"Welcome back to Total Drama Alpha Party!" Chris said to the camera from the Dock of Shame.
"Hiiii," Lindsay said with a wave.
"In the last episode, our campers tested their archery chops, as they fired three arrows at a target. The one with the most points wins. Easy stuff," Chris said. "The challenge wasn't what was important, though. It was everything else that really stood out!"
Lindsay sniveled.
"Hugh admitted to Vardaman that he's the one who backstabbed Tori, and later spilled the beans that Genesis had a hand in it too," Chris chuckled. "Zarardo offered Ursula a spot in his alliance, but she turned him down, apparently eschewing alliances entirely from now on."
"I'm surprised more people don't do that," Lindsay said.
"And that's why you never won any of the four seasons you were in," Chris remarked. "Most noteworthy thing of all, though, is that Isidora finally decided to tell Warwick the truth that she didn't really want to be his wife and queen."
"I cried all night!" Lindsay blurted.
"Neither of them escaped that without any tears or hard feelings," Chris chuckled. "And it actually had a hand in the votes that night. Zarardo figured that targeting Isidora could get Warwick back onto his side, while Isidora sided with Genesis, Hugh, and Vardaman to take out Zarardo himself. Thanks to a well-timed apology on Isidora's part and Amelie's increasing disdain towards Zarardo, the street magician paid his second and final visit to the Elevator of Losers."
"That apology also had Isidora give Warwick her Chris Statue!" Lindsay added. "And he still voted for her anyway!"
"Love's a fickle mistress, she is," Chris snickered. "It's the final eight, and with the alliances as we knew them all but gone now, it's truly anyone's game. Will Stormy~ find out that Amelie backstabbed Zarardo? Will Vardaman fully embrace the strategic game? Will Ursula actually manage to get by without an alliance?"
"Will Amelie get Hugh to open up?" Lindsay asked. "Will Warwick stay mad at Isidora? Will Genesis's muteness harm her in a challenge?"
"Find out, right here, on Total!" Chris started.
"Drama!" Lindsay added.
"ALPHA PARTY!" the two finished.
Amelie and Stormy~ both stood on the Dock of Shame. Stormy~ paced back and forth frantically.
"What are we going to do?" Stormy~ asked anxiously. "Zarardo was the only one of us who knew how strategy worked! Now he's gone and we're probably sitting ducks!"
"Hey, it'll be alright," Amelie said calmly.
"How?" Stormy~ asked. "Even if Warwick won't work with Isidora anymore, I think she's still with the other alliance. We're still in the minority!"
"Well, we can always get Warwick on our side," Amelie suggested. "And if Ursula votes with us tonight, then we can at least tie."
"Why would she vote with us when voting with the other guys would give her a majority?" Stormy~ panicked.
"Well, they're obviously tight and probably won't want to work with her all that much," Amelie thought aloud. "If she sticks with us, I think she knows she'd be in a better position."
"Is that worth the risk of a tie, though?" Stormy~ asked. "Zarardo told me what happens when there's a tie and it doesn't break. Surely Ursula knows too."
"I don't know, Stormy~," Amelie said, visibly stressed. "Zarardo leaving stinks, but we're still here, and as long as we haven't been voted off, we still have a chance at winning, right?"
"Didn't you vote for Zarardo, though?" Stormy~ asked.
"Wh-What?!" Amelie gasped.
"That's what Zarardo told me," Stormy~ said distantly.
"W-W-W-W-W-W-Well..." Amelie stammered. "I just didn't like him, alright?! He was arrogant and bossy and I didn't want to play the game for him!"
"He was helping us!" Stormy~ rebutted.
"He was using us!" Amelie insisted. "...I don't want to fight. It's not going to make any of our stances any better in this game."
"...You're right," Stormy~ said. "But I'm going to need some time alone to digest this."
"That's fair," Amelie said as Stormy~ left the Dock of Shame. Amelie sat on the edge of the Dock and buried her face in her hands.
Confessional:
Amelie: Maybe voting for Zarardo wasn't a smart move game-wise, but I just know he would have done the same to me as soon as it was convenient for him. Now, how are Stormy~ and I going to get out of this mess...?
Stormy~: Maybe Zarardo was right. Maybe Amelie does play too emotionally. Zarardo taught me that you shouldn't let your emotions dictate who you vote for. Who should I vote for now, though? I'm not very good at strategy type stuff.
Genesis and Vardaman met up in the forest.
"Well, things went our way last night, but that doesn't mean things are going to be easy," Genesis texted.
"You talking about Isidora and Warwick?" Vardaman figured.
Genesis nodded. "I think Isidora might keep working with us, and honestly I'd much prefer she work with us than Warwick," she texted. "Not sure where Warwick stands right now, though."
"Maybe I'll talk to him about it at some point," Vardaman thought aloud.
"We could always vote him out," Genesis texted. "I mean, does anyone here really, truly like him?"
"Well, I'd be lying if I said I did..." Vardaman admitted. "We can talk it over with Hugh and maybe Isidora after the challenge when we know who's Invincible."
"Good call," Genesis texted with a nod.
"So, Hugh said something about you voting for Tori?" Vardaman reminded her.
Genesis winced before nodding. She texted. "I wasn't sure how you'd be voting, since you were on the reward with Lindsay, and I didn't want to force a tie because I knew Hugh was voting for Tori."
"Well, I can't say I'm happy that you stabbed an ally in the back, but I guess that's about the most excusable reason to do so that I can think of," Vardaman said. "Can you promise to stick with me and Hugh as long as you can, though? Or at least with me?"
"I'll do what I can," Genesis texted. "I didn't want to vote for Tori nor did I expect I'd have to, so I'm not going to make any promises that I might not be able to keep due to unforeseen circumstances."
"Well, you're honest if nothing else," Vardaman said.
"I tried the dishonesty thing back in the premerge, and all that did was paint a huge target on my back," Genesis texted. "Besides, I trust you more than anyone else here. You're one of the smartest people out here, and any friend of Naomi's is a friend of mine."
"I suppose so," Vardaman said.
Confessional:
Genesis: (She types into her phone. The phone speaks.) I do intend to stick with Vardaman up until the final five or so. I want to keep him long enough that he'll be a valuable ally to me, but not so long that I risk him being in the finale and destroying me.
Vardaman: I can't say I'm fully comfortable knowing Genesis might stab me in the back at almost complete random, but at least I think I can trust that she ain't lying to me. If Naomi trusted her, then I'll trust her too. Unless, of course, she does something to break my trust.
Isidora sat on her reading rock, reading a book when Hugh approached her.
"Hey, bitch," Hugh sneered.
"You're not seriously trying to hit on me by being an asshole to me just because I'm single now, are you?" Isidora asked, annoyed.
"What the hell!" Hugh exclaimed. "Why doesn't this ever work?"
"Was that a rhetorical question or did you actually want the breakdown?" Isidora asked.
"Oh, don't condescend to me," Hugh grunted.
"You've condescended to everyone on this island at least once," Isidora responded.
"Yeah, but you're not a bad boy," Hugh boasted.
"Neither are you," Isidora responded flatly.
"Adfjaiosdgsaig!" Hugh gasped. "I am too!"
"No, you're a wannabe and a child who goes around being a jackass to women because you have no understanding of how the female mind works," Isidora said. "Hence why this plan of yours to score chicks by being a bad boy hasn't even come close to working. I doubt I'm the first person to tell you this. So why do you keep doing it?"
"It's not my fault all the single girls here haven't fallen for my bad boy charms!" Hugh insisted. "I'm just hitting on the wrong girls, that's all! I'm sure there are some cute single girls from the Boldface who'd freaking melt if they met me!"
"I sincerely doubt that," Isidora said. "I can't help but notice that you're still here, by the way. At what point did I indicate I wanted a conversation with you?"
"The point where you kept talking to me, artard!" Hugh answered.
Isidora continued reading silently.
"Tch," Hugh scoffed as he left.
Confessional:
Hugh: This is just messed up. Being a bad boy 24/7 is hard work, you know! You'd think at least one girl would fall for it, but nothing! Nothing at all. What gives?
Isidora: I've had it up to here with guys yelling at me. Is it too much to ask for some peace and quiet? Please?
Warwick found Ursula relaxing in the pet cemetery.
"Ursula!" Warwick greeted.
"Oh, hey Warwick," Ursula said half-heartedly. "What's up?"
"We were once a part of Phoenix's alliance, no?" Warwick asked. "I don't suppose you want to keep working together?"
"Didn't you hear me when we met up with Zarardo last night?" Ursula asked. "I'm not doing alliances anymore."
"Wait, no alliances at all?" Warwick asked. "I thought you just meant with Zarardo. What do you mean you're not doing alliances anymore?"
"It just adds way too much drama to my life," Ursula said.
"Well yes, this is Total Drama!" Warwick reminded her. "How do you expect to win without an alliance?"
"I heard all this from Zarardo yesterday. If you want to talk to me, at least think of something else," Ursula said.
"Well, I don't have an alliance right now either," Warwick said as he sat on one of the headstones. "The big alliance had Isidora before it had me, so they're probably going to keep her over me."
"So did they actually kick you out?" Ursula asked.
"Not officially, but I definitely don't want to work with Isidora, and I'm sure she feels the same way," Warwick explained.
"Well, you could always join Amelie and Stormy~. They have an alliance," Ursula shrugged.
"...That is true!" Warwick realized. "It may be a minority, but it's better than being on my own. Thanks, Ursula!"
"It's what I'm here for," Ursula said nonchalantly as Warwick dashed away.
Confessional:
Ursula: The way I see it, the longer we have two alliances, the longer the conflict between them will last, and the longer the target stays off of me. So if Warwick joins Amelie and Stormy~, that's just one more round of me slipping on by. I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of this whole "strategy" thing.
Warwick: I spoke with Amelie once near the start of the merge, and she seems like a good person. I don't know Stormy~, but she seems like a nice enough person too. This could really work out for me!
Hugh grumbled to himself on his way to the boys' cabin when Amelie approached him.
"Hey, Hugh!" Amelie called.
"What do you want, bitch?" Hugh scowled.
"I just wanted to continue our talk from yesterday," Amelie frowned.
"Again, unless you've fallen hopelessly in love with me, you can piss right off," Hugh spat.
"Why do you feel you need a girlfriend so badly?" Amelie asked.
"Gh! Er, why do you care?" Hugh stammered.
"I'm just curious," Amelie said. "Everyone has a reason for acting the way they do."
"Right, your dad's a psychiatrist," Hugh recalled.
"You remember that?" Amelie asked.
"I have a good memory, okay?!" Hugh snapped, his face turning red. "Besides if everyone has a reason for acting the way they do, then why are you such a spineless coward? What's your reason for that?"
"I was and still kind of am bullied a lot," Amelie admitted.
"What, what?" Hugh asked, a slight look of concern on his face.
"But then, so are a lot of kids, so it's not like I'm special in that regard," Amelie said. "I guess people just react differently to these things."
"What are people bullying you for?" Hugh scoffed.
"I've always been kind of shy. I think that's just in my nature," Amelie admitted. "Makes me kind of an easy target, you know?" she added with a sad smile.
"Yeah, no kidding," Hugh sneered. "You don't seem so shy to try and dissect my mind."
"Well, I'm trying to step out of my comfort zone more and more," Amelie said. "I'm going to have to if I want a chance in this game, right?"
"Well aren't you such a perfect inspiration?" Hugh said as he folded his arms. "I'm not just going to stand here and be your psych test subject. If you want to get to know me, go on a date with me. Otherwise, you can screw right off."
Hugh entered the boys' cabin and slammed the door shut.
Confessional:
Hugh: At what point did freaking Amelie become so above me?! Trying to figure out how my mind works for her own sick amusement. I'm a person, too, you know! Er, I mean, I'm a bad boy! I can't be analyzed, I'm just a force of nature. Y-Yeah!
Amelie: I think Hugh's a lot more insecure than he lets on. I probably shouldn't press any more than he's comfortable with.
Warwick sat alone at the top of the thousand-foot cliff when Stormy~ appeared.
"Ah! Stormy~!" Warwick greeted. "What brings you here?"
"I just wanted to see the view again," Stormy~ smiled. "It's a lovely view."
"Verily!" Warwick agreed. "Hence why I chose it to be my temporary kingdom!"
"So, how are you holding up?" Stormy~ asked.
"I'm still very upset with Isidora, but at least I don't have to talk to her if I don't want to," Warwick frowned. "Say, that reminds me. Not to be forward, but is there any room in your alliance for me? I could really use some allies right about now."
"Of course!" Stormy~ chirped. "Amelie and I could use some more allies too! So we're all in luck!"
"Excellent!" Warwick declared. "I don't believe we've spoken before, and already I like you more than I like a lot of people on this island."
"I like to think I have a natural charm to me," Stormy~ winked.
"I have spoken to Amelie before, and I think we got along," Warwick recalled. "I think this alliance will really work out!" Warwick paused. "Now, how are we going to get the numbers to take out the other alliance?"
"Oh..." Stormy~ realized. "I think, um, if we ask Ursula who she wants to vote for, we could vote for them. Assuming they're on the other alliance. That'll make it a tie, at least."
"True, but then what?" Warwick asked. "If we're not careful, one of us could end up like Yolonda."
"So one of the big alliance will have to turn on their own," Stormy~ thought aloud.
"I know Genesis and Hugh have done so in the past," Warwick said. "We should talk to them."
"Strategy stinks," Stormy~ pouted.
"Maybe, but it's necessary to stay alive in this game!" Warwick said.
"I do want to stay in the game..." Stormy~ thought aloud. "I can talk to Genesis, and you can talk to Hugh."
"After the challenge, of course," Warwick clarified. "I think the challenge is soon."
"Hai," Stormy~ nodded.
Confessional:
Warwick: Now that I really think about it, I wasn't really all that close with anyone in that alliance other than Isidora. I think I shall fit more comfortably in this alliance! Any friends of Zarardo's are friends of mine! I think. I still don't know who I can trust completely.
Stormy~: A J-Pop star, a king, and... an Amelie! What a trio! We will become the heroes of this game and win it all! Eikō to meisei no tame ni!
Isidora remained on her rock, reading a book when Vardaman approached her.
"Morning, Isidora," Vardaman greeted.
"Oh thank goodness," Isidora said with a sigh of relief. "I must have been reading the same page for the past half hour. I need someone to talk to."
"Er, alright," Vardaman said, taken aback a bit. "What do you want to talk about?"
"Can I vent about something really stupid?" Isidora asked with a tinge of embarrassment.
"Of course," Vardaman smiled.
"The whole Warwick thing just has me thinking," Isidora started. "I don't think I'll ever be able to find real love."
"Why not?" Vardaman asked.
"Vardaman. Please. Can I just speak?" Isidora asked. "I've never had a mutual attraction with anyone. None of the guys I've liked have ever been interested, and it seems like all the guys who've liked me have been immature and clearly have some growing up to do and... you get the picture. I'm not really Miss Outgoing and Perky, so I find it hard to connect with people in the first place. But hey, Tori found a boyfriend, right? And she's way more closed off than I am. Well, maybe I'm an awful friend, but I can't help but resent that a little too. Tori actively tried to cut herself off from everyone here and she ended up with a nice boyfriend. I know I'm not actively looking for a boyfriend or anything, but just once I'd like to find a respectable guy, not bad looking, who really, genuinely likes me. Are my standards too high? Am I just being selfish? Am I just undateable? Why do I even care so much? I don't even like being around people! What is wrong with me?!"
Isidora began panting.
"Feels good to let it all out, doesn't it?" Vardaman smiled.
"No!" Isidora cried. "Now I just feel like an emotional wreck. Especially since it all just got filmed." She gestured towards the camera.
"Well hey, you'd be surprised how many people feel the same way," Vardaman said. "Between you and me, my brother's felt the same way for a long time. He might still, actually. He's never really had a girlfriend..."
"Again. Cameras," Isidora reminded him. "It's not just between us."
"...Right," Vardaman realized.
"But hey, you're obliviousness is helping me feel a bit better," Isidora said with a slight smile. "That was meant to be a compliment, I promise."
"Er, I'll take it," Vardaman chuckled.
Confessional:
Vardaman: I'm actually a bit flattered that Isidora trusts me enough to open up to me like that. I guess even closed-off people like Isidora want to be loved just as anyone would. Hope she feels better soon.
Isidora: Well... that was awkward. I promise I'm not usually such a pathetic loser about this kind of stuff, I just needed to get that off my chest.
Genesis relaxed in the girls' cabin, playing on her phone when Ursula entered.
"Hey, Genesis," Ursula greeted casually.
Genesis gave a wave in return.
"You're lucky you're allowed to bring your phone, you know that?" Ursula said as she sat on her bed.
Genesis gave Ursula a look before opening her text-to-speech app and texting.
"I'm lucky to have a disability that affects my life so much that I need to carry and maintain a special machine everywhere in order to communicate with people?" Genesis texted.
"Well, that's not lucky. But you have games on there, right? I wish I could play games," Ursula said.
"You could start by playing Total Drama," Genesis texted with a silent snicker.
"Um, I totally am!" Ursula insisted. "Like any good psycho killer, I'm playing in the shadows, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make my next big move."
"You sure have been waiting a while," Genesis texted.
"Yes, and much like the clown from Poltergeist, you know I'm going to strike," Ursula said. "It'll leave you on edge. 'I know she's going to do something. But I don't know when.' And then when I do, you're still caught off guard. But it'll be too late. Because you'll already be dead. Or, I guess voted off in this case."
"So, you want to vote me out then?" Genesis texted. "And here I thought we could put Osric behind us."
"It doesn't have to be you specifically," Ursula said. "I'm like 90% over the Osric thing."
"Well hey, maybe we can be friends after this is all over," Genesis texted. "You, Osric, Naomi, and I made a good group, I thought."
"Are you suggesting a double date?" Ursula asked coyly.
"I'm going to take that as a joke," Genesis texted with a slightly annoyed look.
"Hey, if you and Naomi end up exploring your friendship in new ways, I'm not going to judge," Ursula said with a cheeky smirk.
Genesis rolled her eyes.
Confessional:
Genesis: (She types into her phone. The phone speaks.) So Ursula's idea of playing the game is basically the same thing I've been doing minus any actual planning on her part or being in an alliance. You know, the things that have let me get away with lying low and making big moves when necessary. Okay then. (She silently chuckles.)
Ursula: Genesis probably doesn't think I can do it. Well, I'm going to prove her wrong. Maybe even tonight!
The eight campers met up in front of the mineshaft. Chris and Lindsay were there.
"Alright campers, are you ready for your next challenge?" Chris asked.
"Sure?" Hugh responded.
"This one's simple in concept, but tough in execution," Chris said. "Deep in the heart of the abandoned mineshaft is an old Gilded Chris Statue. And before anyone asks, no, it doesn't grant any special advantages, it's just a throwback to past seasons. Your job is simply to go get it and bring it back here. Whoever can pull that off wins Invincibility. Easy-peasy, right?"
"I'm willing to guess it's not easy peasy," Isidora said.
"You just have to take the fun out of everything, don't you Isidora?" Chris asked flatly.
"You're the one who cast me," Isidora said.
"Yeah, I also thought you would have been voted off a long time ago," Chris said. "But I digress. Although sadly, the mine isn't radioactive anymore, that doesn't mean it's without its dangers. I was allowed to bring the giant mutant gophers back, and the minecarts and are just as dangerous as ever. Maybe there are a couple more surprises in there too. Who knows?"
"Wait, what?!" Lindsay gasped.
"It's no less dangerous than any given Season One challenge, Lindsay," Chris said flatly. "Just let me have the satisfaction of knowing that they're probably going to get mildly injured."
Lindsay gave Chris an angry pout but did not raise further objections.
"Any questions?" Chris asked.
"How dark is it down there?" Amelie asked nervously.
"Really really dark," Chris chuckled. "Thankfully for you guys, there are four flashlights which are first-come-first-serve, as well as a large jar you can use to catch the native fireflies if need be."
"Fireflies are native to mineshafts?" Stormy~ asked.
"Yes," Chris responded bluntly.
"That still leaves three of us without light sources!" Warwick pointed out.
"What's wrong? Afraid of the dark?" Ursula snickered.
"N-No!" Warwick stammered.
"Travel with someone who does then, I don't know," Chris said exasperatedly.
"But, to clarify, there's only one Gilded Chris?" Vardaman asked.
"Yes," Chris confirmed.
"Seems simple enough," Hugh said as he cracked his knuckles.
"I could always make it harder for you guys," Chris offered with a grin.
The campers all responded with turning that offer down.
"Alright, if there are no more questions, let's get this started!" Chris said excitedly as he took an air horn out of his pocket. "Ready? Set? Go!"
Chris blew the air horn, and the eight campers all dashed into the mine. There was enough sunlight to show that there was an elevator present that could take people down into the mine.
"Out of the way, artards!" Hugh called as he shoved people aside and ran into the elevator. The elevator had the four flashlights in them, so he took one.
Vardaman and Stormy~ both made it into the elevator as well shortly after, and they took flashlights as well. Just as they did, Hugh brought the elevator down.
"Aw, come on!" Ursula objected.
"How are we going to get down now?" Amelie asked.
Confessional:
Hugh: What? I'm not about to wait up for everyone. I have a challenge to win. Stormy~ and Vardaman just got lucky enough to get in just before I sent the elevator down.
The elevator made it to the bottom floor of the mine shaft, which was dimly lit with fireflies scattered around the area. Hugh, Stormy~, and Vardaman all turned on their flashlights. Before them were two paths: one reinforced by wooden beams, and one that wasn't.
"Looks like we've got multiple paths we can take," Vardaman noted.
"Thanks for the insight, Sherlock," Hugh spat.
"I call dibs on this path!" Stormy~ said as she ran for the reinforced entrance.
"Give me a break," Hugh scowled. He went for the unreinforced path.
Vardaman considered his options before opting for the reinforced path.
Confessional:
Vardaman: I think we're almost at a point where the lines between alliances won't matter nearly as much. People are going to be more inclined to stab each other in the back, you know? I think I should try and get Stormy~ on my good side, if only for some extra security.
Meanwhile, Amelie, Genesis, Isidora, Ursula, and Warwick remained by the entrance.
"Surely Vardaman and Stormy~ will find it in the kindness of their hearts to bring the elevator back up," Warwick said.
Silence. Nothing happened.
"Yeah, I'm not wasting time," Genesis texted as she approached where the elevator was. She pocketed her phone, grabbed onto the elevator cables, and climbed downwards.
"What if they do bring the elevator back up? Doesn't that seem unsafe?" Amelie asked.
"I mean, it's just Genesis," Ursula shrugged. Warwick laughed in response to this.
"Hey, Genesis?" Isidora called down at the elevator cables. "You good?"
Silence.
"Right, she's probably not going to respond to that..." Isidora realized.
"Should we try to follow her?" Ursula asked. "It's probably safe enough."
"One of you go first," Amelie said nervously.
"What about this thing?" Warwick asked as he grabbed a plastic jar that rested on a rock by the dropdown.
"What about it?" Isidora asked.
"How are we going to get it down, genius?" Warwick scowled at her.
"It's plastic, right?" Ursula asked as she knocked on it. "It'll probably survive the fall."
"Only one way to find out!" Warwick decided as he tossed the jar down the dropdown.
As Genesis climbed down the elevator cables, the jar landed on her head, causing her to lose her grip and fall the rest of the way down. Thankfully for her, it wasn't a very long drop, but she was still left lying on the ground in pain. She slowly stood up, took her phone out of her pocket, and began texting.
"You know, just for that, I'm taking this jar as well as the last flashlight," Genesis texted with an annoyed look on her face.
Genesis grabbed the jar and held it under her arm as she took the final flashlight in the same arm that held the jar. She held her phone in her other hand.
"This might not work," Genesis texted as she looked at all her items.
She pocketed her phone, took the jar out from under her arm, and tossed it as far as she could away from the elevator and the two paths. She then looked at the two paths before her.
"If I know Chris, he's going to hide it in the more dangerous-looking path," Genesis texted as she made her way into the unreinforced path.
Confessional:
Genesis: (She types into her phone. The phone speaks.) Honestly, I'm not sure why I feel the need to type all my thoughts into the phone when I'm alone. I guess it helps the viewers understand why I'm making the choices I am. God, I wish I could speak sometimes.
Stormy~ and Vardaman made their way through the path they had chosen.
"I wonder if we might end up back at the mineshaft where the losers go if we explore enough," Stormy~ thought aloud.
"Is that where y'all go when y'all are voted out?" Vardaman asked.
"Yep," Stormy~ nodded. "They make us mine coal to help power the island."
"Really?" Vardaman asked. "Sounds like an incentive to not get voted out. I wonder why Chris didn't tell us about that."
"Probably so he could see our faces when we find out," Stormy~ huffed.
"Sounds about right," Vardaman chuckled. "You glad to be back?"
"Of course!" Stormy~ chirped. "I can't gain publicity if I'm the sixth one voted off."
"You'd be surprised," Vardaman said. "A lot of early boots in Total Drama seem to get fan followings."
"Really?!" Stormy~ asked excitedly. "Wait, does that mean I won't get a following since I came back?"
"Naw, naw," Vardaman assured her. "I think you're still good. Every Total Drama contestant has fans. Probably even people like Jasper."
"Really?" Stormy~ asked. "How weird. I hope the fans of people I've voted out don't hate me for voting them out."
"I'm not going to pretend like that's not a very real possibility," Vardaman said. "I think every Total Drama contestant has haters, too."
"What is with Total Drama fans?" Stormy~ asked.
"They're, uh, very passionate about this show," Vardaman said.
"No kidding," Stormy~ said. "Well, I came here for more fans, so if I get more fans, then that's all I care about. I can just shake the haters right off. Ooh, I should write a song about that."
"...Right," Vardaman said awkwardly.
Confessional:
Vardaman: We spent a while walking through the shaft and didn't come across anything. I'm starting to wonder if we made the wrong choice here.
Stormy~: (She is singing.) Atashi wa chōdo yure o furu tsumoridesu. Sore o furiharai nasai! Sore o furiharai nasai!
Amelie, Isidora, Ursula, and Warwick all shimmied down the elevator cables at the same time and had just made it to the bottom.
"Alright, now what?" Amelie asked
"Where's the firefly jar?" Warwick asked.
"You're the one who threw it down here, dingus," Ursula pointed out.
"It can't have gone very far away," Warwick said.
"Update: Genesis took the last flashlight," Isidora said as she examined the elevator.
"Figures," Ursula said.
"We'd all do the same, let's be honest," Isidora said.
"Probably," Amelie quietly agreed.
"So, what, are we going to be traveling together?" Ursula asked.
"Unless you want to travel alone in the dark, probably," Isidora answered.
"I just need to find the firefly jar!" Warwick insisted.
"I'm not waiting around," Ursula said as she grabbed Amelie by the arm. "Come on, Amelie. We're going in the dark."
"Wh-Why me?!" Amelie cried.
Ursula didn't respond as she led Amelie into the non-reinforced path.
"Wait!" Isidora called. She began muttering to herself. "Please don't leave me with..."
"Found it!" Warwick announced as he held the jar up triumphantly. He had already filled it with fireflies. "Where are Amelie and Ursula?"
"They left," Isidora sighed.
"Then it looks like I'm doing this on my own," Warwick said as he took the jar and entered the unreinforced path.
"Warwick, wait," Isidora said calmly. "Can I at least come with you? We don't have to talk or anything."
"I'm seriously debating whether or not to make mine a free country," Warwick grumbled. "But I guess I can't stop you either way."
"Thank you," Isidora said with a slight smile.
Confessional:
Ursula: Truth be told, I took Amelie with me because I knew, if I left Isidora and Warwick with each other, they'd keep on fighting, and I need as much conflict between the alliances as I can get.
Warwick: If I am to be a good king, I should be able to talk with those who oppose me, even if I greatly oppose them too. B-Besides, if I can trick her into trusting me, maybe she won't vote for me. Er, yeah.
Hugh made his way through the mineshaft when Genesis ran up to him. She gave him a wave.
"Oh, hey, Genesis," Hugh said. "You here to accompany the love of your life?"
"I'm here to accompany my ally," Genesis texted.
"Whatever you say," Hugh said with a cocky smirk.
"Do you want my help or not?" Genesis texted
"Fine, fine," Hugh said.
The two came to another fork in the path, one that also featured a reinforced path and an unreinforced path.
"I say we take that one," Hugh said as he pointed to the reinforced path.
"Why that one?" Genesis texted.
"I hear water running," Hugh said. "Obviously there's some kind of a point of interest there."
"Makes as much sense as anything, I guess," Genesis texted.
The two made their way through to find two minecarts set onto some tracks. Sure enough, there was a large waterfall to their right.
"Good call," Genesis texted.
"I know. I'm awesome," Hugh boasted as he hopped into the front minecart.
Genesis gave him a look as she climbed into the second one.
"Alright, how do we get this thing moving?" Hugh asked as he shifted his weight to the front.
"Oh, hey, more people!" Ursula called as she and Amelie approached the two.
"We're just figuring out how to move these minecarts," Genesis texted.
"Um, well, there's a rock in front of that front wheel there," Amelie pointed out.
Hugh looked down at the wheels of his minecart to see a medium-sized rock blocking the front-left wheel of his minecart. As he looked, Ursula joined him in the front minecart, while Amelie joined Genesis in the second.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Hugh snapped.
"Getting this thing working," Ursula said as she pushed Hugh to the back of the minecart, reached down, and moved the rock aside, prompting the minecart to start moving.
Confessional:
Hugh: I probably would have figured it out soon if Ursula hadn't shown up and done it for me. (He folds his arms.)
Isidora and Warwick made their way up to the fork in the road.
"Well, I guess this is where we split up," Warwick said.
"Warwick..." Isidora started. "I think we should talk about this."
"About what?" Warwick said, feigning innocence.
"About us," Isidora said. "I don't want this awkward tension to permeate the rest of the season."
"Well, what is there to say?" Warwick asked. "You led me on in order to get ahead in the game. And you expect me not to be mad at you?"
"I never said that," Isidora said. "But I did apologize multiple times. I understand that I hurt you, Warwick. Believe me, I've been in your position."
"And yet you did what you did anyway?!" Warwick cried.
"I made a terrible, terrible mistake," Isidora said. "I know that. Though I'm starting to wonder if it was a bigger mistake telling you."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Warwick scowled.
"I thought that telling you myself before I was in too deep would be better than you finding out by watching the season later, but maybe I was wrong," Isidora said. "You won't accept my apologies, you won't talk to me without getting angry and bitter. What else do you want from me, Warwick? I've owned up to my bitch move, I've apologized for it, I even gave you my statue. And yet you just keep giving me grief for what I did. Maybe I shouldn't have told you. God, I wish I was dead right now."
Just then, giant mutant gophers came crawling out of the walls, roaring and focusing their attention on the teens.
"I think you just might get your wish," Warwick said nervously as the gophers closed in on the two.
Confessional:
Isidora: Mom, Dad, whoever told me as a kid that you should always apologize when you do something wrong, well, apparently that's not true. Sometimes it just makes people angrier at you.
Stormy~ and Vardaman finally entered a room after their long trek, but it was not a new room. Rather, they found themselves at the back of the elevator room.
"What in tarnation?!" Vardaman gasped. "Did we just walk in a big circle?"
"Well, that's no good!" Stormy~ pouted. "Now we're behind."
"Guess we'll just have to take the other path," Vardaman figured as he and Stormy~ approached the unreinforced path.
"We can still do it!" Stormy~ said. "We just have to believe in ourselves!"
The two ran through their new path, only to find themselves at another fork in the road.
"Now what do we do?" Stormy~ frowned.
"Believe in ourselves?" Vardaman suggested.
"That works!" Stormy~ agreed as she ran for the unreinforced path.
Vardaman looked at the camera, shrugged, and followed her.
Confessional:
Stormy~: All we have to do is try every possible path until we get the right one. It's so simple!
The minecarts continued to run down the track. Amelie and Hugh screamed loudly, Genesis wore an uncomfortable look on her face, and Ursula cheered.
Just then, the carts hit a fork in the tracks, and the two carts split up. The cart containing Hugh and Ursula went on the leftmost track, which dipped lower, while the cart containing Amelie and Genesis took the rightmost track, which stayed at the same height.
"What the hell?!" Hugh called over the loud noise of the carts running.
Genesis shrugged in response.
"Hopefully one of these carts is taking us in the right direction!" Ursula called.
Amelie continued screaming.
Just then, Hugh's and Ursula's cart fell off the tracks, as the track had been busted. They landed on solid ground not far above the track. Amelie's and Genesis's cart kept going before flying off their track, which had also been busted. They fell down into the waters below.
"Ughhhhh..." Hugh groaned as he got up. "Looks like we lost the single girls."
"Is that how you know them?" Ursula said with an amused scoff.
"Them and Isidora now," Hugh confirmed.
"Awesome," Ursula said sarcastically as she scanned the area. "Looks like we can go that way," she said as she pointed opposite from where the tracks had gone.
"Better than the alternative," Hugh said as he looked down at the water below.
Meanwhile, down in the water, Amelie and Genesis surfaced.
"Looks like the flashlights are waterproof," Amelie noted as she looked at Genesis's still-functioning flashlight.
Genesis's eyes went wide as she took her phone from her pocket and frantically pressed the on/off button. It did not turn on.
"Oh no..." Amelie said empathetically. She looked around the area. "Well, it looks like there's solid ground over there. The sooner we get out of this mine, the sooner we can see if there's a bag of rice in the mess hall."
Genesis swam as quickly as she could towards the solid ground, splashing Amelie as she passed her. Amelie swam after her.
Confessional:
Amelie: If I remember correctly, Genesis's fear from the fear challenge was losing or breaking her phone. Even if she's probably the person here I've spoken to the least, I hope her phone ends up alright.
The mutant gophers continued to close in on Isidora and Warwick.
"Well, this is how I go," Isidora said. "On the one season where they're actively trying to make things safer. It's almost poetic."
"Isidora, I'm still not over you!" Warwick cried.
"What?" Isidora asked, taken aback.
"Since we're about to die!" Warwick said. "I need to tell you! I still love you, Isidora! I'm sorry I've been so terrible to you!"
Isidora looked at Warwick before taking Warwick's hand and holding it tightly.
Just then, the gophers all ran away.
"Huh?" the two asked in unison.
"Well, I'll be. It does work," Vardaman said as he approached the two with one of his boots in his hand. "Howdy, you two. Are y'all alright?"
"I'm here too!" Stormy~ said as she ran up to the three.
"...I think we're going to be fine," Isidora said as she let go of Warwick's hand. "Thanks for saving us."
"No problem," Vardaman said with a tip of his hat.
"We should keep going together!" Stormy~ suggested.
"Uh, sure," Warwick agreed.
Confessional:
Warwick: I... I guess I'm still not over Isidora. Despite her breaking my heart. Love is complicated and I hate it!
Hugh and Ursula finished making their way through the path they had taken, which, as it turns out, led them back to where the minecarts had started.
"So basically this was a dead end. Great," Hugh groaned.
"I mean, if you want to explore the water, be my guest," Ursula said.
"I'm like 90% sure someone's going to have found the stupid Chris statue by now," Hugh said. "If they haven't now, they will soon."
"So, what? You're giving up?" Ursula asked.
"I'm still sore from falling out of a speeding mine cart, mkay?" Hugh insisted.
"And you think I'm not?" Ursula asked. "You know, for a bad boy, you're kind of a wimp."
"Screw off," Hugh said. "I don't need to prove anything to you. You have a boyfriend."
"Your complete lack of bad boy status is so transparent it's almost funny," Ursula snickered.
Hugh scowled at Ursula as Amelie and Genesis ran up to the two.
"Hey guys," Amelie greeted.
"What's with her?" Ursula asked as she looked at Genesis, who was clearly frazzled.
"We fell in the water, and, well, she's got her phone with her..." Amelie said.
"Ouch," Hugh said. "Well, either way, I think this was all a dead end."
"He wants to give up," Ursula snickered.
"I do not!" Hugh insisted. "Let's just go a different route!"
Hugh went back through the tunnel the four took when they first entered the area.
Confessional:
Ursula: So Genesis's phone is busted, huh? Can she even play anymore?
Isidora, Stormy~, Vardaman, and Warwick all made it to a new room, one which housed multiple mutant gophers.
"Care to do the honors, good sir?" Warwick asked Vardaman.
"Might as well," Vardaman said as he, with his boot still in hand, approached the gophers. The gophers scattered.
"What's with you?" Isidora asked Stormy~, who looked on-edge.
"I still feel like there's something here," Stormy~ said.
Just then, a figure fell from the ceiling, landed on their feet, and swiped Vardaman's boot from his hand.
"Hey!" Vardaman objected.
Upon closer inspection, the figure had sickly green skin and was mostly bald save for some stringy brown hairs. It wore a faded green hoodie and dark blue jeans.
"Aw no," Vardaman winced.
"Don't tell me," Isidora said.
"Is this a normal thing in Canada?" Stormy~ asked, confused.
"No, this is Ezekiel!" Warwick cried.
Ezekiel snarled at the campers with a big grin.
"What's an Ezekiel?" Stormy~ asked.
"Long story short, there's a reason Chris isn't allowed to play favorites or un-favorites anymore," Isidora said.
"I still don't understand," Stormy~ said.
Ezekiel swiped at the campers with his clawed hands, but they all stepped out of the way in time.
"Back! Away, fiend!" Warwick cried as he brandished his jar of fireflies.
Ezekiel swatted the jar out of Warwick's hands using Vardaman's boot, causing the lid to come off of the jar and the fireflies to go free.
"Hey, there's the golden statue!" Stormy~ pointed out as she noticed the Gilded Chris standing on Ezekiel's makeshift throne.
"Well, I ain't leaving without my boot back," Vardaman said.
"Hey, it's the others!" Hugh called as he, Amelie, Genesis, and Ursula ran up.
"And Ezekiel?" Amelie asked nervously.
"Can one of y'all hold him back so I can grab my boot?" Vardaman asked.
"Hugh's the bad boy. He can probably handle it," Ursula jeered.
Hugh noticed the Gilded Chris on Ezekiel's throne.
"Screw that noise. I have a challenge to win!" Hugh cackled as he ran up to the statue and took it. "Okay, now what?"
Ezekiel lunged at Hugh and beat him over the head with Vardaman's boot.
"Ow! Hey! Quit it! Augh! Stop! That! This! Instant!" Hugh shouted as Ezekiel kept hitting him.
"I'll be taking that," Vardaman said as she grabbed Ezekiel's arm and took his boot back. He put the boot back on his foot before kicking Ezekiel off of Hugh.
"The minecart out is this way, for the record," Isidora said as she and the others all made their way into one of three minecarts that were linked together..
"I-I could have told you that," Hugh insisted as he hopped into a minecart. All eight campers were now in, and the minecart moved. It picked up momentum as it went along, soon enough going quite fast.
"This thing's going to ease to a stop, right?!" Warwick asked.
Warwick's question was answered swiftly when the minecarts rocketed out of the mineshaft and back outside, leaving the campers in a daze as they crashed.
"Campers!" Chris greeted. He scanned over them to find Hugh with the Gilded Chris held firmly in his hand. "Looks like we have our winner! Hugh is invincible tonight!"
"Cool..." Hugh moaned in pain.
Confessional:
Amelie: The mineshaft was pretty scary. Somehow I can climb a mountain and enter a graveyard in order to talk to people, but a mineshaft is too much I guess. Go figure.
Warwick: I have no idea where Isidora and I stand with each other right now. Right now we're on opposite alliances, but I wonder if we'd be able to work together again.
Genesis, Hugh, Isidora, and Vardaman all met up in the forest.
"So, do we have a plan?" Isidora asked.
"Genesis and I discussed the possibility of maybe voting for Warwick," Vardaman said.
"I mean... I don't know," Isidora said. "He and I are starting to make up. Also, I might have given him a Chris statue to make up for what I did to him, so, fair warning."
"Why would you do that?" Hugh asked.
"Let's just drop it," Isidora said.
"Well, that leaves Amelie or Stormy~," Vardaman thought aloud.
"Or Ursula," Hugh mentioned.
Genesis nodded.
"Got something to add, Genesis?" Vardaman asked.
Genesis silently sighed as she showed Vardaman her empty hands.
"Her phone doesn't work anymore," Hugh explained.
"Well that ain't good," Vardaman said as he began chewing on a tongue depressor.
"Do you just keep those handy in your pocket?" Hugh asked.
"Not important," Vardaman said. He turned to Genesis. "But you nodded when Hugh mentioned voting for Ursula. You want to vote for Ursula?"
Genesis nodded.
"I mean, we can probably do it," Isidora said. "And if we did, we'd still have the majority over the other alliance."
"We're going to need a fifth vote, though," Hugh pointed out. "Because Ursula's not going to vote for herself, so she's probably going to vote with the other three. It's not worth risking a tie."
"I can talk to Warwick," Isidora said.
"We should talk to Amelie and Stormy~, too," Vardaman suggested. "So we're all in agreement? Vote for Ursula, and try and talk the others into doing it?"
"Yep," Hugh and Isidora responded. Genesis nodded.
"Alrighty. Let's get her done!" Vardaman said.
Confessional:
Vardaman: Voting for Ursula does make sense. She hasn't really been loyal to anyone, kind of flipping back and forth. We can't trust her, I don't think.
Hugh: Did...did Genesis just get the alliance to target Ursula without even speaking? How do you even? Ah well, Ursula's taken anyway, so I have no use for her.
Amelie, Stormy~, and Warwick met up on the Dock of Shame.
"So, do we have a target, or...?" Warwick asked.
"Well, let's weigh our options here," Amelie said. "We could vote for Isidora."
"Eh, I'd rather not," Warwick said. "She and I are starting to patch things up, I think."
"Oh, um, okay," Amelie said. "Well, we shouldn't vote for Ursula, since we'll need her vote tonight."
"And since Hugh is invincible, that just leaves Genesis and Vardaman, right?" Stormy~ asked.
"Well, Vardaman is a much bigger threat..." Amelie thought aloud. "Especially after Genesis lost her phone."
"Genesis lost her phone?" Stormy~ asked.
"It became submerged in water during the challenge. I was there," Amelie explained.
"Hey, guys," Ursula said as she approached the three.
"Oh, hey Ursula," Amelie greeted.
"Look, you guys are going to need my vote tonight, right?" Ursula asked. "I mean, if I don't vote with you, then the other four have the majority, no questions asked."
"She does raise an excellent point," Warwick said.
"I'm voting for Genesis tonight," Ursula said. "Now that she's lost her phone, nobody's going to think to vote for her anymore. In an instant, she's become the least threatening person here. She's going to make the finale if we don't vote her out tonight, I guarantee it. You guys should join me. Maybe talk to Hugh or someone and get him to flip. I think we can do it, guys, but I'm going to need your help."
"Okay!" Stormy~ agreed.
"Wicked. See you guys later," Ursula grinned as she left the Dock.
"I'm going to get a snack," Warwick said as he, too, left the Dock.
Confessional:
Amelie: Between Genesis and Vardaman... Vardaman is the bigger threat, but I do like him more than Genesis, and Genesis could end up sneaking by... This is a tough decision.
Ursula: Okay, so this vote might be a little bit personal, but sue me. Besides, everything I said about Genesis was true, wasn't it? Maybe Phoenix really was onto something.
Amelie and Stormy~ were now alone on the Dock of Shame.
"So, what do you think we should do?" Amelie asked.
"Well, it seems like we should vote for Genesis, right?" Stormy~ asked.
"Is that so?" Isidora asked as she and Genesis joined the girls.
"W-We didn't mean-!" Amelie stammered.
Genesis held her hands up as if to assure Amelie that it was alright.
"We just wanted to talk to you about the vote," Isidora said. "You see, Genesis and I happen to be voting for Ursula tonight. We were hoping you would join us."
"Wouldn't that just keep us in the minority in the future, though?" Stormy~ asked.
Genesis shook her head.
"Not necessarily, and here's why," Isidora explained. "We're willing to make a deal with you. If you join us in voting for Ursula tonight, we will accompany you in voting for Hugh next time he's vulnerable."
"Ooh! Really?" Stormy~ asked excitedly.
Genesis nodded.
"Genesis and I discussed this - she wrote her responses down on paper - and we'd like a final five alliance of the four of us and Warwick," Isidora continued. "If you're interested, then please vote for Ursula. If not, that's fine. It's up to you."
Genesis nodded.
"You promise that you're not lying?" Amelie asked.
"We have no reason to lie to you," Isidora said.
"Why do you need our votes, anyway?" Stormy~ asked. "Aren't you already in the majority."
"Like I said, we want to work with you," Isidora said. "This is an honest offer we're extending here. Asking for you to vote with us is our way of letting you prove that you want in."
"We'll talk about it," Amelie said as she glanced at Stormy~.
"That's fair," Isidora said.
Genesis nodded.
"Well, see you guys later, I guess," Isidora said as she and Genesis left.
Confessional:
Stormy~: So we have two different offers here, huh? And then I know Amelie wanted to vote for Vardaman. I'm honestly not sure who I'd vote for tonight.
Isidora: Yes, this offer is real. I feel like Amelie, Warwick, and I are the worst at challenges of everyone left. They're my ideal final three. Genesis and Stormy~ aren't amazing at challenges, but they aren't slouches, either. Just as well that they're already aligned with me and Amelie, respectively. Of course, Genesis thinks she's in my final three instead of Amelie, but I don't think this is the kind of lie that'll get me crying all night when she finds out.
As Warwick ate his snack of an entire roast chicken, Hugh and Vardaman sat down at the table with him.
"Howdy, Warwick," Vardaman greeted.
"If you want some of my chicken... er, fine, but leave the drumsticks to me!" Warwick responded.
"Don't mind if I do," Hugh sneered as he took a wing.
"That ain't why we're here," Vardaman told Hugh.
"Hey, he offered," Hugh said.
"Well, we're voting for Ursula tonight, and we were wondering if you wanted in," Vardaman told Warwick.
"What a coinshidensh," Warwick said with his mouth full of food. He swallowed. "I was just going to ask if you guys wanted to vote for Genesis."
"Well, how badly do you want to vote for her?" Vardaman asked.
"For who? Genesis?" Warwick asked. "I mean, if I don't, you guys will get the majority."
"But if you vote for Isidora with us, you'll be in the majority," Vardaman pointed out.
"If you vote for Genesis, you'll be in the majority, plus you'll be rid of a threat. Ursula isn't really a threat," Warwick said.
"Really? Without her phone?" Vardaman asked. "I'd think that'd make her less of a threat."
"Exactly!" Warwick said. "She's a threat because she's the last person anyone will want to vote for anymore!"
"He ain't wrong," Vardaman told Hugh. "What do you think?"
"Needs more salt," Hugh said as he examined his chicken wing.
"About the vote," Vardaman clarified.
"Oh! I mean, Genesis is single, and Ursula isn't, so I'm still leaning more towards Ursula," Hugh said.
"Hmmm..." Vardaman said.
Confessional:
Vardaman: Warwick ain't exactly wrong about Genesis. I know she's my ally, but she's definitely smart, even if she can't talk. She could be a very real threat if we leave her alone. But is it worth deviating from the plan to vote her out?
Warwick: ...Eh, yeah, the chicken did need more salt. Live and learn.
The eight campers all met up at the firepit for elimination. Chris was there, holding a platter of marshmallows.
"Final eight, soon to be final seven," Chris said. "Time for another one of you to take that final plunge into the unknown."
"I know what it is. Stormy~ told me," Vardaman said.
"Dang it, Stormy~! It was supposed to be a surprise!" Chris cried.
"Gomen'nasai," Stormy~ apologized.
"Anyway, marshmallows..." Chris started.
"Hugh."
"Warwick."
"Isidora."
"Stormy~."
"Amelie."
"Vardaman."
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"Genesis," Chris finally called.
"Aghhh," Ursula grumbled. "I guess I had to go sometime."
"Not necessarily. You could have won," Chris chuckled. "Ah, I do love when Lindsay's not here to electrocute me. Anyway, if anyone wants to see Ursula off, you can follow us to the Dock of Shame. Everyone else can head to bed."
Ursula, Genesis, and Chris all came to the Dock of Shame.
"Why'd you come?" Ursula asked Genesis. "It's not like you can say anything to me."
Genesis folded her arms and gave Ursula a look.
"Yeah, now that I say that out loud, I realize that was in bad taste," Ursula said. "Still, why bother coming?"
Genesis took a folded-up piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Ursula.
"I guess I should read this aloud, then?" Ursula figured as she unfolded it.
Genesis nodded.
"Alright, fine," Ursula said. She began reading from the paper. "Ursula. I want you to realize that this was not a personal vote. I don't hold anything against you, despite any resentment you might have felt towards me. This vote was a strategic one. I knew I would never know for sure how you might vote in any given situation, and that's the scariest trait there is in a Total Drama contestant. I also meant it when I said that maybe we could be friends after this. I liked hanging out with you before the Osric vote, and I hope that can happen again. If not, I understand. Speaking of Osric, tell him and Naomi I say hi. Anyway, this will probably be the point where Chris says to hurry things up, so I'm going to cut it off here. Good game, Ursula. Genesis."
"How did she know that?" Chris asked under his breath.
"I'm still 10% not over the Osric thing," Ursula told Genesis. "But that note wasn't awful, I guess."
Genesis gave Ursula a knowing smile.
"Since there's nothing more to say, I say we get this show on the road," Chris said as he took a remote control from his pocket and pressed a button. After a few seconds, the Elevator of Losers came up from the water and opened its doors. "Genesis, you can head to bed now. Any last words, Ursula?"
"Eh, later, Genesis," Ursula said with a slight smile.
Genesis waved goodbye to Ursula as she left the Dock of Shame. As she did, Ursula entered the Elevator of Losers.
"Ursula, you have finished the game in 8th place," Chris said.
"I fought my ass off to get here. I guess I'm good with a high placement," Ursula said.
"Going down!" Chris announced as he pressed the button on the remote control again. The doors to the Elevator shut, and it went back down underwater. Chris turned to the camera.
"Another day, another loser, and Ursula has proven why you should probably stick to a side in Total Drama," Chris said.
"Even I knew that much," Lindsay added as she joined the scene.
"We're down to the final seven, though, and those alliance lines are starting to blur," Chris said. "Will Isidora's final five plan go through? Will Genesis survive without her phone? Will Stormy~ ever think a single independent thought?"
"Will Vardaman keep being targeted for his strength? Will Hugh open up to Amelie more? Will Warwick learn how to properly cook a chicken?"
"What?" Chris asked.
"The answers, next time!" Lindsay announced.
"On Total!" Chris announced.
"Drama!" Lindsay added.
"ALPHA PARTY!" they both finished.
Votes:
Hugh: Ursula's the one girl here who I know I can't woo with my bad boy charms. Ironic, since she's the alt girl here. I guess there's Stormy~ too, but the point is I vote for Ursula.
Genesis: (She holds up a piece of paper that says "Ursula" on it.)
Ursula: It's got to be Genesis. I think it's been long enough that I can vote for her without her accusing me of not honoring our truce.
Isidora: I've never particularly cared for Ursula, and I know she's never going to be on my side, so I'm more than fine voting for her.
Warwick: Sorry, Genesis, but you're a big sleeper threat, and I can't have that!
Amelie: If Zarardo's taught me anything, it's that I don't like being told how to vote. I guess it's just as well that the others are targeting Ursula, so I can vote for Ursula without completely wasting my vote.
Stormy~: Amelie told me she wants to vote for Ursula, so I should probably stick with her.
Vardaman: You know what, I think Warwick's right. Genesis could be dangerous. If she goes tonight, good, but if she stays, I can probably just keep working with her like nothing happened. I vote for Genesis.
A/N: Man, oh man, what is there to say about Ursula? She definitely had a journey in this game, that's for sure. Going in I had planned to make her kind of a fun supporting character, but as I wrote her, I found that I enjoyed doing so, so I ended up making her more involved in the plot, giving her a relationship with Osric and giving her the chance to play the game on her own without his help. The results... not amazing, as I'm sure a lot of readers may agree, but I wouldn't call her the worst-executed character in the story either.