Author's Note

Hey everyone. This chapter (if not this one, the next) is going to be the most tense one yet, and potentially ever. Thank you all for reading.

After Scott's video tape drama a few days ago, things were tense between the ex-ish lovers Mike and Anne Maria. They were playing a volleyball game with Brick and so, with Mike being paired with Jo, and Brick with Anne Maria.

Mike served the volleyball in Anne Maria's direction, and she served it right back to him. As the game went on, Brick and Jo quickly realized that they... weren't really involved, as the two continued hitting the ball more aggressively, and neither one of them missed. Anne Maria missed the next shot, which meant that she lost, "What do you expect? Mike could bring out any of his jerkoff personalities to do what he LACKS on his own."

"I told you that my personalities are gone, and taking potshots at my winning because YOU are a sore loser," Mike complained, as he stretched out his arms. "When you don't get your way, or when you want to take an easy out, you quit. Just like you did when you knew that you would be out next."

Jo and Brick were really annoyed, and over the arguing that was not set to end anytime soon, "For the love of sanity, PLEASE STOP."

Anne Maria blew Brick's complaints off, "No. He wants a beef, so he's gonna GET a beef. I thought we had some sort of understanding after making that pizza, but you've been more hostile than EVER. SAY WHAT YOU WANT PUNKASS BITCH."

"DAWN, COME HANDLE THIS," the blonde woman yelled, walking away from the frenzy.

He tried really hard to not relapse, "So I'm a punkass bitch now? My PROBLEM is that you told Scott where to find the footage of you having sex with Vito. There is NO WAY with the HOURS of footage that they have of all of us, that he would have found that specific moment, and knew what happened to use to blackmail. I don't even know how Zoey is doing, if her meltdown was as bad as he claimed it was."

"ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHEN would I have had the time to speak to Scott, and tell him about where YOU AND I HAD SEX! We were NEVER on the same team until my FINAL episode... you know, the episode where he DROWNED ME, and I was ABOUT TO ATTACK HIM? YOU and RED pissed him off, but you want to blame me? I THOUGHT we had an agreement to be cordeal or whatever the name is."

"It's "cordial" Anne Maria, and I thought so too. I had this feeling for a few days now, and then the tense volleyball game just showed that you have a lot of anger towards me," Mike corrected, before sighing in exhaustion.

Dawn finally arrived, and decided to hold both of their hands, "May you two please stop the hostility? You are making everyone feel uncomfortable, and we want to enjoy our last week here. Haven't you two been tired of this? Your auras exhibit that you are, but can't stop yourselves. Let's just do a slight breathing exercise. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out."

They started following her breathing exercises, and felt them calm down, "There you go. And I can assure you Mike that Anne Maria did not tell Scott about your... encounter. Just from his aura when he announced it, he was steaming dark red, which indicates anger, but strategic vindictiveness. He went out of his way to find the information. With his aura being dark red, I can also indicate that Scott provoked Mike unwarranted in the game, and when he first arrived here."

Scott rolled over in his machine, and he started typing already, "Mike was plotting on me first for no reason even before the merge. And I didn't expose the sex when I came back for Anne Maria, since she's tacky as hell, and tried to fight me for something I didn't do. She was dumb for falling in love with a mental retard anyways. Anyways, Zoey is completely cracked, and she's the reason why I'm this injured, so it is ON when I see her next. And the current Zoey makes Jo seem like Dawn... You wouldn't want to date her once you see how she is now."

A day went by after the tense tennis match between Anne Maria and Mike. Everyone knew that the final elimination of the season was taking place tonight, and they wanted to host their own "Haute Camp-Ture" episode, since the show is too cheap to add an additional episode.

Anne Maria and Dakota were all lounging trying to get tans, as B was recording everyone. He decided to speak, "So, what have you ladies been up to since being booted?"

"Well, I'm a monster, and I... am trying to deal with it to the best ability that I can. Going back to the real world... like this, really scares me," Dakota admitted, starting to tear up already. "Anyways, Sam and I have been getting to know one another really well, and we apparently live a city away from one another, so us being together after the show is very workable. Overall, it's been a blast, but my father IS planning to sue the hell out of the show, but wants to make sure everything airs first, so he has all of his information correct."

B finally decided to utter words to Anne Maria, "What about you Anne Maria?"

She didn't take off her sunglasses, "You know, I've been trying to get you to speak since Day 1, but you never did. Anyways, the hotel is nice. The spa treatments are amazing, the jacuzzi is rad, the food is great, and being in a non-toxic atmosphere has done WONDERS for my body and looks. Outside of that, it sucks. The stupid diamond is worthless, Chris didn't let me back in the game, and I have no man. Mike's the biggest jerkoff ever, and continues to lightgas me."

Dakota corrected her, "The word is gaslight. And, you haven't been easy on him either."

"Whateva".

He continued to ask them questions, "Who do you want to win the season, and who do you want to lose?"

The green-haired teen took over, "I would like Cameron to win. He was very supportive of me as I went through my transition, and was always a pleasant person, even when I was interning. Lightning was a jerk from the time I spent with him, and HE OUT OF ALL PEOPLE had the nerve to call ME DUMB. Zoey seemed nice, but I didn't like how she threw me under the bus. It was kind of fake to be honest."

"So I'm not the only one that sees what a fake biotch she is. Zoey hasn't done anything impressive... AT ALL. She hasn't won immunity since the merge, and wasn't much of a help in the team challenges, which says A LOT coming from me. Her entire existence is about Mike, and she's STILL playing for him when he's been long gone. Cameron was a dork for a while, but him taking out Jo, and being nice to me near the end has me rooting for him. The only thing I remember about Lightning is flexing his biceps, and the beefcake he would brag about," Anne Maria ranted.

B slowly walked away, "Alrighty then." He looked around and saw Sam, Mike, and Brick trying to work out together, "Hey guys. Just tell the camera and the fans what have you all been up to since your boot?"

"Well, I have a girlfriend, and she's the strongest, tallest babe ever. Who would have thought I would have a girlfriend," Sam chuckled at himself. "I'm shocked I wasn't one of the first 2 out, so being booted right before the midpoint is satisfactory to me. And plus, I'm beating everyone at all of the games here."

Brick gave him a skeptical look, "You lost to the both of us in basketball, baseball, tennis, dodgeball, tetris, checkers, chess,... I can go on, but it would just be disrespectful."

Mike interrupted them, as he saw Sam glaring at Brick, "Well, my personalities have been under control since I've arrived here... for the most part. Everyone has been nice... for the most part. I only get triggered whenever Anne Maria is around, and breaking it off with her was... tough to say the least. It' caused the most tension here, and that says a lot, even with Scott being here."

"Yeah, those two have been at it like cats and dogs, which is ironic, since everyone thought that it would be Jo and I who have been at it like cats and dogs. Now that I know Josephine's real name, she doesn't have any more ammo on me, and things have been on fair ground," Brick bragged. "Anyways, I've been large and in charge ever since coming here, and I don't regret giving up my game for being a hero."

B wanted to move on, "So how do you all feel about the final 3?"

The redhead had to think about it, "I didn't get to spend much time with either Zoey or Cameron when I was in the game, but from what I remember, they were very nice. Lightning was the one I spent time with the entire season, and he was a real asshole. He ridiculed me about being a gamer, not being a man, and he really hated me for reasons I don't understand. Even the upstanding soldier here took his side."

Brick had an ashamed look on his face, "I apologized to you for that as soon as I arrived here, but he did have some good points. It's not healthy obsessing over games like that. Cameron was a formidable competitor, and I saw his potential from early on. He often came to me to ask for advice on how to improve his physical skills, and I gave him a book on how to do pushups. Zoey was a very welcoming and a helpful teammate, and she also talked to me about how her parents were heavily involved in the military. Not shocked that she got some sort of PTSD, and used that to channel into what she turned into now. Lightning and I shockingly got along for quite a bit, and we had a lot of man talks, man drinks, and man activities together. Once he got under Jo's thumb, I saw another side to him, and from what I've heard since leaving about his game, I'm not impressed."

"Lightning was kind of... irrelevant through the season to me. I don't remember us having any sort of meaningful competition, but he kept to himself, and didn't seem like a nice person, just from the way he spoke to people during challenges, and on off-days. A part of me is rooting for Cameron and Zoey equally, but of course I want Zoey to win, since we are... dating, or I hope we still are. Both of them have been compassionate, non-judgmental figures to me from the beginning, and made my time on the island fun. Both of them do have their faults, whether it's apologizing a lot like Zoey, or being a blabbermouth like Cameron. If they are in the final two, it's a win in my eyes."

All ten of the eliminated "Revenge of the Island" contestants are by the pool area, just like the "Island" crew were when they were told that they would eliminate someone. Everyone knew that no one was getting eliminated, but just like the former 3 seasons, they felt like they were going to play a part in the finale, and they all wanted to campaign for who they wanted to win. Dawn lead this one, "So, it's time for us to talk about the the final 3, how they played the game, how they were as people, and why they do or don't deserve to win. The point of this is to have a nice, polite discussion, and so we could organize how we could help the finalists. The first person we're going to discuss is Zoey, since it's fair to do ladies first."

Jo was silent for a while, "Well, apparently she turned into a badass after I left, than the weak ass woman she was for the first 10 episodes. If she keeps it up, I MIGHT support her winning. I don't like that she's doing it "FOR MIKE" or whatever. I think she should turn on Cameron, since he's her biggest threat, and I want blood at this finale."

"Well, I am all for girl power, so I'm definitely rooting for Zoey in the finale. My family comes from a LONG line of feminists, yah," Staci projected, which caused others to either roll their eyes at her, shake their heads, or just ignore her altogether.

Dawn added her two cents, "Well, I do believe that Zoey went through a lot of growth through the season, and really came out of her shell. If she makes it to the end, she will deserve it. I am worried for her mental state with how she apparently is a "Commando" of some sorts."

Scott rolled his eyes, or as much as he could, as he started typing in his machine, "Zoey is lame and pathetic. She did nothing for the first 10 episodes of the season, just whined about Mike which annoyed everyone, and didn't contribute to her team's wins at all. She was carried by Mike and Cameron through the entire season. She even believed ME for several episodes, when even they knew I was no good. Zoey is also a HUGE reason why I'm injured, so you're DAMN RIGHT I will make her lose if I have anything to do with it."

"You're just mad that she got your no-good self out of the game, as you lasted MUCH longer than you should have," Mike retaliated. "You accused Dawn of being a thief, badmouthed B on a personal level, bullied and alienated Sam, and used my mental disorder against me. You even made fun of Jo's gender, and is the reason why Zoey had a meltdown."

"You SHUT THE FUCK UP. YOU are the one who exploited your mental disorder on television. If you TOLD your friends about it, I wouldn't have had ANYTHING to exploit. I DID NOT CAUSE BODILY HARM ON ANYONE."

He was not ready to end things with Scott, "But you DID cause A LOT of emotional and mental damage against A MAJORITY of the people here. TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY for your mess Scott. ZOEY BEAT YOU. GET OVER IT."

Dakota was over it, "STOP IT NOW FOR GOD'S SAKES. I'M OVER THIS SHIT." Everyone was silent from that point onwards, "I think I would appreciate Zoey more if her... sketchiness and fakeness was for game reasons. She didn't even have the nerve to tell me she was voting me out, and pretended to be my friend. I mean... I do see Scott's point on that perspective."

"I never had to deal with Zoey, so I have no thoughts on her," Sam spoke, shrugging his shoulders.

Anne Maria sipped on her drink, "You all know how I feel about her ass. She doesn't deserve to win, and I wouldn't be shocked if she's heading here right now. Her main focus was Mike, Mike, and Mike. She got mad at Scott ONLY because of Mike. She got mad at me because a SINGLE Mike from our perspective was flirting with me. She claimed to want to make friends with people, but was shady to most of the women here. The thing is, I don't pretend to be this friendly person, while she is. She's a COASTAH and a FAKE LOSAH! That meltdown part of her is who she's ALWAYS BEEN, but she pulled an act, JUST LIKE MIKE!"

Brick started whimpering, "Oh goodness. Not again."

"But Anne Maria, you NEVER focused on the game, and have poor inclination skills. You quit over a fake diamond, and refused to play in some challenges. You are NOT in the position to judge her gameplay, and you COASTED through the season as well. I was NOT flirting with you Anne Maria, and you're making it seem like I was. It's been weeks, and you've been insistent on making my life a living hell. Just face it. You're jealous of Zoey because she has an optimistic viewpoint, has friends and family who loves her."

She gasped from the blow he made, "YOU DID NOT TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY, YOU JERKOFF BITCH. Your PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BULLSHIT IS FUCKED UP. I'VE HAD ENOUGH," and went to attack him. She was soon held back by Staci and Brick, "GET OFF ME. YOU OUT OF ALL PEOPLE DON'T GET TO TALK ABOUT MY FAMILY ISSUES. YOU'VE NEVER EVEN HAD ONE, AND YOU NEVER WILL, YOU PUNKASS."

Mike remained on his seat unphased, "I dare you to hit me Anne Maria. You've been a pain for weeks, you've taken pot shots against my disorder, my life, my game, and Zoey. No one likes you for a reason. YOU started the beef with her and I, remember that. I get to LIVE MY TRUTH, and I don't have to put on makeup to appear endearing, likable, or attractive."

"YOU'RE A FUCKING TOOTHPICK MIKE, and LITERALLY created personalities because you're too much of a coward. You GOT MAD when people started speaking to me at Playa again. I OWN WHO I AM; YOU AND ZOEY DON'T. EVERYONE knows that you two are going to break up after the show. EVERYONE talks about how unstable your relationship is, and how you two created this FALSE FAIRYTALE." She was forced into her butt, and had the others hold onto her.

Staci had Anne Maria into a bear hug, "So, let's talk about Lightning. What do you all think of him?"

Dawn sighed in disappointment, "I knew about his family issues from early on. His arrogant behavior is a mask because he doesn't feel loved and appreciated by the one person he wants it from, and he is obsessed with competition and sports because he knows that's the only thing his father cares about. We've had some good conversations, but I'm disappointed in the way he's handled things in the more recent weeks."

"I hope Brightning wins. He's the only one who was never fake through the season, and made it clear that he was about himself. He's the only one stirring some trouble, now that I've left," Scott typed through his machine, and it was released. Almost everyone rolled their eyes at Scott.

Jo was not pleased, "Yeah... I want him to be humiliated BADLY. He called me a GUY ALL SEASON, so I'm NOT pleased with him making it this far, and if we get to participate in the finale, I WILL DO EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE HE LOSES. He literally did not strategize all season, and only made it this far because he was IRRELEVANT, and was ALL MUSCLE."

"But have you SEEN those muscles, especially that beefcake? The print is so long and thick. I was shocked, and have you seen that fatty behind his back," Anne Maria gossiped, which made everyone else uncomfortable. "I would love to see those cheeks clap and twerk like the hungriest stripper alive. If I could grab those juicy melons, WOOO!"

Mike started cackling, "So you like Lightning now? You two never spoke on the island, and you never made a move on him the entire season. It just seems like you're doing this to get a rise out of me, but I don't care.

Anne Maria got lit up again, and tried to get out of Staci's grasp, "So WHY ARE YOU BRINGING IT UP? I don't care for his personality, but I'm a gal who can appreciate a nice piece of meat, and his body is BANGING. Even Brick's body is better than yours, despite the unibrow taking away MANY points."

"Thank you..." the cadet complimented, before realizing how backhanded it was, "HEEEYYYYY! NOT NICE!"

"I don't like how he picked on Sam early in the season, and he wasn't nice to me either," Dakota added in her two cents. "If I have my way, he WILL lose the competition, and things are going to be VERY BAD if we're allowed to intervene in the finale, if he makes it there."

Staci shrugged her shoulders, "Lightning didn't leave much of an impression. Even form the little time I was on the show, our team just forgot about him. He does come from a long lineage of athletes, but she wasn't lying about his protruding package, hahahaha."

Anne Maria decided to be petty, "Mike's was SMALL SMALL SMALL, which was disappointing, but I loved Vito, so I overlooked it. That's why Mike's hating. But it makes sense. Scrawny arms, scrawny body, and scrawny legs add up to a scrawny dick. Having a big head didn't lead to him having a big head down south either."

"That's it, I'm done," Mike ranted, as he got up preparing to leave, "Fuck you Anne Maria for taking potshots at my body." He then came up with a quick idea, "But since you want to go there... I thought it would be fitting for the wicked witch to have a similar punishment". He went to grab the bucket of water in the pool, and dumped all of it, hoping that her makeup would melt.

Staci got somewhat splashed, so she let Anne Maria go, which was a costly mistake. The curvaceous teen had all of her makeup washed off her face, revealing darker, acne-prone skin, and her hair became frizzier. A loud scream came from her mouth, "THAT'S IT. YOU'RE GETTING A BEATDOWN." She got up, and Mike knew that he had to run. He didn't make it far until she grabbed his shirt, and started punching him in the face repeatedly.

Mike tried to push her off him, but he was unable to, "GET OFF ME." He didn't want to hit her back, but he didn't want to assault her either, so he grabbed her hands, and pinned them down on the floor to get her off him. They moved to the edge of the pool, and her back was towards it, so he managed to trip her into the pool. Before she fell into the pool, Anne Maria grabbed Mike's hair, and pulled him down into the pool with her, while continuing to punch his head.

"SOMEONE DO SOMETHING," Dawn yelled, which usually was not in her character.

B actually took the initiative to step in, and dived in the pool as the two continued to tussle with one another under water. Mike ended up having a hold on Anne Maria's hair, and B's swift movement to keep them apart caused a rip from her scalp, which shook all of them. The projector made an announcement, "Attention former campers. The newly eliminated camper will arrive at Playa des Losers in a few minutes. Time for everyone to make it on the dock to introduce them, and make them feel at home."

Anne Maria was lifted out of the pool, and held her hair in horror, "YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS. And I CAN'T WAIT for Ami-Dorka to arrive tonight. And if she tries me like you just did, SHE WILL GET THOSE LUMPS ON HER FACE LIKE THE ONES ON YOUR FACE."

An older voice came from Mike's mouth, "AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT MEATHEAD THAT YOU CONVENIENTLY LIKE TO REJECT YOU IN FRONT OF EVERYONE WHEN HE ARRIVES."

Both of them were separated by the entire cast, as they made their way to the dock, and it was announced who was booted, "You all will be seeing... ZOEY within the next few minutes."

A loud screeching laugh came from Anne Maria's mouth, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I KNEW THAT BITCH WOULD BE OUT." Mike tried plugging his ears, but then felt a bunch of sand be spilled over him, while Anne Maria cackled, "And NOW YOU CAN BE AS DUSTY AS HER."

Mike had enough, and tried to chase after her, while dealing with sand falling into his eyes, and itching his hair, "YOU PSYCHOPATH."