Author's Note: Okay guys, I think I've had a good run this weekend. But I've taken a lot of shifts at my job for this week, and I've got some homework that needs doing, so we might be having a little bit more of a pause before the finale. In the meantime, enjoy the penultimate battle, and I will still try to get the final chapter up soon.
"Welcome back to Total Drama Switcheroo!" Blaineley exclaimed. "Last time we had to cancel the challenge due to a freak storm."
"The two of us along with our producer were trapped on the top of a mountain," Chef said. "Naturally, I handled in a mature and manly way."
"Sure, whatever you say," Blaineley scoffed. "But the campers thought that it was another challenge and journeyed through the raging storm. Simone, Gene, and Chance all made it to the top, only to find that they had no way to get down. There's where Kitty got in. Thanks to her illegitimate internet program, she managed to get help and save us all."
"And she even got an advantage token for it," Chef said. "Which gives her two; twice as many as anyone else has."
"But will it be enough?" Blaineley said. "Kitty has proven that she's not exactly a powerhouse at physical challenges, and Simone has been unstoppable so far."
"Simone's the one who needs immunity," Blaineley said, "because there is no way the others will take someone as dangerous as her to the finale."
"How will it all play out?" Chef said. "Watch to find out right now on Total Drama Switcheroo!"
(Theme Song Plays…)
(Main Campsite)
"Arg!" Gene roared as he punched a tree furiously.
He continued to grunt as he delivered several more punches and kicks to the trunk. Then he grabbed a stick and snapped it over his knee before throwing it away.
"No!" he shouted while kicking a rock into the air. "It's not fair!"
He grabbed another stick and slammed it against the nearest tree.
"This is not the way it's supposed to go!" he shouted at the tree.
"Uh…is he alright?" Kitty asked as she watched him from a distance.
"Oh, he's been like this all morning," Chance remarked. "My guess is he's having some sort of breakdown."
"Sounds fun," Kitty remarked.
Confessional:
Gene-Well, it's become clear now that there's no getting rid of Simone. Even a freaking storm wasn't enough to stop her. This isn't fair! I've been playing the game harder than anybody else. I'm the one who's strategizing, I'm the one who's been making sure the people I want are with me at the end, I'm the one who deserves to win! But all of that will be ruined tonight all because of that Amazon who won't ever let up! There's no way Kitty and Chance will be voting for each other tonight; which means I've only got one chance…Simone.
Simone for once wasn't taking the morning to exercise and warm up for the challenge. Instead she was lying in the sand with her shoes off as the ocean spread across her feet.
"Ah, that hits the spot," she exclaimed.
"Simone," Gene said as he walked over to her.
"Hello, Sargent Strategy," Simone said as she glanced over at Gene.
"Look, I think it's apparent you'll be winning immunity today," Gene said. "So, all I ask is that you give me a chance and help me cause a tiebreaker between me and Chance."
"Hm…thank you for the offer," Simone said snarkily. "I'll take it into consideration."
"Look, you know that you're by far the strongest person here," Gene said. "Taking Kitty and Chance to the finale would be a cakewalk. I'm the only really threat here and if you want people to actually take your victory seriously, it'll only be if you face off with me in the finale."
Simone waved her hand in shooing manner.
"I heard your plea," Simone said. "I'll get back to you."
Confessional:
Simone-Oh, this is so great. Finally I'm right on the top where I belong. I'm completely invincible and everyone is just lining up to beg for my mercy.
Gene-Well, doesn't look like Simone is going to be any help. But I am not going down without a fight. I did not come this far to let a cheerleader walk over me. If I have to use every ounce of strength in my body to win immunity, I'll do it.
Chance and Kitty were walking by the cabin together now.
"So…you think we're safe tonight?" Chance asked.
"Definitely," Kitty agreed.
"If Simone wins, I can finally have the satisfaction of getting rid of Gene," Chance said. "But if she loses, then that's one less powerhouse we'll have to worry about."
"Win-win, I like the sound of that," Kitty exclaimed.
Confessional:
Chance-I was really uncertain about my chances at winning this, but I actually think it's a possibility now. I mean…it's still a longshot, but I have a good feeling that I will be making the finale.
Kitty-I know what you're thinking: Where's the suspense this time? Well…as much as I'd like to vote myself out to keep things unpredictable…I just don't think it's worth it at this moment. I have some limits, you know.
"Campers!" Chef called. "Challenge time!"
Gene and Simone came from the beach, while Chance and Kitty approached from the cabins.
"Alright, Chef," Blaineley said. "Give it a whirl."
Chef flipped the switch and caused the flags to disappear and reappear. Green and Grey.
"Immunity, as I'm sure you were all expecting," Blaineley noted. "And reality. So for those of you who were saving your advantage tokens for the last minute let me just say…Ha!"
"Serves them right for trying to rely on something that wasn't their natural strength," Chef scoffed.
"Okay, we'll start up the challenge in a few minutes," Blaineley said.
Confessional:
Gene-Great, just great, are they trying to ruin me! Without my advantage token, how am I supposed to beat Simone?
Kitty-Am I worried about not being able to use my advantage tokens? Absolutely not! It just so happens that I'm still on the bottom of the pecking order, so I'll be going into the finale with not one but two advantages.
Simone-Are you ready for another slaughter?
"For this challenge," Blaineley explained, "you will be braving the dragon's den."
"I thought you said this was going to be reality," Gene pointed out.
"I was using a metaphor," Blaineley snapped. "Sort of."
"For this challenge, you've got retrieve some treasure from a cave out that way," Chef said. "But first you'll need to grab a key. There are four of them, all strung up high above the forest."
"Once you have your key," Blaineley said, "you'll get to the cave and find the treasure chests guarded by a furry friend."
"And inside your chest, you'll find a large dragon egg," Chef said, "because eggs represent life…or some hooey like that."
"Once you have your egg," Blaineley continued, "you'll have to carry it around to the other side where a course of ladders await you. You must bring your egg up there and drop it off in the Pit of Victory. The person to do so will win immunity and secure a spot in the finale."
"Okay, ready?" Chef exclaimed. "Go!"
The four campers sprinted from the starting point and headed straight into the forest. Simone took the lead, but Gene was nearly at her side. He was clearly giving it his all. Chance was also trying hard, but still wasn't able to quite catch up. Kitty was only jogging lightly. Soon they were surrounded by the trees and looking up for any keys. This allowed for everyone to catch up to be at roughly the same area. They all wandered around in circles, looking for anything that stood out. Chance took this opportunity to walk up to Simone.
"So, Simone, mind if I talk to you for a bit?" Chance asked.
"You can talk, I'm busy," Simone said as she scanned the treetops for any keys.
"I just wanted to make sure you're with us in voting out Gene," Chance said.
"Hm, a valid possibility," Simone said. "I'll let you know my final thoughts later today."
"Great, thanks," Chance said as he headed off in another direction.
Confessional:
Simone-That's right, baby, I'm finally on top. Exactly where I belong. No one is putting me at the bottom of this pyramid!
Chance-I think Simone is with us. She doesn't like Gene any more than I do, and she knows that Kitty and I aren't physical threats.
Eventually, Simone spotted a golden key hanging from a branch at the top of a very tall tree.
"Gotcha," Simone chuckled as she began climbing the branches.
Gene had also spotted the key and was making his way over to the tree.
"Hey, get your own," Simone barked as Gene started to climb.
Gene didn't reply. Instead he climbed from branch to branch at remarkable speed. Simone returned her attention to going up.
"Fine suit yourself," Simone scoffed. "Waste your time with this."
However, Gene was fast gaining on Simone. Just as the cheerleader was about to grab the key, Gene shoved her aside. Simone stumbled backwards and had to grab onto a branch before hitting the ground.
"This key is mine," Gene declared as he grabbed it.
"Jerk," Simone grumbled as she dropped to the ground.
Confessional:
Gene-I will not let Simone win. Do you hear me? I won't let her!
Simone-So, Gene wants to play hardball? Fine, I can make his defeat that much more humiliating.
Kitty had also found a key hanging from a tree by now. However, she was having some difficulty getting to it. Each time it was a strain to pull herself up. By the time she was halfway to the top she was out of breath and leaning against the tree.
"Okay…I can do this," she said to herself. "Just give me a…couple more minutes…or hours."
A short distance away, Chance was having a bit better luck. He had found a key of his own and was making progress up the tree.
"Just don't look down," he told himself as he reached up and grab the key. "Got it!"
Once he had it, he carefully slid down the tree by dropping from branch to branch. As soon as he got to the ground, he found the key snatched from his hand.
"For me?" Simone said as she grabbed the key from him. "Why thank you."
"Hey!" Chance snapped as Simone took off.
"Sorry, kid, I need this more than you," Simone retorted.
Chance sighed to himself and went back to searching.
Confessional:
Simone-Really, it makes perfect sense. Gene's already got the lead and there's no way Chance is going to catch up to him. It's up to me.
Gene was sprinting towards the mountain now. He wasn't looking back and was only focused on running.
"Hey, Gene!" Simone shouted as she came up from behind him. "I'm not letting you off that easy!"
"You aren't stopping me this time!" Gene retorted without looking back.
"Oh yes I am," Simone exclaimed as she picked up the pace.
Gene could see the opening of the cave now. He was about to enter when Simone slid past him and knocked him aside.
"Me first!" she exclaimed without slowing down.
"Get back here!" Gene shouted.
Confessional:
Simone-It's cute that Gene actually thinks he has a chance against me. Hasn't he learned anything these past four challenges?
Kitty had just reached the top of the tree by now.
"Ha, who the boss? I'm the boss," she boasted as she grabbed the key. "Now…for the arduous task of getting back down."
Carefully she tried extending her foot downward. Then with a snap the branch broke.
"Uh-oh," Kitty chirped before stumbling down painfully.
As she hit the ground she mumbled, "I'm okay."
She got up and brushed herself off when she saw Chance walking towards her.
"Hey, Kitty, any luck?" he asked her.
"Cha-ching!" Kitty exclaimed as she held up the key.
"Well, you'd better get a move on," Chance said. "Simone and Gene are already headed for the cave."
"On it," Kitty exclaimed as she started to run.
It only took about two minutes before she returned to walking. Chance shook his head and continued his search.
Confessional:
Chance-I know it doesn't really matter so much, but there's something disheartening about even Kitty being ahead of me.
Gene and Simone were side by side now as they crept through the dank cave. Both of them were glaring at each other in silence. Because of this, Simone didn't realize that she had walked right into a large rock.
"Ha, sucker," Gene taunted.
However, he spoke to soon as he had just walked into something big and furry. The brown bear looked down at him and bared its teeth.
"Oh, uh…hello," Gene said meekly.
"Who's the sucker now?" Simone chuckled as she crawled past the two of them and headed deeper into the cave.
"This isn't over!" Gene exclaimed as the bear advanced towards him menacingly. "Hopefully."
Confessional:
Blaineley-In case you're wondering, the bear threatened to sue if we didn't use him at least once this season.
Chance had finally found the last key by now. Quickly he scaled the tree as fast as he could. He reached out and grabbed onto his prize. Then he slid back down to the ground.
"Okay, time to do some major catching up," he remarked to himself as he started to run.
He hadn't gone far when he found Kitty, out of breath, sitting on a rock.
"Kitty?" he asked.
"Hey, running is hard," Kitty said defensively.
"Okay, as long as you're alright with it," Chance said as he kept running.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll catch up," Kitty said unconvincingly.
Confessional:
Kitty-I mean, I know I'm not winning, and I know I'm don't need to win, so why should I bother straining myself.
Simone had reached the back of the cave. There were four locked chests lined up. She held out her key and stuck it into one of them. With a click it opened and revealed a white orb the size of a melon. She picked it up and found that it felt like it was made of concrete.
"Having fun Gene?" Simone said with smirk.
Gene was currently cornered by the angered bear.
"Having a blast," Gene said as he delivered a kick between the bear's legs.
The bear cringed in pain and allowed Gene to escape.
"I'll take that," Gene said as he took the orb from Simone.
"Hey, give that back!" Simone snapped.
"You can't win without another key," Gene taunted. "And I think I'll hold onto mine."
With that, Gene took off with the orb in his hands. Simone turned to run after him, but found that the bear had gotten back up and was snarling at her.
"Oh pipe down," Simone snapped.
At that moment, Chance arrived at the cave with his key.
"Oh good, just who I was hoping to see," Simone said as she pried the key out of his hands. "You've been a real life-saver today."
"Hey, what am I supposed to do know?" Chance demanded.
"I suggest you get acquainted with the bear," Simone said as she opened another chest and removed an orb.
The bear had already turned its attention to Chance.
"Nice teddy," Chance said as he backed up.
The bear raised its paw to strike. Chance ducked and got his hat pierced by a claw.
"Well, thanks for the help, I'll be going now," Simone said as she left with the orb.
As she came to the exit of the cave she ran into Kitty.
"Oh, Simone, I wanted to talk to you," Kitty said. "Okay, so you would you rather vote for tonight? Gene or Chance? I'm open to either."
"Not in the mood, Kitty," Simone said as she kept running. "I've got a challenge to win."
Confessional:
Kitty-Simone and I will most likely be the swing votes tonight. Personally I have nothing against voting out either boy. Chance is a pretty decent guy, but saving Gene's downfall for the finale would certainly be worth it.
"Hi, Chance, how's it going?" Kitty said as she passed him and the bear.
"I'm a few seconds away from being mauled," Chance said as he rolled to avoid a swipe from the bear.
"Sounds exciting," Kitty said. "You'll have to tell me how that all plays out."
Kitty reached the chests and opened up one of the remaining two. She pulled out the egg, but immediately dropped.
"Aheh, it's heavy," she remarked as she began dragging it out.
"You're just going to leave me here?" Chance asked as he ducked to avoid another swipe.
"I'd hate ruin your first mauling," Kitty remarked as she very slowly left the cave.
Confessional:
Chance-And there goes any chance of me winning this challenge.
Gene was rushing along the side of the mountain with his egg in his hands.
"I got this," he chanted to himself. "I so got this."
"Hey, Gene, I think you took something of mine!" Simone shouted as she sprinted after Gene.
"I told you, I'm not letting you win this time!" Gene shot back.
"Well, you've just gone from pathetic to annoying," Simone retorted. "And I'm done toying around with you."
Simone charged after Gene and tackled him to the ground. This caused his orb to roll of his grip.
"No!" Gene exclaimed as it rolled down a slope.
Simone got back up and tried to keep running, but Gene stuck out his leg and caused her to drop her own egg.
"Erg," Simone grunted as her orb rolled after Gene's.
Both of them had made it into the forest.
"This is just slowing me down," Simone said. "You're still not going to beat me."
"Just keep telling yourself that," Gene said as they both chased after their eggs.
Confessional:
Gene-Simone has got to be wearing thin by now. She's strong, but she's not a superhero. If I can keep working at her, I think I might be able to get the advantage.
Chance was now corned by the furious bear.
"Um, you aren't seriously going to let me die out here!?" he shouted, hoping Chef or Blaineley could hear.
He got no response. The bear looked like it was ready to tear him apart. In a final act of desperation, Chance reached of his hand and tried petting the bear on its muzzle. The bear immediately smiled and starting kicking its hind like.
"Hey, you like that?" Chance said. "Okay, well, I'm going to head out now."
The bear turned over like it was ready to go to sleep. However, before Chance could leave it reached out its paw and grabbed. Chance was crushed under the bear's arm like a plush toy and the bear went to sleep.
"Well, it's better than getting mauled," Chance sighed.
Confessional:
Chef-(reading from a paper) We at Total Drama care deeply for our contestants and would never allow anything fatal to occur…just very badly injured.
Kitty was gradually dragging her orb across the grass.
"Just a…little…further," she said to herself as she made very slow progress.
She stopped to examine how far she had gone…and realized she had barely left behind the mouth of the cave.
"Ugh, I'm going to be here for a while," she grumbled.
Meanwhile, over in the forest, Gene had grabbed his egg.
"Well, see you later, Simone," he said. "Like, at the Dock of Shame."
"Grrr," Simone growled as she tried to find where her egg had rolled.
Gene soon left her behind as he tried to return to the mountain.
"Heh heh heh," he chuckled. "That ought to knock her down a couple pegs."
"Oh, Gene!" Simone exclaimed in singsongy voice.
Gene turned around to see Simone swinging on a vine headed right for him.
"Aaaaaya!" Simone roared as she slammed her foot into Gene.
Gene was knocked backwards into a tree. His orb rolled out of his grip.
"Well, I'll just be taking this," Simone said as she picked it out. "And putting it somewhere where you can't get it."
With that she winded up and tossed the ball into a ditch filled with mud.
"Fetch, doggy," she laughed.
Simone turned to leave, but Gene dived at her. He tried to pin her down, but she struggled.
"Gimme that!" he exclaimed as he tried to wrestle the orb out of her hands.
"Let go, freak!" Simone growled.
The two of them rolled locked in combat together. They didn't even realize that they were teetering over the edge of the ditch. With a splash both of them rolled into the mud, completely submerged.
Confessional:
Simone-Okay, this is getting—
Gene-ridiculous. But if you think—
Simone-I'm going to give up now. You're—
Gene-out of your mind. Nothing will stop me now.
Simone-Gene—
Gene-Simone—
Gene and Simone-You're going down.
Kitty had finally arrived at the series of ladders by now. The rope ladders led up the top of the mountain, but were spread out so she would have to switch from side to side.
"Okay, I'll just pick this up," Kitty said as she tried to left her orb.
She failed. With a thud she dropped the ball on the ground.
"Hm…that's not going to work," she remarked.
She paused to think for a few seconds. Then she ran off into forest. When she returned, she was holding some vines. She tied them around her waist then tied them to the round rock.
"Okay, now I'm ready!" she exclaimed as she began her climb.
Due to the weight anchoring her down, the ascent was painfully slow.
"Slow and steady, slow and steady," she said to herself.
Confessional:
Kitty-(Out of breath) If you want to…share some support…you can tweet me at…oh, I don't even know, too tired for this.
Chance was carefully trying to pull the bear's paw off of him. Very slowly he began to creep out. Then the bear snorted in its sleep and rolled over. Chance was squashed under the large animal.
"Ow," Chance grunted.
Confessional:
Chance-I don't even have anything to say about that.
Gene and Simone glared at each other. Both were dripping with mud. The two balls had both ended up in between them.
"Okay, Gene, we've had some laughs," Simone said. "You tried your best, still failed. Admit defeat and no one gets hurts."
"You obviously haven't been paying attention all this time," Gene said. "I don't give up. I will win."
Both of them dived for the orbs. They ended up colliding. Simone flipped Gene over and knocked him to the ground. Gene acted fast though and tossed mud into Simone's eyes. While she was stunned he shouldered her back into the mud.
"Failure isn't an option for me!" Gene shouted strongly. "I always find a way to win. No matter what!"
"You think you're so special?" Simone spat as she twisted her legs and brought Gene down. "I've had to work every day of my life, just so some girl prettier than me can get all the attention. It's my time for glory."
Simone headed back for the orbs. She grabbed one, but Gene jumped her.
"I've crushed every opponent I've ever had!" Gene exclaimed. "I've pulled every dirty trick in the book to keep myself ahead. You think I'm going to let you just take all that away from me?!"
"Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?" Simone scoffed as she elbowed him in the face. "I have carried a team of brain-dead bimbos to victory…literally. You think you're so great because you've got awards? Try winning them with 10 life-sized Barbies dragging you down."
Simone grabbed both orbs and made a run for it.
"Nooo!" Gene roared as he chased after her. "Victory is the only option! It's all I've ever known, and that's not about to change now!"
Confessional:
Simone-(Breathing heavily and glaring menacingly)…(punches her fists together.)
Gene-(Clenching his teeth and growling)…(draws a line along his throat.)
Kitty was almost halfway up the mountain now.
"Whoa…whoa…careful," she exclaimed as she slowly pulled herself up to the next rope ladder. "Just take your time."
The weight attached to her began to sway in the wind.
"Don't break, don't break, don't break," Kitty begged.
The rope wavered again and…
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…
…
…
It didn't break. Kitty sighed in relief and kept climbing.
"That's it, Kitty," Blaineley exclaimed from the top. "You're almost there…well, not really. Do you think you could pick it up!?"
"I'm going as fast as I can," Kitty said with frustration.
Confessional:
Kitty-I'm surprised, I haven't seen any sign of Gene or Simone. Maybe it finally is time for an Undercat victory.
Simone had climbed out of the ditch now and was running through the forest again. She could see the mountain and headed straight for it.
"Aah!" she cried as something struck her in the back.
She fumbled and dropped the orbs again. She twirled around to see that Gene had thrown a stick at her back. He had another stick in his hands.
"I'm afraid you've forced me to extreme measures," Gene said as he swiped the air with his stick. "I have spent years studying the martial arts."
"Oh yeah," Simone said as she picked up the stick he had thrown and began twirling it, "well I'm a cheerleader."
The two attacked with their sticks. The weapons clashed. Simone tried to swipe at Gene's legs, but he blocked. Then she jabbed at his body, but he blocked again. Gene took an attack at her head, but she bent backwards to avoid it. Simone struck and managed to knock off Gene's hat. Gene sliced and dug his stick into Simone's arm. Simone growled and knocked it away. Gene tried to run past Simone, but she stopped him with her stick.
"You're not going anywhere," Simone hissed.
"Then let the duel continue," Gene said as he delivered a blow to Simone's hip.
Confessional:
Gene-This whole game has been leading up to this moment. If I can beat Simone, I will win this game.
Simone-I saved myself time after time in this game. I won every individual immunity challenge. There's a reason why, and I'm not going to let Gene ruin that now.
Chance had managed to squeeze out from under the bear. He breathed in relief as he got free. Then he moved over the chests.
"Well, no key, no prize," he remarked. "Unless…"
He grabbed a rock and began slamming it against the rock.
"Come on, break!" he shouted.
The bear growled in its sleep.
"Uh…maybe I should take this outside," Chance said to himself as he began dragging the chest with him.
Confessional:
Chance-I know I'm at a HUGE disadvantage now, but it just doesn't feel right to give up like this. I'm going to keep ontrying, even if it is hopeless.
Kitty was making her way to the top of the mountain now.
"Yes, Kitty, that's it," Blaineley said. "Come on, I thought we'd be done by now. My legs are getting tired from standing here all day."
Kitty reached up and grabbed the ledge. With a final heave, she pulled herself up.
"I…did it…" she breathed.
"Yes," Chef said. "Now all you have to do is drop your rock in that pit over there and we can wrap this up."
"Right!" Kitty exclaimed.
However, the ledge she was standing on began to crumble under her way. Kitty lost her balance and nearly fell over the edge. She managed to regain herself, but her glasses fell down to the bottom.
"Oh no, I can't see!" Kitty cried.
"Oh brother," Blaineley groaned. "Okay, the pit is just over there. You can still finish the challenge."
"Over where?" Kitty said as she wandered in the complete opposite direction of where Blaineley was pointing. "Over here?"
"No, over there!" Blaineley snapped.
"What?" Kitty said. "Over here?"
With that she walked face first into a tree.
"Ow," she exclaimed.
"Ugh," Blaineley groaned.
Confessional:
Kitty-Curse my horrible sight! When I win the money, the very thing I'm getting is laser surgery.
Gene and Simone were both bruised all over now. Fire burned in their eyes as they glared at each other.
"This is a waste of time," Simone spat.
"You ready to quit?" Gene asked.
"No, but there's only one way to truly settle this," Simone said. "The way it was supposed to be settled."
With that she turned around and grabbed an egg.
"Oh, you little…" Gene grumbled as he grabbed an egg and chased after her.
Simone reached the ladders. She stuck the egg under her arm and began to climb.
"Simone!" Gene shouted as he grabbed onto her leg.
"Let go!" Simone snapped as she kicked him in the face.
Gene refused to let go, though. He dragged her back down to the ground. Then he leapt up and grabbed onto the ladder himself. He scaled it quickly. Simone grabbed a small pebble and tossed it up at him. She hit him between the shoulder and caused him to fall back to the ground. Gene got back up with determination though. Both of them started to climb at the same time now.
Confessional:
Chance-I saw Gene and Simone fighting and they looked really intense. I decided it might be best to just stick to the side for this one.
"How about now?" Kitty said as she held her egg out. "Warm or cold?"
"Cold," Chef said.
"Okay…how about now?" Kitty asked as she turned around.
"A little warmer," Chef said.
"Now?" Kitty said taking a step forward.
"Little warmer," Chef sighed.
"Now?"
"Warmer."
"Now?"
"Still warmer."
"Now?
"Getting colder."
"Now—Ow!" Kitty exclaimed as she walked into another tree.
"Are you sure we can't just put it in for her?" Blaineley groaned.
"You know the rules," Chef said.
"Oh, when I see Mr. Mint we're going to have a long talk about revising these rules," Blaineley grumbled.
Confessional:
Kitty-Forget just boring regular vision, when I win the prize I'm going to buy x-ray vision, infrared vision, telescope vision, you name it.
Simone and Gene continued to struggle as they raced up the ladder. With one hand they climbed, with one hand they held their eggs, and with their legs they tried knock the other one off the wall.
"I…have some…big boast that…I can't think of…at the moment," Simone mumbled tiredly.
"I'm…winning…end of…story," Gene replied equally as tired.
Both of them reached the top and pulled themselves over. There, they found the near-blind Kitty stumbling all around the pit.
"Here?" she asked.
"Getting hotter," Chef said.
"Here?"
"Hotter."
"Here?"
"You're on fire girl!" Chef exclaimed.
"Noooo!" Both Simone and Gene screamed as they dived for Kitty.
But Kitty dropped her ball and….it fell into the pit.
"For the first time in the season," Blaineley exclaimed, "Kitty wins individual immunity!"
"Booyah!" Kitty exclaimed. "Undercats FTW!"
Gene and Simone collapsed in exhaustion in front of the pit.
Confessional:
Kitty-(putting on her glasses) I knew it was only a matter of time before I got my win. It's the undercat way.
Gene-Well, I wanted that win for myself, but this is still good. The important thing is that Simone is still toast.
Simone-Yeah, I'm not worried. As I think I've proven, I'm not some brainless brute. I know how to strategize and I can have these people eating out of my hands in a manner of minutes.
Everyone had returned to the main camp by now.
"Congratulations to Kitty," Chef said, "who won the critical final immunity challenge and will be moving on to the finale. But as for the rest of you…it's voting time."
"You have the rest of the day to decide who you're voting for," Blaineley said. "But with only three choices, it can't be that hard."
As the hosts left, the campers dispersed. Nearly everyone collapsed tiredly on their beds.
"Okay, so let's talk," Simone said as she sat down next to Chance.
"Simone…we're all a little tired," Chance said. "I was crushed by a bear."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Simone said. "But listen, you don't want to vote me out."
"I don't?" Chance asked.
"No, you don't," Simone said. "Face it, Chance, you sucked today…and you're going to suck tomorrow. If you take Gene to the finale over me, you will be handing him the win. Do you really want to do that after all he put you through? If you lose to me, at least you're losing to someone who deserves it."
Chance nodded then put his head on his pillow.
"Okay, let me know when it's time to vote," Chance said. "I'm going to try to get some sleep."
Simone then moved over to sit next to Gene.
"Hello, Gene," Simone said.
"Coming to say your last words?" Gene said before yawning.
"Look, I don't think you want to take Chance to the finale," Simone said. "You said it yourself, we're the only real threats here. Do you really think that people will take your "victory" seriously if you're up against those two midgets?"
"Hm," Gene said muffled by his pillow.
"We had a close match today," Simone said. "And I think we deserve to see who the real winner is. The rematch will be the finale."
With that Simone left Gene and moved on to Kitty.
"Kitty, congratulations on getting lucky," Simone said. "Now, I know your style."
"My style?" Kitty asked.
"Yes, you want everything to be as interesting and unpredictable as possible," Simone said. "And do you have any idea how predictable voting me out is going to be? I mean, let's look at Chance. He's a nice guy, and that's boring. Every season has a hero get to the end and he's by far the only one close enough to fill that role. I say we do something a little different and get rid of him now. No one will see it coming."
"You bring up a good point," Kitty said.
"Yes I do," Simone agreed.
Confessional:
Simone-I ain't going anywhere. You know why…because I'm a f**king goddess.
(Dock of Shame)
"Campers…it's been fun," Blaineley said as the final four sat on the platforms. "But all good things must come to an end. This will be our last elimination ceremony."
"Let's make it count," Chef said.
"For once Simone is not immune," Blaineley noted. "Simone, how do you feel?"
"Well, I'd feel better if I still was immune," Simone said. "But I think I can pull it off."
"Kitty, how do you feel, finally winning immunity?" Chef asked.
"Well, I don't think I really needed it," Kitty said, "but it's nice to show that I'm not just some joke."
"Do you have any idea we played 'Hot and Cold?'" Blaineley scoffed.
"Whatever, let's get to the votes," Chef said. "The first one of the night goes to…Simone."
Simone growled as she rose one level.
"Second vote of the night," Blaineley read, "is for…Chance."
Chance looked slightly nervous as he joined Simone.
"Third vote," Chef said, "is for…Simone."
Simone clenched her knees with anger and anxiety.
"And here comes the critical vote that decides it all," Blaineley said, "this vote is for…"
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"Simone."
Simone was silent for the next few minutes.
"You know what…fine," Simone spat. "You people knew that I was the only person who truly deserved to win. I was the only one who fought tooth and nail each and every time. The only person who had brawn and a brain to back it up. And you just couldn't handle that. Well, congratulations, you happened to get lucky and the right time. But I'm telling you, if you hadn't gotten so lucky, I would—"
"And that's all we have time for," Blaineley said. "Chef!"
Chef flipped the switch and launched Simone into the air.
"And that's the end of her," Chef said.
"As for the rest of you," Blaineley said. "Congratulations, you are our final three. Tomorrow will be the greatest fight of them all so be ready."
"We'll see you then," Chef said. "For now, you may return to your cabin."
Confessional:
Chance-Yes, I may it all the way to the finale! And with Simone gone, I may actually have a chance. Not a huge one, but it's possible.
Kitty-Well, I think you all saw that it's not a good idea to underestimate me. And I've got two advantage tokens that's sure to give me the edge of this challenge.
Gene-HahahahahahahahhahaHAHAHAHAH AHAHAH!
Votes:
Chance-Sorry, Simone, there is no way I could possibly beat you. There is a small chance I can beat Gene. It's small, but I have to take it.
Simone-Chance, you've come far, but there can only be one winner.
Kitty-I vote for Simone. Yes, it's predictable, and I apologize, but I want my X-ray vision!
Gene-You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment. Good-bye Simone.
(Conclusion)
"Ladies, Gentlemen, we've reached the final three," Blaineley said. "All the challenges, all the strategizing, all the advantages, all the backstabbing, it's all leading up to this one critical moment."
"The three contestants will have an all-out battle of epic proportions," Chef said. "No holding back this time. When the dust settles only one will survive."
"Who will it be?" Blanieley asked. "Kitty, the Vlogger; Chance, the-no longer-closeted Bisexual; or Gene, the Emotional Abuser? They've all fought hard to be here and they're not going to be stopping now."
"Next episode…it all comes to an end," Chef said. "So don't miss the grand finale of…Total…"
"…Drama," Blaineley added.
"…Switcheroo!" they both finished.
Author's Note: And it's curtains for Simone. I really did like Simone, she was an enjoyable character to write for. She really could have easily been a villain if the circumstances had been different, and that's just part of the reason why I love her. So, why have her go on an immunity run? Two reasons. One: I've seen a lot of fics, and definitely done it myself, where characters are eliminated around the merge because they're "challenge threats" and yet, really they only won one challenge. I wanted Simone to be a legitimate threat so it would make absolute sense why everyone had to vote her off. Which brings my next point: Another thing I wanted to avoid this season was having the merge be all about "We have to get rid of the villain!" Having Simone allowed the characters to work together to get her out, and allowed Gene to still be sneaky and devious, without stealing the whole stage. But in the end, I knew that Simone couldn't make it to the finale. So, now you have your final three. Who are you rooting for!?