Ep.5- Accidental Sabotage
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"Previously, on Total Drama Nawala Island," Aaron opened, "after Arnold was eliminated, his twin Dana seeked revenge on the flippers, not knowing that it was Hubert who sent him home. To lighten the mood, and the girls' clothing, Friedrich enticed the crew into a game of strip poker, which ended up revealing some of Aurora's dark past to Joy."
"What you talkin about?" Chef interrupted, frowning. "How are we supposed to know if her past is dark? It could be filled with butterflies and rainbows or some shit."
"Um, hello, we have the cast papers from auditions?" Aaron responded, waving around a packet of papers. "Besides, do the words 'parents' and 'died' sound happy together to you? I mean, could make sense to Dana… But to her?"
"I guess you're right." Chef answered, shrugging. "Just kinda hard to admit cause you're never right."
"That's ri- HEY!" he said, frowning. "I've been right plenty of times?"
"Like when you predicted Aimee would lose to Zack in last season's finale?"
"I never said that!" Aaron cried out. "I just argued that she was a useless, absentminded floater."
"You were still wrong. Stop being such a baby and finish the intro." Chef ordered.
"Fine." Aaron agreed. "You're the one who's a little kid anyway…"
"Anyway, last episode, the 16 remaining campers were placed in Chef Hatchet's kitchen to work a dinner service. Some people were good. Most of them sucked… *cough* Alannah *cough*. But in the end, a little sabotage caused Jason's ghost-pepper cheesecake to lose the otherwise outstanding blue team the challenge. Hmm, wonder who put that there?" Aaron smirked. "This caused the campers to send the mechanic packing, leaving 15 campers left. What will happen next? Will Hubert and Seven find out who sabotaged Jason? With Jason gone, the only person who knew about the temple, will Eclipse find it and use his key? Find out, right now, on Total Drama Nawala Island!"
…..
(Seven and Giuseppe are shown arriving on a boat. A bird flies over and lies on Giuseppe's shoulder. Seven sneezes in response)
Do you try on all your nights like this? (I might)
(Maddie has set fire to the boat behind them, causing all three to dive off)
Put some spotlight on the slide.
(Joy looks on in amusement at what went wrong)
Whatever comes, comes through clear.
(Kirby is shown flirting with Brittany by the cabin while a lot of big men aim guns at his head from the jungle)
Do you slide on all your nights like this?
(Jason is shown tuning up Aaron's car from underneath it. The camera zooms out to show Alannah holding the car up with one hand, yawning)
Do you try on all your nights like this? (I might)
(Friedrich is deep in thought, staring at a paper while Arianna talks her mouth off in front of him)
Put some spotlight on the slide.
(Cassandra is shown outside the room, staring at them and smirking while Hubert leans on her shoulder)
Whatever comes, comes through clear.
(Cassandra notices him and shoves him off)
I might, empty my bank account
(Eclipse and Gabriel are shown walking through one of the jungle paths, talking)
And buy that boy with a pipe
(Ash is shown flirting with Aurora by a waterfall as Eclipse and Gabriel pass. She has a frown on her face)
Buy that boy with a pipe
(The camera zooms in on Dana and Arnold, hiding behind the waterfall)
I might
(The camera refocuses on all the campers sitting at a campfire on the beach. The logo appears, and the camera fades to black)
…..
"Damn it." Friedrich cursed as he watched Jason's boat pull away from the docks, disappearing into the starlit distance. "There goes another alliance member."
Friedrich Confessional: Losing Jason sucks. Not as much as it'd suck to lose all the girls- but it still sucks. He was my bro in the game!
"I'm still confused." Hubert remarked, puzzled. "How did that ghost pepper stuff end up in his cheesecake? Jason is a logical man. He would know not to put it in there."
"He probably just opened the wrong packet. Meant to put icing or something on it." he suggested.
"Typically, cheesecakes don't have many toppings. Especially ones that come out of bottles like ghost pepper sauce." Hubert responded as the rest of the cast walked back towards the villa.
Hubert Confessional: I checked all of Chef's storage closets at the restaurant… None of them had ghost pepper sauce in it. That means somebody deliberately put some on Jason's cheesecake… Somebody sabotaged him! And I think I might know who based on the security tapes...
"Well, you can figure that out." Friedrich answered, starting to walk towards the group heading towards the villa. "I'm gonna go chill with some of the ladies in the pool."
"Just so you can see them in bikinis?" Hubert returned, walking beside him.
"Duh."
Hubert Confessional: Ugh. I REALLY hate having to solve mysteries like this, but I might have one on my hands. I just have to know who it was!
…..
"Well that was a good elimination." Ash said to Seven. They were walking back to the house after the campfire ceremony.
"Yes, but I don't think Jason should've gone home." Seven replied, her one visible brow furrowing. "Something was… off."
"Like what?" Ash asked. "As long as it's not someone in our alliance, I'm fine with it."
"I think something else was going on." she replied, still staring forward.
"Like…" Ash led on.
"Jason wasn't responsible." Seven replied.
"Because…" Ash continued, growing a bit annoyed.
"You'll find out in due time." Seven chuckled, smiling behind her bandages to Ash's annoyance. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the group, Aurora was thinking to herself.
Aurora Confessional: This whole time I've been so stupid. So emotional and irrational with my thoughts and feelings. I'm like a fire right now. I'm more like ice. Spiteful and hateful isn't me. Stupid... This world is cold.
"You okay Aurora?" Giuseppe asked, noticing she hadn't talked all the way back. She didn't respond. "Okay then, I'll just go over there." he walked over to Maddie who had been playing with a lighter. "Hey Maddie what's up?"
Maddie's eyes flickered up to him and she moved, covering the lighter away from him. "My precious." she hissed, her eyes rapidly going between the fire and Giuseppe.
"Oh, um, I don't want to steal your lighter, don't worry." he replied awkwardly, a confused look on his face. This caused Maddie to jump up, her smiley self again.
"Haha, oh good! Cause if you did I'd have to kill you." she chirped with a big grin. "Anyway I'm doing fine, Giovanni. How about you?"
"It's Giuseppe…" he pointed out.
"What is that, some sort of French name?" she asked.
"I'm Italian." he replied, emphasizing his accent.
"Same thing!" she answered. "Have you read the newest Cory-San in the House manga?"
"Er- the new what?" he asked, confused.
"You're telling me you don't know who Cory-san is?" she said, shocked. The group was now walking inside the well-lit house they had become familiar with. Maddie flopped down on one of the couches, motioning for Giuseppe to join her. "Sit down, we have a lot of catching up to do." she chatted away as Brittany and Gabriel flopped down on the opposite couch.
"So, who'd you vote for?" he opened, trying to start a conversation.
"Who'd you vote for?" she returned, her voice half-suspicious, half-playful.
"I asked you first." he countered, trying to hide a grin.
"Well, the plan was to vote for Jason," she started, "which I did. Did you?"
"Yeah, I voted Jason." he laughed, relaxing into the arm of the couch. "So, how's life?"
Gabriel Confessional: Man, I really don't get all mushy about girls usually. But when I'm around Brittany something just… Something clicks, you know?
"Good." she replied, twirling her hair. "Y'know, except for the fact that my chance at a million dollars could be struck down at any moment." she gave a nervous laugh. "There are… some good things I can keep myself distracted with, though."
"Like?" he asked, stroking his chin with his hand in interest.
"Well, um…" she paused, staring at Gabe. "Things, y'know?"
"Haha, sure. I know."
Brittany Confessional: HE KNOWS. Wait, no he doesn't know. Does he know? He does? No?
Aaron Confessional: *Instruments kick in* I've been really tryin' baby…
"Hey." Friedrich greeted Cassandra at the kitchen's barstools with a smirk on his face. "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"
"What is it with you and bad pickup lines?" she responded with frown on her face. "At least be creative."
"Okay, how about this one," he answered, "If I were a police officer, I'd stop you and ask you for proof of your indentitty."
"That's the second worst thing I've ever heard." she frowned. "Right next to you saying 'hey'."
"Well what do you want me to do?" he asked, leaning on the counter.
"Say 'goodbye'." she smiled, giving him a swift kick to the balls which left him red in the face. Seeing his pain caused her to display a wide grin as she walked off.
Friedrich Confessional: She's into me.
"Alright, I'm gonna go to bed." Dana announced to her companions in the living room.
"Can I come?" Maddie asked.
"Not this time Maddie." Dana winked with a laugh. Everybody said goodnight and she walked towards her door.
Dana Confessional: You know, I feel like I've really lightened up since coming here. I feel like a whole new person.
She opened her door and was greeted by Aurora's icy-blonde hair facing her. Aurora had her back to Dana, and was facing the window as she sat on her bed. "Oh, hey." Dana greeted, walking to gather her stuff for bed. She didn't get a response.
"Hey." she repeated, thinking Aurora hadn't heard her. All she got was a nod back. "Okay, listen, I know we aren't the best of friends. We might not even be friends at all. But can I at least get a response?" Dana continued, the intensity in her voice growing. "My brother, the one person I've never been away from, is gone. I've gone through stuff you wouldn't believe. I get that you feel alone and shit, but other people do, okay? That's no reason to be a bitch." Aurora turned around, yet instead of the angry, upset face Dana had expected to see, she had a broken, sorrowful expression on her face.
"I'm sorry." Aurora apologized. "I'm sorry for anything I've said to you or anyone else in this game. I'm so stupid and childish for acting like I did. I just don't want to be hurt again." with that, Aurora turned back to the window. Dana stood in shock for a few seconds, trying to process what had just happened.
"Aurora." Dana paused, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry. Sorry for assuming stuff. Sorry for calling you a bitch. I'm sorry. Do you need to talk about whatever's wrong?"
"I'm fine." Aurora responded monotonically, watching the waves crash over the sand in the dark. "I'm so dumb for acting like that. I am a bitch."
"No Aurora." Dana said. "Listen, I know whatever happened to you is bad and you probably don't want to talk about that. I was…" she paused, sighing. "Maybe I'll talk about that one day. But this place has changed me. After what happened I was harsh, rude, mean. I couldn't trust anyone. I feel different now." she explained. She walked up to Aurora and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Just know that if you need to talk about anything, you have me." with that, Dana gathered her night attire and walked into the bathroom, Aurora's gaze following the door as it closed.
Outside, the waves crashed down a little gentler.
…..
"Comrades!" Eclipse greeted as he walked into Seven's purple-walled room. Ash and Seven were sitting on their beds. It was still about 10 o'clock at night. Most of the people had either gone to bed, or were sitting in the living room area. "Wait, where's Giuseppe? Dude better get here." he remarked as he flopped down on Giuseppe's bed.
"I'm here." he greeted, walking in through the door, looking dazed. "30 minutes all about Cory-San… Thirty minutes! Non bene."
"What's a Cory-San?" Ash asked.
"Exactly." Giuseppe responded, shaking his head. "Anyway, what is it we are talking about?"
"We should talk about votes." Seven suggested.
"Ooh, my speciality!" Eclipse announced. "Well, there's us four… and we need eight to win the next vote so…"
"Brittany and Gabriel could be two more." Giuseppe pointed out. "That's six."
"What about Aria?" Ash suggested, causing Seven to frown beneath the bandages covering her face. "She could be a handy number. And she could probably get Friedrich on her side."
"I'm personally against it." Seven frowned.
Seven Confessional: Aria is… unlikeable. Something about her seems untrustworthy. What if she led to Jason's elimination? She was on the other team.
"Why?" Ash questioned, furrowing his brow. "I mean, she thinks I'm gay, but-"
"What's wrong with being gay?" Eclipse interrupted.
"Nothing." Ash responded, holding up his hands defensively. "She doesn't like it though."
"Then I don't really want to work with her." Eclipse answered. "There are so many other more trustworthy people! Dana, Aurora, Maddie, Alannah, Hubert, Joy, Friedrich, Cassandra…"
"You just named the entire cast besides Aria." Giuseppe pointed out.
"Exactly!" Eclipse exclaimed.
"I think Maddie would be too random with her voting. Or too set on who she's voting." Ash suggested. "What about Joy?"
"I'm fine with that." Eclipse replied. "We just need eight. Maybe even seven if I can work some magic." he took a bow.
"Seems okay." Giuseppe agreed. Seven just gave a nod, however her brow was still furrowed.
Seven Confessional: This is… Dangerous.
"I do have something to tell you all however." Eclipse revealed, fishing in his pocket. "I have a key." he brought out his reward from the first challenge. "I don't know what it's for though."
"Could be a reward." Giuseppe suggested.
"Or useless." Ash suggested.
"Both." Seven said.
"Whatever it is, I want to find out." he requested. "So if you find a locked door, please reveal it's location to yours truly."
"What's found isn't always revealed." Seven replied.
Eclipse Confessional: I hope this gives me some bonus. If it's a trip to Aaron's spa however, I'm going to be PISSED, mhm.
…..
"Campers, WAKE YO ASSES UP!" Chef yelled into the house, causing a stir. "It's time fo' breakfast!"
Lots of groaning emerged from the room as doors opened in campers walked out, tossing on their clothing. Hubert eyed everyone suspiciously.
Hubert Confessional: Now who eliminated Jason…
"Why can't we just make our own breakfast?" Aria sassed as she stepped outside, the rest of the cast behind her. The day was warm, yet there was a nice breeze from the ocean, making it perfect weather.
"Cause I said so. It's time y'all had somethin' good to eat." he grinned wickedly. "Now usually, we don't do this challenge this early, but I want to weed out the maggots before the re-game."
"Re-game? Fuck is that?" Cassandra asked, frowning.
"Glad you asked." he responded as he led the campers toward the rarely used mess hall. "The re-game is where the first 4 eliminated contestants come back and compete to get back into the game. Maggot who wins is back in." he shrugged.
"Wait, what?" Hubert asked nervously.
Hubert Confessional: No way Arnold can come back. I was the one who turned on him and voted him out!
"Didn't you hear me maggot?" he asked. "Damn, am I gonna have to clean those ears about before the challenge?"
"No sir." he replied, cowering back behind Giuseppe, who looked at him confusedly.
"Good." Chef growled. "We're almost there. Just shut up."
"Eh, I'm not sure what we are doing." Alannah commented loudly (as usual) to Joy, who was walking dazedly beside her. "I hope it benefits me strength."
"What does it matter." Joy responded. "Effort is pointless in this game."
Joy Confessional: Aimee and Owen won the game without doing anything. My not doing anything is just… my own special way.
"I mean, I think I can win me a challenge." the Scotswoman responded, a look of confusion on her face at Joy's comment. "As long as it's not too hot." Joy raised an eyebrow at this.
"No heat?" Joy replied.
"Nah. It's too hot for me." Alannah explained, wanting to make a friend. "Back in Scotland it was cold. Always."
"That's interesting." Joy remarked, busy in thought.
Joy Confessional: Heat goes up, girl goes down.
"Campers, welcome!" Aaron announced as they neared the mess hall. He was standing on the porch, awaiting their arrival. "I'm sure you're wondering why you're here. Well, it's simple. Today's challenge is an eating competition!"
"I'd like to eat something else." Friedrich chuckled, elbowing Gabriel in the ribs. Gabe returned a cold hard stare.
"Anyway, we'll serve something. You have to eat it. Last person to finish a dish is out of the challenge. Anyone who can't finish a dish is out regardless. Additionally, the winner gets immunity, a prize, and a bottle of pepto bismol. Understand?" he asked. Everyone nodded. "Good, let's get to it!"
…..
All 15 campers stood inside the large mess hall, which was clear except for a table. They were lined up, ready to eat.
"And the challenge is on. Interns, bring out the first course!" Aaron announced, a wicked grin on his face. The kitchen door swung open and interns swooped out, carrying small bowls. One was placed before each camper. "Starting off easy. A small bowl of gruel."
"You call this easy?" Aria asked, shuddering. "This looks awful!"
"Shut up and eat your damn gruel, maggot." Chef said, glaring, causing Aria to back off.
"Hey, it could be okay." Giuseppe reasoned, though his pale face said otherwise.
"Cut the chit chat. Start eating NOW!" Aaron yelled. Instantly, bowls flew up to campers' mouths, some slamming down in a matter of seconds.
"Wooh honey, that is disgusting." Eclipse announced, slamming his empty bowl down.
"Agreed." Friedrich said with a burp. "Would've prefered something else." he announced with a grin, eyeing Aria who was still chugging down gruel with an unflattering look on her face.
Friedrich Confessional: Oh yeah. I tapped that.
Joy, Ash, Seven, and Brittany were still having problems downing their gruel. Ash downed his a slammed it on the table.
"C'mon Brittany, you can do it!" Gabriel cheered as she struggled to swallow a mouthful. Her face turned slightly pale and she shuddered, noticing however that she only had a sip more to go. She stepped away for a second to gather her breath, noticing that Joy, who was right next to her, had more left. However, when she stepped back, Joy was done. And so was Seven.
"Sorry Brittany, you're out." Aaron announced to her disappointment.
"Damn it." she cursed, walking over to the bench behind and taking a seat. Gabe frowned back at her sympathetically as the interns carried all the empty bowls, and Brittany's half-full bowl, away.
"So Aaron, if I light my dish on fire and it-"
"No Maddie." Aaron interrupted.
"Phooey!"
"Next dish!" Aaron called, snapping his fingers. This time, the interns came out with…
"Fruit salad? Really?" Friedrich asked, confused.
"I thought you said this would be hard." Hubert commented, looking down at his dish.
"Oh, I did." Aaron grinned, pointing to an enraged Aria.
"Pineapple? Really?" Aria yelled.
"Yup."
"I'm out." she said, shoving her dish across the table and taking a seat next to Brittany. "You KNOW I'm allergic."
"That's why I chose it!" Aaron explained. "Anyway, start eating."
This time, everyone was able to down the sweet fruit quickly. However, the last to finish this time was...
"Maddie, go sit down girl." Chef ordered as she tried to stuff food into her mouth.
"Buh Idowan teh." Maddie answered, her mouth stuffed with grapes and such.
"Too bad!" Aaron exclaimed as she went and took a seat on the bench, spitting out the food and replacing it with chocolate. "Next dish!"
This time it wasn't as pleasant as the past two rounds. Aria laughed at the sight of the dish. Most of the campers looked disgusted.
"Pig liver!" Aaron exclaimed, each dish presenting an oily piece of intestine.
"Ew." Cassandra remarked, her face disgusted. "This looks almost as bad as Aria's face."
"Hey!" Aria frowned.
"Don't mind her. She's a bitch." Maddie mumbled between bites of chocolate.
Aria Confessional: Maddie hates Cassandra… Interesting. Cassandra isn't a very popular camper around here. Maybe I could use that to further myself a week forward.
"Alright piggies, time to eat!" Aaron announced, causing the contestants to stuff their faces full of Chef's disgusting butchery. People were gagging at the first bite. Seven took one bite and then started sneezing into her bowl repeatedly. After 10 seconds of not being able to eat anything, she put her plate down and went to sit down on the bench.
Seven Confessional: I am allergic to pig liver too? Of course.
"Couldn't take it?" Brittany asked sympathetically. Seven sneezed in response.
Aurora Confessional: Pigs. How fitting. Like how he treats us.
Aurora refused to touch her pig liver. After about 3 minutes, she was the only one who hadn't finished her plate. "So, Aurora is out." Aaron announced, directing her to the benches. "Let's bring out the next one."
…..
Round after round went by, eliminating contestant after contestant. Eventually, there were only four left: Dana, Eclipse, Joy, and Cassandra.
Cassandra Confessional: No way I'm gonna lose this to those losers.
Dana Confessional: If I can take all that I did in my childhood, I can take a little bit of bad food.
Joy Confessional: *Joy has a bowl of something in her hand. She drops it and stares down at it*. Food.
Eclipse Confessional: To win immunity. To win… that'd be my dream!
"So, you fools like my food, huh?" Chef asked, a smile on his face. "At least you ain't like that pussy." he commented, pointing to Hubert who was vomiting into a trash can.
"I honestly can't blame him." Gabriel answered with a pale face. Brittany chuckled.
"Shut up." Chef frowned. "Anyway, we're running out of dishes. This is the last one in fact."
"So…" Cassandra started.
"That means the first person to finish wins." Aaron explained.
Alannah Confessional: I don't know who to cheer for! I want all of them to be me friends… I hope someone wins.
"So, we're bringing you a plate of chips." Aaron smiled as the intern brought each contestant a plate containing 5 chips.
"Wait, that's it?" Eclipse asked, confused. "No twist? Just chips?"
"Well since you asked…" Aaron grinned, walking to the back of the room where a cabinet stood. "We do have a special sauce to put on it." he grabbed something and showed it to the room. Hubert gasped. Seven's eyebrows rose. "Ghost pepper sauce, to be precise."
Hubert Confessional: Someone stole it from there!
Joy Confessional: When I stole the sauce I replaced it with regular hot sauce…
Aaron took his time pouring the 'ghost pepper' sauce on each contestant's chips. Eclipse looked over to Joy.
"Look, Joy." he hissed, drawing her attention. "I can work out deals for you. Vote with you. Just let me win this?" Joy nodded. Aaron gave the signal, and the contestants started stuffing their mouths, Joy much lazier than the others.
"And Dana wins!" Aaron announced as she cleaned her plate.
"Yes!" Dana gasped, her face red from the hot sauce. "It wasn't that hot though."
"And I think I know why." Hubert interrupted. "Someone stole the ghost pepper sauce and sabotaged Jason!"
"What? Who?" Eclipse gasped. Hubert now had everyone's attention. Joy raised an eyebrow.
"That's right. I watched the security camera back, and Cassandra came across to Eclipse's kitchen!" Hubert accused, pointing a finger at the girl. Everyone let out a collective gasp.
"What?" Cassandra asked, confused. "I genuinely don't know what you're talking about, nerd."
"You did it, I swear. You were stuffing your face just like the rest of them. You must've known it was switched!" he accused angrily. "You saw him as a threat and wanted to get him out. Just like you were going to do with every single one of us. Arnold, Jason… Who's next?"
Hubert Confessional: I didn't want to, but I had to. She was going to take each one of us out.
"You're crazy… I didn't do that. Why would I take out my own alliance?" Cassandra replied. "You're just an insecure little boy who's scared because he lost immunity."
"Paranoia." Joy suggested, noticing an opportunity.
"Really?" Aria interrupted, her face smug. "You've been mean to almost everyone here. Why wouldn't you vote him out?"
"Why you little-"
"I'll see you all tonight. Dana is immune!" Aaron announced, cutting their fight off. Cassandra gave Hubert a venomous glare and stormed out.
"Er- why do we have to fight, friends?" Alannah half-smiled, half-grimaced. Seven was deep in thought.
Seven Confessional: But, Cassandra left the kitchen before Jason started on the cheesecake...
…..
"Listen, why would I mess his shit up?" Cassandra lashed out at Hubert as soon as they got into the villa. "Sabotaging like that is no fun anyway. I want to see pain."
"I don't know, why don't you tell me?" Hubert hissed back.
"Wow, you really screwed her over man." Friedrich commented as he passed by, patting Hubert on the back with the hand that wasn't holding a bottle of water. "Good job."
"She did it!" Hubert exclaimed. "There's too much proof!"
"Where's the damn bottle then, idiot?" Cassandra asked, glaring. "If I go home because of this I'm bringing you down with me."
"I've had a suspicion about you since day one." he replied, crossing his arms. "We should've gotten rid of you sooner so we could've had our alliance." Cassandra rolled her eyes and pushed by him, slamming the front door as she walked out. "Where's she going?"
"Probably to screw you over." Friedrich chuckled, taking a sip out of his bottle of water. He looked over at Aria's room. "Anyway, time for me to go attempt to screw something else." he finished, walking towards her door. Hubert rolled his eyes and chuckled at Friedrich's pervertness.
Hubert Confessional: I'm not too worried about what Cassandra can do. I hope I finished her run on this show with that reveal. She deserves to go home after sending my friend Jason home.
Cassandra Confessional: He should be scared. I'm going to ruin his game such that the moment he loses an immunity challenge, he's gone.
…..
"So, votes." Joy mentioned to Eclipse as they walked back.
"Oh, yeah, I did tell you that." he chuckled. "Well, what do you say to considering an alliance?"
Joy Confessional: I have watched lots of this show. Bigly amounts. Eclipse is just like Caroline or Zack. He'll dispose of me when he sees fit. What if the shoe goes on the other foot. *Joy tilts her head and stares at the camera*
"An alliance?" she asked quizzically. "Very straightforward."
"Well nothing is accomplished by beating around the bush!" Eclipse exclaimed. "You need votes, I need votes, I'm just making this simpler."
"Anyone else?" Joy asked, gesturing to the rest of the cast.
"Don't worry honey, I don't make promises often." he smirked. "Trust me."
"Okay." she responded, walking into the door of the villa, barely recoiling when she hit it with her face.
"Um, you have to pull." Eclipse suggested, opening the door for her as she and Aurora filed in.
"Sleep." Joy answered, pointing to her baggy eyes. She walked towards the first room on the left, opened the door, and walked in. Aurora stared after her, confused.
"That's my room." Aurora pointed out.
"You're sharing it now apparently." Eclipse shrugged. Aurora gave a tiny chuckle but then immediately covered her own mouth.
"Stupid. Don't chuckle at jokes. Don't fall for that." she silenced herself. Eclipse looked at her, concerned.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"I'm going to go to sleep as well." she answered monotonically, walking to her room. Eclipse scratched his head.
Eclipse Confessional: Um, okay Miss Aurora. You go do that then.
…..
"So, that was an interesting challenge." Gabriel commented as he flopped down onto his bed. Brittany sat down on the edge of the bed, chuckling. "What are you laughing at?"
"I didn't last long." she laughed.
"Hey, that just wasn't your challenge."
"I hope." she responded, biting her lip. "Hey, can I ask you something?"
"What is it?" he asked, concerned.
"I just…" Brittany sighed. "What do- nevermind."
"What do I what?" he asked nervously. "Brittany, what is it?"
"Let's say you find out I had a secret." she breathed nervously. "A dark secret. Would you still…"
"Would I still want to be friends with you?"
"Yeah."
"Brittany," he started, "I think you're one of the sweetest, nicest, girls I've ever met. Nothing can change that. Of course I'd still want to be around you." he smiled.
"Really?" she smiled, her eyes full of delight.
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Hypothetical. Just forget I asked." she brushed away.
Gabriel Confessional: Don't know why she asked that, but I don't care. If she doesn't want to tell me I get it. Nothing can change the fact that I really like Brittany. I just need to find the right time to ask her.
Aaron Confessional: Somebody's a puss-ay.
"As long as you aren't a felon." he joked.
"Don't worry." she assured, laughing nervously. "At least, I haven't killed anyone." Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "Joking, joking."
Brittany Confessional: No I'm not.
"I think we need to start thinking about who we're gonna work with." Gabriel suggested, laying down on the bed. "An alliance."
As they talked strategy, Friedrich entered Aria's room.
"Hey, girl what's- oh shit." he stopped, only seeing Eclipse.
"Sorry, don't really feel that way about you." he replied, amused.
"Well, um, I was kind of looking for-"
"Yeah, your fuckbuddy, I know." Eclipse shrugged. "No idea. She's-"
"Hey Ecl- Oh, Friedrich." she paused, seeing him. She was dressed in her bikini, her hair still wet from the pool. "Eclipse, I'll talk strategy later. Mind-"
"I'll get out." Eclipse offered, chuckling.
Eclipse Confessional: Ah, teenage hormones! Wonderful.
"So, what's up?" Aria asked, closing the door. Friedrich's eyes were wandering down. "Yes, I know I'm in a swimsuit."
"Um… I… Um…" Friedrich started, his mouth drooling a bit. He studied Aria's face (after studying her boobs). She was biting her lip sexily. That meant what he was about to ask was fine. "Makeout?" he suggested. That was all it took. Laughing, Aria threw her hands around his neck and pushed him onto the bed, pushing her lips up against his. Friedrich's hands wandered down…
*I refuse to write this makeout session*
"Damn." Aria commented, pulling away. "Decent kisser. I think we need to talk strategy though."
"I think we could make a good pair." Friedrich suggested with a wink.
"A couple?"
"No, I mean strategy wise." Friedrich answered. "An alliance, persay."
…..
"Hey guys." Dana greeted. Maddie and Ash had been sitting in the living room, Ash drifting off as she played with her lighter. "What's up."
"Oh I was just hanging out with Ace here." Maddie replied as Dana sat down next to her.
"It's Ash." he pointed out.
"Yeah, Ask, whatever." Maddie brushed aside. "Good job Dana."
"Thanks." Dana smiled, giving Maddie a kiss on her cheek, thinking of her immunity win.
Dana Confessional: I think winning immunity really shows what I can do. I do need to work up a social game though.
"So Ash," she said, "I don't know much about you. What's up?"
"Um, I don't need to tell you stuff, clover." Ash countered half-cockily, half-nervously, referencing the tattoo on her arm.
"Oh chill Ace, she just wanted to know about you." Maddie said, rolling her eyes.
"It's Ash." he pointed out. "I just told you that."
"Well maybe I would've known that if you'd talk about yourself!" Maddie exclaimed.
"It's okay Maddie." Dana chuckled. "I'm just trying to meet people. It's new for me."
"Why's that?" he asked.
"I don't want to talk about that." she responded. "Anyway, tell me about yourself."
"I guess I will." he answered, eyeing her suspiciously. "I live in my own apartment. I have a puppy-"
"Dogs?" Maddie asked, her eyes wide. "No no no no-"
"Okay I guess I won't talk about that." Ash reacted, gritting his teeth nervously.
"Here, how about we finish this talk in the pool?" Dana offered, gesturing to the porch. "I'm gonna go get my swimsuit on." she walked towards her door, finding Aurora taking a nap. "Heh, you're tuckered out." she commented to a sleeping Aurora as she picked up her swimsuit. "I get it, it gets so crazy around here. I'm just glad I can relax with immunity."
"You know, I know you're asleep and can't hear me right now, but whatever you've gone through, I can relate." Dana sighed. "I was abused as a child by my parents. So was Arnold. In every awful way you could imagine." she gazed at the ruffled covers on Arnold's bed longingly. "They put us through so much shit. It made us… Awful. Awful people. I was raped. Beaten. Assaulted, battered, bruised. Everyday, all I wanted to do was die yet here I am." she smiled a bittersweet smile. "And I've got a smile on my face now. Funny how life works out, huh?" she picked up her swimsuit and gazed at the waves outside, which were rolling softly across the sand. "I think, whatever's wrong, you deserve a chance as well, Aurora." Aurora rolled over in her sleep. Sighing, Dana took her swimsuit into the bathroom and closed the door.
Arnold's covers ruffled a bit.
A small strand of blonde hair appeared out of the covers.
…..
"Hey Alannah." Friedrich greeted, taking a seat next to her. Alannah had been sitting at the kitchen barstool, taking a swig of root beer. Aria walked up behind him. "Could we talk strategy?"
"SURE ME FRIENDS!" she answered in a roar. "I'LL HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT-"
"SHHHHH!" Aria hushed. "The whole house can hear you!"
"Oops, sorry." she answered with a nervous grin. "Mum says I'm a bit too loud sometimes. Bad for her ears."
"Yeah, yeah." Friedrich said. He studied her face. It had it's usual, friendly grin. "Listen, do you know who to vote tonight?"
"Eh, no." she answered, her brow furrowing. "I usually say the first name that comes to me mind. See, I trust me gut."
"Well, do you need some help?" Aria suggested. "We're always willing to help a friend." Alannah's eyes lit up at the word.
"A friend?" she asked. "I'm yer friend?"
"Of course!" Friedrich followed up, realizing this was their chance to gain in alliance member. "In fact, we can help you every vote. An alliance."
"Gee, friends!" Alannah exclaimed, pulling them into one of her trademark bone-crushing hugs. "Wait till mum sees this!"
Aria Confessional: Eh, now I smell like root beer and I'm half-deaf. At least we now have an alliance of 3.
…..
"I'm nervous about voting Cassandra." Seven revealed. Eclipse, Ash, and Giuseppe were sitting with her outside under the gazebo, chatting about votes. The sun was almost down, and it was almost time for the campfire ceremony. "She couldn't've sabotaged Jason. She came into the kitchen before Jason even started on the cake."
"But this is the perfect time to eliminate a threat who isn't in our alliance." Ash pointed out. "And even if you're right, who do we vote instead?"
"That is a good point." Seven admitted. "But must we send the innocent to slaughter while the guilty roam free?"
"Hubert said he saw Cassandra come into the kitchen on tape." Ash responded, leaning back in his seat. "He didn't say when. I hate to say it, but you may have missed her when she sabotaged Jason. There's a lot of proof saying she did."
"But I…" Seven started, sighing. "I guess you're right."
"Don't worry about it honey." Eclipse assured. "Sometimes the safe vote is the smart vote. As last season showed, tricky moves this early can be easily punished. We only have four votes right here. Though… If we did try to keep Cassandra she would tear Hubert apart after the vote and target him. We just don't have the votes to pull that."
"It's okay. We would've had to vote her out regardless of if she is innocent or no." Giuseppe reasoned. Seven sighed.
"Alright. I guess so."
Seven Confessional: I just… something feels wrong about this.
…..
"Campers, you know the deal." Aaron announced. The sky was dark. The sun had set. All fifteen remaining contestants gathered around the crackling campfire, awaiting the vote. "Whoever has the most votes is gon-zoes. They will get a chance to compete with the other 3 eliminated contestants next vote, however, for a spot back in the game. And Cassandra, GIVE ME THAT CAMPER-INFO SHEET THE FUCK BACK."
"I already memorized it." she smirked, tearing apart and tossing a stolen piece (now pieces) of paper to the fire. Maddie's eyes sparkled watching the burning paper as Aaron frowned. Hubert looked nervous. "By the way, just know if I stay, Hubert is dead. That is all."
"I made copies." he frowned. "Anyway, safe are…"
"Dana."
"Maddie."
"The rest of you except Gabriel, Hubert, and Cassandra." Aaron exclaimed, rapid firing the rest of them their coins. Gabriel looked especially confused.
"Wait, who vote-" Gabriel started.
"Two of you have one vote. The other has thirteen." he explained. "By a 13-1-1 vote, the third person out is-"
"Yeah shut up, just give them their coins." Cassandra growled. Shrugging, Aaron tossed them their symbols of safety. "Everyone, just know that Hubert-" Chef covered her mouth and pulled her away. Hubert breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't relax quite yet. We're saving those secrets for when she comes back to compete next episode." Aaron chuckled. Hubert's eyes widened.
"FUCK YOU ALL! I'LL BE BACK!" she shrieked as she was tossed onto a small inflatable raft and given an oar. Joy looked down at the campfire, noticing a small scrap of paper that'd fallen out of the fire. She picked it up and placed it in her pocket.
"That's what they all say." Aaron smiled. "But will she? Catch it next week, when the first 4 eliminated contestants compete for a chance to get back into the game. Who'll be back in? How will it shake up the game? Found out next time, on Total Drama Nawala Island!"
Votes:
-Cassandra: I vote that (WOW usually we don't have to censor stuff but damn) backstabbing son-uva-bitch Hubert.
-Friedrich: Seeya girl. Hubert dug your hole pretty deep. Bye Cass.
-Giuseppe: Cassandra. Nothing personal.
-Dana: I didn't like you from the moment Arnold aligned with you. Sorry Cassandra, but peace out.
-Gabriel: Well, this is interesting. Everyone votes for Cassandra, she votes for Hubert, that's it. No other votes. Bye Cassandra.
-Aria: Simple vote for once. Cassandra.
-Brittany: Cassandra. As long as Gabe and I are safe.
-Aurora: Cassandra.
-Eclipse: While I could pull a strategic move, I don't know if I have the votes. Therefore, I vote Cassandra.
-Seven: *Sighs* I'm sorry. I don't know if you deserve this. Bye Cassandra.
-Ash: Sorry Cassandra. I don't know if you did it, but you're the easy vote.
-Maddie: Cassandra. Did I get her name right? I did? Huh.
-Alannah: Sorry pal. Me new friends say you're the vote. Cassandra.
-Hubert: I got to get rid of Cassandra or I'm dead. This is not good.
-Joy: Gabriel. No one is safe from a vote.
Totals:
Cassandra- 13
Hubert- 1
Gabriel- 1
Notes:
We're back! Really didn't think I was going to have this one out on time. Sorry to Happy77123 Cassandra didn't last as long as Alice (so far). She was a really interesting character, but I needed to do this to advance the plot. But hey, maybe she'll come back next episode!
That being said, you guys get to vote who comes back! Go vote on my profile's poll for who you think should come back into the game. Most votes is back in :).
Thoughts? Concerns? Tell me by review or PM!
~Marth24
