StaticShock01 - Thinking about it, I came up with this theory, that maybe, having Ezekiel turn into a literal monster, the writers intended to leave the message that reality TV, or any kind of fame, can cause someone to turn into a figurative monster. As for the villain of this story, the candidates were just the four who I thought were the most likely to be the villains. The main antagonist might actually not be one of them, who knows?
Chris held a megaphone in front of an airhorn and blew it, waking the campers.
"Ow!" said Jay as he woke up and banged his head on the top bunk. "Argh! That son of a..."
"Morning," said Chris to the campers who were now standing outside. "I hope you slept well."
"Oh, thanks so much for asking," said Jay in an sarcastic tone. "BECAUSE OF YOU, NONE OF US SLEPT WELL!"
"Cranky, much?"
CONFESSIONS
"Yeah, that's just how Jay is," said Holly. "He was born grumpy."
END OF CONFESSIONS
"I hope you're all ready," said Chris. "Because your next challenge begins in one minute."
"I don't think that's enough time to eat breakfast," said Lincoln.
"Oh, you'll get breakfast," said Chris. "Right after you complete your twenty kilometer run around the lake!"
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" said Jay.
"Yes."
"Okay, runners," said the host as all the campers were lined up at a starting line. "On your marks, get set, go!"
With that, the campers took off, some (especially Jay) lagging behind.
"How much longer?" said Lincoln.
"I don't know," said Vicki, who was walking nearby.
Ha-ri was jogging when Blaze ran past, bumping into her. "Do you mind?"
"Sorry!" he called back.
Vicki walked to a puddle, where Billy was nearly passed out.
"Can't go... any longer... must catch... breath."
Vicki rolled her eyes and kept walking.
"Pick it up, people!" Chris called. "If you're not back by lunchtime, you don't eat!"
"I hate him so much," Vicki growled.
Most of the campers were in the main lodge. Blaze rushed in, carrying Jay, who appeared to be fainted. "Clear a table!"
Then, Cody ran in.
"What took you so long?" said Gavin. "Now, we've lost the challenge!"
"If they lost," said Wendy. "That means we won!"
The Screaming Gophers cheered, even Jay, who had just woken up.
"That wasn't the challenge," said Chris as he walked in.
"What?!" said Vicki.
Chris walked to a curtain. "Who's hungry?" He pulled back the curtain to reveal a Thanksgiving buffet.
"Is it Thanksgiving already?" said Billy.
CONFESSIONS
"Finally!" said Jay. "Some real food!"
"After a whole week of brown sludge," said Lincoln. "I almost cried when I saw that buffet."
"There was turkey, baked beans and maple syrup..." Billy began while drooling.
END OF CONFESSIONS
The plates were now empty, and the campers' bellies were full.
"Okay, campers," said Chris. "Time for part two of your challenge."
"I thought the eating was the second part," said Billy.
"What more do you want from us?" said Wendy.
"Haven't we been through enough?" said Vicki.
"Let me think about that," said Chris. "No! It's time for... the Awake-Athon!"
"The A-What-Athon?" said Lincoln.
"Don't worry," said Chris. "This is an easy one. The team with the last camper standing wins invincibility."
"So, what you're saying is that the 20K run and the buffet were all part of your plan to make it harder for us to stay awake?" said Ha-ri.
"That's right, Ha-ri!" said Chris. "Now, move, move, move!"
The campers started exiting the lodge.
"So," said Blaze to Jay. "How long do you think it'll be before everyone's asleep?"
"Less than an hour, likely," said Jay.
"We are now twelve hours in with all twenty-one campers still wide awake," said Chris to the camera just a second before Billy fell over. A ding signaled that the Gophers had already lost a point.
CONFESSIONS
"The Awake-Athon was definitely the most brutal thing I had ever done in my life," said Wendy.
END OF CONFESSIONS
"This is the most boring thing I've ever done in my life," said Wendy.
"Could be worse," said Blaze.
"How?"
"Well, there could be a pack of wild dogs around here."
Jay glared at his brother.
"Pack of rabid foxes?" Wendy echoed.
"When we were little kids," Holly began to explain. "My brothers and I snuck off into the woods by ourselves, and Jay almost got eaten by wild dogs."
"Does that have anything to do with how he became blind?" said Sweet.
"Nah! He was born that way."
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Twelve more hours had passed and now, Marinette, Adrien, Cody, Holly, Blaze, Zoey and Lincoln were asleep.
Luz closed her eyes and when she opened them, a grizzly bear attacked Marinette and Adrien.
Luz exclaimed loudly, waking herself and the two up and revealing the previous scene to have just been a dream.
Marinette realized that she'd been sleeping really close to Adrien but before she could react much, Chris said, "Congratulations, campers! You've made it to the twenty-four-hour mark. Time to kick things up a notch." Chef walked up wearing a sheep costume and carrying a miniature harp. Chris uncovered a pile of books. "Fairy tales!"
"Are you serious about this, dude?" said Wendy.
Chris picked up a book and, as Chef started to play the harp, started to read.
Once
he began slowly and dully.
upon a time, there was inside this boring kingdom
As Chris continued, Lucky yawned.
a boring village. And inside this boring, sleepy village
Ronnie Anne was also having trouble staying awake.
filled with very boring children who did very boring things
Chef was suddenly in a tutu. He sprinkled a weird, pink dust on the campers, making them yawn. DJ, in an attempt to stay awake, tied himself to a tree. It backfired, however, and the tree fell on top of him.
Several more hours had passed.
"Hey!" said Vicki. "Where's the weird cat girl?"
Wendy shrugged.
Felina returned from the woods, carrying a dead squirrel in her mouth.
"Ew!" said Vicky in response to the dead squirrel. "What the heck, Felina?!"
"Meow!" said Felina, dropping the squirrel. She began eating it like a cat would. The others who were still awake looked away in disgust.
CONFESSIONS
"That was so gross!" said Vicky. "She is definitely going to be the first Gopher going home."
END OF CONFESSIONS
Some more hours passed.
Lucky, Sweet, Gavin, Ezekiel, and Vicky had fallen asleep, and Wendy looked at Jay, and said, "Look at him. He's like a statue."
Jay was sleeping while standing up. His eyelids were painted to make it look like he was awake.
"He hasn't moved in over fifty hours." Wendy waved her hand in front of Jay's face. Still, he did not move. "Look at the concentration." She poked him, waking him up.
"His eyelids are painted!" exclaimed Ha-ri.
"Get out!" said Chris. "I've got to see this!" He ran to Jay, who smiled sheepishly. "Nice try, dude, but you're still out."
Jay scowled.
A few more hours passed. It was early in the morning.
"I'd kill for a coffee right about now," said Wendy.
"You five, stay with me," Chris said to Duncan, Ronnie Anne, Wendy, Ha-ri and Felina, who were still awake. "The rest of you, go take a shower! You stink!"
The campers who were out left the clearing, and Chris said, "I didn't want it to come to this. I said that to Chef Hatchet last night. I said, 'Chef, I don't want it to come to this.' But darn it, these campers are tough! So, I've come up with the most boring, sleep-inducing activity I could find." He held up a book and began to read, "The history of Canada: A Pop-up book, Chapter One. 'The Beaver: National symbol and..."
While he was reading, the campers groaned.
"Which of course was the precursor leading to the events of the War of 1812," Chris continued to read. Ronnie Anne, Felina and Ha-ri had fallen asleep.
"Bathroom break," said Chris. "Any takers?"
"I've held it this long," said Duncan. "I can go all day."
"Maybe, but can you hold it for another ten chapters?" said Wendy.
"You've got five minutes," said Chris. "As long as you don't mind a little company."
"Fine," said Duncan. "But stay out of the stall."
Just after Duncan left, Wendy fell asleep.
"The official winner of the Awake-Athon is... Duncan!" said Chris. "The Killer Bass win!"
"So, who should we vote for?" Lincoln asked Marinette, Vicky, Jay, Blaze and Zoey at dinnertime.
"Felina," said Vicky.
"I say we should vote for Billy," said Blaze. "He was the first one asleep."
"And he's been useless so far," Jay agreed.
"So, it's agreed?" said Lincoln. "Billy's the one going home tonight?"
Marinette, Vicky, Jay, Blaze and Zoey nodded. Vicky rolled her eyes.
"You've all cast your votes and made your decision," said Chris while holding a tray of marshmallows. "There are only ten marshmallows on this plate. When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately return to the Dock of Shame, catch the Boat of Losers and leave. And you can never come back. Ever. The first marshmallow goes to... Marinette. Wendy, Vicky, Ha-ri, Ezekiel, Jay, Blaze, Zoey, Lincoln..."
There was only one marshmallow on the plate. Felina and Billy were left. Neither seemed to understand what was happening.
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"Felina!"
"Aw!" said Billy. "I want a marshmallow!"
"Billy, the Dock of Shame awaits."
The dumb kid still did not seem to understand what was happening, but he walked to the Dock of Shame anyway.
And that was the last chapter I wrote entirely when I was 13. It might be a while before I post the next chapter.
Why I eliminated Billy - I really didn't want to. I wanted to keep him around for the Phobia Factor challenge because of his fear of bugs, but I couldn't see anyone else being eliminated here.
For a moment, I did consider eliminating Ha-ri, but I decided against it because there's no way she would ever be eliminated this early! The only reason I even considered it in the first place was because she has anger issues, similar to Eva.