Samantha peered back into the showers and saw Tonia unconscious. She was about to go check on her when she heard two voices behind her.
"Yeah, I left the can in here! The other three should be hidden somewhere here!"
It was Chris.
"Yeah," came a reply she recognized as Chef, "But what if they ain't?"
She could hear the shrug in Chris' voice. "Better ratings!"
Before they could see her, Sam ducked out of the way. "Three?" Sam wondered. "But it was only Tonia and me in there… so there's someone else free!"
She approached the cabins, and seeing nobody in her own, she went into the other Freezing Penguins cabin.
"Hello?" she called as she walked inside.
"GO AWAY!" came an angry response.
Samantha rolled her eyes and walked over to the bunk where Cassidy was trying to get some sleep. Sam slapped her head and said, "Wake up!"
"WHAT?" Cassidy asked, aggravated.
"We've got a problem. Chris and Chef used sleeping gas on everyone. We're the only ones left."
"That's great. Can I go back to sleep now?"
"NO! Like it or not, we need to work together to save the others!"
"Well, I don't like it actually, so I don't intend on helping. They'll be fine. It's just Chris and Chef, after all."
It took a few seconds for her to register what she'd just said. Then she sat up, rolled her eyes, and said, "Fine. We'll go save the others."
Cave
Dimitrix and Julia stood watching the sleeping Danny.
"Shall we?" Dimi asked.
Julia nodded, smiling. "Yes, we shall!"
She whipped out her air horn from behind her and blasted it in Danny's ear.
"OUCH!" came the reply. Danny shot up and motioned wildly between the air horn and Julia. "WHAT THE HELL?"
Dimi laughed. "Come on, Days. We've got a challenge to complete."
"Huh?" Danny asked. Dimi handed him a sheet of paper. It read:
Dear prisoners… eh, I mean… Dear, contestants,
As you may have noticed, you have been knocked unconscious with sleeping gas. But as you might've guessed, especially if you're reading this letter, you have woken up with little to a lot of damage to your well being.
Now, you are all on the island somewhere. It is your challenge to make your way back to the cabins. The first team with a complete group back at the cabins will receive team immunity. The losers, aside from losing, will send someone home tonight.
Love,
Chris McLean.
Danny crumpled the letter and rolled his eyes. "I really hate that guy."
Julia nodded. "Well, it looks like we'll need to work together!"
"I'm cool with it," Dimi said, "You good with the Monkey?"
Shrugging, Danny replied, "Yeah." He looked around and added, "But, let's just get out of this… eh… cave, I think it is, first."
"Easy peasy! Leave it to me!" Julia said.
As she ran off in some random direction, Danny sighed and Dimi, smiling, said, "This is going to be super fun!"
Forest
"UGH!" Jenna exclaimed. "We've just been walking in circles!"
"Well, would you like me to make the path magically appear?" Dakota asked sarcastically. As if it wasn't bad enough that she'd been stuck with Jenna for this challenge, but now she was complaining, too…
"Yes, I would appreciate that greatly. I give you permission to find the right path."
Dakota sighed. "How about we try going in one direction, straight, no turning at all. We're sure to get SOMEWHERE that way."
"Well," Jenna began, "We should take pebbles and use them as markers, so that way we'll be able to know where we've been!"
Dakota seemed impressed. "That's… that's actually a pretty good idea!"
"Don't be so surprised," Jenna muttered. For some reason, she'd made a pretty bad impression with some people. But she wasn't a bad person. And she was really resourceful, able to think outside of the box…
"You better not screw this up for me, understand?" Dakota asked.
As she gathered pebbles, Jenna flashed her the fakest smile she had. "No, why would I dream of messing you up, doll?"
Small Island
"Is Chris freaking INSANE?" Alexander asked.
Nolan laughed and Tonia smiled. "For what reason this time?" she asked him.
"WELL," Alex began, "For ONE, how exactly is this little island, surrounded by a pool of water, with NOTHING in sight, on the ACTUAL Island?"
"Is there a second reason?" Nolan asked.
"Actually, yes! There is only ONE tree on this cruddy island – and it doesn't even have any APPLES! It's just thirty-three minutes until I MUST have one!"
"Wow. Don't worry. As soon as we get back, we'll get all of the apples we can eat," Tonia said with a smile.
Alexander began pacing, his brain fuming.
Nolan turned to Tonia. "How do you think we're going to figure this one out?"
Tonia shrugged. "I'm not sure."
Nolan laughed. "Didn't expect much more from a blonde."
Tonia laughed too, but that was just on the outside. On the inside, she was wondering why people couldn't look beyond the outside and see her for who she is on the inside…
Locked Room
"STOP IT!" Greggory yelled, stepping between Lil JJ and Nate.
The two had gotten into some argument about Tonia and ended up trying to kill each other. It was quite humorous, actually, if not for the fact that they'd probably kill one another if given the chance.
Nate rolled his eyes and backed off. "Well, Greg, just tell HIM to lay off of Tonia! She's mine!"
Lil JJ clenched his hands into fists and cried, "Uh, NO! I will have her!"
Greggory face palmed and then shoved both of them to the ground.
"Hey!" Nate called.
"What gives?" asked Lil JJ.
"Listen up, chaps!" he began. He was really pushing the envelope – what he wanted to do was curl up in the corner and stay hidden, away from the action, but he knew he needed to overcome his shy side for the team. "Quite frankly, mates, the two of you are being right gits! First and foremost, do NOT, ever, fight over Tonia like she is some prize to be won! She is a human being, for god's sake! Next, put aside your bloody differences, both of you, for this bloody challenge! We're locked in some darkened room, mates, and feuding with one another is NOT the best way to solve any of our problems! Now get yourself all cleaned up and shake the hand of your foe and call a temporary truce, chaps! We need to stick TOGETHER! We are all a part of the SAME TEAM, for bloody god! WORK TOGETHER!"
Lil JJ and Nate were taken aback by the sudden outburst.
"Sorry…," Greggory muttered.
Nate got up and shook his head. "Don't be. You're right."
Lil JJ nodded and got up as well. "We do need to work together." With a glare at Nate he added, "Temporarily, at least."
Greggory smiled as the two foes reluctantly shook hands. He'd gotten through to them.
Video Tent
"Ha! This is hilarious!" Chris laughed.
Chef nodded. "Those kids, they ain't never going to find their way back! It's great!" Chef pointed to one screen that showed Sam and Cass looking around the camp. "What's going to happen with them?"
Chris grinned evilly. "Maybe some escaped psycho with a chainsaw and a hook will have to step in, if you know what I'm saying."
Chef rolled his eyes. "I hate my job."
