Jordan woke up really late this morning, which was not really normal for him. He took notice of how late it was and quickly prepared himself for the day and eventual challenge while being a little tired. His tiredness ended once he finished preparing himself for the day and he popped out of his hat.

"Good morning-!" He then noticed something different. For one, he was not in the cabin. He was on a log raft. For another, everyone was on two different rafts, fast asleep. For a third thing, everyone was in the middle of the lake. And a buoy containing an alarm clock was headed their way. One ring later, and everyone, except Lightning, jolted awake.

"So, anyone know where we are?"

"No, Chris must have set us adrift after we sleep!"

"Yeah… wait, I don't remember anything after dinner!" And that's when Cameron realized something that occurred from dinner.

"Ew, what is this?!"

"Turkey Buttolini. Enjoy your nap. I mean…" Chef chuckled as Cameron walked off and we go back to the present.

"Turkey makes you sleepy, so mutant turkey must have knocked us out cold!"

"Well, I skipped out on dinner. I was pretty tired that day already."

"Wait a minute," said Dawn, having a realization herself. "I didn't eat any of the turkeys neither! How did I fall asleep?" That's when Jordan had a realization as he went back into his hat and checked for something.

(Confessional: Will there be a fourth realization?)

Jordan was looking peeved.

"So I was there in my hat, and it was gone: my pocket watch, mainly used for hypnotism. Someone must have somehow gotten it from inside of my hat! But who…"

(Cut: I think I know who, but we haven't seen him in a while.)

Cut to earlier before dinner when Jordan's pocket watch was seemingly levitating on its own to the hat's outside, landing near Chef who was preparing the turkey. He pondered before keeping it in case someone didn't eat the turkey. And someone didn't. ON the account of being a vegetarian, Dawn did not eat the turkey, instead taking notice of everyone taking a bite and instantly knocking out.

"Okay, looks like I'm going to get out of here…" She slowly got up and made her way towards the exit, blocked off by Chef, and a swinging pendulum. Her eyes followed, causing her to become entranced by Chef. About a minute or two later, she fell asleep.

"Now," said Chef, deciding to take advantage of her being suggestible. "When I snap my fingers, you will make two log rafts, and place them on the beach for tomorrow's challenge." One finger snap and Dawn went off to prepare for the challenge. With her nature skills, it only took about an hour to make the rafts. One inspection from Chef and nod of approval, he gave one last command to her.

"Sleep on the log. You will awaken when you hear an alarm clock." And like that, Dawn was out like a light. After that, the other contestants were carried to their respective rafts and drift ashore for the next challenge.

(Confessional: I feel like I need to talk to the author about his seemingly large use of mind control in his stories.)

Dawn was also looking peeved.

"So, thanks to Jordan, I found out that Chef hypnotized me since I did not eat the chicken. AND forced me to harm nature for his challenge! Let's just say that I'm going to have a chat with him…"

(Cut: Oooh, revenge! But seriously, was it him that moved the watch in the first place?)

"So just out of curiosity, how did your watch get out in the first place?"

"Well," said Jordan, attempting to answer her question. "It may have been, um, one of the Demons, but I'm not sure."

"Are they getting more powerful."

"There's a likely chance. But we'll be prepared. You remember those skills you learned?"

"Yeah. But still, we need to see Chef about this later."

"I know. I got a plot already…" Their conversation was interrupted by Chris and Chef, who came in riding on jetskis.

"Good morning, suckers! How'd you enjoy your turkey buttolini? Or in Dawn's case, a hypnotism-powered power nap?"

"Hey, Chris. How many times did you call your mommy today?" Everyone except her noticed that Dakota grew as she got angry with Chris and mocked him. Needless to say, everyone was shocked. "What? What are you all staring at?"

"Hey, um, your hair is growing back!" Mike noticed Dakota's hair growing again. Though probably not in the way that she thinks.

"Really?! Yay! Um, when did you all get shorter?"

(Confessional: As her anger grew, so did her.)

Dawn had a worried expression.

"This was the disaster that I had predicted. Being in the mines for too long was too much for her! And unfortunately, with Chris around, there are plenty of reasons to be angry…"

(Cut: True that!)

"First thing's first: if any of you are still trying to find that McLean branded Invincibility Sculpture I hid at the beginning of the season, you can stop now. Somebody's already found it. And speaking of digging things up, today's challenge is all about winning the ultimate reward: LIFE ITSELF! First challenge is to race to the shore in any means possible. Oh, and Jordan, don't pull any type of boats out, okay."

"Dang it- alright, deal! But I'm still using my skills."

"First team there wins a handed reward. Last team gets a heinous penalty before you embark on a quest for buried treasure!"

"You're using us to dig up treasure now? Weak!"

"There WAS treasure here once, but I found it years ago. How did you think I bought the island?"

"Must have been a pretty small treasure! Right budster?" Dakota's attempts to bump Zoey resulted in an accidental injury.

"Ow!"

"Hey, Dakota! Catch!" Chris tossed her a hand mirror to show her how she looks now.

"Ooh, a picture of a scary monster? Big deal!"

"Dude, that's a mirror."

"Ah, I'm a monster!" You can probably tell how well she handled that. "When I get my hands on you, I'll tear you apart!" Chris immediately bailed as the teams start weighing their options.

"Okay, Reality Ignorer! Get to rowing!" Jo handed Jordan their team's sign.

"Um, look, how about we actually all work together instead of making you the leader? All in favor?" Jordan and Dawn overruled her. "Good. Now, excuse me." He reached into his hat to pull out a couple of oars. "Hey, Chris said I couldn't pull out any boats. Any other item is fair game, but I'm keeping it on the down-low. Well, at least until we get to shore."

A little while has passed as Dawn and Jo were rowing towards the shore. Jordan was paddling the boat from behind. Dawn noticed the other team gaining on them.

"We must hurry! The other team is gaining on-" She was interrupted by the appearance of a large squid. And it was huge! Her startled scream was accompanied by the laughter of Chris, of course.

Jo was attempting to free the now tangled Dawn by repeatedly whacking their team's sign. "I won't be some calamari's dinner!" Needless to say, it did not work as she and Jordan were eventually tangled up. Dawn was about to try one more tactic until it was suddenly hit by Fang. A hit in the eye resulted in the three floating in the water.

"Wow, I haven't seen him since like the third episode."

"No time for fourth-wall breaking! We need to get to shore somehow!"

"Leave that to me." Dawn went underwater for a while, leaving the two to wonder what she was up to. A couple of seconds later and they found themselves on the top of dolphins.

"Aww, these dolphins are so cute! How did you persuade them?"

"I asked them nicely. Now let's head for the shore!"

(Confessional: So we have two nature-lovers who love dolphins.)

Jordan was in the confessional, looking impressed.

"Did I ever mention how awesome she can be even without the cartoon lessons I have been teaching her?"

(Cut: Well, we are at the halfway mark. Where's that storyline of yours?)

The trio almost reached ashore and won the first challenge. Keyword being "almost" since the other team flew over them and made it before they did. They still thanked the dolphins though, so no harm is done. Except for the fact that Dakota is almost finished with her mutation and came close to dragging Chris down. And the second challenge? A rescue mission involving classic contestant, Gwen, and, to Dakota's delight, Sam. Also, the Rats' penalty was wearing penalty belts and, for some reason, a metal detector.

A couple of moments after the start of the challenge, and Jo, Dawn, and Jordan approached a smelly bog.

"Man, that is a strong odor."

"Hey, look! An arrow pointing into the swamp! This must be the way!"

"There must be an easier way…"

"No easy way, Nature Girl! We gotta push through!" Jo went in. Jordan and Dawn shrugged before they eventually went in as well. After a moment of traveling in the bog, they hid behind a tree, coming across a giant mutant Dakota beating up a crocodile.

"And this is the disaster I predicted."

"So… do you have an ability to see the future?"

"Well, not exactly…" Jordan took a glance behind her, seeing two alligators.

"Um… Dawn…"

"Don't tell me. I can sense their auras. I assume you can't use your skills?"

"Nope. Hands are tied. So wanna run away screaming?"

"After you." The two ran out of the bog, with Jordan tripping on a rock.

"Man, that was a lot of running."

"You're telling me."

"Jordan. Your detector. There's something in that rock next to you." Jo was right. It was beeping, so one toss from Jo later and…

"Keys! The smaller one must be for the cuffs!"

We cut to everyone being free of their heavy cuffs, leading Dawn to stretch.

"Man, that feels so good!" She heard a knock in the ground as she stretched.

"Let me outta here!"

"Winner's circle, here we come!"

"Stand back. I got this." Jordan pulled a shovel out of his hat and began to dig. Fast. Until he heard a thud.

"Help! Let me outta here!"

"And the Rats win! ...For a change!" Jordan was suddenly pushed out of the way by Dakota, who was determined to get Sam out. And she did, after tossing Gwen out.

Later that night…

Jordan and Dawn were walking back to their cabins, feeling satisfied.

"You were right. That WAS a good revenge plot! So how long is Chef going to remain in that chicken costume?"

"Oh, until the middle of the night. So you wanna go ahead and get to bed."

"Yeah. Gotta rest up for whatever form of torture Chris has in store for us tomorrow." Dawn went in but Jordan was grabbed by Jo who pulled him back, needing answers.

"Okay spill," said Jo. "What is your weakness?! Is there some type of mini machine in your pocket. Is your hat a portal to another dimension? What is it?!"

"No secret. Just practice. Pretty sure I discussed this already."

"Ugh!" Jo walked away in frustration. She was always weirded out by his skills and has been wanting to know how he does it ever since they switched teams. But she thinks he won't budge. She'll find out eventually. He has to have a weakness she can exploit…

After that conversation, Jordan went over to Dawn's room since she said she needed something to discuss with him.

"So, Jo did not follow you right?"

"Right. What did you need to discuss?" Dawn responded by pulling something out, causing Jordan to gasp. "Is that…?"

"The McLean Brand Invincibility Statue. I found it during one of my nature walks. I just wanted to show you because out of everyone here, you're the one I trust the most!"

"Ditto. So you're gonna save it?"

"Yeah. At least until someone tries to eliminate me. Just in case:.."

"Okay, good. Well, goodnight!"

"Goodnight." Jordan went into his hat and Dawn went into meditation mode as the night passed on.

AU: You know those moments where you feel a little bit burned out due to hitting a bit of a block? This is one of those moments for me. But rest assured, this WILL be done!

Also, I am going to introduce a new challenge when the merge comes, and that idea is from Ser Matten. Thank you for your idea! Expect a new chapter around next week.

Also, check out some of my other stories! I recently started a set of them revolving around a Plants vs Zombies Spidersona, named Spider-Vine. Check them out when you get the chance!
Well, as always, leave a review! Never hurts to help!

"Nice job on levitating that watch for Hatchet!" The other Demons applauded Hypnos for his efforts.

"Thank you, everyone. This is good practice, you know. When we eventually escape, we can make this island more of a living hell than it already is!"

"Indeed. So you still got a hold on Jo?"

"Yes. You know, it's good that she did not get spiral eyes. It just shows how much power we have! Anyway, I have yet to find a weakness for Jordan's Toon Physics powers."

"Two things: 1) Keep an eye on Zoey as well. Maybe we can take advantage of it. 2) Don't worry about not finding his weakness yet. We'll find one. Everyone has one…"