Chapter 24: Aftermath D
It's the Total Drama World Tour Aftermath Show! The cameras turned on to show the applauding studio audience, then zoomed in on Katie and Sadie sitting on a couch on the beach. The girls squealed and waved at the camera. "Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Aftermath Show!", Katie said. "We're coming to you live from beautiful Hawaii!", Sadie added. "Finally it's OUR turn to do some traveling. And the peanut gallery is here too!" The camera turned to show the losers and rejects from earlier episodes, who smiled and waved at the cameras... except Cody and Lindsay, who were making out. The audience cheered. "We're two episodes away from declaring this season's million dollar winner, and we've got some big surprises in store for you here!", Sadie said. "First, here's the losers from the past few episodes: Cody, Bridgette and Gwen!" Some interns shoved the teens toward the couch. Gwen raised an eyebrow. "Why did I get introduced with Cody and Bridgette?", she asked. "We're doing things differently today", Katie said. "First, I've got one more ex-contestant to add to the list: the rogue reporter, miss bossy herself, Blaineley!" An intern wheeled Blainely over. She was wearing a full body cast and strapped to a dolly. The audience gasped.
"Geez, what happened to her?", Justin asked. "When Chris booted her out of the plane, he didn't give her a parachute", Sadie explained. "Things got kinda... messy when she landed." "Anyway, our peanut gallery will soon have a say in who wins this season!", Katie said. "Good, because I've got a LOT to say about that", Courtney said. "Heather HAS to win!", Bridgette said. "Let's just hope everyone survives. They're stuck in Drumheller, where the number one cause of death is being stranded in Drumheller", Harold replied. "Oh, I'm sure they'll be fine. They always are. I just can't wait to see how!", Katie said. "So, who are you guys gonna root for?" The peanut gallery started calling out names. "Heather!" "Noah!" "Owen!" "Explosivo!"
"Before you guys make your decisions, let's see how our three semifinalists compare", Sadie said. "First up is Heather, of course. Heather entered the game as the queen of mean, but after Katie and I gave her a makeover and convinced her to be nice, she's become way sweeter." "And Heather's got skills, too! She's been in the finals twice, thanks to her awesome alliances", Katie added. "But this is the first season where she doesn't have any friends in the final three. Noah and Owen are the ones with the alliance. Speaking of which, Noah's next on the list", Sadie said. "Mister know it all may be the smartest guy on the show, but he's also the weakest and laziest. He even got voted out for being lazy in season one!" "He also has the least Total Drama experience of our finalists. He's smart, but whether he's up against super skilled Heather or super huge Owen, he's gonna have a hard time in a physical challenge finale." "Last up is Owen. He's big, he's strong, he seriously needs to go on a diet, but he's too slow and is about as smart as the twenty pancakes he had for breakfast. He's mostly relied on luck and his gut to get this far in the game, along with being pushed along by others. He's gonna need that luck to win the finals."
"Okay, time to vote for your favorite finalists!", Katie announced. Ten of the teens voted for Owen, while four each voted for Noah and Heather. "Okay, great! Now, a few of you each get to compete in a challenge to support the person you voted for!", Sadie said. The audience and losers gasped. "Follow me, guys!", she said.
The peanut gallery followed Sadie to the bottom of a cliff near a waterfall. "So, peanut gallery, have you guys missed being in the game?", she asked. None of them responded. "Great! Because you're gonna be competing to help your favorite final three contestant win! Three of you have to risk your lives in the surfing challenge, so can I get a volunteer from each team?" Bridgette raised her hand. "I'll do it for team Heather", she said. Geoff raised his hand next and said "I'll do it for team Owen!" Finally, Alejandro raised his hand. "I'll compete for team Noah." Duncan raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? Why?", Duncan asked. "Because he has the best chance of winning besides Heather, and frankly, I don't like Heather."
Sadie smiled. "Alright, perfect! You guys have to race up this big cliff, and then grab a Hawaiian lei from the tiki thingy. Then you get a surf board and take it downstream. You also have to avoid some lava on your way down. Now then..." Sadie walked away, and came back with a chalkboard covered with animal drawings. "Each team must pick an animal to represent the spirit of their player. Team Heather?" Bridgette sighed. "A majestic lioness, definitely." "Okay then, her spirit animal is the lioness. Team Noah?" "The guy's a sloth", Eva said. "Okay, that works! Team Owen?" "A bear!", Lindsay said. Sadie clapped her hands. "Okay, now the surprise part! If you guys get past the water and the lava with your leis intact, you have to put it on your team's spirit animal to finish the challenge. The first contestant to put the lei on their team's animal wins a big advantage for their finalist. Second place gets a decent advantage for their finalist, and last place gets nothing. Ready? Get set... go!"
Bridgette, Geoff and Alejandro raced up the cliff, with Al in the lead. Bridgette stumbled and fell on her way up, but got back up and kept running. Al, Geoff and Bridgette grabbed their leis and surf boards, then ran to the stream and began surfing downhill. Geoff reached his team's animal first. The bear clawed at him and Geoff dodged. Next, Alejandro got to his team's animal and slipped the lei around the sloth's neck. Team Noah cheered, and Alejandro bowed. Finally, Bridgette surfed up to her team's animal. The lioness growled at her, and Bridgette frowned. "Okay, maybe this was a bad choice..." She held out her lei and the lioness snapped at her. Bridgette screamed and fell over, losing her grip on the lei in the process. Meanwhile, Geoff ran behind his team's bear and put the lei over its head.
Katie ran over to the contestants. "Okay, this challenge is over! Team Noah and Team Owen win!" The Noah and Owen supporters cheered, while Bridgette frowned and Sadie started to cry. Katie hugged her. "Aww, don't be sad, she can still win! Besides, all the others won is a wheelbarrow and a baby carriage." Alejandro raised an eyebrow. "How exactly is that helpful?", he asked. Katie shrugged. "We'll find out at the finale. So, see you guys there for the dramatic conclusion of Total Drama World Tour!"