It was the next morning. Chris was flying a helicopter above the cabins where everyone was sleeping at. At the Bass cabin, Duncan, wearing a pair of white shorts, jumped out of his bed. "Hit the deck!" he screamed. "They're coming, man! They found us!" He ducked under Geoff and DJ's bunk bed. "Whoever's flying that chopper better knock it off!" Austin, in a pair of green shorts and a white tank top, warned. "I'm trying to sleep a little!"
"What's going on?!" Destiny shouted to Bridgette. "Is it a hurricane?!" The helicopter flew past the Gopher cabin. Leshawna woke up and bumped her head on her bed. "Okay," she bitterly started, "That dude's really starting to get on my last nerve!"
"Whatever," Heather scoffed. "He just loves ruining our mornings. Beth, Lindsay, go warm up the shower for me. Now! And remember..."
"Not too hot this time," Beth, in a green nightgown, yawned. "I know."
"Uh, guys?" Echo, in a black nightgown and blue slippers, squeaked out. "What's that noise?" The sound of loud snoring filled the girls' side of the cabin. Lindsay pulled the covers off of one of the beds to find Helga sound asleep, snoring loudly. "Heidi was making all that noise?" Lindsay wondered.
"That shower won't warm itself!" Heather snapped. Soon, Beth, Lindsay, Gwen, Leshawna, Bridgette, Courtney and Anne-Maria were waiting outside the bathrooms while Heather was taking her shower. "How much longer is Queenie gonna be?" Leshawna asked Beth and Lindsay. "I got urgent business!"
"She could still be a while," Beth answered.
"That's it!" Gwen decided. "I'm going lumberjack style." She walked off. Meanwhile, Leonard was busy stirring something in a little bottle. "Just a bit longer..." he murmured. Soon, a puff of blue smoke came out of it. "Yes!" he cried out.
"Leonard?" Owen asked as he walked in. He noticed the bottle in Leonard's hands. "Ooh, soda pop!"
"No," Leonard corrected him. "It's a healing potion. I finally finished it."
"Oh. Can I taste it?"
"No! It's not for you! It's planned for-" The loudspeaker whirring to life cut them short. "I hope you're ready for the most challenging challenge yet!" Chris announced to everyone. "Breakfast in three minutes at the campfire pit."
"Um, Heather?" Beth spoke to her as she knocked on the door.
"Could one of come in here and lotion my back?" Heather told them, making Lindsay back up. "It's peeling." Beth turned around to see that everyone was gone. She turned around and went into the bathroom.
Soon, everyone was at the campfire pit. "Are you ready for today's extreme max impact challenge?" Chris asked them.
"We are ready!" Owen shouted as Leshawna shook her head.
"Incoming!" Chris tossed a can of beans at everyone. "This is breakfast," he explained.
"No," Heather argued, "Breakfast is crepes, croissants, even Chef's yucky burnt eggs."
"Today's challenge is about survival. We're going hunting." Chris pulled out a paintball gun. "Now that's more like it," Duncan said.
"Isn't that a paintball gun?" Harold asked Chris.
"Yes, Harold," Chris answered as he aimed it at him. "It is." He fired a paintball, hitting Harold and making him fall over. "So, we won't be killing anything?" Bridgette asked.
"Negatory," Chris replied. "This is the first-ever paintball deer hunt. I'll announce the teams once we get into the woods, so finish brekkie." Owen let out a burp. "Ah," he sighed after finishing all the cans of beans. "Got any more?" Soon, everyone was at the woods. "And now for the team breakdowns," Chris announced as he went towards a rack that had paintball guns on it. "The Killer Bass hunters are Harold, Geoff, Bridgette, Sam and Dawn. Locked and loaded with Bass Blue paint." Bridgette and Dawn looked unsure as they held their green paintball guns. "And using orange paint are the Gopher hunters," Chris continued. "Leshawna, Beth, Owen, Lindsay, Max and Lightning."
"WHA-HOO!" Owen exclaimed. "This is awesome, man!"
"You stinky Bass better give up now," Lightning taunted, "Because Lightning's the best hunter there is! Sha-bam!"
"You also get these styling glasses and wicked camo caps," Chris explained. "The rest of you are now deer. Here are your antlers, noses and little white tails."
"Yeah, right," Heather scoffed. "I am not wearing that."
"There is no way I'm a deer," Duncan protested. Chris put the antlers, glasses and nose on him. "Take these off and your team is toast," he explained. He put the tail on Duncan, to his displeasure. He noticed Owen laughing at him. "What are you looking at?" Duncan asked him.
"Oh, nothing," Owen teased, "Bambi." He pulled at Duncan's tail. "You'd better be a good shot, Tubby," Duncan lashed back.
"We really have to wear this?" Rodney asked as he held up a pair of antlers and tail.
"Deer just like yak," Helga explained as she put on some antlers. "Except with less hair and antlers in place of horns."
"But isn't the deer stuff a little...silly?"
"Not silly! Deer strong animal to hunt down! Takes lots of skill to hunt one down. You wear deer stuff, and you will like it!"
"Uh, no." Helga got up into Rodney's face. "You wear it!" she shouted.
"Make me," Rodney countered. Helga smirked as she cracked her fists. The other Gophers winced as they watched the blows land. A moment later, Rodney had the deer stuff on and was lying on the ground while Helga sat atop of him. "You win," he moaned.
Confessional: Rodney (Screaming Gophers)
"Isn't Helga just the best fighter there is? Just...she's so awesome!"
Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)
"I think that big lug set off Ice Queen on purpose." He laughed. "Man, that guy's desperate for her attention."
End Confessionals
Soon, the Bass deer were walking in the woods. "At least we get a head start," Sky told her teammates.
"I don't know about you," DJ told them, "But I'm outta here." He hopped up like a deer, making Duncan and Shawn gape in surprise. The Gopher deer were walking in another part of the forest. "This has got to be the lamest thing I've ever done," Gwen commented.
"But it could be lots of fun!" Ella encouraged, earning some skeptic glares. "Come on! We're cute deer!"
"Maybe you should take that cuteness elsewhere," Jasmine recommended.
"What a wonderful idea!" Ella agreed. She skipped off. "About time," Jasmine muttered once she was out of sight.
Confessional: Jasmine (Screaming Gophers)
"I had to start getting this team into shape. We're getting a losing streak here. And the less we lose, the better the chance I'll win the whole thing."
End Confessionals
Heather sat on a tree stump and began to file her nails. "Shouldn't you get moving?" Jasmine asked her.
"No," Heather told her, "I'm going to wait for Lindsay and Beth and make them protect me for the whole game."
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you. Zoey, Amy, Topher, Cameron, Echo, Scarlett, Sierra and Cody, stick with me. Got it?" The small group walked off. "Heather," Gwen began, "Wouldn't that be against the rules?"
"Do you see a rules person anywhere?" Heather snapped back. "Worry about your own fluffy tails." Gwen and Trent walked off one way while Rodney and Helga went off in another. "Aren't you dweebs gonna leave?" Heather asked Mike and Leonard.
"I don't get why you choose to sit around," Mike told her. "You'll spoil the fun of this hunt."
"What fun?"
"The thrill of predator and prey engaged in a brutal fight for survival in the natural environment. I know this is only pretend and all, but isn't this just pure ecstasy?!"
"I can see you're excited about this," Leonard put in. "But perhaps we should go now before the hunters come."
"Then let's move, Merlin." Mike grabbed Leonard's arm and dragged him off.
Confessional: Leonard (Screaming Gophers)
He was in a cast and wheelchair. "I still believe Mike's a good person to have on your side. So when I found about his injury, I decided to make a healing potion for him. Besides, I felt like I owe it to him."
End Confessional
"And break!" Harold told his teammates. He, Geoff and Sam put on their glasses. Bridgette and Dawn still looked depressed. "You know this is just a game, right?" Sam told them. "The paint won't hurt them."
"Still," Dawn began, "It just doesn't sit right with me."
"But you could consider this karma for the bad things the deer did," Harold suggested. "Like, say, for Heather..."
"Heather's a deer?" Bridgette interrupted. She put on her glasses and held up her paintball gun. "Let's move."
"Okay," Dawn reluctantly agreed, "But I won't take any pleasure in it."
"Start your paintballs!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers. "Game on!"
"All right!" Beth rallied. "Let's go bag some deer!"
"I am down with that," Leshawna agreed. Owen splashed some yellow liquid from a mason jar he had onto himself. "What are you doing?" Beth asked him.
"Masking my scent so the deer don't smell me coming," he explained.
"Gimme some of that!" Lightning ordered. He splashed some of the liquid onto him. "Hey, why does it smell funny?"
"Tell me that isn't-" Leshawna began.
"Pee?" Owen finished. "Yes. Yes, it is."
"Sha-gross!" Lightning cried out as he tried to rub the pee off his clothes and skin.
"We're hunting other campers," Beth explained to Owen. "You don't have to hide your scent."
"You mean I collected all this pee for nothing?" Owen complained as he held up another jar. He tossed it, making Beth and Lindsay run away. "You are one sick ticket," Leshawna told him as she strutted off.
"Truly repulsive!" Max agreed as he followed her. Over in another part of the woods, Leonard and Mike were still running around. "We should be a good distance," Mike told Leonard. "But let's keep going, just in case."
"Hey, Mike," Leonard panted, "I have something here to help with that injury of yours." He pulled out a blue vial and handed it to Mike. "This is a healing potion I've made. Just rub the liquid on the wound, and it'll heal up like that."
"Uh, thanks," Mike replied as he took the vial from him. "Um- I heard someone! Duck!" He pushed Leonard into a bush before running off.
Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)
He was rubbing the liquid on his wounded arm. "I'm honestly grateful for this, but I didn't want anyone catching me with...this." He lifted his hand, showing that his arm had a silvery gash on it before rubbing some more liquid on it. "That's why I tried my best to keep it bandaged. If anyone caught a glimpse of it, people would start asking questions. Hey, this stuff works like a charm!" He moved his arm, showing that the wound had disappeared. "Man, the guy's good!"
End Confessional
Lindsay and Beth were tiredly walking through the woods. "Oh, man," Beth sighed. "We're back to where we started, and we haven't seen one deer." The girls soon approached Heather. "Ahem!" she told them. "What took you so long?"
"Were we supposed to come find you?" Beth asked her.
"Hello! Alliance, anyone?"
"Ooh, ooh!" Lindsay exclaimed. "Can I be in one?"
"You already are, Lindsay. That's the point! Now, go find me some berries; I'm starving." Lindsay ran off. "Shouldn't we be, you know, hunting?" Beth wondered.
"She is hunting," Heather pointed out. "For me. But actually, berries won't be enough. Go get me some chips."
"In the forest?"
"In the dining hall. Now." Beth walked off. "And not barbecue," Heather told her.
Confessional: Beth (Screaming Gophers)
"Okay, Heather can be so bossy, and in nature, hunters would never go find food for the deer! Heather won't hear this, right?"
End Confessional
"The hunter is a finely-tuned machine," Owen narrated as he and Lightning looked for deer. "His senses heightened by the thrill of the chase." Owen sniffed the air before spotting DJ and Austin. "Suddenly, our hunters spot a magnificent buck in a clearing. If he's to succeed, the hunters must demonstrate patience and control." Owen then farted. "Whoo-whee!" Austin exclaimed. "Boy, that's ripe!" He and DJ turned to the bush Owen and Lightning were hiding in.
Meanwhile, Mike was looking around when he heard a twig snap behind him. Over by a nearby bush, Sam was aiming his paintball gun. "Here, little deer," he whispered. He noticed Mike had vanished from his sights. "Hey, where'd he go?"
"Looking for me?" Mike suddenly asked from behind him. Sam fell down in surprise and dropped his gun, which Mike collected. "Aw, man," Sam sighed. "Guess this means I lost. No more lives for this gamer." Mike suddenly got a smirk on his face. "Maybe not," he told him. "Tell you what. I'll give you another chance to try and catch me."
"Really?" Sam asked, skeptical.
"The adrenaline might be blocking my common sense, but I don't care right now. Point is, I'm up for a bit of fun with you. Up for it?"
"Yeah! Just you wait! I was just going easy, but this game guy's gonna bring it!"
"You'd better." Mike went right up to Sam. "Because if I so much as hear or smell you again, I'll be on you like ugly and warts on a toad. Got it?"
"Don't worry," Sam assured him as he bent down to pick up his paintball gun. "I won't back down! I'll win this!" He looked up to see Mike had vanished. "Like ugly and warts on a toad," he moaned with a tone of defeat.
Beth was hiding under a table as she waited for Chef to leave the main lodge. Eventually, he walked out. Beth let out a breath and lifted her head up, only to bump it on the table. Chef took a glance around before continuing. Beth quickly ran into the main lodge once Chef was out of sight.
"The hunter moves in," Owen narrated, "Aware of every proton in his environment."
"SNAKE!" Lightning screamed as he flung a snake away from them and towards DJ and Austin.
"Run like the wind!" Austin warned as he and DJ ran off, with DJ imitating an actual deer.
"It's on now!" Owen warned them. "Your butts are hamburgers, and I'm one hot barbecue!"
"Sounds sha-licious!" Lightning agreed. Meanwhile, Rodney and Helga were still walking through the woods. "Ginger Boy better not get us lost!" Helga sternly told Rodney.
"I know where I'm going," Rodney replied. "Trust me." They soon passed a moss-covered rock, which Helga noticed. "That same rock as before," she told him. "We are walking in circle!"
"There's plenty of those rocks around here," Rodney defended. He then heard a rustling noise. "What's that?" he wondered as he turned to face it.
"Ginger Boy panics over nothing," Helga snapped back. "Noise could just be rabbit."
"It's getting closer." Rodney backed up from it until he ended up crashing into Helga. "Get off!" she told him as they laid on the ground. Rodney got up, but his antlers were snagged on Helga's, and she ended up in the air. "This not funny," she told him. "Get Helga onto ground and get antlers off of me!"
"They're stuck," Rodney told her as he lowered her to the ground. "And we can't take them off, or Chris will disqualify us." Soon, the duo were both on the ground, with their backs to each other. "What now?" Helga wondered. "What do we do?"
"Uh, make out?" Rodney offered, earning him a swift kick to the groin. "Bad idea," he squeaked out.
"Helga knows what to do," Helga told him. Meanwhile, Beth, now holding a bag of chips, was running out of the main lodge when she heard Chef coming back. She dove under a table just as Chef walked in. The totem that Beth had slid out of her pocket and fell on the floor, catching Chef's attention. He sniffed the air around him. Beth tried to sneak to the door when the floor gave a small creak, making Chef notice her. She ran off, with some of the chips falling out.
Confessional: Beth (Screaming Gophers)
"So I'm running for my life from this psycho-chef when all of a sudden, it hits me: I'm doing this for Heather?! I don't even like her!"
End Confessional
Beth panted as she stopped to catch her breath. She gave a sneaky grin as she reached into the bag and ate a handful of chips.
At the same time, DJ and Austin were running from Owen and Lightning, who fired a few shots at them. "You're Lightning's burger now!" Lightning shouted. They soon reached a river with some rocks in it. DJ and Austin dodged the rocks while Owen and Lightning crashed into them, making them moan in pain.
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"How much longer is this gonna be?" Luna complained as she walked with Greg, Destiny and Jo. Unknown to them, Max was sneaking up on them. "Those pathetic deer shall soon bow down to my EVIL!" he quietly told himself.
"Quit complaining, Pyromaniac," Jo told her. "Otherwise, someone will notice us."
"Maybe some music will cheer you guys up," Destiny offered as she pulled out her guitar.
"We can go BLAST with this thing-a-ma-bob," Luna agreed as she pulled out a mini-amplifier out of her dress. "I can just see it now!"
"Are you serious?!" Jo complained. "That's just so-"
"Hold on," Greg said as he got a smirk. "Hey Desi, you up for a performance?"
"I'd thought no one would ask!" Destiny exclaimed. "I even grabbed a mic. Greggy, mind doing a duet?" Greg blushed as he grabbed the microphone from her hand. "Okay," he agreed. "Just plug your guitar into that amplifier Luna has."
"Those deer are mine!" Max declared as he got closer. Just then, Destiny began to play her guitar as Greg began to sing. "Shot like a rocket up into the sky, nothing can stop me tonight," he sang. The volume was so loud, Jo and Luna had to cover their ears. "You make me feel invincible, earthquake, powerful!" Greg continued, "Just like a tidal wave, you make me brave. You're my titanium, fight song, raising up! Like a roar of victory in a stadium. Who can touch me, cause I'm..."
"I'm made of fire!" Destiny vocalized.
"Who can stop me tonight?"
"I'm hard-wired!"
"You make me feel..." they sang together, "INVINCIBLE!" Max let out a scream from the loud volume and fell, revealing himself to Jo and Luna. "Look what we found," Jo taunted as they surrounded him, a sly grin on their faces.
"You can't stop my EVIL, weaklings!" Max told them. He tried to fire his paintball gun, but it ended up jamming. He gave a nervous laugh as Jo and Luna came closer. He screamed and ran in fright as they chased him off. "I thought Max was hunting us," Destiny wondered as she looked on.
"Deer aren't exactly defenseless," Greg pointed out with a chuckle.
Beth was walking by when she heard someone in the bush. "Go ahead," she told the person. "Shoot me. It's not like this day could get any suckier."
"I'm a deer," Leonard pointed out as he stepped out of the bush and followed her. "And you, a hunter. I do not wish to disturb the natural order with my shooting you. So, how goes it?"
"I'm so done with this game!"
"What happened? Did thou catch any deer?"
"No, but I DID risk my life to steal a bag of chips!"
"What took you so long?" Heather asked her once the duo reached her.
"Here," Beth told her as she held up the bag, "I hope you know what I had to go through to get this." Heather just swiped it out of her hands. "There's, like, eleven chips left," Heather complained. "And they're barbecue! Go exchange them for dill pickle."
"No," Beth replied, to Heather's shock. She turned to face her. "What did you say?" she demanded.
"Best that I leave," Leonard told the girls as he grabbed the bag of chips. "Beth, best of luck with that harpy." He ran off as the girls faced each other. "Take it back," Heather told Beth.
"No," Beth repeated.
"Take. It. Back!"
"No! I'm tired of being your slave! Now if you'll excuse me, I have a challenge to complete." Heather just watched in shock as Beth walked away. She was soon hit in the arm by a blue paintball. "Whoever you are," she scolded, "This is SO not cool!" She was hit again, making her fall over. Dawn just gave a small smile. "Giving out karma feels nice, doesn't it?" Harold asked her.
"A little," she admitted. Meanwhile, DJ and Austin were running up the cliff as Lightning and Owen chased them, firing paintball after paintball at them. "The hunter's courage," Owen panted, "And desire...will not...stop!" Soon, DJ and Austin reached the edge of the cliff. "Dead end," Austin gulped.
"Gotcha, you sha-deer," Lightning told them. "Time to get struck by Lightning!" They tried to fire their guns, but they ran out of ammo. "Come on!" Lightning complained. Austin and DJ gave the duo a stern look. Owen widened his eyes in surprise. "The hunter will know that his prey will...stay there for a moment," he weakly narrated as DJ and Austin got closer, "Paralyzed in...fear...and respect. The deer cannot best the hunter!" DJ and Austin managed to surround Owen and Lightning. "You scrawny deer can't beat the Lightning!" Lightning declared.
"Dude, come on now," Owen begged. "Let's talk about this." Austin just gave a sly smirk as he cracked his fists. Soon, Owen and Lightning were screaming as they went free-falling into the water below. "WHAA-HOO!" Austin hollered. "That's what you get, you nasty hunters!"
At a bush, Lindsay was busy picking berries when Heather stormed over. "I have blueberries," she told her. Heather just knocked them out of her hands. "Follow me," she ordered.
Scott, Shawn, Dave and Sky were busy walking in the woods. "How did I end up stuck with Batty here?" Shawn complained. "She'll stick out like a zombie!"
"Sky's actually been a big help," Dave pointed out. "I don't understand why you despise her so much."
"Because bloodsuckers like her don't deserve to win a million bucks!"
"She's a vegetarian!" While the two argued, Scott noticed a pair of antlers sticking out of a bush. "I know what you're thinking," Sky told him, "And I don't think you should do that."
"Gotcha!" Scott shouted as he jumped at the antlers. He let out a scream as the figure rose up. It looked like mutated deer, with clawed paws instead of hooves, sharp teeth, and a large pair of antlers. It bucked Scott away before turning to Dave and Shawn. "Nice deer?" Dave gulped. It just roared at them. "Zombie deer!" Shawn shouted as he and Dave ran off in fright.
"More like vampire deer," Sky muttered once they were out of earshot. She turned to the deer. "Careful, big guy, otherwise we'll both be in a world of trouble." The deer gave a meek smile.
Confessional: Sky (Killer Bass)
"Yes, I'm a little concerned about this, especially around Shawn. If he gets wind of this, it'll be pure chaos. Besides, he should be able to tell Gwen on his terms. I didn't exactly get that chance."
End Confessional
Leonard was eating some of the chips he had. "Barbecue," he mumbled between bites, "The crown jewel of chip flavors." As he walked, Echo accidentally bumped into him. "Sorry!" she told him. "I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright," Leonard replied. "Chip?"
"No, thank you." As Leonard walked off, Echo gave a sly smile.
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"I managed to use that book to summon some liquid that'll attract a bear to attack whoever gets splashed with it. And the lucky participant? Leonard. I was hoping for Mike, but I can work with Magic Boy leaving."
End Confessional
Beth was aiming at Brick when Heather called out her name, alerting him and making him run off. "I totally had him!" Beth moaned as she stood to face Heather and Lindsay.
"We've been talking," Heather began.
"We have?" Lindsay asked.
"Zip it, Lindsiot. We've decided to give you one last chance. If you take it back, you can rejoin our alliance."
"Take back what?" Beth asked.
"The 'N' word: no."
"I don't want to take it back."
"You are NOTHING without me!"
"Do you know why we keep losing challenges?"
"Because they're lame and foolish?"
"No. Because you're so busy being mean that you don't even try! All you can think of is bossing us around!" Heather gasped, then removed her deer nose and flung it at Beth. "Oh, that's it!" Beth shouted.
"Bring it, dweeb!" Heather threatened. Over in another area, Owen and Lightning had dragged themselves out of the water. "You can leave the hunter with less ammo than he thought he had," Owen panted, "You can throw him over a cliff." He wrung out his shoe, revealing a crab. "You can even leave him with a case of toe crab. But you CANNOT BREAK HIS SPIRIT!"
"I don't know about you," Lightning told him, "But Lightning's had enough. I'm drying off. Hunt without me." He walked off, leaving Owen alone. Owen then heard a twig snap, making him narrow his eyes as he spotted Duncan walking by. "Fresh meat," he whispered.
Meanwhile, Mike was up in a tree, looking around. "No sight of Gamer Boy," he muttered. "Looks like he's gave up. How weak." He then caught a whiff of something. "Ack!" he cried out as he held his nose.
Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)
"Like spoiled milk mixed with a decaying skunk, then doused with a condor's vomit!" He gagged.
End Confessional
Mike hopped down from his tree. He noticed Lightning walking by. "Yuck!" he moaned. "Lightning, when's the last time you took a shower? You smell like Owen!"
"I do not want to see that dude after what he did to the Lightning!" Lightning snapped back as he wrung out his shirt.
"What are you blabbing about-AHH!" Mike accidentally stepped on a snare trap and was hoisted up by his feet. "Hey!" he shouted. "Lightning, help me down!"
"Uh, nah!" Lightning replied.
"What?! Get back here!" Lightning just walked off. "You're dead meat, Lightning!" Mike tried to loosen the rope. "Hi again," Sam suddenly told him, to his surprise. Mike hurried to loosen the rope, but Sam already fired his paintball gun, covering Mike in blue paint. "Hey, I beat you!" Sam told him.
"Part of it was luck," Mike told him as his face turned red with embarrassment. "But I'll give you points for sneaking up on me. Stinks hanging here, though."
"You think you have it bad?" Max suddenly spoke. He was hanging by his underwear on another tree branch. "First I was blasted with a sonic weapon, then the idiot jock and maniac hoisted me up here! EVIL does not deserve this! I shall have my REVENGE!"
"Sam, could you do me a favor and shut him up?!" Sam fired his gun, covering Max in blue paint.
"I'm giving you one last chance," Heather told Beth.
"Why?" Beth shot back. "Because you know you can't win without your little alliance?!" Lindsay just watched in confusion. "I can make life MISERABLE here!" Heather yelled.
"You already do, Miss 'Come put lotion on my nasty, alligator skin'! What do I have to lose?" Meanwhile, Leshawna was still walking around. "Two hours of sneaking around in the woods," she said to herself, "And I haven't shot a darn thing! What kind of messed-up person actually does this for fun?" She then heard Heather and Beth arguing. She squinted her eyes to focus on the fuzzy shapes before firing, hitting Heather in the arm with an orange paintball. "Ow!" Heather cried out. "Who was that?!"
"Ooh," Leshawna moaned as she walked over. "I knew I should've gone to the optometrist before I came out here. Sorry about that."
"You!" Heather reached out her hand to Beth. "Give me your gun," she ordered. "Give it!" Beth just shot her in the leg. "Ow, Charlie Horse!" Heather screamed before falling over.
"Girl, you crazy," Leshawna said to Beth.
"It just looked like a lot of fun when you did it," Beth replied as she went over to her. They laughed a bit. "Stop laughing!" Heather told them. Over by the stream, Duncan was getting a drink of water while Owen sneaked up into a tree. "This is the shot of the day," he whispered. "With one paintball, hunter and prey's mutual destinies will be fulfilled." He then farted. Duncan stopped and sniffed the air. "Beans," he commented. "Owen!" Another fart came from the leaves of the tree. "Nice try, Farticus! You almost had me!" Duncan ran off. Owen farted again, making the leaves fall off. He then fell into a mud puddle.
Confessional: Leonard (Screaming Gophers)
"I had a good chance to taste victory. I haven't been shot with a single paintball."
End Confessional
Leonard had just finished his chips when he spotted the berries Lindsay dropped earlier. "Today must be a day that fortune smiles on me!" he declared as he scooped them up. He then heard a bear growl and turned to face it. "Nice bear," he told it. "Would thou like some berries?" The bear only roared at him.
Heather got up and removed her antlers. "Gimme that!" she told Lindsay as she grabbed her gun and fired at Leshawna and Beth. They saw the orange paint covering them. "Oh, now it is so on!" Beth told her. The trio fired at each other while Lindsay ducked out of the way.
Meanwhile, Duncan was busy spray-painting a skull onto a tree when Courtney walked by. "Why do you smell worse than usual?" she asked him.
"It's Owen's stink," he explained. "It's following me around like my juvenile record."
"Well, I'm heading back. This stupid game must be almost over by now." Courtney began to walk. "You're going the wrong way," Duncan told her.
"Excuse me?" she shot back. "I was a C.I.T., remember? I have a natural sense of direction. Camp is this way."
"No, it's that way." The two walked off but ended up crashing into each other and getting their antlers snagged. "Very funny," Courtney commented, "Now let me go!"
"Hey, Princess," Duncan replied, "This isn't my idea of fun, either."
"Great, Duncan."
Confessional: Duncan (Killer Bass)
"Sure, we could've taken those lame-o antler hats off, but Miss Counselor-in-Training would probably go blab to Chris and have us disqualified. And hey, I kinda liked it."
End Confessional
"Now what?!" Courtney shouted.
"Wanna make out?" Duncan offered, making her go wide-eyed.
Bridgette, Harold, Geoff and Dawn heard the sound of fighting and sneaked up on the sight. They were surprised at the scene. They soon fired at Heather, Beth, Leshawna and Lindsay. "This is really fun!" Bridgette told her teammates.
"Attention, human wildlife and hunters," Chris announced. "Please report back to camp. It's time to show your hides and tally up the scores." Leonard, now all bandaged up and in a wheelchair, was in the medical tent. "Tisk, tisk, tisk," Chris told most of the campers. "Stealing from Chef...eating chips in the woods...being mauled by bears...do you know what I see here? I see a very undisciplined group. I see a disgraceful mess. I see a massive waste of paint product."
"We're sorry about that," Ella apologized.
"And I have to say...that was awesome! When you guys opened fire on your own team...wicked TV, guys."
"Now that's how you create drama!" Topher commented. "Of course, you have to give Chris props for setting this up."
"Guys?" Cameron spoke up. "We're two Gophers short."
"Oh, no, we're not," Mike replied as he held back a laugh. They soon saw Helga carrying Rodney on her back. "What's with the get-up?" Jasmine asked them.
"Idiot got us lost," Helga explained, "Then he made antlers stick together."
"In more ways than one," Rodney romantically added. Helga slammed him onto the ground.
Confessional: Helga (Screaming Gophers)
"Why I did not do that sooner? To be honest, I kind of enjoyed it."
End Confessionals
"Speaking of missing people," Greg added, "I don't see Duncan or Courtney." Destiny nudged his arm and pointed to the duo, whose antlers were still joined. "Oh, this is too much," Gwen laughed.
"Duncan, you sly dog, you," Owen told him.
"The girl can't keep her antlers off of me," Duncan replied, making Courtney glare at him. She then kicked him in the groin. "Can't even bend over," he squeaked.
"Easy, ladies," Chris told Courtney and Helga. "Our medical tent's really only equipped for one at a time, and Leonard's pretty messed up." Bridgette and Geoff undid Courtney and Duncan's antlers while Zoey and Samey undid Rodney and Helga's. "Well," Chris continued, "Since five members of the Gophers dripping in paint-" Lindsay turned around, showing her hair had blue splats of paint. "Make that six members. And some of them aren't even deer...I think we have our winner. Bass, you're off to a hunting camp shindig!" The Killer Bass cheered while most of the Screaming Gophers looked down in defeat. "Gophers, I'll see you at the campfire ceremony. Again."
That night, the Gophers were at the campfire ceremony. Mike, Zoey, Cameron, Jasmine, Topher, Ella, Trent, Gwen, Samey, Scarlett, Max and Owen were in the back row while Leonard, Echo, Rodney, Cody, Sierra, Rodney, Helga, Lightning, Lindsay, Beth, Leshawna and Heather sat in the front row. "Three in a row?" Heather complained. "What is wrong with you people? I can't wait to see Beth get kicked off. I just wish I could vote off two campers at once."
"Really?" Mike told her. "'Cause if it was up to me, it would be four people off the top of my head." He glared at Lightning and Max as he said this.
Confessional: Leonard (Screaming Gophers)
"I feel pretty good about this. I heal up pretty quickly. Plus, Heather's meanness can put a harpy to shame."
Confessional: Leshawna (Screaming Gophers)
"Who did I vote for? Well, Heather's been a pain in my butt since day one, but honestly, Leonard."
Confessional: Owen (Screaming Gophers)
"Yeah, not very helpful in challenges anymore."
Confessional: Lindsay (Screaming Gophers)
"I totally admire Belle for standing up to Heather, but she's so dead now!"
Confessional: Lightning (Screaming Gophers)
"Owen just messed with the Lightning! Time for the Thunder to say sha-bye-bye. Hey, can someone write that down?"
Confessional: Ella (Screaming Gophers)
"I felt so bad about voting for him, but after hearing Echo, it was for the best. Sorry, Leonard."
End Confessionals
"When I call your name," Chris began, "Come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper-"
"Who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately return to the Dock of Shame, catch the Boat of Losers, and leave," Gwen quickly finished. "Can't we just get this over with?"
"Fine. Whatever. Spoil the moment. Trent...Zoey...Cameron...Jasmine...Lindsay...Amy...Scarlett...Owen...Helga...Rodney...Gwen...Echo...Sierra...Cody...Topher...Ella...Mike... Leshawna..." Beth crossed her fingers as Heather made a slashing motion with her throat. "Beth...Lightning. Campers, this is the final marshmallow tonight." Heather and Leonard each got a worried look. "..."
"..."
"...Heather." Heather snatched the last marshmallow from Chris's hand. "You are all lucky, okay?" she told her teammates. "Very lucky." Most of the Gophers gave looks of worry.
Confessional: Leonard (Screaming Gophers)
"I'm out? But how?"
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
She was crying in her lap. "Oh, poor Leonard! He got mauled by a bear! He-he needs time to heal. And...I hate doing this, but the only way he'll get better is if we vote him off!" She cried some more before it turned into an evil laugh. "Those fools will fall for almost anything I say!"
End Confessionals
"Leonard, the Dock of Shame awaits," Chris told him. "I guess we can help you get there."
"I'll do it," Echo volunteered. "It's the least I can do."
"Bye, Leonard," Zoey told him.
"Take care, dude," Owen said.
"Best of luck," Mike put in. He noticed the small grin Echo had. "You're going to need it," he quietly added. Soon, Echo pushed Leonard to the end of the dock. He muffled out something, but the bandages were covering his mouth. "I wonder however that bear found you," Echo told him. "Perhaps it's because of the bear-attracting potion I splashed on you when I ran into you earlier?" Leonard muffled out something. "Sorry, but I was honestly aiming for Mike, since he's onto my twisted nature. But he'll be gone soon. How do I know? I managed to curse that tiki doll Beth brought back from Boney Island." Leonard gave a muffled yell. "So long, Wizard. Say hi to Solstice for me." She pushed him off the dock, making him splash into the water.
Another chapter out! And a bit of a surprise elimination to boot. Leonard ended up falling to the curse instead of Cody mainly because I have more plot for Cody, and the other guys simply have more plot so Leonard was the unlucky choice.
And some other plots have advanced some, like Duncan and Courtney's relationship, Rodney and Helga's relationship, and Heather's villainy. And I also brung some laughs here and there, such as with Lightning and Owen.
The next challenge will test their abilities in the kitchen. Until next time, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and happy holidays!