Welcome back to Total Drama Next. This challenge will serve as a tribute to ongoing World Cup, in which USA is doing extremely well!

So, without further ado, lets journey to Wakanawa for the next episode of Total Drama Next!


"Rays from the delightful marigold sun emanated onto Camp Wakanawa. It was a good day for couples to commensurate. One of these involved a young woman named Linda. Linda was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and her friends generally liked her. The males would stare slack-jawed at her alluring figure. She had just one weakness. She was not the sharpest tool in the shed, and struggled at anything that required mental activity. Despite this, the jocks actively pursued her, hoping that they would make great lifelong partners. However, it was common knowledge that she had a crush on the resident bookworm Noel. Noel was smart and always was a great choice for class president, but unlike the jocks didn't actively pursue the attention of females…"

Out of the blue, two knocks of the door could be heard.

"Kate, are you in there?" came a monotone voice.

The writer scrambled to keep her notebook and let her mentor in.

"Uh, Noah, what are you doing in here?" Kate tried to make small talk.

"Just preparing myself for a shower before Chris puts us through those ridiculous challenges," Noah replied.

"Oh," the writer replied, before her eyes widened in terror. Noah's towel had made contact with her notebook, and this insignificant force was enough to dislodge her notebook from her backpack.

Reaching out to smother the notebook, Kate saw that the bookworm had already reacted, placing his hand on the falling notebook.

"Uh, thank you, Noah, c-could you return me my notebook?"

"Wait a minute, something seems amiss. Why were you so fearful once I came in? You didn't show this behavior before,"

Noah then uttered the words that the female bookworm feared to hear.

"This notebook could provide some answers,"

"N-no…" Kate's cries were futile as Noah reviewed the content.

"Linda and Noel? This is a fallacy! Aren't you writing about Lindsay and myself, with the names being changed?"

Kate sheepishly grinned; Noah was too clever.

"You know that I've nothing on the dumb blonde, right?"

"I don't want to be Captain Obvious, but it was clear since Day One that she liked you,"

"No, I'm not in love with someone who thinks that Hamlet is a brand of ham,"

Confessional Cam

Noah- Isn't it obvious that she has a crush on me, not the other way round.

Kate- Seems like Noah is in denial again.

Later, when the campers were blissfully chilling out, another ear-piercing noise resonated throughout the island.

"This doesn't get old, does it?" Noah replied furiously.

Of course, the perpetrator was none other than Chris McLean, donning South African garb and wielding a colored trumpet, no doubt the instrument that led to the bedlam.

"One more blow of that trumpet and I'll…" Ginger warned.

"It's a vuvuzela, gosh! It creates sounds of up to 120 decibels and was innovated by Freddie Maake,"

"Whatever, dork," Seth replied.

"Did you learn that from Trumpet Steve's Trumpet Camp?" Shawn laughed, inciting laughter.

Harold bowed his head ashamedly and walked away, drawing glares from Ezekiel and Allison.

After leading the campers to an open field, Chris took a seat at a throne hoisted up by two unfortunate interns.

The cruel host then announced the challenge.

"As you viewers may have guessed, today's theme is soccer, in celebration of the great Chris McLean. The rules are simple. The Jays and Ospreys will partake in a 7-a-side soccer match, with 3 substitutions. The team who scores the most goals at the end of one hour will win invincibility. No shoving, pulling of jerseys, dangerous tackling or time wastage will be tolerated. Failure to comply with these rules will result in the offender being handed a yellow card, while a second offence will result in expulsion from the field by Chef.

The campers looked queerly at a referee shirt-wearing Chef, except that said shirt was magenta pink.

"Now Jays and Ospreys, decide which players will be starting the match,"

Noah was naturally disinterested in anything that involved physical activity, so it would be no surprise that he suggested sitting out.

"Wait a second, Noah," Chris cautioned, "You can sit out if you want, but just behind the substitutes benches there will be spectators doing this,"

As if on cue, the "spectators" blew their vuvuzelas, nearly deafening the bookworm.

Noah cursed silently, but some of the "spectators" were not new faces. Aside from several interns, there were several recognizable figures.

"Trent!" The Goth girl exclaimed.

The music man grinned; playing instruments and Gwen's presence made him at home.

"This is awesome!" Owen cried after blowing his vuvuzela, before following Gwen's lead and shouting "Izzy!"

The fire crotch wagged her finger at her ex, before pointing to the awkward homeschooler.

Obviously, most of them were not too elated about blowing the vuvuzelas.

"This is ridiculous! I'm going to call my lawyers if I get hearing impediments from this!" A certain CIT cried out from the bleachers.

"No worries, Princess. I already hurt my shin falling for you," the delinquent beside her smirked, only to get a playful slap for his troubles.

"This is a waste of time!" A fitness buff roared, causing several to flinch. "Instead of showing my finesse down there, I'm stuck up here!

"All right, enough fracas from the spectators, let's get on with the real deal. On the count of 5, hold your positions!"

"1…2…3…4…5!" A shrill cry of the whistle then signaled the start of the game.

Ted, Ezekiel (at Seth and Shawn's request) and Heather sat out for the Jays, while Kate, Cody and Chastity did the same for the Ospreys.

"Oh well, I'll just defend," Noah sighed, catching the attention of an elated Lindsay.

"I know defending is cool!"

The starting line-ups were thus:

Jays (3-1-2)

Goalkeeper- Danielle

Defenders- Gwen, DJ, Ginger

Midfielder- Shawn

Strikers- Seth and Izzy

Ospreys (3-2-1)

Goalkeeper- Harold

Defenders- Noah, Lindsay, Bridgette

Midfielders- Jared and Danny

Striker- Allison

The match began with the Jays dominating. Shawn and Seth did a 1-2 pass, before Seth sent the ball past Harold. The nerd tried in vain to punch the ball out of the way, but he was left assaulting the air instead.

"The Jays lead 1-0 after just 3 minutes!" Chris announced.

The straightedge teen celebrated, getting into the face of the unfortunate Harold.

Harold then walks over to Noah.

"Here, you can be the goalie. I think I'll just defend," A dispirited Harold said.

Noah pondered, before saying "No" repeatedly. However, it was to no avail, as the match then restarted, consigning the poor bookworm to the goalmouth.

"Just my luck,"

After the restart, the Jays continued to dominate the Ospreys. Shawn tried to score with a long-range scorcher, but Noah surprisingly tipped it over the crossbar. Before the know-it-all could get a breather, the Jays earned a corner from that shot. However, Harold managed to use his height advantage to head the ball away, much to the chagrin of Seth. The ball was then knocked towards Jared and the sportsman rushed down, delivering a cross that eventually yielded the Ospreys' first shot.

The game awakened as the Ospreys then brought more to the table, forcing the Jays defense to react quickly. Despite being a hockey player, Jared was nonetheless fit and an asset, while Danny was also quick on the ball. Allison, who Harold dubbed "the girl with mad skills" further showcased her multiple talents by being skilful with a soccer ball. The tide turned in favor of the Ospreys, who could have equalized if not for the great defense of the Jays. DJ of course was blessed with height and speed, while Gwen and Ginger had persistent and never-say-die attitudes.

As the Ospreys began to come into play, the Jay attack was suffering. Most of the work was now shouldered by the defense, which meant Seth and co. had limited opportunities to besiege Noah's goal. In addition, they also had to track back to prevent the Ospreys from scoring. As time went on, Seth's patience wore thin and he got increasingly frustrated by the minute. Things finally came to a breaking point as Seth shoved Allison down after she managed to outmaneuver him. Instantly, this despicable act drew loud jeers from the crowd, temporarily replacing the vociferous vuvuzelas. Chef agreed; he awarded Seth a yellow card for his actions. This only seemed to stoke the fire in the snake lover, as he failed to be penitent. Instead, he argued with the tough cook. The argument got so heated that even Shawn persuaded Seth to stop. Ultimately, the persuasion fell on deaf ears, as Chef had enough. Just 16 minutes after Seth had scored the opening goal, his game saw curtains. The army brute branded a red card for a second bookable offence, and off went Seth for the infamous early shower. This made it an uphill task for the Jays to defend their slender advantage one man down.

Indeed, Seth's sending off proved costly. The Ospreys made more inroads, and this culminated in a great goal when Bridgette had the easy task of tucking the ball away.

Jays 1-1 Ospreys

The nature girl herself couldn't believe she just scored. In fact, she was so elated that she almost tripped, though Jared almost immediately rectified it. Sitting alone at one end of the bleachers he had been relegated to, Seth just looked on bitterly, upset that he suffered the ignominy of not completing the game.

From there, it just got from bad to worse as Allison easily went past a stretched defense and made it 2-1 as the half-time whistle sounded.

Half Time: Jays 1-2 Ospreys

(Jays Bench)

"What a stupid sport! I don't get why people enjoy chasing after a cheap sphere and hitting it into the net." Heather groaned.

"You'll like it, it can be fun," encouraged the Jamaican next to her.

"Of course, in Jamaica soccer is more significant than here in Canada," Heather retorted.

"Soccer is more than just kicking a ball. There are rags-to-riches stories too…"

"I'm certainly not interested in rags-to-riches stories. After this dumb challenge, I will never touch a soccer ball again,"

"Heather…"

"Say no more,"

Heather walked over to the washroom and looked into a mirror. Oh how she loathed that ball. She just couldn't get it. Why are Asians so obsessed with soccer?

(Flashback- Soccer trials at White Pine High)

"Next up, Heather Nakata,"

Several female adolescents began to guffaw at the overweight, brace-wearing Asian girl.

She didn't want to attend the trials, but someone had entered her name into the fray without her knowledge. So here she was, ready to become the laughing stock of the entire school.

She was told to kick the ball from 12 feet (an easier task than the others, considering the coach knew the inevitable would happen). Retracting her foot, she kicked the ball, which advanced limply and gave the goalkeeper the simplest of jobs.

"Hey, I thought Asians could play soccer?" A feminine voice replied mockingly.

Heather was inconsolable. Ever since that day, when she fled from the soccer field in tears, she promised never to play soccer ever again.

(End flashback)

(Ospreys Bench)

"Oh, you should let me visit your house one day," Chastity said excitedly to Cody. The two were really hitting it off well. This alarmed Danny, who made an attempt to join the conversation.

"Hi, would you guys like to hear about that time…"

"Sorry Danny, maybe later,"

Danny just shrugged and left disappointingly.

Confessional CamCody- Chastity's a nice girl and does not make fun of me like most cheerleaders do back home. The Codemiester sees a potential target.

Chastity- Both Cody and Danny are relaxed people that would make good acquaintances. However, I think Danny may be getting the wrong idea about Cody and I.

Danny- Yeah, no denying it, chasing a girl is not like a prank at all. My mentor could teach me about love, but… he could take away my love too.

(Jays Bench)

Ezekiel was sitting beside Ted, looking forlorn.

"Don't worry, buddy, you'll get your turn soon," the taller of the two comforted his counterpart.

"It's just that I don't like being left out, eh,"

Suddenly, someone jumped off the bleachers and into the arms of the homeschooler, whose already pale face was as white as a sheet.

"I have confidence that my Zeke can do wonders, though, like last time round,"

"Uh, thanks Izzy,"

Another cry from the whistle signified the start of the second half. Finally, the under-pressure Jays decided to make a change. It was gentle giant Ted that came on for his fellow gentle giant DJ.

The Jays started with more impetus now that they had been well rested. Noah, who actually found delight in goalkeeping, now had significantly more work to do. Ted glanced a header just wide and Izzy performed a cartwheel to meet a cross… only to completely miss the ball.

At the other end, Jared had some glorious chances to put the game beyond doubt, as did Danny. However, with the defensive line for the Jays remaining a great asset, it was not easy finding a way through.

Eventually, as free-flowing passes ruled the game, a rookie mistake would haunt the Ospreys. Danny had the ball, but he couldn't stomach Cody having his arm around Chastity. This caused the nimble Izzy to wrest the ball away from him. The crazy redhead, having incredible pace, managed to turn the defense inside out before letting the ball loose. Harold could only kick the ball into the goal as Izzy made it all square.

Jays 2-2 Ospreys

An upset Danny, after drawing a yellow card to add to his misery, had enough and Cody replaced him. As the mocha cheerleader was exasperated at the distraction, Danny just walked past her without uttering a word.

There was far from a dearth of action at both sides, but none of them could break the tie. Goalscorer Izzy made the decision to give way for Ezekiel, who was shocked. Chastity, with no one else to talk to (Kate was busy scribbling in her notebook) also replaced Lindsay. However, neither of these changes impacted the scoreline in any way. 2-2 was the way the match ended, even after stoppage time had been played.

"All right, campers, we have a tie here. Traditionally, when teams have a tie, the match will go into additional time. Thus both teams will compete in two 15-minute halves of additional time. If the scoreline remains level, the match will go to penalties."

As both teams were jaded by now, additional time started sluggishly. As both teams sought a breakthrough, Kate decided to come on for Harold. Seeing that the last available substitute was Heather, Gwen frowned and kept going despite her legs feeling like lead. Eventually, an unintentional challenge from Allison knocked her down. The Goth girl persevered, but was too enervated after being in the thick of the action for the majority of the match.

"Come on Gwen!" Trent shouted encouragingly from where he was playing the vuvuzela.

"Mustn't show the queen bee I'm weak…" Gwen tried to stand up, but like a beaten boxer, could go on no longer.

"Let's go, Heather," DJ encouraged.

"In no way I'm going to help that weird Goth girl,"

"It's for the team…"

An apathetic Chef gave Gwen a yellow card for time wastage, and Ginger got another yellow for arguing. As the spectators roundly jeered this, Heather had seen enough and ran onto the field, effectively replacing Gwen.

As the match got closer and closer to penalties, patience began to wear thin. Jared, due to fatigue, got his leg tangled in Heather's and fell, tackling the queen bee as well. Chef stoically awarded a free kick to the Jays. Heather stood up, and hesitated. The nightmare of her terrible kick came back to haunt her. But strangely, a figure soon replaced that nightmare in her mind. A tall, brawny figure he was. Retracting her foot before connecting with her kick, Heather shut her eyes as the ball sailed through the air. A few seconds later, the vuvuzelas and cheers resonated as a desolate Noah picked the ball out of his net. Ezekiel had latched onto the ball, causing the bookworm and himself to collide. Noah thought he had put the striker at bay with his block, but did not have enough to prevent Shawn from stroking it in.

The Jays cheered jubilantly. They just needed to endure a minute before the match was theirs. The Ospreys fought to the bitter end, as Cody let the zebra-colored ball sail well over the goal. Seconds later, the whistle blew. The Screaming Jays had triumphed once more.

As the Ospreys walked off dejectedly, the Jays celebrated. Shawn and Ginger hugged each other, stopping when Gwen and Heather stared at them. Not that Heather had any say in this; DJ's muscular bicep was around her as well. The wild Izzy and Ezekiel ran off to the lake in excitement.

Hand in hand, Izzy and Ezekiel jumped into the lake. The shy homeschooler was getting increasingly comfortable with the basket case's antics, and actually relished this. While it was plain to see that Izzy liked him more than just a friend, Ezekiel did not show this affection openly. However, the adrenaline rush was making him change his mind. Would he get another chance if he didn't do it now? As the two teens resurfaced, Homeschool threw caution to the wind. Throwing his arms around her neck, he pulled her into a passionate lip lock. Even the unpredictable girl was shell-shocked at this move, but she soon gladly kissed back. Making out in the lake, even the craziest of couples looked blissful under the sunset.

Meanwhile, there was nothing to celebrate for the Ospreys. The dreaded campfire awaited them for the night.

Confessional Cam

Chastity- I'm afraid that Danny may be voted off today. Everyone deserves a second chance, so I vote for Harold, who failed twice.

Jared- Sorry, Danny, you really screwed up today.

Danny- I'm sorry Cody, but you'll not be a good influence if you stay on.

Cody- I know we shouldn't in-fight, but Danny is going to cause discord if this continues.

Harold- Gosh, I didn't get an opportunity to show my mad skills today! Anyway, I'm voting for Lindsay, it was a mistake to put her in defense anyway.

"Ospreys, you find yourself back here tonight after another loss. One of you will not be savoring a marshmallow tonight. That camper will immediately walk the Dock of Shame and board the Boat of Losers. You will never return…"

"Ever!" Noah finished impatiently.

"The first two marshmallows go to Allison and Bridgette easily."

The two ladies smiled as they got their marshmallows.

"Next, when I call your name, come up to receive your marshmallow.

Jared…

Noah…

Kate…

Cody and

Lindsay."

"Danny, Harold, this is the final marshmallow. Both of you made mistakes that eventually cost your team the game. The camper who stays on tonight is…"

Danny was for once nervous. He looked at Chastity, but almost immediately turned away when he saw Cody beside her. Harold's heart was pulsating, but he did not show it as he had been in this situation several times before.

"… Danny."

Chastity finally conceded a grin as Danny's name was announced.

"Why Harold? Was Seth behind this?" Allison exclaimed.

"Sorry, Ally, but he wasn't really helpful today," Jared replied.

"Don't worry about me, you're doing fine yourself," the lanky nerd reassured. "Just go out there and show the others your latent mad skills,"

Then, with no regrets like the last time he went down this dock, Harold embarked on the journey back to Playa Des Losers.


Yet another great character is officially gone. With Duncan already eliminated, an important part of Harold's storyline has ceased. For the same reasons, it is predicted that Harold goes home early in TDWT. Still, I'm apologetic to Harold fans for booting Harold in this episode.

Going on to the next episode, how will Ezekiel take the elimination of his good friend? Will Seth and friends make things hard for him? At the end of it, someone unexpectedly gets eliminated. To find out more, tune in to the next episode of Total Drama Next!