"Last time on Total Drama Sci-Fi Showdown," Chris started. "The contestants made their way through a forest to find an outpost that will determine their teams. Some had companions, others didn't, and some others even abandoned or got separated from their group." The hologram showed the inside of all three outposts. "The Red Sith are in a rough start with Terrance and Nataline's social rivalry. The Blue Ardonians are all pretty chill save for Nelly. And the Green Drell looks like they'll face some teamwork dilemma soon." He pointed both his fingers at the camera. "Who will win the first team challenge? Who will be the first boot of the season? Find out here on Total…Drama…Sci-Fi Showdown!"
(Blue Ardonians)
"Gah!" Arnold woke up with a yell. He shot up from his bed, all sweaty and breathing heavily. He is currently shirtless with only his green boxers on.
"What? What is all that racket?" Nicholas sat up. He squinted his eyes to focus his vision on Arnold who raked his hand through his hair.
"Dude, I lost a soccer match in my sleep…" He explained. "..It was a 0 - 10."
"Chill man. It was just a dream." Harvey said, yawning as he also woke up. He is currently wearing a black shirt with a dove print on it and gray shorts.
"Dude I never lose a match in my dreams." He stopped panting and got down from his bed.
"0 - 10? It's like you were flicked aside." Jude shook his head. He was shirtless and a tattoo of a yatagarasu can be seen in his upper left torso. He also wore blue and white boxers on.
"I'm serious. The team steamrolled all over us, man."
"Well we're awake now. Might as well head to the living room." Nicholas said as he got up, putting on a plaid white shirt and his trousers. With a smirk, he added: "And back to reality. You are your team's ace striker, no? Let's turn that 0 - 10 around."
"Totally! Let's dominate this challenge." Arnold exclaimed. The girls' bedroom opened and the girls also came out, still in their night wear.
"I heard the last bit. And I totally agree with that!" Sarah also exclaimed while giving a thumbs up. She wore a pink tanktop and black short shorts.
Lucy sighed but smiled. "Yes, let us all do our best as a team. I have a good feeling about this." She is wearing a light blue shirt one size too small and magenta shorts.
Delilah got out next, wearing her translucent emerald green short night gown and dark green underwear. "My, everyone is so pumped up already." She licked her finger with her tongue. "I'm sure we can do it as well."
"So optimistic and all that crap. Whatever." Nelly was the last to get out, wearing a simple black shirt and knee length purple shorts. "I'll carry this team to victory, so you're welcome."
"We still don't know what you can contribute, you know." Jude pointed out.
"I'm smart. That's all." She waved her hand dismissively as she headed for the front door. "The rest comes naturally." She opened the door only to find a different scenery. "W-what?" Her mouth was agape.
"What's wrong? Let me see…Holy crap!" Arnold peeked over Nelly's shoulder to see the outside. It's now a wasteland, with red eroded soil and a few geysers around, spewing out hot gas. In the distance, they can see a towering volcano. "This is messed up, dudes. Weren't we near the river area?"
"Yes, that is correct." Nicholas frowned. "Is something amiss?" Both Nelly and Arnold moved aside so the rest of the team can see. They all collectively gasped at what they saw.
(Green Drell)
In the girls' bedroom, Cassie was up early. "Good morning, team!" She greeted to the other girls who were still asleep. She was wearing a buttoned shirt and some pajama pants.
"Cassie, it's so early." Valerie groaned. She removed her sleep mask and glared at the girl. She wore a revealing red night gown and pink lace underwear.
"W-who's there?" Phoebe shot up and darted her eyes around the room. She calmed down when she realized it was just Cassie and Valerie. "Phew. I t-thought something h-happened." She was currently wearing a long lolita night gown that covered most of her skin.
Ivy just continued to sleep soundly in her bed. The others looked at her direction. "Wow, heavy sleeper." Cassie commented in a whisper.
"Wanna go to the living room?" Valerie suggested. "I won't be able to sleep anyway."
"Sure thing. Come on, Phoebe."
"U-um, I'd like to change my clothes first. I don't want people s-seeing me like this…" She stammered.
"What? But you're perfectly covered." Valerie pointed out with a wtf face.
"Well we can't force her out if she doesn't wanna." Cassie shrugged. "Come join us later then." She headed for the bedroom door and Valerie followed.
When they got out, they saw the boys there already minus Shane. "Sup." Marvin greeted with a slight smile. Valerie waved and winked at him.
"Heya. Miss me, handsome?" She flirted. Marvin shrugged He wore a plaid yellow shirt and white boxer shorts. .
"I've been up pondering about what the next challenge might be so I haven't the time to miss anyone." He simply explained. This made the girl frown but then smile again.
"Wow. So focused." She trailed her fingers along his shoulder. "I like boys who are focused." She batter her eyelashes flirtatiously.
"I try." Marvin just smiled appreciatively, oblivious to her advances.
Cyrus fiddled with his thumbs. "Argh, I can't take this! I need to write something!" He buried his face in his hands. He is already wearing his normal clothing unlike the rest of the boys.
"I hear you. I need to read my sheet music." Richard said in boredom. He is shirtless save for a pair of silver and blue striped shorts and of course, his wig.
"Well anyways, let's all do our best today, y'all!" Cassie encouraged. Cyrus and Richard only grunted in response and Phoebe got out to join them.
"Y-yes." She responded to Cassie. Valerie shook her head at both Cyrus and Richard.
"Where's Shane?" She asked.
"He said he'll come out when he wants to." Marvin shrugged. "What about Ivy?"
"Still asleep." Cassie sighed while folding her arms.
~Confessional~
"I don't know, this teams looks so unmotivated." Cassie remarked while rubbing her arm. "I'm trying to act as leader but they don't really care."
~End Confessional~
Ivy yawned as she exited the bedroom. She is also wearing her normal clothing now. "Good morning, everyone." She greeted nonchalantly.
"This morning is not good for me." Cyrus retorted. "You know what, I'm going outside." He stood up and opened the door. "What the….hell?"
The scenery was the same as the blue team's, eroded soil and geysers made up the land with the sky looking red-orange. The volcano nearby is also seen. "Well I'll be." Cassie said softly.
(Red Sith)
In the boys' bedroom, Terrance and Desmond began to wake up. The former wore shorts and a regular long sleeve shirt while the latter wore only black shorts.
"Morning." Desmond nodded in Terrance's direction.
"Same here." He responded curtly. He looked towards the others still sleeping. "They could use the rest. I'll tell you when the challenge is up." He added as he got up and headed for the bedroom door.
"Wait. I was hoping we could talk about yesterday. What is with you and Nataline?" Desmond moved as they both got out of the room.
Terrance sighed. "Look, it's nothing. Let's not make that a big deal."
"Hey, I'm all for keeping this team together to win challenges so if you got a problem with her then-"
"We eliminate her?" Terrance suggested with a sly grin.
"No. I think you're both pretty competent." Desmond frowned as he sat down in one of the chairs.
"Well you're wrong. She's just another stuck up rich girl who thinks she's all that and more." Terrance countered.
Jane left the girls' bedroom wearing a black sports bra and black shorts. She spotted them both and also took a seat with them. "Hey, what's you all talking about?"
"Um..Just the team I guess." Terrance shrugged.
"We may be in last place now, but we can turn this around." Jane encouraged.
"And if we lose?" Terrance raised an eyebrow. "That's inevitable you know."
"We'll get there when we get there." She simply said as she gazed straight at him. He tore away his gaze from her and looked towards the main door. "Any guess about the next challenge?"
Desmond shook his head. "It's Chris. Expect the worst."
Tatiana and Nataline walked out of the girls' bedroom next. The former wore a colored shirt with a picture of Bartz Klauser in it and shorts with chocobo prints, while the latter wore a long and lacy night gown. "Who's ready for the challenge today!?" Tatiana cheered.
Nataline glared at Terrance but responded. "I'm ready to win it, of course." This earned a scoff from Terrance.
"Like you're gonna be much help." He muttered.
"What was that? It is rude to mumble in front of others." She got up in his face, sticking her head up.
Terrance just stood up and headed for the door. "Call me when the challenge begins." Opening the door, he was shocked to see the land before him also a wasteland like what the other teams witnessed. "Hey this isn't the same place." He managed to say despite his shock.
Nataline pushed him aside and looked out as well. "Why are we in a wasteland?" Just as she said that. The table flickered and a hologram of Chris appeared in 3D.
"Good morning, competitors! I'm sure you've all seen the change of scenery right? Well don't think about it too much." He laughed. "Inside this virtual reality, everything will according to the challenge's needs and your outposts will automatically spawn in an ideal location." He explained.
"That's cool yet disturbing." Desmond remarked.
Chris continued. "The challenge today is a race." A second hologram appeared and showed the aerial view of the area. A large volcano is seen in the middle and the three outposts are scattered around the sides in equal distance. "It's simple. You'll all race to the top of this volcano and you have to grab the flag that represents your team in order to win. The last team to arrive will have to eliminate someone tonight."
The hologram changed to that of the wasteland itself which led to a slightly narrow path connected to the foot of the volcano. "You'll travel the wasteland and make your way up the volcano by going through these paths. Be careful because I placed some….obstacles to hinder your progress."
"Seems obvious enough. It wouldn't be much of a challenge without those." Jane nodded.
"Of course these paths will intersect with other pathways so you might run into the other teams. Good luck." Both Chris' hologram and the map hologram disappeared in a flicker of miniature sparks.
"I'll get the boys." Terrance announced.
"And I'll wake up the girls." Nataline declared firmly. They both went to their respective bedrooms to gather the rest of the team.
(Green Drell)
The entire team was already at the starting point where they saw a large metal crate before them. Chris' hologram appeared behind the crate. "One more thing. Before you get started, you'll be choosing 2 out of 6 items from this crate. But since the Green Drell formed their team first, they get to pick one more." The hologram disappeared.
"Looks like we have the upper hand." Marvin noted. "Though we should still choose wisely."
"Yeah. Let's see what we got here." Richard opened the crate to reveal 6 different items. Inside was a rope, five EMP grenades, a cane made of a strange alloy, a full body suit, three smoke bombs, and a laser handgun.
"I suppose it is time to bring out the sci-fi assets." Ivy noted.
"Well I say we use this thingie." Cassie held up the bodysuit and tried to see if it fits her.
Shane grabbed the handgun. "I'll use this."
"That leaves one item left." Cyrus pointed out. "I say we grab the smoke bombs." He reached for it but Valerie slapped his hand away. "Ow! What!?"
"Nope." She grabbed the cane. "This looks cooler." She exclaimed with conviction. Cyrus just gave wtf face as he tried to take away the cane from her hands, but the crate suddenly slammed shut.
"Ugh. You're gonna regret that. I swear if you screw this up for us-" Cyrus scolded.
"Blah blah. Save that mouth for making out with me later once we win this." She winked and headed out to the starting line assigned to them.
Cassie tried putting on the black suit with neon green highlights. To her surprise, it automatically adjusted itself to fit her size. "This is somethin' else, y'all." She said in amazement. "I wonder what it does. Any of y'all know?" All the others just shook their heads.
"Let's go. Don't get in my way." Shane stated as he took his position as well.
~Confessional~
"I hope we win, ya know." Cassie fiddled with her thumbs. "I wanna try and be the team's leader. And I saw that the leader usually wears cool clothes." She proudly said.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
Cyrus scratched the back of his head in frustration. "I swear, Valerie is gonna doom us all. If she thinks that cane will help us greatly then that's on her. At least I finally know who to vote first."
~End Confessional~
(Blue Ardonians)
Everyone had gathered around the metal crate, each peering in at the contents. "So, what do we take?" Sarah broke the silence.
"The handgun. A logical and obvious choice." Nicholas stated matter-of-factly before taking hold of the handgun. "Jude and I can help with the rear end."
Jude nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it's for the best. Arnold, Harvey, and Sarah can take the front."
"In that case…" Harvey took hold of the smoke bombs. "..let's go." He went into position and soon the others followed except for Nelly and Lucy.
~Confessional~
"Look at them. They think they have it all under control. That they have it figured out. I swear, they don't know a thing about Total Drama. Typical muscle heads." Nelly scoffed.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I think we can win this challenge easy peasy." Sarah said confidently. "I mean, we got people like Nicholas, Arnold, Harvey, Delilah, Nelly, Lucy, and Jude." She added. "Hey wait…"
~End Confessional~
"I wish I had more talents to help the team." Lucy sighed.
"Look, just stick with me and we'll be fine." Nelly grunted. "Just follow what I tell you. We don't have to do what those muscle heads do anyway."
"I see." Lucy complied. They both joined the rest of their team in the starting line.
~Confessional~
"I am not much when it comes to physical challenges." Lucy said softly. "I hope I don't become a burden." Tears formed in her eyes but she fought it back.
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith)
Terrance and Nataline were currently arguing over what to bring. Jane had already decided to bring the rope and it was up to them to choose the last item. "I'm telling you, the EMP grenades will help us more. In case you didn't know, usually in sci-fi based challenges there are electronics involved." Terrance reasoned.
"But I'm a good shot." Nataline bragged. "I'll make use of that gun more than you with those grenades." She reached over to grab the gun but Terrance was quicker, grabbing all the EMP grenades and then the crate slammed down immediately.
"Ha! Take that, aristocrat." Terrance laughed as he headed to the starting line to join Jane, Tatiana, and Desmond.
"Oooh, can I have one?" Tatiana asked as she reached to grab a grenade from Terrance. The boy simply shrugged her off.
"No. All mine." He said dismissively.
"Hey, sharing is caring." Tatiana pouted.
"Not to mention we could all make us of it." Desmond pointed out.
"No need. This is my stuff now." Terrance possessively declared.
~Confessional~
"Look I don't like people touching my stuff." Terrance inspected an EMP grenade in his hand. "And technically, I got this so it's mine."
~End Confessional~
Nataline banged her fist on top of the crate in annoyance. Wesley went over to comfort her. "Please, try to remain calm. You may still prove useful to the team in other ways."
"But I got nothing to work with." Nataline crossed her arms then mumbled: "Stupid Terrance and his stupid little-"
"I believe in you." Wesley cut her off as he smiled his ever so charming smile. She blushed a little and cleared her throat.
"Right. I AM rather proficient at making plans in a minute." She said that with emphasis and confidence. "Even when under pressure." She hastily added.
"Then I put my faith in you and your grand plans for this challenge." Wesley headed for the starting point and Nataline followed him.
~Confessional~
"I don't know how he did it, but Wesley can sure give a lady's confidence back." Nataline remarked with a slight blush.
~End Confessional~
Chris' hologram appeared at each teams' starting points. "Are you ready?" Cassie tipped her hat forward while Phoebe was already panting heavily while glancing around her. Arnold stretched for a bit while Jude inspected his bow. Terrance placed his hands on his hoodie pockets where the grenades are and Betty snapped a group photo. "Go!" The three teams rushed forth.
(Blue Ardonians)
The team ran forth with Sarah, Harvey, and Arnold taking the lead, and Nelly and Lucy bringing up the rear. They crossed the wasteland at a fast pace, not once stopping or faltering. "Let's go guys!" Sarah cheered. "If I had my guitar I'd totally a marching theme right now."
"You can play while running?" Arnold inquired.
"Yeah! Who can't?" She replied. Arnold simply shook his head.
"You continue to amaze me, which is awesome!" They both fist bumped.
Delilah slowed down a bit so she could match Nelly's pace. "Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something."
"In the middle of the challenge?" Nelly raised her eyebrow.
"I'll be quick." She dropped her voice into a whisper. "In case we lose, who are you dropping?"
"That is quick." Nelly complimented. "Well, there are a lot of people here I hate already. Like Arnold, and Sarah..and Nicholas.." She listed down.
"Yeah but I'm talking about who to eliminate first." Delilah's frustrated voice was obvious to Nelly.
"We'll see who screws up. Don't wanna vote because of personal opinion alone." She shrugged. With a smirk, she turned to look at Delilah. "I could even vote against you."
Delilah smirked back and kept her gaze forward. "Right. Real threatening." She said with sarcasm. Unknown to them, Lucy can overhear what they were talking about.
~Confessional~
"My parents and friends said I got good hearing." Lucy mentioned. "And I have to say, those two are really weighing their options. I hope it won't be against me." A tear almost rolled down her cheek but she wiped it away.
~End Confessional~
Jude sidled up next to Nicholas. "Hey."
"Hmm?" Nicholas turned to him.
"So, you came here with Lucy right?" Jude asked.
"Yes, that is correct. We spawned in the same location so we decided to go together. There were others too but-"
"Yeah yeah, no need to mention it." Jude interrupted. "I was hoping maybe you could tell me what you know about her. I mean, you are a detective and all that."
"Why do you not ask her yourself? Gather information straight from the person herself." The detective suggested.
"Because…I just can't." He looked away awkwardly. "Come on…anything is fine."
"She is shy, contains unknown talent and skill, does not appear to be one to take initiative, seems to be open-minded." Nicholas listed down. "That is what I have gathered so far from my time with her."
"Thanks. I appreciate it." Jude patted him on the back before going ahead. Nicholas looked after him, deep in thought.
~Confessional~
"There are two things I can conclude from this." Nicholas held up two fingers. "One, Jude fancies Lucy. Two, he is out to get her should elimination befall us. Logically, it would be the latter choice but I see that not everyone is driven by that mindset."
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith)
Terrance and Nataline both raced over who took the actually lead, with Jane and Wesley trailing just behind them. "Everyone, please, we are a team." Wesley tried to calm them both down.
"Shut up, fancy boy." Terrance spat at him. "This isn't like your mansion or perfect garden. This is a wasteland and we're in a challenge. I should take the lead!" He declared firmly. Nataline scoffed at this comment.
"As if you have the brains to lead this team to victory. I can think of far better plans than you." She countered.
"Like that time when we went up against the damn bird? We could have actually avoided that if you weren't so stubborn." He managed to go ahead of her only for her to bump into him.
"You were the one who sabotaged the plan. It would have went smoothly." She defended. Jane pushed herself in between the two.
"Enough! Look, just avoid each other for now okay? Or else I'll tie you both up to a nearby rock." Jane warned.
"Don't do that. It might ruin her pretty little rich dress." Terrance rolled his eyes. Jane punched him in the shoulder.
"I said enough, Terrance. I'm taking the lead." She went on ahead and the other two just huffed. Wesley sighed in relief.
~Confessional~
"I am glad Jane has it under control. I fear that things will only get chaotic from here on out." Wesley frowned.
~End Confessional~
A metallic sound echoed around them as the geysers stopped sprouting gas. From there rose turrets with 4 blaster guns attached to it. Among large rocks scattered around came one singular blaster nozzle. "Well here come the obstacles." Desmond looked around and saw that they were surrounded by these turrets.
"Yah! Finally some action!" Tatiana cheered. A turret fired on her and knocked her forward, making her crash into Betty. "Ow." She moaned.
"Ah! My phone!" Betty's phone came sprawling on the ground. She stood to pick it up, and then a turret fired on her too which made her drop it again.
~Confessional~
"My phone is totes the most important thing in my life." Betty clutched her phone tightly to her chest. "Can't live without this. YOLO!"
~End Confessional~
Felix was bringing up the rear, and upon seeing his teammates get battered by the turrets, instinctively stopped. "Uh…" Some turrets aimed towards him and fired. He was able to tumble to avoid the first blast but got show down by the rest. The others turned back to see him on the floor, his body fading and flickering.
"Felix!" Betty exclaimed. "Like omigosh, what's happening to him?"
"Is he….dying?" Tatiana softly said. Betty slapped her across the face.
"D-don't say that!"
Just then, Chris' hologram appeared among them and he chuckled. "I forgot to tell you guys that once you take enough damage, you are going to 'die'. You will respawn back at your outpost but you're out of the challenge. You need at least one person to raise the flag and win it all. If your team runs out of members, you lose the challenge immediately and will have to face elimination." And with that, the hologram flickered out again. They turned their attention to Felix only to find him already gone.
"Well, I guess that means self-preservation is key." Desmond noted. He looked around some more and found that not all the rocks are equipped with blasters. "Guys, we should take cover in the rocks. The ones that don't have guns!" Everyone nodded and began to run again. Turrets fired from all directions but they were able to avoid all of them. However, Betty got hit in the leg and soon came tumbling on the floor, dragging Wesley down with her.
"My leg…" She groaned as she tried to stand but couldn't. Wesley offered his hand.
"Grab my hand." It was too late, however, since a large blast came towards the ground in between them, knocking back Wesley and making Betty start to flicker away.
"Go on without me, but take some pictures…" She held out her phone but it faded away along with her.
~Confessional~
"Okay so like, physical challenges are sooo not my strong suit." Betty frowned. "#2ndOneOut" She snapped a selfie.
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
The team were also currently running, nearing the path that connects to the volcano. "There it is y'all!" Cassie pointed.
"Then let's go." Marvin encouraged. Shane just grunted and ran ahead of them. As he did, turrets spawned from geysers and rocks, shooting him down.
"Tsk." He crouched down behind a large rock. The others did the same but were further away from him. The turrets kept firing at the rock until it crumbled, knocking Shane back. He was pelted from all sides and a cloud of smoke concealed him. When it lifted, they found no more trace of him.
"Ah! W-we lost Shane!" Phoebe was frightened now, shaking as she gripped the rock for dear life.
Cyrus saw that the handgun is safe but out in the open. "I'll go get that. You guys sprint past me and don't look back." He said through gritted teeth, steeling himself for what he must do.
"Wait. Don't-" Despite Cassie's warnings, Cyrus ran ahead and the turrets open fired. Valerie, Ivy, and Marvin all charged forth around the turrets that kept their attention on Cyrus.
The emo boy slid across the ground to grab the gun and avoid the gunfire. He managed to grab it and aimed at one in a rock, directly hitting the inside of the nozzle which caused it to explode. "One down." There was a small screen on the handgun which once read 20, now 19. "Looks like I need to shoot smartly." He noted to himself.
~Confessional~
"I play a couple of FPS games." Cyrus said. "And usually the mission ends before I actually run out of ammo, so this is pretty much a new experience."
~End Confessional~
"Go Cyrus!" Valerie cheered him on. "Let's go before-" A turret aimed at her and fired. "Ahhh!" She held up her cane in defense, and the shot ricocheted and it another turret in a geyser, making it explode as well. "I mean, I meant to do that." She flashed a charming smile.
~Confessional~
"Whatever this thing is made of, I'm glad I chose it." Valerie bragged.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Whatever." Cyrus rolled his eyes.
~End Confessional~
Phoebe and Richard were both still hiding behind a large rock, refusing to move. "You go first." Richard nudged the doll-faced girl.
"N-no thanks." She shook her head feverishly.
"Come on, stop slackin' off you two." Cassie called out to them.
"Just go ahead. We'll catch up later." Richard called back.
"Ya just gotta run across. See two turrets are gone now." '
"P-please, just l-leave me here." Phoebe begged as curled up.
~Confessional~
"I knew it. Those two are definitely slackers for sure." Cassie said in frustration.
~End Confessional~
(Blue Ardonians)
Everyone was currently taking cover behind several large rocks. Harvey and Arnold were up front thinking of what to do next. "You think we can use those smoke bombs?" Arnold asked the other boy.
"Yeah, don't see why not." He replied. He took out of his pocket and threw it at the middle which soon let out a thick cloud of smoke.
Everyone else caught on to what they are doing. "It seems they plan to use stealth here. It is risky but our tools are limited." Nicholas began to go out of his cover and run ahead, calling out to the others. "Hurry, before the smoke clears."
"Hey wait a minute, what if we get lost?" Nelly narrowed her eyes but was dragged by Delilah forward. "Hey hey!"
"No time. Don't worry, we'll make it." Delilah assured.
"That's not very assuring actually." Nelly muttered.
~Confessional~
"I'm the smartest person in this group. And I know for a fact that this will not end well." Nelly scoffed.
~End Confessional~
As everyone else headed towards the thick smoke, the turrets cease fire. It carefully scanned the area but could not find any of the team. In the midst of the smoke, voices can be heard and a couple of collisions. After a short while it dispersed. The turrets locked in on Nelly and Delilah who seem to be on the ground, rubbing their sore foreheads. The rest of the team ran ahead, forgetting about those two.
"I knew it would end badly." Nelly groaned in annoyance at her partner. "Who did we even bump into?"
"I don't know. I couldn't see." Delilah answered. "Obviously." She added. Both girls screamed as the turrets fired on them, eliminating them from the challenge.
~Confessional~
"Seriously, who did we bump into?" Delilah wondered. "I know that we were heading straight. Hmm…."
~End Confessional~
"Hey did you hear that?" Sarah turned back to see the turrets cooling down as it faced a specific area. "Did someone get shot?"
Nicholas looked around. "Nelly…. and Delilah." He concluded with an even voice.
Tears formed around Lucy's eyes. "What? No. They were right in front of me. How could they get left behind?" Nicholas' eyes narrowed at the scene then back at the pass they are nearing.
"We should go." He said sternly. Lucy simply nodded and followed the rest of her team.
"At least we're here. We should be able to make it up there first." Jude said as he glanced up. They began running up the path.
(Red Sith)
The team is nearing the path but their way is blocked by three turrets. "I got this." Terrance stated proudly as he held up three EMP grenades. "Good thing we chose this." He smirked at Nataline's direction. She simply scoffed.
"Just do what you must." She muttered.
Terrance threw all three at the turrets, creating an electrifying sound followed by the sparks of the turrets, soon disabling them. "Alright! Onward to victory!" Tatiana cheered.
"Let's keep our cool guys." Jane instructed. "It's still a long climb ahead." They ran towards the path.
The temperature got hotter which made it harder to concentrate. Wesley began tugging at his collar while Terrance rolled up his sleeves. Jane wiped the sweat from her forehead as she lead the team through the path. Desmond is right behind her, also covered in sweat. "What happens when we run into the other team?" He asked her in a low voice.
"We push them off the path. No permanent harm done." Jane shrugged like that question was the easiest one to answer.
"And if we fall instead? We are in front." He pointed out.
Jane held out her rope. "There are rocks protruding out around the volcano, it will be easy to climb back up with this."
~Confessional~
"I feel like Desmond is underestimating me because I'm a girl." Jane frowned and clenched her fist. "But I'll just have to prove that I can survive this no problem."
~End Confessional~
As they kept running, Wesley and Nataline began to slow down. "I know now that I should have gone for something more rural like Jane said." The former panted weakly.
"And my dress is simply wearing me down." Nataline added.
"What's wrong? Not used outside of the city?" Terrance taunted the two. "Guess we found your limits."
"Shut it, Terrance." Nataline glared at him through gritted teeth. "We're not done yet. Isn't that right, Wesley?" She looked back only to find him on all fours, panting heavily.
"Pardon but I'm afraid you're going to have to continue on without me." He apologized. "I cannot continue any further."
"What? Come on, Wesley! It is just a little further." Nataline urged. Wesley didn't respond and simply leaned against the wall.
"Forget it, Nataline." Jane interrupted. "We're running out of time."
~Confessional~
"I told them they should have worn rural clothes." Jane shrugged innocently.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I hope I did not waste too much time." Wesley frowned. "I like to think I did my best."
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
The team is already running along the volcano path by now with Cassie and Cyrus in the lead. "Hustle everyone!" Cassie tried to encourage though her voice is getting weaker and weaker. They neared the first intersection and came face to face with the Blue Ardonians. "Whoa!" She halted and so did Cyrus. The latter had pointed his gun forward at Arnold who instinctively raised his hands.
"Hey hey now. Careful with that thing." Arnold said nervously.
Valerie shouted out to Cyrus. "Fire on them! Eliminate them from this challenge."
The emo smiled wickedly and fired at Arnold. The boy got knocked back and almost teetering over the edge. He fired again and that sent his figure falling down but his avatar disappeared before he hit the ground.
"No!" Sarah exclaimed in shock. She charged at Cyrus and knocked him to the ground, making his gun fall over the edge. "Why you…" She wrestled with him on the ground, the other boy clearly losing. Cassie tried to lift her off of him, and was surprised when she easily did so and pushed her back.
"Well I'll be…How did I get this strong?" She saw that her suit's highlights glowed. "Good thing I picked this up." She nodded to herself.
~Confessional~
"That little emo kid is gonna get it for shooting Arnold!" Sarah said angrily.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I did not know Sarah could get so….violent." Cyrus rubbed his arm in pain.
~End Confessional~
Valerie moved up front, wielding her cane like a baton. "Don't worry, this super awesome cane will win it for us." She brought it down on Sarah but a hand caught it in midair. She looked up to see Nicholas there with an expressionless face.
"Not so fast." He punched her in the gut and she doubled over, groaning in pain. Nicholas followed up again by thrusting the dull side of the cane against her, knocking her over the edge. All that can be heard was her scream as her avatar flickered out. Now in possession of the cane, the detective expertly twirled it around and taunted Cassie. "Well? Let's dance." He said evenly.
'Let's go on ahead." Harvey whispered to the rest of his team. They all nodded and circled around Nicholas and Cassie and hurried up the path again. Nicholas reached behind him and secretly handed the gun to Jude as they went past him.
"They're getting away. We gotta beat them." Cyrus grunted.
"Go on ahead." Cassie commanded. "I got this one."
Cyrus, Ivy, and Marvin nodded and headed up after them. "I wonder why we got no instructions for those tools we got." Marvin said to no one in particular.
"Probably Chris' own way of screwing us over." Cyrus rolled his eyes. "Right, Ivy?" The girl just stared ahead blankly as she ran. "Ivy?" Cyrus snapped his fingers in front of her but she just kept running ahead.
"Look out!" Marvin warned. He and Cyrus barely stopped just when The Red Sith came up the second intersection. "That was close." He exhaled.
Ivy, however, kept going forward and ended up crashing into Jane. Both girls tipped over the edge and fell although Jane managed to use her rope in the last minute to grab on to a jagged rock. "I'm okay." She called out.
Terrance looked over and saw Ivy continuing to fall down. "Well that's that." He remarked.
(Cassie vs Nicholas)
Standing on opposite sides are the two contestants, with Nicholas blocking the path upwards. "Y'all wanna do this the easy way or the hard way?" Cassie tipped her hate forward and glared at him.
"No matter what way you decide, the outcome remains the same." Nicholas simply countered back, readying the cane.
"Don't look down on me. Tener contigo!" She yelled as she charged forward, fists raised. She punched him in the chest only to have her attack blocked by his hand. The boy raised his cane to hit her at the side but the suit gave her quicker reflexes to block it halfway. "Hah!"
~Confessional~
"That suit is giving me a harder time than I predicted." Nicholas pondered in thought. "However, I can tell you that her moves are very much predictable."
~End Confessional~
Cassie delivered a roundhouse kick but Nicholas jumped back, sending himself over the edge. "What!?" She was shocked by this and had to look over the edge. Suddenly, Nicholas leaped past her and landed behind her and now thrusting the cane against her torso. She was able to look back in time and block it with both hands but her footing isn't holding out.
"This is the end of the line for you." Nicholas stated.
"Not yet." She jumped high into the air and was about to kick downwards when Nicholas held the cane on either end and pushed it upwards, connecting it with her foot. "No!"
"You lose." He pushed the cane upwards and then thrust it at the wall, giving him a platform to jump at and kick her out of the edge. She screamed as she fell off the volcano with Nicholas grabbing on to the rocky ledge to save himself.
~Confessional~
"I don't believe this, y'all. That must be some fine city moves he pulled on me." Cassie said sadly.
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith, Green Drell, Blue Ardonians)
Their path was currently blocked by the two people from Green Drell, Cyrus and Marvin. Desmond stepped forward and so did Tatiana. "We'll cut them off here. They won't get past us." Desmond stated firmly.
"Yeah. It's time the party made some big moves of their own." Tatiana said with a smile and a thumbs up. The rest nodded and went on ahead.
Cyrus was suddenly shot twice from behind. "Argh." He got on his knees as his figure began to fade and flicker away. He turned around at the last second to see Jude aiming the gun at him.
"Oh no. They got guns!" Tatiana panicked. Marvin stood there, pressing himself against the wall for comfort and safety. Sarah and Harvey stepped forward.
"Harvey, now!" Sarah exclaimed. Harvey nodded once and threw a smoke bomb at the middle. Everyone began to cough as they all got enveloped in the smoke. Silhouettes moved and pushed which was accompanied by constant grunting and yells.
The smoke lifted, and all that was left was Marvin who was still leaning against the wall, Sarah who was on the ground in pain, Desmond who was hanging by the rocky ledge and Tatiana's screams as she plummeted downwards and out of the challenge.
(Red Sith vs Blue Ardonians)
Jude, Harvey, and Lucy were racing upwards to catch up with Terrance, Nataline, and Jane who were close to reaching the top. They caught up to them just at the top and saw the three flags over at the other side. A steel bridge is their only means of getting to the other side unless they risk going from the corners.
"Why don't you just give up now?" Jude smirked as he waved the gun around. Terrance responded by taking out an EMP grenade from his pocket and threw it at them without warning. Jude immediately took aim and fired it in midair, creating a blast of sparks that knocked Terrance back.
"Ugh." He moaned.
"See?" Jude smirked again.
Harvey took out the last smoke bomb. "We have to risk this." He told the rest of his team. Lucy was hesitant but didn't say anything and Jude simply gave a thumbs up.
"We got this. They won't know what hit 'em." He replied to Harvey.
That was his cue. He threw it on the ground between them and the Red Sith, once again creating a field of smoke. "I'll go get the flag, you both try and stall them." Jane ordered. "Don't worry, I know my way around a fog."
~Confessional~
"Back at home I used to go to places with thick fog and even once made my way to our uncle's cabin in a blizzard." Jane stated with confidence.
~End Confessional~
Terrance and Nataline both found Lucy and Harvey near the bridge about to cross. Terrance tackled the other boy while Nataline blocked Lucy's path. "You shall not pass, even if it's you Lucy."
"I understand." Lucy replied softly. "It is a fight for first place after all." She tried to get around her but the other girl was quicker.
"Hah!" Terrance tumbled down with Harvey, both nearing the edge and Terrance being on top. However, Harvey easily turned the tides around and making him on top.
"Look man, I don't wanna hurt you." He said to the smaller boy.
"That's your loss." Terrance did a left hook but Harvey easily blocked it. "Gah. Let go."
"You can struggle all you want but I'm still the bigger person, yo." Harvey explained.
Meanwhile, Jane and Jude were pushing against each other on the bridge. Jude tried shooting her but his aim was off. "Give up already." Jane demanded as he pushed him towards the railing. Jude hit his gut but managed to stick his foot out to trip the girl.
"Not my style." He said as he started running again. Jane grabbed his ankle and pulled him down which made him drop his gun and it fell into the lava. "No!"
"Yes!" Jane stood up and so did Jude. Both were still pushing against each other as they reached the end of the bridge. They both did one final dash and one of them managed to get their team's flag first….
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Jude held up their team's flag victoriously. "Yessss! We won!" He cheered. From the other side, Lucy cheered in a not so loud way and Nataline muttered and sweared under breath.
Chris' hologram appeared in front of Jude. "Congratulations, Blue Ardonians. You won the first team challenge for this season. Your dinner reward will be served shortly in your outpost. As for the Red Sith, since you got second place you'll have a decent dinner and will also not vote someone off."
Marvin got up the path panting and breathing heavily. Chris turned to him. "Green Drell, I'll see you all tonight at the elimination ceremony. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that all teams have to watch the elimination. It's more embarrassing that way." He laughed and the hologram flickered out.
"Dammit. So close." Jane cursed. Jude offered to shake hands.
"Hey, good challenge." He said. She turned away from him.
"Don't let that victory get to you." She irritably said to him as she stormed off to join Nataline and Terrance.
(Green Drell)
Marvin got back to the outpost only to find Valerie and Richard yelling at each other.
"If you guys just went up there and helped us, maybe we wouldn't have lost!" Valerie snapped.
"Oh yeah!? Maybe if you actually used some good items maybe you guys wouldn't suck so much!" Richard argued.
"What!? That makes no sense! You both didn't have anything to help the team. And don't say that your music sheets will bring us to victory because that's stupid!" Valerie snapped back.
"Well…It can if I want to…" Richard crossed his arms and looked away. He then went to the boys' bedroom and closed the door behind him. Phoebe was cowering in a corner and Cassie was trying to comfort her.
"P-please stop y-yelling." Phoebe begged. Valerie saw this and despite her anger, she calmed down.
"Right. Right…sorry. Getting mad and lashing out like that isn't sexy." She finally said.
Shane grunted and pushed Marvin aside as he went outside. Cassie called Marvin over to join her. "So, about the vote?"
Marvin tapped his chin in thought. "I think we should drop Richard." He said softly. Cassie nodded in agreement and Phoebe was too shaken up to respond.
"Yeah. He's like a mighty fine piece of work….except it's useless." Cassie agreed.
"I'm g-gonna go back to my r-room first." Phoebe stated as she excused herself. Cassie then took Marvin outside.
"What do we do about Phoebe?" She asked him. He simply shook his head without a second thought.
"I don't think it's right to vote her out now. We'll see how she performs in the next challenge. I have a feeling she can contribute better than Richard at least."
"What makes ya say that?" Cassie inquired.
"For starters, she actually brings out this feeling of peace or something like that." He rubbed the back of his head. "You saw how Valerie calmed down immediately. Let's make Phoebe stay a while longer." Despite the night, Cassie could still see Marvin's blush.
~Confessional~
"And here it is, y'all. This guy likes the doll." Cassie sighed. "But I don't wanna split the votes so I'll vote for Richard too."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Like those guys understand real music…" Richard scoffed. "I swear if they hear my the perfect symphony that I will create, they'll eat those words."
~End Confessional~
(Elimination Ceremony)
Everyone was gathered around certain area in the wasteland that had rocks as chairs. Torchlight illuminated the place and the Green Drell took their seats in the middle along with the Chris hologram that stood before them. The other contestants took their seats on the sides. Phoebe was seated beside Cyrus and she could hear him mutter a poem as he looked down.
Eight teens formed a rather shaky team
Driven by desire and individual scheme
Soon one of their own will have their dreams denied
As they walk out of this game and tossed to the side
Phoebe looked up at him and he noticed her staring. "What?" He glared at her.
"Eek!" She immediately looked back down and adjusted her sitting position, though she had a little blush on her face and a slight smile.
The Chris hologram snapped his fingers and energy flickered in and formed seven containers of space food. "Alright, welcome to your first elimination ceremony, Green Drell." He said. Everyone was silent. "What? No side comments?"
"Just get on with it." Shane grunted.
Chris frowned and muttered under his breath: "Party pooper." He then cleared his throat and continued. "So this is how it's gonna be. You're all gonna vote right in this confessional stall." He snapped his fingers again and a stall flickered in front of him, and inside is a panel containing the portraits of the members of Green Drell. "Then I'll read the votes once you're done. Okay? Let's get on with the voting then!"
"Okay, the votes are in." Chris exclaimed. "If you receive a container, then you're safe." Everyone nodded. "Ivy, Marvin, Cassie, Cyrus, you're all safe." He tossed four canisters at them which they all caught.
"Also safe…Phoebe!" He tossed one to Phoebe who gasped and failed to catch it. "The remained people received votes but the next one safe is…..Shane!"
The boy caught the canister and sighed. Richard and Valerie looked at each other nervously. "What? People voted for me?" Valerie was sounding panicked.
"And me? But I'm a good player." Richard said as well. Cyrus snickered and Cassie rolled her eyes at this comment.
"Enough talking! The one who will receive this final container of space food is…
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…..Valerie!" The flirt caught her container and hugged it tightly.
"Oh yes!" She cheered for herself.
"Oh no.." Richard looked down in defeat. "Fine. Whatever. Just get me out of this stupid game. I have better things to do than play around with people without a life."
"At least we have fashion sense." Sarah called out from the sidelines. Most of the contestants chuckled in agreement. This made Richard more mad.
"Argh! I don't care anymore!" He turned to Chris. "How do I get outta here?"
"Look above you." Chris simply said. Richard did, and saw a beam of light crash down at him. Everyone saw his silhouette gradually become more and more blurred until it is gone and the beam stopped.
"W-what?" Phoebe tried to say. "Eeeekk! Did you k-kill Richard!?"
"What, no." Chris defended. "His avatar is simply out of this virtual reality now. He's fine."
"O-okay." Phoebe calmed down as she continued to stare at the rock Richard used to sit on.
"Whoa. Intense, dudes." Arnold said.
"Such technological advancement." Terrance added.
'Anyway, you're all free to go now. Enjoy the night while you can because tomorrow is another day!" Chris laughed as his hologram flickered out. Everyone else went back to their outpost to rest.
~Votes~
Valerie: I vote for Richard. He's too toxic and unattractive. Augh.
Ivy: Um, I guess I vote for Shane. He got killed first.
Shane: I overheard Cassie and Marvin. I'll go with their vote against Richard.
Cassie: I vote for Richard. Guy's like a raging bull without his music, except it's not intimidating.
Marvin: Hmm…I vote for Richard.
Richard: I vote for Valerie. That'll teach her to trash talk my music.
Cyrus: I'm gonna vote for Richard. He's too annoying. It's like somebody missed their morning coffee.
Phoebe: I t-think I'm gonna vote for Valerie. She is too mean and s-scary.
~Eliminated~
(24th place) Richard - The Maestro
Chris was seen back at the Drama Dome smiling his trademark smile. "And there you have it, our first elimination! Poor Richard didn't get any love from his teammates tonight. Or from anyone for that matter." He chuckled. "Will the Green Drell make a comeback? Will Shane bother to work with his team? What secrets does Lucy hide? Find out next time on Total..Drama…Sci-Fi Showdown!"
Okay so that's the first team challenge, guys. For Richard, he was always fodder. I planned for him to fail and fail he did. There is just no way I can make him look good when all he does is rant about his music and not contributing to the challenge. I already have a set of challenges up so I'll ask again when I need it. Until then! Thank you for reading! :3 XBloodLegendX