October 21st, 2012
Cotton Crazies: Buford, Axel, Sua, Lisa, Lilith, and Tamera
Nutty Nachos: Boris, Fenton, Caleb, JJ, and Kylie
"Last time on Total Drama Carnival Calamity," Chris spoke. He is ready to narrate events from the previous episode. "The teams were tasked to enter the Total Drama Museum and steal ten items for Chef to win the challenge. The Cotton Crazies and Nutty Nachos decided to split up. Which was a mistake when they had two cameos dressed as cops after them. Who were Daniela and Violette."
"Several things happened throughout the challenge. Lisa and Buford decided to put aside their rivalry momentarily to get rid of Tamera. Speaking of the vixen, she told Axel why she craves so much attention. Which leads Daniela to find the two and arrest them. Violette worked her charm on Caleb and Lilith who fell for her seductive slyness. However, this proved ineffective against Sua who gave Violette a nice well deserve haircut."
"Fenton, Kylie, and JJ lost to a game of dodgeball against Daniela while Elsa and Boris were able to find various items to take. Well, mostly Elsa. As the two head to the doors, Lisa appeared with her set of brownies. The two girls race to the exit until Lisa used quick thinking to take down her opponent and win the challenge for her team."
"After that, Caleb approached the alliance created by Fenton to vote off Elsa as payback for Boris spilling the tea of the Slushie Alliance."
The flashbacks end. Chris is shown in front of the arcade center. "The competition is getting tighter with half of the cast left. Who will take the lame-o-sine today? Find out now on Total… Drama… Carnival Calamity!"
The intro begins, with a camera popping out from a large pot containing Chef's revolting gruel, then from a bird's nest on a roller coaster sign entrance, and then from a carnival booth with pink stuff animals next to it. A smooth transition from a roller coaster descending to the three tents in the carnival is shown. A clapper pops up to commence the action.
Dear mom and dad I'm doing fine
A camera drone enters the blue tent showing Chris McLean taking a shower, his upper body exposed while the rest of him is covered with a towel. He notices the camera drone and hits it with a bar of soap.
You guys are on my mind
The camera drone gets out of the tent and shows Tamera and Caleb driving bumper cars in the bumper car attraction. They collide with each other. The impact causes an explosion.
You asked me what I wanted to be,
The camera drone shows Sua and Lily walking on the Penguin Emporium ice to catch some penguins.
and I think the answer is plain to see
Sua accidentally trips on the ice, slides into the cold pool, and gets frozen.
I wanna be famous!
Marty is swimming up from a different pool in his swimsuit, but the editing makes it look like it was in the cold one. Upon catching some air, he winks at Kylie and Meredith who are near the exit of the tall slide. Both are also wearing swimsuits.
I wanna live close to the sun
JJ is putting her clown makeup on in the confessional photo booth.
Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won
Maverick and Fenton are inside a haunted house looking at a coffin. Maverick opens the coffin and Lilith pops out to reveal herself. This causes Fenton to scream and run away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
Boris and Elsa are shown competing in an arcade fighting game machine in the arcade center. Both are smirking at each other. Garry waits patiently in a chair for his turn.
I'll get there one day
The lights suddenly turn off and a laser tag fight is shown between Melissa, Buford, and Edgar using laser guns. Melissa gets competitive and shoots at the two boys, causing them to get electrocuted. She looks at them with concern.
Cuz' I wanna be famous
Gabriel is near the carousal explaining politics on a chalkboard to Axel and Hilda who are interested in his talk.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Lucy, Duncan, Noah, Scarlett, and Chef are shown drinking Crowstillo wine and connecting their glass cups to celebrate their break. Lucy however maintains a sturdy look at Scarlett.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
Blue smoke appears engulfing the sight of the camera drone. The Ringleader shows himself with a rascally smirk before dropping a grenade that explodes green grass.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
At the aftermath studio, Lisa and Jett are sitting on the center couch. Lisa goes for a kiss to her crush, but Jett is conflicted on whether to kiss her back or not. Before he can decide Georgia pushes the two off the couch so she can sit there. Christopher sits next to her co-host. The two of them whistle as the camera drone zooms out to show the Calamity Cast, the aftermath hosts, Chris, and Chef whistling as well. Above them is a sign that lights up with the words Total Drama Carnival Calamity.
The episode starts with Axel inside the gold tent. He is dreaming in his sleeping bag wearing his pajamas. He opens his eyes and sees Tamera staring at him.
"Hi Axel," Tamera greeted with a genuine smile.
"Um… hi?" Axel said confused, feeling creeped out a bit.
Tamera takes a step back so Axel can get out of his sleeping bag. The ruthless gentleman looks around and notices none of his teammates besides the vixen is inside the tent. He also sees a tray full of breakfast food on the eating table. Bacon, waffles, and an omelet. The waffles have strawberry syrup and butter on them. The omelet has peppers, onions, and black olives in it.
"Tamera, this is the third day in a row serving me breakfast. In fact, you've made meals for lunch and dinner too, what gives?" Axel wondered as he walks towards the tray with food.
"Just making sure you have a great meal to get ready for what is likely a challenge today," Tamera simply answered, still smiling. "I made this from scratch."
"We are in the gold tent getting exquisite meals already," Axel admitted.
"You're seriously refusing to eat the food I made for you?" Tamera questioned, dropping her smile.
"No, but is… not necessary," Axel said dumbfounded.
"Just eat the stinking food," Tamera bitterly told. "I had too many close calls with Chef this morning, so I do not want it to go to waste."
Axel sits down on the chair next to the food and begins eating. "Um, there's no fork or spoon."
Tamera sighs. "I'll go get them."
Confessional – Axel – Cotton Crazies
"I appreciate Tamera cooking food for me three times a day but is kind of weirding me out. Never seen her like this before. She's really trying for me to make amends with her, but it all can be a trick to let my guard down."
End Confessional
Axel is shown entering the blue tent with a bath towel wrapped around his waist to cover his lower body. He whistles until heading to a shower with no stall.
"Gah!" He screamed in shock as he sees Tamera under the showerhead he was going to use.
The showerhead is turned on and Tamera is in her regular clothing getting soaked. She has a bar of soap in her right hand and a loofah bath brush in her left hand.
"What would you like first? Soap or getting off some itches?" Tamera kindly asked, oblivious to how awkward she is making this for Axel.
Outside the blue tent, Lilith is humming a song from her band. She stops once she sees one of Axel's hands pushing Tamera out of the tent.
"Go away," Axel told the vixen off-screen and goes to take a shower by himself.
"You forgot these," Tamera exclaimed, raising the soap and loofah in her hands.
Axel takes the two objects then heads back to the shower.
Lilith is perplexed so she decides to ask a question. "Uh, Tamera, why are you wet?"
Tamera turns around to look at the drummer and answer her. "Oh, I was going to give Axel a shower."
"Wha… huh?" Lilith questioned, now even more confused.
"I'm trying to have Axel bury the grudge with me by cooking him food. I was going to give him a shower now, but he refused," Tamera said mixed with annoyance and disappointment.
Lilith makes sure not to stare at her teammate's wet body as they continue to talk.
"Oh, I don't want to get into your business, but I believe if you keep it up, he will eventually stop," Lilith assured joyfully, trying to cheer the vixen up.
"Th… th… thanks," Tamera stuttered to give gratitude. "S…sorry I voted out Maverick. I was only doing it to…"
"No need to apologize," Lilith interrupted not mad. "You voted him off because you thought it was the best decision to make."
"Wait, really? You're not angry I planned his elimination?" Tamera asked astonished.
"I was because he is my friend obviously," Lilith answered. "But then I realize that this is a competition. One of us was bound to go home eventually. Would be hard for him and me to make it to the finale together."
"Well, glad to hear you're no longer mad," Tamera said. "I'm going to put on a new pair of my clothes." She walks away from the scene.
Lilith inhales and does a long exhale. "That was so hard not blushing."
Inside the arcade center, Boris is alone gazing at the fighting game he would play with his girlfriend Elsa. The more he stares the angrier he gets. He balls his hands into fists and punches the fighting game screen, leaving a small crack on it. The rich kid breaths out to calm himself. He walks away from the fighting game machine and sits on a seat from one of the racing arcade machines.
He is not motivated to play. Boris simply puts his head on the steering wheel, looking down at the pedal and brake. The last three days have been rough for him. His girlfriend got eliminated, nobody on his team listens to him. He would have Fenton in his clutches, but JJ and Kylie are doing a good job keeping the sidekick away from any chance of manipulation. Thanks to Caleb he now has to pull in his own weight for the first time since probably forever for a challenge.
Confessional – Boris – Nutty Nachos
"This is outrageous," He said. Not in an angry snooty tone. More in a defeat and does not know what to do kind of way. "I feel like I'm a peasant needing to beg for food and all the food are just scraps and leftovers. I will be going forth to win but no way I'll humble myself upon the team."
End Confessional
"Boris?" Fenton called, opening the doors to the arcade. "You there? I got you some gruel." He shows his right hand holding a bowl of gruel. He uses his left hand to close the entrance doors.
Boris gets out from the race car machine he was sitting in and approaches Fenton.
"Ah, Fenton glad to see you alone. Let's have a chat," Boris insisted, pretending to be kind.
"Sorry dude, but me and Kylie planned to hang out right now. I just came to give you your breakfast since you didn't show up this morning," Fenton informed.
Boris extends his hand. After a few seconds, he drops the kind act. "Well, what are you waiting for? Give it to me."
"Um… I…" Fenton stammered.
"Don't freeze up on me like you always do like a buffoon and give me my breakfast. I demand it," Boris exclaimed, narrowing his eyes.
Fenton notices the emerald eyes kid's face and sighs. He puts the bowl containing gruel on the floor. "I have to go now, sorry." He turns around and begins leaving the arcade center.
"Wait," Boris proclaimed.
Fenton stops before opening the right door.
"Can you consider voting for Caleb if we lose tonight?" Boris asked, almost begging. Not quite, but it did have that sort of vibe. "He can be more dangerous to keep."
"You're saying he's better than you at the game?" Fenton asked, not looking behind.
"No one is better than me at this game," Boris exclaimed, unable to control his pride. "Just consider the fact all the betrayals he has done. Against Axel, against Marty, against Kylie, against that guy, and against Elsa. Lastly is me of course."
"I'll… give it some thought," Fenton simply said, not wanting to continue talking. He exits out of the arcade center.
Boris walks to the bowl with gruel inside and picks it up. He takes a bite with the spoon that was inside. He shivers from how nasty the gruel is. "That blasted cook must have made a new recipe. The other one was bland, but this is almost inedible."
Confessional – Fenton – Nutty Nachos
"I want to help Boris realize his wrongdoings, but Kylie doesn't want me to. She's afraid the dude might manipulate me into voting for her or JJ. That's never going to happen, but what I want to occur is assist my whole team. That includes Boris."
End Confessional
Caleb is chilling by the water slide attraction. He is laying down on a beach chair and is wearing sunglasses, so the sun does not blind him.
"Feels good to be back on track," Caleb said to himself happily. "Now I just have to make sure my team wins until the merge arrives. Shouldn't be too hard. I put in work. Far more than Boris could ever do."
As he continues to enjoy himself until someone gets in front of him. The person's shadow blocks sunlight from Caleb. This makes the dude look straight at the figure.
"Ah, Buford, what brings you here?" Caleb asked the Cotton Crazy. "Going for a swim?"
Buford has a poker face. "Why you do it man? What reason was there?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about dude," Caleb lied. "Now please go away, you're blocking the sun."
"I'm not the kind of guy you should play dumb with," Buford warned. "How did you know about my relationship with Meredith to tell Lisa we are together?"
"Dude I have nothing to do with whatever you have with Meredith," Caleb kept on lying. "Lisa probably found out when you two were making out I don't know."
"How do you not know when you just stated Meredith and me making out?" Buford questioned.
Thank goodness Caleb is wearing sunglasses because his eyes widen at the query Bo gave. Would have been caught red-handed.
"Because you just told me you are in a relationship with Meredith," Caleb calmly stated. "I didn't know you two are together."
"You can keep up your bull**** but I know the truth. Lisa told me that you knew about us two and wanted her to get rid of me or my girlfriend," Buford said, keeping a collective composure. "Soley because I can see through your lies and deceit."
"Whatever lets you sleep at night," Caleb shrugged.
Buford realizes the Nutty Nacho will not admit the truth, so he leaves Caleb alone, walking away. Once the dude that keeps it real leaves the scene Caleb takes off his sunglasses and scowls.
"Great, now I have to deal with another person potentially after me," The handsome lad told himself. "Can't believe about half the cast is going to go after me when I merge."
At the Bargaby Bluddidle Hut, Kylie and JJ are drinking their favorite smoothies as Lucy cleans one of the counters. Both Nutty Nachos are sitting on stools.
"You think we should let Fenton lead today's challenge?" Kylie asked JJ after sipping a bit of her strawberry smoothie.
JJ nods her head side to side indicating no.
"Right, is best not to risk that when all of us are close to the merge. I'm hoping it's today. However, that will give more chances for Caleb and Boris to stay in the game," Kylie agreed then talked about her two teammates.
After the two sip a bit more of their smoothies the brunette decides to ask a question.
"Hey, this just came into my mind. What are your plans if you win the five million dollars?" Kylie asked JJ.
JJ takes out a miniature circus tent from her wig and shows it to the cheerleader contently.
"Spending it to make a circus," Kylie said, quickly figuring out what the clown's intention for the money is. "That is a great idea. Though my biggest concern is that many people will not be interested in those places nowadays."
"There's always a market for the circus, whether big or small," Lucy told Kylie as she finishes making a blueberry smoothie. "Just got to know the right locations to do it."
"That's a good point," Kylie agreed and takes the blueberry smoothie from Lucy.
"Hey girls, I'm back," Fenton called as he walks towards the hut.
Kylie starts to get flustered. "Hi, hi, hi, Fenton."
"You said hi three times," Fenton said confused. "Is something wrong?"
"No of course not," Kylie assured. "Here, I had Lucy make your smoothie while you went to Boris."
"Thanks," Fenton showed gratitude and takes the blueberry smoothie from the brunette. He drinks a bit before noticing Kylie beginning to sweat. "You sure you are okay? You're sweating a bit. Do you have a fever?"
"I'm perfectly fine," Kylie nervously told him.
"Let me check your temperature," Fenton kindly insisted. He stands on a stool then sits on his knees. Next, he puts his left hand on Kylie's forehead to see if she is burning with a fever.
The two Nutty Nachos look into each other's eyes. Fenton's dark blue eyes gaze deeply into Kylie's dark brown eyes. The competent sidekick's cheeks begin to flush red.
"Uh… hi," Fenton said awkwardly.
"Hey," Kylie responded also cumbersomely.
JJ notices the tension and presses her clown horn to snap both her friends back to reality. Fenton immediately gets out of the stool he was on.
"You're fine," Fenton told Kylie, not looking at her because of how flustered he is. "Just nerves that's all."
Confessional – Fenton – Nutty Nachos
"What is this feeling I keep getting around Kylie? My body starts to feel warm, I'm unable to speak like when I can't make decisions, but it feels nice. I do not understand what is going on. Am I getting sick around her? Or am I starting to develop an allergy towards cheerleaders?"
End Confessional
Lisa and Sua are at the bumper cars attraction. The idol is busy using a bumper car to crash into other bumper cars for fun while Lisa is sitting on a bench writing in her notebook a poem. However, the crashing noises Sua makes is annoying her.
Nevertheless, Lisa continues to write her poem. "Fooling the people that you are not a tool when a puppet with strings is…"
CRASH!
"Ugh!" Lisa shouted in frustration. She walks up to the entrance to the bumper cars. "Sua!"
The idol immediately stops driving the bumper car she is in. "Yes, Lisa?"
"Can you stop crashing into those cars? It's truly distracting," Lisa stated in her usual monotone voice.
"But is so much fun crashing into them," Sua said happily. "The way they go boom and I go zoom is incredible."
"And that means doom for my poetry," Lisa retorted.
"Come on lighten up," Sua said albeit creepily. She puts her left arm around the poet's left shoulder. "Just pretend Buford is one of the bumper cars and crash right into his face."
"Whoa," Lisa said weirded out and gently pushes Sua off her. "I despise what he did to Jett but I'm in no interested in pretending to murder."
"You're not murdering him in real life," Sua said shrugging delightfully. "Think of it as a therapy session."
"Speaking of Buford," Lisa stated ignoring what the idol said. "Why didn't you vote for him when we lost our recent challenge? It was the perfect moment."
"Well, Tamera approached me and was going to give me tickets if I voted for Maverick," Sua explained kindheartedly.
"You care more about tickets than helping your friend out?" Lisa questioned the decision-making. "I've been wanting to get rid of Bo-beep for far too long. I listen to your talks, watch your dances, and keep you in check to not go insane."
"Forgive me Lisa," Sua apologized, not removing her bright smile.
"I will once you vote off that guy this time," Lisa stated. "Maybe a little self-sabotage is in order," She thought to herself.
The speakers throughout the carnival turn on. "Attention teams, put on your swimsuits because we are going to Baston's Log Ride River Wrath amusement ride for today's challenges!" Chris announced.
"More than one, how splendid," Sua chimed excitedly.
"Just make sure to use your brain for this one," Lisa insulted the idol's intelligence. The poet walks away.
Sua takes out the adhesive bottle she brought from the hut and grins at it. "Don't worry," She said quietly and menacingly. "I'll make sure to stick with your plan."
Confessional – Lisa – Cotton Crazies
"Yeah, I plan on maybe backstabbing Buford if my team loses today. I just need to convince Lilith and Sua not to vote for Tamera."
End Confessional
Chris, Chef, and the contestants arrive at the small man-made sandy look mountain. Right now, they are standing on a large cement circle. On the right side for the audience's view is a large hole in the mountain where the log flume ride is. To the audience's left is a really small forest being held by another circle of cement under all the dirt and grass.
The actual log flume ride has an orange slide with water in it. The slide goes straight down, then has eight curves, and finally hits the ground-level water. The exit of the ride seems to be inside a small cave that also has a sandy look to it.
Cotton Crazies and Nutty Nachos team symbol appear on the screen. As the host instructed, the eleven remaining competitors are in their swimsuits.
"Cotton Crazies and Nutty Nachos, welcome to Baston's Log Ride River Wrath," Chris told the two teams.
"I would like to point out how frightening this ride is in terms of building," Lisa stated. "The forest area looks unstable with all those tall trees. Strong winds can take their roots out and they can fall creating ground damage."
"This was built during a time when the climate wasn't going crazy," Chris informed. "And the circle under the trees has enough durability to not break. Plus, there is no strong winds at the moment. In case the winds get too strong we all will head back down the ride."
"How surprisingly thoughtful of you Chris," Kylie admitted.
"Well, I need you all alive so the game can continue," Chris happily said. "I am harsh on you all, but that is because I care about this show."
"Wasn't it you in Pahkitew that decided to let six teens deactivate a self-destruct bomb?" Buford reminded. "And if they couldn't all would die?"
"Not my best moment I'll admit," Chris realized. "However, that's in the past. You all should be lucky I don't give you all deaf defining challenges."
"But where's the fun in that?" Lilith asked. "The deadly ones are exciting to watch."
"Don't give him ideas," Axel told the drummer.
"Today there will be two challenges," Chris told each team. "But before I get to the challenge, a small history lesson about this particular ride."
"At least we don't have to hear Meredith's annoying voice for a historical fact," Lisa stated to annoy Buford, which works.
"While Carner Bleak was the owner of this amusement slash carnival, Baston Cleeve contributed most of his time creating and designing the rides," Chris gave some knowledge. "But to be able to make them fast with the help of construction workers he took too many shrooms and disappeared."
"Shrooms? As in mushrooms?" Fenton wondered, hoping he got the food right.
"Yep, now onto explaining the challenge," Chris said to the competitors. "Each team will be making a log ride to slide down the rapid waters then enter the sandy cave to put mushrooms in a sack you'll find inside. The first team to give Chef and me the mushrooms wins immunity."
"But are those shrooms not dangerous?" Caleb wondered, trying to hold back a mischievous smirk.
"Which is why you all are collecting them so Chef and I can dispose of them," Chris told the Nutty Nacho.
"Wouldn't it make sense for you to make the interns dispose of the mushrooms if there are potentially dangerous?" Tamera questioned the logic.
"But then there wouldn't be a challenge," Chris countered happily.
"What did you mean by making a log ride?" Lilith asked the host.
"See those two men crosscut saws and ladders where Chef is?" Chris pointed at the pile of tools next to the cook. "Each team will select a tree and make a log out of it. Meet you kids at the end." He looks at his co-host. "Make sure they don't harm themselves."
Chef nods to keep an eye on the teens.
Confessional – Lilith – Cotton Crazies
"Time to try and lead my team again. No chance of me bailing out this time."
End Confessional
The Cotton Crazies are shown walking into the small forest to find a tree to cut down. Buford and Axel are each holding a blue ladder while Lisa and Tamera are holding the two men crosscut saw they took. Lilith and Sua are leading in the front. The team's symbol appears on the screen.
"What kind of tree do you think we should cut down?" Lilith asked the idol. "I know we're both not tree experts. That is Ingrid's department, but maybe one of your choreographies had trees."
"Does it really matter what tree we need?" Tamera asked in a rude way.
"There was this place my group Nightmare went to where there were many trees," Sua admitted, ignoring the vixen.
"We need to make sure the tree we pick to make a log is sturdy enough for us to sit on but able to float on the water," Lisa told her team.
"Oh, an evergreen tree," Sua said opportunely. "They'll be in the background of some of my dances. Those can be useful."
"It's worth a shot," Axel spoke.
The team walks to the nearest evergreen tree.
"Okay, I believe Buford and Axel should use the saw first since they have the most strength," Lilith suggested to her team.
"Good call on selecting the best players for this job," Bo spoke his honest opinion.
"I'll hold the ladder steady for Axel," Tamera quickly told Lilith.
"Sure, I'll hold the one Buford will be on," Lilith took charge. She looks At Lisa and Sua. "You two can tell us how the Nutty Nachos are doing from time to time."
"Not giving yourself the easy part, that's nice," Lisa stated. Is hard to tell if she is being sarcastic or not.
Buford and Axel open the ladder they took and put it next to the evergreen tree. Sua and Lilith give the two men crosscut saw to the guys. Both boys then slowly climb up the ladder. Now is when Lilith holds the ladder for the one Buford is on and Tamera holding the ladder Axel is climbing. Once the male Cotton Crazies reach the top of their respective ladder, they begin sawing the evergreen tree.
The Nutty Nachos are a bit farther down where the opposing team is. Caleb and Kylie put a yellow ladder next to an oak tree. JJ and Fenton put the other yellow ladder the opposite side. Boris is shown holding their two men crosscut saw. The rich kid is mildly angry and annoyed he has to carry this tool. The team symbol appears on the screen.
"It will be a bit heavy, but an oak tree log can hold all our weight," Kylie told her team. "Who will be sawing?"
"Boris and I can do it," Caleb answered as he looks at his teammate with a grin. "He needs to pull his own weight."
Boris mumbles some words.
"It seems like he doesn't want to," Fenton told the handsome genius.
"Then we know who to vote off if we lose," Caleb told the sidekick.
"I will saw," Boris begrudgingly accepted. Caleb takes the other end of the crosscut and the two begin climbing the ladders. The handsome lad takes the left ladder while Boris the right.
"Please hold the ladder Boris is on," Fenton instructed JJ. The clown gives him a thumbs up and does what she was told.
"Hey," Kylie gently called to Fenton. The short boy turns around to face her. "I'll be holding the ladder Caleb is on. Keep watch on the Cotton Crazies in case JJ and I have to saw if we're falling behind."
"Will do," Fenton told his teammate with a helpful smile.
Confessional – Caleb – Nutty Nachos
"Is really fun seeing Boris squirm. Going to mess with his head a bit as we saw together. Make sure he constantly knows never to cross me again."
End Confessional
Buford and Axel saw the evergreen tree, already halfway done. Luckily the winds are not strong at this hour. Will be bad if the sawdust gets into anyone's eyes.
"So, if we lose tonight. Are you planning to vote out Tamera?" Buford asked Axel.
"I rather not talk about votes. Just want to focus on winning," Axel kindly answered.
"Really? You've been obsessed voting her off like Lisa was wanting me gone," Buford said a bit perplexed. "You don't seem like the type of guy to sabotage."
"That's because I'm not," Axel confirmed. "And like I told you, I rather focus on the challenge than deciding who to get rid of."
"You know I can hear you both up there, right?" Tamera told the boys.
"Yeah, I know," Buford said to the vixen smirking. "Doesn't matter if we discuss it privately or not."
Tamera scoffs but decides to keep quiet. She is already in the hot seat.
"Hey, has anyone seen Lisa and Sua?" Lilith asked her teammates.
"You told them to keep an eye on the Nutty Nachos remember?" Axel reminded as he continues to saw with Buford.
Lilith and Bo have a look of worry and suspicion. Suddenly. the part of the tree that is being saw snaps and falls to the ground.
"Aw, I wanted to say timber," Lilith admitted a bit sad.
"Alright, let's saw the other part so we can get our log," Axel told Bo. Both gently climb down the ladders they are on.
The Nutty Nachos are having some trouble cutting the first part of their log. Most of this has to deal with Boris struggling to saw.
"Why are my hands blistering?" Boris exclaimed in pain. "I shouldn't be doing this."
"Is call working. Ever heard of it?" Caleb taunted. "Your hands are going to be feeling that for a while so just ignore the pain."
"How am I supposed to ignore it when it feels like I put my hands in a campfire?" Boris declared annoyed.
"Awe, the baby needs his bottle?" Caleb mocked.
"That's rich coming from you," Boris retorted.
"Hey, I'm no baby. I don't whine every single time I want something," Caleb defended himself.
"Guys, less throwing insults at each other and more sawing please," Kylie told her teammates, reminding them about the challenge.
"I don't know why I participated in this just for you to look good," Boris told Caleb. "Is obvious Kylie and JJ have more strength to do the cutting."
"Hey, I have great strength and endurance. You're the one lacking in those departments," Caleb continued to insult the rich kid.
"Oh, did I hurt your masculine pride?" Boris taunted, letting out a smirk.
"Says the dude who treats his girlfriend like crap," Caleb countered.
"I have a gut feeling you are being a hypocrite about that," Boris admitted.
"Well, your gut is wrong like your face," Caleb exclaimed.
JJ uses her clown horn to stop the arguing. This works, but the tension is still there.
Kylie rolls her eyes. "We voted off Elsa for this?" She whispered to herself.
"Everyone," Fenton called to his team as he runs to them. "The Cotton Crazies are already about to finish their log."
"Well, we know who to blame if we lose," Boris told his team. "Caleb offered me to assist in a challenge that we all know I have no skill at it."
JJ and Kylie look at Caleb who chuckles sheepishly.
"At least he admits it," Caleb said, trying to look on the bright side.
"JJ and I will be cutting from now on," Kylie spoke.
Caleb and Boris climb down their respective ladder, neither happy.
Confessional – Caleb – Nutty Nachos
"That could have gone been better for me," He said looking mildly distraught.
Confessional – Boris – Nutty Nachos
"Caleb forgets that I too know my way with words. How else am I going to have people do whatever I want?"
End Confessional
Lisa and Sua arrive at their team, both looking content. The ladders are no longer being used since Buford and Axel can saw the bottom of the already cut tree. Lilith and Tamera notice the poet and idol getting close.
"Where were you two?" Lilith wondered.
"Was writing some poems while waiting," Lisa plainly answered.
"Was playing with birds," Sua said smiling.
"And by playing she means trying to figure out a way to blow them up," Lisa stated.
"I saw this movie where this lady sang and blew up a bird," Sua added.
"Oh," Lilith simply said, still surprised by the idol's unstableness. "Well, Buford and Axel are almost done getting our log, so glad to see you two arrive now."
Speaking of the boys, they finish sawing the bottom part. The log begins to fall.
"Timber!" Tamera exclaimed contently.
The log falls onto Sua and crushes her. Everyone winces at the sight.
"I did say timber," Tamera warned, feeling a bit sorry for the idol.
"Everyone, roll the log over," Axel told his team and they do just that. They roll the log to the viewer's right.
Axel, Lilith, Lisa help Sua get up. The idol has several scratches on her.
"Thanks," Sua expressed gratitude to those who helped her stand up.
"Alright, let's get this log to the ride," Buford spoke. He and Tamera try to lift up the log, but it does not move.
"Guys don't over lift yourselves," Lilith told the two as she and the rest of the Cotton Crazies help to lift the log.
All six gently lift but their ride does not budge. Then they try more force to lift the log, but it still does not move an inch.
"Maybe we should push it?" Lisa suggested.
The six push the log. Still no budge.
"Isn't this supposed to be light?" Axel wondered.
"We might be in a bit of a situation," Tamera said, worried that she will go home if her team loses.
Confessional – Sua – Cotton Crazies
She shows the bottle of adhesive she brought at the hut now empty. "I did not expect this glue to be that sticky and strong. This should help my team lose. Lisa will be happy about that."
End Confessional
JJ and Kylie finish making the log for the Nutty Nachos.
"Alright, let's get to the water slide," Fenton happily told.
"Make sure to help lift it," Caleb smirkingly told Boris. "Don't worry about the rough exterior and potential splinters."
"You think this is funny?" Boris said annoyed. "You're going to regret not voting me out."
"Nah, I doubt it," Caleb happily said.
"Can you two just stop?" Kylie asked. "We're most likely behind already. Let's just take the log and go on the ride."
All the Nutty Nachos lift up their log. The order from front to behind goes as follows. JJ, Kylie, Fenton, Caleb, and lastly Boris. The two boys in the back notice Fenton not standing on the ground. He is so short he cannot carry the log with his feet on the floor.
Caleb and Boris cannot help but chuckle at seeing this.
JJ briefly uses her right hand to signal her team to move forward. Her teammates follow the command and run towards the entrance to the water slide. As they go, Fenton notices the Cotton Crazies struggling to get their log off the ground.
"Weird, shouldn't they be ahead of us by now?" Fenton asked his team.
"Oh well, better chances of us winning," Kylie told him.
The Nutty Nachos arrive at the entrance to the water slide. The team puts the log on the floor, close to the edge. JJ looks at her team. She points at herself, then at the log, and lastly does a hand gesture of pushing.
"JJ is going to push the log into the water slide," Fenton translated for his team.
"Then we four will be sitting," Kylie added, referring to Fenton, Boris, Caleb, and her. The four sit on the log and JJ heads behind to push it.
Once halfway to fall JJ rapidly gets on the log. This provides enough weight for the log to get inside the slide. The Nutty Nachos except Boris scream with joy as they take the log flume ride.
Confessional – Fenton – Nutty Nachos
"That…"
Confessional – Kylie – Nutty Nachos
"Was…"
Confessional – JJ – Nutty Nachos
The mute teen presses her clown horn to make noise.
Confessional – Caleb – Nutty Nachos
"Awesome!"
Confessional – Boris – Nutty Nachos
He has a blank stare. "I hate it here."
End Confessionals
"This is hopeless," Buford exclaimed with frustration along giving up. "We're not going to be able to lift or push this log. Let's just cut down another tree to make a different log."
"We don't have time for that," Lisa stated. "The Nutty Nachos are guaranteed to be in the sandy cave as we speak."
"This is anti-climactic," Tamera said. "Guess I won't have too much screen time today," She muttered the last part quietly so no one can hear her.
Lilith notices her teammates admitting defeat. She cannot let the Nutty Nachos win so easily.
"We're not using a log," Lilith said. She comes up with an idea. "We're sliding down the ride."
"But didn't Chris tell us we need a log to head down?" Sua retold.
"He didn't say we must use a log," Lilith countered. "We already made it. Let's just go in the water slide to win this."
"I'll like to point out that the water in this slide is more rapid and dangerous than the one at the pool," Lisa declared.
"We're just going have to risk it," Lilith told the poet.
"Says the girl who has incredible endurance," Buford said as he crosses his arms.
"Look, I have no time to put up with you all. I'm going down there to win," Lilith avowed. Her teammates watch her run to the log flume ride and take the slide. Then the remaining five look at each other.
"Ladies first," Axel disrupted the silence.
Lisa rolls her eyes while Sua happily runs to the slide and dived in. The remaining four head to the entrance.
"If I die tell Jett he can have my clothes and body," Lisa told her teammates.
"Girl, what the heck?" Buford said confused and creeped out.
Lisa dives onto the slide and screams while descending.
"Alright Tamera your turn," Axel said to the vixen.
"That's kind of you Axel. But I insist you go before me," Tamera showed gratitude.
"No, it is completely fine," Axel assured. "Go ahead, I insist."
"I insist you're insisting," Tamera politely responded.
Axel chuckles. "I insist on your insisting me to insist."
"Well, I…"
Buford pushes Axel and Tamera into the ride. The gentleman and vixen scream as they take the ride.
Confessional – Buford – Cotton Crazies
"What?" The tall dude said raising his arms up a bit. "They were going to keep at it. I saved my team time."
End Confessional
The Nutty Nachos arrive inside the sandy cave. Their symbol appears on the screen.
The cave is a bit dark with a few postal lamp lights around to illuminate. There are bushes everywhere with different color mushrooms in them.
Noticing land on both sides of the cave they get out of the log. JJ, Fenton, and Kylie take their left while Caleb and Boris go their right. Each one notices two potato shack bags on their own side. One has the symbol of the Cotton Crazies while the other has the Nutty Nachos symbol.
"Looks like we need to put the mushrooms in the sack," Caleb announced to his team. "Let's get them full and get out of here."
"Right!" Kylie and Fenton say at the same time. They fluster a bit when both heard themselves agree at the same time.
They pay no attention to this as JJ appears with the sack on their side. The three then begin to pick mushrooms from bushes.
On the other side where Boris and Caleb are the handsome teen notices his teammate stretching the bag of the Cotton Crazies.
"Hey dumb beetle that's not our sack," Caleb mocked then laughs. He is busy laughing he does not notice Boris run up to him to push him into the water.
"Keep up the mocking you bird," Boris insulted. "I am positive that will not bite you back in the long run," He said sarcastically. He then goes back to the Cotton Crazy sack and stretches it until it rips into two. Once done, he puts the ripped sack inside a bush.
"Get out of the water and help me collective these mushrooms," Boris commanded snootily.
Caleb gets out of the water and coughs up a redfish. He glares at his teammate. "You're lucky we're still in a team."
Confessional – Boris – Nutty Nachos
"I'm not going down so easily. If I have to claw my way back to the top I will. Destroying that sack is the first step to bring back my greatness."
End Confessional
"Weeeeeeeee!" Lilith exclaimed happily as she arrives at the sandy cave. She notices the only Cotton Crazy sack and heads to her left. She gets out of the water in the process. She grabs the sack then hears Sua screaming happily. She turns around to see the idol's face collide with the log the Nutty Nachos rode in. Lilith winces at the sight.
The gothic drummer then heads into the water to get Sua out.
"You're too kind," Sua thanked her teammate.
"Thanks, should we wait for our team to get here?" Lilith asked.
"Maybe we should get a head start by collecting the marshmallows now," Sua suggested.
"Good call, they are going to see us anyway since we're picking them from bushes. Which are not far away," Lilith agreed and the two begin picking.
They notice Kylie, JJ, and Fenton but they pay no attention. They just have to pick faster.
Lisa arrives inside the cave and exits the water the way Caleb and Boris did. This means she does not see her teammates on the other side since she is looking at bushes full of mushrooms in front of her.
"Hmm, they must have gone deeper," Lisa theorized. She heads deeper into the cave.
Axel, Tamera, and Buford almost arrive at the same time at the cave. Axel looks to his left and notices Lilith and Sua picking mushrooms.
"This way," Axel told Buford and Tamera. He gets out of the water as do the other two.
Lilith and Sua hear footsteps and turn around to see them come.
"So glad you all are here," Lilith told her teammates. "We need all the hands we can get. I saw some of the Nutty Nachos further down doing the task."
Axel, Buford, and Tamera nod. They quickly begin helping out.
"Hey, where is Lisa?" Sua wondered.
The scene changes to show Boris and Caleb continuing to put mushrooms into the sack the rich kid has in his right hand. Making sure no one is seeing; Caleb puts some mushrooms in his navy-blue swim short pockets.
Confessional – Caleb – Nutty Nachos
"I don't know what these mushrooms do," The dirty blond brown hair team confessed as he gazes at a green glowing mushroom in his right hand. "But from Chris said they most likely offer a boost in speed and rejuvenation. Probably at the cost of insanity. I'm not going to try these now, but if I'm ever in a pickle I'm busting one of these bad boys out."
End Confessional
"Ugh, how deep does this hole go?" Lisa wondered to herself entering more and more into the cave. "I've passed by a dozen bushes already." Little did she know she was heading the wrong way.
Upon further walking, she sees a skeleton in front of her. "Gah!" She screamed and ran away. When she realizes the skeleton is not following her, she heads back with confusion. "Guess this isn't one of those robot ones."
Upon further inspection, the poet notices the skeleton had clothes that are torn apart. Near its left hand is a name tag. She picks up the name tag and takes off the sand covering it.
"Botan Cleeve," Lisa read as ominous music plays in the background. Did not Chris say he disappeared? Why is his body here? If it is this man's body. The poet keeps examining and notices the Botan skeleton's right hand pointing at a bush. Why specifically that one?
Lisa slowly walks towards the precise bush and spreads its leaves a bit. She witnesses a book with a brown cover on it. She takes the book out of the bush and proceeds to open it. There are many ripped pages. She sits on the ground near Botan's skeleton and starts reading some of them.
"September second, nineteen ninety-nine. Looks like the ringleader decided to go mister big shot and quit the park in order to become some famous Hollywood star. We lose more people that way. I wonder if Carner already found a replacement," Lisa read the ripped paper in her hands. She decides to skip a few pages until finding something interesting to read.
"September fourth, nineteen ninety-nine. I did not tell this to Carner, but I am skeptical about that new ringleader. Two days ago, our old one quit and suddenly this new guy shows up? Did Carner even ask for a resume?"
She reads another note.
"December sixteenth, nineteen ninety-nine. At Carn of Wonders, we are not responsible if children go missing. We are only responsible if they get hurt in one of the rides me and my crew installed. However, there have been too many cases of missing children happening around here. Carner has been able to keep the media silent about this, but I have a feeling one of the employees is responsible for this."
The last page she decides to read has some bloodstains on it. "January tenth, two thousand. I feel like these mushrooms are starting to mess with my mind. Sometimes I will see the ringleader enter my secret lab. But that cannot be possible. Only Carner knows about the lab. I need to have a conversation with this ringleader. Is time to figure out who is this guy once and for all."
The speakers throughout the carnival turn on. "Attention contestants, the Nutty Nachos have won the challenge. Please report outside the gold tent," Chris announced through the speakers.
Lisa closes the book and goes to find an exit out of the sandy cave.
Outside the gold tent, Chris and Chef watch both teams arrive in their regular clothes. Each team symbol appears on the screen. The competitors notice two people beside the hosts.
There is a guy with fair tone skin, brown and eyes, and a brown crew cut, which is stylish. He has a big mouth, and both his nose and ears are small. Has long legs and an average build. He is wearing a midnight blue t-shirt with little waves all around the shirt, gray jogger pants with yellowish-green side stripes, and red shoes.
The person standing next to him looking upset has wavy blonde hair in a bob-cut style that reaches her shoulders though is hard to see when she has a dark green beanie on her head. She has darkish green eyes, slightly pale skin, and a small nose. She is slender in all the areas of her body.
She is wearing a replica of Owen's maple leaf shirt that fits her size, Beth's pink pants, Alejandro's button-up red jacket that keeps the maple leaf shirt in place, glasses that resembles Cameron's, Zoey's shoes, Shawn's beanie, Casey's long yellow scarf, dark green fingerless gloves, and an orange butterfly hair clip attached to the beanie.
"I was expecting a cameo. Not barely a one-minute moment of me being featured in this episode," The female complained.
"Kristie, a cameo is supposed to be a person that has a small amount of time in an episode or movie. I told you that picking an episode to cameo started a week after Radiant Redemption finished but you said you were busy that time. This was the only episode we can fit you in," Chris explained to Kristie.
"What did I miss?" Lisa asked her team.
"Besides us losing Kristie and Nolan as cameos," Buford answered her. He points at Kristie and the average build guy who is Nolan.
"I am one of the biggest fans of Total Drama and I play a major part in the production team, food source, and social media. I deserve more screen time," Kristie stated unhappily.
"Amen to that last part," Tamera said quietly.
"You weren't this aggressive when you debuted," Chris murmured to the fan.
"What was that?" Kristie wondered.
"Nothing," Chris rapidly spoke then adjusts his posture. "Look, let's talk about this through a call, okay?"
"Fine," Kristie begrudgingly accepted as she crossed her arms.
"Honestly I'm glad I did not have a big presence this time around," Nolan admitted. "Kind of want to be distant from this show and work on my life. I still keep in touch with Sami though."
"How can you be happy only saying three sentences in a show like this?" Kristie wondered flabbergasted.
"Alright, that's enough. Chef, escort them out of the carnival," Chris instructed.
"I still don't get paid enough for this," Chef commented before escorting Kristie and Nolan.
Chris now looks at the teams. "Nutty Nachos, congrats at bringing both sacks full of mushroom to Chef."
"Wait, there were two bags?" Axel asked for confirmation. "We only saw and had one."
"Should get those eyes to check," Chris plainly said with his great smile. "Anyway, Nutty Nachos head inside the gold tent and wait for lunch. Cotton Crazies, I'll see you at tonight's calamity ceremony."
Boris pushes his teammates away to head inside the gold tent first. "The massage is mine!"
The Nutty Nachos glare at him except for Fenton. Then they head inside.
The Cotton Crazies walk to the brown tent.
"Isn't this great Lisa? Our sabotaged worked," Sua exclaimed happily.
Lisa's eyes grow wide. She can already feel her teammates narrowing their eyes at her. She looks at them and is right.
"What does she mean by sabotage?" Buford inquired to know.
"Oh, Lisa approached me and…"
"입 좀 다물어요," Lisa told Sua to shut up in Korean.
"Is that why you decided to not be in the team?" Lilith wondered. "So you can sabotage and get rid of Tamera of Buford?"
"The assistance would be nice," Axel added, talking about helping the team.
"I didn't notice anyone," Lisa told the truth, but no one truly believed her except for Sua.
"I bet you had something to do with our log not moving as well," Tamera blamed.
"I had nothing to do with that," Lisa declared. "You are throwing accusations without proof."
"We don't need the proof when Sua just said you sabotaged us," Axel stated.
"Sua, what did you do?" Lilith asked the idol.
"Sua no, keep quiet," Lisa demanded.
"I… uh…" Sua is having a hard time telling the truth. She accidentally doomed herself and Lisa. "Put glue on the log so it couldn't move."
"I did not expect you of all people to be the sabotaging type," Buford said looking at the idol curiously.
"It… it was Lisa. She told me to do it," Sua said.
"What? I said maybe we need to self-sabotage. I didn't say we were going to do it," Lisa said.
"I don't understand English sometimes, okay?" Sua snapped.
"Why would you casually admit the sabotage?" Lisa wondered dumbfounded. "Only an idiot will do that."
"I got too excited because of the thrill," Sua admitted, feeling ashamed.
"Well, it seems like Lisa is the mastermind of all this," Tamera told her team.
"I know who I'm voting for," Axel announced.
"I know you want to get rid of Buford and Tamera, but this is too much," Lilith told Lisa.
Lilith, Tamera, and Axel head inside the brown tent.
Confessional – Axel – Cotton Crazies
"I know Tamera self-sabotaged when we were both in the Sleek Slushies during the cooking challenge, but these past days she has been demonstrating she's actually trying not to do that. Lisa on the other hand will go after everyone that bugs her."
End Confessional
"Do you know how much you screwed both of us today?" Lisa told Sua. "It's your fault I might be going home tonight."
Sua does not know what to say. She lowers her head with shame. She accidentally caused one of her friends to be a target.
Buford laughs at what is happening. "This is nice, looks like you need my help to stay in the game," He told the poet.
"Wait, you're not going to vote me off?" Lisa said perplexed.
"We have a deal remember. Vote off Tamera? I can't be a man of my word if I don't keep those," Buford explained.
"You literally voted for Jett and took his immunity idol," Lisa stated.
"We are not starting this again," Buford shut down the conversation. "We three vote for Tamera tonight. That way you can at least go into a tiebreaker with her."
"Fine," Lisa sighed. "You got that Sua?"
Sua raises her head back up and nods in understanding.
Confessional – Lisa – Cotton Crazies
"This has to be a dream. I cannot be leaving before Tamera and especially Buford. Dang it Sua! You shouldn't be here either."
Suddenly, an idea pops into her brain. "Shouldn't be here, hmm."
Confessional – Sua – Cotton Crazies
She is trying so hard to smile. "I feel guilty exposing my friend. The only way I can think of making it up to Lisa is voting for Tamera and giving an apology. I'll think more about how I can make it up to her in the next day or two."
End Confessionals
It is night, and the Cotton Crazies arrive at the calamity ceremony. The girls are in the bottom row and the boys are in the top row of the two-level bleacher. The team's symbol appears on the screen.
From left to right for the girls are Tamera, Lilith, Sua, and Lisa. From right to left for the boys are Axel and Buford.
Chris and Chef are standing next to two lamp posts illuminating them. Chef is holding a flat silver plate with five popcorn bags on it.
"Cotton Crazies, all six of you have cast your votes. One of you will be heading to the lame-o-sine tonight to never return. However, I need to make an announcement," Chris spoke.
"A non-elimination? Seriously? The viewers must be eating that Bo and Lisa conflict," Tamera said.
"No Tamera, no non-elimination. Also yeah, the audience loves the tension between Buford and Lisa. Speaking of Lisa," Chris narrows his eyes at the poet. "Nice try rigging the votes again. Chef made sure to check after you voted last to make sure you didn't cheat again."
Everyone gasps at the revelation except for Buford.
"Seriously? Can't you accept a potential loss with dignity?" Axel told the poet.
"Let me guess, you rigged the votes against me," Buford told Lisa.
Before Lisa can answer him Chris talks. "Actually, no Buford, she surprisingly did not rig the votes against you. Chef, if you please?"
Chef takes pieces of paper out of his hat to read them.
"Chris wait don't I'm sorry," Lisa apologized with fear, not wanting him to reveal who she rigged the votes against.
"Nope, you tried to cheat a second time when I specifically told you not to. You're lucky I'm not giving you the Knick clause," Chris told the poet. "Chef, go."
Chef grins with excitement and speaks. "All these votes I have in my hand have the name Sua written on them."
Lisa's face gets red with embarrassment and guilt. She looks at the idol and sees the Korean's smile turn into a frown.
"But… but I thought we are friends," Sua said feeling hurt. She puts her right hand on her chest, getting emotional.
Lisa sighs and crosses her arms. She does not want to see her teammate's face. "I… rigged the votes against you because you accidentally put me in this position."
"But it was not on purpose," Sua claimed.
"I got tired of people like you getting in my way of eliminating Buford. I do feel shameful for doing it," Lisa stated.
Sua sadness suddenly turns into anger. She stands up and points at Lisa. "You're not shameful at all. The only reason you are apologizing is that you got caught." She raises her arms. "To think what I thought we had was special." She puts her arms down. "I just… ugh." The idol begins to get a headache and runs out of the calamity ceremony.
"Geez, are you that petty?" Lilith told Lisa. "What you two did was wrong but she was trying to help you get rid of someone you didn't like."
Lisa stands up to go follow Sua.
"Whoa, where you think you're getting?" Chris asked the poet. "You still need to do the tiebreaker."
"What tiebreaker?" Buford wondered.
"A tiebreaker between Lisa and Tamera. The actual votes are a tie at three between both girls," Chris answered.
Confessional – Axel – Cotton Crazies
"Lisa or Tamera going home? Eh, not too caught up on either. I will say my goodbye to Tamera since she has put in work though, that's for sure."
End Confessional
"So, what's the tiebreaker?" Buford asked the host.
"Remember the mushrooms you all collected?" Chris asked the Cotton Crazies.
"It was literally hours ago. How are we going to forget?" Lisa snarked.
"Well, Chef has both Nutty Nacho bags behind him full of an exact amount of those cave mushrooms. The first girl to finish the bag, not vomit, or surrender wins the tiebreaker," Chris explained, ignoring the brunette's remark.
Lisa and Tamera get out of the bleacher to get a sack full of mushrooms from Chef.
"I'm not losing using this. I have too much at stake to go home now," Lisa declared at Tamera.
"So do I," Tamera responded confidently. "But I won a tiebreaker before, and I will do it again."
"Ladies, get ready," Chef told. "And eat."
Lisa and Tamera open their sack quickly begin consuming mushrooms.
"Hey, didn't you say these mushrooms are potentially dangerous?" Axel asked Chris.
"They can stop anytime they want," Chris said.
Lisa and Tamera continue to eat the mushrooms at a rapid pace. Neither wants to be eliminated. Both have things on the line. For Lisa, is to make up for what she did to Sua and get rid of Buford. For Tamera, is to keep having screen time and make things right with Axel. They eat and eat and eat as many mushrooms get shoved into their mouths.
Suddenly, one of them gets their cheeks bulging.
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Tamera vomits out most of the mushrooms she consumed. This makes her the loser.
Buford groans with annoyance while Lilith and Axel are unsure how to feel.
"And Lisa wins the tiebreaker. Making her stay in the game," Chris announced.
Lisa swallows the mushrooms in her mouth. "Yes!" She cheered.
"Awe, I was hoping not to use this so soon," Tamera said before vomiting a bit more on the ground. She takes the barf she has around her lips off with her right sleeve.
"What are you talking about? You lost," Lisa taunted the vixen.
Tamera takes a Chris McLean immunity statue idol out of her left blue jean pocket. She raises her arm for everyone to look at the idol. "I found this in the Total Drama Museum at the Revenge of the Island Room. I took it in case this can be useful to save my butt from elimination."
"Revenge Room? Is that the same idol Scott used in season four?" Lilith wondered.
"Most likely," Buford answered.
"Ha, as if Chris is going to let you use that," Lisa snarked at Tamera.
Buford, Lilith, and Axel watch Chris ponder in thought.
"Well, the first immunity idol that was used was not technically valid since Jett stole it. It still counted though, but this one," Chris points at the idol Tamera has. "I…"
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"Will count it," Chris announced, shocking everyone.
"What!?" Lisa exclaimed flabbergasted. "How are you going to count it!?"
"This season I never specified only one idol can be used. The one at the hut was just the only one available at the time," Chris explained grinning.
"No! You cannot do this to me. This is unfair," Lisa shouted in anger and sorer. "I refuse to go out like this."
"Oh, stop being a sore loser and accept defeat with dignity," Tamera told the poet triumphantly as she gives the idol to Chris. She then grabs the silver plate holding the popcorn bags from Chef. "It will not paint a good image on you."
"Wait, I have knowledge of this carnival. I got legit documents. You cannot send me home," Lisa spoke, trying to come up with any excuse to stay in the game.
"Chef, take her outside," Chris told the cook.
Lisa tries to make a run for it, but Chef grabs her left arm and carries her on his right shoulder.
"Release me now," Lisa whined as she punches Chef's back. This does not do anything to the bulky man. "This is unfair! I am the one that needs to get rid of Buford, me! Release me now!"
The remaining Cotton Crazies except for Sua watch Lisa continue to whine until they can not see her nor hear her.
"The rest of you Cotton Crazies are safe for now," Chris acknowledged. He begins to leave the calamity ceremony.
"Wait Chris, are there any potential idols left in the museum?" Buford quickly asked.
Chris stops and looks at the tall teen. "Hmm, all the rooms so far are from season one to season six. It is possible the immunity idol Alejandro used in All-Stars is in some part of the museum." The host then shrugs and leaves the scene.
Buford, Lilith, Axel, and Tamera hear this and look at each other. The fact there is one more immunity idol left in the carnival means one thing. Bo and Lilith decide to leave the ceremony with the knowledge they have.
Tamera sits next to Axel.
"It's amazing how you manage to luck yourself out every time you almost leave the game," Axel told the vixen impressed. "Though, why didn't you play the idol before doing the tiebreaker?"
"Entertainment," Tamera simply answered then laughs.
Axel playfully rolls his eyes. "Of course, I shouldn't be surprised."
Tamera stops laughing and looks at the ruthless gentleman. "Glad you're talking to me normally."
"Well, you have proved yourself becoming nicer," Axel spoke the truth. "At least for me."
"Does that mean you forgive me?" Tamera wondered. She is getting happy.
"I don't know. I feel like once I forgive, you'll just go back to your old roots," Axel answered her. "I know you're not going to change completely since you like providing entertainment and all that, but… yeah." He stands up and walks away from the vixen.
Tamera ponders in her thoughts. Once Axel forgives her, what will she do next besides trying to win?
Sua is shown sitting on a bird fountain with her head down. Thunder and lightning strike. Rain begins to fall. A green bird flutters to the fountain and begins chirping. Swiftly, Sua grabs the bird with her left hand and begins crushing it. The camera shows lightning attacking clouds then pans down to the green bird on the ground not moving an inch.
Sua walks away with her head down, but a glimpse of her dusky smile creates a scary vibe. Lisa trying to rig her out was the final nail in the coffin. The poet was trying to keep her sane but doing this unlocks a new part that Sua was afraid of unleashing. Wanting to break. This smile does not belong to the idol queen in waiting. No, this smile belongs to the psycho.
Chris arrives at the fountain with a black umbrella to protect him from the rain. He gazes at the bird Sua crushed. He picks it up. Thankfully, the bird can get up and fly away but it is obvious it received a lot of damage. The host looks worried for a brief moment before putting on a smile to end the episode.
"Only ten players remain with Buford and Lisa's rivalry ending. Not the kind of ending I was expecting but it was still awesome. Will Boris come out on top against Caleb? Are Kylie and Fenton developing feelings for each other? Can JJ continue being the power player she is? Can Axel finally forgive Tamera? What are Lilith's plans and how will this new form of Sua affect everyone's gameplay including hers? Find out next time on Total… Drama… Carnival Calamity!"
It is still raining while Lisa is banging on the entrance doors of the carnival. "Please let me back in the game." She continues to bang on the doors. Lightning strikes near the carnival and thunder roars. Lisa gets startled and decides not to pester any further. There is no point anyway. She is already eliminated. The poet decides to wait for the lame-o-sine to pick her up.
Luckily, a vehicle arrives with its front lights on comes to take her.
"At least I don't have to wait too long for my ride," Lisa stated.
The vehicle parks near the poet. To Lisa's surprise, it is not the limo. Rather a white van.
"This means two things. The limo broke down and this is the replacement or I'm being kidnapped," Lisa told herself, hoping it is the former.
Two people open the back doors of the van. The organization Chaos X shows itself to Lisa. These are Knives, Bandages, Nathan (Boss), and Lily.
"Oh joy, it truly is an abduction," Lisa sarcastically said.
"Well, not yet it isn't," Lily told the poet as she gets out of the van to talk with Lisa. "Funny how you were not able to vote off Buford. If only there was someone who wanted to get rid of him earlier in the first place. Oh, wait that's right, me. Guess we're not so different you and…"
"We are nothing alike," Lisa interrupted. "You wanted to get rid of him because he didn't want to be in your stupid club."
Lily narrows her eyes. She truly dislikes it when someone insults Chaos X. "And you rigged the votes to get rid of his girlfriend which is also equally petty."
Lisa crosses her arms, not denying the truth. "Why are you here with your group of cartoon villain wannabes?"
"I'm here to make an offer. Chaos X helps you get rid of Buford, and you tell us what you know about the carnival," Lily presented. "We can make his injuries look like an accident."
Lisa thinks carefully about this. The offer is easy to make. Just info to take care of Buford. A minor injury will not hurt. Not like he is going to die. But wait, what about Jett? She has been wanting to see him again even though she failed to get rid of the dude who eliminated him.
The poet slowly turns her head to her left to see who is inside the van beside the goons. Her eyes widen when she sees a glimpse of the Ringleader. She cannot see his face due to him wearing a white plague mask with a star outline, but the clothes are recognizable from when he appeared in episode six.
"Yeah," Lisa told Lily as she backs away from the secretary. "I'm just going to leave."
"She has the book," Ringleader exclaimed. "Don't let her escape!"
Lily quickly tries to grab Lisa, but everyone begins to hear gunshots being fired. The secretary hides in her van. Bandages and Knives quickly shut the back doors.
Rosalina driving the limo arrives at the scene and parks near Lisa. She lowers the window from the driver's seat. "Get in, now!" Rosalina demanded.
Lisa opens the back door of the limo and closes it rapidly. Rosaline speeds up the limo to get away from Chaos X.
"Gazzer, follow the limo," Nathan instructed from inside the van.
The two vehicles head onto a highway commencing a chase scene.
"Have you ever held a gun before?" Rosalina asked Lisa from inside the limo.
"Uh… no?" Lisa answered. Why is the driver asking that question?
Rosalina tosses a gun to the back for the brunette to use. "Aim at one of the van's tires and shoot."
Lisa grabs the gun and opens the side door window a little bit to shoot properly at Chaos X van's front right tire. She fires her shot and pops the tire. This causes Gazzer to pull over to avoid accidents.
"Good shot," Rosalina complimented. "Now let's head to the aftermath studio. This bonus scene is already longer than it needs to be."
Teams
Cotton Crazies: Buford, Axel, Sua, Lilith, and Tamera
Nutty Nachos: Boris, Fenton, Caleb, JJ, and Kylie
Placements
22nd - Edgar
21st – Lily
20th – Gabriel
19th – Marty
18th – Jett
17th – Meredith
16th – Hilda
15th – Melissa
14th – Garry
13th – Maverick
12th – Elsa
11th – Lisa
Author's Note: Okay, there is a lot to discuss. It was hard to eliminate someone from the Cotton Crazies. Buford, Tamera, and Sua were options to leave here as well but out of them and Lisa, I think it was time for the poet to leave. Sua definitely could have gone here but Lisa was the one that gave the suggestion of sabotage even when she did not mean to. Maybe some of you thought that Lisa was going to eliminate Buford or vice versa. Truth be told, I never planned on either of them succeeding in eliminating one out of the competition. It might feel unsatisfying but that is what I am going for. In the end, they do not like each other but they have a mutual understanding.
Lisa's elimination might feel unfair but that is also what I am going for. I know these types of eliminations where Chris goes with the flow making loopholes is divided between people who watch Total Drama but allow me to create at least some justification. Lisa rigged the votes to Meredith which is justified in a certain perspective but Lisa was willing to rig the votes again. I think her losing to an immunity idol that was not supposed to be on the season is justifiable since she was ready to cheat again.
Speaking of the foul play, why did Lisa rig the votes against Sua? Why not go for Buford? Well, she already explained. She got fed up always not being able to eliminate her rival and blinded herself in petty rage going for the idol. Plus, remember when Lisa told Buford that the slight hint of his betrayal in the previous chapter will lead to her rigging against him? Well, Buford did not give any signs. In fact, he still voted for Tamera despite the self-sabotage going on.
Hope that makes things clear when it comes to the elimination. Ten chapters left and ten contestants remain. The next chapter will be the second aftermath and after that is right back to the competition.
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