Disclaimer - The rights of Total Drama Island and its characters belong to Teletoon, Cartoon Network, and all those associated with the show. No profit is being made by this fanfiction. If you are injured or suffer a major pancreas failure during the reading of this story, I cannot cover your health insurance.
Author's Quite Unnecessary Note That You More Than Likely Are Skipping Over - I have nothing important to say here. Haha.
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Answers to the Questions of the Readers who reviewed Chapter 8:
lizark790 - The second camper to go was obvious? Oh well, I tried. Then again, we knew who was getting the boot sometimes on TDI before it was said.
SSBFreak - You'll be seeing more of Eva, trust me. As for the cameras, they don't pick up everything, sadly; even when they do, it doesn't always work. Look at Courtney and Harold.
NekoofWanton - I'll do a Bridgette & Ezekiel short story when I can think of a good premise. Thanks for the support!
Nobodies Have Hears - Thanks, I liked that scissor scene too (and you spelt it right). Oh, and you have the longest signature I have ever seen. Wow!
All the others reading and reviewing - Sorry I am not mentioning you all by name, but I want to thank you for your support, encouragement, ideas, and almost-forceful requests for updates; it helps me want to write more. I give you all virtual marshmallows. \tosses them\ You're a good bunch! Here's to TDI, and the upcoming TDA!
And now, on with the show!!
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(narrated by Chris Maclean)
Last time on Total Drama Comeback... it was time to settle the old war of popular kids against nerds! We thought it would be best to make them take each other on in not only fields that both are knowledgeable of, but also in fields they look ridiculous doing!
The Freaks 'n Geeks fought with the Cool Kids' Club right until our prom, where they were forced to ruin their dates' beautiful threads. Geoff had his pant leg set on fire, Trent puked, Sadie looked like the creature from the Black Lagoon, and Ezekiel got to slow dance with Bridgette. Strangely, all of them said they had a good time.
At the end of the prom, the nerds found themselves the losers, and both sides took to the shop class to create something impressive enough for a rare prize or immunity. However, it seems Heather was up to her old devious tricks, and stole Ezekiel's bling to win. We did check back on the cameras, but alas, she was too crafty for us. Oh well!
Sadie, much to Katie's sorrow was the one to be voted off. Now it's time for her to find new friends, as all the others will! Will another heartbreaking, bonfire ceremony separate two people close to one another? Will another challenge of oddly picked teammates lead to someone getting beaten? And how well do these campers truly know each other?
All will be revealed on Total... Drama... Comeback!
(cue the theme song, and we're good to go!)
Chapter 09 (Day 03, Part 1) - An Alliteration Annoyance
Two days after the wild dance, things were back to normal for the campers. Most of them were bored of being stuck on the island, but some always found something to do.
The early afternoon sky was a beautiful light blue. The air was clean, the surf was steady, and the alligators had headed to the other side of the island to eat stupid seagulls. It was the perfect day for a couple campers to learn how to surf.
Dressed in their swimming attire, Gwen and Ezekiel exchanged worried looks. Sitting on surfboards, the two were almost clinging to them as the waves bobbed them up and down.
"Will you two relax?" Bridgette, treading water next to them, said with a laugh. "You look like you're afraid to fall in the water."
"I don't trust anything about this island," Gwen said with a whimper. "Yesterday, I saw a raccoon coming out of the confessional can's toilet."
"Well, raccoons are filthy things, but ya never know," Geoff said, chuckling, "maybe he wanted to say something to the world!"
"Now what would a raccoon want to say to the world, dude," Trent, swimming next to him, asked.
(Confession Cam - We don't discriminate.)
Raccoon - \in raccoonian, english subtitles provided\ "im in ur garbage, stealin yur leftovrs"
"We're digressing a little here, people," Bridgette said. "C'mon you two, try to stand up on the board. I was doing it before I could walk on land."
"Really?" the other four asked, incredulous.
"Well, that's what my mom tells me."
While Ezekiel imagined how baby Bridgette could do that, he saw something in the distance that was rather distressing: a shark's fin. He cried out, pointing with a trembling finger. The other four looked, and gasped in horror.
"Just... don't make any sudden movements," Bridgette whispered.
The shark fin was getting closer and closer. The teenagers started to shake in fear, except for Gwen, who rolled her eyes. "Very funny, Izzy," she said.
The redhead popped up, the fake shark fin on her back. "Awww, how'd you know?" she asked, that large, mischievous grin on her face.
"I heard you humming the Jaws theme underwater," the goth girl replied. "Honestly, can't you get a new hobby?"
"But this one is so much fun," she giggled, then was splashed in the face by Trent. With a gasp then an evil grin, she splashed back. Soon, all six of them were in a water war.
From the shoreline, Chris watched a little bit before lifting his megaphone to his mouth. "Attention, campers at sea," he shouted in the megaphone. "Dinner will be served in a half-hour. You might not want to miss it, as after dinner comes the third challenge of Total Drama Comeback!"
(Confession Cam - Never out at sea, because we'd get seasick.)
Trent - "Ever since the second challenge, I've been anxious to meet some more of the campers I never had a chance to. I just keep hoping I can have Gwen with me too, it's not fun competing and knowing she might be voted off because of my victory."
Izzy - \still with her shark fin on\ "This is from a real shark, ya know. I'll bet her husband's really upset now!" \she giggles, then grins sinisterly\ "Payback's a b-"
The twenty campers were sitting at the usual tables: Screaming Gophers next to the door, Killer Bass next to the kitchen. The food was awful, as usual, but it did have a little seasoning that made it edible.
"You think Chef has ever learned to cook, or does he just wing it?" Cody whispered to Gwen and Trent.
At the Killer Bass table, Geoff was telling a great story about, surprise surprise, one of his massive parties. There was a certain distinction about this one, though.
"And Harold was able to chug a whole liter," Geoff said, slapping the brunette nerd on the back. "Actually, since my friend Pete startled him right at the end, some of it came out his nose, but I count it as a full liter!"
Harold beamed with pride as the others laughed. The one not laughing was Courtney, who was tapping her plate with her spoon.
"Can we stop talking about this, already?" she asked, cranky.
"Aw c'mon, Courtney," Geoff protested. "Bridge and DJ have been asking me about the times Harold partied with me! We're, like, one of the few campers who have actually been able to hang out on a regular basis ever since TDI!"
"Well, I don't want to hear about Harold at your parties," Courtney snapped. "I don't want to hear about Harold, period!"
She slammed her fist on the table at 'period,' glared at the lanky nerd, then looked away from the others.
"Whoa," Geoff said in astonishment, "harshness."
"You'll have to forgive her," Duncan said. "She's mad because I did something a little naughty last night."
"You were in my bed," Courtney hissed at him, "in your underwear!"
"What?" Bridgette said, her smile wide and eager. "Oh man, Courtney! I didn't see him, how'd I miss that?"
"She made me go out the window," the criminal replied with a wave of his hand. "Her loss, you know."
"You're such a pig," she said, then scowled at Bridgette, "and why do you look so pleased about this? You'd be disgusted if Geoff did it to you!"
"Oh, she's seen me in my underwear," the party animal replied. The others gaped at him, begging with their eyes to know more. "Well, it wasn't really my underwear," he admitted, "it was... um, never mind."
"Don't you do that to us, man," DJ said, grinning insatiably.
"Tell us, tell us," Katie cried out.
"Well, it was during a party where the guys dared me to try hanging from my head again. Bridgette was there visiting me, as was Harold. I kinda blacked out and fell.
"When I woke up, I went to go find Bridge. She looked at me, and burst out laughing. All my friends were laughing at me... and then, there was Harold.
"Harold was standing there with his arms crossed and a big smirk, and he said," Geoff took a breath before imitating Harold's coarse voice, " 'payback for when you left me naked at Wawanakwa, buddy'."
"You were naked?!" Ezekiel asked, gaping.
"No man, I was wearing...," Geoff was getting red in the face. "It was a... a..."
"Tutu," Bridgette finished for him. "Harold put a ballerina's tutu on him when he was asleep."
The Killer Bass burst out laughing. Tyler and DJ congratulated Harold on such a great prank, Katie was holding onto Bridgette in fear that she'd fall off the table laughing, and Geoff was looking amused but greatly embarrassed.
Only Courtney wasn't laughing. She kept glaring at Harold from the corner of her eye.
(Confession Cam - Would look bad in a tutu.)
Courtney - "Okay, I've had it up to here with Harold. I thought I could bear being with him again when I came back here, but no, it's been eating at me inside like some kind of evil bug. And it doesn't help that Geoff won't stop talking about all the parties he's been inviting him too! How could he do that, Harold is a traitor! Trai-tor!!"
"And, oh my God," Lindsay was saying to her Gopher teammates, "after they told me they didn't have Deep Magenta nail polish, they actually asked me," she cringed, "if I wanted to try Rich Cranberry nail polish instead!"
She gasped, looking horrified just recalling that. "Can you believe that? It was soooooo unprofessional."
Most of the campers could not believe she had been talking about beauty products for the past fifteen minutes. They wanted to make her stop, but Lindsay's mouth was moving too fast for them to catch up with.
"Yes, that's so terrible," Noah remarked, cutting in at long last. "Like how it took me three months to level my lizardman assassin in The War of Prism all the way to 80, only for the next patch in the game make leveling twice as fast."
The others, including Lindsay, stared at him. Noah looked back, then rolled his eyes. "Fine. Don't get the irony. See if I care."
(Confession Cam - Would have leveled a gnome assassin instead.)
Noah - "Okay, I've had it to here. No one has a sense of humor, no one has any interest in any activity I like, and most of them lack a full brain. It's like a wise old message board poster once said, 'The more people I meet, the more I love my computer'."
Leshawna - "Noah's been a royal snob since day one. He really hasn't changed since the last time I saw him, which was when we voted his cynical butt off this island about eight months ago. I pity the team who gets him this time."
"Almost finished, campers?" Chris asked them, standing in front of both tables. "Before I begin describing the challenge you are going to embark on, do you have any questions or concerns? We are here for your convenience, after all."
Most of the campers doubted that.
"Ask him if he has Deep Magenta, Lindsay," Noah suggested.
"Um, Chrith?" Beth asked, reaching her hand up. "Where is Owen? I haven't theen him for a while now."
"Good question, Beth! Here's a cookie," Chris said, giving her said treat. With no Owen to share it with, she gobbled it down herself. "To answer your question, Owen is hanging out at Playa des Losers with Sadie, since he was concerned she would be lonely there all by herself."
"Oh yeah, it was pretty lonely there for the first few weeks doo'ring TDI, eh," Ezekiel said in agreement.
"What do you mean 'weeks,' Ezekiel?" Chris asked, looking confused. "You were the first one voted off, and there was a steady stream of losers to follow."
The prairie boy laughed, smiling bitterly. "Wanna guess who was more fun, eh? There was Eva, who looked ready to rip me a'pert every time she glanced at me; Noah, who didn't want to talk to anyone; Justin, who... doesn't talk...
"Katie, who was going through Sadie withdrawal; Tyler, who was in serious shock after having to be on a boat full of his worst phobia; Izzy never showed up; and Cody was in a full-body cast and had his mouth bandaged shut. Beth was the first person who wasn't a mess when coming back on that boat, eh."
Beth grinned and waved at Ezekiel at the mention of her name.
"Okay, I guess some of our campers did have it a little hard first time around," Chris said.
(Confession Cam - Never got to go to Playa des Losers.)
Gwen - \deadly stare right at the camera\ "That understatement is so huge, 'huge' is an understatement for describing it."
"Now then," Chris said, clapping his hands. "Are you ready, younglings?"
All the campers were gathered on the beach that faced Boney Island. "Today's challenge will be something unique: four teams competing for victory! We're splitting you all up into groups of five campers, giving you five challenges for you to compete in, and the complete freedom of who does which parts of the challenge!"
Chris unfolded a map on a stand, and tapped it with a pointing stick. "The first part is the Rapid River Rafting! From the river due north of here, teammate A is going to raft all the way down the river, over the waterfall, then they will meet up with their second teammate.
"The second part is the Wild Wheel Whirl! On a first come, first serve basis, teammate A and teammate B get to choose their ride. They must ride together from that checkpoint, through the campgrounds, and right to here!" He tapped the sandy beach with his foot.
"What is there to choose from?" Eva asked, looking very determined.
"There will be a dual-seat bicycle, a tricycle with a passenger seat on the back, a motorcycle, and a unicycle."
Trent and Izzy looked excited. DJ did not.
"Now here, teammate A will wave good-bye to teammate B, who will paddle a canoe with teammate C directly over to Boney Island in the Canoe Caper Challenge! No taking any souvenirs this time, Beth!"
The farm girl blushed and nodded obediently.
"Once teammate B and C make it to the far end, they'll be meeting teammates D and E. D and E are going to carry teammate C on a stretcher along the beach of Boney Island to the far end in the Strong Stretcher Stampede."
Noah was shaking his head at every alliteration. "Someone discovered a new pastime," he muttered. Leshawna glared at him, and the egghead shrugged.
"Once C, D, and E get to the far end, you have your choice of either teammate D or E performing the final challenge: the Bold Boney Beeline! Your final teammate will run through Boney Island's core, and up on top of what is known as Cranium Mountain. You know that giant skull carving in the mountainside? You'll be running on top there!
"Once up there, you'll find four hang gliders. The final teammate is going to hang glide over the sea and back here on the beach. First one to cross the white line on the beach...," he gestured over at a white line that had been lain out on the sand, "wins for their team!"
"Can you really hang glide that far?" DJ asked, quite nervous.
"Well, I told Chef to glide over here to show you how safe it was," Chris said, then looked at his watch. "He should be arriving at any moment now."
Chef's horrified scream came racing towards the shoreline. On a hang glider and at high speed, the very large man slammed into the beach, embedding halfway into the sand.
Chris winced. "Chef man," he shouted at him, "you're supposed to pull up at the end!"
Shaking his head as the cook struggled to pull himself out, the host turned back to the unnerved campers. "Now, all the campers who are left behind, which would be B, C, and then D or E, will be picked up by the Boat of Losers and dropped off at the beach here to cheer on their teammates! That's how things are going to be!
"Any questions?"
Beth did, of course. "If someone crashes in the ocean when hang gliding back, are they disqualified?"
"Beth, you're making me run out of cookies," Chris said as he handed her a chocolate chip cookie. The farm girl broke it in half and shared it with Leshawna. "To answer your question, no. The final camper may swim, hang glide, or even get in a canoe and paddle back if they choose to. But the interns, a.k.a. Owen and Chef, have proven that hang gliding is supreme with speed!"
The campers all looked at each other, wondering just how bad this was going to hurt. Bridgette actually looked excited.
"River rafting, cycling, canoeing, beach walks, and hang gliding," she said, almost swooning. "This might actually be fun!"
"Now that's the spirit, Bridgette," Chris said, clapping. "And you all should share her enthusiasm, because your place in the race will earn you some great prizes!
"First place earns the five members of your team some high-quality sheets and pillows for your cabin beds! And when I say high-quality, I mean we really blew some money to get the best kind possible! And you get to keep them when your time on Wawanakwa is over!"
All of the campers gasped and cheered at this. They were sick of the thin blankets and rough pillows.
"First place also gets to vote for who will be voted off from the last place team!"
Courtney, Gwen, and Heather were most interested in this. They looked over at the people they detested the most, and clenched their fists in determination.
"Second place earns the same pillows, just no sheets," Chris continued on. "Third place gets... nothing! Too bad!
"Fourth place... is sending someone home!"
"Will there be a follow-up challenge for immunity?" Tyler asked.
"There will be, but there can only be one! Only one winner, that is! Only one member of the losing team gets immunity, and the remaining four are at the mercy of their teammates, and the first place winners! Any questions?"
"Are you all ready? Because we call this challenge... the All-Star Athlete Alliteration!"
(Confession Cam - Come chat, carefully close.)
Noah - "He enjoys that way too much. And I really want to know what little surprises he has in store, like he always does."
Trent - "I'm really sick of that island, but... the motorcycle! I hope my new teammates will be okay with me riding that part."
Eva - "Finally, something I can sink my teeth into! I'm going to rip them all apart, and then I'll jump up and down on the pieces, and then... then I'll laugh at the flattened pieces!"
"Now for the new teams," Chris announced, walking over to the left end of the campers' line, "the first team will be the Round Rectangles!"
Noah frowned, looking irked by this. "That's not physically possible," he said.
"Exactly," Chris said with a large smile. "It's to rub in the face of the nerds who lost last challenge."
"I'm not disturbed by it," Duncan replied.
"I thee no problem with funny names," Beth said.
"Meh, it's kind of creative," Cody stated.
Noah sighed and shook his head. "Fine, what-ever!"
"Now on the Round Rectangles will be Heather, Trent, Harold, Bridgette, and Ezekiel! All of you, over here!"
The five campers went and stood where Chris was. As Chris walked to the right, Ezekiel and Heather started to stare each other down. Trent had to step in front of them to prevent a fight.
"The second team will be the Oval Octagons," the handsome host announced. Speaking over Noah's indignant groan, he said, "On this team will be Noah, Lindsay, Eva, Duncan, and Leshawna!"
The five gathered up, Leshawna giving Noah a harsh look. The egghead didn't seem unnerved in the least, and when he rolled his eyes and turned his back on her, she shoved him down in the sand.
"The third team will be the Circular Cubes," Chris said, ignoring the violence behind him, "and on this team will be Geoff, Tyler, Katie, Gwen, and Izzy!"
Izzy let out a happy cheer, and jumped on Geoff's back. "Izzy is excited, are you guys?"
"Thrilled beyond explanation," Gwen said, unenthusiastic.
"And that leaves the remaining five people on the Asymmetrical Parallels," the host said as he stood at the end of the line. "That would be Justin, Beth, Cody, Courtney, and DJ!"
"Now, I'll give you a half-hour to decide who is going to be Camper A, Camper B, Camper C, Camper D, and Camper E. Go discuss, then come back here so we can get into position!" Chris said, clapping his hands. "Let's see how generous your new friends are!"
(The Round Rectangles)
Trent was still having to stand between Ezekiel and Heather. "Come on, you two," he said, trying to be the peace maker. "Ezekiel man, I know you're still upset, but we have to work together to win this!"
Bridgette, who was crossing her arms and staring angrily at Heather too, said, "Well then, I suppose Miss Heather will want to be Camper C."
"Is there any other position I should take in this stupid contest?" the ravenhair shouted, throwing her hands up in indignation. "There's no way I'm running through Boney Island! Why don't you do that, Miss Back to Nature?"
The surfer girl looked away, wringing her hands nervously. "Um, that's not a good idea."
"What? Why, Bridgette?" Harold asked.
"Don't you all remember? I'm terrified to be alone in the woods."
"That's too bad," Heather said, quite unsympathetically. "So why don't you do the river rafting?"
"That wouldn't be so bad, I guess."
"I'll do the wheel race part," said Trent, clapping his hands. "Bridgette, if you can get to the bikes fast enough, I'll be able to get the motorcycle!"
Bridgette did not seem too thrilled about this. "Um, the motorcycle? Are you sure?"
"I've got one of my own," Trent said, smiling, "and I've got a license to drive one."
"Really?" Harold looked stoked, as did Ezekiel. "Awesome, dude!"
"Yes, it's great you have such an impressive toy," Heather said, throwing her hair back. "So Bridgette is the river rafter, Trent the biker, and I'll be the canoe paddler, which I guess means I am stuck with you two scrawny boys carrying me."
She shot a mean glance at Harold and Ezekiel. Ezekiel returned it, while Harold looked confused. "Do I have to run through the woods?" the lanky geek asked. "I don't do well in gym class."
"Why does that not surprise me?" Heather said.
"Okay, that does it, eh; that tears it," Ezekiel shouted, and lunged at Heather. Trent and Bridgette held him back as he shouted, "Lemme at her! I'm gonna shave her head, so she'll be a b'uld freak ag'een, eh!"
Heather backed up, then sneered at her teammates. "You control your wild prairie cat, I'll go tell Chris our team's order."
She turned with a flip of her hair, strutting off with her nose turned up. After Ezekiel stopped struggling, he simply glared at the back of her departing head. "Can't we just lose this one so we can vote her off, eh?!"
"As much as everyone here would love that," Bridgette said, "I don't want to take the risk that she'll get the immunity in the next challenge."
"Right, right," the prairie boy said as he stood up. "So, are we prepared?"
Harold and Trent nodded, while Bridgette looked nervously at Trent.
(Confession Cam - It's not what's for dinner.)
Bridgette - "I know I should be nice to Gwen's boyfriend; she's nice to Geoff. But I don't like motorcycles because they're so loud and polluting. Trent being a motorcycle fan makes it harder for me to get along with him."
Trent - "Bridgette is such a nice person. I can see why Geoff and Gwen get along with her so well. I think we'll be great teammates."
(The Oval Octagons)
"I'm going through those woods and hang gliding down to the beach. Everyone clear with that?" Eva said with a sharp glare. Her teammates nodded quite quickly.
"I can be the one who lies on the stretcher," Lindsay said, giggling. "That okay with you guys?"
"I was hoping for that part, actually," Noah said, crossing his arms. "I would think you'd want to do the bicycling part, or have your nails not dried yet?"
Lindsay looked down at her nails, oblivious to sarcasm as always. "Nope, they're good."
Duncan scoffed, crossing his arms. "You guys are going to argue about who's on that stretcher for all eternity. So why don't we flip a coin or somethin'?"
Leshawna looked over at Duncan like if he was growing a third eye. "What are you talking about, punk? Lindsay obviously would be easier to carry on a stretcher."
"I'm not exactly an elephant," Noah remarked, looking rather irked.
"No, it's because...," Duncan grabbed Leshawna's arm and led her from the other, whispering, "because either way, Eva can carry both those featherweights. And if Lindsay is in your canoe, she's going to want to tan instead of row."
"You don't know Noah," Leshawna replied. "He won't do anything physical."
"Leshawna, I know you," Duncan said, smirking. "If you can make me do something I don't want to, then you can get Noah to do it."
Leshawna smirked back and raised an eyebrow. "You sure are devious, white boy. Leave it to me to break him."
"Don't break him too much," Duncan replied as they headed back to the others. "Okay, I'm rafting, Leshawna is cycling, Noah is being carried by Lindsay and Eva, then the world's strongest woman will do the run through Boney Island!"
The teammates, except Eva, nodded. She raised an eyebrow in suspicion at Duncan.
(Confession Cam - It gets lonely when the campers are doing the challenges.)
Eva - "The 'world's strongest woman'? Was that a subtle insinuation that I am a circus freak?"
Duncan - "Leshawna's the only good teammate I have. I mean, Noah is a slacker. And Lindsay may be really hot but is as useful in a hard challenge as a water pistol is to putting out a wild fire. And if that circus freak Eva gets eaten on Boney Island, the world will be a more peaceful place.
(The Circular Cubes)
Geoff had his arms around Tyler and Katie. "Okay, guys! We're going to win this one," he let out a cheer then looked over at the two who were Screaming Gophers beforehand. "Gwen, Izzy, you cool?"
Izzy, who was on Gwen's back now, nodded enthusiastically. Gwen rolled her eyes, but smiled at Geoff. "Yeah, we're cool, Geoff. Got a plan, party man?"
"Well, I think Katie could do the river rafting. That okay, Katie?"
"I was gonna ask if I could," she said with a big smile. "It's like you can read my mind, Geoff!"
"I could do that at one point," Izzy said, lazily hanging her arms over Gwen's shoulders. "It was really disturbing what some people were thinking, so I beat my head against a wall until I lost that ability."
The others stared, all looking disturbed except Geoff. "Right on, Red," the party animal shouted happily, pointing at her, "and you can be the cyclist!"
"That'd be cool," Izzy said, beaming at him.
"Wait, I gotta ride with her?" Katie asked, looking nervously at Izzy.
"Katie, I know she wasn't our teammate during TDI, but she and Gwen are cool!"
Izzy being a Screaming Gopher previously was not the main reason Katie had for not wanting to be on the same vehicle with her.
"Besides, I think Izzy is talented enough to operate any of the cycles," Geoff said, patting Katie on the back. "You'll be fine."
"If Katie is going to be brave enough to ride a cycle with Izzy," Gwen said, "then I guess I can bear being in a canoe with her."
Izzy was now looking down Gwen's shirt. "Has Trent seen your boobies yet?" she asked the goth girl.
Gwen threw her off her back immediately, to which the redhead merely grinned. "I have a bet with Owen. We're trying to find out which couples have been to second base besides us."
"I don't want to hear that," Gwen shouted, clapping her hands over her ears. "Geoff, can you change your mind about Izzy? Have her run through the woods and get chased by those carnivore beavers?"
"I thought of that, but Izzy's afraid of flying, Gwen," Geoff said. "She'd probably be terrified of hang gliding too."
(Confession Cam - We'd be terrified to do it too.)
Gwen - "It really surprises me how nice Geoff is. He's concerned for Izzy, Izzy! That girl has a more near-suicidal recklessness personality than Gonzo the Great, and he thought ahead to make sure she wouldn't be frightened." \She smiles.\ "Bridgette really picked herself a great man."
Izzy - "I wonder if Geoff has seen Bridgette's boobs?" /taps her chin/ "Probably, since she's seen his chest. Then again, we all have. Hmmm... this calls for investigation! I'll have to put my pursuit on Duncan on hold for now."
"So, it's between Tyler and I who will be running through Boney Island and hang glide off the top of the mountain," Geoff continued.
Katie scratched the back of her neck. She didn't want to say aloud that she didn't think Tyler was a good idea; she might hurt the jock's feelings. "Well, about Tyler," she said, thinking about her words carefully, "are you still into sports? I mean, you haven't worn your sports attire since we got here."
Tyler looked down at his Hawaiian shirt and jeans. "Well, I may not dress it, but I still love sports, bra," he said, then looked up at Geoff. "Besides, I think I heard that the first time Geoff went to Boney Island, he suffered a major injury and almost died?"
"I heard that too," Katie gasped, clutching Geoff's arm. "Did it leave a big scar? Was Bridgette concerned?"
"Chill guys, chill," Geoff said, smiling as cool as ever. "It was pretty bad, I did think for a little while there thought I was not going to make it, but it was cool. Still, Tyler, if you want to do this instead..."
Tyler thumped his chest. "I can do it, man!"
They high-fived, and the girls cheered. "Here's to the Circular Cubes," Geoff shouted, pumping his fist in the air; his teammates did the same.
(The Asymmetrical Parallels)
Courtney looked over her new teammates with a keen eye. Justin was smiling and standing at attention, looking oh-so-fine. Beth was bouncing anxiously on her feet. Cody was crossing his arms, and, in the most laughable look Courtney had ever seen, giving her a sly look. DJ, her only former Killer Bass member, was smiling politely at her.
"Okay, people," she said to them, pacing back and front of the four person lineup. "We need a strategy that will be the best advantage to everyone. Does anyone have any preference as to what part of this challenge they will do?"
Beth raised her hand. "I think I will be good at the river rafting part! I did it once in thummer with my couthin!"
Her spit landed on Courtney, who tried to ignore it but shuddered. "Alright Beth, that sounds okay. Speaking of water," she turned to DJ, "is there any way I can convince you to do that canoe pushing like you did on our first trip to Boney Island?"
"I can do it, I'm sure of that," DJ said, "but does that mean I'm cycling? Because I don't think we'll do well if you guys have to carry me."
"No, DJ, you can cycle," she said, chuckling politely at his attempt at a joke. "I think I will be the one getting carried. Cody and Justin will do that, then Justin can do the run through Boney Island."
Both of the boys looked less than thrilled by this suggestion. "Um... Courtney?" Cody asked, raising his hand obediently. "I was kind of hoping I could do that part."
The C.I.T. looked the scrawny geek over, then scowled. "I think Justin is a bit more qualified for such a difficult trek through Boney Island, Cody."
"But I know my way around there better than Justin, and I also know how to avoid the native animals and the traps Chris set up."
Courtney stared at Cody, crossing her arms under her breasts and looking very serious. "If I let you do this, you'll be held accountable if we lose. Got it?"
"I do," Cody said, smiling.
This actually surprised Courtney. All the people she knew from home would have immediately ducked out at the sign of personal responsibility that intense; Cody seemed honored to be held accountable.
"Well, that is... good of you," she said. "Justin, you okay with this?"
The model, very glad not to run through untamed wilds, nodded and grinned. Holding back a swoon, Courtney turned to face all her teammates.
"I know a lot of us are strangers here," she said, sounding as mature and inspirational as possible, "but I think we have a good group here. The other teams may have people who are stronger and faster, but with people like Heather and Duncan and Eva, you cannot work as a team properly. We can, and we can do this!"
She put her hand out in front of her. "To the Asymmetrical Parallels... woo, that's a mouthful!"
"To... us," the others shouted as they put their hands in.
(Confession Cam - Courtney's venting space.)
Courtney - "I'd be lying if I said I had full trust in my teammates. DJ is a coward, and I don't know the other three at all. Justin is good to look at, but it's hard to trust someone who doesn't talk. Beth is... well, I hate to sound mean, but she is the definition of a geeky girl; still, I know there's some spunk in her, and I hope she can harness it. And Cody... boy. That kid thinks he's all that. He's got an ego like Duncan, but he's not anywhere near as handsome."
\She pauses for a second, then her eyes go wide.\ "I meant aggressive! Aggressive is what I meant! Chris, if you broadcast this, I demand you edit that last part out."
"Okay, river rafters," Chris was saying to the four campers in front of him. They were standing on a small wooden dock that was located at the calm part of the river. "You four are going to be starting this challenge by rafting down the river, then down the waterfall. If you survive that, you'll-"
"Wait wait wait," Katie shouted, looking very nervous. "Is it that dangerous?"
"Heather and Leshawna came out uninjured when they did it last season," Chris said. "It was during those shoots we told you would be for the opening theme."
"I remember that," Beth said, smiling. "I almost burnt the dock down when I dropped the fire baton. They cut that part out, ya know."
"When you get to the bottom of the waterfall, on your left will be your cycling partner, waiting for you," Chris continued. "You'd better raft fast, because he who rafts last won't cycle fast."
He chuckled at his little rhyming game, then looked at his watch. "The contest begins in three minutes. Beth, Duncan, Bridgette, Katie... are you four ready?"
"Yes," they shouted enthusiastically.
"Oh Chrith," Beth asked after the cheer. "You... didn't put anything like leeches or piranha in the river, did you?"
"As much as I would like to make this challenge more dangerous," Chris said with a shrug, "there's no way to tell leeches or piranha to stay in a river. So you four luck out in that your only dangers are your opponents, rocks, fast current near the end, and that waterfall.
"The challenge begins in two minutes now! Prepare yourselves!"
(Confession Cam - Preparing itself.)
Katie - "This one's for you, Sadie!"
Bridgette - "This one's for you, Geoff!"
Duncan - "This one's for you, Courtney!"
Beth - "Thith one's for you, Big Bertha! I miss you, and I hope mom and dad are treating you well! You're the best pig in Canada!" \She giggles and snorts.\
Raccoon - \in raccoonian, english subtitles provided\ "im in ur outhouse, usin up all ur film"
Part 2, when the challenge really begins, is coming soon!
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If you need a little reminder of who's on which team, here's a cheat sheet of the teammates and the order in which they are participating:
The Round Rectangles (RR) - Bridgette, Trent, Heather, Harold, Ezekiel
The Oval Octagons (O2) - Duncan, Leshawna, Noah, Lindsay, Eva
The Circular Cubes (CC) - Katie, Izzy, Gwen, Geoff, Tyler
The Asymmetrical Parallels (AP) - Beth, DJ, Courtney, Justin, Cody