Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama Island
Thanks to HGranger89, my beta reader, Omni Spectator; I was going to make Duncan the big bad because Ezekiel is going to be the main protagonist. But he's really going to the same as in canon a jerk but jerk with heart. Its just to make Izzy seem like she more crazy then normal.
"Last time on Total Drama Island, the campers squared off in a talent show, and we had surfing, singing and Heather shocked everyone by reading Gwen's diary to the entire viewing world, and in the end it was friendly giant DJ that was sent home.
*** Intro ***
Needless to say, things were quiet and uncomfortable for the Gophers the next morning at their breakfast table. The only word spoken were Izzy asking her teammates if they were going to finished their breakfast.
Gwen sat alone at the end of the table. She meekly looked up to where Trent was attempting to choke down his breakfast. He looked terrible to say the least: his eyes were a little puffy from last night and the smile he usually wore on his face was no more.
Trent and a few Gophers looked up at Gwen, they grunted something under their breath and turn back to their food. Gwen wanted to say something, but she choked up.
*** Confessional Gwen ***
"Great everyone on my team hates me. LeShawna won't talk to me, even Cody stopped bothering me. I'll want to tell Trent the truth, but then I'll have to reveal my true feelings."
*** Mess Hall ***
Meanwhile, at the Gophers table. Geoff was still upset about DJ's elimination, the two had become quite close. To make matters worse, the girl he was crushing was currently talking and smiling with other guy. The prairie boy was teaching Bridgette and Harold Italian.
"Forchetta," Bridgette smiled as Ezekiel was holding up a fork.
"Tavolo?" Harold answered as Ezekiel tapped the table.
"Good morning campers!" Chris greeted as he entered the mess hall, "You known was today is?"
"Another challenge?" Noah replied, and rolled his eyes.
"Yep," Chris smirked. "Today's challenge is going to be the hardest yet. I'm not going to lie to you; some of you may not come back alive." Many campers gasped at Chris' comment. "Hehe, just kidding. All you have to do is spend one night in the woods. All you need is at your campsite in the woods. You just have to find it first."
Chris pulled out two maps and compasses from a backpack and tossed them to Heather and Duncan.
"A night in the woods? That's easy, eh." Ezekiel replied, as he turned to Bridgette. "Dad and I did this a lot back home." Bridgette looked as though she been striked by a bot of lighting.
"Make sure to watch out for bears. Lost a few interns in pre-production. First team back for breakfast is saved from elimination.
"In other word, I hope you Bass enjoy your night together because it'll be the last time for one of you," Heather snickered as she mocked the opposing team.
"I don't think so!" Tyler snapped back. "You're the ones who're going to be sending someone home!"
"And we know exactly who that will be!" LeShawna glared at Gwen.
"I hope not," Katie sheepishly replied. "I like everyone here...I'm sad that we had to say goodbye to four great people."
"That toughing and all," Noah replied, "but we have a challenge to win here."
Chris pulled out an air horn and blew it, too began the challenge. The campers stood up and began to race into the woods.
As the Screaming Gophers walked to their camp, with Gwen trailing behind the team. She didn't feel comfortable being around her fellow teammates with all of them all thinking she some heartless bitch. She knew they weren't just going to forgive her for 'what she wrote about them", she had to come up with how she going to reveal her innocence without revealing her true, deep feelings for Trent.
Ahead of the group was Heather, strategizing with her alliance.
"She's the next one to go," Heather spat.
"Who?" Lindsay asked.
"Who do you think? Weird Goth Girl!" Heather pointed in her direction.
"I know she like so mean," Lindsay replied.
"Was the really necessary?" Beth asked, "I mean, do we really have to humiliation Gwen like that?"
"Or course!" Heather retorted. "We've gotta make everyone believe that they deserve what's coming to them. That way, they're most likely to vote that person."
"I guess," Beth sighed, "But it seem so mean."
"We're here to win," Heather reminded the farm girl. Beth just nodded. But for some reason, she didn't think it was worth all the humiliation. "Lindsay, Izzy, did you get that?" The two simply nodded.
Noah and Cody meanwhile, were having an intense, debate. The two geeks were fighting over what was better Marvel or DC.
"DC, is just to mature for little boys like you."
"Well excuse me for wanting FUN in a superhero movie!" Cody yelled back.
LeShawna grew tired of this and yelled," oh would you quit it with nerd talk!? It's giving me a headache!"
The camera switched over to show the Killer Bass, walking to their campsite as Courtney and Duncan were fighting over who would lead, Ezekiel was pointed to things in the forest and Bridgette was saying what they were in Italian. They were laughing as Ezekiel said a few colorful words about Chris in Italian, Geoff couldn't help but notice this and it turn his stomach.
"Look, Sadie!" Katie pointed to a bush of blueberries. "Look, blueberries!"
"I love blueberries!" Sadie said, the two girls stopped and began eating the sweet berries as their group continued walking, not realizing that they were leaving them behind. After a couple of minutes, the two girls noticed they were left behind and began to panic.
Meanwhile, the Screaming Gopher had arrived at their camp, and were beginning to set up camp
"Whoa, where's the food?" Heather asked.
"Well, Chris did say this was a survival challenge," Trent replied, "We'll have to find our own food."
"Oh well, no problem then. I can find food here, wait right here, guys. I'll have food in no time." Cody replied as he entered the forest to get food.
"Great! Let's assign tasks," Heather said, "Lindsay and Beth, I need you two to help me build a fire, Noah, LeShawna and Izzy go and get fire wood and food if you can. Trent, you and Gwen should set up the tent."
Immediately, everyone else glanced back and front between Trent and Gwen, who looked uncomfortable with the idea.
"All right! Let's get to it! Chop! Chop!"
Though some of the campers were annoyed by how bossy Heather was acting, they decided to let it go for now and set off to their tasks. Heather smirked at Gwen and Trent, she had a plan to make Gwen even more hated then she is now.
The Gophers continued to work on setting up camp. Lindsay and Beth had gotten a fire started and LeShawna was just returning with some firewood. Trent and Gwen worked quietly on setting up the tent.
"Sooooo hungry," Lindsay complained while holding her stomach.
"Hey, pizza delivery."
The Gophers turned around and were shocked to see a pizza guy holding a large pizza box in his hands.
"Over here, it's for the camera crew," the camera said while waving to the delivery boy.
"Ugh, how is that fair?" Heather asked.
Suddenly, Cody emerged through the trees holding a large pile of fish.
"I am man! I bring fish!" The Gopher members were delighted and crowed around Cody, Izzy took one of the fish and ate it raw.
"Cody, did you catch all these yourself?" Beth asked.
"Sure did, my grandfather taught me how."
"Cody? Did you bring back anything else?" Heather asked, "I'm not eating fish."
"Yeah, me either," Noah replied.
"No one here is going to stop you from starving yourself," Gwen retorted, glared at Heather.
At the Killer Bass camp, the campers present had done a great job at setting up their campgrounds and getting ready for the long night ahead of them. Duncan, Courtney and Tyler were setting up a tent, well Duncan and Courtney were, Tyler somehow managed to get his pants stuck in the tent peg when he hammered them in. Ezekiel and Bridgette were lighting the fire, while Harold and Geoff were tasked with finding food and more firewood. Ezekiel was having a hard time focusing on anything but Bridgette.
"Whoa, you're good at that," Ezekiel said.
"Um, thanks?"
"Oh, I mean it's a good thing. I mean you're not like other girls, you remind me of my cousins; they don't mind getting dirty, eh."
"Uh, alright." Bridgette raised an eyebrow, sure the prairie boy was trying his hardest to make up for his comments.
Duncan chuckled as the prairie boy didn't realize his compliment had failed, while Courtney rolled her eye, Duncan turned to Courtney, "What's for dinner Ladies!? I'm starving!"
Courtney and Bridgette snarled, "You seriously don't except us to cook for you do you?!"
Ezekiel covered his face with his hat, excepting Duncan to get beaten up, "You got to learn to keep your mouth shut, eh."
As the Bass finished setting up camp, the others returned from foraging. Geoff was single-handledly brought a large supply of firewood for the evening. Hoping his strength would impress Bridgette.
"Man, finally. I'm starving," Duncan stated. "Get anything good?"
"We got some berries and fruit, and filled the canteens with water," Harold replied, as Geoff was trying to comfort Katie.
"What's wrong," Bridgette walked over to Katie, she tried to explain by couldn't understand her through her weeping.
"Sadie is lost in the forest," Geoff replied, as he patted her back.
"We found her, calling out for Sadie," Harold explained.
"Well we have to find her," Bridgette spoke up determined, Katie looked up a wiped away a tear.
"Re-really you'll help?" Katie asked, and Bridgette nodded.
"Sure we will," Geoff replied, "If my best bro were lost, I would hope someone would help me."
"I'll help too, eh!"
"Me, too," Harold added.
"Fine!" Courtney shrugged, "Just make it back before dark I don't want to lose this challenge!"
*** Gopher Area ***
As the sun set, things were going much better for the Gophers. They had plenty of food, their fire was burning strongly. They were eating fish around the fire, as Izzy finished telling a long story of how she killed a bear.
"Izzy killed a bear once, with Izzy's bare hands, it was when Izzy had to camped out with a tribe of Eskimos in Siberia during Izzy fleet from the RCMP and learned to kill a bear and eat raw fish" Izzy smiled, then to prove her point, she once again took a bite out of a fish, much to everyone, disgusted. "They even taught Izzy the surprise mating calls of the bear." Izzy began growling.
Cody and Noah were in other debate over who the best Jedi is, while Gwen had finally worked up the courage to sit down and talk to Trent. She nervously approached the musician, still shaking off the gut feeling.
"Trent?" She whispered to the musician.
Trent looked up and smiled at her, but when he realized who it was, the smiled faded away, much to Gwen's displeasure.
"What is it?" He asked, trying to sound neutral.
Gwen stumbled at her words, "I know you're not thril with me."
"What gave you that idea?" Trent scoffed, if Gwen didn't like him he would deal with it. But getting pitied by the girl he liked was to much.
Gwen ignored this, "But you should know...that...wasn't true what you heard."
"Is that so?" Trent didn't sound convinced, "It was from YOUR diary!"
"I didn't write the stuff," Gwen replied, sounded frustrated. "I don't hate you, Heather was lying!"
"Really? Prove it then," Trent sneered, folding his arms.
Gwen was stuck, she wanted to prove her innocence, she wanted to prove she thought Trent was a great guy, but she was scared to admit her feelings towards the musician either.
"Well?" Trent asked, getting impatient.
After a couple of seconds of quick thinking, Gwen did the only thing she could think of: she threw her arms around Trent and pulled him a kiss. All around them the Gophers were cheering loudly, Heather smirked.
Meanwhile, Katie, Geoff, Harold, Ezekiel and Bridgette were still out looking for Sadie.
"Okay, Katie try to think, when did you last see Sadie?" Harold asked.
"Right here... I think. It's too dark to see clearly," Katie cried as Geoff tried to comfort her.
"It's okay," Geoff said softly, "Sadie is probably safe in a cave, or maybe she found her way back to camp?"
"Don't give up, before we even try." Bridgette smiled.
"It was so stupid, we had a silly little fight," Katie looked down with guilt.
"We all fight with our friends sometimes," Harold replied.
"Yeah, don't beat yourself up about it," Geoff smiled.
"Yeah, being sad doesn't help, eh."
"Th-Thanks," Katie' mind was panicking at all the horribles things that might happen to Sadie, "You didn't have to help."
"We couldn't let you just go alone," Geoff replied.
"Plus, we can find her quicker with more people," Bridgette added.
It was beginning to get dark, and Ezekiel stumble backwards, tripping over some root, and suddenly he let out a sharp cry just and fell in a pile of leaves. Ezekiel grabbed his legs, eyes closed in pain, just as they heard a low hissing sound, Harold shined a flashlight and saw a snake tail slither away into the forest.
Bridgette knelt down and crawled towards him as he clutched his leg, breathing deeply. "Are you okay? Oh man -that thing bit you?" Ezekiel grimaced but didn't answer, "I left my first-aid kit back at camp. Just let me see how bad it is?" He drew back his leg just as Bridgette grabbed the cuff of his pant leg; he tried to get up on his own, shaking as he did but fell back down.
"Crap! Harold help him up," He ran over and used his strength to support Ezekiel's, he wasn't looking too good.
"Dude, not looking so hot," Geoff commented.
"Okay...Okay...Okay," Bridgette was thinking, her phobia was beginning to kick in, it was now night fall, Sadie was lost and now Ezekiel was injured. "Geoff, stay with Katie and help her find Sadie, and Harold, help me get Ezekiel back to camp."
They all nodded in agreement, as Ezekiel shaking his head.
"NOO! I'm fine!" Ezekiel was trembling, trying to show them he was okay.
"No, you're not!" Bridgette replied and went over to Ezekiel and supported his side as Harold did the same and nodded back to Geoff and Katie as they made their way back to face when nearly as pale as the farm boy.
*** Confessional Bridgette ***
"I hope Ezekiel will be alright."
*** Gopher Area ***
*** Bass Area ***
The Bass team were sitting around the campfire as Duncan was telling ghost stories. Tyler was in a fetal position, while Courtney was unimpressed.
"And when she got to the car, there was a hook!"
"Wha...What happened?" Tyler asked, shaking.
"No...one knows, some say the killer died, some say he haunts these very woods. He could even be...Right here!" Duncan brought up his hand, which now had a hook on it. Courtney leaped into Tyler's arms, who immediately dropped her like a rock, as Duncan chuckled.
"That wasn't funny!" Courtney comment, Duncan just smirked, suddenly Harold and Bridgette returned with an injured Ezekiel.
"Did you find her?" Tyler asked; then he noticed Ezekiel and the jork grew concerned, "Is he okay?"
"Zeke got bit me a snake, Geoff and Katie are out there looking for Sadie," Harold replied.
"You still haven't found her?" Duncan asked, suddenly realizing how he acted, he continued, "Not that I care or anything."
When Bridgette set Ezekiel down by the fire, they were shocked to see how pale he looked, his face almost pure white tinged with a sickly green, he was sweating and trembling slowly; his right eye was twitching and then suddenly he collapsed again. Bridgette checked out the bite, finding it swollen, red and bulging.
Bridgette began panicking, putting her hands over her head to think, "Okay...Okay...Tyler bring me my pack." Tyler immediately did as he was asked and returned her pack. Bridgette rooted through it, finding her first-aid kit and began rubbing some lotion on Ezekiel's swollen lump. "Okay, okay, that should keep the swelling down," she then took some pills and tried to make Ezekiel swallow them, "and that should help slow down any infection."
"Alright so..." Tyler was cut off early by a roar coming from the woods.
"What was that?" Courtney asked, nervously looking in all directions.
"Sounded like a bear," Bridgette responded.
"Chris did say there were bears out here," Harold added.
"So, we'll just leave Zeke here and run," Duncan chuckled, as his team glared, "God, learn to take a joke."
Suddenly, a large grizzly bear walked into the campsite; the Bass members eyes grew wide at the sight.
"RUN!" Courtney yelled as the Bass ran, Bridgette and Tyler struggled to move Ezekiel as his whole body was limp and he moaned in agony as they tried to move him, they tripped over a rock. The beast towered over the three teen, they closed their eyes tight and waited for the end, as the bear began laughing.
Everyone was taken by surprised as the beast pulled off its head, revealing Izzy, laughing. Bridgette clenched her chest and was gasping for air, Tyler wetted himself.
"What the f##k!?" Courtney snarled, eyes full of murder while Duncan and Harold held her back, "What kind of sick twisted psychopath are you!"
"That was so much fun, Izzy totally got you guys good." She smiled and soon turn to Ezekiel, who was moaning in grunts.
"What happened to Zekey?" Izzy asked.
"Got bit by a snake," Bridgette replied after her heartbeat returned to normal.
"Cool. Izzy loves snakes, Izzy has ten at home, what kind was it?"
"Of course the crazy girl has snakes," Duncan mumbled.
"It was too dark to see. All we know is that it bit him, and now he's really hurt." Harold replied.
"Really?" Izzy almost sound surprised like that getting bit was by a snake was a bad thing, "Snakes gives Izzy kisses all the time, and nothing happened to Izzy." She walked over and smiled with childish wonder at it, and poke the swollen lump, causing Ezekiel to moan in pain and agony.
"Izzy, go and bother your own team," Bridgette glared, getting annoyed by her presence.
"Okay," Izzy threw a smoke bomb at the ground and disappeared into the night.
"So, hows is the dorky redneck doing?" Duncan asked, causing Bridgette to glare at him.
"He should be okay, I've stopped the swelling the best I could, but he needs some better meds back at camp. We should leave now, waiting till morning could make him worse."
The team agreed to start making their way back to camp; Tyler picking Ezekiel up to carry him, making the teen groan. "Hopefully Katie, Geoff and Sadie will be there."
The teens were making there way back to camp, and Bridgette sang softly to Ezekiel.
"Never mind the darkness.
Never mind the storm.
Never mind the blood red moon.
The night will be over soon.
The night will be over soon."
The camera then cut to the forest again where Katie and Geoff were calling out for Sadie.
"This my fault!" Katie said, "Sadie is lost, and Ezekiel got hurt because of me."
"Don't say that, " Geoff replied, "We'll find Sadie and Ezekiel will be fine, alright?"
As then continued searching, they could hear a faint sound up ahead. Katie smiled and ran ahead with Geoff following her as they came across a cave where Sadie was.
"Sadie!"
"Katie?" The two friends joined into a big hug.
"I'm so sorry," Katie replied, holding her friend tightly.
"It's okay," Sadie smiled.
"Oh, Sadie, Geoff helped me find you," Katie said, "So did Bridgette, Harold and Ezekiel, but Ezekiel got bit by a snake."
"That sounds scary," Sadie replied.
"There's nothing we can do right now," Geoff added, "Seems pretty safe inside this cave. We should stay here tonight and make a break back to camp at first light."
The girls nodded in agreement, and they fell asleep.
The camera cuts to the next day, Chris was standing in front of the bonfire awaiting the campers' arrival. The Killer Bass arrived first.
"Chris, Ezekiel needs the infirmary now!" Bridgette called as she walked over, with Tyler carrying a seriously looking sick Ezekiel. He looked pale as a ghost and was trembling.
"He looks fine to me, shake it off man," Chris said to Ezekiel.
"Chris he needs medical attention now!" Bridgette yelled, shaking her fist, surprising everyone by her outburst.
"Okay," Chris shrugged, "Take him to Chef, dude was army vet or something." Tyler threw Ezekiel over his shoulder and dashed to the mess hall, followed by Bridgette.
They burst through to the kitchen where Chef was asleep in a chair mumbling about getting those damn kids and Chris one day while swinging a butcher knife around. "Damn kids, it's not lunchtime! Get the hell out!"
"It's Ezekiel," Bridgette replied as Tyler sat him down in a chair.
"What happened?"
"He was bitten by a snake," Bridgette answered.
"Was it a big one or a small one?" Ezekiel moaned loudly.
"I didn't see it," Bridgette replied, holding Ezekiel' arm, his face contorted with great pain.
"What color was it?" Ezekiel clenched his chest, looking as though he was about to pass out.
"I didn't see it!"
"Did it have stripes or spots..."
Bridgette was losing her cool and screamed, "Just do something!"
"Fine," Chef walked over to a cabinet and returned with some pills, "Here take one every two hours." Chef then brought over a freakishly large needle, and Ezekiel's eyes widened. "This will only hurt... a lot!" Chef smirked, and Ezekiel let out a loud moan and passed out. Ezekiel's skin color was slowly returning back to normal much to Bridgette and Tyler's delight.
Meanwhile back at the bonfire, the Screaming Gophers came running to Chris in full speed and stood next to Chris in disappointment, as they saw the Bass beat them.
"We lost?" Gwen asked as her team glared at her.
"Actually, Gwen, you won!" Chris commented, just as Geoff, Katie and Sadie returned.
"WHAT!" Courtney cracked her knuckles.
"Well, all the Gophers made it back before ALL of your team made it," Chris commented, the Gopher cheered as the Bass looked in disappointment.
*** Elimination Ceremony ***
The Bass were gathered around the fire, with Ezekiel looking much better.
"You know the drill if I call your name you're safe. The first person safe from elimination is Bridgette."
Bridgette smiled and took her marshmallow.
"Next is Ezekiel and Tyler!" The two high five, after Ezekiel finally understood what it was.
"You're looking better, Ezekiel." Bridgette smiled.
"Th...Thanks...um... You look better, too, eh." Ezekiel blushed, as Bridgette just smiled.
"Geoff and Harold," The two fist-bumped and joined the others, and Katie smiled as Geoff took his marshmallow.
"Courtney and Duncan!" The delinquent winked at the C.I.T, causing her to around her eyes.
"Sadie and Katie, this is the last marshmallow of the evening." The two friends embrace each other in a tight death grip, knowing that they'll be soon apart.
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"Katie. Sadie, I'm sorry, but it's time to go."
"No, don't eliminate Sadie; she deserves to be here more," Katie pleaded.
"Don't say that Katie, you can do this. You can survive without me." Sadie assured putting a hand to her friend's shoulder."Listen, it will be okay; you have to stay and fight hard for the both of us. I know it will be tough, but I believe in you. "
Katie looked at Sadie with teary eyes as Sadie also began tearing up.
"Ok."
Finally, after a few minutes, Katie and Sadie let go of one another, and Sadie took her trip down the dock of shame, where Katie followed to see her off. She boarded the boat of losers and waved goodbye to her friend. Katie weakly waved back, tears streaming down their faces, as the boat finally left port, separating the two.
"I miss you already," Katie yelled.
"I miss you more," Sadie yellback before disappearing through the horizon.
Remaining Campers:
Screaming Gophers. Noah, Izzy, Beth, Trent, LeShawna, Lindsay, Gwen, Heather, Cody.
Killer Bass. Ezekiel, Courtney, Katie, Tyler, Bridgette, Geoff, Harold, Duncan.
18th Place: Sadie
19th Place: DJ
20th Place: Justin
21st Place: Owen
22nd Place: Eva
Votes cast:
Courtney - Sadie.
Duncan - Sadie.
Harold - Sadie.
Ezekiel - Duncan
Bridgette - Duncan
Geoff - Ezekiel (Sympathetic for being injured)
Tyler - Katie
Katie - Courtney
Sadie - Courtney
Writers Notes; I love Gwen to much to do this. I don't really have plans for Sadie or Katie. So really it was a flip of coin.
