Author's Note:
Holy hell, is this a Christmas miracle? Two episodes in the span of less than a week? Golly gee!
As you'll see soon enough, this may singlehandedly be the most complicated challenge I've ever had the pleasure of writing. Don't get me wrong, it was loads of fun to make, but this required a lot more brain power than normal. Still, this may be my finest challenge yet!
And here's a little bonus for anyone that cares: I am seriously considering writing a Total Drama fic in the shuffled format that makes use of the upcoming 16 campers in the two HBO seasons alongside the folks over at Disventure Camp! Would that be interesting? That being said, I'd prefer to finish TD: TISB first, so you'll just have to wait and see! Oh, and I gotta wait till the two new seasons and Disventure Camp finish airing, of course!
CI: I kinda shoot myself in the foot by splitting each episode into two chapters, don't I? I always feel a bit nervous about taking too long with episodes (as they can range from about 15,000 - 25,000 words) so I like posting them in parts so at least I don't leave people hanging for too long. Though, to be completely fair, I shouldn't really expect super in-depth reviews on what is mostly a set-up chapter haha! I definitely appreciate you putting the effort in though.
There's many reasons as to why I chose to bring Dakota back into the game, and that's definitely one of them! I always regretted making her the first boot back in the first chapter (which was released in 2018…) so getting a second chance to write a better arc for her over four years later is absolutely worth the extra episodes due to her inclusion!
If you thought that was fun, wait till you see what I have in store for Scarlett ;) It's always been my goal to amp up the "strategy talk" in this story compared to canon, and Scarlett's definitely the biggest harbinger of all that.
The TISB Jo & Scarlett dynamic seems to be a lot of people's favorite aspect of the story! I hope that once this story is all said and done, this duo will live on in other people's fics.
I wanna do a shuffled Disventure Camp in the (relatively) near future, so look out for that!
Enjoy this chapter and please leave a review!
Sacred Squirrels: Jo, Scott, Courtney, Noah,
Outstanding Ocelots: Scarlett, Dawn, Sammy, Dave
N/A: Dakota
Episode 18 - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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The episode continued on the docks with the nine remaining campers and Chris. Almost immediately, the beautiful sound of an opening serenade was heard by all. It was in fact so beautiful that the ears of anyone who heard it were said to be kissed by an angel. It's a shame that this is a visual medium.
"Congratulations, campers! Today, we have a very special treat!" Chris announced as a loud siren was heard.
"Actual food and beverages?" Noah asked dryly.
"Finally got rid of Amy?" Sammy added.
"Pappy's here to see me?" Scott suggested with his eyes widened.
"You're kicking Dakota off again?" Dave said with grit teeth.
"Nuh-uh! Today, we're officially merged! No more awful alliterated associations! From now on, it'll be every man or woman for themselves!" Chris told them as he eyed some of the less experienced players. "For some of you, this is your first time, but for others, you've done this all before!"
"Finally!" Noah commented, now crossing his arms across his chest. "And it only took five years longer than expected to make my first merge."
"I made the merge!" Sammy squealed in excitement while Dakota seemed unamused, instead choosing to file her nails.
"Big deal! So what? You made the merge, want a trophy or something?" Dakota said while bored.
"Unlike you, we all had to work our butts off to make it this far. I've always dreamed of making it past the team phase, so let me have this small victory, okay?" Sammy replied. "Isn't it your first time merging too, Dawn?" the cheerleader asked politely.
Dawn raised an eyebrow whilst tilting her head. "Indeed it is, Sammy. Well, it would have been my second time if it wasn't for that backstabbing traitor Sco-"
"Yeah, yeah! We get it! You don't like Scott. Girl, please find some new material. It's really starting to get old," Dakota pointed out.
Chris gleamed as he stared off into the sunset. "We'll be seeing our special guests soon!"
"Special guests? Isn't Dakotazoid over here enough?" Noah deadpanned.
"You realize calling her "Dakotazoid" is considered offensive to mutants, right?" Courtney retaliated as the snarker rolled his eyes. "Have you no shame?"
"Actually, I don't believe Dakotazoid has any negative connotations to the mutant species." Scarlett corrected. "I would be astounded if anyone actually used that term to negatively describe other muta-"
"No one asked!" Courtney butted in, to which the brainiac exhaled through her nose.
"For this special challenge, we're bringing back four of this seasons' losers to help us out!" the Host explained, much to everyone's chagrin.
"They already had enough last episode!" Dakota whined as she raised her arms in the air. "If you keep on giving them airtime, it won't be as special anymore!"
"Sorry, Dakota. You say so many things on this show, but that might have been the sentence I've cared for the least! Anywho, here they are now!" Chris gestured as the Boat of Losers sped onto the dock. Four familiar faces unloaded causing mixed reception with the other players.
Lightning was the first to exit, flexing his muscles to the camera. "Yeah, baby! Lightning's back in business, ready to kick some backstabber butt! Only problem is, he don't know who voted for him…" Courtney gave herself a dumbfounded facepalm at the sheer stupidity of the situation.
Next to unload was Sky who seemed rather anxious. She was twiddling her thumbs, completely embarrassed as she had assumed she'd never have to step foot on Wawanakwa ever again. It didn't seem that anyone cared for her presence except Dave who tried to not even acknowledge her.
Then, Alejandro unboarded, sporting some sleek sunglasses while looking rather menacing. Sammy scoffed at the sight of him while Noah tensed his muscles. The puppetmaster didn't say a single word, instead positioning himself beside the two other eliminated contestants.
No one else exited the ship, leaving Chris quite confused. However, after a while, an extremely enthusiastic Tyler came running out with both of his hands stretched with his pinky and thumb sticking out. "EXTREEEEEEMEEE!" he yelled, before tripping on the dock and landing face first onto the wooden planks.
"Did Athlete's Foot score a home run with Barbie Doll or something? Man seems like he's been having too much" Jo questioned while Chris shrugged in response. Sammy blushed after hearing the comment.
"His aura has returned to its natural shades of ruby red, after all!" Dawn noted.
"That's good to hear…" Sammy whimpered as she erratically began scratching her arm.
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"I'm screwed!" Sammy groaned in the confessional, looking quite panicked. "I bet you a million big ones that Tyler got bombarded with fans asking about my crush on him the minute he got home!"
She whimpered in anxiety before biting her lip. "I knew it'd happen eventually, but I just… I wasn't mentally prepared to see him so soon!"
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"Cut the crap, McLean. Why bring the easily outwitted back to the island?" Scarlett asked, completely unamused.
"This next challenge requires a few more friends, Scarlett! That's why!" Chris retorted in annoyance. "Be prepared for the most devastating, devious, delicious, and downright dreadful game yet! Say hello to a game of… Werewolf!"
"W-werewolf?" Sammy stuttered, still having trouble accepting that Tyler was just a few feet away from her.
"Are you referring to the party game that appropriates pagan culture?" Dawn asked meekly.
"What she said!" Chris answered. "I'm sure you all know how to play this game, but here's the gist of it. The thirteen of you will each get a role card and there will be a day-night cycle. The night where you'll be able to act on your card's specified actions, while the day cycle is for trying to weed out the werewolves! If the werewolves are able to eat the entire town, they win! Otherwise, if the town gets all the werewolves killed before it's too late, they'll win instead! Fulfill your card's win condition and you'll be immune from the elimination ceremony. However, if an eliminated player wins, he or she will receive a sweet $1,000 reward!"
"That's strangely generous of you," Sky said, raising an eyebrow in a state of complete skepticism. "What's the catch?"
"No catch! Just felt like bringing back four faces back! It gets boring being stuck with these few for so long, y'know?" Chris joked.
"Excuse me! So you're saying multiple people can have immunity?" Courtney asked while raising her hand.
"Exactly!" Chris gleamed. "If the town's able to get the werewolves as early as possible, as many as seven players could be immune!"
"Good to know…" Courtney schemed whilst staring at a bored Noah.
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"I don't care if I win this challenge; there are more than enough threats that need to go before people start looking at me," Courtney hypothesized. "That being said, all I want is that Noah loses. If I can get him out of the game now, that would be a massive pain off my back!"
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"Bahaha!" Dakota chortled, laughing for an uncomfortable amount of time. "You seeing this, Jo? Another reused challenge? C'mon, McLame! Where's the originality?"
"Don't patronize me!" Jo scoffed while pushing Dakota aside.
"...this is an original challenge…" Chris said unamused as his eyebrows creased.
"Fair enough, but…Werewolf!? That's so… dorky!" Jo complained with her arms extended. "A game of intuition? It's as if you're rigging it for Scarface!"
"Social deduction games have been on the rise lately." Scarlett deduced, writing in her notepad. "Leave it to Chris to pander to the lowest common denominator."
Noah looked appalled at the previous statement. "Gee whiz! Lowest common denominator? It's almost like we're on a reality show or something."
"That's enough!" Chris heaved in annoyance. "We'll draw for roles and get started in a few minutes!"
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"WOOHOO! IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!" Tyler cheered in the outhouse confessional. "Haven't used this in a while, eh? Betcha didn't think I'd be back so soon!"
The jock then proceeded to pump his fists in the air. "Haven't been paying attention to the show since I got kicked off, but it'd be great to win some cash for the family!" he explained. "And hey, if I know I'm not gonna win, the least I can do is get Sammy invincibility, yeah?"
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The footage then shifted to show Sky sitting with crossed-legs in the confessional. "Money is great and all, but my real goal is to guarantee Dave and I no longer have any bad blood. We already had our moment of closure with my elimination, but sometimes things can be quite unpredictable." she rationalized.
"Helping him win immunity should be enough of a peace offering, right?"
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"I don't care about winning anything nor am I one to be vengeful. Noah got the better of me and I will take my elimination with pride." Alejandro seethed in bitterness. "However, Samey went out of her way to personally belittle me and my love life. For that, I am unable to forgive her. The Burromuerto family creed states that no person has the right to harm the romance of another."
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"LIGHTNING'S EYES ARE ON THE PRIZE! HE'LL BE BACK IN THE GAME IN NO TIME! SHA-SECOND CHANCE!" Lightning screamed while posing in the confessional, flexing his massive biceps while kissing them.
"You don't come back even if you win, big boy!" Chef corrected from outside the confessional area.
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"Hello, audience! It has occurred to Chef and I that this challenge is way more complicated than necessary." Chris explained. "We had to spend about an hour discussing the rules with everyone, especially Lightning, but sadly, you all don't have that kind of time!"
"For that reason, we've made a cheat sheet about each of the roles for your viewing pleasure!" Chris stated while revealing an infographic to the screen.
The role list stated the following:
EVIL ROLES:
2 Werewolves - Both Werewolves will know each other's identity. During the night cycle, they have the opportunity to kill off one player. Werewolves win if the entire town has been eaten
1 Minion - The Minion knows the identity of both werewolves. It is their job to ensure that the werewolves are the winners of the game. They also have the ability to make it seem that two roles have been swapped in order to confuse to Fortune Teller. The Minion wins if they are alive while the werewolves win.
NOTE: As long as one werewolf wins, both will be rewarded. However, the minion needs to be alive to be rewarded.
TOWN ROLES:
1 Cupid - On the first night, the Cupid must choose two players. These players are now the Lovers. If one of these players die for whatever reason, the other will die immediately. If they are on opposite teams, they can only win if they are the last two players alive.
1 Fortune Teller - Each night, the Fortune Teller will be able to know the role of any player of their choosing.
1 Medic - Each night, the Medic can choose who they wish to heal. However, the Medic does not have any information regarding who the werewolves chose to attack that night.
1 Vigilante - The vigilante is given only a single bullet to kill anyone of his or her choice at any point during the game other than Night 1. However, if they fail to kill an evil role, the Vigilante will also be killed out of guilt.
1 Witch - The witch has been granted two special potions; one where they will be allowed to heal any player of their choice and one where they will be allowed to kill any player of their choice (though they cannot kill Night 1). Unlike the Medic, the Witch will be told in advance who the Werewolves chose to kill each night.
4 Villagers - Players who receive these roles are not given any special abilities.
In addition, one player will be voted as the Sheriff at the beginning of the game - The Sheriff has been granted the ability to cast two votes during the daily vote. Roles can stack (for example, someone could be both the Sheriff and the Fortune Teller) However, if he or she dies, the Sheriff will be able to nominate a new sheriff in their place.
NOTE: Only surviving town members will be rewarded.
NEUTRAL ROLES:
1 Fool - The fool is neither with the evils nor the town. Instead, he or she should attempt to be voted off during the day. If he or she is successfully voted off, the Fool not only wins, but will also be able to revenge-kill any of the remaining living players.
"And that's all!" Chris popped in, returning back to reality. "If you still don't understand, please send your complaints to .ca!"
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The challenge began as the scene shifted to reveal the nine remaining contestants plus the four guests all sitting in a makeshift circle around the campfire grounds. Some such as Courtney, Lightning, Alejandro & Scarlett looked awfully confident while most others just seemed impatient.
"...one by one, you will all enter the outhouse confessional," Chris explained. "We have laid thirteen cards labeled A through M. Whichever card you choose will be your card for the remainder of the challenge." he continued as some players began tapping their fingers. "Now, do we have any volunteers?"
"I'd like to be first, if you don't mind!" Courtney offered, raising her hand in an overly dramatic fashion.
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Courtney was seen entering the outhouse confessional before grabbing a card offscreen. She quickly glanced at it before her face dropped in disappointment.
"Villager!? Seriously?" Courtney growled in anger. "The only role without an ability? What a load of garbage! I refuse to have such a… passive role!"
She then pondered for a moment before sighing. "As long as I'm able to get Noah voted off, he won't be able to win immunity. That's all I'm asking for!"
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After Courtney's confessional ended, the other twelve players were seen briefly entering the confessional to stare at their roles. However, unlike the ex-CIT, the footage cut before they could reveal it to the audience, with the sole exception of Sammy.
"Aww, man! Villager? Boring!" she said before shrugging. "Then again, at least this game won't be too stressful. Nothing bad ever happens to a lowly villager, right?"
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The scene returned to reveal all the players sitting in a circle once again. Chris positioned himself in the middle. Everyone was seen wearing blindfolds on their faces. The camera then zoomed in on his face.
NIGHT 1
"And now night has begun! Werewolves, please select a player to kill!" he announced. The camera lingered on his unsettling front facing head while some scuffling was heard off-screen.
He then continued. "Good! Now, it's time for the minion! Please point at two players to swap this round!" The same scuffling noise was heard off-screen.
"Fortune Teller, please pick a person to see their role!" he mumbled. "That person? Really? Okay, then!" he nodded as he reached into his pocket, pulled out a card, and revealed it to the anonymous Fortune Teller.
"Medic, please choose a person to make immune from a werewolf attack!" he said as the medic did exactly that.
"Witch, this person was killed off!" the Host nodded as he pointed to a certain player. "Would you like to bring them back to life? Huh? Okay!"
"Finally, it's time for the lovers! If Chef taps you on the shoulder, please remove your blindfold to see who your partner is!" he grinned. At that very moment, the screen panned out to show that Chef had tapped both Sammy & Tyler. The two removed their blindfoles and stared at one another.
Not wanting to say a word as it would cause instant disqualification, both players had extreme reactions. Tyler looked overjoyed to be able to directly help Sammy in the challenge, whilst the cheerleader looked redder than one of Scott's family tomatoes.
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"BRO! When I saw Sammy as my lover partner lady thing, I was like, YOOOOOOOO!" Tyler burst in excitement. "Whoever got the cupid card must've known that we're real close friends!"
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Sammy's face was still extremely red as she began nervously sweating. "The Cupid did that on purpose! But who would do such a thing?"
She then pondered for a moment. "But based on his body language, I actually don't think Tyler knows about my feelings for him. I guess it's not that surprising. Tyler's never been the super attentive type."
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DAY 2:
"And now everyone wakes up!" Chris began as intense music started to play. Some folks decided to play along and yawned in-character. "Lightning was murdered last night by the two werewolves!"
"Impossible! Lightning's reflexes are too quick for some stupid werewolves! Don't forget that if you gun for the Lightning, he strikes back thrice as hard!" the overachiever gloated while flexing his muscles.
"Yeah, but that doesn't change the fact that he now has a 0% chance of winning the challenge! Please reveal your card to the others!" Chris griped.
The overachiever shook his head. "No chance, McLean! Lightning's in it to win your dumb nerd roleplay!"
Chef then proceeded to grab Lightning by the shoulders and carry him away. "Kid was nothing but a useless villager. Go talk about it, I guess." he grumbled as he began walking away with a kicking and screaming Lightning.
"You all have…about five minutes to discuss who to vote off today!" Chris told the remaining twelve as he looked at his watch. "But first, you must elect a town sheriff! This person will be able to vote not once, but twice during our daily lynching!"
"I volunteer!" Courtney suggested, diligently raising her hand.
"You do realize that the sheriff usually ends up being one big target for the werewolves, right?" Scarlett expressed an unexpected amount of concern.
"Leave it to Scarpal Tunnel to know everything about this challenge! You owe me a calisthenics challenge next time, McLame!" Jo said gruffly.
"I appreciate the concern, Scarlett, but I don't care! I only need to be in power for one round to get what I want!" the ex-CIT cryptically remarked. "You wouldn't mind me being the sheriff, right Dave?" she asked while elbowing the germaphobe in the ribs. Dave did not respond.
"Are you not trying to win immunity?" Sky chimed in. "What could you possibly be aiming for, if not immunity?"
Noah scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Golly, Courtney! Could you be any more obvious? You clearly want to guarantee my vulnerability at the campfire ceremony."
Courtney grit her teeth in frustration, not wanting to admit that he was right.
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"It's like he knew!" Courtney gasped with her arms extended. "How can he read me so well?"
She then proceeded to rub her left arm up and down. "Maybe our daily six hour meetings wasn't the best of ideas…"
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Alejandro proceeded to fake-gasp. "My, oh my! Courtney with ulterior motives? What a shock!"
"You're not important right now, Al!" Courtney taunted to minimal success.
"You'd know a thing or two about ulterior motives, wouldn't you, Mr. Cupid?" Sammy grunted, looking as if she wanted to rip his head off.
"Cupid? Whatever do you mean, Samantha?" the Spaniard put forth. "If you're going to make wild accusations, you better have the proof to back it up!"
"You know exactly what you did! You made it so that Tyler and I are lovers!" the cheerleader seethed in rage while pointing a menacing finger at the puppetmaster.
Crickets were heard chirping as the camera went around the circle to catch everyone's astounded faces. Except Tyler of course who seemed to not understand the situation.
"Why'd everyone go so quiet all of a sudden?" the jock innocently asked.
"-I don't mind allowing Courtney to be the sheriff," Dawn interjected in order to change the topic to spare Sammy's feelings. "Are there any objections?" she asked to which no one made a comment.
"Thank goodness someone here has decent leadership skills." Courtney shrugged. "It's really telling when the most organized one here, other than myself of course, spends all day eating granola pancakes and prancing in the nude with rats and squirrels."
"In the nude?!" Sammy said, almost laughing at the absurdity of the claim. "I've read all sorts of headcanons of you guys, but that one's just plain ridiculous! Where'd you hear that from?"
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"One of Courtney's biggest flaws is that when she has an opinion on someone, she'll take it with her to the grave, despite how much counter-evidence and contradictions anyone else shows her." Sammy noted. "Maybe I could convince her that Alejandro's into… green jelly? That'll freak her out, right?"
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"...can we not talk about nudity right now?" Scott muttered under his breath, clearly thinking of what happened just a few episodes ago.
"Hon, after the challenge, we're gonna pick some cute outfits for your witchy rituals or whatever." Dakota offered to the moonchild. Dawn's eyebrows creased as she was too bewildered to comment on Courtney's stupid claim.
"What Dawn does or doesn't wear isn't the issue right now. Are we electing Courtney as sheriff or not?" Sky conceded to which everyone shrugged in agreement.
"Then it's settled! Courtney will be able to vote twice." Chris nodded. "And with that, you only have a few more minutes left to discuss!"
"Okay, so who's petty enough to kill off Lightning Rod?" Jo quipped with a scowl on her face.
"...you?" Noah gestured with a confident point. "Haven't you and him been at each other's throats for three seasons?"
"Try voting for me! I dare you! See how good that gets you, Narcy Noah." the jockette mocked.
"Don't bother, Jo. Noah has a knack for deplatforming strong women." Courtney uttered passive-aggressively. "Whether it's me, or Bridgette, or Sky…"
"You realize Bridgette and I don't care anymore, right? It's part of the game." Sky pointed out. "This isn't a gender thing and you know it, Courtney!"
"Thank you!" the snarker crooned, absolutely exhausted over his actions in the early game being the main thing everyone kept on bringing up. "And look, if you don't want me to win immunity, that's fine. Just remember you only have two votes out of thirteen. You'd be throwing your sheriff power away if you do so."
"There isn't any proof of Noah's wrongdoing, so let's move on for now. Who here is the most likely to rob Lightning out of 1,000 dollars?" Scarlett asked.
"Definitely not me!" Dave publicized.
Courtney then glanced to her side and remembered the interesting dynamic between another player and Lightning. "...how about it, Scott? Anything you want to add?"
The silence grew as everyone slowly began peering at a disgusted Scott, who huffed and turned his head away with his eyes closed. After a bit, he opened one eye to still see almost everyone looking at him.
"S-seriously!?" the farmer stuttered in shock. "Lighter Fluid's the easiest person to con! If I was a werewolf, do you really think I'd go for my usual henchman?"
"You've never been one for reverse psychology, have you, Scott?" the brainiac deduced as she winked accordingly.
"So we're voting Scott? Everyone okay with that?" Sky added, with a bit of pressure to speak a bit more.
"He isn't a werewolf," someone commented through grit teeth. The other players looked to see who the voice belonged to. To their surprise, the voice belonged to Dawn, Scott's #1 critic.
"...is she having a manic episode? That's… totally out of character," Dave reckoned as he stared at both of them in bewilderment. "Unless…"
"Unless they're both werewolves!" Courtney reasoned with a happy smirk on her face.
"Could you imagine? The Dott shippers would go crazy!" Dakota squeed as Sammy nodded with a grin. Dawn's eye twitched upon hearing the dreaded ship name.
"...not to mention, they'd be the only two without invincibility." the cheerleader added from the side. "Well, assuming we vote one now while the vigilante shoots the other…"
"Please don't jump to conclusions, friends. Both myself and… Scott, unfortunately… are pivotal to guarantee the town's victory." Dawn told the others slowly.
"Then spit it out! What are you waiting for?! We don't have all day to play this confusing card game." Jo hissed. "Some people have better things to do, woman! My daily 20 mile dash isn't gonna run itself!"
"If I reveal my role, surely the werewolves will kill me tonight," Dawn slumped sadly, realizing that she was doomed no matter what.
"The witch and the medic are both still alive." Scarlett pointed out. "It'll be okay, Dawn. We need this information for our team."
Dawn blankly stared into space for a few seconds before taking a deep breath, ready to accept the fact that she probably wouldn't be winning immunity. "I'm the Fortune Teller. Last night, I looked at Scott's role."
"Fitting." Noah muttered under his breath. "Little Miss Clairvoyant gets the role that suits her best."
"And why Scott of all people?" Courtney interrogated. "Doesn't seem like something you'd do."
"With multiple immunities on the line, he's the most likely to lose on purpose. Isn't it wiser to know the role of the world's worst free agent?" Dawn reasoned to which Courtney nodded in agreement.
"That does add up," the ex-CIT admitted as she stroked her chin. "Any counter claims?"
"It would make sense, if only I wasn't the real fortune teller!" Alejandro spoke from the sidelines while he stood with his hands on his hips. Some players gasped in surprise.
"But you said you were the cupid!" Sammy pointed out, remembering from earlier.
"I never said that!" Alejandro protested with both hands on his chest. "That was all your wild assumption. Dear Samey, may I ask why it's so controversial to make you and Tyler the love-"
"-so, we have… two… fortune tellers?" Jo interrupted, totally lost due to her lack of interest.
"That may be one of the most dimwitted moves I've ever seen playing this game," Scarlett told the others while raising an eyebrow.
"Care to explain?" Noah asked politely. "Just so the others can catch up?"
"If Dawn's lying, she knew full well that the real fortune teller would call out her bluff. Furthermore, Alejandro purposefully chose to wait several minutes before confirming Dawn's lie." Scarlett explained to the others.
"So what? He wanted to make a "dramatic TV moment". Can you blame the guy?" Dakota commented from the sidelines.
"...on the other hand," Scarlett said, gritting her teeth at Dakota. "If Alejandro's lying, well, then he may as well have revealed himself as one of the werewolves!" she continued. "If we cut one of Dawn or Scott now and it's revealed they're the good guys, then Alejandro unnecessarily kissed his win goodbye."
"Not to worry, my dear redheaded friend!" Alejandro smirked as Scarlett rolled her eyes. "I have evidence to back up my claim! For you see, I saw Tyler's role last night, and I assure you; he is but a humble villager."
"Huh?" Tyler answered, still trying to work around the mechanics of the game. "Oh, yeah! For once, Al's telling the truth!"
"That should be ample proof that I'm but a loyal member of the town. If I'm wrong, I fully accept the consequences." the puppetmaster grinned as he took a bow and sat down. "But otherwise, unless Dawn has anything to add, I say we put her to the stand!"
"You have to believe me!" Dawn coaxed, much to everyone's sympathy. "I don't know what he's up to, but Alejandro's a big fat liar!"
"Neither play makes sense here!" Courtney groaned in annoyance. "One of these two made an idiotic move! Does no one have any game sense anymore?"
"The Fool." Noah corrected. "Someone among us is trying to get lynched on purpose. But who could it be? It's either Dawn or Alejandro."
Scarlett adjusted her glasses and shrugged. "I suggest we let our sheriff decide. After all, I trust her intuition."
Once again, everyone stared at Courtney who was now deep in thought. It took a while, but eventually she took a deep breath and cracked her knuckles. "Let's all vote for Scott."
"M-me?! Why!?" Scott aggressively chastised.
"NO!" Dawn called out in a surprisingly emotional manner.
"One of Dawn and Alejandro want to be lynched. If we choose wrong, we're giving either of them a free win. However, if we instead hang the person they supposedly saw the role of, we wouldn't get any blood on our hands." Courtney calculated.
"And what's wrong with giving the Fool a win?" Dave asked.
"I refuse to reward poor gameplay!" Courtney complained.
"And why Scott over Tyler?" Sky asked curiously.
She pondered for a moment before replying. "There's a chance that both Tyler & Alejandro are the werewolves. If that's the case, then all the remaining Total Drama contestants won immunity. That'd mean we'd play another round of this stupid game!"
"Heck, no!" Jo groaned, "I'm already dying of boredom here!"
"Even if we're wrong, if we go for Scott, we're at least guaranteeing that this round is the only round!" Courtney continued.
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"I immediately realized that Courtney forgot that if both werewolves die, the Fool & Minion also wouldn't be rewarded with immunity or money. But at that point, I just wanted this voting cycle to be over." Scarlett nodded peacefully.
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"And why are you so adamant on only having a single round? I wouldn't mind doing this challenge again." Scarlett articulated accordingly.
"...because I might not be the sheriff again…" Courtney admitted in a somber tone.
Noah rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Everyone on Scott?"
"You're making a mistake!" Dawn protested with sharp hand gestures. "Alejandro's a total scammer! You don't know what you're in for!"
"Oh, give it up, Fairy Princess. Courtney got the better of us." Scott mused in quiet acceptance.
"-the results are in!" Chris boomed from the background, once again walking into frame. "Scott received the most votes and has been lynched! Please reveal your role to the others."
"Medic, okay? Can I leave now?" Scott fumed as Chef began carrying him off.
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"Serves me right for trying to be the good guy for once," Scott grunted with his arms crossed. "I even got The Auracle on my side for once! But no! Courtney had to go off and make another one of the stupidest possible decisions."
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"Scott becomes the first of the remaining nine contestants to not be immune!" Chris announced with his arms raised in the air. "And with that, everyone please put your blindfolds back on-"
"BANG!" Jo jeered while making finger guns at Alejandro. "Locked and loaded, chief! I use my vigilante gun thing to shoot Alejandwolf!"
In response, Alejandro clutched his chest and pretended to collapse on the floor in writing pain. "Woe is me! I have been shot!" he retorted in a theatrical fashion.
"Awesome!" Chris clapped as he wiped a tear from his eye. "Jo is the vigilante and has chosen to remove Alejandro from the game! Please reveal your card to the audience."
"...the cupid!" Alejandro replied in a fake-weak voice, still being a drama queen. "Enjoying my acting, amigos?"
"Don't quit your day job." Sammy spat in disgust.
"Cupid!? Why'd you tell everyone you were the fortune teller!?" Sky questioned. "You threw the challenge!"
"If Scott can throw challenges as if they were nothing, why can't I?" Alejandro confirmed diligently. "The money means nothing to me. I just wanted to create a bit of chaos."
"-and since the Cupid is a member of the town, that means the Vigilante shot incorrectly! For that, she will also be removed from the game!" Chris announced as Jo shrugged with indifference.
"Why on Earth would you use your bullet on him? The Witch is still alive! They could have gotten rid of him without being punished!" Scarlett hissed while criticizing Jo's rash decision.
"You think I give two craps?" Jo shrugged yet again. "I'm just glad I don't have to watch this lame activity anymore. Plus, who wouldn't take the opportunity to shoot Guillermo Shakespeare in the face?" she concluded while Chef began dragging both her and the puppetmaster away.
"This isn't looking good. 2 wolves, 1 minion, and 1 fool vs 5 town members." Dakota calculated. "We're going to need to be real smart about this."
"With my two votes as the sheriff, we should be completely fine!" Courtney snapped back.
"And now, it's time for Night 2!" Chris jolted in excitement.
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NIGHT 2
The camera was once again uncomfortably close, only showing Chris' unsettling face and beady eyes.
"Night has begun once more! Werewolves, please select a player to kill!" he announced as some scuffling was heard off-screen.
"Good! Now, it's time for the minion! Please point at two players to swap this round!" The same scuffling noise was heard.
"Fortune Teller, please pick a person to see their role!" he mumbled. Just like last time, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a card, and revealed it.
"Scott was the medic and no longer in the game, so we can skip that. Witch, this person was killed off!" the Host nodded as he pointed to a certain player. "Would you like to bring them back to life? Oh, really? Well, okay then!"
The camera then zoomed out to reveal the remaining nine players. "It is now morning! Wake up, campers!"
DAY 3
"And now everyone wakes up!" Chris joyfully announced, "Today, no one ended up getting killed by the werewolves! Kinda crazy, right?"
"Nice one, witch." Noah nodded, giving a thumbs up. "We're all in agreement Dawn would've been the one killed, correct? Being the fortune teller and all?"
"Affirmative." Scarlett pondered. "After losing our medic and vigilante in the last round, we'll need to be extra cautious with our next moves."
"At least we know Dawn's the actual fortune teller… unless someone wants to counter her claim." Sky addressed.
"Only the Fool would do such a thing," Courtney deduced. "By the way, Dawn, who did you look at last night?"
"Is that really the best idea? You'll be marking her for death here!" Sammy asserted in defense. Meanwhile, it looked as though the moonchild had grown paler than usual.
Courtney grimaced at Sammy's perception of the game. "Forget it! She's a goner anyway. There aren't any more ways to heal an attacked player and she has the second-most important role."
"Second?" Sky stammered. "Who's-"
Courtney huffed with a sense of frustration. "I am, remember? The sheriff? Two votes? Let's just get this round over with. Dawn? Who did you see?"
The moonchild hesitated before finally spitting out an answer. "S-sammy." she finally answered.
"And?" the ex-CIT badgered, expecting Dawn to be much more efficient with her claim.
The moonchild gulped. "...she's a… werewolf!"
"D-dawn! Why would you even s-say that?!" Sammy demanded in a mix of confusion, sadness, and rage.
"So, that settles it? Everyone down to vote Sammy?" Scarlett declared with a newfound sense of leading the group.
"But then I'd get killed too! The two of us are lovers, remember? Not cool!" Tyler pleaded in fear. Sammy suddenly grew silent upon hearing Tyler unintentionally comparing them to lovers.
"We're desperate for a win here. We cannot waste any more time" the brainiac rationalized. "Your town won't lose, I can guarantee you that."
Noah then chimed in. "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, bro. Sorry, guy."
"But what if Dawn's wrong? Or trying to throw?" Dakota suggested. "Isn't the minion able to swap cards to trick the fortune teller? Or what if she's the fool?"
"Dawn isn't the type to throw a challenge. That's something Scott would do, so you know she hates it." Sky inferred.
"Besides, this move doesn't make sense from a fool's perspective. If Sammy isn't a werewolf, then we'd know Dawn's role immediately." Scarlett summarized neatly.
"And the odds of the minion correctly swapping Sammy's card, only for Dawn to immediately check it out is so tiny that I can bet you a million to one that it didn't happen!" Courtney bet confidently.
"How much are you willing to put on the line?" Dakota quipped. "If you wanna bet in the millions, I'm your girl!"
"Two hundred bucks!" Courtney grinned with her eyes closed and hands on her hips. She then pointed at the still hypnotized Sammy, still in joy hearing Tyler's words. "All on Sammy?"
"Sure thing!" everyone nodded, except Tyler who simply looked defeated and groaned. Everyone but Tyler and Sammy herself were seen pointing at the cheerleader, though Dawn didn't seem too thrilled about it.
"That was fast! Based on last round, I thought there'd be time to make some popcorn!" Chris jolted. "The results are in and Samey received the most votes and has been eliminated! Please reveal your role!
"H-h-huh!? Oh…" Sammy drooled, snapping back to reality. "...I'm just a villager."
"I demand to know why you're trying to make us lose, Dawn!" the ex-CIT fumed as her jaw clenched, face growing red in pure anger.
"I swear! Chris told me that she was a werewolf!" Dawn defended, nervously eying the angry girl.
"So it must've been the minion then!" Sky calculated. "Gosh darn it!"
"...well, let's not forget the fact that Cupid Alejandro linked Samey and Tyler together! What a cute pairing. Wonder if these two'll take a more…romantic… path." Chris teased as he squinted his eyes at the now defensive looking cheerleader, holding her fist out in rage.
"You're a funny guy, Chris!" Tyler trumpeted a hearty laugh. "I was pretty bummed I'd be removed from the game, but you made me feel way better with that joke!" Sammy furrowed her eyebrows, frowned, and slumped her shoulders in shame.
"That being said, Tyler… was one of the two werewolves!" Chris declared much to the joy of the surviving seven player.
"Woohoo! Yeah! Victory will be ours!" Dave cheered as he started to exchange high fives with the others. Dawn reluctantly returned the favor, not being used to such gestures. Meanwhile, Courtney gave an extremely half-hearted attempt, Dakota immediately began wiping her hands on her clothes as if to clean herself off, Sky and him shared a very awkward few seconds, and he completely avoided Noah. However, oddly enough, Scarlett returned the favor with an unexpected amount of enthusiasm.
"Sorry about getting you killed, Tyler…" Sammy apologized, not even daring to look the jock in the eyes.
"Totally cool, bro! Wasn't your fault we got paired up. At least we get to hang out for a little while, right?" Tyler said with a bright and enthusiastic tone. His contagious optimism was enough to cause a sheepish grin from the cheerleader.
"Oh, wrap it up!" Chef grunted as he began carrying the two away. "It's Total Drama, not Total Forgiveness!"
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"I've mostly forgiven Dawn for voting against Tyler, but after seeing him for the first time in weeks… it seriously puts into perspective just how happy it makes me whenever he's around," Sammy sighed.
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"All that's left is a wolf, a minion, a fool, two villagers, and a witch with a death potion!" Sky anticipated carefully. "I didn't include the fortune teller since, well, we probably won't have her for much longer."
"Farewell, immunity…" Dawn mewled in sadness.
"Don't forget the sheriff and her two votes!" Courtney berated. "It'll be what separates an ugly victory from a beautiful defeat!"
"Get ready for night 3!" Chris announced as the camera once again did an uncomfortable close-up zoom to his remarkable and youthful face.
NIGHT 3:
The camera was once again uncomfortably close, only showing Chris' unsettling face and beady eyes.
"Give it up for Night 3! Werewolf, please select a player to kill!" he announced a quick sound of shuffling was heard off-screen.
"Time for the minion! Please point at two players to swap this round!" The same scuffling noise was heard.
"Fortune Teller, please pick a person to see their role!" he mumbled. Just like the two previous times, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a card, and revealed it.
"Witch, you no longer have a healing potion, though you do have a death potion! Would you like to use it?" the Host continued before nodding.
The camera then zoomed out to reveal the remaining seven players. "Waking up time! It's a new day!"
DAY 4:
"Wake up, all!" Chris began as a tremendous amount of intense music started to play. "Unfortunately, Dawn was found mutilated in her bed by the sole remaining werewolves!"
"What a surprise," Noah deadpanned while Courtney squinted her eyes at him.
"Sometimes you can be a funny guy, but for the most part, your sarcasm is completely unnecessary." the ex-CIT scoffed as the snarker smirked, realizing he was able to get under her skin.
Chris ignored the antics of the two bickering contestants. "Dawn, reveal your card!" she sheepishly turned her card around, revealing she truly was the fortune teller. "What are the odds of that one?" Chris said in amusement as Chef began dragging the disappointed moonchild away.
"So it's 3 town vs 2 evil vs 1 neutral. We need to play our cards wisely." Sky pondered, staring at each of the five remaining people sitting around her.
"Okay, so why don't you admit your role?" Courtney requested aggressively.
"I'm a villager, Courtney." the gymnast replied.
At that moment, Courtney's face dropped as a beeping sound was heard, symbolizing her inner intuition being set off. "If you tell the truth, I'll forgive you immediately. What is your role?"
"I'm not lying! I'm a villager!" Sky protested with both hands on her chest.
Courtney took a deep sigh of expiration whilst also scowling mischievously. "Do you seriously think I was born yesterday? I'm very experienced when it comes to fibs. I was captain of the debate team. I've cross-examined witnesses in law class. I was a CIT, and around these parts, I'm the town sheriff." she trailed on, growing increasingly more unhinged after every achievement she listed.
Scarlett interjected into the conversation in an attempt to ease the tension. "Get a hold of yourself, Courtney. Sky's only trying to hel-"
"Oh, bullcrap she is!" the town sheriff retorted, shocking the remaining players with her vulgar language. "Do you have any idea what Sky's capable of? And at what cost? For a measly thousand dollars? The rest of us are fighting for our lives here yet she refuses to admit the fact that she's a werewolf!"
"Courtney, relax. We don't need to start personally attacking others. It's just a game, y'know?" Sky disseminated, trying to be a mediator in this entire affair.
"I need immunity more than you need the money." Courtney choked, trying her best to remain professional and composed.
"You don't know that!" Sky countered with her hands in the air. "You can't just go analyzing everyone else's lives. No one truly knows what another goes through." she coaxed, slowly transforming her tone into something more sympathetic. "Please, Courtney; I'm on your side. I'm just a villager. I'd never lie to you."
"Just like how you didn't have a boyfriend, right?" a voice bitterly projected from off-screen. It doesn't take a genius to know who's voice that belonged to.
"Don't. Even. Go. There." the gymnast threatened, gnashing her teeth after every word. "I am sick and tired of you using that against me, Dave! We resolved this weeks ago! Grow up!"
"You screwed me over, Sky!" Dave boomed in agony. "You were the only woman I'd ever loved but you refused to tell me anything! "I have a boyfriend!" FOUR WORDS, SKY! THAT'S ALL IT WOULD'VE TAKEN!"
Sky clenched her head with her arms, looking as if she was about to explode. "I thought we were over this! I came back to the island assuming you buried the hatchet!"
"Can we pause the challenge to settle all this?" Scarlett asked the Host. "I don't think Sky should sit here and be attacked."
"No, McLean. Keep it going." Dakota said, extending her arm out and giving Scarlett the "shut up" signal. "We're about to hit the goldmine."
"You broke Dave's heart, you soulless monster! What the heck is wrong with you?" Courtney chastised. "You robbed him off his happiness!"
"HE ROBBED ME OUT OF A MILLION BUCKS! TWICE!" Sky began suddenly shouting. "AND NOW YOUR STUPID GRUDGE IS ABOUT TO ROB ME OUT OF ANOTHER THOUSAND!"
"It's always about the money!" Dave snapped. "You never cared about my feelings, didn't you? At first I thought it wasn't that bad, but after meeting Courtney, I've realized that you're just a horrible person!"
"COURTNEY'S BEEN MANIPULATING YOU ALL GAME, DAVE! EVERYONE'S BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU THIS FOR WEEKS!" Sky raged.
"What a sick joke!" Courtney complained, trying to divert Dave's attention. "We play these games to grow as people, yet here you are, stuck in the past; unable to ever move on!"
"Easy for you to say…" Noah grumbled, much louder than he probably anticipated. His eyes widened upon realizing his mistake. Courtney & Dave both turned to him in annoyance.
"Stay. In. Your. Lane." Dave hissed.
"Since we're getting our dirty laundry out of the way, may I please request that you tell me what I did wrong?!" Noah whined. "You're always going on about how poor Sky's communication was, but I hope you realized that it's a two-way street."
Courtney's eyes widened as she started shaking a fair bit. "I-it's not w-worth it, Dave. Noah's too proud to ever admit his mistakes."
Noah's nostrils flared in confidence. "Oh, so it's something you made up then? A lie you crafted to take Dave away from me? Is that it, Court? Why? Why are you so against me, now? Is it because I got rid of Lightning? Am I not allowed to make moves for myself? Is this show called Total Drama: Courtney gets to choose who lives and who dies?"
"Oh, so I'm not allowed to call Noah out when he makes a stupid play? Seriously? Who died and made you king of the island?" Courtney criticized. "You're the most petty person I've ever met!"
"Are you freaking kidding me?!" Noah began raging as he clenched his fists. "Harold rigged you out of the game five years ago. After one microscopic incident, you decided to turn into a total bitc-"
At that moment, Courtney had enough. She pounced on the snarker, giving him an uppercut to the jaw. Noah attempted to protect himself, but his inferior fighting skills were no match for the ex-CIT's raw wrestling talent. The snarker didn't dare hit a woman, so instead he chose to ensure he'd be in as little pain as possible.
Sky was absolutely appalled at how much violence and fighting she had caused by simply being present. However, Dave walked up to her and held her hand.
"...I don't know what came over me, Sky. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore." Dave confessed, trying to look her in the eye. "I'm just tired of everyone thinking I'm a weak, spineless, good-for-nothing loser."
"Last time we fought like this, you got me eliminated." the gymnast replied, in a tone that suggested she was willing to speak with him. "I had tunnel vision and I just got so angry that I… exploded. I'm sorry, Dave."
"I'd take it all back in a second if I could." the germaphobe affirmed in a solemn bow, a single tear dropping from his eye. "I was the cause of two of the worst robs of your life. If it means anything, they were some of the worst moments in my life too. I never should've taken it that far."
"...I'd take it all back too." Sky nodded. "We were so stupid back then. All this fighting makes me realize that I wouldn't want to turn into… them.." she quietly gestured at Courtney and Noah, still at war with one another.
She then extended her arms out to the germaphobe. The two teenagers, still only seventeen years of age compared to the older two generations, exchanged their first hug in two seasons. It had finally felt that a weight had been lifted off everyone's shoulders.
"So it's all over? You two good?" Dakota grieved from the sidelines. "Boring!"
"Voting time in thirty seconds!" Chris announced, absolutely pleased at all the drama going on. He was confident that this episode would win a Gemmy award. Meanwhile, Noah was getting pulverized by Courtney, who absolutely refused to hold back.
"Who's the werewolf? Answer me, you minion scum!" Courtney bossed the snarker, now sitting on top of him, ready to give another critical punch to the face.
"S-s-scarlett…" Noah panted, never having had a more brutal beating in his entire life. "V-v-vote… S-scarlett."
At that instant, Courtney rose from the snarker's body, went back to her seat and pointed directly at one of the players left in the game. "I'm using my two votes…on Dakota!"
"D-dakota!?" Sky & Dave both said in unison. "Didn't Noah just say it was Sca-"
"Do you really think that lazy, no-good, troll ever tells the truth? Come on, guys! Are we even on the same program?" Courtney exhaled. "He may be a backless, spineless, kiwi-less, weasel, but I'll admit that he's the master of reverse psychology."
"Guys, guys! Think about it!" Dakota awkwardly began to sweat, trying her best to defend herself. "Courney's clearly trying to twist my words! Vote for her!"
"I'll stay on the fence for this one." Scarlett shrugged.
Dave & Sky stared at one another in confusion before both nodding in agreement. They both pointed directly at the fame monger. Likewise, Noah weakly pointed at Scarlett while the brainiac herself pointed at Noah.
"In a 4-1-1-1 vote, Dakota has been lynched!" Chris announced in joy.
"Why'd you vote Noah?" Courtney asked the brainiac curiously.
Scarlett began to answer the question. "Just in case-"
"I'M THE FOOL, BABY! IMMUNITY IS MINE!" Dakota cooed in excitement, suddenly turning into a young girl opening her Christmas presents for the very first time. "DAKOTA MILTON WINS THE FIRST IMMUNITY OF THE SEASON!"
"...that happened…" the brainiac finished as Courtney bowed her head in shame.
"I-I… told you… it's S-scarlett…" Noah croaked as he writhed in pain on the floor.
"Oh, shut up!" Courtney grunted with her fists clenched, refusing to even look at him.
The host stared at her while impressed. "Congratulations, Dakota! Chef and I really didn't think you'd be able to do it! For being lynched as the Fool, you've guaranteed invincibility at the elimination ceremony! In addition, you have the opportunity to kill one off your voters; either Courtney, Dave, or Sky. That being said, the game isn't over yet! Give it up for Night Four!"
NIGHT 4:
The camera was once again uncomfortably close, only showing Chris' excited face
"Werewolf, please select a player to kill!" he announced as a quick sound of shuffling was heard off-screen.
"Time for the minion! Please point at two players to swap this round!" The same scuffling noise was heard. "Then again, with the fortune teller game, there's really no point, is there?"
"Witch, you no longer have a healing potion, though you do have a death potion! Would you like to use it?" the Host continued before nodding. "Figured!"
"Fool! Please select one of Courtney, Dave, or Sky to punish!" the Host gleamed. The camera shifted to show Dakota, pondering for a moment, before pointing towards one of the three. She then put her arm down.
The camera then zoomed out to reveal the remaining five players and Dakota. "And now it's the dawn of what should be the final day!"
DAY 5:
"So unless the witch correctly killed the werewolf, I assume the town lost, correct?" Courtney asked, to which the Host shrugged.
"And now it's time to reveal the Fool's victim!" Chris called out, "Would you like to do the honors, Dakota?"
"With pleasure!" the fame monger beamed, taking advantage of the rare moment in which Chris was being nice to a contestant. "Courtney, you're outtie!"
The camera then lingered on Courtney's face, biting her lips as her eye began to twitch.
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"What was her plan!?" Courtney complained, "New kid on the block with the least connections out of everyone, only to go for the sheriff!? Does she want the entire town to hate her!?"
"Does no one know how to play the social game anymore?"
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"Why would you do that?! Answer me!" the ex-CIT demanded as she was being dragged by Chef. Dakota turned her back on the screaming woman, instead choosing to blow a kiss to the camera. After Courtney was far enough to no longer be heard, she stared at the remaining players.
"I'll be off now! Gotta look my best for the elimination ceremony, especially since I'll be immune. See you later!" the fame monger waved to the others.
Eventually, Chef returned and dusted his clothes off. He was also holding the makeshift badge Courtney was given at the start of the game to represent her sheriff position. "Girl told me she'd like to give it to the Scary One." he disclosed as he handed the badge to Scarlett.
Chris also waved goodbye before directing his attention to the remaining four. "By the way, Courtney was nothing but a humble villager. Next up, we have the witch! They used their death potion on one unlucky player! Who ever could it be?"
Suddenly, the gymnast's eyes widened in fear. Something was telling her that she wasn't going to be winning a cash prize any time soon. "Dave, are you the witch?" Sky feverishly.
"...yeah? W-why?" he replied with innocence. "I know we just made up and all, but… it's still a game!"
"I understand that," Sky verified, now putting her hand on his shoulder, "but…did you kill me off!? We're on the same team!"
Dave froze as his jaw dropped. Once again, listening to Courtney's judgement screwed him over in the end.
"...the witch has chosen to use their death potion… on Sky!" Chris announced as Sky rolled her eyes in disappointed acceptance.
"Villager, Dave. I am a villager!" she answered before Chef grabbed a hold of her. "...it was nice getting to see you all again, though! Good luck, everyone!"
"I'd say she took that very well. Third time you've robbed her out of some cold hard cash." Noah noted with a smirk. Dave still wasn't on speaking terms with the snarker, but at this point, he was honestly starting to speculate if Courtney was manipulating all this time.
"All things considered, I'd say that was a pretty clean victory, eh, Wolflett?" Noah said, still on the ground in pain, while extending his arm in the air for a high five. This was an oddity for him but he felt the need to at least celebrate their hard-earned win. "Dave's getting killed and we're safe from the vote, yeah?"
"Last but not least, we have the werewolf kill!" Chris snickered, looking quite proud of himself. "Sadly, I'm afraid that the werewolf has chosen to kill Noah!"
"Oh, w-w-were you the minion?" Scarlett said in a fake-innocent voice, all while twiddling with her thumbs. "I'm weally sowwy, Noah!"
Noah's face grew pale. He wanted to stand up to call the brainiac out on her mischief, but he was simply too weak and injured for that. "Y-you did that on purpose!" he croaked, "You moron! Don't you understand that everyone wants you eliminated?!"
"I appreciate the concern, but I'll be completely fine." Scarlett said confidently as she grinned back at the snarker. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."
Noah rolled his eyes with an indifferent gaze as Chef picked him from the ground and started bringing him away. With Minion Noah out of the game, all that remained were Werewolf/Sheriff Scarlett alongside Dave the Witch, no longer having any potions at his disposal.
"Just get this over with," Dave wept, knowing he had wasted a golden opportunity to give both him and Sky the win.
"I was too stubborn to believe in myself."
"Dave," Scarlett comforted. "I hope you realize that you're safe and I'm not."
"I know." Dave replied in sadness. "I know how you probably feel at this moment. It's just…" he sniffed almost in tears, "...I might never get to have this opportunity ever again. Winning invincibility on Total Drama has always been my dream… and to have it taken away from me at the very end… I'm sorry, Scarlett." he began to gently sob in the corner.
"Say no more, friend. I'd actually prefer to abstain from voting today. It doesn't seem necessary for me to win this silly party game." Scarlett confided as she crossed her legs, looking ever so calm in the germaphobe's eyes.
For the first time in years, Chris' mouth was left agape, clearly not expecting Scarlett to give up her chance at safety.
Dave raised an eyebrow in skepticism. "You're giving me the win? Excuse me?"
"Consider it my peace offering. In exchange for giving you guaranteed safety at tonight's ceremony, I'd like to join forces with you and Courtney's little duo." Scarlett revealed. "With Lightning eliminated and Noah's sins catching up with him, it only stands to reason that you both require a new ally."
Dave squinted his eyes and nodded, agreeing with the brainiac's plea. He then stuck his hand out, going for a solemn handshake. "You have yourself a deal, Scarlett! But, how are you going to explain to everyone that I won? Courtney gave you the badge. It'll be totally suspicious that I somehow pulled off the win."
"Noah and Sky were the only witnesses to badge transfer. Not exactly two people known for telling the truth. Once we return to camp, I want you to tell Courtney to tell the others that she gave the badge to you. Following that, you proceeded to vote me off for invincibility." Scarlett instructed. "Do I make myself clear?"
"Sir, yes, sir!" Dave saluted in respect.
"With that in mind, I abstain from voting." Scarlett confirmed as Chris nodded.
"Scarlett has been lynched! She was the second werewolf!" the Host announced, still trying to wrap his head around what just happened. "Being the only town member alive, Dave has also won invincibility! Both he and Dakota have earned a guaranteed spot in the Final Eight!"
"Noah won't see this coming! I can't wait to see his face when we send him packing! " Dave said, deviously beginning to plan all the chaos he, Courtney, and Scarlett could produce. The brainiac instead adjusted her glasses and nodded in agreement.
"We'll be starting the merge off with a bang," Scarlett grinned.
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"You may be wondering why I chose to throw away my shot at immunity at the last minute. Better yet, an opportunity where both Noah and I could have had a dual victory," Scarlett explained while sitting with her legs crossed.
"I admit, Noah is the only other person left in the game with a decent head. Nevertheless, he's far too impulsive for my liking. Courtney's at least such a nuisance that I can use her as my personal meat shield for the time being. After all, being the sole reason her biggest enemy lost whilst also giving her closest ally a win should put myself in her good graces. She isn't personally someone I'd associate with in regular life, but beggars can't be choosers here!" Scarlett confided with a cunning smirk.
"If I were to predict the politics of this upcoming vote, I'd say that it'll be a war against those that cut Lightning loose versus those that wanted to use him for personal benefit." she concluded, "All I'm saying is that you better be ready for the fireworks!"
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"Woah, baby!" Chris began clapping in joy. "What a way to end a challenge! We'll be right back after these short messages!"
(Fade and Cut to Commercial)
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Author's Note:
Holy hell! This episode was an absolute treat to work on, even though it required a massive amount of brainpower to commit to all the roles, logic, continuity, and motivation from the cast. Was it any wonder I've had to split this "episode" into three chapters? I promise that this will be the only episode that's split into three. I gotta keep the first merge vote unique though!
I hope you enjoyed this rather character-heavy episode of the series. A lot happened here and there's still so much game left to go! Did you like my choice of bringing back Alejandro, Sky, Tyler, and Lightning? I wanted a way to bring back some of the rivalries and friendships (namely Sammy v Alejandro, Sky v Dave, and Sammy-Tyler) in a way that felt somewhat organic.
Also, I've decided to add a bit of information on the werewolf game below in case anyone finds it confusing.
Take it easy!
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ROLES:
13th - Lightning - Villager (killed by Scarlett & Tyler on Night 1)
12th - Scott - Medic (hung on Day 2)
11th - Alejandro - Cupid (shot by Jo on Day 2)
10th - Jo - Vigilante (died due to guilt of killing a town member on Day 2)
9th - Sammy - Villager (hung on Day 3)
8th - Tyler - Werewolf (killed by being lovers with Sammy on Day 3)
7th - Dawn - Fortune Teller (killed by Scarlett & Tyler on Night 2, revived by Dave's potion, then killed by Scarlett on Night 3)
6th - Dakota - Fool (hung on Day 4; WON IMMUNITY BY BEING HUNG)
5th - Courtney - Villager (killed by Dakota's Fool Power on Night 4)
4th - Sky - Villager (killed by Dave's potion on Night 4)
3rd - Noah - Minion (killed by Scarlett on Night 4)
2nd - Scarlett - Werewolf (hung on Day 5)
1st - Dave - Witch (WON IMMUNITY BY SURVIVAL)
SUMMARY:
Night One
Scarlett chose to have Lightning killed right away in order to frame Scott, Noah, or Jo
Alejandro as the Cupid shot Sammy & Tyler, making them the lovers in order to embarrass her
Noah was told by Chris that Scarlett & Tyler were the werewolves. He then swapped the cards of Scarlett & Sammy; it didn't end up mattering.
Dawn, not trusting Scott, decided to look at his role.
Scott chose to heal Sammy; didn't end up mattering
Dave chose not to use his healing potion on Lightning as he knew he wouldn't be of much help
Day Two
Courtney forces everyone to make her sheriff
Courtney takes Scarlett's bait and assumes Scott killed Lightning
Dawn claims that she's the Fortune Teller in order to defend Scott, who is the medic; a very useful role.
Alejandro, not really caring about anything, chose to also claim Fortune Teller to cause confusion. His proof is that Tyler is a villager. This isn't true but Tyler goes along with it anyway.
Courtney chooses to kill Scott off. He is the medic meaning Dawn was right and the town has just lost a powerful role while outing another.
Jo, who also doesn't really care about the game, decides to shoot Alejandro.
Alejandro is actually the Cupid meaning Jo just shot a town member. Both are removed from the game.
Night Two
Scarlett & Tyler choose to kill Dawn as being the fortune teller, she has a powerful role
Noah swaps Sammy & Scarlett's cards again, knowing that Dawn is likely to check either of them.
This works as Dawn chose to look at Sammy's card; incorrectly revealing that she's a werewolf.
Dave discovers that Dawn has been killed and choses to use his healing potion on her to keep the fortune teller alive for at least one more round
Day Three
Dawn pushes for Sammy. As it was revealed yesterday that Dawn is the fortune teller, everyone follows through.
Unfortunately, Noah the Minion swapped cards meaning that Sammy is killed off despite being a villager.
However, due to Alejandro's Cupid power making Tyler & Sammy the lovers, Tyler is also killed off. He's a werewolf which creates a small victory for the town.
Night Three
Scarlett chooses to kill off Dawn
Noah swaps two people (it doesn't matter)
Dawn looks at someone (it also doesn't matter)
Dave has the power to kill off anyone of his choice with the death potion, but chooses to save it instead.
Day Four
Dawn is killed again.
After a lot of out-of-game fighting, Courtney manages to scumread Noah as the minion
Noah uses reverse-psychology and tells Courtney that Scarlett is the werewolf
No longer trusting him, Courtney decides to vote for Dakota instead. Dave & Sky follow through
Dakota is actually the Fool, meaning she'll be able to kill off anyone that voted for her. This also means Dakota has won immunity
Night Four
Scarlett already knows Noah is the minion, but decides to kill him off anyway
Noah swaps two people (it doesn't matter since Dawn the fortune teller is already dead)
Dave decides to pull a Hail Mary and uses his death potion on Sky, still believing that Noah is using reverse-psychology by outing Scarlett
Dakota decides to haunt Courtney
Day Five
Dakota uses her Fool Power to kill Courtney off
Courtney hands her sheriff badge (the power to use two votes) to Scarlett, still not trusting Noah's judgement
Dave's death potion kills Sky
Scarlett has chosen to kill Noah
With only Scarlett & Dave alive, she chooses to abstain her vote, effectively handing the win to Dave.
Elimination Table:
Dakota - (19th Place) (Returned)
Shawn - (18th Place)
Topher - (17th Place)
Bridgette - (16th Place)
Sky - (15th Place)
Brick - (14th Place)
Alejandro - (13th Place)
Tyler - (12th Place)
Lindsay - (11th Place)
Lightning - (10th Place)