First aftermath. This is going to be fun...thanks for reviewing, Happy77123, Elizabeth Life Stone and Ali6132.
At first, I didn't really notice anything different about Geoff. He greeted me in the usual way and was his normal optimistic nice self. It was only after watching the next two episodes (a reward challenge for beach movies, and an elimination challenge for Westerns) when things changed. Because there was going to be an Aftermath show, Geoff and Bridgette made notes for what should come up in the show, and Geoff's notes sounded...to be honest, a bit cruel.
"Are you serious?" I asked, looking over his shoulder. "I don't know if everyone will be okay with not being allowed to lie about some things for fear of a hammer."
Geoff just laughed. "Believe me, sis, you'll just love what happens during your part on the show. Anyway, this is just kid stuff compared to the kind of things you go through while you're still in the competition!"
Bridgette gave him a weird look, but he didn't seem to notice. Besides, he wasn't always like that. It was just tiny little flashes of sadism. Most of the time, Geoff was the same person I'd grown up with all my life.
Only one more person arrived in the next week before the show. Ever since the episode after I left, Trent seemed to develop a weird version of OCD, where everything he did had to be done nine times. He freaked when Duncan stole a piece of breakfast off his plate because it only left eight, he counted to nine when he waved to Gwen, etc. Actually, she was his other obsession. Trent was trying as hard as he could to be supportive, and I could tell he still had some issues, since Gwen and Duncan were on the same team and were becoming increasingly close (when Courtney wasn't on the phone to her lawyers to get her back on the show, she was muttering about Gwen being a 'boyfriend-stealer'). Trent was kicked off after he started throwing challenges and letting Gwen win (on Owen's suggestion). Justin overheard Gwen talking about it and started blackmailing her – and as if that wasn't enough, he started doing that immediately after Gwen decided the relationship wasn't working out and told Trent that they needed to break up. Even then, we had to watch as he was hauled away to the Lame-o-sine, asking them to at least let him say goodbye to her.
The poor guy was so depressed, that I decided not to tell him about what Justin was up to. Besides, it was Justin's manipulation that caused Gwen to actually give the Killer Grips full permission to kick Trent off. Honestly, I didn't know what was up with that guy – it was like he was becoming the less intelligent, more good-looking male version of Heather.
The other characters that weren't players and just part of the peanut gallery, were quite fun to hang out with. Well, some of them. Eva still scared the crap out of me, and Cody annoyed me a bit, but Ezekiel was nice, if socially inept (I was trying to help him with that), and Noah's sarcasm got more amusing than annoying. I couldn't bring myself to like Courtney, but the more I talked to Katie or Sadie separately, the more I got to like them. Together, they were a bit too annoying. Tyler was nice to see again. Lindsay kept mentioning him in the show, and someone always had to remind her that he wasn't with them.
It finally got to the Aftermath show, and I was sitting in the green room between Izzy and Trent, watching the little screen that showed what was going on.
The theme music began playing, and Geoff and Bridgette were seated on a sofa in the middle of the room.
"What's going on, everyone?" Geoff greeted the audience. "Welcome to the brand new, totally off the hook show, Total Drama Action Aftermath Show!"
"We're coming to you live to dish everything Total Drama Action!" Bridgette joined in.
"This is where the real action is! I'm Geoff!"
"And I'm Bridgette!"
"You may remember us from such shows as Total Drama Island and it's even more thrilling sequel, Total Drama Action."
"Which we were voted off of for kissing, and lost out on a million bucks." Bridgette folded her arms, frowning.
"I still say making out makes for awesome television, but hey, we've got our own show, and this is way more fun, right?"
The studio audience cheered.
Bridgette chuckled. "Right!" She looked at the camera. "Now we get to hang with you, and we're super stoked for the new season!"
"What'd you guys think of it so far? A film lot. Totally awesome, right?"
The peanut gallery was introduced, as usual, with Tyler being last.
"There you are, dude! Would somebody please tell Lindsay?" Geoff joked.
The two of them also mentioned their guests. "Izzy, I mean Kaleidescope, will be here!" Bridgette smiled.
"And of course, Trent!" Geoff added.
"And let's not forget Elle!" Bridgette said.
"Who?" Geoff pretended to be blank (the producers made him do this cliché).
"Elle? Your sister?" Bridgette said.
"Oh, right! My sister!"
Izzy was introduced. She pointed at the screen, which now showed her in the green room. "Look, I'm on TV!" she exclaimed, accidentally spraying cracker crumbs at the camera. She picked them all off, then slipped some crackers and cheese, plus a grape, into her top and went out to talk.
She didn't do the interview conventionally, and then pointed out someone in the studio audience. "Graham Cracker! That's my old boyfriend, Graham! He got a restraining order against me last year. Remember that, Graham? So fun! Okay, we were in the courtroom, and the judge said 'you must not come within two hundred metres of the plaintiff or you will suffer the consequences of this courtroom!" She giggled. "The long distance was hard, but we made it work. By the way, Graham, you should get new blinds for your room. What are they, lead? I couldn't see a thing with my binoculars! Miss you, Graham Cracker!"
"So Izzy," Geoff said, "How did it feel to one of the first ones voted off?"
"I don't know, Geoff, how did it feel?"
"We were the first ones voted off." Bridgette reminded him.
Izzy started asking questions herself, but answered questions too.
"I think it's time we played a fun little game of Truth or Hammer!" Geoff announced. "Here's how it works. We ask you a question, and if you give the wrong answer, a huge hammer will swing down and knock you clear out of your chair!"
Izzy didn't lie, and didn't get hit. The thing was, she had an implant that gave her an electric shock whenever she lied. Well, she did nearly get hit when she said she wouldn't hurt an intern, but the hammer missed her.
They decided to bring me out next. As with Izzy, they talked about how little time I'd had on the show, but showing clips of me being on there, running from the monster, dodging Alien Chef, doing my Heather impression and dressed up as Izzy.
They called me to the stage and soon, my image in the green room appeared on the screen. I tried hard act how Izzy had, pretty calm.
"Oh! It's my turn. Wish me luck!" I zoomed out of the room and walked onto the stage, sitting down next to Izzy.
"Hey, Bridge. Hey, Geoff, who-completely-forgets-I-exist-even-though-I've-been-around-him-all-his-life-minus-ten-months!" I joked. I waved to the audience. "Hey, everyone!" And finally, the peanut gallery. "Hey, you guys."
"Hey, Elle." muttered a few of them. Courtney was too busy on her phone and Eva and Noah didn't seem bothered, but Ezekiel smiled at me, Cody tried to give me a flirtatious wink and Katie and Sadie were the only ones who verbally responded.
As they had with Izzy, they asked me what it was like to be kicked off so early and how it felt. I shrugged. "I knew I was going to be kicked off. I was horrible at pretending to be Izzy. No one can replace her!" I gave the redhead a friendly nudge and she giggled in answer. I grinned. "I can, however, do a wicked Heather impression, as you already saw! But then, I'd bet everyone who saw the last season could."
There was a few more questions, and I had to dodge the hammer when I said I didn't care about the money (hey, I didn't think about the money when I was leaving – gotta count for something, right?).
Then it was time to bring in Trent. Well, it would've been, but Geoff accidentally mentioned that Gwen had told his team to vote him off, and forgot to mention that Justin was involved.
Trent, sitting in the green room, looked horrified. "Aw, man! Are you kidding? Gwen did WHAT? This is a joke, right?" No one had told him.
Geoff was quick to point out that the Killer Grips were probably going to vote Trent off anyway, to which Bridgette immediately reminded him that Gwen was still at fault.
"Trent isn't innocent in this!" Geoff insisted. "What about the time he kissed Heather? Gwen was totally wrecked!"
"That was Heather's fault!" Bridgette pointed out. "She tricked Trent into kissing her!"
That's when Geoff started showing that weird flash of meanness he'd been getting. "Dude hardly needs to be tricked into kissing the hottest chick on the show!"
We all gasped at that.
"What?" Geoff said.
"I cannot believe you just said Heather was the hottest chick on the show!" Bridgette cried angrily.
Geoff didn't do well with covering up. He said something about how he wouldn't kiss Heather even so, and that Bridgette was just as hot, it was just that Heather had an edge.
"It's called being mean!" Bridgette shoved him so hard he fell over. "Or have you forgotten how awful she was to me first season?"
"She was like that to everyone!"
"Oh, and yet you still think she was the hottest chick on the show! Maybe you should be dating her!"
Izzy tried to distract them, and Bridgette finally said "I think it's time we took a break."
"Oh, so now you wanna break up?" Geoff snapped. "That's just great, Bridge!"
I nudged him. "Uh...I think she meant commercial break."
"We'll be right back!" finished Izzy.
We went back to Gwen and Trent. Bridgette was Team Trent, and Geoff was Team Gwen.
Izzy was making me help her take over the hosting while the others were mad at each other. "Thanks for all your texts and emails!" I said. "Keep 'em coming."
"And feel free to use ESP!" Izzy suggested. "I'm psychotic."
"I think you mean psychic." Bridgette said, smiling again.
"I'm pretty sure my therapist said psychotic." Izzy answered. "Okay. Shall we check on Trent first?"
The poor guy was in tears.
They showed a video of Gwen and Trent's relationship. That first day, when Trent smiled at Gwen the minute he saw her, when he sang a song for her in the talent show. Then there was the buried alive incident when Trent left Gwen for longer than he was meant to, and when Heather kissed him in front of Gwen, devastating both of them. But then the stress got to them, and Gwen dumped him.
Again, we saw Trent in the green room. He was still crying, but now he was singing and playing his guitar. "You went behind my back," he sang, "In the worst kind of attack,
Now you've finally gone, I'm no longer your pawn!"
Finally, Trent came out, holding his guitar in one hand and waving nervously with the other. He wasn't sure how things happened. "Things were going great until Gwen and I got split into different teams. Then she and Duncan started hanging out..."
"Duncan is so gonna get it." Courtney muttered jealously.
Trent also admitted that he just felt that Gwen was more important than the money, and as always, the hammer proved that he was telling the truth. He felt that Gwen was worth more than a million bucks.
Trent had to explain his number nine obsession, too. Apparently, there had been a theory about his name having five letters and Gwen's having four (Duncan suggested it), but no. Trent's grandad had given him this toy train. Just before he died one of the ten wheels fell off around that time. "My mom told me that nine was now my lucky number." I guessed that the stress had caused him to grow a dependence on the number.
A girl called Ginger went on webcam to tell Trent "I would love it if you went psycho crazy over me!"
Then some yeti (coughChrisinayeticostumecough) came on webcam to tell us how awesome Chris was and how amateurish Bridgette and Geoff were.
Then we got a call from someone who didn't like Gwen or Trent and was Team Eva...except we soon discovered that it was actually the real Eva disguising her voice.
Finally, there was another segment, called "That's Gonna Leave A Mark"...a montage of slapstck. Stuff like Beth lassoing herself, the monster stamping on Duncan, and Lindsay getting pinched by a crab.
Finally, Trent sang a beautiful heartbreak song about Gwen.
Bridgette and Geoff were moved enough to move past their argument, and the show ended with them making out.
"I guess it's a wrap!" Izzy said. "Bridgette and Geoff will see you next time!"
"If they don't get fired!" Trent murmured.
Between kisses, the hosts continued to say it, but fell over before finishing telling the audience to tune in next time for "Total. Drama-"
"ACTION!" I called out, waving like crazy.
I know that was long, but we've still got a few more Aftermath shows coming up!