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"And now, presenting the last play for the Screaming Falcons, we have Katie and Noah performing, 'DDR: Dance, Dance, Romance,'" Chris announced as he returned to his judging chair.
Chef, who had been waiting at the table the whole time, growled, "You'd think you were performing, the way you spent all the time fixing your hair."
"Shush! It's better for the show as a whole this way, so I don't want to hear it," Chris responded with a smirk. "And besides, shouldn't you be quiet for the show?"
"You're the one talking," Chef shot back as he crossed his arms and turned away.
From offstage, Gwen called, "You're both talking, so why don't you stop so we can open the curtain and do our last performance?"
"Sheesh, you don't understand how to build hype for your own team, Gwen, but fine, let's get this play going," Chris conceded with a wave of his hand.
The opening of the curtains revealed the inside of a classroom where Noah was seated at a desk, impatiently tapping a pencil on it. Noah was wearing a blue collared shirt and a pair of khaki pants and had a black backpack shoved underneath the desk. At the front of the room was a chalkboard with several chemical formulas sketched roughly on it as well as safety reminders for the upcoming lab. Upstage, a counter sat off to the side, covered with several beakers and a Bunsen Burner. On the right of the stage was an exit into the hallway through which Katie darted completely out of breath. Katie was dressed in the aptly named Project Spotlight, which consisted of a bubblegum pink t-shirt embossed with a black and white logo of an intertwined K and S on the chest. Continuing the motif of the shirt, her skirt that stopped just above the knees had alternating black and white stripes and the logo on it was a pink intertwined K and S. Katie also looked quite different as she had her hair down, flowing around her head as she walked.
(Confession Cam – Besties)
Sadie – "Eeeeiiiiii! I can't believe how good Katie looked onstage. There's no way any guy could resist her when she looks like that, and everyone will totally want to order our designs after they see her on stage!"
Katie – "Oh my gosh! I can't believe our fashions are being featured on international television, even if Chris didn't exactly realize we weren't going to use his costumes. I just hope we're not penalized, but even more, I hope that Noah totally notices how hot I look right now!"
Noah – "I admit, since Katie and I didn't practice in costume, I was a little shocked when she came on stage. Not that she doesn't normally look good, but she looked really incredible. Not that I care that much or anything."
Talking to an imaginary teacher, Katie explained, "I'm totally sorry I'm late, but I just transferred here and got lost on the way to class!"
Noah, seated in his desk, rolled his eyes and scoffed to the "student" next to him, "Yeah, a likely story. I'm sure she didn't just spend a ton of time flirting and putting on makeup and was actually trying to find the class the whole time."
Noah quickly fell silent as Katie approached and inquired, "Can I sit here?" before pointing at the seat next to Noah.
Noah quickly responded, "I suppose there's no other option. It's the only empty desk."
Katie sat down gratefully and slid her pink bag under the desk. "Thanks! I'm Allison by the way."
"Steven," Noah answered dismissively as he copied something off the board onto his notebook.
From offstage, DJ, playing the role of the teacher, called, "For today's lab, you'll need to partner up. Steven, since you're so strong at chemistry, would you be willing to partner with Allison?"
"Of course, Mr. Peters," Noah responded quickly despite his reluctance to work with Katie. "Well, let's get started then," he spat out before scooping his papers into his backpack and walking over to the lab area.
Watching Noah slip on his goggles and grab an apron off the rack, Katie confessed, "Uh, I don't actually have any goggles with me today."
"Way to come prepared," Noah scoffed as he dug around in the cabinets to find a spare pair for her. "Just try not to hold me back too much on this lab."
"You don't have to be so rude about it!" Katie shot back indignantly as she tied her apron.
"That's where you're wrong. I should be working with one of my friends, not you, but I had to make Mr. Peters happy," Noah explained as he began pouring acetic acid into a beaker.
With an unhappy sigh, Katie responded, "It's not like I wanted to transfer schools, but I didn't really have a choice you know."
"Eh, not my problem," Noah answered with a helpless shrug. "Now why don't you help me finish up the lab so we can be done?"
"Deal," Katie agreed as she walked over and began skimming the instructions and a blackout ensued.
When the lights came back up, Noah was leaning up against the row of lockers that had been pushed on stage, pretending to talk to a group of friends outside of the audience's view. Katie walked nearby and began opening one of the lockers while Noah watched. As Katie closed the locker and caught Noah's eye, he taunted, "Couldn't get enough of me during chemistry?" as he waved his friends away.
With a blush, Katie answered, "I think the reverse is true. You were waiting right by my locker."
Tapping the locker behind him, Noah responded triumphantly, "Nope. This one's mine you know."
"Umm, ok," Katie answered as she glanced around nervously. "Well, I'll be going."
"Awww, the transfer student doesn't want to stay here either, shocker," Noah scoffed as he scooped up his backpack and began walking away until Katie's shout stopped him.
"What's your problem?" she demanded with her hands on her hips. "Just because I'm new here doesn't mean you can treat me poorly!"
"Uh, actually it does. New students are at the bottom of the popularity chain, unless they're just visiting for a little while. It's simple really," Noah explained with a chuckle.
"Is that so?" Katie shot back, struggling to come up with a better retort.
"It is indeed. But weren't you leaving?" Noah added smugly as he walked away, leaving Katie paused on stage before she too exited.
When the lights came back up, Katie and Noah were seated on a cream colored sofa with piles of books scattered around them on the floor. Behind them was a wall with a floral pattern to represent the inside of Katie's house. "This is hopeless," Noah complained as he tossed his notebook to the ground in frustration. "We're not getting anywhere on this project. I still can't believe Mr. Peters made us be partners for it."
"Well, maybe you shouldn't have made it look like we get along so well in class then. I mean, I could see how he thought we had good chemistry together," Katie taunted as she chuckled lightly at her own pun and Chris, Chef, and Sadie laughed loudly from the audience.
(Confession Cam – Game, Set, Match)
Katie – "Eeeeeeiiii! I knew it! I so was right! I knew a lame chemistry pun was exactly what the judges would like!"
Sadie – "Wow! Katie is like the bestest writer ever! She is like so funny and smart! I wish I could write the right things like that. Wait! I just did it too! Eeeeiiii!"
Lindsay – "I wish I knew what chemistry was because this love story is like really confusing so far. What does chemistry have to do with people getting along anyways? Is it like getting flowers? I love it when Tyler gives me those!"
Heather – "Seriously, chemistry puns? Incredibly lame, but strangely effective. Well played Katie."
"You think so?" Noah asked skeptically as he picked his notebook back up.
"Oh, I'm very sure," Katie answered with another giggle before she smiled mischievously and added slyly, "Say, what are you doing next weekend?"
"Finishing our project that's getting nowhere thus far so we don't fail," Noah answered impatiently as he continued brainstorming ideas.
"You mean you're skipping the big dance? That's no way to stay popular," Katie pointed out as she pulled her feet onto the couch and set her notebook down on the ground.
"Well maybe if you were actually trying, we could finish the project and then both go to the dance!" Noah shouted in frustration.
"You mean together?" Katie asked in shock before smiling and interjecting, "I didn't know you felt that way about me now."
"Ha ha," Noah answered dryly. "No not together. You're not popular, remember?"
"Awww, well that's just too bad then. I guess I don't feel like working on our project then. But maybe if I had a date to the dance, I'd be willing to get it done quickly and at a high quality since I'd have plans that night."
With a reluctant sigh, Noah conceded in defeat, "Fine. Allison, would to like to go to the dance with me?" before adding a last ditch effort to get out of it, "Assuming we finish our project beforehand of course."
"Sure, Stevie," Katie purred sweetly. "I'd love to go with you. I suppose we can get back to working on our project then."
"Whoo hoo," Noah dejectedly exclaimed as the lights went out.
After a longer break in the action, the set was set up for the interior of a school cafeteria with its walls covered in construction paper and various other decorations. On stage were a few tables and chairs off to the left and a brightly illuminated dance floor on the right. Next to the dance floor were several speakers playing a constant stream of music under the dialogue of the scene.
"Having fun yet?" Noah taunted as he glanced over at Katie from the two chairs where they were sitting off the dance floor. Noah was wearing a white tuxedo under which he had a pale pink vest and tie.
Katie, who was wearing a white dress with occasional splotches of pink, responded miserably, "No! I don't know why you're so against dancing with me."
"I agreed to take you to the dance. There was nothing in our deal about actually dancing. And besides, the project's finished now, so you can't hold that over my head," Noah proclaimed triumphantly as he leaned back in the chair.
Katie, however, began sobbing slightly, causing Noah to hesitate. "If that's really how you feel, maybe you should just take me home!" Katie choked out amid her sobs as she struggled to maintain eye contact with Noah.
With a reluctant sigh, Noah gave in, responding, "Well, I guess we could do one dance. Happy?"
Wiping the tears off her face, Katie answered, "It's a start at least," before following Noah over to the dance floor.
As the two began swaying to the music, Katie confessed into Noah's ear, "The only reason I made you take me to the dance was I've liked you from the moment I saw you. It wasn't some way to torture or embarrass you, you know."
Noah paused for a moment, considering what Katie had just told him, before admitting, "Yeah, well I liked you from the moment I saw you too, but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to be uncool. It all seems pretty stupid to me now though."
Katie, delighted by Noah's revelation, pulled him into a tight hug and cried out excitedly, "This is probably the best dance ever!"
"Yeah, you're right," Noah answered with a smile as the two began dancing with Katie resting her head on Noah's chest.
When they pulled apart after the song, Katie apologized, "Ooops. I'm like so sorry I got blush on your tux. I didn't mean to!"
"That's ok," Noah answered with a smile as he draped an arm around Katie, "It makes it match your dress better, and besides, it was worth it to be by you."
"Awww, really?" Katie gushed as she blushed.
"Yeah, really," Noah answered as he leaned in to kiss Katie who turned her head to meet him. The audience let out a loud, 'Awwww' at the sight, especially Sadie. After they finished, Noah added, "I love you."
Katie, looking back happily, responded with a sincere smile, "And I love you!" as the lights dimmed while another song began and the two resumed dancing.
The two then returned to the stage to bow and receive their critique and were met with tremendous applause. Initially, Chris was too overcome to talk, so Chef was forced to give the first review. "That was excellent thespians! You really know what love is, so you two are probably made for each other or something. The writing was excellent and the costumes were so stylish. Where can I order something like that? Also, like all your other sets, they were really good, so this play gets a 10."
Hearing their first score, Katie excitedly grabbed onto Noah as they awaited their second score.
Noticing the pause, Chris finally began his review. "Well, Chef certainly said it all. This play was fantastic. It's of such a high caliber, even I would be willing to grace performing it with my abilities. You easily get a 10."
"Eeeeiii! I don't believe it!" Katie cried excitedly as she hugged Noah.
Before she could continue, Chris threatened her, "It would be a shame to lose points due to being too annoying now," causing Katie to fall silent and slip offstage with Noah. "And with that, the Screaming Falcons take the lead with a score of 40. The Killer Bees aren't too far behind with a score of 31, so it all comes down to Eva and Trent's performance."
(Confession Cam – Grand Finale)
Heather – "I can't help but think we'd be assured of victory if Eva wasn't in our final performance. Oh well, if we lose, at least I get rid of another annoying teammate."
Eva – "I still don't want to do this, but 9 points isn't going to be that hard to get, right?"
Geoff – "Man! I am just stoked to finish up the final performance, and it's like, based on the Awake-a-thon. Me and Bridge totally bonded during it, so it brings back such good memories. Party on!"
"And without further delay, Eva and Trent present our final show, 'Dreaming About You,'" Chris announced excitedly, ready for the challenge to be over to retire to his trailer.
On stage, Trent and Eva in their usual attire were sitting beside a fallen log both fluttering their eyes as they tried to stay awake. On both sides of the stage, were a few prop evergreen trees leading into the wings, and cutouts of sleeping cast mates were strewn around the rest of the stage. The stage lights had been turned to their full intensity to help symbolize that the scene was taking place during the day.
With a yawn, Trent complained, "Man, I can't believe it's only been two days. I feel like I haven't slept in a week."
"Eh, suck it up already!" Eva threatened him as she pulled Trent to face her. "We are not losing just because you couldn't handle a little less sleep."
"Are you sure that's the reason? You wouldn't just be bored without me awake?" Trent teased lightly as he attempted to squirm free.
Tossing Trent down angrily, Eva growled, "You're just lucky we're on international television right now, or I'd kill you," before turning away and suppressing a blush.
Nervously, Trent stammered out, "Uh, ok! Yikes!" before darting over and pretending to talk to the Gwen cutout as the lights went out. Geoff quickly ran onstage and brought on some benches for the next scene as Beth brought out a lit candle in a glass container which had some paper around it to make it look more like a bonfire. Placing it carefully in the center of the stage, she scurried offstage with Geoff close behind.
Eva, sitting on the bench opposite Trent, taunted, "Awww, looks like Gwen couldn't handle staying awake. Maybe you should have joined her if you were so tired. Wimp!"
With a confident smile, Trent responded, "Maybe she's not the girl I wanted to stay up with."
"What do you mean?" Eva demanded as she leaned in to face Trent.
"I mean you of course," Trent answered with a warm smile, causing Eva's eyes to open wide before she regained her composure.
Storming away, Eva grumbled to herself, "No doubt it's just some trick that harpy Heather put him up to. And besides, who wants a stupid romance anyways?" as the lights went out again. Beth hurried onstage to grab the fake bonfire and then rushed offstage with it so the scene could switch back to day. However, right as she exited the stage, the canister slipped from her hands and shattered on the ground. The candle quickly set fire to the paper that had adorned the jar, and the curtain too caught fire. In horror, Beth backed away from the blaze and onto the stage in the confusion, tripping over Trent and causing both of them to fall to the ground. In the process, she accidently elbowed Trent in the head and knocked him out.
Panicking, Beth cried, "I thought stage curtains were usually fireproofed to stop something like this from happening!"
Chris answered, "They are, but that was so much more expensive, that it didn't seem worth the money." Noticing Eva was preparing to take Beth and Trent off the stage and escape the flame, Chris interjected angrily, "Not so fast, Eva! You'll get a zero if you just end the play like this. I mean, it didn't really have any plot and you didn't get to a kiss yet either."
"Bite me McLean!" Eva snarled as she stomped over to Trent and Beth. "The stage is on fire in case you didn't notice, so your stupid challenge is over."
As Eva pulled Beth off Trent, the fire spread to some of the fake trees, burning through the base of one and causing it to topple onto Trent. Beth quickly apologized, "I am so sorry Eva, and-"
Beth was cut off, however, when Eva ordered, "Save it for later. Just get out of here now!" Before she hoisted the tree off Trent's body and began to carry him to safety.
"Aren't you forgetting something, Eva?" Chris called slyly from the audience as he watched the scene unfolding before him with a smile on his face.
"Ugh, whatever," Eva conceded as she flipped Trent off her back and awkwardly kissed him, before losing herself for a moment in the kiss, and losing track of time for a moment.
"Wow, you're really getting into it. Looks like you teens have another new relationship starting here, but that's probably enough," Chris answered with a chuckle, excited by the increasing drama.
Brought back to reality, Eva blushed momentarily and carried Trent off the stage which continued burning.
(Confession Cam – Burn Baby, Burn)
Eva – "Well, I'm completely humiliated now. Not only did our play completely fail, but I looked like an idiot kissing an unconscious person on stage. Not that I liked it. Got it?"
Beth – "I hope my team isn't too mad about burning down the whole stage and nearly killing Trent. But I'm not cursed anymore! Really!"
Trent – "Wow. I can't believe Eva saved my life, but it sounds like the kiss was really bad. I'm kind of glad I was completely out the whole time, but please don't tell Eva I said that! I'd like to live."
Izzy – "Awww, Izzy wanted to be the one to burn down the stage, and she totally would have done it in character too!" *Izzy pouts at the camera before pulling out her homemade fire starter and eyeing the confessional with a glint in her eye*
As the contestants watched the stage in horror, Jake darted over with a fire extinguisher and went to work battling the fire. Eventually he managed to contain the fire and put it out, but by that point, the stage was largely a charred wreck. "I know you're all very grateful to me now, but just doing my job," Jake proclaimed with a sweeping wave of his hand as he walked away and the contestants watched on confused.
DJ turned to Gwen and asked, "Who was that anyways? I don't think I've seen him around much before."
"Probably just a new intern," Gwen answered with a dismissive wave of her hand. "It's not like Chris would add in a new contestant mid-season."
"Oh, well I'll have to introduce myself to him later. He seems really nice. I bet he'd love to meet Bunny!" DJ exclaimed happily.
Surveying the stage, Chris announced, "Well, I think we can all agree that was the worst performance of the night and not just because the stage burned down."
"Watch it McLean!" Eva warned him as she turned to glare at Chris.
With a nervous chuckle, Chris continued, "No, really. You guys didn't even have any romance. The two of your characters barely even got along in the play, and the kiss came out of nowhere. It didn't even fit in context! I give it a 0."
"What?" Eva shrieked as she rushed over to Chris, "It was rushed because the stage caught fire, and Trent was knocked unconscious so I just had to end it!"
"Right, but I can't base my rating on what you would have done. I'm merely scoring what I saw," Chris answered smugly as he reclined in his chair.
"I'm going to have to agree with Pretty Boy," Chef added with a grim nod. "The content wasn't really there, and since you were playing yourselves, the acting didn't really take any effort to be in character, so plot was the main factor in the score. I give it a 0."
"Wait a minute! You said we had to do a kiss, and I did the kiss. That should be worth something," Eva snarled as she glanced between the two judges.
"True," Chris responded as she stroked his chin in thought. "I guess we can each give you 1 point. But the Killer Bees still lose 30 to 23. Well, take some time to relax, and I'll see you all at the elimination ceremony tonight."
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Chef inquired as he nudged Chris in the side.
"No?" Chris responded, confused by what Chef meant.
"Are you sure? I thought we were taking a picture of the actors for a promotional feature," Chef reminded Chris with an ominous chuckle.
"Oh, right. I completely forgot in all the excitement. Can I have all the actors back on the stage to bow once more and pose for a cast photo?" Chris requested as he shared a sinister grin with Chef.
"No thanks," Courtney answered immediately as she surveyed the stage. "I'd rather not go back onto that deathtrap of a stage again."
"She's right, you know," Noah added as he walked over by Courtney. "That stage was apt to collapse before. Now that it's been on fire, I'm pretty sure it's an accident waiting to happen. Or with you, I suppose, that would be the desired ending, not an accident."
"Think Eva would get all kiss happy again if the stage collapsed?" Duncan joked to Justin. "I mean, I could see her going for one of us next." Duncan fell silent immediately when Eva glared at him and pounded her fists menacingly.
Justin, seeing an opportunity to push Eva over the edge, taunted, "True. But our beautifulness is simply too much for someone like Eva, not that she wouldn't try."
"That's it! You're dead. Every one of you is dead if you keep this up!" Eva threatened as her anger built up due to being unable to counter the taunting she was receiving and her own shame at the incident.
"I would never do something like that to you all. You can trust me!" Chris insisted as he waited impatiently for the contestants to climb onto the stage.
"Chris is right! He's never been anything but nice before, so let's go guys!" Owen called excitedly as he climbed onto the stage, which promptly gave way under his weight, sending him plummeting down to everyone's horror.
"Uh, you ok, Big Guy?" Chris asked with some concern as he peered over the edge where Owen had fallen.
"I think so! But send food just in case!" Owen requested from inside the pit.
"I can't believe you wanted us all to fall into that pit!" Leshawna called angrily to Chris. "Haven't you put us through enough today?"
"Well, not really, but that's what happens with a boring culture challenge," Chris exclaimed as he held his hands up defensively. "You're all free to relax now though while we try to get Owen out."
Chef barged his way over to the front of the stage and began trying to pull Owen out. "Man, you're heavy tubby. You should go on a diet." Chef stopped at once though and let go of Owen when he hurt his back. "Ugh, let's just get a crane over here to get him out," Chef complained.
"A crane? Awesome! That's the third time this year already," Owen reminisced excitedly from the pit. "It's such a great feeling to be flying through the air like that but without being in a deathtrap like an airplane!" Chef merely rolled his eyes and left Owen behind.
"Everyone, before you go, I have an important announcement to make!" Heather called as she gathered her team around her. "Clearly, even my leadership couldn't pull you rejects together, but at least some of you tried. Leshawna, Justin, Duncan, Geoff, and even Lindsay. You were all fantastic. Just keep being yourselves and we'll be fine. Trent, maybe you could try to stay conscious for a challenge next time, and Izzy try not to fly off the handle so much. I feel you both have so much more to give to the team, and I only want the best for you and for us as a whole." With a roll of her eyes, Heather surveyed Eva and Beth. "And you two, you really lost focus today. Beth, you clearly must have been distracted by something or someone like DJ to burn down the whole stage! And Eva, you were just so eager to kiss Trent, that you took your eyes off the prize of winning this challenge." Eva clenched her fists in response and was about to attack Heather until Izzy and Leshawna helped restrain her. "Well, I think that's all, and I hope you'll keep in mind my words of wisdom when you go to vote tonight."
"That is so mean!" Beth gasped in shock. "I mean, we should probably expect that of you, but what makes you so valuable? All you did was supervise and whine today."
With a chuckle, Heather answered, "Poor, naïve little Beth. Clearly, you don't even know enough about theater to know the difference between good directing and whatever it is you think I was doing."
"It's alright girl," Leshawna whispered to Beth to calm her down as she relaxed her grip on Eva. "Heather's just cranky since we've lost two in a row, and probably just trying to get the blame off her. I think you got what it takes to be the better person and not stoop to her level though."
"Awww, thanks Leshawna," Beth answered as she hugged her. "You're right, but ugh Heather just makes me so mad sometimes."
"She does that to everyone girl," Leshawna answered with a chuckle.
While the two of them were talking, Eva had sped angrily into the woods while the rest of the team watched impassively.
Finally, Trent asked, "Isn't anyone going to follow her? I mean, it's not safe for her to be off alone like that."
"Please, if anything, she'd just kill the person who went after her. Heather really made her angry after all, and I can't risk anymore damage to my body today. My agent would be furious," Justin explained as he walked away from the group to go rest in the cabin and make sure he didn't have any ash on him from the fire.
"Well fine! You can all just stay here, but I'm going after her," Trent proclaimed as he darted into the woods after Eva.
"Your funeral, dude," Duncan answered with a shrug.
"Maybe we should go help him," Geoff suggested as he started to follow Trent before Duncan put a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Nah, Elvis made his choice," Duncan answered coldly. "No sense in us getting maimed with him, and besides don't you want to pay a visit to Bridgette?"
"Bridgette! I forgot all about seeing her, so I totally need to see her now," Geoff agreed as he nodded his head along with Duncan's words, slowly forgetting about Trent. Izzy, however, was not deterred and slipped stealthily into the woods after Trent.
Noticing that the crowd had thinned, Lindsay begged Beth, "Can we please go look at the costumes again? Huh? Please?"
"Sure, Linds," Beth answered as she said goodbye to Leshawna. Nervously, Beth asked, "So Lindsay, you don't think everyone will be too mad about me messing up our last play, do you?"
"Don't be silly," Lindsay answered confidently as she began rummaging through the props that hadn't been charred by the fire. "There's no way people would vote for you with someone as mean as Heather around, and besides you totally promised me you wouldn't be eliminated after I lost Tyler, so like, there's no way you could get voted off today, right?"
Feeling relieved, Beth answered, "You're right Lindsay. I'll be sticking around for a while, and we'll finally be free of Heather after she bullied the whole team today."
"Oh look! I found another gorgeous dress like Courtney's, but this one is blue. I should so try it on!" Lindsay called merrily as she scooped up the dress.
"Is there anything in my size?" Beth asked, growing really interested as she ran over to Lindsay.
"Umm, there's this ugly stepsister costume!" Lindsay cried triumphantly as she showed it to Beth.
"No thanks Lindsay, but let's keep looking, ok?" Beth groaned in frustration as she began looking for a costume for herself.
(Confession Cam – Happily Ever After)
Beth – "Everyone knows the ugly stepsister doesn't get a happy ending, and I'm totally not ugly stepsister material, really! But I so had to find something before my date with DJ tonight!"
At the same time, Trent was darting through the woods calling for Eva. "Come on Eva! Forget about the team and stop running! Please?" Finally locating Eva who was sitting on the ground looking very upset, Trent cried, "There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you."
"What do you want?" Eva moaned miserably as she glanced up at Trent. "Come to laugh at me too? Look, I only kissed you because I thought it would help us get some points, which I suppose it did even if it wasn't enough."
"Eva, I don't care about all that! I was just worried about you since you ran off alone," Trent explained as he realized exactly why Eva was upset. "Heather just doesn't want to take the fall for today, so she's doing everything she can to get others to put themselves in a dangerous position for elimination, which she kind of did by making your actions looks ridiculous and making you lose your temper."
Angrily jumping to her feet, Eva began angrily punching a nearby tree, belittling herself, "Should have kept my temper in check! So stupid! I can't believe I let that witch beat me again."
"Eva, calm down, please!" Trent begged as he ran over by Eva. "I personally think you were a great team player today! You didn't want to act, but you did, and you did an awesome job. I was impressed and honored to be your partner. Plus, you saved my life, so I kind of owe you one now. Just ignore them, and when you're feeling better, come back to camp. After all, we wouldn't want to lose your vote against Heather," Trent finished with a chuckle as he walked away.
"Hey Trent," Eva called as he walked away, "Thanks for that. I really needed a nudge."
"Oooh, and maybe a kiss next time, huh?" Izzy cried excitedly as she jumped down from the tree where she had been watching the scene.
"Gah! Izzy!" Eva stammered out as she caught her breath again. "I told you to stop doing that! But what do you mean a kiss? What did Heather say after I left?"
"Yeah, you probably did tell Izzy to stop doing that, but Izzy's her own woman!" Izzy rambled, causing Eva to tap her foot impatiently. "Oh, Heather didn't say anything, but it was just really obvious that you liked Trent while I was watching you. Uh huh! Izzy can see these things like that!" Izzy then snapped her fingers to demonstrate the amount of time she needed. "Izzy thinks you two would be so perfect together, and I guess you did already get your first kiss today. He just wasn't conscious for it, but that's how Izzy gets lots of guys to kiss her, so you're off to a great start! Izzy will totally help hook you two up."
Eva paused for a moment to consider Izzy's proposal, but ultimately turned it down, answering, "No, as much as I like Trent, I wouldn't feel right forcing him to date me. He's still crazy about Gwen, and try as I might, I'll never be enough like her to win over Trent. And I wouldn't really want to be either."
Izzy stopped briefly while reflecting on Eva's words before resolving, "Ok! Then Izzy will totally hook you up with Cody! He likes Gwen but can't have her and you like Trent but can't have him, so you're perfect for each other! Izzy hears wedding bells already. Or maybe just a ringing in her ears, but either way, Izzy's going to go get started!" Izzy then did a backflip into the trees and began looking for Cody.
"What? Izzy no!" Eva shouted angrily after she recovered from her shock. "I don't want a relationship just to have one! And Cody isn't anything like Trent, so I'm not interested! Get back here! Izzy! Izzy?" Eva eventually gave up and trudged slowly back to camp.
(Confession Cam – Can You Feel the Love Tonight?)
Eva – "Well, this challenge was the worst challenge ever. I'm totally going to have to kick Noah's butt later over this, but I guess working with Trent wasn't so bad. He's a pretty decent guy really."
Izzy – "Izzy can't wait to see the look on Eva's face when she wins Cody for him! It'll be so awesome, that she'll be as excited as Izzy is about seeing it!"
Cody – "That was weird. Izzy told me I should go ask Eva out, but I'm pretty sure Eva would rather squish me than go out with me. I mean, I suppose dating her wouldn't be too bad, but the Codemeister knows he still has a chance with Gwen, and really Eva wouldn't be next on my list either."
Trent – "You know. It's weird, but I almost feel like Eva was implying something the whole time we were talking since she was getting so flustered about Heather's teasing, but I'm sure it's nothing. I mean, it's not like she'd ever like me, or any of the guys here really."
In another section of the woods, Courtney and Heather sat on the ground as they plotted their next move. "As much as I'd love to get rid of Eva for attacking me today, I will stick to our plan." Heather conceded to calm Courtney down.
"I knew you'd see it my way," Courtney proclaimed triumphantly. "Besides, since you have Eva's vote this time, you might as well make the most of it and get rid of Beth. You get rid of one of your opponents, and I win because Lindsay loses friends again. Beth made this almost too easy for us though."
"I think you mean my excellent decision to put her on Stage Crew did," Heather boasted as she prepared to return to the cabins.
"That had nothing to do with it!" cried Courtney in frustration as she didn't want Heather to think she had total power in their alliance. "It was just a coincidence, that's all!" With a laugh, Heather continued walking to the cabins. As she passed Justin on the way, she whispered to him that the plan was to eliminate Beth.
"Ugh, if she wasn't so important to getting all the annoying players out of the game, I'd be working on my own," Courtney griped to herself as she began walking back to camp as well. Noticing Noah about to enter the team's cabin, she waved him over. "Listen, Noah, as team captain, I feel the two of us should talk more and be on better terms."
"Worried about no one liking you that much now? What's changed?" Noah scoffed as he tried to keep walking.
"What do you mean? Everyone loves me! Even Ezekiel loves me now that I've forgiven his sexist comments!"
"Are you sure he isn't just terrified of you?" Noah commented dryly, causing Courtney to pause in worry before continuing her rant.
"Well except for Harold everyone does like me, but he's such a rat that I don't care what he thinks," Courtney cried in a rage.
"Hmm, I can see how you being so quick to forgive makes you popular. My mistake," Noah apologized sarcastically.
"You are so impossible!" Courtney shouted as she stamped her foot in frustration and stormed away.
(Confession Cam – Journey of Self-Discovery)
Courtney – (Courtney is seated and staring nervously at the camera as she twirls her hair around her finger) "Everyone does like me, right? I mean I try my best in challenges, and I'm only a little mean to those who have wronged me. I'm not being petty by holding all these grudges, right? Right?" (Courtney looks down in embarrassment realizing Noah was right)
Noticing Noah walking back towards the cabin, Katie called excitedly, "Oh Noah, I so totally need to talk to you!"
Noah paused and looked over at Katie before shrugging and asking, "So, what is it?"
"I was just thinking about how awesome we were onstage today, and realized, that like, we'd be perfect together here at camp too! I mean, like we had a real connection on the stage! And we so won the challenge because of it!" Katie rambled nervously as she fidgeted with her hands and struggled to maintain eye contact with Noah.
"Katie, that was acting," Noah remarked dryly. "Just because I said it onstage doesn't mean it's how I actually feel."
"But, but," Katie stammered as she began to blush and verged on tears, "I just thought that maybe you'd give me a chance."
"Not interested in getting sidetracked in the game, so no thanks," Noah reaffirmed as he prepared to slip away.
With a sob, Katie burst out, "I don't know why I ever thought you were nice!" as she ran away in tears. Noah watched her go with a moment of regret before deciding Sadie would calm her down so he could just continue on his way.
Unable to find Sadie, Katie collapsed down on her bed in the cabin and was crying into her knees while berating herself aloud, "So stupid! How could you have let yourself think Noah would go for someone like you! I mean, all anyone thinks of is you and Sadie as two annoying, identical girls, so like Noah would never want someone like you. I just thought maybe after he saw me all dressed up for him," before breaking off into tears again, causing her to not notice Courtney entering the cabin.
Courtney paused in the doorway, in shock to see Katie looking so upset on the bed, and gently shut the door behind her as she walked over to Katie and sat down beside her. In a surprising moment of tenderness, Courtney wrapped her arm around Katie and inquired, "Katie, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," sniffed Katie as she glanced briefly at Courtney before looking back down.
"Oh, really?" Courtney answered as she arched an eyebrow, "I highly doubt you usually cry to yourself for fun. You can tell me what's wrong, Katie, really. I mean, we are friends. Well, sort of at least."
"Well, since you'll totally hear about it later probably anyways, I guess I can tell you. I totally finally told Noah I liked him, but he doesn't like me back, so like now I'll never get my happy ending," Katie confessed as she sobbed into Courtney's shoulder who resisted the urge to pull back at the touch for Katie's sake.
Courtney gave Katie's shoulders a comforting squeeze as she advised her, "Oh, who needs Noah anyways? You're a beautiful, talented girl, so you'll find someone better eventually. And besides, why limit yourself to competitors on this show? I mean, look where Duncan and I ended up."
Cracking her first slight smile in a while, Katie replied, "You're right Courtney, but that doesn't make the pain any less."
With a bittersweet laugh, Courtney consoled her, "No, it doesn't, but you're strong enough to make it through this." The door suddenly flew open as Sadie entered the room. Deciding Sadie would be more successful at calming Katie down, Courtney excused herself from the room, adding, "Well, whatever you do now Katie, I'm confident you'll make the right decision, and I'm never wrong after all."
Sadie had also darted directly to Katie after seeing her crying on the bed and demanded, "What did Courtney say to you that got you so upset?"
Katie immediately answered, "No! No! It wasn't her. Courtney is actually, like really nice and helped me feel a little better. It's Noah. He totally turned me down."
"Nu uh!" Sadie gasped in horror as she swiftly pulled Katie into a smothering hug. "On stage, he was like all over you, and he so would never pass up someone as hot as you! Maybe he really is into Cody!"
"Sadie, I don't really think that-" Katie began in an unsuccessful attempt to calm Sadie down as well.
"Oh, it doesn't even matter, but I'll make him pay for upsetting you later!" Sadie affirmed as she let go of Katie but didn't budge from her side.
"I don't want that!" Katie begged she tried to talk some reason into Sadie.
"Maybe not now since you're like still really upset, but you probably will. But don't worry, for now, I'm here with you," Sadie answered as she provided Katie more time to talk.
At the same time, Justin was discussing the vote with Duncan and Geoff in the Killer Bee's cabin. "Well, today was pretty rough with all that disgusting smoke! I mean, my hair still has that terrible fiery smell, so I think we should vote for Beth," Justin complained as he ruffled his hair nervously.
Standing abruptly, Geoff protested, "But Beth is like, totally cool, and it was an accident! I think we should vote off Heather, or maybe Eva."
"I'm with Geoff on this one," Duncan concurred as he looked down bored from the top bunk. "I mean, I don't like to act, but I sucked it up without totally sucking face with Izzy."
"While I can see voting for them in the future, I really think we should get rid of Beth today," Justin protested as he signaled to Duncan to leave.
"Whatever, I'll vote with you this time, but next time we do what I want," Duncan resolved as he leapt off the bed and walked out the door.
"Can I count on your vote too, Geoff?" Justin asked with a broad smile.
"I dunno," Geoff began. "It just feels so, wrong to vote off Beth. I mean, Lindsay did just lose her boyfriend, so wouldn't this be kind of mean to vote out her best friend too?"
Putting an arm around Geoff's shoulder, Justin reassured him, "No, no! We're still here to comfort Lindsay, and besides, I wouldn't steer you wrong, Geoff. We're buddies, and I want what's best for both of us. That's why I let you use my prize to go out with Bridgette."
"Oh, that makes sense. Sure! I'll vote for Beth then, dude!" Geoff cried happily. "And Justin, you still look totally wicked, so you don't need to worry about any damage from the smoke!"
"You're the best Geoff," Justin answered as he bumped fists with Geoff and the two left the cabin together.
(Confession Cam – What You Don't Know)
Duncan – "Hmm, even when my obligation to vote with Justin's up, it might be best to just stay loyal to him if he's going to get Geoff under his control. After all, since I know what he's up to, I can just eliminate him when the time is right and win myself."
Geoff – "Justin's right. He's been such an awesome friend to him, what's a little vote?"
Justin – "Heather had the right idea forming an alliance with easy to manipulate people, but her mistake was choosing ones who weren't useful in challenges. Geoff is a perfect minion, and having control over Duncan for the time isn't bad either. After a few more eliminations, I'll be able to sit back and not strain myself in challenges since I'll be perfectly safe. I can see why Noah likes doing all this thinking stuff now!"
"What's up, DJ? You got a minute to talk to this sista?" Leshawna asked as she waved DJ over to her.
"Hey Leshawna. How are you?" DJ asked with a pleasant smile as he sat down on the ground beside her.
"Fabulous, other than having to vote someone off tonight," Leshawna answered warmly. "I just wanted to say how happy I am for you and Beth! I have never seen that girl so happy, and she's always really happy."
"Aww, really?" DJ gushed, "That's so nice of you. The two of us are actually meeting here soon."
"Then I should let a brother be," Leshawna answered as she stood up, "But once again, congratulations on being so wonderful together."
"There you are, DJ!" Lindsay exclaimed triumphantly as she turned the corner and saw him. "I've been looking like everywhere for you. Beth is totally nearly ready to see you, and she looks like, really good."
DJ nervously looked down at his outfit, worried he wouldn't be dressed up enough for Beth in his regular clothes. "She didn't have to do anything for me. I love Beth just the way she is."
"She knows that, silly," Lindsay answered, "But with all those gorgeous costumes, like how could she resist? I should totally be going to help Beth finish up, but stay right here for her, kay?" Lindsay than skipped merrily away to find Beth again.
"Sure thing!" DJ called after Lindsay as he remained in wait for Beth.
Eventually, Beth walked over to DJ, wearing a teal dress that came down to her feet where she was wearing silver slippers. "Well, what do you think?" Beth asked with a slight chuckle that turned into a snort.
DJ stared at her awestruck for a moment before answering, "You look amazing, Beth! Momma is going to be so excited to see how gorgeous you look when she sees this, I know it!"
"Thanks, DJ! So, do you think we should go for a walk in the woods before the elimination ceremony? I am like so nervous, and that might help me calm down. Not that being with you isn't a huge help anyway!" Beth then snuggled up to DJ's side as he stood up and the two headed toward the woods.
"There's no way anyone would vote someone as nice as you off this early," DJ reassured her as he gave her a light hug. "I'm sure everyone understands that mistakes happen, so you'll be safe. I mean you need to be so you can stay here with me."
"I hope you're right, DJ!" Beth then noticed a clearing and sat down on a log where she and DJ stopped to rest and enjoy each other's company until the vote. Before the camera view changed, Beth whispered to DJ, "This has been the best night of my life! Thanks, DJ, " before leaning in for another kiss.
After Geoff had separated from Justin, he and Bridgette strolled down to the beach where they ended up making out in the sand. Bridgette suddenly pulled away from Geoff as a realization hit her. "Geoff, we almost never do anything except make out. Don't you think our relationship is getting kind of, well, shallow?"
Snapped out of his trance, Geoff stopped trying to make out with Bridgette who was no longer there and answered, "No way, babe! You're like totally hot, and since we both enjoy making out, it's like perfect!"
"But Geoff, we need to have a deeper relationship than that. I mean, I barely even know anything about your home life other than you throw lots of parties! And what do you know about me besides the fact that I surf? I mean you forgot I was a vegetarian already!" Bridgette cried in exasperation.
"Uh, like you're way hot, and you have the most beautiful blonde hair," Geoff answered as he tried to pull Bridgette back to him.
"You just don't get it, do you?" Bridgette complained as she stood up and walked away. "Maybe we're not meant for each other after all."
"Bridge, Bridge! Wait up! Please?" Geoff begged as he started following after her but eventually lost sight of her,
(Confession Cam – Them's the Breaks)
Bridgette - "Oh man, I really hope Geoff isn't voted out tonight. I don't want the last thing I said to him to be that we aren't meant for each other. And I miss my Geoffy-poo already. Why did I have to be so critical?"
Geoff – (his eyes are really red as he faces the camera) "If I lose Bridgette, I don't even want to be in this game anymore. I need to win her back somehow!"
"Whoo! We rocked that challenge buddy!" Owen cried excitedly as he pulled Ezekiel into a tight hug.
"Maybe I'm not up with all the latest meanings, but, I don't think we did well, eh?" Ezekiel began nervously as he looked at Owen in confusion. "Didn't we have the lowest score on our team even after Bridgette stepped in to help us?"
"Well, yeah, but our team still won, so it's time to celebrate!" Owen exclaimed as he began dancing around.
"That's true. Three eliminations, and the Zeke is still here." Ezekiel joined Owen in celebration as Cody walked by looking somewhat annoyed. "You were really cool on stage today, Cody!"
"Yeah? It's not like I did much with Courtney hogging the spotlight," Cody complained as he kicked in frustration at the ground.
"But you guys had such a good score, who cares?" Owen answered as he stopped dancing and joined Cody. "Oh, and thanks again for sharing your prize with me. It's like, the most delicious food ever. Even better than Chef's usual yummy food."
"You're welcome," Cody mumbled as he stopped biting at his lip in nervousness for a moment before continuing, "But if I don't do anything in challenges, I might get voted off next, and there's no way I want to go down this early and without being a big success in a challenge."
"What if we made a guys' alliance with the three of us? I mean, Noah and DJ would be cool in it and all, but I think the three of us are even closer to each other than those two," Owen suggested, growing excited at the thought.
Cody paused to consider the proposition. "It's not really enough people to control the votes, but I'm sure we can get supporters for each vote. I mean, I bet Gwen will vote with us if the Codemeister asks her. I'm in."
Ezekiel locked up in shock, so Owen and Cody had to snap him out of it. "I've never had an alliance befur!" Ezekiel cried in excitement as he hugged the two. "Of course I want to join!"
"This is gonna be awesome!" Owen cried. "So, what do we do next?"
"Celebrate. Definitely celebrate our victory and new alliance," Cody responded as he climbed to his feet. "After all, you haven't seen my lady-wooing dance moves yet." The trio continued rejoicing for a while until Cody eventually separated from the group.
"Cody, can I talk to you for a sec?" Trent called to Cody as he waved him over.
"What's up, man?" Cody wondered as he was pulled away from his thoughts.
"Well, you know I'm still crushing on Gwen big time, but I don't think I've made any progress. Weren't you going to help me get back on her good side?" Trent ran a hand through his hair in frustration as he slumped to the ground.
"I was, but I just don't think the time is quite right. Don't get me wrong; she's clearly still into you, but you need to take it slower, dude. I would know. I mean, I would have totally won her over originally if I had taken that advice." Cody nodded confidently as he pulled Trent back to his feet. "Tell you what though. If you haven't made any progress with Gwen by the end of two challenges from now, I'll step in. Sound good?"
"That would be awesome man! I'd so owe you big time, Cody. You're really ok with this? I mean, you were into her too," Trent inquired causing Cody to hesitate slightly.
"Well, as much as I would love to end up with Gwen, if I'm not the right guy for her, I guess I can accept that. But if she ever changed her mind, I would be so excited. I guess though, if she's happy, I'm happy, even now. And besides, we're bros, so I see no problem in helping you out," Cody responded confidently before departing as he noticed Gwen approaching.
(Confession Cam – Seeds of Fate)
Cody – "I really am cool with Trent winning Gwen, but I just hope I meet a girl who likes me soon. Helping others is great and all, but where's my reward?"
Trent – "Ok Trent, Gwen is coming so just act cool and don't freak her out. You can do it man, but don't blow it."
"Oh uh, hi, Gwen!" Trent stammered awkwardly as Gwen approached and he leapt toward her.
Gwen took a few steps back in shock before realizing it was just Trent and answering, "Hey, Trent. Are you ok?"
"Great! Really great! How are you?" Trent babbled as he quickly tried to pull his nerves under control as he realized he was blowing it with Gwen since he wasn't prepared.
"I'm fine. Are you worried about the vote tonight?" Gwen, still somewhat concerned by Trent's actions, tried to change the subject.
Seizing the opportunity, Trent responded, "Not for myself at least. I'm just hoping the team votes out Heather and not Beth or Eva. I mean, if Heather had put people where they should have been, that whole disaster would have been avoided."
Gwen smiled at the thought of Heather's elimination before continuing, "Speaking of Eva, Duncan told me you helped calm her down after she ran off today. I'm impressed. I know Leshawna seems to think Eva has her temper under control, but I still think she's the most dangerous person here."
At the mention of Duncan's name, Trent cringed, but he ultimately responded, "Well, I figured she wants to win, and killing a teammate won't help her do that. Besides, I feel like Eva and I are sort of cool now." Trent paused for a moment but then added with a nervous twitch, "Getting close to Duncan again, huh?"
Gwen frowned in disapproval before scolding Trent, "You're almost as bad as Courtney. I don't see why everyone thinks Duncan and I can't just be friends!"
(Confession Cam – Lightning and a Lightning Bug)
Trent – "That was the stupidest thing I could have said there! Ugh, why do I always blow it with Gwen now?"
Gwen – "Just when I was finally thinking Trent wasn't totally desperate anymore, it all comes crashing back down. Still, it has to be a good sign that he's talking to Eva and Cody and not just me, right?"
Before Gwen could storm off, Trent retracted his statement. "I'm sorry, Gwen. That's not what I really meant. It's just, well, I still really like you, okay? I know you can have other friends who are guys, but seeing you with Duncan, just makes me, I don't know. Jealous?"
Gwen stared at Trent for a moment before answering, "I understand, I think, and it is kind of sweet. I guess I just got so used to Courtney always taking anything I said to Duncan as a threat that I lost it when talking to you. So, I guess I'm sorry too. Listen, Trent, do you think we can talk a little more later? I promised Leshawna I'd meet her soon, but it was nice to catch up a little more."
Trent perked up immensely at Gwen's words and readily agreed, "Sure, Gwen! I'd love to," before waving as Gwen left to find Leshawna.
Searching for Leshawna, Gwen mused to herself, "I forgot how incredible Trent was when I first met him. I'm glad he's at least getting some of that back." She stopped abruptly, however, when Izzy swung out of a tree in front of her.
"Hey! Hi Gwen! I totally was watching you and Trent, and that would have been like the perfect time to kiss him," Izzy babbled excitedly as Gwen stared at Izzy in shock and annoyance.
"Any particular reason you were spying on us?" Gwen demanded as she arched an eyebrow at Izzy.
"Well, it's like so boring right now, and besides, Izzy needs to talk to you about Trent," Izzy began as she threw an arm around Gwen's shoulders to pull her in closer. "Well, not just you two. Eva's involved as well. If you're still interested in Trent, you better act quickly cause Eva's like into him too." Izzy paused and covered her mouth in embarrassment as she realized what she let slip out. "You did not hear that from Izzy! No way! I mean, you don't have to worry about competing with Eva since she's willing to let Trent make his own choices, but still, you better treat him like really well or else Eva might break every bone in your body!" Gwen stared at Izzy with her eyes wide with fright and shock as Izzy leapt back into the trees and disappeared again.
"Now what do I do?" Gwen groaned aloud as she began looking for Leshawna even more fervently to sort through her thoughts.
In the dining hall, Justin was sitting next to Owen who was enjoying some food from Cody's reward. "Oh, you have got to try this chicken! It is so awesome!" Owen gushed as he offered Justin a bone that had been picked clean already.
"Thanks buddy," Justin began as he reached for the bone before realizing Owen had already eaten it. "Oh, never mind. No thank you. I have to watch my weight for my next photo shoot."
"More for me then!" Owen quickly swallowed the bone whole before resuming his feast, causing Justin to stare at him in revulsion before shrugging it off as Owen just being himself. "So, what did you want to talk about?"
"I figured that if your team ever goes to elimination again, you should talk with me about how to vote. I want my buddy to make the merge with me so we can win this game together. And with Courtney on your team, you need to be careful," Justin warned Owen with surprising sincerity for him.
"Sure! But I think I should be pretty safe. I do have a guys' alliance with Cody and Ezekiel," Owen explained confidently.
Justin's eyes went wide with shock, amazed that Owen had come up with the plan on his own. "I'm impressed! Looks like you don't need my help, but I still think we need to hang out more."
"Totally, buddy!" Owen exclaimed as he pulled Justin into a tight hug which Justin ultimately returned.
(Confession Cam – Trusted Allies)
Owen – "Man, Justin is just the best friend ever. I mean, sure Noah and I get along well, but Justin is always looking out for me and looking good. Wait, that doesn't sound wrong, does it?"
Justin – "As much as I'd like to say my interest in Owen staying in the game is purely strategy, there's just something about him that makes you want to help the guy out. Come on brain. It's up to you to figure out what that is so I can use it to get allies too!"
Sadie was sitting on her bed in the Screaming Falcon's cabin reading a magazine since Katie had insisted she needed to take a walk alone. The door suddenly flew open, however, as Bridgette entered the room looking very distraught. "Bridgette, what's wrong?" Sadie asked as she jumped off the bed and ran over to her.
"Geoff and I had a fight," Bridgette confessed as she nervously tugged at her hair. "And worst of all, he could be voted off tonight."
Patting Bridgette on the back, Sadie comforted her, "But there's no reason for anyone to vote Geoff off this early. I mean, he's like super fun, and nice, and did really well in the challenge today."
"I know, but he made Heather angry earlier defending me," Bridgette worried as she continued tugging at her hair.
Guiding Bridgette's hands back to her lap, Sadie answered brightly, "Oh, don't worry. Heather isn't the type of person to hold a grudge, but just in case, I can talk to her if you'd like."
Looking up and somewhat calmer, Bridgette responded, "Really? You'd do that for me?"
"Of course. We're friends, right?" Sadie hugged Bridgette and left the cabin to look for Heather as Bridgette attempted to calm herself down and decide how to handle her next conversation with Geoff.
Bridgette was jerked from her thoughts when someone knocked on the cabin door. Climbing off the bed, she opened the door and found herself face to face with Lindsay.
"Wait, what are you doing in the guy's side of the cabin, uh Courtney?" Lindsay asked as she stared at Bridgette with wide eyes.
In confusion, Bridgette replied, "Actually, Lindsay, this is the girls' side. Oh, and my name is Bridgette."
"Oh, sorry Bridgette, but have you seen Ezekiel lately?" Lindsay wondered aloud as she peered into the cabin.
"No, sorry, but I'll tell him you're looking for him." As Lindsay walked away, Bridgette returned to her bed.
Fortunately for Lindsay, she soon ran into Ezekiel who was returning to the cabin. "Oh, there you are Ezekiel! I was like, looking everywhere for you. I mean, with Beth on a date with DJ, it's like totally boring here."
"And you were looking fur me? Wow, I've never had someone want to see me befur, eh?" Ezekiel commented happily. "Your costumes looked really nice today."
"How did you know I wanted to talk about all those cute costumes? It's almost like you're able to read my mind," Lindsay gushed. "But you were like so good on stage too. I mean, you and Sadie were so awesome together."
Ezekiel stared blankly at Lindsay, trying to figure out what she was remembering before exclaiming in realization, "Wait. That was Katie and Noah, not me. I was with Owen and Bridgette!"
Lindsay paused and recoiled slightly remembering the play before complimenting Ezekiel, "Oh, yours was still, uh, good too! I mean, it was like my second favorite."
"Thanks, but I know ours wasn't that good, eh? But next challenge, I can do better," Ezekiel boasted as he tripped and fell in front of Lindsay who chuckled as she helped him back to her feet. An announcement from Chris that it was time to vote, caused the two to quickly need to say goodbye. "Good luck tonight, Lindsay!"
"Thanks! I really think I can win this contest, so like make sure everyone votes for me or Beth! Okay, bye!" Lindsay cried with an excited wave as she darted away to vote.
Ezekiel reflected on what Lindsay had said before running after her and calling, "No! Lindsay! You're voting to eliminate someone, so don't vote for yourself!" Unsure if Lindsay had heard him but unable to catch up with his injuries, Ezekiel could only hope for the best.
(Confession Cam – D'oh!)
Ezekiel – "I really hope Lindsay doesn't vote herself off by mistake. I mean, she just lost Tyler, so it would be so sad if she had to leave too, and Beth would be devastated."
Before she voted, Heather nervously whispered to Justin, "Do you think we got enough votes?"
"If everyone does what they said, you should be fine," Justin answered as he entered the confessional to vote while Heather steeled her nerves and waited to vote.
(Confession Cam – And Then There Was One Less)
Justin – "Beth is mostly immune to my charms, and she burned down the stage. Two excellent reasons to get rid of her. But more importantly, she brings down the hotness factor of our team so low, that even I can't save it!"
Izzy – "Izzy votes for Justin. He's up to something, and Izzy is going to stop him before he does it!"
Trent – "Heather needs to leave now. I can't believe how awful she was to Eva. At least everyone knows how cruel she is and will vote for her now. This season, she's not sticking around to the end."
Lindsay – "Why are we voting again?" (Lindsay pauses in thought for a moment) "Oh yeah, I vote for Beth because she's my best friend! Unless we're voting for elimination, in which case I vote for Heather cause she's like so mean. Wait! Is this the beauty contest? Then I vote me, Lindsay, and I hope everyone else does too!"
Standing next to the roaring fire and holding a tray of marshmallows, Chris surveyed the Killer Bees with a wide grin on his face. "I see you're back here at elimination again today Killer Bees, but wasn't today fun? We had drama in more ways than one, fires, and plenty of kissing. But I suppose, for one of you, there will be no encore. I have 9 marshmallows on this plate, but there are 10 of you here. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must take the Dock of Shame to the Boat of Losers and out of here. You're out of the contest, and you can't come back, ever!" Chris paused to savor the look of fear on most of the campers' faces. "The first few of you safe probably had no need to be worried. Lindsay, you rocked your team's costumes even though you started digging through them really early, but you're safe. Duncan, you aced your performance even if you couldn't keep your teammate under control, and Leshawna, you were equally fabulous today. You're both safe too." Chris tossed the three their marshmallows which they caught gleefully.
Chris waited a moment to let the tension heat up for the remaining contestants. "Trent, you didn't really do much due to getting knocked out, but a mild injury isn't enough to take you out of the game. You're safe too, bro. Geoff, the stage crew had a few mishaps, but it looks like you did pretty well with your part at least, so come get a marshmallow for yourself too. And Izzy, my favorite maniac when you're not rummaging through my things. You also didn't get any votes, so you're safe." Trent caught the marshmallow Chris threw to him as Geoff walked up and grabbed on for himself and another for Izzy.
"And here we have our bottom four. Eva, your kiss with Trent was pretty desperate, and man it made for some laughs, but you're the last one to get immunity tonight with no votes against you," Chris prepared to toss the marshmallow to Eva, but she stormed over, snatched it from his hands, and kicked Chris in the leg before stomping back to her seat where she resumed glaring at Chris.
"Owww, that was completely unnecessary, dude," Chris whined as he set down the tray of marshmallows and rubbed his sore leg.
With a sigh, Heather whined, "Look, can you just get on with it and give me my invincibility already?" before shooting a glare at Beth who stopped nervously pulling at her collar to glare right back at Heather.
"Pretty confident you're safe, huh Heather?" Chris observed with a malicious grin. "Sorry, but this next marshmallow goes to Justin!" Justin let out a relieved sigh as he got his marshmallow and bumped fists with Geoff, ignoring the daggers Izzy was shooting him and Leshawna's eye roll.
"Ladies, just one more marshmallow. Will it go to Heather who bossed her team around all day and possibly pushed them past their breaking point, or Beth who ruined the team's last play by setting fire to the stage?" Chris looked between the two, causing Heather's confident smirk to drop from her face for a moment and Beth to begin squirming nervously in her seat. "The last marshmallow goes to…
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…Heather."
"Yes!" Heather cried triumphantly as she grabbed her marshmallow. Turning back to face Beth, Heather sneered and waved her fingers to dismiss Beth. "Looks like you couldn't beat me again, farm girl. Time for you to go back to your pigs and get out of here."
"You know what? That's fine with me if it means I get to be away from you!" Beth cried in frustration as she stormed past Heather over to Lindsay and Leshawna.
Leshawna gave Beth a comforting hug and whispered, "Sorry girl, but I guess the team thought you messed up too big this time. I'd have kept you on over Justin if I could have. Take care."
"But, this isn't possible, Beth. You said you weren't going home! You said we'd be here together when Tyler had to leave too! It's not fair!" sobbed Lindsay as she and Beth exchanged a teary hug.
"I know, Linds. I know, and I really want to stay too, but it looks like Heather beat us. You can still take her down though, ok?" Beth begged Lindsay as she wiped the tears from her eyes. As Beth started walking down the dock, she turned back and requested, "Tell DJ goodbye for me. Oh, I can't believe I finally got a good boyfriend and we're already separated, and after such a magical date too!" Beth then climbed onto the boat and it pulled away as she waved sadly to her friends.
(Confession Cam – But That's Impossible)
Lindsay – "I can't believe my teammates voted out Beth! I mean, she is like the nicest person here, and she's really awesome to talk to. Plus, she told me she'd be here for me, so like, she should still be here!"
DJ – "Man, why would they eliminate Beth? This is such a downer that the two of us are separated already. If I wasn't determined to make Mama proud, I'd consider quitting the show to see her again. But I couldn't do that again, could I?"
Leshawna – "I am glad my girl Heather is safe, but I don't understand why the team would vote off a sweet girl like Beth over someone as lazy as Justin. Well other than him being so hot. *pauses for a moment* Not as hot as you Harold baby of course!"
Justin – "Losing Beth is quite possibly the perfect thing for me right now. I kept Heather safe, made Lindsay desperate for friends again, and I got rid of her reduction in our team's gorgeousity. I pretty much won in every way there. Good work brain!"
With the boat now completely out of sight, Lindsay trudged glumly back to the cabin as Leshawna accompanied her looking equally despondent. The two reluctantly entered the Killer Bees' cabin where Heather was addressing the team.
"Look, I know some of you don't like me, and frankly, I don't like some of you either, but we need a plan for next challenge because I am not losing three in a row." Heather was met with nods, albeit reluctantly from some of her teammates.
"Totally dudette! I mean, losing two in a row and voting off awesome dudes like Tyler and Beth is a total downer." Geoff commented as he pulled his hat down over his eyes to avoid the gaze of his teammates as he felt guilt over voting for Beth.
"Do you actually have a plan?" Eva roared as she glared impatiently at Heather.
"Ooh! What if we just like hypnotize the other team to do whatever we want. Izzy totally knows a dance that will make the guys go crazy for her!" Izzy excitedly leapt off the bed and began doing her dance of the rattlesnake.
"I don't think that's quite what we need here Izzy," Duncan observed before quickly getting on his guard in case Izzy leapt at him.
"I agree with Duncan," Leshawna exclaimed as she drew attention to her. "I mean, I want to win as much as all of y'all, but we've all got friends on the other team, so we need to win it fairly. I think if we all just try our best tomorrow, we got this in the bag! Shawnie is not just going to quit now!" Leshawna's encouragement aroused a course of cheers from most of the team, except for Lindsay who still continued to rifle listlessly through her makeup kit, mumbling out a feeble "Yay."
The team shared an awkward, guilty glance before Justin ultimately sat down next to Lindsay to comfort her and attempt to win her loyalty as the rest of the team dispersed to relax for the rest of the evening. "Lindsay, Beth and I were good friends too, so this is like really hard on all of us, but I think if you take a good look at me, you'll realize that there's still something worth fighting for in this game."
"Maybe," Lindsay sighed as she tried to decide between two shades of teal nail polish. "So, which of these do you think reminds you more of Beth?" Lindsay asked Justin.
"Oh, the one on the left of course. See, there's that old Lindsay. I mean, you're so smart when it comes to fashion, and I know beauty," Justin flirted as he leaned into Lindsay who chuckled nervously.
"Awww, thanks Justin. You know, if I wasn't dating Tyler already, we could like, totally be a super hot couple. But either way, thanks for making me feel better." Lindsay gave Justin a quick peck on the cheek before beginning to paint her nails with a faint smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Suddenly getting an idea, she added excitedly, "I can totally paint your nails in memory of Beth too! I mean, I used to make her nails looks totally cute, so I bet I could do that for you too!"
"Oh, that's so nice of you Lindsay, but I think I'll need to take a pass on the painting for now," Justin answered as a wicked grin played across his face as he exited the cabin.
Chris was seated in a chair watching a TV that he quickly flicked off in annoyance when he realized the camera was on him. "Now that Beth's been sent home, will Justin completely brainwash Lindsay into his alliance? Will Trent take the hint that Eva likes him? And will the frothing sea of emotions on the Screaming Falcons spell the end for them next challenge? Find out next time on Total Drama Redux!" Chris then shut off the camera before resuming watching his show, yelling to the cameraman that he was fired.
AN: Well, I know this chapter had a lot of portions not related to the challenge, but I felt it was nice to see what the cast would do in their spare time when they didn't have a challenge and decided to explore that after finishing up the plays.
I'm sorry to all the Beth fans out there; I really like her too, but with an alliance against her and Lindsay, she didn't stand much of a chance. Still, this chapter was hard to write, especially since it meant separating her from Lindsay and DJ.
As always, please leave a review, and especially tell me if you enjoyed all the scenes before the elimination or if you'd rather just see me cut straight to it in future chapters. I'm not planning on having a similar section after all the challenges, but if people liked it, I would definitely do it again. Also, I'm always happy to get suggestions for improvement!
Also, here are the votes that did not make it into the main story:
Beth – "I vote for Heather, and hopefully this time the rest of the team will too. I'm like so nervous about the vote though."
Duncan – "As his highness commands, I'm voting Beth. No real loss, I guess."
Eva – "Grrr, Heather would be so dead if I wasn't stuck voting with her for one challenge! Dirty, underhanded, little witch! But Beth is my vote."
Geoff – "I really enjoyed partying it up with you today Beth, so this is like really hard to do, but hey, at least you get to enjoy a rockin' resort now!"
Heather – "Talking these fools into voting out Tyler and Beth? Too easy. And now, there will be two less votes against me every time, so there's no way I could be eliminated. This season, no one is taking me down."
Leshawna – "As much as Beth messed up today, I can't separate my girl from her man. I vote for Justin. Man, that boy is smokin' but he's completely useless in challenges."
Votes:
Beth – Heather
Duncan – Beth
Eva – Beth
Geoff – Beth
Heather – Beth
Izzy – Justin
Justin – Beth
Leshawna – Justin
Lindsay – Not counted (Intended Heather)
Trent – Heather
Beth – 5
Heather – 2 (3 intended)
Justin – 2
No one – 1