Once again, loving those reviews! Be sure to keep them coming!
slendie258: I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I also enjoy the feud between Anne Maria and Leshawna, which is interesting since they originally weren't supposed to be rivals! In my original idea for this story, it was Heather who had a rivalry with Anne Maria, but after I wrote that scene where Leshawna and Anne Maria argued in chapter three, I realized that Leshawna made for a better rival. I can see why you don't like Jo now! I don't blame you, she's one of the main villains of this story. Once again, your eager waiting has paid off: here is my latest update!
sierrasndcody625: You're right, if Pablo had to, he would be able to take out the Fanon Fixers, but with Jo and Viktoriya helping him, it will be a lot easier. I can understand why you are still rooting for him, given his sympathetic backstory; but by around episode five, Pablo's methods will become too cruel and sadistic for people to feel sorry for him.
Potterpalgirl123: Gwen just might set Duncan straight; It's one of the only reasons I'm writing Gwuncan for this story; I usually prefer to ship Gwen and Duncan with different people. Anyways, glad you thought my last chapter was awesome, and hopefully you'll find this chapter awesome too!
tdroti scott's Bff: You are looking forward to the drama aren't you? XD Well, good news for you; this chapter is jam-packed with Drama! Enjoy!
Epicenter Six: What a great review! I'm glad that you like my original characters and think my story is interesting, but you also gave me some good constructive criticism. It's true that I do focus on some characters more then others, and I do need to work on that. But to be fair, with the way I planned this story, I have plans to give some characters focus now, with others getting focus later. For example, Gwen and Duncan are going to get major focus for the next few chapters, but by the time that episode five is done, they will get less focus in the story, with others getting more. And it's true that I need to work more on the challenges. One of my favorite things to write is character interaction, and sometimes I get too focused on that. But, as you noticed, I'm trying to write more for the challenge, which is what I did for this chapter. Anyways, enjoy the chapter!
RedEyedWarrior: I'm glad you thought my last chapter was awesome. I'm also glad that you like Heather and Jerome's interactions, and there's gonna be more of that this chapter! Don't worry too much about the Fanon Fixers; while they're going to take a massive hit, I really like the dynamics of three different teams competing, so they won't completely vanish prior to the merge. Although I wouldn't call Alejandro perfect, he certainly was an overpowered villain. But hey, I'll take an overpowered villain over an underwhelming antagonist (i.e. Justin and Courtney in Action) anyday.
You've made a good point that the Sailors need to stop judging Tyler and forgive him. But they're not the only people who need to forgive; one of the major themes of this story is forgiveness (other major themes are redemption and repentance). And there just might be hints of Jyler in this story. Anyway, I really hated what happened to Courtney in season three too, so I'm not gonna do the same thing and make Gwen crazy. But there will be a lot of drama between Gwen and Duncan in this fic. I'm glad you think that this story is almost as good as Total Drama Returns, since that is one of the funniest stories I have read on this site! BTW, the Total Drama Returns chapter is coming soon!
Idolmaster Yamada: Nope! Vito isn't going to appear in this episode at all! Look down below to find out which of Mike's personalities will appear!
NerdyBarista: You make a good point that Viktoriya isn't the only person with a 'selfless' plan to use the prize money with. However, a big part of Viktoriya's character is that she's very self-righteous and arrogant, which means she thinks she's better than anybody else, and that's why she said that last chapter. Yep, Pablo's evilness has now been more revealed. Actually, in my original plan, this episode was going to be when Pablo's villainy was going to be revealed, and it was going to be revealed as Pablo stole Anne Maria's can. But that was because I thought that it would only take me one chapter to write each episode! When I realized how many chapters this story would have, I decided to write Pablo's reveal an episode earlier. And I think that everybody knows who is going to be eliminated next. Anyways! I had fun writing this challenge, so have fun reading how it plays out!
Episode Three: Paintball Returns Yet Again, Part 2
After thirty minutes had passed, Chef gave to each member of the Sue Crew and the Shipping a cowboy hat and a pair of protective goggles.
"Wait a minute." Cameron said. "Did you give these to the Fanon Fixers?"
"Whoops." Chef said. "I forgot to give the Fixers their cowboy hats. But I did give them goggles; but Helmet 798 forgot to mention that this chapter. Anyways, Sue Crew! You will be entering the Western Set from the South. And the Shipping Sailors will enter from the North. Now, get going maggots!"
As the Sue Crew walked to the northern part of the set, they put on their goggles and hats; but not without protest from Duncan, at least for the cowboy hat.
"I'm not gonna cover my awesome mohawk with this stupid hat!"
"It's not that bad Duncan." Mike said. "There are worse hats to wear." Mike then put on his cowboy hat, which brought out Mike's alternate personality Manitoba Smith.
"Oy! It's time to go a huntin' with these here paintball guns." Manitoba then pulled out both of his paintball guns and shot down a swarm of mosquitoes. Pablo smiled at having such a strong contestant on his team.
Manitoba then frowned when he noticed that Viktoriya, Bridgette, Gwen, and Zoey were also carrying guns. "Just a bloomin' minute! The women-folk shouldn't be carryin' firearms! That's a job for us men!"
Naturally, this sexist remark ticked off Gwen, Bridgette, and particularly Zoey. Viktoriya then used her paintball gun to shoot the cowboy head off of Manitoba Smith's head, which brought back Mike.
"I'm so sorry for Manitoba Smith's sexist remarks!" Mike apologized. "I think you girls will do great in this challenge!"
Cameron couldn't help but wonder aloud "Why did that hat bring out Manitoba Smith when it wasn't a fedora?"
Mike took a good look at the cowboy hat and guessed "Well, when you get down to it, cowboy hats and fedoras are very similar, down to their wide brim." Mike then threw his cowboy hat to the side, not wanting Manitoba Smith to come out again.
The Sue Crew made it to the northern part of the set. Duncan decided to talk strategy. "OK, here's what we should do; five of us should walk through the set as a group. If we find somebody, all five of us can shoot at them simultaneously. Meanwhile, they'll only be able to shoot at one of us, keeping the rest of us free of paintball stains."
"Wow." Viktoriya said. "I didn't expect to hear such a great strategy from someone like you."
Duncan smirked. "Well, I didn't expect you to be an expert marksman with a paintball gun, so I guess we're even sweetheart."
Duncan felt someone behind him tap him on the shoulder. The delinquent turned around to find his girlfriend glaring at him. "Are you flirting with Viktoriya?" Gwen asked with anger.
Duncan quickly responded "What?! N-no! I'm just…uhh….appreciating Viktoriya's contribution to the team! Honest!"
Gwen stared at Duncan like she didn't believe him. After a few seconds of silence, Cameron spoke up. "So about the challenge…..Let's go with Duncan's idea. Five of us should go in a group, and the remaining three can go off on their own."
The Sue Crew did what Cameron suggested. Duncan, Gwen, Viktoriya, Mike, and Zoey went off to find the Fanon Fixers in a group, while Cameron, Bridgette, and Pablo went their separate ways.
Meanwhile, the Shipping Sailors were at the south end of the set, getting ready to go.
"All right!" Tyler shouted with joy. "Finally, we get a physically active challenge! Let's go to the extreme!" Tyler then tried to fire his paintball gun by pulling the trigger, but due to his strong fingers, Tyler ended up squeezing and crushing the gun with his own bare hands.
"Wow, that's extremely unhelpful." Justin quipped at Tyler. "Anyways, how about we all split up and lay low during this challenge? If we hide successfully, then the other teams will be too busy shooting at each other to shoot at us. "
Tyler frowned. "That's a coward's strategy! Let's go out and do the challenge!" Tyler then ran off. Quickly afterwards, Jo followed him. That left Cody, Courtney, and Justin, who all decided that Justin's plan was a good one. The C.I.T., the geek, and the model all went their separate ways to find a hiding place.
Courtney wandered around the Western set, looking for an ideal hiding place. She then noticed a large barrel, with a small hole in it. Courtney smiled; it was the perfect hiding place! Plus, she could shoot at people through the little hole. Without anybody noticing, the C.I.T slipped into the barrel, waiting for a moment to strike!
Owen and Noah were hiding in a barn. To be specific, both of them were hiding in two specific haystacks inside the barn. It would have been boring, if not for Owen's third-person monologue-ing.
"Owen, the citizen of the untamed west, has heard news of bandits coming into town. He is nevertheless ready for any low-lives who come for him. Owen is fully loaded and…." Owen's speech was interrupted when he got pelted with numerous paintballs.
"…Owen's monologue-ing reveals his position to the enemy." Noah snarked once Owen got hit. However, this sarcastic remark also revealed Noah's location, and the bookworm was also pelted with paintballs. Both Owen and Noah got out of the haystacks, and found that it was Cameron who had shot them.
Owen and Noah both pulled out a pair of paintball pistols and tried to shoot Cameron with both of them. Of course, when you're shooting with two guns you can't aim properly, so Cameron (who was only using one paintball gun) managed to shoot Owen a few more times before running off.
Noah looked at the two pistols in his hands, and said "You know, a smart guy like me should have realized that using two guns at once isn't normally the most effective strategy."
Meanwhile, the group of five from the Sue Crew was walking down a street, looking around the various buildings for other contestants to get. Duncan then noticed through a window that Cody was on the second floor of an Old West Inn. "Everybody stay quiet!" Duncan whispered to his teammates, "On the count of three, let's go up to the window and all shoot at Cody. One…"
Before Duncan could finish his countdown, Viktoriya rushed towards the window, pulled out two pistols, and instantly gunned down Cody. Her accuracy was dead on, which resulted in Cody's shirt being completely engulfed in paintballs.
"Impressive." Duncan couldn't help but say aloud.
Cody quickly pulled out one of his pistols and aimed for Viktoriya. Cody fired, but Viktoriya dodged every 'bullet' by doing four back flips in a row. Duncan gazed at Viktoriya's impressive moves, saying "Very impressive."
Gwen gritted her teeth in envy.
Confessional:
Duncan: That Viktoriya chick certainly knows how to handle a firearm. Not to mention she's feisty and pretty easy on the eyes; my type of woman. (Duncan grins for a few seconds, before frowning) Gwen's not going to see this right?
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Gwen: I don't like all the attention that Duncan has been giving Viktoriya! (Gwen then calms down) OK, take it easy, Gwen. Don't become a clingy jealous girl; that'll just make things worse. I mean, one of the reasons I had to break up with Trent was because he got so jealous! Just because I was friends with…Duncan. (Gwen frowns when she realizes that wasn't the best example) But still! It's not like Duncan is the type of guy to…ch-cheat on his girlfriend….(Gwen sighs in misery as a single tear drops down her eye)
Mike and Zoey jumped in and both shot at Cody. They added an extra layer of paint to the geek, who had to retreat back into the building. Gwen said "Duncan! You and I should go in here to finish him off."
Duncan responded "I like the way you think. Let's bring Viktoriya too-"
"NO!" Gwen interrupted. "Just the two of us!" Gwen then dragged Duncan in by his ear into the building.
This left Viktoriya, Mike, and Zoey to continue roaming around the set, looking for the others.
Meanwhile, Trent and Sierra were hiding in a stereotypical Old West saloon. They were both hiding behind the bar.
"I don't get it Sierra." Trent said. "Six chapters in, and I've barely appeared in this story! I mean, during the last episode I won the challenge for my team, but I barely got any screentime! Am I really that boring of a character?"
"No way!" Sierra told the guitarist. "Helmet 798 may not have much planned for you to do, but that doesn't mean you're boring at all! You're a great artist with a calm and collected personality in a show/story full of crazy people! You're special Trent!"
Trent smiled at Sierra's words of encouragement. All of a sudden, both of them heard somebody walking by the saloon. Quickly, both of them jumped out from behind the bar, and started shooting at the person walking by: Bridgette. She gasped when her hoodie was quickly pelted with several paintballs. She turned to the side to see Trent and Sierra shooting and her. Once Trent and Sierra had been spotted, they quickly bolted to the back of the saloon.
Bridgette went inside the saloon, with her gun in hand. She looked around, trying to find where Trent and Sierra had gone to. Sierra was hiding under a table. The fan-girl managed to shoot at Bridgette's sandals. Bridgette then looked at the direction that the paintballs were coming from. She walked towards the table, flipped it over, and fired her gun!
But there was nothing underneath the table! Bridgette then quickly turned around, and saw both Trent and Sierra running out the saloon. The surfer quickly went off to chase after them.
Pablo was creeping about, looking for Anne Maria. He then noticed that Mike, Zoey, and Viktoriya were walking down the street. All of a sudden, a strong burst of wind came through the set. Smirking, Pablo took off his cowboy hat, letting the wind carry it away. The hat landed on Mike's head, which once again, brought out Manitoba Smith. As this was going on, Trent and Sierra were running in the direction of the three members of the Sue Crew. Manitoba noticed a rope lying down next to him. Quickly, the Australian explorer picked it up, and used it to lasso Trent and Sierra's feet. The guitarist and fan-girl tripped. The second this happened, Viktoriya went in for the kill. She pulled out her two pistols, and used one to get Trent, and the other to get Sierra. Quickly afterwards, Bridgette had caught up, and also managed to shoot at Trent and Sierra.
In thirty seconds, Trent and Sierra were completely covered in paint. Bridgette and Viktoriya, despite their differences, couldn't help but high-five in response to their success.
"Good job ladies! Especially you Shelia!" Manitoba Smith said, pointing his finger at Viktoriya.
Viktoriya scoffed. "I thought that you thought that ladies shouldn't be using these guns."
"That was before I saw ya in action Shelia!" Manitoba replied. "That was the most impressive display of gunmanship I've ever seen!"
He then scooped up Viktoriya in his arms. "In fact, you are the type of lady who I'd like to go out on an adventure with! An adventure known as datin'! What do ya say, mate?"
Before Viktoriya could respond, Zoey shoved the Russian out of Manitoba Smith's arms. Zoey then took the hat off of Mike's head.
"Whoa! Zoey, I'm so sorry!" Mike said, apologizing to his girlfriend.
"We'll talk about this later!" Zoey said angrily. "Now then, let's get this challenge over with!" Zoey took off her cowboy hat, then pulled out a headband and put in on; making it clear that in her anger and jealously, she had turned into Commando Zoey. She then went off, to finish the challenge quickly. Pablo, who had been watching all of this, smirked.
Confessional:
Pablo: I love my team! There are so many members, like Mike and Zoey, who are just begging to be manipulated by me! I'll be sure that Commando Zoey can help us in future challenges.
Meanwhile, Duncan and Gwen had finished off Cody. After cornering the geek and shooting at him a few more time, Cody dropped his gun, and cried for mercy. The pair let Cody go. Duncan and Gwen exited the building, only for Duncan to get shot at by Harold.
"Yes! Come and get me Duncan!" Harold then ran off. Duncan, who had a perfect opportunity to mess with Harold, chased after him right away, leaving Gwen behind.
After chasing him down, Duncan finally managed to corner Harold in an alley, between two buildings. "Well Doris, it looks like your luck has run out." Duncan took one more step towards the geek, only to step on something that caused a paint explosion. Duncan was sent flying, and when he had landed, the delinquent was covered from head to toe with green paint.
"What was that?!" Duncan exclaimed.
Harold smirked. "That was a paint landmine. I learned how to make them at Chekhov Steve's 'New Powers As the Plot Demands' Camp!" To add insult to injury, Harold used his paintball gun to cover Duncan's mohwak with pink paint.
That wasn't a good idea, since Duncan retaliated by kicking Harold in the stomach. Duncan then grabbed Harold by the shirt, and said "Oh yeah? Well, when I'm through with you, you'll be going to Maimed Steve's Nerds Camp for Dorks With Broken Limbs!"
Before Duncan could pull through with his threat, Jerome appeared behind Duncan, and said "Hey scumbag!" Duncan turned around, and saw that Jerome was holding a large can of paint. "Let go of my friend!" Jerome then threw the can of paint at the delinquent.
The paint can crashed into Duncan's face. "OWWWWW! Ugh, you lousy-" Before Duncan could finish, he passed out, letting go of Harold.
"Wait just a minute!" a voice said from a barrel. Courtney had watched the whole scene play out. She popped out of the barrel and yelled "Chef Hatchet! Come here!"
Chef quickly appeared "What is it bossy girl?"
"Jerome just seriously injured Duncan with a can of paint! Disqualify him!" Courtney yelled at the Chef turned host.
Chef shrugged. "I don't see why I should. Jerome used a can of paint during a paintball challenge, so he didn't break any rules."
Courtney frowned. "Well, at least get Duncan some medical attention!"
Chef took a look at the delinquent. "Meh, he looks fine to me."
Courtney scowled. "Listen here Hatchet, if you don't help Duncan right now, I'll have my lawyers file an injury lawsuit!"
Chef frowned. "You're bluffing girl."
Courtney whipped out her P.D.A. "No I'm not. I know that this show has already dealt with lawsuits from the families of Dakota and Scott, and it most likely can't afford another. So get going!"
"All right fine!" Chef said. He then got some interns to take him to the injury tent. Jerome looked shocked at Courtney.
"I don't understand; I thought that you would have approved of what I did Courtney." Jerome told the C.I.T.
Courtney frowned. "Not long ago, I totally would have done the same thing. But now I'm changing, trying not to lose my temper and resort to violence. Also…" Courtney then shot Jerome eight times with her paintball gun, and ran off.
Jerome then shrugged, and helped Harold get up off the ground. "Are you OK man?" Jerome asked the geek.
"I'm fine, but it looks like the same can't be said for Duncan."
"I'll say!" Said a third voice shocked. Heather had seen the whole scene play out. "What's wrong with you Jerome?! You could have gotten Duncan killed!"
"You kinda went a bit too far." Harold told Jerome.
"What? Duncan was about to beat the living crap out of Harold! I simply returned the favor! Besides, Duncan is a total scumbag who deserved it!" Jerome told his teammates.
Confessional:
Heather: I'm not so sure I like Jerome now! With those anger issues, I'd feel safer dating Alejandro. (Heather paused, before frowning at her last statement) Not that I want to date Alejandro…Heh ,Heh, Heh….
Jo had finally managed to catch up with Tyler, who was still running. However, shortly after catching up, the klutzy jock tripped and fell on his face.
Jo sighed. "Look Tyler, you need to work on your technique. You may have strong fingers and a muscular figure, but as long as you don't use technique, you'll just fall flat on your face."
Tyler got up. "That sounds like a good idea Jo! Wait!" Tyler then noticed Cameron running away from Owen and Noah. Tyler quickly pulled out his working paintball gun and started firing randomly. Of course, Tyler failed to hit any of the three contestants he saw.
"This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about!" Jo said. "Look Tyler, let me help you out." Jo then grabbed Tyler's arm, and aimed it at Owen. "First you aim, and then you fire!" With help from the Jockette, Tyler managed to shoot Owen several times.
"Whoa…That's extremely awesome! Thanks for the help Jo!" Tyler then hugged Jo. Jo was surprised at the gesture, but even more surprised that she enjoyed the hug.
Meanwhile, Cameron had managed to outrun Owen and Noah, who weren't quite the most physically gifted. Cameron then noticed that Justin was hiding behind a barrel that didn't completely conceal the model; you could see his hair sticking out. Cameron then shot several paintballs at Justin's hair.
This caused Justin to jump out and start running in circles, panicking "No, No, No! Not the hair! Not the hair!"
Cameron took advantage of the fact that Justin had come out in the open, and shot him a few times, resulting in some paintballs staining Justin's arm. "NOOOO!" Justin shouted. "Not my beautiful skin! Not my beautiful skin!" Justin then starting sobbing hysterically. Cameron ended up feeling pity for the model, and decided to leave him alone.
Pablo continued his search for Anne Maria and Leshawna. Luckily, he heard the two of them arguing in a nearby building.
"Girl you gotta stop spraying that crap on your hair!" Yelled Leshawna. "It will give away our location to the enemy!"
"Sure, because you screamin' ya lungs off won't do the same thing." Anne Maria retorted sarcastically. Anne Maria, then turned away from Leshawna, and continued to use her hairspray. Pablo, standing right outside a window on the building, then used his gun to shoot the can of hairspray out of Anne Maria's hand.
Anne Maria was ticked off. She turned around, assuming that Leshawna was the one who did that. "Oh, that is it!" Anne Maria then picked up her can of hairspray, ran over to Leshawna, and started spraying at the ghetto girl.
Leshawna was not amused. "Stop…*cough*..using….. *cough*…that….*cough*….crap….*cough*….. NOW!" Leshawna grabbed Anne Maria's can of hairspray, and crushed it with her bare hands.
Anne Maria scowled. "My last can of hair spray! Oh, it is so on now!" Anne Maria pulled out her two paintball guns and quickly gunned down Leshawna with paintball bullets. Leshawna didn't take this sitting down, and pulled out her paintball guns, aiming primarily at Anne Maria's hair.
Forty-five seconds later, both of the girls had managed to deplete all of the paintball bullets in their guns, and both of them were covered from head to toe with paint. Pablo, satisfied with his sabotage, walked away from this scene, chuckling. "Looks like my work here is done."
Duncan woke up, and found himself on a gurney, with bandages wrapped around his head. "Huh, Wh-What happened?"
An intern wearing a nurse's hat responded "After you passed out, Courtney made sure that we got you medical treatment. Good thing too, cause if she didn't, you would have ended up seriously injured."
Courtney walked in the first aid tent. "Is Duncan all right?" Courtney then saw that Duncan was awake, and smiled.
Duncan looked super surprised. "Why did you do this for me Courtney?"
"Well, you didn't expect me to do nothing when you got hurt, did you?" Courtney responded.
Duncan couldn't believe what he had just heard. He was expecting Courtney to not do anything, like the time she abandoned him when he sprained his ankle.[1] And that happened when they were on good terms! Duncan thought Courtney hated him; he though she was the type of person not to help him simply out of spite. Duncan came to a realization; he was using the word 'was', which was in past tense. Courtney may have done some bad things in the past, but now she had saved his life. Perhaps Courtney really had changed. Just maybe, her apology meant something.
Duncan sighed. "Look Courtney. I'm sorry that I didn't accept your apology a few days ago. I forgive you." Duncan paused, before adding "And I'm sorry for cheating on you; I was frustrated with all of the bickering we did, and wanted to be with someone who I wouldn't have to argue with. But it was still wrong for me to break your heart like that. Can you forgive me?"
Courtney smiled. "Of course I can! Besides, I never really gave you the chance to apologize. [2]"
Duncan also quickly added "Oh, and thanks for helping me when I was injured."
"No problem! So, can we be friends again?"
"Whoa princess, slow down!" Duncan shouted. "I said I forgive you, not that I wanted to be friends with you. At least not yet…"
Courtney sighed a little. "Oh well. Anyways, get well soon Duncan!"
Courtney left the tent. Shortly afterwards, Gwen entered the tent. "Duncan, I heard that you got hurt! Are you all right?!"
Duncan smiled. "Calm down pasty, I'm fine, thanks to Courtney."
Gwen was so excited that Duncan was OK, that she hugged him. "Thank goodness, I was so worried about you!"
Duncan then brought up "Also, I got a chance to talk to Courtney a few minutes ago. I accepted her apology, and also apologized to her."
Gwen smiled. "Really?! That's fantastic Duncan!" Gwen then kissed Duncan on the forehead. "You've done something great today, so you deserve a reward. The next time we go out on a date, I'll let you chose what we do."
Duncan grinned. "Cool. I say we see that new horror movie that just came out."
All of a sudden, the voice of Chef Hatchet, amplified by a megaphone, announced "The challenge is now over! Report to the front of the Western Set, and we'll determine who won and who lost."
Gwen asked "Should I go on without you."
"Nah." Duncan replied. "I'm feeling better now." Duncan then got up and starting walking out of the tent. "Come on Gwen; let's see if we won the challenge."
All of the members of the Fanon Fixers and the Shipping Sailors were at the front of the set. Gwen and Duncan joined the Sue Crew, who were all their, save one member.
"Hey guys." Said Gwen. "Say, where is Zoey?"
Almost on cue, Commando Zoey leaped in out of nowhere, pulled out two paintball guns, and started shooting at the first person she saw: Trent.
"Hey!" Said Trent, who was already covered with paint, "The challenge is over!"
Mike went up to Zoey and said "Look Zoey, you got to calm down!"
"How can I calm down when there's war afoot!" Commando Zoey retorted melodramatically.
Mike responded by saying "Like this." Mike then kissed his girlfriend, which brought Zoey back to her senses. [3]
"Whoa…." Zoey said. "What happened?"
"Well, we didn't lose the challenge!" Pablo said with excitement.
"I'll be the judge of that!" Said Chef Hatchet, who had just appeared. He took a look at each team.
Almost every member of the Fanon Fixers was covered with paint. Only Heather and Harold were totally clean. In particular, Leshawna and Anne Maria were both covered from head to toe with paint.
"Well, it looks like the Fanon Fixers lose. Ya'll will be sendin' a teammate home tonight. And the winning team is….the Shipping Sailors!"
Every member of the Shipping Sailors, with the exception of Justin, shouted out in cheer!
"All right!" Said Tyler. "Our team rocks! Seriously! Jo and Courtney, you two are freaking awesome!" Tyler then pulled in all of his teammates in for a group hug. Cody and Courtney both realized that they shouldn't have been so mean to Tyler; sure he lost his temper once, but he was a swell guy who loved his team.
"Hey Tyler." Courtney said. "Sorry for shunning you like that earlier."
Cody nodded his head. "Yeah, we shouldn't have treated you so poorly." Justin didn't add anything, mainly because he still felt miserable that his formerly perfect hair was still ruined by paint.
Tyler smiled. "I forgive you guys!"
"So you win the right to go into town tonight Sailors." Chef told the team.
Cody then said "Hey, is it OK if we bring the Sue Crew with us? They did it with us, and I'd like to return the favor."
"Sure, whatever." Said Chef. "Now, all of ya'll hit the showers now! Get that paint of ya bodies!"
Anne Maria went to the showers. Her hair was absolutely covered with paint. She pulled out the last beauty product she had, which was her super strong shampoo. But then she saw Justin, in a bathrobe, sobbing outside the shower area. Anne Maria looked at him in concern and said "Hey, is there something wrong?"
In between his tears, Justin managed to say "My Hair! The paint won't wash out of it! My perfect hair is ruined!" Justin then burst into a new wave of tears.
Anne Maria looked at Justin with pity. "Here you go, my heavy duty shampoo will wash that gunk out."
Justin looked at Anne Maria, who was handing him that bottle of shampoo. "Will that really work on my hair?"
Anne Maria smiled. "It will! One time, I tripped and fell into a mud-pit, and my entire hair was covered in gunk. But this shampoo completely washed it away."
Justin then grabbed the bottle of shampoo. "So, you're giving this to me? It looks like you really need it."
"Well, you need it more."
Anne Maria was surprised when all of a sudden Justin hugged her. "Thank you so much!" Justin said. The Model then went into the shower to restore his hair to it's former beauty.
Heather was moping outside the girl's trailer, feeling miserable. All of a sudden, Harold came by and asked "Hey, what's wrong?"
The golden toothed girl sighed. "I let the whole team down! If I didn't make Anne Maria and Leshawna work together, then perhaps our team wouldn't have lost!"
Harold shook his head. "Come on Heather, it wasn't your fault! Besides, with Anne Maria's short temper, she probably would have feuded with anybody she was paired up with!"
Heather responded "I guess, but still! It was a dumb move to put those two together for a challenge. Maybe I'm not as good a competitor as I thought..."
"Nonsense!" Said a third voice. Jerome had arrived to cheer up Heather. "Heather, you are a great competitor! You managed to make it to the final three in two different seasons! You're smart, clever, and a great strategist! Never tell yourself otherwise!"
All of a sudden, Heather pulled in Jerome for a hug. "Thank you." Heather told him.
Confessional:
Heather: OK, I'm back to liking Jerome again! Maybe even as more then friends...
*Static*
Jerome: Wow! Heather and I are becoming great friends! Awesome!
*Static*
Harold: I don't get it. I tried to encourage Heather, but she didn't give me a hug. (Harold sighs)
The Fanon Fixers made there way to the theater. Chef was waiting for them with a plate of eight marshmallows. "All right Fixers, let's get this over with. Jerome, Harold, Trent, Sierra, Owen, and Noah get the first six marshmallows."
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Heather smiled as she caught the last marshmallow. Anne Maria was not shocked that she was eliminated. She walked out of the theater and was about to enter the Lame-o-sine, but then Justin stopped her. "Wait!" He said.
Anne Maria looked and saw that Justin's hair was back to normal, no scratch that! "Wow, your hair is looking even better than usual!"
"I know!" Said Justin. "And it's all thanks to your shampoo! Seriously, thank you so much for giving me it!"
"No prob Justin!"
Justin then shocked Anne Maria by saying "Say, if I get eliminated soon, would you like to...go out and grab a bite to eat?"
"Justin? Are you asking me out?!"
Justin blushed. "Yeah, I am."
Anne Maria hugged him. "I'd be glad to go out with you."
Justin gave Anne Maria his phone number, and after that, the Jersey Shore reject entered the Lame-o-sine, ready to go to the Playa De Losers. Once Anne Maria was gone, Justin entered the Winner's-sine, ready for a night on the town!
Justin sat down in the limo next to Tyler and Courtney. "All right bro! I say that every member of the Shipping Sailors should celebrate our victory with a feast! You in?"
"Sure thing!" Justin said. Courtney and Cody also agreed to go!
Tyler then turned to Jo. "How about you?"
"What? I can't!" Jo said. "I have to...uh...work out tonight!"
"Come on Jo!" Tyler said. "We wouldn't have been able to win if it wasn't for you! You deserve to be part of our victory feast most of all!"
Jo smiled. "Well...OK. I'll eat with you guys for a while. But I have to leave early!"
Meanwhile, Pablo surprised Viktoriya by saying "Hey Viktoriya! Would you like to eat out with me tonight?"
"What?!" Viktoriya yelled in shock. Was Pablo asking her out on a date? Viktoriya then realized that Pablo wanted to talk strategy in private. "Oh! Sure thing!"
Duncan quirked an eyebrow. "Really? You're going out with a shrimp like Pablo? You could do so much better."
Viktoriya scoffed at the delinquent. "Well, I'd date Pablo over a lowlife loser like you anyday!"
Duncan chuckled. "That girl so wants me."
Duncan then felt that somebody slapped him upside the head. That someone was Gwen. "What was that?!"
Duncan tried to act innocent. "What was what pasty?"
Gwen scowled. "I heard what you said Duncan! Look, we need to talk about our relationship more! Let's go back to the Coffee shop."
Duncan frowned "Do we have to? I thought you said I could choose what we would do tonight, and I wanted to go out to the movies!"
Gwen responded "We can go to the movies; after we talk about our relationship!"
Zoey and Mike went out to eat at the same Italian restaurant as last time. But this time, Zoey brought Cameron, since she was afraid that one of Mike's alternate personalities would pop out and start flirting with other women. Bridgette went to get some comfort food at the salad bar, since she was disappointed that she has gotten so little screentime in this story, in spite of the fact that she's one of my favorite characters. Duncan and Gwen fought over coffee, with Gwen trying to get Duncan to confess that he liked Viktoriya. After that, they went to the movies, but they were silent all the way through, in spite of it being a horror movie that would normally be right up their alley.
The Shipping Sailors celebrated their first victory at the BBQ restaurant that Jerome, Harold, and Heather had visited the previous night. All of them had a great time, particularly Jo and Tyler. After forty-five minutes, Jo left her teammates, to go 'work out'. However she didn't go to the gym. Instead, she went out to a Vietnamese Restaurant, where Pablo and Viktoriya were waiting.
Jo found where her two alliance members were sitting. She sat down with them, and saw Pablo frowning. "You're late."
"Sorry guys, but I ended up celebrating victory with my team longer than I thought!"
Viktoriya rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Anyways it looks like we accomplished our first goal! Not surprising, considering that I always win!"
Jo chuckled. "What about chapter three, when you lost-" Jo couldn't finish her remark, because Viktoriya splashed the Jockette with her water.
"Shut up." Said Viktoriya.
"Ladies! Don't fight!" Said Pablo. "We need to plan out our next move; figure out who on the Fanon Fixers we will sabotage next. And I know exactly who we should focus on tomorrow! Let's sabotage..."
Author's Notes:
[1] For those of you who don't remember, in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island, Duncan sprained his ankle, and Courtney decided to leave him behind, since she had the million dollars, and didn't want to be slowed down.
[2] In the World Tour episode The Ex-Files, Duncan attempted to sincerely apologize to Courtney for about two seconds. Courtney kicked him where it hurts, and didn't let him finish.
[3] This scene was inspired by the Total Drama Action episode Top Dog, where Duncan totally goes nuts in the forest. Courtney manages to turn him back to normal by kissing him.
Elimination Order: Izzy, Lindsay, Anne Maria.
Remaining Contestants:
The Fanon Fixers: Heather, Harold, Jerome, Leshawna, Noah, Owen, Sierra, Trent.
The Sue Crew: Bridgette, Cameron, Duncan, Gwen, Mike, Pablo, Viktoriya, Zoey.
The Shipping Sailors: Cody, Courtney, Jo, Justin, Tyler.
Wow, that was a lot to write! I know this wasn't the funniest chapter, but I really wanted to focus more on the action, drama, and character development. Anne Maria being the first member eliminated from her team most likely didn't shock anyone, but perhaps her being asked out by Justin did! Actually, Anne Maria giving Justin her last beauty product, Anne Maria getting eliminated, and Justin asking her out right before she leaves; all of those moments were moments I thought up many months ago. In comparison, almost everything else in this chapter is an idea I came up with over the last two weeks. All in All, it wasn't as hard to write as I thought, which is why I finished it earlier than expected.
Since a major theme of this story is Courtney's redemption and repentance, I wanted her to go from using her lawyers for selfish gain, to using her lawyers to help others on the show. She will do this a few other times in this story. And the fact she went from abandoning an injured Duncan, to saving an injured Duncan was an unintentional parallel, but it works! It shows how much she has changed! Anyways, see ya next time!
Next Time on Total Drama Fan-Fiction Theater: The alliance between Pablo, Jo, and Viktoriya decides to target one of the members of the Fanon Fixer's with the highest consistent rankings throughout the show! Meanwhile, Duncan is not happy with Gwen telling him what he can and can't do. And Jo continues to work with Tyler and enjoys it more than expected! And to top it all off, we're doing a challenge taken from Total Drama Returns! Which one will it be? Tune in next time to find out.