Dana feverishly typed away on her computer, her brow furrowed as she stared at the bright light of the computer in the middle of the night. The rest of the room was entirely darkened, and the bags under her eyes showed that she was up for quite a while at this point. "Hehehe…yeah…then under this one, I'll put-" The girl soon stopped speaking as the door to her office clicked open, creaking just a slight bit to reveal Aaron standing there with an exhausted look on his face. "Eep! Aaron? What are you doing up?"
"You…yawn…you told me ve vere doing another challenge in zhe middle of zhe night, and to meet you in zhe office vhen it hit one in zhe morning. Vell, it's one in zhe morning right now, Miss Dana." The co-host stepped into the room, fixing the door shut behind him while Dana scratched at her chin in puzzled thought.
"...Huh…I must've forgotten about that. Oh well, chalk that up to things that staying up this long can do to you. In any case, I've just finished up our preparations!" The girl snickered as she printed a document from her computer, soon snatching it up from the printer and passing it over to Aaron. The boy looked over it with his tired eyes, which soon went wide as he realized what was listed on the page. Dana was bouncing up and down with joy, hardly able to contain herself. "It's the best way to make a challenge super intense, right?"
"Vell…yes, I zhink zhat zhey vill all feel very tense vhen zhey see zhis list. I just hope, for your sake, zhat zhey don't try to tear you limb from limb for this." Aaron passed the paper back to Dana, who waved him off.
"Please, it'll be fine! If this kind of thing is enough to get them that mad, they should've thought about it before auditioning for the show! In any case…last time on Total Drama: Scrap Island!" The show's devious, little host turned to face the camera, the dimly lit room only showing an ominous light around her face. "We decided it was just about time that our contestants got a chance to soak up the sun in a crazy beach day that had them facing off in all the beach day regulars. Surfing proved to be easy peasy for four of our contestants, while others, like Teddy, had some major wipeouts! Yves caught onto Margaret cheating in the middle of the challenge, right before she herself was eliminated by that mischievous mob boss! Our second phase of the challenge saw Brittany and Vernon facing off in a volleyball match, but it was a clear one-sided stomp, as Brittany more or less turned our beloved songwriter into mincemeat on that field. Caleb and Margaret had to face off, which is when Madame Diablo finally decided it was time to ditch her alliance while there were still enough votes to boot Caleb out before they got too strong. Unfortunately for her, Brittany slayed like the queen she is in the sandcastle building competition, and Margaret was sent sailing away by an almost unanimous vote. Who will be the next to fall? Will the contestants be able to stay awake long enough to finish our next challenge? Find out, right now, on Total Drama: Scrap Island!"
The camera suddenly flew into the sky, being struck by a massive chunk of debris and knocking it back to the ground, only to be picked up by a cute, blue and silver striped robot with one wheel that it used to move.
"Dear mom and dad, I'm doing fine," the robot pointed the camera at Theodore at a cafeteria table, pounding down energy drinks like a champ, his eyes twitching from the caffeine while Larida looked concerned for his health.
"You guys are on my mind," at a nearby table, Ronnie was arm wrestling Mitchell, winning easily and slamming him straight through the table, causing Celeste to run over and start screaming at the powerhouse.
"You asked me what I wanted to be and I think the answer's plain to see," the robot wheeled its way out of the cafeteria, showing a junkyard with Vernon scribbling something down in silence and Ivy looking over his shoulder to peek at it, until Blaster popped out of one of the garbage piles, scaring him and making his papers fly off into the sky.
"I wanna be famous!" Vernon ran after his papers, leaving Ivy behind in confusion, eventually passing by Margaret and Daniel as they were making out while surrounded by four intense looking mafia thugs, one who spotted the camera and chased after it.
"I wanna live close to the sun," the robot wheeled away from the mafia goon, passing by Zane and Bunny, the latter who was bugging the boy by holding a mic up to his face, which he tried to shove away.
"So pack your bags, cause I've already won," Fridge carried Caleb on his shoulders across from Aaron, who had Dana on his own shoulders, the two up top slapping at each other as the robot passed by.
"Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day," as the robot continued to roll around, it finally made its way out of the junkyard and to the remnants of Cali-Tokyo, where Buck was attempting to profess his love to Yves, who was all flustered by the gesture.
"I wanna be famous!" Nearby, atop a pile of rubble, Brittany was making fun of Valerie, who let out a sigh and pushed her off the pile and onto the ground.
"Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na," near the pile, there were some barrels of toxic waste, which inspired Mitzy, who scribbled something down on a blank sheet while Alice was absolutely appalled by the sight.
"I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!" CJ was being chased by a massive and terrifying robot with six legs and two clawed arms, which then noticed the robot with the camera and chased after it, causing it to drop the camera.
"I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!" The camera feed cut to the aftermath stage, showing Calvin trying to kiss Max, who, out of embarrassment, belched right in his face.
The two were soon shoved aside by Capone, who rolled his eyes at them, while Sunny, next to him, waved happily to the camera with a huge smile on her face. Maggie popped up between the two of them, an acoustic guitar around her back, hugging them both tightly and snickering while the camera panned out to show the whole cast sitting in the risers, with the little robot sitting next to Caleb, and Franchesco standing off to the side with a glare fixed on Maggie.
Owls hooted in the dead of the night, and the full moon shone brightly, the water around the island glistening in its splendor. All was peaceful, but as we've all come to know, that just isn't how these things are allowed to work. Perfectly on time, a loud horn blared throughout the halls of the Loser's Hotel, with each contestant soon bursting out of their rooms in their pajamas. They rushed around like frightened sheep looking for their shepherd, only to find Dana and Aaron standing in the middle of the main lobby, each with a grin on their faces. Aaron had a stack of papers in his hands, and Dana had her arms crossed, looking like she was awfully proud of whatever it was that she did.
"Urk…Dana, I thought you had a thing against really late nights like this." Teddy rubbed his tired eyes as he spoke up. The boy was entirely shirtless, with his headband missing so that his blonde hair flopped loosely downwards. The only article of clothing the boy had on was a pair of grey sweatpants. Valerie, who was standing right next to him, reached over to try and touch his chest, though he slapped her hand away. "No touchy! You have to be a tier four subscriber to my Latreon to be able to touch me!"
"Too bad I'm a tier five," Valerie snickered as she held her phone up, revealing that she had indeed subscribed to the fifth level of Teddy's Latreon. She was wearing a full set of yellow pajamas, the button down shirt and pants fitting somewhat loosely on her, like they were a bit older and she went down a size or two. The streamer gulped, his eyes widening as the girl lightly tapped his chest with her index finger, soon blushing and squealing like a fangirl just meeting her favorite boy band singer. "It's just as not chiseled as I imagined!"
"...Dude, you are seriously on some weird shit, twenty-four seven." Caleb almost looked like a zombie with how little he had slept. Sunken in eyes, a pale expression on his face, it was a tell all. He wore a short sleeved tee shirt, one that was entirely done in a black and white checkered pattern, while his boxers were dark green, with light green clovers printed all over them. "Yawn…Dana, can you put her in solitary confinement or something so she stops being so fucking weird?"
"Mmm, tempting, but I'm going to have to decline because I would never do anything to make life easier for you, Caleb." Dana stuck her tongue out at the chess player, who only sighed, since he didn't have the energy to make a witty retort. "It's good to see you're all super awake and raring to go, because we've got a challenge coming your way, right now!"
"A challenge…now…? Haven't we had enough of all the late night challenges, Agent Starshine? I mean, as an agent, I'm ready for any unforeseen scenario, but…sleep is good too…" Calvin let out a loud yawn, with BroBot right behind him, mimicking the yawn in a robotic tune. The agent was only wearing a dark brown pair of boxer shorts.
"A good challenge in the middle of the night is a great way to prepare for tomorrow's workout, I always say!" Fridge chuckled happily, appearing to be the least tired of the group. He was wearing a plum colored tank top that was really tightly fitting on him, and a pair of dark blue pajama pants that went all the way down to his ankles. "We will make it through friends! Then, we can eat a big breakfast with lots of maple bacon! Mm mm mm!"
"Ugh…too much bacon will make you fat, just ask Valerie." Brittany smirked lightly as she gestured to Valerie with her thumb, though the girl in question reached over and pinched her ear lobe. "Ouch! Stop it!" The rich girl was wearing a pink onesie, she looked awfully cute like that.
"Survivors, please…surely we can all get along for one challenge, right? Aaron, how about you give them those papers? I'm sure it'll get them to be a bit more passive." Dana snapped her fingers, and her co-host nodded back at her, soon passing out a sheet of paper to each contestant. As they got them, they read them over, each of their eyes going wide as they did so. The host could only grin at her cleverness. "Something wrong?"
"T-this is…I mean, from the looks of it…are these secrets of ours?" Mitzy gulped nervously, looking up at Dana from the sheet of paper with a look of fear in her eyes. The super heroine had a light blue tee shirt on, it had a picture of the famous comic hero, the Fly, on it, with bright pink pajama pants to continue that cotton candy vibe that she had about her. "H-how villainous it is to show these to everyone…"
"Relax, Wonder Woman…it's not like your name is plastered on that paper or anything." Yves shot a tired glare towards Mitzy, not seeming all too bothered by the paper in question. The dancer was wearing a delicate, white nightgown, matching her aesthetic quite well.
Confessional
"If I've already toppled the challenge of telling my boyfriend all the lies and secrets I hid from him, which inevitably caused our breakup, I have nothing to worry about if any of these nitwits know some dirt on me." Yves spoke coldly to the camera, her eyes emotionless as ever.
Confessional End
"Yves is absolutely right! Your names aren't listed on that paper…which is the key part of your challenge today! Your job is to go on an exciting little scavenger hunt to figure out which secret belongs to who! Of course, you'll already know your own, so that counts as a freebie!" Dana chuckled as she gestured to Aaron, who pulled out a small bobblehead of the host to show everyone. "Aaron, would you mind letting them know about the bobbles?"
"Of course, Miss Dana. Zhe bobble head you all see here is your form of hints, vhich ve have many of hiding all over zhe hotel. Vhen you find a bobble, you vill notice zhat zhere are hints written on zhe bottom of zhem." Aaron turned the bobble head upside down to show the group that it had the word "Hint" written on it. "Zhese hints vill be essential to finding out whose secret is whose."
"A scavenger hunt? Better step aside and let the expert in clue finding and scoop snatching put herself to the test!" Bunny proudly stood as she tucked her paper into her pocket, boasting a grin on her face. She had her hair let down, causing it to bob to the bottom of her neck. She was also wearing a pale yellow tee shirt that was too big for her tiny self, and a black pair of boxer shorts. "You all may as well just give up now!"
"What makes you so sure that you'll win this one…? Scavenger hunts aren't too difficult…maybe I could even beat someone like you if I tried hard enough." Vernon loosely glared at Bunny, though he soon yawned and broke the glare. The songwriter only wore a pair of blue shorts, very dark in tone.
"Yes, yes, to win this challenge, you have to be the first to find out who everyone's secret is. You can report your findings to Aaron or myself, and we'll let you know how spot on you are. Of course, only the first person to get everyone right will win immunity from elimination tonight! The rest of you will be on the chopping block…and that's where other people who do well in this challenge may find themselves in trouble. Most people don't take too kindly to other people knowing these kinds of secrets about them." Dana snickered to herself, each of the ten remaining players eyeing each other down in complete silence. Soon enough, Ivy popped out from down one of the hallways, looking as excited as she could be. She was wearing a black tee shirt that had a tear in the left sleeve, and a pair of purple boxer shorts.
"Did I hear someone say something about a scavenger hunt? I love scavenger hunts!" The intern rushed over to Dana and Aaron, clasping her hands together with a pleading face. "Oh, please can I play in this one, too? I don't care about the challenge, I just wanna play!" Dana and Aaron looked between each other, each shrugging before the co-host handed a piece of paper to the girl. "Oh, yes! This is gonna be so much fun!"
Confessional
"Not too fond of having the Harett around for this challenge…as if I want her to know any secrets about me, peh." Caleb rolled his eyes at the camera before letting out a soft yawn. "Luckily…there is one secret on here that I think she will fixate on before even looking at anyone else's. Gives me time to find the rest of them out so I can protect my own."
"I don't know if I should be worried about people knowing my secret or not…it is a little embarrassing." Fridge whimpered as he looked down at the sheet of paper. "...And if she finds out, I'll never hear the end of it!"
Confessional End
The contestants, as well as Ivy, stood in a line in the lobby, waiting for Dana to let them start their hunt for hints. Bunny licked her lips as she eyed the piece of paper over, Yves rolling her eyes at her and mumbling the word "pathetic" under her breath. "Alright, you all look like you've had enough of my blabber! Me and Aaron will be in the lobby the whole time, waiting for you guys to report your findings!" Dana clapped her hands twice, a robot hand appearing from the wall and dropping a pill on the ground, which exploded into a full on sofa. Her and Aaron took a seat while the contestants glared in envy. "So, with all that out of the way…get ready to hunt!"
With Dana's instruction, the eleven hunters took off into different directions, each beginning their search for the bobble heads. The host looked over to speak to her co-host, only to see that he had passed out already. She went to say something, but sure enough, she was the next to faint from exhaustion. Meanwhile, Ivy looked over the sheet of paper, having come late to the party on this one. "Hm…man, these are some pretty wacky secrets. I sure would hate to see one of mine on here. I wonder how the hints are gonna work?" The intern kept looking, her eyes eventually stopping on a single secret. "'This person has been writing something very special for our intern!' …Hm…knowing the contestants here, that could be really, really bad for me."
The intern thought to herself about the ten contestants that were left, her mind immediately landing on Caleb laughing maniacally as he was surrounded by fire. "Yeah…definitely could be something pretty bad. Eh, I'll just get to figuring it out when I figure it out." Ivy whistled to herself as she continued down the hall, soon leaving the camera's field of vision. Not two seconds later, she came running back through. "Who am I kidding? I need to know that!"
Confessional
"Seriously, if Caleb or someone is writing down nasty things about me to scare me away, I'd rather know in advance so it stings a little less. I guess it could be something nice, but knowing how everyone here feels about me, I kinda doubt it." Ivy shrugged her shoulders with her list in one hand.
Confessional End
Vernon scratched his head as he wandered through the cafeteria, digging around for bobbleheads. He glanced down at the paper that he was holding, focusing in on one of the secrets. "'This person has been putting laxatives in the sugar-coated frosty yummy gummy candy bombs!' Who even eats that cereal…? It's so…blech…" The songwriter shuddered as he thought about the taste of the cereal, soon sighing before going back into the kitchen. Out in the hall, he could hear a good amount of footsteps, which seemed to get closer and closer over time.
"Bathroom, bathroom, bathroom!" He looked over his shoulder to see Mitzy running past the doorway, clutching her stomach with her hands with an overly pained expression on her face. He paused for a moment as she faded out of his sight, her footsteps eventually being drowned out by the slamming of a door.
"...Guess that answers that question for me." Vernon let out another sigh as he opened one of the cabinets, seeing a box of sugar-coated frosty yummy gummy candy bombs, which were bulging at the middle. He cocked an eyebrow at the sight, soon grabbing the box from the cupboard and digging his hand through it, pulling out a bobble head that was covered in sticky cereal sugar. "...Gross."
The songwriter shook his head before turning the bobble head upside down and looking at the clue that was on the bottom of it. "'The following contestants have gotten packages from a pharmacy in the past three weeks: Fridge, Caleb, and Yves.' Hm…I have to imagine that Fridge is getting supplements for his gains, so it can't be him. Which leaves Caleb and Yves…hm…I'll have to make note of this clue for later. For now, it's off to the-"
"Not so fast, Vernarooski!" Bunny stepped through the doorway, pointing directly at the songwriter while holding one of the bobbleheads in her other hand. "You thought you were awfully clever, trying to hide this little blurt from me! Too bad for you that I'm a clever investigator, and I know a thing or two about r/BehindTheScenesOnTD! Only me, you, and Teddy have accounts on Redkit! It wasn't me that was putting those videos up there, so it must be you!"
Vernon glanced over at the camera with an utterly dumbfounded look on his face before it slowly turned into a crafty little grin. He looked back over at Bunny, shrugging his shoulders. "Yep, you got me there. Sorry, I just find you guys amusing at times…can you ever forgive me?"
"Unlikely, but that'll be a discussion for another day! For now, I have to work on finding out the rest of the secrets! Which means…gimme that!" The blogger rushed over to Vernon, snatching his bobble from him and looking at the bottom of it. "Well, this is an easy one! I've got eyes on Caleb and Fridge, so it only makes sense that Yves is the one who's been doing this!" Bunny happily scribbled down two names next to the two secrets that she had found out already. "Only seven more to go! I'm on a roll!"
While Bunny frantically left the room, Vernon grabbed a pencil from a little cup holder, writing a single name down next to one of the questions. "'This contestant has been secretly recording other people and posting videos of them anonymously on r/BehindTheScenesOnTD!' Teddy…ah geez, is there anything you won't do for clout?"
Confessional
"I can't just take Bunny's word for that one secret…Caleb is definitely capable of sneaking some laxatives into a sugary cereal. Either way, I've got the Redkit one done, and my own…so there's eight left." Vernon smirked at his job well done.
Confessional End
Calvin and BroBot were peeking around in Dana's office, trying to see if there were any bobbles in the room at all. The one of the secrets that the agent had read left a sour thought in his mind. He looked back down at his sheet of paper, reading over the line again. "'This person stole BroBot's schematics from Dana's office!' …Now why on Earth would anyone need Agent BroBot's schematics? Do you have any idea at all, agent?" Calvin looked over to the robot, who was shrugging its shoulders while holding a bobblehead in one hand. "Hey! You found one of the bobbles! Great detective work, agent!"
"Beep boop bo woop wop beep blip!" BroBot squealed happily while Calvin took the bobble and flipped it over, reading the words on the bottom carefully.
"'The following contestants have made trips to Dana's office in the past week: Vernon, Yves, and Valerie.' Well…that doesn't help all too much. Let's think about it for a moment…what would any of these agents possibly have to gain by taking your schematics? It had to be one of the three of them…I'll just mark them all down for now and we'll come back to it later!" Calvin scribbled the three names down next to the one secret, soon setting the bobble head back down on the ground. He went to leave the room, only for Ivy to run in and knock him over on accident. "A-Agent Harett!?"
"Ah! Sorry Calvin! I was just…um…looking for…" Ivy grabbed the bobble head that he had just set down, reading the hint on the bottom before tossing it to the side with a sigh. "No, that's not it…I thought for sure there would be something in here, considering that…hang on a minute!" The intern snapped her fingers, rushing over to the mailboxes, where she was always frequently checking. In Aaron's, she found a bobble head, grinning at it as she turned it upside down. "'The following contestants have looked up Ivy Harett on Doogle: Caleb, Vernon, and Yves.' Urk! I knew Caleb was going to be listed here, I just knew it!"
Ivy grumbled to herself before gasping and rushing over to help Calvin off of the floor. "Thank you, agent…how's your secret search going? We haven't quite found anything yet, but hearing what's on the bottom of that bobble will surely help our investigation."
"Mm, found nothing yet! Not one thing! I don't know how many bobbleheads there are per secret, but I really hope there are more!" Without anything else to say, Ivy left Calvin and BroBot in the room. The agent shrugged his shoulders, grabbing his pencil and scribbling down those three names next to the secret about Ivy.
Confessional
"Well, the investigation is getting somewhere now…it's odd to think that two of the agents still around were on both of those bobble hints. In any case, I need to figure this list out before the other agents do! My safety depends on it!" Calvin slammed his fist down into his open palm, a determined look on his face.
Confessional End
Caleb grumbled to himself while he ventured back to his bedroom, irritated by the fact that two of the secrets had mentioned his name. He twisted his door open, looking around to see that a shelf was installed over his bed…rather high up on the wall. On top of the shelf, there was a bobble head, the sight of which only made him angrier. "Very funny, Dana…I can still get up there and get that clue." The chess player climbed on top of his bed, soon jumping up to try and reach the shelf, only to miss it by a little bit.
"Oh, come on! Almost there, I just need a little bit more height!" Caleb bounced up on the bed a few times, getting slightly higher with each jump. As he was finally able to reach the shelf, he snatched the bobble head from it, smirking before falling back down and bouncing off of the bed, right onto the hard floor. "Mother…fucker…" The boy groaned as he slowly got up from the floor, his back aching horribly.
"That Dana thinks she's so funny…we'll see just how funny she is when I get my five million dollars at the end of this competition." Caleb turned the bobble head upside down, looking at the bottom of it to see what the clue it had was. "'The following contestants have been in Caleb's room while he wasn't in there: Fridge, Brittany, and Mitzy.' …" Caleb paused to take a deep breath, a light smile on his face for a brief moment. Then, out of nowhere, he unleashed a shout with the sound of a million cannons. "MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"
The super heroine squeaked as she walked out of the bathroom, hearing her name being screamed so viciously upstairs. "T-that sounded like Caleb! That could only mean that…" Mitzy looked down at the list of secrets, her eyes fearfully reading over one that said "This contestant has been sneaking into Caleb's room to look through his things." "Gee willikers! I'd better make myself scarce before Captain Checkmate finds me…or advances his pawns on me!"
Mitzy turned around frantically, looking for anywhere to hide from Caleb and his wrath. She finally moseyed her way down to the basement, thinking that way as the least taken path of all of them. "He'll never find me down- woah!" There was something at the top of the basement stairs, which she tripped over before tumbling all the way to the bottom of the stairs. "Ow…ow…pain…agony…but never enough to keep this gal down!" Mitzy leapt up from the ground, wincing slightly, but primarily ignoring the pain she was in. "Now, now…what was that villainous little trap that was set for me?"
The comic artist turned around to see that a bobble head had tumbled down the stairs with her, presumably being the thing that had caused her mighty fall. "Eureka! …Hm, that's not a good word. Bazinga! No no, that's just silly. Cowabunga? Ah, forget it! I found a bobble head!" Mitzy happily snatched the bobble head up from the ground, flipping it upside down to get a good look at the hint. "'The following contestants haven't spoken to their families since joining the show: Brittany and Valerie.' Well…that's rather sad to hear…but what does this have to do with any of the clues on the page?"
Mitzy glanced over the sheet of secrets, trying to figure out which one had anything to do with the clue she had found. "I don't see anything that even relates to families on here…what a sham! I must have found a little trap bobble head that was placed here to confuse me! Crafty Dana! Her villain name shall be…Miss Apocolyptica!" The comic artist smirked at her naming genius before tossing the bobble head off to the side and running back up the stairs.
Confessional
"I had figured that there would be a couple bobble heads with clues that don't help at all, but I never thought that a dud would be the first one I find! No matter! I'll keep my search going, and I'll definitely find out whose secret is whose!" Mitzy stood on top of the toilet in a heroic pose, but she slipped and her foot plunged right into the water. "EW!"
Confessional End
A bunch of clattering could be heard as random objects flew out of the janitor's closet, each item hitting the glass of the window across the hallway. Within the room, there was Teddy, who was determined to find a bobble head in the tiny room. "You can't seriously tell me that not a single bobble head is in here! This is the perfect hiding spot for it! Come on, Dana…just hire me if you really wanna make a scavenger hunt practical and interesting."
The streamer sighed as he turned his attention to the garbage can in the corner, which had plenty of wood shavings in it. He rolled his eyes at the can, soon digging his hands around in it to humor himself. After a bit of digging, his hand tapped against something that was more firm than the wood shavings. A grin popped up on his face as he pulled a bobble head up from the bottom of the can. "Whaddya know? Looks like Teddy Bear was right, yet again! What does it say, what does it say?"
Teddy flipped the bobble head over, taking a good look over the hint that was on the bottom. "'The following contestants have been in the janitor's closet during their stay on the island: Teddy, Valerie, and Brittany.' …Well, that's just plain stupid. The janitor's closet isn't on the list at all, you crazy Dana!" The boy grumbled as he tossed the bobble head out of the room and kicked the garbage can to the ground. "That was just a good waste of my time…I'll have to go look somewhere else!"
Teddy stomped away from the janitor's closet, with Vernon soon approaching from the other side of the hallway. He raised an eyebrow at the boy as he stormed off, wondering why exactly he seemed so peeved. The songwriter took a look off to the side, seeing the bobble head that was laying on the ground. He walked over to it, picking it up and reading the bottom of it. "The janitor's closet…? Well…that's not on the list at all…the only reason you would put something like this as a hint if there was something important in the janitor's closet. Something…important…"
Vernon pulled the sheet of paper out, looking it over to see what the secrets were. His eyes widened a bit as he saw one of them. "'This person is in possession of the third and final idol!' Bingo! So that must mean that…Valerie has the idol!" Vernon happily scribbled down Valerie's name next to the secret, a grin on his face. "Four of them are already down, I've got six more to find!"
Confessional
"Now, I suppose that I could be wrong about this one secret, but I've got a hunch that I'm not. 'This person is dirt poor!' The only contestant still around that would want that to stay a secret is Brittany…maybe her family cut her off or something? I know they have money, but if she doesn't have access to it, that would fit the bill." Vernon shrugged his shoulders as he showed his list, which had three names written down on it. He had excluded his own name from the paper.
Confessional End
Yves was poking around in Bunny's room, despite the fact that she clearly wasn't invited in. Nonetheless, she was practically tearing the girl's bed apart like it was her job, searching for a bobble head with one of the clues on it. She looked down on the sheet of paper, reading over the secrets again. "'This person is afraid of Bunny!' …I sincerely can't imagine a single person harboring any sort of fear towards Bunny. She's too adorable to be feared. …And obnoxious."
The dancer sighed as she noticed that there was nothing on the bed, soon turning around to see a tripod, which was aimed towards the window. On top of the tripod, rather than a camera, there was a bobble head, which brought a grin to Yves' face. She was quick to snatch it, flipping it over to get a good look at what the hint on the bottom was. "'The following contestants have looked up "how to keep rabbits away?" on Doogle in the past six years: Fridge, Brittany, and Yves.' Well…I know for damn sure that I'm not afraid of Bunny. I can't even remember looking that up…Dana was really able to look that far back in our search histories? Ah!" Yves shook her head and refocused on the clue. "If I were to guess anything, it would follow the typical trend of a big creature fearing the small. Fridge it is, then!"
Yves scribbled Fridge's name down on the secret that was about Bunny, soon hearing some frantic stomping behind her. Fridge had actually come to the room, quivering as he held a bobble head in his hands. "T-this room is always so creepy…what evil creatures may lurk in here with their poofy bunny hair? Oof! Y-Yves, can I ask you for your help with this hint? I don't get it, and when I tried asking Vernon, he told me he had no idea."
The large boy held the bobble head out to Yves, who flipped it over to see what was written on the bottom of it. "'The following contestants searched up information on Jay Harett post Mega Mechas and pre Scrap Island: Teddy and Calvin.' …Hm…" Yves looked down at the secret sheet, reading over one that read "This person knew Jay was on the island before they arrived!" Suddenly, the look on her face shifted to pure anger as she crushed the bobble head in her hand, startling Fridge greatly. "I have…no clue…"
"B-but then why did you get so angry about that? I'm confused, Yves…" Fridge gulped nervously while Yves shoved past him, leaving the room without another word. He looked around the room on his own, seeing all of Bunny's photography tools laying about. The very sight of them made him shudder, and he soon left the room, just like Yves.
Confessional
"That place is practically a horror dream come to life! Everywhere I turn, picture stuff, Bunny's clothes…it's just terrifying! It could only possibly be worse if she was in there!" Fridge shook as he sat down, soon sucking on his thumb like a frightened toddler.
"Calvin…you are in for a load of crap when I see you next. You knew about that, and you wouldn't give us a damn warning!?" Yves slammed her fist against the wall, leaving a small dent in it. "Do you know how many sleepless nights people had because of that man!? Do you!?"
"I didn't expect Fridge to come to me with one of the bobble heads, but I won't complain…not to mention the fact that he ran away the second he saw Bunny down the hallway. I believe that brings me to…six secrets down and four to go. I've got Fridge, Calvin, Teddy, Valerie, Brittany, and myself. This just leaves me with…Mitzy, Bunny, Caleb, and Yves." Vernon smirked as he looked at his list, which was nearly full at this point.
Confessional End
Brittany tapped her chin in thought while she wandered the halls, hoping to find a bobble head so she could get on with her secret hunt. She hadn't figured any of them out except for her own, the very sight of which made her phenomenally angry. "How on Earth does Dana know about my money situation, huh? She does a bit too much prying into my life, and not enough reevaluating herself as a person." The girl scoffed to herself as she thought her angry thoughts, soon passing by the doorway to Caleb's room, which was left wide open from the little tantrum that the boy had earlier.
"Eh? Caleb just left his door open…he's practically begging for people to just waltz right in. Maybe there's a clue in the room…?" Brittany looked around for a bit, checking to see that no one was around before sneaking on into the room and looking around. "Hm…if I were to put a bobble head in Caleb's room, where would I put it?" The girl tapped her chin for a little bit before looking directly up at the ceiling. There, on top of one of the fan blades, sat a bobble head. She snapped her fingers before climbing onto his bed and using the added height to snatch the clue.
"Finally, we're getting somewhere here! What does it say?" Brittany flipped the bobble head over to get a look at the bottom of it so that she could read the clue. "'The following people have mentioned wanting to get rid of Caleb at some point: Vernon, Mitzy, Bunny, Calvi-' BUNNY!? Brittany dropped the bobble head on the ground, her eyes wide as she realized what she had just read. "No…that can't be right, can it? But…she was the last person to join the alliance…and with Margaret betraying us last challenge, it makes sense that more of us would have an issue with him…"
The pretty girl had to stop for a moment as she tried to think about what to do. She looked down at her secret list, particularly looking over one that read "This person has a severe amount of dirt on Caleb!" "...I think, for now, I shall leave this be…for all I know, Caleb has contingency plans to get rid of every single one of us. It would only make sense that we should have these plans…right? In case the alliance falls apart…yeah! I'll keep an eye on Bunny…"
"Oh, will you?" Brittany jumped up from fright, soon turning to see that Bunny was standing in the doorway with her arms crossed. The blogger stepped closer to the not-so rich girl, shutting Caleb's door behind them. "I wonder…why would anyone ever wanna keep an eye on me? I'm as harmless as a little ladybug! Or, even better…a bunny!"
"B-Bunny, I just…happened upon this clue here…and…well…what dirt do you have on Caleb? You haven't even been in the alliance as long as the rest of us, and he hardly slips up in front of us!" Brittany seemed almost offended by the fact that Bunny had more leverage than herself.
"I should tell you this why? I see no good coming from me spilling that secret with you. Let's just say that I've got what I need…and I don't have anything on you or Fridge, so there is nothing for you to be worrying about." Bunny got even closer to Brittany, standing up at her tippy toes so she could get closer to eye level with her.
"There's no way you don't have anything on me or Fridge…you're lying!" Brittany smirked, remembering that Bunny was an incredibly terrible liar. She thought to herself confidently, "Bunny always admits when she's lying on the spot! I can't believe she would even try for a-"
"No, I'm not lying." Bunny's eyes glistened in an innocent, sparkly manner, only somehow causing Brittany more of a fright. "I need dirt on the ring leader…I do not need dirt on his cronies." Brittany glared back at the blogger upon being called a crony, but deep down, she knew that she was right. "Go ahead, keep an eye on me all you want…I'll only be making a move if I deem it necessary."
The blogger turned away from Brittany to leave the room, stopping as she opened the door with a giggle. She looked back at her ally with a smile. "Oh…I suppose you could convince the others to vote me out…but that won't matter if what I have is enough to get him disqualified, is it?" Brittany gasped upon hearing that, and Bunny waved back to her, finally leaving the room.
Confessional
"B-Bunny has something that could get Caleb disqualified!? What on Earth could that possibly be!? He hasn't done anything horrible enough to warrant that…I think…I don't even know anymore!" Brittany slapped her hand against her forehead, all this new information causing her a headache.
Confessional End
Vernon had finally come to Dana's office, where he was digging around to find out who could've possibly taken BroBot's schematics. "Hm…this room is kind of a mess. I wonder who was in here before? Ah…it doesn't matter, I need to keep looking if I want the answer to this secret." The boy took a look over at Dana's desk, finding the one bobble head that had been thrown by Ivy previously. "And what do we have here?" The songwriter smirked as he picked the trinket up off the ground, flipping it over to read it.
"Let's see here…'The following contestants have made trips to Dana's office in the past week: Vernon, Yves, and Valerie.' Well, I know for damn sure that I didn't take the robot's schematics…and Valerie is in possession of the third idol…so…Yves must have the schematics!" Vernon grinned as he wrote the dancer's name down next to the secret that was on his paper. "Not sure why she would even want those, but I can't say I really care all too much. And if Yves is the person that has the schematics, that means she couldn't have put the laxatives in the cereal! That one's gotta be Caleb!"
Vernon smirked as he wrote Caleb's name down on the paper, right next to the secret about the laxatives. He saw that the two open secrets only had to do with Caleb. "Hm…well, I can't imagine that Mitzy would have dirt on anybody…but I can totally imagine that she was looking through his things to figure out 'what evil is up to next!' That means that's gotta be Mitzy, so the person with the dirt on Caleb…is Bunny!"
The songwriter finally wrote the last two names on the piece of paper, a proud look on his face. It was then that Ivy trudged into the office, dragging her paper behind her and plopping down into a chair in the corner of the room. He raised an eyebrow at the girl, not too sure why she seemed so upset. "Ugh…it's no use…I suck at this."
"What's the matter, Ivy?" Vernon walked over to the girl, kneeling down next to her to look her in the eyes. He had a warm smile on his face, while she let out a soft sigh. "You know you can tell me anything, right?"
"Yeah…I know…I'm just really bummed out. I've been trying to find out who was writing this special thing for me, and I found out that it might be Caleb…you know that's just bad news for me. For all I know, it's gonna be a note detailing how my life is a sham and all that." Ivy sighed again, crumpling up her sheet of paper and tossing it into the wastebasket in the corner of the room. "I just wish that I had some better idea of who it was."
Vernon looked down at his own sheet of paper, the only secret without a name next to it being the one about Ivy. He shrugged his shoulders before looking back up at the girl and holding his hand out to her. "I mean…I figured out all the secrets already. If you want, I can take you to the clue that shows you who that one's for."
"You can…? I had figured there was only one clue per secret, and I found one relating to it already. I wish I could've found it out myself, but…okay. Thanks, Vernon!" Ivy grabbed the boys hand, and he helped her up to her feet. The two left the office, soon heading upstairs to the contestants' bedrooms. Soon enough, they ended up in front of one of the doors, which Vernon opened and pulled Ivy into. "Vernon? What're we doing in your room?"
"Oh, you know…I really wanted to keep some of these clues secret so I could win the challenge. Heh, guess I did actually try to win, for once." Vernon shrugged again, letting go of Ivy's hand and walking to the corner of his room to fiddle around with a large bag of sorts. "Would you mind closing the door? I don't want the others to find out about this…clue."
"Oh, sure!" Ivy shut the door behind her, walking to the center of the room after to see that Vernon had pulled his guitar out of its case. "Your guitar? I don't understand…how is that a clue?"
"Well…I must admit, I was trying to hide this 'clue' from you until January tenth." Ivy paused for a moment, thinking about that date briefly before her eyes went wide. "Yeah…I think you get it now. Forgive me if I'm cheesy, it's this lame talent that I've been blessed with." Vernon chuckled for a brief moment before starting to strum his guitar. He sat on his bed, gesturing to it with his head. Ivy sat down next to him, blushing brightly. "Well…here it goes, I guess. Happy super early birthday, Ivy."
The boy kept on strumming his guitar, closing his eyes with a soft expression from his eyebrows. "I wrote to you within a melody. If you decide to sing, would you sing it back to me-e-e? Sing it right through those shiny teeth?" Vernon opened his eyes to get a good look at the girl while she was listening, small tears forming in her eyes. "You rescued me when my mind was in a prison, you set me free when no one else would liste-e-e-en. Now I finally feel complete."
Vernon scooted closer to the intern, who was still completely speechless. He pulled her close, letting her rest her head on his shoulder while he kept playing. "And I…will follow you…into the sea of eternity-y-yy. Collapse into my arrrrrrrrrrms…and I'll take care of your heeeeeeeeeeeart. Though the distance grows between us, girl, my love for you still sparks. I'll take care of your heart…no matter where we are."
The songwriter stopped playing his guitar, soon setting it off to the side. "I know…like I said, it's super cheesy…but I figured I've gotta use this silly talent of mine for something good. And…if I haven't made it painfully Ivyous already-...I just said Ivyous, didn't I?" Vernon facepalmed, cringing at his own awkwardness. "There I go, ruining the moment. I'm sorry, I-"
Vernon turned to apologize to the girl, though she gave him no time to do so, as she place her arms around his back, pulling him in and kissing him. The boy was shocked at first, but the shock soon left as his eyes closed and he wrapped his own arms around her. The two sat there together for a brief moment, eventually breaking the kiss and staring right at each other, each smiling. "...You, uh…got a little something there." Vernon reached forward with his thumb, wiping Ivy's tears away.
"I really wanted to be the one to approach you with a cheesy love song…but I always ended up making them too screamy. Guess my own talent doesn't work so well for this sort of thing." Ivy rubbed the back of her neck, still blushing. "And I've never had a boyfriend before…but…I'd be glad to say that you're my first one."
"...And I've never had a girlfriend before. Never really got around to the confessing my feelings bit…either way…I'm damn happy to say that you're my first." The two held hands as they sat there smiling at each other.
"Well, I guess you should probably run downstairs if you wanna win the challenge, right? You never know what the others could've found out at this point." The screamo star stood from the bed, this time being the one to pull him up to his feet.
"Yeah…you know, being immune for once kinda feels nice. Among other things that feel nice…in any case, I think this is gonna be the best night I've had here by a mile." Ivy giggled at Vernon's cute comments, the two soon leaving the room.
Confessional
"I feel so many things right now that I've never even imagined or dreamed of…coming to terms with my feelings has always been super difficult for me. But…if this is what it feels like…I think I'll be doing it a lot more often." Vernon had a goofy little smile on his face, thrilled by what had just happened.
Confessional End
Vernon and Ivy made their way downstairs to the lobby, each of them still smiling between each other as they did. They walked right up to the sofa that Dana and Aaron were in, seeing that they were both just barely awake at this point. He held his list out to the host, "Well, Dana, I did your scavenger hunt, and I do believe that I've figured it all out. You can look over it and tell me."
"Eh…?" Dana rubbed her eyes before grabbing the page from the boy, only for the rest of the contestants, sans Valerie, to pour into the lobby, gasping at the sight before them. Dana scanned over the page, reading the answers that he had put down while the other survivors watched from where they stood. "Well…this is actually all correct, Vernon. Good job with that-"
"Haha, yeah! That means that I've won immunity, right?" Vernon's smile grew bigger as he waited for the host to announce his immunity in front of everyone, and she rubbed her tired eyes again. "Well?"
"Yeah…that would be what that means…yawn…if it weren't for the fact that someone else brought us the page already." Dana sat up in her seat, handing the paper back to Vernon while his jaw dropped out of shock. Ivy didn't understand it, either.
"S-someone else already found out all the answers…and they already won the challenge…?" The songwriter gulped as he turned around to look at all the other contestants, each of them nonchalantly standing there, staring back at him. "B-but…you didn't announce it…"
"Well…yeah…she just handed us her paper. You two literally ignored her when you walked up to me." Dana pointed off to the side, both Ivy and Vernon shifting their gaze to see that Valerie was standing right next to the sofa, holding her own paper, which had every answer on it.
"Whoops…sorry that I'm just really good at this scavenger hunt stuff. You're probably better than me, actually…I must've just gotten lucky…" Valerie rubbed her arm awkwardly while the rest of the contestants kept staring at Vernon, each of them knowing that he knew all of their secrets. The boy gulped nervously before turning back to Dana.
"Sorry…I'd love to announce you immune or whatever, but that pleasure is actually going to Valerie tonight." Dana stood up from the sofa, stretching her arms out and letting out a monumental yawn. "So…yeah…if everyone's cool with it, we can head right over to the Colosseum of Shame and do a little voting ceremony so we can all go to bed." Vernon was still utterly speechless as the rest of contestants and the hosts headed for the door.
Confessional
"But I…I didn't see her a single time during the challenge…I didn't even know that she left the main lobby. T-that makes no sense, how did she know everything?" Vernon held his head in his hands, completely flabbergasted.
Valerie whistled to herself while holding her tablet up, revealing every single camera that she had access to. Each room was essentially covered, meaning that she didn't have any issue seeing what was happening in the hotel at all times. "Course, I knew the answers before the challenge. I did want to wait and see who would make the best detective…can't have them snooping around and ruining my plans later on, you know?"
Confessional End
The contestants met back at the Colosseum of Shame, each of them now wearing their regular clothing, as it was far too cold out to justify being outside in their pajamas. Vernon sat next to Ivy on the benches, staring down at the ground while she rubbed his back gently. Valerie sat off to the side of the benches, admiring Teddy, who had climbed on top of Fridge's shoulders and was completely avoiding her. The friendly giant didn't seem to mind his new shoulder buddy, though Caleb was staring dead at him with a "that's my spot" look on his face. Bunny smiled and waved to Brittany, who was sitting next to Caleb with a concerned look on her own face. Mitzy was clutching her stomach as she looked around, still unaware of who it was that had essentially poisoned her. Calvin sat next to Yves, unaware that she was the one who had BroBot's schematics…and unaware that she knew about his knowledge of Jay. She stared at him coldly, though he wasn't paying close enough attention to notice.
Dana and Aaron were at their podium, as per usual, the co-host holding up a platter with nine rations on it. "Well…this challenge definitely helped you gain some knowledge about your fellow contestants, though that may not be for the better. Like I said, people who do better in a challenge like this always end up with a huge target on their backs…helps spice things up, though! In any case, I'm gonna start calling out names, and Aaron will pass out the rations to the lot of you, one by one. The survivor who doesn't get any rations will be lost to the apocalypse, having to take a bounce out of the Colosseum of Shame via the Trampoline of Losers, never to return to Scrap Island…ever!"
The survivors all well knew the rules by this point, but it didn't make things less tense with each time they were told. "Alright…for our first person to be safe from elimination, we have Valerie." Aaron tossed the first bag of rations to the miserable looking girl, who caught it and shriveled up in her seat. "Sorry, she knows all of those secrets now…"
"I-if it helps, my brain's so bad that I already forgot all of them…I can't even hold a game advantage right, I'm that much of a miserable wreck." Valerie sighed and curled up into a ball, the other contestants on the benches rolling their eyes at her.
"Next up, we've got…Calvin and Yves." Dana spoke the next two names, with Aaron soon passing them their rations.
"Agent Watterson lives to see another day on duty!" Calvin clapped his hands to catch the bag of rations, which caused it to burst open, and the rations to shoot into the air before landing right in his mouth. "Mmm! Totally flavorless!"
"Yeah, enjoy it while it lasts…your day's gonna come, agent." Yves spoke so softly that no one could hear her, and she caught the bag of rations with one hand, clutching it tightly in her hand.
"Also safe tonight, we have…Mitzy and Fridge!" Aaron passed out the next two bags of rations, the ginormous boy catching his in his huge hand and accidentally crushing it to dust with his strength.
"Aw…I went and messed it up." Fridge let out a sigh, letting the dust fall out of his hand and right onto Caleb's head. The shrimpy boy shook his head off, irritated enough already.
"Urk…I don't know if eating these is the best idea right now. You can have mine, Fridge…" Mitzy weakly handed her rations to Fridge, who clapped his hands excitedly before grabbing them from her. Her stomach gurgled violently and she got up from her seat. "I…I gotta go to the bathroom…" With that, she ran out of the colosseum, headed right back to the hotel.
"And the last of you guys that got no votes today…Teddy and Bunny!" Aaron passed out another two bags of rations, only two more left on the platter that he had. Brittany gasped, seeing that she hadn't gotten a bag yet.
"Hang on a minute, someone actually voted for me tonight!? What the hell!?" The poor girl stood up from her seat, glaring at the others, only to see that Teddy was shrugging on Fridge's shoulders.
"I mean, Valerie was immune, couldn't vote for her. Surely you understand." Teddy caught his bag of rations, with Brittany soon launching her shoe at him and knocking him off of Fridge's shoulders. "Ack! My spleen!"
"No one in their right mind would vote for a little cutie like me! It's just a shame that our beloved Caleb is always in these bottom of the barrel ration scenarios…" Bunny sighed as she caught her rations, feigning innocence while Brittany shifted a glare to her.
"Now…Brittany, you're also safe. Just one vote for you." Dana snapped her fingers and her beloved co-host tossed the next bag of rations out to the pretty girl, who caught them, though she didn't stop glaring at the others. "This just leaves us with you two…Vernon and Caleb." The two boys looked between each other, each wearing their own unique look. Caleb had a fierce expression, much to the opposite of Vernon's more bored look. "Caleb, you're…well, Caleb. You belong in the bottom two, it's your special place! Vernon, you found out all the secrets, but Valerie beat you to the punch…which means you've got something on everyone. I'm sorry to say it, but the last bag of rations goes to…"
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
"...Caleb." Aaron passed the final bag of rations out to the chess player, who excitedly pumped a fist in the air while catching the bag in his other hands. "Vernon, I'm sorry to say it…but your time is all up here."
"Figures…that's my punishment for actually trying my best in one of these challenges." The songwriter stood from his seat, shaking his head for a second before looking back at Ivy. "It doesn't matter…I got something way better than the money, now." He smiled at the girl, who smiled back at him. He turned back to face the trampoline, starting towards it before someone spoke up among the silence.
"W-wait!" Ivy stood up from her seat, rushing over to the boys side and looking over to Dana and Aaron. "I know I'm supposed to intern and everything…but…do you think it would be okay if I went with Vernon? I mean…it would be nice to spend some time with each other." The newly formed couple smiled at each other while Dana shrugged her shoulders.
"Sure…I guess so. With only nine contestants left, we don't need an intern as much as we did before. Have a nice flight, lovebirds." The host watched as Vernon and Ivy jumped onto the trampoline together, both of them bouncing far away with each other and leaving the island. "Well, there you have it! Knowledge is power at times, but with great power, comes a great target on your back. We're slimming our contestant pool down by the day at this rate! Which one of these folks will be the next to fall to our apocalypse? Find out, next time, on Total Drama: Scrap Island!"
Author's Notes:
*The secrets are out and so is Vernon! Truth be told Valerie could've told Dana the answers at any given time and won the challenge, but waiting to see if anyone would figure them all out so she could get rid of the investigative folks was a dastardly move. It's always fun to do scavenger hunt challenges, and this one was no exception! Anywho, I will see all of you guys next time!
*Secrets: "This person is in possession of the third and final idol!" - Valerie; "This person has a severe amount of dirt on Caleb!" - Bunny; "This person is afraid of Bunny!" - Fridge; "This person has been writing something very special for our intern!" - Vernon; "This person knew Jay was on the island before they arrived!" - Calvin; "This person is dirt poor!" - Brittany; "This person has been putting laxatives in the sugar-coated frosty yummy gummy candy bombs!" - Caleb; "This person has been secretly recording other people and posting videos of them anonymously online to r/BehindTheScenesOnTD!" - Teddy; "This person has been sneaking into Caleb's room to look through his things!" - Mitzy; "This person stole BroBot's schematics from Dana's office!" - Yves
*Songs Used: I Love You, I Love You. It's Disgusting (Broadside)
*Votes: Vernon - Caleb, Brittany, Fridge, Valerie, Bunny, Yves; Caleb - Mitzy, Vernon, Calvin; Brittany - Theodore
*Placements: No Placement - Chris, Ivy; 22nd - Daniel; 21st - Larida; 20th - Mitchell; 19th - Alice; 18th - Blaster; 17th - Max; 16th - CJ; 15th - Ronnie; 14th - Celeste; 13th - Zane; 12th - Buck; 11th - Margaret; 10th - Vernon