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Sink Or Swim

Confession Cam:

(Kat) She is completely without makeup, looking like she just woke up. "Okay, I know it doesn't make much sense to work with Delanie again because of how she treated me and Colin, but it's the only thing I can do right now..." She then begins to apply her makeup. We're on a small team and Delanie knows how to advance. Plus, I wouldn't really want to work with TJ... I'd feel uncomfortable because of what I did to her." She sighs. "I just wish I had that one person to talk to..."

(Maddie) "I'm so scared. My friend Arin is gone. My other friend Vincent is on the other team. Other than him, I don't really have anyone else. And that scares me! Doesn't anyone like me? I've come too far and I'm too nice to only have one friend here... I'm going to have to stick with Kat and Delanie to survive until the merge." She sighs. "I hope me and Vincent both make it."

(Delanie) "I still can't believe that they didn't bring me back sooner! Let's face it, the show was boring without a little drama." She winks. "It's actually pretty fun to get out of your comfort zone." She giggles and smiles. "These people should try it once in a while."

Kat, Maddie, and Delanie were plotting in their room while TJ had gone for a quick dip in the hotel's pool.

"It's so sad that TJ is like the odd man out." Maddie said.

"She doesn't see it that way." Kat said. "TJ is always having fun."

"Oh she's still all about having fun and not playing the game?" Delanie asked.

"She's careless." Kat said. "We need to vote her out ASAP."

"Well, only if we have to." Delanie said. "If we merge, she won't be a threat to us."

"I agree." Maddie said. "The real threats are on the guys side."

"I just don't think keeping TJ around would be worth it." Kat said nervously. "I mean, maybe we can like throw a challenge to vote her out before the merge."

"Don't be silly." Delanie snapped.

"Why do you want TJ out so bad?" Maddie asked.

"Yeah," Delanie said. "What did TJ do to you? Why are you so eager to get rid of her?"

"Nothing..." Kat said. "It's just a thought..."

"But it makes no sense to throw a challenge to get rid of her." Maddie said. "Unless she did something to you."

"Maddie, can you go to the main lobby and get us some of the restaurant pamphlets they have?" Delanie asked.

"But we have-"

"Please? I have to talk to Maddie in private." Delanie dismissed her.

Confession Cam:

(Delanie) "I'm surprised that Kat is actually speaking out on how she feels. I'm impressed." She smirks.

(Maddie) She is frowning. "I thought this was an alliance... What do you have to talk to Kat about that I can't know about? Just shows where I stand on the totem pole."

The guys were outside by the pool.

Vincent was swimming laps with TJ. "You are so darn fast!" TJ said to him.

Vincent shrugged. "I'm very athletic."

"Betcha ain't handy with a lasso like Ah am." TJ teased.

"I could be." Vincent laughed. "I just gotta learn it and perfect it, ya know?"

"Yeah right." TJ laughed. "Ah betcha can't beat mah record."

"So I've always wanted to ask you if you hunt, you know, cause you're a southern girl and stuff... Not to be stereotypical or anything..." Vincent said.

"Oh of course a girl like me hunts!" TJ exclaimed. "Well, if Ah can hogtie a pig in seconds, ya sure can bet yer bottom dollar that Ah girl like me hunts."

"That's pretty cool." Vincent said. "I kind of want to learn how to do it myself."

"Well aren'tcha the biggest overachiever!" TJ exclaimed. "Of course Ah'll teach ya how to hunt." She giggled.

Confession Cam:

(TJ) "If there's anything that Vinny can't do, he'll learn." She says with admiration. "Ah wonder who raised him to be like that... It ain't no bad thing though."

Vincent approached Nolan and Colin, who were playing cards on the poolside.

"What's up guys?" Vincent asked. "Strategizing?"

"No, we're just having some fun." Colin said.

"Oh no." Nolan said. "We're actually in the middle of a war right now." He said without looking up at Vincent.

Vincent sat next to them. "What are you guys playing?"

Nolan quickly slammed a card down.

"To be honest with you," Colin slammed down a card quick. "I'm not even sure."

"This game is so intense." Nolan said while slamming another card down.

Colin quickly slammed down another card. "I think I'm winning." He said.

He wasn't faster than Nolan was. "You aren't. I win." He shot up excited.

"And that's seven wins for Nolan... ZERO for Colin." Colin and Nolan laughed.

"So you guys just have tons of fun playing with cards?" Vincent asked.

"Nolan's all about the cards." Colin said.

"Colin, on the other hand, is all about video games." Nolan said. "Which do you prefer?"

"I'm... mostly physical." Vincent shrugged.

Confession Cam:

(Vincent) "If there's anything Total Drama has taught me thus far, it's to get out of my comfort zone." He explains with a very calm tone of voice. "These guys are like none of my friends back home. It's actually pretty cool that I have to work with them too, cause it will give me a better understanding, right?"

Eli watched as Vincent walked up to Colin and Nolan.

"I know exactly what you're doing, Vince." He smiled. "Smart. I would do it myself too if they weren't already against me."

"Who are you talking to?" Asked Lesley, who was tanning right next to him.

"Oh, I thought you were sleeping." Eli said.

Lesley got up and removed his sunglasses. "Nope."

"I was just observing a few things." Eli said. He nervously turned to Lesley. "I don't feel in control... I mean I'm used to it, but I feel like someone as strong and smart as you should know too."

"Huh." Lesley looked at the trio Eli was looking at.

"Their bond is unbreakable." Eli said.

"So let's get rid of one of them." Lesley said.

"Are you suggesting an alliance." Eli said.

"No, not at all." Lesley said. "Just an agreement. I won't vote for you, you won't vote for me."

"Okay." Eli nodded. "But if we want to split up NoCo, we need Vincent on our side."

"Did you really just call them NoCo?" Lesley burst out with laughter and Eli shushed him.

Confession Cam:

(Lesley) "Eli has a point. Colin and Nolan do seem to be unbreakable. I'm still getting to know them, so I haven't decided on who should leave first."

(Eli) "I definitely need to go back to my sucking up ways. I've been getting too comfortable here. Maybe I should lay low for a bit after we merge. Or even now."

Vincent looked up and saw that Lesley and Eli were talking. He said something to Nolan and Colin and then got up and made his way towards them.

"What are you two laughing about?" Vincent asked.

"Can I take a message?" Lesley smirked.

"You think you're so safe because you were outside of the game for a few." Vincent said. "But that doesn't make you any safer."

"Don't jump to conclusions, Vinny boy." Lesley chuckled. "We were just discussing on how we wanted to work with you."

"That's a lie." Vincent said. "You were pretty vocal about your little plans when it came to me."

"Yes, I was." Lesley said. "But we both have a common threat."

"And what's that?" Vincent asked.

Eli just sat there and listened to the two of them go back and forth.

"Nolan and Colin." Lesley chuckled. "NoCo."

"What about them?" Vincent asked.

"You were just with them." Lesley said. "Don't you see it? They are unbreakable. They are a threat to you and me because they will pick each other over any of us."

"Okay?" Vincent asked. "But you-"

He was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Vincent!" Maddie exclaimed as she ran towards him.

"Great, your bae is here." Lesley said a bit annoyed.

"She's not-" Vincent said before being hugged by Maddie.

"How have you been doing?" Maddie asked. "I have so much to tell you! But I'll save all the details for another time."

Lesley and Eli both got up and left the area as Maddie and Vincent talked.

Confession Cam:

(Eli) "I let Lesley do all the talking so that Vincent isn't constantly being reminded that I'm smarter than I look." He yawns. "I feel kind of bored."

(Lesley) "So Maddie came out of nowhere to annoy the living daylights out of poor Vincent." He paused, then burst into laughter.

"So how did you do it?" Delanie asked Kat once Maddie was gone.

"Do what?" Kat asked.

"Turn TJ and Gloria against each other." Delanie said.

Kat's heart almost visibly dropped. "Wh-what?"

"Don't play dumb." Delanie smirked. "You aren't the only actress in the room. I know you had something to do with it."

Katherine instantly started crying. "I still can't believe I did that."

"Aww," Delanie smiled. "Your acting skills have always been on point."

"I'm not acting..." Kat cried. "I feel so bad for poor TJ and Gloria! They didn't deserve that especially not TJ. But I didn't know what else to do! I thought I was a goner! I did it without thinking..."

"Kat, look at me." Delanie said. "You are stronger than you think you are." She smirked. "And I'm proud of you for doing what you did."

"But it wasn't right." Kat said.

"I'm sure the past winners of this show didn't do good deeds to win the competition." Delanie said. "You did it to save yourself. You were standing up for yourself."

Kat sighed.

"Just think of this show as a job." Delanie said.

"An acting job?" Kat asked.

"Yes." Delanie said. "You are playing a character that wants to win this competition. You will do whatever it takes to advance further and further towards the end."

"Even bad things?" Kat asked.

"Even bad things." Delanie said. "As long as it doesn't go against your morals I don't see why not. And you're an actress so it should not be hard for you. You can apologize after you win."

"I just don't like that idea at all." Kat said.

Maddie then came in. "Sorry I took so long."

"It's okay." Delanie said. She looked over at Maddie, who handed her some pamphlets. "Good job." She said as she nonchalantly tossed the pamphlets to the side. "You too." She looked at Kat.

"So..." Maddie looked at the celebrities. "What did I miss?"

"I'm appointing Kat as the head of our alliance." Delanie grinned. "She deserves the role."

"What?" Kat looked at Delanie. "Really?!"

Delanie grinned and nodded.

Confession Cam:

(Maddie) "Wow... Apparently, Delanie was always the leader of the alliance she had with Kat and now she's making Kat the new leader... So what did I miss really?"

(Kat) "I'm shocked... But wow."

(Delanie) She is tying her hair up. "Of course I'm giving Kat a false sense of hope. I'm going to support all her decisions until we merge. Then... I'm really gonna start tearing shit up." She smiles.

Chris called everyone out to the front of the hotel to board a bus that would take them to the location of the next challenge. Vincent watched as his team trailed ahead of him.

Confession Cam:

(Vincent) "So I see Colin and Nolan, a bond that cannot be broken. And then I see Eli and Lesley, outsiders on our team. It's clicking in that I'm pretty much going to be deciding which side will prevail. It's up to me."

On the bus ride.

"Today's challenge will be pretty simple." Chris said, dressed in nothing but beach attire. "You are just going to set up a picnic for me, Chef, and two special guests."

"Two special guests?" Colin asked. "I wonder who those guests could be."

"Is it Janet?" Eli asked.

"Is it Gloria?" TJ asked.

"Is it Colleen?" Lesley asked.

"Shushhhh." Chris smiled. "You will see who the guests are when we get there." He passed a pieces of paper out to each person. "This is the list of what MUST be included in each picnic."

Everyone started to read down the short list.

"Lobster." Vincent read.

"Mmm, delicious." Chris smiled. "Make sure it's cooked right and has good seasoning."

"Berries." Delanie read.

"Strawberries, blueberries, preferably grapes." Chris said.

"Lemonade." Lesley read.

"Who has a picnic without lemonade?" Chris chuckled. "Don't hurt yourself."

"Corn on the cob." TJ read, but before Chris could say anything, she spoke again. "Ah love corn on the cob!"

"ME TOO." Chris chimed in.

"And last, but not least, watermelon." Colin read.

"Now that's a given." Chris said. "Are we ready?" He asked as the bus pulled up to a beach with many food shacks lined along the boardwalk. "You should find everything you need around this little shopping district. Chef and I will be sitting on the picnic blankets." He nodded and walked out towards the beach.

"Is this even really a challenge?" Maddie asked. "It isn't going to take us long to set up a picnic."

"That's right." Kat said.

"The faster the better I suppose." Delanie shrugged as she looked at the list again.

"So what'll we get first?" TJ asked.

"We can split up." Delanie said.

"Cool! What should Ah get?" TJ asked.

"Well, didn't you say you loved corn on the cob?" Delanie asked.

"Yeah!" Maddie smiled. "I'm sure you would find the best one."

"Good idea!" TJ smiled. "And ooh! I know a great recipe for lemonade!"

"Do that too then." Delanie said as she grabbed Kat and Maddie. "We'll get everything else. See you later."

TJ frowned as her teammates all headed off together.

Confession Cam:

(TJ) "Ah feel like the girls are all workin' against me or somethin'. Ah feel so isolated. Wish you were here, Gloria!"

(Maddie) "I kind of feel bad for TJ because it's like, us, and then her." She frowns. "Maybe I should tell her what's going on."

"Hey, we should split up too." Lesley said. "Not should, it's necessary actually."

"We have enough people to each get one thing." Vincent said.

"You can count!" Lesley smirked.

"Okay let's split up." Colin said. "I'll get the berries."

"I'm the strongest, so I'll get the watermelons." Lesley said.

"I'll make the lemonade." Eli said.

"I'll acquire corn on the cob." Nolan said with a thumb up.

"Wait, that means I have to get the lobster." Vincent said.

"Yeah, it does." Lesley said.

"I am not so good at cooking." Vincent said.

"You don't have to cook it." Colin said, pointing at all the seafood shacks.

"Oh, right." Vincent smiled looking back at them. "I almost forgot."

"Let's go!" Lesley smiled.

"Commercial break!" Chris smirked, looking at the screen. "Well, not really." He shrugged. "I just doubt you wanna see them all setting up the picnic. Nothing interesting is really happening besides TJ's confusion and... yeah. If anything interesting starts to happen, we'll switch up the cameras. Anyway, let's welcome our two very special guests! Well, kind of special. Say hello to Derrik and Erika!"

The camera zoomed out and Derrik and Erika appeared sitting next to him.

"Hi everyone!" Erika smiled and waved.

"Hello all." Derrik winked and flexed.

"Let's refresh your memory." Chris said. "Erika was a contestant on Total Drama Holiday and she came in tenth place."

"Oh don't remind me." Erika giggled.

"Derrik has competed on Total Drama Adventure, Total Drama Holiday, and he will be competing on Total Drama Underrated." Chris said.

"That's right." Derrik smirked. "Third time is the charm."

"Or three strikes you're out." Erika teased.

"I'm definitely gonna be brought back for an all-star season." Derrik bragged.

"Not so fast, Derrik." Chris said. "Even if you play a flawless game and win Underrated, which I doubt, it'll be your last season."

"Oh poop." Derrik frowned.

"What about me?" Erika asked. "Will I be brought back?"

"Who knows?" Chris shrugged. "Depends on the fans."

"I have a lot of fans!" Erika laughed.

"So what do you two think about the cast?" Chris asked them.

Erika shrugged. "As a super fan of the show, I have to like them."

"I haven't watched it much." Derrik said.

"Wow." Chris said.

"I have been rooting for some couples though!" Erika smiled.

"Like who?" Chris asked.

"Definitely Colin and Kat for sure!" Erika said.

"That's it?" Chris asked.

"Well... I don't know who else to root for honestly." Erika said. "Vincent has like three girls that are into him. And when it comes to Lesley and Arin or Lesley and Colleen, that's a little weird too. Didn't see enough of them."

"Well, Lesley is back." Derrik said.

"Yeah, but not with Colleen." Erika said. "I wish she didn't get voted out. I was rooting for her the most!"

"What a shame." Chris said.

"Yeah, from watching at home, getting rid of Colleen, Janae, and Nick were all good game moves, but they were so great to watch." Erika said.

"Who isn't so great to watch?" Chris asked.

"Definitely Delanie, no offense." Erika said carefully. "I just don't like how she is."

"She is kind of running the game." Derrik said.

"But she got voted out already!" Erika said. "She wouldn't be running anything if she didn't return."

"This question is for you, Derrik." Chris said. "Who's the hottest girl on the show?"

"Definitely between Kat and Arin." Derrik smirked. "Bombshells."

"You excited for another chance at the game?" Chris asked.

"I'm so ready!" Derrik flexed.

"...Okay." Chris said. "Final question. Who do you think is going to win at this point?"

"I want Kat to win!" Derrik said.

"This is a tough question." Erika said. "I would love to see either Kat or Colin win. They're my two favorites. They definitely have to stick together after the merge. Maybe work with Vincent and Maddie after the merge and if they do that, I have no doubt they'll make it to the end."

"They'll have to watch out for Delanie, Lesley, and Eli though." Derrik pointed out.

"I have no doubt that Delanie will be voted out next." Erika said. "I just wish I could grab Kat and tell her to stop being dumb and vote Delanie out!"

"You can't interfere though." Chris smirked. "It's time for the picnics!" Chris exclaimed. "Ready to eat and chill?"

"Of course." Erika smiled.

"Boy am I!" Derrik said, drooling.

As Chris, Erika, and Derrik ate, the teams awaited the results. TJ pulled Kat aside.

"I just wanna know what Ah did to deserve the isolation." TJ said.

"What?" Kat asked nervously. "What do you mean?"

"Ever since Gloria left ya'll have been ignorin' me and you know it." TJ said.

Kat frowned. "Uh..."

"Don'tcha pretend that it ain't true." TJ said. "You know Ah'm just tryin' to have some fun."

"I know TJ... But.. I don't know." Kat frowned.

"Are ya gonna give me an answer?" TJ frowned. "Ah don't like this feelin'."

"It's just... Delanie came back and that's pretty distracting!" Kat said.

"But that don't got nothin' to do with me." TJ said.

"Exactly!" Kat nodded. "...Look, TJ... I'm so sorry about what happened with Gloria. I truly am. I hope you have forgiveness in your heart."

"Ah guess I can believe ya with that." TJ shrugged and Kat dismissed herself, leaving TJ to think.

Confession Cam:

(Kat) "I feel a teeny bit better about the situation after kind-of apologizing to TJ..."

(TJ) "Wait a hot darned second..."

Chris lays down on the sand, stuffed, and using a toothpick to clean between his teeth.

"Can you tell us who won already?" Eli asked politely.

"Oh! Yes!" Chris snapped. "Uhhhh, the girls win!"

"What?!" Maddie exclaimed.

Delanie smirked. "Nailed it."

"How did they win?!" Lesley asked.

"Uh... I just wanted them to win." Chris said.

"That's unfair." Colin said. "Our picnics did not look much different."

"And the way you ate them... It didn't seem like anything wasn't enjoyable." Vincent smirked.

Chris rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright." He yawned. "Then we'll do a tiebreaker challenge!" He looked at Maddie. "How about a swimming contest?"

"No." Lesley groaned.

"No thanks." Delanie rolled her eyes. "Just accept that we won fair and square."

"I guess..." Colin said.

Confession Cam:

(Colin) "I'm starting to realize that Chris is coming up with challenges like this because he's treating this little summer mini-season as his little vacation! I'm on to you, Chris..."

(Vincent) "Now I have a very important decision to make."

"So, remind me again why I should vote with you?" Vincent asked Lesley.

"Nolan and Colin are a pair man, don't you see that you won't outlast them if you work with them?" Lesley made his case. "I'm not even asking you to work with me bro, just vote this way so that we all have an equal shot. Like that bozo Eli said, let's get NoCo out!"

"Very funny." Vincent smirked.

Nolan and Colin were having a snack before the elimination ceremony.

"So who are you guys voting out?" Vincent came up to them.

"Who do you think?" Colin smiled.

"Someone that doesn't deserve to be here." Nolan hinted.

"Noted." Vincent nodded and walked away.

Confession Cam:

(Vincent) "Hmmmmmmm..." He thinks.

"Welcome to the elimination ceremony!" Chris exclaimed to the guys on the beach. "You have all voted, so this is going to be pretty short and sweet."

"No suspense?" Eli asked.

Chris looked at his watch and rolled his eyes. "Right now, five boys are standing in front of me. But tonight, only four can stay. If I do not call your name, you must immediately get on that boat over there," he points towards a random boat, "and sail far far away. And you can't ever come back. EVER."

"That's more like it." Lesley smirked.

"Vincent... Colin... Eli... You are safe." Chris said. "He then looked at his watch. "Lesley, you are out."

"What?!" Lesley glared at Vincent.

Eli sighed. "Darn it." He muttered.

"Not a good move on your part." Lesley winked at Vincent. "But it's all good. I'm on to doing bigger and better things. Like you're sister." He laughed at Colin and then skipped to the boat.

"Hey!" Colin yelled behind him.

Confession Cam:

(Vincent) "I know for a fact that Lesley would have come after me next time around, so I had to do what's best for me and that right now was to get Lesley out once and for all."

(Colin) He is upset. "That little!"

(Eli) "Come on Vincent! Why did you do that?" He frowns. "Not a good move."

Maddie walked in to the hotel room to find things quite a mess.

"You did it." TJ said to Kat. "It was you!"

Kat was already crying. "I didn't mean to! I mean, I did it to stay in the competition!"

"You didn't do it the right way!" TJ cried too. "Ah'm so sad!"

"Whoa! What's going on here?" Maddie exclaimed.

Both TJ and Kat were crying.

Maddie looked at both TJ and Kat. "Come with me, both of you." She led them outside. "Kat, go out to the beach and get some fresh air. TJ, listen to me." She looked around.

Confession Cam:

(Maddie) "I have no idea what's going on right now, but I feel like TJ knows about our alliance and the least I can do is some damage control."

"TJ, I know you feel betrayed by us, but-"

"You too?!" TJ gasped. "But... how?"

"Alliances are part of the game..." Maddie sighed. "I had to do whatever it took to make sure me and Vincent could be reunited during the merge. I hope you understand."

"Well wait a darn second." TJ gasped. "We ain't talkin' about the same thin', are we?"

Maddie gasped as well.

Confession Cam:

(Maddie) "Oh, crap."

(TJ) "Well Ah'm callin' Maddie, Delanie, and Katherine The Unholy Trinity!" She proclaims. "And Ah ain't goin' down without a fight! This is war!" She then giggles. "A friendly one of course." She then tries to go back to being serious.

"I can totally explain." Maddie lifted her hands up in defense.

"No need to." Delanie said as she and Chris walked in. She looked pretty annoyed.

Chris looked annoyed too.

"What's going on?" Maddie asked nervously.

"Where's Kat?" Chris asked.

"She's over there." TJ pointed towards Kat, who was sitting by the beach.

"Kat, come here!" Chris called out.

Kat joined them. "Hey..." She sniffled.

"Whoa... What did I miss?" Delanie rose an eyebrow.

"So apparently word is going around that I made an unfair decision in making your team win." Chris said.

"Isn't their elimination over with already though?" Maddie asked.

"Yeah." Chris said. "But to make it, quote on quote, fair, we're just going to have to eliminate a girl too."

"Are you kiddin' me?" TJ groaned. "Ah already know the results."

"You have, like, nine seconds to vote." Chris said while looking at his watch.

"I don't even think we need to vote." Delanie said, looking at TJ. "Right, Kat?"

Kat frowned and looked at TJ. "...No. TJ, I'm so sorry."

"Well, looks like TJ's a goner." Chris said quickly. "Time to go!"

Maddie frowned too. "TJ, I wish I could have gotten to know you better."

"It's okay!" TJ giggled. "Ah'll have fun at the loser resort! And Ah'm sure I'll see you there soon!" She chuckled and frolicked off.

Confession Cam:

(TJ) "What a fight." She frowns.

(Kat) "This night was... Intense."

(Delanie) "So it's me, Kat, and Maddie now. If we merge tomorrow, I'm sure that we can make it to the final three. Girl power!"

"Finally, I can go to the club!" Chris said as he sped off.

Final 7! Who are you rooting for? Who's in the best position to win right now? The merge is coming FAST, so some people's games might get flipped!