A/N: Sorry for the delay between chapters, I've been studying for and taking my finals for my freshman year of college. Chapter 2 will pick up from episode 3, the Awake-A-Thon. Hopefully the chapters will come sooner and more frequently from here on out. Please review and enjoy!

-thesirbrad

Chapter 2

Duncan's POV

Ugh. I was hoping being in this cabin and on this show was all just a bad dream. But Harold's snoring just reminds me that this is all too real. At least I've got a chance at some serious cash. I guess the 100 grand would let me get some good lawyers who could get me out of juvie for good. I wonder what stupid challenge we have to do today...

(Air Horn Blasts)

Damnit, I hate that guy.

"Morning, hope you slept well." said Chris.

"Hi Chris, you look really buff in those shorts" said Heather in an obvious attempt to suck up to the host.

"I know." Chris replied. "Okay, I hope you all are ready because your next challenge begins in exactly one minute."

"Uh excuse me, I don't know if that's enough time to eat breakfast" Owen complained. Of course tubby wants food.

"Oh don't worry, you'll get breakfast Owen. Right after you complete your 20 kilometer run around the lake" Chris proclaimed.

The hothead Eva tried to fight Chris after hearing this, and it took me and Geoff to hold her back. Type-A Courtney tried to talk some sense into her, but I really doubt that it worked.

So, a run huh? Shouldn't be too bad.

(After the run is completed and all campers are in the mess hall)

Gwen's POV

"We lost the challenge" Courtney whined.

"Hey wait a minute. If they lost, then that means that we won the challenge!" I cheered. I may really hate this show, but I would still like to win.

Sadly I was wrong. That hellish 20 kilometer run wasn't even our challenge, but at least we got a buffet of great food to enjoy.

(After everyone gets done gorging on the food)

"Okay Campers! Time for part two of your challenge." Chris proclaimed to all of us stuffed campers.

"I thought eating was the second part" Owen said.

"What more do you want from us?" I asked wearily.

"Weird goth girl is right. Haven't we been through enough?" Heather asked. I really hate her.

Turns out the second part of our challenge is an Awake-A-Thon. No wonder they made us run 20 kilometers and then gorge on food. That's low Chris, real low.

(12 hours in to the Awake-A-Thon)

"This is the most boring thing I have ever done in my life" I complained. It is also the most brutal.

"Could be worse" replied Trent as he stifled a yawn.

"Oh yeah. How?" I asked.

"I could be stuck here without you to talk to" He answered with a smile.

I flashed him a smile in return. He is so cool and nice too. I really hope I get to know him better.

(24 hours in)

Duncan's POV

Fairy tales? Great. Although seeing Chef in a lamb and then a fairy costume is pretty hysterical. This challenge is brutal, even by my standards. Only a day in and some wimps have already lost. Figures. Heather seems to already have an alliance going with Beth and Lindsay. They're already wrapped around her finger. That'll be troublesome later when the teams split, but for now I can go it alone without worrying about any alliances. Gwen and Trent seem to be getting pretty close. They're both cool I guess.

(40 hours in)

The Bass only have four people left. Courtney had the great idea to jog in place. I don't think she realizes that she's only gonna tire herself out faster. I could probably tell her, but some lessons have to be learned the hard way I guess. At least I have a nice view to admire while I suffer. Justin just got busted for painting his eyelids. Why didn't I think of that?

(85 hours in)

I wonder if that warm water trick actually works. I'll test on Harold. That'll teach him to wake me up with his snoring.

Gwen's POV

Looks like the warm water prank actually does work. I'm glad Duncan demonstrated that for us. On another note, it's really awesome that Trent has been keeping me company this whole time.

Then on cue, our well-rested host arrived with a fresh cup of coffee. I responded to this by begging for a sip then for the grinds. Chris then sent all the sleepers back to the cabin and left me, Trent, Heather, Eva, and Duncan by ourselves. I'm not surprised Duncan made it this far, he is pretty tough. This probably isn't much compared to juvie.

Then Chris started to talk again.

"I didn't want it to come to this. I said that to Chef Hatchet last night. I said, 'Chef, I don't want it to come to this.' But darn it, these campers are tough and so I've come up with the most boring, sleep inducing activity I can find."

Oh come on. What now? You know what, bring it on. After 85 hours with no sleep, I'm gonna win this thing.

"The History of Canada. A pop-up book. Chapter 1, the beaver, national symbol and a 'damn' fine hat." Chris read.

"Ugh" we all complain in unison.

By the time Chris gets to the War of 1812; Eva, Heather, and even Trent all fall asleep. Damnit, who am I going to talk to now? Duncan? I can't, he's the enemy and this is a competition.

Duncan's POV

Looks like it's just me and Gwen left. If this were anything other than an Awake-A-Thon, that would be a great prospect. But now all I want to do is sleep.

"Time for a bathroom break" ,says Chris, "Any takers?"

"I've held it this long sweetheart, I can go all day" I said.

"Yeah, but can you hold it for another 10 chapters?" Gwen asks.

Good point. I guess I need to get this out of the way now.

"You've got 5 minutes, long as you don't mind a little company" said Chris, making a cameraman be my chaperone.

"Fine, but stay out of the stall." I warn.

I walk into the bathroom and pick out a nice stall. I only need to pee, but I might as well sit down and rest for a minute. Just one minute...

(Duncan falls asleep)

Gwen's POV

Ugh. Now there's nobody to talk to except for that sadist Chris. Oh well, I guess I'll just sit here and wait for the break to be over...

(Intern informs Chris of Duncan's status)

"Looks like Duncan fell asleep on the can. Which means the official winner of the Awake-A-Thon is Gwen!" Chris announced.

(5 hours later, right after Eva's elimination)

"Hey you probably shouldn't sleep out here" said Trent as he gently woke me up.

"Did we win?" I asked, still groggy.

"Heck yeah we did. All because of you. The Bass just voted off Eva. Apparently she went ballistic on her teammates after she lost her MP3 player." Trent informed me.

"Cool, I'm probably gonna go get some much needed sleep" I replied.

"Alright, allow me to walk you there" Trent said.

Aw, that's really sweet.

"Okay, whatever" I reply.

As we walk to the cabin we stumble across Duncan. He looks pretty rough. What am I saying, I probably do too.

"Hey congrats on winning the Awake thing sweetheart. You're pretty tough." Says Duncan.

He looks like he's about to fall over.

"Thanks, try to fall asleep in your bunk instead of on the toilet this time." I reply.

"Ouch", he says playfully, "Good one"

After our short chat, Duncan slouches off back to his cabin, probably to get some sleep too.

"Well goodnight Gwen. See you tomorrow." Trent said.

"Goodnight. Thanks for walking me back. I probably would've fallen asleep somewhere if it weren't for you." I reply.

"My pleasure" he said.

He is awesome. He is definitely the nicest and coolest guy here. Oh well, I better get some sleep. I have a feeling I'm gonna need it.

End of Chapter 2

A/N: So that was Chapter 2. It is the that I am going to try to target for all the chapters. I think the next chapter won't be about a single episode as this was the last time for a while that they had any sort of interaction. The next one will probably skip to "Search and Do Not Destroy" and I will fill in everything in between. What did you guys think? Please review! I hope to get Chapter 3 up by Mother's Day. Thanks for reading!