Once again, I got excellent reviews for the last chapter! Seriously, you guys rock!
NerdyBarista: First of all, you seem to be the only person who acknowledged my theme song opening! You noticed several moments of foreshadowing, most notably Pablo's scheming; however there are also some other moments of foreshadowing that you missed, some of which aren't going to appear until much later in the story.
It's actually pretty easy to write for Owen, since I do love food. I just exaggerate that a bit, and presto! An Owen scene! XD Cameron and Cody's friendship is an example of a quick random idea I threw in there, but it works! I do like Bridgette and Courtney's friendship (as well as Bridgette and Gwen's friendship and the newly rekindled Gwen and Courtney friendship) so you'll see plenty of that in this story. You've indeed picked up on how Gwen's behavior is becoming somewhat similar to Courtney in her relationship with Duncan; that was a deliberate decision on my part, and it's going to continue. I'm glad you loved the Blues Clues joke, and I only picked up on the irony of Scott having to rely on B as I was typing it. B is indeed a pretty nice guy; I guess.. (He's not exactly the liveliest personality)
JoLer might be a better couple name than JyLer, but I'm not sure. Also, Anne Maria was a member of the Mutant Maggots, not the Toxic Rats. Just felt like I had to point that out. Lindsay becoming more of an idiot really bugged me, especially since I liked Lindsay's character arc in Total Drama Action (The only other characters I can praise in season two are Harold, DJ, and perhaps Heather) since she proved that she wasn't a complete moron, and could have smart moments, and she even learned how to be a decent leader. Of course, most of this was thrown out the window for World Tour (Although there were shades of Lindsay still being a good leader when she was on Team Victory).
Courtney is indeed changing for the better, and by the end of this episode (i.e. next chapter) she will continue to develop into a better person. Sierra is indeed happy with being friends with Cody, and I'm not sure if Sierra will find a boyfriend in this story. I wasn't planning on it at first, but she might...
Viktoriya does pay attention to the contestants; she's in the competition to win, and she needs to know who is a threat to her victory. It's true that Lindsay has been tricked by every major antagonist (although ironically she was one of the only contestants whose elimination was not caused in anyway by Alejandro). It's true that Tyler's rant had a good point, but Tyler could have expressed it much less harshly; particularly if he brought up these issues earlier rather than bottling them up.
Pablo being a foil to Scott was pretty much unintentional, but it was a good point. Scott already had a great foil in Jo though: both of them were smart and manipulative players who knew how to play the game, but whereas Jo used those skills to lead her team to victory, Scott used those skills to lead his team to failure. However, in this story, Pablo's main foil will be Jerome, which also started off unintentionally. Jerome also has a foil in Viktoriya, although that was more deliberate. I'm glad you enjoyed Pablo's reveal; he will indeed be a powerful adversary, since I didn't want to write a boring villain (i.e. Justin).
You caught on to the fact that Jo was the only one who didn't react to Tyler's rant last chapter, and that was deliberate; this will be addressed in this chapter. And finally, don't feel bad for your phone jumping the gun; I frequently read and review stories on my iPod Touch and have done the same thing. Anyway, once again, a long response to your review, but that's because I love them!
Sierraandcody625: I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves BBQ sauce! There are certainly similarities to Total Drama Returns, which is why I'm probably going to do an episode based on it at some point. I'm glad you saw Pablo's evilness coming; I wanted to write him as slowly becoming more and more suspicious, so that some readers would predict the twist. Indeed, Trierra, Jyler, and Cam-Bridge are cute ideas for Crack-pairings, but I love crack-pairings in general! It's a good question to ask about how many Steve camps there are, but an even better question is how on earth did Harold have enough time to go to all of them?! XD I'm actually going to address that question later on, but the answer isn't going to be as humorous as you would think.
RedEyedWarrior: I'm glad the plot twist surprised you. I'm glad that you found Pablo's motivation understandable since that's exactly what I was going for when I first created him. Indeed, I don't blame Tyler for being frustrated with Lindsay either, although Tyler could have and should have been less cruel in expressing his frustration. It's true that Lindsay needs to become smarter if she wants to have a serious relationship, which just might happen later on. I could rant all day about the problems with relationships nowadays, but I'm already typing way too many words for these review responses! I'm glad that you thought that my last chapter was brilliant. I'm glad that you're taking such a liking to Jerome! And yes, seeing Alejandro react to the Heather/Jerome friendship/relationship is something I'm looking forward to writing when the Playa De Losers chapter comes up.
zquest: Looks like you have thing for Lindsay! Lol. Lindsay's dumbness can be cute in fiction, but in real life it would cause problems, which is one of the reasons I broke up the Tyler and Lindsay relationship. Anyways, Owen and Leshawna getting kicked out of the buffet and dance-club respectively were among my favorite jokes in the last chapter.
slendie258: Wow, you lost sympathy for both Tyler and Pablo extremely quickly, lol. I have a feeling that you'll warm up to Tyler again in the next few chapters, but Pablo's behavior is only going to get worse. I'm glad that you think I'm doing a good job with the jokes; when I was first going over my reviews, I noticed that most of them were talking more about the story and characters than the comedy, so I was concerned that my story wasn't funny. But my more recent reviews have been informing me that I've been doing a good job with bringing the laughs to this story, which makes me glad. Your eager waiting has paid off; enjoy this chapter!
Potterpalgirl123: I'm glad that you find this story really funny! All of my favorite stories either make me laugh or cry (or preferably both, depending on which scene I'm reading) so I try to put in plenty of funny moments, in addition to the dramatic moments. I'm glad that you didn't see the twist about Pablo coming; I have a feeling that you're really going to enjoy Pablo as a villain; I already have plans for many of Pablo's despicable acts in this story. I wasn't planning on redoing the 6teen parody from Total Drama Action, but now that you've brought it up, I just might do that as an excuse to throw in more foreshadowing. lol.
Wow, I probably typed up too much for these responses, but I love your guys' reviews that much, so be sure to keep them coming.
Episode Three: Paintball Returns Yet Again, Part 1
"Last time on Total Drama Fan-Fiction Theater…" Chef narrates.
"The three teams had to write their own fan-fiction, featuring a crack-pairing that was randomly selected by giant slot machine.
All three teams did a good job writing them down, but acting them out was another story! The only team that impressed me was the Fanon Fixers, who did an excellent job acting out their SierraXTrent story.
The Shipping Sailors lost again when Lindsay in her stupidity thought that Tyler was breaking up with her to date Jo. However, this wasn't a fluke; Lindsay's confusion on the situation was magnified by Pablo, who revealed that he wasn't nearly as innocent as you thought! Yeah, turns out the poor Brazilian boy is one bad dude.
Obviously, the Sailors decided to send Lindsay packing, but not before being nastily insulted by Tyler, leading to them ironically breaking up for real! Will the Shipping Sailors become the obligatory "inferior team"? Or will their fortunes reverse? Find out right now on Total. Drama. Fan-Fiction Theater!"
The next morning was awkward for Tyler. It was a shame, since DJ made waffles for breakfast, but Tyler couldn't appreciate them. He was sitting with all of his teammates, and three of them (Cody, Courtney, and Justin) were glaring at him for what had happened last night.
Tyler finally responded "Look guys! I feel really bad about what happened! I already feel terrible about it; you don't need to make me feel guiltier! Besides, I'm trying my best to apologize to Lindsay!" Tyler then pulled out his cell phone. "I tried to call her five times this morning, but she won't pick up! I can't tell if she's still mad at me or if she forgot how to use her phone…"
Cody, Courtney, and Justin all frowned at Tyler's comment. Tyler realized that he accidentally called Lindsay stupid. "Wait, that's not what…"
"Come on guys." Justin told the geek and C.I.T. "Let's get out of here before Tyler starts insulting us."
All three of them left the table, leaving Tyler with only Jo for company. Jo surprised Tyler when she put her hand on his shoulder and said "I'm sorry for what happened. Frankly, I don't see why everyone is so mad at you; I would have told Lindsay the same thing!"
Tyler sighed "Well it still wasn't right the way I hurt Lindsay's feelings. So I kinda had this coming."
Jo frowned. "Nonsense! Sure you were mean, but that's not a reason to shun a teammate! Don't worry; I've got your back, even if everyone else doesn't."
Tyler let a small smile appear on his face as he responded "Thanks Jo."
Confessional
Jo: Tyler's going through a rough patch in his life; his girlfriend broke up with him, his friends are shunning him, and now he probably feels alone and miserable. So the right thing to do in this situation is to be Tyler's friend. (After a small beat, Jo continues) That way I can manipulate him into being in an alliance without him knowing!
Gwen ended up sitting next to Courtney. The Goth and C.I.T. were having a conversation about the game.
"So if you won the prize money, what would you do with it? Gwen asked her friend.
Courtney smiled. "I'd use most of it to pay for Law school. "How about you?"
Gwen shrugged, and said "I guess I would use it to pay for Art school."
"Art school? Absolutely pathetic." A third voice said rudely. Viktoriya had gotten her breakfast and just sat down across from Gwen. "That's a waste of all that money. Art isn't going to solve the problems of the world."
Gwen frowned "Well, what would you do with the prize money, Miss Condescending?"
Viktoriya smirked. "I would use it to start my own Solar panel company! It would provide a cheap source of energy that doesn't negatively impact the environment. You see, my use of the prize money is selfless, unlike the rest of you losers, who will use it for selfish reasons."
Both Courtney and Gwen frowned at this, and left their current table to sit somewhere away from Viktoriya. Courtney said "I can't believe that I'm switching seats again!"
Cody ate with Heather; the two have been on friendly terms ever since the end of World Tour. "So Heather, did you enjoy your night on the town?"
Heather smiled and said "Yeah. Me, Jerome, and Harold went to a BBQ restaurant." Heather then sighed dreamily.
Cody smiled and then teased Heather by saying "Well somebody has a crush!"
Heather frowned. "No I don't! I don't even know what you're talking about!"
Cody smirked. "I'm talking about how you screamed that Jerome wasn't ugly yesterday."
Heather blushed. "You heard that?"
"Everybody in the tent heard you Heather!"
Heather sighed. "OK fine, I kinda like Jerome? Happy?"
Meanwhile, Sierra and Pablo were talking about all the Total Drama World Tour episodes they had watched last night.
"So who is your favorite Total Drama contestant Pablo?" Sierra asked the Brazilian.
"I would say...Cody. He's so nice!" Pablo responded.
"No way! He's my favorite too!"
Confessional:
Pablo: (Chuckles, before speaking) I can't believe she bought that! Seriously, my favorite contestant is Alejandro. That guy knew how to play to win. Seriously, he almost single handily took out Team Victory, which was a brilliant strategic move. Out of all the teams, Team Victory had the most members who in previous seasons made it to the merge. In a similar matter, I should focus my sights on the Fanon Fixers. Two-thirds of their members have made it to the merge at least once; not to mention they have more members than any other team.
Meanwhile, Jo ended up thinking almost the same thing. She realized that her team, down to five members, was at a major disadvantage with the other teams. She decided that she needed to 'even the playing fields' so to speak. Jo looked over, and noticed Anne Maria and Leshawna were sitting together, which didn't make since but it had to happen for plot reasons. Jo also noticed that Anne Maria had a can of hair spray next to her, that she wasn't using since she was busy eating.
Jo thought to herself "If I steal her hair spray, Anne Maria will assume that her team stole it, and then they will be too busy arguing to properly focus on today's challenge!" Just after that thought came to her, a hand appeared from under the table that Anne Maria was at, and swiped away the hair spray.
Jo frowned, because somebody else stole her idea to sabotage the Fanon Fixers! She then noticed Pablo hurrying out of the tent, with something in his pocket. Of course, nobody else noticed; they were too busy focusing on the fight between Anne Maria and Leshawna!
"All right Leshawna! Give me back my hair spray!" Anne Maria yelled at the ghetto girl.
"I did not take your stupid hair spray!" Leshawna insisted. "But I should thank whoever did, since I couldn't breathe with you sprayin' that crap everywhere!"
"That's it! Nobody insults my beauty products!" Anne Maria then tackled Leshawna.
Jo ignored the fight between Anne Maria and Leshawna, and went outside the tent, and found Pablo throwing Anne Maria's hair spray in a garbage can.
"Well what do we have here?" Jo said.
Pablo turned around, feeling shocked. "Oh, hi Jo! How are you doing this fine morning?"
"I'm busting a rat!" Jo responded. "I can't believe you started that fight between Anne Maria and Leshawna!"
Pablo smirked. "I have a feeling that the only reason you care about that is because you wanted to do it first."
Jo looked really surprised. "How did you know?!"
"I know because both of our teams share a common enemy; the Fanon Fixers. That's why I propose we enter an alliance Jo."
Jo looked very suspicious. "What kind of an alliance?"
"An alliance dedicated to taking out the Fanon Fixers." Pablo explained calmly. "If left alone, the Fanon Fixers will outnumber both of our teams, and defeat our teams each time. But if we work together to take them down, then we can guarantee that our teams will make it to the merge."
Jo smiled. "I like the way you think kid. Count me in!"
"Wait just a minute!" A third voice suddenly announced. The poor boy and female jock turned around to see Viktoriya glaring at them.
"You can't just start an alliance like this without me!" Viktoriya declared.
Confessional:
Viktoriya: Alliances are a great way to increase your chance for victory. And since I deserve the prize more than anybody else, I shall obtain victory by any means necessary.
Pablo smirked "You are more than welcome to join our alliance Viktoriya! Now then, let's discuss a game plan. During today's challenge, I will find a way to sabotage the Fixers, while you two ensure that our teams don't lose."
Jo smirked "If there is anyone who can lead a team of five to victory, it's me!"
"And I'm going to make sure that the Sue Crew keeps on winning." Said Viktoriya.
Pablo then shook hands with both Jo and Viktoriya. All of a sudden, Chef Hatchet announced in a loud voice "Breakfast is over maggots! Now get your butts to the Western set for today's challenge!"
The remaining twenty-two teens quickly followed Chef's order, and made their way to the Western film set, first seen in the Total Drama Action episode: '3:10 to Crazytown.'
"All right maggots, today's challenge is a variation on a classic Total Drama Island challenge; one reused and recycled in many different fan-fics: paintball! This time, instead of a hunter versus the hunted theme, we will be doing an epic Western shoot-out."
Justin frowned at this announcement.
Confessional:
Justin: I don't particularly like paintball. I don't like how the paint stains ruins my perfect skin. I almost wanted to sit out of this challenge, but my team is on a losing streak, and I could get voted off for not pulling my weight. So I'll have to endure this. Hopefully the paint will wash off…
"All right, here is how the challenge is gonna work." Chef explained. "The Fanon Fixers will be the citizens of this Western Town, under attack by bandits; the bandits are the Sue Crew and the Shipping Sailors. So the Fanon Fixers will have thirty minutes to hide in this set somewhere. After that, the other teams will enter the set to hunt you down. The team with the least amount of paint on them wins. All of ya'll are gonna get two paintball pistols."
Chef then handed out twenty-two belts, each with a pair of gun-hostlers. Then, Chef gave each contestant a pair of paintball handguns. Viktoriya frowned when she got hers.
"These paintball guns are really low quality." Viktoriya griped. She then tested the gun, by shooting at a mosquito. She ended up pinning said mosquito to a wall with a single shot.
Duncan quirked an eyebrow and whistled. "Nice shot." Gwen frowned with envy at her boyfriend complimenting someone else.
Viktoriya also frowned. "What do you mean nice shot? I was aiming for a gnat that was next to the mosquito. I reiterate; these paintball guns suck."
Chef rolled his eyes. "Well I'm sorry if our equipment isn't up to your standards, but we're pretty much on a shoestring budget, so you're lucky that we even have enough guns for twenty-two contestants. Now zip it and let the challenge begin!"
The Fanon Fixers went into the Western Set. Once they were out of sight, Heather started giving out orders. "It would be best to split up into groups. That way, it will be more difficult for the others to find us."
Jerome quickly said "Excellent idea Heather! Can you, me, and Harold be in a group together?"
Heather smiled. "Yeah, sure thing!"
Owen turned to Noah and said "What do ya say, little buddy? Wanna pair up for the challenge?"
Noah shrugged. "Why not? Somebody has to keep an eye on you."
Sierra asked Trent "Do you wanna work together for this challenge?"
Trent smiled. "Sure thing."
Leshawna frowned, she realized that there was only one other teammate; Anne Maria. "Now wait just a minute! I am not working with Miss Air Pollution!"
Heather frowned. "Oh yes you will!"
Leshawna responded "Why does it have to be me? Are you assigning me with Anne Maria just to spite me?!"
Heather rolled her eyes. "Oh please Leshawna; I'm so over our little rivalry. But you're the only one who is tough enough to make sure that Miss Jersey Shore Reject actually does the challenge."
Before Leshawna could object more, the other groups split up, going to find a solid hiding place. The ghetto girl sighed and addressed Anne Maria "Girl, we better get going."
Anne Maria frowned "But I'm still applyin' my make up!"
"And I'm gonna apply another beat-down to ya if you don't start the challenge." Leshawna threatened, referring to the fact that she won the fight they had during breakfast.
Anne Maria frowned, but joined Leshawna, as they went off to find a place to hide for the challenge.
This will be an interesting episode to write. In comparison to the first two episodes, where I came up with the ideas for the challenges several months ago, I only decided to do a paintball challenge a few weeks ago. However, I did know that in this episode, that Pablo, Viktoriya, and Jo would start their alliance, when Jo busted Pablo for stealing Anne Maria's hair-spray. I will admit that the concept of doing a paintball challenge based off of Westerns was partially inspired by the season two Community episode: A Fistful of Paintballs.
Also, quick shout out to NerdyBarista, who correctly predicted that Duncan would take an interest in Viktoriya! Anyway, from now on my life's going to get busier, so that means updates will be less frequent. But I'll still try my best to update at least once a week.
Next Time on Total Drama Fan-Fiction Theater: Things heat up when the paintballs fly! Duncan continues to be impressed by Viktoriya's skills, much to the envy of Gwen! Meanwhile, Jo tries to whip Tyler into shape, and Justin receives help from the last person he would suspect! And one of Mike's alternate personalities resurfaces, much to the pleasure of Pablo and the displeasure of Zoey! Will Pablo's alliance succeed in taking out the Fanon Fixers? Or will the Shipping Sailor's losing streak continue? All these things, and more, will be addressed in the next chapter!