"Last time on Total Drama Survival: Our final 8 survivors were thrown twist after twist. Not only were the teams finally merged, there was also a surprise return by none other than Ezekiel. And, boy, was he mad at Gwen and Duncan. So mad, in fact, that he agreed to team up with Eva's alliance to take the couple down. Meanwhile, Chef had an old war buddy of his hunt down the campers in a crazy awesome and intense challenge. In the end, Ezekiel was the winner of immunity, and thanks to his plan, he got Bridgette to vote for herself and get her eliminated. Now, only 8 remain. What challenge will we throw at the survivors, next? How will Gwen and Duncan continue to face Eva and Trent. And most importantly, what will become of Harold and Eva's plans to corrupt him? Find out the answer to these questions and more, right here on TOTAL...DRAMA...SURVIVAL!"
*** Opening Credits ***
The camera opens to show the new campsite where all 8 contestants where staying. As with the previous campsites, it was simply a clear area on the beach of Drama Island with a few makeshift tent like structures made by the teens and a campfire near the middle of the area. The sun was just beginning to rise and the only person that was awake was Ezekiel. He could be seen sitting on a log and looking over the other 7 contestants and seemed to be in deep thought. Suddenly, Chris walked out behind him.
"Zeke!" Startled by Chris' voice, Ezekiel jumped up from the log and tripped. "Good to see that you're awake, my man."
"Ow. Yo, watch it with the sneaking, eh. You almost gave me a heart attack," Ezekiel responded.
"Sorry, just thought I'd come here to tell you about the weekly poll results."
"Poll results?" the teen asked in a confused tone. "What do you mean, eh?"
"Whoops, forgot that you were already eliminated when we introduced these. Basically, we ask the viewing audience a question every week to see what they think of various things in the competition. This week's poll was about you," Chris replied.
"About me, eh? Really?"
"Yep! We asked the audience who they thought you should try and take with you to the finale if your plan to eliminate Gwen and Trent works."
Ezekiel raised a curious eyebrow, showing Chris that he was interested to hear the results. Chris smiled and pulled up a piece of paper.
"Let's see here," Chris said as he looked at the paper. "11% thought you should team up with Sierra, 22% thought you should team up with Trent, another 22% thought you should try and team up with Harold and Leshawna, and the final 44% thought you should team up with Eva."
"Most of the voters thought I should team up with Eva, eh?" Ezekiel asked in what sounded like a surprised tone.
"According to these results, that would be correct. So there's some food for thought for you," Chris responded. "Now that that's over with, I'm almost later for my early morning tan, so I'll see you and the rest of your fellow survivors at the challenge. Later."
Chris walked off, leaving Ezekiel to ponder things on his own.
*** Confessional: Ezekiel ***
"Sorry if I disappoint people watching at home, but going to the finale with Eva is definitely not my plan, eh. She'd clobber me in the final challenge. Plus, my plan doesn't just apply to Gwen and Duncan only, eh." Ezekiel grinned as he leaned back in his seat. "You guys didn't think I had really came in here and let Eva 'corrupt me' into being in her alliance so easily, did you, eh? Don't think I forgot that she helped vote me off too. Her and Noah both did, eh. Trent may not have, but he's still in cahoots with Eva, so I don't want to be going to the finale with him either, eh. I'm sure what happened with the last elimination made me get on some people's bad sides, but I have a very specific plan that is more than meets the eye, eh. First, I wasn't lying to Bridgette with what I said. Geoff really WAS devastated when he got eliminated and thought that Bridgette didn't love him anymore. I didn't just recommend that she vote herself on for my personal gain, eh. I also did it so her and Geoff could talk things out an make amends. A couple that strong doesn't deserve to be broken apart, eh. Trust me, she's going to be much happier being with Geoff than she would have been in this competition, eh."
*** At the campsite ***
Trent, Sierra, and Eva are now also awake and talking with Ezekiel. As Duncan and Gwen wake up, Zeke watched them all glare at the couple and talk about how it's going to be easy to eliminate them.
*** Confessional: Ezekiel ***
"Second, as I said, I don't just want to take down Gwen and Duncan. They're just who I want to take down the MOST, eh. Eva, Trent, and Sierra all share that opinion with me, so it was a no brainer to vote with them. With me included, that's half of the votes against them right there, eh. From what I understand, they're trying to get Harold to also vote with them due to the past he has with Duncan. If they're successful, those two are good as gone, eh. So I'm going to help them do that, just so those two can be eliminated. But like I said, that ain't the end of my plan, eh."
*** Back at the camp ***
Harold and Leshawna are now also awake and talking with each other. Ezekiel can be seen looking over at the couple, still in a thinking mood.
*** Confessional: Ezekiel ***
"Finally, there's the rest of my plan. The one that involves also taking down Eva, eh. Here's what I'm thinking. If we can get Harold to agree to vote Duncan off, we can take care of voting off Gwen right after that, whether he helps us with her or not, eh. Then it comes down to Me, Harold, Leshawna, Sierra, Trent, and Eva, eh. What I'm going to do is switch to teaming up with Leshawna and Harold, and try to take Sierra with me. With our numbers advantage, we can take down Eva and Trent with ease, eh. Then Harold and Leshawna would help me get rid of Sierra for what she did to Geoff and Bridgette, and we'd be the final 3. Then, no matter who wins, the million bucks will at least go to someone who deserves it, eh." Ezekiel then looks directly into the camera. "So, don't worry. I'm not here to just be some jerk obsessed with eliminating Gwen and Duncan. My plan goes way past those two, eh. It's a pretty big plan, but hopefully I can pull it off. For four seasons, people have treated me like I'm some sort of joke, eh. Now it's time to show the world what happens when The Zeke gets mad."
*** Outside of camp ***
Elsewhere, Harold and Leshawna are seen gathering firewood.
"So, Leshawna, things are getting pretty heated around here, aren't they?" Harold asked as he picked up some twigs.
"You can say that again. The stuff between Gwen and Duncan, and Eva and Trent were one thing, but adding mentally unstable Sierra and Ezekiel's anger into the mix makes it pretty intense," Leshawna responded.
"Plus, Bridgette eliminating herself was a heck of a shocker," Harold added.
"It sure was. But, at least she gets to smooth things over with Geoff now," Leshawna said.
"Good point. Still, I can't help but feel nervous about the whole situation going on with everyone else. It's like the two of us are being inserted into the middle of a war zone. Gosh, this is tense."
Leshawna placed her hand on Harold's shoulder and gave him a smile.
"Look on the bright side, Harold. Even if we have to be here in between the six of them tearing each other to pieces, we've still got each other."
Harold grinned back at her.
"Yeah, I guess that's pretty awesome. Who knows, with them being at each other's throats, they won't be paying attention to us, so it may make things easier for us to make it to the finale."
"That's the spirit." The couple exchanged a high five. "Come on, let's head back to camp."
With firewood in hand, the couple returned to the campsite, just in time to distract the others in the middle of an insulting competition between Trent and Duncan. After placing the firewood near the campfire, the duo looked at the others.
"We miss anything?" Leshawna asked.
"You mean besides those two not being able to find a way to stop yelling at each other, eh?" Ezekiel asked, pointing a finger over at Trent and Duncan. "Not really, eh."
Suddenly, a helicopter could be heard approaching overhead. The survivors looked up and saw Chris stand in the doorway of the helicopter with a megaphone in his hand.
"Survivors! It's time for today's challenge. Meet at the challenge site on the double. Trust me, you're going to like what we have in store for you guys."
As Chris flew away, the teens exchanged perplexed looks.
"We're actually going to ENJOY today?" Gwen asked, skeptically.
"Sounds like it must be a reward challenge," Eva replied.
"Must be a heck of a reward for Chris to sound so sure of himself," Trent added.
"Well, that house we got to stay in was pretty sweet," Harold pointed out. "Maybe the reward today is even better."
"If that's the case, what are we doing standing around here?" Leshawna asked. "Let's go!"
The others nodded in agreement and began to set off for the challenge site.
*** Confessional: Gwen ***
"So, things haven't been any better for Duncan and I ever since the merge happened. Bridgette is gone, and Ezekiel is back and totally ticked off at us. If today really is a reward challenge, then it could be just what we need. We can calm down and take some time to think out how not to get eliminated by all these people that hate us." Gwen sighed. "It would be nice to win the reward, too. I could use some rest and relaxation after all the crap that's gone on this season."
*** At the challenge site ***
All 8 contestants made it to the challenge site and circled around Chris and Chef. Out on the beach was a large square area marked off by rope.
"Welcome, survivors, to today's challenge. It's a bit special today, because today's challenge is a-"
"Is a reward challenge?" Eva asked, cutting Chris off.
"Yes, Eva, it is," Chris said, very annoyed that he had been cut off. "Thank you for that. Anyway, the reward this time is a chance to get away from all the drama here on the island."
"So are we getting a chance to go back to the luxury house?" Harold asked.
"No, Harold. If you would not cut me off, you'd find that out." Harold gave Chris a sheepish smile before Chris continued. "Although the prize doesn't last as long as the visit to the luxury house did, it is still a very nice opportunity to get some well needed relaxation. The prize is a three hour long cruise for you and one other survivor of your choosing. The cruise ships will take the both of you far away from the island and provide you with some good food. All in all, it's a pretty great prize. Oh, and I should also mention that it's the final reward challenge of the season."
The 8 teens all gasped at this, causing Chris to chuckle.
"That's right. This is your last chance to get some good rest from the rough terrain of Drama Island. So, if I were you guys, I'd be working my butt off to win today's challenge." Chris motioned over to the roped off area on the beach. "The challenge is simple enough, somewhere in that square area of sand full of countless sea shells, Chef has buried a sea shell made of solid gold!"
"Where did you guys get a sea shell made of gold?" Trent asked.
"We have our sources," Chris commented as Chef nonchalantly scooted away a container labeled "Gold Paint."
"So basically, whoever finds the gold shell gets to go on the cruise and picked who goes on it with them?" Duncan asked.
"Yes, thank you for doing my job for me, Duncan. Find the gold shell, and receive an awesome reward. Simple enough, right?"
"And, where are our digging tools?" Leshawna asked.
"Ha! That's a joke right?" Chris asked. "You guys should know better by now. You got to do this digging the good ol' fashioned way: by hand."
The teens collectively groaned and walked over to the roped off area of the sand.
"Alright everybody...BEGIN!" Chris blew a whistle and the contestants began rapidly digging through the sand. Sand was flying through the air as the 8 teens scooped through the ground trying to find the golden shell. After a bit of digging, Ezekiel looked over at Harold and noticed that he was decently away from all of the others. Knowing he might not get another chance, he went over to talk to him. As he walked over, Eva can be seen watching him.
*** Confessional: Eva ***
"Man, we hit the jackpot when we got Ezekiel as the returning person. Besides Noah, I don't think we could have got anyone better. Not only does he despise Gwen and Duncan with a passion, he's also pulling off some pretty good ideas. He won the last challenge, got Bridgette to eliminate herself, and now he's helping us to get Harold on our side. If he keeps this up, I think it goes without saying that me and Trent will be taking him to the final three...you know, unless he tries to betray us or something. Then I'll hit him so hard that he ends up becoming cross-eyed."
*** At the challenge site ***
Harold is focused on digging until Ezekiel suddenly walks up next to him and starts digging beside him.
"Hey, Harold. How's the challenge going for you, eh?"
"Alright, I guess," Harold awkwardly responded. "Any particular reason why you're over here digging with me?"
"I kind of wanted to talk to you about something, eh," Ezekiel responded.
"And that something would be?"
"I wanted to know if you'd be interested in eliminating Duncan," Zeke responded, which got Harold to stop digging.
"Duncan?" Harold asked. "Why do you ask."
"Come on, eh, you know he's bullied you since season 1. He's been a royal jerk to you and everyone else, while you are nice to everyone. Heck, you even saved a bunch of peoples lives one time, eh. Duncan included," Ezekiel said.
"Yeah, I remember," Harold responded.
"And yet somehow, for whatever reason, he's gotten farther than you in every season, even almost winning season, eh. Not to mention he has more popularity, despite him being a bully, a cheater, and an all around jerk, eh." Ezekiel paused. "You know, now that I say that out loud, why DO people like Duncan so much? He's as big of a jerk as they come, eh!"
"Trust me, Zeke, you're preaching to the choir here. No one's been tormented by Duncan on this show more so than me," Harold said.
"That's my point, eh. Why not get some revenge on all the crap he's put you through? Join up with me and help vote him off. Consider it a way to finally get the upper hand on him, eh."
"Zeke, you're in the alliance with Eva, Trent, and Sierra, aren't you?" Harold asked, taking Ezekiel by surprise. "The same alliance that nearly destroyed Geoff and Bridgette's relationship?"
"They're the one's that did that," Ezekiel said in a whisper. "I didn't have any part in it, eh. In fact, I helped Bridgette out in getting to leave so she could go patch things up with him, eh."
"So it was YOU that got her to vote herself off!" Harold narrowed his eyes at Ezekiel.
"No! Well, yeah, eh, but it was so she could fix things in her relationship with Geoff."
"And so Eva's alliance could have one less threat," Harold pointed out.
"Harold, buddy, you got it all wrong, eh."
"Come on, dude, everyone saw how ticked off you were at Gwen and Duncan when you got back. Listen, I don't blame you for teaming up with Eva. In fact, I wish you luck in your goal. But I don't want to associate myself with them. Sorry." Harold was about to go back to digging before Ezekiel spoke up.
"I don't want to be involved with them either, eh! I don't just want your help in taking down Gwen and Duncan, I want you to help me take out Eva and Trent, too, eh," Ezekiel said.
"Huh?" Harold asked, a bit confused by what Ezekiel had said.
"Here's how I see it: You just help us vote out Duncan. That's all, eh. We'll take care of getting rid of Gwen, you don't even have to help us on that one. Then, I'm going to try and convince Sierra to vote off Eva, eh. Meanwhile, you, me, and your girlfriend also vote for her and get her out. Then we do the same to Trent, eh. Finally, we take out Sierra, and the three of us can be the final three!"
Harold seemed to think over all the things that Zeke had just said.
"Wow, you really planned this out, didn't you?"
"Sure did, eh!" Ezekiel smiled. "Pretty good plan, ain't it?"
"I don't know, aren't you worried about it being me and Leshawna against you in the final three?" Harold asked.
"Nah. There's never a vote off during the final three. Besides, I'd just be glad that someone that isn't a jerk would be the winner, eh," Ezekiel responded.
"That's a good point...but I still don't know. Sure, I can't stand Duncan, but something about helping out Eva and her henchmen leaves a bad taste in my mouth." Harold's face scrunched up as he continued to ponder. "Could you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course! Take all the time to think that you need, eh. It IS a reward challenge today, after all. Take some time to think on it and get back to me, eh," Ezekiel responded.
"Ok, I will," Harold said. "Now, if you don't mind, I kind of want to get back to the challenge."
"Oh, right." Ezekiel got up to leave. "Sorry about that, eh. Good luck in the challenge."
"Yeah, you too." Ezekiel walked away, leaving the now very confused Harold to himself.
*** Confessional: Harold ***
"GOSH! I can't believe I'm getting put into the drama between Eva, Duncan, Trent, and Gwen. I sure didn't see that coming." Harold sighed. "Oh well. At least they just want my vote and not to screw up my awesome new relationship with Leshawna. That doesn't mean I'm going to help them though. Teaming up with the likes of Eva is a decision that need a LOT of thinking. I do like Ezekiel's plan, and it would be nice to beat Duncan, but Eva's done some downright nasty things this season...this is going to be a hard decision."
*** Back at the challenge site ***
All the survivors are busy digging through the sand. By now, there are countless shells that have been flung to the side, signifying that no one had had any luck in finding the shell thus far.
"Geez, Chef, how deep did you bury this darn thing?" Duncan asked.
"You'd like to know, wouldn't you maggot?" Chef asked with a laugh. "Now shut up and keep digging!"
Duncan cursed under his breath and went back to digging. Unbeknownst to him, however, one of the other contestants had stopped their digging and was staring at something in the sand. A certain homschooled contestant wearing a green hat. As the camera pans around, it is revealed that Ezekiel is, indeed, looking at a particular sea shell that was a bright gold. He kept quite, making sure not to alert anyone that he had found it. He considered simply taking it and making it known that he had won the challenge, but he decided again it. Instead, he formulated a better plan.
"If he's going to be on my side, he's going to have to be in a good mood, eh," Ezekiel quietly said to himself. He looked over at Harold and, without anyone seeing, quietly tossed the golden shell at the pile of dirt that Harold was digging through. It was only a matter of seconds till Harold looked over and saw it.
"I found it!" Harold grabbed the shell and jumped up, caching the attention of everyone else. "Victory is mine!"
After coming over to make sure that Harold had the correct shell, Chris blew his whistle.
"Challenge is over people. Your winner of the cruise is...HAROLD!" Harold seemed to be giddy with excitement at Chris' words. Ezekiel took note of his mood and smirked to himself. "Congrats, Harold. You and one other survivor of your choice get to spend three whole relaxing hours away from this island on a luxury cruise ship! So, who's it going to be?" Chris asked.
"Pssh, like I even have to think about it. I'm taking Leshawna!" Leshawna grinned and ran over to hug Harold.
"Aww yeah, baby. This is going to be fun."
"Calm down, you two," Chris said. "The cruise ain't even started yet. I'll go call the ship captain to go ahead and come here to take you guys. Be right back."
Chris walked off, leaving the survivors to converse.
"Well, crap. That cruise would have been awesome," Gwen said, visibly irritated by losing.
"Aww, cheer up, babe," Duncan said as he put his arm around her. "At least those jerks didn't get it," he said, pointing at Eva and Trent.
"Good point." Gwen chuckled. "I'm going to go congratulate Leshawna about getting to go."
As Leshawna and Gwen were talking, Ezekiel decided to talk with Harold.
"Harold, good job on winning the reward, eh," Ezekiel said, holding up his hand for Harold to high five. After a quick moment of hesitation, Harold smiled and high fived him.
"Thanks. It's going to be sweet," Harold responded.
"Pretty pumped for it, eh? Glad I could help."
"Glad you could help?" Harold asked. "What does that me-"
"Alright guys, ship is on the way," Chris yelled, cutting off Harold. "Harold and Leshawna, you guys can stay here. Everyone else, go ahead a return to camp."
Ezekiel patted Harold on the shoulder and began to walk off.
"Have fun on your cruise, eh. Don't forget to think over what we talked about."
Ezekiel walked off, along with the others, leaving Harold alone with Leshawna and Chris. Soon enough, a cruise ship pulled up near the beach.
"Looks like our ride's here!" Leshawna squealed in excitement and grabbed Harold. "Come on, baby, let's go!"
Harold still seemed to be a bit confused about what had went on with Ezekiel, but for the time being, decided to put it in the back of his mind so he could enjoy his time with Leshawna. He flashed her a smile.
"Yeah, let's go."
*** At camp ***
As everyone is getting ready, Ezekiel can be seen still in deep thought as he is preparing for bed.
*** Confessional: Ezekiel ***
"Well, there it is, eh. I've set my plan in motion. Now I just got to hope that Harold is going to help me, eh. If all goes according to plan, Duncan, Gwen, Trent, and even Eva won't stand a chance, eh.
*** Back at camp ***
As they're preparing to sleep, Eva and Trent flash a grin to Ezekiel, which he returns. After the duo look away and drift off to sleep, Ezekiel's grin turns more sinister looking as the camera fades to black.
Remaining Contestants:
Trent, Eva, Gwen, Duncan, Sierra, Ezekiel, Harold, Leshawna
9th: Bridgette
Team Merge, Ezekiel Returns
10th: Geoff
11th: Lindsay
12th: Noah
13th: Cody
Eliminated: Ezekiel
14th: DJ
15th: Courtney
16th: Blainley
Author's Note: Update time! Yeah, it's a reward chapter, but as you can see, it's set up some drama to come in the next chapter. Just what will Harold do? You'll have to keep reading to find out! But what do you think he should do? Well, that brings us to this chapters:
Poll question: What should Harold do? Should he take Ezekiel's offer, or should he stay out of anything related to Eva. Give your votes on my page!