The camera shows a bird's eye view of Camp Wawanakwa with Chris standing on the dock, facing the camera.
Chris: Last time on Total Drama Island...(several clips from the previous episodes are shown as Chris began the intro) The Screaming Gophers kicked butt in the Awake-a-thon when Brick took a snooze while he and Emma ran laps around the island! And the Killer Bass took their second lost in a row harsh. Heather orchestrated the first Total Drama Island Alliance by convincing Lindsay, Alex, and Cameron to join forces with her. Unfortunately for Heather, Sharon overheard this and demanded to be included in their alliance or else she would rat them out to their whole team. Way to blackmail, Four-Eyes! (chuckles). In the end, Jo became the second camper to rock the Boat of Losers for stealing from the other contestants, even though it was really Heather! Nicely played, Heather. Nicely played. (The camera cuts back to Chris at the Dock of Shame) Who will break the rules of their new alliance? Will Emma be able to stay awake until the end of the episode? And who will take the next humiliating walk down the Dock of Shame? Stay tuned for the most dramatic campfire ceremony yet, on...(the camera zooms out with each word) Total...Drama...Island!
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(Theme Song)
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Main Lodge
The scene transitions to the inside of the main lodge, where both teams were eating breakfast. Over at the Gopher table all except Emma were present, most of them were chatting amongst themselves while a few others such as Trent, Alex, Noah, and Justin looked pretty tired. Over at the Bass table however, Jenny, Dawn, and Harold were absent from the group, and everyone else looked completely exhausted.
Chris: (walks over to the Bass table and takes notice of their exhausted state) Bass! You all look like crap, guys.
Duncan: (raises his head off of the table and scowls at the host) Stuff it. (puts his head back down)
Courtney: Harold snored all night.
Mary-Margret: (irritably) Not to mention we had to listen to Jenny and Dawn talk to Anthony's stupid snake all night too since they couldn't sleep through Harold's snoring anyway.
Anthony glares daggers at Mary-Margret for her insult towards Snowflake.
Chris: (chuckles) Wow. Four nights with no sleep? How much are you dudes hurting?
Duncan: (shoots a threatening glare at Chris) Wanna find out?!
Most of the Bass started ducking down in case things got physical.
Chris: (defensively) No. No. It's cool. It's cool.
At that moment, the door to the lodge opened to reveal Harold, who had mustache drawn onto his face with a black marker, causing many of the campers to gasp with shock upon seeing it. A fantasy sequence then begins as he slowly walks towards the Bass table, showing the Screaming Gophers staring at him in awe and amazement as he passes by their table with a confident smile. As he walked, runway music played and camera flashes were seen. Unfortunately for Harold, the Gophers were actually snickering at him in reality. When Harold sat down at his team's table, they could hardly hold in their snickers and a few even burst out laughing, causing Harold to become confused.
Harold: (frustratedly) Okay, what?!
Luke: (tries to stop snickering) S-Sorry...Harold, But someone messed with your face.
Harold picked up a spoon and looked at his reflection, seeing the marker mustache drawn on his face. While the others were still laughing at it, Harold seemed to like it.
Harold: Hey, sweet stache.
Just then, Jenny and Dawn walked into the main lodge and sat down at the table. DJ seemed a bit nervous as the two girls took a seat.
Dawn: (puts a hand on DJ's shoulder) It's okay, DJ. We left Snowflake back at the cabin after we finished giving her some breakfast.
DJ sighed with relief.
Jenny: (to Anthony) Yeah, Anthony. Dawn and I-...well actually, I fed Snowflake since Dawn didn't want to see Snowflake eat another live animal.
Dawn: I realize that many animals eat each other in nature and it is merely part of the great circle of life, but I still find the activity to be frightening to watch.
DJ: (places a hand on Dawn's shoulder) I feel you, girl. I just can't watch that kinda stuff.
DJ and Dawn both smile at each other.
Jenny: (to Anthony) Anyway, I followed Snowflake as she went hunting for live prey. She didn't find any field mice or any other rodents, but she did find this seagull with a plastic ring around its neck and ate him. (Dawn and DJ shudders) You should've seen the bulge on her though, it was huge! (Dawn shudders) Oh, and don't worry about the plastic thing. She spit it out after she swallowed the bird.
Anthony: The seagull should be a pretty big meal for her. She probably won't need to eat again for another week or two.
Jenny: Y'know, she's really beautiful, Anthony. I've breed some albino snakes before and I know it when I see an albino as pretty as she is. Her scales are just so beautiful and give off such a pretty shine when they catch the light.
Anthony: (awkwardly) Uh...thanks.
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Confessional
Anthony: (starts listing things off his fingers) She is annoying, she is unbearable to talk to most of the time, we don't get along, she always smells like paint fumes, and she dresses like a street gangster reject. (sighs) But as long as she's taking good care of Snowflake, I guess I'm going to have to learn to play nice with her. At least until she gets voted off, which I'm pretty sure will happen soon. Next to Mary-Margret, she hasn't really been much of an asset to the team.
Jenny: (has Snowflake wrapped around her arm. A huge seagull shaped bulge can be seen down Snowflake's body) Anthony is incredibly rude, sarcastic, uptight, has no sense of humor, and he always (*beep*)es and complains about everything. But anyone who shares the same passion for reptiles as me can't be all bad. I'm willing to give him a chance. At least until he gets voted off, which I'm pretty sure will happen soon. (pets Snowflake) No offense sweetie, but your owner's a total jackass. All he's done is make sarcastic remarks and (*beep*) about everyone and everything. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets the boot next time we lose.
Anthony: (sighs heavily) Which I'm pretty sure we're going to today.
Jenny: (sighs) Because let's face it...
Jenny & Anthony Split Screen: Our team sucks!
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Chris: Hey, everyone! It's Emma!
All of the Gophers and Chris started to clap and cheer as Emma slowly tread to her team's table, looking extremely exhausted due to her being the one who stayed awake the longest during the last challenge. As soon as they saw what the Gophers were doing, Luke and David joined in on the clapping, earning them some scowls from a few of their teammates.
Lindsay: (clapping, to Justin) Why are we clapping?
Courtney scowls at the other team before directing her attention to the two clapping Bass, whose clapping grew slower from the scowls they received from a few of their teammates.
David: (shrugs) What? She's my little sister! Of course I'm gonna cheer for her!
Luke: (shrugs) And I'm just being a good sport here!
Brick: (stands up) Great idea, Luke! (starts clapping for Emma) It was an honor to fall at the hands of such a worthy and strong soldier!
Emma: (sits down) Hey, why don't you drop and give me twenty years of you shutting the hell up, Crewcut?! (slams her head down onto the table).
The rest of the campers were surprised and shocked from hearing Emma's rude comment towards Brick.
Courtney: Touchy!
David: (to Brick) Please don't take it to heart. She gets a little irritable when she doesn't get enough sleep. (To Emma, gives her a nervous thumbs up and smile) Looking good, Sis...
Emma: (still has her head down, raises a middle finger) Bite me!
David: (cringes back in fear) I swear guys, she doesn't mean to be this mean.
Courtney: (scowls) Doing a pretty good job for not trying.
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Confessional
Courtney: We are so sucking right now! Okay yes, Jo was a thieving (*beep*), but at least she was an athletic thieving (*beep*)! Sure we still have a few athletic players on our team like Lightning and Brick, but Brick's too nice and Lightning is a freaking moron!
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Meanwhile over at the Gophers' table, Heather turns her attention towards her alliance members Lindsay, Alex, Cameron, and Sharon.
Heather: So, let's go over the rules one more time. Number one: I am the captain of this alliance, so I get to make the rules. Number two?
Lindsay and Alex take a moment to think.
Cameron: (raises a hand) Uh, breaking the rules can result in getting kicked out of the alliance?
Heather: (nods) Good! Number three: I can borrow any of your stuff without asking, but my stuff is strictly off limits.
Cameron and Sharon shrugged at the third rule, Alex didn't seem to mind, but Lindsay had a doubtful expression on her face.
Alex: (cheerfully) No prob, Heather! You can totally borrow anything you need from me! I have this new face brightener that would totally perk up a pasty complexion!
Heather: (frowns and raises an eyebrow) Uh...thanks.
Lindsay: (chimes in) I don't know about that last rule.
Heather: (fake smiles) That's cool, I can change it. (Lindsay and Alex perk up for a moment) I can also find someone else to take to the final five with me. (Lindsay and Alex shook their heads with nervous expressions) Good!
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Confessional
Sharon: (pushes up her glasses) Unfortunately I had to agree to the terms and conditions of Heather's alliance rules if I am to stay on her good side. I especially detest rule number four: "You guys have to do what I say when I say it, but I won't do anything for you". (breathes in and out) I am going to end up hating myself throughout this season, but all of this will be worth it when Heather's precious little world comes crumbling down on top of her and crushes her both emotionally and hopefully physically as well.
Cameron: I don't know why Heather would want to borrow any of my stuff. She probably meant for that rule to be towards the girls and Alex, (shrug) but as long as she keeps a target off my back.
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Heather smiles mischievously at Alex and Lindsay.
Heather: Wanna have some fun? (Alex and Lindsay both nodded. Heather stands up and shouts to the other team) Hey, fish heads! Way to kick out one of your strongest players! (The Bass scowl at Heather) Why don't you just give up now? (Courtney throws a spoon at Heather, who ducks) Missed me!
The camera pans to Zoey and Mike, who were chatting with each other.
Mike: I like waffles, too. (the spoon that Courtney threw suddenly hits Mike on the back of the head) OW!
Mike cringes with mild pain before he suddenly gasps and his eyes bulged. He then hunches over with his eyes squinted.
"Chester": (in a sharp withered tone of voice) Darn kids! Back in my day we ate with our hands like decent folk!
Some of the campers stared at "Chester" with a mix of confusion and awkwardness, though others, mostly from the Gophers' team, snickered.
Zoey: (giggles) You're hilarious. (stops giggling and looks uncertain) Unless you're not joking, but you are, right? (laughs nervously).
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Confessional
Mike: Okay, okay I admit it! I have multiple personality disorder. I try to control them, (hangs his head sadly) but they never listen to me. I can't let the others find out though, especially Zoey! If they found out about my condition, they would never see me as anything more than a freak ever again. (sighs) And I'm already considered a freak by the majority of my school back home, I do not need to be considered one here, too! Plus, I really like Zoey. She's an awesome girl and I don't want to blow my chance with her because of my disorder (sighs heavily)...again.
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"Chester" gasps and reverts back to Mike.
Courtney: (shouts out) Sorry, Mike!
Mike: (looks confused and turns to Zoey with a shrug) For what?
Zoey: (confused) What do you mean, for what?
Emma: (lifts her head off of the table and looks suspiciously at Mike) Yeah, she just threw a spoon at Heather a minute ago and it ended up hitting you.
Mike: (chuckles nervously and gives himself a light facepalm) Right! Hehehe...
Mike still had no idea what they were talking about, but he just went along with it.
Trent: You also did your old man impression afterwards. Speaking of which, do you mind toning down the impressions a bit? It's not that we don't like them, you just do them at the most random times-...
Noah: (interrupts) And it's getting annoying, dude.
Alex: And a little weird.
Gwen: (raises an eyebrow) Said the guy who wears makeup.
Trent: Don't take this the wrong way, Mike. Your impressions are seriously amazing, especially that Russian gymnast Svetlana.
Emma: (narrows her eyes in suspicion) Yeah, how do you summon such strength and precision anyway?
Mike: (thinks up an excuse quickly and nervously) I...uh...rehearse a lot...i-in front of my mirror. (flexes an arm) DA! (chuckles nervously).
Sharon: That may explain the personality (Mike's eyes widened at the word "personality") of you characters (Mike sighs quietly with relief), but even professional actors cannot perform such gymnastic feats without some form of training. Am I correct to assume that you have participated in gymnastics in the past?
Mike: Uh...yeah, I've actually been doing gymnastics since I was kid.
Noah: (sarcastically) Wow, really? And here I thought you just pulled those gymnastics right out of your a-...(Emma slaps the back of Noah's head) OW!
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Confessional
Mike: Okay, that part wasn't a lie. I started doing gymnastics when I was younger, but then Svetlana started coming out every time I went to practice. I can't even try to do a simple flip now without her popping out and start showing off.
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Noah rubs the back of his head while cringing in pain.
Trent: (to Mike) What I'm trying to say dude is that there's a time and place for everything-...
Noah: (interrupts) And you just pick the most strangest times to do your impressions.
Trent: I wasn't going to say it like t-...
Noah: (interrupts again) Especially when you do them in your sleep!
Emma: (looks at Trent, Alex, Noah, and Justin) Wait, is that why you guys look as tried and crappy as I do? (looks at Cameron and Owen) And how come those two aren't tired?
Owen: (with food in his mouth, shrugs) Beats me. I woke up outside in the forest butt naked. (The other Gophers made complaints in disgust)
Cameron: And I just slept through Mike's sleep talking. I guess I just tuned it out as white noise.
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Confessional
Cameron: Actually, that wasn't entirely true. (holds up a notebook) I've been taking notes on Mike's behavior whenever he's awake or asleep. So far, I've documented several behaviors such as sudden changes in speech, mannerism, and physical characteristics, periods of memory loss, the sleepwalking and sleep talking, and a assuming a different identity that all connect to Dissociative Identity Disorder, or Multiple Personality Disorder as many call it. Mike's unusual behavioral patterns would make complete sense with that conclusion! But for some reason he's been keeping it a secret from everyone. I wonder why, but I'm going to keep this information to myself for now out of respect for Mike's wishes. Though I'm still going to keep an eye on him. He's like a walking-talking psychology textbook and it's a total page turner!
Emma: (still looks exhausted, blankly stares at the camera) Yeah...I'm not buying Mike's "acting" bull crap. Obviously Mike was lying to us, (yawns) but I was not in the mood to call him out on it. I was still exhausted from the Awake-athon challenge and could just barely keep my eyes open. Besides whatever "big secret" Mike is hiding from us, I'm sure he has his reasons for not telling us. Don't get me wrong though, I'm still going to keep an eye on him and try to figure out what it is, but I'm not going to tell anyone either.
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Trent: (to Mike) Anyway dude, I'm not saying you should stop doing your impressions cold turkey, but y'know, just tone it down a bit.
Mike: (to his team) I'm sorry guys, you're right. You all can consider my impressions toned.
Noah: (sarcastically) I'll believe it when I see it.
Alex: (enthusiastically) Ooo! Next time can you do Svetlana again? She's my favorite!
Mike: (rubs the back of his head nervously) Uhhh...that's not exactly how I do it. I-I...uh...don't really get in character on command. I usually need a bit of...uh...motivation! That's it. Y-Yeah motivation.
Emma: (curiously raises an eyebrow) As in a specific scenario?
Mike: (nervously) R-Right...exactly...(chuckles nervously).
Emma: (smiles and mumbles to herself quietly) Good to know...good to know.
Chris: (walks to the center of the main lodge while clapping his hands to get everyone's attention) Okay campers, listen up! Your next challenge begins in ten minutes, and be prepared to bring it!
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The scene transitions to a gymnasium court that was located on the beach and contained in a clear maxi glassed box. The camera then pans to the inside of the court and to Duncan, who was the last person to walk onto the court and collapsed onto his team's bleachers.
Duncan: (to his team, threateningly) Wake me up and it will be the last thing you do! (falls asleep)
Tyler gulps at Duncan's threat, most of the Bass seemed intimidated by Duncan's threat, and a few others like Courtney and Anthony were unfazed and simply rolled their eyes.
Courtney: (to Harold) This is all your fault, y'know! You and your snoring face!
Harold: It's called a medical condition, GOSH!
Mike: (to Courtney) Yeah, cut him some slack.
Noah: (sarcastically) Oh yeah, because you're really one to talk, awake or asleep.
Courtney: (glares an intimidating look that causes him to shrink back in fear) Why don't you go mind your own team's business and keep out of ours, you weird stick figure!
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Confessional
Mike: Courtney is kinda scary sometimes...that's just about all I have to say about that.
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Suddenly, a loud whistle that was blown by Chef was heard, causing the court to become dead silent. Chef was wearing a black and white vertical striped referee shirt and did not wear his chef hat, showing off his bald head. Chef then walked across the court towards Chris as the other campers stared at him nervously, causing Chef to roll his eyes. Chef stood next to Chris, who had a pile of dodgeballs behind him.
Chris: Today's challenge is the classic game of dodgeball.
Lightning: (pumps fists) Ah yeah! SHA-SCORE!
Cameron gulps and cowers in fear.
Chris: (holds up a dodgeball) The first rule of dodgeball is-...
Noah: (interrupts) Do not talk about dodgeball?
Owen snickers at Noah's sarcastic comment and Noah smiles back at him.
Chris: As I was saying, if you get hit with the ball, (throws the ball at Emma, hitting her in the stomach and knocking her down) you're out.
Emma stood up slowly as she quietly mumbled inappropriate curses. Heather laughed at Emma's misfortune until Emma threw the dodgeball at her head.
Heather: (in pain, rubs the back of her head) Ouch! Hey!
Emma smiles at Heather's misfortune, looking very satisfied with her deed.
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Confessional
Emma: (still smiling) That one was for you, Jo.
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Chris: (picks up another dodgeball) If you catch the ball, (throws the ball at Luke, who catches the ball better than Emma) the thrower gets sent out and the catcher gets to bring in another player out on the court.
Noah: (sarcastically) Throwing balls. Gee, another mentally challenging test.
Alex: (to Noah) OMG! I know, right?
Noah takes a few steps back, remembering an awkward moment from the other day.
Chris: Okay now Luke, try to hit me!
Anthony: (mumbles) Lucky...
Chris: (Chef tosses another dodgeball to Chris) If you're holding a ball, (Luke throws the dodgeball at Chris) you can use it to deflect a ball (Chris holds up his dodgeball and blocks Luke's dodgeball from hitting him, deflecting it off-screen) But if it knocks the ball out of your hands, (Chris drops his dodgeball) you're out.
Lindsay: (looks confused) So, what do I do again when the ball comes at me?
Noah: (facepalms in annoyance) You're kidding me, right?! Have you been even paying attention?! What do you think people do while playing "dodgeball"?!
Lindsay thinks for a moment, then shrugs her shoulders. Noah facepalms again and growls in frustration.
Sharon: (puts a hand on Lindsay's shoulder) Lindsay, when the ball comes at you, you are suppose to dodge. That means you have to try to keep the ball from hitting you or you lose. Okay?
Lindsay: (smiles and nods her head) Oh, right! I totally get it now!
Noah: (mumbles) Somehow I highly doubt that.
Sharon: (gives Lindsay a few pats on the head like a master praising their dog) Good girl. (whispers to Noah) Airheads like her need to be told more than once, not unlike young children.
Chris: You have one minute until game time. Gophers, you'll have to sit a person out each game.
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Dodgeball Court: Gophers
The Gophers are gathered together to discuss their plan.
Heather: (to her teammates) Ok, we can't get lazy! The Killer Bass are going to be trying extra hard to catch up. (Emma yawns) Who wants to sit the first one out with Sleeping (*beep*)y here? (Heather points her thumb at Emma, who scowls at her).
Emma: (scowling) Screw you, Heather.
Noah: Alright, I'll volunteer. (walks over to the bleachers and sits down) Now let's see all you keeners get on out there and dodge!
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Dodgeball Court: Game 1
Chef looked at the two teams on each opposing end of the court. On the Screaming Gophers side, Heather, Owen, Lindsay, Leshawna, Cameron, Sharon, and Gwen, were on the left side of the court while on the Killer Bass were on the right side of the court with Courtney, Tyler, Brick, Lightning, Harold, DJ, and Dawn on the court. All seven campers from each team were lined up in a row and waiting anxiously for the game to begin.
Heather: (mockingly) Bring it on, fishes! Otherwise winning three in a row just won't be as satisfying.
Tyler: Oh, you're going down! We're gonna bring the dinner to the table and then we're gonna eat it!
Courtney facepalms in annoyance.
Lightning: (shakes his head disapprovingly) SHA-Fail, man.
Cameron: (whispers to Sharon, worriedly) I'm starting to have second thoughts about this! I should have sat out with the others!
Sharon: (puts a hand on Cameron's shoulder and whispers back) Do not worry, Cameron. While the other team may be formidable in what our team lacks in brawn, we can most certainly defeat them in what their team lacks in brains. The mind is mightier than the muscle, that much shall be proven today.
Cameron: (cheers up, smiles) Yeah, you're right, Sharon! We can still win this! (pumps arms into the air) Go Team Brain!
Sharon: (smiles back) Yes, go Team Brain!
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Confessional
Cameron: I'm really glad to have Sharon as a friend. We have a lot in common, like the fact that we're both super smart and we're not exactly built for physical challenges. Plus, she's been so nice to me and has had my back since day one. I've read about friendships but they're so much better in real life. It's nice to finally have a real friend I can count on, especially since I'm in an alliance with Heather. Even though she's taking me and Sharon to the final five, she can still be a bit harsh towards us.
Sharon: (adjusts her glasses) Cameron is like the younger brother I wish I could replace my younger sister with. Aside from our shared characteristics such as a high intellect and lack of physical strength, I've grown quite a fondness towards him as a friend due to our mutual dependability on each other. I need an ally that I can trust to confide to when the situation requires me to and Cameron needs someone to give him a confidence boost since he is physically the weakest camper on the island. No offense Cameron if you end up watching the rerun of this in the future.
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Chris: Both teams ready? (The camera pans to each team on the dodgeball court, most of them looking ready and determined) Best of five games wins! (camera pans back to Chris) Now, let's dodge some ball!
Chef blew his whistle to signal the start of the first game. Most of the remaining campers sitting on the bleachers were cheering for their team, minus Duncan and Anthony for the Killer Bass since Duncan was asleep and Anthony doesn't cheer, and Noah for the Screaming Gophers because he was reading a book. The camera pans to the Killer Bass on the dodgeball court, who each had a dodgeball and were ready for action. The camera then pans to the Screaming Gophers, each of them holding a dodgeball and looking fierce with equal determination. Cameron threw the first ball with all his might, which only ended up going a few inches a way from him since his throw was so weak, causing Cameron to moan from embarrassment. Heather facepalms at Cameron's pathetic throw. Tyler then looks at Cameron with a fierce scowl on his face, causing the little guy to gulp in fear. Tyler then spun around widely before launching the dodgeball. Unfortunately, the dodgeball ended hitting Mary-Margret in the face and knocking her down instead of hitting anyone on the other team, and she wasn't even out on the court!
Chris: That'll smear the makeup. (Heather's laughter at Tyler's failure can be heard from off-screen)
Courtney: (scowls at Tyler) Nice job, (hands Tyler another dodgeball) now let's see if you can hit someone on their team!
Suddenly, Owen charged towards Tyler, with a dodgeball in hand and a fierce battle cry. He throws the dodgeball with full force at Tyler, sending him back against the glass.
Tyler: (in pain) OW! (cringes as he slides down the glass with a moan of pain) Darn it.
Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Tyler was out.
Gophers: 7 Bass: 6
The Gophers, minus Noah, cheered. The camera pans to the Bass bleachers to show Mary-Margret angrily glaring at Tyler as he took a seat on the upper level. Tyler meets her angry glare with a nervous smile.
Tyler: (nervously) H-Hey...uh, sorry about...uh...y'know...hitting you in the face with a dodgeball and all. (chuckles nervously).
Mary-Margret just raised her middle finger at Tyler before turning back around, causing Tyler to lower his head in shame.
Tyler: (sighs) I deserved that.
Chef blows his whistle and the camera pans to Harold, holding a dodgeball and looking very determined.
Harold: Time to unleash my wicked skills!
Leshawna: (raises an eyebrow and walks closer) Yeah? Well ba-ring it string bean! Let's see what you got.
Harold strikes a karate pose, then he slam dunks his dodgeball onto the court, causing the ball to bounce up and roll over onto the Gophers' side of the dodgeball court. Leshawna is shown to be unimpressed and unintimidated. As the ball rolls closer to her feet, she picks the ball up with a smirk, causing Harold to run away screaming like a frightened little girl. Leshawna throws the ball at Harold, but instead of the ball hitting Harold, the ball is deflected by Lightning's ball when Lightning jumps in front of Harold at the last second and is bounced back towards Leshawna, hitting her in the stomach. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Leshawna was out.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 6
The Bass on the court and on the bleachers minus Anthony and Duncan cheered. Leshawna slowly walked back to her team's bleachers while clutching her stomach in pain. Lightning spun his dodgeball on his finger like a basketball.
Lightning: (triumphantly) Aw yeah! That is how the Lightning rolls! (slams his dodgeball onto the court like Harold, only harder this time) SHA-BAM!
The dodgeball bounces so high up that it bounces off of the ceiling and hits Harold in the kiwis.
Harold: (falls down in pain and clutches his crotch) OW! GOSH!
Everyone, minus Anthony and Duncan, and even Chris cringed at Harold's pain. Chef blows his whistle again, signifying that Harold was out.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 5
Courtney: (shocked, to Chef) WHAT?! How is Harold out?! The Gophers didn't even throw the ball at him! (turns to Chris) CHRIS?!
Chris: (shrugs) True, but remember when I said that if you get hit with a ball then you're out? Yeah, that includes friendly fire.
The members of the Bass team all moaned and complained while the Gophers cheered. Harold slowly crawls over to the Bass bleachers, still cringing in pain. Courtney glares daggers at Lightning.
Lightning: (shrugs and smiles nervously) Sha-whoops...
Jenny: (cringes, to Anthony) Ooo! I don't think I've ever been more glad to not have kiwis!
Anthony: (gives her a small smile and a chuckle) Yeah...
Jenny: (notices Anthony's smile and chuckle, and looks surprised) Did...Did you just...laugh?
Anthony: (quickly stops smiling and turns his head away to the right) Uh...no. I don't laugh. Laughing is for the foolish.
Jenny: (smirks) Oh you were totally laughing! And you smiled, too! That's gotta be like the second time you've smiled since we got on the island!
Anthony: (scowls) No I didn't! Smiles are for the ignorant!
Jenny: (smirk grows bigger) Oh yes you did!
Anthony: No, I didn't!
Jenny: Yes, you did!
Anthony: No!
Jenny: Yes!
Anthony: I didn't!
Dawn: (shouts from off-screen) He did!
Jenny snickers at Anthony while Anthony's face turns red from embarrassment and irritation.
Anthony: (bursts out angrily) Shut up, Dawn!
Jenny bursts out laughing at Anthony's irritation. Anthony grew more annoyed.
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Confessional
Anthony: (scowls) Getting along with Jenny is going to be nearly impossible. So far the only thing we have in common is our love of reptiles. Everything else about her makes me want to jump off the cliff again.
Jenny: Anthony's way too serious all the time. If I'm gonna try to get along with him, I definitely need to get him to loosen up. You saw him smile and laugh earlier, right? It was caught on camera, so I believe he can have fun and not be so uptight and serious. I swear, he's like a male Courtney!
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Lindsay: (holds a dodgeball and walks towards her remaining teammates, with a confused look on her face) Can someone remind me what I'm suppose to do with this again?
Suddenly, a dodgeball that was thrown by Courtney hits Lindsay in the face and knocks her down. Sharon facepalms.
Sharon: (speaks slowly and calmly to hide her obvious frustration) Throw...Lindsay. You...were suppose...to...throw...the ball.
Lindsay: (stands up while rubbing her forehead, which had a large bruised bump on it) Owww...right.
The Bass cheer and high fives Courtney. Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Lindsay was out.
Gophers: 5 Bass: 5
As Lindsay walked away from the dodgeball court towards her team's bleachers, she sees Tyler waving at her with a smile. She then smiled and waved back at Tyler. This interaction from afar did not go unnoticed by Heather. She scowls and then bends over to pick up a dodgeball. Heather then throws the ball hard at Tyler, hitting him between his legs. This caused the Bass to stop cheering and gasp.
Tyler: (wincing in pain)...Mommy...
Courtney: (angrily) What the heck was that?! (to Chef) Ref, he's not even on the court!
Chef raises an eyebrow at Heather.
Heather: (with false sincerity) Oopsies! Slipped.
Courtney growls in frustration and picks up a dodgeball. She throws the ball furiously at Heather, who blocked her face with her arms as she braced herself for the ball's impact. However, Owen caught the ball in his hand just before it made contact with Heather's face. Courtney narrows her eyes at the two. Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Courtney was out. Courtney sighs and lowers her head in defeat.
Gophers: 5 Bass: 4
Chef points at the Gophers team, meaning that they get to send one player back into the game.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 4
Eleyna stood up excitedly and hurried over to the dodgeball court. As she bent over to pick up a dodgeball, Owen threw a dodgeball at DJ, which DJ dodges and prompts DJ to throw a ball at Owen. Owen ducks and the ball ends up hitting Eleyna's head instead.
DJ: (winces) Ooh! Sorry!
Elenya stands up with a dodgeball in hand and a confused look on her face.
Eleyna: (confused) Hm? For what?
Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Eleyna was out.
Gophers: 5 Bass: 4
Eleyna: (still confused, drops her ball) Huh? I'm out? When did someone hit me?
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Confessional
Eleyna: So here's the thing, I have this rare condition called "congenital analgesia", or as it is more commonly referred as "congenital insensitivity to pain", which keeps me from feeling any pain, seriously. One time when I was younger, I climbed up to the top of this really huge tree in my backyard and then I suddenly slipped and fell off while hitting every branch on the way down and landed on my left leg. I ended up getting cuts and bruises from hitting all of the tree branches, and I totally snapped my left leg in half, but I didn't feel any pain at all. It was like going down a slide or something to me, it was crazy. I didn't even notice all of my injuries until I got back into the house and my mom nearly had a heart attack when she saw my left leg limp and bending the wrong direction. You should've seen the look on her face! (laughs) She was white as a ghost and started hyperventilating like crazy. (laughs again) She even threw up a few times, I swear. (starts snorting) I totally thought that crazy old (*beep*) was gonna die! (snorts harder, then starts calming herself down) Of course that didn't happen until last year when she committed suicide. (grins) May she burn in hell.
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On the Bass side of the dodgeball court, Lightning picks up two dodgeballs in each hand and throws them both at Owen with a large amount of force. Poor Owen didn't even have time to blink when one dodgeball hit him in the face and the other hit him in the stomach, causing Owen to be sent back against the glass. Owen moaned in pain while the Bass cheered.
Lightning: (pumps fists up) SHA-BULLSEYE! Tubby's going Sha-Bye-Bye! Aw yeah!
Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Owen was out.
Gophers: 4 Bass: 4
Sharon watched as Owen walked back to the Gophers bleachers, defeated and sad. Mike then put a hand on Owen's shoulder as he attempted to comfort him.
Mike: Hey, big guy. You did great out there!
Owen: (still saddened) It's not that. (sniffles) Lightning called me "tubby".
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Confessional
Owen: I know I'm not the skinniest guy around here and I've made peace with being overweight a long time ago. I know I'm fat or as my mom would call it "big boned" or "husky", and I'm perfectly happy with my body. Some people would even consider bigger to be better. But something about being called "tubby" just really strikes a nerve. I don't really know why, it just hurts for some reason.
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Mike: (pats Owen on the back sympathetically) Hey, don't let Lightning get to you. He's probably just jealous that you're bigger than him and got way more muscle than he could ever hope to have.
Owen: (smiles big and pulls Mike into a tight bear hug) Aw, thanks buddy!
Mike: (through breathing difficulties) N-No...pr-problem...(the sounds of bone cracks are heard).
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Confessional
Owen: Mike's such a nice guy. I really hope we become great friends, even if he is a little odd. I've been hearing from the others on our team that he does these weird impressions out of the blue, but hey, in a way aren't we all a little bit weird?
Mike: (straightening his back) Owen's a great guy to hang around, but I really hope becoming friends with him doesn't crush me to death in the process.
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On the dodgeball court, only four campers remained on each side. On the Screaming Gophers side, it was Heather, Cameron, Sharon, and Gwen vs DJ, Dawn, Lightning, and Brick on the Killer Bass side.
Sharon: (whispers to Heather and Cameron) Lightning is clearly the most athletically dominant player on the Bass team. He must be removed from the game for haste.
Heather: (rolls her eyes) Like duh, we already knew that, Braniac. (Sharon scowls at Heather)
While the trio were planning their next move, a dodgeball flew past them and ended up hitting Gwen off-screen. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Gwen was out.
Gophers: 3 Bass: 4
Heather: (to Sharon) Try telling us something we don't know.
Sharon: (picks up her dodgeball) As you are possibly aware, despite Lightning's high level of athleticism, he has the intelligence of a very young child, meaning that Lightning is susceptible to psychological manipulation.
Heather: (raises an eyebrow) Translation, Brainiac. I don't speak socially awkward four-eyed nerd!
Sharon: (scowls and rolls her eyes) Lightning is very stupid and can easily be tricked. (walks towards the center of the dodgeball court) Allow me to demonstrate.
When Sharon reached the center line of the court, she stared at Lightning, who was kissing his biceps at the time before he took notice of Sharon.
Lightning: (picks up two dodgeballs and scoffs) SHA-BRING IT, Four-Eyes! Ain't no way you gonna throw the Lightning out of the game! Especially with those weak girly arms!
Sharon: (smirks) You are correct, Lightning. You're athletic superiority will no doubt be my downfall. I don't know how I will ever beat you. Off topic, (points forward and fakes astonishment) but is that famous forty-one year old American quarterback of the New England Patriots and six time super bowl winner, Tom Brady?
Lightning: (drops his dodgeball and starts looking around) Sha-really?! Where? Where?
The Bass members on the bleachers all groaned in disapproval and most of them face palmed.
Courtney: (frustrated) Are you serious?!
Anthony: (mumbles angrily) (*beep*)ing idiot...
Seizing the opportunity, Sharon throws her dodgeball and hits Lightning on the shoulder. Lightning did not notice the ball hitting his shoulder, but the sound of Chef's whistle, signifying that Lightning was out, caught his attention.
Gophers: 3 Bass: 3
Lightning: (shocked) SHA-WHAT?! Nah-uh! No way the four-eyed girl just threw out the Lightning! She must've cheated! (sulks towards the bleachers)
Brick: Technically she didn't (turns to Sharon) but that was still a dirty trick, madame!
Sharon: (pushes up her glasses) All's fair in dodge and war. (Brick picks up a dodgeball and prepares to throw it at Sharon, who just scoffs at him) As if you would throw a dodgeball at a girl, especially given the fact that I have no means of defending myself with my own dodgeball.
Brick: (sighs and lowers his head in shame) You're right, Sharon. I am not the kind of man to harm an unarmed woman with a dodgeball. To do so would be a disgrace.
Courtney: (facepalms and growls in frustration) You have got to be kidding me! Just throw the ball at her! She's our enemy!
Anthony: (yells at Brick) Quit being such a (*beep*)ing (*beep*), Crewcut!
Jenny: (slightly surprised at Anthony's cussing) That may have been a little harsh.
Anthony: (rolls his eyes and crosses his arms) It's just how I motivate others.
Sharon: (picks up a dodgeball) If it makes you feel better Brick, you are not the only one on your team who would've been too chivalrous to throw a dodgeball at a female. Am I right, DJ?
DJ: (shrugs) She's got me there.
Sharon prepares to throw her dodgeball when suddenly a dodgeball thrown from off-screen comes towards her. Luckily, she was able to duck down before the ball could hit her, causing the ball to hit Heather in the stomach instead. The camera then pans to reveal that Dawn was the one who had thrown the ball.
Dawn: (smiles) Luckily for my team, I'm a girl too!
Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Heather was out.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 3
Heather growled in frustration before she started heading back to her team's bleachers. As she did so, the Killer Bass and quite a few members of the Screaming Gophers team cheered at Heather's loss, earning them a scowl from the mean girl.
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Confessional
Emma: Couldn't really blame us for cheering. Nobody likes Heather.
Dawn: My prediction was correct. I knew that Sharon would duck at the last second when I threw the dodgeball at her and that the dodgeball would end up hitting Heather instead. Though I am not very fond of dodgeball since the game involves harming others, Heather is my one exception. I know that she was behind Jo's elimination last episode by stealing the other campers' belongings and planting them under her bed. Her evil deed is written all over her horrible aura filled with the most cold hearted cruelty that I have ever seen in another girl my age. And I swear by the Great Earth Mother that one day Heather will have nothing but disaster fall upon her if she continues down her dark path.
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Sharon: Nicely done, Dawn. I will give you that even though it appears you have missed your intended target. (prepares to throw her dodgeball again) However, it seems you have left yourself defenseless. I do not intend on missing this throw and I highly doubt you'll be able to catch the ball.
Without another word spoken, Sharon throws the dodgeball at Dawn. However, at a slow motioned pace, DJ rushes in front of Dawn with a dodgeball in hand and throws it towards Sharon before getting hit in the crotch with Sharon's dodgeball. Also at a slow motioned pace, the dodgeball that was thrown at Sharon hits her in the chest and causes her to stumble back a few feet. Both teams on the bleachers cringed at the sight of their teammates receiving a blow above and below the belt. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that both DJ and Sharon were out.
Gophers: 1 Bass: 2
Dawn: (kneels next to DJ, who laid on the court in a fetal position and clutching his crotch in pain) Thank you, DJ. Your sacrifice is much appreciated.
DJ: (in a higher pitched voice) N-No problem...
A dodgeball then suddenly rolled slowly from off screen and tapped Dawn's leg, obviously originating from the only Gopher left on the dodgeball court, Cameron. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Dawn was out, much to the confusion of many of the Bass members and the frustration of a few others.
Gophers: 1 Bass: 1
Courtney: (frustrated) Are you serious?! No way did that pathetic throw count!
Chef blew his whistle at Courtney, signifying for her to shut the hell up and sit back down. Courtney growls in frustration as she sits back down with her arms furiously crossed. Many of the Gophers cheered for Cameron, minus Noah who was preoccupied with his book, Gwen who doesn't cheer, and Heather who had less than no faith in Cameron.
Cameron: (overjoyed at his accomplishment) Yes! Yes! I did it! I've never felt so alive!
Cameron took a look at who was left on the Bass side of the dodgeball court, who unfortunately was Brick, a camper that was not only bigger than Cameron but ten times stronger as well. Cameron's excitement quickly faded.
Cameron: (gulps) I'm a dead man.
Courtney perks up from the increased chances of her team's victory and stands up to cheer.
Courtney: C'mon, Brick! Easy out! Easy out!
Zoey: You can do it, Cam! We believe in you!
Mike: You got this, Cam! Throw him out!
Justin: (raises an eyebrow at Mike) Throw? Seriously, dude? Little guy's more scrawnier than you.
Noah: (to Justin without looking up from his book) It's more scrawny, not more scrawnier. Grammar much, pretty boy?
Emma: (tiredly cheers) Cameron! Cameron. Cameron...(yawns)...really wished I had just stayed in bed this morning.
Heather rolls her eyes in annoyance.
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Confessional
Heather: As if Cameron can beat Brick at dodgeball. My teammates are idiots if they think Cameron even has a chance of winning the round. The way I see it, there are only two ways this day will end for Cameron: he ends up getting voted off if our team loses or he's accidentally crushed to death by Brick. Either way, I'll be going back to my original plan for a Final Four alliance before the day's over.
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Brick: (picks up two dodgeballs) I'm afraid this is the end of the line for you, Cameron.
Noah: And the end of his life. (Emma slaps the back of Noah's head) Ow! Hey!
Emma: You could at least try to show a little bit of faith in your teammate!
Noah: You mean like this? (sets his book in his lap and shows sarcastic enthusiasm) Woo-Hoo! Go, Cam! Go! (regains his typical deadpan expression and resumes reading his book, causing Emma to roll her eyes at him).
Back on the dodgeball court, Brick starts throwing his two dodgeballs at Cameron, who manages to narrowly avoid them by jumping out of the way. Many of his teammates continued to cheer him on.
Leshawna: C'mon, string bean! Show 'em you got game!
Trent: Break a leg, Cam!
Gwen: I'm pretty sure that's the last thing we should be telling him to do.
Trent: (realizes his error in his choice of words) Oh right. My bad. Don't break a leg, Cam! In fact, just don't break anything! But we're all still rooting for you!
Gwen: (smiles at Trent) It's the thought that counts.
Sharon: Remember, Cameron: The mind is mightier than the muscle!
With that, Cameron suddenly came up with an idea. He picked up a dodgeball and rubbed it vigorously against his red hoodie, causing the ball to build up static electricity. Cameron then throws the ball at Brick, which was given more momentum and force despite Cameron's weak throw since the ball was now coated with static electricity. Brick tried to run away from the ball, but the ball kept chasing after him relentlessly. Eventually Brick ended up running into the glass and the dodgeball hits him from behind.
Chris: (amazed) That is one tough ball to dodge!
Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Brick was out.
Gophers: 1 Bass: 0
Brick lowers his head in shame as he makes his way back to the Bass bleachers. The Gophers cheered at Cameron's triumph as Cameron walked confidently back to his team and gave out high fives to a few of his teammates as well.
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Dodgeball Court: Bass
Over by the Bass bleachers, the Killer Bass, minus Duncan who was still asleep on the bleachers, were huddled in a circle as they discussed their next move and tried to boost team morale.
Harold: We can do this! We just have to believe in ourselves.
Courtney: (scowls) Oh, I believe. I believe you suck!
Tyler: Yeah, you throw like a girl!
From behind Tyler, Mary-Margret and Jenny loudly cleared their throats to get his attention. Tyler slowly and nervously turns around to see both girls glaring at him menacingly and furiously, while also holding a dodgeball each intended to inflict pain on Tyler.
Mary-Margret: (threateningly) Care to repeat that Tyler?
Jenny: (intimidatingly) I don't think we heard you clearly enough.
Tyler: (panicky) I-I...mean...a-a...five year old girl! Yeah! H-He throws like a five year old girl!
Jenny and Mary-Margret lowered their dodgeballs and smiled a smile of both satisfaction and intimidation. Tyler sighed heavily with relief, but he still sweated with fear.
Courtney: (to Tyler) You should talk! Cameron throws better than you and he's half your size!
Luke: Sorry to say this Tyler, but they got a point. Cameron and Harold may not be able to throw far, but at least they can throw straight as an arrow.
Tyler: That was a warm-up throw! Look, I can dominate this game. Just give all the balls to me.
The camera pans across the uncertain faces of the remaining Bass members, showing little faith in Tyler's claims. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that it was time to start the next game.
Courtney: (raises her hands in surrender) Fine. Just try to aim for the other side, okay?
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Dodgeball Court: Gophers
Meanwhile at the Gophers bleachers, the team was picking new players to send out on the court.
Heather: (to Noah) Alright Noah, you're up.
Noah: (looks up from his book) You know, you guys did such an awesome job on the last game that I wanna mess up your mojo.
Heather scowls at Noah. Chef blows his whistle, signifying the last call for teams to get on the dodgeball court.
Emma: (stands up, stretches, and yawns) Forget you, Noah. (Turns to Heather) We can win this game without him. I'll go instead. (walks towards the dodgeball court).
Heather: (rolls her eyes) Fine. (to the rest of her team) Trent, Justin, Mike, Zoey, Alex, and Eleyna. You guys get on the court with Emma. Lets go, guys!
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Dodgeball Court: Game 2
On the Killer Bass side of the dodgeball court, Mary-Margret, Jenny, Tyler, Luke, Anthony, Lightning, and David stared at the Screaming Gophers side of the dodgeball court with fierce determination, while Emma, Justin, Mike, Zoey, Alex, Trent, and Eleyna looked at the opponents with confusion due to Tyler holding four dodgeballs in his arms while the other Bass members didn't hold any. Chef blew his whistle, signifying the start of the second game. With that, Tyler spun around wildly and began to launch all four dodgeballs into different directions. One of them hit Chef in the stomach. The second one almost hits Chris, who quickly ducks before the dodgeball could hit him.
Chris: (angrily) Hey! Watch the face, dude!
The third dodgeball was heading towards Justin.
Justin: (in panic) Not the face!
Justin quickly grabs Emma by her wrist and pulls her in front of him.
Emma: (irritated) Hey! What are y-...(the dodgeball hits Emma's face) OW!
Courtney: Finally!
Gophers: 6 Bass: 7
The fourth and final dodgeball headed towards the Gophers' bleachers. While most of the Gophers hit the deck, Lindsay unfortunately was hit in the face with the incoming dodgeball and knocked off of the bleachers, much to the horror of Tyler.
Tyler: (hurries over to Lindsay) Noooooo!
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Lindsay's vision blurred as she slowly regained consciousness, but she was soon able to focus on Tyler, who was standing in front of her with a worried expression on his face.
Lindsay: (moans in pain) Mhmmf...Tyler? (Tyler helps Lindsay to her feet) Oh my gosh! My face! How's my face?
Tyler: (cringes then smiles nervously) It's really...not that bad.
Lindsay is shown to have bruised swollen cheeks and a black eye, in addition to the large bump on her forehead that she had received earlier. Mike and Trent gave each other a nervous look from the sight of Lindsay's face.
Tyler: You still look great.
Lindsay: (perks up) Really?
Tyler: (smiles) Yeah, really.
As Trent and Lindsay stared lovingly at each other, Trent walks up to the couple with a dodgeball in hand and throws it at Tyler. Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Tyler was out. Courtney facepalms at Tyler's incompetence and lack of focus.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 6
Tyler: (to Lindsay) You wanna go for a walk?
Lindsay: (repeats in her head) Have to say no. Have to say no. (actually says) Okay!
While holding hands, Lindsay and Tyler walk past Heather, who had a shocked expression on her face that soon turned to anger.
Heather: (yells angrily) Hey! Hey, get back here! Lindsay!
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Confessional
Heather: (arms crossed and scowling) She is so close to getting kicked out of the alliance!
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Emma: (to Heather, while covering her left eye) Just let her be. She's not even playing anyway.
Heather: (angrily) Thats not the point! She can't just hang around with someone from the opposite team! He could be getting her to spill all of our weaknesses and strategies to him as we speak!
Emma: (stares blankly at Heather, pondering if she actually heard her right) Yeah...I highly doubt that.
Meanwhile on the dodgeball court, Alex receives a dodgeball that was thrown by Lightning to the face and falls backwards onto Eleyna. Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Alex was out.
Gophers: 5 Bass: 6
Alex: (winces in pain as he stands up) Ouch! (helps Eleyna to her feet) Sorry.
Eleyna: (smiles at Alex, seeming to be unaffected by Alex falling onto her and knocking her down) Don't worry, I didn't feel a thing.
Alex walks back to his team's bleachers and sits down. Heather scowls at him, unnerving Alex.
Heather: (growls) Way to go, Alex! Now we're losing!
Emma: (uncovers her left eye, revealing that it is now black and swollen) Hey! Leave him alone! The other team's only ahead of us by one. We can still win this!
Just then, another dodgeball was heading straight towards Justin's face again, causing him to grab Eleyna by the wrist again in a panic and use her to shield himself. The dodgeball ended up hitting Eleyna on the forehead instead, though she didn't care since she couldn't feel pain anyway. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Eleyna was out.
Gophers: 4 Bass: 6
Heather: (growls in frustration before walking away) They're so useless!
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Confessional
Justin: Hey, I couldn't risk damaging my beautiful face. You see, I'm a professional male model back home and my face is my best feature along with my neck, hair, earlobes, hands, feet, legs, knees, and pretty much anything in the chest region. Besides, I'm sure the girls don't mind. Eleyna can't even feel the dodgeballs hitting her in the face and as if Emma could stay mad at me.
Emma: (scowls as she holds an ice pack on her left eye) Pretty boy's going down!
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Emma and Cameron are shown to be watching the game very closely, as if they were contemplating a plan.
Emma: (to Cameron) No way we can win this round. Almost half of our team has been taken out and the other team is only down by one.
Cameron: (to Emma) Not to mention that the other team has more athletic players.
Emma: If we're going to win this, we need someone who can match their level of athletic ability.
Cameron: As well as enhanced agility to dodge the balls easily as well.
Both of them think in silence for a moment, until they both came up with an idea.
Cameron/Emma: (out loud) What we need is an olympian! (They both look at each other since they just both blurted out the same idea).
Mike must have heard the pair from the bleachers because he suddenly gasps and his eyes bulged. Mike now had longer eyelashes and was wearing red lipstick.
"Svetlana": Eet's Svetlana teemye!
"Svetlana" did a flip to avoid a dodgeball that was coming towards her and caught another dodgeball that was thrown by David. Before Chef could blow his whistle to signify that David was out, "Svetlana" threw the ball that she caught at Jenny, hitting her in the chest. Chef then blew his whistle, signifying that David and Jenny were out.
Gophers: 4 Bass: 4
Some of the Gophers along with most of the Bass just stared in awe at what "Svetlana" had just done, while many of the Gophers clapped and cheered.
Emma: (to Cameron at a low voice volume so no one else could hear her) Wait, do you know...
Cameron: (finishes her sentence) That Mike most likely has Multiple Personality Disorder? Yep. I've been monitoring his behavior and actions, and all of his unusual behavior patterns point to him having multiple personalities.
Emma: (raises an eyebrow) Seriously? I've been doing the same thing! I even started taking notes whenever I see him act this way and writing down my thoughts and theories on the matter.
Cameron: I've been taking notes, too. (holds up a notepad) So far I have documented some very fascinating information such as the two separate personalities within Mike, along with their personality traits, characteristics, and behavioral patterns. (hands the notepad to Emma) You can have a look if you want.
Emma: (takes the notepad from Cameron and skims through the pages) Damn, there's a lot of notes.
Cameron: I'm very detail oriented when it comes to taking notes. Plus, conducting social behavioral research on an individual with Multiple Personality Disorder is just too fascinating to put into small words.
Emma: (shrugs) Eh, I'll give you that. My mom, Phyllis, is a psychiatrist, and when I started to show an interest in psychology, she helped me learn as much as I can by letting me read through her many psychology books that she kept in her office like it was my own personal library and instructing me on everything she knew about psychology. But actually witnessing a psychological disorder from a person in the same area as me is just as you said, fascinating.
Emma turns her attention back to the dodgeball court as she watches "Svetlana" effortlessly multiple balls that were thrown at her by the opposing team.
Emma: (to Cameron) Do you think we should tell him that we know? I mean, I'm sure Mike has his reasons for keeping his disorder a secret from everyone, but maybe we can help him out. It'll be good for him to have someone to confide to if he insists on keeping his disorder a secret and maybe if all three of us work together, we can help him control his multiple personalities better. It's obvious that he has little to no control over them.
Cameron: You make some good points, Emma. But I think we should wait a bit longer until we have gathered enough information to help him effectively. We're not even sure if Chester and Svetlana are his only alternate personalities, he could have more.
Emma: (nods in agreement) That's true. Also, if we keep an eye on him without him knowing, we'll gather more accurate information about his other personalities. Not many people are willing to be honest when they know their being watched or when their being pressed for information.
Cameron: So then, I guess we're in agreement. We'll both keep an eye on Mike until we have enough information to effectively help him.
Emma: (nods) And we keep Mike's secret to ourselves. Nobody else must know about Mike's Multiple Personality Disorder from either of us.
Both: (shake hand in agreement) Agreed!
Oblivious to Emma and Cameron, Heather saw them shaking hands and narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
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Confessional
Heather: (ponders) What were those two doing?! They better not have been forming an alliance! Cameron's in my alliance and with Sharon being my most untrustworthy alliance member, I need to keep as many submissive allies in my alliance as I can get!
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Chef points at the Gophers team, meaning that they get to send one player back into the game.
Gophers: 5 Bass: 4
Emma: (stands up) I'm going back in.
Cameron: Are you sure? What about your eye and aren't you still exhausted from the last challenge?
Emma: I'll be fine. Sure my depth perception sucks and it's taking every ounce of my willpower to stay awake, but I'm not going to be remembered in this episode as just a human shield! I'm going to bring my A game on!
As Emma started heading towards the dodgeball court, Heather walks up to Cameron and pulls him aside. Once they were out of earshot from the teams, she glared daggers at him, causing Cameron to become increasingly nervous.
Heather: (scowls) What was going on between you and Emma?!
Cameron: (nervously) N-Nothing...t-there's nothing going on! W-We were just talking-...
Heather: (raises an eyebrow) About forming an alliance behind our back?!
Cameron: (raises hands defensively) N-No...no! I would never do that, really! Emma and I were just having a conversation, that's all!
Heather: (still suspicious) So all of your conversations end with a handshake?
Cameron: (becomes more nervous) I can explain! W-We...W-We were just going over a strategy for the next game. That's it. Just strategizing. (practically begging) Please believe me, Heather. No one wants to stay in this alliance more than me. Please?
Heather: (thinks for a moment than let's out a sigh followed by an eye roll) Fine. I'll believe you. (grabs Cameron by his red hood and lifts him off the ground while giving him a threatening glare) But remember this: if you ever do anything to betray me or this alliance, I will make you wish that you have just stayed home, safely secured inside that plastic bubble of yours because I will make the rest of your time on this island a living hell. Got it?
Cameron gulps and nods his head fearfully.
Heather: (smiles and drops Cameron) Good.
As Heather walked away off-screen, the camera zoomed in on Cameron's fearful expression.
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Confessional
Heather: I still think there's something going on between Cameron and Emma, but now I'm sure that it wasn't an alliance judging by the way Cameron was so desperate to stay in my alliance. But that doesn't mean I won't be keeping my eyes off of those two.
Cameron: (sits in a fetal position and sucks his thumb) I am so bad at keeping secrets! Why did I agree to keep one with Emma? Why?! (continues to suck his thumb).
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Trent threw a dodgeball at Lightning, only for it to be deflected by the dodgeball he was holding and bounce back to Trent, hitting him in the face. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Trent was out.
Gophers: 4 Bass: 4
Zoey was shown to be nervously holding a dodgeball while also dodging balls that were thrown at her. Just then, someone pulled her aside by her wrist and used her as a human shield against two dodgeballs that hit her in the stomach and the face. That someone was once again Justin. Zoey cried out in pain as she was hit by the dodgeballs that were intended for Justin, a cry that didn't go unnoticed by "Svetlana" or Emma. While Emma shot a furious glare at Justin, "Svetlana" gasps and reverts back to Mike.
Mike: (sees Zoey being pelted by dodgeballs as a human shield) Zoey!
As Mike rushes over to Zoey, Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Zoey was out.
Gophers: 3 Bass: 4
Zoey: (falls to her knees and clenches her stomach in pain) Ow...
Mike: (kneels next to Zoey and puts a hand on her shoulder) Zoey, are you okay?
Zoey: (groans in pain) I...think so...
Mike: (stands up and faces Justin with a scowl) That was so uncalled for!
Justin: Hey, I couldn't risk taking a dodgeball to my gorgeous face. I'm signing up with modeling agencies when I get home, and I can't have one of my best features getting damaged or bruised.
Mike: Well you didn't have to use Zoey or anyone else as a shield! The game is called dodgeball for a reason! Dodge the ball!
Justin: And risk an injury caused by a sudden trip and fall? (shakes his head) Nope, can't do i-...OW!
Justin was suddenly hit in the back of the head by a dodgeball thrown from the Gophers' side of the dodgeball court. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Justin was out.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 4
The camera pans to reveal that Emma was the one who threw the dodgeball at Justin, with a very annoyed look on her face.
Emma: There, you're out. Now get off the court!
Justin: (rubs the back of his head as he stormed over to Emma) Are you insane?! You could have easily deformed the back of my head or my neck! (Emma rolls her eyes) Or worse, you could've given me severe brain damage!
Emma: (mumbles to herself) Can't give you what you already have...
Justin: Not to mention we're on the same team! You just saber-toothed us!
Emma: (rolls her eyes in annoyance) It's called sabotage.
Justin: (points at Emma) Aha! You admit it!
Emma: On the contrary, compared to what you've been doing to our team, I think I just increased our team's odds of winning by getting rid of some deadweight!
Justin: (raises an eyebrow) Oh yeah?
Justin picked up a dodgeball and threw it at Emma, which due to Emma's sluggish reflexes, ended up hitting her in the chest. Luckily for the Gophers, since Justin was already out, Emma is still in the game.
Justin: (smirks) How's that for deadweight?
Emma: (cringes in pain) Ow! Oh, that's it! (picks up a dodgeball) You're going down, Pretty Boy!
Emma throws the dodgeball at Justin, who ducks before the ball could make an impact.
Justin: (gloats) Missed me!
Meanwhile, the ball kept going over to the Killer Bass side of the dodgeball court and hits Luke in the face, specifically on his right eye. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Luke was out.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 3
Emma: (shocked by her actions) Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!
Justin: I accept your apology.
Emma: (glares at Justin, angrily) Not you! I was talking about Luke.
Luke: (uncovers his right eye, which was just as blackened and swollen as Emma's eye) No worries, Emma. It's okay.
Chef watches as Justin and Emma continues arguing before leaning down to whisper to Chris.
Chef: (whispers) Should I do something to stop them?
Chris: (watches the argument with a very satisfied look) Nah, this is the type of reality show team drama that the audience just eats up.
Chef and Chris snickered together, and they were not the only ones enjoying the madness that was unfolding on the Gophers team. Two out of three of the remaining Killer Bass team members were watching the scene with amusement rather than attempting to throw the remaining two Gophers out of the game while they were distracted. One particular Killer Bass was not amused by the opposing team's arguing and decided he had enough of watching them bicker in addition to also wanting to move the challenge along. With a dodgeball in hand, Anthony aimed and threw the dodgeball. Over at the Gophers side of the dodgeball court, Mike got in between Justin and Emma, hoping to stop them from fighting.
Mike: C'mon, guys. This isn't the time to be fighting.
Justin: (shoves Mike back) Stay out of this, stick figure!
Emma: Hey, don't talk to Mike that way! At least he's been actually helping our team win!
Justin: (scoffs) Oh please, so he threw a few dodgeballs and pranced around like a girl. At least that's more than I can say for y-...
The dodgeball that Anthony threw suddenly hits Justin in the back, causing him to stumble and fall forward. As Justin fell, he grabbed onto Mike by his shirt to help regain his balance, but ended up just bringing Mike down with him. Out of concern, Emma and Zoey rush over to check on Mike.
Zoey & Emma: (together) Oh my gosh, Mike! Are you okay?
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Confessional
Anthony: For the record, I was trying to hit Mike.
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Anthony: (shouts) Damn it, Justin! Get off the (*beep*)ing dodgeball court!
Over by the Gophers side of the dodgeball court, a sudden gasp was heard from Mike. Mike then stood up, now shown to have had his shirt ripped off by Justin when they fell, and revealing his muscular six-pack abs and the gold wolf tooth necklace that was stolen in the previous episode. In addition, Mike also had his hair gelled back and was shown to have a very arrogant smug look on his face. As "Mike" spoke, he spoke in an Italian accent.
Mike?: Ey! (pushes Justin aside) One side, loser!
Before anyone could say anything, "Mike" picked up a dodgeball and threw it at Lightning. Once again though, Lightning used a dodgeball to deflect the dodgeball back.
Lightning: (gloats) Ha! You got SHA-BLOCKED!
Mike?: (smirks) Yea? You tink so?
"Mike" picked up another dodgeball and threw it at the dodgeball that Lightning had deflected back, causing the deflected dodgeball to go straight towards Lightning and hit him in the face before he could react. As for the dodgeball that hit the deflected dodgeball, it maintained its course and ended up hitting Anthony in the stomach. Chef blew his whistle twice, signifying that Lightning and Anthony were both out.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 1
Mike?: Ey yo! And dat's how de game is played!
Everyone was surprised by "Mike's" amazing skill at dodgeball. Many, even those on the Killer Bass team, couldn't help but remain either speechless, staring in awe, or both. But those on the team who were able to find their voice began to cheer and clap.
Mary-Margret: (stares at with infatuation and awe) Oh my!
Zoey: (takes "Mike" hand) Oh Mike! That was incredible!
Mike?: (snatches his hand away from Zoey) Ey yo, pasty! You wanna touch de Vito, you gotta make an appointment.
Zoey looked shocked and appalled by "Mike's" sudden change in attitude towards her, but Mary-Margret appeared to be even more turned on.
Mary-Margret: (gets excited) Now that's what I'm talking abou-...(Mary-Margret is suddenly struck in the head by a dodgeball that was thrown by Emma)...OW!
Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Mary-Margret was out.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 0
The Gophers cheered for their victory. Over at the Gophers' bleachers, Heather shoots a glare at Noah, who was still reading his book.
Heather: (glares) Glad to see that some people are trying today.
The other Gophers also sent disapproving looks at Noah.
Noah: (looks up from his book) Oh sorry. (shows fake enthusiasm as he cheers) Woohoo! Way to throw those murder balls! (goes back to reading his book) Go team, go.
Heather: (sarcastically) Nice team spirit.
Sharon: Probably the best we'll receive from him. Let's all just be content with the fact that he said "Go team, go.".
Mary-Margret was cringing as she rubbed her forehead when she heard someone click their tongue a couple of times to get her attention. She looked up to see "Vito", who was flexing his muscles as he gave a wink to her, causing Mary-Margret to swoon while causing Zoey to gasp with shock.
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Confessional
Mary-Margret: (still swooning) I have no idea what's going on. When did Mike get so sexy and hot? And yet, I don't really care what's going on as long as I'm getting that eye candy.
Zoey: Okay, what is up with Mike? I get that he's playing a character out of the blue like he always does, but the way he spoke to me...(her face becomes saddened)...and what was up with him winking at Mary-Margret? Even for playing a character, his whole behavior and attitude are just too much.
Emma: So far we got one alternate personality that is a cranky old man, another that is a female Russian Olympic gymnast, and now we have an arrogant Italian tough guy who's flirting with Mary-Margret. (facepalms and sighs) This is gonna be fun.
Justin: (confused) How does a stick figure like Mike have six-pack abs like those? And is Mary-Margret actually attracted to him?! That's just not possible!
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Over by the Killer Bass bleachers, everyone looked disappointed with their second loss and were losing hope for any chance they have of winning. Heather of course, being the annoying mean (*beep*) that she is, couldn't help but taunt them.
Heather: (calls out to the Killer Bass) Hey! It's 2-0! How does it feel to suck so much?
Harold: (lowers his head in defeat) Not very good.
Courtney: (nervously, trying to stay positive and confident) Its not over, yet!
Heather did not buy Courtney's bluff, as she continued to smirk at her with a raised eyebrow.
Courtney: (facepalms in defeat) Its so over.
The scene fades to black...
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The scene fades in with the Killer Bass all seated on the bleachers, looking down with defeat and with no hope of winning, except for Duncan who was still fast asleep.
Courtney: (speaks up) Okay, this is really bad. One more game and we lose the whole challenge, again! (stands up) We can't let that happen people! We need someone strong (flexes both her arms), someone mean (raises a fist with an angry look on her face), someone who will crush those stupid Gophers into the dirt! (pumps up both of her fists into the air).
Jenny: In case you haven't noticed, our team already has heavy hitters in the strong (waves her hand over to Brick and Lightning) and the mean (waves her hand over to Anthony, who scowls at her) departments.
Courtney: True, but I meant we need someone who can be both at the same time.
Brick: Sounds like you're talking about someone like Jo.
Harold: Maybe we shouldn't have gotten rid of Jo so hastily last episode.
Courtney scowls.
Luke: Yeah, we would be dominating over those Gophers if she was here right now.
Courtney's scowl deepens.
Harold: I mean, maybe we should at least given her a chance t-...
Courtney: (snaps) STOP TALKING ABOUT JO! SHE'S GONE AND NEVER COMING BACK! WE DON'T NEED HER ANYWAY!
The Killer Bass were all staring at Courtney with surprised looks.
Courtney: (coughs before speaking calmly again) A-Anyway, I know that we have one team member who'll dominate the game even better than Jo.
Everyone turned their attention towards the sleeping Duncan, who somehow managed to stay asleep despite all of the noise.
DJ: (shakes his head) Uh-Uh. If we wake him up, he'll kill us!
Anthony: (scoffs) I'd like to see him try to kill me. You guys are probably screwed though.
Courtney: (rolls her eyes) He won't kill us, guys. He wants to win, too!
Harold: Courtney's right! We need Duncan's fierceness to win this!
Courtney: (smiles) That's the spirit, Harold! (stops smiling and becomes demanding) Now go wake him up!
All eyes went to Harold.
Harold: (becomes nervous) Why me?
Courtney: Because other than Tyler, (rolls her eyes) you're the worst at dodgeball. And if he does kill you, you're the only one we can afford to lose.
Harold: No way! I'm not doing it!
Courtney: (demanding) Well, who's going to wake him up?
Most of the Killer Bass looked to nervous to volunteer. Others such as Lightning and Mary-Margret weren't even paying attention. Lightning was admiring his muscles while Mary-Margret was making goggly eyes at "Vito". Anthony then finally lost patience with his team and stood up.
Anthony: (yells) For God's sake, I'll wake him up, you bunch of (*beep*)ing (*beep*)ies!
His teammates didn't take to kindly with his insult towards them, but they were willing to let it slide since they didn't have to wake up Duncan. Anthony walks over to Duncan and pauses for a few seconds.
Anthony: Hey! (suddenly he kicks Duncan hard in the face, causing him to wake up while also falling off of the bleachers) Beddo kara dete, anata wa kachinonai daru zyna tawagoto!
(Translation: Get out of bed, you worthless lazy (*beep*)!)
The Killer Bass members were left speechless at what Anthony just did, he even caught the attention of Mary-Margret and Lightning.
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Confessional
Anthony: In case anyone is wondering, that's how my mom used to wake me when I was younger, except she would've slapped my face repeatedly instead of kicking it.
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Duncan stood up, with a very angry glare on his face. At that point, the other Killer Bass members were beyond terrified of what was going to happen next.
Duncan: (growls at Anthony) You better have a really good reason for kicking me in the face!
Anthony: (unfazed) Well, I thought it would be an improvement, but looks like I've made you look worse. (Duncan grabs Anthony by his shirt threateningly. Anthony just rolls his eyes) Oh please, as if I'm afraid of you, juvie boy. I've been studying martial arts since way back when you were getting your ass kicked out of daycare.
Before a fight could break out, Courtney got in between the two and separated them from each other.
Courtney: (to Duncan) Look, we're down 2-nothing. I can appreciate that you need a little nap time, but we need your help!
Duncan: (crosses his arms with a smug look on his face) Oh, and why should I help you, darling?
Courtney: (with a smile) Because I can personally guarantee to you that if we lose this game, you'll be the one going home, (gets closer to Duncan with a threatening look) darling.
After a brief stare down, Duncan let out a heavy sigh.
Duncan: Fine, I'll play.
Courtney's threatening glare turned into a satisfied smirk.
Duncan: (continues) On one condition: you do what I say when I say it.
Courtney nods in agreement.
Duncan: Okay, here's a strategy I picked up during my first visit to juvie. It's called, (pounds a fist into his hand) "Rush the New Guy".
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Dodgeball Court: Game 3
On the Killer Bass side of the dodgeball court were Duncan, Courtney, DJ, Brick, Lightning, Anthony, and Dawn. On the Screaming Gophers side of the dodgeball court were Owen, Leshawna, "Vito", Eleyna, Gwen, Trent, and Sharon. The Killer Bass looked fierce and determined while the Screaming Gophers looked overconfident about their chances of winning. Chef blew his whistle, signifying the start of the third game. Without wasting another second, Trent and Leshawna both threw their dodgeballs, which were dodged by Duncan and ducked by Courtney. Dawn collects the two dodgeballs and tosses them to Duncan and Courtney. Along with DJ and Brick, all four of them threw their dodgeballs at Owen, brutally knocking the poor big guy down as he takes hits from all four dodgeballs. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Owen was out.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 7
The Killer Bass on and off the dodgeball court cheered at their triumph over the Screaming Gophers. Duncan nodded in approval of his teammates' victory. The Killer Bass then proceeded to repeat their newly found strategy by throwing four dodgeballs at a time at the remaining Screaming Gophers on the dodgeball court. First it was Leshawna to fall, second was Eleyna, third was Gwen, fourth was Sharon, and the last to fall, despite his best efforts, was "Vito".
Gophers: 2 Bass: 1
Over at the Gophers bleachers, Noah looks up from his book to see his teammates had lost the game.
Noah: (dryly) C'mon, a little effort out their people.
This remark earned him intimidating glares from Leshawna and Emma, causing Noah to shrink back in fear. The Killer Bass began to cheer at their first win over the Gophers all day. Some of the Killer Bass from the bleachers came onto the dodgeball court to high five their victorious teammates.
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Dodgeball Court: Bass
Courtney: I think we should do the same thing, all over again. So Harold, sit this one out, too.
Harold: (complains) But I sat the last one out!
Courtney: It's for the good of the team.
Harold shrugs his shoulders and lowers his head in sadness. Brick gave Harold a sympathetic look and put a hand on his shoulder in an effort to comfort him.
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Dodgeball Court: Gophers
All of the Screaming Gophers, minus Lindsay, were gathered at the bleachers.
Heather: (frustrated) Okay, not that Noah here cares, but we are not losing another game to these guys, got it?! (throws her arms in the air angrily) And where is Lindsay?!
Emma: (smirks) Probably having a make-out session with Tyler as we speak.
Heather let's out a growl in frustration and storms off in a huff to look for Lindsay.
Emma: (still smirks) Or not. Either way, we can win this without those two. For this game, I say Alex, Eleyna, Cameron, Trent, Owen, Gwen, and I should play. Any objections?
Everyone remained silent.
Emma: Good. (stands up enthusiastically) Let's do this!
Trent: Y'know, for someone who has spent three days without a goodnight sleep and has been used as a human shield today, you seem to have a lot of energy now.
Emma: Oh, I'm just really fired up at the moment. Believe me when I say I could pass out at any given moment.
Emma's good eye twitches slightly. Some of her teammates looked unnerved by her statement.
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Dock of Shame
The scene transitions to the Dock of Shame, where Heather is seen walking around as she searches for Lindsay. She then heard giggling from underneath the edge of the dock and decided to investigate, from which she found Lindsay and Tyler, sitting together. Heather gasps in shock, catching the attention of the couple.
Heather: (angrily) This is so against the rules!
Lindsay: (nervously) I-I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean it!
Tyler: (defensively) Hey! Why don't you just chill out?
Heather: (holds a wooden kayak over her head) Why don't you dodge this?!
Heather throws the kayak down onto Tyler, trapping him inside.
Tyler: (in pain) OW!
Lindsay looks at Tyler, worryingly.
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Dodgeball Court: Gophers
Heather and Lindsay have arrived back to the dodgeball court, with Lindsay treading behind Heather, sadly.
Heather: (points to the bleachers) Sit down, and stay there!
Lindsay: (sits down and replies sadly) Okay...
Heather: (to her team) How are we doing?
Right on cue, Cameron was pelted with four dodgeballs, knocking down hard onto the dodgeball court. He let out a distressed moan from the pain.
Leshawna: We could be doing better.
Noah: Sports, not my forte, remember?
Heather: (scowls at Noah) You know you could actually give it a shot and pretend to care.
Noah: I could, but I don't particularly care enough to care.
Heather growls in frustration before taking another look around the bleachers. She noticed a certain team member was not present on or off the dodgeball court.
Heather: (irritated) Where is Mike?! (growls in frustration) Do I have to keep track of everyone on our team?!
Noah: (nonchalantly) I'm sure the weirdo is around here somewhere. Probably having a make-out session with Mary-Margret under the bleachers.
Justin: (raises an eyebrow) What makes you say that?
Noah: (smirks) Because I can hear them sucking face under the bleachers. I'm surprised you guys haven't heard them yet.
Everyone from the Gophers looked under the bleachers, and they indeed found "Vito" and Mary-Margret making out under the bleachers.
Heather: (growls in frustration) UGGHH! Are you serious?!
The couple stopped kissing and looked at the spectators.
Mary-Margret: (scowls) Um, a little privacy, please?
Heather: (mimics) Um, this isn't your side of the dodgeball court, so leave!
"Vito": Ey yo! Why don't you's beat it? I'm trying to get to second base over here!
Mary-Margret: (flirtatiously) And I'm trying to hit a home run.
The couple went back to kissing, despite the complaints of disgust they heard from the other Screaming Gophers. The sound of the commotion did not go unnoticed by Emma, who was on the dodgeball court at the time.
Emma: (turns her head) What the-...(eyes widen in shock) Oh crap! Mike, I mean Vito, st-...(four dodgeballs hit Emma, knocking her down) OW!
Zoey: (confused by Emma's distraction) Huh? (gasps in shock when she sees Mary-Margret and "Vito" kissing) Keep your lips off h-...(another four dodgeballs hits Zoey, knocking her down as well) OUCH!
Chef blew his whistle, signifying that Zoey was out and the Killer Bass have won the fourth game.
Gophers: 2 Bass: 2
The Killer Bass cheered for their victory.
Heather: (growls in frustration) This is so unacceptable!
Mary-Margret: (gives Heather a sly look) Too bad, (*beep*)! Better get used to the idea of losing!
Heather growls furiously at Mary-Margret.
Mary-Margret: (gives a quick kiss to "Vito") Better get back to my team. Save those lips for me sexy.
"Vito": (smirks) You know it, babe.
Zoey watched the scene unfold as she sat on the dodgeball court with a saddened look. Emma then came by and offered her a hand.
Emma: (helps Zoey onto her feet, with a concerned look on her face) Zoey...
Zoey: (sadly) But I thought Mike was interested in me...
Emma: (puts a hand on her shoulder) He is, Zoey! Trust me. Mike is totally in to you! H-He's...(thinks for a second)...He's just a really dedicated actor, is all! He's only playing a character.
Zoey: (rolls her eyes in disbelief) Yeah...just playing a character. (starts walking back over to the bleachers) That's all he's ever done. I don't even know who the real Mike is.
Emma watches Zoey walk away from her in sadness, and let's out a heavy sigh.
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Confessional
Emma: (sighs) I shouldn't have been playing. I should've been keeping in eye on Mike or "Vito" or whoever. It's hard to be a good friend when you're keeping a secret to protect your friend's crush's privacy. If Zoey is ever going to know the truth, she needs to hear it from Mike whenever he's ready to come out about his Multiple Personality Disorder. (sighs again) But watching Zoey get hurt like this and not being able to tell her that Mike and Vito are not the same people kissing Mary-Margret is really killing me!
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Dodgeball Court: Bass
Tyler returns to his team's bleachers, rubbing his head from the kayak he took to the head earlier as he sat down. Courtney notices Tyler's return and shoots a stern look at him.
Courtney: Where were you?
Tyler: Nowhere.
Courtney: (scowls) You were with that blonde Gopher girl, weren't you?!
Tyler: (defensively) No! (nervously darts his eyes to the right) Maybe...(shrugs in defense)...so?!
Courtney: (scolds) So?! She could've been getting you to spill all of our weaknesses to her!
The camera pans to show Lindsay playing with her hands innocently.
Anthony: (rolls his eyes and whispers to Jenny) Only if she's not really as brain dead moronic than she appears to be.
Jenny: (whispers back) If that were the case, she's as good an actress as Mike is an actor.
Anthony nodded in agreement.
Chris: (to the campers) Okay! This is it. The final tie-breaking game!
Noah: (sarcastically cheers) Go team, go!
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The Killer Bass are all gathered into a group huddle as they discuss their strategy.
Duncan: Ok, who's going in?
Harold: I think it's my turn.
Courtney: No way! We actually have a chance to win this!
Harold reluctantly nods in agreement as he walks back to the bleachers.
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Dodgeball Court: Final Game
Chris: Gophers. Bass. Let's send this sample to the lab... and see whatcha made of!
Chef blows his whistle, signifying the start of the final game.
On the Gophers side of the dodgeball court stood Heather, "Vito", Gwen, Owen, Leshawna, Sharon, and Eleyna, while on the Killer Bass side of the dodgeball court stood Duncan, Lightning, Courtney, DJ, Brick, David, and Tyler. Immediately after the whistle was blown, Gwen kicked up a dodgeball and handed it over to Sharon, who quickly handed it over to Vito.
Heather: (claps her hands together) C'mon people! (The same routine of Gwen kicking up the ball, handing it to Sharon and Sharon handing the ball to another player continued, confusing some of the Killer Bass) Quick feet, fast hands!
Once "Vito", Leshawna, and Sharon each had their own ball, all three of them threw their balls at David, who gets hit with every ball. Chef blew his whistle, signifying that David was out.
Gophers: 7 Bass: 6
The Killer Bass were shocked by this new development.
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Confessional
Sharon: During the fourth game, I thought up a way to use the Killer Bass' newfound strategy against them. Their plan is to overpower an individual player by firing their dodgeballs all at once. Though so far the strategy has proved to be successful at overpowering us, I can guarantee that their strategy shall not secure the win for them this time. Since there are seven of us total per team, I theorized that if our team were to gang up on someone from the opposing team with three dodgeballs at once, we will not only increase our odds of hitting that person out, but also have more chances to throw dodgeballs at the remaining opposing teammates rather than just throwing all the dodgeballs at once. I figured three would be enough since in addition to make dodging the balls more difficult for the other team, we also want to be able to knock another player out as soon as possible to increase our team's number advantage.
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Back on the dodgeball court, Brick, Lightning, and Duncan tried their "rush the new guy" strategy by throwing their dodgeballs all at once. Two dodgeballs were thrown by Lightning, and one was thrown from both Duncan and Brick. However, a dodgeball from the Screaming Gophers' side of the dodgeball court hits the oncoming cluster of dodgeballs in the middle, sending the balls flying in different directions. One dodgeball bounced back over to the Killer Bass side of the dodgeball court and hits DJ. The second dodgeball almost hit Owen, but thankfully he stepped aside before the ball made an impact. The third dodgeball actually ended up hitting Chris in the face this time, knocking him down with a pained groan.
Chris: (groans) Owww...not the face, dude!
Noah: (cheers sarcastically) Knock em our! Throw em out! Rah! Rah! (Just then, Noah is struck with the fourth and final dodgeball and is knocked backwards) OW!
Emma: (smirks) Wow, sports really aren't your forte.
Chris: (stands back up, groaning in pain and covering his right eye, which was now black and swollen) Alright, Gophers! Who threw the dodgeball?!
Emma: (shouts from the bleachers) Heather did it!
Heather glared at Emma, who smirked mischievously.
Chris: (scowls) Heather, you're benched for the rest of the game!
Chef blows his whistle, signifying that Heather was out.
Gophers: 6 Bass: 5
Heather: (shocked) What?! That is not fair!
Chris: On the contrary, hitting the host is like hitting the referee in any sports event. Both will get your team penalized.
Heather: But it wasn't even m-...
Chris: (holds up a hand) Don't care.
Heather: But I didn't-...
Chris: (unfazed) Don't care.
Heather: But...
Chris: Still don't care.
Heather growls in frustration and heads towards her team's bleachers. She glares daggers at her teammates as they appeared to have enjoyed watching the scene that had just unfolded in front of them, especially one pixie-cut blonde in particular.
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Confessional
Emma: (smirks) Yeah...I have absolutely no idea who threw the dodgeball. But I figured Chris was going to penalize our team anyway so I blamed it on Heather. (crosses her arms with a satisfied smirk) Not so fun when you're the one getting blamed for something you didn't do, huh Heather? Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Sharon: (snickers) All of that for just throwing one dodgeball in the center of four oncoming dodgeballs so they would deflect in different directions? (snickers again) I was just trying to block the other team's dodgeballs, but I did not expect all of that to happen. (Pushes her glasses up) Luckily, no one saw me throw the ball and to make the situation all the more fantastic, Heather took the fall. Juvenile as it may be compared to what she has done so far, I will take immense satisfaction in anything that causes Heather misfortune. I'll have to make sure to give my thanks to Emma later. Even if she doesn't know it, she still has my back. Though I don't blame her for not recognizing me yet. It has been a while since middle school. She may have stayed the same, but I have definitely changed.
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Meanwhile on the dodgeball court, Lightning is shown to be taunting the Screaming Gophers team, while holding a dodgeball.
Lightning: Yo, listen up! You Gophers may be ahead, but the Lightning's gonna make sure the Killer Bass SHA-DOMINATE this game! (Lightning prepares to throw the ball at a particularly large Gopher) Starting with you, Tubby!
As Lightning threw the ball at Owen, he caught the ball effortlessly with one hand. Owen had an intense look of fury on his face.
Owen: (speaks slowly and angrily) That. Is. IT! You can call me fat! You can call me Dough-Boy! You can call me Wide-Load! You can even call me a "gargantuan tub of lard"! (Narrows his eyes further) But know this Lightning, nobody and I mean nobody...CALLS ME TUUUUBBBBBBYYYYYY!
Owen bellows a loud and furious battle cry as he intensely throws the dodgeball with all of his might at Lightning, hitting him in the face and sending him falling back a few feet. The area was silent for a moment before the Gophers started cheering at Owen.
Owen: (chuckles) I don't know what got into me.
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Time skip
The game continued on as many of the Gophers and Killer Bass were seen either being hit with dodgeballs or tagging in other members of their team. The game appeared to be evenly matched as if either team could possibly win. At one point, Luke handed Harold a dodgeball. Harold accepted the ball happily and walked onto the court.
Duncan: (to Harold) Back of the court, Princess.
Harold lowers his head in disappointment and starts walking towards the back of the court. While momentarily distracted from watching Harold, Courtney was struck in the back of the head by a dodgeball that was thrown by "Vito".
"Vito": Ey yo! Dat's what you's get for calling Mike a "weird stick figure"! Anyone's gonna be body shaming that scrawny goombah is gonna be me, aight?
Courtney and a few members from the Gophers team looked confused at Mike/Vito seemingly referring himself in the third person.
Leshawna: (whispers to Trent and Gwen on the bleachers) If that ain't a red flag for low self-esteem, I don't know what is.
Trent: (nods with Gwen and whispers back) Honestly, its very bizarre how dedicated Mike is with his method acting.
Gwen: (nods) Yeah, it's almost as if he were a completely different person.
Emma and Cameron, who were sitting in front of the trio on the bleachers, gulped nervously.
Gwen: (chuckles) As if that could ever be the case.
Trent: (smiles and nods) Yeah, no way that could happen to someone.
Leshawna: (nods) True that.
Emma and Cameron both sighed with relief.
Gwen: (points to the dodgeball court) Hey, look! There's only one player left on each team.
Trent, Leshawna, Emma, and Cameron turned their attention towards the dodgeball court, where Tyler and Luke are seen carrying a knocked out DJ off of the dodgeball court. As soon as the trio walked off-screen, Harold was revealed to be the only one left on the Bass side of the dodgeball court.
Cameron: Who's left on our side?
The teammates turned their attention towards their side of the dodgeball court, showing them that the last member of their team still in the game was "Vito".
Emma: (smirks) This game is so ours!
The Gophers cheered for their impending victory while the members of the Bass team either looked concern or have already given up hope.
"Vito": (smirks as he picks up a dodgeball) Ey yo, don't take dis personally bro, but you's gotta go down.
Anthony: (facepalms) We're so (*beep*)ed!
Harold got into a fighting stance, similar to that of fictional martial art fighters, and motioning for "Vito" to come at him through a hand gesture. "Vito" was surprised by Harold's confidence at first, but regains his composure as he begins throwing multiple dodgeballs at him. However to the surprise of everyone, Harold gracefully dodged every dodgeball that was thrown his way. He was even able to dodge a ball by leaning backwards enough that the ball barely missed his nose. Everyone on the Gophers team stopped cheering and looked very stunned at this turn of events, even Noah dropped his book and looked surprised.
Noah: (amazed) Whoa!
Courtney: (to Chef while making a "T" gesture with her arms) Time-out! Time-out!
"Vito": Ey! She can't call a timeout! Yo Ref, can she do dat?
Chef looked at Chris for his input.
Chris: (shrugs his shoulders) Eh, it's the last game. I'll allow it.
With that, Chef blew his whistle to signify the start of the timeout.
"Vito": (crosses his arms and walks back over to the Gophers bleachers) Pfft...whatever.
Over at the Bass bleachers, everyone was expressing their impression of Harold's dodging skills.
Duncan: Man that boy's got dodge! Where'd you learn to do that?
Harold: (Jenny squirts water into Harold's mouth with a water bottle, which Harold spits out onto Tyler instead of into the bucket that he was holding) Figure skating.
Anthony: (sighs heavily) Harold, I really...REALLY hate to admit it, but even I'm impressed by what you just did.
Brick: (salutes) Agreed. Very impressive maneuvers, solider!
David: (becomes more serious) Unfortunately, dodging is not going to be enough to win this challenge.
Courtney: David is right. To win this, you either have to throw him out...
Anthony: (interrupts) Which we all know you can't do because you throw worse than my grandmother, god rest her soul.
Courtney: (continues) Or catch the ball. Can you do it?
Harold: (nods with confidence) Definitely!
Jenny squirts some more water into Harold's mouth with a water bottle.
DJ: (slaps Harold hard on the back, causing him to spit out the water onto Tyler once again) Awesome! Now go catch that ball!
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Dodgeball Court: Final Game, Final Players
As "Vito" and Harold walked back onto their sides of the dodgeball court, both of their teams can be heard cheering for them. Both players stared intensely at each other as they waited for someone to make the next move.
Bass Team minus Anthony: (cheers) Harold! Harold! Harold!
Anthony: (yells out) Don't screw this up, Harold!
Over at the Gophers bleachers, their was a mix of people cheering for "Mike" and others cheering for "Vito".
"Vito": (prepares to throw the dodgeball) Nerdlinger's (throws the dodgeball with all his might) OUTTA HERE!
The dodgeball went straight towards Harold, sending him back hard against the glass wall. Harold slides down slowly as the Killer Bass waited in anticipation for the end result. Harold then holds up the dodgeball, revealing that he had actually caught the ball and secured victory for the Killer Bass. Everyone on the Killer Bass team then began to cheer with excitement as Chef blew his whistle, signifying that the Bass had won.
Gophers: 0 Bass: 1
Chris: (announces with excitement) The Killer Bass win!
The Killer Bass team continued to cheer for their victory. Surprisingly, even Anthony was excited about his team winning as he was shown giving Jenny a high five before he realized what he had done and turned away with embarrassment, much to Jenny's amusement.
"Vito": (shocked) Ey yo, dat's impossible! No way de Vito lost to dat nerd!
The Killer Bass are then seen carrying Harold as a group as they exit the gymnasium court.
Duncan: Nice dodge, skater nerd!
As for the Gophers, they all looked shocked and disappointed by the sting of their defeat at the hands of the Killer Bass.
Chris: (walks over to the Gophers) Gophers, what happened?
Emma: (deadpanned) Human shields...
Heather: (irritated) Flirting...
Noah: What can I say, Chris? Weak effort.
The Gophers glares daggers at Noah in irritation and annoyance.
Gwen: (stands up, angrily) Oh shut it, Noah! (walks away)
Emma: (stands up, irritated) Screw you, Noah! (turns her angry glare towards Justin) And you too, Justin! (walks away, mumbling angrily) (*beep*)ing jerk, using me as a human shield...
Heather: (stands up and angrily glares at Noah) Y'know for once, I agree with them!
Heather starts walking away just as Gwen and Emma had done, along with the majority of their team except for Trent, Justin, and "Vito".
Noah: (deadpan) Touchy. (looks around at the glares pointed towards himself by Trent, Justin, and "Vito") What? I'll tell you, the team spirit here is severely lacking lately.
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Confessional
Harold: (shrugs as he holds a bag of potato chips) I guess I'm kind of a role model now that I won the dodgeball competition. (eats a potato chip) People will probably all want my autograph when the show's over and stuff.
Mike: (looks worried) Okay, did Vito show up earlier? (groans in disappointment) Chester and Svetlana are hard enough to keep in line, but Vito?! (sighs heavily) Things just went from tough to suck-tacular! (lowers his head in sadness) I don't even know what he's done, but I already know I'm gonna have a hard time talking my way out of whatever mess he's caused.
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Gophers Cabin: Girls Side
Inside the Screaming Gophers' girls cabin, Heather and her alliance members sat around as they held an alliance meeting.
Heather: (clears her throat) Okay, guys. While I would like to address certain alliance members inappropriate behaviors during the challenge...(Heather glares at Lindsay, who lowers her head in shame) We must focus on who we're going to vote off tonight. This is our first time voting someone off as a group and if we use our numbers advantage, we can ensure that the one who goes home tonight is the loser of our choice.
Cameron: (chimes in) Considering how they behaved during the challenge, the two most likely players to go home tonight are either Justin or Noah.
Alex: Definitely Noah. He didn't like do anything today.
Sharon: (pushes her glasses up) Saying that sports were not his forte was no excuse considering that even members of our team who are just about or less athletic than him participated.
Lindsay: Yeah, I mean at least the rest of us actually tried.
Heather: (narrows her eyes at Lindsay) That is when we were not too busy flirting with the enemy!
Lindsay sighs heavily and lowers her head in shame again.
Alex: (puts a hand on Lindsay's shoulder and scowls at Heather) Hey, lay off already! It's not like she was the only one doing it! Mike made out with Mary-Margret and I'll bet Emma is chatting it up with Luke as we speak.
Sharon: If she's not too busy sleeping or plotting her revenge against Justin.
Heather: Trust me, I'll definitely be laying into them later, but we're not in an alliance with them and I have already told all of you that conversing with the enemy was against the rules! But for now, we must push that topic aside to make our final decision on who to vote off.
Cameron: I'm okay with voting off Noah. Seems like the most logical course of action since everyone else is mad at him.
Heather: (nods) Agreed. Not to mention that he is deadweight considering he didn't even try to win the challenge or even seemed to care.
Sharon: (raises her hand) If I may, I believe I have an alternative solution that will benefit our alliance.
Heather: (rolls her eyes) Well, don't just raise your hand! Tell us your idea already!
Sharon: (lowers her hand and adjusts her glasses) Right. While I do agree with you that Noah's lack of participation in today's challenge and overall sarcastic attitude are substantial enough reasons to vote him off, I believe we could work this elimination into our favor if we vote if Justin instead.
Heather: (raises an eyebrow) What do you mean? Justin at least did something today instead of nothing like Noah. Plus as an added bonus, he made Emma suffer today.
Alex: (scowls) And Eleyna.
Cameron: And Zoey.
Heather: (shrugs) Yeah, well there's that. But I honestly don't care about those two either, so again, why should we vote for Justin?
Sharon: Noah may be less than worthless when it comes to physical activities, but his intellect could benefit us in future challenges. As for Justin, all he has going for him is his astronomically impossible good looks and his charisma, which can only get someone so far in this competition before we realize how useless he truly is. As you have seen today during the challenge, Justin is more concerned with preserving his beauty over securing victory for his team as he failed to dodge the dodgeballs and used members of his own team to shield himself from the ball's impact. Not to mention that Justin can use his charm and good looks to manipulate the girls, Owen, and Alex to keep him in the game longer than he should. Since our alliance is made up of four people that will not be able to resist his beauty, it will only be a matter of time before our alliance grows too small to sustain.
Heather: (thinks for a moment) You are making a fairly good point, Sharon. Justin does seem pretty useless for physical challenges if he cares so much about maintaining his looks.
Cameron: I don't think he's smart enough for intellectual challenges as well.
Alex: (whines) But he's soooo perfectly hot!
This statement earned Alex a few strange looks from his teammates until Sharon spoke up.
Sharon: All the more reason why we should eliminate him immediately. If we do not vote him off soon, we'll all become too entranced by his good looks to stop him from making it to the finale.
Alex: (sighs, then pouts) Fine, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Cameron: Do we even have enough votes to vote him off? There's only five of us and the remaining ten are probably focused on voting off Noah.
Sharon: Not exactly. I overheard Emma talking with some of the other teammates about voting off Justin. So far, she has managed to secure votes from Mike, Zoey, and Eleyna. Counting Emma's vote, she has secured four votes for Justin and combined with our five votes, there will be nine votes for Justin. But there's more! I can guarantee ourselves one more vote for not only this elimination, but for future eliminations as well.
Heather: And how exactly do you plan on doing that?
Sharon: (smirks) Just leave it to me and you will see.
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Dock of Shame
Over at the dock of shame, Emma and Luke are hanging out on the dock and watching the sunset.
Luke: It sucks that your team has to vote someone off tonight.
Emma: (playfully smirks) Yeah, but don't worry. Your team will have a turn next time.
Luke: (raises an eyebrow with a smile) You seriously think we're going to let your team beat us again now that we have tasted victory? I think you took one too many balls to the face. (suddenly remembers her black eye and cringes) No offense.
Emma: I'll forget about it as long as you forget about me hitting you in the face with that dodgeball.
Luke: It's cool, especially since you were trying to hit that jerk Justin instead. Speaking of, how's your campaign to vote him off going?
Emma: (sighs heavily) So far, I've only got four votes, counting mine. I tried to secure more votes, but Owen won't vote for Justin for whatever reason, I haven't seen Cameron since we left the court, and Leshawna told me she'd help me out after Noah gets eliminated because of something about Noah learning respect or something.
Luke: So I take it your team is still pissed at Noah?
Emma: Yeah, pretty much. I can understand why, but I really do think that Justin is the one who should be going home today. It's not just because I'm salty over the whole human shield thing, but also because I believe that him being around will be a liability for our team.
Luke: Well, even if you can't vote him off tonight, I'm sure your team will have many, (smirks slyly) many more chances to get rid of him in the future.
Emma: (fake gasps and playfully punches Luke in the arm) Don't count on it just because your team lucked themselves into a win.
Luke: Was it luck or was it skill? Frankly, I don't know. All I know is that I'm safe (stands up) and you have to go vote someone off in a few minutes.
Emma: (reminds) This time. Next time, my team is going dominate your team.
Luke: (slyly smirks) We'll see. (turns to start walking away) See ya later!
Emma: (shouts back) Later!
As soon as Luke had left Emma behind, someone approached the docks and walked towards Emma. Emma turned and her smile had quickly turned into a scowl and a huff of annoyance when she saw who it was.
Justin: Sup?
Emma: (rolls her eyes) What do you want, Justin?
Justin: (starts taking his shirt off) Oh nothing. I just came down here for a quick swim before elimination.
Emma found herself mesmerized by Justin's abs for a moment before she quickly snapped out of it, though she struggled to keep her attention away from the abs.
Emma: Well, the water's right here, so as they say: "Go jump in a lake!".
Justin: I planned to, but since your here anyway, (sits down next to Emma) I thought it would be a good opportunity to bury the hatchet about today's events.
Emma: (scowls) Which parts? The one where you used me, Eleyna, and Zoey as human shields? Or the one where your unbearably vain obsession with your looks messed up our team's gameplay?
Justin: Oh c'mon, I've already told you that I had to persevere my beauty for my modeling career.
Emma: (turns her head away in annoyance) Then why did you sign up for a show like this in the first place?
Justin: My agent, Jesus's, idea. He said screen time is good for publicity. (turns Emma's head back towards him) Which I can't achieve if I'm voted off the show so early.
Emma: (pulls herself away) Forget it, Justin! I'm not changing my mind about voting you off! You're going down soon, pretty boy.
Justin: (stands back up) C'mon, Emma. Even you can't stay mad at me forever. Surely, you must understand how important it is to keep a beautiful face and a beaut body like these in perfect condition.
Justin does some poses for Emma, although she seemed more distracted by Justin's abs than anything else, which Justin didn't seem to mind as long as it distracted her from her anger towards him.
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Confessional
Justin: Mediocrely attractive girls like Emma tend to hold a grudge, even towards supermodels like myself. But I am pretty sure I have just persuaded her into changing her mind about voting for me.
Emma: (appears awestruck) Those abs...
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Campfire Pit
Nighttime fell as the camera cuts to the campfire pit. The Screaming Gophers has just arrived and were taking their seats for the elimination ceremony to begin. Zoey, who was still upset over "Vito" making out with Mary-Margret, moped into her seat. Mike, who was still unaware of what "Vito" had done during today's challenge, tries to sit next to her, only for Zoey to sigh and move towards one of the seats in the back row. Before Mike could say anything to her, Emma put her hand on Mike's shoulder and shook her head to inform Mike that it was best to just leave her be. This made Mike realize that "Vito" had indeed done something in today's challenge that upset Zoey, causing Mike to let out a sigh of remorse. Chris then arrived with a plate of fourteen marshmallows.
Chris: Screaming Gophers, welcome to your first elimination ceremony.
Heather: (scowls) And hopefully our only elimination ceremony for quite a while.
Chris: Gotta say, Gophers. I'm sensing a lot of tension from your team. (camera pans to Zoey while Chris continues in a mocking tone of voice) In fact, this tension is so delish, I could kiss someone. (Zoey lets out a depressed sigh before burrowing her face into her knees. The camera then pans over to a very confused and cringing Mike) Not you Mike, we all know where those lips have been. (Mike's cringe deepens and he hides his face in embarrassment. The camera pans back over to Chris). But maybe Emma and Justin wanna kiss and makeup?
Emma: (annoyed) Can we just get on with it already?
Chris: Didn't think so. Campers, you've already placed your votes and made your decision. (The camera pans slowly towards the mixed expressions shown on the campers' faces. Some looked concern while others were just blank) One of you will be going home and you can't come back...Ever. When you hear me call out your name, come pick up a marshmallow. (smiles) Owen!
Owen pumps his fists excitedly before walking up towards Chris to claim his marshmallow, along with the next few campers who names were called following him after.
Chris: Gwen! Cameron! Sharon! Trent!
Trent stood up and gave Justin a high five before walking up to claim his marshmallow.
Chris: Heather! Alex!
Heather and Alex stood up and walked towards Chris to claim their marshmallows, with Alex waving to Lindsay as he walked off-screen.
Chris: Emma! Leshawna!
Both girls got up and walked towards Chris to claim their marshmallows.
Chris: Eleyna!
Eleyna stands up and smiles at Lindsay before walking towards Chris to claim her marshmallow.
Chris: Lindsay!
Lindsay: (stands up and throws her arms in the air excitedly) Woo-hoo! Yeah! (rushes over to Chris and happily claims her marshmallow) Woo-hoo! (kisses the marshmallow repeatedly as she joins the other safe players).
Chris: Zoey!
Zoey peeks her head out from between her legs and tread depressingly towards Chris to claim her marshmallow.
Chris: And Mike! Or Chester, Svetlana, Vito, or whatever the heck your name is. You're safe, dude.
Mike sighed heavily as he walked towards Chris to claim his marshmallow. Only one marshmallow remained on the plate. Neither of the remaining campers, Noah or Justin, looked worried though. As a matter of fact, both of them sat back with a satisfied smirk on their face.
Chris: The final marshmallow goes to...
The camera pans and zooms on Noah, still showing a content and satisfied smirk on his face. The camera then pans over to Justin, who was wearing an equally content and satisfied smirk on his face as well. Not much later, Chris finally called out the name of the final camper, much to the shock and dismay of the latter.
Chris: Noah!
Noah walked towards Chris with pride as he claimed the last marshmallow. Naturally, Justin was shocked by this outcome.
Chris: Justin, I personally think this is very wrong. But tonight, hotness just wasn't enough for your team. It's time to catch the Boat of Losers, bra!
Justin lowers his head in disappointment and sadly walks off-screen towards the Dock of Shame.
Noah: (smirks) Sucks to be you, bra! (tosses his marshmallow into his mouth).
A few campers glares daggers at Noah, but many seemed satisfied with the outcome of this elimination ceremony. Surprisingly, the one most satisfied with this outcome was Sharon as she displayed a smirk that was bigger than the others.
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Confessional: Replay
Emma: (appears awestruck) Those abs...(becomes serious) are not going to make me change my mind. I'll admit it that I have a thing for guys with abs, but after seeing the way Justin behaved today, he is an exception. As a matter of fact, I can safely say that Justin is one of the most unattractive guys that I have ever met in my life. He may be handsome on the outside, but his actions have shown me how ugly he is on the inside. My moms have always taught me that no matter what a person looks like on the outside, the inside of a person reflects their true beauty or ugliness. I've seen it and once other people realize that, they will see it too. So even if my votes don't get rid of him tonight, I will never stop trying and nothing he says or does will make me change my mind.
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Unseen Footage
Somewhere in the forest, before the elimination ceremony, Noah sat on a rock and read a book before he was approached by a certain blonde intellectual from his team.
Sharon: Figures I would find you here out.
Noah: (doesn't even look up from his book) Yeah, I find it very difficult to read around my team while their all giving me the "evil eye" at once.
Sharon: I suppose you've already realized that you are a prime candidate for being voted off tonight, am I correct?
Noah: (still doesn't look up from his book) And the "obvious award" goes to you. It's their loss if the majority of our team decides to kick off one of the few people who actually has any brains on our team. But who knows? Maybe Emma's salty campaign to vote off Justin will succeed? Either way, I won't be fazed at all.
Sharon: I assume that Emma has come to you for your vote prior to my arrival?
Noah: Few minutes ago, you just missed her. I made a deal with her that I would vote for Justin and in exchange she promised not to vote for me next time we lose, which I was going to do anyway, but I let her think that I wasn't.
Sharon: (adjusts her glasses) Smart move. You took advantage of her frustration with Justin.
Noah: (shrugs) I suppose, but not as smart as you weaseling yourself into Heather's alliance to gain a numbers advantage in votes.
Sharon: (unfazed by Noah's knowledge of her alliance with Heather, shrugs) I suppose it was a little too obvious considering that I have been interacting with Heather and the others a lot lately despite my resentment towards Heather.
Noah: Not to mention that Heather hates you almost as much as she hates Emma, Gwen, and Leshawna combined. Honestly, I have no idea how no one else has caught on yet.
Sharon: Ignorance, I suppose.
Noah: (closes his book) So, let me just cut to the chase here. What do you and Heather want from me?
Sharon: Quite simple. Our alliance has made plans to either vote out you or Justin. Luckily, I have managed to convince them that voting off Justin would be the more preferable choice and that we can use our strength in numbers to benefit our alliance by making a deal with you.
Noah: I doubt this is about my vote as I have already told you that I had already had my mind set on voting for Justin.
Sharon: Very perceptive. You are correct. I anticipated that you would have already decided on voting for Justin with or without Emma making a deal with you. However, I am here to make a deal that could benefit the both of us.
Noah: (sarcastically) God forbid you keep me in suspense any longer. What's the deal already?
Sharon: My alliance and I will vote for Justin tonight at the elimination ceremony as long as you agree that you will owe us a favor in return.
Noah: And by "us", you mean Heather, right?
Sharon: Most likely.
Noah: And am I correct to assume that if I don't accept the deal, you will go back to Heather and the others and tell them to vote me off?
Sharon: (nods) Affirmative, though personally I would dread having to do so since that will leave me with one less great mind to converse with, but I will do what I have to to get ahead in this alliance. (looks disgusted) Even if it means having to please Heather.
Noah: Considering that I have no alternative other than being voted off the island, I'll take my chances with owing Heather a favor. (holds out a hand) I'll also keep quiet about your alliance with Heather. I mean the smartest decision would be to either blackmail you into letting me join like I'm assuming you did to Heather or just expose the alliance to the others right away and have them pick you guys off one by one, but I rather just sit back and watch the alliance play out.
Sharon: (shakes Noah's hand) Glad to see that we can come to a mutual agreement.
Noah: (shakes Sharon's hand) Likewise.
The scene fades to black...
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Votes: Screaming Gophers
Alex: Justin
Cameron: Justin
Eleyna: Justin
Emma: JUSTIN
Gwen: Noah
Heather: Justin
Justin: Noah
Leshawna: Noah
Lindsay: Justin
Mike: Justin
Noah: Justin
Owen: Heather
Sharon: Justin
Trent: Noah
Zoey: Justin
Final Tally:
Justin: 10
Noah: 4
Heather: 1
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Author's Note
Hi, everyone! I'm back after several months of hell...I mean college work. Yeah...I apologize for this chapter taking so long. I know last time I said I would try to not make the next chapter take too long to publish, but things just got hectic with college work and changing majors and all sorts of life events that have left me with little time to write. At least the extra time allowed to thoroughly think through how I wanted this chapter to be told. Anyway, thanks for reading my fanfiction and feel free to share any thoughts, feedback, and or questions regarding my fanfiction or this chapter. As always, hearing back from my readers always makes my day! In addition, I would like to thank EndeavorT and OmniKamiUltraInstinct2020 for their thoughts on who I should have voted off in this chapter since even though I ended up using EndeavorT's idea, they were the only two that responded when I sent the request out. Though there are some things about my fanfiction that I want to keep as canon, my fanfiction will not be guaranteed as 100% canon to avoid certain outcomes and eliminations becoming too predictable.