Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama. Why would you think that?
Once again Chris McLean was standing in front of the high school, which now had the words 'Chris McLean High School' visibly written on the brick of the building with white paint. He smiles his normal, sadistic grin and says, "Last time on Total Drama High School, we had an epic game of laser tag! We pitted the boys against the girls and there was some exceptional shooting on each side. Izzy was clearly the MVP, as she wasn't hit once until the end, which resulted in Mikey having a couple of broken ribs. DJ was eliminated by the rest of the males because he didn't shoot a single laser. Anyways, how can I torment these money-hungry teens today? Can Mikey cope with the challenge even though he has a few broken ribs? Will any fighting break out? And will the interns actually do something for a change? Find out the answers to all these questions right here, right now, on Total Drama High School!"
When the bus returned from the hotel, the remaining competitors exited, followed by Chris and Chef. As Chris led the students to their challenge destination, numerous people could be seen glancing at others, for various reasons. Heather and Courtney were glaring at Izzy for her actions in the previous challenge. Joseph was glancing over some of the competition, Mikey, Trent, Courtney, and Rebecca in particular. Megan was looking at Mikey worriedly, since she wanted to make sure he was all right. Chef was glaring at Chris, since the host of the show had yet to give him a paycheck this season.
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: I have been thinking that due to the unpredictable nature of the teams, my alliance could be better if we had another member. I already have numerous candidates in mind. Mikey is a potential ally due to his injury, Trent can be easily persuaded if I threaten Gwen or Jennifer, Courtney is not liked by some and Rebecca is not very popular at all. Although, there are reasons as to why anyone could be my alliance-mate.
Mikey: Oh man, my friend is so going to lose our bet! I've already made seven friends: Gwen, DJ, Julie, Geoff, Bridgette, Megan, and Trent. I'm pretty sure more friends are to follow.
Chef: (The army chef looks around) Am I allowed to use this? Meh, I don't really care. Pretty Boy better watch out though, I haven't gotten my paycheck yet and I want my money! If I don't get paid, I'm going to pull some prank or something on Chris, just not so sure what yet.
Chris eventually leads the students across the school to a large set of double doors. He clears his throat before proclaiming, "Good morning students! For those who have never ventured to this region of the school, this is the woodshop! You will all be split into teams of three and will have to construct something out of wood. You will have until one-thirty to finish your project, at which time it will be judged. I will be one of the judges along with Duncan, Owen, and Beth."
"Yes! Izzy knows Big O will definitely pick Izzy's team," Izzy shouted happily.
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah, I didn't see that coming. Well at least I know Duncan will pick my team. He would have to be an idiot not to pick mine."
"Funny you should mention that," Chris said with a smirk, "Because the first team is Izzy, Courtney, and Heather!"
"There is no way I am working with that crazy psycho hose-beast! Put me on a different team," Heather said spitefully.
Courtney narrowed her eyes and said, "I hate to agree with the she-devil here, but yeah, switch her to a different team."
Chris smiled and said, "Nope! Once your team is picked, there is no switching whatsoever! So what I say goes!"
"Great to see you're feeling narcissistic," Gwen muttered at the glorified host.
Chris raised an eyebrow and said, "I heard that, Gwen. Speaking of which, Team 2 is Gwen, Trent, and Jennifer!"
"Isn't this great, Trent? We get to work together! This is going to be awesome," Jennifer gleefully cheered as she quickly hugged Trent. She realized what she was doing and said while blushing, "Sorry, I don't know what came into me."
Trent, oblivious to what had occurred, said, "Yeah, that's great," while he was thinking about how perilous working with his ex-girlfriend and his fan could be.
Chris watched this drama unfold and said with a smile, "Now the third team is Mikey, Megan, and Ezekiel."
Megan smiled and said to Mikey, "Good thing we're teammates. This makes it easier for me to help you if you get hurt."
The gamer smiled and said, "Thank you for caring about my well being so much."
Ezekiel, who was acting more and more like a loner, simply shrugged.
"Let's keep things going with Team 4, comprised of Noah, Cody, and Emily," Chris said over-exuberantly.
"Oh joy, the rabid fan girls are going to say that Cody and I are lovers. How can I contain my excitement," Noah said sarcastically.
Emily frowned and said, "Not if they see him with me. That will prove he isn't gay. I can't say I can help you though."
Noah grew a scowl on his face and said, "Hey! I like girls!" [1]
"Guys, please try to work together. Or do we want to end up in elimination," Cody reasoned.
Chris said, "Hey, back to me! The people want to see more of me and my beautiful face, not you stupid teens." Many of the contestants scowled at the host until he resumed speaking, "Anyways, the fifth team is going to be Geoff, Bridgette, and Joseph!"
"Righteous! I get to be with my lady," Geoff said loudly.
Joseph looked at his teammates and said, "I'm fine with it so long as we can get some work done. I would not appreciate it if the two of you made out the entire challenge."
"That's fine. I have to forgive you for helping me the other day, anyways," Bridgette said.
"Seriously, stop talking! People watch this show for me! Anyways, the sixth team is Nicholas, Jessie, and Danny." The three teens just shrugged their shoulders and stood together. Dumbfounded, Chris asked, "Wait, you guys don't have anything to say?"
"Not really. We haven't really done much so far," Nicholas responded with a shrug.
Chris shrugged as well and said, "Okay then. The final team by default is Rebecca, William, and Julie. Each team will be assigned a work bench and has a set of tools. The wood that will be used for the challenge is located in the back of the room, inside the large storage room. Power tools are to be shared among all the teams and are first come, first serve. Lunch will be served at noon, and again, the projects will be graded at 1:30. So with that, have fun!" Chris opened the large doors and let the twenty-one teens enter the woodshop.
Team 1 (Courtney, Heather, Izzy)
The unlikely trio walked over to the work bench and started to look over the tools and other supplies they had available. In actuality, Courtney and Izzy were looking over the things that had to work with. Heather was standing to the side, filing her nails. She rudely said, "Well, what are you making Courtney?"
While Courtney appeared to be deep in thought, Izzy was chatting up a storm, "Izzy's friend Explosivo suggests we make a cannon! That reminds me of this time I went to a pirate museum, I pretended to be Capitan Izzy, and pointed the cannon at the wall. I lit the fuse, but then the cannon actually fired! It was so cool, but then the owners told me I could never come back."
"I got it! The easiest way for us to win would be to play to the judges interests. Beth loves her farm, Duncan's favorite thing is vandalism, Owen lives for food, and Chris' universe revolves around himself," Courtney happily stated.
Heather rolled her eyes and scoffed, saying, "That still doesn't tell us what we are making. I though you were a CIT. I never knew you would have trouble coming up with an idea."
"Well obviously we make something that incorporates one of those themes. Perhaps we can make a giant version of the skull Duncan carved for me when we were on Total Drama Island. I don't see you coming up with anything better, Heather," Courtney said coldly.
"Yeah, my idea for a wooden fridge wouldn't have worked," Izzy said out of the blue.
Heather raised an eyebrow at the crazy girl's response and then rolled her eyes and said, "May as well make our project extra difficult and incorporate all the themes."
Courtney's eyes gleamed with inspiration (Whatever that may look like) and said, "You know, I can't stand you, but that was a great idea."
"You do realize that was sarcasm, don't you," Heather asked.
Courtney chuckled slightly and said, "Yeah, I don't really care. We're going to make a long bench with pictures of a barn, a skull, some type of food, and Chris' head and we are virtually guaranteed to win." The CIT walked off to get enough wood for the project while Izzy pulled out nails, screws, a hammer, an electric drill, and a couple of markers.
Restroom Confessional
Courtney: (The CIT looks determined) Look, I may still be mad at Izzy because of the last challenge and frustrated with Heather because, well she's Heather, but that won't stop me from winning this challenge. I lost immunity the first two challenges and I refuse to lose it any more.
Team 2 (Gwen, Trent, Jennifer)
Trent along with his ex-girlfriend and his possible new one walked over to their bench and saw what they had to work with. While looking over their inventory, Trent was on edge about his predicament. "Hey, Trent, you listening? We could use some ideas," Gwen said.
Trent, whose concentration had been broken, said, "What?"
Jennifer placed her hand on his forehead and said, "We were trying to think of something to make for the challenge. Are you feeling alright? You don't seem like yourself today."
"I just have something else on my mind," Trent said.
Gwen shrugged and said, "Okay, well in that case, what do you think would be a good thing to make for the challenge."
"I don't really know. I personally would make something music related, but if you want to do something different, that's fine," Trent said with a shrug.
Gwen smiled and said, "I'm cool with that. The question is what could be made? Simply saying something music-related leaves a lot of room for interpretation."
"Well, what about a guitar? I mean, Trent and I play the guitar already, so we could base the shape off of one of our guitars and then we could teach you lessons," Jennifer said excitedly.
Gwen smiled again and said, "That sounds like a great idea. Okay, so can you get the wood Jennifer? I need to talk to Trent for a moment."
The performing artist nodded and said, "Sure thing," before she departed to get supplies for the guitar. This left Trent alone with Gwen.
Gwen walked up to him, put a hand on his shoulder and said, "So what's wrong Trent?"
The musician responded, "I don't know what you mean."
"Well, ever since Chris announced our team, you've been acting really weird. You do realize that we are just friends. Jennifer really likes you; I think you should give her a chance," the gothic teen said.
"I guess you're right. For some reason I felt like I could win you back, but if you want to just friends, I can respect that," Trent said.
Gwen smirked and said, "I'm glad we could straighten this out. Now go help Jennifer with the wood, which should earn you some points in her book, so to speak." Trent nodded and headed toward where Jennifer was supposed to be.
Restroom Confessional
Gwen: It feels good to see Trent back to his old self. I'm just as glad to see that he is no longer trying to win me back. It was getting kind of annoying. I hope that he makes the right move with Jennifer.
Team 3 (Mikey, Megan, Ezekiel)
Megan was supporting Mikey as he walked, so that he would not hurt himself. This may have been slightly unnecessary because Mikey was not hurt too badly, but he was not objecting. The pair was talking about a video game as they approached the table. When they got there, Ezekiel said, "So, what do yoo think we should make, eh?"
Megan looked up and said, "I don't know, we could do something generic, like a chair or a table."
"Hold it!Something just dawned on me," Mikey said.
Megan asked, "What did you think of Mikey?"
The gamer smirked and said, "We can make a cabinet that is designed to hold any and all of the current-gen gaming consoles."
"Objection! That seems overly complex. What is so wrong with the idea that Megan suggested," Zeke interjected.
Mikey shook his index finger at Zeke for a moment before saying, "You don't seem to understand. If we make the project more complex, then the judges will be more impressed with our creation. Ergo, we will be more likely to win!"
Ezekiel gulped before saying, "Oh yeah, well do you have any proof?"
Mikey smirked and said, "Indeed I do. Back on TDI, during the bicycle race, Chris took a liking to the more complex bike design. So Take That!"[2]
Megan stepped in and said, "Okay you two, let's just go with Mikey's idea. I'm pretty sure that if implemented correctly, we can win. So what is the plan Mikey?"
"I'm glad you asked. You see, on the bottom it can hold accessories and controllers. Then there's a shelf that holds games. Finally there can be a shelf with custom-cut removable pieces of wood to accommodate any of the current consoles," the gamer said.
"That is such a great idea," Megan said happily before hugging Mikey, who had the faintest of blushes covering his cheeks.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: Man, I will never get tired of getting hugs from her. I can't believe how nice she is, and I'm glad she's helping me to recuperate after my accident.
Zeke: You knoo, I don't noo why Mikey doesn't listen to common sense, eh. Megan's idea would've worked fine, but Mikey doosnt' listen.
Team 4 (Noah, Cody, Emily)
Noah was sitting at the table reading a novel. Cody and Emily looked at him for a minute or two until he responded without looking up from his book, "Why do you keep staring at me?"
Emily raised an eyebrow and said, "We were trying to see if you would do any work during this challenge, but I can see that I was mistaken."
"Alright fine, I'll help," Noah said slightly annoyed.
Emily smiled and turned her attention to Cody, and said, "So what do you want to make Cody?"
"Yes Cody, what do you want to make," Noah asked in an annoyed tone.
Cody frowned and said, "You don't have to be an asshole about it Noah."
"It's great to think my friend thinks so highly of me," Noah remarked sarcastically.
"No, that's not what I meant," Cody said, trying to apologize.
Noah merely shrugged and said, "Yeah, okay."
Cody then tapped his chin in thought for a moment before saying, "Now, back onto topic, I think something simple, yet practical would be an ideal thing to make. So maybe a chair or a table, I guess."
"I don't think we should go with one of those options. They are almost too simplistic. We don't want another team to make the same thing we are," Noah interjected.
Emily looked at the sarcastic know-it-all and asked, "If you're so smart, what do you suggest we do?"
Noah remained quiet for a moment before responding, "Well, a simple thing to make that the others may not think of is a bookcase. Plus, we may get extra points from the judges for having it relate to one of us, in which case a bookcase would suffice."
Cody nodded and said, "Well, I suppose that would work. I'll go get the materials."
"Would you like any help," Emily asked.
"Sure Emily; thanks for asking," the tech geek replied.
Restroom Confessional
Noah: Ugh, I'm starting to get tired of the competition. I mean, it's called Total Drama High School, but have we done anything really academic? All we've done is gotten to know other people, have a scavenger hunt, and shoot at each other. Now we have to build something out of wood. Way to play to my academic abilities Chris.
Team 5 (Geoff, Bridgette, Joseph)
It had been two minutes since his group had gotten to their workspace, and Joseph hadn't gotten up from his seat. It was not a factor of him being lazy; instead, he was watching Bridgette and Geoff as they were in a passionate make-out session. He knew they had work to do, but he couldn't look away; it was like one of those car accidents you can't look away from. Another couple of minutes and the two finally broke their kiss so that they could breath.
Joseph, now out of his trance, raised an eyebrow and asked the couple, "So do you plan on doing that often?"
Bridgette grew a small blush and responded, "Well, not during the challenge, if that's what you mean."
"Glad to hear it," Joseph said with a smile before saying, "So, what would you lovebirds like to make?"
Again, Bridgette blushed and said, "I don't know. Perhaps we could make something practical, like a towel rack or a spice rack."
Geoff stifled back a laugh and said, "Or maybe we could make a hair gel rack for Chris." Geoff couldn't contain himself and began to laugh.
"Actually, that seems like it would be perfect enough to work," Joseph said with a smirk as he interrupted the party guy's laughter.
"I was kinda kidding, but hey if you think that would work dude, go right ahead," Geoff said as he recovered from his laughing fit.
Restroom Confessional
Geoff: A hair gel rack, I can't believe Joseph took me seriously! I was just joking, but I know that when those overachiever dudes set their minds to something, they won't change it.
Team 6 (Nicholas, Jessie, Danny)
The three rookies stood in silence as they tried to come up with an idea that could earn them immunity. Occasionally one of the three would open their mouths as if to say something, only to close it a moment later.
This would continue for a couple of minutes until Nicholas finally said, "Okay, I'm seriously tired of this silence. So I think that we could make an automatic swinging bench. The only thing I would have to do was get my hands on a motor, and we would be set."
Danny shook his head and said, "I wish I could agree with you, but seeing as how this is woodshop, it seems dishonorable to use something that would not normally be used. It would pose as a disadvantage."
"Well, what if we make a normal swinging bench, with a canopy? The only other thing we would need would be a metal-link chain," Jessie offered.
Danny contemplated the words of the shy girl and finally said, "I suppose as long as it is not powered by electricity, I can agree with it."
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: (The mechanic sighs) I'm seriously bumming right now. I know that I wouldn't get to exhibit my prowess in mechanics often, but the first opportunity when I could get my team an easy win, Mr. Honor says I can't. So the way I see it is that if my team loses it is solely Danny's fault.
Team 7 (Rebecca, Julie, William)
Unlike the other team comprised entirely of rookies, Rebecca and William were full of energy. Rebecca was jumping slightly as she said exuberantly, "C'mon guys, let's make some weapons!"
William responded, "Yeah, I wanna make me a sword!"
Drawing from her vast knowledge of anime, Rebecca said, "I could make some kunai or shuriken, perhaps even a giant shuriken! Or I could craft a Soul Reaper sword form Bleach! Or maybe I could replicate Zabuza's or Kisame's sword from Naruto!"
Julie spoke up somewhat quietly, "I really don't like the idea of all this, but I suppose if it's what you want, we can go with it."
Rebecca gleefully shouted, "Yeah Team 7 is gonna rock the house!"
Restroom Confessional
Julie: (The optimist face-palms) Why didn't I try to change their minds? This is a terrible idea and my team is probably going to lose.
The camera is now back by the entrance to the woodshop, where there is a table with four chairs set up. Chris, who is sitting in the far right seat, looks at his fellow judges and says, "So, knowing only the members of the teams, who do you think is going to win?"
The judge to Chris' immediate left is leaning back in his chair and appeared to be napping. He opened one eye and looked at Chris and said, "You wanna know who I think is going to win, McLean?"
"Yeah, I want to know who you think will win immunity Duncan. That's kind of why I asked," the handsome host replied.
The punk smirked and said, "To be completely honest, I know Princess is going to win. It doesn't matter that she's paired up with Heather and Izzy, 'cause knowing her, she'll do anything to win. Besides her, I'm betting that little know-it-all will win. That nerd doesn't want to lose in school; this is his turf after all."
Chris nodded his head and said, "And what about you Owen? Who do you suppose is going to win?"
The lovable winner of season one was currently having a piece of pie and looked up, blue filling covering his face. He said, "Who do I think will win? Well, I agree with Duncan, I think with Izzy helping Courtney, their team will win. Besides them, I think Gwen's team will win. I don't really know why, just that Gwen and Trent are two of my favorite people. They're just so awesome!"
Chris looked down the line even further to see Beth doing what looked like texting. "Which teams do you think will win, Beth," Chris asked the wannabe.
She looked up from her phone and said, "Oh, well I think Mikey and Megan are a good team, so I'm rooting for their team. I also think Geoff's team will win, because they have the overachiever."
Chris smiled sadistically and said, "So I guess nobody thinks the two teams of rookies have a chance. Well, that's your guys opinions I guess. I'm legally obligated not to have one so that there doesn't appear to be any favoritism. But legal didn't say anything about you guys! Anyways, keep yourselves busy for a little while longer. I'm going to go take a nap. I'll be back at about 1."
Team 1 (Courtney, Heather, Izzy)
All was not well at the work station for Team 1. "Hurry up with those nails Izzy! We need to get this all put together so that the wood finish will have time to dry! If the wood finish is not dry, then the judges can't test the bench," Courtney yelled.
The next thing Courtney heard was what sounded like gunshots going off. Courtney ducked down quickly as nails hit the exact spots that they were supposed to be. Courtney shrieked, "What the hell was that?"
"Izzy found a nail gun and used it," Izzy chirped happily.
"You are seriously going to hurt somebody, crazy psycho girl. Just make sure that somebody isn't me," Heather remarked nastily as she made her way to the table, a can of wood finish in her hand.
Courtney angrily asked, "Why were you gone for an hour? It shouldn't be that hard to find a can of wood finish in there."
"I wasn't about to walk in there alone and risk breaking a nail," Heather replied while not looking at Courtney.
Courtney shrieked, "You could have cost us the challenge because you were risking breaking a nail?"
Heather rolled her eyes and said, "You should be lucky I even got the wood finish in the first place. I was lucky enough to have William walk by. That kid is a sucker for a pretty face."
"Hey! My new friend isn't stupid! Watch out or else I will attack," Izzy growled angrily.
Courtney face-palmed amid all the chaos and said, "You know what, now is not the time to argue. If you two want to argue, go to lunch or something and do it there. I have to work on carving the symbols and then apply the wood finish, so if you wouldn't mind, leave me alone."
"I would rather be somewhere else anyways," Heather said coldly.
Restroom Confessional
Courtney: Heather and Izzy weren't really helping today. Okay, that was a lie, Izzy was trying to help but it seemed like it was harder for me to work than normal. Well, I know one thing; if we lose, I'm going to get rid of Heather.
Izzy: (She is grinning wickedly as she holds a can of wood finish that has some device with a digital timer on it) So, Explosivo told me to put this device on the can of wood finish, then it goes by the bench, and then it goes "Boom Boom!" After that, the whole bench should have wood finish on it!
Team 2 (Gwen, Trent, Jennifer)
Trent returned with another piece of wood that he just recently cut. He gives it to Gwen and shows her where to glue it, as Gwen was gluing the body of the guitar together. When Trent finishes showing Gwen where the new piece goes, she looks at him and nods over toward Jennifer, who is busy trying to find the correct type of strings to use as guitar strings. None of the materials in the woodshop were appropriate for a guitar, so Jennifer was searching for the next best alternative.
Trent walks over to the performing artist and said, "So how goes finding the strings?"
"Well, it could be worse," Jennifer replied.
Trent raises his eyebrow and asks, "How so?" Jennifer gestured over toward Courtney and said, "I could've been stuck with teammates like Courtney, or even worse, Heather."
"I can't argue with you there," Trent said while laughing. Trent then became more serious and said, "So what do you think of Gwen?"
"Why, are you still kinda into her," Jennifer asked, a hint of disappointment in her voice.
Trent shook his head and responded, "There's a little bit of me that still wishes we could be together again, but I think I've moved on."
Jennifer looks up into Trent's green eyes and asks, "Is there someone that you're interested in now?"
Trent looks back at her and says, "There might be somebody. I'm not sure if I'm ready to tell anyone though."
"C'mon you can tell me! I promise I won't tell anyone," Jennifer said excitedly, hoping Trent was interested in her.
Trent smirked and responded, "Are you sure you want to know?"
Jennifer nodded exuberantly and said, "Yes please! I would love it if you told me who you were interested in."
Trent simply shrugged and said, "Okay. I'm interested in you."
The musician then kissed the performing artist. The kiss lasted only a moment but it was enough to cause Jennifer's legs to grow weak and forced Trent to support her. Jennifer let out a happy moan, which caused Gwen to look over at the scene and smirk at Trent. Geoff, who had also looked over, made a thumbs-up gesture at his friend.
Jennifer recovered from her weak spell and suddenly glomped Trent with such an incredible force that the pair fell to the ground. Trent felt something fall on his face and he reached upwards to lift it off his face. Upon closer inspection, Trent could see that they were strings that were close in composition to that of guitar strings. The musician then remarked, "Did you find these strings, Jennifer?"
"Yeah, I found them right before you kissed me," Jennifer replied dreamily. The new couple managed to pick themselves up off the ground and walk over to Gwen in order to help her finish the assembly of the guitar.
Restroom Confessional
Jennifer: (She is talking so fast that it is almost impossible to understand. Subtitles are added for this one scene) OMG! I so can't believe that Trent kissed me! And now we're a couple! I had always dreamed that this would happen, but I never thought it would actually occur! I feel like I'm on top of the world right now!
Team 3 (Mikey, Megan, Ezekiel)
The gaming cabinet was coming along smoothly, as the frame and the first shelf had already been cut and installed. "Okay Zeke, I need you to cut those two of those pieces of wood so that they can be installed into the cabinet," Mikey instructed the prairie boy while pointing to a stack of three wooden boards.
Ezekiel rolled his eyes slightly and said, "Yeah, whatever, eh."
Megan returned from the electric saw with three cut panels, very similar to those that Zeke was instructed to cut. She looks behind her to the loner prairie boy and asks, "Do you think he's okay Mikey?"
"I don't really know. He appears to be going down a dark path and that worries me," was the gamer's reply.
The nice girl shrugs it off and asks, "So, what did you want me to do now?"
Mikey looked back at his good friend and says, "Well, if you don't mind, there are a few spots on the wood where there need to be holes two-inches or so deep. Any spot that is identified with a marker should be drilled."
"That shouldn't be a problem for me. What are you going to do now," Megan asked in response.
The gamer looks back at her and smirks, saying, "I have to cut the door." Without another word, he left.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: Seeing Zeke becoming increasingly dark does worry me. However, so long as he doesn't become something similar to a feral beast, all is well. [3] If I had to guess, becoming feral would increase his strength, but cost him his sanity. [4]
Team 4 (Noah, Cody, Emily)
The bookcase that the team was assembling currently had the frame as well as two shelves completed. Noah, who was busy doing something to the installed shelves, grumbled mainly to himself, "Honestly Cody, could you cut any slower? We still have quite a bit of work left to do."
Emily, who heard Noah, said in response, "Shut up Noah! From what I can see, you aren't doing anything useful."
"Oh yeah, that's right bracing the shelves so that they don't collapse when weight is added isn't useful. How could I forget," Noah retorted sarcastically with a roll of his eyes.
Cody walked up to the two feuding teammates with two more shelves and said, "Seriously Noah, you should shut up. It's getting increasingly hard to be able to tolerate you."
Noah rolled his eyes again and said, "Whatever."
Turning his attention to Emily, Cody said, "Don't listen to him Emily. He's probably just upset that he doesn't have a friend like you."
"Aw, you're so sweet Cody. That's such an awesome characteristic," Emily said, a very slight blush covering her cheeks.
Noah, on the other hand, muttered sarcastically, "Way to dive into my psyche Cody. You are such an awesome psychologist."
Restroom Confessional
Noah: (The know-it-all sighs and then looks at the camera.) I used to think Cody was my friend. There is a part of me that believes we still are, but he is becoming harder to tolerate, just as he claims it's harder to tolerate me.
Team 5 (Geoff, Bridgette, Joseph)
Joseph was busy with some sandpaper as he smoothed down the last parts of the hair gel rack that they were making specifically for Chris. After a minute or so more of sanding, the overachiever stepped away from their work of art. Geoff looked it over and enthusiastically said, "Dude, dudette, I think this is almost done! It just needs a little bit of paint!"
Joseph wiped some sweat from his forehead and nodded. "I agree, this is looking really good. I think it needs-," the overachiever was cut off when a loud explosion occurred. The natural reaction the overachiever had was, "What the hell was that?"
He looked over at his teammates and saw that Bridgette was holding onto Geoff tightly, with the party boy rubbing his girlfriend's back. Joseph started to walk over to the source of the explosion and Geoff and Bridgette soon followed. The three soon arrived at Team 1's area, which was unoccupied as Courtney went off to use the restroom.
A few of the other competitors were standing around and when the three got a better look, then noticed that the entire area, including the workbench, the bench the team was crafting, and even the floor and some of the wall had wood finish on it. The smoking remains of a can are on the ground, along with what looked like a digital timer.
Courtney, who was returning from the restroom, saw the crowd of people and ran over, shrieking, "What the hell happened?"
Izzy, who had been hiding in the rafters, jumped down and said nonchalantly, "Oh, I just used a bomb on the can of wood finish and now the bench is completely covered."
"I can't believe I'm going to say this, but your craziness actually came in handy," Courtney said after looking over the entire bench.
Izzy smiled her wide grin and said, "Thanks! I was just glad I was able to get rid of that bomb!" The competitors gathered around all returned to their projects, some confused as to what happened.
Restroom Confessional
Izzy: (She is grinning very widely) I think Courtney finally sees how useful I can be!
Joseph: After seeing that Izzy can use her craziness to her advantage, I have two possible options. I can eliminate her early, or wait until her crazy tendencies cause her to be eliminated. Still, she is a strong player, and one that must stick around for awhile.
Team 6 (Nicholas, Jessie, Danny)
It could easily be said that the saner team of rookies were having a hard time. After all, the only component of their swinging bench that had been completed was the frame. "This project seems like it is a tougher undertaking than I had previously thought," Jessie said solemnly as she attached the canopy that she stitched to the top of the frame.
Nicholas griped, "This would've been so much easier for us all if I were using a motor."
Danny shook his head and responded, "I'm sorry that this is not turning out the way you envisioned it, but it is what I believe is right. I hope you understand."
"Yeah, yeah," Nicholas said, annoyed.
Jessie walked over to the mechanic and said, "It's too bad that you were unable to utilize your mechanical skills. Perhaps you could show them to me later." Nicholas blushed very slightly at the shy girl's comment.
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: You know, I didn't think Jessie would be into mechanics and other things of that nature. Perhaps she wishes to spend time with me because she likes me. (The mechanic thinks for a few seconds.) It's possible, but a more logical guess would be that she wants to expand her skill pool.
Team 7 (Rebecca, Julie, William)
The final team's workbench was littered with failed attempts at making swords. Some of them were split in half, while others had severe cracks running up the side of them. "I would've made a terrible ninja. I bet any of the kage's would be displeased with me," Rebecca lamented over her several failed attempts at making a symbol to represent her love of anime.
Julie looks over at her friend and says, "Perhaps making a weapon was not the right choice."
"I suppose," was all Rebecca could respond with.
William walks over and says cheerfully, "Look at what I have, fresh from the sander."
Rebecca looks up as the crazy guy unveils a wooden katana. It was painted pink and had what appeared to be flame designs integrated into the color scheme. "I don't know if you like the color, but I want you to present it. It took me all day, but I believe that since this was your idea, you should be the one to present it."
William handed the sword off to Rebecca. When he did so, a generic announcer/narrator type voice said, "Rebecca earned the Power of Love!" [5] The three teens confusedly looked around, trying to determine the source of the voice.
Julie looked down at her watch and says, "Oh, we should get going. It's almost 1:30"
Chris was waiting by the judges and yawned, before saying, "Okay guys, it's time for us to judge the projects. The teams will present in a random, pre-selected order. They have all been informed of their positions ahead of time." Chris smirks and pulls out his megaphone before saying, "Team 6, you guys are up!"
Danny, Jessie, and an embarrassed Nicholas walk into the hallway with their half-completed bench on a cart. Nicholas, taking charge and says, "Well, we were going to initially make an automatic swinging bench, but Danny wouldn't allow it, so we tried to make a normal swinging bench. As you can see, we didn't get a chance to finish it."
Chris looks over it carefully before saying, "Meh, I've seen worse than this. Oh, and nice job pinning the blame on someone else." Danny casts an odd glance at Nicholas following Chris' comment. Chris smiles and turns to Owen, Duncan, and Beth and says, "Well judges, what about you? What do you think?"
Duncan sneered and said, "No offense, but it sucks."
"Well, I give it an A for effort," Owen remarked in his optimistic tone.
Beth said, "Well, I like the idea, but I think the execution was spotty at best. However, I am more lenient with you given your time restriction."
Chris then yelled into his megaphone, "Next up is Team 2." Upon that being said, Trent and Jennifer walk out holding hands and holding their guitars. Chris looked around before asking, "Where's Gwen?"
As soon as the host said this, Gwen walked out of the woodshop holding a guitar, painted black with a turquoise stripe down the side, to match her hair. Chris nods his approval and then says, "I like it a lot. I especially like the custom coloring. Judges, what about you?"
Beth said, "Wow guys, I loved this! It came together perfectly well, and the custom coloring gives it a nice personal touch."
"I happen to agree with Beth, this is awesome! I'm actually surprised at how well this came out," Owen remarked happily.
Duncan gave a smirk and said, "Not bad Elvis, not bad at all. I'm talking about more than your girl, by the way."
Duncan and Chris share a laugh before Chris announces, "Okay, now Team 5 is to present their project." The three team members walk out of the woodshop. Joseph is holding the hair gel rack, now painted so that its color resembled the color of Chris' shirt. Chris raised an eyebrow and asked, "And what is this? A spice rack?"
Joseph shook his head and gave a triumphant smirk before saying, "Not quite. You see, my dear judges, this is a hair gel rack. Its only purpose is to hold and separate various types of hair gels. I only hope that this was enough to meet your expectations."
Chris stood there in awe for a minute or two until he finally managed to say, "Best. Idea. Ever. This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen!"
Duncan sneered slightly and said, "Kiss-up. Regardless, it looks good. Nice job."
"It's pretty good. It looks really nice. I just found it a little boring," Owen said with a shrug.
Chris whirls around and angrily says, "You think this is boring? This is the greatest thing ever! How could this be boring?"
Beth, scared that Chris might hurt Owen, replies, "Chris, what I believe Owen meant to say is that it could have been a little more complicated, and I agree. It seems a tad simplistic."
Chris rolled his eyes and says, "Whatever. Team 3, you guys are up!" Mikey carefully wheeled a cart holding their creation while Megan and Ezekiel watched it from the sides. Ezekiel seemed to care less about it than Mikey or Megan.
Mikey smiles and says, "Well, this is a video game storage cabinet. It holds a console, games, and accessories."
"Not bad. Not bad at all," Chris says with a grin before asking, "Can you show me the interior?"
"Not a problem," Mikey replies. When he opens up the cabinet, one of the side panels falls off. At this, Mikey exclaims, "What the hell?" The gamer stands puzzled for a moment before he turns around and faces Ezekiel. The prairie boy seems nervous as Mikey asks, "Zeke, weren't you supposed to secure the sides of the cabinet?"
Ezekiel nervously says, "Yeah, I guess. Things kind oof got hectic and I furgot, eh."
Chris sighs and says, "It looked good, for a moment."
Owen looks sad and says, "Aw, I'm sorry that it fell apart!"
Duncan snorted, "Well I'm not. I've been waiting for something to go wrong."
Beth rolled her eyes and says, "Its okay, my decision stems from whenever the creation looks best."
Chris became annoyed and said, "Okay, this is taking way too long! I want to break in this hair gel rack already! Next is Team 7, and hurry up!" Julie, who looked slightly ashamed, and William, who was grinning like a fool, held open the doors to the woodshop.
Chris, fearing the worst, grabbed a silver decorative cane that Duncan brought. Duncan growled, "Hey McLean! That isn't yours!"
"Shut up or you don't get paid," was Chris' response.
A moment later, Rebecca came running full speed out of the woodshop. She ran along the wall, wooden katana behind her, as she jumped into the air. She prepared to bring the sword down on Chris, but the glorified host blocked it with the cane. Rebecca swung the sword again and again, Chris using the cane to block each time. Eventually, the cane popped open, exposing a real sword. Confused, Chris asked, "Where did you get this Duncan?"
Duncan shrugged and said, "I stole it from some guy."
Chris, amused said, "Cool." Then, using the sheath of the sword/cane, Chris tripped Rebecca.
She fell to the ground and said, "You dick," as she fell to unconsciousness.
Chris sheathed the sword and handed it back to Duncan before saying, "Well then, that was interesting. I didn't really like it as she tried to harm my beautiful face. Judges?"
"It looked kinda cool. I mean the flame design was bad ass, but my sword kicks that sword's ass. Plus pink? Who makes a sword pink? I don't really know," Duncan said with a shrug.
Beth, who looked shocked, said, "I didn't really like it. I mean, that is such a violent project and I just don't really like it."
Julie called out, "Finally somebody agrees with me!"
"Hmmm. Well, it looks cool, but it's not a great thing for kids to see. I don't know, it seems a little lackluster, I guess," Owen responded.
Chris grinned and said, "Team 4, come on out!"
Cody and Emily wheeled the bookcase out to Chris and the judges as Noah walks out with a large book. He places a bookmark inside the book, closes it, and places the book on the shelf. Noah then smirks and says, "This is the bookcase that was painstakingly created. I can only hope that it is enough to warrant our winning immunity."
Chris smirked in response and says, "That seems a little typical of you, doesn't it Noah? Regardless, it looks good."
Owen nods his head in agreement and states, "I like it. It looks like a lot of effort went into it."
Duncan smirked and said, "I'm surprised, Noah. I thought you were lazy."
Noah smirked and replied, "Looks can be deceiving."
"You got that right. I'm impressed after what happened during TDI," Beth said with a smile.
Chris nodded and said, "Time to wrap this up already! Team 1, get out here!"
Courtney and Izzy wheeled their bench out, but there was a sheet covering it. Heather, meanwhile, walks out while filing her nails. Courtney yanks the sheet off and everyone's jaws dropped at the sight of the completed bench. It looked identical to how it looked when the bomb went off, but now there was a picture of a skull, a piece of pizza, a barn, and Chris' head carved into the bench. Chris could only mutter, "Amazing."
The other judges were speechless until Duncan managed to loudly say, "I knew you could do it, Princess!" Everyone else applauded the team on their work of art.
Chris then said, "Okay everyone, now is the time for us judges to pick the winners. Please wait one moment." After a minute of waiting, Chris said, "Well, we have decided upon the winners. I picked Team 5 because their creation was the greatest thing in the history of forever!"
Duncan smirked and said, "Naturally, I picked Team 1, not only because their bunch kicked some serious ass, but also because that team had Princess on it."
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "I wish you wouldn't always call me that, Duncan."
"Well, I picked Team 2 because they coordinated their idea really well," Owen said.
"I picked Team 4, because of their useful, yet also complex creation," Beth said.
Chris smiled and said, "Well, we all knew there would be some losers, and as it turns out, they are Team 3, Team 6, and Team 7. Meet me in the auditorium in one hour for the elimination!"
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Well, that turned out well. Now, today I'm going to let fate take its course. After all, if I intervene every episode, I will become suspicious, won't I?
Mikey: Crap, I really don't know what I'm gonna do. On the other hand, that sword fight was epic!
Six of the possible candidates for elimination met in secret to discuss the elimination. Mikey, who had called the meeting together, said, "Well, as you can see, Rebecca, Ezekiel, and Danny are not here. With the exception of Danny, there is a reason for that. Rebecca and Ezekiel are not well liked, and therefore are logical candidates for elimination."
"I'm going to vote for Rebecca. I really don't like the fact that she got into a sword fight with Chris. It's not something kids should see," Julie argued.
Nicholas grumbled, "Whatever, I'm voting for Danny. I know that if I could do this the way I wanted, we would have done better than that bookcase."
Megan shrugged and said, "Well, I agree, Rebecca isn't really a safe person to keep here."
Mikey thought for a moment and said, "Well, Zeke is becoming a darker person by the day. So I'm either going to vote for him before he becomes a danger to us all, or Rebecca, who already is a danger to us all."
Restroom Confessional
Megan: Sorry Rebecca, you're nice, but running around with a sword is not really something you should be doing.
Nicholas: Screw your honor, Danny! I could've won this challenge if it weren't for your damn honor!
Mikey: I wish there was some other way around it, but Rebecca is less useful in the long run.
Chris stood in the auditorium, with only the nine candidates for elimination sitting in the room. "Where's all your friends," the sadistic host asked.
Mikey smirked and said, "Sleeping, your stupid challenge tired them out." The other eight laughed and Chris scowled.
The host said, "Whatever. You have all voted and the votes have been tallied. There are eight hall passes and nine of you. Whoever does not receive a hall pass must immediately walk the hall of shame and board the bus of losers, and leave Total Drama High School for good! Anyways, hall passes go to Mikey, Megan, Nicholas, Jessie, Julie, William, and Danny."
All of the aforementioned contestants smiled as they caught their passes. It was now down to Ezekiel and Rebecca. Rebecca gripped her wooden sword tightly, while Ezekiel started to shake slightly from being in the bottom two again. Chris said, "Zeke, Rebecca, this is the final hall pass for today. The final pass goes to…"
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"Ezekiel!" The prairie boy looked relieved as he caught the pass flying at his head.
Chris smiled sadistically and said, "Well, Rebecca, it's time for you to go."
The anime nerd stood up, grabbed her sword and begun to walk away. When she was at the doors to the auditorium, she turned around and said, "Fine, I'll leave. I'll leave feeling the same way Sauske did when he left the Hidden Leaf Village. In other words, angry. I would watch yourselves if I were you. Oh, one more thing. Hey, William, catch!"
Rebecca threw the sword from the challenge at William. He caught the sword and the generic announcer/narrator said, "William earned the Power of Love!"
He looked at the sword in shock and said back, "Why are you giving this to me?" The anime nerd smirked and said, "Consider it a promise between friends. Promise me you will rock this competition!"
"I will! But, when can I give the sword back to you? If you go home, then it'll be kinda hard," William replied.
Chef Hatchet burst into the auditorium and yelled at Rebecca, "You, hyper girl! You were eliminated! Get your ass out to that bus now! We gotta get to the aftermath studio!"
Rebecca then got dragged out by Chef, but she pinched a few nerves on his neck, causing him to fall over, unconscious. She re-entered the auditorium and shouted to William, "You can give me the sword back when you get eliminated! Good luck!" She then exited the room.
The remaining contestants then exited the auditorium as well. As William was leaving, he kept talking to himself quietly, saying, "Rebecca, I promise to do all I can to go far."
When Chris was the last one remaining he smiled and said, "Well that was dramatic! Who knows what will happen next time? Will any new rivalries form? Will Joseph make another evil move? Can I torment these money-crazed teens any more? Find out the answers to all these questions, plus the most dramatic elimination yet! Next time on Total Drama High School!"
Votes
Rebecca – 6 (Megan, Ezekiel, Julie, Danny, Jessie, Mikey)
Ezekiel – 2 (William, Rebecca)
Danny – 1 (Nicholas)
[1]
–A reference to one of my favorite lines from Total Drama World Tour.[2] – This is a reference to the Ace Attorney video game series.
[3] – This is referencing Zeke's "condition" from Total Drama World Tour.
[4] – This is essentially what happens to a Feral One in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (One of my all-time favorite video games!)
[5] – This is a reference to the most epic movie ever: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. (If you haven't seen it, what are you waiting for? Go watch it!)
So another chapter is finally done! Next chapter is going to be a short aftermath and then back to regular challenges. There is a poll up on my profile related to this fic, and it is about Joseph's alliance. Please vote in the poll and review if you can. I'm starting to think nobody reads this. Even if your words are not so kind in a review, that helps trust me. Anyways, until next time!