Disclaimer: I do not own Total Drama or any of its related seasons. They belong to Teletoon and Cartoon Network. The alphabet theme isn't mine and is property of Frank15. The 52 OC's in this story however are mine so do not steal them.
The Warning: This chapter contains racial slurs, one C bomb, a few shout outs, some philosophical wisdom, evil laughter, explosions and robotic monsters. You have been warned!
Note: Sorry for the wait everyone, I've been busy. Real life comes before fanfiction I'm afraid. Hopefully there won't be as many delays in the future as the next two episodes are BIG ones. Until then, enjoy the chapter!
This is like the Labyrinth of Despair from T.D.L.1!
Team Thunderbolt were quickly running down the paths of the maze; they hadn't come to any branching paths so far and we trying to make as much progress as they could in as short a time as possible. Cherry was at the front of the pack due to being the fastest runner.
"So far so good guys; if we can keep a constant speed going we'll be able to reach the center of the maze quicker." Said Cherry cheerfully while moving one of her reddish brown bangs out of her face.
"What happens when we have to split up?" Asked Winnie. "We're inevitably going to have to separate from each other at some point."
"Winnie's got a point." Agreed Zed. "Maybe if we all go off by ourselves we'll cover a bit more ground and we'll know where the dead ends are, I reckon."
"I wonder if we can climb over the top of the hedges." Pondered Opal.
"I wouldn't recommend it Opal; we might get disqualified for cheating." Warned Jill.
"But a cheater designed the maze; doesn't that make it, hahaha, ok?" Inquired Opal.
"It may take a delinquent to catch a delinquent but we're not cheaters … even if they are the fastest land animals." Joked Cherry. "And being fast is important in a challenge like this."
"Maybe so, but we need to have a good sense of direction as well." Reminded Winnie.
"I reckon that's not much of a problem." Said Zed as he reached into his pocket and took out a compass. "Whenever I'm away from home or hiking through the forest I take a compass with me so I don't get lost; I think a compass will be pretty useful here."
"Zed is always prepared." Nodded Opal. "Such an admirable handsome boy."
Zed tried to look modest but it was clear he enjoyed being complimented by his girlfriend.
"I see a fork in the road up ahead." Stated Jill.
"You sure it isn't a spork?" Asked Opal.
Jill just rolled her eyes in amusement at this as the path they were on split into three separate directions, one straight ahead, one to the left and one to the right.
"Which way do we need to go Zed?" Asked Winnie.
"I'm not entirely sure; we started out south and the center was directly ahead so I reckon we'll need to head north." Stated Zed. "But the compass doesn't tell me where the dead ends are, so any of these paths could be correct. It's entirely possible they are all correct but some are just longer than others."
"In the words of Fred, let's split up and look for, haha, clues." Declared Opal. "Though personally I could never trust a guy with an orange neckerchief."
"I meanwhile could never trust a person who acts nice all the time with no slip ups; it would just be suspicious to me." Admitted Zed. "Unless they were genuinely nice, but I can tell if somebody isn't genuine. But I can say with honestly that you four are all great people."
"Aw! Thanks Zed!" Said Winnie cheerfully. "So; who's going which way?"
"Opal and myself could go straight ahead if you guys are ok with it." Said Zed.
"Sounds fine to me." Nodded Cherry. "I'll go to the right; if I'm alone I can run at full speed without having to worry about people not keeping up with me."
"I guess that leaves me and Winnie to go to the left then." Shrugged Jill. "Fine by me."
"Let's get going then; see you guys later!" Said Cherry in farewell as she shot down her chosen pathway as fast as she could.
"C'mon Winnie; let's get a move on, we can't afford to lose again. We can continue our conversation from last night as well." Said Jill as she and Winnie left down the path to the left.
"Okie dokie." Nodded Winnie.
"Well m'lady, shall we get going?" Asked Zed while offering Opal his hand.
Opal giggling as she held hands with Zed.
"Lead me to the hay barn." Purred Opal.
"I don't get it." Blinked Zed in confusion.
"I'll tell you when you're older." Giggled Opal.
Confessional: But he's sixteen as it is!
Opal: Is it odd that a girl like me is attracted to, hahaha, a naïve farm boy?
Jill: It may be a bit dull talking strategy all the time I will admit, but me and Winnie are still in the minority; if we can eliminate one of the others then not only will we be on more equal ground for future vote offs, but we can also put a chip in the former Team Mongolia numbers … what's to stop them banding together come the merge? We'll get Pagonged!
VayVay: Hmm, Pagong is a funny word don't you think?
Cherry: The only problem with mazes is the many dead ends.
Team Graveyard was in a different part of the maze quickly running along the maze just like Team Thunderbolt was. They hadn't come across any branching paths yet but it was surely only a matter of time before they would have to split up.
"So Sasha; does this remind you of any video games?" Asked Eddie curiously.
"Besides the obvious answer of Pac0Man it does kinda remind me of the maze from the Fur Fighters level The Temple of Gloom … minus the chameleons and alligators dressed in ceremonial outfits." Replied Sasha. "Then again, it's also kinda like the hedge maze from Resident Evil 4."
"Why it is called Resident Evil anyway?" Blinked Kim.
"Because the local residents have been addled and gone evil." Stated Sasha.
"That doesn't make much sense." Admitted Kim.
"It's a game, it doesn't have to make sense … but then again neither does life." Said VayVay dreamily.
"VayVay's right; video games would suck if they were realistic." Nodded Sasha. "Though it's Japanese title 'Biohazard' is more fitting."
"Can we not talk about biohazards please; they give me some unpleasant imagery." Requested Paul.
"Yeah, imagine if Wawanakwa suffered one of those and everything mutated … that'd be really weird." Agreed Rheneas. "Would maker for a good season though."
"I will have to disagree my fire loving friend; mutation is not only painful … but it is also very bad chi, yes yes." Said VayVay while looking up ahead. "And I do believe the path is splitting."
VayVay was right; like with Team Thunderbolt the path had split into three; one going to the left, one going straight ahead and the final one, as could logically be expected, going to the right.
"So; any idea which way to go Eddie?" Asked Kim.
"What makes you think I would know?" Replied Eddie.
"You're a detective … and a really smart guy." Purred Kim seductively.
"Err …" Stammered Eddie. "Well; I may be a detective and also observant … but I'm no psychic. I suggest we split up; that way we'll cover more ground."
"A very good idea." Nodded VayVay. "Having one person where the others are not is indeed a great way to find something faster."
"So Sasha and Kim … how are you going to decide who gets to be with Eddie this time?" Inquired Rheneas.
"Actually; I was thinking it would be a good idea for us to work with people different than our usual partners." Stated Eddie. "Like, Kim … you never seem to talk to Paul very much. How about you work with him this time?"
Kim inwardly seethed but put on a cheerful expression and nodded.
"Sounds fine to me." Said Kim with a painfully forced smile.
"If we're working with different people then I'd quite like to work with you Eddie; helping people with relationships brings out the giggly Japanese schoolgirl in me." Beamed VayVay.
"I didn't know you were Japanese." Blinked Sasha.
"It was a metaphor." Stated VayVay.
"I guess that means I'm with Sasha then." Smiled Rheneas. "Fine by me; I play games as well from time to time, should be a fun conversation."
"Indeed it should." Agreed Sasha. "So; who takes which path?"
"They say the left is best in politics, so me and Eddie could go left." Suggested VayVay.
"That doesn't really make any sense." Said Kim with a raised eyebrow.
"When you can't move a conversation forwards or backwards you might as well zig zag it from side to side." Said VayVay airily.
"… Ok. I guess me and Paul can go straight ahead." Shrugged Kim.
"And me and Rheneas will go to the right." Finished Sasha. "Well; we've got our game plan ready, so lets hurry and beat Team Thunderbolt! See you later everyone who isn't Eddie, and a super special goodbye to everyone else. Heehee!"
Sasha left down the path to the right while Rheneas turned to the others.
"She sure does like you Eddie." Smirked Rheneas as he followed after Sasha.
"Let's get going then Eddie; the day is young as Chris Maclean, somewhat old and hairy, and we have much to discuss." Said VayVay sweetly. "Bye Paul."
VayVay blew a kiss to her boyfriend as she left down the path to the left with Eddie following. Kim scowled for a moment … Paul noticed this.
"You ok Kim? You scowled a moment ago." Noted Paul.
"Oh! … I'm fine; I just feel a little bugged because the person who left Sasha that note still hasn't been caught. She's my best friend you see." Lied Kim very convincingly.
"I understand completely." Nodded Paul. "Shall we get going?"
"Indeed we shall, this challenge won't win itself." Nodded Kim in agreement.
Confessional: If only there was a telepath in the cast; they could easily bust Kim!
Sasha: I wonder if Rheneas has experience with relationships; I mean, he's a pyro … girls love a bad boy right?
Paul: I was hoping to spend the challenge with VayVay, but we would probably get a little bit distracted if we stayed together. I don't really know Kim that well … I wonder if she can give me any relationship tips; she's been in relationships before after all.
Kim: Just great; I could have put the moves on Eddie and made him completely fall for me … but once again I can't because I'm put with somebody else. I suppose being with the immune system cripple is better than being with the nigger, but if his half faggot rug munching other half gives Eddie advice that hinders my game plan I'll make sure she wishes she hadn't. Still, everyone is in the dark about me and so it shall stay … until the finale if my master plan works properly that is. The only remotely normal person on the team is Rheneas, he could be as bad as Kasimar if only he wanted to be … though I can't help but think that he is hiding something…
Jill and Winnie were walking down a long straightway in the maze; they had decided to stay together instead of splitting up so that they could talk about their next move … and also because Winnie was a bit 'on the fence' about being 'alone in a maze with robotic thingies patrolling it' (her words). So far they hadn't really come across many things of interest besides seeing a cloud shaped like a turnip up in the sky.
"This challenge is a little boring." Mumbled Jill. "It's kind of luck based in a way since we have no idea where we are going exactly. Zed was the one with the compass."
"It's better than being all together; if we got lost all; at once we'd have less hope of winning than I do of growing a pair of real kitty ears." Replied Winnie.
Jill raised an eyebrow at this while Winnie giggled.
"Just trying to lighten the mood." Replied Winnie. "It's what I do."
"I've noticed; you could lighten it more by finding the correct path with one hundred percent accuracy … but I think yesterday's challenge established you are n good at tracking." Smirked Jill.
"Maybe so but when it comes to kitty cat know how I'm second to none." Said Winnie cheerfully. "Hey, look at that."
Jill looked where Winnie was looking and saw that up ahead was a door of some kind with two eyes on it that looked like light bulbs flattened by a stream roller.
"What's this supposed to be?" Blinked Jill.
"I think it's a door … but I don't see a door handle on it. I wonder how we're supposed to open it." Pondered Winnie. "You didn't happen to see a key on the path did you?"
"Sadly no; looks like the rest of this path is blocked off, damn! Now we have to turn back." Muttered Jill.
"Not quite." Said the door in a robotic tone. "If you answer three questions correctly you may proceed."
"… Is there anything Wallace can't build?" Blinked Winnie.
"Probably not." Mused Jill. "Ok, err Mr Door … ask us the questions."
"Question number one … what color is Winnie the Pooh's red shirt?" Asked the door.
"Red … DUH." Said Jill while Winnie tried not to laugh.
"Correct. Question two; what is the best type of bean." Asked the door.
"Err …" Blinked Jill; she didn't know any beans besides baked and runner.
"Jelly?" Guessed Winnie.
"Correct." Said the door. "Final question; what is the most evil type of glasses?"
"Sunglasses." Said Jill confidently.
"Correct, you may pass." Said the door as it started to beep.
"What's it doing?" Asked Winnie as she took a step towards the door.
BOOM!
The door exploded and sent Winnie flying backwards onto her butt.
"Oof!" Yelped Winnie upon landing.
"Are you ok Winnie?" Asked Jill in concern to her friend and alliance mate.
"I'm fine; good thing I've got a soft bum to cushion the landing." Chuckled Winnie as she got to her feet and dusted herself down. "I'll be sure to back away from the next door it is starts beeping."
Jill and Winnie continued walking down the path of the maze until they came to an intersection that went left and right. Both girls exchanged a glance.
"… Which way should we go?" Asked Winnie. "We could split up so that at least one of us picks the right path ... but I don't want to run into a monster."
"Hmm." Pondered Jill. "Maybe we should go right; we're both right handed right? … Not that the logic really makes sense."
"Actually I'm ambidextrous." Admitted Winnie. "But even if we pick the wrong path we can still strategize; more wrong turns means more spare time right?"
"… Now you're getting it." Grinned Jill.
Confessional: Do any words rhyme with strategy? … Got it! Battery does!
Jill: I wonder if me and Winnie could be the first same gender final two; it's never happened before, but it might this season.
Winnie: Me and Jill agreed that Cherry is the swing vote tonight; I'll just have to see if I can get her to not vote for me or Jill. But we might not lose; life's not about thinking the negatives and being a pessimist, if that's the right word. It's about being optimistic and having fun … that's what I think anyway.
Cherry was running through the maze and was taking a sort of 'wild card' approach to the challenge. By this I mean that she was taking random paths through the maze without really considering her options. To some it may have been a dumb idea, to others it may be luck based … but to Cherry it was just challenging the ordinary method of running through a maze.
"I wonder where the others are." Pondered Cherry as she ran along. "Hopefully they are near the center of the maze; hopefully not right back at the beginning. … Why am I talking to myself? It's a habit I've got to stop."
Cherry took a right turn through the maze and came to a door. She looked for the handle but didn't see one on the door.
"Ok, how am I supposed to open this thing?" Blinked Cherry. "Is this one of those doors that only open if you look away from them?"
"…No." Said the door. "I will open if you answer three random trivia questions correctly."
"How many questions can you select from?" Inquired Cherry.
"Over nine thousand." Said the door before laughing in monotone. "No; it's actually more like fifteen thousand and fifty two."
There as a moment of silence.
"Question one; what is Wallace's surname?" Asked the door.
Cherry thought back to last season; she knew she had heard this before when watching one of the last episode of Total Drama Letterz. After a few moments of thought she had her answer.
"Magenta." Answered Cherry.
"Correct." Droned the door. "Question two, you should know this, how many laps do you have to do to complete the Seattle Street endurance race in Grand Turismo 3?"
"Forty." Said Cherry promptly.
"Correct." Droned the door again. "Question three … it's not quite a question but you have to scare me."
"Whuh?" Blinked Cherry. "How do I do that?"
"By being scary." Answered the door. "But I was under the impression that I was asking the questions here."
Cherry thought for a moment and turned her back to the door with a grin.
"Ok … BOO!" Bellowed Cherry as she turned around with a scary face.
Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic; Cherry had rolled her eyes inwards which revealed the reddish veins while almost unhinging her jaw and dangling her tongue with a very lifeless zombie like expression.
"ARGH!" Wailed the door as it started beeping.
Cherry rolled her eyes back to normal and adjusted her face to its normal position and chuckled.
"I won the scary face competition every year since it began back in second grade." Chuckled Cherry. "Looks like even machines aren't immune to fear; who'd have thunk it?"
BOOM!
The door exploded and Cherry quickly covered her face from the explosion; when the dust cleared an eight legged rectangle spider robot was slowly shuffling towards Cherry; it had a rocket launcher on it's back. It aimed the weapon at Cherry.
"Locking onto organic life form known as Cherry Skidley Zoom." Droned the machine.
Cherry did the most smart thing any speedy and genki teen would have done … she ran away screaming whilst flailing her arms.
"Aiyeeeeeee!" Screamed Cherry as she dashed away and left the robot in the dust.
"Slow down, I'm asking nicely." Droned the robot in monotone.
Confessional: At least it wasn't Nemesis! … Normally a rocket launcher would be a one hit kill, but it was PS1 game and the developers were probably lazy. Plus it would have made the game too bloody hard … no pun intended.
Cherry: I CAN pull funny scary faces … but I can NOT withstand a rocket blasted at me. I may be extreme but I'm not crazy!
Wallace: What? The rocket was filled with confetti! It was just a joke! … Mwahahahaha!
Opal and Zed walked leisurely through the maze; Zed paid close attention to his compass while Opal walked beside her boyfriend.
"So Zed; do you think we're getting close to the center of the maze?" Asked Opal sweetly.
"I'm not too sure m'lady; all I know is that the maze was north of where we started. To be honest with you the compass is only good for showing the direction we are going, not the destination. I reckon this challenge would be easier if it was night time." Stated Zed.
"Why? Wouldn't the darkness make things, hahaha, harder?" Asked Opal.
"Maybe; but I ain't scared of the dark. And I meant that we could use the stars to navigate our way. It's what sailors used to do … granted I'm a farmer instead of a sailor, but I reckon that in essence it's the same thing." Explained Zed. "You'd think I'd be better at mazes from the amount of times I got lost in the cornfield when I was younger."
"That sounds like fun; I sure am looking forward to visiting you when the show is over." Chirped Opal cheerfully. "Sometimes I wish the show didn't have to end; I don't really want to have to go home and be away from, hahaha, all of my friends."
"I'll miss everyone too; but we can get everyone's phone numbers right? Besides; I'm sure your family and your friends in your home town will be cheering you on; you'll probably become a local celebrity when you get back." Said Zed while he and Opal turned down another passageway.
"I doubt it." Mumbled Opal.
Confessional: Just like I doubt I'll ever get a date with the dressing room.
Opal: I wish I had one of those time turners from, hahaha, Harry Potter … then I could go back in time and stop it from ever happening.
"What do you mean by that?" Inquired Zed.
"Oh … nothing, nothing important." Assured Opal with an uneasy expression as she turned another corner only to collide with Kim and fall over. "Oof!"
"Are you ok Opal?" Asked Kim in fake concern as she helped Opal to her feet. "Why do I keep bumping into everyone? I'm such a klutz!"
"Don't worry about it Kim, I'm alright." Assured Opal.
"Hey guys." Greeted Paul. "How are you doing?"
"We're doing fine." Said Zed while glancing at Kim for a brief moment and quickly stuffing the compass into his pocket. "Do you guys have any idea if you're going the right way?"
"None whatsoever." Said Paul simply.
"We've been walking around aimlessly since the challenge started; we have no idea if we're going the right way or not." Explained Kim. "It's making me feel a little flustered; I'm not a big fan of hedge mazes. Though at least we haven't come across anything that Wallace created."
"He's insane." Agreed Opal.
"Indeed." Nodded Kim whilst thinking. "So are you … you mentally crippled chink."
"Well; I reckon we'd better keep moving, we'll be seeing you later I'm sure." Said Zed in farewell with a polite tip of his hat. "Good luck."
"Same to you." Replied Paul cheerfully as he set off down a different part of the maze.
"Paul's right, we may be opponents, but good luck anyway." Said Kim with a false smile.
The two duos separated but not before Kim cast a cold glare at Opal; Paul and Opal did not notice this … but Zed did.
Confessional: Is somebody finally catching on?
Kim: Knocking the retarded chink over is always satisfying; funny how nobody, not even her redneck boyfriend, is catching on. I must have knocked into her about five times so far! Not everything has to be part of a strategy or the bigger picture, I sometimes do it simply because it's fun … or I just add a strategy later. I'm completely secure in this game; nobody knows anything about the real me, in fact … the returnees would need visual proof. Otherwise I can just fake cry and gain sympathy.
Zed: You know; I reckon Kim knocked Opal over on purpose. That's not the first or second or even third time she's done it … and she glared at Opal too. That's why I hid the compass. I reckon that there may be a chance that I'm being paranoid … but I don't trust Kim at all; she just seems like bad news. I'll be keeping my eye on her just in case.
Eddie and VayVay had no idea where abouts in the maze they were; it was kind of like Pan's Labyrinth, well, that or the Labyrinth Zone from Sonic 1 for the Sega Genesis except without the water.
"I wonder if we're anywhere near the center of the maze. If we keep winning the chances of all of us making the merge will become a certainty." Said Eddie while adjusting his sunglasses. "If we enter the merge in the majority it'll become easy to get closer to the end of the game."
"That is true, we all want the million dollars but only one of us will get it … and one is a much smaller number than a million." Agreed VayVay. "It's like how two is larger than one but in the end one is the number that you choose."
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Eddie.
"I think you might be able to work it out." Smiled VayVay.
Sure enough after a few seconds of thought Eddie knew what VayVay was talking about.
"Let me guess, this is about the so called 'love triangle' right?" Asked Eddie knowingly.
"Indeedy." Nodded VayVay. "It's coming up to the merge now; there are eleven of us left and I assume that the merge will make an appearance when either ten or eight of us remain. Since people will be taking out threats left, right, center and diagonally at that point you should make your decision before it's too late lest you suffer heartache … and it's a lot worse than a head ache or a tummy ache let me tell you."
"Well it's kind of hard to decide being that I like them both. I don't want to upset anyone." Explained Eddie. "At first I just liked Sasha and thought of Kim as just a friend … but she's really grown on me and she's way deeper than you may think … I just end up confusing myself."
"Love isn't a 'think about it' type of thing, it's more of an 'act on the moment' type of thing; I know this from both recent and past experience." Explained VayVay. "Love is, in my opinion, not only truly wonderful but also a very dangerous thing … because you can't help who you fall in love with. And some people fake affection to further themselves such as a character called Prescilla from this online comic I read. She was a nasty toe rag indeed. Good thing Cherman busted her; he was such a cute little robot."
"VayVay; you're kinda rambling." Chuckled Eddie.
"Oh, sorry, I sometimes do that." Apologized VayVay with a giggle. "Anyway; you should not only think long term, like I'm sure you've been told, but also who you can really see yourself with in future years. Think about who means the most to you in the world. I'm always attracted to the shy ones, part of the reason I love Paul so much. And you have to be able to protect them from bad things … if Paul was in danger I know that I'd do anything to make sure he was safe and justice was served, even if it meant going one on one with a manical maniac. Just ask yourself one question Eddie … what would George Lucas do, after that you shall likely have your answer."
"That doesn't really make much sense." Blinked Eddie. "But I cannot deny that you are a very smart and wise girl VayVay."
"Thanks; I always appreciate a nice compliment even though they aren't needed. Alternatively you could just look into your over worked subconscious; you may not know it but you probably have your answer already even if you don't know it. Did you know that scientists say that if humans used all of their brains we could move objects with our mind. Maybe if I could do that I'd be able to make the cheerleader squad." Mused VayVay.
"Well, I'm sure I'll have my answer by tomorrow one way or another. I've just got to find some time to sit down and think; between trying to solve the mystery of who left the note and competing in the challenges it's leaving me with little thinking time." Said Eddie and as he and VayVay turned down another pathway.
"I think I know who you are going to pick." Said VayVay airily.
"Who?" Inquired Eddie curiously.
"Classified." Replied VayVay.
"Normally I'd comment on how my own knowledge would be classified to me … but I've come to expect that sort of thing from you." Chuckled Eddie. "Speaking of which, how come you are so wise?"
"Intelligence and dexterity." Stated VayVay.
Confessional: Both of those are stats in Dungeons and Dragons.
Eddie: I like to think I'm reasonably intelligent, but VayVay puts me to shame. Seriously; she's probably smarter than Colombo and Poirot combined. It's easy to see why Paul likes her. And her advice is very helpful … VayVay's right; I'm gonna have to decide before the merge.
VayVay: Love is as easy as a spelling test to me … except for the fact it is infinitely variable and difficult, but in essence there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it … except that there kinda isn't, but some things remain constant despite that.
Rheneas and Sasha were casually walking through the maze and picking whatever path they thought was the right one … not that much thought was really put into the decision.
"So Sasha; ever seen any good mazes in video games besides the ones you mentioned earlier?" Inquired Rheneas.
"Well; I suppose the whole of Aperture Science in Portal is kind of like a maze. And Pipe Land in Super Mario Bros 3 is quite maze like as well." Stated Sasha. "Mazes are quite common in video games."
"I'd guess that they're spookier in a horror games since there are monsters in them." Mused Rheneas. "I play games from time to time … oddly enough my favorite game is Banjo Kazooie … that and Dead Space."
"… The contrast between your favorite games is uncanny." Said Sasha with a raised eyebrow. "Dead Space is a really scary game, and most things in games don't scare me … well, Regenerators from Resident Evil 4 do, but that's not my point."
"I wonder if there is anybody in the world who is truly fearless." Pondered Rheneas. "It could be a rather boring life though, never having to worry about anything and taking everything thrown at you with no emotion. Experiencing emotions is a big part of life."
"I agree; emotions are very important in life … happiness, sadness, fear, anger … love. Without emotions nothing fun would exist since nobody would know what happiness is." Agreed Sasha. "Boy, this conversation is making us sound as philosophical as VayVay."
"Paul's lucky to have her." Agreed Rheneas.
"Maybe one day you'll have that special someone." Said Sasha sweetly.
"Yeah … maybe." Nodded Rheneas while not mentioned the fact that he and Tabitha had a secret relationship. "And for the record, I'm personally hoping you end up with Eddie."
"What about Kim?" Asked Sasha.
"Eh, she's a nice girl … but personally I think you're a better match for Eddie to be honest." Shrugged Rheneas.
"Thanks Rheneas … you know, you have quite an unusual name, where does it come from?" Inquired Sasha.
"I'm not really sure; I guess it was just a case of 'it sounded right' or something like that." Admitted Rheneas.
"I think Travis would have been a good name for you.2 Giggled Sasha.
"… Huh?" Blinked Rheneas in confusion.
"Oh, you kind of look and sound like Travis Touchdown from No More Heroes … and that's a compliment." Explained Sasha. "He's a badass macho assassin … though I don't really see it in you to have the urge to hurt somebody … except Kasimar as we saw back on day fourteen."
"He had it coming." Stated Rheneas. "Thanks for the comparison to a so called badass."
The duo walked up to a door with looked at them with its robotic eyes.
"What's a door doing in the maze?" Blinked Sasha.
"Gee, I dunno, what do you think?" Replied the door as dryly as a robotic door could possible be. "I shall ask you three trivia questions, answer correctly and I'll let you get past me."
"… Sounds fair." Shrugged Sasha.
"Question one; what fictional diesel has a robotic claw on his back?" Asked the door.
"Diesel 10." Replied Sasha. "Good thing I grew up with the Thomas series."
"Correct." Droned the door.
"Captain Planet was better." Said Rheneas opinionatedly.
"Question two; what is the most evil shape in existence?" Asked the door.
"A triangle." Said Sasha. "Wallace has said that in the past."
"Correct." Said the door. "Final question, and this one will make you sweat. Mwahahahaha. Who is the girl that Rheneas likes?"
Rheneas blanched and Sasha glanced at him.
"I've been wondering that myself." Agreed Sasha with the door. "Who is it Rheneas? I mean, you don't have to say … but we cold really do with getting past the door."
Rheneas was silent for a few moments before he made his decision.
"If I answer the question do you promise not to tell anyone?" Requested Rheneas. "The only other person who knows is Eddie."
"I swear on my copy of Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door sighed by Shigeru Miyamoto." Promised Sasha.
Rheneas turned to the door and spoke.
"Tabitha." Said Rheneas.
"Correct, you're for it now aren't you." Said the door as it began beeping.
"So … it's Tabitha you like?" Blinked Sasha. "… That's actually really sweet."
"I guess so, but please don't tell anyone, ok?" Requested Rheneas again.
"I promise I won't; but you don't have to keep it such a secret, I doubt anyone would dislike you for liking Tabitha you know." Said Sasha as she and Rheneas continued walking along.
"I know; but I'm more concerned that Tabitha would get more negative attention from it." Explained Rheneas before looking ahead and gulping.
"What is it?" Asked Sasha before spotting what Rheneas was looking at. "Oh no…"
A well built robotic monster was looking at them; it had a very beefy and 'muscular' chest with the lower section of a dragonfly that had a stubby flat tail and boney spider like legs coming from it. It's arms were very large and had claws on the hands with were like blades. It wore a suit of bronze colored armor on its chest and it's ugly head had a mouth of sharp teeth and two eyes glowing bright goldish yellow.
"What the hell is that thing?" Asked Rheneas incredulously.
"It's a Cragmite Warrior; a monster from Ratchet and Clank Tools of Destruction. They attack with energy blasts and claw swipes; they can also split their atoms and teleport … but surely Wallace couldn't have gotten a robot to do that … right?" Gulped Sasha.
The Cragmite Warrior let out a roar and split itself into pixels that were shifting in and out of view and moved closer to the pyro and gamer.
"What the hell?" Blinked Rheneas. "It looks like it's phasing in and out of the dimension … that's impossible … isn't it?"
"Apparently not … run!" Yelled Sasha as she and Rheneas dashed off with the Cragmite Warrior in pursuit.
Confessional: A side salute, a strategy that has saved lives.
Rheneas: I've suddenly gained a new phobia…
Sasha: (She is breathing in and out of a paper bag with wide eyes).
Wallace: Truth be told it was actually a holographic creation, it was just an illusion. Like I'd actually kill somebody; there's evil and then there's being a big meanie.
Paul and Kim were still walking through the maze; they hadn't ran into anybody else for a while and as they had no idea where exactly they actually were within the maze they were getting a little annoyed… well, Kim was anyway.
"I wish the challenges were something that I'm good at, like a singing contest." Muttered Kim. "It's a shame that I've got a pretty poor sense of direction."
"Don't worry about it Kim; even if we don't make it to the center of the maze first the others might." Assured Paul. "I don't think you would be voted off though … Eddie wouldn't vote for you."
"I guess that's true." Said Kim with a forced bubbly giggle. "So Paul, the merge is very soon. Do you think you'll make it?"
"I'm not sure … but I'll certainly try. I don't think I'll be too good at the free for all challenges though." Stated Paul.
"By the way, that reminds me, some people are going to return aren't they … who do you think is going to return?" Asked Kim curiously with a bit of ulterior motive behind it.
"Hopefully Yannis and maybe Xyly, they were really nice." Said Paul with fond remembrance of his friends.
"Just remember that a challenge usually determines who comes back; it might be one of the stronger people voted off … so yeah, Xyly stands a good chance … but so do some of the others like Alice, Ulric and Quarla."
Paul's calm expression vanished when Quarla's name was mentioned.
"Are you ok Paul?" Asked Kim in fake concern.
"I'm fine … Quarla just scares me a bit." Mumbled Paul.
"Me too; she's such a bully. You should have heard some of her confessionals." Murmured Kim while she inwardly smirked.
"How did you hear them?" Asked Paul curiously.
"Sometimes when I was waiting to use the confessional I could hear her ratings; she said how she would harm people with a hack saw and axes if they got on her bad side." Explained Kim. "I hope she doesn't go on a rampage…"
Paul had paled a little much to Kim's amusement and she pretended to act concerned.
"Don't worry Paul; VayVay will keep you safe." Assured Kim. "So will the rest of us."
Confessional: What a bully of a bitch.
Paul: Quarla likely still has a grudge on me; what will I do if she actually tries to use a hack saw on me? Kim wouldn't lie … in a way I should be thankful she warned me about this. Oh man, I feel like such a marshmallow! (Paul shivers).
Kim: I have no way of knowing if Quarla is actually returning; but seeing that faggot germaphobe in fear is like watching a porno, it turns me on. If he gets scared and we lose he'll be seen as the reason we lost and then he'll be voted out. He may be no threat but if it makes the half faggot hippie sad then that's find by me.
Winnie and Jill had a feeling that they were getting close to the center of the maze; but there were a lot of wrong turns just waiting to be made.
"Any idea which way to go Jill?" Asked Winnie.
"I'm afraid not; if we had an above view of the maze then this would be so much easier … I don't see why we can't just cut through the maze though." Mused Jill.
"But wouldn't that be cheating?" Asked Winnie gingerly. "And didn't Wallace leave something to stop people from getting through?"
"You're right, he did … I wonder what it is." Pondered Jill.
"AAAARGH!" Shrieked a voice from nearby. "Damn you Wallace! Electric fences are not funny!"
"… I think that was Kim." Said Winnie while backing away from the hedge. "I think there may be electric barriers within the hedges … I'd recommend not trying to go through them."
"I think you might be right." Agreed Jill. "I guess we'll just have to do this challenge the old fashioned way."
"Maybe we could climb over the top of the hedges." Pondered Winnie.
"Personally I don't think it'd be worth the risk of being electrocuted." Stated Jill opinionatedly.
Confessional: Electrocution hurts … the author once owned n electric tennis racket; bet you didn't know that.
Winnie: If only this challenge was as easy as pac-man, if that was the case I'd easily win.
Cherry was still running through the maze; she had come across a few robotic monsters but they were all too slow to keep up with her. She didn't know if she was anywhere near the center of the maze but she doubted she was the person furthest away from it.
"I wonder where everyone else is; I haven't seen anyone in ages." Said Cherry to herself as she ran along. "This is so boring!"
Cherry ran around a corner and ran right into Rheneas and Sasha who were also running. The three fell over to the floor, a moment later Cherry got back to her feet and helped Rheneas and Sasha up.
"Sorry about that." Apologized Cherry. "Are you two ok?"
"I'm fine." Assured Sasha.
"I'm ok as well; we were running from a big Cragmite Warrior monster … but it looks like we've outran it." Said Rheneas in relief. "So, why were you running so fast?"
"Walking is boring." Shrugged Cherry cheerfully. "Besides; there's more chance of me losing if I go slow. My team has fewer members than yours after all."
"Good point." Agreed Rheneas. "You know; this challenge kind of reminds me of Bomber Man, being that it's a maze filled with monsters … even though we have no bombs."
"The exploding doors may be a good substitute." Suggested Sasha. "Still, we can tell you with honestly that the way we've just came from isn't the correct path … so it looks like the three of us are lost."
"Well; we'll just have to get ourselves 'un-lost' won't we?" Said Cherry in determination. "I'll go this way and you go that way."
With enough being said Cherry dashed off down another part of the maze which left Rheneas and Sasha by themselves.
"I hope somebody finds the center of the maze soon, preferably somebody from our team." Started Rheneas. "I'm starting to dislike mazes."
"Here, here." Agreed Sasha.
Confessional: What do you call a slothful maze? … A laze! *rimshot*
Sasha: Cherry sure is a fast runner; it's kind of a shame she isn't my team mate anymore. Her speed would be a very useful asset.
Cherry: I was never any good at remembering where I've been in the cornfield maze back home … so this challenge was quite taxing indeed.
Eddie and VayVay had no idea where they were; it was safe to say at this point that they were completely lost.
"I feel as lost as a penguin that has ended up in the Sahara Desert." Mused VayVay. "The only difference is that I'm on an island and I'm not dehydrated."
"That's just as well; dehydration is horrible. I've never felt it but I know that it's bad." Agreed Eddie. "Still, I can't help but feel we're going around in circles."
"Due to the maze's shape it would technically be a square." Corrected VayVay cheerfully. "But back on topic, do you think we'll win the challenge?"
"I hope so ... because I have no idea who I would vote for if we did lose." Said Eddie while looking conflicted. "I'd probably have to flip a coin or roll a dice or something like that."
"The hardest decisions we make are often those with the most obvious answer." Said VayVay airily. "I know that doesn't really apply, but learn from it what you may."
Eddie and VayVay turned a corner and saw another long straightway ahead of them.
"This is starting to get a little annoying." Muttered Eddie. "I may love logic puzzles, but it feels as though the maze is laughing at me."
"That's how a maze is supposed to feel." Assured VayVay. "It's actually somewhat peaceful in here … minus the exploding doors, monsters, hidden electric fences and all that doo dah."
"Yeah; good thing we beat that muffin robot by whacking it on the head." Agreed Eddie. "I do have to question some of Wallace's robot designs though, some go beyond completely absurd."
Confessional: He ate a bird, how absurd … Yay! Another rhyme!
VayVay: I may be intelligentish … but I'm more smart with philosophies and knowledge of the world and advising people … hardware and machinery is a bit alien to me.
Eddie: Lot' of monsters seem to be weak to whacks on the head. I suppose it's because the brain is usually in the head … but what if the brain was somewhere else? And what if the creature didn't have a brain? If so I bet its weak spot would vary a bit.
Zed and Opal were following a path of the maze at a casual walking pace; Zed had the compass held out and figured that they were near the end of the maze. He just hoped that they wouldn't be beaten to the end.
"Something on your mind Zed?" Asked Opal.
"Nothing much; I'm just hoping we can reach the end before the members of the other team do; if we lose we'll be at a bigger disadvantage and I reckon that'll be bad." Explained Zed. "I'm wondering if I'll get voted off for being the only guy left on the team."
"I promise I won't vote for you." Assured Opal. "I'll sooner vote for, hahaha, myself then for you."
"I appreciate that m'lady; so, if we do lose who should we vote off?" Asked Zed.
"I'm not sure really; we're all friends … I'd rather not vote for Cherry." Said Opal.
"Hmm." Pondered Zed. "How about Jill? We're not as close to her as the others so I reckon it'll be alright."
"Good idea Zed; still, we have to hope that the others don't vote together … you don't have the, hahaha, Immunity Alphabet Idol do you?"
"I'm afraid not m'lady." Apologized Zed., "I've looked for it, but Wallace hid it well. Somebody else might have found it already; I reckon that's a possibility."
"Well, I can tell you that I don't have it either." Said Opal truthfully. "It sure would be, hahaha, useful though."
Confessional: As useful as a towel … very useful indeed.
Opal: I wonder where Wallace hid the Idol … knowing him it'd probably be, hahaha, somewhere like in a nest of fire ants or in a field of poison ivy.
Zed: If we lose then I guess all me and Opal can do is let the cards fall where they may; I doubt I'd be very good at changing somebody's mind.
Kim and Paul were walking along a different maze pathway nearby and like most, if not all, of the others they had no idea where in the maze they were. Paul walked with his hands in his pockets while looking calm and rather passive while Kim was trying to hold in her annoyance at the lack of results gained from the challenge.
"Are you ok now Kim?" Asked Paul in concern. "That electrocution a while ago looked like it really hurt."
"It did." Admitted Kim. "But I'm alright now; it could have been worse … it could have been a bunch of mouse traps or a field of cacti … I really don't like mouse traps."
"Yeah, wasn't that your fear in the Dreary Feary challenge?" Asked Paul.
"It was; Alice tried to force everyone to face their fears … she really scared me." Said Kim with a fake fearful tone. "I really hope she doesn't return."
"I never really spoke to her so I'm not sure." Stated Paul as he and Kim rounded a corner. "… Hello, hello, I think we'd finally found our way."
Sure enough right ahead of them attached to a small pillar was a red button. It was definitely the button they needed to press to win the challenge.
"Second victory in a row here we come!" Cheered Kim in triumph as she sped towards the button.
Just as she reached the button Opal and Zed entered the center of the maze from another entrance, but it was too late for them to reach it in time.
Kim pressed the button.
WHAAAAAAAA!
A loud wailing siren sounded out throughout the maze which signaled that the challenge was over.
"Attention everyone." Said Spider over the intercom. "Everyone stay where you are; we're sending in the interns to find you. After you're all out we'll announce the results."
Confessional: Have you ever eaten maize? *rimshot*
Kim: Too easy; another victory for Team Graveyard. With any luck a threat will be voted out from Team Thunderbolt. I think I have a guaranteed spot in the merge. But let me tell you, sometimes keeping up this bubbly good girl façade can be hard when these fucking cunts keep pissing me off. Still, I can easily cause them strife without them suspecting anything so I can relieve my stress pretty easily.
Opal: At least we tried.
The eleven campers, after exiting the maze, were gathered in front of Spider and Quana who were ready to announce the results of the challenge.
"Well everyone; we sure saw a lot in this challenge … mainly Wallace's creative inventions. Next time we'll be sure to supervise him when he builds something so its not dangerous." Promised Quana.
"They weren't THAT dangerous." Said Wallace defensively.
"You call that Cragmite Warrior safe?" Blinked Sasha.
"Well duh; it was just a hologram." Stated Wallace.
There was a moment of silence.
"… You got us good." Muttered Sasha. "Me and Rheneas thought it was phasing in and out of this dimension."
"I couldn't possibly do that with a living creature … maybe with an inanimate object, but with a creature it'd take a bit of planning, designing and beta testing." Explained Wallace.
"Well; anyway, we can announce that the Kim and Paul as well as Opal and Zed all reached the center of the maze … but Kim was the person to press the button so that means that once again the winners are Team Graveyard." Announced Spider.
Team Graveyard cheered while Team Thunderbolt groaned a little. Kim gave Eddie a tight hug from behind and giggled.
"Looks like we're all here for another day." Said Kim cheerfully while purposely pressing her cleavage against Eddie's back, though he didn't know it was on purpose.
"Err … y-yeah, that' cool." Stammered Eddie.
"So that means that Team Thunderbolt are today's losing team and will be voting somebody off at tonight's Bonfire Ceremony." Finished Quana. "Until then you are free to spend your time as you please."
The eleven campers dispersed while Jill took Winnie to the side.
"Ok, I didn't want things to end up like this … but it seems like we'll be voting off somebody else. I want you to make sure Cherry doesn't vote for either of us … do you think you can handle that Winnie?" Asked Jill.
"I'll try my best." Promised Winnie.
Confessional: But will her best be good enough?
VayVay: I hope Winnie won't be voted off. I haven't spoken to her in a while due to the team switch … maybe we can talk to each other before the next challenge.
Winnie: Well … here I go.
Cherry was sitting on the steps of the loser cabin relaxing and pondering on who she would cast her vote for. Cherry wasn't to concerned about the ceremony though; she had a good feeling she would be safe this time.
"Hmm, I wonder who's going to be voted off tonight." Pondered Cherry. "It's almost a shame I'm friends with everyone on the team because if I wasn't then this vote would be much easier."
"Hi Cherry." Waved Winnie as she walked over.
"Oh hey Winnie; how are you?" Asked Cherry.
"Oh, I'm fine." Assured Cherry. "Just thinking about how tonight is going to go down is all."
"Well, who were you planning on voting for?" Inquired Winnie.
"To be honest I really do not know." Admitted Cherry.
"Well, in that case, I was kind of hoping to ask a favor of you." Said Winnie nervously.
"Ask away Winnie, what do you need?" Asked Cherry.
"I was hoping you wouldn't vote for me or Jill tonight; we're really becoming good friends and I don't want to lose another friend so soon … I may be friends with everyone on the team, but I love getting to know people." Explained Winnie.
Cherry was silent as she thought about this for a couple of moments.
"… Ok Winnie, I won't vote for you or Jill." Agreed Cherry. "In return I only ask that you don't vote for me tonight."
"Deal; I wasn't going to anyway.," Assured Winnie with complete truthfulness and honestly.
"Well; we'd better get casting our votes … the Bonfire Ceremony is looming." Stated Cherry.
Confessional: This is gonna be another interesting vote!
Jill: I vote for Zed; I feel kinda bad about it, but if it'll keep me safe from elimination … then so be it.
Zed: I'm gonna vote for Jill; she's a nice girl but I'm not as close to her as I am with everyone else. But at least she'll be with Max again right?
Cherry: Ok, I promised that I won't vote for Winnie or Jill … so I think that it's cleat that my choice is Opal. There's no way she's gonna be voted out so I won't have to feel guilty at all.
The five members of Team Thunderbolt sat around the Bonfire Ceremony area on stumps while waiting for Barney to arrive. Jill and Winnie sat next to each other to the left, Zed and Opal sat next to each other to the right while holding hands and Cherry sat in the middle looking quite calm. After a couple of minutes sitting silently and looking up at the stars and the moon Barney arrived with a tray of four Golden Letters. Barney set the tray down on the oil drum as he always did and turned to Team Thunderbolt.
"Ahoy me hearties; good evening to you." Greeted Barney. "I believe this is the fourth time I've seen you here now, so welcome back yaaar. You've cast your votes and soon one of you will be out of the game. But before we move onto that, why don't I ask you some questions?"
"Go for it." Shrugged Jill.
"Ok then yaaar." Nodded Barney. "Cherry; I saw you make a pretty scary face in the challenge earlier … care to show it to the audience again?"
"Ok." Nodded Cherry as she covered her face, when she unconverted it her eyes were rolled inwards revealing the red veins and her jaw was almost unhinged and her tongue hung out. "Duuuuuuuuuuh!"
"Ah!" Yelped Winnie.
"Yikes!" Gulped Opal to which Zed gave her hand a comforting squeeze.
"… I reckon that was pretty disturbing indeed." Noted Zed.
"Cherry; do you think you are in any danger tonight savvy?" Asked Barney.
"In one word … nope." Said Cherry.
"Fair enough yaaar." Nodded Barney. "Zed … you got to the center of the maze along with Opal … do you think you two might be blamed for not being fast enough?"
"I'd like to think not, but you never know what other people might think. I just hope that both me and Opal will still be here tomorrow." Replied Zed.
"Hopefully you will be." Said Barney. "Jill; how are you coping without Max?"
"I'm doing surprisingly well; you could say that I'm trying to avenge his elimination. I might go very soon, I might get to the finals … you never know, but I feel I'm carrying on just fine." Said Jill.
"Good to hear it." Smiled Barney. "Winnie; who do you think will be going tonight?"
"Personally I'd rather none of us went … but that's not how the game works. I have a feeling it might be Zed … but I'm not certain." Explained Winnie.
"Can we ever be certain?" Asked Barney philosophically. "And finally … Opal. How do you call somebody sexy in Chinese?"
"Easy; it's '你性感'." Explained Opal.
"Thank you Opal." Said Barney. "Well, I think I've asked enough questions for one ceremony, so let's start handing out the Golden Letters … but first…"
"If you have the Immunity Alphabet Idol then now is the time to play it." Prompted Barney.
The five campers were silent since none of them had it.
"Very well." Nodded Barney as he picked up a Golden Letter V. "If I call ye name then ye be safe and are through to the next round. If I do not call your name then you are out of the game yaaar. The following campers are safe…"
"Cherry"
"Winnie"
"Opal"
Jill and Zed were left without a Golden Letter; Jill crossed her legs while Zed gulped nervously. Barney looked over the teens and picked up a Golden Letter G.
"This is the final Golden Letter me heartier; only one of you is through to the next round, the other is walking the plank … metaphorically of course." Stated Barney. "The final Golden Letter goes to…
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"Huh?" Blinked Jill. "How can that be possible? Winnie, you did tell Cherry not to vote for either of us didn't you?"
"I did." Nodded Winnie.
"And I kept my word." Assured Cherry. "I voted for Opal since I knew she wouldn't be going and I didn't want to feel like a guilty git for voting off a friend."
Jill was silent for a moment before face palming.
"Crad." Muttered Jill.
"So; who was chosen as the tie breaker?" Asked Zed nervously.
"I hope it was somebody who, hahaha, likes Zed." Murmured Opal.
"The tie breaker was, as always, randomly selected … and this time Sasha was chosen." Said Barney. "She has broken the tie and thus the final Golden Letter goes to…
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Zed sighed in relief and wiped some sweat off his forehead as he got to his feet and claimed his Golden letter. Jill sighed to herself as she got to her feet.
"I guess it's my own fault really." Said Jill with a small smile. "I probably should have told Winnie to give Cherry an idea who to vote for. Oh well, you can't change the past."
"Sorry Jill." Mumbled Winnie.
"Don't worry about it; at least one of us got through." Shrugged Jill. "So, it's the Dock of Shame for me, right?"
"That it is Jill." Nodded Barney. "But hey, you do have the honor of being the highest ranking female of Team Everest yaaaar."
"… You know, that is something … I guess this wasn't a total loss." Mused Jill. "And I'll be able to see Max again … suddenly being voted off isn't so bad. See you around everyone."
Jill walked the Dock of Shame and boarded the boat of losers; it promptly sped off into the night leaving only ten campers left in the game.
Barney turned to the remaining four members of Team Thunderbolt.
"I think we have learned that poor communication kills … or at the very least it causes vote offs. Only four of you guys are left, hopefully you will still be able to pull off a victory despite your number disadvantage. You may leave."
Barney picked up the now empty tray and left the Bonfire Ceremony Area, a moment later the four members of Team Thunderbolt headed off to bed.
Confessional: The Tie Breaker Vote.
Sasha: Hmm, Jill or Zed? Well, Jill is dating Max and Zed was my team mate … out of pre merge loyalty I think I will keep Zed in the game by voting for Jill, I don't know her too well anyway. Besides, the more Zed learns of the modern world the better.
Spider and Quana stood on the dock of shame ready to give the outro to the episode.
"And thus ends this a-maze-ing episode." Joked Spider. "Jill ahs been voted off and now only ten campers remain."
"Not only that but it has occurred to be that Rheneas is the only member of Team Everest left standing." Added Quana.
"Indeed. So who will be the next person voted off? Will Team Thunderbolt make a comeback? What will the next challenge be? And what will Kim's next move be?" Asked Spider rhetorically.
"Find out next time on Total Drama Letterama!" Finished Quana.
Votes
Cherry: Opal
Jill: Zed
Opal: Jill
Winnie: Zed
Zed: Jill
(Tie Breaker) Sasha: Jill
Jill: 3
Zed: 2
Opal: 1
Team Thunderbolt: Cherry, Opal, Winnie, Zed
Team Graveyard: Eddie, Kim, Paul, Rheneas, Sasha, VayVay
Former Team Everest: Rheneas
Former Team Mongolia: Cherry, Eddie, Kim, Opal, Sasha, Zed
Former Team Savannah: VayVay, Winnie, Zed
Voted Off: Gordon, Lankston, Helen, Quarla, Fripp, Nina, Alice, Ulric, Bishop, Xyly, Imanda, Yannis, Donny, Max, Tyson, Jill
And Jill is out of the game. Jill was a character who I really enjoyed writing for and found to be very interesting and at the same time comical. One moment she was sarcastic, tough and snarky, the next moment she was playful, fawning over a nerd and being bubbly over the color pink. It's a shame she's out, but this is where she had to go.
Next Time: The teams have to assemble a dinosaur skeleton. Also, Opal has a horrible Night Terror, This, combined with a vile phone call, makes her believe that she is a psychopath and thus she runs away into the forest. It's gonna be a dramatic episode, I promise you that!