Infinity Wizard: As always, thank you for the awesome review. I'll admit I could've written Jasmine's speech better.

KirbyStar: Macarthur is, right now, my favorite character to write for. Glad you enjoyed Chapter 8.

Knifez: Thank you. I tried to make it clear that this is a different Noah and he is not acting like his usual self.

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"On the previous episode of Total Drama Legends. Did someone say Action?! We certainly did. The competitors were tasked with making their own scenes...from scratch. We had dictators...I mean, directors in charge of it all. While one director, Samey, took the boring way of doing things, Noah, did everything in his own power to make our resident Aussie crack. But Jasmine's performance kept her team in the game, and proved to be a 4-star smash. Jo had a dastardly deed under her sweatshirt, and with a little help from Dawn, caused Heather to go into a massive outburst. One that scarred the Moonchild severely...which I did not think was possible. For the sake of Dawn's innocence, Heather got the boot and took a one way trip on the lame-o-sine."

The screen went static and Chris was revealed to be in the editor's booth, wearing a dark hooded robe. "And can someone please tell me what is going on between Duncan and Sanders? Because neither of them want to admit anything." He looked at the camera, then down at his outfit. "Oh? This? This is just a preview for today's challenge. You wanna know what it is? Well stick around, and turn on your hyperdrive, because we're about to jump right into one epic episode of...Total...Drama...L...egends!"

It was moments after that night's elimination ceremony. The Shark Cowboys were hanging around a small campfire and sitting on some benches, outside of the trailers. Gwen and Courtney were both sitting on the grass. Noah was the only one not talking to anyone. They had heard the opening notes to the elimination ceremony earlier. Gwen looked over to where they heard the music.

"Ya think they're done with the elimination by now?"

"Probably," Courtney added "I mean it's not that obvious who's going home."

"What do you mean?" Owen asked

Courtney turned to the Big Guy. "You heard Heather's outburst from today's challenge. If that's not a reason to get sent home, I don't know what is."

Owen looked skeptical. "I don't know. Heather wouldn't have an outburst like that unless she was in a bad mood…"

"When isn't she in a bad mood?" Gwen whispered to Courtney, who chuckled in response.

"…or if she was provoked." Owen finished

Jasmine chimed in. "Are you suggesting someone sabotaged their own team to get rid of Heather?"

Before Owen could respond, "Finally someone figured it out!"

Everyone turned their heads to Macarthur. She leaned forward, ready to drop some knowledge. "Obviously someone sabotaged the team. They have Scott, Alejandro, Jo and (while I don't think he would do something like that) Duncan. Someone wanted Heather gone because she's such a big threat."

"Could it also be the fact that no one likes her?" Sanders added, leading to a small laugh from Gwen and Courtney. Macarthur pointed at her partner.

"Oh, definitely, but I think it's more than that. I've had a theory about if you put all the past season villains on one team, and it goes like this-"

Courtney covered her ears. "Please, don't go on another rant. Once was enough." She desperately looked around for a new topic of discussion. Her gaze fell on Jasmine and her portable DVD player. She smiled. "Congrats again on the win from today."

Jasmine's face lit up. "Thanks. That was my first time actually getting to act, so this is kind of a big deal for me." Noah rolled his eyes at this, but didn't say anything.

Owen spoke up. "So, wait. Did you not have to act in any plays in school?"

Jasmine sighed. "Technically, yes." She looked up at the rest of her team, who were eagerly awaiting her answer. Finally, she put her head on her forehead and mumbled a response, embarrassed. "I was always the tree."

Most of her teammates chuckled lightly, but Noah laughed a little louder than the others. He was met with quick glares.

They all heard a crunch from a twig and everyone turned their heads. The Vengeful Bobcats (minus Amy) had just gotten back from the elimination ceremony. Jo had her hands behind her head and was grinning. Zoey had her hands on Dawn's shoulders, who was noticeably paler than usual and hugging herself.

Gwen looked concerned. "Is she alright?"

Zoey looked up. "I really don't know. She hasn't said a word since today's challenge. Well I mean, maybe some mumbling, but nothing that coherent."

Dawn took a seat, on the opposite side of the Shark Cowboys. The rest of her team did the same.

"What happened to her?" Asked Sanders

Before Zoey could respond, Jo spoke up. "World War Heather is what happened."

Dawn immediately turned to the Jockette, looking uncharacteristically bitter. "That only happened because you told me to read her aura." Jo simply shrugged.

Macarthur went wide eyed at this and looked at Jo. She then gave a smirk and a small nod, as if she was impressed. Jo didn't notice.

Confessional (Macarthur): "So Jo was the sabotager?" She shrugged. "I'm honestly not that surprised. She's probably still bitter over her early elimination back in All-Stars." She put her hand to her chin. "But I don't think she's working alone...question is: who's working with her?"

Static

"So Heather was the one sent home?" Asked Courtney

The Vengeful Bobcats nodded. Most not really caring, except for Alejandro who looked noticeably downcast.

"So if Heather's gone," Noah spoke up. The rest of the competitors turned their heads to him. The Brainiac was smirking. "That makes this the first season that I outlasted her." He chuckled

Some of the competitors rolled their eyes at this, and some laughed. But Jasmine glared at him.

"You'll be lucky to not go home after tomorrow's challenge."

Noah leaned forward, with his hand clasped. "Are you implying that you're gonna try to lose the challenge for us...again?"

An argument broke out between the Aussie and the Brainiac, with Sanders and Owen trying to calm the two down. Macarthur would've tried to stop them, but she was too engrossed in the drama. Most of the Bobcats watched with interest. Duncan, on the other hand, had his eyes on someone else. Gwen.

Confessional (Duncan): "Ya know? Maybe the fact that Gwen is willing to sit in a group with me and not say anything bad about me might be a good sign." He paused, rethinking what he said. "Yet again, it would probably be better if she said...something about me."

Static

As Jasmine and Noah argued, weird sounds could be heard in the distance. The rest of the competitors heard it too and listened. The sound seemed like it was getting louder and closer. It got so loud that Jasmine and Noah stopped yelling at each other to listen. It sounded like lasers and spaceships whooshing around. Jo looked around. Owen was getting increasingly nervous. Gwen and Courtney leaned closer to each other, both worried about what the sound could be.

But at the point of being so loud it covered the entire area, it suddenly went quiet. Dead silent. No one said a word, and some still looked a little unnerved. Owen stood up suddenly.

"Well, guys that was fun, but I think it's time I hit the bunkaroo. Good night." Owen quickly walked towards his trailer. He reached for the door handle and pulled it open and gasped at what he saw.

In his trailer, a robed figure stood at the entrance. It was surrounded by mist in the dark room. Owen screamed and fell backwards. Some of the other competitors turned and stood up, slightly startled by the scream. Owen backed up on the ground, still panicking. The cloaked figure eerily walked down the steps. The competitors braced themselves. Once the figure reached the bottom of the steps, it grabbed it's hood, pulled it back and…

"Good evening, competitors." Chris joyfully announced. The competitors gave cold stares at their host.

Chris held his hand out and closed his eyes. "I'm sensing a disturbance…" He opened one eye, and frowned when he realized no one laughed. He opened the other eye and put his hands to his hips. "You guys don't watch enough movies."

"We get the idea, McLean, what do you want?" Duncan asked bluntly

Chris perked up slightly. "I'm glad you asked, Duncan." At that moment, Chef walked out of the trailer with a fog machine, wearing a pair of green pointy ears. "I'm here to introduce tomorrow's challenge theme. It's all about Sci-Fi."

Most of the competitors seemed a little curious about this, but Owen had a question. "Didn't we already do sci-fi in the original Action season?"

"Well," Chris interjected, "That was more alien horror sci-fi. This is just regular Sci-Fi." He continued. "Tomorrow will consist of five individual and team challenges." He turned to the Shark Cowboys. "Since you guys are down a player, one of you will have to compete twice. I will be picking who is competing against who, so everyone better get ready for tomorrow, because you'll all be in for some 'close encounters.'" The competitors looked at him with blank looks. Chris and Chef turned away, the former of whom was grumbling. "Honestly, these guys are so uneducated it hurts." Suddenly Chris stopped and turned around. He looked at Jasmine. "I almost forgot." He snapped his fingers. Chef pulled out something from behind him. It was a small thin black box. He handed it to the host, who tossed it to Jasmine, who looked confused. "That's your DVD version of your performance from yesterday. I figured you wanted it, so here ya go."

At the moment of finding out what it was, Jasmine gasped and gave a huge smile. Without a word, she sprinted into her trailer, with her portable DVD player and DVD in tow. Noah watched this happen and gave a mischievous grin. He looked at Owen and walked towards him.

Most of the competitors had decided to go to their trailers and get some sleep. Gwen, on the other hand, looked excited. "Oh man, I love Sci-fi. Space Oozer. Moon-Mania. The Wicked Aliens from the Sun."

"You like that one?" Duncan spoke up, who happened to be standing next to her. "It's so cheesy."

Gwen turned to him, grinning. "Yeah, it's cheesy. That's why I like it."

Duncan scoffed. "The best Sci-Fi movie is clearly Space Hunter III. It's got it all. Blood, gore, creepy space aliens…"

"...mindless violence, objectification of women and terrible, terrible effects."

Duncan shrugged. "What can I say? I have a type."

The two shared a laugh. It wasn't a big laugh, but it was something. Duncan was about to say something more, but both of them were cut off by an AHEM. Duncan and Gwen turned to see Courtney, looking very sternly at the two. Gwen turned back to Duncan, and remembered who she was talking to. She looked very nervously at Duncan, who was now confused.

"Are you-"

Gwen quickly turned away and headed back to her trailer. "I've gotta go." She mumbled.

"But she-"

Duncan realized saying anything more wouldn't do anything. She watched as Gwen went through the door, with Courtney glaring at him. But he didn't see Zoey, watching him from her window. She was thinking of something.

Confessional (Zoey): "I might have an idea that helps Duncan get back with Gwen. Or at least, remember how they used to be friends. Hopefully, Duncan doesn't mess this one up."

Static

Jo was heading into her trailer, but stopped when she heard footsteps. She turned around, and saw Amy running towards her with a piece of paper in tow. She smirked and handed the paper to her. Jo grabbed it and read it over. As she looked it over, her face changed. "I knew it," She said annoyed, but also not at all surprised. "He didn't vote with us like he said he would."

"What are you gonna do about it?" Amy asked

Jo put the paper down, and looked at the ground. "He's gonna learn what happens when people go against me."

Amy cocked her head slightly. "You mean us?"

Jo suddenly turned her head towards the Twin, surprising her in the process. "You heard what I said." And she headed towards her trailer, Amy gave a glaring smirk.

Confessional (Amy): "Jo is so stupid. She has no idea what I'm capable of. For now, I'll go with what she says. Make her think I'm trustworthy. And when she's least expecting it." She slammed her fist into her palm and smirked.

Static

Next day, the competitors were gathered outside the dark warehouses. In the middle of it all was a tent. It had several pieces of cardboard painted as either spaceships, aliens or planets. They were all attached to poles that extended to the walls of the tent. At the front of the tent, on the small table, were two paintball guns, one red and one blue. Chris stood in front of it.

"Welcome to the first challenge, competitors. I already told you that there are five, so if you win three, you'll win the challenge for your team."

Confessional (Jo): She was smirking and had her shoes on the table . "If I played all the games, I'd just win every challenge. Makes sense for McLean to choose who competes, otherwise the entire challenge would be over in ten seconds." She laughed to herself, forgetting her position. She leaned back a little too much, and fell over in her chair. She realized too late and crashed to the ground, groaning.

Static

Chris rubbed his hands together. "Now. Who's gonna compete in the first challenge?" He eyed the competitors all around. He pointed. "Let's go with Zoey and...Sanders." Zoey stepped forward, looking confident. Sanders did the same, high fiving Macarthur and Gwen in the process. The two stepped in front of the tent. "Like some Sci-Fi movies, the big plan they do at the end involves hitting a specific part of a spaceship or station." He pointed into the tent. "In there, you have to hit a specific target. Behind all that space stuff, there's a target with a black X on it. Be the first to hit that with your paintball gun and you'll win the challenge." Zoey and Sanders picked up their guns and aimed.

Both could see the target perfectly and smirked, thinking it would be easy. Chris reached for a nearby lever and pulled it. Immediately everything in front of the two competitors started moving. Sanders and Zoey were surprised and lost track of the target.

"Go!"

Quickly, Zoey started shooting at the target. But it was near impossible with all the moving objects in front of her. She hit a spaceship and an alien, but not the target. Sanders didn't shoot at first, she remembered her training in the academy and figured it wasn't a good idea to waste her shots too quickly. Zoey then hit another dangling spaceship. Suddenly a large cut out of a green alien with one eye and eight tentacles popped out from the ground in front of her. Zoey screamed and fell back. Chris laughed.

"Oh yeah I forgot to mention. If you hit the wrong target too many times, you'll get a little surprise."

Zoey glared at him, as she stood up. Sanders fired her first shot, which hit the pole attached to one of the spaceships.

The rest of the competitors watched. Noah and Owen stood next to each other. Noah had his usual bored expression, but Owen looked a little nervous.

Confessional (Owen): "So last night, Noah told me about his next plan. He wants me to...take Jasmine's DVD and hide it." He paused, thinking about what he should do. He looked guilty. "I mean...I don't know if I actually want to do it, but...if Noah does it, Jasmine will probably beat him up...and I don't want that to happen...but, on the other hand…"

Static

"Uh, Chris?" Owen called, raising his hand.

Chris turned and looked at the Big Guy weirdly. "Yes? Owen?"

Owen twirled his fingers around. "Can I...can I...Ya know..." Noah elbowed him in the side. "Can I go to the bathroom?!" He said quickly.

Chris stared for a few seconds. Then he shrugged. "Whatever. Your challenge doesn't begin until later. Just make it quick and if we're not here when you finish, meet us at the craft services tent."

Owen gave an awkward smile and a thumbs up. He walked weirdly away, while Noah gave a dull smile.

DING. DING.

"Yes!"

The bell sound was followed shortly by an explosion sound. Chris turned around. Sanders and Zoey were still in front of the tent, but Sanders had her hand in a celebratory fist, while Zoey had just put her gun down. The host stepped towards them and looked inside the tent. Everything had stopped moving. He got a good look at the back of the tent and saw the target. It had a blue spot, right in the center of it. He smiled and turned around. "It looks like Sanders wins the first challenge for her team." The Shark Cowboys cheered at this, with Macarthur cheering much louder than everyone else.

"You da man!"

Sanders smiled, then looked at Zoey. With some hesitation, she held out her arm for a handshake. Zoey happily returned it.

Chris faced the competitors. "Now that all that's done, let's head to the next challenge. To the craft services tent."

Confessional (Sanders): She couldn't help but smile at her victory. "Ok. I'll admit it. That was pretty fun. I know this is something that Macarthur would do, but…" She looked to her left and right to make sure no one was looking. She stood up and raised her fists to the sky and bellowed a resounding. "YEEEEESSSSS!"

Static

Back at the trailers, Owen nervously crept up to the girls side. The door was slightly opened. He took a deep breath as he opened it. He looked at each of the beds. He couldn't tell which bed was hers, but also noticed that none of the beds could possibly fit Jasmine. He finally noticed what looked like a vest sticking out of a bag on a nearby table. Owen gulped as he approached it. He noticed the DVD player next to the bag, as well as an open DVD case. The disc wasn't in it. Owen cringed at what he was about to do, but didn't think he had a choice. With lots of hesitation, he pushed the eject button, grabbed the DVD, put it in the case and ran out of the trailer, with the case tucked under his arms. He went into the guys trailer and pushed it underneath his bed. He looked extremely guilty as he was leaving.

The competitors had just gathered at the kitchen in the craft tent. Chris stood in front of a metal reinforced door. He faced the competitors. "Another popular aspect of Science Fiction is when people have to sleep in those really cold pods for long periods of time." Chef opened the door. It was revealed to be a cold freezer of ice. He snickered. Chris went on. "So for this challenge, two competitors will have to spend a certain amount of time in this cold...freezing...icy…freezer." He cackled.

The competitors looked nervous. Courtney spoke up. "Chris, you do realize that could kill us if we did that?"

Chris rolled his eyes. "Yes, Courtney. I am aware. You'll only have to spend a maximum of thirty minutes inside, and we'll be monitoring you in case something goes wrong." He clapped his hands together. "Now for our lucky contestants to come forward."

Confessional (Noah): "I know some people say I have an ice cold heart, but I really have no intent of entering that freezer." He held up his arm. "I'm pretty sure if my bones got frozen, you could snap them like an icicle."

Static

"The competitors that will be competing in this challenge are Jo and...Noah."

The Brainiac gaped at this, but sighed. "Figures…" he mumbled to himself. Jasmine couldn't help but smirk.

Jo and Noah stepped forward. Noah looked at the Jockette, who was looking very confident. "You think you can handle thirty minutes in a freezer with me, Nerd Boy?"

Noah didn't look phased, he smirked. "As someone who has eight siblings, I should have no issue dealing with you."

Jo glared at him. Chris watched.

"Easy, Jo. There will be no physical contact at any point during your time in the cryo-pod. Now get to it, you two." He held open the freezer door as Jo and Noah walked in. Neither seemed to notice how cold it was at first. Chris closed the door, leaving the competitors to wait and find out who the winner would be. Duncan was looking at Gwen from a distance.

Confessional (Duncan): "So Zoey gave me the idea of getting back with Gwen by talking about Sci-Fi movies. But I need to pick the right moment. I really don't want to screw this up."

Static

The Ex-Con looked over at Zoey, silently asking her 'now?'

Zoey looked over at Gwen, who was standing at the front, with Courtney. She looked back at Duncan and shook her head. Duncan looked annoyed, but didn't do anything else.

A minute later, Owen entered the tent. Some of the competitors turned their heads to see him come in. He looked very nervous. He looked around.

"Where's Noah?" he asked. Sanders pointed at the freezer. Owen blinked. "Why-"

"It's part of the next challenge." Macarthur finished.

"What took you so long?" Sanders added

Owen scratched the back of his head, looked around in a panic. "Oh, uhhh. I was- y'know. The bathroom...took me a little while longer than usual because...because…"

At that moment, there was a loud knocking from inside the freezer. The competitors turned their heads to it, confused. Chris also looked confused. Then there was another knock, harder than the first. Still unsure, Chris opened the freezer. The cold air and dry ice flew out of it, and it was revealed that Jo was standing at that front. She looked cold and annoyed. Without a word, she walked out of the freezer and into the kitchen with the rest of the competitors. Her team looked at her bewildered. Chris was equally shocked.

"Well, with Jo out of the freezer that means...the Shark Cowboys win the second round…"

Duncan stepped in front of the Jockette. He looked pissed. "What happened?! It hasn't even been five minutes."

Jo wasn't intimidated as she looked at her teammate. "Well...try spending five minutes anywhere with…" She pointed. "...him."

Duncan looked at who she was pointing at. Noah had just walked out the freezer, rubbing his arms from the cold, but grinning. Duncan looked back and seemingly understood.

Noah noticed Owen and walked up to him. He gave him a look. Owen knew what it meant and, very shamefully, nodded his head. Noah smiled and patted his friend on the shoulder. Owen's expression didn't change. Scott, from a distance, watched this unfold. He had another trick up his sleeve.

Later, the competitors were at a new location. It was in a large field area next to the mess hall tent. There were two short towers with ladders leading to the top.

"Now for challenge number three," Chris started "This is all about stopping the robot takeover."

All the competitors looked around at the empty field. Samey spoke up, "What robots?"

At that moment, Chris snapped his fingers. Out of nowhere, over a dozen interns appeared. They were all dressed in cardboard, making them look like robots. Half of them were making clanking and gear sounds as they walked. After a few seconds, Chris closed his hand into a fist and the interns went quiet. He pointed at the small towers. "For this game, two competitors from each team will go to the top of these towers. Up there, you'll find two paintball guns of your team color. Your goal, for the next five minutes, is to shoot the robots. The more paint you get on them, the higher your score will be. Highest score wins for their team." He eyed the Vengeful Bobcats. "You guys are under a lot of pressure to win. If you don't, you'll lose the whole challenge and will have to send someone home." The Bobcats tried to seem determined, but still looked worried. "Alright, I need Gwen and Owen on the first tower and Amy and Scott for the second. Get up there people."

Gwen smiled and looked at Owen. She held out his fist for him to bump it. But the Big Guy didn't notice it though. He was distracted and instead went towards the tower without looking at her. Gwen looked confused, as she slowly put her arm down.

Once at the top, all four competitors had their guns in hand, with extra ammo on the floor. The interns actually looked a little scared when they knew what was going to happen. Chris pointed up at the competitors.

"Get ready…" The four readied and aimed their guns at the waiting interns. Owen looked especially focused. Chris pointed down at the robot interns. "...Fire!"

All the competitors pulled their triggers and fired. The interns scrambled in a panic, their robot noises replaced with screams of panic. Scott shot one, twisting its cardboard head, blocking his vision. He crashed into another intern and both fell onto the ground, leading both teams to fire down on them.

Gwen was having fun, but her smile faded when she looked at her teammate. Owen wasn't smiling. He actually looked very focused and stern.

Confessional (Gwen): She looked annoyed, crossing her arms. "I know what's bothering him. It's gotta be Noah. I don't know what's going on between them, but I'm sure Owen doesn't like being around him."

Confessional (Scott): He was grinning mischievously. "You saw his face. He's mad about something. It's clearly his friend. Now, I just need to use it to my advantage.

Static

Scott and Amy focused on shooting at the interns for a bit. But Scott looked over at his opponents. He grinned. "Watch this." He whispered to Amy.

The Bad Twin continued to shoot, but eyed Scott.

"It must be really lucky of them to have Noah on their team." Scott said, loud enough for Owen to hear, in a sarcastic tone. While Owen didn't look at him, he did wince at what the Country Boy was saying. Scott continued. "Must be great to have such an honest...caring...funny…" As Scott went on, Owen became more and more agitated. His shots were becoming more sporadic. He shot the ground a few times, completely missing the targets. "And you know he must be looking out for his fellow teammates." Scott finished. Owen gritted his teeth, angrier than ever. His shots weren't even close to the targets. He almost shot a camera at one point. Gwen noticed this too late and tried to stop him.

"Owen, what are you doing?" She stopped shooting.

Amy and Scott took the opportunity and shot the robot interns. Without any opposition, they quickly covered the interns in red paint.

Gwen was still trying to stop Owen. Finally, Owen snapped back, realizing what he was doing. But it was too late.

"Time." Chris called.

Amy and Scott stopped shooting at that moment and looked at the host. He was looking at the tired and groaning interns. The one who was knocked to the ground was still kicking, trying and failing to get up. While there was a bit of blue Cowboy paint on some, almost every robot had red Bobcat paint on them. That was enough for Chris to announce the Bobcats as the winners. Their team cheered at this.

"Could we get a Bobcat comeback?" Chris looked at the camera.

Gwen was just coming down her ladder. Zoey saw her, and then looked at Duncan. The Ex-Con was thinking the same thing she was. The Indie Chick nodded, and Duncan smiled. He quickly ran up to the Goth.

"You know what that reminded me of?" he said as he came up.

Gwen looked surprised. "What?" she asked

"You remember Zombie Bots II, where the mad scientist turns all those orphans into mindless robots?"

Gwen blinked, not sure how to respond at first. But she gave a small smile. "I do. That movie is so cheesy. It makes no sense whatsoever. How does anyone agree to get turned into zombie robots?"

Duncan smirked. "I don't know, I think it would be pretty cool." He held out his arms and walked like he was a zombie. He started making zombie noises, but would also jolt his arms around, like a robot. "Am I cool, yet?"

Gwen couldn't help but chuckle. Duncan walked past her. But when he turned around to continue his walk, he stopped. Now standing in front of the Goth, was Duncan's other ex, Courtney. Gwen knew the chaos that would ensue and watched nervously. Duncan crossed his arms and smirked at her. "Can I help you?"

"Don't you have somewhere else to be?" Courtney asked, bluntly. "Like your team, perhaps?"

"I'm not doing anything wrong." he said, innocently.

Courtney pointed at Gwen, who was feeling very awkward. "You're bothering her."

Now, Duncan was becoming agitated. "And how do you know?"

"I know a lot more about her than you ever did."

Duncan stepped forward. "I'm sure you do. I hope she remembers how you were a backstabber who would gladly dump her if it meant winning a million bucks." Courtney was taken aback, and struggled to think of a comeback.

"Excuse me?!"

That wasn't from Courtney though. Duncan went wide eyed as he saw Gwen walk up to him and point directly in his face.

"You do not get to talk to her like that," she said, furiously. "Courtney and I have clearly worked things out since then. Why would you go so low to bring up something like that?" She turned and walked away, with Courtney. "I thought you would've changed, Duncan. At least a little bit. But I was wrong. You're still the same pompous jerk you've always been. Leave me, and Courtney, alone." With that, she walked away, with the CIT in tow.

Duncan's mouth was agape. He did not expect things to go that way. It took him a few moments to come back to reality. It took him a few more moments to realize how badly he screwed up.

He looked over at Zoey, hoping she could salvage something. He was disappointed when he saw Zoey, cringing at the sight of what just happened. She didn't need to say anything to tell Duncan that he messed up badly.

"Now it's time for challenge number four" Chris announced. They were already in the next location: inside one of the warehouses. Chris stood in front of two mobile bucket lifts. But on the tips of them, there were additions of metal and flashing lights. It looked like a spaceship. "This challenge is going to be a good ol' fashioned space battle. But since we don't have the high tech effects, we're going all the way back to the old days of practical effects. Much less expensive, but way more...dangerous." He laughed at his last remark, which made the competitors feel uncomfortable. When he stopped laughing, Chris continued. "For this challenge, I'll need two people from both teams to compete." He pulled out two remote controllers from behind his back. "One person will pilot their 'ships' with these. The other player will be inside the 'ship.' You should find some buttons up there. Pressing them will activate the laser pointers. Shoot them at the other ship, and you'll trigger the sensors. If you hit it three times, your 'ship' will deactivate and you'll be out of the game." He rubbed his hand, looking at the competitors to choose.

Courtney was now looking worried. She realized that she was one of the competitors who had yet to compete. Someone else also hadn't competed yet. She closed her eyes and crossed her fingers, hoping she wouldn't have to partner with-

"Macarthur, you'll be piloting your ship for Courtney." Chris threw one of the controllers into the hands of the Cadet, much to the disappointment of Courtney.

Macarthur put her arm around the shoulders of her teammate and shook her around. "Oh yeah. We totally got this. You and me…" She got right in the CIT's face. "We're tight."

Courtney tried to push herself out of the Cadet's grasp. She eventually did and straightened her hair. "Maybe a little too tight." she mumbled to herself.

Chris then turned to the Vengeful Bobcats. "As for you guys." He pointed. "Duncan will be piloting the ship, which will be occupied by...Dawn."

The rest of the Bobcats looked at the two. Neither looked ready to compete. Dawn was still in a bad mental state from Heather's rage induced outburst and Duncan didn't look any better since his interaction with Gwen and Courtney.

"Looks like we're not gonna win this challenge." Amy whispered to Scott, who was standing behind Duncan.

"And I know exactly who we should vote out for." Scott responded. "This time, nothing will save him from elimination." He was looking directly at Duncan. The Ex-Con knew it too.

Confessional (Duncan): He looked very annoyed, but also very upset. "I really screwed up. Bigger than I ever have. And to top all of it off, I'm working with someone who I tried to vote out. Not to mention she's a weirdo." He paused and took a deep breath. He now looked more determined. "But I can't fix my issues with Gwen if I go home now. I've gotta work out a few things first."

Static

Courtney was climbing her ladder, still worried about her entire situation. Macarthur giving a thumbs-up didn't help. Duncan, meanwhile, had yet to enter. Dawn stood in front of the ladder, still looking slightly paranoid. Duncan noticed this, and sighed.

"Look," he said to her. "I get that Heather is a...really, really demented person. I've worked with her for five seasons now." Dawn was still a little nervous, but she looked at the Ex-con, curiously. Duncan continued. "But you gotta understand, as someone who's been to Juvie, prison and has been responsible for two televised breakups." He paused, turning around. "People suck." He turned and looked at her. "Really suck." He paused again. "But you have to understand that they will exist no matter what you do. So...just...get over it already."

Dawn looked at her teammate. Duncan couldn't tell, but her face seemed to imply she was listening. She looked down at her controller, then back at Duncan. She took a deep breath and a small smile. "Thank you." She said quietly, bowing her head slightly, then she climbed up the ladder. Duncan tried to act like he didn't care, but he gave a small smile, when he was sure no one was looking. The only problem with that was...someone was looking. Sanders had watched from a distance, surprised at the whole encounter.

Soon enough, Dawn and Courtney were up in their 'ships.' Chris gave the signal to start and Macarthur immediately pushed forward. Courtney held on to keep herself balanced. Had she not had a harness attached to her and the bucket, she might've been tossed out. Quickly Duncan pushed the lever to the left and Dawn was able to dodge. Macarthur followed and swerved the bucket towards her opponent. Courtney was able to regain balance and grabbed to the handles with the shooting buttons. Once she got in range, she fired. A panel on the back of Dawn's bucket blinked a few times.

"Courtney has gotten the first shot, she just needs two more to win." Chris announced. The Shark Cowboys cheered on. As did the Vengeful Bobcats

Duncan heard this and decided he needed to step up his game. He drove the bucket away from Courtney, which signaled Macarthur to give chase. They drove in a circle for a bit, before Duncan suddenly stopped and turned the bucket around to face Courtney. Dawn quickly took aim and fired. A panel blinked on Courtney's bucket. Courtney was about to shoot back, but Duncan hit a button on the controller. Dawn's bucket lowered. This caught both of the Cowboys off guard. Macarthur quickly pulled her joystick back, stopping her bucket abruptly. Courtney had to hold on tightly to not fall over. She had stopped a few feet from Dawn's bucket. Duncan hit the button again and the bucket sprung up. Dawn took aim and shot at Courtney's bucket. The panel blinked.

"Courtney has lost two points, if she loses one more, she loses the challenge." Chris pointed.

Macarthur glared at Dawn.

Confessional (Macarthur): She looked aggressively at the camera. "I still remember how Dawn was able to best me in the roller derby challenge." She stopped, then smiled to herself. "Well, I mean, I won the thing for the team in the end," Back to aggressive. "But I still need to get my honor back."

Static

Duncan pulled back and drove away. Again, Macarthur gave chase. She was focused. Courtney fired her lasers, but Duncan lowered the bucket. Macarthur did the same, but as soon as she did, Duncan hit his button again. Everytime Macarthur would change the height of the bucket, Duncan pushed the button. Courtney could not get a good shot.

Macarthur was now getting more and more frustrated. She pushed forward on the lever and rammed into the back of Dawn's bucket. This worried Dawn, but not Duncan. When he knew Macarthur was going to try it again, he prepared himself. Macarthur slowed down slightly and then sped forward. But Duncan saw it coming and shifted right. Courtney, who was very scared for her well-being, sped by Dawn. Macarthur tried turning, but she was going too fast. Duncan slowed down to get behind her. The Cadet knew he was going to take the shot. Panicking, she pulled back on the joystick. A little too hard though. The lever completely broke off. Macarthur looked at the broken piece in her hand, worried what that meant. But it was Courtney who really suffered. She did stop, meaning Dawn passed her. But as Courtney was about to take her shot, she heard a groaning noise from her bucket. Before she could think of anything else, her bucket started rapidly spinning. She screamed as it did. Macarthur watched in horror and guilt.

"Oh, that's not good." she said to herself.

Duncan was able to turn his bucket around and faced the still spinning Courtney. Dawn quickly took her shot. An explosion noise was heard from Courtney's bucket. Though it was slightly drowned out by the CIT"s screaming. The bucket didn't immediately stop, but after a few seconds it started to slow down. More. And more. Until finally it lowered and came to a stop. Courtney looked petrified and pale as she leaned over the railing, trying her best not to puke.

Macarthur still looked very guilty. Chris stepped forward.

"And with that the Vengeful Bobcats win the challenge, meaning we go to the tiebreaker. Everyone, follow me. And someone get Courtney a bucket."

Confessional (Courtney): She had a bucket in her arms. She was leaning over it with a dazed look in her eyes as she faced the camera. She didn't say anything for a few seconds. "I-" But she didn't get to finish because she couldn't hold it in anymore. She stuck her face in the bucket and made a violent puking sound into it.

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As the competitors headed towards the last challenge destination. Owen was walking with a downcast look. He was still thinking about what he had done. Both with the DVD and losing his cool.

"So," Noah suddenly appeared next to him. "You put the DVD under your bed, right?'

Owen sighed, but nodded his head. Noah gave him a pat on the back. He smirked as he eyed Jasmine, who was walking in front of them. Owen noticed this.

"You'll give it back to her, right?" Owen asked innocently.

To his surprise, Noah shrugged. "I'll see where it goes. If she doesn't want to respect me anymore, I might have to keep it for myself." Owen was shocked at this, as Noah smirked. The Brainiac noticed this. "What's wrong?"

Owen quickly turned away "Nothing." He said abruptly. Noah walked away, meaning he couldn't see Owen biting his fist in guilt.

Now the competitors were at a stage area. They were all sitting down at the seats facing Chris and the stage.

"Now we come to our ultimate. Spectacular. Dramatic. Sci-Fi melee tiebreaker to determine the winners of today's challenge." The competitors looked excited and determined to win, except Courtney, who was still recovering from her challenge. Gwen was rubbing her back. Chris went on. "Up on this platform, you will fight…" From behind his back, he pulled out a plastic sword handle with a tube of plastic on one end. Chris pushed a button on the handle. The plastic lit up to a bright green color. "...with these laser swords." Some of the competitors looked excited. Chris pulled out another device. A circular sensor. "You'll attach this sensor to your body. It automatically reacts to your body getting struck. Get hit three times by the laser sword and you're out. Since this is a tag team game, two people from each team will compete." He turned to the Shark Cowboys. "Jasmine is the only member on your team not to compete, so she's in. And since she competed in the first challenge already, Sanders will be her partner." Jasmine and the Cadet looked at each other and nodded, determined to win.

Chris then looked at the Vengeful Bobcats. "Alejandro and Samey will also be competing in this challenge for the same reason. So all of you get up here and prepare to duel." He rubbed his hands maniacally as he said that last line.

Samey, Sanders and Jasmine all walked to the stage. Alejandro did the same. But he stopped suddenly. He had the sneaking suspicion someone was glaring at him. After a few seconds of thinking, he walked up. Had he turned around, he would've realized that Jo and Amy were the ones doing just that.

Soon enough all the competitors had the sensor strapped to their chests. Chris stepped down to the ground floor. He pulled out a remote controller. "Now to make things interesting." He pushed a button on it. Immediately there was a rumble on stage. The four competitors tried to stay upright. The floor suddenly started rising. Guardrails popped out of the edges of the rising stage too. The seated competitors watched on, curious and surprised by what was going to happen. Finally the platform stopped, giving the stage for the competitors to do battle. They didn't have time to ready themselves as Chris declared. "Let the battle begin!" Chef blew a whistle that gave off a high pitched alien-like sound.

Before Sanders and Jasmine had time to react, Alejandro lunged forward, striking the cadet directly on the sensor. It blinked and showed the number '2' on it. Sanders looked down, then sternly looked up at the Latino. Now it was her turn to strike. But Alejandro blocked it. Soon the two were engaged in combat, blocking one another's strikes.

Jasmine and Samey realized that it was just the two of them. Jasmine looked reluctant to fight her friend.

"She's gonna purposely fail this challenge for her." Noah whispered to Owen. Owen wanted to say something, but held his breath in frustration.

Samey looked at Jasmine and gave a slight nod, signifying that she should give it her all. Jasmine paused for a second, but nodded back. The two moved towards each other and began their duel.

Sanders aggressively swung her sword at Alejandro. The Latino smirked.

"I remember our encounter back in Scotland. You may have bested me then, but without your partner, you are nothing."

Sanders didn't respond, instead she made her strikes more aggressive and quicker. Alejandro realized she was stepping up her game and was forced to step back. He left himself open at one point and Sanders quickly swung her sword and struck him in the side. His sensor blinked and showed the number '2.' This annoyed the Latino, who looked at the now smirking cadet. They went back to striking swords.

Jasmine's and Samey's laser swords struck. Neither had landed a hit on the other just yet. They were both able to block each other's strikes multiple times. Finally, Samey saw an opening and swung low at Jasmine's ankle. It hit and Jasmine's sensor blinked. Jasmine was surprised by this and swung at the Twin. Samey blocked it with the sword, but Jasmine pushed down. Samey tried to push back, but Jasmine was too strong. She tapped the Twin's shoulder with her sword, causing her sensor to blink. Samey rolled herself away and looked at the Aussie. She gave a playful smirk, which Jasmine returned.

Sanders and Alejandro were still dueling. Both had been able to get another strike on each other, meaning they each had only one life left. Neither let up and no one was showing any weakness. Alejandro needed a new idea to ensure his victory. He quickly looked over at Jasmine and Samey and smirked. Subtly, he started taking Sander over to where the other two were battling.

The Aussie and the Twin swung at each other. The sword struck them both in the side and the two sensors blinked again. Now everyone was at one point each. Jasmine stepped back, catching her breath, as did Samey.

Once she was ready, Jasmine raised her sword and was about to step forward to strike again. She suddenly felt something poke her in the back. She was surprised and looked at her sensor. It blinked profusely, showing a '0' on it. The tall Aussie looked back and realized that Alejandro had hit her with his sword. She looked annoyed, as the Latino grinned.

Sanders realized her situation and quickly went towards Samey and began dueling. Alejandro tried to join in, but Sanders kept moving around, meaning Samey was always right in between the two. But Sanders knew she needed a plan. She looked over at the seats and saw her partner, cheering her on. Sanders thought for a moment, then thought of something.

Confessional (Sanders): "I remember World Tour and I remember All-Stars. And thanks to Macarthur's constant rants, I know exactly what Alejandro's weakness is."

Static

Still blocking Samey's strikes, Sanders looked towards the Latino and smirked. "I seriously wonder if Heather would have made a better teammate for you." She purposefully paused. "Ya know. If she was here."

That was all it took. Alejandro looked bemused and angry. "You little Mocosa!" He decided not to wait for an opportunity to strike. As soon as he saw what looked like an opening, he went for it. But all Sanders had to do was shift to her right to avoid the attack. The problem now was that Alejandro couldn't stop in time. His laser sword struck Samey in the side. The Twin's sensor went off much to her surprise. She looked back at her teammate, wondering why he did that. Alejandro didn't know what to do and froze. That was enough for Sanders to sneak up from behind Samey and strike Alejandro directly in the chest. His sensor blinked and showed the '0.' Sanders grinned, as Alejandro tried to process what just happened. The platform lowered as Chris made the announcement.

"Sanders sinches the win for the Shark Cowboys!" Her teammates cheered, as Sanders smiled in delight. Jasmine hugged her from behind her shoulders. Alejandro looked at his teammates. None of them looked happy. But Jo and Amy were smirking at him. That made the Latino gulp. Chris continued. "That means for the third time in a row, the Bobcats will be going to the elimination ceremony Tonight should be interesting."

Samey, Jasmine and Sanders walked off their stage and towards their teammates, but Alejandro watched on, knowing what this meant for him. He looked at his alliance members, but none of them looked happy at him.

Confessional (Alejandro): "Jo is onto me. I know it. She must think I'm a liability with Heather gone." He paused, thinking to himself. "I need to convince some of my teammates to vote her out before she gets to me."

Static.

Later that day, Alejandro was seen begging to Zoey and Duncan. It was getting late and some of the Shark Cowboys were setting up the bonfire, like the night before. But even more interestingly, Owen was looking around nervously. He quickly walked into his trailer, to his bed. Making sure no one was looking at him, he reached under the mattress and pulled out the DVD. He quickly ran out, and had just gotten to the bottom of the steps, when-

"What are you doing?"

Owen froze, and looked over to see his Brainiac teammate looking at him suspiciously. He walked up to Owen. "You look nervous. What's up?"

Owen stammered, as he held the DVD behind his back. He couldn't think of a response. But he didn't have to. Quickly thinking, Noah feigned going right, which caused the Big Guy to go left. Noah shifted to his left and grabbed the DVD. He eyed Owen.

"What are you doing with this?" He said sternly.

Again Owen stammered. "I- uh. I was uh-." Finally, Owen couldn't handle it. "I can't do it. That DVD means so much to Jasmine and I feel bad taking it from her."

Noah blinked. "I was joking about that. Of course, I'll give it back. Just as soon as she admits she was wrong."

Owen looked down at his teammate and frowned. "That isn't fair. Just give it back to her now." Noah didn't budge, so Owen took matters into his own hands. He reached over to grab the DVD, but Noah kept stepping back. Owen kept reaching and grabbing, but Noah kept pulling it away. Finally, Owen stepped back.

"Fine, Owen." Noah yelled "If you want it so much. Go get it!" Without looking, Noah tossed the DVD behind his back. He didn't see where it landed, but Owen did. The Big Guy gasped as he saw where it landed. He ran forward and pushed Noah aside. The Brainiac grinned at what he had done, but it quickly faded once he turned around.

Since he wasn't looking, he hadn't seen that he had tossed the DVD and the case directly into the fire that Cowboys had just got going. Owen tried to grab it, but it was too far into the flames for Owen to reach. Quickly thinking, he grabbed a nearby bucket of water and threw it over the flames. They were quickly doused and Owen picked up the case. It was slightly melted and had burn holes on it. Owen opened it and pulled out the disc. Unfortunately, it also had burn marks and was slightly melted. Owen sighed in defeat, knowing he was too late.

But his gaze moved from the DVD towards something else. As if the DVD burning wasn't bad enough, Jasmine was now standing right next to Owen.

She had seen enough.

She looked at Owen, then to the melted DVD, then to the still in shock Noah and finally back to the DVD. Owen looked very guilty and felt terrible.

It only got worse when Jasmine developed tears in her eyes. She began crying, and ran straight towards her trailer, bawling. It was quiet for a few seconds

Noah watched Owen from his back. He had no idea what he was thinking because he couldn't see his face. Menacingly, the Big Guy put his hand down and dropped the DVD. Noah now felt very nervous. Owen turned around to show a very uncharacteristic look of sterness plastered on his face, which Noah had never seen before.

"Owen, I-"

"I am done with you." came the cold reply. Noah stepped back, shocked. Owen went on. "I am done with this stupid revenge plot that you have. I actually kinda like Jasmine. I saw the season she was in and I was really excited to meet her. Now she probably hates me because of you." He paused. Noah could practically feel the pent up anger in Owen's voice. "Back in our seasons, you at least had a sense of humor. You were never a bully."

"But I never won those seasons." Noah pointed out.

Owen had none of it. "What does being a big jerk have anything to do with winning a season?"

"Owen. Sometimes you have to be a jerk to-"

"That's a lie!" Owen shouted. Noah was caught off-guard "You're not trying to win, you're just being a bully. You make people feel ashamed by talking down to them. You made Jasmine feel so inferior about herself. Have you ever thought how constantly insulting her and bringing her down makes her feel?" Noah didn't have a response. "I don't like bullies. And right now, you're the biggest one I've ever met." He turned and walked away. "And as far as you and I are concerned, you're no longer my little buddy!"

And he left, leaving Noah speechless. Gwen and Courtney had been sitting nearby and were shocked just as much. Noah stood for a few moments, before looking down. He had a very unsure look on his face.

At the elimination ceremony, all the Bobcats were seated. The giant Chris McLean statue had finally been fixed. Though it looked strange with the gray metal of the arm and part of the face clashing with the rest of the golden statue.

Alejandro was noticeably sitting away from Scott, Jo and Amy. Chris stood at the podium, looking at the team. "I hope everyone is ready for tonight's elimination because I certainly am." He chuckled.

Confessional (Zoey): "Well...Alejandro asked me to vote for Jo, which I don't really understand. But, at the same time, he was the one who helped me figure out the issue with Mal...so I guess I owe him one."

Confessional (Duncan): "Alejandro wants me to vote for Jo." He paused, before laughing. "Yeah, like I'll do what he says." he said sarcastically

Confessional (Dawn): She looked very determined and bitter. "Jo. Must. Go."

Confessional (Scott): He cackled in his usual way. "Alejandro, you may have dug a grave too big for you to get out of."

Static.

The competitors each tapped their screens, casting their votes. Within seconds, the results were in. Chef, in a dress, came over with an envelope on the platter. Chris took it and opened it. Immediately he smirked. "Now for the elimination. We'll now be passing out the McLean statues. If you get one, you're safe. If not, you'll be taking a trip to the dark side courtesy of the Lame-o-sine." Some of the competitors looked nervous, especially Alejandro.

"The following people are safe…

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The Jockette grinned as she took the oncoming statue. She smirked at the shocked Latino. He stood up, unsure of what to do or say. But then he turned to his ex-teammates.

"Former teammates. You must listen to my warning, there is an alliance in our presence and I know who's part of it…"

"Like anyone would believe you." Duncan scoffed.

Alejandro was slightly caught off guard by this. "No, you must listen. I-"

Before he could say anything else, Chef grabbed the Latino and took him to the Lame-o-sine. He tried to say more, but the door closed once he was thrown in. It drove away into the night.

Chris looked at the camera. "First Heather, now her boyfriend. Both the finalists from World Tour are gone. This game just became very interesting. Can the Bobcats finally win a challenge? Will their losing streak continue? And, more importantly, will Duncan ever say something that doesn't piss off his ex-girlfriend? Find out, next time on Total...Drama...L...egends!"

Later that night, Macarthur and Sanders were heading into their trailer. The burly cadet had just walked in. Sanders was about to do the same, when something grabbed her and pulled her to the side. She was about to protest when she saw who grabbed her.

"Listen to me," Duncan whispered. "I need you to do something for me."

Sanders didn't say anything at first.

"I know I'll probably owe you twice for this, but I don't care." Duncan said, almost desperately

"What is it?" Sanders asked.

Duncan took a big sigh. "It's nothing big. I-" He paused. "I just need to talk to you. I really screwed up today and I really need to talk to someone about it."

Sanders looked confused. She wasn't sure what to say. But she did speak. "Ok, but why me?"

Duncan scratched the back of his head. "I-I...I think you're a really easy person to talk to. It's not something I find in most people. If you don't want to, then...don't."

Sanders went wide eyed, and blushed. That was the nicest thing the Ex-con had ever said to her. She wasn't sure how to react. But he looked at the desperate eyes of Duncan, and smiled.

"Sure. Go ahead."

Duncan gave a small smile, stepped back and began telling Sanders what happened today.

I got this chapter done in just over a week! I'm so happy with how this turned out and I'm really looking forward to the next. Thanks for the reviews from the last chapter too. If you could, don't forget to leave a review for this one as well. I love hearing from you all.

Have a good one, and I'll see you next time.

Peace be with ya!

Vengeful Bobcats: Amy, Samey, Duncan, Scott, Dawn, Zoey and Jo

Shark Cowboys: Gwen, Courtney, Macarthur, Sanders, Noah, Owen and Jasmine

Placement:

22nd: Sierra

21st: Lightning

20th: Tyler

19th: Leshawna

18th: Mike

17th: Cody

16th: Heather

15th: Alejandro

Votes

Alejandro: Scott, Amy, Jo, Duncan, Samey

Jo: Dawn, Zoey, Alejandro