Author's Note
Happy belated Fourth of July everyone! This chapter had a little less action in the last chapter. But the balance of dialogue and action was just enough to fulfill my writing style needs. Let's respond to some reviews.
Stress2Impress: Thank you! The second quarter does indeed end when the Brunch of Disgustingness hits. Yup, Harold and Max are more alike than people realize. The only thing is Harold refers to their alliance as a partnership. Unlike Max who took his like a dictatorship. Scarlett, being a smart competitor will surely work her way through the alliance. The only question is, how?
Gucci Mane LaFlare: A nine out of ten? Thank you for that splendid rating! Harold and Scarlett's alliance may be the most shocking twist so far this season. The Geoff, Trent and Sammy love triangle is in my opinion, taking a whole another route then the Duncan, Gwen and Courtney love triangle. Scott's a good antagonist, but for the next few episodes. He'll be toned down and more of an anti-hero. Due to himself knowing that if he goes overboard, he'll get exposed. Hopefully, the nine out of ten ratings continue!
Critica7: There was no sarcasm in my response to your review. I was just giving my own take on it. What I meant was that if I had to develop any of the other possible antagonists, it'd probably get repetitive by World Tour. But Scott, as seen in All-Stars has a comedic sign to him. If my reasoning still doesn't make sense, PM me about it please. Thanks about the challenge! Yeah, I admit that some of the fears are a bit unorthodox (the twins, Katie and maybe even Scarlett). B's elimination made me feel a bit bad because he didn't have a plot but lemme tell you. Some of these next eliminations may shock you. B will return in Action though. Not sure about All Stars yet… and you are right about no canon fodder elims in here. The first boot here was a finalist! (yes, I count Lightning as the winner because that's the first ending I saw) And you're right, unlike canon TDI, Courtney actually has reason to say. In canon TDI, she should've gone over Tyler. But then again, there's Duncney plot.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct: That was the goal! I think you should be both amused and bemused at Jo's fear. It was supposed to be like Duncan's fear like in canon but I don't think it had the same effect. Yeah, I was pretty nervous to add the part where Chris cheats Sammy out of a point. But I think it worked out fine. Maybe your prediction about Scarlett and Harold's alliance is correct. Who knows? Thank you for returning this chapter!
Derick Lindsey: The curse will be in effect this chapter. But I'm refusing to say how it affects people. Your suggestion of Sam's fear is reasonable I'm confused on why I didn't think of something as simple as that. Harold's most likely will be a bit braggy in the duration of their alliance. But them becoming rivals? You'll just have to wait and see for that one. And since this is the first time I've seen you review a chapter of mine, I'd appreciate it if you'd stay and keep giving your honest feedback about each chapter. But if you decide to wander off to a different story, so be it.
Mr looney loon: Thanks for your positive feedback! While I can't speak too much on your statement about Sammy, I do hope that you have a good day as well and that you return for more!
The teams stand as:
Screaming Gophers: Courtney, Geoff, Harold, Sadie, Sammy, Scarlett, and Scott.
Killer Bass: Amy, Brick, Cody, Dakota, Jo, Katie, Sam, Topher, and Trent.
Time for the infamous Boney Island trip. What utter mayhem will go on here? Find out now!
Episode 8 - Up The Creek
"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris began, "the competitors were forced to conquer their deepest darkest fears." clips of numerous campers revealing their fears and some enduring them were shown. "Not all of them succeeded, but others surprised to groups and faced their fears head-on." more fears were shown, specifically Harold's Dakota and Topher's and Scott's. "In a shocking twist, Scott convinced his team members that B was a threat to their game. And since Courtney and Sammy became best buds again, that meant it was bye bye, B." Chris said solemnly. "Once again the Gophers find themselves behind." the clip of them hanging their heads was shown before the camera cut to Chris standing on the dock.
"Can they pull this one out of the hole?' Chris asked. "Find out today! On Total… Drama… Island!"
(Transition to Theme Song)
[Many shots of the lights and hidden cameras popping out and turning on were shown. Mostly hurting the wildlife in the process. A cue card shifts the shot over to the dock. The camera immediately starts to fly by the 'Wawanakwa' sign, some buildings on the campgrounds, and Chris who's in a director's chair drinking coffee. The lyrics begin once the camera passes the host.]
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
[The camera zips past some trees, going up the cliff that left us on a cliffhanger last episode. Peeking over to see two rings made of buoys arranged in the water below.]
You guys are on my mind!
[The viewpoint changes as if someone jumped off the cliff and into the lake; Cameron is shown in his bubble, observing the area with glee. As a fish swims by him, a fishing hook pierces and makes a big hole in his bubble, leaving Cameron to get out of the bubble and flail his arms in despair.]
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
[The camera surfaces, showing B and Scarlett in a canoe, B was shown controlling the motorized fishing rod. Cameron suddenly surfaces barely hanging on to the canoe. As B awkwardly glances at him. The contraption malfunctions and Cameron's bubble flies high into the air.]
I wanna be… famous!
[The bubble hangs in the air momentarily before coming back down. A pan down reveals Jo punching a tied-up punching with extreme passion. Brick promptly jogs past her. Jo gets angered by this and attempts to catch up to the cadet. Only for the pierced bubble to drape over Jo's head. The camera zooms out to show Courtney and Scott watching the scene unfold, Scott laughs at Jo's misfortune and Courtney rolls her eyes at his behavior.]
I wanna live close to the sun!
[The camera goes to another part of camp, Sam and Dakota were sitting on an inflatable raft. Both on their respective favorite devices. Too pre-occupied with their devices, they don't notice quick enough and go over the edge.]
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
[At the bottom of the waterfall, Lightning was striking several different poses on a broken log, suspended over two rocks. During the middle of that, he missed Izzy flying in on a vine from off-screen. She promptly crashes into Lightning, and they're both sent off-screen.]
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
[The camera barely keeps up with Lightning and Izzy, panning rapidly to do so. They crash into the outhouse confessional, causing Sugar to unceremoniously fall out with her pants fall the way down, with a pixilation over the part of her body that can't be shown on television. The camera begins to pan to the window in the Main Lodge, Chef could be seen through it.]
I'll get there one day.
[The camera moves past the window. Chef was shown stirring a pot of something, pukeworthy green directly with his arm. He looked behind himself to show Harold and Cody tied up in chairs, sharing the nervous at what's about to come.]
'Cause I wanna be… famous!
[A pan left shows Topher holding a picture of something admiring it happily. He flips the picture over, revealing it to be Chris when he was in a teenage boy band. Holding a guitar proudly alongside three other people. The camera goes past another window and to the stairs near the docks. Katie and Sadie were shown to be admiring Trent who was tuning his guitar just a couple feet away.]
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[Just down the docks, Sammy and Geoff were shown lounging on lounge chairs, chatting it up. Amy defiantly flips the chair Sammy was sitting down, laughing hysterically. Sammy turns red awkwardly as Geoff gives Sammy a concerning look.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The camera quick-pans ahead stopping at a waving Beth. Beth backs up and begins to twirl her baton at a great rate speed. So much so, that it looks like it's about to catch on fire. She cluelessly throws the baton up into the air.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The time transitions from day to night as the baton stays in the air. As the baton comes down, the sparks from it turns into fireflies. The camera pans down to reveal Sam and Dakota sitting at the campfire, gazing in each other's eyes. They lean in for a kiss, only for it to be interrupted by a crazed Izzy popping up between them, wrapping her arms around them for a hug. The camera pulls out slowly revealing the rest of the cast, whistling the last few notes of the theme song with Chris watching by the side.]
(Transition to Episode)
The beginning of the episode faded in on eight of the Bass all assembled in a clearing. The odd one out was Sam as he was nowhere to be seen. The camera panned towards the right, showing the seven Gophers also assembled. Chris stood in front of the teams with an easel beside him.
"Bass, Gophers," he started, "today's challenge is a true summer camp experience. A canoe trip." the camera quick-zoomed out of the scene, showing the shore. On it, were three green canoes to represent the Gophers, and four red canoes to represent the Bass. "You'll be paddling your canoes across the lake," he wiggled his fingers for dramatic effect. "to Boney Island." he said in a deep and spooky voice. Returning to his normal one in his next sentence. He faced the map that hung on the easel.
"When you get there, you must portage your canoes to the other side of the island." Chris instructed, a red dashed line squiggled through the map, ending as it made an X on the opposite side from where it came from. "Which, is about a two-hour hike. Through treacherous, dense jungle!"
"We gotta por-what?" Geoff asked, teammates Sadie and Scarlett both made motions of disbelief at the party dude's question.
"Por-tage." Chris said in air-quotes. Geoff looked at him blankly as a fly literally went through one of his ears and came out of the other. "Dude, walk with your canoe."
"Oh." Geoff said as Chris gave him a finger gun and a wink.
Chris continued his instructions, "When you arrive at the other end of the island, you'll build a rescue fire that'll be judged by me." the camera panned across the Gophers interested expressions. "The first team to paddle home and return their canoes to the beach is the winner of invincibility. Move, campers, move!" he yelled, pointing behind him. All of the present campers ran past Chris either in front or behind him.
"Oh wait," the cast had stopped running after Chris began to talk again. "one more thing I should mention. Legend has it if you anything off the island," the camera zoomed in on him as he wiggled his fingers again. "you'll be cursed forever!" a lightning strike was heard nearby as the camera panned across the shocked faces of everybody, save for Topher.
"A cursed island?" Topher said in disbelief and excitement. "Why didn't I predict that!" everyone looked at him like he was crazy. Causing him to quiet down.
"Now," Chris stated, "get in your canoes and let's have some fun."
After everyone cleared a toilet flushing was heard which meant that Sam finally arrived, a piece of toilet paper plastered on the bottom of his shoe.
"Where's everyone goin'?" Sam asked in worry.
"Canoes." Chris answered plainly, pointing to where the cast had gone.
Confessional: Jo
"Chris told everyone that we had to pick a paddle partner." she began. "But since there's an odd number of teammates. Someone's gonna have to be in a group of three." she smiled evilly. "And what better group of three than my little alliance."
The campers were shown walking down the stairs to the shore while others jumped down. Brick and Cody were walking side by side until Jo came in between them and put her arms on their shoulders.
"Ok team, we're gonna ride in the same canoe together." Jo told them. "Not for fun, but for strategy." Brick and Cody glanced at each other awkwardly. "C'mon," Jo walked past them, "hop to it."
Confessional: Cody
"All this strategy talk is making me wonder why I'm even in this alliance with Jo." the flirty geek admitted. "We've won four times in a row already! If anything, I'm feeling safer than ever. Plus, I could woo Jo to stop with my manly charms." he leaned back in the corner suavely, only for him to realize something. "That's not cheating, is it?"
The static cut to Katie who was next to walk down the stairs. She saw Cody and immediately ran over to the three-person alliance.
"Hey, Cody!" Katie greeted. "Wanna be partners?"
Cody was gonna open his mouth to speak, then Jo pulled him back aggressively. "Nope, your boyfriend's gonna be with me today!" Jo said. "Go be partners with Amy or something."
"Heck no!" Dakota said off-screen, walking on-screen with Amy. "I'm with Amy."
"Hold on," Cody began, breaking free of Jo's grip and pointing at Dakota, "you want to be with Amy?"
Dakota shrugged, "Sure why not? Under all that mean lies a pretty cheerleader." Amy smirked at Dakota's compliment towards her. "I think."
Sam finally made it to the shore, looking at his crush with anxiety. "Hey Dakota!" he called, "Wanna ride with me?"
"Sorry Sam," Dakota said as Amy pulled her off-screen, "I'm going with Amy!"
Sam gaped, "Amy? They were friends?" Trent patted Sam's back from behind.
"I know." he frowned, "But hey, look on the bright side. We can be partners!"
Sam grinned and fist pumped. "Awesome! Dude, you're the powerup I've needed for so long." Sam walked forward, "I was on my last life!"
Trent rolled his eyes jokingly. "I'll take that as a compliment." As the third group/partner walked over to their canoe. Katie looked around insight for her now forced partner, Topher.
"Katie!" Topher called, Katie whipped her head around in several directions before meeting gazes with the fanboy. He was already situated in a canoe, wearing a life jacket.
"Oh," Katie said, walking over to the canoe. She noticed the life jacket and questioned her partner. "you can't swim?"
"I can," Topher adjusted the life jacket, "it's just that these jackets are so comfortable. Plus, if Boney Island is as dangerous as Chris says," he also wiggled his fingers at the word 'dangerous', "I could just throw this at a bear or something."
Katie eyed her partner with uncertainty before pushing the canoe to the water. "Okay…"
Confessional: Katie
"I don't know what to think about Topher." Katie confessed, hands on her lap innocently. "He's so… weird. He's always copying Chris. And one time when the cameras were 'off'…" she leaned in and whispered, "he said that he wanted to take over the show!"
"Partners?" Sadie asked Sammy, even offering her a life jacket near the canoes.
"Um sorry no." she declined, looking over at Courtney. "I'm gonna be partners with Courtney."
Sadie smiled. "Then we can be a group of three!"
"That's not gonna work either." Sammy said, trying to let her teammate down easily. "We have to talk about something important and alone." Sammy watched Courtney manage to push their canoe into the lake and began to walk over there. "Maybe on the ride back?"
"Sure." Sadie said blankly, smiling once again as she saw Geoff standing alone near a canoe. She started to run after him, only for Scott to beat her there.
"Sorry," he said nasally, "Geoff's my partner."
Sadie covered up the scowl she was going to give the dirt farmer. "Then can't we be a group of three?"
"No dudette," Geoff spoke up, not making eye contact with his friend. "I don't think I should be around girls for a while." Scott smiled devilishly behind him as he massaged the party boy's back.
"That's the spirit." he sent a dirty look towards Sadie and blew a raspberry at her. Only for Sadie to scowl at him and walk off indignantly. Now her only other option was Harold and Scarlett. Both didn't look particularly thrilled when Sadie had come up to them.
"I'm forced to be partners with you." she told them, Harold and Scarlett glanced at each other before one of them responded.
"Is there any way for you to just go with the Bass?" Harold asked, without even responding Sadie sat in their canoe with a frown. "Can we at least push the canoe into the lake first?" Sadie stayed silent, earning groans from her redheaded teammates as they struggled to push their canoe.
/
Six faded out drum beats played as the camera panned across the seven canoes. Everyone wore life jackets and were supplied with a paddle to help them maneuver through the lake. Chris still stood on the shore with a gun in his hand, he cocked it back and began to speak.
"On your marks… get set… paddle!" he shouted as he shot the gun. The teams were shown paddling away hurriedly, the Gophers had an early lead on them. When the camera returned to Chris, a bird promptly fell in front of him. Presumably dead, worrying the host. "That's gonna provoke some angry emails."
The camera flashed ahead to a shot of the teams slowly paddling past the camera. The focus was on the trio of Jo, Brick, and Cody. Who was surprisingly behind.
"Hurry up, we're behind!" Jo ordered, looking behind at her teammates. "Pick up the pace!"
"Permission to give my opinion, madam?" Brick rose his paddling hand, Jo sighed but compiled anyways.
"What Brick." Jo said.
"Chris didn't say that it was a race to the island." Brick told her calmly. "We have other activities to do once we get there."
"But it'd help if we finished those 'activities' quicker than everyone else though," Jo sneered at the cadet, "right?"
Brick gulped and saluted at his teammate. "Affirmative," he continued to paddle, "my mistakes."
"Dude," Cody said in disbelief, giving Brick a look of annoyance, "you can't be serious. Just take your time with this. We've won four times in a row. And plus, we're not fully behind." not helping his point, Topher and Katie just passed the trio. Blowing raspberries at them.
"Says who?" Topher laughed, noticeably trying to copy Chris's laugh. Resulting in a loud coughing fit as they went off-screen.
"Gimme this," Jo said, snatching Cody's paddle, "leave it to me to help the team." she began to paddle faster than both of them did, causing the canoe them to speed off-screen.
/
The viewpoint faced the water, a red canoe had passed the camera and a Gopher logo spun on-screen as Geoff and Scott were the focus of this next scene. Geoff paddled in a relaxed fashion but his face sure contrasted it.
"Dude can you get over this dang girl." Scott complained, narrowing his eyes. "She's not even that cute." he looked behind them flirtatiously, "But Amy on the other hand…"
"You don't get it bro." Geoff responded, turning back at his partner. "You didn't get to know her like I did. Behind all that shyness and nervousness lies a pretty hot chick," she smiled at the thought of them being together, only for him to come back to reality. "What did I do wrong?" he said, slapping himself in between each word.
"Nothing!" Scott said 'genuinely'. "Maybe she just doesn't like you." Scott scowled, which went through one ear and out the other with Geoff. "And, if she still doesn't want anything to do with you, maybe she can hit the Dock of Shame next. Huh," Scott grinned, "how 'bout that?"
Geoff snapped out of it and whipped around. "No dude," he said solemnly, "I wanna hear out first."
Scott narrowed his eyes again. "Funny. Then why didn't you let her the last 37 times?"
Geoff turned around to the lake and hung his head. "I wasn't ready then. But I think I am now." he picked up his head and closed his eyes. "It can't be that bad."
"Hi Geoff!" Sammy called off-screen. Hearing her voice, Geoff looked for her immediately. She was just passing by with Courtney and waved at the blonde boy. Geoff attempted to wave back, but froze mid-wave and ended up just staring at her while she passed. Earning an awkward look from Sammy. Once she passed, Geoff gained his dejected composure and returned to rowing again.
"How bad was it?" Geoff said.
"Worse than when I hit my sister Al with a bat instead of the sleeping rat on the ground." Scott admitted carelessly. "I broke the bat."
Geoff gave him a discombobulated expression. "You kill rats with bats?"
"Yeah," Scott sneered, "so what?"
"Nothing." Geoff minded his own business with that topic and changed the subject. "Well, guess I'm not ready yet."
Scott put a hand on his back. "Well, even if you're not," he smiled evilly to the camera, "at least you know I'm your only friend right?" much like Scott planned, Geoff turned around with a weak but genuine smile.
"Yeah bro," he fist bumped the dirt farmer, "you're the best friend a dude needs right about now." the camera zoomed in slowly on Scott's expression which definitely showed bad intentions.
/
The camera flashed over to the other Gopher duo. Courtney was in the front and Sammy was in the back. Sammy looked dejected while Courtney remained determined. "Hey not to be overbearing or anything but could you hurry with the paddling." Courtney said, not turning around. "If we lose for the fifth time in a row I'm gonna lose it!"
"You said the same thing last time." Sammy deadpanned.
"But I really mean it this time." Courtney faced the cheerleader. "If we lose again they'll have a really big numbers advantage over us. And if we keep losing challenges, they'll only be two Gophers by the time we reach the halfway mark. And if that does happen, I'm going all the way with you."
"If you even make it by then," Sammy told her, "no offense Courtney but you haven't been the most likable person on this team."
"Okay, but people like me more than Scott! Right?" the ex-CIT asked in worry.
"Well, not Geoff." Sammy sighed, thinking about the surfer dude. "I wish he'd just let me explain to him what happened."
Courtney scoffed with a chuckle. "What is there to explain? You're dating Trent, who is a way better candidate than Geoff will ever be."
Sammy looked up in confusion. "What makes you say that?" Courtney made a blank face and turned back to the like.
"I don't mean anything bad," she explained, "I just don't think Geoff is mentally stable for a relationship, that's all. Plus, if you genuinely like Trent, why are you still concerned about how Geoff feels?"
Sammy remained silent until she visibly thought of a valid remark. "Because he's just another vote that we can control." Sammy said confidently, which was out of character of her especially.
Courtney turned to Sammy cheerfully and with respect. "That's the mindset I've been looking for!" she turned around with a grin on her face. "It's been a couple of weeks here but I knew you'd start thinking like a real competitor and not as a regular camper."
Sammy sheepishly smiled behind Courtney's back. "Yep, I think Geoff's been holding me back."
Confessional: Sammy
"All that stuff I said about Geoff to Courtney didn't mean anything, I swear!" she waved her hands frantically at the camera. "I just didn't want her to keep bugging me about the strategy in the game. And if it comes down to it, I might even vote out Courtney for Geoff." she sighed helplessly, "He just needs to know that."
A shot of the blazing sun was replaced for the static, a pan down brought the recording to Dakota and Amy, both paddling rather slowly compared to their agemates.
"So," Dakota made conversation, "why'd you sign up for Total Drama?"
Amy groaned, "It's all Samey's fault I'm here. Back home, I was going upstairs one day. Then all I heard was Samey's raspy and high-pitched voice talking to someone." Dakota nodded in-between her sentences. "So I barged through the door and saw Samey recording herself talking to her phone!"
"Making an audition?" Dakota corrected awkwardly.
"Yeah, I think that's what she called it." Amy scratched her head. "But anyways, I asked her what she was doing and she swiped her phone and said nothing. So that night, I hacked into her phone, like the great sister I am."
"Hold on," Dakota stopped her, "you hacked?"
"Yeah, she has 'Face ID' on her phone." Dakota opened her mouth to speak and got purposely cut off. "And before you say anything, yes I used makeup to conceal beauty mark."
"Okay," Dakota rolled her eyes, "what'd you see when you opened her phone?"
Amy scoffed, "Well besides her sappy text messages to Mommy, I found her audition video for Total Drama, but guess what? It was supposed to be on some five-star island resort!"
"Chris told us that on the dock remember?" Dakota said, returning to her paddling as she had lost complete interest.
"So the next day at school, I found a flyer for the show on the bulletin board." Amy continued, ignoring Dakota's remark. "So after school, I made my own audition. Now," she groaned in aggravation, "we're here."
The eyes of Dakota began to widen. "Ohmygosh!" she exclaimed, turning back to Amy. "I think I see the island!" a quartet of drum beats ended their scene and moved somewhere else with a quick flash.
/
"You ever went canoeing before?" Trent questioned while the camera focused on him and Sam.
"Totally," Sam nodded in confidence, "and in real life. Not a game." they both shared a quick chuckle. "But this time the canoes are way bigger and the paddles look way different." he raised his paddle and eyed at oddly. Trent facepalmed jokingly and snickered.
"Dude, you went kayaking, not canoeing." Trent informed him, Sam also laughed at his mistake.
"Then I guess I like canoeing more." he continued to chortle. "If I got a game console for every time I fell off that kayak…" they both laughed again.
Trent grinned coolly, "You'd never run out! Personally, I like kayaking more but there's nothing bad about canoeing." Trent looked behind them awkwardly, and turned back to Sam. "I feel like day after day, we keep drifting away from Cody."
"Yeah…" Sam agreed, "like one time during breakfast I saved him a spot in line. But he just like, skipped my level and cut me with Jo and Brick! What's his deal man?"
Trent turned around again but with a vengeful look. "I don't know, but we're gonna find out soon enough."
"But what if he does side with Jo and Brick?" Sam asked his friend. "What'll we do then?"
"I guess we'll have to do some campaigning around here." Trent told him. "But I don't think we'll have to worry about that, We've won four times in a row! And, nine is my lucky number! Our team has nine players!"
"Okay cool but," Sam continued, "why the number nine? I thought the lucky number was seven?"
Trent sniffled quietly and began to row harder. "That's a story for another time…"
/
The viewpoint shifted over to the Gopher trio of Harold, Scarlett, and Sadie. The latter was in the back and the genius was in the front. Awkwardness ran through everyone's vanes as all three of them remained silent through the ride.
"Can we please talk?" Sadie proposed. "It's getting really boring."
"Can't we just spend the rest of the duration of the ride in pure silence?" Scarlett said in irritation.
Sadie scowled, "Oh yeah, as if it'd be as silent if it was just you and Harold."
"In fact, it would be." Scarlett replied, "Harold isn't nearly as competent as myself."
"Hey!" Harold spoke up. "Don't get too cocky!"
"C'mon guys just say it," Sadie focused up ahead. "you're in an alliance." the ride got just a silent as Sadie had made the observation. Harold and Scarlett looked at each other with frightened expressions.
Confessional: Scarlett
"It's only been three days and someone's already blown our cover." she complained. "Let alone Sadie was the one to do so. Maybe she's not at all the imbecile she perceives to be. But something warns me that Harold may have played a part in Sadie's discovery. Maybe a potential blindside."
"For your information," Harold broke the silence, "we aren't in an alliance. Is it because we're both redheads?"
Sadie spluttered in confusion and shock. "Wha- Redheads? If that's the case how come Scott's not a part of this."
"Because he's a jerk." Harold said decisively. Earning a smack in the head by Scarlett for telling the truth about their alliance.
"Harold!" Scarlett screamed. "When we get off this canoe-"
"Guys don't fight!" Sadie pleaded, "Please! I won't say a word about this to anyone!"
Harold and Scarlett glanced at each other before responding, "You won't?" they said in unison.
"Yeah, why would I?" Sadie asked dumbfoundedly. Harold and Scarlett turned to each other and smiled gratefully.
Confessional: Sadie
"I'm not dumb. Even though me and Katie are best friends. Well," she sighed, "not at the moment. But like I said, I'm not dumb. I'm definitely the outcast on this team. And if I tell the others about their alliance, what good does that do for me? So I'll keep this to myself and act dumb. Maybe they'll even pull me into their alliance?"
"Maybe so you can blow up our game and send us home early?" Harold said, getting assaulted again.
"Stop giving her ideas." Scarlett angrily whispered.
"For what? I'm a lone wolf in this game and maybe staying loyal to you guys can benefit all three of us?..." Sadie said, squinting.
"If you can prove yourself, sure." Scarlett told her.
Sadie squealed, "Really? Eeee!" she clapped happily as she congratulated herself. What stopped that was the slow, gray fog that settled in around them. "Um, that wasn't here ten seconds ago."
"Indeed you're right." Scarlett said, slowing down her paddling. The camera zoomed out to show all seven canoes arriving to Boney Island. Mostly everyone had looks of worry and confusion towards the new island. A flashback of Chris's introduction to the haunted island followed that scene.
xxx
"You'll be paddling your canoes across the lake," he said over a shot of the island itself, "to Boney Island."
xxx
The campers still paddled over to the shore, regardless of how frightening the island comes across. A Bass canoe hit shore first followed by the six other canoes. "This isn't nearly as bad as Chris said it was." Brick noted, the first one to get out of the canoes. "If anything, me an' the troops could conquer anything on this island." the presumable calling of an animal roared after Brick's remark. Contradicting it immediately.
"C'mon Gophers!" Courtney said, herself and Sammy already carrying their canoe. "We don't have time to waste!" they began to run and the others quickly followed suit. A flash brought the episode to a more suspenseful scene in the forest. Four of the seven canoes were seen and the teams were equally neck and neck with each other. 2 of each team. The camera cut to show several campers' expressions as they looked around warily. Also shown were the large amount of skulls used as decoration around the bushes they ran past. Once it had looked like the Gophers had finally taken the lead, a tree promptly fell in front of them.
"Wonderful." Scott groaned from behind Geoff. A yelp from Sammy attracted several unknown creatures around the island. Their yellow eyes opened in the bushes menacingly, frightening the Gopher team. People had made some observations as the trees rustled behind them.
"We're not the only ones here guys…" Harold whimpered.
"No kidding dipwad!" Courtney insulted, to her terror, animals that had a strong resemblance to a woolly mammoth rose in front of them. "Woolly beavers?" Courtney screamed as they attempted to corner the seven-person team. "Run!" she and the rest of the Gophers darted the way they came hurriedly.
Confessional: Chris
For the second episode in a row, the host made another appearance in the confessional. "A remnant of the Pleistocene era, the woolly beaver is a day-active rodent." he began to explain. "Indigenous to Boney Island. Oh yeah, and they're meat-eaters." he ended with a wink.
The static cut to a still shot of the Gophers screaming in horror as they ran from the woolly beavers. In the background, a bear was scratching his back against a tree watching this happen in utter confusion. And with human-like senses, he pulled out prescription glasses out of what seemed to be thin air. And put them on to analyze the scene again.
More shots of the dangerous game of chase they played and Scott spoke up as they reached a shallow pool of water against a cliff. With nests scrambled along the side of said cliff. "A dead end? What a surprise." he said sarcastically. While everyone recoiled in fear. The beavers took a good look at their surroundings and retreated back to the trail.
"They're leaving?" Scarlett wondered aloud. "Science says that we all should've been deceased right about now."
"Does it matter why they're leaving?" Sadie squeaked. "We're alive!" her squeals of joy alerted the group of more ravenous looking Canadian Geese that nested separate from each other. They made noises of aggravation at the seven as the scene skipped ahead to show the Gophers getting chased again, but by the flying geese instead of the beavers. The bear watched the scene again with the glasses to clarify the sight. But instead of accepting it, he took the glasses off and snapped them in half.
"Quick! Someone cause a distraction!" Scarlett yelled, behind her, Harold dug deep into his pocket and brought out a handful of gruel. Green stink trailed up from the breakfast. Scarlett's cheeks bulged at the smell and Harold chucked it at the geese. The gruel hit and stuck on one's head and all the other geese rammed into that goose. All attacking each other for the food.
"Why was the leftovers from today's morning meal in your pocket?" Scarlett questioned in disdain. "Nonetheless, creative diversion."
"Since the challenge was so early in the morning," Harold began, "I figured I should go to Chef for seconds so I could have some portable protein on the go."
"Then all the protein in that gruel died and turned into that stink." Scott sneered, covering his nose.
"Jeez, this stench is lingering." Scarlett followed suit and shielded her nose. "How come we haven't smelled this before?" to the teams' dismay, the Bass promptly passed them.
"Huh," Jo taunted as she ran by, "I thought you were the smart one." that remark flushed Scarlett with anger as she regained focus and gave chase. Accidentally going without Harold and Sadie. The team promptly ran as well after.
/
A skip ahead brought the scene to a fork in the road. The Killer Bass had just met it and were deciding on which way to go.
"Fork in the road." Trent called out, turning around to address the team. "Which way do we go?"
"Does it even matter?" Katie asked.
"Yes," Topher said harshly, "what if we take the wrong path?"
Katie put a finger to her lips. "Okay… let's go left."
"Permission to speak ma'am?" the cadet questioned Katie, who nodded. "I apologize for contradicting your suggestion but the right path is wider. Which is more efficient due to the amount of team members we have."
Jo lit up with fake happiness and patted Brick on the path. "Hey, good one Brick! He's right, let's go with the right tail!" it turned silent as the team noticed Jo's random caring persona. She regained her composure after meeting the confused stares. "Hurry up!" her trio began to run up ahead. "Let's get this over with!"
The camera cut to the Gophers running towards the Bass. also noticing the fork in the road.
"We're approaching a sudden fork in the road." Scarlett informed, squinting to get a better look. "It looks like the Bass are taking the right trail. Let's follow them."
"No," Scott argued, "let's take the left trail. My pappy told me that the right trail is really never the right trail."
"But regardless if the right trail is the wrong path." Scarlett said. "If it is, at least everyone is incorrect. Plus, we'll have a head start back and to the correct path." Scarlett, Harold and Sadie had stopped in front of the fork. Unfortunately, Scott and Geoff barged past them and advanced up ahead to the left trail. Disregarding Scarlett's proposition.
"Hey!" Scarlett shouted, fed up with Scott. "Come back here this instant!" the camera cut to Scott and Geoff running up ahead with no concern.
"Hah! Losers!" Scott taunted, behind him Geoff still looked somewhat dejected. Back at the fork, Scarlett growled as she facepalmed herself. She noticed Harold's smug look at her and growled even more.
Confessional: Scarlett
"Maybe Harold was right about Scott." she admitted in annoyance. "But if Scott has been doing this since. He's not dumb, why would he keep attempting to sabotage the team? Surely, others have noticed. Harold can't be the only one." she crossed her arms, "Scott better hope that we win today's challenge…"
"Can we ditch them?" Courtney suggested from the back. Sammy's shocked expression exuded disagreement.
"No!" she exclaimed, "I mean, we can't just leave them. What if they get lost?"
"She's right." Sadie pointed out, "Chris said that the first team back wins." she noticed the whole team stared at her in disbelief. "We have to follow them."
"Who died and made you leader?" Courtney said, complimenting the BFFFL oddly.
"Yeah, you barely talk." Sammy agreed, giving Sadie a smile. "What changed?"
"I don't know." Sadie shrugged, also giving her team a smile. "I just don't wanna lose another challenge."
"Is that so?" Scarlett said off-screen, the camera cut to her while she said a bitter expression. "Then stop socializing and let's move!" the Gophers followed her orders and began to move, far behind Geoff and Scott.
/
A flash skipped a few minutes ahead. Still on the reunited Gophers who merely trudged through the forest in exhaustion. "Are we there yet?" Harold moaned.
"Not even close." Scarlett moaned, only saying so to shut him up. Up ahead, were Geoff and Scott also walking. For some reason the two had switched sides so Geoff was in the front. Unexpectedly, Geoff had lost grip of the canoe and began to lower off-screen.
"Um guys…" he said worriedly, his eyes darted around his legs. "a little help here?"
Confessional: Geoff
"Quicksand?" the surfer bro repeated. "Dude, out of all sixteen years of my party-filled life. I've never worried about quicksand." he began to smirk. "This does gimme a sweet idea for a prank back home!" he waved the 'sign of the horns' at the camera. "See y'all soon dudes!"
Confessional: Chris
For his second confessional of the episode, Chris started off with a chuckle. "Can you believe they fell for that? I set it up," he said while laughing, "but I didn't think anyone would walk into it. That's just great."
"Dudes!" Geoff cried as Scott watched him sink. The rest of the team also reacted poorly, not knowing what to do. Suddenly, Sammy ran over to the blonde boy, extending her hand out.
"Geoff!" she screamed. "Grab my hand!" another fair-skinned hand moved hers out of the way. Panning up, Harold was shown standing proudly in front of the quicksand.
"Never fear," he began brightly, "Harold is here!"
"Well Harold needs to hurry up!" Scott scoffed with crossed arms. "He's gonna die in there!" Harold nodded sternly and absent-mindedly jumped into the quicksand head first. Which obviously didn't work as he too began to sink with his feet dangling in the air. Scarlett groaned lividly and ran over to the scene. With great force, she yanked Harold out of the quicksand, angering some of her team.
"What about Geoff?" Sammy yelled, Scarlett looked at the party boy with disdain and sniffed. Sammy took matters into her own hands and grabbed Geoff's hand. But unlike Scarlett, it took her some time and a great deal of strength to finally pull Geoff out. He wiped the sand off of his face and looked at Sammy in utter awe.
"Sammy?" he said in disbelief. "You- you saved me? Dudette!" without warning he brought Sammy in for an unexpected hug. After her initial, surprised reaction. She hugged him back. "Thanks so much brah! I thought I was a goner down there! And that's not a good way to go on TV." they shared a quick laugh, "Dudette, I owe you one big time! What do you want?" he offered, still clearly baffled at the whole situation.
Sammy sent him a sly smirk. "You know what I want." Geoff's face turned into realization and he sighed and nodded.
"Okay…" he said, "I'm ready."
/
The camera panned across the shoreline the teams were supposed to meet at. Bushes and boulders flooded the background. At the end of the pan, the Killer Bass were the first teams there. They looked exhausted and burnt out from the long hike.
"Finally!" Topher said, tossing his and Katie's canoe to the side. "We can relax." he leaned up against one of the boulders there.
"Nuh-uh," Jo said, grabbing him by the collar and standing him up, "we have a rescue fire to build." Topher groaned but compiled as he rejoined his team. "Now, does anyone know how to actually do that?"
"Arhem," Brick coughed loudly, gathering the attention of his team, "have you forgotten that a cadet lies on your team? Of course I know how to make a fire."
"Easy. Just burn Samey's hair." Amy suggested, earning numerous glares from her team.
"You really are mean." Katie commented.
"You just realized?" Trent said. "Don't we need flint or something?"
"You can use flint." Brick confirmed. "But I prefer sticks. I need two dry sticks team! Let's go win this battle!" the Killer Bass dispersed to find Brick's two sticks. The camera focused on Sam and Dakota as they walked down the shoreline together.
"Hey Sam!" Dakota greeted, happy to be with Sam.
"Hey Dakota," Sam responded, "how'd the canoe ride with Amy go?"
"Alright I guess. I just wish that we took Daddy's yacht instead of that crappy old canoe." Dakota whimpered.
Sam looked let down. "I meant how did Amy go."
"Oh," Dakota said, "she wasn't more than her usual self I guess. If Daddy was here, we'd vote her off so quick." the mention of voting caught Sam's attention.
"What?" he said, perplexed. "I thought you liked Amy?"
"Eh." Dakota admitted with a shrug. "She's always complaining about something. Plus she loves saying that's she's prettier than me."
"And boy was she wrong." Sam smiled, complimenting his love interest.
Dakota blushed. "Aw thanks! You know, you're so sweet." she gripped his cheek for a moment, catching Sam off-guard. Her loving persona turned confused when she snapped back into reality. "Wait, aren't we supposed to be looking for sticks or something?"
Sam stepped back blankly. "Yeah, but it's only two sticks. It's not like they're a hidden collectible, heh heh." he laughed at his own gaming metaphor.
"Anyways," Dakota continued forcefully, "sand is starting to get into my shoe." she pointed down at her footwear. "Can we go back-" abruptly, Sam picked her up heroically. Causing the rich girl to laugh uncontrollably.
"What?" Sam said, offended that Dakota was 'laughing' at him. "You said there was sand in our feet so I-"
"Sam, I'm not laughing at you!" she told him, still laughing. "I'm just shocked that you'd do something like this!"
"Why?" Sam's tone still read annoyed. "Am I not nice?"
Dakota ceased her laughing and got somewhat flustered. "No Sam," she took in a deep breath, "I really like you." that one sentence got Sam to finally crack a smile.
"Oh um…" he looked for the right words to say. "I really like you too Dakota." they gazed into each other's eyes as the camera slowly zoomed in on the duo. "So…"
"So…" Dakota countered, they leaned in slowly… until.
"So no one has found a stick?" Brick shouted in confusion, Dakota hopped free of Sam's grip and started jogging the way she came from.
"C'mon Sam!" she said, the gamer sighed remorsefully and began to walk towards the group.
Confessional: Sam
"Dang it!" he screamed, "I forgot the press the button in time!... If only I had two more seconds man…"
Back at the shoreline, the Gophers had just arrived, Geoff and Harold still had remnants of the quicksand on their clothes. They noticed the Bass had already arrived, so they threw down their canoes and ran straight towards them.
"What're we supposed to do again?" Sammy asked Amy, who wasn't even trying to aid her team.
"I'm not telling-" the older twin began but the sound of a helicopter got their attention.
"Build a rescue fire that'll be judged by moi." Chris said through a megaphone. He said all this inside said helicopter. "And hurry up, I'm getting bored."
"Don't worry Chris." Harold said confidently, running off-screen. "This'll take no time." the rest of his team watched him run nonchalantly.
"I just hope he doesn't talk to the rocks." Courtney stated. Her team made noises of agreement with her statement. But just like that, Harold returned to the group with a spherical object in hand. "Um, what is that?"
Harold looked at his object before replying positively, "Oh this? I learned how to make this at Wild Steve's Wilderness Camp."
"Was this 'camp' run by the same male that ran 'Mappy Steve's Directional Camp'?" Scarlett said, narrowing her eyes at her alliance mate.
"Yeah." Harold said, taken aback. "So what? I have done this before you know."
"Right… but you have yet to tell us what that…" Scarlett struggled at naming the sphere. "thing is."
"This is a fire starter that Wild Steve helped us make at his camp." Harold answered, scrutinizing it himself. "It's made of tree sap. And the local sand at this very shore."
"Well what are you waiting for?" Scott complained. "Use it already!" Harold looked at the dirt farmer blankly for a moment, then replying with,
"Wild Steve said that we'll need a fire before tossing this in." Harold reported, and he was met with angry groans from his team.
"Ugh, why didn't you tell us before?" Courtney said. "I could've made it by now!"
"Gee, excuse me for trying. Gosh!" Harold turned around defensively and the six other Gophers went off to make their fire discouragedly.
/
Back with the Bass, Brick was shown to be tending the fire while his teammates looked assured behind him. The cadet tended for a moment or two then turned his head towards the helicopter. "Chris!" the camera cut to the host as he looked down in scorn. "We are in need of a rescue!"
"He just needs to judge it!" Jo said to Brick, bringing his arms down. "Quit the acting."
"Yeah…" Chris began to say, not impressed, "not too sure if someone would actually notice that." the nine Bass hung their heads in defeat But Brick picked his right back up and faced his team.
"It's not over yet!" he commanded, "Cody, Topher, Sam and Jo. Get more kindling. We need more kindling. The rest of you, find more firewood. The more, the better. Come on platoon, we can still win this!"
"Yes! Got it!" Courtney's sudden uproar got Brick to look in the other direction. The Gopher crowded around Harold and Courtney as they finally got their fire going. Courtney looked smug, "See? I told you I could do this. Throw that ball in here!" Harold stepped up even closer and with a crazy grin on his face.
"I think you guys should step back on this one." Harold advised his team, and they all did so without any complaints. Some with unsure faces (Sadie & Sammy). The camera rested on Harold's face before the shot pulled back to show him carelessly toss it in. Creating an explosion for the ages, as from afar, looks like it'll destroy a good portion of the shore. Even Chris had to back up due to the flames.
"Woo!" he screamed, flying off-screen. Down on the shore, the teams were shown separately shielding themselves as they watched the fire die down slowly. Chris flew back on-screen to announce the winners. "We have our fire building winner! Point, for the Gophers!" The camera focused on the Gophers, Harold had soot all over his body to accompany the quicksand and was in a coughing fit from the explosion.
"It seems Wild Steve was right." Scarlett said, detecting Harold's bitter expression. "What's the problem?"
Harold coughed violently, "Wild Steve only told us how to make it. I didn't know it was gonna be this big!"
"But you said you've done this before." Sadie said.
"I meant I've made it before." Harold corrected her. "I've never actually used it!" Geoff approached him with a pat on the back.
"Look on the bright side dude. We finally won the challenge!" Geoff rejoiced, cheering wildly. Which Chris put a stop to instantly.
"Not so fast bro. To win the challenge you need to be the first team to return their canoes back at camp." Chris announced bitterly. "Guys, have I not explained this already."
"No, but you add in pointless objectives to mess with us." Scarlett muttered as she walked back to her canoe. The viewpoint shifted to Scott who was also plodding back to his canoe. Unluckily for him, he stubbed his toe in the process.
"Ow!" he squeaked, clutching his foot. He glared at the bulge that he hit and picked it up. His jaw dropped as he realized what it was All partnered with a rattling sound, the camera switched to Scott's perspective and zoomed in on the presumably carved tiki idol Scott had now possessed.
Confessional: Scott
"Y'know, I wasn't planning on sabotaging this time." Scott revealed. "But with a curse like this, why not sabotage the other team." he looked at the camera blankly as if it had argued with him. "What? They've had it coming. Plus, this'll get me off some people's radar for a while. This is a foolproof plan!" he looked down in awareness. "Unless, the curse isn't real."
The camera returned to the dirt farmer, eyes darting around the place in search for something. He took one devilish look at the tiki and chucked it far from him.
"Making that fire reminded me of some game I had." Sam told Trent as he began to step in their canoe. "I was this close to getting the fire badge-" unexpectedly, the tiki Scott through beamed Sam in the head. "Ow." he muttered, looking behind him in confusion. "That's a life lost."
"Ouch." Trent cringed, "What hit ya?"
Sam began to examine the tiki idol, shielding it from Trent. "What is this?" Sam whispered to himself, "It looks exactly like the hidden collectible from Unexplored 5: Rise of the Kingdom."
"Huh Sam?" Trent said off-screen, in confusion on why Sam was taking so long. "What is it?" the gamer put the idol in his pocket and turned around swiftly.
"I think I'll need a hint." Sam chuckled, confusing Trent even further.
/
Geoff and Scott were shown now paddling in the water. The blonde looked way more positive than on the way to Boney Island. "What happened?" Scott pondered out loud. "You finally talked to Samey?"
"It's Sammy." Geoff told him. "And yeah, it's all sorted out. She apologized to me and I accepted it. No biggie."
"So, you don't have feelings for her?" Scott said, genuinely confused at Geoff's previous predicament. "I thought you guys were dating?"
Geoff's face fell, "No dude, she's dating Trent." he said his name with so much bitterness. He looked around awkwardly as they paddled in sweet silence. "Can we talk about something else? I don't wanna ruin this wicked mood I'm in."
Scott rolled his eyes. "Sure whatever. I just wanna end this challenge already. It was so boring."
"Nah bro, today was fun." Geoff disagreed rather respectfully.
"But how," Scott said, confused on how Geoff's remained in a good mood, "you and Harold got stuck in quicksand. You almost died in there!"
Geoff shrugged, "I dunno, being in the quicksand gave me some adrenaline rush. You get what I'm saying man?" Scott remained baffled until he gave up and merely shook his head.
"Whatever." he frowned. Promptly, a shark surfaced right behind Geoff as they paddled, getting the dirt farmer's attention. "Geoff!" he screamed, pointing behind him in horror. "Sh- sh -sh shark!" he stuttered, the party boy looked behind to confirm the sighting.
"Dude," he faced Scott seriously, but his voice filled with panic, "we need to start paddling!" the boys' screams were heard as they comically zoomed past their teams two other canoes. They too realized the shark approached them and also comically zoomed. The Bass watched the Gophers in shock, only for the shark to now sneak up on Topher and Katie. The two screamed and it was the fish-named team that began to zoom through the water.
Somehow, the host himself had reached the island already. He eyed the lake as he heard several screams from the cast. "What the…" he said as the Gophers had finally reached the shore, all three of their canoes slid up a nearby rock and sailed them over Chris. A large crash was heard off-screen, Chris shielded himself from the crash, stopped for a moment, and did so again.
He was about to open his mouth to announce the winners, but the Bass arrived shortly after the Gophers. They had the same arrival as the Gophers, sliding up the rock and sailing over Chris. But instead of crashing into the sand as Chris winced, they crashed into the Gophers. Evidenced by the groans from each team.
"The Gophers are the winners!" Chris revealed, the Gophers cheered loudly after dealing with four straight losses while the Bass groaned. Whether it was from crashing into their opposing team or losing the challenge was unknown.
/
An edit lead the scene to the same usual transition into the campfire ceremony. But this time, a wolf was heard in the distance. Said wolf was also shown atop a cliff, howling at nothing but the moon.
"And now," Chris said as he faced the Bass, "the always anxiety inducing," he spun the plate of marshmallows on one finger, "marshmallow ceremony. When I call your name come and get a marshmallow." he said over a pan of all the nervous faces. "And tough for you guys, no one cost you the challenge today. So this vote will be very interesting." Chris laughed.
Confessional: Trent
"This vote was really," Trent told the camera, "I just voted for the most annoying person."
Confessional: Sam
He rubbed the back of his head. "Dakota did say she didn't like her…"
Confessional: Dakota
"You are not prettier than me!" she shrieked, pointing at the camera.
Confessional: Amy
"The guy I'm voting for is so weird." she shuddered. "He talks about video games 24/7! At least Samey actually knows how to shut up."
"Brick." the cadet proudly received his marshmallow, as he did no wrong today. "Topher." he sent smug looks to his teammates even though he's laid low his whole stay at the island so far. "Jo." the jockette was silent as she got her treat. "Trent." the musician was happy to get his safety symbol. But was worried for his two buddies how still sat there empty-handed.
"Cody." the geek sighed in relief and hurried to run up to Chris. "Katie." the BFFFL claimed her prize and the couple smiled at each other. "Dakota." a tense note was struck as she grabbed the penultimate prize. "One last marshmallow. The person who doesn't get this marshmallow," the camera cut to Amy's nonchalant and bored expression, panning down to Sam's distraught expression. "will walk off the Dock of Shame, and take a ride on the Boat of Losers."
"Who's it gonna be?" Chris said, drawing out the suspense for the audience. The camera made more transitions between the bottom two before returning to Chris who was about to toss the marshmallow. "I think it's gonna be… Sam." he tossed the treat to the gamer. Next to him, Amy gaped at the outcome.
"You guys voted for me?" Amy shrieked, turning to her ex-teammates. "Me?"
"Yep, in a 7-2 vote." Chris clarified.
"Wait, who didn't vote for Amy?" Cody asked, Topher rose his hand immediately.
"She told me to vote with her." Topher said, shrugging his arms. "I didn't have any reason not to."
"Fair enough." Chris replied, resting on the oil drum with a frown. "Amy! Please report to the Dock of Shame."
"Fine," Amy spat, kicking Chris in the leg on her way out, "I'll leave this crappy show. Ugh, I can't believe you guys made Samey stay longer than me!"
"She's not on this team-" Cody tried to say.
"Oh can it." Amy told them. "I'm leaving." Chris glared at the cheerleader before focusing on the eight remaining Bass. "Welp, that wraps this up." he shrugged, the camera viewed all eight varying expressions made by the Bass. "Goodnight everyone."
/
The camera zoomed in on the Killer Bass's cabin. The camera cut in for a shot of someone fluffing up their pillow. A zoom out revealed for it to be Sam resting his head on the pillow. Dressed in his pajamas. "Well guys," he addressed, "I'm gonna get some sleep for the night."
"Dude," Cody replied already in his bed, "we just got back. Why don't ya celebrate being safe?"
"Yeah." Topher said as he observed himself in the mirror. "The audience back home would love to watch a slumber party."
"I don't do slumber parties." Brick said, doing push-ups determinedly. "General told me those were for sissies."
"Party pooper." Cody sighed, tucking himself in for the night.
"Guys just let the guy sleep. Aight Sam." Trent said, taking off his shirt for the night. "G'night."
"Goodnight." Sam said, closing his eyes. His eyes opened back up as he turned to side briefly. "Oop I almost forgot," he whispered, bringing out the tiki idol from Boney Island kissing it softly. "Thanks for getting me through today dude." he said to it, tucking it under his pillow. The rattling sound occurred again as the camera slowly moved in on Sam's smiling face. Lightning struck and the camera rapidly zoomed out from the cabin, to the campgrounds, the dock and then the whole island. Where the feed mysteriously cut to static. Ending off the eighth episode of the season.
Author's Note
I think I know what you guys are thinking right now, and you're right. This episode was somewhat filler. Not too much happened here. But, I'll discuss what did happen here. For starters, Amy's elimination. Her elimination was just there I guess, I don't know how to exactly describe it. It wasn't really a strategic vote but it wasn't because she just cost the challenge. So it's pretty much most of the team getting together (without even realizing it) to vote her off. Which I think worked well because Amy didn't really contribute to the team. And she's just a generally rude person.
I don't wanna speak too much on how Geoff and Sammy made up because that'll be more detailed next episode but how do you guys feel about that? Should I have dragged it out one more episode before resolving it or is it fine?
Next topic of discussion: Sadie finding out about Harold and Scarlett's alliance. This is exact proof on how Sadie is smarter than she seems without Katie. If anything, she's in the best position on the Gophers as of right now. Because potentially she could blow up Harold and Scarlett's game and jeopardize their safety and see where that goes from there. Or she could just stay quiet and see where that goes from there. Either way, Sadie's an underdog and I can't wait to just write her character even more.
And the idol… it was planned for Scott to mess around with it. But boy, did it take me a while to implement that into the story. So I finally decided that Sam would get it. I'm also not gonna speak too much on that because it'll obviously tie in with the next episodes. So you guys can wait for that.
And lastly, FFP. Fanfiction's Favorite Player. That's the idea I thought of when making this episode. So I'll explain the rules. Fanfiction's Favorite Player is just a little side plot where before the finale episode (I Triple Dog Dare You) you guys can either review it or PM me who was your favorite player from this season. The person with the most votes will get an in-story check for 25k. But in the story that'll be addressed as Viewer's Favorite Player. I'm really excited about this and I hope you guys all participate in it. So start analyzing everyone now so it'll be an easy pick when the time comes. But be warned, there's a boatload of episodes left. Your opinion may change.
Well, don't forget to rate and review!
And with that, I'm signing off.
See y'all next chapter!
Checkmate King
TJI Elimination Order
Cameron - (22nd Place)
Beth - (21st Place)
Lightning - (20th Place)
Sugar - (19th Place)
Izzy - (18th Place)
B - (17th Place)
Amy - (16th Place)