Review Responses
Critica7- It was a tough call on both alliances because there was deception and in fighting going on. They couldn't agree on a better target because they were still trying to work together. You're right that it wasn't a smart idea getting rid of Dave when they could've eliminated a threat, but neither team was really willing to cooperate. As for Dave's elimination, you're right he needed at least two votes from the boys. Where those votes came from will be clear at a later point.
QueenAzulaThinksYourWorthless- Commando Zoey is a really interesting plot point from canon, and I hope that I'll be able to do a good job making it work in this season. Dave served his purpose well, but since he was already a returnee there wasn't much chance for him making it too far. Glad you're liking the boys vs girls theme, and trust me when I say this theme will be around for most of the remaining season. Courtney has been one of my favorites to work with so it's good to know you're enjoying the plays she's been making. Things are really heating up now for the cast.
Gucci Mane LaFlare- Glad to see that you're liking Dave and Zoey as a couple. They didn't get to do too much this season, but I do have some pretty major plans for them in the coming seasons.
WeirdAlfan101- I wouldn't count the possibility of that happening to Dave out just yet. There's still two more seasons for him to derail into an unhinged maniac. I'm kidding of course... unless I'm not... all I'll say is a friendly reminder that I don't hate Dave and I actually like him. Ella definitely is great because even if Dave doesn't like her she wants him to be happy. I'm curious who your guess is for Ella's future love interest if you don't mind sharing.
OmniKamiUltraInstinct2020- Love triangles can be really cliche, but I hope you enjoyed what I did with Ella/Dave/Zoey. Glad you're hyped for the battle between Heather and Alejandro. Each of them has gathered the contestants of their same gender to their side, and it's anyone's guess what's going to happen next.
Danicus Green- Definitely not Dave's season, but he at least got the girl he was after so it isn't all bad. Interesting guess on Courtney making it to the finale. She's come a long way since the beginning and had a lot of development. There's also the fact that she's a strong player. Still, with her on Alejandro's bad side and Heather not underestimating her either Courtney very easily fall before making it to the finale. Only time will tell. Ella and Sammy are both players with a lot going on too. There's still a few characters just in the background not doing much, but I hope to bring them into the plot soon enough. I'll try working on my punctuation a bit more since it is lacking. Thanks for the review and glad you enjoy the story.
Last time on Total Drama Island. In a challenge of hide and seek, campers had to avoid capture by Chef It or join his guerrilla tactics to tag fellow campers. Some... had weak hiding spots, while others won invincibility. Meanwhile, the boys and girls formed rival alliances led by Alejandro and Heather respectively. Too bad for Dave, he spilled the beans about the guy's alliance to his girl Zoey, and ended up paying for it with his elimination. It's a battle of boys vs girls, with the girls holding the lead. Will the war of the genders continue to rage? Will Zoey work with the girls to avenge Dave? Will I be stuck hosting reality TV for the rest of my life? Find out, on this episode of Total Drama Island!
The theme song begins with several cameras popping out of various locations. A cue card signals the start of transitioning through the island and past Chris
(Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine)
The camera goes past several trees and up the island's large cliff
(You guys are on my mind)
The camera goes under the water where Owen is shown. He farts underwater accidentally killing a fish.
(You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see)
The dead fish pops up along with the fart bubbles. An eagle flies by and picks up the bird. On the beach shore nearby Geoff is shown tanning while Lightning is working out.
(I wanna be Famous)
Ella is singing with her animal friends in the forest. The eagle drops the fish over her scaring away her animal friends. Sugar is shown laughing at Ella's misery while Jasmine glares at Sugar.
(I wanna live close to the sun)
In a raft Heather and Leshawna are having a slap fight. They aren't paying attention to their surroundings and the raft goes over a waterfall with the two girls screaming.
(Well pack your bags cause I've already won)
On a log near the waterfall Leonard is practicing his wizard spells. He is so focused on his spells that he didn't notice Izzy swinging by on a vine. She crashed into him and the two went flying off screen.
(Everything to prove nothing in my way)
Izzy and Leonard go past the camp and crash into Harold right as he was about to enter the confessional. All three of them landed on the floor in pain.
(I'll get there one day)
Inside the Mess Hall Chef is mixing something into his mess of a pot. Cody and Ezekiel are shown tied up and look concerned about what Chef is going to feed them.
(Cause I wanna be famous)
Next to Cody and Ezekiel, Beardo is making several noises. Chef annoyed with his sound effects shoves a spoonful of food into his mouth as well.
(Na nananana nananana nananana)
Outside of the Mess Hall, Katie is holding onto Zoey and staring at a nearby Alejandro who is smiling back at the girls, his teeth sparkling in the process. Dave is shown nearby looking towards Zoey before turning and glaring at Alejandro.
(I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous)
At the end of the dock Courtney is shown waving at the camera elegantly. She missteps though and falls into the water with the view panning straight up into the daylight sky.
(I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous)
It quickly turns to night at the campfire ceremony. Sammy and Trent are sitting next to each other. They lean closer to each other, but Amy pulls Sammy's hair, knocks her down, and takes her seat. The rest of the campers are shown sitting around in a circle whistling along to the music.
The episode began with a Frisbee being thrown in the air. A "friendly" game of Frisbee was being played with Sammy, Courtney, and Ella on one team while Alejandro, Geoff, and Lightning were on the other. Sammy caught the Frisbee and tossed it back over to the other team where Alejandro caught it easily. As they were playing, Zoey walked by them looking down.
"Hey Zoey, do you want to join us?" Sammy asked her.
Zoey kept her head and down and just kept walking past them. "I'm not in the mood." She mumbled.
"She's been bummed ever since Dave got eliminated. I hope she gets out of this funk soon." Geoff said.
"Like you care. As long as Zoey's feeling sad that helps out your little guys alliance." Courtney countered. "Besides, we all know Dave could only be eliminated if he was turned on by his alliance so I don't think you're in a position to talk about his elimination." She added.
(Confessional Camera)
In the confessional Zoey sat in a slumped position, her head buried in her knees. "I know I can't stay sad forever, but it's just not fair. Dave gets a second chance in the game and just as we finally tell each other how we feel he's eliminated again. It's like this game is after me to take away everything that I care about." She said.
(Confessional End)
Back at the beach Ella looked over at the confessional where Zoey was and sighed. "I'm going to see if Zoey is alright." She said.
"I'll go with you." Sammy said catching up with Ella.
"If they're leaving, then it appears we have won this game." Alejandro said picking up the Frisbee.
Courtney scowled at him and turned around heading to her cabin. "Enjoy it, because this is the only thing that you'll be winning." She said.
Zoey walked out of the confessional and cleaned her face of some lingering tears. She blew her nose with a tissue, and was greeted by a hug from both Sammy and Ella.
"How are you holding up?" Sammy asked.
"About as well as you were when Trent got eliminated." Zoey answered.
Sammy sheepishly rubbed her arm unsure of what to say. Seeing the two looking down, Ella grabbed one of their hands and put it together. "I know things are looking down right now, but as long as we stick together we'll make it through this." She said.
Zoey pulled her hand away and sighed again. "Is sticking together even a good idea anymore?" She asked. "The girls alliance is one of the reasons that Dave got eliminated even though the majority of us were against that idea." She said.
"Then let's make our own alliance." Sammy said. "Lets forget about Courtney and Heather, and move on just the three of us. In fact I bet if we tell Geoff and Harold about all the terrible things Alejandro has done then they'd be willing to join us to. Who needs boys vs girls when you can just stick with those you know will have your back." She said.
Zoey smiled and nodded in agreement. "That sounds like a great idea. I stayed with Courtney because we were on the same team together, but she always did whatever she wanted without worrying about anyone else. At least working with the two of you I know we'll be able to agree on what to do." She said.
Zoey and Sammy looked at Ella who turned away hesitantly. "I'm sorry, but I can't leave Heather. She's been my best friend since the game started and to leave her behind would just be terrible." She said.
"Ella when will you realize that Heather isn't your friend? What has she ever done to deserve the title of being your friend?" Sammy asked.
Ella began to walk away from Zoey and Sammy ignoring the question. "I really hope that we can still be friends, but Heather is my best friend. She needs me a lot more than you do." She said.
As Ella left, a loudspeaker went off and Chris's voice could be heard following a loud feedback. "Morning Campers!" He greeted. "Your next challenge awaits you at the arts and crafts center." He announced.
The contestants gathered around at the arts and crafts center, which was basically an old shed as they waited for Chris to arrive. When he finally got there, he proceeded to tell them about the days challenge. "Welcome to the arts and crafts center." He said.
"This is an arts and crafts center?" Alejandro asked raising an eyebrow at the old shed in front of them.
"Yeah, it used to be an outhouse, but now it's where Chef parks his road hog." Chris said shrugging. He kicked down the old door, and presented a fancy red motorcycle that got the attention of the remaining guys. "That brings me to today's challenge, building your own wheels." Chris explained.
Harold pumped his fist in the air excitedly. "We're going to be building motorcycles, that's so wicked." He said.
"You'll find all the parts you need in our bike depot." Chris clarified pointing over to a pile of bike parts.
Harold lowered his fist down in disappointment, and Geoff put his hand on Harold's shoulder. "Don't worry bro, I'm sure biking can be just as wicked." He said.
"Once you finish with the basics, you can trick 'em out with props from the arts and crafts center." Chris explained. He put on an army helmet, got onto his ATV, and began to drive off. "Best design wins! And," he added as he stopped to look back to the campers, "to prove I'm a nice guy, I'm even throwing in a bike manual." Chris tossed the moldy old bike manual over to Heather who caught it and looked in disgust.
"Eww it's furry!" Heather yelled throwing the bike manual away.
Harold caught the book and looked at the mold fascinated. "Cool. This is probably mildew mold, the most common form of book mold." He said.
"You're such a freak." Heather commented. "We get first dibs on bike parts." She quickly said.
(Confessional Camera)
"This is going to be a much easier challenge for us compared to the girls." Alejandro said. "I personally have vast experience in building my own bikes, and especially rebuilding them after Jose would take them. This is our win." He said confidently.
(Confessional End)
The girls gathered around the pile of bike parts each taking pieces that they felt would help them build a bike for their needs. As they were finishing scouring for parts, Courtney decided to get their attention.
"I think we should asses our skill set in this challenge." She told them. "Who here has experience in building a bike or following similar instructions for building?" She asked.
Ella raised her hand promptly. "I've never built a bike before, but I was always helping the stagecraft department when our school would host plays and musicals. I don't think building a bike can be any harder than what we'd build there." She said.
Courtney nodded and turned to Sammy and Zoey. "What about you two?" She asked. Zoey and Sammy ignored Courtney as they kept working much to Courtney's frustration. "Hello, I'm trying to come up with a plan here. Do either of you have experience in building a bike?" She asked again.
(Confessional Camera)
"I know Zoey's still sad about Dave, but why's Sammy ignoring me too. The guys are going to destroy us if we don't get some focus going on in this alliance." Courtney complained.
(Confessional End)
"I can kind of build a bike." Sammy finally answered. "Amy would always take my bike without asking and end up breaking it. Since we couldn't keep buying me a new one each time I just learned how to fix it myself." She said.
"Perfect!" Courtney cheered. "Alright if any of us get stuck on a step, or can't figure out what to do with any parts then we know to go ask Sammy and Ella for advice. If we have all the parts we need then we should get working and fast." She said.
The girls headed out, Heather noticed Zoey lingering behind as though she was waiting for the boys. She pulled Ella aside so they could talk without anyone overhearing them.
"Ella what's going on with Zoey and Sammy?" Heather asked her.
Ella bit her lip and moved her legs around nervously. "I'm not sure what you mean Heather. Maybe their just sad about losing Trent and Dave." She suggested.
Heather frowned at Ella. "I know when you're hiding something Ella, so come out with it. Zoey and Sammy seemed like they were purposefully ignoring Courtney right now, and then Zoey's just standing around doing nothing and wasting time. What is she waiting for?" Heather asked. She looked at Ella intimidatingly. "You wouldn't lie to your best friend would you?" Heather asked.
Ella sighed deeply. "No Heather, I can't lie to my best friend. Zoey and Sammy are unhappy with the girl alliance after what happened to Dave. They suggested making their own alliance and bringing Geoff and Harold into it. They wanted me to join, but you know that I could never leave you Heather." Ella said.
"An alliance with Geoff and Harold? Zoey must be buying time until she can talk to them. I was going to have you do something for me, but I think I have a better idea instead." Heather said. "Thank you for this Ella, I can always count on you." She added.
(Confessional Camera)
"Picking Ella to join my alliance was the best move I've ever made. That girl is the perfect pawn and as long as I have her I'm going to be one step ahead of everyone else." Heather gloated.
(Switch)
Ella softly sang in the confessional
"I left my dear friend Zoey
I wish I could say sorry,
But I made a hard choice
So now hear my voice
The fact is I'm better
When I'm with my Heather"
(Confessional End)
The guys likewise gathered their parts and began to work on building their bikes. As they worked, Zoey approached them trying to get a word in with Geoff. When she was noticed however her reception was not a warm one.
"What are you doing here? Spying for the girls are you?" Lightning asked.
"No no." Zoey said waving her hands frantically in her defense. "I just wanted to see how you guys were doing, maybe talk for a bit." She said.
Alejandro eyed Zoey curiously and raised an eyebrow. "Apologies for the doubt senorita, but how can we be sure that you aren't here on behalf of your alliance. It's no secret the island is currently separated into gender factions." He said.
"Come on guys we can trust Zoey. She was on our team all season, we know she wouldn't play dirty like that." Geoff said.
"Maybe she wouldn't, but Courtney definitely would. She works for Courtney, so I bet she's taking notes so Courtney knows how to beat our sha-bikes." Lightning argued.
Zoey frowned and looked at Lightning. "I don't work for Courtney." She said crossing her arms.
"Perhaps not, but you are currently allied with her." Alejandro argued.
Geoff threw his hands up annoyed. "Come on you guys let's all just chill out for a moment. There's nothing wrong with Zoey being here. We should at least give her a chance before saying she's up to something." He said.
Lightning went up to Geoff and angrily pointed a finger at his chest. "Who's sha-side are you on?" He asked Geoff. "First you don't want to vote for Dave or Zoey, and now you're sha-standing up for one of the girls. He said. Zoey gasped slightly hearing this.
(Confessional Camera)
"Geoff didn't want to vote for Dave or for me, that definitely means we can trust him for the alliance. I just need to find some way to talk to him without the other guys around." Zoey said.
(Confessional End)
Geoff pushed Lightning's finger away. "Back off man, what I do and who I want to talk to is my own business." He said.
"Gentleman please, we cannot allow ourselves to fall apart." Alejandro said.
"Whatever." Lightning said. "Lightning is going to make the fastest bike here and make his way to the top all by himself." Lightning added storming off with his pile of bike parts.
Alejandro looked at Zoey and smiled. "Well it seems your goal of splitting us apart worked. Well played." He told her.
"Wait that's not what I..." Zoey tried to argue, but it was no use as the guys went off to build their bikes. She sighed and reluctantly headed back to see the progress that the other girls were making.
As Sammy was working on her bike, she was suddenly pulled aside by Heather and dragged behind the arts and crafts shed where nobody could hear them talk.
"What do you want?" Sammy asked Heather bitterly.
Heather smiled at Sammy. "I want to apologize Sammy. I know I haven't been the best person on the island recently, but I realized if I want the girls alliance to work I'm going to have to be better." She said.
Sammy crossed her arms and looked at Heather suspiciously. "Why should I believe you? This wouldn't be the first time you've pretended to care about me just to get something that you wanted out of me." She said.
"Just ask Ella if you don't believe me." Heather said.
Sammy laughed sarcastically. "No offense to Ella, but we both know that she'll say whatever you want her to say. If you want me to even think about believing you then you need to prove you've changed." She said.
Heather nodded at Sammy. "Okay how does this sound. What if I build your bike for this challenge, help you win today, and let you pick which guy we vote for at elimination. Does that sound fair?" She asked.
Sammy thought it over hesitantly, but in the end nodded reluctantly. "First build my bike, and then we'll talk after." She said. "This is your last chance Heather, you won't be getting another one." She added.
As Sammy left, Ella smiled happily at Heather. "That's so sweet of you to build Sammy's bike." She said.
"Yeah, about that... you'll be building Sammy's bike. While you're at it, why don't you go ahead and build my bike too. You did say that building a bike couldn't be harder than whatever you built at school." Heather said.
"But I thought the point of you building Sammy's bike was to get her trust." Ella said.
"Look at it this way Ella, I could build Sammy a bike and it could turn out bad. If you build it, then I'm sure it will turn out great. We want to win the challenge, so for the good of the alliance you need to build my bike, Sammy's bike, and your bike." Heather said.
(Confessional Camera)
"Building one bike I can do, and maybe I have enough time for two, but how am I supposed to build three bikes?" Ella asked herself. "I'm going to need a lot of help for this one." She said. Ella hummed at the top of her voice before breaking out in a high pitch. She was suddenly swarmed by a large group of animals including birds, squirrels, raccoons, mice, and even a bear. "Let's get to work my friends." She said.
(Confessional End)
Courtney continued to work on her bike, and when she looked up she noticed that her alliance members were nowhere to be found. She noticed Zoey approaching in the distance, carrying the same pile of bike parts that she had earlier.
"You haven't started building yet?" Courtney asked her.
"Sorry, I was held up with some other stuff, and I was hoping that Ella or Sammy could help me before time is up." Zoey said.
Courtney shook her head pointing to the empty space around them. "They're not here, and honestly I don't know where they are. I'll try to help you since I'm almost done with mine." She said.
Zoey nodded and got to work on her bike. She noticed an odd feeling on her hand and looked at it sighing deeply. "If Dave were in this challenge he'd probably be complaining about his hands getting greasy trying to build these things." Zoey said.
Courtney went over to Zoey and put a hand on her shoulder trying to comfort her. "Zoey I know you miss Dave, but you need to focus and move on. If we want any chance of beating Alejandro we need to be at one hundred percent. Don't forget that I'm here for you Zoey." She said.
(Confessional Camera)
"I'm here for you? Who are you kidding? You're the reason Dave is gone!" Zoey yelled. "That's what I should have said to her anyway." She quietly added burying her face in her hands.
(Confessional End)
Zoey struggled to smile at Courtney and got to work on her bike. As the building portion of the challenge was nearing it's end, the guys were finishing up their bikes as well. Alejandro was attaching the handlebar onto his bike, Geoff was testing his peddles, and Harold was inflating the tires on his making them very large. There was still a bit of tension lingering in the group from their previous argument.
"Hey, do you guys remember what your first bike ride was like?" Geoff asked them trying to alleviate the tension.
Alejandro smiled fondly. "That is a memory that I will not forget anytime soon. It was a difficult time learning, and I received more than my fair share of injuries along the way, but each scrap was a learning mark to success." He said.
Geoff laughed and tilted his head up sightly. "Sounds like you had it pretty easy man." He said. "I flew so hard off my handlebars that I skid for a mile. Had pieces of skin handing off me in chunks." He told them.
"When I learned I ended up dislocating one of my knees and had it put back into place forcefully. It was kind of awesome." Harold said.
The three guys laughed together and Alejandro smiled at the group. "Friends I would like to apologize for our argument earlier. I know that Geoff did not mean any harm, but I don't think trusting Zoey is a good idea. Even if she does not have any bad intentions her being allied with the girls makes talking to her a risk each time." He said.
"Do you think Zoey's still going to keep working with them after they voted for Dave?" Harold asked.
Alejandro put his hand on his chin pondering Harold's question. "That is a very good point you bring up amigo. Only time will tell what the answer to that question really is." He said.
The loudspeaker went off once more and Chris's voice was heard announcing the end of the building challenge. "Campers!" His voice sounded. "Time to judge your bikes. Put your pedal to the metal and meet me at the crafts center." He said.
The contestants took their bikes outside the crafts center and lined up for Chris to judge them. "Well campers," Chris said. "Time to see what you could come up with." Chris walked through the line of contestants and bikes starting first with Heather. "Excellent aerodynamics Heather." He said. Heather's bike indeed looked to be aerodynamic sporting a small frame and very few accessories to slow it down. There was a stuffed animal tied to the seat acting as a pillow for comfort at no extra weight.
"Thank you Chris, it only weighs two ounces." Heather gloated.
"A charming bike for such a charming lady." Alejandro told Heather next to her.
Chris walked over to inspect Alejandro's bike. Even though it was it was made from the same basic materials as everyone else, Alejandro had stylized it to stand out. He had used spray paint to coat it in a luscious silver coating, had a fancy bull hood ornament to match the necklace he commonly wore, and had the tires fitted in a fancy looking frame. "Extra style points for making this thing look flashy." Chris said. Alejandro smiled contently.
Lightning was next to present his bike. "Allow me to present the LightningRider." Lightning said. His bike matched the name he had given it rather well as it had cardboard cutouts of lightning bolts hanging from the handlebars. The wheels had a lightning bolt pattern etched into them, and even the overall frame of the bike somewhat resembled a lightning bolt.
"I can't wait to see if that thing is as fast as lightning." Chris said. He moved on to the next bike which was Harold's and stared at it confused. "What's this supposed to be?" He asked.
Harold's bike was a very large bike in all aspects. The wheels were inflated to a large size, the frame was built out of larger material compared to the other bikes, and the seat was so large that Harold barely took up half of it. "I call this the Leshawna. Just like my beauty, she's large and powerful." Harold said.
"Right." Chris awkwardly answered.
Following Harold Chris went over to Zoey's bike where he was equally confused. At first the bike seemed like a normal one, but the odd quirk that Zoey's bike held was that the handlebars, seat, wheels, and pedals were all covered in bubble wrap.
"I asked myself what kind of bike would Dave want to ride, and I figured the bubble wrap was not only safe, but it also helps keep the bike germ free." Zoey said smiling.
Chris stood speechless and just nodded at Zoey before turning to the camera and shaking his head in disapproval.
"Took a couple of tries, but I'm confident that I have the most efficient bike here." Courtney said. Her bike was very similar to Heather's being small and aerodynamic. The big thing that separated the two of them was that Courtney's bike was a lot smaller than Heather's being almost half the size.
"Are you going to fit on that thing?" Chris asked Courtney.
"Just barely, but I chose quality over comfort. There's no bike faster than this one." Courtney said.
Proceeding Courtney, Chris moved on to Ella's bike that had a major princess feel to it. She had painted it pink and covered it in glitter that she found deep in the back of the arts and crafts center. There was a small unicorn drawing on one of the sides and pink streamers hanging from the handlebars.
"I thought Alejandro put a lot of work into stylizing his bike, but I think you take the cake." Chris told her.
Ella blushed and smiled. "I have a lot experience speed painting thanks to stagecraft." She said.
Geoff was the second to last bike to be inspected. "I present to you the party bike." He said. Geoff's party bike was essentially a basic bike, but it had gold streamers hanging from the handlebar, a large air horn in the middle of the handlebars, and a gold star taped onto the side.
"Nice party bike." Chris told him. "Alright Samey you're next so let's see what you have." He said moving on to the last bike.
Sammy's bike was exactly identical to Heather's bike in every way. If you were to put the two bikes next to each other, there would be no way of knowing which bike belonged to who.
(Confessional Camera)
"I know Heather offered to build my bike, but did she have to make it exactly the same as hers." Sammy complained.
(Confessional End)
"Is there any reason why your bike and Heather's bike are exactly the same?" Chris asked Sammy.
"I.. um.. er.. well.. you see.." Sammy stuttered trying to come up with an answer.
"I'm sorry." Heather said jumping in. "Sammy just had so many amazing tips for how to build a good bike I guess I followed them a little too closely." She said.
Chris looked at the two of them suspiciously before shrugging it off. "Well you'd better hope that the bike turns out good cause this is where it gets good. We're gonna race these babies hard!" Chris announced. "Here comes the best part, you won't be riding your own bikes. You'll be switching them." He added much to the shock of the contestants. "See you at the beach." He said.
Back at the beach, the eight campers in the challenge stood in front of a white line, Chef stood behind it reading a book and holding a flag. Chris sat on an ATV as he explained the next part of the challenge. "Okay, here's how it works." He said holding up a bike helmet, "Everyone picks a name out of the helmet to see whose bike you're riding. If your bike makes it across the finish line, then you get to ride it in the final race for invincibility." He explained.
Everyone pulled a name out and looked at it with mixed expressions on their faces. Heather went over to Sammy with fake happiness on her face.
"Good news Sammy, I got your bike. I promise you that you'll be racing for invincibility. Sorry about making both of us the same bike, but I guess it worked out because I know how to ride your bike just as well as mine." Heather said.
(Confessional Camera)
"I want to say this is another one of her schemes, but she seems genuine somehow. She did manage to build my bike, so if she helps me win the challenge I guess I can give her a last chance." Sammy said.
(Confessional End)
At the racing line the contestants were lined up with each of the bikes that they would be using. In order, Lighting was riding Courtney's bike, Heather was riding Sammy's bike, Ella was riding Zoey's bike, Alejandro was riding Heather's bike, Zoey was riding Harold's bike, Geoff was riding Ella's bike, Harold was riding Lightning's bike, Sammy was riding Alejandro's bike, and Courtney was riding Geoff's bike.
"Okay racers, on your mark, get set, paramedics on standby." He added quickly under his breath. "Aaaand drag!" He yelled waving the flag to start the race.
The racers took off as fast as they could, except for Zoey who was having difficulty moving the large bike that Harold had constructed. "How did Harold expect this thing to move?" Zoey asked as she pedaled to no avail.
Back with the rest of the contestants in the race, Geoff was making a surprising lead on Ella's bike. "Yo this princess ride is pretty sweet." He cheered.
Ella caught up to him and smiled. "Thank you, I put a lot of work into it." She said. As the two kept going, the bubble wrap on Zoey's bike caught a lot of loose sand and sent Ella spinning out of control. She crashed into Geoff and the two of them ended up with their bikes totaled. "Sorry." Ella told Geoff.
"Don't sweat it, I'm just bummed your bike is wrecked after the work you put into making it look nice." Geoff said.
With Geoff and Ella out of the race, as well as Zoey still being unable to move the Leshawna, the race was looking a lot closer for those who were still in it. Lightning and Courtney were currently fighting each other for the front of the race, while Heather, Alejandro, and Sammy maintained a close distance from them.
"Give it up Courtney I'm going to sha-win this." Lightning told Courtney.
"You do realize you're riding my bike don't you?" Courtney asked him. "If you win that's only going to help me." She pointed out.
"That don't matter. Once the nerd crosses the Lightning Rider across the finish line I'll beat you in the next race too." Lightning said. "Sha-bam!" He cheered standing up. When Lightning stood up however his larger frame caused the small bike to lose it's balance and topple over quickly. Behind him Heather and Alejandro reacted in time to avoid crashing themselves, but Sammy couldn't and collided with the wreckage Lightning had caused.
(Confessional Camera)
"Of course Courtney would make a small bike just to sabotage Lightning. She was too scared of facing me in a real race." Lightning said.
(Confessional End)
With Lightning out of the way, Courtney easily crossed the finish line in first place. Heather and Alejandro followed behind her finishing in second and third respectively. Finally, Harold crossed the finish line. He had been going at much slower pace throughout the race since he was physically less fit than the rest, but he managed to avoid the Ella/Geoff crash and the Lightning/Sammy crash putting him in fourth place.
"There's the race everyone!" Chris announced. "We have four awesome wipeouts courtesy of Geoff, Ella, Lightning, and Sammy. Next we have four invincibility race winners. Geoff's party bike, Heather's speed bike, Samey's twin bike, and Lightning's Lightning bike." He said.
Lightning went over to Harold and glared at him angrily. "How did you get fourth place when the Lightning Rider was the best bike here?" He asked him.
"Just be happy I got you into the next round. Gosh!" Harold told him.
"I told you that I'd win the race for you Sammy, now let's work together and crush the other two so one of us can take home invincibility for today." Heather told Sammy.
Chris gathered everyone's attention as he drove off on his ATV. "Hope you're ready campers because it's time to head over to the TDI Motocross." He announced.
The racers were lined up once more, only this time on a track much more extensive than the one that had raced on for the first round. Heather, Sammy, Geoff, and Lightning were set behind the white line as Chris prepared for them to race.
"I gotta say, I love how you two have matching bikes. That's so nice." Geoff told Sammy and Heather.
"Oh why thank you." Heather said with fake kindness. "I'm just glad to have a friend that gave me such good building tips in making my bike." She said.
Sammy smiled and looked towards the racing field confidently. "I hope you're ready because Heather and I are going to win this." Sammy told them.
Lightning laughed and kissed his bicep. "In your dreams. Lightning is going to be the one taking home the gold today." He said.
Chris drove up to explain the challenge. "Campers welcome to the: MOTO! MOTO! MOTO! CROSS! CROSS! CROSS! CHALLENGE! CHALLENGE! CHALLENGE!" Chris epicly announced. "Using your own wheels, you'll race the course avoiding hidden pitfalls." He looked off screen and yelled "Cue the deathtraps! There's dodging the landmines." At the first part of the course, several landmines went off. "Maneuvering though the oil slick." Next there was a large puddle of oil. "And finally jumping... the piranhas!" Chris announced. The camera flashed to a pool of water. A ham was tied up in a rope dangling over the pool. The ham was lowered into the pool and it soon bubbled. When the rope was pulled up to show the ham it, along with some of the rope, were devoured. "Oh! And one more thing." Chris added. "First one to cross wins invincibility. Last one to cross gets voted off the island. No bonfire, do not pass go, do not collect a marshmallow." He told them.
"This is perfect Sammy. All we have to do is help each other get past the obstacles and make sure that one of them two ends up in last. It'll be another win for the girls, and hopefully it will prove that you can trust me despite the differences we've had in the past." Heather said.
Sammy smiled and nodded. "You're right Heather, let's do this. You took care of the hard part in making sure my bike would be in this race so let me repay you by going through the obstacles first." Sammy said. Heather smirked and looked at the racing track focused on winning.
(Confessional Camera)
"Looks like my plan to get back on Samey's good side worked out faster than I thought it would. She'll be able to get Zoey back in line, and we'll be ahead of the guys once again." Heather said.
(Confessional End)
"Racers, take your position." Chris announced. "Aaaand race!" He said starting off the final race of the challenge.
The four racers took off each as fast as they could go. When they got to the first obstacle, Geoff was immediately blown off his bike by a landmine. He crashed hard, and his bike was blown to pieces. Seeing what happened to Geoff, the other three racers made sure to move around the landmines and avoid getting blasted off their bikes by the force.
As they cleared that portion of the race, Lightning was in first place pedaling as fast as he could. When he approached the oil slick however the speed he was going at caused the oil to instantly stick onto his tires and send him spiraling out of control. Sammy noticed what caused Lightning to fall, and slowed down her speed so she could make it through the oil slick unharmed. Heather followed her strategy and made it through just as fine.
Finally, the two girls approached the last obstacle. Sammy sped up as she approached the ramp over the piranha pit, and struggled to make it over the whole thing. Heather went faster than Sammy had as she approached the ramp and made it over with ease crossing the finish line. Sammy crossed soon after her.
"We have our winner." Chris announced driving up to the finish line on his ATV. "Heather."
Sammy got off her bike and ran over to hug Heather. "We did it." She said. She then looked over at Lightning and Geoff who had whipped out previously. "I guess this means that Geoff is getting eliminated." She said.
"That's not exactly true." Chris interrupted. "Heather is safe because her bike crossed first, but since Geoff and Lightning wiped out and never finished the race, they technically didn't cross at all. That makes you the last one to cross the finish line Samey, which means it's Dock of Shame time for you." Chris told her.
Sammy gasped in shock. "Isn't there anything I can do to stay?" She asked Chris.
Chris thought for a moment and smiled. "Well if Heather is willing to give up her invincibility we can have a traditional elimination ceremony today. Voting and everything else included." He said.
Sammy looked at Heather pleadingly, but Heather just rolled her eyes and turned around. "Why would I do that?" Heather asked. "I'm already safe so why on Earth would I give that up and risk an elimination ceremony. You understand don't you Sammy?" Heather asked her.
As Heather started to walk away from them, Sammy angrily ran over and pulled her arm to have Heather face her. "What happened to doing this together? What happened to the girl's alliance. I was actually going to give you another chance even after everything you've done, but you just don't care do you? You've never cared have you?" Sammy asked Heather.
"Do you want the truth?" Heather asked Sammy. Sammy nodded and Heather simply shook her head in response. "Of course I never cared about you. You were such an easy target being broken by Amy for so long. I guess I did too good of a job helping you out because you should have never turned against me." Heather said.
"Wow you are the worst person aren't you?" Courtney asked Heather.
Heather laughed sarcastically at Courtney. "Please, like you're one to talk. You're the same as me and you know it." Heather said.
"I am nothing like you." Courtney countered.
"Aren't you?" Heather asked. "You eliminated Dave just because it would keep you safe from the guy's alliance, and yet you still want to pretend your Zoey's friend. You'll use whoever you need to so you can win just like me. We're not that different Courtney, and it's time you stop pretending we are." Heather said.
Sammy clenched her hand tightly and then shoved Heather as hard as she could. "I never thought I'd find someone worse than Amy, but I'm starting to think that person might be you." She said.
"Eww, don't compare me to her. Amy was nothing more than a second rate act. She could only dream of being on my level." Heather said.
"What is wrong with you!" Sammy yelled out. "You just use everyone around you like they aren't even people. How are you so heartless that you don't even care about anything or anyone but yourself." She yelled.
"It's called winning, maybe you should try it someday. That's why we're here isn't it? To win?" Heather asked.
Sammy looked at Heather, and exploded. "You are such a **********" Sammy yelled going on an emotional tirade against Heather that was mostly censored out.
Heather stood there with her mouth open, but quickly shook the insult off. "Like I care what you have to say. I have invincibility today, and you're eliminated." Heather said. "Let's go Ella." Heather told Ella. She walked away, but stopped when she noticed Ella wasn't following her. "I said let's go Ella." Heather repeated. Ella looked back at the other contestants, but sighed and followed Heather back to the cabin.
(Confessional Camera)
"I don't know why I bothered giving Heather a second chance. If I had been a bit smarter then maybe she'd be the one going home today instead of me. Still, it was very refreshing to tell her off like that. Almost as refreshing as when I told off Amy when she was eliminated. I may not have won, but if I learned one thing from being on this game it's that nobody is going to walk over me ever again." Sammy said confidently.
(Switch)
Ella sat in the confessional with her head down and her bird friends trying to cheer her up. "I wish the others could see Heather the way I see her. I know she isn't perfect, but she's my friend and I have to stand by her when nobody else will." Ella said.
(Confessional End)
Later that night, everyone was gathered at the dock of Shame to see Sammy off before she left the island. Sammy went over and gave a farewell hug to Zoey.
"Sorry that I'm leaving you alone Zoey." Sammy told her.
"I'm starting to get used to my friends being eliminated." Zoey sadly replied.
Alejandro stood next to Zoey and smiled towards Sammy. "As someone who lives with their own difficult older sibling, I hope for the best with you regarding Amy." Alejandro told her.
"Thank you." Sammy hesitantly said unsure how genuine Alejandro was being.
Geoff gave Sammy a fist bump goodbye, and so did Harold. Courtney was next, but she found herself being unable to say anything to Sammy. The two instead just exchanged a brief smile. Finally, Ella kept her head down as Sammy approached her.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye Ella?" Sammy asked. "I think out of everyone here you were my friend longest." She said.
Ella broke into tears and hugged Sammy tightly. "I don't want you to go." She said.
Sammy teared up herself and released the hug. "I wish that I could stay too, but that's not how the game turned out. A piece of advice Ella, Heather isn't your friend. I don't know what you think she feels about you, but it isn't true. Don't let Heather dispose of you like she did me." Sammy said.
Ella looked over at Heather who was scowling at Sammy the entire time. "I'm sorry Sammy, but Heather needs me now more than ever. If I leave her she'll be left with nothing, and I can't do that to her." She said.
Sammy chuckled slightly and shook her head. "Always so nice, even if it's at your own expense. I'll be there for you when you learn the truth about her the hard way." Sammy said.
Sammy boarded the Boat of Losers, and the contestants on the dock waved goodbye to her as she sailed away. Soon the boat was out of sight, and they each headed back to their cabin ready for another difficult challenge and another drama filled day 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
9. Sammy
Remaining Contestants
Male: Geoff, Alejandro, Harold, Lightning
Female: Courtney, Heather, Zoey, Ella
Elimination Explanation: I know a lot of people wanted Sammy to win, but honestly that was never planned. I love her, but there are far too many fics where she wins. Instead I decided to focus on building her up as her own character and this was the best place for her to go. After being free from Amy, Sammy still had to deal with the lingering threat of Heather over her head. Since this episode is famous for Lindsay blowing up at Heather, I figured it'd be great for Sammy to do the same to Heather. I know some wanted Ella to be the one to have the crazy blow up, but I don't see that in character for Ella. Sammy on the other fits the part perfectly and it works with her character development. I had a lot of fun working with Sammy, and I'm sorry to her fans that this is where she goes.
A/N: I keep saying each chapter is the hardest chapter I've ever written, but this is by far the hardest chapter that I've ever written. I think what made it so hard was coming up with good ideas for bikes for everyone, and then trying to find out a way to make the challenge interesting to read. There were only two canon contestants being Geoff and Heather, and even then I couldn't use their canon bikes because they don't have Lindsay or Bridgette around. I hope you guys like what I did with the bikes and the challenge as a whole. Next time will be a lot easier by far because I've had ideas for the psycho killer challenge for so long.
As mentioned in the Elimination Explanation, a lot of this chapter and the previous ones were building up to Sammy snapping at Heather. After everything that Sammy has been through with Amy, as well as her development with Trent there was no way she would let Heather become her "new Amy." Then there's Zoey. This chapter she spent quite a lot of time moping around, but with Sammy now gone too her sadness is turning into anger. Commando Zoey is coming and it's only a matter of time until she fully snaps.
Finally we continued the thread of boys vs girls. As evident in the end of last chapter, and a lot during this chapter both alliances are filled with infighting and conflict. Zoey feels betrayed after Dave was eliminated, Geoff is unsure of how far the guys seem to be going, Ella is being forced to choose between Heather and Zoey, Courtney is trying to keep everything from falling apart, Lightning is getting tired of working with others, and Alejandro is taking advantage of all the conflict. Boys vs Girls has been my favorite aspect of the merge and it'll only get crazier as we go along.