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Phenomenal Excelsior- Who will ultimately end up winning Dave's affection, Ella or Zoey. Of course that question will have to be put on hold seeing as how Dave got himself eliminated. In canon Ella did get her heart broken by Dave not liking her back. I won't say if she'll have to end up going through that again or not, but I will say that Ella is one of my favorite characters. She ranks somewhere in my top 10 and I admit I'm not 100% unbiased when I write these. Keep that in mind as Ella develops over the season and others. You might have a point about conflicting schedules, especially with the holiday approaching. I'm just glad I have a nice handful of regulars keeping up.
Fear The Darkness Inside- Dave left with a lot of unfinished business, but he accidentally crossed the wrong person. There was no way Heather would let him stay if he was a threat to her tight grip on Ella even if it meant going to Alejandro for help. I promise that Dave's love plot with Zoey and Ella will be resolved properly at some point. Alejandro has been a bit of a background villain, but he's great at hiding his true nature. Not much longer until he starts making some major plays now that he's scheming against Heather. Glad you like what Trent and Sammy have together. Please someone help me come up with some ship names because I'm terrible at those. I guess Trammy or Sament. I don't know both of those sound pretty bad to me. The chapter did have a lot of great moments so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
AUfan62- I can't really answer that question without giving away too much information on future events. Let me just say that Dave's elimination last chapter was planned ahead. I hope you'll trust that everything will be resolved by the end.
Gucci Mane LaFlare- I always hated that scene too. Sure it was funny, but it was the wrong character to do it. Trent is way too nice for something like that, especially since he just faced his own fear so he should have some sympathy for Geoff. Also I guess in retrospect I did make how Jasmine got dug up unclear. The way I imagined it in my head was there was some time before Courtney did her fear so Chef could set the gelatin up. It would take quite a while to fill that pool up. During that time Courtney went to dig Jasmine up and fill her in on what happened. I guess that's a lesson not to assume things always make sense when they happen off screen.
ShadowJcreed- Phobia Factor is such a fun challenge because seeing everyone's different fears gives another layer to their character. It's good to know that the fears I chose for those without a canon fear were well received. It's interesting you bring up Dave's fears, because originally he wasn't going to face his fear. He was originally going to fail, and that be a major reason he got voted off. I changed it to him facing his fear, but still being eliminated for three major reasons. The first is that I needed a good way to get him to the same stream as Ella for her to fall in love with him. The second was I wanted to set up Alejandro as a villain and it's much more convincing this way. The third reason I can't say yet, but I will say it involves character development for Zoey and Katie. As for this chapter and the cursed totem you'll have to read and find out what happens.
Guest- Oof I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Jasmine and Courtney are not going to be a couple. The scene at the end before elimination was meant to be them finally coming together as co-leaders of the Killer Bass, and friends after spending so much of the beginning arguing with each other. I guess I can kind of see how it comes off as a ship moment, but I don't want to get your hopes up when there isn't a chance. I know neither of them have a canon love interest here, but I still just don't see it as a pairing I want to explore. What would their ship name even be? Jasney? Courtmine? Like I said I'm terrible at ship names. As for Alejandro, while it was Heather's idea to get rid of Dave, the reason I say this is his first act as a villain is because he's not only manipulating his team, but also Heather herself. He's letting her think she's using him when he's using her. It's a subtle mind game. He doesn't care if he's getting rid of Dave for Heather because he's playing a larger game here. Alejandro is focused on the long game, and because of that this is his act of villainy, not Heather's.
Last Time on Total Drama Island. The competitors were forced to conquer their deepest darkest fears. Not all of them succeeded, but others surprised the group and faced their fears head-on. In a shocking twist, Dave ended up getting the affection of Ella after helping cure her of her poison apple..Too bad this would stain his chances of staying in the game. Get it? Haha. In the end, it was Buh-Bye Dave thanks to Heather and Alejandro. Once again, the Killer Bass, find themselves behind. Can they pull this one out of the water? Find out today 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.
Both teams were standing in row with Chris in front of them explaining what their challenge would be. "Bass, Gophers. Today's challenge is a true summer camp experience." He said to the two teams. "A canoe trip." Chris gestured over and on the beach there were a series of canoes. Four of the canoes were green for the Screaming Gophers, while the other three were red. "You'll be paddling your canoes across the lake to... Boney Island." Chris said putting spooky and dramatic emphasis on Boney Island. "When you get there you must portage your canoe to the other side of the island, which is about a two hour hike through treacherous, dense jungle." He finished.
"We've got to porwhat?" Geoff asked confused causing a few of his teammates to look at him in disbelief.
"Portage." Chris repeated. Geoff stared at him blankly still confused and Chris sighed. "Dude, walk with your canoe." He said. Geoff nodded getting what they had to do now. "When you arrive at the other end of the island, you'll have to build a rescue fire that will be judged by me. The first team to paddle home and return their canoes to the beach is the winner of invincibility." Chris explained. "Move campers! Move!" He shouted. The teams began to run past him until he stopped to call them back. "Oh wait. One more thing I should mention." He said getting their attention. "Legend has it if you take anything off the island, you'll be cursed forever." He warned. Out of nowhere thunder could be heard.
"Yeah! A cursed island. Woohoo!" Owen cheered eagerly putting his hands in the air.
Everyone stared at Owen giving him a strange look until he put his hands down. "Now, get your canoes, and let's have some fun." Chris said.
The teams went off to the beach where the canoes were at. Sugar was then shown walking towards Chris with toilet paper stuck on her foot.
"Ah shoot the challenge started. What'd I miss?" She asked.
"Canoes." Chris said shrugging.
(Confessional Camera)
"Chris told us to pick a paddle partner. It was time for me to make my move. If I could just get Amy alone for five minutes, I knew I could woo her with my manly charms." Cody said.
(Confessional End)
The canoes were spread out on the beach. The Screaming Gophers were given four green canoes while the Killer Bass received three red canoes. A few people started to pick out their paddle partner for the challenge. Trent went up to Amy smiling and gestured towards a canoe, but she turned away from him.
Cody ran up to Amy and put his arm around her. "Come on Amy, you and me. Open waters. What do you say?" Cody asked her grinning.
"I'd love to." Amy said sarcastically. "But Trent already asked me." Amy said walking up to Trent and putting her arm around him.
(Confessional Camera)
"Okay, so I won't get to paddle with Amy, luckily for me, I have a plan B." Cody said leaning back in the confessional and falling.
(Switch)
"If it's a choice between Cody and Trent I'm clearly picking Trent any day. I just hope he doesn't start talking about Samey again." Amy said.
(Confessional End)
Cody went over to Sammy who was having difficulty finding a partner of her own. "Samey, do you want to be partners?" He asked her.
"Sure Cody, that'd be great." Sammy said smiling.
"Heather we'll be partners won't we?" Ella asked her friend.
Before Heather could respond, Sugar grabbed Ella and dragged her away. "You're coming with me Ella." She said with disgust at Ella's name.
Heather glared at Sugar and looked around to see who was left without a partner. To her misfortune, only Owen and Leshawna were left. "Oh this is going to be fun." She said to herself sarcastically.
"Just paddle and we won't have any problems." Leshawna told Heather.
The Killer Bass were also splitting up into their teams. As they had two less people, they also had two less canoes to ride. As they headed towards the canoes Geoff put his arms around Harold and Courtney picking them to be his partners.
"Katie you want to partner up?" Zoey asked her.
"You know I do." Katie answered.
(Confessional Camera)
"I can't stop thinking about how Dave was eliminated last time. He completed his challenge, and even if he isn't the strongest member on our team, he's been pulling his own weight. I'm sure Zoey will want to get to the bottom of what happened too, and this canoe ride will give us plenty of time to talk." Katie said.
(Confessional End)
Alejandro and Jasmine paired up being the only two members of the Killer Bass left. With everyone now having a paddle partner, they proceed to put on their life jackets and push the canoes into the water.
"So why did you pick Courtney and me to be your partners?" Harold asked Geoff as they were organizing the canoe.
"It seemed like a good pick. Courtney's smart, and you've got some good skills of your own." Geoff said shrugging.
"Well as long as you boys handle the paddling, and leave the navigating to me, then we'll be able to get to this so called Boney Island in no time." Courtney told them.
"You aren't going to do that thing you always do where you take control of everything and not let anyone else do anything are you?" Harold asked Courtney.
"What are you talking about?" Courtney asked them. "I do not do that." She yelled.
Harold and Geoff looked at each other briefly and then back to Courtney. "Hate to say it brah, but you can be a real control freak sometimes." Geoff told Courtney. Don't you remember how you and Jasmine spent days fighting over who would be leader?" He asked.
(Confessional Camera)
"A control freak! That's what they think of me!" Courtney yelled angrily. "Alright, calm down Courtney, you have to admit your first few days didn't make the best impression. Things are different now. We have a good team, and we're going to keep on winning." She told herself.
(Confessional End)
Courtney fastened her life jacket and sat down in her canoe while Goeff and Harold pushed it. Behind them Owen carried Heather and threw her into their canoe causing Leshawna to laugh at her discomfort. Cody was trying to pull his and Sammy's canoe into the water, but was having difficulty.
"It's okay. I've got it." He said not making any progress with the canoe.
"Do you want some help Cody?" Sammy asked him.
"No no. I've got it. Just make sure Amy is watching." Cody said pulling again. He pulled so hard that he fell back in the water causing Sammy to giggle slightly.
Finally, they all managed to get their canoes in the water and were ready to start paddling. Chris stood on the beach holding a starter pistol. "On your marks, get set, paddle!" He said as he shot the gun in the air. Suddenly, a bird fell down in front of him lifeless. "That's gonna provoke some angry emails." He said not too concerned.
"So you and Amy have a good relationship don't you?" Cody asked Sammy.
"Umm I don't exactly know how to describe our relationship." Sammy hesitantly answered.
"That's cool, that's cool." Cody said. "You'd totally know if she was into me though wouldn't you?" He asked her.
"Into you?" Sammy asked. "I don't know how to say this nicely Cody, but I don't think you're Amy's type. I don't know what her type is to be honest because she's never managed to have a boyfriend for more than a week." She said. Realizing what she just said she hastily added, "but you didn't hear that from me," before covering her mouth.
"What I'm hearing is that I have a chance, even if it's just for a week." Cody said grinning. Sammy sighed, and kept on paddling.
Nearby, Ella decided to ask Sugar about why she left Heather on the beach. "Sugar, why didn't you let Heather come with us in the canoe? She is our friend after all." Ella said.
"Is that so? Well tell me this, why am I always being left out of her plans?" Sugar asked. "I've seen the way she drags you around everywhere getting you to talk to people for her. How come I ain't involved if I'm suppose' a part of this alliance?" She asked.
Ella thought for a moment. "Well, I don't know why Heather wouldn't want you to be as involved, but I'm sure she has a good reason for it. We need to trust our friend." Ella answered.
"She ain't our friend Ella. It's clear that Heather is just using me and you. I bet she don't even like yer singing." Sugar said causing Ella to gasp.
(Confessional Camera)
"Course I don't her singing neither, but she don't need to know that. I'm tired of Heather running the show, so it's time I stepped up. As much as I hate to say it, I need Ella for that."
(Confessional End)
"So Amy you mind if I ask you a question?" Trent asked her.
"What do you want?" Amy rudely asked him.
"What I want is to know why you're mad at me. Ever since Heather read your diary, you've been avoiding me, and getting mad anytime I try to talk to you. I get it, you feel embarrassed, but don't take it out on me when I'm only trying to help you out." Trent yelled at her.
There was silence between the two of them for a moment before Amy began to cry. "I'm sorry Trent, but do you know how hard this has been on me. I don't want people thinking I'm a terrible person, but you heard what was in there. I called my sister worthless, and a pathetic waste of space, but it was all out of context. I've been avoiding you because I don't want to lose you as a friend." She said through tears.
"I'm not going to lie Amy I was a bit shocked to hear you talk about Samey that way. You've told me before that you're hard on Samey because you know she can do better, and I have no reason to doubt you. Have you ever stopped to think about how Samey feels though? If you don't want people to think your terrible, just don't do terrible things." Trent told her.
(Confessional Camera)
"That sob story was supposed to guilt him into feeling sorry for me, but it's still all about Samey. What does he see in her? I haven't forgotten that the day of the talent show he asked me if it was okay for him to ask out that loser. Well there's no way I'm letting Samey win him over." Amy yelled angrily.
(Confessional End)
With the Killer Bass, things were going a bit more smoothly in their paddle rides. Katie and Zoey were currently discussing the most likely suspect for eliminating Dave.
"Courtney, Alejandro, and Harold were the only three that didn't beat their phobia. That means they were the most likely to be eliminated instead of Dave." Zoey said.
"Courtney never really seemed to like Dave, and Harold could've had Dave eliminated to save himself. I'm not sure about Alejandro. He seems like a nice guy, but there's something about him that's off." Katie said.
"So then those are our three main suspects?" Zoey asked Katie.
"I think we should include Jasmine as a suspect as well. As team leader she could've seen Dave as a necessary sacrifice to save Alejandro or Courtney. You know those three are really close." Katie said.
"No way, Jasmine is too nice to do something like that. Besides, why wouldn't they eliminate Harold if they wanted to save Alejandro and Courtney. He didn't complete his challenge, and he's not much stronger than Dave was." Zoey said.
"But Harold has been more helpful overall. He won us both the Dodgeball challenge and Talent Show challenge. I think that would make him seem more essential to the team than Dave." Katie argued.
Zoey sighed and rubbed her eyes. "What are we doing?" She asked Katie. "This is our team we're talking about, and yet we're treating everyone on it like they are an enemy. We're supposed to be friends." She said.
"They made themselves the enemy when they voted off our friend for no good reason. Don't you care that he's gone?" Katie asked.
"Of course I care. I really liked Dave, I liked him a lot, but just because he's gone doesn't mean we should turn against our whole team." Zoey said.
"It's not our whole team. Geoff isn't a suspect." Katie said.
"Katie I'm being serious. Look let's just forget about it. However Dave got eliminated I'm sure there's a valid reason behind it. We're not the Screaming Gophers, we don't have someone like Heather plotting and eliminating whoever they feel like. We should trust our team." Zoey said.
"I guess you're right Zoey, it just hurts to see him gone. Dave and I only weren't friends for that long, but I get attached to people really easily. I always think with my heart, not with my head." Katie said.
Zoey gently comforted Katie putting one arm around her shoulder. "That's not a bad thing Katie, and I'm in no place to judge. I'm the same way, always letting my emotions get the better of me, always worrying about what others think of me. We just have to work together, work with our team, and we'll get through this." She said. The two girls briefly hugged before they continued paddling.
Back with Sammy and Cody, Cody came up with another way to get Sammy's help with winning over Amy.
"So Samey, you're into Trent aren't you?" Cody asked her.
"What no. We're just good friends." Sammy awkwardly said.
"Hey, it's cool. No need to downplay it. I'm pretty tight with Trent, and I was definitely sensing an I'm into Samey vibe from him. I could put in a good word for you if you want." Cody said.
"You'd really do that?" Sammy asked. Cody nodded. "Wow that's great of you to do." Sammy said.
"Well that's what I do." Cody said grinning.
"If you can find someway to get him away from Amy and put us in the same canoe on the way back I'd owe you one." Sammy told him.
"Well that brings you us to my part. If I can help you get with Trent, I was hoping you and Trent would help me get together with Amy. Heck, the four of us could go on a double date together afterwards." Cody said.
"Cody you're really sweet, and I don't want to see you hurt by Amy. She's not as nice as she seems, and she hasn't even been nice to you to begin with." Sammy told him.
Cody's grin faded and he looked down somberly. "So you really think that Amy and I will never get together?" He asked Sammy.
"I'm not one to say never, but it's doubtful Cody. I'm sorry, you seem to really care for my sister, but I can honestly tell you that she doesn't return the sentiment." Sammy said.
"Well that hurts, but it wouldn't be the first time I've been turned down. Don't worry, I'll still help you and Trent get together." Cody said.
As the group continued to paddle, suddenly a thick fog surrounded them.
"Where did this fog come from?" Sammy asked.
"I don't know, but it's really creepy." Cody said.
They paddled through the fog, and in the distance there was an island with a giant skull on it. As they got closer to the island the fog kept getting thicker and thicker. "You'll be paddling your canoes across the lake, to Boney Island." Chris's voice could be heard saying ominously. Soon enough all the canoes made it to the beach shore of Boney Island.
"Check out the skull you guys. Chris was right about this island being haunted." Owen said laughing.
"The island appears to be named after it's prominent skull. That, along with the fog definitely create an eerie atmosphere." Alejandro said.
"Let's just keep going with the challenge." Jasmine said.
The two teams were close to each other as they portaged their canoes through the mysterious island. The feeling of dread that the campers were feeling only kept growing as they saw more and more creepy skulls around the island. As they were running, a tree fell down and blocked the path that they were currently on. The Screaming Gophers huddled around in a circle cautious of their surroundings.
"I think I saw something." Cody whispered. Several large beavers popped out and surrounded the Screaming Gophers. "Monster Beavers!" Cody yelled as they ran away.
(Confessional Camera)
"A remnant of the Pleistocene era, the Woolly Beaver is a day active rodent indigenous to Boney Island." Chris explained. "Oh yeah and their meat-eaters." He added winking.
(Confessional End)
The Screaming Gophers continued to run away from the woolly beavers that was chasing them. As they ran, the passed by a bear who was rubbing himself with a tree. As the Screaming Gophers passed by, the Bear looked confused at the sight and put on a pair of glasses. They eventually reached a dead end near a small body of water. When the reached the water, the woolly beavers stopped chasing them.
"Hey, they're leaving." Trent said.
"But why?" Sammy asked.
"Who cares why Samey, the only thing that matters is they're gone." Amy said.
"Did anybody pack a change of underwear?" Owen asked. The Screaming Gophers laughed at his question. "No, seriously." He said once they stopped laughing. Instead of more laughter, they responded with disgust.
Owen farted, and the noise of the Screaming Gopher's complaints awoke a flock of Canadian Geese that were nesting by the cliff. The geese, enraged by being disturbed proceeded to chase the Screaming Gophers. They soon passed by the same bear they had passed earlier, and this time he responded to the sight of them being chased by breaking off his glasses in frustration.
"Does anybody have any ideas for we can lose these things?" Leshawna asked.
"Ella can't you sing to calm them down like you did for the bear?" Sammy asked Ella.
"I would try, but running and singing is not the easiest thing to do." Ella said.
"Wait, I've got it." Cody said.
Cody pulled out a bag of bread from his pants and began to open it for the geese.
"Why do you have that?" Sammy asked Cody.
"I was planning a romantic picnic for Amy and me." Cody said.
Amy's face reeled in disgust. "Using bread from your pants. Ew you are so gross." She complained.
"Just throw it already." Trent said tired of the arguing.
Cody threw the bread towards the geese, and as predicted they stopped chasing the Screaming Gophers to eat it instead. As they stopped running, the Killer Bass passed by them.
"How were we ahead of them after all that running?" Owen asked.
"Who cares. We're behind them now. We need to hurry up." Heather said.
The Killer Bass stopped running when they reached a fork in the road.
"Which way do we go?" Harold asked.
"Left, I say we take the left path." Courtney said.
"I don't know, I think we should take the one on the right." Geoff said.
"He has a point, the right trail does seem wider." Jasmine said.
"Okay then let's go right. After all, just because I said left doesn't mean we are forced to take the left path. You know, because I'm not the type of person who always has to take control." Courtney shouted.
"Are you alright Court?" Jasmine asked her.
"I'm perfect. Let's just go right already." Courtney said.
The Screaming Gophers were not too far behind the Killer Bass and managed to see them take the right path.
"I can see the other team." Trent said.
"They're taking the left path." Sammy said.
"Okay, so then let's go left." Trent said. They took the left path and cautiously walked through it. Suddenly, Trent seemed to be falling into the ground itself. "Um guys, I don't want to panic here, but I'm shrinking." He yelled.
(Confessional Camera)
"Right. How am I supposed to know what quicksand looks like? It looks just like sand." Trent complained.
(Switch)
"Can you believe they fell for that? I set it up, but I didn't think anyone would walk into it." Chris said barely able to hold in his laughter.
(Confessional End)
"Uh-oh." Trent said concerned.
"Samey go and get Trent out of the quicksand." Amy said pushing Sammy.
"No Amy don't." Trent started to say before it was too late. Amy pushed Samey right into the quicksand and now she was stuck too.
"Way to go Samey, not only did you not help Trent, but now you're stuck there too." Amy yelled. "How much more useless can you be today?" She asked sarcastically.
"You were the one that pushed her into the quicksand." Cody said.
Amy turned to glare at Cody. "What was that?" She yelled.
"Help!" Trent yelled out as they were nearly out of time in the quicksand.
Cody took quick action and swung on a vine to try and rescue the two of them. Though he missed Trent's arm and crashed into a tree, the vine that he was swinging on dangled just enough for Trent to pull himself and Sammy up. The other Screaming Gophers cheered as they got to safety.
"Thanks bro. You're a lifesaver."Trent told Cody.
"That was so cool Cody. I didn't know you could do something like that." Sammy said.
"It was nothing you guys, honestly. I just watch a lot of movies." Cody said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Amy, isn't there something you'd like to tell Cody? Trent asked her.
Amy glared briefly, but then put on a fake smile. "Thanks for saving Trent after Samey only made things worse. At least you managed to be helpful here." She said.
"Alright enough overemotional time wasting. We have a challenge to win." Heather said.
The Killer Bass were having a much easier time on the right path that they chose. Chris could be heard narrating their travel. "Just when things were looking up for the bass, disaster struck."
Geoff fell down from carrying his canoe and shouted out in pain. "My leg! I'm down! I'm down! Aw! It's so unfair! Why did this have to happen now! WHY! WHY!" He yelled in an over the top fashion.
"Geoff are you okay?" Jasmine asked running over to check up on him.
"You've got to go on without me." Geoff said still on the ground in pain.
Courtney started to walk off, but then stopped realizing this would only make her look bad in front on her team. "Come on Geoff, I'm sure Jasmine can get you bandaged up when we make it to the beach. We'll go ahead and help you get there as best as we can." She told him. Zoey and Alejandro helped Geoff up and helped him to walk slowly.
(Confessional Camera)
"I didn't know if I was going to make it." Geoff said.
(Switch)
"The first rule of the wilderness is you never know what to expect. Geoff was a real fighter and I'm proud of that." Jasmine said.
(Switch)
"I don't know why everyone was treating it like such a big deal. He had the smallest injury ever. Of course, I helped him out because I'm a good team player and not some kind of control freak." Courtney yelled.
(Confessional End)
Geoff's injury was shown to be none other than a small, but painful splinter stuck in his leg. The Killer Bass managed to arrive on the beach shore after a while, but to their surprise the Screaming Gophers were already there and were working on their fire as best as they could. The Bass quickly got to work on their fire and had something started substantial.
"How did they do that so quickly?" Heather asked surprised.
The Killer Bass all pointed at Jasmine who just waved at the Screaming Gophers smirking.
"It pays to have a wilderness survivalist on your team." Chris said from his helicopter. "Advantage; Killer Bass." He said.
As the Screaming Gophers were gathering more firewood for their fire, Sugar noticed an odd small statue in the bushes.
Flashback
"Legend has it if you take anything off the island, you'll be cursed forever." Chris warned. Out of nowhere thunder could be heard.
The teams went off to the beach where the canoes were at. Sugar was then shown walking towards Chris with toilet paper stuck on her foot.
"Ah shoot the challenge started. What'd I miss?" She asked.
"Canoes." Chris said shrugging.
Flashback End
Sugar grabbed the idol and put it in her canoe when nobody was looking.
(Confessional Camera)
"If I'm going to be spending time on this place I might as well bring back a sue-bin-ear back home. My second sue-bin-ear will be the money I end up winning." Sugar said.
(Confessional End)
Elsewhere, Trent was relaxing taking a small break. Cody approached him and pulled a soda out of his pants.
"Hey thanks for saving my but man." Trent told him.
"Just looking out for a fellow gopher." Cody said. He opened the soda and held it towards Trent. "Want a sip?" He asked.
Trent politely pushed the can away trying not to show disgust that it was in Cody's pants this whole time.
"Trent, let's talk. Mano a mano." Cody said.
"Okay. What do you want to talk about?" Trent asked.
"Amy. Well Amy and Samey. See I hit on Amy a few times, but I struck out. Then I talked with Samey on the canoe ride over here, and she said I wasn't Amy's type. I don't want to give up, but I might just have to wait and see where things go. The good news is Amy might not be into me, but Samey is really into you." Cody said.
Trent got up and looked at Cody menacingly. "If you're lying I could easily rearrange your face. You know that right." Trent threatened.
"Dude, Trent, buddy. What do I have to gain from lying to you. Amy's the one I'm into, I just want to help you and Samey out. I'd be cool to go on a double date you and Samey, plus me and Amy." Cody said.
"Okay." Trent said lightening up. "So what do you think I should do about it? Amy and I used to be good friends, but the diary thing made everything awkward with us. I'd like to ask Samey out, but not if it ruins their relationship as sisters." Trent said.
"That's a real dilemma you've got. Let me tell you how I'd handle that." Cody said.
Cody was interrupted by Heather who walked up to the two of them annoyed. "Ladies, are you almost finished with your tea party?" She asked them. "We're in the middle of a challenge here." She yelled.
Geoff was dragging himself across the beach carrying a few twigs. He finally managed to throw the bundle he was carrying into the fire that they had started.
"Jasmine, I think now would be a good idea to inspect Geoff's leg. If left untreated, his injuries could get a lot worse." Alejandro said.
"Good idea Alejandro. Hopefully this is something I can take care of with just a few supplies. The rest of you keep gathering firewood." Jasmine said.
(Confessional Camera)
"Are you kidding me. Jasmine and Alejandro are a lot smarter than that. It's just a splinter. Why is everyone acting like his leg is going to be amputated because of this." Courtney yelled frustrated.
(Confessional End)
"This fire isn't going to be big enough. We should hurry it up if we want the lead." Courtney said.
Harold frantically looked around for more wood to throw in the fire, and then noticed the canoe paddles. He gathered them up and threw them into the fire much to the shock of everyone.
"What did you do that for?" Courtney yelled.
"How are we supposed to get back to Camp Wawanakwa?" Jasmine asked him.
Harold looked unsure and nervous from all the glares his team was giving him. With the Screaming Gophers, they were having difficulty getting their fire at a larger level as well.
"How are we going to get this fire larger?" Heather asked getting frustrated.
"I have an idea. Back on the farm we handled issues like this no problem." Sugar said.
"If you lived on a farm wouldn't fire be bad?" Trent asked.
Sugar ignored him and positioned herself by the fire. She released a large fart and the flatulence was combustive enough to get the fire larger.
"That was so disgusting." Amy complained.
"Yeah, but now we're in the lead." Leshawna pointed out.
The Screaming Gophers walked to their canoes once they had the approval from Chris. Before they got back into their pairs, Cody stopped them.
"Guys, since you were both almost devoured by quicksand today I think you have a lot you want to talk about. Samey, you can go with Trent, and I'll take his place with Amy." Cody said.
"Sounds cool." Trent said smiling. Sammy gave Cody a smile as she went to her canoe with Trent.
"I do not agree to this!" Amy yelled. She was ignored however as everyone started to paddle off leaving her with Cody.
"So how are we going to get back without any paddles?" Zoey asked everyone still glaring at Harold.
"I have an idea, but it is quite unconventional. I do not even know if it will work." Alejandro said.
"It's better than sitting around here. What do you have in mind?" Jasmine asked him.
"If we stack the canoes together and have two of us push from behind, then we should be able to make it back to the island." Alejandro said.
"That'll never work. Even if we do manage to get back to the island, we won't make it there before the other team. Not to mention we don't have two people to push. Geoff and you are the only ones strong enough for that, and he's 'dangerously' injured." Courtney said putting subtle air quotes around the word dangerously.
"Then I"ll do it myself. We may lose, but if it means getting back, the it'll be worth the difficult task." Alejandro said.
(Confessional Camera)
"In truth I could have done the task by myself to begin with. A good strategist always knows when to underplay his abilities." Alejandro said smirking.
(Confessional End)
Alejandro pushed the Killer Bass canoes from the water across the lake. He was going at a good speed, however he was still much slower than the teams paddling. When it looked like they were just about to make it, the Screaming Gophers canoes arrived first.
"It looks like the Screaming Gophers arrived first. That's too bad Bass, especially after that killer strategy you came up with to get back here." Chris told them.
"Well, at least it will be an easy vote." Courtney said glaring at Harold.
Chris laughed getting the attention of the Killer Bass and Screaming Gophers. "I didn't say you lost, I said the Screaming Gophers arrived first. Unfortunately for them, they arrived incomplete." Chris said. Soon enough, the last canoe with Amy and Cody landed on the shore. Amy stepped off carrying Cody who seemed asleep.
"What took the two of you so long?" Heather asked them. We just lost!" She yelled.
"We would've been here sooner if I wasn't paddling alone. The dweeb fell asleep. He must have tired himself out rescuing Samey from her stupid mistake." She said. She threw Cody on the ground waking him up.
"What'd I miss?" Cody asked. He wasn't answered, but was instead met with the glares of his teammates.
At the elimination ceremony, nearly all of the Screaming Gophers glared at Cody the entire time. It was essentially his fault that they had managed to lose after they were so far ahead.
"So close, yet you managed to screw it up." Chris said. "Surprising nobody Cody is eliminated today. What can I say dude, you really messed up." Chris said handing out the marshmallows to the other Screaming Gophers.
"Sorry I let you guys down. I don't know what happened.' Cody said sheepishly.
"Mind if I walk him to the Dock of Shame?" Sammy asked. Chris shrugged and the two headed off. "I'm sorry that you were eliminated Cody, but thanks for helping me and Trent out. On the ride back he asked me if I wanted to take things slow with him." Sammy revealed.
"So the two of you are together now?" Cody asked.
"Not officially, but we're getting there." Sammy said smiling.
The two shared a brief hug, and before Cody was about to board the boat.
"Just so you know, I'm not giving up on Amy yet. She has a hard shell, but I'm starting to crack it. In fact she kissed me when we were riding back to the island." Cody told her.
"Well you can't help who you love. Who knows, maybe Amy just needs someone to make her a better person. That reminds me, I didn't want to leave you empty handed for helping me and Trent so I got you something to take before getting eliminated." Sammy said. She handed Cody a box, and when he opened it he found one of Amy's bras.
"Is this one of Amy's?" Cody yelled as the boat started to take off.
"She won't miss it." Sammy said laughing.
"You're the best. Trent is a lucky guy. I'm going to miss you." Cody yelled to her before he disappeared from her sight.
(Confessional Camera)
"I hate everyone on this team!" Amy yelled. "Ella is delusional, Owen and Sugar are disgusting, Leshawna is annoying, Trent apparently has terrible taste in girls if he finds Samey attractive, Heather wishes she could be as popular as me, and Samey is a worthless good for nothing loser who I have the curse of being related to. I am going to show everyone why I am the popular twin, why I am the pretty twin, the better twin, and why I am going to win this stupid game." She yelled.
(Confessional End)
Flashback
On the canoe Amy and Cody were paddling back to the island.
"You know Cody it was very brave of you to go and rescue Trent. I'm glad I can count on you." Amy told him.
Cody laughed nervously and rubbed his neck. "Oh that was just me trying to help out. You know, be a good team member and all that." He said.
"I think you deserve a kiss for your hard work." Amy said flirtatiously. Cody closed his eyes and leaned forward. Instead of being kissed however he was hit by the canoe paddle and knocked unconscious. "Like I'd kiss you." Amy said disgusted. "With that the biggest pain on the island will be eliminated no doubt." She said to herself.
Flashback End
Before there was a fade to black to end things off, there was an ominous view of the idol Sugar was holding. Her so called "Sue-bin-ear" would bring quite the trouble to the Screaming Gophers.
Elimination Order
22. Leonard
21. Lightning
20. Ezekiel
19. Beardo
18. Izz
17. Dave
16. Cody
Remaining Contestants
Screaming Gophers: Heather, Ella, Amy, Samey, Owen, Trent, Sugar, and Leshawna
Killer Bass: Geoff, Courtney, Alejandro, Zoey, Harold, Katie, and Jasmine
Elimination Explanation: Cody is gone, and with him the Love Square is officially over. I would say that this has devolved into a love triangle now, but Trent always had feelings for Sammy while Amy was just a close friendship which isn't even much of a friendship anymore. Now that he's basically chosen Sammy though I wonder how much longer Amy will keep pretending to be nice and hurt until she explodes. That's the main reason that Cody was eliminated this chapter. While he may be a bit blinded due to his crush on Amy, he's not an idiot. If he stuck around for when Amy completely drops the nice girl act I don't think he'd still have a crush on her. Instead he gets to go oblivious to Amy's true nature and still crushing on the mean girl. His crush will be resolved at a later point. Something I always disliked about canon Cody was his crush on Gwen was never really resolved. It seemed as though he'd get over her after he was eliminated and he helped her get with Trent, but he never did. Even in World Tour where he got some development he was still all over Gwen. His crush on Amy will reach a resolution at some point. When that is I won't say and how it ends I won't say. Perhaps he'll see just how evil she is, or perhaps he will somehow manage to win her over. You'll just have to wait and find out.
A/N: Sorry about the mini hiatus everyone. To make a long story short I got busy during the holiday season with work and family. Once the holidays ended the device I use to write these stories crashed, so I had to get it fixed, and rewrite this. Sorry about the wait, but we'll be back to weekly chapters now. I decided to move them from Sunday to Monday though because that gives me a bit more time to work.
Boy was this chapter a bit of a mess to write. I don't know why, but I think a lot of the canon scenes were hard to adapt with this cast. Coming up with the pairs for the canoe ride, a reasonable method of victory and defeat, the elimination, and development for the various plotlines were hard to fit in the chapter. Next chapter might be a bit easier, but we'll have to see how that turns out. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter regardless of the issues faced.
The Killer Bass suffered a lot in this chapter due to the fact that they lost most of their established plot lines. No DJ means no fear plot, no Bridgette means no romance plot for Geoff, no Duncan means no lighter to help them start the fire. Of course this was to be expected. As this story goes on there will be more and more changes because of the different characters. It's all a matter of how good I can fit the canon challenges and situations to fit these new plots. If anything, I'm glad there are so many differences, because that means I can't rely as heavily on canon and instead have to use my own writing abilities to create the chapters. It's going to be a lot of fun going forward, and I can't wait for next week with some paintball.