The episode returns to show Chris and the remaining four contestants gathered around the plane. To his left is the two interns who we've seen multiple times, as well as an irate Noah and three barrels. "The interns were supposed to bury these barrels full of maple syrup, sugar, spiders and rattle snakes." He knocked on the top barrel and it began to shake and hiss. Everyone winced.
"But the idiots buried our reserve fuel barrels instead." Noah glared.
"Technically you're in charge of them Noah so this is on you." Chris told him.
"I was busy with something else. I gave them very clear instructions, it's not my fault the morons couldn't follow them." Noah said. One of the interns looked like he was about to speak. "I'm not looking for excuses." Noah cut him off.
"Since Alejandro came in second, he gets the rusty old prospector kit." Chris threw a gold pan and pickaxe at him. He caught them
"For taking third, Ed gets this kiddie pail and shovel." He handed those to Ed.
"Wait, neither of us got any votes. Why does he get third?" Leilani asked.
"I liked his better." Chris shrugged.
"Sucking up to the host has its perks." Ed smirked.
"So am I supposed to dig with my hands?" The horror fanatic deadpanned.
"Pretty much yeah." Chris told her. He lifted an orange whistle towards his mouth. "First one back with a barrel of my oil wins immunity."
"So we're supposed to search 20 square miles of badlands in the hopes of running across a fuel barrel?" Kennedy repeated.
"Yep, and that's not all. We'll also be pummeling you with the occasional boulder." The host laughed. "Funny, right?" Everyone glared at him as he blew the whistle.
/
Ed is digging in the sand with his kiddie shovel. He looks annoyed, but his mood sours further when Alejandro arrives. "It would seem Kennedy didn't wish to help you. What with her leaving you to dig in the dirt with a kiddie shovel."
"What do you want Al?" Ed snapped.
"I just came to see how you were doing Edward." Alejandro smirked.
"Just fine without you. Anyway don't you have your own barrel to dig up?" The con artist said.
"Indeed, but I suppose I could let you borrow my pickaxe in exchange for a favor." Alejandro offered.
"No dice Al. I ain't fallin' fer yer deals. You'd just make me vote out Kennedy or something." Ed said.
"Very well then. I wish you good luck." Alejandro left Ed to his own devices.
/
Kennedy is drilling into the ground when Leilani arrives. "Kennedy I have to talk with you."
"Sorry I can't hear you over the drill!" The prankster yelled. She turned the drill off. "You were saying?"
"Ed told me you promised Alejandro you wouldn't vote for him. Is it true?" Leilani asked.
"What? Oh that. Look Leilani I have a plan to get rid of Alejandro. You just need to trust me." Kennedy said.
"Incoming." Leilani deadpanned as she pushed Kennedy out of the way of a boulder.
/
Chef was lifting a heavy boulder onto a catapult while Chris stood at the other end his hand on the lever. "This is the life." He remarked before pulling the lever. Unfortunately for Chef he was still holding onto the boulder so he too was flung into the air. Chris watched him fly off. "Uh oh."
/
Back with Leilani and Kennedy, Kennedy gasped. "Thanks for moving me away."
"It was the right thing to do." Leilani said pointedly. "How can I trust you if you don't tell me what your plan is?"
Kennedy sighed. "Look you're right to me suspicious of me. I'm definitely not the most trustworthy person. However, I am a logical person. It makes no sense to keep Alejandro in the game at this point. He is by far the biggest threat. I might be willing to be underhanded, but never without a reason. There is nothing to be gained by keeping Alejandro in the game."
"True, but what about the pranks? You haven't pulled any for a while, but I still remember them. What was there to gain from that?" Leilani asked.
"That's different. I do my best to make sure no one gets too hurt. It's low stakes, after all if a prank doesn't work, the worst that will happen is I'm disappointed. Sure that sucks, but I'm more than willing to start over. I won't get a second chance here. There's a million dollars on the line. You really think I'd risk losing that?"
Leilani frowned. "No. I guess not. Alright, I'll put my trust in you."
"Thanks." Kennedy drilled further into the ground and uncovered a barrel. "You know since I've found one, why don't you take the drill as proof I'm not against you."
"Really?" Leilani questioned. "Is that allowed?"
"Chris never said we couldn't." The prankster shrugged, handing Leilani the drill.
"Well, thanks I guess." Leilani deadpanned, walking away.
Kennedy jumped into the hole and grabbed the barrel. She picked it up and placed it next to the hole, just as she was about to climb out one of the boulders landed on top, pinning her into the hole. "I'm stuck. Leilani!" But at this point the horror fanatic was too far away to hear her.
/
Leilani is in another part of the desert drilling into the ground. She smirks as she uncovers a barrel of oil. "Well that was easy." A flash transition shows her with the barrel outside the hole. She begins to roll it towards the plane.
As she walks as a decent pace she hears yet another barrel rolling along. She narrows her eyes as they land on Alejandro. He has a barrel as well. The two lock eyes. "So you're headed for the plane too."
Alejandro smirked. "I am indeed." They rolled in silence a bit further when Leilani started to speed up. Alejandro followed suit keeping pace with her easily.
(Confessional)
Leilani: If Alejandro gets immunity we can't vote him out! I have to make it to the plane first!
Static
Leilani and Alejandro are both running at this point. Alejandro wearing a confident look while Leilani stares intensely. They run towards the plane, neck and neck, until the last second when Leilani put on a final burst of speed. Reaching the plane first. Chris, Chef and Noah are in the midst of a barbeque.
"Congratulations Leilani you just one yourself immunity. So close Alejandro." Chris smirked.
Alejandro rolled his eyes. Leilani smirked at him. "What's with the grill?"
"We're having a final four barbeque." Chris told them.
"I'd take this chance if I were you. Chris being nice is rare." Noah said.
Alejandro and Leilani looked at each other an shrugged.
/
Ed has managed to dig up a barrel. "And' I didn't even need fancy tools."
"HELP!" A voice rang across the wasteland.
"Kennedy?" Ed frowned.
The scene shifted to Kennedy pinned by the rock. Ed arrived. "Well, this is a predicament isn't it?" He smirked.
Kennedy turned to him. "Ed help me out of here!"
Ed turned to the barrel sat on the side of the hole. "Or I could just take your barrel and leave you here. You are a threat Kennedy, and an opportunity like this doesn't come often."
Kennedy's opened her mouth to protest when Chris arrived. A familiar ding went off. "Guess what?"
(song twenty-five: This how we will end it.)
A red curtain closes and a wooden marionette that looks like Ed is lowered in front of it followed by a small wooden suitcase held up by a single string. "I worked hard to reach my goal," A marionette that looked like Kennedy was lowered down on the other side of the suitcase. "And in that you have taken a role." The Ed Marionette hits the Kennedy Marionette and 'takes the suitcase. "But I think it's time I seized control." A pair of scissors cut's puppet Kennedy's strings. "So I'm gonna leave you, pinned inside a hole!" The Kennedy marionette is now shown to be pinned to the stage under a rock.
The scene pulls out to show Ed head banging to the music as he holds his Marionette in his right hand a hand puppet with similar features to him is on his left.
"This is how we will end it.
This game we have played!
This is how we will end it.
and you won't be saved!"
Ed is surprised when Kennedy joins him in song. She stand next to him behind the small stage the marionettes are on.
" Ooooooh!
It's not a good strategy you know,
Ed we've gotta take down Alejandro!"
Ed gestured to the stage below, lowering his hand puppet next the Kennedy Marionette trapped under the rock. "But do you really that I'd let a chance like this, pass me by?"
"This is how we will end it." The scene focused on Kennedy as Ed sang.
This game we have played!
This is how we will end it.
and you won't be saved!"
Kennedy gained a determined look. As she sang she approached Ed.
" Ooooooh!
I'm pinned in a hole it isn't right,
I've not yet begun to fight!"
Kennedy gestured to her Marionette on stage.
"not much to gain,
by leaving me in here
who's the bigger threat?
I think that's pretty clear!"
For a moment we return to the real situation with Kennedy stuck under the rock. "Look Ed you can do this. It's a decent move, but Alejandro's a bigger threat than me, and I can promise if you do leave me here, I will vote for you. If Alejandro does as well, the best case scenario, you go to a tie breaker. You wanna risk that?"
Ed smirked.
The red curtain closed again. wooden marionette that looks like Ed is lowered in front of it followed by a small wooden suitcase held up by a single string. "I worked hard to reach my goal," He lowered the marionette to where Kennedy's was trapped under the rock. "And in that you have taken a role." he made the ed Marionette rub the 'back of it's head. "But though I want to seize control," He lowered the hand puppet to lift the rock off the marionette. " I won't leave you pinned in a hole"
In reality Ed finds a long thick dino bone was uses it as a lever to pry the rock off Kennedy.
"This is not how we'll end it.
This game we have played!
This is not how we'll end it.
I guess you'll be saved!"
Ed lifted Kennedy out of the pit. "You know, I respect your negotiation skills, and you make a good point about Al. So I'll help you out now, but expect no mercy once Al's gone."
Kennedy smirked. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
(confessional)
Kennedy: I knew playing to Ed's sense of strategy would get me further than playing to his conscience. I'm the same way.
Static
Ed: Do I trust Kennedy? Of course not, but I trust she's smart enough to understand Alejandro is even less trustworthy than either of us.
Static
Kennedy and Ed are shown rolling their barrels to the plane, notably Kennedy's is leaking. Alejandro and Leilani's barrels are already there. "Guess we tie for last."
"Don't worry, Leilani is dead set against Alejandro. So long as he doesn't have immunity he'll go home." Ed said.
"Believe me I'm not worried." Kennedy smirked.
(Confessional)
Kennedy: Trust me, with how I'm voting there's no chance of a tie. No, I'm betraying Alejandro's deal, I just have something else in mind. Chris might regret not having stricter rules for voting after this.
Static
A set of string lights is stretched between two tiki heads. Beneath the lights are four stumps and a campfire. The contestants sat in this order from left to right. Leilani, Kennedy, Ed, and Alejandro. Chris stood before them. "I've got a little season one tribute treat for you. Remember, Leilani has invincibility so votes against her don't count. So, Leilani you get tonight's first marshmallow." He threw it to the horror fanatic. Who ate it.
"The second Marshmallow goes to Kennedy, who also had no votes against her." The Prankster caught her marshmallow with a smirk.
"Let's read the remaining votes, just for a little suspenseful fun." Chris said. He held up a passport. "The first vote goes to Ed." The con artist scowled. "One for Alejandro," The Spainard looked shocked. "Another for Alejandro. and the final vote goes to..." Dramatic music played as the two players stared each other down. "Leilani?! Votes against her don't count."
"Exactly." Kennedy smirked. "So taking the remaining votes into account I believe our loser is..."
Chris smirked back. "Alejandro!" He tossed Ed his marshmallow.
The Spaniard looked shocked then angry." You will regret this." He glared at Kennedy.
"Yeah I'm sure." Chris said. "Now let's get back on the plane so you can take the drop of-"
"Bail! Abandon plane!" Chef shouted as he ran out of the plane, followed by Noah and all the interns still employed.
"What's going on?" Chris asked.
"Oh nothing," Noah began calmly before yelling. "Just a sociopath planning to blow up the plane!"
Everyone turned to see a small figure jumping off the plane, she had a manic unstable grin on her face, and a detonation plunger in her hands, ready to press it down. That figure is Helen.
"Hey Chris! Did you really think I'd let you abandon me in Africa while everyone else got screentime?!" Helen said.
"Helen. Why won't you stay eliminated?" Chris deadpanned.
"Because everyone should know my name! I've done so many things in the name of getting famous and yet no one takes me seriously! So when I saw the explosives in the cargo hold I knew I had to do something so big that no one would ever forget who I am!" Helen laughed.
"Seriously why were the explosives in the cargo hold?" Noah asked.
"What? It's where we keep our supplies for the show. Where did you think I was getting them from?" Chris asked.
"And you left them in the open?!" The cynic said.
"Are you really surprised?" Chef asked.
"No." Noah admitted.
"Helen let's talk about this." Chris tried to reason.
Helen's grin widened. "You know the theme song is right." She chuckled. "I wanna be famous!" With that the crazed teen blew up the plane.
"My beautiful plane!" Chris cried. He ran to the smoking remains.
"At least we all got out in time." Chef pointed out.
"Who cares!" The host said bawling into the larger man's shoulder.
Chef sighed. "Noah someone needs to close the episode."
Noah rolled his eyes. "Well that shows what this shows priorities are." He turned to the camera. "Don't know how we'll continue the show after this but whatever." The ending theme began. "Will we be sued into cancellation? Can Chris get any more incompetent? And when will I get my paycheck?! Find out next time one Total Drama World Tour!"
A/N: For the longest time this was going to be Kennedy's elimination. She was going to pull a prank to make the plane explode. As I went along though, I realized that would be out of character for someone as logical as she is. So then I thought of Helen, who hadn't had her big, crazy moment yet. I think it was a good decision.
questions
Is your OC in character?
What do you think about the climax of Helen's plot?
Did you like the song?