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Once again, everyone's favorite (or most hated, depending on who you are) host, Chris McLean is standing in front of the high school. He smiled for the camera and said, "Last time on Total Drama High School! We went to a forest where the students had to find an animal for Blaineley." He says the last part with a slight bit of contempt in his voice. "Anyways, we saw some minor drama, and some hilarious moments, like when a bear chased Geoff, Bridgette, Cody and Emily! Ha! Anyways, due to a technicality, Heather was denied immunity and was sent packing by everyone! How she managed to make it that far is a mystery to me," Chris said while scratching his head. The camera changes to show him on a stage and in a costume. He looked at the camera and said, "Now sixteen remain! Who will get stage fright and who will succeed opening night? Who will be eliminated now that Heather is gone? Will any of these kids have any acting talent? Find out right now on Total Drama High School!"
It was another morning on the Total Drama bus. Since Heather's elimination, the contestants were much happier. Joseph's alliance however, was currently plotting their next move. Joseph looked out the back of the bus at the upcoming storm clouds and stated, "It appears a storm is on the horizon."
He continued to mull over the current state of affairs until Noah said, "Did you bring us here just to tell us a storm is coming? Or is there something you actually wanted to discuss?"
"Noah, sarcastic as ever I see. Yes, there is something that needs to be discussed. It is a matter of who will be eliminated next. You see, with Heather gone, there is no real scapegoat left. We must be very methodical to avoid suspicion," Joseph commented.
"Because sitting in the back of the bus with nobody around isn't suspicious," Noah dryly commented.
Joseph shrugged it off and said, "As far as anyone knows, we are just friends here."
"Still, I wonder if anyone is on to us," Noah replied.
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "Noah, stop worrying. Now I thought of a plan to get rid of Gwen."
Joseph raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh really? Let's hear it."
"Well first, we eliminate one or two of Gwen's friends, like Trent or Mikey. Then, when she is weak, we strike her down," Courtney stated calmly, like a politician.
Joseph looked out the window for a moment before turning back to Courtney, a grim smile on his face. He said, "Let's take her down."
Bus Confessional
Joseph: I'll humor Courtney. I will assist her in getting rid of Gwen, but when the time comes, Courtney will no longer be needed and she will be disposed of.
Noah: You know, it's ironic that I'm wondering if anyone is catching on to our alliance when I myself know not to trust Joseph.
Near the front of the bus, Gwen was sitting with her friends smiling. "Now that Heather's gone, I feel as if most of the hate towards me is gone. The only thing that needs to be done before I can feel safe in the competition is to get rid of Courtney," Gwen said while frowning during the last part.
Bridgette frowned slightly in response and said, "I don't think Courtney's that bad a person. She just doesn't like you because you talk to Duncan."
"Correct me if I'm wrong," Mikey interjected, "but that sounds like she controls Duncan."
"Sadly dude, that's the truth, kind of," Geoff commented.
"Back to the point, when the time comes, you need to take a side Bridgette, either me or Courtney. I won't hold it against you, but you have to pick a side," Gwen said, a hand resting on her friend's shoulder.
Bus Confessional
Bridgette: I have a bad feeling that the conflict between Gwen and Courtney is going to escalate. And when Gwen said I have to pick a side, I don't really know what I'm going to do.
Elsewhere on the bus, Cody, Emily, Nicholas, Jessie, Trent, and Jennifer were sitting near each other talking. After talking for a while, Trent observed something and asked, "So Cody, when are you and Emily going to get together?"
"I don't really- wait, what," Cody asked as he did a double take.
Nicholas chuckled and said, "Don't you get it dude? We all see you're totally into her and she's stated that she's into you, so when will you two get together?"
Cody and Emily both blushed in embarrassment until Cody says, "Um, this is kind of awkward how this is happening, but would you like to go out with me Emily?"
"Oh my god of course Cody! I was hoping you would ask me," Emily enthusiastically said as she gave Cody a tight hug.
"Aw congrats you two," Jessie said as she snuggled up to Nicholas.
Trent counted on his fingers before he chuckled, "Well that's a coincidence."
"What is," Jennifer asked as she looked at her boyfriend.
"There are nine couples within all the Total Drama contestants. The ninth one just so happened to form on the day of the ninth challenge of a season," Trent replied.
Cody counted on his fingers as well and then confusedly asked, "Nine?"
Trent nodded and said, "Yeah. There's Duncan and Courtney, Tyler and Lindsay, Bridgette and Geoff, Izzy and Owen, Gwen and myself, myself and Jennifer, Nicholas and Jessie, you and Emily, and Beth and her boyfriend Brady. Remember the finale of Total Drama Action?"
"Now that you mention that, not really. I think I was congratulating Duncan on winning when he showed up," Cody said with a shrug.
Jennifer realized something and asked, "Trent, are you getting obsessed with the number nine again? I won't break up with you about it but it would get annoying after a while."
"No, I realized I went overboard with it on TDA. It will probably just be today because it's the ninth challenge and all," Trent replied.
Bus Confessional
Trent: I realized where I went wrong with Gwen and I plan on fixing that. I know the nine thing annoyed Gwen and I'm not going to dwell on it much.
Emily: (She giggles) I'm happy Cody asked me to go out with him. Now I need to be ready in case one of his other super fans tries to get revenge at me for going out with Cody. I know of one, Sierra, who already met Cody when they were at the Gemmies. You know, I'm surprised that Sierra hasn't gotten to Cody yet this season, seeing as how she's supposed to be this super stalker.
Duncan: (He has a few scratches and a bruise on his cheek) Damn, that Sierra girl can fight. I can't believe Chris decided to give the interns a day off today, leaving me to watch out for Sierra. At least she went easy on me because I was on Total Drama.
The bus arrived at the school soon afterwards without much incident. As the students exited the bus, Chef was mumbling to himself. The group of contestants walked toward the entrance, they saw a person lying face-down on the ground, some rags covering their body and head. "What do we do," Joseph asked.
Jessie replied, "I don't know."
Cody nervously said, "Someone go touch it."
Danny went and lightly kicked the figure in the side. The figure said in a slight British accent, "Please sir. The police are after me. I didn't mean to steal that loaf of bread, I was just hungry."
Noah scoffed and said, "I can't believe this." He raised his voice and said, "There are no open air markets anymore. They died along with wearing rags a long time ago."
The figure crossed its arms and said, "Noah, you are no fun."
The contestants (minus Danny, Noah, and Joseph) said in a surprised tone, "Chris?" The host got up, and removed the rag covering his clothes before turning around. He smiled and said, "The one and only! Now, you just got your first taste of today's challenge. Anyone want to take a guess?"
Jennifer happily squealed and said, "Are we going to be performing in plays?"
"Right you are! For today's challenge, you will be placed into groups of four. Each group must come up with a short play, between five and ten minutes long. The interns will be around to help you with anything be it costumes or props. Chef and I will pick one winner each and the losers will be sent to elimination, where one of you will be out of here! So, without further ado, team one will be Jennifer, Danny, Bridgette, and Cody! Team two will be Trent, Courtney, Joseph, and Megan!" Team three will be Noah, Nicholas, Izzy, and Emily! This means team four will be Mikey, Geoff, Gwen, and Jessie! You have until three in the afternoon to finish your plays, at which time we will watch your performances. However, with the exception of Jennifer, Noah, and maybe Courtney, I'm not expecting much."
Many of the teens looked annoyed at Chris' comment, but nobody argued with him. The groups then split up to help plan out their short plays.
Restroom Confessional
Noah: I will admit that I have a certain talent for the stage. But does Chris honestly think I can pull off a win when I have Izzy on my team? Did he forget the acting challenge of TDA?
Team One (Jennifer, Danny, Bridgette, Cody)
Jennifer, Danny, Bridgette, and Cody were sitting on a couch in the library, discussing ideas for what they could do. Jennifer suggested, "Well, given what I know from my Theatre performances, a little romance is always a good thing. I haven't quite worked out the details, but Bridgette, I think you and Cody should kiss."
Bridgette looked shocked and said, "Wait, what? But what about Geoff and Emily?"
"A typical stage technique is that you need to think you aren't Bridgette and Cody, but instead Juliet and Romeo, or whoever the characters you are playing are. Your characters can be madly in love, but the actors are not. Does that make sense," Jennifer responded.
Danny, who was quiet until this point, said, "What you say makes sense. But what of the rest of the play? Surely a single kiss cannot be an entire play."
Cody tapped his chin in thought and said, "Well, what about a person who is sad about something, like my character's girlfriend just dumped him, and Bridgette's character, who always had a crush on my character, tries to cheer my character up. And at the end of the play, they kiss."
Jennifer smiled and said, "I like it. But what will Danny and I do?"
"What if Jennifer played my best friend, who offers my character advice," Bridgette suggested.
"And I can try to help Cody's character out with his grief," Danny offered.
Jennifer smiled and said, "Well, I think we have things all set. Let's win this challenge!"
Restroom Confessional
Jennifer: I have a good feeling about this challenge. The fact that the group works well together coupled with my love for the stage and our good ideas makes me think we will win this.
Danny: Honestly, I think our chances are pretty good. The best thing we have going for us is that the theatre enthusiast is on our team, and I'm okay with that.
Team Two (Trent, Courtney, Joseph, Megan)
"So anyways, then our protagonist will learn that he was happy all along with his friends by his side and then the play will end. Any questions," Courtney asked as she finished explaining a play idea to her teammates.
Trent asked, "Yeah, let me get this straight. You want us to perform a play about a man who searches for happiness and then he learns that he was happy all along?"
Courtney nodded and said, "That is correct."
"Well, I can be the main character, so long as we do this thing in nine minutes," Trent replied.
Courtney glared at the musician slightly and said, "Don't you start going all crazy with the number nine again."
Trent raised his hands defensively and replied, "It's not always, just today because it's the ninth challenge."
Joseph asked, "Back to the point, what are our roles?"
Megan suggested, "Well, since we know Trent's the main character, why don't we make Courtney his best friend."
"Not that I don't like Trent, but why," Courtney asked, confused.
Megan shrugged and said, "You know Trent better than everyone else."
"Makes sense," Joseph commented.
Courtney tapped her chin and said, "Right, I can be a cop or lawyer and Joseph, you can be my co-worker. Megan, I have an idea for your role…"
Restroom Confessional
Megan: (She is nervous) I don't really know about Courtney's idea. It might work but I am kind of nervous about how well this will work.
Courtney: I feel pretty confident about my chances. The only real threats are Jennifer's team and possibly Noah's team. But he has Izzy to deal with so I'm certain that I'm going to win.
Team Three (Noah, Nicholas, Izzy, Emily)
Noah was reading a copy of Shakespeare's Hamlet to analyze what makes a good play. That is, he was trying to read, but a certain redhead reading over his shoulder made the task difficult. "Noah! Noah! Noah," Izzy happily chirped.
Noah glared and said "What is it Izzy?"
Izzy pointed around the pages randomly and asked in rapid succession, "Who's this guy? What's going on here? What does that word mean? Does he fall in love? Does she die?"
Noah closed his book and annoyingly said, "So much for getting an advantage for my team."
Emily watched this exchange and facepalmed. Nicholas, who was next to her, chuckled and said, "My sentiments exactly."
Noah swatted Izzy away from his book and said, "Look, we might not get along that great, but we need to make this work. I have a couple of ideas, and I think we can make it work. It needs to be tragic. We need a hero who loses his girlfriend or siblings or something and then he manages to defeat a villain but sadly will die in the end. I can play the villain if you wish."
Emily shrugged and said, "That could work. Do you have any other roles in mind?"
"Well I need a henchman so Izzy, would you care to be my henchman," Noah asked, turning slightly to face the psychotic redhead.
"Izzy would love to work with Noah! I'll even ask for some acting lessons from my good friends E-Scope, Explosivo, and Esquire," Izzy said happily as she jumped on Noah's shoulders.
Noah frowned and said, "What have I gotten myself into?"
Restroom Confessional
Emily: Well, Noah seemed fairly eager to lead us in this challenge. However, judging just from his expressions while planning our play out, he's going to have trouble working with Izzy.
Nicholas: Being on the team with Izzy, this is going to be difficult. I think we'll be lucky if we don't get last place.
Team Four (Mikey, Geoff, Gwen, Jessie)
The four teens were trying to figure out what they could do for their play. However, they were acting the complete opposite of how teenagers deciding something would act. Instead of voicing opinions and debating the options, the four teens were quietly contemplating their actions. Occasionally, one would think of something to suggest but would keep the idea to themselves.
Geoff, tiring of the silence, said, "Dudes, dudettes, we need an idea 'cause I cannot take all this silence man."
"Well, the best idea I have is a play about four friends who are trying to make a living in New York City. They share an apartment and are constantly getting different jobs to make ends meet," Jessie shared.
Mikey smiled and said, "I like it. It's better than any idea I would've had."
Gwen smiled slightly and said, "I agree. That's a really good idea you came up with Jessie."
"So it's settled? We're all doing Jessie's idea," Geoff asked. He was met by some affirmative nods. The party boy smiled and said, "Sweetness! Let's do it!"
Restroom Confessional
Jessie: (She is giggling) Wow, I'm surprised they liked my idea so much. I didn't think it would be that great but I guess I was wrong.
Geoff: Dudes, Jessie has got some good ideas. I couldn't really think of anything at all. I'm glad I had at least one person who's a thinker on my team.
As the hours passed, the contestants were busy, trying to memorize lines and get their performances ready. Costumes were tried on, backgrounds were chosen, and interns were told when to use certain backgrounds. Before anyone knew it, it was three o' clock.
Chris was sitting in the middle of the seats in the auditorium. Sitting next to him was a grumbling Chef Hatchet. Chris picked up on this and said, "Dude, are you okay? You've been grumbling like that for a while now."
"No I'm not okay because I don't have my damn paycheck! When am I getting paid," Chef angrily asked.
"You'll get paid when the money is in the budget," Chris assured Chef.
Chef Hatchet rolled his eyes and said, "You're the one that balances the budget fool! Maybe if you didn't spend so much on your precious hair gel, you could pay me!"
Chris, wanting to avoid further discussion of the topic, shouted, "Will all of the students please come outside!"
When he noticed all sixteen teens still competing were on stage, Chris resumed, "All right, to determine the order as fairly as possible, I have a hat here with four coins in it. The coins are appropriately numbered one through four. I will pick a coin and then that team will have three minutes to start their play. Everyone else can sit in the audience and watch." Chris fished one of the coins out of the hat and announced, "And it looks like team number four is going to be on stage first. You guys have three minutes until the curtain rises, so be ready."
Chef narrowed his eyes at Chris and mumbled under his breath, "You got out of that one pretty boy."
Three minutes later the curtain rose and it showed a backdrop that showed the living room of an apartment. Out the window there appeared to be skyscrapers, showing that the apartment was in a city. Sitting on a couch is Mikey, who is dressed in jeans and a short sleeved tee shirt. He is holding a plastic cup with some sort of liquid in it.
The front door, which is at the end of the stage, opens and Mikey turns to see Geoff enter. He gets up and places his cup on the coffee table before walking over to Geoff and saying, "Adam, how did the interview go?"
Geoff sighed as he walked in and sat down on a chair and said, "It was okay Kyle. I didn't get the job I was hoping for but I did get a job at a lower position."
"So what, you get less pay and all that crap," Mikey asked.
Geoff nodded as Mikey walked into the kitchen and grabbed a can of soda and threw it to Geoff. "Well Adam, a job is a job, so we should celebrate," Mikey said as he emptied the contents of a second soda into his cup.
The two shared a toast as the door opened again. Gwen walked in wearing a navy blue version of her current outfit. She sat down on the couch as she sighed.
"Tough day Jen," Geoff asked.
Gwen nodded and replied, "Yeah. It kind of sucked."
Mikey headed toward the door and said, "Well, you will have to tell me about it later because I gotta get to work."
Mikey then exited and Gwen sighed again. Geoff looked over concerned and said, "Well, what's wrong Jen?"
"I got fired again. My boss said I wasn't working hard enough for him," Gwen replied with her face in a pillow.
"It's okay; we've all gotten fired on at least one occasion. I'll help you get a new job," Geoff said.
Gwen looked up and smiled a little before saying, "Thanks Adam."
The door opened again and Jessie walked in. She was wearing an apron and looked tired. She plopped down onto a chair and asked, "So how did the interview go Adam?"
"Not too bad Hilary. I mean, I didn't get the job I wanted, but I did get a job," Geoff said, shrugging off the fact that he got a worse job than what he wanted.
Gwen looked at Jessie and asked, "So how was the lunch rush today?"
Jessie shook her head and said, "It was exhausting. Apparently a lot of people have guests over the weekend before a holiday."
"You know, it's lucky that you're an awesome cook. I doubt we could afford this apartment if the owner of this building didn't cut us a deal," Geoff commented.
"Some deal. I work in the kitchen six days a week and we get a discount on this apartment. If it weren't for you two and Kyle, then we would be screwed," Jessie replied darkly.
Geoff got up and stretched and said, "Well, you can rest here for now Hilary. Jen and I are going to look for a job for her." Jessie looked shocked and said, "You were fired? That's terrible!"
"What's done is done. I can't do anything about it. What I can do is look for a new job," Gwen said as she and Geoff exited.
The curtain went down and rose again about twenty seconds later. Jessie was sitting on the couch reading a magazine when the door opened again. Mikey entered and Jessie asked, "Why are you home so early?"
"There was a gas leak in the building so everyone got sent home. Where's Adam and Jen," Mikey replied.
"Jen was fired from her job so she and Adam are looking for another job for her," Jessie said.
Mikey nodded and said, "Ah. Well hopefully she is able to find another job."
At that moment the door opened and Geoff and Gwen walked back onstage. "Hey guys! What's up," Geoff called out exuberantly as he closed the door.
Mikey smirked and said, "You sure are happy Adam."
Geoff nodded and said, "I am, but it's Jen who should be happy! She got a new job!"
"That's great news Jen," Jessie replied.
Gwen nodded and said, "Yep, it looks like everything is looking up for us."
The curtain then dropped and the audience clapped, with the exception of Courtney. The four teens stood in front of the curtain and Chris said, "Well, that was pretty good. It could have used some sort of drama, but I suppose when I give teens three hours to produce a play I can't expect much. Anyways, the next team to go will be team number two! You have three minutes to get ready."
Restroom Confessional
Noah: (His eyebrow is raised in amusement) That's the best that they could do? This challenge may not be so impossible after all.
Jennifer: I'm afraid I have to agree with Chris on this one. There needs to be some sort of drama in a play to make it successful. Other than that, I thought it was wonderful.
Teams two and four had swapped places in the audience as they prepared to present their play. Sure enough, three minutes after going behind the stage, team two was ready to perform. The curtain rose and it showed an office. Sitting at the desk in the office was Courtney. She was wearing a police uniform that appeared to be a bit tight on her figure.
She heard knocking at the door and Joseph's voice was heard, "Permission to enter Officer Sanders?"
Courtney nodded and said, "Yes you can enter Hector. Oh and please, drop the formalities."
"As you wish Sara," Joseph said upon entering the room.
"So what is it you wanted to tell me Hector," Courtney asked.
Joseph handed her a folder and said, "There's been another suicide, or at least it's assumed to be a suicide."
Courtney looked up, her eyes wide, and asked, "It wasn't Stephen, was it?"
"No, if you look at the initial report, it says that the victim is a teenaged girl, her name was not given," Joseph said, pointing at the folder he gave Courtney.
She immediately got up and said, "Well, we don't have any time to lose! Let's get going!"
The curtain then fell, rising again a few moments later. It showed what appeared to be a dark alleyway. Lying motionless in the middle of the stage was Megan. She had black clothing on and a black wig was resting on her head. Courtney and Joseph ran on the scene, followed by Trent.
"Would you hurry up Stephen? We need you to do your investigative stuff," Courtney said to Trent, who was dressed like a detective.
He looked around Megan's body and then picked up a wallet. Opening it, he looked at the contents before turning and saying, "Well Sara, the victim is Victoria Summers, age 17. From what the person who called us told me, she's a local Goth and said that the suicide was unexpected. She was slightly depressed, but nothing too unusual."
Courtney put her hand on Trent's shoulder and said, "You see why I'm worried about you and your depression? I don't want you to turn out like emos or Goths. I've seen plenty of suicides committed by emos and Goths, but mostly Goths. From what friends of victims have told me, there are many Goths that steal the boyfriends/girlfriends of other people. The suicides come from the ones that feel guilty about it. Now I'm not saying that it will happen to you, but I'm still worried about your depression."
"Look Sara, just because its been nine months since I broke up with my ninth girlfriend and I'm always working at the office until nine at night, that doesn't mean I'm going to commit suicide," Trent replied, going back to look at the body.
Courtney looked away and muttered, "I wish I could help you see how foolish you are being."
The curtain fell again and about a half minute later, it rose again. Trent was sitting at a table with various papers related to a police case in front of him. The doorbell rang and he answered it to see Courtney and Joseph. Trent raised an eyebrow and asked, "Sara, Hector, what brings you here?"
"We need to talk to you," Courtney said.
Joseph, next to her, simply said, "Uh huh."
"About what," Trent asked in an annoyed tone.
Courtney placed her hands on Trent's shoulders and said, "Look, I don't know why you're depressed, but you should be happy! Everybody is kind to you so there's no reason for you to be depressed!"
Trent stood there silently, as he thought about what Courtney said. His eyes soon widened and he said, "You're right! I've been happy all this time. Thank you Sara, for helping me realize that."
"I should thank you, since you're finally out of your depression," Courtney said as the curtain fell one final time.
The four teens walked in front of the curtain and bowed. Chris however, was tapping his chin. The host cleared his throat and said, "Well, it was pretty good, but since Megan had no real role whatsoever, I have to downgrade it slightly. Now the next team is team number three, which means team number one is last."
Restroom Confessional
Gwen: (She is scowling) What the hell was that Courtney? I know you don't like me, but insulting me for a challenge? That's a pretty low blow. And for something that hasn't even happened! Duncan still loves you Courtney, not me!
Courtney: Ha! That will teach Gwen to try and steal Duncan from me!
After the three minute hiatus, the curtain rose to show Nicholas with a sheathed sword on his back. He pulled out a picture of Emily and said as he looked at it, "My dear Brittany, I promise to rescue you. I don't know why he took you from me, but I will rescue you, no matter the cost. I will use my happy memories of you and me on our dates as inspiration to press onward and continue on my path to victory. This I swear!"
The mechanic then looked upward at the castle that was painted on the background before resuming, "Todd, I don't know your motives or your reasons for doing this, but know this: You don't have much time left." Nicholas then walked offstage as the curtain fell.
Half a minute later it rose to show a small throne room. Sitting on the throne was Noah, and to his left was a cage which held Emily in it. Noah looked out the window and chuckled, "It looks like Max is trying to rescue you Brittany. I can't let him do that, now can I? Scarlet!"
Izzy entered the room wearing a deep crimson colored ninja outfit. She ran up to Noah and said, "Yeah Noah, I mean Todd?"
Noah raised an eyebrow before shrugging it off and saying, "Yes, I need you to guard this castle and destroy Max if he tries to get in. Under no circumstances is he allowed to enter."
"Okie Dokie! Off I go," Izzy said as she ran off stage.
"Why are you doing this? What are you trying to gain," Emily asked from her cage.
"You wouldn't understand if I told you," Noah said, casting a side glance to Emily as the curtain fell.
Another half minute later and the curtain rose to show exterior of the castle. Nicholas approached the large gate at the front of the castle before he heard a shout of, "Hey! Get away from there!" Izzy jumped down from the rafters, pulling a foam sword into battle position as she did so.
Nicholas barely had time to draw his foam sword in order to counter Izzy's leaping strike. The swords met and Nicholas glared at Izzy. "Scarlet," he said his voice dripping with anger, "so we meet at last. I'm going to destroy you and your master Todd as well."
"Izzy would like to see you try! Oops. I mean, that's going to be tougher than you think," Izzy cackled.
The mechanic dodged a slice of Izzy's weapon and said, "Not necessarily. Once I defeat you, Todd will go down. He may act all tough, but he can't fight off a defenseless child, let alone me."
The crazy girl stopped for a minute before starting to glare at Nicholas and shouting, "Don't you dare insult my friend Noah…I mean my master Todd!" She charged at him before the curtain fell.
After half a minute it rose to show Noah and Emily again. The know-it-all was pacing back and forth across the room, listening to the sounds of swords clashing. He grumbled, "Scarlet is my best warrior, how the hell can she take so long to defeat just a simple man?"
"Max is the strongest, most determined guy I know! If anyone is going to try and save me, it's going to be him," Emily shouted from the floor of her cage.
Noah simply sighed and said, "He can try, he can try."
The curtain fell for the fourth time and after another thirty seconds, it rose again. Izzy was swinging her fake sword rapidly at Nicholas, the mechanic trying his best to parry her strikes and not get hit. At one point he tripped and fell onto the stage, Izzy starting to beat down on him with her foam sword.
Noah's voice was heard shouting at her, "Izzy! You're supposed to lose, not win!"
Izzy stopped and looked offstage before she said, "Oh yeah." She waited for Nicholas to get up and then she charged at him, her sword ready to "stab" him. He held his sword in the same position but held his ground.
Once Izzy reached Nicholas, her sword went between his arm and body and his sword went between her arm and body, making it appear as if they stabbed each other. Nicholas pulled is sword back first and quickly putting it across Izzy's neck, moving it slightly as Izzy said, "No! Now I'm dead!"
Nicholas looked upwards at the castle before he started to pretend to limp offstage. Once the mechanic was offstage, the curtain fell before rising one final time.
Noah was pacing more than ever as he muttered, "I can't believe he managed to beat Scarlet. Just how strong is Max?"
"It's his determination to rescue me that gives him strength," Emily said from her cage.
Noah looked at her and said, "If he managed to beat Scarlet, he's going to beat me. Before he gets here, I must tell you why all of this happened."
"Oh, this will be good," the dancer replied with a roll of her eyes.
"I've been searching for more warriors to aid me in my efforts. I knew Max was strong but I also knew he would not come here voluntarily. That is why I kidnapped you Brittany. It was all part of my plan to get him to come here," Noah said as he looked at the caged girl in front of him.
Emily frowned and said, "Well genius, it's not going to work because there's no way he would join you now, after all that has been done!"
Noah looked away and said, "I am aware of that. That is why you will not tell him what I have just told you now. I must fight him and appear to be evil, that way to him it seems my reason is justified and it's not utter crap."
There was silence for a few seconds until the doors opened and Nicholas entered, "limping" more than he was before. Noah whirled around to face him before saying, "If you want Brittany, you will have to beat me first!" Noah pulled a dagger out from behind his back and charged Nicholas.
"You shall not win Todd," Nicholas yelled as he brought his sword out and slashed Noah's arm. Noah kept on going and hit Nicholas in the chest with his fake dagger, before being hit in the neck with the foam sword.
Noah hit the ground and Nicholas grabbed a key from his body and used it to open up Emily's cage. "Brittany, you're safe now. Go," Nicholas said.
The dancer shook her head and said, "Not without you Max."
Nicholas faked a pained breath and said, "I'm not going to make it. I just want to make sure you are okay. Goodbye Brittany."
Nicholas slumped to the ground before Emily said, "Max? Max! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax!"
The curtain fell and the members of the audience looked at each other with odd looks. Chris, who also looked awestruck, said, "Well, that was pretty weird. Not sure what to think about this. Team one, you guys are up.
Restroom Confessional
Noah: In retrospect, that was a terrible plot for a play. Well, I'm pretty sure we won't be getting immunity today.
Izzy: Yay! Izzy did super today! Wahoo!
After three more minutes, the curtain rose again to show what appeared to be a teenage girl's bedroom. Sitting on the bed was Bridgette, who was looking at a picture of someone. She quickly hears a knock and puts the picture under the pillow. The surfer shouts, "Come in!"
The door opened and Jennifer entered. "Nicole guess what," Jennifer asked as she closed the door.
Bridgette shrugs and replied, "I don't know. What happened Kelly?"
Jennifer sat down on the bed and said, "Josh broke up with his girlfriend."
Bridgette literally jumped off the bed as she said, "No way! Really?"
"Yep," Jennifer replied as Bridgette calmed down, "Apparently she dumped him. But now comes the important part. You can go out with him."
Bridgette sat down and said, "But, I'm too shy around him. You're the only one who knows that I like him, you gotta help me!"
Jennifer chuckled and said, "Okay, calm down Nicole. I'll help you get the guy of your dreams."
"Thanks," Bridgette replied, a smile on her face.
The curtain fell for thirty seconds before rising again to show a different bedroom. It was intended to be dark as the curtains for the windows were drawn. Sitting on the bed with a six pack of soda was Cody. He sighed as he took a sip of his drink. A knock was heard on the door to the bedroom and Cody groaned. "Come in," he said in an annoyed tone.
Danny opened the door and said, "How are you holding up Josh?"
"Meh," Cody said emotionlessly.
Danny rolled his eyes and said, "Look, I know she was a bitch about it, but just because you broke up with her, it doesn't mean it's the end of the world."
Cody looked up from his soda can and said, "Yeah, but have you ever been dumped by your girlfriend Ryu? You don't know how bad it feels."
"Yes, that is true. But do you know what else is true? There's always going to be somebody else out there," Danny commented in an attempt to bring Cody out of his slight depression.
Cody slumped over on his bed before saying, "Whatever, just leave me alone for now. I'm allowed to be depressed over what my bitch of an ex did."
Danny shrugged and prepared to exit the room, saying, "So be it, just don't be upset if you miss out on a girl who wants to go out with you."
The door closed and Cody said to himself, "Is that really true? Is there a girl that wants to go out with me?"
The curtain fell before rising and showing a mall setting. Cody was sitting at a table with a soda, talking to Danny. Cody seemed to be in a much better mood than he was in the last scene. Off to the side, Jennifer and Bridgette were seen sitting at a different table.
"Okay, just to review," Jennifer said, getting Bridgette's attention, "It's been a month since Josh's girlfriend dumped him and he's happier now. Go out there Nicole and ask him out."
Bridgette nodded and said, "Right. Thanks Kelly, for everything." Bridgette walked over to the table and said, "Hi Josh. Do you mind if I sit down?"
"Hey Nicole, go right ahead," Cody said before motioning toward Danny and saying, "By the way, this is Ryu. I don't know if you've met."
"It's a pleasure to meet you," Danny said like a gentleman.
Bridgette smiled and replied, "Likewise." Turning her attention to Cody, she asked, "So Josh, how have you been doing?"
"Well, aside from my girlfriend dumping me a month ago, it's been relatively normal," the tech geek replied with a shrug.
The surfer nodded and said, "Yeah, I heard about that. You seem to be taking it fairly well."
Cody nodded and said, "Yeah, I got over it after a couple of days."
Danny got up and said, "Josh, I'll talk to you later, I've got to go."
"Alright, see ya Ryu," Cody said as Danny left the stage.
Bridgette smiled and said, "Well, as long as you aren't sad anymore, that's good. I hate seeing my friends sad."
"Thanks for caring Nicole, you really are a kind soul just as everyone says," Cody replied, smiling as well.
"Well, I try to always be nice, no matter what," Bridgette stated.
Cody leaned a little closer to Bridgette and said, "That's a great personal attribute."
"Yeah," Bridgette said before she added, "Hey Josh?"
The tech geek replied, "What's up Nicole?"
"I was wondering, would you maybe want to go out with me," Bridgette said in her greatest attempt to act shy. She was met with Cody's hand lightly grabbing her chin and her head getting pulled toward his.
His lips met hers and they stayed that way for a few seconds before Cody pulled away and said, "Does that answer your question?" Bridgette nodded and got up, holding Cody's hand as the pair walked offstage and the curtain fell.
Many members of the audience got up and applauded the team as they took a bow in front of the curtain. Chris looked at some notes, part of which included his ideas for future challenges before he stood up and said, "Well, Chef and I thought about it, and Teams one and four win! Teams two and three, you are going to elimination! You have an hour and a half before the ceremony! Have fun!" The host left the auditorium and the competitors began to spread out around the school.
Restroom Confessional
Noah: Am I surprised that I lost? Not really. I blame Izzy, but I might not vote for her because her craziness will be a perfect reason to get her eliminated later. (He waits for a few seconds) I think Joseph's tactics is wearing off on me.
Jennifer: That was pulled off perfectly! I'm glad it worked out for us.
Jennifer was walking down a hallway with Trent after she used the confessional. "Hey," Jennifer said, "Did you ever think that you might get eliminated today?"
Trent raised an eyebrow and said, "No, why? Do you think I'm going to get eliminated?"
"I just have this weird feeling," Jennifer said as she scratched the back of her head.
"Let's not worry about the elimination. Let's just focus on each other, if only for a couple minutes," Trent said as he wrapped his arm around Jennifer's waist.
She nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm probably just imagining things."
In another part of the school, Joseph was talking to one of the losers. "Come on," Joseph said, "I could really use some help in voting. Besides, the others may want to vote you out."
"What? No way! All right, I guess I can vote for who you want. You aren't doing this to try to manipulate your way through the game, are you," the loser asked.
Joseph looked appalled and said, "No! I just wish to help my friends advance farther. That's all."
The mystery person nodded and said, "Okay, see you at elimination!"
The person walked away while Joseph muttered, "Good. The worst case scenario is a tiebreaker."
Cody was sitting in the cafeteria with Emily, his arm draped over her shoulders. She sighed happily as she leaned against her boyfriend. "Are you happy that I asked you out," the tech geek asked.
Emily smiled and said, "There's no way to describe how happy I am."
Cody nodded and said, "That's good. Do you know who you're voting for?"
"I was thinking Izzy because she lost the challenge for us," was the dancer's reply.
"That's a good reason. Well, I should probably let you go, don't want you to be late," Cody said as the couple stood up.
Emily nodded and said, "Right. See you after elimination!"
Restroom Confessional
Emily: Sorry Izzy, but I think your slip-ups were what caused our failure, not the plot of the play.
Trent: To be honest, I think Chris was right about not having Megan do anything. Nothing personal, I'm just voting for who didn't perform well in the challenge.
Courtney: One step closer to getting rid of Gwen. I vote- (The feed is mysteriously cut off)
The eight losers of the challenge were sitting in the auditorium, Chris standing at the podium. The host cleared his throat and said, "Another challenge, another elimination. You know the drill. You get a hall pass, you're safe. If you don't, you get eliminated and you can't return, ever! The first hall passes go to those without votes: Joseph, Noah, Courtney, and Nicholas." The five students claimed their hall passes and sat back down.
Chris resumed, "The bottom three. Megan, you didn't have any speaking lines in your team's play. Izzy, you screwed up numerous lines in your team's play. Trent, I have no clue why you are here. Alas, the person with the least votes is Megan!" Megan sighed a breath of relief and got her hall pass. "Izzy and Trent. Trent and Izzy. One of you is going home! The final hall pass goes to…"
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"Izzy. Sorry Trent, but you've been eliminated."
As Izzy got up and got her hall pass, Trent sighed. He left the auditorium to see Chef outside. The army chef said, "Normally, I'm supposed to take you to the aftermath studio immediately after you get eliminated. But since Chris owes me my paycheck, I'll let you say goodbye to your girlfriend. Trent nodded and found Jennifer rather quickly.
The musician pulled the performing artist aside and said, "Jennifer, I'm sorry to tell you this, but I got eliminated."
She gasped and quietly said, "Oh no."
Trent solemnly nodded and said, "I hate to leave you so soon after we got together, but I want you to promise me you will do your best and fight on for me. You can go all the way, I know it."
"I'll miss you Trent," Jennifer replied, tears forming in her eyes.
"I'll miss you too, but Chef told me that there was an aftermath studio, so we will see each other again," Trent said calmingly as he embraced his girlfriend.
She gave Trent a goodbye kiss as Chef told the musician that he had to leave. Jennifer stood there, waving to Trent until she couldn't see him anymore.
Outside, Chef and Trent boarded the bus, where Chef told Trent to make one final confessional.
Bus Confessional
Trent: How do I feel? Well, it sucks to be eliminated so soon. Ironically, I'm the ninth one eliminated. On the plus side, Gwen and I resolved any weird feelings after our breakup last season and Jennifer and I hooked up. I hope Jennifer wins, but if not her, Gwen, Cody, or Emily. They are all great people and deserve to win.
Joseph stood in a classroom, watching the bus depart with Trent. He watched it and said to himself, "Another one down. Only Fourteen more to beat and then I will show him that he can't beat me at everything."
Chris was shown sitting in the principal's office and said, "And so, Trent bites the dust, leaving his sad girlfriend behind. Shame, he was one of my favorite contestants. Anyways, will these teens be able to handle whatever devious challenge I come up with next? Will Nicholas finally fight with Danny? Will Gwen and Courtney's conflict escalate? Find out the answers to these questions, as well as the most dramatic elimination yet! Next time on Total Drama High School!"
Votes
Trent – 4 (Noah, Courtney, Joseph, Izzy)
Izzy – 3 (Emily, Megan, Nicholas)
Megan – 1 (Trent)
Fun Fact!
I had the entire elimination order determined a long time ago. It was only recently when I realized that Trent was going to be eliminated ninth, which is considered to be his lucky number.
Author's Note - Well, I finally finished the next chapter. I didn't really like this chapter, and I'm sorry for the confusion caused by using other names for the character's roles. Anyways, I blame summer for the late update. I kept telling myself that I was going to write during the summer, and only recently got my act together. I will try to have one more update before the end of the month, but no promises. On a more serious note, I have a new poll about the fate of the planned sequel of this fic. Yes, a sequel. I won't reveal any details yet, but it will involve how I determine the characters for the sequel. Please review, and read my other fics, which hopefully will get an update by the end of next week. Also, see if you can point out any of the references I used in this chapter. I will reveal the more hidden one next chapter. Lastly, I have a new feature to add: A preview for the next chapter! Until next time!
Next Time: Chris, in all his wisdom, decides to rip off a classic video game franchise, but with a twist. How will this tie into a school subject? Find out next time!