To Flutejrp: thanks for being a loyal reviewer, I rly appreciate that. The AleHeather will come soon, they just need to suck up their pride.

To MusicLuver78901: oh he's totally jealous

To Jackson: good to hear from you friend. You're right Jenni was always like that in the show. She was a good friend

To ToughGuy90210: your comment made me laugh XD it was funny. Yeah the Cody/Gwen thing always annoyed me. He was so stupid in the show, but not here

XXEnvyXx: I'm glad you're keeping up with the flashbacks, they're not just there for looks. Yeah the roles are switched and now Gwen feels it

To luvin money: yeah you're not the only one who wants that. About Izzy and Vinny, nah they're just strictly partners in crime

To SkorpionQueen012: but I love torturing you mwuahaha, just kidding it's around the corner. Cody is definitely over her ass. You'll really like this chapter I promise

To Fujiware Yume: I'm really glad you're still reviewing and liking the story. Mark is watching her from Tv, because Chris doesn't allow any non players to be on his boat. Don't worry though cuz he'll appear later on.

To Jenstar: her progress with Corey is developing bit by bit trust me. I'm happy to hear that you think I got her in character.

To Jason: aww thanks for the compliment Jason. You're right the fun has just begun

To TrustYourHeart: my cousin is Dominican, so I had to add it. That is what he gets for being a big bag of douche

To DerzBeauty2Love: I tried to make her more mature now and not her usual childish self. She isn't that person anymore

This story is coming along smoothly and it's all thanks to my reviewers. You guys really inspire me to continue :)

Total Drama Around the World


Chapter 15: A Day to Ourselves

" huh? Where am I, and why is it so dark? " Courtney said as she took in her surroundings. It was an endless abyss of black. Everything around her was dark and the floor under her was water. It reached up to her ankles. This brought chills down her spine.

" what is this place? ". She continued to pace around looking for any source of light. She was met with continuous darkness, but noticed a blur of light centered around a mirror in the distance. She walked up to it, her footsteps were the only noises being made. The mirror showed a reflection of her old 16-year old self. Her younger self had such a lonely expression on her face.

" huh? What's going on? ". A image began appearing behind her reflection and she quickly looked behind her, but there was nothing. When she turned back to the mirror she realized that behind her reflection were the cast of World Tour. They all had their backs facing her. Now her reflection's eyes held an anger to them. Courtney stared at her younger self in sadness and angrily punched the mirror. It broke apart and blood trailed down her knuckles. " it's so lonely ". A voice was then heard amongst all the darkness

" Courtney " it said

" who's there? "

" Courtney " it called out again a little louder

" where are you? "

" Courtney! ". At hearing her name her eyes shot open and noticed Pauly had been shaking her awake. He had worry in his eyes " you okay Courtney, you kept tossing and turning "

She had been dreaming again. " oh I'm alright just... had a strange dream ". Pauly eyed her with concern, but nodded " okay. Make sure you sleep comfortably next time, that helps me not get bad dreams "

" thanks Pauly I'll do that " Courtney replied " is everyone up already? "

" yeah, well except Ronnie " and he pointed to the happily sleeping Ronnie " hehe he's still sleeping "

Cody poked his head in the room " hey guys we're all gonna get some grub, c'mon let's eat ". Pauly dashed to the door " hell yeah, honey let's eat "

" you go on I'll catch up ". The two exited the room leaving Courtney. The dream was still fresh in her mind, everything that had transpired in it served to trigger memories that Courtney had gone through. It reminded her of just how lonely she had been when her parents had died and how lonely she had felt when she was on Total Drama World Tour.

" hey Courtney you up " the now fully awake Ronnie said, breaking her from her thoughts. She turned to him and smiled " yeah, just now. Everyone is eating, so let's go join them Ronnie "

" yeah let's go " Ronnie said and he swung his arm around Courtney in a friendly gesture. This made Courtney inwardly smile. They're food of course wasn't the best since they had a second class ticket, but with everyone making jokes and laughing Courtney didn't even notice it. She hadn't realized that the thoughts about her dreams had vanished too.

First class Section

Trent swam up towards Snooki " hey Snooks, what you drinking? ". She smiled at Trent " I'm drinking some fruit punch, want a taste " and she held the drink up

He blushed " uh sure, why not " he brought the drink to his lips and drank up " Mmm... tasty "

" aww that's so cute " Corey joked " T-dogg and Snooki sitting in a tree " he sang

Sammi laughed at Corey's teasing " K-i-s-s-i-n-g " she continued . Trent blushed even more and sank into the pool. Snooki just laughed at her friends teasing.

Gwen rolled her eyes " ugh spare me " she muttered

" what's the matter gothy, jealous " Heather said

" why would you say that, I'm beyond jealous " Gwen retorted " you're crazy, I got nothing to be jealous of "

" if you ask me I disagree, you're totally jealous "

" well nobody asked you did they " Gwen spat " you should worry about that Deena girl stealing your little Alejandro, not my business alright "

That got Heather to hesitate but she regained her usual demeanor " I don't like Alejandro and I could care less about who he likes ". Gwen laughed " now look who's in denial " and with that she left an angry Heather

Corey sat down next to Heather " yo Atomic H what's with the angry look " and he began stuffing his face

" I don't have an angry look, I was just thinking "

" bout what? "

" well, it's just... nothing " there was no way she was going to tell him about her problems. He could tell she had loads on her mind, but it wasn't his place to talk to her about it " whatever you say Atomic H "

" yeah... and since when am I Atomic H "

Third Class

" a fine, classy girl like me shouldn't be in a dump like third class " Angelina complained " it should be illegal "

" really, I think this place suits you well Ange " Mike said with a laugh

" I'm all natural loser, just look at me "

" whatever you say "

" can we not do this " Jwoww groaned as she slumped down on the uncomfortable bed

" yeah man, it's all day with you guys " Vinny added

" guys look at me, I'm hanging upside down " Izzy said as she hung from the bed

" haha nice one " Duncan said and afterwards they all sat in boredom. The only noises made came from Duncan who was playing with his lighter and Izzy making funny noises.

" it's getting kinda late " Jwoww said being the first to speak " it's like 2:00 PM

" what's your point " Duncan replied while burning a napkin " got a date you gotta get too "

" hehehe " Mike snickered

" no retard, I mean that we usually take off by now " Jwoww responded " but we haven't moved "

" now that you mention it... " Vinny added " I don't feel us moving at all "

As if on cue Chris's voice rang " attention crewmates! Get your butts to the deck on the double "

" let's get our answers then " Duncan said and they all made it to the deck. Every other team was there too and soon Chris appeared.

" see I told you we haven't moved " Jwoww stated and she pointed to the area " we're still in D.R "

" what's going on here McLean? " Duncan questioned

" yeah, why haven't we taken off " Deena added

" is this part of a challenge? " Mike asked

Chef blew a whistle and managed to get their attention. Chris patted Chef's back " that'll do Chef, that'll do " and he turned to the crew " okay listen people, we are currently outta gas and-.. "

" are you saying we're stuck here! " Angelina yelled

" hey, this wasn't in the application when I signed it " Mike said

" actually it was " Chris replied. He took out the copy of the contract and showed it to Mike " you see "

" damn " Mike muttered

" what's going to happen now? " Courtney asked

" the ship had a little malfunction due to a breakage and therefore we've been leaking gas. We or rather Chef is going to go get the amount of gas we need to ditch this place and fix the boat " Chris said and didn't see the massive glare Chef had sent him

" so what do we do? " Alejandro said

" you guys kill time around the boat or out of it, do whatever you want I don't care "

" how long will it take to get fixed " Snooki said

" hmm... with Chef's slow hands I'd say until nightfall or around that time "

" so we get... a break " Deena said with disbelief

" not exactly what I planned, but whatever floats your boat " Chris joked " just bear in mind that if you're not back by the time the boat is fixed, it's an instant elimination. So I wouldn't wander to far now " and with that he walked back into the ship

" alright! This is awesome " Cody said " guys we can finally just chill "

" I agree with the nerd, my body is all worn out " Angelina said " I could use a break "

" now we talking, yo Vinny let's round up some hotties " Mike suggested. Vinny gave him a high five " hell yeah! "

" you're not bringing those girls to the boat " Angelina snapped " no way in hell "

" Jesus mom, you're such a damn drag " Mike said with an annoyed expression

" she's right though, this ain't no whore house or the playboy mansion " Jwoww added

" whatever, yo who wants to come with " Mike said and he threw his arm around Duncan " I know you're definitely coming with. No arguing, I'm gonna make sure you get back out there "

" well I guess, why not? " Duncan said but he wasn't so sure about it

" Ronnie this is a perfect time to go out and spend time together " Sammi suggested

" yeah this is, let's go and enjoy ourselves. It'll be like our first real date and these guys got some good ass food "

Confessional

Ronnie: wow me and Sammi hooked up on Total Drama and our first date is on the Dominican Republic, that's awesome man

End of Confessional

" hold up guys, we should all take some maps in case we get lost " Cody said holding up some maps

" thanks bro " Mike said as he took one " now let's go get laid people " and he began getting off the boat with his companions

Gwen couldn't believe how fast Duncan was taking it, she should've never gone out with him. If he thinks she's going to stand by while he goes out to have fun he's wrong. She walked up to Trent who seemed to not have noticed her until she spoke " Trent, seeing as how we're stuck here you wanna ditch and-.. "

" hold that thought Gwen " Trent cut her off and he walked up to Snooki " so uh Snooki.. the boat is stuck and I was thinking that maybe we could, um.. well we could hang out or something "

" I'd love too Trent "

" Yes! I mean yeah okay " Trent said trying to hide his excitement. He walked back to Gwen who now had an irritated look " what did you wanna tell me Gwen? "

" nevermind "

" I'm going out for a drink " Jwoww declared " I'm not going to stay over here and do nothing "

" can I come with you? " Corey said with hearts in his eyes " I'll keep you company wifey "

" suit yourself kid "

Confessional

Corey: alright, she said yes! Ma, I'm definitely bringing this one home and I'll be on my best behavior cuz I know you watching

End of Confessional

" oooh Izzy is going to go exploring " and she leaped out of the boat " catch ya later "

" man Izzy is crazy " Jwoww said and she turned to Corey " now shall we "

" ight just give me one second " and he dashed to the remainder of his team, which consisted of only Gwen and Heather " yo ladies I'm going on a date, but I don't wanna leave not knowing if ya gonna have fun or not "

" I'm definitely not staying here, so I have plans. Don't worry about me you enjoy yourself " Heather said

" I'll figure something out " Gwen mumbled

" okay then, piece! " and Corey dashed back to Jwoww " let's bounce wifey "

Ronnie eyed his fellow Shell Bullets " so guys me and Sam are going out, what're ya gonna do? "

" the Code Meister is going chick hunting " Cody said pointing a thumb to himself

" haha you do that " Ronnie said

" I've got nothing in mind honestly " Courtney replied

" we should go out too " Pauly said and Courtney smiled " now I have plans Ronnie "

" amigos I'm just going to stay and kick back " Alejandro said

" I'm going sightseeing and maybe I might see someone interesting " Deena said

" just make sure you guys come back, wouldn't wanna be the only Shell Bullet left " Alejandro said

" oh trust me I still got plenty to do in this game, I am not quitting " Courtney said

" cool, see ya later then guys " Ronnie said and he walked back to Sammi " ready ". She intertwined her hand with him " yeah let's go "

" Courtney let's go get ready " Deena said and she pulled her friend inside

" women " Pauly mumbled

Courtney and Deena were walking to the bathroom to get ready when they heard some indistinct chattering ahead. Curiosity ran through both girls and they walked towards the voices. It turned out to be Heather and Alejandro.

" oh great, why am I always bumping into you? " Heather exclaimed, throwing her hands up

" hah, you should talk. I'm the one who should be saying that " Alejandro replied with spite

" ugh, I can't stand you " Heather mumbled

" me neither " Alejandro said mumbling as well and he walked past her

" this isn't over " Heather said

" again, that's my line " Alejandro said before making a turn on the hallway and leaving her

Deena nudged Courtney " she always treats him bad, I can't take it " before she could reply Deena had already walked out of the spot they were in

" hey you " Deena called and pointed a finger at Heather " why are you always treating Alejandro like crap, you're making him miserable "

" say what? " Heather retorted " what I do is none of your business "

" Deena let me handle it, you go get ready I'll catch up with you " Courtney interjected. Deena gave Heather one last glance before walking away.

" she's right you know " Courtney said

" oh please Courtney, you're not going to lecture me are you because if you are I'm gone "

" listen I'm not going to do that, but you need to stop making Alejandro so miserable. His feelings affect our team as well as himself "

" since when do you care about Alejandro, don't tell me you're still all crazy about him "

" no that's not it, jeez you're dense. I'm telling you because you're bringing his mood down " Courtney replied, but there was more to it then that.

" Oh I beg to differ, and besides you always brought everyone's mood down "

" correction, I use to do that, but unlike you I don't anymore. I'm not that same person I was before. I'm owning up to my problems and facing up to them. You just keep pushing them aside and if you continue like this you'll only hate yourself. Do you really want Alejandro to despise you that much? "

Heather was taken aback by that last question. Did she truly want Alejandro to hate her, didn't he already hate her? What if he didn't? What if they still had a chance to work things out? Wait what was she thinking, she didn't like him or care about how he felt. Her mind was currently debating with her.

" I don't care " she said and ignored the pang that her heart let out. She watched as Courtney's eyes widened in surprise.

" if you mean that, if you really mean that, then.. " she trailed off before looking back at her " you're an even bigger rat then I thought "

Heather wanted to curse her out at that moment and tell her she knew nothing, but she just couldn't. The words weren't coming out. All that came out was a weak " why do you care? "

" because... he's like me, and.. " Courtney looked at Heather right in her eyes " I hate people who lie to themselves " and with that she left Heather there. She didn't notice just how much her words had sunken in to Heather.

Meanwhile Pauly was still on the deck tapping his foot impatiently " women "

" hey Pauly I'm back " Courtney called out and she walked out alongside Deena

" what took you? "

" sorry I got caught up "

" you ready to go? "

" yup "

The three exited the boat together. Deena waved at them before she took off " you guys have fun now "

" oh we will " Pauly replied

Duncan, Vinny, and Mike

" guys I ain't to sure about this " Duncan said as they walked the streets. He was a little reluctant in chasing girls off with them. After a bad breakup with Gwen all he wanted to do was kick back.

" c'mon D, you're single now. You gotta be down with us " Vinny said

" word man " Mike said " check out all these fine girls Duncan, one of them could be yours "

" and we'll keep the grenades away from you " Vinny added and he pulled an object out of a bag " with this thing here "

" what you got there? " Duncan asked as he eyed the object Vinny was holding

" this right here is special. To the untrained eye it would be your typical vuvuzela horn but to us it's our 'Grenade Horn' "

" aww that is freaking pimp " Mike said in awe

" whenever a grenade is near, we'll ring this up. It'll keep us away from those harmful creatures "

" you see Duncan there's nothing to worry about, me and Vinny here got your back "

" here I'll demonstrate for you " Vinny said and a girl he presumed was on the grenade level began walking past them. When she was getting closer Vinny blew the horn " when you hear that noise you know shit is serious ". Duncan couldn't help the laugh that came over him " you're a riot guys "

Confessionals

Duncan: I know, I know who would've thought that I'd bond with these guys, but that horn thing was priceless

Vinny: I'm determined to get Duncan outta this depressed funk he's in, cuz if he's in a funk then I'm in a funk so to get myself outta the funk I gotta get him outta the funk. Get where I'm going with this

End of Confessionals

" now we are done with the class lessons and I've taught you all that I could " Vinny said, placing his hand on Duncan's shoulder " now it's your time to show me what you've learned "

" alright I'll give it a go " Duncan said and he began peering around for any hot girl

Vinny wiped an imaginary tear away " damn it, they grow up so fast "

Ronnie and Sammi

" it's nice here " Sammi said

" it really is " Ronnie replied

The two were currently seated outside a restaurant. It had a nice little balcony for customers to eat and enjoy the view.

" this food is really delicious too, it's a good thing you know some Spanish. I was beginning to think we might need Alejandro or something "

" haha I know what you mean " Ronnie said with a laugh " it's good to actually sit back and work on 'us' like this "

" I know right, we've been doing so many challenges that we haven't taken the time out to do something for ourselves. I'm actually glad the boat messed up "

Ronnie chuckled " hah me too man ". He then got a serious look " Sam... when I was chosen to compete in Total Drama I never planned to fall in love. I didn't want to, but... I did. There was just something about you that made me all crazy. When this game finishes.. I'd really... like it if we continued this "

" Ronnie.. " was all Sammi could muster. She was completely touched by what he had said. There was no way she'd get this with Mike. She felt like a little school girl again. She placed her hand above his.

" I'd like that too " and his eyes sparkled at hearing her agreement. She was completely serious about it too. He wasn't the only one who fell in love while on Total Drama.

" and I love you too Ronnie "

The two leaned in and sealed the deal with a kiss.

Jwoww and Corey

" so tell me, how do you know Spanish " Jwoww asked

" I use to take Spanish 1 back at high school "

" did you get good grades? "

" uh... yeah good grades, of course " he responded. It was a good thing he asked Alejandro to write him down some Spanish stuff. He knew the basics, so the helpful tips from Alejandro were a bonus.

Luckily he was able to get a table for two, with a little trouble of course. He was glad she didn't notice. This thing was sure to get him some pointers on her scorecards. The rest he can handle no sweat. They sat down on the seats.

" so tell me about yourself football " Jwoww said

" hehe well I'm all about football as you already know. I was the star quarterback at my high school back in St. Louis. My ma was always proud of me and she'd always attend my games with my little sister too "

" what about your dad, too busy " and she quickly took in his hateful expression

" I don't have a 'dad', only a man that abandoned us when I was ten. Being a single parent was tough on my ma and it really got her all depressed. I used football as an escape from my rotten life. When I got older I began hating seeing my mother all broken, so I took it upon myself to help out "

" what happened? " Jwoww said. She didn't know how bad and torn he really was. He'd always mask it.

" I started stealing... and that led me to trouble. I just ended up making shit worse. When I was sentenced to jail I... I knew I had made my ma cry. Her sad expression was all I could think off. It was then that I promised I'd never disappoint her again. I wasn't going to be a loser like my father, I was never going to make her cry ever again, and I'd never leave her "

Jwoww stared at the boy in front of her, she was speechless. She had definitely misjudged him and she probably wasn't the only one.

" imagine my surprise when my application for Total Drama was accepted. I finally did something right for a change. I don't necessarily expect to win, but it'd sure be cool. I still aspire to become drafted into the NFL one day. It is my everything to get in the NFL "

" I'm sure you will one day Corey, because you got a lot of heart kid " Jwoww truthfully stated

" thanks wifey " it felt nice to let all his emotions out like that. It was the first time that he's ever truly opened up to a person " now how's bout you tell me about yourself "

" let's see... well I love drinking, parties, and looking good. I always get stuck being a mom to my friends, but I don't really mind heh I'm use to it by now. I got two dogs at home too, they're two cute little dogs "

" we have a lot in common then wifey, cuz I love drinking, parties, and I love looking good too. Plus I got a dog too, except I don't think you'll find my pitbull that cute "

Jwoww chuckled at that and continued " oh I was seeing someone too "

At hearing that Corey froze " you're.. seeing someone, well then... what are we doing here? " he spoke with spite and a hint of sadness. They were finally making progress and she goes and drops a bombshell on him.

" I said I 'was' seeing someone not that I still am "

He couldn't contain the sigh of relief that escaped him when she said that " good, sorry you were saying "

" I dumped him before coming here or rather he broke up with me "

" what! Who'd dump a beautiful girl like you, man what a dumbass "

A little warmth crept up to her when he had called her beautiful "his name was Tom. he didn't trust me being in this show surrounded by horny guys, but no matter the case we'd always have our little fallouts. We use to be happy at one point, but things just began going downhill. He'd always say it was my fault, that I always started the drama. Looking back maybe he was right "

" I don't think so " Corey said " from what I've seen you're nothing like the type of girl who starts senseless drama. You're like me, who keeps away from it. This 'Tom' guy shouldn't have blamed you like that. A relationship can't be stable if you won't even trust your own girl. I'm glad you dumped him, a well refined girl like you doesn't need a jerk telling her off. You deserve the best, never sell yourself short wifey "

Again all she could do was stare at him. Nobody had ever said something like that to her, with so much emotion too.

" thank you Corey "

He folded his arms behind his head and grinned. A big ear to ear grin " you're welcome Jenni "

Trent and Snooki

" hey this place is really cool " Trent said

" yeah it is " Snooki said

The two were sitting on some bench near the ocean. They were both eating snowcones.

" I'm glad you decided on coming out here with me " Trent said " It really means a lot to me "

" does it really mean a lot? "

" of course it does. I really like spending time with you. It makes me feel at peace, like as if I'm not on some crazy show with an even crazier host "

" wow Trent, you're something else. I like spending time with you too. You're so sweet and charming "

" you don't find me... weird or creepy " Trent whispered and he averted his gaze

" why would you even think that Trent, I never once thought of you in that manner "

" well it's just... my relationship with Gwen was broken up because she thought of me in that way. It was Duncan that convinced her to think that and ever since then I've been a little self conscious about what girls think of me "

" okay, you listen and you listen good Trent! Those two are nothing but morons that can't even begin to comprehend what a relationship means. That's why they were attracted to each other because both of them have no morals "

Trent was a little frightened by the short girl in front of him. She sure was tough.

" believe me Trent you're twice the man that Duncan would ever be. You care about people's feelings and you're always there for your friends. You're someone who can always be trusted "

" Snooks... " Trent whispered, flattered by her words

" Gwen is such a retarded, selfish, bitch and I'm sorry if it sounds harsh, but it's true. Instead of sticking by a great man like you she dumps you for the already taken Duncan, and to make it worse she even breaks up Courtney's relationship with him. Not only did she break your heart, but she broke Courtney's too and for what? Only to get dumped by Duncan himself "

" you really feel that it wasn't my fault? "

" Trent I 'know' it wasn't your fault. All you showed her was that you had some faults, but what she doesn't realize is that nobody is perfect. You even threw a chance away for one million dollars for her and she still dumps you. Does it take her any farther, no cuz her ass still gets eliminated. I can never feel sympathy for anybody that doesn't own up to their mistakes. At least Courtney is trying to change "

Suddenly Trent didn't feel so depressed anymore. All this time he had blamed himself for Gwen dumping him and he hated himself. He was so torn when he found out his assumptions about her liking Duncan were correct. But now he felt lighter, like a huge ass weight has been taken off his shoulders. One that he had been carrying for a long time.

" Snooki, I feel like a million bucks " he said without thinking. It was all his happy emotions summed up into one sentence " for that I thank you "

She began to laugh at his silly joke " you were always a million bucks, all I did was help you remember it "

Trent smiled at her and realized just how much she meant to him " Nicole... I'm glad I met you "

" me too Trent " and they leaned in for their first kiss shared together. The fireworks and butterflies were all exploding inside both of them. Trent realized that he liked kissing Snooki more then any other girl he's kissed before, including Gwen.

Pauly and Courtney

" wow check me out, I'm on a date with Courtney "

" don't get ahead of yourself Pauly, this is merely an outing between two close friends "

" whatever you say honey "

" hey Pauly let's go get some ice cream " Courtney said and she dragged him towards an ice cream truck

" I don't mind at all honey, but I don't exactly speak Spanish sooo... "

" hey, I'm Hispanic remember "

" good, get me a vanilla one then and no sprinkles "

Courtney had successfully gotten a vanilla ice cream for him and a chocolate one for herself. She handed the vanilla ice cream to him " here you go "

" yeah... buddy " Pauly said " thanks honey "

" you know Pauly... it feels really good to just relax like this. I'm all exhausted from the challenges "

" word, I feel the same way "

" I'm glad I was put in the same team as you Pauly. I'm really glad I decided to come back to do Total Drama again, as funny as it sounds "

" but I thought Chris had a contract hold on you "

" no he didn't, my lawyers had managed to break that contract hold on me. I was so relieved and I never planned on coming back. I was so set on doing everyone a favor and just vanishing off the face of the earth. Nobody liked me anyway and nobody would miss me either "

Pauly noticed she said the last part with evident hurt in her voice " so what happened? "

" I realized that I was only running away from my problems. I had to face my demons or I'd never be able to move on with life. I wasn't going to be known as that 'psychotic girl' I was going to be known as me, Courtney. That's why I came back "

" wow that's deep "

" yeah I know right, but I'm glad that I came back. If I had backed out I would've never met you Pauly D " Courtney said whilst smiling at him

" I guess you did us both a favor then, cuz I'm glad you came onto this show too " he replied with a grin

" Pauly, I truly wished moments like these could last forever "

" you too, I feel the same way " and he looked up to the sky " it'd be great if this feeling could last forever "

Heather

It had been hours since everyone had left on their little vacation. Heather was in her first class bed, her arms folded behind her head. So much for going out.

" why are you always treating Alejandro like crap "

Heather angrily shifted to her side. That wasn't true right? That red head didn't know squat. She was just treating him like she always did, unless she's been treating him like crap all this time.

" you're making him miserable!

Was she really? Did her words really have that big of an affect on him? It shouldn't, because she didn't really mean all those things she said.

" do you really want Alejandro to despise you that much? "

" no... I don't "

" I don't care "

" but... I do "

" if you mean that, if you really mean that then... you're an even bigger rat then I thought "

" no I'm not! " Heather cried as she angrily sat up. She was brought out of her musings when indistinct chatter was heard " guess the people are back ". She got up and headed outside. Gwen was already outside and she assumed she was waiting for Trent. The first to come back were the three knuckleheads.

" didn't I tell you I'd keep them away " Vinny said

" it was so funny that barely any one of them spoke English " Duncan said

" it's too bad cuz they were smoking " Mike added

" bro, at least you were able to make out with one. I got nothing " Vinny said

" finally you boys are back " Angelina called out as she headed to greet her team

The next to come were the lovebirds themselves, Ronnie and Sammi. At least it was one of her fellow Get Backers. Sammi approached Heather " hey I'm back "

" how'd it go? " Heather asked

" just great " Sammi said and Heather knew the girl had her head still in the clouds.

" yo ladies what's cracking " Corey called out and he embraced both Sammi and Heather " yo Atomic H, hey what's up Smoking Aces "

" you seem in a good mood " Heather noted

" wait are you giving me a nickname too? " Sammi added

" I am and yes Sammi, from now on you're Smoking Aces. It's a suiting name for a hottie like you " Corey replied, answering they're questions " T-dogg and Snooki ain't back yet "

" so Snooki is still being called Snooki? "

" yes Atomic H, she already has a nickname. I just need a nickname for Gwen and I'm set "

" how about you call her gothy or desperate " Heather joked

" so how did it go with Jenni? " Sammi said

" aww man I'll tell you when the others come Smoking Aces, we'll have our girl talk then " Corey said with glee

Cody arrived next with Deena " I'm telling you Deena those chicks couldn't get enough off me "

" yeah, is that why I found you in the dumpster "

" uhh... I was hiding from them "

" sure you were " and they headed straight to Ronnie

" what's up fellow Shell Bullets " Ronnie said

" hiya Ronnie " Deena greeted

" hey from one player to another, how'd it go with Sammi? " Cody said

" magical man, freaking magical " Ronnie said and he too was still in the clouds " hey look there goes Pauly "

" what's up my ninjas ya had fun, I know I did " Pauly said greeting his teams

" Courtney, girl talk " Deena said and she dragged Courtney over to chat

Izzy suddenly leaped onto the boat " oh yeah the Izzy made loads of discoveries "

" what's that on your shoulder, is that a parrot? Jwoww said as she pointed to the bird on Izzy's shoulder

" what you see here is a blue and gold macaw of the parrot family, but that's a long name so I called him Captain Pirate Pants "

" damn that is freaking sweet, where did you even get him and why didn't you get me one? " Vinny said

" arr, it be but a tall tale mateys. I shall tell you skally wagons later " Izzy said

" that's a cool eyepatch " Mike said as he gazed at the black eyepatch around the parrot

" does that thing bite? " Angelina said

" hehe only the enemies, right Captain Pirate Pants? " Izzy said. The parrot squawked in return " arg enemies, enemies arg "

" wow that's awesome, it talks " Duncan said

Finally after a few minutes the last two remaining crewmates arrived. How they arrived was what got everyone silent. Trent and Snooki had walked onto the scene hand in hand.

" are you guys like together now? " Heather exclaimed

" well yeah we are " Trent sheepishly replied

" wow I'm happy for you guys " Sammi said

" yeah I agree with Smoking Aces, this is good news " Corey said and he threw his arms around both " heh Snooki and T-dogg, I like it "

Gwen was the only one who had remained silent. It can't be, this can't be real. Trent was officially done with her and had moved on. He was now officially dating Snooki. She took off without a word to her room.

" hmm... what's eating her? " Corey said having no clue as to why she would just take off " hey Atomic H did you and Gothic G get into a scrap or something "

" first of all no and second of all my nickname has the adjective and the first letter of the name, so change her nickname " Heather retorted

" I thought you didn't like the nicknames " Sammi said

" I don't, but I'm not having anything in common with that goth girl "

" aww c'mon Atomic H, you're so complicated. Now I gotta think of another one " Corey grumbled

The loudspeakers then rang " alright crewmates, hope everyone is all present and accounted for cuz we're going to set sail "

" let's head back team " Ronnie said and his teammates all followed him inside

" well let's go in guys " Jwoww said

" can Captain Pirate Pants come too? "

Jwoww was about to decline, but Izzy gave her a pleading look. She sighed and motioned for her to follow " okay Izzy the bird can come too "

" yes! I shall not forget this " Izzy said and Jwoww just followed the crazy girl in

First class hallway

" I don't know bout you guys, but I had a long day and I'm catching some Z's " Trent said

" me too " Heather said with a yawn

" me three " Snooki said and with one last kiss from Trent she entered her room

" night everyone " Trent said before departing too

" well I'm off, see ya in the morning " Heather said and she entered her room

" night Atomic H "

Sammi glanced at Gwen's door, she was acting pretty weird lately.

Confessional

Sammi: I'm getting the feeling that maybe Gwen might still have some feelings for Trent

End Of Confessional

" so good night Smoking Aces "

" wait Corey, let's talk " and before he could say he was tired she dragged him into her room

" Smoking Aces I'm really tired, we'll talk in the morning I promise " Corey said while yawning

I've noticed Gwen is acting funny, I mean she didn't even greet any of us "

" so, Grim Reaper is always like that "

" well then why was she on the deck in the first place and pick another one, cos she might get offended "

" really I thought it sounded cool, and where exactly are you going with this? "

" I think Gwen was really disturbed by the Trent and Snooki news "

" why would Speeding Skeleton care about what T-dogg does, they're not even together?

" exactly Corey they're not together, and uh it still might be offensive "

" you're saying that Orange Pumpkin is jealous of Snooki being with T-dogg "

" yeah it makes perfect sense, and just a tip get outta the Halloween category "

" thanks Smoking Aces, you've made me realize that Gwen is jealous, and that I need to think outside of the box with her " Corey said as he walked out of her room

" now good night Corey, sorry to keep you up. You're the only one I could've told because it's not like Heather would've cared "

" nah its cool " Corey replied " wait how bout Purple Guitar? "

" no it's lame " Sammi said and she slammed the door before he could pester her more

Chris

" well there you have it people another episode is done. You wanna see more drama then stick around for more Total Drama Around-... "

" you realize that we didn't even do an episode due to the boat failure, right? " Chef said

" oh right, old habits die hard "

Meanwhile... ...

" I got it! Electric Claw! " Corey yelled out

" Corey! Shut up! " Heather shouted

" it still sucks! " Sammi yelled from her room

" well maybe... Unforgiving Sin? Nah way to long " Corey whispered to himself


Author's Notes

Another chapter is complete. I decided on doing a little break from the challenges to get the crewmates minds off the show and more focused on the drama stuff. Don't worry though cuz the challenges start again next chapter

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