Author's Note: I hope you guys are ready for the last Aftermath. This one was conceptually a little odd, but I'd like to think it presents itself exactly the way I wanted. Also I'm letting you guys vote for the winner, so leave a review telling me who you want to win. Even if you've already done so, even if it's the only word in the review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And now, the reviews!
Guest: It's always a good day when Heather's eliminated isn't it? I'm glad you like the animal buddies, the parrot in particular as that was what I was most looking forward to. and to answer your question, I'm still planning on it, but the concept has expanded to them being on a team of people who are trying to stop a time-traveling villain like in Legends of Tomorrow.
That British Guy: It did, that's why Heather made sure to get it first.
mattafat: I think you might be right on this being his first fic as a finalist. I'm really glad you picked up on what I was trying to get through with him this season. I can't talk about my future plans with him though.
Derick Lindsey: It was difficult to find a way to boot him while still being a surprise, but it looks like it paid off. The lack of Owen in Courtney's bonus clip bothered me too, and it gave me a rare opportunity to show a snippy but still polite Victor. My reasons for doing it this way are detailed in the post script, but as I'm sure you've noticed the losers aren't the focus today. And don't feel bad about the fox thing, it honestly worked out better than the cat ever would have. As for your thoughts on the World Tour newbies, I've already said that one is a Danger Island villain. So look at that however you wish :)
Remember, the finalists are DJ and Kitsune.
And here we are at the final Aftermath.
Episode 25: Aftermath IV: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
A cheesy guitar riff opened the episode to a group of purple circles flying to the top right of the screen with smaller blue ones flying in the same direction at a faster speed. A large and blocky red 'T' flashed onto the screen and descended through the circles. A 'D' and 'A' followed moments later, then the three letters slid from the left to spell 'TDA' and the word 'AFTERMATH' flew from the bottom of the screen and slammed into the acronym, bumping it up briefly and slamming back down.
The words gleamed and the 'D' quickly came forward and turned slightly to the left before returning to its original position.
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"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Chef yelled and grabbed the brickhouse, then threw him into one of the chairs. "We've got to toughen you up ya big ol' marshmallow!" he poked the boy in the chest.
"I guess I could stand to be a little tougher," DJ admitted.
"Good," Chef replied. "I'll help you man up and win this. Then you and me split the prize money."
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The 'D' came forward again and more recap footage was shown.
"Your real name is Faith Gamble?" Heather asked Kitsune.
"Yes and before you ask, I am related to that Jacob Gamble," the goofball said sadly.
"You mean the on that was married to-" Leshawna started to ask.
"The Boyfriend Strangler," the fox lover answered. "My birth mother."
The cast, except for Duncan, gasped.
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The 'D' came forward again.
The cook looked down at the weapon. "Put that thing down," he said. "I need to own up to a mistake. You were sopposed to get the pie with the less laxitives instead of the fox girl."
"Chef, you and I gotta talk," the brickhouse told him. "I don't mind you giving me lessons on tough, but I don't want you cheating for me and you never mess with my food. Ever."
"Well excuse me if I want to make sure you win so you can pay me back for my advice."
"I don't need your help to win,' DJ said threateningly before storming out. Chef watched him leave with a scornful look.
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The 'D' came foward one last time.
"I did it," Duncan said quietly.
"You did what?" His girlfriend asked dangerously.
"Heather got in my head about you havin' me whipped," he tried to explain. "So I voted with them to prove I wasn't."
Kitsune's fist clenched and her nostrils flared. But she sighed and in a rather calm voice said, "Duncan, you're not whipped."
"I know-"
"Let me finish," she interrupted. "You're not whipped because you have to have a girlfriend to be whipped. And as far as I'm concerned, you don't."
"But-" he tried pitifully.
"No," she cut him off again. "We're done." He stood there with a shocked and hurt expression.
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[A stage light pops up in front of some fake buildings and turns on; a camera with a rat on top of it comes out of a manhole; another camera comes out of the hollow of a tree, along with some garbage and a very confused raccoon. A pair of hands claps a film slate in front of the camera, and the camera flies through the film lot; Chris drives a golf cart with Chef in the passenger side in the camera's path. The host grins and waves and the cook crosses his arms and scowls as the lyrics start]
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doing fine
[The camera passes through a tree and files down a road between the studio warehouses, dodging a farm backdrop and a sunset backdrop before flying through a costume rack]
You guys are on my mind
[The camera flies up the fake mountain and peeks over the edge to see a pool of water, then jumps in]
You asked me what I wanted to be
[As the camera lands in the pool, bubbles fill the screen and then disapate to show Sugar in her bikini with a large shark behind her. The pageant queen farts as the shark opens its mouth, then it chokes]
And I think the answer is plain to see
[The camera pans up to show Harold on a surfboard hooked up to some rigging. He tries to dodge seagulls that are shooting past him like bullets, only to take one to the face and be knocked in the water.]
I wanna be... famous
[The camera quick pans to the left, showing Duncan manning what can only be described as a seagull cannon with a sadistic grin on his face. The camera pans back to show Sky looking at the punk with contempt as he fires the rest of the gulls. The camera flies between them, then pauses in front of a large door as Sasquatchanawkwa runs across it in a pink dress and boa The door opens and the camera flies into a bright light.]
I wanna live close to the sun
[The light fades into a shot of the beach set where Leshawna sits on a pool chair. She is flanked with sharks in their own chairs The camera zooms in on Leshawna as she gives a huge smile.]
Well pack your bags 'cause I've already won
[The camera pans to the right and ending up on Noah in the confessional reading a book with a smug expression pn his face and his legs propped up on the table. He leans back and goes too far as he falls backwards.]
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
I'll get there one day
[The camera quick pans to the right again to show Heather and a bald and camo cap wearing Alejandro on rock pillars against a dark backdrop. The two have dueling sticks, Heather's is blue and Alejandro's is orange. Alejandro hits Heather a few times and she responds with a jab to his face, his cap falls off and the camera quick pans down to show the hat falling perfectly on DJ's head.]
'Cause I wanna be... famous
[The camera zooms out a bit to show DJ stirring a metal pot with a smile on his face. He pulls out a small orange bottle and sprinkles something in the pot, takes out a spoon and offers it to someone off-screen; the camera zooms out more to show he was offering it to Sammy, who giggles and kisses him on the cheek. The camera pans out to show Amy watching the scene on one of two monitors in another room with a look of disgust on her face. She angrily presses a button and is surprised when an explosion rocks the other screen.]
(Na nananana nanananana nananananana)
[The camera cuts to the explosion as it fades away revealing a slightly singed Shawn nervously looking around... only to scream and run away to the right past a zombie in familliar clothing. The zombie reveals itself to be Kitsune, who giggles to herself as he runs past. The camera follows him as he runs past the Lame-o-sine then stops at the vehicle.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous (Na nananana nanananana nananananana)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous (Na nananana nanananana nananananana)
[The camera zooms in on the limousine's window, which rolls down to show a smiling Mike and Zoey. The window behind them rolls down to show Victor smiling at the couple. He opens the door with an formal bow. The camera flies past a series of flashes as if it were going down the red carpet and stops at Chris in a blue tux on the amphitheatre. The host grins and opens an evelope, then looks over at a scowling dress-wearing Chef as he holds a tray of Guilded Chris's. Chris purses his lips and gives a look to the camera. The camera zooms out to show the scene was being watched on a monitor, then pans down to Gwen and Trent, the latter strumming the last few notes of the theme on his guitar.
The camera zooms out to show the non competitors on the center couch of what looked to be the set of a talk show, flanked by two double tiered couches. On the top left: Noah, Sammy, DJ, and Tyler. On the bottom left: Zoey, Mike, Leshawna, Harold, Duncan, and Kitsune. On the top right: Staci, Malcolm, Victor, Sky, and Alejandro. And on the bottom right: Scarlett, Sugar, Shawn, Amy and Heather. The feed on the monitor fizzles out and changes to the Total Drama Action logo]
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The introduction rift played again and the audience cheered and applauded. Trent and Gwen sat on the host's couch in the middle. The other two couches had flags emblazened with the faces of the Final Two; DJ was on the left and Kitsune was on the right.
On DJ's side sat Sugar, Sky, Sammy, Tyler, Leshawna, Harold, Scarlett, Harold, Heather, Shawn, Mike, and Zoey; and to the side of the couch, sat the same purple-clad woman that was seen in a picture during 'One Flu over the Cukoos.' On Kitsune's side sat Malcolm, Duncan, Amy, Noah, Staci, Alejandro, and Victor. Off to the side were two adults, a white male with short brown hair and wearing a black t-shirt with a rock band symbol on it, and a shorter white lady with long black hair and wearing a blue polo shirt.
"Welcome to the Last Aftermath Ever!" Trent announced. "As always, I'm Trent."
"And I'm Gwen," Gwen introduced. "And today is all about our Final Two: DJ and Kitsune!"
"I gotta say, they were not my first guess for the finals," Trent commented. "But like Gwen said, we're dedicating this whole show to them; featuring exclusive pre-recorded interviews and interviews with their parents right here!" The audience cheered as the camera cut to the three adults in the room.
"We're also joined by Duncan, Alejandro, Sugar, Heather, and Victor," Gwen added as the camera cut to each loser. "But like we already said, they're not the focus of today."
"But first," Trent said. "Gwen and I cut together some footage of everybody from the whole season. Let's roll those clips!"
The camera cut to the monitor.
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Various clips were shown in rapid succession as the instrumental version of the opening theme played. First was the dancing frogs Kitsune imagined in 'Full Metal Drama,' next was Victor's formal bow at the beginning of 'Monster Cash,' then a quick clip of Heather and Sugar arguing during the bank heist in 'Ocean's Eight, or Nine' before going back to Shawn connecting two wires in 'Full Metal Drama.'
Zoey is seen charging at Chef in 'Alien Ressur-eggtion,' then Chris is seen wincing from behind the gull canon in 'Beach Blanket Bogus.' Noah's dancing from the same episode is shown, then Victor and Heather's 'kiss' from 'The Fall of the House of Gaffer.' Chris is seen shushing Amy in 'Monster Cash,' then the parrot flies off with Kitsune headband in 'Top Dog.' The final note is played as the final clip, a picture of the two cast trailers, is shown. The camera pulls back from the monitor as the audience cheers.
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"Pretty awesome season am I right?" Trent asked.
"Excuse me," Heather interrupted. "When are we getting to my interview?"
"Didn't you hear us?" Gwen asked. "You're not getting an interview. Today's about the Final Two."
"I should have been in the Final Two!" Heather yelled. "I was the one the producers wanted to face Faith!"
"If you wanted an interview, you should have lost earlier," Trent said with a grin. "Now back to the show. We figure that since Chris is busy hosting the finale, that he can't stop us from showing some exclusive never before scenes of him." The audience cheered. "But that'll be later."
"I just realized," Gwen said somewhat sadly. "After the winner's declared, we're all gonna go off and probably never see each other again. I'm really gonna miss you guys."
"We'll miss you too girl," Leshawna replied. "Now hurry up and show those clips."
"There's plenty of time for that," Trent said. "But first, how about an extended all star season finale version of 'That's Gonna Leave a Mark!"
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The fist clip was Sky hitting Harold over the head with the golden shovel in 'The Shawnshank Redemption'. Next was Kitsune getting hit with golf balls in 'Masters of Disasters', followed by Shawn and Mike getting shot by Chef in 'Alien Ressur-eggtion."
Kitsune was shown being thrown against the farm backdrop in 'Beach Blanket Bogus', then whacking Duncan over the head in 'One Million Bucks B.C.'. After that, Sugar was shown knocking Leshawna out in the boxing match during 'Million Dollar Babies'.
After that, Sammy was shown getting knocked off the monkey bars by a football in 'Masters of Disasters, followed by Zoey roundhouse kicking Chef in the stomach during 'Alien Ressur-eggtion'. Victor was shown getting hit in the eye by a paper airplane in 'Masters of Disasters', then Noah twisting his ankle and Sky getting hit in the stomach by a seagull in 'Beach Blanket Bogus'.
Kitsune was shown breaking her foot in 'Masters of Disasters', then Alejandro was shown getting hit in the groin by a glass slipper then walking into a wooden pole in 'The Princess Pride'.
"It's a bird," Trent said as Kitsune the Fantastic Fox was shown inching her way across the power lines in 'Super Zeroes', "It's a plane," Chef was shown readying a bowling ball. "It's," he threw it and hit the girl in the stomach, "incredibly painful!" Trent laughed and paused the footage.
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"What kind of show is this?" The lady sitting next Kitsune's side asked in concern.
"I'll take it you've never actually watched an episode have you?" Noah asked dryly.
"No," said the man. "We hate spoilers and since she'll either come home with the money or without it..."
"But it seems a little... dangerous," the lady added.
Trent and Gwen looked at each other, then burst into raucous laughter. The camera cut around the stage to show all the ex-contestants laughing as well.
"I'm sorry," Trent said while wiping a tear from his eye. "It's just, this is the most dangerous thing any of us has ever done."
"And I've been to juvie," Duncan added.
"Jacob," the lady said. "I think we need to have a talk with Faith the next time we see her."
"Now," Trent said as the camera cut back to him. "Who's ready for some unseen footage of Chris!" The audience cheered and the camera panned up to the monitor.
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The fist clip was a silhouette of Chris behind a shower curtain as he sang in a high pitch. "I stand against the wa-hall! Waiting for you to ask me to dance! My heart is in ya hands! Ooooo-hooooo! A white hand forcibly opened the curtain and he covered himself with his arms and screamed in an even higher pitch.
Next he was seen with a sub sandwich. He took one bite and the entire bottom half of his face was shown to be covered in mustard. And after that, he was shown asleep while sucking his thumb and holding a teddy bear.
Another clip was played. In this one, Chris is shown to be bald while getting ready for filming. A hand then sprays his bald head before putting his wig on. In the last clip, Chris comes out of his trailer in a robe and then stretches. A breeze then kicks up and his groin is unintentionally shown.
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The camera cut back to the hosts as the audience laughed. "Now wasn't that fun?" Trent asked with a smile.
"Finding out McLean's bald was my favorite part of this season," Noah said with a smirk.
"Anyway," Gwen said, "It's time for us to gain some insight into who DJ and Kitsune really are. And who better to do that than the people that raised them?"
Trent finished the introduction. "So let's give a huge welcome to Margaret Powell," the camera cut to the woman sitting next to DJ's supporters, "and Jacob and Selina Gamble!" The audience cheered as the camera cut to the couple sitting next to Kitsune's supporters.
"Ooh," Selena said while giggling. "I've never been interviewed before. How does it work?"
"We're just gonna ask the both of you some generic questions about DJ and Kitsune," Gwen explained.
"Fist question," Trent said. "What were our finalists like as kids?"
"Devon Joseph was always such a sweet boy," Margaret answered pridefully. "He always wanted to help his mama with whatever she was doin'." The audience awwed.
"I wish we could say the same for Faith," Jacob said. "She was really silly and playful when she was younger."
"Oh stop it," Selena said playfully, "Faith was an absolute angel."
"She was two when you met her," Jacob retorted. "The only thing she loved more than laughing was making other people laugh."
"Sounds like they haven't changed that much from when they were little," Gwen commented with a smile. "Well we can talk about their strengths and weaknesses all day, but you have a better perspective than we do. So what would you say was your child's biggest strengths and weaknesses when they told you about the second season?"
"I was kinda worried about Faith when she told me she'd be coming back," Selina answered. "She has a tendency to get a little obsessed, especially if she comes across someone she can't stand." The camera cut to a scowling Heather.
"Don't get me wrong, I love how my little Devon Joseph can be sweet and kind," Margaret answered. "But I was worried that someone would take advantage of that and he'd never realize. But I also told my girlfriends that he'd never be voted off because of how easily he makes friends."
"It's true," Trent replied. "How many of us can honestly say they planned on voting him off?" Sugar, Noah, and Heather raised their hands.
"Noah!" Sammy hissed.
"What? It was last season's Final Ten and he was a threat." The bookworm defended. "Ow!" He was hit with a tomato and the camera cut to Mama DJ readying another of the fruit.
"It never was easy for Faith to make friends," Selena said sadly. "Once people find out about her mother, they stay away from her."
"Hey what did we tell her four years ago?" Jacob asked his wife.
"I'm her real mother and Lola just gave birth to her," Selena answered. The camera cut around to show the ex-contestants giving sympathetic looks.
"One last question," Trent announced. "If your child wins, what do you want them to buy for you?"
"I've always wanted to take a cruise to Jamaica," Margaret answered. "I've got family there I haven't seen since I was a little girl."
"That long huh?" Duncan asked with a smirk. He was hit by a tomato.
Selena giggled. "We talked about this before she left actually. I want a new guitar and Jacob here wants his painting room remodeled."
"So you're both artists?" Gwen asked. "That's kinda cool."
"And it explains a lot about Kitsune," Trent added.
"I have a question," Selena announced. "Why do you call her Kitsune?"
"She told us that was her name," Gwen answered. "Why?"
"She tried to get that nickname started back when she was thirteen," Jacob explained. "I guess she got tired of people using the name Lola gave her."
"Lola being the birth mother?" Trent asked.
"That's the one," Selena answered. "But it never really caught on back home. It's nice to know it did here."
"Well thank you all for coming out here," Gwen told the parents. "But I'm afraid that's all the time we have for your interviews. You're more than welcome to stay and hang out for the rest of the episode."
"And you're more than welcome to stick around 'til after the break," Trent said while pointing at the camera.
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The episode returned with another flash of the Aftermath logo and back to the studio.
"Welcome back!" Trent said with a smile. "We're hangin' out with everybody as we wait for either Kitsune or DJ to be crowned the winner of Total Drama Action!" The audience cheered.
"But who's got the best chance at winning?" Gwen asked. "That's what we're about to determine."
The camera panned up to the screen.
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"First, let's talk about DJ," Trent said over a clip of him cowering in fear during 'Monster Cash'. "Let's just say the guy wasn't an obvious finalist from day one."
"Things weren't looking good for him when he joined an illegal alliance with Chef," Gwen said over a clip of him being thrown into a chair during 'Riot on Set'.
"You forgot that he was the first person picked for the Screaming Gaffers," Trent added over him being selected by Sky, "and finally managed to hook up with Sammy," their conversation under the tree during the same episode was shown.
"Of course!" Gwen exclaimed over a clip of one of his confessionals from 'The Shawnshank Redemption'. "After Sky was eliminated," the athlete was shown being escorted to the Lame-ousine, "he was the new Gaffer captain."
"A position that put him in direct conflict with Chef," Trent finished over a clip of DJ and Chef arguing in the kitchen in 'The Fall of the House of Gaffer'. "And later, Leshawna," Harold's elimination the same episode was shown. "But that move made him the safest person in the game."
"Once the merge hit," Gwen said as Chris was shown announcing the merge in 'Dial M for Merger', "He made allies of his former teammates and Kitsune," he was shown forming an alliance with Duncan, Sammy, and Kitsune.
"Unfortunately for him," Trent added over a clip of the elimination ceremony in 'Super Zeroes', "Duncan betrayed the alliance and sent Sammy home during the superhero movie." Their final moments together were shown during the same episode.
"He managed to make it through the rest of the competition more or less unnoticed," clips of him participating in challenges during 'The Princess Pride', 'Get a Clue', and 'Rock n' Rule' were shown. "But not without trying to secure his position in the game," he was shown fighting the deadly fish in 'Crouching Heather, Hidden Victor'.
"There was one close call in the space movie," Trent commented over a clip of DJ in the bottom two during '2008: A Space Od-DJ'. "But luckily for him, Victor didn't give into Sugar's blackmail."
"After winning both parts of the challenge during the animal buddy movie," Gwen said over a clip of DJ and his bear making eggs and winning the race in 'Top Dog', "he was given a free pass to the Final Three."
"Which became the Final Two once Heather was voted off and Victor was disqualified," Trent added over the elimination ceremony from that episode.
"Next up is Kitsune," Gwen said over a clip of her and Duncan running from the monster in 'Monster Cash. "Who had a hard time taking the game seriously," she was shown giggling at Duncan during 'Alien Ressurr-eggtion'.
"Like DJ, she was also the first one picked for her team," Trent said over a clip of her being picked by Victor in 'Riot on Set'. "But with Duncan on the other team, there was bound to be conflict," she and Duncan were shown talking during 'Beach Blanket Bogus'.
"While tensions with her boyfriend mounted," Gwen said as the goofball was shown arguing with him in 'One Flu Over the Cuckoos', "she also found time to make an enemy out of Heather," the two were shown arguing in 'The Fall of the House of Gaffer'.
"And to make matters worse for her, she broke her foot during a challenge," Trent said over a clip of the injury in 'Masters of Disasters'. "Luckily for her Sugar had someone she wanted to get rid of more," Shawn's elimination during 'Full Metal Drama' was shown.
"But her luck ran out when long time rival Alejandro made his way back to the game," Gwen said over a clip of the charmer's appearance during 'Ocean's Eight, or Nine'. "Or did it?" The elimination ceremony from that episode was shown.
"Due to some crazy voting rules," Trent answered as Chris was shown asking about the votes against Alejandro, "Kitsune managed to stay in the game," Victor was shown in the Lame-ousine.
"But she was stuck with three untrustworthy teammates," Gwen said over a split screen of a nervous Kitsune on the left and the rest of the Grips smirking at her on the right. "Then she had her biggest secret revealed," Heather and Alejandro were shown giving the goofball a hard time in 'One Million Bucks B.C.', "and her boyfriend said probably the most insensitive thing you could say to someone like her," Duncan's comment was shown, followed by Kitsune running away from the tar pit in the same episode.
"But it did lead to her and Alejandro getting closer," Trent said as the charmer was shown offering her to join him in his gourmet meal in the same episode. "And she eventually forgave Duncan," the goofball was shown making up with the punk in 'Million Dollar Babies'.
"You forgot the part where she beat the crap out of him," Gwen commented as their wrestling match from the same episode was shown. "Anyway, once the merge hit she quickly allied herself with the Gaffers," the goofball was shown allying with Duncan, DJ, and Sammy in 'Dial M for Merger."
"But everything fell apart for her once Duncan betrayed them," Trent said as Sammy's elimination was shown from 'Super Zeroes', followed by her breaking up with Duncan in the same episode.
"In complete desperation, she made an alliance with Alejandro," Gwen said over a clip of the two talking in 'The Princess Pride', "Which had the added bonus of making Duncan crazy jealous," she added over a clip of Duncan scowling at the two.
"Then she went on a roll of winning challenges," Trent said over clips of her winning in 'Get a Clue', 'Rock n' Rule' and 'Crouching Heather, Hidden Victor'. "But not without a controversial elimination," he added over a clip of Alejandro's elimination.
"Alejandro's elimination left people wondering how she could vote off someone she'd become so close to," Gwen explained over clips of her and Alejandro's movie night during 'Get a Clue', as well as Victor talking about how he couldn't trust her in 'Crouching Heather, Hidden Victor' and '2008: A Space Od-DJ,
"In the end, she was finally able to get rid of her biggest enemy," Trent said as Heather's elimination in 'Top Dog' was shown. "And with absolutely no help from her animal buddy," her numerous confrontations with the parrot in the same episode were shown.
"And after Victor's elimination," Gwen said over a clip of the gentleman being disqualified, "she was part of the Final Two."
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"But who's gonna win?" Trent asked as the camera cut back to the hosts. "DJ's easily stronger and more athletic, but Kitsune's pretty smart and has been known to come up with some awesome plans on the fly. So it really is anyone's game."
"And I bet you guys are wanting to see these interviews we talked about?" Gwen asked and the crowd went wild. She smiled and laughed and said "well we'll get to that. But first, Trent and I wanna show you some clips of our favorite moments from each finalist."
"And also some never-before-seen footage of them not acting the way you'd think they would," Trent finished. "It's time for Finalists: Their Best and Worst!"
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"My best DJ moment?" Trent asked as a clip of the brickhouse on the surfboard during 'Beach Blanket Bogus' started. He wobbled on it a bit before gaining his balance and smiled... until a shark jumped and ate his swim trunks. He quickly covered his censored groin and ran out of the studio past Chef. "That hilarious moment."
"I kinda liked this one," Gwen said as a clip from 'Super Zeroes' played. DJ threw his shield off-screen and Chris followed it with his eyes, looking in a different direction every so often as the sound of impact could be heard. Strangely enough, the final place the shield traveled was back to DJ. He caught it with a smirk.
"But we can all agree that this was definitely his worst moment behind the scenes," Trent said as a clip of Chef walking toward DJ with a smile on his face was shown. The camera pulled back to show that he was carrying a pile of folded laundry, and the brickhouse accepted it with a smile of his own. "You see, while everyone else smelled like a donkey in August, DJ was getting his laundry done every other day."
The audience gasped and the camera cut to the annoyed and angry look of some of the losers.
"And here's my favorite Kitsune moment," Gwen said over a clip from 'Monster Cash'.
The camera flashed to the inside of the girls' trailer, who were also deciding their sleeping arrangements.
"Since no one really likes them," Kitsune suggested, "Amy and Heather should bunk together."
"Yeah that was funny," Trent said with an audible smile. "But here's mine," he finished as a clip from 'Million Dollar Babies' was shown.
Kitsune smiled softly, then suddenly grabbed Duncan's shirt collar and dragged him close to her. "But if you ever compare me to that woman again, I'll make you wish I was like her. Understood?" He nodded with panicked look. "Good."
"And for the worst?" Gwen asked as another clip played.
Kitsune was sitting outside the girls' trailer when Chef arrived holding a basket of cookies.
"What's all this?" Kitsune asked.
"Cookiegram," the cook answered as he handed her the basket. "Sent fromt the girls of the Total Drama Fan Club fro all the girls to share."
"Aww," she said. "That's so cool."
There was a bit of static, and the camera cut to the goofball shoving handfuls of cookies into her mouth. "Don't judge me!" She yelled.
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"We were supposed to get cookies?" Sammy asked as the camera cut back to the studio.
"Forget that," Heather said. "Why is DJ still here if he had that advantage?"
"Speaking as someone who's been the only guy in the room with clean clothes," Duncan spoke up, "It's not an advantage."
"When's this stupid interview with those two?" Amy rudely asked.
"It's right now actually," Trent answered. The audience cheered as the camera cut back to the monitor.
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The static on the monitor cut to the two hosts and the two finalists sitting at a picnic table near the boys' trailer in the film lot.
"Thanks for meeting us guys," Trent said to the Final Two.
"It's no big deal," Kitsune replied with a dismissive hand wave.
"So the first question's pretty obvious," Gwen said. "How do you feel about being the Final Two?"
"Let me get back to you when I'm sure I won't wake up," Kitsune joked, causing everyone there to laugh. "But seriously, I never really realized that I could make the finals."
"It took a while to sink in," DJ commented. "But knowin' I'm this close. Man I don't know how to feel."
"Fair enough," Trent said. "What was your favorite challenge?"
"What you mean like the challenge itself or the theme?" Kitsune asked.
"Both," Gwen answered.
"Well in that case, I liked the Animal Buddy movie for the theme," DJ answered. "And for the actual challenge, I liked the Rock 'n' Roll Biopic."
"That one takes it for theme with me," Kitsune said. "But the challenge itself, I loved the horror movie."
"Who was your favorite, and least favorite castmate?" Trent asked.
"I'm a huge fan of Victor's, "Kitsune answered. "We just need more people like him in the world."
"I don't think you had to ask me that one," DJ said with a small laugh. "My favorite person is Sammy." Gwen awwed. "And my least favorite?"
"Heather," both the finalists said simultaneously.
"And the last question," Gwen said. "If there was only one thing people would remember you for, what would you want it to be?"
"That's a tough one," Kitsune said while rubbing her chin. "But I guess it'd have to be my uniqueness. I mean how many people have you met that are anything like me?"
"I'd imagine we'll be seeing a lot more like you in the next few months," Gwen answered with a smirk. "What about you DJ?"
"I taught a bear how to cook," the brickhouse said with pride.
"That is better than mine," Kitsune said.
Trent laughed. "All right, well we're gonna let you enjoy your day off."
"Cool," DJ said. "And it was great to see you guys."
"Same here," Gwen said with a smile. "Good luck in the finale. Both of you."
"Thanks," Kitsune said with a smile.
XXX
The screen cut to static. "Sorry guys," Trent said as the feed cut to the Final Two running to or from something. "But it looks like DJ and Kitsune are headed to the finish line right now!"
The camera cut to the nervous anticipation of the finalists' parents before cutting back to the monitor. DJ pulled ahead of Kitsune, then Kitsune pulled ahead of DJ, and the process repeated.
"And the winner of Total Drama Action is..." Gwen announced.
The camera cut to the backstage entrance, then the screen faded to white as the audience cheered.
(Roll the credits)
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(Bonus Clip)
Trent and Gwen stood outside the door to the green room playing rock, paper, scissors. Trent threw rock and Gwen threw paper.
"Hah!" The goth cheered. "I win!"
"Come on," her boyfriend whined. "One more game."
"You said that five games ago," Gwen pointed out with a smirk. "You lost, and that means you have to tell the divas that they're not getting interviewed.
"Fine," he huffed. "I still say there's no real scenario where a piece of paper can beat a rock." He opened the door and walked inside, and a moment later Heather and Sugar were heard yelling.
Gwen just giggled and walked away.
Author's Note Post Script: I'll be honest, I'm not sure how this one will go over. I never did like how pointless this episode was in canon (I only just realized that 25 and 26 were a two part finale. Like, as I finished the bonus clip) so the plan was either 'Mutiny on the Soundstage' as the Final three or an Aftermath. I decided on the Aftermath featuring their parents because, well I'm not sure where I got the idea from but I like it.
I hope you enjoyed everything. Like I said I did at point plan on this being the Final Three, but that would have made the finalists way too obvious.
One more thing. At this point, I cannot decide who should be the winner. So I'll need everyone to post a review, even if it's just the name of who you want to win, even if you've already said who you want to win. I've already gotten some votes from people I know in real life. That's right, I'm letting you guys vote on the winner.
Like I said earlier, I'm off work this week, so the Finale will be posted Wednesday March 14th. And the following Sunday will be the reunion special.
As always there's probably more that I'm forgetting right now and will answer in reviews. I'm looking forward to see who you choose.
With that I'm signing off
-TotalDramaFan14
RDA ELIMINATION TABLE:
16th Place: Mike/Zoey
15th Place: Zoey/Mike
14th Place: Amy
13th Place: Noah
12th Place: Sky
11th Place: Harold
10th Place: Shawn
Eliminated: Victor
9th Place: Leshawna
8th Place: Sammy
7th Place: Duncan
6th Place: Alejandro
5th Place: Sugar
4th Place: Heather
3rd Place: Victor