The camera pans across the trees of Scotland. "Last time on Total Drama Legend..." Chris' voice spoke in the background. "The competitors took a trip to Scotland and competed in an epic game of capture the flag. Or rather capture the watermelons. Duncan struck out again with Gwen, the Cadets showed some awesome teamwork against Alejandro and Dawn sealed the Bobcats victory...somehow. Noah got in Jasmine's head and caused the Aussie to go on a massive rampage, one that nearly got her eliminated. But after an 'unknown' attack, Tyler was the one who got the boot."
Chris sat in the co-pilot's seat, next to Chef. "At least he gets to see Lindsay again, so he must be happy. Unless she doesn't remember him. But will the rest of the competitors be happy when we change things up? And will their feelings actually matter to me? Probably not. But if you want to see their reactions, then stay tuned for this action packed episode of...Total...Drama...L...egends!"
Alejandro cast an annoyed look at Amy and Scott. Amy smiled confidently, but Scott was trying to hide his nervousness. Jo watched them, from the side, slightly amused by what was happening. Alejandro started.
"Scott, I know you're the one who formed this alliance, but that gives you no right to go behind our backs and do whatever you want. Like adding a new member for example. One, we know nothing about, I might add. If you don't respect the alliance itself, you'll find yourself kicked out of it and the game."
Scott was thinking of something to say, but Amy cut him off.
"Look, I was the one who wanted to join the alliance and Scott knew I could help you guys. And I only want one thing from joining this alliance. And I'm sure it's something everyone of us can get behind."
Alejandro and Jo looked at each other, curious.
"And what's that?" Asked Alejandro
Amy feigned sadness. "Eliminating my sister. The one who said she looked better than Heather." Alejandro grimaced, she turned to Jo. "And the one who thought you were a guy, Jo." Jo frowned. Amy then turned to Scott. "And she's the one that said you-"
Scott raised up his hands. "I get it. I'm not the one you're trying to convince."
Amy turned back to Jo and Alejandro. "So...what's your choice?"
Jo and Alejandro looked at each for a few seconds. Then back to Amy. Alejandro sighed and held out his hand for a handshake.
"We get rid of your sister, and you do what we say, understand?"
Amy grinned and shook the Latino's hand. "Gotcha."
Scott crossed his arms and smiled. "I knew my genius decision would be appreciated." He was met with awkward stares of his fellow alliance members.
Confessional (Amy): "Do I actually plan on doing what they want?" She scoffed. "Of course not. As soon as little old Samey is gone for good, I'm exposing their alliance and getting them eliminated. Don't think I can't."
Static.
Jasmine sat on the bench in the loser class. She put her hands on her chin and sighed sadly. Most of her other teammates were sitting around the Aussie, looking at her. She decided to finally speak to them.
"Guys, I wanted to say I'm sorry for costing us the game. I let my anger get the better of me, and I...I'm the reason we're here right now."
Gwen put a sympathetic hand across the Aussie's back. "Don't say that, Jasmine. We lost. Big deal. It's not like it happened before."
Jasmine sighed again. "Of course, you would say that, you've been in almost every season before this one. You're used to losing."
Gwen gave a confused look from that, not sure how to respond. Courtney took over, and changed the subject.
"Did Noah really get in your head?" She asked.
The Aussie didn't answer at first, she simply glanced over at Noah, who was sitting away from them, with Owen. Neither noticed the stare, or if they did, they didn't care.
"I hate to admit it, but yeah" Jasmine said quietly. "He's just such a pest."
"That's not like Noah," said Cody, who was sitting next to Jasmine. "He's sarcastic and maybe a bit of a jerk, but he's not...well, he's not like that."
"He might be changing the way he does things, considering he's never won a season...or even come close." Said Gwen.
"Ummm excuse me?" came a voice.
Gwen, Cody, Jasmine and Courtney all looked up. The voice came from Sanders. She looked annoyed and tired. She had an arm over a very feeble looking Macarthur.
"I have been dealing with this..." She pointed at her partner. "...since Tyler's elimination. I haven't gotten a lot of sleep and all my time has been spent trying to make her feel better."
Her teammates noticed the tired eyes of the skinny cadet.
Sanders continued. "So, while I myself completely understand the reason for getting rid of Tyler, all I ask of you is to apologize for eliminating him so I don't have to deal with this anymore. You don't even have to mean it."
Her teammates were surprised. They didn't say anything for a few moments. Courtney looked like she was about to say something, but was cut off. Cody walked up to Macarthur and gave her a pat on the back.
"Sorry, Macarthur. I know how much you liked hanging out with Tyler."
Gwen and Courtney looked at each other. Gwen shrugged and smiled, before walking to Macarthur and apologizing too. The two looked at Courtney, who seemed to be contemplating what she was going to do. Finally, she sighed.
"I'm sorry, ok? Tyler was…" She cringed. "...a mega athlete who left us too soon."
Macarthur didn't say anything for a bit, but after a few seconds, she sprang upward and gave a grin. "That's alright guys, gotta do the right thing for the team. I appreciate the effort, but focus on the next challenge. Got it? Don't want to lose two in a row."
And with that, she walked away, leaving her teammates at a loss for words. Sanders smiled.
"Thanks guys." She said, and walked to her partner.
Her four teammates looked at each other, still not sure how to react.
Up in first class, Duncan and Zoey sat across from each other on the recliner chairs.
"Ok, so…" said Zoey. "You tried to be a nice person but ended up slamming your ex-girlfriend's face onto the floor?"
Duncan let out a small mutter of confirmation.
"You tried again to be nice, going against what I said…and a watermelon exploded..."
Duncan put his hand across his forehead, clearly embarrassed.
"That same watermelon you gave to Gwen...that exploded in her hands, correct?"
Duncan, still not looking directly at Zoey, nodded abashed.
Zoey twiddled with her fingers. "So...what should we do now?"
Duncan took his hand away and looked at her. "I don't know, you're the one who agreed to help me."
Zoey leaned back in her chair, like she was a therapist. "Well, since you didn't listen to me, I wanted to know what you think is the best thing to do."
Duncan thought for a moment, then looked back at the Indie Chick "Well...if being nice didn't work...I should be a jerk to her?"
Zoey leaned back upright in her chair, and stared at Duncan, utterly gobsmacked by what she just heard. Duncan looked at her reaction and sighed. "Yeah, I didn't think it was a good idea either."
Leshawna walked into the area that separates the loser class and first class. The lavatories in first class were both occupied, so she decided to use the confessional bathroom. It would be a little weird since she was being filmed, but relieving herself was priority number one. She made it to the area, and reached for the door. She tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. The lock said: unoccupied.
Leshawna rolled her eyes and groaned. She was about to knock on the door to see if anyone was inside, but stopped. She heard a noise, and it was coming from inside the bathroom. She couldn't identify exactly what the sound was, so leaned her ear against the door. Someone was definitely in there and they were…
Clearing their nose? No. She thought. Sniffing something? In the potty? Ew. But no. Sniffling? The Sistah cast a confused look. Why would someone be sniffling in the potty? She thought. Unless they were...crying?
The noise stopped and, a few seconds later, the door slid open. The person on the other side was…
Samey.
She was looking down, noticeably upset. Both of the sleeves to her cheerleader outfit were wet. Either she fell into the toilet, or...
Samey looked up and her expression changed from sadness to fear.
"Oh, um," She stammered. "I'm sorry, were you- of course you were. How stupid of me. I-uh. I'll uh...I'll get out of your way."
Samey was about to walk past, but Leshawna, unbeknownst to herself, was standing directly in front of the door and because of her (ermmmm) 'girth,' Samey couldn't get past. She awkwardly stepped back and, still nervous, looked up at Leshawna.
"Can- Can you please move, so I can...get...past…?" She said, very quietly.
Leshawna didn't know exactly how to respond. After a few moments, she turned to let Samey walk by.
"T-Thank you." She said without looking at her teammate.
Leshawna was about to let her walk on, but something in her head told her to…
She grabbed the twin by the arm. Immediately, Samey turned, protected her face and closed her eyes. "Look, I'm sorry about what happened in Scotland. I-I don't know who threw that watermelon...I-I'm sorry I got in the way-"
"Why were you crying?"
Samey was caught off guard by the question. She opened her eyes. "Excuse me?"
Leshawna asked again, still holding Samey's arm.
Samey stared for a few moments. She wasn't sure what Leshawna was asking, or what she wanted to hear. "I-I-I-I-I"
"Come on, you've got to have a reason to cry. Are you upset?"
Samey again stared for a few moments. Very slowly, she nodded.
"Well, what's got you so upset?" Leshawna let go of Samey's arm, and crossed her own. She was wondering if she, herself, was making the right call.
Samey didn't turn and run. She simply grabbed her own arm. "W-Why do you care?" Samey said carefully.
Leshawna sighed "Look, I don't like seeing people cry. I prefer to help them stop crying, if I can. No matter who they are. So, tell me what's the matter?"
Samey looked at Leshawna. Her face seemed to look like she was forcing herself to talk to her, while also genuinely wanting to hear her issue. Slowly, Samey started to gather her thoughts.
"I…"she sniffled. "Everyone's been mean to me, and I don't know why."
Leshawna raised an eyebrow at this. "You don't know...why?"
Samey shook her head. "I've barely said anything to anyone, except you, my sister and my friend, Jasmine. And maybe a few others. But for whatever reason, everyone hates me." She tried to hold back her tears.
Leshawna thought about it. She only had one interaction with Samey. She remembered her interaction with the twin and how Samey thanked her for sticking up for her. But she also remembered what Amy had said to her. But the more she thought about it, she realized Samey hadn't tried to do anything other than complete the challenges.
"But Amy told me…" She mumbled to herself, possibly unaware she had just said that aloud.
Immediately, Samey's head sprang open. She looked at Leshawna.
"What- what did my sister tell you?" She said, desperately.
Leshawna still didn't know what to say. She figured she could just stop there, but something told her she should hear out the twin. She took a deep breath and began telling Samey what Amy told…
Mike had been sitting away from the rest of his team. He sighed sadly.
Confessional (Mike): "I've tried to keep my mind off of Zoey, but it's been really difficult. I haven't said a word to her in over a week. Seeing her hanging out with Duncan isn't helping either. But at least, he's not trying anything with her. I hope."
Static.
Mike was still deep in thought, unaware of his surroundings.
"Hey, Mike."
Mike looked up, to see Cody sitting next to him.
"Oh, hey Cody. How you doing?"
Cody smiled. "I'm doing pretty well, all things considered. I mean aside from my stuff going missing."
Mike raised an eyebrow at this. "Your stuff's gone missing? Do you need help finding anything?"
Cody looked at him, surprised. "Really, you'd do that?"
"Yeah, having something to do might help distract me?."
Cody raised an eyebrow. "Distract you from what?"
Mike sighed again. He struggled to find the words at first, but finally decided to say them. "It's probably nothing but...I've been seeing my girlfriend talking to Duncan a lot and it's...a little unnerving. I mean, I trust my girlfriend completely...I hope...but...I don't know enough about Duncan."
Cody gave a reassuring pat on the back. "Yeah, dude. I get it. Duncan's not the most trustworthy person. I mean he's always chasing girls. You should've seen how he scored Courtney back in season 1 and totally dumped her in season 3 to get with Gw-"
Cody stopped when he realized that what he was saying was making Mike more worried. "Ummm...you still wanna help me find my stuff? Take your mind off...you-know-what?" He said in his best attempt to change the subject.
Mike sighed, but mumbled a "yeah, sure." The two walked around the loser class, silently
Leshawna had just finished telling Samey about what her sister told her. Samey couldn't believe it. She stared, absolutely dumbfounded. Leshawna also stared at the sister, studying her reaction.
"That's what she said about me?"
Leshawna nodded. Samey slapped her hands against her face. "I can't believe I didn't think of that. Back in Italy…" She groaned.
Leshawna cut her off. "So are you saying what your sister told me was a lie?"
Samey nodded. "She's hated me ever since we were little. But ever since Pahkitew Island, I've learned to drown her out. Now I guess she's trying harder to make my life miserable." She frowned at the thought of this. She looked back up at Leshawna, hoping for a response.
Eventually Leshawna snapped out of it. "Ok, umm...Samey? Now I don't know who to believe. You and your sister have got me all confused." she paused, "Let me talk to someone first, and then I'll...I'll get back to you."
Samey gave a small smile. Then she thought of something. "Oh, it's Sammy."
Leshawna looked at her confused.
'Sammy' continued. "My name. It's Sammy."
"Then why does everyone call you-"
'Sammy' cut her off. "It's in my contract…"
Leshawna was about to ask about that further, but stopped herself. "Well, in any case, I'm sorry...Sammy...for the whole melon thing in Scotland. I didn't see if you were the one who threw the fruit. So that's my bad."
'Sammy' let out a loud gasp, giving a look of shock and awe. Leshawna thought the whole thing was over, when suddenly 'Sammy' wrapped her arms around her in a surprisingly tight hug. Leshawna, on instinct, raised her arms, surprised. 'Sammy' held her hug for a few more seconds before realizing that it probably wasn't a great idea. She quickly released her grip and stepped back.
"Well…" said Leshawna unsurely. "If you'll excuse me, I really need to use the little lady's room."
With that, Leshawna opened the door to the stall and closed it behind her.
Samey smiled to herself. At the very least she was hopeful Leshawna could clear her name. Not only that, she at least knew the source of why everyone hated her. But she was still nervous as to what she would do about her sister.
Samey turned and walked back to first class. She failed to see Amy, who had been hiding herself to the side of the entrance. She watched her sister walk past. Now...she had something to worry about.
Sanders and Macarthur were doing stretches. Since this was no longer the Ridonculous Race, and they weren't constantly running, they decided they would try to get in as much exercise as they could before every challenge. Sanders was stretching out her legs, trying to touch her toes, when she looked up. She saw a set of eyes looking out through the curtain, separating both classes. As soon as she saw them, the eyes disappeared. Sanders decided not to worry about it at first and went back to stretching. She did so for a few more seconds, paused, then looked back up. The same pair of eyes appeared, then disappeared. She groaned and stood up.
"I'll be back in a sec." She said to Macarthur and walked up to the curtain.
"Suit yourself." Macarthur responded, chuckling to herself.
Sanders smiled and rolled her eyes. She opened the curtain and came face to face with…
...Duncan.
The ex-con grinned slyly. "What, ya gonna give me a citation?" he said, sarcastically.
Sanders actually let out a small laugh, catching Duncan off-guard. "Sorry…" she cleared her throat. "What are you doing here?" she said more seriously.
Duncan, still caught off guard by the cadet's earlier response, stammered. "I-I...none of your business, that's what." He said, annoyed.
"It's ok, partner," said Macarthur, from behind them. "He's just getting a look at the glutes." As she said this, she bent over with her back to the two of them. Duncan cringed at the sight, while Sanders laughed. Duncan noticed this.
"You laugh at a lot of things, don't you?"
Sanders turned, she shrugged her shoulders. "When you have a partner like mine it affects your sense of humor. But you never answered my question. What are you doing here?"
"I already told you it's none-" Duncan stopped mid sentence,when his eyes looked onto something. It was Gwen. He forgot about the Cadet and continued staring, longingly. Sanders turned to see what he was staring at, which snapped Duncan out of his trance. Sanders saw Gwen and realized what he was doing. She looked back and shrugged.
"What? Did you see a rat or something?"
Duncan blinked. He stared a few seconds before scoffing and crossing his arms. He turned and started walking away. "Yeah. Must be hiding its stash of cheese from you coppers."
Sanders held back a laugh and went back to stretching.
Confessional (Sanders): "Yeah I felt bad for him, he might be an ex-criminal, but he hasn't done anything illegal..that I know of."
Static
Dawn was meditating, on one of the first class chairs. Despite the bit of turbulence every so often, she remained unphased.
"I see you are troubled." She said, with her eyes still closed.
Leshawna had just walked up to the Moonchild and was surprised that Dawn knew she was there. Slowly, she opened her eyes, and cast a blank look at Leshawna. She motioned her hand to signal for Leshawna to speak. Leshawna was unsure about what to say, but found her words.
"Well...look...I've only known you for a short while, but you seem like you know your stuff...so I wanted to ask you a question about...someone." She paused. Dawn motioned for her to continue. "So you know the twins on our team, right?"
"Do you suspect one is not who they seem?" Dawn asked, abruptly.
Leshawna's eyes widened. "Ummm...yeah, I guess."
Dawn smiled and nodded. "I have suspected this for a while, but I feared no one would see the same. Your fears are within reason. The sister who you think is bad is really good, but the sister you think is good...is filled with negative aura."
Leshawna was surprised by Dawn's answer, and took a few moments to process what she said. She looked around to make sure no one was around, then leaned in so only Dawn could hear. "And you're positive about this?"
Dawn simply nodded.
Leshawna thought about it for a few moments, but she was cut off.
"Competitors, please report to the north side of the McPlane. I have a little surprise for all of you."
Leshawna looked back at Dawn, only to realize the Moon Child had vanished.
All the competitors were standing in a dark storage looking area. It was somehow different from the typical storage area that contained a trap door to drop anyone at any time. The two teams stood separately from each other. Zoey looked around at Shark Cowboys, smiled and waved to Mike. Her boyfriend returned the look, but Zoey noticed he didn't seem all that upbeat. She frowned slightly.
Confessional (Zoey): "Wow, I hope the separation isn't affecting Mike too terribly. If I could just talk to him at some point, maybe to let him know everything will be ok…" she thought about what she just said. "...yet again, that would set a bad example for Duncan." She paused again. "But on the other hand," She blushed. "I really want to kiss him." She stuttered. "M-Mike. Not Duncan."
Static.
Chris walked into the storage area, with a remote control in his hand.
"Welcome competitors!" he said, to an unenthusiastic audience. "Well..glad to see you guys still have your spirit." he said sarcastically. "Today's challenge will be the first change. That means the first world tour section has officially ended. Which means no more singing."
Most of the competitors smiled at this. But most notably Jo let out a resounding "YES!"
"As I was saying," Chris continued. "The next section will begin today. And in case you're curious about what the next theme is…" He pushed the button to his remote control. Suddenly, the walls of the room started lowering, letting in sunlight in the process. The competitors were surprised and panicked, but once they realized they weren't in danger, they calmed down. Soon the dark walls became two large windows to the outside. The competitors could see just how high they were in the air. Owen started breathing heavily.
"Why are we so high up?! Why can't we be on the ground?! What did the ground do to us?! Whyyyyyyyyyy?!"
Noah, who was standing next to him, looked down. "If I had to guess...that's what Chris is referring to." The competitors moved to where Noah was looking.
Several thousand feet below them, was an island. It was a large patch of land, with a large forest, and also wide open fields. It also had a large beach area, and two tall mountains, as well as a dock and several large rock formations. The competitors continued to stare at the new island.
"Wait a minute, I thought Wawanakwa sunk into the ocean." said Gwen
"Yeah…because it's not-" started Chris
"And no way that's Pahkitew, after the stunt Chris pulled…" added Jasmine
"Would you let me-" said Chris, agitated.
"You're both wrong," said Macarthur. "Wawanakwa had that massive cliff, this one has two. Also Pahkitew had a sloping hill, this one doesn't."
Chris was about to yell out for everyone to be quiet, but stopped once he realized what Macarthur had said. He cleared his throat and gathered his composure. "Yes. This is a brand new island, no toxic waste and it can't be controlled from a computer." The competitors kept staring at the island, while Chris continued. "This is Kihci Island." He paused. Before walking back to the pilot's area. "Alright everyone, get strapped in, because in less than an hour we land."
Soon, the plane had made a water landing. After a bit, the competitors were on land, as Chris showed them around.
"Welcome to Kihci Island, a new twist on an old classic."
Most of the competitors rolled their eyes. While he was talking, Amy pulled Jo aside.
"We need to talk about our strategy." she whispered
"Yeah, yeah, I know it," said Jo "Get rid of your sister, simple as that."
"No," whispered Amy, slightly, louder than she meant to. Leshawna turned to them and looked at them, curiously. Amy and Jo pretended they weren't talking, until Leshawna turned back around. Amy continued. "Look, things have changed, we need to-"
"And here we are!" shouted Chris.
Amy and Jo turned and saw what Chris was standing in front of.
"Welcome to the new home. It's the return...of the cabins." Chris held out his arms, revealing the cabins. They were the same exact cabins from the first and fourth seasons. But for some reason, there was only one.
"Uh, Chris?" said Courtney, raising her hand "Isn't there supposed to be two cabins?"
Chris smiled and rubbed his hands. "I'm glad you asked, Ms. Curious. This is actually the loser cabin. Meaning everyone who loses, at least during the Island portion, will sleep here...in the loser cabin."
"So do the winners have to sleep in the woods?" Asked Jo, almost liking the idea.
Chris pointed to her. "Great idea, but unfortunately...no. You'll find the winner's residence just beyond that hill over there." He pointed. The competitors walked over to the small hill.
"I bet it's just an even crappier cabin made of toothpicks and cotton-" Duncan stopped his remark mid sentence when he saw what was in front of him. The rest of the competitors went wide eyed and slack jawed as they saw the same thing.
The building that Chris was referring to was very different from the cabin. The building the competitors stood in front of was big, white and right next to the beach. It had a pool and flat roofs. There was a large balcony that went out towards the beach. There was a small stairway that led to the beach as well.
"Welcome to the Chris McLean beach house," said Chris.
By this point, most of the competitors were smiling, impressed by the building. Chris suddenly popped up in front of them.
"Alright, enough admiring. The challenge I have set up for today, won't begin until later tonight, so make yourself comfortable." He started to walk away.
"So since we won the last challenge, do we get to stay in the beach house?" asked Heather.
Chris turned back and shook his head. "I'm afraid not, you can either mingle in the loser cabin or go to the mess hall, it's down the other way." He started walking away again, but stopped and turned around one more time. "Oh yeah, does anyone remember the Chris McLean invincibility statue from seasons 4 and 5?" Most of the competitors nodded their heads. "Well, it's back and it's somewhere on this island. Whoever gets a hold of it, will be immune for one elimination, so use it wisely."
And with that, he left.
The competitors looked at each other, not sure what to do. Macarthur immediately grabbed Sanders arm and the two ran into the woods.
The confessionals were the traditional outhouse ones.
Confessional (Duncan): "I don't care what the next challenge is, I'm getting in that beach house."
Confessional (Cody, pinching his nose): "Why couldn't Chris upgrade the confessionals too? At the very least, he could improve the smell."
Static.
Most of the competitors either headed to the cabin, or to the mess hall, with the exception of the Cadets who were still in the woods. But two of the competitors stayed behind. Now that Mike and Zoey were alone, they stared at each other. Both looked at each other, stone faced at first. But neither could hold back the smile. Since the challenge wouldn't start for another few hours and the rest of the competitors weren't around, the two ran to the back of the cabin and embraced. They looked at each square in the face and kissed.
"I missed you so much, Mike," said Zoey.
"Me too, Zo." sighed Mike happily.
The two hugged for a few more moments, simply happy to finally be together again. They seperated to look at each other. Zoey smiled and kissed him again. Mike gave a small smile, but it twitched. Zoey noticed this.
"Is everything alright?" she asked, concerned.
Mike sighed "N-no it's nothing...I just...are you and...nevermind."
"No. What's bothering you?"
"It's nothing." Mike said, a little aggressively.
Zoey was startled by the sudden change of tone. Mike realized what he had just done and immediately lowered his voice.
"I'm sorry. Being apart for so long is really getting to me. I honestly hate it." He said, with a sense of anger. Zoey looked at him, understanding how he was feeling. Mike took a big gulp and continued. "But I'm gonna try to be strong for the two of us. I want to make it to the end with you again." He finished, giving a small smile.
Zoey returned the smile and they kissed one more time. "Thank you, Mike." she said softly. They stood in silence for a moment, before Mike spoke up again.
"I think we should leave before people start getting suspicious." Mike said
Zoey nodded. "I love you."
Mike smiled. "I love you too."
With that, Zoey walked out from the back of the cabin. At the moment, Courtney had just stepped out of it. She turned and saw Zoey. The Indie Chick smiled and waved. Courtney returned it, but looked a little suspicious. A few seconds later, Mike appeared from the other side of the cabin. Courtney immediately put two and two together and walked over to Mike.
"What were you doing with her?" Courtney said, abruptly.
Mike tried to act like he wasn't guilty. "What? What are you talking about?"
Courtney crossed her arms. "Oh, come on. Don't play dumb. I know you two are in a relationship. It's no coincidence that you both walked from behind this cabin."
Mike rolled his eyes, annoyed. "Ok, fine. I wanted to talk to my girlfriend. But that's all that happened. Nothing else."
"She could've been exploiting your weaknesses and-"
Mike stepped towards her. "No. Zoey is not like that. You don't know a thing about her.\Courtney didn't respond. Mike turned to walk away, but continued. "I just wanted to see my girlfriend. That's it. You'd understand something like that, right?" He whispered this last sentence, but loud enough so Courtney could still hear it.
Mike walked into the cabin, leaving Courtney standing in front of it, thinking to herself.
Confessional (Courtney): "I get what Mike's saying, but that doesn't mean I trust him. Unlike him, I don't let any of my relationships interfere with the team…" She gave an awkward look. "...anymore. If this behavior interferes with the challenge...then I'll make sure he's the next one out."
Static
Macarthur had been walking around the forest, intently looking for something. Sanders followed, not showing the same energy as her partner.
"Keep on your guard, partner." said Macarthur, like she was in an action film.
"For what?" replied Sanders "You just grabbed me without saying anything."
Macarthur sighed and walked towards Sanders, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We're looking for the McLean invincibility statue. That will guarantee our safety."
"From what?" Sanders said, confused.
"From being eliminated. Any competitor who gets their hands on it…" Macarthur stated
"...Will be safe from elimination. I remember." Sanders finished. "But that thing only works for one of us. Are you afraid of being eliminated?"
Macarthur, surprisingly, laughed at this. "Oh, no not at all."
Sanders wasn't sure what she meant. "Do you want to get it before someone else does?"
Macarthur paused, "Ummmm...yeah, that." She said, seemingly hiding something.
Sanders didn't think about it though. Her mind was on something else.
"Hey, what do you think of Duncan?" She asked.
Macarthur thought about it for a moment. "He's definitely one of the better players, he's made the merge every season. But honestly his performance has staggered ever since All-Stars-"
Sanders interrupted. "No. Not in that way. I mean like...what happened today on the plane."
Macarthur turned and faced Sanders. "Oh, that. That's obvious. He still has a thing for Gwen and wanted to sneak a peek. It's like Trent in season 2, but somehow creepier."
Sanders pondered. "Yeah, I figured. But doesn't Gwen have a thing wi-" She stopped and realized something. "Wait. Are you getting the statue because you think I'm more likely to be eliminated first?"
Macarthur turned back around and tried to ignore her. "Ohhhhh...I think I see the statue over there. Better get a move on." She ran in the opposite direction of Sanders, who just glared at her fleeing partner.
At the mess hall, most of the competitors were there. Amy, Jo, Alejandro, Scott and Samey all sat at one of the tables. Samey was at one end, while the other three sat away from her. Samey tried to act like it didn't bother her, but it really did. After a few minutes, she heard a whisper. She looked around, but didn't see anything. She heard the noise again, and turned around. She saw Leshawna, standing outside the mess hall at the bottom of the steps, and she grew excited. Trying not to look suspicious, she exited the building. While Scott, Jo and Alejandro didn't seem to notice, or care about, Amy became a little nervous.
Outside, Leshawna and Sammy spoke at the side of the mess hall.
"Did you talk to your friend?" Sammy said, hopeful.
Leshawna didn't respond at first. She was still unsure about the whole situation. But when she saw the hopeful expression on the twin, she made up her mind.
"I did. And…" Sammy held her breath. "...And I was wrong to believe your sister."
Sammy gasped. She was so excited and smiled from ear to ear. Leshawna couldn't help but smile seeing her expression. But she put her hand behind her head and frowned.
"I'm...sorry for what I said, and did, back in Italy and in Scotland. It wasn't right of me. I-"
"Apology accepted." Sammy said quickly.
There was an awkward silence that followed. Neither knew what to say to each other. Finally Sammy started.
"So, if you and I are...on good terms...do you think it's possible we...could be...ya know…?" Sammy paused, not sure how to word her sentence.
"Friends?" finished Leshawna, smiling.
Sammy nodded profusely. Leshawna kept smiling.
"Sure thing."
Finally after nearly a week of feeling isolated and alone, Sammy gave the biggest smile she could muster. She was so excited she raised her arms up and screamed happily. Leshawna was surprised by the yell, but let the Twin have her moment. Sammy stepped forward and held her arms out for a hug, but she remembered what happened the last time she did that, so she retreated. She looked down, embarrassed. But when she looked up, she saw Leshawna holding her arms out.
"Come here…" She said, grinning.
Sammy's smile returned and she ran into Leshawna's arms, embracing. Leshawna was caught off guard by the surprising force of the twin. But she did smile and return the hug.
Amy couldn't see what was happening, but she was extremely tense. Jo noticed.
"You ok, Blondie?" she asked.
Amy snapped back to reality and looked at Jo. She thought about what she wanted to say, so decided that she should calm down before anything else.
"I-uh...I think we should change the strategy a little." she said, still nervous.
Alejandro and Scott overheard her. "What?" They both said simultaneously.
"Who said you were in charge of this? We brought you into this alliance and now you think you can tell us what to do?" Jo said, annoyed.
Amy started to get agitated. "Look. I…don't know how, but…" She thought of something to say. "...Leshawna might know about the alliance-"
"Did you tell her?" Alejandro cut her off.
"You two were pretty close…" said Scott, suspicious.
Amy realized she might be in trouble. "Look, like I said, I don't know how and if we don't get rid of her, we'll-"
Suddenly Jo grabbed the twin by the collar of her cheerleading outfit and pulled her closer. "Listen, blabbermouth. We'll get rid of your sister because we want to. But if you think you can come into this alliance and do whatever you want, you are dead wrong. If your friend, Sistah Blistah, wants to get in our way, let her. But if we find out you were the one who told her, you can kiss your cheerleader butt goodbye!"
Jo, aggressively let go and walked out the mess hall. Alejandro and Scott followed suit, leaving Amy to think about what she should do next.
Night had fallen by the time the competitors were all moved to the challenge location. On the beach was a fairly tall net, surrounded by tiki torches. The competitors were waiting next to the net. Chris walked up to the front of them, wearing his normal outfit, but with a grass skirt for whatever reason. Chef was behind him, wearing a grass skirt too and a coconut bra. Most of the competitors snickered at the sight.
"Is there something you aren't telling us, Chef?" Duncan said, still laughing.
Chef just grumbled in annoyance.
"Alright, competitors, it's time for the challenge." Chris spoke up "As you can see by the set up, we're going to play a game of beach volleyball."
Most of the competitors seemed ok with this, except for one.
Confessional (Noah): "Has anything changed about my opinion on sports? No. I still loathe them." He said, dully.
Static.
Chris continued. "Now for those who don't-" he trailed off. "Hey, Shark Cowboys, are you missing a few?"
The Shark Cowboys looked around at their team. Finally Courtney spoke up. "Where are Sanders and Macarthur?"
At that moment, the Cadets ran onto the beach, panting heavily. Sanders was out of breath and had a few scratches on her arms. Macarthur, on the other hand, was covered in dirt, but otherwise didn't seem any worse for wear.
"I...knew...we...were...late." Said Sanders, still catching her breath.
The competitors stared at the two cadets in bewilderment as they walked to their team. "Where were you guys?" Asked Gwen, finally breaking the silence.
Sanders stood up, finally able to speak properly. "We were-"
Macarthur immediately put her hand over her partner's mouth. "...Oh you know...just getting a feel for the island. It's what we do. Gotta be ready for anything."
The competitors stared at each other, but didn't say anything. Macarthur removed her hand from her now annoyed partner. Despite the weirdness of it all, Chris went back to explaining the game.
"This game will be like a normal game of volleyball. The server will hit the ball to the other side over the net and it's up to the other team to prevent it from landing on their side, and trying to hit the ball to the other team's side without catching it. If the ball hits the ground within the team's space, the other team will get a point. After every play, we'll rotate positions. But this version of volleyball will be a little different. I like to call it. Brutal. Blind Ball."
"So what?" Scoffed Heather. "Is it blind because we're playing in the dark?"
"Not exactly," replied Chris, holding a box. He opened it up and pulled out...blindfolds. "The thing about this game is that every player, except one, will be blindfolded. That player is responsible for both starting every play, and telling your teammates when and how to hit the ball. Once a play is over, the players will rotate clockwise, and the player who swaps with the leader will take their spot and the original leader will be blinded again. Any questions?"
No one said anything, so Chris continued. "The game will end after every player has been the leader twice and whoever has the most points, wins. Shark Cowboys, since you guys are down a player, one of your teammates will have to be the leader for a third time. Oh, and any player that removes their blindfold will be disqualified and forfeit for their team. Alright, let's get to it."
Soon, all the competitors were in a group, lined up, 3 people in each row. For the Shark Cowboys, their players were Jasmine, Sanders, Gwen, Cody, Mike and Courtney, who was the only one not blindfolded. Noah and Macarthur stood on the sidelines, also blindfolded. For the Vengeful Bobcats, their players were Duncan, Zoey, Amy, Alejandro, Jo and Leshawna, who was not blindfolded. Dawn, Scott and Samey stood at the sidelines.
Chris stood next to the net. "Alright, competitors, or should I say...campers?"
"Not on your life, McLean." Said Gwen.
Chris gave her a quick glare and set up the game. He passed the volleyball to Leshawna. "Let the game begin!"
Leshawna looked confused at what she was supposed to do, but shrugged and hit the ball to the Cowboys side. Courtney, who didn't entirely understand what she was supposed to do, watched as the ball went over the net.
"Uh...Cody," she said. "The ball is coming to you."
Cody heard, and held his arms up to hit the ball back. But, due to his blindness, he failed to realize the ball wasn't above him. He ended up getting hit in the stomach by the ball. The Geek grunted and collapsed in a heap on the sand, still moaning in pain.
Chris put his hands on his knees and laughed hard. "Oh my god, that was hilarious." He continued laughing, not noticing the pair of eyes watching the game from nearby.
Chris finally took a breath and continued. "Point to the Bobcats. Now it's time to rotate. Courtney, put on a blindfold and everyone rotate." Now it was Gwen's turn for the cowboys to serve. Chris passed the ball to the new server, Alejandro. He hit the ball over again. Gwen watched the ball come over to their side. "Uhhhh...Owen, the ball's coming to you. Hold out your arms and get ready to hit it...now." Owen did as she said and hit the ball at the exact right moment. It went over the net to the Bobcats side. Alejandro hit the ball straight up. "Leshawna, the ball is coming down to you." Leshawna, now blindfolded, nodded. "Hit it…now, chica!" Leshawna hit the ball up, sending it high above them. Since it was nighttime, it was harder to see.
Gwen didn't have enough time to react and by the time she saw the ball, it was too late. "Cody-" But the ball again nailed Cody in the head before she could finish. Again, he groaned in pain.
Confessional (Cody, wincing in pain): "Why….?"
Static
Another point for the Bobcats.
"Was that String Bean?" asked Leshawna, still blinded. "My bad." A figure watched her from the shadows. Its eyes narrowed.
This time it was Macarthur's turn to serve. She looked determined. "Alright, Cowboys, we've got to start stepping it up."
Duncan served for the Bobcats. He hit it over and Macarthur quickly made a plan. "Alright, Big Owe, comin' your way. Held out your arms and hit it up in 3...2...1!"
Owen did so and sent the ball up. "Mike, arms up, coming your way. Hit it...in 3...2...1!"
Mike held his arms up and smacked the ball into the air.
"Sanders, on your hands and knees!"
Sanders turned her head, confused. "What do you want me to do?"
"On your hands and knees now!" Macarthur shouted.
This time, Sanders did as her partner said. Macarthur watched as the ball came down to their side. Quickly, she jumped forward and onto her partner's back, going up in the air. The sudden force caused Sanders to wince in pain.
Macarthur used her momentum to spike the ball over the net. Duncan didn't even have a chance to react to the ball, as it nailed Heather, sending her a few feet back into the sand. She grunted. Chris and Chef laughed.
Macarthur brushed her hands. Sanders stood up and put a hand on her back.
Confessional (Sanders): "I don't know why Macarthur thinks I make a good trampoline."
Static
Heather angrily stood up.
"Thanks for the warning, Duncan." she said, sarcastically.
Duncan rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything.
Now the Shark Cowboys were on the board.
It was Heather's turn, so she took off her blindfold, while Duncan put his back on.
"Whoever's got the ball, you better know what you're doing." Jo said. She was standing directly in front of Heather. The Diva gave a devilish smile. She threw the ball up. Her hand came in contact, but the ball went low. Too low. It struck Jo in the back of the head. The Jockette staggered in surprise. She turned around, angrily.
"Who did that?" she said, yelling.
She couldn't see Heather, grinning directly in front of her.
Now the score was 2-2. The game continued.
As the game continued into the night. Both teams racked up more and more points. The teams were also getting used to how the game worked and were able to do more complex plays.
Score: Bobcats 6-8 Cowboys.
It was Noah's turn to serve. He didn't seem all that interested in the game. To make things worse, he was standing in front of an obstacle. Jasmine.
Confessional (Noah): "Being bad at sports and having a team that doesn't make up even one brain cell is what got me eliminated back in season one. Now it's time to change that."
Static.
Noah threw the ball up and hit it perfectly. It would've gone over, but Jasmine was right in front of him and due to her height and Noah's height, it ended up hitting her in the back of the head.
Chris called out. "No double hits on the first play. That's a point to the Bobcats."
Confessional (Noah): He smirked and shrugged his shoulders. "Honest. I tried."
Static.
The now furious Jasmine seethed for a moment. "You think you're funny, little man?" She turned around and threw a punch. However, Noah wasn't where she thought he was. Since the play was over, Noah had changed positions and Owen took his place. The big guy yelled in pain as he got knocked to the ground. Jasmine immediately realized her mistake. She then heard laughing.
"I almost wish I could see your face." Said the newly blindfolded Noah.
Jasmine gritted her teeth, then moved to her next spot.
Confessional (Jasmine): "That weasel almost got me eliminated once before. I know he's trying to get me to take off my blindfold and lose for our team. I won't let him do that."
Confessional (Owen): He had a purple mark on his cheek and was holding an ice pack over it. He sounded a little dizzy. "I think I need to talk to Noah about his plan. Gotta make sure no more ideas end up with me getting punched again."
Static.
Score: Bobcats 11-10 Cowboys
Duncan was the server again for the Vengeful Bobcats. Since the Shark Cowboys had one less player, that meant Gwen was the server for their team. She looked at Duncan, but not in the way she usually did. Duncan knew she was focusing on the competition. He tried to do the same, but found it difficult. He threw the ball up and hit it directly over the net. Gwen put her hands together and held out her arms. She had to move at a slightly odd angle to hit it. The ball hit where she wanted to, but immediately bounced forward, nailing Cody in the back of the head. The ball then ricocheted back into Gwen's face. She winced and fell backwards. Duncan watched as the ball went straight into the air. It briefly disappeared into the darkness, before coming back down...straight towards Sanders.
Without thinking, Duncan called out. "Hey copper, above you!"
Quickly, Sanders jumped to the side. She heard the ball land in the sand and, seconds later, came to figure out what just happened.
Duncan looked back at his teammates. Despite the fact that they were blindfolded, they were all looking directly at him. Even though they couldn't see what he was doing, Duncan shrugged and looked nervous. "I...I owed her one."
Sanders heard this and thought about what that meant.
As the challenge drew closer to the end, the competitors had greatly stepped up their game.
At one point, a blindfolded Mike jumped up to hit the ball and spike it over the net. He did so and sent the ball straight towards Dawn.
Zoey was the server and went to call the play. "Dawn it's-"
But before The Indie Chick could blink, the ball was launched in the other direction. Zoey wasn't even sure if she had seen Dawn mov. The ball sailed over the net and landed in the sand. Mike looked around, unaware of what just happened.
"Did I get it?' he asked
Finally the game was at its climax. The score was 19-19. Alejandro was serving for his team and Courtney for hers.
"Alright, campers." said Chris. "The next point will win the game. So go all out on this play and show us whatcha made of."
Alejandro prepared to serve. He threw the ball and raised his arm to hit it. But as soon as he struck it, a surge of pain shot into his wrist. The ball unceremoniously hit the ground.
"Hey." Pointed Courtney "The ball landed on his side. We win the game."
The Shark Cowboys cheered and were about to take off their blindfolds, when…
"Hold it." Called Chris. Immediately the Cowboys froze. "That is not how we're going to end this game. Since Alejandro obviously can't go on, the next player will take his place. Leshawna, you're up."
Alejandro walked to the sidelines, embarrassed, as he clutched his wrist.
Confessional (Alejandro): He rubbed the upper part of his hand. "I have sensitive wrists," he said meekly.
Static.
Leshawna got into place to perform the final serve. She, along with everyone else, didn't see the pair of eyes in the darkness, glaring at her. She threw the ball up and went to hit it, but as soon as she did, a gust of wind blew through, causing the flames of the tiki torches to go out.
The Sistah jolted at the sudden darkness and couldn't see where she hit the ball. Courtney, Chris and Chef couldn't see either and had no idea what was going on.
Suddenly, Leshawna felt something jump onto her back.
"Hey, what the-" The figure started clawing at her. Leshawna swayed around, unable to get it off of her. She bumped into Amy, knocking her down. She looked back up and realized something. Her blindfold was slightly obscured and through the darkness could see what was happening. But she didn't say anything. She simply smirked and put her blindfold back on.
The darkened figure continued to claw at Leshawna, until it saw something. Chris had just turned on a flashlight, and while it wasn't shining on the attacker, it was enough to spook it and send it running back into the woods. Leshawna rubbed her head and stood up.
"Wha-what happened?"
"And the winners of the VolleyBrawl challenge are...The Shark Cowboys!"
Leshawna looked to see where Chris was. He had the only source of light, and it was pointed at the volleyball. It was laying on the ground, on the Bobcats side.
Leshawna walked up to Chris. "Hey" she yelled. Chris turned and shined the light right in Leshawna's face. She winced and shielded her eyes. "That's not fair. I couldn't see where I hit the ball. The lights went out. And I was attacked"
"Yeah" said Chris, uncarring. "I would start the play over again, but it's gonna take us, like, all night to get these torches lit up again, so...Cowboys win! That means they'll spend the night in the McLean Beach House "
The Shark Cowboys took off their blindfolds and cheered. The Bobcats took off their blindfolds and looked towards Leshawna. Amy thought quickly and spoke first.
"What happened, Leshawna?" She said, innocently, "Why didn't you call out anything?"
Leshawna angrily glared at Amy. "Are you kidding me, you stuck up High School Queen Bee?" She walked up to the twin. "How do you think I got these, huh?" She held out her arms, which had scratches on them.
Samey gasped. "Are you ok, Leshawna? Those look bad…"
Amy took advantage of this too. "Quit it, Samey. She's fine. I think she's faking it to get attention."
Leshawna was angrier than she'd ever been before. She stomped towards Amy, but before she could get her hands on the twin, Jo stepped in between the two.
"Hey!" She shouted. "You do not get to hurt anyone on this team, got it?"
Leshawna remained unphased. "And are you going to stop me?"
The two bumped foreheads and were about to throw fists, when Chris interrupted them.
"Alright Bobcats, you know the drill. I'll see you guys at the elimination room. Tonight will be interesting, indeed." He walked off.
Leshawna and Jo looked back at each other and glared.
"We'll settle this tonight." Said Jo, bluntly.
"That we can agree on." Said Leshawna fiercely.
Everyone dispersed towards the cabins. Jo and Amy remained behind. The Twin smirked as she walked up to Jo.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" She said slyly.
Jo looked at Amy, but didn't say anything. Amy had a good feeling she was thinking exactly what she wanted her to think.
The Shark Cowboys had just entered the Beach House. The inside was very nice. In the room next to the entrance was a kitchen and dining room. Chris stood in front of them and pointed at a stairway.
"Your fully furnished rooms are on the second floor. There are three rooms which are doubles and the other three are singles." He pointed at another set of doors. "The singles are on this floor. There are nine of you, so that should even out. Decide who gets what room amongst yourselves." He walked away.
The competitors looked at each other. Gwen and Coutrney turned to look at each other, and shared a knowing look. Gwen grabbed the CIT's hand and the two headed upstairs with their bags.
"We're taking one of the doubles." Gwen called out.
Mike and Cody walked up the stairs, soon after.
Owen looked at Noah. "Hey buddy, you want to take the last double?"
"Sorry Owen. But I'd rather have at least one night without any dream farts." Noah patted Owen on the chest and went towards one of the singles. Owen looked on, surprised.
Sanders looked to Macarthur.
"What do ya say? You and I get the last bunk?"
Surprisingly, the large cadet shook her head. "No can do, partner. I'm the wildcard of this season, so I gotta do some unexpected things." She turned, leaving behind a stunned Sanders. Macarthur slapped Owen on the back. "Come on, big man. You and me are bunkin'." The two headed up the stairs.
"Oh." Said Owen. "Ok."
Sanders looked at her only teammate left. Jasmine.
"I guess we'll take the other two singles…?" said the Aussie.
Sanders, still dumbfounded, shrugged.
Meanwhile, the Bobcats were talking to each other on who to vote out. Dawn, Leshawna and Sammy stood in their own group.
"So" said Leshawna. "We're all in agreement to vote for your sister?" She looked at Sammy.
The Good Twin looked nervous. "But that's only three votes. That's not nearly enough to vote her out."
Leshawna rolled her eyes. "Unless the rest of our team are idiots, they know I would never sabotage our team for no reason. We'll get through this, alright hon'?"
Sammy looked nervous at her new friend, but gave a small smile. Leshawna returned it. At the table next to them sat Amy who, despite not looking at them, grinned evilly.
Soon, all the Bobcats were gathered at the elimination ceremony. It was similar to the original ceremony, only it was on a beach. Chris stood in front of the competitors. Most of them looked tired and some yawned.
"Alright competitors" he started. "Since most of you look pretty out of it, I'll cut the dramatics and get to the point. The only thing I'll say is, since we have so many competitors across so many generations, and since we're back on an island, your elimination method will depend on what season you competed in."
Confessional (Samey): She looked nervous. "So does that mean, if I get eliminated while I'm here, I have to get put in that cannon again? Hopefully this time it won't be with Amy in it at the same time."
Static
"Alright, I'll speed through this. The competitors who are safe from elimination are...Zoey, Scott, Heather, Jo, Duncan, Dawn, Samey, Alejandro and…"
Samey realized that the only two competitors left were her sister and Leshawna. She glanced at her friend, who was realizing what was about to happen. Then she looked at Amy, who sat smugly in her seat.
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"...Amy."
Samey let a gasp escape her breath. She looked at the shocked expression of Leshawna. The Sistah grunted in frustration, before standing up and walking towards the Host.
"Leshawna, I present the return of the boat...of losers." Chris said, holding his arms out toward the dock and the dinky boat.
Leshawna looked at the familiar boat and then she turned back around. First she looked at Amy and angrily glared at her. The smug twin didn't seem disturbed. Then Leshawna looked and walked up to her friend.
"Take care of yourself, girl." she said softly. "You're a lot stronger than you think."
She gave Sammy a hug. After a few moments, she released it, turned and walked down the dock. Samey watched as the person she had just gotten to be her friend, walked onto the boat.
Without thinking, she bolted towards the dock, tears filling up in her eyes. The boat had just departed when she reached the end.
"Leshawna!" She called out. Her friend turned and looked back. "I'm gonna do my best. For you!"
Leshawna smiled at the teary eyed twin, and waved to her. Sammy returned it and gave a sad smile. She watched as the boat disappeared into the night.
Chris looked from the start of the dock. "Wow that girl cries a lot." He then turned and faced the camera. "Hopefully she gets over herself soon because things are shifting into high gear. Everyone is stepping up their game and you'll get to experience it soon, on the next episode of...Total...Drama...Legends."
It was very late at night when Duncan walked out of the door. He was having trouble falling asleep and thought maybe going outside would help him relax
He sighed in annoyance as he stared at the stars. Suddenly he heard what sounded like a twig snap. He quickly turned to his left to see a shadow dart out of sight into a bush. He ran over to see what it was, but it was too late. The figure was gone. He thought about going after it, but was too tired.
He looked down and stopped. On the floor was an unopened bag of chips and a can of soda.
He picked them up. Being an excon, he was a little suspicious over the whole thing. Until he noticed the note attached to the soda can.
It read: Now you owe me again.
Duncan eyed the note for a few seconds. Then he looked at the direction he saw the shadow go.
Teams:
Vengeful Bobcats: Amy, Samey, Duncan, Scott, Alejandro, Dawn, Zoey, Jo and Heather
Shark Cowboys: Cody, Gwen, Courtney, Macarthur, Sanders, Mike, Noah, Owen and Jasmine
Placement:
22nd: Sierra
21st: Lightning
20th: Tyler
19th: Leshawna
Votes
Leshawna- Amy, Jo, Alejandro, Scott, Zoey, Heather
Amy- Samey, Dawn, Leshawna, Duncan