Chris stood inside of a cabin. Outside a vicious storm was going on. Wind blew branches and leaves in twisters around the cabin.
"We're experiencing a bit of a win storm," Chris explained, "but don't worry, it won't affect the challenges. Anyways, last time on Total Drama Refresh we broke up the teams and reformed them into boys versus girls. The girls got along nicely, but the guys had a little more difficulty. The two teams had to eat the foulest concoctions Chef could come up with in an attempt to win a trip to a five-star resort. Beatrice and Parry both valued friendship above luxury, but in the end it was Beatrice who won the challenge for the girls. Parry won himself some punishment from his cabinmates. With the teams no longer in effect, who will survive and who will fall?"
Suddenly the lights flickered and burned out.
"Oh that's just great, now the power's out," Chris complained.
(Theme Song Plays…)
(The Beach)
"I'm telling you, my alliance is just what you need," Edward told Bobby as they walked along the beach. "We can get rid of that Lionel if you want. But only after you help me take out the primary threat, Nicole."
"Yeah, I think you'll find that my alliance is actually what you need," Bobby said. "I know how to persuade people to vote. I'm not afraid of Nicole and I want Lionel gone immediately."
"Look, I've already got Ethan in my alliance, that'll give us three votes," Edward insisted. "Nicole is going to be rallying the girls together and start voting off the threat; you and I should both be near the top of that list. But we can still catch her off guard if we just work together."
"Sorry, not interested," Bobby said. "But when you're ready to do things my way, let me know."
Further along the beach Lionel and Ethan were passing a beach ball between each other. Parry was sulking inside the cabin. He hadn't gone outside once since the last challenge.
Confessional:
Bobby-Edward is too easy. He's desperate for votes and I'll give them to him when he starts to co-operate. He just needs to understand that I'm in charge, not him.
Edward-Nicole should have no trouble swaying Annie and Montana, but I can cross my fingers that the other two will hold out a little longer.
Parry-I've been doing a lot of thinking this last couple of days. I've reminded myself that there's no way I will win and I don't know why I was starting to think otherwise. Even if I did win, it would just make everyone hate me more...even Montana. So, I shouldn't even bother.
HONK! The Boat of Losers blared as it returned. The guys gathered around the Dock of Shame as the girls got off of the boat.
"Wow, those were the best few days of my life," Annie laughed as she stepped off the boat.
"I'll say, right," Montana laughed.
"Guys, you don't have to rub it in, "Beatrice chided; she then started sobbing, "I'm sorry, Lionel! I meant to bring you something back, but I failed…I let you down!"
"No worries," Lionel said with a smile.
Annie and Montana both stared at Lionel longingly.
"Hey, cut it out," Beatrice snapped. "Only I can enjoy him."
Nicole walked off next as she waved and exclaimed, "Hi everyone, good to see you again."
"Good to see you, too, beautiful," Lionel said with a wink.
Nicole just scowled at him.
Confessional:
Lionel-Ever since we got rid of Sophie, I've realized that I've been neglecting all the lovely ladies on the island. I've got to make up for lost time. Victoria may not have been into me, and Beatrice is kinda nuts, but Annie and Montana are pretty hot. Not too sure about Nicole, though. And that other one who's always on the phone…yeah, I'm not gonna get involved with that.
Annie-Lionel is really cute, but I still really like Matthew. Besides I think Beatrice is with him…or at least that's how she sees it.
Nicole-I'll admit that Lionel is very attractive, but that's not what I'm here for. And besides if I wanted a boy it would have to be someone who wasn't such a….you know what, I'm not even going to risk finishing that sentence.
"Girls, welcome back," Chris greeted as he left the Mess Hall. "Now, as I'm sure you noticed, we had a bit of a power failure last night and…where is Sooz?"
"She's still on the boat," Nicole answered.
"I'll be there in a minute," Sooz called out. "This boat has better connection than anywhere else on this island."
"As I was saying," Chris continued, "all of Chef's appliances shut down: His oven, his microwave, his freezer—"
"We know what happens during a power failure," Edward pointed out.
"The point is, to avoid any lawsuits, please welcome back two players, Victoria and Eliot!" Chris declared hurriedly.
The two former campers walked out from the mess hall. They still had flecks of ice in their hair and on their clothes. They did not look happy at Chris.
"Who would have thought that all they need was to be out of the cold?" Chris laughed nervously. "It really makes you think, right?"
The two glared at Chris angrily.
"This is completely unfair," Nicole protested. "They were voted off."
"Yes, but you're not the ones who have to deal with a constant flow of lawyers," Chris complained. "It's just easier if they can come back. So, I'll let them join their new cabinmates."
(Girls Cabin)
Victoria sat down on a bed and examined the remaining girls.
"So, Victoria, I guess I kinda overreacted," Beatrice said awkwardly as she approached her. "Anyways, sorry about that. We cool?"
"You froze me," Victoria pointed out incredulously. "I was in a freezer for weeks. My legs feel like they could snap off and my heartbeat has slowed dramatically. And all over some stupid grudge that I really had nothing to do with. No, Beatrice, I do not forgive you."
"You gotta admit, that sounds pretty harsh," Annie pointed out.
"Well, I said I'm sorry," Beatrice protested taken aback.
"That's not going to cut it," Victoria said as she glared at Beatrice.
"You're just as horrible as ever," Beatrice sniffed. "I retract my apology."
"Girls, girls, can't you just move on?" Nicole urged. "I mean, you don't have to be friends, but could you try to get along?"
"I'm afraid that's simply not possible," Victoria declared.
Confessional:
Sooz-This is perfect. If the girls fight among themselves, I can just soar straight to the top prize.
Victoria-I usually try to be pretty forgiving, but Beatrice crossed a line. Maybe if she left I'd feel better.
Nicole-Beatrice does not deserve to be forgiven, but for the future challenges, I need to keep the girls together. If we fall apart anyone of us could be vulnerable for elimination.
Beatrice-I tried to be nice, but no, Victoria wouldn't accept that. Well, I'll just have to get her eliminated for good this time.
"Welcome back…Eliot, was it?" Edward greeted as he pulled Eliot aside. "Would you be interested in joining my alliance? It's already quite strong and I can guarantee you're safety."
"Hey, quit hogging the new guy," Lionel interrupted as he shoved Edward aside. "Listen, Eliot, you don't want to work with Eddie over there. Join up with me and we can take on anyone."
"That's very nice of you guys," Eliot said slightly defensively. "But I think I'll just play it by ear for now. Being frozen is quite disorienting and I need to make sure that whatever alien force was behind is not still at large."
Meanwhile, Parry was still sulking on his bed. Ethan noticed him and sat down next to him.
"You alright, little guy?" Ethan asked.
"No," Parry declared icily. "Now, please stop talking to me."
Ethan recoiled at his hostility and eagerly obeyed.
Confessional:
Eliot-I don't get it; I've been frozen for a few days and when I come back I'm Mr. Popular. Well, I guess I can take advantage of this. The first step will be getting rid of Bobby; but Beatrice has returned to my suspicion. Perhaps she shot me because I was getting too close to the truth. Maybe she's in on the whole conspiracy! Oh no, how much did I tell her?
Bobby-Those guys are pathetic begging Eliot to join their alliances. I know how to play him right. All I need to do is mention that someone-say Lionel-is actually an alien and he'll vote them off no doubt.
Edward-I may have to remove Victoria. She probably doesn't know that I was using her, but if she gets close to Annie it could be bad news for me.
Lionel-Well, now that Victoria is back, maybe I'll have another chance with her. And it shouldn't be too hard to convince her and Eliot to get rid of Beatrice.
"Campers!" Chris's voice blared. "Please report to the beach for today's challenge."
The two teams left behind their cabins and headed out to the beach. Edward slowed down to approach Victoria.
"Hello, Victoria," he said. "Now, about you and I…"
"I think it would be best if we just pretend that didn't happen," Victoria said. "It's not that I don't like you-I really do like you-but I've got enough drama in my life right now."
"I couldn't have put it better myself," Edward exclaimed.
"Hey, get away from my woman," Lionel shouted as he once again shoved Edward aside.
"For the last time, I am not your woman," Victoria snapped.
"Well, since you've been gone so long, I thought maybe I'd fill you in on some details," Lionel said. "I singlehandedly brought down Sophie."
"I wish I could support you aggression," Victoria replied snidely.
"Well, I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm no closer to Beatrice," Lionel changed his tactic. "In fact, if we stick together maybe we could vote her off tonight."
Montana, meanwhile, had found Parry lagging behind.
"Parry!" she exclaimed. "I missed you when I was gone, right."
"Montana," Parry acknowledged bluntly.
"Hey, is something wrong?" Montana asked.
"No more than usual," he replied somberly. "I've always been aware of the complete indecency of the human soul; I just happened to have been reminded of that."
"Look, clearly something is bothering you, right," Montana prodded. "Let me help you."
"Don't bother," Parry sighed. "I've come to realize that any relationship between us is doomed to failure. That's just how this show works, eventually you'll have to betray me to get what you want, and I won't stop you."
"Parry," Montana exclaimed, but Parry walked away from her.
The twelve campers arrived at the location where Chris was waiting for them. He had set up some bleachers and a row of stocks. Behind him was a wheel on a stage.
"Well, campers, to the pain endurance challenge," Chris announced. "In this challenge, each of you will be subjecting someone to an agonizing torture. I am hereby dissolving all teams, so go for whoever you want."
This sent smiles to some and shudders from others.
Confessional:
Beatrice-Well, it shouldn't be too hard to get rid of Victoria now. I'll just make sure that I pick her whenever I can.
Bobby-Ha, ha, finally it's time for some payback on Lionel.
Sooz-I think I'm pretty safe throughout this challenge. I just stick to myself and let the others take their grudges out on each other.
Annie-I'm looking forward to making Edward suffer. He's been avoiding his karma for far too long.
Parry-Hm, a torture challenge. No amount of physical torture could compare to the interior agony I feel every day.
Edward-I've got to be careful here. If I come off as too aggressive, people might get suspicious. But both Nicole and Annie need to go soon.
Montana-Something is bothering Parry. I've got to find out what, and cheer him up.
Chris was holding out a large hat now.
"In here is each of your names," he declared. "Whoever I draw will get to be the first to pick their victim."
"Alright, girls, let's look out for each other," Nicole exclaimed.
"I'm not going easy on the ice queen here," Beatrice sniffed.
"Seriously," Victoria scoffed. "You think you have a right to be mad at me?"
"Well, at least the four of us will look out for each other," Nicole exclaimed to Montana, Sooz, and Annie.
"That's right," Annie and Montana cheered.
"Huh, did you say something?" Sooz said without looking up from her phone. "Don't bother repeating it; I really don't care."
Meanwhile, the boys were making alliances of their own.
"Alright, Eliot, just stick with me and we can breeze through this challenge," Edward told Eliot.
"Don't listen to him, he just wants to use you," Lionel sneered. "I can actually help you."
"Guys, don't fight," Ethan intervened. "Violence leads to darkness, truce leads to miracles."
"Yeah, whatever," Edward scoffed.
"And the first name is…" Chris announced. "Bobby!"
Bobby grinned evilly as he walked up to the stage.
"Give the wheel a big spin," Chris ordered.
Bobby grabbed the wheel and spun it. It rolled in a blur for a while, then began to slow down. It ended on a picture of a thunderbolt.
"Ah, an electric torture," Chris exclaimed eagerly. "And who will you be choosing to endure this suffering? Remember, if he or she makes it through then you will be the one out."
"Hm, that's a toughie," Bobby exclaimed with mock concern. "I guess I could pick—Lionel!"
"Bring it on," Lionel exclaimed as he stepped forward and smirked at Bobby.
"Chef, the electric eels please," Chris announced.
Chef arrived with a large wooden bucket. He immediately dumped the contents of Lionel. The boy was suddenly covered with electric eels flopping all over him.
"Ow, ow," he groaned as he squirmed in pain. "My body."
Eventually he couldn't take anymore and shook all of the sea creatures off of him.
"Aw, nice try, but you fail," Chris declared.
"Ha, who's the loser now?" Bobby mocked.
"I'd like to see you do any better," Lionel snarled as he took his place in one of the stocks.
"You big meanie!" Beatrice exclaimed angrily as she stomped forward. "I challenge Bobby next."
"Wait, till I call your name," Chris ordered as he reached into the hat. "And it's…Beatrice."
Beatrice glared at Bobby and grabbed the wheel. She gave it a strong spin and waited for it to stop. The wheel stopped on a picture of a tree.
"Chef, the tree please," Chris demanded again.
Chef then wheel out a large tree in a pot. It was a skinny tree, but was still quite tall. The bark looked to be peeling off all over it.
"Bobby, you job is to get to the top of that tree," Chris explained. "But it's bark is known to be notoriously splintery."
"Big deal," Bobby scoffed as he rolled up his sleeves.
He grabbed onto the base of the tree and immediately recoiled in pain. When he looked at his palm he saw that it was full of splinters of all sizes.
"Don't say I didn't warn you," Chris laughed.
Bobby tried again and this time managed to actually pull himself up off the ground. However, he soon couldn't stand the pain and fell back down.
"Sorry, Bobby, it's to the stocks with you," Chris declared.
Bobby grumbled while Lionel smirked at him.
"Who gets to go next?" Chris announced as he reached into the hat again. "Why it's…Annie!"
"Yay!" she cheered as she ran up to the wheel and gave it a spin. It ended up on a golf ball image.
"Ooh, what fun," Chris exclaimed. "Who will be your victim?"
"Without a doubt, Edward," Annie exclaimed.
"Thanks, Annie," Edward replied snarkily.
"Chef…well, you know the drill," Chris exclaimed.
Chef brought out some sort of mechanical launcher and had an evil grin on his face.
"I don't like where this is going," Edward said uneasily.
"Fire away, Chef," Chris exclaimed.
Chef cackled as he pushed a button on the machine; it instantly started pelting Edward with golf balls.
"Ow, ooh, ack," Edward moaned as he frantically tried to dodge the relentless onslaught.
He was getting quite bruised up, but he wasn't giving up. He spotted something on the ground which he reached down to pick up. He held a branch like a baseball bat and started swinging wildly at the golf balls. He managed to deflect a few, but he wasn't protecting himself much more. With one firm strike he managed to knock one right back at Chef. It smacked into his skull and caused him to collapse over the machine.
"And, with that, I guess that Edward wins," Chris declared.
"That's not fair, he cheated," Annie protested.
"Well, to be honest, he actually finished the challenge thirty seconds ago, I just felt like watching him suffer some more," Chris admitted.
"What?" Edward snapped.
"Anyways, let's carry on," Chris continued. "Next up, it's Victoria."
Victoria walked up the stage and spun the wheel. It landed on an image of a tire.
"Who would you like to receive this challenge?" Chris asked.
"Beatrice, she deserves it after what she's done to me," Victoria declared.
Confessional:
Beatrice-Okay, in hindsight, I probably should have chosen Victoria when I had the chance.
Victoria-In a perfect world Beatrice and I would work something out and all be friends again, but I'm just too angry right now.
Nicole-These feuds are ridiculous. I may have to eliminate one of them just so the other can focus on the challenge at hand.
Beatrice was strapped up inside of a giant wheel.
"Okay, Beatrice, I'm just going to spin you around for a bit and if you don't barf you win," Chris declared. "Ready?"
"Um…" Beatrice muttered uncertainly.
"Go!" Chris exclaimed as he gave the enormous wheel a shove.
Beatrice went tumbling along the sand wildly. She screamed and moaned as he rolled in all directions. Eventually she hit a dip in the ground and started rolling downwards at double her speed.
"Make it stop!" she cried.
"Are you sure? That means that Victoria wins," Chris pointed out.
"Never…mind," she managed between spins.
Eventually the wheel came to a steady stop. Beatrice felt backwards to the ground. Chris and Chef helped untie her and she walked out very unevenly.
"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore," she muttered dazedly as she stumbled back to her seat.
"And Victoria, that means that you are out," Chris declared. "Sorry you couldn't do much on your first day back."
Victoria sighed and placed herself in a stock next to Annie.
"Up next, we've got Ethan!" Chris announced.
Ethan stepped forward and gave the wheel a gentle push. It landed on an image of a drop of water.
"Ah, I was hoping we'd get to this one," Chris exclaimed sadistically. "Who will you subject to this glorious torture?"
"I don't know, man, that sounds pretty harsh," Ethan said uneasily. "I don't believe and forcing violence upon others."
"Well, you have to pick somebody," Chris declared.
"Maybe I'll just pick myself then," Ethan declared. "I'd rather not make my friends suffer."
"Uh, you know we had a contestant do this last time and she was eliminated for it, right?" Chris pointed out.
"Oh well, I'd rather take some pain than make others suffer," Ethan declared. "And if that gets me eliminated, so be it."
"Oookay," Chris said. "Chef, bring it out."
Chef wheeled out a wagon with several buckets of water. Five of the buckets were red and five were blue.
"Here we have five buckets of scalding hot water and five buckets of ice cold water," Chris explained. "You'll be taking a shower alternating each one."
"Sounds fun, man," Ethan exclaimed.
Chef started dumping the buckets over Ethan's head.
"Ow, that's hot!" he exclaimed. "Ooh, that's cold. Ow! That's even hotter."
He went on like this until every bucket was emptied.
"Congratulations, Ethan," Chris exclaimed. "You just got yourself eliminated."
Ethan shrugged and joined the four other contestants in the stocks.
"Now, it's Eliot's turn to pick," Chris declared.
Eliot walked up to the stage and spun the wheel. It landed on a bear head.
"Name your victim, Eliot," Chris said.
"Hm, who to pick?" Eliot said thoughtfully.
He looked out at the six remaining campers. Edward was gesturing away from him and nodding at Eliot. Nicole and Montana were both shaking their heads at him. Parry didn't seem concerned and Sooz was focused on her phone.
"Pick Beatrice," Victoria suggested. "She froze you."
"She does bring up a good point," Eliot agreed. "I'm starting to re-evaluate the possibility of her being some sort of alien spy."
"Hey, I didn't freeze you, that was Bobby, he confessed it," Beatrice protested.
"I haven't got a clue to what you're talking about," Bobby denied.
"Sooz, back me up," Beatrice exclaimed.
"Yeah, sure, whatever," Sooz muttered unenthusiastically.
"I'm still not convinced," Eliot declared.
"Looks like you're up again, Beatrice," Chris declared.
"Aw man," Beatrice sighed.
Confessional:
Bobby-Yeah, I confessed it to some of my teammates, but it's better to make Beatrice the villain so people target her. I can just claim that she and Lionel are out to get me, and no one cares what Sooz has to say. I'm pretty not even Sooz cares.
Beatrice-Great, now Eliot is against me, and I really thought we had something special. But once I vote off Victoria I'll be able to mend things with him.
Eliot-I really was starting to like Beatrice, but you can never know with these alien spies. Still, I don't think any aliens can fully understand love the way she does…I'll have to continue my research until I come up with a solid conclusion.
"Alright, Beatrice, could you just step over here?" Chris ordered.
Beatrice stepped forward and immediately had something dumped over her.
"Ick, what is this stuff?" she exclaimed in disgust.
"It's honey, just your ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill honey," Chris declared.
"And what's the challenge?" Beatrice asked.
Chris pulled out a small bell which he started to ring as he called, "Oh Molotov, dinner time!"
The brown bear immediately emerged from the woods and spotted Beatrice. He licked his lips eagerly and started to run towards me.
"Eek!" Beatrice exclaimed. "Don't eat me, Mr. Bear."
She ran frantically along the beach as Molotov pursued her hungrily. After much screaming and running, Beatrice found a tree and started to climb up as fast as she could. Molotov stood up on his front legs and started to swipe at her. Beatrice pulled her legs in and tried to evade his sharp claws. Molotov managed to hit a coconut off the tree. The large fruit fell from the tree and smashed into Molotov's head. He collapsed out cold.
"Wow, that's the second time today," Chris commented. "And I guess that means that Beatrice has survived her challenge. Eliot, the stocks await you."
Beatrice was breathing hard when she returned to her seat.
"Up next, it's Parry," Chris announced.
"Oh, just eliminate me already," Parry declared. "Why should I bother inflicting pain on these others when it's inevitable anyways?"
"Oh c'mon, I can't have everyone just forfeit it," Chris scoffed. "We're trying to do an exciting show here."
"Whatever," Parry scoffed.
"Parry challenges me," Montana declared.
"Montana, what are you doing?" Parry asked.
"I'm not letting you throw your chances away without a fight, right," Montana declared. "You've got to keep trying."
"Don't bother," Parry exclaimed. "I'll just accept my defeat here and avoid the inevitable pain in the future."
"No, I think I'll accept Montana," Chris decided. "That should be interesting. Parry, get out here and spin the wheel."
Parry sighed and approached the wheel. He gave it a light shove and it landed on the picture of moose.
"Montana, you'll be sparring with our resident moose," Chris declared.
Chef dragged out a large cage that contained a large moose. The animal was furiously pawing at the ground and snorting.
"If you can survive in the cage with this friendly moose then you'll be safe," Chris declared, "and your boyfriend will be eliminated."
"He's not my boyfriend, silly," Montana laughed.
"Of course not," Chris replied.
Montana then stepped into the cage with the moose.
"Alright, Mr. Moose, show me what you got, right," Montana challenged.
The moose accepted Montana's challenge and charged at her. Montana tried to dive out of the way, but ended up with her foot caught in the creature's antlers. She was tossed around furiously as the moose shook his head back and forth. Eventually she was rammed right into the side of the cage.
"And it looks like Montana is out," Chris declared. "And Parry is safe."
"Well that's just…" Parry started, "…nice."
"Uh-huh, let's keep it moving," Chris exclaimed. "We've got Edward now."
"Please, don't pick me," Beatrice breathed.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not heartless," Edward declared sympathetically. "I think I'll pick…Parry."
Confessional:
Edward-While I'd rather have picked Nicole, I don't want her to know that I'm targeting her. She'd just pick me off sooner. And, I am still mad that that little freak cost us a trip to the resort; besides, nobody cares about him.
Montana-I can't believe that Edward would pick Parry. Can't he see that he's upset right now, he doesn't need this.
"You can do it, Parry," Montana cheered.
Edward grabbed the wheel and gave it a spin. It slowed down steadily and ended up on a picture of sparkles.
"Ah, this is a good one," Chris exclaimed. "You have to endure a passage of Twilight."
"That's not a challenge," Victoria scoffed. "Twilight rocks."
"Maybe," Edward mused, "but I don't Mr. Raincloud here can stand the joys of a cheesy romance."
As Parry approached Edward flicked him on the nose tauntingly. Parry just moved away from him and stood in front of Chris.
"Ahem," Chris began. "Bella enter—"
"I can't take it," Parry exclaimed. "Just the mention of that Mary Sue is enough to send shivers through my spine."
"Then you are out," Chris declared.
"Oh well, you tried, right," Montana exclaimed.
"We're down to four now," Chris declared. "And up next is…Nicole!"
Nicole stepped forward and spun the wheel. It stopped on a pair of scissors.
"Who do you pick?" Chris asked.
Nicole examined her choices. Beatrice looked absolutely exhausted, Edward was meeting her gaze challengingly, Sooz hadn't budged at all.
"I pick Sooz, she hasn't done anything at all yet," Nicole declared.
"Sooz," Chris explained, "for your challenge you—"
"Pass," Sooz scoffed.
"Um, okay then," Chris exclaimed. "I guess that means that Nicole is our winner."
Confessional:
Nicole-I don't want to pick on Sooz, but she's just not a valuable alley. She needs to get her head in the game or I'm afraid she's done for.
Sooz-Sure, it's a risk not doing the challenge, but I think it's worth it. Why should I endanger myself for a chance at moving closer towards a chance of getting immunity? I'd rather just avoid the whole scenario.
Edward-Hm, I'm surprised that Nicole picked Sooz over me. Perhaps I can use Sooz against her.
"Alright, final three," Chris declared. "There is a special challenge in store for you."
He pushed a button and the stage floor transformed into a steel floor.
"Behold the Floor of Terror!" Chris announced dramatically. "You never know what it'll do next. You could get a blast of heat, a jolt of electricity, tranquilizer darts, razors, whatever; it's got it all."
Beatrice, Nicole, and Edward all looked at the floor nervously.
"The three of you must stay on the floor," Chris declared. "The last one to remain will win immunity."
The three stepped onto the steel floor tentatively. They each spread out and stood their ground in their separate spaces.
"And, just to make thing more dramatic, I'm releasing the losers," Chris declared. "They may cheer for whoever they please."
The prisoned campers sighed in relief as they were set free from the stocks. They then spread out around the floor to cheer for their desired winner.
"The challenge begins…now!" Chris announced.
The campers waited for something to happen. They didn't have to wait long before the floor started to get icy cold. Beatrice began hopping on alternating feet while Edward and Nicole just clenched their teeth. Suddenly the floor switched to the texture of rough sandpaper.
"Ow!" Nicole yelped as she jumped in pain.
"C'mon, somebody knock out Edward," Annie blared at them.
"No, take out Beatrice," Victoria cried. "She's a menace."
The floor next began emitting pulses of electricity. Beatrice started hopping in more of a panic. Edward seemed to be formulating a plan as he sporadically moved towards Nicole. All three campers were caught off guard as blasts of steam burst out in front of them. The searing steam began filling the whole vicinity. All of them started to cough as they struggled around. Edward came in contact with Nicole. In the thick steam it was impossible to see what he was doing, but he shoved her aside. Nicole stumbled backwards and tumbled off the edge of the floor.
"Nicole is out of there!" Chris announced. "That just leaves our final two."
The steam cleared and Beatrice and Edward both remained on the floor firmly. The floor started to split apart at points and revealed a dark abyss beneath it. Beatrice squeaked in fear as she jumped away from the expanding gap.
"C'mon, Beatrice, you can take on Edward," Annie shouted.
"Edward, you show Beatrice," Victoria shouted.
Various others also called out cheers and jeers at the two opponents. Beatrice and Edward moved carefully, but quickly, across the stage. Neither got too close to each other, but they never let their opponent escape their vision. The floor began to rock from side to side like an earthquake.
"You can do it, Edward, crush her!" Victoria cried.
"So much violence," Ethan sighed. "Mother nature would be disappointed."
Hearing his words, Victoria couldn't help but feel a little bit bad. She sighed to herself, as the others kept urging on their chosen player.
Beatrice was starting to fall towards the edge of the floor as it leaned to the side. However, she managed to cling on. Edward eyed her and started to move towards her. Both were shocked when the floor started to emit some sort of slippery substance. Beatrice began to slip off the edge, but wrapped her arms just around the edge of the floor.
"Oh, Beatrice is just about out," Chris exclaimed as she hung just barely off the ground.
Edward was also having trouble keeping his ground and eventually slipped as well. He came tumbling toward the edge of the stage. He tried to grab something, but the floor was too slippery. With a thump he landed in the sand.
"And Beatrice is the winner of the first post-merge challenge!" Chris declared.
"Hooray, I'm the best!" Beatrice cheered.
She found, however, that very few were cheering with her.
"Well, good job with taking out Edward and all, but don't think that I'm going to take your side against Victoria," Annie exclaimed.
Beatrice sighed to herself as she looked for Victoria. She didn't see her around. She glanced at Eliot, who ignored her. She then looked toward Lionel. He also wasn't paying much attention to her.
"Alright, campers, it's time for elimination," Chris declared. "Pick anyone who's not named Beatrice and cast your vote."
The sun was beginning to set as the campers went to cast their votes. However, both Lionel and Eliot were grabbed and pulled aside by someone. They looked up to see that Victoria had grabbed them
"We need to talk," she declared.
Confessional:
Victoria-I think I'm going to have to do the mature thing and makes things better before they get any worse.
(The Campfire)
"Welcome one and all," Chris greeted. "Welcome to the first elimination where there are no teams. Now, today we'll be doing things a little differently. Since I love drama, I decided that the best way to generate it is by showing everyone the confessionals that they used to vote."
The crowd of campers looked nervous at the idea of this.
"Let's begin, shall we?" Chris exclaimed as he pulled out a TV and switched it on.
Beatrice-I vote for Victoria. I tried to be nice to her, but that didn't work. I think that it's best if she just leaves.
Nicole-I vote for Victoria. It's nothing personal, but this vendetta has got to end and she's the one that's not immune.
Ethan-I vote for Annie. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings but she gets kinda angry sometimes, especially at Edward.
Lionel-I vote for the nerd, Bobby. I'm through putting up with him.
Annie-Edward, Edward, Edward.
Bobby-I'm going to have to go with Victoria on this one. She's just too much of a threat.
Parry-I was thinking of voting for myself…but maybe, I'll vote for Edward instead.
Montana-I'm voting for Edward. I suspect that he has something to do with Parry's depression.
"High five!" Annie exclaimed to Parry and Montana.
Edward just glared at them with irritation.
"Can we keep it moving please?" Chris said.
Sooz-I'm voting for Victoria. Seems like that's the way the flow is going.
Eliot-Well, Victoria said that I shouldn't blame Beatrice…so I guess I can forgive her. If that's the case then maybe it was Bobby who caused me to freeze. So, I vote for Bobby.
Victoria-Well, I've done all I can to make things right. I've talked to Eliot and Lionel and I think I've convinced them to give Beatrice another chance. I don't know if I can forgive her like that, but I can't just let my toxic grudge ruin any chances she has at friendship. I don't normally act so ferocious, I think this show is to blame overall. So, I vote for myself…I think I need to get out of here.
"Oh," Beatrice exclaimed in shock.
She didn't have anything to say; she just looked at Victoria. Victoria had her eyes on the ground.
"I guess I'm out of here then," she sighed.
"Wait a minute, what did you tell Lionel and Eliot?" Beatrice asked.
"You'll see," Victoria said sadly.
"Now hold on!" Chris exclaimed. "I wanted drama and I'm going to get drama. We've still got one more confessional to play.
Edward-Perfect, I'll be able to get rid of Victoria and no one will suspect a thing. She's a clever girl and she'll probably be able to figure out that I was only using her emotions against her.
"I knew it!" Annie exclaimed as she jabbed an accusing finger at Edward.
All eyes were on Edward now. He tried to remain stoic, but his eyes showed that he was nervous.
"Okay, I'm good," Chris exclaimed. "Victoria, you can get out of here."
"First," Victoria said, "one more thing."
SMACK! That was the sound of Victoria's fist slamming into Edward's nose. The boy was knocked back off of his seat and tumbled into the sand.
"I can't believe that you used me," she exclaimed. "I thought that I you actually had feelings for me. I thought that maybe…after all this drama was over…I…"
Victoria couldn't finish her sentence and was dragged to the Boat of Losers by Chris. She was tossed inside the boat which sent her off into the distance.
"So there you have it, campers, anyone can be your enemy for the next challenge," Chris exclaimed. "Be prepared."
As the campers headed back to their cabins, Edward was careful to avoid everyone. Beatrice was approached by Lionel and Eliot.
"Hi, Beatrice," Lionel said.
"Hi guys," Beatrice exclaimed.
"We've discussed this and we thing that we need to work out our relationship," Lionel said. "Can you accept that I'm not your boyfriend?"
"Victoria did this didn't she?" Beatrice gasped. "And here I thought that she had actually done something nice."
"She's trying to help you," Lionel exclaimed annoyed. "You can't keep pretending that I'm your boyfriend. And if you accept that…then maybe we can be friends."
"Friends?" Beatrice tried to word carefully. "I guess…that could work. And you, Eliot?"
"Well, I'm still uncertain about a lot of things," Eliot said. "But I think that, as long as you don't try to freeze me again, we can still be friends. If maybe…well, if you really are a human, I guess anything is possible."
Beatrice smiled at them. She couldn't help but embrace the two boys.
"I'm so happy to have real, true friends," Beatrice exclaimed. "It's like a dream come true."
"Could you please stop crushing me?" Lionel exclaimed.
"Sorry, sorry," Beatrice giggled lightly.
Confessional:
Beatrice-Friends! That's exactly what I came here for. I guess I let my imagination get a little ahead of me before, but I think this is the dawn of something special. Victoria, if you're watching this I just wanted to say…I'm really sorry for everything that happened. I shouldn't have overreacted, and well…I guess it's too late now. But I honestly, truly thank you.
Lionel-Ugh, friends with Beatrice? I don't look forward to that. But I guess it's better than being her 'boyfriend.' And who knows, she may come in handy.
Eliot-If Beatrice isn't the culprit then that means I've got a little more sleuthing to do. I'm onto something with Bobby, and I'm not letting him get off the hook.
Nicole-So Edward was using Victoria? Clever. It just goes to show what a valuable ally he'd make. And I'm guessing he'll be needing all the help he can get soon.
Annie-Ha ha, I've got Edward now. No one in their right mind would support him after now they know his true intentions.
(Conclusion)
"And Victoria is gone before she could even settle in," Chris wrapped out. "Will Eliot do any better, or will he be heading down the dock next? Can Edward survive, or can he and Nicole work something out? Is Nicole developing a 'thing' for Lionel? Or Edward? Find out when we return with more Total…Drama…Refresh!"
Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry for another break. I've got a lot to say though. First off, I'm sorry to anyone who liked Victoria. I really hated when they did this sort of thing to Eva and Dakota, but I have my reasons. Victoria is just too talented, her genre-savvy abilties would give her too much of an advantage in future challenges. I just wanted her to come back to make things better with Beatrice.
Next up, I have put up a drawing of the new cast. If you find me (agreenparrot) on deviantart you can see it. Feel free to let me know what you think.
And I'll be putting up a new poll soon. Let me know who you think the winner will be. Of course, by this point I have everything planned out so I won't be changing anything, but I'd still like to know your thoughts.
Later!