Total Drama Generation Showdown Chapter 3: Find Us!, a total drama series fanfic

Here comes Chapter 3! I got it out quicker than initially expected when I managed to decide on a challenge idea sooner this time around. My goal right now is to submit at least one per month (preferably two), but I promise not to rush anything no matter what. Let's respond to more reviews before continuing the fic.

Rockin' D-99: By her own admission, Ella does indeed still have some lingering feelings for Dave, and he picked up on that as soon as she chose him first for her team. You'll have to keep reading to find out what their future interactions shall be like. I specifically had Max chose "EVIL" people to fit in with his villainous aspirations, though there weren't enough people fitting such criteria for him to exclusively fill his side with that mindset. Glad you liked the challenge and how Sugar got karma with her elimination. Other parts of her overdue comeuppance include that nosebleed from Blaineley's key, being bluntly rejected by Justin, having her kart run into a ditch while distracted by him, and dealing with getting outranked by her least favorite competitor (the princess). Nice to know you approve of how I split one lengthy confessional from our germaphone into two shorter confessionals. Just curious, what first gave you a sense of who'd get eliminated before it was down to the final two?

Gussy: Thanks, and I had Blaineley compete because I thought it could be amusing to have one clear misfit (at least in terms of age) have to go up against many other people unlike her. There will indeed be aftermaths every sixth chapter, but she won't host them. I see where you're coming from with Dakota vs. Ezekiel cures. While the homeschooled boy isn't competing here, I will say he got treatment after going feral.

OmniIBIBUltraInstinctGodzilla: I appreciate your praise for the team setups, and am glad somebody noticed how they were balanced out in terms of physical strength. That was something I consciously tried to arrange for when deciding who to place on which team. Glad to see you also enjoy Sugar getting karma with her early departure. I strongly dislike the Honey Boo-Boo knockoff as well.

Danicus Green: Not surprised you find the first elimination "delicious" given your hatred for the gassy blonde. More will follow for our Snow White lookalike and the one who hates germs. While I've seen some fans complain about Ella being completely oblivious to Sugar's hatred, I became convinced otherwise after coming across an image showing uncomfortable body language, which suggests some level of awareness. Even when naive, she's definitely not stupid and has in fact learned that her evil former teammate isn't worth the effort. I'd like to think our princess got wiser after TDPI concluded, and implemented that idea with the confessional saying she knew all along about the disdain. Sorry for not giving Trent as much focus as you would've liked last chapter, but he gets more attention in this one, and at least managed to win the previous challenge for his team.

The second team challenge follows below!

Chris and Chef were both shown asleep in separate bedrooms within their hotel. That ended when the former's alarm went off. He woke up and turned that off before taking a shower. Ten minutes later, the host knocked on his assistant's door and said "Wakey-wakey! We have 17 people to torment today."

Hearing a tired groan, Hatchet asked "Is it seriously time already? The least you could do is help me prepare the breakfast for today."

"The time has indeed arrived. If you let me choose what breakfast to serve today and I get first dibs on eating it, then sure; I can help with that." McLean affirmed.

"I'll be ready in about 15 minutes." replied the cook.

Once this guy was set, the two went off to begin making a meal for their contestants. What was served this morning? Lots of eggs, giving people a choice between fried and scrambled, along with many pieces of toast. The host greedily took some of each before they even opened the cafeteria for their players to serve themselves. With his mouth full of food, he went outside with his megaphone to activate the alarms for each competitor and announce "Breakfast is served. Get some while it's hot and meet me outdoors once you're done eating!"

It didn't take long for them to join the cafeteria. Even with some food saved for the unidentified donor, there was plenty for everybody. After all the players had finished, they gathered outside their hotel. Chef held two hats filled with pieces of paper. He said "Before starting today's challenge, we'll draw names from a hat for each team. I'll let Chris tell you who gets chosen."

"For the Leopards, we'll need…

…

Dawn! From the Coyotes, please come forward…

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Beardo!" announced the host as he drew a name from each team hat, and subsequently instructed "Your goal is to find these teammates in a well-hidden location somewhere within the island. After you turn your backs, somebody will take them to that hiding spot. This anonymous person will give you some clues to find. After you figure out who that is, you'll need to take a clear picture of the clue-giver's face and locate your missing members. Whichever team gets back here first with their missing member and said photo will win invincibility for today. One person from each team will need to keep track of their camera and what it prints. No photo means no victory for you. Don't lose track of your missing team members once you do find them! Now, please turn around and go back into the hotel until we tell you it's safe to come outside again. We'll give you the first clue afterwards."

All contestants except for the aura-whisperer and human soundboard went indoors. Hatchet assured them "Don't worry; you'll be safe no matter how long it takes your teams to find you."

Inside their hotel's lounge, Rodney and Brick were seen discussing the upcoming challenge. The former asked "Any guess on where we'll have to search? This is a rather big island with lots of ground to cover."

"Negatory, but we're bound to figure it out eventually." his teammate replied. "Just be sure not to leave a soldier behind once the searching does begin. That includes Private Dawn when we do locate her."

Upon hearing their conversation while walking into the lounge, Ella added "Of course! Not only would it be cruel to abandon anyone, but that would cost us the challenge."

The soldier followed that up with "Even more reason to stick together."

(Begin Confessional: Rodney)

"That Brick guy seems to know what he's talking about. Good thing he's on my team."

(End Confessional)

(Begin Confessional: Anne Maria)

"What is up with our host wanting pictures? It would've been simpler to just get the missing teammate and return to base. I wouldn't have a problem with people taking photos of me and putting it in a fashion magazine, or maybe doing so with shots of Justin, but sadly that didn't get requested."

(End Confessional)

Twenty minutes later, Dave and Leshawna were shown in another room playing with a chess set they had found and decided to pass the time with. The latter made one last move and declared "Checkmate!" upon trapping his king, winning the game.

Upon losing the match, her opponent responded with "I should've guessed this would happen when I'm kind of rusty at the game."

"Do you think there's enough time for another round? It could help you get more practice for the future." she inquired.

His answer was "Fair point, but we could be called out at any time, so it's best to wait until after the challenge ends."

Shortly afterwards, Chris informed the searchers "You now can come gather your first clue and the required cameras for your shots.", and they did just that.

Both teams were given old fashioned cameras that printed out photos upon taking them. They went into separate huddles to read their clue (two copies of it were provided). A split screen showed each of them. On behalf of the Leopards, DJ read aloud "This person competed in two previous seasons of Total Drama and isn't a contestant this season. For the second clue, look somewhere wet." while Dakota did the same for the Coyotes.

Trent deduced "It most likely is either at the pool or shoreline. Should we split up in halves and explore each place?"

"Sounds good to me. We can meet back here after finishing our scans." replied Leshawna, who went off towards the pool with Dave, Rodney, and Anne Maria.

The other members went off to examine the shoreline. Sam got similar ideas and commented "Some of us should head towards the pool and the others can check out the shore." and headed towards the former location with his girlfriend as well as Eva and Justin.

Each of the other three Coyotes took off to find the other location. Four different shots were displayed among a split screen to show all 15 people at once. Who arrived at their destination first? Those opting for the pool. A montage of clips showed they found nothing there. The same couldn't be said for everyone who chose to search the shoreline. Specifically, it was Jo who spotted the clue before anybody else, followed closely by the guitarist. They simultaneously grabbed it, not bothering to play tug-of-war for first dibs when it would just waste time and they ultimately had the same goal. Both read aloud "The one you seek is male. You can find your third clue in a relaxing place."

The cameras cut to Dawn and Beardo, who were unsure how long it would take anybody to find them. They were sitting in a candle-lit area with a monitor in the background. It wasn't displaying anything at the time. Hoping to break their silence, the human soundboard pondered "Even though we're not allowed to verbally say on screen who the mystery person is before anybody else figures them out, do you know yet who it is? I couldn't fully hear our host when he was whispering the answer to Chef.", getting an affirmation of "I do. This didn't take long for me to figure out when I have the ability to read peoples' auras."

(Begin Confessional: Dawn)

"It felt really tempting to say who everybody is searching for aside from Beardo and myself, but Chris said that would that either of us doing so before the others come up with the answer would automatically make us lose the challenge for our respective teams. That was just too risky."

(End Confessional)

Those who went to the shore scrambled to reach the spa before their opponents did. About halfway through the destinations, they met up with the pool searchers, and quickly said "The clue mentioned 'a relaxing place', so go for the spa."

"Hold on, if it's somewhere else, then maybe we could save the efforts of going through another wrong guess." suggested Eva.

"What other location besides the pool do you have in mind based on the hint?" asked Justin, getting a response of "The lounge. Last time we went for what seemed like the most obvious answer, it gave us nothing. We shouldn't limit our options."

The others shrugged their shoulders and followed her idea. A split screen showed them heading there and others going to the spa. Those who went for the latter came up empty-handed this time. "I could've sworn it would be here." said Rodney, with Max adding "Same goes for all of us."

In contrast, those who scanned the lounge had better luck. Ella and the model were the first ones to find it. They read aloud "Today's mystery guest took part in both seasons four and five. Seek nourishment to obtain details on where to find your teammates."

Brick declared "To the kitchen! There's nowhere else it could possibly mean for the next location.", and that was where they went off to.

By this time, the spa-searchers had given up hope and were heading outside. Anne Maria complained "I can't believe we didn't think of any other place! McLean either misled us or is just being an ass with vague directions."

"Knowing him, it easily could be a combination of those." remarked Blaineley, getting a reply of "That's a good point."

As for those who were searching the kitchen, the first one to find their clue was Eva. A map was attached to it. She read "Follow this map and you'll find your teammates at the X."

(Begin Confessional: Eva)

"I could've just taken off without everyone else, but there was a chance they knew something I wouldn't figure out on my own, so I reluctantly paced myself somewhat until we reached the X."

(End Confessional)

The cameras cut towards the kitchen-searchers. Upon seeing a map, Leshawna asked "Is that were we need to go next?"

Brick answered that with "It is, now there's no time to lose!", prompting her and all the others to follow along.

It took roughly 15 minutes before they all reached a cave, which was where the map led them. "Well, X marks the spot, and here we are. I just wish there could be some better lighting." commented Justin, worried he could trip in the dark and tarnish his appearance with scars or bruises.

"Like it or not, this is what we have to do." replied Ms. Milton as she headed inside, and her boyfriend cautioned "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this, a spare flashlight, and my hand."

The couple held hands as they entered the cave and Dakota used Sam's flashlight (that he handed over after pulling it out from his pocket) to guide them on their way. Mr. MacArthur nervously gulped and could vaguely be heard muttering "I am the master of my own bladder."

(Begin Confessional: Justin)

"Not a bad move, Sam. It can be charming to ladies and your girlfriend clearly liked that."

(End Confessional)

(Begin Confessional: Brick)

"We had to go into some dark cave today, seriously? Talk about a bummer. Regardless, a good soldier shouldn't let his team down."

(End Confessional)

The contestants being sought were starting to feel impatient, with the male one replicating the final Jeopardy theme music to pass time, which the missing female found understandable. Neither had any idea how much longer it would be until someone would find them. In the meantime, a figure dressed in a suit of armor showed up. Not a trace of skin or hair could be detected. This person inquired "Do you think they'll recognize me even when sounding deeper than usual?", using a voice changer underneath the helmet to disguise their sound, prompting the human soundboard to shake his head no.

"Not before seeing your face." replied the aura-reader. "While I already know who you are, we're forbidden to verbally state your identity until the others figure it out."

(Begin Confessional: Beardo)

"Aside from not wanting to make my team lose by breaking any rules, I didn't have it in me to ask the armored one who they were when worried my sound effects could bother them."

(End Confessional)

Exploring the cave, DJ came across a painting of the letter "G" on its walls. He pondered "Any idea what that could be for? I don't think it stands for 'Geoff' when he didn't compete on this show after season 2."

The others gave it some thought and couldn't come up with any past contestants. If this was supposed to be another hint, then what could it signify? Max suggested "Perhaps it's to designate a spot that people can have a hard time finding. Picking a dark cave like this is a good spot to conduct EVIL schemes that are gruesome with lots of gore. Not that I recommend it, but one could theoretically kill somebody here without getting caught."

A deep voice commented "No schemes are being conducted here, though it does pertain to a name."

They turned to see the armored person with disguised vocals. Nobody had any guess on who it was. Trent requested "Can you please just reveal your identity? We're stumped trying to come up with any G-names among the cast that fit all of the other clues."

The mysterious figure affirmed "Very well. What I will say now is that the answer might surprise you." before taking off the helmet and telling them "The name's Gordon, Scott Gordon. Chris was hoping you'd guess this on your own but never said I couldn't unmask myself. I was starting to sweat in this suit anyway, so I actually am grateful you asked me to do that."

"A last name starting with G, you say. That's a more subtle hint than I expected. Now I wish we thought of this earlier." replied Leshawna.

"Oh well. Now, to find out where your teammates are, McLean insisted you first have to solve a riddle I give you." said Scott.

Before that could be told, Justin took a selfie with his team's camera. Eva reprimanded "Those things probably have a limit for how many pictures they can take, so don't waste them on yourself when we need a good photo of the freckled ginger to win today's challenge!", prompting the model to assure her "Don't worry. I aimed it to include him in the shot as well. Besides, my modeling agency wants more pictures of me to publish in magazines."

When the photo printed out, this was shown not to be the case. Jo growled at him and warned "You better hope that wasn't the only one this thing could take. It only includes your face and the back of my head as well as tan-in-a-can's."

"A photo of me with Justin?" the hairspray lover excitedly asked. "I want a copy of that! Better yet, take another with me facing the camera this time."

"Perhaps we should first turn our attention back to the required riddle." Ella suggested.

"Thank you." said the guest of the day. "Here's the riddle: this has cities, but no houses. It also has mountains, but no trees. You'll also find water, but no fish. What is it?"

Nobody could immediately come up with an answer. One minute later, Sam asked him "Maybe you could provide a hint?", which was declined with a "No can do. I've been ordered to not say anything that could give it away."

Another minute passed before anybody else said anything. Dakota surmised "Would this happen to be a collection of photos?"

Scott responded with "Wrong answer; guess again."

Before anybody else could say anything, she and Leshawna took photos of this guy for their respective teams. Anne Maria subsequently inquired "Is it maybe a drawing?", prompting a response of "Nope. That's not it either."

"I just thought of something else; it's a map!" said Dave.

"You sir are correct!" the one giving the riddle affirmed. "Now, you'll find Dawn and Beardo in this cave. Go straight and you'll find a fork in the paths. You'll see a giant arrow pointing towards one route. Follow that until you see a door at the end. Open it to locate your teammates."

As soon as those directions were given, everybody took off. They raced to see who could reach the end of the path first. Mildred grabbed the doorknob before anybody else could and turned it. What she didn't expect was for it to be locked. The former co-host of Celebrity Manhunt pondered "Did we miss a key or something along the way? I don't know how else we could be locked out."

(Begin Confessional: Scott)

"About that locked door: I intentionally withheld information about needing a key and I put it on the other path." the ginger admitted with a chuckle as he grinned mischievously. "It otherwise seemed like things would be too easy for the contestants. Now they'll need to go back-and-forth looking for that. The host might also give me a bigger paycheck for making things more challenging, or at least appreciate my efforts."

(End Confessional)

Max proclaimed "Scott trolled us with a door that isn't yet openable? How EVIL of him! I must admit I find his trickery to be clever."

Jo got an idea and said "Wait a moment. The least we could do is ensure we got the right door." before knocking on it and inquiring "Hey Noisy, are you in there with the one who reads auras?"

A split screen showed both sides of the door. On the opposite end of everyone else, Beardo confirmed their presence with a ding-ding sound. Dawn informed them "There is indeed a key somewhere in this cave. Neither of us know where that can be found, or we'd tell you."

"One can only hope it's not somewhere too far away." said the farm boy, prompting the others to nod in agreement before they turned around to search for the required key.

(Begin Confessional: Trent)

"Having to backtrack was inconvenient, sure, but it was unavoidable when we had to unlock the door. Not gathering our teammate would mean no victory."

(End Confessional)

It took a few minutes until they returned to that arrow pointing towards the locked door. DJ suggested "Maybe we could try the other path."

Unable to come up with any better ideas, they did just that. The gentle giant was glad he thought of it and happened to find the key before anybody else did. This prompted him to declare "Got it; now we can win the challenge!"

Leshawna enthusiastically followed it up with "You heard the man, now let's go!" before they went back to find the door.

The one who located the key used it to unlock the door. Dawn told them "I'm glad somebody got that door open at last!" before the monitor began showing the face of Chef, who instructed "Now that you've found your teammates, you better hurry back. Chris is waiting for you and so am I. The first one to reach us will get immunity from tonight's vote."

As soon as the cook finished speaking, the monitor turned itself back off. Beardo proclaimed "There's no time to lose!" as they took off.

The cameras cut towards McLean and his aid with Scott, who had since taken off the armor. While handing the ginger a paycheck, the host said "Here's the money I promised you, plus a bit extra for how you put that key down the wrong path. I wish I thought of that earlier. Thanks for stopping by today."

"No problem." replied the guest of the day, who was pleased that his plans for increasing the payment were successful. "It admittedly is a nice change of pace to do things like these instead of having to compete in the challenges. If you ever need me to come back for another guest appearance this season, then just say so."

Quickly seeing through the transparent plans for obtaining more money, Hatchet cautioned "Don't get too greedy now. You were lucky to even be brought on once. In the meantime, feel free to stick around for dinner and the elimination ceremony."

The ginger put his check into a pocket and accepted that offer with "Sure, I could use some amusement when somebody gets kicked by that giant boot. On another note, is there an ATM nearby that I can use to deposit my check?"

The cook affirmed "Yes; we have one installed towards the entrance of each hotel. Both are open for your use."

Scott went to go make a deposit. A few seconds later, the contestants could be seen running towards McLean, who told them "It's about time you slow-pokes showed up!"

Both teams raced to reach the host first. It was neck-and-neck between the Coyotes and Leopards. By a narrow margin, the first person to reach him and hand over a photo was…

…

DJ! As soon as he did that, beating out Jo, McLean declared "That's another win for the Leopards! Coyotes, think about who you want booted tonight, and for your own sake you better step things up next time."

To nobody's surprise, the former team cheered victoriously again while the latter sulked in defeat.

(Begin Confessional: Scott)

"I hear the current top-tier food and other luxuries could only be afforded because of someone making a massive donation to the show, and that it funded the current season. For those who are wondering whether I know that donor's identity, the answer is yes, but Chef insisted I can't reveal their name today. He otherwise would cancel my check and there's no way I could afford to lose that! I'm not even allowed to share it with Chris yet. What I can safely tell you right now is that it wasn't me who provided that money."

(End Confessional)

The cameras cut towards Justin and Max at the spa. Both were getting massages. While there, the model questioned "Would you care to do something evil tonight with the vote? You might like a plan I have in mind.", feeling certain it would get his teammate's attention.

Perking up when hearing that, the wannabe villain confirmed "I most definitely would! Just tell me what that is.", getting a whisper in response that was only audible to him.

(Begin Confessional: Max)

"By no means did I expect Justin to make the suggestion he did earlier at the spa."

(End Confessional)

Later that day, DJ and Trent were shown sitting in the lounge room with drinks. The latter asked his friend "Think we can get a third consecutive victory? In either case, it's nice to not lose any members tonight.", prompting the former to respond with "One can only hope for that, and I feel the same way." before toasting their beverages and sipping from those.

(Begin Confessional: DJ)

"Trent and I have already agreed in advance to vote for the same people whenever we reach the merge or lose any team challenges. He's a nice pal, so I had no qualms joining forces when the guy asked for an alliance earlier. It must've felt nice for him to score our team's first victory after not being in the game for so long. Not to brag, but I know it did for me when I won today's challenge for us."

(End Confessional)

The cameras cut towards Beardo with today's guest, who curiously inquired "Is it true you can replicate just about any sound you've heard? That's quite impressive! By the way, I've already seen last season as well as your audition tape, which told me about your habits.", which gave the human soundboard enough confidence to verbally affirm "Yes sir and thank you very much! These capabilities have also helped me win talent shows."

"Not surprising in the slightest, and you're welcome." Scott replied. "Let's hear your best impression of a chainsaw cutting down some giant tree.", and this request was quickly fulfilled before the sound producer asked him "Was that satisfactory?"

The ginger praised that with "You bet it was! As soon as I learned about your abilities, I knew I just had to witness them in person at least once whenever I got the chance. I seriously hope that your team doesn't vote you off tonight."

(Begin Confessional: Beardo)

"While I know Scott has done some bad things in the past, it's nice to see he's not as mean these days. Not sure how the dude would be like as a teammate now. Whatever the case might be, I certainly appreciated having someone request to hear my sounds unlike many people outside this show who asked that I desist with them."

(End Confessional)

Dinner that night was pizza. People could choose between cheese or pepperoni. The guest of the day was among the people who took at least one slice of each. With his mouth full of food, he declared "Boy am I glad I stuck around for this! It hands down is the best food I've had in quite some time."

The show's second-in-command gratefully told him "I'm honored you feel that way. Just be sure to save some for everybody else, including Chris and myself.", getting a response of "Not a problem." after swallowing.

Hoping to add to his tactics, Max requested "Could you please share some of your scheming tips from season 4? It would help me form EVIL plans this season.", which was quickly declined with "Not happening; I'd like to keep some secrets to myself, plus I doubt you could use any of my ideas without others catching onto them. You regardless did amuse me with your attempts to be villainous last season. I'll give you some thanks for the laughs."

Over on another table, Jo asked Eva "Any thoughts on who to vote for tonight?"

She answered with "I'd rather not let others hear the specifics, but yes." before giving a whisper into her teammate's ear that was inaudible to everyone else, prompting a reply of "Sounds good to me."

(Begin Confessional: Jo)

"Is Eva the only teammate I can count on? At least she tries to help and has some decent athleticism. Aside from her, my side has some old hag, a shrimp who wishes he could be villainous, a washed-up model who overestimates his appeal, a guy who makes sound effects, and a pair of lovebirds. This team needs to get its shit together soon, or we're fucked."

(End Confessional)

After the meal had concluded, everybody had gathered around the campfire, including Scott. He had a box of popcorn at the ready to eat while watching the elimination ceremony. Chris greeted them with "Welcome to our second elimination ceremony! Coyotes, it sucks to be you right now. Do you seriously want the Leopards to get a third consecutive win after somebody receives the boot tonight? In the meantime, get voting. One of you has to exit soon."

(Begin Confessional: Justin)

"Somebody here has to go. My choice this evening wasn't as easy as last night's, but I feel confident in the decision I made with my vote tonight."

(End Confessional)

After all the votes had been cast, McLean announced "The results are in. Here's a reminder for the losers: if you don't get a bronze key of safety tonight, then you're out of the game. No do-overs and it's the end of your road. As I call out who's safe, Chef shall distribute those keys."

"Just get on with it already!" Mildred blurted out impatiently.

"Very well. The first key of the night goes to…

…

Max!" declared the host.

"You've chosen wisely." responded the one who aspired to be evil, grinning while receiving said key.

"Next up, we have keys for Dakota and Sam." said Hatchet as he handed that couple their safety symbols, delighting them both as they cheered "Hooray!" at the same time.

"You only are supposed to do the hand-outs, not jump the gun by saying who they go out to before I announce it!" Chris snapped at his aid and threatened "Do that again, and I'll make you sleep in the bed Sugar used before she got voted off, which is still filthy and never got cleaned prior to her departure."

From the sidelines, Rodney inquired "Are you serious?" with a look of disgust on his face.

Dave gagged at the thought of sleeping in that bed and reprimanded "Talk about cruel and nasty! She's quite a pig."

Ella concurred with "What a disturbing thought!"

All three were further grossed out by the showrunner adding "That's the whole point. Why else would I use it to punish Chef for going against orders? I'm dead serious about it. Now, believe it or not, our key goes to Blaineley."

Upon hearing her name and collecting a key, the named contestant remarked "Thank you for not putting me in the bottom two again!"

Chris continued with "Jo and Eva are also safe. That leaves us with only Beardo and Justin." as the former two received their keys.

Both guys became quite scared upon hearing that. Neither had the slightest inkling that they'd be in the bottom two. They simultaneously inquired "Why did anybody vote for me tonight?"

Scott seemed anxious as well. He had slowed down with the consumption of his popcorn, not feeling confident about the verdict, and remarked "I hope you guys didn't get rid of your sound producer!"

"Forget him, it's far more important to have the hunk muffin to stay in the game!" Anne Maria interjected while nervously spraying her hair, feeling worried when seeing her love interest in the bottom two.

"Do you people want me to hand out the last key or not?" asked the second-in-command.

"We obviously do. You just need to wait for the right moment." replied his boss. "Gentleman, one of you just got a singular vote while the other received seven. You of course voted for each other. I probably won't know the full details on how this came to be before reviewing the footage. In any case, without further ado, our final key of the night goes to…

…

Beardo!"

Very relieved to be safe, the human soundboard smiled while proclaiming "Thank god for that!" and receiving his safety symbol.

Feeling flabbergasted upon realizing he had been ousted, the model complained "How the hell do people value that unhygienic slob over someone sexy like me!? This wasn't supposed to happen!" before turning towards the teammate who went to the spa with him earlier and chastising "Max, you traitor; I could've sworn you'd vote with me tonight like we discussed! What stopped you from following through on that?"

His boastful response was "After giving your horrid suggestion some thought, I decided it would be more underhanded as well as EVIL to go behind your back and convince the others during individual chats to get rid of you. It honestly wasn't hard to do that after your narcissism got in the way earlier, especially when our team has already voted out the only one who would've stuck by your side no matter what. Sugar otherwise could've prevented this, or at least would complain over your elimination when in love with you. As for why you're less valued, Beardo unlike you has made some efforts to become a stronger player and isn't an arrogant prick who's overly reliant on his looks and charms to get by. You give your overrated appearances way too much credit. Furthermore, I only pretended to agree with your voting plan so you wouldn't anticipate me setting up your elimination until it had already happened.", making the newly eliminated contestant drop his jaw in shock and reply with "I'll be damned."

(Begin Confessional: Max)

"Shocked I could effectively pull off a betrayal like that and orchestrate any eliminations? Let's just say I've gotten wiser in between seasons, and there's more tricks up my sleeve. Don't underestimate me."

(End Confessional)

(Begin Confessional: Jo)

"Yes, Max suggested voting for Justin when having a private conversation with me, but I didn't know he did the same with all our other teammates! It shows the guy does in fact have a brain and knows how to use it. Perhaps I could make him my accomplice for some future ideas. He better not turn against me, though, or I'll do what it takes to send that shrimp home."

(End Confessional)

(Begin Confessional: Eva)

"You might be wondering how that wannabe villain got me in on his plan after I previously said he got on my nerves. It's a fair question. The truth is Max was more tolerable today by not doing anything to mess us up. He's also not the player who wasted one of our shots on himself, even when the camera could still take more photos afterwards. Beardo is someone that I can spare for now when he didn't interfere with our chances of victory either."

(End Confessional)

The cameras cut towards Chef placing Justin on the target as preparation for the boot of shame. The model told everyone else "This show just got 100% less beautiful! Next time my team loses and must vote someone off, I really hope it's the one who betrayed me. He needs to pay big time for that."

"I must hand it to him; Max pulled off more than I previously thought he was capable of. It was pretty well played." complimented the guest of the day.

"Yes indeed, and unless our loser of the night has anything else that he'd like to say, we'll have to send him away rather soon." said Chris.

The one about to be booted gave a bitter reply of "My teammates can eat shit and go fuck themselves for all I care. They just got rid of their only member with any good looks and made a big mistake.", prompting the other Coyotes to frown. His admirer from the Leopards was easily the most saddened to see him go. The hairspray lover declared "I love you and will make sure they pay! You were too good for them in the first place."

"Well, it is some consolation that at least one person will miss me." Justin admitted with a shoulder shrug before she ran up give the guy a farewell hug and responded with "Of course I will! If we were on the same team as I had hoped, then I have no doubt that you would've gone further in the contest, maybe even reaching the finals.", trying not to cry even when sniffling and her eyes had already begun to water up.

"Please let go of my body." the model requested, and Anne Maria complied as her lip trembled before backing away from the boot's kicking range, still fighting back tears as much as she could.

"Adios, pretty boy." said the cook.

Soon afterwards, his boss pressed the button that activated the giant boot, sending Justin away with a massive kick. The hairspray lover burst out crying as soon as he was no longer visible. Dawn tried to console her heartbroken teammate with "It's not the end of the world, or your time on this show. At least he won't have to endure any further torment from challenges. Perhaps you could try to win the game for him."

"Fat chance of that ever happening!" Blaineley scoffed. "She needs to just suck it up and focus on what's about to follow."

This prompted the aura-whisperer to turn around and tell Ms. O'Halloran "Your comments aren't helpful at all.", getting a dismissive response of "Quite frankly, I couldn't possibly care less."

All 16 of the remaining contestants subsequently left to return to their hotel. Several seconds later, a boat showed up for Scott, and he got in while giving a handwave and saying "So long! My ride is here, so I need to get going. Maybe you'll see more of me before the season ends."

Once the boat had departed, McLean signed off the episode with "2 people have now been eliminated. This season still isn't anywhere close to over, so be sure to stick around for more challenges, among other things. Can Anne Maria avenge her beloved getting voted off, and how will she cope with his departure? What do I have coming up for these players? You can only find out on the next episode of Total. Drama. Generation Showdown!"

Two consecutive losses for the Coyotes! A twist that our second boot never saw coming until it was too late, shocking him and other players! How many challenges will the Leopards win? Keep reading in order to find out.

Reason for elimination: Max didn't want Beardo to go out so soon, and decided to spite Justin for suggesting that (much to the model's surprise). Taking a selfie in the cave when he should've been more focused on getting a photo of Scott also didn't go over well with his team. This is another contestant I always planned to axe early since the narcissistic bragging over his looks would've gotten old when dragged out for too long. If anybody reading this is a fan of Justin, then I'm sorry for not taking Mr. Model very far. There simply wasn't much else I could think of to do for the guy outside of Sugar and Anne Maria having crushes on him (and both girls quickly getting rejected).

Voting results:

Beardo: 1 vote (Justin)

Justin: 7 votes (Beardo, Blaineley, Dakota, Eva, Jo, Max, Sam)

Elimination Order:

Sugar (18th place), Justin (17th place)

Remaining Players:

Howling Coyotes: Beardo, Blaineley, Dakota, Eva, Jo, Max, Sam

Roaring Leopards: Anne Maria, Brick, Dave, Dawn, DJ, Ella, Leshawna, Rodney, Trent

Chapter posted: January 15, 2021.