Review Responses
WeirdAlfan101- I know what you mean. Whenever I think of Sugar the only thing that comes to mind is what if Owen was a villain, and not as funny. A lot of her humor is similar to his, but just not as good in my opinion. There's also the pageant stuff, but I'm not too much a fan of that. Ella is a character that I really like, so that's another reason why I'm kid of biased against Sugar. The two could have had an interesting dynamic but it boiled down to Sugar just yelling at Ella, and Ella just taking the abuse. Still I can see why she does have fans, and I hope to do better the next time I bring her around. I also hope to explore the relationship with Ella and Sugar more in the future when I revisit her character.
GlitchWarrior- Interesting to hear that Sugar is your most hated Total Drama character. While I don't like her I think there are others I hate more. Glad to hear you loved Amy getting tossed into the freezer as well. After dealing with Heather all day, they were not about to start having to put up with Amy as well. Being locked in a freezer is torture, but being locked in a freezer with someone you hate is much worse.
Gucci Mane LaFlare- Yeah, I didn't do the best job with the pranks, but I figured not having Duncan, and having a stronger team bond overall meant that things should be a bit more subdued. They just wanted Harold to learn a lesson, not to torture the guy. At least Harold still learned his lesson by the end. It's a relief that the humor is working as well as I intend for it to work. As for Sugar, I do plan on doing more with her later seasons since she does have some potential as a villain. You'll have to wait for that.
Space Zodiac- If you think about it, it's really ironic that the Gophers are having so many problems and the Bass are really united, because at the beginning of the season it was the opposite. The Gophers started off strong while the Bass started off with so many conflicts. I've got to say, I actually really love the villains in Total Drama. Most villains are some of my favorite characters. Sugar just doesn't really do much for me. I agree that Geoff hasn't had too much to do, but that will change very soon. The Bass in general haven't had as much of a focus since I've spent so much time on the Gopher drama, but the Bass will get their time coming up. Interesting predictions you have going on. Wait and see what you get right.
QueenAzulaThinksYourWorthless- Everyone's time comes at some point. What matters most is what they do before their gone. I didn't do as much as I wanted with Sugar, but she still had good moments. I think what's more frustrating with Harold wasn't just that he didn't clean up, but that he denied it so much. Just admit your mistakes. It's really cool to hear that you like Amy despite acknowledging she's terrible person. I thought she had no fans, but I guess everyone has at least one fan. So excited that you're loving the chapters. Makes me happy to do more and hopefully go at a decent pace through the season.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct- Haha Heather couldn't avoid getting stuck in the freezer. Good thing Ella is far too nice for her own good. A lot of people have asked if Ella will ever turn on Heather how Lindsay did, and let me say you have to wait. I absolutely love what the end result will be for Heather and Ella. I can't wait until then, but it is quite a while away. Harold may or may not rig the votes, that all depends on how his team keeps treating him. He only did in canon because he was fed up with his treatment. Let's see what happens here. The Bass do have the major advantage in this challenge of actually having a good sense of trust. Yeah, I understand why Amy is hated so much. They didn't really do much with her besides torment her sister, then get eliminated. Hopefully I can make her a bit of a better character without changing her too much. Amy and Heather in the freezer was so much fun to write, so glad so many people liked it.
ShadowJcreed- It seems Sugar won't be missed as much as I expected. Glad to see that I'm delivering enjoyable chapters. That keeps me motivated to keep going. The Amy/Trent/Sammy arc still has a bit more to go, but I think the resolution will be more than enough for people to accept how long it took to reach. As for the card situation you do have to remember Leshawna and Harold are in this season. That doesn't guarantee it will happen, but it's more likely because of that fact.
Guest- The Gophers winning the next challenge isn't too likely, but it's also not impossible. You never know what could happen to turn things in favor for the Gophers this time around. Those are some good predictions with good logic. Let's see what happens and how right or wrong you are.
Last time on Total Drama Island. Things really got cooking between the campers. Heather pushed Leshawna too far in the cook-off challenge and ended up one chilly mamma. Luckily she had an friend to chill with. Harold got pranked over not cleaning his mess, while Alejandro tested the limits of Courtney's self control. Geoff managed to lead the Killer Bass to victory, and the Screaming Gophers got to the bottom of their losing streak. It was bye-bye Sugar for cursing the team, and losing the challenge. Have the Gophers broken the curse? And just how much trust do they have in one-another. Find out this week 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.
Starting the day at breakfast, Chef scooped up pile of mashed up food and dumped it onto a plate. "Today's breakfast is Hawaiian-Italian fusion casserole." He said handing the plate to Sammy.
"Isn't this just leftovers from the cooking challenge?" She asked him.
"Yeah that's right! You got a problem with that?!" Chef yelled at her.
"No. Not at all sir." Sammy frantically said.
At the Screaming Gopher table, Amy and Heather were bundled up with blankets and had piles of tissues next to them. They were fighting over the last box of tissues since they both ended up using so many.
"I need this more than you do. Since I'm prettier and more popular it's only fair that I get the last box of tissues." Amy told Heather pulling on the tissue box.
"In your dreams." Heather responded pulling back.
Sammy walked over and took a seat between Leshawna and Trent. "That cold is really bad isn't it?" She asked the two sick girls.
"Shut up Samey, it's your fault that I got stuck in there with Heather." Amy said crossing her arms, and thus giving the tissue box over to Heather.
"Please, you two did that to yourself. Next time don't go on some kind of crazy power trip." Leshawna told them.
"Oh you're so dead. You think you can just lock me up in a freezer and get away with it. I am going to make you sorry that you ever met me." Heather told Leshawna.
Leshawna looked over at Sammy and told her, "Too late for that one." Sammy held back a giggle and looked at Heather.
"You are such a-a-a..." Heather tried to say before sneezing mid sentence. "Achoo" Heather turned to sneeze, and ended up sneezing over Amy.
"Eww, don't sneeze on me you loser." Amy told Heather.
"I hate this place." Heather complained. She blew her nose again, and put her head on the table groaning.
At the Killer Bass table things were going much more smoothly.
"How did they get to be in such a bad shape?" Zoey asked pointing over at the Gophers.
"It's probably because they let Heather lead them for so long. Clearly she wasn't qualified, and they didn't realize until it was too late. Then there's also whatever Trent has going on with those twins." Courtney said.
"Something tells me they didn't let Heather lead them, rather she took the role of leader by force." Jasmine said.
"I would not doubt it in the slightest. Her tenacity is matched only by her beauty." Alejandro said.
Courtney rolled her eyes and looked at Alejandro seriously. "You need to stop flirting with her. Not only is she on the other team, but it's clear that she's a major threat." She told him.
Alejandro chuckled and smiled at Courtney. "Once again, you mistake my kindness for flirtation. I can say you are a beautiful woman as well Courtney, and it would not be flirting. It would merely be stating a fact for you are one." He told her.
"I.. that's not what.. you know.. I mean..." Courtney tried to say, before walking away flustered and embarrassed.
Somewhere in the woods, Chris walked up and looked at the camera very seriously. "Hi, Chris here." He said introducing himself. "Sometimes teams just don't get along. So the producers and I thought that the best way to work thought the group friction would be..." Chris said before taking a small pause. "To exploit it for laughs." He said eagerly rubbing his hands together. "This is going to be awesome." He said.
The two teams were lined up together on the docks, as Chris began to explain how their next challenge would go. "So," Chris began. "Last challenge exposed quite a lot of Gopher issues." He said. Leshawna and Heather glared at each other while Sammy and Amy did the same. "I'm also sensing something funky floating around in the Bass pond. They might not be as close as they want us to believe." Chris said. Alejandro looked over briefly at Courtney, but she turned her head away from him. "This challenge therefore is going to be settled around building trust, because all good things begin with a little trust." Chris explained.
(Confessional Camera)
"We've got this trust challenge in the bag. The Gophers can barely stand to have breakfast together without getting into some big fight. Alejandro and Courtney might argue every now and then, but we're still a much stronger team than they are." Jasmine said confidently.
(Confessional End)
"There will be three major challenges that have to be completed by two or more members of your team. Normally we like to have our campers choose their partners, but not this time." Chris said. "More fun for me." He added laughing.
The first challenge was set by a large rocky cliff. "Okay, for the first challenge you'll be doing an extreme freehand rock climbing adventure. Alejandro and Geoff will play for the Bass while Amy and Heather go for the Gophers." Chris said. Amy groaned at being teamed up with Heather. "Here's your belay and harness." He said tossing it to each of them. Heather quickly snatched the equipment from Amy.
"Excuse me, but who said you would get to pull?" Amy asked.
"Please, if you think that I'm letting you hold me up, you're nuts." Heather said.
"You won't be holding her up exactly," Chris said. "One camper pulls the slack through the belay as their partner climbs." He paused to demonstrate the movement for them. "If their partner falls, the belay will stop them from crashing. The catch? Both the side and the base of the mountain are rigged with a few minor distractions like... rusty nails, slippery oil slicks, mild explosives and a few other surprises." He explained.
"Wicked." Harold commented.
"The person on belay must also harness their partner up. It's all about trust people and remember: Never let go of the rope. Your partner's life depends on it." Chris told them seriously.
Amy glared at Heather, and looked back over at Chris. "I demand to switch partners. I'm far too pretty to get dropped because of Heather." She said.
"Please, as much I love your company, I'm not going to throw a challenge just to get rid of you... yet." Heather told Amy. "Now hurry up and let me get this dumb thing on you." She said.
Alejandro was hooking Geoff up so that he would be able to climb. "This is going to be so cool dude." Geoff told Alejandro.
"I am glad that you are enjoying this, and you can trust that I'll keep you well suspended." Alejandro told him.
"Totally dude, I trust you." Geoff said giving Alejandro a fist bump.
With the Screaming Gophers, Heather had finished tying the belay and harness onto Amy. "There, you're all hooked up." Heather told her.
Amy looked down to make sure that everything would be good to keep her up, and noticed that Heather had tied a second rope onto her. "Why is there a second rope?" She asked Heather.
"It's a backup line." Heather innocently answered.
Amy looked at Heather and the second line suspiciously. "What's that smile for? You're up to something aren't you?" She asked.
"I'm not up to anything. I'm just really happy that we got to work on this challenge together." Heather answered.
Amy looked suspiciously, but just rolled her eyes. "Whatever, just don't drop me because I'm prettier than you." She said.
(Confessional Camera)
"As much as I want to get back at Leshawna for shoving me into a freezer, getting back at Amy isn't too bad either. Besides, this will keep Samey on my good side. I've got a doctorate in revenge and humiliation, so it's time to put that to use." Heather said.
(Confessional End)
Amy and Geoff began their climb up the mountain at a relatively well pace. Geoff began to move much faster than Amy and took the lead. As he climbed past her, an explosion on the side of the cliff knocked him down. Alejandro managed to pull in time and keep him from falling completely.
"Don't worry amigo, I've got you." Alejandro told him.
"Amy will you hurry it up." Heather yelled over to her.
"Excuse me for not wanting to ruin my nails over this dumb challenge." Amy yelled back.
Chris stood on the side watching them, and pulled out what looked to be a squirt gun. "I promised surprises." He said grinning. "Habenero pepper sauce anyone?" He asked.
Chris aimed the gun, and sprayed it directly at Heather covering her hair and face in the spicy sauce. "What the heck is wrong with you? It's all over my hair." Heather complained to the host. She let go of the rope to wipe her face clean causing Amy to fall.
"Heather!" Amy yelled as she fell from the cliff side.
"Muy caliente." Chris said smiling.
He aimed the squirt gun over at Alejandro next, but to the dismay of the host, Alejandro took the pepper sauce much better and seemed to enjoy it rather than be disturbed.
"This is nothing compared to our salsa back home Chris. You simply must do better." Alejandro told him.
Chris looked over to the camera off screen and whispered. "Is that the best we can do?"
Geoff and Amy continued their climb up the mountain with Amy finally starting to make some progress after Geoff set off a few more explosions nearby. The two were close to halfway done when Amy managed to get slightly ahead of Geoff.
"Good job taking the lead Amy, now just make sure you don't fall behind." Heather said. She pulled on the second rope that she had attached to Amy and ripped off her skirt leaving her with her underwear exposed. The part of her skirt that was pulled off fell on Geoff and covered up his face.
"She sure is full of surprises is she not?" Alejandro asked Chris while he looked over at Heather.
"Yeah, I did not see that one coming." Chris said staring up at Amy who was still climbing despite having her underwear exposed for everyone to see.
"You think this is funny Heather?" Amy yelled over at her.
Geoff took off the skirt from his face, and looked down so as to not stare at Amy's underwear. He focused back on climbing back up the cliff as best as he could while keeping his eyes away from Amy. He managed to make up to the top first, winning the point for the Killer Bass. Amy got up soon after and glared down at Heather from above.
"Looks like the first point goes to the Killer Bass." Chris announced.
"Here you go brah." Geoff told Amy handing her back her skirt since he was still holding onto it. Amy angrily took it from him and stormed off.
(Confessional Camera)
"Once I get rid of Samey, Heather is next." Amy angrily yelled.
(Confessional End)
The second challenge took place inside of the kitchen. Two tables were set up, as well as a podium from where Chris would be observing the challenge. Courtney and Jasmine appeared on the Killer Bass side, while Trent and Sammy stood present for the Screaming Gophers. An unknown person jumps through the air, performing multiple flips and lands behind the podium. Chris rises up from that spot as though he were the one who performed the stunt despite the person who actually did it looking nothing like him.
"And now for round two. The Extreme! Cooking! Challenge!" Chris announced. The previous stunt person slowly crawled off screen hoping not to be noticed, but was watched by those present as he made his way out. "Each team must pick who cooks and who eats." Chris told them.
"I'm fine either way Court, what do you want cook or eat?" Jasmine asked Courtney.
"I'll be fine with cooking." Courtney said.
"I can go ahead and cook for us Trent... you know... if that's fine with you." Sammy nervously said.
"Yeah that's cool." Trent told Sammy smiling at her.
(Confessional Camera)
"Amy usually makes me cook for her, so this shouldn't be too hard. Besides, guys find it romantic when a girl cooks for them... don't they?" Sammy asked.
(Confessional End)
"Today, you'll be preparing Fugu Sashimi, the traditional poisonous Japanese Blowfish." Chris told them as a loud gong sounded.
(Confessional Camera)
"Great, I'm going to kill him before I can get a chance to ask him out." Sammy said smothering her face in her hands.
(Confessional End)
"The Fugu Blowfish contains enough lethal toxin to kill thirty people," Chris explained to them pointing at a slide show projection as Chef wheeled a tank with two of them in it.
"Fishies, meet your maker!" Chef said taking the fish out of the tank.
Chris continued to explain and point over to the slide show, "They must be sliced veeerry carefully to cut around the poisonous organs. The poison paralyzes the nerves and... there is no antidote." He said ominously. "So no worries!" He added nonchalantly.
Trent noticed how nervous Sammy looked and put his hand on her shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry about this Sammy, as long as you've taken biology I'm sure that you'll do fine." He told her.
Sammy nervously poked the blow fish causing it to deflate and fly around the room like a balloon. She looked over at Trent who seemed to be keeping a calm expression. Courtney and Sammy worked hard to prepare the poisonous blow fish for their eaters.
"Finished." Courtney said sometime later. Her plate looked perfectly prepared and had several pieces of sushi in a pyramid formation. Sammy's plate was not as good looking, and instead had pieces cut of several different sizes. She layered them together the best she could, but they just made a bit of a mess. Jasmine took one of the sushi pieces, and slowly put it in her mouth. Chris and Chef watched in anticipation as she chewed it. When she finished, she gave Courtney a thumbs up.
"I knew you could do it." Jasmine told Courtney.
Chris and Chef turned their attention over to Trent and Sammy who were about to begin their turn. Sammy nervously handed Trent the plate, but he simply smiled at her and confidently took a piece to eat.
"Hey, that's not too bad." Trent told her. Seconds later however, his face turned blue and he fell to the floor.
"Trent, are you okay?" Sammy asked him.
"I don't feel so good." Trent said slurring his sentence. He collapsed completely and began to vomit fiercely, to the point where he was chocking on his own vomit. Courtney and Jasmine walked over and looked at Trent in concern.
"It's cool," Chris told them. "Give him twenty-four hours and he'll be up walking and breathing as good as new." He said before walking away.
"Aren't you going to do anything to help him?" Jasmine asked Chris.
Chef showed up, dressed in a nurse's outfit, and proceeded to give Trent mouth-to-mouth much to Trent's dismay.
Before the third challenge, they were given a small break to rest up. Geoff was at the beach relaxing in a beach chair when he was approached by Katie.
"Hey Katie, what's up?" Geoff asked her.
"Oh nothing much, I just wanted to talk, I figure that there aren't many of us left on the team, so I might as well try to get to know those of us left better." She told him.
"Yeah, it's a bummer that we're down to about half of what we started with, but at least we're all cool now." Geoff told her.
"So how close would you say that you are to Harold and Alejandro?" Katie asked him.
Geoff thought for a moment before shrugging. "We're pretty cool I guess. I get along with Alejandro more than I do with Harold, but Harold's not that bad either. The guy's kinda weird, but he does have some cool skills." Geoff told her.
"Well how about Dave? Before he got eliminated what did you think of him?" Katie asked.
"Dave..." Geoff said before thinking some more. "He was alright I guess. A bit of a downer with how serious he was, but I can't say I disliked the guy." He said. "What's with all the questions?" Geoff asked her.
"Oh you know, just want to get to know you better." Katie answered.
"Well alright then. You need anything else brah?" Geoff asked Katie.
"I'm good, but thanks for the help." Katie said before heading off.
"Any time." Geoff yelled back to her. Once Katie was gone he went back to relaxing in his beach chair.
(Confessional Camera)
"As I thought, Geoff and Alejandro are really close. Geoff is too nice to backstab Dave, but Alejandro might not be. I'll have to look into him a bit more. I'm close to figuring out what happened to you Dave, then Zoey and I can make things right." Katie said passionately.
(Confessional End)
Outside the first aid tent, Sammy watched as Chef poked Trent with a large and presumably painful needle to help reduce the poison in his system. She sighed and walked away when she bumped into Amy.
"I heard what happened to Trent. I would say it's a shame, but he deserves it for thinking you could possibly do anything right Samey." Amy told her.
"Don't you have something better to do than to bother me?" Sammy asked Amy.
"You put Heather up to that little stunt of hers didn't you Samey?" Amy asked her.
Sammy and Amy stared each other down before Sammy answered her question. "No, but at least now you know how it feels to be embarrassed in front of everyone." Sammy said.
Sammy began to walk away, but Amy grabbed her arm violently blocking her. "Just because the losers on this island don't think you're useless, doesn't mean that you'll ever be anything more than a second me, a spare Amy. You got that Spareamy. Amy yelled at Sammy.
"Well I don't care what you think anymore." Sammy said before shaking off Amy's arm and storming off.
"Don't you dare walk away from me!" Amy yelled at Sammy. Sammy ignored her sister, and kept on walking. "We're not done here Samey! Samey!" Amy yelled only to get no response back.
Once the small break was over, everyone was gathered around for the third challenge to begin.
"Excuse me Chris, but if today's challenge has three parts, and we have already won the first two, then does it really matter who wins the last one?" Alejandro asked Chris. "We have enough points that the Gophers cannot win anymore." He pointed out.
"A sharp observation Alejandro, but I have good news, the third round involves three more challenges." Chris said. "It's the three blind challenges. It begins with the Blind William Tell followed by the Blind Trapeze and culminating in the treacherous Blind Toboggan." He explained to them.
"So you mean that we really had five challenges instead of just three." Jasmine said.
"Pretty much." Chris said before putting an arrow on Harold's head. "Like legendary marksman William Tell, you'll be knocking arrows off your partner's head with crab apples." He explained.
"Wasn't it the other way around?" Courtney asked.
"Shush," Chris said. "Also, the shooter will be blindfolded." Chris put on a blindfold before continuing. "The person that knocks an arrow of their partner's head while causing the lease amount of facial damage wins." He shot an apple as an example, but it landed right on Harold's crotch.
Harold groaned in pain and collapsed to the floor. "I'm deathly allergic to apples you know." He managed to say through the pain.
"Aww nuts," Chris said ignoring Harold's concern. "Leshawna and Ella will be one team. Courtney and Katie, you'll be the other." Chris told them.
"Didn't I just finish a challenge with Jasmine?" Courtney asked. Her question was however ignored by the host.
Katie eagerly went up to Courtney for the challenge. "Let me shoot. My BFFFL Sadie is a great shot, and I think I've learned a lot from her." She said.
"Just be careful okay." Courtney told Katie.
"Okay, Let's rock and roll!" Chris said starting the first blind challenge.
Katie was the shooter blindfolded for the Killer Bass, while Leshawna shot for the Screaming Gophers. The two readied their slingshots, and began to fire on the targets. Leshawna missed most of her shots due to Ella's small size, while Katie's shots hit Courtney severely. Neither of the two were getting close to hitting the target, but Courtney was taking a lot more pain compared to Ella who only got hit a few times by the apples. After several more shots, Leshawna managed to hit the target off of Ella. Katie, determined to finish kept throwing more apples at Courtney.
"I can do this." Katie said.
"Leshawna won, the challenge is over." Chris told Katie.
Katie ignored Chris's comment and continued to try for the arrow.
"Katie, will you drop it. We already lost." Courtney yelled over to her.
Katie shot several more attempts before Chris went over to literally shake some sense into the girl.
"Katie, it's over. You've got to let it go." He told her violently shaking her along the way.
"Sorry, I just really wanted to do it." Katie said.
"I'll get you for this." Courtney woozily said before collapsing from the pain.
The next blind challenge took place with a wooden trapeze that they set up, over a pool of water.
"And now, the Blind Trapeze!" Chris announced. To avoid serious injury the trapeze has been set up over this pond." Chris said before pausing. "Which is full of jellyfish." He revealed to the shock of the contestants. "You two," he said to Amy and Zoey, "will stand on the platform until your partner tells you to jump." He said pointing over to Ella and Harold as the partners.
"And then?" Amy asked.
"Then hopefully they'll catch you, or that's gonna be one heck of a painful swim." He said laughing a bit. "Okay, hut hut!"
Swinging for the Killer Bass was Harold, while Ella was swinging for the Screaming Gophers. Zoey stood on the edge nervously, as she waited for Harold's signal to jump.
"Zoey, I'm getting really close to figuring out what we wanted to know." Katie yelled over to Zoey.
"You're what?" Zoey asked.
"You know, about that one elimination." Katie said trying not to give too much away.
"I thought we decided we were going to drop that?" Zoey asked Katie.
Alejandro looked over at Katie concerned, but dropped the expression and remained calm.
"Zoey you need to jump now." Harold told Zoey.
Zoey moved to jump, but due to being distracted by Katie, she missed the timing and ended up falling into the jellyfish filled water below. The Killer Bass flinched as she was shocked by the jellyfish. When she managed to climb out of the water, she had a jellyfish stuck to her that was still shocking every now and then.
"Let's see if the Gophers can do better." Chris said.
Ella swung and waited for the proper timing. "Listen to my song, and you'll know when to jump." Ella yelled over to Amy.
Listen well to my song Amy.
If you fall there will be painy.
You need to be fast
So we don't end in last.
Just listen to me
And then we'll be free
It won't be a bump
I just need you to juuuuump
Amy jumped as soon as Ella said, and she made it across safely. The Screaming Gophers cheered for the point that they were given. Once Amy was safely on the other side she took of her blindfold and looked at Ella.
"You actually managed to keep me from falling. I almost feel bad about this." She said. Ella looked slightly confused at Amy, and Amy proceeded to push Ella into the jellyfish filled water below. The Screaming Gophers below looked in shock, and gasped at Amy's action.
Heather went up to Amy once she stepped down from the trapeze angrily. "What was that for? You shoved her on purpose." She yelled at Amy shoving her finger at Amy's chest.
Amy shoved away Heather's finger and walked away uncaring. She stopped and turned back to look over at Heather. "That's payback for the rock climbing. Hope your little friend is alright." She said heading off uncaring.
Ella stepped out of the water with a jellyfish stick on her head. "Don't worry Heather, I'm fine. Besides, I should be thanking Amy for helping me make this new jellyfish friend." Ella said smiling before getting shocked by the jellyfish.
(Confessional Camera)
"As much as I don't appreciate Amy going after my alliance members, at least now everyone will hate her more than me. Pushing sweet little Ella into a pool of jellyfish is an easy way to get everyone focused on getting rid of you." Heather said.
(Confessional End)
"I'll take Ella and Zoey to the first aid tent. That'll also give me a chance to apologize to Courtney." Katie said. She guided the two girls over to the first aid tent, hoping that Chef would be able to remove the jellyfish that were attached to them. "I'm sorry about distracting you Zoey." Katie said embarrassed.
Zoey shook her head in response. "Don't worry about it Katie, we still have one more challenge that we can win." She said. "I'm just a bit concerned about you. I don't know why you're still digging into Dave's elimination after so long." She said.
"You're concerned about Prince David's elimination?" Ella asked Katie and Zoey.
"Prince David?" Katie and Zoey said equally confused as to what Ella was talking about.
Ella looked away from Katie and Zoey as she blushed thinking about Dave. "Well before he was eliminated, David helped me recover from a poisonous apple in a perfect fairy tale moment. It's too bad Heather told me I couldn't have someone on the other team as a prince. Then he got eliminated that same day." She told them.
"You told Heather you had a crush on Dave, and she said you couldn't like him?" Katie asked her.
"Yes. Heather is my most dearest friend, so of course I listened to her no matter how my heart ached. I suppose it's for the best he was eliminated or I may not have been able to stay away from my prince long enough." Ella told them.
(Confessional Camera)
"Ella has a crush on Dave. Is that what they were doing together in the forest that one time?" Zoey asked frantically. "No it's okay. Dave's gone now, and besides it's not like we were ever more than just friends." She told herself.
(Switch)
"It all makes sense now. Heather wanted Dave gone so that Ella would stay loyal to her despite her crush. She couldn't get rid of someone else on the other team, so who else would she turn to, but the person who's always flirting with her. Alejandro." Katie said.
(Confessional End)
"I've got to go, but when you guys get to the first aid tent, can you apologize to Courtney for me?" Katie asked them. The two girls nodded, and she ran off to join her team before the final challenge.
The final challenge was set to begin soon. Katie managed to catch up with her team just in time to start. "And now the final leg, The Blind Toboggan Race." Chris announced. Each team will have a driver and a navigator. The driver steers while the navigator shouts directions. Oh yeah, and the driver will be blindfolded." He revealed. "Not many of you left huh? Keep losing you guys." Chris said laughing. "Oh well, Sammy and Leshawna, Katie and Alejandro." He said.
At the top of the mountain, they four that were chosen were getting ready to begin. Katie and Leshawna would be the blindfolded drivers while Alejandro and Sammy served as the navigators. As they prepared to begin Katie went up to Alejandro ready to confront him.
"I know the truth." Katie told Alejandro.
"Whatever are you talking about?" Alejandro asked.
"The truth about Dave's elimination, and how Heather had you do it." She said.
Alejandro smiled, and did not say another word to her. "What are you doing Chef?" He asked changing the conversation.
Chef was nearby applying some type of grease onto the Toboggans. "Just lubing them up. Get a little more speed going." He explained.
Chris and Chef stood behind the Toboggans ready to start the final challenge. "On your marks. Get set." Chris said before blowing his airhorn. He and Chef pushed the Toboggans down the mountainside to officially start of the challenge.
Sammy and Leshawna were off to a good start with Sammy giving Leshwana good directions as to where to steer the Toboggan. Katie and Alejandro were not as cooperative, with Alejandro providing Katie with no directions whatsoever, and leaving her to literally steer the Toboggan blindly. As they continued to avoid obstacles, Sammy and Leshawna ended up accidentally going over a steep rock propelling them in the air.
"Girl we are flying now." Leshawna said.
Their Toboggan landed in a nearby river propelling them down a waterfall. "We're going to die here." Sammy yelled out.
"Are you just not going to give me any directions." Katie asked as she struggled to steer them safely.
"Why would you trust anything I have to say?" Alejandro asked her. "I am after all the one who got rid of Dave." He said.
"So you admit that you did it?" Katie asked him.
Alejandro smirked and leaned forward closely to her. "I admit that Heather approached me about her problem. While I still don't know what she hoped to accomplish, getting rid of Dave mattered little to me." He told her.
"Courtney and Jasmine won't be happy when they find out you were working with Heather. You'll be eliminated next time we lose for sure." Katie told him.
Alejandro laughed at her claim. "Oh I don't think I'll be the one getting eliminated." He said calmly.
As Katie continued to steer the Toboggan, Alejandro used the close distance between them to subtly loosen her blindfold. As they were close to the finish line, an explosion went off near them.
"We had a few explosives left over and I just hate to waste." Chris explained. Several more explosives went off, some near Katie and Alejandro, while others were near Sammy and Leshawna who had managed to get back on track towards the finish line. The distance between the two racers closed as they got closer and closer to the finish line. Sammy and Leshawna managed to get the lead, and seemed close to winning. A hidden explosion caught Katie and Alejandro from underneath propelling them in the air. As they were lifted up, Katie's blindfold came undone and fell off. Right before Sammy and Leshawna crossed the finish line, Katie and Alejandro landed first, winning them the challenge.
The Killer Bass cheered for their victory, and everyone who was in the infirmary that day joined the rest of their teams. Courtney looked to be more stable, while Zoey and Ella managed to get their jellyfish removed. Trent was still in bad shape, but he was looking to make a steady recovery as well. "And the Bass are the winners of the Toboggan race." Chris announced. "Unfortunately I said that these were blind challenges. By losing the blindfold before you finished the race, you broke the number one rule. So the Gophers are today's big winners." He revealed.
The Screaming Gophers cheered for their victory while the Bass glared at Katie. "It wasn't my fault. Alejandro must have loosened my blindfold when he got close to me." Katie told them.
"Why ever would I do that for?" Alejandro asked innocently.
"Because you wanted us to lose before I had a chance to tell everyone else that you worked with Heather to get Dave eliminated." Katie said.
Zoey looked at Katie concerned. "Katie please, you need to stop. I miss Dave too, but you're letting this consume you." She told her friend.
"Is that what this is all about?" Jasmine asked. "Look if you want to know the truth Alejandro asked Courtney and I to vote for Dave, but that was to save Courtney from elimination. Heather had nothing to do with it. I'm sorry about your friend, but it was the right choice keeping Courtney over him." Jasmine told Katie.
"No, I know he's working with Heather." Katie said.
"Do you have any real proof of these claims?" Alejandro asked her.
"Well no.. but why else would you sabotage me in this challenge?" Katie asked. "Just ask Ella, she'll tell you everything." Katie said.
"I don't see how Ella will prove anything when I have not once spoken to her. The only sabotage I see is you. You cost us all three of the blind challenges, and the victory today. I think we have a clear vote." Alejandro said. The Killer Bass walked away leaving only Katie and Zoey.
"You believe me don't you?" Katie asked Zoey.
Zoey kept her head down unsure. "I want to believe you, especially after what Ella told us, but I don't know. Alejandro has been a great team player, and a really nice person. I don't think he'd do something like this. Besides, Jasmine just told us herself why they got rid of Dave. It was just to save Courtney." She said.
(Confessional Camera)
"Alejandro admitted to me himself that getting rid of Dave was Heather's idea. If only I had some way of proving it to the team before we go to vote." Katie said.
(Switch)
"Katie's story seems really hard to believe, but then again Alejandro does flirt with Heather no matter how much he tries to deny it. She lost us the challenge and I do need to get her back for the apple incident, but I'm keeping a closer eye on Alejandro from now on." Courtney said.
(Switch)
"Katie was quick to piece everything together. Her drive to avenger her friend was quite an asset to her. Of course, her biggest mistake was letting me know that she knew. Now she'll be gone before she can prove anything." Alejandro said smirking.
(Confessional End)
At the elimination ceremony, things were a bit tense. Chris looked at the Bass. "Who wants a treat?" He asked them. "A tasty treat that represents exemption, security, peace of mind-"
"Just get on with it." Courtney interrupted him.
"And if you don't get a marshmallow you have to walk the Dock of Shame and you can never come back... Ever." He quickly said. "Let's see, we have one for Courtney, one for Jasmine, and one for Zoey. Geoff and Harold, well done. We only one left. Alejandro, Katie, the last marshmallow goes to.
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"I'm telling you guys you can't trust Alejandro. He's working with Heather. He's planning something big." Katie pleaded to her team.
"You are over emotional because you miss your friend Dave. I hold no personal ill will against you despite these accusations you keep raising against me." Alejandro kindly told her.
"I'm not falling for your act. You guys need to see through his game. Don't let him win." Katie said before she got dragged off by Chef to the boat of losers.
"Well hope you manage to recover from that one. It's kind of embarrassing to lose to a team that hates each other." Chris told the Killer Bass. The team looked at each other, unsure of what the future would hold for them.
Elimination Order
22. Leonard
21. Lightning
20. Ezekiel
19. Beardo
18. Izzy
17. Dave
16. Cody
15. Owen
14. Sugar
13. Katie
Remaining Contestants
Screaming Gophers: Heather, Ella, Amy, Sammy, Trent, and Leshawna
Killer Bass: Geoff, Courtney, Alejandro, Zoey, Harold, and Jasmine
Elimination Explanation: As I teased before Katie ends up eliminated due to her persistent investigation into Dave's elimination. I know everyone thought that this would be an easy win for the Killer Bass, but it turns out they aren't as close as they seem to show. Not to mention Alejandro will do anything to keep his cover at this point in the game. Katie was a lot of fun to work with, but it was hard seeing as how she didn't have too much to explore from canon. Not having Sadie around made it a lot easier to develop her. I decided to focus on her emotional nature since Katie is supposed to be the emotional one and Sadie is supposed to be the logical one. That's at least my understanding of the two anyway. They kind of just blend together in canon, so I hope Katie stood out here. It's also a nice touch that Katie ended up getting eliminated the same episode Sadie was eliminated in canon.
A/N: So this chapter took a bit longer than usual, and a big part of that was the fact that I wasn't entirely sure of the direction I wanted to take things. I think I ended up rewriting parts of it quite a few times. The thing that killed me the most was just trying to find something for the Killer Bass to do. I never really noticed it before working on this story, but they have so little plot relevance compared to the Gophers. It's even harder in my version since everyone is involved in the Gopher drama rather than just a select few members. Still I think I'm doing a good job of giving the Bass something to do, so let's see how it all works out. I did manage to get a head start on next chapter since I have a lot of ideas for that one, so expect it later this same week to make up for how long this one took.
I think a lot of people were expecting the Bass to win this one, and they probably would of if not for Alejandro getting suspicious of Katie getting suspicious of him. The trust pairs were a lot of fun to come up with between both teams, and I think that it all worked out for the best. Kept in some memorable moments from canon such as Heather exposing someone's underwear, Trent getting intense food poisoning, Courtney getting pelted with apples, and the close finish at the end. The blind challenges were the most interesting part since that's where I took the most creative liberties. I figured that if anything made sense to be changed, it'd be those parts. I took a while, but I think the chapter turned out good.
As I said next time is something I'm going to enjoy writing so much more. Without Duncan around Basic Straining gives me a lot of liberty to work around the plot, and I think you'll all enjoy what I end up doing. It'll both entertain, and surprise you because I don't think anyone can predict the direction I'm going to take things for both the Bass and the Gophers. Until then you'll just have to wait.