DISCLAIMER:

Welcome once again to my story, episode 15 is here. Now that the returnees are chosen, things go back to normal. Well, at least as normal as they can be in Playa de losers. What will happen now? Can the losers survive Eva's anger after being eliminated? Find out right now.

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Search and do not destroy

The beats of 'Stronger' by Kanye West filled the room. It wasn't the kind of song a person would usually use to wake up in the morning, but it was the song that was sounding on CFXJ-FM when he woke up.

Zeke jumped off the bed and walked to the bathroom, looking at the mirror with new confidence. Last night was fantastic! Gerald's couch was comfy but not like the resort's beds, so he slept all night like a baby on a cloud. Now The Zeke was back and also found out his true talent. And not only that, he found they were famous.

He took a shower, changed into his usual clothes, including his new golden chain, and went out of his room toward the elevator. To his surprise, someone was inside it this early in the morning.

"Yoyoyo Homie," said Zeke making finger pistols.

"Hehehe, hello Ezekiel," Beth waved at him. "I'm Beth, nice to meet you."

Zeke nodded. "I know, eh, you were part of Heather's alliance."

"Ugh! Don't mention it. That was the worst mistake I could make. Heather is the most selfish and arrogant person I have ever met," said Beth, folding her arms and frowning.

"Yes, she doesn't seem like a nice person, more like a bad salesperson." Zeke weirdly moved his arms as if rapping. "So what happened? Did she get you eliminated to save herself?"

They arrived at the lobby and began to walk toward the cafeteria.

"No, I got tired of her attitude and told her what I think of her, but then …" Beth blushed and looked at the ground in shame. "I made a silly mistake, and my team eliminated me."

"Oh!" Zeke said, there was a small silence and then he patted her shoulder. "Don't worry homie, I understand that perfectly. Sometimes we say or do things others misunderstand, so don't be too harsh on yourself. I'm sure you had the best intentions in mind, eh?."

Beth made a big grin. "Thanks, you know? You're more sensitive than I thought."

"I hear that a lot," said Zeke proudly. "My problem was that the girls in my team were too fast to judge others, and they eliminated me."

"Hey!" Beth's smile turned into a frown. "I don't think it was your teammates' problem. It was your sexist comments that eliminated you."

Zeke rolled his eyes. "I know, but I didn't mean it like that."

"Well, I think saying boys are stronger and smarter than girls is quite hard to misunderstand," Beth folded her arms. Squinting at the Prairie guy.

"Chill out homie, see, you're misunderstanding me," said Zeke as both entered the cafeteria.

Beth understood quite well what he was saying, and that's why she was annoyed, but both were greeted from the kitchen before she could reply.

"Good morning Beth, you're 3 minutes late. Also good morning Ezekiel," said the person in the kitchen. Her tone was colder when she greeted the prairie boy.

"Hello Courtney," said Beth waving. "How unusual to see you up this early."

Courtney chuckled. "I know, but it was our turn to make breakfast, and I hate to make people wait."

"Wait, are we doing the cooking shifts?" asked Beth, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course we're!" shouted Courtney, frowning at the brunette girl. "You can read the timetable with the turns. It's over that wall."

Beth and Zeke went over the timetable. Every day, two people were in charge of the three meals.

"Yoyoyo homie, wait a minute! Why am I on the last day with x1?" asked Zeke, glaring at Courtney, "what's more, who is x1?"

"First of all I'm not your homie, my name is Courtney. Second, please stop talking like that. And third x1 is the next contestant eliminated because right now there are only 11 people in the resort," said the CIT enumerating her reasons with her fingers.

Zeke glared at her, but Beth interrupted their conversation. "Ok, but what happens if an intern comes and takes care of cooking?"

"Then we just put the calendar on hold in case something happens," said Courtney, shrugging.

Beth and Zeke entered the kitchen, and both began to help Courtney with the breakfast.

"Ezekiel, today isn't your turn," said Courtney after squeezing an orange. "You shouldn't be helping us."

"But the Zeke want to help, making breakfast for my friends," said Zeke in a singsong tone, moving his arms like a rapper.

Courtney put her hand on her hip and sighed, "friends and help don't rhyme, and even if you help today, you still need to do your shift in 6 days."

"The Zeke knows, still I, I mean the Zeke wants to help," Zeke stuttered, having some problems talking about himself in third person.

"Do what you want," replied Courtney defeated. "Only don't complain when your turn comes."

Beth chuckled. "C'mon Courtney relax a little. There is no problem helping each other."

"I'm relaxed," shouted the CIT, who then blushed. "I mean, I try… But when you're relaxed, people betray you and walk over your feelings."

Zeke and Beth looked at each other. There was something really awkward in that sentence, but they decided to not ask about it, focusing on cooking breakfast for the other contestants.


The other contestants began to arrive at the cafeteria. The first one was Eva, who sat alone in the corner of the room, then Katie, Sadie, Tyler, and then Cody, who was using crutches. The brunette guy sat with Tyler and the BFFFLs.

"Hello ladies," said Cody in a smooth tone, winking, then he talked in a more normal voice. "And Tyler, why the long faces?"

"It's Eva," said Katie, sighing sadly.

"She went to do her workout without us and also told us she wanted to eat alone," added Sadie, sighing like Katie.

Tyler nodded. "She's probably bothered after being eliminated the same day she returned to the competition."

Cody looked at Eva, who was eating her scrambled egg furiously. After finishing it, she accidentally broke the plate with her fork.

"I think she's more than bothered," said Cody gulping. "Now excuse me for a moment. I'll go and take my breakfast."

"Do you need help with that?" asked Tyler, who left his fork on the table.

The brunette guy shook his head. "Don't worry, I can do it alone. But thanks."

As Cody went to the kitchen, Beth waved at him joyfully. She was sitting with Courtney and Zeke.

"Helloooo Cody," said Beth making a big grin. "You look so handsome this morning."

"H-Hello Beth," replied Cody, a little flustered by the sudden compliment. "Also, hello Courtney and Ezekiel."

"Alo Cody," said Zeke waving. "I just watched the episode in which you were mauled. I'm glad you're all better."

"Hehehe, thanks," Cody rubbed his neck, not wanting to remember that day. "Now they're transmitting a cooking episode."

Beth made a sad smile. "Yes, I can't believe they eliminated me in that episode."

"Honestly, those gophers are ignorant and superstitious," said Courtney while huffing. "Owen was the real reason you lost, not some random 'Cursed idol.'" She made some air quotes and kept talking. "Yes, you were partly responsible for your eliminations, disregarding Chris's instructions, but you didn't deserve to be eliminated in that episode."

Beth tried to hush Courtney while Cody and Zeke looked at them. "I don't think it's a good moment to talk about this."

"Why?" asked Courtney, then she realized Cody didn't know about the idol. "Ooooh, yes. Anyway, Cody, you can't get your breakfast with those clutches. Let me help you."

Cody smirked and waggled his eyebrows. "I won't say no to a hot lady if she wants to help me, but I can do it alone."

"I'm flattered, but please, save your compliments for Gwen," said Courtney, winking.

The brunette guy snapped his finger but smiled. That went better than expected.

As Courtney helped Cody, a new person entered the cafeteria. This was a short guy, as old as the contestants and no taller than Beth, because he walked hunched over. He had small beady eyes, a small nose, curly short black hair, and a pointy chin. He wore the cyan and khaki uniform of the interns and was smiling while rubbing his hands.

He waved nervously and walked toward the kitchen. "HELLO contestants, My name is Lester, but you can call me Lesty. It's a pleasure to be at your service."

Courtney raised an eyebrow. "I thought Chef mentioned the next intern would be a girl."

"I don't know the details, but it seems my predecessor was involved in a traffic accident, so I'm here to replace her," said Lesty, chuckling. "So if you excuse me, I'll be preparing your meal."

"Did you just chuckle?" asked Cody, a little freaked out.

"Oh no, I just cleared my throat," said the intern, rubbing his hands. "Now if you excuse me."

Lester went into the kitchen, leaving Cody and Courtney behind.

"He definitely chuckled," said Cody, frowning.

"Why are all the staff of this show weird people?" said Courtney, rubbing her temple. "Just ignore him. At least with him here we don't have to cook."

Cody went back with Courtney, episode 10 was already over, and they were showing the one in which Sadie was eliminated. As the episode was starting, Justin and Harold entered the cafeteria.

"… So even if there were others before, it was until 1940 that Jules Montenier invented an antiperspirant that wasn't so acidic and didn't irritate the skin," said Harold in a teacher-like way.

"Ok, ok, I understand. You know what deodorant is. Then why you don't use it?" said Justin, tired of Harold's history lesson.

The redhead groaned. "Gosh! Because that idiot Duncan ruined my deodorant in one of his childish jokes, and I have a very specific ph on my skin, so I can't use any brand."

As they entered the cafeteria, both noticed the former contestants watching the episodes on the screen. Harold blanched as soon as he realized that.

"However personal hygiene is important, so I'll go to the gym and search for a deodorant appropriate for my skin. See you later," and without waiting for a reply. Harold left the cafeteria as fast as he could.

"A nerd who cares about their body odor? That's suspicious," said Justin, who went to the kitchen to get breakfast.

Meanwhile, the rest was watching the episode. On the screen, Sadie was hitting Courtney with the apples until Chris stopped her.

"I'm sorry. I swear it was an accident," said Sadie, with Katie nodding behind her.

Courtney glared at her, but after taking a deep breath, she smiled, "It's water under the bridge. I also voted for you in the elimination, so we're even."

"Wow, homie, I was sure you were the type that kept their grudges to the grave, eh," said Ezekiel, making Courtney's eye twitch.

"I'm just trying to be the bigger person, thank you," said Courtney but her spiteful tone betrayed her message. "And I'm not your homie."

"It's Duncan catching a bunny?" asked Cody while watching the episode, between the gasps and chuckles of the rest of the contestants.

Courtney stopped glaring at Zeke and smirked. "Yes, he can do nice things every now and then."

"And you seemed totally happy about it," said Katie clapping.

"I was," said Courtney making a sad smile. After looking at her expression, Katie knew she should drop the subject.

The episode ended, and the next episode started. Noah entered the cafeteria, being the last contestant to wake up. He took his breakfast and sat with Eva. On the screen, both teams were holding a canoe over their heads.

"There are moments in which I'm glad I was eliminated early," said Noah as he began to eat his toasts.

"It's not that bad. They need to hold the canoes until someone gives up," Eva said harshly. "I wonder who will be the wimp that stops the challenge?"

Noah raised an eyebrow. "Wimp? If I had been there, I would have stopped it ages ago. What use is getting tired in the first challenge?"

"That weak attitude is the reason why you're here," Eva glared at him before taking a sip of her energy drink.

"No, it's not. It's called strategy. I'm out of the competition, being the weakest link, and also saving my teammates' stamina. It's a win-win," said Noah folding his arms.

Eva's glare turned into a burst of loud laughter. "Hahaha, I can't believe you can say that with a straight face. Actually, you would do that because you want to stop carrying the damn canoe."

"That's another pro of dropping the challenge earlier, but it doesn't change the other advantages I mentioned," Noah shrugged while smirking.

"You're a smartass," said Eva, chuckling. She hated wimps like Noah, but his attitude somehow made it funny. He was a jerk and didn't care about it, and that's something Eva didn't hate. She even relaxed a little.

The episode continued until Duncan and Courtney began to raid Chef's fridge after talking in the boathouse.

"I knew something was going on between them," said Sadie excitedly.

"Oh my gosh Sadie, you really have a love radar. They're so cute together," said Katie, holding Sadie's hands.

"I thought the same thing! We're on the same wavelength," Sadie's eye sparkled.

"EEEEEEEE!" both BFFFLs squeed happily, making everyone else cover their ears.

"Girls, GIRLS, STOP THAT," shouted Courtney, blushing like a tomato. "I know what it seems, but I assure you it's all edited. We don't have that kind of…"

At that moment, the Courtney on the screen held Duncan's cheeks and kissed him for solid 5 seconds. Courtney's jaw dropped, and her face turned even redder.

"Of… of…" Courtney chanted as if it was some kind of spell. "Why is that scene in the episode?"

"So you don't have that kind of relationship?" asked Cody, making a smug smirk.

Katie and Sadie were jumping and cheering. "EEEEEEEEEE! That was so romantic!"

"I miss Lindsay," Tyler dried a tear and smiled. "Well done Court. Now I see you in a new light."

"I told you, it isn't like that…" Courtney covered her head with her hands. There was no way she could explain that kiss. "My mother's going to kill me."

Justin nodded. "Of course she will. You at least should have kissed someone not that ugly."

"DUNCAN ISN'T UGLY!" shouted Courtney, who immediately covered her mouth.

Everyone laughed. Courtney just slammed her head against the table.

"But there is something I don't understand?" asked Katie with a thoughtful expression. "You seemed so happy about breaking the rules and all that, why did you go back to your old self?"

"Yes, yes, you seemed a lot more fun on the episode," said Sadie, nodding.

Courtney sighed without raising her head. "Because everything was a lie, just keep watching the episode."

Everyone remained silent and watched the rest of the episode, even Lester. The last part of the challenge started, the contestants were hanging from a tree, Courtney was still over excited and chuckling, Owen fell over Heather, Gwen won the challenge, and the Bass went for elimination.

And as they knew, Courtney was eliminated. She and Duncan tried to argue, but it was useless. The decision was final.

"So what? Maybe Duncan voted with you, and you were blindsided by the other four," said Noah, trying to decipher the mystery of who voted against her.

"Are you saying that traitor Bridgette voted for her?" Eva scoffed. "That wouldn't surprise me."

Courtney sighed. "I don't think so. Bridgette is my best friend…"

"But Duncan gave you a… skull," said Sadie, tilting her head.

"Yes, it's so creepy and romantic." Katie also titled her head. "I don't think he voted for you."

"Thank you, girls. I also want to trust him, but…"

As Courtney talked, on the screen appeared Harold burning his marshmallow, and after some scenes of Duncan bullying him, the nerd was shown in the confessional with the votes' box.

"You guys think you're soooo funny," said Harold as he opened the box and took out the votes. "Let's see how you like it when someone messes with your love life," he then swapped the votes for others he had on his shirt.

Everyone was watching the scene dumbfounded. Courtney's face blanched, looking at the screen like a deer in headlights.

"Even I didn't see that coming," said Noah, scoffing. "Well at least your boyfriend and your best friend didn't betray you."

"I… GONNA… KILL HIM!" shouted Courtney, grabbing a chair and running out of the cafeteria. "HAROLD! COME HERE THIS INSTANT!"

Eva scoffed. "So that dweeb cheated just to be eliminated in the next episode? Talk about lame."

"The Zeke thinks he was a traitor but made a daring move," said Zeke making some rap moves. "He got his revenge before being eliminated, he showed his enemies he meant business."

"Your rhymes are getting worse and worse," said Noah sighing. "And I think his petty revenge will cost him a premature demise."

Tyler nodded. "You're right. Unless Courtney kills Harold first, then it won't cost him anything."

The groups chuckled and continued watching the next episode, however Harold, the only contestant in that episode, wasn't there. So they didn't know what to expect besides the nerd's elimination.

Everyone winced after Trent hit the ground without the sofa to soften his fall.

"First the fugu poisoning and now this. I don't understand why he doesn't quit the game," said Noah, shaking his head.

"That's an easy one because Gwen is there," Cody made a big smile and winked.

The Indian guy sighed. "Because getting a goth girlfriend is a great idea even if you die."

There were some small chuckles, and the challenge continued. The teams were tied until the last event, seadoo water ski, but in mud. Lindsay would compete against Harold and the one who got more flags while skiing wins.

"Oh my, Lindsay looks so sexy in her green bikini," said Tyler making a wolf whistle. "GO, LINDSAY! YOU CAN DO IT!"

"Of course, she can do it, idiot. Harold was eliminated, so we know she'll win," said Eva in a harsh tone.

"Oh yeah, that's true," said Tyler chuckling.

However, the jock and everyone else were surprised by Harold's performance. He was dragged through the mud but still got 5 flags.

"I can't understand how he lost. The nerd basically had the challenge on the pocket," said Justin, pointing at the screen with an open hand.

Beth frowned, "Heather surely cheated, just wait."

And as Beth said, it was Heather's fault, but it wasn't exactly cheating. When she was about to cut Harold's line, a branch ripped off her top, exposing her breasts.

Everyone gasped. Katie and Sadie covered each other eyes, Cody put a handkerchief under his nose, Tyler covered his eyes with both hands, while Noah, Zeke, and Beth watched with wide eyes and their mouths open.

"Not bad I would give her 9 over 10," said Justin shrugging, "but if we consider her personality, it would be a 6 over 10."

"Hahaha, that minx deserved that," said Eva laughing. "I want to see her face when she realizes the scene is on international tv."

"I'm sure they'll censor it for the tv release," said Noah, shaking his head.

Cody blushed, still covering his nose. "And I thought Asian girls were small…"

Then a sneaker flew over the tables and hit him in the head, knocking him off his chair.

"Don't make those perverse comments when there are girls present, twig," shouted Eva, glaring at him.

"No problem," said Cody in a pained voice, giving her a thumbs up.

Zeke recovered his composure and moved as a rapper. "That's losing with style, he may have lost the trial, but left the island with a smile."

Eva then threw her other sneaker and hit Zeke in the head. "And you stop that lame rapping."

Everyone laughed and enjoyed the end of the episode. Meanwhile Lester rubbed his hands and looked at Zeke, making a mischievous smile.


The day went without big incidents. Harold was still hiding from Courtney, Eva did her routing alone, and Zeke enjoyed the jacuzzi near the pool. He was wearing his trunks, shades, toque, and golden chain.

"I really miss all of this," said the prairie boy.

"Do you want a soda, sir?"

Zeke was startled by the raspy voice, dropping his sunglasses on the water.

"Oh, it's you, Lesty," said Zeke while searching for his shades.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to surprise you," said the intern, leaving the soda next to him. "I mean, all of you're famous stars and all that."

"We are?" Zeke then cleared his throat. "I mean, of course we're. We appeared on tv and everything."

Lester rubbed his hands and smirked, "however is such a shame you couldn't win that prize money."

"Nah, that's water under the bridge," said Zeke taking his shades off the water and putting them on. "Being here isn't that bad."

"You're so smart Mr. Ezekiel. If it's you maybe I can get you interested in this." The rat-like intern took out a wood cylinder. He opened it, and inside was a map.

Ezekiel lowered his sunglasses and looked at it. "What's that?"

"It's an old treasure map that I got from an antique shop in Montreal," whispered Lester. "I and some friends tried to decipher it, but it was in vain, and as I need money to pay my grandma's hospital bills, I was thinking of selling it to you."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. What happened to your grandma?" asked Zeke, sitting out of the jacuzzi.

Lester bit his lower lip. "She ehm… has a weird old people illness…" the intern's eyes began to dart back and forth. "You know some of those that are hard to pronounce, hypotos something…"

"Hypothermia?"

"Yes that!"

"But Hypothermia is a condition provoked when a person's core temperature goes below 35º C. Once her temperature returns to normal, she should be fine," said Zeke rubbing his chin.

"Sorry, I said Hypothermia? I mean Hypothemicide, a chronic and rare disease," said Lester, sweating buckets.

"I never heard of that disease."

"It's quite rare. There is almost no information in medical books," said Lester in a solemn voice. "I just need a thousand bucks to pay it all. So what do you say pal? Want to buy the map for thousand bucks?"

"One thousand?" Zeke said looking at him with wide eyes. "I'm not sure. It's a lot of money."

Lester walked near to him. "C'mon boss, for a superstar like you isn't that much. And also think it's an investment. Once you find the treasure, it'll be worth a lot more than flimsy thousand dollars."

Zeke thought about it for a moment, he had some money that Gerald gave him, but it wasn't that much. "But I only have 700 dollars."

"Deal!" shouted Lester, fist-pumping. "I mean, I'll sell it for 700 dollars only because it's you."

"Ok, it's a deal," said Zeke smiling.

Both men went to the first floor, where Zeke gave him the money.

"I hope your grandma gets better," said Zeke as he took the wooden container.

"Don't worry, I'm sure she's already better," the intern chuckled as he counted the money. Scamming Zeke was easier than he expected.

Meanwhile, Zeke took the map to his room and put it on his desk. There were many numbers and symbols written on it that didn't make any sense.

"It seems this will be harder than I thought," said Zeke, taking off his toque. "But I can do it, eh? Just get ready world, Da Zeke, the treasure hunter, is here."

After saying that, he took out a notepad and a pencil and began to write on it all his findings.


That night, while Zeke was racking his brains trying to find the meaning of the map, someone walked down the second-floor hallway.

She went to Room 2G and knocked on the door.

"I hope she's still awake," the visitor muttered. "Maybe I should come back tomorrow! Yes, tomorrow. That way, I have more time to think about it."

However, before she walked away, the door opened.

"Beth? Good evening girl! What are you doing here?" asked Sadie, who was wearing a pink nightgown that reached her knees.

"Sadie?" Beth tilted her head, confused. "Wasn't this Katie's room?" The farmer girl was wearing a light green nightgown longer than Sadie's, reaching Beth's ankles.

The BFFFL chuckled. "Yes it is. But we share rooms. Sometimes we sleep here and sometimes in mine." She then turned around. "Katie, It's Beth."

"Tell her to come in," said Katie, who sounded quite close to the door.

"Come in," said Sadie pulling Beth by her sleeve.

Beth was weirded out. The rooms weren't that big, so there was no need to shout like that, was it?

Inside the room was Katie resting on the bed, she had a green face mask and a pair of cucumbers over her eyes.

"Hello Beth!" said Katie, not moving her head. "Sorry I can't stand up, but I'm in the middle of my beauty treatment."

"Justin recommended it, isn't it fantastic?" said Sadie clapping excitedly.

Beth smiled, now all made sense. "Totally! Justin's skin is beautiful and smooth. If he recommended it, the treatment must be awesome."

"Right? He has the best skin among all the boys," said Sadie, who then tilted her head. "Well, there is no actual competition in that regard. The rest of the boys don't take care of their skin."

"Hey! That's not true. Cody also takes care of himself. Just look at his face," said Beth, folding her arms.

"That's true. Cody also does his best," said Katie, raising a finger.

Sadie made a small smile and squinted at Beth. "You didn't like waste any time defending Cody. I didn't know you were sooo close."

"That's true! Beth is there something going between you and Cody?" Katie was shocked by the news and took one of the cucumbers from her eyes.

"I… I don't know…" Beth smile disappeared, and she sighed. "That's why I need your help."

"EEEEEEEEE!" Both BFFFLS squeed, making Beth cover her ears.

Katie threw the other cucumber and held Beth's right hand. "You came to the right place."

"They call us the Torontian cupids. No one can give you better love advice," said Sadie as she held Beth's left hand.

"Thanks girls," said Beth smiling. "Cody is a great friend, and he helped me a lot to get the courage to confront Heather," she blushed and covered her cheeks. "Even after being eliminated, he worried more about me than himself."

"AWWWWW!" said both BFFFLs at the same time.

Beth's blush disappeared and she watched at the floor. "But after coming to the island I… I don't know. Cody's cool and everything, but after watching Courtney and Duncan kiss, I'm not sure if I'm ready for that kind of commitment. But I don't want to hurt him," Beth sighed sadly.

"Wait a minute, then you don't want to date him?" asked Katie, her eyes wide as plates.

"I… I don't know, He's wonderful, polite, and handsome, but I don't think we should date," said Beth, frowning and kicking the air.

Sadie rubbed her chin. "And why don't you tell him that?"

"Because I can't, every time I see that gap between his teeth I get frozen and can't talk anymore. He's really charming, and I don't want to hurt him," said Beth, making a big grin.

"Then there is only one solution," Katie hit her hand. "You need to start dating someone else."

"WHAT?" said Beth and Sadie at the same time.

Katie chuckled. "Not dating, dating. Beth just needs to fake she's dating someone else, so Cody gives up."

"That's a great idea Katie," said Sadie patting her back.

"But who should I date?" asked Beth, running her ching. "I don't want to play with other people's feelings."

The BFFFL both began to think.

"Tyler is taken."

"Harold disappeared yesterday."

"Noah would think it's bothersome."

"And Justin is too handsome," said Sadie, pouting.

Katie clapped happily. "Sadie you're a genius!"

"I am?" asked Sadie, raising an eyebrow.

"YES! If she dates Justin, Cody will give up for sure!" said Katie, hugging her best friend.

Beth also hugged them. "And Justin is so handsome that there will be no hard feelings between Cody and me!"

"EEEEEEEE" the three squeed.

After that the three girls keep talking about the plan to make a fake relationship with Justin so Cody would give up on Beth. But the BFFFLs didn't know that the brunette girl wasn't 100% sure about her feelings.


The next day Noah went to the cafeteria. As usual it was late, so he expected to find only Lester and maybe Justin. But to his surprise, Courtney and Zeke were there, sitting at different tables. At least he didn't have to deal with the model.

"How unusual to find you two here," said Noah as he went to take his breakfast. "I was sure there were more interesting places for a CIT to be after breakfast."

"Good morning Noah," said Courtney in a cold tone. "I'm hunting that traitor, Harold, he's quite good at hide and seek, but sooner or later, he'll be hungry, and he'll come here."

Noah shrugged. "He can just take food from the minibar in the pool."

"That's why I'm sitting here because I can watch both the kitchen and the hut with the minibar." She tapped the window, pointing at the pool. "There is no way he can get food without me noticing it."

Noah took his breakfast and sat at a different table from her and Zeke. "Well, good luck with your hunt."

"Yoyoyo, Homie," said Zeke, sitting in front of him. "Are you not asking what I'm doing here?"

"I was sure you would tell me even if I didn't ask," said Noah shrugging and eating his toast.

"That's cool homie," Zeke smirked and leaned toward Noah, whispering. "The Zeke needs your help with something."

"No."

"What? But I haven't said why I need you, eh?"

"I know, but the last time we worked together, I almost ended as a beaver dessert," said Noah, glaring at the prairie boy.

Zeke rolled his eyes. "C'mon homie. Just listen to me, for the good old times."

"You're barking at the wrong tree."

Courtney began to watch their discussion, something Zeke realized. What he didn't notice was the intern also snooping around.

"Look, what if we talk about this in the library, AAhhh!" said Zeke, leaning back on his chair and making finger pistols, but he leaned too far and fell to the ground.

"Are you ok?" asked Courtney, raising an eyebrow.

Noah stood up and helped Zeke recover. "He's ok don't worry," then the genius whispered. "Are you telling me there is a library in this place?"

"Yes, and I have the key," whispered Zeke, taking out the card Chef gave him. "So what do you say? Would you listen to my request?"

"Ok, you win this round," Noah sighed, he knew it'll be something troublesome, "but only because I have reread the same books 4 times, and I only have 3 unread books from NYC."

The unusual duo left the kitchen while Courtney raised an eyebrow, not realizing someone was watching her from the other side of the pool.


Noah isn't a person that gets angry easily, he usually gets upset, annoyed, and disappointed. But real anger isn't a feeling he usually felt, and this was one of those rare occasions.

"And you call this a library?" said Noah while glaring at the empty bookshelves. "The only thing barely similar to a book is Chris McLean's biography."

"There is an encyclopedia, eh!"

"without the volume for the letter O."

"And some magazines."

"I prefer to step on a lego than be caught reading Stars' Stalker Magazine," Noah showed the tabloid magazine and put it again on the bookshelf.

Zeke tilted his head. "I never step on a lego piece, my parents…"

"Stop! Let's forget about my analogies and focus on what you want," said Noah pressing his nose bridge. "I'm sure I'll regret it."

"C'mon Homie, you can't be so negative, look at this," Zeke took out the wooden map case from his hoodie and showed Noah the sheet of paper.

Noah looked at it and smirked. "I don't recommend you to pursue arts as a career path, you're terrible at drawing."

Lester listened from the door, interested in the situation. Was that idiot trying to scam the other guy? And what if he gets more money than him?

But as the intern agonized over how to intervene, Ezekiel continued his explanation.

"It's not a picture," said Zeke, chuckling at Noah's 'joke.' "It's a map."

"A map?" Noah raised an eyebrow and squinted at the prairie boy.

Zeke nodded, ignoring Noah's attitude. "Yes, it's coded. I spent all night trying to decipher it but I couldn't."

Of course you couldn't. It's just some scribbles using some random numbers written on a fortune cookie. Lester chuckled while hearing them, that prairie guy was a true pigeon.

"I tried to figure them out using logarithms and translating the results. These are the numbers that I get," said Zeke showing Noah a sheet filled with numbers.

Noah rolled his eyes and picked a volume of the encyclopedia. "Are you sure these numbers make sense? Maybe you were scammed, and the map is fake. I mean the map isn't even made of parchment."

Lester blanched. That big-headed guy was smarter than he seemed.

"Don't worry eh! My sources are trustworthy," said Zeke making a big grin.

The intern then sighed and smiled. This guy was too nice. Maybe he should try to sell him a bridge.

"Ok, color me impressed," said Noah after looking at the book, his voice trembling. "If you're right and this 3 is actually an E, then we have a set of coordinates that point to Muskoka lake." He then glared at Zeke. "You're not trying to make a fool of me, right?"

"No, no, no! I swear the map is real," said Zeke waving his hands.

"Then don't tell this to anyone, I need a better map, but we probably can look for your treasure," said Noah smiling.

Noah and Zeke then left the room, leaving Lester behind.

"WHAT? Are you telling me the map is real!? That's impossible!" said the intern, flabbergasted. "I need to recover it!"


Zeke and Noah went back to the lobby with the rest of the ex-contestants. Everyone was there except Courtney and Harold.

Eva was sitting with Justin instead of waiting by the door as usual.

"Are you not waiting to pummel the next traitor to arrive on the island?" asked Noah in a snarky tone.

"Maybe I'm tired of pummeling traitors and want to start pummeling smartasses who ask too many questions," said Eva cracking her knuckles.

Noah raised his hand defensibly. "Let's not do something I'll regret, ok? It was just an innocent question."

"Hahaha, as if, Noah, all the things you say have double or triple meanings. You're more convoluted than the instruction manual of a Chinese tanning machine," said Justin, smirking.

Eva laughed as Noah rolled his eyes.

"Thanks for your contribution Justin. As always your input improved our conversation," said Noah in a snarky tone.

"You're welcome," Justin made finger pistols at Noah to annoy him more.

Near them, Zeke sat with the BFFFLS, who were watching Cody and Beth. None of them noticed someone spying through the vents.

"Ayo homies," said Zeke making some clumsy finger pistols.

"Hello, Zeke," said both BFFFLs at the same time.

"You're late, did something happen?" asked Katie tilting her head.

Zeke shook his head. "Oh no, I was with Noah looking for a treasu…" before he finished the word, Ezekiel covered his mouth and muttered, "nothing."

"You were looking for a treasu…" Zeke covered Sadie's mouth in a swift movement.

"Oh my gosh I also understand he found a tre…" he then covered Katie's mouth.

"I'll tell you all about this later, so please don't say anything, eh!" the prairie guy's eyes darted back and forth and whispered. "It's a secret."

Both girls nodded as Tyler interrupted them.

"It's coming!" shouted the jock.

After a moment, a young teenager entered the lobby. He was a guy with black hair and green eyes, wearing a yellow t-shirt with a black hand printed on the chest, camouflage sleeves, and black cargo pants. He was carrying a blue backpack and a guitar.

"Trent bro! I can't believe you were eliminated," said Cody, using his clutches to get closer to the musician.

"I just fell in one of Heather's tricks like an idiot," said Trent giving Cody a fist pump.

Eva scoffed. "Welcome to the club."

The musician didn't know if she was being sincere or mocking him, so Trent just nodded and smiled. "Thanks."

"Ok Maggots, listen up," said Chef glaring at everyone. "I have some announcements. So call everyone here."

Everyone watched the big man, who was glaring at them. After a moment, Courtney and Harold arrived, Lester took the chance to get closer.

"YOU TRAITOR!" shouted Courtney trying to jump over him, but Eva stopped her while the dweeb hid behind Trent.

"STOP!" shouted the co-host. "I don't care about your childish fights, but right now you'll listen to me, OK!?"

Courtney begrudgingly sat on the same couch as Noah, while Harold stood next to Katie and Sadie.

"First, someone stole one of Chris's credit cards and made a lot of purchases during a certain illegal trip out of the island," He looked at Zeke and the others. "So they have to pay for it, or we'll have to cut the expenses of the resort."

Everyone gasped.

"But that's not fair," said Beth, putting her hands on her hips.

"I don't care."

"Chef, are you sure you want to go there?" said Courtney, her expression darkened.

"Do you think I'm joking, maggot?"

Courtney smirked. "Of course not. But I should remind you that all the contestants in the show are underaged. So are you saying they took an unsupervised trip outside the show installations without your permission?"

"Yes they did, but I don't…"

"And you notified their guardians immediately, right?" asked Courtney, tilting her head.

"Eh no, we didn't because there was a clause in the contract…"

"Oh, are you saying that you not only allowed the underaged contestants at your charge to go on an unsupervised trip but neglected your obligation to contact the authorities and their guardians once you found about it? I think that's more problematic than a small charge on your credit card."

"But those maggots…"

"And they also left me behind, eh? I had to come from New York back to Muskoka," Zeke said, raising a hand.

Courtney's smirk turned into a smile. "Do you really want to reduce the expenses on the resort?"

Chef sighed. "You won this time maggots," He then looked at Lester. "Take care of the fort, soldier. I'm going back to the island."

The big man went into the boat of losers and took out his phone while muttering. "First, those gangers ran over the new intern Karen, sent her to the hospital, and I had to hire that Lester guy out of nowhere. Now we just lost the money for the next challenges because of those damn maggots' stupid trip to New York."

The big man then returned to the island while talking with Chris. "Yes, they can't pay," said Chef rolling his eyes. "No they threatened to sue the show if we try to cut the expenses." He separated the phone from his ear, to not hear Chris'shouts. "I don't know. You talk to them if you want. Yes I know we had to cut money from today's prizes…"

Chef sighed as Chris continued admonishing him. The worst part is that he would have to be part of the next few challenge to save more money. Definitely, they didn't pay him enough for this.

Back at the resort, all the ex-contestants were cheering.

"Wow, Courtney you were like awesome," said Katie in an excited tone.

"Yes, you totally sounded like a real lawyer," said Sadie in the same tone.

Noah nodded. "Yes, it must be the first time I'm glad to hear you complaining and whining."

"I'll ignore that last statement," said Courtney forcing a smile. She then cracked her knuckles. "Now it's time to settle an old score, right Harold?"

However, Harold wasn't there.

"Where is that dweeb!?" shouted Courtney, balling her fists.

"He just got into the elevator with Justin," said Trent in a meek tone.

"WHAT? THAT COWARD!" Courtney ran toward the stairs running toward the first floor, "come back here, you traitor!"

Trent rubbed his neck, confused. "It's always so intense around here?"

"Hahaha, yes, it's always like this, man," said Cody winking. "Now follow me. I'll show you to your room."

"Thanks dude," said Trent smiling. "And how are you?"

Cody gave him thumbs up. "I'm fine. The medic said I can take off my cast next week, and I don't have any permanent scars after the bear attack, so I consider myself lucky."

"Well, you can now brag about fighting a bear and surviving. I'm sure girls will love that story," said Trent winking.

"Oh, I don't need stories to make the ladies fall in love with me," Cody waggled his eyebrows. "But I love how you say it."

The two friends went into the elevator. Curiously no one else went with them. Once they were alone, Cody elbowed Trent.

"And what happened with Gwen? Are you dating?" Cody asked, making a wide grin that showed the gap between his teeth.

Trent's smile disappeared. "Ehm, no. We aren't… There were some issues with Heather and I… I'm an idiot."

"What?" Cody looked at him with wide eyes, but looking at his friend's expression, he knew it wasn't the moment to talk about it. "That sucks man, but don't give up. I'm sure together we can find a solution."

The elevator opened, and Cody showed Trent his room, the 7B. They said good night to each other, and Trent entered his room. The day had been too stressful. The challenge, Heather's kiss, and his elimination.

"At least she didn't vote for me," muttered Trent, sighing and thinking about Gwen.

He had a glimmer of hope and wished her luck in the show, but deep down in his heart he was afraid he had lost his chance. With those sad thoughts, the musician went to sleep. Maybe tomorrow he'll find a way to fix this problem.


And now Trent joined the cast, but he has many regrets even if he seems fine. Can he fix things with Gwen? Only time will tell.

And at least Courtney found out about Harold cheating her out of the game, and he is now hiding from her. Zeke entered a shady business but it seem it can end well for him and Noah. And Eva is disappointed after her elimination. Things are always moving in the resort.

Finally thanks for all the reviews, I'm glad people enjoyed Zeke is back. If you also enjoy this episode, please leave a review, I love to know your opinion and what you liked about it. Or at least mark it as a favorite, that way I can know you're having a good time. Now let's reply to last week's reviews.

Guest: Harold just runaway, not wanting to die, I wonder how long can he survive.

Michael Coote1: thanks for your kind words, We're more or less in the story's second half, so you can enjoy it for a few more weeks. And now, with Zeke back in the resort.

Total Simaniac: Yes, it was as you said, the winner went back to the game, Never is a really ambiguous word for Chris McLean. And the Katherine thing is a great way to make any Katie enter serious mode.

Zeke is back in the house and already making Noah's life hard again, I love write him as a rapper. His rhymes are as bad as mine. And yes, I decided to use the "How was your first time" to tell the story because I think is a fun way to put stories in the middle of other stories. I'm glad you noticed it XD

And yes, Trent came to the resort, but he will not have a lot of spotlight until the next one ;).

MatiasND: I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I think Zeke is a cool character to write, I like to think he is a really smart guy with awful social skills, and a bit naïve.

And Harold is smart, so he avoided Courtney, now it's a game of cat and mouse where Harold will try to survive. Now I wonder how long will Lester survive-

Thanks for reading and I hope you like it.