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"Last time on Total Drama Seasons, Eli found himself in a seemingly comfortable position with both Delanie and Nolan, who conveniently rolled to FINALLY trust him, hmmm. And Kat attempted to get revenge on Delanie over Colin, but it pretty much failed. And they're stiiiill working together. The final 6 competed in yet another triathlon, where Vincent pretty much carried Delanie and himself to the win. Who got dragged away? None other than Maddie. You win some, you lose some." Chris grinned for the camera. "We are officially BACK at Camp Wawanakwa! Only five players remain. Who will live to see another challenge and who will flop with the rest of the fishes? Find out right now on Total. Drama. Seasons!"
Night. Eli and Nolan are settling into the men's cabin.
"This is all just so incredible." Eli said, taking a break from unpacking his bag and laying on one of the bunk beds. "We made it to Camp Wawanakwa."
"We did." Nolan unpacked.
"Aren't you feeling over the moon right now?!" Eli sat up. "We made it to the final five. We survived 12 eliminations. And we're finally working together! Isn't that sick?"
"Yes, we got fairly lucky." Nolan sat on the bunk bed opposite to Eli.
"You got lucky." Eli corrected him. "That die has been dictating your entire strategy."
"What's yours?" Nolan asked.
"Honestly, I can't say. I came in wanting to win this money. I didn't really care for the show that much." He layed back down. "It was more of a like, let me try something new. And then I got in. I don't know how but I did. So I tried to get really comfortable with the show and the process. I didn't want to bring my actual life here. Here, nobody knew who I was or how I am, so I could present myself in any way I wanted." He chuckled. "I guess maybe that got to my head. I'm usually complacent and in all honesty, a follower. But here, I've felt in control most of the time. And it feels so good." He suddenly got wide eyed and shot up. "I can't believe I'm saying all this."
Nolan shrugged. "I won't tell anybody if that's what you want. People here seem to trust me for some reason."
"Doesn't your die dictate what you say to people?" Eli sighed. "And who trusts you? Did Kat tell you anything about Delanie?"
"I mean, yes it does." Nolan said. "But if I'm loyal to you, then I'm loyal. Rules of the die."
"Rules of the die," Eli laughed before getting serious again. "Nolan I really want to go to the finale with you."
"I would hope so." Nolan said.
"I swear to you that I'm not playing you." Eli said. "Vincent, Delanie and Kat are all popular people. I'm sure they'll be fine. But us, you and me, we are the underdogs. Imagine a finale with the two of us. It would be incredible."
"You make some good points." Nolan said.
"Oh come on, don't be so dry." Eli groaned. "I need to know that you're all in because frankly you're the only person left that I'm close to being comfortable with."
"It's just my personality." Nolan shrugged. "Just trust me, Eli. I have your back." He held up the die. "We have your back."
They smiled at one another.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "As weird as this might sound, I actually do trust him. I know he's super unpredictable but he doesn't give off any fake vibe and he's a pretty good thinker."
"Alright Kat," Delanie said as she put her things into drawers in the women's cabin. "What's up?"
"With what?" Kat asked, sitting on a bed.
"I feel so betrayed, we had a deal," Delanie mocked Maddie. "What was that about?"
"We just once agreed that we wouldn't vote each other out." Kat said. "That's all."
"Is it?" Delanie sat across from her. "Because it seemed like there was a lot more going on than just that."
"Remember, we all had an alliance together?" Kat said. "I-"
"I remember." Delanie said. "I just want the truth. It'll come out eventually."
"She wanted me to vote you out." Kat admitted. "But of course I wasn't going to! I just had to make her think that..."
"You're bullshiting me." Delanie said.
"I literally voted her out, Delanie." Kat sighed. "I'm sorry for feeling guilty. It's come to a point where I have to start voting out people that I like."
Delanie smirked. "That's okay, Kat. It's just a game. As long as you and I both know that we are loyal to each other exclusively, then everything will turn out okay. We just gotta get through a couple more challenges."
Kat laid back and closed her eyes. "Right."
"I have Eli in my back pocket, so-"
"Wait, what?" Kat sat up.
"I talked to Eli and he's agreed to work with us. Final three." Delanie chuckled once more.
"Since when?!" Kat asked.
"Before the last challenge. He's so small and weak." Delanie said. "So we're basically set."
"Wow..." Kat nodded.
"We just have to make sure Vincent doesn't win again." She groans. "I've been trying to get him out for too long. I'm tired of him! Walking around acting like he's unstoppable. Do you know he tightened our handcuffs so that I couldn't slip out?"
"Were you trying to?" Kat asked.
"Well, yes. But it was so aggressive. Like, 'I'm winning on my own' aggressive."
Kat looked down. "So we can really make it to the final three?"
"We have the majority!" Delanie smiled. "Vincent or Nolan will be exiting Camp Wawanakwa by tomorrow night. We'll get together with Eli and discuss our plan in the morning."
Kat laid back down. "I'm so tired. I'm gonna go to bed."
"Night." Delanie returned to her bed.
"Night." Kat closed her eyes.
Morning.
Kat is woken by a knock at the door. She turns over to see Delanie finishing her makeup.
Kat rubbed her eyes. "Delanie-"
"Great, you're here!" Delanie got up and opened the door to let Eli in.
"Alright, we have some things to talk about." Eli said. To Delanie's surprise, Nolan followed right after him.
"What's this?" Delanie asked.
"I hope you don't mind, but I included Nolan in all this." Eli said. "He's on our side."
Nolan smiled at Delanie and then nodded at Kat.
"...Okay." Delanie invited them in. "Let's sit down and chat."
Kat grabbed her makeup and began to do it as they all chatted.
"Okay," Delanie began. "Obviously it's super weird for me to be working with the dude that got me eliminated the first time, but we all know there are bigger fish to fry."
"Vincent." Eli nodded.
"He's a really big physical threat." Delanie continued. "And the asshole just keeps avoiding elimination challenge after challenge!"
"He's really good at this game." Nolan stated.
"Him and his crooked nose should have been gone ages ago!" Delanie said.
"Oh most definitely." Kat agreed while buffing. "It's so sad that Maddie had to leave and not him."
"We have to vote the guy out no matter what." Delanie said. "I don't care what you think about me, but as long as Vincent is here none of us have a chance."
"I hate to agree with you, but it's true." Eli said. "I wouldn't have a chance if it were me and him in that finale."
"Trust me, it won't be him." Delanie said. She looked over at Nolan. "Do you have anything to add?"
"Not so far." Nolan said.
"Alright. Meeting adjourned. Glad we're on the same page." Delanie hurried them out, then turned to Kat. "Since when do Eli and Nolan work together?"
Kat paused from applying lipstick. "Must have happened after Colin left."
"That's so unexpected..." Delanie thought. "We can't let Vincent go far, but that puts us at an even split."
"I think we can rise above them." Kat said. "We have each other."
"But so do they." Delanie said.
"Yes, but Nolan is only really following what his die is telling him to do, remember?" Kat applied setting spray.
"Oh you're right!" Delanie smirked. "Nolan will end his own game with that strategy."
"I'm going to go brush my teeth and fix my hair." Kat said while walking out. "I'll see you at the challenge."
"For sure." Delanie sat on the bed. Shortly after, there was another knock at the door. "Did one of you forget something?" She asked as she opened the door for it to be none other than Vincent.
"Can you help me out with something?" He asked.
Confession Cam:
(Vincent) "Maddie's gone and now I don't really have anyone that I can trust. I wouldn't say I'm desperate at this point, but I'm reaching out to Delanie. Take that as you will." He shrugs.
"So I don't really know what to do. My ride or die is gone and I feel like most people don't want me here anymore." Vincent sighed.
Delanie frowned. "That's too bad. But why are you coming to me?"
"Well, we worked together last time and it was-"
Delanie picked up her hands. "You do remember what I did to you last time, right?"
"I do." Vincent said. "But I remember that you kept it real with me. I appreciated that."
"Yeah," Delanie snickered. "Then you dragged me to the win."
"It wasn't hard." Vincent laughed.
Delanie laughed too. "...So what do you want from me?"
"Can I ask you something?" Vincent got serious. "I just want you to be honest with me. I saw the other boys walk out of the cabin earlier. Is everyone plotting against me right now?"
Delanie looked at him for a moment, then sat on her bed. "I wouldn't say everyone, babe."
"What do you mean?" Vincent sat across from her, on Kat's bed.
"Whatever I say stays between us, deal." Delanie held her hand out.
"Okay, deal." Vincent shook it.
"It's no secret that I'm working with Kat. You should know that Eli and Nolan are working together." Delanie said.
"That's... Strange." Vincent frowned.
"They actually came over this morning to propose joining forces against you." Delanie said.
"They did?!" Vincent got worried.
"Oh yes," Delanie continued. "They want you out big time. Went on and on about how you're some type of big physical threat. But to be honest, Vincent, you aren't my main priority right now."
"Really? Well, I'm glad to hear that." Vincent said.
"Yeah." Delanie smirked. "Pairs are what's more dangerous in this game. I know I wanted you out last time, but after hearing about Eli and Nolan working together, I'm fixated on separating the two. Are you in?"
Vincent shot up. "Well, as long as it keeps me here, I'll definitely work with you and Kat!"
"Good." Delanie smiled. "It's settled then. Let's split those two up."
"Who should we target first?" Vincent asked.
"Let's talk about it after today's challenge." Delanie said.
"For sure." Vincent got up to leave.
"Oh, and Vincent?" Delanie stopped him. "Can this small agreement stay between us? I wouldn't want Kat telling one of the other boys and fowling our plans. I know she's fond of Nolan for being Colin's best friend."
Vincent nodded. "Sure thing. This will stay between us."
Confession Cam:
(Vincent) "I may look dumb for making that agreement with Delanie, but alliances usually don't matter that far into the game. I just need to survive these next few rounds. I know I can win my way to the end if I have to." He thinks for a moment. "I know I promised to keep it between us, but I might talk to the boys after the challenge to try and gauge where their heads are at. It's my game and I can't let Delanie do all the deciding for me."
(Delanie) "I hope Vincent is dumb to balance his strength. If I could actually get him on my side after orchestrating his little girlfriends demise, now that would be legendary." She laughs. "And it keeps me from being at the bottom!"
The remaining contestants are sitting in a row of 5 chairs along the sand of Camp Wawanakwa. Chef stands off to the side as Chris addresses each one.
"Vincent, Delanie, Nolan, Kat, and Eli..." Chris said in a serious tone. His face quickly changed into an excited smile. "Congrats on making it to the FINAL. FIVE! You five have collectively outlasted eleven other players! Some of which you haven't even seen! How have you gotten this far though? Did you have to backstab others? Did you remain loyal? Did you leave and come back? Who have you had to cut off in order to make it this far?"
"These are some interesting questions, Chris." Eli said.
"Is today's challenge gonna be about all these questions?" Nolan asked.
"Close!" Chris chuckled. "I was just warming up for the big, big, BIG surprise!"
"Oh, a plot twist?" Delanie rubbed her hands together. "Bring it!"
"More like, ELEVEN plot twists." Chris smirked as he waved his hand. "Come on down!"
Before the five could have time to react, the eleven previously eliminated contestants stepped onto the beach. They stepped out in order from most recently eliminated. One by one, Maddie, Colin, TJ, Lesley, Arin, Gloria, Nick, Janae, Colleen, Luigi and JC lined up across from the final five. Some looked delighted to be there (Colin, TJ, Nick) while others did not (Gloria, Janae, JC).
"Colin, hi!" Kat smiled and waved.
He smiled back at her.
"They aren't really allowed to have full blown conversations with you guys for the sake of time." Chris interrupted before anyone else could speak. "Anyway, for today's challenge, these LOSERS will be helping you all out! You'll each have the chance to pick which loser helps you, courtyard style!"
"That's one way to do it." Delanie remarked.
Chris gave her a side-eye. "Your mini team will be decided in this order." He holds up a postcard. "Vincent, Delanie, Nolan, Kat, and finally Eli. Before you say anything, this is completely. Fair. It's the order you all came in after the last challenge. Vincent, the floor is yours."
Vincent spoke without hesitation. "Maddie." He pointed. Maddie, expecting that, happily made her way next to him.
Delanie points to Nick. "Long time no see, friend." Nick nods and stands next to her.
Nolan rolls his die. "Gotta go with my first pick." He smiles at Colin, who doesn't hesitate to stand next to his friend. He hears a sigh from right next to him. "Sorry, Kat."
"No worries." Kat smiled. "Better luck next time." She looks at her options, then suddenly points at TJ. "TJ, I'd love to have you work with me." TJ giggles as if she knows exactly why Kat chose her.
"I'll go with Lesley." Eli said. Lesley shrugged and stood next to him. "Don't let me down, mister tough guy!"
"Wait a second. This isn't even." Eli pointed out. "Someone's going to get three people."
"And that won't be for you to decide!" Chris snapped, obviously upset that it was pointed out. "If you must know, the person that isn't chosen by any of you will pick who they want to work with."
"Okay..." Vincent continued. "I'll go with-"
"Choose me!" Gloria raised her hand. "I have tea."
"Okay... I'll go with Gloria I guess." Vincent invited her over.
Delanie looked at the remaining group of people. "I don't really want to work with any of you." She sighed. "I guess I'll go with the creepy looking lanky tall guy." She pointed at Luigi. "There must be some type of advantage under that horrid cloak." Luigi smirked and stood next to her and Nick.
"I got Colleen." Nolan said. Colleen happily took her place next to Nolan and her twin brother.
"I'll take Arin!" Kat smiled. Arin happily stood next to Kat and TJ.
Eli looked at both Janae and Jacque. "I guess I'll work with Janae since I actually know her."
"Good choice." Janae smiled as she took her place with Eli.
"That means JC will be picking who gets the privilege of JC, eh?" JC smirked.
"Just pick someone already, Jacque." Chris smirked, knowing JC would get mad.
"JC, aight?!" He glared at Chris. "I'll go with this one over here." He walked toward Delanie. "I got some things to teach you about being a REAL villain."
Delanie couldn't help but cackle. "I'm sure I have a lot to learn from you... JC?"
"That's right." JC smirked.
"Delanie would have the advantage." Eli said.
"Things aren't always as they seem!" Chris smirked. "It's time for everyone to separate from each other!"
"Separate?" Kat asked. "Are we not going up against each other now?"
"You are, but not within contact." Chris winked at the camera. "Here's the next twist. The losers you picked will determine the challenges you'll have to complete! This means that nobody will be doing the exact same challenge. The losers will rate you on a scale of 1 to 10 on how well you complete the challenge!"
"Can't that end up being biased or unfair?" Vincent pointed out.
"Who cares?" Chris shrugged. "It's completely up to the losers. Just do what they ask you to do! You'll each complete these challenges away from everybody else."
"Ha!" Delanie laughed. "I have three people. This one's definitely mine."
"Contestants! It's time to separate! Let's get this challenge started!" He then turns to the camera. "We'll be right back after the break!"
Commercial Break
Static. Then a short, thick pale girl appears on the screen. She has brown hair in two pigtails, with neon green highlights in them. She waves at the camera with her greasy free hand as she munches on a piece of fried chicken in the other. "Hi fans! It's me, Janet!"
She finished eating the piece of chicken. "I am SO excited to be competing again. Mostly because of the free food." She whispers. "But I'm excited because Chris said that I was underrated! Isn't that so cool? Me, popular enough to be considered underrated!" She claps and then runs her greasy fingers through a pigtail. "Look! I even changed up my hair. This season, I won't let anyone drag me down! So what if I love the color green and fried chicken?! That doesn't mean I can't make it far! I'll show everyone what Janet is about! They'll see that I'm not as predic-" She peeks at something behind the camera. "Is that a celebratory cake I see?!"
Static.
The words "Total Drama Underrated" are shown on a black screen.
Static.
Chris is looking at the camera. "Alright folks! This is how it's gonna work. You at home will get to watch each of these contestants compete all of their challenges one by one! Perhaps you'll know who the winner is all along, or maybe the last person will wow you! Who knows?! Let's get started, shall we? Cue Vincent's challenges!"
Vincent stood in front of Maddie and Gloria, who both looked at him intently.
Confession Cam:
(Maddie) "I just got voted out, so obviously I'm not too happy to still be here and not playing." She shakes her head. "I just have two bones to pick and that's with Vincent and Kat, so I'm glad Vincent picked me." She crosses her arms.
(Gloria) "I know Maddie has her own agenda with Vincent but I come with one of own. I want to change the final course of this game." She snarls.
"Alright," Gloria started. "Before we begin, I have a proposition for you Vincent. I have very important information about one of the remaining contestants in this game and I want you to... Exterminate them." She said this so swiftly that it made her accent and tone vindictive.
Vincent raised an eyebrow. "Who is this person? What's going on? Sounds serious."
Maddie sighed. "I don't think Gloria has stopped talking about this since she got eliminated. She's probably going to ask for-"
"Sixty-five dollars." Gloria said. "And I'll tell you everything you need to know."
"You're gonna make me pay for information?" Vincent asked.
"Yes," Gloria said. "It will help your game in the long run, Vincent, I promise."
"Sixty-five is a bit much for a little information, don't you think?" Vincent asked.
"It's BIG information." Gloria stressed. "Remember, it could help your game in the long run."
Vincent looked at Maddie.
Maddie shrugged. "I'd do it if I were you."
"You know what, how about this." Vincent said. "I'll give you 50 for it."
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Gloria asked.
"I do." Vincent said. "I'll give you no more than 50 for it." He stood strong.
"Sold." Gloria said, and then glanced at Maddie. She accepted his money. "Ready?"
Vincent nodded.
"The secret information is about Kat. She's a big fat snake. So here's what happened. When we had that trivia challenge on the plane, she stole my wares to get me against TJ and vote me out. She is a lot smarter than you think and I'm tired of this princess always getting what she wants! If you let her get to the end of the game she will win it all, I promise you that."
"Wow." Vincent looked at her. "Kat really did that?" Gloria nodded. "I didn't know she could be that strategic..."
"Ruthless is what it was." Gloria rolled her eyes.
"I'll definitely watch out for Kat." Vincent said. "I thought she was mostly Delanie's follower."
"Isn't she?" Maddie sighed. "I still think she's the reason I got eliminated. I wouldn't trust her either. She claims to dislike Delanie but still does everything to benefit her game."
"She needs a rude awakening." Gloria said.
"Wow." Vincent said. "I should have a chat with her."
"What's the point?" Gloria said. "It's too late to talk. Final five man."
Vincent nodded.
"Okay! Ready for my challenge?" Maddie asked.
"Oh yeah!" Vincent put his hands together. "I got this."
"Okay." Maddie smiled. "We're gonna head to the lake, where you have checkpoints marked."
"What kind of challenge is this?" Vincent rose an eyebrow.
"You'll be swimming 500 meters today. A typical event at a swim meet. Freestyle." Maddie nodded. "I remember you telling me you weren't that strong of a swimmer and I told you I got you. I'll train with you to make you the best you can be. So now it's your time to prove to me that I helped you all along."
Vincent gulped. "500 meters, eh?"
"I've been prepping you for this all season, Vinnie." Maddie said. "You got this. Your score will depend on the amount of time it takes you to complete this."
"Alright," Vincent breathed before getting ready on the dock. "I got this. Count me in."
"Three, two, one!" Maddie exclaimed as Vincent dove in and began his laps.
"You gonna talk to him about you two?" Gloria asked.
"Oh yeah." Maddie nodded. "I'm not leaving here until I know where he stands. And I want to make sure Kat and Delanie get split up. It's his only hope."
"So true." Gloria nodded as they both watched Vincent complete his laps.
Vincent looked to be in pretty good shape. He definitely improved over the course of the season and Maddie noticed this. She smiled as he swam his laps back and forth and she studied his technique. Finally, after about ten minutes, Vincent had completed the challenge.
Maddie applauded. "Great job Vincent!"
Vincent smiled and climbed back onto the dock, dripping wet. "What do I get?"
"You won't know until the end of the day." Maddie smirked. "It's a blind challenge!"
"Exciting..." Vincent said.
"I want to talk to you about something though." Maddie said. "About this whole season. I had some time to reflect since last night but I just wanna know now before I go to playa de losers... Do you like me in any way more than a friend?"
"Straight to the point..." Gloria scoffed. "Damn it, I lost my bet with TJ!"
"Very straight to the point." Vincent nodded. "In all honesty, Maddie, I never really looked at you in such a way other than friend and ally. My mind was on the game for so long."
Maddie nodded. "I respect that answer." She sniffed. "It's kind of disappointing but it's cool. I get it. I'm still your friend no matter what."
Vincent sighed. "I'm sorry if you ever felt like I led you on or anything, is that what this is about? I don't like that I disappointed you. Do you want to say something to me?"
"No." Maddie said. "I want you to focus on this game and win it."
Maddie and Gloria started to head out.
"Wait! Gloria, don't you have a challenge for me?" Vincent asked.
"You already completed it, dear." Gloria smirked. "It was my sell."
"Oh..." Vincent thought. "Did I do good?"
"You'll find out soon enough." Gloria laughed.
Maddie turned back. "Remember to take down the people who are in your way."
Vincent nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Vincent) "I have a feeling this game is about to get even more interesting." He puts a hand up to his necklace and gives it a little rub.
"Wow, Vincent competed in a challenge he wasn't even aware of." Chris spoke to the camera. "I wonder how many points he'll get from that Gloria. She seems unpredictable. And will Maddie give him the benefit of the doubt or did their little conversation strike the nerve too harshly?" He shrugged. "Bring on Delanie's challenges!"
"Alright people, hit me with your best shot. I'm ready to go." Delanie clapped.
"Delanie, I'd like to talk to you first!" Nick stepped up.
"Hit me." Delanie nodded.
"It's not my challenge yet. It's about your game." He explained. "You don't have a lot of fans out there, you know."
"Of course I do." Delanie laughed. "Of course, fans of this show might not like me but my real fans are loyal."
"Sure, but I hear there has been a lot of talk about you on social media."
"Oh, good!" Delanie chuckled. "Any media is good media."
"Not for you." Nick said. "They want you to fail so bad."
"Story of my life." Delanie said. "I'm much stronger than they expect me to be."
"Are you?" JC asked. "Some of the things I've heard about you have been very boring. Your actions as the quote on quote villain of the season have been lackluster at best."
Delanie ignored him. "How do you know all this anyway?" She asked Nick.
"I do livestreams on my YouTube channel." He said. "I get to read everyones comments about the situations going on here!"
"I hate reality TV." Delanie rolled her eyes.
"Just wanted to suggest being a nicer person." Nick said. "Which is why my challenge is for you to make a video apologizing for all of your actions this season."
"I can't do that." Delanie said.
"Then you get zero points from me and no shot at winning this challenge." Nick smiled.
"Ugh. Fine." Delanie shook her head. "Pass me the camera." Nick handed it to her. She rolled her eyes before putting on a smile for the camera. "Hi everyone! Lanie Rios here. I'm sure you guys have seen me on Total Drama at this point, and I just wanted to reiterate how important my fans are to me! I love you all so much and appreciate all your support. That being said, I understand that I haven't been portrayed in.. the best light, and I wanted to just reiterate that I'm currently fighting for half a million and a title. I'm a huge fan of this game and I may have gotten carried away throughout it. Nothing is more important to me at this point and for that I apologize."
"That wasn't so bad." Nick smiled at her.
"I was trained on mitigation." Delanie winked and crossed her arms. "Now what's my score?"
Nick stepped back. "You aren't supposed to know what score I give you. It will be revealed later."
"Really? For all of you?" Delanie looked at Luigi and JC.
"Yes, madame." Luigi nodded.
"Madame?!" Delanie rose an eyebrow.
"Don't pay attention to that there Luigi." JC said. "The guys obsessed with little girls or something."
"Lolis! They are called lolis." Luigi corrected him.
"Okay emo..." Delanie looked him up and down.
"Luigi." He said. "Are you ready for my challenge?"
"Bring it." She shrugged.
"I like to observe people," Luigi started, "to the point where I can really tell things about them. I'm going to ask you a series of questions about... Myself."
"I don't even know you." Delanie said.
"That was your mistake." Luigi smirked. "You were around me for quite some time before returning to the game, and you never really approached me."
"Okay first of all it works both ways." She held up a hand.
Luigi shrugged. "It's your challenge. Ready for some questions? What is my favorite color?"
"Black." Delanie said quickly.
"Correct. That was an easy one." He fixed his bowtie. "What's my favorite genre?"
"Horror, obviously." Delanie said.
"I'll give it to you." He nodded. "Who did I crush on during my time here?"
Delanie looked at JC. "I don't know! I wasn't with you two."
"Think about it." Luigi started at her intently.
"Um, was it that Arin girl?"
"Incorrect." Luigi said.
JC laughed. "It was Janae."
"The sister character?" Delanie questioned.
"Well, no. That's Colleen." Nick said. "Unless you mean sister to Stephan. Then it would be a yes."
Delanie grunted. "Next question?"
"What is my favorite time of day?"
"Are you kidding me?" She shook her head.
"These are the most simple questions." Luigi said. "You could have guessed these even if you gave me the smallest bit of attention at the losers resort."
"I didn't owe you anything." Delanie said. "I had just been blindsided and my mind was on getting back into the game."
"How... Selfish." Luigi said softly.
"Hey!" Delanie stepped closer to him.
"Delanie..." Nick stood in front of her. "Just try and complete this challenge. For everyone's sake."
Delanie sighed. "Alright... Don't tell me he's a morning person." She looked at JC.
"Nope. Last question." Luigi smirked. "What-"
"This is completely unfair." Delanie shook her head with disgust.
"You have three of us." JC said. "Pipe down and take it."
"Don't talk to me like that." Delanie snapped. "You're a rookie."
JC stepped up to her. "You got no idea who I am or where I come from!"
"Probably some ghetto." Delanie snapped back at him.
"Let's all calm down now!" Nick quickly intervened.
"Nah, she needs some tips on bein a villain and I'm here to give it to her!" JC glared at her.
"No way." Delanie crossed her arms. "Can you let me finish Luigi's questionnaire?!"
Nick looked at JC with a pleading face.
"Fine." JC grumbled. "I'm over this bitch."
Delanie ignored him and put her attention back on Luigi. "You were saying."
Confession Cam:
(JC) He glares at the camera. "That girl really believes she's winning this season?" He tries to hold in a laugh. "Ha! She was voted out once and it'll happen again."
(Delanie) "I'm so annoyed that I ended up stuck with JC. He's driving me freaking mad! Like, shut up dude. A real villain wouldn't have been the first boot of the season." She shakes her head. "That kid needs to stay in his place."
"My last question." Luigi nodded. "What is my attraction level to you, on a scale of one to ten."
"Obviously it's a ten." Delanie ran her fingers through her hair.
"That's..." Luigi stopped himself. "That's all the questions I had."
"Simple enough." Delanie glanced over at JC. "Let's get yours over with."
JC didn't say anything to her. He just stared at her.
"Oh is that what this is?" She rolled her eyes then fixated them on his. "You're on."
They stared at each other for was seemed to be like hours, but it was only a few minutes.
"It's like he's staring into my soul..." Delanie said. Finally, she blinked and then frowned. "Shit."
"Ha!" JC jumped up. "You lose!"
"I haven't lost yet." Delanie rolled her eyes. "These challenges were so simple. And with three scores instead of two, I'm sure to take the upperhand."
"Not so fast." Chris appeared. "You may have had three challenges, yes, but only the top two scores will count towards you."
"Ugh." Delanie rolled her eyes. "More work?!"
"Sucks for you!" Chris smiled. He then looked at the camera. "Delanie's all done with her challenges! They weren't so difficult, if you ask me. Did she win with her little advantage? We will find out later! Let's take a look at Nolan's challenges!"
"So let me get this straight, you're playing with Eli now?!"
"Yes." Nolan replied to a confused Colin. "Don't act so surprised, my options are very limited now. He isn't so bad."
"He's not." Colin said. "He's just untrustworthy I feel."
"To me it seems he knows what he wants and knows how to get it." Colleen said.
"Not the worst ally I could have chosen." Nolan shrugged.
"Not the best either." Colin inserted. "I think the best ally for you would have been Kat. Think about it. She's very trustworthy and together, you both could get out Delanie and Vincent and change the game."
"That's not how this works." Nolan said, holding up his die and reminding Colin of his strategy.
"Come on, dude." Colin shook his head. "What if you work with Eli and Kat? It would give you the majority."
"My die hasn't given me the choice to do that." Nolan said.
"It hasn't given you the choice to do anything my friend." Colin sighed.
"Maybe Colin is right." Colleen chimed in. "I think it would be better for your game at this point to drop the gambling strategy you got going on right now."
Nolan gasped. "You want me to give up the sole reason why I made it this far in the game?!"
"Don't get me wrong, Nolan, you seem super cool." She said. "I'm sure that you never needed that die anyway."
"This die is the reason I aligned with you, Colin," Nolan stood his ground. "I've always thought strategically in this game, but there's nothing I wouldn't do at this point. This die has given me the best strategy yet."
Colin nodded. "Okay, it was just food for thought..."
Confession Cam:
(Colin and Colleen) "I gave it a shot and it didn't work." Colin sighed. "Well, hopefully he can pass our challenges."
"Hopefully." Colleen said. "Cause I'm pretty hungry."
"Is that what's on your mind?" Colin laughed. "You nut."
She smirked at the camera, then at him. "You're the nut."
"Speaking of food, we haven't eaten anything all day. My challenge for you is to make us something to eat!" Colleen smiled.
"Can you cook?" Colin asked.
A smile formed on Nolan's lips. "Oh I know the perfect thing!" He led them to the mess hall.
Once at the mess hall, Nolan said Colin and Colleen down at one of the tables. He disappeared into the kitchen, where he gathered his ingredients together quickly and started cooking.
"Maybe his strategy isn't bad after all." Colleen said.
"I don't know." Colin said. "I'm just worried for him. These next few challenges aren't going to be a walk in the park. He could get booted any minute. He needs to fully keep an eye on his back."
"Well what if Eli is actually trustworthy for him?" Colleen suggested. "There are only 5 people left."
"True." Colin shrugged. "I just wish his little die would have put him with Kat. I'd hate to see anyone else win."
"It's not in our hands." Colleen said.
"Alright!" Nolan appeared from the kitchen with two covered dishes. "Ready to eat?"
"Oh yes!" Colleen picked up her fork and knife.
"Ta-da." Nolan revealed each plate. "Fish n' chips!"
"It smells magnificent." Colin went straight in.
Colleen payed more attention to it. "Looks good." She reached for the ketchup.
Confession Cam:
(Nolan) He is enthusiastic. "I've been waiting all game to show off my signature fish n' chips."
Colleen was just finishing up as Nolan and Colin awaited.
"What do you think?" Nolan asked.
"You'll get my score later." Colleen winked.
"I thought it was pretty great." Colin smiled. "I'd give it a ten."
"Thanks, friend." Nolan said.
Colin rubbed his stomach. "What's perfect after a nice, fried meal? Video games of course! That's your challenge from me." He clapped his hands together.
"Video games?" Nolan asked. Colin nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Nolan) "I hope it's something card game or risk related, but it's probably not."
"Ninja Warrior 3." Colin said as he turned on the TV in the mess hall. "A simple fighting game. All you have to do is beat me."
"I would hope that's easy." Nolan said, looking at Colin as Colleen handed him the remote.
"It's all he's done since he got to Playa de Losers." Colleen said. "There's no way you'll beat him."
"I do have some cracks, rarely though." Colin laughed. "You'll have to try really hard."
And so they began. Colin quickly crushed Nolan for a couple rounds as he tried to learn all of the moves. Over time, Colin took longer and longer to beat him until Nolan finally managed to win a round! "Woo!" He shot up.
"Good job, Nolan." Colleen smiled.
"That was super fun." Colin said. "We should totally do that again."
"We should." Nolan nodded.
Chris appeared. "Congratulations on completing your challenges, Nolan." He looked at the camera. "I'll say, I thought the challenges would be more physical than they have been. Flop. Well, what more could you expect from eliminated contestants?" He laughs. "Let's see how Kat is doing."
Confession Cam:
(Kat) "I'm really nervous about this competition because now I have to face TJ." She sighs. "I knew this would catch up to me..."
"Well, Ah'll be damned." TJ smiled. "You made it this far! Congrats, gem."
Kat looked down. "You don't have to be nice to me, TJ. We all know it's my fault you and Gloria got voted out."
"Aw, dollie it's okay!" TJ put a hand on her shoulder. "We can let bygones be just that. I had fun, that was what was most important to me."
"Surely you must have been a little upset." Kat said.
"Ah knew you were at fault, and you outsmarted me!" TJ exclaimed. "That was cool!"
"I'm glad you aren't upset with me." Kat said. "And I'm really sorry regardless. I've been thinking a lot and I'm going to try hard not to care as much once all of this is over."
"Do what's best for you." TJ smiled. "But have fun while it lasts! Ya'll are so darn close to that finish line."
"Hopefully I'll be the one to cross it first." Kat smiled.
"Where is it?" Arin chimed in from spacing out. "Is it, uh, nearby?"
"Coming to a future challenge near you..." Kat said. "If I make it that far."
"It seems to me that you're in a good position." TJ said.
"It seems." Kat agreed. "But anything can change this game up. I could be the one going home tonight for all I know."
"That's very unlikely." TJ said. "Everyone knows that Vincent is a threat."
"He keeps winning." Kat said.
"Ya just gotta beat him once." TJ smirked. "Ah know you can do it."
"So you don't want Vincent to win?" Kat asked.
"It's not that." TJ giggled. "Ah just want someone to give'im a run for his money."
"True." Kat smiled.
"Anyway, Ah'm ready to give you my challenge if yer ready to receive her." TJ said.
"I'm so ready." Kat got up.
"Er, maybe you wanna test her first, Arin?" TJ looked over at Arin, who had spaced out again.
"Uh, what?" Arin looked at the two.
"Your challenge?" Kat asked.
"Oh, yes!" Arin shot up. "Photoshoot! Photoshoot!"
"Fun..." Kat smiled a bit.
"Put this on!" Arin handed Kat a red dress and red pumps.
"This is so cute." Kat looked at the dress.
"You'll look great in it!" Arin exclaimed.
Confession Cam:
(Arin) She looks at the camera for a long time. "Oh yea! What I was, uh, gonna say: red is Kat's color."
Kat looked beautiful in the red dress and pumps. She managed to curl the ends of her hair as well.
"You look so pretty!" Arin exclaimed. "Can you take the photos?" She asked TJ.
"Sure thing." TJ smiled.
Arin led Kat and TJ to an empty area near the shore. "Uh, alright," Arin began. "Let's start with some simple poses." She started to instruct Kat on what to do and where to place her body parts. "Hand here... Eyes like this... You have to, uh, tilt your head a little more this way..." Finally, the camera ran out of storage and Arin was very pleased with herself as she took the camera from TJ. "I'm excited to look at these."
"Does that mean I'm not getting my score till later?" Kat asked.
"Right." TJ said. "It's one of those challenges." She then pointed at an enclosed muddy area nearby. "Ready for mine?"
"I was wondering what that was." Kat said as they all walked up to it.
"Back at home, Ah love gettin' down and dirty with the pigs." TJ smirked. "Not to brag, but lil ol' me can handle herself pretty well. Mah record for hogtie'in a pig is 47 seconds."
"That's incredible." Kat nodded, looking at the mud. "Please don't tell me-" Before she could finish her statement, a pig was brought on and dropped in the area by some interns. "You can't be serious..."
"Oh yes!" TJ exclaimed with enthusiasm. "Ah wanna see you catch her!"
"There's no way I'll be able to..." Kat said.
"Come on! Ah gave you an enclosed space and the pig ain't even full grown! You got this one!" TJ was excited. "It'll be loads of fun!"
Kat tied up hair. "I guess I have to."
"Yay, Kat!" Arin clapped.
"Let's do this." Kat stepped barefoot into the mini arena. She looked at the pig, who just sat there innocently. She breathed for a second before lunging at it. The pig quickly squealed and hopped up away from her. Kat landed face first into the mud. "Crap."
"Ya didn't think it would be that easy, huh?" TJ called from the sidelines. She and Arin were sharing some popcorn.
Kat refocused on the pig, who slowly backed up from her. She ran towards it, and it ran in another direction. She began to circle around the arena, chasing the pig for dear life. After several attempts, she still couldn't get it. "This is too hard." She frowned.
"You got this!" TJ said. "Ya wanna try a new strategy?" She grinned, pulling out her lucky rope.
Kat thought about it. "You're right." She looked over towards the pigs food. She held her hand up for the rope and caught it as she approached the food. With one hand, she picked up a chunk of food and walked it over to the pig, who hesitated at first, but eventually went up to her hand for the snack. "Gotcha!" She exclaimed as she roped the pig, who immediately began to squeal.
"Wow." TJ said anticlimactically. "You did it."
"Sure did!" Kat beamed with confidence. "Now... I should clean myself up." She handed TJ back her rope and left to go shower.
Confession Cam:
(TJ) "Not mah preferred style of catchin' but she sure did what she had to do." She nodded.
"Ya'll ready to see one more?" Chris grinned at the camera. "We'll find out just how well Kat did soon enough. Let's check out Eli, who's with the infamous Janae and Lesley!"
Eli followed Lesley and Janae into the arts and crafts center.
"It's much bigger in here than it looks on TV." Eli said, looking around.
"It's a beauty." Lesley said, picking up some paint bottles and an easel and placing them in front of Eli. "Paint."
"Paint what?" Eli asked.
"I dunno, an idiot who backstabs people?" Lesley said. "It would be a good self-portrait."
"Hey!" Eli protested. "I never backstabbed you. You never had the votes."
"I know it's Vinnie's fault that I left, but you didn't even try to save me." Lesley was clearly still upset about this. "We could have been great teammates."
"We were both at the bottom, Lesley." Eli said. "I tried, I really did." He picked up a paintbrush, dipped it in some paint and started his project.
Lesley grabbed an easel and started a project of his own. "Yeah, yeah. I know. Just sucks to be voted out twice."
"Vincent outsmarted us." Eli said.
"The fact that he's still here bothers me so much." Lesley said. "That spot should be mine and Maddie's should have been Colleen's. They're so boring."
Eli shrugged. "That may be true, but they Vincent deserves to be here. He certainly fought for his spot here."
"I got put on the shitty end of the stick. Delanie got lucky." Lesley said.
"Too lucky." Janae said. "I outlasted her! Why did they bring her back and not me?!"
"You would have just dragged Vincent to the end with you." Lesley said. "Boring."
"Not true! And that's basically what she's doing with Kat." Janae said.
"I know Kat is smarter than she lets on." Eli said. "I'm pretty sure she's using Delanie as a shield."
"Which is fine but it's come down to the wire." Janae groaned. "I so would have played this game so well."
"Maybe you did the best you could, but you got outplayed." Eli shrugged.
"I quit! No one outplayed me." Janae said. "I'm just pissed because I let some guy drive me to the edge. I so would have gotten him out the second I was back. This game would look a lot different if they had brought me back instead of Delanie."
"You sound jealous." Lesley chuckled. His painting was already looking better than Eli's.
"You didn't even contribute to anything in the game." Janae chuckled back. "Maybe I should have had your spot."
"Oh, get over it." Lesley said.
"They just need to bring me back before Stephan never let's me live this down." Janae said. "I was so underrated."
"I think I'm underrated." Eli said. "I don't think anyone here is targeting me at this point."
"Do you mean under the radar?" Janae asked.
"Sure?" Eli shrugged.
"Well, here's my challenge to you." Janae sat across from him. "Convince me why you should win this game."
"Oh boy, that's tough." Eli said. "But you know what? I do think I deserve to win this game." He nodded.
"I'm waiting." Janae folded her hands. "Make it simple I don't want a novel."
"Okay." Eli nodded. "So. I started off this game with intentions to just get everyone on my side. I wanted to make it as far as I possibly could, so I complimented people, smiled in their face and treated them as friends. I wanted to be liked and valued on the summer suns. I formed an alliance with TJ early on and was able to convince Gloria to vote my way as well. Then I made Delanie believe that I was in her alliance of celebrities as well. I put myself in the safest position for the premerge. I was in two alliances. And then I found the Chris McLean invincibility statue and used it to get Delanie, my biggest threat, out of the game. Once my alliance were both kicked out of the game, I had to put myself in a good position for the merge, so I painted the target on Vincent. And now I'm in a good spot again because Delanie, the person I voted out and Nolan, the guy I've been trying to work with all season, are both interested in working with me!"
"Wow." Janae said emotionless. "Not bad. I still think I would have done better. But not bad."
"There's no way you would have been in a better position than I am." Eli said.
"The game can change in an instant, silly." Janae said.
"Yeah." Lesley looked over. "You could think you have the votes then BOOM. Blindside."
Eli silently nodded.
Confession Cam:
(Eli) "It's true." He said. "I can't get too comfortable. Delanie could turn her back on me at any second... I just have to let her think she's in a better position than I am."
"Alright." Eli held his painting up. It looked pretty abstract, a black backdrop with shades of red, purple and blue streaming down the canvas. "I call it my road to victory."
Lesley studied it. "How symbolic. You don't paint, right?"
"Not usually." Eli said.
"I can tell." Lesley chuckled. "Let's go." He said to Janae.
"But wait, what about my scores?" Eli called after them.
"Campers!" Chris called over the loudspeaker. Everyone looked up from their location. "It looks like you've all completed your challenges. And the scores are IN! Here's the catch though. You won't know who won before you go vote. You won't even know if you won!" He laughs. "So go vote now! You aren't allowed to compare notes with anyone. Go vote. See ya soon!"
Delanie looked away from the camera. "(bleep)."
Chris had the final five sitting down in front of him at the campfire pit. A nice fire was blazing. "Hello everyone. This ceremony is extra cool because you all have already voted, despite not knowing who's invincible from the votes!" He laughed.
"Can we know who won now?" Nolan asked.
"Why, of course." Chris grinned. "Chef!"
Chef walked in. "Hey you all. I'm here to give you your scores!"
"Start with the losers!" Chris clapped.
"Delanie, despite you having three judges, you still had the least amount of points. You scored an 8. Nick and Luigi both gave you 4 points while JC gave you zero."
"That asshat!" Delanie glared.
"Kat, you got a 5 from TJ and and 8 from Arin!"
"Thirteen out of twenty?" Kat asked.
"Yes." Chef said. "A solid loss."
Kat frowned.
"Eli, you got sevens across the board for a total score of 14."
Eli shrugged. "I'll take it."
"Nolan, you also got a 14. A 6 from Colin and an 8 from Colleen."
Nolan looked at the camera. "Really Colleen? My fish n' chips are a solid ten." He chuckled.
Eli looked at Vincent, then at Chef. "Wait, does that mean-"
"Vincent!" Chef interjected. "You won by one point. An 8 from Maddie and a 7 from Gloria. Congrats, slug!"
Vincent sighed with relief and shook his fist. "I just know I needed that win."
Eli gave Delanie a paranoid look and she winked at him.
"I had a lot of fun looking at your votes tonight. The twist I came up with last second was KILLER. Are you ready to know who's eliminated?"
"Get on with it." Delanie spoke.
"I can't just spit it out this time." Chris smirked as Chef rolled in a TV. "So I'll let you all do it."
"What is this?" Kat asked.
"Oh no..." Eli groaned. "He's going to reveal our votes."
"Bingo." Chef said.
"Exactly." Chris laughed. "Let's get straight to it." He turned on the TV and used the remote to press play.
(Eli) "Bye Vincent. I really hope you didn't win this challenge and I hope I'm not being played if I lost it."
Vincent nodded and Eli shook his head.
"Doesn't count." Chris smirked.
(Kat) "You've been in this game for too long, Vinnie." She giggles. "It's time for you to go join your friends at Playa de Losers and for the rest of us to actually have a shot at winning this game."
"Does not count!" Chris exclaimed happily.
Vincent shook his head and smirked.
"Nothing personal." Kat said to him.
"I get it." Vincent smiled.
(Nolan) "I can't give my ally a heads up, which sucks, but tonight I have to vote for Kat. There's no way she would work with me at this point anyway." He holds up his die and shrugs.
Kat looked at Nolan, who held up his die.
"Not cool." She said.
"I had to." Nolan shrugged.
"You had no reason to vote for her." Delanie said.
"Let's just keep going." Chris said. "It gets good!"
(Delanie) "I really hope that my gut is right. I vote for Nolan."
(Vincent) "I might be screwed if I don't win this one so at this point I kind of just have to go with luck and blind trust. Delanie, I hope you're really serious about working with me. I vote to eliminate Nolan."
Delanie and Vincent both regrettably sunk their heads into their hands.
"Exposed." Eli said under his breath, shaking his head at those two.
Nolan got up, accepting his fate. "Luck has sure been on my side."
"Bye." Delanie waved.
"Sorry, Nolan. I knew it was either me or you." Vincent said, offering a handshake.
"It's cool." Nolan said. He held his die up and kissed it. "Fifth place, huh? You sure kept me longer than I thought you would."
"There's a boat waiting for you." Chris pointed.
"Seeya later guys." Nolan waved. "Good luck." He walked off to the boat.
"That wasn't what I thought would happen." Eli said.
"At least it wasn't you." Kat said.
"Or you." Eli smiled at her. He then looked at Vincent and Delanie. "And since when were you two working together?"
"I talked to Vincent after I talked to you." Delanie said. "We had a mutual agreement." She looked at Vincent. "I'm not sure where the working together bit came from."
"Maybe I misinterpreted our chat." Vincent said.
"Either way, I'm happy with tonight's results." Delanie said. "Nolan had to go sooner or later." She started walking toward the cabin. "Don't you think?"
Everyone else stood quietly at the firepit before heading to bed.
Confession Cam:
(Delanie) She calmly breathes. "I made it to the final 4. Yes I did. Even after coming back." She nods, there are practically stars in her eyes. Then she snaps out of it as she starts to nod intently. "This is definitely my game to lose... And I'm not going down without a fight."
NEXT TIME: The family visit challenge puts some people over the edge while others fight for their spot in the finale.