It was the next morning. Nearly everyone was in the main lodge eating breakfast, though most of the Killer Bass still looked tired. "Duncan," Chris greeted as he walked by. Duncan only turned his head and glared at him. "You look like Death, dude."
"Stick it," he moaned to Chris before dozing off again.
"Harold snored all night," Courtney explained.
"And it didn't help that Sasquatch over here woke us up by imitating a rooster!" Jo snapped. Beardo made a rooster noise. "That is so good!" Destiny told him.
"You two aren't tired at all?" Dave asked Destiny and Greg.
"I'm used to it," Greg replied.
Confessional: Greg (Killer Bass)
"I can't tell you how many times I had to stay up late while Destiny played her guitar. One time, she lost track of time, and the neighbors had made a noise complaint to the police since Destiny was still jamming at two twenty-five in the morning!"
End Confessional
"Four nights with no sleep?" Chris asked Duncan. "How much are you hurting, dude?"
"Want to find out?" Duncan threatened.
"No, no, it's cool. It's cool." Just then, Harold walked in with a marker mustache on his face. Harold strutted in with the idea that everyone was admiring him, when in reality, they were trying to hold back their laughter. The only one impressed was Destiny. "I didn't know Harold could grow facial hair that fast," she whispered to B, who only had a blank expression. Everyone else was now laughing at Harold. "Okay, what?" he asked, unaware of his new mustache.
"Someone messed with your face, dude," Geoff told him. Harold looked at his reflection in a spoon. "Hey, sweet 'stache," he said.
"But shouldn't mustaches be the same color as your hair?" Destiny asked.
"Harold's mustache is artificial," Greg explained.
"Yeah, it's artsy and thin-ficial."
"Oh, boy. No, think more like a bogus DVD of Dirty Dancing."
"Oh. So, when did Harold grow his mustache again?" Greg just passed out when he heard this. "Greggy, are you okay?" Destiny asked.
Confessional: Greg (Killer Bass)
"Desi means well, but there are times when she not exactly the bright flame burning, if you know what I mean."
End Confessional
Gwen walked in, and the Screaming Gophers started to applaud. "Why are we clapping?" Lindsay asked. Courtney glared at her and the Screaming Gophers. "I'm so tired," Gwen moaned as she sat down, "I can't feel my face." She passed out, with her head laying on the table.
Confessional: Courtney (Killer Bass)
"We are so stinking right now! Okay, yes, Eva was a psycho, but at least she was an athletic psycho!"
End Confessional
Heather was talking to Beth, Lindsay and Sierra about their alliance. "So, let's go over the rules one more time," she told them. "Number one: I am the captain of this alliance, so I get to make the rules. Number two..."
"Breaking the rules can result in getting kicked out of the alliance?" Lindsay answered.
"Good. Number three: I can borrow any of your stuff without asking, but my stuff is strictly off-limits."
"I don't know about that last rule."
"That's cool. I can change it. I can also find someone else to take to the final four with me." Beth and Lindsay shook their heads. "Good. Sierra, you need to be in this discussion." Sierra was using a moldy pizza box like a laptop and an actual mouse like a computer mouse. "Sierra!" Heather scolded.
"I heard you, Heather," she replied as she continued to type. "I don't mind the rules one bit. If you like, you can check your e-mails after I'm finished writing my blog."
"Sierra, that's so nice..." Heather noticed Sierra eating a moldy piece of pizza from the box. "But I think I'll wait. Beth, Lindsay, wanna have some fun?" They nodded their heads. Heather turned to the Killer Bass. "Hey, fish heads!" she taunted. "Way to kick out your strongest player. Why don't you just give up now?" Some gruel was flung at her, but she stepped aside, letting it hit Gwen instead. "Miss me."
"Ha!" Max scoffed as he faced Heather. "That taunting was pathetic! Let someone as EVIL as myself show you how it's done. Watch as I take this gruel and splatter it on whoever enters those doors next!" He took a bowl full of gruel and flung it at the doorway, which hit Mike as he walked in. "This won't be pretty," Jo commented with a smirk.
"Success!" Max cried out. "I bet you just feel completely ridiculous!" He then noticed Mike was glaring at him with his bloodshot eyes. "That is...uh, I mean-" The Killer Bass could only wince as they saw Max being flung into the wall. "I do not have time for your games!" Mike shouted. "Try anything like that again, and I'll can you like a tuna!"
"Okay, campers, listen up," Chris told them. "Your next challenge begins in ten minutes. And be prepared to bring it." Over by the beach, a dodgeball court had been set up. Duncan dragged himself over to the Killer Bass's bench and laid down. "Wake me up, and it'll be the last thing you do," he threatened before falling asleep.
"This is your fault!" Scott told Harold. "If your snoring face costs us another win, your butt's going home."
"It's called a medical condition," Harold replied, "Gosh!"
"Did you try using a little bag to muffle the snoring?" Sierra asked. "That's what we did to mute out Helga's snoring."
"Hey!" Helga told her.
"It's true, girl," Leshawna said back. A sharp whistle silenced everyone. Chef, in a referee uniform, glared at everyone before joining Chris. "Today's challenge is the classic game of dodgeball," Chris explained. "The first rule of dodgeball is-"
"Do not talk about dodgeball?" Noah asked, making Owen laugh.
"As I was saying, if you get hit with the ball-" Chris tossed the ball to Courtney, who was hit. "Ow!" she cried out.
"You're out."
"You can't do that!" Courtney complained as she tossed the ball back to Chris, who caught it. "If you catch the ball," he continued, "The thrower gets sent out and the catcher gets to bring in another team member out on the court."
"Gee, throwing balls," Noah sarcastically said. "Another mentally challenging test."
"I know, right?" Lindsay agreed, not noticing the sarcasm. Chris tossed a ball to Brick. "Brick, try to hit me," he told him as Chef tossed another ball to him. "If you're holding a ball, you can use it to deflect a ball. But if it knocks the ball out of your hands, you're out."
"So, what I suppose to do when the ball comes at me?" Lindsay asked.
"The rules are a bit tricky," Destiny agreed.
"You dodge!" Chris told them as he deflected a ball that Brick tossed to him, knocking Lindsay off her feet. "You were suppose to dodge!"
"Oh, right," Destiny said as she winced at Lindsay's bruised head. "But what about if we're holding the ball?"
"Um, think AC/DC?" Greg suggested as he passed a ball to her.
"You mean-?" She tossed the ball up in the air and swung with her guitar like a bat. "Thunderstruck!" she cried out as she hit it, knocking it into Mike.
"Sorta." Mike glared at them before hurling the ball back, knocking Greg and Destiny into one of the clear walls. "I don't like this game," Greg moaned as he slid down.
"That makes two of us," Destiny agreed. "Devade ball is bawful!"
"Was that English?" Dave asked.
Confessional: Greg (Killer Bass)
"Along with an occasionally-scrambled brain, Desi also has a scrambled vocabulary to the point where she splices her words when she's really excited or upset. Fortunately, I can understand her about 94% of the time. 'Bawful' is 'bad' plus 'awful', 'swiller' is 'sweet' and 'killer', and 'devade' is 'dodge' plus 'evade'."
End Confessional
"You have one minute until game time," Chris told them. "Gophers, you'll have to sit someone out each game."
"Okay," Heather said to her team, "We can't be lazy. The Killer Bass will be trying extra-hard to catch up. Who wants to be the one to sit out with Sleeping Beauty over here?"
"Alright, alright, I'll do it," Noah decided. "Now let's see all you guys dodge." The line-up on the court was Katie, DJ, Courtney, Harold, Tyler, Sky and Sam for the Killer Bass, and Owen, Cody, Leshawna, Heather, Lindsay, Echo and Sol for the Screaming Gophers. "Go, Gophers!" Ella cheered from the benches. "Hooray!"
"You can do it, Cody-kins!" Sierra cheered.
"Bring it on, fishies," Heather taunted. "Otherwise, winning three in a row just won't be as satisfying."
"Oh, you're going down!" Tyler shouted back. "We're gonna bring the dinner to the table, and then we're gonna eat it!" Courtney face-palmed at this. "Lame insult, Jockstrap!" Jo told him.
"Both teams ready?" Chris asked them. "Best of five games wins. Now, let's dodge some balls!" Chef blew his whistle, and the game began. Cody tossed a ball at Tyler, who dodged it. Tyler glared at him, who gave a meek smile. Tyler spun around before flinging the ball, which hit Sadie and Dave. "That'll smear the make-up," Chris commented.
"Dave?" Sky gasped. "Are you okay?" A ball hit Sky in the stomach. Chef blew his whistle to show she was out. "Good job, Owen!" Rodney rallied.
"Chubby guy did good," Helga agreed. She noticed Rodney was romantically staring at her. "Why Ginger Boy make weird face?"
Confessional: Rodney (Screaming Gophers)
"On the farm, it's just me, my dad, and my five little brothers. I don't see a whole lot of girls that much. But Helga? She is a snowy angel with beautiful blond locks and eyes the color of hot cocoa. It must be love!"
Confessional: Helga (Screaming Gophers)
"I do not get why Ginger boy stares at me. Back in village, I intimidate all men. I am used to being feared!"
End Confessionals
"What are you doing?" Zoey asked Helga as she was smearing Rodney's face with her hands. "If it's okay to ask."
"Ginger Boy face broken," Helga explained. "So Helga fix."
"It's not broken. That just means he likes you." Helga froze before looking at Rodney again. He continued to give a romantic look. "Hi," he sighed. "Pretty is, snow angels and cocoa, you love..."
"Great job," Courtney sarcastically told Tyler as she passed him a ball. "Now let's see if you can hit someone on their team!" Owen flung a ball at Tyler, knocking him back into the wall. "Darn it!" he cried out. Chef blew his whistle to show that Tyler was out. Cody high-fived Owen while most of the Screaming Gophers cheered. Harold held a ball up. "Time to unleash my wicked skills," he said.
"Yeah?" Leshawna challenged as she stepped forward. "Then bring it, String Bean! Let's see what you got!" Harold did a pose before slamming the ball into the ground, which only bounced once before rolling over to Leshawna. She grabbed the ball. Harold gave a girly scream as he ran from the tossed ball, but it hit him in the face and slid him over to the wall. Chef blew his whistle to show that Harold was out. "And that's how we roll!" Leshawna told him.
Katie tossed a ball. "Can anyone tell me what we're supposed to do with this again?" Lindsay asked as she held up a ball. Katie's ball hit her in the face and knocked her off her feet. Chef blew his whistle to show that Lindsay was out. All the Killer Bass cheered. As Lindsay walked back, Tyler waved at her. Heather and Echo noticed this. "Lindsay!" Heather scolded. Echo took the ball, and with a cheerful smile, threw it at Tyler, nailing him in his crotch. "Mommy?" he groaned.
"What the heck was that?!" Courtney scolded. "Ref, he's already out!" Chef looked at Echo. "Oopsies," she told them. "The ball just slipped out of my hands!" Courtney tossed a ball at her, but Owen caught it. Chef blew his whistle before pointing to both Courtney and Echo, showing that they were out. "But the ball didn't hit me!" Echo complained. "But if that's what you think is best, I'll go." As she walked back to the bench, Sol glared at her.
Confessional: Sol (Screaming Gophers)
"'The ball just slipped out of my hands.' Do I look like I was born yesterday? I've been around Luna long enough to know trouble when I see it. And Echo was smiling when she threw that ball at Tyler. That girl enjoys pain and misery! She's a psychopath!"
End Confessional
Chef pointed at Gwen, who yawned as she stepped onto the court. Sol tried to throw a ball at DJ, but he dodged it. DJ threw his ball and hit Gwen in the head. "Oh, sorry," he told her.
"It's cool," Gwen assured him, "trust me." Chef blew his whistle to show that Gwen was out. Soon, the only ones left were Leshawna and Cody for the Screaming Gophers, and DJ and Katie for the Killer Bass. DJ and Katie tossed their balls at Leshawna. She deflected the first ball with her own, but the second ball hit her in the stomach. As she walked off the court, Cody looked to see DJ and Katie with a smug smile on their faces. "Easy out, guys," Courtney assured. "Easy out."
Cody took his ball and spun it before throwing it. It missed DJ but it spun back around to hit him in the butt. "That is one tough ball to dodge!" Chris commented. Katie tossed her ball, which Cody dodged. He then grabbed another ball and rubbed it against his shirt before tossing it. Katie tried to run away from the statically-charged ball, but she crashed into a wall. The ball hit her in the back. Chef blew his whistle to show that Katie was out. Cody walked back to his cheering team. "That's my Cody!" Sierra squealed as she held him in a tight hug.
Confessional: Cody (Screaming Gophers)
"I'm glad I won the first match for my team, but Sierra's hug was a bit...much. I didn't break any bones, did I?"
"You didn't," Mike told him from outside the outhouse.
End Confessional
"We can do this," Harold assured his team. "We just have to believe in ourselves."
"Oh, I believe," Courtney told him. "I believe you stink!"
"Yeah," Tyler agreed. "You throw like a girl."
"You should talk!"
"It was a warm-up throw!"
"Easy, easy!" Phoebe told the two of them.
"Look, guys, I can dominate this game," Tyler told his team. "Just give all the balls to me."
"Why would we do a stupid thing like that?!" Jo told him.
"Jo, give him a chance," Phoebe told her. "Destiny and Greg are out of commission, and we need a win right now."
"And if we lose," Scott told her, "we can either vote off him or Nerdy." He pointed to Harold.
Confessional: Jo (Killer Bass)
"The only reason I agreed to Jockstrap's stupid plan was that it kept me safe at our next elimination."
Confessional: Scott (Killer Bass)
"One more elimination ceremony for us Bass. And Tyler will be heading home. Or maybe Harold; I can't decide. I'm like a kid in a candy store, and they're all suckers waiting to, uh, be broken!"
End Confessionals
"Just aim for the other team, Jockstrap," Jo told Tyler.
"Might I recommend trying to take out the weaker players first?" Alejandro suggested. "Like her?" He pointed at someone from the Screaming Gophers. Tyler nodded.
"Alright, Noah," Heather told him. "You're up."
"You know you guys did such an awesome job on the last game that I don't wanna mess up your mojo," Noah replied.
"Yeah," Staci put in. "Mojo was first thought up by my great-great-great-great-great-"
"If you're going to talk my ears off," Mike complained, "then do it on the court!" Staci joined him, Lindsay, Zoey, Trent, Owen and Max on the court for the Screaming Gophers. For the Killer Bass, Bridgette, Geoff, Tyler, Jo, Brick, Katie and Sadie were on the court, though Tyler held all the balls. "Best of luck, Tyler!" Phoebe told him. Tyler spun around before tossing the balls. One flew at Chef, who caught it; another flew at Chris. "Hey!" he complained. "Watch the face, dude!" Another ball went at the Screaming Gophers on the bench, with one of them hitting Cameron, who winced in pain. The last one hit Lindsay in the face. "No!" Tyler cried out as he ran to her.
"Finally!" Courtney complained as Chef decided Lindsay was out. As Lindsay came too, she moaned a little. "Tyler?" she asked. She held a hand over her face as Tyler helped her up. "Oh, my gosh; my face. How's my face?" Tyler had a look of shock as Lindsay moved her hand away. "It's really...not that bad," he carefully said to her. Her face was all covered with bruises. "You still look great," Tyler continued, to Mike and Trent's confusion. "People do silly things when they like each other," Zoey quietly told them.
"Really?" Lindsay asked Tyler, unsure.
"Yeah," he told her, "Really." Their moment wasn't even broken when Trent gently tossed a ball at him, getting him out. Courtney just face-palmed. "You wanna go for a walk?" Tyler asked Lindsay.
I have to say no, Lindsay thought. I have to say no. She then answered, "Okay!" She and Tyler walked off, to Heather's dismay. "You are this close to being kicked out of the alliance!" she shouted to her.
"Great Gatsby, that's it!" Owen shouted. "Game on!" He grabbed a ball from Staci and tossed it, hitting Katie and Sadie at the same time, sending them out. He then hit Bridgette, sending her out. Geoff was also knocked out.
"Good job, Owen!" Zoey cheered. A ball hit her in the face, knocking her out. "Zoey?" Mike wondered. He noticed Jo laughing. "Looks like Little Red Head got knocked out!" she mocked.
"Don't just stand there!" Max told Mike, who was scowling at him. "Defeat that brute that challenges the EVIL that is me!" Mike then gabbed Max and hurled him at Jo, making them crash into the wall. "NO ONE messes with my teammates!" he yelled at Jo.
"That is so a foul!" Courtney complained.
"Courtney is right," Alejandro agreed. "Mike threw Max instead of a ball at Jo."
"Alright!" Chris told everyone. "I've decided that Jo, Max, and Mike are all out. And just to be on the safe side, the three of them are barred from playing."
"What?!" Jo moaned. "No way!"
"If I get my hands on you..." Mike threatened but Trent pulled him away. "I'll take him off, Chris," he told him. As Trent dragged Mike back to the cabins, he decided to strike up a conversation. "Looks like you have a bit of a crush on Zoey, am I right?" he asked.
"No," Mike denied. "Maybe? Yes. How'd you know?"
"Why else would you be so protective of her?" Mike blushed at this.
On the court, only Brick remained as Owen and Staci faced him. "Owen, here's a ball," Staci told him as she passed it to him. "Dodgeball was invented by my great-great-great-" A ball hit Staci in the face, sending her out. "Sorry, Staci," Brick apologized. Owen flung a ball at him, hitting him in the stomach, sending him out. The Gophers cheered as they won match two. "I don't know what got over me," Owen told them.
"Glad to see someone being supportive," Jasmine scolded to Noah, who was reading a book.
"Oh, sorry," he told her. "Way to throw those murder-balls. Go, team, go."
"Nice team spirit."
"Look, I wouldn't be an asset out on the court. I'm brainy, not brawny."
"Just don't try anything." Alejandro noticed this conversation and gave a little smirk.
Confessional: Alejandro (Killer Bass)
"I heard every word of their little chat and came up with an idea. If Heather wants to get rid of one of my team's strongest contenders, I'll get rid of one of her smartest competitors. All is fair in love and war. And it has now become war."
End Confessional
"Hey," Heather taunted, "It's two-zero. How does it feel to suck so much?"
"Not very good," Harold somberly replied.
"It's not over yet!" Phoebe rallied. Heather just raised her eyebrows in doubt. "It's so over," Dave sighed in defeat.
(cue commercial)
The Killer Bass, minus Greg, Destiny and Jo, were on the benches. "This is really bad," Courtney told them. "One more game, and we lose the whole challenge. Again! We can't let that happen, people."
"It didn't help that Jo was barred from playing," Shawn moaned.
"But Mike and Max were banned, too," Sky pointed out. "That's good, right?"
"Well," Courtney decided, "we need someone strong, someone mean, someone who will crush those lame-o Gophers into the dirt!"
"Duncan's aura matches that," Dawn told her as the team looked at him, still sound asleep. "Uh-uh," DJ replied. "If we wake him up, he'll kill us!"
"I value breathing too much," Dave gulped as he backed away.
"He won't kill us, guys," Courtney pointed out. "He wants to win, too."
"I say let him sleep," Scott said. "He did help us the most in the last challenge."
"No, Courtney's right," Harold argued. "We need Duncan's fierceness to win this!"
"That's the spirit, Harold," Courtney told him. "Now go wake him up."
"Why me?"
"Because, other than Max and Staci, you're the worst at dodgeball, and if he does kill you, you're the only one we can afford to lose."
"No way. I'm not doing it!"
"Well, who's gonna wake him up?" No one answered. "I have an idea that won't get anyone killed," Phoebe spoke up. "Hopefully." Harold, Phoebe, Courtney and Brick were poking Duncan with a long stick. "We need to go higher," Courtney said. As soon as the shaky stick hit his nose, Duncan grabbed it and broke it in half as he woke up. "You better have a really good reason for sticking this up my nose," he threatened.
"This is an emergency," Phoebe told him as she stepped in between him and Harold. "We're down two to nothing."
"I can appreciate that you need a little nap time," Courtney said to him, "but we need your help."
"Oh, and why should I help you, darling?" Duncan countered back.
"Because I can personally guarantee you that if we lose this game, you'll be the one going home. Darling."
Duncan sighed in defeat. "Fine, I'll play. On one condition. You'll do what I say when I say it."
"Yes, sir!" Brick and Phoebe saluted. The others nodded in agreement. "Okay," Duncan told them. "Here's a strategy that I picked up during my first visit to juvie. It's called 'Rush the New Guy'."
On the court, Izzy, Justin, Owen, Sierra, Amy, Samey and Beth were all lined up for the Screaming Gophers while Duncan, Courtney, Anne-Maria, Shawn, Sugar, Luna and B were lined up for the Killer Bass. The Bass glared at the confident Gophers. Chef blew his whistle to start the match. As the Gophers tossed the balls, the Bass dodged them. Anne-Maria collected the balls and passed them to her teammates. Once everyone had a ball, they all tossed them at Owen, who was immediately knocked out. "Poor Owen!" Ella gasped. The Bass cheered at this while Duncan gave a satisfied grin. They repeated this strategy with the other Gophers until no one was left.
"Come on," Noah told them. "A little effort out there, people." Jasmine, Leshawna, Scarlett, Rodney and Helga glared at him. The Bass cheered at their first win. "I think we should do the same thing again," Courtney suggested. "So Harold, sit this one out, too."
"But I sat the last one out," he argued.
"It's for the good of the team," Brick told him. "Sorry, buddy."
"Okay," Heather told her team. "Not that Noah cares, but we are not losing another game to these guys, got it? And where is Lindsay?" She walked off to find her. "Anything you want to add?" Sol asked Noah.
"Like I told Jasmine, I'm about as good at dodgeball as Ella is at making insults," he replied.
"That seems to be true," Cameron agreed.
"Just because you stink doesn't mean you can't at least be supportive," Sol told Noah. "Like Ella. She won't be any good on the court, but at least she's supportive."
"Hooray, Gophers!" Ella cheered, making Sol's point clearer.
"I'll try a little harder," Noah blandly replied. Meanwhile, Heather was at the docks when she saw Lindsay and Tyler together. "This is so against the rules!" she told Lindsay.
"I'm sorry!" Lindsay replied. "I didn't mean it!"
"Hey, why don't you just chill out?" Tyler asked Heather.
"Why don't you dodge this?!" she replied as she tossed a kayak at him. "Ow!" he cried out as it hit him. Soon, Heather dragged Lindsay back to the court. "Sit down and stay there," Heather ordered her.
"Okay," she sighed.
"How are we doing?" Rodney was plummeted by a slew of balls. "Not good," Zoey nervously told her. "I'm gonna see if Mike's okay." Before she could walk off, Heather grabbed her hand. "He can't play," she reminded her. "He got banned, remember?"
"I want to make sure he's fine! If that's okay with you."
"You'd better let her go," Scarlett told her. "With Mike's sleep deprivation, one of the side effects is irritability. It is likely that Zoey might remove this so Mike can function better in future challenges."
"Don't be long," Heather told Zoey as she walked off. At the forest, Zoey saw Mike pacing back and forth. "Stupid Jo and Heather's stupid alliance," he muttered.
"Mike?" Zoey spoke up.
"Oh! Hey, Zoey. Are you alright?"
"Yeah, but I came to check up on you. Ever since the end of the Awake-a-Thon, you've been more...aggressive lately. I don't want you getting kicked off because of that."
"I have been a bit of a jerk, haven't I? Look, I'll try my best to act a little nicer towards the others, okay?"
"Good to hear, Mike. I just know under that tough exterior is a huge heart." Mike blushed at this. "Zoey!" Heather shouted.
"Sorry, gotta go," Zoey told Mike. "Talk to you later?"
"I'll always be listening," Mike replied, a smile coming to his face. Zoey jogged off to join her team. "Any luck?" she asked her team. Leonard was knocked out by the Bass. The Killer Bass cheered at this victory. "This not good," Helga said.
"You can do it, Gophers!" Ella cheered. "Hooray!"
"Yay, Gophers!" Noah cheered with just as much enthusiasm.
"Better, Noah," Sol told him as he smiled. Tyler rejoined his team. "Where were you?" Courtney asked him.
"Nowhere," he replied.
"You were with that blond Gopher girl, weren't you?" Scott asked him.
"No. Maybe. So?"
"So, she could have been getting you to spill all our weaknesses to her." Lindsay was busy having an silent, imaginary talk, with her hands as puppets.
"Okay, this is it!" Chris announced. "The final tie-breaking game!"
"Go, team, go!" Noah and Ella cheered. The Killer Bass were in a huddle. "Okay, who's going in?" Duncan asked.
"I think it's my turn," Harold said.
"No way!" Courtney argued. "We have a chance to win this!" Harold nodded as he went back to the bench.
"Gophers, Bass," Chris told them, "let's send this sample to the lab and see what you're made of!" The final match began. Everyone was trying their best to stay in the game. A montage of people of the Gophers switching places went by, with Noah being the only person not moving. "Throw them out!" he rallied. "Knock them out! Rah-rah!" A ball was thrown at him, knocking him off his seat. "You're right," Echo told him. "Sports aren't your forte."
A montage of people on the Killer Bass switching places went by, with Harold being the only person not moving. Dawn tapped him on the shoulder and passed him a ball, letting him play.
Confessional: Dawn (Killer Bass)
"I know Harold's skills shall win for us. I saw it in my tea leaves this morning."
End Confessional
"Back of the court, princess," Duncan told Harold, who obeyed. Gwen tossed a ball at Courtney, hitting her in the face. "That's for the oatmeal," she told her. A montage of people getting hit went by, with Cody even taking a ball to the groin to save Gwen. All that was left on the court was Lightning and Harold. "Time for the Lightning to strike!" Lightning shouted as he held up his balls.
"Good night, Harold," Duncan muttered. Unknown to everyone, Scott was smirking.
Confessional: Scott (Killer Bass)
"Looks like Harold's the last one standing. Goodbye, victory and Harold!" He laughed until he choked on a fly.
End Confessional
As Lightning and Harold faced off, Harold did a karate pose before giving a taunting wave. Lightning began tossing his array of balls at him, but he managed to dodge every one. The Screaming Gophers all stared in shock. "Timeout," Sky told Chef.
"Man, that boy's got dodge!" Dave told Harold. "Where'd you learn to do that?"
"Figure skating," he replied.
"Harold, that was awesome!" Geoff told him. "But dodging isn't enough."
"He's right," Courtney agreed. "To win this, you either have to throw him out-"
"Which we know you can't do," Austin plainly said.
"Or catch the ball. Can you do it?"
"Definitely," Harold replied with confidence.
"Awesome!" Phoebe rallied. "Now go catch that ball!" As Harold and Lightning got back onto the court, they looked at each other. "Sha-bam!" Lightning screamed as he threw the ball with as much strength as he could muster. It flung Harold to the wall. A moment passed, then Harold lifted the ball up in his hands, showing he caught it. Chef blew his whistle. "The Killer Bass win!" Chris announced. The Bass cheered, save for Scott, while Lightning stared agape. "It's impossible!" he shouted. "Lightning can't lose! NOOOOOO!"
As the Bass carried Harold away, Chris walked up to the Screaming Gophers. "Gophers, what happened?" he asked.
"What can I say?" Noah remarked. "We tried our best, but it was only good for two rounds."
"Shut it, Noah," Gwen told him. "I'm too tired for your sarcasm." She walked away.
"Ghoul Girl right," Helga agreed as she walked off with her.
"At least I put some team spirit in!" Noah shouted to them.
Confessional: Harold (Killer Bass)
"I guess I'm kind of a role model now that I won the dodgeball competition. People probably all want my autograph when the show is over and stuff."
"Can I take one?" Phoebe asked from outside.
"Sure. Why not?"
Confessional: Scott (Killer Bass)
"That dweeb ruined my whole plan! Oh, well. Another day, another challenge to sabotage and another Bass to toss out."
Confessional: Alejandro (Killer Bass)
"Now that we have won, I must assure that my plan succeeds tonight."
End Confessionals
At the bonfire ceremony, the Screaming Gophers were all seated. Noah, Owen, Justin, Leonard, Amy, Samey, Topher, Jasmine, Max, Scarlett and Staci were in the back while Mike, Zoey, Lindsay, Ella, Cameron, Rodney, Helga, Cody, Sierra, Beth, Gwen, Trent, Heather, Sol, Izzy, Echo and Lightning were all up front. "Campers," Chris began, "you've already cast your votes and made your decision. One of you will be going home. And you can't come back. Ever. When you hear me call out your name, come pick up a marshmallow. Owen...Lightning...Gwen...Leonard...Jasmine...Cody...Sierra...Rodney...Helga..." Rodney smiled when he saw Helga, who only rolled her eyes. "Trent..." Chris continued. "Cameron...Heather...Beth...Sol...Justin...Echo...Max...Leshawna...Scarlett...Amy and Samey...Lindsay...Ella...Staci..."
"Marshmallows were invented by my great-great-" Heather stuffed a marshmallow into her mouth.
"Zoey," Chris continued. Zoey waved to Mike as she collected her marshmallow. Mike sat there with a nervous look while Noah was oddly confident. "Campers," Chris told the duo, "The final marshmallow goes to..." Mike bit his lip while Noah retained his confidence. "...Mike."
"What, are you kidding me?!" Noah exclaimed as Mike breathed a sigh of relief as he collected the last marshmallow. "All right, see if I care. Good luck because you voted out the only one with any brains on this team." Some marshmallows were tossed at him. "You need to learn a little thing called respect!" Leshawna shouted to him.
"What goes around comes around," a voice whispered, making Mike freeze up. "Is something wrong?" Zoey asked, seeing him.
"Uh, it's just the thought of being in the bottom two is starting to sink in," Mike quickly replied. In the shadows, Alejandro was giving an evil smirk.
Confessional: Noah (Screaming Gophers)
"I don't see why everyone voted for me! Sure, I didn't play. But neither did Ella or Cameron!"
Confessional: Alejandro (Killer Bass)
"I managed to convince everyone I saw from the Gophers to eliminate him. Noah was one of their smartest players, and now he's gone. I am so running this game!"
End Confessionals
As Noah walked down the Dock of Shame, Mike jogged up to him. "Gee, if it isn't Mike," he scoffed. "What do you want?"
"This might not make you feel any better," Mike replied, "but I wanted to let you know that I didn't vote for you."
"Gee, I feel so much better. I don't see why everyone else voted for me."
"I think it was because of a certain, Spanish-speaking serpent."
"Points for alliteration."
"No, I heard him at the bonfire tonight. I think he convinced everyone to vote for you."
"That eel. Well, I hope you take him down, but dude, get some sleep first. You look like a raccoon!" Mike put a hand to his eye and felt the bags underneath them. As Noah stepped on the Boat of Losers, Mike could only stare.
And here is Chapter Four! I think a few of you saw this coming, but I put a little twist in Noah's elimination. Alejandro's villainy was flexed a little here, but he's operating in the shadows, like Echo.
I set up a bit of Zoey and Mike's interactions here, along with Helga and Rodney's. Though with a cast this big, it's pretty tricky to cover all the interactions in one or two chapters, so it's easier for me to focus on one or two group of people at one time.
The next chapter I'm planning will be from episode one from season four, which will cover a bit of a plot point. Remember when Chris mentioned that some areas had 'Keep Out' signs in the last chapter? That'll be revealed in the next chapter. Until then, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and have a good day.