LaCuevademigustos: Don't worry, I understand. Mal is indeed tricking Sammy kinda like Zoey but don't worry it won't be like All Stars. Duncan's pranks are to prove while he is decent at times he is still a bad boy.

Puzzlefan 123: They probably aren't.

Guest: Not necessarily, he found out about he had a secret personality. He does not know who Mal is.

danifan3000: We'll see if those two make it that far.

Ellismskd24: That is true.

Guest: We'll see.

acosta perez jose ramiro: Indeed he did.

Screaming Gaffers: Sammy, Mike, Leshawna, DJ, Courtney, Noah, Amy

Killer Grips: Dave, Sky, Dawn, Duncan, Heather

"People have always been drawn by the beauty of the sea." Chris said "But that's not where we were last time! Amy's surf adventure turned trailer park when a twister ruined her fun, but Mal raised some eyebrows after his actions with the seagulls but thanks to him the Gaffers won the first part of the challenge and Sammy also ended up being the MVP and won the challenge. That was a bit anti-climatic but ah well. Duncan ended up teaming up with Sky and Dave against Harold. Which lead to the Uber Nerd's second tiebreaking elimination in a row. Ha ha hilarious." Chris smirked "With only twelve left, one of our teams will come out on top this week. Find out next on Total! Drama! Action!"

The episode begins with a shot of the sun before panning down to the area in front of the trailers. Dave and Sky were sitting under an umbrella to get some shade while Sammy and Leshawna were sitting under the awning of the girls' trailer.

"Too… hot… to…" Mike began sweating in the guys' trailer before gasping and turning to Mal who once again flipped his hair back up.

Confessional:

"Just switching back and forth will not be enough, I need Mike to get hit on the head again so I can gain full control, but how can I do that?" Mal asked before he gasped and turned into Mike "Wait, how did I get here?"

Confessional Ends

The static cut to a close-up shot of Chris's face. He had a piece of straw in his mouth, a black cowboy hat on his head, and he squinted at something off screen. He cocked a revolver gun and then he shot it. We then cut around the area to show some of the cast's reaction. DJ woke up and looked around, Mike up and smacked his head on the top of the window gaining a bump on his head.

"Gah! Chris!" Courtney said incredulously.

""Take it easy." Chris told them, "The guns are loaded with blanks. At least I'm sure one of them is."

"Since there's no beatin' the heat, we're goin' west this week! There's a town meetin' at noon. Be there, or I'll drive you deadbeats outta town!" Chris told the cast.

"Ugh quit the accent it's so last century." Amy rolled her eyes.

Confessional:

Leshawna was seen sweating in the confessional before her hair formed an Afro.

"Ugh darn humidity is bad for my hair." Leshawna said angrily.

Confessional Ends

The static cut to a stopwatch quickly ticking towards noon. The watch was lowered and the camera showed the sun over the wild west set, a tumbleweed was blown but then burned into ash. Soon we see Chris and the cast.

"Listen up partners, In any good western there are heroes, outlaws, horses, and pretty dames. The hero defeats the outlaw, then rides off into the sunset on the horse." Chris explained.

"With a pretty dame right?" Sammy asked hopefully.

"Assuming nothing happens to them during the bar brawl maybe." Chris said nonchalantly "Alright time for your first challenge: No cowboy worth spittin' at would go one day without saddle practice. Time to saddle up!"

The camera cut to an old horse eating something out of a bucket. It let out a fart that lasted for several seconds.

"That's the best steed we could afford?" Chris asked angrily.

The shot cut to Chef inside a barn, wearing a visor and punching buttons on an adding machine. "You want a five-star hotel and champagne and caviar for breakfast?! I gotta cut somewhere."

"It's perfect, don't change a thing." Chris smirked at Chef.

Confessional:

"Ah horses, one of the many blessed creatures to walk the earth." Dawn said happily.

Confessional Ends

We then see Duncan next to the horse "You call this a challenge." Duncan then began to mount the horse before Chris continued speaking "Not so fast," Chris said "You cowboys and cowgirls are gonna have to mount the steed from up there." The camera pulled back to show the whole water tower. "Not there," he clarified. "Waaaaay up there," the camera pulled back some more to show a second ladder leading to a diving board quite a ways up from the tower. "Since the Gaffers won last week they go first."

Sammy and DJ gave each other scared looks before Chris continued speaking "Don't worry, our unpaid interns have assured us it's safe."

"And how is plummeting a hundred feet first a reward?" Noah asked.

"It is because I said so," Chris answered. "And I'm your host, Chris Mclean."

"I volunteer Amy to go first she needs to prove her usefulness." Courtney smirked as she shoved Amy in front of the ladder.

Amy grumbled but complied as she climbed up the ladder.

Amy is then seen on top of the diving board, she then jumps screaming "I HATE YOU SAMEY!"

She then landed on the horse and began getting dizzy before falling off.

"That was awesome Amy, one point for the Screaming Gaffers, Grips you're next." Chris said happily.

"Well this doesn't seem so bad." Duncan shrugged.

Duncan then was shown screaming as he began falling, he then landed on the horse.

"Phew." Duncan said in relief.

"Alright Gaffers and Grips each get one point, Gaffers you're up again." Chris said.

Mike was shown shaking on the diving board before he began jumping, however he missed the horse and fell on the ground, the shot then cut to his brain as he began groaning.

"What the- How am I here?" Mike asked.

"Welcome Michael." A sinister voice said.

Mike then gasped "You."

"Of course and I am at your disservice." Mal smirked as he snapped his fingers and a chain and rock appeared.

Mike then began to struggle before panting.

"Nice try Mike, but you aren't getting out of that." Mal told him "I'm in charge now."

Mike tried to tackle Mal but he missed "There's innocent people you're hurting, you have to stop."

"Stop, why I barely even started." Mal smirked before disappearing.

Mal then woke up to see everyone gathering around him in which he flipped his hair on his head.

"Whoa are you okay, your hair kinda fell down over your eye for a moment." Sammy pointed out.

"Must've been from the fall." Mal said in his Mike voice.

Duncan gasped at hearing this.

Confessional:

"Oh man I thought I knew Mike from somewhere but couldn't place it until now, when I was a lowly punk at juvie he ran the place but back then his name was Mal and he is baaaaaad news." Duncan confessed.

Confessional Ends

"Well good thing you're okay Mike but you didn't gain a point, Grips you're up." Chris told the Killer Grips.

Dave and Sky were seen on the board together "Oh man this is pretty scary."

"Hey it's okay I'll jump with you." Sky told him "Does that sound good?"

"That sounds nice actually." Dave blushed.

Soon Sky and Dave began jumping off together and they both landed on the horse.

"And the Grips take the lead again, three to one." Chris smirked.

The scene scut ahead to show DJ screaming in fear as he was using a blouse as a parachute to cushion his fall but sadly it backfired as he landed on a power line.

"Not the electrical wires." DJ screamed before he was zapped.

Chris began to laugh, and the footage was paused. The footage cut to Chris in the monitor room with a piece of paper in his hands and he had a serious look on his face. "We here at Total Drama Action," Chris began, sounding like he was obviously reading from the sheet for the first time, "care about the health and welfare of our..." he picked up the paper and gave it a weird glance, "competitors. Furthermore," he perked up, "no animals were hurt in the making of this show."

Soon we cut back to the campers as Dawn was seen screaming and she failed to land on the horse and plopped on the ground "Ow." Dawn weakly groaned.

Leshawna was next. She jumped and now saw that she wasn't going to land on the horse. So Leshawna flipped over to where her afro hit the ground first. She bounced off of it and landed on her feet. "Bet you're not laughing at my hair now!" She cheered.

"Yes we are," Chris told her. Leshawna growled at this.

Courtney was seen screaming as she was falling but she landed on the horse and sighed in relief "Phew."

Noah was seen looking at the ladder before sighing.

Confessional:

"I was going to chicken out but given that I would get voted off if I did like I would've been if we lost the first season , I decided to jump this time, Ugh."

Confessional Ends

Noah was seen screaming before he landed on the horse.

"Thank goodness." Noah said exasperated.

"Alright it's three to three, ladies it's time for you to break the tie." Chris told Sammy and Heather.

Sammy and Heather began climbing the ladder not saying a word to each other before Sammy began jumping off the diving board but she barely missed the horse, like Dawn she groaned in pain.

"Ha, now watch this." Heather smirked before she began stretching before she jumped, she also missed the horse and groaned "You have got to be kidding me."

"Alright it's still three a piece, time for the next challenge cowpokes." Chris said before walking off with the twelve cast members as DJ and Courtney carried Sammy while Dave and Sky carried Heather.

(After Commercial Break)

The episode resumed with a front shot of the twelve cast separated into their teams. A tumbleweed blew past them and Chris's boots stepped into view. The perspective switched to show Chris as he explained the challenge. "The hallmark of western is the final gunfight between the outlaws and the lawmen."

"Your challenge is for you to shoot water pistols at the opposing team, it will be outlaws versus lawmen." Chris said "Grips will be the lawmen and the Gaffers will be the outlaws."

"And how will we know the difference other than our own teammates?" Duncan asked.

"Simple, the lawmen will wear cowboy hats while the outlaws will wear fake mustaches." Chris explained.

"Chef will now judge the challenge." Chris explained. Chef arrived wearing an antebellum era dress and bonnet. "Love the dress Chef-ete." Chef growled at this.

Chef was then seen finishing a knot which had Chris tied up to a fence post "Maybe after I change, I'll come back and untie you."

"I can't feel my arms," Chris whined as he struggled against the rope "Let the shootout begin."

Soon we see the Screaming Gaffers run away from the Killer Grips as they begin chasing them.

We then see Mal and Sammy together before Mal began speaking "Split up, we'll cover more ground." He instructed, making Sammy nod as he began running.

Dave and Sky were together before they ran into Noah.

"Well this is just too easy." Sky bragged before she tried shooting water at Noah but he dodged, Dave tried his hand at it as well but Noah dodged again.

Dave and Sky shot at different angles and Noah couldn't dodge them both so he was hit.

"Ugh darn it." Noah said angrily.

We then cut to Courtney and DJ running together but suddenly two drops of water from above hit them both.

"What?! How?!" DJ asked incredulously.

"Hello." Dawn's voice was heard from a house with a window upstairs.

"Ugh, she's good." Courtney said angrily.

Leshawna was seen running before she ran into Duncan.

"Well Well, if it isn't Afro girl." Duncan smirked, "This oughta be quick."

"Funny I was about to say the same thing." Leshawna smirked before the two fired at each other, however they ended up getting water on each other.

"F***" The two swore.

Dawn was seen behind the barrels aiming for Mal but as she shot the water, Mal smirked and dodged it, and shot water at Dawn's face.

"Sorry Dawn, nothing personal." Mal said as began laughing and running off.

Dawn then raised an eyebrow.

Confessional:

"Mike's aura seems more red than usual, it seems mysterious, I must look into this more." Dawn told the audience.

Confessional Ends

Amy was then seen walking across the set until Dave and Sky got in front of her.

Dave and Sky soon shot water at Amy but she dodged both shots and then shot water at Dave which hit his shirt.

"Aw man." Dave sighed.

Sky and Amy soon shot water which hit each other.

"Darn it." Sky said angrily.

"Ugh my beautiful shirt." Amy groaned.

We then see that Heather was the only one left and she was now in front of Mal and Sammy who smirked at her before shooting water at her, which she dodged, she then shot Sammy with water.

"Aw come on." Sammy sighed.

Mal and Heather then glared at each other until one of them shot water and the other and then the one who got hit with water was…

…

…

…

Mal.

"Nooooooooooooooooo!" Mal yelled out.

"Heather wins for the Killer Grips." Chris announces making Heather and the other Grips cheer.

"Screaming Gaffers, I'll see you at the theater." Chris said with a smirk before leaving.

Amy was then seen walking over to behind the trailers dragging Courtney by the arm.

"Ugh What did you want to see me for?" Courtney asked angrily.

"Look we both know I'm a target for elimination but if you eliminate me you'll be letting a three-way alliance control your team." Amy explained.

"How so?" Courtney asked.

"Samey's friends with both Mike and Leshawna, you know what that could lead to." Amy said.

"Fine I guess I can talk to DJ and Noah about eliminating Samey." Courtney rolled her eyes.

"Oh I don't think I want Samey out just yet." Amy smirked.

Courtney was then seen talking to DJ and Noah in the Craft Services Tent.

"Whoa, seriosuly?" Noah asked shocked.

"I don't know man it seems kinda wrong to vote for one of Sammy's friends, she did lose Cody after all." DJ pointed out.

"Well if we want any chance of winning we'll have to take our chances. So what's it gonna be?" Courtney asked making DJ sweat.

Soon the Gilded Chris theme played as a montage of Chris moments are shown.

"Alright Screaming Gaffers, welcome to your first Gilded Chris ceremony." Chris said happily.

"Here's the deal, if you get a Gilded Chris you're safe, okay let's go." Chris said "Gilded Chris' go to… Courtney."

"DJ."

"Noah."

"Sammy."

"And… Mike."

"And the final Gilded Chris goes to…"

Leshawna and Amy glare at each other as the theme drags on.

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…

…

…

"Amy."

Amy smirked villainously as she received her Gilded Chris.

"What? But what did I do?" Leshawna asked incredulously.

"You were a finalist last season so we figured you were a threat." Noah explained.

Sammy looked saddened at this, DJ looked guilty and Mal pretended to care.

"Ugh fine, I'll just leave at the Lame-o-sine." Leshawna rolled her eyes before Chef put a hand out to stop her.

"Not so fast, today is a reward challenge and the Grips are getting a reward." Chris said happily.

"Which is?" Mal asked.

"Leshawna, she is now on the Killer Grips." Chris announces.

"Ha, yeah baby I'm still in the game." Leshawna cheered.

"Yes, yes indeed but for how long? Find out when we return on Total! Drama! Action!" Chris said happily.

Exclusive Clip: Mal's diabolical plot

Mal was seen opening the door to a room where he turned on the lights and found the animatronic monster.

"Hello monster, you and I are going to be very good friends in the future. But first you'll need some reprogramming, mwahahahhahahhahahahaha!" Mal laughed.

Author's Note: Yep Leshawna has officially swapped teams. I did this for plot reasons you will see later, and it seems Mal has plans for the monster, but I'll give you a hint it won't happen in the finale. I knew that the cattle roping challenge wasn't happening because no one was there to ruin it so I changed it.

Screaming Gaffers: Sammy, Mike, DJ, Courtney, Noah, Amy

Killer Grips: Dave, Sky, Dawn, Duncan, Heather,

Leshawna