Previously on Total Drama Island, our 11 remaining campers had to race for their lives on a booby trapped island for a spot in the final 10. There were some new friendships and bonding, but when it was all said and done, it was our resident gang member Koh that decided it was time for her to take her leave. So with that we have our final 10 campers, which means, now, at the halfway point, it`s finally time for the merge! And stay tuned, because we just might have one more surprise in store. Or should I say…two? You better stay tuned for the surprises, action, and excitement on Total. Drama. Island!
The intro music starts up, but is cut off a few notes in as we hear Chris`s voice. `Hang on, hang on.` The camera cuts back to him as he raises his finger in a tsk tsk motion. `Not yet.`
The camera immediately cuts to the beginning of the episode.
The campers are talking to each other excitedly as they're sitting on the stumps at the bonfire ceremony location.
*Confessional*
Gerdie: So Chris has this big announcement planned for us. Thank god. This has got to be about the merge. Halfway baby! Whoo! (She throws a fist in the air)
*End Confessional*
As they are chatting with each other, Chris steps up to the podium, smirking as he looks over the campers. Seeing him walk up, the rest of the campers quiet down. "How are we doing today campers?" There's some slight mumbling and murmuring from them as they give different answers. Chris puts his hands down in an 'okay be quiet' motion. "All right. Glad to hear it. So, We are down to 10 campers. And I've heard some mutterings from everyone and some guesses. And now's the time to let you guys now. The teams are officially dissolved and it is now every man and woman for themselves!"
A majority of the campers cheer as they hear this, some high fiving one another. Chris looks over them and smirks again, grabbing into the edges of the podium. "Now, who's ready for the big announcement?"
Hearing this, the campers actually stop cheering. Fox raises an eyebrow. "Pardon me Chris, but wasn't THAT the big announcement?" Chris responds with a 'tsk tsk' moving his finger back and forth. "I'm afraid not my butler friend." "Um, i'm not a but-" Fox tries to correct him, however Chris cuts him off as he continues talking. "But that is not the announcement." Putting her finger to her chin, Ariel looks confusedly at Chris. "Then what is?" As if to answer her question, a boat's engine can be heard in the distance.
Everyone's attention is immediately drawn to the boat which casts a silhouette in the distance that is quickly becoming larger and larger.
"Today's big announcement, is that our numbers will jump from 10 to 12, as some campers who you guys kicked off, are coming back to the island!"
The campers, mouth agape, turn back to Chris. "But...you said that once you took a ride on the boat of loserdom they couldn't ever come back!" Harald argues loudly and irritatedly.
Chris puts a finger to his chin. "Did I say that?" In response to this, a montage plays of Chris saying "Can't come back." Followed by 9 "Ever.'s" The camera eventually comes back to Chris who finally speaks up. "Oh yeah. I lied. Ha!" He announces, laughing at his own joke. Horus tries to speak up in response. "But..you can't do that! Can he?" He seemingly asks the other campers who shrug in response. Chris just smiles. "Of course I can Horus my man, it's in your contract. You guys really need to read those things."
*Confessional*
Rebecca: I expected this. Unlike the rest, I actually read the contract fully. (She takes out her contract and looks at a page with a magnifying glass.) And for some reason on page 84 it says that at his request we have to allow a llama to chew on our hair. (she looks up from the contract) Not sure when THAT will happen, but i'm expecting that as well.
*End Confessional*
Crossing her arms, Gerdie looks at Chris. "All right Chris, fine then. Who's coming back?" Chris smiles a half eyelid smile at Gerdie. "Well, we didn't ask just anybody, we actually asked our viewers who THEy wanted to see come back, and, after a nationwide vote, they selected our returning campers." After a pause, Valerie speaks up. "Well, like, don't keep us in suspense, who are they?" As she asks this, the boat docks, a plank landing on the dock. In the shadow of below deck, a figure appears. "Why don't you see for yourselves guys? Here he is, returning from the boat of loserdom to give it one more try, our lord of darkness, Nate!"
Stepping off the boat, Nate waves to the campers, still wearing the cape from earlier. Several of the campers smile and go over to welcome him as he walks up to them. "Hey guys, how's it going?" He gets a high five from Gran and Horus and some welcome wishes from Valerie and Gerdie as he does so.
Leaning over, Chris smiles at Nate. "So...I see you're wearing the cape I got you. It suits you." Nate rolls his eyes at Chris. "It's comfy all right?" Chris' smile widens. "Okay Nosferatu. You just keep telling yourself that." Nate's eye twitches as he takes a seat on a stump.
As the other campers talk to him, Chris speaks up again. "Hey guys, I know it's awesome to have our Lord of Darkness back, but don't forget about our second returning contestant! So we had a Screaming Gopher return, so, I think it's only fair we have a Killer Bass come back as well. With an equal number of votes as Nate, please welcome back our resident animal linguist Danielle!"
Danielle steps onto the plank, smiling and waving. She unfortunately doesn't get to even make it to the island as Lisa flying tackles her off the plank into the water. Chris steps away from his podium and looks over the edge of the pier. "You uh...you guys okay down there?"
The second the two of them resurface Lisa doesn't even miss a beat as she proceeds to dog Danielle with a million questions. "OH MY GOD DANIELLE! We all missed you so much! How was the boat? How is everyone? Were you lonely? DId it smell okay?"
Seeing they're fine, Chris turns back to the campers. "Right. So anyway, there you have it. You all are at the final 12. After this, there are no more surprise comebacks. From now on, you leave the island, you really are gone for good. Got it?" He leans down at Lisa and Danielle who, both nod, Lisa having stopped talking.
After a few more moments they make their way to the stumps soaking wet.
*Confessional*
Danielle: Oh my gosh! I can't believe I got to come back! This is like a dream come true! And all my friends are here! I thought I was gone for good! Thank you everyone for voting for me! (a tear falls down her cheek) Thank you. (the chipmunk comes up from behind her shoulder and waves at the camera)
*End Confessional*
*Confessional*
Nate: Honestly, I'm shocked that people actually voted for me to come back. (He scratches the back of his head, the cape falling into his field of vision as he looks at it and then to the camera) Oh wait. Did people vote for me to come back so that Chris could hit me with more vampire jokes? (he leans back on the seat) Ter-rific.
*End Confessional*
Chris looks over the campers who are noisally chatting with the returning recruits, Alexa and Ariel hugging Danielle. "Now, I hope you guys are all happy to see each other, because for one of you, this will be the last day you get to see them for a long time. You all will have an hour to get reacquainted with each other and prepare for today's elimination challlenge."
As it looks like he's about to leave the podium, he stops and puts up his finger. "Oh yeahhh... haha. I did forget one teensy more thing. Since these two just came back, it wouldn't be cool to kick them both off the first day they're back, So Nate, Danielle. You're both immune tonight. No matter how poorly you do, you two aren't going home." A look of shock pass over Danielle's and Nate's face. Seeing their shock he takes it all in as he continues. "Oh, and by the way, not only are you immune, after today's challenge, you get to pick one person each who is ALSO immune. So all of you, I'd be really nice to these two." He laughs at his own rule. "Okay guys, see you in an hour!" He waves at them mockingly.
Danielle and Nate look around at the remaining campers, who are now surrounding them, having wide smiles plastered on their faces as they look at the two.
*Confessional*
Nate/Danielle (Splitscreen): Oh boy
*End Confessional*
Chris steps back in front of the camera with his hands behind his back. "Oh yeah, almost forgot. You can roll the opening now." The camera then cuts back to the intro
As the music starts up, cameras start popping out of unlikely places like gopher holes and a tree.
Dear mom and dad i`m doing fine, you guys are on my mind
The camera glides up the mountain passing flora and fauna, until it reaches the top. It reaches the cliff face then hops towards the water. It looks like it will land in the water, but then changes course a few inches from the water and skims along the surface until we arrive at a boat..
You asked me what I wanted to be, and now I think the answer is plain to see,
Danielle is in a boat looking down in the water talking to some fish. The fish have their heads out of the water as they`re listening. Suddenly a hawk flies down and grabs one of the fish. A shocked Danielle watches as it carries it away.
I want to be famous
We follow the hawk as it drops the fish in front of Rebecca who stops to investigate it with her magnifying glass. Gran, who is behind her, uses some magic to pull out a bouquet of flowers, only for a swarm of bees to fly out of it, attacking Gran, causing him to run offscreen. Still knelt down, Rebecca shifts her eyes to look back at where Gran was, and turns up her lip into a half smile.
I want to live close to the sun
Ariel is sitting at the front of the canoe, pointing forward while Nate is sitting in the back, crossarmed with his cape on. As the canoe goes over the waterfall, instead of falling off, it levitates, continuing to move forward. Nate`s eyes go wide as he looks over the edge to see they`re floating, Ariel just keeps pointing forward
Pack your bags cause I`ve already won
Horus is standing on a log, doing his best to practice his boxing moves
Everything left to prove, nothing in my way, I`ll get there one day
Harald steps on the log behind Horus and shoves him into the water. He starts laughing as a bee swarmed Gran runs into a shocked looking Harald as they both fall off the log.
Cause I want to be famous
We cut to the kitchen where is Chef is yelling at Fox who is quietly sipping tea. Behind him, Chef's inattentiveness causes his dish to bubble over and catch fire, Chef turns to look at the fire annoyed, and Fox just raises an eyebrow in mild surprise.
Na nananana na nananana na nananana na
Alexa is trying very hard to move a large piece of debris off the beach, but it isn't budging, suddenly the other end lifts up as we see Valerie helping her. Alexa gives her a smile while Valerie shoots her back a shrug along with a half smile of her own.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
We do a quick pan of the boat of loserdom as Vincent is chatting to Alex who is covering his ears, Christian rips off his nametag and throws it into the ocean cheering, Koh hops off the boat and rides away on a jet ski, Curtis stands at the bow of the ship in a period piece with his hand up dramatically, Viola is doing her best to read in the madness, Slick smiles as he rubs his wrists as his cuffs are unlocked by the warden, and Sarah is meanwhile standing in the background, doing nothing.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
We eventually fade to the campfire at night, where everyone remaning in the game are seated except for Gerdie and Chris who have their arms crossed, glaring at each other. Everyone begins to whistle the tune as Lisa pops up inbetween them, hugging them both. For a moment they look irritated, then relax into a half smile as the camera zooms out to reveal the title Total Drama Island.
Eliminated
22nd: Sarah
21st:: Viola
20th: Vincent
19th: Alex
18th: Christian
17th: Curtis
16th: Nate
15th: Danielle
14th: Slick
13th: Koh
Nate and Danielle Return
AN: Well it's finally here! The merge! And we have our two back by popular demand campers! I'm glad that it worked out that we got back a boy and girl and 1 from SG and 1 from KB. It worked out nicely! It actually got pretty close at times, but it was Nate and Danielle who won out in the end. However our happy family can't last forever. Someone's gotta go next chapter. Who's it going to be? Find out next time!