Chapter Ten – That Wasn't Such a Chore
Brandon was a little taken back by what had happened. Time seemed to stand still as he glanced around the now burning room. There were no signs of anyone else as he slowly pulled himself to his knees. He brushed off the soot that had fallen from the ceiling off his green jersey and tried to find any means of escaping the burning room.
"AAH!"
A horrific, spine tingling scream filled the room. Before Brandon knew what was happening, something had pounced him and knocked him off his feet. Before he could figure out what was going on, the attacker was hitting Brandon as hard as possible in the back.
"YOU SPINELESS, LOW-LIFE, JERK!" Amie screamed as she pummeled Brandon. "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATEYOU!"
"Amie! Wait….ouch! Get off me! We've gotta get out of here!"
"SHUT UP! YOU WORTHLESS, PITIFUL EXCUSE OF A HUMAN BEING!" Amie continued to scream uncontrollably.
"Amie! Stop! Ow! You can beat me all you want later! OW! Let's just get out of here!"
"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!" Amie screamed, ignoring Brandon.
Brandon struggled with what little strength he had to get away from his attacker, his only desire to get out of the burning room. He thought if he could turn towards Amie, he could pull her off of him, giving them both the chance to escape. But as he turned to face Amie on top of him, something caught his eyes: as Amie punched at him, there wasn't any anger in her face at all, like he expected. Instead, her face was full of hurt, anguish, and pain. Though the fire in the room was extremely hot, Brandon could clearly see the tears flowing from her eyes.
"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!" Amie just screamed as if she was possessed.
Though Brandon was usually against the idea of striking girls, he knew that his voice wasn't reaching her. Without warning, he sat up, grabbed Amie by her shoulders, and shook her vigorously to bring her back to this dimension.
"WE ARE GOING TO DIE!" he shouted frantically at the now visibly shaking Amie.
Amie had stopped hitting Brandon, and just sat there, sobbing.
"…I hate you so much…" she managed to whisper to Brandon.
"Yeah, I get that," Brandon grunted. "You can hate me all you want once we get out of here. But right now, we need to work together if we're going to get out of here alive. Understand?"
Amie didn't respond as she just stood to her feet. She wiped the tears from her eyes and allowed Brandon to stand up, though she didn't say a word to him.
Elsewhere in the burning room, a frightened Jamie was trying to pull Eva to her feet. The fitness buff had been knocked to the ground from the blast hard and was still a little loopy from the explosion.
"Are you all right?" she frantically asked.
"Ugh…I don't feel so hot," she muttered.
"Eva, this is not the time to think about your physical appearance," Jamie lectured. "We need to find a way to escape!"
Eva just gave Jamie a confused look as Jamie searched for a way to get out of the burning room.
Confession Cam
Eva – Did I miss something?
END
"Any suggestions?" Eva asked the sheltered girl.
"First thing we need to do is get low to the ground," Jamie coughed. "The smoke's starting to really get thick!"
However, the two would have no such luck as to get a chance to crawl on the ground. For right then and there, the final ghost emerged from the floor and set its sights on the two gagging girls, deciding that in their weakened sights they would be an easy target. It sets it's knives alight and began to throw them mercilessly at the two.
(Bridgette, Geoff, and Ali)
"Bridge! You all right babe?"
Bridgette moaned as she heard the familiar voice of her boyfriend. She had finally caught her breath after having it knocked out of her when she hit the wall and was able to open her eyes as she breathed.
"…chest…hurts…" she muttered
"We hit the wall pretty hard," Geoff replied, helping her to her feet. "It'll hurt for a little while. Mine hurts too."
"…ugh…" another voice moaned.
Bridgette and Geoff turned to see Ali still lying on the ground, favoring her ankle.
"Are you all right?" Geoff asked, kneeling down next to her.
"My ankle's…really sore," Ali replied. "I don't know if it's twisted or not."
"We'll look at it later," Bridgette responded, still trying to catch her breath. "We need to get out of here right now!"
Geoff nodded to Bridgette and lifted Ali in his arms. The three of them then practically raced for an exit as fast as they could, despite their minor injuries. In Geoff's arms, Ali just smiled as she nuzzled her head into Geoff's bare chest. Geoff didn't notice it as he was more concerned with getting out of the burning building.
Confession Cam
Ali – (Smiling sinisterly) What does it take to get a hot hunk like Geoff to notice a pretty girl like me? An injury. The instant they hear a pretty girl moan in discomfort, they come rushing to their aid like dogs called for a ham bone. (She leans back in the seat) When I want something, I get it!
END
(Courtney and Joe)
"Shut up and follow me!" Courtney shouted at the cartoonist.
"Ah, the girl offering to take control. I like the sounds of that," Joe grinned.
"Ugh! If I weren't so hot and sore right now, I'd pummel you."
"Well, I don't know about sore, but you ARE hot."
Courtney stopped walking right then and there, turned around, and got right up into Joe's face, fuming and heaving.
"Listen here, you perverted jerk! I am NOT interested in your tactics right now. If you have a brain at all in that overgrown noggin of yours, you will use it to refrain yourself from trying to irritate me again! Do I make myself clear?!"
However, Joe, being the stubborn love-sick fool he was, wasn't paying attention to a word Courtney just said.
"You know, I've always dreamt of having a girl this close to my face and her lips so close to mine," he smiled. "And here you are fulfilling my fantasy. Are you sure you're not a prostitute? Because only prostitutes would fulfill any man's sexual desires and here you are fulfilling mine right now. Therefore, by this definition, you ARE a prostitute. I'll bet that's how you got into political power back in your school: by sleeping your way to the top. But who can blame them? I'd let you sleep with me if all I had to do was let you be class president."
(Chris, Chef, Ezekiel, Lindsay, and Beth)
"Shouldn't we go inside to see if anyone's hurt?!" Beth frantically asked as she gapped at the burning structure.
"Nah! Let's wait a little bit. The tension will really bring in the ratings!" Chris smiled.
"You're twisted, eh!" Ezekiel growled. "Those are our friends in there!"
"I know! Three friends outside a burning building anxiously waiting for news about their friends that are trapped inside, lingering on the brink of death! That's guaranteed to draw people to our channel!"
"Oh my gosh!" Lindsay gasped. "People are going to be tuning in for this?! I have to make sure my hair's just right!"
"Now you're thinking!" Chris laughed.
Just then, everyone heard the sound of a window breaking from the top floor of the burning structure. All five pairs of eyes glanced up in time to see Joe flying through the air, screaming as he plummeted to the ground, where he landed with a huge THUD! Everyone looked up again and saw Courtney standing at the window, smiling from ear to ear as she glanced down at Joe.
"Well, what do you know? You WERE good for something after all," Courtney smiled. Then, with a satisfied grin, she began to climb down the side of the building, escaping the flames.
"There! See? Your friends are all right," Chris assured to Ezekiel.
"First of all, Courtney's not my friend, eh. Second of all, I wouldn't consider Joe "all right" at the moment. Third, that's only two out of eighteen people that were still inside the building! What abo'ot the other sixteen?!"
Confession Cam
Beth – (Looking confused) I wonder what Joe said to Courtney to make her throw him out a window from the top of a three story building? It couldn't have been anything THAT bad…right?
Courtney – (Looking furious) I AM A SEXUAL FANTASY?! I am anything BUT that! I am a CIT! I am someone that demonstrates leadership skills and am a role model for everyone! (She sighs and then smiles) If anyone lived a fantasy today, it was me! I've been fantasizing about doing that to Joe for quite some time!
Joe – (He looks a little loopy) I heard Courtney in here a little while ago say she was a role model. (He smiles) She's hot enough to be a role model, all right. In fact, just drop the "role" bit and we're good to go! (A knock is heard on the door outside. Curious, Joe opens the door, only to find himself being punched in the face by Courtney once again.)
END
By this time, Chef had gone over to Joe, dressed in his nurses outfit, and carried the unconscious perverted cartoonist to the medical tent as Bridgette, Geoff, and Ali emerged from the burning building, Geoff still carrying Ali. Ezekiel sighed in relief and raced up to Geoff and Bridgette, making sure they were both all right. Not too far behind them, Duncan, Greg, and Aaron raced out of the building, coughing and wheezing from the smoke. Duncan and Aaron were fine, but Greg looked a total mess. His head had begun to develop some serious swelling and his face was horrifically disfigured with blood dripping from his arms and legs.
"Woah! You look like you got hit by a bus!" Chris cringed as he gazed upon the injured teen. "What the heck happened to you?"
"Look," Greg growled. "All I know is that we were walking along trying to find the last ghost, minding our own business! When all of a sudden, the whole freaking building starts to shake and the roof collapses right on top of me! And right before that, all three of us heard this explosion that was like a sonic boom on the floor right above us. So after I dug through the nails and jagged-edged wood that was piercing through my body and inhaled a good amount of smoke, I put two and two together and came to the conclusion that this contest is pissing me off!"
"You should have listened to me when I said the force was telling me to beware," Aaron lectured Greg.
"That still doesn't tell me what happened!" Duncan growled, glaring at the rest of the contestants.
"Jamie struck a gas line trying to catch the last ghost," Courtney explained as she approached the teens that had escaped the building.
"Remind me to thank her," Noah's voice called as he, Cody, and Alicia emerged from the burning structure. "I've always wanted to know what it was like to get lung cancer."
"Wait…where IS Jamie?!" Geoff exclaimed. "She was in the room when it exploded!"
"…oh…my…God…" Ezekiel whispered. He suddenly grabbed hold of Bridgette and almost shook the answers out of her when he demanded to know if she was still alive or not.
"I-I-I D-D-DON'T K-K-KNOW!" Bridgette answered as she tried to get the prairie boy to stop shaking her.
"Hey! Where's Eva!" Courtney asked, frantically looking around.
"And Amie! And Brandon!" Aaron gasped.
"What about Hannah?!" Cody exclaimed.
"Jason?! Has anyone seen Jason?!" Beth shrieked.
"What about Hannah?!" Lindsay asked.
"We already tallied her up in our missing list," Chris replied.
"No, no. The mean Hannah!" Lindsay explained.
"You mean Heather," Duncan corrected.
"Who's that?!"
Confession Cam
Duncan – How can one girl be so stupid?
Bridgette – Well, I didn't appreciate Ezekiel shaking me like that, but I can forgive him this time. Heck, I was just as nervous for Jamie as he was. If not, more so.
END
(Heather, Jason, and Hannah)
"Heather! We have to get out of here now!" Hannah hollered to the queen bee, who was a few feet on front of her teammates.
"Not until we catch that ghost!" she barked back.
"If we don't get out of here now, we're going to become ghosts ourselves!" Jason exclaimed, coughing from the amount of smoke that was pouring throughout the house.
"But if we can get that ghost, then we'll be safe from the votes!"
"You know, Heather, in a game of chess, sometimes it's best to retreat and try again another day!"
"No way!" she exclaimed as she continued to make her way through the smoky hallways. Jason and Hannah just sighed as they tried to keep up with Heather, in both an attempt to find a way to escape and a way to get her out of the burning building as well.
(Jamie, Eva, Amie, and Brandon)
"Don't touch me!" Amie shrieked at Brandon, who was on top of her.
"You're welcome!" Brandon just snapped as he got off of her.
Moments ago, the ghost had targeted a helpless Amie, who was choking on smoke and threw a knife at her. Brandon, in the nick of time, tackled her out of the way unknowingly to Amie.
"He's not going to let us escape," Jamie coughed.
"No crap!" Eva barked, highly irritated by how much trouble this ghost was giving her.
"Where the heck is the rescue unit?!" Brandon shouted, trying to avoid both the flames and the ghost's attacks.
"I think we're that unit for the time being," Eva replied, glaring at the fiery ghost. It's eyes were now blazing flames as hot as some of the ones in the room.
"Well, we can't just stay here waiting for them!" Amie hacked. "It's getting harder to breath!"
"Well, if you've got any ideas, I've got my ears open," Brandon hollered over to her.
"I wasn't talking to you!" Amie shouted back.
"But aren't ears open all the time anyways?" Jamie asked.
Confession Cam
Eva – (Looking upset) …I was trapped in a burning building with two people obsessed with drama and a complete idiot. I thought for sure I was going to die. We probably would have if I hadn't said something.
END
"You're the reason we're in this predicament in the first place!" Amie hollered at Brandon.
"What the heck are you talking about?!" Brandon hacked. "I didn't blow the gas line!"
"He's right! I did," Jamie replied.
"Jamie, just stay out of this," Brandon hollered back.
"Don't you yell at her, you pig!" Amie shrieked.
"WILL ALL THREE OF YOU JUST SHUT UP!" Eva finally hollered, causing all to go silent. Even the ghost, which was confused by all that was going on, seemed a little taken back by Eva's outburst. "IF YOU'D ALL JUST STOP SHOUTING FOR A MINUTE AND GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES, WE'D BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE WE BURN TO DEATH! I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU THREE, BUT I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE MY 80TH BIRTHDAY!"
Jamie, Amie, and Brandon just stared at Eva, absorbing all she had just said. They realized that she was right and that this was no time to argue.
"NOW HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO!" Eva spoke, going into commando mode, "AMIE AND BRANDON, YOU'RE GOING TO DISTRACT THAT GHOST WHILE JAMIE AND I TRY TO CATCH IT! UNDERSTAND? THEN, MAYBE WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE! BUT WE'VE ONLY GOT FIVE MINUTES OR ELSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAPPED IN HERE! NOW MOVE!"
"With him?!" Amie snapped.
"I SAID MOVE!" Eva hollered, louder than before.
Confession Cam
Amie – (Shivering) The rumors were true…Eva is scary when she's mad.
Evil Ghost – Dang…that mere mortal scared ME! …but their plan will fail!
END
Brandon didn't wait another second before he ran after the ghost, trying to lure it from Eva and Jamie while they got their equipment together. He knew he and Amie had to chance of catching the ghost because their equipment had been lost in the fire. Amie, despite her feelings towards Brandon, aided him in his efforts.
Meanwhile, Jamie and Eva were trying to get their equipment ready. Jamie cringed every time she saw the ghost hurl a hatchet towards Brandon and Amie, but she didn't let that stop her from getting her trap ready. With her trap and Eva's proton pack being the only tools left for catching the ghost, they knew that there was no room for error whatsoever.
Heather, Jason, and Hannah
"Heather! Just forget about it!" Hannah hollered, while trying to breath. "If we stay in here another minute, we're going to suffocate!"
"Then we'll suffocate!" Heather barked. "We're not leaving until we catch that ghost!"
"We?" Jason asked, emphasizing his word. "You can drop the "we" stuff out. I'm out of here!"
"Oh no you're not!" Heather snapped, grabbing him by his jacket. "You're going to help me because I'm not about to risk being voted off this island because you were scared of getting a little burned!"
"A little burned? We're in a burning building, for God sakes!" Jason exclaimed.
"Right! The faster we catch it, the sooner we get out of here! Now let's go!"
Before Jason could retort, Heather ran ahead of them again.
"Let's just let her go," Jason sighed and went to leave the building. But Hannah's hand reached out and grabbed hold of Jason's coat.
"We can't leave her in here alone," she sternly said.
"Why not?"
"Because…it's not the right thing to do," Hannah replied, trying her best to sound like she meant it.
Jason went to argue, but looking at Hannah's face, he couldn't bring himself to do it for some reason.
"…fine…we'll follow her for five more minutes. But we're going to convince her to get out of this house before we all die! Understand?"
"Definitely!" Hannah replied. Then, without another word, the two raced down the hall together, trying to find Heather.
Confession Cam
Heather – Okay…maybe I overreacted a little bit back there…but if I know anything about this contest that's for sure, it's this: either I'm going to win it or I'm going to be sent packing early! And if I have anything to say about it, it WON'T be the later of the two!
END
(Jamie, Eva, Brandon, and Amie)
The ghost had Brandon and Amie cornered in a corner of the room where the flames hadn't quite spread yet. But they really didn't have a lot more room to dodge or they would be dodging right into the flames. They were helplessly trapped, blinded and choking from the thick smoke.
"Great! Now what are we going to do?" Amie barked at Brandon.
"You tell me!" Brandon snapped. "I thought you girls were the dominant gender!"
"Oh, stop being sarcastic and help think of a way out of this!"
"Eva! We're ready for you now!" Brandon frantically shrieked as the ghost raised a flaming machete in its hands.
"Well, I'm not!" Eva hollered back. "I can't even see you guys through all this smoke. I thought I told you guys not to go too far from us!"
"Uh...Eva…you never said that," Jamie whimpered as she frantically tried to get her trap to work.
Eva opened her mouth to reply, but closed it instantly when she realized Jamie was right. She had become so intensified by the whole ordeal that she forgot to give Brandon and Amie all the details of her plan.
"…oh…crap…" Eva whispered. She then shouted as loud as she could for Brandon and Amie to get over to where she could see them both as fast as she could.
"WE CAN'T!" Brandon called over. "THERE'S FIRE EVERYWHERE!"
"IT'S TOO HOT!" Amie added, her voice choking out. "…Can't…breath…"
Just then, Eva and Jamie heard a sick slicing sound fill the air followed by the sound of something dripping onto the ground. Both Jamie and Eva froze as they heard the sound of the ghost laughing hysterically in the air.
Eva frantically called out to Brandon and Amie again to try and fight the flames. But after their first exchange, Brandon and Amie were heard from no more. Eva's eyes grew wider each time she called for the two and no answer came back.
"…no…NOO!" Eva desperately cried out.
"What? WHAT?!" Jamie frantically shrieked.
"…we're screwed! I just screwed us all…" Eva whispered as she fell to her knees. Frustrated, she began to pound the weakened floor with her fists. "I BLEW IT! I JUST KILLED US! NOT ONLY AM I GOING TO DIE, BUT I'VE KILLED THREE OTHER PEOPLE TOO! WHY COULDN'T I JUST STAY FOCUSED?! NO! NO! NO!"
Eva continued to cry out as she pounded the floor, convinced that Brandon and Amie had been killed by the ghost.
The hysterical laughing continued to fill the air as Eva just continued to pound on the ground in fury. It was coming for the two of them. Eva didn't want to look as the ghost came closer. If this was how she was going to die, she didn't want to be able to see as it happened.
"Eek!" Jamie screamed suddenly. The ghost was now in front of the two of them…or so they thought.
"Eva! On your feet solder!" a familiar voice called out. "I didn't make you a member of team E-scope for nothing!"
Eva opened her eyes and wasn't prepared for the shock she got when she saw Izzy standing in front of her, covered in slime and carrying an unconscious Brandon and Amie under her arms.
"IZZY?! What the…"
"I crawled into the room a few minutes ago! I rescued these two love birds just as that ghost was about to slice them. It missed and got the wall behind them. It was about to pull back and slice at me, but just in the nick of time, I jumped right through that ghost and crawled like a nimble cat at night underneath the flames!"
"…so…that wasn't blood that was spilt?!" Eva asked, beginning to smile.
"Heck no! That was my slime covered body! It feels good actually. I'm thinking of keeping more around so I can make myself look sexy for Greg! But enough of that! I need you to start representing team E-scope now commander Eva! On your feet!"
"Yes sergeant E-scope!" Eva replied, getting to her feet and saluting her leader.
"And you!" Izzy pointed at Jamie, "as of this moment, you are an honorary member of team E-scope! You will do as I say if you want to live! Understood?!"
"Uh…who are you again?" Jamie asked.
"I am the one and only Sergeant E-scope AKA Kaleidoscope AKA Explosivo AKA Esquire AKA Izzy! And from this moment on, I am your mother! Understood solder?!"
Confession Cam
Jamie – (Looking a little shocked) Uh…I didn't really know who Sergeant E-scope AKA kaleidoscope aka Explosivo aka Esquire aka Izzy was…but when she called me a solder, it made me feel like I was my brother for a split second! That's when I remembered: my brother wouldn't have quit, so neither will I! (She looks up to the sky) Big brother, this one is for you!
END
"Okay maggots!" Izzy began to command. "We've got t-minus two minutes to get out of this room. That ghost isn't going to go down without a fight and that's exactly what we're going to give him! He's probably recovered by now and wants my blood. I'm trusting you two to not let him have it! Understood!"
"Yes sir!" both Eva and Jamie shouted.
"When you see him, show no mercy! For you shall receive none!"
"Yes sir!"
"No man will be left behind!"
"Yes sir!"
"That's what I like to hear! Now, let's go!"
Izzy let out a battle cry and charged through the flames with Amie and Brandon once more. Eva took this opportunity to make sure her proton pack was ready this time. She switched it on and sure enough, it lighted up and was ready for use. She glared her eyes and just waited for Izzy to reemerge with the ghost on her trail. Jamie had her trap ready to go and was anxiously awaiting too.
A few seconds later, they heard another battle cry and Izzy leapt through the flames once again. Sure enough, the evil ghost was right on her trail, with a huge bazooka drawn and aimed at her.
"NOW SOLDERS!" Izzy screamed.
Eva took aim with her proton pack and released a stream. Sure enough, Izzy's plan worked and Eva had caught the ghost. Though it couldn't get away, it didn't plan on going down without a fight. It frantically flung flaming weapons around trying to hit Eva, but missed each time.
"NOW LIEUTENANT JAMIE!" Izzy screamed.
"Lieutenant? Already? Don't I have to work my way up the ranks before I…"
"NOW!" Izzy and Eva hollered at the same time.
Jamie shook herself out of her thoughts and threw the trap. Unfortunately, she threw it a little too far and it almost went into the flames. But Eva, being the skilled athlete she was, dove just in time to save it and managed to keep hold of the ghost with her proton pack. Single handedly, she placed the trap under the ghost and activated it. Within seconds, a light emerged from the trap and pulled the ghost inside. Eva quickly closed the trap and the ghost was seen no more.
"YES! VICTORY IS OURS!" Izzy screamed.
"Yeah great! Now let's get out of here!" Eva barked.
"How? There's fire everywhere!" Jamie whimpered as she avoided oncoming flames.
"Never fear solders! Your fearless leader will get you out!"
Before both could ask how, Izzy scooped both Jamie and Eva up in her arms along with the still unconscious Brandon and Amie and without warning, jumped out the nearest window into the broad daylight in front of the other campers. She and the four victims inside were safe.
"I AM KALEIDOSCOPE! HEAR ME ROAR!" she hollered.
"Izzy!" everyone outside hollered.
"Nope! E-scope! And I come bearing campers!"
"Jamie! Thank God!" Geoff exclaimed as she raced forward to check on his new friend.
"Eva and Amie too! Thank goodness!" Courtney sighed.
"Thank the force Brandon's all right!" Aaron smiled.
"Thank you Izzy!" Ezekiel suddenly shouted, running up to the wild girl and hugging her. "I so owe you one, eh! Thank you for saving them!"
"Yeah….I've gotta admit; even though you're a psycho bitch, that was pretty cool of you Izzy," Greg added with a slight smile.
"HA! I knew you still liked me! Come here, you hunka man!" Izzy squealed as she pounced Greg and started a one-sided, slimy make-out session with Greg, who was trying to escape the death grip she had on him.
Confession Cam
Eva – (looking a little disappointed) I guess I'm lucky to have Izzy as a friend. But it was also embarrassing to have her save me like that. (She pauses for a minute) Well, no more! From now on, you're going to see an Eva that will NOT accept defeat like that anymore!
Jamie – (Her hair is standing on edge) …wow…that was exhilarating…
Ezekiel – Seriously…after saving those guys, Izzy's like my hero now, eh! I doon't think I'll ever be able to repay her for what she did today. (He pauses for a second) Maybe I'll put in a good word with the RCMP to lay off her.
Greg – (He's covered in slime, still banged up from earlier, and now has lip stick all over his body) Hey I'm Greg, and yet again, I'm pissed!
END
Finally, all the campers, including Heather, Hannah, and Jason, who were covered from head to toe in soot, were outside and lined up in front of Chris. Hannah and Jason couldn't stop glaring at Heather, who just ignored the two.
"Dudes, what can I say? That was totally insanely wicked!" Chris cried out. "Our ratings just came in and our show is shooting through the roofs! And I have all you to thank for it!"
"No problem," Beth smiled. "Does this mean you're going to let us all have immunity tonight to show your appreciation?"
"Hah! You wish!" Chris laughed. "But, in the end, three teams DID win invincibility and the trip to the county fair in town just off the island! The first team was Lindsay, Beth, and Ezekiel!"
Ezekiel just smiled as Lindsay and Beth squealed in excitement.
"Bridgette, Brandon, and Joe are also going to enjoy the reward tonight!"
The three teammates, including the banged up Joe, gave each other high fives.
"…and finally…the third team that captured a ghost and is going to enjoy a kick butt night at the fair…despite some outside interference from one Izzy…is…"
Izzy just stuck her tongue out at Chris as she waved to Eva. Eva just smiled and gave her friend thumbs up as if to thank her. Jamie smiled at Eva and patted her shoulder.
"…the team of Jamie, Geoff, and Ali!" Chris announced.
Several gasps came from the campers, especially from Eva.
"WHAT?! What are you talking about?! I was the one that caught the ghost! I snagged it with my proton pack! I trapped it! ALL BY MYSELF!" Eva roared.
"Yeah, that's true," Chris smiled. "But, unfortunately for you, you used JAMIE'S trap. Therefore, because the ghost is inside their trap, the victory has to go to their team!"
"What?! That's not fair!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Hey, life isn't fair honey. Get used to it," Ali smirked. "Thanks Eva. I owe you one. You don't mind if I just forget about this, do you?"
"WHY, YOU EVIL, ROTTEN, WORTHLESS, GOOD FOR NOTHING…"
Jason and Greg had to race forward to stop Eva from assaulting the cruel host.
"Sorry Eva. Dem's the rules!" Chris laughed once more.
Eva, realizing she wasn't going to win, let out a cry of frustration as she stomped her feet.
"Now, for the rest of you, I'm afraid before the marshmallow ceremony tonight, you have to endure a little punishment," Chris announced as he pulled out a switch from his pocket.
He smirked as he activated the switches. Before anyone had a chance to react, the losers all found themselves being doused in ghost slime from above. The slime seemed to pour down for hours when it only poured down for about forty-five seconds, which was forty-five seconds longer than anyone would care to have ghost slime being splashed on them.
"Now, you twelve losers have to pick your favorite loser and I'll see your butts at the campfire ceremony."
Confession Cam
Jamie – (Looking guilty) I felt so bad for Eva. She totally deserved to win that prize for her team. I didn't even do anything. Eva, if you survive elimination tonight, I'll save you something from the fair!
Duncan – (still doused in slime) This sucks! I tried washing this stuff out three times, but it's like super glue! It's almost impossible to get off. Anyways, I'm going to have to vote for Eva. She's a serious threat in this contest and I don't want to have to go one on one with her in the finals.
Ali – (Smiling) Like I said Eva, thanks for practically giving us this prize! I am so in a good position in this game right now! Not only do I have Geoff for myself tonight, but it gives me more time to perfect my plan to win this game! Again, I am in SUCH a good position.
Courtney – (Covered in slime) If I had MY way, I would be voting for that pervert tonight. But unfortunately, he has invincibility tonight. So I'm going to have to vote for the biggest threat in the game at this point: Eva. Not only is she a serious competitor, but I'm not sure she's fully into our alliance. She can't be trusted.
Joe – (Smiling) Did you see those girls covered in slime? Dang, that was hot! Heather was just yummy looking; Alicia looked fine with her hair all wet like that; and…(he pauses, opens the door to the outhouse stall, looks around quickly, then closes the door)…and Courtney…WOW!
Jason – (Wiping some slime off his coat) I've already said this: in a game of chess, the opposing queen is your worst enemy and must be taken out first. That's why I'm voting for Heather.
Hannah – (Fuming as she wipes the slime off her face with a handkerchief) Heather endangered us back there! She could do it again! She has to go!
Noah – (Yup…he's slime coated) Well, this was certainly a high point in my life: getting slimed for losing a challenge, being accused of my sexuality, and being up for elimination tonight. Yup, Disney World has nothing on this.
Lindsay – Oh my gosh! I love county fairs! …even though I've never been to one.
Cody – (Disgusted by the slime covering his body) Well, this is certainly unpleasant. Now, who to vote for? A lot of people are saying Heather or Eva. Eva's really tough and that may hurt my chances down the road. She could go a long way in this contest. But so can Heather…I don't know.
Greg – (Twitching because of the slime in his ear again, he starts shouting furiously) Today, I was mauled by Izzy! Slimed thousands of times by these psychotic ghosts! Slimed on again by that asshole Chris! To ensure that this crap never happens to me again, I'm gonna personally go out there and hire a lawyer! One that will sue anyone or anything that tries to pull this crap on me again! When they hear that I have that lawyer, they'll know, you don't screw with me! That, my friends, is how I am going to prevent these things from happening again! (He pauses for a minute) And also…by voting off Aaron. Did I mention that? We need to vote off Aaron! Cause I'm pissed!
END
The twelve campers that had lost the challenge were gathered around the campfire, where Chris stood in front of them all with a plate of eleven marshmallows.
"Your votes have been cast and the decision has been made. One of you has just lost this challenge. That individual will walk the dock of shame, catch the boat of loser, and leave Total Drama Madness…forever!"
"Yeah, we know pretty boy! Just get on with it, will ya?" Greg demanded. "I've still gotta get this slime out of my ear!"
The campers looked at him and saw him start to twitch involuntarily once again.
"Whatever dude," Chris shrugged. "Here's yours. Now go get that slime out of your ear before you cause tremors on the island."
Greg caught his treat, ate it in one bite, and headed for the creek to bathe, twitching the whole way.
"Next to receive marshmallows are…Amie! Jason! Courtney! Noah! Cody!"
The five campers went up to claim their treats, smiling the whole way up.
"Duncan! My man! Come on up!"
Duncan sniffed and headed up to Chris.
"Hannah!"
Hannah smiled and went up to join the others that were safe.
"Nerd!"
Alicia just growled at this, but went up to claim her treat nonetheless.
"And then there were three," Chris announced as he looked at the three remaining campers on the stumps: Aaron, Eva, and Heather.
Aaron gripped onto his light saber tightly as he nervously waited for Chris to announce the next name. Eva just hung her head low and muttered how unfair this was. Heather began to sweat a little, knowing she was in a predicament.
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"Yes! The force shines on!" he exclaimed as he ran up to gather his prized marshmallow.
"This is a big one," Chris smiled. "We have two very strong competitors from the first two seasons sitting here before us. And this early in the game, one of them is about to go home. Who's it going to be?"
Eva and Heather looked from the marshmallow in Chris hand to each other continuously as Chris built up the tension by waiting to announce who was going to the next round in this contest.
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"YES!" Eva shouted in happiness as she ran up as happy as could be to Chris and received her prized marshmallow.
"WHAT! You voted ME off?! ME?!!" Heather exclaimed.
"You're surprised?" Noah stated. "You're a total bitch that no one likes!"
"You're mean!" Cody added.
"You tried to kill us!" Hannah retorted.
"You're the biggest threat!" Jason blurted out.
"Yeah…no shocker there," Chris sighed. "So much for shocking turns of events. Anyways, Heather, the dock of shame awaits!"
"Tch…fine! I'm glad to be leaving anyways! I don't want to endure anymore time here than I have to! Have fun suffering at the hands of this lunatic!"
Heather just turned her head and marched away furiously to the dock of shame, not looking back.
"Toodles!" Alicia called out, satisfied with the results of the night.
"Heather's gone!" Hannah suddenly announced. "Even though we all lost today, I think that's still a pretty good reward! Let's go celebrate!"
Heather ignored the cheers as she boarded the boat of losers, which was being driven by Owen tonight.
"Sorry you lost Heather," Owen sympathetically smiled.
"Just go!" she barked.
"Okay, if you want. Oh, and by the way, I hope you can hold your breath for long periods of time."
"Why would I…OH! NO! DON'T YOU DARE!"
But it was too late. Just as the boat of losers pulled away, Owen let out a fart that would have knocked a buzzard off a cactus, causing Heather to gag uncontrollably.
(Public Service Announcement)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the next episode of Total Drama Madness will be a special AFTERMATH episode. But it's going to work a little differently from the one from TDA. Because you, the readers, will get to ask all the campers in attendance the questions! Joining us will be our VIP section, which will consist of Owen, Harold, Leshawna, Gwen, Trent, Justin, Tyler, DJ, and Izzy; our co-hosts Katie and Sadie; the first two eliminated campers Rikki and Heather; and yours truly, TDI Charlie Brown! You can ask us anything you want and if we like your questions, they will be answered on the first ever Total Drama Madness Aftermath episode! Just PM me your questions. DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE REVIEWS! I WILL NOT ANSWER THEM! Until then, see ya!
Voting
Heather – Eva
Cody – Heather
Noah – Heather
Amie – Eva
Courtney – Eva
Hannah – Heather
Jason – Heather
Eva – Heather
Alicia – Eva
Duncan – Eva
Aaron – Heather
Greg – Aaron
Heather – 6
Eva – 5
Aaron – 1
Voted Off Order – Rikki; Heather