Chapter 26: Maui Owwie

Chris started walking down the beach. "Follow me, guys!", he said. Everyone did so. "Okay. Good news for the peanut gallery is you guys will have a big role in deciding who wins this time." Duncan smirked. "So we're voting on who wins again? Cool." "Now, if we're gonna have a finale, we need to figure out who's IN it first. So, we need a tiebreaker challenge. Noah, you won the race to Hawaii, so you have this advantage. You can either select the tiebreaker yourself, or you can have one of your possible opponents choose it." Noah shrugged. "I guess I'll do it." Chris smirked. "I was hoping you'd say that."

Confession Cam: Heather

"This is no problem for me. I've won the final challenge before, and I can do it again. But first, I need to get Owen out of my way. That shouldn't be too hard, no matter what the semifinals challenge is."

Confession Cam: Noah

"Yeah, it's nice that I'm in the finals. Just not looking forward to actually competing in it. Either I'm up against Owen, in which case I'll have to hurt my friend, or I'll be up against Heather, against whom I don't have much of a chance. This isn't gonna be good."

Confession Cam: Owen

"Oh my gosh, this is awesome! I seriously have a chance to win a million bucks! All I have to do is beat Heather and then... beat Noah... wow. Suddenly I'm not that excited."

Chris pulled Noah over to a glass case with a yellow sphere on top of it. "Tadaa! Each ball inside that yellow ball has a different tiebreaker written on it. So, take your pick!", Chris said. Noah walked into the booth, and a bunch of golf balls rained down on him. "Ah, ow! Ouch! Dude, why did you use golf balls!?" "Because it's fun!" Noah grabbed a ball at random and walked out with it. He tossed it to Chris, then sat down, rubbing his sores. Chris inspected the ball. "Let's see... Noah has selected the traditional Hawaiian fire dance of death."

A few minutes later, the three semifinalists were on a wooden platform offshore, with Noah tied to a post while Heather and Owen wore coconut bras and grass skirts. They each held a large beating stick. "Okay, what the heck am I even here for?", Noah asked. Chris shrugged. "It's just more entertaining, trust me. The first semifinalist to free Noah wins the last spot in the final two, and a shot at the million!" "What if no one frees him?", Heather asked. Noah glared at her. "Won't work, I already checked. Chef, if you'd do the honors?" Chef nodded, walked to the shore and readied a bow with a flaming arrow. It hit part of the wooden platform. "Oh, and stay out of the water!", Chris said. After he said this, Chef launched an arrow with a steak on it into the water and a shark swam over to it. "Okay, challenge begins now!"

Heather and Owen charged at each other, hitting each other with their sticks. "You're going down, Owen!", Heather said. She whacked him with her stick, but he didn't even flinch. Instead, he hit Heather with his own stick and she fell over. Heather got back up and glared at Owen, but he just knocked her over again. Geoff, Cody and Lindsay cheered from the peanut gallery. "Woohoo, go Owen!", Geoff shouted. Meanwhile, Chef launched another arrow and hit the pole Noah was tied to. Noah went wide-eyed. "Um, guys? A little help here?" Heather got up again and charged at Owen. She hit him in the stomach with her stick, and he stumbled backward a few inches. He glared at Heather and hit her with his stick again. She fell over. When she got back up, Owen hit her once more and knocked her off the platform.

While Bridgette dove into the water to save Heather from the sharks, Owen put his stick down and untied Noah. Noah smiled. "Good job, buddy", he said. Owen smiled back. "Thanks, pal. So, we're both in the finale! This is awesome! Right?" Chef drove a boat up to the wooden platform and brought Owen and Noah to shore. Then, Chris walked up to them. "Now that we have our finalists, I am proud to announce the peanut gallery will NOT be voting for the winner." The peanut gallery groaned and booed. "What!? But you said we were gonna play a major role! Major!", Courtney shouted. "Yep! Just not in a votey kind of way. Prepare to have your minds blown out by the most lethal challenge in Total Drama history: Noah, versus Owen, versus the volcano!"

"Back in the day, human sacrifices were tossed into Kilauea volcano to appease the gods. Sadly, the lawyers won't let me use real people as sacrifices, so Heather and Alejandro will have to make sacrifice stand-ins using the island's most abundant resources: pineapples and driftwood. And, to make it nice and symbolic, you guys have to make dummies of each other to dump in the volcano. Now, you each get to pick two helpers", Chris said. "I pick... Tyler and Cody", Noah said. "And I pick Geoff and Izzy!", Owen said. Chris smiled as the four teens approached the finalists. "Okay, we have our helpers. Now, Noah and Owen, you have to stay within these circles on the sand in front of you and direct your helpers to bring you logs, driftwood, and pineapples that resemble parts of your opponent. When you're done, you will race up the volcano and dump your dummy in. First one to do so wins. On your mark... get set... go!"

Noah and Owen got to work directing their helpers. "Okay guys, get the biggest log you can find!", Noah said. "Izzy, get a big pineapple for the head! Geoff, get some sticks!", Owen said. The helpers got their supplies and carried them back to the circles. "Okay, now get some short, thick ones for limbs!", Noah said. "Get a longer log for the body!", Owen said. "Come on, hurry!" This continued for a while. Then, finally, Geoff and Lindsay got the Noah dummy built. "And Owen takes the lead! Now, haul your sacrifice to the top of Kilauea and toss it in! To help you get your dummies to the top of the volcano, you can use the rewards your teams earned during the last Aftermath show. Noah, you won a wheelbarrow, so hurry and finish. Owen, you won a stroller." Owen ran the Noah dummy over and put it in the stroller. "See you at the top, Noah!", he said. "Guys, hurry up!", Noah said. Tyler and Cody rushed to finish the dummy. "Now get it in the wheelbarrow! Come on, we have a race to win!"

The two teams raced up the side of the volcano, pushing their prizes and sacrifices. With Tyler and Cody helping, Noah slowly caught up with Owen and then passed him. "See YOU at the top, buddy!", he said. The teams kept going until they reached a river of lava with several platforms in it and a bunch of dangerous objects hanging above it. "Yoohoo, over here!", Chris called from the other side. Noah stared at it in disbelief. "The only way to the top of the volcano is past this river of lava", Chris explained. "That wheelbarrow probably won't be too helpful! All you can do is hop across these stepping stones." Noah groaned. "I just HAD to be up against Owen..." "Also, we've rigged a few booby traps to make things more interesting. Chef, a demo if you'd please?" Chef pulled out a knife and cut a nearby rope. A log fell and landed on one of the platforms, breaking it. Owen and Noah gasped. "Yeah, you really don't wanna get hit by those. But, you do wanna get your opponent. Once your helpers get across, they can either keep them secure or send them falling. It's your call. And, go!"

Noah and Tyler hopped across the river, carrying the Owen dummy, while Cody hopped ahead. Geoff and Izzy hopped ahead as well, while Owen slowly crossed the river with the Noah dummy. "Dude, cut the ropes!", Tyler shouted. "Guys, stop him!", Owen said. Geoff and Izzy both ran at Cody, trying to grab him. Cody stumbled backward onto one of the ropes. Geoff tackled him and the rope, breaking it. A rock fell down and hit Owen on the head. "Ooh, pretty colors..." Izzy smiled. "Is it magenta?" Owen stumbled onward, barely avoiding a fall into the lava. Meanwhile, Noah and Tyler steadily kept walking ahead. They crossed the river and sped up. Once Owen finally got across, Geoff and Izzy helped steady him and push him forward. He looked around, confused. "Huh? Did I win?" Geoff shook his head. "Not yet, dude!"

Chris, Chef and the peanut gallery stood atop the volcano, with Chris holding the million dollar case. Chris looked down at the side of the volcano. "Here they come!" Noah, Tyler and Cody walked up the slope, followed by Owen, Geoff and Izzy. Noah reached the top first, gasping for air. "Looking for this?", Chris asked. He held up the case, and Noah smirked. "Perfect." Then, Owen and his team reached the top. "Oh... hey, Noah! Is it hot up here, or is it just me? Whew!" Owen fell over, but Geoff and Izzy pulled him back up. They pushed him toward the rim of the volcano, while Noah and Tyler approached it, carrying their dummy. Cody facepalmed. "Dude, what are you waiting for? Throw it in already!" Noah and Tyler went to the edge of the volcano, lifted the sacrifice up, and tossed it in. The peanut gallery cheered. "And that's a cool million for Noah, the winner of Total Drama World Tour!", Chris announced. Noah took the case from Chris and smiled.

Owen walked up to Noah, smiling. "Great job, Noah. You deserve it." Noah patted his shoulder. "I couldn't have done it without you. What do you say we have a little party once we get back to Canada?" "Really? Awesome!" Then, the volcano started rumbling. Everyone frowned. "Uh-oh... We should probably get outta here." While the peanut gallery started walking down the volcano, Ezekiel crept up behind Noah, glaring. Noah turned around and saw him. "Dude, what's with you?", he asked. "That should be MY million bucks, yo! I worked my butt off to get on this show, worked even harder once I got back on in season three, and what do I get? Nothin'! So, if I can't get the million bucks by winning, I'm just gonna take it!"

Ezekiel tackled Noah, and the two guys started fighting over the case. Ezekiel pinned Noah down with one arm and pulled the case away with the other. He got up and started cheering, dancing around. "It's mine, eh! It's mine, it's mine, it's-" He stumbled over the edge of the volcano. "Oh, come on!" Ezekiel screamed and fell into the lava. Noah got up and ran down the volcano after the others. The volcano rumbled even more, even louder, and soon lava began flowing out of it. Everyone got to the beach and onto a boat, leaving the island as the volcano erupted. Chris turned to a camera guy and smiled at the camera. "See ya next season, I guess! Until next time, I'm Chris McLean, and this has been Total Drama World Tour!"

Well, now that this season is over, I have a few things to say. First of all, thank you all for reading my story, I appreciate it very much. I'm glad you were able to tolerate it until the end. Thanks to all of you who are "following" me or my fan fics, and thanks for all the reviews. Second, before anyone asks, yes I am planning to do a story for Total Drama Revenge of the Island as well. However, there is going to be a delay before I can write that one. I can't access the episodes, and I need to do that in order to write, especially for the earlier chapters. So, just try to be patient while you wait for Total Drama Revenge of the Island: Unchanged Order.