It was the next day. Chef scooped out some slop on a plate. "Today's breakfast is Hawaiian-Italian fusion casserole," he told Gwen and Destiny as he passed them their plates.

"How luxurious," Destiny gushed.

"You mean leftovers from the cooking challenge?" Gwen asked.

"Yeah, that's right!" Chef lashed back. "You got a problem with that?!"

"Sir, no, sir!" Gwen took her plate and sat next to Leshawna. Ella had wrapped a blanket around Heather, who had caught a cold. "Need a little...echinacea?" Gwen teased.

"You're so funny," Heather nasally replied. "You think you can just lock me up in a freezer and get away with it? I am gonna make you sorry that you ever met me."

"Too late."

"You are such a-" Heather let out a sneeze. "I hate this place."

"Sounds like you had it coming, Heather," Cameron pointed out.

"Shut it, you little-"

"Um, what's that noise?" Ella interrupted. Everyone turned to see Shawn and Mike arguing while they entered the dining hall. "Quit whining," Shawn said. "I won it!"

"Only because you cheated!" Mike lashed back.

"Excuse me!" Samey shouted. "What's the issue here?"

"I challenged him to an arm-wrestling match," Shawn explained, "And now he's being a poor sport because I won!"

"I wouldn't be so upset if you hadn't cheated!" Mike argued. "I turned my head for one second, and he uses both hands to pin my arm down. Won, my butt!"

"I did win it, Meat Breath!"

"You're going to regret crossing me, Zombiot!" Mike and Shawn growled at each other. Gwen and Samey had to hold Mike back while Shawn was held back by Sam and Brick. At the Bass table, some of the others were eating. DJ held his bunny in his hands as he slurped some food up and poured it in the bunny's mouth. "Must you do that?" Dave gagged when he saw the sight.

"Bunny needs some food, too," DJ pointed out. Dave and Geoff just looked at each other. Courtney noticed Duncan pouring something in a mug before taking another mug and tucking it under his shirt. "I saw that," she told him as she went over to him. "How could you just steal a mug?"

"Cause it's cool-looking and I don't have one," Duncan replied. "Didn't have one, that is."

"But you might get kicked off."

"Aw, and here I thought you didn't care about me."

"Look, I don't want us to lose because you feel like going all criminal on us."

"Whatever. You dig me." Courtney scoffed at this. "Why do I even bother?" she declared as she walked off. In the woods, Chris was walking by. "Hi," he told the camera. "Chris here. Sometimes teams just don't get along. So the producers and I thought that the best way to work through the group friction would be...to exploit it for laughs. This is gonna be awesome!" Soon, the campers were on the dock. "So," Chris began, "Last challenge exposed a few Gopher issues..." Heather glared at Leshawna and Gwen. "And I'm sensing something funky floating in the Bass pond, too." Duncan nudged Courtney, who only shoved him to the ground. "So," Chris continued, "This challenge will be centered around building trust. Because all good things begin with a little trust."

Confessional: Greg (Killer Bass)

"I trusted Desi once. She went behind my back and left Harold naked on live television."

Confessional: Destiny (Killer Bass)

"Greggy's a little sore after what went down with Harold. But hey, everyone has a right to be mad. Now that I think about it some, it was a bit...much."

End Confessionals

"There will be three major challenges that will have to be completed by two or more members of your team," Chris explained. "Normally, we like to have the campers choose their partners, but not this time. More fun for me." Soon, everyone was at the base of a rock wall. "Okay," Chris told them, "So, for the first challenge, you'll be doing an extreme freehand rock-climbing adventure. Shawn and Duncan will play for the Bass. Heather and Gwen for the Gophers. Here's your belay and harness." He tossed the gear to Gwen, but Heather quickly snatched it from her hands. "What's your damage?" Gwen asked her.

"If you think I'm letting her hold me up," Heather lashed, "You're nuts."

"You won't be holding her up exactly," Chris explained. "One camper pulls the slack through the belay as the partner climbs. If the camper falls, the belay will stop them from crashing. The catch? Both the sides and the base of the mountain are rigged with a few minor distractions, like rusty nails, slippery oil slicks, mild explosives and a few other surprises."

"Nice," Topher commented.

"The person on belay must also harness their partner up. It's all about trust, people, and remember: never let go of the rope. Your partner's life depends on it."

"Excuse me," Gwen spoke up, "Can we trade partners? I really don't feel like being dropped on my head today."

"Please," Heather scoffed. "As much as I love your company, I'm not gonna throw a challenge just to kill you. Yet. Now spread them." Gwen rolled her eyes. Duncan was busy doing Shawn's harness. "Have you tried this before?" Shawn asked him.

"Oh, yeah," Duncan replied. "They teach you how to climb walls in prison all the time. You?"

"Part of my zombie apocalypse training. 'Course, this is the first time with someone else." A bunny hopped over to Shawn. "DJ!" he called out. "Get your rabbit over here!"

"Sorry, Bunny," DJ told it as he picked the bunny up. "Hey, why don't you hang out with my buddy, Geoff? You can trust him. Yo, Geoff, do you mind?"

"Sure, man," Geoff replied as he took the bunny from him. "Little furry dude, what's up?"

"Touching," Shawn muttered as he rolled his eyes. He noticed Mike standing behind him. "Get lost!"

"Yeesh, no need to yell," Mike told him. As he walked off, he smirked as he held a rope in his hand.

"There," Heather told Gwen. "You're all hooked up."

"What's the second rope for?" Gwen asked her.

"It's a backup line."

"What are you smiling about?"

"Nothing. I'm just really happy we got on this challenge together." Gwen gave Heather a skeptical look.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"It's all her fault for messing with me. I've got a doctorate in revenge and humiliation."

End Confessional

Gwen and Shawn began to climb the mountain when Gwen was knocked down by an explosion. She was soon caught by the belay. "It's okay," Heather told her, "I've got you."

"I promised surprises," Chris told them as he held a large water gun. "Habanero pepper sauce, anyone?" He squirted it at Heather. "What the heck, Chris?" she complained. She rubbed her eyes with both hands, making Gwen fall down the mountain again. "OW!" she screamed when she hit the ground. Chris fired the pepper sauce at Duncan, but he had sunglasses on as the spray hit him in his opened jaw. He swallowed it without any trouble. "Is that the best you can do?" he challenged.

"Is that the best we can do?" Chris whispered to the camera. Soon, Gwen was back to climbing, and she soon passed Shawn. "Come on, Gwen," Heather encouraged, "You don't want to fall behind." She pulled the second rope, and Gwen's shorts were torn off, revealing her purple underwear. Gwen screamed at the sight as she reached for her shorts, which were now on Shawn's face. "Well," Duncan commented as he removed his shades, "You don't see that every day."

"No, you don't, my man," Chris replied. "No, you don't." Shawn took the shorts off his face and saw a glance at Gwen's underwear. "Quit staring!" Gwen told him as she grabbed the cloth from his hand. She shoved him away, but he quickly regained his grip on the rock. "You're going down, Gothie!" Shawn shouted.

"Don't worry, Gwen," Mike assured her. "I'll even the playing field." He yanked the rope he held, which was hooked onto Shawn's belay. Suddenly, his pants were ripped off, showing his bare bottom. Some of the others at the bottom of the mountain gasped or tried to hold in their laughter. "What the-?!" Duncan exclaimed.

"That's more Shawn than I wanted to see," Jasmine commented. She nudged Mike, who was wide-eyed. "Some sight, huh?"

"Y-yeah," Mike stammered.

Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)

"To be honest, I was expecting Shawn to have undies on."

End Confessional

Shawn, oblivious to being pants-less, continued to climb behind Gwen. "Screw it!" Gwen decided as she clutched her shorts in her mouth and continued upward. She soon reached the top first. "Looks like the Gophers have won the first challenge," Chris announced.

"Yeah!" Gwen cheered as she held up her shorts, but quickly put them over her underwear. "Man."

"There's no way I lost to Pasty over there!" Shawn complained as he reached the top.

"At least I have some more modesty than you."

"What are you-?"

"Hey, Shawn!" Mike shouted to him. Shawn turned and saw that Mike was smiling as he held up a pair of pants. "Missing something?"

"How did you-?" Shawn began. "If you have that, then..." He looked down to see he was pants-less. He screamed as he grabbed his beanie off of his head and tried to cover himself with it. "Look on the bright side!" Mike shouted to him. "You're the first person to climb a mountain naked!" Shawn just growled at him.

Confessional: Shawn (Killer Bass)

"Oh, it's on now! No one humiliates me and gets away with it!"

End Confessional

Soon, three spotlights were shined in the kitchen. Bridgette and Geoff were under the spotlight on the left, Lightning and Topher were under the spotlight on the right, and the spotlight in the middle was focused on a podium. Dakota did a flip over to it and landed right at it, but Chris popped up instead and brushed himself off. "Nice entrance," Topher told him.

"Thanks, Topher," Chris replied. "And now, round two: the extreme cooking challenge!" Bridgette, Geoff and Lightning watched Dakota crawl away. "Each team must choose who cooks and who eats," Chris explained.

"I was head chef last time," Geoff began to Bridgette. "You'd better cook."

"Lightning will sha-cook up something good!" Lightning declared.

Confessional: Topher (Screaming Gophers)

"Okay, he's no Stephen Hawking. But hey, it's cooking. How bad could he screw it up?"

End Confessional

"Today," Chris explained, "You'll be cooking fugu sashimi: the traditional Japanese poisonous blowfish." A gong rang out, making Topher pale with worry. "The fugu blowfish has enough lethal toxin to kill thirty people." Chef tapped on the glass, and the fish puffed up. "Fishes," he told them, "Meet your maker!" He tossed them onto the cutting boards in front of Lightning and Bridgette. "They must be sliced very carefully to cut around the poisonous organs," Chris explained. "The poison paralyzes the nerves, and there is no antidote. So no worries."

"You have taken biology, right?" Topher asked Lightning. He nodded. "Phew."

"Begin," Chris announced. Lightning poked the fish with his knife, and the fish deflated and went flying out the window. A few moments later, Bridgette had a platter of sushi ready. "Finished," she breathed out. Lightning looked at his plate, which was a fishy blob. He held up a bottle of ketchup as he got a worried look. Bridgette passed her plate to Geoff. He slowly put one of the sushi into his mouth and ate it. After he swallowed it, he waited a moment before smiling. "Excellence!" he told Bridgette.

"Ta-da!" Lightning announced as he passed his plate to Topher. The fishy blob had a ketchup smile on it. Topher slowly took a bite and swallowed it. He gagged before falling to the floor. "I'd thought you said you passed biology," he gurgled to Lightning.

"Who needs that," Lightning began as he flexed his muscles, "When you have this!" Topher's face turned blue before he started spewing. "It's cool," Chris assured the others. "Give him twenty-four hours, and he'll be up walking and breathing good as new."

"Is anyone gonna help this guy?" Geoff asked as he and Bridgette looked on. Chef, in a nurse's uniform, leaned over Topher as he began CPR.

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Soon, Geoff and Bridgette had changed into their swimsuits and ran towards the end of the dock. "Last one in's a rotten blowfish!" Geoff cried out. He stopped in place. "Whoops. Whoa. Gotta put Bunny in a safe spot first." He took Bunny out of his pocket and placed him on the lifeguard chair. "You were so brave to eat that fish," Bridgette told him.

"No biggie," Geoff replied. "I knew I could trust you. You're cool. Know what else is cool?" He let out a whoop as he dove into the water, with Bridgette following behind him.

At the medical tent, Topher was still spewing while Chef prepared a needle. "This won't hurt a bit," he told him. "It'll hurt a whole lot." Back at the dock, Bridgette was drying herself off with a towel while Geoff shook off like a dog. They gasped when they saw a snake creeping behind Bunny. "No!" Geoff cried out as he ran over, but the snake already swallowed Bunny whole. He tried to tackle the snake, but an eagle flew down and scooped it up. "The eagle, Geoff!" Bridgette exclaimed. "Get it!"

"How?!" he asked.

"Grab him by the beak, or the wings or something!" The eagle landed on the dock. "That's it," Geoff said as he crept behind it. Just then, Fang bit into the dock, swallowing the eagle and snake. "Oh, come ON!" Geoff cried out.

Soon, everyone excluding Topher was gathered again. "Good news," Chris announced, "The third round involves three more challenges. It's the three blind challenges! It begins with the blind William Tell, followed by the blind trapeze, and culminating in the treacherous blind toboggan."

"So, where's Bunny?" DJ whispered to Geoff. "I miss him."

"Bunny?" Geoff nervously gulped. "Uh, I'll go get him." He walked off as he and Bridgette shared a nervous look. Chris was setting an arrow on top of DJ's head. "Like legendary marksman William Tell," Chris explained, "You'll be knocking arrows off your partner's head with crab-apples."

"Wasn't it the other way around?" Courtney asked.

"Shush! Also, the shooter will be blindfolded." Everyone moved away from DJ. "The person who knocks off the arrow while causing the least amount of facial damage wins." He shot a crab-apple with a slingshot, which hit DJ in his crotch. "Ooh!" he moaned.

"Ah, nuts," Chris commented as he took off his blindfold. "Scarlett and Max will be one team, and Greg and Destiny will be the other."

"I shall fire the apples because I have an excellent accuracy," Max declared.

"Recall that you're blindfolded, Max," Greg pointed out. Destiny slipped a blindfold over his eyes. "Desi!"

"It's better if you shoot, Greggy," Destiny replied.

"You sure?"

"Trust me." Soon, Scarlett and Destiny had arrows on top of their heads while Greg and Max were blindfolded and loading their slingshots with crab-apples. Max fired at Scarlett, but missed the arrow and hit her stomach. Greg was still aiming his apple when he heard Destiny humming a tune. "Desi, I don't usually say this," he told her, "But could you please be quiet so I can aim?" He raised his arm up when he heard Destiny humming a different tune. "Huh?" he murmured to himself. "Desi doesn't usually change tunes midway." He lowered his arm, and Destiny continued to hum the first tune. "Those songs she's humming," he thought to himself. "I got it!"

"Hurry up and fire!" Austin told him. Max kept firing, but he missed the arrow and kept hitting Scarlett's head and body. Greg just aimed his apple, but stopped when Destiny suddenly went silent. He fired his apple, knocking the arrow off with only one try. "Bulls-eye!" Destiny exclaimed.

"How is that possible?" Heather protested. "He must've cheated!"

"No, he didn't." Destiny walked over to Greg and removed his blindfold. "He just trusted my sense of direction." She gave him a hug. "Sorry about rocking the boat, Greggy."

"It's water under the bridge now, Desi," Greg squeaked out. Max kept firing, hitting a bear, a sasquatch watching TV, and Fang. "It's over, Max!" Scarlett shouted before she was hit in the head again. Chris shook Max. "It's over, man!" he told him. "Let it go!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?!" Max snapped back as he removed his blindfold. Scarlett wobbled a bit. "We did," she moaned before falling over. Soon, the remaining campers were gathered by a trapeze over some water. "And now," Chris announced, "The blind trapeze! To avoid serious injury, the trapeze has been set up over this pond...which is full of jellyfish." Everyone gasped at this. "You two will stand blindfolded until your partners tell you when to jump," Chris explained as he passed a blindfold to Mike and Scott. "And then?" Scott asked.

"Then, hopefully they'll catch you, or that's gonna be one heck of a painful swim."

"And who's going to catch us?" Mike asked.

"Austin for the Bass, and Zoey for the Gophers." Zoey gulped. Austin began to swing on the trapeze with his feet. "Dude, where's Bunny?" DJ asked Geoff.

"Uh," Geoff stuttered. "Well, I...there was a..." DJ began to tear up. "He's not with us anymore. He, uh, hopped away. But I'm sure he'll be back. Sorry, dude."

"No," DJ replied as he wiped away his tears. "It's not your fault, man." He walked away. "My little bunny...he was such a good friend. Bunny! Why'd you do me like this?!" Unknown to everyone, Duncan had walked off. Austin was still swinging. "Ready, Scott?" he asked him.

"Ready as ever," Scott replied.

"When I say 'jump', just take a breath and jump."

"Jump?"

"No! Not-" Scott had already jumped off, but he landed in the electrified water. "Looks like the Bass might not get this one," Chris commented.

Confessional: Austin (Killer Bass)

"Idiot. Why did that idiot jump?"

Confessional: Dawn (Killer Bass)

"Sometimes the universe just, how would you say, 'gives you a freebie'. Thank you, universe."

End Confessionals

Zoey was swinging on the trapeze, though she was a bit nervous. "I'm not sure about this, Mike," she told him. "What if I don't catch you?"

"Relax," Mike told her. "You won't mess up."

"But-"

"Zoey, I need you to listen carefully. Hold out your arms." Zoey held out her arms. "Now, close your eyes."

"Close my eyes?! But I won't see you!"

"Trust me, I have a plan. But I need you to keep talking to me, okay?"

"O-okay, Mike. I trust you." Zoey closed her eyes and held out her arms. "Keep talking, right?" she asked Mike. "Talk about what?"

"Anything you want," Mike replied. "Um, what are some of your favorite things?"

"I-I like retro clothes...and indie theater..." As Zoey talked, Mike suddenly jumped when Zoey got close to the ledge. He grabbed onto her arms. "Open your eyes," he told Zoey. She opened her eyes and saw that she was holding onto Mike. "Talk about blind trust," Gwen commented.

Confessional: Zoey (Screaming Gophers)

"How did Mike know when to jump? Was it just pure luck? And why did he seem so calm about it?"

Confessional: Mike (Screaming Gophers)

"Truth? Well, all I had to do was listen for her voice, and jump when it got the closest. But I also needed Zoey to trust what I was doing. But I knew she would."

End Confessionals

Scott was walking towards the medical tent, but he now had a jellyfish on his back. "Stupid jellyfish," he muttered. It stung him. He sat down on a stretcher. "Got anything for jellyfish?" he asked Chef.

"You okay, Scott?" Courtney asked as she walked in.

"Just peachy. Why are you here?"

"The others wanted someone to check in on you, and I was picked out."

"Great." Scott was stung again before he laid down. Courtney then noticed Duncan luring a rabbit away with a carrot. "What's Duncan doing with a rabbit?" she wondered.

"And now," Chris announced, "The final leg: the blind toboggan race."

"The say what?" Leshawna asked.

"Each team will have a driver and a navigator. The driver steers while the navigator shouts directions. Oh, yeah, and the driver will be blindfolded. Looks like some of you are dropping like flies, huh? Keep losing you guys. Oh, well. Uh, Helga drives while Rodney navigates, and DJ drives while Dawn navigates." Soon, they were up on top of a massive hill. "I know you're upset about your bunny friend," Dawn told DJ, "But we also must focus. It could be life or near-fatal injury."

"Bunny deserted me," DJ quietly said. "Why should I trust you?"

"Because we must win this for our team." Dawn noticed Chef putting something on the toboggans. "Just lubing them up," he explained with a smile. "Get a little more speed to it." Soon, the pairs were on the toboggan, and DJ and Helga were blindfolded. "On your marks," Chris began, "Get set..." He blew his air horn as he and Chef pushed the toboggans down the hill. "Go right," Rodney told Helga. However, she turned left. "No, right!"

Confessional: Helga (Screaming Gophers)

"Ginger Boy ended up getting us lost before, so why should I trust him with directions again?"

End Confessional

"Mind the trees, DJ!" Dawn warned him. DJ moved around it while Helga and Rodney were launched by a rock. "I feel like we are flying!" Helga exclaimed with joy. The toboggan soon landed on a river. Rodney screamed when he saw the waterfall ahead. "I don't want to die!" he screamed with fear. "HOLD ME, HELGA!" They soon fell off and were flung by a branch.

"DJ!" Dawn told him. "We need you to steer! Bunny would want you to keep going on!"

"Hey, DJ!" Duncan suddenly shouted. "Look who I found!" He held up his hands to reveal a rabbit in his hands. "I don't believe it!" Dawn exclaimed. "Duncan found your bunny friend!"

"Don't tease me, man," DJ replied. He lifted his blindfold and saw the bunny. "Bunny! You came back!" He put the blindfold back down. "Alright, let's do this!"

"Left!" Dawn told him. "Right! Go, DJ, go!" Helga and Rodney had landed next to them. "Right," Rodney told Helga but she went left. "No! Listen! Ah! Go left!" Helga just went right. "Careful, or you'll crash!"

"Ginger Boy close mouth!" Helga shouted. "You no good with directions!"

"Left!" Dawn warned DJ. An explosion went off next to them. "What the heck was that?!" DJ exclaimed. Chris held up a fuse box. "We had a few explosives leftover," he explained, "And I just hate to waste." He pressed the lever, setting off more explosions. "Left!" Rodney shouted.

"Right!" Dawn shouted. "Left!" Dawn and DJ were set upwards by another explosion, and they soon crashed on top of the finish line. Helga and Rodney stopped just at it. The Bass cheered while the Gophers just stood there agape. DJ removed his blindfold and ran over to Duncan. He scooped up the bunny and cradled it. "Thanks, Duncan," he sniffled. "You're the best."

"Whatever, man," Duncan scoffed. "It's just a stupid rabbit."

"I can't believe you found a new bunny for DJ," Courtney told him. "You're a good guy."

"What? No, I'm not."

"You are. You're actually nice."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I saw you do it, Duncan."

"Whatever. He wouldn't leave me alone. Weird rabbit." Courtney just looked at Duncan, a smirk on her face. "Okay, fine," Duncan admitted in a whisper. "I did it. Are you happy now? Listen, don't tell anybody, okay? I don't want 'em to think I'm soft or anything."

"Your secret's safe with me," Courtney assured him. As she walked off, Duncan stared wide-eyed at the camera.

Confessional: Duncan (Killer Bass)

"I'm not nice, okay? Just to set the record straight."

End Confessional

Chef rolled a paralyzed Topher over to the Gophers with a wheelchair. "And the Bass are the winners of the toboggan race!" Chris announced. The Bass cheered at this. "Unfortunately, I said these were blind challenges. By taking off the blindfold for a moment, you broke the number-one rule. Which makes the Gophers today's winners!" The Gophers now cheered. "We broke our losing streak!" Zoey cheered.

That night, the Bass were all seated at the campfire ceremony. Beardo, Destiny, Greg, Bridgette, Duncan, Alejandro, Dave, Sky, Dawn, DJ, Geoff and Shawn were in the back row while Scott, Anne-Maria, Sam, Harold, Austin, Courtney, Luna, Brick and Jo were in the front row. "Who wants a treat?" Chris began as he held up a plate of marshmallows. "A tasty goodie that represents exemption, security, peace of mind..."

"Just get on with it," Courtney sighed.

"And if you don't get a marshmallow, you have to walk the Dock of Shame and you can never come back. Ever. Let's see...a marshmallow for Jo, Duncan, Brick, Destiny, Beardo, Greg, Bridgette, Sam, Sky, Dave and Courtney." He tossed each person named a marshmallow, and they caught it. "DJ, Alejandro, Anne-Maria, Geoff, Luna, Dawn, Harold and Shawn," Chris continued as he tossed them a marshmallow, "Well done. Looks like we only have one left. Scott and Austin, the final marshmallow..." Austin looked at Scott, who only glared back.

Confessional: Scott (Killer Bass)

"Sorry, dude, but I need someone to boot, and I convinced most of the guys that you screwed up. So long, cowboy!"

End Confessional

Austin gulped while Scott glared at the last marshmallow. "Come on already," Courtney muffled between bites.

"Don't rush me!" Chris told her. "The audience eats up this kind of dramatic conclusion." Courtney sighed. "..."

"...Scott." Chris tossed the last marshmallow to Scott, to Austin's surprise. "Fine," Austin said with disdain. "But when you need someone with my skills, don't go crying on my good name!"

Confessional: Austin (Killer Bass)

"Those idiots are gonna regret it. On the plus side, I'll see Sugar again. WHA-HOO!"

End Confessional

Scott just ate his marshmallow while he waved at Austin. "The rest of you are safe," Chris told the Bass. "For now." At the cabins, Echo had walked out while holding Luna's spell book when she saw Brian fixing the campfire after the Bass had left. "Still putting on the innocent act, Echo?" he asked her.

"As long as you keep your big mouth shut," she countered, "Those dolts won't think it's an act. And with Luna's book of darkness here, I'm practically invincible!"

"Just pray that your P.O. isn't watching this."

"Meaning?"

"If I recall correctly, you're still on parole for theft, and if any stolen property was in your possession, it could get you sent back to juvenile hall again. That would certainly spoil your chances of that million, wouldn't it?"

"If you squeal about that, I'll tell all the guys back home exactly how you managed to get the main roles in all those plays. Keep that in mind." Echo walked off, leaving Brian alone. "I will," he whispered. "Just you wait, Miss Sunshine."

And here's another chapter! Wow! Can't believe how far this story's coming. Over fifty reviews and over 100,000 words!

Anyway, to the chapter itself. I know Austin's boot was a bit...unexpected, but out of all the Bass players, he's the one with the least amount of plot, so sadly, he had to be cut.

Did you like some of the pairings? I kept some of the canonical ones, like Heather and Gwen, and Bridgette and Geoff, but I also had some other ones, like Topher and Lightning, Duncan and Shawn, and DJ and Dawn.

And the ending has a bit of a cliffhanger here, doesn't it? Might this fact come into play?

The next challenge will put the campers through boot camp, Chef Hatchet style. Until next time, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and happy holidays.