Review Responses
Phenomenal Excelsior- Good to hear that even if the chapter was really similar to canon it was still enjoyable. I decided to have quite a few members of the Killer Bass stay with the Screaming Gophers just to make it a bit more interesting. The Killer Bass didn't have much going on since they had Jasmine making sure everyone went smoothly for them. Katie is a character I didn't think I'd enjoy writing all that much, but she's getting some much needed growth and that's good. Hope that Phobia Factor lives up to the hype.
Fear The Darkness Inside- Izzy is a fan favorite, but it was just her time to go. The Bass definitely had some good moments despite their loss, and it kind of wasn't even their fault if we're being honest. Glad to see you like what I'm doing with Amy, Heather, and Ella. As for Dave and Zoey, seeing as how things went for Dave in canon I understand why you're a bit worried. Although keep this in mind. Dave only went psycho because Sky rejected him. If Zoey doesn't here, then things will be fine. Or at least they should be fine... keep reading to find out how their love tale ends.
ShadowJcreed- Wow, that is a pretty cool coincidence. I guess sometimes things just work out the same. I think keeping Katie around will ultimately be the better decision than keeping Izzy around. After Katie and Dave's bonding session last chapter she's going to stand out as an individual a lot more. As for Ella, let me be honest and say that isn't intentional. I lessen the amount she sings not to make her less annoying, but because coming up with songs for her is hard. I dread the day we reach TDRNGWT but I'll tackle those songs in the not too distant future. For now let's just focus on the present.
Gucci Mane LaFlare- There's no reason the bear would've been an issue since Ella is so great with animals and her songs calm them down. The way I saw it, there was no way having the teams sleeping in the rain made sense. Ella takes care of the bear and Jasmine takes care of pretty much everything for the Bass. They just had better luck than in canon I guess. Owen was a lot of fun to write even if it was just canon Owen. He's a funny character even when I don't have to change too much about him.
Yolotsin Xochitl- Glad you liked the chapter. It's cool that you forgot about Cody in the love square. He does have a smaller role in all of this compared to Trent, Sammy, and Amy. I get that Dave can be a little bland, but that is his character. He's supposed to be a normal guy. I'll gladly take normal Dave over psycho Dave any day. Will we ever get to see psycho Dave in this story? Keep reading to find out.
Last time on Total Drama Island. The campers put their survival skills to the test when they had to spend the night camping in the woods. Dave and Katie got into quite the fight after Dave's offer for some berries and Katie's sense of direction got them, along with Zoey, lost. Jasmine made sure the Killer Bass wouldn't have any issues camping while Izzy scared the enemy team by dressing up as a bear. Unfortunately, a real bear showed up, but luckily for them Ella was able to take it back to it's cave before things got too rough. It was in that same cave where Dave and Katie made up and formed a new friendship. Somehow, despite all of this, both teams actually got to rest rather well. As the Killer Bass were about to eliminate someone, the RCMP showed up and chased off Izzy. The last challenge was rough all right, and if I have anything to say about it, today's will be even more brutal. Luckily I do! What fresh horror have we planned for our campers? Find out next on Total...Drama...Island!
The theme song begins with several cameras popping out of various locations. A cue card signals the start of transitioning through the island and past Chris
(Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine)
The camera goes past several trees and up the island's large cliff
(You guys are on my mind)
The camera goes under the water where Owen is shown. He farts underwater accidentally killing a fish.
(You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see)
The dead fish pops up along with the fart bubbles. An eagle flies by and picks up the bird. On the beach shore nearby Geoff is shown tanning while Lightning is working out.
(I wanna be Famous)
Ella is singing with her animal friends in the forest. The eagle drops the fish over her scaring away her animal friends. Sugar is shown laughing at Ella's misery while Jasmine glares at Sugar.
(I wanna live close to the sun)
In a raft Heather and Leshawna are having a slap fight. They aren't paying attention to their surroundings and the raft goes over a waterfall with the two girls screaming.
(Well pack your bags cause I've already won)
On a log near the waterfall Leonard is practicing his wizard spells. He is so focused on his spells that he didn't notice Izzy swinging by on a vine. She crashed into him and the two went flying off screen.
(Everything to prove nothing in my way)
Izzy and Leonard go past the camp and crash into Harold right as he was about to enter the confessional. All three of them landed on the floor in pain.
(I'll get there one day)
Inside the Mess Hall Chef is mixing something into his mess of a pot. Cody and Ezekiel are shown tied up and look concerned about what Chef is going to feed them.
(Cause I wanna be famous)
Next to Cody and Ezekiel, Beardo is making several noises. Chef annoyed with his sound effects shoves a spoonful of food into his mouth as well.
(Na nananana nananana nananana)
Outside of the Mess Hall Katie is holding onto Zoey and staring at a nearby Alejandro who is smiling back at the girls, his teeth sparkling in the process. Dave is shown nearby looking towards Zoey before turning and glaring at Alejandro.
(I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous)
At the end of the dock Courtney is shown waving at the camera elegantly. She missteps though and falls into the water with the view panning straight up into the daylight sky.
(I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous)
It quickly turns to night at the campfire ceremony. Sammy and Trent are sitting next to each other. They lean closer to each other, but Amy pulls Sammy's hair, knocks her down, and takes her seat. The rest of the campers are shown sitting around in a circle whistling along to the music.
The Killer Bass were all gathered around the campfire. They were still in shock as to how Izzy had been chased off of the island by an RCMP helicopter trying to arrest her.
"I can't believe that just happened." Jasmine said.
"I think we all knew Izzy was a little insane." Dave said.
"Still Dave, to think that something that crazy would happen. I don't think that any of us could have seen that one coming." Zoey said.
From the distance the Screaming Gophers could be seen approaching the Killer Bass with a plate of food.
"What do you guys want? Come by to rub in it?" Courtney asked them.
"We had some dessert left over after our Tuck Shop party. Thought you might want some." Trent said.
"So what? You're just being nice?" Courtney asked suspiciously.
Amy rolled her eyes and stepped forward. "Ugh Owen made it impossible to stay in the cabins with his gross stench so we needed to leave until the smell went away." She told them. "Happy now?" She asked.
"We do come offering some treats for you as a sign of good sportsmanship." Ella said. Cody moved forward with the plate of gelatin, but Courtney pushed him back quickly.
"No!" She screamed. "I mean no thanks. I'm good." She said calmly.
Alejandro raised an eyebrow at how she responded. "I was unaware that you were on a diet Courtney." He told her.
"I''m not. I just don't like green jelly okay." She yelled at Alejandro.
"Well if you aren't going to eat it, then I guess we'll just have to eat it ourselves." Cody said.
He walked over to Amy and offered her the plate of gelatin, but she screamed and threw it on the floor. He picked up the remaining pieces and looked over to Amy confused as to what freaked her out.
"Amy is terrified of worms. I think the gummy worm that was inside of the gelatin freaked her out. That's probably why she didn't get any of it when we had our party." Sammy said.
"Shut up Samey. You don't see me telling everyone how you're scared of clowns do you?" Amy yelled at her.
"Hey come on now, everyone is scared of something." Jasmine said speaking up. "I personally can't stand small closed spaces. It's so terrifying being in such a small area especially when you're as tall as I am." She said.
(Confessional Camera)
"I don't know how it happened, but after Jasmine everyone just started sharing their fears around the fire. Leshawna talked about how she's scared of spiders, Harold's afraid of ninjas, and even Heather admitted that she's scared of sumo wrestlers. It was a nice bonding session." Zoey said.
(Confessional End)
"I don't really have too many fears." Zoey said. "I guess if I had to say something it'd be being abandoned." She said.
"I fear poisoned apples." Ella said. You never know when you eat an apple. Perhaps you will have a pleasant treat. Something juicy, red and sweet. But if the treat is not so sweet, you'll end up being put to sleep." Ella sang.
"Flying man. That's some crazy stuff." Owen said.
Sugar thought for a moment on her fear. "There ain't nothing scarier than losing my title as the best pig wrangler at the county fair. I've held that title even before I started winning pageant after pageant. It's my first win and I ain't giving it up ever." She said.
"I'm scared of hail." Geoff said. "It's small, but deadly dude." He added.
"I think it's clear that germs aren't my friend." Dave said. "Of course I have to be careful with all my allergies. There's bee stings, tomatoes, wheat, peanuts, flowers, mountain lion dander, and most fruit flavored gums." He said.
Everyone blankly stared at him. "Do you really have all those allergies?" Zoey asked him.
"Well I've never been tested for any of it, but I've always suspected. It's better to air on the side of caution when dealing with these types of situations." Dave told her.
"Before I would have said my worst fear is being without Sadie. Now, I can take on anything." Katie said confidently. She then paused and thought. "Okay actually I couldn't handle a bad haircut. That is terrifying to think about." She said.
"There's no way I could defuse a time bomb under pressure." Cody said.
"Well I'm not really afraid of anything." Courtney said.
"Come now Courtney, everyone has some fear. There's no reason that you should hide yours." Alejandro told her.
"Well if that's the case, then what is your fear Alejandro?" Courtney asked him.
Alejandro sank down in his seat as everyone looked at him waiting to see what his fear would be. He hesitated before he finally mumbled out what his fear was. "Robotic children mascot animatronics."
"Dude are you seriously scared of something that was made for children?" Trent asked him.
Alejandro held his head down and covered it with his hands. "You wouldn't be laughing if you knew just how terrifying those things could be." He said.
"So does that mean if you have a child one day you won't take him out to eat at a themed restaurant out of fear?" Courtney asked him.
"May we please move on. Trent what is your fear?" Alejandro asked him.
"Okay, well I hate mimes." Trent said. "Like a lot." He added. Only Courtney was left to share her fear, but she wasn't seeming to budge. "Alright Courtney, you're scared of something. Come on, just spit it out." Trent said.
Courtney stood up from her seat. "Nope. Nothing." She said.
"Nobody is completely fearless Court. We won't judge you for it." Jasmine said.
"Sorry to break it to you, but I just don't have a fear." Courtney said. She then left back to her cabin. Soon after the rest of the campers left as well, unaware of what would result from their phobia sharing session.
The next morning all of the campers were having breakfast. Chris walked in ready to announce their next challenge. He whistled in order to get everyone's attention as he stood between the tables. "Campers, your next challenge is a little game I like to call phobia factor. Prepare to face you're worst fears."He announced.
"Worse than this?" Leshawna asked holding up a half eaten grey hot dog.
"Now then for our first victims, Heather. Meet us all in the theater. It's sumo time!" Chris announced. Heather spit out the juice that she was drinking in shock and covered Trent. "Jasmine, let's take a trip down to the beach and get buried into a small box." Chris said.
"Maybe saying our worst fears out loud on a show where we're always being watched wasn't the best idea." Jasmine said.
Flashback
"I personally can't stand small closed spaces. It's so terrifying being in such a small area especially when you're as tall as I am."
Flashback End
"Chef Hatchet! Didn't you have a special order ready for Amy?" Chris asked Chef. Chef smiled and threw and apple at Amy.
Amy caught the apple and looked at it confused. "I guess they didn't pay enough attention. I wasn't the one scared of apples." Amy said.
"Amy is terrified of worms."
Amy took a bite out of the apple nonchalantly. As she was chewing though a worm popped out of it causing her to scream and throw the apple hitting Sammy in the face.
"Alright enough warm up. Let's get the challenge started. Whoever has more people conquer their fears wins." Chris said.
"They have one more person than we do though." Courtney pointed out.
"Well I guess you'll have to make sure you have more people facing their fears then." Chris said.
Outside the teams were gathered around a kiddie pool. Instead of being filled with water though it was filled with worms. Amy's task was to jump inside and sit with the worms. Amy looked at the pool of worms but just walked away from it disgusted.
"Looks like Amy fails to set the standard for this challenge. Let's hope that things get better from here." Chris said.
"Before I would have said my worst fear is being without Sadie. Now, I can take on anything." Katie said confidently. She then paused and thought. "Okay actually I couldn't handle a bad haircut. That is terrifying to think about." She said.
Katie was sitting down while Chris held an ugly brown wig over her. She was nervous as Chris was about to put the wig on. Before he did though Owen put it on for fun and started to dance around a bit with it. He got distracted though leading to him tripping and falling. Chris took the wig back and put it on Katie.
"Flying man. That's some crazy stuff."
Owen stood outside of a barely operational plane. Chef opened the door for him to get on dressed in a stewardess outfit. The plane took off with Owen inside, but as they were flying some of the tape keeping it together fell off. Owen screamed as the plane kept going higher and higher.
Harold was inside of the restroom when a group on ninjas came from the ceiling. He opened the stall door and took out a pair of nunchucks ready to take on the ninja threat. Unfortunately for him though, as he was twirling his weapon around he ended up hitting himself and he fell unconscious.
Elsewhere the Screaming Gophers were watching Leshawna try and take on her phobia. She ran away screaming though as a trail of spiders chased after her. Heather groaned at Leshawna being unable to face her fear.
At the same stage where the talent show was held a few challenges ago, Heather was on stage with a sumo wrestler on the other side. Heather ducked down as the sumo wrestler started charging at her. She was able to trip him though and he went falling down the stage.
"Looks like Heather gets us our first official point in the challenge." Chris announced. Owen was briefly shown still screaming on his wild plane ride as Chef began to do several aerial maneuvers with it. Next Zoey was shown sitting down on a log somewhere deep in the woods.
"This isn't too bad. I mean I haven't actually been abandoned. I just have to stay out here by myself until the end of the day. I'm sure I can do it." Zoey said. "I should probably stop talking to myself." She said after a brief pause.
At the beach Jasmine was being buried inside of her small box. She was already starting to hyperventilate as Chris was putting more sand into the hole.
"You'll be fine Jasmine. It's just a little while, and then you can come out." Courtney said reassuringly.
"As long as we remember to dig you out." Chris said.
"That's not funny you know." Jasmine told Chris.
"Geez, take a pill." Chris said shrugging.
Courtney bent down to so that Jasmine could see her. "Do you want me to stay with you until it's time to dig you out?" She asked Jasmine.
"No. I appreciate the offer, but we're already behind. The team needs someone to help them get through their fears, and I trust you to do that." Jasmine told Courtney.
"Wow I didn't know you had so much faith in me. I won't let you down Jasmine." Courtney said. The air hole that Jasmine had was sealed and she was completely covered in the dirt.
Back on the stage once more, Dave was up to face his fear. He stood in front of a pot. Inside of the pot was various amount of grease and filth from Chef's kitchen.
"I think it's clear that germs aren't my friend."
"Come on Dave. You can do this." Katie said cheering her friend on.
Dave went up the the pot and then backed away covering his nose. "It smells disgusting." He complained.
"You can go wash your hands when you're done Dave." Courtney told him.
"But what if I get a severe allergic reaction due to this and end up in paraplegic shock. I don't think that's a risk that I can take." Dave said.
"Look we need this point. So just suck it up and put your hands inside of that disgusting pot already." Courtney yelled at him. The other Killer Bass looked at Courtney disapprovingly, but she ignored them. "Look we're losing again if we don't do better. Jasmine left me in charge, so we're doing this my way." She said.
Dave took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He shoved his hands into the pot and then pulled them out rapidly once he felt his arms covered in the grease and slime. "I need to wash this off!" He yelled running towards the nearest lake.
"You see. Fear is only in the mind." Courtney said smirking.
At the beach Trent and Sammy were relaxing together as they waited for their turn to face their fear.
"Hey Trent if you don't mind me asking why are you scared of mimes?" Sammy asked him.
"Well you see, my mom took me to this carnival once so I could see the elephants. I was stoked. I was so busy watching them that I lost her for a minute. I called, but when I turned around all I could see was this white face with black lips pretending to be me. I screamed and tried to run, but every time I turned around there he was doing this creepy fake-run-and-scream routine." Trent told her.
"That sounds awful. Kinda similar to why I'm scared of clowns though. One time when we were kids Amy and I went to the circus with our mom. We only had two seats together though and the third was far away. Amy made me sit by myself so she could sit with mom. Right before the show ended I left to get more snacks, and when I came back they were gone. I guess Amy told our mom I already went back to the car and they left without me. I was scared and alone, and that's when the clowns showed up behind me. They were only trying to help, but it was terrifying. I ended up having to walk home that day." Sammy told him.
"I'm sorry that happened to you." Trent said. He was about to offer her a hug when suddenly a mime and a clown appeared behind them causing the two of them to run off screaming. They ran past the campsite where Chris was about to start the next two
"Just talk to them, and ask them to go away." Chris told Trent and Sammy. The two however just kept on running. "Okay let's keep going. How about we do Cody and Ella next." Chris said.
"I fear poisoned apples."
"There's no way I could defuse a time bomb under pressure."
Ella stood in front of an odd green apple. "What is this?" Ella asked Chris.
"Well we couldn't actually poison you, but this is the next best thing." Chris said.
"If I'm not mistaken that's a Manchineel fruit, also known by the Spanish as the Manzanita de la Muerte, or the Little Apple of Death." Courtney said.
"Then it truly is a poison apple." Ella said stepping away from it.
Heather went up to Ella and put a hand on her shoulder. "Ella you know I mean this in the nicest way, but stop being such a baby and eat the apple. It's not poison." Heather yelled at her. Ella gulped and then took a bite out of the apple. She was about to sing in celebration of beating her fear, but her throat stuffed up.
"Go get some water. Like now." Courtney told Ella. She nodded and headed off for the lake.
Cody was next to start his challenge. He stood in front of several garbage bins tied together with wires and clocks. "Alright Cody, this garbage bomb is going off in exactly ten minutes. Everything that you need to know in order to defuse it is in these schematic blueprints." Chris told him.
"I can't do this." Cody said panicking.
"Well then I'd find some place to hide. Later dude." Chris said.
"Wait you aren't staying to watch?" Cody asked Chris.
Chris laughed at his question. "No way. That's a live bomb dude." Chris said before jogging off.
Back at the beach Trent and Sammy were still running from the mime and the clown. "How much longer are they going to follow us?" Sammy asked Trent.
"I don't know Samey, but there's no way that they can keep this up forever is there?" He asked. The two stopped running and looked at the mime and clown. The mime was pretending to be stuck inside of a box while the clown was playing with a balloon animal. "Stop being weird." Trent yelled at them. The two continued to run until Trent saw the dock.
"You have an idea?" Sammy asked Trent seeing him run towards the dock.
"I do, but you'll have to trust me." Trent said. They ran towards the dock and then jumped into the water together. The mime and clown were about to follow them into the water, but Trent held his hand up. "Stop. If you come into the water, then your makeup will run." He said. The mime and clown looked at each other before they both nodded and walked off together.
"Trent you're a genius." Sammy said giving him a hug. She blushed realizing what had happened and the two laughed going back to the beach together. On the beach Geoff was relaxing, but unfortunately it was time for him to face his fear.
"I'm scared of hail." Geoff said. "It's small, but deadly dude."
A small cloud hovered over Geoff and it soon began to hail on him. The hail woke him up from his peaceful nap, and he began to scream as he tried to run from it. No matter where he ran though the hail cloud seemed to keep following him. It turned out that Chris was the one controlling the cloud. He laughed as he had it chase Geoff around the island. At a nearby stream, Dave was finishing cleaning up from the grease mess, and he noticed Ella approaching.
"Oh hi there Ella is it?" Dave asked her. She smiled and nodded. She began to soak her hand in water and drink some of it. "What happened to you?" Dave asked her. Since she couldn't speak she drew a picture of an apple in the dirt with a nearby stick. "Oh right your fear was poison apples. I guess the water would be a bit helpful with that. Here let me see if I can help." Dave said. He grabbed Ella's hand and began to poured some water onto it. The swelling went down a bit and he then helped her drink a bit of the water to reduce the swelling in her throat. Ella looked at Dave lovingly as he helped her out.
(Confessional Camera)
Ella, still unable to talk stared into the camera dreamily and rose her hands up excited. Her bird friends chirped along with her as though she had been singing a song to them.
(Confessional End)
In the distance Zoey briefly saw Dave and Ella together. "Was that Dave with one of the gopher girls?" She asked herself. "No I'm just seeing things." She said. "But maybe that was him." She said to herself again. She ran over to where they were and stayed hidden until Ella skipped away happily humming as her swelling reduced.
"Oh hey Zoey." Dave said noticing her.
"Dave. You weren't supposed to see me. Now I've lost my fear." Zoey said.
The two walked back to camp where the final challenges were taking place. Only Alejandro and Sugar were left. Owen finally landed from the plane ride that he was trapped on and he ran back to camp. Katie's time with her bad haircut wig was also up so she got to take it off. Chris stood around everyone ready to finish up the challenge. "Okay I have Geoff's cloud on autopilot. If he can endure a bit more he gets the point. Right now the Gophers have five points thanks to Heather, Ella, Samey, Trent, and Owen." Chris announced. As he paused an explosion could be heard off in the distance. "Cody just blew himself up so that means it's up to Sugar to get them a final point. The Bass on the other hand only have three points thanks to Jasmine, Dave, and Katie. We'll have to see how Alejandro and Geoff do." Chris said.
"There ain't nothing scarier than losing my title as the best pig wrangler at the county fair. I've held that title even before I started winning pageant after pageant. It's my first win and I ain't giving it up ever."
Sugar was the first one up to do her challenge. She stood on the stage and there was a pig pen nearby.
"Be amazed as I Sugar win the pig wrangling contest for the 14th year in a row." She announced.
"Sugar you are supposed to lose remember." Heather yelled at her.
Sugar looked at the pig pen and then looked over at her team. "I ain't giving up my title. I love you greased pig!" She yelled before jumping into the pen and grabbing the pig in record time.
"Wow that was impressive. Too bad you were supposed to fail. The Screaming Gophers end with five points. Alejandro it is now your turn to face your fear." Chris announced.
Alejandro sank down in his seat as everyone looked at him waiting to see what his fear would be. He hesitated before he finally mumbled out what his fear was. "Robotic children mascot animatronics."
Alejandro was last with his phobia. There was an animatronic bear across from him. He was shaking and covered his eyes as he looked at it.
"You can do this Alejandro. Remember that this was made for children." Courtney told him.
"All you need is just give it one hug and then you're done." Chris said.
"I don't think that I can do this." Alejandro said shaking.
"We are losing Alejandro. Just give the dumb animatronic a hug. This is the last challenge. If you don't do this, then we will lose." Courtney yelled at him. Alejandro ran as though he was going to go and hug the animinatronic, but he ended up running past it. At the same time Geoff arrived and the cloud had finished covering him in hail.
"So Alejandro chickens out, but Geoff manages to get a point. That means the Killer Bass have four points." Chris announced.
Courtney groaned and stormed off. "I'm going to go dig Jasmine up." She said annoyed.
"Oh we're not done yet. We still have one person left to face their fear." Chris announced.
"What do you mean? It can't be me. I didn't." Courtney started to say.
"You didn't have to. We're always watching you and you're reactions." Chris said.
Cody moved forward with the plate of gelatin, but Courtney pushed him back quickly.
"No!" She screamed. "I mean no thanks. I'm good." She said calmly.
Courtney stepped forward unsure of what to do next. "Who cares? It's not going to make a difference." Courtney said.
"Let's make this interesting then." Chris said stepping forward. "I'll give you triple points, and the victory if you can complete it." He said.
The final challenge would have Courtney diving into a pool of green gelatin. Everyone was gathered around to watch if Courtney would be able to do it. She looked terrified as Chef prepared the gelatin for her to dive into.
"I still cannot believe that you are scared of gelatin." Alejandro told her.
"Shut up. Only the green kind. It's like sugary, jiggly, slimy, snot." Courtney yelled.
"Alright Courtney, you can dive into this pit of green sugary jelly, or you can let your team lose yet another challenge." Chris said.
Courtney sighed and began to climb up the ladder. "This is insane. I could seriously die from doing this." She said as she was climbing.
"This is such a disgusting challenge. It's probably warm from being in the sun. Not to mention how sticky it is going to be." Amy said.
"Will you be quite. We don't need your comments." Jasmine told Amy.
Courtney made it to the top and looked down unsure if she would be able to do this or not.
"You can do this Courtney." Zoey cheered her on.
"If you can't it's fine. We understand." Jasmine told her.
"You do know that we lose if she doesn't do this don't you?" Dave asked Jasmine.
"Not everyone can face their fear so easily. If she can't then we shouldn't pressure her anymore." Jasmine said.
Courtney stood on the edge considering what she should do. She sighed and then started to tear up. "I can't do it." She yelled down to her team. "I'm coming down." She tearfully said.
The Screaming Gophers cheered their victory while the Killer Bass looked down in defeat. "There you have it. The Screaming Gophers win invincibility this week... again." Chris announced.
(Confessional Camera)
"I'm so embarrassed. How could I be so weak. I deserve to go home." Courtney said tearing up. "Okay stop it. You're pathetic. Show some confidence Courtney." She yelled at herself before tearing up again.
(Confessional End)
"You're looking a lot better now that you're throat cleared up." Heather told Ella as they were walking back to their cabin.
"Oh it's not just that Heather. I found my prince today." Ella said daydreaming.
"You What!?" Heather yelled at Ella.
"Prince David of the Killer Bass helped heal me from the poisonous apple. It was a fairy tale dream come true." Ella said.
"You can't date him." Heather quickly told Ella.
"But my prince..." Ella started to say until Heather cut her off.
"He's on the other team so that makes him an enemy. Come on Ella. Let's go." Heather said dragging her along. Ella sighed and followed her friend behind.
Inside the Killer Bass Cabin, Courtney was still crying while Jasmine tried to cheer her up.
"Come on Court it wasn't that bad. You did the best you could." Jasmine told Courtney.
"No it wasn't Jasmine. I cost the team our win, and I couldn't even do anything to make sure our team faced their fears." Courtney said.
"I heard you helped Dave out with his." Jasmine said.
"But that's it. I know I'm going home. Our team hates me. Every time we lose I'm close to going home. This time I know it's going to be me." Courtney told her.
"The team doesn't hate you Courtney." Jasmine said. "At first you were close to being eliminated because you weren't being a team player. You wanted to take control without working with us. Sure you've still got some rough edges, but you've grown a lot since then. I'm glad to call you my friend." Jasmine told Courtney.
"Thanks Jasmine. That means a lot." Courtney said smiling. As the two hugged, Alejandro made his way into the cabin.
"Forgive my interruption, but I wanted to speak with you. Since I did not complete my challenge either I am just as much at risk of being eliminated as you are Courtney, however you and I are both integral to this team's victory. I have an idea that may save both of us. I've already convinced Geoff and Harold, now I just need the two of you and we shall have a majority vote." He said.
Jasmine and Courtney looked at each other unsure of how to respond. "We're listening." Jasmine said.
At the campfire ceremony almost everyone had been called except for two people. "We're down to our final two. Courtney you didn't complete your challenge even though you were yelling at everyone else all day. That's a pretty good reason to send you home. For some reason though you weren't the one going home. You get the marshmallow." Chris said. Courtney happily grabbed her marshmallow. There was only one person left without a marshmallow and the one eliminated. That person was...
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"Why was I eliminated? I actually completed my challenge." Dave complained.
"I don't know man but maybe it's because you couldn't get down and dirty." Chris said.
"Sorry dude, but at least you're leaving squeaky clean." Geoff added.
"I hope getting eliminated doesn't add a stain on your experience." Harold said.
"Okay enough with the bad puns already." Dave yelled out. He walked off, but Zoey grabbed his hand before he left.
"I'm really going to miss you Dave." She told him.
"I'm going to miss you too Zoey." Dave said. The two stood together blushing until Chef arrived and carried Dave off to the Dock of Shame.
"How did Dave get eliminated?" Katie asked Zoey.
"I wish I knew." Zoey said sadly. The two friends walked off while Alejandro smirked.
Flashback
Heather approached Alejandro as he was relaxing outside of the cabin before it was time to vote someone off.
"Look here Ale-whatever I need you to vote someone out for me." Heather told him.
Alejandro grabbed Heather's hand and kissed it gently. "The name is Alejandro, and I would do anything to help out someone as charming as yourself." He said.
"Ew gross. I just need you to get rid of Dave." Heather told him.
"Why may I ask do you request such a thing of me?" He asked her.
"I have my reasons. Now are you going to do it or not?" Heather asked him. "You didn't beat your fear, so if you don't do this it could be you that ends up going home." She said.
"You are as smart as you are beautiful. I can do that for you. While he might have completed his challenge today Dave is still a weak link and shouldn't be too hard to get rid of." Alejandro said. He blew Heather a kiss before going inside his cabin to talk with Geoff and Harold about voting off Dave. She rolled her eyes at his kiss and walked off.
Flashback End
(Confessional Camera)
"Heather is perhaps the most worthy adversary here. While Jasmine has arguably the best skills, and Courtney has ample amount of knowledge, neither of them can match Heather's ability to manipulate and play the game. Of course, Heather has one glaring weakness. She underestimates everyone around her. In time, Heather shall learn not to underestimate me, then she will ultimately be defeated." Alejandro said smirking.
(Confessional End)
Elimination Order
22. Leonard
21. Lightning
20. Ezekiel
19. Beardo
18. Izzy
17. Dave
Remaining Contestants
Screaming Gophers: Heather, Ella, Amy, Cody, Samey, Owen, Trent, Sugar, and Leshawna
Killer Bass: Geoff, Courtney, Alejandro, Zoey, Harold, Katie, and Jasmine
Elimination Explanation: Cutting Dave here might not make a lot of sense since he had a lot going on. He formed a friendship with Katie last chapter, he has his crush on Zoey, and Ella now formed a crush on him. With so many lingering plot lines you'd think he'd last a lot longer. I hope you'll trust my judgment when I say Dave had to leave this chapter. His lingering plot lines will be resolved, but in order for things to work out, he couldn't stay on the island anymore. That's all I'll say because anymore might accidentally lead to a spoiler. At least now we can appreciate the fact that we have a germaphobe being eliminated in the phobia episode. Not to mention his elimination made much more sense than Tyler's did in canon. The last notable detail is that this is Alejandro's first act as a villain. Heather may be the main antagonist of this season, but that doesn't mean he won't make some game plays when he can. He's just a far more hidden villain than Heather is.
A/N: This chapter was pretty fun to write. Coming up with phobias for those we don't have a canon phobia was a bit of a challenge, but I think I did a good job. I wanted a nice balance between realistic phobias and ridiculous ones. Just to touch on my thought process for the phobias I came up with, Ella being a princess has the poison apple trope. Sammy's fear was an easy way for her to bond with Trent since mimes and clowns are similar fears. Amy was because I needed someone to start the sharing sessions and worms is an easy fear for someone like her. Sugar was someone I couldn't come up with much for, so I just did something a bit more comedic. Zoey was also hard but her character is about making friends so abandonment made sense. Plus it got her out of the way for Dave and Ella to have their moment this chapter. If Zoey had been there, then Dave probably wouldn't have rushed off to the lake. Katie just used Sadie's fear since they probably share one anyways. Finally there's Alejandro. He took Duncan's spot as the tough guy with a silly fear. It was also a subtle reference to Five Night's at Freddy's. I personally never cared for the games, but I saw an opportunity and I took it. I also changed Leshawna just a bit because while her running from Chef was funny it never made much sense.
The Screaming Gophers this week didn't have too much going on. A bit more progress going on with Sammy and Trent. Maybe that story Sammy told him will help him see through Amy's fake niceness. Heather's grip on her alliance is tight, and she's not letting Ella slip away even for a moment. Sugar admittedly hasn't done much, but that's going to change in the coming chapters.
The Killer Bass on the other hand had quite the chapter. Dave may have been eliminated, but he still had quite the time. Ella gained a crush on him, and Zoey got just a bit jealous seeing the two of them together. Courtney and Jasmine have officially ended their competition for being leader and are now friends. That is a great thing for the Killer Bass. Although, with Alejandro now being a bit more evil and making some plays who knows how long the Killer Bass bond will last. I find it funny how things have changed. At first the Bass were very dysfunctional and unable to cooperate. Now it's the Gophers that are going to have issues working together. It's a nice bit of character development that changed the team dynamic so much.
Not much else to say about this chapter. Next time we take a trip to Boney Island. I am not entirely sure how I am going to make that chapter different from canon, but I'll think of something. Last time was the most similar to canon and it got the least reviews so I've learned that you guys don't like it when I stick close to canon. we'll just have to see how things ultimately turn out.