Total Drama Fiery Passion Chapter 18: Torched Tower, a total drama series fanfic

Replies, right at the bitter end.

Guest 1138- This finale will be one to remember, that's for sure. I'm really glad that everyone seems to be okay with Max in the finale, as it is a tad contreversial.

Sephiria Arks- That is probably Max's biggest weakness, his fixation on Luna is a problem, but I think it works out. As for your questions, a big part of the reason Chef was so late was due to the legal action he was taking. And, this will be the final season in this series. We'll see what I'm working on after this.

Puzzlefan 123- Yeah, that was the initial thought process with Luna, but I decided that I'd make her a villain, unlike the HP Luna which is a very nice person.

Candela Monsoon- Iris's finale standing was pretty obvious. I tried to not make seem too perfect by never having her win an immunity, hopefully I managed that.

Finale time! Only one can win.

Episode 18: Torched Tower

Chris and Chef stood at the end of the dock, looking out to the edge. "It sure has been a messy season," Chris said to Chef. "Glad you're here to make this finale as explosive as it needs to be."

"Right on," Chef agreed, but keeping his gaze averted.

Chris didn't catch Chef's eyes looking away, and he opened up the episode. "Last time on Total Drama," he started, "we had out final three challenge! A homage to one of Pahkitew's best, contestants made their own challenges. Max had a design portion, where we made tools to stop Luna. Max took that home with a powerful slashing sword that coursed electricity. That was cool, and we took it." The first clips were Max winning his challenge with his sword, and Luna attempting to crush Iris with her own weight. "Next up, Luna began her murder spree by making a spy-movie themed challenge, dodging real lasers and avoiding real spikes." Chris laughed. "Gotta hand it to her, that girl's good." The clips that showed were Luna winning instantly and Luna eventually taking Max up to the top with her. "Backed on her luck, Iris resorted to a sword duel, which was full of anger and betrayal. It was real juicy." The next clips were Iris betraying Luna, Luna faking a plea, and Max activating several traps. "Finally, Luna's long cheating streak was put to an end as Max pushed her into the water below, giving Iris the win, and sending Luna home."

The scene flipped back to Chris, who quickly continued his recap. "Let's see how Iris got here," he announced. Scenes began to play of Iris stomping her foot to give herself a rush of adrenaline, along with the scene of Iris agreeing to tutor Kayla. "Dead set on her 'no trust' policy again, Iris entered exactly how we thought she would. As an Eagle, she became an integral part of the team's makeup, bringing in power and courage where the others lacked. At the same time, she tried to teach Kayla how to do what she did, focusing in on keeping Kayla from being too reckless, but it wasn't enough, and Kayla was the first Eagle gone." The next scenes were Luna shutting Iris down, and Scarlett initially reaching out to Iris in Lavender's presence. "At that point, the two biggest players, Luna and Scarlett, both made different plays for Iris. Scarlett attempted to recruit her, to get numbers over Luna, while Luna tried everything in her power to keep Iris unusable. Despite their different goals, it was eventually Kara who fully snapped Iris out of her state, and sent her into the merge swinging." The next clips were Kara giving breakfast to Iris and Iris toppling Luna in the sword challenge. "Doing her best to stay safe and powerful, Iris entered a safety net, never winning immunity once, but still getting to the end. Only at the final four, thanks to a betrayal from Luna did she get to keep going, and eventually topple her rival to put herself in finals."

The next scenes started playing, and the first scene was Max falling out of the helicopter at the beginning of the season. "Max's entrance was expected. He had no skills, showed off no smarts, and no social ability whatsoever. What he did have was a grudge, two, actually. The first was on Scarlett for messing with him, and the other was on me. I...I don't know why." The next clips were Max handing various gadgets to Luna, and Max being swapped to the Eagles. "Max was the victim of our first team swap, made to stir up some drama regarding the Eagles. Not a coincidence at all, the Meerkats began to win a lot after his switch, and the Eagles indeed became more and more dysfunctional. Once the Meerkats had adjusted to their new teammate, we gave them Max back, making max the harbinger of chaos among both teams. All in this time, he allied with Luna, our most dangerous competitor ever, and worked with her on...close terms." The next clips were Luna and Max's fake relationship, and Max being tied up underground. "When the merge hit, Luna was excited to have her ally back, but certain events caused her to be outed, and Max began to doubt the authenticity of his partner. It eventually fell to Max's bitter rival, Scarlett to show him the light. Max accepted that light, and spent his Merge relying on himself instead of anyone else, only voting with them when necessary. Max's mechanical prowess ended up helping him in more challenges than expected, despite how much Scarlett wished to pin it as luck." The next clips were Max thrusting Luna off the edge and his creation in the shelter challenge. "Eventually, thanks to a trick from Iris, Max was able to be the one to defeat the one who betrayed him, and now only has that accomplice in his way of a million dollars."

The scene flipped back to Chris. "Well, only one of these two can win, and it will come down to who's got more fire in them. Who's going to stop the other? Find out right now, on Total! Drama! Fiery Passion!

Opening Sequence

[Various cameras began to appear in a similar way to the other seasons. The first one appeared out of a lily pad, which seemed to be mechanically connected to the water. Next, one came out of a tree, which spit out some fire as the camera popped out. The final one fell on top of the outhouse confessional, and exploded into a burning flame. The camera then began to fly as the opening played.]

Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine,

[The camera arrived at a waterfall, where Shawn poked his head out, to see Jasmine waiting for him. He waved a signal as she went in.]

You guys are on my mind,

[Next to the waterfall, Marty stares at them with a scowl on his face. He picks up a stick, smirks at the waterfall, and snaps the stick.]

You asked me what I wanted to be, and I think the answer is plain to see

[The camera flies over the waterfall, where Sky is doing Olympic style jumps. She lands one perfectly, much to Jonathan's amazement. Iris runs by and smacks Jonathan over the head. Ethan laughs in the back as Jonathan fumes.]

I wanna be famous!

[The camera flies to a clearly mechanical mountain, where Paul and Angie are intensely competing. Angie barely beats him up the hill, which angers Paul.]

I wanna live close to the sun

[Lavender and Flora smile at each other as they run off. A hand reaches out to stop one of them.]

Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won

[Lavender turns her head to see Scarlett. The quiet brainiac signals for Lavender to follow her instead.]

Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day

[As Sugar tries her hardest trying to build something, she laughs at her own brilliance. Meanwhile, Norm fakes a fall, knocking it over. He gives the pageant queen a sheepish but fake smile.]

I wanna be famous

[Paul and Angie are seen in a hot race again, this time Paul has the lead. He skids to a halt and trips her, causing her to fall.]

Na na nanana na, nanana na, nananananana

[Kayla kicks the ground, evidently bored, while her sister, Kara, investigates a pipe spitting out fire on the others side. A ball of fire shoots by and ignites another pipe, which causes Kara to look back. Chander is seen blowing out ignition fuel.]

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!

[Various other high ranking, non-competing contestants appear in silhouettes, as fire shoots out from behind them. Some have items like swords or heavy weights in their hand. Others are just standing there in a menacing fashion.]

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!

[The scene zooms into the fire, which changes to a traditional campfire.]

*Whistling*

[Luna stares at Max with a bright green glow, while Max offers her a contraption he made. The psychic fixes it with her mind, which causes the others to glare at her as they whistle.]

The sun rose on the bunker, but as it showed both contestants were still asleep. The scene flipped to the bunker, where Chander was mercilessly pounding away at his keyboard. "Ugh...so close."

"How're preparations comin'?" Chef asked, poking his head in.

Chander held up a small device. "You sure Chris wants you down here the whole time?" Chef nodded. "Then we should be good." he held up a small device. "I've been working on this. It's a voice modulator." Chef looked interested, leaning in. "If Chris sends a message down here, I can make it sound like you, watch." Chander spoke into it. "I need five interns on the course, now!" Chander's voice sounded just like Chef's.

"How was it?" Chander asked the cook. Chef nodded in approval. "Good. That should allow me to run the entire finale, and you can do whatever you need to do to make that arrest happen."

"What if he starts to look for you?" Chef asked.

"Meh, I think he forgot about me," Chander admitted. "As long as you don't mention me, and make sure he doesn't hear anyone else mention me, we should be good."

Chef nodded. "Got it. I'll tell those bratty finalists." Chef got and began to leave the bunker. "I'm countin' on you," he told the former co-host.

"You got it," Chander replied. "This is really important."

The blaring of an air horn awoke the two finalists, who shot out of their beds quickly. Max in particular shot so high he hit the ceiling, falling back down with an "Ow!" Getting up, he remembered what day it was. "Aha!" he shouted. "Today I win my money I deserved from last time!" He shouted.

"Huh?" Iris asked. "Oh yeah...Chris kinda threw you into that cannon with no reason." She looked at him. "The cannon. Does it hurt bad?"

Max shook his head. "If you aren't attached to a former psychotic serial killer, than it doesn't hurt." He smirked as he walked out the door. "But you get to find out today!" he taunted. "You won't stop me from claiming my prize!" Iris blinked a few times as he left.

Iris: "Finale..." she muttered. "I expected it to be a bit more grand than this," she admitted. "I guess with all the issues with Luna, anything else feels like a step down." She yawned. "I think I'm hoping for that. A step up would not be inviting."

Max: "Chris owes me an apology yet," he said with a look of anger on his face. "And when I win the money, I will give him none of it! He will do it for free!" He pondered in the chair for a bit. "Maybe a lawyer could help with that..."

"Attention, durable pain food," Chris said. "Get ready for your hardest challenge yet. Go to the center of the island, and get to the bottom of the structure that is there."

"That sounds dangerous," Iris said. "Well, I'm going to run ahead and scout it out. I'll think about telling you stuff once you get there!"

Iris began to run off, and Max stuck out his hand. "Wait!" he called out. Iris ignored him and kept running. "That's not fair! Curse you and your longer legs!"

When Max got to the scene, Iris was still poking around up top. "What is the meaning of this?" he called out. As he got closer, he realized the meaning of it. Iris was staring at a giant tower, that looked like it reached the sky.

"There is no way this has been hiding here all season," Iris griped. "Well, no sense in complaining now." She pointed to the right of the super villain. "Looks like we have an elevator. The base must be at the bottom of it."

The two stepped in the elevator, getting ready to face the final challenge. Max pressed the button to send them to the bottom floor, and a can of gas fell on the ground. "...Yeah, we should have seen that coming," Iris said bluntly, as the two gave in to the gas relatively quickly. Before they knew it, they were passed out on the ground.

When the two woke up, they were at the starting line of a race, but the race didn't go far, only to a door. "Who dares to knock me out in my finale?" Max asked. As he looked around, he saw Chris standing there eagerly.

"Welcome to the final challenge!" Chris announced. "Before we get into that, let's say 'hi' to the peanut gallery!" Iris and Max looked over to see about two thirds of the campers they outlasted. "We have Sugar, Norm, Jasmine, Marty, Flora, Paul, Angie, Scarlett, and Jonathan!" Scarlett waved to Iris, as she sat in a full body cast.

"Where are the others?" Iris asked.

"I'll explain later," Chris answered. "Let me first explain what's going to happen here." He pulled up the monitor. It turned on and began to show off a diagram of the giant tower. "Finalists will receive one helper to get them going. Scarlett is not helping, as she is unable. You will enter that door right there," Chris said pointing to the door, "and go up the stairs to level one. There, you will face the Mechanical Floor!"

The monitor showed off the Mechanical Floor, which had many of Pahkitew's animals, as well as the robotic bear. "To answer where the others are, two finalists have been stationed at each floor. Their goal? To stop you from advancing. However, since I have more faith in the likes of Kayla than I do Max, the finalists will be stationed in a control room to operate traps on the floor, instead of physically attacking you."

Chris hit a button, and the monitor changed from showing off the Mechanical Floor to a floor that had a brown color to it, with some green scattered throughout. "Make it through that, and you take the stairs up to the Disaster Floor!" Upon closer inspection, this floor greeted them with a strike of lightning, and water raged throughout it sporadically. Right at the end, a volcano emerged in the middle of the room.

The monitor flipped again. "Your third location is the Underwater Floor!" Chris showed off the room which was fully submerged, with two pods sitting at the entrance. "You will drive a pod through this floor, trying not to die from the various harpoons and shark attacks."

"Are they real sharks?" Max asked nervously.

"I don't know," Chris calmly answered. "I'd hate to find out though." He continued explaining. "On each of these three floors, a giant divider has been put up. You will have to work on your own to be able to continue, without knowing how they other person is doing." The monitor flipped again to a room with a bright orange glow. "Once you ascend those three floors, the final floor awaits you: the Flaming Floor. Traverse the intensely dangerous flames and make it to your goal on the other side. Since there's no winner yet, we'll get rid of your helpers, the divider will be gone, and you will be able to fight each other." Iris glared at Max, who stepped back in fear.

Chris explained the final part. "Your goal is right above those floors at the top of the building. Cross the finish line first and the million bucks is yours!" Both contestants got excited again. "But first, your helpers!" The monitor flipped to a slot machine-esque screen, with the remaining spectators' faces on it. "Max, your spin first."

Max watched the spinner for a bit before stopping it. He looked at the face that was showing, and shrugged. "It could have been worse," he decided. He watched as Flora stepped down from the gallery to help.

"This is exciting," she said. "I got to help last time too!"

Iris smirked. "Good luck trying to pull any evil off with her around," she mocked. Max gasped as he realized the situation he was in. "Yeah, gasp. I'm not scared of anyone I get." She spun it a bit more and when it landed, she pouted instantly. "Except for that."

"Haha!" Marty taunted, dropping down to the competition. "You're stuck with me!"

"Not exactly," Chris told the helpers. "You will be operating on the sidelines as well. Your job as helpers is to try and either break the controls the finalists are using or to work around it by activating traps that would help your partner out." Chris turned to Marty. "And since you're here, you won't win any money, got it?"

Marty grinned at his partner. "Perhaps my finalist will choose to share?"

Iris laughed. "After what you pulled last season, you'll get nothing." Marty frowned at her response.

Chris lined the two finalists at the starting line. "Finalists, the challenge begins...now!" At the word, the two finalists began charging the first staircase, with Iris taking an early lead off of pure speed.

With the divider in play, everyone was unable to see each other. Iris reached the Mechanical Floor first, trying to get a feel for her surroundings. The first thing she noticed were the large amount of robotic wildlife in her path. "This is annoying," she muttered. She looked upward and shouted. "Marty, you on traps?"

Marty snickered as he began fiddling with the controls. "No need to worry, for an expert in messing with stuff, this is super easy!" He began pressing a button, but his eager face turned to one of shock when he realized that what he was going for didn't happen. "Uh, what was that?" he asked.

"Glad you could make it," Shawn taunted from the other side of the control room. "You're in for a nasty treat. I rewired everything before you pestering zombies could make it this far!" Marty groaned in response.

Iris sighed. "No worries, I guess. Maybe I'll tackle this one on my own." Grinning with excitement, she drew Quaoar's sword out from behind her. Once the animals noticed they were in danger, Iris began slashing away at them, sparks flying all over the place as she trudged forward.

"Impressive," Shawn's voice echoed through the room, "you'll have to show me some of those moves. But I have to stop you, so here goes!" Shawn pressed a few buttons, and trees began to shoot up from the ground. Iris got around a few of them, but was knocked into the wall by one.

Marty's voice entered the room next. "Are you really gonna let some fern take you out? Get up and move!"

Iris got up with a moan. "It's a lot harder to get up when that 'fern' is a giant metal pole!" Now about halfway through the room, Iris noticed the floor in front of her opening. Instead of going around it, Iris jumped in, and the tree that rose up got her above all of the animals. Now they all began to swarm around the tree, jumping up. Iris was way above them, unable to be touched.

"Way to go, Slick," Marty taunted her. "Now they've surrounded you. Luckily, I can get you out. Just jump and run, there's a door that Shawn can't mess with at the exit, make it through there and I can lock those animals in."

Iris looked down at the exit. "I can't believe I'm taking his advice," she said with an annoyed look. Eventually, she jumped, rolling as she landed on the ground to keep her acceleration. Shawn began frantically pressing buttons, but nothing was stopping her advance, eventually, Iris dove through the door, and Marty shut the door. The door dropped from above, severing a robotic arm that tried to reach out for her.

"Good work, Slick!" Marty cheered, using the same nickname. "I'll meet ya on the next floor."

Iris: "My mind is flowing with questions," Iris said. "I've made it past the robots, something Max will probably have an easier time with, but I can excel on the disaster floor." Her thoughtful expression became contorted with anger. "And what's up with the name Slick? I hate it."

Marty: "She didn't like Slick? Oh, that's perfect, I'll keep using it." He laughed. "Yeah, I'll actually try and help her win. I figured that she isn't gonna share any unless I'm all fair an nice about it, so for now, I'll lend her my aid."

Max entered the room a tad after Iris arrived. "Now this is an evil lair," Max said with pride. He began to look at all the small nuances that made the room a room.

"Uh, maybe we could focus on getting through the room?" Flora suggested nicely as he was looking.

Max grumbled as he obeyed Flora's offer, beginning to move through the room. "I don't think so!" Sky's voice echoed through the room. At the press of the button, all of the animals focused their attention on Max.

Instead of running away, Max laughed his best laugh all season, drawing his electric sword from the challenge before. "Let them come!" he shouted, running forward as fast as he could, slashing anything that was in his way. Even though they were robotic animals, Flora couldn't help but avert her eyes.

"Shoot!" Sky said with a hint of anger, trying to figure out how the traps worked. She tried pressing one at random, and it shot a tree right at Max. Max was able to deflect it with his sword, but the sword flew out of his hands, dropping on the ground far away.

Flora regained her focus and got over the speakers. "Um, perhaps we don't go for the sword and run, instead of hurting the animals?"

Max grumbled. "I dislike it," he admitted. "But that makes the most sense." he proceeded to go for the door, and without enough time, Sky was unable to send another trap, and Max ran through the door. Flora noticed the button to close out the animals and pressed it quickly so Max couldn't hurt any more. Max grumbled as he watched the robotic bear play with the sword he had crafted.

Max: "Chris better allow me to return for that sword," he complained. "That was my weapon I used to topple Luna!" He shuffled on the confessional. "Well, not really, but I wish it was!"

Iris slid first into the second room. The first thing she noticed were the immensely high winds happening there. "Hey, Slick," Marty teased as she entered. Iris growled at the con artist as he kept talking. "This one looks pretty simple for you. The door's way up there. Water will rise, but if you run up the platforms, you'll make it up faster." He chuckled again. "I'd say you make this fast, because as soon as you start moving the water's gonna-" he paused. "Oh, she started already."

Iris ran toward the middle, where the rocks began to ascend upward. "A rock slide took Jonathan out of the game," Kara explained. "I'd be happy to send you down one too." She pressed a button, and the rocks that were Iris's path to the door began to shake. "If you can keep your balance on the way up, this won't be an issue."

"I'll manage," Iris claimed, beginning to ascend the rocky tower. She stumbled a few times, but overall, it was a steady climb. When she reached the top, a small bridge was the only thing between a seemingly bottomless chasm. "Woah, how did that get made?"

"It's not bottomless," Kara explained lightly, "but it will hurt if the water doesn't fill it up. Now, just try and make it before I break that bridge."

"It's a trap, Slick," Marty warned. "Don't take that bridge." He then got another idea. "Actually, take the bridge, I have a plan." Iris charged toward the bridge, and Kara began to break the bridge down, but Marty triggered a hurricane, and the high winds sent her right across the chasm seamlessly. "How'd it go?" Marty asked, shutting the door.

Iris groaned as she got up. "I'm alright," she said. "A bit wet, but we made it."

Marty laughed. "You're about to hit the underwater floor, don't complain about it being wet. Get going, Slick." Iris growled at Marty as she went up the stairs.

Max's traversal of the Disaster Floor was a tad different than Iris's. "I don't think it'd be wise to wait until the water rises," Flora advised. "Perhaps we could go up those rocks there?"

On cue, the rocks began to rumble, just as Iris's rocks had. "Good luck," Ethan's voice sounded. "That's one tough climb. I'd suggest taking a different route."

Flora began looking around for options. "Oh!" she shouted enthusiastically, "what about the volcano?"

Even Ethan was shocked. "I'm sorry, what?"

Max was intrigued. "Go on."

Flora pointed to the volcano. "What if I activate it and it comes up somewhere good? You could ride it...or...something."

Max nodded. "Perfect, that shall be our plan!" Flora clapped excitedly as Max ran toward the area where the volcano would appear. "Let it rip!" Flora pressed a button, and the volcano began to go up. Max got on in time, and rode it to the top.

"I should warn you," Ethan said. "That thing will erupt now that it's been activated. You need to get out of this room fast, but I won't let you!" Ethan pressed a button to activate a tornado, and that tornado began to make its way toward the volcano.

"Run, Max!" Flora shouted. "It's going to get too close!" Max didn't have time to react, and the tornado sucked Max into it. He began swinging around a lot, and eventually was shot out, conveniently landing on the other side of the chasm. "Oh," Flora said. "That...worked." She quickly closed the door, and Max began to run up to the next floor.

Ethan: "...He got lucky."

Iris was still in the lead, reaching the Underwater Floor first too. "Once you get in that pod," Marty explained. "You're on your own. I can't help you, but I can direct you. There are no traps, it seems. Chris was lying about the ones on this floor."

Iris got in the pod. "Then there's no issue, right?"

"Uh...wrong," a timid voice said from the inside of the pod. Lavender spoke again. "I can only distract you, but I'll do it for sure." She hit a few buttons, and a bunch of sounds began shooting out of the speakers.

"Ugh," Iris moaned, "what are those sounds? And where's the challenge? This place seems normal, not even any walls."

"I gotta direct you," Marty said, trying to overpower the sounds. "I can see the walls, you can't. And...it seems these sounds are royalty free. Chris is cheaping out again, naturally."

Iris grabbed on to the wheel, trying to drown out the noises around her. "Okay...I can do this," she told herself. She began going straight, and Marty continued to shout out various directions from the speakers. Iris was only able to hear a few of them, and crashed frequently. "Sorry!" she called out. "I'm super distracted and I have no idea how to guide this thing."

"Then let me figure something else out," Marty said with a growl. "For now, hug the right wall, you'll make it out eventually." Marty began looking around. "Got it!" Marty slammed on a few buttons, and the sounds shut off in Iris's pod.

"Hey!" Lavender said, "How'd you do that?"

"I reworked the circuits in the pod," Marty said proudly. "Now Iris, listen closely." Marty proceeded to give Iris the necessary directions. It was a bit hard for her to get it, but eventually she got through the door. "Nice, Slick," Marty cheered. "Now hurry, Max is catching up. If you meet him at the fire floor, he might pass you."

"Catching up?" Iris asked. "How?"

Max entered the Underwater Floor, and got right into the pod. "Blast!" he shouted in annoyance. "These maps aren't working, I can't see the walls!"

"That's because you aren't supposed to see them, purple man," Kayla's voiced echoed. "Even better, I'm here to distract you, so have at it!" Kayla began blasting loud sounds from the speakers, and Max seemed to be getting much more annoyed.

Flora spoke up. "Um, maybe we can stop the sounds?"

"No time!" Max decided. He pulled out some of the wires in the pod and started toying with them. "I'll make the map show myself!"

"I-I could direct you," Flora tried to suggest, but Max was already way too invested in his work. "Um, well...good luck?"

"No!" Kayla shouted, furiously pressing buttons. "You can't mess up my trap that easily! Let me scream!" With a groan, she got up and gave up.

Max finally connected a few wires, and the map in the pod displayed all of the walls, giving Max an easy drive through. Flora watched as he effortlessly traversed the course without her help. "Okay," she said with disappointment. "I guess I'm done."

Flora: "I enjoyed helping Max!" she said happily. "He learned a lot, and I think I did too! I wonder what he'll spend the money on..."

The Flaming Floor's doors opened up on either side, and to the other's surprise, both finalists got there at the exact same time. "How did you get here?" Max asked in shock. "I defeated every floor with ease!"

"As did I!" Iris countered. "Well, pretty much. But it's too late! The only thing in my way now is you, and that won't be an issue!"

"Likewise!" Max shouted, running right at the paranoid girl. Iris carefully sidestepped, and gunned for the door in the other side. Max followed suit very quickly, and when both neared the edge of the door, they were caught off guard as it closed before either could get through it. "What the-" Iris started.

A laugh sounded over the speakers in the room, and a hatch opened up above them. "You really thought my finale was gonna be that easy?" "Chef's" voice echoed through the room. "You're gonna have to be a lot smarter than that to get up to the top! You'll have to stop me! Chef!"

Iris looked up at the speakers blankly. "Yeah, Chef, we kinda got that it was you."

"You know nothing of villainy," Max criticized. "He was obviously going for extra flair for his introduction."

"Chef" laughed again. "Uh, yeah, now...do the challenge!"

"You're not very convincing," Chef said to Chander as he was watching a radar. "You need more macho."

Chander shrugged. "I'm some kid who stays home all day and does party tricks as a job, I think that was a good amount of macho for me." He turned over to see Chef's radar. "What is it?"

"The feds are surroundin' the place," Chef explained. "I can run the radar from down here and keep them invisible. Once this challenge ends, they're coming in."

"Got it," Chander said. "Now, who do you think will win?" He began watching the finalists move, occasionally igniting something in the room. "I think anybody could take it."

"Max proved himself, that's for sure," Chef said, "but I don't know if it's gonna be enough."

Fireballs began shooting all over the place. "This is annoying," Iris griped. "We keep having to get out of the way of things, I don't have time to think of a way to get up!"

"Maybe another volcano will erupt, and I could ride it!" Max said to himself. Iris was dumbfounded at his response, but did not have time to stay that way, as another fireball shot near her, forcing her to dodge again.

Max, on the other hand, was running around on the ground, searching for something to ascend on. Eventually, Chander activated a volcano in the room, and Max began to climb it. Much to his disappointment, it wasn't close enough to reach the hatch to get out. Iris on the other hand, noticed ropes that were along the walls of the room. As she got closer, more traps began to shoot at her. She kept climbing, and reached a platform up top, where another fireball shot at her. Having nowhere to dodge, she braced for impact, hoping it wouldn't burn too much.

Iris shut her eyes, and watched as the fireball exploded all around her. She felt the immense heat coming off from it, but seemed relatively unharmed. "Hold on a second," Iris said, picking a piece of the "fireball" off from her. She sniffed it briefly, then licked it. "This isn't fire...it's tomato soup."

Max reached into the volcano, and after screaming from the soup that was still hot, licked some soup from the volcano. "Then we're safe in here!"

Chris, who was now at the top of the tower with the peanut gallery, was clearly upset. "Tomato soup?" he asked no one in particular. "I thought Chef was down there on the controls! Why is Chander's soup back? He should be locked up still!" Chris began to leave to go investigate.

Right as he was about to come down to the control room, the actual Chef voiced in to him. "Chris!" Chef called out. "Get ready to do your hostin' thing. The kids are almost outta the fire place!" Stuck at the top of the tower, Chris remained.

Back down on the control panel, the two co-hosts let out a sigh of relief. "We gotta end this challenge, pronto," Chander suggested. "If Chris gets impatient, we lose our chance."

"You got that right," Chef said. "Tell that crazy girl to use the thing she's hidden poorly."

"Gah, we're still too far away!" Iris complained. The two finalists were now on opposite sides of the hatch, but neither was in a spot to reach it. Iris tried jumping again, but to no avail, made it back to her side.

Max pouted. "Well, now what? We're clearly not going to go any further. How do I get my money?"

"Your money?" Iris asked with shock. "Are you serious? You won't beat me. You're lucky I don't send you back down to the bottom of the room!" Max huffed as the two continued to argue.

Their debate was silenced by Chander's voice coming clearly through the speakers. "Hey, uh, if you can hear me, Iris, use that thing you have, and get out of there. We need to end this challenge quickly!"

Iris pulled out her sword. "This? I wasn't trying to hide it. Max took his with him too!"

Chander let out a loud breath through the speakers. "Yeah, that's why you got to keep it, now stick it in the wall and get out!"

Iris shook her head. "No can do, this is Quaoar's sword, he trusted it to me." Chander let out a groan that sounded to the room. "Fine, but you better save it if this building collapses." She threw the sword at the wall, sticking it in. "Here I go!" she shouted, jumping up and grabbing the handle carfeully. She swung herself up to the top, and jumped through the hatch's hole. "Yes!"

Max called up to her. "What do I do?" he asked.

"That, but you're out of time!" Iris shouted, running after the finish line.

Once she was gone, Max got closer to the sword. "Well, I can do that." He jumped up onto the handle, and instead of it staying where it was, the sword bent, and then flung Max into the air.

Back up at the top, everyone was back, waiting for the thrilling finale. Iris was the first to get above the hatch, with a simple sprint to the finish line left. "She's so close!" Kayla cheered. "Go end this!"

"We're counting on you," Scarlett said.

Jonathan turned to Ethan and taunted. "Still have a good feeling about Max?"

Ethan snickered back. "He beat you, didn't he?" Jonathan turned around again and stayed silent.

Iris charged from the finish, when a giant shadow appeared above her. Everyone watched as Max flung out of the hatch, and was directing himself in the area of the finish line. "You have to be kidding me," Iris griped, picking up speed. She kept running, trying to eventually get away from the shadow looming over her.

Max began falling faster, right in the same spot Iris was, he angled his landing, and tried to land over the finish line. With a crash, the winner was decided.

...

...Iris had made it over the finish line, with Max landing just before it. "Woah, that was close!" Chris shouted. "But we have a winner! Iris wins Total Drama Fiery Passion, and the million dollar prize!"

Iris got up slowly from her victory dive. "Ugh, I really earned it," she said unenthusiastically.

"I figured you'd be more excited," Scarlett said, walking over to congratulate her.

Iris groaned. "Yeah, but I think Max landed on me a bit, and I might've broken something. Plus, this season was way too taxing."

"Suddenly I'm not an idiot for getting out when I could," Norm said proudly.

Chris handed Iris the million. "Well, here, take this," he said, quickly giving the case over. "It's time for us to go. I'm getting a bad feeling about staying." He began to run when the sound of a siren was heard.

"Get the kids out safely!" a deep male voice shouted. On command, Chef busted through the hatch, holding Iris's sword. "Thanks for complyin'," he said, handing it back to her. "Gremlin!" He tossed Max his electric sword, "take that."

"Chef!" Chris shouted. "What's the meaning of this?" Chris began panicking as a few people surrounded him.

"You're being charged with reckless endangerment and possession of a large quantity of explosive material," an officer next to him explained. "I don't think that lines up with your parole."

"It's not my fault!" Chris exclaimed, "I was supposed to have someone else to carry it with them." he turned to Chef. "Did you do this?"

"Sure did," Chef explained. "You need to go back where you belong. It ain't safe for any of us out here."

Chris squirmed as the agents took him away. "No! My franchise..."

"Wasn't this the last season anyway?" Paul asked everyone. "So...we're free."

"Guess so," Angie muttered. "Three tries and no money, dang."

"Speaking of money," Marty asked, walking up to Iris. "I would like a fee for helping you out."

Iris shrugged. "Sure, what the heck?" she tossed him a small stack of cash. "That's all you get. Be grateful." Marty smiled as he wandered off.

"All of you guys," Chef said, pulling up in a full-sized army helicopter, "get in, it's time to head out." Everyone loaded up, including Iris and her money. Chef turned to the camera. "Well, that's a wrap," he said. "I came late, but I did a lot. Psycho chick won, no one else did. You want more? Tough! You get none! See you never, on Total! Drama! Fiery Passion! That's what he called it, right?" A few people nodded. "Yeah, that."

So, we have our winner. Yup, that's our canon ending. But, what does the other way look like?"

"We're counting on you," Scarlett said.

Jonathan turned to Ethan and taunted. "Still have a good feeling about Max?"

Ethan snickered back. "He beat you, didn't he?" Jonathan turned around again and stayed silent.

Max began falling faster, right in the same spot Iris was, he angled his landing, and tried to land over the finish line. With a crash, the winner was decided.

...

...Max landed in front of Iris, with the paranoid girl having been knocked down just short of the finish. "Woah, that was close!" Chris shouted. "But we have a winner! Max wins Total Drama Fiery Passion, and the million dollar prize!"

Max jumped up in excitement. "Take that, Luna!" he shouted. "I have prevailed over your demonic betrayal!"

"She's not even here to hear that, you know," Scarlett pointed out, staying in her seat.

Max shrugged. "It doesn't matter. She will see this eventually."

Iris got up off to the side. "Ugh, that hurt, both psychically and emotionally. What a taxing season."

"Suddenly I'm not an idiot for getting out when I could," Norm said proudly.

Chris handed Max the million. "Well, here, take this," he said, quickly giving the case over. "It's time for us to go. I'm getting a bad feeling about staying." He began to run when the sound of a siren was heard.

"Chef!" Chris shouted. "What's the meaning of this?" Chris began panicking as a few people surrounded him.

"You're being charged with reckless endangerment and possession of a large quantity of explosive material," an officer next to him explained. "I don't think that lines up with your parole."

"It's not my fault!" Chris exclaimed, "I was supposed to have someone else to carry it with them." he turned to Chef. "Did you do this?"

"Sure did," Chef explained. "You need to go back where you belong. It ain't safe for any of us out here."

Chris squirmed as the agents took him away. "No! My franchise..."

"Wasn't this the last season anyway?" Paul asked everyone. "So...we're free."

"Guess so," Angie muttered. "Three tries and no money, dang."

"On that topic," Flora asked the super villain, "what do you intend on doing with it?"

"An evil lair requires the utmost pride," he explained. "My winnings shall go to a life of villainy!"

"Don't say that near the feds," Kara warned. "You best watch yourself."

"All of you guys," Chef said, pulling up in a full-sized army helicopter, "get in, it's time to head out." Everyone loaded up, including Max and his money. Chef turned to the camera. "Well, that's a wrap," he said. "I came late, but I did a lot. Evil boy won, no one else did. You want more? Tough! You get none! See you never, on Total! Drama! Fiery Passion! That's what he called it, right?" A few people nodded. "Yeah, that."

(END OF SERIES)

Votes: Merge

No vote (Finale)

Eliminated: Max (Alternate: Iris)

Final Placements

Elimination Order:

19th (kind of)- Chander, The Spooky Prankster

18th- Sugar, The Pageant Queen

17th- Norm, The Antisocial Genius

16th- Jasmine, The Outback Amazon

15th- Marty, The Con Artist

14th- Kayla, The Brat

13th- Flora, The Pacifist

12th- Ethan, The Anti-Villain

11th- Shawn, The Zombie Conspiracy Nut

10th- Lavender, The Nature's Child

9th- Sky, The Athlete

8th- Kara, The Curious Girl

7th- Paul, The Pessimist

6th- Angie, The Hothead

5th- Scarlett, The Brainiac

4th- Jonathan, The Lover Boy

3rd- Luna, The Pseudo-Psychic

2nd- Max, The Super Villain (Alternate: Iris)

Winner- Iris, The Paranoid Girl (Alternate: Max)

Well, there you have it, Iris is the winner of Total Drama Fiery Passion!

I tossed around a lot of challenge ideas for this one, trying to think of a finale that could top Submerged. Eventually I came on this, a tower where each floor resembled a season, and the things in your way were the finalists themselves. The finalists that were on either side was simply determined by who I thought would interact with that side the best. Helpers were based on whoever would oppose them the most (without Luna being there). The twist was that each helper was actually super helpful.

Iris as the winner was decided during Submerged. I was thinking of her as a finalist there, but she was a returnee, so I decided to not do that. Max as a finalist was decided about two months before the story came out, as I was drafting some early chapters. Initially I thought, "Oh it'll be funny", but then I realized that it might not be so crazy after all.

Overall, I am super pleased with how this season turned out. The small changes in elimination order I created was definitely worth it, as I got a very strong plot that didn't really have any downtime. After three seasons of writing, this is a season I can say was really good. Karon was bad, as expected for my first season (shuffled Karon looks like a good setup tho) Submerged was good, but musical seasons was a bad plan. I felt really confidently in all aspects of Fiery Passion, and it will stay that way for a while I bet.

So the obvious questions is "what's next?" Well, I have started an Amy-centric fic that I will work on throughout my planning process for the shuffled series. I will not put any dates on the shuffled series yet, because it'll take a lot of time to map out everything (and I need a break). I encourage you to tune into that, it'll be different from a normal season.

Shuffled Series- I'll talk a bit about that, but not here. I will update my profile constantly on the plans for that, so check that every once in a while. And with a lot of the fics I follow still in progress, I'll still be super active on the site, so if you have any super specific questions, I can answer PM's and such.

A final shoutout to Guest 1138, Sephiria Arks, and Candela Monsoon for staying active and reviewing each chapter! Your support gave me the motivation to keep this up!

With that...I'm out of things to say. See ya, I'm gonna go take a nap.