Author's Note: Full disclosure, these chapters might start running short without canon to build off of. But it's time for the second episode and elimination.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Guest #1: I probably won't be doing Beth and Lindsay friendship in favor of Lindsay and Leonard. It's more interesting to me. And Redemption is going to be the ninth season of this series.
TheChrisanthemum: Per usual, your premier reviews as always contain quite a bit that I can't comment on, but I really hope you enjoy what I have in store for your favorites. But I am sorry for sinking you OTP like that.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Beth and Carly friendship is going to happen if I can find a place for it. You've pretty much got Olivia down. I'm not sure how she'll be received.
Derick Lindsey: I'm glad you like the cast. I also find it funny how you immediately thought Jasmine and Mitch would end up together, because that's what ran through my mind when I saw the casts. Yeah, hearing DJ's voice be a jerk will be an adjustment, but it's the only pitch I could think of. Honestly even if he and Scarlett debuted together I'd probably send him home first. He's just the least funny of the canon characters in my opinion. I think you'll find some key differences in Olivia and Max. I had to reference that Ridonculous Race scene.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct: We've seen enough dumb Lindsay. Glad you've got no problem with me getting rid of Max.
Guest #2: I'm confused at what you mean by that. Are you asking who I'd put her with in the original story or like her backstory? Because the second one's explained in Random Drama Action.
That British Guy: You've got some interesting predictions. But to answer your question. I did put seven canon characters on one team on purpose, but for plot reasons and to set up eliminations.
Guest #3: I know, I'm excited to get to this point also. I get what you mean with Max. I mean I didn't like him as an audience member, and as a writer I saw that he had like zero potential other than comedic relief. Of which I have quite a bit. Leonard is my pet project this season so to speak (I noticed I take one person from each cast and try to turn them likable. You are of course assuming that Contessa will end up with someone before the season ends. I hope you like Jasmitch, it's a bit of a gamble.
StarHeart Specials: I'm glad you like it so far. I noticed no writers really pick up on the intelligence she's shown in canon. I thought Scott as the main villain was obvious, but looking back, I can see how you'd think Terrance might be it. I'm glad you like the OC's. You're right on the money with all of them. This will be a thirteen episode season, which means we'll see two double eliminations.
2Lazy2SignUp: Well Carly does have that pantaphobia, that could get her far. Actually, everyone's sixteen here, so it's like when she stepped off the boat in TDI. I will admit I got a lot of undateable guys in this season, but that just means more of a challenge.
Guest #4: Sadly I'm deciding to give those girls other friendships. Leonard and Lindsay and Beth and Carly will be the new besties.
Red Rain: Glad you like the new season. Thus the nature of randomization, you're bound to get something no one would chose and thus unique. Hope you like the rest of the season.
WeirdAlfan101: Yeah, something told me that alternating would be the way to go. Glad you don't mind the Max boot. I really thought I was gonna have to defend that one.
Remaining Campers:
Jade Dragons: Beth, Carly, Contessa, Mitch, Owen, Rebecca, Rodney, Terrance
Ruby Warriors: Dakota, Jasmine, Leonard, Lindsay, Olivia, Scott, Topher
Today isn't so much a grueling challenge as it is a dueling challenge.
Episode 02: Duel With It
"Last time on Total Drama Danger Island!" Chris opened over a long-distance shot of Wawanakwa, the recap montage starting soon after, "we introduced sixteen brand new campers," shots of Owen, Carly, Scott, and Jasmine being introduced were shown in rapid succession, "to the newly resurfaced Wawanakwa Island!" the island was once again shown in long distance.
"Then we had the two teams dive off a cliff," Chris continued as Topher's dive was shown, "you know the one," the host chuckled over a clip of Contessa looking over the cliff edge, "and then boat race around the island," he finished over a clip of the two boats speeding off.
"The challenge was made harder by both teams having some chickens," Chris continued over clips of Carly, Beth, Max, Dakota, and Olivia refusing to jump, "and the Ruby Warriors had even more trouble when they had to drive further for their chickens and wound up running out of gas," a clip of Olivia and Max refusing to swim played, followed by Jasmine pointing out their boat's gas needle was almost at 'E'.
"So it wasn't a surprise that the Jade Dragons won the challenge," Chris said over a shot of the eight teens celebrating their win, "and it was even less surprising that Max the villain wannabe and Olivia the washed-up actress were in the bottom two," the two teens were shown reacting apathetically to the news.
"And so it was that Max took this season's first ride," Chris said as the villain reacted to his elimination with shock, "on the Trebu-Shame!" Max was show in the sling of the trebuchet that had been set up on the docks and the recap footage ended there.
"Who's the next to be flung off the island and out of my life?" Chris asked the camera as it cut to him in front of the cabins. "Find out right here, on Total! Drama! Daaaaaanger Island!"
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[The sequence begins much as it did during the first season, with an open into letterbox format as the camera focuses on the tops of a few distant barren pine trees. A barnacle-covered stage light rotates up and turns on; then the shot changes to a seaweed-covered spotlight swinging down and turning on as well; then a small security camera popping out of a small water-filled hole; then another camera bursting out of a tree hollow, a small deluge of water flowing out with it; then a pair of fair-skinned arms clapping a film slate in front of the camera which switches to a shot of the island, then flying forward down the dock and past the run-down buildings, passing the host as he handed a roll of duct tape to the fat intern and pointed off to the left.]
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
[The camera flies through the trees and up to the largest cliff, peeking over to see two rings of buoys laid out in the water.]
You guys are on my mind!
[The camera dives off the cliff and into an underwater shot; Owen is swimming through the water with a large grin as a fish swims by. He farts, and the gas bubbles kill the fish.]
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
[A cut to the surface, where Olivia is in her swimsuit sunbathing on a pink inflatable raft. The fish surfaces, and she sits up with a look of pure disgust. A bird swoops down and picks up the fish, and the camera follows the bird as it flies away.]
I wanna be...famous!
[The scene lingers on the bird in front of the sun for a moment before it drops the fish. The camera pans down to Topher sitting on a stump and admiring his reflection in a mirror; the fish lands in his hair and he runs away screaming and wiping away his hair. The camera zooms out to show Scott watching the scene and laughing, and then again to show Terrance also laughing, the two boys slapping five as Scott wipes a tear from his eye.]
I wanna live close to the sun!
[The camera zooms to another part of camp, showing Leonard and Lindsay sitting in canoe and about to go over a waterfall. As he was too busy casting spells and she was too busy being impressed, they notice too late and scream as they go over the edge.]
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
[The shot pans down to the bottom of the waterfall, showing Rodney standing on a broken log suspended between two rocks with a blank look on his face. Though he does not see Leonard or the canoe falling behind him, he does see Lindsay and catches her. She smiles wide and hugs him, and he drops her with a lovestruck expression.]
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
[The camera rapidly pans to the right to the outhouse confessional, where Rebecca is spray painting something to the side. The camera pans out to show Jasmine leaving the confessional unaware as to what Rebecca is doing, then pans over to the Main Lodge – Chef's silhouette is visible in the window.]
I'll get there one day.
[The camera moves in past the window to show an irritated Chef, arm deep in a large pot of something sickly green. He looks behind him to where Max and Carly are sitting; the former with his arms raised and in the middle of an evil laugh, the latter trembling in fear next to him.]
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
[The camera pans left to Mitch sitting with his feet on the counter. He tips his hat to the camera, and it zooms out past another window to show the edge of the docks. Contessa notices the camera and gives a short and shy wave.]
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[Dakota moves the camera onto herself, and kisses the lens. She waves as the female intern quickly wipes away the smudge, then types something into her cellphone. Moments later, five other men appear on the docks with cameras, snapping pictures of a rapidly-posing Dakota.
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The camera pans down the docks to show Beth giving a wide toothy grin and wave to the camera.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[Beth steps back and twirls a flaming baton while passing it back and forth between her hands, then tosses it in the air. The camera follows the baton as day becomes night. The camera lingers as the baton falls out of frame - a few embers still flying up - and pans down across the stars and dead trees and full moon to Mitch and Jasmine, sitting at a campfire together. They lean in for a kiss but are interrupted by Owen's sudden appearance between then, an arm around both of them and an oblivious smile. The shot zooms out to show the other campers also sitting around the fire and whistling the last few notes of the theme song - Max, Carly, Olivia, Rodney, Contessa, Rebecca, and Lindsay on Mitch's side; Beth, Scott, Leonard, Dakota, Terrance and Topher on Jasmine's side as Chris watches on Jasmine's side and Chef watches on Mitch's. The shot continued to zoom out until a signboard was shown marking the presumed entrance to the fire pit; it read 'TOTAL DRAMA DANGER ISLAND' in block letters, the third word being the largest and the last word relegated to a board tacked on at the end]
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The episode opened on a shot of the morning sky and the usual but unnatural quiet of the island, a couple sharp notes playing as the camera panned down to the two cabins of Camp Wawanakwa.
"Thee thure thleepth a lot," Beth was heard commenting and the shot cut inside to the girls' half of the Dragons' cabin where the fully-clothed dork standing over a bunk that had a human-shaped lump laying in it without moving. Carly walked over to the bunk and lightly tapped the lump, giving a shriek and ducking behind her roomate when it shook slightly.
"Sh-should we get help?" the pantaphobe asked nervously.
It was then the door opened, revealing Rebecca entering the cabin with a can of spray paint in her hand. She noticed Beth and Carly staring at what could be assumed to be Contessa's bunk and raised an eyebrow. "What's goin' on here?" she asked.
"We're trying to thee if we thould get help for Contetha," Beth answered. "Thee'th thtill thleeping!" She noticed the paint in the rebel's hand and followed up with, "What'th with the paint?"
Rebecca's eyes widened slightly as if she'd forgotten. "Oh," she said looking down at her hands. "This camp's kinda boring, so I'm tagging some things." She shrugged. "You know how it is. Anyway," she said, walking over to the sleeping Contessa and shaking her. "Hey! Wake up! You're gonna miss breakfast!" She stopped shaking for a moment. "On second thought, you might have the right idea. But I don't plan on suffering alone so get up!" she shook her roommate more aggressively, earning an annoyed groan.
"I'm not asleep," Contessa grunted.
"Then get out of bed already," Rebecca countered. "There's no reason for you to stay in so long."
Contessa sighed and got up, then blushed when she noticed she was the only one still in her pajamas - a simple white t-shirt and a pair of black short shorts.
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The shot cut abruptly to a top-down view of the other half of the Dragons' cabin, showing Owen still asleep in a bottom bunk on the right, Rodney hunched over in the a bottom bunk on the right , and Terrance laying on a top bunk on the left with his hands behind his head. The latter two boys shot their heads up when a loud squeaky fart pierced the silence, Rodney hitting his head against the bed in the process.
"Owen!" Terrance growled, startling the boy awake.
"Sorry," Owen whispered sheepishly.
"You should be," Terrence scolded. "If the government wants to reinstate the death penalty, they can use this room as the gas chamber!"
"I said I was sorry," Owen frowned. "It's natural!"
"Nothing that comes out of there is natural," the basketballer deadpanned. He looked down at his bunk mate and asked "Don't you have anything to add here?"
Rodney looked between his roommates and shrugged.
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"Now that I'm dating Rebecca," the country boy said, "I have to act like her and not care about anything. Well, I don't really care about Owen's farts," he added a moment later. "Living on a farm with six other guys means you hear a lot of them."
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The camera cut back outside the cabins, zooming on on the Warriors' abode on the right then cutting inside to show Lindsay dutifully applying her lip gloss with the aide of a hand mirror.
Dakota walked up behind her from the left, stretching her arms and yawning. "Good morning," she greeted.
"Good morning Delilah!" Lindsay answered in a chipper tune. "Hey, do you have a straightening iron I can borrow? Chris took mine for some reason."
"It's...Dakota," the heiress corrected in a slow, bewildered fashion, "and no, I don't. He took mine too."
Olivia huffed, grabbing the attention of the girls and the camera. She was lying on a bottom bunk, with cucumbers over her eyes and in a long white night gown. "He even took mine!" she griped. "Doesn't he know who I am! This whole thing is ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!"
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The scene flashed to the boys' side of the cabin, the camera focusing in on Topher practicing his poses in front of the mirror, Leonard meditating on a top bunk, and Scott below him whittling away at a piece of wood.
"So we may have lost the last challenge," Topher said to his roommates without actually looking at them, "but I'm feelin' pretty confident about the next one."
Leonard opened his eyes and smiled. "I cast many a luck spell when I woke from my rest," he informed them. "We should have no trouble besting our foes now."
"Fantastic," Scott said in a sarcastic tone that went unnoticed.
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"What a bunch of losers," the schemer snickered as he whittled. "Luckily my plan is to make my team lose. A lot. It'll give the Dragon's a false sense of security and then," he punched his open palm, "I'll hit 'em when they least expect it!"
His eyes widened in pain and he looked down to see his hand was covered in splinters. He screamed.
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A serene song played as the scene moved back outside the cabins once more, then up to the top of a tall pine tree where Jasmine was sleeping on a thick branch, a rope tying her leg to it. She woke with a sudden yawn and stretched her arms, then untied herself.
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"I'm not really...used to sleeping in beds like the ones in the cabin," she explained to the outhouse camera. "They're a little small for me, y'know? Most things are, it comes with being so tall. It's a good thing I enjoy sleeping outside," she added with a smile. "And besides," her smile faded into a frown, "it's better this way. The other girls are probably intimidated by me enough as it is without me sleeping in the same room as them."
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The footage cut back to Jasmine as the branch she was sleeping on suddenly broke and she fell with a startled shout, and the camera quick-panned down to the base where Mitch was seemingly waiting for her with open arms. She landed in his arms and yelped again at the surprise. "Gotcha," he told her before setting her down gently.
"Oh, sorry about that," Jasmine told him as she wiped the dirt off her clothes, "I probably should've guessed that tree wouldn't hold. What brings you-" she stopped talking when she looked up and noticed that he was taller than her. "Huh..."
"Yeah," Mitch said knowingly, rapping his knuckles against the tree a couple of times. "I can't imagine bein' underwater for a year made these trees all that strong."
"You've got an interesting accent," Jasmine told him. "I take it you're from America?"
"Yes ma'am," Mitch said, tipping his hat and puffing his chest up proudly. "Born in bred in the great state of Texas. But to answer your first question, I was lookin' for a place to sleep tonight," he told her. "Beds here ain't exactly built for a guy of my size."
Jasmine snorted out a laugh. "Don't I know it," she told the cowboy.
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"That Jasmine," Mitch confessed dreamily, oddly enough not hunched over despite being taller than the girl he was talking about, "she's a bit of a looker ain't she? I'd like the chance to get to know her assumin' either of us ain't voted off."
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The scene cut to the horn of a covered in seaweed loudspeaker. A blowhorn sounded through it without warning, dislodging the aquatic plants.
"Goooooood morning campers!" Chris called out, sitting on his ATV below. "It's time for today's challenge!" he announced, the camera moving behind him to show the two teams assembled in front, their respective logos appearing on the screen overhead.
"What?" Owen asked in shock. "But...but we haven't even had breakfast yet!"
"I'm sure you'll survive," Terrance scoffed.
"And I haven't put on my make-up yet," Olivia added, pointing to her face and adding "Celebrities have to be camera ready at all times!"
Topher barked out a laugh. "I'm always camera ready. Bring it on Chris!"
"You guys could all learn a thing or two from Topher," Chris told the others before pointing off to the left and smiling. "You've got twenty minutes to meet me at the beach!"
Fourteen of the campers groaned.
"I hope it's not another water challenge," Contessa groaned to herself.
"I didn't think I looked that bad in my swimsuit," Rebecca teased.
Contessa blushed and ran ahead, and the camera lingered on Rebecca smirking at her and Owen watching the two with interest.
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The team logos appeared in the corner as the campers were shown to have arrived on the beach. The Dragons were to the left of Chris and the Warriors were to the right. Behind the host, a large television monitor that had been affixed to two tall, thick posts. Above the monitor was an electronic scoreboard that read 0-0, each in the color of the logo it was under. Chef was in the driver's seat of a speedboat a few feet away, and on the bow of the boat was two dueling sticks - one red-tipped and one green-tipped.
"Campers! Welcome to your second day of competition! Now last season's dueling challenge didn't have quite enough violence for my tastes, so we're redoing it here!" The camera pulled back as Chris gave the challenge theme, revealing a large octagonal wooden platform raised high above in the lake.
"Players," the host explained as the shot cut Chef driving the female and long-banged interns in the speedboat,, "will be ferried to the dueling platform, and use their dueling stick," the interns were shown on opposite sides of the platform - the female using the red one and the other one using the green, "to knock their opponent into the water." The shot cut to the water as the long banged intern fell in. "The winner of each round gets a point," the host explained as the shot cut to the electronic scoreboard changing to 0-1 with a ding. "First team to four points wins the challenge," he added as three more points were added to the Dragons.
"I think I liked the first version better," Carly whimpered.
"Too bad for you," Chris leaned over to tell her, startling her into a scream in the process, "I'm the host."
The camera briefly cut to Topher smirking deviously.
"Players from each team will be chosen randomly," Chris continued, "by this board," he gestured to the screen behind him. Its screen was divided in half, with each side spinning like the reels of a slot machine – the left showing the faces of the Jade Dragons, the right showing the faces of the Ruby Warriors. "And there's no switching places."
"Hah! Sounds like my type of challenge," Terrance boasted. "Hope you Warriors like the taste of marshmallows, cause anybody up against me is gonna end up in the lake," he said, the shot panning back to show the Warrioirs– Topher smirking confidently, Scott smirking deviously, Jasmine and Olivia scowling, Dakota looking apprehensive, and Leonard and Lindsay looking nervous.
The shot cut to Chris being dropped off at another wooden dock by Chef, and the host soon took a place next to the white deck chair and purple umbrella that had been set up on it. "Well with that all settled," he told the campers as a triumphant tune played, "iiiiit's game time! And the first match-up is..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Owen and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Leonard.
"Owen versus Leonard!" the host gleefully announced.
"Luckily," the wizard smiled as the camera cut to him pulling a small clear flask out of his robe, "I have this rock armor potion that will aid me in the coming battle." He downed it in one gulp, and a wailing guitar played as his eyes widened, and he groaned and stuck his tongue out. "It taste terrible though," he added.
Lindsay grabbed the flask from him and looked it over. "Larry," she scolded. "This says 'Rock Armor Poultice'. You don't drink it; you rub it on the parts you want to become rock hard."
There was a chorus of snickering from the other campers and the ditz looked around in confusion. "What?"
The camera cut to Chris's unamused scowl. "Can we get this challenge done before Lindsay makes us lose our PG rating?"
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The footage flashed ahead to show the two boys facing off against each other from opposite sides of the platform, holding the dueling stick that was their team color. "How will we know when to start?" Owen asked.
He was answered by the piercing wail of an airhorn that made him flinch, and the shot cut to Chris reclining on his chair. "That's how!" he shouted, and a tense challenge tune began as Leonard ran towards his enemy.
Owen smirked, then sucked in his gut. The camera cut to Leonard running toward Owen and belting out a battlecry against a blue sunburst background, then back to normal as the two boys met. Owen let go of his breath and the wizard bounced against his opponent's gut.
The camera cut to the sky as Leonard flew toward the water while screaming in fear. He landed in the water and jumped out a moment later covered in jellyfish, which shocked him and caused him to yelp. He landed back in and resurfaced covered in electric eels to the same effect, and one last time with him jumping high to avoid a swarm of piranhas.
The shot panned across the horrified faces of the other campers before cutting to Chris. "I forgot to mention," he said, "the water's stocked with eels, jellyfish, pirhanas, and..." he brought a hand to his chin, "something else I can't remember." A chomp and another of Leonard's yelps was heard from off-screen. "Oh yeah!" the host remembered with a smile. "Sharks! Anyway, point to Owen and the Jade Dragons!"
The seven Dragons on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 1-0 with a ding.
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, Owen smiling brightly and a battered and bruised Leonard staggering a bit.
"You rocked it out there Big Guy," Rebecca told him with a smirk.
"Good job partner," Mitch congratulated with a pat on the optimist's back.
"Thanks guys," Owen said, smiling even brighter than before. "That was awesome!" he ended his sentence with a chuckle.
"Oh my gosh," Lindsay worried as the shot cut to the Warriors, "are you okay?"
"Fear not fair maiden," Leonard slurred. "I shall defeat the..." he passed out into Lindsay's arms and she looked back at the other team with a scowl.
"And now it's time for round two!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "Get ready to battle..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Terrance and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Lindsay.
"Terrance versus Lindsay!"
"Yeah," the basketballer shrugged. "Just go ahead and give us the point."
"I'm not going down easily," Lindsay scowled at him.
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The footage skipped ahead to show Lindsay and Terrance at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the basketballer's smug face to the ditz's scowling one.
Chris sounded the wail of his airhorn, and the challenge music started up again as the two combatants met in the middle of the platform. Terrance brought his stick hard down on Lindsay, and while she managed to block it, she was forced back a few steps.
"Not goin' down easily huh?" the basketballer taunted as he delivered another brutal strike that pushed the ditz even further back. She scowled and moved to strike him back, but he easily blocked it with another taunting laugh.
This process continued for a while longer, Terrance giving harsh blows that sent Lindsay further and further, until they reached the edge of the platform. The camera cut in close as Lindsay weakly blocked another strike that almost sent her into the water, she looked over the platform's edge with a fearful expression.
Terrance pulled his stick back to deliver a painful strike, and Lindsay smirked. During his swing, she ducked down and the momentum of his swing sent him over the edge and into the water with a startled 'Whoa!'. The camera lingered on the ditz as she winced at the sounds of electricity, multiple small chomps, one big chomp, and the basketballer's shouts of pain.
"Whoa!" Chris said in shock as the camera cut to him. "Lindsay's brain beat Terrance's brawn. Point to the Ruby Warriors!"
The six Warriors on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 1-1 with a ding.
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"Newton's first law of physics," Lindsay explained. "An object in motion tends to stay in motion. All I had to do remove his intended stopping point, me, and his momentum would send him over the edge."
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, a battered and bruised Terrance scowling and Lindsay smiling brightly.
"Not one word," Terrance said to his team.
"Don't sweat it man," Owen told him with a hand on his back, "we can still come back from this."
"Plus there ain't no shame in being outsmarted," Mitch tried to comfort.
"Wow!" Leonard said as the shot cut to Lindsay rejoining them. "That was-" he gestured wildly as he tried to come up with a proper adjective.
"Awesome mate," Jasmine finished, causing Lindsay to smile even brighter.
"Round three everybody!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "Next up is..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Rodney and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Olivia.
"Rodney versus Olivia!"
"You want moi to fight?" Olivia asked in a scandalized tone.
"I don't know if I can do this," Rodney admitted.
"Come on man," Rebecca said, "it's for the team."
Rodney gave her a lovesick grin. "Okay then."
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The footage skipped ahead to show Rodney and Olivia at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the country boy's smug face to the ex-child star's scowling one.
The wail of the airhorn sounded, and the challenge music started up again as the two combatants met in the middle of the platform. Rodney struck Olivia in the face, and she sputtered and took a step back.
"My hair!" she complained. "What is wrong with you?!"
Rodney gave her a bewildered look. "But that's the challenge..."
"Do I look like I care about some stupid challenge?" Olivia replied from off-screen, prompting a dopey grin to form on Rodney's face as the background turned pink and a lovesick song played. "I spent more on this hair then you've probably made in your entire pathetic life!" Olivia continued, her pink-tinted close-up now surrounded by a border of flower and ribbon-holding cherubs. The shot cut back to country boy's dopey grin, and then outward to show Olivia giving her opponent a strange and bewildered look that slowly settled into a smirk.
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"Oh man, I've never felt this way before!" Rodney confessed, clutching his heart and looking dreamy. "I really think Olivia and I have a special connection, y'know? Like we were meant to be. Breaking up with Rebecca will be hard," he said with a knowing nod, "but it's the right thing to do."
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"Aw, the country bumpkin's got a crush on me," Olivia mocked before settling into a deadly smirk. "Time to crush him."
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The camera cut to Chris as he winced at the sound of impact, then smiled at the masculine scream leading into the chorus of someone falling into water filled with four types of deadly sea creatures.
"I guess Olivia used to do her own stunts," the host said with a shrug, "or muscles are meaningless. Anyway, point to Olivia and the Ruby Warriors!"
The six Warriors on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 1-2 with a ding.
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, a battered and bruised Rodney looking nervous and Olivia smirking haughtily.
"What the heck was that?" Rebecca asked in amazement. "You got like two hundred pounds on her."
The shot cut in closer to Rodney, looking down as if in shame. "Rebecca," he said, giving her a sad look as an emotional tune began to play, "I... boat! Then ...hair!" He motioned from the rebel to the other team, the shot moving to show Olivia smirking and waving flirtatiously. "Olivia, I...gah! Love!"
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"Breaking things off with Rebecca was harder than I thought it'd be," Rodney admitted. "And I know she's hurting, but I hope she'll be better with time."
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"Yeah," Rebecca deadpanned. "I haven't understood a single word that farm boy's said to me since we got here. Why the heck was he telling me about Olivia's hair?"
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"Round four!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "It's pummel time..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Carly and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Topher.
"Carly versus Topher!"
"Ready to win Chris!" Topher said with a wink and a point to the camera
Carly gulped and started trembling. "Don't worry," Beth told her with a calm smile. "You totally got thith!"
Carly stopped trembling, and smiled back before giving a determined nod.
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The footage skipped ahead to show Carly and Topher at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the fan's smug face to the pantaphobe's utterly terrified one.
"Both teams are tied at one apiece and it's my biggest fan going against the girl who's afraid of her own shadow," Chris said as the camera cut to him, the capstone theme beginning in the background. "Who will wind up breaking the tie? Find out when we come back to Total! Drama! Daaaaaaanger Island!"
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(Commercial Break)
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The episode resumed to the wail of the airhorn, and the challenge music started up again as Topher charged at his opponent. Carly shrieked in fear and curled into a ball on the ground. As Topher wasn't expecting this, he tripped over the girl and fell into the water with a painful belly flop.
The camera cut to his teammates as all but Scott winced at the sound of impact and chorus of someone falling into water filled with four types of deadly sea creatures.
"And in a shocking turn of events" Chris announced as the camera cut to him, "Carly ties things up for the Jade Dragons!"
The seven Dragons on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 2-2 with a ding.
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, Carly looking rather shell-shocked and Topher whining as he tried to pull piranha out of his hair.
"Way to lose to their weakest player McLean Junior," Scott sneered. "It's almost like you were trying to lose..."
It was a fluke," Topher told them, like Olivia's win." the ex-child star glared at Topher, then smirked.
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"There's an old trick back when I was getting acting jobs," Olivia told the outhouse. "See, for some reason directors wouldn't hire me even though I'm adorable and amazing at everything I do. So I started making my competition look worse. Since my team doesn't seem to get that I'm famous and worthy of special treatment, I'll just do to them what I used to do to those utterly ridiculous girls that tried to take my roles."
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"That wath awethome Carly!" Beth said, hugging the pantaphobe.
"Oh," Carly said with a sudden blush. "Thanks, but I didn't really do anything."
"Don't be silly," Terrance mocked. "You screamed like a baby and ran away. That's not nothing."
Carly sighed, and her female teammates glared at him.
"No room to talk considering you lost earlier," Rebecca said.
"Round five!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "Who'll stay alive between..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Contessa and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Scott.
"Contessa versus Scott!"
Scott snickered. "This'll be like huntin' kitchen rats back home."
"Let's do this!" Contessa cheered, later adding a much less enthused 'yay...'.
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The footage skipped ahead to show Contessa and Scott at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the schemer's smug face to the hopeless romantic's nervous one.
Chris sounded the wail of his airhorn, and the challenge music started up again as the two combatants met in the middle of the platform. They pushed their sticks against each other with even strength, but Scott gave an extra push that forced Contessa back a few steps.
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"I know I said I was gonna throw challenges," Scott admitted, "and I do plan on doing it. But doing it now, after Topher's loss and knowing Dakota's gonna screw things up is a bad idea. No need to put a target on my back," he smirked.
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"You're pretty when you're scared," Scott said in a flirtatious tone, waggling his eyebrows.
"What?" Contessa said in shock, leaving herself open to a brutal jab that sent her to the edge of the platform. She pinwheeled her arms as she almost lost her balance, but steadied herself and prepared for her counterattack.
Just as she began to charge at Scott, the schemer threw his dueling stick at her, hitting her in the face and knocking her into the water. The camera lingered on the Scott as he smirked at the sounds of electricity, multiple small chomps, one big chomp, and the hopeless romantic's shouts of pain.
"Scott got devious with that one!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "Another point to the Warriors! One more and the win the whole thing!"
The six Warriors on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 2-3 with a ding.
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, Scott with a smirk and a battered and bruised Contessa staggering a bit.
"You alright?" Rebecca asked in concern.
"I've been better," Contessa replied dryly before falling forward. Rebecca dashed forward to catch her and she mutter a quick 'thanks' with a heavy blush.
"That's how you do that," Scott bragged as the shot cut to the Warriors.
"Great job Scott," Jasmine smiled. "We only need one more point to win this."
"Round six!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "And it's gonna be..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Rebecca and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Dakota.
"Rebecca versus Dakota!"
"Wait," Dakota said suddenly, looking up from her phone, "what?"
Rebecca just cracked her knuckles with a smirk.
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The footage skipped ahead to show Rebecca and Dakota at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the rebel's smug face to the heiress's nervous one.
The wail of the airhorn sounded, but this time the challenge music didn't start. "Wait!" Dakota said suddenly.
"O..kay," Rebecca told her with a smirk.
"If you have to hit me, can you just avoid messing up my face," she pleaded. "I can't get my own spin-off series without my sparkly adorablenss!"
"Oh yeah," the rebel agreed, though her tone was a mixture of sarcasm and blatant mockery. "I'll totally go easy on you."
"Thanks!" Dakota smiled before settling into a fighting pose. "Now let's do this!"
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"I'm not gonna go easy on her," Rebecca told the outhouse.
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The camera cut to Chris as he winced at the sound of impact, then smiled at Dakota's scream leading into the chorus of someone falling into water filled with four types of deadly sea creatures.
"That was anticlimactic," Chris complained. "But the point still stands, Both teams are tied at three apiece!"
The seven Dragons on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 3-3 with a ding.
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The footage skipped ahead to the two combatants rejoining their teammates, a battered and bruised Dakota looking glum and Rebecca smirking confidently.
"Well," Rebecca sighed, "it's up to either Beth or Mitch."
"Hoping for the latter myself," Terrance admitted.
"You're just sayin' that 'cause you lost to that blonde girl," Rebecca taunted.
"Like you had a hard go of it," the basketballer shot back.
"What was that?!" Jasmine asked as the shot cut to the Warriors.
Dakota started to look upset when she met up with her team. "Okay guys! I'm soooo sorry that I lost. I just wish I could have-" she paused, sadness immediately fading, and took out a compact. She spent a few seconds checking her make-up, then put the compact away and looked back at the camera. "Okay, take two!" she told the camera, donning another expression of sadness. The scene panned out to show the annoyed expressions of her team.
"It's the seventh and final round!" Chris announced as the camera cut to him. "And battling for supremacy is..." the shot cut back to the reels, the left stopping on Mitch and the right spinning for a little while longer before stopping on Jasmine.
"Mitch versus Jasmine!"
Both teams gave the combatants blank stares.
"This is gonna be awesome!" Topher cheered.
"I wonder who'th gonna win..." Beth commented.
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The footage skipped ahead to show Mitch and Jasmine at opposite ends of the platform holding their dueling sticks. The camera cut from a close up of the two, both sporting competitive grins.
Chris sounded the wail of his airhorn and the campers on the beach began to cheer and holler as the camera zoomed in on the platform, Mitch quickly taking the offense by swiping at Jasmine with his dueling stick. "Sorry ma'am, but I gotta take you down!" he said, slamming his stick down hard against hers as she tried to block. She grunted and strained with the effort, and though she was able to push Mitch's stick away she had already been forced onto one knee.
"You're stronger than I thought," Jasmine told him with a hint of shock. She smirked and said "Guess that means I don't have to hold back." She stood up and delivered a harsh counter attack that pushed him back a few feet.
She tried to sweep Mitch off the platform, but he quickly rolled forward and got back to his feet. "If you ain't gonna hold back, I see no reason for me to," he told her, ducking another swipe as he circled around her.
"Gonna be pret-ty hard to call this one," Owen said as the camera cut to the beach.
The two continued to jab their dueling sticks against each other, both circling around one another and slowly making their way to the other side of the platform. "Ma'am," Mitch said seriously as the two were stuck punching their sticks against each other, "I'm gonna have to ask that you give up soon."
To both teen's surprise, their dueling sticks broke. They looked at the pieces before shrugging and tossing them aside, then lunged at each other. Mitch immediately gained the upper hand, pushing Jasmine to the edge of the platform. She looked at the water below, then gave a hard push that broke the grapple and lunged at him again.
He pushed her back, then grabbed her by the vest and lifted her up. "Sorry ma'am," he said sincerely. walking her to the edge of the platform as she struggled to get out of his grip. When he had her over the edge, she twisted her legs up and wound up on his shoulders. Mitch wobbled at the unexpected weight and fell over the edge. Jasmine hopped off his shoulders as he fell and landed on her butt on the platform.
After a moment however, she didn't hear any splash. She got up and walked over to the edge, and a sharp note played as Mitch's had reached from under the platform and grabbed her ankle. She looked down in shock and he yanked back hard, pulling her off her feet and sending her into the water.
The camera cut to the water as she resurfaced and spat some water out of her mouth. "Good job mate," she said between pants.
"You weren't too bad yourself ma'am," Mitch said back, the camera cutting to him holding on to the edge of the platform. Jasmine blushed, then gasped just before the she was attacked.
"And Mitch wins the round!" Chris announced to a triumphant tune. "The winners of the challenge are... The Jade Dragons!"
The seven Dragons on the beach cheered as the scoreboard updated to 4-3 with a ding while the six Warriors groaned in disappointment.
"I can't believe this!" Olivia exclaimed in exasperation. "My team can not be this bad at challenges!"
"Hey, it's not that bad," Leonard said cheerily. "We've only lost twice! We can still recover, especially since we have magic on our side."
Olivia screamed with rage and lunged at him, Topher and Dakota quickly moving to hold her back.
"I don't think she wanted to hear that," Lindsay told Leonard, both looking shocked.
"Apparently," Leonard replied.
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The footage flashed ahead to all of the Ruby Warriors except for Jasmine and Dakota assembled at the steps leading up to their cabin. The camera focused on Scott, who was standing on the ground in front of the others, and took a deep breath before beginning. "Okay guys, Dakota's gotta go! She's only in it for the camera time."
"Aww, don't say that!" Leonard replied. "I know she's a little flighty but if we just give her another chance I'm sure she'll be a great boon to us!"
"I'm sorry Larry," Lindsay said. "But I think Scott's right. We totally can't trust her."
"Plus she's just a two-bit copy of moi," Olivia added haughtily. "And there can only be one of me."
"Still one too many," Scott muttered under his breath. Olivia glared at him, and he sent a sheepish smile back. "But yeah, Dakota's goin' home."
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The footage skipped ahead with a dramatic beat, a full moon now shining over Camp Wawanakwa.
"The votes are cast," Chris said as the camera panned down to the campfire pit, the seven members of the Ruby Warriors sitting among the eleven stump seats – Lindsay and Leonard in the front row on the far right; and Olivia and Scott, Jasmine, Dakota, and Topher taking up the entire back – and Chris in position at the oil drum podium. "You guys know the drill," the shot cut in closer to the host as the faintest beginnings of the series' deep and tense elimination music played, "whoever doesn't get a marshmallow gets to ride the Trebu-Shame. Which means, you can't come back! Ev-er." He paused for a brief moment, then smiled and picked up the first marshmallow from the tray resting in front of him.
"The following players are safe," he announced. "Scott," he tossed the first bit of white to the schemer, who caught it quickly with a devious expression.
"Lindsay." The second was thrown to the ditz, who cheered as she caught hers.
"Leonard." The wizard got his next, though he failed to catch it and scowled in pain and annoyance as it bounced off his left eye.
"Jasmine." The amazon caught her prize with a relieved sigh.
"And Olivia." The actress caught hers with a with a cocky smirk and a haughty, self-assured humph. "Topher and Dakota, both of you are on the chopping block for your spectacular losses today."
"And the final marshmallow goes to," Chris announced as the music began to rise. The camera cut to the back-right corner as Topher and Dakota stiffened up, and Scott looked from one to the other with her marshmallow still in his hand. As the tension in the music continued to build, close-ups of each teen were shown – first Topher, then Dakota – as their confident persona slowly began to break, and finally the camera cut back to Chris as the music peaked and he said...
"Topher."
"NOOO!" Dakota shouted. "This has to be a mistake!" Topher caught his marshmallow with a relieved sigh. "I didn't get my spin-off series yet!"
"Too bad!" Chris told her. "The Trebu-Shame awaits!"
"NOOO!" Dakota screamed again, running in the opposite direction of the dock. The camera zoomed in on her as she ran with no regard to where she was going, and showed her bumping into a large mass that was revealed to be a grinning Chef.
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The screen flipped around a central axis, transitioning the scene to the Dock of Shame with Dakota sitting in the sling of the Trebu-Shame, visibly furious to be there.
"You can't do this to me!" she yelled. "I demand more screen time!" . She noticed the camera, and lit up. "Oh wait, you're filming this?" she said, excitedly checking her make-up in her compact before smiling for the camera. "Looks like I've hit a little snag, Dakota fans. But don't worry, this won't be the last you've seen of MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
"Yeah, it is," Chris told the camera as The Fame Monger was flung into the night. "That's two down and fourteen to go," he said as the series' capstone theme began to play. "Who's the next person to get their dreams crushed? Find out, on Total! Drama! Daaaaaanger Island!"
The camera jumped outwards with each part of the title as usual, but the scene lingered there even as the capstone theme faded.
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The shot cut to the washrooms.. The music turned tense and eerie and after a few moments Contessa came out the door. "Hey Contessa! Owen's voice said suddenly, causing her to scream and hold a hand to her chest.
"Owen!" she hissed. "You scared the crap out of me!"
"Sorry," the optimist whispered. "I just wanted to talk to you about Rebecca."
Contessa paled. "Wh-w-what about her?"
"You liiiike her don't you?" Owen asked slyly.
"Whaaaaaat?" she replied with forced confusion. "No I don't."
Owen chuckled. "You totally do! You guys would be so cute toge-" he was cut off by Contessa slapping her hand over his mouth.
"Owen," she said seriously. "I'm a lesbian. I'm out back home, but I don't want anyone here to know. And I especially don't want Rebecca to know I have a crush on her." Owen squealed, but it was muffled by her hand. "That might give the girls reason to vote me off. Now can you promise me you won't tell anyone?"
"I promise," Owen said seriously. Contessa sighed in relief and they both walked off toward the camera. The music became more mysterious however, as the camera panned to the side of the building to show a shadowy figure watching them.
(Roll the Credits)
Author's Note Post Script: So this episode might have been a bit of wash, rinse, repeat, but there are some nuggets of plot going on.
Starting with Jasmitch. The thing that's attracting her to him is that he's stronger than her and not intimidated. Plus she likes that she doesn't have to hold back against him in a physical challenge. He's interested in her because he finds her attractive and well interesting. It's a pretty different dynamic than what we saw of Shasmine, and I'm not 100% sure on how to go about it.
And I know some people were expecting something romantic between Owen and Contessa, but I had to shut it down. A lot of her plot is going to involve her secret and the shadow figure and I'm actually excited to get to it.
Regarding Dakota, she works best as an early boot. I'm still doing the intern subplot, but there won't be a romance at the end of it.
By the way, don't forget that a TVTropes page exists for this series and could always use some love from fans like you.
And as always I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention something.
I hope you all enjoyed the episode, or some part of it.
With that I'm signing off
-TotalDramaFan14
RDDI ELIMINATION TABLE:
16th Place: Max
15th Place: Dakota