WARNING: BINGE READ "TOTAL DRAMA NUI KAUA" NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT THE WINNER SPOILED FOR YOU! THEY APPEAR IN THIS CHAPTER!
"Crios Cath!" Chris announced from the Neart Highlands before the camera cuts out to a large ship sailing through the waves, approaching the rocky shores of Crios Cath, where small docks had been built all around the island thanks to the lower tide at this time of year. "As I speak, 36 strangers who have never met each other are approaching the dock behind me, and are about to face a season-long trial of hardship, adventure, romance, violence, and, above all else, drama! Let's go take a look at them!"
Location: Ship Bow
Contestant(s): Alice, Aria, Axel, Danny, Frag, Gazella, Kalyssa, Laura, Mateo
"There it is, I see it!" Frag pointed as the others around him rushed towards the bow of the ship to look at Crios Cath in all its glory.
"With that chestnut-brown fauxhawk of yours pointing towards the island like that, you almost look like this ship's very own figurehead!" Alice giggled slightly with a smile, her long silver hair blowing behind her in the wind. "Guess you're just about as excited as the rest of us, here, huh?"
"I certainly doubt there's a soul here who isn't excited for this season to start!" Mateo laughed heartily as he put a hand in his black mop of a haircut to keep it from getting too messy.
"I saw a girl who looked like a quitter on the other side of the ship." Gazella mentioned as she made sure her sandy blonde hair was tied back with a ribbon, "So I came up here with you guys. Looks like I made a good choice too, that view's somethin'!"
"Hey…" Aria tapped Danny on his shoulder, causing the cowboy hat wearing, shaggy blonde boy to turn around and look at her. "Do you mind if I talk to you for a bit? That one guy-" She pointed back to Axel "Is kind of creeping me out with how he's staring at everyone."
"S-sure thing, red tails…" Danny said, referring to Aria's auburn twin tails as he noticed the stares from Axel that she was talking about and give a bit of a similarly creeped out shudder.
"You." Laura walked up to Axel, confronting him about the stares. "Do you mind quitting it with the staring? I hope you aren't placed on my own team, otherwise no one will get work done the way you keep looking at everyone."
Axel stared up at Laura, his blue eyes shining through his long black hair as they analyzed the competitor in front of him. "5 feet 3 inches...120 pounds...keeping your jet black hair in that bob to make absolutely certain it doesn't get in the way, a woman who prioritizes efficiency. I assure you, no one will be more efficient at cleaning up the nasties in this game. You may resume your activities."
"Uh...huh…." Laura backed away from Axel.
"I happen to think wanting the nasties gone is an excellent trait, sir...a thousand pardons but I don't know your name…" Kalyssa put a hand on Axel's shoulder and he turned to give her the same stare he'd been giving everyone else. "I'm Kalyssa Buvelle, charmed."
"White-ruffled dress shirt, blue skirt, stockings, doll shoes…" He listed off Kalyssa's outfit items. "Your empty words mean little. If you wish to seem sincere, you must aid me in my cause of villain elimination."
"Here I was, only trying to be nice, and instead of an introduction you snap at me!" Kalyssa gasped. "Perhaps that other woman was correct about you. Your attitude is quite distasteful."
"I couldn't care less about what you or she thinks about my attitude." Axel scoffed.
Location: Ship Port
Contestant(s): Anemone, Ani, Bryan, Franchesca, Lorelei, Molly, Prof, Ryuji, Tiberius
"What the…?" Molly rose a brow as the full-blown adult man, Bryan, walked by accompanied by Tiberius, who had a greatsword at his back. "Hey." She tapped Franchesca on the shoulder. "This...this is the Total Drama ship right?"
"If my Lord Gamata wills it, even an adult shall join His temple's Yzkan in her sacred game."
"Great" Molly muttered under her breath, "The game hasn't even started yet and I'm already surrounded by weirdos."
Lorelei and Ani both kept silent along the rail of the ship as the former scoped out the competition she could see, while the latter looked out towards the island they were approaching.
"You excited?" Ani eventually asked, trying to make small talk.
"Sure." Lorelei replied curtly, ending the conversation quite early as she continued to size up her competition.
Ani sighed and looked back out at the island. "Once you get there…" He mumbled to himself. "Once you get there it won't matter anymore."
Further down the ship, Prof and Ryuji were having a conversation of their own.
"Now, sure it might be nice to goof off every now and then, but wouldn't the pulling of pranks, as often as you claim you'll do it, ultimately hinder team morale?" Prof crossed his arms curiously.
"Aww, if they can't handle my games, they're free to let me go. Not like I expect to come out on top of this mess anyway."
"Not the attitude I would choose to take in this competition, but to each his own, I suppose." Prof gave a shrug as Tiberius once again walked by.
"Enough chit-chat, chucklecucks. We're almost at the island so I can destroy you."
"What if we're on your team?" Ryuji asked.
Tiberius stared, almost offended that Ryuji would ask that question.
"A weak-ass like you, on my team? First to go."
Ryuji looked at Prof and gave a "see what I mean?" hand gesture. Prof shrugged in understanding.
"Excuse me…" Bryan walked up to the trio of young men. "I'm not the only adult on this season of Survivor am I?"
"Survivor?" Ryuji's eyes widened.
"The dumbcuck's delusional." Tiberius rolled his eyes, before putting his hand on the hilt of his greatsword and swaggering off down the ship.
"I have some bad news for you, friend." Prof gave his condolences.
"This is a Total Drama ship." Anemone walked up to Bryan, holding a pencil and notepad, expectantly. "Sir, could you give me your story, how did a Survivor contestant find his way onto our ship and not theirs?"
"A mix-up in document processing." Bryan replied as he pulled out a form instructing him to head to the very ship he was on.
"Now that is unfortunate." Anemone pouted. "Hopefully we can get you to your show safely!"
Location: Ship Stern
Contestant(s): Avi, Carol, Harald, Indigo, Nathan, Rose, Roxanne, Setsuna, Shelby-Lynn
"I see it, I see the island!" Avi excitedly ran back to the stern of the ship to tell the others who were there. Shelby-Lynn sat by herself in the back. "What's it matter?" She mumbled. "Not like I'll be spending much time there anyway."
"Not with that attitude!" Indigo noted.
"Nor will you, naive schoolchild" Harald remarked. "Fresh out of your hometown's womb the noise thou shalt make will attract all thy worst enemies...heheh...a lamb to the slaughter, that's what you are."
"Hey now, let's all get along while we're still on the ship alright?" Carol chimed in. "We haven't even been divided up into teams yet."
"Speaking of teams," Nathan nodded along with Carol. "How many are there going to be? This ship is packed with people."
"As long as my team has some chill people on it, I really couldn't care less" Roxanne replied.
Rose nodded in complete agreement. "Yeah, that's my thinking too. Of course, a hot guy or two would also be welcome."
"As long as they aren't some sick perv, sure." Roxanne acquiesced.
"I just…" Setsuna yawned. "Hope I can be useful...I've been told I'm rather absent-minded."
"I'm sure you'll be plenty useful!" Indigo smiled. "You seem nice!"
"Quiet, little voting fodder." Harald snickered. "You'll attract the hunters."
Location: Ship Starboard
Contestant(s): Angelo, Jarri, Jeremy, King, Maggie, Mathilda, Michael, Morgana, Stan
"Yayy, we're docking, we're docking!' Jarri jumped up and down excitedly as the ship finally pulled into Crios Cath's new port.
Confessional: Chris
"We built the docks with the money we made off of the last season. We also added some land along the coast of the island. You know, in case we want to do a challenge on the rocky beaches of Crios Cath...Dang it, Chef was right, we could have used that money for a rock-climbing wall in our producers' home!"
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"I guess that means the game is going to begin in earnest soon, let's all do our best!" Jeremy nodded along.
"You don't have to tell me twice, Hoodie." Angelo grinned as he looked out at the island. "No point in giving effort if it's not going to be at least one-hundred percent."
"You just watch out for yourselves." Michael chimed in with a warm smile.
Confessional: Michael
"Because, well, once the game begins, the true strategy begins to come into play."
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"I-I'll do my best!" Maggie timidly spoke up.
"And I shall as well." Stan puffed his chest out. "I'm sorry in advance for the defeat you'll all experience."
"Confidence is one thing…" Morgana announced ominously.
"Tid kommer att berätta. We won't know anything until we see everyone in action for real!" King continued.
Mathilda took out her bat, getting the attention of the nearby contestants, before bouncing it against her hand, as though she was ready to strike any one of them at any moment.
"What's the bat for?" Angelo asked.
"..."
Mathilda gave him a quizzical look before miming herself using the bat as a club.
"Fair." The prince shrugged.
"She's not much of a talker, is she?" Jarri muttered to Morgana as everyone began to gather on the Crios Cath Harbor.
Location: Crios Cath Harbor
Contestant(s): All Remaining
Trumpets blared as though they were announcing royalty as Chris arrived from the left side of a horse-drawn carriage, driven by Chef.
"Welcome contestants...hey...where's Ahmed? And who are you?" He pointed at Bryan.
Bryan handed Chris the form with the documentation mistake.
"Well. Nothing to be done about that, I suppose, but we need an even number of campers soo...consider yourselves switched!"
"But he's, like, 40!" Ryuji protested. "I don't see how this is fair, it'll give-"
"Are we so soiled in our britches already that we object to letting this person play a game with us?" Harald taunted.
Confessional: Bryan
"I am, in fact, 48 years old. To seem eight years younger to that kid, I'll choose to take it as a compliment. Still...this feels...strange. I signed up for Survivor after all, so it's not like I didn't expect to see young players, but I don't know how I feel being the only full-fledged adult here. Other than Chris and Chef of course, but from what I've heard and seen of this show...they don't really count."
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"Right…" Chris began again. "Welcome contestants...to Total Drama Crios Cath!"
Everyone began to clap.
"Who's excited to be here? Ready to get into teams?"
Most of the contestants cheered, excited, though a few remained stoic, and Shelby-Lynn's answer of 'no' was lost in the crowd of voices.
"Well too bad." A curt female voice announced from the carriage Chris came in.
Hopping out of the right side of the carriage was an extremely lithe girl with long black hair, wearing a semi-casual business suit.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...Katrina Sears!" Chris announced. "The Winner of Total Drama Nui Kaua! She's been invited here today to explain your first challenge."
"Our first challenge? We haven't even been given teams yet." Danny scratched his head.
"Yeah, that's the fucking point, genius." Katrina rolled her eyes. "Now pay attention because if I have to say this more than once, I'll get even angrier than I already am at being pulled away from my business for a game that I'm not even allowed to compete in."
Katrina pointed towards the rocky beach, a couple yards out into the water were large wooden pillars, connected by metal pull-up bars.
"Your first challenge, before you are split into teams" Katrina explained "Is an endurance test. It's split into two heats. One heat for the 18 men, one heat for the 18 women."
"So it's a challenge to decide team captains?" Jarri hazarded a guess.
"No, now let me fucking finish." Katrina snapped. "Your goal is to hold onto that metal bar for as long as you can. Touching the wooden pillars past the time limit for adjusting, or falling into the water are both instant disqualifications from the challenge. The winner of each heat will receive a special advantage in the game. After this challenge is completed you will be split into your 5 teams of 6."
"Uhm...you mean...you mean 6 teams of 6." Maggie squeaked.
Katrina stared, almost in disbelief.
"Excuse me, did I stutter?" She asked before raising her voice. "Did I fucking stutter? I know what I said, and I meant what I said! After this challenge, those of you that remain will be placed into five teams of six. Cumhachtach, the clan of Strength, Mealltach, the clan of Beauty, Cyfrwys, the clan of Cunning, Ffydd, the clan of Spirituality, and Alltud the clan of Exiles. The last six of you...the three men and three women unlucky enough to finish in the bottom three of their heat...will begin the game on their own...in the Shameterranean."
No one seemed to react.
"Finally, listening just as I end my explanation of the challenge." Katrina sighed. "Are there any questions?"
"Yeah, which heat goes first?" Frag rose a hand.
"The guys are going first." Tiberius decided. "Called it."
"There you go." Katrina shrugged. "Good fucking luck to the lot of you. And remember to always be struggling."
And with that she disappeared back into the carriage.
"What a rude woman." Prof expressed.
Confessional: Harald
"Oh the venom she spat was as music to mine ears."
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Location: Southern Shore
Contestant(s): All Remaining
Boy's Heat Contestants: Angelo, Ani, Avi, Axel, Bryan, Danny, Frag, Harald, Indigo, Jeremy, King, Mateo, Michael, Nathan, Prof, Ryuji, Stan, Tiberius
"And we've started the heat for the boys!" Chris announced as all the boys took their places, gripping the pull-up bars. "5...4...3...2...1….Start!" Everyone barely managed to avoid keeping their feet on the wooden pillars in time for the clock to officially start running.
"You've all been briefed on the Shameterranean before…" Chris announced "But I'll go over it for anyone at home just tuning in. The Shameterranean is where eliminated contestants will be sent this season, however, their game doesn't end with being voted out. The residents of the Shameterranean are free to search at their leisure for a Druidic Artifact to return to its resting place. Once a contestant fulfils that task, they are invited to return to the competition on the surface, eliminating all other players trapped in the Shameterranean with them, and the cycle begins again. There's more to the Shameterranean than just that of course, but that explanation can wait until we actually have players underground!"
A splash came from the water.
"Speaking of…" Chris grinned as the camera turned to see who it was.
It looks like our first under-the surface contestant is...Danny!
Confessional: Danny: Shameterranean
"Well that's upsetting, but I'm not out of the game yet! I'll find that druidic artifact, come back into play...and maybe get myself a girlfriend while I'm at it."
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A couple minutes passed. The guys were getting bored and a lot of their grips were beginning to loosen. Most notably those of Nathan, Frag, Prof, and Angelo. "Getting a little slippery over there, huh?" Chris taunted.
"Can it, McLean!" Frag called back.
"Hngh…" Nathan did his best to hold onto the bar.
Angelo gritted his teeth and clenched his eyes shut.
"Hey Chris!" Tiberius called out from a firmly gripped bar. "Let's bet on which one of them falls first! My money is on Prince-tard!"
As soon as the words left Tiberius's mouth, another contestant fell into the water.
It wasn't Angelo.
"Well Tiberius must be glad we didn't shake on that bet, because the next one to fall was Nathan!" Chris revealed. "Nathan will be joining Danny in the Shameterranean!"
Confessional: Nathan: Shameterranean
"It's fine, it's fine. Besides, now I don't have to worry about being voted off. The Shameterannean is just one big immunity challenge."
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Frag, Prof, and Angelo were still hanging on for dear life. Other players began to slip as well, Ryuji, Stan, and Ani…
Then, entirely without warning, Harald dove into the water.
"Harald...if I didn't know any better, I'd say he chose to enter the Shameterannean right away!" Chris announced as one by one the struggling boys let go of their bars, no longer under threat of an immediate Shameterannean visit.
Confessional: Harald: Shameterranean
"Indeed I did choose the cover of darkness to slither around. Elimination doth not lie, and I remain hidden, away from their unworthy eyes."
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Confessional: Prof
"He definitely jumped in on purpose. He's plotting something. I'll remember this in the back of my head if he ever comes back."
End Confessional
As the heat went on, more boys dropped from the bars, until there were only three left.
"We're down to the last three holding on, Tiberius, Bryan, and Axel!"
Bryan fell into the water.
"Make that our last two!"
"Give it up, cuck!" Tiberius jeered. "You can't beat me."
"Want to fucking bet on it?" Axel spat back. "You're exactly the kind of guy whose ass I specialize in kicking!"
"Tiberius and Axel, don't even know if they're teammates yet and are already going at it!" Chris announced.
"You aren't fooling anyone you wannabe, just let go already and give the Vult his win" Tiberius growled.
Axel wasn't about to let go.
"You think this will actually end with some grand victory of yours?" Tiberius laughed. "No, this only ends one way."
"Wow, it's been nearly an hour." Aria strode up to Shelby-Lynn, attempting to make some friendly small talk. "And those guys are still going at it? They're going to exhaust themselves, don't you think?"
"Don't even bother talking to me…" Shelby-Lynn moped. "I'll be gone in an instant."
Confessional: Aria
"Well gee, if you're on my team, you better be gone in an instant! My friendliness might not have been genuine, but at least I want to play this stupid game! Bitch has no business being here."
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"Annnd…." Chris announced as one of the two contestants' grips slipped and he fell into the water. "We have the winner of the challenge, and the advantage! Tiberius Vult!"
"Praise god, cuck." Tiberius sneered at Axel, down in the water, before letting himself off of the pull-up bar.
Confessional: Axel
"He will pay dearly. All the villains here will, but he's moved to the top of my list for now."
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Girl's Heat Contestants: Alice, Anemone, Aria, Carol, Franchesca, Gazella, Jarri, Kalyssa, Laura, Lorelei, Maggie, Mathilda, Molly, Morgana, Rose, Roxanne, Setsuna, Shelby-Lynn
"And the girls' heat is going to start" Chris remarked as the other half of the campers took their places "in 5..4..3...2...1...We're a go!"
Shelby-Lynn immediately dove down.
Confessional: Shelby-Lynn: Shameterranean
"What's the point? We all know I'd just have been voted off whatever team I was put on first anyways."
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"And Shelby-Lynn joins the Shameterranean right away!" Chris announced.
"Hmph." Gazella seemed disgusted. "Don't apply if you don't want to play."
"Sooo super agree…" Jarri nodded from the next bar over.
Molly couldn't help but notice Maggie continuously sneaking glances at her a couple bars down.
"Is there a shark near me or something? Why do you keep looking this way?" She confronted.
"It's just...you look like a Nui Kaua contestant and-...You know what, nevermind!" The timid Maggie hurriedly looked the other way. "The stare your giving me is so scary, I'm probably just mistaken.."
Confessional: Molly
"My name is Molly Reid. My older sister Stephanie competed on this show a couple seasons ago. If that Maggie girl was a fan and thought I looked familiar, that's probably why. I can get over that. What I can't get over is her mistaking my annoyance for aggressiveness. It's my goddamn highschool all over again."
End Confessional
A few minutes passed, and the next girl fell from the bars.
"And Mathilda joins Danny, Nathan, Harald, and Shelby-Lynn in the Shameterannean!" Chris announced. "Only one spot remains in the express ride underground! Which of you ladies will be unlucky enough to claim it?"
Confessional: Mathilda: Shameterranean
Mathilda looks sad and dejected, but steels her resolve before pointing her bat heroically as though it were a sword, and smiling at the camera.
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"Must….hooold...onnn…" Jarri was now having trouble keeping a grip on the bar, but she wasn't alone. Lorelei was slipping as well, as were Kalyssa and Morgana.
"Is this…" Morgana looked up through short breaths. "What spirits in limbo feel like?"
"Jarri, Lorelei, Kalyssa, and Morgana all having a lot of trouble…" Chris noted. "Any one of them could fall at any second, and the wind is starting to pick up!"
Unable to brace for the strong breeze that came her way, Lorelei fell into the water.
"And Lorelei rounds out the final member of the cast to begin play from inside the Shameterranean!" Chris announced. "This heat is now only to win that sweet sweet advantage!"
Jarri, Kalyssa, and Morgana all dropped, relieved.
Confessional: Lorelei: Shameterranean
"Well this is certainly a set-back, but not one I intend to let hold me back for long. I'll find this Druidic Artifact and claw my way to the finale if I have to."
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As time went on, the girls each dropped from the bars until there were only four left. Franchesca, Gazella, Rose, and Roxanne.
"It's a dead heat, with these four women already only fifteen minutes away from Tiberius's time!"
Confessional: Tiberius
"It's a fluke, but also it's because Axel was as wimpycuck as he was. I could've gone a hell of a lot longer."
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Rose fell into the water. "And with that we're down to three!" Chris announced.
"Heh, you both holding on alright?" Roxanne asked rather confidently.
"Of course, I can keep going for ages!" Gazella laughed.
Franchesca was engrossed in a prayer she was muttering to herself.
"It is with Gamata's will that the current Yzkan of His temple shall enter the competition. And it is with His blessing that she shall win it."
"Excuse me, what?" Gazella's eyes widened with curiosity.
"Who?!" Roxanne became equally curious.
"The god of this land." Franchesca replied quite matter-of-factly as though they should have known, even as her grip began to slip. "Right now, He tells me to not fear the waves"
And with that she fell into the water.
"We're down to two!" Chris announced. "Gazella and Roxanne, neither one seems to be at all fazed by the challenge."
Confessional: Roxanne
"Oh no, I was quite fazed by the challenge, but part of the effort you put in is making it look like you have effort to spare."
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Confessional: Gazella
"Not much can faze me, if I'm being honest, but muscles givin' up on you, that's another matter entirely, and boy were mine close to giving up on me."
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"You see that, boys?" Alice called over to where the boys were grouped up nearby. "A peaceful competition for first place."
"Then it's not a real competition." Tiberius snorted. Alice's eyes narrowed in on Tiberius as though they were sizing up a mark.
Confessional: Alice
"Agreed."
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"And...we have a winner!" Chris announced as one of the girls fell into the water. "The winner of the advantage is...Gazella!"
"Hey, good show!" Roxanne called from the water.
"You too!" Gazella called back, not jumping down yet.
"Gazella, if you're waiting to get the record, it's already a full two minutes over Tiberius's time."
"The uh...the water isn't too deep down there is it?" Gazella asked Roxanne.
"It's fine, just jump down already!" Chris shouted. "I need to get the clans sorted!"
Location: Crios Cath Harbor
Contestant(s): Alice, Anemone, Angelo, Ani, Aria, Avi, Axel, Bryan, Carol, Frag, Franchesca, Gazella, Indigo, Jarri, Jeremy, Kalyssa, Laura, Maggie, Mateo, Michael, Molly, Morgana, Prof, Ryuji, Roxanne, Setsuna, Stan, Tiberius
"Welcome, above-ground campers!" Chris once again greeted the contestants remaining above-ground. "It's time to finally place you into your Clans. So let's start with Clan Cumhachtach! Your color is red, and your symbol is the skull of a stag! The six members of Cumhachtach are, in alphabetical order, Avi Trinidad, Bryan Huey, Mitchel "Frag" Fragmann, Michael Richardson, Stan Manley, and Tiberius Vult will be your first King."
"Yo, Chris, what gives?" Michael asked. "There's not a single cute girl on this team."
"King?" Avi was hung up on that terminology. "You mean that sword-swinging maniac is our team captain?"
"No, I think it's something more than that." Bryan reasoned. "Otherwise what's the point of not just calling him that? No, I think Clan and King are connected in terms of traits unique to this season."
"Whatever the reason…" Frag chimed in. "We should listen to what the other clans look like first, and ask any questions about our own later."
"An excellent strategy!" Chris lauded Frag. "Now, I'll move on to Clan Mealltach. Your color is green and your symbol is a dryad! The six members of Mealltach are, in alphabetical order, Alice Cochrane, Anemone Jacinta Deshay, Jarri Utom, Molly Reid, Rose Rare is your first Queen, and Roxanne Davison rounds out the clan."
"Oh it looks like we're an all girls team then." Rose noted. "Not sure how I feel about that."
"Not only are you an all girls team" Chris grinned. "You are, according to Tiberius over there, the six most attractive girls on the cast."
"I know that I feel that's super creepy." Roxanne shielded both herself and as many of her nearby clan sisters as she could.
Rose nodded, entirely in agreement.
Tiberius snorted. "Whatever. If it's just a team of nothing but girls who only have looks going for them, they're gonna get smited right away. DEUS VULT."
"What a great idea!" Avi announced sarcastically. "Let's make an enemy of an entire team because our King is a loud idiot!"
"Hey, you treat your King with respect or you're out of the clan first thing!" Tiberius snarled.
"Hopefully our Queen is nicer!" Alice beamed sweetly at Rose.
Confessional: Rose: Mealltach Clan
"I suppose I must admit that being Queen does suit me rather well."
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"Next up, the Ffydd Clan!" Chris announced. "Your color is blue, and your symbol is a shaman waving a staff! The six members of Ffydd are, in alphabetical order, Ani, Franchesca Polermos is your first Queen, Indigo Daniles, Joshua "King" Benny Darwin, Morgana Hines, and Setsuna Levine rounds out the clan."
Confessional: Franchesca: Ffydd Clan
"And Gatama has seen fit to grace me with five disciples, with whom I shall share my trials in this new land, destined to bare my eternal mark."
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"Oh good, a normal team." Indigo held a hand to his heart.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Ani shook his head. "Chris has never been one to settle for 'normal.'"
"So let's head onto the next Clan!" Chris continued. "Clan Cyfrwys! Your color is yellow and your symbol is a king and queen sitting on dual thrones! The six members of Cyfrwys are, in alphabetical order, Arianna "Aria" Rodriguez, Jeremy Ramsay is your first King, Kalyssa Buvelle, Laura Sadako Matsuko Yoshitomi, Mateo Niuk, and Jeffrey "Prof" Johnson Mortimer III rounds out the clan."
Confessional: Mateo: Cyfrwys Clan
"Hm, hm, hm…Oh McLean, you trickster. Surely you must have at least thought I might catch on right away. To the secrets of the teams. Oh, the strings atop my teammates' heads are all so similar. A wonderful violin you've handed me to play."
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"And that leaves the rest of you." Chris turned to the remaining six campers. "Clan Alltud! Your color is dull grey, and your symbol is a pair of broken chains! The six members of Alltud are, in alphabetical order, Angelo Furalaas, Axel Exonerium, Carol Schaffer, Gazella Leclerc, Margaret "Maggie" Morrison, and Ryuji Tachibana rounds out the clan."
"Hey, wait, who's our King?" Angelo asked.
"Or Queen?" Gazella stepped forward.
"That's a good question. For that answer, you'll have to read the notice at your designated campsites for the night, you should all get going too, it's going to be dark before long!"
Location: Neart Highlands (Clan Cumhachtach Territory)
Contestant(s): Avi, Bryan, Frag, Michael, Stan, Tiberius
Tiberius led his mostly displeased subjects north, into the Neart Highlands, where eventually he came across an open plateau with nothing save a wooden pillar and sign to mark the area. On the sign was written a welcome to the clan territories.
"Welcome to the lands of the Cumhachtach Clan!" He read aloud. "This season, each team possess acres of land that, unless otherwise specified, only they may lay claim to. Cumhachtach is the Clan of Strength. Your first King was judged to be the physically strongest male contestant. As King, all final team decisions fall solely to him. He also reserves the right to call for a special elimination ceremony. Behind this post is more information for the King to read about them. The Cumhachtach Clan of Ancient Crios Cath was known for its ignoring borders and wars of conquest, so your King has been granted the following ability. The King of Cumhachtach, and one other member of his team, as long as they consistently stay beside the King, may walk freely around the island, unbound by borders, and rest at any Clan's campsite they choose."
"So while normally the clans are stuck in the acres they own…" Frag began to put together.
"I don't have to worry about those borders!" Tiberius gloated. "Perhaps the most loyal among you can join me as I head to the campsite with the lovely ladies."
"Yeah, let's not piss them off any further." Avi suggested. "Besides they probably have a power too, right? I'd rather not have it turned against us.
"Hey guys, I don't want to be that guy but…" Michael began. "You notice anything our campsite is missing...like a camp?"
"I'd wager we'll just have to build our own from scratch." Bryan shrugged.
"Yeah, but where the hell are we going to find enough wood and leaves for it? There's no way we have any acres of land in the for-...the forest..."
Everyone looked at Tiberius, and his greatsword.
"Tiberius, dude, you can easily get the wood and leaves we need!" Frag exclaimed.
"That's right, and you're going to help me. Right after I read the rest of my Kingly superpowers to myself."
Confessional: Frag: Cumhachtach Clan
"Do I like Tiberius? Hell no, but I'm not so naive that I'll stand up to the King right away. Besides, every King needs an heir, and I don't know how much I trust anyone else on this team to carry that title."
End Confessional
"In the meantime, the rest of us should get started on a fire pit." Bryan suggested. Stan, Michael, and Avi nodded, and everyone spread out to go search the highlands.
Confessional: Stan: Cumhachtach Clan
"I know I should be looking for rocks to use for the fire pit, but I'm too vulnerable with no allies on this team, so I need to find some kind of immunity idol pronto. I'll win this...It's what I have to do."
End Confessional
Confessional: Michael: Cumhachtach Clan
"Yeah, the fire pit is important and all, but so is staying alive, so to that end, I'm searching for an immunity idol. There's got to be one of some kind around here. After all, how can I assassinate my king without a dagger?"
End Confessional
Location: Glas Woods (Clan Mealltach Territory)
Contestant(s): Alice, Anemone, Jarri, Molly, Rose, Roxanne
"Here we are everyone!" Rose announced as she led Mealltach to a forest clearing marked by a sign. "Welcome to the Mealltach coast!" She read aloud. "This season, each team possess acres of land that, unless otherwise specified, only they may lay claim to. Mealltach is the Clan of Beauty. Your first Queen was judged by the Cumhachtach King to be the most attractive female on the roster." Rose broke from reading.
"Oh, ew, I just don't want to continue being reminded of it."
"Just keep reading." Molly nodded, motioning for Rose to continue.
"Testy…" Alice teased. "Got up on the wrong side of the bed today, grumpy?"
"You be quiet and listen with the rest of us." Molly growled.
Confessional: Alice: Mealltach Clan
"Oh, I really couldn't help it. Molly, you look too much like your sister for your own good. I'll use your stoicism to deflect all the eyes onto you and away from me~! It will give me enough time to find something like an idol or other."
End Confessional
"Ahem…" Rose continued reading. "As Queen, all final team decisions fall solely to her. She also reserves the right to call for a special elimination ceremony. Behind this post is more information for the Queen to read about them. The Mealltach Clan of Ancient Crios Cath was known for its lovely forest glades, beaches, and mountain summits, and suitors from all over the land would travel to Mealltach lands to seek audience with the Mealltach Queen, so she has been granted the following ability. The Mealltach Queen, and two other clan members of the queen's designation reserve the right to forcefully summon any member of another tribe to their camp, where said member must remain until either the next challenge is announced, or until nightfall, at which point, they will be sent back to their own camp."
"So...let me get this straight...we can force players to come to our land and interrogate them?" Anemone's eyes lit up.
"Oooh!" Jarri got similar ideas. "And since apparently three of us can do it, we can act as like a small prison for baddies!"
"I think the real idea" Alice suggested "Is that there are three other clans with a King or Queen, so we invite members from those areas in order to communicate what's going on around the island."
"Nah." Roxanne dismissed it. "I like the idea of forcing the baddies here! Give them what for!"
"I think it's a power we should use sparingly." Rose decided. "We should only bring over people we think would be safe to bring over to our campsite."
"Speaking of our campsite" Molly noticed. "There isn't a camp here. Let's get to making one."
"And what luck that we're right in the middle of such a lovely forest!" Rose smiled. "Time to make some conifer huts, everyone!"
Location: Lower Ceol Fields (Clan Cyfrwys Territory)
Contestant(s): Aria, Jeremy, Kalyssa, Laura, Mateo, Prof
"And here we are it seems…" Jeremy announced as he led Cyfrwys to the plains of large grass, marked by a sign. "Welcome to Cyfrwys County. This season, each team possess acres of land that, unless otherwise specified, only they may lay claim to. Cyfrwys is the Clan of Cunning. Your first Ruler was determined randomly amongst you. As Ruler all final team decisions fall solely to them. They also reserve the right to call for a special elimination ceremony. Behind this post is more information for the Ruler to read about them. The Cyfrwys Clan of Ancient Crios Cath was known for its wealth of information and unparalleled spy network, so the Ruler has been granted the following ability. The Cyfrwys Ruler, and one clan member of their choice will be given the following information about the other tribes daily: Another tribe's member finds or plays a hidden immunity medal, and any alliances formed between players on another tribe."
"Information is certainly one form of power in this game." Laura admitted.
"A tad too much, if you ask me." Prof looked up at Jeremy. "Power tends to corrupt."
"I'm not about to do anything to risk our team's livelihood." Jeremy shook his head. "It's not like I asked to be made the first King either, you heard the note, it was decided randomly."
Confessional: Jeremy: Cyfrwys Clan
"Probably because everyone here has comparable wit. I'm not about to underestimate any of them."
End Confessional
Confessional: Aria: Cyfrwys Clan
"Great, just great! I just had to be placed on the 'Cunning' Clan. Why don't you just name us clan 'Giant Red Target', Chris? Ugh. Oh well, guess I'll just have to get them fighting each other so that I can stay looking sweet and innocent."
End Confessional
"Well, the good news about my power is that there doesn't seem to be anything stopping me from relaying information I learn back to the rest of you."
"It'll come down to whether we trust your honesty or not." Mateo mused. "As King, you'll be expected to inform your subjects of such major changes occurring on the island."
"How easily can you trust a stranger?" Kalyssa smirked as she put a playful finger to her lips. "What a wonderful dilemma to be faced with right out of the gates."
"Let's all do our best to trust each other then and come out on top!" Aria cheered.
"Indeed." Prof nodded before looking around. "Though I suppose Laura has already gone off to-"
"Making a base camp!" Laura called from the tall grass, and beckoned everyone towards her. "It'll get chilly at night, so the sooner we actually have a place to sleep, the better."
"Oh good." Aria put a hand to her heart. "I was worried we might have already had someone looking for an immunity medal."
Confessional: Mateo: Cyfrwys Clan
"Tch. Damn that red-headed girl. Aria was her name, right? We all know no one here is that genuine. Smart people never are. No, she said that to mark terms. The first to be caught looking for an idol is the first to go home. Of course with that move comes the desire to find an idol herself, and I can work with that oh so easily."
End Confessional
Location: The Shameterranean, Central Cavern
Contestant(s): Danny, Harald, Lorelei, Mathilda, Nathan, Shelby-Lynn
"Hello, down on your luck players!" Chris announced as blindfolds were removed from Danny, Harald, Lorelei, Mathilda, Nathan, and Shelby-Lynn. "This…" He stretched out his arms towards a vast expanse of caverns, ravines, ruins, and pits. "Is the Shameterranean! Right now, we're in the Central Cavern, just below the Ionad Desert. Allow to explain the Shameterranean rules of play:
"Rule 1: You may not leave the Shameterranean through the entrance behind you." Chris pointed to a large set of stone stairs leading up and out of the cavern system. "That is a one-way only entrance to the cavern to be taken by eliminated contestants on the surface."
"Rule 2: Just like the clans on the surface, you will be down here with no amenities. You will have to hunt for your food, but these caverns have a surprising amount of sustenance, so you should all be fine...in theory."
"Rule 3: The only way to return to the surface is to find the Druidic Artifact hidden somewhere down here and return it to it's official resting place, also hidden somewhere down here. The one who places the Artifact in its correct resting place will earn the right to rejoin the surface, while also eliminating all others currently underground."
"Rule 4: While the Artifact is the only way back up to the surface, there are other ways to eliminate your fellow underground shades. In each main area of the Shameterranean is at least one of the Pits of Peril. To fall down a pit is to fall to the Lower Levels of the Shameterranean, where this seasons Playa de Losers is held. You fall down any of the Pits of Peril...you're eliminated for real, with no hope of returning. You are only considered to have fallen down one of the Pits of Peril if you touch the ground of the Lower Levels, so a quick reflex might be enough to save your life in the game."
"Rule 5: Throwing the Druidic Artifact down a Pit of Peril will eliminate everyone in the Shameterranean, including the tosser."
"Rule 6: Aside from the above specifications, just about anything goes. Fight each other, Love each other, Ally, Betray, we'll only interfere if we need to for medical purposes."
"That's all the Shameterranean rules of play!" Chris clapped his hands once. "Oh yeah, it would be nice to have some inkling of where the Druidic Artifact is or what it's Resting Place could be, wouldn't it? Too bad I gave those answers to surface-dwelling contestants as rewards for winning their heats in the first challenge! You'll have to find a way to get the information out of them!"
Confessional: Lorelei: Shameterranean
"So Tiberius and Gazella have the answers, do they? Well, what Chris said seems to imply that there is in fact a way it can be done. To look for it without any sort of hint is foolish. The Shameterranean appears to be just as expansive as the island's surface...maybe even larger."
End Confessional
"Well then!" Nathan pumped up a fist in the air. "I'm going to find that Druidic Artifact, and none of you are going to stop me!" He then rushed off into the echoing cavern.
Mathilda silently took out her bat and began running after him.
"Well, it looks like you kids are having fun!" Chris smiled. "So I'm going to take my leave. Play nice now...or don't! A hah huh!"
"Well, we can't let them beat us, can we?" Danny turned to Shelby-Lynn in an attempt to get her motivated.
"No, it's just a waste talking to me, go away!" Shelby-Lynn ran off in a different direction, prompting Danny to run after her.
"Well, what are you waiting for, pink hair?" Lorelei folded her arms, noticing Harald looking off in the direction of Danny and Shelby-Lynn.
"I'm waiting for them to calm down." He replied. "I was hoping to recruit everyone so we could map this place out. It's massive after all, and the scenery is similar we could get lost if we don't."
"A fair point." Lorelei sighed. "For now, I'm heading south. There's probably more flora and fauna to eat nearer the bog on the surface."
"I'll catch you later to know what I find in the north, then!" Harald waved her off.
Confessional: Harald: Shameterranean
"I am indeed waiting for the calming of those two.
For they are but prey caught in my hunter's snare."
End Confessional
Location: Cailleach Bog (Clan Ffydd Territory)
Contestant(s): Ani, Franchesca, Indigo, King, Morgana, Setsuna
"Ah, Gatama has seen fit to bless us with His chosen land!" Franchesca announced as she arrived at the site of the former Team Ebisu camp from Nialasach, now just a large expanse of packed mud with no amenities. The land was marked by a sign similar to those marking the lands of the other clans.
"Welcome to the Ffydd Wetlands." She read aloud. "This season, each team possess acres of land that, unless otherwise specified, only they may lay claim to. Ffydd is the Clan of Spirituality. Your first Ruler was determined to be the most spiritual among you from your interviews. As Ruler all final team decisions fall solely to them. They also reserve the right to call for a special elimination ceremony. Behind this post is more information for the Ruler to read about them. The Ffydd Clan of Ancient Crios Cath was known to produce powerful diviners, temple officials to the ancient gods of Crios Cath, and would often perform the sending rights of the dead, to ensure they had a peaceful afterlife, so the Ruler has been granted the following ability. The Ffydd Ruler may watch all Tine Naofa eliminations and may bring up to two fellow clan members of their choice to watch each one."
"We get to see every elimination?" King's eyes widened.
"That is...impressive." Setsuna yawned.
"Hehe, yeah." Indigo nodded in agreement.
"Perhaps, but those...Special Eliminations...I doubt we can see those." Morgana warned.
"Hehe, yeah." Indigo nodded in agreement.
"Well, in any case, we shall do our best to make sure we never have to experience one in any form other than watching it!" Franchesca declared, prompting applause from the rest of the clan.
"Hehe, yeah." Indigo nodded in agreement.
Confessional: Indigo: Ffydd Clan
"I know I sound like a broken record, I know I do, but I can't help it. Franchesca looks so confident and capable, Setsuna looks so gentle and kind, and Morgana just has this mysterious beauty about her. I've never been good around girls, and now I have three really cool ones on my team, er, clan, I guess. I'll have to do my very best in challenges so I can impress them!"
End Confessional
"There doesn't appear to be camp set up." Ani noticed. "I suppose faith without works isn't faith on Crios Cath."
"Well said, Ani!" Franchesca nodded. "I see Gamata has found a light in you as well!"
"No, I sort of meant faith in-"
But Ani couldn't clarify before Franchesca was out gathering shelter materials.
Confessional: Ani: Ffydd Clan
"Look, I was born and raised Christian, and I believe in The Holy Bible, but I'm not about to force my beliefs on those who think differently from me. I don't know if Franchesca and I will get along though, since she seems to be convinced her strange cult religion of this 'Gamata' person is supposed to convert everyone on the show, and that attitude is not one I'm willing to put up with. We might find ourselves with a new leader sooner rather than later."
End Confessional
Location: Ionad Desert (Clan Alltud Territory)
Contestant(s): Angelo, Axel, Carol, Gazella, Maggie, Ryuji
"Well...I swear this is it for real this time." Angelo laughed. "Not another mirage like the last two."
"The third time is the charm, they say." Carol nodded.
"Oh yeah, this one's a real one alright!" Ryuji nodded. "Got a whole mess of information for us."
"Beware, This is Alltud Territory" Maggie began to read the sign. "This season, each team possess acres of land that, unless otherwise specified, only they may lay claim to."
Axel picked up where Maggie left off. "Alltud is the Clan of Exiles. For one reason or another, the members of the Alltud clan were all exiles from the other four clans on the island. A loose and lawless land of exiles, Alltud hails no King or Queen, preferring to work together to prevent mutually assured destruction. As such, no one member of Alltud may make a final team decision for themselves. The clan must be unified in their decisions."
Carol then took over reading. "Alltud of Ancient Crios Cath, over time, became incredibly isolationist and hostile towards the other four clans, as such, as members of Alltud, you all receive the following abilities: The Cumhachtach Clan's King may not infringe upon your lands. The Mealltach Clan's Queen may not summon you to her campsite. The Ffydd Clan's Ruler may not view your Tine Naofa Elimination Ceremonies. The Cyfrwys Clan's Ruler may not learn the status of immunity medals within your clan, nor of any alliances formed by members of your clan."
Finally, Gazella read the last bit of the sign. "However, as a clan of exiles, Alltud was not treated fairly by the other clans of Crios Cath, and had a harder time surviving because of this treatment, so your clan has been handed the following disadvantage: Alltud will always have harsher goals in every challenge that they must fulfill. Hard-earned glory or Painful defeat awaits you, members of the Alltud Clan."
Confessional: Ryuji: Alltud Clan
"Oh good, we're welcomed to the middle of the desert by a sign saying that we're going to lose. Hurray…"
End Confessional
"Hard-earned glory here we come then, right guys?" Carol cheered, getting the support of Gazella and Angelo, while Maggie only timidly joined in when she saw half the clan doing the same.
Axel crossed his arms.
"Hmph, so while that fool Tiberius is growing weaker in his nobility, this environment will serve to harden me so I can destroy him."
"He's probably far from the only villain on this cast, Axel." Angelo cautioned. "In fact, I'd wager we set our sights on the biggest fish we can. Clan Cyfrwys!"
"And how are we supposed to do that, exactly?" Ryuji wondered. "We're literally being kept entirely separate from the other clans unless it's a challenge, but since in challenges we have harsher rules, we'll probably be too focused on ourselves to pay attention to any other clan."
"Just...walk the perimeter." Maggie mildly suggested.
"Yes!" Angelo pointed. "She understands how to get around these silly acre boundaries."
"But there's no guarantee Cyfrwys members will ever even have cause to go near the perimeter." Axel pointed out. "Cumhachtach, on the other hand, is mobile, which means we run a greater chance of interacting with them."
"That's what makes Cyfrwys a bigger fish though." Maggie was starting to get on a bit of a roll with her reasoning. "We have less chances to interact with them than we do with Cumhachtach, and unlike Ffydd or Mealltach, we've been flat out warned that Cyfrwys is a clan of cunning competitors. If we can goad them into giving us information-"
"And just let Tiberius have his run of the rest of the island?!" Axel rose his voice, causing Maggie to back up and hide behind Gazella, who gave Axel a disappointed look.
"Guys, please, we need to get along…" Carol tried to calm everyone down. "We should start work on camp before it gets too dark and we're stuck in the cold desert at night."
"Carol's right, everyone." Gazella announced a little more forcefully. "We have a camp to build, let's get to work."
Location: The Shameterannean, Northwestern Cavern
Contestant(s): Harald, Shelby-Lynn
Harald had to wait until Danny gave up on persuading Shelby-Lynn to step away from the Pit of Peril before making his own entrance.
"I shouldn't even be here…" She muttered to herself.
"Danny doesn't deserve to put up with someone like me, someone who just throws people away before they throw her away, because they will."
"That's not quite accurate, I'd say." Harald slowly walked up to Shelby-Lynn. "Danny really was trying to look out for you. He wanted to be your friend. You might even have ended up more than friends if you didn't stubbornly refuse to move at least a little towards him."
"Are you here to do the same thing he was?" She rolled her eyes. "It's a waste you know."
"Oh…" Harald gripped Shelby-Lynn by her shoulders, and she began to struggle to get out. "I know."
"Wha-what are you-? Let me go!"
"My, my…" Harald's grip tightened on Shelby-Lynn's arms. "Such a struggle for someone who says they've given up. It's unbecoming of a lady to lie like that."
"Ngh…" Shelby-Lynn continued her struggle.
"Hmm…" Harald mused at his catch. "A girl who wants to lose, yet hasn't quite yet, even with the option available to her." He tipped her towards the pit.
"N-no!" She screamed.
"No? You want to play then?" He snickered.
Shelby-Lynn began to relax a bit. "I...uhm...maybe…"
"Ugh." Harald rolled his eyes. "Too indecisive."
And Shelby-Lynn's face adopted a look of extreme terror as Harald shoved her down the Pit of Peril with all the ease and apathy of someone taking out the garbage.
"That's one down." He dusted his hands off and, with a menacing grin, headed back towards the central cavern. "Now...On with the hunt!"
*The Survivor Theme Ancient Voices Begins Playing As the Crios Cath Theme Song Starts*
As the beginning horns start blaring, various shots of Crios Cath from above are time-lapsed and shown through the screen, notably the highlands, the forest, the bog, the lower fields, the desert, and underground.
Cumhachtach
A red figure holding a red stag skull flag is shown, before the camera zooms in so only the image of the flag is on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, the right side of the screen pans over the lands that Cumhachtach owns, before showing its remaining members in alphabetical order, doing various tasks.
Avi is tending to the fire pit in one shot, and seen struggling as he hangs from a tree branch in a second shot.
Bryan is busy fixing up a shelter roof in one shot, and leading a charge, pulling a large package by a rope in a second shot.
Frag is putting in effort to freehand climb up a cliff in one shot, and drumming on a large rock while smiling in a second shot.
Michael is throwing an object as if it were a baseball in one shot, and crouching and peering through some bushes in a second shot.
Stan is side-stepping through water and rallying the rest of the team in one shot, and harvesting some wheat in a second shot.
Tiberius is swinging his greatsword in one shot, and seen soaking wet and shouting angrily in a second shot.
Mealltach
A green figure holding a green dryad flag is shown, before the camera zooms in so only the image of the flag is on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, the right side of the screen pans over the lands that Mealltach owns, before showing its remaining members, in alphabetical order, doing various tasks.
Alice is seen twirling her hair suggestively as she looks at someone off-screen in one shot, and breaking out into a sprint through sand in a second shot.
Anemone is tying her curly black hair into a ponytail in one shot, and shouting from atop a tree in a second shot.
Jarri is seen picking fruit off of a tree and examining it in one shot, and tossing a spear in slow motion in a second shot.
Molly is hard at work carrying buckets over her shoulders in one shot, and gasping for air as she emerges from the ocean water in a second shot.
Rose is seen playing with a large conifer branch as though it is a fan in one shot, and is running along, clapping and shouting in a second shot.
Roxanne is cracking open a large nut in one shot, and holding her fists before her head in a fighting stance in a second shot.
Ffydd
A blue figure holding a blue shaman flag is shown, before the camera zooms in so only the image of the flag is on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, the right side of the screen pans over the lands that Ffydd owns, before showing its remaining members, in alphabetical order, doing various tasks.
Ani is rubbing two sticks together fervently to make fire in one shot, and is mercilessly cutting his way through hanging swamp vines in a second shot.
Franchesca is pulling swamp kelp from out of her golden hair in one shot, and candidly posing confidently in her remarkably clean pure white dress and shoes in a second shot.
Indigo is laughing as he sits cross-legged around a fire pit in one shot, and is using a mortar and pestle while looking at someone off-screen in a second shot.
King pulls an incredibly healthy looking carrot from the ground in one shot, and is raising both his arms up in a cheer in a second shot.
Morgana is gulping down water from a bucket in one shot, and solemnly holding what seems to be a spiritual communication ritual in a second shot.
Setsuna is shown curiously looking at a trap in the ground in one shot, and calmly firing an arrow from a bow in a second shot.
Cyfrwys
A yellow figure holding a yellow king and queen flag is shown, before the camera zooms in so only the image of the flag is on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, the right side of the screen pans over the lands that Cyfrwys owns, before showing its remaining members, in alphabetical order, doing various tasks.
Aria is quickly turning her head to look behind her, her twin tails whipping around as she does so in one shot, and is cupping her hands while shouting so loud her face is going red in a second shot.
Jeremy is drawing what appear to be strategy doodles in the dirt in one shot, and is seen standing tall and calling out as he raises a hand straight into the air in a second shot.
Kalyssa is waving semi-flirtatiously at the camera in one shot, and is swinging a club at something hidden in the grass in a second shot.
Laura is tasting a porridge she's cooking in one shot, and is seen measuring something in the distance using her thumb in a second shot.
Mateo is washing the clan's clothes in a makeshift wash bin in one shot, and is beckoning someone off-screen to charge up a hill towards him in a second shot.
Prof is seen stretching as he emerges from the tall grass in one shot, and is silently looking at the camera while slyly putting a finger to his lips in a second shot.
Alltud
A dull grey figure holding a dull grey broken chain flag is shown, before the camera zooms in so only the image of the flag is on the left side of the screen. Meanwhile, the right side of the screen pans over the lands Alltud owns, before showing its remaining members, in alphabetical order, doing various tasks.
Angelo is hauling sandstone in one shot, and harmoniously playing a violin in a second shot.
Axel is crouched over and brooding by himself in one shot, and confusedly looking over a map in a second shot.
Carol is facing off against a giant scorpion while holding a makeshift spear in one shot, and is energetically cheering her team on as she sidesteps with them in a second shot.
Gazella is looking up at the stars in the night sky and pointing at one excitedly in one shot, and log tossing a full tree quite a distance in a second shot.
Maggie is busy dusting off her stone slab bed in one shot, and organizing various makeshift tools in a second shot.
Ryuji is seen cracking open a cactus with a large rock in one shot, and covering his eyes as he laughs and points at something off-screen in a second shot.
Shameterranean
A white figure, holding a druidic artifact, is seen falling down into what appears to be some kind of underworld, before the camera zooms in so only the underworld image is on the top half of the screen. Meanwhile, the bottom half of the screen pans over the Shameterranean caverns, before showing the remaining players trapped there, in alphabetical order, at the moment of their elimination and doing various tasks.
Danny is seen falling from a pull up bar and landing in water in one shot, and strumming his guitar while his surrounding is lit by glow worms in a second shot.
Harald is seen diving from a pull up bar and landing in water in one shot, and pushing Shelby-Lynn down a Pit of Peril in a second shot.
Lorelei is seen falling from a pull up bar and landing in water in one shot, and hiding behind a rock, peering intently at some off-screen threat in a second shot.
Mathilda is seen falling from a pull up bar and landing in water in one shot, and raising her bat threateningly in a second shot.
Nathan is seen falling from a pull up bar and landing in water in one shot, and pounding his fist against the cavern wall, activating a stone door in a second shot.
The camera zooms out to reveal that all the figures and underworld were part of the same picture, the season logo connecting them like a belt.
Total Drama Crios Cath
AN: Finally...This large-ass cast can finally start playing their game. I'm actually really excited for this one. I've always been a fan of intrigue and stories where different noble houses compete for power, and this season has a heck of a lot of potential for that, what with all the villains, heroes, and in between on the island this time, so be prepared for some of the most intense rivalries, romances, and betrayals this series has seen yet.
In semi-related news, I'm never going larger than 24 players again. That's definitely my *sweet spot* number. Total Drama Crios Cath: Hud Hynafol (Or just Total Drama Hud Hynafol for brevity's sake), the third season to take place on Crios Cath, will only have 22 players, in two teams of eleven.
Lastly, as always, thank you for reading! Hopefully this season will be worth the wait!
