Welp, it's been a long time. Crazy stuff happened behind the scenes. But this story lives on! Thanks to everyone who supported this before, and I look forward to releasing some more chapters in the near future. Enjoy!


The camera opens from pitch black, to Chef and Chris in first class.

"Welcome back everyone! You know, in every great tv show, when a episode has two or more parts, usually one of the main characters opens up the show with something like..."

Previously, on so and so

"Well, considering that we are indeed a great show, I say we do a callback to our peers! How about you Cheffy?" Chris announced as he nudged the beefy co-host. Chef rolled his eyes.

"Well, you already said the 'previously, on so and so' line, so I think twice would be a bit much. Why don't you just do a quick recap like you normally do?"

Chris rubbed his chin, but shrugged.

"Eh, if it ain't broke don't fix it I guess. Anyway, last episode was a heat seeker! I dumped our sorry campers' butts in North Korea, with nothing but a ear piece and one of their comrades..."

A montage plays over the screen of Amy complaining about Devin, Leshawna gasping after chasing Brody into a restaurant, and Taylor and Bridgette fighting.

"Or maybe they got stuck with one of their enemies and provided us some entertaining tv! And guess what? There's plenty more of that and a lot more juicy drama today on...

TOTAL DRAMA: THEEEEEE ULTIMATE BATTLE! NORTH KOREA EDITION!"

Chris went crazy over the top with the intro, leaving Chef to sigh and walk into the kitchen on the idle jumbo jet. Chris looked around and noticed the cook was gone.

"Well dang. I was gonna have him grill up some burgers." Chris looked out the window at the city in the distance as he spoke. "I wonder if they have Doordash or Uber Eats here?"


Meanwhile in a random North Korea prison cell, (various competitors)

"You just had to find out if they served mad sushi here, didn't you Brody?" A ticked off Leshawna asked, tempted to punch a hole in the wall of the cell she was in. Brody had already tried running through the wall, but apparently cartoon physics weren't activated in North Korea.

"Come on brah, cut me a break. I was starving. I smelt some food and went for it." Brody tried to defend his actions. Leshawna scoffed.

"It was just a bunch of militants force feeding starving citizens expired tuna! And look where your desperation got us? A real kick in the pants if you ask me!" Leshawna planted herself down on the cells bench. They weren't alone at the jail though.

"Leshawna, why did those mean people arrest me and, uh, Rock? What did we do wrong?" Lindsay asked, very unsure of her current situation.

"I'm telling you Lindsay, it's because we have long flowing blonde hair that's illegal here! They just don't appreciate great hair here because they can't grow any themselves!" Rock angrily huffed as he took a seat next to the other blonde in the cell next to Leshawna and Brody.

"Quiet you fools! I am currently working on my escape from this escapade and need to focus!" Max shouted, from another cell.

"Oh my gosh, this totally reminds me of my great great step cousin Ronda that got caught in a Ukrainian jail and bribed the guards to get free! So crazy!" Staci added in, not seeming worried at all.

"Well I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I don't think we can bribe these guards with our currency hun." Leshawna tiredly responded to Staci.

"Oh she didn't bribe them with money, she-"

"Yeah, I'm gonna stop you there before I get heinous images in my head." Sam quickly interrupted the blabbermouth from the next cell over. He wasn't alone.

"OMG I didn't think prison would be this awful! How are we supposed to do anything?" Katie asked, panicking.

"Prison ain't supposed to be bunny and rainbows girl. And this ain't prison, it's a holding cell. Nowhere near as bad as an actual prison." Leshawna responded to the tanned screeching girl.

The main door swung open again, and in came two guards with two more prisoners. Cameron and Justin. They were quickly thrown into a cell.

"Hey hey, watch my back when you toss me into a cell! Beauty like this isn't extremely durable!" Justin complained as he propped himself back up.

"Oh no, oh no. This is bad! Like really bad! We might never see the free world again! All because of the craziness of reality tv!" Cameron cried as he curled up into a ball.

"So Cam, Justin, how'd you two end up here?" Asked Sam, sitting on his cell bench in boredom. Cameron perked up at his friends voice.

"Well, Justin and I tried to buy some clothes to blend in, but the shop keeper lady started yelling at us really loudly. Justin then tried to seduce her, but she just smacked him with a bread roller and got some guards to come in and arrest us. Definitely a failed plan." Explained Cameron.

"You do realize that the shop wouldn't of accepted our currency anyway? That whole idea was doomed from the get go." Leshawna replied, amused.

"That's what I told Justin, but he really wanted to check out the fashion industry here." Cameron deadpanned, and rolled his eyes at the model.

"I'm just wondering why a clothes shop lady had a bread roller just sitting around. Interesting tidbit." Rock added in, also tuned in to the conversation.

"Yeah I'm not sure about that one. But right now I'm more concerned with our chances of being rescued. I don't think Chris and Chef really care about our well being enough to save us from this country." Cameron downwardly spoke as he rolled over onto the bench with a sigh.

"They got to! Otherwise those two will have the biggest lawsuit ever seen on their hands!" Sam raged as he twiddled his thumbs.

"You know it sugar. Maybe we can get Noah's girlfriend to take down Chris once and for all." Leshawna outwardly thought. Rock sighed.

"Man, if I ever went to jail, I thought it'd be for doing something crazy at a wicked party or concert! What a lame way to spend the rest of my days if this is how it's gonna be. Bummer." Rock sadly slumped against the cell bars. Lindsay patted his shoulders.

"Cheer up Rock! I'm sure things will turn out okay for us. As long as we don't develop Stockfoam Syndrome!" Lindsay cheerily exclaimed.

"Um, don't you mean Stockholm Syndrome?" Katie asked the blonde, confused. Lindsay smacked her head.

"Guess it'll take a while for the surgery to get my IQ to a normal level. Darn."

"Well, at least you're getting decent with names. Probably better than some of the people here." Leshawna tried to cheer the ditsy blonde up. Lindsay smiled.

"Thanks Lefon- Leshawna. I'm trying!" Lindsay gave the sista' a friendly salute from the other cell. Leshawna smiled.

"I just hope someone is trying to rescue us. I really screwed up." Brody, in a rare downer mode, spoke softly.


Brick and Beth

"I swear Brick, I saw guards carrying away Sam and Katie! Who knows what atrocities can happen to them if they get left behind!" Beth exclaimed, worried for her fellow campers health.

"Trust me Beth, as an active military member, I'm well versed on North Korea's atrocities. I never leave a man or woman behind! Especially not in a place like here!" Brick bravely exclaimed, popping out onto a walkway with Beth.

"What are we gonna do though? We can't take on armed guards! There's two of us and thousands of them!" Beth pointed out. Brick thought only for a second.

"New mission miss. We need to recover our friends! I rather perish trying to save our friends then let them rot in jail cells. Beth, I need you 100 percent behind me on this. This is serious."

Beth stared at the soldier, willing to put his own life on the line just to rescue his fellow competitors on a reality tv show. She took a deep breath and smiled.

"I'm in." Beth confidently told the cadet. Brick smiled.

"So, you got a plan?" Beth asked, still smiling determinedly.

"As matter of fact, I do indeed miss. Listen closely." Brick responded.

Brick whispered his plan into Beth's ears, making her nod a few times to take in what he was saying.

"Well, it's a plan that's at least worth the try. Let's do this!" Beth exclaimed as she shook Brick's hand. Brick gave a small laugh.

"Alright Beth. Time for your first mission. Roll out!"

The duo proceeded to hop alley to alley, slowly making their way towards the holding cells.


Heather and Emma

Heather and Emma's plan to steal militant guards clothing and waltz their way to the extraction point was a resounding success. Not even Chris expected them back so soon and he had camera drones on them.

"Wow. Very impressive you two, nice moves and cool intellect. You definitely earned a spot in first class." Chris applauded them, giving them both a thumbs up.

Heather and Emma both scoffed at the host.

"You put everyone's lives and freedom on the line today Maclean. You better hope everyone makes it back in one piece or else you've got a serious lawsuit coming your way. Mark my words." Emma threatened the host. Chris tugged at his collar.

"I'll uh, keep that in mind. Everyone should get out of here okay though. It's not that dangerous..." Chris awkwardly stirred.

"Not that dangerous? You know what? Get bent Chris!" Heather yelled, flipping off the host and striding into first class.

"You probably advertised this episode as 'hard to survive'. Are you really turning your back on that now to save your skin?" Emma asked, cracking her fists.

"Uh, yes. That's what I do blondie." Chris sassily answered back.

"I'm not- ughh! You've got a bad one coming Maclean!" Emma gaffed, realizing her hair was indeed still blonde. She angrily stormed off into first class.

"Sheesh, have a cow..." Chris lamented, taking a drink of his beverage.

"I heard that!" Emma called back from the interior of the plane.

"Good hearing! Now, where were we Chef?" Chris asked the cook, focusing back on the monitor.

"Hmm. How about the punk and the weird girl? That seems like decent entertainment." Chef replied as he shrugged. Chris smiled.

"Indeed my dude. Let's get back to it!"


Dawn and Duncan

Dawn and Duncan were exiting the outskirts of town, avoiding potential trouble at every corner expertly. Dawn let out a meager laugh at the delinquent.

"What? What's so funny aura girl?" Duncan asked, confused.

"You're such an expert at sneaking around. You could give a ghost a run for it's money." Dawn replied. Duncan rolled his eyes but smiled.

"Some skillsets never abandon you. I thought I'd need it running from some cops, just not whatever these ones are." Duncan said as he thumbed backed towards several militants.

"You're definitely enjoying this though. It reminds you of your peak which you long for greatly." Dawn said, like it was extremely obvious. Duncan fiddled with his collar.

"Okay, so? What's wrong with returning to what made me who I am? It's what got me famous before, why not again?" Duncan hurdled a brick wall with Dawn as he responded.

"Not a whole lot. Except you might end up in places you really don't wanna be. Especially considering the soap related accidents you've seen and almost have been apart of before."

Dawn made Duncan do a double take, but he quickly recollected himself.

"Well, I don't see what's wrong with doing it on Total Drama. There's a reason the theme song is called 'I Wanna Be Famous'. It's self explanatory." Duncan pulled ahead of the small blonde.

"Not all of us want to be famous Duncan. Some are more calm and laid back, or have more noble intentions." Dawn answered back, with a more serious tone. Duncan scoffed.

"Yeah, sure. Maybe a few dweebs. But even you rose to prominence in just five episodes. I imagine you had quite the entourage when you returned back to high school."

"Be that as it may, I only wished for more people to care about Mother Earth." Dawn remarked back at the punk.

"And how did that turn out?" Duncan asked, smirking. Dawn frowned.

"With lots of rule 34 drawings and people asking for my autograph and a picture."

"Exactly. You get it, you're a smart girl Dawn. Learn how to use your fame to your advantage. Use your image to get in a few commercials, and bam! You'll have some actual money to donate to your hippie causes." Lectured Duncan, still smiling. Dawn sighed.

"You're right. But for now, let's just focus on finishing our mission and getting out of this pit of misery."

"Way ahead of ya blondie. Let's bounce." Duncan finger gunned Dawn as he hopped another wall.

"Oh, so we're bouncing now? Great." Dawn rolled her eyes, but smiled and carried on.


Amy and Devin

Devin and Amy had continued scathing along towards the extraction point for several hours. It was going pretty smooth, with the exception of numerous ice packs in Devin's pants still shaking and rattling the entire time. It was driving Amy nuts. One could even say going nuts over nuts. She groaned in frustration.

"UGH! Could you like, I don't know, hold on to it- the ice packs or something? Three hours of listening to that is getting on my last nerves Devin!"

"Hey, if your kiwis were injured I wouldn't get angry with you about it!" Devin snapped back, still gingerly walking.

"I don't have- god you're an idiot! Just grab and hold your pants tight before I turn your sack into a hacky sack! Got it?" Amy threatened, stopping Devin in his tracks.

"Okay, I'll try. Gee wiz, take a chill pill Amy. We have more things to worry about out here." Devin responded, readjusting his pants. Amy rolled her eyes.

"Exactly why I don't want to hear constant shaking when I'm trying to focus. Get that through your thick skull Devin."

Amy pulled ahead, clearly still frustrated with Devin. Devin sighed.

"Should've of just turned down that scare in New Zealand. Brought me pain and collateral damage all for nothing. Fantastic."


Noah and Scarlett

"Just another half a mile down this road and we'll reach the extraction point. Just steer clear of any military vehicles coming down the road and we'll be golden." Scarlett told Noah, both having exited town about 40 minutes prior.

"Good. My feet, not to be cliche, are killing me. I could really go for that hot tub in first class right about now." Noah replied to the genius, who had expertly led them to safety without really any difficulty.

"Don't count on it. Chris definitely still has a grudge against me and probably try to make things as miserable as possible this season for me. And as my teammate today, I'd say you could very well be in the crossfire." Scarlett explained, very emotionless.

"I'm not exactly one of Chris' favorites either. I'm pretty sure I get on his nerves as much as anyone here. Not that I regret anything I say to that schmuck." Noah gave a smirk towards Scarlett, who nodded with a slight smile.

At that moment, the duo turned their heads back forward, and saw two more of their castmates. Harold and Mary. Noah nudged Scarlett.

"Look, two of your favorite people. Maybe you could ask for their autograph? Seems fitting." Noah teased, making Scarlett sigh.

"While I have disdain for Mary and Ellody, I'm actually a bit fond of Harold. I enjoyed his run in seasons one thru three. His knowledge outputs, while a complete turn off to must, actually interested me." Confessed Scarlett. Noah scoffed.

"It's all fun and games till he goes on a 30 minute rant about what types of dirt gophers can burrow through. Quite endearing."

"Yeah, that would be a bit much. I kind of have those moments also so I guess that's why I kind of relate. Then again, I also want to cause chaos and be evil yet I hate Max. Parallels, am I right?" Scarlett asked the bookworm, who seemed pretty uncaring. Noah sighed.

"I guess so. Let's just finish and call it a day. Anymore walking and I'll need more ice on my feet then Devin has stuffed down his pants."


Gwen and Samey

Gwen and Samey were having a decent time strolling through what appeared to be the suburbs of the city. If Gwen had to guess, they couldn't of been more then a 40 minute walk away to the extraction point. The duo still had been pretty quiet with each other throughout the whole day. Both of them seemed to carry a shy demeanor, one noticeable from a distance.

"So uh, this isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be if I'm being honest. What do you think Gwen?" Samey asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Meh, Chris Mclean is still a dillweed. When I'm older and richer I'm still gonna add this debacle to my lawsuit against him." Gwen responded, kicking a rock. Samey nodded along.

"I could get in on that. He's a lot more despicable in person." Samey admitted, rubbing her shoulder. Gwen nodded and turned to the blonde twin.

"So, did you really audition for the show to get away from your sister? It's hard to fathom someone actually wanting to be on this show after what happened the first four or five seasons. It must have been brutal back home."

Samey sighed and rebuked.

"Yeah, hindsight is 20/20 but pretty much. There's no way I would have auditioned knowing what I know now. Although, I guess there is some pretty cool perks to being on the show. It's not all bad."

Gwen shot her a confused look, and waved her hand to explain more. The blonde complied.

"Well, even if I'm not digging the challenges, traveling around the world is still wicked cool. I've always wanted to do that." Samey admitted with a smile.

"Okay, good point. I'll give you that one." Gwen replied.

"I guess the aftermath of being on the show is decent also. I've gotten a huge social media following since Pahiktew Island, and have made some money doing minor appearances on shows. I was actually thinking of signing with an agent so I can do more of that." Samey explained.

"Got me there also. I've got my own agent and a minor brand going as well. Having a nice following basically paid off college for me." Gwen responded, handing Samey a business card.

"A gothic clothing line huh? Not my style but I bet in today's society you're doing just fine for yourself." Samey read as she pocketed the card.

"Yup. Enough to not be here, but unfortunately Total Drama contracts kind of trap you into whatever they want from you." Gwen exhaled. Samey smirked.

"I guess the biggest reason why it's good to be here for me is the friends I made." Samey admitted as she reached a hand out to Gwen.

Gwen stared at the hand for a split second before shaking it and smiling back. Samey released her hand.

"And the ones I'm still making."

Gwen's smile became even bigger at the blonde's kind words.

"Ok three good points from you. I guess you win." Gwen replied, her smile changing into a smirk. "Although, I bet I could peg a fourth one from you if I really wanted to."

Samey blushed and cleared her throat.

"Ditto Gwen. Ditto."

The two shared a laugh before making their final push.


Kitty and Sky

The athletic duo had pretty much zero trouble getting to the extraction point after slipping underneath the heavily guarded bridge they came across. They could see the plane getting bigger and bigger with each step they took. They also noticed Noah and Scarlett finishing up, along with Mary and Harold.

"Looks like your sister's boyfriend survived Scarlett." Sky motioned, signaling at the redhead.

"Yeah, I'm still not sure how to feel about her. I feel like she's capable of causing a lot of damage. Really bad damage." Kitty admitted with a shudder.

"Pahkitew was a complete mess Kitty. Not only did my social life take a brutal beating, but I lost the million dollars by a couple feet, maybe less. It stung." Sky gloomily responded.

"At least this season you have more than enough chill people to consult with. You'll definitely get the better end of the stick this season Sky." Kitty explained, putting a hand on Sky's shoulder. Sky smiled softly back.

"Thanks Kitty. This game is a lot easier to take in when you've got friends to ride with."

Kitty smiled again and pulled a bracelet out of her pocket. She deposited it in Sky's hands.

"Here."

"What is it?" Asked the athlete, 400 yards from finishing but still curious.

"I got this from one of the local shops in New Zealand. Cream, white, and black isn't really my colors but fits perfectly on you." Explained Kitty.

Sky, touched, gave Kitty a hug.

"Thank you so much! I really appreciate the gesture Kit!"

Kitty smiled and coughed.

"No problem Sky. Now how about we finish up?"


An epic rescue scene, courtesy of Brick?

The cadet had to pull some strings to get to his current position outside the jail. First of all, he swiped a conveniently dropped militant jacket off the ground that someone left behind. Considering he was already wearing a pretty proper military getup already, the vest completed the necessary look. Now came one of the interesting parts.

"Um Brick? Where are we going to get makeup? I can't really read any the signs on the buildings here so I wouldn't know where to look." Beth asked and shrugged her shoulders in observation. Brick smiled.

"Don't worry, I got the leftover pallet from my scare challenge in New Zealand. Figured it might come in handy." Brick responded as he pulled the pallet out of his back pocket. Beth looked at him questionably.

"How'd I not notice that bulging earlier? Okay, so what do you want me to do with it anyway again?" The farmgirl asked.

Brick whispered his idea for the makeup into Beth's ears. Beth gasped.

"Brick! If you do that you'll get canceled by Twitter and all the other cancel culture people! Even though we're in North Korea, the KPOP fans will come absolutely after you just because you're in a Korea. Are you sure about this?"

"Absolutely. If I have to get cancelled to save my comrades, so be it. Let's do this Beth." Brick replied with no hesitation. Beth proceeded to do what he thought needed to be done.

Returning to the present, the camera now picked up again inside the jail. The 10 jailed contestants were beginning to get hopeless. All of them were sitting down depressingly on the benches inside the cells.

"So this is how it ends huh? I got to say, not really how I wanted to go out dudes and dudettes." Rock confessed as he slouched down on the bench.

"Bummer!" Lindsay added in.

"World domination may cease to exist." Max said as he shuttered in the fetal position.

"We can't lose hope guys. It may seem bleak but we got to keep our heads up. Help will come, I guarantee it." Leshawna confidently chimed.

"I feel like being overdramatic. But is there really such a thing as overdramatic when you're caught in a North Korean jail?" Justin replied, not super enthusiastic.

"I wish Sadie was here!" Katie cried, sadly. The others raised an eyebrow at her.

"You wish your best friend was trapped here? Kind of cold thinking Katie." Sam responded to the virtual twin of Sadie.

"Okay, maybe didn't think that one through. Scratch that, I wish I- we, were out of here!" Katie cried again.

Just then, a very awkward looking 'Korean' walked into the jail holding center.

"Did someone order a rescue? Brick asked, whispering to his fellow castmates. Several of the trapped players did a spit take.

"Brick?"

"How'd you find us?"

"What in the Hell did you do to your eyes?"

Brick put fingers to his lips to shush them and keep them from tipping off the guards.

"I had to blend in okay! Sorry I had to abandon racial sensitivity, but it was the only way to save my fellow comrades."

The other campers accepted this, just grateful that someone came to save them.

"So uh, do you got a plan dude?" Rock asked, still whispering. Brick nodded.

"Please tell me you have backup Brick and you're not trying to rescue us on your own?" Cameron softly asked. Brick shook his head.

"I've got Beth nearby." Brick replied. The jailed contestants groaned.

"Hey, be nice! Anyways, prepare to be rescued my friends!" Brick exclaimed, still in a whisper.

"Go for it dude, not like we have anything better to do." Justin nonchalantly chimed in. Brick nodded and turned his back.

Brick proceed to yell crazily and get the attention of every militant nearby. Once everyone was looking at him, he did the unthinkable. He yelled in Korean.

Immediately all the guards in the area started scrambling and panicking, and started abandoning the jail. It was complete chaos.

"Um, what did he just do? I'm dumbfounded." Sam, with eyes all over Brick's antics, spoke.

"Me and you both bro." Agreed Rock.

Within five minutes, the area was completely free of a hostile presence and Brick was whistling while holding the keys to the cells in one hand.

"So soldiers, what did you think of that?" Brick asked, confident.

"You're insane dude! But in a good way!" Brody praised.

"What did you even tell them Brick?" Asked Sam. Brick laughed.

"I told them they were being attacked by a fictional country and they bought it." Brick explained.

Brick proceeded to free everyone, and got a giant group hug.

"Hate to ruin the mood, but we still gotta move out cadets. They'll be back." Brick ordered, pointing to the exit. The others nodded and began to scramble. Leshawna however, stayed next to Brick and pulled a cloth out of her pocket.

"Appreciate the rescue honey, but you can't go around looking like that."

Brick awkwardly nodded. Leshawna steadied his face and tried to rub the makeup off without water. Not the best move.

"Is it better?" Asked Brick, searching around for a mirror.

"Uh, I guess smeared war face paint is better than what you had going on. We gotta move so you'll just have to look like a raccoon for a while till we get back to Chris." Leshawna answered, trying not to giggle. Brick smiled and touched his earpiece.

"Then let's move! Beth, mission successful! Move out!"

"Roger that!" Beth's voice came, ringing out from the ear device. Brick took off running.

"That dude is something else..." Leshawna dryly commented, but smiled.


Trent and Tammy

"It's a freakin' miracle we haven't been apprehended yet Tammy. We're not exactly moving very graciously through the town." Trent, frustrated with the cosplayer's slow movement, feigned. Tammy looked apologetically at the musician.

"Sorry, sports and athletic movement aren't really my strong suit. Perhaps one could say not my forte." Tammy nervously replied back. Trent sighed.

"Whatever, let's just keep on moving. We're probably getting close by now." Trent took an additional look at Tammy. "And if you want to quote Noah, just go ahead."

"Oh, uh okay. Sorry again Trent. I'm trying my hardest."

Tammy spared another glance at Trent before spotting something out in the distance. She quickly pointed it out.

"Look! Is that the road that leads to the extraction point?"

Trent looked at the road before glancing at the late afternoon sun. Everything seemed to line up.

"I think so. I'm tired of hurdling bushes and garbage piles so let's just finish this up already. Good catch Tammy." Trent replied, still maintaining his composure despite his frustration with how the challenge had gone so far.

"Well then, let's strum!" Tammy excitedly cheered, walking off towards the home stretch. Trent stared questioningly at her figure before proceeding himself.

"Is that actual slang? Please tell me it's not..." Trent muttered to himself.


Cody and Courtney

"And if you'll make one more right turn right here, boom! Just like that, we're on the homestretch Courtney." Cody confidently told the CIT, guiding them through the last dense part of the city and onto the road that led to the exit point. Courtney huffed but kept on walking.

"Good work Cody. Having a good sense of direction is a very important trait to have." Courtney replied, giving the tech geek a rare compliment from her behalf. Cody's smile grew. "Just don't let it get to your head. Yours is already big enough." Courtney added.

Cody gave her a half hearted eye roll, but still kept on smiling. After some silence, he cleared his throat to speak.

"So uh, Courtney. I know you're not super open, but uh, how's the game going for you?" Cody asked, barely managing to avoid stuttering. Courtney looked at him surprised, before blowing some air.

"Pffh. None of your business geek." Courtney sharply answered back, making Cody shiver just a tad. Noticing his smile fading, Courtney sighed.

"Sorry Cody, but like you said earlier. I run with a tight lid. I really have only gotten deep and thoughtful with a couple people on this show and it's backfired each time. No more emotional decision making from me. I'm going full logical." Courtney explained.

"I wouldn't say it's backfired. You and Gwen seem like you're friends again and I don't think being friends with Bridgette ever backfired on you. Kind of a overreaction if you ask me." Cody inputted in response.

"Congrats, you picked out two outliers among the herd. Bravo." Courtney sarcastically responded.

Cody sighed, but decided to let the topic drop, knowing how Courtney had a tendency to go off.

"Whatever. You got any questions about yours truly? I'm a bit more open than you missy." Cody sassily asked and replied with a slight teasing tone. Courtney shook her head.

"No Cody. I think I've had my fill of you for today, thank you. Let's just finish this stupid challenge." Courtney dryly, but respectfully responded.

"Alright, alright. Silence it is." Cody said, doing a zipping motion over his lips. Courtney let out a small smile.

"Thank you." Courtney muttered, mostly to herself.

"No problem." Cody told her back, trekking onwards.

Courtney slapped her forehead. That last part wasn't supposed to be out loud.


Rodney and Izzy

"Not to be cliche, but are you sure about this Izzy?" Rodney asked.

The redheaded duo was currently lodged in a cannon together, with a fuse slowly burning down. It looked as cartoony as it could get.

"Being sure of things is for smart people and computers, and last time I checked Rodney, you apply to neither! Now let's blow this popsicle stand! Haha!" Izzy laughed, crackling in a deranged manner. Rodney whimpered.

"Great, not only am I about to be physically hurt, but now I'm mentally wounded. You're a nutbar Izzy!" Rodney cried out as the final seconds on the fuse ticked away.

"Never doubt the Izzy Rodster! Never!" Izzy called out.

The cannon sent both contestants soaring through the air at rapid speed, barely missing a building on the way up. The duo were side by side hundreds of feet above the ground.

"Izzy! What's the plan for landing? And are you sure we'll fly far enough? I don't think my mass is gonna hold up for too much longer!" Rodney frantically shouted at Izzy as they reached the peak of their flight within 10 seconds.

"I was gonna use you to break my fall! Is that cool with you Rodney?" Izzy asked back, eyeing up Rodney not unlike what her alter ego Explosivo would eye up one of his victims. Rodney looked at her with a terrified expression.

"What? No way! I'm a body! Not a body bag!"

Rodney started to scream as internal panic set in. Izzy just kept on laughing.

"Izzy, you're really hot, but if I survive this I'm never doing any recreational activities with you again!" Rodney yelled, trying to think of some way to cushion his landing.

"So I guess that means you're a no go on dingo riding after the season huh? Bummer." Izzy calmly shook her head in disapproval. Rodney just kept on yelling as his ascendance turned into a descendance. He closed his eyes.

"Goodbye cruel world and all the lovely ladies I left behind! AGHHH!"

CRASH

Rodney opened his eyes, expecting to be dead. He somehow wasn't.

"Woo! We gotta do that again sometime Big Rod! Excellent work!" Izzy praised the farm boy, still in slight shock.

"Not how I would of done it, but props to you guys for finishing the challenge, I guess." came the voice of Jo, who had just finished up with B.

The redheaded tandem had wedged themselves into a billboard right next to the Total Drama jumbo jet 2.0. Although they were still 15 feet off the ground, for Rodney it was an improvement from being hundreds above it.

"Thanks. So uh, can someone help us out here? I'm completely wedged." Rodney asked, trying to pull himself out of the billboard he was stuck head first in to no avail.

"Eh, I'm sure the next time the camera pans back here you two will be dislodged. TV magic." Chris, staring up at the duo, replied. Izzy just cackled while Rodney just groaned.


(Chris in a different camera position)

"Well my faithful viewers, it looks like we're coming up on the homestretch here. Contestants are finishing up left and right while we aren't looking, leaving just a handful more slow pokes out there. Speaking of which, how about we tune in to some of those slowpokes?"


Dwyane Sr. and Topher

"So uh, what hobbies do you have?" The dad asked the Chris wannabe. Topher seemed distant.

"Becoming famous and looking good. Why bother with anything else?" Topher, not interested in a conversation, responded.

"Those seem more like goals than hobbies young man. You should really learn how to skip rocks or make spears out of tree branches." Dwayne touted back.

"Yea, whatever. Let's just finish this stupid challenge." Topher, wishing he could listen to music through the head pieces, deadpanned.


Pete and Leonard

"So, do you just like the Wizard of Oz or do you really think you're a wizard?" Pete asked the cosplayer.

"Think? I know I am a wizard! Chill with the disrespect elderly citizen!" Leonard snapped back.

"Elderly? C'mon kid. I'm not that old. I can totally groove with the younger crowd. I was putting avocado slices on my BLT's before the younger generation put it on toast unironically. You could probably label me a trendsetter..." Pete dazed off from his rant and yawned. Leonard scoffed.

"Another disbeliever. What a unapathetic society we live in." Leonard said in a somewhat hostile way before storming ahead.


Ezekiel and Kelly

"Don't worry miss, I'm pretty sure we're close to the finish. I can sense it." Ezekiel confidently chided to the mom.

"Please, call me Kelly. And I hope you're right. I haven't felt this anxious since Taylor drove her third corvette through the garage door." Kelly, nervously rubbing her arm, responded.

"Lucky, I've never gotten to drive eh. Going feral kind of ruins that there process of getting your license, ya feel?" Ezekiel replied.

"I don't think I can relate to being feral young man. Although I probably came pretty close when the lingerie I got for valentines day was four sizes too big. What a rip off." Kelly, putting her hand on her chin, recollected.

"You got laundry for Valentines day? That sucks, eh." Kelly looked at the prairie boy and grimaced.

"And I just lost some confidence points. Yikes." Kelly said as she nervously walked onwards.


Confessional- Chris

"Not gonna lie, things got pretty boring after this. No one got detained by the government, lame! Instead of dragging this on, let's cut ahead to the elimination ceremony. If you're wondering, Ennui, Crimson, Heather, Emma, Harold, Mary, Dawn, Duncan, Sky, Kitty, Scarlett, Noah, Izzy, Rodney, Brick, Beth, Geoff, Lorenzo, Jasmine, and Jay got rewarded with first class for today's performances.


Back in the plane, elimination ceremony. Plane is flying east.

"After that very smooth transition that totally didn't take six months to write, we're here at the elimination ceremony! We have lot's of people on the chopping block-"

"Ooh, I wonder who's on it? My great cousin three times removed invented screenplay transitions. He was a true pioneer." Staci chimed, interrupting Chris and annoying everyone.

"Yeah, that's cool and all Staci-"

"That reminds me! My one Scottish relative made the first anagram out of the word cool in Scotland! He was truly literate."

Chris glared at Staci then looked at the rest of the elimination voters. His glare turned into a evil smirk.

"Hey Staci, how would you like to announce who's getting eliminated? My treat." Chris asked and motioned her to stand in front of the drop of shame.

"Really? That'd be cool! I don't think I've had this much authority since-"

"Just take this cue card and read it!" Chris yelled, flinging a card at Staci.

"Wait a minute, do we not get to vote?" asked Alejandro, confused. Chris shook his head.

"I'm just gonna assume you're all thinking the same thing I am. Now read off who's taking a fall blabbermouth." Chris commanded to Staci. Staci smiled and opened the card.

"The competitor that fortunately will be taking drop of shame tonight is-

(Dramatic anticipation)

Me?! What?"

Stacy, shocked, dropped the card and looked back at Chris.

"Consider this mercy. I was about to make things miserable for you if you kept on interrupting me."

"But I thought people tolerated me this time?" Staci. sadly looked around, looking for approval from other cast members. There was none.

"Haha. That might be the funniest thing you've ever said. But unfortunately for you Staci, it's bon voyage! Here." Chris replied, flinging a parachute at Staci.

"But I-"

SMACK

And just like that, Chris literally kicked Staci out of the plane. Her screams quickly became lost in the wind.

"Damn. That was something." Commented Mike, scratching his head.

"Eh. Is what it is. As for the rest of you, get some rest, cause we're gonna be in Ashland Oregon tomorrow for our next challenge!" Chris announced, making quite a few of the contestants do a double take for yet another random location. Before a couple seconds passed however, Courtney seemed to figure out the reasoning.

"Wait, I think I know what we're going to be doing tomorrow! And for once, I approve." Courtney grew a big smile in realization.

"What are we going to do be doing Courtney?" asked Gwen, curious. Chris quickly shut the conversation down.

"Woah there tiger. No spoilers for the next episode."

"It's not that big of deal to know what we're gonna be doing." Jen added in, with Tom nodding.

"I need to leave wonder in the mind of our audience! Now let me do my dang outro you rascals!" Chris yelled.


Chris has moved over to first class for the outro. Many of the contestants in it were already passed out, while others like Jasmine, Sky, and Dawn had quiet conversations.

"Five episodes, three eliminations. Not the best efficiency, but we'll eventually get these suckers out of this jet. As for now though, things got juicer as some contestants got to know each other for the first time today, or at the very least were forced to interact with someone they were giving the stank eye to!"

Chris walked into his own personal digs, and took a very casual seat on his bed.

"Will the romance heat up? Will alliances begin to target big time players? Who's gonna join the big alliances? How many creative ways can our cast find to complete challenges? Will Brick be canceled on social media? Find out next time on a very stereotypical episode of-

TOTAL DRAMA! THE ULTIMATE BATTLE!"


Work on the next chapter will begin ASAP. Thanks for reading and if you're a returning reader, I salute you. As for Staci's elimination, this story sat idle for a long time, so when I came back I had a hole at the end of the chapter that I needed to patch. Solution? Boot Staci, who wasn't going to last more then 3-4 more chapters anyway. Now with the reset, my slate is clear and it's time to get back to work. Thank you!

Eliminated- 84th Sugar, 83rd Laurie, 82nd Stacie.