All the campers were wearing their swimsuits as they looked down the huge cliff. Heather had a brown bikini, Leshawna had a blue-gray one-piece with a cursive 'L' on one side, Gwen had a black bikini, Zoey had a green one-piece, Scarlett had an orange bikini with gray swim goggles, Noah had a pair of red-and-gray trunks, Cameron had a pair of mustard-colored trunks, Amy and Samey had red one-pieces with cream-colored waves, Sierra had a yellow bikini, Rodney had a pair of dark-blue trunks and a blue tank top, Trent had a pair of red trunks, Helga had a full body swimsuit with a snowflake on it, Echo had a black bikini with blue swirls, Justin had a pair of gray shorts showing his abs, Lightning had a pair of blue trunks showing his abs, Lindsay had a red bikini, Beth had a pink swim dress, Cody had a pair of light-yellow trunks with black dots, Jasmine had a white bikini with her fedora, Sol had a pair of yellow trunks with black stripes, Max had a pair of gray trunks with purple stripes, Ella had a pink one piece with a little tutu and a pink swim cap, Owen had a pair of orange trunks, Topher had a pair of gray trunks showing his abs, Staci had a pink one-piece with purple swirls and flip-flops, Leonard had a pair of green trunks and a green swim cap, Mike had a pair of green trunks and a white tank top, and Katie and Sadie had pink polka-dotted bikinis. Anne-Maria had a hot-pink bikini, Geoff had taken off his pink shirt, Bridgette had a full body swimsuit with a wave on it, Jo had a gray one-piece, Greg had a pair of yellow trunks and a shirt that had 'H2O' on it, Eva had a blue one-piece, Tyler had a pair of red trunks, Sugar had a pink bikini with a blue star on the sides, Beardo had a pair of maroon trunks with musical notes on it, Duncan had a pair of dark-gray trunks, DJ had a pair of gray shorts showing his abs, Ezekiel had a pair of light-green shorts, Scott had a pair of red trunks, Dawn had a lavender one'piece, Brick had his usual attire but with a white tank top, Harold had a pair of green trunks, Courtney had a brown bikini, Izzy had a green bikini and swim cap, Sam had a pair of orange trunks, Dave had a pair of teal trunks, Sky had a purple skirt, tank top and water wings, Dakota had a pink-and-orange bikini, B had a pair of dark-orange trunks and a gray shirt, Shawn had a pair of orange trunks and his beanie, Luna had a purple one-piece with black stars on it, Phoebe had a light-blue one-piece and swim goggles with a utility belt, Alejandro had a maroon speedo showing his abs, and Destiny had an indigo bikini with pink jellyfish, a jellyfish necklace, seashell earrings, and red sandals. The only one not in a bathing suit was Austin. "Dude, where's your swim gear?" Tyler asked him.
"Why would I need it?" Austin answered. "I don't live near any water."
"Okay," Chris explained, "Today's challenge is three-fold. Your first task is to jump off this 1,000 foot high cliff into the lake."
"Piece of cake," Jasmine confidently replied.
"If you look down, you will see two target areas. The wider area represents the part of the lake that we have stocked with psychotic, man-eating sharks. Inside that area is a safe zone. That's your target area, which we're pretty sure is shark-free."
"Excuse me?" Leshawna commented at that last part.
"For each member of your team that jumps and actually survives, there will be a crate of supplies waiting below. Inside each crate are supplies that you'll need for the second part of the challenge: building a hot tub. The team with the best one gets to have a wicked hot tub party tonight! The losers will be sending someone home. Let's see...Killer Bass, you're up first."
"Oh, wow," Bridgette breathed as she looked down. "So, who wants to go first?" No one spoke up. "Hey, don't sweat it, guys," Sam told the teams. "I heard that these shows always make the interns do the stunts first to make sure it's survivable." The scene flashed back to Chris and Chef on the cliff. "We need to test some of these stunts first," Chris had told Chef. "You know that."
"Do I look like an intern?"
Chef asked.
"No, but the ones we had are all in the hospital. Come on, just jump it, you big chicken!"
"I don't get paid enough for this, man." Chef leapt into the water and landed outside the safe zone. "I made it! I made it, man." A shark swan closer to Chef. "Something just brushed on my foot! Chris, man, something ain't right down here!" Chef was dragged down, but quickly ran out of the water just as a shark tried to bite him. "Well," Chris said, "That seems safe enough."
"So, who's up?" Eva asked.
"Ladies first," Duncan told her.
"Fine," Bridgette replied. "I'll go. It's no big deal. Just an insane cliff dive into a circle of angry sharks." She dove into the water and landed in the safe zone. She waved as a boat came to pick her up. "She did it!" Tyler shouted from the cliff. "Yeah! Yeah! I'm next!" He took a running start and dove into the water. Bridgette winced as he landed on a buoy and sank down into the water. A montage of some of the divers from the Killer Bass was shown. Geoff hollered while he fell. "Look out below!" Eva warned as she fell. Destiny was playing a rift on her guitar while falling. Greg screamed in fright as he fell. Beardo made a sound effect of falling as he fell. Duncan just fell in silence. "Uh-uh," DJ said as he looked down. "No way, man. I'm not jumping."
"Scared of heights?" Chris asked him.
"Yeah, ever since I was a kid."
"That's okay, big guy. Unfortunately, that also makes you a chicken! So, you'll have to wear this for the rest of the day." Chris placed a chicken hat on DJ's head. "Aw, man," he moaned. "For real?" Chris made a bawking sound. "That means the chicken path is down that way." Chris showed him an escalator. "Next!" Another montage of divers was shown. Brick screamed as he fell. "Chicken!" Jo taunted as she fell. Dawn just sat in a lotus position as she fell. Austin gave a holler as he fell. "This better not ruin my makeup!" Sugar cried out as she fell. Ezekiel cried out in joy until he hit the edge of the cliff, making him spin into the safe zone. "Not too bad," Chris commented. He noticed Sky was shaking badly. "Something up?"
"You'd better dive, Pasty!" Anne-Maria told her.
"R-right," Sky stuttered. "I can do it. I can do it! I-" She looked down at the water. "Great Caesar's ghost, that's a lot of water!" She clutched Dave's head in fear. "I-I can't!"
"I won't hold it against you if you chicken out," Dave mumbled to her. Chris passed Sky a chicken hat. "Guess I'm up," Dave breathed. "Uh, Anne-Maria?"
"The only reason I'm diving is because that stupid hat would mess up my hair," Anne-Maria replied. She and Dave dove down into the water and landed in the safe zone. "Any other takers?" Chris offered to the rest of the Bass. Sam, Dakota, Shawn, Scott, and Phoebe screamed as they fell while Luna gave a maniacal laugh and Alejandro and B fell in silence. "Yes!" Harold cried out as he dived next. He split his legs as he did, and landed in the safe zone on his nuts. He let out a cry of pain as he sank into the water as the others winced. "Hate to see that happen," Chris muttered.
"Excuse me, Chris?" Courtney spoke up. "I have a medical condition."
"What condition?"
"A condition that prevents me from jumping off cliffs."
"You can chicken out if yu want, but it might cost your team the win. And then they'll hate you."
"It's a calculated risk. I've seen the other team, and I don't think more than two of them will jump."
"Alright," Chris said as he placed a chicken hat on her head, "Here is your chicken hat. Let's tally up the results. Wait, the Bass are missing two."
"I'm not jumping without Katie!" Sadie told Chris.
"We have to be on the same team, Chris!" Katie exclaimed.
"Please?!" they begged. "Can we? Can we, can we, can we?"
"I'll switch places with her," Izzy spoke up.
"Alright!" Chris decided. "Fine! You're both on the Killer Bass. Izzy, you're on the Screaming Gophers."
"Yes!" Katie and Sadie cheered as Izzy joined the Gophers.
"That means you're up, girls!"
"We're coming, Killer Bass!" The duo dove into the water and landed in the safe zone. "Okay," Chris said, "That's twenty-seven divers and three chickens. Screaming Gophers, if you can beat that, we'll throw in a pull cart to put your crates in."
"Nice!" Trent commented. "Okay, guys, who's up first?"
"I'm sorry," Heather said. "There's no way I'm doing this."
"Why not?" Beth asked.
"Hello! National TV! I'll get my hair wet!"
"You're kidding, right?" Gwen asked.
"We can't afford anyone to chicken out right now!" Cameron explained.
"And we'll all be so sad," Echo said. "You don't want us all sad at you, do you?"
"If she's not doing it, I'm not doing it," Lindsay decided, siding with Heather.
"Oh, you're doing it," Leshawna decided, glaring at Heather.
"Says who?" Heather spat back.
"Says me! I'm not losing this challenge 'cause you got your hair day, you spoiled little daddy's girl!" The others started to back away.
"Back off, ghetto-glamour, too-tight pants-wearing rap star wannabe!"
"Mall-shopping, ponytail-wearing, teen girl-reading, peaking in high school prom queen!"
"Well, at least I'm...popular." The others widen their eyes at this.
"You're jumping!"
"Make me!" Leshawna grabbed Heather and tossed her over the cliff. She screamed as she fell and landed in the safe zone. "Leshawna!" she sputtered. "You are so dead!"
"Hey, I threw you in the safe zone, didn't I?" Leshawna shouted back. "Now I just hope I could hit it, too." She screamed as she dove off. She landed next to a glaring Heather.
"I thought this was going to be a talent contest," Lindsay whined.
"Yeah," Chris laughed, "No." A montage of divers for the Screaming Gophers was shown. Lindsay, Gwen and Cody screamed as they fell. "Cody!" Sierra cried out as she fell. Samey screamed as she fell. "You're making us sound weak!" Amy spat out as she fell. Trent cried out for joy as he fell. Noah, Rodney, Leonard and Jasmine screamed as they fell. "Sha-bam!" Lightning cried out as he fell. Izzy gave a maniacal laugh as she fell. Justin fell silently but landed outside the safe zone. "Hurry!" Gwen, Leshawna and Cody warned as the sharks closed in on him. However, they froze as they saw Justin and even helped him to shore.
Confessional: Justin (Screaming Gophers)
He was admiring himself in a handheld mirror. "I'm not afraid to use my handsomely good looks to get what I want. I have to be careful, though. A single scratch or blemish and I'll look like a freak! We can't have that, can we?"
End Confessional
"I can't do it," Beth decided. "I'm too scared." Chris passed her a chicken hat. "I'm sorry!"
"That is so lame," Lindsay commented. "Right, Heather?"
"Fully lame," she agreed. Cameron watched as Beth walked off with her chicken hat.
Confessional: Cameron (Screaming Gophers)
"Like I said before, I'm a bit of a 'bubble boy'. Growing up, my mom was really overprotective. Up until six hours ago, the only things I did were read and sigh a lot." He sighed. "But that doesn't mean I can't help my team when I can! Even if it looks scary."
End Confessional
Cameron leapt off the cliff and landed in the safe zone. "I'm alive!" he cried out. Helga lnded on top of him. "Thank you, little doll, for breaking fall," she replied.
"No problem," Cameron groaned. Sol, Echo, Topher, Staci, Scarlett, Max and Ella dove into the water after them. "We're up next," Zoey told Mike. She dove into the water but landed outside the safe zone. "Hang on!" Mike told her as he dove in after her. Under the water, Zoey noticed an odd-looking shark. It had two arms, two legs, and an evil smile. Zoey screamed until Mike socked it in the nose. He grabbed her arm and swam away from it. "Thanks," she told him as they surfaced.
"Okay, campers," Chris announced, "There's only one person left. You guys need this jump for the win!" He turned to Owen. "No pressure, dude." He smiled. "Okay, there's pressure!" The Gophers cheered Owen on. He put on some green water wings on his arms and sctretched.
Confessional: Owen (Screaming Gophers)
"I was pretty darn nervous. See, the thing is, I'm not that strong a swimmer."
Confessional: Geoff (Killer Bass)
"I'm looking at this guy and thinking, 'There's no way he's gonna make it'."
Confessional: Gwen (Screaming Gophers)
"I actually thought if he jumps this, he's gonna die."
Confessional: Luna (Killer Bass)
"Do you think the sharks will like the taste of Owen?"
End Confessionals
"Take a good run at it, buddy," Chris told Owen as he backed up. "You can do this!"
"I'm going to die now," he somberly said. "I'm going to totally die now." Everyone looked up at him. "Come on, big guy," Leshawna mumbled. Zoey and Mike watched from the water. Owen then ran towards the cliff and jumped off. He screamed as he plummeted down. Zoey and Mike smiled until they saw how fast he was heading. He landed with an enormous SPLASH, knocking everyone back. "Yes!" Owen cheered from the safe zone. "Yes! Oh, who's the man?!" The Gophers cheered. "The winners!" Chris announced. "The Screaming Gophers!"
"Awesome, Owen!" Zoey told him as he looked around. "Is something wrong?"
"I, uh, think I lost my bathing suit," Owen replied. Everyone groaned in disgust.
(cue commercial)
Everyone was back in their old clothes. Most of the Screaming Gophers were pulling their crates of supplies in their carts as they sang a little song. "Forty-nine bottles of pop on the wall, forty-nine bottles of pop. If one of those bottles should happen to fall, forty-eight bottles of pop on the wall."
"Great job, everyone!" Ella told them as she skipped along. Zoey pulled Mike over to where they couldn't be heard. "Thanks for saving me from that shark," she told him.
"No problem," Mike replied.
"I have to admit, that shark looked real weird. I mean, it had legs. That's a bit alarming, isn't it? If you think otherwise, then-"
"It does seem a bit strange, but it's a shark. Even if it does have legs, it'll probably stay in the water where it feels more secure."
"Thanks. I feel a little better." Meanwhile, the Killer Bass were struggling to move their crates. "Ow!" Courtney complained. "I think I just got a splinter."
"Shut it and pick up your crate!" Eva told her as she lifted it. "Chicken!"
"Hey, I'm the only one with C.I.T. camping experience. You need me!" Eva and Jo had a doubtful look. Greg, B and Beardo were pushing a crate while Destiny sat on top of it. "This work is tedious," Greg complained. "I wish we won those pull carts."
"Do you guys want a little traveling music to pass the time with?" Destiny asked. "I was thinking 'Rooftop Run'. What do you think?" B just shrugged while Beardo made a 'ding' sound. "Knock yourself out, Desi," Greg answered with a smile. Destiny began to play on her guitar, and their workload seemed to lessen as they quickly pushed their crate.
The Gophers continued to sing as they walked. Samey stopped to pick up a seashell. "I heard you can hear the ocean in it," Zoey told her as she held it up to her ear.
"Samey!" Amy shouted. "Get your butt over here!" Samey sighed as she put the shell down and ran off to join her sister.
"I gotta take a whiz," Tyler told his team.
"Hurry up," Dave told him. "We don't want to be any farther behind."
"Oh, I have to go, too," Katie said.
"You do?" Sadie asked. "Oh, my gosh. Me, too!" As Tyler went behind a tree, Katie and Sadie ducked behind a bush. A fly flew by Courtney and she smacked it. "Ow!" she moaned. "I think something just bit me."
"I'm...sure it's nothing," Dave gulped. "Right, Sky?" He saw that Sky was laying on top of the crate. "Are you okay?"
"If I hadn't chickened out, we would've won!" Sky complained. "I feel so bad for letting the team down!"
"You were scared. No one blames you for that."
"Wuss," Scott muttered as he pushed his crate passed them.
"It'll be okay. All we have to do is build the hot tub and we win! Let's move!" Dave tried to push the crate forward. Meanwhile, the Screaming Gophers had reached the campgrounds. "Hey, look!" Beth exclaimed. "There's the campgrounds!"
"That was pretty easy," Owen said.
"I'm pleasantly surprised," Cody told him.
"And we're the first ones here!" Jasmine exclaimed. "We rock!"
"I thought that was us," Destiny's voice spoke out. The Gophers saw that Destiny, Beardo, Greg and B were at the campgrounds, as well. "How did you four beat us?" Leshawna asked them.
"With the power of music," Destiny explained, "the four of us were able to chug along!" Beardo made the sound of a locomotive.
"All better?" Eva impatiently asked Katie and Sadie.
"Can we go now?" Courtney asked as she held a hand over her eye. "I think my eye is swelling up." Katie and Sadie pushed a crate. "Something's itching me," Sadie told Katie. "Do you feel itchy, too?"
"Totally itchy," Katie agreed. "Really bad." At the campgrounds, the Gophers were trying to open the crates with their mouths. "Remember," Chris told them, "you guys can only use your teeth to open the crates. I came up with that one." Izzy was pulling a rope with her teeth. "I think I got it!" she mumbled. As the crate opened, she held her tongue. "Ow! Ow! Rope burn on my tongue!"
"Ooh, it's really itching now!" Sadie moaned as she and Katie pushed their crate.
"Mine feels like it's burning," Katie agreed.
"Okay, I have to scratch!" The duo itched their inflamed butts.
"You guys are way behind the other team," Chris told the Killer Bass as he drove up in his ATV. "Like, way behind. What's the problem?"
"Their butts are itchy," Courtney explained. Her eye was now swollen. Chris gasped at this. "Oh, my boxers, that's bad."
"Did you girls swat down when you peed in the woods?" Brick asked as he and Shawn noticed the girls' redness on their butts.
"Yeah," Katie answered.
"Did you happen to notice what kind of plants you were squatting over?"
"They were kind of oval-shaped and green and all over the place," Sadie answered.
"Were they low to the ground? About this big?" The girls nodded yes. Shawn began to laugh. "What's so funny?" Katie asked.
"Because," Shawn answered, "you guys squatted on poison ivy!" Katie and Sadie went wide-eyed. "No!" they cried out.
"No way!" Chris laughed. Meanwhile, the Gophers were collecting supplies from the crates. "Check it out!" Owen exclaimed. "I got wood!"
"I've got some tools here," Trent answered.
"And here's what looks like a pool liner," Jasmine told them. Heather and Lindsay walked over to Leshawna. "I just wanted to say I didn't mean that about you being a ghetto rap star wannabe," Heather told her, "And I love your earrings. They're so pretty."
"Straight up?" Leshawna asked. "Well, I'm sorry about pushing you over the cliff and all."
"No worries. I needed a push. Truce?"
"Yeah. Yeah, you got it." Heather and Lindsay walked off. "Did you mean all that stuff you said to LeFonda back there?" Lindsay asked.
"Leshawna," Heather corrected. "No. She's going down. And P.S., those are the ugliest earrings I have seen in my life."
"Oh. So if you hate her, why are you being nice to her?"
"You ever seen one of these shows before? Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
"Oh! I'm your friend, right?"
"Oh, yeah," Heather told her before mumbling, "For now." Soon, some of the Killer Bass got their crates to the campgrounds. "Finally!" Dave and Harold breathed.
"Hey, what's up, guys?" Trent asked.
"Aren't you missing a couple of people?" Cameron asked. At the water, Katie and Sadie were sitting and cooling their butts off. A few bubbles popped up. "Oops," Sadie told Katie.
"They're getting a drink," Courtney told them.
"Yeah," Harold teased, "If they drink with their butts."
"Katie and Sadie swatted in poison ivy, didn't they?" Mike asked.
"How did you know that?" Dave asked.
"You know, my second cousin once-removed was a psychic, yeah," Staci put in.
"Sure," Dave replied as he rolled his eyes. Leshawna noticed Courtney's swollen eye. "What happened to your eye, girl?" she asked, concerned.
"Nothing," Courtney quickly replied as she covered it. "Just an allergy."
"I think it's getting worse," Ezekiel pointed out.
"Shut it! We don't want them to know that."
"We'd better start getting these crates opened," Sky sighed as she hopped down. Dave suddenly went wide-eyed. "Um," he stuttered.
"What?"
"We're here," Sam moaned as the rest of the Killer Bass came with their crates. He then noticed Sky. "That looks bad," he muttered.
"What are you talking about?" Sky asked.
"Do you want us to be nice?" Dakota asked, "Or do you want us to be honest, 'cause I don't think you wanna know my honest opinion."
"If no one has the balls to say something," Mike spoke up, "at least give her a mirror." Dakota tossed a pocket mirror to Sky. Sky looked at her reflection and shrieked. "I'm as red as a tomato!" she moaned. Her skin had turned a bright red. "Worse case of sunburn I've ever seen," Dakota said as she shook her head.
"A little aloe lotion should clear most of that stuff up," Courtney told her. "Go grab some, then head back here." Sky walked off. Alejandro tried to rally the Killer Bass. "Things may look bleak," he told them, "but we can still prevail."
"Dude's right," Geoff pointed out. "We can do this!" Harold snored at the speech while Ezekiel picked his nose. "Ew!" Courtney told him.
"That's seriously gross," Bridgette agreed.
"Okay, look, guys," Courtney spoke up. "We have a hot tub to complete and we need a project manager. Since I've actually been a C.I.T. before, I'm electing myself. Any objections?"
"Actually-" Dawn spoke up.
"Where do we begin, Cyclops?" Duncan asked.
"Open the crates," Courtney ordered him. "Bridgette and Phoebe, go find those itchy girls. Dakota, go get Sky here. We need all the help we can get." The teams began building. As Beth, Justin and Heather hammered the nails in their hot tub, Geoff, Harold and Sam were setting up some wooden planks. "Guys, I-" Dawn tried to speak.
"We got this, dudette," Geoff assured. Dawn sighed. While Jasmine passed a hammer to Trent, Duncan and Scott were fighting over a hammer, which slipped out of their hands and hit Harold in the groin. Bridgette took a piece of wood and accidentally knocked him down with it. Dawn once again sighed. And as the Screaming Gophers made a relay line to fill the water up in their hot tub, Courtney duct-taped a hole on the Killer Bass's hot tub. "Courtney?" Dawn spoke up.
"All done," Courtney said. "Was there something you needed, Dawn?"
"Never mind," Dawn sighed in defeat.
Confessional: Dawn (Killer Bass)
"I tried to tell my team that B's aura means he's gifted in making things like machines, but no one will listen to me." She sighed. "It's for the best, though. I sense a great darkness around the Killer Bass."
End Confessional
Soon, Chris came to inspect the hot tubs. The Screaming Gophers' tub was fully functional. "This is an awesome hot tub!" he announced, making the team cheer in hope. He turned to the Killer Bass's tub. It squirted some water at his face. It soon collapsed. "Well," Chris decided, "I think we have a winner here. The Screaming Gophers!" They all cheered while the Killer Bass stayed silent. "Gophers, you're safe from elimination and you get to rock this hot tub for the rest of the summer. Bonus!" The Screaming Gophers cheered at this. "Killer Bass, what can I say? Stinks to be you right now. I'll see your sorry butts at the bonfire tonight."
"We won!" Lindsay cheered. "We all get to stay here for another three days!" Heather and Beth hugged her in victory.
"Yes!" Owen cheered. However, he was completely bare. "We get to stay-ay! We get to stay-ay! We are so awesome! We won the contest!" He hugged Lindsay and Heather. At the main lodge, everyone was seated at one of the two tables, with the Screaming Gophers at one and the Killer Bass at the other. "Hey, Sierra," Cody asked her, "How did you know about me when we haven't even met?"
"I had a dream about you when I was twelve," she explained. "You were riding a white stallion right at my bedroom window. And I ended up picking thorns out of my butt for, like, a week." Cody gave her a confused look. "Because I jumped out the window. To get on the horse. And I landed on a rosebush. I have a scar if you wanna-"
"Point being, Sierra?"
"After that, I decided to delve deeper about who you were and know everything about you. For instance, I know you're full name is Cody Emmett Jameson Anderson and you were born on April first. You're my very own April Fool."
"You do realize that's stalking, right?" Mike told her.
"It's not just Cody I researched," Sierra told him. "Once I found out I was going to be on Total Drama, I done a little investigating of the other people coming to the show. For instance, I know that Jasmine originally came from Australia and she has a cat named Whiskers, Helga won first in a snowboard cross competition in her village, and-" Mike quickly put a spoonful of slop into her mouth. "Too much info, Sierra," he told her. "Stuff like that could get you voted off."
"Uh, what do we do now?" Katie asked.
"We have to figure out who to vote off," Courtney told her.
"Well," Duncan decided, "I think it should be Princess-" He pointed to Courtney. "Or the Brick House-" He pointed to DJ. "Or Miss Sunburned." He pointed to Sky.
"What? Why?"
"Because, unless I'm mistaken, you three are the only ones here wearing chicken hats. And if we ever have to lift a truck, I like my odds with the big guy."
"I knew me chickening out was bad," Sky sobbed.
"I understand why," Dawn told her as she held her hand. "Nearly drowning when you were seven can leave a huge impact on someone."
"And that isn't creepy at all," Greg squeaked.
"But you guys need me!" Courtney protested. "I'm the only one-"
"We know," Bridgette sighed. "Who used to be a real C.I.T. So, who would you pick?" Courtney looked around "What about...him?" she asked while pointing at Tyler.
"No!" Lindsay shouted, to her team's confusion. "I mean, no salt. There's no salt on the table. Bummer."
"At least he jumped off the cliff, Chicken Wings," Jo told her.
"Shut it!" Courtney shouted.
"Cool down," Phoebe told everyone. "Let's all take a breath."
"I've had enough prison food for one day," Duncan decided as he got up. "I'm gonna have a nap."
"You can't do that!" Courtney told him. "We haven't decided who's going!"
"I don't see why we lost, eh?" Ezekiel put in. "The Gophers have all them girls." Sadie and Katie gasped as most of the guys on the Screaming Gophers stared in shock. "What's that supposed to mean?" Anne-Maria angrily asked as she, Bridgette, Eva, Jo and Destiny surrounded Ezekiel.
"Yeah, Home School," Jo threatened, "Enlighten us."
"Well, guys are much stronger and better at sports than girls are," Ezekiel explained. Everyone backed away from the angry females. "Oh, snap!" Geoff commented. "He did not just say that!"
"Even I know better than to say that," Austin agreed. "'Cause every time I tried to, Ma would wash my tongue with soap."
"My dad told me to look out for the girls here, eh?" Ezekiel continued. "Help them in case they can't keep up." Eva grabbed him by the throat and dangled him. "Still think we need your help keeping up?" she angrily asked him.
"Not really."
"Give the a bit of a break," Geoff told them as Eva dropped Ezekiel. "I mean, at least he doesn't think that guys are smarter than girls."
"But they are." At the bonfire ceremony, the Killer Bass were all seated. Scott, Tyler, Austin, Alejandro, Katie, Sadie, Sugar, Shawn, Dave, Sky, Eva, Jo, Brick and DJ were in the back row while Dawn, Sam, Harold, Bridgette, Phoebe, Destiny, Greg, Courtney, Ezekiel, Duncan, Beardo, Dakota, Anne-Maria, B and Luna were in the front row. "Dude, you've got a lot to learn about the real world," Duncan told Ezekiel.
"Killer Bass," Chris began as he held a tray of marshmallows, "At camp, marshmallows represent a tasty treat that you enjoy roasting by the campfire. At this camp, marshmallows represent life. You've all cast your votes and made your decision. All but one of you will receive a marshmallow. When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow tonight will head to the Dock of Shame and catch the Boat of Losers. That means you're out of the contest. And you can't come back. Ever. The first marshmallow goes to...Geoff." Geoff ran up and got a marshmallow. "Tyler."
"Yeah!" he cheered. "Place at the table!" He got his marshmallow. Chris continued on, and gave a marshmallow to each person he named. "Phoebe...Sam...Dakota...Katie... Alejandro...Scott...Shawn...Bridgette...Anne-Maria...Eva...DJ..."
"Yeah!" DJ cheered as he got his marshmallow. Chris continued on. "Destiny...Greg...Beardo..." Beardo made a 'ding' noise as he got his marshmallow. "Austin...Sugar...Brick... Dave...Harold..."
"Yes!" Harold breathed as he got his marshmallow. Chris continued on. "Jo...Luna...B...Sadie..."
"Thank you!" Sadie squealed as she hugged Katie. "Thank you!"
"Duncan...Dawn...Sky..." Sky breathed a sigh of relief as she took the second-to-last marshmallow and joined the others. Soon, only one marshmallow remain on the tray. "Campers," Chris told Courtney and Ezekiel, "this is the final marshmallow of the evening. Ezekiel began to shake with worry while Courtney bit her lip. Chris was about to say a name. He raised a hand and began to point at the last two remaining. "Courtney," he finally said. Courtney quickly grabbed the last marshmallow. Ezekiel just had a sad expression. "Can't say I'm surprised," Chris told him. "I saw you picking your nose, dude. Not cool. But before you head down the Dock of Shame over there, it is required that you make a confessional before you leave."
Confessional: Ezekiel (Killer Bass)
"I can't believe I'm the first one out! But now I know that not all guys are stronger than girls."
End Confessional
Ezekiel then walked the Dock of Shame and got on the Boat of Losers. "The rest of you," Chris told the Killer Bass, "enjoy your marshmallows. You're all safe. For tonight."
Confessional: Gwen (Screaming Gophers)
"Yep, this camp pretty much still stinks. But now that I'm here, I guess I might as well actually try to win."
End Confessional
Nearly everyone from the Screaming Gophers were in or around the hot tub. "To the Screaming Gophers!" Cody toasted.
"The Screaming Gophers!" everyone else cheered back.
"Go, Gophers," Leshawna chanted as she danced. "Go, Gophers." Soon, Owen, Noah, and Leonard danced alongside her. As the Killer Bass walked back, Courtney stopped. "Are you recording this?" she told the camera. It zoomed in on her. "Good. They can enjoy their little party all they want, but I'm gonna win this competition. And no one is gonna stop me!"
Another chapter out. So, a few of you probably saw Ezekiel's elimination coming, but I wanted him being the first boot. It's what makes Ezekiel...Ezekiel. He's the most iconic first boot there is.
I also set the ball rolling for a few plots, such as Greg's, Destiny's and Beardo's friendship a little; Heather's and Leshawna's feud; along with one or two I'm forgetting.
I have some things I'd like to point out here. One, unlike my other stories, I won't recap the last chapter because it would be hard to summarize everything that might happen, and I don't want to miss some things or repeat myself. Second, I made a change different from canon. Did you notice what Chris said to Ezekiel? I'mm gonna let each character make a confessional before they leave, so they get a small moment to shine.
That should be everything, I believe. If you want to leave a review, don't be bashful. Until next time, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and have a good day.
P.S. The song I've referenced was 'Rooftop Run', a soundtrack from the video game Sonic Unleashed.