"Holy crap!" Duncan shouted as Harold continued to charge after the group.
"Who knew Harold was so athletic?" Gwen asked.
As soon as she asked that, Harold slowed down and panted. "Gosh! This is… just… tiring…" He stopped and pulled out his inhaler.
"…That was lucky," Jared said.
Just then, Noah appeared from behind a tree.
"…Nice going, Jared!" Cody yelled at him.
"Sorry, Sir… I mean, Cody."
Unfortunately for Courtney she was starting to slow down. "Go on… without me…"
"No way!" Duncan said, stopping. "A good man never leaves his girl behind!"
Noah was getting closer.
"…But you did abandon me that one time, so… even?" he said as he ran off.
"DUNCAN! …That was for a million doll – OW!" she shouted as Noah tackled her.
The loudspeaker turned on. "Courtney has been eliminated! This is getting awesome!"
Noah looked up toward the retreating group, who were lucky enough to reach the man-hunter-free zone. "Next time, foes… Episode Five: Iron Chef Etna."
"GET OFF ME!!"
"Aye-aye, dood!"
-X-
Jared panted as what remained of the group continued to trek up the high cliff. "How… much… longer…?"
Gwen wiped sweat off her brow. "…Hey… wasn't there an escalator here?"
Duncan's eyes widened as he mentally slapped himself in the forehead.
-X-
Jared panted as what remained of the group continued to ride the escalator up the high cliff. "How… much… longer…?"
"Quiet, you!" Cody demanded.
"You… still haven't forgiven me for jinxing the group, have you?"
"Nope."
Duncan was starting to get bored. "Hey Cody Monkey, can you make this thing go any faster?"
"Maybe," the Warden began, "but it's too risky. Chris may have outlawed reality bending here, too."
"He didn't say anything."
"True, but he may have still made it a rule to keep the Twins in line. If anything, I should refrain from it so the Twins don't feel entitled to bend reality as well."
Duncan's eyes widened again. "They can do all that weird stuff, too?"
"And then some," Cody added.
Gwen folded her arms. "We're doomed."
The Warden grinned. "Now, that's the Gwen I remember."
-X-
"Ugh… Finally!" Duncan exclaimed as the group reached the top. "Let's get this over with." He stepped up to the edge. "Wow… it really is smaller. Well, here goes nothing." He jumped off the cliff. The others watched as he landed square into the target.
"Woot!" Cody cheered. "alright, Duncan Donuts!" He backed up a few paces, then ran at the edge of the cliff. He then tripped over a pebble, tumbled off the edge, hit the large mass of rock on the side of the cliff (think Ezekiel in the second episode of TDI), and still managed to land in the circle… on top of Duncan.
"AGH!!"
SPLASH!!
"Cody!" they could faintly hear from above. "Are you okay?"
"Oh, and you're not concerned about me?" Duncan shouted back. "Shows how much I matter!"
"I'm fine, Gwen," Cody shouted, giving a thumbs up, even though she most likely couldn't see it.
Soon, both Jared and Gwen had jumped off the cliff. Gwen landed in the target. Unfortunately, Jared did not.
"That's what you get for jinxing us," Cody said, smirking.
"Ohh…"
After they made it to the shoreline, they found Geoff and Bridgette, who were holding reflectors. Bridgette noticed their shocked look. "What?"
"How did you get here before us?" Gwen asked.
"They were probably making out on top of the cliff when Chris gave the announcement for the mini-challenge," Duncan assumed.
"No-o," Geoff and Bridgette said defensively. After a few seconds, though, they caved in. "…Yes…"
"Attention, campers," they heard the booming voice of Chris over the loudspeaker. "Leshawna has been activated."
Duncan groaned as he envisioned his impending doom. "Damn…"
-X-
For those of you keeping score at home:
Man Hunters:
Noah – Activated
Harold – Activated
Leshawna – Activated
Izzy – Not Activated
Chef Hatchet – Not Activated
Twin 1 – Not Activated
Twin 2 – Not Activated
Eliminated Contestants:
Justin, Beth, Lindsay, Trent, Owen and Courtney.