Zoey's P.O.V
The girls and I got up ready for breakfast. When I noticed Nora secretly drawing something in her sketch book. "Hey Nora what are you drawing?" I asked.
She immediately covered it so that I won't see what she's drawing. "Nothing! Just a simple drawing!" She said nervously as I noticed the blush on her face.
"You can show me, I mean if it's okay." I was really curious, but I didn't want to pressure her either. "You don't have too tough."
Nora was hesitant at first but she showed it to me as she looked away holding her book. I gasped as I now understand what she was hidding. It was a drawing of Brick surrounding by hearts. So that's why she was so distracted yesterday, she has a crush on Brick! I think it's cute that she has feelings for him.
I giggled. "Your secret is safe with me." I told her who smiled in return as she closed it.
"Thanks..." She whispered back.
"Hey, what are you guys talking about?" Jo asked.
"Oh, uh, Nora and I where just wondering what today's challenge is going to be." I lied just to avoid any suspicious of the others.
Nora felt relaxed as I didn't told her the truth.
"I just hope it doesn't involves us getting wet again." Anne-Maria came up as she added hairspray on her hair as we cough from the fumes.
"Whatever it is i'm sure we can handle it." Jo said with confidence. "We already won twice in a row."
"Don't jinx it Jo, cause we never know if we will lose sooner or later." Nora was kind of right at some point.
"Come on, we are 7 against 5, we can win this easy." Jo pointed out not worried at all as she walked out of the cabin.
Brick's P.O.V
"Ninety-eight, Ninety-nine, one-hundred!" I stood up wiping off the sweat over my forehead after I finished my morning push-ups.
"Wow Brick I must say, you do good during your work out." Mike was impressed by my exercising.
I'd take that as a compliment. "Thanks, making sure i'm ready for the day."
"Acording to my calculations, at this rate, we will be able to have another victory." Cameron said. "So there's a chance we might win again today."
Then Mike spoke up. "But not to forget that we can lose at anytime."
"You are right, right there soldier." I agreed with Mike's opinion. "Which is why we need to be focused if we want to maintain in the lead." I said as we all walked out of the cabin.
I wasn't looking infront of me when someone accidentally tumbled me over. In which sended us both falling off the steps and into the ground. I opened my eyes to see Nora over me as she looked at me back as well. Surprisingly our faces where so close that in just a few inches our lips would have touched. A bright blush appeared across my face as I realized that. I failed to know that Nora was thinking of the same thing as me.
"Oh my gosh!" She stood up grabed my hand as she helped me up. "I-I am so sorry Brick!" She studered.
"N-No, don't worry." I said not wanting for her to feel bad. "It's fine soldier. Besides neither of us got hurt, right?"
"Yeah, I-I guess your right..." She looked to the ground avoid to make eye contact with me. "Anyways, let's go get breakfast..." She walked away in a hurry.
I turned to notice the looks on everyone's faces. They where kind of surprised. I felt very embarassed at that moment that I blushed looking away as I scratched my head. Well that was embarrassing.
Nora's P.O.V
Oh my god! I almost kissed Brick! Why did this had to happend?! This was so embarrassing! Worse, my parents must have seen that! Or maybe the show hasn't started yet and haven't seen it. Either way, I just hope they didn't see what just happend!
Why is faith doing this to me?
No one's P.O.V
Moments later outside, a big brained mouse is seen running out of a bush. An eagle soars over head and swoops down to eat the mouse but it's eyes glow green as it lasers the bird who gets thrown everywhere. The mouse enters the mess hall where the contestants are eating. Sam coughs up the food.
"Now I know why gruel rhymes with cruel." He said.
Dakota is seen covered in the slop that Sam spat out.
"Oh, sorry Dakota..." Sam said embarassed.
Anne Maria was spraying her hair as Cameron chokes on the hairspray. "Sorry, short stuff. On the upside now your lungs are waterproof."
"Wow, thanks..." He said as he was choking.
Jo and Brick are seen eating quickly while looking at each other. Trying to out-do each other. Brick then swallows his spoon and starts to choke.
"Easy jarhead, don't wet your panties!" Jo Punches the spoon out of Brick's throat from his back.
Mike was talking to Zoey "I like waffles too." Then gets hit with the spoon. "Ow!" He turns into Chester. "Darn Kids! Back in my day, we ate with our hands like decent folk!"
Zoey laughs. "You're hilarious! Unless you're not joking, but you are! Right?"
Mike then takes control again. "Huh?"
"Lose the old man impression, it offends my sense of victory." Jo asked.
"But seriously Mike, are you sure you aren't hidding anything?" Nora asked looking suspicious of Mike.
"Uh, no, it's just me same old Mike!" He laughs nervously. "Heh..."
Nora then whispered to Cameron. "Okay, Mike is really hidding something from us. And it kind of weirds me out a bit..."
"I would be glad to investigate for you if you'd like..." Cameron replied. "After all, I did spend 16 years of being observent in a bubble..."
"That would be helpful, thanks..." Nora thanked him.
"There's gotta be protein in here somewhere." Lightning takes a spoonful of food and starts to choke.
Dawn noticed this and calmly came to help."Don't worry, I'll save you!" She does the hymlich maneuver on Lightning making him cough up a baby cockroach which she picks it up.
Lightning was able to breath."Whew! That was a close one. Phew! Thanks creepy girl."
Dawn was only saving the cockroach. "Hmm? For what?"To the cockroach."You're safe now little one."She pets it.
Cameron is eating when the mouse from before sits next to him. "Look! A cute little Opotamus Ovaticus!"Tries to pet it, but it ascends into the air with glowing green eyes. Cameron sits in shock as everyone screams and crashing is heard. Everyone is running out of the mess hall as a fridge is thrown at them. Mike flies out of it as he hits the ground face first.
"Attention players! Please head directly to the looming tragedy that is Mount Looming Tragedy. Your race begins now!" Chris announced through the siren horns.
Jo the said."Maggots Ho!"
Everyone runs but Sam is panting. The maggots and rats run before coming to a stop, panting.
"Did we win..?" Sam asked catching his breath.
Cameron pukes behind a bush.
"If we were hamsters, I would have eaten you by now..." Jo said a bit disgusted.
Chris whistles."Okay mutant food, on with the challenge! Part one is an uphill battle. You have to climb all the way up to that cliff. First team to reach the top gets an advantage in part two. You can climb with your hands or use whatever you find in the pile. Don't worry. This junkyard does not have a dog. It has a giant mutant beetle!" Helaughs. The beetle reveals itself to be a giant cockroach.
Both teams back away gasping.
"Big guy's a bit of a hoarder. His estate is full of useful crud and disgusting crud."The beetle throws a toilet at the contestants which they dodged it."That is if you can get near it." Chris points to Chef on the cliff, who pulls out a horn and starts to blow in it."It is on!"
"Let's hustle maggots! Double time!" Jo called out.
Everyone runs to climb the mountain. Cameron struggles to pull himself up. "Shirt so heavy!" Heslips further down."Socks weighing me down!"
Slides onto the ground.
Zoey was holding onfrom a branch."You can do it, Cam! Just focus!"She slips and screams as Mike pulls her up."Thanks!"
"Anytime!" Mike said.They smile at each other.
Jo the said."Move it, maggots!"Turns to Brick and Nora."Parents made me a climbing wall playpen."
"I took some rock climbing courses at a rock climbing center last Summer." Nora said.
"Impressive. I conquered the rock at sergeant junior boot camp! Dislocated my hip getting my obstacle course badge. Check this out!" Brick twists his hip and accidentally dislocates his arm instead.
Nora gasped in shock and horror.
Jo was impressed."Nice! And when did you learn to dislocate your arm?"
Brick winced and whimpered as he tries to hold on to the pain. "Just now!"
Lightning is then seen climbing.
"Get ready to lose to a girl again!" Jo mocked him.
Lightning was confused."What girl? Who's he talking about?"
Anne Maria does her hair at the bottom of the mountain. While Dakota was on her phone.
"And will the ladies be participating?" Chris said.
Anne Maria scoffs."Pfft! Have you seen my nails? These are why I drive with my feet."
"Hey it's me." Dakota called on to her phone. "I'm using my other phone."
Dawn jumps for a ledge as Sam slides down the slope. "And I'm officially done. Good night, everybody!"
Dawn then said."Sam wait, I sense B has a plan!"
B looks at the junkyard.
"Cool. I hope it involves not climbing." Sam said looking tired.
Lightning climbs up to a ledge and kicks a few rocks down onto Zoey and Mike. "Sha-whoops!"
Zoey and Mike fall off the edge taking Cameron with them. Cameron lands on his back bent over a rock and reaches for Anne Maria, who slaps his hands away. "Don't touch the hair!"
"Are you guys okay?" Nora called out.
"Where good!" Mike said.
"Hey, Anne-Maria!" Nora called out fustrated. "Can't you just start climbing already?!"
"Listen girl, I don't wanna ruin my nails cause of this!" Anne-Maria called back.
"Where gonna lose!" Nora turned to Jo. "Chris said that the first team had to reach the top!"
"Don't worry, I think I have an idea." Jo replied.
B tries to grab objects before the Mutant beetle breathes fire towards him.
"Oh come on! Fire too? Seriously?" Sam added fustrated.
"We must distract his tortured soul!" Dawnruns behind B.
B is using a fridge as a shield from the flames. Dawn grabs a flute.
Sam the said."Toss it over! I've got book man three at home and high score!" Hechuckles.Dawn complies and when he catches it, he plays it horribly.
Everyone just looks at him in confusion. Sam stops playing as the beetle is now behind him. He then screams and runs away. "The console makes better music!"
Zoey and Mike help Cameron up as they look to B dragging containers. "Hey, the Rats have the right idea! Maybe we can use something from the trash pile." Zoey said as she Mike, and Cameron start searching in the pile for objects.
Chef looks down at the climbers and picks up his walkie talkie.
Chris who is on the walkie-talkie said."You know what to do. Ice 'em."
"Chef, Make way for the Lightning! Sha-Bam! Sha-boom!"He gets hit by Ice and falls off the edge of the mountain.
He crashes into Dakota as they both plummet to the ground with Jo laughing at them before dodging the ice thrown by Chef. "Gotta get up pretty early, Chef!" She taunted him.
Brick climbs with his mouth when Chef throws ice at his good hand and winced as it turned red from the impact.
Anne Maria is seen spraying her hair
"Hey! Hey poof head! Too bad they don't make spray on style. You can use some." Jo triggered her.
Anne Maria then angrily crushing the can which explodes. "What'd you say to me? Oh, it's on!" She then climbs the mountain.
Chef throws ice at her head but it cracks and Anne Maria is not affected. "Hey, quit it!" Punches the ice block, splitting it in half. "I'm coming for you, pasty!"
Cut to Dakota and Lightning are sat looking dazed as Mike, Zoey and Cameron climb using what they found.
"Come on!" Zoey uses the rope to climb.
Mike uses plungers.
Cameron uses a huge clump of gum.
Sam gets beat up by the beetle. "Feel free to help anytime."
Dawn thinks then gasps."Wait, look this is why you are so distraught?" She pulls out the baby beetle she found earlier.The beetle turns around and drops Sam. The beetles then reunite and crawl away."That was beautiful."
Sam groans in pain. "I can taste my spine..."
B shows his invention to the Rats.
"Baking soda? A broken chair leg? I was clobbered by a giant fire breathing beetle so you could collect this?!" Sam said not believeing that he wasted getting beating up for nothing.
B sits on it and motionsfor the others to do the same. Everyone just shrugs and sits on it. B then puts two wires together and they shoot off like a rocket.
"Sha-boom, brother!" Lightning said.
Jo slowly crawls to the top and cheers. The Rats then land on Chef.
Nora soon followed behind. "Don't get to excited, we lost anyways."
"Don't jinx it!" Jo glared.
The Rats pass everyone and land at the top.
"You did it, B! We won the challenge!" Dawn cheered.
Chris arrives on a jetpack. "Slow your roll, nature's nurse. I say who wins."Jo laughs."The Rats! Thanks to B."The Rats cheer and celebrate. "See how I do that better?"
Nora goarned in defeat.
"Wait a minute, I got here first. We won!" Jo called out.
Brick came walking next to Nora."We won? Yeah!"He hits his dislocated arm. "Ow!"
"First team to the top wins. That means the whole team. You're still missing some members." The show's host pointed out.
"Pft whatever!" Jo rolled her eyes.
"I told you I was right!" Nora glared angrily at Jo.
"So? Whatever, we still lost." Jo looked back at her.
Anne Maria claws her way to the top. And angrily charges at her. "Die blondie!"She tries to punch Jo, but the she dodges making Anne Maria punch Brick instead.
"Ow Ow!" Brick's hand was fixed in the process. '"Hey its fixed thanks A-!" Hefalls off the edge of the cliff screaming as he hits the ground.
"Brick!" Nora said worried as she looked down from the edge of the mountain.
The impact dislocated his other arm as a result. "My other arm!"
Chris looked at the viewers."Who else is heading for a fall. Literally. Find out after the break!"
"I also bit my tongue!" The soldier in training called out offscreen.