The episode opened with Chris on the Dock of Shame. "Previously, on Total Drama Island...The teams were tasked with cooking a three course meal consisting of an appetizer, a main course and a dessert that would be judged by me. Since they were on a losing streak and running out of options, the Screaming Gophers appointed Michelle as their head chef for the challenge, and our resident gamer girl decided to create a few recipes from one of her favorite Mimtemdo games in real life. The Killer Bass, on the other hand, appointed Melissa as their head chef, and Melissa had a very luxurious feast in mind to serve to me, and that feast would have definitely won them the challenge, but unfortunately, Socorro made the grave mistake of entrusting his pet ostriches with guarding the food while the Killer Bass were watching the Screaming Gophers' three course meal. Socorro's pet ostriches then proceeded to eat the Killer Bass' three course meal, which allowed the Screaming Gophers to finally break their pathetic losing streak and avoid elimination for once. Melissa got pretty p.o.'d with Socorro for costing them the challenge, to the point where she didn't allow him and his ostriches to eat at the feast that the Killer Bass had won from the Viewer's Vote. Even though Melissa had been so harsh towards Socorro, the majority of the Killer Bass still voted out Socorro and his ostriches, sending them on a one way trip on the Boat of Losers." Chris spoke as he gave a recap of the events of the previous episode before the scene cut back to him on the Dock of Shame.

"I had the feeling that the campers were having it way too easy with the last few challenges, so I'm going to give them something different today. Will the Screaming Gophers be able to stay away from the dreaded campfire ceremony once more? Will the Killer Bass start building up a losing streak once more? Which team will get to enjoy a reward after the challenge? And just who will be leaving the island by the end of this episode? Find out in the most dramatic campfire ceremony yet, on Total...Drama...Island!" Chris finished as the intro began to play.

Two spotlights rose into the air and were turned on. A camera rose from the ground where a groundhog was lying on while another camera came out of a tree.

Dear mom and dad, I'm doing fine.

The camera zoomed across the camp before heading over the edge of the cliff and going underwater to show Kylie swimming there as a shark followed from behind. She then proceeded to bravely kick the shark in the face and swam away as the shark rubbed its snout in pain. The camera proceeded to rise to the surface of the water where Sasha was sitting in a motorboat that she had just fixed with a wrench and gave a small smile to the camera.

You guys are on my mind.

The camera then went into the forest to find Michelle playing a game on her handheld as Tessa was painting her doing this. However, she was soon disturbed by Regina sliding down a tree trunk on a skateboard and hopping over Michelle and Tessa, causing the trestle that Tessa's painting was standing on the collapse and the painting to fall onto her, covering her in paint before she looked at the camera in annoyance.

You asked me what I wanted to be,

The camera continued to follow Regina riding her skateboard through the forest as she passed by Miles, giving him a high five as she did so. Miles grinned as he gave Regina a thumbs up and then ran off into the forest.

And I think the answer is plain to see...

Hana was practicing her Judo moves in an open clearing in the forest. As she did so, she accidentally kicked against a wire which caused a platform in a tree above her to collapse and then a bucket of water fell onto her, soaking her judo gi. Hana was visibly upset as she looked around for any perpetrators before the camera zoomed out to reveal Kennedy and Mason hiding behind a rock, struggling to contain their laughter.

I wanna be famous.

The camera then began following Nathan and Melissa as they were jogging out of the forest and towards camp as they smiled at each other.

I wanna live close to the sun.

The camera then zoomed towards a waterfall where Valerie and Victoria were slap fighting with each other in a canoe which promptly fell off the waterfall with them inside. Socorro was standing on a wooden log and was horrified to see Valerie and Victoria fall down the waterfall, but then the log he was standing on collapsed underneath him as he fell as well.

Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won.

The camera then turned to Zane leaning against the outhouse confessional as he was waiting for the person who occupied it to come out. Sybil then proceeded to come out of the outhouse as she and Zane looked at each other in awkward silence.

Everything to prove, nothing in my way.

The camera then went into the mess hall as Chef was preparing a meal in there. He smiled as he looked at Oliver and Aston, whom he had tied up with rope. Oliver and Aston nervously looked at each other before looking at Chef.

I'll get there one day.

The camera then turned to Dustin and Lester playing chess against each other, with Dustin winning the game as he raised his arms in victory as Lester just shrugged his shoulders, being indifferent to losing the game of chess.

'Cause I wanna be famous.

The scene then showed Cameron and Grayson at the beach, staring at Janson, who was lying on the beach before he splashed his bare torso with water, turning it to steam, causing Cameron to fan her face in admiration while Grayson shook his head in annoyance at his sister's reaction.

Na na na na na na, na na na na, na na na na na na.

The scene then then showed a seagull with plastic around its neck drifting on the water as a shark jumped over it before being pulled underwater by an octopus.

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!

The camera then turned to Johan, who was sitting on a stool on the Dock of Shame with his guitar as he began to play it. He then proceeded to throw his baseball cap into the air as the camera began to follow it. The scene then turned to nighttime as Johan was sitting at the campfire and caught his baseball cap again before putting it back on his head. Chris and Chef then showed up with marshmallows.

[Whistling] I wanna be, I wanna be famous.

The camera then zoomed out to show all 24 campers sitting around the campfire, as well as a sign that read "Total Drama Island" on it.

The scene then cut to most of the Killer Bass sitting on the porch of their cabin. They were bummed out by Socorro's departure the other night. "Man, poor Socorro...I get that he cost us the last challenge by leaving his ostriches alone in the kitchen with our three course meal, but he didn't deserve that harsh treatment from Melissa..." Mason frowned.

Nathan nodded in agreement. "Yeah...Melissa might be my girlfriend, but I agree that her treatment towards Socorro the other night was uncalled for." He replied with a frown on his face.

"Yeah...I hope that Socorro's doing well back home...I'll definitely be rooting for him while he's back home." Kennedy then spoke.

"I'm sure Socorro wouldn't have wanted us to feel so in the dumps over his departure, so let's try and win this next challenge for him, okay, guys?" Kylie then spoke up, trying to lift the group's spirit.

Mason started smiling again. "You're right, Kylie. I'm sure Socorro would be very happy if we won the challenge for him." He replied to the cheerleader in a more cheerful tone of voice.

"Yeah! For Socorro!" Kennedy cheered as the rest of the Killer Bass cheered alongside her.

"Hey, guys. So what were you all talking about?" Melissa asked as she walked up to the rest of the Bass.

"Oh, nothing special." Mason shrugged.

"Yep, just ordinary chatter." Regina chimed in with a glare at Melissa.

Melissa knew well why the other Bass were giving her this vibe. "Alright. Well, if the next challenge comes around, I'll see you there." She replied before walking off again.

Nathan looked at the others and sighed. "Sorry, guys. I need to go talk with Melissa." He said as he got up and ran after Melissa. Regina was about to get up and give chase, but Kylie stopped her.

"Leave it, Regina. They're still boyfriend and girlfriend. Melissa may have been wrong to mistreat Socorro like that, but that doesn't mean she doesn't deserve to be denied comfort from her boyfriend." Kylie told the daredevil.

Regina sighed. "I know, Kylie...I know..." She said as she sat back down again.

-Confessional: Regina-

"Even though I voted for Socorro the other night, I feel guilty about it. He was a really nice guy who deserved to stay in the game longer than he did. Melissa may be strong and nice, but sometimes she can get really mean too, and I don't really like that. If I can get a chance to vote Melissa out, I'll definitely do so."

-End Confessional-

-Confessional: Melissa-

"I can tell that some of the members on my team are mad at me because of how mean I was to Socorro the other night. I admit that it was wrong of me to do that, but the frustration of losing the challenge because of those pea brained beasts that accompany Socorro all the time clouded my mind and didn't allow me to think clearly. I'm just hoping that my team is still willing to work with me so that we can win this challenge and avoid another campfire ceremony."

-End Confessional-

As Melissa was walking away from her team's cabin, Nathan caught up to her and began walk next to her. "Hey, Mel. You okay?" Nathan asked Melissa as they walked.

Melissa sighed. "Not really...I get the feeling that some of the other people on our team are mad at me because of how mean I was to Socorro the other night..." She admitted.

Nathan nodded at that, putting an arm around Melissa's neck. "Yeah, that harsh treatment towards Socorro was uncalled for, but I'm sure that despite them being mad at you for it, they'll be able to put it aside and work with you to try and win this next challenge. I'm sure that's what Socorro would have wanted them to do." He told his girlfriend with a reassuring smile.

Melissa smiled at that. "Thanks, Nate. That's exactly what I needed. Thanks for the sweet words." She told her boyfriend before kissing his cheek.

Nathan chuckled at that as he hugged Melissa. "Anytime, baby. Anything to make you feel better." He told Melissa with a smile before the camp speakers screeched, indicating the next challenge was going to be announced.

"A'ight, listen up, you maggots! Report your asses to the Dock of Shame in 5 minutes, pronto! And if y'all ain't there when those 5 minutes are up, I'll get really mad!" Chef shouted over the camp speakers.

The Screaming Gophers and the Killer Bass looked at each other in confusion. "Strange, usually it's Chris who comes onto the speakers for the challenge announcement." Zane remarked.

"I have a pretty fucking bad feeling about this..." Valerie said as she squinted her eyes in suspicion. The scene then cut to both teams standing on the Dock of Shame. Chef was standing in front of them, dressed in a green ranger hat, black sunglasses, an army green tank top, army green cargo pants and black combat boots, an outfit reminiscent of a drill instructor at military school.

"A'ight, listen up! For this challenge, you'll be referring to me as Master Chief Hatchet, and you will only speak when spoken to! Do you maggots understand that?!" Chef asked the campers as he walked back and forth in front of them.

"Sir, yes, sir!" The campers all replied in unison.

"Bullshit, I can't hear you! Sound like y'all got a pair!" Chef replied back.

"Sir, yes, sir!" The campers all repeated in unison.

"That's more like it!" Chef replied before looking at some of the campers. "Stand like a true soldier, will ya?!" He shouted before walking up to Janson and poking him in the legs with a stick. "Legs straight! Back straight! Head straight up!" Chef then shouted as he adjusted Janson to stand like that.

"A'ight, now listen up! For today's challenge, I'll be putting you little shitheads through boot camp! I'll be pushing you to your limits, and then once your limits have been reached, I shall be pushing you over your limits! And once I've pushed you over your limits, you maggots will be dropping out of boot camp! Boot camp ends on Day 1, but Day 1 of boot camp won't end until someone drops out! If you're ready to drop out of boot camp, walk up to this bell here and ring it!" Chef explained as he walked up to a yellow bell with a rope attached to it and pointed at it.

"The camper who manages to survive boot camp the longest without dropping out will win the challenge for their team and allow their team to avoid elimination! The losers, on the other hand, will be voting out a maggot at the campfire tonight!" Chef continued.

"Uh, I'm not trying to be predictable and speak when I'm not spoken to, but what happened to Chris?" Miles asked before getting a knee to the stomach from Chef, causing the machiavellian to wheeze as he dropped onto his knees, clutching his stomach in pain.

"Did I speak to you, maggot?! 'Cause I don't remember saying a god damn thing to you!" Chef shouted at Miles.

Miles coughed from the blow to the stomach that Chef gave him. "No, sir..." He coughed once more.

"That's what I thought! Now get back on your feet, and if you speak once more when not spoken to, I'll hit you harder in a spot that'll hurt you even more!" Chef shouted at Miles.

Michelle glared at Chef. "Whose idea was it to put you in charge of this challenge?" She asked Chef as she crossed her arms.

"That's none of your god damn business, soldier! Now shut your fucking mouth before I break your portable gaming computer in half!" Chef shouted at her as Michelle silently fumed with anger.

-Confessional: Valerie-

Valerie glared at the camera. "I don't know whose sick, twisted idea it was to put that pendejo in charge of today's challenge, but if that pendejo wants to push me to my limits, I'll give him a run for his money! My papi always taught me that this world is rough, and if a mujer's gonna make it, she's gotta be tough! And I'll be putting those words into practice today!"

-End Confessional-

-Confessional: Chef-

"I'm gonna be relentless to all of these kids today, but I'm gonna be even more relentless towards Valerie today! I swear to everything holy her dad's gonna cry when he sees what I've done to her!"

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to both teams standing on the beach, with two different colored canoes next to them: A green colored canoe for the Screaming Gophers, and a red colored canoe for the Killer Bass. "A'ight, first part of boot camp consists of holding these canoes above your heads for as long as y'all can! Y'all can't let go of the canoe, or else you lose the first part of boot camp! If you're ready to quit, let go of the canoe and walk up to the bell and ring it! And remember: Y'all ain't having dinner until one team throws down their canoe! Now pick up those canoes and get them above your heads!" Chef shouted at the campers before both teams proceeded to pick up their canoe and hold them above their heads.

"This challenge is gonna be hell..." Sybil whispered to Zane.

Zane nodded in agreement. "Definitely. Let's just get it over with so we can win this and avoid another campfire ceremony." He whispered back. The camera then panned upwards to show the sun hanging above the island. A timelapse of daytime turning to nighttime was then shown, and the camera panned down to show both teams being rather tired by this point.

"Ugh, this is horrendous...I'd let go of this stupid canoe, except for the fact that I have to drop out of this stupid challenge if I do..." Michelle complained.

"What did I say about speaking when not spoken to, soldier?! Do you want to get punished?!" Chef shouted at Michelle.

"Sir, no, sir!" Michelle replied.

"Then zip it and keep your hands on that canoe as long as you possibly can!" Chef shouted once more. The camera then zoomed out to show Chef sitting on top of the Screaming Gophers' canoe and Chris sitting on top of the Killer Bass' canoe.

"You'd think they'd be hungry for dinner by this point, but I guess not, since they still all have their hands on their canoes." Chris said to Chef.

"Damn right. They'll be starving by the time one of the teams finally drops down their canoe." Chef chuckled sadistically.

Sybil's stomach rumbled as Chef said that. "I'm starving right now..." She muttered under her breath.

"Keep it together, Sybil! I'm not losing this challenge because Chef wants me to!" Valerie quietly told Sybil.

"I know, Valerie..." Sybil groaned.

Lester had fallen asleep by this point, and he was sleeping while standing and having his hands on the canoe. Mason and Kennedy were standing behind him, and they were quietly snickering before Kennedy began shaking some itch powder into Lester's underpants. Kennedy then proceeded to put her itch powder away again and put her hands back on the canoe.

Lester then proceeded to wake up and looked confused before he tensed as he felt the itch powder do its work. "Ah! It itches! It itches!" Lester quietly yelped as he began scratching his buttocks like crazy.

"What's the matter, Lester?" Kylie asked Lester.

"My buttocks are itching! And it's driving me crazy!" Lester replied as he continued scratching his buttocks.

Kylie looked disgusted at that. "Ugh, too much information, dude." She replied.

Mason and Kennedy chuckled before Lester heard them and turned to them. "Did you two do this?!" The short teen asked the two pranksters.

"What? You mean putting itch powder in your underpants while you were snoozing?" Kennedy giggled as she held up her bottle of itch powder.

"That was such a beautiful prank!" Mason quietly cheered.

Lester rolled his eyes before letting out a sarcastic chuckle. "Oh, har de har. Very funny to make me itchy while we're in the middle of a challenge, guys." He sarcastically replied.

"Oh, cheer up, Lester! Even during a challenge, we can pull off a few pranks!" Kennedy told Lester with a smile.

"Alright..." Lester sighed before he quit scratching his buttocks and put his hands back on the canoe so that Chef wouldn't notice he had taken them off.

Meanwhile, Michelle was getting fed up with the challenge. "You know what? I'm dropping out. I've had it with this stupid challenge." She said before walking over to the Dock of Shame with an annoyed look on her face.

"Michelle, no!" Miles called out to his girlfriend, but it was no use. Michelle had arrived at the Dock of Shame and she rang the bell before angrily folding her arms.

"A'ight, looks like the Gophers are one soldier down! You're out of boot camp, soldier! That also means you're a fucking wimp that your team has the right to be ashamed of!" Chef called to Michelle.

"I could care less!" Michelle scoffed as she continued to angrily fold her arms.

-Confessional: Michelle-

"If that brute thinks he can make stand with a canoe above my head without having dinner, he's got another thing coming!" Michelle angrily scowled at the camera while folding her arms.

-End Confessional-

"Anyone else wanna drop out?!" Chef asked the Screaming Gophers and the Killer Bass.

"Sir, no, sir!" The teams replied in unison.

"That's what I thought! Now keep your hands on that canoe!" Chef replied back.

"Ugh, I don't think I can take much more of this..." Sybil groaned before she collapsed on the ground, causing the rest of the Screaming Gophers to collapse as well.

Chef stood up and dusted himself off after falling off the canoe. "A'ight, the Killer Bass win this first boot camp training!" Chef then announced as the Killer Bass threw down their canoe with Chris on top of it and raised their arms in victory.

"Hey, watch it!" Chris told the Killer Bass.

"Do we finally get to eat dinner now?" Cameron asked Chef.

"Yes. Head to mess hall for dinner and then report back to the beach for the next boot camp training in 30 minutes." Chef replied before the scene cut to mess hall.

"Uhhhh, where's dinner?" Melissa asked Chef.

"It's underneath those lids." Chef replied before Melissa removed one of the lids, showing trash lying on the plate.

"Sir, I don't mean no disrespect, but that rubbish are the leftovers from this morning's breakfast." Janson pointed out.

"Damn right, son. When you're serving in the trenches of war like I have, you take any food you can take." Chef replied.

"I don't think you can call this rubbish food." Janson replied back.

"You wanna starve to death? Be my guest. It's either this or nothing." Chef replied back again.

Janson sighed. "Fine..." He replied before grabbing some of the trash and began to eat it, gagging as he did so. The rest of the campers also proceeded to gag.

-Confessional: Janson-

"I cannot believe that I have to eat muck from the rubbish bin for a 100 grand on this blasted show..." Janson sighed. "But if I want my father to ever see the light of day again, I have no choice but to eat muck from the rubbish bin..." He added.

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to the teams eating trash. "I never thought I'd say this, but I'd take Chef's slop over this crap any day of the week." Sybil sighed as she ate her trash.

"Agreed. This stuff makes Chef's slop look like something out of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants." Zane chimed in as he ate his trash.

"Well, it'll take more than holding a canoe above my head for hours on end and eating trash to make me throw my towel in the ring. I know damn well Chef's out to make my life miserable during this challenge, and I'm gonna give that pendejo a run for his money." Valerie replied to the two as she ate her trash with a determined look on her face.

"That's the spirit, Val. I admire that tough nature you got going. Nothing Chef is gonna do to you during this challenge is gonna break you down." Zane told Valerie with a smile.

"You know it." Valerie smiled back as she high fived Zane and they continued eating their trash.

Meanwhile, Lester was sitting by himself, eating some trash when Mason and Kennedy walked up to him. "Hey, Lest. Sorry about putting itch powder in your undies earlier." Mason told Lester with a smile.

"Yeah, so to make it up to you, we got you a drink from Chef's pantry!" Kennedy added with a smile as she handed Lester the drink.

Lester looked at the drink and back at Mason and Kennedy with a look of suspicion on his face. "This isn't another prank, is it?" He asked them.

"Heck no." Mason assured him.

"Alright then. Thanks, guys. I appreciate the gesture." Lester smiled before taking a sip from the drink and spitting it out again. "What the heck is this stuff?!" He asked Mason and Kennedy.

"Oh, nothing. Just dishwater from Chef's kitchen." Kennedy giggled hyperactively before high fiving Mason.

"You fell for it again!" Mason cheered.

"Guys, not cool!" Lester retorted.

"Gee, Lest. You're about as good at taking pranks as my siblings back home. Try laughing about pranks being pulled on you a bit more." Kennedy told Lester before hugging Mason and kissing him.

"Yeah, it would certainly give you a sunnier outlook on life!" Mason added as he hugged Kennedy back after she kissed him.

Lester sighed. "Right. Sorry for overreacting, guys." He said before turning his attention back to eating his trash.

"I know you guys love pulling pranks, but don't you think it's a bit crude to give the guy dishwater to drink?" Regina asked Mason and Kennedy.

"I guess so, but it's certainly a very fun spin on putting salt instead of sugar in someone's coffee." Kennedy giggled as she continued to quiver from hyperactivity.

"It sure is! Wouldn't have thought of such a prank myself!" Mason cheered.

Regina shrugged. "Alright. But give Lester a break with the prank stuff, alright?" She asked again.

"We'll try, Regina." Mason smiled.

"Cool." Regina replied before turning her attention back to eating her trash.

-Confessional: Mason and Kennedy-

Mason and Kennedy were sitting in the confessional together, with Kennedy sitting on Mason's lap. "We really are on a roll with the pranks today! First we put itch powder in Lester's underpants, then we give him dishwater to drink...What else could we possibly have planned when it comes to pranks for everyone here?" Kennedy wondered out loud.

"No idea, but I got an idea for the ultimate show of pranks for today: Pranking Chef!" Mason suggested.

"Great idea! We might be in deep poo if we prank him, but the thrill of getting in trouble will be worth it! I don't have a "Live Life With No Regrets" tattoo for nothing!" Kennedy cheered as she showed off said tattoo.

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to both teams running across the island, with Chris and Chef driving in front of them in a military jeep. Chris was driving while Chef sat in the back with a megaphone. "Y'all call that running?! It looks like y'all are running through molten cheese! So lift those legs, maggots! Especially you, Valerie!" Chef shouted through his megaphone.

"Don't mind if I do." Valerie smirked as she began running faster, angering Chef. Chris took notice of this.

"Don't let that girl crawl inside your head, Chef. Remember what your doctor said about your blood pressure?" Chris said to Chef.

Chef took a deep breath through his nose and exhaled through his mouth. "Right..." He said before clearing his throat and speaking through his megaphone once more. "Keep moving, you little shitheads! Y'all ain't sleeping unless one of ya drop out!"

"No sleep until someone drops out of this part of boot camp? This is gonna be torture..." Lester groaned.

"Tell me about it..." Sybil replied to him with a groan of her own.

"You want to make collapse from a lack of sleep, hombre? Bring it then!" Valerie smirked once more.

"I can go hours without sleeping, so this'll be fun!" Regina grinned.

"Yeah, this is going to be a fun night!" Kennedy cheered as well.

"You know it! A running party through the night! It's gonna be lit!" Mason cheered as well.

Chef was surprised that so many campers liked the idea of not sleeping until someone dropped out of boot camp, but he quickly recomposed himself. "A'ight then. It's your funeral, assholes." He shouted through his megaphone. The camera then panned up to show the moon in the sky above Wawanakwa, as well as a timelapse of nighttime turning to daytime.

The camera then panned back down to show all of the campers still in the challenge running behind Chris and Chef's jeep, although most of them were worn out from all the running by this point. "My God! Can someone give up already so we can sleep?!" Sybil yelled angrily.

"I know, right?! If nobody's giving up, then I'm going to!" Lester agreed.

Chef was getting annoyed by this point as well. "This part of boot camp has been going on for about 7 or 8 hours now, and we've had to stop and refuel this damn jeep about 3 or 4 times, but damn it! These little shits are tough!" Chef remarked with an annoyed look on his face.

"Well, why don't you use your secret weapon then?" Chris whispered to him.

A sadistic grin formed on Chef's face. "Great idea, Chris." He whispered back before speaking through his megaphone once more. "Hey, you little shits must be really thirsty by this point, ain't ya?" He asked the campers.

"Yes!" The campers replied in unison.

"Well, guess what? I got fancy spring water for y'all to drink in my jeep!" Chef announced as he held up a bottle of spring water as the campers began to cheer. "But! Y'all can only drink this spring water on one condition: Y'all have to drop out of boot camp!" Chef added with a sadistic grin.

-Confessional: Kylie-

"I knew Chef was bad, but I didn't know he could go for a blow that low. The more you know..."

-End Confessional-

"Well, I'll gladly give up. I've had it with this stupid boot camp." Lester replied as he ran up to Chef and grabbed a bottle of spring water from him.

"I've had it with this stupid boot camp as well. I'm gonna have myself a drink." Sybil chimed in as she also ran up to Chef and grabbed a bottle of spring water from him.

"Very wise decision of you two to drop out of boot camp. Unfortunately, that also means you two are fucking wimps unfit for warfare." Chef called through his megaphone. "A'ight, since two more soldiers have dropped out, y'all can stop running." He added as the remaining campers stopped running and raised their arms in victory.

"Can we get some sleep now? I'm exhausted..." Miles panted.

"Sure. Y'all can sleep for 6 hours, and then I want y'all to report back to the battlefield by 5 PM." Chef called through his megaphone.

"I'll take it. Any amount of sleep is better than no sleep." Miles replied before the scene cut to Chef's tent, where Chef was standing next to a hammock inside of his tent.

"Aaaah, torturing those kids is a tough job. Now that they're taking a snooze, I might as well take a quick snooze myself." Chef smiled as he scratched his butt before going to lie down in his hammock but immediately jumping back out as he was covered in peanut butter. He then looked at his hammock, finding it had been covered in peanut butter.

"Who the fuck is responsible for this?!" Chef angrily asked no one in particular. Mason and Kennedy then poked their heads out of a nearby bush outside of Chef's tent, laughing.

"You got pranked, Chef! You should've seen your face when you laid down in that peanut butter covered hammock!" Mason laughed.

"Yep! It cost us a lot of peanut butter, but your reaction in the end made it worth it!" Kennedy laughed as well.

"Do you two want to run 50 miles around the island right now?!" Chef angrily asked the prankster couple.

"We'd love to, but then we're gonna miss out on the rest of boot camp." Kennedy giggled.

"Yeah, and we'd hate to miss out on the rest of boot camp." Mason added.

"Then get the hell out of here, and don't let me see your silly asses around my tent again!" Chef shouted.

The scene then cut the girls' side of the Bass cabin, where Kylie, Regina and Melissa were sleeping soundly when they were woken up by Kennedy entering the cabin. "Hey, where have you been?" Melissa asked Kennedy.

"Oh, me and Mason just pranked the heck out of Chef. It was soooo funny." Kennedy giggled.

"You and Mason actually had the guts to pull a prank on Chef?" Kylie asked in surprise.

"Yep. We stole a bunch of peanut butter from his pantry and smeared it in his hammock." Kennedy giggled as she was once again quivering from hyperactivity.

Regina grinned. "Girl, you got guts, and that's why I admire you so much!" She told Kennedy.

Kennedy giggled a bit more. "Thanks, Regina. Now I'm gonna take a quick snooze before we have to get on with the next part of boot camp." She smiled before quickly dressing into her pajama attire and hopping into her bed.

The scene then cut to the mess hall, where all remaining campers were sitting at tables. "A'ight, y'all! Listen up! Your next task for this boot camp is to write an essay of at least 500 words about why y'all love me so much! If y'all fail to write at least 500 words in this essay, you're out of the challenge! Y'all got that?" Chef asked the remaining campers.

"Sir, yes, sir!" The campers replied in unison.

"A'ight! Ready...set...write!" Chef announced as he blew a whistle and the campers began writing. Some of the campers were having an easy time writing the essay, while others were struggling. The camera then turned to the clock on the wall of the mess hall, showing the clock going from 5 PM to 9 PM to 12 PM.

"A'ight, stop writing! It's time for me to check your essays! Let's start with my favorite soldier, Valerie!" Chef announced as he walked up to Valerie.

"Oh, knock it the hell off, hombre. You're just pretending I'm your favorite while you hate me and my familia with a burning passion." Valerie told Chef with an unimpressed look on her face as she folded her arms.

"Touché." Chef replied before he checked Valerie's essay. ""I love Master Chief Hatchet so, so much because he makes me realize how happy I am to have a papi who can cook way better than him. I also love him so, so much because he makes me realize that whatever war he fought in, probably didn't fight in it at all..." Wait a minute! This essay is just filled with stuff about why you love me just to boast the ego of you and your damn family!" Chef told Valerie.

Valerie smirked. "It's exactly 500 words, amigo. Count 'em if you like." She replied.

"Girl, you are stepping into dangerous territory right now! Next time you tick me off, I'm gonna make you do 100 push-ups!" Chef warned him.

"Don't mind if I do." Valerie smirked once more. Chef growled and left to go collect the other campers' essays.

"Cameron, Miles, Janson, Nathan and Regina: Y'all failed to write a 500 word essay, so y'all are out of boot camp! Get out of my face before y'all start disappointing me even more!"

"Sir, yes, sir!" Cameron, Miles, Janson, Nathan and Regina replied in unison before leaving the mess hall. Valerie and Zane looked at each other, knowing they were the only ones left on the Screaming Gophers for this challenge.

-Confessional: Zane-

"And then it was just me and Valerie left to represent to Screaming Gophers for the challenge. It was honestly a bit scary to have the victory for this challenge depending on me and Valerie, but the two of us are tough, and we were going to win this challenge for our team and avoid another campfire ceremony."

-End Confessional-

-Confessional: Valerie-

"I had made it this far into that deranged drill sergeant's boot camp, and I was going to make sure I was going to outlast everyone on the Killer Bass! I wasn't going to let that pendejo bring me down!" Valerie spoke with a determined look on her face.

-End Confessional-

After having approved Kylie and Melissa's essays, Chef arrived at Mason and Kennedy. "You two better have a good essay ready for me, or you two are going to be hanging from the flag pole for the rest of the night." He warned the prankster couple before checking Kennedy's essay.

"".nees reve ev'I tnaegres tseb si tehctaH feihC retsaM yhw s'taht ndA..." Wait a minute! This entire essay is written backwards!" Chef exclaimed before checking Mason's essay as well. "This entire essay is written backwards as well!"

Mason and Kennedy laughed. "You got pranked again, bro! How does a donkey stub himself against the same stone twice?" Mason asked Chef while falling out of his chair laughing.

"The pranks keep getting funnier as the challenge goes on!" Kennedy laughed as well.

"Maggots, do you really want to run 50 miles around the island?!" Chef asked the prankster couple angrily.

"You already know our answer." Kennedy giggled.

Chef was fuming, but he managed to keep his emotions in check and cleared his throat. "A'ight, y'all passed this part of boot camp. Report to the battlefield in 5 minutes for the next part of boot camp." He spoke.

The scene then cut to the remaining campers doing push-ups in front of Chef in an open field. Chef was sitting in a folding chair. "There I was, battling through the trenches of Vietnam, with about 300 men by my side. But only 37 of us, myself included, lived to walk back out of those trenches again." Chef spoke as the campers were doing push-ups.

"I don't think you could've fought in Vietnam due to Canada barely being involved with the Vietnam War." Melissa pointed out as she did push-ups.

"Did I ask you to speak?!" Chef shouted at Melissa.

"Sir, no, sir!" Melissa replied.

"Then shut the fuck up and keep doing push-ups!" Chef shouted back. "And I'm not lying about serving in Vietnam! I really did fight in that war!" He added.

-Confessional: Chris-

"Just so you know, Chef is indeed lying about serving in Vietnam. Heck, he never even served in the army in general. The producers said that Chef's records show he was repeatedly refused for service due to his unsuitable temperament for combat." The raven haired host explained.

-End Confessional-

The campers continued doing push-ups while Chef sat in his folding chair. "That's right! Keep doing those push-ups! And if any of you even think about ticking me off, your asses will be sorry!" Chef told the campers.

Mason and Kennedy snickered quietly before Kennedy proceeded to toss a bunch of marbles in Chef's direction. "I need to use the john, so I'll be right back. And if any of you are not doing push-ups by the time I get back, your asses will be sorry as well." Chef warned before standing up from his folding chair and slipping on the marbles Kennedy threw, landing on the ground with a thud.

Mason and Kennedy struggled to contain their laughter as Chef got back up on his feet, holding a bunch of marbles in his right hand. "A'ight! Which one of you sons of bitches threw marbles in front of my feet?! Speak up before I get really fucking mad!" Chef shouted as Kennedy stood up onto her feet.

"I did, sir!" Kennedy giggled as she quivered from hyperactivity once more.

"Will you knock it the hell off with the pranks, soldier?! There's no place for pranks in warfare, you know?!" Chef asked Kennedy.

"I would, but warfare is no laughing matter, you know? I mean, during a war, there wouldn't be any time to do something like this!" Kennedy giggled as she held up the belt of Chef's pants, causing his pants to drop and revealing he was wearing a pair of pink boxers with red hearts on them, causing the campers to burst out laughing.

Chef, on the other hand, was so mad, that steam was coming out of his ears, causing the campers to get scared. "Uh, Kennedy? I think you might have pushed him too far..." Kylie gulped.

Kennedy looked scared for once as well. "You know what? I think you're right..." She gulped.

"...One night of solitary confinement in the boat house!" Chef said quietly but angrily, causing the campers to gasp.

"A boat house? That doesn't sound too bad." Kennedy smiled before the scene cut to Kennedy inside the boat house, surrounded by scary things. Kennedy frowned as she looked around the boat house. "...Shoot." She simply said.

-Confessional: Kennedy-

"Alright, lesson learned: Don't pull too many pranks on Chef. He will make you realize that you need to know when to quit."

-End Confessional-

Meanwhile, back at the mess hall, Chef had plopped down another batch of trash onto the remaining campers' plates. "A'ight. Eat up. Once Kennedy's night of solitary confinement in the boat house is over, we'll be continuing on with the final part of boot camp." Chef announced as Chris stood next to him.

"Bon appetit, campers. Chef and I will be at Chef's tent if you need us." Chris told the campers as him and Chef left to eat at Chef's tent.

As the campers ate their trash, Mason had barely touched his as he frowned. "Hey, what's the matter, Mason? It's not like you to have a long face like this." Kylie told the party boy prankster.

"I'm worried about Kennedy...She's locked up in that boat house, all by herself, most likely with nothing to keep herself occupied...I feel like I should go check on her..." Mason replied with a frown.

"Well, Chris and Chef aren't around, so I'd say: Go for it." Kylie told Mason with a smile.

Mason gave a slight smile back and nodded. "Okay. If Chef comes back and asks where I am, just tell him I'm in the bathroom." He replied before getting up to go check on Kennedy in the boat house.

Meanwhile, back at the boat house, Kennedy was sitting on a stool, using a bucket as a conga as she was singing a song to herself.

"In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor just do what you feel
Speed along the lane
Do a turn or return the twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine"

As Kennedy continued drumming on the bucket, the door to the boat house opened, and Kennedy turned her head to see Mason there. She gave her boyfriend a smile. "Oh, hey, Mason! Came to see if I was doing alright?" She asked Mason.

Mason smiled and nodded as he entered the boathouse and sat down on a stool next to Kennedy. "Yeah, I did. I was just worried about you being trapped in this boat house all by yourself, most likely with nothing to do." He admitted.

Kennedy giggled. "Awwww, how sweet!" She replied before kissing Mason on the cheek. "Well, don't worry about me. I'm doing just fine in here. Sure, being stuck in this creepy boat house the whole night sucks, but I've got plenty of stuff to do in here to keep myself occupied." She told Mason with a smile.

"Hola, you two." A familiar voice said as Mason and Kennedy turned their heads to see Valerie standing in the doorway of the boat house.

"Oh, hey, Valerie! What are you doing here? Aren't you on the other team?" Mason asked the Latina curiously.

Valerie nodded. "I am. I just want to say that I love how you two pissed Chef off during the challenge. I like you two because of that, and I wanted to come to you to ask you something: Would you two be interested in going to Chef's tent with me and raiding his fridge?" She asked the pranksters with a smile.

Mason and Kennedy looked at each other before looking back at Valerie with a beaming smile. "Of course!" They beamed.

Valerie grinned at their words. "Alright, follow me then." She replied before the scene cut to the trio sneaking up to Chef's tent. Valerie made a shush sound towards Mason and Kennedy, and the trio quietly snuck into the tent.

Chris and Chef were sitting at a folding table in the background, enjoying some good food such as cheeseburgers with fries. "Man, I hope that once Season 1 of Total Drama wraps up, the show gets renewed for a second season. I'm loving this job." Chris told Chef.

"Same here. Hopefully I'll be brought back as your co-host, because I'm loving this job too." Chef told Chris with a grin. Meanwhile, Valerie, Mason and Kennedy had made it to Chef's fridge, and opened the door. The trio grinned and grabbed as much as they could. Before closing the fridge again, Valerie proceeded to put a plate filled with bear feces in the fridge. She snickered quietly before the trio snuck out of the tent again before making a run for the cabins.

The scene then cut to the campers sitting on the porch of the Gopher cabin together, eating the food that Valerie, Mason and Kennedy stole from Chef's fridge. "Valerie, Mason, Kennedy, people can say what they want about the three of you, but tonight, the three of you are my heroes for giving me something to eat other than rubbish from the rubbish bin." Janson told Valerie, Mason and Kennedy with a kind smile as he ate a chicken leg.

"Janson's right! You three have done something none of us would dare to do: Stealing food from Chef!" Cameron chimed in as she was eating grapes.

"Yeah! You guys rule!" Nathan cheered as he was eating a bar of chocolate.

Valerie chuckled. "Gracias, guys. Anything to mess with Chef for his personal vendetta against me and my papi." She smirked before taking a bite out of a hoagie.

"It feels great to finally be eating some real food for once. I just can't believe that Chris and Chef have been eating stuff like this for the past few weeks while we've been living off of tasteless slop the whole time." Sybil chimed in as she ate a piece of cheese.

"I know, right? That's such horseshit. I don't care if it's host privilege. You can't just feed us tasteless slop while you're eating everyday food yourself." Miles voiced his agreement as he ate a hot dog with ketchup and mustard on it.

"You took the words right of my mouth, Miles. Let's hope this stupid show won't last too much longer, because I'm getting fed up with being fed tasteless slop three times a day." Michelle then spoke up.

"I think we've been here for...3 weeks so far? That means we have about 5 more weeks to go before this show finally wraps up. That means we're gonna have to deal with being fed tasteless slop three times a day just a bit longer." Lester chimed in.

"I'm sure we can deal with that. Hell, if we can survive all of these stupid challenges Chris and Chef are putting us through, then the crappy food should be a walk in the park." Regina spoke up.

"Agreed. We just have to keep in mind that once this show wraps up, we'll finally get to eat real food again, so that should motivate us to keep going on with the competition." Zane chimed in as well.

"That's one way to look at it." Kylie nodded before the camp speakers came on.

"Attention, maggots! Report to the battlefield at 5 AM for the final part of boot camp! And if I ever catch y'all raiding my fridge again, you will suffer!" Chef announced.

-Confessional: Valerie-

"Alright, the final part of boot camp! I just gotta get through this last part, and then I can rub another victory in Chef's face! Get ready to get beaten at your own game, Chef!" Valerie said with a determined smirk.

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to daytime, where Valerie and Zane were hanging upside down on one tree branch, while Mason, Kennedy, Kylie and Melissa were hanging upside down on another tree branch.

"This final part of boot camp is going to be the toughest of them all. Your goal is to hang upside down for as long as you can. That's not going to be easy though, since the blood in your body's going to be flooding to your head, which will make you dizzy, nauseous, and any other word that can be associated with illness. If you drop down from the tree branch, you're out of the challenge. The last soldier to still be hanging on their team's respective tree branch will win the challenge for their team and save their team from elimination. Y'all got that? Good. Now let us begin!" Chef announced after he explained the final part of the challenge to the campers.

"Alright, guys. You heard him. We just gotta keep hanging on this tree branch for as long as we can." Kylie told her teammates.

"Well, let's do this! We're gonna ace this final part of the challenge!" Mason cheered.

Kennedy giggled as she quivered from hyperactivity. "You know it! We'll win this faster than you can say "Bill Nye The Science Guy!"" She cheered. However, Kennedy's hyperactive quivering caused her to lose her balance and fall down from the tree branch and onto the ground.

"Kennedy, no!" Mason exclaimed.

"Sorry, guys! I was a bit too hyperactive up there! It's now up to you to win this challenge for the team!" Kennedy called up.

-Confessional: Kennedy-

"I guess I can be a bit too hyperactive at times. That proves to be a bit of a hindrance during challenge like this." Kennedy said with a sheepish giggle as she rubbed the back of her head. "But I'm sure the other guys can do a way better job at this type of thing than me!"

-End Confessional-

A bit of time had passed, and Valerie, Zane, Mason, Kylie and Melissa were still hanging on the tree branches, although Mason was starting to get nauseous by this point. "Ugh, I'm starting to feel woozy..." Mason groaned before dropping from the tree branch and onto the ground.

"Well, looks like it's us against them now." Kylie said to Melissa.

"Indeed. Let's try and give these two a run for their money." Melissa replied.

"Alright, Zane. It's now us two against them. Let's outlast these two for as long as we can." Valerie told Zane.

"Yeah, here we go." Zane agreed. A little bit more time passed, and the four were still hanging onto the tree branch.

"Hey, chiquitas! You should give up now and make things easier for us!" Valerie told Kylie and Melissa to taunt them.

"Over my dead body!" Melissa replied.

"We're just gonna keep hanging here until one of us drops down!" Kylie added.

"Good luck with that, because me and Valerie are not planning on dropping down any time soon." Zane replied to them.

Another bit of time had passed, and Kylie and Zane were starting to feel woozy. "Ugh...I don't feel so good..." Zane groaned.

"I don't feel so good either..." Kylie chimed in before the two of them dropped down from the tree.

Valerie smirked at Melissa. "Guess it's between you and me for the victory now, muchacha." She told the athletic nerd.

"Sure seems like it." Melissa smirked back.

Another bit of time passed, and Valerie and Melissa's faces were full red by this point. "Man, those girls are tough!" Nathan remarked.

"They certainly are, my friend. And they don't look like they're planning on dropping down anytime soon." Janson replied.

"Well, they gotta drop down sometime soon if we want to end this challenge." Sybil chimed in.

"Melissa better win this thing, because I'd hate to head to another campfire ceremony tonight." Regina spoke up.

"If we do end up losing the challenge, we'll just have to take our losses and vote someone out, no matter how much we hate it, Regina." Lester calmly told Regina.

Regina sighed and nodded. "You're right, Lester..."

Valerie and Melissa began staring each other down as they hung upside down in the tree. At first, they were scowling at each other, but as the staredown continued, Melissa got more and more nervous while Valerie began smirking at Melissa. And eventually, Melissa proceeded to fall out of the tree.

"And that's the challenge! Valerie's the last one hanging, so the Screaming Gophers win!" Chris announced as he walked up to the tree. The Screaming Gophers cheered while the Killer Bass sighed.

Melissa groaned as she sat up. "Sorry, guys...I screwed up the challenge for us all...If you end up deciding to vote me off at the campfire tonight, I fully understand..." She said with a frown.

"I don't see why we should we vote you out, Mel. I mean, you lasted the longest out of all of us during this challenge." Kylie said.

"Kylie's right, Mel. You're a valuable member to the team if your endurance level is that high. Sure, you might be a bit harsh at times, but we're willing to accept that if you're physically incredibly strong." Nathan chimed in.

Melissa's eyes began filling with tears of joy and she jumped up and hugged Nathan. "I love you guys..." She tearfully said as she buried her face in Nathan's chest.

"Anytime, baby." Nathan smiled as he stroked Melissa's back.

Chris then proceeded to clear his throat. "Killer Bass, may I have your attention? It's time to announce the winner of last night's Viewer's Vote!" He spoke up as the Killer Bass turned their attention to Chris, with the Screaming Gophers doing the same thing.

"With a vote of 1-0, the winner of the Viewer's Vote are...the Killer Bass, who get to enjoy a photo shoot with me and Chef later today!" Chris announced as the Killer Bass proceeded to cheer.

Janson sighed. "I would've enjoyed a photo shoot..."

Cameron gave him a pat on the back. "Aw, cheer up, Janson! At least we get to spend another 3 days on the island knowing we're all safe!" She told her boyfriend with a cheerful smile.

Janson smiled back at Cameron. "True that, milady. My friends, I think our victory in this challenge calls for a celebration." He told the rest of the Gophers, who smiled and nodded in agreement before they lifted Valerie off the ground and began carrying her around the island in euphoria.

"Hey!" Chef called as the Gophers proceeded to stop. "Valerie, I just wanted to congratulate you for being the toughest of them all during this boot camp challenge of mine. Your dad may be a shallow son of a bitch for being better at cooking than me, but he raised a young lady to grow up to be as tough as himself, and I can't help but respect that. I would go to war with you any day of the week, soldier. Congratulations." Chef told Valerie as he saluted the Latina with his right hand.

Valerie smiled and saluted Chef back. "Gracias, hombre. I can hear in your voice that you genuinely mean what you say, and that makes me happy as well." She told Chef before the Screaming Gophers continued to run towards camp while carrying Valerie.

"Congratulations..." Chef said again as tears rolled down his cheeks.

-Confessional: Valerie-

Valerie smiled triumphantly at the camera. "What did I tell you? It takes more than what Chef put me through to break me down. The Rodriguez Familia triumphs once again!" She cheered.

-End Confessional-

-Confessional: Chef-

Tears continued rolling down Chef's cheeks. "Señor Rodriguez...If you're watching this...You're a great father and have raised a daughter with the strength of a mountain lion and the speed of a jaguar..." Chef tearfully spoke.

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to the Killer Bass in their formal wear standing in front of a white screen. Chris and Chef were standing with them, and Chris was wearing a light blue dress shirt with black dress pants and black dress shoes. Chef was wearing a white t-shirt underneath an unzipped brown leather jacket, tan dress pants, black boots with black laces and a brown flat cap on his head.

"Alright, Killer Bass! It's time for a photo shoot! Show off your good sides, if you have any!" Chris told the Killer Bass as they cheered, and a montage of photos of the group being taken by photographers was shown.

The scene later cut to most of the Killer Bass back in their everyday attire on the porch of the Bass cabin. "Well, that was a fun photo shoot, wouldn't you say, guys?" Lester asked his teammates.

"It sure was." Kylie replied with a smile.

"Yep. I had a lot of fun with it, for sure." Melissa smiled as well.

Lester nodded. "Alright. I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick. I'll meet you at mess hall for dinner soon." He said before walking off towards the communal washrooms.

"Alright, later, Lest!" Regina smiled and waved.

As Lester made his way towards the communal washrooms, he was unaware that Mason and Kennedy were sitting in a bush with a string, and they struggled to contain their laughter at the prank they were about to pull. Kennedy proceeded to pull the string, and as Lester walked underneath a tree, a bucket of white paint proceeded to fall on Lester, covering him in white paint.

"What the?!" Lester exclaimed before a fan began blowing white feathers all over the short teen, covering him in white paint and white feathers. Finally, a red working glove fell from the tree and onto Lester's head.

Mason and Kennedy then jumped out of the bush. "You got pranked once again, Lester!" Mason cheered.

"Quite the egg-cellent prank, wouldn't you say?" Kennedy asked as she giggled at her pun.

Lester then began crying like Eric Cartman after he got punched in the face by Kyle Broflovski in that one episode of South Park. Mason and Kennedy frowned as they saw this. "Uh...I think we might have gone a bit too far..." Mason said to Kennedy.

"Yeah, it sure seems like it..." Kennedy agreed. The rest of the Killer Bass heard Lester crying and came over to see what was going on.

"What's going on over here?" Kylie asked.

"Mason and Kennedy covered me in white paint, feathers and a working glove and made me look like a chicken!" Lester cried.

The rest of the Bass glared at the prankster couple. "Guys! What is wrong with you?!" Kylie asked them angrily.

"But...we thought it'd be funny..." Kennedy frowned.

"Well, clearly, Lester didn't find it funny! He's crying his eyes out!" Regina angrily replied.

"Everybody likes a good prank every now and then, but this was no laughing matter! You two need to know when to quit!" Melissa added.

Mason and Kennedy frowned and hung their heads in shame. "You're right, guys...We do need to know when to quit...Feel free to vote one of us out at the campfire tonight..." Mason replied.

"Damn right one of you two is out of here tonight! Pranks are funny, but not when it makes someone cry!" Regina replied back.

"Come on, Lester. Let's get you cleaned up before dinner." Kylie told the short teen as she walked off with him.

"Okay..." Lester sniffled.

-Confessional: Mason and Kennedy-

"Aw, man...We really screwed up with that prank..." Mason frowned.

Kennedy frowned and nodded. "Yeah...I really thought it'd be funny, but Lester didn't find it as funny as us..." She chimed in.

"Yeah...And now it appears one of us will be going home tonight..." Mason replied.

"Whoever of us is going home tonight, the loss will be just as bad..." Kennedy concluded.

-End Confessional-

The scene then cut to the campfire ceremony at night. "Well, well, Killer Bass. Looks like you're back for another round of sending a losing camper down the Dock of Shame. You all know how this works by now: If you receive a marshmallow, you get to stay on the island for another 3 days. If you don't receive a marshmallow, you have to immediately return to the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers, and get the heck out of here, never to return." Chris began to monologue to the Killer Bass.

"Those safe with a marshmallow are...Kylie, Regina, Nathan, Melissa and Lester." Chris continued as the safe campers proceeded to grab their marshmallows off the plate.

"Mason, Kennedy, you're both here for one reason and one reason only: You made poor Lester cry in a prank that went too far. Unfortunately, only one of you can receive the final marshmallow. And that final marshmallow goes to...

...Mason." Chris finished as he tossed Mason the final marshmallow.

Kennedy frowned and hung her head. "Guess I had it coming...After all, I was the one who came up with the chicken prank on Lester..." She sadly spoke before getting up from her seat. "Thanks for everything, guys. It was nice to meet you all and spend a few weeks of my summer with you." She told the Killer Bass before walking down the Dock of Shame with her head hanging down in shame. Mason followed after her, and the two stopped in front of the Boat of Losers.

"I'm really sorry things had to end this way, Kennedy..." Mason told his girlfriend with a sad look on his face.

"No, I'm sorry...This was all my fault...I never should've thought that prank on Lester was a good idea...Mason, can you try and win this thing for me? I'll be cheering you on from back home, I promise." Kennedy told her boyfriend.

"Anything for you, baby." Mason told Kennedy before kissing her goodbye. Kennedy then stepped on board of the Boat of Losers as it took off into the distance. Mason smiled and waved Kennedy off before frowning and hanging his head in sadness. "Man, this stinks..." He muttered.

-Confessional: Lester-

Lester evily smirked at the camera. "Hehehe, suckers. That's what you get for pulling all those pranks on me today. Prank me once, shame on me. Prank me twice, shame on you. Prank me thrice, I'll get you out of the game. See, that's why I dress like such a dork: I need to bait people into bullying me so that I can play the victim and get the bully in trouble. Same thing goes for pranksters like Mason and Kennedy. Once I was fed up with their pranks, I decided to cry as loudly as I could so that the rest of our team would hate them and one of them would get the boot at the campfire. After all, nobody suspects the innocent, nerdy and dorky kid. And that, my friends, is how you manipulate the bigger kids to get the other bigger kids in trouble." The short teen spoke, revealing his true colors.

-End Confessional-

Elimination Ceremony Results

Votes Against Kennedy: Kylie, Regina, Melissa, Nathan, Lester, Kennedy

Votes Against Mason: Mason

Eliminated: Kennedy

Team Status

Screaming Gophers: Valerie, Janson, Sybil, Miles, Michelle, Cameron, Zane

Killer Bass: Mason, Regina, Lester, Nathan, Kylie, Melissa

Elimination Tabel

#24: Aston

#23: Hana

#22: Oliver

#21: Sasha

#20: Grayson

#19: Tessa

#18: Dustin

#17: Victoria

#16: Johan

#15: Socorro

#14: Kennedy

And with that, Episode 12 of Total Drama Island: The First Showdown comes to a close! I had a lot of fun writing this episode! As you could tell, the challenge for this episode was adapted from Basic Straining, which was also Episode 12 in the original Total Drama Island! I felt like this challenge would make another fun way to continue the rivalry between Valerie and Chef, and at the end of the day, it shows that despite his personal vendetta against her and her dad, Chef still respects Valerie and her guts!

And of course, we had to say goodbye to Kennedy in this episode. It's honestly a real shame, because Kennedy is a very wholesome and fun character to write, but I had her elimination in this episode planned for a while, so apologies to Kennedy's owner, xxPrincxssxx as well as anyone who liked Kennedy. But if it's any consolation, she'll still be appearing in the Aftermath episodes, so she's not done pranking people just yet.

Now before I wrap up my author's notes, I want to take a moment to say that I've seen your feedback on the Brooke's Breakdown segment on the Aftermath episodes. And I've decided to take your feedback to heart and scrap the Brooke's Breakdown segment from the Aftermath episodes. Nothing against Fritz Electroscreech or her character Brooke, but as some of the users reading this story have said, it's hard for people to have an opinion on the Brooke's Breakdown segment if the users reading the story haven't had any previous experience with seeing Brooke in an SYOC or any Total Drama story for that matter. That's why I have decided to scrap the Brooke's Breakdown segment and replace it with a different segment starting with the next Aftermath episode. So apologies to Fritz Electroscreech, but it had to be done because of reasons stated above.

Now with all of that out of the way, let's move on to the review questions!

#1: What did you think of the episode? Did I do a good job at adapting the challenge from Basic Straining?

#2: What was your favorite part of the episode?

#3: What are your thoughts on Chef having a major role in this episode?

#4: Who do you think should have gone home?

#5: Do you have any questions for Kennedy at the next aftershow? Once again, you can also leave questions for Alexneushoorn and Blaineley, since they will answer those too.

Thanks for reading, and see you next time on the aftershow! :D – Alexneushoorn