"Welcome back to…Total…Drama…Switcheroni!" Blaineley announced in the midst of Switcheroni Island.

"Last time," Chef said, "Roy wanted to initiate a plan against Caleb, but was mostly falling on deaf ears and making a target out of himself."

"On Team Cheftastic, Sharidan continued to try to make waves by revealing to Strike that Lynne and her alliance was gunning for him" Blaineley said. "She was also revealed as a lesbian, which is just dandy."

"At the challenge, Blaineriffic took the lead…again," Chef said, "only for Skye to blow it at the last second and cost them their victory."

"Skye took a lot of heat," Blaineley said, "nearly all the votes were aimed at her…and she did not take the news well. In her panic, though, she managed to throw Roy under the bus. In a sudden vote shift, Roy ended up right back in the hot seat and left the game."

"It's been quite the ride and it's only just the start," Chef said, "so let's see what they bring next on…Total…Drama…Switcheroni!"

(Theme Song Plays…)


(Team Cheftastic)

Theodore awoke groggily, early in the morning, to a pair of bright blue eyes looking over him.

"Hi new teamie!" Skye exclaimed as she hunched over the sleeping Theodore eagerly.

"Waaaah!" Theodore cried as he jumped up to the two of the shelter and clung to a piece of wood.

"What is all the yelling about?" Cerise groaned as the other members of the team woke.

"Hiii!" Skye exclaimed eagerly while waving wildly. "I'm Skye, your new teammate!"

"Wait…what?" Lynne asked shaking her head as if she had misheard. "What are you doing here?"

"I told you," Skye laughed. "I'm on your team now!"

"You just…swapped team?" Strike asked.

"That's what I said," Skye replied.

"Is it safe to come down yet?" Theodore asked before losing his grip and flopping to the ground.

"Why did you leave your team like that?" Sebastian asked.

"Ummmm," Skye said, "let's just say we had irreconcilable differences."

(Flashback)

"This team is so MEEEEEEAAAANNNN!" Skye sobbed as she ran across the bridge to Switcheroni Island. "I am never coming baaaaaack!"

(Present)

"And now here I am!" Skye exclaimed.

"Well, we're very happy to have you," Cerise said, "Welcome to the team."

"Yaaaay!" Noriko cheered as she hugged Skye. "New teamie! Let me introduce you to everyone. Im Noriko, that's Strike, Sebastian, Sharidan, Cerise, Reuvan, Theodore, and the team lesbian!"

"I'm also a human being," Lynne added dryly.

"It's so nice to meet all of you!" Skye said. "I just know we'll all be the best of friends! Not like that OTHER team that will remain nameless!"


Confessional:

Skye-Everyone on my team told me that they wanted to vote me out last night. I couldn't believe it, how could they be so mean!? (cries) So I joined this team because I'm sure they're much nicer! I hope that my old team keeps on losing now!

Lynne-This is perfect, with Skye here we've got at least one more free round, she should be an easy boot. Maybe more people will even jump ship, you wouldn't hear me complaining.

Strike-There may be some advantage to having Skye here. If she's willing to reveal info about her old team, it could be invaluable for future interactions. At the same time, the threat rings true in the opposite direction as well, we can't let her get back with her old team and reveal our dynamics.


(Team Blaineriffic)

The team awoke to find that Skye had left them.

"She's not here?" Caleb asked as he glanced around.

"Don't bother searching," Orchid replied. "She's gone."

"Gee, I wonder where she went," Jacquie remarked as she pointed to the three flags in the air: Gold, Red, and Violet.

"Really, who wasn't expecting that?" Irene scoffed. "She was nearly voted out, why would she possibly want to stay here?"

"Well, I say good riddance," Allen said. "It's like we got rid of two for the price of one."

"Yeah but…now we're down one member," Neil pointed out. "We used to be in the lead…now Cheftastic has more players than us."

"Hey, you're right!" Allen said. "We're going to have to send them home twice as hard now to balance things out! Teach them to steal our members!"

"Except it's Reward," Neil pointed out.

"We'll beat them twice as hard in the NEXT challenge!" Allen corrected. "And we'll win some more blankets while we're at it!"

"Guys, who cares? It's Skye," Irene pointed. "She'll probably just turn them into a bigger trainwreck than they already are."

"She's got a good point," Jacquie said.


Confessional:

Jodi-I went through with nudging the vote towards Roy to keep Skye in the game. I felt like she could be something useful for me to have…but then she goes and abandons me here. Thanks, Skye, really appreciate it.

Jacquie-I don't really care what Skye does. She can either stay here and we'll vote her out, or she can jump over there if that'll give her some false hope and probably get voted out even sooner. Point is, she's not making it much farther not matter what she does.

Caleb-This is exactly the kind of mess that I wanted to avoid…that elimination was just a wreck. We had a strong thing, but one hit and our team self-destructs. Now Cheftastic actually has the lead (shakes head).


(Team Cheftastic)

"So…this is your team, eh?" Skye asked as she skipped around Theodore.

"Uh…yeah…that's it," Theodore replied uncertainly.

"Cool!" Skye exclaimed. "So…what kind of tribe things do you do!?"

"Well…right now I'm just looking around for some firewood," Theodore replied.

"Yay!" Skye exclaimed. "Sounds like fun! Your my new BFF!"

Skye hugged Theodore.

"Oh…uh…okay…"Theodore said awkwardly. "I um…like you too."

"You do!?" Skye gasped as she touched her heart. "Oh, Theo, you've made me the happiest girl alive!"

"Uh…you're welcome?" Theodore replied before being crushed by another hug.

"I see you two are getting along just fine," Strike remarked as he walked up to them.

"Don't worry, Strike-o!" Skye exclaimed. "You can be my best friend too!"

"You seem like a friendly girl," Strike remarked. "Why'd you leave your team like that?"

"Because they were mean and fake and—I don't want to talk about it!" Skye snapped.

"I…see," Strike said. "Well, you don't have to worry about that here. Just stick to me and I'll make sure nothing happens to you."

"Yay!" Skye exclaimed as she ran over to hug Strike.


Confessional:

Theodore-I was a little bit scared of Skye at first…she's so full of energy…but she's a sweet girl. I don't know if I'd even be able to vote for her, it'd be looking voting off a puppy dog…n-not one of those scary Rottweiler puppies though…

Strike-From what it sounds like, Skye left on quite the negative note with her team. I think she's being sincere, and she may have severed ties there. I may find a use in keeping her around after all.

Skye-I'm so happy to make new friends! They'd better not be lying to me, like Roy! Cause we all know how that ended up for him!


(Team Blaineriffic)

Rudy grinned mischievously as he crept over to the fire. He held something clutched in his hands and leaned over the glowing embers. He giggled to himself as he reached over the fire.

"What are you doing?" Caleb asked as he approached him.

"Uh, nothing!" Rudy said as he put his hands behind his back.

"Are you doing something that's going to hurt someone?" Caleb asked.

"No, of course not," Rudy said fakely.

"Are you doing something that could hurt someone emotionally?" Caleb added.

"Well…maybe," Rudy replied sheepishly, he unfurled his hand to reveal a purple cloth. "It's that freak's blindfold. Must be important to her, come on, just imagine how she'll react when she finds it burnt."

"She'll probably be devastated," Caleb said. "You don't need to do something like that just for kicks."

"I don't need to, but I want to!" Rudy insisted with his manic grin.

"What's going on?" Orchid remarked as she arrived to the area, now with her clear, crystalline eyes revealed.

"I think you'd better give it back to her," Caleb said.

Rudy glanced between Caleb and Orchid. Eventually he had the blindfold back to Orchid.

"Oh, I was looking for that," Orchid said as she tied it back over her eyes and gave a light smile.

"What are you smiling about?" Rudy snapped.

"You look good today, Rudy," Orchid said with another smile, before she turned to leave.

"I don't even know what that's supposed to mean," Rudy scoffed as he glanced at Caleb.

"I think it means she likes you," Caleb replied.


Confessional:

Caleb-If I have to follow Rudy around all day, I'll do it. He just needs someone to keep him in check, and I think he'll start to make progress.

Rudy-I can't believe I'm letting Caleb boss me around like this. I ought to show him, I will break that little smile of his…but…why does it feel so weird? Why is hurting him starting to feel like it's…wrong? Ugh! (wipes self off in disgust)

Orchid-I meant what I said, Rudy is already letting more good show. Just a little, but it's a start, and there's hope after all.


(Team Cheftastic)

"So what do you think of the new girl joining us?" Cerise asked Reuvan and Lynne.

"It's a godsend if you ask me," Lynne remarked. "It gives us a little more flexibility with another easy vote."

"She does seem sweet," Cerise remarked.

"Too sweet for me," Reuvan added. "I don't know if I'll be able to stand waking up like that every morning."

"Well, it seems like Strike and Theodore are already taking a shine to her," Cerise remarked.

"Wait…they're talking to her!?" Lynne gasped.

Cerise just pointed silently to the distance where Strike, Skye, and Theodore were all walking.

"Ah!" Lynne cried. "We can't let him take her under his wing just like that! I need to talk to her alone!"

"Well, that's going to be hard with Strike watching you like a hawk," Reuvan remarked.

"Cerise, I need a distraction," Lynne said. "Keep him busy with…anything!"

"Oh…uh…what…what should I say?" Cerise said awkwardly. "I'm…terrible under pressure…I'm not sure if I could do that…"

"Ugh!" Lynne groaned. "Fine, I'll distract him, you talk to Skye."

"What do you want me to do?" Reuvan asked.

"You're going to stay out of a ten foot radius around Skye at all times before you scare her back to her old team," Lynne replied.

Reuvan frowned at her.

"Sorry, hun, truth hurts," Lynne remarked.

Lynne rushed over to Strike.

"Strike, we need to talk!" Lynne exclaimed as she dragged him by the arm.

"What is this?" Strike groaned uninterestedly.

"I…just need you to see this…" Lynne said straining to come up with something.

"See what?" Strike asked losing his patience.

"Uh…I think a bear might have gotten into the camp and gotten to our fish," Lynne said.

"What!?" Strike shouted as he took off.

Cerise meanwhile had walked up to Skye.

"Hi there," she said.

"Hi!" Skye exclaimed while waving.

"So…I'm Cerise…like you know," Cerise replied. "And um…I was thinking we could…talk for entirely non-strategic purposes."

"Oh, okay!" Skye exclaimed.


Confessional:

Lynne-I'd like to just send Skye on her way, but if Strike wants to try to get his grubby little talons into her, then I've got to act fast. If she's staying then she's staying on my side!

Skye-I feel like I must be the belle of the ball, everyone wants to get to know me!


(Team Blaineriffic)

"Okay, we need an explanation!" Allen demanded as he marched up to Jacquie angrily. "What the hell happened last night?"

"Um, what happened is Roy got voted out," Jacquie shrugged.

"That wasn't the plan!" Allen snapped. "You can't just change the plan without even telling me. We had a deal set up…and you are supposed to be aligned with me."

"I didn't even do anything, Roy was just being a shmuck," Jacquie remarked. "I had no idea everyone else would go for it, but hey, he was being a moron so good riddance."

"Okay, Allen, don't lose it," Neil said to his friend. "Sorry to freak out at you, Jacquie. It's just…well you can understand how we feel being left out of the loop."

"Why are you even blaming me for this?" Jacquie asked. "I'm not the only one who changed my vote."

"Oh, are we blaming Jacquie for what happened last night?" Irene asked as she overheard the conversation. "What was that all about, Jacquie!?"

"Ugh, I'm done here," Jacquie groaned as she walked away from the others.


Confessional:

Allen-I don't like this. I don't like it at all! I was totally ignored last round! A decision was made…and then changed without anyone telling me! That's not the way it's supposed to go. Sure, Skye and Roy were both worthless, but these people can't just make split decisions like that.

Neil-Last night was…confusing. I'm still not entirely sure what happened, but despite the plan, I ended up voting in the minority. The ultimate irony is that the people who voted with me were the jock and the cheerleader. Allen's outraged, but I'm trying to keep him from exploding, if this really was just a last minute decision then hopefully it won't happen again.

Jacquie-Ugh, chill out. (rubs forehead) If this is how Allen is going to react after anything doesn't go his way then maybe I don't want to have to put up with him.


(Team Cheftastic)

Strike ran up to the fish dam where Sebastian was gathering foo for the morning.

"Hey, there's no bear here," Strike said.

"Uh…no?" Sebastian replied as he looked around uncertainly.

"Ugh, Lynne," Strike sighed to himself as he turned around and walked back.

Sebastian just shrugged as he went back to work.

"Morning," Sharidan remarked as she walked up to him.

"What do you want?" Sebastian asked.

"Don't take that tone with me," Sharidan sniffed. "I'm just saying hello."

Sebastian narrowed his eyes at her.

"You don't fool me," Sebastian said. "I'm not trusting you."

"Well, that's too bad," Sharidan replied. "Because we're allies now."

"We are?" Sebastian asked. "I didn't sign on for this."

"You trust Strike," Sharidan said.

Sebastian nodded.

"And Strike trusts me," Sharidan said. "And we've voted together both times…how much more do we need here?"

"Okay, fine…but I still don't trust you!" Sebastian said.

"Too bad," Sharidan said. "I thought this might be a good time to have a strategy talk, ally to ally."

"About what?" Sebastian asked.

"About our visitor," Sharidan said.

"Skye?" Sebastian said. "She seems nice."

"Yeah, sure, that's great," Sharidan remarked. "She's gone next, though."

"I…guess?" Sebastian replied.

"We can't let her infiltrate our team," Sharidan insisted.

"She doesn't seem all that bad," Sebastian remarked.

"She may not seem bad, but she just came over here out of the blue," Sharidan remarked. "We can't trust her."


Confessional:

Sharidan-Sure, Skye can turn on some tears, but we know nothing about her. For all we know, she could just be a spy from the other team. I just don't see any reason why she should stay over any of us who have been on this team since day one.

Sebastian-Sharidan is a sneaky one, I've seen her try to slide her way into this team. Well, I'm not letting her into my head!


(Team Blaineriffic)

Caleb walked with Rudy while the other boy paced around the camp.

"So, this is how it's going to be now?" Rudy asked. "You're just going to follow me every step I take?"

"Yep," Caleb replied with a shrug.

"Who's following Rudy now?" Jacquie exclaimed as she joined the boys. "That's my job!"

Jacquie eyed Caleb.

"Is this guy bothering you?" Jacquie asked Rudy.

"I'm just Rudy's friend," Caleb replied.

"Oh, you mean his ally," Jacquie said.

"No…just friend," Caleb answered.

"Is this true?" Jacquie asked Rudy.

"…Yeah, sure, he's my friend," Rudy answered.

"Well, any friend of Rudy's is a friend of mine," Jacquie said. "Welcome aboard."

"Aboard what?" Caleb asked.

"You know, I find it's a lot easier to talk to her if you just drown out whatever she says," Rudy remarked.


Confessional:

Jacquie-Caleb…sure, I recognize his value to the team…but he's pretty boring, not someone I'd really be interested in working with. But apparently Rudy sees something I don't, so I'd be willing to make it work.

Rudy-I mainly just called Caleb may friend because I knew it would piss off Jacquie…I did mean it…o-obviously…right?


(Switcheroni Island, Later)

The two teams arrived at the center point of the island where Chef and Blaineley were waiting.

"Welcome, Blaineriffic and Cheftastic!" Blaineley exclaimed.

"As you can see, Roy was voted out of Blaineriffic," Chef said, "And Skye switched to Cheftastic."

"I'm not talking to you," Skye huffed at her old team while sticking her tongue out.

"Good, because we're not talking to you," Irene replied.

"The challenge today will be virtual," Blaineley said. "And for Reward. Chef, tell'em what we got."

"The winning team will be given an assortment of cooking tools," Chef said, "jugs for your water, pots and pans to cook your food, all in all will make your time out here a little easier."

"Now, Cheftastic has an extra member," Blaineley said, "Who will be sitting out?"

"I will," Theodore volunteered. "These virtual challenges scare me."

"Okay, that's settled," Blaineley said, "will the rest of you step forward."

The two teams did so. Then they began to hear the whirring of the machinery firing up. The world began to bend around them. Surprisingly, this time, the surroundings didn't change so much as their own bodies.

"What's happening!?" Jacquie gasped as her body contorted.

Everyone else went through very different transformation. When the process was done, they were on a floating platform, but more noticeably, all of them had transformed into anthropomorphic animals.

"I'm…a hedgehog?" Jacquie gasped.

Indeed, she had transformed into a human-sized critter with several spines coming out of her back, tipped with purple. A reptilian Caleb snapped his new massive jaw.

"Crocodile," he laughed.

Suddenly a slimy tongue shot to his back.

"Shlorry," said Neil, now with bug eyes, sleek green skin, and a massive slimy tongue hanging out of his mouth. "Jushlt prahcthicng."

He pulled his tongue back into his mouth. Irene meanwhile was admiring her sleek figure. She had white fur coated with black spots, sharp claws, and a tail swaying back and forth. She was suddenly sprayed with a noxious cloud and began to choke and gag.

"Skunk powers!" Rudy laughed, now covered in black and white fur, with a large tail protruding out of his back. "Awesome!"

"Am I something majestic?" Orchid asked. "I do feel quite different, but I'm not sure I quite have the grasp of it."

"I'm sure you must look—aaah!" Caleb exclaimed as he turned around.

Orchid was now covered in wiry black hairs and had eight arms and legs coming out from all around her body. She had a hideous insect face with eight clear eyes.

"You're a…spider," Caleb said.

"How splendid," Orchid said, "I've always admired their beautiful work."

"Make way for the moose!" Allen announced as he shook his massive antlers.

He was now covered in bushy brown fur and had a large bulky snout. Jodi was the last to reveal herself to her team, she was coated in red fur, with a white underbelly. She had pointed ears, and plenty of sharp teeth.

"Vixen for me," she remarked.

Over on Team Cheftastic, the others were also getting used to their new forms.

"Where are my limbsssss!?" Sharidan exclaimed as she slithered around uncertainly.

She had taken on the form of a giant green snake. Strike let out a fierce howl and he displayed his white fur, canine face, and many sharp teeth.

"I'm…I'm…an elephant?" Sebastian exclaimed as he flicked his trunk experimentally.

His body was covered in leathery grey skin, his ears had grown to massive sizes, and he had two tusks coming out of his face. Cerise had grown in size all around. She had shaggy brown fur, and massive claws.

"I'm a bear!" she exclaimed while swinging her claws.

Suddenly, something large swooped overhead, casting a shadow. Reuvan, with large majestic bat wings and a furry chest landed on the ground.

"Feeee!" Noriko exclaimed as her minuscule wings flapped rapidly and carried her around the course in a flash. "I'm a hummingbird!"

Skye looked down at her body and saw smooth black and white skin. Her hands had been replaced with flippers. Crosser her eyes, she saw an orange beak.

"I'm…a penguin?" she said. "Yay! I love penguins!"

Suddenly, there was a large thud behind them. Everyone turned to see that a massive Beluga whale had slammed down at the back of the platform.

"Why?" it asked with Lynne's voice. "Why are you doing this to me, hosts?"

"Welcome, to your Reward Challenge!" Blaineley's voice filled the room.

"As you can see, you've all been turned into various animals," Chef's voice added. "This challenge will be a set of duels, one person from each team will battle and the first to be knocked over the edge will be out. The other person will move on to the next round. This will continue until one is left standing, and their team will win the reward."

"Understood?" Blaineley said. "Let's get our first pairing randomized…"

A pair of faces appeared up above the teams. It showed Jodi and Lynne.

"The vixen vs the whale," Chef announced.

Jodi stepped forward, and Lynne…hopped her weight forward. All the rest were suddenly elevated above the platform into viewing seats.

"First to fall off the edge is out of the challenge," Blaineley said. "Begin!"

Jodi charged at Lynne. She began gnashing with her teeth and scratching with her claws. None of it seemed to be having any effect whatsoever on Lynne. With a bored flick of her tail, Lynne knocked Jodi over and sent her sprawling to the abyss.

"Well…that was fast," Chef said, "Lynne moves on to the next round! Jodi is out!"

Two more faces appeared above them, Skye and Irene.

"Leopard vs Penguin!" Blaineley announced.

Skye narrowed her beady penguin eyes at Irene.

"Well, at least I know that this will be easy," Irene remarked.

"Go!" Chef announced.

Irene instantly lunged. She pounced on Skye, sending her tumbling awkwardly to the ground. Irene brought down her claws on either side of her, inching her towards the edge.

"Hmph!" Skye exclaimed as she pecked at Irene's face.

"Ow!" Irene cried as she recoiled.

Skye continued to peck at her furiously though. She managed to chase her back and get her up against the edge. With a final shove, she knocked Irene over the edge. She gave a victorious honk as she jumped up and down.

"Skye will be joining Lynne from her team!" Blaineley announced. "It's 2-0 so far."

Jacquie's face appeared next to Sebastian.

"The elephant and the hedgehog," Chef announced.

The two stepped up and eyed each other carefully.

"Begin!" Blaineley announced.

Jacquie turned around and fire a barrage of quills at Sebastian. He dodged out of the way through and charged at her with his tusks. Jacquie rolled out of the way.

"Hey, here's a neat trick," Sebastian said as he began to suck with his trunk.

He pulled Jacquie into a vacuum, drawing her right to him. She rolled up into a ball. Sebastian didn't realize until too late that she was rolling straight for him now.

"Uh-oh," he remarked as he was rammed by the sharp ball of quills.

He took the blow and stumbled over the edge in pain.

"Jacquie will be moving on to the next round," Blaineley announced.

Noriko and Rudy's faces appeared next.

"Skunk and hummingbird," Chef said.

"Go!" Blaineley exclaimed.

"You're going down," Rudy giggled eagerly.

He sprayed with his toxic cloud at Noriko. She just flapped her wings rapidly, though, and blew all of the stench away and back towards Rudy.

"Hey what—" Rudy exclaimed before coughing and choking.

"Hiiiii-ya! Noriko exclaimed as she came in for a flying kick to the chest.

Rudy was knocked back and rolled over the edge.

"Sorry!" Noriko called.

"Noriko, Lynne, and Skye vs Jacquie is what the next round is shaping up to me," Blaineley announced.

Cerise and Orchid's faces appeared next.

"The spider and the bear," Chef announced.

"Let's have a fair fight," Cerise said.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," Orchid replied.

"Go!" Blaineley exclaimed.

Cerise began to swing her claws. Orchid scurried from side to side, avoiding the swipes.

"Whoa," she said as she narrowly avoided the claws.

Orchid fired a string of webbing out of her arms.

"Oh my, I did not know I could do that," she said as she tied Cerise's paws together.

Cerise began struggling to break free of the binds. Orchid, however, fired again, this time bind her legs. Cerise growled in frustration as she flopped to the floor.

"My apologies," Orchid said as she rolled her over the edge.

"Orchid joins Jacquie," Blaineley announced.

The next two faces to appear on the screen were Neil and Reuvan.

"The frog and the bat!" Chef announced.

Reuvan soared above head while Neil hopped into the center.

"Go!" Blaineley announced.

Reuvan flew in circles. Neil hopped back and forth, trying to good lock on him. Reuvan dived down and swiped Neil by the side. Neil tumbled over, Reuvan doubled back and attacked again. Neil teetered over the edge. Just as he lost his balance, he unleashed his tongue and stuck to Reuvan's neck.

"Augh!" Reuvan cried in disgust as Neil clung to him.

Neil swung himself up and ended up wrapping his lengthy tongue around Reuvan while landing on his back.

"Get off of me!" Reuvan grunted.

Neil instead began to bounce of Reuvan's back, sending him spiralling out of control. At the last minute, he released his tongue and hopped off, but Reuvan was sent plummeting into the darkness.

"Neil moves on to the next round!" Chef announced.

"The sides have evened up," Blaineley said, "let's see what the next one brings."

Allen and Sharidan's faces were up next.

"Moose and Snake," Chef said.

"The moose will destroy you!" Allen roared.

"I'm sssssure that sssssounded threatening in your head," Sharidan replied.

"Begin!" Blaineley announced.

Allen wasted no time in charging at Sharidan with his antlers poised to ram right through her. Sharidan got on the ground, though, and slithered away quickly. She flicked the end of her tail, and wrapped it around Allen's ankle. He stumbled and ended up throwing himself right over the edge.

"And Sharidan joins the all-female lineup on Team Cheftastic," Blaineley announced. "Final match of the first round…"

Strike and Caleb's faces appeared.

"Crocodile vs Wolf!" Chef announced.

Caleb and Strike both stepped forward.

"Begin!" Blaineley announced.

The two boys circled each other. Both of them looked ready to strike at any second, but we're waiting for just the right moment. Strike moved first, roaring and swinging his massive claws wildly. Caleb slinked out of the way, but not fast enough to avoid a scratch along his shoulder. Caleb dropped to all four and found that he could move easier like this. Strike lunged at him with his claws ready to cut. Caleb snapped up and dug his teeth into Strike's paw. Strike let out a combination of a cry and a whimper. He shook his arm and knocked Caleb off. As Caleb hit the ground and slid towards the edge, Strike charged at him. Caleb managed to regain himself just in time to slide forward. He ran between Strike's legs, and once he was behind him, he knocked him over the edge.

"And Caleb rounds out the Team Blaineriffic's lineup!" Blaineley announced. "It's an even 4-4."

"Let's get to the first matchup of the next round," Chef said.

Caleb and Noriko appeared.

"Caleb going right back in," Blaineley announced, "Crocodile vs Hummingbird."

The two entered the arena.

"Begin!" Chef called.

Noriko began hovering around Caleb. She moved swiftly as her wings vibrated back and forth. Caleb tried to eye her movements and time when to strike. He snapped his jaw and caught her by the wing.

"Heey!" Noriko cried.

Caleb flung her to the side and tossed her over the edge.

"And just like that, Caleb moves on while Noriko is out," Blaineley announced.

Jacquie and Lynne's faces appeared.

"The whale is going up against the hedgehog," Chef declared.

The two moved up to the arena.

"Go!" Blaineley said.

Jacquie didn't move. Lynne had to slowly hop herself forward to get towards her.

"Can we please…speed this up?" she groaned. "You can't even…hurt me like this…anyways."

"Oh, we'll see about that," Jacquie said.

She ran up to Lynne's side and hopped up on her fin, using it to climb her body.

"What are you doing?" Lynne sighed.

Jacquie curled up into a ball and rolled right into Lynne's blowhole.

"Ow, get out of there!" Lynne cried as she squirmed in pain. "Cut it out."

As Lynne writhed in pain, she ended up teetering close to the edge. Once her weight started to slide down, she realized it was too late. Jacquie hopped out just in time to watch her plummet over the edge.

"Team Blaineriffic takes the lead," Blaineley announced. "Jacquie and Caleb will both be fighting in the next round…although they won't have to if the next two can win their rounds."

The next matchup was revealed to be Sharidan vs Orchid.

"Go!" Chef exclaimed.

Orchid began by firing her web at Sharidan, but Sharidan slinked along the ground and avoided it. Orchid continued to follow after her, shooting strings of web around her. Sharidan just weaved between them easily. Eventually, Sharidan went in for the attack. She coiled her body around Orchid, squeezing her tightly. Orchid struggled, but wasn't able to break free. Sharidan brought her to the edge and flung her over the edge.

"And Sharidan keeps her team in!" Chef announced.

"Final matchup of the round," Blaineley said.

Skye vs Neil was revealed.

"Go!" Chef exclaimed.

Neil instantly started to attack by flinging his tongue at Skye. However, he found that her slippery skin was not allowing it to stick.

"Huh?" he groaned helplessly.

Skye charged at him angrily.

"Ul-ogl," Neil groaned.

Skye bombarded into him with an aggressive tackle. Neil rolled over the edge, but managed to use his tongue to cling to the edge of the platform. Skye walked up to him and began to peck at his tongue. Neil cried out before dropping into the pit.

"And we're left with another even round," Blaineley announced. "Jacquie and Caleb for Blaineriffic and Skye and Sharidan for Cheftastic."

The first matchup of this round was revealed to be Sharidan vs Jacquie.

"Go!" Chef announced.

Sharidan slithered around Jacquie. Jacquie held her ground and just kept her eye on her carefully. Sharidan lunged and attempted to coil around Jacquie. Jacquie curled up though, and Sharidan only ended up with several pins digging into her. She hissed in pain and recoiled.

"I can't believe you thought that would work," Jacquie remarked.

Jacquie used Sharidan's shock to grab her tail and throw it over the edge. The weight was enough to drag the rest of Sharidan's body with her. She gave an angry hiss before sliding over the side.

"Jacquie will be in the final round," Blaineley declared. "Let's see if she it needs to happen though."

Caleb vs Skye was by default the next duo to face off.

"Begin!" Chef exclaimed.

Caleb moved towards Skye. He snapped at her, but Skye dropped to the ground. She moved on her stomach, propelling herself with her flippers, sliding away from him. Caleb got down on all fours and chased after her. He snapped at her, but Skye managed to move fast enough to just stay out of his reach at all times. This continued for some time, before Skye suddenly spun around. Caleb wasn't expecting this, and Skye slammed right into him. Using her weight she pushed against him and managed to shove him to the edge. Caleb lost his footing and was thrown over.

"And we've got our final duel," Blaineley announced. "Skye from Team Cheftastic will face off against Jacquie from Team Blaineriffic. The winner of this match gets the reward for their team, remember that girls."

Jacquie and Skye faced off.

"Ready…begin!" Chef announced.

Skye dropped to her stomach instantly and began to slide along the ground. Jacquie fired quills after her, but Skye stayed fast and managed to avoid all of them. Finally, Jacquie managed to stop Skye in her tracks by surrounding her in quills.

"No fair!" Skye pouted as she found if she continued to slide she'd be trap within a ring of quills.

"Ready to give up?" Jacquie asked.

"Never!" Skye cried as she waddled towards Jacquie furiously.

Jacquie assumed her defensive state in a curled up ball. Skye began to peck at her though and just caused her to roll along the side. With a final kick she sent her over the edge.

"Skye wins reward for Team Cheftastic!" Chef announced.

Team Cheftastic cheered, while Team Blaineriffic moaned in defeat.


Confessional:

Jacquie-Ugh…that was stupid of me.

Irene-Of course Skye suddenly turns into a beast when she's on the other team.

Skye-Ha! I bet they wish they were still my friends now!

Cerise-Oh good, our first reward. And this one will definitely make things easier around the camp.


(Team Cheftastic)

The team was celebrating their victory with a large meal, making use of their new equipment.

"Great job, today, guys," Cerise said. "I knew we could come back up from our rocky start."

"I think we owe Skye a pat on the back," Sebastian said. "She came over to join us, and won us the challenge."

"Well…it was a group effort," Strike added.

"Just let her have this moment," Lynne remarked to him.

"Yeah, good work, Skye," Theodore said.

"Aw, thanks guys!" Skye said. "I knew I couldn't let you down on the first day here."

"And we're very happy you decided to join us when you did," Cerise said.

"Here's to turning the tables!" Sebastian exclaimed. "Let's show the others what we can really do together!"


Confessional:

Sharidan-Yeah, yeah, she got lucky on one challenge…still don't trust her.

Skye-I think I am going to fit right in here!

Strike-Today may have been a fluke…or maybe Skye has potential…we will see.


(Team Blaineriffic)

The team came back to their camp in defeat.

"Well that was dumb," Irene groaned. "How did we let that happen?"

"Maybe we're just having an off day," Caleb said with a shrug. "I'm just thankful it wasn't immunity."

"No, but the next time it is, we are not losing," Allen insisted. "We're not going to get comfortable here, I still want to win every challenge possible and send that team into desolation."

"Sounds fun," Rudy added.

"We'll just have to do our best tomorrow," Caleb said. "Until then, let's just rest up and be ready for it."


Confessional:

Caleb-It is a shame to have lost two in a row after our initial three victories, but we can't let it get us down. We still have the potential to keep this up, we just need to stay strong.

Allen-I want to send that team out painfully! Once Skye leaves, it'll send the message of exactly what happens when someone abandons this team.


(Switcheroni Island)

"Team Cheftastic are on the rise," Blaineley narrated, "is this a sign of good things to come for them…or just a breath of fresh air before they're plunged right back down?"

"How will Skye fare on her new team?" Chef said, "Will she work her way in, or remain the easy target?"

"Will we be seeing anyone else flipping sides?" Blaineley asked. "Will my beautiful idol ever be found? Come back next time…"

"On Total…Drama…Switcheroni!" Chef concluded.


(Team Blaineriffic, Later)

The sun had just set, and the team was trying to get some sleep. With two members gone, there was now enough room for everyone to get their share of comfort. Irene turned on her side, trying to get into a position where she could sleep easily. She heard something cringle beneath her and groaned. She brushed aside her spot, hoping to rid whatever leaves had piled up. But she realized it was actually from something in her pocket.

"That…wasn't there before?" she remarked as she reached into her pocket to find a piece of paper.

She pulled out a neatly folded note. In fancy writing, it read 'Irene.'

"A love letter?" she said curiously before glancing around at her sleeping companions.

She unfolded it to reveal another word, 'Shh.' She gave a quizzical glance at it, but remained silent. Unfolding it further, she found a message: 'See you at Switcheroni Island by the dying willow.' Irene seemed even more puzzled by this. She threw the note away…then shrugged to herself.

"Why not?" she said to herself. "Let's see what this is all about."

She crept out of the shelter and began to walk quietly towards Switcheroni Island. As she walked, she sent several glances back to the shelter. Everyone was there, everyone seemed asleep. Irene continued to check back every few steps though. The closer she got to Switcheroni Island, the more she felt like she was being watched. Every step she took, she felt was shadowed by someone else following her. She shot her head around…no one was there. She reached the bridge and crossed it. She began to walk towards her destination…she was definitely being watched…she could feel it, she could feel someone's eyes following her every move. She wanted to call out…yet found the words frozen in her mouth. Why did she think this was a good idea? Why had she come out here? She wanted to turn around. She heard a sound, a faint sound, but definitely the sound of movement. Her eyes crept to the side, out of the corner of her eyes, she thought she saw a figure. Then it was gone. But it was definitely there, she knew it, she knew what she'd seen. Something about this made her blood run cold. She could feel sweat running down her neck. Why was she so afraid? It was probably just something stupid. But why didn't she feel like this was true?

She reached the willow tree. It drooped sadly, its branches hanging down without much life clinging to them. There was a single note attached to the tree, also marked 'Irene.' Irene tore it off and unfolded it. She read the contents, 'You have secrets, Irene, don't you? You have parts of you left in the past.'

"Okay, what is this!?" Irene said, finally breaking the silence as her fear was replaced with frustration. "I know you're out there, who is this!?"

A paper airplane flew towards her and landed at her feet. She almost didn't want to touch it, but felt compelled to pick it up and unfold it. 'You think you've left it all behind. But you're wrong. I know everything about you.'

"This isn't funny! Irene snapped as she marched towards the direction where the note had come from. "When I find out who you are, I'm going to-"

Another paper plane came at her, this one from the opposite direction. Reluctantly she opened it. 'Like that day in middle school when you were horrified to find you had an allergy to the perfume you were wearing. When you were covered in hives, head to toe, when you couldn't breathe because it was tightening your throat.' Irene wanted to stop reading, but she continued to unfold the note, revealing more. 'I know how you couldn't stand the looks of sympathy you got after you returned, after everyone had seen you at your lowest. It's why you left that school, you thought you left it all behind.'"

"Alright, stop!" Irene shouted as she stomped the game angrily. "Just stop!"

Her voice broke into a tremble. Another note arrived at her feet.

'It's Geraniol. That's the chemical that caused your allergy. It's also lightly laced each of these notes.'

Irene let out a pained cry as she threw the note away in disgust. She looked down to see that her hand was already swelling and showing red bumps.

"No," she said.

She dropped down to the ground helplessly. Several notes dropped down from the tree.

'I know everything about you.'

'I know your secrets. I know your fears. I know your weaknesses.'

'I will destroy you, Irene.'

'And there's nothing you can do to stop me.'

Teams:

Team Cheftastic

Strike

Sharidan

Reuvan

Cerise

Lynne

Noriko

Theodore

Sebastian

Hilary

Loren

Team Blaineriffic:

Caleb

Allen

Skye

Roy

Jacquie

Jodi

Irene

Neil

Rudy

Orchid

Eliminated: Loren, Hilary, Roy

Author's Note: A team swap finally occurs! And a kickoff to a new major arc. Not much to say, but I'll to keep this moving.