"Last time, on Total Drama Revenge of the Cruise Ship..." Chris began to recap, standing on the bow of the ship right in front of the bonfire which was currently out. "The final four travelled to Greenland for their penultimate challenge! It was devastating, it was grueling, it was oh-so-terrifying! It was... ice skating! The four tried their best to not suck out on the ice and pull off some tricks to the best of their ability, but the results were less than savory to say the least. Max couldn't skate to save his life, Alex barely did anything, and Katniss tackled our special guest! Raphael however, was able to deliver a somewhat decent performance and win over the judges! Thanks to this, he earned immunity, and a spot in the finale! Thanks to Max and Katniss being fed up with everything Alex had done to the cast, they sent the schemer packing and out the cannon! Now we enter the finale with 3 possible winners! Raphael, the strong military cadet, Katniss, the wild child who has come a long way, and Max, the evil genius no one saw making it this far! Who will come out on top and take the prize money home? Find out right here! On Total, Drama, Reeeeeeevenge of the Cruise Ship!"
It was around 11 in the morning, and each contestant on the cruise ship had spent the night sleeping in a different room. Raphael had slept in the hangout room thanks to his win, although he had already left to go for his daily run. Katniss was sleeping in the girls' room by herself, and Max was sleeping in the boys' room by himself. They all weren't able to get too much sleep compared to how much they usually got, since today was their big day.
Raphael was trying to treat this just like any other day, taking his laps around the ship and not using any of the commodities in the hangout room. He would have kept doing more laps to keep himself occupied if Max didn't walk out of his room and get in the way. "Look where you're running you fiendish brute!" Max yelled at Raphael, doing his best to push him aside and failing to even make him budge.
"Soldier, you're the one who walked out in front of me." Raphael corrected Max, staying polite despite his temperament. He was looking straight down though, since Max was only like half of his height.
Max let out a huff and turned around, heading towards the cafeteria to get his breakfast. "Stay out of my way! You'll lose to my evil today, just you watch!" Max yelled at Raphael as he stormed off.
Raphael was just left a bit confused by Max's antics, although Katniss diverted his attention by walking out of her room soon after. 'Hello soldier! Are you ready for our final challenge today? I wish you the best of luck!" Raphael greeted Katniss, although she didn't look too happy to see him.
"I don't need to luck to take you down, all way down!" Katniss replied angrily, still a bit upset with Raphael for nearly blowing last night's elimination.
"Affirmative! Good luck!" Raphael gave Katniss a salute, not wanting to provoke her right now. She walked off to go get her breakfast as well, so Raphael figured it was as good of a time as any to go get his breakfast.
-Confessional: Raphael-
"So, I've made it all the way to the finale! Not that I'm too surprised to be completely honest. I used hard work, morals and followed my code to make it to the end! I definitely owe it to my strong leadership skills for the first half of the game, and the respect I was able to earn from the others in the second half. I confidently believe that I will be able to win this whole competition."
-Confessional: Max-
"Am I surprised to make it this far? Of course not! I knew my evil prowess would lead me to the end! It was only a matter of who my opponents are! Alex and [REDACTED] have been vanquished, so no one difficult stands in my way! I shall win this final challenge, win the money, and finally take up the tuba!... after building my evil lair of course! Mwahahahaha!"
-Confessional: Katniss-
"I made it to the end, I wouldn't have done it if it weren't for my friends! Amber, Noah, Yves... ummm [REDACTED]? I've learned a lot here, and I'm going to put it all to use here in the finale! I'll win for you all!"
-Confessional: Raphael-
"If I had to say what my favorite time here was, it would definitely be our very first challenge. Commanding my team and building a boat successfully, that was the best. It set the precedent for the rest of the game as well."
-Confessional: Max-
"My favorite time? Well it hasn't happened yet, but it'll be when I win! Mwahahahahaha!"
-Confessional: Katniss-
"Hmm, my favorite time is probably when Amber and Valerie first asked me to join them in Japan. Not for Valerie, but for Amber. She's my best friend! It was great meeting her!"2
-Confessional: Raphael-
"I've made a lot of friends here myself I would say. Not as many as others in the competition had, but I gained some allies I would consider friends. But all in all, this experience is certainly something I won't forget. I thank my commander for all the training, couldn't have made it here without!"
-Confessional: Max-
"Evil does not do friendship! You leave yourself open to be attacked when vulnerable! You let people get close and they'll tear you apart the first chance they can! Like that stupid meanie Jack when we were babysitt- not important! What is important is that I will win! Me! Mwahahaha!"
-End Confessionals-
In the cafeteria, Chef was serving what looked like a five star breakfast. There was a whole buffet on tables for the finalists, where they could take whatever they wanted. Pancakes, waffles, bacon, eggs, sausage, hash browns, french toast, almost any breakfast item imaginable was there. "Wow, Chris really put the budget to work today!" Raphael exclaimed, amazed all this food was here.
Max hadn't grabbed that much, just two waffles, two bacon strips, and a crepe. Katniss was eating right from the buffet table, grossing out Raphael a bit as he walked by to get his breakfast. Raphael grabbed more food for his plate than Max did, being four pancakes, 3 sausage links, 3 bacon strips, a good amount of hash browns, and 2 hard boiled eggs.
The two boys sat down apart from each other and ate while Katniss gouged the buffet table. Not a word was shared between the finalist, since none of them were really allied or friends in the slightest. The first word spoken didn't even come from them, as Chris's voice came on through the intercom. "Gooooood morning finalists! We just arrived at our final stop of the competition! Time to finish up your breakfast and meet me on the off ramp!" Chris announced, before turning off the intercom for the last time.
Max and Raphael had already eaten a good amount of the food they grabbed, so they were fine, although Katniss let out an annoyed grunt upon hearing that they were done eating. "Did you not get enough food there you absolute pig!?" Max insulted her, since she had been eating for around 10 minutes straight before Chris called them.
Katniss growled at Max and slapped him across the face after storming up to him, which was more than plenty enough to get the boy to shut up. Max rubbed his face where she slapped him and stayed quiet, following her and Raphael out the cafeteria.
-Confessional: Katniss-
"Is slapping him really that bad? I know Amber said I have to be a bit nicer, but he was being mean!"
-End Confessional-
Once actually on the stern of the ship where the off ramp was, leading down onto the port of Qual Alexandria, the final three were greeted not only by Chris and Chef waiting for them, but almost every single contestant that had been in the series as well as all the Aftermath guests. "Welcome to Montreal! And say hello to all the losers who left the competition before you!" Chris welcomed the finalists, with most of the people there waving at the finalists.
Katniss's eyes lit up at the sight of Amber and Noah, prompting her to hurry down the off ramp and run right up to the two of them. She pulled them into a big hug, nearly choking both. "T-Too tight!" Noah let out, which made Katniss let go of both of them.
While Raphael and Max walked down the ramp, Amber raised her hand for a high five from Katniss. "I already knew you were going to make it here, way to go! Kicked Alex's butt too, so this finale is going to be cool regardless!" Amber gestured over to Alex, who was currently in a wheelchair being pushed by Felix, having bandages on his right arm and left leg.
Before anyone could even ask, Felix chuckled at their facial reactions to seeing Alex injured. "Don't worry, he's fine! He didn't have a parachute on his cannon ride, so he had a pretty rough landing. We drew straws, so I'm the one pushing him." Felix explained to them, while Alex rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm suing Chris and the whole show when I'm done here. This is so unfair." Alex added, although no one was taking him seriously now.
Raphael and Max stepped off of the ramp and onto the pavement of the city, with Chris, Chef, and Kenny following him down. "Yeah, sure you are Alex. But you're not important at all right now. What is important is our final challenges for the final three!" Chris dismissed Alex's lawsuit threat, walking past the crowd of guests where the intern Petunia had a large tarp that went over three unknown things.
"Challenges? Like we have more than one?" Katniss asked, walking up to the cart with the other two.
Chris nodded, then grabbing the tarp and pulling it off to reveal three baby carriages. One was camo, one had a leaf pattern, and one was dark purple. It was pretty clear which carriages went to who. "Correctamungo! We can't just have three people going after the million at the same time! We've gotta cut one of you somehow! So you'll be racing to the location of the final challenge first! Which would be the Montreal Eaton Center! It's a huge mall, so you can't miss it!" Chris replied, as a bus pulled up to the street near them.
Max gulped upon hearing that it was going to be a race, but he kept his composure. "So what's the meaning of the bus then? I would much prefer to travel in a bus compared to going on foot!" Max asked, hoping they would at least be taken a little close to the mall before the race would start.
Chris gestured to everyone in the crowd around them, before another bus pulled up. There was around 40 people in total in the crowd, so two buses were required to get everyone back to the mall. "They're for the peanut gallery, although fear not! You'll each be getting help from a helper of your choice!" Chris told him, getting Katniss more excited.
Now looking back at the carriages, Chris leaned against Raphael's before continuing. "The finalist will have to push the cart obviously, but they have to push someone in the cart as well! The twist is, you guys will be blindfolded and can only rely on your partner in the carriage for navigation!" Chris explained how the first challenge was going to work, with Chef pulling out three bandanas that matched the carriages.
Chef tossed the bandanas to the finalists, which they all caught. "So, who are you guys taking for navigation? Anyone in the crowd works." Chris asked, looking forward to seeing if any of the picks would end badly.
"Amber!" Katniss exclaimed immediately, waving for her friend to join her. Amber of course jogged over, while the two boys had some difficulty choosing their partners.
Raphael scratched his head for a moment as he looked over the crowd, before his eyes finally settled on one person. "I'll take Richard!" Raphael declared, confusing many as Richard walked over to the carriage. He looked much more bummed than usual though.
Amber and Richard hopped into their respective carriages, while Max was still trying to figure out who to pick. "Hmm... you! Flute boy!" Max pointed at Luke, who raised an eyebrow and walked over to the carriage.
"Good choice, finally someone who can appreciate actual talent!" Luke complimented Max, hopping into the carriage. There was barely enough room for any of the helpers, so they had curl themselves up a little while sitting to fit.
Now that the helpers had chosen, Chris pointed at the bus. "Alright everyone! Get in the bus! We'll see you all at the end!" Chris told them all, to which the crowd made their way to the buses and piled in. The actual contestants of the season got into the first bus, while the guests got into the second one. The first bus was able to take off much quicker than the first, since Tyler tripped on the way into the second bus and made a few others trip in the process.
-Confessional: Amber-
"Of course Katniss would choose me. I was her biggest ally! If we ever compete with each other again, I'll obviously try and swing her to my side."
-Confessional: Richard-
"Do I really care about who wins this? No. This whole experience has been a pretty big waste for me honestly. I don't even know if [REDACTED] still likes me!"
-Confessional: Luke-
"We're winning this challenge, obviously, and I'll demand some of the winnings from Max! After all, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have a chance at all of winning the money!"
-End Confessionals-
Once the buses were gone, Chris watched the finalists put on their blindfolds, with only Max having some trouble getting his on. "Alright! So your partners all know the way to the mall, you'll just have to follow their directions and not be the last one there! I'd make things more dramatic since it's the finale, but you all can just go! It's a million bucks after all!" Chris told them, before blowing his airhorn and starting the race.
All three of the finalists began to push their carriages towards the street, although Katniss and Raphael had much more strength than Max, so they were already able to get themselves ahead. "Hurry it up! You're letting them get away!" Luke yelled at Max, pointing at the other two duos even though Max couldn't see them.
"Don't rush my evil! You'll ruin it! Now tell me where to go!" Max yelled back at him, pushing the carriage as fast as he could.
While the two yelled at each other, Raphael and Katniss were going neck and neck with their carriages. While Raphael was stronger, Katniss had a somewhat lighter load since she was pushing Amber. "Alright you're doing good Katniss! Just make a left here and you'll just have to go straight for a while!" Amber directed Katniss, who followed the directions to a tee and now began to go down the sidewalk of the bustling city now.
Richard was lounging in the carriage, giving much looser directions compared to Amber. "Turn left." he said, without much care in his voice.
Raphael did so, although he was just slightly behind Katniss now. "Soldier, I'm going to need your full cooperation here! C'mon!" Raphael tried to encourage his partner while pushing the carriage, although it did nothing.
"Just keep going forward. I'm not really in the mood to do this." Richard gave another direction, his tone unchanging.
Raphael ran down the sidewalk in a straight line as instructed, still trying to think of ways to motivate Richard while doing so. "What's gotten into you? You weren't this bummed before you got eliminated! You have [REDACTED] with you as well!" Raphael asked, miffing Richard just a bit.
"No I don't!" Richard snapped, crossing his arms. "Chris didn't let her stay with us, so I have no idea where she is, and I have no way of contacting her! I might as well still be single! I get a lucky break, and then it's ripped right from me! So I'm in a bad mood, you got that?" Richard explained his situation, making Raphael somewhat regret his question now.
"Look soldier, just because you can't see her or anything like that, it doesn't mean that she has forgotten you. If you two really had something, I'm sure you'll reunite with her. Now can you give me some directions?" Raphael assured Richard, then bringing it back to the game.
Richard sighed, although the question snapped him back to the challenge at hand. "Oh shoot, you missed a right! You gotta go backwards and make a left then!" Richard directed Raphael, to which the cadet turned around and started to head back down the sidewalk the way they came.
Unfortunately for Raphael, that brief time of distraction was enough for Max to catch up and pass Raphael, already having head down that turn. "See you losers! You stand no chance against the most evil mastermind on the planet!" Max taunted them, with Luke playing a dramatic sound effect to accompany his taunt.
-Confessional: Max-
"I must say, that Luke fellow would make an excellent to me! He creates the perfect atmosphere and compliments me greatly! It's a shame he did not last long in the competition. I wonder why that is."
-End Confessional-
Way ahead of the other two finalists, Katniss was darting down a straightaway on the sidewalk practically, since Amber had directed her to the Rue Saint-Pierre, which was one of the longer streets in Montreal. "You're doing great Katniss! The others aren't even close, so I think we've got this one won!" Amber encouraged Katniss, who got a big smile on her face upon hearing that.
Max had followed them onto the street though, as Luke was just copying most of the directions that Amber was giving. "You're right behind Katniss Max, all you have to do is not come in last, so you're totally gonna win this challenge. Keep going straight here." Luke told Max, having a smug grin on his face.
Amber looked back and saw the two, frowning at them. "Quit following us! You're just copying! Although it is you, not too surprised." Amber pointed at Luke, whose smug expression didn't go away.
"No one said we couldn't follow each other, so stay mad!" Luke retorted, then bringing his flute to his mouth and starting up Never Gonna Give You Up just to mess with Amber.
Amber scowled, although she came up with an idea quickly. "Katniss! Stop the carriage! We've got some cheaters behind us!" Amber ordered, to which Katniss listened and halted the carriage. Max and Luke soon caught up with them and stopped right behind Katniss.
"What's the hold up flute boy? Give me my path to victory!" Max demanded, confused as to why they stopped.
Luke glared at Amber, who glared right back at him. "We're uhh, being blocked by Amber and Katniss right now! They stopped, so now we can't go forward!" Luke lied, which just confused Katniss now since she wasn't sure what was going on based on what she was hearing. She was still siding with Amber's words though.
"Go your own way copycats! This is a challenge, not a free pass to a million bucks!" Amber spoke with a harsh tone, mostly just not wanting to reward Luke for blatantly copying them.
Max decided to just go with what Amber said and started to push the carriage again. "Eat our dust then! You'll regret not obeying our orders! Mwahahaha!" Max laughed as he pushed the carriage forward.
Once they were a decent way ahead, Amber gained a smirk. "Alright, they missed a turn. Katniss, go a little further and then make a left. We'll go forward after that and we should be at the mall in no time. Hopefully Raphael didn't get lost and can beat those two." Amber told Katniss, keeping her voice down just a little. Katniss nodded and did as told, soon disappearing around the corner and turning onto Saint Catherine Avenue.
Luke looked behind him to see that the girls had disappeared and gasped. "Max! Turn around! The girls ditched us! We were supposed to turn on the last block!" Luke quickly alerted Max, sending the villain into a panic as he did as told and rushed back towards Saint Catherine Avenue and turned onto it after a minute.
-Confessional: Amber-
"If there is one thing I can't stand, it's cheaters! Trust me, I've been involved in politics since I plan to be mayor, and you get to meet a lot of cheaters. Luke is the kind of spoiled brat who always stays in the shadows and profits off others. Like a lawyer, minus the work."
-Confessional: Katniss-
"I'm really glad Amber is so smart! I'd be lost in this city without her, so I'm really glad to get her help for this challenge. Max is really annoying, so it's great that he doesn't get to cheat. I would have really beat him up if he tried to do that and it was just the two of us!"
-End Confessionals-
Thanks to the time spent staying still and the delay to get onto Saint Catherine Avenue, Raphael was able to start to catch up with Max even though he took a longer route onto the street. He was gaining at a quick pace, alarming Luke. He didn't stay anything to Max though, since he was running at a good speed already and didn't want to mess him up. "There's the mall! I can see the parking lot! Just make a right in like 50 feet!" Luke exclaimed, pointing at the sign for the Le Centre Eaton mall even though Max couldn't see it.
Max continued to run, filled with hope as he did so, completely unaware that Raphael was about 80 feet behind him and gaining. "Mwahaha! My evil plan remains in motion! I'll be in the final two, and I'll win the million!" Max let out a laugh, while Luke just watched Raphael get closer and closer to them by the second.
"The mall is right there! Hurry, we've still got a shot!" Richard saw the sign for the mall and the parking lot, to which Raphael picked up the pace even more, using more of his energy since he knew he was getting closer.
Inside of the mall, Katniss came through the front entrance with Amber, where Chef was waiting for them inside in front of a finish line taped to the ground. "We did it! We won the challenge!" Amber cheered as Katniss soon rode over the finish line, securing a place in the final two.
Katniss then took off her bandana after crossing, seeing the finish line and joining in on the cheering. "I did it! I mean, we did it! Thanks Amber!" Katniss thanked Amber excitedly, pulling her best friend into a tight hug briefly. She now knew to let go after a few seconds, just so Amber wouldn't be gasping for air or anything.
"Congratulations on making it to the final two or whatever, just wait here until another finalist shows up before we start the last challenge." Chef told Katniss, his attention still on the front entrance.
Max came through the entrance, his collar on his shirt drenched in sweat from all the running. "Mwahaha... ha! I made it!" Max cheered for himself as he knew he was close since he had entered the mall.
"Just a bit more Max, the finish line is just ahead!" Luke told him, with Amber's excitement soon turning to disappointment seeing that Max was going to be in the final two instead of Raphael.
Raphael soon came through the entrance though, rocketing on his feet practically. Max still didn't know that Raphael was right behind him, so he was celebrating early and slowing down while letting out an evil laugh. "It's gonna be close, but you've got this Raph! Just keep running!" Richard encouraged Raphael, seeing that the finish was right there and that the distance between Raphael and Max was decreasing rapidly.
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Max crossed over the finish line leisurely, continuing to let out his evil laugh. "The challenge is over! Final two are good to go Chris!" Chef spoke into a walkie talkie, while Max took off his bandana, soon followed by Raphael taking his off.
"Who are the two?" Chris's voice came through Chef's walkie talkie, although it was fairly staticky, since the walkie talkies were cheap.
Chef looked at the finalists back and forth, having trouble remembering which brat was who. Although he quickly remembered. "Katniss and Raphael. What are they supposed to do?" Chef asked, making Max's jaw drop in shock.
Richard and Raphael high fived, Amber slow clapped, and Luke kicked the ground. "What is the meaning of this!? I was the second one in the mall! I'm in the final two!" Max protested, storming up to Chef.
Amber chuckled, walking up to Max and flicking him on the forehead. "You took your sweet time when you got in here, so you let Raphael pass you up at the last second! Talk about being the exact opposite of evil, giving up your finalist spot! How sweet of you!" Amber taunted Max while telling him what happened.
Max was at a loss for words, sputtering incoherent nonsense now while Raphael and Richard walked up to the group now. "You put up a good fight soldier, but I'm afraid you celebrated too early, so your run is over." Raphael told Max, which made a few tears come from the boy's face surprisingly.
Max wiped the tears off his face though, and shook himself a bit to regain his composure. "Well of course that was my intention! A truly evil genius wouldn't... wouldn't earn the money the right way! He would steal it! This was just an act of mercy on my part!" Max lied, crossing his arms on putting on a fake smile as he walked back to the mall entrance, then walking outside.
-Confessional: Max-
Max was sobbing the confessional, hugging his knees and burying his face against his legs. "WAAAAAAH! I let that stupid cadet beat me! I was so close! So close! But blast, I've been thwarted again! I won't forget this! Raphael will rue his victory!"
-End Confessional-
After hearing who the final two were, Chris paused for a moment, before his voice came back on. "Alright, well since they're both here I'm guessing, I'll explain the challenge myself! So listen up! There are two Chris McLean decorated cakes in the food court of the mall, which is on the second floor! Head there and grab one, then bring it to the other side of the mall, where the rest of us are waiting! Simple as that! You'll get to have your cake and eat it too!" Chris explained what the final challenge was, to which both Raphael and Katniss ran off immediately.
"Uh Chris, they left." Chef said, watching the two run towards the escalator to get onto the second floor immediately.
Chris could be heard groaning, although the groan soon turned into a laugh. "Well then, I have a little surprise for them in store! A few actually! But they'll have to wait I guess. Bring the helpers over here on the golf cart, can't leave them there. See you." Chris's voice then cut out.
Chef walked over to his golf cart and got in the driver's seat, with Amber hopping onto the passenger seat while Richard and Luke had to sit on the back of the golf cart as Chef rode it to the other side of the mall.
At said other side of the mall, Chris was sitting on the same couch as Geoff and Bridgette were as they waited for the finalists to show up. The peanut gallery members standing around the finish line, which was marked with a golden carpet that Chris blatantly copied from the Ridonculous Race. "Raphael and Katniss are the final two, this is it people! Look alive!" Chris told everyone, which got a generally good reaction from everyone there to hear that Max was the one that got cut. The only one who didn't look happy was Trish, but she never looked happy.
Summer was leaning against a wall waiting for the finalists to arrive when Marty walked up to her, giving a quick wave. "Hey Summer. Doing good?" Marty asked her, making her smile at sight of him.
"Mostly. Bummed that it's not either of us in the finale, but Raphael and Katniss are both good people, and they both deserve to win. You?" Summer asked, looking at Marty.
Marty shrugged, then leaning on the wall with her. "Pretty much the same. I'm rooting for Raphael more, since he's definitely a badass. But you know that's not what I was gonna ask. Wanna take a guess?" Marty asked, a small smirk appearing on his face.
Summer giggled, already knowing what it was. "Is it about the Brinley situation? It's been a few days since you got here and you're still not over that? Talk about mature." Summer joked, making Marty blush a little.
"Well, it has been a few days, and I've had some time to think it over. I was going to ask if you wanted to hook up. I think we get along better, and you're not the obsessive type. You get what I mean?" Marty asked her out, rubbing the back of his head with one hand.
Summer gained a huge smile, before suddenly hugging him and locking lips with him. After a couple of seconds she broke the kiss, winking at Marty. "Of course, you're definitely my type. I'm taking you to a disco when this is all over though, we're gonna party it up like it's the 80s! I know a great one where I live." Summer told him, then poking his nose.
"Sounds like a plan! I have no idea how to dance disco, so I'm probably gonna look like a fool on the dancefloor." Marty laughed, just imagining how poorly that would go.
Summer laughed with him, giving a wave of dismissal. "And I look forward to it. Don't worry though, I'll show you how." Summer assured him, while off against the other wall on the opposite side of the area, Brinley was watching the two of them with anger.
Ricky walked up to Brinley, seeing how upset she was. "Huh, so they hooked up huh? Well you kinda deserved-" Ricky didn't get to finish as Brinley soon punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
-Confessional: Brinley-
"Ugh! Summer is so gross! She snatched Marty away from me, even though I did so much more for him, and all because she's into outdated crap! She's gonna pay for that, Marty will be my boyfriend! Mine!"
-End Confessional-
Back with the finalists, Raphael and Katniss were running side by side to the food court. "It was great competing with you comrade! Couldn't imagine a better person to go against in the finale!" Raphael complimented Katniss out of respect, although Katniss's determined face was unwavering. She didn't even respond to the compliment, instead running a bit faster.
The two of them passed by store after store, soon arriving in the food court, where right in the center were two cakes being watched by Kenny. He was eating an invisible third cake, stopping and choking when he saw that the two finalists had arrived. The two cakes were triple layered cakes with Chris's face plastered on the top in fondant, with blue frosting going along the sides of both. The cakes were identical, so there was no advantage or indication of which one to grab.
Katniss grabbed one of them, taking a quick lick of the frosting before she took off. Raphael grabbed his soon after, although he gave a salute to Kenny before he left. "Thank you for your service soldier! Even grunts deserve recognition!" Raphael thanked Kenny for being pretty much the sole intern throughout the season. Kenny saluted back, giving a much more dramatic salute than Raphael did.
The Raphael soon caught up to Katniss, since he was stronger and able to carry the cake much easier while running than she was. He took a different path than Katniss though, opting to take the elevator next to the food court instead of heading for the escalator which was still a ways down the path from where they were.
The elevator was thankfully quick for Raphael, and he was soon on the bottom floor of the mall. He began to sprint with the cake now, since there was nothing but 300 feet of solid cold hard ground between him and the finish line. He could see it now, everyone was there waiting, including the helpers who had just arrived with Chef. Katniss was about 120 feet ahead of him, but she still had to go down an escalator before she could get to the finish line.
"Here they come! Raphael and Katniss, two absolute powerhouses! Who is gonna take it!?" Geoff narrated to the others, watching Raphael run as fast as he could while Katniss tried to go down the escalator as fast as she could.
"It's too close to tell right now! It could be either of them!" Bridgette narrated, leaning forward on the couch and watching with anticipation.
Katniss got off the escalator just 20 feet ahead of Raphael, although he was gaining on her quickly when there was just 120 feet left between them and the golden carpet. "Come on Katniss! You can do it!" Amber cheered for Katniss, raising a fist in the air. Noah raised a fist with her, looking surprisingly invested in the outcome of this.
"Show 'em who is boss Raph! Don't you dare lose this now!" Robin cheered for Raphael, standing right by the carpet and waiting for one of the two to show up.
Raphael and Katniss were nearly neck and neck with each other now, just 40 feet away from the carpet with their cakes. Katniss had her cake over her head on it's plate while Raphael carried it in front of him. The peanut gallery members cheered as they got closer and closer...
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A pair of boots stepped onto the carpet first, raising the cake up high. "Raphael has done it! Raphael is the winner of Total Drama Revenge of the Cruise Ship!" Chris announced, with Katniss just inches behind him, having fallen to her knees in defeat.
Raphael was surrounded by the peanut gallery members, who were cheering for him. "I won!? I won! Yeah! I thank you all for getting me here!" Raphael thanked gave a salute to the crowd around him.
"Yes sir!" most of the crowd responded in unison, giving him salutes right back and going along with Raphael's military schtick.
Chris made his way through the crowd with a briefcase, walking over to Raphael with it and standing in front of him. "To the victor go the spoils! One million and one dollars!" Chris opened up the briefcase and held it out for Raphael to take. The cash was neatly stacked in bills of 100s, with one 1 dollar bill sitting on top of them all.
Raphael took the case and closed it, giving a salute to Chris. Chris didn't return the salute, but Chef did. "Proud of you boy! Doing our country justice, you deserve it!" Chef congratulated Raphael, making Raphael chuckle to see Chef actually in a good mood.
Katniss watched Raphael and everyone celebrate, looking very saddened, although Amber walked up to her, followed by Noah. "Wanna get out of here? There is a sushi place in the food court we could check out." Noah asked, holding a hand for her to take and get herself off the ground.
Katniss's frown faded away when she saw her friends, taking Noah's hand and standing up. "Sure! I haven't really had fancy food much." Katniss took the offer, making Amber chuckle.
"Having food just solves your problems doesn't it? C'mon, let's go before the line gets super long." Amber walked in front of the two as they headed for the escalator.
While the three of them left, the camera panned back to Chris, who was standing in front of the peanut gallery members holding up Raphael and cheering for him. "Well, that wraps that up! Raphael took the cash, Katniss kept her friends, and Max is off trying to cope somewhere! Will the contracts these guys signed force them into another season? Who knows!" Chris snickered, already knowing full well that the answer was yes.
"We'll see you all in the future, but until then, this has been, Total! Drama! Reeeeeeevenge of the Cruise Ship!"
Placements:
Winner: Raphael | 2nd: Katniss
3rd: Max | 9th: Tristan | 15th: Summer | 21st: Jonathan
4th: Alex | 10th: Noah | 16th: Laurie | 22nd: Vanya
5th: Amber | 11th: Valerie | 17th: Yves | 23rd: Trish
6th: Yvette | 12th: Brinley | 18th: Robin | 24th: Adam
7th: Marty | 13th: Richard | 19th: Ricky | 25th: Felix
8th: Wolfy | 14th: Matias | 20th: Benjamin | 26th: Luke
Well, this has definitely been a wild ride for the past 8 months! Can't believe I actually got through this all! But here we are at the end! Raphael won, and I'm going to stick to having just one winner for the sake of continuity. When it came down to who I wanted to have in the finale, it was around the final 9 when I decided that it was going to be the two physical powerhouses of the seasons. Both of them have come a long way compared to when they first arrived. Katniss had a ton of development, growing up and becoming much more civilized, while Raphael's cold exterior broke down quite a bit over the course of the season as he made friends. Both of them could be a winner, but I think Raphael could use the win much more than Katniss. She won plenty even without the cash, so I let the cadet take the W. Sorry that this wasn't the longest finale, I'm not the best at writing action, but I tried to throw as much as I could in here. As many of you already know, the sequel season Total Drama Arcade is already in the works, so I'll see you there! Let me know what you thought of the finale in the reviews, and whether or not you liked the winner! Even though the season is over, the feedback still helps a ton! I'll see you all next time, Pichu77 out!
The final reviews, time to read what you patient lot had to say! (Seriously, thanks for reviewing nearly every chapter and sticking around for this long. Hearing what you guys think of these episodes is what keeps me going. So thanks you all so much!)
Nobody245: Well I'm glad you found each of the finalists likeable! Congrats on Katniss making it this far, and many thanks for sending her in. She was a blast to use and develop, and I look forward to continuing that usage in Arcade!
Alexneushoorn: Raphael's strictness is both an advantage and disadvantage, although it's clear that his discipline and strength were what took him all the way to the end. Huge thanks for sending him in, I loved using him, and his development isn't over either! Thank you so much for the lengthy reviews you gave every episode. Many of them got me to think critically of the plotpoints and plotlines I was setting up and even change some of them. Of course, Raphael and Summer were great as well, so thanks for everything you contributed to this fic and I hope you enjoyed it all the way through!
MatiasND: Well, you called pretty much everything there. While Max wanted to be the only evil in the game, he let his "evil" nature become his downfall at the last second. Thanks for reviewing!
Jessthedork: Ah, well I'm sorry Max didn't win this one. He came so close yet again, but this won't be the last of him we see! I can promise that! I hope you liked what I've done with Marty, he's going to be pretty important in Arcade, so I tried to further set that up here in the finale. Thank you for reviewing!