Total Drama Academy: Year One Chapter 20: Week 6, Part 3, a total drama series fanfic

Total Drama Academy

Year One

a Total Drama fan fiction story

by Lord Akiyama

Author's Note: Just remember that this story is created under the assumption that Total Drama Action does not happen. Though I may consider throwing in elements that I like. Meaning this story should be considered alternate universe. Strange how that works, don't you think?

Total Drama and its characters are copyright © of Fresh TV, Teletoon and Cartoon Network. This story was created purely out of sheer enjoyment so please don't sue. Or throw me off a thousand-foot high cliff into a shark-infested lake. That would so smarts.

Chapter Twenty

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(Week 6, Day 7 - Friday)

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's Friday Night!" Chris proclaimed. "Are! You! Ready?" The jam-packed crowed within The Marshmallow cheered at the top of their lungs. "Then for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching at home... LET'S GET READY FOR CHALLENGE NIGHT!"

On the stage, a band began playing the Total Drama theme. It was a mixture of the hard rock sound that, for whatever reason, also included a piano and a horn section. The strange fusion of sounds did not matter to the audience as they cheered and clapped along to the music until it reached its end. Then they cheered some more.

"Another hand for the band known as SBS, everyone," Chris announced.

"Hey, it's my fraternity brothers!" Owen cried. "Woo-hoo! Delta Tau Chi! You guys were awesome!"

"Owen!" the band cheered in unison, banging their heads in his direction.

"I swear, I think my IQ just started to drop," Heather grumbled.

"Me too," Lindsay said in a rather excited tone.

"So how about we get this baby going before it turns stupid, shall we?" Chris said with a chuckle. "We start by introducing tonight's special guest judge... your newly elected Vice President of the Richmore Academy student council, Janet!"

The Marshmallow once again exploded and wild cheers as Janet shyly came out onto the stage. She gave a light wave, only making the crowd get louder. With a blush, she took her seat on the side of the stage.

"First off, congratulations on being elected," Chris said to the guest. "I'm sure you've been spending a lotta time thanking every single junior at school, even though the school officials were the ones to ultimate pick the office seats. But that's not the point. The point is, are you excited about taking part in tonight's festivities?"

Janet giggled. "I think I am," she replied.

"Well, alrighty then!" Chris said, not wasting any more time. "Tonight's challenge will once again be a good ol' fashioned 'Battle of the Sexes.'" The crowd cheered at this announcement. The twenty-two students on stage, instead, rolled their eyes and shrugged. "Oh, but it gets better! For tonight, our twenty-two unlucky students will be competing in what could very well be the single most diabolical concoction ever."

"Oh, come on," Heather muttered. "What could possibly more diabolical than what you pulled a couple weeks back? You know, that 'Torture Chamber of Love' crap."

"This one," Chris said gleefully. "A MASH-UP COMPETITION!"

Every female in the audience started squealing in delight. The males merely laughed. On the stage, almost all of the girls blanched at what they were going to end up doing. The exceptions being Izzy, Katie, Sadie, and Beth, who appeared very excited about it. Almost all the guys had brows raised in confusion. The exception being Trent, who groaned.

"Okay, spit it out," Duncan said to Trent. "What's Chris making us do?"

Trent sighed and took a good look at the other boys. "We're singing," he answered.

The guys were now groaning, as though they were suffering horribly. Ezekiel began shaking with fear, knowing that he didn't have a very good singing voice. Duncan slammed his fist hard against the nearest wall he could find.

"That's right," Chris laughed. "Every single one of you is going to be singing tonight. It'll just be a question of who will sing lead and who will sing back-up. But first, a rundown of the concept that is 'Mash-Up,' to those who have no idea what we're talking about. To explain the backbone of tonight's competition, here is our lovely Resident Assistant, Jessica."

"A mash-up is not as complex as it sounds," Jessica began to explain. "It's essentially a composition consisting of at least two songs, generally with the vocals of one overlaying the music of the other. It's just a matter of whether the songs being mashed together will work in unity as best as possible."

"As it relates to tonight's challenge, each song will require two leads and the rest at back-up," Chris added. "But before we determine who will be the leads and who will be the back-ups for each group, we have something special planned later tonight for Courtney, Duncan, Harold, and LeShawna. So you can't choose any of them to be leads."

As the audience voiced their sorrow at this announcement, the four students named nervously looked at one another. Wondering if their not being leads was whether or not a good thing.

(Confession Cam)

Harold - "Now that all this election stuff is over and Courtney and I called a truce, I can move on to something more important." /Lets out a heavy sigh./ "My relationship with LeShawna."

LeShawna - "We spent so much time fightin' with Courtney and Duncan, we almost forgot that we had a relationship that was barely goin' any where. I just hope there's still enough legs to get movin'." /Looks around the room./ "You know, this place could use a water cooler. People do get thirsty doin' this stuff, you know."

Bridgette - /Pours water into a cup from the newly installed water cooler./ "Can you believe that Duncan gave Courtney a raccoon for a pet? A raccoon! And she accepted it. Or her. Any way, the best part is that you could totally tell that they were making out last night as a result of it. They probably went all the way, too." /Pauses, takes a drink of water, and starts to blush./ "I wonder if Geoff would be willing to get me a dolphin for a pet..."

Courtney - "I have reason to believe that while Duncan and I were... engaged... in some... intense... activity last night, the camera was still rolling for a little bit. I want to point out that we did not go all the way. I am serious! We did not have sex!" /Eyes shot wide open and lips started to tremble./

Duncan - /Leans back in the chair, feet up on the make-up cabinet./ "Okay, so Princess still wouldn't let me take her all the way. I was hoping we would when she took her bra off faster than I could even register that she was kissing me. But the panties managed to stay on in-spite of my best moves. Man, that girl is tough to break. But that's why I love her." /Chuckles and takes a drink of water./ "Now, how to get her out of her panties..."

"But we can find out who will be the leads for the boys," Chris announced suddenly. "DJ, step on up!"

As the audience cheered, the guys were not entirely thrilled to hear DJ getting called out. They had a very good idea of where this was going and they groaned with displeasure. With the exception of Justin, who managed to form a gleeful smirk while DJ slowly made his way to the center of the stage.

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that, being last week's looo-ser, DJ will be at a disadvantage tonight," Chris continued. "And that disadvantage is that he will have no choice but to be a lead." DJ sulked, not really paying attention to the cheers and applauds he was getting from the audience. Although he managed to smile a little upon seeing Janet applaud for him rather happily. "And to really make these boys suffer, they won't get to choose who the other lead will be either. Eva, please step up."

The boys continued to groan as Eva confidently walked up to the center of the stage. She crossed her arms and glanced over at DJ, who in turn flinched and tried to desperately cover himself.

"Being last week's winner, Eva will get to decide which of the boys will be joining DJ as lead through a spin of the ever popular... Random Loser Generator!" Chris announced.

The audience cheered as Chef, sans sparkling dress, pushed the giant wheel out onto the stage. The wheel had the faces of all the boys except for DJ, Duncan, and Harold. Wanting to get it over with, Eva immediately spun the wheel. The boys watched nervously as the wheel kept spinning until it finally slowed to a stop. The result only dampened their spirits even further.

"Oh-ho-ho!" Chris laughed. "Man, do I love this show! Joining DJ as lead will be none other than Ezekiel!"

Ezekiel turned entirely white, eyes shot wide open, and frozen perfectly still while the audience let out a mixture of cheering, cat-calls, and a few heckling here and there. Of the latter group, Izzy immediately growled at. Or rather, to the ones she could figure from the crowd to be hecklers.

"The girls will get to decide amongst themselves which two will be leads," Chris stated. "Even better is that they get to make that call after Eva chooses the songs both groups will be performing." The handsome host holds up ten lyric sheets in both hands. "Eva, you have thirty seconds to decide upon two songs for the girls and two songs for the boys. Your thirty seconds start now."

Eva leaned forward and took a good look at the titles of the ten songs for her to choose from. Believing that she had plenty of time, she took a chance as scanning a few of the lyrics. With a smirk on her face, she picked out four sheets, two for each hand, with a few seconds left to spare.

"These ones for the boys," she said, waving the sheets in her left hand. "These ones for the girls." She waved the sheets in her right hand before handing the sheets for the boys to Chris and turning back to join the rest of the girls.

"Well, this will definitely be a fun one," Chris chuckled as he handed the sheets over to DJ. "Our groups will have five minutes to learn and memorize the songs before coming out here to perform. It will be boys first than the girls. SBS here will be performing the music and we have some props and costumes for the students to wear. In the meantime, our audience will be waiting by watching some more hilarious highlights from Total Drama Island."

(The Boys)

"What the hell kind of songs are these?" Duncan complained, looking over the lyrics to the songs the boys had to sing. "More importantly, who the hell picked these to be considered for us to sing?"

"Dudes, I'm feeling very weird just reading the words," Geoff added.

"It's probably why Eva is having us sing it in the first place," Harold noted. "I mean, gosh. Even if we sang perfectly, I really don't think the audience would approve all that much."

"I'm sure the sentiment is shared by just about every other male in this room when I say that we were doomed from the start," Noah stated. "We were just not meant to be musically inclined, save for Trent of course."

"Aww, come on guys," Owen said. "This could be a lotta fun!"

"Fun for any one in a mental asylum," Tyler retorted.

"I'm worried about what the audience is gonna think about the lyrics we're singing," Cody said.

"Perhaps our leads will do a good job singing that they'll forget about the lyrics and enjoy the song," Justin stated. No one caught the condescending tone in his voice.

"I'm tellin' you, man," DJ whimpered. "I'm not really comfortable singin' this. Not one bit."

"H'oo d'oo y'oo think I feel, eh," Ezekiel retorted with an even more pitiful whimper.

"Look, guys, we don't have much of a choice, okay?" Trent tried to reason. "Let's just get through this so we can survive tonight as quickly as possible. Alright? Now, from the top."

"Duncan, Harold," came the sudden voice of Jessica. "Need the both of you over here, pronto." As Trent continued to coach DJ and Ezekiel in learning the songs, Duncan and Harold shrugged before making their way over to their Resident Assistant. "If the both of you weren't afraid before about Chris saying he had something planned for you tonight, I have a feeling you will very shortly." She then handed them lyric sheets before returning and leaving them alone.

Duncan sighed. "Alright, let's see what McCrapzilla wants us to do," he muttered. Then he took a good look at the sheet and groaned again. "This cannot be happening."

"I should have known," Harold sighed. "It's never going to end, is it?"

"Somehow, I really can't be surprised any more," Duncan stated.

(The Girls)

"I'm actually not sure if these choices are going to be good or bad," Beth noted. "Because if we really wanna make this work, we would need to hit these performances out of the park."

"Well, I guess that means we can strike you as a candidate for one of the leads, pig girl," Heather commented. She gleefully ignored the glare she was receiving from Beth.

"Oh, and I suppose you're any better yourself?" Gwen questioned. "Last I heard, you were as musically talented as William Hung."

"Guys, can we just focus for a minute here?" Bridgette nearly begged. "Let's just pick the two best singers and get going with the rehearsals. Just because Eva picked obviously better songs for than the ones she picked for the guys doesn't mean we're a shoe-in to win this challenge. Since Courtney and LeShawna are out, who else can we consider?"

"Ohmygosh," Katie said suddenly. "Bridgette, you would, like, so be great to sing this song."

"Like, totally," Sadie added. "You were so great when we, like, did that musical challenge."

"You guys really think so?" Bridgette asked sheepishly. The wanna-be twins nodded very rapidly. "Well... I guess I can sing that one. So who would be the other lead?"

"Oh, oh," Sadie said. "Like, how about Lindsay?"

"Lindsiot?" Heather questioned. "She has no talent outside of making her breasts bounce."

"Lindsay is, like, such a good singer," Katie tried to reason. "Sadie and I have, like, heard her sing a couple times and she's, like, so musically talented. She could, like, sing the other song." Bridgette and Gwen looked at one another and shrugged at the thought. Heather scoffed at first than rolled her eyes.

"Fine with me," Eva snorted. "As long as I ain't singing."

"I'm gonna be singing!" Lindsay squealed. Seconds later, she was joined by Beth, Katie, and Sadie in the squealing while most of the others flinched or covered their ears aggressively.

"I didn't know we could use dogs for this performance," Izzy said. "That's a great idea!" She then started to howl along with the squealing that was being heard. But then all of that came to an abrupt stop.

"Is this some sort of a joke?" sounded the familiar shriek of Courtney. The girls all turned to see Jessica hand Courtney and LeShawna sheets of paper. The latter two not looking all that pleased with what was on them.

"I'm afraid not," Jessica replied. "Though I honestly believe that you shouldn't be so surprised. This is Chris we're talking about." The Resident Assistant turned and walked away.

"I can't believe I signed up for this," LeShawna sighed.

"I'll have you know that the bear was recently on location in America shooting a movie with Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker," Chris noted. "Heard he got a good paycheck for that. But I digress. The five minutes is up and it's time for our boys and girls to do some singing! First up is the boys with DJ and Ezekiel in lead. Take it away, boys!"

Chris stepped off the stage as a chalkboard was rolled out onto the center. All eleven boys came out, dressed as though they were teachers. The sight of this resulted in a few cat-calls from various females in the audience. It was then that SBS started to play the composition.

Ezekiel:
Y'oong teacher, the s'oobject,
'oof s'koolgirl fant'o'sy,
She wants him, s'oo badly,
Kn'oos what she wants t'oo be,
With all the charms 'oof a w'ooman,
(Chorus: Ooo!)
Y'oo've kept the secret 'oof y'oor y'ooth,
(Chorus: Ahh!)
B'ook markin' - she's s'oo cl'oos n'oo,
This girl is half his age.

DJ and Chorus:
Don't stand,
Don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me.

DJ:
Young girl, you're out of your mind,
(Chorus: Ooo!)
Your love for me is way out of line,
(Chorus: Ahh!)
Better run girl, you're much too young girl.
(Chorus: Run girl, young girl.)

Ezekiel:
Temptat'oon, frustrat'oon,
S'oo bad it makes him cry,
Beneath y'oor perf'oome and make-up,
(Chorus: Ooo!)
Y'oo're just a baby in disguise.
(Chorus: Ahh!)

DJ:
Get out of here,
Before you have the time,
(Chorus: Have the time.)
To change your mind,
(Chorus: Change your mind.)
'Cause I'm afraid you'll go too far.
(Chorus: Ahh!)

DJ and Chorus:
Don't stand,
Don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me.
Don't stand,
Don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me.

DJ:
Young girl, you're out of your mind,
(Chorus: Ooo!)
Your love for me is way out of line,
(Chorus: Ahh!)
Better run girl, you're much too young girl.
(Chorus: Run girl, young girl.)

DJ and Chorus:
Don't stand,
Don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me.

Ezekiel:
Y'oo're m'ooch t'oo y'oong girl.
(Chorus: Don't stand,
Don't stand so,
Don't stand so close to me.)

DJ:
You're much too young girl.

There was a moment of silence before the audience began to applaud. There were a few cheers, but it was mostly clapping. Awkward clapping. The boys knew they were dealt with a raw deal as they shuffled slowly off the stage.

(Confession Cam - Now with a Water Cooler)

Harold - "Dang. That was brutal."

Geoff - "That was so harsh, man."

Cody - "At least we tried out best,"

Noah - "Obviously, our best didn't cut it."

Owen - "I thought it was a lotta fun."

Tyler - "That was definitely not fun."

Justin - /Smirks./ "Well, at least I wasn't a lead."

DJ - /Whimpers./ "What's my mama gonna say when she sees this?"

Trent - /Shrugs./ "Could have been better, could have been worse."

Ezekiel - /Shutters./ "I've never been s'oo scared ab'oot anythin', eh."

Duncan - /Sighs./ "And the nightmare continues."

"Interesting composition you guys had," Chris chuckled. "Be sure to give my thanks to Eva when you see her. Oh wait, that's not necessary. She's coming out now with the rest of the girls for their composition. And it appears that the leads for this performance will be Bridgette and Lindsay."

The girls made their way to the center of the stage. Their costumes causing every male in the audience to howl. A pair of cloud shaped platforms were rolled out onto the stage to go along with the angel costumes the girls were wearing. Geoff and Tyler both had a difficult time keeping their eyes from going any wider as well as prevent drool from slipping out of their open mouths. To say their respective girlfriends were the very definition of their appearances would be an understatement. After many moments of the males simply staring, SBS began to play the composition.

Bridgette:
Oh!
Remember those walls I built,
Well baby they're tumbling down,
They didn't even put up a fight,
They didn't even make a sound,
It's like I've been awakened,
Every rule I had you breaking,
It's the risk that I'm taking,
I ain't never gonna shut you out.

Bridgette and Chorus 1:
Everywhere I'm looking now,
I'm surrounded by your embrace,
Baby I can see your halo,
You know you're my saving grace,
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Walking on sunshine.)
You're everything I need and more,
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Whoa oh!)
It's written all over your face,
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Walking on sunshine.)
Baby I can feel your halo.
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Whoa oh oh!)

Lindsay and Chorus 2:
And don't it feel good!

Chorus 1:
I can feel your halo, halo,
(Bridgette: Halo!)
I can see your halo, halo,
(Bridgette: Halo!)
I can feel your halo, halo,
(Bridgette: Halo!)
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Walking on sunshine.)
I can see your halo, halo.
(Bridgette: Halo!)
(Lindsay and Chorus 2: Whoa oh!)

Bridgette and Chorus:
And don't it feel good!

Lindsay:
I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure,
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door,
Oh now now!

Lindsay and Chorus 2:
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh oh!
And don't it feel good!

Chorus:
I can feel your halo, halo,
(Bridgette: Halo!)
(Lindsay: Hey, alright now!)
I can feel your halo, halo,
I can see your,
(Bridgette: Hey, oh yeah!)
I can feel your halo, halo,
(Lindsay: Hey, Halo!)
I can feel your halo, halo,
(Bridgette: Hey!)
I can see your halo, halo.
(Lindsay: Halo!)

Bridgette:
I can see your halo,
Halo!

Once Bridgette had completed her high note, the audience roared with cheering and applauding that made it clear they liked the performance. Among them was Janet, who was smiling and clapping with glee. The girls wearing angel costumes certainly helped bolster the spectacle of the performance, as did the dancing. Lindsay started to hop with excitement, soaking in the love she was feeling. Bridgette merely flushed in a bashful manner before the girls finally decided to exit the stage.

(Confession Cam)

Beth - "That was so much fun!"

LeShawna - "I'm impressed we managed to pull all that dancin' off with five minutes practice."

Katie - "Ohmygosh, that was, like, so a good idea to do all that dancing."
Sadie - "It was, like, a dream come true!" /Both girls start to squeal./

Gwen - "I'll give Sadie this much. She can inspire others how to dance a good routine real quick."

Heather - "Who cares if we did a stupid dance routine. It better have won us the challenge."

Eva - "Oh, I'm sure the audience is going to have a hard time choosing which performance they liked."

Lindsay - "They liked our singing! They really liked our singing!"

Courtney - "That last note Bridgette hit was amazing. I didn't know she had it in her."

Bridgette - /Blushes and fans herself./ "I didn't know I had it in me to hit that high note, either."

Izzy - /Still wearing the angel costume./ "Every time Bridgette and Lindsay sing, an angel gets its wings!" /Looks over her shoulder./ "Oh look, I got wings!"

"How about that?" Chris announced, resulting in another round of cheering and applauding from the crowd. "Who would have thought that these kids could sing such sweet music without so much as a clue as to what they're tormenting themselves for. Janet, what did you think of the performances?"

"I thought they were all so talented," Janet replied. She barely had a moment to open her mouth and speak some more before she was cut off by the handsome host.

"Then let's see if they can turn it up a notch!" Chris announced. "Because we're going to have them go through another round of performances!" The audience cheered to this while the twenty-two students groaned with great displeasure. "Most everything remain the same, with a few modifications. The girls will be going first this time, but as compensation the boys won't know which songs their singing as well as who their other lead will be until the girls begin their performance."

"Oh sure!" Duncan stated, throwing his arms up in the air. "Just give this challenge to the girls why don't you. They'll have Malibu and Her Hotness upstage again." He felt a slight jab to his arm and found that it came from a glaring Tyler.

"Not quite," Chris said. "Can't have the same leads in this round as in the last. Save for DJ, of course." Most of the boys grumbled while DJ sighed and hung his head. "Courtney, Duncan, Harold, and LeShawna are still not eligible for leads since we got something special in store for them."

"You are an evil man, Chris McLean!" Courtney proclaimed.

"Thank you," Chris chuckled. "So let's get Eva back up here to pick the songs to be mashed from the remaining six sheets. Oh, did I mention that you don't have thirty seconds to decide this time? You have five seconds."

"What?" Eva yelled. "That's barely enough time to scan the titles!"

"Five seconds start now," Chris said.

Eva quickly tried to read the titles of the six lyric sheets in Chris' hands. Having no time to really decide, she gave up and grabbed two sheets on one end and two sheets on the other end. She gave Chris the two in her right hand and returned to the girls with the two in her left hand.

"This should be lots of fun," Chris chuckled. "So, we're gonna take five while they prepare. In the meantime, we'll be showing more highlights of Total Drama Island for our wonderful audience. After that, Eva will take another spin of the Random Loser Generator to decide who the other lead for the boys before the girls perform. Then the boys will perform."

(The Girls)

"Suddenly, I'm glad I'm not eligible to be a lead," Courtney said as she looked at the two songs they were to perform.

"I wouldn't have mind performing that one, though," LeShawna noted.

"So, who's going to be the leads then?" Bridgette asked. "It can't be myself, Courtney, LeShawna, or Lindsay."

"That leaves Greta, Hanna, Belle, Ava, Kelly, Sonny, and Ivy," Lindsay pointed out. She did not take notice of the looks she was receiving from the other girls.

"I'm not singing lead, and that's final," Eva stated.

"I'll, like, be lead only if Sadie is so the other," Katie said.

"But that one song is, like, so weird," Sadie noted. "I, like, wouldn't want to be lead on that."

"With enough practice, maybe I can be lead on this one," Beth suggested.

"This is absolutely ridicules!" Heather hissed. "Chris eliminates our best options, leaving us with weird goth girl, the psycho hose beast, and tone deaf pig girl!"

Beth was about ready to march over and confront Heather, but Gwen stopped her and shook her head. "That's a shame," the goth girl said to Heather. "Because the potential success of this challenge not rests in you having to rely on weird goth girl, the psycho hose beast, and Beth."

Heather glared at Gwen for a moment then scoffed. "Fine!" she yelled. "I'll be lead. But only for that one. I'm not stupid enough to even think about allow you to make me lead on the other."

"So who is going to be lead on the other one then?" Courtney asked. All the girls looked at each other. And then they turned their attention to the one girl who could possibly not mind.

"Hey guys, guess who I am," Izzy said. She was still wearing the angel costume when she put on a particular wig. She then imitates a particular voice when she spoke. "When it gets hot like this, you know what I do? I keep my undies in the icebox!"

(The Boys)

"Isn't this great, guys?" Owen cheered. "We get to perform again!"

"This bites," Duncan grumbled.

"What was the point in putting on the costumes any way?" Cody asked curiously.

"Probably so we could get out lead comfortable," Justin commented.

"Dude, I am so not comfortable with this," DJ continued to whimper.

"We got'cha, man," Tyler sighed. "You've said that twenty times now."

"I think he's going to keep going until it's time for us to sing," Harold noted.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Noah stated sarcastically.

"Why d'oos Chris want me t'oo keep singin', eh?" Ezekiel squeaked.

"Come on, lil' dude," Geoff said, trying to be comforting. "At least you don't get to be lead again, bra."

"Just hang in there guys," Trent said, straightening the jacket portion of the costume. "Things are bound to look up for us. Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky with some songs that will definitely rock the house."

"Somehow, I'm doubting it," Duncan muttered.

"I can assure you that a Woolly Beaver can, in fact, eat things beside wood, climb, swim through tar, and be used as one helluva 'dam' fine hat," Chris noted. "Just as long as you have the neck strength. But any way, the five minutes is up and it's time for our boys and girls to be before. First, we need to figure out who will be joining DJ as lead for the boys. Eva?"

Eva walked out the same time the Random Loser Generator was rolled out. She came up to the wheel and spun it before turning and exiting off the stage. Duncan watched as the wheel kept spinning until it started to slow down. Seeing that it would stop on a face that would make their performance harder than it already was, he quietly and swiftly kicked a pebble at the wheel. This resulted in the wheel moving an extra click, making the arrow not point at Noah.

"Well, well, well," Chris chuckled. "Looks like the boys might have a shot after all. Joining DJ as a fellow lead in this round is the music man himself, Trent!" The audience cheered, particularly the females, while the boys let out a collective sigh of relief. Trent was then handed the lyric sheets for the two songs they were to perform. "With that out of the way, let's get to some singing. The girls will go first with the leads being Heather and Izzy!"

A section of male fans began chanting Izzy's name out of sync as the girls made their way to the center of the stage. They were all wearing shining and sparkling street clothes with half of them wearing a number of long wigs. Heather was not among the latter. With everything set, SBS began to play the composition.

Izzy:
Yes!
So crazy right now!
Most incredibly!
It's your girl, Izzy!
It's your girl, Heather!

Heather:
You ready?
Hey!

Chorus:
A oh a oh a oh a no no,
A oh a oh a oh a no no.

Heather:
I look and stare so deep in your eyes,
I touch on you more and more every time,
When you leave I'm begging you not to go,
Call your name two, three times in a row.

Izzy:
I'm hairy high and low,
Don't ask me why, I don't know,
Whoa oh oh!

Heather and Chorus 1:
Got me looking so crazy right now,
Your love's got me looking so crazy right now,
(Chorus 2: Your love.)
Got me looking so crazy right now,
Your touch's got me looking so crazy right now.
(Chorus 2: Got me so crazy right now.)

Izzy:
Just give me your head with hair,
Long beautiful hair.

Izzy and Chorus 2:
Shining, gleaming,
Streaming, flaxen, waxen.
(Heather: Oh!)

Heather and Chorus 1:
Got me hoping you'll page me right now,
Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now,
Looking so crazy your love's got me looking,
Got me looking so crazy your love.
(Izzy and Chorus 2: My hair's going crazy right now!)

Chorus 1:
Got me looking so crazy right now,
Your love's got me looking so crazy right now,
(Heather: Hey!)
(Chorus 2: Your love.)
Got me looking so crazy right now,
Your touch's got me looking so crazy right now.
(Heather: Your love.)

Izzy and Chorus 2:
Down to here,
Down to there,
Down to there,
Down to where it stops by itself,
Where it stops by itself.
(Heather: Oh!)

Chorus:
Got me looking so crazy right now,
(Izzy: So crazy.)
Your love's got me looking so crazy right now,
(Izzy: Oh!)
(Heather: Hey!)
Got me looking so crazy right now,
(Heather: Yeah!)
Your touch got me looking so crazy right now.

Heather:
My hair's going crazy right now!

Heather gasped in horror upon realizing the line she had ended the song with. The audience started to lightly laugh while seemingly applauding with approval. Izzy blew kisses out to the male fans still chanting her name out of sync before the girls made their exit off the stage.

(Confession Cam)

Heather - /Fumes./ "That was absolutely humiliating!"

Gwen - /Laughs./ "That was absolutely hilarious!"

LeShawna - "I dunno about y'all, but that was a strange one."

Eva - "Just another reason why I don't sing."

Lindsay - "I don't get it. What was Itchy singing about again?"

Katie - /Still wearing her wig./ "Do you think I, like, look okay with this wig on?"
Sadie - /Also wearing her wig./ "You, like, look so much better than I do with this wig."

Beth - "It wasn't all that bad."

Bridgette - "It was funny in a good way."

Courtney - "Well, at least we performed strong enough with the first song that this shouldn't count against us."

Izzy - /Still wearing her wig, singing./ "Gliddy gloop gloopy, Nibby nobby nooby, La la la lo lo. Sabba sibby sabba, Nooby abba dabba, Le le lo lo. Dooby ooby walla, dooby abba dabba, Early morning singing song."

"That was quite a performance the girls did there," Chris chuckled. "But let's see how the boys do with no time to prepare."

Ten of the boys quickly made their way out and took positions at the center of the stage. A few girls in the audience began squealing at the sight of the boys dressed up like greasers. Almost suddenly, Trent slid onto the stage. In hand was a guitar. He quickly pointed at SBS and then started the composition by playing the guitar. Gwen watched this with a grin forming on her lips.

Trent:
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted,
No silent prayer for the faith-departed,
And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd,
You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud.

Trent and Chorus 1:
It's my life!

Trent:
It's now or never,
(Chorus 1: Ahh!)
I ain't gonna live forever,
(Chorus 1: Live forever!)
I just wanna live while I'm alive.
(Chorus 1: Ohh!)

Trent and Chorus 1:
It's.
My.
Life!

Chorus 2:
These are my confessions.

DJ:
Just when I thought I said all I could say,
My chick on the side said she got one on the way.

Chorus 2:
These are my confessions.

DJ:
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all,
(Chorus 2: All!)
I damn near cried when I got that phone call,
(Chorus 2: Ahh!)
I'm so throwed,
(Chorus 2: Ooo!)
I don't know what to do,
(Chorus 2: Know what to do.)
But to give part two of my...
(Chorus 2: Part two of my...)

Chorus 2:
Confessions.

Trent:
Better stand tall when they're calling you out.

All:
Don't bend, don't break,
Baby don't back down.

DJ and Chorus 2:
These are my confessions.

Trent:
It's now or never,
(Chorus 1: Ahh!)
I ain't gonna live forever,
(Chorus 1: Live forever!)
(DJ and Chorus 2: These are my confessions.)
I just wanna live while I'm alive.
(Chorus 1: Ohh!)

Chorus 1:
It's my life.

DJ:
Just when I thought I said all I could say,
(Chorus 1: Ahh!)
My chick on the side said she got one on the way.

Chorus 2:
These are my confessions.

Trent:
I just wanna live while I'm alive.
(Chorus 1: Ohh!)

All:
It's.
My.
Life!

When the music ended, the Marshmallow exploded with female cheering and squealing. While the males merely applauded with approval, the females were losing their minds with a desire to create a sound that expressed just how overloaded their hormones became. Even Janet was screaming and applauding. As were most of the girls off of the stage.

"Hubba hubba hubba!" Izzy hollered and then whistled.

Katie, Sadie, Lindsay, and Beth were squealing at the top of their lungs. Bridgette was clapping with a great deal of excitement. LeShawna had a huge smile on her face. Courtney had dropped her jaw in utter shock. Heather scoffed and turned her head away. Eva was buried in a self-imposed face palm. Gwen merely grinned.

"Your boyfriend is a goddamned show off," Eva muttered to the goth girl.

"Tell me something I don't know," Gwen responded. There was a slight hint of a giggle in her voice.

(Confession Cam)

Katie - /Squeals./ "Ohmygosh, that was, like, so hot!"
Sadie - /Also squeals./ "I know, right? There was, like, so much man candy on that stage." /Both start squealing again when a third person suddenly pops up from behind and pulls them in for a group hug./
Izzy - "Delicious man meat! Hot, handsome, savory meat straight from a butcher's block!"
Katie - "Ohmygosh, she's, like, so right!"
Sadie - "They're not just hot. They're, like, handsome and savory, too!" /Katie and Sadie squeal while Izzy cackles./

Beth - "DJ was really good in that second performance. It was like he was singing his heart out."

Bridgette - "That was quite a show stopper DJ did. And he managed to do so with Trent owning it on guitar."

Courtney - "Not fair! I bet the only reason they were screaming their heads off was simply because Trent was playing his fancy guitar. I bet everyone out there would have been going wild if one of us girls was playing an instrument during one of our performances." /Pauses and thinks for a moment./ "Although I must admit... I highly doubt any one of those songs would've been suitable to play a violin to..."

Eva - /Snorts./ "... The good ones just had to be taken..."

Gwen - /Giggles uncharacteristically./ "Oh, Trent. Must you steal my heart by going out there, looking all yummy wearing a leather jacket, and rockin' the house with your guitar playing? You make it so difficult for me to get back at you in spades."

Chris tried to speak, but stopped as he found that the female screaming was deafening. He waited for a moment for them to calm down. Then he waited some more. Then for several moments. But the screams kept on going. And going. And going. The handsome host finally had had enough and pressed a button, resulting in a giant "SHUT UP!" to appear on the screen. The screaming slowly began to die down until it was quiet enough for him to speak.

"Sheesh," Chris said. "Teenagers and their hormones. Now before we close this sucker out, it's time we do something a little special. As most of you are well aware, Courtney and Harold ran against each other for a spot in the student council. Courtney got in, Harold didn't. What you probably haven't heard is that last night they called a truce. Made peace with one another. End of fighting. For now, at least. Any way, we at Total Drama thought it would be fun to get once last chance to milk their rivalry. In a more peaceful manner. So Harold and LeShawna followed by Courtney and Duncan will be performing duets for us all!"

The audience began to cheer, in particular the females. Even Janet was cheering joyfully. The students took at good look at Courtney, Duncan, Harold, and LeShawna with raised brows. The four soon-to-be singers merely sighed and stepped over to their positions. Harold and LeShawna at center stage, Courtney and Duncan waiting in the wings.

"Hang on a second, music man," Chris said to Trent, grabbing him before he could walk off stage. "I could technically dock the boys because you played a guitar in a competition that's specifically for singing."

"But then you never mentioned we couldn't play instruments," Trent pointed out.

"Too true," Chris agreed with a nod. "However, I'm not letting you off the hook that easy. You like playing the guitar so much, you're gonna play it for both performances." He showed Trent the titles of the songs on a sheet of paper.

"I can do that," Trent said. He made his way over to join the band SBS, but stopped just after passing Harold and LeShawna. "Sing from the soul on this one, guys. Just may get this relationship of yours rolling in the right direction."

"Thanks," Harold and LeShawna said together. Upon realizing this, they nearly blushed and smiled shyly at one another. Trent chuckled and went over to the band.

"Since the rest of the competitors didn't know about this, back-up singing will be done by a local group here at Richmore," Chris announced. "Please welcome... The Dynasty!" The audience cheered as a rather large group of boys and girls appeared on stage behind the band. "So without further adieu... Harold and LeShawna!"

"You ready to make some music, my sugar baby?" LeShawna asked quietly with a smile.

"Of course, my chocolate peach," Harold replied quietly with a smile of his own.

Harold:
Can...

Chorus:
Anybody,
Find me,
Somebody to,
Love.

LeShawna:
Oh!
Each mornin' I get up I die a little,
Can barely stand on my feet.

Harold:
Take a look in the mirror and cry,
(Chorus: Take a look at yourself in the mirror.)
Lord, what you're doing to me.
(Chorus: And cry, yeah-yeah.)

LeShawna:
I have spent all my years in believin' you.
(Chorus: Believing you.)

LeShawna and Chorus:
But I just can't get no relief, Lord!

Harold:
Somebody,
(Chorus: Somebody!)
Oh somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody!)

All:
Can anybody find me...

Harold:
Somebody to love?
I work hard,
(Chorus: He works hard.)
Every day of my life.

Harold and LeShawna:
I work till I ache in my bones.

Harold:
At the end,
(Chorus: At the end of the day.)
I take home my hard earned pay all on my own.
(Chorus: Gets home, does all on his own.)

LeShawna:
I get down on my knees and I start to pray,
(Chorus: Down, knees, praise the Lord!)
Till the tears run down my eyes, Lord!
(Chorus: Ooo, Lord!)

Harold:
Somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody!)

Harold and LeShawna:
Oh, somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody!)

All:
Can anybody fine me...

LeShawna:
Somebody to love?
Oh!

Harold:
(Chorus: He works hard.)
Well, everyday,
(Chorus: Everyday.)
I try and I try and I try.
(Chorus: Try and try and try.)

LeShawna:
But everybody wants to put me down,
They say I'm goin' crazy.

Harold:
They say I got a lot of water in my brain,
(Chorus: Aaah.)
I got no common sense,
I got nobody left to believe.
(Chorus: He's got nobody left to believe.)
No!
(Chorus: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Chorus:
Ooo, Lord!

Harold:
Oh, somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody!)

Harold and LeShawna:
Oh, somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody!)

All:
Can anybody find me...

LeShawna:
Somebody to love?

Chorus:
Can,
Anybody,
Find me,
Someone to love?

Harold:
Got no feel, I got no rhythm,
I just keep losing my beat.
(Chorus: You just keep losing your beat.)

LeShawna:
I'm ok, I'm alright,
(Chorus: Ok, she's alright.)
Ain't gonna face no defeat.
(Chorus: She's alright, yeah yeah.)

Harold and LeShawna:
I just gotta get out of this prison cell.

All:
Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!

Chorus:
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
(Harold: Oh.)
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
(LeShawna: Hey.)
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
(Harold: Somebody.)
Love, love,
Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love,
(LeShawna: Oh!)
Somebody,
Somebody!
Somebody,
Somebody!
(Harold: Oh.)
Somebody,
Somebody!
(Harold: Find me, find me.)
Somebody find me somebody to love.

All:
Can anybody find me...

LeShawna:
Somebody to,
Love?!

Chorus:
Find me,
(LeShawna: Oh!)
Somebody,
To love.
(LeShawna: Somebody find me.)
Find me,
(Harold: Find me.)
Somebody,
To love.
(LeShawna: Somebody find me.)
Find me,
Somebody,
(LeShawna: Somebody to love.)
To love.
(Harold: Somebody.)
Find me,
(Harold: Somebody.)
Somebody,
(Harold: Somebody.)
To love.
(LeShawna: Somebody to love.)
Find me,
Somebody,
(LeShawna: Oh!)
To love.
Find me,
(LeShawna: Somebody to love.)
Somebody,
(Harold: Somebody to love.)
To love.

LeShawna:
Find me,
(Chorus: Find me.)
Somebody.
(Chorus: Somebody.)

All:
To love!

The audience cheered wildly. Many even started a standing ovation. Harold and LeShawna apparently took no notice as they lost themselves in each other's eyes. They then drew in for a loving embrace to the delight of just about everyone watching. Even Courtney and Duncan couldn't help but smile at what they were seeing. Among the hidden few who did not seem to care was Heather, who simply turned her head away. The others were obviously members of the Dodekatheon. After releasing the embrace, Harold offered his arm and LeShawna gladly took it as he accompanied her off the stage.

(Confession Cam)

Trent - "They took my advice and sang from the soul. And as a result, they made some of the most beautiful music tonight."

Gwen - "That performance only strengthened my resolve to do that double date idea. Trent and I need to get those two going forward with their relationship. It would be a crime for it to end just because they couldn't get it running."

Harold - /Sighs lovingly./ "LeShawna..."

LeShawna - /Sighs in a dreamy tone./ "My skinny lil' white boy..."

"Aww, what was sweet little moment that was," Chris stated. "And boy did they really give it their all. Kinda makes one wish that performance was eligible for consideration in determining who wins tonight. But alas, it was never meant to be. Any way, let's see if our final duet tonight can be just as good. Boys and girls... Courtney and Duncan."

The audience cheered, in particular the females. Courtney and Duncan made their way to the center of the stage and then positioned themselves at where they wanted to be. They gave one another nervous glances and then took deep breaths.

Girls Chorus:
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da,
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da,
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da,
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Duncan:
Just a small town girl,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Livin' in a lonely world,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Courtney:
Just a city boy,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Born and raised in south Detroit,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Chorus:
Cha-da!

Duncan:
A singer in a smoky room.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)

Courtney:
A smell of wine and cheap perfume.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Duncan and Courtney:
For a smile they can share the night,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
It goes on and on and on and on.
Strangers waiting,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Up and down the boulevard,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Their shadows searching in the night,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Streetlight, people,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Livin' just to find emotion,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Hiding, somewhere in the night.
(Chorus: Ahh, Ahh, Cha-ja, Cha-ja-da!)

Girls Chorus:
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da,
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da,
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Courtney:
Workin' hard to get my fill,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Everybody wants a thrill.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Duncan and Courtney:
Payin' anything to roll the dice,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
Just one more time.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)

Courtney:
Some will win.
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum.)

Duncan and Courtney:
Some will lose,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum.)
Some were born to sing the blues,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Da-da-dum, Da-da...)
And now the movie never ends,
(Girls Chorus: Da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da.)
(Boys Chorus: Dum, Da-da-dum, Da-da-dum.)
It goes on and on and on and on.
Strangers waiting,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Up and down the boulevard,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Their shadows searching in the night,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Streetlight, people,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Livin' just to find emotion,
(Chorus: Da-Dum, Da-Dum.)
Hiding, somewhere in the night.
(Chorus: Ahh, Ahh, Cha-ja, Cha-ja-da!)

All:
Don't stop believin'.

Duncan and Courtney:
Hold on to that feelin'.

All:
Streetlight, people!
Don't stop believin'.

Duncan and Courtney:
Hold on to that feelin'.

All:
Streetlight, people!
Don't stop!

The audience lost it, cheering their lungs out. In particular, all the females were screaming and squealing with great delight. Just about everyone on stage was smiling and applauding, including Harold and LeShawna. The performance had ended with Duncan holding Courtney very close. They were breathing a little heavy yet slowly, looking into one another's eyes. They were lost in their locked gaze for what seemed like hours. They were about to lean into one another when they were interrupted.

"Now that is how you end an awesome night of music!" Chris announced. He ignored Courtney and Duncan shooting him hard glances before they straightened themselves and joined their respective groups. "I'm sure our contestants would have no problem whatsoever to keep singing for each and every one of you for the rest of the night." The twenty-two students were vigorously waving their arms against the idea. "But unfortunately there are time constraints with the show, so we gotta get this over with. So we turn it over to our special judge of the evening. Janet, based on the two rounds of performances earlier, which group would you choose to be tonight's winners?"

"Oh dear..." Janet began to answer shyly. "They were all so good tonight... It's too hard to pick one over the other..." She nervously looked from one group to the other and then back again. "I think I'll pick... the boys."

The audience reacted vocally in shock and surprise. Even all the students on the stage were caught off guard. The girls couldn't believe that they lost. The boys couldn't believe that they won. As if overwhelmed by the whole experience, and for really no apparent reason, Ezekiel fainted. Heather growled furiously and storm off the stage.

"Guess that second performance of theirs was more than enough to give the first one a pass," Chris reasoned with a shrug. "So the boys win and the girls lose. We need an individual winner to load prizes on. So Janet, who amongst the boys was the best?"

"I have to choose one again?" Janet asked in quiet surprise. "Oh my..." She looked upon the boys, even the out cold Ezekiel who was being attended to by Bridgette and Geoff, with a finger pressed gently on her lip. Then she bashfully brought the finger over to the ponytail hanging over her shoulder to twirl some loose strands of hair. "Um... I think I'll go with... DJ... because he had to be the lead twice and did such a good job on the second song."

As the audience cheered, DJ was taken aback. He blinked once before smiling and sighing with relief. Most of the other boys, at those that were conscious, gave him pats on the back. The one exception was Justin, who unbeknownst to everyone else was burning holes in the back of DJ's head.

(Confession Cam)

Justin - "What is it about DJ that she sees in him? He doesn't have the face, or the shoulders, or the abs, or most definitely not the butt that I have. Desperate times call for drastic measures. She will pick me over him. She will not deny me."

DJ - "That was awfully nice of Janet to pick me as the winner." /Pauses and thinks for a moment./ "I wonder if she... likes me..." /Starts to blush at the thought./

Chris - "We're running out of time and space on this sucker, so I'll just mention that we let the audience decide upon the looo-ser. They picked Heather mostly because she was being a poor sport at the end. That and she wasn't really giving her best in her performance until she sang that last line." /Chuckles./

Heather - /Furious./ "These pathetic morons can kiss my ass! You just wait and see. The Dodekatheon will only let stupidity slide for so long. Soon, and I'm hoping it's very soon, we will put these people in their places."

"Nice!" Chris chuckled. "DJ went from zero to hero just by singing. Well big guy, as this week's winner you will be the recipient of a 64 GB Apple iPad Tablet PC, plus a $500 gift card good towards downloading whatever the hell you want from iTunes."

"Gee, I wonder who the sponsor of tonight's challenge was," Noah muttered sarcastically.

"So that's it for tonight, everyone!" Chris announced. "Hope you had as much a good time as I did with the Mash-Up Challenge, brought to you by Apple. I'd like to thank SBS and The Dynasty for helping us out. Have a good night and we'll see you back here next week in The Marshmallow!"

Boys Mash-Up 1
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police/"Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Leads: DJ, Ezekiel
Chorus: Cody, Duncan, Geoff, Harold, Justin, Noah, Owen, Trent, Tyler

Girls Mash-Up 1
"Halo" by Beyoncé/"Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
Leads: Bridgette, Lindsay
Chorus 1: Courtney, Eva, Gwen, Heather, LeShawna
Chorus 2: Beth, Izzy, Katie, Sadie

Girls Mash-Up 2
"Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z/"Hair" from the musical Hair
Leads: Heather, Izzy
Chorus 1: Beth, Bridgette, Courtney, LeShawna, Lindsay
Chorus 2: Eva, Gwen, Katie, Sadie

Boys Mash-Up 2
"It's My Life" by Bon Jovi/"Confessions Part II" by Usher
Leads: Trent, DJ
Chorus 1: Cody, Harold, Justin
Chorus 2: Duncan, Ezekiel, Geoff, Noah, Owen, Tyler

Duet 1
"Somebody to Love" by Queen
Performed by Harold and LeShawna

Duet 2
"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
Performed by Courtney and Duncan

Confession Cam Decorations to date:

Dolphin Sticker on the Camera Lens, Heart-Shaped D+C Graffiti, Electric Fish on top of Z Necklace hanging from Gum on the Ceiling, Kitten Inside a Mug with Face of a Kitten Picture covering Wing Commander Poster covering Justin Headshot covering Horse Poster, 9 Movie Poster, Picture of Janet covering "Courtney vs. Harold" Flyer covering Denzel Washington Poster covering Corey Clark Poster, Portraits of Captains James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard, Booby Trapped Papier-mâché Bust of Izzy with a Frito's Necklace, Toronto Maple Leafs Banner, Cushioned Chair replacement, Toronto Blue Jays Banner, Japanese Peace Lily, Sally Johnson Professional Make-Up Cabinet, Water Cooler

Question: Is Lord Akiyama a Gleek (aka Glee fan)?

Answer: Yes. In a manner of speaking.

I just got started in watching the show after months of hesitation, but I've been addicted to some of the songs since November when my friend bought the first volume soundtrack and we listened to it in the car. Like practically most every other fan of the series, "Don't Stop Believing" got me hook, line, and sinker. When I heard the mash-up songs, that's when the idea of this challenge was conceived. But I didn't pull the trigger until I could get the elections story arc out of the way. Now that it's off my chest, I can work on other stuff for the story.

By the way, I highly recommend listening to the Glee recordings when you're reading the lyrics. It's a great way to imagine the Total Drama kids singing the songs themselves and being in sync with the rhythm.

Keep sending in reviews, people! Reviews! And don't forget suggestions to decorate the Confession Cam with.

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