So we are at the Final 4 skipping the Castaway episode just fyi as I never liked it since it never eliminated anyone. This episode moves a few plots forward and will play a huge role in the final 2 episode. This chapter was fun to write and at times made me emotional. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 40: Are We There Yeti
Mess Hall/Recap
Chef was standing in the Kitchen ready to recap the episode while working on some food "Last time on Total Drama Island those good-for-nothing campers and Chris went to the loser resort where they had to face some of their sins, particularly the fat mean one, and the punk faced one. Chubby's best friend made it clear they were done as did punk faces now ex-girlfriend. The athlete boy and the dumb blonde continued their awkward high school bullcrap while most people praised geek boy Cody. However the people eliminated decided that since Duncan cheated on Courtney with Sadie he should pay and as such he got cut at Final 5. We are down to this Final 4 that I am sure no one saw coming. Yeah, it's me doing the recap. You got a problem with that?! Since Chris is off hosting some fancy rewards show, I'll be filling in as host. But guess what? I ain't happy about it, either. So sit back, shut up, and watch a nice episode of Total! Drama! Island!" Chef yelled out as the camera cut to the theme song.
Intro
Dear Mom and Dad I'm Doing Fine
Owen farts underwater making a shark cough the stench up.
You Guys Are On My Mind
Geoff is on a surfboard making poses and smells the fart and gets a disgusted look on his face as he falls into the water
You Asked Me What I Wanted To Be
DJ is peacefully meditating with the animals in the woods until Izzy jumps from behind and scares the animals and provokes them.
Now I Think The Answer is Plain To See
DJ runs away screaming as the animals begin to attack him.
I Wanna Be Famous
Duncan laughs at DJ's misfortune until Courtney glares at him.
I Wanna Live Close to the Sun
Heather is trying to paddle a canoe away from the waterfall until she falls in.
Well Pack Your Bags
Harold is doing ninja poses while Leshawna chuckles in amusement until the log they are on breaks sending them into the water
Cause I've Already Won
Tyler is running by and sees Lindsay fall out of the confessional stall and helps her up.
Everything To Prove Nothing In My Way
Chef is making something gross as Ezekiel looks nervous and Justin looks grossed out
I'll Get There One Day
Noah, Gwen, and Trent are all sitting around the Mess Hall table while Trent strums a guitar and Noah reads a book while Gwen looks at both boys confused.
Cause I Wanna Be Famous
Katie is looking down sad while Sadie looks annoyed at her BFF's constant sad mood
I wanna be I wanna be I wanna be Famous
Eva is lifting weights and rolls her eyes at the camera as she continues to lift weights
I wanna be I wanna be I wanna be Famous
Beth has a lit baton on fire and throws it into the air.
[Whistling]
Cody and Bridgette look at each other and blush until Chris pops up and scares Cody out of his seat.
[Whistling, end Theme Song]
General Field Many Miles Away from Camp
Each of the final 4 were in a deep slumber each in their own beds since there was 1 female Gopher (Lindsay), 1 Male Gopher (Cody), 1 Bass male (Tyler) and 1 Bass Girl (Sadie) until Chef unearthed a bullhorn
"Aah!" Tyler screamed out falling out of bed.
"Mommy!" Lindsay yelled looking very scared.
Sadie looked annoyed waking up "How did we even get here and what the hell even is this challenge?
Cody also looked stunned at this but he just was at a loss for words. Soon, Chef came down. "Everybody just shut up! How you got here is not your concern! This is the start of your Final 4 challenge" Chef yelled out. "Chris is at a damn award show. So I am in charge. I'm gonna make you wish you were never born. Your mission is to find your way out of the forest" Chef yelled out.
Confessional: Tyler
"They left us in the woods. Alone. Again. With Sadie, I'd rather go swimming in the shark-infested water. But that's not in my mind right now, I have to tell Lindsay everything and I will be at her side no matter what today."
Back to Main Scene
Chef then announced the teams "Blondie and Jock boy you guys are the first duo. Chubby and Geek boy, you are the second one." Sadie and Cody glared at each other while Tyler and Lindsay still had an awkward energy. Chef then continued "Everything you need is in these bags. You'll navigate your way north to base camp. The first team to tag the camp totem pole wins. And here's a tip. Better set up camp before sundown. Because when nightfall hits, you won't even see your trembling hand in front of your terrified face. Unless you got night vision goggles. But you don't. The duo that wins decides who goes with them to the Final 3 while the duo that loses is vulnerable and if the duo can't decide they themselves will become vulnerable. Everyone understand?"
"SIR YES SIR" everyone including even Lindsay yelled out as Chef took the beds and headed out.
Confessional: Cody
"Holy hell. I know just what to do to ensure my safety and get the result I want most of all. If Sadie and I win I am forcing her to take Tyler as I know Tyler can get Lindsay to send Sadie out if we don't agree so Sadie is forced to take Lindsay out to save her own skin, and we all know Sadie is the most selfish person here. It would suck to see Lindsay go, but my loyalty with Bridgette gone now lies with Tyler. Out of everyone here he has the most inspiring story and no way am I gonna be loyal to Sadie."
Confessional: Sadie
"This twist sucks. I have to win and as much as I would love to send the two banes of my existence out in Tyler and Cody out and take Lindsay to the end but I know it's her or I leaving tonight, I know Lindsay is pretty sketched out on me right now and Tyler hates my guts compared to Cody. I have to win this challenge but otherwise I am out and I have not made it this damn far to give up."
Tyler and Lindsay
The air was still thick with an underlying tension between the two of them. Tyler wanted to start the conversation with something but he had to hold the map "Okay camp is North so if I remember right the river should leave to it. Lindsay, can you hold the map and compass for me? I have an idea."
"Sure Tyler. What's the idea?" Lindsay asked.
"I am gonna build a raft."
Confessional: Tyler
"I am a total klutz but between the two of us I am probably slightly smarter than Lindsay and physically stronger and I mean that with all due respect to her. Besides, a neat little raft ride might help relieve the tension between both of us."
Cody and Sadie
While there was an awkward tension from Lindsay and Tyler, neither Sadie nor Cody wanted to say a word to each other. Cody did however finally after a while finally broke the silence "Hope you enjoyed losing your best friend yesterday."
Sadie however immediately had a snipe back "Sorry your girlfriend is the biggest whore on the island."
Cody scoffed at that accusation "I'm sorry am I not talking to the women who ruined a potential relationship with Duncan and Courtney and who is so insecure."
"Well there's one secret about Bridgette you clearly don't know that I do, she's seeing someone back home." Sadie said which Cody ignored.
"You are lying, and just trying to start unnecessary shit Sadie. Newsflash Sadie it won't work." Cody bluntly said.
"Really because she told me all about her life before the show…" Sadie trailed off before the show showed Sadie and Bridgette talking back at the knife challenge
Flashback to unseen footage
Sadie and Bridgette at Final 8
Sadie and Bridgette were in the mess hall shortly after Cody confessed his feelings to the latter, for a while before the challenge or movie, "Sadie I am not revealing anything, you can't make me and I am not gonna do whatever you say. You're going home."
"Really bitch? Because I can make sure your precious little Cody leaves asap as I know he confessed his love to you and it would be so tragic to ruin a new budding romance."
"Yeah how will you when everyone here sans Duncan and maybe Lindsay hates you." Bridgette accused.
"Simple Harold and Tyler would sell anyone to keep themselves safe. So I am gonna be blunt tell me about your life before the show or Cody goes home tonight, I do not give a fuck." Sadie angrily whispered at Bridgette.
"Look, all I am gonna say is I live with a couple of guys back home who help support me, but we are all just friends, and I don't know my parents. If you reveal this to anyone in the game I am gonna deny it and say you are lying." Bridgette pointed back.
Present Time
Confessional: Sadie
"I doubt this gets him to not back off of keeping Tyler to the end but anything to make his mind spiral down this stretch so if I am in a Final 3 with him and Tyler or Lindsay somehow if Tyler quits, Cody's off his game when the final immunity challenge happens at 3. So I stretched the truth and made Bridgette sound worse, anything to make him squirm"
Confessional: Cody
"I, Bridgette told Sadie about her past before me and she is seeing a guy back at home. I have got to figure out the truth, Sadie could easily be stretching things out. But I need to take some time to think everything through. First things first is winning the challenge.
Tyler and Lindsay
Tyler had somehow managed to build a solid raft and got it all tied up "M'lady" he said trying to act gentleman like. Lindsay and Tyler began riding the river with Tyler saying "Doesn't the view look amazing?"
"Yeah" Lindsay said solemnly "Look Tyler, DJ wanted you to tell me something, what is it you want to say?""
"Look you know I am bisexual, but I want you to know that I-" Tyler began to say but him and Lindsay soon fell off into a waterfall.
Confessional: Tyler
"I wanted to tell her but that fell through. Literally." Tyler then spat out a small fish and almost puked "Gross!"
Campfire with all 4
Off screen both duos ran into each other and agreed to truce for the night. After the fire was made. Sadie decided to go to bed but Cody decided to talk to Tyler out of earshot of the two girls while Lindsay stayed by the fire as he did not want Sadie especially to overhear them. "Have you told Lindsay the truth, whatever that is?" Cody asked as they walked in the woods each with a torch from the fire.
"I am going to tell her tomorrow morning. I want to just run it by you first. Promise me you won't tell anyone, not even Bridgette." Tyler asked.
"I promise. Besides I need to talk to Bridgette when the show is over but that can be saved for a later date." Cody said.
"Okay, I am gonna tell Lindsay she is the one I love despite my bisexuality which I am proud of who I am. There's some other personal stuff I will get into as well to explain how I am. I need to lay it all on the table, if she loves me I will be the happiest guy in the world but if not she's not the one for me." Tyler explained.
"Do you mind if we quickly talk about the game?" Cody asked changing the conversation as Tyler shook his head no. "Okay if me and Sadie win I am making sure you are in the Final 3 with us, and same with you and Lindsay?" Cody said, asking another question.
"Of course dude I just have to tell Lindsay but if she and I win we are taking you to Final 3, if you want I can throw the challenge so you look better to everyone else eliminated?" Tyler proposed stunning Cody whose jaw dropped.
Confessional: Cody
"Tyler wants to throw the challenge for me. I am just wow."
Back to Tyler and Cody
"Okay, some pointers if you're gonna throw this to me. You and Lindsay are already complicated enough. Don't make it obvious you are throwing it. Also Lindsay can never find out." Cody told him.
"I promise my lips are sealed with this. You should probably go to Sadie to not arouse any suspicion. I will stay with Lindsay and tell her the truth in the morning so that gives you enough time to win the challenge." Tyler reassured him and both men went their separate ways.
Confessional: Tyler
"This is an absolute risk but if I am completely honest with Lindsay in my personal life she will understand me no matter what and this close to the end I might as well take risks *whispers* that, and Lindsay is harder to beat in a challenge than Sadie."
Confessional: Cody
"If Tyler throws this and lets me in Final 3 I will gladly take him to the end even more than I already was. I already was but man he is such a good guy to do something like this."
Next morning with Lindsay and Tyler
Lindsay woke up looked and saw no one was there and felt uneasy "Tyler, Tyler, we need to go Cody and Sadie are gone." Lindsay poked him.
Tyler decided at that moment to throw the challenge for good, a decision that would have ramifications he could have never expected. "No Lindsay look they are probably almost back at camp but if I don't tell you everything now I will never forgive myself."
"But" Lindsay began to say.
"No! I am telling you it all right now, laying everything on the table. If you're willing to as well?" Tyler proposed.
"Okay. Lindsay started as she began telling about her upbringing. "Look Tyler, it was hard for me to wrap my head around you liking another person and especially a boy since growing up I was raised with very strict values. I was told a man and a woman could only love each other romance wise and anyone who didn't was a person that I should not interact with and shame."
"Wow," Tyler said. "Is that why when it was revealed by Sadie I liked DJ you began not talking to me?"
"Not exactly. It just turned my whole world view because Tyler you are the first guy I truly loved before that revelation. Back home there were guys I dated, but they only used me for my body. I know I am attractive, but I also know due to my less than bright nature I am so easy to take advantage of. But you were the first boy who looked beyond that and loved me for me and did not care for my handicaps. So to have these two huge worldviews collide with each other just drove me insane. I want to love you Tyler, so dang badly but I know that if I do this, it'll be you and I against the world, and I want to know if you are willing to take that step."
"Is that your story?" Tyler asked which Lindsay soon nodded. "Okay because I am about to tell you, only DJ knows the truth and what my life was. What I am about to say can not be repeated." Lindsay nodded to that as well as Tyler took a deep breath.
"Back home no one wants me to be who I am which is Bisexual. Growing up I was close to my mom and she always loved me no matter what, but her and my Dad were always at odds with each other about me. She accepted whatever I wanted to do in life while my Dad had a strict view of what he wanted me to be. She knew as far back as 4 years old I was bisexual and we kept it our little secret. Unfortunately when my Dad found out eventually he freaked out as he is super religious as in pastor anti gay, all that stuff."
"How did your Dad find out?" Lindsay asked.
"There was this guy Tom at this school dance, I got drunk at this dance as did he unknown to both of us since I thought it was fruit punch. One thing leads to another and I am making out with him in the boys bathroom. School principal finds out and my community is super conservative so it gets blasted all over social media, my Dad has to drive me home and I am a total pariah in my life sans my mom. Things then turned from bad to worst as that revelation turned my Dad from scum to abusive on me and my mother mainly her though. From there my mom died in a car accident 6 months ago and I think my Dad had a role in it. I just know it."
Lindsay was already crying "Oh my gosh I am so sorry."
"It gets worse. My Dad turned his abuse on me until about 2 months ago where he and I took a drive after breakfast and after a while I didn't recognize the roads I was on, and that is when my Dad revealed he was taking me to a conversion camp."
"What's that?" Lindsay asked sounding confused as she dried her tears.
"A super religious place that tries to get the gay out of people. Besides my father it is the type of place I despise the most, Lindsay, it's disgusting and should be outlawed. When my Dad told me that I hit him in the stomach and ran out of the car. I got back home, took all my stuff and moved out once and for all. I went to move with my aunt but she is also homophobic and she is all I had as everyone in my family, cousins, grandparents, uncles, aunts are all homophobic." Tyler said near crying.
"That's so horrifying" Lindsay said, also still crying.
"But, but this place has really shown me, there are people here who don't think like the people back home and for the first time in such a long, long time, I have learned to truly accept my identity, love myself and embrace who I truly am and no longer live under this weight that my family put on me. So Lindsay, the question you asked earlier if I want this to be you and I against the world. This should answer that question" Tyler said and in one motion approached Lindsay with a true warm and passionate kiss that while it wasn't their first it cemented their relationship as she gladly reciprocated.
"I love you Tyler," Lindsay said blushing once they took a break.
"Love you too." Tyler said equally happy.
The moment was slightly ruined when Chef was on the loudspeakers "Cody and Sadie won the challenge. They will decide who among Tyler and Lindsay is joining them at Final 3"
"No!" Lindsay yelled out. "I can't believe one of us is going home."
"It's worth it for us to be this honest. Besides, it's only a few days before we see each other again." Tyler reassured her, "and no amount of money would be worth trading this moment between us."
Confessional: Tyler
"I did throw that challenge but I wanted to make sure I had this moment with Lindsay with no one nearby. I love her so much, and it is amazing she accepts me for who I am. Even if my aunt kicks me out and I don't have a home as long as I have her, that's all that matters."
Confessional: Lindsay
"Knowing everything I know about Tyler now makes me feel so dumb I did not realize the true gentleman. So what if he likes both boys and girls. As long as he loves me, I am happy with him. He loves me and I love him and even if I go tonight, I know I will be happy."
Campfire Ceremony
Chef had 3 marshmallows as he began his speech "Okay according to Chris, the winning duo has to decide who they are taking to Final 3 unanimously. Cody and Sadie have you decided."
"Yes!" Cody and Sadie said but Cody still had a huge pondering look on his face.
"Okay so here are your marshmallows." Chef said. "Who have you decided to keep?"
"I'll speak," Cody said before Sadie could say anything. "Tyler and Lindsay it's so beautiful you guys are together. But for both my game and Sadie's we have decided to eliminate…
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"Lindsay." Cody said "Lindsay you are amazing, but you are the bigger threat than Tyler. Hope you understand."
"Aw Cody! It's okay I got everything I needed from here" Lindsay said sweetly "Group hug everybody!" Lindsay yelled out as everyone, even Chef and Sadie, got in the group hug.
Dock of Shame
"You are so close to the end." Lindsay reassured Tyler. "I am so proud of you and go on and win this game, and even if you don't I will be there waiting for you."
"Thanks babe" Tyler said, trying to dry his tears. "You're beautiful, inspirational, what else, what else can I say without crying."
"Don't. Just promise me to stay honest with me. I will love you no matter what." Lindsay saw the boat of losers "I guess this is my ride. Goodbye Tyler, and goodbye Total Drama Island!" Lindsay said, kissing Tyler and then waving goodbye to the island.
Confessional: Sadie
"I am going all in on this Final 3 challenge. No one can or will stop me. I had to let Duncan and Lindsay leave but I can win this last challenge and tell both of those idiots to fuck off. That money is mine and I know it"
Confessional: Cody
"Yay! I am in the final 3. But all I can think about is Bridgette and whether she does have someone back home, am I the other guy, am I the homewrecker, I don't want that at all. I wanna know the truth, but I also want to win this money."
Confessional: Tyler
"I made it to the Final 3. I am so close, and I finally got the girl which is just wow! Amazing. Lindsay I know you're not seeing this but I am so happy to be your boyfriend. I am taking Cody to the end, and I am going to win that money, to give me and Lindsay a chance at a good life and to honor my mother. Mom, this is all for you."
Final Words: Lindsay
"I am kind of glad to be done as I got the man, and I want to talk to Heather and see if she would also be willing to be friends. She might but there's a lot of trust to build, it's trust right? Anyways good luck to Tyler and even Cody. Even if my family does not approve I don't care. That conversation showed me he is truly the one for me. I am also so excited to go to the loser lounge and see Omar, Trent, Beth, Gwen, Noam, and Izzy. So many friends I made this game and I am not the same person that I started as. The new Lindsay along with Tyler is ready to take on the world."
So Lindsay is our robbed Final 4 goddess coming so close but not quite there. It's been decided since the merge for me for Lindsay to make 4th place as I wanted her in a swing vote position in the merge and for her to be constantly being pulled in so many directions starting with the Beth vote, not to mention her dynamic with Tyler starting simple but flipping that on it's head at the merge and turning that into one of the biggest storylines of the back half. Ultimately I decided to cut her at Final 4 as I still have some story left with Cody, Tyler, and Sadie with these last couple of chapters. But Lindsay was so fun to write for as I also wanted to not have her be a pure dumb blonde but have some intelligence in there.
This Final 3 episode will be the same as canon challenge wise but it won't be an automatic elimination as a change of pace.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter and please, leave a review if you can. Love you all!
