The Total Drama series belongs to Teletoon, and Cartoon Network. Also, the two special guest contestants don't belong to me, but to CragmiteBlaster. Everything I also mention that's copyrighted belongs to their respective copyrights. However, all my characters belong to me.
This episode, its the Fear Challenge!
Hey, it is a four letter word…
Chris is onstage, ready to give out the intro. Sydney was nearby, as well.
"Last time, on Total Drama Tween Throwdown..."
"Our tweens had to take part in a whole lotta challenges based off spy flicks. Which ranged from destroying ninjas while sking, to nearly having their… natural parts burned off by a laser… To a fight in a volcanic lab! Peki got freaked out due to the interior of the volcano, but in the end, her team won the challenge, and sent the Toads off to the ceremony, where in a shocking surprise, Alora, who just let her geeky side start to shine, was sent offstage!"
Sydney smirked. "Shame, really… I was gonna ask her to upgrade my laptop, too."
"How do you even have a laptop?" Chris questioned.
"Eh, trade secret." Sydney answered. "In either case, what's gonna happen today? Will that rich gal freak out some more? Will evil gal ever declare stuff not evil? Will we cause people to head straight for the brain bleach again? And who will be the next one voted off? Stay tuned and find out… Take it, Chris clod!"
"On… Total!"
"Drama!"
"Tween Throwdown!"
(Cue I Wanna Be Famous…)
Confessional: Whoa, we're up early!
Peki: So, I kinda found a PS3 in the House of Champion's closet… Along with a copy of Uncharted 3, and a save file somewhere in the middle of the game… Little did I know at the time…
"Come on… You can do it..." Danielle cheered out loud, as Peki was running away from an entire army of spiders in the game, via a quicktime event.
"Yep, I can!" Peki chirped back, as she continued to get past that portion of the level. And eventually, she did.
"Whew… Talk about your daily nightmares..." Danielle commented. "Remind me to scratch off Exterminator as a dream job."
"Already noted." Peki replied back, as she continued to play the game. Once she got past a parkour sequence, she got to the next cutscene.
'Burn the whole place down!'
Danielle gulped. "Uhhh… He's joking… Right?"
"Torch the place!" An enemy in the game ordered, as he put a torch near some gasoline, starting a fire, that quickly started to spread.
Danielle quickly paled underneath her suit. "NONONONONONO! Quick, Peki! Shutitoffshutitoffshutitoff!"
"Whoa, yikes!" Peki exclaimed, as she did just that.
"Whew… I'm sorry about that, but fire just..." Danielle shivered. "Man..."
"To be fair, I'm sorry, too. Been a long time since I've played Uncharted 3." Peki apologized. "I didn't even know about the Chateau fire until it was too late. You gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." Danielle answered, taking a sip of lemonade through a straw.
"But… if it helps, you know why I've freaked out when the volcano started to collapse?" Peki asked, as Danielle nodded. "I've… got a fear of being underground. And seeing those rocks fall did not help matters, much."
"Guess we're both one of a kind, huh." Danielle stated.
The two stood in silence for a few moments, until…
"You don't think us talking about this stuff'll come bite us on the butt, do ya?" Danielle questioned.
"Eh, as long as everyone else on the lot doesn't admit their fear tonight, we should be golden!" Peki answered back, chuckling sheepishly.
Haruto and Felix were in Haruto's room, playing Pikmin 2, with a device that allowed Gamecube games to be portable. Jeremiah was currently watching.
"Okay, going through Submerged Castle's gonna be a hassle..." Felix shivered, as he pressed through the dungeon.
"Hey, if I've done it before, then you can, too." Haruto reassured the Inventor.
All of a sudden a whistling sound was heard, followed by two falling pillars, and a liquid creature in the shape of a man dropping on the pillars.
The color in Felix's skin faded within a second.
"Nononono..." Felix muttered, as he shoved the controller into Haruto's hands. "YOU do it!"
"Yikes… Guess this was too much for ya." Haruto replied, as he started to take control of the game.
"Yeah, it gave me nightmares when I played Pikmin 2 at Ivy's house." Felix explained. "It's just so surprising, and creepy, and I..."
"If… it helps, Giygas really creeps me out." Haruto replied back. "Yeah, encountered THAT creepo while watching my big sis play Earthbound."
"Yep, I know of Giygas, too." Felix added, as he looked at Jeremiah. "You holding up okay, Jeremiah?"
"Yeah… Just seeing Alora leave like that reminds me of when I lost Lady Abigail..." Jeremiah replied back. "I know she's okay and all, but I just can't stop thinking about Alora and how she's doing..."
"And hey, at least she's rooting for ya, dude." Haruto said with a warm smile.
Jeremiah smiled back, blushing. "Yeah… And hey, at least she didn't leave off on a boat. I… kinda don't like them anymore, given what occurred to me which led me to the future… Er, present."
Haruto nodded. "Yeah, I figured as such..."
Azura, Coco, and Tilly were eating some rice that Tilly cooked up. Coco took a bite of it, and quickly dropped her spoon, gagging.
"Whoa, Coco! Don't blow chunks all over the kitchen floor!" Tilly ordered, paling up.
Coco quickly patted her chest, trying not to gag. Luckily, she succeeded.
"Sorry, Tilly..." Coco apologized. "Me and onions simply do NOT mix. At all."
"Hey, back up..." Azura interrupted. "You're scared of vomit, Tilly?"
"Hey, it's yucky and gross and scary, and… Ugh, it just sickens me. No more discussion, por pavor?" Tilly answered back.
"Eh, kinda tame to be honest." Azura commented. "Still doesn't stem from my fear of being a doctor. You have my parents to blame."
"Eh, might as well." Coco replied back. "My fear is loud screaming coming straight outta nowhere."
"Odd…" Tilly mused.
"Hey, my sis suffers from frequent nightmares, and wakes up screaming late at night." Coco answered back. "At some points, I gotta enhance a dream catcher just to keep those dreams at bay."
"Yikes..." Azura said out loud.
"Hey, it's what a big sis does!" Coco cheerfully declared.
"Speaking of which… How come you're not spooked by Sophie's loud voice?" Tilly questioned.
"There's a difference between screams of fear, and screams of delight." Coco winked back.
Confessional: SQUEEEEEEE!
Coco: And hey, I'm a screamer, too. I squeed with delight when they announced a new Hershey's Kiss on TV.
Azura: I gotta admit, my culture often gets overexcited over anything. Especially the geeky ones. You show them a pic of a MegaLuvdisc, and they would jump for joy.
Tilly: Thanks a lot for giving me that fear, bro…
Haruto: Yeah, I be frightened of boats too, if I was frozen for a hundred years…
Felix: It took two ice cream sundaes just to rid myself of that image, too…
Jeremiah: I'm just glad this show doesn't take place on an island…
Danielle: Yeah, I often stay in my room during barbecues and the like… But my dad's flame-kissed burgers are to DIE for.
Peki: Hey, nothing to worry about! Besides, what are the chances of everyone on this team blabbing out their deepest darkest fears out loud? (A caption on the bottom reads 'Famous Last Words…')
M-O-T-R Trailer, Boy's Side
Cyrus was stiching up what appeared to be a hat of a Froakie's head, smiling along the way.
"So… How I'm doing so far?" Cyrus asked, as he held up the hat. Burt instantly backed off.
"WHOA! Get that BOMB thing away from me!" Burt yelled out in fear.
"Huh, you afraid of something?" Dusty Jr questioned.
"Well, yeah! I'm afraid of frogs! They're BOMB slimy, gross..." Burt complained.
"Hey, don't sweat it, man! I've got a fear as well..." Kiri added.
"Not as bad as mine..." Burt pouted.
"I'm… Kinda afraid of having a broken heart." Kiri said out loud.
"And I'm afraid of flying." Dusty Jr. admitted. "I rather spare you the details..."
"So, how about you, Cyrus?" Kiri asked. "What are you afraid of the most?"
Cyrus gulped. He had to look for a distraction.
"Heeeyy… How about we try to get the DK coin in Web Woods tonight?" Cyrus asked, changing the subject.
Kiri grinned, as he jumped next to Cyrus. "Hey, I'm down with that!"
Confessional: Yep… He's frightened.
Cyrus: I've already went through my fear one time, thanks to that Phantom Kicker… I much rather not let my Claustrophobia outta the bag.
Dusty Jr: Stupid flight to that movie shoot… It took the life of my mom. And everyone else on board…
Kiri: I've… never really got over Jackie, to be honest...
Burt: Stupid frogs…
M-O-T-R Trailer, Girl's Side
Xylia and Natz were watching TV, while sharing a bowl of popcorn. Bitty was currently outside.
"I'm starting to totally think Lil' Butler is an expy of Mr Belvedere." Xylia stated, tossing some popcorn into her mouth.
"Hmm, the similarties are there..." Natz replied back. "How do you even know about Mr. Belvedere, anyway? That show was on before we even existed!"
"Was totally my mom's favorite show growing up." Xylia answered back. "I even SOOOO watched them on VHS when I was young and she taped the episodes. With commercials intact."
"I see..." Natz added, as Bitty came in, holding a fruit basket.
"Hey, girls… Someone gave us this fruit basket for a gift." Bitty said out loud.
Natz grinned from ear to ear. "Ooh, grapes!"
However, Xylia was not grinning, as she was fixated on one object in the basket…
A solitary tomato.
"NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Xylia yelled out loud, as she grabbed the tomato, and tossed it outside, and shut the door behind her.
"Yikes..." Bitty blinked. "What's gotten into you, Cook?"
"Yeah, this isn't like you." Natz added. "The heck was that about?"
"Sorry for the freakout, I am SOOOOOOO afraid of tomatoes!" Xylia answered back.
"But, I saw you put ketchup on some fries for dinner..." Bitty inquired.
"That's totally different! Live tomatoes? Nope, totally get THAT the hell away from me!" Xylia yelled back, freaked out of her mind.
"Xylia… It's long gone." Natz commented.
"I DON'T CARE!" Xylia yelled out loud, as she gave the grapes to Natz, and lobbed the entire fruit basket the door.
"Err… I was gonna eat those later..." Bitty said.
"But they're contaminated with tomatoes, Bitty!" Xylia replied back.
"Bitty, will you just understand?" Natz asked out loud.
"I have Autism, okay?!" Xylia yelled at Bitty interrupting the mood. "There, I've got problems with certain foods, as well as communicating with people, okay?!"
Bitty blinked. "Wow… I didn't even know..."
Xylia took some deep breaths. "Sorry… It's that I can get a little riled up at times thanks to my condition..."
"If… it'll help any better… I have it too." Natz explained.
"Really?" Xylia questioned, as Natz nodded. "Cool..."
"Well, if it'll help things with fears… I fear kissing other girls." Bitty said out loud.
"Wait, what about that Mistletoe kiss you gave Xylia?" Natz questioned.
"Gee, way to totally bring that up..." Xylia pouted.
"Hey, it was a Christmas event, Radish Hat!" Bitty defended. "That's way different! And you didn't even blab about your fear yet..."
"Well… My fear is losing a loved one..." Natz admitted. "Just the thought of death happening to someone I'm close to..."
Natz sniffed a little, as Xylia put a comforting hand on Natz's shoulder.
"That won't come totally to past for a LONG time, okay?" Xylia reassured.
"Thanks, Xy." Natz smiled back.
Confessional: Talk about sisterly love…
Natz: Xylia is truly one of my best friends at this point. We're both gamers, both exposing our feet, have both dyed our hair an unnatural color… -She then smirks- You shippers are really enjoying this.
Xylia: Yeah, I felt I was comfortable enough to totally let my condition known by now. I still SOOOOO rather face off against Sugar in a cage match rather than totally endure a tomato.
Bitty: Wow, that cutie cook has autism? I now know who NOT to critique. I may be cruel, but I'm no Regina George.
Loser's Cabin
Everyone was busy in the cabin, doing their own thing. Lucas was reading his Bible, Wiley was doing a crossword puzzle, while Ivan and Narixxa were engaged in New Leaf. At that moment, an eight-legged shadow started to make its presence shown on Lucas' Bible. His reaction was rational.
"CRRRRAAAPPP!" Lucas yelled out loud, dropping the Bible and backing up. "Get away from me!"
He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a cross.
"Be gone, vile beast! I banish thee to… somewhere that's NOT here!" Lucas ordered, as the creature looked at him. "I say, be gone!"
"Hey, it's only a spider..." Ivan shrugged.
"And a creature devised by Satan to bring scares to Aranchophobes, everywhere!" Lucas yelled out. "I don't care what you do, Brother Ivan, get that creature to leave this pleasant domicile!"
Ivan shrugged, as he reached into his pockets, pulled out his bug net, and caught the spider with it. He then took it out, and showed it to everyone, nearly making Lucas pass out.
"Sorry, force of habit." Ivan stated, as he opened the door, let the spider go, and closed the door.
"Whew..." Lucas panted. "Sorry for that outburst, but spiders REALLY creep me out."
"What exactly happened, Lucas?" Narixxa questioned. "What caused you to become frightened of these creatures called spiders?"
"My brothers locked me in the storage room when I was younger, as a joke. I was bitten more times than I could count." Lucas explained. "You've got Markie to blame."
"Ouch..." Wiley said out loud. "I know how you feel..."
He then rolled up a pants leg, revealing what appeared to be a bite scar.
"Oh, my..." Lucas muttered.
"Yeah, how that happen?" Ivan questioned.
"Was swimming off the coast, when a shark thought my leg would make for a quick snack." Wiley explained. "Had not been for my older sis, who was near me at the time… I would be sporting a prosthetic at this point. I soon took a bit of a mistrust towards sharks, after that."
"Sharks? Those creatures from Ivan's game?" Narixxa questioned. "And that poster of that movie where it was looking up a girl's..."
"Yeesh, don't remind me..." Wiley shivered. "I still have nightmares to this day..."
"So, since we're on the subject… What are you afraid of, Brother Ivan?" Lucas asked.
Ivan sighed. "You'll think lowly of me after this, but… I'm afraid of… Eggs."
Wiley blinked. "Eggs? Why eggs?"
"Well… I was making breakfast in bed for my mom on her birthday. I was making her favorite sunny side up eggs, as I cracked open an egg… And a dead baby chick fell out. I was completely traumatized by that..." Ivan explained. "The only eggs I wanna deal with now are Yoshi eggs, Pokemon eggs, and the Egg series from Egg Day. Everything else can GTFO."
"Yikes..." Wiley muttered.
"Yeah, it's safe to say that Easter eggs are outta the question." Lucas commented. "Shame, too. I wanted to give you some of those Cadbury Creme Eggs, too."
Confessional: Not so incredible, now…
Ivan: Kinda fitting… Wiley and Lucas got physical scars, I've got mentally scarred…
Lucas: Safe to say that Markie got grounded for two weeks after that.
Wiley: I've always knew my sis was awesome. After that feat, it more than elevated it to REALLY awesome…
Loser's Cabin, Girl's Side
Hours have passed, and it was late at night. Kacy was currently struggling in her sleep...
"Where am... I?" Kacy muttered in her sleep.
In a barren landscape, Kacy was wondering around, looking very frightened.
"Where am I?" Kacy asked herself, shivering in fear. "I'm not even sure, myself… I wish Alora was still here..."
At that point, Alora did show up. But something about her was a bit off…
"Why, I'm right here, Kacy!" Alora said out loud. "You can trust me, you have nothing to worry about."
Kacy blinked. "How do I know it's the real you..."
"What, are you kidding? Or course it's me!" Alora replied back.
"Well… How's this for a question that only SHE knows? Who has the magic foot in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee?" Kacy asked.
"Uh…" Alora thought.
"And who's Minecraft skin is that of, and I can't believe I'm saying this… Duncan from Total Drama?" Kacy questioned as well.
At that point, Alora's eyes glowed a bright yellow.
"Well, well, well-well-well… You got me at my own game, shrimp!" Alora said out loud, as what appeared to be pure energy ejected from Alora, forming into a yellow triangle, with a single eyeball. He was also donning a top hat.
Kacy gulped. "Bill Cipher..."
"That's right! I've been watching you all this time! Every last person, to boot! Like for example, I've eyed Sophie in the shower. She does indeed have a tattoo of a pink music note on her butt!" Bill bragged out loud.
Kacy went wide-eyed. "You're SICK!"
"And that Quant secretly eats cookies when she's alone." Bill explained.
"Wait, she thinks everything's evil!" Kacy replied back. "There's no way she would eat cookies and not tell us about it!"
"And now that you know, it's time for you to cease to exist… Forever. So long, young bean!" Bill announced, as he tore a hole in the dreamscape, as some shadowy creatures extended their arms out, and grabbed the toon fan.
"No! Please let me go! No! NO!" Kacy screamed out loud, as she was dragged into the void, as Bill closed it up on her…
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!" Kacy screamed out loud, as she shot up in her bed. She was now in a cold sweat, as she looked around the cabin. "Whew… talk about a nightmare..."
"Hey, you okay?" Sophie asked, looking half-asleep.
"Eh, just a nightmare about Bill Cipher..." Kacy admitted.
"Yawwwnnn… What's this evil stuff about this Bill Cipher?" Quant questioned, waking up.
"Well, he possessed Alora, and talked about how he was peeking on Sophie in the shower and how she had a pink note tattooed on her butt." Kacy explained.
"That creep!" Sophie yelled out loud.
"And then he talked about how Quant was eating cookies when no one was looking." Kacy continued.
Quant was stone-faced. "That. Never. Happened."
"Then I got dragged in this void. That's when I woke up." Kacy finished, sniffling a bit. "Man, that was a horrible nightmare..."
"Hey, it's over now..." Sophie reassured her friend. "Whatever Bill has planned, we'll strike back even harder."
"Really?" Kacy asked.
"Really." Sophie smiled back. "If it helps, I told Quant this earlier, but I've got a fear of volcanoes."
"And I fear evil music." Quant explained.
"Like Justin Bieber?" Kacy asked.
"Not THAT evil… Geez." Quant answered back, turning around and going back to sleep.
"Plus, Bill didn't get all the details right…" Sophie winked. "He didn't explain what shade of pink it was..."
"Not his best, huh?" Kacy questioned.
Confessional: Kinda slacking, huh?
Kacy: Still, he creeps me out… And talk about being a stalker!
Sophie: Hey, Bill! Betchya don't know what side my note's on, huh?
Quant: I eat one cookie, and this happens… But seriously, evil music is completely my fear… Still, I'm kinda getting used to this kinda stuff.
House of Champions
It was early in the morning, as Peki was struggling in her sleep.
"No… Lawrence… Odie… No..." Peki muttered out, as her eyes shot open. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Whew… Talk about a nightmare..." Peki said to herself, as she looked at her Plusle and Minun plushies. "Man, I'm not sure what happened that day… But I rather not relive it..."
She then gathered up her two plushies, and quietly made her way downstairs…
Quietly going downstairs, she saw Danielle watching an anime on TV. The girl was already up and dressed in her animal suit, and sucking some blended up cereal and milk through a straw.
"So... I didn't know you were a fan of Magical Angel Creamy Mami." Peki said out loud, trying to lighten her mood.
"Yeah, I quite enjoy the classics from time to time." Danielle replied, smiling underneath her mask. "So, it's kinda early... Like, 5am early. I always thought you would enjoy sleeping in, too."
"Eh, I couldn't sleep. So couldn't you, apparantly." Peki smirked. "Bad dream?"
Danielle sighed, as she muted the TV. "Yeah... Something involving... So, you had a bad dream, too?"
Peki's smirk turned into a frown. "...Yeah. Remember back during the finale of the last challenge when I had a breakdown?"
"Yeah, I do." Danielle replied back. "You were talking about how we were actually dead..."
"Don't remind me..." Peki said, sighing. "But... Maybe it's time, that I told you about how I got my fear... As thus those plushies of Plusle and Minun."
"Whoa, where you get those?" Danielle asked back.
"This'll explain all. When I was around 10, I attended a camp in order so I could communicate with commoners like yourself. Needless to say, I met who I would call my two closest friends at the time..."
2 years ago... At camp, Peki was walking around, looking around. He could spot what appeared to be a raven haired boy talking to a blonde girl with a blue flower in her hair, as some other tweens were talking amongst themselves. "Okay, Peki... Don't be shy… Just be your usual nerdy self..." Peki said to herself, as she spotted two kids having what appeared to be a Pokemon battle. "Okay, Lawrence! It's time for the ultimate of my team!" A kid in red clothes said out loud. "Go, Rotoast!" "Not so fast, Odie!" Another kid in blue clothes replied back. "Get 'em, Breezezzy! Show them that Fan Rotom is supreme!" "So is Heat Rotom!" Lauwrence yelled back. "Go for an Overheat!" Peki slowly walked over to the two, with a gentle smile. "Um, hello?" Peki shyly greeted herself. The two boys looked at Peki with a gentle smile. "Um, hi." Odie commented back. "You here to watch an epic finale of our battle?" "Er, we just met..." Lawrence quickly replied back. "By the way, I'm Lawrence. The dude that's about to get a lost on his lose record is Odie." "Ha, ha... Very funny." Odie snarked back. "So, you're that gal from that super-rich Duck family. What brings someone like you to this camp?" "Well... I thought that a summer camp would be perfect for me to interact with commoners, being I'm kinda... well, rich." Peki commented out loud, as she smirked back. "Plus, none of those Pokemon hold a candle to my Mow Rotom named Leaflet!" "Really, now?" Lawrence asked back. "Well, after we unpack, maybe we should battle together?" Peki nodded. "It's a deal!"
"Me and the two boys were friends ever since. Nothing could separate us..." Peki explained. "Except for showers."
"You're lucky..." Danielle muttered. "Most of my friends I know of are online buds of mine, like Elise. Anyways, continue?"
"Okay, but you may wanna get tissues for this part." Peki instructed. "In either case, nothing could separate us… But one fateful day… Something did. It all happened on that fateful trip to Barrington Mine. Odie wanted to confess something to me..."
In said mine that wasn't far from camp, the three were talking about various stuff. Odie was close to Peki, with a blush on his face.
"So... We aren't that too far off from the group..." Peki replied out loud. "So, what is it that you wanted to ask me?"
"Well... I've gotta be frank. I... always liked you for the longest time. Ever since we met, I... Yeah."
Peki looked back at Odie."Wait, really? Won't Lawrence be jelly?"
Lawrence shrugged. "Eh, I don't mind. Besides, after the life Odie had... He deserves someone like you."
Peki blushed in embarrassment. "Well... I gotta say something. While I do like you, the truth is..."
All of a sudden, the earth started to shake slightly. A rock very nearly nicked Peki's skirt.
"Oh, shit!" Peki shouted out loud. "Screw the confession, we gotta scram, NOW!"
The trio started to run as fast as they could. Several kids were also doing so, but sadly, they were crushed by falling rocks, killing them. She could even see what appeared to be the raven haired boy running aside the blonde girl with a flower in her hair. The blonde girl shoved the raven haired boy into an opening in the mine, as she got crushed underneath some large boulders.
"Guys, we're really lost." Lawrence said out loud, as a huge stack of boulders were about to fall... On top of Odie and Peki! "And we're about to die!"
Lawrence knew the two couldn't run fast enough to dodge the boulders. So, he knew he had to make the ultimate decision...
"Guys..." Lawrence thought to himself. "Live a wonderful life..."
Lawrence then shoved both Odie and Peki, as the boulders buried him underneath.
"Lawrence!" Peki yelled out loud in sadness, as she tried to go back to help him.
"Look, Lawrence would want us to keep going! And keep going we shall!" Odie replied right back, grabbing Peki's arm, as the two keep on running.
The duo continued to run, as the rumbling started to cease. However...
"Aw, crap! The ceiling's about to cave in! We're goners!" Peki yelled out loud, as part of the cave's ceiling started to fall. Peki shielded herself, almost like death itself was gonna claim her soul...
…
…
"...Peki, get outta here!"
Peki looked up to see a struggling Odie, trying to hold up the heavy ceiling.
"Odie?" Peki asked.
"Just escape, now."
"But... We can escape... together."
Odie sighed. "If I let go, we both are as good as dead. But if one of us has to die... I rather have it be me."
"But... There has to be another way..." Peki replied back, close to tears now.
"Look, Peki..." Odie said back. "Live a loving life. You have a lovely life ahead of you. But... I want you to promise me a favor."
"Which is..." Peki asked.
"Once your time on Earth is up and you arrive in Heaven... We both have a Pokemon battle. 6 on 6, with no time limit." Odie replied back.
Peki nodded, as some cracking was heard from above.
"Now, get your cute butt outta here." Odie said, smiling, as Peki turned around and started to run away, as the cracking gave way to the earth from above gave way.
"I'll... always love you..." Odie replied to himself, as his strength exhausted itself, and the ceiling gave way from above him...
Back in present day, Peki was wiping away the tears from her eyes from inside her outfit's head.
"Wow... Just... Wow..." Danielle sniffed.
"Yeah... Luckilly, I was able to find a signal in the mine where I ended up, so I was able to call for help via a cellphone. About 4 or 5 kids survived the mine collapse, along with only one camp counselor." Peki explained. "And while I was at the hospital, I was given both Lawrence and Odie's things from their parents... In fact, Odie was slated to be adopted by Lawrence's parents had the accident... didn't happen."
"That... blows." Danielle replied right back.
"In fact, both you and Ivan both remind me of Lawrence and Odie, in a way..." Peki said, looking at her Plusle and Minun plushies. "They would have wanted me to have these. And with these guys by my side, I always feel at ease... Like they're protecting me from beyond the grave. The reason I signed up for Tween Throwdown was so I could..."
"Fill the void?" Danielle asked, as Peki nodded. "Well... For all its worth, I'm glad to have you as a friend."
Peki smiled. "Thanks, Danielle."
The two girls hugged, as Peki looked at the lineup on the anime channel.
"Now... Shoujo Hour is nearly over..." Peki said out loud, as they got a confused look on their faces. "Er... When did Hell Girl be classified as SHOUJO?"
"I... dunno..." A confused Danielle answered back.
Confessional: Wow… Talk about sad…
Peki: At the very least… I've got Danielle as a good friend of mine, now… -Blushes- I wonder how she looks underneath her suit…
Danielle: Yikes… I, too, went through a hectic event, as well… Thankfully, everyone survived with minimal injuries… Well, mostly minimal.
The Playa
Alora was showcasing a song that she made last night to Rattles and Gladys, with the two of them watching. Stunski was nearby, as well.
"Wow… That was beautiful, hon..." Gladys complimented.
"Yeah, I agree." Rattles nodded.
"Thanks. Now that I'm off the show, I've got more time to work on my tunes." Alora explained. "That, and to build up my Minecraft base."
"I'm not sure what you're talkin' about, darlin'." Gladys commented.
"Eh, it's kinda hard to explain, to be honest." Rattles shrugged.
"That, and I've also been working on a new skin." Alora said, as she displayed it on-screen.
"Is… that Jeremiah?" Rattles asked.
"Yep! I just adore him..." Alora answered. "I don't care that he came from the early 1910's, he's just so kind..."
"If he does get voted off… Want us to hook you two up?" Gladys asked.
Alora sheepishly chuckled. "If I need your help… I'll come ask. Seriously, I've never crushed on a boy before."
"Ditto; I thought snakes were my love." Rattles said out loud. "At least until I saw a certain chocolate beauty..."
He then visibly blushed.
"Someone's got a crush, huh?" Alora teased.
"Maybe… Yeah..." Rattles admitted. "Think I'm more experienced, now?"
"Well, you're not mentioning snakes 24/7. I think so, darlin'." Gladys replied back.
Rattles smiled. "Thanks, gals."
Mess Hall
It was now early morning, as Tilly looked at her spot on her team's table… A Spanish Omelette was already there, complete with hot sauce.
"Huh… Guess everyone knows me by now." Tilly grinned, as she noticed a note near the omelette. She read it.
Curosity of one Game Show Fan…
"But… I think Wiley's still asleep..." Tilly said to herself, as she shrugged. "Ah, hell. Who cares? He's such a muy buendo cutie..."
Confessional: Yep, that he is…
Wiley: I've never special ordered an omelette… Not at all. What's going on?
?: -The figure is cloaked- Perfect… All of my plans are falling into place…
Everyone started to pile into the Mess Hall, as Peki was eating some cereal, with Danielle drinking a chocolate breakfast drink.
"You want a sip?" Danielle offered?
"No thanks, I'm good." Peki denied back. "Still, I'm just hoping that we snuck by."
"Yeah, and besides, what are the chances that everyone blabbed about their fears, anyway?" Danielle nervously chuckled.
At that point, Xylia shivered, as she looked at a tomato in the back of the kitchen.
"Whew… I'm glad that tomato is NOT totally near me..." Xylia said out loud, shivering.
At that moment, Danielle bolted from her seat, and was now in front of the Rookie Cook.
"Um, did you say that you were afraid of tomatoes?" Danielle questioned.
"M-M-Maybe?" Xylia asked back, meekly.
"Okay, who else exposed their deepest, darkest, fears?" Danielle asked.
Almost instantaneously, everyone raised their hands, as Danielle face-palmed.
"Uh… Did we do a bad?" Ivan asked, as Danielle was in front of him.
"Bad? BAD?! Do you know what happens on a Total Drama when we expose our fears? We have to face them! Fire and Flames, all WITHOUT the carrying on! 30 minutes of darkness! Earthquakes! Birds and Snakes! Airplanes! Lenny Bruce not being afraid! Dead bugs rising from the grave! Nuzlocke Run Sacrifices! Dogs and Aliens living together, MASS HYSTERIA!" Danielle yelled out in panic.
"Hey, that was only one night, Danielle!" Narixxa shouted from Ivan's pocket. "Boomer wanted in, anyway."
"Oh, I totally forgot about your pyrophobia... Crap!" Xylia cursed, as she face-palmed. "This means... I may totally be facing... a tomato... It's totally the School Presentation of Friday all over again, which was SOOOOO changed into a presentation about the life cycle of the now extinct Gobble Nobber!"
She eyed the tomato, which looked like it could taunt her at any moment.
"Don't you start..." Xylia muttered.
"Hey, look on the bright side; at least we weren't given out tainted soda." Natz said, trying to make light of the situation.
"Or tainted food? They would totally be smart enough to do that." Xylia added.
Natz blinked. "I stand corrected."
Confessional: Talk about being genre savvy...
Xylia: I SOOOO tasted the grub, and it's totally safe to assume that it wasn't totally tampered with. Besides, who SOOOOO does that anyway, just to have us blab out our fears?
Kacy: -Almost her entire body is covered in a sweater- Kacy's not here, she's in Sweater Town. I know I already dressed up as Mabel, but it still counts, dang it!
Jeremiah: What's up with everyone freaking out? It's not like this Hitler came back from the grave…
Cyrus: -He is now sporting a blue dyed fringe- Is it a bad time to show my new fringe to Natz?
"Lucas!" Kacy yelled out loud. Her outfit for today was Velma Dinkley from the Scooby Doo franchise. "What are the chances of all of us blabbing this stuff out loud, without tainted food or drink?"
"To be perfectly honest… a 6.65% chance." Lucas shrugged, as Chris entered the room.
"What surprising odds to come true..." Chris explained, as he entered the room. Sydney followed suit. "In either case, you already know what today's challenge is! It's a classic from the first season… It's the Phobia Factor Challenge!"
Danielle looked down at her feet. "Fuck..."
However, Haruto could only smirk, as he elbowed Jeremiah.
"Swish! We're landbound, and my fear exists in a video game!" Haruto chirped. "We're getting off scot-free today!"
"Yep, everyone is gonna face their fear, be it real, or virtual!" Chris announced.
Haruto could only look in stunned silence, as Jeremiah tapped his friend on the shoulder.
"Hello? You still there, Haruto?" Jeremiah questioned.
"Question!" Bitty yelled out. "Can I do mine in private, and right now?"
"Nope, it has to be in public, and at a random time during the Challenge." Chris answered back.
At that point, Bitty tried to flip the table, but to no such luck. She then took on a more pouty look.
"In either case, we had to make a few phone calls for one fear. They're set to arrive during the challenge." Sydney explained. "In either case, after you finish your grub, report over to designated places, where we'll give you more details."
The two left the Mess Hall, as Bitty continued to attempt to flip the table.
"Hnnngg… HNNNNGGGG..." Bitty struggled. "Ah, fuck it."
Minutes passed, as both Ivan and Quant were being assigned their tasks for the challenge.
"Ivan! You mentioned that your fear was eggs, correct?" Chris asked, as Ivan nodded. "Then here you go! All you've gotta do is care for this egg until the end of the Challenge, and you shall pass!"
Ivan shrugged. "The old Eggsitting episode? You got it!"
He then placed the egg in his shirt pocket.
"I shall keep it safe, Ivan..." Narixxa said out loud.
"Okay. I should head over to Danielle… She's gonna need a LOT of support." Ivan stated.
"So, what kinda evil do I got in store?" Quant asked.
"Well, you mentioned that you hated evil music." Chris explained.
"Everything's evil, in my mind." Quant replied back.
"Well, this iPod contains some evil music. And before you ask, it's Bieber free. If you can listen to this whole set without quitting, you pass this challenge!" Chris announced, as he gave the iPod to Quant.
"Well, not like I've got anything better to do." Quant muttered, as she put the headphones on, and pressed the play button.
"Say, Chris… What did you load that iPod with?" Sydney asked.
"Eh, Iron Maiden, Queen, Joan Jett, Dragonforce, The Sex Pistols, AC/DC, and Shonen Knife." Chris shrugged.
"Clod, you sure evil girl can handle… Wait, Shonen Knife? Really?" Sydney questioned back.
"Hey… It's a guilty pleasure..." Chris meekly replied back.
Back with Quant, she was muttering to herself.
"Stupid, evil host..." Quant said to herself. "Though this music is good..."
She then started to tap her foot to the beat.
"Really good, to boot."
Natz was walking around, with Xylia near her.
"Man, I just know it..." Xylia said out loud. "Totally know it. Someone's SOOOO gonna snipe me with a tomato..."
"Hey, you've gotta have faith, Xy!" Natz reassured. "Your turn'll come up when it's ready."
At that moment, Natz's cell phone started to ring, as she answered it. "Hello? Yeah, this is Natz Wilton..."
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"OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah?" Xylia asked, as her hand was grabbed by Natz.
"We gotta report over to Lot 13! It's Bonnie! She's… been in an accident!" Natz said out loud.
"What?!" Xylia exclaimed, as the two girls started to make their way towards Lot 13.
Inside Lot 13, a crimson-haired 12 year old girl was on a bed. She appeared to be cut up pretty badly, and her clothes were wrecked beyond repair. Her name was Bonnie, the girl that Natz mentioned earlier. Currently, she was struggling to hang in there…
"Where… Are you?" Bonnie asked out loud, as the doors burst open, and Natz and Xylia ran in.
"Bonnie! BONNIE! No..." Natz cried out.
Bonnie weakly looked up, and gave off a weak smile. "Natz? Is that you?"
Natz looked at Bonnie, and nodded.
"Listen to me… I want you to live a full life… Win the boy of your dreams..." Bonnie ordered, as she started to cough.
"I… will..." Natz answered.
"Thanks… You've given me the one thing I wanted… A younger sister..." Bonnie said, as she closed her eyes. "Fare… well… Natz..."
At that point, Bonnie's hand slumped to the bed, as the heart monitor started to drone on. She was dead.
"Natz..." Xylia said with an symphetic look.
"No… Bonnie..." Natz sobbed out loud. "First my parents, now you?! Who else do I gotta lose?"
"Nothing, only to announce that you PASS!" Chris announced out loud, walking into the room.
"Wait..." Natz muttered, as Bonnie sat up on her bed, seemingly okay.
"Yeah, McLean asked me to do this for your fear." Bonnie inquired out loud. "Sorry..."
"Man, what a total Grade-A ass!" Xylia commented out loud, as Natz gave off a dark snarl at the host. "Er, Natz? You gonna be okay?"
Natz's rage grew, as she looked at the host, with what assumed to be a fiery aura, coming from Natz's body.
"Bonnie? Xylia? I apologize on what I'm about to do..." Natz snarled out.
She was about to leap out at Chris, until…
"Nope, no way!" Bonnie ordered, holding a pissed off Natz back. "I am not about to let you Close Combat Chris just for using me as a joke!"
"So?! He put me through an experience I don't wanna go through again!" Natz yelled back.
"But you may totally get disqualified!" Xylia inquired, also holding onto Natz.
"I can come back in an All Stars!" Natz replied back.
"But you won your part for your team in the challenge! Isn't that enough?" Bonnie asked, trying to reason with her.
"Plus, what will your birth parents think?" Xylia added.
Natz then did some thinking, as she took some deep breaths, as she looked at Chris.
"You… You're lucky that Xylia and Bonnie's holding me back..." Natz said right in Chris' eyes. "Look… I just want you to apologize with what you've made me experience."
Chris could look at Natz's eyes, and sigh.
"Okay, fine… I'm sorry I scarred you for life." Chris said out loud. "There, you happy?"
"I accept it." Natz nodded.
"There we go..." Xylia said, as she let go of Natz. "Now is that better?"
"Yeah… Still..." Natz replied back, as she looked at Chris.
"Will a trip to see Cyrus make you feel better?" Bonnie offered.
"Yeah… I should be there for him when he goes through that dark cave..." Natz inquired.
Confessional: Whoa...
Bonnie: Can I add something to that demand? How about therapy for Natz, as well? She seemed bloody TRAUMATIZED.
Xylia: I'm totally proud of Chris. Knowing my luck... Yeah.
Natz: Eh, he doesn't deserve to be Shun Goku Satsu'd anyway...
At the VR Machines, Felix was awaiting orders from Toone.
"So… What are my orders?" Felix asked, as he was swinging his wrench around.
"Well, all you gotta do is try to dig deep in the dungeon, all while avoiding the Waterwraith." Toone answered. "What's a Waterwraith?"
"The Spawn of Satan itself..." Felix replied back, shivering as he entered his pod.
Now in a seemingly underground area, Felix looked around.
"Well, I've got a mess-load of Pikmin..." Felix stated. "All of them Blues. McLean doesn't sweat the details… Now, where's that hole?"
He looked around to find said hole, and eventually, found it, and jumped down. He was now on Floor Two.
"Okay… So far, so good… Here's hoping that doesn't show up." Felix said to himself, as he heard a whistling sound. Followed by a thud. His heart sank, when he found out the source of the noise.
It was a giant blobous, blue creature. It was using two stone pillars almost like a steamroller.
Felix's reaction was rational.
"Oh… fuck!"
Danielle was looking at a candle on the ground, as Chris walked over. Azura, Peki, and Ivan were watching.
"Danielle! It's time for you to face off against your Pyrophobia!" Chris answered. "If you can look at this fire for a minute, you wins a point for your team!"
"Um… Okay..." Danielle nodded, looking VERY nervous, as Peki put a hand on Danielle's shoulder.
"And afterwards, we can roast weenies with the fire." Peki said, trying to reassure her friend.
"How do I wimp outta this?" Danielle asked.
"Well, there's a bucket of water on standby." Chris replied back. "But be forewarned; if you take the bucket route, its an automatic fail on that part."
"Okay, I understand..." Danielle nervously said. "Just… -Gulp- ...Light the fire."
Chris did so, as he lit the wick of the candle on fire, and a flame appeared on the wick.
Ivan grabbed Danielle's hand, as he was grasping it tight.
"Come on, Danielle… You can do it..." Ivan cheered out loud. "Just look at the flame, and it'll be over, soon."
"I'll try..." Danielle replied back.
"You DO know you're on the other team, right?" Azura asked, as she fiddled with her glasses.
"I know, but I just wanna root for her." Ivan replied back.
"Eh, I'm only here because Lot 13 is currently being fixed." Azura stated. "Apparently, a contestant went all apeshit in there."
"Wow, what happened?" Peki questioned.
"I rather not get into the gory details..." Azura answered back.
"How… How long has it been?" Danielle asked.
"15 seconds." Azura answered back. "Just continue on looking."
Danielle nervously nodded, as she continued to look at the candle… An image started to cross Danielle's mind…
It was of Azura, Peki, and Ivan, running around helplessly on fire, screaming in agony.
"NOOOO!" Danielle yelled out loud, as she accidentally knocked Ivan over, grabbed the bucket, and threw the water all over the candle… And on Azura, too.
"Ugh… NOW look what you did!" Azura yelled out loud. "You've… Ugh!"
Danielle could only stare at shock at what she did. She had a glaring Azura starring at her, and Peki was picking Ivan up.
She instantly dropped the bucket, and ran into the House of Champions, sobbing quietly.
"Danielle, wait!" Peki yelled out, as both she and Ivan followed.
Azura was standing there, still soaked.
"So… is that a FAIL?" Azura asked out loud.
Confessional: Wow, state the obvious, why don't ya?
Azura: While I'm at it, might as well see what secret Danielle has. Maybe I might use it against her... Haven't done much strategizing as of late. Must be getting soft, I guess.
Well… That happened. What will happen next part? Stay tuned and find out!
Bonnie belongs to CragmiteBlaster.
NEXT TIME: Backstories galore! If you like character development, you may like this chapter!