The campers were all sitting on the stands that faced the Total Drama Island amphitheater. Like usual, it was early in the morning, so there wasn't much chatter. Over in the top row on the Screaming Gopher's side, Caelan was sitting next to Heather, Lindsay, and Beth. Caelan was tired from waking up two hours early. The reason was that Heather, after learning about his cooking abilities, demanded Caelan cook her crepes for breakfast. This involved Caelan sneaking into Chief's kitchen while everyone was asleep and making sure he didn't leave any evidence that he was ever there. Of course, Caelan wouldn't have minded it as much if he at least had gotten a thank you.

Caelan watched Heather devour the last of the crepes. She then turned to him and said, "Make me more."

"Say the magic word." Caelan said grumpily.

"Now!" Heather demanded. She then turned to Lindsay, who was blowing kisses to Tyler, "And you, airhead, stop flirting with the enemy!"

"Just let them be." Caelan told Heather, "I doubt anyone would entrust them with any important secrets. No offense." He added as he turned to Lindsay.

Lindsay shook her head, "None taken. When you say stuff like that, it doesn't sound very mean."

Heather cleared her throat and turned to Caelan, "Listen, you're on thin ice. Ever since you joined the alliance, you have disobeyed me and cost us last week's challenge. If you keep this up, you're out."

"Fine, I'll be good." Caelan grumbled.

Confessionals: Caelan

"Normally I would be a team player, but something about Heather seriously irritates me. I'm starting to wonder why I even joined this alliance."

After Chris McLean explained that the next challenge would be a talent show, the two teams went back to the cabins to decide which three teammates would represent the whole team.

Heather was chosen to be the team captain for the Gophers and she nominated herself, Lindsay, and Beth as judges. Caelan, feeling the need to prove himself, decided to audition.

"Alright Caelan, what can you do?" Heather asked while the rest of the Gopher observed Caelan.

"I can juggle-"

"Next!" Heather said almost immediately.

"What the hell?" Caelan said, "Why?"

"Because juggling is really lame." Heather said, "Now go stand in the back and think about what you did."

"What the hell did I do?" Caelan asked as he went to the sit next to Trent and Gwen.

"You probably just ticked her off." Gwen said.

"Damn, Heather is more prone to revenge than Eva." Caelan said, "Anyways," he turned to Trent, "you're gonna audition, right? I still remember how you played on the boat that brought us here. You were great."

"Caelan's right." Gwen said, "I heard you last night at the docks. Your music really is great."

Trent smiled and said, "Well, if you guys say so, then maybe I will."

The audition continued with Owen burping the alphabet. While impressive, it was turned down for being too gross. Next was Heather, who was actually amazing at Ballet. This made Heather the first representative for the talent show. While Izzy prepared for her snake dance, Heather dragged Lindsay and Caelan aside.

"Listen," She said, "I need you two to follow Gwen. She's up to something and I want to know what."

"Um, why do you need two people for this?" Caelan asked.

"Okay, your questioning is starting to get really annoying. I need you to make sure Lindsay doesn't do anything stupid, and if you do something stupid, Lindsay will report it to me." Heather said. She then handed the two a pair of walkie talkies and binoculars, "Now move!"

"Will it kill you to say please?" Caelan said.

"No, but not doing what I tell you will bite you in the butt later."

Caelan sighed, "Alright, let's go Lindsay."

Confessionals: Caelan

"Now I'm starting to wonder why I'm even still in this alliance. Lindsay and Beth are okay, but Heather is just plain rude."

Caelan and Lindsay stood behind a tree and watched as Gwen scribbled down in what Caelan assumed was her diary.

"This is soooooo boring." Lindsay said.

Caelan nodded in agreement, "It is, but we have to do this. I don't know why, but we have to. So stay focus, Lindsay."

"Oh I'm focusing alright." Lindsay said with a giggle.

Caelan turned and saw that Lindsay was eyeing Tyler, who somehow got himself tangled in yo-yo string. Lindsay then turned to Caelan and looked at him with big puppy-dog eyes.

Caelan sighed, "Fine, go and have fun while I do the boring stuff."

Lindsay smiled, gave Caelan a 'thank you' hug, and ran toward her lover. Caelan then turned his attention back to Gwen, who was still minding her own business.

'What's up with Heather's fascination with Gwen?' Caelan thought. As the minutes rolled on, Gwen still had not moved and she continued to write. Eventually, Caelan got fed and walked up to Gwen,

"Alright, be straight with me," Caelan said as soon as he reached the Goth girl, "are you up to anything?"

Gwen turned to Caelan and raised an eyebrow, "Um, no."

"Okay, good." Caelan said. He silently cursed Heather for making him waste so much time on nothing. Since he didn't want this whole experience to be pointless, Caelan decided to know more about Gwen.

"So, what are you writing?" Caelan asked.

"Private stuff." Gwen said.

"Oh, that's neat. So, penny for your thoughts?"

"If I wanted to tell you my secrets, I wouldn't be writing in my diary now, would I?"

"Right." Caelan said. He didn't know what to say. He thought of what his brother Cody would do at this moment, but all of the results would probably end up with a kick to the groan. Instead, Caelan said, "So, is your hair color naturally like that?"

Gwen scoffed slightly and rolled her eyes. She then turned to Caelan, "Listen, I get that you're trying to be a nice guy, but you're trying way too hard. Just let the conversations come naturally."

"Oh, you mean like how Trent does it? Is that why you always seem to hang out with him?"

Gwen's cheek then turned the slightest shade of pink, "N-not always. But, if he wants to hang out, then I'll hang out with him. Anyways, I have to go."

Gwen then stood up and made her way back to the cabins. Caelan waited for a while and then made his way back to camp. As he walked back, he was reunited with Lindsay, who was looking very happy.

Once back at camp, Caelan saw Gwen, in a swimsuit, walking with Trent to the pier together. Heather then came up to Caelan and Lindsay and said, "Well? What'd you find out?"

Caelan was the one to speak, "Nothing important. Gwen was just writing in her diary like a regular teenager."

Heather suddenly had an evil smile on her face that unnerved Caelan. The smile, however, only lasted for a moment. Heather then turned to Caelan with a normal smile, "Good job, Caelan. You're now on solid ice. Now, go to Trent and Justin to see if they are prepared for the talent show."

Caelan nodded and ran toward the pier. Once he was out of sight, Heather turned to Lindsay and said, "Do you remember how Gwen's diary looked like?"

"Um, I think so." Lindsay said.

"Good, because you're going to help me look for it."

It was nighttime and the Total Drama Island Talent Show had finally begun. Caelan was sitting with the rest of the Gopher and they all cheered on Justin as he did his weird modeling demonstration.

Confessionals: Caelan

"How does a guy get to be that pretty?! I mean, damn! He's Aphrodite's hotter brother."

The Bass's representative DJ did a neat little dance, but he tripped in the end. His score tanked and the Gophers were now in the lead. Next was Trent who, no surprise, played a beautiful song for some unknown girl. After that was the Bass's turn again, and their representative, Bridgette, had the most disgusting and impressive thing ever; projectile vomiting.

After a quick clean-up, the show was back on. Heather was the last of the Gophers and they all waited for her Ballet routine. When Heather finally walked on stage, she simply sat down on a stool and pulled out a familiar looking book.

"She wouldn't…" Caelan heard Gwen say. He then focused on the stage and saw that the book looked like Gwen's diary.

"Oh crap!" he said in a hushed voice. He then jumped off the stands and ran to the backstage of the amphitheater. After about a minute, he was on the right side of the stage, hidden behind the curtains. He could now clearly see that it was Gwen's diary

"Heather!" he whispered, "What the hell are you doing?!"

Heather waved a dismissive hand at Caelan. She then began to read the diary aloud. "Okay, so I'm trying to ignore him, but he's just so cute."

'Oh my God this is embarrassing!' Caelan thought. He could stop Heather right now, but if he did that, she will throw him out of the alliance. As much as he disliked her, Caelan knew that he would rather have Heather as a friend than an enemy.

Heather continued, "If they had custom ordered a guy to be a distraction for me, it would've been 'McHottie'. We just totally connect. He's been pretty much the only person I can relate to here. I know it's a cliché, but-"

Caelan couldn't take it anymore. Throwing caution to the wind, he ran on stage, grabbed the book from Heather's hands, and then proceeded to toss her backstage. Caelan then stared at the surprised crowd. He then looked toward where Gwen was sitting and saw that she looked mortified, as though expecting Caelan to continue reading from the diary. However, Caelan did not do read and proceeded to juggle the diary. While humming carnival music, he juggled for a good minute before he walked backstage. The crowd, still confused about what just happened, clapped politely and the Gophers received four points for Caelan's performance.

Heather was waiting for Caelan backstage. She was fuming when she said, "What were you thinking? Are you just trying to irritate me?"

"Okay, you know what?" Caelan said. He was irritated himself, "I can forgive you for not being grateful for the things Beth, Lindsay, and I do, and I can forgive your attitude sometimes, but embarrassing someone on live T.V by reading their diaries is crossing the line. And if that means I'm out of your alliance, then fine."

"You think you can quit like that! Only I can kick you out, and you better apologize or else you're out."

Before Caelan could respond, they heard hurrying footsteps approaching backstage. They saw that it was Gwen who was approaching. Heather suddenly hugged Caelan tightly and kissed him on the cheek. Caelan was too shocked to respond, which allowed Heather to say, "Thanks again, honey, for getting me Gwen's diary. It really means a lot to me."

And with that, Heather quickly backed away leaving Caelan and Gwen alone. Caelan tried to speak, but he was at a loss for words. Gwen had a stoic look as she held out her hand. Caelan knew what that meant and silently passed her back her diary. As Gwen walked away with her possession, Caelan finally said, "Wait, I didn't-"

Gwen swiftly turned around and kicked Caelan in the shin. As he hopped in pain, Gwen said, "Just stay away from me you creep! I thought you were trying to be nice and be my friend, but you're just as evil as Heather. You two really deserve each other." And with that, Gwen stomped away. Once she was gone, Heather came back into view and grinned,

"Looks like you made an enemy. You know what you could use now? An alliance."

Caelan growled and didn't look at Heather, but this only made her chuckle. She then grabbed Caelan's face and turned it toward hers. She said, "Listen, you just have apologize for ruining my diary reading and you're back in. I mean, it's either joining me, or be at the hands of weird Goth girl, who will no doubt tell everyone what a scheming weasel you are."

Caelan sighed; he knew that without Heather, he would be voted off next, and he didn't want to leave everyone with the impression that he was a total douche. So, Caelan swallowed his moral standards and said, "I'm sorry, Heather."

"Good." Heather said with a smile, "And hey, since Gwen saw me kissing you, you'll have the honor of pretending to be my boyfriend. Think of it as a bonus for being a part of my alliance."

"Oh my God." Caelan groaned.

Heather continued, "And since I'm now your girlfriend, I'll be expecting blueberry muffins for tomorrow's breakfast."

"Why not just put me out of my misery?"

"All in due time, sweetie."

Confessionals: Heather

"I'm only pretending to be Caelan's girlfriend so he can't go running out of my alliance. After all, no one will try to protect him after Gwen starts blabbing her mouth. Plus, I can always trade kisses for real food. I'm tired of eating Chief's slop."

Confessionals: Caelan

"I feel so dirty. It's like I sold my soul to the Devil's evil sister."

The talent show ended with the Killer Bass winning thanks to Harold's amazing beatboxing. The Gophers were in the campfire pit again and the last two campers were Heather and Justin. Caelan turned to his teammates and saw a number of reactions:

Gwen and Trent were staring daggers at him, Leshawna was staring suspiciously, Beth and Lindsay smiled but Beth's smile seemed a little nervous, Owen waved at him, and Izzy was just nodding her head to unheard music. Caelan sighed with relief; the reactions weren't as bad as he expected. Even so, Caelan decided to try and set the record straight before the competition was over. He turned to Heather, who blew him a kiss. Caelan knew that Heather wouldn't let him build friendship bridges easily, but he accepted the challenge.