Total Drama Redux: Back To The Island

by Hideki Sohma

The winner of Total Drama Island has been decided, but now it's time for another season. Bringing in some old faces as well as some new ones, things are bound to get a bit wacky, but maybe also a bit romantic. Will canon characters and OC s mix on the island? To find out, you ll just have to tune into season 2 of Total. Drama. Island!

4. Chapter 3: No I in Team

Previously on Total Drama Island, our 21 campers found themselves having to rock climb up the side of a cliff. However there were booby trapped hand holds and bombardments along the way. When it was all said and done The Ravenous Raccoons pulled off the win and the Deadly Deer had to send someone home. It was down to being between Katie and Trent, but when all the votes were tallied, our music man Trent had to take the walk on the dock of shame. Who will be going home today? Well you`ll just have to watch and find out on today`s episode of Total. Drama. Island!

(Intro Plays)

The Raccoons are chatting with each other over the previous night`s competition, noticing that a specific someone was missing from the Deer`s table.

*Confessional*
Charlie: Ah crap. Now I can`t apologize! Pffff. Well, add his name to the list of people who hate me. (he takes out a large dictionary sized book. He then looks back to the camera) I`ve had a lot of jobs
*End Confessional*

Charlie plays with his food as he rests his other hand on his chin. Gwen looks over with an eyebrow raised. "You don't have to be upset Charlie, it's not your fault he got eliminated." Charlie gives her a forced half smile. "Thanks Gwen. I appreciate it."

*Confessional*
Gwen: It's weird this is actually bothering Charlie. I don't think he actually did anything wrong. (shrugs) I don't know, maybe I just have a high tolerance for name calling. Still, it`s kind of sweet that it DOES bother him so much…
*End Confessional*

Nate meanwhile is looking at the food with disgusted disinterest. `Why does this food never get ANY better?` He asks seemingly himself. However, a soulless sounding voice responds. `I think he`s doing the best he can.` Nate scoffs. `Yeah, okay.` He turns over to see who`s speaking and notices Alice staring at him. Unflinching he rolls his eyes. Seeing this, Alice is taken slightly aback.

*Confessional*
Alice: (puts a finger to her face) This is very odd. When I look at people like that it usually elicits more of a reaction. This Nate is a very strange individual.
*End Confessional*

Vincent is looking a little guilty as he is sitting over by the Deer.

*Confessional*
Vincent: I know that I was supposed to vote off Katie, but…I just couldn`t do it you know? She`s really cool and I think she can offer a lot to the team. She just needs a chance. Like Hanatha got during..during…. (he puts his finger to his lips before scratching his head) when did that happen again? Right, right at the VMA last year. How did I forget that?
*End Confessional*

Seeing him look a little dejected, Katie moves over to Vincent and sits down putting on a smile. `Hey Vincent!` He turns and smiles back at her. `Oh, hey Katie!` A moment later her smile seems to fade as she puts her head down. `I just wanted to thank you yesterday for not voting for me. Even though I totally deserved it.` Vincent shakes his head. `No you didn`t. Just because you fell doesn`t mean you deserved to be kicked off. I fell too!` Katie giggles at this. `Yeah, but you won the first challenge.` Vincent shrugs. `I`m surprised I wasn`t voted off yesterday. After all I went home at the first vote off last time.` Katie shakes her head emphatically. `That was like, totally a mistake. They lost out last time. You`re like, really cool and a really good teammate..` Vincent smiles back at her. `Thanks.` Katie puts her hands on her hips. `Now, are we going to talk about Hanatha or aren`t we?` Vincent grins. `Well…if you insist.`

Caden looks over to them and smiles.

*Confessional*
Caden: (he is looking through a medical kit) I`m glad those two found comfort in talking to each other. It leaves me with a good feeling all over. Like..really good. (he pauses) wait. There was some morphine in here…where did it… (he raises his arm and sees a needle sticking out of it) ah.. that…that would explain it. (he slides off the stool and lands on the ground out of sight)
*End confessional*

Gerdie is meanwhile sitting at the Deer`s table. Standing up, she unknowingly bumps into Geoff. `Oh sorry!` A tray of Chef surprise oozes down his face as the tray had tipped and crashed on his head. Gerdie can`t help but laugh. `S..hahaha sorry Geoff.` Geoff puts on a smile and shrugs. `No problem dudette. It`s not the first time you`ve gotten sticky stuff on my face.

*Confessional*
Geoff: Whoa. That came out wrong. Harsh
*End Confessional*

Gerdie snickers at the double entendre. Geoff smiles. `Totally walked into that one.` Gerdie smirks. `Technically I walked that one into you.`

*Confessional*
Gerdie: I find it hard to believe that surfer boy here is for real. I thought people like him only existed in 90`s movies and TV shows where everyone wears bathing suits all the time. What`s he going to say next? (she crosses her legs and attempts to do her best surfer voice) `Do you wanna catch a wave later?`
*End Confessional*

Geoff chuckles at the joke. `Hey uh, you ever surf?`

*Confessional*
Gerdie: (snickers)
*End Confessional*

Gerdie raises her eyebrow. `No Geoff, I can`t say I have ever surfed before.` He smiles. `You should totally try it! I could-` But Gerdie cuts him off. `That`s very sweet of you to offer Geoff, but I think I`m going to pass. I see what you`re trying to do here and I`m flattered, but no thanks.`

*Confessional*
Gerdie: That`s very cute Geoff, but I need more from a guy than just a six pack and a nice face. I need intelligent discourse… (she puts her finger to her chin) I gotta say though they are REALLY nice abs
*End Confessional*

*Confessional*
Geoff: Whoa. Did…did I just get turned down? That is a such a bummer. Nobody has turned me down before. Do I smell or something? (he smells himself) no dude, can`t be that.
*End Confessional*

The camera moves to outside as we see Dawn and Ezekiel sitting in a meditative position with both their eyes closed. Ezekiel opens one eye and looks over at Dawn. `Is this supposed to hurt my legs, eh?` Her eyes still closed Dawn responds quietly while smiling. `It only hurts at first. Don`t try to think about it.` Ezekiel nods and goes back to sitting, his legs shaking from how uncomfortable they are.

*Confessional*
Dawn: I was surprised that Ezekiel actually meant it when he said he wanted me to show him about meditation. It`s actually rather flattering. It seems as if every day his aura is clearing up more and more. And what I see underneath…(she pauses for a moment) it`s very nice. (she smiles)
*End Confessional*

Finally Ezekiel`s legs unfurl as he falls backwards. `Ah my legs! I`m sorry eh!` Dawn just giggles. `It`s all right Ezekiel, feel free to rest.` However he sits back up and puts a determined look on his face. `No eh, I`m going to do this!` And he forces himself to sit back in the position.

Walter is standing outside as he fumbles around in his pocket looking for something. Eventually he manages to wrench out his cell phone. Unfortunately as he pulls it out his wallet falls onto the ground. Not noticing he walks into the cafeteria and sits down.

A few moments later Ana arrives at the front door of the cafeteria. Looking down she sees the wallet. Looking around she doesn`t see anybody and picks it up.

*Confessional*
Ana: I`m only opening it to see whose it is. I respect people`s privacy. Even if there are OTHERS who don`t! (she glares at the screen) That`s right, I know what you wrote about me TMZ.
*End Confessional*

Opening up the wallet she sees the name "Walter Chadley III" This causes her to raise an eyebrow. Seeing Walter getting some food she taps him on the shoulder. "Hey uh, Walt, you dropped this." Turning back he sees Ana holding his wallet. He smiles as he sees it. "Wow. Thanks a million Ana. I would have been lost without this." Taking the wallet back he puts it in his pocket.

She smiles. "You're welcome. I uh..I actually want to ask you something." Walter turns back to her surprised. "Hmm?" Looking side to side she bends in to whisper. "Would you uh...would you happen to be of the Chadley Enterprises?" Walter simply nods in response. "Oh yeah, that's my dad's business." Ana's eyes widen. "Walter they're like one of the richest companies in the country!" Walter shrugs. "My dad's company, not mine. I get a stipend every month. But it somehow keeps disappearing..." He says as he texts another $500 to a charity. Ana gestures openly. "Still, I wanted to thank you. You guys were one of the biggest sponsors of my last tour!" Walter seems a bit taken aback by this. "Huh. Really? Well how's that for a coincidence?"

From across the room, Izzy is sitting at a table looking at the two.

*Confessional*
Izzy: That's weird! What in the world could Walt and Ana be talking about? This deems investigating! Good thing i'm a 12th level ninja! (she throws a smoke bomb and disappears)
*End Confessional*

Izzy climbs up on the ceiling and hangs over the two while they're talking.

Ana continues. "So what in the world are you doing on this show? You don't even remotely need the money." Walter smiles. "I could say the same about you." Ana shrugs "vacation, maybe meet some new friends. I don't care about winning or the money, i'm just here to get some facetime as well as have fun!" Walter nods. "My reason is-" However, at that point, the suction cups that are holding Izzy to the wall disconnect from the ceiling. She manages to get out an "uhoh." before she lands directly on top of Walter.

Now laying prone flat on his stomach with Izzy on top of him, Walter lets out a moan. Ana looks over and sees Izzy. "Izzy! What's going on?" Seeing there's no escape, she looks over to Ana. "Um..I was practicing my jumps! A perfect 10!" She says as she jumps off of Walter and stands up. Bending down she grabs Walter and dusts him off. "There we go, good as new!" Walter still a little woozy stands up. "Thanks Izzy."

Trying to take a step he ends up tripping and begins to fall forward towards Ana. Izzy's eyes open slightly wider as she pushes Ana out of the way and catches Walter. "Hey, gotta watch out there Walt!"

*Confessional*
Izzy: (she scratches her head) That's weird. Ana could have caught him...why did I do that? (she gasps) could the government be controlling my actions again?! (she puts on a tin foil hat)
*End Confessional*

Izzy looks over to Ana. "Sorry Ana! I'll take care of Walt. It's my fault after all!"

*Confessional*

Ana: (has a knowing smirk on her face)
*End Confessional*

Izzy eventually ends up leading Walter over to Caden who is sitting at the table. "Oh hello Izzy, Walter. How are you both today?" He looks over at Walter. "More head injuries it appears?" He asks as he pulls out a flashlight and checks Walt's pupils. "He'll be fine. Just stop getting hit in the head Walter." Walter shakes his heads and wipes his eyes. "Trust me, i'm trying." Caden chuckles at this. "Unfortunately it appears that your trying hasn't been very successful." Walter just shrugs as Chris enters the cafeteria. "Hey everybody! Good morning! Welcome to another day at camp. Are you all excited for today's elimination challenge?" There's a groan that fills the cafeteria which is shortly followed by Chris rolling his eyes. "Nice enthusiasm you have going on there. Either way I wasn't really asking. Come on guys." He motions for them to follow him. Sighing they gather their items and head outside.

Outside of the cafeteria, Chris is holding two papers in his hands. "Today's challenge is pretty simple to understand. We're going to have a scavenger hunt. Each list will have five items. Which means you'll be split into pairs. You can decide the pairs however you like. The team who brings back all their items first wins. Simple enough?" Everyone nods. He smiles. "Good. Raccoons. Here's your list." He hands the list to Eva who takes it and looks over it. He then turns to the Deer. "Deer, here's your list." Which Gerdie ends up taking.

The first group to look over the list is the Raccoons as everyone crowds around Eva. Danielle raises her hand. "Ooh! A blue bird feather! I got that one!" Eva raises an eyebrow. "Fine Pocahontas, but who's going with you?" Grigory shrugs. "I vill gueo vith hur" Eva nods. "All right." This selection process moves along until the next two duos are decided. Ezekiel ends up with Charlie and Dawn with Gwen. Eva speaks up. "Next is sandwich from Chef's fridge." Nate raises his hand. "I got that one." Eva shrugs. "All right. You want me or-" but a voice interrupts her train of thought. "I will go with Nate." They turn to see Alice raising her hand as she had been speaking in her monotone creepy voice.

*Confessional*
Alice: This will be a good opportunity to study this...Nate.
*End Confessional*

Eva looks at the paper. "I guess that leaves me with..." She looks over and sees only Friedrich. "Oh son of a bitch".

Over at the deer, Vincent shrugs. "I'll uh...i'll go with Katie." He looks over to her. "If that's all right with you." She smiles back. "Well duh, of course it is!"

*Confessional*
Katie: Oh my god, Vincent is such a sweetie! (she gasps) I mean, there's no way he is, but I wonder if he's single! (she squeals) Oh my god I need to talk to Sadie like NOW!
*End Confessional*

Ana looks over at Walter and hides a smirk. "Hey, Gerdie, I might need some help with this one." She points at one of the items on the list. "Want to team up?" Gerdie shrugs. "All right." Ana then turns back to Izzy. "Hey Izzy, I'm sorry, but you could handle Walter? Gerdie needs my help." Simon steps forward. "Oh, if Walter needs a partner I could-" However he is interrupted as Ana steps hard on his foot. "No Simon, you need to go with Jaylee." Simon lets out a silent "ow" in regards to his foot before looking over to Jaylee, who is off in the corner unsure of what to do. He nods. "Oh, okay no problem!"

Izzy looks over to Walt. "Oh sure! Come on Walt! That rattlesnake egg is practically ours!" Walt shakes his head. "Wait. the what?" As Izzy drags him away..

Seeing Gerdie go with Ana, Geoff sighs. "Bummer." He looks over to Caden. "Doc, looks like we're a team bro!" He says regaining his enthusiasm as he bro fists Caden. Caden smirks back. "Sounds good to me!"

*Confessional*
Caden: That Geoff sure is spirited. And his physical health is fantastic. I simply MUST ask what his daily regiment is.
*End Confessional*

Their teams intact, Chris sets them up at the starting line. "Okay guys, you have your pairs and you have your items. Whoever gets back here with all their items first wins! On your mark. Get set...AND GO!" He fires a blank gun and they're off.

The first duo we cut to is Eva and Friedrich. Friedrich looks to Eva. "All right. What were we getting again?" She turns to him and grins. "We need a bear tooth." Friedrich grins back. "That sounds like fun."

*Confessional*
Friedrich: I'm...not sure if that REALLY sounds fun.
*End Confessional*

Within a few minutes they reach a bear cave. Eva looks to him. "You coming in?" Friedrich hesitates for a moment. Eva smirks. "Or are you chicken?" Friedrich clenches his fist. "Like HELL i am!" He says as he marches in with her. Within a few moments they find the sleeping bear. Friedrich raises an eyebrow. "So...do we rip one out while he's sleeping or..." Eva scoffs. "Where's the sport in that?" She punches the bear. "Hey! Wake up!" The bear is instantly awake. Confused for a moment he then sets his eyes on Eva and growls.

Soley focused on Eva it doesn't see Friedrich to its side as he comes around and lands a blow directly on the bear's nose. This gets its attention. That is bad new for the bear as it takes its eyes off Eva for a moment. That's all she needs as the bear is soon unconscious again. The next thing we cut to is Eva holding the bear tooth. Friedrich smirks. "Not too shabby." She relucantly nods. "You weren't so bad yourself." After an awkward silence, they make sure no one is around, and then give each other a high five.

*Confessional*
Friedrich: Whoo! Yeah! I just punched a bear in the face! Suck on THAT sis! Your friends are all going to be like `Oh, what did you do today?` and you`re going to be like `oh, I went to the mall.` MY friends are like `What`d you do today Friedrich?` And I`ll be all `I PUNCHED A BEAR IN THE FACE!`
*End Confessional*

We then cut to Nate and Alice who are walking in silence. Nate eventually turns to Alice, an expressionless look on his face. "Okay. So we're heading to the kitchen right?" Alice nods once as they make their way there. Some more awkward silence follows. Finally Alice speaks up in her normal flat voice. "So... I saw you on the show last season. You did good. You shouldn't have gotten kicked off either time. The first time Gerdie got the special immunitiy. The second time you were tricked off by Fox and Harald. Both times seemed unfair." Nate glances over at her.

*Confessional*
Nate: Huh. guess she studied last season to get more of an edge. (he crosses his arms as he mutters under his breath) damnrightiwascheated
*End Confessional*

Eventually they find themselves at the cafeteria. Nate leans agains the building side. `Okay Alice. Be very quiet. We have to make sure that Chef isn`t-` However Alice ignores him as she walks in. She begins to look around until she sees the door to the kitchen. Nodding she walks towards it and opens it. Stepping inside the kitchen however, is Chef. He turns to her. `What are you doing here maggot?!` He asks her with a vein sticking out of his neck. Turning her head to his the looks at him uncannily as she speaks in her eerie voice. `I need a sandwich from the fridge.` Chef stare at her for a moment, as if they seemed locked in a battle of glares. However, after a few more seconds, Chef sighs. `Fine. I ain`t getting in no fight with no injured girl.` He says as he throws her a sandwich.

The camera then cuts to her walking out of the cafeteria, sandwich in hand. She presents it to Nate. `I got the sandwich.`

Nate glares at her in response. This seems to shock Alice slightly as her eyes widen slightly, a rare sight for her. `What?` She asks confused. Nate crosses his arms. `So much for the team, huh?` Alice looks down at the sandwich. `I uh.. merely thought-` Nate puts up his hand. `Look. Obviously you didn`t even NEED me as a partner. If you wanted to do your own thing, I could have gone with someone else. You obviously know what you`re doing. See ya.` Putting his hands in his pockets, he walks away, leaving Alice alone.

Katie looks to Vincent. `Like, what are we looking for again?` Vincent thinks. `A four leaf clover apparently. I mean how hard could that…..be?` However his thought process stops as he looks over to see a clover field. It doesn`t look that big. However then the camera zooms out and it appears 3 times larger. Then it zooms out again. And it`s even 4 times larger than that. The camera now zoomed very far out, we can hear a distant sigh from Vincent.

The next cut of the camera shows them on all fours crawling around searching for a clover. A small period of silence falls over the two before Vincent speaks up. `So Katie, how have you been? Feeling better?` She gives him a kind smile. `Yeah, I`ve been feeling better. I still miss Sadie like crazy, but it`s nice to have someone to talk to. Ooh is this one?` she picks a clover. `Oh..five leaf.` She throws it away. Vincent smirks as he continues. `Don`t give up Katie.` She giggles. `Don`t worry Vincent, we`ll totally find that clover!` Vincent is uncharacteristically quiet for a moment. `I wasn`t talking about the clover.`

*Confessional*
Katie: (she has her hands clasped together as she sighs dreamily)
*End confessional*

Katie ventures a look up to Vincent as she vaguely fakes a look at the clovers. `So like, Vincent, I was wondering if um, maybe you weren`t-` But she is interrupted by Vincent as he screams. `Eureka!` As he holds up a four leaf clover. `Got it! Come on Katie let`s go!` Turning around he takes off towards camp.

*Confessional*
Katie: (she is crossing her arms pouting) and I thought four leaf clovers were supposed to be GOOD luck…
*End Confessional*

Gerdie and Ana are doing their best as they`re searching through the forest. Gerdie sighs `So we`re looking for…what again?` Ana turns to her. `We`re looking for a rose.` Gerdie scratches her head. `Where the hell are we going to find a rose in the woods?` Ana puts a finger to her chin. `I have an idea, but I would need to do this. Would you be cool with that?` Gerdie shrugs. `Hey, if it`ll get us the rose, go for it.` Ana smiles widely as she reaches into her pocket and throws Gerdie something. `Thanks Gerd, you`re the best! Okay. Give me a b flat.` Gerdie looks at what she was just thrown and sees that it`s a pitch pipe. Shrugging, she sets it to a B flat and blows into it.

Reaching into her pocket, Ana pulls out a portable microphone and hums the b flat to herself. Turning it on she begins to sing. `If you remember the times we had, if you treasure the love we shared, then do yourself a favor, and walk out that door` She starts to tap her foot as a drum beat seemingly comes out of nowhere. Gerdie sits on a nearby tree stump with wide eyes as some forest animals come to join her. Ana continues to sing. `I soon won`t wanna see your face anymore.` An invisible background band begins to swell. `Now before I wanna see you dead. Get out of the game and quit while you`re AHEEADDDD!` On the last note the music amplifies as it reaches its crescendo. Ana continues for another thirty seconds before she finishes the verse as a spotlight that also appears from nowhere shines on her and then fades. Invisible applause appears from nowhere as candy, flowers, and assorted gifts are thrown at her. She smiles widely as she bends down and picks up a single rose. `Got one!` All Gerdie can do is sit there mouth agape.

Gwen and Dawn are walking towards the cabins. Gwen raises her eyebrow. `Dawn, remind me why we`re headed towards the cabins. We`re supposed to be looking for a marshmallow. Shouldn`t we be heading towards the kitchen?` Dawn looks back at Gwen and smiles. `There`s no need for that Gwen.` At that moment they reach they reach the girl`s cabin. Stepping inside Dawn moves over to her bag of possessions as she begins to rummage through it. `We had the elimination ceremony the other night.` Gwen looks at her funny. `Wait. Don`t tell me you still-` But before she can finish Dawn pulls out a marshmallow in a baggy. `Of course I kept it.` She pull it close to her. `It`s a symbol of our first night together as a group. I plan to keep it as long as it will allow me too before it becomes unhealthy.` Gwen chuckles. `Whatever you say Dawn. But hey, worked in our favor I suppose. You know, if Charlie were here he`d probably say something like,` She does her best Charlie impression `It`s a good thing you`re a weirdo who keeps old food`.` Dawn smiles. `Charlie certainly is an interesting individual. He has a good heart.` She giggles. `But maybe not so good at expressing that heart. I`m glad he has a companion like you.` She shrugs. `Yeah, somebody`s gotta look out for him. Kind of like you and Zeke, right?` Dawn smiles widely. `I knew I was right about Ezekiel. Aura`s don`t lie.`

Ezekiel sneezes as we cut to him and Charlie. `Bless you.` Charlie says to Zeke. He nods. `Thanks, eh.` Ezekiel puts his finger to his chin. `Where are we going to find a fossil, eh?` Charlie shrugs. ` I have no idea. I guess we should start digging?` Ezekiel shrugs as well as they start digging in a random spot.

Meanwhile Izzy is peering over a rock with Walter. `Okay, there`s the snake. Here`s what we`ll do. I`m going to do my snake charmer dance and you run up and grab the egg.` Walter turns to her, a tad shocked. `You can snake charm too? What CAN`T you do?` Izzy however has already begun slinking over to the snake. Walter sighs, but then puts on a half smile.

*Confessional*
Walter: Izzy sure is full of spirit. That girl is nuts. But a good nuts. (he laughs) never a dull moment when she`s around. (he looks down and picks up something) hey. What`s this? Oops! (he drops it. It ends up being a smoke bomb as he starts to choke on the smoke)
*End Confessional*

The snake sees Izzy and begins to shake its rattle at her, sensing danger. `It`s all right snake, keep your eyes on me` She says as she begins to do a dance, the snake watching her move. At first Walter is enraptured a bit by the dance, but then he shakes his head and heads over behind the snake. Izzy continues her dance as she sees Walter out of the corner of her eye. He nods to her as he reaches behind it carefully and grabs the egg. The snake is still mesmerized as he does so. A moment later he leaps back and Izzy stops her dance. They both turn and run. As they`re running they high five each other. `Whoo! Go team Waltzy!` Izzy puts her finger to her chin. `Or is it Izzter?`

Geoff is walking with Caden. `I don`t understand it bro. She turned me down flat!` Caden chuckles. `Well, I hate to say it Geoff, but you may just not be her type. Could be your pheromones are incompatible.` Geoff puts up his hand. `Hold it right there bro, my pheromones work with every lady.` Caden raises an eyebrow smirking. `Apparently not.` Geoff laughs. `You are harsh bro. Let`s see. We need a clam. We`re on a beach. Shouldn`t be too hard.` Caden nods. `Right. Look for parts in the sand where there are air bubbles.` Geoff looks back at him. `Air bubbles?` Caden nods. `That`s where you will find clams. They stay under the sand and air bubbles end up popping to the surface.` Geoff opens his eyes wide impressed. `How do you know that?` Caden shrugs. `Basic animal biology. I thought I wanted to be a vet for a while, but there were too many kinds of animals and I didn`t want to specialize in one kind.` Caden looks down. `Ah. Here we are.` Bending down, he pulls out a clam.` Geoff looks over to him in shock.

*Confessional*
Geoff: Whoa! Those book smarts really can come in handy! (he puts a finger to his chin) maybe I COULD use a bit of help with that…
*End Confessional*

There`s a pause before Geoff speaks again. `Hey bro, can I ask a favor?`

Danielle is making a bluebird call as she walks around the forest. Grigory looks around. `I duon`t theenk there`s a bluubiurd here.` Danielle waves her hand to shoosh him. He quiets down as she continues to make the noise. A few moments later, Danielle strains her ears. `Wait. I hear something.` Within a few seconds, Grigory can hear it too. It`s the frantic scream of a bird. Looking up, A bluebird zooms past them, a hawk in pursuit.

Danielle puts her hands over her mouth. `Oh my gosh! We have to help that bluebird!` Grigory shrugs. `Eet`s the natural cuorss of nature. We shuuldn`t interf-` But he is cut off as a livid Danielle grabs his collar. `WE`RE SAVING THAT BIRD GRIGORY!` Wide eyed, Grigory answers simply `Yues ma`am`

Looking around, Danielle picks up a long stick, her eyes once again catching sight of the pursuit. Standing in a batter`s position she waits. Making a bird sound, the bluebird momentarily notices her and heads towards her. The hawk follows. By the time it arrives near Danielle it can`t change course or momentum in time and bringing it around, Danielle knocks the hawk out of the park as if it were a baseball. Grigory looks on shocked.

*Confessional*
Grigory: Remind me Niever to make Danielle mad
*End Confessional*

Jaylee and Simon are standing in front of a cabin. `I d..don`t know about this Simon. Should we really be.. b..b..breaking into Chris` cabin?` Simon puts a finger to his chin. `I don`t think so, but we need hair gel. And none of the guys I know on our team use any.` Jaylee looks to him. `s..should we knock?` Simon nods. `I guess so`. He raises his hand and knocks on the door tentatively. There`s no answer.

Simon looks to her. `Well, it`s for the challenge. I don`t think he would mind if we just…ran in real fast, right? We`re going to give it back as soon as the contest is over. We`re just borrowing it after all.` Jaylee tentatively nods. `o…okay.` Turning the knob they open the door as they step inside. Nervously they look around the cabin. There are pictures of Chris all over the place as well as a bunch of the finer things including imported foods, coffee, and a nice easy chair.

They head over to the bathroom and begin to look through his medicine cabinet.

*Confessional*
Simon: oh man. I know this is for the challenge but it still feels so wrong!
*End Confessional*

It`s then that they hear a noise from the other room. `Ugh. Can`t believe I forgot my coffee. Hey, did I leave the door open?` Simon and Jaylee both freeze. Jaylee looks over to Simon panicked. `Simon! H..he knows we`re here!` Simon begins to sweat. He frantically begins to look around the bathroom, finally seeing the window. `Quick! Out there!` Reaching over he frantically throws the window open. `Go!` He whisper yells as he motions for Jaylee to go. She seems frozen to the spot though as footsteps start to come close to the bathroom. Racing over to her, Simon helps her move and almost pushes her out of the window. Just as the handle turns, Simon leaps out the window with the gel in hand.

*Confessional*
Simon: oh no! I`m a common criminal! Mom! I`m sorry!
*End Confessional*

*Confessional*
Chris: I knew they were in there. I just like screwing with them. Ha!
*End Confessional*

Charlie sighs. `Did you find a fossil yet Zeke?` Ezekiel sighs. `No eh, All I found was some bugs, some arrowheads, and this rock that has the shape of a leaf.` Hearing this, Charlie stops. `Wait. A what?` Ezekiel shrugs. `This thing eh. It`s a rock shaped like a leaf.` Charlie reaches his hand out. `Can I see that?` Ezekiel nods. Handing it over, Charlie smacks his forehead. `Zeke! This is a leaf fossil!` Ezekiel scratches his head. `I thought fossils were dinosaurs, eh.` Charlie shakes his head standing up. `No, Zeke they can be of plants too. Let`s go!` Getting up they both race back to camp.

As they race back they see that Jaylee and Simon are also on their way back. In the distance they can see the rest of the campers, already waiting.

Lisa looks over at the two remaining teams. `Well it seems like the four left are Charzekiel and Silee! Come on guys! You can do it!` The campers who are finished are cheering on their respective members.

All four of them race forward as they reach the finish line. Looking between each other, they see how close they are. With one final leap forward, the finish line inches away, finally a person passes over the finish line. And that person is…..Simon.

Lisa throws up her arms. `And the winner is the Deadly Deer!` The team cheers as they run over to Simon and Jaylee as they begin to congratulate them. Ezekiel and Charlie pass over the line, panting as they do so, being consoled by their team.

*Confessional*
Charlie: Damn it! I cost us the challenge AGAIN! Man, I am so fired….(he sighs) again.
*End Confessional*

Charlie and Ezekiel sigh as Dawn and Gwen walk up to them. `Hey, don`t sweat about it Charlie, you did good.` Dawn nods. `That`s right Ezekiel, you guys didn`t fail, you found the item, you just didn`t happen to run as fast. There is no shame in that.` Ezekiel looks up with a forced smile. `Thanks, eh.`

Eva growls angrily to herself. `Ugh! We should have had that in the bag!` Friedrich scoffs as he looks away. `Yeah well I guess we were just unlucky today.` Eva raises an eyebrow. `What? Aren`t you gonna blame me?` Friedrich turns to her and shrugs. `You didn`t screw up. Wouldn`t make much sense to blame you.` Shocked for a moment, Eva smirks as she punches him hard in the shoulder. `Careful Fried. People might think you`re getting soft on us.` Fried smirks back. `You don`t have to worry about that.`

*Confessional*
Friedrich: (sits in his chair, looks both ways to make sure no one is looking and then rubs his shoulder) Ow!
*End Confessional*

Danielle scratches her head. `This is bad, now we have to vote? Who are we going to vote for?` Everyone looks between each other ruefully. The next one to speak up is Alice in her usual voice. ` I don`t want to vote anyone off.`

The next moment, Nate smirks. `Actually…` Everyone`s eyes turn to him. `I`ve got an idea. But I have to warn you guys, it might piss Chris off.` Gwen smiles. `I think we`d be okay with that.` Nate looks around as the others look at him expectantly. `Okay then, here`s the plan.`

We cut to the bonfire ceremony where Lisa is standing with a platter of marshmallows. At the podium Chris looks over a bunch of smiling campers. His own face does not reflect that as he is glaring at them with extreme irritation.

Finally he speaks up. `Okay. This isn`t funny guys.` Nate shrugs. `Why Chris, whatever do you mean?` Nate gets an especially harsh glare from Chris. After a few moments of silence Chris finally sighs. `It appears that for tonight`s vote there was a bit of an anomaly. It seems that every single one of you got exactly 1 vote. Gee. I wonder how THAT happened.` He rests his chin on his hand. `Now, I COULD make you guys have a 10 way tiebreaker, but…` he glances over at Lisa who nods to him, causing him to sigh again. `Because you guys embodied the idea of teamwork and unity and blahdy blahdy blah, everybody gets a marshmallow. There will be no elimination tonight.` Lisa has a broad grin as she throws everybody a marshmallow. Shocked, the entire group catches them only to cheer a moment later.

At this, Chris puts up a finger. `But!` Everyone quiets down again. `This is a one time deal. If you try something like this again, I will make sure TWO of you go home. GET IT?` He grabs the edge of the podium for emphasis. Everyone nods, a tad frightened. Seeing their reaction he sees his point was made and nods. `All right then.` He gestures to the cabins. `Go. You`re all free for the night. Get outta here.` He shoos them away with his hand as if he were dismissing a dog.

When they are successfully out of earshot, they all begin to cheer again, slapping Nate on the back and bro fisting him.

*Confessional*
Alice: (she puts her finger to her chin, the monotone slightly fading from her voice) So, THIS is what Nate meant by teamwork.
*End Confessional*

As they`re walking back to camp, Nate feels a tug on his sleeve. Looking down, he sees Alice next to him. He calls to everyone who`s still walking. `I`ll see you guys back at camp all right?` They all nod in acknowledgement as they keep walking. Nate turns to Alice with a tired expression. `Yeah Alice, what is it?` For a moment she`s silent before she starts to speak, the monotone faltering. `I uh..I wanted to say that I`m sorry. I.. just… I thought it would impress you if I showed initiative and got the sandwich by myself. That I wasn`t just a burden.` Nate raises an eyebrow and then sighs. `None of us think you`re a burden Alice.` He puts his hands in his pockets. `You said it the first night we were here right? We`re like a family. And a family works together.` She puts her head down slightly hearing her own words. Nate smirks. `All right, come on mummy, let`s get back to camp.` He gestures with his head back to camp. She allows herself the hint of a smile, but reverting back to her monotone voice. `Okay Drac.` Nate rolls his eyes. `Hardy har har.`

Chris turns to the camera. `So there you have it.` He rolls his eyes. `No one goes home tonight. But, at the same time I suppose they all learned what it truly means to be a friend and a teammate and all that after school special stuff. However I can guarantee that such a happy ending won`t happen tomorrow. That being said, to see WHO is the unlucky one to go home you`ll just have to tune into next episode of Total. Drama- ` As he is about to say `island`, Lisa steps into the frame. He turns to look at her with a raised eyebrow. `Yeah Lise, what`s up?` She smiles wide as she looks at him. `You did something really nice today.` Chris puts on an embarrassed smile as he scratches his chin with his finger. `Yeah well,`

Before he can continue though, Lisa reaches over and grabs Chris by the collar pulling him close to her. Her smile turns into a more sultry one. `I like it when you`re nice` and without warning, begins to kiss Chris. Chris`s eyes go wide before allowing himself to get into it as she begins to pull him down. They slowly sink to beneath the camera`s view. After they completely sink from view, a sweatered arm pops up with a remote and presses a button. The camera shuts off.

Eliminated
22nd: Courtney
21st: Trent

Ravenous Raccoons: Alice, Charlie, Ezekiel, Dawn, Gwen, Nate, Eva, Friedrich, Grigory, Danielle

Deadly Deer: Caden, Simon, Gerdie, Geoff, Jaylee, Walter, Vincent, Izzy, Katie, Ana

Vote Breakdown
Everyone: 1 vote

AN: Yeah, I know this might be a cheat chapter, but I have to say this. I really, really love this cast. If I could logistically have EVERYBODY win, I would. However that`s not how TDI works. What I felt I COULD do however is have a single free chapter where no one gets eliminated as a gift to you guys. A kind of thank you for your amazing characters and comments as well as a Valentine`s Day present. What did you think of this chapter by the way? I love these guys and wanted to have a bit more fun with them before knocking them off. It also helps me think over who I can do more with and who it makes sense to eliminate since I wouldn`t be able to write much more for them. Having so many characters, the chapters are going to be naturally longer than they will be later on, which is another reason I have to start knocking people off. I can`t keep doing 6000 plus word chapters every shot as it takes that long to develop 20 characters per chapter. (wipes sweat from brow) Either way, it`s going to be really hard from now on. So like I said, please don`t be offended if your character is eliminated. Obviously I can`t just eliminate all the canon characters in a row because that doesn`t make any sense. But I will do my best to give every OC who leaves a nice wrap up. I hope you liked this fun chapter, but next time, sadly someone IS going home for real. Who? I`m not quite sure yet. But it has to happen. (Sigh) okay. See you nexttime!

P.S. Thanks for voting in the latest poll! The results made me very, very happy.

P.P.S The longer your review are, the happier Hideki is (hinty hint hint) X3