A/N: Figured I'd get some more House Party done. I'm on summer break so I'll get more time to write. So yay.
"Last time on Total Drama House Party…" Hatchet stood in the foyer for the recap. "I introduced the houseguests to the Playground of Pain, which will be used for the more physical challenges. Some players, like Mac and Lauren, tore it up out there, while others, like Ernie and CJ, didn't even try. On Team Flame, Rachel and Barry suggested team bonding, though Erica had other plans. On Team Thunder, Preston formed an alliance with Chappy and Judy, with intent to take control of the team. On Team Chill, Tucker caught David into some blackmail while simultaneously stealing some of his teammates' panties. The losers of the challenge were Team Chill, and Ernie managed to convince Lauren to vote out Spankety due to her hatred towards clowns, and the clown girl was sent home. Team Thunder currently has the numbers advantage with seven. Can they keep it up? Find out, ya fool! Only on Total! Drama! HOUSE PARTY!"
"Well that sucked," Jilly said bluntly as the six members of Team Chill went outside to the backyard after the elimination ceremony.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Ernie grinned. "I thought it went, ya know, pretty well."
"Well yeah, you would say that!" Jilly retorted. "Thanks to you, my girl Spankety is gone!"
"Well I hope you didn't, like, expect me to vote out my ally," Ernie told her. "If you should be mad at anyone, be mad at Lauren. She was, ya know, the swing vote."
"Whoah, way to throw me under the bus," Lauren scowled.
"Can't we let this go, just for tonight?" David asked. "I'd rather get some sleep tonight."
"Tucker agrees. It's been a long day," Tucker said.
"No! Since my girl Kiki can't speak for herself, and my best friend betrayed our alliance, I need to sort things out!" Jilly frowned.
"I betrayed nobody," Lauren told her. "I'm still a part of the Girls' Alliance. I just took out the least desirable member of the alliance. For… the sake of alliance synergy. Yeah."
Kiki grabbed Lauren by the ear and dragged her to a secluded corner of the backyard.
"Okay, ow, ow, ow. That's my ear," Lauren complained.
"What were you thinking?!" Kiki whispered. "Thanks to you, we lost the edge our alliance had!"
"Well it's not my fault you let the clown freak into our alliance. I had no choice," Lauren said opinionatedly. "In fact, maybe I'll just switch over to the Guys' Alliance. They seem to like me over there."
"No! Please don't do that. I'm in a tough enough spot as it is," Kiki gasped.
Lauren smirked deviously. "Alright. I might stick with you girls. On one condition of course."
"And what might that be?" Kiki asked.
Lauren whispered in Kiki's ear. Kiki's eyes went wide.
"You're not serious!" Kiki groaned.
"Well, you don't have to let me into the alliance," Lauren told her.
"Screw you," Kiki grumbled.
"Nah, I don't think we're that far enough in our relationship yet," Lauren chuckled.
Confessional:
Kiki: Yeah, five guesses as to what Lauren's contingency was. I'll give you a hint: I'm basically whoring myself out for her vote. Ugh. I knew this game would be hard, but Lauren's just making it ridiculous.
Lauren: What? I said I was looking to make out with a girl. If I have to give my loyalty to Kiki in order to do so, then so be it.
Jilly: I just can't believe that my girl Lauren would go and betray us like that. And for what? Cuz Spankety's a clown?! That's just not cool.
"Why do I get the feeling we'll be seeing this place a lot?" Ziggy asked nobody in particular as Team Thunder made their way to the basement to get some sleep.
"Probably because you're stupid, because ain't no way are we comin' back here tomorrow," Chappy insisted.
"Hey, that was totally not cool!" Susan defended. "Ziggy said nothing mean to you."
"No, but he is part of the reason we lost the last challenge," Chappy told her.
"So were you," Franklin said simply.
"Excuse me?!" Chappy shot back.
"Guys, guys," Judy tried to mediate. "We all played a part in the outcome of the challenge."
"So you mean to tell me that our entire team just sucks?!" Chappy growled.
"No, I mean to tell you that there's no one person to blame for us not getting first place," Judy said, trying to be calm. "You can't blame Ziggy solely for losing the challenge."
"I don't. I blame all of you," Chappy said as he folded his arms. "He just happens to be the one who spoke."
"So… what about… us…?" Bailey asked.
"Yes, the rest of us are speaking now. Will you be getting angry with us?" Preston asked.
"Ah, shut up. I'm going to bed!" Chappy yelled as he flopped onto one of the beds.
Confessional:
Judy: I try to be patient with Chappy, but it isn't easy. If he's not careful, he could be the one to go if we lose.
Preston: I'm trying to keep my alliance with Chappy a secret. The others don't know about it, which is good, but Chappy is putting a target on his back, which isn't good. Looks I'll have to move that target.
Ziggy: Chappy's kinda crazy, isn't he?
Team Flame were currently enjoying their dinner in the dining room. Yolonda had prepared them grilled chicken and steamed vegetables.
"Mmm. My compliments to the chef," Barry smiled.
"Yeah, this is actually really good. I'm impressed," Nolan agreed.
"Of course, after white bread and tap water, anything's going to taste good to us," CJ remarked.
"So, CJ, how does it feel to have your dreams crushed?" Erica asked.
"Excuse me?" CJ asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You weren't the first one voted off like you wanted. It's gotta suck to be let down like that," Erica told her.
"Yeah, and we have Mac to thank for that," CJ said. "Thanks to him winning the challenge for us."
"Yeah, Mac. That was really brave of you," Rachel said with a wink. "Who knew we had such big, strong men on our team?"
"Aw, it was nothing," Mac grinned. "Dishing out pain is just what I do. That challenge was made for me."
"Either way, I'm sure our team will make it far," Barry said optimistically. "And it'll be worth it to spend so much time with friends."
"I'll be here too, but that can't be helped," Erica added.
"To Team Flame!" Nolan said as he raised his drink in the air.
"Team Flame!" Barry, Mac, and Rachel copied Nolan as they clinked their drinks together.
Confessional:
Nolan: So far raising team synergy is working out well. It seems like, with the exception of Erica, we all trust each other. Hopefully the dice will permit me to vote for Erica soon, because she isn't really adding anything to the team.
Barry: I can't help but wonder why Erica's so negative all the time. Maybe I should talk with her and see if I can get her to open up. Maybe then she'll be less… how do I put this… rude?
Erica: It figures that everyone's started to ignore me. What else should I expect? I'm a freak of nature!
Kiki and Lauren stepped out of a closet, both with a noticeable blush on their face.
"For the record, you're a great kisser," Lauren smirked.
"Please don't tell me that," Kiki groaned. "It's bad enough that I lost a good portion of my dignity in the span of seven minutes."
"True, but think of it this way," Lauren said. "Now you have my vote on your side. The next vote should be a tie, and, if we're lucky, we win the tiebreaker, giving us the upper hand."
"Yeah, but still…" Kiki sighed. "Why did it have to work out like this?"
"It's either that or you end up in the minority with Jilly," Lauren shrugged. "Of course, I could also get her on my side since we're good friends."
"Not anymore from what I heard," Kiki said. "She's pretty mad at you for voting out Spankety."
"Trust me, it'll all work out eventually," Lauren said nonchalantly. "I'm not sure how, but it will."
"Ladies. How goes it?" Tucker approached the two. He then noticed the open closet door. "Ohohoho. Is this what Tucker thinks this is? Maybe you could let Tucker watch next time. Heheheh."
"There won't be a next time, Tucker," Lauren said, noticing Kiki shrinking thanks to Tucker's presence. "This was just a one-time thing."
"Aw, surely you have room in your hearts to give Tucker what he wants," Tucker said. "Tucker does have a policy against pranking hot girls, but he is willing to make exceptions."
"Is that a threat?" Lauren asked sharply.
"No, no. Tucker's just threatening to… okay, maybe it is a threat." Tucker said. "How's about this? If you, Lauren, make out with Tucker, he'll forget this ever happened and you're free to go. If not, well, you can expect a lot of pratfalls and booby traps in the near future. Heheheh. Booby traps."
"I'm not giving in to your demands!" Lauren shot back.
"Okay then. Your loss," Tucker shrugged as he walked away.
Confessional:
Lauren: Okay, where does Tucker get off taking advantage of us like that? Okay, yeah, I realize I just took advantage of Kiki, but that was for strategic purposes. Tucker's just a pervert.
Tucker: They'll give in to Tucker's conditions eventually. They always do. Heheheh.
Kiki: I hate both of them. Sadly, one of them is my only shot at surviving in this game. Ugh, why couldn't Tucker just leave last time? Once my alliance hits the final three, Lauren's gone! That's what she gets for letting Tucker stay.
Bailey approached Preston with a piece of paper in her hands.
"Ah, Bailey, is it?" Preston asked. "How may I help you?"
Bailey cleared her throat and began reading from the paper in her hands. "Hello, Preston. If memory serves, at the beginning of the competition you mentioned that you have great skill in reading people and that, should we require this talent, all we needed to do was ask. Is this correct?"
"Yes it is," Preston said. "Truth be told, you're actually the first person to bring it up since then."
Bailey continued to read. "Well, there is a problem with my friend Susan. She seems rather off-put by our teammate Judy. Susan cannot figure out whether or not Judy is truly a good person as she seems, or if the kindness she shows is actually a façade. Susan wonders due to the fact that Judy often takes Chappy's side in an argument. What is your take on the situation?"
"Judy is a perfectly nice girl," Preston confirmed. "In fact, the reason she takes Chappy's side is because she's so nice. It's weird, but so are most people. We all have some quirk that differentiates us from the others. Judy's just happens to be her playing devil's advocate every once in a while. So, yeah, she's not a bad person at all."
"Thank you… Preston," Bailey thanked as she took her leave.
"Very strange," Preston muttered to himself.
Confessional:
Bailey: (she is reading from a paper) It seems that Susan's worries are all for naught. How fortunate. Although, truth be told, I regret not asking Preston why this worried Susan so much in the first place. Perhaps later.
Preston: If Susan doubts that Judy of all people is truly nice, then it might not be long before she figures out my alliance with Chappy, and I don't want that at all. So I have two options, now: convince her that someone else on the team is playing her in order to distract her, or just vote her out. The former option would be easier, but the latter would be more efficient. I'll go over my options again once my team loses.
Barry approached the door to Erica's first class room and gave it a knock.
"What do you want?" Erica's voice was heard from the other side.
"It's Barry. I just want to talk is all," Barry said.
A few seconds later, Erica opened the door.
"I repeat, what do you want?" Erica asked.
"I just wanted to talk. You know, get to know you better," Barry said.
"Why?" Erica asked.
"Well, to be truthful, you seem like the most asocial person on our team, and I wanted to see if you wanted a friend," Barry explained.
"You don't want to be my friend," Erica sneered.
"Why not?" Barry asked.
"Because I'm a freak! You're just condescending to me because you think it'll make you look like a good person and everyone will love you!" Erica snapped.
"Would you at least care to tell me why you assume the worst in everyone?" Barry asked, trying not to get angry.
"Because everyone is the worst," Erica said simply as she shut the door.
"Okay. Good talk, I guess," Barry said as he walked away from her door.
As Barry left, Erica opened the door a crack and watched him walk away.
Confessional:
Barry: I approached Erica hoping to help her realize that not everyone hates her for her being an albino, but I don't think she wants to listen. I want to help her, but I don't want to tick her off either. What should I do?
Erica: (she is blushing) Barry needs to leave me alone.
David was sitting in a chair outside in the backyard, messing around with his guitar.
"Let's see, if I put the capo here, I can… no, but… ugh, I'm not feeling it today," David said to himself.
"What up?" Jilly asked as she walked outside and took a seat next to David.
"I'm trying to figure out some new guitar riffs," David explained.
"Do people still play instruments?" Jilly asked. "I could have sworn they just did it all on computers nowadays."
"Only if it's dubstep or electronic or something," David explained. "I'm more of a metal guy, if you couldn't tell, and metal is the most primal of music genres. You can't recreate it on a computer."
"How do you know?" Jilly challenged.
"Have you listened to Metallica or The Devil Wears Prada before? Those riffs are so inhuman that only a human could pull them off," David explained.
"Okay, now my brain hurts," Jilly said as she held her head. "Your girl doesn't understand metal. You can't dance to it."
"You're not supposed to," David told her. "Metal is all about letting your emotions out. If you're having a bad day, all you have to do is listen to some hardcore rock and all of a sudden your brain switches into high gear. It's crazy, man."
"Isn't that basically what EDM is?" Jilly asked.
"That depends. Do you need drugs to enjoy metal?" David asked.
"Hey now. What's that supposed to mean?" Jilly frowned.
"I mean, at raves and stuff you guys always get high, don't you?" David asked innocently. "I figured that was all part of the experience."
"We don't get high all the time. Besides, isn't cocaine, like, the drug of metal?" Jilly responded.
"Uh… David trailed off.
There was an awkward pause.
"Why don't we just agree to disagree?" Jilly asked.
"Sounds good to me," David shrugged.
Confessional:
Jilly: That was like the most pointless conversation ever.
David: Jilly's alright, but she just doesn't get the spirit of metal, and it doesn't seem like she wants to learn, either. Oh well. We were going to vote her off eventually anyway, what with the different alliances and all, so it doesn't bother me too much.
Susan and Franklin were currently playing cards on the balcony.
"It sure was nice of Nolan to let us borrow his cards," Susan smiled enthusiastically.
"I agree," Franklin replied. "I wasn't sure at first how nice of a guy Nolan is, since his dice challenge has him change moods so often, but he seems polite at the very least."
"Yeah!" Susan agreed. "Soooo, what's home life like for you? Since we're good friends now, I feel like we should get to know each other better."
Franklin looked uneasy for a moment. "My home life is currently fine. The place where I'm currently living provides for me and treats me well. I'm glad to be living there."
"What's with the 'currentlys'?" Susan asked. "Where did you live before?"
"…What about your home life, Susan? What's that like?" Franklin asked.
"Oh, well I live with my mom and dad and little sister," Susan said. "We also had a foreign exchange student this last year, but she moved back to Germany after the school year ended. I don't have a boyfriend to speak of, but hopefully that'll change soon."
"Well, you're a sweet girl," Franklin smiled. "Who knows? Maybe you'll find someone in this very game."
"Yup. I suuure hope so," Susan said as she batted her eyelashes.
"…Anyway, I have two pairs," Franklin said as he laid down his cards.
"Oh! Uh, three of a kind!" Susan said as she revealed her cards.
Confessional:
Franklin: Susan's a good friend, but I don't think I'm ready to share what my home life is like to her. It's not the kind of thing she needs to know, is all.
Susan: Gah! Franklin is just too cute! What can I do to get him to notice me? I've tried having him talk about himself, because I heard guys love to talk about themselves, but then he asked me about myself! Is he trying to do to me what I'm trying to do to him, or is he just being friendly? Why does this have to be so hard?!
Mac was currently playing on an arcade cabinet in the video game room, when he was approached by Rachel.
"Hey, Macky Mac," Rachel greeted flirtatiously. "Whatcha doing?"
"Playing Mortal Kombat 2!" Mac told her. "This game is amazing! Look at all the pain you get to deal! Heeheehahaha!"
"How fascinating," Rachel said fakely. "You know, Mac, I think your obsession with pain is downright adorable."
"Thanks," Mac said as he continued to focus on his game.
"Mac, do you think of me as a friend?" Rachel asked.
"Well, I don't know you all that well, but we're teammates, so that's cool," Mac said.
"What would you say to being more than friends?" Rachel asked with a smile.
"Er, if you're asking me out, the answer would have to be 'no'," Mac told her.
"What?" Rachel asked, almost shocked.
"Yeah, sorry, but I kinda already have my eye on someone," Mac apologized. "But hey, you're a cute girl. If you're looking for a boyfriend, I'm sure someone out there would be happy to be yours. I'm just not that person. No offense."
"None taken," Rachel said as she left the room.
Confessional:
Rachel: Darn it, looks like Mac is a no-go for my plan. Thankfully, I still have Barry and Nolan, and besides, the game's just started. I have plenty of time to put my plan into action.
Mac: I did feel kinda bad for having to turn Rachel down, but to be honest, I don't know her that well, so I don't feel really guilty or anything.
The nineteen houseguests were now gathered in the foyer.
"Alright, kids, listen up!" Hatchet shouted. "It's time for your next challenge."
"Do we get to go back to that pain playground again?" Mac asked enthusiastically.
"No. Now DON"T INTERRUPT!" Hatchet barked.
"Touchy," CJ remarked.
"Anyway, this next challenge is one y'all might be familiar with from our very first season," Hatchet told them.
"Is it the Brunch of Disgustingness?" Judy guessed.
"How about the fear challenge?" Nolan guessed.
"Is it the cliff dive?" David asked. Everyone glanced at him strangely. "What?"
"I TOLD Y'ALL NOT TO INTERRUPT!" Hatchet roared. "Anyway… If y'all bothered to listen, y'all would know that this challenge is the Awake-a-thon." This revelation was met with a collection of groans.
Confessional:
Barry: The Awake-a-thon is a contest to see who can stay awake the longest. It looked pretty brutal on Total Drama Island, and even though there's no 20k run or turkey-eating contest this time, this won't be easy, let me tell you.
Chappy: An Awake-a-thon? Please. I've pulled consecutive all-nighters playing Xbox in the basement. This is my challenge. If we don't get first place, somebody's going to be hurt.
Ernie: A challenge that involves not sleeping? Heh. No thank you.
As we cut back to the foyer, Ernie is already asleep.
"Well then. Looks like Team Chill is already at a disadvantage with five folks left," Hatchet commented. "Team Flame is sittin' pretty with six, and Team Thunder is currently in the lead with all seven."
"We got this, guys!" Jilly told her team as she put some headphones on. "Just let the music keep you up."
"I can agree to that," David said as he followed suit.
"You think we'll be able to win this one?" Kiki whispered to Lauren.
"With that motherTucker out there? There's no way I'm getting any sleep," Lauren responded. "I had to sleep with one eye open last night just in case he tried to do anything."
"Great, now you've got me paranoid," Kiki told her. "Rather, you've got me more paranoid. It's bad enough that you're the only one I can talk to right now, especially after what happened in the closet earlier."
"Ouch," Lauren said in mock offense. "And here I thought you really liked me."
Kiki rolled her eyes.
Confessional:
Kiki: Lauren's never going to let me forget what we did in that closet, is she?
Lauren: (she's grinning) I'm totally never going to let her forget what we did in that closet.
It is now the six hour mark, and everyone other than Ernie is still awake. With Team Thunder, Susan was glaring at Judy from afar. Franklin and Bailey approached her.
"Hey Susan…" Bailey greeted.
"Oh, hey!" Susan greeted back.
"Still angry at Judy?" Franklin asked.
"I can't help it," Susan told them. "She seems so fake. I don't like her one bit."
"Fake? What's fake about her?" Franklin asked.
"She totally pretends to be all nice, but she's friends with Chappy! Chappy!" Susan explained.
"What do you want?!" Chappy shouted back.
"Nothing," Franklin assured him. He turned back to Susan and Bailey. "Bailey, didn't you have something to tell Susan?"
"Y-yeah," Bailey said as she took a paper from her pocket and read from it. "After hearing of your mistrust towards Judy, I decided to ask Preston about it, knowing Preston's skill in deciphering people, so to speak. He told me that Judy is friends with Chappy not because she's really mean, rather because of how nice she really is."
"But… then… why isn't she friends with us?" Susan asked.
"Well, think about it. She's friends with Chappy," Franklin chuckled. "She's got enough on her plate as it is."
"Yeah… but…" Susan sighed. "I need to use the bathroom." Susan stormed off to somewhere that wasn't the bathroom.
Confessional:
Franklin: I don't know why Susan has it out for Judy, but the sooner we solve the conflict, the better.
At the twelve-hour mark, Ziggy and CJ had already fallen asleep. Rachel took this opportunity to talk to Nolan.
"Heeeeey, Nolan," Rachel greeted.
"Rachel," Nolan nodded in recognition. "How's the challenge treating you?"
"It's fine. But I reaaaaaally want someone to talk to right now," Rachel said as she batted her eyelashes.
Nolan rolled his die. "Well, looks like I'm available. What did you want to talk about?"
"Ummmm… how about you and CJ?" Rachel suggested. "Are you guys, like, a thing?"
"A thing?" Nolan asked.
"You know. Are you guys, like, more than friends?" Rachel asked.
"If I'm going to be honest, and I have to thanks to the die, CJ and I aren't even really friends," Nolan explained. "She's an ally, but she can get kind of grating at times, you know? She follows me around everywhere."
"I see…" Rachel said as the gears in her mind began turning. "Well, luckily she'll be the first one out of our team, huh?"
"See, that's the problem," Nolan told her. "I don't want her to leave because she's currently my only ally."
"I could be your ally," Rachel suggested as she got very close to Nolan. "And I won't even follow you around. Unless you want me to." Rachel giggled.
Nolan rolled his die once again. "Yeah, sorry, no can do. Thanks for the offer, though."
"No problem," Rachel said as she left Nolan alone.
Confessional:
Rachel: Well, that's two guys I can't work with. That just leaves Barry, and he's an outspoken Christian, so he probably won't give into my charms because Christians love avoiding anything sexual. Still, it's my only hope at this point, so I might as well give it a shot.
Nolan: As much as I would have liked to work with Rachel, sadly, the dice challenge prevents me from doing so. I'm not worried, though. I have a loyal ally in CJ, and the two of us make up a third of the team, which isn't bad at all.
By the eighteen-hour mark, Mac had fallen asleep.
Tucker yawned loudly. "Can Tucker go get something from his bag in the backyard?" he asked Hatchet.
"Ah, whatever," Hatchet shrugged.
"Er, can I go follow him?" David asked.
"I don't care," Hatchet said. "But if I catch y'all makin' out back there, y'all gonna be in for it!"
"What? EW!" David shouted before he ran to the backyard after Tucker.
Lauren yawned. "Well, with Tucker gone, maybe I can get some shut-eye," she said.
"What about the challenge?" Kiki asked.
"What about it? Jilly seems to have it under control," Lauren pointed out as she nodded off.
Meanwhile, David had followed Tucker to the backyard. He noticed that Tucker was rummaging through someone else's bag.
"Tucker, what are you doing now?" David asked.
"What does it look like?" Tucker asked as he took a pair of lacy pink panties from the bag and showed it to David.
"Give me those!" David shouted as he grabbed the pair of panties from Tucker. "Where do you get off stealing your teammates' underwear?"
"In the bathroom, mostly. Heheheheh," Tucker chuckled.
"Aw, gross!" David facepalmed.
"Oh, and by the way, Tucker wasn't lying when he said he was getting something from his bag," Tucker said as he took a camera out of his picket and snapped a picture of David holding the panties.
"Oh COME ON!" David shouted.
"You see what Tucker meant when he said he could turn it against you?" Tucker smirked. "Now, hand over Lauren's panties, and Tucker will forget this ever happened."
"No you won't," David frowned.
"Eh, true, but do you want to risk this circulating around the house?" Tucker asked as he reminded David of the camera.
David gave Tucker the panties back. "You're the worst."
"And yet I'm better than you, so what does that make you?" Tucker asked smugly as he returned to the house.
Confessional:
David: I f***ing hate that guy! Why does he have to be in our alliance?!
Tucker: Best. Summer. Ever. Heheheheh.
The challenge had now hit the twenty-four hour mark. Susan, Bailey, Nolan, and Tucker had all fallen asleep by now. Preston sat next to Judy and Chappy as he looked over the rest of his team.
"Well, we're still in the lead now, which is good," Preston pointed out. "Maybe we will take first place this time."
"We'd better," Chappy grunted.
"I think we can do it," Judy smiled. "We have a strong alliance, plus Franklin."
"Uhh…" Preston gestured to Franklin, who had now fallen asleep.
"Great. If we lose because of him…" Chappy growled.
"If we lose, it will be everyone's fault," Judy told him. "We only lose if everyone drops out, remember?"
"I don't care. Losing is losing," Chappy said. "And if we get last place…" Chappy clenched his fists.
"But we won't get last place," Judy assured him.
"You're right. I wouldn't allow it," Chappy scoffed.
"Realistically speaking, we probably will get last place at some point," Preston said. "I know our limits, and there's no way we can avoid elimination every time."
"What are you saying?" Chappy raised a fist to Preston.
"I'm saying we should decide who the weakest link on our team is so we can vote them out if need be," Preston said.
"Hey now. These are our friends we're talking about," Judy frowned.
"True, but it's better to get this out of the way now than right before we have to vote someone out," Preston said.
"Aren't you thinking a bit far ahead?" Judy asked.
"Who can say?" Preston shrugged. "For all we know, we could get last place in this very challenge."
"If you just jinxed it, I'm gonna hurt you," Chappy threatened.
Confessional:
Preston: Oh, Chappy. Poor guy has no idea how much he needs me in this game. Of course, I need him too, so I'll have to make sure we don't want to kill each other. That wouldn't be good.
Judy: I know the point of an alliance is to protect each other, but I don't want to have to vote someone out. I wouldn't want to be the person who has to leave the game, and I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone else either.
At the thirty-hour mark, Kiki, Rachel, and Judy were all asleep.
"It's been a long time since this challenge started, huh?" Hatchet asked. "Since the six of y'all managed to make it this far without goin' to sleep, y'all get a reward."
"Cool. What do we get?" Barry asked.
Yolonda entered the room with a plate of sandwiches.
"Aw, sick!" Jilly cheered.
Yolonda handed David a sandwich. "I put a little something special in yours, darling," she said with a wink.
"Cool!" David said as he took a big bite of the sandwich. He then began coughing.
Confessional:
David: (he is holding up a wet and crumpled piece of paper) Turns out that 'something special' was a note. The writing's barely legible anymore, so I don't know what it says.
Yolonda: I hope David liked my note. I spent all night thinking of what to write in it.
At the thirty-six hour mark, Preston had fallen asleep. Meanwhile, Barry and Erica were the only two left for their team.
"How are you not asleep yet?" Erica asked.
"I could ask the same thing," Barry chuckled.
"I'm nocturnal by nature," Erica told him. "I sleep a few hours during the day and stay up all night. At least at home. Ah, why am I telling you anyway?"
"Because it's interesting," Barry smiled. "Was it a hard transition to go from that to the diurnal lifestyle of the game?"
"Not really. I just had to change which hours I slept. Though I am *yawns* admittedly getting a bit sleepy. I bet you'd like it if I fell asleep. You wouldn't be stuck talking to me."
"I don't mind talking to you," Barry said. "I like to think we could be good friends in this game."
Erica blinked. "Yeah, well, I'm still getting tired, so I'm going to sleep."
"Alright. I'll try not to get us last place," Barry smiled.
Confessional:
Erica: I know Barry's just taking pity on me, but whatever. I don't want to kill him, so he should feel honored.
Barry: I think I'm really getting Erica to open up.
It was the forty-two hour mark, and the four remaining contestants looked about ready to drop.
"I'm surprised," Hatchet remarked. "I never thought y'all would do this well."
"It's all the music, man," Jilly said airily as she pointed to her headphones.
"Yeah, well, y'all… better… give up…!" Chappy looked on the verge of collapse. "Cuz… Team Thunder… is gonna… win!"
Barry walked up to Chappy and put his hand on Chappy's shoulder. Just like that, Chappy fell down and went to sleep.
"And Team Thunder takes last place and will be facing elimination tonight!" Hatchet announced.
"He's not going to like that," Barry yawned.
"Hey, B," Jilly addressed Barry.
"Yeah?" Barry asked.
"I don't suppose you want to forfeit for us?" she asked. "I mean, you're already safe from elimination, and we had to sleep in the backyard last time, so the first-place rooms would be nice."
"Alright, fair point," Barry told her as he went to sleep.
"Team Flame takes second and Team Chill takes first!" Hatchet announced.
"Nice idea, dude," David said to Jilly.
"Thanks," Jilly grinned.
Confessional:
Chappy: I can't believe we lost! This cannot stand! We have to vote off our weakest link!
Susan: Aw, we lost? That sucks. Looks like we're all at risk of elimination. I hope Chappy leaves.
Franklin: Well, looks like Chappy was right. We aren't going back to the basement tonight.
Preston: So, Franklin, you think you can throw a challenge and get away with it? Yeah, you heard me. It doesn't matter. I'll show him a thing or two.
Preston, Judy, and Chappy met up in the rec room to talk strategy.
"Alright, now that we LOST, it's time to cut the expendables from our team," Chappy said.
"I guess…" Judy sighed.
"Who did you have in mind?" Preston asked.
"Ziggy," Chappy said. "He's always the first out of the challenges on our team. He's pathetic."
"Maybe he's better at mental challenges," Judy suggested.
"No, I agree with Chappy," Preston said. "Think about it. What do we really know about Ziggy? He really just tends to keep to himself. For all we know, he could be the big villain, plotting our demise."
"I hadn't thought about that," Judy admitted.
"I agree with Preston," Chappy said. "Ziggy it is."
Confessional:
Preston: I obviously know Ziggy isn't the secret big villain, because that's my role. However, Ziggy could end up being an important swing vote that could potentially screw me over, so I have no problem losing him. Besides, it'd feed Chappy's ego, which is also great for me.
Chappy: With Ziggy gone, our likelihood to win challenges should increase exponentially. Serves him right for being WEAK!
Franklin, Bailey, and Susan sat at the table on the balcony.
"So, I guess it's our turn to sleep outside, huh?" Franklin asked rhetorically.
"Yeah…" Bailey said somewhat sadly.
"So, what would you two think of voting for Judy?" Franklin asked.
"Oh, yes!" Susan smiled. "That'd be great!"
"Um…" Bailey trailed off.
"Something wrong, Bailey?" Franklin asked.
"Um… well… you see… well… Judy's… um… really strong… and… you know… we could… use her in… challenges…" Bailey explained.
"Yeah, but she's totally sketchy," Susan said. "I don't like her."
"Yeah… but…" Bailey sighed. "Fine…"
"So we're in agreement. Judy goes?" Franklin confirmed.
"Yup!" Susan clapped. "You're so smart, Franklin."
Bailey simply nodded.
"Cool. I'm going to go see if I can get Ziggy to vote with us. That'd be the majority," Franklin said as he got up and left.
Confessional:
Bailey: (she is reading from a paper) I didn't want to vote out Judy, as I felt like she could be an indispensable asset to our team, however, Franklin and Susan seemed deadset on getting her out, and I knew my opinion wouldn't matter much against the opinions of two others, so I decided to go with it. Hopefully we won't regret our decision.
Susan: Yay, Judy's gonna go!
As Franklin searched the house for Ziggy, he ran into Preston.
"Ah, Franklin, just the man I wanted to see," Preston greeted.
"Really?" Franklin asked. "What's up?"
"I know you threw that challenge," Preston told him. "And I know why as well. I could tell the others, but I won't, so long as you do me a little favor."
"…I'm listening," Franklin said.
"It's nothing much. All I'm asking is that you vote for Ziggy tonight," Preston said. "That's not too hard, is it?"
"Why do you want to vote out Ziggy?" Franklin asked.
"Let's just say he's not what he seems," Preston said. "Look, it's either you vote for Ziggy, or I tell the others about how you got those scars.
"I'll think about it," Franklin said.
"Good talk, my man," Preston smirked. "I'll see you at elimination."
"Likewise," Franklin said.
Confessional:
Preston: According to his body language, Franklin threw the challenge so he could vote off Judy. Odd, but it makes no difference to me. Franklin will definitely be voting for Ziggy tonight.
Franklin: Alright, I found Ziggy and told him to vote Judy, and he seemed to be on board with that. Now I just need to decide if I want to vote her out myself. I don't know how she, Preston, or Chappy will be voting, so the votes could be scattered, or it could be a close shave. What to do, what to do?
The seven members of Team Thunder sat on one of the couches in the foyer. Hatchet came down the grand staircase carrying what looked like an ice box. He set the ice box down next to him as he stood across from the contestants.
"Greetings, Team Thunder, to y'all's first elimination," Hatchet greeted. "Here's how it's gonna work. I have six sodas in this here ice chest for y'all. If you get a soda, then you're safe. If you don't get a soda, it means you've been voted out. Ya got that?!"
"Yes sir!" Franklin saluted almost reflexively.
"A'ight, first soda goes to Susan."
"Preston."
"Bailey."
"Franklin."
"Chappy."
"Huh?" Judy asked as she looked at the others, noticing that only she and Ziggy were left without a soda.
"Ziggy, Judy, one of y'all is goin' home tonight," Hatchet stated. "But the final soda of the night goes to…"
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"…Judy."
"Aw, thank you." Judy breathed a sigh of relief as she caught the soda Hatchet tossed to her.
"Aw, that's too bad," Ziggy said. "Well, I had fun guys. See you all later."
With that, Ziggy walked out the Door of Shame.
"Welp, you may have cut your weakest member, but will that help your sorry butts to stop losing?" Hatchet asked.
"Excuse me?!" Chappy snapped.
"Y'all're gonna have to find out tomorrow," Hatchet said. "Now, off to the backyard, and have a good night."
Confessional:
Chappy: We'd better not lose again now that Ziggy's gone. If we do, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
"And with that, all our teams are down to six," Hatchet said to the camera. "Will Chappy ever win a challenge? Will Erica ever open up? Will Tucker ever get caught? Y'all're gonna have to find out, next time, on Total. Drama! HOUSE PARTY!"
Votes:
Susan: I'm voting for Judy! And I'm glad Franklin agrees with me!
Chappy: Good riddance, Ziggy. You were only holding us back.
Bailey: (she is reading from a paper) Though I'd really rather not, it seems that my friends are voting for Judy tonight, and I shall do the same.
Preston: Ziggy could have been an annoyance in the future, so we might as well get rid of him now while we can.
Judy: Well, I hate to do it, but, sorry Ziggy. My alliance wants you gone.
Ziggy: Franklin told me to vote for Judy, so I might as well.
Franklin: I have no idea if Preston really knows how I got my scars, but I'm not going to risk it. I vote for Ziggy.
A/N: I know a ton of people thought Ziggy was going to win, so I'm sure you're all shocked at this turn of events. Naw, but seriously, Ziggy was total filler, and he was always going to be total filler. I don't think him leaving will change the game too much.