Author's Note:
Hey all! Sorry this chapter came so late. I was really struggling with what I wanted to have happen in this chapter. To this end, I have some bad news and some good news.
The bad news is that this will probably be my last chapter for this story before I leave for my summer job. I will attempt to upload more chapters in my free time, but there's no guarantee that that will happen. I will be back in August though.
The good news is that I've figured out what the challenges are going to be for the rest of the season, so now I won't spend endless hours trying to figure that part out.
Some other business to take care of. First, a reminder that the poll to help me decide what cast I'll be using for the next season is still going, and will continue to go until the end of this season. Don't forget to cast your votes!
Second, don't forget to check out some of my other stories, such as my Recess fanfiction (which has been getting a lot of views), and my attempt to make a Battlestar Galactica like series with Total Drama characters (which I might abandon, but I'm still going to give it a shot and continue for now anyway)
And now to reply to the usual reviews!
Candela Monsoon: Interesting predictions. And you're right, it IS still Donger zones. I'm still proud of myself for thinking that one up.
Tempokeep: Yeah, I've been planning on booting Marvin ever since Amber got eliminated. Without her, he doesn't really have much of a plot.
Well, that's settled. Time to dive right in!
EPISODE TEN: ESCAPE FROM MCLEAN MANOR
This episode of Total Drama contains scenes of extreme stunts performed by animated teens. Do not try anything you see here at home. Seriously, you could get really messed up.
Chris is seen in front of the dining hall, with it still being night. "Last time on Total Drama," he said, "Yours truly was off hosting the Jammies, so the studio called in a me wannabe to fill in (clip of Don hosting the show). The campers were treated to a duel against each other (clip of various campers with dueling sticks). Some fights were awesome to watch (clip of Charlie and Hannah fighting). Others, not so much (clip of Kyle getting beaten by Deedee). Nicole got incapacitated after wandering into a Danger Zone (clip of Nicole acting loopy thanks to the Loopies), so Moira had to steal from Chef (clip of Moira stealing from the kitchen and getting confronted by Chef). In the end though, Charlie and the Lions won the challenge (clip of Charlie beating Hannah), and the Eagles sent our resident artist, Marvin, packing (clip of Marvin getting eliminated).
The scene returned to Chris. "Who will survive today's blood curdling challenge, and who will be scared out of their wits in the process? Find out right here on Total! Drama! Danger Zones!"
*Intro*
(As the intro music begins to play, cameras are seen appearing from above on a tree branch, from a sand pit, out of a small hole in a cliff, and from a pool of what appeared to be lava. The clapper clicks)
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine
(Chris is seen flying by on his jetpack)
You guys are on my mind
(The camera pans up over a cliff and into a body of water that appeared to have steam rising from it)
You asked me what I wanted to be, now I think the answer's plain to see
(In the water, we see Quincy taking a picture of Fang before getting yanked up by a fishing hook before the mutant shark can eat him. In the next shot, the fishing hook is revealed to have been cast by Wendel. As he glares at Quincy, an explosion next to Wendel goes off, sending both boys flying past Theresa, who is too busy writing things in her notebook to notice Kyle watching her from a distance)
I wanna be famous
(An obviously cybernetic bear rises behind Kyle, who turns around in shock before an arrow shot by William destroys the robot. William gives Kyle a salute while Nicole lands next to him with a loving smile, making him a bit nervous)
I wanna live close to the sun
(Kaia and Desmond are seen arguing, unaware that they are half sunk in mud.)
Well pack your bags cause I've already won
(At the side of the mud pit, Todd is seen being forced by Colt to press a red button, which causes Todd to be flung into the air by a spring)
Everything to prove nothing in my way
(Alex is seen skating past on her skateboard away from a cackling Deedee, who has two torches in hand. Alex is then saved by Moira, who swings in on a vine and grabs her before Deedee can burn them.)
I'll get there one day
(The scene pans into the mess hall, where Dana is reciting an incantation over a cauldron before Chef pushes her aside and adds several rotting vegetables to the mix.)
Cause I wanna be famous
(Logan is running from Dana and Chef in fear before he is stopped Hannah. Behind them, a plane crashes through the wall where Logan would've been, and Amber falls out of the pilot's seat)
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
(Rob is seen attempting to do comedy to a clearly unamused Phyllis)
I wanna be. I wanna be. I wanna be famous. I wanna be. I wanna be. I wanna be famous)
(Marvin is seen quickly carving something out of wood, then painting it. As he turns to the side, Chris confronts him. Marvin shows him that he had made a lifelike mini replica of Chris. Chris smiles, but a jet of fire shoots out from under where Marvin is holding the replica. He throws it, now on fire into the air. As the fire rises then falls, the scene turns to night)
*Whistling the main theme*
(Lana is seen nervously looking away from Charlie as he meditates. The camera pulls back to reveal the entire cast around a campfire, with Chris off to the side. The title is seen above)
It was still the night of Marvin's elimination. Up in his tree, Charlie was keeping an eye on the campground, looking for any signs of trouble.
Behind him, something was creeping up. Right when it was just about to grab him, Charlie suddenly swung a stick in his hands, knocking it off the tree.
More figures began appearing out of the woodwork, and he now had a good look at what they were.
"Ninjas," he growled. "All right then, let's do this!"
But before he could strike, someone whacked him in the back of the head with a frying pan, knocking him out.
Meanwhile, in the cabin, Theresa was hiding under her blanket, working furiously on writing in her journal.
CONFESSIONAL
"Lately I haven't been able to work much on my novel," Theresa admitted. "The stress of challenges and all the pain that comes with them has been eating up all my time. Maybe working at night will help."
END CONFESSIONAL
After a minute, Theresa started erasing what she had written in frustration.
CONFESSIONAL
Theresa chuckled awkwardly. "Did I mention I'm having a teensy bit of trouble with writers block?"
END CONFESSIONAL
Suddenly, there was a lot of scuffling from in the cabin. "What is going on?" she asked, poking her head out from under the covers. To her surprise, she found the cabin completely empty.
"Uh…guys?" she asked.
Out the woods, the camera focused on a cave. Suddenly, there was a roar as Kaia was tossed out of the cave, hitting a nearby tree.
"Ugh. Stupid bear," she muttered, getting up and cracking her back.
"Uh, Kaia?" Kyle asked, appearing from the tree line. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, nothing," she said. "What are you doing?"
"Saw you leaving the cabin. Enhanced eyesight, remember."
"Right," Kaia muttered dryly.
"So why are you looking for one of the invincibility idols?"
Kaia feigned surprise. "What are you talking about?"
"Come on, Kaia, we're in an alliance, remember? Plus, it's kind of obvious that you're looking for the idol."
Kaia sighed. "Fine. Yes, I'm looking for the idol. I thought it was in that cave, but it turns out all that's in there is a very grumpy robotic bear."
"You still haven't answered my question."
"Why wouldn't I be looking for it?" she asked. "I need a back up just in case the others try to target me."
"Why would they target you? No offense, but you're not much of a threat," Kyle pointed out.
CONFESSIONAL
"Even if they don't discover I'm a threat, I'm still in danger of getting eliminated," said Kaia. "I'm seemingly not strong or athletic or much use besides motivation. Mark my words, if we go through another elimination before the merge, it'll be me on the chopping block…unless, of course, I get these fools to turn on someone else." She chuckled, then crossed her arms again. "Either way, I need that idol."
END CONFESSIONAL
"You never know when it comes to this team," Kaia told him, turning back to the cave. "Now, I don't think an idol is in the cave, but they could be anywhere on this island."
She turned back to face Kyle only to find him gone.
"Uh, Kyle?" she asked.
Just then, the intercom blared. "Campers! Report to Zone 20 for the surprise nighttime challenge I came up with to celebrate my return," Chris blared.
The scene changed to show two large monitors and large control panels in front of them. There was a sudden puff of smoke in between the monitors and Chris appeared.
"Miss me?" he asked with a grin.
The camera panned to show that the only two campers there were Theresa and Kaia.
"Not particularly," Kaia muttered.
Chris frowned. "Anywho, let's get started."
"Uh, we're missing roughly everyone," Theresa pointed out.
"Oh, trust me, they're exactly where they need to be," Chris said with an evil chuckle. Then he gestured behind him.
"Behold…McLean Manor!" he announced as spotlights and neon lights lit up a large mansion that had been stationed behind the monitors.
"Fascinating," Kaia said dryly. "What's the point of it?"
"Tonight's challenge is a simple one: all you have to do is escape from McLean Manor and all the deadly traps inside of it."
"But we're already outside," Kaia pointed out.
"Oh, did I say you'll have to escape?" Chris laughed as the monitors turned on, revealing the other campers restrained in various random rooms. "No, I meant your teammates will have to escape."
"So, what do we do?" Theresa asked.
"You and Kaia will be helping your teams from outside via these fancy controllers," Chris explained. "The controllers control all the various death traps inside. Your task is to make sure that the other team doesn't escape by keeping them inside while helping your own team navigate the mansion."
"So, we're supposed to kill the other team?" Theresa asked.
"That's one way of putting it," Chris said with a grin.
"You're sadistic!" Theresa exclaimed.
"Maybe." Chris shrugged. "Just prevent the other team from leaving the manor, and you're golden."
"I'm not setting off deadly traps, even if it is to win a challenge," Theresa proclaimed.
"Me neither," Kaia agreed.
"Oh, and I should tell you that if no one gets out of the mansion within the time limit, both of you are going home," Chris added.
"How long is the time limit?" Theresa asked.
"Oh…an hour."
Having no other choice, the two girls grabbed the controllers.
Inside the mansion, the intercoms blared. "Listen up, campers!" Chris announced. "For tonight's challenge, you need to escape McLean Manor and all the fun death traps I put into it. For consideration, Kaia and Theresa are on the outside doing their best to help you in ways that will more than likely fail dramatically. First team to get out of the mansion wins."
The scene changed to show Nicole and William being dangled above a large pool. On a nearby monitor, Chris's face appeared.
"Nicole, William," he said. "To get out of this room, you need to get free of your bonds, and then survive the water below."
"What's so dangerous about water?" William asked.
"Oh, it's not the water you should be worried about," Chris said with a laugh as Fang emerged from the water and waved at them, grinning. "It's what's in the water that you should be worried about."
CONFESSIONAL
"Ugh," Nicole complained. "Not the stupid shark again. I'm tired of having to deal with that stupid shark." She then smiled. "At least I got paired up with William."
END CONFESSIONAL
In another room, Charlie and Lana were also trying to free themselves from the tree they were tied to.
"Charlie and Lana, I picked a very special room for you," Chris said from another monitor. "What you have to do is—"
At that point, Charlie had already untied them and was quietly leading Lana away, trying to find a way out of the seemingly doorless room.
"Okay. Fine. Guess I won't warn you about the dangers in this room," Chris said, annoyed.
Meanwhile, in another room, Alex and Logan were chained to a concrete wall in what appeared to be a cellar.
"Figures that Chris locks us up in a stupid mansion," Alex grumbled.
"Relax," Logan told her. "I'll get us out of these chains."
"But will you get out of there before the beast of the basement shows up?" Chris asked, appearing on a monitor.
"The beast of the what?" Logan asked.
In the darkness of the basement, there was a loud mechanical roar.
"Oh."
In another room, Hannah and Kyle were strapped to a bed.
"What kind of trap is this?" Kyle wondered.
"Tell me what you see," said Hannah.
"We're in some sort bedroom," Kyle told her. "We're strapped to a bed. And there are literally hundreds of pictures of Chris in this room. But I'm not sure what we have to do."
As he spoke, there was a loud click, and spikes suddenly emerged from the ceiling and began to slowly descend on them.
"Never mind," Kyle muttered.
Outside, Theresa grimaced as she saw what trap she had activated on Kyle and Hannah. "Oops."
In another room, seemingly the kitchen, Todd was quickly shaking his head. "No, no, no!" he yelled. "Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?"
Next to him, Deedee was busy trying to light a match despite being tied to Todd. "Of course it's dangerous," she said. "That's why it's going to work. This rope will burn, and then we'll be free!"
She finally got the match lit and brought it close to the rope. "Now, hang on to your lab coat! It's about to get hot!"
"Out of all the people left in this game, I had to be stuck with you," Moira complained.
"Believe me, the feeling is mutual," Desmond agreed.
"So where are we, anyway?"
"If you use your eyes, you can see that we're in a library!" Desmond yelled.
"Do libraries have that?!" Moira gestured to a massive stamper that was up on the ceiling several feet in front of them.
Outside, Kaia noticed Moira and Desmond in the library and smirked.
CONFESSIONAL
"Oh, Chris," Kaia said, "Thank you so much for putting me in charge of the death traps." She rubbed her hands together. "This is going to be fun."
END CONFESSIONAL
Kaia casually pressed a button on her controller. Inside the library, the giant stamper began smashing down and moving slowly towards them.
"Oh, come on!" Moira yelled.
In the pool room, Nicole and William were debating their options.
"We could take our chances with Chomper Face down there," William suggested.
"As much as I "love" that idea," Nicole replied with an edge of sarcasm, "That's a terrible plan that will lead to either one or both of us getting eaten."
"You took Fang before. You could do it again."
"I took him by surprise last time," Nicole reminded him. "This time he's ready for us."
"Well, do you have any better ideas?"
Nicole thought about it. "Yeah, I think I do," she said, looking up at where the rope was tied on the ceiling.
Logan was busy trying to pick the lock on the chains that kept him and Alex chained to the wall.
"Can you really pick that lock?" Alex asked.
"Of course I can!" he exclaimed. "I learned how to pick locks last year so that if enemy agents capture me, I can escape."
Alex rolled her eyes.
CONFESSIONAL
"Does Logan actually think that random rival agents are going to go after a teenage amateur detective?" Alex asked. "Or is he just crazy. My money is on crazy."
END CONFESSIONAL
As Logan struggled, whatever was down with them roared again, this time closer.
"That thing sounds hungry," Alex warned.
"I'm working on it, I'm working on it!" Logan shot back.
Alex sighed, then began flexing her wrist
Charlie was feeling along the wall.
"What are you doing?" Lana asked.
"Trying to find the door," Charlie explained. "Even if it's not in sight, there'll be some edging that I can hopefully pry open."
"Are you sure?"
"Just an old trick I learned at Ninja Camp."
"They teach you that there."
"They did."
Suddenly, a hatch opened behind them, and a lift carried up what appeared to be mechanical bulls.
"Uh…" Lana said, backing away against the wall in fear. Charlie stood in front of her in a combat stance.
"Well, that was an interesting button," Kaia noted, watching the scene play out on a monitor.
"Tell me about it," Chris said from his control room as he watched all the scenes take place. "Will Lana and Charlie escape from the bulls? Will Todd burn to a fiery crisp? And will Moira and Desmond get stamped? Find out when we come back!"
In the library, Moira and Desmond were struggling to get out of the rope as the giant stamper got closer and closer.
"Can't you use some sort of circus trick to get out of the ropes?" Desmond asked.
"I'm an acrobat, not an escape artist!" Moira shot back. "And even if I could get out, why would I save you?"
"I don't need saving!"
The stamper smashed the ground right in front of them.
"Uh, Theresa or Kaia, if you can hear us, now would be a very good time stop this machine from smashing us into paste," Moira called out.
Outside, Theresa was pressing random buttons on her controller. "I'm trying, I'm trying," she said. As a result of her random button pushing, several death traps—such as falling blades, flame throwers, and spikes—were set on and off.
The stamper now hovered over Moira and Desmond. Throwing her hands up, Theresa pushed one final button.
The stamper shot down…and stopped inches from Moira and Desmond's heads.
Theresa breathed a sigh of relief
In the bedroom, the spikes got ever closer to Kyle and Hannah.
"I'm almost done," Kyle said, working on undoing the straps keeping them down.
"Speed would be good," Hannah reminded him.
"I'm going as fast as I can," Kyle told her.
Finally, Kyle got the straps off. "I'm done!" he yelled as the both rolled off the bed and ran for the door, escaping the room right before the spikes came down.
In the kitchen, Todd was busy patting down the traces of fire on his clothes.
"See? You're completely unscathed," Deedee said with glee, tossing the ashy remains of the rope.
"Somehow," Todd muttered.
"Well, come on! We don't have time to waste!" Deedee started to skip out towards the door.
"Listen," Todd said, "We should talk about who we're going to eliminate next time we lose."
"Why?" Deedee asked. "Are you going to go for me?"
"No, of course not," Todd said quickly. "I'm thinking we go for Lana."
"Lana? You mean Ninja boy's girlfriend."
"Exactly," Todd said. "You've seen her in challenges. She's worse than worthless, and she's going to keep dragging us down. We got lucky last time, but who's to say that we'll be lucky this time."
"You're saying we should take out Lana, anger the kid that can beat us up in roughly two seconds, and somehow be good with that?" Deedee clarified.
"Uh…."
"Cool! I'm in!"
"Uh…great," Todd said.
CONFESSIONAL
"I've calculated the odds," Todd said. "The longer Lana is on our team, the bigger chance we have at losing. She needs to go as soon as possible. And even if Charlie suspects me of taking her down, Deedee's crazy enough to take the fall for me."
END CONFESSIONAL
Deedee opened the door in the kitchen and gasped.
"What?" Todd asked, looking past her. "Oh," he said when he saw the hallway filled with flame throwers before them.
Nicole and William were swinging back and forth on the rope. Every second they swung farther and farther. Below them, Fang was busy tying a bib on.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" William asked.
"Of course! Eventually, we'll swing far enough that we'll swing off the hook the rope is on. When that happens, we'll swing far enough to land on the side of the pool."
"That's not going to stop Fang."
"It's a start. Besides, we're almost there." Indeed, the rope was millimeters from flying off.
"East your heart out, Moira!" Nicole yelled as the two flew off the rope, eventually hitting the ground on the side of the pool.
"See? No problem," Nicole said with a smile. That's when Fang appeared behind them, gnashing his teeth.
"Ah! Look out!" William kicked out with his tied feet, hitting the shark right in the teeth. His kick knocked out Fang's loose tooth. Thinking fast, Nicole grabbed the tooth somehow with her tied up hand and cut them free.
"Run!" Nicole yelled, throwing the tooth back at the shark. The two ran screaming for the door, slamming it in Fang's face.
Logan finally freed his hand from the chains. "Yes!" he cheered. "Now it's—"
He stopped when he saw Alex already free. "How the heck did you get free?" he asked.
CONFESSIONAL
"I've had to get myself out of a few jams involving handcuffs," Alex explained. "I eventually learned how to dislocate my wrist enough to slide it out. It's painful, but effective."
END CONFESSIONAL
There was another roar, and a large bear with shiny objects on it stamped out of the shadows, roaring.
"Isn't that the Bling Bear from the last season?" Logan asked.
"Who cares? Let's get out of here before he makes us his dinner!" Alex shot back, running away.
Meanwhile, outside, Kaia and Theresa were still monitoring the screens. Kaia was focusing on Hannah and Kyle.
"Let's see," she muttered under her breath. "What kind of traps can I set off in this hall…" she trailed off as something caught her eye.
"Wait a minute," she said, zooming in on something up ahead. A close up confirmed that it was indeed one of the invincibility idols.
"Yes!" she breathed.
CONFESSIONAL
"Finally," Kaia said. "An idol within my grasp. Now I just need to get Kyle to snatch it. Sure, it's a risk to trust him with such a mission, but I have no choice. I'd rather have him get it and me get it from him than risk someone else taking it.
END CONFESSIONAL
"How to get that idiot to see the idol," Kaia wondered. She then pressed a button, and a spring platform under the idol activated, knocking the idol into Kyle's feet.
"What the—" Kyle said, kneeling down. His eyes widened when he saw the idol.
"Hello, beautiful," he said with a grin.
"Did you say something, Kyle?" Hannah asked.
"Uh, nope," Kyle replied, stuffing the idol in the back of his pants.
The mechanical bulls charged. Charlie dodged again, allowing the bulls to ram the wall again.
"Just a little more," he muttered as he dodged the bulls again so he could reset in front of the already heavily dented wall.
The bulls charged one final time. When Charlie dodged, the bulls smashed into the wall, blowing a hole out of the room and blowing themselves up.
"Finally! Lana, let's get out of here." Charlie looked around, but Lana was nowhere to be seen.
"Lana?" Charlie walked around to see Lana curled up against a tree.
"Lana, let's go," he said.
"No," she squeaked. "They're still out there."
Charlie frowned, realizing that this would probably take some time.
"How are we supposed to get through that?" Todd asked.
"Easy! We just go for it!" Deedee shoved Todd into the hallway, beginning to set off all the flamethrowers.
Todd began to scream, running down the hallway, still getting nicked and burnt by the flames.
CONFESSIONAL
"Okay, after we take care of Lana, Deedee the pyromaniac has to go!" Todd declared, his face black from several burns.
END CONFESSIONAL
"Hold on, Toddy boy, I'm coming!" Deedee ran after him straight through the flames, laughing maniacally.
That only made Todd run faster.
"Knives!" Desmond yelled as he and Moira ducked under the knives launched at them.
"Pillar!" Moira shouted as they dived under a smashing pillar.
"Explosives!" Both of them yelled as sticks of lit dynamite were launched at them.
The two dodged the dynamite as explosives detonated behind them.
"Okay," Desmond said after a minute of silence. "It's pretty clear from the past few minutes that we seem to work well together."
"If you're going to try to talk me into an alliance, you can forget it," Moira told him.
"I'm just talking strategy," Desmond continued. "Think about it: everyone knows we hate each other, so they wouldn't expect us to team up. It's foolproof."
"There's still the fact that I don't like you," Moira reminded him.
"And I still hate you," Desmond agreed. "That's the point. Besides, with the merge due to happen any day now, we both need allies."
CONFESSIONAL
"He's still a big oaf," Moira said with disgust. "But he's still talking some sense. For now, at least."
END CONFESSIONAL
"All right," Moira said. "But not until the merge."
"Deal," Desmond agreed.
CONFESSIONAL
"I hate having to do it," Desmond said. "But I have no choice. The merge is coming soon, and I need an ally to throw under the bus if things get bad."
END CONFESSIONAL
Outside, Chris, Theresa, and Kaia were all outside the entrance. Chris looked at his watch.
"Annnnnd here they come!" Chris said. Suddenly, the doors burst open as Todd ran out screaming, followed closely by Deedee, who was on fire and laughing.
"We have a code crazy," Chris said into a walkie. "Chef!"
Chef appeared from a lift in the ground, armed with his super soaker. He took aim at the flaming Deedee and fired, dousing her.
"Looks like the crazy girl beat us out," Kyle remarked as he and Hannah exited.
Alex ran out next. Seconds later, Logan was thrown out the door by Bling Bear, who roared at the campers before walking back into the mansion.
Finally, Moira and Desmond exited, arguing as usual.
"Looks like it's down to Nicole, William, Charlie, and Lana," Theresa remarked.
"But where are they?" Logan asked.
"Come on, Lana, we got to get out of here," Charlie said.
Lana just squeaked in response and curled up tighter, hugging her knees against her chest.
Charlie sat down next to her. "I get it," he said. "You're scared."
"You think?" she asked. "I don't belong in this competition."
"Sure you do," Charlie told her. "You've gotten this far."
"Don't know how," she muttered. "I'm the weakest one here. I can't even last an entire challenge without getting scared by something."
"If you didn't think you belonged here, why did you audition?"
"My parents made me," she explained. "They thought that it would help me make friends and just be more confident."
"Well, so far, they're right," Charlie told her.
"What makes you say that?"
"You've made friends with both me and Nicole," Charlie reminded her. "And I know you're beginning to get more confident."
"Really?"
"Yeah. For example, throughout this entire challenge, you haven't stuttered once."
Her eyes widened at that. "S-seriously?" Then she looked down, realizing that she just stuttered.
"Hey, it's okay," Charlie said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "We'll work on it. But the important thing is that you're strong and if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."
"You really mean it?"
"I do."
Lana smiled weakly.
"Ready to get out of here?" Charlie asked.
Lana took a deep breath and nodded.
Lana and Charlie emerged from the mansion.
"And here comes Charlie and Lana," Chris said. "No worse for wear from their experience…unfortunately."
Charlie looked at the unhappy looks from his teammates. "Why is everyone looking at us this way?" he asked.
"Oh, I don't know," Desmond said, gesturing to Nicole and William, "Maybe it's because you two lost the challenge for us!"
"Eagles, the rest of the night is yours," Chris told the victorious team. "Lions, I'll see you at elimination."
Lana buried her face in her hands and ran off, crying.
"I told you she's a liability," Todd said to the team. "She's got to go. Now."
Charlie looked at the faces of his teammates and saw that they looked like they were agreeing with Todd. "You all think that way?" he questioned.
No one answered.
"Fine," Charlie said. "See you at elimination guys."
Kyle was almost back to the cabin when Kaia approached him. "I'll have that idol now," she said.
"What idol?" he asked, playing dumb.
"Who do you think got the idol in position so you could actually find it?" Kaia questioned. "It's safer with me. Trust me, partner."
Kyle thought about it for a moment. "Well…okay…" he said, grabbing the idol and handing it to Kaia.
"Thank you," Kaia said with a smirk.
Chris approached the Lions at the elimination ceremony. "You've all cast your votes, and I got to say, they are very interesting. But the results are clear. Tonight's biggest loser is…Lana!"
Lana sighed and stood up.
"Sit down, Lana," Charlie said. "You're not going anywhere."
"Dude, she's been eliminated, and we got a schedule to keep," Chris told him.
"No, she hasn't," Charlie said, reaching into his pocket. "I'm playing this…on her." He took something out and threw it at Chris.
It was one of the invincibility idols.
"What?!" Todd exclaimed, standing up. "He can't do that, can he?"
"No rules against it," Chris said. "But dude, are you sure you don't want to save it for yourself?"
"I'm sure," Charlie confirmed.
"All righty then! Lana, you're safe…for now."
Todd stared daggers at Charlie. "You're only delaying the inevitable," Todd told him.
"Hate to interrupt," Chris said with a smile. "But the only two votes tonight that weren't for Lana were for you Todd. So congrats! You're out of the competition!"
"Seriously?!" Todd yelled.
Charlie looked at Lana. "You voted for Todd too?"
Lana averted her gaze from him.
"Oh, no, no, no," Chris said. "Lana here voted for herself!"
"What?" Charlie questioned.
CONFESSIONAL
"So, if Lana voted for herself, who else voted for Todd?" Charlie wondered.
END CONFESSIONAL
CONFESSIONAL
Deedee giggled. "Bet you didn't see that coming, Toddy," she said. "That's why you never trust the crazy ones! Sayonara!"
END CONFESSIONAL
Todd stood with his arms crossed at the Boot of Shame. "If you're expecting last words, you can forget it," he said.
"Whatever you say," Chris said, throwing the lever and sending the Boot of Shame into Todd, kicking him off the island.
"Nine campers and one idol down," Chris told the camera. "Will Lana survive another elimination? And will Fang ever turn Nicole into fish food."
"I heard that!" Nicole's voice was heard off camera.
Chris ignored her and continued the outro with a smile.
"Find out next time on Total! Drama! Danger Zones!"
VOTES:
Alex: Lana (voided)
Charlie: Todd
Desmond: Lana (voided)
Deedee: Todd
Lana: Lana (voided)
Logan: Lana (voided)
Theresa: Lana (voided)
Todd: Lana (voided)
ELIMINATED: Todd
Team Standings
FLYING EAGLES
Hannah, Kaia, Kyle, Moira, Nicole, William
ROARING LIONS
Alex, Charlie, Deedee, Desmond, Lana, Logan, Theresa
ELIMINATION CHART
22nd: Quincy
21st: Rob
20th: Phyllis
19th: Wendell
18th: Colt
17th: Amber
16th: Dana
15th: Marvin
14th: Todd
Shocking elimination, am I right? I bet some of you thought for a second there that Charlie was going to eliminate himself. Nope! I still need him. And what better way for him to save Lana than to play the first invincibility idol! If you're wondering where he got that, well, that will be revealed in the next episode.
Regarding Todd's elimination, I really had no plans for Todd. The only reason that he stuck around as long as he did was because his team had bigger targets/annoyances to take care of.
Eliminated Character Fun Fact: Todd won 1st place at the science fair six years in a row. To this day, though, people claimed he may have accidentally tainted the town's water supply with poisonous chemicals in the process.
Big things to talk about here. We'll start with Kaia. Man, she's got an idol now, which means that she has a safety net. How soon will she have to use it? Who knows!
And now we also have a future new alliance between Desmond and Moira. That could go horribly wrong considering the two hate each other for some random reason.
Hoped you enjoy the Bling/Pasta/Scuba Bear cameo. It just proves that he got rebuilt for the umpteenth time and he's back with a vengeance.
If you're wondering why Chris picked Theresa and Kaia to control the traps, it was a random selection. Which, given that this is Chris McLean we're talking about, means that he probably lined the interns up with pictures of the cast and had Chef shoot blindly at them with his meatball canon.
Oh, and Deedee's betrayal on Todd just shows that you can never trust a wild card. Nuff said on that.
Think that's about it. Don't forget to leave your reviews and to smack that favorite/follow button. Until next time, this is Guest 1138, reminding you to watch your step so you don't fall down the stairs. Ciao!