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. This story has also officially reached second base before I have, dammit.
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Replies to Questions and Comments:
ReaperXIII - I like Izzy a lot too, so I know what you mean. But Owen knows that most people on the island are driven away by how weird she is. Since DJ is one of those people, he's not jealous; you know what a generous, understanding guy Owen is.
Super Poof - Hey, don't hate Pearl for doing a little hacking. At least she didn't put Trent with Heather.
Dessydemona - Heather's back story will be revealed eventually, just cannot say when. And I cliffhanger you because I care. Hehe.
alienphantom - Aw, thanks! But as much as I like my writing, I'm sure TDA will be better at comedy and less drama than I fit in. I cannot wait for it, hehe.
Volvochick - Yeah, I really wonder who likes to watch reality shows about models. Oh well. About Geoff, he's not drunk, it's just emotion and caffeine, which can cause a strange effect on people.
Sam7418 - No, you didn't say anything about bad about Cody, you just asked if I was a fan. Not a squealing fangirl, but a fan nonetheless.
Raven Hufflepuff - Hmm, Jason killing people. Well, actually, I do have a thriller-themed episode about a different horror movie series that, in my opinion, has seriously worn out it's disgusting welcome. And that's all the hint you're going to get. \evil laughter\
Falling Smoke - I actually wonder why Tyler, Ezekiel, and Cody aren't coming back for TDA, and I think maybe the voice actor who did them (all three of them) wasn't able to get his contract renewed or something. Darn.
To Everybody - Sorry this is taking so long. You might have to wait a little more time for updates, as I am now in the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King beta. Needless to say, I have quite the distracting hobby now.
And now, at long last, on with the show!!
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Chapter 23 (Day 07, Part 3) - Elimi-date-tion
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"I know that most of you have boyfriends, girlfriends, morals, ethics," Chris said to the contestants, "but you're going to throw those away tonight for the finale of Filthy Dancing! So get your hormones in gear, pull that handsome stud or gorgeous chick up against you for the slow dance, and once the chime plays at the end of the sound, give 'em an big ol' el smoocho!" The sixteen campers exchanged glances, looked either nervous, excited, frustrated, or blank (the last one being Tyler, still unconscious).
(Con... Fession... Cam!)
Eva - "My handsome stud is still knocked out! I don't know what he expects me to do."
"Izzy, DJ, you two may go first!"
The redhead, her dress self-torn so far up that her green panties were slightly visible, grinned and nodded fervently. The football player, scratched and bruised and soaked, gave a nod that looked like a man on trial accepting his sentence.
With Izzy leading DJ onto the performance stage, the two began to slow dance as the music played. She snuggled against him with a warm smile, but her lithe form compared to his large body was a bit mismatched.
Ezekiel and Cody began to dance by themselves, as if to practice. They flashed DJ a couple thumbs-up when he turned around towards them, which boosted the big guy's morale just a little.
The music swelled, and Chris played the chime sound. Izzy leapt up with her feet on his hips, hands on his shoulders, and gave him a very big, long kiss.
Several campers cheered, several were grossed out. When Izzy and a dazed DJ walked off the stage, the redhead exchanged a high-five with Owen.
"You're sure to win with a kiss like that," the lovable oaf said.
"You're not mad, are you?"
"Naw, I knew you had to do it," he picked her up in one of his bear hugs, "and I know that you'll be saving the last dance for me!" She giggled and snuggled up in his arms, which was a little difficult since he had her arms pinned down in his big ol' hug.
"Next will be Beth and Harold," said Chris.
The two social outcasts took to the stage and began dancing, though it was a bit awkward. Beth was a little more than half Harold's height, so the lanky teenager had to bend down slightly for her. Pretty soon though, his back was acting on him.
"Pick me up," she whispered.
"What?"
"Pick me up!"
Harold did as told, lifting Beth up off her feet and began swinging around. Many of the campers burst out laughing, though a few of them found it a sweet gesture.
The chime played, and Harold nervously leaned in to kiss her. She kissed him gingerly, careful not to catch his lip or whiskers in her bracers. Luckily for them, that didn't happen.
"Not bad, you two," Chris said as the campers applauded them. "Next up are Heather and Trent!"
The two were a messy pair, soaked and dirty and, in Heather's case, make-up completely ruined. As the two began to dance, it was obvious Trent's heart was not in it; in fact, he looked physically repulsed.
(Confession Cam - Plenty of video responses.)
Trent - \He is looking furious with his arms crossed and eyes narrowed.\ "At that point, I didn't care if Chris kicked me off the island. Dancing with Heather is like playing with a snake, one with venom, a quick strike, and no mercy."
When the chime rang, Heather cupped the musician's face in her hands. Gwen let out a choked cry as she turned away, eyes closed tight. Cody put a comforting hand on her shoulder as Heather and Trent kissed, her much more than him.
"Hurt yourself with that much, Trent?" Chris taunted him as they left the stage. Heather grinned wickedly at the campers, especially Ezekiel. The prairie boy rolled his eyes and looked away, trying not to dignify her with any more of a response.
"Next is Noah and Katie! Please, put a little more effort into this, people," the host pleaded with them. "You'll kill the ratings!"
He wasn't let down. Katie snuggled up to Noah as the egghead swayed her gently to the romantic song. The two moved so gracefully, the song seemed to be made for them.
"That's the best dancing I've seen yet," Courtney whispered as she watched. "Duncan, I want you to dance like that, without your hands on my butt, thank you."
Duncan let out an disappointed sigh as he watched Noah and Katie dance. "So how did those two dorks get to be so good?"
"Katie's got experience dancing, eh," Ezekiel pointed out. "Probably taught him a few lessons."
"They look so good together," Bridgette cooed.
Right after she said this, the chime rang. Katie puckered up, Noah pulled her up as he gave her a long kiss that made campers of both campers cheer.
"Way to go, bookworm," Gwen shouted as the kiss ended.
"They don't teach you how to kiss like that in books, now do they?" Tyler agreed, slapping Noah on the back.
Katie, blushing and giggling happily, was glomp-hugged by Izzy. "So, what's it like, kissing your crush?"
The BFFF tried to shush her, but it was out there and all heard her. Noah looked shocked more than anyone. "You... you have a crush," he started, more stunned than he'd ever been in his life, "on me?"
She ran a hand through her hair, a couple nervous giggles spilling out. "Ehehe... I like smart guys. Even though you're a bit negative-"
"A 'bit'?" Gwen repeated, raising an incredulous eyebrow.
"And a tad lazy too-"
" 'Tad'? Trent cried out.
"... but you have so many more admirable traits, like your memory and your smarts and your clever solutions..."
She stopped when the egghead put his hands on her slender shoulders, his sly grin back but now, so much more pleased rather than condescending. "And don't forget," he whispered, "my great taste in optimistic, perky, talented girls."
He kissed her again. She popped her foot as most of the campers burst into wild cheers.
"Okay okay okay," Chris shouted, waving his arms. "The new couple is great and all, but we still have a challenge going on here! You know, the thing you people have to do to earn invincibility!
"Next is Eva and Tyler!"
The ravenhair athlete looked down at her unconscious partner. "And just how do you propose I get him to dance?"
"Not my problem, Eva! You got to do something, though, or it'll be an instant loss for both of you!"
With a frustrated groan, the fitness buff dragged Tyler up on the stage and lifted his limp body up on his feet. Dragging the poor, unconscious dude on his feet, Eva managed to pantomime a slow dance with his body.
Too bad it was the most ridiculous, hilarious thing that the campers saw.
Ezekiel, Cody, and Beth had fallen down laughing. Duncan and Heather doubled-over, while Katie clung to Noah in a desperate attempt to stay on her feet.
"Shut up, shut up," Eva was snarling as she "danced" with Tyler. The chime rang, and the fitness buff yanked him up to plant a wet, one-sided kiss on his lips. Grumbling and cursing under her breath, she dragged his still-motionless body off the stage.
Ezekiel began to choke from laughing so hard; when he cleared his throat, he gave Bridgette a friendly nudge. "Well, I'm good now. Nothing makes someone moo'r confident than seeing someone else wreck it moo'r-so than I could, eh."
Chris, wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes, choked out, "That... that was... great... Eva. N-Next... next is Duncan and Courtney!"
The opposite-attraction couple took the stage. Duncan did what Courtney asked, and danced without his hands on her butt. She huddled up close to him, at first for effect but then because she was really getting comfortable against that lanky yet muscular body of his.
"Ah, if only Geoff were here to see this," DJ remarked, beaming at the couple. "We knew from the start she liked him."
When the chime rang, Duncan tilted Courtney over and gave her a long kiss. The campers cheered again as the couple stepped off the stage.
"Passionate and naughty as always," Cody remarked, winking at Duncan. "Nice, man."
"Thanks, dude," Duncan high-fived the tech-geek.
(Confession Cam - Requires basic motor skills to enter.)
Duncan - "Don't ask me why, but Cody is kind of growing on me. It might be bad for my image, but hey, the guy's not bad at all. I mean, he survived being mauled by a bear, being rejected by a girl he pined for, and also has done a kick-ass job on these challenges."
\He smirks at the camera, running a hand through his mohawk.\ "Oh, and Courtney, she's really nice to dance with. So soft and cuddly..." \He begins to chuckle, looking quite pleased.\
"Now for the pair I've been waiting for the most," Chris announced. "Bridgette and Ezekiel!"
The prairie boy began to tap his fingers together, shaking a little in apprehension. He felt Bridgette's warm hand on his. She smiled at him, and the two went up on stage.
Having slow danced with Bridgette before, he knew what to do and where his hands went; however, the fact that he was missing a pant leg was making him dance awkwardly. Bridgette helped him pick up the pace.
When the chime rang, he almost froze up. With a small squeeze around Ezekiel's waist, Bridgette leaned towards him, her lips partially puckered.
They kissed. Both of them were not fully into it, but well enough to count as a real kiss. When they parted, he whispered, "Sorry."
"Don't apologize," she replied, smiling. "You did fine."
The two were greeted by cheers and applause, their friends voicing their approval. Heather looked miffed at Ezekiel, and turned her nose up to him.
(Confession Cam - Howdee-doo.)
Heather - "Meh, I don't care. I just am trying to grind his gears, that's all. How could he not be thinking about me looking furious at him like that?"
Ezekiel - \looking very ashamed\ "Oh wow... she has such soft lips, eh... GACK! No no no, delete that, edit it out, please! I shouldn't be saying it... but wow... she's a good kisser. GACK, I did it again, eh!"
"And last, and definitely not least, Cody and Gwen," Chris shouted after the cheering died down. "Now c'mon, don't be shy!"
Gwen was immediately unhappy, and Cody's grin faded when he saw her frustrated frown. "Um... Gwen? If you really don't want to do this-"
"No, it's cool," she said as she seized his hand and almost dragged the confused tech-geek onto the stage.
(Confession Cam - Hi-diddly-do there, camper.)
Gwen - "I had to do this! If Trent could kiss Heather, I could kiss Cody! Though it's nowhere near as bad, but he suddenly wasn't the hesitant one! I couldn't believe it!"
Cody - "First she's fervently against kissing me, then she drags me up on the stage. I really, really wish I could understand her... NAH! I like her being mysterious! But at least, I'd like to know how she really feels about me."
The two began to slow dance, Cody moving far too slowly because he was worried about how far was too far with Gwen. The goth girl had to grip his wrists and place them on her, then started to lead the dance.
"I'm so sorry about this," he whimpered. "I don't know what to do here-"
"Cody," she interrupted, "just dance, please."
She leaned against him, and his heart thumped harder as he felt her breasts push against his chest. This was everything he dreamed of except one thing: she looked like she'd rather be in a war zone.
When the chime rang, Gwen and Cody hesitated again. They stared at each other, trying to think of how to do this. Chris, tapping his foot, cleared his throat.
"C'mon, kiss now," he cried out, throwing his hands up in frustration. "You got five seconds!"
Cody, desperate to not lose this, whimpered. With a frustrated sigh much like one of Gwen's, he muttered, "Surybouthis," then swooped in and kissed her.
The goth girl's eyes widened at this, and just when she fully gathered what the tech-geek was doing, Cody's lips were gone. Chris let out an annoyed grunt at the kiss being two seconds long, but threw his hands up in defeat.
"Okay okay, that's good enough, I guess," he cried out. "Might not be enough for the viewers, but that ain't my problem." The two walked off the stage, looking depressed and upset. Their friends tried to cheer them up, including Trent giving Gwen a hug.
"You sure look upset for someone who finally got to kiss Gwen," Noah said to Cody.
"It doesn't really matter," the tech-geek replied, "when she doesn't want to be kissing me." Katie patted his shoulder in comfort. Chris, meanwhile, had pulled his cell phone out and was looking at the screen.
"Okay, campers, the votes are coming in," he announced. "We've had quite a few interesting performances... so who is going to win:
"DJ and Izzy's frenetic kiss,
Beth and Harold's 'uplifting' dance,
Heather and Trent's forced kiss,
Noah and Katie's new relationship,
Eva dancing with unconscious Tyler,
the classic Duncan and Courtney,
Bridgette and Ezekiel's friendly kiss,
or Gwen and Cody's awkward moment?"
(Confession Cam - Like the Cliffnotes for the show.)
Eva - "Well... that sucked."
Heather - "That was fairly easy at the end. Gwen's disgust was delightful, and I'm sure I'll get at least third. First would be nice, but thanks to Trent, I'm not counting on it."
Noah - \He is staring off into space, blissful. He notices the camera, and simply waves at it.\
Bridgette - "Ezekiel managed to pull through. We have a good shot at this." Gwen - "I'll never understand Cody."
Cody - "I wish I could understand Gwen."
Harold - "Maybe Beth and I's dance will be original enough to win this."
Duncan - "You know who to vote for, people!"
Izzy - \She is trying to put both her legs behind her head. Shouting, "Wait wait, almost got it," she topples over and falls on the floor of the outhouse.\
All the campers had to wait a few minutes before the results were finally in. Noah had to stop Katie from chewing her nails off, then had to keep her from chewing on his. Duncan pulled Courtney close to him, as the CIT was shivering in anticipation.
"The results are finally in," Chris shouted. The campers jumped at attention (except for Tyler, of course, the jock was still in Lala-Land). "First place winner is...," the handsome host, then stared incredulously at the little phone's screen...
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"Noah and Katie?"
The tan-skinned girl let out a scream of shock and joy, glomping the very startled Noah. The egghead blinked a few times, then began to stammer.
"We... we won?" he said, his normally calm eyes wide.
"We did it, we did it," the thinner BFFF was shouting in joy. She whirled Noah towards her and kissed him, quite passionately, and his initial shock was gone a couple seconds later when he returned the kiss. The other campers, minus Heather, Courtney and Duncan, started clapping and congratulating them.
"I cannot believe this," Duncan grumbled, slapping his forehead.
"Must have been the thrill for the new couple," his girlfriend muttered, exhaling a long sigh.
"Second place is our favorite ying-yang couple," Chris continued after the cheering had stopped. "Delinquent Duncan and Counselor Courtney are second place!" Their friends cheered for them as the couple smiled, glad to get a passing position. Duncan kissed her cheek, and she flushed at the affection.
"Third place is... oh wow, I didn't see this coming," Chris admitted as he stared at his cell phone. "Third place is Gwen and Cody!"
Before any congratulations were given, the host continued. "Fourth place is Beth and Harold!"
The four campers let out sighs of relief. After the congratulating ruckus died down, Chris grinned wickedly at the campers.
"That leaves one more lucky couple a safe spot. After that, the three remaining campers are in danger of being voted off!
"And in fifth place, the final safe position is...
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"Heather and Trent."
There were no congratulations this time, not even for Trent. The musician looked as upset as most of the others, while the queen bee was smirking in triumph.
"Thank you, people at home," she cried out, waving at the camera. "You made the right call."
As Gwen quaked in silent rage, Chris shrugged at the upset campers. "Oh wells. In sixth, seven, and eighth place are Ezekiel and Bridgette, DJ and Izzy, and Eva and Tyler.
"You six are in some serious trouble! Noah, Katie, you two are going to be voting for whom you want to be kicked off Total Drama Island before you depart on our romantic cruise ship!"
(Confession Cam - Eight votes, six victims, one loser, four references to numbers.)
DJ - "I really don't dislike any of the other five, but we have a lot more team challenges. And I don't want to be Izzy's partner again, I enjoy my life and having all my limbs."
Katie - "Bridgette and Gwen told me that we shouldn't tell those we like to vote for anyone, since it should be their choice and their choice alone. So I'll let Noah pick who he wants to vote for. I'm just shaking with anticipation about the cruise, you know! Sadie hon, it's like a dream come true! I cannot wait to see you in person and tell you it face to face!"
Eva - \Tyler, who is yet still unconscious, is leaning against her. She looks frustrated, but manages to keep her composition.\ "Chris told me that whoever I vote for, Tyler will have the same vote; so I have to be fair here. I know he's friends with Home School and Surfer Chick, so it's either that crazy girl or the big coward."
Izzy - \She has her legs behind her head.\ "I wonder how we lost? I did my best and was so cool! Maybe the jellybean smuggler stuffed the voting texts! But since I don't know who that is quite yet, I'll just vent my frustrations out on my partner."
Ezekiel - "Bridgette really doesn't like that Eva, eh. And you knoo', I'd prefer not to be throttled a'geen."
Noah - \is still staring off into space with a dreamy look\ "... Hmmm? Oh! Yes, I, um, vote for that unreasonable girl."
The marshmallow ceremony looked completely normal, except that behind the Boat of Losers, there was a giant cruise ship; it was the same one that had taken the boys to the spa, only it had been modeled to look a little more... pink.
"Okay then, campers," Chris said from behind the oil drum. "First we are going to see which one of the six prom dates was voted off by his or her fellow high schoolers. That person will be going to walk the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers, and isn't coming back!
"FOR-EVEEEEEEEEEER!
"... And then Noah and Katie will be boarding the romantic cruise ship and be coming back on Sunday."
Noah and Katie grinned, pulling the other closer. The six campers sitting down on the stump chairs looked quite disappointed now. The rest of the campers, watching the ceremony, sighed as they looked at the cruise ship longingly.
"Okay then, you six unfortunate souls," Chris said, looking back to the campers who were at risk of being voted off, "there are five marshmallows here! Which of you has lost Total Drama Comeback?"
Ezekiel and Bridgette exchanged nervous looks. Eva impatiently drummed her fingers against her crossed arms. DJ anxiously ran a finger over his lips. Izzy scratched behind her ear with her foot. Tyler, awake at last but still dazed, rested his head in his hands.
"The first two marshmallows go to...," Chris said with a smile, "Bridgette and Ezekiel!"
He tossed the sweet treats to the prairie boy and the surfer girl. With relieved smiles, they walked over to the safe campers; Ezekiel gave Tyler a comforting pat on the back, but it nearly knocked the woozy athlete over.
"Next marshmallows go to Tyler and Eva!"
Eva's marshmallow was squashed in the fitness buff's fist. Tyler's bonked against his head and knocked him over. With a disgusted sigh, the weight lifting girl grabbed his collar and dragged him off.
"That leaves our mismatched couple, Izzy and DJ," Chris remarked. He cocked an eyebrow. "Which one of you is going home?"
Izzy's sly smirk faltered as she clenched her fists. DJ hunched over, his massive shoulders up to his ears.
"The final marshmallow of the night... goes to...
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"Izzy."
The redhead let out a relieved sigh as she snatched the marshmallow in midair. "Hooray, I win again!"
DJ, slumping his shoulders, shook his head. "You know, it's kind of ironic," he said, a sad smile on his face, "because this is actually the first time I have been voted off."
Izzy's triumphant smile vanished, and she glomp-hugged the football player. "Izzy is sorry for you," she said to him, "because it is never fun to be the one who has to go."
DJ had gathered up his bags, Bunny on his shoulder. The little rabbit looked sad too, but was lovingly nuzzling his owner's cheek.
"Bye, DJ," the campers called out to him. "We'll miss you!"
He placed his bags down on the dock long enough to smile and wave at them. Then the gentle giant boarded the Boat of Losers as it started on his way off.
"Bye, DJ, man," Tyler approached the edge of the dock. "We'll miss you! You were one cool cat, and-"
He was hit by the side of the romantic cruise ship. Ezekiel helped carry him away, as Noah and Katie boarded the large vessel.
"Have fun, you two," Own called out to them, winking.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Duncan shouted to Noah.
"Don't let him do anything Duncan would do, Katie," Courtney shouted.
Noah clicked his tongue and pointed at his fellow campers as he wrapped an arm around Katie's waist. She waved to all her friends as the cruise ship disappeared from sight.
(Confession Cam - Our mom hasn't got it going on.)
Harold - "I'm gonna miss DJ. He was such a big softy, a gentle giant. It's always better to have more people like him.
Courtney - "That was unfortunate, I really liked DJ."
Duncan - "I certainly hope Noah and Katie enjoy that trip! If he doesn't, at the least, get to first base, then I'll feel cheated!"
Heather - "People should stop feeling sorry for him. We are in an elimination game, and twenty of us are going to lose this. 'Better him than me' is what they should be saying."
Gwen - "It should have been Heather, that would have been better."
"I really appreciate you inviting me this time, eh," Ezekiel said as he looked at his hand. "But if I had known your goal was to strip me naked, I'd've worn more clothing." Bridgette giggled at him. The prairie boy wasn't too good at poker, and had lost his sweater, shirt, and his shoes; he had refused to take off his toque.
Sitting at the table for strip poker were Izzy, Bridgette, Ezekiel, Eva, Gwen, Trent, Cody, and Tyler. Once again, Harold and Owen were in their underwear over by the losers, while Beth waited for her turn.
"Why aren't Duncan and Courtney here, eh?" the home schooled boy asked.
"Courtney was feeling upset about winning second place, so Duncan and her are in the Killer Bass cabin," Bridgette informed him.
"Hello, second base," Eva said, raising an eyebrow. The others stared at her until she stared back. "What? I know what goes on here, even if I'm not involved as much."
"Fair enough," Cody replied. He grinned as the cards were laid down, and he won with a flush. With disgruntled sighs, Trent's shirt, Eva's other shoe, Bridgette's shirt, and Trent's pants were all discarded.
"Nice bra, Bridge," Gwen remarked. The surfer blushed as she nervously covered her chest with one arm, her baby blue undergarment the only coverage.
"Don't make me blush, Gwen," her friend chastised her; Ezekiel and Cody were desperately trying not to stare, holding back nosebleeds too.
"Well, you took my top, it's only fair," the goth girl replied, smirking wickedly.
"This is supposed to be my lucky bra, anyway," Bridgette muttered as she received her new cards. "I wear it to the beach before I change into my swimsuit for surfing competitions."
That did it for Ezekiel. Blood shot out of his nose, and he frantically tried to cover it up. As his friends stared at him, his cheeks became almost as red as the blood. "I, um, fold for this hand, eh" he stammered. "And if you all knoo' a rock I can crawl under..."
"Gosh, dude, want a kleenex?" Harold asked him.
"You know, Geoff did the same thing when he saw me in a bikini," Bridgette said, after repressing the laughter she had almost let out at Ezekiel. "He almost went unconscious."
"Who could blame him?" Gwen said. "Must have been the happiest day of his life."
Bridgette giggled, flushing slightly. "I really miss him," she said wistfully. "I really want to see him again. I was almost hoping I lost that marshmallow ceremony, for one brief moment, just so I could see him again. Is that silly?"
"Not at all," Trent said, looking just as wistful. "You remember how I was at Playa des Losers? Every day, I was hoping Gwen was doing alright, and was worried she hated me all the while."
"Yeah, you were so crestfallen when you arrived, dude," Cody said. "I felt really bad for you."
Gwen smiled at Trent. "I never hated you, Trent. You should know that."
Bridgette watched the couple with yearning eyes. "You two are so cute. But back to game. Who's in?"
"C-Could you all give me a minute?" Ezekiel said as he stood up. "I'm gonna go wash up in the communal washrooms, eh."
"And a cold shower too, home school?" Eva quipped, raising an eyebrow. Izzy cackled and fell out of her chair. Bridgette couldn't help but laugh too, and smiled apologetically. Ezekiel smiled back, and bolted before he lost consciousness from loss of blood.
The five campers at Playa des Losers had gathered at the dock. The fancy resort was even plentiful there, with several beach chairs, a buffet, and a large TV set up on a Hawaiian-styled table.
"We got fifty-five bottles between the five of us," Leshawna informed them as she was done counting them.
"Boy, did I have to pee," Lindsay grumbled, lounging in a chair. Justin, leaning on her chair, nodded in agreement. Sadie, who was watching Total Drama Comeback on the TV, gave the blond beauty a disgusted look before turning her head back to the screen.
"Geoff sweetheart, you almost got the messages ready?" the large sister asked the party animal.
"Almost, babe." He still sounded depressed. "Just got the important fact that Duncan and Courtney are helping Heather, nothing else."
"Hey, don't forget-"
Leshawna was cut off when she heard the Boat of Losers approaching. The five campers watched as it slowly pulled up to the side of the dock and DJ hopped out.
"Awww, dude," Geoff couldn't help but get up to give his large friend a hug. "I'm sorry, man."
"Not your fault, dude," the football player said, managing a smile. Bunny was still perched on his shoulder, and jumped into the gentle giant's hands when he put down his bags.
"Still too bad, brother," Leshawna added, watching as Lindsay hugged the large guy.
After filling DJ in with everything that had happened, the football player was astonished. "I cannot believe they'd help her," was all he could say.
"Yeah, makes you wonder how far Claribelle would go," Lindsay said. "She might even vote off Brianna because she's dating Geoff."
"Now don't say that," DJ said as Geoff cringed, "you'll jinx it."
The campers headed over to the table where the bottles were, as well as the messages Geoff was writing. While DJ helped to stuff the notes into the sugar water bottles, Sadie continued to watch TDC.
"Bet you're stoked for Katie, huh Sadie?" DJ asked her.
"I sure am," the larger BFFF squealed in joy. "She's got a boyfriend, she won first place, she's going on a cruise... I'm so happy for her!"
She clapped to show her excitement, then she quieted down when the show cut to the Confession Cam. Ezekiel, with a couple bloodstained kleenex in his hand and one in front of his nose.
"Dack," he grumbled, "damn nosebleeds. Anyway, I just wanted to get this off my chest, eh. Hey, Geoff, you should hear Bridgette talking about you, dude."
The party animal looked up from his work, and began to watch the TV with rapt attention.
"She really misses you, eh. I can't find a fitting word for it, and I got a pretty extensive vocabulary. Point is, I really envy you; you have quite the girl waiting for you, eh.
"So if there's any way you can contact her, try to do so, man. Maybe a remote-controlled plane or something, eh," the prairie boy said, shrugging. "Seems kind of hopeless, but I just wanted to let you knoo'. DJ, if you're over there, I wish the best for you too."
He exited the Confession Cam a few seconds later. The six campers there exchanged looks, and Geoff was smiling again.
"Just one minute, guys," he said as he pulled one of the notes from a bottle.
"To Bridgette, Harold, Katie, and Tyler,
We miss you at the Playa des Losers. Though we send these messages to tell you about the conspiracy going on, we just wanted to remind you we still love you and think about you every day.
Go and win the whole thing!
From,
Geoff, Leshawna, Sadie, and Lindsay.
The six voted off campers watched as the fifty-five bottles with warning messages inside them floated off.
"Let's hope at least one reaches the shore of Wawanakwa Island," Sadie said. Justin nodded in agreement.
"I hope the one with my message does," Geoff said, waving good-bye to the bottles. DJ patted his shoulder in comfort, and the party animal smiled in appreciation.
"I hope if they don't make it, someone finds them and recycles them," said Lindsay.
Noah - Izzy
Katie - Tyler
Ezekiel - Eva
Bridgette - Eva
DJ - Izzy
Izzy - DJ
Eva - DJ
Tyler - DJ
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DJ - 3.
Izzy - 2.
Eva - 2.
Tyler - 1.
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Voted off List - Owen, Sadie, Geoff, Leshawna, Justin, Lindsay, DJ.
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So DJ is the next one to go. Sorry, all you DJ fans.
For all those wondering, and I know some of you have been, I do have this planned out pretty far (not written, just planned). The challenges up to the Final Five have all been planned, as well as the five campers who make it there. Once there, it will be partially my decision who of the five is going win, and partially who the audience is loving the most.
Oh, and I gotta admit, thinking of a short story for Ezekiel x Bridgette is harder than I thought. I cannot think of any original ideas, especially none that involve Geoff having broke up with Bridgette / cheated on her / died / turned out to be an emo, glittery-faced vampire.
Now you all be patient as I try to write up the next chapter, which is going to involve six special animals in more drama, humor, Heather-hate, crushing, and broken hearts than you've seen yet on TDC!
And congratulations on all those that guessed it was Noah. I tip my hat to you. \tip\