Author's Note: Alright, several mandatory vacation days means I get another chapter out ahead of my schedule. Go me. Not much to say this week, so let's get to it.
TRIGGER WARNING: Homophobic slur is mentioned in this chapter, the word is never expressly said, but the context is there.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
gman5846: He returns to try and blow up the island in episode 10 of Pakithew, and is sent off the island with Geoff. And I see you found it, nevermind.
KittyCat: Eh, there's some sabotage if necessary, but Topher's still going to be his narcissistic self. Nervous Olivia is coming, but her crush needs to grow a bit first. I'll admit, B as a boot was pretty obvious. Well only one way to see if you're right about the elimination today.
Derick Lindsey: I think you'll see why I didn't have the Heroes win last time pretty soon. Glad to hear you like Topher as the big bad. Yeah B was an obvious boot. Damn it, I could have answered your questions about the wrong drinks, but now I've lost the notes. Personally, I could see myself with Izzy in real life, but I'd more than likely choose Dawn. I forgot about that fic, I just remember thinking that Owen and Kitty would end up together after all the scheming to get Noah and Emma together. As for everything else, wait and see.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Thanks. Topher has quite a ways to go before he's done. I've never stated it, but I did hint at it quite a bit, B can talk he just doesn't. And the few times he tries he always gets cut off before he can.
Guest: Glad you like Topher's villainy. Yeah, I like B, but he was pretty much brought back so the Heroes could have someone to boot early. I'll admit, it's a little easier to feel sorry for Olivia now that she's not as much of a brat. Only one way to see if you're right about the elimination.
That British Guy: Wow, this may be the earliest I've ever seen someone declare who they want to win. Kinda funny it was the big bad of the previous season though.
Critica7: Eh, I mean some people feel sorry for Contessa. I honestly don't care one way or the other, and I honestly don't think it matters. Plus, even she thinks she needs to get over it, she just can't and it's really bugging her.
Irrelevant User: Like I said, I like B, he's a favorite, but like you said there's nowhere to go with him. I'm glad you like the direction I'm going with Topher's villainy, and I'm kinda surprised no one's done this type of villain before. Scott definitely helped him come up with the idea. I guess I can tell you, Olivia's parents already know and they think they've 'fixed' her. But that's a story for a different chapter. Topher does want to stay hidden, but Dawn's nowhere near the only person on that plane who could see right through him.
KryptonianKnight: It's not bad, but you realize leaving her parents with Contessa isn't exactly dependent on her winning right? I'm surprised you were shocked by B's elimination, and Katie and Geoff will get together, Geoff just has to get his head out of his ass first.
LazloVader9943: Yep, Topher's the main villain this season. Thing about villains, they tend to make their own luck. Time will tell if he makes enough though.
Tempokeep: I don't know, I thought getting covered her own puke and crap and only getting a buck for her trouble was pretty nice justice. But yeah, I did feel extra mean writing her elimination and bonus clip. Well I did just take the eight highest ranking people from each season, so, yeah the cast was real easy to guess. I'm not gonna live down lying about Scott last season am I?
Zevoros: I honestly feel like this cast at this point in time was custom made for Topher as the villain. Sorry to boot B, but I really had no plans for him. And you're the only person whose guessed Mitch as the next boot. The general consensus is that it'll be a Hero though. Yeah, I'm not sure why everyone's making their guesses for next season now. And honestly, I haven't even finalized that cast yet. I probably should now that I think about it. Eh, I don't mind the rambling. I don't really see Olivia's plot as a redemption arc though. It's more, finding the one person she's not a complete brat around because of a serious crush.
BaseballCapClyde: I'm surprised B was unexpected for you. You think I'm gonna write Topher and not have him cause drama? Eh you probably are overthinking it. Contessa does wanna compete and she did help the team, just not in the way they thought she would. So it just came down to who had the memory card last, which was B.
Remaining All-Stars:
Heroic Horses: Brick, Contessa, Dawn, Izzy, Jasmine, Mitch, Owen
Villainous Vipers: Courtney, Geoff, Justin, Katie, Olivia, Terrance, Topher
Everything's bigger in Texas, even the drama.
Episode 03: Hungry Hungry Hoedown
A grandiose tune played as a large red 'TDAS2' flew in from the foreground as the narration began, coming to a rest in front of a backdrop of a starry sky; a meteor shot across behind the 'A'. "Last time, on Total Drama All-Stars 2!" The typical recap song began as the scene cut to Chris McLean standing behind the podium used in elimination ceremonies. "Our All-Stars visited Hollywood," the eponymous sign was shown, "otherwise known as the birthplace of drama," Geoff was shown telling off the Villains.
"While the Heroes debated on if they could trust Contessa," the Horses were shown talking during breakfast, "Contessa was secretly meeting up with the enemy," the hopeless romantic was shown talking to Olivia in the cargo hold, "and possibly a little more?" the two girls were shown hugging each other.
"When it came time for the challenge, the Heroes held out in edge in getting drinks for the Villains," Chris was shown explaining the first challenge, followed by the Horses discussing a drink and Jasmine handing them all to her teammates. "The Villains however just couldn't seem to get their act together," Terrance was shown mocking Courtney, and then the Vipers were shown reacting to their loss.
"But in the second challenge," the host continued over a shot of Contessa refusing to write her team's script, "Both teams revealed some underlying tension," Terrance and Courtney once again argued. "Thanks to Topher however," the instigator was seen pick-pocketing B, "it was the Heroes who had to go to elimination, leaving Beverly without a marshmallow," the genius was shown getting tossed out of the plane and given the disguise.
"How will the Heroes fare without their smartest player?" Chris asked as the shot switched back to him. "Find out right now! In another totally dramatic episode of, Total! Drama! All-Stars! 2!"
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[The sequence opens exactly as it did in season three, with a tilted shot of a stagelight swinging up and turning on in front of an airport control tower, followed by another light popping out of an overhead compartment along with a pair of oxygen masks; then a camera forcibly ejecting a raccoon from a wing engine and another camera bursting out of a suitcase, sending undergarments flying. A pair of white-skinned arms clap a film slate in front of the camera, which then flies down the aisle of first class seats. It passes a drink cart, then forces Chris McLean to jump to the side as the camera flies into the cockpit.]
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
[Chef Hatchet is piloting the plane in its cockpit, bobbleheads of himself and the host sitting on the control panel. For a single frame he turns his head and glares at the camera before it passes through the windshield and out onto the runway, the silhouette of the CN Tower visible in the distance as the camera flies over and through several baggage tugs.]
You guys are on my mind!
[Fading through the whiteness of a baggage cart, the camera emerges close to the CN Tower. The camera flies up along it, the sun shining bright at its peak. The scene arcs downward towards a lake, and speeds forward into it with a splash.]
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
[The bubbles from the splash fade to show Owen floating underwater seemingly naked. He notices his swim trunks float past him and covers his crotch with a blush on his face, and the camera pans up to the surface.]
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
[On the roof of the cabin of a boat woven from reeds, Dawn is meditating in lotus position.]
I wanna be...famous!
[The camera pans down and to the right to where Olivia is frantically paddling the boat as crocodiles leap out of the water on either side and snap their jaws. The boat leaves the screen, and on 'be' one of the reptiles winces; the camera moves back to the boat, revealing that it had crashed into an inflatable raft that Contessa was standing on. The raft begins to sink, and Olivia quickly grabs her into a fierce hug. The two girls blush and separate just as quickly.]
I wanna live close to the sun!
[The camera flashes to the a snow-capped mountain, immediately cutting to the top it as Brick climbs up from the side, then wipes the sweat from his brow as he helps Courtney reach the summit.]
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
[The couple stop with shock on their faces as Izzy suddenly runs past. The wildcard blindly runs straight into Jasmine, and the two tumble off the other side of the mountain.]
Everythin' to prove,
[The camera quick-pans to Mitch standing in an open field on Pahkitew Island. He catches Jasmine in his arms and gently sets her down, and she kisses him on the cheek as Izzy lands on the ground behind them.]
Nothin' in my way; I'll get there one day.
[Another pan to the right shows Topher watching with a devious expression. He rubs his hands in anticipation, only for a furry paw to quickly tap him on the shoulder. The camera pans to Scuba Bear glaring at the instigator, who promptly runs away. On the bear's other side, Terrance begins to laugh...]
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
[...Scuba Bear then turns to glare at Terrance instead, even roaring at the boy and chasing him off. The camera zooms in on a mountain in the background, and flashes over to Geoff and Katie walking down the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The party dude turns to the right and screams and the two run away, a large number of fans chasing them away.]
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[Justin and B were next, the genius driving a speedboat and the model waterskiing behind him. They speed up and out of frame and the camera shakes for a moment. The shot pans to the right to show that the boys had ran into another speedboat driven by Sasquatchanakwa, Justin now face-down in his and B's boat. The yeti makes a hand gesture that had to be censored and the camera pans up to the sky.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The jet flies right past a Mayan pyramid, causing whole structure to fall apart; the jet flies over Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janero, startling a priest into crossing himself; the jet flies trough the air and the camera pans down.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The pan ends on a zoomed out shot of the swim-dressed all-stars lined up on eight platforms according to their teams – the villains holding red dueling sticks on the left of each platform, the heroes holding gold dueling sticks on the right. The camera zooms in and moves between them as they clash – smirking Courtney against smirking Brick; smug Topher being shoved in the water by a smiling Mitch; vain Justin holding off a confused Owen with one hand as he admired his own reflection in a hand mirror; Geoff thrusting eagerly but being easily blocked by an unimpressed Jasmine; Katie smirking darkly as she easily knocked Dawn into the water; Olivia being knocked away by a maniacally grinning Izzy; Terrance evenly matched with B, both boys smirking competitively; and Rebecca evilly smirking as she slammed her stick against a terrified Contessa, the top pieces of the padding suddenly catching fire and making both girls look up in surprise.]
[The lyrics end and a guitar is strummed as the camera zooms in on the two flames as they flare together, and the last few whistling notes play. The fires peter out to show the cast lined up and most of them smiling at the camera, the jet behind them. Mitch is on the far left end; to the right are Jasmine, B, Owen, Terrance, Geoff, Justin, Topher and Rebecca. In front of them are Dawn, Olivia, Contessa, Katie, Courtney, and Brick. Rebecca has her back turned to the camera as the song ends, spray-painting a '2' at the end of the 'Total Drama All-Stars' logo on the side of the jet, then turns and winks at the camera.]
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The episode opened with a shot of the Jumbo Jet in flight before cutting to Loser class. The shot focused on a leak in the ceiling before panning down to an annoyed Jasmine as she glared upward. "Well this is every bit as horrible as it looked." she said as the camera zoomed out to show Mitch sitting next to her, asleep. Dawn was to their left with Owen, Izzy, and Brick sitting across the way.
"It seems worse to me," Izzy told her from across the room. "It's almost as if Chris purposefully made this place as crappy as possible."
"That's because I did!" The host's voice rang out happily over the intercom.
Owen looked around the cabin, then sighed and slumped over.
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"That's twice in a row that Contessa's left before everyone woke up," he told the confessional warily. "I know we can trust her, but everytime she disappears like this it's only giving Jasmine more ammunition!"
He rubbed his chin in thought. "I hate to say it, but we may need an alliance with someone if we're gonna stay in the game." He sighed again. "Come on little buddy, where are you going?"
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The scene cut back to the cargo hold, and panned to the right onto Contessa squirting the antibacterial cream on her hand and applying it to Olivia's back. "You guys didn't make a bad movie yesterday," the hopeless romantic commented before cringing. "Sorry, I just couldn't take the awkward silence."
Olivia chuckled. "It's okay, she said. "So how are you holding up?"
"I think I figured out what my problem is," the hopeless romantic said. "I never got closure so I don't know why she would do something like that. I mean I know she's a sociopath, but there's this little voice in my head telling me I did something to-" she was cut off by a fierce glare from the other girl.
"You did nothing wrong," Olivia said seriously. "I've rewatched last season a lot and trust me when I say you were the perfect girlfriend. It's not your fault."
"The kids at my school don't think so," Contessa sighed. "Rebecca's really popular there. They think I deserved what happened for thinking anyone could ever love me." She looked away. "That I'd ever be anything other than a worthless d-"
"Don't you dare finish that word," Olivia interrupted again with no small amount of venom. "They seriously call you that? How long has this been going on?"
"I hear it more often than my real name," Contessa said. "It's been like this ever since I came out four years ago."
"I know I've been homeschooled my whole life, but don't teachers or something have to step in?" Olivia asked.
Contessa shrugged. "It's a private school, and they don't technically have to do anything to help me because I violate the school's morality clause. I'm lucky they didn't kick me out."
"What about your parents?" the actress pressed.
"Maman died when I was born," the hopeless romantic answered, "and Papa travels a lot for his job. I don't wanna bother him. Plus he'd just beat up everyone and that's no good."
"Beat 'em all up?" Olivia scoffed. "What is your dad some kinda pro wrestler or something?"
"Yeah," Contessa said matter-of-factly. "Have you ever heard of Andre Maximus?"
"Oh my gosh I knew him!" she gushed. "We did a movie together when I was eight! I played his stepdaughter and he was so nice to me. He even used to bring his... daughter... on...set... so I'd have a friend my own age..." she rambled, her eyes widened after every word of the last sentence as she stared at Contessa. "...Tessa...?" she asked in a slightly broken voice.
Contessa sighed. "I get that we haven't been talking that long," she said while pinching the bridge of her nose. "But I really don't like people calling me Tessa except for my Papa and-" Her eyes widened and she was silent for a few minutes. "Liv?" she asked. "Is that you?"
"Oh my gosh!" the two girls embraced to a touching tune and cried slightly.
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"Tessa was my best friend when I was a kid," Olivia explained. "Actually my only friend... ever. Anyway after her dad finished the movie they moved away and I never saw her again, until last season. I didn't even recognize her."
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"Back when Papa thought he needed to branch out of wrestling, he tried his hand at acting," Contessa told the camera. "He only did one movie, but he brought me with him and introduced me to his co-star Liv. Or Olivia now I guess. I tried contacting her after we moved back to Canada but I could never get through," she glared to the side. "I bet her so-called parents had something to do with that."
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"I can't believe it's you!" Contessa laughed as the girls separated. "You used to be blonde!"
"My parents made me dye my hair," the actress explained. "They said I needed to play up my cuteness and blonde girls are cuter than brunettes." She smiled. "I can't believe we found each other again Tessa. Oh," she faltered. "Uh-"
"You can call me Tessa," Contessa said. "I don't mind if it's you Olivia."
"Only if you call me Liv again," Olivia smirked.
"Sure thing Livagain," Contessa smirked.
"You brat!" Olivia lightly shoved her with a giggle. "That's not what I meant and you know it!"
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A flash took the scene to first class, showing five of the seven Villains enjoying a breakfast of crepes at the table.
"Ahh, now this is the kind of meal I deserve," Justin sighed contentedly, sitting on the far right end with Justin at his side. "And and it's all thanks to you, Topher" he added with a smirk as the boy in question approached the table.
The instigator grinned proudly. "Well life is just easier when you're this good-looking," he bragged as he sat down with a plate.
"Ah," Justin smirked. "Too true."
"Yeah," Terrance chimed in. "But isn't it a little strange how a computer genius and a romance junkie managed to screw up a romance scene?"
Courtney scoffed. "Why are you questioning it? We won, that should be good enough."
"I hate to say it dude," Geoff added. "But Courtney's got a point."
Terrance ignored them and gave a stern glance to Topher that had him shrinking in his seat.
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"Well, well, well," Terrance smirked. "I had my suspicions, but now I'm pretty sure Topher had something to do with the Heroes' loss yesterday. That gives me a reason to take him out. After all, if he can sabotage them, he could just as easily turn it around on us."
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"Terrance is on to me," Topher told the confessional. "I figured he would be," he shrugged, "but it's still a problem. I need an alliance or two to help me survive while we still have teams."
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"Psst. Justin," Topher whispered to the model, leaning to the side and using his hand to shield his mouth from Terrance's suspicious gaze as ominous music began to play, "I gotta ask: how about we form an alliance? If we team up while the others are arguing, we can control the team."
"Ah, I do like controlling the team," Justin replied in an equally hushed tone. "But my brain tells me that the two of us won't have that much control."
"You can leave that to me," Topher smirked.
"What do you mean?" Justin asked, scratching his head in confusion.
"Courtney wants to be team leader?" he told the model. "So we just convince her our targets are a threat to the team and she'll easily be on our side. Plus, I can be pretty persuasive myself."
"Don't remind me," Justin said, shaking his head. "I'm still bummed about losing my lady-controlling mojo. So I'm in, I need all the help I can get right now."
"Glad to hear it," Topher said, smiling and nodding in satisfaction.
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The music petered out as the shot cut to the season's world map, the airplane symbol flying from Southwestern coast of the United States towards the just above the Rio Grande.
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"Okay," Chris announced as the camera cut to the loudspeaker, "we're beginning our decent and I hope you brought your ten-gallon hats because our next challenge is in... Texas!"
The camera panned down to Mitch as he stood up with a look of glee. "YEEEE-HAAAWW!" He suddenly looked embarrassed and the camera cut around to show the rest of the Heroes, Contessa included, giving him strange looks.
"That slipped out," he said calmly.
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The scene immediately skipped ahead to the fourteen teens assembling in front of the host on a large expanse of grassland.
"Welcome, to Texas," he greeted them. "This place supplies 93% of North America's beef and eats about 50 percent of it. Now, let's go to the location of our next challenge."
The all-stars immediately groaned. "Can't we just land at the actual challenge location," Contessa asked. "All this walking tires a girl out."
"Yes," the host agreed. "And a tired contestant will stuggle in the challenge, and a struggling contestant is good for ratings!"
"He's right," Topher sighed before slowing his pace to match up with Olivia's.
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"And now it's time to get my second ally," the instigator smirked.
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Olivia immediately noticed Topher walking with her. "What do you want?" she asked him venomously.
"I was thinking," Topher started to a low and tense tune. "That you and me should form an alliance."
"Sorry," Olivia said in mock apology. "But I'd rather listen to Chris read his autobiography than ally with you."
Topher just smirked, amusement and satisfaction evident on his face. "Come on don't be like that," he said before leaning in to whisper, "Liv."
Olivia stopped in her tracks, eyes wide. "How did you know about that?" she asked him in a slight panic.
"I followed you this morning," Topher admitted. "And if you don't want the others to know about your little secret rendezvous, you'll do whatever I tell you."
Olivia's panicked look turned smug. "Yeah, I'm the biggest Villain on the team," she told him. "I'm pretty sure I could convince the others to keep me on."
"Oh you misunderstood me," Topher chuckled. "You see when I said I'd tell the others, I meant them," he pointed ahead of him and the camera briefly followed to show he was pointing to the Heroes. "And while you might be able to play off meeting with the enemy, she can't," he pointed to the actress, and back to the Heroes. "The choice is yours."
Olivia turned away with a worried glance, and the camera followed her gaze to Contessa. It cut back to her as she sighed and slumped over slightly. "Fine," she said. "You win."
"Not yet," Topher said. "But you'll be very helpful in making that happen." He chuckled as he walked off, and Olivia groaned before joining him.
"Now that everyone's decided to join us," Chris said, drawing the camera's focus back to himself, "iiiiit's challenge time! The reason we didn't land at a real airport this time is because they charge crazy location fees and our budget for the episode was mostly spent... on THIS!" With rising excitement he motioned to the side, the shot quick-panning over as a dramatic tune blared to reveal two buffet tables of a truly gargantuan barbecue dinner surrounded by a pit of mud. Next to each stack of buffet was a loudspeaker adorned with one of the team's logos, with the Villainous Vipers on the left and the Heroic Horses on the right.
"BARBECUE!" the host announced. "That's right, it's the obligatory eating challenge!" he added over an image of one of the buffets against a radiant golden background, each word causing more and more of the buffet to disappear. "Each team member gets one minute to scarf up as much barbecue-y goodness as they can," Chris explained as the shot returned to him, taking out a stopwatch and then casually throwing it away. "When a hero's eating time is up," he said softly as the seven teens in question were showing watching in a line with rather blank expressions, "they hear this." The Heroes' loudspeaker was shown against a light and airy background as horse's neigh and snort sounded off from it. "And, the villains get this," Chris added with a bit more edge in his voice, the Villains' loudspeaker shown against a roaring flame as a rattlesnake's rattle and hiss uttered forth.
"Then, you just have to race through a nausea-inducing obstacle course," the host said with a smile.
"Obstacle course?" Terrance repeated dismissively.
"Physically speaking, anyone should be able to handle it. But only the strongest of stomachs will actually make it through unscathed," Chris explained with barely-contained excitement. "First, you gotta get past the Garbage Dump," he said as the camera moved to the right of the buffets and panned across a large pit filled to the brim with garbage with a smell so powerful the camera could actually see it. "It's a three foot deep pit filled with spoiled milk, flat soda, and sweet tea left in the sun so long it grew mold, all mixed with garbage taken from the dumpsters of various fast food restaurants." The shot cut to Olivia and Justin shuddering.
"Then, it's on to the Skunk Jump," the camera quick-panned over to several stepping stones, after each one was a mischievous looking skunk aiming its butt in the air. "And finally a quick spritz of yeti B.O.," the three interns were shown next, the long-banged young man on the left and the girl on the right - both holding perfume bottles - with the fat one in the middle. The perfume-holding interns sprayed their bottles at the fat one, and a green cloud enveloped his face before making him pass out.
"That doesn't look too hard," Katie smiled.
"...really?" Chris said with an annoyed frown. "Huh. I wasn't gonna add this," he said with a false air of unwillingness, "but since Katie'snot impressed," he adopted an eager smile and took out a walkie-talkie, "bring it in!"
The music immediately turned tense and dramatic, and the shot cut upwards and outwards to show not only Chef backing a tow-truck up to the end of the course. Hooked up to the truck was a silver mechanical bull whose horns appeared demonic and eyes were red. Chef pressed a button on his control stick to release his payload and the music peaked as the bull landed perfectly on top of a metal pedestal surrounded by mud. The machine was wired up to a nearby control panel that Chef walked over to man, chuckling darkly as he rubbed his hands together.
"They call it, 'Straitjacket'!" Chris said before the focus moved back to him. "The perfect end to a barf-tastic course."
"Ooh-hoo-hoo, why's it called that?" Izzy asked with a gleeful grin as she walked over to the host.
"Because anyone who willingly gets on it probably should be in one," Chris answered with a matching smile. "Fun fact, we used to have four interns for the season, but the new guy tested this and is probably gonna be in the hospital for a few more months," he explained with a mischievous shrug.
"Nice one, Katie," Geoff scathingly told his teammate.
Katie whimpered, and Courtney glared at him. "Lay off! She made a mistake!"
"Yeah, taunt Chris and his challenges," the party boy mocked. "Easily forgivable mistake."
Courtney growled and started to open her mouth but was interrupted by Chris before she could say anything.
"Settle down all-stars," Chris said. "Players have to make it through the course without barfing to get back in line and stay in the game. But, if you puke," the camera quick-panned over to a two-tiered bench sitting in another mud pit, "you're benched! Leaving the other players on your team to eat up without your help. Once your buffet's toast, just complete the obstacle course one last time to win. Unless you're the last member of your team and you puke, then your team automatically loses."
"Ready," he said, the shot zooming in slightly as the first deep note of a challenge tune played. "Set," he said, the process repeating itself. "Eat!" With a blow of an airhorn, the music began in earnest and Dawn and Justin ran over to their teams' table.
"Unnnh, this is gonna go straight to my hips," the model whined, picking up a burger.
"Hmm," Dawn mused to herself before eating. "I don't sense any negative energy from this food." She looked over at the course and frowned. "The course on the other hand..."
"Hurry up, Dawn!" Brick commanded from the sidelines.
"Don't you dare slack off Justin!" Courtney yelled out.
"I'm," the model said, his mouth covered in barbecue sauce and crumbs as he paused to swallow, "I'm eating as fast as I can!"
"And the Villains get a good headstart," Chris said, now lounging in a deck chair with a coconut drink in hand. "The Heroes should probably get a move on," he laughed.
"Yes, of course," Dawn said nervously, stuffing her face as quickly as she could.
"Okay guys," Courtney told her team. "We need a plan."
"Eat and don't hurl," Geoff scoffed. "How hard can it be?"
"Maybe we could figure out a plan in who goes when?" Courtney said. "What is your problem anyway? You've been a major jerk since we got here. I thought you wanted us to work together."
Geoff laughed. "That's rich comin' from any of you. I know you're all out for yourselves alone. So I'm not wastin' my time helping you in your little schemes."
"Ugh," Courtney groaned. "Why do I even bother?!"
It was then that the two signals sounded off – first the Heroes' neigh, and then the Villains' hiss a half-second later. "Eatin' time's over for Dawn and Justin," Chris announced excitedly. "Now, comes the hard part!"
Both teams began to cheer on their respective companions as the two raced for the garbage dump, Dawn surprisingly taking the lead. She cringed in disgust, then hopped into the pit, her cheeks bulging as she waded through.
"Ooh, no hesitation from Dawn," Chris said. "Meanwhile, Justin's fallen behind!" he added as the shot cut back to the wary model.
"Okay, man," he told himself, lingering at the edge of the pit, "there's no real problem. It's just some garbage, and it can't even get in your hair."
"Get on with it!" Olivia yelled, causing Justin to gulp and jump into the pit. He shuddered and started moving as quickly as he could.
"Dawn continues to impress on the skunk jump," Chris said as the moonchild was shown easily crossing the steeping stones without losing her balance or her lunch. "And surprisingly, Justin isn't completely biting this one," he added as the model frantically crossed the skunks, his arms covering his face.
The moonchild was shown reaching the interns, getting sprayed and coughing and gagging all the way to the mechanical bull. She climbed onto Straitjacket, the music peaking sharply as Chef threw a switch that started the bull moving. The shot cut a close-up of Dawn, her cheeks bulging as she was tossed around at in speedy, jerky movements. The ride ended after only a few seconds, slowing to a complete stop, and Dawn fell in a heap into the mud.
"Hey she didn't fly off," Chris commented.
"I knew that new guy was weak," Chef added.
An ominous chant rose up in the background as Dawn's cheeks bulged once again, earning a gasp from the Heroes and a laugh from the host. The moonchild managed to force it down, however, and her teammates let out a sigh of relief. "Looks like Dawn recycles everything!" the host said mirthfully. "Food included."
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"Hopefully my team can finish the challenge before it's my turn again," Dawn told the outhouse camera, clutching her stomach with a sick look on her face. "I do not think I can make it another time without throwing up."
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"Way to go, Dawn!" Brick cheered from the sideline.
"Oh yeah," Owen pumped a fist. "We're totally gonna win this," he said. He and Brick tried to high-fived, but the moment was interrupted by Izzy.
"Ooh, Izzy's next!" the wildcard announced, bounding past them.
"And it looks like Justin is finally reaching the end," Chris commented with a laugh, the focus cutting back to the interns and the model in front of them.
"Please go easy on me," he pleaded, suavely smiling at the female intern, "you don't really want to spray me do you?"
The female intern blushed and dropped her arms, but the long-banged one sprayed him without mercy, sending him scrambling over to Straitjacket. Chef set it spinning, and seconds later it slowed down and Justin dropped to the ground with a pathetic moan.
"Finally," Olivia said as the scene cut back to the waiting Villains. "I'm next," she volunteered, dashing forward before anyone could object.
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"Do I think I can make it through this without barfing?" she asked the camera. "Of course not. But the more I can force down before it happens, the less the others will have to eat. And then I can at least say I did as much as I could."
"I'll need all the help I can get now that Topher's blackmailing me," she scoffed.
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Izzy cackled gleefully as the scene returned to her shoveling barbecue into her mouth as fast as she could. She coughed several times in a way that implied choking, but continued on nonetheless. It seemed like nothing was going to get in her way.
The camera over to Olivia, who was also eating as fast as she could. "Uggh," she groaned as he held up a large slab of ribs, her face already covered in sauce, "my stomach's not big enough for this!"
The Heroes' neigh sounded off. "Run, Izzy!" Brick called out to the wildcard.
"Izzy is on it, yee-haw!" Izzy replied, eagerly dashing forward. She quickly reached the garbage dump and launched into it from a handspring. She skipped over a fair portion of it entirely, dashed through it with a laugh, and lept from the pit to the first stepping stone of the skunk jump. She flipped onto the next one and landed on her hands, the did another handspring to the next, continuing the process through the obstacle. "Woo-hoo-oo-oo!" she said, descending into laughter as she did so.
She belly-flopped onto the ground in front of the interns. The camera cut back to Olivia as her team's hissing signal caused him to drop her hot dog and start running, her stomach bulging noticeably. A cut back to Izzy showed her hopping onto the bull, and the camera cut to her close-up to show her continued grin and laughter even as she was batted around at high speeds.
The ride ended, and Izzy slid off of the bull onto her feet. The music faded out slightly as she wobbled for a moment, giggled, then fell onto her back. "That was so awesome!" Izzy said happily.
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Izzy sighed calmly in the confessional. "That was the most fun I've ever had on this show, you know, except for that whole self-destruct thing. I wonder what Matthew's doing now."
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"Alright, I'm up," Brick said rubbing his hands together in anticipation.
"Good luck, Brick," Courtney told him, drawing the scowls of Topher and Terrance. "I can wish my boyfriend luck if I want to!" she barked at the boys. "So back off!"
Brick smiled at her. "Thanks Court. Good luck when it's your turn too!"
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The challenge music returned in full force as Olivia was shown climbing from the garbage dump with a strained expression. Her cheeks bulged as she ran across the skunk jump, and the footage skipped ahead to show her coughing in disgust after being sprayed by the interns. She climbed onto the bull with a muffled groan but a subsequent swallow, and Chef started it up again.
It quickly reached a speed much higher than the previous activations, a red light on the control box flashing and buzzing to the pilot's shock. "Aw (BLEEP) The safety's shorted out!"
"What does that mean?" Olivia said in panic, her cheeks bulging again at the end of her sentence as she fought back her vomit once more.
A few sparks flew at the base of the bull, and the music peaked as Olivia was thrown off of it. She started puking in mid-air, and the shot cut to Chris as he began to laugh.
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"That was the most humiliating moment of my life," Olivia groaned while looking green. Her cheeks bulged again, and she vomited onto the ground
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Chris laughed again. "Sorry Olivia, but you've been benched." He paused as the actress's groan came from off-screen, then turned to the camera. "Her pain was our gain. Which team will finish their buffet first? Find out, after the break."
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(Commercial Break)
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The episode resumed on Brick quickly chowing down on his team's dwindling assortment of barbecue, the camera panning back over to show Courtney watching him with a look of concern.
"A bit of advice," Topher whispered, suddenly leaning forward and putting an arm around her shoulders, "we should consider who to eliminate next time we lose. I know you've got a thing against Geoff, but Terrance is the biggest threat to the team."
Courtney scowled and shrugged off his arm. "I don't need you telling me how to run this team," she told him. "Besides Terrance is the most athletic person here. We need him."
"That's what the Dragons said last year," Topher shrugged, stepping back away from her. "And look how far he got."
"If you two are done," Terrance said, walking up with a look of annoyance on his face, "we need to get back in the race. Now."
"Yeah, yeah," Courtney said, irritation evident on her face. "I'll get right on it," she said before dashing forward.
The camera lingered on Terrance and Topher. "Y'know," the basketballer said, earning a look of suspicion from the instigator. "I always wondered what you'd do if you weren't focused on stealing McLean's job. Looks like you're gonna be the big threat this go 'round," he said with a mirthful chuckle.
"You can't prove anything," Topher told him. "I'm just trying to avoid getting the boot, same as anyone."
Terrance just pursed his lips and crossed his arms. "I can see right through you, you know that?" Topher's scowl deepened.
The challenge music rose back up as the camera cut back to Courtney swiftly scarfing down her barbecue, then panning over to show Brick doing the same. The camera then moved to a close-up of a television screen, now displaying the two team logos side by side with wedges grayed out. "The Heroes have a massive lead," Chris said calmly, using a pointer stick to gesture to the horse with less than half the color remaining. "With nearly two-thirds of the buffet eaten, the Villains," he moved the pointer to the much more colorful snake, "are gonna have to step things up and fast."
Courtney was shown perking up her head at the news, then swallowed what was in her mouth and narrowed her eyes in determination. "We are not losing this," she said before resuming her eating with such great vigor and swiftness that Brick's mouth gaped open the moment he noticed, spilling a few crumbs. He snapped to attention upon hearing his team's signal, and ran off.
"I'm just saying," Terrance said as the focus moved back to him and Topher, "if you're gonna play everyone, you're gonna need an ally. And I know I'm a target considering how far I made it last time. So how about we form an alliance?"
Topher's eyes went wide with shock for a brief moment before he adopted his normal persona. "You know I'm working against everyone and you still want to ally with me?"
"Well," Terrance said, "the safest place in a storm is the center of it."
The two were distracted by the sound of their team's hiss, and with a call of "And it's time for Courtney to face the obstacle course!" the camera cut back to the girl in question.
She waded across the garbage dump like a woman possessed, and upon reaching the start of the skunk jump the camera panned ahead to show Brick still in the middle of it. "Huh," he looked back over his shoulder with a affectionate smile, "I better hustle." He hurried across it, Courtney seconds behind him, and the shot cut to the interns. Brick sent a competitive look back over his shoulder, and at the same time his girlfriend arrived they were sprayed. They coughed and gagged on their way to the bull, and Brick got on it first as Chef started it up.
Courtney scoffed in annoyance. "Great, now I have to wait..."
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A flash put the focus back on Terrance and Topher as they faced each other once more. "Here's the deal," the basketballer said, grabbing the instigator by the collar and pulling him in close. "You let me in on your alliance, and I won't let the others know who the threat is. Understand?"
"Yep," Topher replied with a wide-eyed nervousness. Terrance let him fall to the ground, and gave him a satisfied smirk.
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The challenge music resumed as the camera cut to the mud pit below the spinner. Brick fell out of the machine with a groan, and glanced upwards as a whirring sound signaled Courtney's turn on the final obstacle. He watched as it began to rock, and the motion quickly made him gag and retch – but he was able to hold up a hand to stop himself from spewing.
The machine wound down, and Courtney stumbled off of it...right onto Brick, who's eyes bulged from the impact. "Urrrgh...sorry...," the prep groaned out an apology, and with a few sharp, tense notes Brick forced himself to swallow.
"And Brick and Courtney are clear!" Chris called out, bringing the camera back to his chair. "With that, the Villains have finally caught up. Next!"
"And there's my cue," Terrance said with a smug smile, standing up straight and proud. "See you later," he said, nodding at both Topher and Justin, the latter having just arrived with a confused expression on his face. The camera followed Terrance as he ran over to his team's buffet, with Contessa running over to the Heroes'.
Once again the music resumed as the static ended and the camera panned from the villains to the heroes. "C'mon Contessa! You can do it!" Owen cheered, the shot briefly cutting to the hopeless romantic looking back with a mouthful of beans.
The two teams' signals went off at around the same time. Contessa's head snapped back forward, but the camera cut to her feet as one kicked the back of the other and zoomed back out to catch her flail into the mud with a yelp. As she groaned, Terrance ran past, cackling with glee. With a muffled yet panicked cry she gave chase, and the shot cut to the garbage dump.
Terrance powered through the pit, briefly catching a strong whiff of something and gagging but keeping his food down all the same. Contessa's journey, on the other hand, was far less smooth; the camera panned along with her to show her slowly trudging through the pit and coughing and gagging the whole time. And while Terrance lept out of the pit and landed gracefully on his feet and kept running, Contessa slowly climbed out and laid on the ground for a few seconds earning a worried look from her teammates. She groaned and reached for her once-again-bulging cheeks, but got back to her feet and kept moving.
"Villain Terrance is getting ahead!" Chris announced as the shot cut to the basketballer easily keeping his balance through the skunk jump. "And," the camera panned back to the hopeless romantic as her face adopted a more sickly color, "Hero Contessa's head is turning a new shade of green!"
"That's right, you've got that weak stomach don't you?" Terrance taunted, briefly stopping so he could turn and face her. "You'd better hope your team wins this or you might be going home." He barked out a laugh and jumped to the next stone, and Contessa could contain herself no longer. She vomited onto the basketballer's face, and slumped over before puking again on one of the skunks.
"Ohh, and Terrance learns it's never a good idea to stop and mock!" Chris said from his chair. "Contessa, hit the bench!" he added as the sullen hopeless romantic was shown approaching the tiered bench where Olivia was already seated.
"Alright, I've been eyein' those ribs for too long," Mitch said with determination, pushing up his sleeves and dashing forward to the Heroes' buffet.
"Yeah! Go Mitch!" Jasmine cheered.
The scene moved to the Terrance, already in motion on top of the bull. "And Terrance takes Straitjacket for a ride!" Chris called out over the loudspeaker, the camera cutting to the basketballer's close-up to show his cheeks bulging as he went back and forth at high speed. The shot moved back to the mud as the machine slowed to a stop, and Terrance dropped face-first into the pit. He stuck out his tongue in disgust, and the hiss of the Vipers' signal was heard in the background. "Time for another eater, Villains!" the host announced.
"I'm up," Geoff said with a smirk, running forward and digging into the the Villains' dwindling barbecue buffet.
"The teams are neck and neck," Chris said as the shot cut back to the close-up of the television screen, the two pie chart-logos now approaching a quarter left for both teams. "Geoff and Mitch are gonna have to dig deep, and stuff it full of barbecue if they wanna win. Any mistake could cost them the challenge."
With a flurry of motion Mitch sped up his eating. The shot cut in for a close-up of his head as he shoved ribs into his mouth, then switched to a similar shot of Geoff. A switch back to Mitch came just before the neigh signaled the end of his eating period, and with a frown he stood up from the half a slab of ribs left and sprinted towards the obstacle course.
"Looks like Mitch is making quick work of the garbage dump," Chris announced over his megaphone as Mitch was shown wading through the pit with no trouble whatsoever. "But will it be enough?" he added, the shot cutting back to the progress graph to show the Villain's color wedge dwindling rapidly.
The camera quick-panned back to the challenge platform to show Geoff reaching for the last rib, only to stop with a sudden and irritated growl as the squeal signaled the end of his eating period. "Oh come on!" he grumbled as he ran forward, his stomach bulging noticeably.
Mitch was shown crossing over the vomit-splattered portion of the skunk jump with ease, the skunk that his teammate spayed now rocking back and forth with wide traumatized eyes, while Geoff had to slow down quite considerably to make it through the pit without barfing. "Ugh," he groaned. "This is worse than the bathroom at that month-long party Brody threw."
The mechanical bull came to a stop, and Mich hopped off with ease. "That's how you do it son." he said proudly with a tip of his hat.
"Next up!" Mitch yelled out.
"Ooh my turn!" Owen replied with great enthusiasm, running to the plate and grabbing a slab of ribs.
The scene cut to Geoff gagging as he stumbled around, then back to the sidelines as Terrance ran up to his remaining teammates, short of breath. "Geoff seriously hasn't finished yet?" he asked in annoyed disbelief.
"Doesn't look like it," Katie answered, a hand on her brow to block out the sun as she looked down the course.
Terrance groaned. "At this rate we're going to lose!"
"Relax, man," Justin said with a calming hand gesture. "We've only got like a single crumb left, Katie or Topher can handle it."
"That ain't the problem," Terrance said sharply. "When Owen finishes his food, both Geoff and whoever goes next has to outrun him. Out of shape as he is, even he's not that slow."
"Then I'll-" Katie began to say before their team's hiss-signal got their attention.
"And Goeff clears the course!" Chris announced as the shot quick-panned over to Geoff lying awkwardly on his face in the mud under the bull, but holding up a single thumbs-up to signify his status. Moments later, the neigh drew the camera back to an empty plate. "And Owen clears the eating portion!" the host added as the shot zoomed out to show the optimist running away from it. "The Villains had better get a move on!"
"I'll do it," Terrance said, barging past Katie and Justin. "I'm the fastest one on the team and Chris never said we all had to take a turn." Katie opened her mouth to protest, but scowled as the basketballer ran off without a further word.
The music picked up as the camera followed him along his path, scooping up his team's final rib and sucking the meat off the bone while he ran. "A flawless dine-and-dash from Terrance, finishing off the Villains' plate," Chris said from his chair. "But can he catch up to Owen?" The focus returned to the basketballer as he made his way across the garbage dump in much the same way as his previous run, and with a look of fierce concentration he managed to reach the skunk jump while his foe was still there.
"Uh-oh," Owen gasped, making his jumps quicker but still slow enough for Terrance to catch up.
Having learned his lesson Terrance merely smirked to himself, his determination becoming even sharper as he bounded across the remainder of the stepping stones. He reached the other side mere paces behind Owen, who looked back over his shoulder and widened his eyes. The camera zoomed out as the two boys raced for the interns, with Owen rapidly losing his lead.
They both reached the interns at the same time and both got sprayed. Owen was able to keep going with no problem, but Terrance gagged and fell to his knees.
"NO!" Terrance said in between coughs, quickly getting up and running to catch the optimist.
He was just a moment too late, and Owen made it to the mechanical bull first. "Woo-hoo!" he said as a triumphant tune rose up, and the music cut out as the machine started up.
The shot cut from close-ups of Terrance, to the other Villains, to Olivia and Contessa on the bench, to the other Heroes, and lastly to Chris taking a sip from his coconut drink. All had their eyes locked in the direction of the final obstacle, the Vipers watching with dread and the Horses with hope.
After a long second the shot returned to the bull slowing to a stop, and Owen tumbled off of it with a short scream. The rest of the cast was shown perking up in silent anticipation...and a victorious tune rose up as Owen lifted his head and gave the camera a dazed and dopey smile, saying "It's okay everyone! I made it!" as his eyes spun.
"And the Heroes win!" Chris announced over the megaphone, and the shot cut to Brick, Izzy, and Dawn as they jumped and cheered back at the starting line.
The camera panned to Justin and Katie as they scowled in irritation. "Hmph. All that talk and he couldn't even do it," the hot-blooded girl scoffed.
"Yeah, now we have to go back to loser class," Justin added with a shake of his head.
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A few deep notes were struck as the scene flashed to the jumbo jet still on the ground, zooming in as Olivia, Justin, and Topher watched Terrance walk over to them in the dining area and sit next to them. "I know you're all thinking of someone to axe," he told them calmly, pursing his lips as the three of them glared at him. "But consider any of us would have lost thanks to Geoff's screw up. Plus, even I think the guy's being too harsh. He needs to go. Also," he turned to Topher, "two of you know I'm a very good ally."
"Uhh, I just want to eat my disgusting excuse for dinner so can you leave me alone?" Olivia told him harshly.
"I'm always on the hunt for a good alliance," Topher told him. "I won't vote for you, and if you manage to survive, I'll even ally with you."
"That's all I ask," Terrance said as he walked away to the right
Topher sighed and walked off to the left, and a dark and ominous tune played as the shot zoomed in on his evil smirk.
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"This couldn't have worked out better if I tried," Topher told the camera. "I'll talk to Courtney about the vote again and convince her to axe Terrance. That nosy jock will probably follow me and get paranoid, and try and sway Courtney to his side. If I'm careful with my words that'll just convince her to side with the best looking person in the game."
"You can have control over the team in challenges Courtney," he mocked. "I'll control them from the shadows. Like... something that slithers in the dark."
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A short but tense tune played once the static cut away to Topher walking up to Courtney. She was sitting next to Brick in loser class, and turned an annoyed look to her teammate.
"What do you want? Can't you see I'm busy?" she asked him.
"It's about the vote," he told her.
"I'll talk to you later Court," Brick said as he stood up. "I've got a team meeting anyway."
"Guess I have no choice but to listen to you," she huffed after the cadet left. "So, I'm guessing you're trying to get me to get rid of Terrance again."
"Yep," Topher nodded. "Well either him or Geoff-"
"-since they're both to blame for us losing," Courtney finished. "And Terrance has managed to make it pretty far in the game despite everyone hating his guts..."
"He likes making deals with people," Topher explained. "And people agree to them because of his thing against lying. By the time you realize you need to get rid of him, it's too late. But you've definitely clued me into voting off Geoff. After today he's just too grouchy to keep. Anyway," he shrugged. "See ya," with that he walked off, and the camera panned to the right to show Terrance watching him with a glare.
The camera cut back Courtney as she sat down, but a few seconds later the sound of footsteps approaching turned her attention to the left. "Now what?" she opened with an annoyed scowl as the camera pulled back and revealed Terrance walking up to her.
"Hey, no need to be so hostile," Terrance shot back. "I'm here to help you."
"I'm guessing you want some kind of deal?" Courtney asked him with an unamused look.
"I'm getting there, hold your horses," the basketballer said with a scowl. "It's just a small little vote. You seem to have Katie in your pocket. So I get up with Geoff and together we all take out Topher."
Courtney crossed her arms. "And why do you want to get rid of him?"
Terrance's expression became stern. "I made a deal with him and he reneged on it. So what do you say, axing Topher sound good to you?" He extended his hand, and flashed a handsome smile that seemed to take Courtney slightly off-guard.
"...deal," she said, accepting the shake but not taking her eyes of Terrance's.
"And as an added incentive not to double-cross me, I'll even give you some prime information if I make it past the vote," he told her, breaking the shake and walking away with a smirk. Courtney just rolled her eyes and sat back down.
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"Topher was right," Courtney confessed. "Terrance does like to make deals. That could be really bad for me in the long run. But so could Geoff's attitude and Topher's backstabbing. After all, if he'd double cross Terrance what's to say he won't do the same to me?"
"This vote's gonna be tough..."
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The opening chords of the ceremony theme played as the jet was briefly shown before the scene moved to the elimination chamber. The camera passed over the seven Villains sitting wary or stoic in the bleachers.
"And now it's time for the Villains to vote off another Viper," Chris told them from behind his podium.
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A seven-way split-screen showed all the votes being cast at once – Justin, Topher, and Olivia, in a column on the left; Katie, Geoff, and Terrance in a column on the right; and Courtney between the four with an pensive expression. She was the last to cross out her photo of choice.
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"We're down to the final two contestants," Chris said after the static cut away. The camera zoomed in slightly on a shot of the entire losing team, one marshmallow on the host's plate and five more in the hands of Courtney, Geoff, Katie, Justin, and Olivia. She smirked, and the camera panned to the front row to show Topher looking extremely nervous and Terrance looking extremely confident.
"Who will get the final marshmallow," the host asked. "Will it be...Topher, who has a habit of not being focused on the game," the instigator's anxious, wide-eyed face was shown in a close-up, "or Terrance, the second most universally disliked contestant this season." The shot panned to the basketballer, who's face fell into an odd mixture of sternness and boredom. "The last marshmallow goes too...," Chris said, drawing it out as the music's tension rose. Topher was shown looking at his allies in concern, the final treat was shown sitting motionlessly, and Terrance was shown donning a rather devious smirk. Chris picked up the final marshmallow right as the music reached its peak.
"...Topher!"
The boy in question let out a sigh of relief and caught the final marshmallow that was tossed his way, and the shot panned over to Terrance and Courtney.
"I wasn't planning on it," Courtney told him, "but after thinking about it, you're just too much of a threat to justify letting you get any further."
"Sorry dude, but thems the breaks. You're out," Chris said.
The camera zoomed in on The Jerk's angry expression, and he sighed and let his face fall into a grin. "And I really was gonna tell you all something great, but now I think I'll let you figure it out for yourselves."
With that Chef grabbed his shoulder and the camera cut to the outside of the jet as Terrance was tossed out of it. He landed on his belly and as he lay there groaning, the shot cut back to Chris
"Well, see ya Terrance," Chris told the latest loser. "It's a shame, too. Anyway, here's a consolation prize!" He threw a paper airplane and as Terrance stood up, the plane hit him in the eye.
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"The Heroes win again," Chris told the camera as the shot cut to him and Chef in the plane's cockpit the capstone theme started up. "But, can they turn it into a winning streak? Find out next time, on Total! Drama! All-Stars! 2!"
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(Bonus Clip)
The scene faded back in to Terrance wandering the field at sunset.
He looked at the camera and sighed. "Well isn't that ironic," he said. "My attempt to stop Topher from convincing the others to vote me out is what caused me to get voted out."
"It sucks that I'm gone so soon after making it to the finale last time," he sighed again before shrugging. "Oh well, at least I beat Rebecca." He unfolded the paper airplane. "Looks like it's a note."
"Terrance," he read. "Even if you managed to beat me, I know it won't last long because you're obviously next. Signed, never-will-be-your-friend, Rebecca." He growled and balled the paper up and tossed it behind his shoulder, and a squelching sound caused him to stop and look down.
"Aaaand I stepped in cow (BLEEP)..." he said. "Perfect."
Author's Note Post Script: And thus falls Terrance, master of self preservation outsmarted by Topher. Despite the heavy focus on the Villains and their various strategies, not to mention how obvious Terrance's elimination likely was, I'm really digging how this episode came together. It's a fantastic blend of several parts - Terrance reusing his cozy up to the threat plan as well as his take out the person who backstabbed him plot, Topher effortlessly playing those around him, and some more of Olivia being a halfway decent person.
Speaking of Olivia, there's the twist. She and Contessa were friends a long time ago. I never said it was a big twist. I know it's cliche, but it'll go a long way toward getting Contessa to trust again and poor Olivia's just gonna fall even harder than she already has.
For reference, Courtney's decision came down to who she believed the bigger threat was. Since Topher's pretty much using his past performance as a smokescreen, no one really believes he's capable of intense strategy needed to be a real villain. Terrance on the other hand, not only uses a series of deals to keep himself safe, he's also incredibly athletic. That coupled with him admitting to making multiple deals to her face convinced Courtney that he was just too big a threat to keep. And with Topher and his alliance voting with her, Terrance got the boot.
As for why I got rid of him? Well he's good at reading people, and that would have been a major obstacle in Topher's plans. And mine by extension.
And as always I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention something.
I hope you all enjoyed the episode, or some part of it.
Please stay safe and healthy during these difficult times.
And I'd also like to remind you guys that a TVTropes page for this series does exist and needs you guys adding to it.
With that I'm signing off
-TotalDramaFan14
RDAS2 ELIMINATION TABLE:
16th Place: Rebecca
15th Place: B
14th Place: Terrance
