Author's Note: Thank you all so much for your support! This is the shortest chapter yet I'm afraid, but I think the content more than makes up for it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Nicky Haugh: Thanks!
Derick Lindsey: I'm always going to add a canon allusion if I can. So you noticed that Lindsay's jealousy huh? and when it was time for the sudden death match you accidentally said Olivia when it was Lindsay who took part for her team. Lack of plot is a bit of an indicator this early in the game. Owen's last name really is Bytheway. Read it together out loud. I know Contessa and Rebecca got together early. Like I said, it's a bit different than usual. There's a reason behind Contessa's apprehensiveness.
Guest #1: Thanks. I find truth challenges are a good way to get to know the others. I'm really glad you like Conbecca. I love adding canon references. So It was nice to add those.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Thanks.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct: Sad but true.
That British Guy: Yeah she kinda is.
Guest #2: Whoops. Fixed.
Tempokeep: This was a bit of an obvious place to axe Rodney. And the short season did play into why I started Conbecca so early.
Red Rain: Thanks. Like I said before Conbecca's going to be done a bit differently. I'm glad the character development came through. I try to do a bit of that when the axed camper doesn't involve themselves with the plot. I can't take credit for Owen's confessions, that came mostly from canon. It seemed fitting for Rodney, I didn't have a lot to do with him. Scott and Terrance are definitely sources for tension.
thunderdragon453: Right now.
TheChrisanthemum: Sorry for the long wait.
Remaining Campers:
Jade Dragons: Beth, Carly, Contessa, Mitch, Owen, Rebecca, Terrance
Ruby Warriors: Jasmine, Leonard, Lindsay, Olivia, Scott, Topher
Who's ready for some fun?
Episode 04: In the Zone
"On the last episode of Total Drama," Chris opened, a long-distance shot of Wawanakwa Island giving way to a clip of Chris standing next to an electric chair. "We got to know our campers with some Truth or Electrocution," the host said as the reel landed on Contessa, and her sheepishly answering her question. "Where the competitors had to tell the truth, or," Scott was shown getting shocked, "have about a 100 volts of electricity course through their bodies."
"Rebecca made a move on Contessa," he said over a clip of them talking in their cabin, "and Contessa returned the favor," the hopeless romantic was shown kissing the rebel on the cheek. "But in the end, the Dragons lost their first challenge," he added over a clip of Rebecca throwing the challenge, "and Rodney got the boot thanks to Olivia." Olivia was shown flirting with Rodney as the Dragons were discussing their loss, and Rodney was shown flying away into the night, ending the recap montage.
"After that last challenge, I've decided the campers and in dire need of some fun." Chris laughed as the camera cut to him outside a familiar steel door during what looked like the middle of the night. "Find out what I mean right here, on Total! Drama! Daaaaaaaaanger 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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An erie melody accompanied a shot of Boney Island at night, before the scene cut to Olivia sleeping in a regular bed in surrounded by strange yet familiar fauna. She was tossing and turning with a sleep mask on and finally curled up into a ball with a pathetic whimper.
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The scene rippled to a younger version of Olivia in a car seat with a sad frown on her face. "Mommy," she said pitifully. "Can we have pasghetti for dinner tonight?"
"Oh you want spaghetti?" an older woman's voice was heard saying. "Well I wanted a daughter who didn't fail the audition I drove three hours for. But I guess we don't always get what we want."
"But Mommy I didn't want-" Olivia was cut off.
"Mommy doesn't care what you want Olivia," the older woman said. "If you want to be something in this world you need to be rich and famous. And you are going to be." Olivia sighed. "You'll see my little star. Life is just better for celebrities."
Olivia sighed again. "Yes Mommy..."
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The scene rippled back to the present day, where Olivia awoke ith a scowl and a small amount of tears on her face. "Mommy and Daddy were right," she said, somehow not noticing her surroundings. "And I'll do whatever it takes to get my fame back," she declared. Only then did she bother to look around and gasp.
"Where am I?!" she asked with a twinge of panic.
The sound of a loudspeker turning on pulled her attention upward. "Good evening campers," Chris whispered over the speakers as the camera cut to it, then to Carly as she pulled the covers of her bed around her. "Or should I say 'Good morning'? considering it's like four a.m." He chuckled as the camera cut to a scowling Scott.
"Very funny," the schemer scoffed.
"You're probably wondering where you are," the host continued as the shot cut to Owen nodding blankly. "The answer?" Jasmine raised an eyebrow as the camera cut to her, "The Fun Zone! On Boney Island!" The amazon's eyes widened in shock.
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"Well that's not what I wanted to hear," Jasmine told the confessional. "I'd actually hoped that the main island was dangerous enough and Chris wouldn't feel the need to toss us to the mutants."
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"Here's the deal," Chris continued as the shot returned to a loudspeaker. "All thirteen of you are scattered around the Fun Zone," Mitch carefully eyed the area around him. "You need to use nothing but your wits," Topher fearfully eyed the general direction of a loudspeaker, "to find your way to the exit before sunrise." Terrance rolled his eyes. "The team with the most members outside the Fun Zone at dawn wins invincibility from tonight's vote." Beth trembled while listening. "Conversely the first team with all its members out wins," he added as Lindsay was looking up inquisitively. She pursed her lips and nodded. "Also keep a lookout for the McLean Statue of Invincibility. I had our interns hide it somewhere in the Fun Zone. And whoever finds it can keep it."
"One more thing," the host added slyly as Contessa perked up. "Ya might wanna keep any noise to a minimum." Rebecca raised an eyebrow. "The mutants get super ticked if they're woken up," Leonard nervously back into a tree and widened his eyes, "and any loud noise'll do it..."
"Like this!" he suddenly yelled and a second later an airhorn blasted over the speakers. The camera panned across the 'forest' as several vicious growls were heard over a deep and troubling tune.
"Good luuuck," the host sang as the shot cut back to Olivia. "You're gonna need it," he added with a sinister chuckle.
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"Ugh," Olivia scoffed. "Dropping us in a forest full of mutants and making us find our way out? This challenge is ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous."
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"How am I gonna get out of here?" The actress muttered to herself. "I guess any direction's better than waiting around here." She jogged off-screen and a moment later the camera shook at the sound of her and another person grunting.
The camera cut to her and Scott on the ground, the latter rubbing his head with the former glaring at him. "Why don't you watch where you're going?" she asked him rudely.
"Why don't you go toward the exit," the schemer scowled.
"You honestly expect me to believe you're telling me the truth?" the actress asked.
"Hey," Scott said in a reassuring tone. "Do I look like the kinda guy that would sabotage his own team?"
"Uh yeah," Olivia told him bluntly. "And I'm not letting it affect moi."
"What? You're okay with my strategy?" the schemer looked at her in disbelief.
"I just said that," the actress rolled her eyes. "In fact. How about we make a deal to stay out of each other's way?" Scott's eyes widened even further. "Team up to take out these losers and both make the finale?"
Scott narrowed his eyes and smirked. "Sister you gotta deal," he told her, holding out a hand. A dark tune played as he actress shook it. The camera cut to her back, however, to show her fingers crossed behind it.
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Scott snickered. "It's perfect!" he declared. "I get someone to help with my sabotage and make the game easier for me and when the time is right," he clapped his hads together. "Bam! I'll take her out too."
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"I meant what I said," Olivia told the outhouse. "I'll leave that disgusting dirt farmer alone for now but the second I don't need him anymore, I'll dump him."
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The footage cut to Owen crawling on his hands and knees through the area. "The Explorer treks through the woods," he narrated to himself. "Aware of every photon in his environment. His heart and the forests beats as one. Nothing sneaks up on-"
"Hey Owen!" Beth's voice said cheerily and suddenly, startling the boy into screaming. "Thorry," she said as the camera pulled back to show her directly behind him. "Didn't mean to thcare you. What were you doing anyway?"
"Oh, I was just trying to get into character," Owen said brightly. "Envision myself as an infallible explorer and get out of here in no time!"
"Well in that cathe," Beth siad, "you wanna work together?"
"Sure!" the optimist said brightly, standing up and vigorously shaking the dorks hand.
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"Hmm," Leonard said to himself as the camera cut to him rubbing his chin in thought. "Now how am I going to find the exit without a map?"
"Hi Larry!" Lindsay's voice said, catching his attention and causing hi to look to the left. "It's so good to see a friendly face!" she gushed while rapping the boy in a hug.
The wizard slapped a hand over the ditz's mouth. "Remember the mutants?" he asked her. "We have to be quiet."
"Oops," Lindsay said sheepishly. "I forgot."
"That's okay," Leonard smiled. "We just need to escape this dungeon in order to achieve victory."
"Hrmm," Lindsay scrunched up her face and looked at the trees around them. "Well that's the north star," she said pointing to the left, "and Boney Island's toward the west of the camp-"
"How do you know that?" her friend asked in awe.
"Watching old reruns" the ditz explained. "The diving cliff's on the western edge, and that's the beach the campers left from the first season when Katrina got her team cursed. Anyway, if Boney Island's to the west then we need to go east." She looked up at the sky and pointed to the right. "That way. Let's go."
She grabbed Leonard's hand, but they both stopped and looked at their hands with blushes. "Oh sorry," she said.
"Thats okay," Leonard said shyly. "Really." With a fluttery tune, the two walked off still holding hands.
The camera panned up to the moon and back down to show Terrance walking through the Fun Zone alone. "What have we here?" he asked as he noticed a stray pice of paper on the ground.
"It looks like," he pondered as he picked it up and looked at it, "...a map of the island back when Chris was building a house here."
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"Chris said we had to use our wits" the basketballer smirked. "And my wits are telling me that perimeter fence he wanted around his new mansion is what forms the outside of the Fun Zone. So I ust have to go to where the gate is marked and I'm golden."
He shrugged. "Good thing considering the other team's got an survival junkie.''
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Rebecca and Contessa were shown jogging from afar and from the viewpoint of something watching from a bush. An ominous tune played over the unseen watcher's deep and animalistic breaths as it ducked away, and the footage faded ahead.
"Come on, Tessa, pick up the pace!" the rebel called out, jogging in-place a few yards ahead of her teammate.
"You realize I'm not as athletic as you?" Contessa asked breathily, the buzz of insects just audible in the background. "We don't need to push ourselves that hard to win, not when the we don't know where everyone is."
"All the more reason to push!" Rebecca countered. "For all we know, the other team could be at the exit right now!"
"Don't you think Chris would've told us if someone had made it out by now?" the hopeless romantic asked as she doubled over to catch her breath.
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"I'll admit," the host said in the confessional, "I'm still debating on if I should announce things or not."
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"This challenge wasn't so bad," Topher bragged while leaning against the confessional wall. "between you and me, I think Chris is losing his touch."
"Oh...," Chris's voice spoke up over the camp's loudspeakers. "Is that so?"
Topher's eye's widened. "Crap..."
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Jasmine was shown clinging to the top of a tree, looking out at the surrounding landscape with a hand above her squinting eyes. Her viewpoint was shown, the giant skull that gave Boney Island its name. The viewpoint shifted back to Jasmine as she lowered hand and smiled.
The footage flashed forward to Jasmine landing on her feet near Topher, who was admiring his reflection in a mirror. "I found the skull-shaped ciff," the amazon announced, gaining her teammate's undivided attention. "It's pretty far, but since you have to pass that to get to the Fun Zone, we know the exit is that way," she pointed a little bit to the right of the camera.
"Good job," Topher told her, still looking at his reflection. "We need to get back as soon as possible so I can get to y hair gel."
"Uh, don't you think we have bigger issues right now?" Jasmine asked. "Like not dying in a forest full of mutants?"
"Without my daily skin and hair regimen I'm not camera ready," Topher explained as if it were the simplest thing in the world without looking from his mirror. "And if I'm not camera ready then what's the point of being on camera?"
"The million dollars?" Jasmine aswered.
The fan finally looked away from his reflection. "Well I mean I guess," he shrugged non-committaly.
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Another flash forward showed the Mitch running along, who had, for some unspoken reason, picked up a load of vines. He came to a sudden stop when he came upon some shaking bushes, and quickly tied the vines into a lasso. He then tossed it into said bushes, only to be surprised by yanking a whimpering Carly out of the foliage.
"Carly?" the cowboy asking in shock. "What in the Sam Heck are you doin'?!"
"Hiding," the girl whimpered in response.
"Right" Mitch said, scratching his head in thought. "I guess this challenge ain't too good for you."
Carly merely shook her head in response.
The cowboy sighed. "Alright," he said kneeling in front of her, "come on."
The pantaphobe smiled shyly and climbed onto her teammate's back, then wrapped her arms around his neck.
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Okay," Carly sighed with an audible tremble, "that as seriously the scariest thing I'd ever done in my life. Who thinks it's a good idea to drop a bunch of teenagers in an enclosed space full of deadly mutants?!"
"Uh...," Chris's voice spoke up over the camp's loudspeakers. "I do!"
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"Looks like most of the campers have partnered up" Chris told the camera as it cut to him, Dakota, and Chef outside the entrance to the Fun Zone as the capstone theme played. Chef was asleep with a pair of headphones on his head and the heiress was almost falling over due to sleepiness. "Think it'll increase their chances of survival? I don't. See who makes it when we return on Total! Drama Danger Island!"
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(Commercial Break)
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The resumed to show Scott and Olivia jogging through the forest when the actress suddenly stopped. "Listen to me for minute," she said, causing her ally to stop and send her and annoyed glare. "We should probably try and win this one," she continued. "I don't think you'd be able to really pin this one on someone. And it'll give us more time to figure out how to eliminate the real threat."
Scott raised an eyebrow and motioned for her to continue.
"Jasmine," the actress explained. "She gets too far and no one can stop her."
"Y'know," Scott pondered, "you gotta point. It is a good idea to wait for now."
"I know it is," Olivia replied, her tone insulting. "That's why I thought of it."
The schemer opened his mouth to retort, but a rustling caught his attention. "Do you hear that?" he asked.
The camera cut to a massive mutant hermit crab. With a dramatic spike in the music, it clicked is claws and roared, causing the two villains to scream and run away.
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"Ugh," Olivia scoffed. "The things I have to put up with."
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The scene cut to the moonlit night was shown through the trees. A group of flying mountain goats flew across the scene, and the camera cut to Owen and Beth. They were walking to a rather slow pace
"Are you thure we're going the right way?" Beth asked. "I feel like we've theen this part of the foretht before."
"Huh?" Owen stopped and asked in confusion. "I thought I was supposed to follow you," he told her.
The dork blinked and wa silent for a moment. "Aw man," she griped. "We're totally lotht!"
"It's not all bad," Owen said as the two started walking again. "We could be getting close to-" a crack got their attention and they looked down to see his foot in an eggshell and yolk. "Uh-oh." Both teens clung to each other as angry bleats were heard and jets of fire were shot at them.
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"I know they thay two headth are better than one," Beth told the outhouse, "But I think any head ith probaby better than Owen'th."
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"Let this be a lesson!" Lindsay shouted as another flash took the scene to her and Leonard running through the forest. "Next time you see a flower in a place surrounded by mutants, don't pick it!"
A terrifying and familiar growl issued from behind them, and Leonard turned back and his eyes widened in shock
"Oh crap!" the wizard screamed, speeding up and prompting his partner to do the same. "It's gaining on us!"
The camera panned behind them to show they were being chased by none other than Larry.
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The scene cut over to Terrance, walking around with his map in hand. "Wont be long now," he mused to himself, only for a squawking hiss to gain his attention. "What in the-" he asked, lowering the map and immediately screaming.
A veritable hoard of rattle-gulls were swarming and descending upon him, and he quickly dropped the map and ran away while shielding his face from the numerous dive attacks.
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The shot cut to Contessa and Rebecca running into a cave in a panic, the camera following them in.
"What as that?" the hopeless romantic asked in the darkness, only her eyes visible in the left part of the screen.
"If I had to guess," the rebel answered dryly, her eyes appearing in the right of the screen, "a giant mutant chicken."
"Well how are we gonna get out of here with that thing following us?" Contessa asked in a panic.
"Just let me have a go at it," Rebecca suggested, "I can take him easy."
"No offense," Contessa told her crush, "but you were panicking just as much as I was."
"Only because I was surprised!" Rebecca hissed with narrow eyes. "Next time the only one screaming will be that chicken!" Her eyes widened. "Wait. Do chickens scream?"
"I really think we should wait that thing out," Contessa suggested.
"Uh, no we shouldn't," Rebecca countered as countless smaller sets of red eyes opened around them. "We're in the middle of a challenge!"
"Umm, sorry to derail the subject," Contessa said as a distinct chittering squeak began to fill the cave air, "but is now really the time to pinch my butt?"
"...my hand's not on your butt," the rebel said nervously.
Contessa's eyes went wide. "Then that must mean...bats!" At her cry, the camera cut back to the mouth they'd entered the cave from. The girls came out running, screaming, and fleeing from a large colony of bats.
They stopped to catch their breath at a tree a fair distance from the cave. "This," Contessa panted, "may actually be the worst night of my life."
Rebecca panted then let out a dry laugh, "At least it can't get any worse from here." A monstrous roar behind them caught their attention, and they quickly moved on.
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The shot cut to a massive two-headed rabbit falling to the ground with a massive thud that shook the camera, then pulled back to show Jasmine rubbing her hand.
"That should take care of that," she said, wincing slightly as Topher stared in open-mouthed awe. "Now let's go."
"You just knocked that thing out in one punch," the fan said quietly.
"Yeah," the amazon shrugged. "You wanna keep gawkin' about it and wait for more to show up or do you wanna get outta here?"
"I'm voting for the second one," Topher said seriously.
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"Remind me to never get on Jasmine's bad side," Topher told the outhouse.
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The scene cut to Mitch and Carly the former still carrying the latter piggy-back. Carly nervously looked around then blew some hair out of her face. "I'm worried that we haven't seen any mutants," she announced, looking around again. Mitch momentarily frowned, then shrugged.
"I reckon we just got lucky," the cowboy told her. "Would you mind satchyatin' my curiosity ma'am?"
"What about?" Carly asked.
"Well," Mitch started. "I just wanna know how your fears came about."
Carly sighed, then looked up at the sky. "My mom's an ER nurse," the fearful girl said, "my dad's a safety inspector, and my older brother's an adrenaline junkie. I grew up seeing all the horrible horrible ways things could go wrong," she explained.
"And you signed up for this show to help yourself get over it?" Mitch finished.
"Yeah," Carly shrugged before perking up. "Hey! Isn't that the exit?" she asked pointing forward.
Mitch gripped his teammate's legs tighter and ran ahead, the camera following him and showing sure enough that they had reached the exit to the Fun Zone.
"You bet your hiney it is!" Mitch cheered. The door opened and the cowboy ran outside where Chris, Chef, and Dakota were waiting, then let Carly jump to her feet.
"Congrats on making it out alive!" Chris told the two teens to triumphant music. "You're the first ones out."
"That's nice to hear," Carly smiled.
"Just so you know," the host said with a shrug. "There's no prize for first."
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"Looks like we made it," Scott said as the two came to the giant steel door. "Sun doesn't look anywhere near coming up so we must have made good time."
"You could at least try to sound happy about that," Olivia accused. "You're lucky none of our teammates were around to hear that and-" her train of thought was derailed when she heard footsteps approaching. "Wait, do you hear that?"
Scott quirked an eyebrow, and looked around the clearing. "No," he said bluntly. "No I don't."
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A lilting melody began to play as the shot cut to Jasmine and Topher approaching the clearing. "There's Scott and Olivia," Topher announced.
"Good eye mate," the amazon smiled. "Now we just need Leonard and Lindsay and we win."
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The scene moved back to the villains. "Great," Scott rolled his eyes. "Jasmine made it out."
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Another flash took the shot back to Chris as the four Warriors ran out of the Fun Zone, followed shortly by Terrance, then Contessa and Rebecca.
"And our exciting night-time challenge is almost at an end," the host narrated. "Both teams only have two campers still stumbling through the Fun Zone. It's gonna be a close one people," he added while eagerly rubbing his hands together.
"Woo-hoo! Yeah!" Lindsay's voice suddenly sounded, causing the host to look back in shock to see her and Leonard greeting the rest of their team.
"Nevermind," the host said with a jovial shrug. "I've been wrong before. The Ruby Warriors win again!" The camera cut to the cheering Warriors, then to the groaning and present Dragons.
"Dakota," Chris told the intern. "Go get Owen and Beth outta there," he handed the heiress a butterfly net as Chef stealthily walked up behind her.
"Wait," Dakota panicked. "What am I supposed to do with-" the footage cut to the inside of the Fun Zone, "thiiiiiiiis!" she asked holding up the net as the heavy doors to the Fun Zone closed shut.
She quickly stood up and looked around in a panic. A growl grabbed her attention, and the camera shifted to her viewpoint to show the giant two-headed rabbit snarling at her.
With a short and dramatic tune, the shot cut to a long distance shot of Boney Island as she screamed in terror.
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"I can't believe I cost our team the challenge," Owen sighed. "I hope the others don't vote me off."
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"Owen's my friend," Contessa said. "I've never really had a friend before and I'm not planning on letting him get sent home so soon."
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"I knew this could be a strong team," Jasmine smiled. "It just took some time to get in the swing of things."
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"So we won," Scott told the outhouse. "But I'm pret-ty sure that ain't gonna happen next time," he ended his confessional with a snicker.
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"Rebecca? Can I ask you a question?" Contessa asked. The two girls were alone in their side of the Dragon cabin as the rebel spray-painted the wall and the hopeless romantic twiddled her fingers nervously.
"What's on your mind Tessa?" Rebecca answered, lips pursed and slight annoyance on her face. "I wanna hurry up and get this vote over with. Preferably it'll be our last one.."
"I want to vote for Beth instead of Owen," Contessa told her. "I just don't want Owen to go yet," she sighed and looked down. "He's my friend."
The rebel smirked. "Yeah, I'll see what I can do," she said with a shrug.
"Thank you!" Contessa squealed, wrapping her arms around the girl in a fierce hug. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Yeah yeah," Rebecca said uncomfortably. "Tessa you know I'm not big on the hugging," she warned.
"Sorry," the girl squeaked, planting a quick kiss on the rebel's cheek.
"That's better," Rebecca smirked.
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The camera cut to Terrance sitting at a picnic table and idly tossing a basketball in the air.
"Yo Terrance!" came a familiar voice, the camera panning over to catch Rebecca approaching the trio. "I need to talk about the vote."
The basketballer stopped him ministrations and raised her eyebrow. "What about it?" he asked.
"I'm voting for Beth, and I think you should too," the rebel said.
"And why should I keep an overweight fart machine in my room?" Terrance asked again.
"I just need Owen to stay a little longer okay?" Rebecca said anxiously as she took a seat at the table.
"Not buying it," he turned to look at her. "Tell me what he means to you and I'll consider it."
"He doesn't mean anything to me," she answered. "But he means something to someone else and made a compelling offer to me."
Terrance pursed his lips, then shrugged.
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The Campfire Ceremony began as it typically did, with the losing team seated on the stumps and the host in possession of a plate of marshmallows. "Welcome back Dragons," Chris opened. "The rules haven't changed. If you don't get a marshmallow, you get to ride the Trebu-shame." The camera passed over the largely tired teens, lingering on Owen and Beth as they tensed up before cutting back to the host's close-up.
He reached for a pair of marshmallows off the plate which had been placed atop the podium. "Rebecca and Contessa, you're safe!" The two girls smiled at each other and went up to claim their prizes. "Mitch and Terrance, same goes for you." Both campers quickly darted off-screen and returned with marshmallows in hand.
"Carly, you also get to stay another day," Chris said, tossing the penultimate treat across the campfire. It was caught easily, and the fearful young woman smiled softly.
"Okay!" the host continued cheerily. "That leaves Beth, who cost your team the challenge," the blonde looked down in shame, "and Beth, who also cost you the challenge."
"The final marshmallow goes to..." Chris said, "Owen."
"Alright!" Owen exclaimed, standing in triumph. He looked at his former teammate and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."
"Aw, I totally thought I had thith," Beth sighed in defeat.
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"Contessa wanted Owen to stay," Rebecca shrugged as she cast her vote. "And it's in my best interest to keep her happy."
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"Sorry," Contessa said hesitantly in her turn at voting that night, "I really think you're cool. But it was either you or Owen. Nothing personal and sorry again!"
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Terrance was the next shown leaning against the wall of the confessional. "Yeah, I had my suspicions," the basketballer told the outhouse, "but now I know Rebecca and Contessa are a thing and they're keeping it under wraps for some reason." He straightened up. "That's something I can use in the future if things get a little too heated for me."
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The shot cut to Chris standing by the Trebu-Shame, Beth loaded in the trebuchet."Any final words Beth?" the host asked.
"Bye everyone," she told her team, the perspective moving behind him as he looked up and saw Carly, Contessa,Mitch, and Owen standing behind the host. "Take care." With that, Chris pulled the lever and launched the dork into the night with a scream.
Chris laughed and turned to face the camera the series's capstone theme began to play. "What will happen between Olivia and Scott's alliance?" the host asked. "Will Terrance spill the beans about Contessa and Rebecca?" "There's only one way to find out," he said excitedly, "keep watchin Total! Drama! Daaaaaanger Island!"
(Roll the Credits)
Author's Note Post Script: Like I said, it's shorter, but quite a bit happened. We'll start with Beth's elimination. Sadly I just couldn't think of any plot. In hindsight, she probably should've been the first boot, but oh well.
The main two things I wanted to touch on was a little of Olivia's past. No other reason than she was the best for the dream sequence. Then there's the alliance between her and Scott. They're both rather devious and I'm excited to write their dealings later on
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
14th Place: Rodney
13th Place: Beth