If You Can't Take The Heat…
"Last time, on Total Drama Island, the campers had to take part in one of the most epic games of paintball ever! Some fell, some were drenched, and some were even modifying things! In the end, Gwen went home after losing a tiebreaker against Izzy. Bummer. Anyways, who will go next on Total. Drama. Island!"
"Katie, wake up." Trent tried to shake the girl in order to wake up, but she didn't; Katie was still fast asleep. However, suddenly, she jolted up, wide awake. She turned to Trent before slapping him across the face.
"What's the matter with you? It's four in the morning!"
"I need to talk strategy with you!"
"Now?!"
"Yes, now!"
"Fine! What do you need?"
"After a certain goth girl rejected me on national television, I've decided that it wouldn't be so bad trying to get the hundred grand, even with your ways." At this, Katie smiled evilly. She already knew that she had another ally wrapped around her finger. Trent returned the smile with a smirk, before the two whispered to each other trying not to wake up their teammates.
"Who do you think we should eliminate first, huh, Katie?"
"I want to get Beth and Lindsay out of the game immediately, but even I know that we need all the help we can get, especially since we're down two players against the Gopher team."
"Try eliminating some Gophers, then."
"That's what I'm thinking of dumbnut! Let's see…Heather's not a part of my alliance anymore since she's on the other team, so she's fair game…Eva's really strong, and Noah and Cody are not that athletic. Izzy is willing to do anything. Bridgette is the nicest out of all of them, meaning that she'll be crushed in the finale…I think we should take out Eva."
"Okay. We'll figure out how in the morning." After this, Trent went back to the boy's side to sleep. He figured he would need his strength to make sure his first day of orchestrating someone's elimination would be worth it.
Later in the morning, Beth had woken up Harold. He blinked a few times, before becoming fully awake, and observing Beth. He put on his glasses, before seeing Beth holding a glass case. She was smiling, as she opened the case revealing a bright blue necklace, with the words "H + B." Harold smiled as he kissed her on the cheek, before putting on the necklace.
As Heather walked back from the bathrooms from freshening up, she saw the Screaming Gophers' cabin just ahead. She smirked; however, it was a playful smirk. Heather actually enjoyed winning instead of losing almost all the time. Sure, last time they lost, but she was at no risk of getting voted out.
Soon, Heather walked towards the door and opened them. The room was dark, as Heather tilted her head in confusion. She walked closer and closer into the room when the lights flickered on, with all of the Screaming Gophers yelling.
"Surprise!" They all yelled out, all while revealing a big banner in the middle of the room saying "Welcome, Heather!" Heather covered her mouth with her hands, as she was very surprised by the Screaming Gophers' actions. Noah and Bridgette walked up to her as the two explained.
"Since we didn't have any official welcoming party from when you first came in, this is basically a make-up party."
"Noah and I planned the entire thing out to welcome you to the Screaming Gophers. To victory!" Bridgette said, while pumping her fist in the air. The rest of the Gophers did the same, and so did Heather.
"Attention, campers! Report to the Mess Hall for breakfast, and your next challenge!" Chris announced over his megaphone. The campers stood up, and walked towards the Mess Hall. Chef, who served them amazing hot food, stopped them at the door. For example, Noah got a falafel with pita bread, and Katie got a giant juicy hamburger. All of the contestants gorged their food, and, after they all finished, Chris announced the challenge.
"Today's challenge is surviving the heat that we'll put on you!" All of the campers froze as Chris announced this, suddenly knowing why Chef had decided to serve them food fit for kings, instead of his usual slop. It was just to heat them up! Chris laughed at them, after explaining the rules
"All of you will be locked in the Mess Hall, until all but one of you drops out due to the heat. That person will decide the two people eliminated today. Yes, today's challenge is an individual challenge. Anyways, the heat will continue to rise according to the meteorologists at the studio, causing each of you to get hotter and hotter. Soon, it'll be unbearable for someone, and they'll drop out. There's a cooling center for the people that drop out of this challenge, but you'll lose your chance at picking two people to eliminate. The two eliminations will mark the start of the merge next episode." Chris explained, as each of the campers nodded. Heather smirked; she knew wearing brass shorts and red shirt would be worthwhile for the occasion. Meanwhile, people like Noah began to worry; wearing too many clothes was a mistake today.
"All right campers, the challenge starts now!" Chris announced as the food was taken away, and the air conditioning was shut off. All of the campers immediately began to feel the effects of the heat, as they all raised their hands above their heads to shield themselves from the sun. The Screaming Gophers were put on one side, and the Killer Bass were put on the other. This gave the teams a chance to chat with one another.
"So, Noah, you and I haven't had a chance to talk about things." Dawn started a small conversation with Noah as she took off her green sweater. It revealed her baby blue t-shirt, and Noah took off his third shirt.
"We've only talked after I won that individual challenge, so yeah. What do you need?"
"How's your relationship with Cody?"
"Oh, it's good. He and I talk everyday, so we're in a pretty good spot. Are you crushing on anybody?" Dawn blushed at Noah's question, before nodding. She didn't say whom, though. Noah smirked at Dawn's response, before persisting on.
"Let me guess who it is."
"No, Noah, you'll just embarrass me!"
"Is it B?"
"No, it isn't."
"Trent?"
"Too musical for my taste."
"Harold?"
"I don't have anything against him, but I don't have a crush on him."
"DJ?"
"Sure, he's a nature-lover like me, but he's not my type."
"That's all the people on the island!"
"Yeah, I didn't say that he was on the island."
"Well played, my friend." Dawn chuckled as Noah and her talked more. Meanwhile, Bridgette and Heather were talking with each other about the usual.
"So, who do you think will win, Heather?"
"I think either Katie or Cody will win. You?"
"I think Izzy or Lindsay."
"Izzy's a good bet, but she's too hyper. She'll burn up when she's given the chance to do anything."
"I guess you're right."
"Aren't I always?" The two chuckled at the rhetorical question, as they began to converse more. Heather found herself enjoying the Screaming Gophers better than the Killer Bass due to not being bossed around by Katie 24/7. During their conversation, B, Eva, Izzy, and Cody were talking.
"B, how'd you like to join our alliance?" Cody asked the silent giant, while the others tilted their heads at Cody's abruptness. B thought about it for a moment, before raising a finger, asking why.
"We would have a decent vote against the others after today, if none of us get eliminated. The others would probably be divided, allowing us to get a clear target eliminated." Cody explained. After this, B nodded, before pointing to Dawn. Cody understood, and nodded.
"Yes, Dawn could join, too." Cody approved of B's choice as the latter clapped in joy. Then, the four members of Noah's alliance broke out into mini conversations with themselves, as the rest observed the Killer Bass.
"Katie, I don't think that lying, and/or, accusing will work anymore. You saw how most of them voted for Izzy, who stayed only because of a tiebreaker."
"I know, dumbnut. I'm gonna figure out a new strategy tomorrow, considering this one is an individual challenge." Katie explained to the newly-evil contestant. Trent smirked, before sauntering off to talk with DJ. Lindsay began to speak with Beth about topics like boys and other things.
"So, Bertha, I heard you and Harry already went out on like, three dates?"
"It's Beth, and yup! Harold's so charming!"
"Why him, though?"
"He just seems so smart. Did you see the way he and Ezekiel got along?"
"Yeah, but he's not even hot."
"So? It matters what's on the inside."
"Yeah, but wouldn't it be better if he was hot?"
"Nope. I wouldn't change a single thing about him." Beth was resolute in her stand, so Lindsay decided not to question her anymore. The heat began to get to them, as Lindsay took off her high heels. Beth rolled her pink pants up, and was grateful she had knotted her hair into ponytails. Lindsay took off her baby blue bandana, before tossing it to the side.
"Duncan, where is my toque, eh?"
"I don't know, homeschool."
"I know you know, because I saw you take it!"
"Sure, Zeke. Whatever you say." Ezekiel became angry with Duncan, and stormed off. Duncan giggled after he left, before breaking out into full-out laughter. It was so easy to prank his fellow losers, especially Ezekiel. The homeschool didn't even know about half the stuff he did, which made it even funnier.
Duncan was at the Playa Des Losers with the other eliminated contestants. Justin was busy getting a tan, which he didn't really need, and Tyler was still grumbling in the corner of how he was going to rearrange Noah's face if he came. Leshawna was still mad at Courtney for rigging the votes against her, while Gwen was sitting with Duncan in the beach chairs. Owen was gorging on the all-you-can-eat buffet at the resort, and Sadie and Geoff were talking about getting back at Heather when she came.
"I can't believe that Trent kissed you."
"Why not? I'm pretty, hot, and tempting."
"So, you're fat?"
"Oh, shut up, Duncan." Gwen giggled, and gave a toast to their relationship. The teal-haired girl took a swig out of her soda, before noticing something in the air. Duncan also took notice of the object.
"Is that a helicopter?"
"I think so, Duncan." The couple, and the rest of the contestants ran over to the helicopter, which was staying high in the sky. Duncan noticed that there was no place for the chopper to land. Then, the eliminated contestants gasped as Chris of all people jumped out of the plane in flight-gear, and a helmet. He successfully landed in front of the contestants, and gave thumbs up to the pilot. Then, the chopper flew away.
"Hello, losers."
"What do you want, McLean?"
"Easy, Gwen. This isn't about you. It's only about the first five contestants who were eliminated. Sadie, Geoff, Duncan, Owen, and Justin, please come with me. You might get a chance to come back into the game!" Tyler fumed; he was the sixth camper eliminated! Leshawna just shrugged, while Ezekiel, Courtney, and Gwen simply went back into their suites. The five campers called were excited for a chance to go back and win the prize money. They followed Chris in a single-file line, as he entered a room that was restricted to them.
"Welcome to the Wawanakwa Sacrifice For Reward arena! Two of you will get the chance to go back on to the island, and win the money. In the next episode, the two campers will be given immunity, so the rest of the campers can't eliminate you guys in the same episode you guys came in. Sadie and Geoff, since you two were the first ones out, come to the front." The aforementioned people walked in front of Chris, as he motioned his hand over the obstacle course in front of them.
"It starts off with a tightrope walk over a pool full of electric eels, and then after that, you have to crawl under the barbed wire. Next, you have to go and clean the bathrooms with mops. Whoever finishes first will get a chance to move onto Round 2!" Chris explained the challenge as Sadie and Geoff got into the starting positions. They quickly glanced at each other before Chris blew a whistle, starting the challenge.
On each of their respective tightropes, they were having trouble balancing. Sadie tried to take a step forward, but ended up leaning a lot. Geoff was keeping a steady pace, as he walked slowly across the white rope.
"Dude, this is crazy!" Geoff called out to Chris, who gave him thumbs up. Geoff rolled his eyes, before walking slowly across. Sadie was still trying hard to keep her balance, but it proved to be futile; around the halfway point, she slipped, causing her to fall into the pool of electric eels. The other contestants watched in horror as the pool of electric eels shocked her. Then, they were amazed as she fought them off, punching one of them in the eyes, and then getting out of the pool. By then, Geoff was already on the second stage. Sadie gave a huff before going to the tightrope again. This time, she walked steadily, and Geoff gained a respectable lead.
"All right! I'm winning this!" Geoff exclaimed, as he crawled on the dirt under the barbed wire. He shifted his body slightly to move, as he reached the halfway point. Then, he saw Sadie starting the second part, as she finished the tightrope with ease. His pace quickened, but he missed a step in shifting, causing him to get cut on his back by the barbed wire. He cried out in pain, but persisted on. He cleared the second part with relative ease after that, with Sadie still trailing behind.
"Chris! I bet you're biased against overweight people for making challenges like these!" Sadie cried out as she felt another barbed wire brush against her back. This was the fifth time, and she wasn't even done yet. Geoff had grabbed a mob, and started on the bathroom floor.
"C'mon, mop, clean faster!" Geoff exclaimed as he stroked the mop against the floor harder and faster. Sadie finished the second part, with Geoff almost done with cleaning the bathroom floor. As Sadie entered the bathroom though, Geoff had his mop by his side, standing in front of a clean bathroom floor. Sadie burst out crying; she knew she had lost her chance to come back.
"And Geoff wins the first round! Sadie, you have to go back to the Playa!" Chris announced, as Sadie wailed. She walked back to the Playa with her head held low.
It was now Duncan and Owen and Justin against each other. Duncan cracked his knuckles, as Justin figured his looks could persuade Chris to give him another chance. Owen looked worried though; his competition was fierce.
"Your challenges will be a bit different! It will be a simple game of three-way Capture the Flag, with some twists you'll find out as you play! Meanwhile, Chef and I are going back to the island to check on the rest of the campers." Chris announced, while Duncan had a devious look on his face.
The heat was turning up as Noah took off his second shirt. This left him in his white long-sleeved shirt only. Dawn ended up taking off her leg-socks, and Cody simply rolled his pants up. Bridgette took off her sweatshirt, while Eva and Izzy looked fine. Heather was burning hot, but she knew she needed to win the challenge. If she did, then she could eliminate Katie and someone else.
Meanwhile, Beth rolled up her pants more, while DJ just tried to deal with the heat. Katie was fine, as she was wearing light clothing, but Trent rolled his black pants up.
Harold finally couldn't take it anymore. He screamed, before running out of the boiling hot room and going to the cooling center. He dived into a pool of ice, trying to get rid of the intense heat that was put onto him as he sighed with relief. The other campers tried hard not to giggle, to make sure that they wouldn't make themselves hot.
Beth stood up, feeling hallucinogenic due to the heat. He saw Bridgette as one of the bullies at her school, and seeing her sprawled up in heat exhaustion was a chance she had to take. Beth walked over to Bridgette, and started kicking her, while Bridgette grunted in pain. Bridgette tried to tell Beth to stop, but she couldn't make out a word without getting kicked.
Then, Beth went back to Lindsay, to talk about how she had finally defeated "her bully." Despite this, Beth was quite tired, especially from exerting energy by kicking Bridgette.
"Linds…I'm so…ti-" Beth fell to the hardwood floor, sleeping like a baby. No one had the energy to pull her out of the state, so Chef dragged her into the cooling center, declaring her eliminated. The campers raised their heads in annoyance, seeing as how they couldn't sleep to pass the time. Noah gathered his alliance to try and strategize. However, Noah ended up passing out, making him the third camper eliminated.
"Katie, I…don't think we can plant evidence…with the current atmosphere…hehe…" Trent stated the obvious, as Katie nodded. She wiped off some sweat from her forehead before going on her fours and talking to Trent.
"Trent, just try to…get rid of people on the other team…" Katie managed to say before passing out on the hardwood floor below. Like with Beth and Noah, Chef dragged her out to the cooling center as well while Trent rolled her eyes.
Bridgette was struggling with this challenge, and took off her sweatshirt. She tried to talk with other people, but she had made the mistake of staying too far away. Bridgette knew that she had to exert energy if she wanted to talk, which she knew was a risk that she couldn't afford. Bridgette groaned, before leaning her head back onto the painted walls.
However, something brightened her day when Dawn walked over to her, seeing that her aura was full of bored and lonely colors. The former gave her a smile before sitting down and chatting.
"Bridgette, what seems to be troubling you?"
"I'm just really hot, and tired. Plus, all of the other Gophers are all on the other side of the room, and if I want to win this challenge, I have to try and not exert energy.
"Oh, I see. Don't worry, I think the challenge will be over soon. Noah, Beth, Katie, and Harold are already out, and I can already see Trent on the other side beginning to break. Izzy and Eva are going to pass out, soon, while Heather is trying not to fall asleep, but she will." Dawn foretold Bridgette, hoping to raise spirits. Bridgette smiled, before noticing Izzy and Eva in a deep slumber on the floor. Bridgette and Dawn chuckled, before seeing Heather also fall asleep, with her face flat on the ground
"Thanks, Dawn."
"Any time, Bridgette." The score was now 4-3, with the Gophers winning by one camper. Chris entered the room, surprised to see so little campers. He expected them to last a little longer, but figured that the heat was probably killing them.
"All right, guys! There are only 7 of you left! Now, it's time to turn up the heat by making you jog around the perimeter of the room!" Chris announced, before all the campers groaned. Cody shot Chris a death glare, while the latter simply smirked. All of the remaining campers got up, and started to run, feeling hotter than before. Bridgette felt the sweat streaming down from her forehead, as she tried to wipe it off.
Lindsay didn't last long in the jogging. She tripped because of her heels, and then she fainted while doing so. Chef carried her out like the rest, before the jogging continued. DJ was having a lot of trouble with the challenge, especially since he refused to strip anymore. He walked out on his own accord, going to the cooling center to get fresh drinks and what not.
"Have…to win…for Katie…" Trent panted as he continued running. He saw Cody in front of him, as he went faster. Unbeknownst to Trent, Cody was smirking widely, knowing that it wasn't a race. However, Cody felt a pang on his chest, before falling to the ground, fast asleep. Trent had thrown something at him to catch him off-balance.
Dawn was going quite slowly, before B surpassed her. He mouthed a "Sorry" to her, before tripping onto the floor on his own two feet, sending him into sleep like Cody. Chef had trouble carrying him out, so he sent five interns to do the job instead. It was now between Dawn, Bridgette, and Trent.
This'll be easy! Trent thought, before bending down when running and picking up something. He threw the thing at Dawn, which hit her squarely in the chest. She was pushed back, and fell down. However, she didn't fall asleep yet. Trent grunted in annoyance, before picking something else up. Bridgette had the same idea, however, and tried to shoot down Trent first. Then, Trent saw something that he could use to his advantage. He picked up a rat before stopping.
"Hey, Dawn! I will kill this rat if you don't stop!" At Trent's words, Dawn froze, as if petrified in her place. Bridgette shook her head rapidly, but Dawn gave her a look saying that she couldn't just kill the rat. Dawn walked with her head held low out of the cooling center, while Bridgette grit her teeth. Trent cackled maniacally, before Bridgette caught up to him, and pushed him into some crates.
"That's what you get!" Bridgette exclaimed, before continuing to run. Trent got out of the crushed crates, and ran further. Bridgette stopped abruptly, before getting close to Trent and sweeping him off balance with a ground kick. Trent fell to the floor, retaining bruises, while Bridgette ran around, trying to escape from the fallen boy when he recovered.
"Ugh…why, you little!" Trent grunted, before getting up. He dusted himself off, before Bridgette threw another object at him, hitting him in the kiwis. Trent gripped them, before falling to the ground in pain. He got up, despite the pain, and continued to run.
"Ugh! I'm going to…" Trent was cut off by the sound of him falling to the floor, when Bridgette hit the spot on his head that knocked him out. He was out cold, and with Bridgette realizing this, she realized that she had won the challenge.
"Yay! I win!" Bridgette cheered, while jumping up and down in place. The rest of the campers came back into the room to congratulate her, with Katie giving Trent the cutthroat sign, and shaking her head.
Noah's alliance raised her up, as she continued to cheer. The rest of the campers clapped, including the Killer Bass, save for Trent and Katie.
The remaining fourteen campers were at the campfire ceremony, sitting on the oak logs while Chris stood before them. Each of them felt their heart become a little heavier, remembering how Noah eliminated Justin and Tyler quickly and effectively with the challenge.
Bridgette stood up, and put her hands behind her back, while she grabbed Chris' plate of marshmallows. Chris raised an eyebrow at this, but decided to let it slide for today. After all, Bridgette was the winner of the challenge.
"The marshmallows go to the people who haven't annoyed me at all today. They go to…
Noah!
Lindsay!
DJ!
Harold!
Heather!
Dawn!
Cody!
B!
Eva!
Izzy!" It was now between Katie, Trent, and Beth. Katie and Trent looked at each other, showing fear for the first time of being eliminated. Beth started biting her nails in anticipation, before crossing her fingers for luck. Trent held his chin in worry, while Katie had a solemn look in her eye. Bridgette pointed at each of the contestants without a marshmallow, before smiling.
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Katie!" Katie looked shocked as Bridgette threw a marshmallow at her. Trent closed his eyes in sadness, before walking onto the Dock of Shame. Beth was confused, however; what did she do to Bridgette?
"But why me?" Beth asked the surfer girl, who simply turned to her and removed some bandages. They showed bruises, which Beth simply nodded and turned away from Bridgette. Then, she left with Trent on the Dock of Shame, while Bridgette smiled and waved goodbye.
However, before the campers left, Chris was yelling at them to stay. He had his hands up, dancing around like a fool.
"Why do you want us to stay, McLean?" Eva asked angrily; she wanted to go to sleep after a challenge like today. Chris smirked, before pointing to the descending helicopter above them. As the helicopter went to a complete stop on the docks, the rest of the campers gasped. A boy with a green Mohawk stepped out of the vehicle, while another one with a cowboy hat did the same.
"Campers, please welcome Geoff and Duncan back into the game!" Chris announced to the angered campers. Eva tried to strangle Chris, but ended up being restrained by Noah and Cody. Duncan and Geoff went to join the other campers with smirks plastered on their faces while the other campers scowled at them.
"You said that no one was allowed back into the game!" Bridgette yelled at Chris, before the announcer scratched his head. Then, he remembered, before laughing.
"Yeah, I lied. Plus, Geoff and Duncan will be given immunity fin the next episode, to make sure they cause enough drama! Either way, it's still time for the merge! All of you will still be dispersed into your own cabins, but your teams will be dissolve tomorrow! It's now everyone for themselves, unless you have an alliance!" Chris announced, while Noah kept a smirk. He knew he had the advantage.
Katie was left grumbling; the one time she had found an ally like her was the one day where he was eliminated. Why couldn't things ever go her way? She dispersed along with the rest of the campers to go to their cabins, but one stayed.
He held a bright blue necklace in one hand, while a single clear tear dripped down from his chin onto the wooden boards of the dock beneath him, darkening the spot where it had landed. He put the necklace in his pocket, vowing revenge for his girlfriend's untimely elimination.
Harold stared at the moon with an evil smirk, before going back with the rest of the campers.
Votes:
Bridgette – Trent & Beth
Trent & Beth: 1 Vote
AN: Honestly, Trent becoming evil wasn't as much fun to write about as I thought. So, I had him eliminated this episode. Plus, Beth getting eliminated added the plot point of Harold's revenge, which is why she left this episode as well. Duncan and Geoff returning, however, was based solely on the RNG.
Eliminated: Sadie, Owen, Justin, Tyler, Leshawna, Ezekiel, Courtney, Gwen
Remaining:
Merge: Noah, Cody, Heather, Bridgette, Dawn, B, Eva, Izzy, Lindsay, DJ, Harold, Katie, Duncan, Geoff,