Grumpy Bears: Nikki, Ered, Snake, Sasha, Max, Erin, Petrol, Hwan, Nurf, Preston and Brian.
Dizzy Deer: Harrison, Scotty, Space Kid, Dang, Vera, Tabii, Pikeman, Dolph, Nerris and Neil.
A/N: Since the updates to this story take too long to be finished I'll include a summary of the previous chapter just so you don't need to read the whole thing again; although if you want to do it then you're welcome to do so :)
"Last episode on Total Drama Camp: we had the campers do their very first challenge of the competition. I decided to change those awful tents to beautiful trailers which they needed to find the keys for. We saw them form groups and try to do 'alliances', isn't that right Neil? The science kid requested help to Pikeman to get away from the eye-patched girl but it seems she's got another plan for him this time...hmm wonder what it'll be about. We learned Max cares too much about his friends by giving up his key card to get Nikki's, aww how sweet; Vera and Dang seem to be good partners and did a flawless job in the challenge. Scotty showed his real intentions to us by tricking many campers and making Jermy become a cheater, in a really gross way to be honest. In the end, the Dizzy Deer lost and the most loyal scout from the Wood Scouts faced elimination. Today is another day and there is so much room for more drama! Stay tuned to see what happens next, right here, right now, on Total...Drama...CAMP!"
In the wild, in you I take pride
A new day had started on Camp Camp. The kids were in their fancy cabins, enjoying probably their last minutes of sleeping. A strange figure could be seen between the trees around the campsite. Its fast movements made it difficult to figure out who it was but it looked like one of the campers. Following their perspective, they jumped from tree to tree until arriving to the campfire; nothing more than a thread of smoke rose from the pit there. Gasping as they ran, a little foot wearing a turquoise laced shoe kicked the door of the mess hall, entering desperately. A quick glance to the place made them growl in anger. As a last option, the now not-so-mysterious camper did the same to the counselors' door, startling both of its occupants.
David let out a girly shout, which broke the mirror in front of him, and dropped the comb and hairspray from his hands. Gwen just jumped from her bed and fell out of it. "Nikki! What the heck?!" She yelled, getting to her feet.
The girl stared at her firmly. "Food!"
"Oh no, is it your period again?" The woman pressed her forehead to relieve the pain.
"No, I'm just starving. Last night we had a gross meal for dinner." She stated grumpily.
Gwen turned to her roommate who still wore a shocked face from the outburst. "What kind of food?" She asked still keeping an eye on him.
"Those red creatures from the sea with pincers and whiskers and, to drink, something fizzy that tasted between apple and sweat." She explained as she remembered.
Gwen gasped. "What the...wait, fizzy, apple? David, did you give them...?!"
"I swear it was non-alcoholic!" He snapped out of his numb state.
"Where did you get that fancy meal? I mean, what was the purpose of giving that to the children?"
"I-I…my conscience told me to do that…" He gave her a bland smile. "But seeing they didn't like it…" He patted his head lightly. "…bad, bad boy."
Gwen sighed. "Okay Nikki, let's go to the kitchen." She grabbed her hand. "I have a cake I was saving for tonight's premiere of 'Stupid Teen Moms'."
Meanwhile, in the Bears' boys' room, the alarm clock went off and, immediately, two of them leapt out of their beds and stood up in a straight position with their hands on their foreheads.
"Good morning, Petrol." Snake saluted.
"Hm!"
"Let's begin this new day with a nutritional healthy breakfast!" They headed to the mess hall.
A grunt could be heard from one of the other beds. It was Max, who had gotten up thanks to their noisy roommates. "It's a shame they aren't gonna get what they want." He said sarcastically. He took a look at the rest of the campers who didn't seem to have been awakened. "It sure was better than I expected."
"What do you mean?" Hwan, still sleepy in his bed, turned around to see him.
"It's the first time I slept with someone else in the same room in this camp, aside from Neil." He explained as he stood up from the bed and started to change clothes. "And to be honest, I was expecting it to be a fucking disaster." As he finished talking, Nurf, still asleep, farted on his face and made him cough repeatedly.
Suddenly, Preston, whose bed was on top of the bully's, got up quickly and remained sitting for a few seconds, staring blankly. Max and Hwan looked at him and raised a brow.
"What's with that guy?" The officer asked.
"Even I still don't get his reactions."
"I HAD A DREAM." Preston shouted. "A BAD DREAM."
"Lemme guess, it was about clowns." Brian spoke up from his bed.
"DON'T REMIND ME!" He covered his face with his hands.
"Man, you have really serious problems." The Indian kid finished dressing and left.
In the room of the girls, Sasha was before the mirror primping herself while Erin helped her; Ered was lying on bed checking her phone. The leader Flower Scout noticed her through the mirror and turned.
"How did you get that?"
She kept swiping the screen. "My dads brought it from home."
Sasha remained silent as her friend treated her hair with care. "Oh, how does it feel to have two dads?"
Her response wasn't right away; she ignored her, keeping her mind on whatever she was watching on the phone, until she decided to answer. "Cool."
That wasn't what she wanted to hear really, but she didn't care. She turned the swivel chair again and continued with her primping. "If you get one for me…" She said referring to the device. "…you could count on my vote." A mischievous smile formed on her face.
Taking a look at the other team, the boys were already awake, some of them getting dressed and tiding their possessions. Pikeman scanned the place in order to find any hint that could lead him to know who voted Jermy to leave camp. Scotty opened a backpack and, as expected, confetti flew over the room messing the place even more. Everyone grumbled and Scotty looked around smiling.
"It wasn't on purpose this time, hehe."
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"It's true!" He remarks. "That also explains why I didn't have much space to bring more clothes."
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Dolph approached the senior scout who was lifting the mattress of Harrison's bed. "Hey, Mr. Wood Scout." He tapped his shoulder.
Pikeman turned to see him. "Huh?"
"Since you lost your second-in-command, I could take his place, vat do you zink?"
Upon hearing that, some thoughts traveled through the leader scout's mind. "Hold on a second, if this kid is offering to replace Jermy, then he might've been the one who convinced the rest of the team to vote him off, so he can stay in the position. Haha, I've got you." He cleared his throat. "If you want to belong to the Wood Scouts organization, you must pass a series of tests regarding endurance and strength. Are you still interested so far?" The German kid nodded exaggeratedly. "Okay, first things first, I should get you an appropriate attire to complete your tasks so let's go to our camp!"
"ALL RIGHT CAMPERS, IT IS TIME FOR YOUR SECOND CHALLENGE!" David's voice ended the pleasant silence of Lake Lilac. "Meet me in the campfire right after breakfast!"
At the mess hall, everyone was eating and commenting about what would await them later. Cameron Campbell was having breakfast on the counselors' table alone. He was also writing something on a piece of paper, quite focused, until Gwen showed up. He noticed her sitting with a bowl of cereal on her hands and hid the paper behind his back.
"Heey…girl!" He pretended to greet, faking a smile.
The counselor took a spoonful from her dish and chewed noisily; then she turned her emotionless gaze to him but didn't reply.
The man tried again. "Such lovely day, isn't it?"
She just stood up calmly and left. Campbell followed her with his eyes. "Better that way." He mumbled, and took out the paper again.
Five seconds passed when this time David arrived and greeted him. "Good morning Cameron!" He waved happily. "What's that?"
"Err…um, it's a…"
The redhead moved closer to see what he was writing. On it there was drawn a suitcase, dollar signs and who seemed to be himself; also some accompanying words like 'tonight', 'basement' and 'Spooky Island' along with a question mark after it.
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"What? That's my way of remembering things better." Campbell says.
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Getting the meaning of all of that, David gasped breathlessly. "Cameron Campbell, you're really going to do that?!"
Having no ideas to excuse his plan, he kneeled before him and begged. "I'm sorry! I swear I didn't want to get involved into this again!" He almost cried.
The counselor looked down at him and raised a brow. "Why, I think it's a great idea. You don't have to feel bad for taking part in the competition." He explained comfortingly. "That's why I let you help me with the teams."
Campbell stopped his whining and looked up at David. He gave him a smile in return. "So…"
"Of course you can cooperate with the next challenges!"
The elder man now understood the counselor's misunderstanding. "Ohhhh, well thank you Davey." He stood up and dusted himself off. "For a moment I felt on the verge of doing something inappropriate." He tossed a knife he was keeping behind his back.
"Today's challenge is going to start in a few minutes." David checked his phone. "I was thinking of asking for your help but since you're busy with that I'll let you work in peace."
Cameron smiled wryly and patted him in the shoulder. "That's quite convenient."
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We see Dolph dressed as a Wood Scout. "Hallo! Dolph Houston here, Wood Scout from Troop #818 reporting for duty!"
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"Now, for your first task…" Pikeman detailed. "…go to the counselors' cabin and bring here Gwen's diary."
"Yes, sir!" But before leaving he stopped abruptly. "Why vould you need her diary?"
"NO QUESTIONS ALLOWED!" He yelled, spitting saliva all over his face. The kid just saluted and left.
Neil observed his previous companion, who had left him after teaming up with Tabii. Said girl was beside him, trying to restrain herself of doing something that could freak him out.
"Neil, will we work together again?" She snapped him out of his inner thoughts.
"Well, it depends on what are we gonna do."
"Oh okay, as you wish my l…friend." She giggled.
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"Wow, I can't believe she's starting to lose interest in me." Neil's expression looks surprised. "Huh, I guess…that's good…"
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A few minutes later, all the campers were gathered in the campfire where David was about to explain the upcoming challenge. Gwen and Quartermaster were there too.
"Alrighty kids, the challenge consists of two parts that require physical and strategic skills…" David explained. "…not to mention team work, hehe." He added.
"Oh, good!" Pikeman cheered raising his fist on the air. "You hear that? That will be your training to become an official Wood Scout." He directed to Dolph.
"First, you'll have to row to Spooky Island and collect five flags buried on the shore in one hour. To complete this part, you need to choose five members of your team who will be in charge of it and none of them can return until the time finishes." He then walked towards Scotty and Space Kid, resting his hands on their shoulders as they stared at him. "The remaining campers of both teams will have to build five birdhouses around the forest using some construction materials and tools you can find on Quartermaster's shed; you might want to pick the best places so as to get as many inhabitants as possible." He extended his arm and a little bird perched on his index finger. "Once the others come back with the flags, the next step is to place them on top of each birdhouse and try to capture and hide the ones from the opposing team." He raised his hand to let the bird fly away and pointed to it. "Whoever possessing the most of them by the end of the challenge will win!"
"Who the hell makes up these stupid games?" Max asked grumpily as everyone would expect.
"Now select your flag hunters and get on the boats!"
The Grumpy Bears gathered to decide who will go to Spooky Island.
"Petrol and I offer to look for the flags." Snake talked over the group. "With our strength, rowing and digging will be less than a problem." His friend acknowledged this with a nod.
"Sure." Sasha approved. "And I think Erin and I could do it too."
"What? Who put you in charge?" Max grumbled.
"No one, so what?" She crossed her arms, glaring at him.
The kid moved his head closer to hers. "So no one here wants you to take the leader role."
She did the same. "Then everyone here is as useless as you."
They glowered at each other until Nurf pushed them away. "Stop fighting guys, that won't lead us anywhere." He said reassuringly. "So I would like to be one of the..."
"NO!" Both of them yelled furiously and continued arguing.
Brian, who was watching the scene in silence along the others, took a step forward and tried to calm down the situation.
"Hey, listen you two." He began. "If you have problems to work as a team, then we are gonna carry on with the challenge on our own." Then he went back with the group. "Who needs a pair of idiots like you…"
Sasha and Max stopped and thought about what the Kentuckian had said. Still frowning, they faced each other and tried to get to an agreement.
"If we keep this, we will lose and they will eliminate us." Sasha pointed out.
"I know." The Indian boy admitted.
"Okay, then you go to the island with Erin, and I stay here."
"What?!" The other Flower Scout exclaimed.
"What you heard Erin." Her friend turned to her. "Also, he may help you with your little crush." She joined the rest of the group. "You can go too." She eyed Nurf, indicating him to go to the boats.
"YEAH!" He cheered and stood next to Snake and Petrol.
Meanwhile, the Dizzy Deer seemed to be more organized as they were already separated in two groups, being Pikeman, Dolph, Space Kid, Vera and Dang the ones searching, and Harrison, Scotty, Tabii, Nerris and Neil the ones building the birdhouses.
"We cannot lose, comrades." Vera spoke out. "We are already in disadvantage as we have one less member."
"We won't permit this to happen again." Dang added.
"Ha, with my expertise in military camps and your hard work we will return in no time." Pikeman stood on the front end of the boat, posing like an actual military officer.
"Shut up and row, dumbass." The Russian girl hurled a paddle to him, hitting his stomach.
"Oof…okay. Private Dolph, get to your position and commence rowing!"
"Ya, sir!"
"Ugh, so fucking useless." The tall girl pinched her nose.
"Don't worry, with our new invention we'll find those flags quickly." The Thai kid revealed the device they'd found in the forest, there were robotic hands attached to it with metal claws included. "Hehehe." Both of them laughed mischievously.
Harrison and Nerris were observing them as they were about to leave to the forest to complete their part along with the rest. "Those two will be a real problem when this progresses." The former commented. "We should get rid of them as soon as we have the opportunity."
"Maybe…" His companion added. "For now they seem pretty handy."
"Hey, where are you going?" Neil called. "We need to get the materials and tools first." Tabii was beside him.
"Oh okay, you two take care of that." The illusionist ordered. "We'll be searching for the best spots to build the birdhouses."
"Yay!" Scotty joined them, hopping happily like a little kid.
"Oh hell no! Why do we have to do that? We have to work together, asshole!"
The magic dudes looked at the clown, then at Neil again. "At least you won't have to be around him." He gave him a look of disapproval.
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"Okay, good point." The science kid crosses his arms.
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"Yay! I'm going to find the American flag and stick it on new lands just as astronauts did on the Moon!" Space Kid cheers joyfully.
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"Good luck finding the flags Max!" Nikki cheered him. Then she turned around and bumped into Ered's back. "Oh, sorry…he, he." She got a bit nervous at seeing her.
Max was looking at her and face palmed due to her reaction. "Goddammit, I can't believe she still gets like that around her." He said while adjusting the paddle to the boat.
"Weigh anchors!" The little astronaut exclaimed before both teams set sail. The boats disappeared in the distance indicating the beginning of the next part.
"Alright kids, we'll let you work alone." David started to head to his cabin. "If you need any help just ask Gwen or Quartermaster!"
"Wait, you damn bitch." His co-worker grabbed him by the shirt collar. "You won't be slacking off while I do all the work."
"Don't say that." He tried to walk out of her grip. "I have things to do too."
"Yeah, like watching them on the cameras." She frowned and let him loose.
"It's for their safety." The redhead exclaimed and left finally.
The woman groaned and turned to Quartermaster. "What do you have to say from all of this?"
The old man just stared at her and snorted before giving a response. "The only thing I care about is those damn kids entering my store and ruining my precious stuff. I'll be there to catch them and make them regret being born."
Gwen sighed, realizing she now was the only one who will be in charge of the challenge. Her gaze turned to the kids leaving the place; as much as she hated being part of this, she had to do her duty but she wasn't gonna let David have his way.
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"That trip was a pain in the ass." Max spits with gritted teeth and clenched fists. "With those two fools believing they are training for a war all the time, the fake bully who out of nowhere wants to be soft and understanding to everyone and the blue-haired depressed girl...this challenge is gonna make me sick!"
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"Keep it up guys, I know the way to the island." Snake commanded to the other two boys. "Hey asshole, be of any use and help." He frowned at Max, taking out a piece of candy with one of its ends sharpened . "Unless you want to be stabbed again."
The Indian kid scowled at him but took the paddle anyway, and started rowing. Then he turned to the girl beside him; she had remained silent since the trip had begun. "What's up with you? I don't remember you being like this the last time I saw you, I guess."
Erin turned to see him slowly. "Well, I feel alone between you disgusting kids."
Max looked at her blankly. "So that's your best answer." He waved her off. "Meh, I knew I shouldn't have even cared about you in the first place."
"No...wait!" She extended her arm to get his attention back. "Actually, it's not that." Her gaze dropped. "Well, it's true that I feel alone without my friends, and that makes me shyer."
"Really?" Max seemed to be astonished for the first time. "Wow, that doesn't seem to be true, to be honest." He scratched the back of his head. Just then he remembered something from earlier. "Wait...Sasha said something about you having a crush..." The girl's cheeks turned red. "Don't say it's me because I'm throwing myself into the lake right now." He literally posed as a professional diver.
"No, it's not you."
"Oh, THANK GOD." He placed his hand on his forehead. "So I suppose it's one of those losers." He pointed to the three guys still working. Erin didn't reply and kept a blank look on her face. "You won't tell me, will you?"
"Remember what happened in the Summer Social Dance?"
"Nope."
She sighed. "Then I guess I'll have to start from the beginning."
"Hey! What did I say about idling?!" Snake threatened them with the candy again.
Max quickly snatched it from his hand. "Do you know where you can stick this fucking candy into right?!" Snake growled in anger. "I'll help you on this stupid challenge as long as you two stop pretending to be actual soldiers or an army or...whatever."
Both Wood Scouts glared at him although the shorter one looked more menacing. He approached Max, the boat came to a stop as Nurf focused on them. "Nobody...tells me...what to do!"
"Hahaha if you say so. I always see you follow Pikeman's orders to the letter." He mocked him.
"Uh-oh." Nurf jumped between the two before they begin to fight and picked them from their clothes while they tried to hit each other. Unfortunately, the punches and kicks landed on the bully's face. "Ugh, you motherfuckers!" He threw them out of the boat causing a big splash to soak their teammates completely.
Just then, the other team passed by and witnessed the madness going on in the other group. "Don't let them distract you guys!" Pikeman encouraged his former fellow Wood Scouts.
Vera jabbed her elbow on his face. "Shut up, dickhead. You're one of us now."
"How dare you hurt my leader!" Dolph leapt on her and struggled with her, both of them almost falling into the water. Dang immediately dropped the paddle and tried to separate them.
"Yeah Dolph! Get that bitch!" Space Kid cheered. It seems that whenever regarding the Russian girl he had no problem with cussing.
Erin helped a desperate Max get on the boat while Petrol helped his friend. Then, they saw the fighting scene on the other boat and started to leave quietly. After relieving the pain of his face, Pikeman noticed they were being left behind. The trio continued the fight unaware of their surroundings.
"Hey, hey…stop!" Pikeman attempted to interrupt them but nobody listened to him. "Dammit, don't say I didn't warn you!"
Back with the Bears, everyone was now helping to row. "It's a shame Pikeman has to share his team whit those incompetents but we cannot lose. I see land there!" Snake gestured everyone to speed up. As soon as the boat got on solid ground, Petrol leapt out of it in a backflip and took one of the shovels lying on the sand.
"Go, go, go!" Snake cried as the rest did the same, except for the jump, of course.
In the counselors' cabin, David was checking everything the kids were doing again. "What?! Who put those shovels there?!" He groaned before realizing it was himself. "Oh, I remember haha."
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"Just so you know, I'm not following Snake's orders…" Max declares. "…I'm just doing the shit we've been told to do to win this dumb challenge."
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"I am not done Max." Snake points at the camera threateningly.
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Meanwhile, in the other boat, the team was still struggling to separate Vera and Dolph. The girl's ushanka had fallen from her head and Space Kid was wearing it on his helmet, mocking her Russian accent. Vera felt she had had enough of it and finally burst out, sending Dolph to the water.
"Quickly, get back to work! Leave that moron there!" She commanded.
The boat took off and Pikeman saw his last recruit being left out. "Sorry soldier, but you really were much of a burden." His voice trailed off as they got away from there. "Don't worry, we'll pick you up when we return…"
Dolph growled in anger. "And you failed as a leader." He frowned at the little spot disappearing on the fog.
Meanwhile, Neil and Tabii were walking to Quartermaster's store to find whatever stuff might help them to build the birdhouses. Surprisingly, the boy wasn't regretting too much to be doing this alone with the Flower Scout.
"So what do you know about constructing stuff?" The science kid asked.
"To be honest nothing."
"And about birds?"
"Even less."
"Really? I thought you guys learned shit on your camp, since it looks more organized and educational."
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"Not to mention appealing to preteen dumb girls like the ones we know." He adds in a more condescending tone.
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"Hahaha, you think that? Miss Priss doesn't give a shit about our edu-, edun-, edula-..."
Neil scowled. "Education."
"Yeah, that!" She pointed out.
"I see." Just then they arrived at the old store. "Well, we are here, hope Quartermaster isn't around."
"But what's the problem of us being inside? We make our confessions here and he doesn't seem to be pissed about it." Tabii inquired.
"That's what you think, but I'm pretty sure he is awaiting for any camper to enter just to cut their head off."
"Woah, did that happen already?"
"No, as far as I know..." He opened the door and it creaked loudly. "That's weird, every time I come here to stupidly reveal out loud my inner thoughts the door never does that sound."
Back to David's cabin. "Ha, ha, that's because I added sound effects!" He laughed.
"Damn, this place looks more terrifying now." The science kid looked around. "Let's find the tools quickly to get the fuck out of here." Both of them started to examine all the boxes and drawers there, unaware of a pair of eyes watching them from one shadowy spot in a corner.
The Bears were on their way to the store for the same reason. "Grab anything you see and then go to the forest." Brian called out, leading the way.
Sasha was about to open her mouth to contradict his words but was quickly silenced by Hwan who threw a rock directly to her face. She growled and spat it, wiping her tongue afterwards. "Respect the leader, bitch!" The officer shouted.
"I'm not the leader, I'm just trying to keep the team united." Brian cleared up.
Hwan looked at him proudly. "Not even the Great Leader is that patriotic." He wiped a tiny tear from his eye.
"Can you stop with your boring speech and focus on what's important?" Ered called their attention. The group had arrived to the store and stood in front of the door.
Inside, Neil and Tabii were still searching for more tools and heard their voices outside. "Damn, they are here. They'll take the things we found." Then, they heard someone mumbling between the darkness and noticed two horrifying eyes approaching them. "FUCK, IT'S THE QUARTERMASTER!"
This was heard by the Bears who were about to enter. "Huh? The other team is inside." Brian identified Neil's voice. "Let's move!" They finally got into the store and appreciated the groundskeeper about to chop them off with an old rusty axe. The kids ducked and the deadly tool swished past them, slicing the air; then they dashed off and bumped into the others while Quartermaster followed them like a psychopath. One more slice to the air, which everyone dodged, made Ered's hair to fall down leaving her with just a shorter hairstyle.
"OH FUCK!" She shouted angrily and jumped into the old man to beat him up. The rest observed the fight while Neil and Tabii escaped sneakily with the materials and tools.
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We see Ered looking at herself in a small mirror, her face twitching as she bites her lower lip with anger. She lets out long gasps and squeezes the mirror until it breaks into pieces.
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The Dizzy Deer arrived to Spooky Island and saw the others working on the challenge; Erin was holding two flags which indicated they were almost halfway to finish the first part. "Pay no mind to them, just start digging now!" Vera said as she took one shovel and got to work.
Space Kid approached her. "Umm, you know, it was really stupid of you to leave Dolph behind, now we have one less member to find the flags."
The girl continued digging but turned to him. "And there will be even one less if you keep fucking around."
"I FOUND ANOTHER ONE, YEAH!" Nurf's cheerful voice was heard.
The Russian girl scowled at the astronaut. "Okay, I get it." He said and took another shovel.
Meanwhile, the German Wood Scout managed to reach the coast of the island and sneaked up hiding behind a giant rock. He peeped out and saw Erin guarding the flags, then an idea came to his mind.
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"They zink I'm going to bail so easy? I vill show that failed attempt to a military leader scout how it is done." Dolph says with a smirk.
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In Camp Campbell, the magic kids and the clown were wandering around the forest, feeling bored to death at this point. "Come on, there is nothing entertaining to do here!" Scotty complained. "Say, what were we supposed to do here?"
"For the millionth time, we came to find a place to build the birdhouses." Harrison reminded him. "Life isn't always jokes and laughs, you know."
"Ugh, why don't we admit we came here only to slack off." Nerris acknowledged.
"You're damn right but to be honest this is getting tedious." The magician walked in an inclined posture with his arms hanging and swinging. "Couldn't David make this dumb challenge worse?"
The counselor heard them through the cameras. "Of course I could, and I still can!" He turned on the mic and made an announcement. "Attention campers, first, for the ones on Spooky Island, you have thirty minutes to finish your part; second, as anyone has built any birdhouse yet, there is a new rule I will add: each one of the members who has stayed on Camp Camp must build one birdhouse, so that way everybody participates in the challenge! YAY!" Every camper grunted upon hearing that. "Since the Bears have an extra member, you are no longer building five houses but six, meaning you Deer have to build an extra birdhouse. I'll be watching you aaaall the time!"
"WHAT?! THAT IS NOT FAIR!" Harrison shouted angrily.
The loudspeakers came to life again. "Oh, it is when you ask for something even worse hahaha."
"Fucking asshole, thanks to you!" Nerris threw a rock at the illusionist.
"Ow, but the normal David would have never done something like that!"
The kids on the island heard all of that too. "Wow, how the fuck did those speakers reach up to here?" Max asked surprised.
"There probably are some here too." Erin deduced.
"Ah, right."
"Get back to work!" Snake shouted at the two.
"How about you try to find a life and stop bothering me?" Max continued shoveling.
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The eye-patched Wood Scout growls in anger. "That idiot is really pissing me off." Then he tries to relax and sighs. "But I need him on our team so...I won't be making a fuss around him...yet."
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Some minutes later, the Bears owned four of the five flags to complete the first part of the challenge while the Dizzy Deer remained with empty hands.
"This can't be true, we're far behind them!" Pikeman tossed his shovel.
Vera and Dang looked at each other. "We knew this would happen, as most of our teammates are useless, so we brought this." The Thai kid revealed the tiny robotic hands. He switched it on and its claws started to dig swiftly. All the sand and dirt flew over and landed on Space Kid who eventually ended up completely buried.
"Hey, they're cheating!" Nurf pointed to the group, calling everybody's attention.
"What in the name of fuck is that?" Max exclaimed.
Petrol growled loudly and Snake took a step forward. "How can you do such a thing dude?"
"It wasn't my idea!" Pikeman retorted.
"We are man of honesty and loyalty." He continued.
"Yeah, like that was true." The Indian kid rolled his eyes.
"Why don't you mind your own fucking business?" Vera interrupted.
"Yeah, you're even far ahead of us." Dang added.
Suddenly, Space Kid emerged from the mound holding the five flags. "No, they're not!"
"Now you've done it!" Snake and the others charged against their opponents.
While everybody was fighting in a cloud of dust, Petrol took the device by the hands and tried to switch it off. Dang noticed and delivered a flying kick on his stomach. The big guy grunted in pain before landing a fist on the Asian's boy, burying him under the sand. Vera came out of the fight and started to struggle with the Wood Scout to get hold of the device. Upon seeing this scene, the rest helped their respective teammates, pulling from each hand of the robot like a tug-of-war game.
"Come on Erin, give us a hand!" Snake called for the Flower Scout who remained away.
She widened her eyes at hearing him calling her name, and after a few seconds she decided to go help them, leaving the flags completely unguarded. The German painter took advantage of this and sneaked out to take them. "This was easier than I thought." He smiled, revealing an unfinished plan he was drawing on the sand.
The fight continued until the poor robot tore apart into pieces. "What was the point of doing that if we've already gotten the five flags?" Pikeman pointed out.
Vera and the others looked at each other back and forth several times until she fixed her eyes on him. "You were right this time. Now let's get the fuck out of here."
"Yoo-hoo, anyone need a ride?" Dolph called out from the boat with the opponent's flags on it.
"WHAT?!" Snake and Max widened their eyes agape.
"Move, move!" The white-haired girl commanded, as everyone got on the boat and started to row.
"Goddammit, they're escaping." The Indian kid exclaimed.
"After them!" Snake imitated Vera's order gesture and got on the boat.
"Wait, what about the missing flag? We only got four of them." Erin asked a bit worried.
"Forget about it, David never said it was obligatory to come back with all of them." Max replied.
"Fuck, that's what I'm worried about..." She added in a lower voice, remembering the last time the counselor forgot to mention a rule.
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"I swear if David forgot to mention another rule again, I'll stab him with all the fucking flags when he's sleeping." Max frowns at the camera.
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After running away from Quartermaster, the Bears were wandering around the forest to spot some places to build the birdhouses. Ered was absent-mindedly staring blankly at nothing in particular while walking, eventually bumping intro trees or branches. Nikki felt concerned about her and tried to help her get back on track.
"What's wrong with her?" Brian raised a brow.
"My poor girl can't stand being this uncool that her mind must be lost in the universe of uncoolness." The girl sniffled.
"Is it because of her new hairstyle? But I think it looks really good!" Preston spoke up with an encouraging smile.
"Yeah! It even matches one of the fifteen haircuts allowed in my country...for men!" Hwan added.
"If anyone asks me I'd say it looks absolutely awful." Sasha spat.
"OHH GAWD I KNOW!" Triggered by their opinions, the teenage girl burst into tears before running away.
"Way to go you bitch." The Kentuckian muttered in a calm voice. "Now we have to go after her."
"Hey, I wasn't the only one talking shit. Besides she deserves it for not giving me a phone." She crossed her arms.
"Why would you want a-?"
"Guys, don't worry, it's alright. I'll look for her and then be back with you, okay?" Nikki offered.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'd do ANYTHING for her." Her eyes lit up almost daydreaming again and then ran after her role model.
"Is she crushing on her?" Brian asked to the group to which he only received dismissive shrugs.
In a not-so-far spot from there, the magic duo and the clown were sitting on the ground, waiting for their teammates to start building. Since David had added new rules to the challenge thanks to Harrison's big mouth, two of them decided to make the illusionist the one building the extra birdhouse the counselor told them to.
"Next time you should stay silent until the challenge finishes." Nerris frowned at him.
"Won't you get over it? We've been arguing about this for a long time now." The magic boy was sitting at the bottom of a tree, embracing his legs.
"Alright, now the problem is how will Tabii and Neil find us if we didn't tell them where we were gonna be?"
"I know! I'll use my air horn!" Scotty took out his instrument from his back.
"Why didn't you think of that earlier?!"
"Eh, I don't know, I guess to make the other team have more time to-"
"JUST BLOW THE DAMN THING!"
"But the Bears will find out where we-"
"JUST DO IT!" Both magic kids shouted at the top of their lungs.
The loud noise was heard across the entire forest and caught the attention of two kids carrying tools and wood. They turned to see up in the sky how a flock of birds flew away from a certain spot, indicating them where their teammates were located.
"Perfect, I recognize that sound." Neil smirked while starting to run towards it. "Come on Tabii, we're going to win this game!"
"I'm right after yaaa!" She said almost singing.
"You heard that?" Brian's ears perked up at the loud sound and looked in the direction it came from. "That must be the clown's air horn, so that means they're somewhere near."
"What do you suggest we do?" Hwan inquired.
"Maybe we should stay as close as we can to them so that when the flag capturing begins it'll be easier for us."
"So...we move on then?"
"Ugh, yes dude, yes." He face palmed.
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"Yeah, I figured Hwan was dumb, you know, coming from a country with no freedom to do what they want, but I didn't know he was THAT dumb." Brian comments.
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Meanwhile, Nikki jumped from branch to branch wild-like searching for the extreme sports camper. Her head popped out from the trees again and again in different spots until she heard someone sobbing. She landed near the bush where the sounds were coming from.
"Um...Ered?"
"WHO ARE YOU?!" The sudden outburst of words scared the hell out of her. "GO AWAY, I DON'T NEED ANYONE NOW!"
The little girl felt disappointed by her statements and was afraid of what Ered might do if she went against them. Although hesitant she stepped forward and tried to uncover her friend from behind the leaves. As a response, the teenager shook her hands violently to avoid Nikki seeing her again.
"Come on, you've never been like this before. You shouldn't care about how others see you and what they think about you." The green-haired girl pointed out. "That's what makes you cool!"
"Ugh, I know but this time not only is it a matter of how cool I look but also of HOW I literally look."
"Well, I'll tell you this; back when I was a Flower Scout I was so neglected for being my own self that anyone wanted to hang out with me, and you know what? I NEVER. GAVE. A SHIT."
Ered finally get out of her hiding place and opened her eyes widely at what his little companion had said. More than what she told her, it was the way how she did it that surprised her the most. "You...you think there's chance of we getting back to the game?"
"Oh yeah, that's my girl!" Nikki jumped with joy.
Back with the campers on the lake, the Dizzy Deer were in the lead, just a few feet from the shore. Everyone was rowing at full speed, escaping from their opponents.
"Good job soldier, you're definitely in the right way of becoming an official Wood Scout." Pikeman grinned at the German kid. The recruit only gave him a death stare. "Oh and so threatening too!"
After a few seconds, the boat reached land and all campers jumped out of it in search of their teammates. Space Kid was holding the enemies' flags and was being left behind due to not being so fast.
"Hey guys, don't forget about me!" He turned back to see the other campers charging after him like furious dogs. "Mission aborted, mission aborted!" He then tripped and fell to the ground losing grip of the flags which flew around the place.
"We've got you now space shit." Snake smirked deviously. Petrol picked him up by the neck while each one took one flag in their hands. "Due to that dishonest behavior you had as a team you'll pay the consequences." He threatened them.
"Forget about them, let's go find the others." Vera ordered.
"Wait, they're taking Space Kid with them." Pikeman said pointing to them. "How dare you say we aren't honest but you kidnap one of our members!"
His words hit Snake and he was starting to regret what he was doing, until Max interrupted him. "Don't listen to him Billy, they played dirty so we are returning the favor." He stood before them menacingly.
The Wood Scout thought it over and finally responded. "Fair enough." Then every Bear went into the forest to find their teammates.
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"I know, dishonesty...I never did such a thing before, at least to anyone regarding my camp." Snake looked up, thinking if he had done something as wrong as that before.
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Tabii and Neil came out of some bushes, panting as they finally encountered the trio.
"Here you are guys...phew." Neil let out a sigh. "Let's build those fucking houses and finish this shitty challenge."
"Off to work!" Scotty cheered.
"They're already starting to build the birdhouses and we're hidden to see them all!" Hwan said excitedly while peeking their opponents along with Brian. "That was a stupendous idea man!"
"Shut up or they will hear us."
"I hope the other two can build ours without any problem, what were their names again?"
The Kentuckian sighed and replied. "Sasha and Preston."
Meanwhile the Flower Scout leader and the theater camper were attempting to get along with each other while deciding where to put the houses.
"So, is this a good spot?" Preston smiled at her awkwardly while placing one birdhouse between two branches. She only gave him a blank stare and didn't respond. "I'll take that as a yes...hehe."
"I don't know if Brian's plan will work to be honest." She said as she was assembling her birdhouse.
"Really? I think it's perfect! We hide close to the other team and sneak before David announces the next step and then steal all of their flags as fast as the Wood Scouts did with the popcorn sales to you."
"Did you really need to bring that out honestly?" She groaned. "Well, I mean...he seems to be a better leader than I am and comes up with good stuff to win the challenges."
"Aaaand that's bad because...?"
"Because he clearly knows how to play the game! And then he will get rid of us easily!"
"Oh come on, this is just starting." He shook a hand in the air. "There's plenty of other campers who can go before us, plus, if we win, we don't have to worry about it."
The girl growled. "This is harder than I thought." She said under her breath.
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"This Camp Camp losers looked dumber to deal with the times I've been here." Sasha says arms-crossed.
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"Done!" Scotty adjusted his birdhouse on top of a tree.
"Cool, that was the last one." Neil gave a thumbs-up to his teammates while checking on the other birdhouses.
Unbeknownst to them, Brian and Hwan had seen everything. "There, we saw them, now can we go?!" The latter begged.
"Damn, you're such a whimpering asshole. Yeah, let's get the fuck out of here, and why are you trembling so much?"
"I have to pee..." The officer held his lower part while hopping on his spot.
"Well, fucking pee in a tree." Brian was losing it. "And do it quickly before they hear us."
The Korean kid ran behind a tree and tripped with a thick root coming out from the ground. He screamed loudly before meeting the ground, what made the other team noticed someone was spying on them.
"For fuck's sake." Brian face palmed. He grabbed his companion by the arm and dragged him to their base.
"I knew someone was around here." Harrison said squinting. "I just could feel it."
"Shut up asshole. Now they know where we hid our birdhouses and we must relocate them." The science kid ordered and took his on his hands.
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"You know what, I'm actually proud of myself for managing to pull off such a wonderful birdhouse since I'm not a crafty guy. I guess science makes you learn every other shitty discipline, including the unnecessary ones." Neil smiles as he speaks.
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"I can't believe I actually bonded with ERED, I made her feel motivated and she ASKED FOR MY HELP! Oh yeah, this challenge is ours for sure!" Nikki shakes her fist in the air.
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We see Ered coughing repeatedly. Her hair was still half shaved and she was herself again. "Yeah, I know I overreacted for my new hairstyle. I mean, I don't like it...but I don't care about it either." She shrugs.
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Back with the last two, Nikki and Ered were back to the competition after making a few changes to their clothes, something that could match their savage appearances, courtesy of the adventurous girl. Ered wore her jacket tied around her hips only leaving her yellow Camp Camp t-shirt on her, which was also ripped on the sleeves and the front, showing her tummy. Her jeans were even more ripped around the knees and the sleeves too; she also had removed her boots. Nikki had half her overalls unbuttoned and its sleeves ripped as well. She was also barefoot and her hair was untied and messy with some dirt on it.
"We have to catch up quickly or the others will vote us off." Nikki urged while both of them were running through the trees.
"Don't worry, I know a way to track them." The teenage girl started to sniff the air deeply. Then she licked her index finger and raised it to the air.
Nikki looked at her confused. "Um...what are you exactly doing?" She scratched her head.
Ered looked back at her embarrassed. "Umm, I saw people do this on movies and thought it would work out." She giggled.
"Awww, that's not how it's done." The little girl blushed. "But I love you for trying." She sighed with her eyes half closed.
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"Okay, Ered just got from cool to 'awesomest' and 'bestest' girl of all time!" The turquoise-haired girl squeals like a lunatic fangirl. "I even dare to say I have a crush-ing interest in being her adopted little sister!"
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Brian and Hwan finally arrived to the base where Preston and Sasha awaited. The Korean officer fell to the ground panting while his companion tried to explain what happened to the others.
"What happened?! Why did you come running like social outcasts?" Preston shouted in fear, as always.
"We were spying on them and saw everything they did...until-" The Kentuckian held himself back and looked down at Hwan. "Er...one of the magic guys cast some kind of spell which made us come out of our hiding place! I swear I'd never seen something like that before!" He faked a surprised look. The theater kid bought it without any doubt but Sasha had her second thoughts about that story which she expressed with a raised brow and an inquiring look. So Brian tried again. "I don't know what the fuck they did but one of them was carrying a wand with a Communist symbol on it, yeah, must be something behind that Russian girl and her black magic I guess." He added with hopes of fooling her.
Sasha gasped. "That bitch!"
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"Of course I faked that, I mean, no one is stupid enough to believe in that shit." She shrugs and crosses her arms. "Well, except for every one here. But if Brian made up that story then that means both of them fucked it up over there and didn't want to tell us."
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"I have to keep Hwan by my side so I invented that stupidity so those losers buy it. I'm still not sure if Sasha did, but at least now I can count on Hwan's vote." Brian explains.
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Dang, Vera, Pikeman and Dolph arrived to their base where the rest had set the birdhouses up. Everyone gathered and stuck the flags on top of each one, making sure they weren't too exposed.
"Hey, where is Space Kid?" Harrison noticed.
"Those cheaters took him with them." The Thai kid told them.
"What? There has to be a rule against that!" Neil complained staring at the loudspeakers expecting a response.
The inanimate object came to life and David spoke. "Nah, it's alright."
"Are you fucking kidding me?!"
"Calm down nerd, what's important is we have the five flags." Vera pushed him violently to shut him up. He fell to the ground and Tabii looked at him concerned, then frowned at the white-haired girl. She helped him out as he dusted himself off. It shocked him again that Tabii didn't try to flirt with him or even avoided touching so much.
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"Okay, this has to be a plan, right? How does she not feel anything anymore?" The science camper looks at himself desperately. "Have I lost my good looks? Oh, wait a minute..." He stops with his finger pointing up.
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"It's...so...hard." The eye-patched girl says with gritted teeth and clenched fists.
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From the distance, we see the four Bears waiting for the remaining campers discussing about how they will sneak into their opponents' base.
"Well at least we know where they're settled." Hwan says while finishing to build his birdhouse.
"I want to know where the fuck Nikki and Ered are!" Sasha yelled. "It doesn't matter whether we know where the other team has their houses or not, we still won't win if we don't get to finish all of ours."
"Oh yeah, that...right." Preston agreed.
"Heh, probably they're making out around there." The Korean officer added, which made everyone else look at him in confusion. "What? I ship it." He shrugged with a crooked smile.
Speaking of them, the girls were following a path that, according to Ered, would lead them to their team. Nikki was right behind her with dreamy eyes, not focusing on the way.
"I swear we won't fail this time...hehe, right Nikki?" The blonde girl and her companion had scratches all over their faces and bodies.
"Whatever you say I'm cool with it." She grinned.
"Well, I hope we don't..." Her body quivered in fear.
Meanwhile, the Deer came across their base at full speed, carrying the flags and Space Kid. Petrol accidentally bumped into Sasha's birdhouse which got completely destroyed.
The ginger growled loudly. "What have you done dickhead?!" He just tilted his head in disappointment and admitted his mistake.
"Hey, don't speak to him like that!" Snake shoved her.
"Oh, come on! Please stop arguing again!" Erin got between them before the fight began.
"Time's up campers! Now go on with the second part of the challenge, I'm sure you remember what it is about, right? The losers will be sending someone home tonight! HAVE FUN!"
"SHIT, now we only have three fucking birdhouses!" Sasha stomped her foot on the ground in anger.
"Why three? You were supposed to build six of them." Nurf recalled.
"Because Nikki and Ered are in some kind of kissing session or I don't fucking know." She groaned as her face was turning red for the rage.
"What?!" Max shouted clutching his head.
Everyone immediately turned back to him and raised a brow at his reaction. "I mean, is there something more wrong with it besides losing the challenge?" Sasha asked inquisitively with a smirk, maybe she sensed something.
The Indian kid looked at them back and forth and replied. "Well...yeah, we're going to lose the fucking challenge! Isn't that worth reacting?!" Only silence filled them.
"Quick, five of us stay here to guard the flags while the remaining four campers go to capture theirs!" Snake commanded.
"Brian, Hwan, since you two know where they're located, go with Snake and Petrol to steal the flags while the rest of us stay." The ginger ordered too.
"Now that's good teamwork." The shorter Wood Scout smiled and high-fived the girl.
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"Hey, I can't believe what I'll say but Sasha seems to be a good partner after all." Snake says narrowing his eyes in disbelief.
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"Yeah...Snake, is that his name? Well the dwarf, he doesn't look so bad for a partner to be honest." Sasha rubs her chin in thought. "He might actually suit better the leader role for his gross ass camp."
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"In case those two girls arrive make them join us." Brian added.
"What do we do with Space Kid?" Preston asked watching the kid lying on the ground unconscious due to hitting a tree when Petrol had tripped.
"Ah, just leave him there. I don't think he'll be a problem when he wakes up." Snake kicked his fishbowl head and left with the others.
"Wow, those three kids are the most competitive ones of the Bears, I LOVE IT." Gwen commented while accompanying David on the mess hall. "Now let's see how the Dizzy Deer are coming along." David looked at her smiling and switch the camera view on his laptop.
"Five stay, four go." Vera stated firmly. "As much as I despise him we need his help so grab the astronaut, then the flags." The team agreed and separated into the two groups.
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"I won't be complaining this time, I'll let others take the lead but they'll have to let me as well later." Pikeman clarifies his lack of intervention.
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"So it's me, Dang, Nerris and-" Vera was interrupted by the German kid.
"I vould like to join."
"You? Really?" She raised her finger up to her chin. "Well, you did pretty good in the island so yeah, come with us."
"Um, Vera...I don't want to be a bother this time but why can't I join you?" The senior Wood Scout asked with respect.
She placed a hand on his shoulder. "We need a leader scout to be in charge of the ones staying here."
Pikeman raised both eyebrows in surprise. "Oh, thank you ma'am. I won't let you down." He saluted.
"That was too much, fuck face." She slapped him and left with her crew.
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Pikeman stares blankly at the camera with hanging arms. He was feeling really stupid for acting like that with Vera. Slowly, his head tilts to one side until he falls to a pile of dolls on the floor. (A/N: Remember the confessional is Quartermaster's store)
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In the meantime, Cameron Campbell was hiding in the attic speaking to himself in a way anyone would find creepy. Some empty bottles of wine were lying on the floor while pieces of crumpled paper and a pencil were inside a trash can; the TV was on but nothing more than static was on it. The man was holding a salami and cheese sandwich on one hand while talking nonsense on his phone on the other hand.
"Ye...yea- that's it Penny...sure you c-you can come to my house..." He cast a look at the papers in the trash. "NOOO I'm not doing...t-that stuff anymore, I swear. I have...to-to follow Davey's rules...and that's all, YEAH! Now let's FUCK." He walked clumsily until hitting his head on the wall and falling directly to the ground, the sandwich landing on his face; he tossed it and tried to get up. "Damn...t-the thin-gs...I have to- do for not getting ba-back to Super Duper Guantanamo, yoo-hoooo. That was FUN, I miss m-my friends back there." He grabbed one of the bottles and drank from it even though it was empty. He peeked into the hole and saw there was nothing left and threw it against the ceiling, crashing it into pieces which fell down to him, cutting some parts of his skin and hair. "Wonderful..."
Back with the campers, the Bears arrived to where Brian and Hwan were hidden before. They were observing each one of their opponents, seeing how confident they felt.
"Ha, they're so stupid to keep the same place." Hwan laughed.
"Yes but they might've changed the hiding spots of the birdhouses." Snake shared his thoughts.
Petrol groaned implying they might've not heard them and that's why they kept the same place.
"And what if they stayed here to make us think they didn't change their base? Assholes." Brian concluded nonchalantly.
"Nah I don't think so, that's too much thinking for a group of idiots like them."
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"I feel like I'm insulting my leader too much. Is it okay if I don't feel bad for it?" Snake raises his hands in a shrug.
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"Then charge against them, ahhhh!" Hwan came out of the bush and confronted Pikeman who easily beat him up with a kick on his chin.
"They're here!" The leader scout shouted to warn his team.
Harrison and Neil jumped into the bush and fought with the other three Bears; the bush shook violently until the two Deer flew out of it with injuries on their bodies. Pikeman gasped but then told Scotty to help him. The clown jumped onto Petrol and splashed a pie on his face making him trip on top of the two lying boys.
"Wow this got too much cartoon-y!" David said while watching the brawl.
"Yeah, now it sucks." Gwen crossed her arms. "Wait, why won't you care about them and their health?!"
Back with the fight, Brian grabbed Scotty's neck and started to strangle him until a fist almost broke his nose. Pikeman stood smiling in a Street Fighter pose while waiting for his adversary to get up. He had forgotten about Snake who patted his shoulder from behind and, just when the redhead turned back, he met his robust fist which sent him through the air, landing on the pile of passed-out campers.
"Welp, that escalated quickly." Brian said getting up and rubbing his hurt nose.
"Here I found three of the flags, they sure didn't think of better spots haha." The Wood Scout laughed mockingly when he felt a needle sting his back which made him fall asleep in a matter of seconds.
"That's for hurting my team." It was Tabii with a tranquilizer gun.
"Ah, where the fuck did you get that from?" Brian freaked out.
"Like I will tell ya." She laughed maniacally. The Kentuckian quickly picked up the three flags near Snake and dashed off. "Hey, come back you illegal bastard!" She groaned and stomped one foot on the ground.
Meanwhile, in the Bears' base, the campers were attentive to whoever reach their spots. Max seemed a little distracted, more focused on waiting for her friend Nikki and the extreme sports Barbie, as he likes to call her.
"Get over it Max, Nikki and her girlfriend will arrive eventually." Sasha told him from a high branch. "Why do you even care so much about them?"
The Indian boy didn't reply, he was really pissed at how they were calling the two of them and that they kept asking him about it. Maybe he should forget about it and focus on the challenge. Then, they could hear a noise coming from the bushes nearby.
"Oh God, at last you made it you fucking bitches." Max spat while approaching the shaking bushes.
Before he reached them, Sasha noticed something and shouted. "NO MAX, WAIT!" A baseball bat knocked him out to the ground and four campers appeared in their base.
"FIRE." Vera and her companions shot pebbles with slingshots to their opponents.
"Ha, is that all you've got?" Sasha laughed.
"No." The Russian girl took out a rifle and shot at her with paint balls, Dolph launched water balloons filled with flour at Erin, Dang shot several tranquilizer darts at Nurf; that only left Preston...who didn't do anything and covered himself with his arms. "Quick, find the flags and get the fuck out of here." Vera commanded once again.
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"I know who vill be my next leader." Dolph says with tears in his eyes.
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"Vera, I found one!" Dolph cheered happily. The girl approached and looked down at him with a smile.
"Good job." This made Dolph look at her with even more pride and sparkling eyes.
"They hid them very well." Dang commented while checking under some rocks.
Suddenly, two girls from the wild jumped out of a tree roaring like angry gorillas. They were Nikki and Ered.
"We've got them!" The little one told happily to her teammates. Seeing everyone was beaten-up, she scratched her head when she realized she was actually holding Preston tightly. The Deer attempted to leave when Space Kid, who was hanging from a tree, woke up and saw them.
"Hey guys, I'm over here!"
"Oh shit, we forgot about him." Dang turned to see him.
The cape started to rip slowly due to the astronaut stamping in the air trying to escape. In just a few seconds, the fabric ripped completely and loosened Space Kid who fell on the ground. Vera and Dang grabbed him and vanished instantly not leaving a hint.
"Preston, what happened?" Nikki asked worried.
"They attacked us with everything they got!" He then passed out from remembering the outburst.
"Ered, are you alright?" The teenage girl looked disappointed and didn't say anything since they got there.
"I guess it's over, we didn't make it on time."
"But they only took one flag." The ten-year-old tried to encourage her.
"Yeah but thanks to you two we only built three birdhouses." Sasha got up covered in paint. "Well, actually there were four of them but the silent guy destroyed one, UGH...such incompetents." She groaned. "At least I hope they captured some flags from them."
At that moment, Brian showed up panting and with bruises on his face. He held three green flags on his hand and, after shaking them on the air proudly, he fainted.
"Awesome!" Nikki shouted.
"I have to admit they did really good." The ginger smiled and crossed her arms with joy. "I wonder where the others are though."
In the Deer's base, Tabii piled up the passed-out Bears next to a tree while the others recovered from the fight.
Pikeman approached and thanked her. "Good job Tabii, I'm impressed." He saluted.
"Yeah, whatever...thanks." She waved him off. But then, Neil approached her.
"Um Tabii, that was...that was awesome." He admitted and expected her to kiss him after the compliment but, on the contrary, she ignored him completely.
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"Seriously, what's up with her?!" Neil shakes in confusion.
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"I bet he's dying inside to know what's up with me." Tabii giggles.
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"They all have darts stuck in their butts, that's why none of them woke up yet." Harrison explained to his magic companion.
"I can see it idiot, you don't have to explain it." The elf-kid grumbled.
Back with the Grumpy Bears, Sasha and Nikki were talking while waiting for their teammates to recover as well.
"So if Brian stole three of the flags out of the five they owned, that means they have two left; and if we only got four from Spooky Island but only could stick three of them on the birdhouses and they captured one, that means we also have two left; so all of that together means this is a tie?"
The Flower Scout stared at her blankly. "You sure are such a smart kid explaining all that difficult math operations, aren't you?" She raised a brow sarcastically.
"David will end the challenge in any moment, and I don't think there is enough time for either us or them to capture another flag, is there?"
Upon hearing that, Ered caught sight of Space Kid's cape hanging from a tree. It was yellow as well as their team flags, could she...? "I'VE GOT IT." She climbed the tree and tried to grab the cape without ripping it, more than it already was. After everyone got up, she announced her plan. "Listen dudes, both teams have two flags left, if we fake one with this cape we might actually trick David and win!" Everyone thought about it and realized it was a really good idea. Needles to say, Nikki burst into cheers, crying tears of joy.
As soon as they stuck the fake flag on the empty birdhouse, David announced the end of the challenge through the loudspeakers. "It was a long day and now the time of judging has arrived. I'll be checking on the flags you still have and announce the winner of this amazing challenge!"
The counselor arrived to the Deer's base and inspected that every thing has been made under the rules the challenge demanded.
"Come on, you can clearly see we have two flags left." Pikeman complained.
"Zip it, Edward. You don't want me to declare victorious the Bears thanks to your big mouth, do you?" The senior scout gasped in silence as Vera elbowed him to shut him up.
The twenty-four-year-old redhead decided to speak again. "Good, you only have one flag left."
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted.
"Oh I don't see anything else besides this one here." He grabbed the one stuck on a nearby birdhouse.
"The other one is up there." Scotty pointed to where he had hidden his birdhouse, on top of a huge tree. "No one noticed it, neither would've been able to snatch the flag from it haha."
"Impressive." It's the only thing David said; he unpocketed a pair of binoculars and looked closely what was inside. A small canary was enjoying the wooden house, entering and exiting it while chirping. "Cute." He whispered. "Alrighty, two flags remain for the Dizzy Deer!"
Now with the Grumpy Bears, David did the same: inspecting, counting and observing what was around the birdhouses. Nothing. "The Bears own three flags!"
"Yes!" Ered said under her breath.
"So the winners of this challenge are...the Dizzy Deer!" He spoke through a megaphone.
"WHAT?!" All the members of the Bears were shocked.
"Did something hit your head? You just said it: we own three flags." Sasha frowned at him.
"Oh my dear campers, you got it all wrong. I said the ones getting the most inhabitants on their birdhouses, that is, any kind of bird living in them, win the challenge!"
"FUCK YOU DAVID!" Sasha yelled furiously.
"YAY!" The whole Deer team cheered happily.
"Good job Scotty!" His teammates congratulated him.
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"Hehehe, now they trust me." Scotty winks.
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"Bears, I'll see you in the elimination ceremony tonight!" And with that said, David left.
All campers frowned at each other. Who to choose, who to blame, who to eliminate...two of them felt already uneasy between those cold stares.
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"Vera told me how good Dolph performed against the Bears. He is now one of us Wood Scouts, and I'll be happy to tell him so." Pikeman smiles but then changes his expression. "Sorry Jermy, this isn't a replacement, I'm just doing what's best for our camp."
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The senior scout approached Dolph marching and put a hand on his shoulder. "Private Dolph, I've got an important announcement for you." He smirked. "At first, my true intentions were to eliminate you for voting Jermy off but I've realized how useful you are to be Wood Scout material. Congratulations soldier, you are now an official Wood Scout!" He put a sash on him. "Would you like to say something for this special moment?"
The German kid scowled at him with fury, took out the sash and threw it away. "Yes, I vould like to say somezhing: you are zhe vorst leader ever! Vhat kind of leader leaves his soldiers behind, in zhe vater, alone?!" Everyone turned to see the little painter yelling at Pikeman. "I don't need your damn Wood Scouts when I can count on other people who are better suited for leading a team!" He took a look at Vera who just raised a brow. "Besides, I don't have anything to do with that fat man of yours." He finished.
The leader scout was left agape with his arms hanging down and, afterwards, the Wood Scout uniform landed on his face. Dolph had undressed and was only in his underwear, marching away from the mess hall while everybody else laughed.
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"What a roast!" Scotty laughs with tears on his eyes.
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"I wish the other team had seen that." Harrison comments with a grin.
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"I...I can't believe this...he refused to be in our camp?!" The redhead starts to sniffle.
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"Hahaha, look at how loser he looks, I bet he wants to be eliminated right now!" Dang laughed mockingly, his foreign companion stood next to him with a serious expression.
"Hush Dang, no need to make fun of him in front of everyone."
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"You see, my intentions are not to ridicule my enemies, I just want to destroy them into pieces." Vera punches both her hands in anger.
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Meanwhile in the girls' side of the Bears' trailers, Ered was looking at herself in a mirror, realizing how far she had gone. She rubbed her hair repeatedly, wishing it could grow back again.
"Well, well, you and Nikki are really soulmates, aren't you?" A voice was heard from behind.
The extreme sports camper didn't bother too see who it was but replied. "I guess, by my looks, we are now."
"Yeah, but thanks to you two we lost the challenge." Ered just leaned her head in disappointment, closing her eyes. "Of course I can make her leave instead of you...if you...I don't know, give me the phone I asked you for earlier, remember?" The voice approached revealing herself as Sasha wearing a creepy smirk. The teenager just took her phone out of her pocket and handed it to the Flower Scout. "Good, now you are safe, but you'll have to follow my vote too."
Finally, Ered turned back and saw her. "Whatever." She sighed.
"Alright campers, it's time to vote!" David's voice could be heard throughout the entire camp.
It was around 10 PM and every member of the Bears were gathered around the bonfire set up by Quartermaster. David was stood on the platform again with a tray of ten marshmallows on it. The wind made harder for Quartermaster to maintain the fire alive until he decided to throw the can of beer he was drinking from into it, which helped him light up the darkness. A minor explosion sent pieces of burnt wood flying around to which everyone covered with their hands.
"Damn Quartermaster, do you want to kill us?" Preston shouted in a high pitched tone.
The old man stared at him blankly and replied. "Probably." Then he left.
"Alright campers, since it's the first time you witness an elimination ceremony, I'll tell you how it works." David said with a big smile. "I'll be calling you one by one, when you hear your name come here and take one marshmallow, which is the symbol of safety from being eliminated, as simple as that. The one not receiving a marshmallow must walk on the Path of Shame leading them to the Bus of Losers where Quartermaster will gladly take you home."
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"The teamwork wasn't very good, no one did good or bad...except for Nikki and Ered." Brian taps his chin trying to decide. "But...Sasha's my main target, hmm..."
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"I still don't know how I lost to Tabii." Snake sighs. "I guess my heart wasn't wrong when I felt something for her..." His eyes water a bit.
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Petrol is holding a picture of Nikki and another one of Ered, looking back and forth at each one.
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"I don't care if I go today, my goal was achieved." Nikki's eyes brighten changing into sparkling stars.
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"Today was a bummer, I lost my cool abilities, I made my team lose the challenge and, worst of all, I look like this." Ered points at herself with both hands, still wearing her current messed up outfit.
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"What was she thinking?!" Max face palms. "Hanging out with Ered in the middle of the forest when a challenge is going on?! How stupid can she be?"
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"Cool is better than adventurous so you get the point." Nurf explains in a few words.
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"Well, I have her phone and her vote, what else can I ask for?" Sasha smiles mischievously. "Maybe next time I'll tell her to give me her dads' credit card number."
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"Now you know how it goes so let's continue." David stared at the kids while everyone expected to be called. "The first marshmallow of the evening goes for..." The counselor looked back and forth at them until he fixed his gaze on specifically one of them. "...Snake."
The Wood Scout felt relieved and walked to the platform to get his prize; he then returned to his seat with a smile and ate the spongy candy. His friend Petrol gave him a thumbs-up.
"Next one safe is Erin." The blue-haired girl smiled and stood up, took her prize and got back to her seat. "Nurf, Preston, you two are safe as well." The rest waited attentively for the next call; Sasha and Brian were eager to see who would be the last ones called, because that means they've received votes. "Hwan and Max, come get yours too." David said with a big smile. "Five more to go but you can see I only have four marshma-"
"Just finish already!" Sasha yelled.
"Alright, Petrol." The big guy saluted and took the candy. Nikki, Ered, Sasha and Brian remained. The first two expressing a bit of fear with their faces while the last two looked at each other with a brow raised. "How do you feel so far campers?"
"I feel like murdering you for taking so long." Max said in the background.
"Hey, I asked them." The redhead point to the remaining campers with a hand. "Whatever, the next one is..." The Kentuckian and the Flower Scout squinted at the tray, this'll answer some of their momentary thoughts. "Brian."
"Yes!" The kid shook his fist in the air. The ginger gasped upon seeing that; she knew he intended to vote her off along with other accomplices. Thus only three girls remained for the elimination.
Ered pinched her nose in disappointment while Nikki tried to comfort her patting her back. David took a deep breath until telling the next one safe. "Sasha." The leader Flower Scout smirked knowing Brian's plan had failed and left her seat to take her prize.
"Ered, Nikki, I'm afraid to tell you that the camper taking the Bus of Losers tonight is..."
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"Ered. Nikki you can stay at camp...at least for three more days." He tossed the marshmallow to her hands. The girl turned to see her friend looking down the ground. Even though she was safe, a feeling of grief bothered her heart. What could she do to make Ered feel better? She wasn't too good with emotional moments but the best she could think of was to hug her. The teenager felt weird having her companion embrace her...eh, what else she could do, she'd already lost her cool moments at camp so didn't give a shit and hugged her back.
"Ugh, waaay too cheesy!" Max covered his eyes with his arms.
"Aaaand hug is over." David announced with a stopwatch on his hand. "Time to leave, my precious...sniff...camper." He wiped a tear from an eye.
"Well, without me party isn't over dudes, so don't stop." She winked and gestured the finger gun as she was walking on the Path of Shame. "Later dudes." Those were her last words before Quartermaster drove off with her.
"Welp, the girl is gone." Max patted Nikki with a smirk. She didn't respond anything and kept looking at where the bus headed. "Hey, you should be happy you weren't voted out. Remember the most important is to win the money."
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"By the way, why are they giving that amount of money to a kid?" The Indian boy wonders with an eyebrow raised.
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"Yeah, I guess you're right." His adventurous friend sighed. "From now on I'll put aside the cool stuff and focus on the competition." She smirked with determination.
"Hey, now that Ered is gone...who is considered as the coolest camper?" Preston asked to the group. Everyone just stared at each other until all of them started a big fight; well, actually some of them.
"Ugh, you're so pathetic." Sasha rolled her eyes.
"Agreed." Snake and Brian added.
The cloud of dust is seen in the background as David waves off at the camera. "Alright guys, that was all for today, see you in the next episode for a new amazing challenge and another dramatic elimination. I'm David and this was Total...Drama...CAMP!"
I'm back! Sorry for the looong wait, a lot of things happened during my absence but I don't think it's necessary to tell you here. I had this chapter half finished for a long time (since around December) but then I got completely distracted by other stuff, work and college. Well, now it's quite obvious why I had the opportunity to get this back. Also I recently re-watched the entire series of Total Drama (which is insane lol) and it helped me to regain interest in finishing this and have new ideas for next chapters. Hope you like it and see you in the next update :)