Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama or Scott Pilgrim. Wouldn't it be awesome if I did though?
The camera opened on Chris McLean who smiled and said, "Last time on Total Pilgrim Island! We got introduced to the sixteen competitors and quickly forced them into their first challenge! They had to look around the island for boxes, each of which contained a slip of paper with a number on them. Scott and Neil, who had the two highest numbers, are going to be the two team captains while Kyle and Julie, who had the two lowest numbers, were eliminated. Who will the captains pick for their teams? What will the challenge be? And will Chef Hatchet discover that Wallace took his beer? Find out right now on Total Pilgrim Island!"
It was two days after the first two losers had been booted from the game. Scott woke up and yawned before looking at his cabin-mates. Wallace was still sleeping and was drooling slightly on his pillow. Stephen had his eyes closed as well, but he had headphones on and music could be heard playing, so he may not have been asleep. Neil was the only other one awake, but he was busy playing on his Nintendo DS.
Scott got out of bed and greeted, "Morning Neil. You sleep well?"
Pausing his game, Neil looked over and nodded, saying, "Yeah. I had a bit of trouble staying asleep, but other than that it was good."
"Well that's good," Scott said as he got some things out of his bag, "Now if you excuse me, I'm gonna go take a shower."
Scott walked out of the cabin, the closing of the door alerting Wallace, who shouted, "Are they gonna take away my beer?"
"What," Neil asked with a confused look on his face.
"Nothing. Just a dream," Wallace muttered.
In the girl's cabin, things were not going quite as smoothly. Roxy was thrown into the back wall as Ramona shouted, "Stop coming on to me!"
"Why do you always assume that when I wake up next to you, I'm trying to get sex out of it? Did you ever think it was a coincidence," Roxy shot back.
"Maybe if your bed wasn't across the room from mine, I would," Ramona argued back.
Roxy glared at her ex before sighing and saying, "Look, I sleepwalk okay? You happy now?"
Ramona blinked and asked, "Really?"
"Yes really! Ugh, I'm taking a shower," the fourth evil ex said as she got some things and left the room.
Ramona waited a few seconds before saying, "Stacey, you can come out now, she's gone."
The closet door opened and Scott's sister walked out. "Was your relationship ever that violent," Stacey asked, a bit disturbed over what happened.
Ramona looked behind her and said, "I don't really like to talk about that time. I really wish it never happened."
Stacey nodded and said, "I understand. Hey, where's Knives?"
"I'm not sure, she wasn't here when I woke up this morning," Ramona shrugged.
Gideon was awoken when he heard a loud crash. He opened his eyes and could see the fuzzy outline of a hole in the cabin wall.
"I warned you about touching me, Patel," a voice angrily said.
Grabbing his glasses from the nightstand beside his bunk, Gideon got out of bed to see Todd levitating a couple inches off the ground, his eyes pure white and appearing to be burning. "I know you don't like being touched and all, but don't you think throwing the guy out of the cabin with your powers was a little extreme," Gideon asked as Todd cut off the flow of his powers and touched down on the cabin floor.
Picking up a comb from a nightstand, Todd combed his hair a little and said, "Not at all. You see, I have the power to do whatever I want. And that little piece of crap Patel is worthless. So when you take those two facts, it makes what I did justified."
Gideon shrugged and walked out of the cabin, using the door instead of the newly-made hole in the wall. Lying face-down outside was Matthew, who was dazed and didn't appear to be getting up any time soon. Gideon started to walk toward the mess hall when he saw Lucas skating towards him.
"Hey Gideon, what's up," the skater asked.
The hipster shrugged and said, "Not much. Todd blasted Matthew through a wall, but what else is new?" The two evil exes shared a laugh before Gideon said, "I was going to get breakfast. As intolerable as the cooking here is, I have a feeling there will be a challenge today. Are you coming, or are you going to skate a little bit more?"
Lucas tapped his chin for a second before saying, "Eh, what the hell, I'll eat now."
The two entered the mess hall to see that Ken and Knives were already present. The two were eating some blackened eggs with some bacon that looked like cardboard. "Is that really that appetizing," Lucas asked, somewhat grossed out by the appearance of the food.
Knives pointed to a jar resting on the table and said, "If you put some wasabi on it, it tastes just fine."
Gideon raised an eyebrow and said, "Wasabi? Isn't that spicy?"
Ken nodded and said quietly in broken English, "Yes, but it cancels the bad taste. It's not that spicy."
Lucas shrugged and said, "What the hell, I'll give it a try. It can't be too bad, right?"
Confession Cam (Can he handle the heat?)
Gideon – Famous last words Lucas. It all depends on how well you can handle spicy foods.
Ramona and Stacey were walking to the mess hall to try and force down what Chef Hatchet calls "food." They were roughly twenty feet from the entrance when Lucas burst through the doors, sweat pouring down his face, which was ridiculously red. Without even acknowledging the two girls, the actor ran to the hose on the side of the mess hall and blasted water into his mouth.
"Well all right then," Ramona said with a confused look on her face.
Gideon stood in the doorway and said, "He tried putting wasabi on the breakfast. Turns out he can't handle spicy foods."
Ramona glared and said, "Ah. Did you tell him to eat the wasabi? Seems like something you would do."
"Ramona, I'm hurt you would suggest such a thing. No Ken and your friend Knives recommended it," Gideon said with no emotion.
Stacey tapped her chin and said, "Well, Knives only really hates Todd, and even then she wouldn't lie, so I think she was being sincere when suggesting it."
"Maybe. Now Gideon, are you going to get out of the way, or am I gonna have to knock you out of the way," Ramona asked, balling her hands into fists.
Gideon sarcastically said, "Yow, this one's feisty. Be sure to wear gloves when dealing with this one."
Ramona took a step forward and said, "I'll give you one more chance. Are you getting out of the way or not?"
"Calm down Ramona. I'm not in this game to cause trouble. I just like to tease you every now and then. Now if you excuse me, I should probably see if Matthew has managed to pull himself out of the ground yet," Gideon said as he headed back toward his cabin.
"Do you think he's telling the truth," Stacey asked, "About him not being here to cause trouble?"
Ramona glared at the final evil ex as he walked away and said, "I don't trust that guy as far as I can throw him."
Confession Cam (Tension! I love it!)
Ramona – Ever since I broke away from Gideon's control over me, I've hated him with a fury. I can get him being part of the league, as he was always a jealous person, but mind control? That seriously crossed the line!
Gideon – I was telling the truth when I said I wasn't here to cause trouble. I could seriously use the prize money. After Scott defeated me, everyone assumed I was dead and most of my fortune was divided up among my relatives. When I came back, I found I had only a few thousand dollars left. So yeah, I plan on playing this game as honestly as I can. But that's not to say I can't have some fun now and again, right?
Kim stepped out of the building which had the showers in it, her hair still wet. She was wearing her usual clothes, which she quickly adjusted until they were sitting correctly on her body. She walked toward the mess hall and as she passed by the guy's cabin, the door opened and Stephen walked out.
"Oh Kim, there you are. I was going to ask, you up for some practice later," the guitarist asked as the door behind him closed.
Kim raised an eyebrow and asked, "Band practice? Are you sure we're going to have a bassist for it? I mean, Scott will probably be making out with Ramona."
Stephen shrugged and said, "So what about Neil?"
"I dunno. Maybe. I'll think about it and let you know, okay? You going to breakfast," the drummer responded.
Stephen nodded and said, "I was planning on it."
"Well, we might as well get it over with. The sooner I choke down the crap that chef calls food, the better," Kim replied somewhat cynically.
All fourteen of the competitors were in the mess hall, talking or attempting to eat when Chris walked in, a gleaming smile on his face. "Hello competitors! Ready for a challenge," the host asked as we walked into the room.
"Do we have a choice," Kim deadpanned.
Scott raised his hand and asked, "Don't we have to pick teams?"
Chris nodded and said, "That is correct Scott. Could you and Neil come forward?"
The two team captains got up from their seats and stood on either side of the host. "Now, since Scott had the smaller of the two numbers from the last challenge, he gets to pick first," Chris explained.
Scott grinned and said, "Well I pick Ramona, as if there was any doubt."
"I knew you would pick me," Ramona said as she got up and stood next to Scott, giving him a peck on the cheek.
Neil tapped his chin and said, "I guess I'll pick Stephen."
The guitarist went over to Neil and said, "Alright buddy, we can do this."
The Canadian badass looked over his choices, shrugged and said, "I'll pick Wallace."
"Woo! We're gonna dominate this," Wallace cheered as he headed over to Scott's team.
He high-fived Scott and Ramona and said, "Hey Ramona, too bad Envy's not here, eh? We would have so much fun tormenting her."
Ramona grinned and said, "You know it, even if she became less of a bitch."
"Neil! Your turn again buddy," Chris said, trying to get everyone to focus.
"Um, I guess I'll pick Knives," Neil said, as the Chinese girl happily joined her team.
Scott looked over his choices and said, "I think I'll pick Kim."
Kim shrugged and said, "Whatever. It's not like there was anyone I really wanted to be with anyways."
The younger captain looked over his choices and said, "I guess I'll pick Stacey."
Scott's sister walked over to her friends and said, "Looks like the three of us are together. That's pretty cool."
Scott saw that all the remaining people were the evil exes and he groaned, "Ugh, I can't believe I have to pick three of you. I don't know, I guess I pick Matthew."
The first evil ex walked over and said, "Any reason why you picked me?"
"I know I can kick your ass easily if I need to," Scott said.
Matthew glared for a moment before turning away, saying, "Fair enough."
Neil looked over the other evil exes and said, "Um, I guess I'll pick Ken. I mean, you seem somewhat nice."
The Japanese man walked over and simply replied, "Thank you."
Scott saw the other four and asked, "Hey Lucas, you said you respected me a little, right?"
"Yeah, I mean, you managed to beat me, and not everyone can do that. You're alright," the skater replied.
"Good enough for me. I'll pick Lucas," the Canadian badass stated.
Lucas smirked and said, "Good choice man, you won't regret it."
Neil looked at the three remaining options and said, "Um, I guess I'll pick Roxy."
"No! We could've been on the same team," Matthew cried out.
The fourth evil ex glared at the first evil ex and said, "Yeah, I'm joining your team to get away from that guy."
Scott saw his two final choices and said, "Well, I don't like either of you, but I think everyone will be more comfortable if I pick Todd."
The third evil ex levitated his way to Scott and said, "Smart choice picking me Pilgrim. I'll help us win every challenge with ease."
Gideon walked over to Neil and said, "I guess that means I'm with you all. I think we shall do fine."
Chris looked to the two teams between him and said, "All right! Scott, in honor of your last name, I hereby christen your team The Pulverizing Pilgrims! And Neil, your team is now called Neil's Annihilators!"
"Wow, what friendly sounding names," Kim deadpanned.
Chris ignored the sarcastic comment and said, "Now that we have our teams, it's time for today's challenge! Each team will be given a clue. That clue leads to a location. At the location, you will have to take the item left for your team. There is only one item at each location, so you can't sabotage the other team. With your item is another clue. Once you collect all three items, you will have to find me. The final clue will help you find me. Whichever team finds me first will win immunity. The other team will be voting someone off. You can use whatever abilities you want to complete the challenge, but keep in mind your entire team has to be present for you to win. Your first clue is inside these locked boxes. The boxes will not open for five minutes, and Chef will guard the door to make sure you don't leave this room during that time. Now if you excuse me, I must get to my hiding place." Chris exited the building and the two teams got to sitting in groups, waiting for the boxes to open.
Confession Cam (Team Lineup thoughts.)
Scott – To be honest, my team isn't as bad as I thought it would be. The only person who is a real threat to me is Todd. I can kick Matthew's ass easily and Lucas said he respects me. And Ramona, Kim and Wallace are all my friends so this will work out really well.
Neil – Man, I don't know about my team. I'm glad Stephen, Knives and Stacey are on it, but the others, I'm not so sure. Ken seems like an okay guy, but Roxy and Gideon are a different story. Oh well, I guess we'll see how this goes.
Wallace – Okay, I admit, this team is pretty rocking. I got my buddies Scott, Ramona and Kim, my favorite actor, and a couple of other guys. I think after the challenge, we're gonna have a party! I got the beer!
Roxy – I think I'll thank Neil later during the challenge. He was able to keep me and that little pest Patel separate. If we were on the same team, I swear, I would never hear the end of his hitting on me.
Five minutes after Chris departed the mess hall, the electronic locks on the two boxes beeped, implying that they could now be opened. Scott and Neil opened their respective boxes and read their clues to their team.
Scott read his clue aloud, "Peaks and Valleys, Highs and Lows, where your item rests, hopefully you know."
"What the heck does that mean," Matthew asked.
Ramona murmured, "Highs and Lows."
"What was that," Wallace asked.
"Highs and Lows. Maybe it refers to high and low points, which would only make sense on the side of the cliff," Ramona responded.
Todd raised an eyebrow and asked, "Well then, what are we waiting for?"
"Let's go," Scott yelled as he ran outside, his team behind him.
Neil read his clue aloud, "Where could your item be? Somewhere that's dark and fuzzy and somewhere dangerous and cold."
"Is anyone as confused as I am," Stacey asked.
Knives nodded and said, "Yeah, that didn't make any sense."
Gideon corrected his hipster glasses and said, "Clearly it's somewhere that fits all four of the qualifications, but where?"
"The only place that makes any sense at all would have to be the bear cave. It's dark and cold because it's a cave and it's fuzzy and dangerous because there's a bear there," Roxy remarked as if it was obvious.
"Well then, let's go guys," Neil said as his team ran outside.
As Scott and his team ran toward the beach, Scott yelled back, "Hey Matthew, Todd! If you want to be useful, fly ahead and see if the next clue is at the cliff!"
Matthew, knowing he could possibly be a bit of deadweight, nodded and said, "Alright, Pilgrim, but only because I want to win."
The Indian man flew off toward the cliff using his mystical powers. Todd took off a moment later, floating in front of the group long enough to say, "I'll go make sure he doesn't screw anything up."
Scott nodded as he continued to run along with his other teammates. "Are you sure it's a good idea, sending the two of them ahead," Ramona asked as she ran toward the beach.
Lucas shrugged and said, "I think its okay. Todd seems to hate Matthew, so if anything goes wrong, it'll be between those two."
"They're evil though, aren't they? Couldn't they both plot something," Kim asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Again, Todd hates Matthew. I highly doubt they would conspire together," Lucas said as they kept running.
Knives looked up through the treetops and remarked, "Where is this bear cave anyways?"
"For the tenth time, it's on the other side of this forest. If any of you knew where it was, I would go on ahead and find the next clue, but you don't know where it is and that would risk you all wandering off and we would lose the challenge. So against my better judgment I'm showing you where it is," Roxy replied bitterly.
Gideon stopped running and said, "Wait, why don't we just wait here while you get the clue and the item?"
Everyone else stopped as well and looked at each other as Neil said, "That's actually a good idea. Can you do that Roxy?"
Roxy thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, fine, on one condition. If I do this, you can't vote me out if we lose tonight."
Ken nodded and said, "I can agree to that."
"All right, fine," Neil said as Roxy transformed into her black smoke-like form and went to the cave.
It was silent for a few moments until Stephen asked, "So does anyone have a deck of cards?"
What was left of Scott's team reached the base of the cliff, where they saw Matthew and Todd floating, looking for the box's location. Also searching was about a half dozen of Matthew's demon hipster chicks.
"Hey guys," Lucas called out to his fellow evil exes, "any luck?"
Matthew turned to his teammates and called out, "Not yet. We're working on it."
Scott looked at the base of the cliff and saw a sign that read 'You're at the wrong end!' "Hey Todd, Matthew! Check the top of the cliff," Scott called out to the two searching.
Todd floated to the top of the cliff and said, "Well look at that, you're right. I'll bring it all down."
Matthew floated down to the bottom of the cliff as the demon hipster chicks dematerialized.
"Well, what's the verdict," Wallace asked as Todd landed on the ground near his teammates.
"Our item is a little red keychain that says 'Total' on it. As for the clue, it says, 'This place smells, but you have to tolerate the smell if you want to talk.' Sounds like it's the Confessional," Todd stated as he handed the stuff to Scott.
"Well, let's get going," Ramona stated as she headed off.
Roxy turned back into her human form as she got in front of the cave. She touched down and entered the cave, her half-ninja powers allowing her to see easier. She found the item and the clue and picked them up. She was about to leave when she heard a growling. Roxy turned around to see the bear that lived in the cave standing on its hind legs.
"Oh, you think you're so scary, don't you? Well guess what? I was the person who scared you yesterday," Roxy said as she turned into her shadow form.
The bear noticed the smoke and retreated into the back of the cave, whimpering. Roxy flew through the air back to her team in her shadow form. When she arrived at the six people playing a card game she turned back to her regular form and said, "Alright guys, enough with the game, I got the stuff."
Ken took the green keychain that said 'Total' on it while Stacey looked at the clue Roxy had found.
Stacey read aloud, "This place is small and dark, but it holds the key to an escape."
"I'm even more confused now," Knives said to which Ken nodded in agreement.
Neil shrugged and wondered, "Could it be the boathouse? I mean, it's small and dark."
"And it has the keys to the boats, which one could use to escape," Gideon finished the thought.
Stephen got up off the ground and said, "Well then, should we get going?"
Chris was sitting in his hiding spot, which was inside a production tent hidden in the middle of the forest. He grinned at the camera and said, "Well, this challenge is just getting underway and already they're using their heads. But they still have two-thirds of the challenge left. Will either team have fighting within them? Did either team interpret their clues wrong? Which team will ultimately be the first to find me? And who will the losing team send home? Find out when we return with more Total Pilgrim Island!"
Well, I figured I would try to write another chapter, seeing as how one hasn't been written since August. To be honest, this is lowest on my list of priorities and if you had visited my profile recently you would have seen a poll asking if I should cancel this or not. I will still leave it up for the time being but for now I will not cancel it. I will try to be more frequent with updates but I will not promise anything. Since I have the challenge mapped out though, I should be able to get part 2 done by the middle of June. Review and let me know if you think I should continue this or if you think I should let someone else take over for me. And if anyone wants to take over, should I not want to continue this, let me know. If I "give" this fic to you, I'll give you all the notes I had for elimination orders and such. Thank you for your patience and I will try me best to update this in a much more timely fashion. On an unrelated note, if anyone who reads this lives in the New England area and is attending the anime convention Connecticon, perhaps we will run into each other as I will be attending as well. With that, until next time!