Chris approached the cabins, megaphone in hand. The camera zoomed in for a close-up of the host as he lifted first the megaphone, and then an air horn. He blew the horn into the megaphone with a grin, and the scene cut to the inside of one of the cabins as the loud noise rang in the background.
LeShawna jumped up hitting her head, on the top bunk. "Ow it's seven in the morning." She ran to the window opening, "Do I look like a farmer to you!"
The campers were tiredly lining up outside, Cody yawning as he walked up next to Eva.
Hearing the music blaring from her earphones and, being the curious kid he was, he reached for her MP3. Eva noticed, snapping at her and puling up by his collar, "Don't touch my stuff." She hissed out dropping him on the floor roughly.
"I know. Okay. I hope you're all ready, because your next challenge begins in exactly one minute."
Owen seemed concerned.
"Oh, excuse me? I don't know if that's enough time to eat breakfast."
He grinned evilly.
"Oh, you'll get breakfast, Owen. Right after you complete your 20-kilometer run around the lake."
Eva glared.
"Oh, so you're funny now? You know what I think would be funny?"
Trent and Duncan held her back from attacking Chris, Courtney whispering to her.
"Eva! Try to control your temper."
Eva yelled at Chris.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?"
He grinned.
"A little. You have 30 seconds."
Confessional
Courtney: Okay, that girl Eva has got to get a handle on her temper. She's already thrown her suitcase out a window and broken the lock on one of the bathroom doors.
Eva: I don't have a temper problem!
End Confessional
"Okay, runners! On your marks. . .get set. . .go!"
They took off, Tyler being the last to go.
Bridgette, Eva, Izzy, Tyler, and Trent were in front, followed by Geoff, Gwen, Duncan, Courtney, and DJ. After them were LeShawna, Harold, Noah and Beth. Further back was Heather, Lindsey, Justin,and Cody. Way down the line were Sadie and Katie who had decided not to compete in challenges if they couldn't be on the same team while Owen was no where to be found.
Confessional
Heather: I don't run, and I definitely don't run in high-heel wedges!
Katie: If I can't be on the same team as Sadie than I'm not doing anything.
Sadie: Me either!
End Confessional
Chris rode by on a four-wheeler, speaking through a megaphone.
"Pick it up, people! If you're not back by dinnertime, you don't eat!"
Heather huffed.
"Ugh! I hate him so much."
Everyone came running into the mess hall huffing and panting all out of breath.
"Is everyone here yet?" Beth asked.
"I think so-wait we're missing Oswald!" Lindsey shouted.
"Linds-iot is right, our hulking mass of a friend is missing." Noah said.
"Wait all of our team is here that means we win the challenge!" Courtney shouted as the rest of the Killer Bass began to cheer.
"First of all." Chris spoke up, "That wasn't the challenge and second of all you guys are missing Sadie."
The Killer Bass looked around and indeed found their teammate missing, as Owen chose that moment to collapse through the doors.
Both teams ignoring their missing twins, and began to protest. "What do you mean that wasn't the challenge?"
Chris ignored their protesting and pulled back a curtain revealing a table of delicious looking food.
Confessional
Gwen: After a whole week of brown sludge, I almost cried when I saw that buffet.
Owen: And then I saw it, the buffet table. It was beautiful. There was turkey and nanaimo bars and baked beans in maple syrup. Can I have a minute? [Starts crying]
Geoff: Now this is what I'm talking about.
End Confessional
Everyone was groaning and holding their over stuffed stomachs, having pigged-out on the buffet.
Chris leapt up onto the table and spoke into his megaphone.
"Okay, campers! Time for part two of your challenge."
Owen spoke, his mouth still full.
"I thought eating was the second part."
Gwen groaned.
"What more do you want from us?"
Heather agreed.
"Weird goth girl is right. Haven't we been through enough?"
Chris tilted his head in thought.
"Um, let me think about that. No! It's time for the awake-a-thon!"
Owen raised an eyebrow.
"The what-a-thon?"
He grinned, jumping down.
"Don't worry. This is an easy one. The team with the last camper standing wins invincibility."
Gwen stood, arms crossed.
"So what you're saying is the 20k run and the pig-out were part of your evil plan to make it harder for us to stay awake?"
"That's right, Gwen!"
"Man he's good."
"Tell me about it." Noah muttered.
"Move, move, move!"
As everyone made their way out, Geoff walked up to her.
"So how long do you think it'll be before everyone's asleep?"
She shrugged.
"About an hour, give or take."
Owen trudged by drooling, exhausted.
"Maybe less." She smirked, making him chuckle.
Everyone looked exhausted as they sat around the campfire listening to Chris talk.
"We are now 12 hours in with all 22 campers still wide awake."
Owen was walking backwards, pumping his fists.
"Whoo-hoo! Stay awake for 12 hours? I can do that in my sleep. Whoo-hoo!"
He was still for a few moments, then promptly passed out.
"Make that 21." Chris grinned.
"Swear this has to be torture somewhere else in the world right." Gwen sighed.
"Tell me about it." Geoff agreed, the two were currently talking to each other to stay awake.
Confessional
Gwen: So Geoff isn't just a stupid party boy. Don't get me wrong its not like I like him or anything though.
End Confessional
"Could be worse."
She raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, yeah? How?"
He smiled.
"Well I could be stuck here without you to talk to."
She blushed, returning the smile.
Heather cocked an eyebrow at the scene, seeing it from a few feet away.
Confessional
Heather: So my strategy is to get two other campers to form an alliance with me and take to the final three. The only question is, who can I find that is either desperate or dumb enough to do whatever I say?
End Confessional
Gwen noticed Lindsay trying to balance on her head.
"What are you doing?"
"Trying to get the blood to rush to my head. I think it's working!"
Beth watched excitedly.
"Can I try?"
"Sure!"
Heather watched a few feet away from the rest.
"Perfect! Lindsay, Beth, - can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure!"
"Okay, I have a plan to get me and two other people into the final three, and I chose you guys."
The girls were excited.
"Really?"
She nodded.
"You should know that this is a very big deal. I'm placing my trust in you. And trust is a 2-way street."
They nodded in understanding.
"So you'll do everything I say, then?"
Lindsay answered for them.
"Sure! Eee, we're going to the final three!"
Heather shivered as Beth squealed.
"Eee!"
Confessional
Beth: Oh, my gosh! Heather is taking me to the final three. I'm going to the final three! I'm going to the final four! I wonder what will happen then?
End Confessional
Lindsay looked dreamily at Justin.
"Speaking of alliances, you know who I think is really cute?"
Heather watched her for a moment before saying, "You can date him but don't let him in on our alliance."She warned.
Chris's voice was heard off camera.
"Well, we've reached the 60-hour mark, and the campers who've fallen asleep are:
Owen
Katie
Tyler
Lindsay
Beth
Justin
Bridgette
Trent
LeShawna
Ezekiel
Izzy
DJ
and Cody!
That leaves, Eva, Harold, Noah, Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Heather, and Geoff still eligible to win."
"No way that seriously happened?" Gwen asked.
"Yep, everything was on fire." Geoff chuckled.
"What did your parents say?"
"I got in major trouble but how was I suppose to know this would happen who brings a flame thrower to a party!"
"Woah, dude."
"Anyway they were like you gotta take responsibility for this, and find a way to fix this roof."
"Is that why you're here now?"
"Yep, I figured with the cash I might win, I could fix the roof and have enough left over to get my own place where I'd the roof catches on fire I don't have to care."
Gwen snickered, looking around.
"I think Heather just fell asleep."
"So did Harold and Eva." Geoff pointed out, "Dude Noah and Cody are cuddling."
Sure enough the two small boys where cuddling with each other while Duncan had placed Harold's hand in warm water making him pee his pants.
In the end Duncan and Gwen were the only to still awake, trading quips as Chris read from the book of Canada.
Chris closed the boom with a loud snap.
"Time for a bathroom break. Any takers?"
Duncan had his hands on his crotch while squeezing his legs shut.
"I've held it this long. I can go all day."
Gwen smirked.
"Yeah, but can you hold it for another 10 chapters?"
Duncan headed towards the bathroom.
"You've got five minutes, as long as you don't mind a little company."
He stopped and looked at the camera man.
"Fine, but stay out of the stall."
It had gotten real quiet and the camera man was starting to worry.
"Duncan, you in there, man?"
Opening the stall he found Duncan passed out on the toilet.
(Back with Chris and the remaining two)
Someone handed Chris a piece of paper.
"And we have news! It looks like Duncan's taken a dive on the can, which means the official winner of the awake-a-thon is Gwen! The Screaming Gophers win!" Chris said grabbing her as she passed out from sleep exhaustion.
Over at the Bass cabins, things weren't going so well.
"Where is my MP3 player?!"
Eva continued to roar in anger, throwing things out of the cabin window as she furiously searched.
Poking her head out the window, Eva glared heatedly.
"One of you must have stolen it! I need my music! No one is going anywhere until I get my MP3 player back!"
Harold tiredly ducked as a book flew over his head, Courtney sighing in exasperation.
"Okay, whoever took it better give it up now before she destroys the whole camp!"
At that moment Heather came wondering by.
"Hey, guys! Wow! This place is a real mess."
Courtney nodded.
"Someone stole Eva's MP3 player."
Heather feigned surprise, reaching into her pocket.
"You don't mean this, do you? I was wondering who it belonged to! I found it by the campfire pit. You must have dropped it."
Eva ran up and happily snatched it from her hands.
"Oh, thank you! Thank you, thank you!"
Heather shrugged.
"Sure thing."
Confessional
Heather: Turn a team against their own members? Easiest trick in the book.
End Confessional
Eva grinned sheepishly.
"So! Sorry about that little misunderstanding. Guess no one stole it after all."
Most just glared.
"Okay, maybe I overreacted a little. Hehe."
They just glared harder.
Chris walked up with a plate of marshmallows in hand.
"You've all cast your votes and made your decision. There are only ten marshmallows on this plate. When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately return to the dock of shame, catch the boat of losers, and leave. And you can never come back. . . ever."
Everyone just blinked, tiredly.
"The first marshmallow goes to...
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