"Last time on Total Drama Island. The campers were chained together to show them the true definition of teamwork. In this case, they learned that teamwork means to not let your partner pass out, or get caught in an explosion. The Eagles played strong, but Greg and Kelly led the Cobras to victory, sending the Eagles back to the bonfire. It seemed that magician Neil was set to take his final curtain, but, in a shocking twist, Jake betrays his alliance, causing lovable cowboy Henry to get the boot. Will Kenny get to the bottom of this savage betrayal? Can the Cobras take advantage of this change of heart? Will I win my bet with Chef on how long the surviving interns will last? Find out tonight, here on Total...Drama...Island."
The morning was a bitter one for Kenny. He hated taking showers, but today, he took a long one to think, as showering was the one time anyone could ever get privacy at this campsite. He knew that someone had betrayed the team and voted out Henry. Either Jake, Nicolas, or Shannon had done such a thing. It was the only way. Kenny was pretty certain about Nicolas being innocent, he and Henry were like an odd couple, but the fact that he had to suspect his little sister was not sitting well with him.
(Confession Cam)
"Part of me hopes that Jake is the traitor. I can just deal with him and move on. But another part of me is sad for that to. I get along with Jake, I like him. Nick and Jake get along too, they'd go adventuring in some long lost tomb looking for treasure together or something crazy like that. But now, I have to suspect him, or suspect my sister. It would be impossible for me to adequately deal with Shannon if she was the traitor. Even worse then that, she's smart enough to figure that out." Kenny confided
"Good morning, Kenny." Jake called to Kenny as he stepped out of the shower.
"Oh, hi, Jake. How are you." Kenny moved over to the sink to brush his teeth.
"Just fine." Jake ducked into a shower stall and started it up. "Any idea what the challenge is going to be?"
"No, but I'm looking forward to the merge and the game shift. I can get behind the whole survival challenge aspect. Sounds like fun." Kenny departed from the shower. He couldn't afford to get too chummy with Jake. It could be a ruse.
(Confession Cam)
"I don't feel bad about playing the game." Jake defended. "But that doesn't mean we can't get along with each other. We can't just dwell on the past, we need to move on and get on with our lives."
"Campers, congratulations. The team merger, and the transition, will soon be underway." Chris announced. The two teams started congratulating their members, patting each other on the back and slapping high-fives.
"The new site is going to be down the river from here, not too far away. Your challenge today is going to be a two-day kayak trip down river, where you will join us at the new grounds. Think of this as your final exam before you start the new game." Most of the campers seemed enthusiastic with the challenge, although Diana silently told Jake she was thrilled that Chris would not be around to torture them. He silently agreed.
"Good to see you're so excited. You'll be racing in individual kayaks, but you'll be traveling as a team. Pack up your stuff, and meet by the Dock of Shame in two hours where I'll give you more details."
At the Eagles cabin, Shannon was helping her brother pack.
"You never fold your clothes right, your suitcases always bulge and have openings." She scolded.
"Leave some time for yourself, Shan-ban." Kenny responded. "We only have so much time to get our stuff ready."
"I've got plenty of time, big brother. I could probably pack everyone's suitcase in two hours." She moved quickly, and soon, Kenny's suitcase was all ready. He grabbed it and sat outside.
"Get kicked out too, or just need some time to think." Kelly, over at the Cobra's cabin, smiled at him. Kenny pointed towards his suitcase.
"Too many people inside. If you don't need to be there, might as well go." He said.
"Well, you guys might have more people, but we have Amanda and Michelle. Those two are so fussy about fashion and getting their luggage packed. I just threw my stuff in a gym bag." Kelly shrugged.
"Soldiers make do, don't they?" Kenny asked. Kelly smiled at his response.
"Is this the meeting place for exiles?" Martin's voice came from the doorway of the Eagles' cabin.
"Did Shannon kick you out?" Kenny asked. Martin nodded.
"She's certainly meticulous. Guess it runs in the family."
"No, she's just like Mom." Kenny responded. "I'm surprised she doesn't kick everyone out and just pack the suitcases herself."
"She's quite fast. Her worth is beyond rubies. That's said about a wife, but your little sister is certainly precious, is she not?" Kenny nodded to Martin.
"Indeed, but let's not discuss family. The fact that Shannon and I are related is enough." Kenny averted Martin's eyes.
"I understand. I apologize if I slighted you." Martin was apologetic.
"It's nothing, it's okay. I'm not mad. You can't get mad at a preacher."
"I'm not a priest, Kenny, and I doubt I shall become one. To speak of religion doesn't mean religion is my life."
"Has Diana been talking to you?" Kenny asked.
"Why?"
"Because that sounds like something she'd say, if she used ornate language. All right, I'm gonna help Shannon by hauling suitcases. I may not be Mr. Top-packer, but a big lunk like me can haul the suitcases. Make sure you've got stuff ready to bring with you. I doubt we can lug these suitcases in the kayaks, and it's supposed to be a long trip." Kenny stood up and went to aid his sister.
"Campers, here is a map of where we are, and where you'll be going. You'll be going downriver. This isn't a simple day trip, dudes. This trip is going to take two days. You should be arriving before sunset tomorrow. So that means you'll have to camp out tonight. We've set up a checkpoint for you guys to reach by the end of the day tonight with camping supplies. Nothing is assembled, so plan on taking some time to do that. If you don't reach it, you're on your own in the night, dudes, and I do not recommend going down the river at night. This is your final test, like I said. Your ultimate camping challenge before we start the new challenges. The first full team to reach the new site wins. There won't be a campfire ceremony when we get there, but that team will have a very distinct advantage which will be revealed when they get there. Okay then, I'll see you later. Good luck."
"Hmmm...All you Eagle boys in your trunks. A good sight to take in before we go." Michelle teased.
"I'm go glad you enjoy yourself." Martin responded. "Please, be careful on your journey. We shall see you at the finish line." The campers started to get into their kayaks. Chris fired a gun to start the race, and the campers starting going downstream.
The Cobras took an early lead while the Eagles opted to go slower, helping Diana and Neil, who had never gone kayaking before, to get familiar with it's use.
"Should we go faster, big brother?" Shannon asked
"We'll just tire ourselves." Kenny responded. "We've got two days anyway, we should make sure we all are comfortable with riding down the river in these things, and then pull ahead."
"Chris's map said there were rapids ahead." Jake mentioned. "Everyone, be very careful." He paddled ahead of the rest of the team, being the most familiar with kayaking. The rest of the Eagles tried to follow his lead as best they could.
The Cobras, making excellent time, started to run into their first bit of trouble, the first bit of rapids.
"Whoa!" Kelly was really enjoying herself, going up the waves. Greg too, was screaming wildly in excitement. The rest of the Cobras weren't too keen about the waves, and were having a lot of difficulty.
"Try to stay upright." Edward called.
"Have you even done this before?" Bobby asked. Edward shook his head.
"You all should scream wildly and paddle slowly. That's what I'm doing and I'm having a wet time!" Greg inserted his comment randomly between screams of joy.
"Why not? It seems to work." Amanda said. She immediately steered right into the waves, shouting loudly as Greg did. She started to make quite a bit of progress herself.
"No need for that." Edward responded. "I'll just follow in the rear in case a kayak tips." They passed through the rest of the rapids in silence.
"Hey, Edward, take a look back." Bobby called. "See any Eagles?"
"I think so. Hard to make out, but it might be them. They don't look like they're moving faster then us."
"They will be." Bobby responded. "They've got Adventure Boy and Jake, they'll make better progress on the rapids then we will. Let's pick up some speed, folks." Bobby started paddling ahead, Greg matched him. Michelle slowed down to ride alongside Edward, who wasn't doing too well on the rapids.
"You're paddling too shallow." She offered. "Go deeper, move more water."
"You sound like Amanda." He responded.
"We learn from each other. She's smart, but afraid of being noticed, and I'm not smart, and fearless."
"I gathered that from the talent show. The fearless part, anyway."
"So she makes me smarter and I make her more confident. Fair trade, don't you think."
"Hmph." Edward huffed. "Let's just get moving."
"You don't talk much, do you? You mad or something?"
"I'm not mad. Doctors don't get mad."
"You're not a doctor yet." Michelle reminded. "Hey, didn't even need Amanda for that one. C'mon, lighten up. You're not still mad about the wave runner challenge. We lost, get over it."
"I'm not mad, you've missed the point." Edward huffed and started paddling faster to get away from her.
(Confession Cam)
"I really can't focus on Michelle and her flirtations right now. I'm in a tight spot." Edward confessed. "Between Bobby and Shannon, I'm going to have a hell of a time getting my feet on the ground when the teams merge. I need a plan. Amanda's counting on me."
The Eagles tackled the rapids alarmingly well. With Nicolas helping Diana, and Jake helping Neil, they started to make out the Cobras ahead of them.
"Let's not overtake them, just follow. We've still got quite a bit of light left, at least five hours worth. We're probably nowhere near the checkpoint." Nicolas followed Kenny's original plan.
"Anyone got a map?" Neil asked.
"Shannon's in charge of that." Kenny responded.
"If we continue as we are, we'll have maybe an hour and a half at the checkpoint. That's if we don't make any stops or anything." She reported.
"That's sad, because I'm famished." Jake answered. "I didn't eat much at breakfast."
"No one eats much at breakfast." Kenny responded. "We all just make do. Here, I have an extra granola bar I stole. Eat it and make better time."
"I hope you've got more of those, Kenny." Neil asked.
"No, we won't stop." Diana sided. "Whatever this advantage is, even if it's crappy, we'll want it. There will be food at the campsite."
"What makes you so certain of that?"
"Because I know everything, now shut up and row." Diana brushed him off. Neil frowned as Diana rowed ahead.
"What's with her?" He asked to no one in particular. No one answered for a moment.
"Maybe she's just nervous." Nicolas responded. "She's not comfortable doing this stuff. People get all cranky when they have to do stuff they don't know." Neil didn't seem convinced, but he let it go and the Eagles rowed in silence. Despite not wanting to move fast, they were slowly catching up to the Cobras, although once they noticed this, they started to row ahead faster. This behavior continued for the whole of two hours. Eventually, though, the Cobras just went much faster, losing the Eagles completely.
"Shannon, are we still on schedule with the map?" Kenny asked.
"It looks like it. Our pace hasn't changed."
"Good." Kenny gave no further answer. He didn't change his speed or pacing, nor made any other motions to the teammates.
"Kenny, don't you think we're going to lose if we stay like this?" Neil asked.
"No." Jake responded before Kenny did. "This is a two-day event. It doesn't matter how we do the first day. We just need to reach the checkpoint. We'll work harder during the second day." Kenny nodded at Jake's answer.
"Just enjoy the ride and make sure you don't tip. Look at nature, think over strategy, do whatever you want. Just don't race ahead." Kenny ordered.
(Confession Cam)
"Kenny can be really bossy." Neil confided. "Sure, he's really good at helping us win challenges and stuff, but I want to be able to be the team leader sometime. We did really good as Eagles together, but it always felt like we were just following him. Once the teams dissolve, what would the future hold for someone who is unused to planning?"
The Cobras reached their marked checkpoint exhausted.
"Whew, that was some workout." Kelly cheered. "I'm still feeling great, though. Wish the campground was further away."
"Kelly, we've got maybe two hours to get our tent ready. I'd really rather get ourselves set up for night before it hits." Edward complained. "Let's just get things ready and get some shut eye so we can set out at dawn."
"Dawn? That early? It'll be really cold." Amanda responded.
"Maybe not dawn exactly, but we set out as soon as we can see the water well enough." Bobby added on. "We need to beat the Eagles. Whatever that prize is, we're getting it."
"Wonder what it could be." Michelle thought out loud.
"Could be nothing. Could be a cushy trailer, could be hints on the challenges before they occur, could be something totally useless." Greg rambled off responses that seemed completely valid considering Chris's sadistic taste in gifts.
"Don't lose sleep over it." Edward started setting up the tent. "It won't matter what it is when we win it."
"Hey, is that the Eagles?" Amanda called. Sure enough, the Eagles were landing at their checkpoint across the river. Shannon waved to them as she got out of her kayak.
"It's not much longer until the sun goes down." Bobby responded. "Think they'll get everything done in time?"
"We're still not done." Michelle handed him some firewood. "Get to it!" Grumbling, Bobby started to nourish their small flame, trying to get it burning strong.
"Think we can sneak over to their camp and cause them a little trouble?" Bobby asked Edward, who was just finishing with the tent.
"Absolutely not. The entire team is exhausted, and we're not going to wake up in the middle of the night just to cause a little mischief."
"You don't have to come. I'm just going to push their kayaks downstream."
"Absolutely not." Edward reiterated. "Tonight is a new moon, so you're not going to have a whole lot of light. Secondly, they probably think that someone will do that and someone will stay on guard to check for that. Thirdly, trapping them there just isn't right. Fourth, if you do it, I will sell you out to the Eagles at the first opportunity. As smart as you are, you know you can't beat both me and Shannon." After delivering his ultimatum, Edward went into the tent and fell asleep, exhausted after the day's work.
(Confession Cam)
"Why am I the only one who is willing to do what is necessary to win the challenges. It's not like they would be hurt or anything. We'd just win. That's all. If Kenny is left in the driver's seat, we'd be picked off one at a time. However, as loathe as I am to admit it, if Edward is going to work against me with the Eagles, even if Kenny isn't there, I'm going to end up on the short end of the stick. He's proven to me that he can convince Greg, and that's terrifying. And only one camper leaves at a time. Kenny and Edward together would be a frightening prospect." Bobby confided.
On the Eagles's side of the river, the group had finished setting up the camp as night started to fall. Diana was correct in the fact that there was food in the camp, but there certainly wasn't a whole lot.
"Ramen noodles?" She held up a package of the goods. "That's as bad as Chef's food."
"All we need is hot water, though. We can boil water fairly easily. I'll be happy for it." Martin responded. "We must eat, for who knows when we shall eat again." Shannon filled a pot with water from the river while Nicolas worked on a fire.
"So, what to do while this gets ready?" Martin asked. The rest of the Eagles shrugged, standing back to give Nicolas some room.
"Why don't you tell me something, preach." Kenny said. "When we were talking about family, you seemed...almost relieved when I wanted to change the subject." Martin crossed his arms and grabbed the crucifix chain around his neck.
"I'm...sorry?" He tried to feign ignorance, but he wasn't fooling anyone.
"Lying a sin." Diana brought up, suddenly intrigued.
"Well..." Martin trailed off, clearly uncomfortable with the direction of the conversation. "Why the sudden interest?"
"It's just been nagging me." Kenny was quite brief, not wanting to give Martin an inch. "And don't give me anything about curiosity killing the cat. If you don't want to answer, say so. Don't deflect it."
"It's not a secret or anything. I just don't like to discuss it. I don't have one." Martin shrugged and started to stir the pot now sitting over the fire. "I'm an orphan, I was raised by the church."
"That shows." Neil responded first fairly nonchalantly, which caused Martin to smile.
"You don't know anything?" Diana asked.
"Nope. I was left on the doorstep of a small-town church. The only thing my parents gave me was life and the crucifix I'm wearing. There is nothing further to talk about, really." Martin was surprisingly nonchalant about his parents.
"Well, it's not like we all have happy perfect lives like they do in the orange juice commercials. Take our good brother and sister team." Diana turned.
"Huh?" Shannon was confused, but Kenny's brow furrowed in concern.
"Kenny, when I spoke about your sister, you were quite concerned to not speak of family. It seems Diana has also noticed it." Martin finished on Diana's point.
"You're right. No family is touchy-feely perfect. That's all that needs to be said." Kenny dodged.
"You can tell us more then that, you know." Jake pushed on. "Martin told us something important."
"And Martin chose to do so when I said he didn't have to. I'm taking advantage of that." Kenny responded. The ramen had finished cooking, and the group started to eat. Chris had opted not to provide bowls for anyone, so "eating" consisted of dipping a plastic fork into a pot of extremely hot water and trying to get noodles without getting burned. They managed to make do, Kenny remaining silent for the entire meal, not wanting to divulge anything about his family.
(Confession Cam)
"It's not that my family life is bad or anything, it's just no one's business to know." Kenny confided. "And it's really not even about me. I'm just a nobody at home."
After dinner, Shannon took care of emptying the boiling water.
"So, what now?" Diana asked. "Ghost stories?"
"Nah, I'm tired, I'm gonna hit the hay." Kenny responded. Jake agreed, and both men turned in. "Don't stay up too late. When you wake up, get everything ready for leaving. The noise'll probably wake everyone else up, and we can get started. I want to be out of here before the Cobras even know we're gone." The group was silent while the two boys went inside the tent.
"So, Shannon, what's Kenny so scared about." Neil asked.
"Huh? I don't think he's scared of anything. Things are just weird at home." Shannon answered innocently.
"Weird how?" Diana asked. She smiled, She would be able to prod and get things out of Shannon.
"Well." Shannon paused, as if unsure of how exactly to word what she wanted to say. "It's just that our parents want Kenny to be a super athlete. Team every semester, scholarships, first string, all the way. That's all they've ever encouraged."
"Pushy parents. Happens." Neil responded. "I've got a cuckoo aunt trying to raise my cousin to be a singer, but she's tone-deaf."
"It's not just that. I mean, Kenny's smart, Kenny's real smart. He could be smarter than anyone at school, but at home, the only thing they care about grade-wise is what he gets in P.E and that he's not flunking, cause if you flunk, you can't play. So, Kenny stopped trying at school, and our parents, they stopped caring. He's still upset about it."
"Heh, I know what you mean." Nicolas responded, trying to cheer up the mood. "My dad tried to get me to love golf. He paid for lessons for me to take, signed up tee times, all without asking me. I sloughed my way through it, but I refused to play. He thought it was an insult to everything we stood for. We still rarely talk. All right, I'm following your brother's example. Night." One by one, the Eagles started turning in.
The night was a peaceful one, and the morning was damp with dew, but calm. Jake was the first one to wake up. He didn't find it surprising, as he was sleeping in the tent, and he never slept well indoors. It was still early, but light enough to see. He first looked across the banks where the Cobras were camped. There was no one moving, no sounds or anything. Excited at the thought of the challenge, Jake woke up Kenny, who then started working on cleaning the campsite. The other Eagles started to stir, and, with everyone's help, it was easy to get moving and down the river. When Michelle awoke with the Cobras and saw that the site was deconstructed, she sighed. She made no move to rush, and merely accomplished the tasks of getting ready.
(Confession Cam)
"Heh, when Bobby wakes up, he's going to be all a hollering and screaming. I think that now, I should just worry about getting ready. At least he won't yell at me." Michelle confided.
Michelle's prediction came true. The second Bobby was awake and saw that the Eagles were gone, he was jumping down everyone's throats. Most of the other campers ignored him and got their kayaks ready for departure. They were moving even swifter now than they were the previous day; there was no longer any time to waste.
"I wonder why they awoke so early." Amanda asked Edward.
"I'm guessing it's because we exhausted ourselves yesterday." He responded. "We slept too long because we were tired."
"Hey, you two!" Bobby called from the head of the pack. "If you can talk, you can row faster. It's like weightlifting." He called.
"And yet, he can talk." Edward asided, Amanda chuckled. The Cobras kept moving, but the Eagles must have been racing ahead as well, for they couldn't see them.
"There's a lot of rapids ahead." Kelly, in charge of the map, reported.
"Crap. The Eagles are better there then us. Alright people, get ready for some rough water." Bobby started aggressively paddling into the rapids, his kayak nearly capsizing, to save time.
"Be careful." Greg called. "You might tip."
"When Greg is telling you to be careful, you should listen." Michelle called. She paddled in closer to Bobby, trying vainly to get him to slow down. The distraction from her own rowing, however, caused her kayak to tip to it's side.
"Michelle!" Amanda shouted to get attention. Kelly managed to her help get her kayak upright, and, aside from drinking a bit of the river water, she was more or less unhurt.
"Bobby! Slow down, now!" Kelly ordered. Bobby hadn't even been paying attention to what happened, but once the rapids were out of the way, he agreed to slow down.
"What would have happened if her kayak completely capsized in those rapids? You can't be so focused on winning the challenges. We're a team."
"Not for much longer." Bobby corrected. "And we need to make time. Do you want..."
"...the Eagles to get God know whatever that prize is? It doesn't matter if we get hurt. It's not like we can treat it here. Now, we can make good time without being in danger. Go slower on the rapids." She instructed everyone else. The rest of the group accepted this change in leadership and started to move slower.
There was no chance of them catching the Eagles now. And sure enough, a few hours later in the mid-afternoon, when they reached the new campground, the Eagles had already arrived. Most of them were completely soaked, as if they had swam the journey instead of using the kayak. However, none could deny their large smiles.
"Welcome, Cobras. Glad to see you're all still in one piece." Chris greeted them. "And welcome to the site for the remainder of the season. Here, you'll have to perform true survival challenges designed to push you all to your extreme limits."
"Well, that sounds enjoyable. Like throat cancer." Bobby responded. "What's our first challenge?"
"There won't be a challenge today, we'll be starting bright and early tomorrow. But first, for the Eagles, as promised, I'm going to reveal to you your prize. And trust me, you'll be glad you got it." Chris turned to the anticipative Eagles.
"Behind me stand the Cobras, your former competitors. There are six of them standing before me. And soon, there will be five. Your advantage is that you, the Eagles, will choose one Cobra teammate who will be eliminated right here and now."
"Wait a minute." Kelly interrupted. "I thought you said there would be no elimination."
"I said there would be no campfire ceremony. And I don't see a campfire, or marshmallows." Chris corrected, causing Kelly to grimace.
"So, Eagles, each of you will cast a vote. After that, one of you Cobras, will be gone."
The Eagles all left to cast their votes, and the Cobras sat in dumbfounded silence.
"I expect they'll vote me off." Edward stated once the Eagles had left. "They know I'm a threat to them."
"They might vote me off." Michelle responded. "They all know how I work my assets."
"I can get voted off because it 's random!" Greg shouted. One by one, the Eagles returned, each handing a folded slip of paper to Chris. He read them silently.
"Okay then. One of you will be leaving here today. And Kelly, it's not you." Chris announced the first safe camper. Kelly sighed with relief.
"There's no marshmallows or anything, so just take your place with the Eagles. And Amanda, you're safe as well." The two women moved over to the other side.
"Michelle." Chris called the third camper, leaving the three men on the other side.
"Greg." Greg was looking around at some old movie props, and was not paying attention until Bobby stepped on his foot.
"And the last camper who will be joining us is..." Chris pointed towards Edward and Bobby, both of whom were not surprised at being called last, but now hoped that the Eagles thought the other was leaving.
"Edward, come and join us. Bobby, you're gone." Edward cheered as he went over to join Amanda. The rest of the campers entered the grounds, leaving Bobby outside.
(Confession Cam)
"Bobby made a mistake saying he knew I was the mastermind." Kenny confided. "But honestly, I can't take all the credit. He ran around acting like he was God's gift to the world. It ticked off Diana something fierce. And the rest is history."
(Confession Cam)
"Wow, I really dodged a bullet there." Edward confessed. "I'm going to really have to work hard to make sure us remaining Cobras aren't picked off one by one. But this is the team merge. All I need to do is look for the camps within the team, and pick off the ones on the outskirts."
Votes
Bobby: Diana, Kenny, Martin, Nicolas, Shannon
Edward: Jake, Neil
