Just to let you guys know, this is probably going to be the last chapter this year. I can't believe I've only been writing for the past couple of months, and I already finished one story, and are almost halfway through this one. So, just hope you like this one. There's going to be a lot of snow.

I don't own Total Drama. It's owned by FreshTV.

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Total Drama: Welcome to Horrorville

Episode 11: A Sirens Song

Hubbie had just woken up from his bed. It seemed just like yesterday that he was trying to flee a scarecrow. In fact, it was yesterday when the events happened. Hubbie got up out of his bed, and he went to the drawer. He opened the middle one, and he found two pieces of purple shards there. He got the first one on the ship, but the second one he had gotten from the last challenge…

Yesterday…

Hubbie was running to try and find Kris, since she had screamed and he wanted to try and help her. He was running through the corn fields to try and catch her.

"Kris, hold on I'm-"

Hubbie then slipped on something slippery. He turned around to see what tripped him, and he saw the dead body of Sebastian.

"OH SHIT!"

Hubbie didn't know how to react, since he was seeing a dead body right now. But then, he noticed a glow behind the post that the scarecrow was supposed to be on. Hubbie moved toward to where the glowing was happening, and he saw that behind the post, there was a purple shard that was tied up to it. It great for him, since he had found another piece. He didn't know how many more he was supposed to find, but he knew it was progress. He untied the rope and he grabbed the shard. Hubbie then began to hear movement from outside the corn field, so he quickly placed the shard in his back pocket. He got back to where he was, and then Ringo burst into the open area. He was looking at Ringo with suspicious eyes, trying to figure out if he was the one responsible or if something else did the deed.

"What happened?" Ringo asked.

This is when the cogs started to work for Hubbie. He couldn't just flat out tell him what happened to Sebastian, because Hubbie believed that whatever he said about the body he wouldn't believe. So, he thought about Kris, and the situation that she was in. He decided to talk about what happened and why he was here.

"I don't know. I heard Kris scream, and I was trying to get to her…OH SHIT KRIS!"

Hubbie got up and dashed from his spot. Sure, that seemed abnormal, but he hoped Ringo would understand later on. He needed to move the situation so that he wouldn't think much about what had happened in that open area.

He had put the shard in his drawer once he got back from the voting. Speaking of the voting, he was happy about it. It was the vote where Colleen got exposed for using her old tricks again, and he wanted to find the antidote as fast as possible. But, he didn't know where to look. Then, he thought of Allison, and how she found out. If she uses those gypsy powers of her, then she could figure out who made the potions in the first place. So, he decided to leave his house, and exit to try and find Allison. He got out of the front door, and he looked around to see if anyone was about. What he now realized that it was snowing, and that it was coming down hard. He looked at his watch, and saw that it was seven AM. He didn't really expect anyone to be up and about at all. Hubbie went back inside and put on his winter clothes. After that, he went to the house where Allison and Adrian were. He knocked on the door, and he waited for a couple of minutes. After a while, the door opened and Adrian was at the front.

"Hubbie? What are you doing up so early, it's seven in the morning." Adrian asked.

"Is it possible if I talk to Allison for a bit? I wanted to talk to her about something important." Hubbie asked.

"Yeah, I guess. Just…let me get her up."

Hubbie nodded, and Adrian let him enter the room. He looked around to see where he could sit, and he saw a kitchen table where he could get comfy. He sat down on the seat next to the table. He noticed that there was a refrigerator there, and he noticed a couple of pictures of people that Allison and Adrian knew. He noticed that Adrian had his family and a couple of friends that he knew, and then there was what appeared to be her mother. Hubbie tried to think of the last time he'd seen his family, which had been about two months ago. He really did miss them a lot, and he didn't know when he'd get to see them again. He then noticed Adrian come back with Allison, who seemed to be pretty okay, looking at Hubbie with some interest.

"Is there something wrong?" Allison asked.

"No, I just needed to ask you a favor." Hubbie asked.

Allison took a seat next to Hubbie.

"Okay, what is it?"

"You remember how you found out about Draken and Lucille working together? Well, if it was possible, maybe you can look to see who is giving Colleen the potions."

Allison thought about it for a few moments.

"That actually would be a good idea. If I can connect Colleen to the person she interacts with, then we could talk to her about it to help the others."

"Well, when do you think you'll be able to do it?"

"I think I feel pretty good right now. I just need my crystal ball and I need to be alone. It's the only way it's going to work."

"Alright, Adrian and I will wait out here while you work your magic per say."

Allison agreed, and she got her crystal ball, and went into her room to get ready to go. Hubbie, realizing that he was going to be here a bit, took off his winter coat and scarf, and made himself comfortable. Adrian himself went to rest on the couch that he had gotten.

"Isn't it crazy that we get to live in these kinds of houses? I mean, we don't even have to pay for them. Were only in these houses because were a part of the show." Adrian stated.

"Yeah it's nice. Especially since it protects you from the cold and the snow." Hubbie said

"I know right? When the hell did October become December?"

"A couple of months of being here would do that to you."

Both of sat in silence for the next couple of minutes. Then, Hubbie remembered the thing he promised to do tomorrow.

"Hey, I was thinking after this I could go to the museum."

"The museum is still open with this kind of weather?"

"Yeah, it usually doesn't close on weekends, and so I was thinking of going there."

"Sure, but be careful of the snow. It's dangerous to drive out there."

Hubbie nodded, knowing the dangers he could be in. Allison had been meditating for the past couple of minutes, and she was starting to feel a pull toward the black room. So, she closed her eyes, and she felt her presence moving away from the real realm she was in.

She opened her eyes, and she was again in the black room. She looked around and didn't see anything about. She then remembered what Hubbie had asked of her.

"If you can hear me, I need to see who Colleen was calling for the potion."

As soon as she spoke, a white blot came out of nowhere, and it appeared right in front of her. Satisfied, she went towards the blot. After a couple breaths, she touched the blot. She was taken into a scene. She didn't know what to see, since there was a white line separating the view that she was seeing into two sections. Then, she noticed that the left side start to materialize, and saw that Colleen was there, dialing up her phone to someone. Then, the right side began to materialize…and she saw Maria picking up her phone as well. She was surprised to see Maria on the phone as well, as she didn't really pan her as a witch. But, she wanted to hear where this went.

"Hello?" Asked Maria.

"Hi, this is Colleen. I was just wondering when the potion for Adrian is going to come in." Colleen said.

"Look, I'm almost done. You've been calling me for the past week, and again, I don't have anything. Just give me until tomorrow and then I'll get you your damn potion."

"But I don't want Allison to steal my love."

"Just please be patient."

Colleen hung up, and her screen faded to black. Meanwhile, Maria was looking pissed off.

"How in the hell did I get myself in this situation."

The scene then shifted again, with Maria and Colleen talking to one another, this time Maria was the one becoming conferential.

"Are you kidding me? You didn't even take the time to check who you were giving the new potion to?"

"Hey, I wanted to have all the members of the Demons get the potion. But then I thought about getting my enemy Allison out."

"I told you not to give anyone else besides your teammates the potion."

"What, it's not a big deal."

"Of course it's a big deal. The potion was only supposed to be used for your team. If it is used by others, they have an easier time breaking out of it."

"But, my teammates are still solid?"

"Ugh, yes. As long as you don't get eliminated, Ringo and Sebastian should remain in your influence. But please, for the love of god don't fuck this up like you did Adrian."

"You mean my love."

"Whatever! Just…I don't know, don't say anything."

"Fine, I'll keep my mouth shut."

After that, Allison was sucked back out into the black room. She knew she had all the information she needed, and she closed her eyes again.

She opened her eyes, and she found out the truth. It was the secretary to Mayor Harris that was responsible for the atrocities that were committed by Colleen. She got out of her bed, and she unlocked her bedroom door, to see Adrian and Hubbie watching the news. There seemed to be a male news anchor on a set in an undisclosed location.

"We are getting reports now from Horrorville that the snow that is falling down has fallen to about six inches, and it only appears to be getting worse. By the time noon hits, the snow will be about a foot. And also, the Museum is closing early, at around eleven in the morning. Please, try to remain in your houses if you can. The temperatures we are getting are starting to dip, and it could start to get to single digits by the time night begins to fall. May god rest your soul."

Adrian, after that, shut off the television. He didn't know how he was going to find Lilly know if they didn't have time to get there. He then noticed Allison standing behind him.

"Allison…did you figure out who Colleen was working with?"

"Yes, I know who did it. It was the secretary, Maria."

Hubbie was surprised to find this out. But he was wondering how Maria was able to get the potions in the first place. Unless…

"Alright, I don't know about you, but I'm going to talk to her about this right now." Adrian stated.

Adrian got up and went to his room to get his winter clothes.

"Wait, now? But what about the news-"Hubbie started.

"Well, it's not that far of a walk. And besides, we won't be there for long; we'll only ask Maria a couple of questions."

"But, what if she's not there?"

"Hubbie, she's going to be there."

Hubbie didn't know about this, but he got his scarf and winter coat off of the rack, and he saw that Allison had also grabbed her winter clothes as well. She decided to wear a purple jacket, with some purple gloves and hat. She also had on a blue scarf. Adrian also came out as well with his black coat, with a black scarf.

"Alright, let's go." Adrian said.

Hubbie took this as to open the front door to let Allison and Adrian exit first. The wind of the cold hit them almost immediately, but once Allison locked the door behind them, they were off. Kris, who noticed the three walking from inside her house, was surprised that they were up and about so early in the morning. But, Kris took to cuddling with Talia. She like hanging around her. She was nice, reliable and easy to talk to. But, there was one thing she wanted to know. But she didn't know if Talia was ready to admit that yet.

"Talia?"

"Yes?"

"Do you know…if your body is still around?"

Talia didn't move, and she kept her face away from Kris.

"I honestly don't know. Once my soul left my body, I tried to look for it again. But, when I came back to the mansion, I didn't see any trace of my body at all. All I saw were my parents dead on the ground, with no life left in their eyes. It was horrible to witness. I wish I could go back. I really do. But I'm starting to believe that there is no way to get back to my body."

Kris got up out of the bed, and went over to the other side to look at Talia.

"Don't say that. I mean…what I'm trying to say is…try and stay positive. You can't let all this ghost stuff get to you, even though I'm essentially the only one who can see you. But, I still believe that we can accomplish this. Together."

Talia heart was swooning now, as she was very happy at the fact that Kris really cared about her that much as to want to work on something together.

"That would be amazing."

Then, the two of them started to make out, kissing each other while the snow was going down. Allison, Adrian and Hubbie had just reached the town hall, and they opened the door to see where Maria was. But it turned out; she wasn't at the desk at all. Adrian was confused. So, he went up to the door of the Mayor, and after a few seconds the Mayor opened the door.

"Ah, can I help you campers?" Harris asked.

"Yeah, we were wondering why Maria wasn't at her desk today." Adrian asked.

"Oh, I told her to take the day off. She seemed to be really stressed out the past couple of days, and I think she needed some rest."

"Oh, well…that's good that she's getting a break." Allison said.

"Yeah, well, I just everything is going okay with the show. Richard hasn't been doing anything to rash now is he?"

"No, I don't think so." Adrian said.

"Good to hear. Well, I better get back in here. Still got some…important business to finish up. Wish you luck on finding Maria."

Harris then shut the door, and Adrian and Allison were at a dead end.

"What the heck do we do now?" Allison asked.

"Honestly, I don't know. Maybe…we should come back tomorrow. She'll probably back the next day." Adrian stated.

"But isn't that really risky? What if she comes up with another…potion by the time we talk to her?"

"Then it's a risk were going to have to take."

Allison didn't like the idea of just waiting around doing nothing, but she didn't know where she was going to look for Maria. And with the winter air and snow getting colder, she didn't want to freeze to death. Adrian and she exited the town hall, heading back to their room. But Hubbie didn't follow them. He knew that he couldn't go back to his room, because he needed to go back to the museum. While Allison was busy talking to Harris, he took the journal that he needed to open. He needed to get back to Lilly so that he could figure out what was inside. He wanted to take the red Porsche, but he knew it wouldn't be any good in the snow. So, he decided he was going to take minivan in over to get to the museum.

Ringo was sitting alone in his room, not really doing much. He was really upset that he didn't anyone that he could talk to. He couldn't get close to Sebastian and Lucille, since they were close to each other. Same applies to Allison and Adrian. As for Kris…he could potentially hang out with her, but he really seemed to be interested with someone else…that he couldn't see. And then there was Hubbie. He seemed like a pretty nice guy, and he didn't appear to be too attached to anyone, so that was also a positive. He even saw him heading toward the minivan out in the snow. Wait…

"Why the hell is he going out at this time?"

Ringo went to the window of his house, and he looked and saw that Hubbie was moving to get in the minivan. Ringo was curious, and wanted to know why he was leaving in this kind of weather. Allen was in his humble abode, and he had been up since around seven in the shower. He didn't know why he took such long showers, but he felt that he needed to get every part of his body nice and good looking. He had just finished up after about thirty minutes, and had put his towel on. He got out of the bathroom to put some clothes on. He got into the main area of the house, and he noticed a minivan out of the window on the road. He could have sworn he had seen it before, but decided not to think about it too much. He then heard the door to another room open, and he saw that it was Scarlett. She had on a pink bra and pink panties on, and her pink hair was tied up in some pigtails.

"Allen…are you ready?" Scarlett asked.

Allen, completely forgetting about what he saw through his window, was smiling, as he was getting to take in the beauty of Scarlett.

"Hell yeah."

Allen went to Scarlett, and began to kiss her, and she wrapped her legs around Allen's waist, as they both went into Scarlett's room.

45 minutes later…

Hubbie had just gotten to the parking lot for the museum, and it had taken longer with the fact that the snow on the ground was beginning to getting more solid, even though it had only dropped around two degrees. The more solid the snow got, the harder it was to drive in. Thankfully, Hubbie got through the traffic without any hitches. He got out of the minivan, and he looked at his phone, and saw that the time was eight. That meant he only had about two hours to get the journal open and get back to Horrorville before anyone got to suspicious. He walked in the snow to the museum doors. He saw the ticket booth, and noticed Zara in it.

"How much-"Hubbie began.

"No charge. Lilly knows you, so you can come in whenever you like." Zara said.

"Ah. Nice to know that you're part of the group. Am I allowed to ask what you are in the monster world?"

"Not really. Don't feel comfortable talking about that shit."

"Just asking."

Hubbie went into the museum. He realized that barely anyone was there, and there were only about ten people in the museum. He went to the back area, and began walking to where he was supposed to find the door. He walked around for a little bit, and after a minute or so, he found the grey door again. He repeated the Latin words, and he entered the bar. He saw that the crowds were bustling, and that there seemed to be a lot of excitement about. Hubbie was confused as to what was going on.

"It's a holiday." Venus stated from behind.

Hubbie jumped again, and he turned to face her.

"Are you ever going to stop doing that? No, probably not. What holiday is happening?" Hubbie asked.

"Today is the 18th of December. This is the day when Lucien the Dark finally perished, and not haunting us anymore."

"Wait, whose Lucien?"

"He is a dark figure that has very mythical powers. He had the ability to create anything with the power of the shadows. He was a martyr to the ones in the darkness, and a evil being to the ones who wanted to try and live in peace. He was vanquished forty seven years ago, by someone who is very close to me. You should know him as William."

Hubbie was interested and surprised. Interested, because William was very involved with the monsters and was considered the savior there. And shocked, because he knew who Lucien was, since he had seen Lucien out in the woods before, with him creating snakes when he saw Lucien, since he was so afraid of snakes. He was about to explain to Venus that he wasn't dead, Lilly came and interrupted their conversation.

"Hubbie, I got the key ready. It's a complete replica. Do you have the journal?" Lilly asked.

Hubbie nodded his head, and he took out the journal. Lilly took out the key, which was a small key, with a bronze glint to it. It had a sort of foreboding look to it. Hubbie took the key and put it in the keyhole. He turned it to the right, and he heard a clicking sound. He knew that he just unlocked it. So, slowly, he opened the journal to find…nothing. Lilly was confused, Venus was surprised, and Hubbie was looking through the journal to see if he was dreaming. But, it was true. All the pages of the journal were blank. Except there was a hole in the back of the book. In it, was another purple shard that Hubbie needed to complete the puzzle piece that was the orb. He took it out, and he looked at it with wonderment. Was it just him, or was the shard glowing a lot more then he thought.

"Wow, what is that thing?"

Lilly and Venus turned to see who the voice was, while Hubbie was shocked as he looked at Ringo, who was somehow standing in this room. When he was supposed to be stuck in his room.

"Ringo, what the heck are you doing here?" Hubbie asked.

"You know him?" Venus asked.

"Yes, he's part of the show I'm on."

"Hubbie, why is he here? I was the only one to give you the information to this place."

Ringo, who was still looking around at the various monsters there, felt a purple sort of mist evaporate off his body. Lilly noticed this immediately, and went over to him.

"Ringo, do you remember what happened the past week?" Lilly asked.

"Yeah, First I was hanging out with Colleen, but it was weird since I never really talked to her in the first place after she used a potion on Adrian. Then, it got even weirder when Colleen was calling Allison a bitch or something like that. Then, some sort of purple mist came off of…Draken. Oh dear god, what had Colleen done to me." Ringo ranted.

Cass, who heard some sort of commotion happening and she went over to see what was wrong. She saw another human who seemed to be hyperventilating right in front of her.

"Jesus, get a load of this kid." Cass stated.

"Cass, bad time." Hubbie said.

Lilly almost instantly recognized why the purple mist came off of Ringo. It could only be the work of one person…

"MARIA!"

Everyone in the bar went silent after that. One of the people in the back who were sitting at the bar came forward. It was Maria, who was wearing a skimpy witch's hat, and a sort of gothic black dress, with pantyhose and some dress shoes.

"Yes?" Maria asked.

"Did you mess with the campers outside of here?" Lilly asked.

Maria didn't say anything, as she was trying not to look Lilly in the eyes.

"Jesus, what the hell did I tell you about messing with other people's life?" Lilly asked.

"Well…I don't know. I guess I wanted to see what I could do out in the real world." Maria said.

"Maria, you know the humans out there don't understand your powers and how they work."

"But I wanted to prove myself. That I wasn't like one of those bums of a witch."

Ringo didn't know what was going on.

"Am I supposed to know what's happening?" Ringo asked.

"I don't think so. I think it's just between them." Hubbie stated.

Lilly looked at Maria, as she was trying not to look at her straight in the face.

"Lilly, I need you to make a potion. Now." Lilly stated.

"Okay fine. I'll do it. Just give me a few hours to get it all done." Maria said.

"But won't the museum be closed by then?" Ringo asked.

Most of the people around the scene were looking at Ringo. They were thinking about whether to make him stay here, or to make him forget about ever seeing any of this.

"Ringo is okay." Hubbie stated. "He's not going to say anything."

Ringo was really surprised and grateful that Hubbie would let him be kept with this information.

"Alright, so that is agreed on. Even though we found the shard in the journal, I think this is useless information." Venus said.

"I don't know. I think I'll hang onto this. It might be important later on." Hubbie said.

"If you insist."

Hubbie and Ringo then went to the bar, and Ringo noticed a Cass. He noticed that she was looking at Hubbie extensively, but Ringo didn't know why. Maybe it was because she was making sure that he was okay? Maybe, but he didn't know for sure.

"Hey, why do we always have to say that thing in Latin?"

"I don't know. I think it was the thing William always said, so we just used it as our password to get into the monster realm." Cass stated.

"Well, thank goodness Hubbie is good at remembering things, or else I'd be screwed with trying to figure out the password."

"Really? I didn't know that."

"It's because I didn't say anything about that. He was just guessing. And I've got to say, it was a surprisingly good guess." Hubbie stated.

"Well, I guess I'm just that good."

Both of the guys chuckled a bit, but Hubbie became more serious after that.

"Nobody saw you right?"

"No, I don't think anyone I did."

"Well, I think we should get back to the houses just in case. I don't want anyone else to get suspicious."

"Awe, come on Hubbie. You just got here. Can't you just stay a little longer?" Cass asked.

"No, I think Hubbie's right. The others will start to wonder where he could have gone. I suggest you wait for a week before you come back here. They will start to ask questions if you keep coming back here." Venus stated.

"Fine, be a downer Venus. I just wanted to have some fun that's all."

Hubbie and Ringo decided that enough was enough, and they headed back to the door. First, Hubbie said goodbye to the two girls. He went up to Venus first.

"Hey, do you know how many pieces there are?" Hubbie asked.

"There are ten pieces, if I remember correctly. Since you have three, there are only seven more you need to find."

"Alright, I'll make sure I get them."

Venus nodded, not really reacting to this too much, nodded her head. Hubbie hugged her, and she didn't react, but her face turned a little bit red. Hubbie didn't see this, and he let go of Venus. He then went over to Cass. He reacted a little differently to her.

"Hey, do you think that everything will turn out okay? I mean, will you guys ever be able to show your true selves?" Hubbie asked.

"Honestly, I have no idea. But, I think it will take time for people to understand this sort of thing. Even though we live here, most of the townspeople don't really understand and are still afraid of us." Cass said.

"I'm sure they'll get over it anyways."

"You'd be surprised by how consistent they've been with fear."

"Whatever, I'm just trying to look at the positives here."

"Well I'm always looking to be smart. Don't want to make any dumb mistakes."

Both of them looked at each other for a second, but Hubbie waved goodbye, as both Ringo and he left the bar. Cass and Venus then looked at one another.

"You'd better not be into him." Venus stated coldly.

"You must be mistaken." Cass stated.

"Don't lie. I see the way you look at him."

"Well, it can't be helped. He is pretty cute, but I'm strictly on a no boyfriend policy right now."

"I'm going to call bullshit on that based on the fact that I've never heard you mention that before."

"I don't care if you believe me or not, right now I have a job to do."

Cass went back to her bartender duties, while Venus was stuck sitting in the chair doing nothing but thinking about the missed opportunity she had.

Colleen was stuck in the house, alone without anyone to talk to. She really felt alone, but she didn't feel liked hanging out with the others. She didn't need them, and she knew she wasn't going to do anything about it. But, all she wanted to do was to get back to her lover. But, Adrian was perplexed by the bitch. She didn't know why she was so attractive to him. She had all the beauty, so that should be a given that her lover would fall head over heels for her. But, she would keep trying. Colleen then got a phone call. This was the first time that someone had actually called her. She picked up the phone, and she put it to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Colleen, this is Maria. I need to tell you something."

"Ah, is it a new potion? I really need it, since most of the campers have figured out that I used the potion again."

"No, this isn't about that."

Colleen was confused. Why didn't Maria have a potion for her?"

"Then what the hell is it?"

"Colleen…I've been found out. I'm not going to be able to give you any more potions."

This made Colleen really upset. The one person that was supposed to be helping her got caught as well.

"Well, screw them. Just make them disappear or something. You're my helper, so you're supposed to help me with my problems."

Nothing was said by Maria for a little bit longer.

"You know what; I don't even know why I let you use those potions."

"What do you think you're saying helper?"

"My names not helper, it's Maria. And the reason I don't want you to use the potions anymore was because you don't follow my directions, you are careless with how you use the potions, and you don't even consider me as a friend. All you care about is a person who was never interested in you to begin with!"

That made Colleen really pissed off.

"Whatever, I don't need you anymore. I can do this on my own."

"I don't think so. You'll probably be the next to go by the way you're talking."

"AGH!"

Colleen hung up, and she threw her phone into her pillow. She didn't want to hear anything of the sort. She was the one that was supposed to do well. She knew the going was tough, but she would survive. She then heard a siren around the place. She was really confused as to why it was sounding now, since it was snowing like hell out there, and it was around 28 degrees outside, which was below freezing. Then, Richard came on the loudspeaker to relay some information.

"Campers, if you can hear me, I need you to meet me at the Town Hall. There, I will give you some info about the next challenge."

When Roxie and Carson heard the news, they were surprised. They were going to do a challenge while the snow was falling?

"The fuck is Richard thinking now? Trying to kill us with more shit." Roxie stated.

"I sure hope not. I don't think I could take another one of those creatures." Carson said.

"Don't worry; if anyone tries to fucking kill you, I going to make them pay."

Carson blushed a little, really thankful that Roxie would protect him like that.

"Wow, I…didn't know you cared that much for me."

"Of course I do. Seriously, you pulled me out of a dark place, and I was truly thankful for that."

Both of them looked at each other in the face for a couple of moments. Neither of them knew what to do next.

"So…should we go meet Richard?"

"Yes…we should."

Both of them awkwardly went and grabbed their winter clothes, and they both took a couple minutes to get ready before they exited the house that they had, and walked out in the freezing cold. Richard was waiting inside the town hall, and he had been waiting for the past fifteen minutes, but he had finally got all of the campers into the town hall, with some of them looking freezing cold, while also having angry faces.

"What is it now? I was trying to enjoy my time in the warm house, and then you pull us out here. What Gives?" Allen asked.

"Sorry guys, but were going to have to do a challenge. And it requires going outside to find a specific sort of jewel." Richard said.

"Well shit, tell us already so we can get it done." Stated Roxie.

"Okay, there is a special Jewel that is hidden in a cave. But, the cave in particular is somewhere in the middle of a 20 mile lake. You will have to use the three ships that are to help you with the search. The first team to get the jewel back here will win the challenge. As for the other two teams? Both will be up for elimination, and both will have to work together to eliminate one person who will go home."

Most of the campers were shocked to hear this, but this was terrible news for Colleen, as if she lost the challenge, then the other team that was up for elimination as well could vote her out much more easily. She didn't want that to happen. It didn't sit well for anyone else either, as they were worried that they would have to vote with another team. But, Carson was confused about something.

"Richard, what do you mean by a lake? There isn't a lake anywhere near here."

"Why don't you go outside and see for yourself." Richard said

Most of the campers were confused with what he meant by that, so they exited the town hall building to find that there were not in the town of Horrorville anymore, but in a random place in a forest, with a giant lake across from it all. Nobody knew how this was possible, but they were pretty tired of trying to question whether this was even real anymore. Hubbie then looked at the lake, and he noticed three different ships were out there. There was a small speedboat that was there, with a white paint color. Then, he noticed a sailboat, with a tan paint job, and a sail. Finally, there was a sort of strange ship, that had a bunch of shields on the sides of it, and a sail that was shaped very strangely. Lucille recognized the Viking ship almost instantly.

"Wait, I recognize that Viking ship…wasn't that a part of last season?"

"You are correct. That was the ship that Ethan had come up with on the second episode of TDDI" Richard said.

"Wait, really? I didn't see that season actually." Colleen stated.

The campers were now really confused as to why Colleen could have possibly not watched that specific season. But, they decided to ignore her for the moment.

"Okay, so since the Ghouls had won the last time, they will be able to choose which ship they want to take."

The Ghouls got together to talk it over.

"So, what do you guys think we should do?" Allison asked.

"I think we should take the speedboat. It's the fastest out of all of them, and we will be able to cover more ground quicker." Adrian stated.

"Fuck yeah, that will help us out a lot." Roxie said.

"Let's do this thing."

Allison was surprised the conversation ended so quickly. Sure, the speedboat was the fastest of the bunch, but it wasn't really that strong, and could easily be flung around when dealing with high waves.

"Richard, we choose the speedboat." Adrian said.

"Alright, the Ghouls get the speedboat. Demons, since you came in second, you get to pick the sailboat or the Viking ship."

The five demons got together, and were discussing the possibilities.

"I think we should take the sailboat. It's easy to work with, and I feel like it will be harder on the other team as well." Colleen stated.

Hubbie, Ringo, and Kris really didn't want to do that, since it would almost guarantee to make the Sirens lose again. So, they had a different approach to it.

"I think we should go with the Viking ship. I think it's a little more spacious, and with all of us combined, we should be able to get it moving quicker." Hubbie suggested.

Colleen was shocked that she was taking this approach.

"Are you fucking kidding me? Are you guys really going to listen to this? Who the hell would agree with you?" Colleen asked.

Both Kris and Ringo raised their hands. She was trying to process how this was even possible.

"Colleen, we would be monsters if we were to give the Sirens the Viking ship. They wouldn't stand a chance." Kris stated.

"Yeah, and it makes it easier to vote one of them out. Fuck you guys."

Hubbie didn't pay attention to this, as he stated his choice.

"We'll take the Viking ship."

Richard, Allison, and Lucille looked on in shock. Both of the girls were happy that the Demons had given them a chance to compete.

"Well, I am certainly surprised with the choice, but the Demons are going to take the Viking Ship. So, that means the two remaining members of the Sirens will be on the sailboat. So, now you will have to find your way across the lake, in order to find the jewel. Here's a hint: when you hear singing that is a big indication of where you're going to find it. So, your challenge begins…now!" Richard stated.

All three teams raced to the dock. Allen and Roxie were the first to reach it, so they started to get the speedboat ready. Hubbie had followed close behind them, and he had begun to figure out how to work the Viking ship. Most of the other campers arrived, except for Allison, who was one of the last one's there. Thankfully, Lucille knew how to work a sailboat, so she was moving around freely and using the ropes to get the boat ready. The Ghouls by the time were off, leaving the other two teams scrambling to get off the dock. Adrian was manning the boat, as he started to look around the area. But, it was a difficult task considering that it was cold, and it was really foggy, so he couldn't see far off.

The Demons had slowly worked their way to getting the ship out, and they had finally gotten the oars on right when they saw the sailboat of the Sirens taking off. Colleen was even more pissed.

"This is your fault Hubbie." Colleen stated.

"The challenge just started. We have a lot of time before anyone finds the jewel." Hubbie said.

Colleen was gritting her teeth, trying to understand what was happening. Meanwhile, Adrian had been looking about for the past five minutes, and had covered about a mile of it, but he didn't hear a thing. He was beginning to wonder how long this would actually take, since he had decided to go right to the sea. He hoped he didn't take the long way. Meanwhile, Lucille was up and about using the wheel to her advantage, trying to enjoy the lake she was in. But, she wasn't having much fun as Allison was, since Allison was trying to think about something.

"Allison, what's wrong?" Lucille asked.

Allison didn't answer. She was silent for a bit.

"I feel like I messed up." Allison said suddenly.

"About what?"

"I feel like I could have prevented Colleen from turning bad. Maybe if I wasn't so invested with Adrian everything would be okay. Maybe hanging out with him was just a mistake."

Lucille was very concern with the way she was talking. She didn't know why she was thinking that, and maybe the close elimination was getting to her, but she didn't want her to keep acting like this.

"Allison, you can't say that. You and Adrian are great together. You couldn't have known that Colleen was going to act like this."

"But what if I had…done something sooner-"

"Allison, stop saying that. You are strong, you'll get through. Once Colleen is gone, you and Adrian will forget all about what had happened."

Allison nodded her head.

"Yeah, your right. I feel like Adrian has been closer to me then of Colleen. And besides, if she can't take a hint, then it shouldn't really bother me right?"

"True."

They both looked at each other with pride, both glad that they were not around Colleen for once, and that they weren't going to have to deal with her for the time being. Meanwhile, Most of the Ghouls were getting tired of searching. They had been out here for the past fifteen minutes, and they have found no cave. Roxie and Allen were starting to become desperate.

"Adrian, would you hurry up man? We should have found the cave by now." Allen stated.

"Allen, we are in a lake that is about twenty miles across. We have only covered about five miles of it. We're going to have to be more patient." Adrian said.

"Fuck patient. We have a challenge to win." Roxie stated.

"Can this thing go any-" Allen started.

Suddenly, they started to hear some singing. And it sounded beautiful.

Why are we so all alone

When all we feel is dead as bones

Come find us in this cave of our

And you will feel like the devour

Everyone was surprised by the song. Everyone looked to the south of them, which was coming from the other side of the lake. So, Adrian, who was the driver, set a course for where the singing was coming from. Roxie was kind of confused why all the guys had a strange look in their eyes. Coincidentally, the Sirens and Demons also heard the singing as well. With the Demons, they were very glad, since they had heard it about a mile away. So, they had taken the right direction in going to the right. For the Sirens, it was bad for them, since they could barely hear the singing. So, Lucille got to the sails while Allison got to work the wheel.

"How's it going Lucy?" Asked Allison.

"Just need to get the sails a little more tightly. Sorry about going the wrong way." Lucille stated.

"Don't worry. We can catch them."

The Ghouls were about a quarter of the way to the other side, and had just begun to see a mountain top, and there near the end of the ground was a cave, the cave that the Ghouls were looking for. Most of them reacted with glee since they were going to be the team to get the jewel, and get out of here unscratched. But then, the song sounded again. And soon the guys were desperately trying to look around to see where the singing was coming from.

"Does anyone know where that beautiful voice is coming from?" Asked Allen.

"I don't know, but I think it's coming from inside the cave. We better go check it out." Carson said.

Roxie was really confused by this. Carson wouldn't be this gullible; he would usually just wait it out to see what happens. He wouldn't just do this.

"Okay, let's do it guys." Adrian stated.

Roxie was shocked when Adrian pushed the throttle to full strength, and the speedboat was heading straight into the cave. She was shocked that all three guys were acting like this, and were thinking irrationally. She was getting really scared, since Adrian was gaining ground, and now stopping the boat at all.

"Adrian, slow the fuck down!" Roxie said.

"Not until we get inside." Adrian said.

Roxie was now starting to fear for her life, and as they were about to go into the cave, Adrian slowed down the boat, easing into the cave. When the four of them looked around the cave, what they saw was incredible. There were crystal around the cave walls and sides, and they were shining. Roxie was amazed by this, and she was interested in grabbing a piece. Allen and Carson were looking to a place in the cave that didn't have water, and saw that on the dry ground, that there was a treasure chest full of jewelry and treasures that they couldn't imagine. Adrian was looking around everywhere, when he heard the song again, but it was a lot closer and it was in a soft whisper. He looked to the side of the boat and he noticed this beautiful creature, with raven black hair, and blue colored eyes. On her chest was some starfish, and Adrian had to look on in wonderment as this beautiful women was there, singing at the same time. He looked at the women, and then began to edge his way toward the side of the speedboat.

"Who are you?" Adrian asked in wonderment.

The raven haired women didn't answer but only smiled. This caused Adrian's body to begin to act of its own, as Adrian was now leaning over the edge of the boat. Roxie heard Adrian ask a question, and when she turned her head, the last thing she saw was Adrian going overboard, being pulled by something.

"ADRIAN!" Roxie cried out.

She went over to the side to see what had happened. She didn't see Adrian at all, and she was worried by the fact that he might be drowning right now. She went to the lower deck to see if she could find anything. Meanwhile, Allen was looking at the treasure, and since he didn't see Adrian at the helm, decided to move the speedboat to the dry ground. Once he stopped the boat, he got onto the ground and he tied the rope to one of the bigger sheets of crystals. He was then joined by Carson, who was enamored by the treasure that was there.

"Do you even care about the jewel anymore?" Carson asked.

"Not really." Allen stated.

"Yeah, me neither. I just want to get all of this gold."

Carson and Allen began to grab and try and stash the gold in all the pockets that they had. Allen then noticed this round golden circle, that was about as big as his hand. This had been very interesting for him, and he wanted it to keep. So, he reached out for it, and when he touched it, everything went black. Carson had just grabbed a bunch of gold coins and gold candlesticks, and had just gone back on the ground for more, when he saw Allen.

"Oh. My. God."

Allen's entire body had been frozen, completely turned to gold. Carson was wondering if this was real at all. Then, he noticed what Allen had tried to grab, and it was a gold circular ball. Carson was very interested in grabbing this, but he held off from taking it. He looked inside the chest to see if he could find anything useful, and then he saw something that was very interesting to him. There appeared to be a gold key of sorts, and it seemed to glowing for some reason. Carson didn't think much of this, and grabbed the key for his own. Suddenly, he felt a sort of pulse ring throughout the cave.

"What the fuck was that?" Roxie asked.

"I don't know, I just touched this key and-"

Carson didn't get to finish what he was saying, as a sort of grayish angry reptile came from above the ceiling of the cave and took a bite out of his head. His entire head was gone, with only his neck spurting blood out of his body. Roxie screamed out in shock with what she had just witnessed. But, she knew that key was the jewel that they were supposed to find, since she saw it glowing. So, since she saw the key being held by the lifeless body of Carson, she got off the boat, and quickly grabbed the key from Carson. But what she wasn't expecting was the grayish reptile to pop out again. Now, Roxie got a clearer look of it. It had a grey color to its body, with a blue horn to it, and some purple sharp teeth. It almost looked similar to a iguana, but it had sharp claws and had a sharp spine. This terrified Roxie, and she quickly climbed back into the boat, and she took the throttle to get out of her. The boat began to move, but then suddenly stopped. She tried to get the boat moving, but then looked over to where the engine was, and the reptile thing was eating the engine.

"Why the hell do you have to be smart?!" Roxie asked.

The thing didn't answer, as it quickly came up to where Roxie was, and began eating her whole, stretcher her and taking bites out of her. By the time the thing was finished, Roxie was left with only half a face, some bones in her chest area, and her right hand, that was bleeding profusely. Its job done, the thing went back to its hiding place, waiting for more to come in.

The Demons, since they had heard the first signs of singing, had been rowing the oars for the past thirty minutes, and most of the team started to get tired. Hubbie then saw the cave that they were supposed to be going to.

"Hey look guys, we found it!" Hubbie stated.

"Finally, that took forever." Colleen said.

"It's only forty five minutes since we began rowing." Kris stated.

"Still, that's a long time."

Kris didn't pay any attention to her. She kept her eyes on the cave that was coming up. She was worried that something bad was going to happen, but she didn't tell anyone else on her team. The others had rowed for another few minutes before they entered the cave. Once they were in, they were shocked by how amazing it looked, and they were interested in the crystals. Sebastian saw the treasure that was there, but also the speedboat that the Ghouls had gotten. He was wondering if they could use the speedboat instead to get away, but then he saw that the engine was busted, so there was no way the boat was going to work anymore.

"Guys, let's grab the treasure. If the jewel is in there, it would be great to have riches like this." Sebastian suggested.

But Hubbie was more worried about what he was seeing where the treasure was. There were two bodies near the treasure, with Allen being turned to gold, and Carson on the ground bleeding without his head. When Hubbie had gotten the Viking ship on the ground, he noticed that there was a gold ball on the ground.

"Maybe that's it. We should grab that." Hubbie suggested.

"Well, I think I should be the one to carry it." Sebastian suggested.

"No way, I'm the one that is going to hold it." Colleen stated.

Hubbie knocked the back of the gold Allen, and the gold circle fell to the ground. Seeing that it was free, both Sebastian and Colleen lunged for the gold circle. They touched it at the same time, and both had been turned to gold. Hubbie, Kris, and Ringo were surprised with what had just occurred.

"Okay, we need to figure out how to carry it without touching it right?" Ringo suggested.

"Well, does anyone have like a handkerchief or a cloth of some sorts?" Hubbie asked.

All three were looking to see if they could find anything, but they didn't notice that someone had just exited the water, and had climbed onto the speedboat, and they found the key. Kris finally found a cloth she had found in her back pocket, and she gave it to Hubbie. Hubbie then used the cloth to cover the ball up. Nothing happened to him when he touched it, so he held it up to his eyes. Suddenly he felt a pulse, and that's when everything went crazy. They saw a reptilian thing, and it popped out and starting eating Kris. Hubbie and Ringo tried their best to get Kris out of the reptiles grasp, but it was no used, as it used its brute strength to throw them both to the wall. The crystal that was holding the rope of the speedboat came undone, and it landed right on top of Hubbie head, killing him instantly. Ringo was dazed a bit, but he soon came to it when he saw the reptile coming toward him. Ringo suddenly dove under the water. He was swimming away from the danger, and he didn't see the reptile follow.

He then noticed up ahead a person swimming away from the danger as well, and he began to follow the person in the water, until his leg got caught up in something. He turned around and saw a beautiful black haired raven girl. She was smiling. Ringo didn't know why, but he felt infatuated with her. But, that quickly went away, as the woman was pulling him deeper into the water. Ringo tried with all his might to get out of the grip of her, but she then grabbed Ringo by the waist, and she swam deeper into the cave water. The Ringo was beginning to worry that he wasn't going to get out of this, and that he was going to drown. But, Ringo then saw a opening and it had a sort of yellow sort of light to it. Soon, they were out of the water, and Ringo could see that it was a hidden part of the cave, with various lanterns being set up. He was helped up by the woman, and he got on the ground. He noticed that Adrian as well, appearing to be passed out on the ground.

"Where are we?" Ringo asked to no one.

"Safe place." The woman said.

Ringo noticed her get comfortable on the ground. He then for the first time saw the mermaid fins of the woman, and he was shocked to see them. He didn't say that she was a mermaid, since he figured she already knew. He was trying to figure out why she had saved him.

"Why did you take me here?"

"Protect from bad omens."

"You mean from that weird reptile?"

The woman nodded her head.

"Tiscus."

Ringo had never heard of that type of species before, and he probably never see another thing so monstrous like that. Richard had been waiting at the docks for the past two hours, but he was confused. One of the teams should have been here by now, since it shouldn't take that long to find the cave. But, he was starting to wonder if any of the teams would complete the challenge. He then noticed something in the distance. It was a sort of…sailboat of sorts. And on the front of the ship, Lucille appeared to be waving a key that appeared to be glowing in the grey like weather. Richard smiled, happy that someone found the key.

"FINALLY! Sirens, I am happy to say for the first time, that you guys are the winners of the challenge. Now, I will teleport you guys and the rest of the campers back inside the town hall in 3…2…1!"

Suddenly, Allison and Lucille appeared back in the town hall center, and they were right next to Richard. They looked across from them, and saw all the campers that were mostly scared from this challenge. Adrian looked okay though, not having to see the horrors of the cave.

"Okay, since the Sirens won that means the Demons and the Ghouls will go to the basement right now." Richard stated.

"Wait, we can't go now. Were still stuck in the lake place." Colleen said.

"Colleen." Kris said. "Were in the basement right now."

Most of the campers looked at the door to the exit, and like Kris said, they were already in the basement. Most of the campers didn't believe this, and Richard motioned them to walk out of the town hall and into the basement. There were nine chairs for the campers who were up for elimination. Allison and Lucille had actually hugged each other, glad that they were safe from elimination. Most of the other campers didn't like that they had to vote now, without any sort of discussion.

"Sorry for the quick elimination, but I just really feel like getting this done today. Want to get out before the weather gets worse. Now, this time, two teams are up for elimination. And you guys have to vote for one person to be eliminated. Now, once that person is eliminated, they cannot come back to the show. And potions don't count." Richard stated.

Colleen groaned from this.

"Anyways, it's time to vote."

One by one, all of the nine campers went to the voting booth, and after about ten minutes of voting, it was time to reveal the person eliminated.

"Now the first person safe is…Kris!"

Kris was glad to be in the show for longer, and she gladly got her marshmallow.

"The next two safe are…Roxie and Carson."

Both gave each other a Hi-Five, and they got there marshmallows.

"Coming in safe for the Demons are Sebastian and Ringo."

Both were glad that they were safe for another day. Now, Colleen, Hubbie, Adrian and Allen were looking at one another with distain.

"Another two that are safe are Allen and Hubbie."

Both were surprised that they were safe, but Allen was expecting someone to eliminate him as huge threat. Adrian and Colleen were the only two left. Colleen was positive that Adrian was going home, while Adrian felt the exact opposite, and felt that Colleen was going home. Richard loved the tension that was there, and he wanted to keep this going as long as he could.

"Well, I can say that the last two are facing elimination had different paths. Adrian, half of the show for you has been in a sort of coma of sorts, but you have come back pretty strong. Colleen, you were the one responsible for putting him in a coma, and the only reason that you haven't been eliminated earlier was the winning of your team. Now, will you be the one to go? The last marshmallow goes to…

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Adrian pumped his fist, and he grabbed the last marshmallow that was thrown at him. Colleen was disappointed that she was eliminated here.

"It's not fair. I don't deserve to go home." Colleen stated.

"Oh Colleen, If you don't realize why you were voted off, then you are definitely deserving of getting voted off."

Colleen saw the towering Chino, and tried to run away.

"Maria, please help me!" Colleen cried out.

But nothing happened, as Chino continued to drag Colleen to the chamber. Once they were inside, Colleen screamed one last time as Chino closed the door. The ten campers who were left were happy that they didn't have to deal with Colleen anymore.

"Thank god she's god. She won't be here to poison anyone else." Adrian stated.

Sebastian felt almost freeing moment, and Hubbie saw the purple mist life off of his body, and now that he was free, the potions were not affecting anyone else. Richard wanted to give the campers the good news.

"I just want to congratulate you guys for making it to the halfway point. Getting this far was tough, and you had to make some decisions that were tough. But, now that you're here… from now on, you guys will be merged." Richard stated.

Everyone cheered for the fact that they were that much closer to winning the million.

"Wait, isn't the gold worth more than the money?" Allen asked.

Everyone froze when he said those words.

"No, those weren't real gold pieces. Just part of the challenge."

Most of the campers sad that it wasn't real.

"But, I think it's time for us to go back to the Town. It's time for you guys to sleep."

"But we've only been at the challenge for the past two hours. Why would we need to sleep now?" Ringo asked.

Richard didn't say anything as he motioned the other campers inside. Once they were inside, Richard showed them the outside again. And they saw that it was dark outside, but they were back in Horrorville.

"Alright, hit the hay guys. You guys need a break." Richard said.

"Oh, were going to need a long break." Allen stated.

Most of the campers were back in there winter clothing again, and they exited back out into the cold weather, trekking their way back into the houses. Meanwhile, Maria was working in her cove, where she concocted potions of all sorts. She was working in silence at the moment, when she heard someone come in. She turned around and saw her boss come in. She went up to her boss, and she started talking fast.

"Boss, I'm sorry. I screwed up. Colleen, who was supposed to give the potions to Adrian and all the others campers, backfired. She was too worked up in trying to bang Adrian, and things got out of control once I gave her the friend potion. I don't think this is working." Maria stated.

"Don't worry Maria. There are going to be many more opportunities to get them down. We just need to find the right way to get them to listen to us. Then, all will be right." Said…Kathy.

Maria hugged Kathy, thanking her for keeping her spirits up.

"But…do anything stupid and I will end you."

Maria nodded, understanding that her boss was uptight and strict. She knew that it wasn't her fault that the potions went astray. She just needed to be careful who she picked and chose.

Votes:

Adrian: "I think the way the votes are going to go are pretty simple. Almost everyone is going to vote for Colleen and that's that. I vote for Colleen, because you drugged me, and fucked me without my permission."

Allen: "Colleen, you are the worst. Now, I eliminate you."

Roxie: "Colleen, go fuck yourself. Trying to drug others is wrong."

Carson: "Colleen, the only reason I'm voting for you is because your head is not in the game. All you've been focusing is trying to get the attention Adrian. That is why you are going home today."

Colleen: "Fuck, I wish I could just vote for the bitch. But, since she's not on the chopping block, I guess I'll vote for Hubbie. I think he has something to hide."

Hubbie: "Colleen, you really have to go. Trying to use Maria, a witch in training, to try and try to make the game go your way is a defiant no no. Please, the next time you try and come back on this show, try to win it without cheating."

Ringo: "Colleen, what the hell? You drugged me, and tried to use me as one of your pawns. Sorry, but no. I'm not going to fall in line with you, and I'm eliminating you based on that."

Kris: "Colleen, you are trying to burn every bridge imaginable, but this time it's not going to work. Everything was revealed, and there is no way to be saved now. Goodbye Colleen, may your time be remembered for being a total jerk."

Sebastian: "I think I'm voting for Adrian, because I think that's what Colleen had been talking about all the time."

Hubbie had finally gotten to his house, after all the chaos he had been through. He grabbed the shard that he had, and he put it in the drawer with the other two shards. He then closed the drawer, and took off his winter clothes, and went to bed. What he didn't see was the shards beginning to glow, and they suddenly combined.

Elsewhere…

The figure with an emanating black energy to him had just begun working the bagels he found in the caves. He was hunting for the shards, trying to recreate something that would help him out. He had been making them work for the past eighteen hours, without end.

"Come on you buffoons, you can do better than that." He told them.

"We've been working for the past day, and were exhausted." VC told the being.

"Fuck you. Keep working you fucking-"

The being felt something very strong emanating in him. He felt the orb combining. The pieces weren't all there, but it was beginning to come together. He grinned sinisterly.

"Finally, my time is coming. For I, Lucien, will be the one to rule all after all Is said and done."

Well, what a way to end the last team episode. Now, there are ten campers left, and honestly, I could any one of them winning this whole thing. Now, for Colleen, I couldn't bring her into the merge. For me, she was just a secondary villain, doing some evil things, but Lucien is going to do a whole lot worse. And besides, I felt like she would get annoying after a while. I felt like going right before the merge was the right place to go. Now, what did you think of Colleen? Who do you think will win the whole thing? How will the bagels escape from Lucien's wrath? What will happen next? Now, the next episode is going to be another Aftermath episode. Then, we will get to the merge. See you soon!