Last time on Total Drama Campgrounds, a brutal series of water challenges brought the campers, to their KNEES! Some more than others. Max and Ivan duked it out, but when Ivan failed to win either challenge for his team, it was the Lion's on the chopping block. And even though it was Ivan who was set to get the boot, it was no-nonsense nose picker Kirsten, who instead walked the plank! Who will find themselves riding out of here tonight on total…Drama…CAMPGROUNDS!
_Theme Song_
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine…
Chris stands at the entrance to the camp, smiling, until the camera flies by and knocks him over.
You guy's are on my mind…
The camera lifts up and over the cliff, and plunges into the ocean.
You asked me what I wanted to be…
Norm is surfing a wave, and it crashes into the dock that overlooks the ocean.
And now I think the answer is plain to see…
Ronny is laughing at Norm, but Wanda looks at him in disapproval.
I wanna be famous…
Ivan slashes at several small wooden posts with his sword really quickly, and bows at the camera as they all fall over.
I wanna live close to the sun…
Phillipi is sitting by one of the picnic table and it explodes, as he runs away, Elysa pops her out of the ground and she is laughing.
Well pack your bags cause I've already won…
Bruno is lifting one of the picnic tables up with one hand, as Danni, Lola, and Taylor sit on top of it and admire him, he rips his shirt off and winks at them.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way…
Candy dances out of the confessional booth.
I'll get there one day-ay!...
Chef is laughing as a huge pot boils in the kitchen, with Omar and Connor dangling over it, Omar is actually scared, but Connor remains calm.
Cause I wanna be famous…
Kirsten glares at Chef in anger, as Haley simply flips through her book in the background.
Na-Nananana-Nananana-Na-Na-Nana-Nana-Na
Kimmy runs past Donovan, and as she does, she runs past a mud puddle, causing him to get angry and chase her, but as he does, a giant squid rises out of the lake and scares them away, as Mona laughs at them both from the sidelines.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!...
Quill skateboards up the cliff, and as he gets to the top, he flies off.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!...
Quill and his skateboard fall down, as the time changes from day to night, where Todd sits down next to Azalea who is meditating near the bonfire pit.
Whistling…
Max pops up behind Todd and Azalea, and points at the camera, as it zooms out, showing all twenty-two contestants sitting around the bonfire, and Chris and Chef, as the sign that says Total Drama Campgrounds lights up, and the camera goes down.
_End of Theme Song_
At whatever time it was, when Chris decided to be Chris, the familiar buzz of the bullhorn rang over the loudspeakers, and of course, out walked nineteen groggy teens, with the twentieth, being Ivan, whom of course, was not tired at all. The campers sleepily dragged themselves into the mess hall, where Chef, being Chef of course, served them up some unidentifiable slop. And of course the first to complain was…
"Brown slop…, AGAIN?! Don't you guys know how to make SALAD or something?" Lola growled fiercely.
"Don't you know how to make your voice go up in lower octaves…?" Connor asked flatly, as he raised a brow towards her. The response was Connor receiving a face full of the brown goop. Of course, Lola was still bitter with a certain warrior from her team, and turned her attention toward him.
"So Ivan…, feel like losing for us AGAIN today?!" Lola asked angrily, placing her hands on her hips.
"Hey, give him a break! He did his best! It's not like he lost on purpose," Candy said, "At least he was trying." Lola retorted with a glare, and stood up sharply, causing Ivan, Omar, Mona, and Ronny all to look up at her, as well as Candy.
"You know what! Go on and defend him, cause next time we lose, one of YOU TWO will be going home, GUARANTEED!" Lola screamed as she began to walk out, but as she got to close to the door, it slammed open, allowing Chris to walk in, effectively knocking Lola over. "Ugh…, Chris! YOU IDIOT!"
"Oops." Chris said with a slight chuckle, "Anyhow, today's challenge is a classic summer camp battle of CAPTURE THE FLAG!" This caused several groans, a few shrugs, and even fewer cheers, but one of the happiest campers, was Omar.
"YES! CAPTURE THE FLAG! My favorite down-time activity! It gives me the perfect opportunity to showcase my ninja training!" Omar said with a swift nod, this got him many odd looks, a few raised eyebrows, a chuckle, and a hug from Mona.
"That's right Omar, it's time for backstabbing, deception, cuts, scrapes, and my personal favorite: PAIN!" Chris cheered with a look of excitement appearing on his face. "Now, gear up, and meet me in front of the woods in thirty minutes, this could get UGLY!" After Chris was done his introduction of the challenge, the campers dispersed.
The Dolphins were gathered in the boys side of their cabin. Donovan and Connor were sitting next to each other on a bottom bunk, while laying on the same bed, was Todd. Azalea meditated on the bed right across, Max leaned on the wall next to her. Taylor, Kimmy, and Haley all sat on a top bunk, while Quill and Elysa laid on the floor. Norm was the only active one, running in circles around the room.
"Can we actually take this challenge seriously?"
"Norm…, we've taken every challenge seriously…," Kimmy pointed out, "that's why we keep winning."
"No! That's where you're wrong! We aren't active enough, Connor and Donovan are barely even strong enough to keep their heads up!"
Max randomly spun into the center of his room on his head, and fell down, looking up at Norm. "Hi."
"Wh…, what the hell man?! Why are you so weird?!" Norm replied.
(Confessional)
Norm: WHY IS HE SO WEIRD?!
Max: Why is who so weird? Who was he talking to?
(End)
"Anyway, who cares! Strength means everything! We gotta keep on workin' if we're gonna keep on winnin'!" Norm stated.
"Oh my g…, can we just lose already, so we can vote you off…?" Haley said, with a roll of her eyes, this caused everyone, including Connor, to gasp.
(Confessional)
Connor: Did she…
Taylor: …just…
Kimmy: …tell Norm off?
Donovan: GO HALEY!
Max: Girls got guts, girls gotta GO!
Norm: That girl must not know who I am! I'll knock some sense into her though! She won't be here much longer if I have anything to say about it!
Haley: What?
(End)
Meanwhile, the Lion's were in the girls side of their cabin, discussing their tactics. Omar and Mona sat together on the bed, while Candy laid on that same bed. Bruno was sitting against the wall in between the two sides, while Wanda sat on a top bunk, that Ronny was hanging off of upside down. Phillipi sketched in his pad on the other side of the room from Omar and Mona, Lola painted her nails, while Ivan, like Norm, was the only active person, practicing his sword play in the center of the room.
"Why is that the only thing you know how to do?!" Lola growled, "Practicing in case you finally go home tonight?"
"Okay…, first off, that didn't even make sense," Candy said with a facepalm, "secondly, at least he TRIES in challenges. All you do is complain the whole time!"
"If all we're going to do is fight, then why even bother trying to win…?" Phillipi asked, with a raise of his eyebrow.
"Quit being so pessi-…, pess, sad, and actually be positive for once!" Bruno stated, "With the help of ME, we can totally win this challenge!"
"Oh yeah…, cause you're such a team player…," Wanda snarked, as she folded her arms in the direction of Bruno.
(Confessional)
Wanda: Bruno is such a sore sport, all he does is complain about losing, but contributes nothing to overall effort of the team, maybe if he was actually helpful, we'd be winning more CHALLENGES!
(End)
"Guys, guys…, let's just relax, we got a nice groooove goin', let's keep this at a coo-," Ronny was soon interrupted by a hard smack on the back of his head.
"This is no time for STUPID Ronny!" Lola complained, "We're LOSING! We do NOT have a good groove going!"
"At least he's being positive…," Mona argued.
"You're right, at least he's not USELESS like Ivan!" Lola stammered.
"I try my best…," Ivan said disgracefully, as he sat down, and rubbed his arm.
(Confessional)
Lola: This team…, UGGGGGGGH! They couldn't BE any more stupid!
Bruno: Lola may be annoying…, but she is right about Ivan, the guy's a hazard to us in challenges…, and hey, better him than me!
Phillipi: I'm sick of hearing these bozo's voices…
(End)
Eventually, the whole entire room broke out into an uproar, nearly everyone was in some sort of argument, except for Omar that is. Mona, Candy, and Lola were arguing, Wanda started an argument with Ronny, Ivan and Bruno were fighting, and Phillipi was muttering death threats beneath his breath in the corner. Eventually, Omar finally snapped.
"EVERYONE BE QUIET!"
This caused the entire room to gasp, and look at Omar with shocked expressions.
(Confessional)
Omar: Okay, everyone was arguing! It's rule number one of being the hero, you have to bring peace between friends, before bringing it to the evil.
(End)
"We can't argue, don't you see? That's why we keep losing! We actually have to try, we have to bring ourselves together to win this challenge! For we are, the. Fighting. LIONS!" Omar cheered, as he thrusted his fist into the air, at first, no one reacted, but Ivan and Mona started clapping, and soon after, Candy, Phillipi, and Ronny joined in. Finally, even Wanda and Bruno did, and just for the sake of fitting in, Lola did as well. "See, that's more like it, now let's get out there and win this thing!"
(Confessional)
Bruno: Okay…, so I was just humoring the geek, I mean, sure, it was a good speech and all, but seriously? It doesn't mean me and Omar are cool or anything, it just means he's good at making speeches.
Ronny: You go Omar! Show them what the power of positivity can DO brotha!
Mona: Can you believe Omar? That was so COOL! He's like a real life hero! He single-handedly gave the entire team inspiration! SOOOO COOL!
(End)
After a half hour of team meetings, the campers all met up in the designated spot, where Chris was waiting for them.
"Well, well campers! 'Bout time ya got here," Chris said, with a sadistic grin, "You guys ready for a good old fashioned game of Capture the Flag?"
"No…," Donovan muttered, "…I HATE getting dirty!" this caused Bruno to snicker a bit, before Chris directed Bruno's attention back to the him.
"Campers, there is always two sides in Capture the Flag, so for this challenge, we're using the entire forest as one side, and the entire rest of the camp, ranging from the lake, all the way to the ocean, for the other! You have an hour to hide your flag, and the entire rest of the day to search for the enemy flag," Chris explained. "Now, since the Dolphin's have won two challenges in a row, they get to pick their side."
(Confessional)
Max: Traditionally, you'd think that picking the forest would be a good idea because of the cover, buuut…, I'm gonna pick it because of all of the dirt and bugs. I'm sure noooo one on my team will mind!
(End)
"Oh guys, can we please pick the field! There's d…, dirt in the forest!" Donovan said, quaking.
"No way! The forest has the best cover! We're totally picking the forest, Chris!" Kimmy demanded, as Donovan looked wide-eyed into the woods.
"Okay, well. Seems like we have our minds made up, the Dolphin's will be taking the woods! Meanwhile, the Lion's get the field!" Chris stated, "now, go hide your flags, and await my whistle."
After Chris dismissed them, the Dolphin's set off into the woods to hide their flag, however, the entire way, Donovan whined.
"Ohhhh come on, this is so gross! Dirt, mud, BUGS! Ahhhhhh, the insectoid species is trying to EAT ME!"
"SHUT UP DONOVAN!"
"No way Kimmy, this is gross…, there's no way we can win!" Donovan said angrily, but Todd put his hand on Donovan's shoulder.
"Dude, no worries. You can always just shower later, it's fun to hang outdoors, you'll be fine bro!"
(Confessional)
Donovan: There is two things I'm more worried about than the dirt, one: getting lost! Almost all of my colleagues are imbeciles, and will probably leave me here amongst the foliage. And two: BRUNO! Oh man, I'd much rather BE lost than have to meet up with THAT GUY!
(End)
"So…, ummm, do you guys think it would be obvious to hide the flag IN the bear cave?" Todd asked.
"Of course not!" Max exclaimed, "By all means, hide it in the bear cave! I see no problem with that."
"Okay…, then the bear cave it is!" Norm agreed, "now, let's get PHYSICAL!"
Meanwhile, the Lion's were hiding their flag.
"The island in the middle of the lake, PERFECT idea!" Mona agreed, as she set the flag down dead center. "It may be close to the woods, but it's definitely a speed trap."
"Ugh…, it's so hot out…," Lola said, as Candy shoved her into the water.
"There, that oughta cool ya down a bit," Candy said with a chuckle, as the loudspeaker's hummed, and the familiar whistle was heard. The game's had begun.
And there you have it guys. I'M BACK! WILL THE LION'S LOSE AGAIN? Or will the Dolphin's finally lose their winning streak.
I guess you'll just have to wait huh?
Right now, this will be the only story of MINE that I'm working on, as I've been busy with work.
However, I AM working on a team up story with Mentosgoboom, perhaps you've heard of him? Expect that to be out shortly! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Til' Next Time, Peace Out!