Dear Readers, I give you the fifth chapter and some happy news: WarnerMedia has announced today that they're continuing the main Total Drama series with two additional seasons! They'll feature new contestants along with Chris and Chef. It's not yet known when those will debut, but I look forward to seeing what they involve. Now let's respond to more reviews.
OmniIBIBUltraInstinctGodzilla: You're about to find out.
Rockin' D-99: Glad I could improve the third chapter, and that you liked Chapter 4's interactions more. I also enjoy "Come Sail Away" by Styx very much, and "All the fire" is one of those tracks that many people know the sound of (particularly its instrumentals), but cannot necessarily identify by name (especially when it has a Russian name and this is just an English translation). Rodney did (unintentionally) hinder his team with the bumpy steering and tried to be of help when doing that, but his offerings as a teammate are limited. Dave most definitely appreciates Ella more after she saved him from falling overboard and cleaned off his vomit.
SideshowJazz1: I know your comments were for Chapter 2, but I'm replying here anyway. That's quite a coincidence involving people known as Sugar! Nice to know you enjoyed my writing and approve of how she got eliminated in this fic. You by all means are encouraged to keep reading and leave your thoughts on subsequent chapters (including this one).
Danicus Green: Yes, the friendship between Dave and Ella has grown stronger thanks to her rescue and puke cleanup. Unlike Anne Maria, I had nothing else for Rodney to do in the contest after the boat race concluded, so he went home instead of her. Maybe you'll get a laugh out of something that she does during the challenge this chapter.
Story time continues!
Everyone was shown sleeping soundly in their rooms. That included the host and his aid, until the latter's alarm clock went off. Chef groaned in discomfort as he turned that off and muttered "I should get paid more for what I do. In the meantime, Chris should be up already or awakening soon."
Right on cue, his boss knocked on the door and commanded "Rise and shine! We have contestants to feed, and a challenge to conduct."
The cameras cut to the cafeteria. A variety of muffins were served for breakfast. Players could choose between banana, blueberry, chocolate chip, lemon poppyseed, or pumpkin flavors. As they ate their meal, Jo silently asked Max "You enjoy evil things, right? I have some ideas you might like. They're better than anything Justin could've offered."
That quickly got his attention. He answered with "As long as you don't turn on me, I'm open to hearing the details. Just let me finish eating first."
(Begin Confessional: Jo)
"Let's set the record straight: I could easily get rid of that shorty whenever I please. However, having Max on my side will help increase my chances of surviving elimination ceremonies. I might have to stroke his ego a bit like Scarlett did. Not that I would go crazy like her and try to kill everybody, but that girl seemed to know what she was doing when pandering to him. This probably means no trying to get rid of Beardo unless he royally screws up at some point."
(End Confessional)
Not long after finishing their meal, the 15 remaining players gathered outside with McLean. He informed them "Today's challenge involves rock climbing. Get to the top as fast as you can while dodging obstacles that get dropped off the cliff. If you fall to the bottom after getting hit by any of those or losing your grip, then too bad: you'll have to start all over. The first team to have all their members reach the top will win immunity tonight. Any questions?"
"Will we at least have some climbing gear?" inquired Trent.
"Yes, you will." the cook answered while joining the group. "I have helmets, harnesses, rock shoes, and chalk for everybody once we get to the climbing area. However, each contestant will have to hook themselves up to the belays at the bottom."
As the cook handed out said gear, Blaineley asked "Can I get changed before we begin? It'll hard to be put a harness on over my dress, plus I'd rather not give an upskirt shot to anybody, including you and those holding the cameras."
Not willing to risk any complaints about sexual harassment, including lawsuits, Chris replied with "Fair enough, just be sure to make it quick. You've got 10 minutes to put on different clothes. The same goes for Dawn and Ella."
She took advantage of this offer, and so did both the other named contestants. The cameras subsequently showed all three of them wearing shown wearing shorts and T-shirts at the ledge in contrast to their usual clothing once everybody had gathered there. Each contestant was grateful to have protective shoes for the challenge, especially when sandals and heels would've hindered them. Their host instructed "Now that we've all gathered, grab the nearest belay after putting your gear on, and hook your harnesses up to those. Feel free to help your teammates with harness preparation but get yours set up first."
"Hold on, I doubt any of those helmets will fit over my hairdo." Beardo commented.
Hatchet pulled out an electric razor and questioned "Any objections to receiving a last-minute buzzcut?"
The human soundboard pondered for a moment. He enjoyed his large hairstyle and was hoping to avoid that, though couldn't think of any better ideas and sighed before reluctantly stating "If it's the only way to make a fit, then go ahead."
As everyone else got on their gear, the second-in-command cut his hair. He handed a mirror to the one with new buzzcut and said "That should do the trick. Have a look for yourself."
Beardo wasn't used to seeing himself without so much hair and briefly screamed in shock upon seeing what the cut looked like. He followed this up with "My head unsurprisingly feels much lighter now, and while I do prefer my previous style, it was needed in order to avoid safety risks." before putting on one of the helmets and setting up his harness.
(Begin Confessional: Beardo)
"It'll take me months to grow out my hairdo again! On the plus side, I don't have to worry about combing anytime soon."
(End Confessional)
In the meantime, Anne Maria had struggled to get on a helmet, and was desperate to maintain as much of her hairstyle as possible. That feeling only increased after witnessing the cook give a haircut. She did however manage to get everything else prepared without any problems. Her aura-reading teammate advised "I would prepare for the possibility of having a haircut. No matter how much you hate such a thought, it's a small price to pay in the long run."
The hairspray lover responded with "Of course it's something I hope to avoid. I'd even prefer getting hat hair—or helmet hair in this case—over chopping any of it off."
"Unless you can fit it on within the next 20 seconds, you'll need to get some chopped off as well." McLean cautioned, filling her with even more dread.
Anne Maria desperately asked the other competitors "Does anybody have a comb? Maybe I could borrow one to straighten out my poof and make an easier fit."
"Sorry, but mine are packed away." Dakota answered.
"Maybe a brush will do the trick." the panicking one suggested.
"I'm afraid none are nearby." replied Chris.
"Wait, a hair-straightener! I need one of those." she declared.
Chef sighed in irritation before stating "Now you're just grasping at straws to avoid any trims. Like it or not, I'm about to give you one."
"Can you please at least not cut off as much as you did from the noisy guy?" Anne Maria urgently pleaded. "The less you have to chop off for my helmet to fit, the better."
"Very well. Just hold still while I cut this." the cook responded before beginning the cut, and she unhappily complied with his orders.
When he was done, the girl's hair had been shortened up top and only reached her shoulders instead of going down her back. She knew better than to complain about it now and put on the last remaining helmet before hooking up her harness. Everyone else already was fully prepared to start by that point.
(Begin Confessional: Anne Maria)
"As dreadful as it was to lose my precious poof, I'm just lucky Chef didn't give me a buzzcut like he did to Beardo. Shaving me bald would've been even worse."
(End Confessional)
McLean pulled out an airhorn before pointing to a set of speakers. He informed the competitors "After I reach the top of the ledge with Chef, we'll play a horn that signals it's time for you to begin. These speakers were installed so you could hear that horn. Don't start climbing until we use that, or you'll be penalized. Got it?"
Everybody nodded their heads before the host and his assistant went into a nearby elevator that took them to the top. A few minutes passed before they heard the horn. It was race time! Each player applied some chalk to their hands prior to grabbing onto the surface. Dave lamented "I wish my hands didn't have to get so filthy, but it's a necessary evil in order to improve my grip."
The competitors made their way up. Certain people had an easier time than others. Brick was the fastest climber among the Leopards while Jo surpassed the speeds of the other Coyotes. Feeling cocky, the latter taunted "There's no way you'll get to the top before I do, Soggy McGee!"
Her opponent retorted "Bold of you to assume that when we're not even a quarter way through yet. Besides, I've defeated lots of people from military school at climbing races."
Eva in the meantime had caught up with both and interjected "Save the banter and focus more on climbing along with whatever obstacles get tossed our way."
Several minutes passed before anything got dropped off the ledge. What was the first obstacle? An old blender with a broken plug. Dawn was the first one to sense it and warned everybody else "Look out from above!"
(Begin Confessional: Chef)
"I should've guessed the first player to notice anything would be the one who could read auras. It's hard to surprise her."
(End Confessional)
Nobody ended up getting hit by the blender. It got smashed to smithereens upon impact after plummeting towards the ground. A minute or two later, a broken toaster followed with similar results. Up above, Chris was visibly disappointed that neither of those managed to hurt anybody. He could be heard ordering "Step it up with the droppings! I'd like at least one person to get hit this challenge."
The cameras turned to show who was tossing items overboard. It was none other than a wild redheaded woman named Izzy. She retorted "You think it's easy to aim all of these? I'd like to see you try to do this. Maybe Chef could join me."
Upon hearing that, the cook declined with "I'd really rather not. It's already difficult for them to climb up here. To avoid getting sued or canceled, we better hope whatever does end up hitting anyone won't kill them with such quick descents."
"Relax; their belays are pretty secure, so I doubt anybody will go splat." Mclean insisted. "Besides, neither of us are dropping anything too heavy."
"Weight isn't the only thing you need to worry about with such impacts. You obviously didn't factor in any velocity." Hatchet replied.
(Begin Confessional: Chris)
"You might be wondering whether I already challenged the players enough today with such steep climbing. My answer is no: I'm not letting them off so easily!"
(End Confessional)
(Begin Confessional: Izzy)
"I will admit it can be fun to throw random objects, and I do enjoy getting paid for my guest appearance today, but McLean barking at me detracts from that. He sometimes is really a buzzkill."
(End Confessional)
A split screen showed two halves. One displayed Chef, his boss, and the object thrower while the other showed the contestants climbing without too much difficulty once they got used to the surface. On their way up, the players also had wrenches, basketballs, food bowls, screwdrivers, golf clubs, tennis rackets, and vases chucked at them. None of these ended up hurting any people. They all made it past the halfway point unharmed. While tossing a wrench, the crazy one asked "Now that the objects all appear to be used up, am I done for the day?"
McLean told her "Not before the challenge is over. After that, you have a choice of leaving or sticking around for dinner and the elimination ceremony."
His assistant suggested "Without anything else to send overboard, I feel it's best that we just let the people climb from this point onward. Their resentment will only grow stronger with each thing that goes over the cliff anyway."
Groaning with some irritation, McLean relented "Fine, we'll cut them a break for now. Don't expect me to always make things simple for them, though. They should consider themselves lucky we ran out of things to drop."
Said wrench didn't harm any of the contestants either. It did however come close to brushing against one of Max's shoulders. He bragged "It'll take more than that to knock out pure EVIL like me!" and burst into a villainous laugh while continuing to climb upwards.
(Begin Confessional: Max)
"Aside from that wrench, nothing came even close to hitting me on my way up. Either I'm hard to hit, or they weren't aimed very well. Maybe it's a combination of the two."
(End Confessional)
Later that day, as the people had completed about three quarters of their ascents, the host got an idea. He told his aid "I just thought of something. How about having Izzy chuck your shoes at them?"
Hatchet flatly refused with "Fuck no! Feel free to let her use your own, or maybe that megaphone, but I'd like something comfortable to walk with once the challenge is over."
"My megaphone!? Don't be absurd! We both know that I need it to wake up our campers in the morning and inform them when it's time for elimination ceremonies." McLean replied.
"In that case, we throw nothing else before they reach us." insisted the second-in-command.
Their exchange was overheard by everyone else. Down below, Eva inquired "Do you realize we can hear all of what you just said?"
"Oh shit." Chris responded. "You got up faster than we expected."
He peered over to see Brick trailing close behind. This guy was neck-and-neck with her. Chef inquired "Which of you can make it up first?"
(Begin Confessional: Brick)
"Not that it was easy climbing up to a ledge so high off the ground, but compared to sailing in rough waters last challenge, today felt like a walk in the park."
(End Confessional)
Eventually, the military boy made it to the top before anybody else did, narrowly beating out Eva. After they reached the finish point, Hatchet informed them "Congrats on being the first ones up. However, to win this challenge, remember that a whole team must make it to the top. Both of you can relax in the meantime."
"I have faith in my squadron." replied Mr. MacArthur.
"Don't get your hopes up too high." Jo retorted as she reached the top. "We only need 5 more members to make it while all 7 of your teammates are still climbing."
This lowered her opponent's confidence. It decreased even further when Eva admitted "She has a point. Fewer people to worry about is an advantage for us in this case."
Soon afterwards, the trio noticed another set of hands approach the end. Brick started to gain back some hope upon seeing they belonged to Trent, who got himself over the ledge without too much difficulty upon reaching it and subsequently met with his teammate. The guitarist remarked "I'm glad this is over with. Not sure who will be up next."
(Begin Confessional: Jo)
"Some of us are more fit for climbing than others. I think today made that quite clear."
(End Confessional)
"They should have an easier time now that I ran out of things to throw." stated Izzy, who quickly gasped and covered her mouth with both hands after realizing how she let it slip who made the challenge harder for everyone.
A certain somebody didn't take this revelation very well and growled. Jo kicked her in the stomach before yelling "That's for tossing so much shit overboard! Consider your ass lucky that you don't have to face any lawsuits from my death or getting injured as a result."
The day's guest writhed in pain from that powerful hit. Roughly 40 seconds passed before she got back up on her feet. Eva inquired "Are you sure that such an attack was really warranted?"
"100% yes." replied the kicker. "Her object throwing only created unnecessary danger for me."
(Begin Confessional: Eva)
"While part of me wanted to kick Izzy's ass and I also disapprove of how so many things were chucked over the cliff, I know from experience that aggression can lead to my downfall, so I'm trying not to harm anybody as a form of retaliation. She's just lucky none of those things hurt Jo since that probably would've led to an even harder hitting."
(End Confessional)
A couple minutes later, Beardo reached the top, with Dawn following close behind him. They both joined the others who had already made it up. The host greeted them with "Well done on making it up here, though remember that the challenge isn't over until one full team has completed their climbing."
The aura-whisperer told Jo "Just for the record, Izzy didn't throw those things out of malice. Her aura says she simply was following orders from Chris. Giving such a big kick seems overly harsh."
This was scoffed at with a dismissive "Are you seriously defending her, Luna Lovegood!? Don't forget how you easily could've gotten hit by those as well! That does however give me another reason to resent Mc-Lame."
"Not so much of a defense as it is simply an explanation. I don't condone this either, just thought you might like to know that it isn't entirely her fault." Dawn clarified.
"On the plus side, none of us were harmed." added Beardo.
Down below, some contestants were having an easier time than others. Dakota struggled to maintain her grip, almost slipping a couple of times. Sam slightly slowed himself down to help his girlfriend get better footing, which in turn made it easier to grab another part of the mountain. Max on the other hand couldn't hold onto any surface in time to prevent a fall. He descended about 30 feet before grabbing onto it again and boasting "It isn't so easy for a villain like myself to be defeated."
That aspiring evildoer wasn't the only one to slip. Shortly after he resumed climbing, Ella yelped when she lost her footing and fell! The lookalike of Snow White didn't plummet as far. Why was that? Because Dave dropped down roughly 10 feet, which was close enough to extend an arm and grab one of hers. The two shared a smile as he helped the princess find a secure placement. Ella thanked him with "Your aid is very much appreciated."
"My pleasure, now we better get going." the germaphobe replied as she established a better grip, and the two continued their way upwards.
Not too far ahead, Anne Maria barked "Speed it up! We can't afford to lose again."
In the meantime, DJ and Leshawna were getting close to the top. Not wanting to be outdone, Mildred did her best to get there before them. Max also tried to catch up. Ultimately, the gentle giant and his no-nonsense teammate were the next ones to finish their climb. Chef congratulated them with "Kudos for making it to the top. That leaves just seven more people who are unfinished."
A few minutes passed before the wannabe villain finished climbing. Upon completion, he panted in exhaustion while asking "Does anybody have some water? I'm parched and could use a drink."
To his dismay, the answer Chris gave was "You'll have to wait until the challenge is over."
Madam O'Halloran followed about 40 seconds later. She wasn't so pooped out compared to her thirsty teammate. However, that didn't stop her from whining "No way am I doing another climb like that, especially with anything chucked off a cliff that could smack me!"
"Join the club." said Max. "This might be the most energy-consuming challenge I've ever done, and not something I'd like to repeat."
Eva advised "Putting aside the falling objects, which was an aspect I doubt any of us liked, I wouldn't be so quick to rule out other vigorous exercises. They can get you into quite good shape."
"She has a good recommendation." Brick concurred. "In military school, my fellow cadets and I had to go through things that seemed agonizing at first, but ultimately helped build our strength."
Five contestants still were making their way upwards. Ms. Milton was roughly 10 feet beneath the hairspray lover while Sam, Dave, and Ella were each somewhere in between those two at about the same height. They seemed to be losing some energy, but still had enough to keep going. Jo suddenly got an idea and called out to her teammates "Hey game junkie and rich daddy's girl: if you can finish in a minute or less, then I'll give you each $50 gift cards to Best Buy during tonight's dinner!"
Much to her satisfaction, they both enthusiastically replied with "You've got a deal!" simultaneously and started to pick up speed.
Their opponents tried to increase their own paces as well. It was a close call on who would win. In the end, the losing team was…
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The Leopards! With Sam getting up next, followed shortly afterward by his girlfriend, the latter scored another victory for the Coyotes.
"That's another win for Team Coyote!" Chris declared. "We'll all find out tonight which Leopard will get the boot."
In response, the victorious team began to cheer shortly before Anne Maria made it to the top. She was followed closely by the germaphobe, and the princess was the last to finish climbing. Those three were more disappointed than anybody else over this, and their disappointed groans were the loudest among their team, who were all bummed to lose again.
(Begin Confessional: Dakota)
"I'm in this to win it, and already am having a better season so far!"
(End Confessional)
The cameras cut to the lounge. Leshawna was could be seen in the middle of a chess rematch with Dave, who was determined to win after getting beat during the round they played two challenges ago. While moving one of her pieces, the former stated "Even though it sucks that we need to vote someone off tonight, I will say this: don't beat yourself up too badly for not finishing the climb before the other team got all their members up. It was rough on all of us. Besides, I saw how you somewhat backtracked for a noble cause."
He took his turn and replied with "Checkmate, and you noticed me dropping downwards? I thought you were too far away to catch that."
"No, I was close enough, even when approaching the top. Saving Ella from potential injury was a good choice. In addition to earning gratitude from her, I'm sure helped our team instead of hindering it when a bigger fall would take longer to climb back up from." she responded.
"Good point there." the germ-hater admitted. "I just hope the team doesn't send one of us off."
His chess opponent followed that up with "We'll find out soon enough what happens."
(Begin Confessional: Leshawna)
"I'm not sure exactly how close the friendship between Dave and Ella is these days as instinct tells me they could become more than that, but it regardless is clear that he values having her as a teammate and vice versa given today's events as well as what happened on the boat. They also probably have some alliance. Why else would the guy hope she's safe from elimination this evening?"
(End Confessional)
Later that day, Beardo could be seen in one of the bedrooms, looking at a mirror. He still missed having lots of hair. The human soundboard rubbed his buzzcut while staring at a reflection and said aloud "Precious big hairdo, I promise not to cut you again before you reach the size you were until getting chopped today. No matter how much I opposed this reduction, I'm sorry that I just couldn't avoid losing you without putting myself in danger. I hope no future challenges involving hats or helmets need me to get another cut."
Seconds later, a knock could be heard from the other side of the door. Eva told him "I couldn't help overhearing what you said. Let me tell you that you're lucky to not get shaved bald like Heather once was in the first season. Be grateful this didn't happen to you."
After opening his door, Beardo's reply was "Believe me, I am thankful for that. I just really don't like giving up something I tried to build up for a long time."
Anne Maria was nearby and commented "Join the club. I had maintained a poof for years and wanted a way to keep that going, but Chef didn't give us much choice."
(Begin Confessional: Beardo)
"Glad somebody knows how it feels to craft a style over an extended period of time only to abruptly lose it in one day. I took pride in what I had going, even though you'd never see me using hairspray."
(End Confessional)
That evening, Chef served two types of lasagne for dinner. One was with meat and the other was meatless. Izzy had decided to stick around for this and was feasting on slices of both options. As the contestants ate their meal, Brick asked Dawn "Have you decided which member of our squadron should be dismissed?"
Her answer was "Not just yet, but I will in due time."
"Fair enough. I trust you'll make a good decision." the military boy responded.
Shortly afterwards, Chris could be heard instructing "Everybody needs to finish up their food and meet me outside pronto. Leopards, you'll send another player home soon. Coyotes, you all can rest easy tonight without such concerns. Our guest of the day should join us as well."
Within two minutes, the contestants were all done eating and had gathered by the campfire with their host and his aid. The winners filled out the bleachers and the losers were sitting on log stumps. A certain wild redhead inquired "Can I hand out the keys tonight?"
"Nope, that's my duty, plus you'd probably hurt somebody by chucking those too hard!" Chef insisted.
Her response was a frustrated "Way to be a party pooper."
"Without further ado, it's time to get the ceremony going." Chris stated. "Time for the vote."
(Begin Confessional: Anne Maria)
"The princess needs to grow up. Maybe kicking her off tonight will jumpstart that."
(End Confessional)
(Begin Confessional: Dawn)
"I've given enough thought now and can safely say I'm confident in my decision."
(End Confessional)
"As you know, if you don't get a key tonight, then you must leave. Since they made it up the mountain before anybody else on this team, our first keys of the night go to Brick and Trent." McLean announced as the cook gave said players their safety symbols.
"It is an honor to continue serving!" Mr. MacArthur replied, who was seen grinning along with his guitar-playing teammate.
"Another person safe tonight is Dawn." the host continued, and the girl who could read auras was also grateful to not be eliminated.
As Hatchet handed her a key, he found his hands to be unexpectedly empty. It didn't take him long to figure out why. The second-in-command turned around to see Izzy had snatched the other keys and reprimanded "Hey, don't steal those from me!" while taking them back.
Chris resumed speaking with "Getting back to the distribution, our next player safe is…
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DJ!"
The named contestant remarked "I had a good feeling about this." as he got his symbol of safety.
"We also aren't getting rid of Leshawna." the showrunner informed them, and Chef gave her a key.
Three contestants remained. Hatchet went onto say "Everyone else received votes today. It makes sense when they each failed to complete the challenge before the other team got all their members up."
Upon hearing that, Anne Maria, Dave, and Ella all began to worry about the verdict. None of them knew how many votes they had racked up. Chris added "I agree, it does make sense. Who's safe and who isn't? They're about to find out. With only a single vote, this key goes to…
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Ella! Even though she finished dead last, her team decided to get rid of someone else."
The princess had mixed feelings when given a key. Part of her was relieved to be safe while another was extremely nervous that a certain ally could be heading home. Ella responded with "I'm not entirely sure what to say."
"You don't need to say much." Hatchet replied. "Now, who shall continue onwards?"
"We're moments way from its distribution." his boss added. "Our loser of the night has five votes against them. The final player to be safe only got two votes. As a result, this last key goes to…
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Dave!"
Upon hearing that and collecting a key, the germaphobe was filled with relief, and the same could be said for Ella. They simultaneously proclaimed "Hallelujah!"
"Anne Maria, the boot awaits you." Chris announced.
"Is this for real!? I got up before either of them!" the newly eliminated contestant whined.
"That might make the results come off as ironic, but it doesn't change tonight's totals and you're out." Hatchet replied.
As everybody gathered around the boot of shame, Izzy commented "I'd love to activate the kick that sends her off!"
McLean shot down this idea with "Not gonna happen. Only Chef and I can do that.", making today's guest pout in response.
"You people suck! I was supposed to go to the merge at minimum!" complained Anne Maria, who was standing on the target by this point.
The second-in-command pressed a button to activate the boot, and she was gone with a swift kick. He subsequently told Izzy "Your boat is approaching, so time for you to head out as well."
Said boat pulled up to the island soon afterwards. She bid farewell with "Bye everyone! It was fun to visit the island today." and got aboard.
As her boat took off, the remaining 14 contestants exited the area. This prompted the show-runner to sign off the episode with "Tie score for victories, and four people are now gone. We're not even halfway through the season yet. Keep on watching for more challenges and eliminations on Total. Drama. Generation Showdown!"
Two people from each team have now been eliminated as the scores balance out. Up next is an aftermath chapter. It'll be hosted by a couple of prior contestants. Feel free to guess who those people are, but I'm not revealing their names until Chapter 6 is up. If you have any questions for Sugar, Justin, Rodney, or Anne Maria that you'd like our aftermath hosts to ask them, then send them to me in a PM or list those in your review for this chapter. February 26, 2021 is the latest you can submit such questions because I'd rather not stall the chapter's submission for too long (even when already adding my own details and I'll need extra time to implement any inquiries you readers want featured in the interviews).
Reason for elimination: In addition to not finishing her climb before all the Coyotes could, the Leopards didn't like how Anne Maria's pride over hair fashion delayed their start by initially refusing to get it cut so her helmet would fit. She wasn't someone I could keep in the game for very long anyway when prioritizing appearances over challenges. I also didn't want the lookalike of Snooki to overstay her welcome like she did in season 4 (and this girl only got up to its 7th episode by pure luck of having many team victories). Anne didn't have much plot going on anyway outside of being infatuated with Justin.
Voting results:
Ella: 1 vote (Anne Maria)
Dave: 2 votes (DJ, Trent)
Anne Maria: 5 votes (Brick, Dave, Dawn, Ella, Leshawna)
Elimination Order:
Sugar (18th place), Justin (17th place), Rodney (16th place), Anne Maria (15th place)
Remaining Players:
Howling Coyotes: Beardo, Blaineley, Dakota, Eva, Jo, Max, Sam
Roaring Leopards: Brick, Dave, Dawn, DJ, Ella, Leshawna, Trent
Chapter posted: February 17, 2021.