Author's Triva Fact: Did you know that there actually already is an Ezmyralda in Total Drama universe? Yep, that was Anne Maria's name when TDRotI first aired in France. Now you know (unless you already knew that.)
"Welcome to Total Drama Refresh," Chris greeted. "Last time we tested out how much the campers could trust each other. This led to some hilariously painful results and we got to really exploit already existing grudges. Sophie was not happy with Sooz, Annie was still very suspicious of Edward, and Momma DJ did not approve of Montana's wild attitude. This is what ended up leading to her own elimination though. With Momma DJ we're just down to the newbies. Each time has six members, three boys and three girls. Now let's see what else we've got in store for them…"
(Theme Song Plays…)
(The Beach)
"Attention, campers!" Chef boomed through his megaphone. "You are all to report to the beach…immediately!"
The twelve campers scrambled to get out of their cabins. Lionel, having the least amount to put on, was first to arrive. He was soon followed by Sophie. Eventually all the others joined them. Edward looked up at the sunrise with irritation.
"This is far too early," he complained.
"If you were at war you wouldn't get to choose when you woke up," Chef declared. "That's how we do things in the army."
"But…um, we're not in the army," Beatrice pointed.
"Silence!" Chef snapped. "For this day you are all my soldiers and I am your commanding officer. You will obey my every order and refer to me as Master Chef. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Master Chef," everyone replied. Everyone, except Sophie.
"Did you not hear me, girl?" Chef bellowed at Sophie. "I said, 'do I make myself clear'."
"I don't take orders," Sophie declared coldly.
"Well that's just too bad," Chef exclaimed, "because anyone who displeases me will be immediately eliminated from the challenge. Is that what you want, girl?"
"No," Sophie replied after a hesitation.
"No, what?" Chef demanded.
"No...Master Chef," Sophie said very reluctantly.
Confessional:
Sophie-I'll go along with the challenge to make sure we don't lose, but I'll make sure the others no who's really their boss.
Edward-This challenge won't be fun, but I didn't come here to have fun. And this should give me a chance to convince enough people to vote off Nicole when we lose.
Annie-I was just thinking that I don't actually have any real friends now that Matthew is gone. Maybe it's time for me to chill out a bit and find a BFF.
"Hey, Montana," Annie exclaimed. "I was thinking maybe today we could work together. You seem like an all-around fun gal."
Annie had approached the Australian girl and smiled warmly at her. Parry, who had been standing by Montana at the time, was clearly uneasy around Annie and was backing away from her.
"Well, that sounds super-duper!" Montana exclaimed.
"Great, you've got yourself a new best friend," Parry said eagerly as he moved away from them. "Have fun."
"What's his problem?" Annie asked.
"He's still a little nervous about things like pink, smiling, general niceness, right," Montana explained.
Parry hadn't gotten too far when he was grabbed from behind. He was pulled into a huddle with Edward and Ethan.
"Gents, I think we need to have a serious talk about strategy," Edward said in a hushed tone. "The merge is coming up and we need to be prepared. Now, obviously neither of you have any social experience, but do you know how girls work?"
Parry and Ethan glanced at each other then shrugged.
"Girls will get into groups and form a giant union," Edward explained. "So when we get to the merge, all us guys are going to be picked off one by one. All they need is a queen bee to lead them. Someone like…"
"Uh…" Parry and Ethan replied.
"Nicole," Edward answered. "She's clearly got her mind set on leadership and that means that she'll be able to get others to follow her. If she's gone we'll have a better chance."
"It's not like I have much of a chance anyways," Parry sighed.
"But if you could improve your chance, even just slightly, wouldn't you want to?" Edward prodded.
Parry sighed, "I guess so."
"Then it's settled," Edward declared. "Next time we lose, we vote off Nicole."
Meanwhile, over on the Screaming Badger side, Sophie was giving her team a speech.
"Alright, team, we're fresh off a win, but we need to keep that up," she declared. "You all have weaknesses that you must conquer. That means no texting…Sooz! Eliot, keep your brain focused and don't think about aliens. Beatrice…just don't do anything stupid."
Sophie pointed a finger at Beatrice threateningly. Beatrice squeaked and grabbed Lionel's hand. He didn't show any signs of noticing her. Eliot, though, seemed to be observing Beatrice.
He walked over to her and saw, "Say Beatrice, maybe we should stick together for this challenge."
"Really?" she asked. "Is that okay with you, Lionel?"
"Yeah, sure, why not?" Lionel replied without much concern.
"Okay, I just wanted to make sure you weren't jealous," she said.
"I assure you, that is not the case," Lionel replied.
Confessional:
Eliot-I worry about Beatrice. She's terrified of Sophie, and has no one to protect her. And Sophie's not even the least of her worries; when Bobby is ready to launch phase two of his evil plan, they'll be swarms of whatever alien he really is. If Lionel isn't going to man up and take care of her, then I guess it's up to me.
Lionel-If anything I feel pity for Eliot, having to put up with Beatrice. She seems nice, but she's so dense, she's a coward, and her laugh is the most annoying sound on this planet. I might have to get rid of her if she isn't going to help me get rid of Sophie.
Beatrice-I don't really have too many friends, so it's so nice that Eliot wants to hang out with me. Not like that fake friend, Victoria! Ick.
"Soldiers, it's time for your first task!" Chef commanded.
"Yes, Master Chef," the campers chorused.
"I can't hear you!" Chef bellowed. "Maybe it's because somebody needs to speak up!"
"Yes, Master Chef," Sophie growled through clenched teeth.
"Now, look here," Chef ordered as he gestured to a collection of massive stone blocks. "Each of you will be taking a rope attached to one of these blocks and dragging it on our course. If you let go of the rope, even for a second, you are eliminated. If you sit down for a break, you are eliminated. If collapse from exhaustion, you are eliminated. If you die—"
"We get it, anything but pulling leads to elimination," Sophie scoffed.
"You do not talk back to your commanding officer!" Chef snapped. "Now what are you all standing around for? Get to work!"
Everyone rushed to the giant blocks where they grabbed a rope and started to pull. Sophie and Lionel had no trouble getting started. Others like Nicole and Annie had to strain a bit before they could get moving. Then there were those like Bobby who couldn't budge the stone.
"Keep moving!" Sophie barked back at Bobby.
"I'm trying, it's not moving," Bobby complained. "Maybe I could invent some sort of—"
"Nope!" Chef interrupted. "No inventions allowed."
"Great," sighed Bobby.
(Later, The Woods)
Chef had marched the twelve campers through the woods. Everyone was straining to keep their bricks moving. Bobby had managed to keep up, but only barely. He lagged behind them with heaving breaths.
"Good…work…team," Edward worked out as he pulled his brick. "We're…doing…great."
"Hm," Parry replied unenthusiastically. "This challenge reminds me of my life: a painful burden that is really pointless in the end."
"Aw, don't be like that, man," Ethan exclaimed. "All hard work comes with miracles at the end."
"A nice idea, but sadly it doesn't play out like that in real life," Parry sighed. "Most work is just tedious and won't get you any closer to what you truly want."
"That depends, man," Ethan protested. "If I truly want to see the sunrise then all I have to do is open my window. And that pays off every morning. Sunrises are beautiful, man."
"I'm afraid that I can't take pleasure in something as trivial as the sun," Parry sighed. "It's been around forever, it'll be around forever. I don't see what's so great about it."
"Okay, what does make you happy, man?" Ethan asked. "Oh wait, don't tell me. Montana."
"She's…nice," Parry answered.
"You like her," Ethan said with a grin. "And love makes the world go round."
"I'd argue against that," Parry replied, "but there's really no point. Much like this challenge."
"Well…as long as…you're not giving up," Edward said through strained breaths.
"Master Chef, can't we take a break?" whined Beatrice.
"There are no breaks in war!" Chef snapped. "You'll pull till you can't pull no more!"
"You can keep it up, Beatrice," Eliot told her as he slowed down to walk beside her.
"Aw, that's so nice of you to say," Beatrice smiled.
"So tell me a bit about yourself, Beatrice," Eliot asked. "Where are you from? What's your family like?"
"Well," Beatrice said as she prepared for a long speech, "I first lived in Manitoba until I was five, then I moved over to Ontario. But I have a grandmother up north, and I since I'm always visiting her I guess technically…"
She continued to chatter away for a long while. Eliot kept nodding, but it was clear that others were getting frustrated.
"I can't take much more of her blathering," Lionel moaned.
"At least she's not stopping," Sophie declared. "And it could be worse."
"I doubt it," Lionel sighed.
Just then Sooz's phone started ringing. It was a shrill tone that seemed to pound against Lionel's skull.
"Oh, I'll get that," Sooz said.
"Oh no, you won't," Sophie declared. "If you let go of your rope, you'll be out. And we will not be the first team to lose a member."
"Fine, fine," Sooz said defensively.
But her phone kept ringing and Lionel was ready to burst. Beatrice had just finished telling a story, which she found quite funny, and started to laugh her graining laugh. Lionel slammed his head against a nearby tree, then kept moving at double his speed.
Back on the Killer Flounder side, Annie was starting to worried.
"Look at my dress," she complained. "It's getting all ripped and dirty. I don't know if I can keep this up."
"Oh no, I think it looks good on you, right," Montana declared.
"How?" Annie asked skeptically.
"It's a sign that you're ready for action, right," Montana explained. "No more prissy dresses for you; it's time to get dangerous. In Australia we really respect action, right."
"Wow, Australia is so different from Canada," Annie exclaimed. "But you make a good point; let's get dangerous."
Annie picked up the pace and Montana joined her.
"That's the spirit," Montana laughed.
The teams kept moving while Chef hustled them on. They soon came across Chris sitting in a lawn chair with a coconut drink in his hand.
"Ah, I was wondering how you were doing," Chris laughed.
"Chris, what are you doing?" Nicole asked.
"Well, I'm taking a day off," Chris explained. "It's fun to get back and relax while you suffer."
He received several angry glares.
"But seriously, this is taking too long," Chris said. "We've got a whole set of tasks planned for you today. We can't spend all this time just marching through the woods."
"Oh yes we can," Chef argued. "My soldiers won't stop till they drop."
At that moment Bobby collapsed from exhaustion.
"I…can't…go…on," he moaned.
"Soldier, you are a disappointment to the army!" Chef blared.
"Whatever," Bobby groaned as he sat up.
"Well, that settles that," Chris exclaimed. "You can take a five minute break before your next challenge."
Everyone sighed in relief to let go of their heavy burdens.
"Good work, team," Nicole exclaimed. "We've got the lead now."
Edward nodded at Ethan. Ethan didn't seem to notice though. Edward scowled then nodded at Parry. Parry just shrugged in confusion. Edward's scowl deepened.
"I owe my victory to my new BFF," Annie exclaimed. "You really know how to get me going, Montana."
Sooz had joined Lionel and seemed to muttering something to him. Sophie spotted them and glared. Then she turned her attention to Bobby. She pulled him aside where no one could hear them.
"Alright, Bobby, you've already let us down, but you can still be useful to me," Sophie declared.
"What do you want?" Bobby moaned.
"Remember how Victoria was instantly eliminated when she was frozen?" Sophie said. "We may need that to happen again."
"What? You want me to freeze another teammate?" Bobby exclaimed.
"It may come to that," Sophie said. "There's a chance that Lionel may still get enough votes against me. I can't take that risk, so someone else needs to go. Preferably someone who isn't pulling their weight."
"Slight problem," Bobby pointed out, "I can't just blast someone. Everyone know something was up and they'd come after me like that."
"Well think of something," Sophie growled as she grabbed his shirt and lifted him up, "because if you don't I will do everything in my power to make sure you leave. In one piece or otherwise."
Bobby swallowed and nodded. As they returned, Eliot shot a suspicious look at Bobby. He then turned to Beatrice who fawning over how strong Lionel was.
"Beatrice, I'm going to let you in on a secret," Eliot said as he pulled her aside.
"Okay, what's up?" Beatrice asked.
"I don't trust Bobby," Eliot explained. "And you shouldn't either."
"Bobby?" Beatrice asked. "Sure, he's kinda mean at times, but I don't think he's too bad."
"You don't understand, he's not what he appears," Eliot explained. "Best case scenario: He's a government agent on a cover up mission. But I suspect he's far worse. He is most likely an alien scout, preparing for an invasion."
"Ooookay," Beatrice said uneasily.
"Just stay away from him," Eliot concluded.
"Well, if you say so," Beatrice said with a shrug.
"Alright, maggots, break's over!" Chef bellowed. "It's time for round 2."
Everyone followed Chef except for Bobby. Eliot shot him one last glance before following after Beatrice.
Confessional:
Eliot-I don't like letting Bobby out of my sight, but I'd hate to leave Beatrice alone for the next challenge.
Bobby-(He is tinkering with his Ice Ray) Sophie has definitely got to go soon, but I'll play along with her for now. I think I know just what to do with this.
(The Lake)
"Welcome to round two," Chef boomed. "You'll be swimming laps in here."
"Can't we at least get changed?" Annie asked.
"When you're at war you don't have time to change!" Chef yelled. "You have to jump into the water and swim like your life depends on it…because it very well could!"
"Well, works for me," Montana laughed as she dived into the water.
"Oh, why not?" Annie exclaimed as she dived after Montana.
"I think I'm gonna have to pass on this challenge," Sooz declared.
"What?" Sophie said icily.
"Well, my electronics would get wet and might get ruined," Sooz explained. "I don't think it's worth the risk."
"Get in there," Sophie shouted as she grabbed Sooz and tossed her into the water.
Immediately Sooz heard several electronic crackles and pops as her devices broke down. Her eyes narrowed, but she just started swimming. Soon all the others had jumped into the water as well.
"You are to swim down to that buoy then turn around," Chef ordered. "Then you can do it again. I don't want to hear any complaining unless you're drowning…and even then, only if you really think it's necessary."
Even though they were tired from the last challenge, some of the campers still managed to put energy into their swimming. Sophie, Lionel, and Montana all swam easily. Sooz and Annie had to struggle a bit to keep afloat. Ethan was just floating on his back taking a leisurely pace.
"I feel like a feather floating in the water," he sighed relaxed.
"Let's make this interesting," Chris exclaimed as he joined Chef.
Chris pulled out a button which he then pushed. Suddenly a pair of gigantic fans rose out at the end of the course and began blowing towards the campers. This created a strong current that forced them backwards. Ethan in particular was making negative progress.
"Here, buddy, I'll give you a hand," Nicole said as she swam back to Ethan and began pulling him through the current.
"Why don't you let me take it from here?" Edward suggested.
"You can help out, but I'm not just gonna abandon you here," Nicole said. "That's what a good team does."
She smiled at Edward who was forced to return the expression. Sophie strained to keep moving while Lionel followed close behind her. Beatrice was struggling to continue, but Eliot kept her company.
"You can do this," he encouraged. "For the team."
"Yes…I can do this," Beatrice echoed.
"Something's grabbing my leg," Sophie exclaimed.
Sooz pulled herself out of the water by grabbing onto Sophie's leg. She spluttered water and coughed.
"I hate this," she growled.
"Well suck it up," Sophie ordered. "I'm not losing member so soon."
Montana arrived at the buoy and took a deep breath. Annie and Parry followed after her. Meanwhile, Sophie, Lionel, and Sooz had arrived for the Screaming Badgers.
"I guess…we should…head back," Annie breathed.
The six campers found that it was easier going back as the current was now in their favour. The other five soon arrived at the buoy as well and began heading back.
"Oh, we can't have that," Chris said mischievously as he pushed his button again.
This time the fans sunk back down and two more appeared on the edge of the shore. Once more the campers were swimming against the current. Even Sophie was starting to stagger now. Beatrice was being supported by Eliot as she struggled to stay afloat. Nicole and Edward were still tugging at Ethan to keep him moving.
"Nah, this still is quite interesting enough," Chris concluded as he pushed the button again.
Now the water started to swirl into a vortex.
"It's a whirlpool!" Annie exclaimed.
"Where did Chris get that button?" Eliot asked. "It wouldn't be surprised if he's been dealing with aliens."
The whirlpool in the center of the lake made it even harder for the campers to keep moving.
"Come on, BFF, don't give in," Montana urged to Annie.
"If one of you stops stroking for half a second, I will make you pay!" Sophie barked at her team.
"Eep!" Beatrice exclaimed as she was sucked underwater.
"Beatrice!" Eliot cried as he dived after her.
"Ah, now this is what I call entertainment," Chris laughed.
Sophie, Lionel, and Sooz all managed to arrive at the shore; though they were all completely exhausted. Then came Annie, Montan, and Parry were looked just as tired. Nicole, Ethan, and Edward arrive next. They looked ready to collapse on the spot. Well, except for Ethan who seemed perfectly content.
"Chris, you'd better sent a rescue boat to get Beatrice and Eliot," Nicole said.
"Yeah…about that," Chris said. "We don't really have one."
"But they could drown!" Nicole exclaimed.
Just then Eliot burst out of the water with Beatrice in his arms. She coughed violently and spat out a splatter of water.
"I think…I'm out," she said weakly. "I can't keep going."
"Well then, it looks like it's time for round three," Chef declared.
Sophie looked like she was ready to yell at her team, but instead her legs just gave way. Everyone else followed her example.
"Alright, fine, you can have another break," Chef said reluctantly. "But make it snappy."
None of the campers had the energy to talk to each other. They just lay on the ground with heaving breaths.
Confessional:
Sophie-We've already lost two while the other team hasn't lost one. Bobby had better be ready to get someone eliminated because if this keeps up will be finished soon.
Bobby-(He's still tinkering) That should just about do it. (He fires it at a fly which freezes and falls to the ground.)
Eliot-I didn't see Bobby anywhere, this is very suspicious. Now that Beatrice is out I may have to drop out to continue my investigation. But Sophie's not going to like that.
(Later, The Woods)
Chef stood in front of a system of ropes and platforms winding between trees.
"For the next challenge you're going to be going through this course," Chef explained. "The ropes are rough, the platforms are unstable, and it's a long what down. If you fall—"
"We'll be eliminated, let's just get on with it," Sophie scoffed.
"Girl, if I have to talk to you one more time you'll be spending the rest of the day in the boathouse!" Chef barked.
"Hm, the boathouse, eh," Eliot mused.
"Well, get going!" Chef ordered.
The campers quickly started to climb up the trees. Montana was making the most progress, but she paused to give a hand to Annie.
"Well, I think I'm definitely getting into the action spirit," Annie exclaimed as she gestured to her dress which was very ripped up now.
The campers had to sidle along the trees as they walked along the rickety platforms. Sooz gasped as her foot shot through a loose piece of wood. However, she managed to regain her balance and continue along. Then they came to the ropes.
"Now things get fun, right," Montana laughed as she grabbed a rope and began to swing.
Edward scowled as he grabbed the rope and pulled back.
"Those hurt," he exclaimed as he looked at his scratched up hand.
"It's okay if you want to drop out, Edward," Nicole said with a friendly smile. "We've already got a strong lead. If it's too much for you, no one will blame you."
"I never said this was too much for me," Edward sniffed as he grabbed the rope and swung.
Parry arrived at the ropes and shrugged, "What's a little more pain in my life?"
He grabbed the rope and swung after the others. The campers continued along like this, going higher and higher. During another rope jump, Annie started to lose her grip. She slipped up before she could reach the other end, then she made the mistake of looking down. She panicked and accidentally let go of the rope.
"Annie!" Montana cried as she prepared to dive after her.
Edward, however, grabbed her and held her back.
"There's no point in losing you too," he said.
"Don't worry, Annie, I'll catch you," Beatrice exclaimed as she positioned herself beneath Annie.
She ended up being squashed by the other girl. Just then, Chris arrived with another drink. He immediately spotted Beatrice underneath Annie with her face in the other girl's cleavage.
"Whoa, I obviously missed out on something," he exclaimed.
Both girls immediately blushed and stood up.
"Well then, Pinky is out so this challenge is over," Chef declared.
"Yes," Sophie exclaimed.
Ethan, however, was still in the process of swinging and wasn't paying much attention to Chef. In fact, he wasn't paying much attention to any of his surroundings.
"Ethan!" Nicole cried out. "Watch out for that—"
Wham! Ethan smashed right into a tree.
"Yeah, that," she sighed.
Ethan slid down the tree and landed in some bushes.
"Okay then, hippy boy is also out," Chef declared.
"That makes the teams even again," Chris pointed out.
The teams carefully made their way back down to the ground. Now, not only were they exhausted, but also covered in filth.
"Alright, campers, are you ready for round four?" Chef boomed.
"Oh, Chef," Eliot exclaimed, "I just wanted to say that you are no more than a primitive ape who couldn't command a herd of sheep. I'd add that you're as ugly as an ape too, but at least an ape has hair."
Chef turned a deep shade of purple with rage. Many of the other campers just stared at Eliot in shock. Even Sophie was speechless.
"Boy, you need to learn some respect!" Chef bellowed. "Maybe you'll figure that out if I send you to the boathouse. Right now!"
"What?" Sophie blared. "You can't take away another one of our teammates."
"I warned you," Chef said. "And you'd better keep your mouth shut or you'll be joining him."
Confessional:
Eliot-The truth is, I wanted to get sent to the boathouse. It'll give me the perfect opportunity to figure out what exactly Bobby's master plan is.
Beatrice-Wow, that was quite brave of Eliot, even if it was kind of stupid. I think I'm going to check on him, he'll probably want some company in that boathouse.
Edward-Nicole is really getting on my last nerve. I mean, she dares to suggest that I'm not as good as the rest of the team? I hope Parry, Ethan, and all the others saw how rude she really is.
(The Boathouse)
The sun was starting to set when Chef dropped Eliot in the dingy, old boathouse.
"And you're going to stay here until you've learned to respect your authorities!" Chef boomed.
"Yes, Master Chef," Eliot said meekly.
With that, Chef left him and returned to the challenge. Eliot began to examine his surroundings. The boathouse was cluttered with all sorts of equipment.
"Hm, this would be a good place to hide alien tech, but it doesn't look like anything is standing out," Eliot muttered to himself.
"Hi, Eliot," Beatrice exclaimed as she entered the boathouse.
"Beatrice, what are you doing here?" Eliot asked. "Shouldn't you be supporting the team?"
"Yes, I'm sure Lionel is missing my undying support for him, but I thought that you'd need my company more," she said.
"Well, it's nice of you to come here," Eliot said. "But—"
"I know, I know, 'what would Lionel say?'" Beatrice continued. "But it's not like we're any more than friends."
"That wasn't actually what I was getting at," Eliot said. "You see, I'm—"
"Oh, you want to move our relationship forward?" Beatrice finished for him. "I'll admit, I think that you and I have potential, but then I think of Lionel. Oh, I feel so torn, one side of me fears the risk, yet another side craves it."
"Um, I don't think we're exactly on the same page," Eliot said. "But if you'd like to help me spy on Bobby I'd appreciate it."
"Our first date? How romantic," Beatrice exclaimed.
"Uh, yeah, however you want to see it," Eliot said uneasily.
(The Woods)
The remaining seven campers were all wearing new suits that Chef had given to them. The tracksuits were stuffed with weights and thus made it incredibly difficult to even walk.
"Alright, soldiers, it's time for another run," Chef declared.
"Not again," Sooz moaned.
Chef took off jogging into the woods, but the campers had to work to even to a step forward.
"Once again, I strongly suspect that this is meant to teach us a lesson of life," Parry declared. "By reaching for goals, we only end up weighing ourselves down."
"That's a boring lesson, right," Montana laughed. "I'd say it's more like, if you want to succeed you need to work against the constant burdens."
"You…must be…getting pretty…tired by now," Lionel said to Sophie.
"Not at all," she replied. "And you'd better not be either. We can still win this if you people work for it."
Sooz was trailing behind the rest of them taking great effort to even move her legs. Montana had taken to running next to Parry, while Edward was catching up with Nicole. An idea struck him. He picked up the pace until he was right behind her.
"Oops," he exclaimed as he "tripped" on a rock.
He stumbled forward and came crashing down on top of Nicole. The two of them crashed down on the ground.
"You're out, rich boy," Chef declared. "You too, plain girl."
"What?" Edward asked feigning concern. "That's not fair. You can boot me out, but Nicole didn't even do anything. It was entirely my fault."
"I make the rules here," Chef barked. "And I say that you're both out."
Nicole sighed and said, "Don't worry, Edward, you tried and that's the best you can do."
"Same to you," Edward replied. "You probably could have made it to the end if not for me."
"Maybe, but I don't know if I could handle Sophie," she replied.
"Alright, maggots, it's time for the final round," Chef declared.
"Alright, Parry, it's just you and me now, right," Montana exclaimed.
"We're doomed," Parry moaned.
(The Cabins)
Eliot and Beatrice crept from tree to tree as they approached the Screaming Badger cabin. The sun had set by now and it was a dark night.
"This is so exciting," Beatrice exclaimed. "I feel like some sort of super spy."
"Don't get too excited, though," Eliot cautioned. "This is serious business."
Both of them immediately froze in hiding when the door opened. Bobby exited and glanced around the vicinity.
"This should show them," Bobby cackled to himself as he left behind the cabin.
"What's he up to?" Beatrice asked once he had disappeared.
"I don't know," Eliot replied, "but I think now would be a good time to search the cabin."
The two left behind their hiding spot and approached the cabin. They walked through the girls' side and entered the boys' side.
"Alright, keep an eye out for anything suspicious," Eliot said, "weapons, designs, plans for world domination."
The two began to search the room. They checked under pillow and under sheets. Eliot examined every bed thoroughly.
"Aha, here's something," Eliot exclaimed as he pulled out a futuristic pistol.
"Be careful with that!" Beatrice exclaimed as she snatched it away from him. "That's the same gun that got Victoria frozen."
"Hm, this is bad," Eliot stated. "Could Bobby actually be from an Ice Planet? Perhaps he wants to freeze all of us so that he can devour us later. Oh, this is much worse than I first thought."
"Well, whatever the case, I'm holding onto this," Beatrice declared. "Nobody's getting frozen on my watch."
"Good idea," Eliot said. "Now let's get out of here before he comes back."
(The Cliff)
The moon had risen and shone down on the five remaining campers. All of them clung to the rocky face of the cliff and desperately tried not to fall off.
"Since this is the final round," Chef explained, "we're gonna keep going until all of one team drops away."
Parry clenched his teeth as he tried to keep his hands on the slippery stone. Lionel, Montana, and Sopie were all hanging on closer to the top, yet every so often their hold would break away and they'd have to find a new one before they fell too.
"Ugh, I don't think I can stand much more of this," Sooz moaned. "Just thinking of all the messages I'm missing is killing me."
"Alright, Sooz, you can stop now," Sophie told her.
"Really?" Sooz asked eagerly.
"Yes," Sophie declared as she kicked Sooz in the chest.
This sent Sooz flying backwards and colliding with Parry. Both of them tumbled down into the water below them.
"That's two done," Chef declared.
"That was a dirty trick," Montana accused.
"And it was completely thoughtless of Sooz," Lionel added.
"It was strategy," Sophie replied. "When you're at war you've got to use whatever strategy you can come up with."
Chef shrugged, "She's right."
"Oh yeah, well here's a little strategy of my own, right," Montana exclaimed as she pulled out her boomerang.
She tossed it angrily at Sophie. Sophie managed to move her head and it soared past her. However, Lionel was hanging on just behind her and the boomerang smacked him right in the face. Lionel lost his grip and followed after Parry and Sooz.
"Just two left now," Chef declared.
Montana glared at Sophie who returned the look. Both had their arms firmly in place and weren't going to let go.
"I could stay here all night if I have to," Sophie declared.
"Oh, I doubt that, right," Montana scoffed.
Groups from both teams stood with Chef and cheered for their final teammate.
"You can do this BFF," Annie cheered.
"After making me do so much work you owe me a victory," Sooz shouted at Sophie.
"I'd just like to take this moment to say that I've never been so proud of my soldier," Chef said in a sudden burst of emotion.
Everyone around him was shocked into silence. It was broken by Sophie.
"Well, you shouldn't be," she snapped. "Everyone on this island is a bunch of lazy failures. They wouldn't last one day in the army. Although I'm very skeptical about how long you lasted."
"That's it, girl!" Chef snapped. "You are—"
"Hold on, Chef," Chris interrupted. "This is just getting interesting. We don't want an anticlimactic ending, now do we? Let's just let it go."
Chef grumbled to himself and kicked a small pebble outwards. This pebble ended up rolling down the cliff and tapping against several rocks. One rock was already quite loose and this was the final movement need to send it rolling out of place. Once it had moved, several other rocks began falling out of place as well. Including the one Sophie was holding onto. She only had time to scream before falling into the water.
"And the Killer Flounder win!" Chris exclaimed.
Montana cheered and dived into the water after Sophie. The two of them then joined up with the rest of their teams. Lionel leered at Sophie mockingly, yet she remained surprisingly calm.
"Screaming Badgers," Chris addressed, "it seems like you won't be getting a winning streak after all. I'll be seeing you tonight."
Sophie spotted Bobby and nodded at him. Bobby nodded in return and moved over to where Beatrice and Eliot were talking. Beatrice was holding the gun while she talked with Eliot.
"This thing is incredibly dangerous," she said. "I say we should probably destroy it, or at least hide it someone where no one will ever look."
"I'd actually like to take a look at it," Eliot said. "If I can learn more about this alien technology, maybe I'll be able to find a way to combat it."
Bobby pulled out a remote control and pushed a button on it. Suddenly the Ice Ray came to life and fired directly at Eliot. The area filled with white smoke, then Beatrice was faced with an ice sculpture of Eliot.
"Beatrice, what did you do?" Lionel cried out as the rest of her team surrounded her.
"I…I…" Beatrice stuttered.
"Once again, she couldn't keep her hands off my technology," Bobby declared. "It seems this time she had her target on Eliot."
"No, no, no, you don't understand," Beatrice exclaimed.
"Uh, I saw you fire the weapon right at Eliot," Bobby declared while several others nodded in agreement.
"Why do you even have this?" Beatrice snapped. "This sort of thing keeps happening."
"This sort of thing keeps happening because you are so careless with it," Bobby retorted. "In my hands it could actually be useful."
"Well, have you at least found a way to turn them back yet?" Sooz asked.
"Um…no," Bobby replied shamefully.
"Well, then I guess we know who we're voting off tonight," Sophie sighed.
Confessional:
Sophie-That worked perfectly. Now there's only one more elimination before the merge and then I'll be home free.
Beatrice-I can't believe this. I finally get a real friend, and he freezes within hours. Maybe I'm just cursed to never have any friends. (She begins sniffling.)
Bobby-Eliot should be fine. As long as they get rid of him tonight, he should recover quickly.
(The Campfire)
"Welcome, Screaming Badgers," Chris greeted. "Are you ready for another exciting marshmallow ceremony?"
Everyone sat around the fire, even the frozen Eliot.
"Okay, the first marshmallow goes to…" Chris began, "…Sooz!"
Sooz caught her marshmallow.
"The next marshmallow," Chris continued, "goes to…"
"Hurry it up," Sophie snapped. "We all know who's going home."
"Oh, alright, but only because this challenge took so long," Chris gave in. "The marshmallows go to Lionel, Beatrice, Bobby, and Sophie. Chef, take Eliot away."
Chef lifted up the frozen Eliot and carried him over to the kitchen. Out of curiosity the five other campers followed after him. Once Chef arrived, he place he frozen teen in the freezer along with a still frozen Victoria.
"You're keeping them in here?" Beatrice asked.
"Sure, just until we can find a way to treat them," Chef said.
"Shouldn't they be seeing a doctor at Playa Des Losers or something?" Beatrice asked.
"I don't know about you, but I haven't met any doctors who specialize in frozen bodies," Chef declared. "And look, we're making great progress."
He blew some frost off of Victoria's finger to reveal that it was no longer covered in ice.
"That's…great," Beatrice sighed.
Votes:
Sophie-Eliot's gone tonight, there's no other option.
Lionel-I am not going to let Sophie keep getting away like this. I'm voting for her, even if Eliot is frozen.
Bobby- I vote for Eliot, it's time for him to go.
Sooz-I vote for Eliot, poor guy needs some help.
Beatrice-I vote for Bobby, it's his fault these things keep happening.
Eliot-(frozen)…
(Conclusion)
"And another player leaves the game by being frozen," Chris declared. "How much longer will Sophie keep this up? Is Beatrice doomed to live life with no friends? Will Edward ever be able to get rid of Nicole? We've got more coming up so be sure to come back from another Total…Drama…Refresh!"