A/N – Nothing really to say this time. Just read the chapter and leave those reviews!
Special Opening theme for this issue in honor of the Easter Season:
(To the tune of "I Want To Be Famous)
(The song begins to play as Snoopy, portraying the Easter Beagle, starts prancing around the campgrounds throwing Easter eggs everywhere he goes. He dances up to Chris and gives the sadistic host one and moves along)
Dear Easter Beagle, I've been good
(Snoopy dances up to Owen and happily gives the larger teen three eggs. Owen, out of excitement, swallows the eggs whole)
I hope you knew that I would
(Snoopy then dances over to Gwen and Trent and happily gives the two an Easter Egg each. They smile at the eggs, then each other, and swap eggs.)
You asked me what I want for Easter this year
(Snoopy skips around the campgrounds a little before coming across DJ, who is patting Woodstock's head. He happily gives both his feathered friend and the gentle giant an Egg and moves on)
Well, the answer should be very clear
(Snoopy has now approached Tyler, Cody, and Lindsay. He throws Cody and Tyler each an Easter egg. Immediately, both boys go to give their egg to Lindsay, but Snoopy just gives the blonde two eggs.)
I Want an Easter egg!
(Nearby, Beth is oogling Justin who is more than happy to pose for her. But surprisingly, once Snoopy gives them each an Easter egg, both of their attentions are diverted from one another and they gaze upon their eggs)
I want an egg that's been dyed blue.
(Heather and Leshawna seem to be having an argument of some sort until Snoopy prances by and gives each of them an Easter egg. They stop fighting and just look at their eggs, a little surprised)
Or bright red like a love that's true
(Harold and Courtney appear to be having an argument as well, but once Snoopy gives them both an Easter egg, their bickering stops)
Or maybe one that's been dyed green
(Snoopy throws an Easter egg into the air and Izzy swings by on a vine and snatches it with her mouth)
It doesn't really matter to me
(Noah is sitting under a tree and reading a book, but is interupted when Snoopy throws the egghead an egg that lands on his head)
I want an Easter egg
(Snoopy dances up to Duncan and surprisingly gives the delinquent an Easter egg. This seems to even shock Duncan as he clearly wasn't expecting to get one.)
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
(Katie and Sadie are squealing as Snoopy dances up to them both and gives both excited girls an Easter egg)
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Naaaaaaaaaa
(Chef Hatchet and Eva are having an arm wrestling competition that appears to be extremely intense. But the instance Snoopy comes up to them and gives them each an Easter egg, the contest ends and Chef looks like he's tearing up.)
I want and egg...I want an egg...I eant an Easter egg!
(Geoff and Ezekiel are talking to Bridgette obviously trying to get her attention. Snoopy prances by them and happily gives all three an Easter egg. Geoff and Ezekiel look at their eggs with confusion while Bridgette smiles as she gets hers)
I want an egg...I want an egg...I want an Easter egg!
(Snoopy prances up to Charlie Brown and reaches into his basket to give the excited six year old an egg. But as he reaches into his basket, a look of shock spreads across his face. He dumps his basket upside down and shows the boy that he is out of eggs. Snoopy gives the devistated boy a look of sorrow and the other campers, Chef Hatchet, Chris, and Woodstock stand around the two while whistling the final notes of the song.)
(The words "You're on Total Drama Island, Charlie Brown" flash across the screen)
Chapter Twenty-Six - Things Change, Charlie Brown
(At A Bus Station)
Rain continued to pour down from the sky over a bus station in the middle of a small town. Customers from all around were departing or arriving for many different reasons: business trips, vacations, etc. Among these people was one brave yet desperate traveler who had nothing more than a small bag over his shoulders and a white sailor's cap on top of his head. He knew that the trip he was about to take was a risky and almost impossible one, but nothing could stop this individual from accomplishing the mission he had set out to fulfill. The mission, they he had accepted, was to travel to a deserted island in Canada to retrieve his prized blanket.
"One ticket to Canada, please," Linus asked the ticket salesman behind the counter, handing her money.
The man behind the counter, for reasons unknown, granted the sole six year old boy access to travel to a whole different country without parental guidance or passport by punching his ticket.
Linus greedily snatched the ticket from the salesman and practically raced for the bus departing for Canada. Once he found a seat amongst the vast crowd of grown-ups that saw nothing odd whatsoever about a solo boy making a trip to Canada, he began to search frantically through his backpack for his substitute blanket, which turned out to be one of the drapes from his house. He held the piece of cloth to his face and began to suck his thumb, but he still felt uneasy about being separated from his blanket.
"There's just no substitute for a blanket," Linus mumbled as the bus started up and began it's long journey to Canada.
(Back on Boney Island)
The contestants were all just starting to dock on the cursed island and were racing to pull their canoes ashore to begin their hike throughout the treacherous swamps and dense forests of Boney Island.
"Hurry up little man," Leshawna called out the Charlie Brown as they dragged their canoe ashore. "We've got to move our butts if we're gonna win this thing!"
Leshawna had no trouble lifting the canoe over her head, but the same could not be said for the poor six year old, who was having trouble just helping Leshawna pull the canoe out of the water. He could barely lift the canoe over his head. And when he finally did, it was too awkward of a slant for either Leshawna or Charlie Brown to be able to run with it.
"Ngh...wait!" Charlie Brown would call out, trying to position himself and lift the canoe higher, but the highest he could get it was two feet into the air. Charlie Brown had all the weight of the canoe on his end and he just couldn't carry that much weight due to his age and lack of strength. Leshawna couldn't lower her end because then she wouldn't be able to run.
"Okay, stop. This isn't working little man," Leshawna puffed, sounding somewhat irritated. It didn't help matters out any that she saw everyone else pulling their canoes out of the water and taking off into the woods with little to no trouble. "Well, ain't this peachy," she continued to fume.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Trent and Geoff just pulling their canoes out of the water and lifting it over their heads. Before they could get any further, she called out for them to hurry over.
"What's up?" Trent asked.
"Short stuff here's having trouble with the portaging aspect of the challenge," Leshawna huffed. "So what do we do?"
The other members of the Screaming Gophers came over when they saw four of their teammates trying to find a solution to the problem.
"Ugh...why did I see this coming?" Heather growled as she glared at the six year old.
"Hey, go easy on the kid," Trent replied calmly. "It's not his fault he's only six."
"Not his fault! We're behind now because of this!" Heather fumed, pointing across the beach from where they landed. Indeed, the Killer Bass had all gotten ashore and were all making their way through the thick forests of Boney Island.
Confession Cam
Leshawna - Okay, I didn't want to admit this in front of shortie or that bimbo Heather, but girl had a point: Charlie Brown was holding us up at the time. I mean, I like him and all, but I like winning too!
Trent - This has got to be harsh on the poor kid. Challenges like this aren't his strong point and at this stage of the game, It could very well be his downfall.
Heather - You know, as much as I was steamed that the little brat was holding us up, I almost think that this is going to work to our advantage. If my plan works and we lose, then we can get rid of those that are a threat to my plans...the little runt included.
END
"Okay dudes and dudettes, let's just chill," Geoff calmly replied. "This is an easy fixer-upper. All we have to do is switch our teams up a little, that's all."
"Yeah!" Tyler beamed. "Lindsay and I can be teammates from this point on!"
"And just how, may I ask, is that going to solve this little problem?" Leshawna glared at the jock.
"Ugh...well..." Tyler stumbled.
"Because Beth is going to be with you and Katie is going to be with me," Heather quickly explained. "There! Now you have someone stronger, faster, and taller to carry the canoe with you. The runt can just follow!"
"Oh no you didn't," Leshawna suddenly growled, getting into Heather's face. "You did NOT just call my little short stuff a weak, slow, short runt!"
"What? It's the truth," Heather simple replied.
"Oh, that's what we're doing now? Spreading little truths out? Then let me fill you in on a little truth you no good, rotten..."
"Guys!" Trent called out. "We really don't have time for this! The other team is already ahead of us and we need to start moving now! Let's make the swap and get going!"
Leshawna and Heather were still glaring at each other as Geoff and Katie separated them and dragged them back to their canoes. The swaps were made and the Gophers could now begin their hike through the woods. That is, they could begin after Charlie Brown finished tying his shoes, which can sometimes take awhile for a six year old to do.
Confession Cam
Charlie Brown - Some people talk about how great it would be if they could be kids again. Let me assure you all, it's nothing to be excited about.
END
(Bridgette and Duncan)
"Keep your end lifted up, Malibu," Duncan yelled back to the surfer girl as the Killer Bass hiked ahead. "It's hard to run with this thing slanted!"
"Sorry," Bridgette replied somewhat coldly to the juvenile as she lifted her end up a little more.
They continued to hike through the woods a little more before Duncan found the canoe slanting down yet again. He looked behind to see Bridgette looking down as she ran, seeming to be deep in thought.
"MALIBU!" Duncan hollered.
Bridgette flinched as she was snapped out of her trance. This caused her to stumble a little and drop her end of the canoe, which landed on the ground with a thunderous BANG! Duncan, not expecting this, staggered and dropped his end too.
After they dropped it, Bridgette and Duncan just glared at one another, silently blaming the other for the incident. However, they only had a few seconds to do this because there was a sudden russtling in the nearby bushes.
"What's that?" Gwen shivred, getting a bad feeling about the whole thing.
Her question was soon answered when two gigantic mammals none of the campers had ever seen before stomped out of the bushes and showed the frightened teens their razor, sharp teeth that could easily rip them all to shreads within a matter of seconds.
"M-M-M-Monster....BEAVERS!" Cody shrieked.
(Screaming Gophers)
Not too far behind, the Screaming Gophers had just entered the woods and were moving as fast as they could to keep up.
"We're gonna have to move fast if we're gonna catch up to the Killer Bass y'all!" Leshawna hollered out loud for her teammates.
As the Gophers ran, the Killer Bass all ran by them going in the opposite direction screaming. Even Duncan, who was normally calm, cool, and collected, was screaming in fear.
"Well, that didn't take long," Geoff smiled.
"Wait, aren't they supposed to be going THAT way?" Trent asked.
"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!" Tyler screamed, pointing ahead of them.
It didn't take long for the Screaming Gophers to find out why the Killer Bass were running in the opposite direction as they were. The Monster Beavers that they had run into earlier had begun to chase their prey in hopes of having a nice meal that was long overdue.
Instantly, the Screaming Gophers turned around and began to follow suit of the Killer Bass. The sixteen campers were now literally running for their lives as the Monstrous Beavers continued to pursue their prey.
Confession Cam
Snoopy - (He holds up a picture of the Monstrous Beavers snarling and showing off their teeth. Snoopy quivers in fear as he continues to look at the picture.)
Chris - (Smirking) The Wolly Beaver: A prehistoric mammal that has been around since the dawn of time. (His smirk becomes more sinister) Did I mention that they're carnivores that require a lot of food to function properly?
END
"What are we going to do?!" Ezekiel cried out. "We can't outrun them forever, eh!"
"Too bad Izzy forgot her bazooka for this contest," Izzy said aloud. "We could've solved this problem by now AND we could've had dinner. Two birds with one stone."
"Eeewww...Izzy...beaver for dinner?!"
"Sure! Delicious and nutritious! Tastes just like chicken!" Izzy explained to the prairie boy.
"Guys! This isn't exactly the time to be discussing dining habits!" Gwen hollered out. "We need to find a way to get them off our backs!"
"They're probably hungry!" Bridgette cried out. "Did anyone bring any food with them?!"
No one from either team responded as they continued to run from their ferocious hunters.
"UGH! Where the heck is Owen when you need him?!" Heather cried out in frustration.
(Playa De Losers)
Owen was lying on a massage table inside the resort looking very relaxed and happy as two beautiful ladies gave the overweight teen a full body massage and another one was holding a smoothie under the headrest for him to sip.
"I...love this place..." Owen happily sighed.
(Boney Island)
"So...anyone have any brilliant ideas?!" Duncan demanded. "If you got one up your butts, it's time to pull it out!"
Much to his dismay, no one responded to his demand. Things were looking grim for the campers. However, all the campers had forgotten that they had a special someone with them for this trip:
Snoopy, who was just as terrified of the monsters as the campers, was frantically looking through his backpack for any kind of weapon Chris may have packed for his favorite cameraman. No such luck. However, he did come across something that he knew would be just as helpful. It wouldn't chase the beavers off, but it would stop them from pursuiting them: his stash of dog food. Using his quick reflexes, he grabbed his can opener and began opening up his food supply as fast as he could, dropping the dog food onto the ground. Fortunately for him, he was still riding Ezekiel and Izzy's canoe, which was behind the rest of them, so none of it got trampled on. One by one, the beavers gave up their chase to eat the food that had been dropped for them. Quivering with fear and adrenaline, Snoopy continued to open the next can faster than the previous one with the monsters coming closer and closer. After a minute that seemed like an hour, Snoopy had gone through his whole stash of dog food, which was just enough to stop all the beavers from continuing their hunt and to give the campers a chance to get away.
Confession Cam
Bridgette - (Looking tired) I am so greatful that Chris sent those cameramen with us for this journey. If it wasn't for him, we'd have all been eaten alive by those....things!
Tyler - That cameraman is all right in my book!
Beth - A hero! Thnoopy'th a HERO!
Snoopy - (He holds up a picture of his dog food and breaks out into tears)
END
"WHOO!" Izzy cheered! "The cameraman with the funny nose did it! Izzy salutes you!"
Snoopy responded to this by saluting the crazy red-head back.
"I hate to interupt this patriotic moment," Gwen called over, "but the Screaming Gophers are ahead of us now!"
Indeed, the Screaming Gophers had taken this opportunity to run ahead of the Killer Bass and were hiking through the dense woods of Boney Island.
"...so let's save this conversation for later once we've won the race," Gwen concluded as she led the team after the Screaming Gophers.
(Screaming Gophers)
The Screaming Gophers were a good distance ahead of the Killer Bass as they continued their hike. Leading the pack was Tyler and Lindsay. Following closely behind was Leshawna, Beth, and Charlie Brown. Right behind them were Geoff and Trent and bringing up the rear were Heather and Katie, who were a good distance behind the others. Heather took this opportunity to try and rake Katie into her alliance.
"So Katie," Heather innocently began. "How've you been holding up since...you know...the departure of Sadie?"
Katie, who had been smiling the whole time, suddenly let out a small sigh when she heard her best friend's name.
"Okay, I guess," she mumbled. "But I miss her...a lot..."
"Oh, I know the feeling," Heather replied, trying her best to sound sympathetic. "I remember when my best friend from home had to move away to another city. I was so heart-broken and I cried for nearly three days. She..."
Heather faked a small sob as she continued her alibi to the paranoid BFFL. "...she and I made a promise to one another that...sob...no matter what happened...we would never....ever....forget our special friendship that we have...and that it would never end...no matter what..."
Up ahead, Heather could hear Katie sobbing silently. "Sadie and I promised that to one another too..."
"Ahem....sorry about that," Heather replied. "Don't know why I told you that. I guess just seeing that special bond you and Sadie share made me remember, that's all."
Katie and Heather walked behind the rest of the Screaming Gopehrs in silence for a few more minutes before Heather spoke again:
"You know Katie, I was just thinking: you and I have a lot in common with one another."
"We do?"
"Sure. I mean, I've lost my best friend for life and you've lost yours...well, temporarily...but anyways, we've got a lot in common with just those grounds alone. Just thinking about it....well, it makes me glad you and I are on the same team. I mean, this contest is so much harder to get through without someone there to be able to open up to, right?"
Katie sobbed once again as she thought about Sadie not being there with her. "....yeah..." she cried.
"I know, right?" Heather continued to sweet talk. "I don't know about you, but if you were to leave this contest, I don't know if I could ever survive. I NEED someone I can relate to and I think you're the only person here I could relate to."
Katie listened as she continued to sob slightly over being reminded of Sadie. "W-Where are you going with this?" she asked.
"I'm saying if you were to join my alliance, I would be able to take you to the final five with me and I could have someone I can take comfort in sharing some of my personal feelings with if I ever needed to. Besides, in addition to that, I can also help you fulfill your promise to Sadie:"
At this point, Heather leaned in closer to Katie's ear and repeated those wrods Sadie muttered to her the night of her elimination: 'You can survive without me! You can win this...for the both of us!' I can almost guarantee that you'll make it to the final five, where you WILL have a very good chance of winning this game....for Sadie..."
By now, tears were pouring out of Katie's eyes as she remembered those words her BFFL spoke that fateful night.
Confession Cam
Katie - (Sobbing silently) Sadie....I remember our promise....I WILL win this game for us! More you than me...I WILL win this game! If that means I have to allign myself with Heather to do it...so be it!
Heather - (Smiling evily) Hook, line, and sinker! I am SO running this game.
END
Heather smiled sinisterly as Katie accepted her offer to join her alliance. Heather was about to explain her plan to get them all further into the game, but a scream from the front of the pack stopped them dead in their tracks.
Ahead of them, Lindsay had carelessly stepped into a pool of quicksand and was sinking rather fast.
"HELP!" She shrieked. "THE GROUND IS TRYING TO SWALLOW ME ALIVE!"
"Hold on babe!" Tyler boldly replied as he dropped his end of the canoe they were carrying and reached his hand out to her. Lindsay grabbed hold of the jock's hand and Tyler pulled as hard as he could. Unfortunately, he wasn't pulling nearly hard enough to get her out of the quicksand. It wasn't helping that Lindsay was already waist deep in the quick sand. Tyler took a deep breath and summoned all his strength. He then gave one mighty tug to pull the blonde out of the quicksand. But unstead of pulling her out, he accidentally pulled himself in.
"Um...I know I'm not the smartest person here, but I don't think you being in here with me is going to help get me out," Lindsay replied as she stared at the sinking Tyler dumbfoundedly.
Tyler himself was a little dumbfounded by this incident and was too shocked to respond to it. But when he discovered that the quicksand was rapidly approaching his neck, he snapped out of it and did the only thing he could do:
"HELP! SOMEONE HELP US!" he cried out frantically.
"HURRY! THIS MUD'S RUINING MY CLOTHES!" Lindsay cried out.
Most of the other campers were too shocked and stunned by what thety were witnessing to respond to their cries of help. All, that is except for one:
Charlie Brown raced forward with the only item he carried with him on this trip: his best firend's blanket. With quick thinking and reflexes, Charlie Brown used the blanket as though it were a whip and snapped it towards a branch hanging above the quicksand pit. He must have done it just right, because the blanket wrapped around the branch and tied itself up tight so that it wouldn't come undone anytime soon. He then threw his end of the blanket towards the two sinking gophers. Lindsay was confused as to what to do with it, but fortunately, Tyler knew what to do. Wrapping one arm around Lindsay, he grabbed hold of the blanket and pulled himself and Lindsay out of the quicksand pit.
The rest of the Gopher's applauded and cheered their teammates heroic actions.
"That's my little dude!" Geoff exclaimed.
"You go, little white man!" Leshawna called out to the six year old.
At the edge of the quicksand pit, Tyler and Lindsay were wiping themselves off as Charlie Brown yanked the blanket just right that it untied itself from the branch and fell back into Charlie Brown's hands.
"Thanks dude! You're a life saver!" Tyler smiled as he patted Charlie Brown on the back.
Lindsay ran up to the six year old and picked him up in a great big hug.
"My hero!" she exclaimed before planting a kiss on his cheek, which made the poor boy's face turn beat red. "How did you learn to do that?!"
"Ugh...well..." Charlie Brown stammered as Lindsay set him down. "I....I guess...you should be thanking Linus for letting me have this blanket."
(Meanwhile, back on a bus)
"ACK!" Linus suddenly shrieked. "My blanket! My blanket! It's being used! It's in a dangerous situation right now! I can sense it!"
A lady on the bus noticed the little boy's panic attack and was trying to get him to calm down. But Linus couldn't, for the connection he had with his blanket was so strong that whenever it was in a precurious situation, he could immediately feel it. And if anything happened to his blanket that should ruin it, he didn't know what he would do.
"Little boy, you need to calm down! Your blanket will be fine," the woman assured Linus.
"Danger...it's in danger! Something's happening to blanket!" Linus continued to shriek, gasping for air.
"Does anyone on this bus have a blanket they can give tot his poor boy?!" The woman cried out.
Immediately, a hero from parts unknown cane racing to the rescue with his blankie that he always carried with him ever since he was six years old.
"Here son," he boldly explained. "It's not going to be the same as your blanket, but it will ease your tensions momentarily. Take it and nuzzle up to it as much as you need to."
Trembling, Linus grabbed the blanket and did exactly as he was told. Slowly, but surely, he began to calm down, but he was still a long way from feeling secure.
"...safe...it's safe for now..." he quietly whispered. "...oh....I need my blanket..."
(Back on Boney Island with the Killer Bass)
The Killer Bass had just finished their treacherous hike through the woods and were now on the fire building aspect of the challenge. As Ezekiel was towing an armful of wood back to the fire pit Cody and Harold were working on building, he couldn't help but notice that nearby, Duncan was still giving Bridgette a hard time about what had happened throughout their hike through the woods.
"You know, Malibu, if you were a little less of a klutz, we wouldn't have had to put up with those pterodactyl thingies!"
Bridgette just ignored Duncan as she continued to collect firewood.
"I mean, come on! That stone you tripped on was literally the size of a penny! How is it someone like you became a surfer when you can't even walk accurately on land?!"
Ezekiel noticed that by the look on her face, Bridgette was starting to really get annoyed. Why she wasn't saying anything, he couldn't tell.
"I seriously wonder why Chris even chose you to be on this show. I mean, you're boring as dirt! You haven't got any personality whatsoever, no outstanding features, no attitude, no nothing! Chris must just have wanted another pretty face to look at while he's recording. God knows he didn't pick your ability to coherently walk on land."
Ezekiel had heard enough. He dropped his wood and was about to march over to the delinquent and tell him exactly why he knew Chris chose her to be on the show, but an arm reached out and stopped the prairie boy in his tracks.
"Hey! What the heck., eh?!"
"Ease your anger, Zekey-san," Izzy spoke in an ancient Chinese voice. "Allow Bridgette-san to handle herself. The surfer girl is much stronger than you think she is."
"I know that, but…"
NO BUTS!" Izzy shouted. "Look, you want to win the heart of Bridgette-san, right?"
"Um, of course I do. That's why I…"
"Ah, men," Izzy laughed. "Always thinking women are damsels in distress. The Bass girls were right: you are sexist."
"What?! No! I mean, I didn't' mean to be, eh! That is, I'm not trying to be! I just thought…"
"See, Zekey-san, that's your problem! Confucius Izzy, that's me, says men must learn not to think when it comes to the opposite sex. Just…..be."
Silence.
"Uh….just be what?" Ezekiel asked.
"Just…..beeeeeeeeeeee…." Izzy repeated, emphasizing the word "be".
Then, without another word, Izzy picked up her wood and made her way over to the fire pit where Harold was not rubbing two sticks together to ignite a flame. Ezekile watched her walk away, still confused by what she just told him.
He looked back at Bridgette and Duncan who weren't even talking to one another at the moment. They were just busy collecting their firewood. Bridgette still looked a little irked, but she continued to smile as she worked.
Confession Cam
Izzy – (Laughing) Yeah, I don't know what I was really saying to Zekey back there when I told him to "just be". I just always wanted to sound like a Chinese guy and thought that was the right opportunity to try it. You know, I think I may actually be part Chinese? Seriously, I think that's why I can flip around so easily with little to no trouble. In fact, I think Confucius may be an ancestor of mine! I'll have to look at my family tree.
Ezekiel – (looking very angry) Duncan better hope we win that invincibility, eh. Otherwise I'm voting him the heck out!
END
By this time, the Screaming Gophers had just arrived on the beach shore.
"Come on people! We're behind!" Heather barked. "We've got to get that fire going! Hurry up and get some wood!"
Needless to day, they didn't have to be told twice. Everyone ran around like wild broncos trying to salvage what little wood hadn't been claimed by the Killer Bass nearby. That is, everyone save for Heather. She just sat back and began to file her nails while her teammates did the work.
Time passed and both teams had their fires going strong. However, neither one seemed strong enough to appease Chris, who was watching from a helicopter from above with Chef by his side.
"You call those fires?" he almost taunted at them. "Come on people! A little effort down there! There's a big prize for the winning team!"
"Prize?! You never mentioned anything about a prize!" Gwen hollered back at him.
"I know!" Chris called back down. "It's a surprise! If you want it, you'd better get moving! Come on! Those fires need to be bigger!"
Both teams groaned in union, but alas, they had to go out and get more wood for their fires. Some of the campers raced off into the woods to collect more wood to burn while others continued to scrounge the beach area for anything they could find.
Duncan was one of the campers to go into the woods. He figured he needed some alone time anyways. He picked up branches left and right that would easily ignite their fire. As he collected, his eyes caught a glimpse of something strange: it looked like a small wooden tiki doll. Maybe an artifact of some tribe that used to live on Boney Island years ago before their time. Though he was tough and hard most of the time, he was creped out by the look of the doll alone. Not to mention the eerie feeling eh got by holding it. He was about to chuck it back into the woods, but he remembered something Chris had told him earlier in the day: should anyone take something off of Boney Island, they would be cursed forever. Having remembered this, he got a very sinister idea.
As Duncan made his way back to the beach, he looked around to make sure no one was watching him. Sure enough, most of the campers were too busy trying to build their fires to notice him .He snuck over to the Screaming Gopher's backpacks with their supplies. Without looking to see which backpack he was grabbing, he threw the tiki doll inside a random one quickly and casually walked away as though nothing had happened.
Confession Cam
Duncan – (Smiling sinisterly) Hey…technically, I'm not the one taking the dumb doll off the island.
END
The Screaming Gophers had a nice fire going by now. As Trent and LEshawna continued to feed large branches to the fire, Charlie Brown stood nearby waving Linus' blanket to further ignite the fire (and somewhere in the world, a little blanketless boy sensed flames near his blanket and began to panic yet again). The fire roared and blazed high into the sky.
"Screaming Gophers are good to go!" Chris hollered down through his loudspeakers.
"About time," Heather muttered as she grabbed her backpack and made her way over to her canoe. Most of her other teammates just glared at her as they grabbed their backpacks and hurried over to their canoe. Little did they know that as soon as they all began to row away, one of their teammates was instantly cursed.
"Come on guys!" Gwen grumbled as she dragged a dead branch towards the fire. "We're behind! We need to get this thing up to Chris' standards!"
"Ooh! This'll do the trick!" Izzy called over as she raced towards them with a weird object in her hand.
"Umm…Izzy…what IS that?!" Cody asked as he observed the round object Izzy had made.
"This, young naïve one, is a tool I learned how to make from a native tribe over in Africa during one of my many journeys escaping from the RCMP. It contains tree sap of a rare breed of tree and other objects that are illegal in this country as well as fifty-six others. I could tell you what they are, but your ears are too innocent and young to hear."
"Not mine," Duncan chuckled.
"Hush," Izzy shushed the delinquent. "Cover your ears and eyes and stand back….this….is gonna be big…"
The other Killer Bass saw that Izzy was getting that crazy look in her eyes again and knew that she was being serious. They took her advice and backed way up. Izzy looked to see if they were far enough to be safe from her homemade device. When she saw they were, she almost splashed it down onto the fire.
What happened next, no one could really tell. It was almost as though a nuclear bomb had gone off. The explosion sent Izzy flying back into Ezekiel and Harold, who were also taken back by the blast. Out in the ocean, The Screaming Gopher's were blown out of their canoes and into the water.
"hack hack Good grief!" Charlie Brown coughed as he emerged to the surface. "What was that?!"
Back ashore, the Killer Bass' faces were all pitch black from the explosion. Bridgette was almost in shock; Duncan was stuck head first into the sand struggling to get out; Cody was laying on top of Gwen in an awkward position which he continuously kept apologizing to her for; Izzy, Ezekiel, and Harold were also in a very awkward position in which Chris told Snoopy to change his camera to mosaic mode for. Alas, Snoopy couldn't do it because the poor beagle had lost his camera in the explosion.
Confession Cam
Snoopy (He holds up a picture of his camera. He then holds up the actual camera, which has been burnt to a crisp. He lets out a small whimper)
Gwen (Looking annoyed) Of all the crazy people in the world, why is it that the one with knowledge of military explosives ends up on the same team as me on some lame reality show?
END
"All right!" Izzy exclaimed as she leapt back to her feet. "That did it! We're all set to go! Everyone, get to their canoes!"
Her teammates did as she ordered them and raced for their canoes. However, Izzy didn't follow her own orders.
"Izzy! What are you doing? We've got to get going!" Harold called back.
"Trust Izzy, young grasshopper," the red-head called back. "Izzy has an idea that is going to win this race for us. Just make sure you all have your canoes out in the ocean!" "
Then, without warning, Izzy raced into the woods as fast as she could.
"Uh, what's she doing?" Ezekiel asked.
"I don't know nor do I want to know," Gwen replied as she jumped into her canoe.
"Alls I can say is that this plan of hers better work. Otherwise, we're gonna lose this thing," Duncan huffed. "But hey, at least I'll have someone to vote for to…."
Duncan never got to finish his sentence. The ground began to rumble vigorously as another explosion was heard nearby. Something loud and big was coming their way. Trees on a nearby hill were crashing down one by one. Rather they were getting plowed down by something. Finally, the Killer Bass saw what it was: A gigantic mudslide was coming their way.
"Row out to the ocean!" Izzy called out. "Hurry!"
The Killer Bass looked to see where Izzy was shouting from. It was Cody who pointed her out from on top of the mudslide. She was riding on a piece of wood just like a surfboard. She, along with the mudslide, was heading straight for the Killer Bass.
Rapidly, the Killer Bass started paddling their way out into the ocean without looking back at the gigantic mudslide coming their way. They just paddled frantically away from shore to avoid being buried alive by the mud.
Izzy was cheering wildly as she rode the wave down the hill, not acting as though she was riding a death ride. Just before the mudslide hit the ocean, Izzy leapt off her board and jumped into Ezekiel's boat.
"Hang on everyone! This is gonna be a rough ride!" Izzy called out to her teammates.
Right on cue, the mudslide hit the ocean at just the right angle and crated a monstrous tidal wave that could have only been matched if Owen had jumped into the ocean. The wave carried the Killer Bass' canoes along with the campers in them towards the shores of camp Wawanakwa. The Screaming gophers were trying to get back into their canoes when they saw the wall of water coming towards them. They didn't have time to react as they were all swallowed by the wave and carried shore without their canoes, which were swallowed by the wave and sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
Chris and Chef were surveying the whole scenario on the beach of Camp Wawanakwa. The scene itself appeared extremely hilarious to the both of them. The Killer Bass minus Izzy looked shaken up by the tidal wave they had all just rode ashore as they were gripping onto their canoes in a death-lock vice grip manner. The Screaming Gophers, on the other hand, lay ashore soaking wet and heaving for oxygen (and somewhere in the world, Linus fainted from sensing that his blanket was almost lost at sea).
"Well…I think it's obvious who the winning team is since one team returned to the island without any canoes whatsoever….THE KILLER BASS!"
Izzy was the only one who cheered at first, but as the others came out of their shock, they cheered alongside the crazy red-head.
"And tonight, for your prize, get dressed up! You'll be spending a formal evening in the mess hall dressed in the finest clothing we have to offer, where Chef has prepared some of his finest appetizers, entrees, and desserts whilst our cameramen, Woodstock and Snoopy, will be providing some fancy tunes for you to dance the night away to!"
The Killer Bass all cheered at this and jumped out of their canoes to get changed for the evening. That left Chris with the soaking wet Screaming Gophers.
"Gophers….what can I say? Sucks to be you right now. Go get dried off and pick your favorite loser! I'll see you at the bonfire ceremony tonight."
Confession Cam
Gwen – Okay, it wasn't exactly the prize I was expecting. But after eating Chef's disgusting food for the past few days, I'm ready for a meal like the one Chris told us Chef would be cooking.
Bridgette – Wow…tonight sounds like it's going to be so romantic. I'm so stoked! I can't wait for it to start.
Chef – Don't tell anyone, but the food's actually coming from craft services tents, where our personal caterers are cooking it for the kids right now…course, if I was cooking, I'd be able to match their cooking abilities and outshine them ten fold! (He pauses for a minute) …and take another ten fold and put it on top of that!
END
Behind the Screaming Gopher's cabin, Heather was meeting with four specific people she had conjured up throughout the game to join her alliance: Lindsay, Beth, Tyler, and Katie.
"Okay you guys, listen and listen good because I'm only going to say this once: we need to vote for the person I say is our biggest threat right now. Otherwise too much information might get around and people will start suspecting us."
"Uh, no offense Heather, but we already kind of suspected something was going on earlier," Tyler admitted.
"Shut it talentless jock!" Heather snapped.
"Hey! Don't' call him that!" Lindsay retorted, hugging Tyler in comfort. "He's a cute talentless jock!"
Tyler just sighed when he heard Lindsay say this, but because she was so beautiful, he forgave her.
"Okay, so as I was saying," Heather continued, "I think one of the other four contestants on our team is spying on us and relaying the inside information to the other teammates. It was a serious problem before the team swap, but now that it's the five of us against the four of them, we'll be able to vote them all off one by one. Tonight, we're going to start with the person who's the biggest threat to our plans!"
"Who?" Katie asked.
Heather motioned for everyone to come in closer so only they could hear what she had to say. When close enough, she whispered the name of their next victim. All f ourof them gaped in shock.
"What?! No way! We're good friends!" Tyler protested.
"Yeah! What did that person ever do to you?!" Katie demanded.
"You two better be careful!" Heather barked, which immediately made the two former Killer Bass campers cease their protesting. "Just remember, I'm the one who brought you into this alliance and is protecting you. I can just as easily kick you both out and have you eliminated one by one!"
Katie and Lindsay gasped and clung onto Tyler in fear.
"Okay! I'll be good! I promise!" Katie insisted.
"Tyler will too!" Lindsay added.
"Good! Now let's go place our votes," Heather calmly and innocently replied as she strutted to the confession cam.
Confession Cam
Geoff – Heather's been a real party pooper since I joined the Screaming Gophers. I don't think I can deal with that negative energy right now, you know? So I'm voting for Heather.
Trent – I still haven't forgiven you for trying to frame Gwen a couple days ago. Tonight, I'm voting for you Heather!
Leshawna – That skinny white girl Heather is as good as gone! I'm done putting up with that prissy, too big for her britches, lazy, worthless…
Charlie Brown – I guess the others are voting for Heather tonight. It DOES make sense since she's driving everyone here crazy.
Beth – (Looking guilty as she stares at the camera) If I vote for Heather, her reign of terror will come to an end. But…thee thaid thee could bring me to the final three…what thould I do?
Leshawna - …pompous, spoiled mall-shopping daddy's girl! Heather is going home tonight!
END
The Screaming Gophers had all dried up and were sitting around the roaring campfire where the sadistic host stood in front of them with a tray of marshmallows.
"On this tray, campers, are eight marshmallows. In this game, marshmallows represent more than just a tasty treat. They symbolize the life of the campers here! When I call your name, please come up and get your marshmallow! Of the nine of you, only eight will continue to be campers. The one camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately walk the dock of shame, board the boat of loser, and leave Total Drama Island! And….you can never….EVER EVER….come back….EVER!"
"Okay, we get it," Heather hissed. "Just get on with it, will you?"
"You in a hurry to be voted off?" Leshawna taunted.
"You know, for one, I agree with Heather," Trent chuckled. "Let's go Chris. I can't wait to see Heather walk the dock of shame and out of our lives for good!"
"We'll see," Chris smiled. "First two marshmallows goes to…Tyler and Lindsay!"
Lindsay and Tyler smiled at one another as they walked up together to get their treats.
"Katie! Beth!"
Beth and Katie squealed as they went up to claim their symbolism of campers.
"…and the next name I'm going to call….despite getting four votes tonight…Heather!"
Heather looked over at the four remaining campers, who appeared to be in deep shock as th queen bee strutted up to get her marshmallow.
"What?! No way!" Geoff protested.
"Sorry dudes, but looks like there's an alliance and you're the targets of it," Chris informed them.
"Too bad losers," Heather teased as she finished swallowing her marshmallow.
By now, the four remaining campers were sweating bullets.
"So, which of you four is going to get the boot?" Chris teased as he played with a marshmallow in his hand.
Geoff was biting his fingernails.
Leshawna was nervously tapping her fingers together.
Charlie Brown was clenching onto Linus' blanket.
Trent was rocking back and forth on his stump.
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Geoff let out a sigh of relief and claimed his marshmallow.
"And then there were three," Chris announced, playing with another marshmallow.
Leshawna covered her mouth in suspense.
Trent began to tug on his hair slightly.
Charlie Brown wiped the sweat from his head with the blanket (and Linus quivered when he sensed someone's bodily fluids drenching his prized security blanket).
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Charlie Brown huffed a deep sigh of relief and took his treat.
"..and then there were two," Chris said, eyeing the last two contestants.
Leshawna and Trent looked at one another nervously. With a small smile, they held hands.
"Good luck sugar," Leshawna whispered.
"You too," Trent replied.
Chris held up the final marshmallow and dramatically played with it, teasing who he was going to toss it to and faking it at the last moment. Both Leshawna and Trent were on the ends of their seats.
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Trent smiled, relieved as he claimed the final marshmallow. Though to him, it was bittersweet as he looked back at Leshawna.
"Leshawna, your time as a camper has come to an end," Chris announced. "It's time to walk the dock of shame."
"You heard him! Boat of Losers!" Heather taunted the sister.
"Yeah, yeah. I heard him," Leshawna grumbled as she stood up.
She passed by each person that had voted her out without saying a word to any of them. She gave Geoff and Trent a hug each and wished them luck. When she came to Charlie Brown, she saw a small tear in the boy's eye.
"Hey now, dry your eyes sugar," Leshawna ordered him. "I need you to man up and win these challenges. Heaven knows you can't let that spoiled bunch of kids win!"
"I…I'll do my best," Charlie Brown replied, trying his best not to cry. Leshawna knelt down and gave Charlie Brown a quick hug before making her walk down the Dock of Shame and into the Boat of Losers, where Chef Hatchet took her away from Total Drama Island.
The rest of the Screaming Gophers headed back to their cabins while Charlie Brown just stood on the end of the dock and watched one of the closest friends he made on the island disappear over the horizon. He did his best to respect Leshawna's final wishes, but he couldn't help himself as tears began to pour from his eyes.
(In the Mess Hall)
The Killer Bass were enjoying their victory in the Mess Hall, which had been decorated specially for the event. It was almost like they were at a prom of some sort. The dinner, as promised, was high quality and the music was soothing and relaxing. Each campers was dressed in either a fancy prom dress or a tuxedo that had been laid out for them, which fit them each perfectly.
Duncan sat by himself as he ate his dinner without any interruptions. Gwen, Izzy, Harold, and Cody sat together and visited amongst themselves….or rather, Izzy telling the three one of her wild and crazy stories.
At the end of the table, Ezekiel and Bridgette were having a nice conversation about the days events, despite the fact that Duncan had annoyed Bridgette to no end. Ezekiel kept wanting to offer to do something about it, but he remembered Izzy's advice and reframed from doing so, for fear she might take it as him labeling her a helpless girl.
Snoopy and Woodstock had no trouble providing music on account they didn't need a DJ system, radio, or anything like that. All they had to do was close their eyes and jazz music filled the air. Both of them happily snapped their fingers in rhythm to the beat.
A little later on, they conjured up a slower song for the campers to dance to. Ezekiel took this golden opportunity to make a move that he never got to make earlier that day:
He rose to his feet and offered his hand to Bridgette for a dance. At first, Bridgette seemed a little taken back by his offer, but accepted it without any hesitation. Ezekiel led Bridgette to the dance floor and tried to dance with her, but he soon revealed to her his two left feet.
"No, no. Like this," Bridgette said, taking the lead. "Just sway to the left and right like this. Nothing fancy…here, put your arms around my waist."
"HUH?!" Ezekiel almost choked.
"Wrap your arms around her waist you idiot!" Harold called over.
"Like this!" Izzy said, grabbing hold of Cody's arms and forcefully wrapping them around her waist, which shocked Cody a little.
Ezekiel studied the hold for a second and turned back to his dance partner. She had a slight twinkle in her eye that almost made his heart jump through his throat. Somehow, he found his hands, wrapping gently around her waist and he began to dance with Bridgette. The two gently swayed back and forth in rhythm to the song, which now was developing words:
Heavenly shades of night are falling
It's Twilight Time
Out of the mist your voice is calling
It's twilight time
When purple colored curtains
Mark the end of the day
I hear you my dear at twilight time
The others watched as Bridgette and Ezekiel swayed back and forth, admiring the scene. Except for Duncan, whose tough guy attitude prevented him from doing such things.
Then, without warning, Izzy grabbed hold of Harold and practically dragged the nerd to the dance floor. When they got there, she began to forcefully sway back and forth with the nerd.
Deepening shadows gather splendor
As day is done
Fingers of night will soon surrender
The setting sun
I count the moments darling
Till you're here with me
Together at last at twilight time
Cody looked over at Gwen, who was just sitting there watching the two couple son the floor dance together. Well, Bridgette and Ezekiel more than Harold and Izzy.
"Uh…I know you're not really into this sort of thing….but….as friends?"
Gwen looked over at Cody who offered her his hand for one dance. She gave him a weird look at first, but then she happily accepted the gesture and allowed him to lead her onto the dance floor.
Here in the after-glow of day
We keep our rendezvous beneath the blue
Here in the sweet and same old way
I fall in love again as I did then
And Duncan was left alone at the table to watch the others dance to the slow melody….that is, for about a minute. He felt a tap on his shoulder and looked to see who it was. Standing there was both Snoopy and Woodstock, who grabbed the delinquent and dragged him onto the dance floor the same way Izzy did Harold and began to dance with him. It wasn't the same as the other three….just them holding hands and dancing in a circle.
'If my friends see this, I'm never gonna live this down,' was all Duncan could thing as he allowed the cameramen providing the music lead him in this one slow dance that was now coming to an end.
Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me
Like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me
With dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just
To be with you
Together at last at twilight time
As the song was about to give its last verse, Ezekiel and Bridgette looked into one another's eyes. The twinkles they were seeing were sending sparks flying through their bodies and their hearts were now beating fast. There definitely was something there that wasn't there before. Together at last at twilight time.
A/N: THERE! I know it's a little late for the Ester season, but stuff's happened. I've had to move to another city for a new job that is full time. But that doesn't mean I'm done with this story! No Way! Not after I've come this far! I'm seeing this one out to the end!
The last song is "Twilight Time" by The Platters, a very romantic song that has a slight jazz tune to it. I thought after Leshawna's elimination, I would end it on a happy note. BTW, sorry to Leshawna fans.
Oh, and one more thing: apparently, this fan fiction has been nominated for an award of best crossover fan fiction for the month of April on another web site that gives acknowledgement to fan fictions on this web site. The address is: (without spaces): http : // thereadershavechosen . eternflame . com. If you want to go there and vote for my fan fiction, I would greatly appreciate the support. If not, then heck, it's an honor to be nominated.
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Voting Results:
Heather – Leshawna
Lindsay – Leshawna
Tyler – Leshawna
Katie – Leshawna
Beth – Leshawna
Charlie Brown – Heather
Leshawna – Heather
Geoff – Heather
Trent – Heather.
Total Votes
Heather – 4
Leshawna – 5
Voted off order: Courtney, Noah, Justin, Sadie, DJ, Owen, Eva, Leshawna.