Everyone was at the bonfire area the next morning. "Today's challenge will test your outdoor survival skills," Chris announced. "I'm not gonna lie to you. Some of you may not come back alive." Some of the campers gasped at this. "Just joking. All you have to do is spend one night in the woods. Everything you need is at your team's campsite in the forest. You just have to find it." He tossed a map and compass to Duncan and Heather. "Oh, and watch out for bears. Lost a couple of interns that way. First team back for breakfast wins invincibility." He blew his air horn. "Off you go."
"Did he say there were bears up in here?" Leshawna nervously asked.
"I had a little encounter with a bear once," Owen bragged. "Let's just say his head looks real nice up on my mantle."
"Oh, this one time, I saw a bear eating our garbage," Izzy put in. "He had old spaghetti noodles hanging from his big, huge teeth, and it looked like blood and guts. It was so gross and we thought he was eating the neighbor's cat Simba. But it turned out he was just lost for a week. Uh, you didn't eat spaghetti, did you?" Lindsay nodded no. "Good. Let's go!" Lindsay could only gulp. "Bear not as scary as Crazy girl says," Helga assured her. "Give bear respect, and bear respects you."
Soon, the Screaming Gophers were heading into the woods. Gwen and Trent were up ahead while the others followed behind. "Trent," Gwen began, "Are you feeling okay?"
"Why are you asking?" Trent replied.
"Because you look as pale as a ghost." Trent did look paler than usual. "And this is coming from you?" he teased back.
"Hey!"
"I'm kidding."
"Seriously, you're don't look well."
"It's probably nothing. Maybe I just need some more rest." Meanwhile, the Bass were walking down a different path when Katie and Sadie noticed a patch of berries. "Sadie, look!" Katie gasped. "Blueberries!"
"I love, love, love blueberries!" Sadie squealed. They didn't notice their team continuing to walk.
Confessional: Katie and Sadie (Killer Bass)
"Sadie and I are BFFFLs," Katie said.
"Best Female Friends For Life," Sadie explained.
"We even got the chicken pox together!"
"Oh, my gosh, that was so fun."
"It was so nice to have someone scratch all your little scabs!"
"I know, right?"
End Confessional
"Do you think we'll win this one?" Zoey wondered. "Camping out with bears running around seems kinda dangerous."
"This'll be a piece of cake," Sierra assured her. "I did my research, and Jasmine's experience in the Outback means she can survive nearly any terrain."
"Yep, I'm practically an expert," Jasmine bragged.
"The only flaws she might have would be her claustrophobia and trying to bathe her pet cat Whiskers."
"I...never mentioned that," Jasmine squeaked out.
"Apparently, there is such a thing as too much research," Cameron commented. Meanwhile, Katie and Sadie ate all the blueberries on the bush. "Okay, those were so yummy!" Katie told Sadie. "Can you believe how yummy those were?"
"They were so yummy!" Sadie replied as she wiped the juice off her mouth. She noticed the others were gone. "Katie, where's the rest of the team?"
"I don't know. They must be nearby. Killer Bass, where are you?"
"Killer Bass? This is just like when we were seven and we lost our moms at the mall."
"And you started to cry and the security guards had to, like, page our moms and they were so mad!"
"Oh, my gosh. Like, take a pill. We're fine." The girls then panicked. "Killer Bass, where are you?!" they shouted.
The Screaming Gophers had reached their campsite. "Uh, there's no food here," Owen noticed.
"This is a survival task," Jasmine pointed out. "Look at the instructions."
"I wonder if there are any bears around today?" Owen wondered. "Wouldn't it be funny if we made some bear noises and then they came?"
"That would be so funny," Izzy chuckled. Owen roared like a bear, but Helga quickly slapped him on the cheek. "Do not talk to team that way!" she barked at him. "You watch tongue or..." She spoke rapid Russian, ending with "Tongue soup!", making him flinch.
"Thanks, Helga," Heather breathed. She looked at the instructions. "It says we're suppose to find our own food. I still don't see it."
"I think they mean in the woods," Mike told her, holding back a giggle.
"I'll go," Owen volunteered. "I'm good at finding food."
"Well, at least this will be a good day for my diet," Heather muttered.
"Jasmine, you'd better tag along with Owen," Sol told her. "That guy has a seafood diet."
"Seafood?" Jasmine asked, puzzled.
"When he sees food, he eats it."
"Fine." Jasmine and Owen walked off. Back on the path, Katie and Sadie were sluggishly walking. "You don't know where we are, do you?" Sadie asked.
"Yes," Katie replied. "Okay, nope, but it's so not my fault. Have you ever noticed that all trees look the same?"
"Oh, I knew I should have known better than to listen to you."
"What, you don't I'm smart enough to find them?"
"Well, you're not exactly the best with, like, directions." Sadie shook some rocks out of her shoe.
"Yeah-huh, I am!" Katie whipped back.
"Nah-uh! Apparently, you're not because we're L-O-S-T. Lost!" Katie blew a raspberry at her. At the Gophers' campsite, everyone was waiting for Owen and Jasmine to return with some food. "I'm so hungry!" Heather moaned.
"I think my stomach ate my stomach," Izzy moaned.
"Yo!" A guy yelled out. "Who ordered the pepperoni, extra cheese?"
"It's for the camera crew," another person said while waving his hand.
"No way!" Heather complained.
"Quit fussing, Heather," Mike told her as he adjusted the tent. "It's only been a few hours." He looked up at the sky. "They'd better hurry back, food or no food. It'll be dark in an hour." Owen and Jasmine returned, with each of them holding a bunch of fish. "I bring fish!" Owen shouted.
"That is how you do it," Jasmine chuckled.
"Are you kidding me?" Heather complaimed.
"Great job, guys!" Zoey told them.
"I love fish!" Izzy exclaimed. She bit into it. "I-I guess we should cook it first."
"How do you know how to fish?" Heather asked Owen.
"His grandfather taught him," Sierra explained. "And he once caught a shark that bit him in the butt."
"Yeah," Owen said. "Check it out!" He pulled down his pants, showing his bare bottom. Nearly everyone looked away in disgust. "That is so awesome!" Izzy exclaimed.
"I'm putting it on my TD blog!" Sierra squealed as she took a picture with her phone. Meanwhile, it had become dark, and Katie and Sadie were still arguing. "Well, at least I know how to drive," Katie told Sadie. "You? You have to walk, girl. Now who's smarter?"
"Trip to the beach last year ring a bell?" Sadie snapped back.
"Oh, I can't believe you're bringing that up. I did have a totally fetch bikini on that day, though."
"You drove my mom's car into a snack shack."
"It was totally in my blind spot. Whatever. If it wasn't for me, you'd be riding the bus to the mall."
"Well, it if weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to find your way to the mall."
"Oh, I know my way to the mall!" The two squirrels watching them began to mimic the girls. "You lean on me," Sadie told Katie. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be on this show!"
"You're just saying that because I'm prettier than you!" Katie snapped back.
"I knew you'd thought that!"
"It's true. Everybody thinks so."
Confessional: Katie and Sadie (Killer Bass)
"Sadie's, like, the prettiest girl I know," Katie said.
"Aw," Sadie gushed. "Well, you're the prettiest girl I know."
"We are really pretty, are we?"
"Don't you love that we can say that to each other and not sound totally conceited?"
"I love that about us!"
"Me, too!"
End Confessional
"That's it!" Sadie told Katie. "When we get back to camp, we are SO splitting up as BFFFLs!" She stormed off. "Fine!" Katie shouted.
"Double fine!" At the Bass campsite, everyone was setting up. "Wow," Geoff told Bridgette. "You pitch a tent like a guy." Bridgette gave him a confused look.
Confessional: Geoff (Killer Bass)
"Wow, you pitch a tent like a guy?" He face-palmed.
End Confessional
"I mean," Geoff explained, "You're not all girly about getting dirty and stuff."
"Gee, thanks," Bridgette blandly replied.
"What's for dinner, woman?" Duncan teased to Courtney. "I'm starving."
"I hope you don't expect me to dignify that with a response," she replied.
"So, how will we get food?" Destiny asked.
"We get it from the woods," Greg answered. "Sorta like Nature's Supermarket."
"Oh." Destiny began to look in her pockets. "What are you doing?" Greg asked her.
"Looking for any money I might have to pay for the food," she replied. Some of the guys snickered at this. "If you guys value your kiwis, you'll stay silent," Greg warned.
"Hey, guys," DJ called out. "Look what I found!" He held a bunny in his arms. "Well," Duncan said, "I never had rabbit stew before, but what the heck. I'm game."
"This is my new pet! I'm calling him Bunny."
"You couldn't find any food?" Courtney wondered. "Then it looks like we're eating grubs and berries for dinner."
"I hope Miss Bloodsucker here doesn't make a banquet out of us," Shawn remarked, to Sky's annoyance. She then walked off. "Sky!" Dave called out. "Where are you going?"
"Away from him," she replied. "No point getting anything through his thick skull."
"Can I walk with you?"
"Um, sure. Let me guess: you want to know more about me and who I am."
"Uh, if it's okay with you. So, do you have any, uh, powers like vampires have in the movies?"
"All vampires have a certain power, though it differs from each person. Some can read minds, some can change into animals, some can use supersonic screeches, and some can use telekinesis."
"Sounds cool."
"Yeah. But my power is that...um...I can practically glow in the dark. See for yourself." A light glow surrounded Sky, to Dave's amazement. "Amazing," he breathed out.
"It's unique, but not very useful," Sky bashfully told him.
"It could be useful if we're traveling in the dark. Okay, so can vampires turn other people into vampires?"
"Yeah, but no one's sure how it's exactly done. Not even my dad knows, and he's an expert in cryptozoology!"
"What?"
"It's the study of the supernatural's different creatures and monsters. My dad happens to specialize in vampires and other stuff like that. He sometimes lets me tag along with his different cases."
"Like?"
"This one time, about three years back, my dad and I were visiting this kid who had gotten sick, and the doctors didn't know what was wrong, so my dad came in to check it out. Well, me and the kid's 13-year-old neighbor found out the hard way what was wrong after the guy got cut and he started to bleed a little."
"Sounds scary."
"Don't worry; he wasn't hurt. All we had to do was blind the kid with a little sunlight so he would calm down."
"So, he got turned into a vampire?"
"Yep. My dad explained it to the kid's folks, and he got some artificial blood to help him so he didn't go crazy again. I have to be honest, one of the guys here kinda looks like that kid."
"Really? Who?"
"No, no. I'm not gonna point and name. I'm probably wrong about it, anyway. I can't remember what he looks like, anyway."
"Well, I'm glad that you trust me enough to tell me." The two shared a smile.
Confessional: Dave (Killer Bass)
"Okay, Sky is officially the coolest girl on the island! I would befriend the guys more, but they're just either punks like Duncan, jerks like Shawn or weirdos like Scott. But Sky is someone I can relate to! Uh, minus the vampire part."
End Confessional
"How much longer will those guys be?" Phoebe worried. "I don't want anyone getting lost. Especially with bears running around here. I don't like bears."
"I'm sure no one likes them, either," Greg assured her.
"So misunderstood," Dawn breathed out.
"But bears are horrifying beasts!" Phoebe argued.
"I know you don't like them after getting attacked one on your camping trip with your father, but bears don't usually hurt people unless provoked."
"H-how did you know ab-bout that?"
"It's in your aura, along with your need to stay optimistic and helpful." Phoebe slowly backed away from Dawn. "Now that the show's over," Jo mumbled, "has anyone seem Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-idiot?"
"You mean Katie and Sadie?" Destiny asked.
"Luna's not here, either," Brick gulped. "Where are those girls at?" Katie and Sadie were still wondering around. "Katie, look!" Sadie gasped. "A tree with the fork in it. That's good, right?"
"No, it's not good," Katie told her. "It's the same tree we saw two hours ago! We just walked in a gigantic circle!" The girls heard an owl hoot, and they ran into a cave. "We'll be safe here until morning," Katie panted. A bat flew by, scaring Sadie and making her scream. "We're going to die here," she stuttered while curled up in a ball. "We're going to die here."
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At the Gophers' campsite, everyone looked all cozy. "Okay," Owen said, "Fire's hot, fish are grilling, tent is tenting..."
"And Mike is eating a raw fish," Amy complained as she stuck out her tongue.
"You have your tastes, I have mine," Mike told her.
"I'll admit, this is impressive," Jasmine told Owen.
"Thanks," Owen replied. "I owe it all to Grandpa."
"So, you and your grandpa really fought off a bear once?" Rodney asked.
"Heck, yes. It was the scariest day of my entire life!" They leaned in to listen. "We were out in the woods when we came upon the Great Beast. I tell you, he was ten feet high if he was a foot! And then he roared his terrible roar!" Owen mimicked the bear's roar. "We grabbed our shotgun. We knew it was either him or us. It was nothing personal, just the law of the wild. And then, BAM!"
"Oh, my!" Ella gasped. "How horrible!"
"One shot was all it took to bail the Great Beast. We took his blood and marked ourselves to honor him. It was a good death." Helga was crying after hearing the story. "Poor bear!" she cried out. "You hurt bear!" She tried to go after Owen but Rodney held onto her. "Calm down, Helga!" Rodney told her. She just continued to struggle, hitting Rodney as she did. She managed to kick him in the groin, making him fall over and let go of Helga.
Confessional: Rodney (Screaming Gophers)
He was holding his groin. "That girl has some kick. OW!"
End Confessional
Helga had tackled Owen. "Why you hurt bear?!" she screamed at him. "Bear did nothing to you!"
"She seems to defend the bear," Rodney squeaked.
"Helga is a big conservationist when it comes to all things bears," Sierra explained. "Her whole bedroom is decked out with teddy bears and posters of polar bears."
"Helga did not tell you that," Helga told her. "How did girl find out?"
"I visited your village and disguised myself as a vendor selling apple cider!"
"That why Tetya Greta look funny."
"But this bear was vicious!" Owen explained.
"Helga makes a valid point," Mike pointed out. "Bears don't usually attack unless provoked."
"That poor bear!" Ella cried out, tearing up.
"It was a quick death, Ella," Owen told her. "He didn't suffer."
"Please," Heather scoffed. "There's no way you took down a ten-foot bear." She looked around. "Hey, has anyone seen Crazy Girl?"
"I think she had to pee," Lindsay told her.
"But that was over an hour ago!" Sol gasped. "Izzy!"
"Izzy the Gopher, where are you?!" Owen shouted. A rustling noise came from the bushes. "Good. I thought we lost you there for a minute. GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA!" Two big, brown bears rose up and growled at them. "AHHH! We're all gonna die!" Cody wet his pants in fear. "We're going to get eaten by a bear!" Owen yelled as he panicked and ran in a circle. Jasmine tripped him to stop him, and he crashed into the ground. "Everyone get in the trees!" Heather ordered. Nearly everyone got into the tall tree by them, except for Helga and Mike, who just looked at each other.
Confessional: Helga (Screaming Gophers)
"Gophers panicked at bear, but Helga stayed calm. This not first time with bear. It only very hairy animal with teeth. Like Dyadya Oscar."
End Confessional
At the Bass's camp, everyone was sitting around the campfire. Bridgette gasped at an owl hooting. "Be cool," DJ told her. "It's only an owl."
"Sorry," she sighed. "I just get really freaked out in the forest."
"This reminds me of this really scary story I heard once," Duncan said.
"Awesome," Geoff told him. "Tell it, man."
"Are you sure? Because the story I'm think of is pretty hardcore."
"Ooh, we're so scared," Jo scoffed.
"It can't be that bad," Sky suddenly spoke up. She and Dave had returned to them. "I've seen worse."
"It's true," Dave agreed.
"Alright," Duncan told them. "But don't say I didn't warn you. One night, a lot like this one..." Duncan was still telling the story. "So suddenly, they hear this tap, tap, tapping on the side of their car." Everyone was watching with interest and worry. "The girl started to freak out, and by this time, the even the guy was getting a bit scared. So, he turned the car on and he stepped on it. When they got back to the girls' house, she opened the door and screamed. Because there, hanging from the door handle, was a bloody hook. They say that this killer is still alive, wandering these very woods. He could be just about anywhere, really. Maybe even right HERE!" Duncan pulled out a hook, making everyone scream. Duncan could only laugh. "Duncan!" Courtney scolded. "That was so NOT funny!"
"Oh, yes, it was. I just wish it was all on camera. Oh, wait, it is!"
"You are so vile! Do your parents even like you?"
"I don't know, Jumpy McChicken. I haven't asked them lately." A wailing noise spooked Courtney, making her hang onto Duncan. "What's that?" Brick nervously asked.
"Is it a bear?" Phoebe squeaked, covering her head.
"No," Greg replied. "It's him." He pointed to Beardo, who was making a wailing noise. "That is some swiller sounds for spookiness," Destiny told him. "You should totally be in movies."
"That act of yours is getting real old, big guy," Austin told Beardo. "Can that stuff you're doing."
"The guy is, like, a master of sound! Better than Greggy and me combined!"
"Well, he's not much help!" Jo argued. "So I say we-"
"No, you're not gonna..." The two girls kept arguing, making Beardo back away right next to Dawn and Greg. "This might get ugly," Greg muttered. "Seriously, what's with the sound effects, dude?"
"He uses sound effects until he warms up to new people," Dawn explained. She turned to Beardo. "It must be hard warming up to the people here. But I know you'll make some friends here. I can just see it!"
"Thank you," Beardo finally spoke up, to Greg's surprise.
Confessional: Greg (Killer Bass)
"I did not see that coming."
Confessional: Beardo (Killer Bass)
"What Dawn said was true. I am pretty shy when it comes to new people and just use noises to try and help. But after seeing myself in the bottom two, it would be a good idea to be more vocal. I hope this way, I can at least last a little longer."
End Confessionals
"You can speak?" Sam gasped.
"I was just reluctant to do so," Beardo explained. "I'm a bit shy around people."
"Wow," Dave said. "Guess we didn't know. Sorry for the rough treatment."
"I'm not," Austin spat out. A swift kick to the groin by Destiny silenced him. "You were saying?" she asked him.
"I'm sorry I opened my trap," Austin squeaked out.
"And I'm sorry I wasn't too much help in the last few challenges," Beardo replied.
"It's cool, bro," Geoff told him. Beardo smiled at this. Meanwhile at the Gophers' campsite, most of the Gophers were in the tree while the bears sniffed at the fish. "What do we do now?" Trent asked.
"Don't look at me," Heather told them.
"It was your idea to climb the trees," Gwen pointed out.
"Well, why don't you ask the bear-hunting expert? Hey, Owen! What now?"
"How should I know?" Owen replied.
"You said you-" Zoey began but noticed Ella sitting next to her. "Dealt with bears before," she carefully continued.
"I was being theatrical!"
"This is all your fault!" Jasmine snapped. "If you hadn't been growling like that, we never would've attracted him to our site!"
"Excuse me for living!" Owen began to cry.
"I think the bear's more interested in the fish," Cameron pointed out. The bears were sniffing at the fish.
"Those stupid bears are messing with our food!" Max exclaimed as he stood up on the branch. "And why aren't those two doing anything?" Mike and Helga were just watching the bears from the ground. "Milyy medved'," Helga gushed.
"Don't just sit there!" Max complained. "Keep those bears from robbing our food!"
"It's better they rob us than maul us!" Mike shot back.
"They are no-good, smelly-"
"ENOUGH!" Mike shouted as he punched the tree. Max wobbled before falling down to the ground. "Your mutiny shall cost you dearly!" Max told him. The bears growled at them. "Do not eat me! Eat him!" Max pushed Mike in front of him.
"Dear Abby, they're gonna die!" Owen cried out.
"Owen, shut it already!" Mike shouted. He looked at the bears. "Go ahead. Bring it!"
"Are you okay?" one of the bears asked.
"Did that bear just ask you a question?" Leshawna wondered. The bears removed their heads, revealing Izzy and Luna in bear costumes. "Oh, my goodness!" Owen exclaimed as he and the others slid down the tree. "I did not see that coming!"
"Okay, I am so confused right now," Lindsay said.
"What are you two, weirdos?" Amy scoffed.
"Luna Monique Beaureguard, what are you doing dressed as a bear?!" Sol shouted.
"We thought it would be funny!" Izzy chuckled.
Confessional: Izzy (Screaming Gophers)
"Okay, okay, that was SO funny like, 'Oh, it's a bear. Oh, no, and, like, we're all gonna die now! Help! Help!' And I'm like, 'Grr! I'm gonna eat you!' Like I could actually do that. There's no way, okay!" She laughed.
Confessional: Luna (Killer Bass)
"I was getting stuff out for my voodoo when I saw Izzy dressing up like a bear, and I said, 'Hey! I wanna be a bear, too!'. And she was all, 'I'm gonna spook everyone! Grr! Grr!'. That was so fun! Being a bear! And I spooked Solstice and his friend until they wet their pants!" She laughed.
End Confessionals
At the Bass's campsite, everyone was in the tents when Bridgette began to squirm. "What's wrong?" Brick whispered. "Gotta go pee?"
"Like crazy," she whispered back, "but I'm too scared to leave the tent."
"Yeah, me, too." Brick held up a jar of yellow liquid. Bridgette nervously walked outside when she saw a bunch of bats flying by, with one of them hitting her in the face. She stumbled around, her silhouette scaring her teammates inside the tents. She stumbled over some of the fire's hot coals, knocking them at the tents and burning them to the ground. Her team glared at her while Bridgette gave a meek wave.
Back at the Gophers' campsite, everyone was huddled around the campfire. "Fish sticks!" Izzy cheered as she was handed a cooked fish.
"Best night ever!" Luna cheered. A rustling came from the bushes, and another bear walked out. "Wow," Izzy said. "That costume is really good. I mean, I thought mine was good. But this one is really good." Mike and Helga hid their laughter.
"It's probably Chris trying to mess with us," Sol said as he walked up to the bear. "Nice try, man."
"We know you're not a bear, dude!" Owen exclaimed as he poked the bear's nose. The bear roared at him. "I still wouldn't poke at it," Mike advised.
"Leave bear alone," Helga agreed.
"Come on, guys," Owen assured them as nearly everyone backed away. "They're just seeing if they can punk us twice. This is NOT a real bear, and I'm going to prove it to you." He yanked on the bear's head until he pulled off a patch of his fur. "Wow. That does look kinda real." The bear roared again. "Yep, that's a real bear." The bear snatched the patch of hair and placed it back on his head. Everyone ran back to the trees. "Cool it!" Mike shouted as he stepped in front of the tree, blocking them. "There is no point panicking over a bear!"
"A bear is a good reason to panic!" Leshawna yelled back.
"Bear upset because psikh-" Helga declared as she pointed to Owen, "pulled on fur!"
"I thought it was a fake!" Owen defended.
"Let's just move!" Heather told everyone. They tried to get to the tree but Mike kept blocking them. "Move it, Mike!"
"No!" Mike shouted back. "The bear is not-" Jasmine grabbed him and tossed him over to the bear. "Hey!" he shouted. The bear roared at him. "Don't test me, teddy!" Mike warned the bear. The bear roared at him again. Mike pounced on the bear, engaging is a dusty brawl. "Poor Mike!" Zoey gasped.
"Poor bear!" Helga gasped.
"'Poor bear'?" Sol asked. "Mike's done for. The only good thing I can see is that the bear might be full after he eats him." A cry of pain caught everyone's attention. The bear was shaking in fear at Mike, now in ragged clothes. "Back in the woods, you overgrown rug!" Mike shouted to it. The bear ran off. The others could only gape except for Owen, who fainted.
Confessional: Owen (Screaming Gophers)
"I don't know what's scarier: that angry bear or Mike."
End Confessional
"That bear should leave us alone," Mike said as he brushed himself off. "He'll want to rest and heal up. But I'd better stand guard in case any more come back. You guys go rest in the tents."
"Whatever," Gwen breathed out as she walked off. "I need to use the bathroom."
"Same here," Trent agreed. "See you soon." As he walked off, Mike flinched a little.
Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)
"I'd thought Trent and I were buddies, but now I'm having doubts. I don't know why, but I feel like he's bad news."
End Confessional
At the Bass's campsite, everyone was sitting where the tents were. "Great," Courtney complained. "That's just great, Bridgette. Now we have nowhere to sleep!"
"Yo, Drama Queen," Duncan told her, "Relax. It's cool."
"Cool? Cool?! Things could not possibly get worse!" A drop of water fell on Courtney's head, then it began to rain. Katie and Sadie were huddled in a cave, the Gophers and Luna were in their tents as Mike sat outside getting drenched, and the Bass were being sheltered by some big leaves. Gwen was walking down a path as the rain poured down. "Stupid rain," she grumbled as her wet hair covered her eyes. "I can't see a thing." She tripped on some slick rocks and fell down the path, cutting herself on some pebbles.
"Gwen?" Trent asked as he heard her crying out. He then smelled something. "Is that-?" he wondered. "No, I can't! And, yet..." As he walked towards the smell, his eyes seemed to flash blood red.
The next morning, everyone at the Gophers' campsite was crawling out of the tents. "I'm glad we didn't climb the trees again," Cameron breathed out. "Otherwise, we would've slept in the rain!"
"Good thing," Mike moaned as he wrung out his socks. "Is everyone here?"
"I haven't seen Gwen or Trent since last night," Beth worriedly said.
"They're probably making out or something like that," Heather answered. A moment later, Trent was carrying a weak Gwen to the campsite. "What happened?" Lindsay asked.
"Gwen slipped on some rocks," Trent explained. "I saw her lying on the ground. I think she might've hit her head as she fell."
"Let's hurry back to Chris," Zoey suggested.
"Might be tricky to do," Cody said as he held up the ruined map. At the cave, Katie and Sadie were waking up. "Is it morning yet?" Katie moaned.
"Oh, I think that was the worst night of my entire life," Sadie moaned. Katie froze in fear. "It was even worse than the night I went out with that guy with the manky bad breath, 'cause he ate those sausages at that place...what?" Katie pointed to the mangled-up bear that was at the Gophers' campsite. It roared at them, making themscream and run away in a panic.
At the Bass's campsite, everyone was still asleep. Courtney was snuggled on Duncan's chest. "Morning, sunshine," he said as she opened one eye.
"Oh, my gosh," Courtney gasped. "EW!" She leapt up. "You were cuddling me!"
"I was calmly lying on my back and trying to catch a few z's. You were snuggling up to me."
"You are such an ogre."
"I've been called worse." Courtney stormed off.
Confessional: Courtney (Killer Bass)
"Okay, I just want to say for the record that I was totally asleep and therefore unconscious at the time of the alleged cuddling with said Neanderthal. So, essentially, it's like it never happened."
End Confessional
As Chris was stirring the campfire at the bonfire area, the Bass arrived first, followed by Luna and the Gophers. "We're the first ones back!" Courtney cheered.
"They beat us here!" Heather exclaimed. She shoved Owen. "This is all your fault!"
"Not so fast, Gophers," Chris told them. "It seems the Killer Bass is missing a few fish."
"Here I am!" Luna called out.
"You mean Katie and Sadie?" Brick asked. "They're not here?"
"Wolves probably got to them," Shawn answered.
"Darn shame," Duncan agreed. Sadie and Katie arrived. "We made it!" Katie gasped.
"We're safe!" Sadie chorused. "Oh, my gosh, guys, we got totally lost and got into this massive fight."
"And there was this huge bear and he was all, 'Rawr, you're in my crib, so get out!'."
"And we had to run and it was, like, so scary!"
"Oh, Sadie, I'm so sorry I said I was prettier than you."
"And I'm so sorry I brought up the snack shack."
"And I'm sorry I said your butt was too big to fit in the bus seats."
"You did?"
"Um...well, not to your face."
"Oh, who cares? We're safe, and you're my best friend and I love you!" Sadie and Katie hugged each other. "I love you, too!" Katie replied.
"Ahem," Courtney interrupted. "Are you two finished your little love fest?" Katie and Sadie nodded yes. "Good, because thanks to you, we just lost the challenge!"
"Alright, Killer Bass," Chris told them. "One of your fishy butts is going home. Gophers, you're going on an all-expense paid trip to...the tuck shop!" The Gophers cheered as they ran off. The rest of the Bass gasped before glaring at Katie and Sadie, who now had a worried look. At the Gophers' cabin, nearly everyone was relaxing in the hot tub. "My gosh, I'd never thought chips could taste so good!" Owen exclaimed. "I think I'm gonna be sick." He puked outside the tub. "Gross, Owen!" Heather complained.
"Oh, that's better. Screaming Gophers rule!"
"Pass some of those chocodiles, would you?" Rodney asked Owen. "Helga, you want some?"
"Nyet," Helga answered. As they munched on their candies and treats, Trent and Gwen were sitting on the porch. "Glad to see you're feeling better," Gwen told Trent.
"Um, thanks," he replied, looking down.
"Is something wrong?"
"Well..." Mike then walked up to them. "We need to talk," he told Trent. "Now." He dragged him away, to Gwen's confusion. Once they were alone, Mike pinned Trent to the side of the cabin. "This is your one warning," he told him. "If there's any more funny stuff with you like this morning, you'll end up like that bear."
"What are you talking about?" Trent asked. "What funny stuff?"
"How about the fact that you lied about what happened to Gwen? And the fact that she was paler then when you looked better than you were that morning? I may not be as smart as Cam, but I know how to put two and two together. You...have been warned." Mike dropped Trent and stormed off.
Confessional: Trent (Screaming Gophers)
He face-palmed. "Ugh! I messed up big time!"
Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)
"I thought I could trust him, but apparently, I can't!"
End Confessionals
At the bonfire ceremony, all the Killer Bass were seated. Harold, Sugar, Austin, DJ, Sky, Dave, Bridgette, Luna, Duncan, Courtney and Dawn were in the back row while Phoebe, Brick, Geoff, Beardo, Destiny, Greg, Sam, Jo, Tyler, Alejandro, Scott, Shawn, Anne-Maria, Katie and Sadie were in the front row. "You all cast your votes," Chris began. "I'm sure you know the drill by now. The following are safe. Courtney...Scott...Alejandro...Duncan...Destiny...Greg...Sugar...Austin...Bridgette...Sam...DJ...Shawn...Dave...Sky...Harold... Anne-Maria...Jo...Brick...Geoff...Luna...Phoebe...Dawn...Tyler...Beardo." Katie and Sadie held onto each other. "Ladies. The final marshmallow goes too..." Katie and Sadie looked worried as they held each other. "What do you know? It's a tie!"
"What?" Sadie gasped. "Does this mean we're both safe? But I can't live without Katie!"
"And I can't live without Sadie!" Katie cried out. The girls began to sob. "Chris, I have a suggestion," Alejandro spoke up.
"What's that?" Chris asked.
"Since Katie and Sadie both received the most votes, why don't you eliminate them both?"
"Can you do that?" Katie asked.
"Yeah, can you?" Sadie chorused.
"Can we? Can we? Can we?" they said together.
"Fine!" Chris decided. "You're BOTH going home! It's two losers for the price of one. Make your final confessional, then head to the Dock of Shame. And fortunately for you, the Boat of Losers is now fixed."
Confessional: Katie and Sadie (Killer Bass)
"I'm glad we're sticking together," Sadie said. "I couldn't imagine going on without Katie."
"Me, too," Katie agreed. "It's a bummer we lost, but at we lost as BFFFLs!"
"That's the best kind of losing there is!"
End Confessional
Katie and Sadie skipped down the Dock of Shame and boarded the Boat of Losers. "Bye, Total Drama Island!" Sadie exclaimed as she waved goodbye.
"Best of luck, Killer Bass!" Katie exclaimed. Back at the Bass's cabin, Courtney was swatting at flies when Duncan walked up. "What do you want now?" she asked him.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry I scared you," Duncan said.
"I was not scared. It was completely circumstantial and there is no such thing as a hook man."
"Yeah. You're probably right. Or are you?!" Duncan pulled out a hook, making Courtney scream. "I hate you!" Courtney told Duncan as she stormed off.
"She so doesn't hate me," Duncan said as he leaned back, accidentally poking himself with his hook. Outside the main lodge, Sky and Dave were busy talking. "No way, you really did that?" Dave asked Sky.
"Yep," she replied. "All it took was a silver bracelet I carried with me that day."
"You know, you're easier to talk to than the guys in the Killer Bass cabin."
"Really? Well-" Sky tripped on a mound of dirt. "What is this?"
"It's dirt," Dave gulped. "Dirty, bug-infested, germy dirt."
"I'd better see what's here." Sky dug at the mound until she found a small black bag. "What is this?" She smelled something from it, and her cheeks turned green. "Please don't tell me this is what I think it is!"
"Let me see," Dave asked. He opened the bag and pulled out a jar labeled 'Strawberry Shampoo'. "This will be good to have in the shower."
"It's not shampoo," Sky told him, holding in her puke. Dave looked confused until he opened the jar and pulled out a thermos with red liquid inside it. "Is this-" Dave worriedly asked.
"Yeah," Sky answered. "It's...blood."
Ooh, left you on a cliffhanger there!
I'll save the best for last. First, the elimination. I decided to eliminate both Katie and Sadie since I couldn't think of a good way to write either of them if one was booted over the other. At the very least, it shakes up the canon eliminations a little.
Next, Beardo is finally speaking! He's a bit tricky to write since he's not very vocal, like B, but he certainly has more potential.
Finally, I revealed what was in the jars. Bet you didn't expect that twist! And based on the context you've read, I think you can put two and two together about what that means. With Sky and Dave finding the jars and Mike believing he knows what's going on, it won't be long before people begin to clash!
That should be everything for this chapter. Don't be afraid to leave a review. This is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and have a good day.