Author's Note: I got another poll up. Now you can let me know who you want to see gone.
"Thank you for joining us on the most awesome show to grace your television set," Chris boasted. "Last time, we took to the stage as campers had to prove their talent. Nicole and Edward were eager to gain some respect from their team, while Sophie took control of her team and demanded nothing less than perfection. In the end, due to Greta's lack of self-control and Edward's lack of heart in his piano performance the Killer Flounder lost. Of course, throughout the process more than enough drama was sprouted. Thanks to Bobby Beatrice hates Victoria and Victoria isn't too happy with Lionel. How will this drama grow? Find out today on Total…Drama…Refresh!"
(Theme Song Plays…)
(The Campfire)
Chris blared his air-horn into his megaphone as he grinned malevolently.
"I love my job," he cackled.
Slowly the teams started to arrive. Sophie showed up first from the Screaming Badgers, but the rest were a little slower.
"Come on, you guys, pick up the pace," she ordered.
Brady, Eliot, and Dirk came up behind her, but were glancing back uneasily at the tension in the others. Beatrice marched ahead of those behind her stubbornly, while Lionel kept his hateful stare on the ground. Victoria had a frustrated look on her face as she followed. Behind her, Bobby repressed a smug grin. Taking up the rear was Sooz who couldn't be bothered to look up from her phone.
"Badgers, you seem to be having some teamwork issues," Chris noted. "Not like the Killer Flounder."
The Killer Flounder team had all arrived together punctually. Nicole and Momma DJ stood up front. Annie was happily with Matthew, while Edward shot them a brief glance before looking forward again. Ethan and Michael lazily brought up the back, while Montana had to carry Parry to the crowd.
"Uh, Montana, what are you doing?" Chris asked.
"He didn't want to get out of bed today, right," Montana explained.
"I just don't see the point anymore," Parry sighed. "You can vote me off now if you want and save yourself the stress of doing another challenge."
"Oh no we can't," Montana protested. "Nobody gives up on Montana's team, right."
"That's the spirit," Chris exclaimed. "Anyways, now that you're all here, it's time for another challenge: The camp trip challenge."
He didn't receive much of a reaction, positive or negative.
"Okay, so…" he continued a little put off. "There are several tasks that I expect you to go through during this challenge. You must find your campsite, set up your tent, start a fire, catch some fish to eat, scavenge for some berries to balance out the meal, and set a bear trap."
"A bear trap?" Nicole exclaimed. "What for?"
"Well, for the bear. Duh," Chris answered. "Last time we did this challenge, ol' Molotov caused all sorts of trouble, so this time I'd like to see in any of you can catch him. Once you complete all these tasks, you must spend the night in the woods. When the sun rises you can race back to camp. The first whole team to arrive wins immunity."
"Sounds like a fun challenge," Dirk exclaimed.
"Except for the bear," Brady added nervously.
"You know, I've been going through old surveillance footage, and I've noticed that Molotov is smarter than the average bear," Eliot said. "I suspect that he may actually be an alien invader. Or at least had his brain tampered by aliens."
"Well, I guess that's just an added incentive for you to capture him," Chris said. "Now, you'll want these…"
He tossed some backpacks to various members of each group.
"These are full of all the supplies you may need," he said. "And leaders, you'll be getting these…"
He tossed a map to Sophie and Edward.
"I've marked your site, the river, and Molotov's cave," Chris explained. "I believe that's everything, so get going!"
(The Woods, Later)
Sophie was in the lead as she followed the map. Dirk kept up with her, but everyone else preferred to stay far behind her.
"We should arrive at the site soon," Sophie declared.
"Maybe we should slow down a bit," Dirk suggested. "Everyone else is kinda falling behind."
"No," Sophie said. "The sooner we arrive, the sooner we can get the tasks done. And if we get the tasks done early then that means that we can get to sleep early, giving us the advantage when it comes to getting up on time."
"Okay, if you say so," Dirk said. "But I'd hate for the others to get lost, or something."
"Then they should pick up the pace," Sophie said without stopping.
Behind them came Victoria, Brady, Bobby, and Lionel. A tense silence filled the air and the deadly glares going between the seemed to almost generate heat. Brady tried to break some of the tension.
"So, Victoria, how are you doing?" he asked.
"My new friend hates me," she scoffed. "And it's all thanks to these two jerks."
"Hey, since when is it a crime to be interested in a certain girl?" Lionel protested.
"That doesn't change the fact that you've hurt a naïve girl," Victoria argued. "If you had any decency in you, you'd actually make an effort to make things right."
"I did nothing wrong," Lionel persisted. "The dork here should be the one apologizing."
"I told you, I had no way of knowing that you were thinking that," Bobby snapped.
"Oh, so that means it's fine to just invade the privacy of my head?" Lionel scoffed. "I still feel violated by how you did that."
"Guys, can we please get along?" Brady said. "We're a team, let's act like one."
From the trees Eliot watched them and scribbled down notes.
"Hm, Bobby does seem a little heartless," he commented. "That's a common attribute of aliens. But it's also a common attribute of government agents. I'll have to investigate further."
Following behind the group were Sooz and Beatrice.
"I just can't believe that someone like Victoria can seem so nice," Beatrice fumed.
"Uh-huh," Sooz said with a nod.
"I mean, I thought that I'd found a new friend," Beatrice continued. "And then she goes and steals the heart of the boy I was into."
"Right," Sooz replied.
"And Lionel was totally into me too; I made sure of that," Beatrice said. "I don't know what tricks Victoria used, and I don't care. What matters is that she has to go."
"Yep," Sooz said. "Uh-huh…right…true…oh yeah."
"Um, I've stopped talking," Beatrice sighed.
A gust of wind blew through Sooz's hair and revealed a miniature phone on her ear.
"Oh, you haven't been talking to me at all," Beatrice sighed again.
(Killer Flounder)
"Don't worry everyone," Edward exclaimed. "You can count on me to lead us to victory."
"Really?" Michael challenged. "I find it hard to imagine a snob like you going camping out in the dirty outdoors often."
Edward opened his mouth to argue, but then paused.
"You know what, I think you're right," Edward said. "I'm not fit to lead for this challenge. We need someone like…Matthew."
"Huh?" Matthew exclaimed. "M-m-me?"
"Sure," Edward said. "You've been camping before, right?"
Matthew nodded.
"Then you've got some experience," Edward said. "I think you'd be perfect. And besides, everyone else on the team is too wimpy, clueless, or old."
With the last comment he eyed Momma DJ who huffed but made no argument.
"What about Montana?" Matthew asked.
"Ooh, is that one of those Canadian geese?" Montana exclaimed. "I've got to get a closer look. Over here little goosy."
She climbed up a tree eagerly to get a better view.
"Too unpredictable," Edward concluded. "So here's the map, leader."
Matthew took to map nervously and glanced down at it.
"O-okay," he mumbled. "Let's keep moving."
Confessional:
Edward-This is actually a perfect opportunity. If things go bad, people can blame our new leader, Matthew. And I can make sure that things go wrong so I can get rid of that little pest.
Matthew-I'm not really the leader type, but I guess I'll have to try. My team's depending on me, and all.
Annie-I don't like this. I don't trust Edward and I suspect he's up to something.
(Screaming Badgers)
Sophie and Dirk came to a split in the path.
"Which way, captain?" Dirk asked.
"Left," she answered.
"Do you think that maybe we should wait here for the others?" Dirk suggested again.
"For the last time 'no!'" Sophie snapped.
The four behind them arrived in silence again.
"Well, which way do we go?" Victoria exclaimed.
"Where's Sophie?" Brady asked. "She couldn't be that far ahead of us."
"Well, we're not going to get any closer just standing here," Lionel said. "Let's just go right."
Even further behind, Sooz had stopped to sit down and talk on her phone.
"Joey, say that again?" she said. "No way! I don't believe it…hold on, run it by me one more time…"
Beatrice walked on by herself. She stopped, though, when she spotted something moving in the bushes. She took a few steps forward and found Eliot with his back against a tree.
"Uh, hi," she said.
"Ah!" Eliot cried as he twirled around to face her. "Don't sneak up on me like that."
"Sorry, sorry," Beatrice apologized. "Mind if walk with you? I kind of need to talk to someone who will actually listen to me."
"Go ahead," Eliot said, "but I am in the middle of an investigation."
"Okay, whatever you say," Beatrice said.
She followed Eliot as he explored deeper into the woods.
"So I'm not exactly sure what I should do right now," Beatrice said. "I mean, I want to get Lionel's attention again, but I'm not sure I can do that with Victoria around. Getting rid of her might be tough though, she knows so much about these shows."
The two arrived at a running river. Eliot stopped and turned to Beatrice.
"I've come to a conclusion," he declared.
"What's that?" Beatrice asked.
"That you are not an alien," Eliot answered. "You seem too concerned with the human concept of 'love.'"
"Oh, well, I guess that's good," Beatrice said. "Say, while we're here how about we help out our team and catch some fish?"
She dropped her bag and began searching for some fishing equipment.
"If you were an alien, though, you'd definitely be an aquatic one," Eliot concluded.
"Whatever you say," Beatrice said with a slight smile.
(Killer Flounder, Later)
As the team walked over the hilly terrain, Ethan lagged behind. A hummingbird fluttered around his head.
"What's that little fella? You want me to follow you?" Ethan said. "Okay, if you say so."
He kept his eyes on the tiny bird as it then fluttered off, deeper into the woods. No one noticed that Ethan had disappeared from the group.
"Well, this is the site," Matthew declared as they arrived at a clearing.
"Wonderful," Edward exclaimed. "What next, leader?"
"I guess we should divide the task up into groups," Matthew decided.
"Ooh, ooh, I want to set up the bear trap!" Montana exclaimed eagerly.
"Okay, you do that," Matthew said. "Mrs. DJ, you can take Annie and Michael and find some berries."
She nodded as she gestured for Annie and Michael to follow after her. Annie smiled at Matthew and waved at him before she departed.
"Um, Nicole, can you get the fire started?" Matthew continued.
"I'll give it a shot," Nicole exclaimed.
"And that leaves Edward, Parry, and I to set up the tent," Matthew concluded.
"Perfect," Edward said under his breath.
The campers all got to work immediately. Nicole piled a group of small sticks and began banging a pair of rocks together. Montana scaled a tree happily. Momma DJ guided Michael and Annie through the forest.
"You see these leaves here?" Momma DJ exclaimed. "They always mean that food is nearby."
"Fascinating," Michael moaned sarcastically. "But where is the food?"
"It's around here somewhere!" Momma DJ snapped. "Now quick yakking and get searching."
Michael rolled his eyes, but Annie looked eager to help. The three scoured through bushes and shrubs searching for anything edible, with little result.
Back at the site, the three boys had managed to have the tent in place. Matthew was currently in the process of hammering in stakes to keep it in place. Michael grinned to himself as Matthew finished up the last stake. Edward crept over to another stake a casually bent over. He made sure that no one was looking at then loosened the knot.
"There, that should do it," Matthew declared.
"Magnificent," Edward exclaimed. "You see, you make a great leader."
"Guys, I might need a hand," Nicole called from the ground. "I don't know if I'm using the rock kind of rocks or I'm not banging them together the right way but nothing's happening."
"Sure, I'll help," Matthew said.
"I'll try but I'm probably no better than you, so it's really hopeless," Parry said.
Once both boys had turned away, Edward "accidentally" stumbled backwards into the tent.
"Oops, I'm so sorry," he exclaimed.
A rope came loose and the tent caved in on itself.
"Oh no!" Matthew cried. "What happened?"
"Well, I slipped and stumbled into it," Edward explained. "Then this rope came loose."
"It mustn't have been tied very tight then," Nicole commented.
"What? But I was sure that it was fine," Matthew exclaimed.
"Don't worry about it," Edward said. "Anyone can make a mistake when they're being careless. Let's just make sure you do it right this time."
"It'll probably just fall apart again," Parry moaned. "There's really no point to trying."
"Well if you want to sleep out in the cold tonight, be my guest," Edward said. "But the rest of us would prefer to have a tent up."
(Screaming Badgers)
The sun had almost set by the time that Dirk and Sophie arrived at the site.
"Well, we're here," Sophie declared as she dropped her pack.
"And no one else is in sight," Dirk sighed.
"God, I can't believe those wimps are so slow," Sophie scoffed.
"You know, I hate saying, 'I told you so' but," Dirk began.
"Just shut it!" Sophie snapped. "Stay here and set up the tent; I'm going to search for them."
"You're the boss," Dirk said as he began searching through the pack.
Sophie left him in an angry march back the way she had come. In a different part of the woods, Sooz was wandering around lost.
"Guys, where are you?" she shouted. "Oh, nothing, Joey, I'm just lost in the middle of a forest right now, but go on; what was Mary wearing?"
She continued to chat on her phone while she searched for her group. She had absolutely no idea where she was going and was only aimlessly moving between trees. Eventually she spotted someone and moved towards them. She found Ethan lying on his back staring up at the sky.
"Hey, you're from the other team," Sooz said as she approached him. "What are you doing out here?"
"A little bird told me to watch the sunset with him," Ethan explained. "It truly is one of nature's greatest gifts to us."
"Yeah, that's super and all, but where's your group?" Sooz asked.
"Huh, come to think of it, I'm not too sure," Ethan answered. "But whatever, I have all the company of the wildlife with me."
"That's not gonna cut it for me," Sooz said. "Now come on; I don't care who I find as long as I get somewhere safe before dark."
(Killer Flounder, Nightfall)
The boys had finished the tent again and Nicole had finally got the fire started.
"We're back," Momma DJ exclaimed.
"We got all sorts of different fruits," Annie laughed. "Red ones and blues ones and—"
The three of them gasped as a giant wooden cage dropped down over them.
"What do ya think of my bear trap?" Montana asked.
"Very…effective," Michael said.
Once Montana let them out, Momma DJ examined the tent.
"Well, I wouldn't give it my seal of approval," she muttered. "Maybe I can fix it up."
"I suppose you should," Edward said. "The last time Matthew set it up, it easily fell apart. Not to mention, we should get started on fishing; it's already dark."
"Sorry, I thought that we'd be able to go before the sun set," Matthew said.
"I guess you should have planned that out a little better," Edward remarked. "But let's go, the river should be just around here."
Annie eyed Edward suspiciously before saying, "I'll come too."
"Good idea," Matthew said happily.
Edward glanced at Annie with a hint of disapproval, then it disappeared. Matthew used the map to guide the three of them to the river. Once they had arrived he searched through his pack and pulled out some fishing equipment. He stood up on some rocks and looked down on the water.
"This should be a good spot," Matthew said. "I can see a couple swimming around."
"Well, you're probably the expert here," Edward said, "but I know enough that you have to make sure you don't scare them away. And in this darkness it might be hard to find them again."
"I know," Matthew said. "I'll be careful."
Matthew waited patiently for the fish to start biting. It was a slow process and Annie soon got restless. Once she started pacing around Edward had his chance at sabotage. He carefully slid his foot under the rock that Matthew was standing on. With a jolt he sent the smaller boy sprawling into the water. Annie whirled around just in time to see it happen.
"Great," Edward sighed. "Now it'll take even longer to catch any fish."
Annie narrowed her eyes and Edward then grabbed a nearby stick.
"Uh, Annie, what are you doing?" Edward asked.
Annie charged at the river and swung her stick down. When she brought it up she revealed that she had speared a fish.
"Wow, good job," Matthew exclaimed as he got out of the river.
"Yeah, great," Edward said unenthusiastically.
Annie sent him a victorious smile.
Confessional:
Edward-How am I supposed to sabotage my team when they're so damn good at wilderness survival?
Annie-I'm pretty sure that Edward is trying to make Matthew look bad. But he's not going to fool me.
Matthew-This leadership job sure comes with a lot of pressure. I wish Edward would lay off a bit, but at least I've got Annie's support.
(Killer Flounder)
"Great, it's pitch black and there's no sign of any campsite around here," Lionel moaned.
"I really should have expected this," Victoria sighed. "Whenever a dysfunctional group goes off into the woods, they always end up lost."
"We'll about okay, guys," Brady said. "As long as we find some shelter to sleep in we've got enough supplies to last the night. Then we can hopefully regroup on our way back to the main site."
"Look, I think I can see a cave up there," Victoria exclaimed.
The four made their way through the darkness to a gaping hole in a rock wall.
"Great, let's set up for the night here," Brady said.
"Hold on, what about that bear?" Lionel asked. "This might be his home."
"I've got just the thing," Bobby exclaimed as he reached into his coat.
He pulled out a device that looked like a glowing green plate.
"This can be our bear trap," he explained. "It delivers an electric shock to anything that comes within its proximity. I just need to add a few touches and—"
"Oh no," Lionel exclaimed as he grabbed the disc from Bobby. "You're inventions have been nothing but trouble. Especially for me."
With that he tossed the device into the distance.
"I'd rather take my chances with the bear than have to deal with anything you made," he declared.
"Fine, waste my genius," Bobby scoffed.
The four entered the cave and set up their sleeping bags once they were deep inside. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Eliot were walking along the river. They were each a little wet and carried a couple fish.
"Well, that was fun," Beatrice exclaimed. "And a nice break from thinking about all that stress."
"Yes, and I could ease my mind a bit too," Eliot said. "Although not too much, that would be risky. And now that I think about it, I suspect that these fish might actually have come from another planet. They—"
"Oh stop worrying," Beatrice said. "I'm pretty sure they're just ordinary fish."
The two spotted a glow in the woods and moved towards it. They arrived at the site where Dirk was waiting at a campfire.
"We brought fish," Beatrice exclaimed.
"Wonderful," Dirk replied. "Now if only the rest of the group would show up."
"You mean they're not here?" Beatrice asked.
"Nope," Dirk sighed. "Sophie went looking for them, but I'm guessing that she didn't have any luck."
"Oh this is bad," Eliot exclaimed. "The aliens could be picking them off right now. From now on, if you see someone make sure that they have pupils. That's a key sign to know if they're actually an alien replacement."
"I'll…keep that in mind," Beatrice replied.
Currently, Sooz and Ethan were still hopelessly lost in the woods.
"My feet are killing me," Sooz moaned. "Joey, are you still there? I need someone to talk to. Damn, he hung up on me. Maybe I can call Lucy instead."
However, before she could dial she spotted something. On a bush was a lush clump of berries.
"Well, I guess we might as well help out our teams in some way," she exclaimed as she approached the bush.
She began harvesting the large berries, but she soon heard a furious buzzing. She looked up and cringed.
"Wasps!" she cried as she ran backwards.
The wasp swarmed after her angrily.
"Nah, wasps are our friends," Ethan said.
"Well, you have a very lax criteria for friends," Sooz said. "And I'm getting out of here."
She grabbed his ponytail and dragged him with her as she ran from the furious insects. Not too far away, Sophie was angrily exploring the woods.
"Unbelievable," she muttered. "How hard could it be to just follow behind me?"
She would have continued to rant angrily; however she felt a sudden jolt go up her leg and through her body. She looked down to see that she had stepped on some odd disc. Then she collapsed.
(Killer Flounder)
Momma DJ had set up a massive tent that looked both sturdy and spacious.
"Wow, that's amazing," Annie exclaimed. "We brought fish."
"Yes, sorry we're so late," Edward added. "Matthew had some difficulties."
"Oh, leave him alone!" Annie snapped. "Matthew is doing just fine."
"Alright, alright, sorry," Edward said defensively. "I guess now we can just eat our food and then go to sleep. It's already quite late though, so we'd better be quick."
The team cooked the one fish that they had caught and Momma DJ skillfully cut it into pieces.
"I also brought some of my trademark plates with me," she declared. "Just in case."
She handed up a plate to everyone and put a piece of fish and pile of berries on each one.
"It's not my best work, what with limited resources and all, but I think you'll be satisfied," she said.
"Mm, this is delicious," Annie exclaimed.
"Definitely," Nicole added.
Parry opened his mouth to say something sombre, but realized that he couldn't find any fault with the food. He shrugged and kept eating. Once everyone was finished they all yawned and stretched tiredly.
"I guess we should get some shuteye," Nicole declared. "We need to get up bright and early tomorrow."
"Yes, can we rely on our leader to wake us?" Edward asked challengingly.
"You can," Matthew promised.
Annie glared at Edward. Edward made no response. The eight campers got into the camp and set up their sleeping bags. Edward made sure that he stayed up past everyone else. The other campers fell asleep easily and soon he was the only one still awake. He crept over to Montana and picked up her sun hat which was lying next to her. He then moved over to Matthew and placed it over his eyes.
"Sweet dreams, leader," he whispered malevolently.
(Screaming Badgers)
Sooz and Ethan had escaped the wasps and were back to wandering the woods.
"Ugh, I can't take any more of this walking," Sooz moaned. "And the worst part is that not one of my friends is awake to chat."
"I'm awake," Ethan replied.
"That's a matter of opinion," Sooz muttered under her breath.
After a bit more walking, the two came to someone lying on the ground.
"What the?" Sooz exclaimed.
She leaned down to see that it was an unconscious Sophie. Her hair was incredibly frizzy and Sooz received a shock when she came in contact with her.
"Well, I suppose we should help her out," Sooz said. "She may be a major jerk, but Chris's probably dock my team points if we leave her here."
So the two carried Sophie by her arms and legs as they continued to search for anyone else. If they had walked down in the opposite direction they would have come to a cave. In the cave Brady, Victoria, Lionel, and Bobby were trying to get to sleep. Lionel heard something and went out to investigate. He froze at what he saw.
"Uh…guys," he said uneasily.
"What is it?" Brady asked.
"B-b-b-bear," Lionel worked out.
"Huh?" Brady exclaimed as he joined Lionel
Brady came face to face with Molotov the bear who was growling at the intruders angrily.
"Oh…uh, nice bear," he said.
The two scurried backwards and Victoria and Bobby soon did the same. Molotov chased after them slowly. Brady spotted a crevice in the back of the cave and immediately slinked into it. He found that it led to a smaller space. Lionel and Bobby followed after him. Molotov had caught up with Victoria and raised his paw ferociously. Victoria cried out, Lionel gasped. The boy reached up and grabbed onto Victoria. He managed to pull her under the crevice before the bear could swipe at her.
"A-are we safe back here?" Lionel asked Brady.
Molotov approached them and tried to claw at them, but couldn't reach.
"That's a yes," Brady said.
Lionel breathed a sigh of relief, but it didn't last as the bear eyed him murderously.
"What's the matter, macho man, can't take the bear?" Bobby mocked. "If we still had my trap this wouldn't be a problem."
"Not helping," Brady said to him.
Molotov stopped clawing, but he was still eyeing them intensely.
"Well, now what?" Lionel asked.
"Looks like we're spending the night here with an angry bear," Victoria sighed. "He's got to leave eventually."
The four waited, and Molotov made no sign of moving. Without their sleeping bags it soon got very cold.
"I need someone to cuddle with," Lionel exclaimed as he wrapped his arms around Victoria.
"You have three seconds to let go," Victoria growled.
"Alright, alright, sorry," Lionel said. "But I seriously am cold."
"Ever consider actually wearing a shirt?" Bobby scoffed.
"Guys, please, we're stuck in a cave with a bear and you still can't stop fighting," Brady sighed. "Can you just let it go for one night?"
Over at the campsite, Beatrice, Dirk, and Eliot were much more comfortable. They were all happily asleep in their tent. Sooz and Ethan soon arrived with the unconscious Sophie.
"Finally," Sooz exclaimed with great relief.
She dropped Sophie in the tent carelessly and set up her own sleeping bag.
"I don't think they'll mind if you stay with us for the night," Sooz said to Ethan. "Well, Sophie might, but it's better to face her wrath then keep wandering about alone."
Ethan shrugged and dropped down his own sleeping bag. As time passed by, eventually everyone fell asleep. Even the four in the cave, though it was an uneasy sleep. After they had all closed their eyes, Molotov also began to feel a little sleepy. He curled up in the corner of the caves and also closed his eyes.
(Morning)
"Come on, come on, let's go!" Sophie screamed at her team. "It's morning, that means that we have to get back to the main site now!"
"Whoa, man, I was having the most wicked dream," Ethan exclaimed as he got up.
"You? What are you doing here?" Sophie demanded. "And where is the rest of the team? Never mind, it doesn't matter. What matters is that we get back to Chris now!"
Sophie managed to usher all of her teams into a rapid sprint. Ethan followed along. Meanwhile, in the cave, Victoria had awoken and realized that Molotov was still asleep.
"Guys, I think this is our chance," she whispered. "On the count of three let's make a run for it."
The others looked at each other uneasily, but eventually agreed.
"Okay, one," Victoria began.
Molotov cracked an eye open.
"Three!" she screamed.
The four darted out from under the crevice and burst through the cave fearfully. Molotov was soon on his feet and chasing after them.
"Faster, faster, he's gaining on us," Lionel cried.
(Killer Flounder)
The team was still asleep as the sun rose. Edward soon awoke and grinned to see that everyone was still asleep. He looked at Matthew to see that he was snoring from underneath Montana's hat.
"Aw, too bad," Edward muttered to himself. "It looks like our leader has let us down."
"Oh my gosh!" Annie exclaimed as she woke up. "Guys, wake up, it's morning!"
Slowly the others woke up. Montana spotted her hat on Matthew and grabbed it possessively.
"Huh, it's morning?" Matthew exclaimed. "But…but…I could swear…"
"No time now," Edward said. "We need to make a run for it."
The eight of them left behind their tent and began sprinting through the woods.
(Main Campsite)
Chris stood outside as he waited for the campers to arrive.
"They should be getting here any minute now," he announced.
Right on cue, he spotted Sophie leading some of her team through the woods. Coming from another part, Montana was at the head of the Killer Flounder. Then out of a third part, Lionel, Victoria and Bobby ran frantically.
"Bear!" Lionel cried.
"Ooh, sounds exciting," Chris exclaimed. "And it looks like it's going to be a photo finish."
As the teams neared the campsite, Edward slowed down slightly. He allowed Matthew to catch up with him then stuck his foot out. Matthew tripped and stumbled into the dirt. Then Edward pulled ahead.
"The Badgers are the winners!" Chris exclaimed. "With Matthew falling behind the Killer Flounder lose this challenge."
Edward shook his head and sighed, "I guess Matthew just wasn't cut out to be a leader."
"Will you stop it?" Annie snapped.
"Face it," Edward said, "Matthew couldn't set up a tent right, or fish, or get us up when he guaranteed he could, and just now he lost us the race."
Annie was horrified to see that various others were agreeing with Edward.
"You can't believe this," she cried.
"Well, Killer Flounder, you've got the whole rest of the day to plan your elimination," Chris said. "So, I'll leave you to it."
(Campfire, That Night)
"Welcome to another lovely campfire ceremony," Chris greeted. "I have here eight marshmallow, you have here nine campers. You do the math."
Annie glared at Edward who remained neutral. Matthew looked down in shame while Annie tried to comfort him.
"The first marshmallow of the night goes to…," Chris announced. "Parry!"
Chris tossed the marshmallow and Parry sighed as he caught it.
"Annie, Nicole, Michael, you're all safe," Chris continued.
He tossed a marshmallow to each of them.
"Next up we've got Momma DJ," Chris said, "and…Montana."
All that remained now were Ethan, Matthew, and Edward. Matthew stilled refused to lift his head. Ethan was keeping himself entertained by drawing lines in the sand.
"Two marshmallows left," Chris declared. "The first of which goes to…Ethan."
Edward glanced at Matthew, then up at Chris. He showed the briefest hint of fear.
"Edward, you've been in the bottom before," Chris declared. "Looks like you've made some enemies. But Matthew, you're leadership skills weren't exactly stellar. Anyways, the final marshmallow goes to…"
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"Edward."
"Nooo!" Annie shouted.
Matthew just sighed as he stood up. He didn't say anything as he walked down the Dock of Shame.
"Matthew, wait!" Annie cried as she rushed up to him. "I just wanted to let up know that meeting you really made my stay here so much better. I'll really miss you."
She then kissed him on the forehead.
Matthew smiled at her and replied, "I'll miss you too, but I know that you'll do great."
Then Matthew got on the Boat of Losers and took off into the night.
(Playa Des Losers)
Matthew sighed again as he left behind the island and arrived at his the new island. He stepped out and onto the resort.
"Aw, I'm sorry that you didn't make it, little guy," Greta exclaimed as she pulled him into a hug. "Here, the buffet will really cheer you up."
Jasmine and Tony were in their usual seats.
"Shall we join them?" Jasmine asked. "It is getting a little dark."
Tony looked thoughtfully. Then they saw something approaching them. It was Ezmyralda, except she looked disheveled and had a piece of rope hanging off of her.
"I'm going to get you!" she cried. "You're gonna pay!"
"Let's go," Tony said frantically as Jasmine was already getting ready to run.
Votes:
Edward-This'll teach Matthew, or anyone else, not to mess with me.
Annie-I vote for Edward. That big jerkhead deserves to go.
Matthew-Annie's convinced that Edward was setting me up, and I'm starting to believe her. I vote for Edward.
Ethan-Well, I heard that we lost because of Matthew, so I guess I'll vote for him.
Momma DJ-Matthew seems like a sweet boy, but he doesn't quite have the skills to last in the contest.
Montana-That Matthew stole my hat while I was asleep. I don't get angry about most things, but touching my hat is not okay.
Michael-Matthew seems like a pretty cool guy, even if he did screw up a couple times. I vote for Ethan; where was that guy all this time.
Parry-Judging by how many people are going to vote for Matthew, my vote for him won't make any difference.
Nicole-Matthew may not be perfect, but at least he could be useful later on. Ethan on the other hand doesn't look like he'll be too helpful.
(Conclusion)
"And one more is gone," Chris declared. "Who will go next? Will it be a Badger or a Flounder? Will the high amounts of tension affect the Screaming Badgers? What lies in store for Annie and Edward? Find out on the next Total…Drama…Refresh!"