Following Gwen turning her back on the rest of the campers, Bridgette gasped.
A red-headed teen* charged at Harold. Taking note of him, Harold simply stepped aside and the opponent clumsily kept going and slammed into a wall. Clutching his temple, he collapsed onto the ground.
"Dammit! Why didn't I see this coming? She didn't feel remorse after the death of my luscious beauty, she just wanted to mess with my mind so that I felt I could trust her!" Harold yelled.
"This was your plan all along, wasn't it? To jump into action so that you could lead the group here as soon as possible? And I thought I was the master manipulator." Heather said, the bitterness in her voice easy to identify.
"Duncan was weak, he let his human instincts get the better of him. I wasn't going to make the same mistake so Trent was a liability. It's for the greater good." Gwen said confidently.
"Are you hearing yourself right now? Helping a psychotic woman get her revenge on the system at the expense of innocent lives isn't for the greater good!" Bridgette yelled.
"What made you think there was something off about her, Chef?" Courtney asked curiously.
"My suspicions first came to me when she mentioned the killer I'd be up against. Who exactly was she referring to? A hit man of the organization? There isn't anyone on the island besides us." Chef said, as he loaded a gun with cans of tomato soup he'd grabbed from what was left of the mess hall and opened fire.
The scientists started retreating and ducked for cover.
In the midst of this, Courtney slapped the knife out of Gwen's hand and it slid towards a blonde girl who had a devious look on her face*. She grabbed it and aimed at Bridgette.
Big mistake. Harold was able to deflect by spinning a chair into it's path. The knife smashed into a light, throwing zaps of electricity as well as shards of glass in the area around it before hitting the ground.
Heather was standing underneath, the serum which had slowed down her reaction time. One bolt of electricity was all it took to take her out.
Chef fired the gun once more and a can hit Gwen square in her stomach. She fell over.
"You're all so naive. One day you'll understand what this was for." Gwen said, as if she was giving a cryptic message. Courtney had had enough of this. She grabbed the knife which had slided underneath a desk and without hesitation, put a quick end to Gwen.
Seeing as she had no chance of escape, Max hurriedly ran towards a control panel and smashed his fist into a button.
A metal bracelet she'd been wearing around her ankle electrocuted her and it was not long before her heart stopped beating. She lay lifeless, her face paler than it had once been.
Max shot up his arms and the rest of the scientists followed suit. The five of them were directed to a room which had an aerial vehicle ready to be driven in case the plan failed and they had to make an escape.
Max was taken with them and nervously boarded, followed by the rest. The helicopter lifted up into the air and soon the other scientists became nothing more than tiny dots down below.
"What about the information they collected? Our physical appearance, mental strengths and weaknesses. Couldn't that be used to trace us?" Courtney asked in worry.
"Don't worry, I took care of that." Harold assured her. Soon after, the entire system was corrupted by a virus, a little gift he had left behind. The scientists were left stranded, without means of communication and unsure of what to do.
The helicopter drove away, headed towards Ontario. The four of them, plus Chef, had escaped.
On another island stood the five losers of the show. A terrified Cody was helping Eva replace her bloody bandage. She would never let him live this down.
Katie was clutching Noah's hand, which he didn't mind completely. He wouldn't admit it but he was a little scared himself. He didn't know how to proceed.
Fortunately for him, he no longer had to shoulder the responsibility.
The four survivors had informed the authorities of their fellow cast-mates who'd been secluded after being kicked off the show.
Justin was the first to identify the jet, a ladder hanging beneath for them to get on. He was last one to board, as he had to grab some cosmetic products from his room. As he started climbing, the rope snapped and he plunged into the waters below.
He flailed helplessly in the water but it was too late for him. The alligators surfaced and made quick work of him. Katie screamed while Cody let out a whimper.
"Yeah, can you believe they think we wouldn't backup the data? They shouldn't have underestimated Sugar, she's way smarter than she looks."
Sugar said, talking about herself in third person on the phone. She laughed and picked out a sugary treat to munch on. Using their collective efforts, the scientists had managed to get back online.
The members of the organization had sent in a team to retrieve them. Meanwhile, they were set to burn any evidence that could be used to criminalize them, producing soft copies.
Dave had typed up a letter, whilst wearing rubber gloves to prevent direct contact with any gloves. The room was no longer sterilized.
"The experiment has been a success. We have been left with the eight who will fit perfectly into the simulation we are about to create. It was clever of Max to tell the team to give up. We may have lost him to the authorities but the plan is in full motion."
"We know the factions that these eight will be placed into based on their behavior." Dave eyed the surveillance cameras that'd been taped to trees around the island.
The scene switched to a run-down trailer park, where Chef was scooping up ice cream and watching a drama show.
He'd been in the Cold War so he wasn't traumatized by the experience. The bell rung which prompted him to grumble and get up.
Words of the letter came into view. "And there's one loose end but we feel he shouldn't be much of a problem."
Seeing that no one was at his doorstep, he slammed it shut, muttering something about the pesky kids. While his back was turned, a shotgun peeked in through the window and blew his brains out.
The dropped ice cream made a puddle on the floor, the swirls of color mixing in with his blood. Something you definitely did not want to see.
"We will get the subjects back, no matter what the cost. And then we'll erase their memories of the lives they used to have. Society will crumble. Soon."
And that's a wrap! Yes, I incorporated Divergent into this, a series I'd recommend to those who enjoy sci-fi.
Thanks to those that read through this. It might be my last piece of Total Drama fiction unless something sparks my interest in the series again. Until next time!
Dead: Beth, Interns, DJ, Izzy, Sadie, Lindsay, Owen, Bear, Ezekiel, Chris, Leshawna, Duncan, Tyler, Trent, Heather, Gwen, Justin and Chef.
* - Rodney and Amy.
