Well, I'm back. And this is kinda a long one to make up for all the times I don't post and I really should've. Enjoy!
TDRTPI EP 3:
"Last time on Total Drama Return to Pahkitew Island," Chris began, "Both teams Endeavor and Challenger went through a trap infested run around the island three times. In the end, Ava tripped and lost her team the win, getting her a one way ticket to the dock of shame. Who will be sent home today? Who will bring me my latte? Find out, here, on Total! Drama! Return to Pahkitew Island!"
-3:00 am-
The campers were sound asleep, as chef and the interns walked into each of their rooms. They had to be silent to avoid being detected by the campers; otherwise Chris's plan for the next challenge would be ruined. Each cabin was entered, and each bed was slowly taken out of the room. The interns carefully carried the beds (with the campers still on them, to the shore, where Chef was waiting for them.
Once the interns had carried all of the camper's beds to the shore, Chef instructed them to carefully take the mattresses off (again with the campers still on them) and to lay them down upon the shore. As soon as the interns completed this, Chef noticed it was already 4:30 am. Quickly, he gave the last orders to the interns; push the mattresses off into the water.
-7:30 am-
Nathan grumbled in his sleep. He wished he was back home, on his nice comfy bed, where it wouldn't seem as though he was using rocks for a pillow. Sure he was trying to win a million dollars, and he didn't want to be sent home, but would it be too much for Chris to put some money into better living conditions for the contestants?
Nathan stretched his arms out, and yawned. Before he knew it, however, his hands touched something cold, and wet. Immediately his eyes opened and he tried to sit up in his bed. Unfortunately for him, his sudden change in weight distribution made him fall into the cold water that his mattress was floating on.
"AAAAAHHH! What the? Why am I in the water?!" Nathen shouted aloud. He noticed the other camper's beds were also in the water. Zach was the first one to wake up after Nathan's outburst, and he too, tried to sit up in his 'bed'.
"Hey what's the mat-hey HEY!" Zach fell into the water, completely surprised. As soon as he resurfaced, he spat out some water and wiped the water out of his eyes. "What? How did we get into the middle of the water?" Nathan, however, wasn't paying him much attention. He was focused on getting back onto his mattress.
"I bet this is part of our challenge." Nicky said who was stretched out on her mattress, trying desperately to stay on.
"You're right Nicky!" A loud voice called out, through a microphone. "This is the first part for today's challenge! Alright listen up, first you…hey…is everyone still asleep?!" Chris said astonished. Nicky turned towards the other campers, who were indeed still asleep on their mattresses. Chris huffed and pulled the microphone back up to his face, "WAKE UP CAMPERS TIME FOR THE FIRST CHALLENGE!" He nearly yelled into the microphone.
His sudden words scared the rest of the campers awake, and practically all of them fell into the water the second they sat up. Only Madison and Harrison stayed atop their mattresses. Harrison clutched onto his IPod for dear life, not letting it touch the water. He had taken the water proof case off last night, and he was NOT going to let it break (Plus he had to keep it hidden from Chris).
After a series of questions, Chris finally spoke back into the microphone, "All right campers. Here's the challenge. You must race to that dock over there on your mattress. First team to reach there with they're whole team, gets an advantage in the next part of the challenge. Alright! Mount your mattresses!" The campers immediately mounted their mattresses, and waited for Chris's command.
"On your marks! Get set! GO!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the campers instantaneously began to paddle, and splash their way to the nearest dock. Harrison was going at an unbelievably slow pace, trying to avoid getting a single drop of water onto his beloved IPod. Madison wasn't doing much better, for she didn't want to get wet either, but she wanted to win. She had to win.
Mark was paddling fast, and quickly moving towards the dock, with Alexander not far behind him. Nicky, unlike Harrison and Madison, was practically swimming. Her paddles more like strokes sent her speeding ahead of Kayla, and Terrance.
Terrance grinned as he thought of a plan. Nathan was coming close to him, and a brilliant idea went through his head. As soon as Nathan was close enough, Terrance latched onto his Mattress.
"Hey! What are you-" Nathan was cut off as Terrance used Nathan's mattress as a boost, and pushed off with all his might. The push sent him ahead of Alexander, and not far behind Mark. Unfortunately for Nathan, his mattress unexpectedly flipped over, sending him into the water. "HEY! Chris this guy's cheating over here!" Chris smiled. He loved it when the contestants played dirty, and he loved it when the other contestants complained on how it was unfair.
"I'm sorry Nathan, but I don't recall saying that you couldn't sabotage the enemy team." Mark overheard their conversation, and grinned. He too had an idea. Mark had noticed how Harrison loved and cherished his IPod. 'What if something were to, you know, happen to it?' Mark thought deviously. Mark slowed down, waiting for Harrison to slowly catch up to him.
"Mark! What are you doing you had the lead!" Nicky asked him with a puzzled look. Mark looked at her and put on a serious face.
"GO! I have an idea! Just keep going!" Nicky nodded, and continued towards the dock. Harrison finally started to near Mark, and Mark held a clear view of Harrison's IPod. 'Sorry Harrison. You should've followed the rules, and left that behind.' Mark thought to himself, and started to paddle to Harrison's mattress.
Before Harrison could see what Mark was doing, Mark swung his arm towards Harrison's arm, which was holding his IPod. The IPod flew out of Harrison's hands, and fell into the water with a 'plop!' Harrison looked at his empty hand in shock, and looked into the water, as if he could spot it and dive in after it.
"N-N-NO! NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Harrison cried out. Mark grinned, and swam back to the rest of his team, while Harrison sat on his mattress, looking into the water.
"So far, Madison, Kayla, Joey, Kyle, Victoria, Rory, Zach, and Terrance have reached the dock for Team Challenger! And Nicky, Alexander, Nathan, Darryl, Penelope, William, Isaac, and Jenna have reached the dock for Team Endeavor! It's all up to Harrison and Mark! Who will reach the docks first?!" Chris announced into the microphone, whilst sitting in his lawn chair.
Mark smiled, as he neared the dock, victory in sight. 'That poor boy. Being too attached to an object such as that is pathetic. He will most likely be the one going home tonight.' He thought to himself. The rest of Team Endeavor cheered as Mark neared the dock.
Harrison on the other hand was still staring into the water, clearly in shock about the events that had passed.
"MOVE HARRISON WE ARE GOING TO LOOSE! MOOOVE!" Madison shouted from her position on the dock. Her words were fruitless however, for Harrison didn't move, or say anything in return. He just sat there, wide eyed. Vacant.
Mark easily reached the dock, and quickly leapt from the mattress and onto the dock. A few other members of his team helped him to his feet, and Team Endeavor cheered over their victory.
"Team Endeavor Wins! Harrison get your butt over here, we need to start the second challenge! Ugh, chef go get him." Chris said annoyed. Chef nodded, and got into a nearby rowboat. "Anyways, the second part of today's challenge is a good old fashioned dodgeball game, but, on these unbalanced floating docks. You will each start with one dodgeball, and one only. Chef will shoot a dodgeball up in the air once in a while if you all start to run out." Chris explained.
"What about our reward? You said that we would get a reward." Isaac said, crossing his arms. Chris nodded and sighed,
"Yes, yes, I know I said I would give you a reward. Your reward, is a ten second head start on the other team, meaning you will be given dodgeballs ten seconds before the other team does, giving you a great chance to eliminate the other team before they even get a dodgeball. Got it?" Chris said, eying Isaac particularly. Team Endeavor nodded, and Alexander and Darryl each gave each other a high five.
Chef returned with the shocked Harrison, whose eyes were still far away. Madison walked up to him, and put her hands on her hips.
"Thanks a lot Harrison, now they have a five second head start on the ne-"
"He's mine." Madison stared at him, shocked.
"Excuse me?"
"Mark. He's mine." Harrison said, staring at the floor boards. Madison scoffed, and turned away.
"Ugh, whatever. Have fun getting killed IPod boy." And with that, she walked away, leaving Harrison staring at the floor boards. Kayla watched as Madison returned to the group, and decided to walk over to Harrison herself.
"Um, Harrison are you ok?" She asked cautiously. He nodded.
"Just fine Kayla. Thank you." She smiled slightly and returned to the rest of the team.
"Alright campers, get onto your 'pedestals'." Chris instructed. The campers stared at him, blankly, until Madison spoke up.
"Um, how are we supposed to get there exactly?" Chris sighed in an annoyed tone.
"UGH! You swim there! Just get in the water already!" Madison frowned. She didn't like swimming, it ruined her hair, and it took her forever to get it in good condition again once it was wet. The other campers, however, obliged. One by one they jumped in, and headed towards their own pedestals. Madison slowly lowered herself in, and made her way to her own dock, all the while making sure her hair didn't get wet. At last, she reached the pedestal, and stood atop it, dripping in water.
"Finally! Alright, Team Endeavor, here are your dodgeballs," Chris told them as Chef tossed each of them a dodgeball. Practically the whole team smiled, and readied themselves for their ten second head start. "I will give you ten second to hit the other team. Once those ten seconds are up, I will hand out dodgeballs to the other team, and the real game can begin. Ok, on your marks, get set….GO!"
Team Challenger braced themselves for the onslaught that was sure to come. Luckily for them, however, the only good shots on the team were Mark, Alexander, and Darryl. Darryl looked among the targets, choosing which one would be the easiest. He decided that Kayla would be the easiest target, and threw the ball as hard as he could towards her.
Kayla, who was watching closely for anyone that looked at her, noticed Darryl eyeing her. She then readied herself for his throw. Kayla watched as he threw the ball at her position, and she quickly ducked, letting the ball fly past her.
"WHOOHOO Yay!" She cheered. While Darryl had his sights on Kayla, Alexander was looking at Zach. Although he was good at sports, Alexander noticed that he was very unstable, or unbalanced. A good blow to the stomach would send him flying off his pedestal. And that's exactly what Alexander intended to do.
Winding his arm back, Alexander aimed with his other arm, and threw the ball towards its target with all his might. Zach, who was not expecting the sudden throw, caught the ball in the stomach, and was sent, (just as Alexander predicted) flying off his pedestal.
"That's one down for Team Challenger!" Chris announced. The other 6 contestants had thrown their balls at Team Challenger, and had only managed to knock down Kyle, and scare Madison. Mark noted down that she was practically harmless, and decided to knock her out later. For now he had to focus on more important threats. People like Joey. Joey seemed to be very well balanced, and great at dodging. He had to be taken out.
Mark figured that a fake out, and then a powerful blow to the legs would him out. Although it wasn't the best of plans, the rest of his team had thrown their balls already, and there were now only 3 seconds on the clock. He quickly faked a throw towards Joey, making Joey flinch, thinking the ball was coming at him.
Just as fast as he had faked the throw, Mark unleashed his true power and shot the ball towards Joey's legs. Much to his amazement, Joey jumped up and over the ball. Even though his landing made his pedestal wobble, he regained his balance, and smiled back at Mark, who stood there in awe.
-CONFESSIONAL-
"I was the best in my school at dodgeball. Even the seniors still can't take me down. I don't know why, maybe it has something to do with my skills of escaping things? Then again, how are they related…hm…I don't know I guess I'm just good at dodging things. Always have been. Always will be." Joey smiled at the camera.
(Joey)
-CONFESSIONAL-
"Joey is proving to be a major threat. I must eliminate him as soon as possible, or he will be a major pain later on in the game."
(Mark)
"And Team Endeavor's ten seconds are up! Chef, please toss Team Challenger their dodgeballs!" Chef nodded, and tossed the remainder of Team Challenger their dodgeballs. Kyle and Zach climbed the nearby latter out of the water and onto the main dock with Chris and Chef. Chef walked over to the air cannon, and put a dodgeball into it, waiting for the right moment to shoot it into the air.
'Alright let's do this!' Joey thought and smiled. He normally would go for Mark since he had thrown the ball at him, but Harrison vowed that he would get him back for his IPod, and Joey didn't want to get in the way. Instead, he looked at the other team, summing them up. To Joey, the easiest target would have to be Jenna, who looked like she hated this kind of challenge.
Joey pulled back his sleeves, and moved his arm back, preparing for a powerful throw. He aimed at Jenna, and threw with all his might. The ball soared through the air, and made impact right into Jenna's legs. Jenna collapsed, as her legs fell from underneath her. Her face hit the pedestal with a loud smack, and she slid off into the water.
"OOOOOHHH Ouch! That's one down for Team Endeavor and two down for Team Challenger!" Chris said as he leaned forwards in his chair. If there was something that he enjoyed more than his paycheck, it was watching the contestants hurt each other.
Kayla looked at the other team, and decided that her best shot would be with Penelope. She through the ball at her, and managed to make her dive out of the way, and into the water. Kayla closed her eyes and smiled in triumph, "YES!"
Nicky eyed Madison, desperately trying to avoid getting into the water. 'Easy kill' Nicky thought to herself, and threw the ball as hard as she could towards Madison. Madison was too focused on not getting wet to notice the ball heading straight for her.
"What the-" BAM! The ball landed smack in her face and sent her flying into the water.
"And now that's two down for Team Endeavor and three down for Team Challenger!"
"ACH! MY HAIR! NOOOO!" Madison said, pouting in the water.
-CONFESSIONAL-
"UGH! I am going to get that little tomboy for ruining my hair! It takes me forever to get this done! I swear I'm going to get her back for this!"
(Madison)
-CONFESSIONAL-
"You know we always had pretty girls like Madison at my school, but I always hung out with the guys. They were so much more fun, not paying attention to garbage like nail polish and hair. Honestly I just think the stuff guys are into are cooler!"
(Nicky)
Penelope and Jenna climbed up the latter and onto the dock, followed by Madison. The two groups separated, as chef began to grow restless. Instead of waiting for someone ask him for a dodgeball, he decided to shoot one at Victoria, who was still waiting for a target. The ball soared into the sky, and came flying back down at an even faster rate. Victoria noticed that William was looking at something in the sky, and she decided to take a look herself. William decided to take advantage of this, and threw a ball right into her stomach. Victoria couldn't have yelled in surprise if she wanted to, for the shot knocked the wind right out of her.
The ball that chef had shot found its way right onto Victoria's head, finally sending her into the water. The score was now two down for Team Endeavor, and four down for Team challenger. Things were tensing up.
-5 minutes later-
5 minutes had passed, and the score was now six down for team Challenger, leaving only Kayla, Harrison, and Joey, and 7 down for team Endeavor, leaving Nicky and Mark. The odds were in the favor of team Challenger.
Harrison had decided that now was his perfect time to strike, while Mark was focused on taking down Joey, he could knock him straight off his pedestal. Harrison watched as Mark avoided a shot from joey, and nearly fell of the unbalanced pedestal. As he regained his balance, he prepared to throw the ball at Joey. Harrison took this moment to strike.
With all his might, Harrison wound back his arm, and rocketed the ball towards his foe. His face, determined and full of hatred, watched as the ball came flying towards Mark. Even though Mark was focused on taking out Joey, he did notice that Harrison was preparing to shoot at him. However, he was not prepared for the sudden attack and bent over awkwardly, trying desperately to avoid the shot.
The ball missed him by a hair. But the attack was not over yet, for Mark was wobbling uncontrollably. Harrison stood on his pedestal, arms raised, fingers crossed, hoping that Mark would fall over. The rest of Team Challenger watched, as Mark wobbled from side to side.
"Woah, woah, woaaaaaahhhh!" Mark yelled aloud as he tried to gain his balance. Kayla figured this would be a great time to strike. She threw the ball at mark, hitting him straight on the head, and sending him into the water.
"And now it's six down for challenger and eight down for Endeavor! It's all up to Nicky now!" Chris announced from his microphone. Nicky, who still held onto her ball, shot it at Harrison, and knocked him off. 'Seven down for Challenger and eight for our team…this is close!' Nicky thought. Sweat streamed down her face as she faced her last two opponents.
"C'mon Nicky you can do it!" Mark called from the sidelines, with the others chanting in.
"Go Kayla! Go Joey! Kick her off that pedestal!" The others from Team Challenger called. Chef shot a ball to Nicky, and Kayla, to make it fair. Kayla and Joey looked at each other, and nodded. Nicky eyed each of them warily, readying herself for their attack. Kayla looked as though she was about to throw when she tossed it to Joey instead. Nicky watched in almost slow motion as Joey fired the ball at her. She closed her eyes and put her own dodgeball in front of her face. Much to her delight, and the delight of her team, the ball ricocheted off her dodgeball, and fell into the water.
"GO! KNOCK THEM DOWN!" Isaac yelled. She didn't need to be told twice. She fired at the easier target first, which happened to be Kayla. She yelped as she was hit in the arm, and fell into the water. Chef fired balls into the air for both Nicky and Joey.
Unfortunately for Joey, he caught the ball at an awkward angle, making his pedestal wobble this way and that. Nicky knew, however, that if she tried to hit him straight on with the dodgeball, he would easily parry the attack and knock her down easy. Her only option was the raft. Aiming carefully, she fired downwards towards the base of his unsteady pedestal. The ball made perfect contact with the base of the structure and it began to fall with Joey on it.
"Oh greaaaaaa-" Joey was cut off as he and his pedestal fell into the water with a great splash.
"And Team Endeavor wins again! Team Challenger, I'll see you at the elimination tonight!" The rest of team Challenger groaned and waited until Joey and Kayla got out of the water.
-AT THE ELIMINATION-
"Alright you know the rules. When I call your name come claim your marshmallow. The following players are safe: Kyle, Victoria, Kayla, Terrance, Rory, Joey, and Zach." Those whose names were called went up to claim a marshmallow.
-CONFESSIONAL-
"Oh come on again! Why do my fellow campers keep voting for me!? I have got to figure this out…I just hope I don't get voted off…"
(Madison)
-CONFESSIONAL-
"Ugh great. First I lose my IPod, and then I'm put on the chopping block? How could it get any worse? I can't leave the island now anyway. I have to get back at that jerk Mark!"
(Harrison)
"Madison, do I really have to say this again? You're here because your bossy attitude annoys your teammates, PLUS you didn't do much to help out your team in the second challenge." Madison chewed her fingernails, "And Harrison. You lost your team the first challenge, and didn't help too much on the second one." Harrison looked worried.
"And the camper going home tonight isssssss…" Madison and Harrison looked at each other worriedly, wondering who would be going home.
"Harrison." Harrison's eyes widened, and he stood up.
"B-but I can't leave now! I have to get back at Mark! Wouldn't you like that! You know, more drama?!" Harrison said in defense. Chris sighed,
"You are right, but we have rules, and sorry bud but you're gone. Chef, help him spin the wheel won't you?" Chef nodded and walked Harrison over to the wheel of losers. Harrison reluctantly pulled the wheel and watched as his fate spun around in circles.
After about a minute, it finally landed on the toilet.
"Ugh, whatever I give up." Harrison said and slouched.
-AT THE FLUSH OF SHAME-
"Well, any last words before you flush?" Chris said laughing at the last part. Harrison shrugged. "Suit yourself!" And with that, Chris pressed a button on a remote, and Team Challenger watched as Harrison spun around for a few seconds before disappearing in a big splash.
"WOW! That's another one gone! Come back for more, and see who will be eliminated next! Here, on Total! Drama! Return to Pahkitew Island!"