Well, school's out (hallelujah) which means more time to get these chapters out. Enjoy!
"Last time on Total Drama Rankor Island, our remaining 13 contestants battled it out on the Pillars of Pain! I did try to even out the teams with a team switch, but it didn't really seem to work which made the challenge a bit more complicated, but we managed to get by. At the end of it all, the White Rooks won again leaving the Black Knights to vote someone off again. This time, it was Danny who took a ride on the Cannon of Shame, which we had to bring back due to some foul play by Lacey and Christine. Now we're left with just 12 contestants left, who will be the next person to go on the Cannon of Shame? Find out now on Total Drama Rankor Island!"
Everybody was in the mess hall having breakfast, Rodrick and Lucy were glaring at Drake, who didn't seem to care. Eddy noticed Lucy's distraught expression.
"Hey, don't worry about him, just focus on the challenge and we'll be fine." He whispered to her.
*confessionals*
Lucy: Ever since I switched teams, Eddy's just been really nice to me. He's a really good friend. Plus, I don't have to worry about Drake anymore.
Eddy: Lucy's pretty cool, when she told me what happened with Drake I thought I'd help her out.
Rodrick: Teammate or not, Drake needs to go down!
Drake: I need an ally to vote with, Dorothy is my only hope since she is the only sensible person on this team left, besides yours truly.
*end confessionals*
Chris entered the mess hall wearing a referee's shirt and shorts, he was also carrying a soccer ball in his hands.
"Good morning campers! Now that the numbers are even, I thought that today's challenge would be a nice, wholesome game of soccer!" Chris announced.
"Soccer? Are you serious McLean? You gotta be running out of ideas..." Donny said.
"Hey Soccer is a fine sport, not as good as Badminton, but still. Anyway, you'll play until one team reaches 5 goals, or until I get bored. Now everyone head to the field for the challenge."
While everybody was walking to the field, Asuka took Eddy and Chuck aside.
"Guys, I need to talk to you for a sec. We're the strongest members of our team, so I think it would be smart if we made an alliance." Asuka suggested.
"I understand you wanting to be in an alliance with Chuck since you like him, but why me?" Eddy asked.
"Of all the challenges we won, you've been the one to win most of them for us." Asuka answered.
"Fair enough."
*confessional*
Chuck: She thinks I'm a strong member of the team! Sweet!
*end confessional*
The field in which the challenge would take place had already been prepared by Chef and the interns.
"Now that we're here, you guys need to decide who will be goalie, who will be on offense and defense. You have two minutes to decide." Chris said.
The two teams huddled up, Isaac seemed surprisingly excited for the challenge.
"I can't believe we're actually doing this, I love soccer! What we need is a good defense, I'll take the offense, if that's OK with you guys." He said.
"I'm ok with it, but when did you become so confident?" Lacey asked.
"I played soccer a lot as a kid, it's what we did when we were bored." Isaac replied, from a few feet away, the Rooks were planning their course of action.
"We need to get this challenge over fast, I need to work on my tan." Tina said, she looked over at Dorothy. "You might need a tan too sweetie." She said with a wink, Dorothy just rolled her eyes.
"Now is not the time to worry about your skin. Though I do agree with your idea of focusing on offense." Drake remarked.
"Can I be on defense?" Christine asked.
"If you can handle it. Donald, Tina, you two will be with me on offense." Drake stated.
"Uh... sure dude, but you can just call me Donny or Don."
"Rodrick, if it's alright with you, I'd like to be the goalie." Dorothy said.
"Sure Dory, that's fine by me." Rodrick replied with a smirk. They were then interrupted by the sound of a whistle.
"Get ready campers, it's game time!" Chris announced, blowing his whistle.
The game quickly erupted with energy, Isaac had the ball and was running towards the goal. Rodrick charged at him, prompting Isaac to pass the ball over to Chuck. Chuck lost control of the ball but quickly regained control, but as soon as he did, Christine was ready to take the ball away.
Chuck passed the ball to Asuka, who was right by the goal. Asuka took a shot but Dorothy caught the ball and tossed it over to Rodrick. Before Rodrick had a chance to react though, Isaac slide tackled the ball away and kicked it back at Dorothy's goal. Dory wasn't fast enough to stop the ball, giving the Knights 1 point.
"That's one point for the Black Knights! This game might not be as long as I thought it would be." Chris said.
The game started again, this time the Rooks were able to keep the ball. Drake passed the ball over to Donny who was about to make a goal, but Lacey tried to take the ball away from him, kicking him in his ankle in the process. Chris blew his whistle when this happened.
"Penalty for the Knights! Lacey gets a Yellow Card." Chris announced.
"What?!" Lacey shouted in protest.
"There's no roughhousing in this game and if you keep arguing, I'll give you a Red Card which will eliminate you from the challenge." Chris explained.
"Ugh, fine." Lacey groaned.
"White Rooks, you're now allowed to make a Penalty Kick. Make it count." Chris said.
Lacey, Chuck, and Lucy lined up several feet in front of the goal, Eddy was inside of it, ready to catch the incoming shot.
"Alright Don, this is your chance to get a point for your team." Chris said, he looked over at the Knights. "Chuck, you might want to cover your kiwis, but if you don't then it might be better for ratings so... do whatever you like." Chuck gulped in fear and covered his kiwis.
Don stepped back a few feet and charged towards the ball, giving it a hard kick. The ball rocketed over the three Knights and towards their goal, Eddy reached to stop the ball. Despite his small size, he managed to touch it, but it went past him and into the goal.
"And the score is now tied at one!" Chris announced. Chef walked up to Chris with a stack of money in his hand.
"Wanna make this a little more interesting? Hehehe." Chef chuckled.
"I got a hundred bucks on the White Rooks." Chris whispered.
The game continued on, Isaac did his best to lead his team to victory, scoring the next goal for them. But the Rooks didn't go down so easily, Drake's strategies and Donny's brute strength proved to be a powerful combination, keeping the score even at 2 - 2.
Asuka had the ball and was making her way to the goal, Christine surprised Asuka by taking the ball away from her and giving it a hard kick to pass it over to Tina. But the ball bounced off of Tina ' head and landed out of bounds.
Chris took the ball and tossed it over to Eddy.
"Hey, what gives!" Tina hissed, rubbing her head in pain.
"You were the last person to touch the ball, meaning that if the ball lands out of bounds, it goes to the other team." Chris explained, Tina pouted. Auddenly, everyone was caught by surprise when a loud crack of thunder reverberated throughout the area. The sky went almost completely dark, with a few patches of sunlight seeping through the clouds. It looked as if it were nighttime.
"Well... looks like we'll be getting some rain later." Chris said nonchalantly.
"How is that even possible?! It was a clear sky just a minute ago!" Eddy shouted. Drake looked at the sky with intrigue.
"Meh, I guess weather's just weird like that. Tell you what though, since it goes against my contract for you to get sick due to the weather, I'll make this the sudden death round. First to get a goal wins the challenge!" Chris exclaimed.
"You mean like penalty kicks?" Isaac asked.
"No, just first to get a goal. No time limit, no penalty kicks, and to make this more interesting, all Yellow and Red Cards are now invalid." Chris said.
"Meaning... what exactly?" Donny asked.
"It means you're allowed to push, kick, and punch whoever you want and you won't be punished for it. One exception though. Guys, you can't hit the girls, that's just common decency." Chris warned. "Now enough dawdling, let's finish this game!"
The game had resumed, with the rules against roughhousing now abolished, Rodrick, Lacey, and Don began to play much more rough. Despite this, the ball went back and forth between the two sides. Eddy and Dorothy managed to block or knock away any shots that were coming towards them.
Isaac was running with the ball towards the Rooks' goal, Drake was hot on his trail trying to stop him. In one swift motion, Drake slide tackled the ball away from Isaac, tripping him in the process, causing him to fall on his knee. Some of the other contestants (even those on the opposite team) went to go check on him.
"Woah, you alright dude?" Eddy asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. It doesn't hurt too much and I fell on grass so it shouldn't take long to heal, but I won't be able to kick the ball anymore." Isaac answered.
"Ha! There goes your chance to win, losers!" Tina teased, earning a few glares from the others.
"Alright, alright, if Isaac says he'll be ok then we can get back to the game!" Chris announced.
*confessionals*
Isaac: I've had a lot more worse injuries when playing soccer. Plus, it doesn't even compare to some of the injuries professional soccer players go through!
Lacey: I'm glad Isaac's ok, he actually surprised me a lot during this challenge and he is a pretty nice guy.
*end confessionals*
The game resumed, Asuka had the ball and was doing her best to avoid Rodrick and Christine, once she was in front of the goal, she made her shot. Dorothy managed to catch the ball without much of a problem, she threw the ball with all her might to Donny, who was ready to headbutt the ball into the Knights' goal. From behind him, Lacey and Lucy joined both of their hands together, Chuck ran towards the girls, together they boosted Chuck high into the air, allowing him to hit the ball with a front-flip kick, sending it rocketing towards the goal. The ball was much to fast for Dory to catch, making it score.
"And the Black Knights win!" Chris announced, the Knights cheered, but the noise was drowned out by the sound of thunder.
"EVERYBODY INTO THE MESS HALL!" Chris shouted, the campers almost didn't hear him due to the sheer volume of the thunder.
Later, everybody was in the mess hall, Chris changed out of his referee uniform and Chef was cooking dinner.
"Alright campers, awesome day today! Hehe, Black Knights, enjoy your victory. As for the White Rooks, you'll he sending someone home tonight. Meet you guys at the Marshmallow Ceremony!" Chris said, leaving the mess hall.
"Hey, did you guys hear that?" Asuka asked.
"Hear what?" Eddy replied.
"Exactly, the thunder just... stopped." Asuka noted, the windows were covered by thick curtains. Asuka moved the curtains out of the way, the outside was completely normal again. The sky was clear and the air was no longer humid.
"How is that even possible?!" Lucy asked in shock.
"It isn't, something seriously wrong here..." Lacey replied. Dorothy was leaving the mess hall, Drake followed her outside, seeing the two leave, Lucy followed them, curious as to what they were doing and suspicious of Drake's intentions.
"Dorothy, I ask you this one more time, form an alliance with me. You are the only person on our team who is sensible enough." Drake said.
"I already told you Drake, I don't want to be in an alliance with you." Dorothy answered.
"Do not let this opportunity go to waste, if you join me, you can help me in my endeavors! Together we can save this world!" Drake stated.
"What do you mean by 'save this world'?" Dorothy asked.
"We live in a society ruled by the weak Dorothy. A government too focused on what the public thinks of them. I plan to take control of this country and show them what it means to be a good leader. Then I will show the rest of the world my views, by force if necessary! You can help me Dorothy." Drake explained, Dorothy looked sickened.
"You want to corrupt this world... and you want me to help you corrupt it?! I refuse! As I said before, joining you would be an insult to my family!" Dorothy hissed, she looked surprisingly angry. Though this anger quickly shifted to sadness. "What would my mother and father think if they knew I aligned myself with you..."
"They would think you made the right choice. They would know that they raised a woman who is willing to fight for the good of the world. Your lack of emotion and your attitude are the reasons why I chose you. I'm sure they're watching you right now, saying you should become my ally." Drake replied, smiling at her. Dorothy looked incredibly offended at Drake's statement.
"How dare you... my parents are deceased!" Dorothy yelled, a few of the other contestants heard her and began watching the two of them. "And I chose not to show my emotion, because I don't want the others to worry about me. I already have my brother and my grandfather doing enough of that. So yes, I can show emotion and I will say this one last time. I refuse to be in an alliance with you!" Dorothy hissed, walking away, leaving Drake scowling in anger.
*confessionals*
Dorothy: Yes, my parents have sadly passed away. I choose not to show any emotion because I fear if I grow too attached to others then I will just lose them. But being here on this show just makes me feel... better, I suppose.
Lucy: That was awesome!
Tina: Daaaaamn! That escalated real quick!
Rodrick: It's about time somebody told that *sshole off!
Christine: Who knew Dorothy could just... explode like that!
Drake: She doesn't realize what she has just done. She just sealed her fate along with the rest of these fools here!
*end confessionals*
Later at the Elimination Ceremony, tension was high. Rodrick and Dorothy were glaring at Drake, Christine looked worried and Drake looked nonchalant. Tina and Donny just looked bored.
"Well White Rooks, seems like things are getting pretty tense amongst yourselves. Anyway, the votes have been tallied. The first marshmallow goes to Christine." Chris said, tossing Christine her marshmallow, the small girl sighed in relief.
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"Neither of you!" Chris announced.
"What?!" Everyone said in confusion.
"The votes are tied, but don't worry, someone is leaving." Chef arrived with a jar filled with shredded paper and a blindfold. "Chef here will be blindfolded and pick a random name out of the jar. The jar itself is filled with papers with the bottom two's names on them. Whichever person is picked will be going home." Chris explained, Chef put on the blindfold and began shifting through the papers until finally picking one out and giving it to Chris.
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"Dorothy! Sorry Dory, but it looks like your time is up!"
Dorothy approached the Cannon of Shame, Rodrick, Christine and Drake followed her.
"Take care Dory, what you said to Drake earlier was just badass!" Rodrick said.
"Bye Dory, you're an awesome friend!" Christine said, Dorothy hugged the two of them.
"Don't let Drake beat you ok? He has to be brought down!" Dory said, the two nodded in understanding.
Dorothy entered the cannon, Drake finally spoke to her.
"These imbeciles can try as much as they want. But in the end, I will he standing on top!" He said with an evil smirk.
*confessionals*
Christine: I guess Rodrick is the only friend I have left on this team... I miss Kevin...
Drake: You're probably wondering how it was a tie. Well Tina and Donald are surprisingly easy to fool, they'll believe anyone said anything bad about them.
*end confessionals*
From outside the confessional, Chris was listening in to what Drake was saying.
"Hehe, looks like Drake has some dirty tricks up his sleeve! Will his plan be accomplished? Can he be brought down? Or will he blitz the others and win it all? Find out next time on Total Drama Rankor Island!"
Things are beginning to get interesting now that the merge is fast approaching. What did you think of Dorothy by the way?