So...who's actually seen Star Wars here, because I haven't? Or any other space movies, because I also haven't? I know so little about it, even though we studied it every two years in primary school. That was mostly Magic School Bus episodes and planet charts, though. Thank you for reviewing, OmnipotentAbsoluteUIGodzilla, AnonBrowser, lordgemini, TheSparklyKitten, iwashere01 and timothysch22. I'm hoping Toni being the mole was a surprise and it looks like no one expected it, which I'm glad about. I need to have a few surprises in store.

The next day was a rest break, and I wished wished wished I could talk to my allies about the deal I'd made with Chris. So, instead, I hinted at it. "If you guys could win the money," I said, "But you had to cheat to do it, would you take that chance?"

"No way." Beth said firmly. "Why would you want to win if you knew you didn't earn it? I don't even see any point in that."

"Me neither." Lindsay piped up. "That's like what Courtney did, suing the show when she was disqualified for this season." Then she asked the dreaded question. Trust it to be Lindsay who asked awkward questions with total innocence. "Why do you ask?"

I shrugged, making up a lie quickly. "Just speculating." I told them. "As Chris' cousin, I worry that people are going to think he let me cheat if I win. But I still want to win, and not for the money, or even the publicity, really. I just want to be able to say I went on a reality show and won the whole thing."

And that was what made my mind up. I could go along with Chris' plan, I could pretend to sabotage everyone and hope he didn't realize I was faking it, or I could refuse outright. And now, I had decided that I couldn't go along with it, unless, of course, if I did it to get immunity off Courtney. For now, I would pretend for the cameras, but if anyone else in the cast got suspicious, I would tell them honestly that I hadn't done a thing to them and then tell them what I actually did when the challenge was over.

We all only got about two hours of sleep that night when we were woken up again. Yeah, that was the reason we got a rest day, because Chris wanted to start our next challenge in the middle of the night. Music from a loudspeaker blared right next to our trailer, and us four stumbled out of one trailer, while Harold came out, apparently having remembered to grab his glasses beforehand.

Chris and Chef were back in their loincloths. "Good morning, cast." Chris greeted us. "Or should I say...good middle-of-the-night?"

I'm not sure why they were wearing loincloths, actually. I mean, I know we were on a tight budget, but they didn't have anything more to do with the genre of the day (or night) than their regular clothes did.

Beth got it first. "Oh, we're doing outer space movies!"

"What was your first clue, genius?" Courtney snapped.

"Well, someone had to say what genre we were doing." I stepped in. "What does it matter if it was a contestant saying it? Beth's allowed."

Beth smiled at me and added. "It's so exciting! I love sci-fi."

"Don't you get enough science fiction with that imaginary boyfriend of yours?" Courtney went on. "What's his fake name again? Brainy?"

"It's Bra-dy." Beth corrected.

"And he's not fake!" Lindsay added in defense. "He's a hot model and totally sweet and quirky."
"Name anything that proves he's not real." I joined in. It was true that I didn't believe in him, either, but there wasn't really any concrete proof that Brady wasn't real, and apart from the modeling card, Beth's story didn't have any holes in it. Anyway, I wasn't letting Courtney bully my friend like that.

Before we did anything, though, Chris sprung a surprise on us. We each got something from our loved ones on the outside, "Which, by now, must feel like a distant planet."

Well, Courtney wouldn't show anyone hers, but it was some picture or something. Her eyes welled up and she muttered something about needing a minute. Harold received his numchucks. Beth gave a squeal when she received a cherry-flavoured candy promise ring from Brady, or so she said ("Looks like a break-up ring," Courtney commented sourly), and Lindsay was pleased to get some limited edition conditioner she'd accidentally left without. My package held my favourite comb, a purple one with little colourful splotches on it. I hadn't brought it with me in case I'd lost it, but I tucked it into my pocket quickly after everyone had seen it.

I wasn't that impressed with the promise ring being candy, but Beth seemed happy, saying it was because Brady thought she deserved something that was as sweet as she herself was.

"All right, gang," Chris finally said, "Time to blast off to the great unknown!" I listened carefully so I could guess at the challenges. He talked about zero gravity, killer G-forces and everything, including bodily waste, being recycled. My guesses was he was going to try and simulate zero gravity and make us do something stomach-churning, but I couldn't make any guesses at how he'd do either.

We had to spend the rest of the night in a little shuttle which would zip around a tiny rollercoaster course just fast enough to make gravity stop existing for the moment. Yeah, not even joking. It actually worked! We all got pillows to try and sleep, but, be honest, how easy was that going to be? And I knew I was supposed to be watching the others closely to think about stirring up the odds a little. I was sure to be on camera, and I didn't want Chris to think I was ignoring his orders, so I pretended for all I was worth, eyeing Courtney in particular. She couldn't get immunity again, right?

Beth kept licking her ring happily. I wasn't surprised. It was kind of mean to buy a candy ring for a girlfriend, but it had to have been better than most of what Chef served (he'd managed one or two passable meals, but I could have made better food if I'd been allowed in the kitchen).

Harold spoke up as she took another lick. "I think you're making a mistake, being exclusive to one guy. Why tie yourself down when you can keep playing the field? Like moi."

I couldn't help scoffing. "Harold, say that again when you can honestly say that if Leshawna begged you to date her, you wouldn't stick by her forever. Beth can do whatever she wants."

Beth managed to edge up to me and whisper "I think he's jealous. He knows I really do have a boyfriend now, and you know what guys are like, always wanting what they know they can't have."

I gave a sigh and said "Well, that kind of jealousy and wanting fades quickly, so I wouldn't count on him staying interested. I think he might just be covering up that he's disappointed that Leshawna doesn't want him and is convincing himself that he doesn't need her."

Beth looked a little disappointed herself. "Really? I know I don't need him, but..."

I shrugged. "I could be wrong, but...you know, you could ask Lindsay what she thinks. Maybe she'll have picked up on something we haven't."

Beth just shook her head. "You know I love Lindsay, but I don't think I can trust her to interpret subtext. You know what she's like."

I took her point. Lindsay probably didn't even know what subtext was.

"Could you all please just shut up?" Courtney whined. "Can we please just try to get some sleep like Chris said? You know this isn't going to be our only challenge, and I, for one, want to be ready for the next one."

To my surprise, everyone actually dozed off, including me. I think Lindsay fell asleep first, because she'd gone pretty quiet before Courtney whined about everyone else talking, but I don't know who was next.

Then, I was jolted awake by sirens, red flashing lights, and Chris' voice informing us we'd been "hit by an asteroid".

It was actually Harold who said we had to override the navigation system, and who pulled the joystick to do so. Us girls were all impressed. Even Courtney said "Nice job!"

I knew this was where I was supposed to do something and sabotage it. But all I could do was look around frantically for something to fake. I wasn't going to do anything that would put us all in the same boat, anyway.

We were finally allowed out of the shuttle, and Chris informed us that Harold had just won an advantage. He got to choose who went in which order for the next challenge.

I edged up close to Harold and whispered "I think G-forces might be involved in this one, so it's probably going to be something fast moving. Chris usually gives us clues in his speeches, so you might want to take that into account."

Chris looked at me approvingly, thinking I must be telling Harold something to disadvantage himself with. Well, he could, but I saw him think about it, then nod at me. He put me third, in the end. Courtney was last, with Beth fourth and Lindsay second. He wanted to go first.

We didn't have the challenge until later that day, after lunch. Chef made chilli, and I was too hungry to think about whether it would be good food to eat if I was going to be on something fast. Well, I'd manaaged prision food day, so I could do better than at least Lindsay, Ms Weak Stomach.

It was worse than I thought. We had to climb into a space suit attached to an arm that would spin it in circles when switched on. The winner would be the one who lasted the longest.

I walked past Chris on purpose to hiss in his ear "Explain to me how you think I could sabotage this?"

"You could still stir things up and try to scare the others out of it while Harold's on." Chris hissed back.

I scowled at him, but walked back to the girls.

I could straightaway see that if I stirred things up, I'd only be able to scare my alliance members to make a difference. Courtney already looked horrified, and if any of us threw up, she'd have it the worst.

Harold did terribly. He did even manage six seconds, but he kept his lunch down. That I had to be grateful for.

Lindsay looked pretty awful when she went in.

"Good luck, Linds!" I called out. "Just call for it to stop if you want to hurl!"

Lindsay did a little better than Harold, making it to seven seconds. She didn't hurl properly, just choked up some half-digested chunks of beef. Chris still took points off her, keeping Harold in the lead.

For me, I stood it longer than either of them, but I did throw up. I lasted a good twenty seconds. Chris took points off me, too, but I had the record.

I noticed Courtney whispering something to Beth, but the smaller girl just shook her off and took her place She might have puked, too, but she was leagues ahead of all of us, lasting thirty-five seconds. She stank as much as I did with the puke all over her, but she was grinning.

Even more so when Courtney refused to climb in, declaring "No way. I forfeit."

Chris made sure to pass me before I got to the showers and whisper "You better hope the producers think you're doing enough." He smirked and added "I guess you'll find out tonight."

I scowled and whispered back "Guess what. Either Courtney goes home tonight, or you lose your mole. Either way, I earn something."

It took a long hot shower and several tooth brushings to get the stink of vomit off me. I even hand-washed my outfit again. Lindsay dried them with her hairdryer so I could still wear them for elimination.

We didn't need to discuss the vote. It was finally time for Courtney to go home.

All the same, I wasn't actually that shocked when it happened. Beth had immunity, so she got her Gilded Chris. Harold didn't have any votes against him, and this time, nor did Lindsay.

"And tonight's loser is..." Chris read out, pausing, longer than usual, I swear.

Then he grinned. "Toni! Courtney, you're still in!"

Courtney shot a triumphant sneer at me. "Yes! See you never, cheater!"

I scowled. "Are you seriously still saying that? I thought you said you believed me about the kisses! And if you're talking about the game, I didn't cheat. If I did, it's because Chrissy made me do it. He said he'd pay me half a million to sabotage you all because the producers wanted me to lose, but I didn't do enough to please him and that's why I'm going home!"

Lindsay and Beth gasped together, but realization crossed their faces.

"I didn't really cheat any of you out. I just said stuff." I went on. "I helped you instead of making things harder. And it's only been since the kung fu movie challenge. I'm sorry if you guys feel betrayed. And, by the way, Courtney?" I grinned. "Guess what. By losing this challenge, I get to go hang out with Duncan without you around to check we're not making out until you get eliminated!"

And just before I stepped into the Lame-o-sine, I added one more thing to the cast. "Just so you all know about it, Chrissy's wearing a wig! He shaved his head between seasons and then realized it aged him. And he puts hair gel in it, too!"

And with the snickers of the others ringing in my ears, I waved to the cast cheerfully, and stepped into the Lame-o-sine.

I had an aftershow interview as I left. "Well, sucks that I got kicked off for family connections. But I guess I'll see the cast again, and maybe some of the old cast members I haven't met yet. It'll be nice to see my old teammates, too. As for who I'm rooting for now? I guess Beth. Or Lindsay. One or the other. They've been working so hard at it and come so far from Heather's little alliance. I wouldn't mind Harold winning too much, though. I just hope it isn't Courtney. She's a terrible loser, but I know how you wouldn't be able to live with her as a winner, either."

Sorry this took so long, but I was kind of busy. I just wanted to get this out before my next birthday (29 this month). The next one shouldn't take as long as we're off the show finally. Sorry if you wanted Toni to make it further, but her hands were tied and that was kind of it for her.

Also, I took the wig from that scene in Episode 26. Thought it might be an appropriate time to bring that up.