Total Drama: Ultimate Islands!
Episode 5: Boating The Average!
Part 1: Chilling and Willing
The Striking Swordfishes are chilling in a hot tub.
The Rugged Rhinos are willing to take the win and their alliances are willing to do their own thing.
The Daring Deers aren't exactly getting top billing anymore for their decent performances.
And The Crafty Crows need some shillings...I just wanted to the word-smithing thing for this fifth episode with a challenge upon the high seas and these four teams are going to do crazy things in order to survive the four-person elimination challenge!
Either way, it's the standard TD:UI fare and you guys can review it.
"Last time on Total Drama: Ultimate Islands, we had a bit of a throwback!"
The cliff dive was back with the 115 contestants, though only in a best of recap.
"These 115 contestants dived into the ocean...with sharks! Some of them were unlucky enough to deal with the sharks!"
The shark fighters were, of course, shown with their unique ways of dealing with the sharks.
"And then their teams tried to make cool wood things and some were terrible, some were rad."
The messy and shoddy treehouse and the green gazebo with a pipe were there.
"But in the end, The Deers and Crows made some lame things and had to vote! And Jude, Sir Daniel and Tomo got their votes and were sent off the island...never to return!"
The three people that were voted off the show were shown off on the Sling-yacht of Shame.
"Will these two teams lose again on the deck? Will the Striking Swordfishes get a hole in their sails? And will the Rhinos finally fall to the waves? Find all of that out in...Total Drama: Ultimate Islands!"
That's right, we've got an alternate intro!
Another day, another intro and this time, Chris was just standing out there...clicking his own fingers towards the camera, as Deadpool and Pit grabbed the camera from...somewhere and did their own poses.
Deadpool had his swords out, kneeling respectfully...as Pit did a fistbump in respect to his forth-wall breaking comrade, swords out for some guy and...Genos practically flew in to catch them both out of there.
The camera finally moved to another place and this place was the now open volleyball court, as Kageyama threw a random set to Michiru, who used her powers to slam down the ball onto the other side.
The setter and the tanuki beast(wo)man both celebrated until Gloria sat on the volleyball unknowingly and Kageyama got angry enough to throw Gloria, but it was definitely an attempt...as the wet hippo just gave a sassy look.
Miko and Pit were actually gaming in the cabin, looking at each other and spacing out for a moment and then the angel just flew in the cabin to get swatted by Chloe, carrying her makeup.
And Kugisaki Nobara was looking at the French blonde, sparking up in a bit of rivalries in their own eyes...as Kipo, plain angry, basically put a space in the middle of them with her pink Jaguar arm...as the camera turned around to Kipo, who looked sorry.
Mikasa was flying through the trees with her ODM gear, as Wario was attempting to fly up with her, as Genos threw him far enough to almost hit Mikasa...the scout of course dodged the entrepreneur and was carrying him now.
Mikasa landed on the ground with Genos, as Wario was flying through the air...to get caught by Giovanni Potage, who then put down the smoke and Wario unloaded his own fart, making Tomo run into the confessional blindly with a weird smile.
Of course, Sir Daniel got bashed out of the toilet with his sword ready, before seeing his teammate down for the count and Papyrus being shocked by Tomo's downed state.
The skeletons were looking at a downed Japanese girl, as Darkness attempted to swing at the skeletons randomly...before making Rapunzel instinctively swing her frying pan at the crusader and the princess apologising immediately, as Darkness had a weird smile.
And then later, Soma was cooking up his own food with a smug smile, as Shego looked interested in the good food and Lord Hater burning the food...as Soma put it down for the both of them, Lord Hater wincing at his and Shego just smiling with the food with an idea.
Shego just stuffed the bad food in Lord Hater, so he choked for a second and Owen was actually taken aback by the choking incident...so he grabbed the food from Lord Hater's throat.
Noah had a look of 'can't you believe I deal with this everyday', as he saw all of that on the table.
Transitioning to another location, Haida was just playing the guitar in his striped shirt...as Tiny Tina blew it up with a confident smile and shoved herself in front of the camera, as the hyena looked saddened at his blown-up guitar...and then Gum was got done with a special graffiti project that impressed the both of them.
Sandy was doing some science experimentation in her yellow jumpsuit...as Kipo and Judy were both looking interested, the latter getting a bit too close for comfort and of course, it blew up.
And for the last of the daytime shots, Riku and Sakura were doing some training to each other, Keyblade to fists, the camera switch perspectives to show
And then in the night, Terry Bogard carried some firewood...wiping the sweat of his brow...with Kyo finally lighting it up with his hands and then waving away the fire...leading to the title to show up.
And we've got two more intros to boot!
And the winning team were all chilling in their segregated hot tubs, as the night time really giving the wooden hot tub rooms their whole different moods...which somehow made them in the area.
"...I think you should chill with the hot tub zoning. I can't believe I said this." Tails was facepalming in the hot tub.
"Let's be honest...this area of the hot tub is for cool people only." Sokka said, basically fist bumping Oikawa and Lowain on both sides. "Definitely."
"That's right, I'm pretty cool!" Oikawa proclaimed, as Sokka was chilling with him. "Though you should calm down about the hot tub."
"Nah, guys, we're just having fun being cool." Sokka stated, as Tails just shrugged.
"Eh, you're making too big of a deal around it." Tails accepted it, as Khun had a smug grin.
The guys that were able to chill in the hot tub were having a pretty decent time, as they were feeling themselves get relaxed in real time and the ladies were having the same kind of experience.
"You're a real life furry?!" Arle shouted.
"Yes, you're not the first person to say it here." Amelia said, being a whole cat lady. "We did win pretty clearly as well."
"Yeah, we aced it...'cause apparently the guys are totally skaters." Arle said.
"I don't think they are. Joseph didn't even know what a skateboard was and neither do I." Amelia said, still very confident. "But we won anyway."
"Pssh, he definitely looks like a skater!" Arle shouted.
"Ladies, we can talk about Joseph being good looking later. Right now, we've got a win to take advantage of." Cassie explained, ready to do some planning. "And skills that we can use."
"Can't we just have a good time for a moment?" Kasumi asked, Arle and Min Min nodding to that. "We're a pretty strong team skills-wise, so it's not that big of a deal."
"Yeah, was just thinking about us." Cassie said, taking in the grace of the hot tub.
*The Heavy's confessional*
"The hot tub feel different when you really go in it and talk with your comrades about weapon and powers." Heavy said, being very relaxed. "We are in good team with only two crybabies!"
*Confessional cut*
Though the first place team was sitting in the hot tub one night, then slept and then had a good time chilling with each other the next day and the third place team had the determination to deal with their loss.
The Rhinos were second and Azula's alliance had a whole different discussion on said day...all of them sitting together.
"What the actual fuck do those guys that we don't?" Harley Quinn asked. "Stuff to have? Balls?"
"No way, I don't think they have that much balls." Squirrel Girl answered with a smirk. "They've just got mad skills."
"Yeah, they're no joke." Harley Quinn said, not even remotely bothered. "We're on the same team, why are we talking about this?"
"Because they have the potential to divide the team into pieces and honestly, that we lessen our chances of winning the challenges. I don't need to say that a divided team wouldn't help in this stage of the game." Azula explained, taking things incredibly seriously. "Also, this other alliance isn't even united."
"I mean, what's up with that?" Harley Quinn asked. "Must be some kind of crazy shit."
"A few of the members don't exactly like being in that alliance and we could easily move them out of that alliance." Azula noticed with a smile. "And then eliminate the rest."
"Okay, now we're talking! But how, we're still all on the same team." Tron Bonne said.
"Hold up, let's do it old-school!" Harley Quinn plled out the bat, as Tron Bonne slapped her on the head. "You want some."
"If we do something that stupid, you and I are probably going to be eliminated." Tron Bonne stated, a little tired of dumb solutions. "Besides, what can we do?"
"Nothing really aside from watching the alliance." Yumeko said...while two guys were sneaking through in the background. "Did you see that?"
"I think we need someone that's outside of the alliance to figure that out. Someone who can listen and yet be silent." Azula said, ready to enact her thing. "Squirrel Girl, I bet you could hang on a tree."
"No doubt about it...I swear there's-" Squirrel Girl remarked.
"Well, you should listen in on their conversations to see what they're planning." Azula had a smile. "I won't let them win."
"Alright. Just letting you know."
A flour explosion came out of nowhere on the table from three different people that weren't interested in strategy or alliances, as the five ladies were angered.
"Hah, get pranked together!" Muscle Man proclaimed, as Tendou crouched down to do the high-five. "I bet you were talking about important stuff."
"No, we weren't." Yumeko immediately replied, which got Muscle Man and JFK laughing.
*JFK's confessional*
The guy was still laughing with the guy outside.
"Yeah, we er-uh, got 'em good!" JFK shouted, trying to hold back laughter. "Maybe I came here to get some tail...and those ladies aren't tail except the squirrel girl. Er-uh, I bet she's got...nut powers!"
*Confessional cut*
The other alliance of the Rhinos were definitely being seen by some other people and they weren't even on the same team in the forest, as Sandy and Mikasa were actually hanging out in the area.
"Wait, why are we here?" Sandy asked.
"Trust me, it's for a good reason." Mikasa told her.
The squirrel and the scout were definitely witnessing the meeting that Dante and Shulk weren't exactly excited about and the other three were...ambivalent about.
"Well, I'm glad that we can be friends of sorts." Basil said, still unimpressed. "Still though, why did you do that in the last challenge?"
"Because it would help our team...don't you care about the team?" Coachman stated with a grin.
"Don't pretend it's about anything other than testing the other teams." Basil said right back.
"Honestly, I did both at the same time. Detective, these other teams not as stupid as you think." Coachman said, as Basil just rolled his eyes.
"I know. So, why are we here?" Basil said, as Pinstripe just shrugged his shoulders.
"As you may know, there's another alliance in the game." Coachman said with a smirk. "I'd say making me the team leader would work pretty well through us continuously winning these challenges."
"Yeah, I'd like to be safe from elimination. But how the hell are you going to do that?" Pinstripe asked, as Basil nodded.
"Azula's such a stupid child with so much power...what if someone took those away, right?" Coachman explained with a suspicious smile. "Honestly, I think I would make her regret being here."
"...Uh, what about Tifa?" Pinstripe asked, a little more taken aback.
"Trust me, she'll fall." Coachman said. "Well, we had a good meeting, right?"
"Damn, you're...ambitious, but how the hell are you going to do that without getting noticed?" Pinstripe said, a little bit scared.
"Azula is still a fourteen year old girl, so I don't think it would be that hard." Basil said, being very stern. "But from what I know, she'd still make a better leader than you."
"Who really knows? You may not." Coachman remarked, practically revelling in a weird feeling. "Well, then, we should get ready for the next challenge then."
Dante and Shulk just gave a nervous thumbs up, as they were just going into the toilet and Pinstripe followed them 'cause he had to do number two...the three of them walking in.
"I think that's just insurrection! And he looks like a guy that you wouldn't want to insurrect with!" Dante remarked.
"Honestly, you should just give him a chance." Pinstripe groaned. "I'm gonna take a piss."
"Well, we're all going to the same toilet anyways. Might as well share our time together." Shulk remarked, trying to lighten the mood.
*Shulk's confessional*
"As much as this truce became a good alliance, some part of me is telling me that there's something really wrong about to happen." Shulk said. "At least, Dante's a pretty cool friend."
*Confessional cut*
The two alliances of the Rhinos were actually sitting in the cafeteria, the mood in it still being relatively positive...despite the fact that the Crows got last place once again and they weren't super jazzed about losing again.
It was also 9:30 am with some of them still resting their heads on the yellow table, others were just getting their time by arguing and the rest were thinking about random things.
Except for Pit and Miko were just looking at each other once again and Sandy and Mikasa had returned too, so the two team leaders noticed.
"Wait, what did I miss?" Sandy asked. "Are you two looking at each other?"
"Yes, what's wrong with that!" Miko shouted, as Pit was just waving his hands.
"Nothing's wrong with it...chill out." Sandy tried to calm the gamer down.
"Okay, you've got to respect our privacy!" Miko yelled, as Pit just did the hand sign for cutting it out. "We're cool, right?"
"Not really, but honestly, I've seen some things." Sandy remarked, as a good chunk of the team was looking at her.
"Man, whatever you've seen is nothing compared to this food. It's definitely something." Haida said, trying to avoid Chef's dirty eye. "Also, those two are doing something."
"Well, they sure are." Mikasa added her own two cents. "I know how it feels to love someone...though it could not be that."
"It's nothing like that, we're just gaming and chilling together." Pit answered. "Nothing too big."
"Sure is just chilling." Haida remarked, as Pit just made a noise.
"Don't worry, you two are incredibly cool. relationship or not!" Kipo said, attempting to put her arms around the two of them. "Also, also...you two are a pretty strong duo."
"Nice!" Haida said, seeing Kyo and Kageyama shout at each other. "By the way, volleyball guy and fire guy are arguing with each other again."
"On it!" Kipo shouted, as she moved seats...allowing the two people who could game to be together again.
There was a whole bunch of awkward silence, as the potential relationship between the angel and the gamer stopped whatever conversation and it was up to someone to talk again on their questionable food.
"Didn't you have something to tell us?" Miko asked, practically mid-bite.
"Oh yeah...the Rhinos have got two alliances." Sandy said...making sure that the other teams didn't hear.
"...Kinda insane, but there's like 30 people on that team." Miko said, not taking it seriously. "So, what else do you have?"
"The old guy's leading one of them." Sandy said, as Miko was struggling to hold in laughter and someone piped in.
"Damn, for real?" Nobara just chuckled. "Can't wait to see how long that lasts."
"From what I heard...I doubt it." Sandy had a smile, as the squirrel and the jujutsu sorcerer was chuckling...with Miko in tow.
*Nobara's confessional*
"Some old-ass guy just shows up, makes an alliance and then just declares some stupid stuff. Now that's pretty funny!" Nobara exclaimed with a smile.
*Confessional cut*
The clock rang at 10am and literally as if the bell summoned a thing, Chris came out of nowhere to greet all of the teams once again in the mess hall...though this time, he looked a little bit different.
"Nigga, you look like you ride a paped-up yacht!" Riley attempted a good insult.
"Yeah...what he said!" Yuri declared, not understanding a single word.
Chris actually looked like a sailing soldier with the white hat, sailor's shirt and all of the general things that came with wearing a sailor's uniform.
"Thanks for the compliment, young dude. I know you're wondering what today's challenge is...and yeah, you guys are going to be going out in boats!"
All of the contestants were silent, besides Owen and Rock were just cheering on the challenge...despite the potential Chris factor.
"But it ain't just an ordinary boat challenge! Oh no...you guys are going to race and battle each other through a simple ol' course and trust me, it's going to be dangerous!"
And everybody was really silent, as the Chef was just doing his thing with his crew of cooks.
"Meet me at the docks at 11, alright?" Chris asked, as there was a lot of held-back laughter. "I'm not gonna change my clothes and my good looks."
"Uh, not true...I like your clothes!" Yuri shouted, as the host was going away.
The host went away, as the Deers were looking more than determined to ace this boat challenge and two people in particular were standing up tall.
"Listen, some of us may believe in God, some of you may not and some of you hate him...I'm not naming names, but we can clear this challenge if we have the right chances!" Tanya explained, as Snake raised an eyebrow.
"Who was talking about God? Anyways, let's just not lose this time...since most of you have been on a boat before...we should be good." Snake continued the sentiment, getting a lot of cheers from the deers. "What was that about-"
"Never mind, just a slip-up."
The short 13-year old blonde soldier and the gruff middle-aged super soldier were giving a look of clear confidence, as Samus stepped in.
"Hey, don't do anything stupid." Samus told Tanya.
"Would I do that?" Tanya asked...as Samus gave her a judgemental look. "You have my word, I guess."
"Good."
The Deers were walking as a team that had been last, then second and then back to third, most of them not smiling about any challenge that they had.
"This is definitely not a good situation." Samurai Jack said.
"I know...I'm stuck here and we're losing a lot too." Tanjiro stated, as he looked at the samurai. "I don't think I've seen you before...you're like an old-school samurai."
"You could say that. I got ripped from my time to the future...and I've been trying to get back to the past for a while." Samurai Jack explained.
"...You must be a samurai from the future, I guess. I'm just slaying demons, trying to make sure that they don't hurt people." Tanjiro said with disbelief.
"Technically, you're right." Jack answered, willing to let Tanjiro not believe him.
"Well, let's be friends. I don't know if I'm right, but we might have a lot in common." Tanjiro said, just shrugging off the story. "Come on, Samurai Jack."
"Yes, we should."
There was also someone else that was watching.
*Samus' confessional*
The bounty hunter looked happy.
"Seeing two people get together despite being an unlikely duo is pretty cool on my end. The last time I teamed up...it didn't go too well, but Snake's definitely a reliable teammate and leader...never mind, I'm not saying anything else." Samus said, keeping it matter-of-fact.
*Confessional cut*
The 120 contestants were actually at the same docks that most of them had arrived in, as the host and the co-host felt the ocean wind, the midday sun and the comfort of their sailor suit.
"Welcome to the fourth challenge! McLean's Battle Boat Race!" Chris announced. "This challenge named after yours truly requires to get only one boat to...that island over there!"
The buoy-marked course led to a smaller island, but it was no less green and also had a bunch of camp buildings, as there were four earmarked docks for each team with their respective flags on the opposite side of said island.
"Each team gets a coloured speedboat to carry three people to the other side said island...and they don't really have any weapons! But here's the fun part, because your team's striped boats have weapons to either assist their teammates or accidentally set off the sea mines!"
There were a fair amount of sea mines, typical in any well-respected Total Drama naval challenge.
"Additionally, anyone with powers can use them to shoot at the speedboats, but those with powers in the speedboat can only use them to defend yourselves from losing!"
There was even a picture of the rule of powers being demonstrated
"Whoever is the last one standing or the first to reach the island wins the hot tubs! And the bottom two teams, wherever they sink or lose the race, will have to vote off two people...again!"
"Oh no, again?!" Reg shouted, as he and Tails were looking at each other.
"Alright, campers, get to picking your speedboat guys..."
All four teams had dispersed to different locations, not willing to let their enemies know about what they'd picked for their teammates.
"...You got fifteen minutes! They're gonna go after the break!"
To be continued in the second part...with some actual boat action between the speedy ones and the cannon-carrying ones and of course, to all of the people that think I'm going to cancel it quickly...
...I've got a lot more story to write and a lot more challenges to deal with like this one!