Chapter 15: Alien Hunting

While on their way to the next destination, Team Chris was in the plane's first class, preparing for their next challenge. Sierra was typing on her pizza box once again. "Tweeter update! Lindsay is going DOWN! Down down down down down! Cody will be mine, she's just in the way." Meanwhile, Noah was talking to Owen. He turned away from Sierra, but looked and pointed at her. "I think she has some characters left for her post. Good thing there's a big, crazy one right there, huh?" Owen chuckled. "What're you laughing about?", Sierra asked. Owen looked scared. "Oh, nothing! Nothing at all, just... laughing for no reason."

Confession Cam: Sierra

"Of course I know boyfriend stealing is wrong. That's why as soon as I eliminate Lindsay, I'm gonna convince Cody to break up with her! Then, he'll be all mine. It's the perfect plan!"

Meanwhile, Team Victory and Team Amazon were talking in economy class. "So, you'll really help us get rid of Sierra?", Lindsay asked. Courtney smiled. "Of course we will. Everyone on Team Chris is going down at some point, so I'm fine getting rid of them first. But you guys do know you're next on the list, right?" Lindsay glared at her. "Whatever, I just want that boyfriend stealing smarty pants out of here." Bridgette put a hand on her teammate's shoulder. "Lindsay, calm down, okay?" Lindsay brushed her hand away. Meanwhile, Heather sniffed the air. "Are you smelling what I'm smelling?", she asked.

Confession Cam: Heather

"There's some serious tension in the air. I'm not gonna try to manipulate anyone, but that doesn't mean I'm not at an advantage because of it. Everyone is so focused on getting rid of Sierra that I'm perfectly safe! Thanks, Sierra!"

Late that evening, the plane started shaking and Chris turned on the intercom. "Attention, potential crash victims! Please remain calm, our autopilot is testing some equipment! Snacks are available in the common area if you don't believe me and want a last meal." The teams went to the dining area and saw a bowl of fruit. Owen picked up some bananas. "You call these snacks! We're all gonna die!" Noah shoved the bananas into Owen's mouth so he would shut up. Meanwhile, Sierra and Lindsay each ate some fruit, glaring at each other. They kept eating, faster and faster, until Lindsay started choking. Bridgette performed the Heimlich maneuver and the fruit shot out of her throat, hitting Sierra in the face.

The lights went out and everyone gasped. The plane started falling rapidly, and the contestants screamed. After a few seconds, the plane suddenly stopped falling, turned, and fell again. It landed and everyone stopped screaming except Owen. Noah slapped him. "Dude, we landed, calm down." "Oh... okay then." Everyone went to the elimination room and exited the plane. They found Chris waiting for them outside, wearing a helmet. "Everyone, welcome to the coolest, extraterrestrialest place in the world: area fifty two!", he said. Gwen raised an eyebrow. "Fifty two? I thought area fifty one was where all the cool alien stuff is." "That's just what they want you to think. Area fifty one is over there." Chris pointed at a large building in the distance. "Area fifty one is one of the most tightly controlled military bases in the world, which is why tonight's challenge is gonna be so much fun. I've called the colonel in charge, and he's letting us do a challenge there!"

Noah and Cody looked excited, but the other contestants looked worried. Chris kept talking. "Part one: break into area fifty one without getting shot, gassed, or otherwise killed. The place is guarded by elite soldiers. They aren't gonna kill you, but they aren't gonna let you in without a fight, either. Part two: each team must find a functioning alien artifact inside area fifty one's infamous black box warehouse. The place is full of broken junk. You need to find something weird that still works. Just be careful, the warehouse is loaded with booby traps. Part three: the winning team must bring their artifact back to area fifty two, intact. Last team back faces elimination. You have until dawn. Go!"

The three teams ran toward area fifty one. Noah climbed on Owen's shoulders as they approached. "Guys, I think I see it!", he said. Sierra and Owen kept walking until they all saw the warehouse in the distance. Noah scanned the horizon. "Hmm, no guards... I think it's safe to cross." As he was speaking, a rabbit hopped toward the building. It got hit by a laser after a few feet. "I'll be one the plane!", Owen said. Noah patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, I have a plan." He hopped down and picked up a rock. "Pick one up, throw it, and run in the opposite direction. That should distract the guards." Sierra and Owen picked up some rocks as well. They threw the rocks, which got shot with lasers, and ran away, except Owen. He just charged at the base, and then stepped on a mine. "Owen, are you okay!", Noah shouted. Owen landed on the other side of the fence by the warehouse. "Huh? Hey, how'd you get over there?", he asked. A tube came out of the ground and sucked Owen up. Noah facepalmed. "Oh, come on!" He and Sierra ran to the base.

Meanwhile, the other teams approached area fifty one from another direction. They walked into an oddly vegetated field. "Ooh, some kind of security vegetable patch! I'm so scared!", Heather said sarcastically. "Cody, get your clammy hands off of my leg!", she said. Cody raised his hands. "I'm not touching your leg." Heather looked down and saw a lizard. Everyone screamed and ran toward the base, with the lizard crawling after them. Suddenly, a rock on the ground exploded. "Since when do rocks do that?", Lindsay asked. "Everyone freeze. We are on a mine field", Gwen said. "Okay. Courtney, do you have a plan?" "Of course I do! Just step lightly and follow my feet exactly. Stand where I stand, and as long as I don't hit anything, we're all safe." Courtney started walking with her team and Team Victory following her. After a few minutes, they arrived safely. Team Victory cheered. "Thank you, Courtney!", Lindsay shouted. "That was like a nightmare come true, walking through there. I'm even in high heeled boots!" Courtney looked confused. "What?" "Oh never mind, let's just go!"

The girls and Cody crept into the warehouse. Gwen looked around and smiled. "Wicked, we beat Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot here!" "Think again, Gwen", Noah said. He and Sierra walked in behind the others. Gwen sighed. "Wait, where's Owen?", she asked. "We don't know. He got sucked into a tube, and now he's missing." Courtney smiled. "Perfect. You find Owen while we find some artifacts." Then, Chris turned on the intercom somehow. "Welcome to the black box warehouse! Finding a functioning alien artifact in here is gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. A haystack with a black ops security system, which I set off when I hacked into this PA. Mah bad!" An alarm went off and the contestants scattered.

Heather and Courtney started looking through some crates. "Let's see, what do we have here? Broken junk, broken junk... great, more broken junk!", Heather said. She tossed a disk aside, and it started flying. Heather went wide-eyed. "Did that just happen?" "Heather, get over here!", Courtney said. "I found this portal, check it out!" Heather walked over to Courtney and the portal. She stuck her hand in, and got pulled halfway through the portal. Courtney pulled her out and they fell on a crate behind them, with Heather covered in blue gunk. "Ugh, gross!" "Well, it is working, right?" Heather smiled. "Good point. Go get Cody and Gwen!"

Elsewhere in the warehouse, Noah and Sierra were walking along and heard Owen screaming. Noah looked around. "Owen? Owen, where are you?", he asked. "Over here!", Owen yelled. Sierra and Noah followed the source of the sound until they found a large crate connected to a tube. "Don't worry, we'll get you out of there!", Noah said. He and Sierra pounded on the door. After a minute, a box fell down and landed on Noah. "Ooh, an artifact! Does it work?", Sierra asked. She picked it up and it began glowing. She dropped it, and two aliens came out. Sierra and Noah screamed, and Owen kept screaming as well. The aliens attacked Noah and Sierra, shocking them.

Bridgette and Lindsay looked through crates in the warehouse. After a while, Lindsay stopped and sat on a crate. "Having any luck?", she asked. "No, not yet", Bridgette said. Lindsay looked around and gasped. "Bridgette, Frisbee!" "Huh?" Bridgette turned and saw a metal disk flying at her. "It's a UFO!" She jumped and caught the disk as it flew overhead. "Perfect!" "Way to go, Bridgette! ...wait, where are you going?" The metal disk flew away, with Bridgette hanging from it. Lindsay ran after her.

Noah and Sierra kept struggling with the aliens. After a while, Noah crashed into a pad on the side of the crate Owen was in. A door on the crate opened and Owen walked out. Owen saw his teammates and gasped. "No, the aliens are after you too! Don't worry, I'll save you!" He tackled Noah and the alien that was attacking him, crushing them both. The alien turned into a pile of goop. "Okay, now to save Sierra!" "No, wait, that's a live alien! We can use it for the challenge!", Noah shouted. He ran and got a box. "Owen, get the alien in here!" Owen grabbed the alien and shoved it in the box. Noah put a lid on the box. "Okay, now let's get back to area fifty two."

The three teams ran, or in Bridgette's case, flew, back to area fifty two. Team Amazon reached Chris first, and showed him the portal. Chris smiled. "Wow, that's a good one! And, you win first place! Let's see who comes in second." Team Chris and Team Victory approached Chris. "Come on, guys, let's go!", Owen said. He took the box from Noah and ran toward Chris. He tripped and fell, landing on the box. Bridgette flew up to Chris safely. "And, Team Victory is safe as well!" Bridgette cheered, while Lindsay smirked at Sierra. "Adios, non-amigo!", she said.

At about sunrise, it was time for the elimination ceremony. Team Chris went to the elimination room where Chris was waiting. "Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot. Sadly, we all know who's going home tonight." Noah shrugged. "Sorry, Sierra. Nothing personal", he said. Sierra sighed. "I know... just take care of Cody for me, okay? Make sure he doesn't get hurt." Noah shrugged again. "Yeah, sure. See ya later." Sierra smiled. "Thanks. Good luck, team!" Sierra walked up to Chris, hugged him tightly, and took her backpack. "Well, goodbye everyone! I'll be blogging and rooting for you! See you at the finale!" "Just jump already!", Chris said. Sierra nodded and hopped out of the plane.