Ugh, the episode with Ezekiel. I strongly despise him (worst of the original 22 contestants if you ask me) and writing his parts was admittedly a drag. Still, I'll reply to reviews before anything else.
GlitchWarrior: Yes, things will definitely get more tense over time!
acosta perez jose ramiro: In both timelines, Scott was less antagonistic in TDAS than TDROTI (details on my theory why can be found in my one-shot "A Life-Changing Attack"), and I also get the sense that falling in love made him even softer than before without entirely wiping his mean side out. Using him as bait for Fang was definitely cruel here and in canon when he has a shark phobia.
Phenomenal Ultra Instinct: Never underestimate the in-universe surprise of using an immunity idol.
That British Guy: There's more surprises coming up.
Gage the Hedgehog: While the canon season 5 was flawed, I personally enjoyed it overall and feel people are often too harsh on it. Regardless, I appreciate how you feel I've made this better than canon, though can you please give specifics on how I improved from that?
ShadowJcreed: I knew well in advance that I wanted Sam to reach the merge and get at least one solo victory. He is a worthy player, scoring the Toxic Rats their first victory in season 4 and easily coming closest to winning for them in "Runaway Model", so I wanted to prove he was capable of playing the game well. Courtney definitely acted like her past self when getting angry over the shark bait ordeal, and will try to figure out the voting process.
Sulina: Thank you! Your guesses for the votes are also correct, but our CIT won't figure that out for certain. I wanted to leave some room for imagination. Gwen's vote shall remain a mystery (evil laughter). Chris DID NOT rig anything.
TheNoobyBoy: Yeah, the extent that the Screaming Gaffers in TDA and Team Amazon in TDWT godplayed through team challenges was kind of ridiculous. I admittedly was trying to implement a variety of descriptions for characters so their actual names wouldn't get used too repetitively, though apologize for anything feeling odd within narration. As for eliminations, I had already decided in advance who goes here as well as the rest of the rankings before reading your comment, which I obviously can't delve into now because of spoilers. Having an "old Courtney" moment helped show she hasn't entirely changed, and I presume you meant to say "getting Cam out" or "getting Cameron out" as Sam is still in the game.
Scorp: Many thanks, and time to find out what happens. I don't take requests for new stories, sorry, but admittedly have considered ideas involving the OG's, Revenge cast, and Pahkitew contestants. Regardless, I want to focus on finishing this before starting any other Total Drama fics.
Skitty: Scott would disagree with you about it being funny. Here's the next chapter now!
Resuming our story.
Why do I smell perfume first thing in the morning? Opening my eyes, I see Lindsay applying some to herself. I should've expected that. At least the scent isn't being overused. The blonde then exits our side of the cabin. Climbing out from my bed, I see Zoey and Gwen are somehow still asleep. Maybe it's because their beds are further away from the perfume than mine. Regardless, I should get dressed before the challenge starts up.
Gathering my clothes, I head over for the communal bathrooms to get dressed there. A toilet flush can be heard soon after I enter. Better take one of the stalls quick. I put my clothes on inside the stall as I hear another door open and the sink running, presumably for washing hands. The sink turns off before all my clothes are on. As I exit fully dressed, Lindsay unsurprisingly is outside heading to the cabin and must've been in that other stall when I arrived. Good thing she didn't see me underdressed or not dressed at all.
In case those watching this season on TV don't know yet about Scott and me getting together, I may as well tell them now. I make my way to the confessional outhouse and enter it. Facing the camera, I inform the public "Throughout this season, Scott and I have spent lots of time together. Not sure whether any cameras have shown us holding hands or him saying so yet, but we became a couple in between the last two pre-merge challenges, and it's been a lovely relationship so far. He even gave me a ring when asking me out."
Pausing for a moment, I take said ring out from my pocket to show and then add "While I initially didn't expect us to get together as soon as we did, I have no regrets about saying yes when he asked me to be his. He's been quite sweet to me and I hope to go to the finals with him. Maybe we could split the prize money if either of us win. In any case, I didn't think I'd have to use the immunity idol to stay in the game last night, but it feels really good to avoid elimination."
I then exit and return to the cabin. On my way over, I see Sam sitting on the hotel doorstep. Do I see a new game console in his hands or is that something from the hotel? He regardless seems deeply focused on that. It's best not to disturb the gamer's concentration right now. I simply continue my trek back to the cabin. Chef apparently dropped off breakfast while I was gone. Bowls of sloppy and bad-smelling oatmeal from some mix that was probably past its expiration date. These were disgusting when I first had them, so I brace my taste buds for a bad experience as nothing else is available to eat and I can't just starve. It tastes just as gross this time around.
Guess who doesn't mind the slop? One hungry ginger. Keep in mind that he likes eating dirt and gruel when nothing better is available. It therefore doesn't surprise me that he's fine with what we have now. Something about him just occurred to me; this was the day during my first run-through that we first became a couple only to break up within a couple hours because of Mal interfering by pushing Cameron towards my lips. We would get briefly get back together the next day before my chart fiasco the day after completely ended our relationship and I took the flush. Like I said before, that won't happen again.
As for the bubble boy, he won't be able to smooch me today after getting the second most votes last night (most votes when excluding the nullified ones for me thanks to my immunity idol). Wilkins ended up getting disqualified that day for being too severely injured to compete after getting crushed by lots of rocks. The guy was bandaged all over and had to be put in a wheelchair, and then placed in the bubble he often spent time in before joining this show as his mother was very overprotective. Even his whole face got covered in bandages, which muffled his speech. Wonder who'll go out this time.
Anyway, once my gross oatmeal is finished, I go brush and floss my teeth while I still can. Chris will sooner or later call us over for the challenge. On my way back from the communal bathroom after cleaning my teeth, I notice Scott talking to Sam again. Not hard to guess what this will be about. He thanks the gamer with "I owe you big time for the girl tips, Sam. After a dinner alone with Courtney, who I've wanted ever since the season began, she said yes to becoming a couple! Being alone with her really helps."
"Nice to know things worked out. In exchange, all I ask is that you don't vote me off before it comes down to the three of us and one other person who wins immunity. I had a feeling that you were into her even before coming to me based on your gazes. Don't think anybody in the game then or now would've made fun of you for being inexperienced or liking someone, though. It regardless doesn't take a genius to figure out you'd ideally like to go to the finals with her. Not really an issue as you know I'd do the same with Dakota if she was competing." Sam replies.
"Deal!" Scott affirms with a handshake, and then the two part.
Speaking of votes, while I know that Scott and I voted for Cameron, they were in the bottom two after I got the most votes and nullified them with my immunity idol. That means somebody voted for my boyfriend. It evidently came from Zoey given their prior issues with one another plus she promised not to vote for me. This gives three possible totals without needing a tie-breaker; a 3-2-1-1-1 vote, a 4-2-1-1 vote, and a 4-3-1 vote. The only person aside from the ginger, the pigtailed girl, and myself who I'm certain didn't vote for me is Gwen. No way would the goth do that after all that's happened this season.
Though it's hard to say for sure who she opted for instead, Mr. Wilkins doesn't seem likely given their friendship, which would leave a 3-2-1-1-1 vote or a 4-2-1-1 vote. Since Mike and Zoey were the last ones to receive marshmallows before we went into the bottom two, chances are it was one of them. If it by some chance was a 3-2-1-1-1 total, then which of the other campers didn't vote for me? Cameron obviously voted for me given my rage towards him. Lindsay easily could've given our past conflict, though I'm not sure why Sam or the multi-personality teen would choose to flush me. Regardless, I'm glad to have survived the elimination ceremony along with the competitors who matter most to me.
Getting back to the cabin, I reach the entrance around the same time Scott does, and we greet each other with a hug. He asks me "Ready for another day of Chris's shenanigans?"
"As much as I'll ever be." I reply as we let go.
"Challenge time! Proceed to the McLean spa library pronto!" Chris announces through speakerphones.
We all head over there. I just remembered now that shortly after this was when the ginger tripped on that floor board and then I tripped on that and somehow fell on his lips, prompting him to ask me out after our accidental first kiss and me saying yes after he gives an impromptu shoelace ring. Good thing the one made from string this time is much cleaner, and I put that on before taking Scott's hand in mine as we walk together. Oh god. Another thing just came to mind: this is where feral Ezekiel kidnaps Chris. Chef will insist that we must rescue him for our challenge in place of whatever else would've happened in order to keep the show going and thus have a chance to win the prize money. Can't say anything about that now for obvious reasons, though.
Once all the contestants have gathered with the cook in a room full of monitors (which McLean evidently calls a "library" for some reason), Lindsay asks him "Why isn't Chip—I mean Chris—here?"
"Just hush up; you'll see in a minute!" he replies, and then drinks from his cup of coffee.
Shortly afterwards, a TV turns on and shows our host outdoors wearing a party hat and blowing a party horn with confetti falling from above and lots of food on a table in the background. One of those foods is a cake with a "100" on top. That number is for a certain occasion. Chris tells us "Welcome to episode 100 of Total Drama! To celebrate, I have an extra special 100th episode challenge." and then chuckles before pulling out a list and continuing with "I hope no one is allergic to rhinoceroses or fire or poison, small pox, gluten-"
Gwen notices the deranged freak and interjects with "Is that-"
"Yes, it's feral Ezekiel; look right behind you!" I butt in, with everyone else adding "Look out!" and Zoey adding a "Look, look!" at the end.
"Please, don't interrupt. I'm-" Chris continues before Mr. I-went-feral stuffs him in a bag and attacks the camera.
Chef then spits out his coffee in shock at the monitor previously showing Chris, damaging that as well as the controls with its drips. All the monitors then black out. He exclaims "Ah, that can't, ah!" before dropping his mug and instructing "New challenge: find Chris!"
"You want us to hunt for Zeke?" the goth asks in disbelief. "No way; he's psycho-crazy!"
The cook retorts "Hey! If no one saves Chris, there ain't no show, which means no winner and no million dollars!"
"What?" Mike questions.
"It's not like he was that good to us anyways." Sam notes.
"We only accept if whoever saves Chris is immune at the next voting ceremony AND gets a night at the spa hotel." I insist.
"That, and nobody gets exiled to Boney Island for the rest of the game." our busty blonde adds.
"Fine, deal; just find Chris!" Hatchet relents.
"Last season, Zeke was living in the mine. Maybe that's where he took Chris?" Zoey ponders.
"To the mine!" our cook orders, and he goes over there with us.
The mine has been closed off ever since last season. I know there are open entrances, but it's best not to mention those just now. This time I'm letting Gwen team up with me when I make my way inside with Scott. It's not fair to leave her alone in such a dark place when she fears being buried alive and this place can easily cave in. The goth deserves better than that.
"Huh, looks like it's still sealed up." Mike observes.
"We might have to get something to break in." the gaming nut comments.
"Then find it!" Hatchet instructs as he tosses us all flashlights, adding "I'm heading back to the hotel to see if I can get the monitors working." before he runs off.
"Let's do this!" Gwen proclaims, looking to join Scott and me.
"Better find something that isn't sealed up. Just be sure to keep up." I state.
"Can do." she affirms.
The three of us then walk over to the side. While I do know of an open cave, I can't let them know that or it'll be suspicious. We reach its entrance. I then point inside and say "Look; this must be where Zeke gets in and out."
"You go first, Scott, because I do believe you visited it last season for a challenge." Gwen urges, obviously not wanting to be the first one inside. "Maybe you could guide us."
"If you insist, and yes; this was one of the challenges back then." he responds before heading in.
Gwen and I follow him into the cave. As nice as it felt when he wanted to just be with me for our first-hour-anniversary during this challenge in my first run-through, Ms. I-hate-to-be-buried-alive shouldn't have to fend for herself. The goth has a worried look on her face during our expedition. Even if being closed in wasn't a concern, who could blame her when feral Zeke is on the loose? This guy was already the single least popular contestant among the original 22 before he went feral in season 3. It's because no contestant from the show liked him at all for making sexist remarks about females during season 1 (giving him the first boot) and being generally obnoxious. Losing any sanity that he may have had when going feral just made people think even less of him. Glad I voted that freak off when I could in the first season. No wonder Chris and Chef banned him from competing ever again before this season started up.
"Come on, work!" Gwen anxiously says to her flashlight, struggling to get it working as it seems to have a faulty switch and just flickers on-and-off.
"There are extra lights. Remember that." Scott reminds her.
"True. Just please don't let me be alone in the dark where we could get buried alive." she replies.
"We won't." I assure the goth.
Not much happens for the next few minutes. Scott holds my hand much like in the original timeline, though doesn't try to awkwardly compliment my eyes this time, which I know was well-intentioned even if it didn't come out the way he had hoped. I'm guessing part of that is because Gwen is around this time, and another reason is that he's been mentally rehearsing his words around me like Sam suggested. It was also where he disclosed off-camera that I was his first kiss and he hadn't dated anybody before me. That wasn't really an issue for me if he remained loyal, was willing to what he should do, and liked me for who I was. The ginger of course did all of those. I also caught him glancing at my boobs at certain points, which I admit felt flattering.
Suddenly, Gwen slips and falls down a hole! She screams on her way down and yelps in pain upon evidently hurting herself during her descent. "No way am I leaving her alone in the dark!" I tell Scott as I jump down to follow her.
He follows me, and we end up crashing into Mike and Zoey. No surprise he partnered up with his girlfriend when Cameron is out of the game. Oh wait, this looks like the place where Mal pushed bubble boy towards my lips. Good thing that can't happen now. Ms. Goth complains "My arms both feel like they're broken." after the crash ends.
"You should probably get those looked at after the challenge is over." says the pigtailed girl.
"I know, and I will." she responds.
"Can you still get up on your own?" Mr. Multiple Personalities inquires.
The goth props herself up with her legs, telling him "With some struggle, yes."
"We better keep going." Scott states, but Zeke shows up before long.
The five of us all scream in terror and start running. Two members of this group aren't very lucky. After hearing yelps from both Gwen and Mike, I turn to see they've disappeared. Ezekiel obviously captured both. That quite frankly sucks.
"Mike!" His girlfriend panics as she backtracks somewhat. "We have to get him and Gwen back! There's no telling what-"
She then gets cut off by a rumble and some of the ground below her collapsing, prompting a scream. Was this where Wilkins dangled before Mal let him fall? Either way, Zoey is now dangling from the hole's edge and anxiously pleads "A little help here?" as her fingers struggle to maintain their grip.
"Of course! Just grab on." I affirm and extend one of my hands.
She reaches forward to grab that with one hand before grabbing my open hand with her other. I pull Zoey out of the hole and she gratefully hugs me with a "Thank you so much!"
I reply with "Not an issue. Let's find the others now."
We then continue through the mine. Scott doesn't seem very pleased to have the pigtailed girl as part of our group. As understandable as that is given their past conflict, we don't really have any other choice right now. Thankfully no more of the ground collapses from below during the next 10 minutes or so. Next thing I know, a pair of hands snatches Scott and me away! I already know that it's Zeke the freak even before he makes any noises. Since his hands are over our mouths, we can't really make much sound. Pigtails doesn't need to be told that she should run.
Ezekiel takes me along with Scott to a cage just like in the original timeline and tosses us in there. Gwen and Mike are already in the cage. No Lindsay or Sam to be seen. Hard to say whether they teamed up or went solo for this challenge. In the meantime, I decide to check in my goth friend, asking her "Do your arms feel any better now?"
"They unfortunately don't." she answers. "That fall really did a number on them. However, it's less painful when they just dangle rather than press against anything."
"If only we didn't have to go down here in the first place." Mike adds, and we all nod in agreement.
"At least you all got here in one piece aren't dangling above a giant cauldron containing something green that'll probably kill you. Consider yourselves lucky to be alive. I don't know how much longer I'll make it." Chris comments from a distance.
I can't deny that his situation is worse, especially after he spelled it out like that. Two rats are biting the rope that holds him up. Whoever rescues him and us from likely death will be heavily rewarded. A few minutes later, Zeke shows up and tosses Sam into the cage with us. It's all up to Zoey and Lindsay now. Let's hope at least one of them frees us sooner rather than later. Ezekiel throws some fudge at us that he took from Chris. What a prick. At least I know this time it's edible and not pieces of his own shit.
Mike turns into Chester and complains "Stop making a mess, you whippersnapper!" after he gets hit.
"I really hope this is just fudge." says a grossed-out Gwen.
My boyfriend tastes some of it from his arm and confirms "Yep, it's fudge."
Even though I already knew that, I let out a sigh of relief and comment "Phew! Thank goodness!" just like I did when first living through this challenge.
Zeke continues throwing it at us, prompting yelps from everyone except the gamer and Scott, who simply go "Yum" upon tasting the fudge.
It's then quiet for a while. Our host eventually breaks the silence by pleading the rats "Yo, little rodents! Uh, let's make a deal here: I know a cheese artisan. Surely, we can work something out." before part of his rope snaps and he dangles closer to the cauldron, then adding "OK, getting scaredy" with a brief nervous chuckle and "Help!", pausing and then shouting "Help!" again.
"That's not likely to improve anything." Sam notes.
"I said, HELP!" Chris shouts.
Chef then shows up with his spaghetti-and-meatball bazooka, replying "Chris!"
The rest of us cheer for our cook's rescue, or at least his attempt to. He then screams at the sight of the rats, putting down his bazooka to grab a big stick and whack them away. An impatient McLean questions "What took you so long?", then taking a sniff and continuing with "And why do you smell like mint chocolate chip ice cream?"
That's because he was stress eating lots of said ice cream. I know that from re-watching this episode, which somehow was able to collect lots of mine footage from the cameras placed within as well as hotel clips even with the monitors in that room not working. Before Hatchet can answer, Zeke has taken an opportunity to grab the bazooka and aims it at them, prompting both to scream. The feral freak then blasts the cook, who collapses and grunts upon getting hit. Like in the original timeline, he lands hard on one arm for some reason, which had to really hurt when pressing against the cave's floor as it had to be bandaged plus put in a sling then and undoubtedly will here as well. Us trapped contestants gasp at the sight, with me joining in to avoid suspicion.
"Zeke, Zeke, let's talk about this." Our host urges.
"You've gone out of your mind!" Lindsay then says as she shows up, only to scream once Ezekiel fires towards her with the bazooka as well and miss.
OK, that's totally true, but it wasn't too bright to just let him know about her presence like that when he was armed. Zeke then drops that bazooka to go over and collect the running blonde. As he grabs her, Zoey appears and takes the bazooka. The pigtailed girl goes "Party's over!" before firing at him.
Wait, was that part of a plan? Lindsay is unharmed either way as the meatball blast somehow only hit Zeke. Pigtails is apparently a pretty good shot. As us trapped contestants cheer, she frees Chris from the ropes and gets him down safely.
"Much appreciated." Chris thanks her. "Now come on; we gotta get out of here before Zeke gets free!"
The two of them along with Lindsay then free us from the cage. Our host helps Chef up, and we take extra care with Gwen. It takes about half an hour to reach land again. The goth is brought to an infirmary along with Hatchet. Guests aren't allowed in for the first hour. It's probably to avoid disrupting the treatment of patients. I anxiously wait close by and spend some time with my friend when the chance comes up, who has casts on both of her arms following that big fall once I arrive.
"I'm really sorry this happened to you today." I say. "Something tells me it's my fault. If I didn't point out that entrance to the mine, then maybe we could've found a safer path that wouldn't lead to you getting hurt."
Right now, guilt is eating me up for inadvertently leading her to injury. She then assures me "Don't blame yourself; you couldn't have known what would happen there. Honestly, I should've just paid closer attention to where I was stepping. I'm grateful I didn't die or even pass out today. Things could've been much worse. At least I can still use my legs."
The goth does have a point. I couldn't have known she would fall and get hurt when joining Scott and me. It provides some comfort, though doesn't change how unfortunate today's events were.
"Believe me, Gwen Cabot, I AM glad to have you alive." I reply. "While I might not have made that many pals on this show, I am grateful you were among those I did befriend."
"The feeling is mutual." Gwen responds. "In the meantime, I should probably get some rest. Thanks for visiting me and being a good friend."
I tell her "Of course. Wishing you a speedy recovery!" and then exit.
Gwen deserves better than this. Even if it was just bad luck that she fell after joining my expedition, that shouldn't have happened to her. I really hope she heals as soon as possible. Once I reach the cabin, I just sit on the doorstep and sigh dejectedly.
"Something got you down?" Scott unexpectedly shows up and asks.
"That's an understatement." I reply as he sits next to me. "I feel really worried for Gwen and was just visiting her at the infirmary. She's one of the few friends I ever made on this show. You of course are among them as well, regardless of whether we agreed to date. Despite her assurances that the fall wasn't my fault, I wish I didn't take her down the path that led to it."
"If there's anything I can do to help, then just say so." he says.
After some thought, I tell him "A hug would be nice right about now. Also, promise me you won't vote for her tonight. She deserves to go further than this."
"I promise. Gwen wasn't my first choice to vote for anyway." he insists as we share a hug.
Some of my sadness fades. It isn't entirely gone, but I can safely say Scott has helped improve my mood. I truly do love the ginger. Having a boyfriend like him on the island makes the season a better experience. On the bright side, one definite plus for this challenge compared to the last time I lived through it is that nobody tried to interfere with our relationship. Mike also has more control of himself right now, and Chester surfacing earlier shows the guy's now closer to how he was before that first shovel hit. My hug with Scott ends after a minute and I go to the communal bathrooms to use the toilet.
Once I've relieved myself, I decide to walk around the island until sunset. Once the sun starts fading, I head back to the cabin. The moon has risen before I arrive there. My goth friend is sitting on its footsteps. Perhaps we can talk some more.
"It's a good thing I got discharged within a couple hours after your visit. I'd hate to be stuck in a wheelchair right about now, so nice to have functioning legs." she tells me.
"That would probably be even worse." I respond. "No matter what happens after today, I want you to know that as much as I enjoyed being teammates this season, the truth is you belonged on team hero all along. I don't care what Chris thinks. Our host places you there just because you tried to secure Cody Anderson's vote when it was common knowledge that he had the hots for you!? That was frankly absurd. Even if one were to argue you should've shown more gratitude for his dedication to helping you stay in the game, anybody who watched season three would know you clearly were in fact quite grateful for how loyally Cody backed you. McLean was obviously just looking for a way torment you by trying to make you seem worse than you ever were. Securing that vote was nothing compared to what the other Vultures, including me, did in past seasons before the teams first got set up. I admittedly deserved to be on team villain based on my past actions even though I'm overall not as mean as I used to be. Still, I do feel quite glad that people such as you and Scott can accept the better parts of me."
That puts a smile on the goth's face. She adds "Many thanks for that. I also liked being on the same team as you, but not Chris insisting I was a villain. It's nice that we both made the merge this time around."
"Merging together is something I'm certainly happy for too." I agree.
Lindsay shows up not long afterwards and inquires "Do your arms feel any better now than earlier?"
"Somewhat, but they still hurt like hell." Gwen answers. "It's currently best for them to touch as few things as possible."
"That sucks. Hope they get better soon!" the blonde says before she heads into the cabin.
"Attention campers: Please report to the elimination ceremony pronto!" Chris announces through a speakerphone, which for some reason was never shown in this episode when I re-watched the season. Oh well. We all make our way over and arrive at about the same time. Every contestant including me then sits on the logs near the campfire. Mike is sitting between Zoey and me. Gwen is to my other side with Scott also next to her.
"Zoey wins our never-to-be-repeated-or-spoken-of-again challenge! She saved all of us, but more importantly, she saved me. So, I'll honor the deal Chef made. The spa hotel is yours, Zoey. There will also be no more nights on Boney Island this season!"
We all cheer. Our host continues with "As for who goes home, we'll find out soon. Time to vote somebody out. Gwen, since your arms are incapacitated right now, you can just give your vote orally this time."
"Thank you for that." the goth replies.
The vote then begins. Winner once again goes starts this process, which means that Zoey goes up first. I then faintly hear an evil laugh next to me coming from Mr. Multiple Personalities. When did Mal show up!? Can't take any risks now and must vote him off while I have the opportunity, even though it would mean the real Mike goes home. Once the pigtailed girl returns, he goes up next. I then go third after he takes back his seat. Too bad I can't say anything aloud on the inner demon without attracting unwanted attention. After entering the confessional, I draw a big X over a portrait of the multi-personality teen and then sign my name on the back. Gwen votes after me. Scott follows, then Lindsay makes her choice, and finally Sam finishes it off.
"Now that the votes are in and I've reviewed the footage to check for any tampering, which thankfully didn't happen, our final seven will soon become six." McLean announces as he takes out a plate with marshmallows. "Zoey of course gets our first marshmallow for winning the challenge. Scott, Courtney, Lindsay, and Sam are also safe tonight."
He tosses marshmallows to each player as he calls their name. Tonight's bottom two are Gwen and Mike/Mal. Uh-oh! Please, don't send the goth home now! They look very worried as Chris continues with "Campers, this is the last marshmallow, and it goes to…
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The multi-personality teen smiles and cheers "Yes!" as he receives that final marshmallow.
FUCK NO! Gwen and I both frown upon realizing she's been cut from the contest. Our host says "Gwen, the flush-of-shame awaits you."
"Why her?" I ask.
"She's been through enough pain already." Zoey answers. "This will end or at least reduce that, even if it means no money earned, and now Gwen can go get better medical treatment. I don't mean any offense to the infirmary here, though."
"Nothing personal. We can let her be free now." Lindsay unexpectedly adds.
"No hard feelings. I probably wouldn't do very well in challenges with bad arms anyway." Gwen replies.
"Take care and heal soon!" Sam tells the goth as our host and Chef take her to the giant toilet.
I decide to follow them. After my friend is placed in the toilet, I say "Farewell, Gwen, and thanks for everything this season. I'm gonna miss you and really wish you could've lasted longer."
"Believe me, so do I, but we can't always get what we want. I'll miss you too. So long, and I hope you win! Also wishing you and Scott the best." she replies.
"OK, now that you've exchanged goodbyes with your friend, are you ready for the flush?" Hatchet asks the goth.
Gwen silently nods, and Chris presses the button to flush her away. He then signs off the episode with "Yeah, not how I wanted to celebrate the 100th episode of Total Drama, but at least no one got hurt. Well, Gwen did, but not me, and that's what's important here on Total. Drama. All-Stars!"
"You selfish jackass!" I chastise the host before pushing him into the lake and storming off.
"I take pride in being one!" McLean retorts from behind me.
"Not gonna lie; you deserved that." Chef tells him, which makes me smile.
On my way back, I notice the pigtailed girl having some inaudible conversation with Mr. Gamer in front of the hotel. What could that be about? Too bad they part ways before I can hear anything. Once I reach the cabin, I go inside and sit on one of the bunk beds. It sucks seeing your friend get the ax. She did have a point about not doing well in upcoming challenges, though. I suddenly remember that tomorrow's challenge is an obstacle course. No way could someone with unusable arms feasibly get through that without injury. At least she can be treated better in a more official hospital now.
I then silently lay on the bed for about fifteen minutes, not feeling like doing much else. A knock is then heard on my door. Scott calls "Dinner's here if you want any."
Not wanting to starve, I make my way outside. Tonight's dinner is a burnt chicken. Seriously, what's with burning the loser meals!? We deserve better than this. The ginger and I silently eat together for the next ten minutes. As we finish up, he consoles me with "I'm very sorry about tonight's elimination. Gwen still played a good game and was a definite asset for our team prior to the merge."
I kiss him on the cheek and reply "Thank you. The truth is that while I did want us to all make the final three together, I've been hoping to go to the finals with you, which she figured out before long. Let's make that happen."
"I guess it doesn't take much to determine I also wanted you in the finale with me." He adds. "Would you care to split the money if either of us win this season?"
Didn't think he'd ask that before I did. Oh well. No avoiding this now. I affirm "I'd love to." with a hug as I smile.
We then part ways. I go into the girls' side of the cabin to change into my pajamas as Zoey is in the hotel tonight and Lindsay is elsewhere. Once that's done, I grab my toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss before going to the communal bathroom. I then clean my teeth and use the toilet before returning to the cabin about 10 minutes later. My boyfriend seems surprised at this sight and questions "Going to bed already? It's not that late yet."
"True, but I'm not really in the mood for staying up late after all that happened today and tonight. Have a nice rest." I reply as we share a goodnight kiss.
He then responds with "Same to you." and then I go inside my part of the cabin.
I just want this rotten day to end. It was bad enough having to deal with Ezekiel. Gwen getting voted off just makes it even worse. Lindsay is inside and already in her pajamas too. Not sure if she has the same plans as me right now, though.
"Today's been a bad day, sure, but it won't last forever." She remarks.
"Good point. I'm calling it a night so that can end sooner." I reply and then climb into one of the beds. It's more of a struggle to fall asleep than I initially expected, though I eventually doze off.
Our CIT takes a painful loss. The final six won't be as easy for her to live through now. Before anybody asks about Zoey winning challenges: I WILL NOT give her three consecutive solo victories before the finals like canon did, so don't ask if this is her starting a winning streak. The winners of the next challenges have been decided in advance.
Reason for elimination: Gwen breaking her arms prompted pity from other contestants, who felt she should just escape the pain and Chris's antics. It's also hard to compete when the goth can't grip onto anything.
Elimination Order:
Sierra (14th place), Lightning (13th place), Jo (12th place), Duncan (11th place), Heather (10th place), Alejandro (9th place), Cameron (8th place), Gwen (7th place)
Remaining Players:
Courtney, Lindsay, Mike, Sam, Scott, Zoey
Chapter posted: November 30, 2018.