It's that time again, a new chapter has been released. With the Escape Race under way, we can see who's the winner of the 3rd solo match! Who is it, you ask? Find out in this chapter of Total Drama: Running Time!

Aztec 13: This game is now in full swing. You've got to read it.

-5 Minutes Ago-

We see a circular room. A black portal appears and spits Duncan out.

"Waaaaaaagh!" Duncan yelled.

Duncan faceplants into the floor.

"Ugh, rude!" Duncan exclaimed from the bumpy ride. "Wait a minute, this isn't the elimination chamber." Duncan took notice of the surroundings.

Duncan stood up and looked at the room around him.

"Is this the special treatment?" Duncan asked.

A robot then appears in the middle of the room.

"We have prepared a special role for the winner of the last round!" The robot announced.

"Sounds good." Duncan smiled at the offer.

"Your mission for this game is to put everyone else back in jail at least once." The robot explained Duncan's special role. "You are now the Warden of this tower."

"The Warden, huh? A nice mix-up for a change." Duncan snickered at the coincidence. "But how exactly am I supposed to do it?" Duncan asked how to play his role.

Then multiple holographic screens surround the room. Each screen shows a model of a gun, ranging from pistols to rifles.

"Please select your choice of weapons!" The robot prompted Duncan to select a weapon.

"All right, I picked this one." Duncan said while pointing at a screen.

"Okay!" The robot said.

A light appeared on the top of the robot and materialized into the gun Duncan has chosen.

"Sweet." Duncan smiled as he picked up the weapon.

Another item materialized above the robot. It appears to be a silver ring. The ring then falls into Duncan's watch.

"What is this?" Duncan asked in confusion.

"This ring is the Master Key to the Ultimate Tower! It allows you to open any door in the tower!" The robot explained about the item. "Once you have completed this special mission, you will win this round."

"Okay then, bring it on!" Duncan yelled in determination.

A black portal appears directly beneath Duncan.

"Whooaaaa!" Duncan yelped.

Back on the 3rd floor, we see Carrie walking up a staircase.

"I hope this is the one." Carrie said.

Carrie puts her hand on the hatch. The hatch opens, allowing her access to the 4th floor.

"Finally." Carrie said.

Carrie climbs up the hatch into the 4th floor.

"Okay, still got a long way to go." Carrie smiled.

Duncan then enters the room.

"Hey Duncan." Carrie said.

"Hey." Duncan greeted.

"So, MacArthur is back in jail?" Carrie brought up a discussion.

"Yeah, got captured by security bots." Duncan said.

"Well then, she can escape her cell again, right?" Carrie asked.

"Yeah, she probably would." Duncan said.

Suddenly, the tower began shifting again. The two fell on the ground trying to keep balance.

"Whoaaaa!" Carrie yelled.

"Has someone already entered the 5th floor?!" Duncan asked if someone already reached the 5th floor.

"Um, I guess so." Carrie assumed.

The shifting then stops. The two stood up.

"A contestant has entered the 5th floor! Increasing security! Increasing security!" A female voice announced.

"We should get moving." Carrie then prompted to hurry up.

Duncan then takes out his weapon and shoots Carrie in the shield without her looking.

"So, where to?" Carrie asks where to go.

The portal comes back and the hand grabs Carrie's arm.

"Hey! What the?!" Carrie yelped.

Carrie is then pulled into the portal and returns to her holding cell.

"Carrie is back in jail! Carrie is back in jail!" The female voice announces.

"Well then, 2 down, 5 to go." Duncan smirks.

Duncan then ran off to another room.

We then see Kitty, Owen and Shawn on the 4th floor.

"So, is this where we split up?" Owen asked if they would split up.

"Yeah, this is still a solo match, not much point in teaming up." Kitty said.

"Well then, see ya." Shawn said.

Kitty then climbs up the stairs while Owen and Shawn run to other rooms.

Shawn then climbs up the stairs to the hatch. He tries to open it but it can't.

"Okay, not this one." Shawn said to himself.

Shawn then hears running behind him. He turns back to see Duncan passing by him.

"Hey Duncan!" Shawn calls him up.

"Yes?" Duncan asked as he turned back.

"Have you found a way up?" Shawn asked if the guy had found something.

"I don't know. I was just heading up these stairs." Duncan said as he pointed to a staircase.

"Okay then." Shawn said.

Shawn walks down the stairs as Duncan runs up his. As Shawn was about to leave the room, Duncan took out his weapon and shot him in the shield.

"Hmm?" Shawn heard something.

The hand appears again and grabs Shawn.

"Oh no! Why am I the one grabbed?!" Shawn panickedly asked.

Shawn was then pulled into the portal.

"Shawn is back in jail! Shawn is back in jail!" The female voice announced.

"That's another down." Duncan smirked.

We then see Owen on the 4th floor climbing up the stairs, panting heavily.

"Oh man! This is a lot of running. I really hope this is the one." Owen said through heavy breaths.

Owen puts his hand on the hatch but it doesn't open.

"Agh! Well, off to the next one." Owen was a little frustrated.

Owen then walks down the stairs.

"Why is my luck making me run a lot!" Owen complained loudly.

Owen then begins crawling up the stairs.

"Ugh, I need water! I think I'm gonna pass out!" Owen complained while panting like a dog.

And pass out he did. Owen then rolls down the stairs and hits the wall.

Duncan happened to be walking by.

"Um, Owen? You okay there bud." Duncan asked, worried for his friend.

Duncan's ears were met with groans.

"Um, okay, you keep resting, while I get a freebie." Duncan said.

Duncan takes out his weapon and shoots Owen's shield.

The massive hand returns and pulls in Owen.

"Owen is back in jail! Owen is back in jail!" The female voice announced.

"Well then, only 3 more to go." Duncan said.

We then see Kitty walking down a staircase on the 4th floor.

"Ugh, none of these doors seem to work. I wonder if the number of openable doors gets smaller with each floor." Kitty was thinking a bit.

Duncan then began sneaking up behind her.

Kitty then hears some footsteps and turns around. Duncan immediately jumps into cover.

"Hmm, I thought I heard something." Kitty thought that it was in her head.

Kitty then ran into another room and climbed up the stairs. Kitty puts her hand on the hatch but it won't open.

"Well, I'll try another one!" Kitty said

Duncan then ran under the stairs. The footsteps attracted Kitty's attention.

Kitty then walks down the stairs and sees Duncan crouching under them.

"I see you." Kitty smirked.

"Alright, fine. You caught me." Duncan laughed a bit.

"So, any idea why the others are being thrown back into their cells?" Kitty asked.

"I don't know. I'm just trying to find a way up." Duncan lies about it. "Maybe it's the increased security."

"Yeah, that's probably right." Kitty agrees with the theory.

The tower then shifts again.

"Seriously?! Someone has already reached the 6th floor?!" Kitty questioned while trying to keep balance.

The tower then stops shifting.

"A contestant has reached the 6th floor! Increasing security! Increasing security!" The female voice announces.

"We better hurry." Duncan said.

Suddenly, 2 more security robots enter the room.

"Oh crap!" Kitty yelled at the sight.

"Follow me!" Duncan yelled for her to go with him.

A robot then takes a swing at Kitty, but she puts her Spirit into her watch.

-Spirit of the Wind-

Kitty then dodges with her maneuverability.

"Whoa! That was close!" Kitty yelled.

"Kitty! Come on!" Duncan yelled from another room.

Kitty then flies into another room to escape the security robots and sees Duncan already climbing up a hatch into the 5th floor.

"Over here!" Duncan grabbed Kitty's attention before climbing some more.

Kitty quickly flies into the hatch. The security bots try to claw their way inside, but the hatch closes at the last second.

"Oh, phew." Kitty said before she noticed that Duncan was gone. "Wait, Duncan?"

Kitty then stood up and saw Duncan sitting on the stairs.

"Oh, you're good. I was worried that you were captured as soon as you got up here." Kitty smiled.

"Well how nice, now you're gonna worry even more." Duncan grins.

"What?" Kitty asked, confused by the statement.

The hand comes back and grabs Kitty.

"Hey! What the?! Duncan!" Kitty yelled as she was pulled into the portal.

"Kitty is back in jail! Kitty is back in jail!" The female voice announced.

"Well then, I'll now go to the last floor." Duncan said.

We then see Mike walking out of the hatch into the 5th floor.

"Okay, 2 more floors to go." Mike said in determination.

Mike then sees Duncan climbing up the hatch into the 6th floor.

"Okay then, I'll wait for them to fight it out and then I'll be all good." Mike smiled as he thought of the plan.

Mike then followed Duncan into the hatch before it closed.

We then see the 7th floor. There was an inner section and an outer section. The inner section has a big hole that goes straight down to the first floor and in the middle of it is a pedestal with a walkway connecting. The sections are seperated by glass. We see Heather trying to find a way into the inner section. She then runs in front of the glass door.

"Yes, this is the last one." Heather smirks in confidence.

Heather places her hand on the door, but a holographic screen shows up.

"A Master Key is needed to open the final door." A female voice announced.

"Master Key? They never mention this?" Heather was confused.

Behind Heather, we see Duncan poking out of a hatch.

"Okay, now for a surprise attack." Duncan said in confidence. "I probably can't go for a direct attack since she has a Spirit."

Duncan then takes out his Master Key and rolls it toward Heather. It bumps into Heather's leg.

"What the?" Heather was confused.

Heather picks up the Master Key and looks around intently, causing Duncan to fall back into the hatch.

"Hmm." Heather was unsure of the situation.

Heather inserts the Master Key into her watch and presses it against the door.

"One shot." Duncan grinned.

Duncan stood up and took a shot at Heather. But as the laser was about to hit her, Heather turned around and blocked the shot with her watch, dropping the Master Key in the process.

"What the?!" Duncan exclaimed from the surprise.

"I knew something was up." Heather said in a menacing tone.

Heather inserts her Spirit into her watch.

-Spirit of Energy-

Heather's eyes fiercely glow blue. She then takes out her staff and puts on a fighting stance

"You think that'd make the fight one sided?" Duncan said.

Duncan then inserted his Spirit into his watch.

-Spirit of Strength-

Duncan's gauntlets glowed red as he got into a fighting stance.

"This would be fair." Duncan smirked.

"Yaaaaaaarrrghh!" Heather began charging at him.

Duncan put his arms up into a defensive position and blocks a staff attack.

Duncan then kicks Heather's chest, sending her flying backward.

"Ooogh!" Heather yelped

Duncan then charged at Heather. Heather then swung her staff at him but Duncan dodged it and took another swing.

"Agh!" Heather exclaimed.

Heather dodged the swing and punched Duncan in the stomach, making him stumble.

"You ready to go down?" Heather taunted.

"You ask that and you were the one who took more damage." Duncan snarked.

The two then charge at each other.

"Yaaaahhhh!" Duncan yelled in a war cry.

"Yaaaahhhh!" Heather yelled out a battle cry.

"If you're done, I'm gonna go on the pedestal now." Mike's voice was heard.

This caused the 2 to stop in their tracks. They turn to see Mike walking down the pathway to the pedestal.

"What?!" Duncan and Heather yelled.

They ran to the door which closed.

"Hey! Open up!" Heather yelled.

"Didn't you have the Master Key?! Open it!" Duncan yelled.

"What?! I drooped it when you shot me!" Heather yelled.

Mike stood on the pedestal and the pedestal began levitating up out of the tower.

Duncan and Heather watched this in awe. Behind them, portals appeared and the hands grabbed them. There was a bit of panic when the 2 were pulled.

Outside the tower, Mike looked at the stadium around him.

"The winner of the 3rd round of the solo match is… Mike!" The robot announced.

"Whoo!" Mike yelled in celebration.

Well then, the third solo match is done, with Mike coming out on top. What'll happen next? Find out on the next chapter!

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