Hello, everyone! This chapter is up real early...
We're in the home stretch of this story. Only five contestants remain. I apologize for those shorter chapters, but it's harder to write about less characters. Don't worry, I have some plans for the last chapter :D
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The Abysswalker: Noah is officially the villain? We'll see how that works out. He can't hide under the radar forever...
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Guest: But when will these villains go down? We will have to find out!
Oh and new poll. It's a battle royals against my two OCs.
And now for the story:
Last time on Total Drama:
The contestants battled it out again in the Fun Zone! Noah blackmailed Ezekiel into helping him, but Ezekiel proved to be smarter than Noah expected, not willing to help out unless Noah played fair.
The contestants had a hard time finding objects to present me that fit the categories, mostly because I'm really picky.
In the end, Noah and Ezekiel found a mutant turtle, something that actually fit every category, and Ezekiel gave Noah the option to pick two people to eliminate.
Brick and Tyler were chosen for elimination and received a testy goodbye.
We are down to the final five! Which four will make the cut? Find out on Total! Drama! HIGH SEAS!
Chapter 17: Truth or Voltage
DINING HALL
The tension was high. The remaining five contestants looked at each other. They knew there would only be so much time before they had to turn on each other.
Lindsay was picking at her cereal. She was depressed about Tyler leaving. She knew that this would happen sooner or later, but she never actually thought about what would happen when he left. She was so used to cuddling with her boyfriend at breakfast that she could not think of anything else to do.
Bridgette walked up to her friend. "Hey Linds," she greeted, "what's up?"
"Um, the ceiling?" Lindsay answered.
"You still bummed about Tyler?" Bridgette asked.
"TYLER!" Lindsay bawled.
Bridgette pat Lindsay's shoulder, "I'm sorry," she said in an attempt to comfort her blonde friend, "Look on the bright side. At least you two spent more time together then the other couples."
"I-I guess," the blonde moped.
"You're going to see him again, Lindsay," Bridgette said, "He's not dead, you know."
"I-I guess," Lindsay said again.
"Get your head back in the game," Bridgette said to the blonde, "I know you can get back in the game. You might even win."
"You really think so?"
"I know so. What's more, I wouldn't mind competing against you in the finale."
"But wouldn't it be hard to compete against a friend?" Lindsay asked.
"It's pretty likely given that most of us are friends," Bridgette said, but I know I'd be willing to spend some of the winnings on my friends."
"I don't even care about the money," Lindsay confessed, "I just want the fame and the friends. If I win, I'm spending the money on all of you."
"That's sweet," Bridgette said, "but we still have quite a way to go, so let's just focus on this challenge for now."
"Did somebody say challenge?" Chris came and announced.
"Great," Noah said, "if it isn't the man who can ruin a four-week cruise."
"The one and only," Chris sneered, "Anyways, before we get this challenge started, give a quick confessional about how you feel about being in the final five and a quick shoutout to your fellow contestants.
CONFESSIONAL: BRIDGETTE
"Who would've thought the soft-spoken surfer girl could make the final five? Hi Geoff, Courtney, everyone else, I miss you so much! I wish you could be here with me!"
CONFESSIONAL: EZEKIEL
"I know, me! The little twerp who was eliminated first in two seasons is finally coming around! Ella, I miss you so much! Stay adorable for me when we meet again, eh!"
CONFESSIONAL: NOAH
"To my 'friends' in the loser club: you all blew it in one way or another. I said a long time ago that in the end, intelligence would win in the end. Well, I'm intelligent and I'm in the final five. The others will be joining you shortly."
CONFESSIONAL: LINDSAY
"Hi, everyone! I, like, totally miss all you guys! Even the ugly, fat girl! Tyler, I miss you the most and I can't wait to see you again! If I win the million dollars, I'm going to throw the biggest, awesomest party and everyone's invited!"
CONFESSIONAL: SAMMY
"If somebody told me that I'd become my own woman, meet a boy who loves me for who I am and make the top five in this contest, I don't think I'd believe them. This has truly been an awesome time! It's had its ups and downs, but I really think I've grown a lot. Courtney, Dave, I especially miss you guys. I hope you're having a good time! Sky, I hope that when we see each other again, we can make up and become friends. And Amy, if you're watching this, things are going to be different when I get home. Very different..."
END CONFESSIONALS
Chris led the remaining five contestants to a room with five booths. Each booth was made out of metal.
"Welcome to the final five!" Chris exclaimed, "Good job all of you for making it this far!"
All of the contestants cheered and applauded.
"Sit down in these booths in alphabetical order by first name. For those of you lacking a few brain cells," he looked at Lindsay, "To the far left is Bridgette, followed by Ezekiel, then Lindsay, then Noah and Samey is to the far right.
The contestants sat down in the proper locations.
"Now!" Chris yelled, "welcome to Truth or Electrocution!"
"You're not going to be electrocuting us," Noah said, "that implies that you'd be killing us. You see, electrocution is a portmanteau of electric and execution."
"Nobody cares, Noah," the host reprimanded, "anyways, the rules to this game are simple. You are to answer questions as honestly as possible. These seats are attached to state-of-the-art polygraphs, or lie detectors. The questions were submitted by me, Chef, Ted and the eliminated contestants: Sugar, Shawn, Alejandro, Trent, Eva, Heather, Scott, Izzy, Dakota, Ella, Geoff, Sky, Dave, Rodney, Courtney, Brick and Tyler. The person whose question you must answer will be determined by a wheel spin. Oh, and it would be in your best interest to answer. If you don't answer or choose to lie, this happens!"
Chris pressed a button on his remote and the contestants received a mild, but jolting electrical shock.
"I love my job!" Chris cackled, "We will go in rounds. If you refuse to answer or choose to lie, you're out of the contest. Last contestant remaining gets immunity!"
The contestants looked at each other, all nervous except Noah, who wore a smug grin on his face.
CONFESSIONAL: NOAH
"I have no secrets, so this challenge will be a breeze."
END CONFESSIONAL
"We will start with Bridgette and work our way to the right," Chris said, "Now, let's spin that wheel!"
Chris spun the wheel and it landed on the smug face of Heather.
"Heather's question is: Which fellow competitor still in the game would you least want to be stuck in a room with?"
Bridgette pondered it, "I'd say...Noah. He's kind of rude."
The chair did not shock her.
"Good enough," Chris said, "Ezekiel will be answering a question from...Shawn! Shawn's question is: If you could kiss any fellow contestant still in the game, who would it be?"
Ezekiel stuttered, "Um...I'd say Bridgette, eh? She's really sweet and pretty and..."
The rest of the contestants laughed and Bridgette turned bright red.
"Um...you know I have a boyfriend," she stammered.
"I know," Ezekiel said, even redder than Bridgette, "I'm sorry, I just had to tell the truth."
Chris was red from laughing, "oh, prairie boy and surfer girl! That's priceless!" He chuckled, "Lindsay's up next. Next question comes from...Trent! Trent's question is: What celebrity do you have a crush on?"
"Tyler Kenard from Total Drama!" Lindsay answered.
"Wow," Chris said, "Not big and revealing like I thought. Well then, Noah, your question comes from...Sugar! Sugar asks: what article of women's clothing would you most want to wear?"
"What kind of question is that?" Noah asked.
"A question you have to answer," Chris answered sarcastically.
"I've always thought that if I was a girl, a pleated skirt would look super cute with this sweater vest. Plus, that's what my sisters say."
The room roared with laughter. Chris could barely contain himself. He was on the floor with laughter.
"Oh my God," Chris said, catching his breath, "I could totally see Noah in a skirt," he said, wiping a year from his eye, "Next question is for Samey and comes from...Brick! Brick asks: What is your biggest insecurity?"
Sammy thought long and hard about this one, "I'd say that my biggest insecurity is my fear that my new friends that I made here will abandon me sometime...I don't really hold onto friends very long. My sister usually interferes."
Chris roared laughing, but nobody else did.
"Jerk," Bridgette scolded.
"Jackass," Lindsay added.
"Sadistic bastard," Ezekiel said.
"You guys have no sense of humor," Chris scoffed, "the first round is over and nobody has given up. Let's turn up the heat with round two! The next question comes from...Sky! What fear keeps you up at night?"
"Probably the fear of losing somebody close to me," Bridgette said, "My dad died in a car accident when I was six and every night, I can't help but think about losing somebody else."
Chris smirked and said, "Fair enough! Let's see what question Ezekiel has to answer! This question comes from the devious mind of...Ted! When was the worst time you had to walk away in shame?"
"That first day of Total Drama Island, when I was voted off first because of my ignorant remarks. Then, when I tried to make things right in World Tour, I had to lose the challenge for my team and get voted off again. I stayed on the plane to try and make things right again with my fellow contestants, but...you know what happened..."
"That's a little more than I asked for," Chris said, "but I'll pass you. Next up is Lindsay again! Lindsay's question is from...Geoff! Who in this room would you most want to go on a date with?"
"Oh, definitely Noah! He's cute and smart!"
The others laughed as Noah paled.
"I guess opposites attract!" Chris laughed, "but I want to see somebody get shocked! Noah, your question comes from the devious mind of...Alejandro: What's your biggest prejudice?"
"Obviously the fact that I consider others to be less intelligent than me, although it's usually true...I am a certified genius."
The other contestants rolled their eyes as Ezekiel explained to Lindsay what "prejudice" meant.
"As if we didn't all know that," Chris remarked, "Samey's question comes from...Tyler: Is there anybody you love that doesn't love you back?"
"I'd say my sister. She torments me and bullies me, but she's still my twin sister. We share a bond that very few people share, you know. Maybe it's kind of dumb, but sisters don't let sisters down. I just wish she believed that, too."
"Aww," a bunch of the other contestants cooed while Chris and Noah rolled their eyes.
"That's touching," Chris said without emotion, "but nobody's chickened out yet! Hopefully we'll get to shock somebody before the day's over! The next question is for Bridgette from...Dave: How do you think you are most likely to die?"
"I'm pretty charitable, so I could see myself dying saving somebody else from danger," Bridgette answered.
"Ok, then," Chris said mumbling "goodie-goodie" under his breath, "Ezekiel, you have to answer a question from...Rodney: what kind of music do you listen to that you are embarrassed to admit?"
"I listened to some rap a little bit, eh. I'm not supposed to listen to rap. My mom says it's the music of the devil."
"Come on!" Chris screamed, what happened to the big, revealing, humiliating answers? Maybe Lindsay can deliver. This question is from...Chris McLean. That's me! I'm going to ask you: in what way do you feel inadequate?"
"Oh, it's got to be my big feet. Yeah. I can, like, fit into daddy's shoes. It's so humiliating!" Lindsay confessed.
"Really, it's not your substandard intellect?" Chris asked
"My what?" Lindsay asked curious.
"Never mind," Chris said, you weren't shocked, so obviously you didn't lie," he spun the wheel again, "O-ho! Noah has to answer a question from Izzy! This should be fun! Izzy asks: What is the longest you have gone without showering?"
"Six days," Noah said.
"Really? That's so gross!" Chris laughed.
"Yeah, my family went on a week-long RV trip and my brothers and sisters hogged the shower, so by the time it was my turn, all the water would be gone. It was a long time ago."
"It still doesn't make it any less hilarious," Chris commented.
"Whatever," Noah rolled his eyes.
"Final question of this round goes to Samey! The question is from...Scott: What was the most painful breakup you've ever had?"
"Robert Parton left me for my sister. It turns out he was biding his time with me. When Amy dumped her boyfriend, he went running to her."
"Hmph," Chris scoffed, "three rounds and still nobody's out! Round four. Can we please see some zap-zap? This question is to Bridgette from...Courtney: If you were one of two people left on the planet, who would you most want to be with?
Bridgette stammered, quite a few thoughts going through her mind. Who was it? Her best friend? Her boyfriend? Her mom?
"I can't answer. I don't know!"
"Yes!" Chris laughed, "Bridgette is out! But first:" he pushed the button on his remote and Bridgette's chair shocked her pretty bad.
"Ouch!" Bridgette whined.
CONFESSIONAL: BRIDGETTE
"What was I going to say? Anything I would say would offend somebody. Some things are more important than winning this game!
CONFESSIONAL: NOAH
"By refusing to answer that question, you just dug your own grave."
END CONFESSIONALS
"That was great," Chris cackled. "Up next is Ezekiel. Ezekiel's question is from the mind of Alejandro! Alejandro asks: What is the worst sin you ever committed?"
"The time that I shoplifted from the grocery store. I only stole a chocolate bar and I was eight, but it was still bad," was Ezekiel's answer.
"Ok, then!" Chris sneered, "looks like little Zeke might be a bad boy!"
"I was only eight and my parents grounded me for six months!"
"Bad boy Zeke! Might be joining Duncan in jail sometime!" Chris laughed, "Anyways, next question is from Heather for Lindsay! Heathers question is: If you were a member of the opposite sex, what's the first thing you would do?"
"I would try to pee standing up!" Lindsay said gleefully, "I've never seen a urinal before! Daddy says they're, like, super gross!"
"Not the ones in my mansion," Chris argued, "Noah, let's see if you can answer this question from...Tyler! Tyler's question is: What is the worst thing about being you?"
"My nine siblings. They ruin my life for me. No offense, Caleb, Jared, Elisa, Daniel, Lauren, Hannah, Kelly, Rebecca and Peter."
"How could they possibly be offended by that?" Ezekiel asked sarcastically.
"And as the last question in round four, Samey, your question was written by...Chef Hatchet! Chef has got to know: who in this room do you trust the least?"
"Chris McLean," Sammy answered, earning a few chortles from her fellow competitors.
"As it should be," Chris said, proud of how untrustworthy he was, "Round five!" he announced, "Only Bridgette is out! Ezekiel will go first this round. This question is from...Rodney: What TV show are you most embarrassed to have watched?"
"I...I watched Jersey Shore a couple times," Ezekiel stuttered, earning some laughs from his opponents, "I wanted to feel smarter, eh?"
"Jersey Shore?" Chris cackled, "I wouldn't even be an extra on that show! What's wrong with you, prairie boy?"
"It was just a couple times!" Ezekiel protested, but Chris was laughing too much.
"I think I'm going to wet myself!" Chris exclaimed, "Anyways, Lindsay, Ted asks what you think your best physical attribute is!"
"I don't know. I have, like, so many! I think my best is my eyes! My eyes are beautiful. I bet they're the first things guys notice about me. In fact. My eyes are so beautiful that guys don't look directly into them. They just look down at my chest!"
"Yes," Noah said, "that's the reason guys look at your chest."
"She didn't get shocked?" Chris asked, "Are you really that naïve, Lindsay?"
"Um...yes?" she answered, not quite knowing what "naïve" meant.
"Whatever," Chris said, "Noah, your turn. This question comes from...Eva. Eva wants to know: which remaining contestant of the opposite sex would be the worst person to date?"
"Hmmm," Noah thought out loud, "Between the useless twin, the surfer chick and the vapid blonde, I wouldn't want to date anyone here, but if I had to pick just one, I'd pick the dimwit Lindsay."
"Why would you say that?" Lindsay asked, offended.
"Let's see: you're stupid, I don't like blondes, you're taller than me, you have feet that put Sasquatch to shame, you're stupid, you're naïve, need I go on?"
Noah's words hit Lindsay like little bullets. Her baby blue eyes were filling with tears.
Chris was laughing like the sadistic jerk he was, saying, "Please, leave your conflict for the end of the show! I love it, but there's a time and a place for everything!"
"Jerk," Lindsay said
"Son of a bitch," Samey scoffed.
"Yeah, call me what you want, but don't cut into the game time. Up next, Samey has to answer a question from...Shawn! Shawn's question is: If you could cheat on your significant other and get away with it, would you?"
"Hell no!" Sammy answered, "It offends me that you'd even ask!"
"Ok, then," Chris put his hands up in surrender, "don't get mad at me. I'm just the host. It was Shawn's question. Ezekiel, you must answer this question from...Scott: What is the most unappealing trait about your significant other?"
"I'm going to abstain from answering that one," Ezekiel answered, "I don't want to hurt Ella's feelings."
"Fine by me," Chris shrugged as he pressed the button, giving Ezekiel the nasty shock making the bob on his hat stand up on end.
"That hurt, eh!" Ezekiel shrieked.
"Yeah," Chris said, "It hurt you a lot more than it hurt me. You're out! Next up is a question for pretty girl Lindsay from pretty boy Alejandro: If you only had one day left to live, how would you spend it?"
"I'd go on a shopping spree and hang out with Tyler!"
"Shallow much?" Noah sarcastically remarked.
"Um...no, I don't think so," Lindsay stammered.
"Yes you are, but that's beside the point," Chris said, "Noah, your question is from...Dave! Dave asks: Have you ever cheated on a significant other?"
"No," Noah said flatly, "I have not."
"That's it?" Chris asked, "just no?"
"Just no," Noah said.
"Ok, fine," Chris returned, "Samey, can you answer this question from...Sky? The question is: Assuming every person has his price, what is yours?"
"I have none," Sammy answered, earning an electric shock from her chair that made her hair stand up."
"Ooh, Samey," Chris chastised, "looks like you're out!"
"I was telling the truth! The chair malfunctioned!" Sammy pleaded.
"I don't know that and you got shocked, so you're out. It looks like it's just Noah and Lindsay, so it's time for the lightning round!"
"Bring it on!" Noah taunted Lindsay.
"Lindsay," Chris said, have you ever been fired from a job?"
"Yes. I worked at a food cart and gave somebody cherry lip gloss as a special. It does taste pretty good..."
"Noah, who was your first crush?"
"Adeline Carter from fifth grade. She was the person who beat me in the spelling bee."
"Lindsay, what feature of yours are you self-conscious about?"
"My big feet! It's so embarrassing!"
"Noah, what is the first physical feature you look for in somebody?"
"Nice hair," he shrugged.
"Lindsay, when you try to impress people, what personality trait do you hide?"
"I try to be smart and phosisticated. I don't want boys thinking I'm, like, dumb!"
"Noah, what are you most shallow about?"
"People's hygiene. If they're dirty, I don't like them."
"Weren't you friends with Owen?" Chris asked.
"That was a rare exception!"
"Whatever," Chris said, "Lindsay, what is your guilty pleasure?"
"I love fatty fried foods! They taste so good, but daddy says that if I eat them too much, I'll get fat and boys won't like me and I'll be worthless!"
"Good enough! Noah, what was the last lie you told?"
Noah blinked. He blinked again. He blinked a third time.
CONFESSIONAL: NOAH
"Crap. I can either tell the truth, reveal my true intentions and lose Ezekiel as my ally or I could abstain and lose the challenge and possibly be voted off. This was a tough decision."
END CONFESSIONAL
"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it might incriminate me," Noah answered.
"Really?" Chris asked, It's not even that embarrassing of a question."
"Yes, really," Noah responded.
"Ok, then!" Chris announced, "It looks like we've got ourselves a winner! Lindsay, you win immunity! But first," Chris pressed the button and the other four contestants got shocked again.
"That wasn't very nice," Lindsay redirected the host.
"Oh, shove it you blonde," Chris retorted, "You won immunity, what do you care?"
Lindsay pouted.
"Who has spent their last day on Total Drama High Seas? Will it be Bridgette, Samey, Noah or Ezekiel? Find out...after we hear a long, boring message from our sponsors!"
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BACK TO THE SHOW:
CONFESSIONAL: NOAH
"I vote for Bridgette." *he scribbles her name on the paper* "She's a tough opponent should we make the finals together."
CONFESSIONAL: EZEKIEL
"I like Bridgette, but Noah said that if she doesn't go, I might end up going instead, so I vote for her."
CONFESSIONAL: BRIDGETTE
"It's time for that cynical know-it-all, Noah to get out of here."
CONFESSIONAL: LINDSAY
"I know I said I like his smartness, but Noah's, like, really mean! I hate mean! I vote for Noah!
CONFESSIONAL: SAMMY
"Noah's been a real jerk to me and my friends, so it's time to say goodbye!"
DECK OF SHAME
"You all know the drill," Chris said, "If I don't call your name, you're out. Do not pas go, do not collect one million dollars. Lindsay, you won immunity. Also safe is:
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"Wait just a minute!" Sammy protested, "I know for a fact that both Lindsay and I voted for Noah!"
"Yeah," Lindsay agreed, "Bridgette, too!"
"Sorry, guys," Chris said, "votes are three-two, Bridgette. Sorry," he said insincerely.
"Alright," Bridgette said, "I'll go, but Chris, I have a special gift for all the crap you put my friends through."
Bridgette walked up to the host and punched him in the face, giving him a bloody nose.
"Ow! By dose!" Chris whined, grabbing his nose, "By beaudiful dose!"
"Beautiful waves out tonight," Bridgette grabbed her surfboard, "Later guys, have fun!"
She jumped into the water on her surfboard and paddled off into the waiting tides.
"But how did that happen," Sammy asked Lindsay.
"I'm not sure. Did I spell Noah's name wrong? I do that sometimes."
"I don't think so," Sammy said, "unless you spelled it B-R-I-D-G-E-T-T-E."
"That's not how I spelled it," Lindsay said with relief.
"Then I'm not sure."
The four remaining contestants were silent as the ship sailed off. Chris was still nursing his "dose."
FLASHBACK
Noah entered the cargo hold with a box in hand
"What do you want, Nerd?" Amy asked.
Noah brought the box to Amy and removed a slip of paper with his name written on it. He erased his name from the paper using white-out.
"I need you to write Bridgette's name on this slip of paper," Noah said.
"Why can't you do it yourself?" Amy asked, "you too lazy?"
"No, fool! Chris will recognize my handwriting!" Noah retorted.
"Fine," Amy said, "I'll do it, but on one condition."
"What might that be?" Noah asked quizzically.
"Samey goes tomorrow."
"That is the plan my dear Amy," Noah smirked.
Amy wrote Bridgette's name on the paper.
"The deed is done," Amy told Noah.
"Excellent."
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