Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama. I would think of a unique/funny way to state this but I can't right now.
Warning: There is one serious moment in this chapter. In addition, from this point out the drama is going to start picking up.
Chris stood in front of the high school as always, but this time he had a remote control in his hands. He played with it for a moment and soon an RC car flew across the screen before hitting the wall. Chris looked at the car and said, "Good thing I borrowed that from Harold."
"Um, Mr. Mclean? The camera is rolling," said an intern, presumably behind the camera.
Chris looked shocked and turned to the camera putting on a faked smile. He loudly said, "Last time on Total Drama High School! I split the teens into groups of four and forced them to produce a short play. On top of that, I only gave them three hours! We learned that Courtney can be a schemer, when she came up with a plan to hurt Gwen before sending her packing. Only time will tell if her plan works. We saw romance, on and off the stage, as Cody hooked up with dancer chick Emily before kissing Bridgette during their play! On a different note, Courtney's plan to take out Gwen's friends worked, as Trent was eliminated. But that was yesterday, and this is today! Will any of these teens be able to put the pedal to the metal? Will Gwen finally strike back at Courtney for targeting her? Will Harold mind that I may have broken his RC car? Find out the answers to most of these questions right now on Total Drama High School!"
Jennifer sat at the very back of the bus. She was tired, as she couldn't get much sleep due to Trent's elimination the day before. The performing artist's eyes were also bloodshot. She was able to keep herself composed until they got back to the hotel. Once there, she cried for a while, which is part of the reason why she didn't get much sleep. She sighed and mumbled to herself, "What did you do Trent? Why were you voted off?"
Closer to the front of the bus, some of the contestants were looking at Jennifer worriedly. Emily sighed and said, "I wish there was something we could do for her."
"I know," Cody nodded before saying, "But we have to give her some time to get over Trent's elimination."
"I guess, but what if she doesn't get better? What if she stays depressed," Megan replied.
"If she stays this way," Jessie suggested, "Then we may have to eliminate her. It would be like Julie though and be out of pity."
Nicholas nodded and said, "I agree with Jess. Let's just hope that it never comes to that." The others nodded.
Bus Confessional
Jessie: I really didn't like eliminating Julie out of pity. I felt like I was punishing her for something she didn't do. That's why even though I suggested it I don't want to eliminate Jennifer. It just wouldn't feel right to me.
At another part of the bus, Gwen was talking about the previous elimination. "This doesn't even make sense," Gwen stated, "I don't know why Trent was eliminated or even if there was some reason to it."
Geoff, who was one of Trent's better friends, replied, "Well, it could have been dumb luck. I mean, he wasn't exactly friends with many of the people up for elimination, but he wasn't their enemies either."
Mikey shrugged and said, "While it's sad to see he's gone, there isn't enough evidence to show that somebody planned out his elimination. If there appears to be a string of eliminations that are connected in some way, like the couples keep getting split up, then there would be more than enough evidence to show that the votes were being influenced."
"That makes a lot of sense Mikey. Were you ever planning on being a lawyer," Bridgette asked.
"Well, my mom always said I would be good at being a lawyer," Mikey replied with a shrug.
It was at this moment that Joseph made his way over to the group. The overachiever warmly greeted, "Hey guys. How's it going?"
"We're good. We were just talking," Bridgette replied.
"Well that's good to hear," Joseph said with a smile before becoming serious, "I came over here to tell Gwen that I believe Courtney was behind Leshawna's elimination on day one."
"I thought she had something to do with it. She's been gunning for me ever since TDA," Gwen grumbled.
Mikey thought of something and proceeded to ask, "Wait, if you're telling us this, why do you always hang out with Courtney?"
On the inside, Joseph was worried slightly, but on the outside, he smiled and said, "Well, I always thought she had something to do with it, but in order to find out I had to act friendly toward her." Mikey nodded, understanding the situation.
Gwen said, "So what should I do?"
"First off, don't let her know what I told you. Just keep your grudge up and expose her at the right time," Joseph assured her.
Gwen sighed and said, "All right."
Joseph smiled and said, "Excellent." He then walked away.
Bus Confessional
Joseph: My plan is fairly simple: Let Gwen and Courtney fight it out and when they weaken each other, take them both out. (He thinks for a second) When I said they should fight it out, I was being figurative. Unless a challenge specifically mentions fighting, I meant they should continue their argument.
Izzy was sitting next to Noah, who was away from his alliance partners in order to get rid of any suspicion. This happened to bother the know-it-all because Izzy didn't seem to understand the words "go away" and "leave me alone".
Izzy was busy asking Noah random questions about aliens, monsters, and the chameleon that she believed lived on his head. This last one made less sense to Noah than any other question and he said, "Izzy, you're beating on the top of my head like it's a drum. Don't you think you would feel a chameleon if you kept hitting on my head?"
"Silly Noah, I can't feel it because it's invisible," Izzy giggled.
Noah, who was astonished at how crazy Izzy was, looked at Danny, who was sitting in the seat opposite Noah, with a look that said, "Please help me."
Danny chuckled and said, "You're on your own Noah."
Noah sighed before saying, "Hey Izzy, wanna see if Danny has any invisible creatures on his body?"
Izzy looked at the warrior teen and said, "Hmm. He might but I think Courtney's hiding a few invisible creatures."
Izzy leapt off of Noah's shoulders and went to find Courtney. A few seconds later, Courtney shouted, "Izzy, will you get off of me!"
Danny chuckled again and said, "Well played Noah, well played."
Noah laughed in response and said, "Well, I certainly try."
Bus Confessional
Izzy: Well Noah and Courtney didn't have any invisible animals on them, so they aren't responsible for that cat that keeps appearing and disappearing in my room. I will find who planted that cat that speaks in riddles in my room!
The bus arrived at the school soon after Courtney threw Izzy off her shoulders. Chef opened the doors and everyone, including Chef, departed. The contestants saw Owen, Duncan, Beth, Katie, and Sadie waiting around, but no Chris.
"Not that I particularly care," Noah stated, "but where is Chris?"
"He said he would meet us here. Something to do with the challenge," Chef said.
Courtney approached Chef and said, "Chef, you said Chris owes you several paychecks, correct?"
Chef looked at Courtney and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Um, yeah. Why?"
"I could get you in touch with my lawyers, if you want," Courtney said, "Chris remembers them, so all you should have to do is say you're going to talk to them. That should get you your missing paychecks."
"Okay but why are you helping me? I don't plan on starting alliances with the contestants anytime soon," Chef said.
Courtney smiled and said, "I just see that you are somebody who has been wronged by Chris, and any attempt to strike back at him should be taken."
There was silence for a few seconds until a low hum was heard. "What's that," Jessie asked.
Nicholas looked toward the origin of the noise and said, "It almost sounds like an old car or something, judging by how loud the engine sounds."
After a few seconds, a motorcycle drove onto the sidewalk and stopped by the contestants and interns. The rider stepped off of the sleek Japanese motorcycle and took off his helmet, revealing himself to be none other than Chris.
"Morning contestants," Chris happily announced.
Danny raised an eyebrow and said, "So why did you ride in this morning on a motorcycle?"
Chris flashed a smile and said, "I'm glad you asked Danny! You see the motorcycle has something to do with today's challenge."
"Total Drama on Motorcycles," Mikey said, hazarding a guess.
"Yes! Total Drama on…wait no, that's not it. You all are going to be building go-karts to race in," Chris announced, grinning as he watched the puzzled looks on the student's faces.
There was one exception however, as Nicholas thrust a fist into the air and cheered, "Yes! Finally something that I excel at!"
Chris laughed and said, "That's right Nicholas! You will be placed in teams of three, where each team has to build a go-kart. I know most of you have next to no experience building these, which is why I've decided to give each team a standard kit to build a go-kart. However, if you think you can add anything extra, go right ahead. Also, each team will have one of the intern's helping you, but they decide which team they want to help. I'll give you until one to build these bad boys, and then I'll explain part two."
After a few seconds of silence, Noah asked, "Chris, aren't you forgetting something?"
The smile on Chris' face disappeared and he asked, "Did I not put any gel into my hair this morning?"
Noah facepalmed as Courtney shouted, "Not that! The teams!"
"Right, the teams," Chris said as he pulled an index card out of his pocket and looked at it before saying, "Okay, the first team will have our resident mechanic, Nicholas! He will be joined by Danny and Jennifer. The second team will have Courtney and Gwen along with Geoff! Let's see, third team will be Mikey, Cody, and just for good measure, let's have Megan. The fourth team will be Bridgette, Emily, and Noah. The last team will have Joseph, Jessie, and Izzy! Now interns, pick your team!"
Duncan nonchalantly walked over to Courtney, Gwen, and Geoff and said, "Well, I'm going with Princess here."
"Duncan! Stop calling me that," Courtney said as she crossed her arms.
Gwen laughed at Courtney's reaction, causing the CIT to glare at the goth girl.
Katie approached Noah, Emily, and Bridgette and said, "Do you guys mind if I join you?"
Noah shrugged and said, "I'm fine with it. Do either of you two mind?"
Bridgette shook her head while Emily said, "No, that's fine."
Beth meanwhile, approached Cody, Mikey, and Megan and asked, "Hey Cody is it alright if I help your team?"
The tech geek nodded and said, "Not a problem."
"I'm fine with it," Megan agreed as Mikey nodded.
Owen walked over to Joseph, Jessie, and Izzy and said, "Hi Izzy! Do you mind if I work with you?"
"Izzy would love it! What about you Joseph," the crazy redhead replied.
The overachiever shrugged and said, "Its fine by me."
This left Sadie to approach Nicholas, Danny, and Jennifer. "Um, hey. I know I can't really help much, but I'll do what I can," the chubbier BFFFL said shyly.
Nicholas shrugged and said, "That's quite alright. I know enough that even if you don't know much about cars, we can still do well, at least in my opinion."
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: I feel really confident that we can succeed in this challenge. Hell, I could probably single-handedly build the go-kart, if I had to.
Noah: Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of my team. Bridgette is a surfer and Emily is a dancer. None of us seem like we're mechanic material.
Mikey: I've been thinking about our abilities, and Cody and I can probably trick out our go-kart to make it do some pretty badass things!
Izzy: Hah ha! Izzy's gonna make a go-kart go wicked fast! Maybe it'll use Nitro!
Team One (Nicholas, Danny, Jennifer; Helper: Sadie)
The team was in one of the five bays used for working on cars in the school. A large box was opened and it's contents strewn about on the floor around the box. Nicholas was currently looking through the parts given to him in the kit, as well as the spare parts Chris provided. Looking up from all the parts given to him, he looked over to a table in the back of the room. Sitting at the table were Danny, Jennifer, and Sadie. Danny had his arms crossed, while Jennifer's head was on the table and Sadie was trying to comfort the performing artist.
Nicholas raised an eyebrow and said, "So, anyone have any ideas?"
"Aren't you a mechanic? Why are you asking us," Danny replied with a hint on annoyance in his tone.
"Um, I was just being polite. Anyways, what's wrong with her," Nicholas responded while pointing a finger at the moping Jennifer.
Sadie looked up and said, "She's still sad about Trent leaving."
Nicholas nodded and said, "I can respect that." The mechanic walked over to the performing artist and put his hand on her shoulder. "Listen, I know you're sad that Trent left," Nicholas said encouragingly, "I just want you to know that if you don't think you can participate in the challenge, I'm not going to force you. I think we can manage if you aren't up to it."
Jennifer sniffed and then smiled slightly, saying, "Thank you Nicholas. I might try to help you out later."
"Don't worry about it," Nicholas said with a smile.
Danny scoffed and said, "So because she's sad, you're giving her a pass for the challenge?"
Nicholas whirled around and glared before saying, "Yes I am. Do you have a problem with that?"
"Personally, yes. Nobody should get a pass because they're sad. How is that fair," Danny replied, throwing his hands in the air.
"Give her a break! Her boyfriend just got voted off," Nicholas responded angrily.
Danny crossed his arms and said, "Yes. That's quite a shame. Next you're going to suggest we put a type of nitrous in our vehicle to give it a boost in speed."
Nicholas glared and said, "Damn straight I will!"
"You clearly have no respect for honor," Danny shouted.
Nicholas got up in the warrior's face and said, "You clearly haven't seen enough of this show. The ones who win are the ones who play to their advantages. I'm going to do that and if you have a problem with that, you can get the hell out of here. I don't need you."
Danny gave Nicholas the finger before storming out of the room. Sadie crawled out from under the table, Jennifer beside her. The chubbier BFFFL said, "Wow that was so intense! I thought you and Danny were going to start punching each other."
"Yeah, well I've been waiting to call him out since he screwed me over during the woodshop challenge. If he can't deal with the fact that I want to win, then I don't care about him," Nicholas said with a shrug.
Jennifer quietly said, "Are you going to be able to build our go-kart by yourself?"
Nicholas smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've been doing this all my life. I think I know what I'm doing."
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: Danny thinks that because he's here to restore honor or some bull crap like that, he can do whatever he wants, screwing people over in the process. People who win challenges are always the ones who have advantages. Owen won season one because smelling brownies gave him energy. Jennifer won yesterday because she's always acted in plays. It's common sense.
Team Two (Courtney, Gwen, Geoff; Helper: Duncan)
Duncan and Geoff sat at the table in their workspace, looking at the unopened box containing the go-kart kit. They then looked at each other, sharing a glance that showed confusion. They then directed their attention to the workbench with the other assorted parts and saw why they had not yet started their work.
At the workbench, Gwen and Courtney were arguing with each other about Duncan. The punk thought that this challenge would be great, as he would be able to spend time with his girlfriend and one of his closer friends, but those hopes were swiftly shot down as the two girls began arguing once they got into the room.
"Damn it Courtney! Why can't you realize that I have no feelings for Duncan," Gwen reasoned with the CIT.
Courtney rolled her eyes and said, "You're just lying so I'll let my guard down! It's not a coincidence you broke up with Trent just as you and Duncan were on the same team!"
Gwen scowled and said, "It is a coincidence! Trent was throwing challenges for me! That's why I broke up with him! Besides, why are you so worried? You usually deny that you like Duncan!"
"I do like Duncan! He's just more forward than I would like," Courtney replied.
Gwen rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah, that's it for sure."
Duncan got up and said, "Ladies, please. There's no need to fight over me. To get you too to stop arguing, I love Courtney and Gwen is just a friend. Happy?"
Courtney sighed and said, "Okay Duncan, I believe you. But I've got my eye on you Gwen."
Geoff walked over and said, "Okay, now that that's done, how about we make a go-kart!"
"Yeah, we should get started on the go-kart," Gwen said.
Duncan smirked and said, "I got us a plan. Geoff and I will work on the engine, wiring, and other stuff like that. Girls, can you two get along long enough to build the frame and put in stuff like the seat and steering wheel?"
"I think I can put up with Ms. Boyfriend stealer here long enough to build the frame," Courtney said, jerking a finger at Gwen.
Gwen's eye twitched and she said, "Shut up Courtney! I've never stolen anyone's boyfriend and I don't plan on starting that anytime soon!" As the two girls began to argue again, Duncan sighed while Geoff pulled his hat over his eyes.
Restroom Confessional
Courtney: (We would show her rant about Gwen, but not only is this a half-hour show, but it's not rated R)
Gwen: (We would show her rant about Courtney, but again this is only a half-hour show. Gwen's rant is more viewer friendly than Courtney's however.)
Duncan: You know, I thought that this challenge was going to be enjoyable. I get to spend time with my girlfriend, two of my other close friends, and I don't run the risk of being eliminated. I think Geoff and I will be lucky to get a go-kart up and running at this point.
Team Three (Mikey, Cody, Megan; Helper: Beth)
Unlike the first two teams, Mikey, Cody, Megan and Beth had been able to work together really well. The four teens had already built the basic frame after which they split the work up, the guys working on the engine while the girls worked on the rest of the chassis. Mikey and Cody were currently tinkering with some things that would help their go-kart be able to attain a higher speed.
"All we need is some sort of injection system so the fuel gets injected with some nitrous. That should give us a speed boost," Cody said while scribbling some notes down on a piece of paper.
Mikey, who was also scribbling on a piece of paper, said, "You know what I think we should put on our go-kart? The pitching machine that Chris gave us." Sure enough, there was a small pitching machine among all of the extra pieces Chris had supplied their team with.
Cody raised an eyebrow and said, "The pitching machine? Why do you think that would be helpful?"
"Think about it," Mikey said, reasoning with Cody, "Chris loves to watch us fight each other, right? So suppose we race our go-karts and get baseballs or something to throw at the other drivers. A pitching machine would make things a lot easier."
Cody tapped his chin in thought before smiling and replying, "You know what? That makes a lot of sense. Let's put it on, and even if we don't need to race, it'll make our go-kart look much cooler." The gamer and tech geek shared a fist bump before wondering how they would attach the pitching machine to the hood.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: If it's one thing I've learned so far on this show, it's that Chris likes to watch us hitting each other. From what I've seen of TDI and TDA, plus the laser tag and dodge ball challenges, he wants us to hurt each other a lot.
The two girls of the team were currently working on a design for the body of the go-kart. They had settled on a front that resembled an arrow, but instead of having a point, it curved in an arc. The back of the kart was to be flat, but tailpipes on each side kept it from being boring. The two girls also managed to install the seat, and were working on the steering wheel and the accelerator and the brake.
Beth, who had finished her job of putting the seat in, was sitting down on a chair she brought over from the table. "Do you need any help Megan," the farm girl asked.
The nice girl smiled and said, "No, I think I'm good." It was silent for a moment before Megan chuckled and said, "You know, when I was told I was going to be on Total Drama, I did not think I would be doing this."
Beth nodded and said, "Yeah I know! When I first signed up for Total Drama Island, I didn't think I would've gone to an island with prehistoric beavers, played paintball, or end up conquering one of my fears."
Megan smiled and said, "Yeah, despite all the drama this show has, it can be pretty unique." It was quiet for a few seconds until Megan asked, "Beth, do you have a boyfriend?"
"I used too. Brady was nice, but he didn't like all the attention I got as runner-up of TDA. We're still friends though. Why do you ask," was the farm girl's reply.
The nice girl said, "Well, there's this guy I like, but I don't know how to go about asking him out."
Beth thought for a moment before advising, "Well, I think the best thing you can do is simply talk to him and ask him out politely. That should work."
"Thanks Beth," Megan replied with a smile.
Restroom Confessional
Megan: Well, I suppose Beth is right. I need to talk to him as soon as I can. I don't know if I could stand him being voted out and then hoping he doesn't get a girlfriend before I get a chance to ask him.
Team Four (Bridgette, Emily, Noah; Helper: Katie)
Noah was currently studying the instruction manual for how to assemble the go-kart while he directed the three girls on what they should do. Katie wholeheartedly accepted what his role was to be, while Bridgette and Emily were hesitant to accept it at first. This soon changed when they realized how precise Noah's instructions were.
"Wow Noah, I'm surprised," Emily said after putting a wheel onto the go-kart, "I didn't think you would be so helpful just reading instructions to us."
Noah smirked and said, "I don't like to brag, but while I may not be built for many physical things, when it comes to intellectual things, I'm tough to beat."
Bridgette thought for a second before she said, "I'm not surprised about that. The only person who could match you in intelligence I think is Joseph."
"Yeah, well we'll see who makes it farther," the know-it-all muttered under his breath.
"What was that Noah," Katie asked, curious as to what the know-it-all had said.
Noah quickly threw on a fake smile before he said, "Nothing. I'm just doing a little thinking. Now, would you be so kind as to see what we have in terms of paint?" Katie nodded and quickly checked the supply closet in the rear of the room.
Bridgette smiled and said, "Wow, Katie will do anything to help you Noah, won't she?"
"She is my friend you know. Who else do you think got her to stop blubbering about missing Sadie," Noah retorted, a smirk plastered upon his face.
"Oh I know! Justin," Emily called out to which Noah face-palmed.
The know-it-all sighed and said, "No, not Justin. It was me, as the anti-me was too busy not talking to help her out of her depression, or whatever you might call it."
Katie returned and said, "We have red paint, yellow paint, and a sky blue paint. Which should we use?"
Noah shrugged and said, "I'm not the most artistic person here. You can use what you want."
Katie's eyes lit up and she squealed, "I'm going to make our go-kart like, so cool looking!" The thinner BFFFL ran over to get the paint so she could start working on the go-kart.
Emily and Bridgette looked at the excited girl before Noah said, "Well, according to the instructions, we're done."
The two girls looked at the currently silver go-kart and Emily noted, "Would you look at that. It's done."
Restroom Confessional
Noah: Okay, so our go-kart is Spartan in nature. We didn't add anything extra, so it's just a go-kart. If the second part of the challenge is a race, we're screwed. Knowing Izzy, Nicholas, Duncan, Cody, and possibly a few others, their karts are going to be immensely enhanced.
Team Five (Joseph, Jessie, Izzy; Helper: Owen)
Izzy cackled as she was mixing something up over by the table with extra parts on it. Based on what she had said previously, she was supposedly making a nitrous mixture that would be able to give their go-kart an insane speed boost.
"Note to self," Joseph mumbled as he worked on the acceleration and brake systems, "Do not use anything that Izzy may have modified."
"What was that Joseph," Jessie asked, an inquisitive look on her face.
Joseph faced the quiet girl and said, "Oh I was just making a mental note to stay away from anything that Izzy may have modified. She's so crazy I don't think I could trust it." The overachiever then noticed Owen was a few feet away from him, to which he added, "No offense Owen."
The jolly giant laughed and said, "It's alright Joseph! Most people say Izzy is too crazy, but I like that. It makes her unique."
Jessie smiled and said, "Wow Owen, that sounded really romantic."
"Yeah I know! Maybe because I'm around all these smart people, I'm becoming smarter," Owen stated as he looked longingly at Izzy.
Joseph raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't think it's possible for intelligence to physically rub off on someone, but you might be learning from us."
"Oh," Owen said as he looked slightly sad.
"Now Owen, just because our intelligence isn't physically being transferred just by being together, that doesn't mean you aren't learning from us. You can still learn things from us, we just have to teach it to you," Joseph said in an apologetic tone.
Owen beamed happily and scooped Joseph up into a big hug before he said, "Now that you've said that, I feel great!" Joseph struggled to escape Owen's grip for a minute before the large teen put him down.
Once Joseph dusted himself off, Izzy shouted, "DONE!" The crazy redhead sprinted over to her teammates and presented a small container of liquid.
Joseph looked quizzically at what Izzy was holding and said, "Do I even want to know what this is?"
Izzy tapped Joseph's nose and said, "Silly Joseph, this is our nitrous! This is gonna make our go-kart go really fast!"
"I'm well aware of what nitrous does," Joseph said as he swatted Izzy's hand away.
Izzy jumped over to where Jessie was and said, "Now it's time for me to inject our engine with this stuff!"
"I may not know much about cars, but isn't there supposed to be an injection system," Jessie cautiously asked.
"Yeah, if you want to give a slight amount of control to it. If we do it this way, we're gonna go really fast really quick," Izzy happily said as she finished putting the nitrous into the engine system.
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Okay, I'm probably not the first person to think this, and I probably won't be the last. I feel like my life could be at stake for working with Izzy. That's not a good sign.
Chris was standing outside the school, in front of the five bays that were being used for the challenge. At one 'o clock sharp, Chris pulled out his signature bullhorn and used it, causing a loud siren that caught the attention of every competitor. The host then picked up his megaphone off the ground and said, "Build time is over! Each team will bring their go-karts forward, one at a time, until all five are out. So without further ado, Team one, if you would please come forward!"
The first of the bays opened, and Nicholas, Jennifer, and Sadie appeared, wheeling out their go-kart. It was a decent size for a go-kart, but it also had the appearance of a muscle car. The engine of the go-kart could be seen through the top of the go-kart and the multiple cylinders were visible. The go-kart itself had a black base, with red and orange flames on the sides of the vehicle.
Chris looked impressed as he said, "Wow Nicholas. I figured you could make one nice go-kart, but this thing is badass!"
"Thanks. I'm actually surprised this turned out so well, given how much time I had to work on it," the mechanic said as he scratched the back of his head.
Chris chuckled and then noticed something important, "Um, Nicholas? Where's Danny?"
Nicholas' expression drastically changed as he was now frowning as he said, "Oh, him. Yeah he was going to be a total prick and not let me make awesome modifications. So I told him that I didn't need him and would be better off without him."
Chris chuckled and said, "Well this is interesting. You see, all members of a team need to be present for a challenge or that team automatically loses!"
Jennifer quietly said, "Wh-what?"
"Dude! Are you serious," Nicholas shouted, slightly enraged.
"I am serious. I may bend some rules to my liking, but this is one rule that cannot be changed," Chris said as he shook his head.
Nicholas kicked a broken down car and said, "Damn it!"
"Oh will you shut up," a voice called out. Nicholas, Jennifer, and Chris looked toward the source of the voice and saw Danny standing on the roof of the school.
"Danny? You came back," Jennifer asked. The honorable teen nodded and said,
"I may not be on the best terms with Nicholas now, but I'm not risking my own ass by not showing up."
Chris nodded and said, "Well, since Danny is now here, you guys are still in!" Nicholas and Jennifer cheered and high-fived.
Restroom Confessional
Danny: I came here to play with honor. To be honest, ditching my team and getting us thrown into elimination is not honorable.
Chris lifted the megaphone to his lips and said, "Team Two, you're up! Get out here!"
The second bay opened and Duncan and Geoff emerged, wheeling their cart out. It looked like an ATV crossed with a jeep, as it had the body of an all terrain vehicle and it had the doors of a jeep, or lack thereof. It was painted dark green and blue, to match the color of Duncan's Mohawk and Gwen's highlights. Gwen and Courtney walked out after the boys did, a few scratches present on their faces.
"What's wrong girls? Did you two not get along," Chris joked after taking note of Gwen and Courtney's appearances.
Duncan nodded and said, "Oh yeah, they fought all right. It was mostly verbal, but they actually traded blows once or twice."
"So that's the noise I heard," Nicholas exclaimed, "I figured Izzy detonated a bomb again."
"Nah man, these two have been going at each other for a while. It's major harshness dude," Geoff said while tilting his cowboy hat down.
Jennifer sighed and said, "Why do people always have to fight?"
Geoff shrugged and said, "I dunno dudette, I dunno."
Chris smiled and said, "Well it's good to see that there's some drama still here. It's not called 'Total Drama' for a reason!"
"That's why you put us together? So that we would fight," Gwen furiously shouted.
"Yep! Aren't I a genius," Chris asked with a smug tone in his voice. In response, crickets were head chirping, until they were eaten by a frog who croaked, who was then picked up by an eagle and carried away. Chris frowned and lamented, "Whatever, team three is up."
The third of the bays opened and Megan, Mikey, Beth, and Cody walked out, pushing their kart. It was mainly red with some black stripes throughout the design. The pitching machine was mounted to the hood and there were little wings added to the back spoiler for decoration.
Chris whistled upon seeing the kart and commented, "Wow that is one interesting kart! Is all that functional, or aesthetic?"
Cody pointed at the pitching machine and said, "Well, the pitching machine definitely works. As for the wings, those are just for decoration."
"Did you really have to ask that Chris? The only reason there would be wings on a go-kart would be for decoration," Mikey replied.
"I was referring more to the pitching machine in regards to that question," Chris mumbled.
Mikey shrugged and said, "Whatever floats your boat."
Megan giggled and said, "Mikey's got a point, that question was just plain stupid."
Mikey and Megan shared a high-five as Chris grumbled and said, "Whatever, team four, get out here!"
Noah, Bridgette, Emily, and Katie opened the fourth bay and wheeled their kart out of the building. Unlike the three before them, theirs was pretty boring. It had not changed from its original go-kart shape but it now had a red and blue paint job. The red was primarily in the front and it gradually turned into purple and then into blue as the paint reached the back of the kart.
"Hmm. Interesting color choice for the body. Any reason why you guys did that," Chris asked, intrigued about their design.
Noah shrugged and said, "Katie wanted to paint it so we let her."
Chris nodded and said, "Fair enough. Now, compared to the other karts, this one looks boring. Does it have any special features?"
Bridgette smiled sheepishly and said, "Unfortunately, none of us have the skills that would be needed to modify the go-kart in any way."
"Seriously Chris, do we look like mechanics," Noah dryly responded.
Katie nudged Noah with her elbow and whispered, "Be nice, you're only going to encourage him."
Chris gave the kart another look-over and said, "Well, we would discuss this more, but we don't want to cut too much footage and there's still a second part of the challenge so without further adieu, team five, it's your turn!"
The last bay opened and Joseph, Jessie, and Owen wheeled out their kart. Izzy would've been helping, but her teammates insisted they could handle it. After seeing their kart, that excuse was relatively believable. It consisted of a small, pointed body with two tailfins on either side of the main body. The entire kart was painted a dark blue, except for a small amount of writing on the side which was in white.
Chris blinked before saying, "Dude, that is one small kart."
Joseph quickly came up with an excuse, "It'll go faster this way?"
"That's right. The smaller mass will help contribute to the overall speed of the kart," Jessie added.
"Makes sense to me," Chris said with a shrug. The host then smiled and said, "So who's ready for the next part of the challenge?" A few mild cheers greeted the host and he shrugged, mumbling, "That's more cheers than I would have predicted."
Chef walked over and thrust a flag at Chris before walking away, grumbling once more about his paycheck. "Right," Chris said, watching Chef leave with an odd look, "Anyways, the second part of the challenge is going to be a race! But not just any race, you guys will be racing on the race track we built last night." Chris gestured toward a field and a large canvas tarp was lifted to show a nicely made go-kart track wrapping its way around some trees and even crossing over a bridge that crossed a stream.
"Each team will have one driver who will take their karts around the track. It takes five laps to win. In addition, you guys can interfere with your opponents by using orange peels and tortoise shells. Don't worry, they're fake. I think," Chris announced.
"Um Chris? This is sounding eerily familiar," Mikey noted.
Chris continued, ignoring Mikey, "In addition, the nameless interns will be throwing small explosives at you. As far as I know, they can't harm you too badly. And even if you were hurt, that new clause that was added to the contracts that you all signed prevents us from being sued if you die. The bombs look like this!"
Chris pulled one of the explosives out of his pocket and showed it off to the contestants. It was navy blue and had eye decals as well as a smile painted on. A small fuse was coming out of the top and a small key inserted in its back.
Mikey raised an eyebrow and noted, "This is starting to become really familiar."
"Basically, you guys have to complete five laps, avoid hazards deployed by the enemy, watch out for these Bomb-Orbs, and be one of the first two to finish to win immunity. If you total your kart your team goes to elimination," Chris smiled.
"I'm almost certain this is bordering on copyright infringement," Mikey stated louder so hopefully Chris would hear.
The host ignored the gamer yet again and said, "This challenge is called Super Total Drama Kart!"
Mikey shrugged and said, "Well, can't say I didn't warn him. If he gets sued, then that's not my problem." Chris led the students and interns to the track, their karts being pushed along the way.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: I knew Chris had low standards for challenges, but seriously? Ripping off Mario Kart just takes this to a new low.
Nicholas: I can't wait to see my baby in action! This is my challenge!
Bridgette: I honestly hope the tortoise shells are fake. If they aren't, Chris is gonna have a lot of protestors on his hands.
The five go-karts were lined up at the starting line. Chris had allowed the teens to give the drivers as many orange peels and tortoise shells as their karts could hold. Nicholas was sitting in his muscle car, a pile of orange peels surrounding him. Geoff was sitting in the off-road vehicle, a few tortoise shells next to him and orange peels behind him. Mikey was behind the wheel of the sports car with wings, about ten tortoise shells in the pitching machine and some orange peels next to him. Next to Mikey was Emily, sitting comfortably in the go-kart with tortoise shells next to her and a couple on her lap. At the end of the line was Izzy, who didn't have room for more than two tortoise shells and a few orange peels.
Chris, dressed in his referee garb from the P.E. challenge raised a green flag in the air and called out through his bullhorn, "Are you guys ready to race?" Engines revved, teams cheering their drivers on, and the horn of one of the karts answered the host.
"All right! Ready! Set! Go," Chris shouted, waving the flag as the five karts took off. Izzy quickly gained a lead as her fuel injection system and small kart made her faster.
Using a small wireless headset, Mikey said, "Hey Cody! Take out Izzy!"
"Can do man," was the tech geek's response. Using a camera mounted to the hood of their kart and a videogame controller, Cody aimed their improvised turret at Izzy's kart. After a few seconds lining up the shot, a tortoise shell was fired from the pitching machine and was sent hurtling at Izzy's kart.
The redhead saw it was coming and threw an orange peel behind her. This effectively slowed the tortoise shell to a stop before it made contact with Izzy's kart. Mikey frowned for a second before he got really excited.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: After getting over Chris' lack of imagination, I realized that we were basically playing Mario Kart in real life. And it was awesome!
Nicholas gunned the engine of his muscle car and sped up slightly, pulling ahead of Emily and Geoff. Not to be outdone, Geoff gunned the engine of his kart and matched the speed of the mechanic's kart. As the mechanic and party animal pulled away from her, Emily floored the gas pedal of her kart and started to approach the others.
Holding onto the steering wheel with only one hand, Emily threw a pair of tortoise shells at the other racers. Nicholas swerved out of the way of one shell, which bounced off a wall and slowly approached Mikey's kart. The other shell made contact with Geoff's kart, but luckily for him it didn't hit hard enough to cause much damage, if any.
In the stands, the non-racing competitors and interns were watching. It also appeared as if the interns were watching more intently than the other competitors. "Hey Duncan, why are you so focused on the race," Courtney asked.
Duncan looked at the C.I.T. and said, "No real reason. I just wanted to watch a race." Courtney raised a suspicious eyebrow at the punk but did not say anything.
Restroom Confessional
Duncan: To be honest, Chris made a deal with the interns. Out of the interns, whoever helped the team that comes in first place will get like a hundred bucks! That's why I forced Geoff to be the driver. If Gwen or Courtney were driver, I feel like they would throw the race just to try to eliminate the other. I swear, those two are more catty than Gwen and Heather were back on the island.
Back on the racetrack, Mikey noticed the tortoise shell finally approach. The gamer quickly hit the brakes, stopping his car but preventing the shell from hitting the thin frame. As soon as the shell passed, Mikey floored the gas pedal, but that didn't stop Nicholas and Geoff from pulling ahead. The gamer quickly sent out a request for another shell to be fired at his opponents. Cody obliged and sent another shell flying at Nicholas.
As this was happening, Izzy haphazardly threw her orange peels around the track in her general area. She grinned at her handiwork and imagined the other karts sliding on the peels. The psycho cackled slightly before she sped off to garner an even greater lead on the others.
As Nicholas narrowly avoided the shell Mikey fired off, he was rammed on the side by Geoff. The party animal increased his speed slightly and dropped a few orange peels in an attempt to shake his competition. Nicholas and Mikey hit the peels and while the mechanic stopped temporarily in order to gain control of his kart, the gamer hit the brakes for a second and then sped off again at virtually the same speed he was going when he hit the peel.
Emily watched this and threw a shell at the gamer's kart. Mikey saw the peels in front of him and the shell behind him and decided the best course of action was to try to slide on the peels. His strategy worked as he swerved out of the way of the shell, but he also spun around, forcing him to turn around before he could continue. Nicholas, Geoff and Emily raced on, passing the gap Mikey made in the peels.
Further on ahead, Izzy approached the random interns throwing bombs down at her. She swerved, slowed down, and even spun around to avoid the explosive projectiles.
Geoff continually traded blows with Nicholas, as the party boy and mechanic were ramming their karts into each other to try to stop the other. While the two were trying to outperform the other, Emily slipped by and sped off. Mikey, who was well into last by now, flipped a switch on the dashboard of his vehicle.
The gamer said into his headset, "I'm too far behind. I'm activating the turbo boost."
"But Mikey, if you do that, there's no saying how the kart will run at the end of the race," Cody frantically called out.
"If I don't do anything, we're gonna lose," Mikey responded.
Cody sighed and told the gamer, "Fine, use the boost."
Mikey pressed a flashing red button on the dashboard of the kart and it accelerated rapidly. The kart surged forward, surpassing Geoff and Nicholas, making it closer to Emily.
Back with Izzy, the crazy girl dodged two bombs thrown at her when she ran into a third one she didn't see. Her kart went out of control and crashed into the wall of the track. The crazy girl climbed out of the kart and looked to see if she could do anything about the wrecked kart. One of the interns who knew Izzy's craziness firsthand threw an extra bomb at her kart, just to make sure it was gone. Izzy saw this bomb and threw it up to the scaffold-like overpasses where the interns threw the bombs from.
With the other four, Geoff and Nicholas quickly activated their turbo boosts, attempting to approach Mikey, and to an extent Emily. Both teens made it to where Mikey was, but due to Nicholas having a knack for mechanics, his turbo boost propelled him farther ahead, closer to Emily.
Mikey looked across to Geoff and nodded toward his friend, as a way of saying "good luck." Geoff nodded in response and the two tried to catch up. Nicholas' extra propulsion caused him to become neck and neck with Emily and the dancer smiled at the mechanic. Nicholas gave a friendly smile in response as the two passed by Izzy's wrecked kart.
A few seconds after the mechanic and dancer passed the wreck, chaos erupted. A loud explosion was heard and Nicholas used his rearview mirror to watch as the bombs on top of the scaffolding exploded, taking out the support of the platform. The single remaining support bent under the new weight it had to support until it broke, sending the platform the interns stood on crashing into the next archway. This one got knocked backwards by the force of the falling scaffold and the supports of the second one gave way as well, sending the second scaffold falling.
At this moment, Mikey and Geoff turned a corner only to see a large metal archway come falling towards them. Nicholas' eyes widened and he hit the brakes and turned the steering wheel, turning him around so he could get to his competitors. Emily also turned around to make sure the gamer and party boy were unharmed, though she took an extra moment as she was not comfortable performing such a dangerous turn. Nicholas swerved around the fallen wreckage and tried to find the two drivers.
Restroom Confessional
Bridgette: Oh my God, I hope Geoff is all right. I don't know what I would do if I lost him. I also hope Mikey is all right, it would crush her if he got hurt.
Courtney: Oh my, that was bad. I honestly hope neither of them were injured, though if they were, we could sue Chris and make that bastard pay.
Joseph: (His eyes are wide.) Are those two all right? I honestly hope they are. I may want to win more than anything, but I'm not soulless. I'm genuinely concerned for their well-being.
When Nicholas managed to make it around the wreck, he noticed Geoff's kart was not directly in the wreck, one of the tortoise shells nearby. He also noticed the party boy was busy trying to undo the seatbelt of Mikey's kart.
"Holy crap," was all Nicholas could mutter when he noticed the condition of the kart. The scaffolding fell on the hood of the kart, collapsing it and causing the airbag to deploy, which appeared to have knocked Mikey unconscious.
The mechanic then noticed the gamer was unconscious and ran over to Geoff. "Move out of the way," Nicholas commanded, pulling out a Swiss Army Knife. Using the tool, the mechanic sliced Mikey's seat belt in two. Nicholas lifted the gamer up and, with Geoff's assistance, carried him to the infirmary.
Along the way, Emily ran over to the three and said, "Oh my God! Is Mikey all right?"
"We don't know," Geoff said before adding, "Go get Chef Hatchet!" The dancer nodded and ran off.
After Nicholas and Geoff came into view supporting Mikey, the spectators all jumped up and did various things. A few, like Bridgette, Cody, Megan and Gwen, ran over to help support the gamer and let Nicholas and Geoff rest for a moment.
Others, like Courtney, Joseph, Jennifer, and Danny, ran into the school to find help and get some aid to Mikey.
The rest of the competitors and the interns helped clear the way for both the people supporting the gamer, and those who searched for aid, and found a stretcher. As the teens tried to place Mikey on the stretcher, Chef Hatchet came barreling out of the school to help.
Chef Hatchet placed the gamer on the stretcher and then pointed at Geoff and bellowed, "Party Boy! You come too! You were in the crash, so you gotta come!"
Geoff raised an eyebrow and said, "Um, I'm fine Chef. I actually didn't get caught in the wreck."
Chef rolled his eyes and picked Geoff up, hoisting him over his shoulder. As the cook walked off, Geoff called out, "Do you think he heard me?"
Restroom Confessional
Geoff: So the real reason why Chef wanted me to come with him was so I could tell him what happened. I don't see why he couldn't have said that to start.
The rest of the contestants were waiting outside of the infirmary, many of them sitting down, but a few were pacing around. None were pacing more than Chris himself.
"If he gets seriously injured, I could have one hell of a lawsuit on my hands. I remember when Courtney sued for something as minor as not being able to be on TDA, and that was brutal! I don't want to think of how bad it could be," the host said to himself.
"Is that all you care about? Mikey could be seriously hurt and all you care about is having money," Bridgette yelled out.
Many were shocked by Bridgette's anger, including Chris. The host managed to say, "Look, we're trying to save up money to make the challenges less hazardous. But if we get sued, we lose that money and there's no guarantee that the challenges will be any less dangerous. I will admit we've had some pretty dangerous challenges, but if we can get enough money saved up, we'll be able to make future challenges safer."
"That's if anyone will want to sign up for this show anymore after what's happened," Noah retorted in a cynical tone.
The doors to the infirmary opened at that moment and Chef Hatchet walked out.
Megan stood up and asked, "Is Mikey gonna be okay?"
Chef shrugged and replied, "I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know," Gwen shouted.
"I ain't a doctor! All I know is how to heal people if they cut themselves or are vomiting and that crap," Chef angrily replied.
"You mean to tell me," Joseph said, both intrigued and appalled, "That you're in charge of medical needs and you don't know how to diagnose ailments?"
Chef glared and pointed at Chris, shouting, "Blame Pretty Boy! He could've paid for some basic medical training! Hell, if he paid me for my work, I would pay for it myself! But no, he has to spend so much of our budget on himself."
"We'll deal with Chris being a cheap bastard later, but for now we should worry about the matter at hand," Danny replied, calm amidst all the chaos, "How are we going to deduce Mikey's condition?"
Noah slowly got up and said, "I know enough about medical knowledge that I should be able to diagnose Mikey." The know-it-all walked into the infirmary, followed shortly by Chef Hatchet.
The waiting room grew quiet again until Joseph calmly asked, "I am aware that this is probably not the best time, but who won immunity? I feel we should know before the results are forgotten."
"Hmm? Oh, right the challenge. Well, Izzy and Mikey crashed, and Geoff couldn't continue with the steel scaffold in the track so Nicholas' team and Emily's team win," Chris replied, lacking enthusiasm. The six immune students were lacking enthusiasm as well as they were all concerned for Mikey.
It was quiet again for a couple minutes until Noah walked out. The odd thing was that the know-it-all was smiling. "Good news guys," Noah stated with a slight happy tone, "Mikey's going to be fine. I analyzed his condition and determined that he has a very mild concussion. He may have sprained a couple bones, but that's not too major. From the looks of it, his seat belt kept him from getting injured further. Let that serve as a lesson to those watching this."
"Will he be able to compete still," Megan asked, elated that her friend was okay.
Noah nodded and said, "With a little bit of rest he should be fine in the morning, so long as the challenge isn't too strenuous."
Chris smiled, not only because he wouldn't have to deal with a lawsuit, but Mikey was one of the more tolerable contestants, and said, "That can be arranged. Also, since he's going to be able to compete, I'm giving him immunity for today. Geoff, you get immunity as well for helping him."
The party boy let out a cheer and hugged his girlfriend. Chris continued, "As for the seven of you without immunity, elimination will be in a half hour." The host got up and departed to tell his boss that they wouldn't have a lawsuit on their hands. The students then dispersed to pass time until elimination.
Restroom Confessional
Nicholas: I think things here have been going really well. I got a girlfriend, I aced the challenge today, and despite what happened during the challenge, Mikey's gonna be all right.
Nicholas and Jessie were sitting in the cafeteria at one of the many circular tables. The quiet girl was sitting in the mechanic's lap, and they simply kissed now and then and enjoyed each other's company.
After a moment, Jessie asked, "Nicholas, do you worry that I'm going to be eliminated?"
"Honestly, I worry that you will be eliminated every time you don't get immunity, but then I tell myself that there's no reason for you to be eliminated. Why do you ask," Nicholas replied to his girlfriend.
Jessie sighed and said, "I don't really know. I just didn't do much during the challenge and after yesterday's elimination, I feel vulnerable."
Nicholas gave Jessie a quick peck on the cheek and said, "Jess, don't worry. I think there's a greater chance that Izzy will get eliminated because she caused Mikey's accident."
The quiet girl smiled and said, "Thanks Nick."
The mechanic smiled and said, "That your nickname for me? 'Cause I like it." Jessie nodded and the two shared a kiss.
Joseph met with Courtney and Noah to discuss their next move. "Remind me why I'm here again. I'm immune so this doesn't concern me," Noah stated bluntly.
Joseph chuckled and said, "It's best for everyone to know the plan. Anyways, after hearing what happened today, I have learned of another rivalry, and I feel we should make use of it while we still can."
"So we're going to eliminate somebody and then pin the blame on someone else? Not a bad strategy," Courtney commented.
Joseph smiled and said, "Indeed. Here's the plan…"
Restroom Confessional
Courtney: I don't know about this. The person Joseph suggested is one of the few people I like. I'm starting to regret ever joining this alliance.
Joseph approached Izzy and prepared to put his plan in action. "Hello Izzy," the overachiever calmly stated.
Izzy chirped, "Hiyas! What's up?"
Joseph shrugged and said, "I was just wondering, did you know who you were voting for yet?"
"Nope! Did you want me to vote for somebody," the crazy redhead asked.
"Well, somebody suggested I vote for this person, and I thought you might like to know as well," Joseph said before whispering the details.
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Well, I think we have enough votes out of the seven of us. To who I voted for, I just wanted to say that it was not personal. This was just a step in my plan.
Gwen: Courtney's really getting on my nerves. I'm voting for her before she tries to hurt me.
Jessie: After what Nicholas said earlier, I feel like voting for Izzy is my best move.
At the elimination ceremony that afternoon, Chris had called all the contestants down, so fourteen teens were sitting in the seats. Mikey was the only one unaccounted for, and that was because he was still resting. Chris took his place at the podium and said, "Well, we're here for yet another elimination. The reason you're all here is because we need to get all of you used to eliminations during the merge, where everyone will be present. Anyways, I have six hall passes, due to Mikey and Geoff being immune. If you do not receive a hall pass, you must immediately walk the hall of shame and board the bus of losers. You will be eliminated and can never come back ever! The first hall passes go to Joseph, Gwen, Cody and Megan!"
The four shared a collective sigh of relief when they heard they had gotten immunity. Izzy however, was less than thrilled, as evidenced by her cry of, "What? How can Izzy be in the bottom three again?"
"Well, you crashed our kart," Joseph stated.
Gwen added, "You blew up that scaffold too."
"Don't forget you could've killed Mikey," Megan commented.
Cody nervously said, "And you are kinda crazy."
Izzy blinked and said, "Well I'm sorry all that happened, but if that intern hadn't thrown an extra, unnecessary bomb at me, it wouldn't have happened."
Chris shouted into his megaphone, "Hey guys! I'm trying to do elimination here! It's kinda important! So shut up!" Izzy sat back down and the four immune joined the six immunity winners.
Chris looked upon the remaining three with any evil grin. "Well now there's you three, who all received votes. The second to last pass goes to Izzy," Chris said while pointing at the crazy girl. Izzy let out a cheer and sat down with the others who had immunity.
Nicholas looked slightly worried now, but told himself, "Courtney has got to be liked less than Jess. There's no way she would be eliminated now."
Chris smirked and said, "Well, it looks like it's down to Courtney and Jessie. One of you ladies will be going home. The final hall pass of the day goes to…"
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"Courtney."
An angry shout of "What?" permeated the air as the C.I.T. got up to claim immunity. Many heads turned to see that it was Nicholas who had shouted. "You mean to tell me," the mechanic heaved, "that my girlfriend, who didn't have any enemies, was eliminated instead of Courtney?"
"I'm afraid so bro," Chris said shaking his head.
Chuckling was heard and Nicholas turned to see Danny was chuckling. "Oh this is irony at its best," the warrior stated, "The person who performed the best during the challenge has his girlfriend eliminated the same day. That is too funny."
Nicholas had fury in his eyes and he glared at the warrior before shouting, "That does it! It's time for a Death Battle!" [1]
"Um, you sure you didn't mean, a battle to the death," Geoff asked.
"I know what I said," was the mechanic's angry reply. Nicholas lifted a fist in the air, ready to punch Danny, but a soft, small hand grabbed him.
Nicholas looked to see Jessie was the one to restrain him. "Nicholas, don't get angry at him," Jessie requested, "You don't know if he actually was behind my elimination. It could have been dumb luck."
The mechanic sighed and said, "Okay fine. I'm going to miss you, you know."
Jessie grabbed a hold of Nicholas' hand and said, "I'm going to miss you too. But we'll see each other again at the Aftermath studio."
Nicholas smiled and said, "You're right. Well, I'm going to win this for us!"
"That's the spirit," Jessie said supportively.
The couple leaned forward to kiss and shared a kiss for about five seconds until Chef came in and separated the two, saying, "Jessie, you gotta get going."
The quiet girl nodded and said, "All right. I suppose I'm ready." Nicholas walked his girlfriend outside and watched as she got on the bus. He continued to stand there until the bus could no longer be seen. With a sigh, he walked back inside.
Bus Confessional
Jessie: Well, I had a decent run here on Total Drama High School. I performed well and I made a ton of friends. I even got a boyfriend! I just hope he doesn't do anything he might regret while I'm not there. Good luck Nick!
Once everyone cleared out of the auditorium, the teens dispersed and did whatever they normally did. Everyone except Cody had resorted to their normal after-elimination activities.
The tech-geek approached Nicholas, who was sitting by himself in the cafeteria and said, "Hey Nicholas? I'm sorry about earlier. I knew I should've voted differently."
The mechanic raised an eyebrow and asked, "You voted for Jessie?"
"No. I voted for Courtney because Gwen asked me too. If I had voted for Izzy, it would've been a tiebreaker and Jessie could've stayed," Cody explained.
"Don't worry about it too much," Nicholas said as he looked out the window at the sky, "I don't mind that you voted for Courtney. It's those who did vote for Jessie that should look out."
Cody nodded and said, "Well okay. I'll see you around, I guess." Nicholas waved as Cody left.
Chris was standing outside next to a brick wall and said, "Well after a very eventful day, Jessie has been voted off. How will Nicholas cope? Will he be an emotional mess like how Jennifer was this morning? Will Mikey be fully recovered? Find out the answers to these questions, as well as the most dramatic elimination yet! Next time of Total Drama High School!"
Later that night after all the teens had arrived at their hotel, Geoff, Bridgette, and Megan were sitting in Mikey's hotel room, hoping for some good news. They sat in silence, hoping the gamer would wake up. After about fifteen minutes, Chef Hatchet entered and said, "Look, visiting hours are over! I want you all out of here in five minutes."
He exited and then Bridgette said, "Megan, I think Geoff and I are gonna go to our room. We should get some sleep."
The nice girl nodded and bid the couple good night as they departed the room. Megan waited another minute or two and sighed before walking over to Mikey's bed and kneeling next to him. In a spur-of-the moment feeling, Megan leaned forward and kissed Mikey on the cheek, whispering "Get well soon." As the nice girl exited the room, Mikey's eyes opened very slightly. He quietly asked "Megan?" as the nice girl closed the door.
Votes
Jessie – 3 (Joseph, Courtney, Izzy)
Courtney – 2 (Gwen, Cody)
Izzy – 2 (Jessie, Megan)
Eliminated: Leshawna, Alexander, DJ, Rebecca, William, Ezekiel, Julie, Heather, Trent, Jessie
Contestants Remaining: Geoff, Noah, Cody, Bridgette, Courtney, Izzy, Gwen, Mikey, Nicholas, Danny, Joseph, Emily, Megan, Jennifer (14 remaining)
[1] – Death Battle is a webseries produced by the videogame website . The premise is basically Deadliest Warrior, but it uses videogame characters, for the most part. It's known primarily for its matchups, which include logical battles like Mario vs. Sonic and Mike Haggar (Final Fight) vs. Zangief (Street Fighter), as well as random battles like Justin Beiber vs. Rebecca Black, a Goomba vs. a Koopa, and most recently Starscream (Transformers) vs. Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony). I'm not kidding on that last one, look it up on Youtube if you don't believe me. Actually, even if you do believe me, look it up anyways, it's pretty hilarious.
Fun Fact!
When originally planning everything out, Jessie was supposed to be eliminated before now. It was only after I decided to make Jessie and Nicholas a couple that her elimination was delayed. Originally, she was going to be eliminated during the Physical Education challenge, when Julie was eliminated.
So another chapter is done! I'm going to try to update as frequently as I can, but being a senior in high school and taking four AP courses doesn't exactly mean I'm going to have as much free time. Anyways, I ask that you please take a look at the poll I have set up regarding the sequel to this story. If nobody votes, I don't know what people would want, so it would be difficult to please everybody. And if you're going to take part in my poll, please take the time to leave a review, even if it's small. I even welcome criticism, as it makes me a better writer. Now, regarding last chapter, nobody guessed any of the references! The two references were Emily's cry of "Max? Max! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax!" was a reference to the cry uttered when Snake dies in Metal Gear Solid. The other reference was cleverly veiled. In her play, Gwen's character was named Jen. I did this intentionally as Gwen's voice actress is the same voice actress that voiced the character Jen in 6teen. Well, that concludes this author's not I suppose. Until Next Time!
Next Time: Chris, looking for a simple challenge and feeling lazy, decides to reuse a challenge from Total Drama Island. To keep everyone on their toes however, he adds in a twist!