you are going home until the show is over. That's right, in your contracts whether you are first or last out of the game, you are stuck here to help out with the challenges, and maybe even coming back if I feel you should."

"I have a country to run. If I have no reason to play this stupid game, I demand freedom to leave as I please if I am eliminated."

"Not like that will take long." Ezekiel was picking up points with a few of the former campers with his latest remarks but almost caught the backhand of Courtney this time. He thought he pushed his luck enough at this point.

"Like I care; I am bigger than the Prime Minister ever will be."

"So it comes out, the true limit to Chris's vanity." Gwen responds. "The only possible way it could get bigger if he thinks he is bigger than God."

"Why Gwen, how did you read my mind?"

A collection of gasps came from the whole lot.

"Chris, take back your words. There are so many things that can be said. If you go against God, you will be in so much trouble."

"Well will see. For this summer I'll be your God anyway. You next challenge will be tomorrow morning. And there are only two cabins, and their coed!"

A mix of cheers and moans came from the crowd. Beth was use to exposing her body in her line of work as was Lindsay. Courtney on the other hand was in fear of something. Justin just did not want to be seen.

"How about we just have it one side girls and one side guys?" Noah suggested.

"Oh no, I decided the best option was to do whatever it takes to be away from Heather. You guys just think because we have the biggest problems on our side you can just be buddy buddy, no way. We do this, Golden Oldies to the left, and Old Timers to the right." The rest of Leshawna's team agreed to the fortune they were given. Only Sadie seemed to have something to say.

"Can someone switch with me? Just so I can support Katie in her time of needs? I am the only one who knows how and it would help out wonders."

"I will switch!" DJ said in desperation. Heather stood in his way.

"No, as captain I will give you-"

"Why not have Gwen sleep on our side since you know, we are married and all." Trent suggested. Most of the campers thought that was a great idea. Ezekiel though looked rather panicked since he knew the deal, but he had no options. It wasn't like he could offer himself up. That sounded real good right now considering Courtney and Trent were on his team. Leshawna at the same time saw through all this as well and was able to speak about it.

"No, let it be me and Harold. We maybe foes for our bet, but I think it's for the best we do this like that."

"I was looking forward to catching up with some of the guys on this side, but nothing beat a calm conversation with my wife, so I am cool with it."

With that the living arrangements were set. The men unanimously opted to wait outdoors when the women changed and likewise for the women. Chris' plan to get them in odd situations due to gender failed, for tonight.

Other than a random chase scene between Eva and Cody, the rest of the night went off without a hitch. Depressions and issues were set aside for one night. After all, it is as Beth told the whole lot…

"We have a whole summer to fight each other. Let's at least make the first night go well."

And they all kept to their word, for tonight.

A/N

Well, I thought I'd have this out Saturday, but my dad offered me to help him out with work… which was almost like free money, if I didn't get a bit of a cold. Nothing too serious mind you. I feel overall fine.

Well I have three things I would like all the readers do outside of this.

1. Very simple, Tell me in the review how do you like the team names. I just came up with them on the fly this day.

2. This is a contest, feel free to do so or not. I want to see who maybe you think are the two main antagonists in this story based on what I have given you so far. I want to know if you get it right because if you do, I thought I asked (if you want a spoiler.) you can ask me one question about this story you want and I mean any question. Remember, not all answers are set in stone. Only one person gets to do so, which to be fair, I will pick out of a hat so no favoritism used. Please send through a message. If you do not have an account on send it to . That will give everyone interested a fair chance. Label the email, "antagonist." If you can not spell very well just copy and paste it please.

3. I will have a poll up to try to get all opinions on this story so far. I know how I fee, but I want to know how you feel. You should have many choices. How many, not sure at this time.

Until then

The Kid