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Reviews:
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dm4487: Glad Dave won't be missed. Honestly, he wasn't emotionally mature enough for Total Drama.
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Chapter 3: The Big Sleep
"Last time, on Total Drama, four teams squared off in an epic hot tub building challenge! The Gophers dominated, thanks to the silent genius known as B. The Bass and the Moose pulled through, and the Badgers lost the first challenge. In the end, it was Dave who was eliminated, after he failed his team. Who will be the next to walk the Dock of Shame? Find out now on Total Drama Island!"
Theme song
The episode opened with Chris sounding an air horn into a megaphone outside the cabins. The contestants all piled out, with only Beth, Scott, Rodney, Ezekiel, and Brick not looking tired. Shawn fell out of a nearby tree, and shouted, "Zombies!" Jasmine jumped down from another tree, not looking the worse for wear.
Staci said, "I'm kinda wishing my great-great-great-great uncle Richard hadn't invented the megaphone right now." Her teammates rolled their eyes at the lie, but they agreed with the sentiment.
"Morning," Chris greeted way too cheerfully. "Hope you slept well, because your challenge begins in one minute!"
"How are we supposed to eat breakfast in one minute?" Owen asked the host.
"And I haven't gotten enough beauty sleep!" Dakota, who was wearing sunglasses, complained.
"Don't worry about that, you look beauti—GREAT SUNS OF ORION!" Sam exclaimed, as Dakota removed her sunglasses, revealing the huge bags under her eyes.
"Anyway, back to the breakfast thing?" Owen prompted.
"Oh, you'll get breakfast. After you complete your twenty kilometer run around the lake!" The campers groaned.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you," demanded Eva angrily.
Chris smirked. "A little. You have thirty seconds!"
Confessional: Scarlett
"For your information, viewers, the run was only two kilometers, not twenty. Similarly, the cliff was actually only one hundred feet high, not one thousand. I bring it up in case our host's poor math skills become significant later."
End confessional
The scene cut to the teens running. Lightning, Eva, and Jo were in front, obviously trying to one-up each other. Heather was strolling at a more leisurely pace, and several campers bumped into her. Each time, she shouted, "Watch it!"
Confessional: Heather
"I don't run in high heeled wedges. Also, this is a long race, so they might want to pace themselves."
End confessional
The queen bee walked up to a puddle, where Owen was gasping for breath. "Can't run. Must (pant) have (pant) condition."
"Yeah, it's called overeating. Look into it," she replied.
"And what's your excuse, you skinny, annoying, whew! Too tired for insults." LeShawna tried to insult Heather.
"Come on, Samey! Hurry up! You're going to make us lose!" Amy shouted at her twin as she passed the three of them. "You too, Heather! Stop being lazy like these slobs and actually try!"
"I hate her," Heather commented to LeShawna.
"So do I, girl. So do I."
"Pick it up, people! If you don't arrive in time for dinner, you don't eat!" Chris's voice blared over the loudspeaker. The three teenagers groaned and got back to running.
Sam and Dakota found themselves running next to each other, and Sam tried to talk to her. "Sorry about earlier, I was just so taken by your beautiful...nostrils!"
Confessional: Sam
"Nostrils? Really?"
End confessional
"Thanks? I like your...let me get back to you on that, okay?" Dakota said awkwardly. Sam facepalmed.
The scene shifted to the interior of the mess hall, where forty-six contestants were waiting for the other six. Sam and Dakota arrived, then Owen ran into the hall, carrying an unconscious Cameron. "Clear a table, stat!" Owen shouted as he slammed Cameron down on a table, and started trying to give him CPR. Noah and Max were the last ones through the door, both looking like they were on the brink of collapse.
"Evil...is not...intended...to run," Max panted.
Heather glared at him. "Well, evil is the reason we just lost the challenge."
"It's okay!" Leonard declared. "I know a rejuvenation spell that will get you back to peak condition. Exhausticus reversicus!"
Amy scowled at Leonard. "Freak."
"Hold on now! That wasn't the challenge!" Chris said. The others looked at him. "Who's hungry?" He pulled back a curtain, revealing a...well, a feast.
Confessional: Gwen
"After eating Chef's food for two days, that buffet was amazing. I almost cried at the sight of it."
Confessional: Duncan
"Yes, we on the Gophers had real food last time, but it was essentially just take-out from fast food places. This was a real gourmet meal."
Confessional: Owen
"It was a beautiful sight! The turkey, the mashed potatoes, the baked beans with syrup...I need a moment." He started crying.
End confessional
The scene shifted to after the feast had been completely eaten. The campers were mostly lying down, faces covered in food. It was at that moment that Chris jumped onto the table, and declared, "Alright, campers! Time for the second part of your challenge!"
"I thought eating was the second part," Owen answered.
"Yeah, haven't we been through enough?" Scott complained.
"Nope! It's time for...The Awake-a-thon!" Chris answered.
"The what-a-thon?" Alejandro asked.
"Don't worry, it's fairly simple. Last player awake wins it for their team."
"So, the run and the feast...were just to make it harder for us to stay awake?" Jo ventured. "Clever."
"Move! Move! Move!" Chris ushered the teens to the campfire pit.
"So, how long do you think it will take everyone to fall asleep?" Trent asked Gwen.
She thought for a moment, then answered, "About an hour, give or take."
A voice-over from Chris was heard: "It's twelve hours in, and all fifty-one campers are still awake."
"Woo! Twelve hours! I can stay awake for that long in my sleep!" Owen shouted, then, as if on cue, fell over asleep.
"Make that fifty," Chris said, as a counter showed 13 campers awake for both the Gophers and the Bass, and 12 for the Moose and the Badgers.
Sam and Dakota were sitting together, and Dakota was ranting to Sam. "I can't believe Chris took my phone! I could have sent, like, a thousand texts by now if it wasn't for him. This challenge is gonna be a lot harder because of him."
Sam looked at Dakota, and she looked slightly pixelated to him. "You know, we're actually a lot alike," he said.
"What? Why would you say that?"
"No, no, I mean about our tech addictions. Trust me, we're nothing alike otherwise."
"Aww, thanks. Anyway, sorry if I'm being kinda mean, it's just...I don't really know if I'm cut out for this, you know? I'm trying to get more famous, make as much of an impression on people as possible. But it's harder than I realized," Dakota admitted.
"Yeah, I know the feeling. I'm not so sure my gaming skills will really translate well to this kind of game, really. I'm probably going to be eliminated in not too long. Still, it'd be nice to at least say I got to do some things I'd never done before. Hey, if you like, we could try to keep each other awake..." Sam trailed off as he realized Dakota had fallen asleep.
Ezekiel and Scott were sitting next to each other, and Ezekiel decided to talk to Scott. "I'm kinda surprised Sugar outlasted Owen, eh."
Scott replied, "Well, Owen isn't exactly the poster boy for good health. Wouldn't you agree?"
Ezekiel said, "I guess. But neither is Sugar, eh, and she's a girl."
Scott looked around, but no one seemed to have heard Ezekiel's remark. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Ezekiel said, "Well, guys are stronger and smarter and better at sports than girls, aren't they?"
Scott looked a bit nervous. "Look, you've been homeschooled all your life, right? So, you probably don't know much about the real world. So, I won't tell anyone what you said. But you need to stop thinking that. Girls aren't weaker or less smart than guys. They're unpredictable and dangerous, and if you get on their bad side, you'll get hurt really badly. So, drop that line of thinking."
Ezekiel looked grateful. "Gee, thanks. You could have saved me from gettin' in a lot a' trouble, eh."
"Don't mention it."
It was around that time that Sugar fell asleep.
Confessional: Scott
"Sure, I could have let him get himself eliminated. But I do need allies if I want to do well in this game. Ezekiel is clueless enough to do whatever I say, so him being eliminated doesn't benefit me.
End confessional
Rodney, a bit starry-eyed, purposely sat next to Scarlett. She looked at him. "Hearts...love, and sleep, running...you..." the farm boy mumbled incoherently. She gave him a confused look. Scott walked over to him, and pulled him away from her. "I'll take this," he said. Scarlett shrugged.
"Look, I don't know what she did to make you think she was into you, but you probably interpreted it wrong," Scott told his cousin.
Confessional: Scott
"Rodney's a good kid, but he's also special. I'm sure if I wasn't here, he'd mostly just be brushed off before being eliminated."
Confessional: Rodney
"Scott's smart, but he doesn't know anything about love. He's never had a girlfriend. Unlike me. I've had lots of girlfriends. Like Justine, Destiny, Sarah, Brooke, Andrea...Oh! I never got a chance to break up with her! I hope she's not mad at me..."
End confessional
Justin walked over to Alejandro and sat down next to him, many of the girls staring at them. He whispered to Alejandro, "Look, you and I are the two hottest guys on the island, easily. We should team up."
Alejandro nodded. "Us handsome guys have to stick together."
Confessional: Justin
"I know I seem like just a pretty face, but I'm also a strategist. I figure most of the guys on the island aren't as hot as me. Sure, Trent and Geoff aren't ugly at all, but they're not on my level. Alejandro, however, is almost as hot as I am, so I want him on my side for now. If we team up, we'll have the girls on our team eating out of our hands. Then, when Al messes up, I'll get him voted out."
Confessional: Alejandro
"It's obvious that Justin plans to manipulate the girls on the island with his good looks, and he offered me an alliance because I'm the only one who could get in his way. So I'll string him along for now. Then, when he's no longer useful, I'll engineer his defeat, just like everyone else.
End confessional
Trent and Gwen were sitting next to each other, both tired. "This sucks," Gwen stated simply.
"It could be worse," Trent replied.
"How?"
"I could be stuck here without you to talk to." Gwen smiled at this, but then Staci decided to interrupt them with one of her stories about her made-up relatives. Gwen and Trent both sighed.
Confessional: Gwen
"The awake-a-thon was horribly brutal, but I think Staci made it even worse. Her constant lies tired me out way faster than I would have without her here. Seriously, Dave was useless, but I think Staci actually makes everyone else on our team worse at challenges just by being here!"
End confessional
Beth, Beardo, and Ella had decided to sit together, and Beardo was entertaining the two of them by making noises. "Ooh! Do a pig now, just like on the farm!" Beth requested. Beardo obliged, perfectly imitating the squeal of a pig. Suddenly, Heather walked over to them and asked, "Could I talk to you guys for a minute?"
Confessional: Heather
"I have a strategy. I'll make an alliance to get me and three other people to the final four. And from the looks of those three, getting them to do what I say shouldn't be too hard."
End confessional
She led the three of them away from the group, and said quietly, "Look, I'm planning on starting an alliance to take three people to the final four, and I chose you guys. Are you in?" The three eagerly nodded. "Okay, we'll meet to talk about the alliance more in-depth after the challenge. For now, just don't tell anyone about it."
Ella asked, "If I may ask, why did you choose us? Not that I'm complaining, I would just like to know."
Heather thought for a moment, then answered. "You seemed like my best options. Brick, Jasmine, Duncan, and B all seem like really strong competitors. Good for challenges, but if I tried to ally with them, they might think I needed them more than they needed me. Leonard and Max, on the other hand, are weak. I won't be able to protect them. Dawn freaks me out. I'm not sure about Sammy yet. As for Amy? Never."
Beth nodded. "Yeah. She seems really mean." Beardo nodded in agreement.
Heather said, "Once the challenge is over, meet me behind the cabin."
(24 Hour Mark)
By this point, Leonard, Max, Topher, Sam, Anne Maria, Cameron, Harold, Izzy, Lindsay, Noah, Zoey, Katie, and Sadie had all fallen asleep. Staci was talking to Sky, and she looked like she was about to be next. Tyler fell asleep, then a bear jumped out of the bushes and woke him and Zoey up.
Trent and Gwen were sitting together, getting to know each other. "Favorite song?" Gwen asked.
Trent thought for a moment, and replied, "She Would Be Loved. Favorite color?"
Gwen replied, "Midnight blue."
"Ooh. Mysterious. Favorite movie moment?"
"You're gonna think it's cheesy."
"I promise I won't."
"Okay. The kiss at the end of that road trip movie. You know, the one with the guy and the three girls?"
"I know the one. You like that movie?"
"Hey, you said you weren't gonna judge," she said in mock offense.
"You're right, you're right."
"Congratulations campers!" Chris said to those still awake. "You have reached the 24-hour mark. Time to kick things up a notch." He pulled out a book. "Fairy tales!"
"Oh, he cannot be serious." Gwen groaned.
"Once, there was a boring kingdom, filled with boring people," Chris began. Many of the campers looked like they were about to fall asleep. DJ, in an attempt to stay awake, tied himself to a tree, but he fell asleep anyway and took the tree with him.
"Timber," Gwen said.
(29:26)
"Is your sister always like that?" Brick asked Sammy.
"As long as I can remember," Sammy said, looking about to fall asleep.
"That's not right. Family should support you, no matter what. If you can't count on her, who can?" Brick said, disgusted.
Sammy sighed. "Yeah."
"You know, if you want to talk about it..." he offered.
Amy was observing the interaction between the two of them, though unable to hear them. She scowled.
Confessional: Amy
"Samey getting a boyfriend? Oh my gag. And she really thinks she has a shot with Brick? Well, this just gets more and more pathetic. Soon, he'll see what a loser she is. And if not, well, I guess he's a loser then, too."
Confessional: Brick
"Sammy? She's a total sweetheart, definitely doesn't deserve to have a sister as awful as Amy. She honestly reminds me of me before I went to military school. Yeah, I also got bullied a lot growing up, so I definitely understand what she's going through."
Confessional: Sammy
"Brick is such a gentleman. He actually listens to me, and he is so supportive." She paused. "He's kinda cute, too."
End confessional
(52:00)
On the Gophers team, Beardo and Ella had fallen asleep. So had B and Dawn, the latter of whom had curled up like a cat on B's stomach. When they woke up, Dawn climbed off and they looked away from each other awkwardly. Beth fell asleep about this time.
On the Bass, only Scott, Rodney, and Ezekiel were left. However, they all looked like they still had quite a bit left in reserve.
On the Moose, the three mega-jocks were still awake, as was Shawn. Unlike the other three, he was sitting still, conserving his energy. He didn't even look tired. "How are you not tired?" Gwen asked him.
"Training for the zombie apocalypse. I'm not gonna get my brain eaten just because I haven't slept in a while," he responded, getting a few odd looks.
Confessional: Shawn
"Zombies are real, and I'm gonna survive the apocalypse. I just hope if it happens on the mainland, Chris will know. Getting trapped here with the zombies outside might not be so bad, but if we get sent back into a horde of walkers..."
End confessional
On the Badgers, only Gwen, Trent, Justin, and Staci were left. Justin was standing a bit away from everyone else, still as a statue. "Look at him," the goth girl said to the other two. "Still as a statue. He hasn't moved in hours!"
Eva walked over to him and waved her hand in front of his face. Getting no reaction, she looked closer, then realized something. "Hey, his eyelids are painted on!"
Chris ran over. "Shut up. Oh, I have got to see this." He poked the model, who blinked and smiled. "That is so freakin' cool, but you're still out." Justin frowned and walked away.
(75:00)
Staci had managed to bore Trent, Duncan, and even the three mega-jocks to sleep before falling asleep herself. Rodney was looking like he was on the brink of collapse.
"I can't go on any further," he said dramatically. "Tell my story!" He then fell, shaking the ground.
Chris gestured at Gwen, Shawn, Scott, Ezekiel, Jasmine, and Brick. "You six stay with me," he said to them. To the others, who were either sleeping or trying to keep their teammates from being bored, he said, "The rest of you, go take a shower. You all stink!" They complied, the awake campers waking the sleepers.
Chris took a sip of coffee. "I didn't want it to come to this," he said. "I said to Chef, 'Chef, I don't want it to come to this. But darn it, these campers are tough.' So I came up with the most boring, sleep-inducing activity I could find."
Confessional: Gwen
"You know what? Bring it on!"
End confessional
Chris pulled out a book. "The History of Canada: A Pop-Up Book." he read, then opened it to display a beaver. "Chapter 1, the beaver. National symbol, and a 'dam' fine hat." Jasmine fell asleep, and the other five groaned.
Eventually, with even Chris losing count of the hours, Gwen, Ezekiel, and Brick all fell asleep. Chris said, "Okay, so the Badgers lose again, and the Gophers' five minutes of extra time begin!"
"Extra time?" Scott asked.
"Yeah, as a reward for winning the last challenge," the host explained. Scott groaned, and fell over, sleeping. Shawn, however, was able to outlast the clock, and Chris shouted, "And, the official winner of the Awake-a-thon is Shawn!" Shawn chose that moment to fall asleep.
Confessional: Gwen
"I didn't do nearly as well as I should have, and I think I know why."
End confessional
Behind the Gopher cabin, Heather was going over the alliance rules with her three new alliance mates. "Now tell me what the rules of the alliance are," she said.
Beth answered: "Rule one: Do what you say in challenges and votes. Rule two: do not talk about the alliance in front of anyone else."
Ella took the third rule: "And do not lose a challenge for our team, as you will not be able to defend us if we do."
Heather smiled and nodded. "Good. If we play our cards right, we can make it to the final four." Beardo made a victory noise at this, and Beth gave him a high-five.
At the campfire ceremony, Chris heckled the team. "You Badgers just can't catch a break, can you? There are twelve of you here, but only eleven marshmallows on this plate. Whoever doesn't get a marshmallow must walk the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers, and never return. With no votes, Gwen! Trent! Geoff! Bridgette! Alejandro! Justin! Sierra! Sky! Zoey! Katie!" As he shouted the campers' names, he tossed marshmallows to them.
"Staci, you're on the chopping block for your constant lying."
"Hey! My stories are true!" Staci said indignantly.
"Well, your teammates wouldn't agree, seeing as how you're the only member of your team who didn't vote for you. Sadie, you get the last marshmallow." He tossed Sadie the marshmallow, and she eagerly ate it.
Staci sighed and walked towards the Boat of Losers. She boarded, and the boat sailed away. Chris then looked back at the eleven remaining Badgers.
"The rest of you are safe. For tonight."
Reasons for elimination: Staci was basically created just to be booted first. I know I let Dave take that role in this story, but Staci was still not destined to make it far. Her stories annoyed her teammates, and made it harder for them to stay awake, and she had to go. Don't worry about the Badgers' losing streak; it ends soon.
Thoughts on Staci in canon? Fodder, plain and simple. Not likely to be missed, not likely to make people want to see more of her.
So, some stuff happened. Heather officially has an alliance, Alejandro and Justin are getting ready to start doing stuff, and Brick and Sammy might like each other. Scott saves Ezekiel from making his team hate him, who knows how that will change things?
I'm sorry if I am not giving some characters enough focus, but with so many, it's hard to give every character focus. Please tell me if you have a problem with my characterization.
Elimination order:
52: Dave, the Germaphobe
51: Staci, the Compulsive Liar
