"Previously on Total Drama Refresh," Chris announced, "the two teams were sent into the woods and forced to survive there over night. Edward placed Matthew as leader, but only so he could take the blame when things started going wrong. Drama between Victoria, Beatrice, Lionel, and Bobby was still going on; but Beatrice found some solace in talking to Eliot and the other three were stuck in a bear cave together. Fun stuff. Anyways, this week it's time to see if the campers can face their fears. It's sure to be a riot so keep watching Total…Drama…Refresh!"

(Theme Song Plays)


(Campfire, Just After Elimination)

The Killer Flounder were still sitting around the campfire after Matthew had left. Annie was off to the side silently sobbing to herself. A few shot her sympathetic glances, but most felt too awkward about trying to comfort her. Nicole, however, eventually sat down next to her.

"Hey, it'll be okay," Nicole said.

Annie nodded but sighed, "Matthew was such a nice guy, though. It doesn't seem fair that he had to go."

"No, but if I know anything about this show, it's that things rarely play out fairly," Nicole explained. "You've just gotta keep your head and keep doing your best."

"Hey guys!" Victoria exclaimed as she led the Screaming Badgers over to them.

"Okay, Victoria, we're here, now what?" Sophie asked.

"Yeah, what's going on?" Edward asked.

"Victoria just said that we had to come join you," Brady answered with a shrug.

"That's right," Victoria exclaimed eagerly. "I realized that the next challenge was going to be the phobia challenge. So that means that we all have to discuss our fears."

"That's ridiculous," Edward scoffed. "If we tell the world our fears, Chris will just use them against us. I say we don't give him that satisfaction."

"But I think it'll be fun for us to face our fears," Victoria protested. "I'm sure it'll really help you get something off your chest. Here, I'll go first. My fear is horror film villains, because those are the only villains that can actually win. Okay, who's next?"

Everyone else glanced at each other uncertainly.

"I'll go," Montana offered. "My fear is dingoes, 'cause I'm Australian, right. In Australia you've got to be careful that a dingoes don't steal your babies."

"Seriously, have you even been to Australia?" Michael scoffed. "Because it sounds like you're just throwing this stuff together from movies and such."

Montana just shrugged with a smile.

"Well, my fear isn't anything too special and it's not much of a secret back home," Annie said having recovered slightly. "I hate moths, just the thought that they can get into your clothes and ruined it. Eck."

"This is crazy," Edward exclaimed. "All of you are going to regret having this conversation tomorrow."

"My fear is unnatural noises," Ethan said completely ignoring Edward. "They really throw me off when I'm trying to listen to the voices of nature."

"Good, good," Victoria exclaimed. "How about you, Brady?"

"I'm terrified of zombies," Brady said. "I saw a horrifying movie about zombies when I was younger and it's left me scarred for life."

"I suppose I might as well confess," Parry said. "Seeing as how I'm sure I'd end up confessing sooner or later. Zombie movies never bugged me, but I hated old Mickey Mouse cartoons. The happiness in that is so unnatural and forced."

"Well at least there is happiness," Dirk said. "I'm always afraid of black holes, they just suck out the light of everything into an endless void."

"All these fears are nice and all, but I actually have a practical fear," Beatrice said. "Calculus, that stuff is impossible to do, but I keep getting assigned more and more homework."

"Calculus is easy," Bobby scoffed. "Now, Shakespeare, that's scary."

"Who else wants to confess?" Victoria asked.

Brady nudged Sooz who was oblivious of the conversation as she was busy texting.

"Huh, what?" she asked as she looked up.

"What are you afraid of?" Brady asked.

"Oh, too easy," she exclaimed. "Isolation. I've just got to have someone to talk to at all times."

"Well, that explains a lot," Michael said. "And I bet I can guess Eliot's fear in less than three guess."

"My fear is perfectly rational," Eliot protested. "Aliens do exist and they could strike at any time."

"What's your fear, Mr. Sarcastic?" Nicole scoffed at Michael.

Michael rubbed the back of his head and said, "Well, it's kinda a long story…"

"We're waiting," Victoria said.

"Okay, my fear is Donkey Kong," Michael confessed.

"Like, the gorilla?" Brady asked.

"Yeah, that's right," Michael said slightly defensively. "We I was younger I didn't have a game system, but Gwen would often take me to the arcade. We had a lot of fun, but I never liked the old Donkey Kong game. It just freaked me out."

Once Michael had finished he glared at Nicole and said, "Well, I confessed; what's yours?"

"Oh no, it's too ridiculous," Nicole said nervously.

"Nothing could be more ridiculous than cotton candy," Lionel said.

"That's your fear?" Dirk asked. "But it's so fluffy and lovely."

"Yeah, and sticky," Lionel shuddered. "It can get stuck in your hair or skin and be impossible to wash out."

"Wow, my fear of clowns suddenly doesn't seem so ridiculous after all," Nicole said.

"I'm afraid of yeast," Momma DJ said.

"But aren't you a cook?" Nicole asked.

"Yeah, and a darned good one," Momma DJ exclaimed. "But I refuse to use that one ingredient. I don't like the idea of having something living in my cooking."

"Well, this has been a very productive session," Victoria exclaimed. "But there are still two people who haven't confessed."

Everyone looked at Edward, who had refused to give his fear, and Sophie who hadn't spoken at all during the conversation.

"Already guys, we've all confessed," Victoria said. "Now it's your turn."

"I told you, I'm not saying anything," Edward protested. "You can all terrify yourselves tomorrow, but I'm not letting that happen to me."

"Fine, party-pooper," Victoria scoffed. "What about you, Sophie?"

"I don't have a fear," she declared.

Everyone groaned and protested at that.

"Come on," Annie exclaimed. "Everyone's afraid of something."

"Fear is a weakness," Sophie declared. "And I've purged myself of any weaknesses."

"Well, there's no need to pressure her," Victoria said. "Because I'm sure Chris will find out eventually. That goes for you, too, Edward."

Once everyone had finished talking, they decided to head back to their cabins and get some sleep.


Confessional:

Edward-I never realized how many gullible idiots were on this show. I'm not going to have myself humiliated in anyway. Though, I did realize something during that conversation: Victoria has a clear advantage on this show. She could be the key to getting far. I've got two options, ally with her, or get her eliminated.

Victoria-Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. Sure I'm a little worried about what Chris will do to me, but I've always wanted to a chance to challenge my fear.

Nicole-Ugh, I don't know why I ended up confessing my fear. Stupid peer pressure. Now I'll probably have to face a clown tomorrow (shudders).


(Mess Hall, The Next Morning)

The teams were at their tables, and some of them had forgotten about the conversation they'd had last night. Beatrice, for example, had something else on her mind and was angrily jabbing her fork into her food.

"You can't still be mad," Victoria sighed. "You have to accept that I didn't do anything. I only want to be your friend."

Beatrice kept her eyes down and remained silent.

"Both of you need to forget about any of your personal issues," Sophie declared. "It'll only negatively affect your abilities, and I need my team to be flawless."

"That's not going to happen as long as permanent flaw by the name of Bobby is still here," Lionel grumbled.

"This is exactly what I'm talking about," Sophie exclaimed. "You need to forget about your grudge and just focus on winning."

Lionel looked at her and was about to say something. Sophie's glare silenced him and instead he just gazed down at the table angrily.

"Sorry I'm late," Edward exclaimed as he sat down next to his team. "Some little pest filled by shoes with ketchup."

"It worked!" Michael laughed.

"This is getting old fast," Edward said icily as he looked at Michael.

"Not for me it isn't," Michael replied.

However, he noticed that he was getting more disapproving stares than laughs so he stopped. Annie had taking to staring at Edward suspiciously. Edward returned the look with a slight smile.

"Good morning, campers," Chris greeted. "Are you ready to—"

"Face our fears? Yes, we are," Victoria exclaimed.

"Ahem, who's the host here?" Chris said annoyed. "Anyways, we monitored your conversation last night and we've got personalized challenges set up for each of you to face your fears. Who wants to go first?"

"Oh, me, me, me," Montana cried.

"Alright, we had some dingoes flown in just for you," Chris said. "They're out back. Ha, see what I did there?"

He received several blank stares.

"I saw what you did there, mate," Montana exclaimed. "Because I'm Australian, you said out back, right—"

"Never mind, it's not funny when you explain it," Chris sighed. "Anyways let's go."


Confessional:

Lionel-I don't want to mess with Sophie, but I'm not going to let her keep up reigning as supreme dictator. People are bound to get fed up with her and then we can get rid of her.

Victoria-I can't believe that Beatrice still blames me. I've got to do something to show her that I'm still her friend.

Edward-Well, it looks like Annie will be going next. It should be easy to convince people to vote her off, especially after this challenge. She'll probably freak out as soon as her challenge begins.


(Outside The Mess Hall)

The contestants had all gathered around a fenced off area. Inside the fence were several dingoes pacing around.

"Well, here you are, Montana; if you can go in there with those dingoes, you'll earn the first point for the Killer Flounder," Chris explained.

"Okay," Montana said as she took a couple of deep breaths. "I…can do this."

"Go Montana!" Annie cheered.

Montana took a final breath before charging over the fence.

"Alright, you dingoes, back off!" she cried. "I brought my boomerang, right."

The dingoes approached her viciously. Montana pulled out her boomerang and wielded it threateningly. The dingoes showed no sign of stopping.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," Montana said as she tossed the boomerang.

It reflected between the beasts, flicking each of them on the nose. The dingoes began whining as they retreated.

"Ha ha, Montana rules!" Montana cheered.

"Congratulations," Chris exclaimed. "The score is now Killer Flounder-1, Screaming Badgers-none."

"So, where are the rest of our challenges?" Victoria asked.

"We've divided them up for you," Chris explained. "Victoria, Ethan, and Dirk will be visiting…the Haaauunnted Hoooouse just over that hill."

"Haunted House?" Dirk asked sounding a little nervous.

"Super," Victoria exclaimed. "I can't wait to see what you have in store for us."

Ethan didn't reply.

"Yo, earth to Ethan," Chris called as he snapped his finger in from of his face.

"Oh sorry, man," Ethan said. "I was just so caught up in how the sun was shimmering off the ocean. I could just stare at that shimmer all day."

"No, you can't because you've got a date with a haunted house," Chris said as the three headed off. "And for Nicole, Michael, and Lionel, the carnival came to town just down on the beach."

"Carnival?" Nicole's voice cracked. "But that means…"

"That's right, clowns," Chris exclaimed. "Chop, chop, get to it."

Nicole shivered as Lionel and Michael grabbed her hands and helped her walk down the beach.

"Brady and Eliot," Chris said, "you'll find a little surprise for each of you in the woods. Sooz, you go with them, but you'll have to stay there all day. Without any of your devices."

"Alright," Sooz said as she put her phone down.

"Oh no," Sophie said. "You are not blowing this challenge for us."

"Huh, what are you talking about?" Sooz asked.

Sophie grabbed her and pulled out several more devices from her pockets. Further search produced something from her hair, shoes, and bra.

"I feel some violated," Sooz exclaimed with a shudder.

"And I'm going with you," Sophie said. "To make sure you don't snap."

The four took off leaving seven campers remaining.

"So, what do the rest of us do?" Annie asked. "That is, aside from Edward"-she said his name acidly-"who refuses to participate in this challenge."

"You guys can just return to your cabins," Chris said. "Chef or I will take it from there."


(The Killer Flounder Cabin)

Momma DJ, Annie, and Parry all walked up to their cabin. Inside they found Chef waiting for them.

"Alright, wimps, I've got a little something for each of you," Chef said. "First off, Walking Raincloud, get over to the boys' side."

Parry sighed and entered the room. Once he was in, Chef slammed to door shut and pushed a wardrobe against the door. Parry looked around and spotted a TV in the center of the room that hadn't been there before. He flicked to life and showed a colourful screen.

"Hi kids, I'm Mickey Mouse!"

Parry cringed at the squeaky voice. Back in the girls' room, Chef was instructing the other two on what to do.

"Alright, cook, I've got a special order for pie," he barked at Momma DJ. "And the secret ingredient is yeast."

He gestured to a table that had a large bowl and several ingredients on it. A box marked yeast was in the middle. Momma DJ trembled slightly as she moved towards it.

"And as for you, pinky," Chef growled. "I've got some friends I'd like you to meet."

He pulled out a tube and opened it up. Several moths fluttered out and towards Annie.

"Eek!" she cried as she ran in the opposite direction.

She ran back and forth throughout the room while Momma DJ slowly put ingredients inside the bowl. She kept shooting fearful glances at the box of yeast while she worked. Annie eventually stopped running when she spotted something lying on the floor. She grabbed a flyswatter and held it up victorious.

"Ha ha, the tables have turn now," she laughed.

She then began swinging the swatter wildly as she chased after the insects. Soon she had ushered them all outside.

"I win!" she cheered.

"Yeah, yeah," Chef grumbled. "Your team now has two points."

Momma DJ was almost finished her recipe now, she was just staring at the box of yeast with determination. She reached out shakily, then pulled back.

"Come on, Mrs. DJ, you can do this," Annie cheered. "I conquered my fear; I know you can do the same."

"Yeah," Momma DJ exclaimed. "I'm not going to let a silly little phobia get in the way of being the world's greatest cook."

She grabbed the box courageously and dumped the contents into the bowl.

"You did it, that's three points!" Annie cheered.


Confessional:

Annie-Helping people overcome their fears give me a good feeling. Plus if I help out others, I'll earn their support. Support so I can vote off Edward.

Chef-I once had a dream to be the world's greatest cook but…(starts sniffling) I'm sorry, I need a minute.


(The Haunted House)

Ethan, Victoria, and Dirk all approached the foreboding house that had been added to the island.

"Well, who's first?" Dirk asked nervously.

"Come on, we'll all go together," Victoria exclaimed as she linked arms with the boys and entered.

The interior was incredibly dark. They could hear the sounds of things scurrying along the floor or footsteps clopping in the distance. Carefully they made their way through the dark room.

"I'm really excited to see what Chris has in store for us," Victoria exclaimed.

No sooner had she spoken when suddenly a clawed hand burst out from the wall right in front of her. Victoria screamed at the top of her lungs and bolted out of the house. She slammed the door behind her in terror, leaving Dirk and Ethan alone in the house.

"Well…I guess it's just you and me," Dirk said incredibly shakily.

Hearing no response he got even more nervous. He began to feel around for Ethan.

"Uh, Ethan, you still here?" he asked fearfully.

"Oh, yeah, I'm still here, man," came Ethan's voice. "I was just thinking about something though: It's, like, day outside, but it's dark in here, so it's, like, it's night, but only inside."

"Right, right," Dirk exclaimed nervously. "Well, let's just stick together."


(The Carnival)

Many colourful tents had been set up along the beach. Merry music played loudly throughout the entire area. Michael and Lionel walked through the carnival curiously, while Nicole was looking behind her shoulder constantly.

"I just know that a clown is going to jump out somewhere," she exclaimed nervously.

"I don't see what you're so nervous about," Michael said. "Clowns never hurt anybody."

"But who knows what they're capable of?" Nicole exclaimed. "We don't know what lies behind that goofy face paint and colourful clothes. For all we know the circus could have just hired some axe murdered from off the street and now he's parading around with innocent children."

"I'm just saying it sounds a little irrational," Michael said. "Now, Donkey Kong, that's scary. He kidnaps people and carries them away. I was always terrified that he's come get me in my sleep."

"Yeah, that's totally rational," Nicole replied sarcastically.

"Alright, I love this game," Lionel exclaimed as he spotted ring toss booth. "And there's no lines."

"That's right," Chris exclaimed as he came out from behind a tent. "The three of you can just enjoy the carnival."

"That is until the clowns show up," Nicole said nervously.

"But until then you can just have a good time," Chris said. "It'll be more hilarious if you get freaked out when your guard is down."

"Oh no, there's no way I can relax in a place like this," Nicole exclaimed.

"Suit yourself," Chris said. "And Michael, there's someone here who wants to see you."

"There is?" Michael asked.

"Yep, just over here," Chris guided him behind a tent. "It's your old pal, Donkey Kong."

Chris gestured at a cardboard standee of the 8-bit gorilla. He was grinning mischievously at Michael.

"Go ahead, Michael, give him a hug," Chris ordered.

Michael took a few steps forward slowly. He approached the cardboard standee nervously. He looked up at it and prepared to wrap his arms around it. Then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed.

"Aw, so sad, that means that you forfeit for your team," Chris said. "But on the bright side, Killer Flounder are still in the lead with 3-nothing."

Nicole felt something tap on her shoulder. She turned around and came face to face with a leering clown. He laughed goofily, then Nicole screamed. She immediately ran as fast as she could as the clown pursued after her.

"Ha, clowns are funny," Chris laughed.


(The Forest)

Sooz, Eliot, Sophie, and Brady all walked through the forest together. Sooz was shaking violently as Brady tried to comfort her.

"I need someone to talk to," Sooz moaned. "I feel so alone. So cold."

"Okay, okay," Brady said. "So, um, why did you come to Total Drama Refresh?"

"Well, I figured that there was a lot I could do with such a big prize," she explained. "Every month there's a new model of something or other and it's not cheap paying for all of them. I'd already seen some of the original episodes on YouTube and I thought, 'I could probably do that.'"

"Well, you haven't got eliminated yet," Brady said.

"Key word: Yet," Sophie growled. "This is where you stay."

They were deep in the woods now and Sophie was gesturing at a rock. Sooz began shaking again as she sat down.

"The rules are that you have to stay out here alone," Sophie said. "But don't even think about throwing this challenge or else I will make sure that you are eliminated next."

Sooz nodded nervously from the rock.

"Now, you two each of have something else in the wood," Sophie said to Eliot and Brady. "So let's keep moving."


(Campfire)

Victoria sighed as she sat down next to the campfire.

"Why hello there," Edward exclaimed as he sat down next to her. "Conquer your fear already?"

"No," Victoria sighed bitterly. "I freaked out. I really let my team down."

"Well, I don't think you have any need for worry," Edward said. "After all, you know everything about this show. You're clearly giving your team the advantage."

"I guess so, but I don't know if I'm actually being helpful at all," Victoria sighed. "And now my new friend hates me because of a stupid misunderstanding."

"It seems to me that this show seems to attract a lot of crazy people," Edward said. "I'd like to think that you and I don't fall into that category. Perhaps you'd like to talk to me about it."

"Well, Beatrice is a really nice girl, but she's kind of clueless," Victoria sighed. "And she got it in her head that she and Lionel were destined to be together. I tried to warn her, but she just took that as a sign that I was jealous. Then Bobby played Lionel's thoughts out loud and she found out that he was interested in me. No matter what I try to explain to her, she just ignores me."

"That sounds tough," Edward sighed.

"Hold on!" Victoria immediately exclaimed. "You're from the other team, and your title has the word 'schemer' in it. You're probably just trying to use me to give away my teams weaknesses."

Edward grinned at her as he said, "You see, you really are the smartest one here. No one could fool you and that's what makes you so valuable. And that's why I want you as a friend."

"Ha, I'm not falling for that," Victoria argued. "You just want to use my genre-savvy abilities to help out your team."

"Good guess, but not quite," Edward said. "Think about it, eventually the teams will be dissolved and it'll be everyone for themselves. You'll need a friend, a sane friend, to make sure that you don't get voted off too soon. I think that you and I would work well together when the time comes. But I'll let you think on it."

With that he got up and left Victoria with her thoughts.


(Screaming Badger Cabin)

Chris had set up Beatrice and Bobby each with an academic assignment. Beatrice stared at a chalkboard, covered with numbers and symbols, while Bobby turned a Shakespeare book in all sorts of directions trying to make sense of it.

"Ugh, this is impossible," Beatrice cried out as she snapped her chalk in half.

"I don't really see what the big deal is," Bobby said. "This is actually a pretty easy question."

"Well not to me it isn't," Beatrice replied.

"First off, you might want to simplify it a bit," Bobby suggested as he began writing on the chalkboard.

"Uh-huh," Beatrice said as she nodded her head slightly. "Then what?"

"Well, if you take this and bring it over here like this," Bobby said as he began adding some more the chalkboard.

"Aha, I think I got it!" Beatrice exclaimed.

"You see, this is no problem compared to Shakespeare," Bobby said. "I cannot figure out what on earth Juliet is talking about. 'Wherefore art thou Romeo?' Is she asking where he is?"

"No, no, no," Beatrice said as she sat down next to him. "Allow me to explain…"


(The Haunted House)

Dirk was shivering violently now. He squeezed Ethan's hand tightly as the duo make their way up a flight of stairs.

"So dark," Dirk mumbled. "I just know that there's something terrible waiting for us at then off this."

They continued to walk along another dark hallway. Eventually they came to a door.

"Well," Dirk said as he swallowed deeply, "I guess we'd better open it."

"Hold on, man," Ethan exclaimed. "Did you notice that it just went silent all of a sudden?"

Dirk paused and listened. It was true, all of the creeping noises had ceased. It was just an unnatural silence. Then suddenly they heard the sound of an angry crash. The next sound that Dirk heard was the thud as Ethan fainted.

"Ethan…Ethan," Dirk said as he lightly kicked at the other boy. "Great…just me now."

He closed his eyes and slowly worked the door open.


(The Forest)

Chris had given the boys specific instructions and this meant that they eventually had to split up. Sophie had decided to stick with Brady, so now Eliot was alone as he wandered through the forest. He took careful steps and paused at every sound. He would frequently slink behind trees or bushes when he felt like he was being watched. Then he heard an eerie humming.

"Oh no, they're coming!" he cried out. "I knew this day would come, I tried to warn them."

He began pacing around the area frantically. He looked out as something blocked out the sunlight. He saw a metal saucer with a glass dome on top hovering over him. He opened his mouth to scream, but paused.

"Wait a minute," he exclaimed. "That can't be an alien. That dome is made out of glance and certainly would not protect the aliens from the sun's rays. As extensive research has shown, the only planets that could house alien lifeforms are nearly twice as far from their sun than earth is from its. So if they wanted to invade earth then they would have to make a dome out of at least platinum."

The saucer seemed to shrug before floating away. Meanwhile, not too far away, Brady and Sophie were wandering through the forest. Brady was casually looking around for anything out of the ordinary.

"Did you hear that?" Brady asked as he heard a noise from the distance.

"Hear what?" Sophie asked.

"Nah, it was probably just a rabbit or something," Brady said.

Brady didn't realize that Sophie's eyes had widened suddenly; then she returned to normal. The two kept walking with Brady continually searching for anything. Suddenly he felt his heart stop as he a hand reached out of the earth and grabbed his ankle.

"Ah, zombie!" he cried.

Then several figures slowly made their way out of the forest and towards him. They were all a sickly green and had red gashes all over their bodies. They reached their hands out longingly and took slow, steady steps.

"This is lame," Sophie scoffed, but Brady had already fainted.

Sophie rolled her eyes as she shoved the zombies aside and picked up Brady.

"Hey, not so rough," one of the zombies complained in a whining voice.

Sophie ignored them as she carried Brady back the way she had come. Back at the rock, Sooz was getting frantic. She was pacing back and forth, slapping he forehead trying not to think about how alone she felt.

"You can do this, you can do this," she chanted to herself. "I can't do this!"

She collapsed on the dirt and began punching the ground in frustration.

"But, I can't give up," she sighed. "I want that five million dollars."

She stood up and immediately started pacing again.

"Maybe I can talk to nature like Ethan does," she suggested to herself.

She walked up to a try and said, "So, Mr. Tree, how was your day today?"

She paused and waited for a response. She didn't get one.

"Oh, really, fascinating," she said as she pretended that the tree had answered her. "So…how's the Missus Tree doing?"


(The Beach)

Nicole continued to run in terror as the clown pursued after her menacingly. Several other campers had gathered in the area by now. Beatrice and Bobby were exiting their cabin, as were Momma DJ and Annie, only they had a pie with them. Victoria and Edward had walked back from the campfire by now.

"Come on, Nicole, show that clown who's boss!" Annie shouted.

Nicole just kept running without any sign that she had heard Annie.

Annie turned to Momma DJ and asked, "Can I borrow your pie?"

Momma DJ nodded and Annie took the pie. She then threw it at the clown and it splattered in his face.

"Now's your chance, Nicole," Annie shouted. "He doesn't look so scary now."

Nicole reluctantly turned around and faced the clown who was rubbing the pie off of his face.

"Okay," Nicole said with a deep breath. "Here is goes."

She charged back and the clown and tackled into him. She ended up shoving him into the lake where the water washed his face paint off.

"Ha, ha, not so scary are you now?" Nicole cheered.

Edward looked slightly frustrated, but he didn't say anything.


Confessional:

Edward-If Annie keeps helping out, then no one will want to get rid of her. It seems as though I'll need to give this plan a little more thought.

Nicole-Whoo! Take that, clowns everywhere; you can no longer scare me!


(The Haunted House)

Dirk had opened the door and found that it led to another flight of stairs, this time going downward. He walked down them, one step at a time. When he finally arrived at the bottom he found himself in a sort of cellar. There was an unnatural breeze sucking in from the center of the room. He stepped forward and gasped. In the middle of the room was a large hole where the breeze was being sucked in.

"A black hole," Dirk whimpered.

He began shaking even more than before. He stepped back and was ready to leave, but stopped himself. He looked at the hole and took several deep breaths.

"I can do this," he told himself.

He closed his eyes and ran forward. He started to scream at the top of his lungs as he dived into the hole. He didn't stop screaming as he was sucked in and started tumbling through the pitch black tunnel. Then he felt light shining down on him. He risked opening his eyes.

"Hey…I'm outside," he realized. "I'm alive."

He turned around and saw that the "black hole" had only been a tunnel that led him out the back of the haunted house.


(The Carnival)

"Well, I played every game in carnival," Lionel declared proudly.

"Good job, Lionel," Chris said patronizingly. "And for a reward…wouldn't you like some cotton candy?"

He guided Lionel to a large pool that was filled with fluffy, pink clouds. Lionel cringed in horror as he hid behind Chris.

"If you want to pass this challenge, you'll have to go for a swim in that pool," Chris explained.

"No way," Lionel protested. "That stuff is awful."

"Yeah, I guess you're right," Chris said. "I mean, even Nicole could conquer her fear of clowns, but everyone knows that cotton candy is much scarier than clowns. And I'm sure Sophie will understand, after all, she probably already suspected that you weren't as manly as you said you were."

"Alright, alright, fine, I'll do it," Lionel said.

He closed his eyes and jumped into the pool of cotton.

"Ew…eck…ack," he moaned as he swam through the pink fluff. "So gross…get it off, get it off."

When he emerged on the other side he was completely covered in cotton candy.

"I need a shower," he declared. "Now!"

Soon all of the campers had gathered back at the main site.

"Well, I think that's about everyone," Chris announced.

"Wait a minute," Annie exclaimed. "We forgot about Parry."

Chef whistled inconspicuously as several campers returned to the Killer Flounder cabin. They removed the wardrobe and found Parry curled up in a ball on the floor.

"So much happiness," Parry moaned.

"Well, you made it without turning off the TV," Chris declared. "So I'll count that as a point of the Killer Flounder. But that only gives the Killer Flounder five points, while the Screaming Badgers have six."

"Aw man," Annie moaned. "So we lost?"

"Not yet," Chris said mischievously. "We've still got a couple more challenges out in the forest."

The campers looked at each other with confusion, but followed after Chris.


(The Forest)

"It's time for Sophie to do her challenge," Chris declared. "If she can conquer her fear then the Screaming Badgers when, no question."

"But I already told you, I don't have a fear," Sophie protested.

"Oh, really?" Chris said sadistically. "Because while I was watching you, I noticed that you seemed a little worried about the idea of bunnies."

"That's…that's ridiculous," Sophie said but she was clearly showing some unease. "Bunnies are just nature's wimps."

"So, you wouldn't mind petting one?" Chris said as a small white rabbit crept out of the forest.

"Yeah…no problem," Sophie said as she stepped towards the rabbit.

The small creature looked up at her and blinked. Sophie recoiled with terror.

"Aw, is Sophie scared?" Chris laughed.

"Well, this doesn't change anything," Edward pointed out. "The Screaming Badgers are still ahead."

"Yes, but if you complete a challenge you can tie the game," Chris declared. "And just to make things fun, I'll give you a double score if you conquer your fear, giving the Killer Flounder the win."

Edward started to sweat as he said, "but…but, I never said my fear."

"Yes, and you did a good job at keeping it hidden," Chris said. "But if you want your team to win, you'll have to confess it. And just so you don't feel like lying, Chef…"

The large cook came up with a bulky metal chair. He shoved Edward into it and strapped him in.

"This is the truth chair," Chris explained. "It lets us now if you're lying or not. So, honest answer, what is your biggest fear?"

Edward was really sweating now. His eyes darted back and forth as he just mumbled nervously.

"Uh…um, well," he said. "My fear is, uh, spiders, yeah spiders, they freak me out."

The chair let out an angry blare.

"The truth please, Edward," Chris said.

"Well…uh…," Edward mumbled. "I can't say it! I can't face my fear, I just can't! It's too horrible."

"Well, that means that you forfeit for your team," Chris pointed out.

Edward had already unstrapped himself and was eagerly getting himself away from the chair.

"Okay, then," Chris exclaimed. "Screaming Badgers win. Killer Flounder, I'll be seeing you tonight."

The two teams departed back to their cabins. A shaky Sophie made sure to distance herself from everyone. Lionel glared at her, then grinned sadistically. Victoria offered a slight smile to Beatrice, who ignored her. She then glanced over at Edward who waved at her friendlily. Sooz eagerly took out her phone and started chatting with more vigor than ever. Montana had to carry Parry once again due to him being paralyzed in the fetal position.


(The Campfire)

"Three times in a row, Flounder," Chris declared. "Not exactly a good sign. But, let's get this over with. A marshmallow for…Nicole, Parry, Montana, and Momma DJ."

The four of them caught their marshmallows, except Parry who had to have it handed it him by Montana.

"And a two more for…Ethan and Annie!"

The two grabbed their marshmallows and grinned.

"Edward, you seem to make it a habit of showing up in the bottom two," Chris commented. "And Michael, this isn't your first time either. Anyways, the final marshmallow goes to…"

"Edward."

"Aw man," Michael sighed. "Gwen is so going to kill me when I get home."

Michael kept his head down as he walked down the Dock of Shame and stepped onto the Boat of Losers. Edward grinned victoriously as he held his marshmallow.


Votes:

Edward-I can't get rid of Annie tonight, but I know someone else who needs to go, Michael.

Momma DJ-Sure, that Edward boy couldn't complete his challenge, but at least he has respect for his teammates. Not like that Michael kid.

Annie-I vote for Edward, hopefully everyone sees him as not being so great anymore.

Nicole-Annie seems convinced that we need to get rid of Edward, but given the choice between him and Michael I'd have to say that Edward will be more useful.

Montana-Edward wouldn't even say what his fear is, that's not very good sportsmanship, right. I vote for him.

Parry-I can't stand to look at anything remotely happy anymore. I have to vote for Annie.

Ethan-I vote for Michael, that little guy's not gonna make it too far.

Michael-I vote for Ethan, seriously, why hasn't he left yet?

(Conclusion)

"Thanks for joining us," Chris wrapped up. "Next week we take a trip to Boney Island. Will the curse return? What drama will unfold there? Keep watching Total…Drama…Refresh!"