Another episode (Sort of) on schedule! I hope you like this one, as I worked pretty hard on it. (Sorry it's a bit late, school and Halloween are evil) As always, thanks for reading!
Chris is standing in front of the camera, smiling. This goes on for a few minutes until an intern runs up to him and whispers something in his ear. "What, we're on?" Chris says, panicked.
He snaps out of it, and starts the recap of the previous episode. "Last time, on Total Drama Destino Island," He begins. "The campers had to dive for their food. A few people had a bit of trouble..." *Shows Timothy flinching away from a sponge and Tod pinned down by her oxygen tank* "While a few people resorted to winning through... other methods." *Shows Melissa cutting Petunia's oxygen line* "But in the end, Team Marea lost again. John gained the trust of Marc, and together his alliance took out Brooke. Who will lose their chance at the million next? Find out right here! Right now! On TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" Chris shouts.
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doing fine
Timothy is typing on his laptop when Kylie and Norman run past him, causing him to drop his laptop in the water, which he dives after.
You guys are on my mind
It scrolls over to show Nathan staring at Adam, who is yet again carving his name into Team Huracan's house.
You asked me what I wanted to be
Graham and Farrah are talking together when the latter sees something in the distance. She runs to it, dragging Graham behind her.
And now I think the answer is plain to see
John is watching his team from the top of a cliff, with Katarina behind him. He shifts his gaze from Zero and Brooke, who are reading, to Liam and Laurie, who are surfing. The wave comes down with a crash, and Laurie is sent sprawling to the shore. Suddenly, the ground starts shaking, and Katarina falls off the cliff.
I wanna be famous
Cindy is waving to the camera when suddenly Tod bursts in, pushing Cindy away and waving to the camera herself, but looks away when Katarina falls into the water behind them.
I wanna live close to the sun
Tyrla and Willam are running from a steady lava stream, when Tyrla spots an idol on the ground. She scoops it up and pockets it.
So pack your bags cause I've already won
Marc and Petunia are taking pictures of each other when a fake volcano erupts behind them, showering Marc with hot water. He starts screaming and runs away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
Sarah runs past Marc, with Ace following close behind her. She pulls out a piece of paper and crosses a name off, smirking.
I'll get there one day
Melissa is talking to Andrew when a huge thunderstorm appears above them, drenching the two.
Cause I wanna be famous
Zero and Brooke are reading together when Zero suddenly gets struck by lightning, causing Brooke to gasp.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na!
Finally, a huge wave comes in and sweeps away all the campers as the background fades to night.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous. I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous.
Everyone is gathered around the campfire when Chris points to someone. They walk away, their head hung in shame as the screen fades to black.
Chris, again, is standing on a raft. This time, he is holding a large megaphone, stifling a chuckle.
Finally, he decides to wake up the campers, and raises the megaphone to his mouth.
"RISE AND SHINE, CAMPERS!" He shouts, the noise echoing throughout the island, jarring all the campers awake.
Confessionals:
Cindy: "If I want to be perfect, I have to get my beauty sleep. Doesn't Chris understand that?"
Farrah: "Nothing like a good wake-up call to start your day!"
"YOU'VE GOT 30 MINUTES OF CHIT-CHAT, AND THEN IT'S CHALLENGE TIME!" Chris announces.
He sits down on a beach chair and starts reading a magazine.
Over on Team Marea's raft, things are heating up.
John takes a seat, staring at the three remaining members of his team.
"Alright," He begins, taking a breath. "We suck. The last few challenges basically established that, and now we have the least amount of people on any team. We need something to spice up the game, and fast."
Katarina speaks up. "May I suggest sabotage?" She offers.
John shakes his head. "No...no. I don't work that way."
"The other team did it to us. It's payback time." Katarina insists.
"Actually, I agree with John. It's just not the right thing to do." Marc says. "We can't stoop to their level."
Petunia grabs Marc's shoulder, and pulls him aside.
"Marc. I can't believe you went behind my back like that!" She whispers.
"What? What did I do?" He asks, confused.
"You didn't vote for Katarina! I thought we were going to at least have a tiebreaker!" She responds.
Marc looks down, ashamed. "I know... I just thought about what John said, and he has a point. Brooke wasn't the most athletic on her team."
"But why did you vote for her? She was one of the nicest people on our team!" Petunia says.
"I- I was thinking of you, Petunia. If we lost a challenge because we were missing Katarina, I might have had to vote you out. We can't just choose who stays and who leaves. We've got to think ahead." Marc says.
Petunia sighs. "Okay. But we're voting Katarina off if we lose." She says. "We need John's vote to break the tie, though."
Marc nods. "I'll talk to him. I think he trusts me."
Adam, Cindy, and Tod are sitting in a small circle.
"How are we going to go about this, you two? We've got to get both Liam and Laurie out of here." Cindy says.
"We could throw the challenge." Tod says.
Cindy thinks for a while, then shakes her head. "No... That might make Nathan vote for us, and we definitely know we don't want a tiebreaker."
Adam shrugs. "I think we should let the whole thing play itself out. Just play the game normally and when the time comes, we can vote him off."
Cindy looks to Tod for support, and the Follower gives a thumbs up. Cindy groans. "Okay, we'll stick to Adam's plan. For now."
Laurie, Liam, and Nathan are in a similar situation, talking about the opposite three.
"I think we should start targeting someone, though." Laurie says.
"It's way too early for that," Nathan disagrees. "Right, Liam?"
"Actually, I think I'm gonna have to go with Laurie's plan. The other girls are talking about who to get out. Why shouldn't we?" Liam says, shrugging.
"Well, you guys can do what you want. If we lose, I'm going to vote for myself." Nathan says, shaking his head.
Confessionals:
Liam: "Nathan's nice, but I think he might be too nice."
Nathan: "Nobody should have to vote out a teammate."
Willam and Tyrla are sitting with Melissa, while Ace and Sarah are talking to each other, occasionally laughing.
"Melissa, please vote out Sarah with us." Willam says. "She's going to be a threat after the merge."
"So?" Melissa smirks.
"I'm saying she won't hesitate to take you out." Willam insists. "She's got a whole journal full of notes on this show. To be honest, it kind of freaks me out."
"Maybe." Melissa simply says. "What's in it for me?"
"We might be able to take you to the final three." Tyrla speaks up.
"Might?" Melissa chuckles. "I've already got a guarantee from Sarah and Ace. You said it yourself: 'They're threats.'"
Willam groans in frustration, but an idea pops into her head.
"We have an idol." She says.
Melissa raises an eyebrow. "Show me."
"Tonight, I will. I can't risk them seeing it." Willam says, pointing to Ace and Sarah.
Melissa thinks, then finally nods. "Okay. I'll vote with you."
Confessionals:
Tyrla: She smiles. "We're safe!"
Melissa: "It's a sad sight when they beg me for a vote. Of course I'm sticking with Sarah and Ace. Only an idiot wouldn't."
Meanwhile, things are going much better on Team Terremoto.
"Okay, team. We need to figure out who to vote off if we lose. Some of the other teams are definitely planning something." Graham says, looking to Ace and Sarah. Sarah has taken out a notebook, and is showing some sort of list to Ace. Ace nods, and Sarah puts the list away.
"The trouble is, we need to figure out who to vote out. This is basically a perfect team." Graham continues.
Timothy speaks up. "I have an idea. We use a random number generator on my computer to determine who to vote out. Everyone will pick a number from one to six, and if the number that shows up matches another person's number, we vote that person off if we lose."
"That seems kind of pointless. What if the person we're eliminating is useful?" Kylie asks, skeptical.
"Then that person will be pushed to try harder, therefore giving us another advantage." Timothy says. "Do you have a better idea?"
Kylie shakes her head. "Okay. Pick a number, everyone." Timothy says.
The entire group selects their numbers, and nod.
Timothy opens up the random number generator and clicks a button.
The screen loads for a few seconds, then reveals the number four.
"Okay then. We'll vote out Norman if we lose." Timothy says.
"What! Why me?" Norman asks, alarmed.
"Don't worry about it. We won't lose." Graham smirks.
Norman, however, still looks worried.
Confessionals:
Norman: "This team obviously wasn't meant for me. We shouldn't rely on a computer to make our decisions. I am the smartest, but I guess Timothy just couldn't keep his obsessions to himself."
"CAMPERS! TIME TO START THE CHALLENGE!" Chris yells, and the teams walk outside.
"Today you have to go surfing in order to win immunity. You'll be riding the waves to collect flags. But these aren't just any waves." Chris chuckles. "These are huge. Anyway, the first team to have all of their members collect a flag wins! The flags are over there, on top of those buoys." Chris says, pointing towards the ocean. Sure enough, four buoys with a surplus of flags mounted on them float in the water.
"Ready?" Chris asks. "Go!" He shouts, throwing each team a surfboard.
Liam rushes inside the house, and comes out holding a surfboard of his own.
"I've got this." He says confidently. He leaps into the water and starts paddling out into the ocean.
Farrah takes the surfboard.
"I'll go first!" She volunteers.
"Nobody's stopping you." Kylie shrugs.
Farrah jumps into the ocean, and swims out to sea.
Evie quickly pulls Norman aside as the others watch Farrah.
"Norman, do you think I'm useless?" She asks.
"What? Why?" Norman says, startled.
"Well, the others all have their advantages, like their strength. Where do I fit in?"
Norman takes her hand. "Evie, you're a good addition to any team. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." He says, smiling.
"Really?" Evie asks. Norman nods. "I'm sure of it."
"Thank you, Norman." Evie smiles, then pulls him into a hug. Norman looks surprised, but eventually hugs back.
John watches the two embrace, and narrows his eyes. "Makes me sick." He mutters to himself.
He turns around to face his team members. "Who wants to go first?"
Katarina raises her hand. "I'll do it. You three will probably mess up anyway." She says, grabbing the board and diving into the water.
As soon as she's far enough away, Marc starts talking to John.
"Hey John, I want to make you an offer." Marc says. John smirks. "What do you have in mind?"
"Can you vote out Katarina if we lose? She's bringing a lot of negativity to our team." Marc says.
"It depends. What's in it for me?" John replies.
"A spot in the merge. You can take it from there." Marc says.
"I'll think about it." John says, turning back around.
Confessionals:
Marc: "I really hope he'll go through with this. I might have to use my idol." He says, looking at the wooden head of Chris McLean.
"Okay. I'll go first." Sarah says, taking the surfboard from Ace.
"Why you?" Willam asks.
"Do you really want to ask me that?" Sarah says, bored. "We're all going to have to do the challenge. I'm just doing it first."
She dives into the water before Willam can respond.
"Fine. But I'm going next." Willam says.
Liam, Sarah, Katarina, and Farrah are all in the water, waiting for the wave to begin.
"Ready? Just kidding, I don't care." Chris says. He presses a button on the remote, and a huge wave starts out in the water behind the four contestants.
Liam takes his position while the others each do their own thing.
The wave rushes at them and carries the boards up.
They all shakily stand up, except for Liam and Farrah, who quickly reach out and grab a flag from the buoy.
Sarah and Katarina barely manage to get their flags, and they almost lose their balance.
Finally, the wave comes crashing down, and Liam sails perfectly to his team's house, smiling.
He picks up the board and hands it to Laurie, then sits down, waiting for the others to go out.
Katarina puts her flag down and gives the surfboard to John, who dives into the water.
"That's how you do it." Katarina smirks, sitting down. "Too bad you idiots won't be here much longer."
"Actually-" Marc tries to speak up, but Petunia puts her hand over his mouth.
Confessionals:
Petunia: "We can't have Katarina knowing what we're going to do if we lose. She might take her anger out on one of us." She writes something in a notebook. "This is bad..."
Petunia just puts her finger over her mouth, and Marc nods, understanding.
Sarah rides past them, coming to a stop on her team's house.
She tries to give the board to Ace, but Willam clears her throat.
"I think I was going next." She says, reaching for the board.
Sarah looks to Ace, and the Jock nods. He jumps into the water, taking the board with him.
Willam just shoots an angry look at Sarah, who chuckles.
As Graham leaves, Timothy pulls Farrah aside.
"I think he should go next." Timothy says, pointing to Graham, who is swimming away.
"Graham? Why him?" Farrah asks.
"I've run a few calculations. His attitude is bringing us down a bit. I know that I said we'd eliminate Norman if we lost, but Graham is a danger to us." Timothy reasons, showing Farrah his computer screen.
The Adventurer shakes her head. "No. I'm surprised you even thought about going behind Graham's back."
"What?" Timothy says, shocked. "I'm trying to help us all! Graham deserves it as much as Norman."
Farrah just gets up and stomps off.
Laurie surfs in with her flag, and gives the board to Adam.
Adam is about to jump in, but Cindy takes the surfboard from him.
"No. You're just going to mess this up. Let me show you how to do it... perfectly." She scoffs, jumping in.
"Ugh. What's her problem?" Adam says, rolling his eyes.
"Don't mind her. I'm sure she'll be amazing." Tod says.
"Yeah, you would know." Adam laughs.
Confessionals:
Tod: "This jerk... I'm beginning to regret partnering up with him."
John comes back with a flag, and tosses the surfboard to Marc.
"Don't mess up." He chuckles.
"I won't." Marc assures, jumping into the water.
Confessionals:
John: "We've already lost two challenges. I'm going to kill someone if we lose this one."
Evie returns with her team's last flag, and Chris drives up.
"Team Terremoto takes first! Now it's a matter of who won't take fourth." He announces.
Cindy is having trouble keeping balance on her board, and as soon as she reaches out to grab a flag she falls.
"You can do it, Cindy!" Nathan calls. "Just keep trying!"
The Perfectionist groans and starts swimming back.
Tyrla finishes and gives the surfboard to Willam, who sighs in relief.
"Now we can show those other teams who's boss!" She cheers, diving into the water.
"If we can finish." Ace says, pointing to Team Terremoto, who has collected their reward.
"I wouldn't worry about that." Melissa says.
In the distance, Cindy falls off her board again, cursing.
Marc returns with his flag, and gives the board to Petunia.
She quickly stands up when the wave comes, and grabs the flag.
"Team Marea gets second! Now it's down to Team Volcan and Team Huracan!" Chris shouts.
Just as he says that, Willam comes surfing back, holding the flag.
"Well Team Huracan, I'll be seeing you at the elimination ceremony then." Chris says.
Chris is standing before the six members of Team Huracan, holding a plate of sandwiches.
"Welcome to your first elimination ceremony, Team Huracan." He says. "I'm sure you all know how this works. When I call your name, I'll toss you a sandwich. The one without a sandwich will be sent home. Just hope it's not one of you..." He chuckles. "But anyway, the votes have been cast. Would anyone like to play an idol?" He asks. "Nobody? Okay. If you get a sandwich, you're safe." He continues, grabbing a sandwich.
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"Tod!" He calls, throwing a sandwich to the short girl.
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"Adam!" The Lovable Rebel catches his sandwich, and smirks.
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"And Laurie!" Chris calls. "Cindy, Nathan, and Liam. All three of you got votes, and one of you will go home. That person, however, is not Cindy." Chris says, throwing a sandwich to Cindy. "Liam, you're on the chopping block because Cindy's alliance thinks you're horrible. And they're right, I might add." Chris laughs. "Nathan, you're on the chopping block for wasting a vote and targeting people. One of you received more votes than the other. And that person is..." Chris reaches for the last sandwich.
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"Liam." The Surfer stands up, only to be hit in the head by the sandwich. "You're safe. Nathan, you voted for yourself, so you're automatically going home. New rule." Chris explains.
Chef grabs Nathan and tosses him into the Lifeboat, where he sails off into the distance.
"And that wraps up this episode of Total Drama Destino Island. Which team will be unfortunate enough to lose a member? Find out next time, here on TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" Chris shouts.
Voting Confessional:
Liam: "My vote is for Cindy. Sorry, but you cost us the challenge."
Laurie: "I'm voting with Liam, so Cindy. Sorry."
Cindy: "If everything goes as planned, this game will be ours."
Tod: "Cindy said she wanted Liam gone. Who am I to argue?"
Adam: "Hey, if voting for Liam means that I'm safe, I'll take it!"
Nathan: "I... I can't vote for any of my teammates. I'm voting for myself."
Teams:
Team Volcan: (Ace, Melissa, Sarah, Tyrla, and Willam)
Team Marea: (John, Katarina, Marc, and Petunia)
Team Huracan: (Adam, Cindy, Laurie, Liam, and Tod)
Team Terremoto: (Evie, Farrah, Graham, Kylie, Norman, and Timothy)
Eliminated: Zero, Andrew, Brooke, Nathan
Nathan: He was a good character. Unfortunately, his kindness was his downfall, as his refusal to vote with an alliance caused him to be booted. I'm not really satisfied with the way he was eliminated, but it'll be important in the future. I guess it's true what they say: Nice guys finish [last].
I am so sorry for the shortness and lateness of this chapter. School, Halloween, and Procrastination all got the better of me. Hopefully you enjoyed this episode, though. Tell me what you think of the cast, and how I played your character. And as always, thanks for reading!
