The camera fades in from black and an overview of Wawanakwa Island is shown. Instead of Chris or Steve, a female's voice is heard.

"Last time on Total Drama Island Resort…" the voice says. The camera shows Rylan and George venturing through the forest on Wawanakwa Island. "It was a continuation of the last episode, where the boys were tasked with rescuing the girls from their captors that Chris, himself, chose." The camera changes to show Maddie and Damion together, before Damion was carried off by a giant bird. "The challenge proved hard for the boys as there were many obstacles which stood in their way, preventing them from rescuing the girls.

The camera flashes to show Lyon and Zion talking with each other, before their chase begins. "Some of the knights had to deal with some of the ex-campers, who for one reason or another, had a grudge against them. Some of these were handled poorly." The camera changes to show Terry and Skylar, talking. "Others were handled in a more positive and mature way." The camera then changes to show Rylan, destroying Sam's invention, Arkn. "Though it was a hard-fought battle, the boys managed to rescue their damsels-in-distress, winning the challenge, and forcing Chris to have the girls vote someone off.

The camera changes showing the girls at the Campfire Ceremony. "Surprisingly, only camper was allowed to leave, and sadly, it was the Daredevil, Meredith, who was forced to leave, though she didn't seem too depressed about it." The camera then changes showing Matylda, smiling. "Yes, surprisingly, it is I, Chris's other intern. Steve is preparing for today's challenge and Chris, sadly, couldn't be with us today, which leaves yours truly, doing the recap, which isn't so bad, really." She coughs, realizing she's getting off track. "Anyway, the campers will be competing in another challenge, which is guaranteed to help bring some drama." She then frowns and softly hits herself. "I'm starting to sound like Chris." She says to herself.

"Let's hurry up and finish this." She said, still frowning as she looks back at the camera. She then takes out a piece of paper, and starts reading from it. "What sort of challenge awaits the campers today? What condition will the Ferrets be in after losing one of their own?" The camera changes to show Zach, pushing Kei off the cliff. "And what fate befell the mysterious intern, Kei, who failed to resurface after his and Zach's epic fall from the cliff?" The camera then changes back to Matylda. "Find out the questions to these and many more today on Total…Drama…Island…Resort!"

Matylda sighs and shakes her head. "Argh, I hate recaps." She says, as she walks off-screen.

*Theme song starts*

Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine (The camera zooms past and shows Chris sitting on a chair with a coffee. Zooms up to top of cliff where Rachel is. She waves to the camera and then jumps off of the cliff.)

You guys are on my mind (Rachel hits the water, splashing everything around her. She swims back up to the surface to see Kat, scowling at her, for messing up her drawing of Teddy (Theodore). Rachel looks at her confused, not knowing what she did.)

You asked me what I wanted to be (Teddy is seen sitting by a tree, as he tosses a football to himself. He looks at Kat and Rachel, but shakes his head and goes back to what he was doing. Soon, a hawk comes by and swipes Teddy's football, while it's in the air. He glares at the hawk, as it flies away.)

And I think the answer is plain to see (The hawk flies to another part of the island with the football, where Fern and Nate are seen. Nate is flirting with Fern, who looks annoyed.)

I wanna be famous! (Suddenly, the football, that the hawk was holding, falls and lands on Nate's head, which knocks him out. Fern looks at him, surprised and checks to see if he's okay. Terry is shown as he laughs at the scene, but stops because Skylar is shown, scowling at him. Terry is seen staring at her, strangely.)

I want to live close to the sun (Meredith is seen on a rowboat on the river with Annie, who is smiling. However, her smile fades as the boat is about to go over a waterfall. Meredith grabs Annie and jumps off the boat and down the waterfall. Annie holds onto her for dear life, while Meredith is enjoying the thrill of falling.)

Well pack your bags 'cuz I've already won! (Zachariah is shown on a log, practicing his Tai Chi. Meredith and Annie are shown still falling down the waterfall, but Zachariah doesn't notice and resumes his Tai Chi. However, Evelien accidentally bumps into him while electro dancing. The two are sent crashing into the outhouse, where Jasper is shown, falling out of with a sketchbook, as he was trying to sketch Spencer, who is seen singing to herself with her IPod in her ears.)

Everything to prove, nothing in my way (Amy and Zane are seen outside the dining hall, arguing with each other, over who is worse. Brooke appears and tries to calm Amy and Zane down. Amy and Zane look at each other, and then suddenly, Amy jumps on Zane and they proceed to fight with Brooke looking at them, pitying them.)

I'll get there one day (Frankie is seen in the kitchen with Chef Hatchet, cooking a meal, while Chef slyly looks at Matylda and Coraline, who are sitting by the counter and aren't paying any attention, as they continue typing on their laptops.)

Because I wanna be famous! (Maddie is shown beside them, getting his hair done by Lyon, who smiles while doing it. He soon finishes, and shows Maddie a mirror. He looks at his hair, and smiles at Lyon, happily. The scene changes to the docks, where George is shown, sneaking from the kitchen with a pile of food in his pockets. Victoria is shown sitting with Frederick, Charlotte, and Sammy, as she is gossiping about the latest news. All three lean in to listen.)

Na na na na na na na na na na (Zion is seen on the docks with Javius and Steve. Zion is playing a black guitar, playing wildly and jumping about. Javius is seen next to him, playing a keyboard, calmly and silently, but still moving his head to the beat. Steve is playing a blue bass guitar. He is good, but isn't getting into it, like Zion & Javius. James and Damion are seen. James dancing to the beat, trying to break dance, while Damion is mouthing the words to the song.)

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous! (Kreena and Lily are seen on another part of the docks, practicing their gymnastics together. They are shown doing flips and cartwheels, until finally Lily helps Kreena flip into the air, doing a 360 spin.)

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous! (The day changes to night and Rylan is seen with Leilani. They are smiling, lovingly at each other. They lean in to kiss, but are interrupted as Sam (Jeckel) appears and puts his arms around both of them, surprising them.)

*Whistling to the tune* (The camera zooms out a bit, and all the contestants are shown sitting around the campfire, as the title of the show is shown onscreen.)

*end theme song*

The camera shows an overview of Wawanakwa Island as the sun is slowly rising. The time is around 6:00 A.M., meaning the campers were either still asleep or some were slowly starting to rise. The camera quickly flashes and shows Steve and Matylda in the Security Tent. Steve is leaning in a chair, with a cell phone to his ear, as he listens to his boss with a bored expression on his face. Matylda is swiftly typing on her laptop, but her attention is on the monitors, showing her all that is going on around the camp. Steve continues listening to his boss, quietly sighing, so his boss doesn't hear. After a few minutes, Steve hangs up the phone and sighs again, rubbing his forehead.

"I never thought I'd say this, but I really wish Chris was here right now." He said outloud. Matylda momentarily stopped her typing, and looked at Steve, with a weird look on her face.

"Are you serious?" she asked.

"Well, not really." Steve answered. "But I'd rather he be here so he can be the one to listen to his boss complaining. He did nothing but repeat the same thing over and over again for an entire hour." Steve complained.

"What did he say?" Matylda asked.

"Nothing out of the ordinary." Steve answered. "Just the same thing he always says. 'The show's ratings are dropping. You need to come up with a more dramatic challenge for the viewers to enjoy.'" Steve said, mocking him.

"That's usually Chris's job, but since he's not here…" Matylda said.

"Yeah, I know." Steve said, as he sighed. He and Matylda sat there in silence, trying to think of a challenge of sorts, but nothing they thought of worked.

"Maybe we can just give the campers a day's vacation." Matylda suggested. "I mean, they have kind of earned it." [1]

"Yeah, I guess so." Steve said, reluctantly agreeing. However, within a second or two, the lazy genius felt the phone in his pocket vibrate, meaning he had a new message. Taking it out, he opened his phone and quickly read through the message. He then sighed, rubbing the back of his head. He then looked over at his friend. "That was a message from Chris. You might wanna cancel that day's vacation for the campers."

"Why?" Matylda asked. Instead of answering, Steve lazily threw his phone to her. She fumbled, but successfully caught it, and sighed. She then began reading the message that had just appeared on his phone. Her eyes quickly scanned the message, and Steve looked at as her eyes grew big at one part. She closed his phone and handed it back to him. "Where does he come up with these ideas?" she asked.

"Beats me." Steve shrugged. He then sighed as he got up from his chair. "Come on, we better go get started, before the producers get on our case again." Matylda nodded, and followed her friend out of the tent.

3 hours later…

The camp was now filled with activity, as all of the campers were now awake, doing something. Rylan and Leilani were both trying desperately to fix Rylan's guitar, which he had broke just the other day while taking out Sam's weird robot. Unfortunately, they failed, as the guitar was literally broken beyond repair. They both frowned, and gave up, realizing that there was nothing they could do. They started walking around the camp, talking to one another, about this and that.

George and Amy sat near the hotel, as they were devising a plan to play a mean trick on Chris, whenever he returned. Actually, it was Amy who doing most of the planning. George, unfortunately, was dragged along for the ride, not that he was really complaining. Sammy was blushing as he was holding hands with Frankie, who was happily smiling. The boy didn't understand; why did always lose the will to fight when it came to Frankie? It wasn't that she knew his dirty little secret, even though he wished she didn't, but it was something else. Could it be that he enjoyed hanging out with Frankie? No, of course not! That couldn't be it… could it?

Spencer was walking through the camp, listening to her iPod, ignoring everything else that was going on at the moment. Sitting by the mess hall, was the silent Javius, who was just reading his novels, also not paying anyone else any attention. But the campers had come to expect that of him, since they all knew he always alienated himself from the one of the campers, though why, they couldn't say.

Lila, Kreena, Rachel, and Brooke were all by the beach, playing a game of Frisbee with each other, smiling and laughing. Anna would have joined them, but she found it much more exciting to listening to Terry, who was telling her stories of all the fights he had gotten into in high school. She listened to him, interested, as he continued to boast about his success. His fox, Kira, sat in his lap, quietly napping.

Maddie sat down on the dock, talking with Damion, while Lyon stood above him, brushing his hair.

"I'm worried about him." Maddie said.

"Worried about whom?" Damion asked.

"Zach." Maddie said, pointing to him. "The dude's been acting very strange." His friends turned and looked to where Maddie was pointing to, and looked as Zach was silently staring out at the lake. He occasionally blinked from time to time, but other than that, he made no movement, whatsoever.

"How so?" Lyon asked. "He doesn't seem much different than usual."

"Well, lately the dude's been staring off into space and he seems more stressed, like something's bothering him." Maddie explained.

"Really? I never really noticed." Damion said.

"Same here. I thought that was just Zach being Zach." Lyon said.

"Well, I'm worried about him. Maybe we should try and see if we can help." Maddie suggested.

"If he wanted help, he would have asked by now, don't you think?" Lyon asked.

"Well yeah, but…" Maddie said, but stopped.

"Don't worry dude, I'm sure whatever's bothering him, it's nothing he can't handle. He's Zachariah, after all." Damion said, smiling at his friend.

"I hope you're right." Maddie said, still worried.

Zachariah stared at out at the lake, with his fist balled up as he stared at the water. Nobody seemed to notice or care, figuring he was meditating or something. He, himself, wished that that was case. The memory from yesterday when he tackled Kei off the cliff replayed in his head over and over. It was over and done with. He was going to drop Evelien in the lake, had he not stopped him. He did it for the challenge. So why was it still bothering him?

*Flashback*

Zach looked as he, Kei, and Evelien fell off the cliff into Lake Wawanakwa. As he fell, Zach felt time slow down, as if was trying to comprehend what he had just done. He had tackled Kei off the cliff and now, he was slowly falling down to the sharks below. Processing this, Zach looked as the water was swiftly approaching, and suddenly felt himself being submerged in water. He looked around and saw there was water everywhere. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that sharks were swiftly approaching, meaning he had fallen out of the safe zone that Chris had installed.

Zach quickly started to swim to the surface, but then looked at Evelien who, was somehow, still asleep. He swiftly swam to her, and brought her close to him, but looked as the sharks were now upon the two of them. Zach knew he couldn't get away from them quick enough, and closed his eyes, preparing for the sharks' jaws. He anxiously waited and waited, but still he felt nothing. He opened his eyes, and looked in shocked as Kei was holding the sharks' mouth open. He looked back at Zach, and mouth the word 'Go' to him.

Not needing to be told twice, Zach quickly swam to the safe zone, where the sharks couldn't get to him. He looked back and saw Kei was no longer holding the sharks' jaws open, but was now facing off three of them at once. He looked at him for a few seconds, but realized he was running out of air. He quickly started to swim to the docks.

*End Flashback*

Zach continued staring out at the lake, in thought. Again, he wondered why he was still thinking of him. He would have continued, but then felt someone touch him on his shoulder.

"Hmm?" he said, turning around and looked as it was Evelien. "Oh, uhh… hey." He said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Hey." She said, smiling. "You okay? You've been staring out at the lake for a while now."

"Yeah, I'm fine." Zach answered. "Just thinking about something, is all."

"You've been doing that for a while now." She said, standing beside him. "Staring off into space and thinking." She then looked at him, with a serious look on her face. "Is there something bothering you?"

"Huh?" he asked. "Uhhh…"

"I'm serious, Zach." She said, looking at him. "Lately, you've been acting very strange and I'm really worried about you." Zach sighed and looked away.

"I'm sorry." He said, apologizing. "I just have a lot on my mind."

"Is it a problem?" Evelien asked.

"Yeah." Zach answered. "I've been trying to think of ways to fix it, but nothing's working." He explained.

"Well, is it something I can help with?" Evelien asked.

"Afraid not. I need to fix it myself."

"Oh." Evelien said, feeling rejected.

"I'm sorry." He said, upset at himself.

"It's fine. But know this…" Evelien said, as she grabbed both of his hands, surprising both Zach and herself. "I'm always here to help, okay? And not just me, but everyone else." She said, referring to the rest of the campers. Zach looked at her, smiling.

"Thanks." He said. Evelien smiled as they both stood there together, holding hands.

"Those two have gotten closer recently, don't you think?" James said, as he looked Zachariah and Evelien.

"Yeah, I guess." Charlotte said, not really caring. Forgiving James for his unexpected kiss yesterday, she agreed to 'accompany' him to the docks.

"Yeah, and it ain't just those two, either." James said, as he looked at all of the couples talking with each other and enjoying their company. "Seems like everyone's happy with each other, don't you think?"

"If you say so." Charlotte said, again with an 'I don't care' tone in her voice.

"Oh, come on babe!" James said, as he pulled her close.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Charlotte yelled, as she looked at James, upset.

"Come on, you can't tell me you're not happy for any of them, right?" James asked.

"No, I really don't care. Let go of me!" Charlotte said, as she tried to escape her friend's grasp.

"Shh." James said, as he put a finger to her lips. Strangely, Charlotte found herself quieted by James. She looked at him closely. She had never really observed him before, thinking that he was like every other boy. But now, that she was face to face with him, she observed his features. His brownish-red hair, his beautiful amber eyes, and his creamy white skin. Her eyes trailed down to his body, and she had to stop herself from putting her hand on his chest.

"What… what's happening to me?" Charlotte thought. "I've never felt this way towards any boy before. Why now?" She again looked at James as he smiled at her. They would have stayed there longer, staring at each other, but they both looked as they, along with the rest of the campers, heard the camp's loudspeaker come on.

"Attention all campers," Steve's voice said, on the other end of the loudspeaker. "The time for your next challenge has arrived. Please head to the mess hall for information, details, and instructions on it." With that, Steve's message ended and the loudspeaker turned off. The campers stopped what they were doing and proceeded to the mess hall. James looked at Charlotte and smiled, yet again. He stood up and held out his hand for her to take.

"Shall we?" he asked. Charlotte slowly nodded and took his hand, as they made their way to the mess hall.

The mess hall…

Steve and Matylda silently stood in the mess hall, patiently waiting for the campers to arrive so they could get this challenge started.

"You sure it's okay for you to be here?" Steve asked. Matylda looked at him with a confused look.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Well, you know that Kreena and Lila are coming here, and if they see you, they're going to…"

"Matylda!" someone yelled out. Matylda turned around and was instantly smothered by someone. She couldn't see the person's face, but she already knew who it was.

"Never mind." Steve said, as he looked at Kreena tightly hug Matylda.

"It's so good to see you!" Kreena said, as she continued to hug Matylda. "I never thought I'd see you again!"

"That's good, Kreena." Matylda said, slightly happy. "I'm happy to see you, as well. But can you let me go now? People are staring." She explained. Kreena looked as the rest of the campers stared at them. Blushing, she let go and walked back to Lila, who was smiling as well. Matylda blushed, as the campers continued staring at her, while Steve simply rolled his eyes.

"Well…" Steve said, as he stretched a bit. "…seems like everyone is here, which is good."

"Yeah, so what's the challenge?" Terry asked.

"Wow, you're that in a rush to get started?" Steve asked, slightly surprised. "I would've thought you all hated challenges."

"Who says we don't?" Amy asked.

"Can't argue with you there." Steve said, agreeing. "Honestly, Matylda and I were just thinking about giving you all a day's off, since you all kinda deserve it."

"Seriously?" Anna asked, surprised.

"Yeah. We couldn't think of any challenges to give you all, anyway." Matylda said.

"And we were, but Chris wouldn't allow it and sent me a message on what to do." Steve explained, pulling out his cell phone.

"Great, I knew it was too good to be true." Amy muttered.

"He says, 'As of right now, the Ferrets and the Weasels are hereby disbanded.'" Steve started. This raised a few eyebrows in the room, as Steve now had the campers' full attention. "'Until further notice, the challenges will now be a 'Battle of the Sexes', otherwise known as, Males vs. Females.'" Steve said. The campers' eyes grew big, as they heard this.

"Wait, you mean, the challenges are gonna be 'Boys vs. Girls'?" George asked.

"Yeah, until Chris says otherwise." Steve answered. The campers looked at each other. Some were a bit worried, while others smirked, thinking this was going to be fun.

*confessional*

Terry: "Every time I think that host can't sink any lower, he proves me wrong."

Damion: "I actually do like most of the girls here, but I don't like them like that. I don't want to hurt any of them, but this is all for the million dollars, so… yeah."

Spencer: "Meh, I don't really feel too bad about it. The boys here are cool and all, but I'm not crazy over them like some of the girls are. If I have to eliminate them to get closer to the prize, then so be it."

Charlotte: "Hmph, I really have no problem with this sort of competition. I can beat any man here, and more! Winning that million dollars is the most important thing here, and if I have to eliminate some of my friends to do that, then I'll do whatever I can."

Brooke: "I'm glad that Steve is back. I think now would be a good chance to tell him how I feel about him."

Steve: "I hope you're happy messing up the couples like this, Chris. Look at all of the drama you've caused."

Chris: *Is in a hospital bed, in a full body cast* "I know. And I'm loving every second of it!"

*end confessional*

"Well since you all seem to understand, let's get to the challenge, shall we?" Steve asked, rhetorically, getting the campers' attention once more. "Today's challenge is based off of one of the most famous books of all time."

"1984?" Damion asked.

"No, but good guess." Steve answered.

"The Grapes of Wrath?" Rylan asked, joining in.

"No." Steve again answered.

"The Great Gatsby?" Charlotte asked, also joining in.

"No."

"The Hunger Games?" [2] George asked. All of the contestants looked at him, strangely. "What?" he asked.

"Correct, George." Steve answered, smiling.

"What?" All of the campers exclaimed.

"That's right. Today's challenge will be based off on none other than the Hunger Games, which is a favorite book of mine, by the way." Steve said.

"Uhhh… what exactly is the Hunger Games?" Lila asked.

"Well," Steve began, but was soon cut off.

"It's a competition where children between the ages of 12 and 18 are forced to compete in a contest where they must all fight each other to the death." Matylda answered. Steve scowled at her, but shrugged.

"Basically, yes, that is the point of the game." Steve said, a bit upset.

"So, we're going all to have to fight each other then?" Kat asked.

"Not exactly." Steve answered. "As stated, the contest will now be Boys vs. Girls." Like before, some of the campers didn't look too relieved at that, while others couldn't wait.

"Hold on." Terry interrupting. "In case you haven't noticed, there are 12 girls and only 10 boys. We're down two people."

"I was hoping someone would mentioned that." Steve said, grinning. "As a prize to the boys for 'winning' yesterday's challenge, and as a 'punishment' to the girls for beating him up," Steve said, eyeing the girls. "Chris has decided to bring back one old camper and a new one for the guys' team."

"What?" Charlotte yelled out. "I thought old campers weren't allowed to come back after being voted off!"

"Meh," Steve simply says, shrugging his shoulders. "It's not my fault. You've got a problem with it, take it up with Chris." He said. The boys instinctively cheered, while the girls silently fumed to themselves.

*confessional*

Steve: "If I get beat up by these girls Chris, I'm suing you for employee endangerment."

Amy: "Meh, I could hardly care less. Beating up Maclean was an offer that was too good to pass up!"

Charlotte: "It's just like Chris to not play fair. Why am I not surprised?"

Chris: *Still in the hospital bed* "Please. Who ever accused me of playing fair? I'm a millionaire host! What do I need to play by the rules for?" *A nurse comes over with a drink, and he sips with a bendy straw*

*end confessional*

"So, let's introduce the old camper first, shall we?" Steve said, as he walked to the mess hall door and waved his hand, telling the person to 'come on'. He stepped back a bit to let the person in, and everyone looked, surprised.

"Teddy!" Kat exclaimed, as he walked through the mess hall door, with a smile on his face. He smiled at Kat and looked at the guys, as they greeted him with multiple 'Welcome backs'.

*confessional*

Steve: "Chris put some poll online as a choice to see which old camper we would bring back. Teddy won by a landslide. Not that I'm complaining. I'll admit, Teddy was one of the more… tolerable people on our team, back when I was a camper."

Teddy: "Apparently, I was voted the boy that the fans wanted to come back. I really didn't want to, but Kat was here, so… yeah." [3]

Kat: "I'm really glad that Teddy is back! I… really missed him." *she blushes*

Terry: "I'm happy that the dude is back. To be honest, I think he was the missing link in our team. And now that it's just us boys, we're back in action!"

Zach: "I am happy that my friend is back. Our hotel room was getting a bit quiet without him around. And besides Terry, there was no one else around to spar with."

*end confessional*

Besides Kat, some of the girls looked on worriedly as the boys' team was now stronger.

"And now, allow me to introduce to you the second camper for the boys' team." Steve said, as he again walked to the mess hall entranced and waved the new person in. Everyone in the mess hall looked at the person, as he walked in. Everyone looked at him, strangely, except Zach, whose eyes grew big as he stared at the person.

The boy, like Zach, was light skinned in color, and resembled him in build, as well as in height and stature. He had dark hair that was tied in a queue, or a Chinese ponytail, and his eyes were black. He wore dark blue jeans that were very loose on him. He had on white socks with black and blue Nike's. Finally, he wore a gray t-shirt that had the word 'Karate' on it in black letters, with the Japanese symbol for it underneath. Underneath the symbol, were the words, 'The Art of Empty Hand', giving the definition for the word.

He walked in, looking at everyone. His eyes locked with Zachariah's and he smiled at him, making Zachariah look away, so as not appear suspicious.

"Kei Geibo is my name." The boy said introducing himself, as he bowed. "I am glad to be here." He said, still smiling.

*confessional*

Chris: "After the whole fiasco last episode, where it shows Kei falling off the cliff, I was prepared to end his contract then and there, but many fans complained that they didn't want to see Kei leave. So after many talks, we were able to get Kei to give up his job as an intern and join the show as a competitor. And to be honest, I wanted to see more of the whole KeiZach thing, myself." *he chuckles and drinks from his drink with his bendy straw* [4]

Kei: "Honestly, I wasn't planning on leaving even if the producers made me. I still have something here I need to take care of."

Evelien: "That Kei guy seems nice and friendly, but something about him, doesn't sit right with me. Meh, it must be me."

*end confessional*

Kei happily walked over to his teammates, greeting them along the way. Some of the boys liked him automatically and welcomed him, while others didn't really pay much attention to him. Not minding, Kei walked over and stood next to Zachariah, smiling.

"So, how've you been?" he whispered to Zach, where only the two of them could hear them.

"What are you up too?" Zach asked, with a hint of anger in his voice.

"I don't know what you mean." Kei answered innocently, still smiling at Zach.

"Listen Kei, I'm warning you, if you…" Zach threatened, but stopped as Kei put up a finger.

"The time for threats and warnings has passed, my friend." Kei said. "Let's not let our personal endeavors ruin the challenge for the rest of the team, shall we?" he said. Zach growled, but realized he was right. They would settle this another time. …If there was another time…

"Well, let's get started." Steve said. "As stated before, the theme of this game has to do with the Hunger Games. In this challenge, you will all face one person from the opposite team. The object of this game is to make your opponent quit or give up. You can use anything you can to make your opponent give up."

"Anything?" Amy asked again, to just make sure.

"Yes, as long as it doesn't kill them, maim them, or critically injure them, as to where they can't compete anymore, then yes you can do whatever you want." Steve answered.

"Nice!" Amy shouted.

"Anyway," Steve said, getting back on topic. "As stated, your goal is to make your opponent quit or submit. If you are able to do that, then your team gets a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game, wins the challenge."

"Alright, so who's facing who?" Brooke asked. Steve looked a bit surprised and then looked at Matylda, who looked back at him. She shrugged and Steve sighed, hitting his forehead.

"I knew there was something I forgot to do." He said, talking to himself.

"You forgot to assign who was facing who?" Amy asked. "Not very smart." Steve scowled.

"Would you like a day at being an intern for the world's most egotistical and self-centered human being alive?" he asked.

"No thanks. I'm happy being a delinquent." Amy answered, smartly. Steve rolled his eyes and then closed them, trying to think. He soon felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out, opened it up, and swiftly started reading the message that Chris sent. He sighed, handing the phone to Matylda, and then walked out of the mess hall, rubbing his forehead. Matylda blinked and looked at the message that Chris had just sent.

"Well, looks Chris just gave you all your opponents." Matylda announced.

*confessional*

Matylda: "I'll say this for Chris: he may be the boss from hell, but he sure does know how to think on his feet."

*end confessional*

Matylda cleared her throat as she began to speak. "Damion," she said, getting the boy's attention.

"Y-Yes?" he asked.

"Your opponent is… Rachel." Matylda announced. Damion blinked and looked over at Rachel, who was staring back at him.

*confessional*

Damion: "I don't really know much about Rachel. From the times I've talked to her, she seems like a nice, cool girl… who's really athletic."

Rachel: "Damion seems a like nice guy. A little quiet and shy, but other than that, he seems okay. It'll suck having to fight him."

*end confessional*

"Next," Matylda announced. "Brooke."

"Yeah?" she answered.

"Your opponent… Javius." Matylda announced. Brooke, like Damion, blinked and looked over at Javius, who looked at her once, before looking away again. Brooke swallowed a lump in her throat.

*confessional*

Brooke: "No offense, but Javius scares me. The dude never talks or says anything. And when he does, it's usually something pessimistic. Don't get me wrong! I'm not terrified of him, but he just… intimidates me, is all."

Javius: *he stares at the screen for a while, and then gets up and walks out, not sharing his opinions*

*end confessional*

"Lyon." Matylda said, continuing to call out people's names. "Your opponent… Lila." Lyon and Lila looked at each other, blinking and then looked away, a small blush on both of their cheeks.

*confessional*

Lyon: "Lila's… an attractive girl. She looks fit too. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in her, but…" *he blushes, rubbing the back of his head.

Lila: "Lyon's a nice, sweet guy, but he does have a tendency to be a drama queen. I still like him, though. Not as much as Kreena, but it's getting there."

*end confessional*

"Rylan." Matylda called out. "Your opponent… Leilani." Rylan gasped and looked at Leilani, who had the same shocked look on her face. He looked away, both scared and worried.

*confessional*

Rylan: "I can't fight against Leilani! It's not because I like her or anything… well, okay, I actually do like her, but that's not the point!"

Leilani: "Oh my. I like all of the boys here, as friends, I mean. Rylan is different, however, and I don't want to have to face him. But if I have to, then… I'll try to beat him as quickly as possible." *she realizes what she said and facepalms* "That's not making me feel any better, surprisingly."

*end confessional*

"Sammy." Matylda again, called out. "Your opponent… Frankie."

"What?" Frankie yelled out. "No, we can't face each other!"

"Hey, if you have any complaints, take them to Chris." Matylda said. Frankie growled and then looked at Sammy, who was looking back at her, frowning.

*confessional*

Sammy: *sits, looking upset* "…I hate this show."

Frankie: "You're dead, Maclean! You hear me? For your sake, you'd better not come back to this island! If you do, I swear on your forefathers, I'll kill you!"

*end confessional*

"Charlotte, you're facing James." Matylda announced, making James gasp. Charlotte looked back at him, trying to look unfazed, though deep inside, she was shocked as well.

*confessional*

James: "Oh dude, I never thought I'd have to go up against the girls. Especially Charlotte. I like her man. I don't want to hurt her or anything. But… if I don't fight her, then I won't get the million dollars…" *he sighs*

Charlotte: "Like I said earlier, I have no problem going up against the boys." *she then puts her hand on her chest* "So… why is my heart crying then?"

*end confessional*

"Teddy." Matylda continued calling out, getting the boy's attention. "Your opponent is Kat." Teddy blinked and looked at Kat, who looked back at him, with a shocked expression on her face. He smiled sadly at her, before looking away.

*confessional*

Teddy: "Great. I've only been back on this island a good half hour and already I'm wishing I was still eliminated."

*end confessional*

"Amy, you're facing George." George looked up, shocked. He looked at Amy, who looked back at him, and then smirked. He looked at her, worriedly, before looking away.

*confessional*

George: "Why does Maclean get some sick pleasure out of trying to ruin people's relationships? Is he that hard bent on creating drama or making sure his precious ratings are good?"

Amy: "I'm actually glad I'm facing George again. He's beaten me twice already. I like the dude, but I can't let a boy beat me three times in a row! No sir!"

*end confessional*

"Next." Matylda continued onward. "Zach will be facing… Evelien." Evelien gasped silently, while Zach just sighed, as if expecting it. He didn't look at Evelien, for facing her would just make it all the more upsetting. He looked from the corners of his eyes at Kei, who had a small smile on his face.

*confessional*

Zach: "I'd be lying if I said I didn't suspect that Kei had something to do with this."

*end confessional*

"Terry, your opponent… Anna." Terry sighed as he rubbed the end of his eyes, while Anna looked at him, a bit worried. He looked up at her, and then looked away, a scowl on his face.

*confessional*

Terry: "I'd be lying if I said I didn't see that one coming. Damn that host!"

*end confessional*

"Maddie, you will be facing Spencer today." Matylda said, looking at him. Spencer looked at Maddie, who looked back at her. He blinked before, smiling and giving her a thumbs-up. Spencer simply rolled her eyes, as she went back to listening to her music.

*confessional*

Maddie: "Spencer seems… tough. And not just regular tough. I mean, like very tough. She reminds me of those girls who are secretly lesbian, but dress very masculine." *he then gasps* "Could Spencer secretly be lesbian?"

Spencer: "I don't know what to think of Maddie. He seems a bit wimpish in my opinion. But then again, I think that of all the boys here. Except Terry and Zach; they're okay."

*end confessional*

"Finally, Kei, you will be facing Kreena." Matylda said, finishing up. Kei shrugged and looked over at Kreena, who looked back at him. He smiled at her, bowing slightly. Kreena, happily, returned it.

*confessional*

Kei: "So, I'm up against the lesbian then. Meh, should prove to be an easy win."

Kreena: "I don't know much about Kei, but he seems to be a friendly person. But judging by his shirt, he seems like he knows how to fight, so I'd better be careful." *she then stops and thinks* "Hmm, Zach knows Karate. Could he and Kei be related somehow?"

*end confessional*

As Matylda finished announcing who was facing who, Steve walked in pulling a cart of BB guns.

"You finished?" He asked Matylda, who nodded. He sighed and looked back at the campers.

"Well, by now, you must all know who your competitors are." Steve said. "These BB guns should help you succeed in your challenge. You don't have to use them, but if you want to, then they're here." He said. All of the contestants walked up, taking one gun off the cart. "Well, it's time for this challenge to get started, so you all have about an hour to hide yourselves or plan any traps before we start." Steve explained. "Oh yes, one other thing," Steve said, before the contestants all left the mess hall. "You aren't allowed to give or receive any help."

"What? Why not?" Charlotte yelled.

"Well, this challenge is based off of the Hunger Games, where it's every individual for themselves." Steve explained. "And besides that, Chris said if you did that, then it would be too much like the first challenge." The campers sighed, as if expecting it from Chris. "Well, since there's nothing else, good luck to all of you." Steve said, smiling. The campers all left the mess hall and began running around in various places, getting themselves prepared.

"Well, guess that's that." Steve said, stretching.

"Chris didn't say anything about 'not' giving or receiving help, did he?" Matylda asked.

"No, he didn't." Steve answered, smirking. Matylda, who realized what he had done, smirked back.

"How very… Chris-like of you." Matylda complimented.

"Argh, don't remind me." Steve groaned, as he rolled his eyes. He then looked back at Matylda. "Well, wanna get some snacks while we watch the show?" he asked.

"Sure." Matylda answered. Steve smiled and walked out of the mess hall.

"Well, the contest will soon begin, just as soon as we hear a word from our sponsors." Matylda said, looking at the camera, before walking out of the mess hall.

*commercials shown*

The camera fades in from black, showing an entire overview of the island. It flashes after a few seconds, showing the security tent back on the island. Inside, Steve is shown sitting in one of the chairs, staring at the monitors.

"Any time now…" he said, talking to himself. He checks his watch and smiles. He notices the camera and smiles. "Welcome back to the show. We're but minutes away from the challenge. As soon as Matylda comes back with the snacks, we'll get this show on the road." As if hearing him, Matylda walked in carrying several snacks and drinks for the both of them. "Bout time. You ready?" he asked, taking a bag of chips out of her hands.

"If you are." she answered, as she open a can of soda.

Camp Wawanakwa

"Attention campers," Steve's voice came on the loudspeaker, throughout the camp. "Your one hour is now up and the challenge is now under way. Good luck, and may the best 'species' win." he said, as his voice turned off, ending his message.

Damion vs. Rachel

Damion walked through the forest, searching for any sign of the Shy Surfer. He looked around, pointing his BB gun at the slightest sound. He sighed to himself.

"I gotta relax." He thought to himself. "This competition is making me paranoid." He continued walking, until he reached the end of the forest. He looked out at the lake, and saw nothing but water everywhere. He started walking towards the edge, not really paying any attention to where he was going. He then stopped as he reached the end of the lake.

"Well, she's not here." He said, out loud. "For now, at least." With that, Damion prepared to walk away, but stopped as he felt something grab his leg. He looked and saw it was a human hand.

"What the…?" Damion yelled. But before he could finish his sentence, he was pulled down under the water, bumping his head on the ground in the progress. Damion looked as the person was none other than Rachel, who held a tight grip on his arms to keep him from escaping. He tried to escape, but could not. Sensing he needed air, Rachel quickly swam to the surface with him.

"W-what are you d-doing?" Damion yelled, coughing up water.

"I'm drowning you." Rachel said, smiling. "Want me to stop, give up."

"What? No way!" Damion yelled.

"Your funeral." Rachel said, shrugging, as she pulled the gay boy back under the water, with her. Damion continued trying to get out of the girl's grip, but to no avail. He felt his vision start to get blurry, as he tried to reach for the surface, but still couldn't. Finding himself low on oxygen, he screamed and pointed to the surface. Rachel quickly obliged as they swam back.

"Now, do you give up?" She asked again.

"Yes, yes, I give up!" Damion answered, tired.

"Good." Rachel said, satisfied with his answer, as she let him go. Damion continued coughing up water, as he climbed back on the land, trying to get his breathe back. He looked as Rachel climbed up with him, rinsing the water out of her hair. "I'm glad you gave up," Rachel told him. "Because I was seriously starting to run low on air." Damion didn't answer, as he was still trying to get his breathe back.

"And also, try not to talk yourself so much." Rachel advised. "People will start to think there's something wrong with you." With that, Rachel walked back to the hotel, prepared to get out of her wet clothes. Damion looked at her for a second or two, before collapsing on the ground, still exhausted.

Brooke vs. Javius

Brooke, like Damion, started her search in the forest, figuring it was probably the best place to start searching for a person like Javius, who tried to be away from everyone whenever he could. She looked around, searching for him, figuring that he could be probably anywhere. As she searched, she started to think about how little she knew about Javius? He was so mysterious, so creepy, so weird, so… dark. It's like he blended in with the darkness.

As she thought that, she noticed that it was getting darker and looked up at the sky as dark clouds were appearing.

"What the…?" she said to herself. "I didn't hear anything about rain…" She continued staring up at the sky, as if waiting for the rain to come. However, she was soon snapped out of her thoughts, as she felt something hit her shoulder.

"Ow!" she cried out, and looked up as Javius was standing in a tree, aiming his BB gun at her. She did the same, pointing her gun at him. But before she could shoot, she looked as Javius jumped off the tree, and ran off deeper into the forest. "Hey!" she yelled, as she ran after him.

Javius quickly ducked behind a tree, clutching his gun to his chest. Sensing Brooke getting closer, he climbed up the tree he was hiding behind and waited patiently for her to arrive. When she was in his sights, he quickly aimed and fired at her, but miss, alerting her to his presence. Again, he jumped out of the tree and fled.

"Wait!" Brooke yelled after him, trying to shoot him, but missed completely. "Man, I'm a lousy shot." She thought, as she ran after him. She looked around as he was gone, once more. Or so she thought…

Javius, once more, aimed his gun from atop the tree he was on, preparing to shoot her. But suddenly, he looked as she shot back at him, surprising him. Losing his footing, the Silent Bookworm fell down hard on the ground, injuring himself. He groaned as he tried to sit up, but looked up as Brooke had her gun pointed at him.

"Give up?" she asked. Javius said nothing, instead reaching into his pocket for something. Pulling it out, he opened his hand and showed what he was holding, much to Brooke's horror.

"Ahhh!" she screamed, backing away from Javius. Javius said nothing as he stood up, walking over to Brooke, with a medium-sized spider in his hand. "Get that thing away from me!" she yelled.

"…Surrender." Javius simply said, as he continued walking towards her with the spider.

"Okay, fine I give up!" she yelled, scared out of her mind. "Just don't come near me with that thing!" Javius obeyed and let the spider go, as it scurried off somewhere. Javius looked at Brooke, as she was still sitting next to the tree, scared out of her mind. Shrugging, he groaned, as he leaned down to pick up his gun before walking off back to camp.

Amy vs. George

George walked around in the woods, with his BB gun clutched close to him. He knew that he had to be careful. His opponent was Amy, who was, and still is, a delinquent, meaning she knew all kinds of tricks. But he wasn't going to let that get to him. He was smart and he knew plenty of tricks too. He knew how to outsmart others and he was a good lock-picker, so that had to mean something.

While he was absorbed in his thoughts, George felt something hit him in his right shoulder.

"Ow!" George yelled out, and looked as Amy was aiming at him. "What are you doing?" he yelled at her.

"I'm shooting at you!" Amy yelled back. "This is a challenge, idiot!" she explained, shooting another BB at him, which again hit him in the shoulder.

"Ow!" he yelled as he quickly hid behind a tree. Pulling out his BB gun, he quickly moved from the tree and was ready to shoot Amy, but looked as she was nowhere to be found. "What the…?" he said, talking to himself. He ran to where Amy was previously and looked around, wondering she had gone. As he looked around, he felt another pain hit him, again in his right shoulder.

"Ow!" he again yelled, at looked at Amy, who was on top of a tree this time. "Get down here and fight like a man!" George yelled at her. Unfortunately, she responded by shooting him again, this time in his left shoulder.

"I'm not a man, stupid!" Amy yelled, as she jumped off the tree, running away.

"You coward!" George yelled, running after her, shooting at her. It took all of Amy's patience to keep from retorting. She was a lot of things, but a coward was not one of them. Unfortunately, she had to remain calm if she wanted her plan to work. However, she would make him regret that statement very much.

George looked around, trying to find Amy after she had ditched him again.

"Damn, she's fast." He thought. He walked around, absent-mindedly, not really paying attention to where he was going. This proved to be fatal, as he suddenly felt himself being sprung into the air, and hung upside down. "Damn it, why me?" he yelled. He looked as Amy suddenly appeared, smirking. Or so he thought, as it was hard to tell when he was upside down.

"Good, you're here." He said, relieved to see her. "Can you help me down, please?" he asked.

"Sure, just give up." She ordered.

"What? No way." He said, refusing. Amy's smirk grew bigger.

"I was hoping you wouldn't." she said, as she stretched her arms out wide. She then grabbed her BB gun and holding it like a stick, began to hit him like a piñata.

"Ow, hey!" he yelled.

"This is for calling me a coward earlier, you jerk!" she yelled, as she proceeded to hit him.

"Ow, stop!" he yelled. "My shoulder hurts! You're gonna dislocate it!"

"Then hurry up and give up!" she yelled, not stopping.

"Ow! Okay, okay! I give, I give!"

"Good." Amy said, sighing, a bit exhausted. She then began walking off, with her gun on his shoulder..

"Hey wait!" George yelled. "Aren't you going to get me down?"

"Hmm…" Amy said, pretending to consider his request. "Let me think… no." she answered, laughing as she walked back to camp.

"Hey, come back! You can't just leave me here! Hey!" George yelled after her, until it was clear she was not coming back. "I hate this show." He said, pouting.

*confessional*

Amy: "Okay, I know you all think it was cruel of me to leave him hanging there, but he deserved it. No one, and I mean, no one calls me a coward and gets away with it. And besides that, do you have any idea how long I was hanging on those stupid poles yesterday? 45 minutes! More than half an hour passed for him to 'rescue' me and get me down from there. Even Prince Charming rescues the girl faster than that!"

*end confessional*

Lila vs. Lyon

Lyon walked around, trying to remain as quiet as possible. He ventured around the island, trying to find a good place to ambush Lila. Of course, being out in the open wasn't exactly helping him any, but it was better than sitting patiently waiting for something to happen. He walked around, not really paying attention to where he was going, instead just looking around for any sign of Lila or someone else. But it didn't really matter since he was forbidden to talk to anyone or receive any help.

He continued walking until he looked as he was on the cliff. He looked around, but then mentally hit himself.

"What am I doing?" he thought. "My brain must be broken or something. Why the hell would Lila be up here? Better yet, how could she even get up here?" he thought. Sighing, he prepared to turn around, but stopped. "Wait," he said, turning back around. "Lila's an athletic person, so climbing up here should be nothing for her." He thought as he continued staring at the water below. Unknown to him though, he didn't notice or hear someone quietly creeping up on him.

"Boo." Someone said in Lyon's ear.

"Ahh!" Lyon yelled, as he jumped and started to fall off the cliff, but felt someone catch him. He looked up and saw Lila smiling at him. "Lila?"

"The one and only." She said, smiling.

"Quick, pull me up!" he said, as he looked down at the water.

"Sure. But first, I'll need you to give up, please." She said.

"No way!" he yelled. Lila frowned and nearly let his hand go, but caught him before she did. Lyon looked in fear as he had dropped his BB gun and looked as sharks began to crowd where he was.

"Don't do that! I'm gonna fall!" he said, scared out of his wits.

"Then give up and I'll pull you up." She ordered.

"I-I can't!" Lyon said, mentally arguing between eaten by sharks or risking a chance to win one million dollars. Again, Lila nearly let him go, but tightened her grip on him.

"I can't hold you forever, Lyon." Lila warned. "And what's more, that was strike two. Strike three, and I really will drop you." Lyon looked down below at the sharks, who were still gathered around the spot, waiting for Lila to drop him. "So, what's it going to be? I won't wait forever. You have five seconds." She said, as she started counting. "5…4…3…2…1…"

"Wait!" Lyon yelled. "I give up! Just pull me up, please!" he begged. Lila smiled.

"Smart choice." She said, as she easily pulled back up on the cliff.

*confessional*

Lila: "Of course, I wasn't going to drop him. But you have to admit, it did work as a good bluff."

*end confessional*

Lyon sat there, panting as he could literally feel his heart beating out of his chest, because of how scared he was. Lila kneeled down, looking at him.

"You okay?" she asked, smiling. Lyon looked at her, and simply nodded, as he was too tired to answer. Lila giggled and then walked off, with a smile on her face. Lyon sighed, as he slowly stood up. Exhausted, he sluggishly made his way down the cliff, trying to keep himself from collapsing right then and there.

Rylan vs. Leilani

Rylan walked around the woods with his gun strapped closely to his chest. He looked around closely for any sign of his friend, knowing that she could attack him at any given moment.

"Leilani's a way better athlete than me." Rylan thought. "So if I want to have a shot of beating her, I've got to be vigilant." He walked throughout the forest, occasionally humming to himself, but stopped as he remembered Leilani could be anywhere, listening to him. He sighed, as he stopped for a break. He stood by a tree, silently trying to get his second wind back. He continued standing there, just taking in the sights and sounds, until all of a sudden, he felt something crawling on his shoulder. He looked and felt his entire face turn white. He then screamed out loud, as he tried to brush away whatever was on his him.

"Get off, get off, get off!" he yelled, still trying to brush off what was ever on him. Suddenly, he felt something swiftly hit him in his arms and neck. He fell flat on his stomach, panting. He tried to move, but could not. "What the…?" he said, shocked, as he tried to get up. "Help! I can't move!"

"I know." Someone said, appearing before him. Rylan, despite already knowing it was by their voice, strained his head to look up at the person.

"Leilani? What did you do to me?" he asked.

"I hit the pressure points on your neck." Leilani explained. "You'll be unable to move for up to an hour."

"What?" Rylan exclaimed.

"However, I could carry you to camp, but I'll have to have your unconditional surrender first."

Rylan thought about this. If he surrendered, there's a chance he could be voted off. Not to mention that the fact that all of the other guys in camp would make fun of him if they found out that he had to be carried by the opposite sex into camp. He'd be a laughingstock! But then again, it was a chance to be carried by the one girl in camp he really liked. Who'd know when a chance like that would ever arrive again?

"Fine," Rylan sighed. "I give up." Leilani smiled and easily picked him up, carrying him back into camp.

Security Tent

"Well, looks like that's another win for my team, Steve." Matylda said, as she took another sip of her soda. Both she and Steve were currently watching the action unfold on the camera displayed throughout camp. "So far, the guys have only managed to get one win for their team."

"It's not over yet." Steve said, as he leaned back in his seat. "There are still six more battles to go through. I'm sure the guys will catch up before long."

"We'll see about that." Matylda smirked. Steve looked over to her.

"Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that sounded like a challenge." He said, with a playful tone.

"And if it is?" Matylda asked, still smirking.

"Alright then." Steve said, as he leaned back up in his chair. "Whichever team wins, the loser has to give the winner their paycheck next week."

"Fine with me." Matylda said. "It's going to be a shame to lose all that hard-earned money, though."

Steve shrugged. "One can't gain something without taking some risks." The two of them then shook each other's hands, agreeing on the bet and went back to watching the action unfold on the screens."

Terry vs. Anna

Anna swallowed a lump in her throat, as she wondered around part of the island, with her toy gun strapped to her chest. She was a bit worried. She didn't really do well in any war games with her friends, unlike Terry, who excelled in them. It sucked that they were no longer on the same team, and it also sucked that they were going up against each other in this challenge. She shook her head. She had to concentrate! Like she said, Terry was a master at games like this, so he said. But if he was telling the truth, then he could easily get the jump on him; but not if she got the jump on him first.

She walked through the forest, making sure to keep a close eye on everything that was around her. Her ears perked up, as she thought she heard something come from above, pointing her gun at a random tree, she looked as a bird flew away, cawing all the while. She sighed and continued walking. For some reason, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched, despite being alone…

"Yo." Someone called out to her. Anna looked up and soon felt herself on the receiving end of several BB's.

"Ow!" she yelled, and looked up as she Terry smiling at her, with his pet fox around her shoulder. "Terry!"

"The one and only." He said, still smiling. He then pointed his gun at her. "Sorry to do this you, love. Nothing personal, just business." He then shot at her again, making her shout in pain again.

"Ow!" Anna again, yelled in pain. She yelled again, as Terry continued shooting at her. "Ow! Terry, stop! Those things hurt!" she yelled.

"Then surrender, love." He said, as he continued shooting at her, still not stopping.

"Ow! No way!" she managed to get out, as she tried dodging the bullets. Terry shrugged and continued shooting at her with his gun. The Fun-Lover tried to dodge them, but couldn't as whenever she thought she was home-free, Terry just came back with more. She couldn't even shoot back at him, due to how fast he was shooting. Eventually, she had enough. "Okay, I give! Stop!" she shouted.

As if on command, Terry stopped and jumped out of the tree.

"You okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think." Anna answered as she felt her face, making sure she was bleeding.

"Sorry, if I went overboard." He said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Forget it, it's nothing." Anna said, smiling. Terry smiled back, but then yelled as he put his hands on his stomach, clutching it.

"That hurt!" Terry said, as he rubbed his stomach.

"Exactly." Anna said, with a smirk. "Now we're even." She said, as she walked off, like she had won. Terry groaned as he looked at his stomach, which had a hand print on it from where he was punched. Kira whimpered as her master lied out on the ground. "Relax, I'm fine." Terry said, as he struggled to get up. "But damn, that girl can punch!" he said, complimenting her as he walked back to camp, with one hand holding onto his stomach.

Kei vs. Kreena

Kreena was currently running throughout the woods, as her body was aching from the numerous bullets that had previously hit her body. The strangest thing is that they were coming from different directions. One second, they were coming from the left, and then the next, they were coming from the right. One second, they were coming from the trees, the next second, they were coming from the ground. She couldn't keep up with them and was now currently running, trying to escape the onslaught of bullets. She quickly hid behind a tree, and put her hand on her chest, as she was breathing heavily, trying to get her breathe back.

"This Kei guy…" she thought. "He's good. Almost like Zachariah." She continued panting, as her heart beat started to decrease. She slowly and carefully looked out from behind the tree, and when she saw it was safe, decided to venture out. She timed her steps carefully, so as not to make any noise. She looked around in every direction to make sure she wouldn't be ambushed. She sighed as she thought she was safe.

Suddenly, she heard a noise coming from behind her. She turned around, but too late as she saw Kei running towards her He swiftly grabbed both sides of her head and forced her to stare into his eyes, as his gaze was locked onto her. Within seconds, Kreena's eyes grew dull and emotionless. Kei looked at her, and smirked.

"That was easier than I thought." He said, out loud to himself. He then looked back at Kreena. "You are now under my control, and you will do exactly as I say. Understood?"

"…Yes." Kreena said, her voice emotionless.

"Good." Kei said, still smirking. "Then surrender the match to me." He ordered.

"…Yes." Kreena said, speaking in her same tone. "…I surrender."

"Excellent." He said. "Now then, on the count of three, I'm going to snap my fingers. After I do, you're going to have no memory of what just happened here. You will not remember what happened, nor why you surrendered. Understood?" [5]

"…Yes." Kreena said, again.

"Good. Then on the count of three. 3…2…1…"

And with that, Kei snapped his fingers and disappeared before Kreena awoke from her daze.

"Uhhh…" Kreena said, feeling her head. "What happened?" she asked, speaking to no one in particular. She tried to remember, but everything was just a blank. Kei smirked from his location, as he decided to head back to camp, leaving Kreena in the woods, dazed and confused.

Sammy vs. Frankie

"Ahh!" Sammy shouted out, as he was letting out some sort of war cry. He and Frankie, who had conveniently found him first, were huddled behind some trees, shooting at each other with their toy guns. Well to be more specific, Sammy was the one doing the most firing. Frankie was simply hiding and trying to avoid being hit. This went on for about five minutes straight, until Sammy stopped and slid down the tree he was hiding to catch his breathe. As he did, he stopped and realized something.

"Weird…" he said to himself. "I'm doing all the shooting, but I haven't seen Frankie doing anything." Getting up, Sammy cautiously walked towards the tree Frankie was behind and then jumped out his gun ready. He looked as she was nowhere to be found.

"Uhh…" he said, as he looked around the tree, but still saw no sign of her. "Frankie?" he called out to her.

"Up here!" someone called. Sammy looked up, and his eyes fell, as he saw his girlfriend dropping down on him from atop the tree. She landed on him with a hard thud.

"Owww…" Sammy groaned out, as he looked at his girlfriend. "Could you please get off?" he said, whining.

"Of course, I will love." She said, smirking. "But first, I'll need you to give up."

"What?" Sammy yelled.

"It's your choice: either you can surrender or you can stay like that and hope that no one walks by." Frankie said, still smirking.

"Wait!" Sammy yelled out. "Can't we work something out? I really need this win!" he said, trying to negotiate.

"Like what, exactly?" Frankie asked, intrigued. Sammy racked his head, trying to figure something out, but soon realized there was only one thing that he could think of.

"Fine, if you surrender the match to me…" Sammy said, but stopped as a blush was growing on his cheeks. He swallowed a lump in his throat. He then leaned up and whispered something in her ears. Frankie looked at Sammy, shocked.

"Really?" she asked, still surprised.

"Yes…" Sammy said, embarrassed.

"Okay!" Frankie agreed, excited. Sammy sighed and leaned up close to his girlfriend's face.

"And it'd better be passionate." Frankie warned. Sammy rolled his eyes, groaning. He leaned up and softly laid his lips on Frankie's, who kissed back with much passion. Sammy, who sensed this, tried to break away after a few seconds had passed, but Frankie wouldn't let him, as she put her hand on the back of his head. The two stayed in that position for a while, until they both broke away, panting. Their eyes met, and Sammy swiftly looked away, embarrassed.

"You're a good kisser, love." Frankie said, with a smirk. Sammy blushed, which only helped Frankie to tease him more. "Maybe, you're not as submissive as I thought." She said, smiling.

"C-Can I have m-my w-w-win now, please?" Sammy said, stuttering.

"You're no fun." Frankie said, whining. "But fine. I give up." She said, smiling as she stood up. She extended her hand to Sammy, who reluctantly took it. "Shall we?" Frankie said, pointing back to camp. Sammy nodded, still embarrassed. Frankie smiled, as she put her arm in his as they two walked back to camp, together.

Teddy vs. Kat

"So, how long have you been drawing?" Teddy asked.

"For a few years now." Kat answered, as she and Teddy sat beside each other by a tree on the beach, while flipping through Kat's art book. "When I was younger, I got teased a lot, so I started drawing."

"Sorry to hear that." Teddy said, sympathetically.

"It's fine." Kat said, blushing a bit. "I've gotten over it."

"Still, that doesn't make it right."

"Yeah…" Kat agreed. The conversation ended there, as the two sat there in an awkward silence. "So, umm… how long have you been into sports?" Kat asked, trying to end the silence.

"Since I was young." Teddy answered. "I started to get passionate when I got in middle school."

"Have you always been active?" she asked.

"Yeah, kinda. I'm pretty much the active one out of my family. I've played or tried out for just about every popular sport out there. When I get older, I want to play professionally."

"What sport?"

"Not sure. Probably, football."

"Oh, that's cool."

The two continued conversing with each other, not really caring about the challenge. As such, it counted as a loss for both sides.

James vs. Charlotte

Charlotte walked with her gun locked and loaded to shoot as she hunted her prey, otherwise known as, James. She looked around, keeping a close watch out for anything suspicious, which was pretty much everything, in general. She was on an island that was basically a death trap, after all, so she kinda had a right to feel a bit paranoid and anxious.

She soon looked as something zoomed right past her, and she looked as it was a bullet. Turning around quickly, she looked as James was aiming at her, but was now quickly fleeing, after he had missed.

"Hey!" Charlotte yelled, racing after him. "Get back here!"

"As much as I'd like to Love, I'm afraid I must decline!" James yelled back, still running. He would occasionally stop running and turn back to fire at Charlotte, but this was only to distract her, as he missed every shot. Charlotte, on the other hand, fired at him every chance she could, but was also missing each time. This continued on for a while, until James reached the end of woods, running into a dead end. Charlotte soon arrived, panting.

"End of the line, James." She said, trying to get her breathe back.

"I guess so." James said, smiling at her. Charlotte was a bit unnerved by his smile, but quickly shook it off.

"Sorry to do this to you James, but I need that million dollars." Charlotte said, as she pointed her gun at him. "And you are in the way."

"That's unfortunate, love." James said, as he started to approach her.

"Stay back!" Charlotte yelled, as she held her gun a bit higher at him.

"But why?" James asked, still approaching her, refusing to back down. "You're going to shoot me, right?"

"O-Of course I am!" Charlotte yelled back, stuttering a bit.

"Well, you can't shoot me unless I get close." James said, as he finally reached her. Charlotte stepped back, until her back hit a tree. James smiled as he closed in her, smiling. "You don't really want to shoot me, right?" James asked, as he put his hand on her cheek. Charlotte didn't answer, but felt herself get weak, as the gun fell from her hand. "You really are charming, love."

"S-Stop it." Charlotte said, blushing.

"Why?" James asked.

"You're just trying to flirt with me."

"No, it's only flirting if it's a lie." James said, as his face got much closer to hers. Charlotte looked at him, and felt the same way she did earlier. She took notice of the boy's features and felt butterflies appear in her stomach.

"Why is this happening?" she thought. "How is he doing this?" Charlotte looked at James once more, as he leaned in close to her ear.

"Love, if it's not too much trouble, would you surrender the match to me?" he asked, whispering in her ear. Charlotte wanted to say refuse. How badly she wanted to! But each time, she looked in her boyfriend's face, her voice grew quiet.

"S-Sure." She said, blushing.

"Thanks love." James said smiling as he softly laid his lips on Charlotte's neck, making her moan a little. He then moved away from her, smiling at her, as he then left the way he came, heading back for camp. Charlotte put her hand on her heart, and slowly slid down the tree, panting.

"What did I just do?" she thought.

Maddie vs. Spencer

"Yahh!" Maddie yelled out, as he chased Spencer across the forest with his gun, shooting at her, like crazy. Spencer was ducking behind a tree, trying to avoid the boy and his crazy gun fire. She wanted to shoot back, but couldn't because each time she tried too, the boy would just resume shooting.

"Damn, this guy's nuts!" Spencer said to herself. She quickly ran out into the open, fleeing in the opposite direction. Maddie, who saw this, ran after her.

"You won't get away, Spencer!" he yelled, still shooting at her. It was obvious that this competition was going to his head, as he was acting like a real soldier, chasing after a fleeing enemy troop. He continued running, until he reached an opening. He looked around carefully, trying to find out where she had run off too. His gun was clutched to his chest, as he walked around.

"I know you're here, Spencer!" Maddie yelled out. "You can run and hide all you like, but no matter where you go, I will find you! And I will make you surren- Ahhh!" Maddie's sentence was soon cut short, as he fell down into a hole in the ground. "Oww." He groaned out, as he rubbed his butt. "That hurt."

"It was supposed to hurt, genius." Spencer said, as she appeared on the side of the hole, staring down at him.

"Did you build this hole?" Maddie asked.

"Maybe." Spencer shrugged. "Maybe not."

"Well, would you mind getting me out, please?" he asked.

"Sure, but the toll of getting this hole isn't cheap." Spencer said, smirking. "It'll cost you a surrender, please."

"What?" Maddie shouted. "No way! Real manly men don't surrender!" Spencer rolled her eyes at this.

"And I suppose real manly men aren't afraid of snakes?" she asked.

"Of course we're no…" Maddie began, but then stopped and looked at Spencer. "Wait, what?"

"Yeah, I advise you not to move around so much. Those snakes down there can be pretty mean and scary when they want to be." She said, smirking. And to add injury to insult, she showed him a pair of snake bites on both of her hands. "But then again, a real manly man fears nothing, so…"

"Ahhh!" Maddie yelled, as he tried to climb out of the cave, but failed. "Let me out! Let me out!"

"Like I said, the toll for the way out will require one surrender." Spencer said, smirking.

"Fine, I surrender! Just get me out!" he yelled. Spencer smirked and walked off for a second, coming back with a rope.

"Grab on, you wuss." She ordered, as she threw down for Maddie to catch. Maddie caught it and swiftly climbed out of the pit. He then collapsed to the ground, panting.

"Well, thanks for the win, twerp." Spencer said, as she turned around to walk back to camp.

"Wait!" Maddie yelled out after her. "Tell me, one thing. Where the heck did you get poisonous snakes on this island?"

"I didn't." Spencer answered, smirking.

"Huh?"

"There were no snakes, dummy. That was just a trick to get you to give up."

"What?" Maddie yelled out. "But your hands…"

"These marks are fake. I got them while piercing my hands. Honestly, you're dumb for not noticing it sooner." Spencer said. She then laughed, as she headed back to camp, listening to music on her iPod. Maddie stood there, shocked. After a minute or two, he then sighed and walked back to camp, grumbling to himself.

Security Tent

"Well, looks the girls have scored one more win." Matylda said. "Both teams are tied up now."

"If that's the case, you might as admit defeat now." Steve said, smirking.

"And why is that?" Matylda asked.

"Simple." Steve answered. "Have you forgotten what the next match is?"

"Yes, Zach vs. Evelien." Matylda answered. "So?"

"So, it's obvious that Zach is going to turn out the winner." Steve said, still smirking.

"I wouldn't cut Evelien out just yet." Matylda said.

"Oh please." Steve said, rolling his eyes. "If she somehow does manage to beat Zach, it's either dumb luck or a miracle. Or that he secretly harbors feelings for her." he explained.

"Well, we'll just have to wait and see." Matylda said, as she turned back towards the screen.

Zach vs. Evelien

Zach sat on a branch on top of a tree, silent meditating. He needed to keep a straight head in order to do what he was about to do. He didn't want to do, but now that Kei was here. He had little choice. Seeing Kei as a contestant was something he did not expect to see, but complaining about it would do him little good. He needed to come up with a plan to safely eliminate Kei and keep Evelien out of harm's way. So far, nothing was coming to mind, so he figured if he meditated, he'd have a better idea of what to do. As he was thinking these thoughts, he opened his eyes and looked down at Evelien, who was blindly searching for him. He sighed and stood up on the branch, trying to prepare himself, mentally and physically for what he was about to do.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Evelien was looking around, with her gun in her hands. She turned her gun to every sound that the woods made, as paranoia was getting to her, as well. She sat down for a second, trying to calm herself down. She breathed in and out, and put her headphones over her head and turned her iPod on, listening to some music. She sighed, as she felt her nerves getting better. After a five-minute break, she stood up again, feeling a bit better.

"I needed that." She thought. "And Heaven knows I'll need all the help I can get if I want to beat Zach." As she prepared to walk again, she stopped, as she heard from the treetops. Looking up, she saw Zach jumping from the trees, right in front of her.

"Zach!" she shouted, surprised. She then remembered the challenge, and hesitantly pointed her gun at him. "I don't want to do this, Zach, but I have to for the challenge." Zach looked at her, with an apologetic look on his face. He then sighed, and suddenly he turned very serious and swiftly ran at Evelien, who barely had time to block. He hit the gun out of her hands and spun it around, before sticking it the ground. "Hey, no fair!" Evelien complained. Zach again, looked at her apologetically, before again, turning serious.

He ran at Evelien, attacking her with his fast strikes. Evelien barely had time to dodge, but thanks to her dancing practice, she managed to dodge some of his hits. They continued exchanging blows, with Evelien getting the blunt of them, while Zach barely had a mark on him. This continued on for a while, until the two of them broke apart. Evelien was panting, while Zach looked like fine. To him, this was nothing more than a morning workout. Evelien eyed Zach and then her gun, which was still stuck in the ground.

"If I can get that, I may have a chance." She thought. Zachariah ran at her again, and Evelien quickly rolled out of the way, and to her gun, which she successfully caught and pointed at Zach, while on the ground. Zach looked at her, a bit surprised. The two stood there for a while, until Zach grinned. He then smiled, as he stood up.

"You really are amazing." He said, complimenting her. Evelien looked at him, confused. Worried this may be a trick of his, she held her gun to him. His next words shocked her. "I surrender." He said, still smiling. She stared at him, shocked.

"But, why?" she asked. Zachariah didn't answer. Instead, he extended his hand for Evelien to take. Evelien hesitantly took it and Zach pulled her up. She then blushed heavily, as Zach picked her up and put her on his back for him to carry. "Z-Zach!" she stuttered out. "What are you doing?" Zach didn't answer. Instead, he laughed as he carried her back to camp.

"I see now." Zach thought. "This is what Kei fears. He fears Evelien and I getting close. He wants to break us apart." Zach then smiled, a determined look on his face. "Well, I won't let him. If he thinks he can beat me that easily, he's got another thing coming. I'll defend Evelien from him, as long as I can. Which, I swear, is going to be a long, long time!"

Camp Wawanakwa

All of the campers were now huddled together in the opening of the camp. They all looked as Steve and Matylda came out of the Security Tent, with Steve looking a bit peeved, while Matylda was smiling as if she had just won a bet.

"Today was a very good challenge." Matylda said, still smiling. "It was a very close game." She said, putting emphasis on 'very' to agitate Steve, who scowled at her. "But in the end, it was the Girls' who won the challenge!" At this, the girls cheered, happy for their win, while the boys groaned. "Guys, Steve will see you at the Campfire Ceremony!" Matylda said, talking to the boys. "Girls, you all have the night off. Congratulations." Again, the girls cheered as they all walked to the hotel with their heads held high. Steve remained there with the guys, who all sighed at their defeat.


Hello, my loyal fans and readers! Yes, I am not dead! I am definitely still alive, as many of you can tell. First and foremost, I would like to apologize dearly for how long this chapter took to upload. I was planning on having this done back in September, but I hadn't finished it, so I figured I'll have it done before Halloween, but I failed there too. I was dealing with a lot of stuff. My computer crashed a number of times, and my mom had to take it in to get fixed, which took a while. I had college projects, I had to help my church with Halloween, I had to help my mom fix Thanksgiving, I was forced to spend family time, and I just got lazy around Christmas time. But after New Year's, I promised myself I would have this done before I had to go back to school and what do you know? I did! I feel very proud of myself right now! Again, I'm deeply sorry about how long it took to get this chapter up. I hope you all enjoyed reading it and I hope you all had wonderous holidays. I don't know when the next chapter will be up. You can all see how long it took to get this one up! I'll try to have it up in Feburary at best, but I make no promises! Again, I thank all those who were patient with me and are still reading this. You guys are the best! Until next time! ^_^

P.S. Reminder to all guys: I need you to vote for who you want eliminated. Reminder: I'm no longer doing polls, so if you want your vote to count, you'll have to PM me. I'm not accepting votes if they're in the reviews!

P.P.S. I hope all you feminists are satisified with this. The girls won, so you can be happy. No difference to me if you are or not.

[1]: Before I wrote this chapter, I was actually planning on giving the campers a free day, but I figured they'll get a free day when they get eliminated and we see the losers at Casa De Loser.

[2]: This is a very good book! I've heard my friends talk about it all the time, so I figured I'll give it a shot. Needless to say, I loved it! That's where I got the inspiration for this chapter from. Sorry if the challenge is not like the book's plot. It sorta fit, in my opinion.

[3]: I thank all those who voted on the poll for which boy you wanted back. As you can see, Teddy won and is back in the competition. Apologies to the boys who didn't win. We'll still you in the chapter where we interview the losers, so don't stop reading!

[4]: This is actually a true statement. I was planning on getting rid of Kei in the last chapter, but many readers didn't want him gone so soon, because they liked the whole KeiZach thing. Since he was so popular, I figured, 'Meh, why not? I'll bring him back.'

[5]: I read about something like this in a book once. I forget what it's called, but it involved a watch and hypnosis. Decided to use that for Kei, considering he's an antagonist and they'll do everything they can to win.