The recap began with a map view to the world. "Last time on Total Drama World Tour." A shot of the London Bridge is shown, followed by Nathan wearing the guard's hat, the torture chamber in the tower of London, and Kennedy and Veronica smashing into the top of a double decker bus. " London, England. Home to royalty, history, and some really hard buses. Crunch."
Veronica is shown being stretched on the rack. "Here Veronica went through a painful growing period." Leilani pulls off the old man Jenkins mask. "We got a surprise visit from Helen," Nathan and Rhys are shown kissing. Then Chris is shown making the new teams. "Nathan and Rhys finally got together, but in a cruel twist of fate they ended up on separate teams."
Kennedy and Ed are shown talking in the confessional, then Ed is shown opening the door. "Last but not least Kennedy and Ed made an alliance despite the fact Kennedy was already in one. Someone may have seen or heard it though…" Back in the cockpit Chris looks thoughtful. "It's almost like someone broke the lock on the bathroom door on purpose. Hoping this would happen. But who has two thumbs and would have done that?" He points his thumbs at himself. "We've got eleven competitors left, and a million dollars on the line. Who's game is getting old and who's strong enough to grab the gold? Find out right now, on On Total! Drama! Woooorrrrlllddd~ Tooouuurrrr~!"
Intro
A stage light pops up in front of the CN tower, we switch to the interior of the plane as another light pops out of the ceiling, outside the plane a camera pops out of the engine startling a raccoon, we see a suitcase pop open and a clap board is used. The camera moves through first class passing a drink cart on the way and causing Chris to jump out of the aisle.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
(Chef and Noah are in the cockpit, the cook gives the camera glare as it passes through. The camera moves past several bagages trucks.)
You guys are on my mind!
(The camera moves past the CN tower and dives into the water.)
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
(Ed is swimming in the water, a smirk on his face..)
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
(Madison stands on a straw roof of a hunt on a woven boat. Ed pops out of the water, scaring her into falling.)
I wanna be...famous!
(Patricia is in the boat rowing while Jeremiah stares at Madison's fall, as crocodiles leap from the water snapping their jaws. The boat moves off screen and we see a crocodile wince on the word be. The camera moves back to the boat revealing it had run into an inflatable raft Leilani is sitting on. She stares calmly as she sinks while they try to pull her in.)
I wanna live close to the sun!
(The camera moves to the statue of liberty, we cut to the top where both Alejandro and Stefans are helping Veronica up.)
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
(Martha runs past the two, pushing a baby carriage holding Rhys. Helen is nearby and the clown trips over her, sending Rhys flying out of the carriage and into a sign.)
Everythin' to prove,
(Rhys falls off into Nathan's arms, the floater gives him a seductive smirk, and the brunette rolls his eyes)
Nothin' in my way;
I'll get there one day.
(We pan right where Georgia watches the scene in interest, she is scared to find a polar bear is behind her. After she runs off the polar bear removes its head, revealing a laughing Kennedy. The pranker notices a baby seal which attacks her,)
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(Kennedy begins to run off with a seal attached to her, we zoom in to see Alister and Corbyn surfing a giant wave. It seems to be too much as they are swept up in the surf.)
Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa
(Amber and Jeroboam are walking across a new york city crosswalk. They are startled as the jet passes them sending leaves through the air. We switch to a scene of the contestants in a human pyramid atop the jet, wearing parachutes and kicking in beat. On the bottom row are Veronica, Alejandro, Stafans, Kennedy, Martha and Alister. On the first row up are Ed, Corbyn, Rhys, Nathan, and Madison. The middle row holds Georgia, Jeroboam, Amber, and Helen. Second from the top holds Jeremiah and Leilani, while Patrica sits up top.)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The plane passes big ben,causing the clock face to pop out. It passes the arc de Triomphe causing a mime to drop his croissant. It flies past a rock balancing on.a stone pillar, knocking it off and causing it to fall in front of the camera kicking up dust)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The dust clears to Jeremiah, Patrica and Leilani all smiling at one another, It pans to show Ed glaring, then down to Alister.)
(The lyric end and we see Chef Hatchet glare while Noah looks at him worriedly. He turns the plane, sending all the contestants falling through the air in parachutes. Everyone but Helen lands in front of a sigh with the show's name on it. As the song ends Helen lands face first in the middle of the group)
Intro end
The episode begins in first class. Nathan and Corbyn are sitting on the couch together. The latter comforts the former. "I'm just so bummed. I mean Rhys finally opens up to me and Chris puts us on opposite teams?" Nathan complained.
"Yeah, I wish he'd put you and Rhys on this team, and me on the other team with Ed." Corbyn sighed.
"Why do you want that arrangement specifically?" Nathan asked.
"Well, I might like someone on that team." Corbyn admitted.
"Dude! Why didn't you say anything?" The floater said.
"I figured being your wingman was more important than my romantic endeavors, but now that you and Rhys are together…" The boarder trailed.
"You thought you'd try and win them? Dude you should go for it! Unless it's Veronica? It's not Veronica right?" Nathan said.
"No, It's Kennedy. She's so fun, free spirited, and adventurous. I mean sure she pranks people, but it's always inventive and no one's really been hurt." Corbyn explained.
"I'm gonna bring Rhys some snacks! Could be your chance bro!" Nathan offered.
"Yeah, I'd really like to get to know her better." The boarder agreed. They grabbed some snacks and left. As they did, Amber followed.
(confessional)
Amber: Okay, look. The merge has to be soon. So as long as my team doesn't lose too much I should be safe. That said, I have to get rid of one of my original team members. If I can get Corbyn and Nathan to vote with me, we can make it a tiebreaker. As long as one of us wins we'll have control over the team. Really this is my only shot.
Static
In the hall outside first class Amber catches up with the two former members of Team Chris. "Hey, can I talk to you?"
Nathan shrugged. "Sure."
"Listen, the other three members are all really close. If we want any chance to get further in the game we have to form an alliance." Amber told them.
"I'm down with that." Nathan agreed.
"I suppose." Corbyn decided.
"Great." Amber grinned.
/
In economy things are less tense. Kennedy and Veronica are talking, while Ed leans against the back of the plane in his seat next to them. On the other bench Rhys is attempting to make small talk with Alejandro. "I just." He sighs. "I had finally made a decision and then I ended up on another team."
Alejandro nodded sympathetically. "That must be difficult, I can only imagine how I'd feel were I in your place. Your new boyfriend must feel the same."
Rhys sighed. "That's only half the decision I made."
"Oh?" Alejandro asked.
"See, I was very close to getting with him after Newfoundland. Then Ed said he might vote me out over Corbyn so we had to stick together. He wanted an alliance. I didn't know if Nathan would pick me over Corbyn, so I was considering it. London showed me otherwise though. It showed me he did care and wouldn't be so willing to vote me out. I decided not to take Ed up on his offer and now he's the only person I know on the team...Rhys explained.
"I see…" Alejandro trailed.
(confessional)
Alejandro: So Ed wanted an alliance with Rhys? Interesting, especially considering what I overheard last night. Sure I was nearly caught, but my running speed is unmatched. If I can get this information to Rhys he'll be even more vulnerable than he already is. Of course if I were to reveal this information it would put a target on me. Luckily I don't need to. Someone else overheard the conversation. I don't know who but they were very small and came from first class. When Ed opened the door, I saw them hide behind it. All I need to do is figure out which of the two candidates overheard it.
Static
Alejandro exits the confessional, nearly running into Patricia. "Oh, sorry I took up the confessional. Especially if you need to get something off your mind."
Patricia didn't look at him. "Y-yeah." Alejandro smirked at her and left.
/
Back in economy class Nathan is sharing a candy bar with Rhys. Corbyn walks over to Kennedy. "You want a cupcake?" He asked, holding out one with red frosting.
"Sure!" She agreed.
"Kennedy! He's the enemy!" Veronica glared.
"Lighten up Ronnie!" She took a bite of the cupcake and smirked at him. "As I expected, you put hot sauce in the frosting."
Corbyn grinned. "Yeah, I wanted to surprise you with a prank cupcake! How'd you figure it out?"
"Well." Kennedy began taking a bite. "The consistently was off. Not by much, I doubt anyone else would notice. The frosting was a bit thicker than normal."
"Oh-" Corbyn was cut off by the loudspeaker. "Attention all contestants. Report to the common area immediately!"
/
In the common area the contestants stood around a large table as Chris addressed them from the other side. Noah stood nearby. "Prepare yourselves for challenges or an amature caliber. The contestants perked up upon hearing this. "Because we're recreating the original olympics!" Several contestants frowned at this, though Corbyn, Nathan, and Kennedy were still excited. "And we're heading to the birthplace of the olympics right now in-"
"Greece!" Kennedy, Amber, and Rhys declared.
Chris frowned. "I was really hoping you wouldn't be able to guess."
"Only an idiot wouldn't know that." Noah smirked. He glanced to his left and rolled his eyes. "Unfortunately it seems that's all I have to work with." A redshirted African Candian intern stepped out from the left side of the doorframe and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Anyway. I'm going to relax until our arrival!" Chris told them. Noah and the intern followed him out of the room.
The two teams faced each other down. "I hope you're prepared for defeat." Amber told Team Victory.
"Child's play, there's no way us athletes will lose to a team with so much dead weight." Alejandro retorted, looking at the misfit trio.
"I hope you look good in silver, because I can rock gold." Jeremiah smirked.
"I'll be happy to lend you one of ours, since we'll have all of them." Alejandro confronted him.
While he said this Patricia kept glancing towards Ed, then back at the floor as quickly as possible. "Hey, you okay? You seem distracted this morning." Leilani asked, the smallest amount of worry in her voice.
"Um, Yeah. I'm fine. J-just excited for challenge." Patricia chuckled nervously.
"You can tell me if someone threatened you. I'll make sure they can't walk straight for a week. " Leilani offered.
"Not Necessary. Really." The photographer protested.
The rest of the contestants were leaving, spotting her opportunity Patricia ran into the crowd.
/
A map transition shows the plane flying to greece. A flash takes us to the location where a crumbling white building with several pillars stands. Chris stands in front of it addressing the contestants before him. :Welcome to the acropolis in Athens Greece. Home to many of the very first olympians." We can see Chris is reading off several papers, Noah stands nearby, presumably trying to keep Chris accurate. "Who competed naked."
"Um we don't have to strip naked. Right?" Rhys asked in concern.
"No, we only have to resort to nudity in the event of a tiebreaker." Chris reassured him.
"In that case, please avoid a tie breaker. I need enough brain bleach as it is." Noah snarked.
Chris rolled his eyes and continued. "Today we're going to do things a bit differently. Since Team Victory is down a man, and Team Misfit is mostly nerds."
"I resemble that remark." Amber smirked.
"In order to make things fair, all of today's challenges will be one on one matches.. Well almost all of them. Every victory gets you a gold medal. The team with the most golds wins first class tickets to our next destination. Second place wins a brutal elimination ceremony." Chris explained.
"Ohh! And silver medals!" Kennedy cheered.
"There are no silver medals, just gold." Chris informed her.
"But in the Olympics-" Rhys began before he was quickly interrupted by Chris.
"Just gold. That's it." Chris repeated firmly.
(Confessional)
Kennedy: Aww I was hoping to use those medals in a prank. Gold's too flashy, if I made anything out of that it'd draw attention, and my pranks are subtle! Until they go off anyway…
Static
"Our first historical event is a Grecian scavenger hunt." Chris explained as he led them through a maze of pillars. "The inside of the odeum of Pericles is filled with maze- like rows of huge columns. Players must search through his ancient forest of columns, and return with the ancient Grecian treasure that awaits you inside. First one to do so takes the gold!" Chris finished with a first pump. "So who's going in?"
"I'll go." Patricia offered, stepping forward.
"As will I." Alejandro followed, also stepping forward. A panicked look fell across Patricia's face.
"Never mind." Patricia swallowed attempting to move back into her team.
Patricia vs Alejandro it is." Chris declared.
"Didn't you hear? She changed her mind." Jeremiah protested.
"No take backs. Sorry." Chris smirked, not sounding sorry at all.
(confessional)
Leilani: okay something is clearly on Patricia's mind. She's talked even less than usual. I haven't seen her take a photo since last night, and did you see the look of panic in her eyes? Alejandro better not have done anything to her!
Static
Alejandro: This couldn't have worked out better if I had planned it! I've been watching Patricia and Leilani all morning and it's all too obvious which one heard something last night. Now I need only confront her about knowing, and she'll be right where I want her. I get the feeling she's not good under pressure.
Static
"Do I have to?" Patricia asked.
"Hey if you didn't want to do it you shouldn't have volunteered." Chris smirked. He handed the two contestants a garbage can lid each.
"What are these for?" Alejandro asked.
"These authentic spartan shields will help you in your treasure hunt. For the treasure you seek is tied to an erymanthian boar." Chris said. We are shown the 'boar' which is merely a grizzly with small tusks tied to its mouth. "Good luck to you both. Chef sound the Spartan battle horn!" Chef blew a kazoo. "That's the spartan battle horn?"
"We'd have a bigger budget if you hadn't crashed the plane in Jamaica! This is all we can afford." Noah explained, clearly still salty.
"Just go already." Chris sighed pointing to the maze of columns. The two contestants did so. "The rest of you follow me!" The rest of the contestants followed Chris, except Jeremiah and Leilani.
" Wait. We're not watching?!" Jeremiah exclaimed.
"We're leaving Patricia in the maze?" Leilani frowned.
"Alone?" Jeremiah continued.
"With Alejandro?!" Leilani finished sounding worried.
"Nope! Time to flip channels. Just like the real Olympics." Chris replied nonchalantly. Reluctantly the two friends followed everyone else.
/
The remaining contestants are all gathered around a central clearing inside of a building. "Pankration is an ancient greek martial art with no rules. Last man standing wins the gold. Also this is a tag team event. " Chris explained.
"I thought you said all the events were one on one?" Amber asked.
"No,'' I said most, not all." Chris smirked. "So who's going?"
"Ooh! Me! I'll go! Ronnie, you can go too!" Kennedy cheered.
"I'm not so sure-" Veronica tried to protest.
"Veronica and Kenndy it is" Chris interrupted. "Team Misfit?"
"No offense to the three of you, but I'm pretty sure Corbyn and I are the strongest." Nathan told the rest of his team.
"None taken. I suck at this." Jeremiah replied.
"Alright! We're gonna take you down!" Corbyn called.
"Oh I certainly hope you try, otherwise this would be boring." Kennedy responded.
"Sold! Into the ring with all of you!" Chris declared.
Veronica rushed Nathan the moment the fight started. Attempting to use the element of surprise to her advantage. She threw her entire body weight into him, and while he didn't fall over she did knock him back.
Kennedy tried a similar tactic rushing Corbyn. The broader smirked dodged out of the way, but Kennedy wasn't finished. She swept her legs under his knocking him off balance. Then she rushed him again, knocking him to the ground.
Veronica was dodging but it was clear she wasn't that fast. Nathan waited until just the right moment and grabbed both her arms, flinging her to the ground. "Is that any way to treat a lady!"
"You might be a girl, but you are not a lady." Nathan retorted.
Veronica got back up and attempted to knock Nathan over, but he grabbed her again and threw her back down.
Meanwhile Corbyn and Kennedy seem to be a fairly even match. Both dodging the other's punches and kicks. "I have to say." Corbyn began, dodging a punch. "That combo you hit me with earlier, surprised me. You're smart, you know that?"
"Thanks," Kennedy replied, dodging his own punch."It's always nice when someone realizes that."
Back with Nathan and Veronica the socialite tries to get up after what seems like several throws to the ground but ends up falling.
Nathan turned to see Corbyn and Kennedy both ran out of energy at the same time, falling over as well. He helped Corbyn up and the two of them pinned down their respective opponents.
"That's two gold for team Misfit!" Chris declared throwing both medals to Nathan. .
"Wait, this event was worth two?!" Veronica complained.
"Yeah, two members of each team competed, therefore two medals." Chris smirked.
"Alright!" Nathan and Corbyn cheered high fiving each other.
"With the score currently at 2-0 does Team Victory stand a chance?" Chris asked. "Find out when we return on Total Drama World Tour!"
A/N: So some people were disappointed with the way Rhys and Nathan got together. Hey, that's fine by me. I could have done it better. The thing is I need Rhys in a vulnerable state for the alliance plotline. I also needed to get started on the Corennedy plotline and I couldn't do that until Nathan and Rhys got together. There's also a third relationship I've been hinting at for a while, but haven't outright started on yet. That will probably be revealed at the end of the next chapter. If anyone wants to guess at that one they're welcome to.
Questions: Is you OC in character?
How am I doing with the chemistry between Kennedy and Corbyn?
Did the reveal of who heard the alliance last night surprise you?