Replies, fresh from Chef's underwater oven
Candela Monsoon- Polar opposites indeed. Hannah was actually a finalist in that scrapped season I had, but she had no real place here after Juan left.
Epifanio Therion- Therion's plot was underlying the whole time, in his conquest to get rid of Marty. He formed the mega alliance with Mag, but with what I have planned for the others, and needing a big player eliminated, he had to go.
Guest 1138- I made this season redemption arcs for Gretchen and Sheldon, who even with the extra ten have outdone their previous rankings.
Ddynamo- Sybil's only done things in the background as of now. She'll be shy and stuff when working with her team.
Story, fresh from my head
Episode 14: The Keys of F
Chris started the episode as normal. "Last time, on Total Drama Submerged, we went to the bottom of the world! There we had a colorful snowball fight, where Ethan proved he still has some tricks up his sleeve." Clips showed of the fight and Ethan tricking Marty. "Later, we threw shells at people and hoped they didn't freeze, and thankfully, no one did, though it would have been great for ratings..." Clips showed of the second challenge. "Sybil came back, and only people who have actually seen her know what she's up to, which is a lot. She got Mag to let her into the biggest alliance of this series, which is dwindling every elimination." Clips showed of Mag and Sybil making a deal. "Speaking of eliminations, Hannah finally joined her boyfriend, and Therion was beat out by Marty, who made a deal with Sybil to not deal with her. Make sense? Hopefully, or this will be a mess coming up, on Total! Drama! Submeeeeeeeerged!"
Opening Sequence
{The intro music plays as multiple camera pop out from random places. The first emerges from the ceiling in the control room, a second from a bowl of fruit, and a third one from a escape hatch.}
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine
{The camera quickly goes through the Super Sub until it hits the sleeping chambers. It moves out the window until it reaches Gretchen, barely swimming underwater. Meanwhile, Juan is pressed up against the wall, trying to avoid Hannah. Juan is unable to escape. Sybil stands on the side and smiles evilly.}
You guys are on my mind
{Ethan and Quaoar both have dueling sticks, but they appear to be evenly matched. Brook shoves Quaoar into water below him, while Ethan passes his dueling stick to Mag, who throws it at Jonathan. Jonathan also falls into water.}
You asked me what I wanted to be
{The camera zooms to the mess hall, where Chef throws food at Damien and Ezekiel. Iris walks over to them, holding one of Quaoar's swords. She makes a threat to the two boys and walks off.}
And I think the answer is plain to see
{Norm sits in his bed as Sheldon begins blabbing off to him. Norm has zoned him out and begins thinking about other things. Luna growls at him in the back, while Adrian overlooks this, laughing.
I wanna be famous
{Flora, Lavender, and Mackenzie are looking at fish out the window. Paul walks over and taps Flora on the shoulder. She gets up and hugs Paul.}
I wanna live close to the sun
{Eden pokes her head out as she watches Juan and Sebastian form some sort of deal. She scowls}
Go pack your bags, cause I've already won
{Kara pokes at an escape pod near some benches. One of them shoots off, startling the girl.}
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
{Aaron and Sebastian are seen arguing in front of their team. Meanwhile, Eden in looking for something.}
I'll get there one day
{Ezekiel is now seen with Ethan, who is teaching him something.}
Cause I wanna be, famous
{Kayla writes on a white board while Sheldon observes. Basic social manners can be seen on the board.}
Na na na na na na, na na na na, na na na na na na
{Madison walks away from Sybil, who was being weird. She grabs a dueling stick to face off with Hannah.}
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
{Sets of two face off similar to the season five intro. Ethan and Jonathan, Eden and Marty, Madison and Hannah, Quaoar and Iris, Angie and Paul, Therion and Adrian are all facing off.}
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
{In the center of them all, Chander is seen spinning fire. He sends one though the middle.}
Whistling- I wanna be famous
{The mess hall zooms out to see all thirty contestants. In the middle, Jonathan has flowers for Kayla, who walks away from it.}
The episode opened in the mess hall, where Lavender and Flora were talking. "He really just told you, like, just like that?"
Flora laughed. "I really didn't know at first. My older brother warned me not to get too nice around people, but it worked well...I think."
Lavender laughed. "You did get quite the catch there."
Flora smiled. "Thanks. Has anyone here caught your eye?" She cringed. "Oh- I'm sorry- I-"
Lavender cut her off. "It's fine. I know you didn't mean anything by it..."
"If I could ask-"
"Please don't," Lavender carefully said. Flora nodded quietly. Their conversation resumed.
Lavender: "That's the first time anyone's said anything to me about that," she thought. "Good thing it was with Flora. I can't let anyone know, and she's nice enough to be trusted."
Norm walked into the dark storage area again. "You asked again?" He saw Luna staring at an orb. "Oh no, you're going to break again."
Luna didn't take her gaze off the orb. "It's...back."
"What?" Norm asked.
"I can't tell you, for reasons I don't remember," Luna said. She stopped, and looked at Norm. "Did I tell them about the alternate timeline?"
Norm shrugged. "Beats me."
Luna hissed at him. "I know you didn't wipe your memory of that day! I told them, didn't I?"
Norm hesitated. "Ok, fine, you did. Something about the timeline stopping. Is it back?"
Luna nodded. "Yes, but it shouldn't be of concern."
"Good," Norm said. "I don't want to deal with you anymore so I'll just-"
"You come down for ten minutes before breakfast each day," Luna said. "If you don't come, I tell them you know. You will help me get my memories back." Norm nodded.
Norm: He groaned. "So here's the point I'm at: I can either find a way to make Team Alpha lose, or get voted off myself out of recklessness trying. I feel like this won't go well for me unless I comply. Do I have a choice?"
"Attention everyone!" Chris announced. "We're at our location! Please file out and get with your team!"
Everyone got out and stood around. "Key West...this is one of the first natural locations we've been to," Sheldon said. "We actually came up in an ocean."
"Thanks for that," Chris deadpanned. "Today's challenge-"
"-is two parts," Eden finished.
Chris was angry. "No one else interrupt me! Yes, it's two parts. The first part is a surfing challenge. First to surf that distance without dying and grab the rings on a hook over there, earns their team an advantage in the next challenge. You may go one at a time, but everyone must go before you go again."
"Where's Chef?" Gretchen asked.
"Business," Chris answered.
Chef knocked on a door. A man in a suit answered it. "You asked for me," Chef said.
"Yes," the man answered. "I'm Dr. Kablar. I'm the producer of that season you had in mind."
Chef lit up. "So...we're good to go?"
Kablar nodded. "It seems so. It's a lot of people."
"There will be less episodes than contestants. Besides, it's smaller than the two before..." Chef held up the papers. "With this group, we're gonna be huge."
Kablar silently grabbed the papers. "Yes...but...what about-" he pointed to one of the names on the list. "Her?"
"Legal says we can," Chef said. "I don't like it either, but she fits the bill."
"As does...he...and her..." Kablar responded. "This could be a dangerous season. Are we sure?"
Chef nodded. "You green-lit it with the cast. We ain't backing out." They shook hands as the camera panned down to the papers, with a picture of the first girl in question, with red hair, a boy with a grey coat, and the last girl with near white hair.
"First team to grab that ring gets to start the next challenge!" Chris said. "Teams, pick your first group!"
Eden looked at her team. "If it's okay with you, I can handle this too."
"Go for it," Kayla agreed. "If you're good, we like ya."
"Let me," Flora offered for her team. "I'd like to contribute." the team agreed.
Team Friendship was at a loss. "No thanks," Quaoar said. "I hate surfing."
Quaoar: "In between seasons I tried it out," he confessed. "I'm actually really good. But, giving Mag any more ideas than she has already is not going to happen on my watch."
The team was still arguing. "Someone, just, do it!" Marty shouted.
Sybil raised her hand. "S-sorry for speaking my piece, but I think Quaoar should do it. He has keen balance necessary for swordsmanship."
Quaoar stuttered. "We don't need- I'm not-" He sighed. "Fine." He threw off his shirt and grabbed a board. "Let's get this over with." Mag smiled and blushed in the back. She looked over at Sybil, who was grinning.
With the three first surfers chosen, Chris got ready to start them. "Are there sharks in these waters?" Flora asked.
"Yes," Chris said. "We put them in."
"Oh boy..." she sighed. Chris sounded off the air horn, and all three competitors started going out to sea. "Easy does it," Flora muttered.
Quaoar and Eden were way ahead of them, trying to best each other. "You're pretty good," Eden complimented. "We could use your skills in our agency."
She pulled ahead as Quaoar took sight of a ring. He dashed ahead. "I'm flattered, but I need to win this as soon as possible. She's staring, I can feel it."
"Who?" Eden asked, swinging and missing the first ring. "Dang! Better keep moving..."
"Mag," Quaoar said. "It's...an issue I don't want to discuss."
"If you need help telling people off," she offered, "the rest of my team is perfect for that." Quaoar shrugged at her response, and jumped for a ring. He grabbed it, but fell in the water.
Eden kept going ahead for the next available ring, while Flora slowly made it to the first. "I guess being slower has advantages." She reached up and got it. "Now, ho do I steer into shore?"
Flora: "Paul can surf," she said, sighing. "He would have been great at this. Oh, I miss him..."
The three made it to the edge of the water. "Yes!" Quaoar said. "First!" He threw his shirt back on.
"Almost," Chris said. "You got beat."
"By who?" Eden asked, coming out.
They watched as Flora poked out from behind Chris. "Uh, sorry!" she said.
Chris took the teams to a sand lot. "You each have three keys in your area. One of them opens a chest. Get the chest open and you win. Second place will be safe tonight."
"Thank goodness," Aaron said. "Let's rumble!"
Chris stopped him. He tossed shovels to Team Fire. "For winning," he tossed baby shovels to Team Friendship, "and, for trying."
"Guess it's our hands," Kayla griped. "Thanks, agent."
Eden put her hands up in defense. "I'm not perfect." She muttered, "neither are you."
Team Fire was moving fast with the shovels. "I got a key!" Madison cheered. She ran over to the chest and tried to open it. "Nothing," she said. "Let's keep looking."
"Thanks, real insightful," Norm complained.
"At least she's trying," Lavender defended. "What are you doing?"
Norm gestured over to Team Alpha. "Observing."
"Sheldon, we need all the hands we can get," Ethan asked. "Could you be of some help?"
"I am," Sheldon defended. "I'm making a metal detector."
"Perfect," Kayla complained. "What are you going to do with that?"
Sheldon hit the stick a few times. It beeped. He stood up and started searching. "Win."
Sheldon: "Digging with shovels is a menial task," he explained. "My high intelligence allows me to stay mentally in check and assist in the greatest way possible at all times, which includes not doing menial tasks."
Norm: "A great person once said, 'find someone lazy to do a job. They'll find the quickest way to do it.' I just found our way."
"Here's a key!" Mag cheered. "Quaoar, be a dear and put it in, please?"
"Do it yourself," Quaoar scoffed. Mag frowned.
Sybil walked over. "If I could interject...sorry, this isn't a good place for me...but I don't think she'll budge unless you do."
Quaoar sighed. "Fine." He grabbed the key and made his way to the chest. "It's always her...wait...no, there's no way." He put the key in the chest. "No go..."
Sheldon started moving along. "Got a high reading here," he said. "Let's dig and check."
"On it!" Ethan said. He started digging rapidly and pulled out a key. "This is much faster than using our hands!" Sheldon beamed. Ethan ran over and put the key in. It opened the chest.
"Team Alpha wins again!" Chris announced. "In a twist, the teams with advantages are still digging, but only have two keys each left."
Lavender got a key. "Here's one!" She ran over to open it. Nothing.
Norm finished copying Sheldon's prototype. "Hey!" The nerd called out. "What do you think you're doing?"
The genius shrugged. "Finding a more efficient way for my team. I don't see a patent." His device started beeping near his spot. Norm sighed. "I could have at least checked around here first...
Ding-ding
"I was hoping he forgot," Lavender griped.
"I wasn't," Chris replied. "Get to it!"
Musical Time!
Song: Be A Winner (To the tune of Be A Hero, from Pokemon XY: Kalos Quest)
{The song opens up with a calm choir of Norm, Ethan, Quaoar, and Marty. Then, the guitar kicks in...}
It's time to dig really fast, Norm started.
No one knows of my past... Lavender muttered.
Adrian pointed at his team. We better win or it's you that will pay! He pointed at Quaoar.
Team Alpha was getting riled up. Kayla smiled. It's good to be back up top,
Where nobody can stop, Eden added.
They stared each other down and sung together. But bring us down and goodbye's what I'll say!
A short drum fill played. Madison and Norm started intently digging. Be a winner! Be a winner! We need victory to remain safe!
Team Friendship still couldn't find their key. Mag grumbled at them. Make us lose, and you won't be a winner! We're gonna kick you right off of the shoooooow!
"Got it!" Norm said, as the chest opened.
Chris watched it go. "Team Fire manages to do something right. Team Friendship, I'll be seeing you guys again." They all groaned.
Chef returned to Chris as they were about to go. "Did we get it?" Chris asked.
Chef nodded. "Yup, but they said we need a vacation in between seasons. So do the kids here that, you know, qualified."
"We have to go all out, and that's what we'll do," Chris said, grinning.
Mag groaned next to Sybil in their sleeping area. "Being that playful with him makes me insane! I'm sure it will work like you said, but I'm really suffering here."
"That's ok," Sybil said, smiling. "Just keep it up. I saw it work on Juan. Quaoar's even more easy."
Mag nodded. "If you say so...let's go to the meeting." Sybil followed her in.
Kayla watched as they entered. "No. No no no no no no! She is not coming in for this."
"She knows now, might as well force her to contribute," Norm said. "What option do we have?"
Sybil sighed. "I- I am only looking for a few friends. I don't have any others back at home."
"Not buying it," Kayla said.
Lavender shook her head. "It's best we give her a chance."
"I agree," Flora said.
Ethan sighed. "Well then, welcome aboard." Madison shook her head.
Madison: "Ethan's way to nice," she said. "He's always looking to help people, so he is never confused as a villain again. It's nice...normally. I don't trust Sybil."
"Thanks," Sybil responded quietly.
"There's six of us left on Team Friendship," Mag said. "Three of us are in here. If there isn't a tie, we go interrogating."
Quaoar nodded. "As far as I'm concerned, that's the first sane thing you've said all day."
"Who's next?" Eden asked. "Once Marty is gone, who's our next target?"
"Luna," Norm jumped in quickly.
"No!" Kayla said. "Like her or not, we are not throwing a challenge."
"Please," Norm asked.
Kayla shook her head. "No can do. Also, you copied our strategy. You're on thin ice."
Lavender shook her head. "It was a viable strategy to get them to lose again! Who do you think you are to try and remove people from where they want?"
"I was eliminated on a fluke," Kayla said. "I could have won!"
Ethan smirked. "That's why I did it. You should be flattered."
Flora got up in between all of them. "Guys, can we please get along? This is all we have to work with. The more challenges go by, we're guaranteed to lose some more. But we need to stick together!"
"She's right," Lavender said. She looked at Kayla. "I'm sorry."
Kayla sighed. "Fine."
Kayla: She sighed. "Haven't lost my temper like that in a while," she thought. "It's the game, ugh! Lavender's a good player. She deserves to stay until it's time for me to win."
Lavender: "That was rough," she said. "But I need Luna gone. She's a threat to me in ways no one would understand."
As they left, Marty stopped someone. "Here's our vote tonight. Join if you think it will help your cause."
Elimination 11
Team Friendship gathered on the bleachers. Mag sat between Sybil and Quaoar. Marty sat between Aaron and Adrian. "Another loss?" Chris asked. "You people are sad."
"You're an aging man who's acting talent got them a low-budget movie and a teenager reality show," Adrian countered. "That's sad. My acting will be put to new heights!"
Chris frowned. "As much as I hate to say it, you got no votes, Adrian. So, you are safe." He tossed Adrian a preserver. Adrian smirked.
Adrian: "I have no theater stuff to put into this statement," he said. "That felt good."
"Also safe," Chris said, "Sybil, Quaoar." Quaoar rolled his eyes as he caught his. Sybil tried to catch it, but dropped it. "Mag, you're safe too." Mag simply nodded and caught it with one hand.
Aaron was startled. Marty simply hesitated a bit. "Concerned, Marty?" Chris asked.
Marty resumed a calm position. "Only a bit. I hope my team will see the good I can bring." Mag snickered below him.
Chris looked at them. "Aaron, you have a close tie to another team, which is an issue for this one. Marty, I think you know why you're here. But, only one of you is leaving, and that person is...
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Aaron was shocked. "I mean, what did I do?"
Quaoar scoffed. "Marty probably thought you were useless."
Marty: "The kid's perceptive," he admitted. "Him and his brother-friend, they need to go."
Mag looked around. "We all talk about this later."
Aaron shrugged. "Better now then late at the merge. I'm totally gonna party with the other losers!"
He stepped into the pod. "Wait!"
Everyone turned around to see Mackenzie, with tear in her eyes. "You're...going?"
Aaron nodded. "Seems so. Win for us."
Mackenzie nodded. "I'll do my best." She ran over to him and kissed him on the lips. "Bye."
Aaron looked at his team one last time. "Who's the real winner, eh?" He shot out of the pod.
Sybil: "Mackenzie will do poorly without him here. She'll suffer." She laughed. "Another one, done."
Sybil stepped out of the confessional. There, she saw someone standing and staring at her. "Oh, d-did you need this?"
Madison smirked. "No, I got what I needed." She walked away.
"Ooooh," Chris said. "Madison's mad! Can she get angrier than she is tall? Is Kayla going to listen to anyone? Who will stop Marty? No one? Find out next time, on Total! Drama! Submerged!"
(END OF CHAPTER)
Bonus Clip: Aaron
"Did I lose?" he asked. "No. I was eliminated from a competition. But, I didn't make the merge, wasn't led on to winning, and met the coolest girl ever! Plus, none of them are invited to my party. I'll save it for the aftermath, so they can see it."
Votes: Team Friendship
Votes against Aaron: Marty, Adrian, Sybil
Votes against Mag: Aaron
Votes against Marty: Quaoar, Mag
Team Statuses:
Team Alpha: Eden, Ethan, Kayla, Luna, Sheldon
Team Fire: Flora, Gretchen, Lavender, Mackenzie, Madison, Norm
Team Friendship: Adrian, Mag, Marty, Quaoar, Sybil
There goes another one.
Let's start with the song- at this point it's a five minute scroll through my phone to find something, almost rhyme it, and call it good. It's becoming a couple minute process. Excellent.
Luna's thing with the orb is true- that "alternate timeline" that was in Going Green is back up! You all should check that story out! It's called Total Drama- Brains vs Brawn vs Beauty by The Young Buck.
Thanks for the location/challenge info! I don't want to spoil too much, so you'll know if a suggestion was taken if you see it in the story.
Aaron's elimination was very much like Brook's- Marty rendered her useless.
We also saw some new arcs coming up: Luna's memory retrieval, the mega alliance issues, and Sybil vs Madison was hinted at. Which silent girl will win out?
Quaoar and Mag are doing a thing, I guess. Sybil's doing it too, I guess. Mayhem ensues, I guess. Keep an eye on that. It's gonna last longer than you think. No, that doesn't mean the characters all stay. It also doesn't mean they go. I refuse to spoil this.
Next season- you can probably guess the first two people, and maybe the third if you dig deep enough. The key words are "qualified" and "fits the bill" Basically there's some sort of requirement. Will be announced before this season is over.
I've got nothing else. So, until next time, Tempo's gonna take a nap.
ELIMINATION TABLE:
ELIMINATED: Norm
30- Chander
29- Kara
28- Damien
27- Jonathan
26- Ezekiel
ELIMINATED: Sybil
25- Juan
24- Paul
23- Sebastian
22- Iris
21- Brook
20- Angie
19- Therion
18- Hannah
17- Aaron