Hunting deer. I've never liked it.
It was early in the morning, and all the campers were sleeping soundly. The forest was still, and the water calm. Somewhere on the island, however, three people were having an important conversation.
"Swarm, what do you mean?" Galaxy asked. He stood with Andromeda and Black Hole, all three of them talking to a Swarm bot. "What do you mean you saw Mimic on Boney Island?" The news was quick to spread, and the three friends had gathered at the cameraless part of the forest, panicked. Swarm was quick to tell them of Mimic's appearance and team up with Lord Garmadon and Wheatley, and that they were the reason the beavers attacked them during the last challenge. Galaxy paced in a circle around his two friends, who were both worried they would blow their cover so early. After a few minutes of silence, Galaxy stopped.
"Mimic's probably just doing this to mess with us", he stated. Andromeda looked to the side while Black Hole partially agreed. "Swarm", Galaxy turned back to the bot, "Do not let anything get passed you. As far as we know, the island is on lockdown. Mimic doesn't plant a toe on Wawanaka, understand?" Swarm beeped in acknowledgment, and vanished. Galaxy let a frustrated huff escape his lips, and he turned to the others. "Let's get back." They nodded, and the three of them left, unaware a new camera had been set up nearby...
Facing their conversation...
Turned on.
While Galaxy, Black Hole and Andromeda had their conversation, Milky Way was sleeping. On a chair, next to Courtney, who slept on a bed in the infirmary. They held hands tightly, fingers laced together. They had been like this since yesterday...
Flashback
After getting back to the camp, Milky Way rushed to the infirmary. After setting Courtney down on one of the beds, he rushed to the Bass' cabin. Shuffling through his luggage, he finally found what he was looking for: a case filled with medicine and ointments. He held it tight as he ran back to the infirmary, some of the others giving him sympathetic looks. Heather attempted to trip him, but he stopped dead in his tracks, glared at her, and continued to the infirmary. When he made it back, his eyes burned at the sight before him: Chef in a nurse's outfit, complete with high heels and lipstick. As the burly man began to treat the injured teen, Milky Way walked up to him.
"Chef", he began, "I have experience in this. Let me treat her and I'll pay you." Chef looked at him, nodded, and walked away. Milky Way went up to his injured girlfriend, flipped her over, and began to treat the gashes on her back. He lifted her blouse up, undid the rushed bandages, and started to put a lotion on her back. He heard her whimper every now and then, a pang of pain hitting his heart every time. After half an hour of applying the lotion, Milky Way began wrapping higher quality bandages around the CIT, who slept peacefully. After he was done, he pulled her blouse down, flipped her back on her back, and pulled a blanket over her. He looked her over and smiled. He began to leave when he was pulled back. He looked down and noticed Courtney's hand gripping his tightly. He took this as a sign, so he pulled up a chair, sat down, and fell asleep next to her. When Galaxy came by the next morning to get him involved with the meeting, he looked at the two sleeping teens, smiled, and left.
Flashback End
And so their they slept, peacefully holding hands when...
"All campers report to the elimination ceremony IMMEDIATELY!!!" Chris' voice bellowed from the loud speakers. Milky Way and Courtney slowly woke up simultaneously, only for their eyes to lock when they lifted their heads. The looked at their laced fingers and blushed. Courtney looked at MW with a small smile.
"Did you stay with me all night?" She asked.
Milky Way smiled back. "Yes. Yes I did." The two of them shared a quick kiss. MW then helped Courtney out of the bed. She stood up, wobbled a bit, but could stand. They smiled at eachother again before going to join the others, still holding hands.
All the campers had assembled at the firepit, awaiting further instruction. Many were frustrated with the early wake up call, but they chose not to complain. After a while, Galaxy and Co. joined the others, so followed by Milky Way and Courtney. As they waited for Chris, the campers chatted.
"How're you feeling, Courtney?" Bridgette asked.
"Better", she replied, "Thanks to... him..." She began to stare lovingly at Milky Way. Bridgette smirked, and looked at him. He was talking with Andromeda, Duncan and Geoff, who were praising him for his 'catch'. He scolded them, causing Courtney to quietly giggle. She stopped when she saw Chris walk up. Everyone turned their attention to him. Chef came shortly after, carrying some sort of bazooka.
"Heads up!" Chris shouted. Chef fired his bazooka at Gwen, only for Trent to catch the projectile, revealing it to be a can of beans. Gwen gave it a questioning look.
"What's this?" She asked.
"Breakfast! You're going to need the energy for today's challenge, so eat up!"
"This is not breakfast!" Heather whined, "Breakfast is croissants, crepes, orange juice and Chef's burnt eggs!" This was met with a satisfied burp from Owen.
"Well, to bad!" Chris said, "You'll need the energy, because today, we're going hunting." The host held up a paintball gun. "Each team will have hunters and 'deer'. The team with the least amount of paint on them wins immunity. Now, follow me!"
Chris lead the others to a clearing in the forest, right outside the infirmary. "Hunters for the Gophers are Leshawna, Lindsay, Beth, Owen and Galaxy. Hunters for the Bass are Harold, Geoff, Bridgette and Andromeda." He tossed paintball guns to those he called out. "The rest of you are deer!" He tossed a tail, antlers and a red nose to the others. While several complained, Black Hole put the accessories on without hesitation. He suddenly became as still as a statue, then bolted into the woods on all fours. No one noticed.
"Okay", Chris continued, "Deer gat a minute head start." He blew his air horn. "Go!" The deer ran into the woods, Bass going one way, Gophers going the other, many traveling in pairs.
Courtney and Milky Way chose to head out together, hand in hand. The two of them were enjoying the scenery around them, slowly walking closer together until they were touching shoulders. The CIT sighed while MW smiled. He then got an idea, and pulled out his recorder. Courtney noticed this, her mind telling her to stop him, but her heart saying otherwise. She listened to her heart. MW pressed the play button.
Talk About You (Song by Ace of Hearts - Fool for You)
I make a lot of promises
Not for myself, but for you
So I have these forgotten dreams
About a love, split in two
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me I'm a fool for you
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me that you love me too
Galaxy began dancing with Courtney.
But I wanna talk about you
You're everything, I could ever want
So please come home 'cause you're stuck inside my dreams(Inside my dreams)
I can't believe I've been a fool, so let me be the fool for you
Leshawna poked her head out from some nearby bushes, watching the two carefully, gun aimed.
I make too many promises(They're out of mind)
They're out of mind, out of sight
I can't believe you've never seen, (The same moon I) the same moon I
See at nightAnd then you go and do it again
When you tell me I'm a fool for you
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me that you love me too
As the two danced, they were unaware of the shots being fired at them, each one missing. Leshawna was getting angrier and angrier.
But I wanna talk about you
You're everything, I could ever want
So please come home 'cause you're stuck inside my dreams(Inside my dreams)
I can't believe I've been a fool, so let me be the fool for you
Leshawna fired another shot, only for it to be deflected back at her. She got smacked right in the head, taking this as a sign to leave the two lovebirds alone.
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me I'm a fool for you
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me that you love me too
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me I'm a fool for you
And then you go and do it again
When you tell me that you love me too
The two slowed their dancing, smiling, embracing eachother. After a few minutes, they kissed and continued deeper into the forest.
At another part of the forest, Galaxy was looking around for any Bass, Swarm watching from afar as not to interfere. After awhile with no one found, he spotted Heather sitting on a stump. He growled to himself, and walked up to her angrily.
"And what are you exactly doing?" Galaxy asked the queen bee venomously. She scoffed at him.
"Waiting for Beth to come back with my chips", she replied nonchalantly. Galaxy fumed.
"Seriously?" His nerves were reaching their end. Before he could say anything else, Beth immerged from the bushes carrying a bag of chips. Galaxy looked at her, then back to the queen bee. His eyes were filled with fury. Heather took the chip bag from Beth, only to spit out the first chip. The queen bee glared at her.
"Wrong flavour, dunce", she spat, "Go back and get something else. That did it for Beth. She blew up at Heather, arguing with her. Galaxy, now with an ally, jumped in every so often to agree with the farm girl. Their arguing ended up attracting the Bass' hunters, Lindsay and Leshawna, resulting in a massive fire fight. Heather, Beth and the blonde bimbo took the brunt of the assault, becoming coated in paint. Galaxy was getting closer and closer to snapping. This show, Siren Head's apperance, and Mimic's sighting was beginning to wear him down. He was about to snap.
Back with MW and Courtney, they had walked for an hour, eventually running into Duncan, who was spraying painting a tree. Courtney scowled, then contorted her face into mild disgust. "Why do you smell worst then usual?" She asked.
"Had a run in with 'Farticus'", Duncan replied, not turning to face her. MW hung off to the side, listening to the two most dangerous Bass argue. Then Duncan said something he would instantly regret.
"Just admit you have a thing for me."
Courtney's eyes widen in shock, then she glares. "As if. I have MW. I don't need you, neanderthal..." She was going to continue, but MW were already in the midst of a brawl. Courtney silently cheered her boyfriend on, only for the fight to end when MW's and Duncan's antlers got tangled together. Courtney sighed, then Chris' voice echoed across the forest.
"All campers report back to the infirmary. The challenge is over!" Courtney grabbed the tangled boys by the antlers, and lead them to the tent.
All the campers (except Courtney, MW and Duncan) had assembled at the infirmary, the Gophers coated with paint. Heather wasn't wearing her deer stuff, and Black Hole's antlers were broken. Chris was scowling at the Gophers.
"Stealing from Chef", he began, "friendly fire and some of you aren't even deer. It's obvious the Bass have won..." He trailed off when Courtney immerged from the bushes, still grasping the tangled antlers.
Gwen raised an eyebrow. "What the heck happened?" She asked. Duncan smirked.
"Someone's just overprotective", he said confidently. This was met with MW kicking him in the... sensitive spot. Duncan squeaked in pain.
"Careful, Milky Way", Chris said, "We already have to deal with Cody. Try not to kill him." Geoff and Bridgette quickly unhooked the antlers. Milky Way glared at the punk, put an arm around Courtney's waist, and walked back to camp with her. Andromeda followed them. Chris dismissed everyone, and they all went to do whatever. Galaxy went to check on Cody, and he cringed. Cody was in a full body cast, stuck in a wheelchair. Galaxy sighed and rolled him to the camp. Black Hole followed after them.
At the elimination ceremony, things were pretty quiet. It was clear Cody was going home because of his injuries. Chris didn't build suspense, and just told Chef to put Cody on the Boat of Losers. The rest of the Gophers chose to turn in early that night, not really in the mood to talk. Andromeda was chilling with MW and Courtney at the Bass' cabin steps, the three of them swapping stories. Galaxy waved at them as he went to bed, something the three gladly returned.
A pretty tame chapter, I know. Don't worry, thing are going to get crazy...
Teams
The Screaming Gophers: Gwen, Trent, Owen, Beth, Heather, Lindsay, Leshawna, Black Hole, Galaxy
The Killer Bass: Courtney, Duncan, Geoff, Bridgette, Sadie, Harold, DJ, Milky Way, Andromeda
Eliminated: Ezekiel, Eva, Noah, Justin, Katie, Tyler, Izzy, Cody