Disclaimer: The Total Drama Franchise is owned in no way by me. If it were, Alejandro would've been more backhanded.
Warning!: This chapter's challenge is chemistry. I remember nothing from my high school chemistry class, so every experiment performed is pure fiction. I just chose random colors for the chemicals. If you find chemicals that are the same colors and mix them, attempting to perform the experiments performed in this chapter, I cannot take blame for whatever may occur.
Chris McLean was calmly standing in front of the high school, a coffee cup in his hand. He took a sip of the caffeinated drink and sighed before saying, "Last time on Total Drama High School, the students raced in groups through an obstacle course. Along the way, they had to solve math problems, which took a backseat to the drama! And there was plenty of it! We had Mikey insulting Heather, Heather insulting everyone else, and William being a jerk to his teammates, mostly Courtney! After some shrewd manipulation by Joseph, William was eliminated, not only due to his new attitude, but also because he kissed Gwen! With William's departure, Izzy remains as the only crazy contestant left. But will craziness help in today's explosive challenge? How many students will have something blow up in their faces? And will somebody get me a new coffee? Find out the answers to all these questions right now, on Total Drama High School!"
As usual, Chef was grumbling as he drove the bus to the school. Before they arrived at their destination, some of the contestants were discussing the previous day's events.
Mikey was talking with Megan, who was seated across the aisle from the gamer. "So yeah, if I did happen to win, I would probably buy a car and the 3DS gaming system. After that, I would save the rest for college," Mikey said.
Megan nodded and said, "That's interesting. I would probably buy a car and then set aside about one or two thousand for any spending I would need to do. After that, the rest would go into a bank account to be used for college expenses."
Mikey replied, "Well I think for all of us, college is on our minds. Whoever wins will probably save most of the money for college. So what type of car would you get?"
Megan tapped her chin in thought for a second before saying, "I don't really know what brand, but I will probably get an energy efficient car."
"Ah, you want to help the earth and all that, right," Mikey asked.
"Yeah. So what kind of car would you get," Megan questioned.
Mikey smiled and said, "Well, I'd probably get a car that is like part sedan and part sports car, if that makes any sense."
Megan nodded and said, "Yeah, I think it does. The price and shape of a sedan with the power and speed of a sports car, right?"
"You got it," Mikey replied, still smiling.
Elsewhere on the bus, Courtney was sitting near Trent and Jennifer, the couple sharing a seat. "Well, thankfully that little pest William is out of our hair. I can't believe how much of a jerk he was yesterday," Courtney said, attempting to initiate a conversation. She had quite a few enemies, but relatively few allies, not counting Noah and Joseph.
Jennifer shrugged and replied, "I guess he was acting really mean, but you have to consider the fact that he was just trying to do his best."
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "I suppose, if where he lives trying your best means you become a jerk."
Trent sighed before saying, "You two are both right. William was being a jerk, but he was trying to fulfill his promise."
"Aww, Trent, you always know how to stop people from fighting," Jennifer cooed before kissing her boyfriend's cheek.
Courtney smiled and said, "I'll leave you two alone."
The camera then shifted past Geoff and Bridgette, who were making out, and rested on Julie, Jessie, Nicholas, Emily, Cody, and Gwen.
"I can't wait to find out which people are on our teams today," Gwen sarcastically commented.
Cody tapped his chin for a moment, and said, "Well, the number of contestants is a prime number, just like on the second day, so maybe Chris will let us pick our own teams."
Gwen raised her eyebrows and then smiled slightly, replying, "Wow, I wouldn't mind that."
Cody grinned and tried to be suave as he asked, "So Gwen, if that's the case, would you mind teaming up with me?"
The Goth girl shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't see why not."
Cody looked elated as Emily tapped on his shoulder. The tech geek turned and asked the dancer, "Can I help you Emily?"
"Um, if you are right about being able to pick our own teams, can I be on your team too," Emily asked.
"Sure," Cody said while nodding.
Bus Confessional
Cody: (The tech geek looks around the confessional) I never knew this was here. I was wondering why we had an old coach bus as transportation. Anyways, I don't know if I should be happy or disappointed with myself. I have two girls that I wouldn't mind going out with, but I feel as if I'm leading Emily on. I still kinda like Gwen, but Emily is so sweet and I don't want to hurt her. What should I do?
Nicholas turned to Jessie and asked, "Would you mind working with me, provided Cody is right?"
The shy girl nodded and said, "I think that would be great."
"Awesome," the mechanic said with a smile.
Julie looked over at the two and said, "Is it okay if I join you in the challenge?"
Nicholas looked at the optimist and said, "Of course! The more people we have, the more likely it is that we will be successful."
The camera then panned past Heather, who was scowling, Ezekiel, who was staring out the window, Izzy, who was relating a story to Danny, who looked slightly freaked out, and rested on Noah and Joseph.
Noah was reading one of his novels and Joseph looked to be contemplating something. Out of the blue, Joseph said, "We need to eliminate a couple of threats, and soon."
Noah, not looking up from his book, replied, "Threats like who, may I ask."
"This will sound like Heather, but anyone in a relationship. They virtually vote together," Joseph replied.
"That's just making a wild accusation, you don't know that," Noah replied dryly.
Joseph shrugged and said, "I suppose that's true. There are some that can be eliminated soon that are generally disliked, but others, like one member of a couple, should be eliminated sooner than later."
Noah raised an eyebrow and asked, "And what of Bridgette and Geoff? Are you going to split them up soon?"
Joseph nodded and replied, "No, because I believe that if we wait long enough, one of them will get eliminated due to their constant making out, like on TDA."
"Whatever you think is right dude," Noah said with a shrug.
Bus Confessional
Noah: I noticed that Joseph is talking more and more about targeting certain people and it's clear that I need to keep my eye on him. I want to trust him, believe me, but that may not be easy. At the worst, I have to keep his trust until he becomes too dangerous. I mean, imagine the irony if I was eliminated by the person I asked to watch my back.
The bus pulled up to the school and one by one all of the students departed the bus. As Izzy was about to exit, Chef said, "Crazy girl! I want to have a word with you." The former army chef grabbed the psycho girl and pulled her aside as the rest of the students made their way to the school.
Many of the conversations remained the same as the contestants walked toward the auditorium. When they entered, they saw Chris was standing on the stage dressed in a white lab coat. Some raised an eyebrow at Chris' new attire, while others just shrugged it off. There was a coffee cup on the podium and he had another in his hand.
Joseph bravely said, "What's up with the lab coat?"
"I'm glad you asked Joseph! You see, it has something to do with today's challenge. Before I announce that though, let me tell you that there are no official teams today, though you may work in a group of three, but no more than that. You could also work by yourself, if you so please," Chris said with his patent-pending smile.
Many of the teens scrambled about to group up, although some didn't move, waiting to see what the challenge would be first. Mikey and Megan quickly grouped up, as well as Geoff and Bridgette. Cody, who was grinning at his accurate prediction, was standing with Gwen and Emily. Nicholas, Jessie, and Julie also formed a group, as they had planned on the bus. Noah and Joseph stood near each other, but they appeared to be waiting to hear the challenge.
When all the commotion stopped, Chris grinned and said, "Alright, now that everyone is ready we can, wait, where's Izzy?"
"I saw Chef pull her aside as we were leaving the bus," Mikey replied with a shrug.
Just then the doors to the auditorium burst open and Izzy ran in screaming, "BANZAI!" The psycho girl jumped off a couple of chairs at the back of the large room and pulled a paintball gun out from behind her back.
When Chris realized this, he began to shout, "No, no, no, no, no!"
It was too late however, as the crazy girl shot off a half dozen rounds from the paintball gun, which resulted in Chris' lab coat to get splattered with blue and orange paint.[1] The host fell to the ground due to the force of the paintballs.
Some of the contestants, like Gwen and Heather, laughed at the misfortune of the host. When Izzy joined the rest of the contestants at the front of the room, Chris managed to get up and scowled at Izzy. Izzy just rocked back and forth on her feet and whistled nonchalantly as the host glared at her.
Chris cleared his throat and his smile went back onto his face as he said, "Now, as I was about to say before I was so rudely interrupted, today's challenge will be based on chemistry!" The reactions from the students ranged from excited, to disappointed, to annoyed, but one contestant went wide eyed and was unable to move.
"Now the producer told me the challenges this season weren't dangerous enough, so you have to mix volatile chemicals! There are 5 experiments that have to be performed and anyone who can complete all 5 without something blowing up in their face wins immunity! Everyone else will be heading to elimination! Don't worry, legal told me we aren't allowed to kill you, so anything poisonous or extremely dangerous will not be used. If at any time your current mixture explodes, you are eliminated from the challenge. With that, meet me in the chemistry lab in about 10 minutes," Chris said with a wide smile.
Chris then left and many of the students milled about, trying to finalize their groups. Megan was puzzled however, as Mikey had not moved at all from where he was standing. He had not even shifted his gaze from the podium Chris was standing at.
The nice girl went over to Joseph and said, "Hey Joseph, do you think you could help me see what's wrong with Mikey?"
The overachiever quirked an eyebrow and replied, "Um, sure."
Megan then led Joseph over to the petrified gamer. Joseph looked over Mikey and then snapped his finger in front of the gamer's face. After that resulted in no response, the overachiever tapped Mikey on the shoulder. Mikey then fell backwards onto the ground.
Only then did he manage to pick himself up and mutter, "Oh no, I'm so screwed."
Megan knelt down to make eye contact with Mikey, who was sitting on the ground. The nice girl looked into the gamer's eyes and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Mikey looked into her eyes and sighed before saying, "Well to be honest, this challenge is going to suck. Not because of the threat of explosions or anything, but because the challenge itself is chemistry. If you remember, yesterday I said there was one subject I would not like a challenge in because the teacher sucked. That subject was chemistry. It was the hardest class I ever took. Because of that, I came to despise chemistry. So now I'm going to not get immunity at all, due to how much I suck at it. I want you to do good however, so I'm not going to work with you. I'm not going to let my ineptness drag you down."
"Aw, that's so sweet," Megan cooed slightly.
Joseph cleared his throat and said, "I would be willing to help you, on one condition."
"What is it," Mikey asked, his eyebrow raised.
"Well, for the next three challenges," Joseph said, a smirk on his face, "I would like you to vote for who I want, if there is somebody that I want eliminated."
Mikey, whose eyebrow was still raised, asked, "And on the off chance I have immunity the next three challenges, then what?"
"Then consider it a friendly gift," Joseph said, his smirk never leaving his face.
Mikey thought it over for a second before saying, "Okay, deal."
Joseph shook the gamer's hand and said, "Good choice. Now I need to tell Noah he needs to find another partner, should he want one. See you in the chemistry lab."
Megan got up and offered a hand to help Mikey up, which the gamer accepted. "Do you still want me to not work with you," Megan asked.
Mikey shook his head and replied, "No, I want to have you on my team now. A friendly face that I can trust would be nice."
Megan raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't trust Joseph?"
"Not really. I mean, this is the first time he's been on my team, besides the laser tag challenge. On top of that, I don't know him that well. I'm sure I will trust him more as I get to know him better," Mikey said with a shrug. The two then departed, heading for the chemistry lab.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: I feel so nervous right now. I mean, I was never good at chemistry. The fact that things could explode in my face doesn't help. That's not the only thing that's making me nervous though. You see, I- (The camera cuts to static)
Izzy: (There is a small glob of blue paint on the lens of the camera. A finger, belonging to Izzy, wipes it off. The paintball gun is strapped to Izzy's back.) Hopefully no footage was deleted when Izzy accidentally shot the camera. Anyways, I think Chef wants me to prank Chris, because he gave me the paintball gun and told me to shoot Chris! Izzy doesn't mind because pranking that sadistic asshole is fun!
When Chris finally arrived at the chemistry lab, the 19 students were waiting for him. Some, like Gwen and Heather, were scowling, while others, like Ezekiel and Mikey were nervous. Izzy was grinning madly and nobody felt compelled to work with her.
Chris finally opened the door to the large room and the various competitors stopped at the different workstations. When everyone was settled, Chris looked over the groups. Mikey, Megan, and Joseph were one group. Jessie, Nicholas, and Julie were another. Cody, Gwen and Emily comprised a third group. Trent and Jennifer were working together. Noah ended up with Courtney, because as he put it, "Intellectuals benefit from assisting each other." Geoff and Bridgette, to nobody's surprise, were working together. Heather, Izzy, Danny and Ezekiel ended up working by themselves.
Chris nodded to himself and said, "All right, time to begin the challenge. As you can see, there are step by step instructions on all the experiments. You have as much time as you need, though I doubt this will take more than an hour. Begin!"
There was quiet for a few seconds as each team read the first instructions. Then out of nowhere, there was a "BOOM!" as smoke gathered around Izzy's station. Izzy was cackling wildly as Chris looked slightly perturbed.
The host said, "Um, okay. Five seconds in and Izzy is already out. I think that's a new record in the fastest time it took for someone to get eliminated."
Noah shook his head and sighed, "Whose bright idea was it to let Izzy near chemicals anyways?"
"I dunno dude," Chris said with a shrug, "But that means Izzy can do as she pleases until the challenge is over. She could try to interfere with the others, or she can just relax."
Izzy nodded her head many times and said, "Okay, yeah! That sounds fun! I'll be right back!"
"Wait, where's she going," Chris asked.
Gwen shook her head and muttered, "With Izzy, it's better to not know." It then became quiet as the groups decided to work.
Mikey was a nervous wreck. He wasn't working on the first experiment, but he couldn't help but feel nervous. Joseph was carefully pouring a colorless liquid into a beaker with a liquid that had a slight blue tint to it.
Mikey, who anticipated an explosion, was shaking with anxiety. Megan picked up on this and grabbed one of Mikey's hands. The gamer looked at the hand that was holding onto his. Megan interlocked her fingers with the fingers on Mikey's hand. The gamer started to calm down slightly and he looked at the nice girl.
Mikey quietly said, "Thanks. I needed that."
Megan smiled in reply and whispered, "Don't worry; this is what friends are for." Mikey just nodded in response, the slightest blush covering his face.
Gwen, Cody, and Emily were working on their experiment. Currently, Emily was heating the mixture of the blue liquid and the colorless liquid until it bubbled. She was making small talk with Cody, the pair trying to make sure the liquid didn't bubble too much.
Gwen meanwhile, was keeping an eye on Heather, to make sure the queen bee didn't try anything too suspicious. Gwen saw something behind Heather that made her curious. One of the vents to the ventilation system was shaking. Soon the door popped off and was pulled inside.
Izzy slowly lowered herself down from the vent and stood behind Heather. Izzy pulled a bottle out from somewhere and opened it, pouring its contents onto a cloth. She quickly closed the bottle and then yelled, "Boo!" Heather shrieked as she dropped her lab equipment, the mixture of the liquids on the table causing a small explosion.
"Izzy! You made me lose! I'm going to get you elimin-," Heather said before Izzy put the cloth to Heather's face, the queen bee falling unconscious.
Gwen raised her eyebrow and said, "What did you use Izzy?"
"Chloroform," Izzy said, her usual grin on her face. She then blew air threw her fingers like a whistle and Owen came in.
"Owen," Chris said, his eyebrow raised as well, "What are you doing here?"
The friendly oaf pointed to Izzy and said, "Well, Izzy needed my help in making sure Heather doesn't keep some of the others from winning immunity."
"Wow, that's actually thoughtful of you Izzy. Thanks," Gwen said with a smile, mostly due to Heather being unconscious.
Izzy handed the unconscious Heather to Owen and then said, "Well, nobody really likes Heather, so might as well make her miserable, right?"
Chris, who grinned slightly, as the hatred between Heather and the other veterans was great for ratings, asked, "So how do you plan on making her miserable?"
"Owen is taking her to some area for the interns. Duncan gets to torture her while she sits in a bathroom stall. A bathroom stall that Owen had used a little while ago," Izzy said, a crazy smirk evident on her face. Owen went to give his girlfriend a kiss, but then the large teen farted.
"Well," Noah said with a monotone, "If there was any romantic mode before, you certainly ruined it Owen."
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "Look, as much as I like the fact that you are keeping Duncan busy, is it truly necessary to have him torture Heather? Isn't putting her in a stall that was used by Owen enough?"
Gwen raised an eyebrow and said, "It's Heather. Why are you defending her?"
"We have to set some limits. Would you want to be in a stall that Owen had used and be subjected to whatever Duncan can come up with," Courtney asked.
"I suppose you have a point," Gwen said, her thoughtful look turning into one of anger, "But this is Heather we are dealing with."
Cody looked up from the experiment and said, "Um, guys? Izzy and Owen left with Heather." Gwen and Courtney looked at where the people had been and noticed that they were nowhere to be found. The girls shrugged and resumed what they had been doing previously.
Restroom Confessional
Gwen: I have to be sure to thank Izzy. I was a little paranoid that Heather would mess up the experiment somehow. Thankfully, she's taken care of. Karma sure is a bi-
Izzy: I did everybody a favor because now they will probably be less harsh with me in case I do anything to mess them up! I don't know if I will, but with a crazy girl like me, anything's possible!
Geoff and Bridgette were carefully making sure that the mixture that had been heated was cooling correctly. The beaker was placed on top of a wooden block that, according to the instructions, would become icy when a third, yellow chemical was added to the mix. The pair would perform a step or two in the experiment and would then share a kiss or two or ten.
At one point, Bridgette looked over at Joseph, Mikey, and Megan and said, "Geoff, do you think Mikey and Megan would be a cute couple?"
The party guy scratched his head and said, "I dunno. I mean, they get along really well. They seem more like friends to me."
"I guess, but we were really friendly when we met on the island and now look at where we are," Bridgette said.
"When you put it that way, I suppose they could be a good couple. I don't really know, I'm not much of a matchmaker," Geoff said, his finger tapping his chin.
Bridgette giggled and said, "You may not be a matchmaker but you are definitely my match."
Geoff grinned and said, "Come here babe." The two then shared a kiss as the first experiment was completed.
Trent and Jennifer were moving along at a decent rate. They finished the first experiment and had already started the second one. The second experiment had started with mixing two colorless chemicals, one which was actually ammonia, and then stirring the mixture until it turned a translucent green.
Trent looked up from the directions that he was reading and said, "You're doing great Jennifer!"
The performing artist giggled and blushed slightly and said, "Thanks Trent. This is actually an easy challenge."
"I know. This season's challenges are actually pretty tame compared to those in previous seasons. There is only so far you can go when the challenges are school based," the musician replied.
Jennifer nodded and said, "Well, classes aren't too hardcore, which I suppose is a blessing for us."
Trent laughed and then said, "Well, the only thing I'm worried about is when there's a class based on P.E."
"Why? I don't see what could be so bad about that," Jennifer said with a confused look on her face.
Trent replied, "Well, there could be something like archery, hockey, or boxing. Those sports are kind of dangerous."
Jennifer nodded and said, "I suppose you are right. I wouldn't want to play those sports." The duo then went back to continuing the challenge.
Restroom Confessional
Jennifer: Trent is right. I really wouldn't want to participate in a challenge based on archery, hockey, or boxing. Maybe something more peaceful, like golf or bowling.
Trent: I like Jennifer. She's a lot like Gwen. They're both smart, independent and strong-willed girls. The one thing that makes Jennifer slightly better than Gwen is that she plays guitar, which is great considering how much I love guitar. Don't get me wrong, I won't forget the time when I was with Gwen, but I think Jennifer could be the one.
Chris Mclean: Interesting ideas for a P.E. challenge Trent. I won't use those sports but it does give me an idea for the next challenge.
Noah was quickly working on the second experiment. He was currently adding a blue chemical to the green mixture. When the total mixture turned light blue he was to stop and add a small pill to the mix. The pill would fizz and the mixture would turn golden.
As he worked at the experiment, Courtney was griping about something. "I can't believe Duncan. I mean, he's not doing anything and yet he can't come by to say hello? What's wrong with him? I swear, he's hardly been around me the entire time I've been here. I bet he's been spending time with Gwen. I'm going," Courtney ranted.
Noah was getting annoyed with her triad against why Duncan was not present. He dropped the pill into the beaker and said, "Will you be quiet? There are two things wrong with what you've been saying. First of all, as Izzy said, he's tormenting Heather. Secondly, I don't think he's been seeing Gwen, as she's been around us the entire time. I doubt she could have the time to see your boyfriend when she's been around us the whole time."
"I, well, I suppose you are right Noah. That's good reasoning as to why Duncan's not here right now and how Gwen couldn't be stealing him from me," Courtney said with a sigh of defeat.
Noah rolled his eyes and said, "Well then, it's your turn."
Courtney looked astonished and said, "Wait, you finished the second experiment?"
"Look at the beaker. It's golden, isn't it," Noah said, a smirk on his face. It was true; the mixture in the beaker was golden.
Courtney said, "All right, let me get the things for the third experiment."
Restroom Confessional
Courtney: (The CIT is going on a long rant about Duncan and why he should pay more attention to her. In order to not bore the readers, it has been edited out)
Noah: Courtney may be kind of whiny, but I have to respect her intellect. Someone who can manage class president and uphold phenomenal grades is impressive. Although I doubt she can uphold an A average while being class president and being the president of a school organization.
Julie was working on the third experiment. She had to mix a chemical with a tint of red with a chemical with a tint of blue. Anyone with any knowledge of how colors mix would know that the result would be a mixture with a purple tint. While the optimist worked on her mixture, Nicholas and Jessie talked.
"So you are a class officer? That's pretty cool. Not something I would do, but pretty cool," Nicholas said, smiling at the semi-shy girl.
She smiled back and said, "Well, what do you do in school? I must imagine you would be good at automotives or engineering, right?"
The mechanic nodded and said, "That is correct. I am in the automotive club in school. We actually build a custom float for a parade in the spring every year.[2] It's pretty cool."
"It sounds like it. So, you said you play videogames right? Which ones do you play," Jessie asked.
Nicholas looked surprised and said, "Well, I play Call of Duty, Star Wars, God of War, big Playstation games. I don't play them that often however. You know, I wouldn't think of you as one who plays videogames."
Jessie giggled and said, "Well, I have a brother and we play on the Nintendo occasionally."
Nicholas nodded and said, "Ah, Nintendo. It's been a while since I've played that but they are good. What games?"
"Actually, I watch my brother more than actually playing," Jessie said, sighing at the last part.
"All the Nintendo franchises are great. Mario has imaginative level design, Metroid is futuristic, so anything goes, and Zelda is a great open world game. I would say those are my favorite franchises," Nicholas said as he stroked his chin.
Jessie looked into Nicholas' eyes and saw something. She asked, "Are you remembering the times you had when you played Nintendo?"
Nicholas smiled and said, "I am. Thank you for helping me remember those times."
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: I can't believe Jessie. She likes videogames, is interested in my interests and is easy on the eyes. I think I'm in love. (The mechanic stares blissfully for a few seconds until realization hits. His eyes go wide.) Did I just say that out loud? Oh, shi-
Jessie: I think I might be falling for Nicholas. He's pretty handsome and he has an interesting school life. I don't play video games that much, though. I kind of exaggerated a little. I can't help it; I think I'm in love.
Danny was hard at work on the third experiment. He made the purple mixture and then started to heat it. He wiped some sweat from his forehead and said, "Whew. Maybe I should've partnered up with someone. Oh well, it makes the victory all the more satisfying." He then went back to work, preparing to add a chemical with a yellow tint to it to the boiling purple mix.
Megan was currently working on the third experiment. She was just about to heat the purple mixture. She scratched the back of her neck and continued to work. Mikey, who was to the side to prevent interference, was shaking in apprehension.
Joseph took note of this and said, "Dude, you okay?"
"Not really. I mean, so many people are still in this and I'm next! The only reason why I volunteered to go near the end was because I thought other people would be eliminated by now. I didn't think everyone would be so good at this! I'm freaking out," Mikey said, still jittery.
Joseph grabbed the gamer and shook his shoulders, telling him to calm down. After about a minute, Mikey finally managed to calm himself.
"Thanks," the gamer said, "I needed that."
"Not a problem. One of my friends from school had a nervous breakdown last year. I did that for a half hour straight before he calmed down. I know how to calm people down," Joseph said, smiling slightly.
Mikey nodded slightly before saying, "I'm just extremely tense, you know?"
Joseph patted the shoulder of the shorter teen and said, "If it helps, you can try to psyche yourself up or something. For example, every time I take a test, I say I'm going to fail it before taking it. That way, when I actually take it, I seem like I know the subject better. It's almost like reverse psychology."
"Well, I can try. I'm not entirely sure how, but I can try," Mikey said, his smile returning.
"Try telling yourself that this is impossible. That way, when you actually do the experiment, it seems infinitely easier," Joseph said, smiling as well.
Mikey smiled and said, "Thanks, I think I'll try that."
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Okay, so if I ever need to take down Mikey, I need to use chemistry. I noticed how apprehensive he was even after trying my strategy, so if we fail on his turn, he won't have any faith in his abilities.
Megan: That was nice of Joseph to help Mikey when I couldn't. Although, I think he was coping better when I was helping him.
Mikey: (The gamer is covered in soot) I…don't think Joseph's strategy helped me.
Courtney was currently taking the brown mixture (from the heated purple mixture and yellow chemical) and dropping a nickel into it. She was still mumbling about Duncan not paying enough attention to her and Noah was getting tired of it.
"Courtney," Noah said somewhat angrily, "Tell me, is there anyone besides Gwen you want eliminated?"
Courtney tapped her chin for a moment and said, "I don't know, Izzy maybe? Heather too."
"Oh, not Ezekiel? I'm surprised," Noah replied slightly cynically.
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "I'll have you know that I forgave him for what he had done. I might've been the only one but still."
Noah rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever." Silence then took over the atmosphere of the pair.
Cody was pulling the nickel out of the brown mixture and washing it off using one of the nearby sinks. This would be the final step in the third experiment.
Gwen, who was to the side along with Emily said, "Cody's pretty good at this. I'm surprised."
"Well, he is pretty smart. That's one of the things that all of his fans like about him, at least from what I've seen online. That's one of the things I like about him," Emily said as she swooned slightly.
"I'll admit, I'm surprised that he hasn't been trying to get my attention as much. I mean, he did have that major crush on me during TDI but you may have caused him to lessen his attempts to win my affections. I have to thank you. I mean, I like Cody as a friend but his constant attempts to win me over were kind of annoying," Gwen said with a shrug.
Emily raised an eyebrow and said, "Thanks?"
Cody wiped his forehead and said, "Done. Gwen, you want to do the next one?"
The Goth shrugged and said, "Sure, why not." Gwen walked over to the table while Emily and Cody began to talk.
Restroom Confessional
Gwen: I hope Emily understood what I meant. Cody is a great guy to be friends with but if he was constantly asking you to go out with him, he would wear on you too. Don't get me wrong, Emily's a great girl and I hope she hooks up with Cody at one point.
Emily: So was that a compliment or something? Then again, I don't mind. Gwen's nice, but Cody was all over her in season 1. If I can get him to like me more than a friend, I will help Gwen and myself. Everyone wins!
Jessie was currently adding a red chemical to a white one to make a pink one. A rose petal would then be dropped into the mixture and it would disintegrate. Some part of the rose petal would remain though, and it would be removed with a strainer. Nicholas was staring intently at what the supposed shy girl was doing.
Julie noticed this and said, "You like her don't you?"
Nicholas sighed and said, "Don't tell anyone, but yeah, I do. I don't know what it is about her that I like so much. Regardless, I've always kind of liked her, but if we remained friends, I suppose that wouldn't be too bad."
"Are you afraid to take a risk and see if she likes you," Julie asked.
The mechanic sighed and replied, "Yes. I first thought she might like me the other day during the woodshop challenge because she said she would be interested in my mechanical skills. I shrugged it off though, because I thought she just wanted to expand her skill pool."
Julie shook her head and said, "Don't shrug it off! If a girl seems interested in things you like, it generally means she likes you."
"You know what, you're right. I'm going to talk to Jessie right now," Nicholas said as he walked over to their work station.
"My work here is done," Julie quietly said to herself.
Ezekiel was still on the third experiment. He never learned much chemistry back home and so he was slower than most of the others. He was working when he thought he heard something behind him. He shrugged it off, thinking it was the air circulating in the vents. It wasn't until he heard a loud "Boo!" from behind him that freaked him out. He cried out, "Ahhh!" There was then a small explosion as too much of the red chemical mixed with too much of the blue one. He turned around to see what had happened to see his face millimeters away from Izzy. The prairie boy screamed again and ran away from the psychotic redhead.
Mikey heard the screams from down the long line of workstations, but shrugged it off as he tried to focus on Joseph's kind words. It was only until Ezekiel jostled him and caused too much of a clear chemical to be poured into the pink mixture that Mikey became unnerved. He lost all confidence when the mixture then exploded in his face, covering him in soot. Megan looked concerned and ran off to find a wet cloth for her friend.
Gwen was doing the same thing Mikey was doing when Ezekiel came by and hit the Goth's arm, causing too little clear chemical to be added. Gwen started to scowl at the prairie boy, even more so when the mixture exploded.
Courtney was waiting for the rose petal to disintegrate while Noah held the colorless chemical when Ezekiel ran around the room, screaming. He hit the bookworm in the back, causing the clear chemical to spill and yet another explosion.
Prior to Ezekiel being eliminated, Nicholas walked over to Jessie. The mechanic stopped and cleared his throat. Jessie turned around and smiled when she saw who it was. "Hi Nicholas, what's up," she asked.
Nicholas asked, "Um, do you want to take a break or something? Do you want to talk?"
Jessie nodded and said, "Well, okay sure. What did you want to talk about?"
"Well, do you remember the woodshop challenge? You said you wanted to see me use my mechanical skills," Nicholas nervously said.
"Yeah, I did, why," Jessie asked.
Nicholas scratched the back of his head and said, "I was um, wondering why you wanted to see them."
Jessie stepped closer to the mechanic and said, "I wanted to see how good you were with machines. I think it's pretty interesting."
Nicholas moved a little closer and said, "Really? You know it's like car maintenance that I'm best at, right? I know some building concepts, but working on a car is what I'm best at."
"That's fine. It seems like that would be useful to know," Jessie said, moving closer.
The two teens were now right next to each other, their heads tilted inwards. Julie was watching with anticipation, hoping the two would kiss. Their lips were mere millimeters away. Nothing could stop the inevitable kiss.
Except Ezekiel causing their work to explode. The prairie boy had run by and knocked over the beaker, causing the contents to combust.
Jessie turned in shock and said, "What? Aw crap! I was almost done with the experiment.
Nicholas also swore under his breath, saying, "Damn, she almost kissed me." The team looked sorrowfully at what was left of their work.
After Ezekiel's panic attack, the only remaining teens were Geoff, Bridgette, Trent, Jennifer, and Danny.
Chris walked in and viewed the carnage and laughed, "Oh man, that is too much! Okay, I'm calling it now, since so many people have been eliminated from the challenge, there's enough people to vote. Geoff, Bridgette, Trent, Jennifer, Danny, you five win immunity!"
Geoff and Bridgette celebrated their usual way: by making out. Trent and Jennifer shared a short, sweet kiss. Danny just grinned to himself.
"The rest of you, elimination. One hour. Don't be late," Chris said as he exited the chemistry lab.
As they left, Joseph whispered into Mikey's ear "Ezekiel."
The gamer nodded and said, "Way ahead of you."
Joseph met with Noah and Courtney, who exited together and said, "I believe who we are voting for is clear."
Noah said, "Ezekiel."
Courtney said, "Izzy."
Noah raised an eyebrow and said, "Why Izzy?"
"She made Ezekiel go crazy, why not her," Courtney argued.
"Touché Courtney," Noah retorted. Joseph looked at Noah when Courtney was not looking and nodded.
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Noah and I went around convincing people to vote off Ezekiel. Most people didn't even need any persuasion, however. I love how things work out the way you want them to.
Mikey: (The gamer is no longer covered in soot) I have to vote for Ezekiel. He kind of screwed everything over for most teams, including mine. Now I can't stand chemistry even more.
Heather: I don't know what happened after Izzy knocked me out, but I vote for the psycho hose beast.
Ezekiel: I vote for Izzy, eh. She scares me way too much.
After many teens took a shower and removed soot from their faces, fourteen met in the auditorium. Chris no longer wore a lab coat, but he still had a coffee. He took a sip of the hot drink and then said, "So fourteen are up for elimination. That's a new record. Zeke dude, are you ever going to get immunity? Anyways, enough commentary, there's thirteen hall passes and fourteen of you. Whoever doesn't get a pass must immediately walk the hall of shame to the bus of losers and can never come back, EVER! First, to those who received no votes: Noah, Mikey, Courtney, Megan, Nicholas, Heather, Joseph, Jessie, Gwen, Cody, Emily, and Julie."
The twelve survivors claimed their pass and stepped to the side. Izzy looked shocked that she was in the bottom two and started to dart her eyes around. Ezekiel looked down at the ground and sighed, having already lost hope.
Chris looked at the two and said, "Ezekiel, you are here because you caused most people's experiments to blow up. Izzy, you caused Ezekiel's panic attack, which caused the explosions. Now only one pass is remaining. The final pass of the day goes to…"
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"Izzy."
The redheaded psycho jumped in the air and shouted for joy. She claimed her pass as Ezekiel sighed and got up, preparing to leave. He stared down at the ground as he left the room, not saying a single word to anyone.
Those who got a hall pass slowly started to file out as Chris started his closing dialogue, "And so the next episode of Total Drama High School draws to a close. Ezekiel has left as so has a minor competitor. Things are starting to hear up! How do the students deal when getting physical? Does Cody truly like Emily, or are his feelings still for Gwen? Is Bridgette going to keep getting immunity? Find out the answers to all these questions, plus the most dramatic elimination yet! Next time on Total Drama High School!
Votes
Ezekiel – 11 (Mikey, Megan, Joseph, Noah, Julie, Nicholas, Jessie, Gwen, Cody, Emily, Izzy)
Izzy – 3 (Courtney, Heather, Ezekiel)
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– The colors Blue and Orange are important to me because they are the team colors of a favorite team of mine. If anyone can figure out what the team is and in what sport/organization, you win a cameo appearance![2] – In my hometown, there is a big fair every may. The automotives club at my high school prepares a float for the parade that accompanies this fair. It's pretty cool actually.
Fun Fact!
Ezekiel was never intended to go far. I made him like a punching bag for comedic reasons. One example of a punching bag? He never won immunity. It was his time to go.
Well, another chapter is done! Sorry about the wait, but school and robotics really took time out of this. Updates should be quicker from now on, but I'm not promising anything. Anyways, if you took the time to read this, please review. It could be short, long, good or bad. Any review at this point would be nice. Please check out Total Drama Zombieland, especially when I get the next chapter done, and please read my newest fic, Scott Pilgrim vs The Island. Featuring the Canadian badass, his friends, and his enemies, it's sure to be a wild ride! Until next time!