Author's Note: I'll put the votes for each couple to the right of their names, and an "X" for them being voted off on the left.
X-Izzy and Owen-3
X-Heather and Justin-42
X-Lindsay and Tyler-0
X-LeShawna and Harold-4
X-Beth and Cody-4
X-Eva and Ezekiel-0
-Bridgette and Geoff-69
-Gwen and Trent-115
-Courtney and Duncan-167
X-Sadie and DJ-2
X-Katie and Noah-72
Duncan finally pulls away from Courtney's kiss. "Princess, I gotta go."
"Why? Chris would see you escaped and know that you know everything now!" Courtney exclaims.
"Just trust me, Courtney. But I have to get back to the broadcasting room." So Courtney reluctantly climbs off Duncan and he walks her to her cabin. He laughs. "Wow, you sure cut that up. What did you use?"
"Hold on." Courtney crawls through the hole in the screen and comes back with her fist closed. She offers her hand to Duncan and he puts out his hand. Courtney drops a Swiss Army knife into his open palm. "I found it when I was swimming in the ocean," she explains, "I just kept forgetting to give it to you."
Duncan envelopes Courtney in a hug as he remembers chucking the knife into the ocean.
Flashback
Duncan falls to his knees in the sand and starts crying. His shaky hand reaches into his pocket for his Swiss Army knife. Staring at it, his tears blurring the knife, Duncan hears Courtney's voice in his head, "You have to promise me that you will do nothing to harm yourself in any way if I ever…" Duncan flings the knife away, into the ocean, as another sob wracks his body.
End of Flashback
"So how did your knife end up in the ocean?" Courtney asks. Duncan chuckles.
"Long story," Duncan replies. He gives Courtney one last kiss and she crawls through the hole again into her bed. Once she was asleep, Duncan removed the chair from the door and the stick from the window. Then he went back into the broadcasting room.
"Dudes, wake up," Duncan exclaims, hopping from the air vent. He replaces the metal grate on the ceiling.
"What?" Geoff asks groggily.
"Courtney told me that Chris has been telling all the exes that we broke up with our girls, which is why the exes kissed them," Duncan explains.
"But then there still is the fact that our girlfriends kissed them back," Trent groans, still scribbling in his notebook.
"Dude, Courtney told me what happened after she and Josh kissed. She ran away, and he called me an asshole. So I beat him up," says Duncan.
"Just now?"
"Uh, yeah. I crawled out of that air vent and went to see her," Duncan says. Geoff and Trent look at each other, then scrabble for the vent. "Hey, hey, hey!" Duncan exclaims, holding them back, "It's almost morning. Chris can't see we've escaped."
"But if he sees we've escaped, then he'll know we know, so we'll have won," Trent disagrees. Duncan throws his hands in the air.
"God, you sound like Courtney. Anyway, no. I have an idea. We're gonna get Chris back for everything he's done to us," Duncan proposes.
"YEAH!"
The guys high-five and practice their depressed faces for when Chris comes in.
"Good morning!" Chris exclaims. "You are now released!" He opens the door wide for the guys and they shuffle their feet out of the building. Duncan gives a warning look to Courtney, so she doesn't immediately run over and hug him.
Bridgette, Gwen, and Courtney stand in a group, watching their boyfriends tentatively. "Aw, crap, they look really sad," Bridgette whispers.
"Don't worry," Courtney whisper-replies, "Duncan forgave me, so Trent and Geoff certainly will, too."
"Well, the exes are leaving today and Noah and Katie are leaving for Playa Des Losers with them. Say your goodbyes, people!" Chris says. The girls hug Katie goodbye, but nobody moves to say goodbye to the exes for to Noah. They all pile on the boat and float off.
"Alright, guys, see ya. There will be a new challenge in the evening," Chris says, walking off. Duncan, Geoff, and Trent glide past their girlfriends, towards their cabin. But Trent quickly stuffs a piece of paper into Gwen's hand, without making eye contact.
The guys and girls head for their respective cabins. Again, the girls all sit on Gwen's bed as she unfolds the note. "What's it say?" Bridgette asks.
" 'Girls -- Duncan has a plan. We're getting revenge on Chris. Your part is just to act guilty and sad, and to play along. If we act really sad, you act really sad. If we get angry at you, you act really angry. But don't worry, it's just a joke. Duncan told me and Geoff how you kissing the exes was a total misunderstanding. We still love you. -- The Guys'," Gwen reads. She and Bridgette beam with happiness that Trent and Geoff forgave them.
Once it turns to sunset, the campers trickle towards the Dock of Shame. The boys and girls remained in separate groups. "Heyy!" Chris exclaims, "Time for your next challenge! Since you guys are already extremely pissed at each other, I can tell, there will be a Girl Team and a Guy Team."
"Good," Duncan growls, his voice dripping with hatred. Courtney's stomach twists up, and it takes her a while to remember he's acting. But it seemed to real. Courtney! Snap out of it! This is all for revenge on Chris, she mentally reminds herself. Chris peeks at Courtney to see her reaction to Duncan's comment. She immediately crumples her face in sadness, and Duncan nods at her approvingly from behind Chris.
"Anyway, you will navigate through separate paths towards the finish line. First team there wins free pizza from the Tuck Shop! But watch out, the path is littered with traps. Your teammates will have to help you," Chris explains. He points to two paths. "Girls on the left, guys on the right. GO!"
The campers run for their respective paths. Right before Geoff disappears through the trees, though, he pretends to fix his cowboy hat but then he salutes Bridgette. She gives a small smile and runs into the forest. It wasn't soon before Gwen was picked up in a rope net. Bridgette and Courtney had to climb the tree and untie the net. But once Gwen was down and they ran just a couple yards down the path, Bridgette was tripped by a thin wire and the girls had to help her up. There were traps every couple yards, which got very frustrating since they couldn't even see the traps in advance.
Halfway through the path, they heard Chris shout over the loudspeakers, "Quick! Get the paramedics to the guys' path!" The girls freeze, and stare at each other.
"Let's run through the forest, it's faster," Courtney orders, leading the way. The girls crash through the trees, desperate to find their injured boyfriends. All of a sudden, they run into a clearing and Courtney almost steps on Duncan, but she skids to a stop. The girls look at their boyfriends' bodies, sprawled out on the ground in the middle of the path.
