Total Drama World Tour Deluxe
Aftermath: Bridgette Over Troubled Water
Review Responses
Cody Fanatic: Who knows?
WeirdAlfan101: Geoff wasn't on my list of characters that needed exploring. Good guess on what happened to Trent's guitar. And remember, Sadie and Sierra aren't the only girls whose names start with S...
MDReborn: Nope, no luck for Team Victory!
Crosshot: Glad you liked all the easter eggs!
LaCuevademisgustos: Yes, Ezekiel's luck is holding out, isn't it?
Guest A: 1. I'm sorry, I don't know what you're referring to. 2. Thank you!
AnonBrowser: I guess I see your point on the Bridgette situation. And yes, I moved Chris's boyband career to the nineties, as since he was apparently born in 1978, that would make him a little kid in the eighties. And yes, having Trent save Cody instead of Sierra seemed more appropriate. I think the writers were trying to show that Sierra wasn't all bad, but frankly, they were going to have to try harder than that. Plus, this way, Trent pays Cody back for saving him back on Boney Island. And as for Gwen, I had an idea of what to do to fix her, even before I got mixed reception to her behavior in the Yukon.
amit avrashmi: Team Chris is RRRR Hot lost the canon challenge, so DJ wouldn't be going home either way.
Guest B: I see.
Ellismskd24: What, like Heather?
AJustice90: Indeed we are.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Thank you.
SilentSinger948: Maybe so, maybe no.
lordgemini: Thanks!
zafnak: Yes, I'm quite sure Eva would prefer an intense massage. Nice that you caught on to Alejandro subtly manipulating Geoff into quitting. Yes, the scene of Cody falling into the statue's cleavage was cut in the American version. Not only did it seem inappropriate to the Americans, but in real life, the statue is actually flat-chested. As for Katie and Sadie, I originally had them thinking they were in London and Paris respectively.
Rockin D-99: Yeah, Sierra said that Chris was born in 1978, which meant the oldest he could have possibly been was 11 while in the band. I moved it up a decade because it seemed much more reasonable for him to be in a boyband as a teenager. And yes, I knew you were gonna be disappointed about Geoff. Sorry about that. But the elimination order is pretty much set in stone.
The Riverian: We'll see how I'm feeling after this fic is complete.
Penguindude64: Yup, everyone's disappointed in Bridgette's elimination. But like you said, it was a necessary sacrifice to display Alejandro's villainy. Though I am glad to see I'm doing something right with Eva. We'll see about Noah. I think if the writers knew how popular he'd become this season, they would have let him go further.
Guest C: Maybe...
romeoaifesili: No rewards challenges. Too many competitors. And yes, there are many girls throughout the series whose names start with S.
CMR Rosa: Don't be shocked that I had my two favorite male characters become friends. If I wanted to, I could make Gwen and Heather become besties. I won't say what my plan for Gwen is or how I've altered it.
Several clips played, including the scene of Team Amazon's boat falling apart, the scene of Duncan stretching Harold's underwear over his scalp, the scene of Eva pulling her team out of a crevice, and the scene of Cody falling into Lady Liberty's cleavage.
After the theme song, the Aftermath theme begins playing, followed by the sound of cheering and applause. We cut to the set of the Aftermath show, where two individuals sat on the red sofa in the center stage. One was a glamorous-looking woman in her early thirties. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, and wore a red dress and hoop earrings. The other was a dashing man of about forty, with black hair and blue eyes. He wore a tuxedo with a red bowtie.
"Who's ready for a totally dramatic aftermath?!" the man cried. "I'm Joshua Abraham Sampson!"
"And I'm Blaineley Stacy Andrews O'Halloran!" said the woman. "You probably recognize us as the hosts of Celebrity Manhunt!"
"But today, we're here to talk about Total Drama World Tour!" said Josh. The audience applauded.
"We've got the juiciest dirt, and the dirtiest juice!" said Blaineley. "Everything you want to know about Season Three!"
"Plus special guests and surprises!" said Josh. "We'll be spending time with everyone who's left the show since the season began!"
"Let's dive right in, shall we?" Blaineley suggested. "Our first guest was the first camper introduced to us ever! Eliminated in Season One because of her team being superstitious idiots, she came back with a vengeance in Season Two, and took the million! Only to do a complete one-eighty and get kicked off first in Season three! Please welcome Beth!"
The audience cheered as the Wannabe strolled nervously onto the stage. She gave a weak smile and waved to the audience as she sat down between Josh and Blaineley.
"Hey there, Beth! How's it going, sweetheart?" Blaineley greeted warmly.
"Oh, it's going good!" said Beth, shyly.
"Beth, Beth, Beth!" said Josh. "Our winner of last season! How's that million dollars treating you?"
An embarrassed blush came over Beth's face. Josh and Blaineley pretended to look surprised and concerned. Being the hosts of Celebrity Manhunt, they already knew what became of Beth's winnings, but had chosen to play dumb for dramatic effect.
"Well, the first thing I spent it on was a trip to Paris with Lindsay." Beth finally said.
"Oh, fun! And how was that?" Blaineley asked.
"Not… so good. It was fun for the first couple of days… Then we went to the Louvre…"
"What happened?" Josh asked.
"We took pictures with a couple of famous paintings, and at one point, I fell over the velvet rope and knocked a painting so that it hung crooked."
"You didn't get in trouble just for being a little clumsy?" Josh asked.
"Not really… It was what Lindsay did that made things go bad."
"Oh no!" Blaineley gasped dramatically, her hands flying to her cheeks. "What did she do?"
"She offered to correct it… and ended up smudging the painting!"
"Oh my! What painting was it?"
"The Mona Lisa…"
"Oh, Lindsay, Lindsay, Lindsay..." Blaineley sighed.
"Lindsay…" Josh sighed.
"Aw, Lindsay, you loveable lamebrain!"
"You busty blonde bimbo! That's a national treasure! One of the most famous paintings ever made!"
"Indeed. Let's move on! What else did you spend the million on?"
"Nothing. My parents used it all to bail us out of jail." Beth admitted. The audience gasped.
"Yikes!" said Blaineley.
"Ouch!" said Josh.
"Yeah. Makes me glad I won though. Otherwise, my parents would have had to sell their car."
"Indeed." Josh agreed.
"Didn't Lindsay's parents help bail you out?" Blaineley asked.
"No, they blamed me for getting her into this mess. So they forced mine to pay for everything."
"No fair!" Blaineley cried.
"I know, right? I mean, I don't wanna sound like I think it's all Lindsay's fault, but she was the one who ruined the Mona Lisa!"
"And her parents believe that if you hadn't fallen over the velvet rope, she wouldn't have done so?" Josh clarified.
"Exactly!" Beth exclaimed indignantly. "I take responsibility for that, but since Lindsay's parents aren't exactly poor, they should have at least paid for Lindsay's bail!"
"Agreed. Let's move on, shall we? How are things with you and Brady?"
"A little shaky…" Beth said nervously.
"Now, Beth! Speak honestly!" said Blaineley.
"Okay, he dumped me!"
The audience gasped. Josh and Blaineley gasped, for this, they did not know.
"You're kidding!" Blaineley exclaimed.
"How'd you let him get away?!" Josh cried.
"We were watching Season Two together and he got mad when he saw me kiss Harold." Beth explained.
Blaineley face-palmed.
"Seriously?" she asked.
"Yeah, he didn't think that breaking up over confessionals was the 'legal' way to break up!"
"How does it feel to be the first boot of Total Drama World Tour?" said Josh, quickly changing the subject.
"Well, part of me is really embarrassed, but part of me also feels flattered!"
"How so?" Blaineley asked.
"Well, I won the last season, so that makes me think I was eliminated because I was a threat!"
"About that, you seemed to be picking fights with Heather, but you laid off Courtney, despite having some serious beef with her last season! What gives?"
"Well, last season I won, so everything that happened there, I forgave. First season, not so much. Besides, Courtney seemed to be back to how she was in Season One. Which wasn't perfect, but it was better than the b- er, witch she was in Season Two! Heather, on the other hand, was up to her old tricks of trying to trick gullible girls into an alliance with her! I tried to warn Katie and Sadie, but they're just a bunch of dummies!"
"I agree! And I'm sure Leshawna also agrees!" Blaineley turned to the audience. "Be sure to go on our Twitter page and tell us what you think the most unfair elimination of the series was!"
"Thank you very much, Beth!" Josh thanked. "Let's close this interview with a recap of your journey!"
The screen then showed a clip show. It showed Beth arriving on Total Drama Island and greeting Chris with a hug. It showed Heather offering her and Lindsay a spot in her alliance. It showed her taking a cursed idol out of the bushes on Boney Island. It showed her standing up to Heather during the paintball challenge. It showed her elimination in Total Drama Island. It showed her at the beginning of Total Drama Action, showing off her teeth after her braces had been removed. It showed her fighting with Courtney. It showed her being declared the winner of Total Drama Action via vote (with Duncan leering jealously at her). Finally, it ended with her being left behind in Egypt.
"Thank you, Beth, honey!" said Blaineley. "Now be a dear and have a seat in the peanut gallery!"
Beth nodded and obeyed, walking over to a couch on the right side of the stage.
"Our next guest is someone who also defied the odds!" Josh announced. "Despite not having the best social skills, he managed to earn the respect of his team with his unorthodox skills and abilities! And then lose it all due to making several foolish mistakes! Yet, he managed to make it to fifth place in Total Drama Action! Fourth if you don't count Owen during his stint as a mole. He then went on to become a founding member of the Drama Brothers! Please welcome Harold!"
The audience cheered as Harold walked onstage with much more swagger than Beth. He sat down between Josh and Blaineley.
"Harold! My man!" Josh cried.
"Hey there, buddy! How's it going?" Blaineley greeted.
"It's going good. But I resent it when you say I lost my fellow contestants' respect!" Harold cried, looking mildly offended.
"Come on, Harold! We love you, and the fans love you!" said Blaineley, reassuringly. "But you gotta admit, you aren't exactly treated like a king by your castmates!"
"But I won two consecutive challenges for the Killer Bass!"
"That's impressive, Harold!" said Josh. "But it doesn't make you a god."
"Remember when you destroyed your team's paddles during the canoe race?" Blaineley pointed out.
"Oh... Yeah… Not my most brilliant moment…" Harold admitted.
"And remember that you were making living conditions difficult and unpleasant for Geoff, Duncan, and DJ, and refused to take responsibility for it?" Josh pointed out.
"Yeah! And I owned up to it! I promised never to do it again! And yet they still picked on me! Duncan, I understand since he's a total douche-pickle, but Geoff and DJ? I thought they were cool! Sure, DJ stopped, but Geoff didn't! I don't get why people say he was the nicest camper on Total Drama Island!"
"Very true…" said Blaineley. "And last and most importantly, do you remember when you outright cheated to get revenge on Duncan? By rigging the ballot box and eliminating Courtney?"
"Um…" said Harold, looking back and forth nervously. "I guess that would explain a lot…"
"No kidding. Can you tell us your reasoning behind that?" Josh asked. "Courtney did absolutely nothing to you! Hell, she stood up for you in the episode you screwed her over in!"
"I just wanted to get back at Duncan! He hurt me so much, I wanted to hit him where it hurt!"
"Then why didn't you just vote him off?"
"If I did, it would have been obvious that I had something to do with it! And I didn't realize Chris was lying when he said we would be going home once we were eliminated! Didn't know that I would wind up in the same place as Courtney for the rest of the season…"
"It's understandable that you would want to get revenge on the person who harassed you, but involving innocent bystanders in said revenge makes you no better than him!" said Blaineley.
"Not to mention, some people are blaming you for Courtney's radical behavior shift in Season Two." Josh pointed out. "They say your actions were the catalyst for her descent."
"Look, I'm not proud of what I did to her. If I could go back in time and do it over again, I'd rig Duncan out instead. Maybe…"
"Does that solve the mystery as to why you've lost a bit of respect?"
"I guess…" Harold admitted.
"Let's move on!" said Blaineley. "How are you and Leshawna doing?"
"Oh, we're doing great!" said Harold. "Sure, she won't let me kiss her, or hold her hand, but that's just how she loves! Just give me a few more weeks and I'll have her eating out of the palm of my hand!"
"Kinda how like Alejandro has her eating out of her hand right now?" Josh asked cheekily.
"Exactly!" said Harold, proudly. "Wait, what?"
A few clips were played for Harold, including the time Alejandro complimented Leshawna in Japanese, and the time she (along with Lindsay, Izzy, and Bridgette) huddled for warmth around him.
"I coulda done that!" Harold cried. "I just prefer to leave the ladies wanting more!"
"Oh, she wants more alright!" said Josh. "More Alejandro!"
"Ha! Like you'd know anything about women, Josh!" Harold scoffed.
"Sure thing, H-Bomb!" said Josh still grinning. "Let's close this interview up with a recap of your journey!"
The screen showed another clip show. It showed Harold arriving on Total Drama Island. It showed him wetting his pants in his sleep thanks to Duncan. It showed making the winning catch in Dodgeball. It showed Courtney and Bridgette hugging him for winning the talent contest. It showed him grinning wickedly after getting Courtney eliminated. It showed him kissing Leshawna during his own elimination. It showed Harold slugging Duncan in the face. It ended with him pantsing Duncan, to which the delinquent admitted he had it coming.
"Thank you, Harold!" said Blaineley. She then turned to the camera. "We'll be right back after these messages! But stayed tuned, because we still have to grill Bridgette and Geoff!"
After the commercial break, we cut back the studio. Harold had joined Beth in the peanut gallery.
"Welcome back to the Total Drama Aftermath!" Josh greeted. Blaineley introduced the contestant to be interviewed.
"Our next guest is someone who's taken somewhat of a fall from grace! Barely cracking the top ten of Total Drama Island, she became one of the first boots of Total Drama Action due to her inability to let go of her boyfriend's face with her mouth. You know her! Surfer, vegetarian, blonde… Please welcome Bridgette!"
The audience cheered, but the surfer did not come out.
"Bridgette? Come on, honey! Be brave!" Blaineley called. Bridgette eventually trudged onstage with a regretful frown and looking completely miserable.
"Bridgette, sweetheart!" Blaineley greeted. "Oh, you don't look so good! Come sit down and tell Auntie Blaineley and Uncle Josh how you're doing!"
Bridgette plopped down in between Josh and Blaineley, looking as though she were sitting in an electric chair.
"Bad." she said simply. "The way I got kicked off this time was… humiliating! And I really don't wanna discuss it!"
"That's okay!" said Josh.
"But, Josh-" Blaineley protested.
"Be patient!" Josh whispered to his co-host.
"Fine… I can wait…" Blaineley conceded. "Putting aside the elephant in the room, you did do better here than last season!"
"Yes, I know. I still don't get why people get so annoyed about us making out! I mean, it's not hurting anyone, is it?"
"Well, making out can be bothersome if done in excess. And to some single people who struggle in acquiring boyfriends or girlfriends, it can seem as though you're rubbing your relationship in their faces."
"Excess?" Bridgette repeated skeptically. "We didn't make out that much!"
Josh and Blaineley laughed obnoxiously.
"Oh, are you serious?!" Blaineley asked.
"Yes!"
"Care for a new perspective on that?" Josh asked, holding up the remote. "We have a little compilation of you two making out!"
"Um…" said Bridgette nervously.
"Uh, Josh? You did edit out all the… inappropriate footage, right?" Blaineley asked apprehensively.
"Oh, of course! Of course!" said Josh, clicking a button. A montage of Geoff and Bridgette making out started playing on the television. Each clip was about five seconds long, and the whole video was about eight minutes long. They got through three minutes before Bridgette had seen enough.
"Alright! Alright! I get it!" Bridgette shouted, shutting her eyes and covering her ears. "We got carried away! There! I admit it!"
"And that's just from this season alone!" said Blaineley. "And it's only been five episodes!"
"Let's move on, shall we?" said Josh. "After the accident that ultimately led to your elimination, Team Amazon stopped by and refused to help you out. How did that feel?"
"It felt awful! Katie and Sadie didn't even seem to realize that I was in trouble! Courtney, I guess I can understand… She was pulling the sled and didn't want to lose… But Gwen? She seemed really angry at me! And I have no idea why! I've been completely loyal to her!"
Josh and Blaineley each raised an eyebrow.
"What?!" Bridgette cried, frustrated.
"I wouldn't say that you've been a hundred percent loyal to her…" said Blaineley. "Remember back in the Season One finale?"
"What about it?" Bridgette asked cluelessly.
"You seriously have no idea?" Blaineley asked impatiently.
"No!" said Bridgette, getting even more frustrated. She had hated interviewing people when she had hosted the aftermath, but actually being interviewed was turning out to be even worse.
"Play the clip!" Blaineley commanded.
Clip Begins
"Gwen, Owen, this is your chance to tell the peanut gallery of failure what you would do with the money if you won, and why you deserve it!" said Chris.
"Well, I guess I'm pretty proud of getting this far." said Gwen. "I mean, maybe if I can survive here, the rest of high school won't be so bad!"
Izzy laughed.
"Oh, sorry!" she apologized.
"Well, I'm always good for my word." Gwen continued. "And I did promise to split my hundred grand with Owen. But that would still leave me a ton of cash. I guess I'd go traveling and then to university to study art history."
"Woohoo! Yeah, that's it! Girlfriend's got some goals!" Leshawna cheered.
"Very cool!" said Trent.
"Wow! That's really sweet! Boring, but sweet!" said Chris. Gwen leered at him. "Owen?"
"I'd throw the biggest, hugest, sickest party ever! And invite everyone here!" Owen declared. His supporters went wild and cheered. Meanwhile, Justin, Katie, Sadie, DJ, and Bridgette got up, walked out of Gwen's bleachers, and walked over to Owen's bleachers and joined in the cheering. Gwen's face turned whiter than ever. She blanched as half of her supporters defected shamelessly over to Owen's side.
"OWEN! WOO! WOO! OWEN!" Heather cheered, blowing a raspberry at Gwen.
The goth turned to her remaining supporters: Trent, Cody, Leshawna, Lindsay, and Eva.
"At least not all of you are total sellouts!" she snapped angrily.
"Oh! Oh! And I forgot! It'll be on a yacht!" Owen added. Lindsay left Gwen's bleachers for Owen's, albeit with much more shame than the other defectors.
"Nice." said Gwen sarcastically.
Clips Ends
"That?" Bridgette uttered. "I wanted a party! That doesn't mean I didn't want Gwen to win!"
"Yet you looked quite ecstatic when Owen defeated her." Josh accused. "Tell us, Bridgette, if Gwen had won, would you have cheered at all? Or would you be sad that the party would be canceled?"
Bridgette remained silent.
"And why would you actually root for Owen?" Blaineley asked. "As far as we can tell, you two never really interacted all that much. Hell, Owen was the main reason you lost the Battle of the Sexes! Not only was that a blow against girl power, but it cost you a weekend at a five-star resort! A resort that the boys made quite clear that they were impressed with!"
"And to top it off, Owen contributed to your shocking elimination a few episodes later!" Josh pointed out.
"I wanted a party!" said Bridgette lamely. "You know… a party? Those tend to be pretty fun!"
"A party that never happened, right?" said Josh.
"A party that was apparently more important than your friendship with Gwen?" said Blaineley.
"Eeeeeeeee…" Bridgette squealed guiltily.
"Did it ever occur to you that Gwen might have honored Owen's promise and throw a party of her own, had she won? One that excluded Heather?" Blaineley asked.
"I… never considered that." said Bridgette, looking down. A remorseful look spread across her face. Josh and Blaineley took pity on the surfer.
"We'll end it there for now." said Blaineley. "Thank you for being honest with us, honey. Let's wrap it up with a recap of Bridgette's journey!"
"Or we could play the rest of the makeout compilation! That ought to cover it, right?" Josh joked.
The clip show played. It showed Bridgette first arriving on Total Drama Island (and accidentally whacking Chris in the head with her surfboard). It showed her being the first person to jump off the cliff. It showed her standing on her hands during the talent show (and power-hurling). It showed her talking with Courtney in a canoe. It showed her jumping blindfolded into Harold's arms. It showed her and Gwen fighting over the love note they found, followed by the two of them later hugging in reconciliation. It showed her trying to unite the girls in solidarity against the guys in the Battle of the Sexes. It showed her getting harassed by Eva. It showed her getting sprayed by skunks. It showed her walking down the Dock of Shame with Geoff reassuring her that he didn't vote her off, much to her delight (and Duncan's outrage). It showed her and Geoff getting eliminated simultaneously in Total Drama Action, much to their shock. It showed Bridgette fawning over Alejandro. It showed her with her tongue stuck to a pole (skipping the part that showed how she ended up that way). Finally, it ended with her elimination, trying to warn her team that Alejandro was evil.
"Thanks, Bridgette!" said Blaineley. "Go have a seat with Beth and Harold."
"Our final guest today is the other first boot of Total Drama Action!" said Josh. "Known for being the nicest guy on Total Drama Island, he did a complete one-eighty in Total Drama Action and became a ginormous asshole! Let's welcome everyone's favorite party animal, Geoff!"
The audience cheered as Geoff strutted onto the stage with a charming smile. He waved and pointed coolly at the audience.
"Welcome, Geoff!" said Blaineley.
"Hey, Josh! Hey, Blaineley!" Geoff greeted. "So you two are the professionals that Chris hired to show me and Bridge how it's done? Gnarly! Super stoked to be here, by the way! Always wondered what it was like being interviewed on the show!"
"Well, you're about to find out!" said Blaineley.
"And we're super stoked you're here, Geoff!" said Josh. "Because today, we wanna get to the bottom of one of the biggest mysteries of Total Drama!"
"What's that?" Geoff asked.
"Watch!" Blaineley commanded. The television showed a clip from Total Drama Island.
Clip Begins
An elimination ceremony was taking place. Bridgette sat between Duncan and Owen, both of whom had their noses plugged, while the surfer had an embarrassed look on her face. Gwen, Geoff, DJ, Heather, Leshawna, Lindsay, and Izzy had already been extended their safety and stood behind Chris, who looked peculiarly grim. He spoke to the bottom three.
"There are only two marshmallows on this plate. You each racked up a lot of votes. One of you is going home tonight and cannot return! Ever! The next marshmallow goes to…"
Owen and Bridgette were very worried. Duncan was much calmer.
"Owen!" said Chris, closing his eyes as though in discomfort. He flicked the marshmallow into Owen's mouth.
"Woohoo! Alright!" the big guy cried.
"The final marshmallow of the night goes to…" said Chris. Bridgette looked terrified, as though she couldn't believe she was in this situation. In contrast, Duncan's calm demeanor did not falter in the slightest.
"Duncan!" Chris tossed the last marshmallow to the punk. He caught it without missing a beat. The other contestants all gasped in shock, some more genuinely than others. Duncan chomped on his marshmallow with a carefree expression on his face while Bridgette looked heartbroken.
"Okay! That was a shocker!" Chris admitted. "Even I'm shocked, and I knew the answer!"
Clip Ends
"There you have it, folks!" said Blaineley. "How did Bridgette get eliminated on Total Drama Island? This was one of the most confusing eliminations for a variety of reasons!"
"Chris said that Owen, Duncan, and Bridgette each received quote-unquote 'a lot of votes.'" said Josh. "We asked him to clarify and he confirmed that there were three votes each for Duncan and Owen, and four for Bridgette."
"We know that Gwen, Leshawna, and Bridgette were pretty set on voting for Duncan." said Blaineley.
"We also know that Heather, Lindsay, and Izzy agreed to vote for Owen."
"And all four of the remaining male contestants agreed to vote off Bridgette, including Geoff. Seems pretty clear how it went down, right?"
"Except that after the verdict, Geoff declared to his girl that he had not voted her off and would never do so!" Josh pointed out. "So how did Bridgette receive that fourth vote that pushed her over the edge? Geoff? Maybe you can clear things up?"
"I dunno…" the party animal shifted in his seat. "Maybe… maybe Heather voted for her? She seemed pretty mad at Bridge for not joining her alliance."
"I don't think so." said Blaineley. "Heather's the type of person to take pride in eliminating her targets. If she voted for Bridgette, I doubt she would have looked so shocked!"
"Well… maybe Izzy voted for her, then? I mean, she didn't wanna vote for Owen at first, and she ended up hooking up with him later on, right?"
"Maybe… But then, that would mean that you voted for Owen. Is that so?"
"Maybe… I don't remember…" said Geoff, squirming. Josh and Blaineley frowned skeptically at him.
"Geoff, I think it's for a game of Truth or Hammer!" said Blaineley.
Geoff cringed but quickly put on a brave face.
"Sure! I got nothin' to hide!" he said confidently.
BONK!
A rubber mallet wielded by a robotic arm popped up from behind the sofa and gave Geoff a nasty bonk on his scalp. The audience gasped, though not in response to the violence.
"OH! OW!" Geoff yelled.
"Oh, so you are hiding something?" said Blaineley, grinning darkly.
"Remember, Geoff: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth!" Josh warned. "Now, we never actually found out who you voted for. So, who was it?"
"I don't remember…" Geoff mumbled.
BONK!
Another hammer swung from the ceiling, hitting Geoff in the cheek.
"ARGH! Um, okay, I think it was Heather!" said Geoff.
BONK!
Yet another hammer popped up from under the rug in front of Geoff and broke the party animal's nose. Bridgette would have cried out in compassion, but the way he was answering these questions made her very concerned.
"You voted for someone with invincibility? You'll have to try harder than that, Geoff!" said Josh.
"Oh, dude… Is this really necessary?" Geoff asked, hands over his nose.
"You wanted to know what it was like being interviewed on the show!" said Blaineley, handing him a tissue. "And this is exactly what you put others through!"
"This is ridiculous! I'm allowed not to say who I voted for!" said Geoff angrily.
"And we're allowed to speculate on who you did vote for!" Blaineley retorted. "And I think that you lied, and that you did vote for Bridgette!"
"Prove it!" Geoff challenged.
"Play the confessional!" Blaineley commanded. The television then played a confessional from the episode after Bridgette was eliminated.
Clip Begins
"Bridgette! Listen, I'm sorry! I shoulda made them vote someone else off! Even though you were stinking… And you were also kind of a threat because, you know, you're nice and totally athletic and hot and stuff… Forgive me, Bridgette!"
Clip Ends
"So? What does that prove?" Geoff demanded. "I was apologizing for not convincing the guys to vote someone else off!" Geoff cried. No hammers came at him this time.
"True, but you admitted that Bridgette's smell was bothering you!" Blaineley pointed out.
"It was bothering everyone! Even Owen was plugging his nose!" Geoff argued. The audience laughed and Bridgette's cheeks turned red.
"You also admitted that Bridgette was a threat!" Josh continued. "Who does that unless they're trying to justify an elimination?"
"I… I…" Geoff stammered.
"Geoff, did you vote Bridgette off?" Blaineley asked strongly. Geoff froze. He desperately tried to think of a way to word his response without lying or hurting Bridgette's feelings. But that was impossible.
"Y-y-yes… I did." Geoff confessed. No hammers came for Geoff. The audience gasped. Bridgette and Beth dropped their jaws.
"Ooooooooooooh!" Blaineley and Josh oohed.
"I knew it!" Harold cried.
"Juicy!" said Blaineley.
"How could you do such a thing?!" Josh gasped dramatically, a mischievous smile on his face.
"I was under pressure!" Geoff wailed. "I was being forced to choose between my bros and my girl! What was I supposed to do?! Where did I go wrong?!"
"Well, Geoff, your mistake was pledging your loyalty to Duncan after you had pledged it to Bridgette." said Blaineley. "No matter who you chose, the other would call you a traitor."
"So why did you lie about it?" Josh asked. "As I recall, Duncan punished you quite harshly for not going along with him!"
"I was… struggling to figure out whether Bridgette or the hundred grand was more important. When I… when I… cast my vote… I guess I thought the hundred grand was more important. But when she was eliminated, I knew I had made the biggest mistake of my life! That's why I lied! And that's why I continued to take the fall for betraying the Guys' Alliance, even though I was completely innocent!" Geoff panted in frustration and then burst into tears. Bridgette looked devastated. "I'm sorry, Bridge!" he cried without even turning to look at her. "Forgive me!"
Bridgette pulled her hood over her head, too emotional to speak. She pulled on the strings, concealing her eyes, nose, and cheeks. Only her mouth and chin were visible.
"Don't you think that it's Bridgette who should be asking forgiveness from you? Considering her more recent actions?" Josh asked.
Geoff stopped sobbing, took his face out of his hands, and looked at Josh with confusion.
"Waddaya talkin' about?" Geoff asked.
"Don't play dumb, Geoff!" said Blaineley.
"Uh, I'm not." said Geoff. No hammers came at him, much to the surprise of Josh and Blaineley.
"You're don't know? Didn't you watch the first couple of episodes? You should have access to them!" said Josh.
"I didn't have time! I was busy throwing a consolation party for me, Bridge, Harold, and Beth!" Geoff answered. "It was pretty radical, by the way! We even had a piñata!"
Stunned expressions came over Josh and Blaineley, followed by looks of opportunistic glee.
"Oh, Geoff! Are you in for a nasty surprise!" said Blaineley. "Play the clips!"
A montage played, showing Alejandro preventing Bridgette from falling into the semi-frozen river, followed by Bridgette jumping into Alejandro's arms and accidentally kissing him. Geoff flinched, but tried not to overreact, as that was surely an accident, right? Then it got to the part where Alejandro told Bridgette that her importance to him was more so than the game, followed by the part where Alejandro offered Bridgette his coat. Geoff was cringing with dread. Finally, it came to the big finale: Alejandro offering to kiss Bridgette, and Bridgette ultimately accepting. The TV turned off. Geoff's face had a broken look to it, as though he was trying to remain confused.
"Well, Geoff?" said Blaineley, eagerly.
"B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b!" Geoff flipped his lips with his finger.
"Got it on camera!" Blaineley commented, satisfied.
"Still, you seem to be handling this much better than we would have expected." said Josh. He turned to the audience. "Well, since Geoff seems to be temporarily out of service, let's wrap this up!"
The screen showed Geoff's journey. It showed him arriving on Total Drama Island. It showed him asking for pizza and getting a cleaver thrown his way as a result. It showed him trying to bond with Bridgette. It showed him freaking out over getting a splinter. It showed him, Duncan, and DJ laughing while holding a bottle of hot sauce. It showed Geoff becoming captain of the guys' team for the Brunch of Disgustingness. It showed Geoff sacrificing himself for Bridgette in the torture challenge. It showed him (dishonestly) reassuring Bridgette that he had not voted her out. It showed him bonding with Gwen and getting her to loosen up, followed by Gwen getting upset at his elimination and then seeing him off. It then showed his astounded reaction to him and Bridgette being the first boots of Total Drama Action.
"And that's it for Geoff!" said Josh.
"We'll take another break, but don't touch that dial!" said Blaineley. "You don't wanna miss what's coming up on Total Drama: the Aftermath!"
After the commercial break, we cut back to the studio. Geoff was in the peanut gallery, looking as though he was trying desperately not to lose his mind. His eye twitched and his teeth were clenched. Bridgette still had her hood over the top half of her face. The two were sitting on opposite sides of the peanut gallery.
"Welcome back!" Blaineley greeted. "We've interviewed all the eliminated contestants! So it's almost time for our main event!"
"But before we get to it, let's go with one of our most popular segments: That's Gonna Leave A Mark!" Josh declared.
Another clip show played. It showed the contestants tumbling around the plane before their landing in Japan. During this, a slow-motion scene of Owen's butt smashing into Heather's face was seen. Following this was a scene of Team Minotaur driving through the sewers of New York City. Alejandro ducked just in time to avoid hitting his head on a pipe, only to get hit by another one. This was followed by a scene of Tyler repeatedly slipping on an iceberg and winding up in comical positions. A mother polar bear and her cub were watching, with the mother eventually covering the cub's eyes.
After the clipshow, we cut back to Josh and Blaineley, who had moved from the center couch and onto separate ones. Blaineley sat on a blue couch on the left side of the stage, with Bridgette sitting next to her. Josh sat on a green couch on the right with Geoff.
"Welcome back!" said Blaineley, looking as though she was trying really hard not to let any excitement show. "It's time for the main event! Helping Geoff and Bridgette break- er, make up!"
"Perhaps the loveliest couple in the history of television, Geoff and Bridgette are now experiencing a few problems thanks to their continued presence on Total Drama!" said Josh, also looking quite eager.
"Bridgette, honey, I heard that you were working on an apology for Geoff ever since you got eliminated. Would you care to share that with him?" said Blaineley, pulling Bridgette's hood off, revealing a very frustrated expression.
"I'm not… in the mood!" said Bridgette, looking at her feet.
"Aw, why not?" said Blaineley. "Are you mad that Geoff cost you your first and second chances at the million dollars?"
"That's… not helping… But I'm mad mainly because he lied to me! Seriously! I can't believe he would do such a thing!"
"Well, he has lied before." Josh pointed out. "Remember when he lied to DJ about what happened to his first bunny?"
A look of realization crossed Bridgette's face.
"What about you, Geoff?" Josh asked. "You asked Bridgette for forgiveness for your betrayal in Season One! Can you, in turn, forgive her for her betrayal in Season Three?"
"I don't… It… may be too early!" Geoff huffed, straining to form the words. "I remember… when she hit me… with a surfboard… just for looking at another girl! And I don't even remember what that girl looked like anymore!"
"A very good point, Geoff!" said Josh.
"Bridgette, I think you owe Geoff an apology! Go on!" said Blaineley. She shoved Bridgette towards Geoff. The surfer groaned. She reached into her pocket and pulled out two sheets of paper. She had actually written two versions of an apology that she was going to attempt to give to Geoff on the show. The first one was meant to be given to Geoff if he was still unaware of her infidelity. The second was for if Geoff already knew about it. However, since Geoff had just discovered her unfaithfulness less than an hour ago, she was unsure of which one to use. She eventually decided on the second. She stuffed the first version back into her pocket and cleared her throat.
"Geoff, by this time, you will have discovered that Alejandro and I had a brief affair back in the Yukon. And I imagine that you are feeling really hurt right now. Let me assure you, my regret for this moment of weakness is as strong as the pain you must be experiencing right now." Bridgette read. Her tone was monotonous and devoid of emotion. Geoff could tell her heart wasn't in it.
"You sure you're actually sorry for cheating? Or that you got caught cheating on national TV?" Geoff challenged.
"International TV, Geoff." Harold corrected. "Total Drama is seen all over the world!"
"Not helping, Harold!" Bridgette snapped. She turned back to her paper. She said nothing for a few seconds before her frustration got the better of her. "Argh! Forget this!" She crumpled up the letter and threw it to the floor in a very Eva-like manner.
"Yeah, I knew it." Geoff scoffed.
"Geoff, you were on the show! Ale-heinous was not only playing with my feelings, but those of Izzy's, Lindsay's, and Leshawna's! We all fell for it!"
"Some harder than others! Imagine if the tables were turned!"
"You probably would have kissed him, too! He's that good!"
Geoff and Bridgette snarled at each other. Josh and Blaineley looked quite satisfied.
"Now this is a show!" Blaineley cried.
"Looks like it's finally time for our real final segment!" Josh announced.
"It's our biggest, baddest segment ever: Total Drama Smackdown!"
Rock music began playing as the stage opened up, swallowing up Geoff and Bridgette. A boxing ring came up, and Geoff and Bridgette were donning boxing gloves.
"Who's ready for the first sanctioned beatdown in Aftermath history?!" Blaineley cried, holding up a miniature gong and brass mallet. "Pull up a chair and hit record! It's time for the Geoff and Bridgette Total Smackdown!"
DING!
Blaineley hit the gong.
"You would get mad if I was seduced into making out with Heather!" Geoff yelled.
"Oh yeah! Heather! The hottest girl on the show!" Bridgette snapped. "Isn't that what you said about her?!"
"So what?! At least I never kissed her!"
"How do we know that for sure? After all the lies you've told!"
"Why you dirty hoe!"
SMACK!
Geoff threw the first punch. The audience gasped in astonishment. Josh and Blaineley munched on popcorn.
"Ergh! You lying creep!" Bridgette yelled, hitting back.
SMACK!
"Dirty hoe!" Geoff snapped. With each insult, Geoff and Bridgette would throw a punch.
SMACK!
"Horny womanizer!"
SMACK!
"Dirty hoe!"
SMACK!
"Shallow jackass!"
SMACK!
"Dirty hoe!"
SMACK!
"Cowardly people-pleaser!"
SMACK!
"Oh yeah?! Dirty hoe!"
SMACK!
"Spineless sellout!"
SMACK!
"Dirty hoe!"
BONK!
Geoff bonked Bridgette on the head, and Bridgette fell to the floor, accidentally nailing Geoff in the groin and sending him down. They both lay on the floor in pain. After a few seconds, they picked themselves up.
"That does it!" Bridgette shrieked. "I'm not doing another moment of this! Geoff, you and I are through!"
"Great! See ya never!"
"Fine!" Bridgette cried, hopping out of the ring and tromping offstage.
"Fine!" Geoff retorted, tromping off in the opposite direction.
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"FINE!"
"FINE!"
Geoff and Bridgette disappeared offstage. For a moment, the studio went silent. Josh and Blaineley smirked proudly.
"Well, how about that?" Blaineley announced. "Geoff and Bridgette have broken up!"
"This means they may never make out again!" said Josh. The audience burst into joyous cheering. "Looks like your evil plan worked, Blaineley!"
"Indeed!" said Blaineley proudly. "No need to drop to your knees to thank and worship me!"
"Well, folks, that wraps up our first aftermath show of the season!"
"We've certainly proved that Total Drama is the most dramatic show on television!"
"Be sure to catch me and Blaineley on Celebrity Manhunt!"
"And be sure to tune in next time for more crazy action!"
"On Total…"
"Drama…"
"World Tour!" the two finished together.
Rankings
21. Geoff
22. Bridgette
23. Harold
24. Beth
Author's note: Honestly, at first, I was not looking forward to writing these aftermaths and was even considering cutting them out altogether. And while this one was a pain to write, I think it came out great and I look forward to writing the rest! First things first, I chose Josh to fill Geoff's spot, as I felt Blaineley would be more effective with her partner in crime. Besides, Geoff and Bridgette seemed like odd choices for hosts in these talk show-like episodes. With the elimination of musical numbers and more eliminations per quarter, these aftermath segments will be mostly dedicated to interviewing the contestants.
With Beth, I couldn't think of much to do with her except for pointing out the irony of her being the winner of last season and the first boot of this season as well as what happened in the TDA special.
For Harold, I must thank Rockin' D-99 for the theories of why Harold eliminated Courtney instead of Duncan.
To be fair to Bridgette, I did hear a rumor that her switching sides in the TDI finale was merely the result of the animators getting her mixed up with Lindsay. Someone actually gave reminded of a different reason for Gwen to be angry at her, but at that point, it was too late to incorporate it in this chapter.
I remember when writing my first Total Drama fanfiction, I asked my reviewers how they thought Bridgette got eliminated in TDI. And while I received some solid theories, none were strong enough to shake off my initial conclusion that Geoff was lying when he said he didn't vote her off. And until Tom McGillis or Jennifer Pertsch say otherwise, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Time for some unpopular opinions. The first is my opinion on Blaineley. In the TDA Celebrity Manhunt special, Blaineley was a cool character. She was enthusiastic and friendly, if a bit mischievous and snoopy. When she debuted as a host for the World Tour aftermath, they made her into an exceedingly rude bully. That being said, I still didn't hate her. She was amusingly awful and most of the people she harassed I had no strong feelings for anyway. She falls into the same category as Amy: The writers are obviously trying super hard to make me hate her without actually hitting me where it hurts.
Second unpopular opinion: Geoff and Bridgette are the worst couple of the OG cast. In TDI, they were uninteresting, but harmless. That changed in TDA. For the TDI special and the first two episodes of TDA, they do nothing but make out. And it was the most annoying running gag in the entire series! It was worse than Staci blathering nonstop BS about her ancestors! It was worse than Rodney falling in love with every girl he met! Their double-elimination was one of the most satisfying eliminations ever! I thought we were done with it because they needed a reason for them to be first boots so they could host the aftermaths. And this was a perfect reason! But no! The gag continued to the point where I was hoping that they would break up so that I would be spared this stupidity! I actually got excited when Bridgette tried to kiss Alejandro. And I was just as disappointed as Blaineley at the end of the first canon Aftermath when they made up at the end.
And that's the end of my first Aftermath show. Bridgette and Geoff have broken up! It's like Blaineley said at the end of the canon episode: This is Total Drama, not Total Kiss And Make Up! Will they get back together before the season ends? Maybe, maybe not. There are three Aftermaths and a finale left, so we'll see what happens there.