Chapter Twelve: Basic Straining
Chris: [narrating] Last time on Total Drama Island, the teams were given three challenges that tested their trust in their teammates.
[the recap begins with a clip of the two teams on the docks, with a focus on Katz and Carmen as they look at their teammates with either disdain or suspicion]
The rock-climbing challenge revealed more than just Katz's grudge against Top Cat, and Jasper got the bad end of a blowfish courtesy of Aquamarine.
[the cliff is shown, as is Top Cat's vest being torn off due to the rope Katz attached to it, then cuts to Jasper vomiting off the railing after putting the pink mush in her mouth]
Charlotte took care of a squirrel she found that morning, and the rest of the team pitched in to help, with a bit of 'assistance'.
[Charlotte finding Squirrely is shown, followed by her taking care of him on the table in the mess hall, before showing Rarity kicking Katz underneath the table]
Some other campers got dropped on their butts, while others took a swim that was far from pleasant.
[Angelina falling down after having apples shot several times at her by Charlotte and Katz falling into the jellyfish pond are shown]
Eventually, Rarity and Top Cat pulled home a win for the Gophers, which left the Killer Bass to give Aquamarine the boot after her behavior had started to become a little too suspicious.
[the footage shows the Gopher duo winning the toboggan race for their team before it shows Aquamarine's elimination with the blue gem furiously making her way down to the dock and getting on the boat. Then it cuts to Chris on the docks]
Stay tuned for the most dramatic bonfire ceremony yet on…Total…Drama…Island!
(Fade to Opening Theme)
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
You guys are on my mind!
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
I wanna be...famous!
I wanna live close to the sun!
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
I'll get there one day.
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(Fade to Episode)
[scene fades into the outside of the Bass cabin, as Robin lounges on the front steps and Jasper sits in the hot tub they'd won in the very first challenge of the series]
Jasper: At least we got this thing to keep occupied, losing still sucks though, and just when we were doing so well.
Robin: It's not all bad, mind you, we're pretty much even with the Gophers when it comes to wins, so I think we'll manage.
Jasper: Hmph, whatever you say.
Robin: [looks over when he hears a pair of familiar voices] Ah, looks like my favorite duo's at it again.
Wolf: So I told him that he was being a bastard and just straight up played dumb like he didn't know what I was talking about.
Fox: Mmm, sounds a lot like someone I could mention.
Wolf: Oh, he's not that bad in comparison.
Fox: I know that, just never thought I'd hear you give a compliment about Falco.
Wolf: Yeah, well, don't let him hear that I said it, he's already got a big enough head.
Fox: No bigger than Pigma's, I'm sure.
Wolf: Oh, please, anything's better than bacon head. Pluuuuuus, I will admit, birdy's not half bad to look at.
Fox: Man, you're really not good at flirting with me, are you?
Wolf: Who said that I was flirting?
Fox: Oh, come on, I can tell when you are, you've been dropping hints since-
Robin: Well, hellu there, darlings, enjoying a little romantic stroll?
Wolf: Oh, yeah, he was blushing the whole time, as you can see quite clearly.
Fox: First of all, what you define as romance is pretty skewed, Robin, second of all, we were just chatting.
Wolf: He did mention that I was flirting with him.
Fox: Which I wasn't wrong about because he clearly was.
Robin: Did you enjoy what was said?
Fox: What?
Robin: Did you enjoy your little chat?
Fox: I mean…it wasn't the most unpleasant thing I've done so…why are you looking at me like that?
Carmen: Did I hear correctly or was there the talk of romance in the air?
Ivy: Romance? Between who are we talking about?
Robin: Oh, nothing much, just thinking aloud about the subject.
Fox: Oh, yeah, sure, that's definitely it.
Wolf: [to Fox] Gotta admit, it's a good coverup for what he could have said, you know, between you and me.
Carmen: [sighs] I remember when I had my first interest, it was like something out of a book.
Ivy: Huh, didn't expect you to be that sentimental.
Carmen: I'm sure you've felt the same at one point, I remember it well, his name was Waldo, he was quite the elusive one, like myself, someone hard to spot in the crowd, hard to catch…but down the line, you could say my interests changed.
Ivy: Oh, really, who was the mystery man?
Carmen: That's the thing, it wasn't a mystery man.
Ivy: Wait, are you saying…[blushes]...oh, I uh, I didn't know that…
Carmen: It's alright, it's just something that happens, I will say, your face is as red as my coat.
Ivy: [covers her face] Aaaaah, shut up…uh, Jasper, how about you, what's your say on this?
Jasper: My say on this field's better left quiet, I've not had the best…experience in something like this…[grimaces as she looks away]
Ivy: Oh…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to strike a nerve.
Jasper: Nah, nah, it's fine, you're good…you're good…
Ivy: Uhhh…anyways, moving on, what else do you guys wanna talk about, I mean, we've still got time on our hands.
Wolf: Well, me and Fox were shittalking some of our teammates back home, care to add your two cents into that?
Carmen: Safe to say I'm all too familiar when it comes to that field.
Ivy: I mean, he's still my little bro and really knows his way around tech and languages, buuuut, even Zack can be a little-
[the beginning of a military drumline heralds the voice of Chef Hatchet coming over the camp loudspeaker, catching the attention of the Bass members]
Loudspeaker: Listen up, you little cockroaches! I want all campers to report to the Dock of Shame at 0900 hours!
[a zoomed-out shot shows Charlotte with Squirrely in her hands, Rarity, Usagi, and Angelina loitering nearby, Katz and Top Cat on the steps and the campers look at each other in mild confusion]
That means now, soldiers, NOW!
[the campers immediately start to run]
Charlotte: [steps the squirrel down on the bed with the door cracked open] I'll come back when I can, you just sit tight for me, okay?
Squirrely: [chitters]
[the footage skips ahead to when the twelve campers have finally assembled on the docks. From left to right stands Top Cat, Angelina, Rarity, Katz, Wolf, Fox, Ivy, Jasper, Robin, Carmen, Charlotte, and Usagi with Chef at the very end dressed like a drill instructor]
Chef: [speaks through a megaphone, pulling out a pointing stick and walking down the line of campers] Line up and stand at attention! You call this proper formation? Feet together! [smacks Robin's shins, causing the vulpine to yelp] Arms down! [hits Wolf's crossed arms, causing them to drop] Eyes forward! [Rarity immediately turns her head forward] Head up! [Katz's chin is forced up, followed by Angelina, Top Cat, and Jasper receiving smacks on their shoulders, chests, and legs]
Ivy: [sarcastically] Well, this couldn't be any more fun…
Chef: What did you say to me, soldier?!
Ivy: Um…nothing.
Chef: And you will continue to say nothin', until I tell you that you can say somethin'! [begins to pace up and down the docks] Today's challenge will not be an easy one. In fact, I do not expect everyone to come out alive.
Usagi: [sighs…and gets smacked from behind] Ow, that really hurts!
Chef: If you think that's painful, you ain't seen nothin' yet!
Usagi: [whimpers] This is so unfair…
Chef: My orders are to make sure that all of the babies in front of me drop out of my boot camp except one. The last one standin' wins immunity for their team.
Angelina: Um, excuse me for asking, but what happened to Chris?
Chef: Rule number one! You will address me, as Master Chief! Have you got that?
All: Yes, Master Chief!
Chef: You will sleep when I tell you to sleep, and you will eat only when I tell you to eat! [looks directly at Robin] Is that clear?
Robin: Yes, Master Chief!
Chef: Rule number two! When you are ready to give up, you will walk to the end of the dock, and ring the bell! [points across from Wolf and Fox towards a brass bell hanging from a wooden post] Which brings me to rule number three! I'd like to get one quitter before the end of the first day, and that day will not end until someone drops out! [reaches the other end of the dock and turns around] Now get your butts down to the beach, soldiers, now, now, now!
[the campers run off across the dock and into the open]
[static buzzing]
Carmen: Okay, whoever's sick twisted idea it was to put him in charge of this challenge, I gotta say…I'm a little bit impressed.
[static buzzing]
[the episode cut back to the contestants standing on the beach in front of Chef, a pair of colored canoes, and a single deck chair]
Chef: Listen up! Each team must hold a canoe over their heads. I catch you takin' your hands off the canoe, and you will be eliminated! And no one eats lunch until someone drops out!
[the campers look at one another in dread]
Chef: Canoes up!
[six pairs of hands raise the red canoe, while another six lift the green one. Due to some of the height differences among the Gophers, their canoe slopes forward slightly as Charlotte stands in front and Katz in the far back]
Jasper: Pfft, I've lifted heavier things before, this is nothing.
Katz: Should be a piece of cake, so long as everyone's arms hold.
[the footage cuts ahead, showing the sun beating down above the campers. Fox grunts in annoyance, and Usagi's stomach rumbles]
Chef: [off-screen] Come on, you sissies! It's only been three hours!
Chris: Looks like they missed lunch today.
Chef: Mmm-hmm, guess they just weren't hungry! Unless someone wants to quit now?
[Top Cat's stomach rumbles as he winces]
Katz: Don't even think about it.
Top Cat: I wasn't for your information…oooh…
Rarity: I've never stayed in one position for this long…it's maddening…
[the focus cuts to Ivy, looking thoroughly miserable in her current position]
Ivy: This sucks…this sucks so much…I can't think of anything that sucks more than this…
Chef: [lowers his head] Is there a problem down here?!
Ivy: [blinks and straightens up] What, oh no, no problem here, hehe, just…talking to myself is all…
Chef: Hmm…[pulls back up]
Ivy: Phew, that was close…
[a flash transitions to show night has fallen, and Angelina as second of the Gopher's line-up at the front is having trouble staying awake. Chef meanwhile is sitting by the bonfire]
Chef: Twenty-five of us went in the jungle that night…only five came back out...
Angelina: [yawns] What war were you in again?
Chef: Did I ask you to speak?! Because I don't remember asking you to speak!
Angelina: [clears throat] My apologies…[under her breath]...he definitely wasn't in a war…
Wolf: [yawns] Let me tell you, I've actually been through war and shit, and this is…ironically close to something they put us through in training…
Fox: Really…I never knew that…did it last for this long?
Wolf: Can't really focus at the moment, but…I think it was…
Jasper: [under her breath] Please, please, spare me from this boredom…
[the focus moves to Usagi as the Gopher's logo appears in the corner of the screen]
Usagi: Guys, I…I can't go on…there's no more feeling left in my arms…
[Usagi trudges her way past Chef who watches her and smirks]
Chef: Looks like we got ourselves a quitter!
Angelina: Usagi!
Usagi: I'm sorry…[walks up to the bell and rings it with her head]
[the Gophers groan and tremble under the additional weight they have to bear on tired arms, while the Bass drop their canoe to the ground in relief]
Jasper: Oh, thank you…
Chef: [to Usagi] Listen here…you have nothin' to be ashamed of…[with the megaphone]...EXCEPT BEIN' A LITTLE BABY THAT LET YOUR TEAM DOWN! [to the other campers] As for the rest of you, head to the mess hall, dinner is served!
Top Cat: Oh, thank God, no more starving!
[scene cuts to the outside of the mess hall where Chef's voice is heard inside]
Chef: Alright maggots, open your ears! [on-screen] You've got ten minutes to eat before night training begins, so get to it!
[several disbelieving cries of "Night training?!" and "No!" crop up among the campers]
Rarity: Um, excuse me, Master Chief? Where's the food?
Chef: You're lookin' at it. [motions to the trash cans as Top Cat picks up one of the lids]
Top Cat: This...is the garbage from today's breakfast.
Chef: Darn right! When you're at war, you take what you can get!
[Top Cat pulls out a fish skeleton and sighs]
Chris: Well, I can see you've got this under control. I'm off to Craft Services! Coming?
Chef: Serve me up some a' that!
[the two left the room as Rarity is seen rooting through one of the trash cans, and whimpers in disappointment as she withdraws an old banana peel]
Katz: Quite honestly, I refuse to eat any of this. [throws away the tray he was holding]
Angelina: I agree, this is disgusting. [tosses her own tray away]
Wolf: [as he passes her with a moldy piece of bread] Not interested in the menu selection?
Angelina: I'm going to be a top marks dancer one of these days, and no one is going to pull up evidence of me eating rubbish.
Wolf: [sits down next to Fox] Wanna know the most ironic part?
Fox: And that would be?
Wolf: She's not wrong, this shit sucks, I mean, seriously, eating out of the trash, that's just cruel. Especially for those that'd rather starve themselves.
Katz: Well, it's really not that hard to decipher, do you really expect after eating the bare minimum of what they call food here that I'd torture myself eating out of the trash like some common street rat?
Wolf: Huh, I didn't know you had a limit of torture, is it only when it's not being done to yourself?
Katz: I'm sure you could say the same, based on your appearance alone.
Wolf: Oh, and you don't look like you torture bitches on the regular? Surprised we're not speaking more often.
Katz: I…huh…
Fox: Wait, did you just have a normal conversation with Katz of all people?
Wolf: Well, it's not that hard, from what I've seen, he reminds me a lot about Leon, with a little bit of gentleman class of Panther.
Katz: By that description, I'll take it as a compliment.
Wolf: If you want, you go right ahead. By the way, I'm not one to let a man go hungry, you sure you don't want some of this bread?
Katz: I'll take my chances on receiving more proper nourishment.
Wolf: Suit yourself then.
[the scene cuts to a close-up of a stereo, a variation of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' playing on it. Chef, standing at the end of a wooden platform, goes through a series of dance moves similar to those associated with the song. He shuffled in place and stomps and so on, and the shot cuts to Wolf's feet as he begins to mimic the moves]
[the camera soon cuts to a group shot, showing the campers positioned on the beach in three rows: Usagi, Robin, and Ivy in the top; Fox, Carmen, Jasper, and Top Cat in the middle; and Charlotte, Rarity, Wolf, Angelina, and Katz on the bottom row closest to the camera. They dance in sync with each other and the music, all in the style associated with the song. Chef is shown again, doing a few more moves which culminate in a series of pelvic thrusts, the camera getting closer with each one, until somebody turns off the stereo and the campers let loose a sigh of relief. It is revealed that Wolf is the one who stepped out of line]
Fox: Wolf, what are you doing?!
Wolf: One of us drops out, we're done for the day!
Chef: We're done when I say we're done! Now drop and give me twenty! [Wolf rolls his eyes and starts doing pushups] Anyone else got anything they want to say?!
Ivy: Um, yeah, may I please be excused to use the restroom?
[the shot skips over to Ivy standing in the bathroom with a mop and bucket, rubber gloves on her hands]
Ivy: Not exactly what I had in mind…[sighs]...stupid, psychopath general copy and his dumb war stories…
[the dining hall is briefly shown from the outside again before the camera cuts inside, showing every camper, barring Usagi, sitting at their team's table]
Chef: For your next challenge, you will complete a 300-word essay about how much you love me. Anyone who falls asleep, or fails to complete the challenge, will be eliminated!
Ivy: [under her breath] Oh boy, so looking forward to it…
[the scene flashes to a close-up of an analog clock, the hands reading approximately 12:55 am. A spider begins to spin a web in the corner, and the clock ticks away until it reaches 3:00 am and a buzzer sounds. Both Katz in the foreground and Wolf in the background have deep bags under their eyes, Top Cat has fallen asleep with his chin on the table, Carmen and Ivy are shown barely keeping themselves awake, and Charlotte is twiddling with her pencil as Chef takes her paper away. Wolf smirks as his stack of papers is lifted up]
Chef: I love Master Chief Hatchet because he is very tough, I love Master Chief Hatchet because he is very tough, I love Master Chief Hatchet…this is just the same sentence repeated over and over for four pages!
Wolf: It's 300 words exactly, you can count them if you want.
Rarity: [yawns] Is it over yet, I just need to lie down…
Chef: Is that so…how does laying down on the rocks on the beach sound?!
Rarity: Um…not good?
Chef: You bet it ain't, so I'd better not hear any more lip from you.
Rarity: [as Chef walks away] That's not the way to speak, no tact at all.
Chef: [bangs on the table to wake up Robin before directing him and Top Cat] You two slackers are out! The rest of you, get to bed and report to the playing field at 0500 hours.
Wolf: Man, you're real smooth, aren't ya?
Chef: Do you wanna run 50 laps around this camp?!
Fox: No, no, he's going straight to bed, aren't you?
Wolf: Yeah, what he said, only in a less "I care" sort of.
Fox: [clears throat] Bold of you to assume that I do.
Wolf: Hmm, then why'd you just jump into my rescue?
Fox: I did not, I just don't wanna lose this challenge.
Carmen: I mean, you didn't have to, but something made you do it, seems a little bit strange, don't you think?
Fox: Oh, for God's sake, not you too.
[the footage cuts to Chef and the remaining nine campers standing next to the edge of a mud pit, with only a few scattered torches to see by. The camera begins panning to the right, showing a wooden wall, a pair of hanging ropes with ramps leading to and away, a pair of raised tires, and a pair of large axes hanging upside-down and blade-inward at the end]
Chef: You will all run this course until you can all complete it in under one minute. Am I makin' my self clear?
Wolf: Crystal.
Ivy: [to herself] Okay, you got this, just need to memorize what they taught you back at ACME.
Chef: Go, maggots, go!
[the music picks up as the campers started to run the course. Feet splash across the shallow pool, and Jasper is the first up the wall. Charlotte reached the top and tries to pull herself over, while Wolf makes the jump with ease. Further along, Carmen is shown diving through the raised tires, while Angelina follows her. Fox and Rarity crawl under the axes, and Katz and Ivy swung across the ropes with confidence]
[Charlotte climbs over the wall and lands face first in the mud, not picking herself up]
Angelina: Um, Master Chief, we have a little bit of a situation.
Charlotte: Mmmmm, mud's soft, like a pillow, like a nice, warm…bed…
Chef: Ring the bell and report back to the cabins, your tour of duty is finished.
Charlotte: [yawns] Thank you, now I can go back and take care of Squirrely…[walks away woozily]...yay, that'll be fun…
Carmen: Lucky…
Jasper: Never thought I'd say this, but…yeah, lucky.
Chef: Back on the course, soldier, NOW!
[Carmen and Jasper ran back onto the course. The two are seen climbing the way all, but this time, Jasper's weight causes the wall to fall back before she can make it over. A mud splattered Fox barely manages to get through the tire, and Angelina trips as she runs between obstacles. Katz ends up getting his leg tied up in the ropes and Rarity struggles to keep herself from sinking beneath the axes as Wolf passes her]
Wolf: Fallen soldier, I salute you! [comes face to face with Chef's boots]
Chef: You just bought yourself twenty more pushups!
Wolf: Pushups, smushups.
[the air around Chef takes a reddish tinge as a vein forms on his forehead as he growls]
Carmen: Uh, oh, that's not good.
Jasper: Uh, yeah, he's screwed.
Chef: One night solitary confinement in…the Boathouse.
[Angelina gasps from her spot while Katz's eyes slightly widen. Wolf's expression remains stoic as Carmen and Jasper are by his sides]
Wolf: Oh, please, how bad could it be?
[a large fishing hook gleams in the first shot of the Boathouse interior, and it is quickly followed by a gleaming shark jaw, and the briefest glimpse of something swimming in a barrel of water. Wolf sits alone on a crate amid the fishing and boating gear]
Wolf: Me and my big mouth…[sighs]...this sucks.
[scene fades to black, the episode continues]
[a bowl of something unidentified but presumably edible is shown as the scene transitions to the Mess Hall. Fox and Ivy sit at a table poking their meal, Fox sadly and Ivy with visible skepticism]
Fox: …I'm going to check on him.
Ivy: Huh, you are, what for?
Fox: I dunno, something about him stuck in that cabin just doesn't sit right with me.
Ivy: Ah, so you do care about him after all.
Fox: Why does everyone keep suggesting that? Can't I show some concern for a teammate? [walks away with his bowl of gruel in hand]
Ivy: [looks down at the bowl of gruel before her] Man, why can't they get some real food up in here? This pasty mush is exactly what prison food tastes like.
Carmen: I mean, I have heard of a way to get some real food, though it requires a bit of breaking and entering.
Ivy: So, what? You're trying to teach me how to be a thief?
Carmen: You're hungry, aren't you?
Ivy: I…okay, yes, I'm starving, please show me something edible.
Katz: [clears throat] Excuse me, ladies, but I couldn't help overhearing a plan you've got that involves a bit of…chivalry. If I may partake in this endeavor, I believe we can help each other.
Carmen: Mmmm…I'm listening.
[scene cuts to Fox entering the boathouse]
Fox: Hello? Wolf?
Wolf: [rocking his right leg over his left knee] Ah, pup. Come to join the party.
Fox: I wish you'd stop calling me that.
Wolf: What, it suits you.
Fox: [sighs] I brought you something to eat.
Wolf: Well…thanks for that.
Fox: Yeah…how are you doing?
Wolf: Could be better, this place ain't nice to look at.
Fox: I can see that…you wanna get out of here?
Wolf: Oooooh, busting me out, are you? I always knew you had a dark side.
Fox: Even you don't deserve to stay in something like this, let's go.
[the scene cuts to an exterior shot of a large tent as a pair of 'bushes' walk up to it. They stop a few yards from the entrance, and Carmen and Ivy pop their heads out and look around. From the inside of the tent, Carmen is shown peeking into the opening, Ivy following suit seconds later. From the outside of the tent, Katz is seen hiding from behind a tree with a few small objects in hand]
Chef: Twenty-five of us went into the jungle that night…only five came back out…
[without making a sound, Carmen and Ivy crawl along the ground until they come to a refrigerator, smile at each other, and Ivy opens the duffel bag she'd brought. Starting with a jar of peanut butter, they begin loading food into the bag. From outside, Katz is then seen throwing the objects a fair distance from the tent]
Chris: I mean, come on. I am nothing without my stub-
[a series of small explosions go off outside]
-the heck was that?! [startled, he and Chef run out of the tent and into a cloud of smoke]
Ivy: Okay, call me crazy, but this is the most fun I've had in weeks.
Carmen: See what happens when you break a few rules, you get rewarded.
Ivy: Hehe, okay, okay, let's just get this food over to the cabins, they'll be back soon.
Carmen: [as she puts in a tray of brownies into the bag] With a little present, courtesy of the Killer Bass. [puts a raw fish into the fridge before she and Ivy dash out of the tent]
[the Bass cabin is shown briefly as the scene cuts inside it. Usagi and Angelina are sitting on the floor eating a plate of cookies and a sandwich respectively, while Charlotte sits on a bed and carefully spreads peanut butter on a slice of bread]
Usagi: Mmmmmmm, my God, I've not had real food in ages, this is heavenly! [stuffs her mouth with a few cookies] Oooh, cookies, never leave me!
Angelina: I must say…mmm, you pulled off that heist in style, I feel like I've eaten nothing but soft plaster for two days.
Charlotte: [while feeding Squirrely the nuts from her peanut butter] PB and J, what a treat to feed the crew
I can feed me and I can feed you
Jasper: [rolls her eyes] Barring that, I can't believe you tricked those two with bombs, nice work there.
Carmen: Well, we had a little assistance in that. [looks toward Katz]
Robin: Ah, a Gophers and Bass alliance, came together for a good cause, init?
Katz: Call it an exception of mine, after being feed trash, it wouldn't feel right to leave one group empty-handed.
Rarity: From the looks of things, you left Chris and Chef empty-handed, lookit all this food.
Top Cat: [takes a bite of a brownie] Mmm, this is so deserving after that awful training.
Angelina: And those war stories? I'm betting he's never even so much as seen real combat.
Rarity: I can safely say; these nails were not made for combat, unless someone tries to nab my purse.
Top Cat: Right, I wanted to join the army, I'd have done it.
[Wolf looks over at Fox sitting down on the steps and goes over to join him]
Wolf: Hey, would you believe they got a bit of pocky?
Fox: Ah…
Wolf: You wanna do it that way oooooor…
Fox: You're not there yet, Romeo, but pass me a stick.
Wolf: [passes a stick to Fox and begins to eat his own] It's a beautiful night, isn't it?
Fox: Oh, yeah, very nice…
Ivy: [looks out the door at the two and sighs] Lucky…
Carmen: Is something up, Ivy?
Ivy: Huh? Oh, no, nothing at all, just…thinking about the heist we pulled earlier is all.
Carmen: A pleasant surprise, I imagine?
Ivy: Well, you could say something like that…never thought I'd get up to something like that with you…
Carmen: Life can be full of surprises when you least expect it, some bad, some good…
Ivy: Yeah…you know, I'm surprised we're speaking this casually with each other…not that it's unpleasant or anything.
Carmen: That's good to hear, we should do it more often, don't you think?
Ivy: I mean…I wouldn't mind doing so.
Loudspeaker: [off-screen] Attention remaining boot camp recruits! The next evolution of your training begins tomorrow morning, at 0700 hours. [each group of campers is shown in turn, listening to the announcement with dread] And if I catch the sucka' that set off those smoke bombs and took my food, yo' ass is mine!
[the scene ends with a view of the camp from the docks, lights on but nobody about]
[the footage skips ahead to the next part of the challenge, showing the six remaining campers hanging from a tree by their knees. Wolf, Ivy, and Carmen hang for the Bass on the left, while Katz, Angelina, and Rarity represent the Gophers on the right]
Chef: What you are experiencing is an ancient form of torture. By now, the blood has begun rushin' to your head. The next stage is nausea, followed by dizziness and a flushed appearance, as the blood begins to pool in your eyes. You may experience faintin' spells.
Rarity: Mmmmmmmmmgah, WHOA! [falls off onto the ground] OOF!
Angelina: Are you alright?!
Rarity: [rubs her head] I think so…ooooh…
[the others left on their branches try to hold onto them with their hands, but Wolf finds himself feeling rather nauseous and falls to the ground]
Wolf: OOF!
Fox: Wolf! [goes up to check on the lupine]
Wolf: Aaaah…hey there.
Angelina: [grunts] That's it, I can't take this much longer, I'm done. [lets go of the branch and lands on her feet]
Ivy: [groans] This is really starting to hurt my head…bail out…[lets go of the branch and also lands on her feet]
Chef: I expected more out of you two soldiers.
Angelina: As if I was going to need that much physical strain for anything in future. I'm surprised I even made it that far.
Ivy: Look, I get training and all, but I know my limits, and that was mine. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna lie down once this is all done.
Angelina: Okay, Katz, it's all down to you!
Ivy: Carmen, you hang in there!
Katz: I can take all the time I need to win, no problem.
Carmen: Same can be said for me…[sighs]...if I didn't have a splintering headache…[drops to the ground gracefully]
[the Gophers surround Katz as he leaps down, applause and cheers greeting him]
Usagi: Whoo-hoo!
Rarity: Marvelous!
Angelina: Well done!
Top Cat: Not bad.
Charlotte: Yay!
Chef: Katz! [salutes the feline] Congratulations, soldier, I'd go to war with you anytime!
Katz: Yeeeeah, I'll be sure to remember that…[turns away and rolls his eyes]
Chef: You do that soldier…[wipes a single tear from his eye]...you do that!
[scene cuts to the campfire ceremony where Chef, still in his military uniform, stands behind the Killer Bass]
Chris: I only have four marshmallows on my plate, and these marshmallows represent the campers...that will continue to be...campers. Here.
[Jasper rolls her eyes]
You've all cast your ballots in the confession cam. If I do not call your name, you must immediately go down to the Dock of Shame, catch the Boat of Losers, and go home. And you can't come back…ever.
[the camera pans over the annoyed and anxious faces of the six Bass]
Carmen!
[the lady in red goes up to claim her treat]
Jasper!
[the orange gem stands up to grab her marshmallow]
Fox!
[the vulpine stands up to collect his prize]
Wolf!
[the lupine walks up to claim his marshmallow]
Campers…this is the final marshmallow of the night.
[Robin and Ivy glance at one another]
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Robin: [lets out a huge breath] Thank Goodness…[walks up to collect his prize]
Ivy: Awwww…[sighs]...guess I'll be going now.
Carmen: Before you do that, I'd just like to point out that was a good game. [gives Ivy a handshake]
Ivy: Yeah…thanks…maybe you're not total scum as I thought.
Carmen: Maybe you're not as do-gooder as I thought.
[scene cuts to Ivy being escorted to the Boat of Losers]
Ivy: You know…that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
[the music turns ominous as Katz stands alone at the campfire, batting a stick on his palm]
Katz: Six to five…the more you guarantee pieces on your side of the board, the more you'll be in a position to take down the biggest threats in the game. And then…
[as Katz throws the stick into the flames, the feline's pupils briefly turn red]
(Fade to Credits)