"Welcome to the penultimate challenge of Total Drama Refresh," Chris announced. "Last time Chef sent the final four into the woods where boys and girls had to race back to camp. With Sasquatchanakwa out to get the kids, it was easy for them to get lost. Bobby wanted to sabotage the girls, but Parry, being the wimp that he isn't, wouldn't let him go through with it. This turned out to have cost him the game as he was eliminated for not being emo enough. However he did win the heart of Montana so that's something. Now we're down to the final three, Nicole, Montana, and Bobby. Two of them will face off for the big prize, while one will be heading home tonight."

(Theme Song Plays…)

(Main Site)

It was early morning, but all of the campers were up and ready. Montana was warming herself up with a steady jog around the site. She paused next to Nicole to talk with her.

"We're in the final three!" she cheered. "Isn't it amazing?"

"It really is," Nicole replied with a smile. "It's been a hard journey. Like, really hard. But it's all going to pay off soon."

"That is, if you win," Montana pointed out.

"Trust me, there is nothing that Chris can throw at me this time," Nicole declared. "I have been through so much that I'm not even scared anymore."

"Well, may the better girl win," Montana said. "Personally I'd like to face off with you in the final 2, right."

From the other side of the site, Bobby glared at the girls resentfully. Then he returned to his many complex designs.

"Stupid girls," he grumbled. "I can't wait to crush their hopes with my amazing skill."

Using his pencil he added several more details to his already complicated blueprints. Montana, meanwhile, had returned to jogging.

"I am so ready for this," she chanted to herself.

Nicole strode over to where Bobby was sitting to investigate.

"Whatcha up to?" she asked.

"Something far too advanced for your brain to comprehend," Bobby snapped. "I'm making sure that I win this game."

"You know, the both of you are way off," Nicole said smugly.

"Huh, what do you mean?" Montana asked as she slowed down again.

"Well, neither physical strength nor mental skill is going to be of any use this challenge," Nicole declared.

"What are you getting it?" Bobby demanded getting tired of her smug attitude.

"If you'll recall, today is the dare challenge," Nicole pointed out.

"That is correct, Nicole," Chris declared as he parachuted down from the helicopter. "The three of you will be testing your willpower by facing dares picked by your eliminated opponents."

Bobby looked a little worried, Montana looked eager, while Nicole just kept her suave game face on.

"But first I've got a surprise for you," Chris declared. "Bring it out, Chef."

The three campers shuddered at the thought of whatever Chris had in store for them. However, they were relieved when Chef brought out a table covered in delicious food.

"For making it this far, you're each being rewarded with an adequate breakfast," Chris declared.

"Wait a minute," Nicole exclaimed. "The last time you gave us something like this, it was a trick to make us sleepy."

"True, but it's not this time," Chris replied.

"So there's no catch?" Bobby asked.

"There's nothing wrong with the food?" Montana added.

"I'll eat it all myself if you won't," Chris said.

That was good enough for the final three. They immediately started devouring everything on the table.

Confessional:

Nicole-I really needed that. After months of trying to survive on the stuff Chef makes, this was like heaven. Now I'm ready to take on anything.

Montana-Today is going to fun, right. We've already got a great breakfast, and for once we won't be running for our lives. What's a few dares compared to that?

Bobby-I don't think the girls are as worried as they should be. Maybe their team didn't have any crazies on it, but I was with Lionel, or Sophie, they've probably got some sick ideas. And then there's Beatrice, she may not look like much, but I'm willing to bet that she somehow came up with the worst dare of them all.

"Alright, did you all enjoy your breakfast?" Chris asked as the campers sat down at three separate desks. "Well, you're probably going to all end up vomiting it all up by the end of the day."

"Bring it on, Chris!" Montana exclaimed.

"I will," Chris replied smugly. "You'll see over here, we have the Wheel of Doom."

He unveiled a wheel with each of the nineteen eliminated contestants on it.

"Each of your fallen rivals has contributed to the collection of dares," Chris explained. "When you're given a dare you have the choice of accepting it and winning a freebie, or passing it onto one of your opponents. And remember, if you fail to complete your dare, you will be immediately eliminated from the game."

Nicole, who was sitting in the center, shot a quick glance to those surrounding her. Bobby was trying to keep a calm face, but was fidgeting with his fingers. Montana, on the other hand, looked to be bursting out of her seat with excitement.

"Now," Chris began, "I take I don't have any volunteers—"

"Ooh, ooh, I volunteer, right!" Montana exclaimed.

"Um…okay, Montana will be going first," Chris declared. "Let's spin the wheel…"

Chris gave the wheel a spin and it gradually came to stop on Sooz.

"And what does Sooz have in store for you?" Chris exclaimed. "You must listen to the sound of dial-up internet connecting at full volume!"

"That doesn't sound too hard, right," Montana said. "I'll take it."

Chris pulled up a pair of headphones which he stuck in Montana's ears. He then pushed a button on a recorder. Immediately Montana's ears were filled with a scratchy screech that sounded like nails being scraped across a chalkboard. She cringed and tried to cover her ears but couldn't since she was wearing headphones. Eventually Chris pulled them off.

"Well done, Montana, you have earned the first freebie of the day," Chris exclaimed while handing her an empty soda bottle.

Montana grabbed the bottle triumphantly before returning to her seat. Once she was sitting again, she immediately began rubbing her ears.

"Would anyone like to volunteer to go next?" Chris asked.

"Might as well get it over with," Bobby said with a shrug.

Chris spun the wheel and it ended up on Parry.

"Oh, I'm so scared," Bobby remarked sarcastically. "He's probably got something sweet like ice cream or Mickey Mouse."

"Nope, seems like Parry has moved on from that," Chris said, "because he wants you to take a shower of grease from Chef's kitchen."

"Eurg!" Bobby exclaimed in disgust. "I challenge Montana."

"Alright then, I can take this," Montana declared.

Chris brought out a box which Montana entered. He then dumped a bucket full of grease down on her. Montana immediately exited.

"Woo!" she cheered. "Parry, if you're watching this, awesome choice of dare!"

"Congratulations again, Montana," Chris said, "but since that wasn't your dare, no one gets a freebie this time."

"And it looks like it's my turn," Nicole sighed.

"That's right," Chris said as he spun the wheel, "and your dare comes from…Jasmine! She dares you to cover your arms in clothespins."

" Hm, I guess I'll have to give that to one of my rivals," Nicole said as if she was in deep thought.

"Take out, Bobby, right," Montana said. "If he's out then then the two of us can go to the final two together."

"Well, I could do that," Nicole mused. "But only if you do something for me. I want your freebie."

"Huh, are you trying to blackmail me into giving up my freebie?" Montana asked.

"No, no, no," Nicole assured. "It's just that you don't seem to have a problem with the dares, and that freebie would be of more use for me."

"Well…I guess that makes sense," Montana said uncertainly as she handed her bottle over to Nicole.

"Thank you," Nicole exclaimed. "Now, I give my dare to Bobby."

Chris brought out a box full of large clothespins. He immediately began snapping them onto Bobby's arms.

"Ow!" Bobby exclaimed.

"Sorry, did that hurt?" Chris laughed. "If you want to quit now—"

"Never," Bobby replied through gritted teeth. "Ow!"

After several more cries of pain, Bobby's arms were eventually covered in clothespins. Once he was finished, he quickly pulled them all off to reveal two very red arms.

"And we're back to Montana," Chris declared as he spun the wheel again. "You get one from Michael. His challenge: Get a wedgie from Chef."

"Ha, I want Bobby to get that," Montana laughed.

"Fine," Bobby scoffed. "I can take—Ay!"

Chef had already snuck up behind him and stretched Bobby's underpants up to his head.

"Bobby, once you get your underwear sorted out, it'll be your turn again," Chris declared.

Bobby grumbled as he fixed his underpants.

"And you're challenge comes from Ezmyralda," Chris declared. "And you have to…oh, this is lame…you have to admit that girls are the superior gender and the winner of the game should be a female."

"I'll take it," Bobby said as he rolled his eyes. "Girls are the superior and the winner of the game should be female…even though it's going to be me."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, here's your freebie," Chris grumbled as he handed another bottle to Bobby.

"Nicole, it's your turn," Chris declared.

He spun the wheel and it came to a steady halt on Greta.

"Your dare it to eat a sandwich that's been dipped in the confessional toilet," Chris declared.

"Well, I could use my freebie," Nicole mused, "but I could always use another one."

"Here, take mine," Bobby said as he shoved his bottle into Nicole's hand. "Now get Montana."

"Whatever you say," Nicole said as she accepted the bottle.

"Nicole!" Montana exclaimed.

"Hey, you can handle this, right?" Nicole assured. "And just think, it's better that I have the freebie than Bobby."

"Oh, Montana," Chris exclaimed as he held a pair of pincers with a green, dripping sandwich. "Bon appetit."

Montana closed her eyes and swallowed the sandwich in one gulp. She then winced in extreme disgust before brushing off her tongue.

Confessional:

Nicole-I have the perfect strategy. I just keep Montana and Bobby at each other's throats and they keep giving me their freebies. I'll get to the final two without having to do a single dare.

Montana-I'm not sure if I care for Nicole's strategy that much. Sure, it makes sense when she says it, but she's not the one eating rancid sandwiches, right.

Bobby-I am not going to let myself get eliminated this far. I will find a way to survive. I will!

"And once more it's Montana's turn," Chris declared. "Who will you get this time?"

He gave the wheel another spin and it came to a stop on Annie.

"Annie's dare is to get tickled on your feet," Chris said.

"Now that's a dare I can take," Montana exclaimed. "Thanks for the break, Annie."

Chris pulled out a pair of pink feathers while Montana took off her shoes. Chris then proceeded to rubbed the feathers back and forth across Montana's feet. She started to giggle, but it wasn't long before she was red in the face with laughter. Eventually Chris stopped. Montana had tears in her ears from the laughter, but had survived.

"That's one more freebie for Montana," Chris exclaimed as he handed her an empty bottle.

"My turn," Bobby declared with determination.

Chris spun the wheel and it landed on Momma DJ.

"Mrs. Delilah-Janet wants you to eat her five alarm chili," Chris declared.

"If Montana can handle the toilet sandwich then I can totally take this," Bobby declared.

"Bring it out, Chef!" Chris called.

Chef brought out an average sized bowl full of brown-red soup. Bobby took a spoonful, but immediately his face turned scarlet and tears welled up in his eyes.

"So…hot," he wheezed.

"You have to finish the whole bowl if you want to stay in the game," Chris laughed.

"Must…finish…" Bobby breathed to himself as he get spooning the chili into his mouth.

With each gulp his pained seemed to double. By the end of the meal, he looked ready to explode.

"Well, after that spectacle, Bobby has earned himself a freebie," Chris declared as he placed on bottle on Bobby's desk.

"And let's give another spin for me," Nicole exclaimed.

The wheel was spun and stopped at Matthew.

"Your challenge is to have fire ants crawl through your hair," Chris declared.

"I see that both of my opponents have a freebie," Nicole noted. "I guess I'll help out whoever is nice enough to give me another one."

"How about instead we both keep them?" Bobby snapped.

"Fine, don't give me yours," Nicole huffed. "Montana, just let me have your freebie, and I'll send my dare to Bobby."

"Don't do it," Bobby ordered Montana. "She's just trying to ride off your freebies; we should see how she does without her help."

"You liar!" Nicole snapped. "And to prove it, I'm giving you my dare, even without Montana's freebie."

Nicole then sent a smile to Montana who returned it weakly. Chris pulled out an ant farm and shook the contents out in Bobby's hair.

"Ow, ow, ow," Bobby moaned. "As if I wasn't in enough—ow!—pain already."

After waiting a few more minutes of Bobby wailing in pain, Chris eventually pulled out a hairdryer and blew the ants out of his hair.

"And once more we come to Montana," he said. "Let's give it the old spin."

This time the wheel stopped on Eliot.

"Eliot dares you to lick some mysterious mushrooms he found," Chris said as he pulled out some pale white mushrooms.

"Alright, sounds simple enough," Montana said as he grabbed a mushroom. "I don't even have to eat it, right."

She licked the mushroom and immediately her eyes dilated. She started seeing everything as a navy blue colour with bubbles floating around. Chris said something but it just sounded like static to her.

"Are you alright?" Nicole asked.

"Blugdgdgssdffghghad!" Montana replied before repeatedly slamming her head into her desk.

She then collapsed on the desk.

"Uh…is she…uh?" Nicole mumbled.

"She'll be fine," Chris said, "and she'll get a freebie. To recap, that's two freebies for Montana and Nicole, but only one for Bobby."

"I'll change that," Bobby exclaimed.

Chris gave the wheel a shove and this time it stopped on Beatrice.

"Wear one of those totally hideous poofy hairstyles with the things," Chris read. "Well I have no idea what that is, but I'll just give you the freebie."

"What?" Nicole cried. "That's completely unfair."

"Hey, anyone could get the Beatrice spot," Chris shrugged. "Maybe you'll get it right now…"

He spun the wheel and it landed on Dirk.

"Or not," he laughed. "Dirk dares you to do the chicken dance."

"Finally one I can handle," Nicole exclaimed as she got up and began dancing around like a chicken.

"And Nicole gains her third freebie," Chris declared, "while only completing her first dare."

Nicole laughed and high-fived Montana. Bobby narrowed his eyes at her.

Confessional:

Nicole-I really do want to go to the finale with Montana, she's much more enjoyable to be around than Bobby. However, I can't risk taking a dare I can't complete, which is why I need to get as many freebies as possible. I'm sure she'll understand once I explain.

Montana-Nicole is my friend, but I've seen that she really hasn't been a great friend to the other girls, right, so I'm not too sure if I can trust her. Then again, she is nicer than Bobby, right.

Bobby-Montana doesn't seem to realize that Nicole is using her yet, but I'll fix that.

"Montana, the wheel has landed on Sophie," Chris declared. "She challenges you to be prodded with red hot pokers."

"Um…I'm gonna have to pass that one to Bobby," Montana said.

"Freebie," Bobby exclaimed as he tossed one of his bottles at Chris.

"Very well then, it is now Bobby's turn," Chris declared. "And the wheel lands on Lionel who challenges you to have an anvil dropped on your foot. Chef!"

Chef heaved up a massive anvil and carried it over to the final three.

"Let's give Nicole a taste of her own medicine," Bobby said.

"Fine, that's what I got the freebies for," Nicole scoffed as she tossed away one of her bottles.

"Now, Nicole it's your turn," Chris declared. "And Tony challenges you to eat a stew of Chef's old socks."

"Hey, Nicole, I'll give you my last freebie if you betray Montana and force her to suffer through that challenge," Bobby declared as he tossed his bottle to Nicole.

"Okay," Nicole replied nonchalantly.

She immediately realized her mistake and corrected, "Uh…I mean, it's a tough call, but I, uh…think it's for the best…"

Montana just glared at her angrily as she said, "Chris I think I'll use up one of my freebies now."

"Oh, c'mon," Chris complained. "We can't just skip through all the good ones."

"I believe it's my turn now, right," Montana said while still not taking her eyes off of Nicole.

Nicole was trying to smile at Montana and shrug the whole thing off, but Montana still looked annoyed. Bobby was smirking victoriously.

"And the wheel lands on Edward who dares you to lick Chef's floor," Chris declared.

"I think I'll use that on Nicole," Montana said.

"Okay, that's fair," Nicole said, though she was clearly annoyed. "I've still got three freebies, I can use up one more."

"And we're back to Bobby, the only contestant to have no freebies at the moment," Chris declared as he spun the wheel. "It lands on Victoria whose dare is…the exact same from Lindsay's, have you hair shaved off."

"Well, it got Heather out, maybe it'll work on Nicole," Bobby chuckled.

"Freebie," Nicole sighed as she handed Chris another bottle.

"That just leaves you with one," Chris noted. "Unless you can do this challenge from…Brady. He wants you to fit three billiard balls in your mouth."

"Uh…I'd better not risk it," Nicole decided. "Bobby."

Bobby sighed as Chris handed him several billiard balls. Bobby struggled but just barely managed to cram them all in his mouth. He then immediately spat them all out.

The scene then went through a montage of Montana and Bobby both repeating, "Nicole."

Nicole was shown handing away her last bottle, wrestling a shark, wearing a dress made of poison ivy, having an eagle peck at her face, rubbing what looked like mud over her face, and being fired out of a cannon and into a target.

Next it showed Nicole as she continually broke down in distress shouting, "Leave me alone!"

"Bobby, you're going to pay for that!"

"Montana, if you're not with me, then you're against me!"

"You can't last much longer!"

Several more clips show Montana tossing away her freebie, Bobby being spun over a bonfire, Montana being blasted by a fire hose, Bobby having several hot pies launched at his face, and Montana having Lil' Larry wrapped around her.

The final shot showed Nicole looking incredibly woozily, with her hair messed up, and her face green.

"Nicole, this next challenge is from Ethan," Chris declared. "All he asked you to do is hug a tree. Sounds like an easy freebie to me."

Nicole stood up very shakily. She then made her way towards a tree while swaying from left to right. He arrived at the tree and spent a few seconds looking forward. She then leaned over and vomited on the ground. Immediately afterward her eyes rolled back and she collapsed on the ground.

"Nicole?" Montana exclaimed.

Chris poked her with a stick tentatively.

"Is she okay?" Bobby asked.

"Physically, I don't know," Chris answered. "But challenge-wise, she is not as she did not complete Ethan's dare and therefore will be eliminated from the game instantly."

Montana and Bobby remained silent.

"Shouldn't you guys be cheering?" Chris asked.

"Shouldn't Nicole be getting medical attention?" Montana pointed out.

"Right, right, that," Chris sighed. "Chef!"

Chef arrived with a stretcher and took Nicole away.

(Later)

It was evening now. Montana was sitting on a rock uneasily, while Bobby had returned to working on his designs.

"Good news, Nicole has made a full recovery," Chris exclaimed. "And even better news, both of you will be in the final 2!"

Now Montana and Bobby chose to cheer. Montana raised her boomerang in victory, while Bobby tossed up his blueprints. He then immediately snatched them all back.

"Yes, it's been quite the experience for the both of you," Chris said as he slung his arms around both of them. "Bobby, you face oppression every day from the likes of Sophie and Lionel. Yet you're constant inventions, while causing quite a few problems, managed to defeat your opponents and get you this far."

Chris then turned to Montana and continued, "And Montana, you not only had to worry about yourself, but your boyfriend, Parry, as well. Despite his negative attitude, you never gave up on him and turned him into the non-emo action boy who was eliminated last challenge. Neither of you have ever showed any sign of giving up. Bobby, you just kept improving your contraptions, even when they were dangerous, and Montana you never stopped smiling even when times got rough."

Chris let go of them and then declared, "But only one of you will win. Next time is going to be the most important challenge ever for both of you. It all comes down to this; one walks away with the gold, the fame, the five million dollars. The other gets silver, the shame, and not a cent."

Chris then left the two contestants on their own.

"High-five for final two!" Montana exclaimed.

"Uh, no," Bobby scoffed. "Let me make this clear, Montana, I am not one of your friends. I plan on brutally destroying you in the finale and I am going to enjoy it."

As Bobby left Montana she sighed, "I should have gone with Nicole."

(Conclusion)

"There you have it, the final two," Chris exclaimed. "Place your bets now, who do you want to win? Have you been cheering for the brain, Bobby, or the wacko, Montana? Who truly has what it takes to win? And how will the twenty eliminated contestants react to their finalist? You do not want to miss the finale of Total…Drama…Refresh!"

Author's Note: And Nicole leaves us. Nicole was, arguable, the main protagonist of the story (along with Parry.) Her entire story was about her transformation from underdog to taking control and making strategic moves to keep her in the game. She was the most dedicated to winning right from the start, and throughout the entire game her story involved a variety of different characters and plots. However, in the end she got too careless and will not be winning. So, who are you rooting for?