Author's Note: Finally finished. It's probably as good as I'm gonna get it, and it's still kinda slow paced as the main plot hasn't really picked up yet. But you'll soon see why I had to work to get it right.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Knight: I never had to do the summer class thing, but I hope everything worked out well for you.
WeirdAlfan101: Glad to be back. My thoughts exactly on the Tennis Rivals
Critica7: I guess they just agree to work together in challenges.
StarHeart Specials: Yep!
Derick Lindsey: Eh, stuff's still happening but it's just gotten more manageable. I loved Gerry and Pete, but like you said not much can be done with them Nope, but Marley did have to deal with his partner's appetite almost screwing them over. I have to admit, Dwayne and Junior really grew on me in canon. As for the rest, wait and see.
Tempokeep: Eh, I mean, I like the Tennis Rivals, but not much can be done with them. And I don't have a lot of room for plot-less teams.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct: Placements in the race will be different from canon. That's just not one of them. And I'm tight-lipped on Jenlin for now.
That British Guy: I'd like to think Jenlin would be interesting.
bruno14: I also noticed the lack of Ridonculous Race fanfiction. Which sucks because that's a good season. I'm glad you like the extra teams. Sorry to boot the Band Geeks so soon. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting people to like them so much. Yeah, not a lot I could do with the Tennis Rivals. Glad you like the Jenlin ship though.
Remaining Teams:
Adversity Twins: Jay and Mickey, Best Friends: Carrie and Devin, Bromance Bros: Brody and Geoff, Daters: Ryan and Stephanie, Fashion Bloggers: Jen and Tom, Father and Son: Dwayne and Junior, Geniuses: Ellody and Mary, Goths: Crimson and Ennui, Ice Dancers: Jacques and Josee, Jocks: Steven and Tyler, Mallrats: Caitlin and Wyatt, Mom and Daughter: Kelly and Taylor, Outcasts: Beardo and Cody, Police Cadets: MacArthur and Sanders, Reality TV Pros: Malcolm and Noah, Rockers: Rock and Spud, Sisters: Emma and Kitty, Slackers: Marley and Rasta, Stepbrothers: Chet and Lorenzo, Surfer Dudes: Broseph and Reef, Sweethearts: Angel and Bridgette, Vegans: Laurie and Miles
Time for fun in the sun
Episode 04: Mediterranean Homesick Blues
"Last time on the Ridonculous Race," Don said over the show's title card before the montage began with a plane touching down and a shot of the Eiffel Tower as the show's theme song played, "Teams traveled to Paris where there wills were tested," he continued over a shot of MacArthur under a skeleton to her partner's shock, "their artistic limits were pushed," Brody was shown struggling to hold his pose as Geoff sketched him, "their bravery was challenged," an ominous shadow was show, followed by the Fashion Bloggers and Mallrats screaming. "And Rasta ate more cheese than was scientifically possible," he added over a shot of Rasta holding a wheel of cheese with several bites taken out of it as a French tune played.
"In the end it was the Police Cadets who locked up first place," he continued as Sanders and MacArthur were shown wheeling their cheese to the Carpet of Completion, the regular recap theme starting up again, "but for the Tennis Rivals," Pete and Gerry were shown mocking the Vegans, "it was game set and somebody light a match!" the Vegans were shown passing the Tennis Rivals, "Because man did they stink!" they were shown being overtaken by a snail.
"Who will stink it up this week?" Don asked as the recap mintage ended and the scene flashed to him at the Parisian Chill Zone. "Oh they all have potential. Stay tuned, 'cause it's time for," the camera zoomed in for a close-up, "The Ridonculous Race!" He raised one eyebrow, lowered the other, and flashed a smile so white it served as the flash that transitioned to the opening sequence.
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[Unlike the opening sequence of Total Drama, the opening sequence for The Ridonculous Race is instrumental. The intro begins with an overview of the Earth before a hand holding a Travel Tip appears. The camera zooms in, revealing the silhouettes of all twenty-four teams running in three rows: the top row held from left to right the Fashion Bloggers, Mallrats, Adversity Twins, Rockers, Vegans, Slackers, Tennis Rivals, and Jocks running to the right against a blue city street background; the second row had from left to right Father and Son, Police Cadets, Goths, Sweethearts, Daters, Sisters, Bromance Bros, and Surfer Dudes running to the left against a golden desert background; and the bottom row held from left to right the Best Friends, Geniuses, Outcasts, Ice Dancers, Stepbrothers, Band Geeks, Mom and Daughter, and the Reality TV Pros running to the right against a green jungle background . The scene shifts to a map of the world, showing the visited countries being highlighted by yellow dots. The camera zooms in on one of those dots and it becomes the background as three postcards depicting the inside of a fancy restaurant, a beautiful and nondescript beach, and the Parisian skyline are 'thrown' onto it. A Travel Tip then cuts the scene into three sections, each showing the silhouette of a different mode of transportation that are used throughout the race; a train against a gold background, a plane against a blue sky background, and a bus against a green background all three heading to the right. A taxi stops by and opens its door as the camera zooms in, showing pictures of all twenty-four teams each appearing during one of the ending flourish of notes. In the end, the scene cuts to the main logo of the Ridonculous Race with a plane that flies across the screen, spinning the N.]
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"Yesterday's Chill Zone was the Louvre," Don said as the episode began with the camera panning across the roof of the famous museum. "Which is today's starting point."
The camera flashed to the host walking toward the carpet. "Teams will start in the order that they finished. Which means the Cadets are-" the camera pulled back to show the Ice Dancers walking toward the Don Box. "Whoa whoa whoa!" he told them while holding up his hand. "Slow your roll Ice Capades, yesterday's winners go first."
Footsteps caught the attention of them and the camera, and it pulled back to show the Police Cadets standing nearby and frowning. "Yeah," MacArthur scoffed. "Relax Silver Streak."
"Wait your turn!" Sanders yelled.
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SANDERS AND MACARTHUR: POLICE CADETS
"I've got my eye on those Ice Dancers," MacArthur told the camera. "Give them an inch and they'll take the whole race."
Sanders nodded her agreement.
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Sanders mashed the button to the Don Box and took the tip. "Take the train to the coast of the Mediterranean at Calanque de Maubois," she read as tense music began to play, "and search the station for your next travel tip."
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"Teams must take the train south to Calanque de Maubois," Don narrated as the show's map appeared centered on France, a green Eiffel Tower in Paris's general location. The tower turned yellow, and a dotted red line moved southeast to a green beach umbrella at the Mediterranean coast. The umbrella turned yellow when the line arrived.
French music played as the scene cut to a postcard depicting the same fancy restaurant in the intro sequence appeared was thrown over the French flag. "Calanque de Maubois skirts the Mediterranean at the south of France," Don popped up in the postcard, "with sand so fine, you want it to get in your shorts."
A picturesque setting of red cliff slid in from the right. "The red cliffs are just one of the sights that make this a popular tourist site."
"Did I mention the beaches are awesome?" the host asked as the scene flashed to him on a nondescript beach. The camera panned down to a crab on top of a sandcastle glaring at Don's backside. The crab raised it's claw. "Because they are," he finished as the shot cut to a close up of his face just in time for him to yelp in pain at the sound of a snap.
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The scene split into three: Jacques mashing the Don Box on the top, he and Josee reading the travel tip in the bottom left, and the Bromance Bros in the bottom right with Geoff shouting 'Go!"
Tense music played ass the two teams ran off, then the camera panned to show the Best Friends mash the button to the Don Box. As Devin went to grab the tip, a blue-skinned hand grabbed it and the shot pulled back to show a mime had stolen the tip. "Give me that back!" Devin shouted as the mime ran off, him chasing after it.
The camera pulled back to show Junior waling over to Carrie, and a slightly romantic tune played as the camera showed the blonde against a pink background and surrounded by sparkles. She smiled at him, and he was shown with the same effects smiling back.
"Hey," Junior said before coughing and deepening his voice. "Hey. I'm Dwayne."
"Hi," she said back ."I'm Carrie."
The same tune from before played as her hand was shown with the same pink background. He reached out to shake it and just before they touched, another hand shook the girls accompanied by a record scratch.
"Nice to meet ya," Dwayne said as the camera pulled back to show the older man was the culprit. "Dwayne Sr. I see you've already met Junior," he said with a nod to his son. "This kid," he gave his son a noogie as Carrie smiled on, "what a great little guy!"
"Dad!" Junior hissed.
"I mean he acts up sometimes," Dwayne continued, "but that happens as the near puberty." Junior's eyes widened and Carrie sent the boy a sympathetic but amused look.
"Come on homie!" Devin said with tip in hand. "He grabbed her hand with his free one, and the two lingered and smiled at each other before running off.
Junior groaned and walked away
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JUNIOR AND DWAYNE: FATHER & SON
"My dad always finds a way to embarrass me," Junior told the camera.
Dwayne chuckled. "Now that's not true son," he said. "You're just being self-conscious. Oh!" he exclaimed while digging in his pocket. "I almost forgot. I washed your lucky undies," he told the boy, handing him a pair of four-leaf clover patterned boxers.
"Dad!" Junior whined.
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The standard tense music played as the camera cut to the Cadets on a sidewalk in front of a Parisian clothing store. "Taxi!" Sanders called out as a cab passed them by. "Taxi!" two more passed them. "Taxi?" Three more.
"There are so many cabs here," she complained as the shot cut in closer. "Why aren't they stopping?"
"No prob," MacArthur grinned. "I got this," she pushed her partner aside, and the shot cut to the wheels of an orange taxi screeching to a halt. The camera cut to the inside of a cab, where a middle-aged white man was staring in shock at MacArthur holding up her badge. "Police!" she said. "We're commandeering this vehicle. Maggot."
Sanders watched on in horror.
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MACARTHUR AND SANDERS: POLICE CADETS
"I'm a little concerned," Sanders said as the shot cut to them in the street. "MacArthur can be kind of... aggressive."
"What?" her partner said flatly. "I dare you to say that again!" Sanders backed off and she laughed. "Come on. I'm kidding. It's a joke, lighten up." She got in her partner's face. "Seriously. Do it! Lighten up!"
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The camera cut to the Ice Dancers running over to a set of downwards stairs with white tile walls on each side. "The subway!" Jacques said in between pants to a dramatic tune. "It's the fastest way to the train station!"
They ran down the staircase, and were closely followed by the Bros.
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GEOFF AND BRODY: BROMANCE BROS
"Our strategy's pretty simple," Brody told the camera from what could be assumed to be the subway station. "Instead of trying to figure out how to get somewhere ourselves, we just follow a team that's smarter than us."
"And pretty much everyone's smarter than us dude," Geoff chimed in. "So we're golden."
"Wicked," the two bumped fists.
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"Take the train station to Calanque de Maubois," Mary said as the camera cut to the Geniuses at the Louvre. They ran off and the camera lingered to show the Sisters were next to the Don Box.
"Alright teammate of mine!" Kitty said cheerfully as the TV Pros showed up. "Let's have some fun!"
"No," Emma corrected as she mashed the button for the Don Box. "Let's come in first for a change." She read the tip as Noah and Malcolm ran off. "Train station. Let's go!" she ran off as well, leaving Kitty behind.
"Woohoo!" she cheered. "Fun!"
"Stop it," Emma said from off screen.
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"I need directions Sanders," MacArthur said as the camera cut to them in the front seat of the cab they 'borrowed' earlier, the driver sitting nervously in the backseat.
Sanders searched through the glove box for a bit then groaned. "I can't find the map."
MacArthur grinned. "Time for bad cop," she said. The shot briefly cut to the wheels screeching to a stop and back to the cab as MacArthur yelled in the cabbie's face. "Train station! Directions! Now!" Each command was punctuated by a sharp note in the music and the cabbie sinking further into his seat.
The shot cut to a rear-end view of the cab driving off.
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The shot cut to the Surfers as they ran through the streets of Paris. Though they were keeping a similar pace, Reef sweating far heavier than his hairy partner. "Ha!" Reef laughed. "I bet you can't beat me to the train station!"
Broseph smirked, then sped up. Reef groaned, then tripped and fell out of frame. When he got up, he noticed his pants had fallen down. The pixelation seen made it clear he was going commando.
Broseph walked back to his partner and sighed. "That's why I won't let you borrow my board shorts dude," he said. "Now fix that and let's go!"
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A flash took the scene to a brown-skinned hand grabbing a travel tip. "While Rasta and Marley are the last to take off from the starting line," Don narrated as the Slackers were shown leaving the Louvre, "the first seven teams are about to leave the station," the Ice Dancers, Bros, Cadets, Jocks, Father and Son, Best Friends, and Broseph were shown running past the camera in front of a train.
"Hey! Wait up!" Reef yelled out as he ran past a moment later, the train pulling out as soon as he left the screen.
"The rest of the teams race to catch the next train south," the host finished over a shot of three different taxis racing past the camera.
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A trendy tune played as the shot cut to the Bloggers in the back of a taxi. Jen was applying make-up while Tom fixed his hair. "The south of France is where the most glamorous people in the world hang out," Tom explained.
"It's like Paris," Jen added. "But with glossier lipstick."
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"Don't think too hard," Wyatt joked as the shot cut to him and Caitlin in a cab. The blonde's face scrunched up in concentration.
"This is serious Wyatt," she told him. "How do we ask Tom an Jen to form an alliance?"
"We walk up to them," Wyatt replied sarcastically, "and ask them to form an alliance."
"I can't just walk up and ask!" Caitlin replied, horrified.
"Why not?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
Caitlin blinked as a flat not played. "I just can't okay!"
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The standard challenge music started as the shot cut to the Geniuses. "Take Lagrant to Canal," Mary told their driver,
"Canal to Germaine-" Ellody continued,
"-Germain to Balmont-" Mary continued, the camera focusing in on her.
"-Turn left on Lagrant-" Ellody continued, the camera panning over to her.
"-Reverse onto Burreuax-" Mary continued.
"-And U-turn back to Lagrant then head south to Dunkirk!" they finished with eager grins.
"Zut alors!" the driver's voice said. "I know native Parisians that don't know the city that well."
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MARY AND ELLODY: GENIUSES
"We weren't popular in high school," Mary told the camera. "But memorizing the street maps of every urban center is just as fun as going to parties."
"Or dates..." Ellody chimed in with a sad look.
"But all that studying is paying off," Mary told both the camera and her partner. "We can outhink all the other teams."
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Lorenzo stood impatiently at the train station as a profusely sweating Chet met up with him. Chet panted and groaned for a few seconds and Lorenzo blew a raspberry at him.
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CHET AND LORENZO: STEPBROTHERS
"I took the subway," Lorenzo told the camera. "He took a taxi."
"It wasn't as fun without the chance to tell you how lame you are every few minutes," Chet told him.
"You're the lame one," Lorenzo shot back. "And I need to tell you so you don't forget!" Chet shoved him, Lorenzo shoved back, and the two once again began to fight.
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"Can you take a picture of us please?" Angel asked their cab driver as the shot cut to her and Bridgette.
"Angel!" Bridgette gasped. "He's driving!"
"Oh," Angel said sadly before perking up and holding her cell phone out. "Then I guess we'll have to do it ourselves. I'll need something to remember being in the most beautiful city in the world with the most beautiful girl in the world."
The footage briefly cut to the the selfie she captured; Angel kissing Bridgette's cheek while Bridgette blushed profusely.
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The camera cut back to the train station and panned right across the Stepbrothers fighting, the Daters making out, the Goths just standing there, and the Bloggers and Mallrats chatting, before landing on the Geniuses as Noah and Malcolm showed up.
"Hello Noah," Ellody said diplomatically. "You're doing well."
"Ellody," Noah greeted. "Nice to see you again."
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REALITY TV PROS: NOAH AND MALCOLM
"My folks were real traditional," Noah explained to his confused partner. "Ellody and me were arranged to get married before I broke ties with my family."
"How'd she take it?" Malcolm asked.
Noah shrugged. "She didn't want it anymore than I did."
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"As group two waits at the train station," Don narrated over a shot of all seven teams, "group one has just arrived at the beach," the scene flashed to a train leaving the screen while blowing its horn, and revealing the first seven teams on a platform at a nondescript beach.
"There's the Don Box!" Reef called out. The footage skipped ahead to show him, Brody, and Dwayne grab a travel tip and skipped ahead again to show Reef meeting up with Broseph. "Looks like a Botch or Watch," he said. "Whose turn is it?"
"Mine dude," Broseph said. "What do I have to do?"
The camera cut to Steven as he read the tip. "Who wants to swim with," his eyes widened and the camera pulled in close. "sharks?!"
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The episode returned to a close-up of Don. "In this Botch or Watch challenge whoever didn't draw the caricature in Paris must swim to this part of the Mediterranean," the camera zoomed out to show him on a boat surrounded by a trio of circling dorsal fins with travel tips tied to them, "and retrieve their tip from the dorsal fin of a great. White. Shar-AAAHHH!" He was interrupted by a shark jumping onto the boat and snapping its jaws at him.
He recovered as the shark went back into the water, and then walked over to the side of the boat. "Yeah," he said, brandishing his fist. "Try that again and you'll get some of this! Wanna dance with the widow maker?" The shark chomped at him again, and he dove away with a scream again.
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"Note," Sanders read as the shot cut back to the cadets and a tense tune played. "Eaten teammates will result in immediate disqualification." She gulped.
"Looks like they think of everything," Steven joked as the shot cut to him and Tyler.
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The footage skipped ahead to a flock of birds flying over the water before panning to the right to show Father and Son, the Best Friends, Surfer Dudes, and Bromance Bros at the edge of the water. "Be right back homie," Devin said cheerily before his smile fell and he added "I hope."
"I totally got this dude," Broseph said to Reef, sharing a quick fist bump.
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BRODY AND GEOFF: BROMANCE BROS
"The Botch or Watch challenges are the worst!" Brody told the camera. "I'm so afraid I'm gonna goof up and get us both turfed. But this one," he smiled, "is perfect for me! I was swim team captain all six years of high school."
"Yeah guy," Geoff said, holding his hand out for a fist bump. "Sharks, shmarks."
Brody looked at the fist, then back at the camera with a fearful expression.
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"Swim with sharks?" MacArthur asked as the footage cut to a close-up of her face. "Man I really dodged a bullet there."
"Still here," Sanders said, nervously twiddling her fingers.
"Sorry," her partner said. "I'm just glad I'm not you."
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The challenge music started up as the shot cut to Steven swimming through the water, only to be overtaken by Josee as she lept over him. They both swam out of view and the camera lingered to show Dwayne nervously doggy paddling into it.
Four clips were shown in a split-screen: A dorsal fin swimming toward the right in the top left, Broseph swimming toward the left in the top right, Geoff narrowing his eyes in the bottom left, and Junior looking concerned in the bottom right.
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DWAYNE AND JUNIOR: FATHER AND SON
"Turns out swimming in shark-infested water is tougher on the old body than sitting at a desk all day." Junior gave Dwayne a sarcastic look as he chuckled. "Who knew?"
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The Ice Dancer's leitmotif played as she back flipped out of the water, snagging the tip from a shark as it swam under her. She swam off with out a word and the camera followed her until she passed Steven.
"Wow," he said, the camera lingering as Josee swam away. "Nice move." Steven smirked and swam toward a shark, only to be shock when Brody appeared out of nowhere and belly-flopped onto it.
"Sorry dude!" he said to the jock, plunging into the drink. "Gotta!" He resurfaced and went under again. "Grab the!" and again. "Shark!" and again. "By!" and again. "The horns!" and again. "Gotta go!" the now thoroughly agitated shark swam away with the hapless contestant on its back.
"While the teams from Train number one battle with the top of the aquatic food chain," Don narrated as Devin, Steven, Sanders, and Dwayne swam toward the sharks, "Train number two has arrived," he finished over a shot of a train pulling off to reveal Wyatt and Caitlin with the later looking around in confusion.
"Where's Jen and Tom?" Caitlin asked.
"The Don Box!" Wyatt pointed out, waving for his partner to follow him as he ran off with a "Let's go!" Caitlin ran off as well, followed by the Geniuses, Reality TV Pros, Stepbrothers, Daters, and Goths.
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The footage cut to a shark swimming underwater as a hand reached for it. The camera pulled back to show the hand belonged to Devin. He smiled, then his eyes widened. The camera pulled out again to show the shark was glaring at him. It snapped at him and he screamed and swam away, letting go of the tip in the process.
The camera followed the tip as it floated to the surface and was quickly scooped up by Dwayne.
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JUNIOR AND DWAYNE: FATHER AND SON
"I'm actually kinda proud of my dad," Junior said with a smile, a touching tune playing in the background. "It takes guts to swim towards a shark."
"Oh Junior," Dwayne chuckled. "This isn't your dad's first shark rodeo pal," Junior's smile fell and he went back to his default concerned/embarrassed expression. "If anything those sharks should've been scared of the Dwayne man!"
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"You draw a caricature, and I have to eat spicy stew and swim with sharks?!" Chet complained as the camera cut to wading in the water. "This is so unfair!"
Lorenzo chuckled from the beach. "Only if you're you."
"For some reason I'm not that worried," Malcolm said as the scene cut to him and Noah. "I mean if it was bears then yeah. Those guys really hate me." He smiled. "But "I've never been attacked by a shark before."
"First time for everything," Noah smirked. Malcolm briefly looked scared, then glared at his partner at the sound of the bookworm's chuckling.
A yacht horn caught their attention and the camera's and all looked to the water to show Jen and Tom on a large yacht that was basically a small cruise ship. "Hi everyone!" Tom said as he and Jen waved. "Hope you didn't miss us!"
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TOM AND JEN: FASHION BLOGGERS
"We step off the train in Cannes," Jen said.
"Just to breath it in," Tom finished.
"And right there on the platform-" Jen continued.
"The Prince of Monaco!" Tom finished.
"He asked us where we were going," Jen said.
"One thing leads to another," Tom said.
"Yacht ride!" Jen squealed.
"With a Prince!" Tom gushed,
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"Thanks for the ride Your Highness!" Jen said to someone on the boat just before a shark breached high enough to reach them. Tom screamed and jumped into his partner's arms.
"She is beauty, grace, and strength," Jacques narrated as Josee and Broseph swam through the water. Broseph swam out of frame and Josee dove into the water then jumped out gracefully. "Every move like a swan that makes other swans feel ug-ly."
The camera cut back to him as he grunted in pain, and the camera pulled back to show an actual swan had bitten him on the butt having taken offence to his remark. He rubbed his behind and glanced at the bird, who just honked angrily at him.
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The camera flashed over to Junior watching as his father struggled to swim and read the tip. "Go get a bucket!" Dwayne called over the challenge music. "We gotta-" he briefly went under, "we gotta build a castle!"
"Dwayne might be drowning," Don said, the camera quick-panning to the right to show him walking on the beach, "but he's right. For this All-In challenge," he stopped walking and gestured to the side," teams have to build a sand replica of the palace of Versailles," the scene briefly cut to the opulent palace just outside of the French capital.
The scene flashed back to Don. "When local sandcastle prodigy Sandy McCastles," the host continued as he walked over to a small child with a mop of blonde hair covering his eyes, "probably a fake name," Don added under his breath to the boy's irritation, "decides their castle's good enough, he'll hand over their next travel tip!"
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A pair of black boots was the focus of the next scene change, Sanders flopping in front of them in exhaustion seconds later. "About time," MacArthur said as the camera panned up to show her frowning at her partner. "My grandma can dog paddle faster than you."
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The tense challenge music started up again as the camera cut to Tom and Chet frantically swimming away from sharks that were chomping at their heels. The camera lingered as they swam out of view and another shark swam into view, Ryan on it's back and trying to force it's jaws closed.
The camera followed Ryan and his shark a little to the left, and lingered as they moved out of view to catch Steven engaged in a boxing match, both human and fish sporting black eyes and various scrapes. The shot soon panned back to the left as Devin surfaces with a tip in hand.
"Woohoo!" he cheered, both arms in the air. "Bringin' it back alive!" The music turned deep as a shark surface directly under him. "... that bites..." he muttered.
The music turned tens again as the shot cut to Mary in the water surrounded by two circling sharks. They both moved to attack her only for them and the music to stop sudden;y as the genius smirked. The sharks flailed their fins, and quickly swam away, one of them dropping its clue in the process.
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ELLODY AND MARY: GENIUSES
"No, sharks aren't afraid of me," Mary told the camera as her team's leitmotif began to play. "But they are afraid of magnets."
"Technically," Ellody said, holding up a magnet, "it's not fear."
"Of course not," Mary chuckled. "I was being facetious. Charged metals create a weak electrical field that disrupts a shark's electroreception centers."
"Oh we should explain," Ellody told her partner. "You see shark hunt for their prey by detecting their naturally occurring electrical fields, but it also helps keep them oriented in the water."
"I wish we had a dry erase board," Mary said.
"Speaking of dry," Don interrupted from off-screen. "Can we cut to something a bit more exciting?"
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The scene cut to Devin screaming and swimming away from a shark. "Thank you," Don said via voice-over.
The train was once again seen pulling out of the station, revealing the Sweethearts, Sisters, Mom and Daughter, Adversity Twins, Vegans, Outcasts, Rockers, and Slackers. "The third train has arrived," Don narrated.
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The footage flashed to the Jocks and Ice Dancers working on their sand castle as Carrie and Devin picked a spot in the background. The camera soon pulled back to show Mary and Ellody picking a spot further away from the others. "And as more teams begin the second challenge," Don continued.
"The Bromance Bros are still trying to finish the first one," the host finished over a shot of Geoff nervously looking out over the water.
"I don't see 'im anywhere," Geoff worried.
The camera cut to an open patch of water, where Brody was frantically swimming away from the shark. "Shark dude," he said. "Can you at least chase me toward the shore?!"
They both swam out of frame, and seconds later a large chomp was heard, followed by Brody's scream.
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SPUD AND ROCK: ROCKERS
"I guess I'll do pretty much anything to win," Rock said as their them began to play. Spud was lightly banging his head to whatever was playing in his headphones with his eyes closed.
"I need the money," he continued, "for my parents. I'm not gettin' any younger and.. they really want me out of their basement. If I win the money, I can build my own basement!"
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The standard tense music played as the camera cut to a dorsal fin sailing through the water, than to an ominous patch of bubbles. The shark reached the bubbles, then surfaced and growled and Crimson just slowly surfaced and peered at the predator.
The shark's eyes widened in fear, then it took the tip off its fin and tossed it to her before swimming away as fast as it could. Crimson just blinked to a slightly eirie sounding note.
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Stereotypical beach music played over a montage of the teams building their castles; first Stephanie lying on her stomach in the sand as Ryan build their castle with his arms around her, then the stepbrothers tossing sand at one another, and finally Junior and Dwayne smiling as they built.
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JUNIOR AND DWAYNE: FATHER AND SON
"I was worried about Dad before," Junior told the camera, "but now it looks like he's really going for it."
"Building is what men were born to do," Dwayne told the camera.
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"You sure this has to be big?" Sanders asked as the camera cut to her standing next to the Cadets' castle, which was just a bit taller than her waist.
"You wanna take a chance on losing?" MacArthur challenged. "We go big or we go home!"
The camera panned to the right tho where Emma and Kitty were building. "Did you hear that?" Emma asked her sister. "Go big or we go home!"
The Geniuses leitmotif played as the camera cut to them scratching out an unseemly amount of equations in the sand.
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MARY AND ELLODY: GENIUSES
"We're scientists," Ellody told the camera. "We know how important the planning stage is."
"Agreed," Mary chimed in. "We're building a sand castle, this isn't kid's stuff."
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"Uh Ellody?" Noah asked as the scene returned to the challenge, Noah and Malcolm now standing next to the Geniuses. "What are you doing?"
"Using scientific data to create the perfect scale model of Versailles for the challenge," Ellody replied without looking at him.
"Okay..." the bookworm said. "But you get this is a race right?" he asked again. "If you do this, you'll probably wind up getting sent home and I don't really want to see you go so soon."
"You, you don't?" Ellody asked, now having stood up and facing her ex-fiance.
"No, I mean. The arrange marriage thing sucked, but I can't lie and say getting to know you was horrible." He shrugged.
"Oh, well," Ellody said with a blush, "thank you. But you of all people know I can't do something if it's not perfect."
Noah scoffed. "Like you don't already have the stats memorized."
Ellody smiled. "Okay Mary," she turned to her partner. Stop creating data. We're winging it!"
"Okay," Mary shrugged.
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NOAH AND MALCOLM: REALITY TV PROS
"I don't get it," Malcolm said. "If we're in a race, why help them?"
"As weird as our situation was, Ellody's the only friend I had before signing up for Total Drama," Noah explained. "I had to help her."
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"Got it!" Rasta cheered as the scene cut to his hand holding a tip. The camera pulled back to show him surrounded by three circling dorsal fins. "Like, you guys are just dolphins right?"
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MARLEY AND RASTA: SLACKERS
"Like I heard the sharks can smell fear," Rasta told the camera.
"No Rasta mon," Marley corrected. "Sharks can smell blood."
"Oh," Rasta said blankly. "Well like good thing I wasn't bleeding."
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The beach tune played once again over a different montage of the teams building their castles; first Angel shaping their small castle before looking at Bridgette. The two shared a loving smile before Bridgette's eyes widened. Both she and Angel looked to see a crab using their castle as a shell and walking away.
Next was the Rockers, Spud buried in the sand up to his neck. A pair of cowboy boots entered the frame and the camera pulled back to show Rock looking at his partner in sheer confusion.
Finally the Adversity Twins. Jay handed Mickey a bucket full of sand and Mickey smiled... before the bucket proved to be too heavy and he fell to the ground with a startled shout.
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EMMA AND KITTY: SISTERS
"I was scared, but I was glad it was me in the water and not Kit," Emma told the camera. "If anything happened to her..." she trialed off.
"Aww," Kitty gushed. "I knew you cared."
"... they'd disqualify us immediately," Emma finished.
Kitty sighed. "Yep. That makes more sense."
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"All the teams have reunited and begun work on their sand chateaus," Don narrated as tense music played and footage from multiple teens was shown in a split screen. The Outcasts on the top, the Surfer Dudes in the bottom left, and the Mallrats in the bottom right.
"Except for Brody and Geoff," the host continued over a shot of Geoff watching the water.
The camera cut to Junior and Dwayne as the music cut out. "Where's the judge?" Junior asked just before the judge appeared. He took one look at their castle, then handed over a travel tip with a wide and toothy grin, exposing his two missing front teeth.
"Yes!" Dwayne cheered to a triumphant tune as he grabbed the tip. "Let's see... Grab a speedboat and follow the GPS to the Chill Zone on the southern tip of... Iceland?"
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"Iceland!" Don repeated as the shot cut to a dock surrounded by blocks of ice. The camera panned to the right to show the host at the Chill Zone, a town of brightly colored wooden houses behind him, "The southernmost dock of this frigid island is the finish line for this segment of the race."
The camera cut in for a close-up. "The last team to meet me here on the Carpet of Completion," the camera zoomed in even more as the dramatic music played. "Could be headed home." The music finished to a flourish.
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(Commercial Break)
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The episode resumed to a shot of Chet sighing in exhaustion and sitting on the sand, Lorenzo doing the same moments later. The camera then cut to the Goths as Junior and Dwayne ran past them, The camera followed Father and Son past the Cadets and Sisters and lingered on the Mallrats.
"Aw," Caitlin gushed as she pointed in the direction Dwayne and Junior had come from. "Look at the cute little castle."
"Hold the sandphone," MacArthur said as the camera quick-panned to the castle and back to her. "It doesn't have to be big?!"
"New plan," Emma told Kitty. "It doesn't have to be big."
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The footage skipped ahead to Dwayne and Junior in a white and orange bottomed speedboat at the docks, several similar boats around them. The engine stuttered and struggled to start as the camera cut in. "Come on!" Junior cried, pointing off toward the right. "Let's grab a different boat!"
"Aw come one," Dwayne said dismissively as the camera cut to him walking over to the boats motor. "You just have to adjust the," he opened the cover of the motor and looked at it in confusion, "choke... thingy... mechanism..."
Junior sighed.
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JUNIOR AND DWAYNE: FATHER AND SON
"My dad tried to attach a bell to my bike once," Junior told the camera. "When he was done the wheels were gone... just... gone!" he reiterated while throwing his arms out in bewilderment.
"It was a Swedish bell," Dwayne said, rubbing his son's chin. "Very tricky instructions. Had to take the whole dang thing apart. Hey isn't that the summer you walked everywhere?"
"Yep," Junior said bluntly.
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"I cannot believe the first two boats we picked are broken," Dwayne complained as he and Junior hopped in another boat further up the dock.
"You have to turn the key first," Junior said, "then press the start button." He demonstrated and the boat roared to life.
"Huh," Dwayne said. "Must be one of those Swedish boats."
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The camera cut to Geoff looking out over the water, then smiling in glee. The shot pulled back even more to show a battered and bruised Brody stumbling out of the water with a tip in hand. "That was crazy wild," he slurred before passing out on the beach.
Sandy McCastles crossed his arms, then handed out a tip. The camera pulled back to show Tom taking the tip as he and Jen smiled.
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The footage skipped ahead to the open water as the Ice Dancers sped past the camera in their speedboat, followed closely behind by the Fashion Bloggers and the Sweethearts.
A quick pan to the left took the seen to a close-up of a speedboat motor, then the camera zoomed out to show said boat was being driven by the Best Friends. The boat roared to life, and the two cheered and drove off.
The footage skipped ahead again to Carrie and Devin driving in the open water, followed by the Jocks and the Police Cadets, Sanders and MacArthur splashed the camera.
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When the water on the lens dried away, the scene was taken back to the French docks, where Broseph and Reef were running towards a boat. They hopped in, turned the boat on, and drove away with a hoot and a holler.
The camera lingered however, to catch Noah and Malcolm racing down the dock. Malcolm tripped and fell on his face, but quickly scrambled to his feet and both boys hopped in a boat of their own. Driving off silently.
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The camera cut to Cody and Beardo smiling as they drove through the water, then panned back to a column of black smoke. "Uh oh," Devin said as the shot zoomed out to show it was the Best Friends boat. "We gotta problem."
Carrie gasped. "What's wrong with the motor?"
"I don't know," Devin answered. "But if I push it anymore, the motor will die!"
"Slow and steady wins the race?" Carrie said with a sheepish smile.
The Cadets passed them by in the background. "You better have a permit to barbecue on that thing!" Sanders playfully mocked.
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The footage skipped ahead to two pairs of shoes landing on the Carpet of Completion. "Dwayne. Junior," the camera pulled back to show Don addressing the Father and Son. "You're the first to arrive at this Chill Zone."
"Ha ha!" Dwayne cheered. "We are the best!"
"Unfortunately," the host continued pausing to chuckle at the wide eyes of the team, "you broke a rule when you read the travel tip before reuniting with Junior on the beach."
"What?!" Dwayne exclaimed. He pulled the host into a side hug and opened his wallet. "Surely we can work something out," he said slyly. "You like coupons? I gotta twenty-five cents off eggie muffins at McDonnoughs."
Don just glared at him and with a buzz the scene briefly cut to a digital clock reading 20:00. "Twenty minute penalty."
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The camera cut back to the beach to catch the Sisters, Vegans, Mallrats, Adversity Twins, and Mom and Daughter racing off toward the boats. "More teams head to the boats," Don narrated as the camera panned lef to show the Daters and Goths receiving their travel tip.
"But others," the shot cut to Chet and Lorenzo sitting on the beach and laughing about something, "decide to spend time on team building."
"You know it's weird," Chet told his stepbrother. "I thought going to the train station alone would be nice, but... I kinda missed the arguing."
"Yeah me too," Lorenzo agreed. "Does that mean we're..." he gagged and shuddered. "friends?"
"Probably," Chet agreed. "Our parents can't know they were right."
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"Jacques. Josee," Don said as the camera cut to him and the Ice Dancers at the Chill Zone, Dwayne and Junior hanging their heads in the background. "You've come in first."
The Ice Dancers just stood their blowing kisses to the camera. "I expected more insanity from you," the host commented. "It's nice to see you keeping things professional."
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JACQUES AND JOSEE: ICE DANCERS
"We did it!" Jacques cheered as he ran around the interview room, Josee constantly kissing a rabbit's foot in her chair. "We're the best! Champions of the world!"
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"Jenifer. Thomas," Don greeted the Fashion Bloggers. "You've arrived in second place.
Jen and Tom squealed.
"However you didn't arrive in Calanque de Maubois by train as instructed. You traveled by yacht. Twenty minute penalty."
The scene once again cut to the 20:00 graphic, complete with buzzer.
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JEN AND TOM: FASHION BLOGGERS
"Whatevs," Tom scoffed. "we rode a yacht."
"And partied with a prince," Jen added, "on a yacht."
"Don so wishes he was us," Tom smirked.
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The camera cut to the Slackers running to the Chill Zone. "Rasta and Marley," Don greeted. "You're in second place."
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RASTA AND MARLEY: SLACKERS
"But how did we beat all da udda teams mon?" Marley asked in confusion.
"Like don't look a gift horse in the mouth man," Rasta told his partner.
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"Third," Don told the Police Cadets. Sanders and MacArthur slapped five.
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The scene cut back to the beach, where Geoff and Brody finally finished their sandcastle and got their tip. "Dude," Brody cried out, "we're dead last!" the shot pulled back to show the various finished sandcastles around them.
The Bromance Bros ran off, and the camera panned to the left to show the Stepbrothers snapped out of their discussion by the cry.
"Oh no," Chet cried. "We spent so much time getting along we forgot to do the challenge!"
"Come on let's hurry!" Lorenzo added. "And by the way, if we lose... I'm gonna be a massive jerk about it!"
"Oh me too," Chet laughed. "You are so my bro!"
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"Fourth!" Don said, the camera cutting to him pointing at a smiling Dwayne and Junior. "Fifth!" he pointed next to the smirking Fashion Bloggers. Cody and Beardo arrived at the dock moments later. "And the Outcasts are in sixth!"
The shot cut back to Geoff and Brody hopping in one of the speedboats. and driving off, not noticing the sparks emanating from their motor. The footage skipped ahead to their boat speeding across the water. "Never! Say! DIE!" they cheered.
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Tense music played as more teams checked in. "Seventh!" The Daters appeared in the top far left of the screen. "Eight!" The Reality TV Pros in to top middle. "Ninth!" The Goths in the top right. "Tenth!" The Geniuses in the bottom left. "Eleventh!" The Sisters in the bottom middle. "Twelfth!" The Sweethearts in the bottom right.
"Reef and Broseph," Don said as the Surfer Duded were shown panting at the carpet. "You are in Thirteenth!"
"Fourteenth!" Kelly and Taylor appeared in the top right. "Fifteenth!" Laurie and Miles in the top middle. "Sixteenth!" Steven and Tyler in the top left. "Seventeenth!" Mickey and Jay in the bottom left. "Eighteenth!" Rock and Spud in the bottom middle. "Nineteenth!" Wyatt and Caitlin in the bottom right.
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The music turned sombre as the shot cut to Carrie and Devin slowly making their way to Iceland. "Looks like we might be headed home," Devin told his partner.
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CARRIE AND DEVIN: BEST FRIENDS
"It's so unfair that we could be sent home over a faulty motor and not something we did wrong." Devin sighed and put a hand on Carrie's shoulder. "We make a great team."
"Yeah," Carrie said, leaning into the touch. "We really do."
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The shot cut to Geoff and Brody cheering as the drove through the water, then to a close-up of their motor as it sparked and blew its cover off.
"Aw man," Geoff griped. "Now what?"
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BRODY AND GEOFF: BROMANCE BROS
"I never should've let myself get stuck in that shark's mouth!" Brody lamented. "Now we're gonna get sent home and it's all my fault." He slumped over and palmed his face. "That was my biggest fear."
"Hey," Geof said sharply. "We win as a team. We lose as a team. We're a team and... I don't really know where I'm goin' with this because..." he slumped over. "I'm really bummed right now."
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The scene cut to Brody inspecting the boat's motor and tentatively reaching out to it. He touched it and got shocked, sending the boat forward a few yards.
"Dude!" Geoff cheered as Brody groaned in pain. "That worked! Do it again!"
Brody obliged, and the boat was sent forward a few more yards.
The footage pulled pack as Brody continually electrocuted himself to send the boat forward, tense music playing.
Carrie gasped as the scene cut to a head-on shot of her, a group of colorful Icelandic houses behind her. "Homie!" she pointed to the island. "That's Iceland!"
"There it is!" Geoff cried out as Brody shocked himself again.
"I can see the dock!" Devin said as the camera cut to him and Carrie.
"Just a few more jolts and we're golden!" Geoff cried as the camera cut to him and Brody.
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"The Chill Zone could really use a sofa or something," Don said to someone off-camera as the shot cut back to him. "It's all I'm saying," he was distracted by the sound of footsteps. "Oh! Here they are."
The camera zoomed out to show Carrie and Devin at the Carpet with wary and nervous faces. "Carrie. Devin," the host greeted. "Twentieth place."
The Best Friends cheered and ran off, and Geoff and a thoroughly singed and literally smoking Brody arrived not long after.
"It's okay Don we already know," Geoff sighed. "Just blast us with the bad news."
"Geoff. Brody," the host said. "I'm sorry, but you two are..." he paused to draw out the tension, "second last. Aka Twenty-first place. Aka still in the race!"
Geoff cheered. "You hear that bro?" he asked his partner, slapping him on the back and getting electrocuted in the process. "Ow."
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Lorenzo and Chet were frantically trying to build their sandcastle as the shot cut to them. The wind kicked up around them, causing them to look up and see Don in Total Drama's red helicopter.
"Ahoy Stepbrothers!" Don shouted to the two boys. "I'm afraid the other teams have reached the Chill Zone. You! Are out! of the race! I'm in a helicopter! This is so cool!" he cheered as he flew away, and the camera cut to the Stepbrother slumping over in defeat.
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"Man," Lorenzo said over a clip of his and Lorenzo's introductory fight was shown, "getting eliminated sucks."
"At least we don't hate each other anymore," Chet added over a clip of the two arguing in the stairwell of the CN Tower.
"You know what we should do? Make out own race show" Lorenzo said as the footage switched to them walking down the beach at dusk.
"Yeah but they're all ninjas," Chet said.
"And robots," Lorenzo said.
"Yeah, ninja robots," Chet said. "You are so my bro."
"No, you're my bro." Lorenzo said.
(Roll the Credits)
Author's Note Post Script: And we have our fist major canon divergence. The stepbrothers get sent home way earlier than before. Why them? Because they annoyed me to no end and it only got worse once they started getting along. Also I changed what made them get along. Rather than the rehash of the movie Stepbrothers, they just realize that their constant fighting is their way of getting along. It may seem a little sudden, but it is what it is.
Now for the Geniuses staying. As you can see, I have a plot idea for Ellody at least. Which I shamelessly admit I got from watching The Big Bang Theory. I won't rehash the start of it, but they're former engagement will play a part in Noah's overall plot. Don't worry, it won't interfere with Nemma.
And I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
I hope you all enjoyed the episode, or some part of it.
With that I'm signing off
-TotalDramaFan14
RDP: TRR ELIMINATION TABLE:
24th Place: Band Geeks - Andrew and Elliot
23rd Place: Tennis Rivals - Gerry and Pete
22nd Place: Stepbrothers - Chet and Lorenzo