Author's Note: Total Drama Stranded has been rising in vote on the poll, and I'm quite enjoying it, so that is why you're seeing more updates on this. Rest assured, if you're a fan of ReAction, I haven't forgotten it, I just might be taking a little longer to update.
"Previously on Total Drama Stranded," Chris went through the usual routine, "we pitted the two teams against each other in a wet and wild brawl. While Pamela hoped to screw her team over again, she found new determination after getting annoyed with Misha and Jojo. Pamela showed off the full extent of her wrath, but it still wasn't enough to take down Jojo. So the Monster Mountains won the reward of a box of delicious food. Meanwhile, Shannon learned that Not Quite Loser Island is more dangerous than she first believed. Flowers and monkeys are fun, but giant spiders aren't so much. Will she keep her idol safe, or lose it in the wilderness? And more importantly, who will be joining her and the other losers today? Find out with the new episode of Total Drama Stranded!"
(Theme Song Plays…)
(Not Quite Loser Island)
It was very early in the morning when Rusty returned to the camp. It was so early that the sun hadn't even risen yet and there was no light for him to make his way through the beach.
"Ow, oof, ouch!" he exclaimed as he stumbled his way back to the shelter.
The shelter was looking not too shabby anymore. Jason and Esme had actually managed to put together something decent.
"What is all the ruckus!?" Jason snapped as he was awoken.
"Hey, don't start with me!" Rusty snapped back. "I've been having the worst time of my life in this terrible place."
"So, I assume you didn't find the idol," Jason asked.
"No, but I brought some breakfast," Rusty replied as he pointed to a racoon angrily biting at his foot. "He won't leave me alone."
The racoon chittered something angrily as he shook his tiny fist at Rusty.
"His name is Aurelius," Esme declared as she detached the racoon from Rusty. "And he says that you were the one who started it."
"You…can talk to him?" Rusty asked skeptically.
"Aurelius says that he does not care for you," Esme continued.
"Well you can tell Aurelius that he is nothing more than a mangy sack of rabies!" Rusty shouted at the racoon.
The racoon chittered something into Esme's ear.
"Aurelius had some very colourful things to say to you," Esme declared. "But I would rather not repeat them."
"Fine, you can hang out with the disease covered vermin," Rusty scoffed. "I'm going to sleep."
"Aurelius says that this island was much nicer before the first human brought four wooden objects to it," Esme continued to translate.
"Wait a minute!" Rusty exclaimed. "He knows where the idols are hidden! Alright, you little dirtbag, where are they!"
Aurelius bit down on Rusty's jabbing finger defiantly.
"Oh, that's it!" Rusty exclaimed as he begun to swing the racoon up and down on the sand.
"Violence will get you nowhere," Esme cautioned.
"You're right, you're right," Rusty sighed as he put down the racoon and patted his head. "Esme, would you be so kind as to tell Aurelius that if he tells me where the idol is I would gladly share half of my prize money with him?"
Esme turned to the racoon then replied, "Aurelius asks what a racoon would need with prize money."
"Grr!" Rusty exclaimed angrily as he returned to beating the racoon.
Confessional:
Jason-I am surrounded by morons!
Shannon meanwhile had spent her night sharpening stakes out of branches. With the final one down, she had an entire tree surrounded.
"There, I'd like to see some of those monster spiders get through here," she declared. "Don't worry, my baby, you're safe now."
She pulled out the idol and began snuggling with it.
"I'm not letting you out of my sight ever again," Shannon declared as she climbed up into the tree.
(Monster Mountains)
The team didn't have to worry about breakfast today, since they still had some of the food left from their last reward.
"It sure was nice of Keith to bring us some of this," Stanley remarked as he ate a banana.
"But he shouldn't have had to," Ilona pointed out. "We shouldn't have to fight over food within our own team."
"Well, we can't keep winning challenges forever," Briony pointed out. "Pretty soon, Calvin's going to run out of luck and then he'll be gone."
"Do you think the other two will be any better once he's gone?" Stanley asked.
"Hard to say," Ilona replied. "If they want to survive though, they'd better straighten up soon."
Meanwhile, Calvin and his group were also enjoying breakfast in their shelter.
"We should be having another immunity challenge today," Jojo remarked. "Don't worry, you can count on me to win it again."
"Even if you don't I wouldn't mind voting out some of these losers," Calvin replied.
"Yeah," Elijah agreed, but then added, "Um, am I miscounting here or are we outnumbered, though?"
"Numbers don't matter," Calvin scoffed. "We bend their wills however we see fit. Misha and Keith are already to turning to us. And Ilona seems smart enough to realize that we're not going to get far with Briony holding us back. As for Sasha, she's clearly delusional and shouldn't be hard to take advantage of."
Confessional:
Calvin-I'd rather not lose any challenges, but I certainly have no problem with voting out those that are beneath me. Once we start thinning them out, the remainders will realize that their only hope is to give in to me for good.
Elijah-Once we get rid of those guys Calvin doesn't like, maybe I'll finally have a chance with Ilona.
(Raging Rivers)
The Raging Rivers were once again eating fish for breakfast.
"You know team, I've got a good feeling that we're going to win this challenge," Chelsea told everyone as they sat together. "I know we haven't had the best of luck with immunity yet, but now that we've filtered out the riffraff I think we've got a fighting chance."
"That's wonderful," Desdemona replied. "I would hate for us to have to start voting for each other."
"It's something none of us enjoy," Garfield sighed. "But that's how the game works."
Meanwhile, there were two members who were sitting apart from the team. Pamela and the masked boy seemed to make the spotted rock their meeting place. Or at least, that was where the masked boy would often meet Pamela; she didn't make as much of an effort.
"You did good last challenge," the masked boy said.
"I threw it," Pamela declared somberly. "I just wanted to see your faces when you thought that I might actually win."
"Well, you seemed pretty determined up there," the masked boy declared.
"Then I must have had you all fooled pretty good," Pamela replied.
"Well, regardless of your intentions, you were impressive," the masked boy praised. "If you actually wanted to win—"
"I don't," Pamela interrupted.
Confessional:
Desdemona-Chelsea isn't done "filtering out the riffraff" by a long shot. If you're not her, Garfield, Matilda, and maybe that masked guy, you're in trouble. That's why it's up to me to do something about this.
Masked Boy-Pamela's resentment quickly turned to steel determination when she went up against Misha and Jojo. That might be the key to her helping our team.
Pamela-I have no intention of helping my team win anything. I have the idol so if we lose then that's just one more of those chumps out of here.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Riley said as he left the shelter.
Suddenly he got an answer to his question. A heavy safe dropped out of the sky and right onto his foot.
"Ow, that hurts!" Riley cried.
"Hm, looks like either a bank delivery service broke down, or Chris is ready for the challenge," Chelsea remarked.
"Bank? Like, we're rich!" Matilda cheered.
"I'm pretty sure it's the latter," Garfield said to a disappointed Matilda.
Meanwhile, on the Monster Mountains' side, Keith was asking the same question as Riley.
"Hey, guys, what's up?" he asked to Calvin as his group.
"I dunno," Jojo shrugged. "Some safe fell from the sky about half an hour ago."
"Wouldn't it have been funny if Keith had asked that question right when it fell," Elijah laughed.
"Funny, but not likely," Calvin remarked. "But I'm guessing it has to do with a challenge, so we'd better get ready."
"Good morning, campers!" Chris's voice blared down on both camps.
"Aren't you going to assault us with one of your TVs?" Briony asked.
"Hey, we've got a budget to maintain here," Chris declared. "Anyways, for this next challenge you have each been given a safe. Taped to the bottom are five photos, each showing the location of a key. The safe will only open when you have all five keys. If you do this first, you win immunity as well as whatever's inside the safe."
Confessional:
Chelsea-I'm telling you, we are not gonna lose again. Today is the day of Raging Rivers! Ra ra ra!
Jojo-Hm, finding keys isn't exactly a sport, but you can bet that I'll still give it 110 percent!
Riley-Good, this challenge sounds easy…so the other guys won't mind if I skip out.
(Raging Rivers)
The team had retrieved the photos and were now looking over them. One showed a log, one showed a cave, another showed a waterfall, the fourth showed the Dock of Shame, and the final one only showed a rock.
"Okay, team, if we're going to do this we'll have to divide up into teams," Chelsea declared. "We're a little shorthanded, so I'm thinking it'll be mostly solos or pairs."
"Oh, I vote me and Garfield as a team," Matilda exclaimed.
"That can work," Chelsea said. "You guys can look for this one with the log. Check around the forest, Chris couldn't have put it too far."
"Will do," Garfield exclaimed.
Chelsea then eyed Pamela and said, "I definitely don't trust you alone. Masky, can you keep an eye on her?"
"Not a problem," the masked boy replied.
"I'm dripping with excitement," Pamela scoffed.
"You guys can head to the Dock of Shame," Chelsea declared.
"That's where Pamela's going if we lose anyways," Matilda whispered to Garfield.
"That leaves me on the waterfall," Chelsea continued, "Desdemona on this cave and…ugh, Riley."
"Yo," Riley replied to his name.
"You'll be in charge of finding this rock," Chelsea declared. "Don't screw this up."
"Check, I'll get right on that," Riley said as he sat down.
"Um…what are you doing?" Chelsea asked.
"Well, I need to be at full strength if I'm going to be any use," Riley complained.
"Get moving," Chelsea ordered.
Confessional:
Chelsea-Okay, maybe our team still has a little deadweight. I think we can work past this, though.
Riley-I should have known she wouldn't listen to reason. That Chelsea girl is a real target; I can't be the only one who thinks that.
(Monster Mountains)
The team was also looking over the photos. Most were the same except for one showing several pinnacles.
"Well, we'll have to break into pairs," Ilona declared.
"Oh, oh!" Elijah said as he waved his hand back and forth. "I request to be paired with the sexiest girl on the team."
"Who's that?" Ilona asked perplexed.
"Duh, you," Elijah replied.
"Oh," Ilona replied not knowing what to say
Calvin slapped his forehead and pulled Elijah aside.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Relax, it's all part of the master plan," Elijah replied, then turning back to Ilona. "So, will that work?"
"Well, I suppose I should keep an eye on you," Ilona said.
"Fine, I volunteer to work with Briony," Calvin said with a devious grin.
"No freaking way," Briony denied.
"I think it's a great idea," Stanley exclaimed. "That way I get Jojo all to myself."
"Ah!" Jojo cried. "No, Calvin and I can work together."
Calvin slapped his forehead again.
"I think I'll send Misha with Briony," Ilona declared. "And Stanley, can you work with Sasha?"
"Absolutely," Stanley replied.
"And that leaves," Ilona concluded.
"Me," Keith said. "Don't worry, I don't mind working alone."
"Good, here are the photos," Ilona said. "I'll take this one with a log, Calvin, you take the waterfall, Briony, you get the dock, Stanley, you take this peaks, and Keith you'll be on the cave."
Confessional:
Calvin-Elijah with a master plan? I don't think so. The only plan he has is to get into Ilona's pants. Oh well, I'll worry about him later, right now it's Briony who should be afraid.
Misha-Great, I'm stuck with the whiny cow. It's bad enough pretending to like her, now I have to work with her?
(Matilda and Garfield)
The two walked through the forest, searching for any logs. Well, Garfield was searching, Matilda was too busy talking.
"…And my mostest favorite beverage is cream soda," Matilda said. "What do you think?"
"Uh-huh, it's pretty good," Garfield said while searching the ground.
"Yea! You sure have good tastes, they're like almost the same as mine," Matilda exclaimed. "There was this one time where, like, I went to this party, and, like, they thought they could pass off Kool-Aid mixed with Mountain Dew as a legitimate drink, and I was like, 'no way,' that is so unhot right now. I mean, maybe it was hot a couple years ago, and like, maybe it will be in a couple more years, but right now, that's like, totally not something you want to serve at your party, you know?"
"Uh-huh," Garfield replied still not looking at her.
"Yea!" Matilda cheered again.
Confessional:
Matilda-Garfield is such a good friend. He was, like, listening to every word I was saying. A lot of my friends back home, are always like telling me that I talk, like, waaaaay too much. Like, this one time, I was talking about, like, some super show I saw on TV. And I was all like, "It's sooo good," and then—(screen turns to static.)
(Ilona and Elijah)
"Sooo…it's just me and you alone in the forest now," Elijah said as he followed Ilona.
"It is," Ilona replied while stepping over shrubs as she searched for the log.
"I think this might a good chance for us to, you know, get to know each other," Elijah suggested.
"I think this would be a good time to help me find what we're looking for," Ilona insisted.
"Okay, okay, I can multitask," Elijah exclaimed. "I can work hard, if that's what you like. Just tell me the kind of guy you're into and I'll be that."
"The kind of guy I respect is one who works well as a team," Ilona said with irritation growing in her voice. "One who doesn't cause conflict with his own teammates."
"Ah, you're still upset about all that," Elijah shrugged.
Ilona sighed as she picked up the pace.
"Hey, hey, wait up," Elijah exclaimed as he tried to keep up with her. "I'm just thinking, maybe you can ignore that tiny detail, I don't think Calvin will be too happy if—"
Elijah was stopped when a branch Ilona had pushed aside swung back to slap him in the face.
"Ow," he said as he rubbed the red mark on his cheek.
Confessional:
Elijah-It's really hard to please everyone. I'm in an alliance with Calvin, who basically says I can't flirt with the girls until they admit defeat. But even if I wanted to get with Ilona, she says she won't until I leave the alliance. It's a vicious circle out to get me, I tell you.
Ilona-I'm sorry, but there is no reason as to why I would respect Elijah. He is a spineless follower who does not use his head to think.
(Desdemona)
Desdemona had decided to investigate the side of the mountain. She walked along the side of the mountain until she eventually spotted a gaping hole in its side.
"Bingo!" she exclaimed.
"Desdemona, funny meeting you here," she heard a voice say from above.
She looked up to see Keith hanging from a tree.
"It would seem as though our photos have led us to the same cave," Keith declared as he dropped down.
"I'm not surprised," Desdemona replied with her airy voice. "Our fates seemed to be intertwined."
"Mm, glad to see that you're still going with that," Keith said to her.
"I do not understand what you mean," Desdemona replied. "This is something I have always believed."
"Yeah, sure," Keith shrugged. "Now, if you don't mind, I have a key to find."
Keith stepped into the cave and Desdemona followed behind. It got dark fast as they hunched through it, but not so dark that they couldn't make out their surroundings.
"So, how has your team been?" Keith asked as he felt around the ground.
"Pretty good," Desdemona replied as she traced her hand over the ledges jutting from the wall. "A few troublemakers, but every team can expect some source of problems."
"So, I assume that means that you are staying out of trouble," Keith asked.
"But of course, I merely report the voices, I do not take influence the turn of events," Desdemona declared. "But what about yourself? I see your Eye of observation getting you into some trouble."
"Trust me, out of everyone on me team, I've got the least to worry about," Keith chuckled.
Confessional:
Desdemona-That Keith thinks he's so smug. Well, I'm glad that I'm not on his team, because he seems to have something against me.
Keith-I don't have anything against, Desdemona. I just see her for what she is, a phony. And that's something I can exploit. Sadly, she's no on my team so I'll just leave it to the Rivers to figure it out.
(Calvin and Jojo)
"You know where the waterfall is, right?" Calvin asked as they climbed downward.
"Of course, we were just there," Jojo replied.
"Good, you take that alone, I'm going after Briony," Calvin declared.
"But, Ilona said," Jojo tried to protest.
"Listen to you, taking orders from Ilona!" Calvin snapped. "She's not the boss of us. We should be telling her what to do."
"Right," Jojo replied.
"Just find that key," Calvin ordered.
"You got it," Jojo said.
Calvin then took off on a different route. He followed their usual path to the Dock of Shame at a brisk pace. It wasn't hard for him to catch up with Briony. Misha was already several steps ahead.
"Wait up, I can't walk as fast as you," Briony called.
"Just leave it to me," Misha called back. "I can find that key faster if I go ahead alone."
And with that, Misha disappeared over a hill. Briony struggled to try to keep up with her, but her legs couldn't carry her that fast.
"You know why she actually left, right?" Calvin sneered as he stepped forward. "Because you're a useless, annoying, freak and no one can stand to be around you."
"What are you doing here?!" Briony snapped.
"Oh, are you going to call for help?" Calvin taunted. "Who's going to save you? That girl who just abandoned you?"
"Just get out of my way," Briony ordered as she shoved him aside.
"I don't think so," Calvin replied as he grabbed onto her bun.
Briony was suddenly pulled back in pain as he tugged at her hair.
"Let go of me!" she cried as she tried to swipe at him.
"Fine," Calvin replied as he shoved her down.
She stumbled over a rock and fell right into a puddle of mud.
"Are you ready to give up?" Calvin asked as he stood over her.
"You're a monster!" Briony cried as she tossed mud in Calvin's face.
While Calvin was caught off guard, she bolted after Misha.
Confessional:
Briony-I don't see what Calvin's plan is, he is simply making himself a bigger—I am going to f**king murder him!
(Chelsea)
Chelsea had followed the river and climbed up to the where the waterfall was pouring its strongest.
"Hm, now if I was a key, where would I be hiding?" she wondered to herself.
She heard the crunch of footfall behind her and turned around. She saw Jojo landing from higher up.
"Oh, hello, Jojo," she greeted.
"Hey," Jojo said. "I take it we got the same photo."
"Looks like it," Chelsea replied. "Although…there's no reason why we can't work together."
"Huh," Jojo said as he looked at her.
"I mean, there's got to be two different keys here," Chelsea said. "So, even if we are on different teams, I think we can help each other out."
"Sure why not?" Jojo replied.
The two began to investigate rocks on land, underwater, or jutting from the side of the cliff.
"You were quite impressive last challenge," Chelsea said with a blush.
"I kicked your ass, that's for sure," Jojo boasted.
"Well, I'm sure your team is grateful to have such a strong competitor," Chelsea replied as she overturned another rock.
"Oh you bet," Jojo replied. "I'm pretty much carrying my entire team."
"It's too bad that we're on opposing teams," Chelsea sighed. "I think we could have made a lovely…duo."
Confessional:
Chelsea-Okay, maybe I have a tiny crush on Jojo. I mean, he's just so big and strong and sexy and strong…did I say that already?
Jojo-Chelsea seems to like me, but then again a lot of girls have seemed to like me. I'll just wait and see where this goes.
(Sasha and Stanley)
"I have seen these peaks before!" Sasha exclaimed. "Follow me, good squire."
Sasha led Stanley further up the mountain. She climbed vigorously, and Stanley tried hard to keep up with her.
"You know, I had hoped that by this point I would have become more than a squire," Stanley said with a smile.
"Oh but of course," Sasha replied. "You've already proven yourself to being a fine knight. One of the finest I've ever met. But you'll still be a squire to me."
"That's nice, I guess," Stanley said.
It was getting cold and windy as they got higher, but Sasha seemed undeterred.
"Here is where we must crawl to the side," Sasha said as she inched her way across a ledge.
Stanley had to be more careful as he wobbled from left to right.
"Then we must take a dive here," Sasha exclaimed as she slid down the mountain and landed on another jutting ledge.
"Are you sure this is safe?" Stanley asked.
"It's completely safe," Sasha replied. "Just so long as you land where I did."
Stanley sighed and carefully crawled down after Sasha.
"Now, the pinnacles be just over yonder," Sasha exclaimed.
Sasha clambered across the mountain easily. Stanley followed and soon they had spotted the scene from the photo.
"Ah, what a lovely sight," Sasha exclaimed.
"And, I think I see the key," Stanley declared as something sparkled in the sunlight.
He reached out and grabbed onto a large bronze key.
"Alright, we've got one down," Stanley declared.
He was ready to head back down the mountain, but he noticed that Sasha seemed to have her attention elsewhere.
"What are you looking at?" he asked.
"Everything," Sasha replied. "Have a look, Squire, and enjoy the view."
Stanley gazed out at the breathtaking view of the island. He could see the green forest, the coursing river, even the Dock of Shame from this point. All of it looked like a beautifully painted map.
"It's beautiful," he remarked.
"It truly is," Sasha agreed.
Confessional:
Sasha-Things like the view of the island or the crystal cave are wonders that would never be thoroughly enjoyed if everyone stayed focused on the challenge.
Stanley-We're lucky to have Sasha on our team. I mean, she's a physical threat, and a great person, but she also really helps you just forget about your problems.
(Pamela and Masked Boy)
The two walked towards the Dock of Shame in silence. About halfway there, the masked boy tried to break the silence.
"You know, there has got to be a reason for your resentment towards all of us," he said. "Would you mind telling me what it is?"
"I already did," Pamela scoffed. "You're all horrible people."
"Well, you seem to be the only one who sees that," the masked boy point out.
"That's because you choose to ignore your own flaws so you can stay happy," Pamela said. "But not me, I've long since accepted that I'm just as rotten as every other human on this planet."
"I might know what you're going through," the masked boy said. "I've held a lot of bitterness inside myself as well."
"I don't need any help from you," Pamela declared angrily.
"You keep saying that everyone is horrible, yet there are people who would gladly help you if you let them," the masked boy insisted.
"I doubt that highly," Pamela continued to scoff." Maybe they'd act like it, but they'd only want something in return, or backstab me when I wasn't expecting it."
"Why can't you just have a little more faith in humanity's decency!?" the masked boy snapped. "Sure there's the bad stuff, but there is a whole look of good in everyone too."
"You don't think I've tried?!" Pamela cried anguished. "You don't think I wanted to be that innocent girl who believed that maybe somewhere out there was a friend who wouldn't stab her in the back?! I've tried, and it doesn't work. I've given up hope."
It was then that the two arrived at the Dock of Shame.
"There it is," the masked boy noted meekly. "I'll go swimming to see if it's hidden underneath."
"Whatever," Pamela sighed.
"You're not going to try and hold me back, or sabotage me?" the masked boy asked in confusion.
"I'm not in the mood," Pamela sighed.
Confessional:
Pamela-Everyone has a breaking point. I hit mine and I've never gotten unbroken.
Masked Boy-Well, I got Pamela to open up somewhat, but she seems to be scarred deeper than I had imagined.
(Riley)
Riley was pacing around camp in search for the stone from the photo.
"Hey, little rock, where are you?" he called.
He started to leave the clearing, but soon ran out of breath.
"Whoa, all this searching is hard work," he sighed as he sat down on a rock. "I need a break."
Within a few seconds he had fallen asleep again.
Confessional:
Riley-You know, there's probably an equation to show that I'm working the hardest here. If you put the amount of hours I work over the amount of sleep my body requires and…I don't know, I'm not the math genius.
(Garfield and Matilda)
"…so, I said to the lunch lady, 'like, if you think that fruits and vegetables are separate food groups, like, you should be the one going to school,'" Matilda laughed.
"Uh-huh," Garfield replied. "How does this connect to the iPod in the washing machine?"
"Oh, I'm getting to that," Matilda exclaimed. "But first, I really need to set the scene, you'll get it when I get there, you know."
The two heard some rustling and turned to face the bushes. Ilona emerged.
"Oh, hi," Garfield greeted.
"Hello," Ilona replied. "Have either of you seen a log around here?"
"Nope, and we would know," Garfield replied. "I think we have the same photo."
Elijah emerged from the bushes after Ilona. He was out of breath and had to lean against a tree. That all changed when he spotted Matilda.
"Whoa, you're hot!" he exclaimed.
"Oh, thank you," Matilda blushed. "There are actually two major secrets to that. The first thing is, like, when I go to buy makeup, I always go to the discount bin, just so I can get the right combination of rouge. Of course, I'd never buy anything that was on sale, that would be, like, ridiculous…"
"Perhaps we could work together," Garfield suggested to Ilona. "You and I could search for the keys, while these two…get to know each other."
"I couldn't agree more," Ilona said.
The two turned through the bushes and continued to scan the ground.
"Aha!" Ilona exclaimed as she saw a large, rotting log lying on the grass.
"Finally," Garfield sighed in relief.
Both of them reached in on either end and came out with a key.
"The Monster Mountains keep the lead," Chris's voice announced. "They've got their second, while the Rivers just got their first."
Confessional:
Elijah-Matilda is so right for me. Not only is she hot, she knows all the secrets to being hot too. Forget Ilona, I've found my soulmate.
Ilona-It's a shame Garfield isn't on our team. I have much more respect for him than the majority of boys I'm stuck with.
(Chelsea and Jojo)
"Well, we've searched under pretty much every rock," Jojo sighed.
"Hm…I think I see something," Chelsea muttered. "Look over there."
"Yeah, that's called a waterfall," Jojo remarked as he looked where Chelsea was pointing.
"No, behind it," Chelsea said. "I think there's a small cave back there. Probably with two keys inside."
"Do you think we can make it up there?" Jojo asked.
"I can if you give me a boost," Chelsea declared.
Jojo lifted her up and she was able to climb the slippery rocks next to the falling water. Spray splashed over her face repeatedly, but she didn't lose her grip.
"Just about there," she grunted as she tried to swing herself through the water.
This didn't go as planned and she ended up falling downward. She cried out as she prepared for impact. However, Jojo moved quickly and was able to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Wow," Chelsea breathed in shock. "Thanks."
"No problem," Jojo said with a grin.
Chelsea found herself quite enjoying her position, as well as her view of Jojo's blue eyes. Jojo looked down and their eyes met.
Chelsea smiled, but Jojo just said, "Right, I guess you want me to put you down now."
"Right, we've got keys to get," Chelsea declared. "Can you boost me up again? I think this time I can make it."
The two when through with the same process, only this time Chelsea was able to swing herself through the water and into the hole.
"Aha, two keys coming right up!" Chelsea exclaimed.
Confessional:
Chelsea-I really hope that Jojo doesn't get voted off before the merge. But if what he said is true, then he's the most valuable member of his team, and shouldn't be a target.
(Desdemona and Keith)
"Are you sure there isn't some other cave?" Desdemona asked as she continued to crawl over the ground. "I mean, you'd think that the keys would be easier to find."
"I don't know, why don't you ask the spirits?" Keith replied.
"I keep telling you, it doesn't work that way," Desdemona insisted. "They tell me what they want, when they want."
"And so far they haven't told you anything about keys, caves, or this challenge?" Keith asked.
"If they had, you can bet that I wouldn't be on the ground getting my grandmother's dress covered in filth," Desdemona said.
Keith had climbed up to a higher point by now. He investigated the various stalactites hanging from the top of the cave. He soon found what he was looking for, a key taped to the side of one of them. However, he remained silent and continued to search. Attached to another stalactite was another key.
"Well, Desdemona, I'm surprised that the spirits didn't warn you," Keith said as he dropped down to the exit.
"Warn me about what?" Desdemona asked.
However, she soon spotted him leaving and was able to put two and two together.
"Hey, come back here, you!" she exclaimed as she darted after Keith.
Keith had the lead, though, and wasn't slowed down by a dress. However, despite his advantage, Desdemona was not about to let him out of her sight. Keith ran quickly between the trees and through the shrubs. Desdemona moved clumsily as she trampled plants and tripped over brambles. Keith had just about lost her, when he charged face first into somebody else.
"Keith, you seem in a hurry," Ilona remarked as she helped him up.
Ilona soon saw the reason why as Desdemona came panting after him.
"Give me…back that…key," she breathed.
"Huh, Keith, did you take her key too?" Ilona asked.
"Yeah, pretty smart, right?" Keith chuckled.
"That is completely dishonorable," Ilona snapped as she snatched the key from.
"What? Do you want to lose?" Keith asked.
"No, but I want the other team to have a fair chance," Ilona declared as she handed the key to Desdemona. "Sorry about that."
Confessional:
Keith-(laughing) Honor? That is going to get Ilona killed out here.
Ilona-After working with Garfield, I couldn't let Keith sabotage his chance. I have a code of morals and I will stick to it.
(Dock of Shame)
Both Misha and the masked boy had dived into the water by now as they searched for the key. Pamela sulked by herself under a tree, and two more contestants soon arrived.
"You know what, I'm not listening to a word you're saying," Briony declared with heavy acid dripping from her words.
Calvin followed behind her.
"Well, you should care," Calvin continued. "Because like I said, there's no way anyone will be dumb enough to keep you over me."
"That's a tad hypocritical when your alliance barely has a brain cell between them," Briony scoffed.
"I got it!" the masked boy exclaimed as he surfaced.
"Hooray," Pamela remarked uninterested.
"Let's take this back to camp and see how the others are doing," the masked boy said.
Just as they left, Misha surfaced with her key.
"Got it," she declared as she tossed it to Calvin. "It was just tied to one of the planks."
"Ha," Calvin laughed. "Looks like you won't be voting for me after all. Not that it would have made a difference."
With that he knocked Briony's glasses onto the ground. She reached out to pick them up, but Calvin stepped on them, breaking the glass. In a sudden flash of fury, Briony was on top of Calvin. She pounded down on him savagely while he struggled to get loose.
"You lousy, piece of," Briony's voice was suddenly replaced with a long string of bleeps.
Finally after beating down on Calvin, Briony worked the key out of his hand.
"We are not winning this time!" she declared as she tossed the key into the water.
"No!" Misha cried. "Will never find it now."
"Exactly, good, perfect!" Briony laughed madly. "Now we can finally get rid of this monster.
Confessional:
Briony-I don't care about calculating the risk or the odds, all I want is that bastard gone!
Calvin-(covered in bruises) Well, I wasn't expecting that much from Briony, but she really only made her case worse.
(Raging Rivers)
"Both teams are down to their final key," Chris declared. "Thanks to Briony, the Monster Mountains need to fishing for theirs, but the Raging Rivers haven't even seen their last one."
The groups were currently regrouping at their camp.
"I got mine," Chelsea, dripping wet, declared.
"Me too," the masked boy, soaking wet, added.
"Had a little bit of trouble, but here it is," Desdemona, covered in sweat and dirt, declared.
"Well…I didn't have much of a problem," Garfield said as he looked over what everyone else had been through.
"But, like, where's Riley?" Matilda asked.
The team spread out and soon found him asleep on a rock.
"Riley, wake up," Chelsea ordered.
"Huh," Riley yawned as his eyes were open. "Oh, I was looking for it. It was just taking a lot of energy."
"Riley, look down," Chelsea said.
Riley looked down to see that he was in fact sleeping on the very rock he was looking for.
"Oh, imagine that," he muttered.
Chelsea rolled her eyes, but flipped the rock over. Sure enough, there was their final key.
"We did it," Garfield exclaimed.
"Now let's open that safe," Chelsea declared.
She collected all the keys and stuck them into the five locks on the safe. The door creaked open as confetti sprung out.
"Congratulations!" Chris exclaimed. "The Raging Rivers win their first immunity challenge. And as a bonus, get to keep the prize inside the safe."
Matilda pulled out a tacky sweater that read, 'World's Greatest Grandmother.'
"Well…in several decades I might have a need for that," Chelsea declared.
"Monster Mountains," Chris continued, "it's time to vote someone off. Meet at the Dock of Shame where you may discuss who will be leaving."
(Later, Dock of Shame)
"Briony has lost it," Calvin declared. "Look at me, look what she did to me. And she's the reason we lost the challenge. I'm not just saying that this time, she seriously threw the challenge. We'd be way better off if we lost her."
"The only reason any of this happened is because of him!" Briony declared as she jabbed a finger at Calvin. "He's a heartless rat and we all know it, so let's finally get rid of him."
"Hm, I'd like to discuss this without the two of you," Ilona declared as she dragged some of the others aside with her. "What do you think, guys?"
"Calvin needs to go," Stanley declared. "Sure, Briony went a little overboard, but this team is only going to work if he leaves."
"But Briony is so scary," Misha declared with her quivering voice. "What if she doesn't get better and only gets worse."
"Misha brings up a good point," Ilona sighed. "I don't want to have Briony keep throwing challenges if she gets upset."
"No," Stanley insisted. "Ilona, you should know that Calvin has been putting her through far too much. He is the one who is destroying our team."
"Your right," Ilona said with a nod. "He's far too overstayed his welcome."
(Elimination Ceremony)
"Well, Monster Mountains, how does it feel to lose?" Chris asked.
"Terrible," Jojo sighed. "I let my team down."
"It was bound to happen sooner or later," Keith said with a shrug.
"It feels great!" Briony cackled. "Now we can finally start voting people off."
"Hm, seems to be a mixed bag," Chris noted. "Well, I have eight pinecones for only eight of you. Let's start with Ilona."
Ilona caught her pinecone.
"Keith."
"Stanley."
"Elijah."
"Misha."
"Jojo."
"Sasha."
It came down to Briony and Calvin. Both were glaring at each other in silence. Calvin had a smug grin, while Briony had a hateful glare.
"And the final pinecone goes to," Chris concluded, "…"
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"Calvin!"
"What!" Briony cried. "That's impossible, that's absolutely impossible."
"The votes are all here," Chris noted. "More people wanted you gone than Calvin."
"You betrayed me!?" Briony shrieked. "You stabbed me in the back and kept him over me?!"
"Briony, let's go," Chris said as he dragged her to the end of the dock.
"Don't think that this is over, Calvin!" Briony exclaimed. "The game isn't going to protect you, I won't just disappear when I leave. I will find you. I will hunt you down and—Ahhh!"
"So long," Chris said as he launched her into the sky. "And as for the rest of you, you may return to your camp."
(Later, Monster Mountains)
"What happened?" Stanley asked with fury as he returned to the shelter. "Who voted for Briony?"
"I'm so sorry," Misha said with a sob. "She just scared me, and I made a mistake."
Stanley sighed, but didn't say anything.
"Still," Keith noted, "that would only be four votes against Briony, and five for Calvin. Someone else must have flipped."
"Why are you looking at me?" Ilona asked.
"Well, you did seem to think that voting Briony was a good idea," Stanley pointed out.
"I considered it, but I realized that Calvin was the much better choice," Ilona declared. "You were right, he is tearing this team apart and I want him gone."
"I seem to recall you mentioning how you're playing honorably," Keith said. "Well, I don't know about you, but it seems to be that throwing a challenge is a very dishonorable thing to do. And it might give someone like Ilona a reason to vote them off."
"I didn't vote for her!" Ilona snapped.
"Well, if you didn't, then who did?" Keith asked.
(Raging Rivers)
The team was celebrating their first immunity win. They had a large fire going on as well as more fish being served. Chelsea and Matilda danced around the fire whimsically while Garfield clapped for them. Even Riley and Desdemona could break a smile and enjoy the fun. The masked boy however, had gone back to the spotted rock where Pamela was sitting.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked.
"Did that ever stop you?" Pamela scoffed.
The masked boy sat down next to her.
"I told you, I don't want any help," Pamela insisted.
"I know," the masked boy replied. "But I also know how painful being alone can be."
"I'd rather be alone that have to listen any of you morons," Pamela declared.
"I won't say a word," the masked boy promise. "But I'm here."
Pamela remained silent as she leaned out and looked up at the stars. The masked boy joined her and the two of them remained that way in peaceful silence.
Votes:
Calvin-Briony, it's time to stop holding back the team and let those that deserve to be here take over.
Stanley-Calvin, I don't know what your game is, but you've made yourself an enemy to all of us.
Briony-Calvin, Calvin, Calvin, Calvin!
Jojo-Briony, when you mess with my bro, you mess with me. And you don't to mess with a quarterback.
Sasha-Calvin doesn't deserve to call himself a leader, let alone a person. He is a monstrous orc and it is time for him to go.
Misha-I vote for Briony. She was bad enough, but throwing a challenge? Nope, you're not getting away with that.
Elijah-See ya, Briony. I another life we could have been together, but I would have dumped you for someone prettier eventually.
Ilona-I vote for Calvin. It's your fault any of this stuff is happening.
Keith-Time to drive a wedge between one alliance. I vote for Briony, and when Ilona takes the blame, it'll be easy to turn everyone against each other, just like I want.
(Conclusion)
"And it's goodbye, Briony," Chris declared. "Calvin lives for another day, but can he do it again? Will Raging Rivers win another immunity, or was this a onetime thing? And do I detect a hint of love in the air? Much more is still to come so don't miss the next Total…Drama…Stranded!"
(Not Quite Loser Island)
"Okay, okay," Rusty said as he looked on the verge of tearing his hair out. "You tell Aurelius that if I win the prize I will use have of it to turn this island into a natural reserve for racoons. Complete with lots of tasty food, things to hoard, and swinging lady racoons."
Esme turned to the racoon and replied, "Aurelius wants it in writing."
"Oh, fine!" Rusty said turning red. "Does anyone have a pen and paper?"
Esme handed him both.
"I hereby declare," Rusty said as he wrote, "that should I win the prize, I will donate half of the money into making this island a racoon reserve. Signed, Rusty."
Aurelius accepted the paper and looked it over. Then nodded.
"Ahhhh!" they heard someone approaching.
"Here comes our next guest," Esme noted.
Rusty looked up, but was crushed as Briony landed on him.
"Ugh, where am I?" Briony moaned.
Esme pointed to the sign. Briony read the sign and started to cackle maniacally, lightning clashed behind her.
"Ahahaha! Calvin I'll be back for you!" she laughed.
Confessional:
Rusty-Whoa, I thought I had a pretty good evil laugh, but evidently I need to work on it.
Briony-I will not be satisfied until Calvin pays for his sins. Everyone had better stand out of my way because I will let nothing stop me from returning.
Author's Note: My intentions behind Briony were to have a bit of a decoy character. She was an underdog who wanted to use her brain over brawn, she was abused by a villain, she could have easily become a protagonist, yet instead she just became a victim of Calvin.
