Just a warning: The challenge is short and the elimination ceremony is also short in this chapter so this is my apology in advanced. The next chapter will be so much better, I promise.
Align With Me Me Me!
The Autumn Leaves
"This is a pretty neat house." Maddie said as she emerged from underwater. She wore a purple one piece with an open back.
"Yeah." Vincent agreed. "The indoor pool sure beats my house back home." He was sitting on the edge of the pool with his feet dipped in. His navy blue swim trunks had a black hockey puck pattern on them.
"So you like hockey?" Maddie asked.
Vincent smiled. "Oh yeah, it's my life. I actually play it."
"That's cool." Maddie said.
"Yup." Vincent said. "I'm a forward, so I have to be very aggressive."
Maddie nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Maddie) She nervously laughs. "I have no idea what the hockey terms are."
"You play any sports?" Vincent asked her.
"Well, I'm a swimmer, if you count that." She said. "I'm pretty bad at most other sports." She chuckled.
"Ha, that's okay." Vincent said. "I'm sure your swimming will come in handy here. I'm not the best swimmer."
"Really?" Maddie asked.
Vincent frowned.
"I didn't mean it like that." Maddie said. "You just look so strong... I mean, you are... So do you play any other sports?"
"I've played lacrosse and football." He said.
"Cool." Maddie said. "I like your necklace by the way."
Vincent looked down at his necklace. "Oh, yeah? Thanks."
"You like music?" Maddie asked him.
"It's a hockey stick." Vincent said.
"Really?" Maddie got closer. "Cause it looks a lot like-"
"It's a hockey stick." Vincent repeated then smiled as he got up and grabbed his towel. "I'm going to go change. I'm pretty hungry."
"Alright." Maddie waved him goodbye and began to swim again.
Confession Cam:
(Maddie) "Vincent, I don't know what you're trying to hide, but I know a musical note when I see it." She crosses her arms. "I do play a couple instruments."
(Vincent) "I don't want to reveal my little secret yet." He smiles. "I will, of course. But not now."
Janae sat on a couch in the living room, writing in her notebook. "Alright," She said to herself. "So, Vincent has a large amount of strength and Arin is brainless..."
She was interrupted by a knock on the doorway. It was Luigi, holding a platter full of breakfast. She raised her eyebrow as he smiled and set the platter right next to her on the couch. "Good morning, bella. I put together this platter for you." He smiled.
"Thank you." Janae slowly said.
Luigi stood there smiling. "So... Uh, may I join you in sitting."
"I'm actually going over my strategy as we speak, Luigi." Janae said. "I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to add to it."
"Bella, let me be apart of this strategy." Luigi nodded and sat next to her. "I can help you win."
She scooted away from him. "Luigi, do you really think that?"
He nodded. "Let us ally ourselves together. It will help us both. I get to work and be with a beautiful little girl, and you get my loyalty."
Janae looked at Luigi, then smirked. "I'll think about it. But leave me alone for now. If I need you, I'll come to you."
"Very well, bella." He bowed and got up. "And by the way, bella means beautiful in Italian."
"Thanks." Janae fake smiled.
Confession Cam:
(Janae) "When Luigi and I first met, he told me he admired my... breasts..." She looks down at her chest, then back up at the camera. "I don't have any."
(Luigi) "An ally! With the one girl I'm interested in. How exciting!"
Janae got up and walked towards the dining room, where Arin and JC were sitting. She stopped and eavesdropped at the doorway.
"So." JC said. "You're looking pretty good."
"Thanks." Arin smiled.
"You know, we'd be a pretty good team working together." JC said.
"I thought we were on the same team." Arin said.
"I meant an alliance." JC said.
"...Alliance?"
"You know, secretly working together." JC said.
"I, uh, don't get it." Arin scratched her head.
JC rolled his eyes.
Confession Cam:
(JC) "Trying to get Arin on my side is like trying to talk to a pole." He shakes his head. "I'm going to need an ally quick if I want to make it far in this game or I might as well be the first boot."
JC gave up on Arin and walked away. Janae walked in right as JC left.
"Arin." Janae said blankly.
"Um... Hi." Arin said.
"Do you know why I am here?" Janae asked.
"Cause... Uh... You want some money?" Arin asked.
"No." Janae said. "I mean why I am here talking to you."
"Well, uh, do you want to be my friend?" Arin asked.
"...Yes." Janae smirked when Arin smiled.
"Oh really?" Arin high-fived her. "That's pretty, uh, neat."
"Yes." Janae smiled. "And do you know what friends do?"
"What?" Arin asked.
"They help each other." Janae grinned.
Confession Cam:
(Janae) "With Arin as my pawn and Luigi in my back pocket, making the merge will be easy. I just need two more votes to go my way and I'm solid."
Colleen paced around the hallway and looked in each room until she found someone to talk to.
"You're strong." She said as she sat on the floor.
"Nice observation." Lesley chuckled. He was spray painting the wall.
"I was just saying." Colleen smiled. "That looks pretty good so far."
"I know." Lesley smirked. "So, why are you here?"
"The real question is, why are you vandalizing the wall?" Colleen laughed.
"Look around." Lesley said. "What do you see?"
"Nothing." Colleen observed.
"Exactly." Lesley said. He then continued on his art. "This room has nothing in it. It was probably designed for me. Chris knew I would bring my cans here."
"He probably did." Colleen said. She sighed. "I wonder why he didn't let my brother in."
"Brother?"
"Me and my twin brother applied. Together." Colleen explained.
"It's obvious." Lesley said. "They didn't want the same person here."
"But we're not really alike." Colleen said.
"But you two would have worked together, right?" Lesley asked.
"Well, probably." Colleen said.
"That's it." Lesley grinned. "It's an unfair advantage."
"People have had that in this game before." Colleen said.
"They earned it." Lesley said. "Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. I'm pretty much experienced at everything."
Confession Cam:
(Colleen) "Lesley is really cocky... But he's a good listener.. And talker." She raises an eyebrow.
(Lesley) "As for Colleen, she's kinda annoying. Definitely one of those popular girl types. But I won't tell her that, because hey. If I need an ally, she's probably the closest one I got."
The Summer Suns
Eli sat up in his bed and looked towards the other bed in the room, where Nolan sat shuffling some cards around.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "Nolan... Is interesting to say the least."
"Nolan." Eli said.
"That's my name." Nolan said dryly.
"Yes." Eli smiled. "It is a cool name."
"Thank you." Nolan said.
"And I'm really liking your orange hair." Eli said. "Beats my black hair."
"Thanks again." Nolan said.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "...I'm just gonna get straight to the point."
"Do you want to work together?" Eli asked. "You know, we're roomies... You've got great hair... And I definitely need you you know."
Nolan sat still for a second, then dropped his die on the floor and gave it a peek. "No thanks."
"Wh-what?" Eli raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"I can't." Nolan shrugged and looked at him.
"What, it's the rules?" Eli asked.
"Yes." Nolan said.
"Of what? What rules?" Eli asked.
"I'll tell you when I'm allowed to." Nolan said.
Eli got up and left the room. "I'll find someone else then." He groaned.
He walked a few feet toward the next door and knocked. Gloria opened it up.
"Hello." She smiled. "Here to buy?"
"Actually, I'm here for TJ." Eli said.
"Me?" Her southern voice was heard behind Gloria's face.
"Yes, TJ. I want to talk to you." Eli smiled.
Confession Cam:
(TJ) "Ooh, well this'll be excitin'! Nobody's talked game to me yet." She smiles.
"Listen, we both aren't used to the social aspect of this game, so we should work together." Eli said to her.
"Wowwee!" TJ smiled. "Ah can't believe someone like you would wanna work with a girl like me!"
"Of course I want to work with you." Eli smiled. "You're very pretty and you seem strong and smart."
TJ blushed. "You think ah'm purdy? Thank ya!"
Confession Cam:
(TJ) "Eli sure is sweet, but I had another person in mind too."
"Ah was actually interested in someone else, too." TJ said.
"That's great, who?" Eli smiled.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "I was expecting her to say... I dunno, Colin... But this girl says-"
"Nolan." TJ whispered. "He's got something about him that's interesting to me."
Eli rolled his eyes, but smiled. "I already tried with him." He sighed. "He didn't except. Maybe it's because of my height. Or my glasses."
"Silly!" TJ roughly rubbed her hand through Eli's hair. "He's got glasses too!"
"Point is, I tried." Eli frowned. "Maybe if you talk to him?"
"Ah can try!" TJ smirked and got up.
"Not now though." Eli stopped her. "Give him some time."
"Right." TJ nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) He snickers. "Good luck."
Delanie closed the door behind her, Katherine and Nick.
"Okay, here's the deal." Delanie said. "We obviously have to work together since we're known."
"Right." Nick smiled.
"But there's a problem with that." Delanie said. "It's expected."
"It is." Katherine muttered.
"So we have to work twice as hard." Delanie said. "Because as far as I'm concerned, we're on the bottom."
"The bottom?!" Nick gasped. "How can that be?"
"We're famous. We're like, automatic threats." Delanie said. "Which is why we need to work together, so are you guys in?"
Nick grinned. "You don't have to tell me twice." He said as he threw his hand out and Delanie put hers over his.
"Kat?" Delanie asked. "We're counting on you."
"Okay..." Katherine timidly smiled.
Confession Cam:
(Katherine) "It's not that I don't want to work with Delanie and Nick... I just don't want to be... Typecasted." She frowns. "Ugh, that was an acting term."
(Delanie) "I know I have to make sure Katherine is on the same page as me and Nick." She states. "She isn't as confident as I am despite being quite famous."
(Nick) "Oh boy! This is so unreal right now! I'm in an alliance with freaking Kat Larson and Delanie Rios! I'm on Total Drama!"
"Have you seen Delanie?" Colin asked Gloria, who shrugged.
"I don't know. She's not my roommate." Gloria said. "Hey, would you like to buy a walkie talkie? It will allow you to communicate with her."
Colin looked at Gloria and seriously thought about it, but came to his senses. "No thanks for now, but I'll get back to you on that."
Gloria frowned. "Get back to me quick, okay?"
"Sure." Colin smiled and headed up the stairs, where Delanie stopped him.
"Hey." She smiled. "Why so rushy?"
"I'm just looking for Katherine." He said.
"What for?" Delanie questioned. "An alliance? You can't do that." She said, holding onto his arm.
"I just want to be her friend." Colin said.
Delanie shook her head. "People like Katherine don't befriend people like you." She said sadly. "That only happens in the movies to be honest."
"Really?" Colin asked.
"Yeah." Delanie said. "It's sad, but true."
"Okay." Colin frowned. "I guess you're right." He turned around and headed back downstairs.
Confession Cam:
(Colin) He is frowning. "I guess I didn't make a friend?" He sighs. "This talking thing is really complicated."
(Delanie) "As I said before, I'm great at method acting." She smiles. "That was me acting like a bitch." She gasps. "Oh no, they're not gonna air me cursing, right?"
Colin headed downstairs to the dining room, where Nolan sat rolling around his die. He studied Nolan for a bit, to the point where Nolan noticed he was staring at him.
"Hi." Colin finally had the courage to say. "I'm Colin."
"And I'm Nolan. But we knew that already." Nolan smirked as he got up and shook Colin's hand. "I am now your ally." He rolled his die again. "And friend."
Colin was taken by surprise. "O-oh!" He looked at Nolan, confused. "My ally? As in alliance?"
"Yes." Nolan smiled. "Now, if we lose. I will vote whichever way you vote, or I will give you a name. It all depends on the roll of this die."
"So, your strategy is to let that thing make all your decisions for you?" Colin asked.
"Precisely." Nolan said.
Colin laughed. "That's so intriguing!"
Confession Cam:
(Nolan) "Yes, all it takes is the simple roll of the die." He holds up his die.
(Colin) "That was an interesting turn of events!"
"Campers!" Chris's voice was heard. "Get your butts to the living room ASAP."
Both teams happily rushed to sit in their own living room.
"It's time for your first challenge!" He smirked. "Under one of the couches, you will find a map that leads to a buried treasure. You must dig to find your buried treasure as fast as possible. Both teams have an equal shot at winning and the time begins once I say go. You must choose a team captain to lead the team and find the treasure, which is a special key. I'll tell you what it does after the challenge is completed. The team that collects the treasure and all come back and take a seat on the couch in the fastest time wins. Ready? Set? GO!"
"Here's the map." JC said, pulling it out from under the couch. "I'll be the team leader."
"Whoa, who nominated you boss?" Janae stepped up to him.
"The map did." JC said, staring at Janae.
Janae was unnerved. "Can I have it, please?"
"No." JC said. "You ain't no queen here. You might run your brothers life, but you ain't runnin no show this time."
"Excuse me?" Janae rose an eyebrow. "I'll let you know, people like you do not make it past the first round."
"Watch me." JC smirked. "And learn." He started heading out.
Confession Cam:
(JC) "I'm not taking orders from anyone here. I'll lead, Janae." He says threateningly.
(Janae) "Little does he know that it is I who will have the last laugh." She says, annoyed.
(Lesley) "I see these two idiots arguing over who's going to lead the team. This is a classical way to put the target on yourself. I'm gonna stay out of this drama for now to buy me some time. It's way smarter."
"Alright, Suns." Delanie smiled. "Does anyone have a problem with me leading this one?"
"Nope." Eli smiled.
"Not at all." TJ said.
"Go for it." Nolan said.
"Here, you might want this." Katherine smiled and gave Delanie the map.
"Right." Delanie studied the map. "This way to the shovels!"
Confession Cam:
(Delanie) "My team isn't really the leader type, so I took it upon myself to step up for everybody. I acted it out once."
"Okay, so there's only seven shovels." Vincent observed.
"It's cause the leader doesn't get one." JC smirked at Janae.
"So where do we start digging?" Maddie asked. "I'm ready!"
"There!" JC pointed. "It's about 50 feet down."
"Fifty feet?!" Colleen gasped.
"Sounds... Uh... Hard." Arin said.
"Heheh, hard." Luigi chuckled.
Confession Cam:
(Janae) "My allies, everyone." Janae rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"Get digging!" Delanie said.
"Let's do this!" Nick said and he started digging.
"Dig, everyone!" TJ smiled.
Confession Cam:
(TJ) "I love this here challenge." She says. "Can it get any better?"
"Wait, I have an idea." Colin said. "We don't want to dig a straight hole down, because then it will be hard to get up. I say we dig like a staircase so we can get back up fast and without problem."
"Very smart." Eli smiled.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "Not really, anyone with a brain could have thought that."
"Who will win the first challenge of the season? Who will be the first person eliminated from Total Drama Seasons? Find out after this break!" Chris McLean winked.
Commercial Break
Static. Then Micky's (from Total Drama Adventure) face appears on the screen.
"Sup, losers!" Micky grinned. "Or should I be saying that to myself." He shrugs. "Okay, I get it. I was eliminated first. I lost and never came back. But guess what haters?" He smirks. "It's about to be Micky's opportunity to shine once more." He crosses his shoulders satisfied. "That's right, I'm coming back. I'll be the first one to tell you... Since I was the first one eliminated. And I'm not going to let anyone throw me overboard this time." He grins as static ends his little monologue.
The words "Total Drama Underrated" are shown on a black screen.
Static.
"Welcome back to Total Drama Seasons." Chris smiled at the camera. "The last time we saw them, the contestants were digging their way to the treasure. Since then, they have both come up with their keys. Now I have to announce who made it back in faster time... Don't worry, you didn't miss much." He shrugged. "Contestants! Ready to hear who won the challenge? The team that won the challenge... Will use the key to unlock their heating system! And that team is... The Summer Suns! Congratulations! Autumn Leaves, cast your votes in the bathroom of your house. The loser will be eliminated and will be kicked out."
The Summer Suns
"We did it!" Nick cheered. "We won!"
"That's great." Delanie smiled.
"Thanks to Colin." Eli smiled. "His idea was brilliant!"
"Yeah, but with my leading-" Delanie came in.
Confession Cam:
(Delanie) "I don't want Colin to think he's in a lot of power here. He's used to being unpopular wherever he's from."
Delanie had Katherine and Nick with her in their room. "Well, good news is that we made it through the first challenge."
"We aren't the first ones to go!" Nick cheered.
"That's good." Katherine smiled.
There was a knock at the door. "They must be here to congratulate me." Delanie smiled as she opened the door to find Gloria with a crown.
"Crown for the leader?" Gloria deviously smiled.
Delanie smiled. "I like this!" She picked it up and put it on. "How much?"
"Fifty..." Gloria smirked as she saw Delanie pulling out her wallet. "Five." She smirked. She then looked at Katherine. "Did Colin find you this morning?"
"What?" Katherine asked.
"He was-" She stopped as Delanie eyed her and reluctantly gave her the money. "Looking for you." She chuckled and closed the door on her way out.
"Darn it." Delanie muttered under her breath.
"He was looking for me?" Katherine asked.
"I didn't know that." Delanie said. "Nope, not at all."
Confession Cam:
(Katherine) "Maybe he didn't forget about me after all.. Or maybe Gloria was just lying."
(Delanie) "Gloria annoyed me right there and Katherine shouldn't be talking to Colin. It's not good for her game. I'm only looking out for her! The actresses deserve to be in the final two."
The Autumn Leaves
"We lost." Vincent frowned. "I'm not used to that."
"It's okay." Maddie half-smiled. "We'll be alright."
Everyone dispersed to think.
"Uh... Is this bad?" Arin asked her.
"Yes, it is." Janae said, then held Arin's hands. "Remember when I said friends help each other?" Arin nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Janae) "I'm not angry just because my team lost. Maybe if we had a competent leader we would have won." She shakes her head. "Time to put my plan into fruition."
"Listen to me." JC said to Vincent. "We gotta get Janae out. Today. Now."
"You really think she's a threat?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah." JC said. "She's also pretty annoying."
"I'm sure there are other threats here." Vincent shrugged.
"Yeah, you." JC said. "You're like the strongest guy here."
"But you're... Intimidating." Vincent looked away.
Confession Cam:
(Vincent) "JC and I aren't even in an alliance... So should I listen to him?" He shrugs. "I don't know."
"Vote for JC." Janae said to Luigi.
"Okay bella." Luigi smiled.
Confession Cam:
(Janae) She laughs.
Elimination
Confession Cam:
(JC) "Janae, you're so out of here. Don't mess with JC." He cracks his knuckles.
(Colleen) "I. Really don't know who to vote for so I guess I'm going to vote for Luigi. He's a creep."
(Lesley) "Hopefully I don't end up like another Micky... Scratch that. I know I'm not going to end up like him. I am so much better than he could ever be."
"Well, peoples." Chris's voice was heard. "The first few eliminations will be pretty quick, since I'm not physically here. So I'll just cut straight to the point."
"Well, this is boring." Lesley said.
"Hush!" Chris said. "Safety goes to Maddie, Vincent, Colleen, Arin, Lesley, Luigi, and... Janae."
"Huh?" JC was completely in shock.
"JC, you have been eliminated." Chris said. "You are kicked out."
"I have?!" JC glared at Janae and the others. "Are you kidding me?! I will-" He started yelling in French.
"Get out!" Janae smirked as four interns came, grabbed JC and dragged him outside.
His scream was heard in the distance.
So the competition begins with a pretty short challenge (disappointing, I know) but I'd rather show the relationships being made early on... And a lot of alliances are forming up with it too! Hopefully you can keep up and we'll see how it goes for everyone.
Also, that commercial break though. I'll be revealing a new cast member for Total Drama Underrated every even numbered episode, so that would be ten in all. Then there's four left to ponder about until it's release.
After every elimination ceremony, I'll let you all know who voted for who, to save some guessing and confusion. So: Vincent, Maddie, Janae, Arin, Luigi, and Lesley voted for JC. JC voted for Janae. Colleen voted for Luigi.
NEXT TIME: Luigi continues to try and pursue Janae. Lesley has a feeling he's next to go, but questions whether or not to do something about it. Katherine hangs out with Colin behind Delanie's back. TJ tries to get Nolan to open up.