AN: It's the new episode format debut!
*Chris's Recap
"Last Time! On Total Drama:
"Sparks began to fly last episode! Some more impressively than others.
Hayes, the poor unfortunate Hayes, had a heart attack caused by the venom from his snake bite, and became Total Drama Nui Kaua's first medical evacuation, but not before winning the heart of Alice, the pop singer. Nixia managed to capture Evan's attention, and did I sense something between Clay and Cassandra? At Ka Malu O camp, Dominique was attempting to bring the team together, but, as to be expected of Ka Malu O, none of them listened to her at all! Julia gave Katrina quite the hair-pull, hah-hahh. At Honua camp, Zubin found the Maple Tiki, which would grant only original Honua members the right to vote at the Po'ino Bonfire ceremony should it be played, which he cleverly put in the same pocket as his rock in order to hide the tiki right under everyone's nose. Well played, Zubin. Kaleaf and Lina shared a moment on the beach, but when a curious Deamian asked questions, Kaleaf lost it. Steven and Aleister spent their free time in the Honeymoon Cabin, searching everywhere, but finding diddly squat. Maddie began to make moves on Stephanie, and then we started our challenge. It was two-fold, jumping for art supplies, or a fabled Twist Tiki, and then creating artwork to impress our guest judges of Peter, Helen, and Conlan, from Total Drama Zero Sum.
"The campers were also given the choice to not jump in exchange for hints to Immunity Tikis hidden around the island, which absolutely none of the Ka Lani members took. This host might have to do something about that! Ka Malu O found that both Katrina and Briand decided to look for their Immunity Tiki instead, which Katrina did end up finding, giving a possible free immunity to the one contestant no one wants here. Kevin was the lone Honua member to get the clue to his team's Immunity Tiki, and it was good luck for him as well, because thanks to a combination of Kaleaf's reckless behavior wasting time, Steven obtaining the Team Shift Tiki and immediately switching over to Ka Lani, and Galiris's attempts to impress Helen overshadowing her common sense to not build near the tide, Honua found themselves the odd team out and heading to elimination.
"Before the elimination ceremony began however, Kaleaf and Lina shared a tender kiss on the beach once more, and unfortunately, a heartbroken Deamian was there to see it. At the ceremony, The once thought to be well-organized and well-structured Honua had devolved into a bunch of arguing teens. A watching Maddie made advances towards Astral, and yelled at Zubin. But most of Honua's anger was directed towards Steven, the one person they couldn't vote off.
The names that came up were Kevin, Galiris, and Kaleaf, and while the vote was close, a clutch play of the Immunity Tiki he had just won by Kevin was enough to send Kaleaf home. We have 21 contestants left, and we're going to put one camper out of this show's misery. Will Honua bounce back with only 6 players after one episode? How will Steven fair on Ka Lani? Will either Alice or Pierre find out the secret to the Honeymoon Cabin? And who will end up with the dreaded Curse Tiki? Find out, right now! On Total...Drama...Nui Kaua!
*Total Drama Theme Song Plays*
Location: Ka Lani Campsite
Contestant(s): Clay, Cassandra, Steven, Stephanie, Evan, Nixia, Aleister
"So Steven, I just want to say…" Stephanie said as all of Ka Lani hung out outside their cabin.
"Don't worry about what Honua says, everyone on this team is glad to have you here. I'm sure Alice is very happy."
"Yeah." Steven said as he looked off towards the Honeymoon Cabin where Alice and Pierre were staying. "I just hope she's okay in there."
Confessional: Steven: Ka Lani
"I used the Team Shift Tiki right away so that I could be near and protect Alice easily! But now she's trapped in a cabin with that creepy Pierre guy! I guess I'll just have to talk to my new teammates and get to know them in the meantime. Stephanie in particular seems pretty cute."
End Confessional
"Ahhh…" Clay relaxed. "You seem relaxed." Cassandra smiled as Clay stretched.
"It's a good day on this island today." Clay answered.
Confessional: Clay: Ka Lani
"Because Pierre isn't around to pester the ever living *BLEEP* out of me! It's nice to have a bit of a break from the guy."
End Confessional
"The weather is really nice." Nixia smiled. "I think I'll go for a walk through the forest."
"Can I go with you?" Evan asked, trying to hide the excitement in his voice.
"I don't see why not." Nixia shrugged.
"Be careful you two!" Steven called out.
"You don't need to worry about us." Aleister put a hand on Steven's shoulder. "We're all strong here."
"Um-"
Confessional: Steven: Ka Lani
"So far, everyone on Ka Lani seems really nice. The only one I can't get that good a read on is Aleister, but he doesn't seem bad, just like he's trying way too hard to be tough."
End Confessional
"So?" Cassandra punched Steven in the shoulder. "You think you're ready to face your old team when the challenge is announced?"
Steven scratched his head. "I hadn't thought very far ahead when I used the tiki." He admitted. "I have no idea how they're going to act when they see me."
Confessional: Cassandra: Ka Lani
"Well, I can certainly guess."
End Confessional
Location: Honua Campsite
Contestant(s): Zubin, Kevin, Lucy, Astral, Lina, Galiris
"Another lap around the island!" Galiris shouted.
"You know what?" Lucy stopped running. "No. I'm not going to run anymore! Why are you even doing this?"
"Because I want to make sure we beat Ka Lani into the dust in the next challenge." Galiris answered. "And for that to happen we need to be at top levels of performance. My dad's crew members never complained when he put them through workouts."
Confessional: Lucy: Honua
"Gal, I hate to break it to you, but we're not a crew of sailors. We're a bunch of teenagers who want a million big ones. Your desire to win is getting in the way of your common sense."
End Confessional
Astral fell to the sand. "Let's….stop…." She spoke through heavy breaths.
"No rest for the weary." Galiris responded as only Kevin really kept up with her.
"If Kevin and I lap you, you have to run an extra time around!"
"Hey…" Lucy said as Galiris and Kevin took off.
"Lina, Astral, I'm having a bit of voter's regret right now. How about the next time we lose, we vote captain hardass off?"
Confessional: Lucy: Honua
"I didn't seriously mean it, yet. But I am seriously frustrated right now!"
End Confessional
Confessional: Lina: Honua
"I don't want to vote anyone off, but, y'know, as long as it's not me!"
End Confessional
Confessional: Astral: Honua
"I suppose….." Astral was fiddling with her ritual knife. "We….don't….need captain….hardass…"
End Confessional
"What the-?" Zubin ran up to where the girls were resting on the beach in front of their cabin. "Is Gal finally done?"
"No, she's doing another lap." Lucy rolled her eyes. "But screw that. My legs hurt, and I want to relax. We just had to vote someone off. I need to unwind."
"Maybe we could go for a quick swim in the lake then." Lina suggested. "Astral, Zubin, care to join us?"
Galiris and Kevin returned to find the four other Honua members playing around in the lake.
"Come on, captain hardass!" Lucy called. "Lighten up for a little bit! You too Kevin, get over here!"
Kevin began to get ready to join them while Galiris continued to run laps.
Confessional: Galiris: Honua
"There's nothing I'd like to do more than swim right now, but I don't want to take any chances. If my crew is staging a mutiny, then fine. I'll carry us on my own."
End Confessional
Location: Ka Malu O Campsite
Contestant(s): Julia, Dominique, Briand, Maddie, Deamian, Katrina
"The fuck is his problem?" Katrina asked Julia as she pointed at a pouting Deamian in the corner of the cabin. "We won the last challenge."
"I think he's upset about Lina and Kaleaf hooking up…" Julia mimicked Bridgette's voice.
"Well, he should go be upset somewhere else. I'm trying to read."
"You know, it wouldn't kill you to support your teammates once in awhile." Dominique walked up to Katrina. "Go over and ask the fool if he needs anything or something. You haven't helped us do squat since you arrived here."
"I am not a therapist, nor do I want to be anywhere near any of you." Katrina replied curtly before getting up to leave the cabin. "I'm going to read in private. Tell me how the challenge goes."
"You're gonna skip this one too?!" Dominique's voice cracked. "Tell me I did not just here you say that."
"If you want to run around like idiots all day, that's fine!" Katrina shrieked. "But don't lump me in with any of you! I have an IQ of-"
"Oooh!" Maddie rose her hand. "187! Woo! I got the correct answer, time to treat myself to some chocolate…"
She began digging through her belongings for a chocolate bar.
"Fuck all of you." Katrina sneered. "Even with the snake boy locked away, you're still unbearable."
Confessional: Dominique: Ka Malu O
"That Katrina is getting on my last nerve. I want her off this island pronto!"
End Confessional
Confessional: Katrina: Ka Malu O
"They can get as angry at me as they want, but they don't want to lose challenges, and even if they do…" Katrina holds up her immunity tiki. "I won't be the one going home. I suppose the one advantage of a team full of idiots is that you always know what to expect."
End Confessional
"Ugh, why did we not vote her off back when we lost the first time again?" Dominique asked Julia, who shrugged in return.
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"Well, my reason for not doing that was to help secure a special alliance between her, myself, and Pierre, and also to keep someone no one likes around. When you have that person, it's sooo much easier to fly under the radar."
End Confessional
"Campers!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers in the center of the island. "Please report to the mess hall for a 'back on the air' brunch buffet! Chef and I have spared no expense for this, which is really rare, so get your butts over here on the double!"
A mixed collection of cheers and groans came from the remaining contestants as they made their way to the mess hall.
Well, except for two.
Location: Honeymoon Cabin
Contestant(s): Pierre, Alice
"The mess hall is hosting a brunch and I am not there to bask in my splendor?" Pierre seemed distraught as he sat down on the bed and motioned at the wreck of a cabin he and Alice had created in searching for the secret Twist Tikis.
"And not a tiki to be found. It's as though the universe is having a bad fashion day and attempting to shield me from the outside world."
Confessional: Alice: Ka Lani
"Pierre is...well, he's exactly what I thought he'd be like from what I've seen of him in the challenges. I don't think he's said a single word to me that he actually wanted to hear my response to, unless it was a question like if I saw the tikis in a certain area or something. I just hope Steven is okay on my team. It seemed like he made his old one really mad by joining us."
End Confessional
Confessional: Pierre
"Unfabubelievable." Pierre puts his hands on the counter and looks into the camera directly. "The twist tikis alleged to be in this cabin have either already been found or are a complete lie. I searched every corner of the place and couldn't find them."
End Confessional
Location: Mess Hall
Contestant(s): Aleister, Nixia, Clay, Evan, Cassandra, Steven, Stephanie, Julia, Dominique, Briand, Maddie, Deamian, Katrina, Lina, Lucy, Kevin, Astral, Zubin, Galiris
"Look at all the grub!" Briand exclaimed as he began to dig in.
"Aw, I've worked up a sailor's appetite this mornin'" Galiris exclaimed as she also began to chow down on food.
"Eat plenty of it." Chef laughed. "Cuz you ain't getting dinner tonight."
Any contestants who were hesitant to eat the meal before began to eat upon hearing that their dinner had been canceled.
"Ohmygosh-Chocolaaate!" Maddie rushed towards all manner of chocolate donuts and other pastries at the end of the buffet table.
"Deamian-" Lina tried to reach out to talk to her friend.
"Don't talk to me." Deamian turned away.
"Deamian, I'm sorry if your feelings were hurt, but you've never made it clear how you felt about me, and I just-"
"Look, I just don't want to talk right now, alright?" Deamian asked. "And put those headphones away next time. It'll give you more credibility."
Lina clasped the headphones she had received from Kaleaf and frowned as Deamian went off to eat alone in the corner.
Confessional: Lina: Honua
"I seriously don't understand Deamian's problem. He's a couple years late to admit he likes me, and he never acted this way when I told him about various crushes I've had before. Not to mention he flirts and goes out with other girls all the time and-" The camera cuts out for a bit. "Not to mention the other Thanksgiving where-" The camera cuts out for a while again. "-And so why on Earth am I the one at fault here?"
End Confessional
"Hey, guys, maybe hold off on eating too too much food okay?" Julia asked as she noticed Dominique and strangely enough Katrina, both eating like the world was ending.
"I have a physical form to maintain." Dominique answered through a mouthful of food. "As such I have a high sense of metabolism and need to take in a certain amount of food each day. If we aren't going to have dinner, then I'm not going to be able to perform at my best."
"Well, what's your excuse?" Julia mimicked Heather's voice as she turned towards Katrina.
Katrina rose the middle finger.
Julia rolled her eyes.
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"Doesn't anyone watch this show anymore? Sure things are a bit different, but this is clearly a prep for the Awakeathon challenge from TDI! We have a numbers advantage over Honua, and I don't want to have to go back to the Po'ino Bonfire unless it's to watch some other team vote off someone!"
End Confessional
"Did you hear that?" Zubin asked the rest of Honua. "I'm pretty sure that Ka Malu O's planning something…"
"Paranoia is a serious problem." Lucy nodded as she took a chicken leg and placed it on her plate.
Confessional: Zubin: Honua
"Lucy jokes, but Julia seemed worried about the amount of food her team was consuming. I think I'll play it safe too."
End Confessional
"What's that Ka Malu O boy doing over there by himself?" Stephanie wondered to the rest of her team as she pointed at Deamian.
"Huh." Steven shrugged. "Poor guy looks down. Should we invite him to sit with us?"
"Clay, what's wrong?" Cassandra asked Clay as she looked at a full plate of food in front of him. "Are you not hungry?"
"I'm just a little concerned about something." Clay responded as he watched Silivia the snake slither through the mess hall. He looked at Chef. "Can I take my food and eat at my cabin?" He asked.
"If you don't want any more'n what you already got, sure." Chef shrugged. "But you leave those doors, you don't get to eat another morsel for the rest of the day."
"All I needed to know." Clay said as he got up and left, taking his plate with him.
Location: Ka Lani Cabin
Contestant(s): Clay
"Alright…" Clay took out his guitar case, where he had hid his Legacy Tiki. "It's still there, but-"
He noticed Silivia slithering up to the cabin's open door.
"I thought so." He grumbled as he shut the case and sat on it.
Silivia entered and looked at Clay, and then at the guitar case.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Clay joked. "Did you want to look inside the case?"
The snake nodded her head.
"Sorry, but only Ka Lani members are allowed to even look at my stuff, much less look through my stuff. If you really want to see what's in this case, you'll need to find a way to switch teams."
Silivia gave Clay a hiss.
"How do you think I feel?" Clay responded. "I'm talking to a snake."
"Hey, Honeymooners and Clay!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers. "Get your butts up to Mt. Immolate and listen to what this episode's challenge is going to be!"
Location: Mt. Immolate Summit
Contestant(s): All Remaining
"Today's challenge…" Chris said to all the sitting campers. "Is a tried and true Total Drama classic, The Great Awakeathon!"
"I knew it!" Julia stood up.
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! And since I knew it, I spent the whole buffet and the trip up here coming up with the perfect strategy to win this!"
End Confessional
Confessional: Pierre: Ka Malu O
"An awakeathon? Perfect. Once Clay falls asleep, I can look through the guitar case that Silivia has told me about! He can't hide his tiki forever!"
End Confessional
"The rules are fairly simple." Chris explained to everyone. "Each camper will try to remain awake, with their eyes open, for as long as humanly possible. If you fall asleep, even for a minute, you're out. First team with all campers asleep goes to elimination. Last team with a camper awake gets to watch. Now, we understand that as teenagers, you lot have a lot of trouble sleeping as it is, so that's why, instead of Chef and I trying to put you all to sleep with boring stuff, we've brought in Total Drama Zero Sum competitor Rudo whose planned a lot of fun activities to drain you of all your energy for us, which you have to participate in, or remain silent and doing nothing for the complete duration of the activity. Finally, do not be the first to fall asleep. If you are the first to fall asleep, you won't like what happens to you when you wake up."
As Chris stopped talking, a helicopter came in and Rudo descended down the ladder, before jumping and landing on the mountain with both feet.
"Oof…" She stretched her back to reorient herself. "Hi guys! It's nice to meet all of you! Who wants to start an arm-wrestling tournament?"
Challenge Rules:
Contestants must avoid falling asleep with either periods of complete silence, or an activity planned by TDZS contestant Rudo, spread throughout the challenge. The last camper standing wins it for their team. The first team to lose all campers to sleep will send someone home. The first camper to fall asleep will be given a massive penalty.
The Challenge
Hour 1
Arm Wrestle Tournament: Dominique, Briand, Galiris, Clay, Evan, Steven, Aleister, Cassandra, Deamian, Lucy, Zubin, Julia, Pierre, Stephanie, Maddie
Silence: Katrina, Nixia, Alice, Lina, Kevin, Astral
Dominique V Briand
The two contestants seemed evenly matched for quite a few minutes, both straining heavily on the other one. Everyone participating watched wide-eyed while Rudo made sure no one was cheating.
Confessional: Rudo
"I tried to come back as a judge last episode, but Chris offered to pay me more if I hosted the challenge that no one he previously asked wanted to. So I decided I might as well entertain myself while doing it."
End Confessional
Eventually, Briand was able to push Dominique's arm to the side of the table this was happening on.
"Briand advances to the next round!" Rudo announced.
"Hey, I'm part of the activity still though, so I can talk right?" Dominique asked Chef.
"You can." Chef said, implying strongly that he did not prefer it.
Galiris V Clay
"Sailor girl versus beard rocker." Dominique said as Rudo began the match between Galiris and Clay.
"You're stronger than I thought you'd be, even for a sailor." Clay said to Galiris.
"You're stronger than I thought you'd be as well." Galiris responded. "But I'm not losing to a Ka Lani."
"Oh, yes you will." Both their grips tightened.
"No...I...won't!" Galiris pushed through, winning the match.
"Alright, that's Gal advancing…" Rudo made a note of who was winning. "Evan and Steven are up next."
Evan V Steven
Steven was able to put up a good fight, but Evan ultimately claimed victory in the match. "Good match." Steven said as he shook Evan's hand.
"Yeah." Evan replied.
Confessional: Evan: Ka Lani
"I have proven myself the alpha against Steven. I now just need to win this tournament to make myself the alpha of all Ka Lani. It's the way wolf packs work, it should be the same in the real world...right?"
End Confessional
Aleister V Cassandra
"A girl?" Aleister asked as he sat down opposite Cassandra.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Cassandra asked.
"Well, you're simply too dainty to-"
"Rudo, start the match!" Cassandra snapped.
"Gladly." Rudo glared at Aleister as she started the match.
Aleister won with ease.
Confessional: Cassandra: Ka Lani
"I want it on the record that I am neither dainty nor weak. Aleister's strength was just inhuman. The hell did he eat this morning at the buffet?"
End Confessional
Lucy ended up defeating Deamian, Julia managed to beat Zubin, Pierre claimed victory in his match with Stephanie, and Rudo beat Maddie without even trying.
Briand and Galiris then began the second round of the tournament, where Briand was able to claim victory once more.
Evan and Aleister then fought, both in their own minds, for the title of Ka Lani alpha, which neither one would truly become to the rest of the team, though Evan was the contestant who emerged victorious.
Lucy and Julia faced off against each other, and Lucy won quickly, which Julia seemed perfectly happy with.
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"I need to do the activities so that I'm allowed to talk. Now, I can focus on my strategy." She began to clear her voice before she mimicked Ella from Total Drama Pahkitew Island. "Ahhh~" She began to sing softly. "Time for a lullaby~!"
End Confessional
Julia began to hum a lullaby tune for those who had already finished their arm wrestling matches, paying specific attention to Stephanie, who seemed to be incredibly relaxed already.
Unfortunately, unknown to Julia, Dominique, who was also in earshot of the lullaby, heard the song as well, and fell asleep just a split second before the cheerleader.
"Both Ka Lani and Ka Malu O are down a camper!" Chris announced quietly. "Can-" He was cut short by Galiris slumping to the ground. "Nevermind!" He said. "All teams down one."
Pierre's match with Rudo ended in his victory as he moved onto the semifinals of the tournament.
Briand's match with Evan resulted in a win for Briand as he advanced to the finals.
"Woo!" He cheered. "Finals of the tournament, finals of the reality show, same diff, am i right?"
"No, you aren't." Evan grumbled as he joined the others.
Lucy and Pierre began their semifinal match.
"Your team got rid of that violent boy?" Pierre asked.
"Yes." Lucy replied, "But stop trying to distract me from the competition with idle talk."
Pierre shrugged slightly before pushing Lucy's arm back. "Sorry for attempting to make some small talk before your glamorous defeat."
Lucy rolled her eyes.
"Well, I did not expect either of you to be in the finals of the arm-wrestling tournament." Rudo said to Briand and Pierre. "But, here you both are. 3...2..1..go!"
"Hahaah!" Pierre was quicker to react and Briand couldn't get his strength up before his arm touched the side of the table in defeat. "It appears, according to your logic Briand, that I have just won the show!"
"It was a joke." Briand tried to defend his previous boast. "If an arm wrestle was used to determine who made it to the finale-"
Rudo snickered. "Yeah, that would be silly, wouldn't it?"
Hour 13:
Contestants Still In Challenge
Ka Lani: Aleister, Clay, Evan, Cassandra, Steven
Ka Malu O: Pierre, Julia, Briand, Deamian
Honua: Lina, Kevin, Astral, Zubin
"And Maddie has just fallen asleep.." Chris announced quietly. "Perhaps she shouldn't have done so many of Rudo's activities in a row…"
"Alright…" Rudo sighed as Julia pleaded with her. She turned to everyone. "Alright people who are still awake, I've got a request from Julia. We're going to hold a singing contest. I've been told that there won't be a singing challenge this season, so I guess it wouldn't hurt to have one now."
"Astral's down.." Deamian announced as he noticed Astral had fallen asleep.
Confessional: Kevin: Honua
"Things aren't looking good for us, we went into this challenge with less people than the other teams, so we need to stay awake longer than them, but…"
End Confessional
Location: Kokoke Island
Contestant(s): Dominique
"Huh? Where am I?" Dominique wondered aloud as she woke up on the sandy beach of Kokoke Island.
"I think I see-" She looked out on the horizon, at camp Nui Kaua across the lake.
"What in the-?"
Confessional: Dominique: Ka Malu O
"Well, at least this place as a confession cam, because good lord does it not have anything else. Why the hell am I even here? Chris? You gonna explain this business or what?"
End Confessional
"My clothes are dry, so I don't think I washed ashore here or anything…" Dominique patted herself down.
She stopped.
She felt something strange in her pocket.
"Oh tell me someone wasn't going through my pants while I was out!"
She lifted out a strange package that she unwrapped to find a note alongside a tiki in the shape of a skull.
"Well this is just great." Dominique spiked the skull to the ground. "Julia's damn singing gone and got me cursed!"
Confessional: Dominique: Ka Malu O
"'Congratulations'" Dominique read off the note that came with the Curse Tiki. "'You have discovered Twist Tiki #5, The Curse Tiki, as the bearer of this tiki, you, and you alone, will reside here on Kokoke island for the rest of your duration in this competition. You will find all the materials you need to build a shelter scattered throughout the island, and Chef will bring you two meals a day from the mess hall. As the bearer of the Curse Tiki, every time you are present at an elimination ceremony, you already have one vote against you. Furthermore, you are not permitted to speak at elimination, save for publicly stating the name of the person you plan to vote off the island, which is how you must vote whenever your vote is asked for. You are also not permitted to explain your reasoning behind the vote. You remain on whatever team you have been on thus far, but are no longer allowed to speak with teammates outside of official challenge time. If you are holding this tiki during the merge, you may ignore the aforementioned rule. If you are voted off, you must pass on this tiki to a contestant of your choice. If you are in possession of this tiki in the final 3, you may ignore all rules of this tiki. Good luck, you need it. -The interns'" Dominique finished reading. "This tiki sucks! No wonder Chris was so happy when he said we didn't want it! How the hell am I supposed to play the game?" She sighs. "Well, I guess I better go build a freakin' shelter…"
End Confessional
Location: Nui Kaua Docks
Hour 20
Ka Lani Left: 5
Ka Malu O Left: 3
Honua Left: 2
"You guys are holding up terribly." Chris said as he came in to see that only Briand, Clay, Lina, Julia, Deamian, Aleister, Steven, Zubin, Cassandra, and Evan were still awake and in the challenge.
"It's Julia's freaking singing!" Lina complained as she pointed at Rudo, asleep on the dock. "It even made the supervisor fall asleep!"
"I said no…" Clay shielded his guitar case from Silivia. "Even with your owner asleep after the dance contest, you're still pestering me about this?"
Silivia nodded.
"I didn't know you could talk to snakes." Cassandra yawned as she got closer to Clay. "What's she saying?"
"I don't have any idea, but she wants me to open my guitar case, and I'm not going to."
"Is it because she's an animal?" Evan asked.
"No, it's because she belongs to-, wait, why does that matter?"
"Animals have feelings and desires too." Evan replied as he stood up and stretched. "I'm going to-"
He stopped and looked down.
"Chris, I think Briand fell asleep on my feet."
"Psst, Briand…" Chris whispered. "I'm gonna wake you up now, okay buddy?"
He nudged Briand off the dock and into the water.
"Cold!" Briand jumped up. "Really cold, cold water!" He ran towards the cabin as Chris laughed.
"And now for our sleeping supervisor…" he crept towards Rudo.
As he touched her shoulder, she immediately woke up and grabbed his arm before tossing him into the lake.
The awake contestants cheered.
"Huh?' Rudo looked around, before realizing what had happened. "oh...um...Sorry Chris…."
"If you fall asleep, or ruin my perfect hair again…" Chris called from the lake. "You won't be getting paid for this!"
Rudo gulped.
Hour 24
"We are 24 hours in…" Chris announced as he came to check on the campers again.
This time, Deamian, Lina, Steven, Zubin, and Julia were all that were left.
"I put a few of the boys through some wrestling." Rudo explained. "Clay and Evan were both out like lights after that, and well, Cassandra can be counted among the victims of Julia's singing."
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"Things are going great! I'm *yawwn* totally making these guys fall asleep one by one. Soon I'll be the *yawn* the last one left…"
End Confessional
Confessional: Zubin: Honua
"It's only Lina and I left awake right now, but Ka Lani is down to only Steven, which reminds me-"
End Confessional
"Hey Steven…" Zubin crawled up to Steven, as all the contestants still awake were too tired to stand up completely without disorienting themselves. "Do you have a minute to talk?"
"What about?" Steven asked.
"Well, why did you, you know?"
"Right." Steven looked down. "It's because of my step sister, Alice. She's on that team, and our father, a bad man, recently escaped from prison. I'm worried he's going to come here, for Alice."
Confessional: Zubin: Honua
"Man, Lucy was right. Paranoia is a thing that exists. It's just not me who has it."
End Confessional
"Deamian…" Lina tried to approach Deamian again.
"No, go away." Deamian mumbled.
"Deamian, I left my headphones behind this time, please."
Julia began to hum a lullaby upon hearing what Lina said.
"I just want to make sure we get rid of whatever bad blood you think is between us."
Deamian turned, reluctantly, to hear what Lina had to say, to instead see her sleeping thanks to Julia's lullaby hums.
"Julia, we were about to talk!" He got angry. "Why did you-?"
"We're not going to lose this challenge!" Julia said, mimicking Courtney "We've got the other two teams down to one competitor each now, and we're going to send them off to snoozeville now!"
Julia continued to hum her lullaby.
Zubin plugged his ears and Steven did the same.
Confessional: Steven: Ka Lani
"It might look a little silly, but it's kept us awake through her song thus far."
End Confessional
In a few minutes, Julia had sung herself to sleep.
The hours began to pass by as the final contestant from each team left did whatever they could to continue staying awake.
Until, finally,
Hour 35
Ka Lani Remaining: 1
Ka Malu O Remaining: 1
Honua Remaining: 1
"Alright." Rudo stretched as she stood up. "I've got an idea. The first one of you three to fall asleep gets to eat dinner with me in the guest cabin. We have room service, along with television, it's great."
Confessional: Rudo
"None of that is actually a thing. Chris just told me to say that at the 35 hour mark."
End Confessional
"We all *yawn* know that's not true…" Zubin yawned.
"Alright then…" Rudo looked through some cards that Chris had prepared for her. "Um...Once upon a time...there was a land far, far away. A proud wizard-"
She looked back to see if anyone had fallen asleep yet.
No one had. In fact, her story seemed to interest them.
"What did the wizard do?" Steven asked. "What happened to him?"
"A proud wizard enchanted a spear that he boasted was so powerful that it could pierce through anything, but his equally proud rival wizard boasted about a shield he enchanted to be so durable that nothing could pierce it. The two wizards decided to present their enchantments to the king to determine which of the two was more powerful. 'We have brought you two items of incredible strength, your highness.' said one of them. 'For this spear can pierce through anything'. 'Yet this shield' the other eagerly continued. 'This shield is so sturdy that nothing can pierce through it.' The king narrowed his eyes at the two wizards. 'Do you both take me to be such a fool that you tell such blatant lies to my face?' He asked. 'If you have a spear that can pierce anything, and a shield that can't be pierced, what would happen if you were to attempt to pierce the shield with the spear? Neither can exist alongside the other one.' The king then had both wizards jailed for their false advertisement."
"What's the moral of that story?" Deamian asked.
"Wasn't it don't lie?" Steven wondered.
"Or possibly don't claim something as fact if it can be contradicted so easily." Rudo suggested. "I don't really kno-oh...there we go."
Zubin had thunk himself to sleep, trying to figure out whether the spear or shield would beat the other one.
"It looks like Honua loses once again!" Chris announced quietly. Their team of six is about to become a team of five! But let's see who gets to watch it happen."
Another hour passed.
Rudo watched intently as both Steven and Deamian fought to stay awake.
Both kept jumping up as soon as they realized they were falling asleep, but neither one was able to stay entirely conscious for very long.
Both finally began to slouch over and fall onto the ground.
Rudo got closer for a better look.
Thud.
"The winner of the Awakeathon is…" Rudo grabbed the winner's hand and rose it up from his sleeping position.
"..."
"Are you going to announce the winner, Rudo?" Chris asked.
"I'm pausing for dramatic effect like the card said to." Rudo responded.
Chris gave an almost proud nod as he handed her the microphone connected to the loudspeakers.
"The winner is…
…
…
Deamian and Ka Malu O!"
"So…" Chris took the microphone back from Rudo. "Ka Lani, Ka Malu O, it's time you guys decided on who to send to the Honeymoon Cabin!"
The teams got together and talked amongst each other for a while.
"Ka Lani, which Ka Malu O are you sending over?"
"We've decided to send Deamian over." Cassandra announced on Ka Lani's behalf. "It seems like he could use the rest, and he also seems like he wouldn't want to watch Honua's elimination."
"And Ka Malu O…" Chris turned to the winning team. "Your Ka Lani Honeymoon choice?"
"We decided on Stephanie, since she was the first Ka Lani to fall asleep." Briand announced on Ka Malu O's behalf.
"Alright, Stephanie and Deamian, up on the Chefmobile…" Chris motioned towards Chef's car as Chef led the two campers to the vehicle before driving them off into the woods.
"Honua…" Chris turned to Honua. "It looks like I'll be seeing you at the Po'ino Bonfire Elimination Ceremony again!"
Location: Kokoke Island
Contestant(s): Dominique
"Hey, Dominique, how are you holding up?" Chris asked as he approached in a speed boat.
"I made a freakin' shelter." Dominique pointed to what looked like a tarp made out of bamboo and palm fronds. "What do you want? My team didn't lose did they?"
"No, you're team actually won!" Chris smiled. "I'm here to take you to the Po'ino Bonfire so that you can sit there in silence as Honua votes off another member!"
Confessional: Dominique: Ka Malu O
"I don't care about Honua! I just don't want to be cursed! This tiki is hella unfair!"
End Confessional
Location: Po'ino Bonfire Elimination Ceremony
Contestant(s)
Ka Malu O(Watching): Pierre, Julia, Dominique, Briand, Maddie, Katrina
Honua(Participating): Lina, Kevin, Lucy, Galiris, Zubin, Astral
"And here we are again, for the second elimination in a row." Chris smiled at the Honua team. "Why is it that the Earth team seems to be having the most problems? Astral, want to shed some light?"
"I...um…." Astral looked around. "We... have a lack ...of numbers?"
"Most of us fell victim to that one's singing." Zubin pointed at Julia.
Confessional: Julia: Ka Malu O
"Suck it, Honua! Ka Malu O takes first again!"
End Confessional
Confessional: Zubin: Honua
"So, I've met with the alliance of four, and we're thinking about voting Astral off, so unless something stupid happens again, that should be the one who goes home."
End Confessional
"Galiris." Chris grinned. "You were determined to not come back here again, yet here you are, right back here, again. How does that make you feel?"
"I don't have anyone to blame but myself tonight." Galiris answered. "A team's performance is often dependant on its captain, and I didn't captain well enough to win."
"Do the rest of you agree that Galiris is some kind of team captain?" Chris asked with the devil's smile.
"Well, she certainly became a hardass overnight." Lucy complained. "And she isn't as fun to talk to or pal around with as before, but she's adamant and makes decisions, so sure, whatever, I'd say she's a sort of captain."
"It's too bad her ship sank." Katrina couldn't help remarking on the loss.
"I guess it's time to vote." Chris smiled as he looked at the time.
"Zubin, you're up first."
Zubin walked up to the jar.
"Nothing personal. Just sticking with a plan." He announced before walking back.
Lina was next.
She walked up to the jar and wrote down her own vote.
"You had to know this was coming." She said before heading back to the bonfire.
Lucy was sent up next.
After her it was Kevin's turn.
"You're nice, but that's not what this game is about."
He returned to his seat and Astral was sent up.
Finally, Galiris walked up to cast her vote.
She took a deep breath. "There we go." She said as she finished writing the name down and headed back to the bonfire.
"Alright." Chris walked away from his podium. "I'll go tally the votes and be back with your leis."
Chris soon returned.
"Alright. If I call your name, come up and receive a lei in your color. If your name is not called, you are eliminated and must take the glide of shame off of the island immediately."
He reached into the bag of leis. "But before I go on. Does anyone have an immunity tiki or twist tiki that they would like to play?"
Zubin shifted in his seat.
Kevin's eyes darted around at everybody.
"Alright then." Chris said as he reached further into the bag. "Remember, you hear your name, you come up and get a lei."
A moment of silence passed before Chris called out the first name.
"Lucy." He said.
Lucy walked up and took her yellow lei, wrapping it around her wrist like a bracelet.
"Lina." Chris called Lina's name.
Lina walked up to receive her aquamarine lei. She put it around her neck, exchanged a quick smile with Lucy, before becoming serious again to watch the rest of the elimination ceremony.
"Kevin." Chris announced as Kevin walked up to receive his deep blue lei.
"And Zubin." Chris smiled as Zubin got up to retrieve the black lei that Chris had pulled out of the bag.
"Alright, ladies…" Chris looked at Astral and Galiris. "There is only one lei left in this bag. Galiris, you've been trying to work your team to the bone for revenge which you failed to obtain, and Astral, you don't seem to do much of anything, and you're the only Honua member who seemed to fall asleep for no reason. The others were either due to Rudo's activities or Julia's lullaby songs. The way I see it, Honua has reason enough to send you both home, but there's only one hang glider waiting by the edge of the mountain, so here goes!"
Galiris's eyes narrowed.
Astral began to fidget with her knife.
"The last lei…" Chris began.
Julia watched on, intrigued.
Pierre gave Silivia a pet.
"Goes to…" Chris continued.
Katrina read through her book.
Maddie bit into a chocolate bar.
Chris then slowly pulled out the last and final lei of the evening.
"Please come up, and receive your lei…" He said, pausing for effect.
…
…
…
Chris took a breath.
…
…
…
". . . Galiris." Chris held up a bright orange lei.
Galiris slowly stood up, and retrieved her lei.
"Astral…" Chris said. "It looks like you're out."
"I suppose…." Astral walked towards the hang glider. "It's what I expected…"
She gave her team one last look, before slowly bringing a thumbs up to them.
"Fight hard for me, but….not too hard...that was scary, and I'm an occult fan."
"Oh, we will!" Lucy replied.
Everyone on Honua moved in to give Astral a goodbye hug.
Confessional: Dominique: Ka Malu O
"Now see, Honua might have lost two in a row, but at least the members of that team respect eachother. I wouldn't mind being cursed nearly as much if I was with them, but no, I'm stuck with all these evil people…"
End Confessional
"Alright, come on guys, remember that this show has a time limit…" Chris broke up the hug and ushered Astral towards the hang glider. Astral limply waved goodbye for she ran off, a gust of wind carrying her to a separate island in the lake.
Confessional: Zubin: Honua
"Whew, that worked out well for me. Not only has the alliance I've been trying to make finally been cemented, but both Galiris and Lucy are willing to make Galiris look like the brains of this team! That's perfect! I don't want to be pinpointed as a threat after all."
End Confessional
"Well, it looks like Total Drama is back in business!" Chris exclaimed as he looked into the camera. "We now have an even 20 contestants left standing, and you can be sure that we're going to whittle them down to 19 soon enough. Can Ka Malu O continue their winning streak? How will Dominique deal with The Curse Tiki? Will Honua ever find proper footing again? And how will I be able to worm my way out of paying Rudo? Find out the answer to most of these questions and more, next time!
On Total!
Drama!
Nui Kaua!
*Astral's Final Confessional:
"I suppose I knew….that something like this….would happen. I don't….talk much….and I'm kind of shy…..especially around strangers. But at least I wasn't the first one out! I wasn't even the first one voted off on my team! That's already farther than I expected to make it. I am a little sad...I wanted to prove even an occult freak could win...but I'm still happy I got to meet everyone on Honua. I hope we can be friends after the show is over."
End Confessional*
The Votes(for those who are curious)
Astral voted for…Galiris
Zubin voted for…Astral
Kevin voted for…Astral
Lina voted for…Galiris
Lucy voted for…Astral
Galiris voted for…Astral