Review Responses
WeirdAlfan101- Trent really does have some poor luck, but at least things are looking better for him here. It's going to be hard for Sammy to come back from this and keep going in the game, but after all she's been through she's gained a lot of strength and willpower.
QueenAzulaThinksYourWorthless- Heather and Alejandro really are a fun pair to work with because they match each other's ability for scheming like nobody else does. It makes for some really good plans. They won't be working together permanently because they both distrust the other, but the occasional team up might happen. Trent and Sammy started because I thought it would be an easy pair to write, and I ended up really loving it. I know there's a few characters who haven't done much recently, but I'm working to resolve that. It's hard to involve every single character in the main plot, but I do at least want to give them all something to do. Glad you're enjoying the story.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct- It sure is interesting how Courtney leaving Alejandro made him more dangerous by pushing him towards Heather. As for Sammy vs Heather, they will have some conflict going on, but it won't be anything too harsh. While Heather doesn't care about Sammy, she still hates Amy more so I don't want her to have a rivalry with both sisters.
Critica7- Trent is an alright character. Not really one of my favorites, but I don't have much against him either. Courtney has been one of my favorite characters to develop in this, and her rivalry with Alejandro is basically the last step of her development for this season. Good point about the half seasons, I honestly forgot that detail.
Derick Lindsey- Yeah, it was a bit obvious that Trent would be eliminated, but I think I made it work out well for the story. I'm glad that it seems I handled his elimination better than canon did. Interesting guess on what will end up happening with Dave. Him getting covered in some kind of filth has been a bit of a pattern since he came back.
Gucci Mane LaFlare- Glad you liked the episode. It was a lot of fun to put Alejandro and Heather scheming together, and things will only get more dangerous from here.
Danicus Green- Thank you for the kind words, and I'm glad that you're liking the story so far. A positive Dave portrayal is a nice touch since he's so hated and I have plans for him later on. Regarding Ella and Heather, let me just say that while they are similar to Lindsay and Heather the outcome for them is going in a different direction that what befell the canon pair. I think readers will enjoy the fallout of their relationship, and it'll be for the best. Kinda interested in who you think the finalists are, but if you want to keep that guess to yourself it's fine. The story will be finished, it's just been a slow ride recently.
Last time on Total Drama Island. Campers searched for treasure, and yours truly put on an impressive performance as a pirate. But this was no ordinary treasure hunt. Some campers put their lives on the line to snag their booty, while Dave put his sanitation and his stomach on the line doing something that would make most people hurl. Courtney cut ties with Alejandro having figured out he was just using her all along. In the end, the campers who went the limit were rewarded with treasures that, in hindsight, probably weren't worth the effort. Haha. Oh well. Except of course for Heather, who not only managed to get invincibility saving her from elimination, but also got another one of her scheming plans taken care of. Meanwhile, Sammy and Trent's love train went right off the rails thanks to a joint scheme by Heather and Alejandro. In the end it was Trent who walked the plank after Courtney and Zoey took matters into their own hands. Who will be the next unlucky camper to walk the Dock of Shame? Who will lose their cool? Who will lose their lunch? Find out on the most shocking episode yet, 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.
Inside of the girl's cabin, Heather was sharing her gift basket reward from the previous challenge with the other girls. They had plenty of drinks and snacks to go around.
"Thank you for sharing your reward gift basket with us." Zoey told Heather.
Heather smiled and nodded. "Of course, anything for us fellow girls." She said.
"Here it comes." Sammy said rolling her eyes.
Heather hid a quick scowl at Sammy and continued to smile acting nice. "What do you mean Sammy?" She asked.
"She clearly means here comes the part where you act nice so we'll help you with whatever you want." Courtney said. "You aren't fooling anyone with this nice girl act Heather, so just drop it and tell us what you want." She said.
"If you want me to be blunt then fine, we need to work together otherwise the guys are going to team up and take us down." Heather said.
Zoey finished chewing some chips that she had and looked at Heather. "Why would they do that?" She asked.
"There are ten of us left, us five and them five. I'm sure Alejandro has already realized this by now, and he's going to find some way to convince the other guys that the best thing to do is vote us off. We've already seen how close they are, so we need to team up before they do." Heather explained.
Sammy stood up from her bed and headed for the door. "Do you really expect us to believe that? This is just another scheme of yours to get people to work for you while you sit back and watch." She said.
As Sammy was going to exit the cabin, Courtney got her attention and motioned for her to stay. "I know you're angry about what happened with Trent, but Heather is right about one thing here. Alejandro is always up to something, and gathering the guys together doesn't sound too off for him. For now I think we'll have to work together if we want to all be safe." She said.
Sammy sighed and shook her head. "I promised Trent I wouldn't work with Heather anymore, and I don't need another Amy making me do things for someone who doesn't even respect me." She said.
"You know I didn't have to help you with your sister problem, but I did and you haven't been grateful enough for that." Heather said glaring at Sammy.
"You can't keep holding that over me for the rest of the game. Stop trying to force me to do things just because you helped with Amy." Sammy yelled.
(Confessional Camera)
"I may have done too good of a job helping Samey take care of her sister because now she thinks she can speak to me however she wants. Still, she's useful enough right now and any ally I have is one more than Alejandro has. I can keep her for a bit longer before I drop her." Heather said.
(Confessional End)
Heather and Sammy continued their standoff glaring at each other before Courtney stepped in between them. "I get it Sammy you don't want to work with Heather. To be honest I don't like the idea of working with her either, but if you won't work with her then at least work with us Zoey, Ella, and me." Courtney said.
Sammy hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "You three I can work with." She said.
The girls left the cabin to get ready before the next challenge started. As they were walking, Ella smiled happily to Zoey. "Isn't it great, we're finally all getting along and working together." She said before singing a high note which brought several birds to her side.
Zoey laughed and smiled back at Ella. "I know what you mean. The guys were always a close group, and I'm glad that us girls are finally getting there too. I just hope teaming up against the guys doesn't mean we have to stop being friends with Dave." She said.
"Don't worry Zoey, soon my prince and I will get our farytale ending. I plan to confess my heart to him soon enough." Ella told him.
(Confessional Camera)
"I don't want Ella to get hurt, but I don't think Dave likes her the way she thinks he likes her. Besides, I really like Dave and I don't know how to tell Ella that. Will she think I'm a bad friend?" Should I just be honest with her? What do I do?' Zoey asked herself.
(Confessional End)
Zoey looked at Ella and bit her lip briefly before speaking. "Ella do you have a crush on Dave?" She asked her.
Ella blushed and tilted her head slightly. "I didn't think I'd find my prince here, but since he helped cure me of that poison apple I knew that we were meant to be." She told Zoey.
"Ella we're friends, but I need you to know that I like Dave too. I really like him a lot, but I don't want us to stop being friends over a guy." Zoey said.
Ella took a small step back. "You like Dave too." She said slowly. "I guess we'll have to let the prince choose which of us will be his princess." She said softly. Zoey reached her hand out to Ella, but she walked ahead sticking next to Heather.
The challenge for the day began shortly after. The contestants were lined up on the docks with Chris in front addressing them. "Today's challenge is a good old-fashioned game of hide-and-seek. You all get ten minutes to hide before Chef Hatchet comes looking for you." He explained to them. "With his military background and advanced degree in man-hunting he's uniquely qualified to make this game excruciatingly hard." Chris said. As he spoke there was a split image of Chef in hi military outfit, and then another of him in graduation robes. When they returned to the docs, Chef was standing at the end holding a water gun with a dark grin.
"is he armed with a water gun?" Alejandro asked. As Alejandro spoke, a red dot appeared on his forehead.
Chris ignored his question and gestured to his right. "The lifeguard chair is home base. If he catches you, Chef will try to blast you. If you escape his blast, you can try to run to home base." Chris explained as he walked up to the lifeguard chair. "But if he catches you on your way, he'll douse you." He added.
Alejandro looked unphased and kept his arms crossed. "I do not see how a water gun makes for a difficult challenge." He said.
"Why don't you demonstrate, Chef?" Chris asked with a smirk. Chef agreed to this and snickered as he pumped the gun a few more times in front of Alejandro. Once it was ready to fire he made a sudden turn and fired a large blast of water at Chef launching him far from the dock and soaking him. "Not on me dude!" Chris who was now drenched yelled from several yards away.
"So how do we win this game?" Heather asked.
Chris walked back over to the docks and addressed the contestants. "You've got three options," Chris told them. "One, don't get discovered in your hiding place. Two, run to home base before Chef blasts you. Three, once you've been caught, help Chef find other campers. Do any of those, and you win invincibility! All clear?" He asked. Sammy raised her hand, but Chris ignored the question instead starting the challenge. "You get ten minutes to hide, so go." He said. Everyone scattered in a different direction to find their hiding spot.
Once the ten minutes had passed, Chris walked to the camp going to the obvious hiding spots and seeing if anyone would actually take them. Walking into the boys cabin, he saw Geoff was hiding under one of the beds.
"Geoff bro are you really hiding under your bed?" Chris asked him.
"What are you talking about, there's no Geoff here." Geoff answered with a nervous laugh.
Chris raised an eyebrow at Geoff before grinning. "Oh Chef Hatchet!" He called out. Chef barged into the room, and Geoff bolted from under the bed to out the window. Chef watched him jump out the window and run into the forest, but let him go for now.
By the docks Courtney had changed into her swimming outfit, and dropped into the water. She held up a reed to help her breath as she submerged herself in the water.
Chris continued his search for poorly hidden contestants and entered the communal bathroom. He went up to one of the stalls and knocked on it. "Knock-Knock."
"What are you doing here?" Zoey could be heard asking Chris above a whisper.
"Just wanted to let you know you're going to have try a lot better than that if you want to avoid getting caught by Chef." He told her.
Zoey opened the bathroom stall and ran out quickly hoping to find a better hiding spot before Chef caught her.
Meanwhile, back with Geoff he had run very deep into the forest and was out of breath. He turned back to see if Chef was still following him, and whipped some sweat off of his forehead once he saw that he was safe. As Geoff walked near a cave, he was suddenly pulled inside by Alejandro and saw that all of the guys were gathered there as well.
"This is one wicked hiding spot, but don't you think it's a risky move for all of us to chill here together?" Geoff asked.
"We aren't staying here long, but Alejandro wanted us all to meet here as soon as we could." Dave said sitting on a nearby rock.
"Well now that he's here can we sha-get on with this. We're wasting time with this." Lightning said as he stood at the edge of the cave with his arms crossed.
Alejandro nodded and took a seat with everyone. "I'm grateful you all could come here. I'll be quick and say that we need to work together if we wish to continue in the game. If you recall before the merge the girls outnumbered us greatly. The numbers have evened out due to our returning players, but it won't be long until they pick us off once more." He told them.
"You really think that the chicks are working together to eliminate us?" Geoff asked.
"I doubt it since the girls all hate each other." Harold pointed out.
"That may be true, but even enemies can be allies if it suits their needs. Courtney and I were partners not too long ago, but now she's decided she doesn't need me. We all saw how Courtney, Zoey, Heather, and Ella eliminated Trent. If that isn't proof of their alliance, then what is?" Alejandro asked them.
"Why would they eliminate Trent if he's dating Sammy? Wouldn't he be a vote on their side?" Dave asked.
"They probably eliminated him to keep her loyal to the girl's alliance and not to her boyfriend. Leshawna was the only girl who wouldn't work with the others, but since she was eliminated there was nothing stopping them from teaming up on us." Alejandro said.
Harold stood up and pointed a finger accusingly at Alejandro. "You were one of the people that voted my fair Leshawna out that day." He said.
Alejandro hung his head shamefully. "I apologize for that amigo, but I was still partnered with Courtney at the time. She probably wanted Leshawna eliminated so the girl's alliance could begin without her resistance." He said. "Please, we need to work together if we're going to stop Heather and Courtney." Alejandro said.
Geoff lifted his hat up slightly and thought for a moment. "I don't know about this man. It feels kinda harsh for us to go after the girls like this." He said.
"Amigo don't forget what Courtney is capable of. Jasmine was her friend, and she was eliminated without a second thought. We aren't attacking the girls we're defending ourselves from them." Alejandro said.
Geoff hesitated for a moment, but then put his hand in next to Alejandro. "Alright then here's to the bros." He said.
Harold joined next. "If it means getting back at the girls who eliminated Leshawna then I'm in too. Just know I won't forget the part you played in her elimination Alejandro." He said.
Dave looked cautiously and gulped before joining them. "I guess as long as we're targeting big threats like Heather and Courtney, but not somebody else like say I don't know Zoey then I can do this." He said.
The four guys looked at Lightning who still stood off by himself in the corner. "You guys can have your alliance, but Lightning works sha-lone. I can win this without any of you." He said.
"Are you sure about that?" Alejandro asked him. "Nobody is denying your skills are great, but Courtney has already eliminated you once in this game. She knows your a threat and will eliminate you again. Maybe you can win invincibility today, and maybe you can do it two or three more times, but as soon as you lose your invincibility Courtney will be coming for you." He said.
Lightning walked over to them clenching a fist. "If I work with you, then Courtney's going home first." Lightning said.
Alejandro smirked as the guys all stood up. "All five of us have a poor history with Courtney. Trust me that as long as we work together, she will not be making it to the end."
(Confessional Camera)
"It was a bit more difficult than I expected, but they have all joined my side. Heather may have been an ally last time, but she's far too untrustworthy for a permanent partnership. As for Courtney she wasted a golden opportunity when she left me. The two of them may be resourceful in their own way, but neither of them are a match for me." Alejandro said.
(Confessional End)
"Well gentlemen, now that our partnership has been firmly established I hope you find a proper hiding spot before Chef finds you." Alejandro told them.
"Wait, we can't stay here?" Dave asked.
"It's far too dangerous to stick together in a group, and I was here first after all." Alejandro answered.
Around the camp everyone was starting to find their permanent hiding spot. For starters, Zoey decided to go for a camouflage technique and was hiding underneath a rug that blended nearly perfectly into the ground. When a squirrel followed by her, she scared it away quickly. Harold decided to go for a stealth technique and began to follow Chef closely behind. Like a well trained ninja, he would jump behind a nearby tree or bush when Chef got suspicious.
Lightning climbed onto the roof of the Mess Hall unaware that Geoff was climbing up on the other side of it. Heather walked into the Mess Hall itself, and Sammy entered in after her. Finally, by the campfire pit Dave was frantically looking for somewhere sanitary to hide, and did not see that he was getting his feet tangled in some lights that were held up. Chris watched Dave walk by tangled and laughed. "I love this show." He said.
Inside the Kitchen, Heather hid under a table. When she saw Sammy enter the kitchen as well, she left her hiding place and ran over to the blond cheerleader. "What are you doing here?" Heather asked her. "This is my hiding spot." She yelled.
"This was the best place I could think to hide." Sammy answered.
"Well get out of here before you get us caught. The game is called hide and seek, not hide in groups." Heather yelled pushing Sammy.
Sammy pushed Heather back. "You're going to get us caught with all the yelling. I didn't come here because I wanted to hide with you it's a big enough spot for both of us. You can keep your table, I'm going to hide in the freezer." She said.
Sammy headed over to go hide in the freezer, but Heather grabbed her arm violently and pulled her back. "I said get out of my hiding spot. I was here first and I won't have you getting me eliminated." She yelled.
Sammy pulled herself out of Heather's grip. "Why don't you make me leave." She yelled back at Heather.
Suddenly the attention of the two girls was brought to the lights in the kitchen turning on, and Chef's laughter being heard. When they turned they saw that he was waiting for them ready to fire. "This is my kitchen!" He yelled at them. "Also known as Forbidden Territory." He said laughing.
Heather promptly shoved Sammy into Chef before running for the lifeguard chair. "Thanks for being useful Samey." Heather said.
(Confessional Camera)
"Thanks for being useful Samey?" Sammy asked sarcastically. "It's like she's not even pretending to be different from Amy any more." She said.
(Confessional End)
Sammy caught her balance before she hit Chef and was able to escape his grasp. She ran out of the Mess Hall following Heather to the lifeguard chair. Chef chased after the two girls pumping his gun for the maximum fire that he could deliver. The two girls kept running and screamed as they inched closer to the chair. Before fully reaching it however Chef fired his blast and hit the fleeing targets. They collapsed on the ground soaked, and Chef went over to pick up his targets.
After taking care of Heather and Sammy, they sat on the steps of the Mess Hall. Chef walked back inside to see if there were any other campers foolish enough to try hiding in his kitchen. He took a brief look around, and when he didn't find anything he prepared to leave. Suddenly however he heard a sneeze and turned around to see Harold still following him.
"Gosh!" Harold complained before getting blasted by Chef on the spot.
(Confessional Camera)
"I could have avoided getting captured if it hadn't been for my sinuses." Harold complained.
(Confessional End)
As Chef picked up his captured targets, a bird flew onto the roof of the Mess Hall getting the attention of Geoff and Lightning.
"Will you sha-get out of here?" Lightning told the bird.
Geoff heard Lightning, but looked over to the bird confused. "Yo, did that bird just talk to me?' He asked.
Both of them moved towards the bird, and then caught sight of each other on the rooftop. "What are you sha-doing in Lightning's hiding spot?" Lightning asked Geoff.
"Your hiding spot?" Geoff asked. "Sorry bro, but I was here first. This is my spot." Geoff said.
"Lightning was here far before you were." Lightning said.
"Come on man just find somewhere else to hide." Geoff said.
As the two of them argued about the hiding spot, they didn't notice the roof falling apart from the weight they were putting on it. They crashed through the ceiling and landed inside of the kitchen. Heather opened the door of the Mess Hall and grinned when she saw them.
"Looks like I get invincibility now." She smirked.
"You'll have to sha-catch me first." Lightning responded. He ran out of there as fast as he could passing by Chef along the way. Chef taking notice of Lightning chased him down while pumping his gun. Chef chased Lightning as fast as he could, but Lightning's athletic abilities proved to be enough and he made it to the lifeguard chair gaining invincibility. "Take that Courtney." Lightning taunted. From under the water Courtney heard Lightning's taunts and rolled her eyes at them.
"Lightning may have gotten away, but I still have Geoff. I'll take my invincibility now." Heather told Chef leaving the group.
(Confessional Camera)
"How many of them thought going anywhere near my kitchen was a good idea. They were easy targets." Chef said.
(Confessional End)
As the group searched for the five remaining contestants to be found, Geoff took the opportunity to talk to Harold. The pair hung back a bit so they would not be overheard by anyone else in the group.
"Say Harold, what do you think about Alejandro's guy's alliance?" Geoff asked him.
"I guess it makes sense since there's not many players left in the game." Harold says.
Geoff put his arms behind his head. "Yeah, but don't you think it's a little messed up. I get the girls are coming after us, but I just want to have a chill time here. I've been having a great time in the game, but it seems like everyone else has lost their mellow." He said.
Harold shrugged in response. "I figured something like this would happen, but with my mad skills I'll be able to stay on top of everyone's plans." Harold said.
Geoff laughed and patted Harold on the back. "I have to say dude you've really surprised me. I thought you didn't know how to party when we got here, but you've shown of some clean moves. Wonder how things would be if it was Jasmine here and not Courtney." He said.
"You're really holding a grudge against her aren't you?" Harold asked him.
Geoff shook his head and smiled. "I don't know if I'd call it a grudge. I don't like to make things too personal. It's just really messed up what Courtney did to her friend you know." He said.
"Yeah, I get what you mean." Harold responded.
Chef found Zoey's hiding spot as he stepped on her while he was walking. "Now that is one sick hiding spot." Geoff told Zoey.
Back at the campfire pit, Dave was almost entirely tied up from the hanging lights. The more he worked to untangle himself the worse that it got. To make matters even worse for him he had attracted a family of skunks with all of his commotion.
"How can things possibly get worse for me right now?" He asked out loud.
Ella had spent the challenge looking for Dave, and soon ran up to him having finally located him. "There you are, I've been trying to find you." She said.
"Never mind it can get worse." Dave mumbled to himself. "Ella can this wait a little, I'm trying not to get sprayed by skunks and I'm a little tangled up." He told her.
"Here let me help you with that." Ella said moving over to Dave.
"Ella don't." Dave said, but to no avail. Ella attempted to untangle Dave, but as she had no idea where the tangle had started she pulled on the wrong string and brought all of the lights crashing down. The crash startled the skunk family spraying the two of them.
(Confessional Camera)
"That may not have been my best idea." Ella admitted.
(Confessional End)
Dave began to panic and hyperventilate dousing himself with hand sanitizer and air fresheners. "Dave I'm sorry, I only wanted to help you out." Ella told him.
"Help! Help! If it wasn't for your help I wouldn't be drenched in skunk spray right now. All you ever do is bother me and talk to me when I don't even know you. All I want is to get to know Zoey better, but that can't even happen because now three times in a row this game has decided to put me through the most disgusting filth. I can't stay sanitary now matter how much I try." Dave yelled.
(Confessional Camera)
Dave sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Maybe I was too harsh on her. She does want to be friends with everyone so I shouldn't blame her for wanting to be friends with me. She's just so weird, and as long as she's around I won't get anywhere with Zoey." Dave said.
(Confessional End)
"Zoey." Ella quietly said. "You want to get to know Zoey better?" She asked too quietly for Dave to hear. "Dave." She said getting his attention.
"What! What do you want now?" He yelled.
"Zoey wants to get to know you too. She really likes you, and I think the two of you will have a romantic ending." He told her.
Dave paused for a moment, and his anger vanished in an instant. "Zoey likes me too. The same way I like her?" He asked.
Ella nodded and turned so Dave would not see the tears forming on her face. "Tell her how you feel after the challenge, and I hope whatever happens you end up happy." She said.
"Thank you Ella, and I'm sorry for yelling at you when you just wanted to help me." Dave said. He moved to give her a hug, but Ella stepped away not wanting more heartbreak. Chef arrived and saw the two covered in skunk spray.
"You know I don't have to spray you." He told them.
Dave ran up to Chef and pulled on his shirt. "Please spray me. Please." He begged.
Chef relented and sprayed Dave, but it made no difference to the strong skunk odor coming from him. Only Alejandro and Courtney were left for Chef to find. Chef used his expert tracking skills to try and find where Alejandro could be. He got an idea of where the air current was coming from, licked the ground, and then found a strand of Alejandro's shirt lying on the ground. Following his hunting instincts led him to the cave where Alejandro was relaxing sure that he would be safe for the game.
"It seems I was no match for someone of your skill set." Alejandro told Chef as he was caught.
"I guess that's everyone then." Geoff said.
"Courtney's still out there." Lightning angrily replied.
"Courtney, but I searched everywhere." Chef said thinking possible locations. "Unless she's... the water." He said realizing where Courtney would be hiding.
The group followed Chef as he ran towards the dock. He ran pumping his gun to have it ready for the moment that he found Courtney. When he arrived at the dock however he saw Courtney was comfortably sitting on the lifeguard chair.
"Well, it's about time that you realized where I would be." She taunted Chef. Chef nodded acknowledging her smart strategy.
Chris walked up to the docks. "Alright campers the challenge is over. Time to pick a loser that isn't Heather, Lightning, or Courtney, and send them home." He said.
As everyone walked back to camp, Dave ran up to walk next to Zoey. "So what was your hiding spot?" He awkwardly asked her.
"I tried some camouflage, but I didn't expect Chef would accidentally step on me while he was walking." Zoey told him.
"Well, I'll take getting stepped on over getting sprayed by a skunk." Dave said.
Zoey put her hand on Dave's cheek. "I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. I know how much you hate getting dirty." She told him.
Dave smiled and held her hand with his. "Today wasn't all bad. Ella told me something very interesting." Dave told her.
Zoey's eyes widened and she began to panic. "Ella told you something interesting. Was it something about her, or how she maybe felt about someone else?" Zoey asked laughing nervously.
"Actually she told me something about you. You were right about her being a good friend despite being really wierd. I like you too Zoey, and I'd love to be with you." He told her.
(Confessional Camera)
"Ella told Dave that I liked him even though she liked him too. I can't believe she'd do that for me. I'm glad that Dave didn't get in the way of our friendship. Besides, I'm not the type of person who would get jealous over a guy. Well, maybe if the other girl was very rude I might." Zoey said.
(Confessional End)
Zoey and Dave held hands smiling. Zoey leaned in to kiss Dave when Dave spoke up once more. "By the way the guys made an alliance to vote out all the girls, but you don't have to worry about anything because they don't see you as a threat right now." He told her.
Zoey gasped and pulled away from Dave. "I have to go, but we'll talk after the elimination." She said hurrying to tell the other girls this news.
Both the guy and girl alliances met to decide who they would eliminate. The girls met in their cabin while the guys met at the docks.
"I told you the guys were working together, and now we have proof of it. The question is who are we going to eliminate?" Heather said.
"Why not just go after Alejandro? Isn't he the leader of the alliance?" Zoey asked.
Heather shook her head. "Going after Alejandro right now is too risky. He's the leader of the alliance so if we take him out the guys will only fight back harder against us. We need to down a smaller target." She said. "Someone like Dave." She suggested.
"Why Dave?" Zoey asked. "If it wasn't for him then we wouldn't even know about the guys alliance in the first place." She said.
"I hate to agree with Heather, but Dave is a good choice to get rid of. Since he told us about the guys there's a chance they might vote for him too seeing him as a weak link in the alliance. It's better to have a safe vote then risk a tie breaker right now." Courtney said.
"There has to be someone else we can vote for. Sammy, Ella you two agree that voting for Dave isn't a good idea right." Zoey said.
Ella looked away without answering, and Sammy sighed. "This is why I didn't want any part of the alliance." She said.
"Then it's settled, we vote for Dave. Go ahead and throw away your vote Zoey I'm not in danger of getting eliminated today anyway." Heather said before exiting the cabin.
(Confessional Camera)
"I hate having to work with Heather. She's just as bad as Alejandro, and all they do is use people for their own gain. I'm nothing like them, but I am confident, determined, and willing to do what I have to so I can win." Courtney said before taking a pause. "Okay that last part sounds like something they might say, but I'm not like them." She argued.
(Confessional End)
Over with the guys alliance there was also a less intense argument about who to eliminate.
"This is not going to be an easy vote gentlemen. With both Courtney and Heather invincible our options are Ella, Samey, or Zoey." Alejandro said.
"Alejandro, it turns out her name is actually Sammy. Zoey was telling me all about it the other day." Dave said.
Alejandro rose an eyebrow at Dave and looked at him threateningly. "You and Zoey are rather close are you not?" He asked.
Dave gulped intimidated by Alejandro and began to sweat. "We're not that close. I mean we're starting to get close. Ella told me today that Zoey likes me, and I told Zoey that I liked her, and Zoey told me that she liked me, and I told Zoey about our alliance." Dave stammered.
"You did what!" Lightning yelled at Dave.
"It's okay, I told her that we weren't targeting her because she's not a threat." Dave said. "That doesn't sound much better saying it out loud." He said.
Alejandro stood up and began to walk away. "It's clear what we must do. We eliminate Zoey tonight, and if Dave doesn't vote for her then he'll have proven himself unloyal to the alliance.
Geoff stood to Dave's defense. "Hang on a minute Alejandro. If Dave and Zoey are close you can't expect him to pick between his girl and his bros. I know that if I had a sweet girl on the island I wouldn't be able to vote for her no matter what kind of an alliance I was in." He said.
"Well Dave should have thought of that before he told Zoey about our alliance. The girls have a strong advantage knowing about us, and it's all thanks to him. We vote for Zoey, that is the final decision." Alejandro said. The guys dispersed, and Dave looked at his reflection in the water sighing.
(Confessional Camera)
"Dave has been taking Ella away from me for far too long. Something seemed off about her after the challenge, but I'm sure getting rid of that distraction will get her back on my side and cheer her up." Heather said.
(Switch)
"Zoey may not leave the island tonight. If she does not then I already have a way to make sure Dave doesn't spill anymore secrets to her or the girl's alliance." Alejandro said.
(Confessional End)
At the elimination ceremony all but two of the marshmallows had been passed out. Alejandro, Dave, and Zoey were left each of them having gotten at least one vote. "There are only two marshmallows left on this plate." Chris told them. "You each racked up quite a bit of votes. One of you is going home tonight, and you can't come back. Ever." He said. "The next marshmallow goes to.
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"The expected outcome." He said smirking.
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Zoey." Chris revealed. There were a few gasps heard as he reveled Zoey to be safe and Dave eliminated. "Okay that one could have gone either way. Even I was in suspense and I knew the answer." He said.
At the dock of shame Dave received his farewell from Zoey and Ella. Ella kept her head down while suppressing tears, and Zoey likewise looked sad to see Dave go.
"So much for getting to know each other better." Dave told Zoey. "I'm going to miss you, but at least your still safe." He said.
"I guess that means you didn't vote me off with the other guys?" Zoey asked him.
"I could never vote for you Zoey." Dave said.
Zoey smiled and gave him a hug despite the powerful odor coming from both him and Ella. "I didn't vote for you, and neither did Ella or Sammy. The three of us worked together to vote for Alejandro." Zoey told him.
"You did what!?" Heather yelled from afar.
Dave looked at Ella guiltily from having yelled earlier. "Are you not going to give me a goodbye hug? We both stink so I don't mind the filth this time." He told her.
Ella nodded briefly and hugged Dave before breaking apart. "I only wish you and Zoey could have had your happy ending." Ella told them.
Zoey smiled and looked at Dave. "Maybe there's time for one kiss." She offered.
Dave leaned forward to kiss her, but before the two could share their kiss, Chef came in and dragged Dave onto the boat of losers. He waved from afar until he was gone leaving everyone to return to their cabins for the night.
As everyone headed to sleep, Alejandro stopped by to chat with Heather. "It seems the girls have won this round, but now that Dave is gone we have no more weak links. You on the other hand have three." He taunted her.
Heather scoffed at him. "In your dreams you'll beat us. As long as I'm running the game you won't be winning anything." She told him.
Alejandro smirked and kissed Heather's hand. "We could have been the most powerful allies, but you decided that working to eliminate Trent together would be a one time occurrence." He said.
Heather pulled her hand away and wiped off the kiss Alejandro had place. "Maybe, but I'm going to have much more fun crushing you than I would have working with you." She said.
Alejandro blew Heather a kiss to her annoyance before they each departed to their cabin. The battle of the sexes has barely begun on Total Drama Island.
Elimination Order
22. Leonard
[R]. Lightning
21. Ezekiel
20. Beardo
19. Izzy
[R]. Dave
18. Cody
17. Owen
16. Sugar
15. Katie
14. Jasmine
13. Amy
12. Leshawna
11. Trent
10. Dave
Remaining Contestants
Male: Geoff, Alejandro, Harold, Lightning
Female: Courtney, Heather, Sammy, Zoey, Ella
Elimination Explanation: Well, there goes one of our two returnees Dave. I brought him back because I wanted to resolve the love triangle between him, Zoey, and Ella. I didn't too much else with him other than recurring joke of him getting put through disgusting challenges, but that's fine since the love plot was the main thing I wanted to do with him. To speak briefly on Zoey and Dave I made them a couple just because of how similar each was to the opposite's canon interest. Dave is close enough to Mike, and Zoey is close enough to Skye. Dave and Zoey's love story isn't over yet, there's still more to come, but that's all for later seasons. Who knows if it'll be a happy ending for them or not. His elimination might not seem to make sense at first, but it does if you think about it a bit more. I double checked the numbers just to be sure, and he did get a majority vote. As for who it was that turned on him that'll remain a mystery for now.
A/N: So this was another insanely hard chapter to write. The main reason is that I was just unsure of the direction I wanted to take things. In canon the episode focuses heavily on Heather and Lindsay. That makes sense since it leads into next episode where Lindsay finally snaps at Heather. I couldn't repeat that however as the relationship between Heather and Ella is really different from the relationship between Heather and Lindsay. On paper they seem the same sure, but they work a bit differently, and I'm taking the relationship in a different direction altogether.
Thus, I was left with a lot of time to fill, and no strong idea what to do with it. I knew I wanted to do more with Courtney and Alejandro as well as Courtney and Lightning. I needed to give Dave and Ella some time, as well as close things off for Dave and Zoey. Geoff was in desperate need of something to do since he's been background for quite some time, and Harold similarly has started to fade into the background. Finally I felt Sammy and Heather's lingering conflict could use some development. I think I managed to fit in most of these plot points well, and made for a strong episode. Rather than focusing on a single conflict like canon, it's a bit more spread out.
I think the main thing that happened here was the Guy's alliance, and the Girl's alliance. The guys vs girls aspect was teased slightly in canon, but it never really went anywhere. The guy's alliance also rarely ever comes up again after this episode. That won't be the case here, and there will be some lingering tension between the two genders. As for which alliance is stronger, it's hard to say. They both have some weak parts. For the guys Geoff wants to take a more neutral stance, Harold is reluctant to work with Alejandro after he voted out Leshawna, and Lightning is still reckless. As for the girls, Sammy wants nothing to do with Heather, while Heather and Courtney are constantly fighting for the leadership position. They're both a bit unstable, and that will lead to some fun conflict internally and externally.
The final thing I'll speak about is just a bit more on Dave and Zoey. I know they weren't the most developed relationship, especially when compared to Trent and Sammy, but believe me when I say it was intentional and there was a reason for that. It'll make sense in later seasons why they're relationship was so bland and underdeveloped. Dave wasn't originally going to be eliminated here, but if I kept him around longer then I ended up rushing "Commando Zoey's" arc (yes I will be doing Commando Zoey). This felt like a good enough place to get rid of him again. Not too soon, but also not too late. While Trent and Sammy were a focus for this season, Dave and Zoey were more of setup for future seasons.