Unlike the first ten chapters (eleven, if you include the prologue), I won't be using a written rough draft for the rest of the fic – it takes too long, and I have wasted so many sheets of paper by this point. Hopefully it won't make too much of a difference.

-X-

"Okay, remember the plan?" Cody asked his group as they reached the lodge.

"…We have a plan?" Jared asked.

"You didn't mention a plan, Warden," Duncan said with a stern tone.

"Oh… right. Well, let's just get in, get out."

"What if it's booby-trapped?" Gwen inquired.

"Booby-trapped, shmooby-trapped," Cody said smugly as he went through the back door of the lodge – which lead straight to the kitchen – and ended up hanging upside-down via a snare trap. "…Crap…"

"Serves you right for just barging in like that," Duncan said as he entered the kitchen. For some reason, the room was completely empty for a room with a very useful power up, but he wasn't complaining. Making sure he didn't get caught in any traps, he reached the fridge. "Aha!" He opened it… and screamed.

Chef was in the fridge, waiting to be activated.

"…Crap-crap-crap-crap-crap!" Duncan shouted as he quickly collected four freebies for his team. He ran straight to the others, freebies in hand, and gave them their freebies. Then, he took out his pocket knife and cut Cody down. "Alright, now go, go, go!"

They didn't have to be told twice; they charged for the exit.

As they ran, they ended up passing Geoff, Bridgette, Ezekiel, and DJ, who were heading toward the kitchen. "You guys better hurry!" Cody called back at them, warning them of the possible impending doom once Chef's activation takes place.

"Dude! Don't help the others!" Duncan yelled. "It ruins our chances of winning!"

"You helped us," Jared pointed out. "It's every man for himself, remember?"

After a short silence, Duncan groaned. "Crap…"

-X-

"Aaaaaaaaaaaand Chef has been activated!" It was about two minutes after they left the kitchen, freebies in hand. Chris's voice over the intercom soon was heard again. "Whoa! That was quick! The Zeke-man is OUT!"

"Poor Zeke," Cody said, sounding somewhat concerned.

"Better him than us," Gwen replied as the group finally slowed to a halt.

"So… Harold, Noah, Leshawna, and Chef are all activated, correct?" Jared asked.

"Yeah," Duncan mumbled.

"So… that means we're almost half way done!"

This brought up Duncan's spirits… slightly. "Alright. We're kickin' some ass after all."

They suddenly heard Chris's voice again. "Come on, people! What's wrong with you? DJ, you and Zeke had a freebie! How could you get tagged twice by the same guy so fast? You guys are pathetic! …That being said, DJ is out, too."

With that, Duncan's spirits fell again. "Well, we're screwed."

-X-

Chris watched the campers from the control room, making sure that every camera was fixed on every group of campers, so he knew for sure if they were cheating or eliminated from a competition. He chuckled as he watched the monitors. "These guys are such pushovers! At this rate, no one's getting the prize."

He picked up a bag from the floor and pulled out a small container of hair gel. "Ah well. If no one wins, then more hair gel for me."

-X-

They must've been walking for three minutes now – thankful that they didn't run into any of the man hunters. Chef was, no doubt, trying to track down the last group to enter the kitchen. Harold and Noah were too distracted by their now interesting conversation regarding Napoleon Dynamite ("Yeah, they totally ripped off my life. Gosh!"). Leshawna was the only current threat (at least to Duncan). They just had to worry about the soon-to-be activated man hunter, whether it was Izzy or a Twin.

Gwen sighed. "You know, we're going to have to go our separate ways eventually."

"We'll burn that bridge when we get to it," Duncan responded.

"Relax, guys," Cody said, trying to keep a possible argument from breaking up the team. "We should worry about the man hunters first."

"Warden's right," Jared concurred.

They were silent for quite some time, before Cody spoke up again. "God, this is getting boring."

"What?"

"I mean, it's not boring for us, because we're in the action. But the reader must be bored out the ass."

"…What the hell are you talking about?" Duncan asked. "What reader?"

"I say, we fast forward a little bit." He took out a remote and pushed a button. Everything started to rush, the screen blurring through scene after scene. Then the credits started rolling.

"WHOA-HO! Too far, Cody!" Jared shouted.

"Sorry! Sorry." The screen started to rewind, and stopped to the scene right after Cody pulled out his remote.

"Well, that was worth it, genius," Duncan groaned.

"What just happened?" Gwen asked, slightly freaked out.

"Attention, campers!" Chris's voice was heard again. "Katie and Sadie have both been eliminated by Leshawna! Also, in two minutes, Izzy will be activated. Be afraid – be very afraid."

"Be cliché – be very cliché," Duncan said with a smirk.

Rustle.

"Shh!" Cody shushed… quite loudly, actually. "Hear that?"

Everyone turned to where Cody was pointing – a nearby bush. They looked at each other worriedly. Perhaps a man hunter was behind it?

Duncan bravely walked up to the bush. "Keep quiet," he warned them before slowly tip-toeing around the bush…

Nothing.

Damn these anticlimactic moments.

Tag.

What the hell?

Duncan turned to his right, and spotted Leshawna.

CRAP!

He hopped out from behind the bush. "Guys, make a run for it!" he called out, dropping his freebie – he had already used it, so there was no need to keep it. The group continued to run for some time, but Leshawna was hot on their tail.

After a few minutes, Cody stopped and turned around.

"Cody, what the hell are you doing?" Gwen asked when she realized Cody had stopped.

The Warden didn't answer. Instead, he pulled out his reflector. "Eat boxing glove!" he said as he used the weapon.

"OW!" Leshawna yelped after getting hit. She stumbled back a few steps. "Dang it all!"

"That'll buy us some time," Cody said to his team as he caught up to them. "Hurry!"

A wide-eyed Duncan looked back at Leshawna, then at the weird, purple clad man running next to him. "Not bad, Warden. Not bad at all."

-X-

Soon after, Izzy was activated, and now that the continuously shrinking number of survivors was down to seven, things were starting to get much more challenging. It also didn't help that Cody was still worried about the last two man hunters on the list…

Gwen noticed his worried expression. "Cody, it's okay. I'm sure they won't try anything. It's not like we're in prison or anything."

"We may as well be," Duncan chuckled.

After glaring at the convict, she turned back to Cody. "Will you be okay?"

Cody sighed. "Gwen, you don't know the Twins like Jared and I do."

Gwen turned to Jared, who gave a small shrug. "I'm kinda worried about you too, Warden. You're usually a happy-go-lucky guy. I mean, I know your friends here are in danger, but it's not like Superjail, where there aren't any rules or laws against murder."

"And, if we're lucky," Duncan added, "maybe those Twins will take care of Chris once and for all."

A short pause followed, until Cody's smile returned. "Hm. I'm not worried anymore."

-X-

Alright, I'll admit… not a great chapter. Not a sucky chapter, maybe, but definitely not a great one.

Hopefully this challenge will end soon. Like I said last time, I'm having some trouble with it. Please bear with me.

For those of you keeping score at home:

Man Hunters:

Noah – Activated

Harold – Activated

Leshawna – Activated

Izzy – Activated

Chef Hatchet – Activated

Twin 1 – Not Activated

Twin 2 – Not Activated

Eliminated Contestants:

Justin, Beth, Lindsay, Trent, Owen, Courtney, Heather, Tyler, Ezekiel, DJ, Katie, and Sadie.