Chapter 4: Cold, Cold Heart

While the jet flew to the next location, Team Chris and Team Victory were hanging out in the economy class area. Sierra was talking to Lindsay. "So, does Cody like foot massages?", Sierra asked. "No, he doesn't like having his feet touched", Lindsay told her. Sierra sighed. "Too bad, I'm a great massage therapist." She grinned wickedly. "Did you know there's a pressure point between the tarsal bones that can temporarily paralyze the body? Ooh, I'd love to try it out on him..." Lindsay looked confused. "I thought only fish had tarsals... and aren't they tarsal FINS?" "Those are dorsal fins", Noah said. "Oh. Wait, Sierra, do you think Cody has fins?" Noah facepalmed and Sierra sighed.

Chris walked through the entryway, smiling. "And, how is everyone back here?", he asked. "That is what I would ask if I cared. Coming through, make way..." "Where are we headed, yo?", Ezekiel asked. "Hopefully somewhere without giant pinballs, eh." "Or pandas", DJ said. "Or candied fish tails", Noah added. Owen woke up from his nap and looked around. "Huh, what? Fish tails? Where?" "Our next destination is everything you've just asked for", Chris told them.

Confession Cam: Sierra

"Thanks to my extensive viewings and reviewings and re-reviwings of seasons one and two, I can safely say with no uncertainty that Chris was serious about that. Too serious. He's hiding something, but I don't know what..."

Chris left the area and the plane started shaking. The teens screamed and were tossed around. Chef turned on the intercom. "We've got some nasty air bumps. Strap yourselves to a seat, over!" They did so, and most of them calmed down. "Aah, we're gonna die!", Owen screamed. Alejandro pinched Owen's shoulder and he fell asleep. Up in the cockpit, Chef was talking to Chris. "Should we stop shaking the plane and level out?", Chef asked. Chris pondered this for a minute. "Hmm... nah!" He and Chef laughed.

Chef kept flying until they reached their destination, and landed poorly. One by one, the contestants walked out of the jet and fell onto the snow. Chris walked out last. "Welcome to the Yukon!", he said. He led the shivering, snow coated teens to a starting line at the edge of a half frozen river. "Umm, hello? Can we get some jackets?", Heather asked. "Relax, I ordered coats for everyone", Chris said. The teens cheered. "They won't be ready for weeks, but as soon as they arrive, I'll be sure to hand them out." The teens groaned. "Maybe we should huddle for warmth?", Courtney said. Lindsay and Sierra hugged Cody. Izzy hugged Alejandro. Noah hugged Bridgette, but she pushed him away. "I have a g... girlfriend!", she said. Owen walked up and hugged Noah. "You can cuddle me, buddy!" Alejandro smiled at Bridgette. She smiled back. "Must be a bit chilly without mittens", Chris said. Chef walked up to Chris. "Cocoa?" "Don't mind if I do!" Chris took a cup from him and sipped it. "Aah, much better." "You gonna finish that?", Owen asked. "Of course he is, it's Chris's favorite drink!", Sierra said. "Wrong! My-" "Second only to tomato juice." "That's not on the fan site... how'd you-" Sierra walked up to Chris. "I went to your high school and interviewed all your old teachers for the biography I'm writing. They said-" Chris covered her mouth.

"Okay, okay, moving on!", Chris said. "Crossing the icy river in Canada's frozen tundra used to be easy, back when the river was frozen solid. But, thanks to climate changes, earth is becoming a lot more interesting. By which I mean... deadly!" Izzy cheered. "Today's challenge is called Total Drama Icicle. Teams must make their way across this watery chasm by jumping from ice floe to ice floe. First team member across must make their way to the dog sleds on the far shore and become the dog, pulling the sled all the way to the finish line, picking up the rest of your team along the way at marked meeting points. Sleds are first come, first serve, so move fast. Don't worry. If you fall into the water, I'm sure one of your teammates will be kind enough to help you."

Tyler turned to Noah and Owen, and smirked. "You guys ready for some mad ice floe jumping? Cause this guy is kickin' it into high gear!" Meanwhile, Bridgette was talking to her team. "Whoever doesn't land near the sled should head for the finish line. That way, we won't lose time stopping at every meeting point." Ezekiel smiled. "Sounds good, eh!" Heather walked up to Chris. "What is the reward for this challenge?", she asked. "Did I SAY reward?", he asked. Heather glared at him. "We've already had three eliminations. We're overdue!" "It's gotta be a reward this time", Noah said. "There aren't enough of us for Chris to cut someone in every episode for a full season." Chris smiled. "Yeah, but I've found teams try harder during elimination challenges. So, this season, there's no set routine! Every challenge could end in elimination." Chris laughed and the teens groaned loudly. "That's the spirit! On your mark, get set, go!"

The contestants ran for the ice floes and began jumping across them. Tyler fell into the water, but Alejandro helped him out. Izzy flipped from one chunk of ice to another, making fast progress. Owen watched in awe. "If crazy can do it, we can do it", Noah told him. "Come on!" Noah jumped onto the first ice floe and crashed. Owen gasped. "Noah, hang on, buddy!" Owen jumped onto the ice chunk and the other end shot up, sending Noah flying. He crash landed on the snow. "So, uh... I'll just go on ahead, okay? Okay, cool!" Meanwhile, Gwen was making steady progress. She landed on an ice floe and smiled. "Wow, so far so- whoa!" The floe split in half and she screamed. Cody saw her and gasped. "Hang on, Gwen!" He ran for her, but crashed into Owen on his way. A polar bear swam up to the boys and they screamed. Sierra ran up and thew an ice chunk at its head. "Bad polar bear! I am not about to post an obituary on my Cody blog! Got it!" The polar bear swam away. Cody smiled. "Wow, thanks, Sierr- oh, crap!" Cody slipped and fell into the water. Sierra gasped. "I'm coming, Cody!" She pulled a frozen fish out of the river and used it to paddle an ice floe over to him.

Further up the river, Bridgette ran across an ice floe and nearly fell into the river, but Alejandro grabbed her arm. "Whoa... thanks! You know we're on different teams, right?", she asked. "My mother raised a gentleman. Teams are irrelevant", Alejandro told her. Bridgette turned away.

Confession Cam: Bridgette

"When Heather's around, I'm never tempted by other people. But she's on another team, so we haven't spent much time together so far this season... and Alejandro kinda noticed."

Alejandro jumped to the next ice floe and turned around. "Now it's your turn!", he said. "I can't do it, it's too far!" "Come on, you can do it! Just jump! Quick!" Bridgette jumped. She landed on Alejandro and they fell over, lips touching. Bridgette blushed and ended the kiss. "Um, thank you for... catching me!", she said. Alejandro smiled. "Mm... thank YOU for kissing me." Bridgette got up. "That was an accident." "One man's accident is another man's treasure." Bridgette sighed and looked away. "I kinda have a girlfriend..." "You have a girlfriend, or you, mmm, kiiinda have a girlfriend?" "I have a girlfriend! Okay?"

Confession Cam: Bridgette

"I got kinda flustered. But I am NOT falling for him, mark my words!"

Sierra rowed her ice floe to Cody and pulled him out of the water. "Oh, dear Cody! If one of us drowns, I want it to be me!" Cody spat out some water and groaned. "M-me too..." "Oh, you need to get to shore fast!" Sierra picked Cody up and threw him toward the other side of the river. "Go, Cody!" He hit a wall and fell into a pile of snow. Then, some snow fell and landed on him. "Cody!" Meanwhile, Alejandro picked Bridgette up and jumped to the last ice floe, then to the other side of the river. She smiled, then gasped and glared at him. "Wait! Are you trying to make a secret alliance with me?" "Alliance? Bridgette, for me, this is so much bigger than a game." "Oh..." Alejandro pulled Bridgette toward him and they both smiled.

DJ hopped across the river and landed by the sleds. Ezekiel got to the other side of the river next. He jumped off his ice floe by Chris. "Not to shabby, huh?" Chris rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever, Zeke." Ezekiel sighed and walked to the sleds. He found DJ and waved. "Yo, DJ! You picked a great sled, eh! ...DJ?" DJ sniffled and cried a bit. "Sorry... Being back in Canada makes me miss my mama. All this ice... it's just like her freezer!" DJ nodded. "I know what you mean, bro. It's just like my mom's, too." Next up, Courtney and Heather arrived. Chris walked up to them. "Courtney, first Amazon to arrive. Pick a sled and start pulling." Courtney glared at Chris. "Heather got here at the exact same time! We should both pull the sled!" "Yeah... no. In the event of a tie, we go alphabetically." "Heather, help me out here?" Heather climbed into the sled. "What can I do, Courtney? I didn't make the alphabet."

Tyler ran up to Chris and the sleds, and got one with a large crate tied to it. "Oh no!" "Fraid so", Chris said. Tyler looked at the box. "Wait, that's a hazard sign. Is that box radioactive?" Chris shrugged. "Meh, what isn't radioactive these days?" Tyler groaned and strapped himself to the sled. Meanwhile, DJ got strapped to the other one. He and Ezekiel started up the mountain to the finish line. "Team Victory for the win, yo!", Zeke shouted. Courtney called after them. "Wait, how does the harness work?" DJ turned around. "Don't spill the beans, eh!" DJ nodded. "Nice sportsmanship. Try not to maim too many animals out there today!", Heather shouted. DJ started crying. Then, Team Chris left. Heather pulled out a whip and snapped it at Courtney. "Mush!" Courtney glared at Heather. "Hey, cut that out!" Heather sighed and put the whip away. "Aww, you're no fun." Courtney smiled started running.

Cody walked along, shivering and trying to stay warm. Suddenly, Sierra ran up to him. "How did you find me?", he asked. "Followed your footprints. Pretty easy, really. You're a size seven, and your right foot is at an odd angle." Cody started walking faster to get away. Further up, Heather spotted Gwen in the distance. "Whoa, Courtney! Whoa!" Courtney slowed down as they passed Gwen, who hopped on the back. "Okay, let's keep going!" Meanwhile, Noah and Sierra found Tyler, and DJ and Zeke found Lindsay. Zeke smiled. "Radical! Now we just gotta grab Bridgette, and this challenge is in the bag!" Lindsay cheered, and DJ kept crying.

Alejandro and Bridgette were walking along, and found a flag pole. "A meeting point! Let's wait here", Alejandro said. "I should keep going", Bridgette told him. "Our teams will find us here... save your strength. Cold? Take my shirt." Alejandro pulled his shirt off and Bridgette gasped. "I can't freeze, my Latin blood won't allow it. And if you get sick and your team votes you off, I won't get to know you better. Which would make me very, very sad." "I don't wanna make anyone sad..."

Confession Cam: Bridgette

"I mean, who gives away their shirt in the arctic? Oh, he's just so... I have a girlfriend!"

Zeke, Lindsay and DJ were going along steadily. Lindsay looked around. "Hey, I don't see any sign posts!", Lindsay said. Zeke looked around too. "Me either! DJ, where the shizzle are we?" "I have no idea! My tears froze my eyes shut!" Lindsay gasped. "Ooh, you should try warming your eyes up!" "Gee, really!" DJ kept running and Zeke gasped. "Dude, baby seal!" DJ kept running and hit the seal, which was sent flying but landed in the river. "Did I seriously just hit a baby seal!" "Yeah, he landed in the river!" "Well, he can swim, right?" "Dude, we have a challenge to win! The seal's fine, eh!" DJ sighed. "Okay... fine."

Alejandro and Bridgette watched the horizon. After a while, they saw Team Chris approaching. "Well, I guess this is my ride", Al said. "But I can't leave you here all alone..." Bridgette took Al's shirt off and gave it to him. "Go on. I'll race you to the finish." Alejandro smirked. "I think we've got enough time for one more... accident..." Bridgett turned away, then back to Alejandro. She leaned toward him, and kissed the flag pole. Alejandro got on his team's sled and left. Bridgette watched, unable to move. "Alw, crap!" Meanwhile, Team Amazon found Cody and Izzy. Gwen gasped. "Cody, are you okay?" "Not really, Sierra almost killed me! Do you guys have a blanket?" Up ahead, Team Chris found Owen and he hopped onto the sled. He groaned. "Ohh, I haven't eaten in hours! I wish I were in Russia right now, they're building the world's largest cake!" Sierra gasped. "OMG, what flavor?" "Who cares, it's cake!" Noah rolled his eyes. "Okay, Tyler, we can get moving." "I am moving!" Tyler kept running, but the sled wouldn't budge. "No, no you aren't." Tyler looked down. "Aww, it's my court shoes! They're no good on ice!" He stopped running, and Team Amazon passed them.

Chris drove up to Bridgette on his snowmobile. "Oh dear, how did this happen?" "Awwus kithing Awwejandwo an then hawussa hoah cot en thetheheh!" "Bridgette, you're gonna have to enunciate more clearly." Then, Team Amazon arrived. Heather hopped out of the sled. "Bridgette, what happened?" Bridgette groaned. "It's okay, I'll help you." "Amazons, begone!", Chris said. Bridgette gasped. "No! Poah woam wadur down my faishe!" Chris shrugged. "Wish I could, but I only have the one bottle." He pulled out a water bottle and took a sip. Heather glared at him. "Gimme that!" She snatched the bottle from Chris and poured it on Bridgette's tongue. A few seconds later she was free. Bridgette smiled. "Aww, thanks, Heather!" Heather kissed Bridgette. "Baby, what happened?"

Team Chris was crossing an ice bridge, slowly. Owen was bouncing up and down on the sled. "Come on, hurry up! I need to hit a john or another river fast!" The ice cracked. The sled fell down through the newly formed gap, and Tyler slid toward it. He nearly fell, but grabbed onto the ice. Owen sighed. "Oh, thank goodness! And thank you, Tyler!" Everyone climbed up over Tyler to get back on the ice. Tyler pulled the sled up, and then they kept going, very quickly, with Tyler being dragged behind.

Confession Cam: Tyler

"I've got wicked strong fingers. Docs can't explain it. My first piano lesson, I broke the piano. Got into sports after that."

Team Victory kept sledding and Lindsay spotted something up ahead. "Look, something that isn't snow!" "That's the end, eh! DJ, speed up!" Lindsay looked around. "I don't see any other sleds! We're gonna be first!" Team Victory cheered. Team Amazon appeared in the distance, and so did Team Chris. DJ pulled his team's sled across the finish line, and then Team Chris sped across it. Courtney finished last. Team Chris cheered, while Heather grumbled. "Last place! I can't believe this!" Chris walked up to her. "Actually, Team Victory crossed the finish line without Bridgette. YOU crossed with her, so they were the last to get their whole team here." Team Victory whined. "Which means Team Amazon is in second place, and Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Crazy Hot takes first." Team Chris cheered again. Bridgette walked over to her team. "Sorry guys..." Heather ran up to them as well. "Listen, the only reason Bridgette wasn't here is because Alejandro tricked her into kissing a flag pole." Ezekiel glared at her. "Wait, you were hanging out with someone on the other team instead of helping ours?" Bridgette frowned. "I said I was sorry..." Heather glared at them. "Hey, give her a break. Alejandro is to blame here, not her."

Confession Cam: Heather

"Bridgette... Bridgette told me what happened. She was making out with that Latin loser instead of racing to the finish line. I am SO freaking mad at both of them! I thought I could trust Bridgette! And how dare that punk try to mess with my partner! They're gonna pay, both of them. But Bridgette, I want to deal with personally. Oh, I hope she stays..."

Confession Cam: DJ

"Bridgette probably only messed up because I DID get a curse in Egypt. I mean, a baby seal? Come on! The only way I'll believe I'm NOT cursed is if I don't get voted off tonight. But I doubt that'll happen."

After boarding the plane, Team Victory went to the elimination room once again, where Chris was waiting. "Victory, I have peanut filled barf bags for the three of you who get to stay. Lindsay, and... Ezekiel." Chris tossed the bags to them. "So, it's down to DJ and Bridgette. Oh, DJ. Health hazard to pandas, birds, and now baby seals, which you could've avoided if you hadn't cried your eyes frozen shut and gotten your team lost. It's almost as though you're, I dunno, cursed?" DJ started crying. "Bridgette... reasons for you to take the plunge include making out with a pole and crossing the finish line with the wrong team." Chef walked in, and Chris turned to him. "If we're both here, who's flying the plane?" "I have it covered", Chef said. Chris shrugged. "The final barf bag goes to... Bridgette." Bridgette looked confused. "What? Really? Who the heck voted for DJ?" Lindsay raised her hand, and so did DJ. Bridgette, Lindsay and Zeke gasped. DJ stood up and stopped crying. "Yeah, I voted myself off. I did it last time, too. I'm sick of hurting these poor animals! I'm going back home, where I know I can avoid them and keep them safe." He walked over to the exit and put on his parachute. "See you guys at the finale. Try not to hurt anybody!" DJ jumped out of the plane and the rest of the team went to the door and watched him descend. Bridgette sighed.

Confession Cam: Bridgette

"I know I should be happy I'm still in the game. And I am, sorta. But still, I feel like it should've been me taking that jump..."