(Greece's Pieces)
I would like to thank everyone who reviewed, favorited or followed this story since I last updated it.
Ellismskd24: Yep, DJ is on Alejandro's team, Team Amazon lost, Heather is eliminated instead of Noah, and Cody and Gwen kissed with Duncan as the witness. You covered all of it, except for the part where Duncan breaks up with Courtney. Just wait, I'm not done yet.
Fritz Electroscreech: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. I've always had a pretty big soft spot for Gwody fics, so I figured I'd add it into this canon, which really solves a lot of problems that the original had. Just wait though, I'm not done with this story yet, not by a long shot.
WeirdAlfan101: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the original season, but I have no problems with admitting that the love triangle was easily the worst part of it. As for the Heather vs Alejandro finale, while that is a great one, I wanted to try and do something different that stands out from other fics. As for DJ and Duncan being on the same team, I understand where you're coming from and I had some reservations about it, but I wanted to use it to show more of the friendship between the two of them which, along with Geoff, was one of my favorite parts of season one.
SuperSonicHeroes: I get what you're saying about Cody, but I do have a pretty sizable soft spot for him, and I've always like him and Gwen as a couple. Plus it does solve the problem of the hated love triangle. As for Courtney and Sierra, you'll just have to wait and see. In regards to the whole redemption arc for Heather, I haven't really given that much thought, but I suppose only time will tell. As for noticing the DBZ Abridged references, nice job noticing.
RJay Fame: Glad to see a fellow Gwody shipper. Yeah, one complaint I've heard about him is that he was carried through the season by Sierra for the most part, so I wanted to give him a chance to show what he can do. As for Team Amazon… you actually raise a valid point that I didn't think about, the same with Courtney. Well I suppose we'll just have to wait and see, or else risk spoiling what will happen later on.
Guest: Don't worry, this isn't the last we'll be seeing of their relationship.
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As always, Chris started things off with a recap of the previous episode "Last time on Total Drama World Tour: London, England. This majestic city is home to royalty, history and some very hard buses. Here, a few of our contestants went through quite the painful growing period, which was hilarious to watch. We said a surprise hello to Duncan, who was subsequently brought back into the game, and a not so sad goodbye to Heather. And last but not least, Cody and Gwen ended up sharing a rather steamy private moment… that wasn't as private as they thought. How strange, it's almost as if someone broke the lock on the bathroom door on purpose just so this would happen. But who's got two thumbs and would've done that? If you don't already know the answer to that, then you're clearly watching the wrong show. We've got 10 competitors left in the running for the million dollar prize. Whose game is getting old, and whose game is strong enough to grab the gold? Time for you to find out right here and right now on Total! Drama! World Tour! Ompa!"
"Oh come on, now that's just embarrassing." Chef grumbled.
"Hey I worked hard on that!"
"Not hard enough."
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The sun was just rising throughout the morning sky.
Courtney let out a content sigh as she and Gwen were talking in economy class "I swear he looks so good, doesn't he look good?"
"You mean Duncan? Sure I guess but…" Gwen blinked "I could've sworn he said something about breaking up with you."
"Oh that? He's probably just mad about having to compete and sing again and he needed someone to help him let out his frustration. God knows I do that plenty."
"Believe me, we all know. As long as you guys are okay, then yeah I'm happy for you and all that good stuff."
"Thanks. Don't get me wrong, he's not perfect, and I made a little list of things that need to change about him." she pulled out the list in question "But once I change these 47 things about him, he will be perfect."
"...Yeah sure, whatever works for you I guess."
"Glad you agree. Hey, could you imagine if you, me and Duncan were to end up in the final three together?"
"That… would be pretty crazy."
"I know right, just you and me and my boyfriend. What do you think Chris would do to turn us against each other?"
"Hell if I know, but knowing Chris there's no limit to what he'll do to torture us."
"Yeah, that's probably true."
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(Confessional- Gwen)
"A list of 47 things to change about him? And suddenly Duncan breaking up with her makes a lot more sense." Gwen rolled her eyes, her tone increasingly dry "I mean seriously, the moment I finally become friend-ish with Courtney, more or less anyway, crap like this happens! At least I don't have to worry about her being paranoid over me and Duncan anymore… since Cody and I kissed yesterday. Crap, I still have to deal with that, and Sierra probably trying to kill me for it too. I can take her though. Probably."
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(Confessional- Courtney)
"This is a relief." Courtney let out a sigh "It's so nice to have another sane girl to talk to on the team, especially now that Duncan is back. Granted we had a little spat yesterday, but to be fair we've had way worse. Still though, Gwen probably still has a crush on him, especially since she isn't with Trent anymore. I mean, who wouldn't like Duncan? But still, he's my boyfriend, and she knows that all too well. She'd better know it anyway. After all, even if she likes Duncan, I'm sure she also likes having all her teeth."
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Meanwhile, in first class…
"Okay I've gotta admit, this has some perks." Duncan glanced down at the gourmet breakfast in front of him "Even if I am still stuck on this freaking deathtrap." he then glanced over towards where Owen was sleeping on one of the couches, with an arm poking out from underneath him and flailing around wildly "Case and point."
"No Noah, don't eat the poisoned stuff, it's poisonous!" Owen suddenly bolted upright, about as upright as he could anyway, and noticed the looks he was getting from the others, whether they be annoyed looks from Tyler and Alejandro, indifferent from Duncan, or concerned from DJ "Oh crap, was I talking in my sleep again?"
"Yep."
"Sorry, I'll just… What, is there something else?"
"I think you've got a little something under… there." DJ pointed to the flailing arm that sat under him.
"Oh, is that another turkey leg I forgot to eat?" he rolled over to grab it, only to reveal what it really was.
As it turns out, it was the crushed form of Noah lying beneath him "Finally! Thanks a ton for not noticing I was missing all night! What do I look like to you people, Tyler?"
"Hey!" Tyler let out an offended yelp, and ended up spitting food in Alejandro's face "Uh… I really have to stop doing that?"
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(Confessional- Alejandro)
"Who said I didn't notice?" Alejandro let out a chuckle as he wiped off his face, but then his gaze hardened as he held up an apple "But in all seriousness, whether he intended to do so or not, during yesterday's challenge, Noah has made me realize that he's onto my gameplan. But he does know better than to talk about such a thing, or else… unfortunate circumstances will surely befall him for it." he crushed the apple in his hand "Case and point."
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(Confessional- Noah)
"Evidently I have to learn to keep my mouth shut." Noah let out a sigh "Alejandro knows that I'm onto him, and now he has Tyler wrapped around his finger after they spent so much time stuck on the plane in London. If we had lost, there's a pretty fair chance they would've been able to vote me off, so chances are that's gonna stand in the next elimination. Alejandro has Tyler, I have Owen on my side, and maybe DJ too. That leaves one wild card: Duncan. God, I'm gonna hate myself for this."
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With team men…
"Okay now that that's done, I've officially lost my appetite, or will the first time Owen rips one in here, so later." Duncan stood up and promptly made his way out of the first class, towards the confessional, only to stop when he noticed someone in front of him.
As it turns out, that someone was Cody making his way out of economy class, and he froze when he saw Duncan "Um… hey. You uh, you settling back into the plane okay?"
"I'm putting up with the bookworm, jockstrap and the noxious ball of fumes that is Owen, so you tell me."
"Well you have Owen and DJ, that makes it worthwhile."
"More or less, but you're stuck on a team with that." he jerked a thumb at where Sierra sat in the economy class, smelling a pair of Cody's underwear.
"Yeah. Speaking of which, you didn't… see anything yesterday, did you?"
"...You worry too much shrimp, learn to relax a little or you're gonna end up like your number one fan back there." and so Duncan walked past him and left, unaware that Alejandro had been watching their little exchange from afar.
"Um… okay then." Cody walked away and found Noah standing in the doorway with his arms crossed and a raised eyebrow "I'll tell you later okay?"
"...Alright." Noah gave a shrug and let Cody pass him, shooting a dirty look at Alejandro as he did so.
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(Confessional- Duncan)
"Yeah yeah, so I saw Gwen and Cody locking lips." Duncan rolled his eyes "Believe me, I was as shocked as the rest of you, but I still say it makes more sense than Harold and Leshawna. Anyway, it's not like I'm gonna rat them out over the loudspeaker or anything. I'm not a freaking snitch. I said it before and I'll say it again, I might enjoy being a badass and screwing with people I don't like, but at least I'm straight with people."
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(Confessional- Alejandro)
"Duncan and Cody, an interesting combination." Alejandro frowned in thought "I must find out what's going on there, and see how I can use it. I must also make sure I do before Noah is, or else he may have some leverage to use against me."
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(Confessional- DJ)
"Duncan seemed kind of off when he came to first class last night." DJ frowned in thought "I think he might have seen or heard something, but I don't know what. Either way I am talking about Duncan right now, if he's keeping a secret I'm sure he's got a good reason. Better him than me though, I'm pretty bad with secrets. Remember last season when Chef drafted me into that illegal alliance? I cracked after a few challenges. I'm glad I did, but still."
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The time for the next challenge was about to come.
Chris gathered both teams in the common area "Alright contestants, you'd better make sure to prepare yourselves for challenges of an amateur caliber, because we're about to recreate the original Olympics!" he was met with a series of skeptical looks "And we're heading to the birthplace of the Olympics right now in-"
"Greece?" was Noah's input.
"Wrong."
"Atlantis?" Sierra offered.
"Fictional."
"Mount Olympics?" Owen was met with a few odd looks.
"What? Nevermind, we're going to Rome, Italy!"
"Alright, old fashioned pizza party!"
"Hate to break it to you Owen, but we can't afford a pizza part of your caliber. We're already hard on cash as it is."
"But Noah was correct." Alejandro pointed out "The Olympics had originated in Greece, not in Italy."
"No, they originated in-"
"It's Greece, they're right." Courtney pointed out.
"...Hold that thought. Interns!" he summoned two interns to his side, one of them looking rather nervous "Everyone should probably hold onto something, everyone except you that is." and then the plane tilted and sent the intern flying out, before he turned to the other intern "You on the other hand might wanna find some info on Greece, and make it snappy. Alright then guys, Greece it is. Good thing too, I didn't wanna have to feed Owen a ton of Italian pizza. Like I said, we're on a budget. Hey Chef guess what, there's been a slight change of plans." and so he made his way out of the room.
Once he was gone, Sierra and the rest of Team Amazon stood up from where they were latched onto the table and rounded on Alejandro's team in a rage "You guys better prepare yourselves for battle!"
"Oh please senorita, this is child's play." Alejandro let out a scoff "There are five of us against your four, and there is no way a team of our strength will lose an Olympic challenge against a team with no men."
"How dare you insult my Codykins in such a way-"
"Lay off of him already you prick." Gwen spat at him, taking a few of the others by surprise with her outburst "I hope you enjoy silver, because the gold is about to be ours."
"I'll be happy to lend you one of ours, since we have all of them." Alejandro gave a smirk, and then he and Tyler left the room, with everyone else doing the same and going their separate ways as they did.
Gwen was about to leave the room, only to be stopped by Sierra grabbing her shoulder "Oh hey, did you need something?"
"What the hell was that?" Sierra's tone was sharp.
"What was what?"
"You just defended Cody out of nowhere. Why?"
"What, he's a member of the team and he's my friend, I'm not allowed to defend him?"
"...I've got my eye on you." Sierra's expression hardened as she left the room.
"I sleep with one eye open, I say we're even." Gwen was about to leave the room, but stopped when she saw Courtney standing there "I wasn't staring at Duncan if that's what you're gonna ask me."
"Hm? Oh no, I was just thinking about Duncan again." Courtney gave a shrug "And about that mohawk of his."
"Is that one of the 47 things he needs to change?"
"That was actually number 7 on the list, but now it's actually kind of grown on me. What can I say, love does funny things." she let out a sigh of happiness and went on her way.
"Oh god, this breakup is gonna hit her like a bulldozer."
"I think it already has." this was when DJ made his way back into the room "I saw it happen between the two of them, and she's taking it about as well as I thought she would."
"Any idea what I should expect?"
"This is only the beginning. From what momma told me, there are 5 stages when it comes to grief and heartbreak. The first one is denial."
"I kind of noticed."
"Next we're gonna see lots of serious anger, then bargaining or desperation, depression and only after all of that, acceptance."
"Any idea how long that's gonna go on for?"
"Who knows? These kinds of things can't be measured in time. It would be days, it would be weeks or even months."
"Oh joy." note the sarcasm in her tone "Yeah that's gonna end well."
"It never does, these kinds of things never end well." DJ breathed a sigh, but then his mournful expression twisted into a grin "It was pretty cool of you to defend Cody like that."
"...Aw crapbaskets, now we're doing this? I'll tell you later okay? So long as Duncan doesn't squeal about it beforehand."
"Relax, Duncan is a lot of things but he isn't a snitch. He knows when to keep something big to himself."
"You'd better be right about that, for all our sake's.
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One incredibly long flight later…
Once they landed in Greece, Chris gathered everyone outside a ruined colosseum "Welcome to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece! This place is home to many of the first Olympians who, as I have been informed by my intern, competed naked."
"Alright fine, time to drop the laundry." Owen let out a sigh as he reached for his belt, causing everyone else to recoil in disgust, and causing Gwen to subsequently vomit.
"No no no, that was just a quirky fact, not an order. If there's one thing to take away from this show, it's that there's no need to be 100% historically accurate. Stay dressed. Very dressed."
"Because you don't wanna get sued for making a teenager strip?" Noah guessed dryly.
"We're on a budget, and frankly we still haven't fully recovered from Courtney's legal tirade against us last season." he was met with an innocent smile from Courtney "Moving on from all of that, we only have to resort to nudity if there's a tiebreaker, and even then it's only gonna be partial nudity. As for today's events, we're gonna do things a little bit differently. Since Team Amazon is currently down a member, not to mention being an all girls team."
"Hey!" Cody let out an offended yelp.
"In order to make things somewhat fair, all of today's challenges have been organized so they'll be one on one battle, and one member of Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot is going to have to sit out. Every victory will get you a gold medal. The team with the most gold medals at the end of the day wins first class tickets to our next destination, while the second place team is gonna have to attend a brutal elimination ceremony."
"And silver medals right?" was Owen's input "Second place gets silver?"
"There are no silver medals, there's just gold-"
"But in the real Olympics-"
"Remember what I said about being 100% accurate, there's just gold. But if it helps, the are filled with chocolate."
"YES!"
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(Confessional- Owen)
"I guess Chris is right, but a guy can dream can't he?" Owen let out a wistful sigh "When I was a kid, I had always fantasized about becoming an Olympian, standing with pride on that podium with my head held high as I listened to our national anthem… of some other country I've never heard of… bringing home another silver for Canada…" he wiped away a tear.
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(Confessional- Gwen)
"Well it could be worse." Gwen let out a sigh "At least there isn't gonna be any nudity, especially from Owen. Seriously, I like the big guy and all, but the really disturbing part is that it wouldn't even be the first time I saw him strip down like that." she then proceeded to vomit into a bucket over the memory of it.
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Back with the orientation…
"Now to get things started…" Chris led the teams into the Acropolis "Our first historical event is a Greecian scavenger hunt. The inside of the odeum of Pericles is filled with maze-like rows of huge columns, so players from each team must search through this ancient forest of columns and return with the Greecian treasure that awaits you inside. The first one to do so takes the gold, so who's going into the fray?"
"I'll go." Gwen stepped out for Team Amazon at the exact same time Duncan stepped out for Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot "Wait what?"
"This just got a heck of a lot more interesting, Gwen vs Duncan it is."
"...Aw crapbaskets."
"Wow, that's… just so great." Courtney forced a smile, but the concern was still plastered all over her face, and it didn't go unnoticed.
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(Confessional- Alejandro)
"Now there's tension between Duncan and Gwen?" Alejandro frowned in thought "A rather strange turn of events, but perhaps Duncan and Gwen are secretly dating and Cody is the one that… No no no, I must be patient."
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(Confessional- Sierra)
"OMG, did you see those sparks?" Sierra's face lit up "Gwen has had a crush on Duncan since the first season, and I know he's always had something for her too. There's also an entire fanbase that's dedicated to Gwuncan. I have to wonder if this year a new relationship fanbase will start for Sieody! No no wait, for Coderra! Then the Gwody shippers can finally get past that stupid fantasy that they're ever going to get together! Yeah, what are the odds of that happening?"
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Back with the challenge…
Of course, Duncan was quick to protest this arrangement "What's the big deal, just let someone else do the challenge. What about DJ, he's built like a freaking tank!"
"Forget it Duncan, my decision is final." Chris told him flatly, only to be met with muttering under his breath in response "You wanna run that by me again?"
"I didn't say anything."
"And you're not gonna bother saying anything else until the Olympics are over. Until that point, you can either shut it or sing it, and that's gonna begin to make for the songs you missed while you were in breach of your contract. Also, if you speak instead of singing, you're gonna earn a quick lash from Chef's Olympic towel."
"Ooh a towel, I'm quaking in my boots."
"You should be. Exhibit A." Chris snapped his fingers, which prompted Chef (dressed up like a Spartan) to lash Duncan on the back with the towel in question.
"OW!"
"Too bad, you really should've sung that ow bro." and cue another lash.
"OW!"
"Okay now see, that's better."
"Nice." Noah let out a snicker, earning looks from everyone else "The dude took my pants on more than one occasion, I call this cathartic."
"And it was hilarious." Chris gave a nod of approval to Duncan's pain, and then he went on to hand garbage can lids to him and Gwen.
"So what are these supposed to be for?" asked Gwen.
"These authentic Spartan shields that we made on a budget will help you in your treasure hunt, for the treasure you'll be seeking is tied to an erymanthian boar, in the form of a bear that we tied some fake musks to. Good luck to you both. Word to the wise Duncan, I'm having Chef follow you around during this challenge, so if you gotta say it then be sure to sing it. Alright Chef, time for you to sound the Spartan battle horn!"
"On it." Chef pulled out a kazoo and blew on it.
"Seriously, that's the Spartan battle horn?"
"You said it yourself, we're on a budget."
"Whatever, just get moving already, and the rest of you follow me." and so Chris started to walk off towards the next challenge, with everyone else following. Almost everyone else.
"Is that it?" Courtney stayed behind for a moment in obvious concern "So we're not going to stay and watch it, closely like a back of hawks?"
"Nope, now it's time to flip channels, just like the real Olympics."
Courtney said nothing to this, she just followed after them, but she was still worried.
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A few minutes later…
It wasn't long before Chris gathered the other contestants by a large sand pit "Now for the next event: Pankration is an ancient Greek martial art with no rules. The last man standing wins the gold for their team."
"Then there's nothing to discuss." Courtney stepped forward "As the strongest member of our team, I volunteer to fight in this event."
"No worries, I'll take over for this one." Cody stepped forward, prompting Courtney to burst out laughing.
"Yeah no, you're about as intimidating as a cocker spaniel. As I was saying…"
"That's it!" Sierra promptly rounded on Courtney in a rage "Nobody talks about my man like he's lesser! I volunteer to fight Courtney!"
"Oh crap, the feminists are gonna be mad over this one." Chrus muttered "Yeah, I'm gonna need someone from Team I Am Really Really Really Really Hot to get involved here before I end up with a ton of angry emails flooding my inbox. Anyone?"
"Yeah!" Owen pulled both DJ and Alejandro into a hug "Come on you guys, I say we can take them! Going for the gold!"
"Wait, hold on a second!" Tyler took a step forward "I can do this one, I was the captain of my old wrestling team in grade school!"
"Then perhaps we can make a little arrangement." Alejandro freed himself from Owen's death grip and turned to Tyler with a smirk "I'll give you my spot in this event, and in exchange for it you have to do something for me."
"What kind of something are we talking?"
"I cannot say for certain just yet. Let's just agree that you will owe me a favor further down the line. Deal?"
"Oh you've got yourself a deal!"
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(Confessional)
"Oh yeah, that's not suspicious at all." Noah's typical frown deepened "Does he have some kind of plan in the works right now, or is he just trying to have some kind of insurance policy? I'll have to remember this one."
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Now back to the action…
"Oh yeah, team dudes in the works!" Owen started shaking his head like a crazed dog "You chicks are going down, we're gonna destroy you!"
"Sold it is, into the ring with all of you." Chris ushered the two of them into the sandpit "You guys ready to get started?"
"You bet I am! I'm actually in my first Olympics, this is so cool!" Owen's face lit up, but then he was brought down by Cody charging at him, prompting Owen to bounce Cody off his stomach and send him flying.
"Well that happened, let's just hope that Gwen is fairing better than the rest of you. Duncan on the other hand, he could stand to get his face slammed into the ground a few times."
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Meanwhile, with the boar bear hunt…
"Crap, crap, crap!" as it turns out, Duncan was in the middle of taking a beating from the boar bear, only for this to be cut short by Cody crash landing into it "Huh, way to give me a hand out here dorkus." he was promptly lashed with a towel by Chef "OW!"
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Meanwhile, back with the battle of the sexes…
"This is for hurting Cody you fat tub of lard!" by this point, Sierra was going after Owen and had caught him in a chokehold with her legs "Team Cody for life!"
"Ay dios mio." Alejandro could only slap his face "Come on Tyler you're wasting time, all you have to do is pin her already!"
"I know, but I don't wanna hit a girl like that-" Tyler was cut off by Courtney slugging him across the face, sending him crashing to the ground.
It was at this moment that Cody showed back up on the scene "Never fear ladies, I'm back to bring home the gold for the team!"
"Oh please." Courtney let out a loud scoff "Do the world a favor and stay the hell out of my way you pipsqueak!"
"Pipsqueak?! Oh that's it!" Sierra freed Owen from her clutches and pounced on Courtney, which led to the two of them trying to strangle each other.
"Well this is… interesting to say the least." Alejandro shared a look with DJ, then glanced over to where Gwen was facepalming "Your team is a formidable one, though aren't they supposed to be fighting us?"
"Respect to the Codykins you harlot!"
"We're on the same team you lunatic!" Courtney tried to break free of Sierra's death grip, and then she slapped Cody when he tried to approach them.
"Codykins! Oh you are so gonna pay for that!" both of them tightened their deaths grips on each other, causing them to pass out, allowing Owen and Tyler to stand over them in triumph.
"Okay, good enough for me." Chris gave a shrug and passed two medals to them "That makes two gold for Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot!"
"What the hell do you mean two?!" Courtney snapped at him.
"Hey what can I say, this was supposed to be a one on one challenge, but you guys went ahead and turned it into a team event.
"ALRIGHT!" Owen caught Tyler in a high five and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug.
"In a world where these two idiots can win a gold medal, do the Amazons really stand a chance when they're down a man and have no men?"
"Hey!" Cody let out an offended yelp.
"Find out when we come back on Total! Drama!"
"World Tour!" Owen and Tyler finished signing off for him.
"Steal me announcing bit again and I'll shove you both out of the plane myself."
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Meanwhile, with the boar hunters…
"Here, boar boar boar!" by this point, Gwen was still searching for the boar bear and clutching her trashcan lid tightly, only to jump when she backed into something and whipped around, only for her expression to dull when she saw who it was "Aw crap."
As it turns out, it was Duncan standing before her looking rather disheveled "Yeah, nice to see you too Pasty. So how's life with the boytoy?"
"Cody's not my boytoy, and we haven't really talked since it happened. I think DJ might know something about it. You didn't tell anyone, did you?"
"I'm not a freaking snitch, do I look like Heather to you?"
"I know, it's just… A lot going on right now, okay? Then there's the fact that Courtney is going through what DJ calls the 5 stages of heartbreak. Right now she's in denial."
"Seriously? That chick can't take no for an answer."
"Tell me about. Anyway, according to DJ the next step is gonna be anger."
"That makes a lot more sense for her. So what about the shrimp?"
"I have no idea. I mean the kiss was great, really great, I mean he's a lot more talented at it than I would've expected from him-"
"Too much detail."
"Right, sorry."
"So… you really like him?"
"Honestly, yeah I do." this was when a loud chime rang through the area "That however, I hate with a burning passion."
"Join the club."
"Time for you two to sing like canaries." Chris popped up between the two of them "Go ahead and continue, this time with music. Word to the wise Gwen, although this song is going to be a duet, Duncan is the only one who has to sing. Hit it Chef!" he pointed at Chef, who started playing a bouzouki, and then he disappeared to let the song start.
"...You gonna start it or should I?"
"I couldn't give less of a damn." Gwen gave a shrug "Go for it."
"Fine." so with a sigh, Duncan started the song "I know what you're thinking, I'm thinking it too."
"I'm not sure what you're thinking, so maybe that's true."
"I saw just what happened, I say have no regrets."
"You say that, or is it just because the others don't know yet?" what the two of them failed to notice was that Alejandro was watching them from afar.
"Hey, it's just between us."
"I just can't help but think you'd make a fuss." the two of them glanced up at a large statue of Cody.
"I wasn't meant to see, but that locked door couldn't secure your privacy!"
All the while, Courtney was listening to the song from her place with the others "You know he always had a great voice, but I can't make out the lyrics. Speak up!" she was promptly shushed by Chris.
"Fine, just do it." Duncan looked back up at the statue of Cody "Just clear the air!"
"Save it for later, look out for that bear!" Gwen frantically pointed at where the bear was coming towards them.
"What?!" Duncan whipped around too late, and he started getting pummeled by the bear "The pain, the pain, too much to explain!"
"We've gotta stop what we're doing, cause this is just insane!" Gwen watched as Duncan was dragged away by the boar and eventually ended up in its mouth.
"The boar bear's got me, and that's seriously lame!"
"Thanks mister boar bear, I guess I win this game!" seizing her chance, Gwen leapt onto the back of the boar bear, grabbed the medal from around its neck, and then promptly rushed away from the scene.
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After the song…
"Nice one Gwen." Courtney gave Gwen a smile and a high five as she rejoined the others "So then is Duncan okay? I mean, how long were you guys alone together before the rest of us got here?"
"Long enough for there to be a musical number." Gwen told her dryly "If I had to guess then I would say about 20 minutes, and enough for me to get… something off my chest. I'll tell you guys about it later."
"Oh, do you maybe wanna-"
"Time for the next event, moving on." Chris ushered them out of the area.
"But what about Duncan, shouldn't we help him?"
"Chef will do that, now moving on!"
"Whatever." Noah rolled his eyes as he glanced over at Gwen and saw her and Cody locking eyes for a moment, then glanced over at Alejandro, the two staring at each other in silence.
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(Confessional- Alejandro)
"Quite the interesting performance they put on there." Alejandro gave a smirk "It sounds to me as if someone has been very naughty."
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(Confessional- Noah)
"Duncan and Gwen?" Noah let out a loud snort "I would say there's something between the two of them, but people said the same thing about me and Cody after that incident back at Camp Wawanakwa. Don't believe everything you see and hear."
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A short while later, outside the Acropolis…
Soon enough, Chris had gathered everyone outside the acropolis for the next event "Welcome to the hurdles event, the ultimate test of speed and flexibility. Players will have to leap higher and higher over this set of hurdles while they race to the finish line. The first one across is going to win the gold, but before we get started, who's gonna be going head to head in this one?"
"I'll do it." Courtney stepped forward.
"Fair enough. Team I Am Really Really Really Really Hot?"
"Go ahead, hit me with your best shot."
"Allow me." Alejandro stepped forward, his confidence brimming.
"Not like it's gonna be enough, I'm as fast as I am flexible."
"Of that, I have no doubt."
"Hey Al?" Owen popped up next to him "If we lose tonight, then we're gonna vote off whoever didn't win a medal right?"
"Does this answer your question amigo?" Alejandro then proceeded to do a split without any sort of effort and used his feet to tie his hair into a bun before picking himself back up, leaving everyone else stunned at the sight.
"Ooooh yeah."
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(Confessional)
"No normal man would be that flexible." Noah commented dryly "But given the whole thing about a slippery eel, it doesn't really surprise me. They don't have spines."
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Back to the action…
"That should be Cody out there!" Sierra proceeded to freak everyone out over Cody "In second grade, he competed in a hurdles event and won the coveted participation award!"
"The things you know frighten all of us, they really do." Chris noted dryly, then turned towards were Courtney and Alejandro were both lined up at the starting line "On your mark, get set, and GO!" and they both took off.
As they progressed, Alejandro began to pull ahead of Courtney, and he didn't waste any time in taunting her over it "No need to worry senorita, you can borrow my gold medal if you ever need to make yourself feel like a winner."
"Oh yeah!" Owen didn't waste any time in running in a circle and giving Tyler a series of high fives "Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!"
"Indeed mi amigos, it's only a matter of time!" Alejandro started showing off, from running backwards to running on his hands.
"Dude come on, you're almost there! We're so close!"
"No need to worry my friends, victory is within our grasp-" Alejandro's gloating was cut short when he ended up slamming into the next hurdle because he was distracted, sending him crashing to the ground.
"Word to the wise Al, never lose focus on the competition!" Courtney used this chance to bolt into the lead and cross the finish line a split second before Alejandro did "Yes!"
"And that makes a gold for Team Amazon!" Chris made the call, leaving Owen and Tyler both wailing over the loss.
"Now if only Duncan could see that one!" Courtney's smile widened further, only for her to be met with a series of concerned looks from the others.
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Meanwhile, with the punk in question…
"Oh god, my head…" Duncan slowly opened his eyes as he regained consciousness, and he jumped when he found the boar bear right in front of him, only to calm down when he saw it tied to a large rock "What the hell?"
"Sing it maggot!" Chef suddenly whipped him from behind the towel.
"Dammit dude! Is it over?"
"Yep."
"So I should get back to my team?"
"Probably."
"You know where the exit is?"
"Nope."
"Just freaking perfect."
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Meanwhile, outside the Acropolis…
By this point, Courtney was growing fairly impatient "Okay seriously, enough messing around already. Where the hell is Duncan?"
"Take it easy, Duncan will join us as soon as he can." Chris waved her off "You know, if he's still alive that is."
"If?! What the hell does that mean?!"
"Can we please just focus on the game? It's time for us to get to the dreaded tiebreaker, where we have to resort to partial nudity."
"You just said that my boyfriend might be dead!"
"Easy Courtney, just take a deep breath." DJ tried to calm her down as he gently gripped her by the shoulders "You and I know better than anyone that Duncan is one tough dude, there's no way that he'd go down that easily. All we have to do is wait and have faith, and I guarantee he'll show up before you know it."
"Yeah, yeah you're right…" Courtney took a few deep breaths "Thanks DJ. I don't really know what happened, I just got so angry all of a sudden."
"That means stage two."
"What was that?"
"Uh… hey look, wings!"
"Attention please!" Chris gestured to where one of the interns was rolling in a cart carrying two sets of wings made of wax and feathers "I had Chef spend over an hour building two sets of wings made out of wax and the feathers we find in the engines of the plane. One member from each team is gonna have to strap on the wings and take flight all the way up to where a gold medal is being held on the hook of a crane. Whoever snags that gold medal out of the sky wins the Olympics and first class passage for their team.
"This sounds kind of dangerous."
"Not at all." Chris glanced down to see the wings fall apart "Okay take five while we rebuild those things, and we're gonna need some more wax! So anyway, who's gonna be going up for each of their teams?"
"I'll do it." Cody stepped forward "I wanna do my part, I can't rely on the rest of the team to do everything right?" he turned towards Gwen and gave a reassuring smile, which in turn led to him getting pulled into a death grip by Sierra.
"Fair enough. How about Team Super Hot Me, who's gonna be going for a flight?"
"I'll do it." Noah took a step forward, earning a few raised eyebrows "Nerd on nerd violence, I figured it would be good for ratings."
"Oh yeah, it probably would. And since it's a tiebreaker, before the two of you strap on your wings, go ahead and slip into these authentic Spartan battle costumes."
"Yes! Costumes!" Sierra let out a squeal as she tightened her grip on Cody.
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(Confessional)
"I once said that my time at Camp Wawanakwa was totally uneventful, and that I didn't learn a single thing from my time there." Noah breathed a sigh "But looking back, that was completely on me. I got kicked off during the dodgeball challenge, mainly because they didn't appreciate my wit and savagery, but also because I didn't do anything. Looking back, the big takeaway from that is that even if you don't win, at least putting in some effort decreases your chances of getting kicked off. With someone like Alejandro around, I can't afford to take any chances. Plus like I said, nerd violence is good for tv and ratings."
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One quick costume change/ transition later…
"Wow…" Sierra looked on in awe at the sight of Cody and Noah being dressed in the Spartan costumes with the wings attached "He looks like a real life angel…"
"Those costumes are not authentic-" Alejandro was cut off by Sierra slapping a hand over his mouth.
"No one cares."
"Well I suppose it doesn't matter.
"This is gonna be a close one." DJ muttered.
"Yes you're right, perhaps too close. Someone needs a distraction to slow them down, and I think I know just how to do it. Also, you may want to take a few steps back, or risk being caught in the crossfire." with that in mind, Alejandro made his way over to Courtney "Excuse me senorita, do you have a moment?"
"You realize we're in the middle of a challenge." Courtney pointed out, her tone flat but still somewhat irritable.
"Yes I know, but earlier you wanted to hear what Duncan and Gwen's song was about, if I'm not mistaken."
Courtney tensed up at the mention of this, causing Gwen to do the same "You mean… you know what it was about?"
"Indeed I do. I was exploring in that area earlier, and happened to overhear them."
"On your marks…" Chris pulled out a bow and an arrow with a flaming marshmallow tied to it, and he prepared to fire it.
"I don't know all of the details of course, but I did hear something about the two of them, an intimate moment behind a locked door…"
"...What?" was all Courtney could say.
"I believe Cody was involved in some way as well, but-"
"YOU WHAT?!" Courtney promptly rounded on Gwen in a blind rage "YOU!" she pounced for her without hesitation.
"Get set!" Chris locked and loaded the arrow with the flaming marshmallow.
"How could you?! I thought we were friend-ish! I hate you! I HATE YOU!" Courtney wasted no time in throwing Gwen to the ground and clawing at her face in unbridled fury "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS YOU LITTLE-"
"GO!" Chris shot the flaming marshmallow to signal the start of the challenge, prompting Noah to start flying up towards the gold medal.
"Cody don't even think about moving, this Goth harlot is going home next or-"
"Get the hell off of me you crazy harpy!" Gwen dealt Courtney a sharp kick to the face to knock her off her, allowing her to get up "I didn't kiss your ex dammit!"
"I know what I heard from Alejandro! You two alone behind a locked door, a steamy private moment! I know how much you like Duncan!"
"You called?" this was when Duncan showed up on the scene at the least convenient time, and then he got a look at Cody in his costume "Nice, way to rock the bikini." he was promptly met with a fist to the face that sent him crashing to the ground.
"That's what I'm gonna do to you, only 10 times worse!"
"I told you I didn't freaking kiss him!" Gwen snapped at her.
"Give me one good reason why the hell I should believe you!"
"Because I kissed Cody!" and that was enough to cause a tense silence to fill the air.
"Wait… what?"
"I told you that I didn't kiss Duncan!" Gwen took a breath to calm herself down "The one that I kissed in the confessional last night was Cody. The only reason Duncan was involved was because the lock was broken, he walked in on us kissing and that's it. He swore he wouldn't tell anyone about it."
"But that… I… you…" Courtney fell silent as she took a moment to process this.
"Yeah, that's it."
"I… I see." Alejandro spoke up after a fairly long silence "It seems that I was not entirely aware of the situation. My apologies for misleading you. However, you might not want to lower your guard just yet."
"Why do you say that?"
"I believe the metaphor is, you just kicked a hornet's nest like a soccer ball."
"What the hell do you-" Gwen was cut off by a fist slamming into her face and sending her crashing to the ground.
"YOU GOTH SLUT!" as it turns out, now Sierra was charging at Gwen and trying to tear into her in a rage, scratching at her face and pulling her hair "HOW DARE YOU VIOLATE THE PURITY THAT IS MY CODYKINS! YOU HAVE TO SUFFER FOR THIS!"
"Woah woah, cool it girl!" DJ didn't waste any time in grabbing Sierra from behind and pulling her away, allowing Gwen to get some breathing room "You need to calm the heck down, it was like you wanted to kill her!"
"Gwen!" Cody was quick to rush to her side and help her to her feet "Are you okay?" he was met with a dry look "Right, stupid question. What can I-"
"Start by making sure we don't lose." she jerked a thumb at where Noah was about halfway to reaching the medal "Show them what you've got."
"...Right." with eyes full of determination, Cody started flapping his wings and making his way upwards.
"Ay dios mio." Alejandro breathed a sigh "Well that backfired. Noah, have you reached the medal yet?"
"Does it look like I got it? In case you forgot, I have about as much muscle tone as a freaking paperclip!" Noah pointed out dryly, feathers falling off his wings by the second, which didn't go unnoticed.
"This is bad, their wings are molting."
"Does that mean it's seasonal?" asked Owen.
"It means that this is going to be close, very close."
"Come on, come on…" Noah was a few inches away from reaching the medal, but then the last of his feathers fell off, and he fell to the ground with a loud crash "And there goes my pelvis. It's official, I now know what it feels like to be Tyler."
"Just a little bit… further…" Cody gritted his teeth as he forced himself to go as high as he was able to, and managed to grab the gold medal with his teeth just before he fell to the ground, landing on Tyler as he did so "Uh… sorry man."
"And Team Amazon wins!" Chris made the call "Which means that Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot is about to face their first proper elimination ceremony."
"NO!" Sierra broke free of DJ's hold by snapping his arm, causing him to scream in pain, and then she charged at Gwen in a rage, only for Owen to hold her back, allowing Gwen to be helped out of the area by Cody "The goth girl has to go!"
"Not tonight she doesn't."
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Nightfall came, and things were slowly but surely calming down after the day's events.
"I definitely didn't expect this." Cody glanced down at where he was covering one of his fists with an icepack, then glanced up at DJ from where the two of them sat in the common area of the plane "I had no idea that punching could hurt the fist too."
"It does take some getting used to." DJ patted him on the shoulder and gave a smile "But you did knock out the toughest guy in the show. I mean granted I hate it when friends fight and all that, but that does deserve some credit."
"Thanks. I just wish I could enjoy it, but…" he glanced in one direction where lots of loud crying could be heard, and then in another direction where lots of angry screaming and loud crashing could be heard "But that makes it pretty hard."
"Are you gonna be okay?"
"I'm fine, it's Gwen that I'm worried about. Don't get me wrong, finally getting to kiss her was like a dream come true. But I have to wonder if it was worth it, especially after what happened with Courtney and Sierra today…"
"Don't be like that man. Don't let other people define or control what you do because you're afraid of something, even if it is for someone else. If you wanna bet with Gwen, then make the decision for yourself."
"I guess. Sorry you guys have to vote someone off tonight."
"It's fine, it sucks but it's part of the game I guess."
"And speaking of the game, it's about time." this was when Duncan (now sporting a black eye) made his way into the room, his very presence causing Cody to stiffen "The guys sent me to get you for it, so let's just get this over with."
"Oh yeah. Sorry Cody, we'll talk later okay?" DJ patted Cody on the shoulder, and then he made his way out of the room.
"Yeah, you do that." Duncan was about to leave, but then he turned back to Cody "Hey?"
"Yeah?" Cody bolted upright.
"As far as this goes…" he jerked a thumb at his black eye, but then gave a smirk "Not bad."
"...That's it? I thought you'd be really mad at me for it."
"Don't think I didn't think about bashing your skull in for it, but when you live my lifestyle, you tend to recognize talent. Plus if I did bash your skull in, Gwen would probably kick me in the crotch for it. Again."
"That's… probably true." Cody relaxed slightly and breathed a sigh as he sat back down "But speaking of Gwen… Be honest with me. Do you have any feelings for her?"
"...Seriously? Again with this?" Duncan let out a groan "Look, if I said the thought had never crossed my mind, then I'd be lying. But the more I did think about it, the more it didn't make a lot of sense. She and I are better friends than anything else, so as far as I'm concerned, she's all yours."
"That…" Cody let out another sigh "That's pretty relieving. You know DJ is right, you're a nicer guy than you let on."
"Utter a word about that to anyone and I'll knock your teeth out." and so he promptly made his way out of the room without another word.
"Uh… okay then."
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The time for the elimination ceremony had come.
"So here we are." Chris gathered everyone in the elimination room to rub their defeat in their faces "Let's take a look at the reasons why. Noah volunteered for, and subsequently lost in the tiebreaker event, which is why you're all here. Tyler volunteered for the Pankration event and got knocked the hell out by a girl. It was funny sure, but it wasn't helpful. DJ didn't even participate in any of our Olympic events today, which is probably for the best when you think about it. The dude is about as intimidating as a cocker spaniel."
"Hey!" DJ let out a yelp.
"Owen won two golds in the Pankration event, the only two golds your team won, so I'd say that he might be the only one of you that's safe. Alejandro blew it in the hurdles race, which forced the tiebreaker, which is why you're all here. Plus he knocked himself out cold while trying to outman a girl, all this while his hair was a ponytail."
"What does my hair have to do with-" Alejandro was cut off and promptly ignored.
"And then there's Duncan, oh man where to begin with this one. Not only did he lose his first challenge back in the game, but he had a hand in ruffling a lot of melted feathers. Plus if all the girls get eliminated, who knows who he's gonna stalk next during a makeout session." he was met with a loud scoff "Whatever the case, your choices are pretty clear, but today the final choice belongs to me. And I say that the Drop of Shame will be taken by…"
"WAIT!" Owen suddenly bolted upright "Don't send Noah or Duncan or anyone else home! I'll take the drop in their place!" he was met with a few gasps.
"...Seriously?" Chris blinked as he heard this "Okay whatever, as long as someone screams while they're plummeting a few hundred feet.
"Okay, I'm ready for this."
"I doubt any of the rest of us are." Noah grabbed Owen by the back of the shirt and yanked him back a few feet "What the hell are you doing?" he was suddenly pulled into the kind of hug that left him unable to breathe.
"Listen to me little buddy, doing this season with you and the others has been some of the best times of my life. There's nobody else I'd rather travel around the world with, but I've already had my chance to shine. Now it's your turn, you go ahead and show our team and the rest of the world what you're really made of!" this passionate speech took Noah by surprise, and actually touched him somewhat.
"Dammit big guy… I don't know what to say."
"You don't need to say anything. Just do your best, and I'll be rooting for you every step of the way."
"It's a damn shame though." Duncan wrapped an arm around Owen "It was fun working with my favorite ball of farts, while it lasted."
"You too bro, give it your all out there, and maybe try and work things out with Courtney if you can. You too work really well together." this caused Duncan to cringe.
"It's way too bad though." Tyler wrapped an arm around Owen, with DJ doing the same "We're really gonna miss you buddy."
"I'll miss you guys too." and then he started tearing up.
"Oh god." Noah let out a groan "You're going to hug us all now aren't you-"
"YEP!" Owen instantly crushed the three of them in a bear hug, only to notice Alejandro not moving "Hey Al aren't you gonna join in on it?"
Alejandro quivered in digsust, even though nobody seemed to notice "I'm afraid I cannot mi amigo, for though I may not show it I am deeply saddened on the inside."
Noah let out a scoff "Yeah right."
"I am!" he received only a glare.
"Well, I guess it's time. I'll see you later guys." with one last smile to the others, Owen strapped on a parachute and jumped out the door, only to end up getting stuck in it "Uh, hey guys? Can I get a little bit of help?"
"...Allow me." suppressing the grin spreading across his face, Alejandro stepped forward and promptly kicked Owen hard enough to send him flying out of the plane, only to be met with a fart to the face in the process, leaving him in a coughing fit on his knees as a result.
This was more than enough incentive to make Noah burst out laughing, but he managed to get himself under control after a moment, and he glanced out the doorway "Don't worry big guy, the eel is going down one way or another. I'll make sure of it."
"Yes I know, his departure heartbreaking." Chris let out a sigh, but he quickly shook it off "As for the rest of you, you're all safe. Relatively speaking anyway, but the fun is just getting started." he then turned to sign off of the episode "Like I said, the fun is just getting started right now. How thing things fair from here on out? Will Team Amazon patch things up?"
"DEATH TO THE GOTH WHORE!" came the angry roar in the background.
"I think we have the answer to that question. But in any case, make sure to tune in to the next episode of Total! Drama! World Tour!"
A/N:
With another chapter comes more changes, though the more things change, the more things stay the same. There wasn't a ton of action from DJ in this chapter, though he does provide a lot of emotional support for the likes of Duncan, Gwen and Cody over the current ordeal.
Speaking of emotional support, a subplot throughout the story right now is going to feature Courtney going through the five stages of heartbreak over her recent breakup with Duncan, mainly because of the lists and letters that she uses to try and change him. I promise it will work out though, so bear with me for now.
Now the time has come to address the elephant in the room: Owen taking the drop here. Don't get me wrong, I love Owen about as much as every other sane person in the world (my personal policy is that if you hate Owen, you have no soul), but he's had two seasons worth of spotlight, and I wanted to give Noah his chance to shine in this fic, as I've been building up so far.
Elimination order:
Duncan (returns)
Ezekiel
Harold
Bridgette
Leshawna
Lindsay
Izzy
Heather
Owen