Episode 3 Part 2: A Good Day To Lie
(Happy Harpies)
As a new morning begins on the island, the girls on the Happy Harpies, excluding Tori, were just getting out of bed.
"Man, I'm never gonna get used to these beds." said Roxella as she stretched out her back.
"Same, but at least we get to enjoy the spa again today!" exclaimed Veronica with excitement.
As Roxella and Veronica continued their conversation, Mia turned her attention to Tori.
"Hey Tori, are you feeling any better?" asked Mia, still worried about her friend.
"Oh yeah, I feeling better now." said Tori.
"Are you sure?" asked Roxella, turning her attention to Tori, "You were so exhausted from all that running yesterday, that you couldn't even move."
"That was yesterday, now that I've had a good night's rest, I'm ready to go!" said Tori
The rest of the girls stared at Tori as she continued to stay in bed.
"So...aren't you going to get out of bed now?" Veronica asked.
"Well, uh, the thing is…" Tori starts to explain, "While I'm not exhausted anymore, now my body is too sore to move."
"Aw come on!" yelled Roxella, aggravated, "You better hope that the spa has something for sore bodies, or else you'll be sent home to recover."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. After all, luck has sided with Tori Henderson!" Tori proclaimed cheerfully.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door. When Mia opened the door, it was revealed to be Connor.
"What do you want?" asked Mia, surprised at Connor's appearance.
"Nothing that concerns you, I just need to have a private chat with Veronica." Connor explained.
After that remark, Connor forced his way into the room and grabbed Veronica's arm. But before he could leave with her, Roxella grabbed Veronica's other arm.
"Actually, we're dealing with a problem here, so if you could give her back." stated Roxella, as she tugged Veronica in her direction.
"I'm sure three of you is more than enough to solve whatever dumb, stupid problem you have." Connor retorted back, as he pulled Veronica back to him.
"Look, if you need to talk to her, why can't you do it here?" Roxella suggested with a glare, yanking Veronica to her side.
"What part of 'private chat' do you not understand?" Connor hissed through his clenched teeth, forcefully bringing Veronica back to him.
The argument between the two continued to heat up, with poor Veronica being pulled back and forth like a ragdoll, and Tori and Mia being unable to do anything to stop it. At one point, when Roxella pulled Veronica back to her, Connor let go, causing Veronica to collide into Roxella, knocking her down to the ground.
"I'll be taking Veronica now." exclaimed Connor as he dragged Veronica out the door.
While Roxella didn't say anything, the look in her eyes obviously conveyed the pure hatred she felt towards him.
Confessional: Roxella (Happy Harpies)
"I trust Connor as far as I can throw him," Roxella explained, "and unless its onto the first boat out of here, I don't intend on throwing him anytime soon."
End Confessional: Roxella (Happy Harpies)
(Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
The Rattlesnakes were all relaxing in the luxury cabin's lounge. However, the mood over all was depressing due to them losing another challenge.
"Look, I'm going to be blunt here, it's Brendan's fault that we lost." Fiona stated out of the blue, startling everyone.
"Really? You're going to start passing the blame now?" said Brendan, annoyed, "Last time I checked, Joshua was the one that lost us the tiebreaker."
Joshua flinched at having his failure at the challenge mentioned for everyone to hear.
"True, but if you didn't leave that room, we wouldn't have needed Joshua to do the tiebreaker in the first place!" Fiona pointed out.
"The same could also be said with Abigail's challenge." Brendan retorted back.
"Hey! It's not my fault that the snake tried to strangle me!" shouted Abigail in her defense.
"She's right. Her challenge was much more dangerous than yours, what's your excuse?" said Fiona.
"I don't need to hear this." said Brendan, as he started to walk to the door, "If you want to throw me under the bus, then fine, but I'm not going to hear about it anymore."
With that, Branden exited the cabin to go to the mess hall for breakfast.
"Welp, looks like we know who's going home tonight." said Madison with a sly grin on her face.
"Maybe we should go to breakfast and we can talk about this later." suggested Giavanni.
Everyone mumbled in agreement and began to shuffle out the door. However, Fiona grabbed Giavanni and pulled her back.
"Actually, Giavanni and I have to go to the bathroom really quick, you guys go on ahead!" said Fiona.
No one acknowledged her remark as they left except for Sherwood, who looked like he glared at Fiona for a split second before walking away. When everyone was gone, Fiona practically dragged Giavanni into their room.
"What's with the urgency? Do you have to go that bad?" asked Giavanni.
"No, I made up the whole bathroom thing." Fiona explained, "I need your help with getting rid of Madison."
"Madison? But what about that whole thing with Brendan earlier?" Giavanni asked, confused.
"That was just a ruse to trick Madison into thinking that Brendan's going home." Fiona told Giavanni. "My main goal is to send Madison home."
"But what do you need me for?" Giavanni asked once more.
"Madison thinks I want Brendan gone. But if she saw me talking to everyone, including Brendan, she'll figure that something's up, and will try to stop it. That's where you come in." Fiona continued to explain.
"So basically, I'm going to be the messenger to tell everyone to vote for Madison." Giavanni deduced.
"I plan on asking someone else for help as well. As long as we tell everyone the plan during our free time, Madison should be going home by the end of tonight." said Fiona, finishing her explanation.
"Nice. For once, I can't wait for elimination." exclaimed Giavanni.
"Same," said Fiona with a smile, "but let's get to the mess hall before people get suspicious."
(Mess Hall-Both Teams)
As the teens walked, or in Tori's case, was carried, into the mess hall and sat down, Alessandra delivered everyone a plate of pancakes with what appeared to be jam slathered on top.
"What I have you all for breakfast are some delicious pancakes." said Alessandra with a smile before it turned into a frown, "The fruit jam was made by my uncle, but he wouldn't tell me the ingredients he used. I would avoid eating that completely."
Everyone looked at the jam with concern, except Veronica, who cut a piece of pancake with jam and took a bite. However, she soon spit it out.
"It's taste like tomato sauce!" She complained as she wipes her tongue with a napkin.
Alessandra looked extremely annoyed at this revelation as she walked into the kitchen and slammed the door behind her. Even though the door was closed, the argument was easily heard.
"I thought you said you were putting a fruit jam on the pancakes!" Alessandra screams at Chef.
"Tomato is a fruit! Any chef with two brain cells knows that!" Chef yelled back.
"But a good chef would know that you don't put it on top of *Beep*ing PANCAKES!" Alessandra bellows.
It got quiet for a moment, only for the clanging of metal to be heard, as if someone were throwing pots and pans in the kitchen.
"Well, I'm going to take off the top pancake and just eat the rest of the pancakes." said Chazz as he tossed the pancake with the "fruit jam" on it to the side.
Everyone else followed Chazz's lead, except for Veronica, who kept eating the tomato jam and pancake combo.
"I thought you didn't like it?" asked Gabriel.
"Well, it's kind of grown on me." explained Veronica.
As everyone finished eating, with Tori getting help from Mia, Chris walked in with the twins right behind him.
"Alright Harpies, you know what time it is. It's time to go to the spa!" Chris exclaimed.
"If anyone wants to stay behind, now would be the time to say it." said Matthew.
"As much fun as it would be spending time with you guys," said Connor, "I think I'm going to stay behind again."
"What a surprise." exclaimed Roxella sarcastically.
"Wait!" shouted Veronica, startling everyone, "I need to stay behind today as well."
"Now that's a surprise." said Chazz in shock.
"But you were so excited to visit the spa today. Why won't you go now?" asked Mia.
"U-uh…" stuttered Veronica, "It's uh, classified. Only cool detectives like me can know!"
Everyone looked at Veronica suspiciously, especially Giavanni.
Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Veronica went to the spa last time while Connor stayed behind, but this time both of them are staying behind. It's not hard to figure out what's going on." Giavanni explained, "It's obvious that Veronica is trying to get Connor's heart by trying to spend more time with him! I can't let that happen!"
End Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Anyone else?" asked Mackenzie.
No one else responding to Mackenzie's question, surprising Fiona.
"Alright then, the rest of the Harpies, come with me!" said Chris.
Chazz and Mia got up and followed Chris out the door. Roxella scooped up Tori and gave a quick glare at Connor before leaving. After she left, Gabriel finally got up to leave, but was stopped by Fiona.
"Gabriel!" said Fiona, as she grabbed Gabriel on the shoulder, "Are you sure you can't stay behind?"
"Sorry Fiona, I just...need a day by myself." explained Gabriel, not looking Fiona in the eye.
With that, Gabriel shook Fiona hand off his shoulder and walked outside with the others, leaving Fiona to just stand there in the middle of the mess hall.
Confessional: Fiona (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"What's up with Gabriel? He's been acting strange since the last challenge." Fiona wondered. "It's probably for the best that he has a day to himself, it might help him out of this funk he's having. It'll also help me focus on the plan to get rid of Madison."
End Confessional: Fiona (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
(Bell Island Spa)
"Welcome back to the spa everyone! I'm so glad that you've returned!" exclaimed Isabelle, the spa attendant from last time.
"It's great to be back." said Roxella, carrying Tori in her arms.
Isabelle looked over the group and noticed that it was a bit different from last time.
"It seems we have a new face here, along with the girl that was with you last time isn't here. I hope everything is alright with her?" asked Isabelle.
"She's fine, she just...has some business to take care of." Mia tries to explain.
"Alright then," said Isabelle, turning her attention to Gabriel, "would you like a map of the spa?"
"No thanks. I'll just wander around and find something to do." said Gabriel, sounding uninterested.
With that, Gabriel walked away from the group and started to wander through the hallways of the spa.
"I guess I'll go with him." said Roxella before turning her attention to Isabelle and holding out Tori, "Do you have anybody that can help with people who are too sore to move.?"
"Your very lucky, we just recently hired some new people who specializes in massages that make the body less sore. The twins requested one to help get rid of the soreness from the job." explained Isabelle.
"Sweet!" cheered Tori, glad the her luck saved her once again.
"Do you think you can sign me up for one as well?" asked Chazz.
"I don't think the massage that was requested would be well suited for someone that isn't in a poor state like your friend." warned Isabelle.
"It'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen?" asked Chazz nonchalantly.
"If you insist." said Isabelle, as she pulled out her walkie-talkie, "I need someone to come to the lobby to pick up a girl and her friend for the special message."
Almost immediately, an employee showed up and took Tori out of Roxella hands and walked away with her, with Chazz following behind her.
"I'll go find Gabriel. I'll see you later." Roxella said to Mia.
"Alright. See you around!" exclaimed Mia.
"Please enjoy your visit at the Bell Island Spa!" said Isabelle cheerfully as Roxella and Mia parted ways.
Fiona (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Fiona was waiting outside of the restrooms. Although she tried to look like she was just casually hanging out there, it was obvious that she was waiting for something. She already discussed with Giavanni who she was going to talk to, leaving Fiona with only one person who would relay the message to Brendan. A little bit of time passes, and someone walks out. When Fiona sees who it is, she quickly rushes over and taps them on the shoulder.
"What is it?" asked the unknown person.
"I need to talk to you...about Brendan." said Fiona, whispering the last part.
The mysterious person leaned in to listen to Fiona more intently.
"Listen, the whole speech I had this morning was just a ruse," Fiona started to explain, "I actually plan on getting rid of Madison, but I need your help."
"What is it that you need me for?" the person asked Fiona.
"I need you to tell Brendan the plan. I would do it myself, but I can't have Madison get suspicious of me," said Fiona, "I already have someone else telling the others, can I trust you to do the same?"
"Consider it done." stated the person, as they walked to the luxury cabin.
Still a bit skeptical, Fiona followed a bit behind them. When the mysterious person entered the cabin, Fiona stayed outside, peeping through a crack in the door. She saw Brendan sitting on the couch and the mysterious person sitting down next to him. They leaned in and whispered something into Brendan's ear. Brendan looked at them surprised before getting up and going to his room. Fiona, satisfied with what she saw, walked away.
Confessional: Fiona (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"I was a bit worried that what I just said would've gone straight to Madison, but the information got to the right person in the end!" said Fiona, excited, "I'm glad I was able to trust Sherwood."
End Confessional: Fiona (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Confessional: Sherwood (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Sherwood simply looked at the camera with a smug grin on his face.
End Confessional: Sherwood (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Connor and Veronica (Happy Harpies)
Connor was standing around at the edge of the edge of the forest. When he saw Veronica approach him with a small case, he walked up to her.
"So were you able to get anything good from those HAP guys?" asked Connor, eyeing the case Veronica had in her hand.
"Yep! When I asked if I could borrow some gear, they gave me this!" said Veronica with glee, holding out the case.
"You weren't supposed to ask them, you were supposed to stea-you know what, forget it. At least you got something." mumbled Connor as he took the case out of Veronica's hands.
When Connor opened the case, it was revealed that there were binoculars inside. Connor looked unimpressed as he examined them in an attempt to find a button to activate some secret function.
"Does this thing do anything interesting?" Connor complained.
"If you look through it, things will appear a lot closer," Veronica explained, "it's great for when you need to spy on someone at a distance."
"So it's worthless!" yelled Connor as he threw the binoculars in anger, with Veronica chasing after it.
"Don't throw it! I have to return it back later!" said Veronica as she inspected the binoculars for any damage.
"Why would HAP have such useless junk?" asked Connor, "I thought they would've had something more...futuristic."
Confessional: Ilyria (HAP)
"Just for the record, we do have futuristic tech with us, we're just not allowed to give it to the contestants. Mainly since it would give them an unfair advantage as well as being extremely dangerous for someone who doesn't have proper training."
End Confessional: Ilyria (HAP)
"So what else did you need me for?" asked Veronica.
"What so you mean?" Connor asked back.
"You said this morning that you needed me to stay behind to get some supplies from HAP to help you with some secret thing that only I, the amazing detective, could help you with." explained Veronica.
"That does sound familiar, minus the detective part,"said Connor, mumbling the last part, "what I need from you is help finding the idols."
"That's it? Couldn't you do that your-" Veronica was interrupted when Connor put his hands on her shoulders.
"H-huh?!" said Veronica in surprise.
"Listen Veronica, don't you realize how important finding the idols really are?" asked Connor.
"Wh-what do you mean?" stuttered out Veronica.
"While you guys were enjoying the spa a couple days ago, Gabriel was trying to find the idols." said Connor, peddling this outright lie to Veronica.
"What!? But I thought that he was spending time with Fiona." said Veronica who was shocked by these allegations.
"All he did was use her to help him look for them." said Connor, "He's trying to trick Fiona into thinking that he's a nice guy, but he's really trying to manipulate her in plain sight."
"That's horrible!" complained Veronica, "How could he do such a thing to her?"
"It's always the person you least suspect." said Connor, shaking his head in shame.
"But what does us finding the idols have to do with Gabriel?" asked Veronica.
"Don't you get it? If we get the idols before Gabriel does, he won't be able to use them in the elimination ceremony." Connor explained.
"Oh, I get it now!" exclaimed Veronica, "Of course, it was smart of you to choose such an amazing detective to help you."
"It sure was." said Connor, "Now, we're going to split up into the forest to cover more ground. If you find an idol, return back to camp and wait for my return"
Veronica nodded her head, and they both went off into the forest, unaware that someone was watching them off in the distance behind some bushes.
(Bell Island Spa: Chazz, Mia, Tori)
Mia walked down the halls of the spa while looking down at the spa map. Even though this was her second time at the spa, she didn't remember where the massage parlor was. As she wandered around, she finally found it and walked inside. She saw both Tori and Chazz getting the special massage they requested. But while Tori looked like she was in complete tranquility, Chazz looked like he was in complete agony.
"HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE RELAXING!?" Screamed Chazz as he gripped the massage table in pain.
"I tried to warn you before we started that this massage is designed for people with extremely sore bodies, but you didn't listen." calmly stated the masseuse as she bent Chazz's leg at a weird angle.
"CAN'T YOU JUST END IT THEN?" Chazz complained.
"No." said the masseuse sternly, "You've made your bed, and now you must lie in it."
"This is hell." moaned Chazz as he accepted his fate.
Mia, completely ignoring Chazz's outburst, walked up to Tori.
"How are you feeling Tori?" asked Mia, concerned about her friend.
"This is just heavenly." said Tori, "I can just feel all the soreness in my body just vanish."
"That's good to hear, I was worried that it wouldn't work and you would have to go home!" stated Mia.
"Don't worry about it, like I said before, luck has sided with Tori Henderson!" shouted Tori, "Although, I wouldn't mind pushing my body to its limit to get another one of these massages."
"I wouldn't recommend it." said Tori's masseus as she continued working on Tori, "While our massages are top quality, pushing yourself to your breaking point multiple times just for a massage could cause permanent damage to your body."
"Relax, I was just joking." said Tori, waving her hand in exaggeration.
"Tori, you can move again!" said Mia with glee.
"I can?" said Tori, before she moved her whole arm, "I can! Sweet! Come on Mia, let's go do something!"
"No, wait!" warned the masseuse with no avail.
Tori quickly swung herself into a sitting position on the table and pushed herself off it. When she landed, instead of landing on her feet, she collapsed on the ground, making Mia shriek and the masseuse sigh.
"I've only done your upper half of your body, I still need to massage your legs." stated the masseuse, sounding disappointed.
"Whoops." said Tori, embarrassed, "Um...a little help please?"
Mia and the masseuse helped Tori back onto the massage table to continue Tori's massage, with Mia sitting on a chair near the door to wait for her friend to finish.
Veronica (Happy Harpies)
Veronica was wondering around the forest looking for idols. As she walked around, she kept using the binoculars that HAP gave her to try and look for them.
"Maybe the idols are hidden...in this bush!" yelled Veronica as just jumped at a nearby bush.
Veronica quickly looked through the bush, only to find absolutely nothing.
"Looks like nothing's in there." said Veronica glumly as she walked away from the bush.
"Unless...someone put an idol in there as I walked away!" shouted Veronica as she rushed back to the bush to check it again.
As Veronica looked, she didn't notice the mysterious figure watching her while hiding behind a tree. The figure took a deep breath and stepped out of their hiding place, revealing them to be Giavanni.
Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"So, as I was walking around camp and not spying on Connor and Veronica, I saw the two of them talking. I didn't hear anything, since I wasn't spying on them, but they seem to be working together on something." Explained Giavanni, "It doesn't seem like their involved in anything romantic, but it might be best for me to confirm this directly."
End Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Hey Veronica, we need to talk." said Giavanni as she walked over to Veronica who was checking the bush for a third time.
"Oh hey! Your uh...Giovanni, right?" asked Veronica.
"It's Giavanni." explained Giavanni, "I need to ask you what you think of Connor."
"What I think of Connor?" questioned Veronica.
"You know, like, what exactly is Connor to you?" explained Giavanni.
"Well…" said Veronica, "I guess Connor is probably the person that I'm the closest to on my team."
The color on Giavanni's face started to drain after hearing Veronica's vague words.
"You mean as in, really good teammates, right?" asked Giavanni, trying to keep her cool.
"No, I'm pretty sure we're past that point." stated Veronica a matter of factly.
Any color on Giavanni's face was now gone as she started to sweat nervously.
"S-so you mean like f-friends, right?!" stuttered Giavanni.
"Nope. We're way past the point of us being just friends!" Veronica practically shouted.
Confessional: Veronica (Happy Harpies)
"At this point in the game, we've been working together for so long that we're more than friends, we're like partners in crime!" yelled Veronica, "Although, detectives can't commit crimes, so it's more like partners of justice!"
End Confessional: Veronica (Happy Harpies)
Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"No, no this can't be happening!"
End Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Giavanni looked conflicted with this new information given to her. She was about to say something but, she hesitated first, before finally speaking up.
"Then what was that meeting about earlier!?" blurted out Giavanni.
"You saw that earlier?!" shouted Veronica in shock.
"I-I was just walking by! I wasn't spying at all!" Giavanni yelled back, "Quick stalling and answer the question!"
"W-well, uh…" Veronica stuttered out, "I can't tell you, cause it's a secret."
"But why would Connor to talk to you about it?" complained Giavanni in desperation.
"Well, it's because Connor trusts me the most!" Veronica stated gleefully.
This proclamation from Veronica seemed to have blown Giavanni away, mentally and physically, as she stumbled backwards onto the ground.
"Are you okay?" asked Veronica.
"I...I won't lose to you!" shouted Giavanni.
With that proclamation, Giavanni got up and ran away from Veronica.
Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"What does Connor see in Veronica that I don't have! I mean, we've talked a couple of times and spent some quality time together. I don't see how he would be closer to Veronica unless..."
Giavanni eyes shot wide open as she looks into the camera.
"Is...is Connor into short girls?!"
End Confessional: Giavanni (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Abigail and Joshua (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Abigail and Joshua were in the luxury cabin lounge, debating about who should go home.
"I'm just saying that it might be best for us to go with the flow and vote for Brendan." explained Abigail.
"No. I refuse to vote for Brendan. He is a friend of mine." stated Joshua.
"Are you sure? I've never seen you two hang out with each other." said Abigail, confused.
"You wouldn't understand the kind of bond that we have." explained Joshua.
Confessional: Joshua (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Brendan was willing to hear my side of the story after the bathroom incident, and offered me advice. That is what makes us bästa vänner"
End Confessional: Joshua (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Confessional: Abigail (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Is the bond that they have is...love?!"
End Confessional: Abigail (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Alright, if we're not going to vote out Brendan, then who are we going to vote for?" asked Abigail.
"We can vote for Abigai-lern." said Joshua, trying to cover his error.
"You were about to say my name, weren't you!" shouted Abigail in frustration.
"Nej, nej! I was speaking in Swedish!" explained Joshua.
"Then what word were you trying to say?" questioned Abigail with a glare.
"...Abigail?" answered Joshua with an embarrassed grin.
As Abigail and Joshua started bickering, they didn't notice Sherwood entering the room and silently entering Abigail's and Madison's room.
Madison and Sherwood (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Hey! Who gave you permission to be here!" shouted Madison, shocked at Sherwood's sudden appearance.
"Brendan will be coming in here soon to discuss the elimination tonight," siad Sherwood as he walked into the bathroom, "and I'm not here."
With that, Sherwood closed the bathroom door, leaving it open only a crack. Madison quickly prepared herself for Brendan's arrival. A minute later, Brendan came in and saw Madison seductively posing on her bed.
"Oh Brendan, to what do I owe the pleasure?" cooed Madison.
"Do you pose like that on the bed all the time?" asked Brendan, uninterested.
"What are you in here for?" said Madison, as she moved to a more natural position.
"Sherwood told me that you might be my best bet in not being eliminated tonight." explained Brendan.
"Well, he's right. Good for you!" said Madison gleefully before looking at Brendan seriously, "But what's in it for me? I'm not a charity."
"What do you want?" asked Brendan.
"I want you to be my boyfriend!" Madison exclaimed gleefully.
"No." Brendan deadpanned, as he started to walk towards the door.
"Wait! Don't leave!" shouted Madison, stopping Brendan, "What exactly are you willing to offer me?"
"I'm willing to offer you one favor." replied Brendan.
"Just one favor?" mumbled Madison, clearly disappointed.
"And it can't be anything romantic." Brendan insisted.
"Then what's the point of your dumb favor!?" complained Madison.
"Isn't it obvious?" questioned Brendan, exasperated, "If you need me to vote for a certain person or throw a challenge, you can use the favor to do it."
Madison was quiet for a few minutes, thinking of the deal on the table, before a smile appeared on her face.
"Alright Brendan, I accept your deal." Madison exclaimed.
"Just remember that you'll only get the favor if I don't get voted off tonight." Brendan explained as he extended out his hand for a handshake.
"Sorry Brendan, but I like my deals sealed with a kiss on the cheek." teased Madison, as she turned her cheek to the side.
"Nevermind. I'll just go home." rebuked Brendan as he started to walk towards the door again.
"Wait, stop!" shouted Madison.
Madison rushed over to Brendan, grabbed his hand, and shook it.
"There. The deal is made." snapped Madison, annoyed with not getting a kiss.
"Good. So who do I need to vote for?" asked Brendan.
"Don't worry, you'll know who when the time comes." reassured Madison.
Brendan raised an eyebrow, but ultimately left it at that, and left the room.
With Brendan's departure, Madison went to lie down on her bed. As she sat down, Sherwood stepped out of the bathroom.
"Alright. So who should we send home?" asked Sherwood.
"Actually, I already have a scapegoat in mind," teased Madison, "I just need you to do something for me before the plan can begin."
Gabriel and Roxella (Happy Harpies)
Gabriel was relaxing in the hot tub at the spa. He was regretting not getting a map back when he arrived with everyone else. He ended up wandering the halls before eventually ending up in the pool room, which had a hot tub in it. Going into a changing room to put on some swim trunks that the spa had provided inside, and took a dip into the hot tub. Gabriel closed his eyes and leaned his head back to relax. He didn't know how much time had passed, but next thing he knew, someone entered the hot tub with him. He opened his eyes and saw Roxella.
"How did you find me?" asked Gabriel.
"I checked every room I walked by." Roxella explained, exasperated, "This place is way bigger than I thought."
They both sat in the hot tub in awkward silence, not sure what to say next.
"So how are you holding up? You seemed like you were in a bad mood since yesterday." Roxella asked straight to the point.
"It's that obvious, huh?" Gabriel mumbled.
"Well, it doesn't take a detective to figure that out." said Roxella a bit smugly.
"It's just that something's been bothering me since yesterday, and it still is today." Gabriel recounted.
"It's has something to do with Fiona, doesn't it?" asked Roxella.
"Am I really that easy to read?!" Gabriel complained.
"Well, actually, that one did take a detective to figure out." Roxella confessed.
"Really?" asked Gabriel, surprised, "I guess Veronica's claim of being a detective has some truth to it."
"True, but back to the main problem. What happened between you and Fiona?" asked Roxella.
"It's just that…"Gabriel sighed, before continuing, "Fiona and I have been spending so much time together the last couple of days, but she doesn't trust me enough to tell me that she's Storm."
"Really? That's the issue you're having?" Roxella questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"It's a big deal to me!" Gabriel complained, "I thought we were close enough to discuss anything, but she just kept a big secret like this from me, only to reveal it in the challenge yesterday."
"Look Gabriel, I pretty sure this is easy to explain," said Roxella, sounding annoyed, "The reason why Fiona revealed that she was Storm was because it was her fear. So obviously, she had reasons for not wanting people to know."
"Well, I guess, but its still hurts that she didn't tell me." said Gabriel glumly.
"It's simple, the next time you see her, just talk to her about it. Of course, assuming she doesn't go home tonight." Explained Roxella.
"I hope she doesn't!" Gabriel exclaimed, "It would suck if I couldn't get to talk to her because she went home."
(Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
The Rattlesnakes, minus Fiona and Madison, were all relaxing in the lounge before dinner. Abigail and Joshua were sitting in the chairs, Giavanni was relaxing on the couch, and Brendan and Sherwood were leaning on the walls. Fiona walked inside and sat on the couch next to Giavanni.
"Hey Fiona, what have you been doing all day?" asked Giavanni.
I've been hiking around the forest and...enjoyed the view." said Fiona, "Did you talk to Abigail and Joshua?"
"Oh, w-well…" stuttered Giavanni.
Giavanni wasn't sure how to respond. She was given one job, but she was too wrapped up in the spying on Connor and Veronica that she completely forgot about it.
"WHO TOOK MY PANTIES!" shouted Madison, disrupting Fiona's and Giavanni's conversation.
Everyone looked over to Madison, who had a furious look on her face.
"So what exactly happened Madison?" asked Abigail.
"I was looking through my clothes, making sure that they were all perfect, when I noticed that one of my panties was missing!" yelled Madison, clearly irritated.
"Are you sure you didn't just misplaced it somewhere?" questioned Fiona, a bit annoyed.
"I wouldn't dare misplace my panties!" Madison complained, "They're worth more than everything you've ever owned combined!"
"What do they look like?" asked Sherwood, "Maybe someone saw them and just didn't realize it."
"There white with lace. A bit small, and are pretty sexy looking." described Madison.
"Hmm, I'm sure I saw something like that in my bedroom. Under Joshua's pillow, if I remember correctly." explained Sherwood.
"Huh?!" yelled Joshua, startled.
"WHAT!?" shouted all the girls.
The girls quickly rushed towards Joshua's and Sherwood's room, with Joshua right behind them. Sherwood walked to the room as well, and Brendan hesitantly went over as well.
The inside of the room was pretty plain. However, hanging over one of the beds was a swedish flag, making it obvious who slept there. Sticking out of the pillow slightly was a white lace panty.
Madison grabbed the panty and pulled it out.
"Yep. That's mine alright." Madison stated a-matter-of-factly.
With Sherwood's claim confirmed, the girls turned and glared at Joshua, causing him to flinch. The glares felt a bit similar to the ones he received a few days ago, except these ones were more menacing.
"you...PERVERT!" Shouted Fiona, breaking the silence.
"Jag lade inte det där!" Joshua said in his defense.
"Why would you do something so horrible? Wasn't the shower incident enough?!" Demanded Giavanni.
"But I didn't…" Joshua started to say, moving towards Giavanni.
Giavanni quickly moved back, not wanting Joshua near her. Madison quickly moved in front of Joshua, startling him.
"Don't you dare go near her." threatened Madison, poking Joshua in the chest, "There's no telling what a sleazebag like you will do to her."
With another poke at Joshua's chest, Madison made Joshua stumble back, bumping into Abigail and knocking her over.
"Abigail, I'm sorry!" apologized Joshua, as he turned around and tried to help her up.
"You know, I thought that the shower incident was just an accident, since you seemed so nice. I thought we could be friends." Abigail recalled, "but now I...I…"
Abigail started to tear up. Joshua, speechless, looked around the room for any support. Unfortunately, he couldn't find any. All the girls, with the exception of Abigail, were glaring at him, and Sherwood was just shaking his head in disappointment. Joshua looked at Brendan, in hope that he would come to his defense. They both locked eyes, before Brendan looked away.
"...how could you." muttered Brendan.
That simple three word sentence hit Joshua hard, as he felt the tears well up in his eyes.
"I'm going to dinner, because if I stay in the same room with you any longer, I can't guarantee your safety!" Fiona snapped.
With that, Fiona left the cabin, with everyone else except Joshua in tow.
(Happy Harpies)
Chazz, Gabriel, Mia, Tori, and Roxella was brought back from the spa for dinner.
"It feels great to be able to walk again!" said Tori gleefully.
"It's great to see you back on your feet." exclaimed Gabriel, with Mia nodding in agreed.
However, not everyone had a good time.
"I'm pretty sure that masseuse dislocated my arm at one point." complained Chazz, as he rubbed his arm in pain.
"Well, now you know what not to due next time." stated Roxella, patting him on the back.
As they walked to the mess hall, they noticed something that they didn't expect. They saw Connor and Veronica eating right outside the mess hall.
'Why the heck are you eating out here for?" questioned Roxella.
"Don't worry, you'll know why shortly." explained Connor.
With that, Connor went back to eating dinner. Everyone else looked at them confused, and entered the mess hall. The moment they stepped in, they were hit with a heavy and hostile atmosphere. Joshua was sitting alone by himself, while everyone else was at the other table.
"So, what's for dinner?" asked Chazz, walking over to Alessandra.
"It's...meat. With sauce." mumbled Alessandra, the atmosphere clearly affecting her.
The remaining Harpies looked at each other, grabbed a tray of food, and quickly left the mess hall to eat out with the rest of their team. It wasn't long before Chris walked in.
"Well Rattlesnakes, it's time for the elimination ceremony! Although with this atmosphere, its seems pretty obvious who's going home." exclaimed Chris with glee.
Elimination Ceremony (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
"Hello Rattlesnakes. Welcome back to your second elimination." exclaimed Matthew.
The Rattlesnakes were all sitting down on their stumps. However, one was missing. In its place was a picture frame with Peter's face with two red pitchforks forming an X over it.
"Man, back here a second time already? Maybe the luxury cabin is cursed!" joked Chris.
"Rattlesnakes, you already know the rules. Please go cast your votes." said Mackenzie, ignoring Chris.
Voting Confessionals (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Fiona: "I think it's obvious who I'm voting for."
Madison: "My plan worked like a charm!"
Joshua: "It's not my fault!"
Brendan: "...I'm sorry."
"The following campers are safe with no votes: Fiona, Sherwood, Giavanni, and Madison." said Matthew, handing out the chocolate bells.
"Abigail, Brendan, and Joshua. You were the only ones to receive votes." explained Mackenzie.
"Abigail and Brendan, you two failed to beat the fear selected for you, making it unable for your team to win." explained Matthew.
"Joshua, while you won your part of the challenge, you lost the tiebreaker, resulting in your team's loss." said Mackenzie.
"The next chocolate bell goes to...Abigail!" said Matthew.
Abigail let out a sigh of relief at not being voted out.
"The last person who is safe is…" Mackenzie started.
Brendan and Joshua both looked at the last chocolate bell.
"...Brendan!" exclaimed Mackenzie.
Brendan got up to get his chocolate bell while Joshua looked down in shame.
Matthew looked at Joshua, "Sorry Joshua, but the you received the overwhelming majority of the votes."
Joshua sadly stood up, " Jo, jag forsokte."
Brendan walked over to Joshua and extended his hand to him.
"I'm sorry that it came to this." Brendan lamented.
Joshua ignored the offered handshake, and gave Brendan a hug instead, which Brendan hesitantly returned.
"Joshua, it's time for you to spin the wheel of loserdom." exclaimed Matthew.
Joshua walked over and spun out. As the wheel lost speed, it slowed down and eventually landed on…
"...The catapult!" shouted Mackenzie.
(The Catapult)
"Jag är ledsen." said Joshua, sitting in the catapult, waving goodbye.
The only person to wave back was Brendan, who was behind everyone else so that they couldn't see him wave. With that, Chris pulled the lever, launching Joshua through the night sky.
"Whelp, there goes our swede." said Chris before turning to the Rattlesnakes, "You guys should go back to your cabin to get some rest. You're going to need it."
The remaining Rattlesnakes then leave to go back to their cabin.
"With Joshua gone, the Rattlesnakes now have one less team member than the Harpies!" shouted Mackenzie.
"Will the Rattlesnakes be able to end their losing streak?" questioned Matthew.
"Find out next time, on Total!" Chris began.
"Drama!" said the twins in unison.
"Bell Island!" the three announced.
Ninjedi: Wow, this took way longer than I expected. Sorry to Joshua's creator, Taylorfang9, and to ThorBringsTheThunder to an extent, for Joshua's elimination. Hopefully I made his reason for being eliminated dramatic enough. Here are some question for you guys! What did you think of Joshua's departure? What do you think the next challenge will be? Answer in the reviews! Look forward to the next chapter!
Votes (Rebellious Rattlesnakes)
Abigail: Joshua
Brendan: Brendan
Fiona: Joshua
Giavanni: Joshua
Joshua: Abigail
Madison: Joshua
Sherwood: Joshua
Vote Results
Joshua: 5 Votes
Brendan: 1 Vote
Abigail: 1 Vote