It's me, it's me, it's ChrisATD...1, bringing you another chapter of TDA:OL vs. NL. Wow, that's a mouthful. Anyway, this chapter was definitely one of the funnest to write, and I hope it's just as fun for you guys to read. Enjoy!
The picture fades back in and revealed the whole group of contestants standing in front of the two hosts. They were right in front of the entrance to the amusement park once again.
"Welcome back to Total Drama Avengeance!" Chris announced to the camera, "As you can see, some of our contestants are still recovering from their excursion to the restrooms. Ha-ha!"
Ezekiel, Geoff, Sadie, Noah, Anne Maria, Mike, Scott, Dakota, and Sam all groaned simultaneously while clutching their stomachs.
"Drop dead, McLean," Noah said as he had his back patted by Katie.
"You know, I would, but I got a challenge to host. Ha-ha! Speaking of which, it's time for part 2."
"What's next? Are you gonna make us vomit too?"
"Only if you have a weak stomach, Noah, because you guys are going on a riddle hunt in the park!"
The contestants all looked confused.
"I guess I should explain," The Host said.
"You think?" Scott and Noah both said sarcastically.
"You see, I have placed some clues in the form of riddles on several rides in Hershey Park. Each riddle will lead you to another ride. Once you get to the ride, everyone on the team has to ride the ride and try to find the riddle somewhere on the ride for the riddle for your next destination. Lather, rinse, and repeat, until you ride the final ride. Once you get the final riddle, it will lead both teams to the finish line which is somewhere in the area."
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - "I think that is the most times that I've heard the words 'riddle' and 'ride' be repeated in one speech."
*Static*
"The first team to completely cross the finish line will be the winner and will be immune for tonight's Elimination Ceremony!"
"So, we're pretty much doing the graveyard challenge from last season, but with amusement park rides?" Dawn asked.
"Uh…yeah," Chris answered, "I suppose they are pretty similar."
"Methinks someone is getting less creative in his old age," Noah said with a snicker.
The Host looked annoyed with that comment, but he continued on. "Anyway, I have two maps of the park and the two starting riddles here on these cards," he said as he showed the teams the cards and maps, "I'll need someone from both teams to come and pick them up."
Since everyone that ate the tainted Kisses were still feeling the effects, B and Bridgette were the ones to get the cards and maps for their respective teams.
"Alright," Chris continued, "Now that you have your riddles and your maps, I can tell you guys what the Old Team's advantage is. They get a 5 minute head start, which starts…right now! Go, Old Team! Go!"
Right as the Host shouted, the Old Team got up and ran into the park.
After the whole Old Team was completely gone from sight, Chris turned to the New Team and told them, "I'll tell you guys when you guys can go, in about 4 and a half minutes."
Confession Cam
*Static*
Sam - "The rest of the team may see this disadvantage as a…well, a disadvantage, but I know that these 5 minutes can be used usefully."
*Static*
"Hey B," Sam said to his teammate, "Do you mind if I take a look at that riddle?"
The Silent Genius shrugged and handed the riddle to Sam.
"What does it say, Sammy?" Dakota asked her boyfriend.
"It says, 'When you're shivering cold in your seat, get on this ride first to turn up the heat.'"
After Sam finished reading the riddle, Scott started to snicker. "That sounds like a dirty ride," he joked.
The joked earned several eye rolls from all of the females except…
"Oh Scott," Anne Maria said, "You're so funny!" She started laughing out loud before being shushed by Sam.
"Shh! I'm trying to think."
Confession Cam
*Static*
Anne Maria - *She gasped dramatically* "Did dat gamer nerd just shush me? Oh, he is so gonna regret dat! Scott and I are not gonna stand for dat! No way!"
*Static*
Scott - *He's laughing uncontrollably* "Did-did you see that? She got shut up by Sam! HA-HA! Sam! That was almost as hilarious as my joke." *He continues laughing*
*Static*
Sam rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes in thought as he looked over the map. Suddenly, a light bulb shined in his head.
"I got it!" he yelled suddenly in realization.
Inside Hershey Park
The Old Team stopped in the middle of the park to read the riddle.
"'When a storm's a-comin' you better run for the hills. This is a ride that will surely give you chills.' Well, that makes a lot of sense," Eva said after she read the riddle off to the rest of the team.
"Well, let's check the map to see what rides can answer that riddle," Bridgette said as she unrolled the map of the park. She set it on the top of a counter at the Hospitality Services booth.
All nine teens looked over the map and checked the names of all of the rides, until one of them pointed one out.
"There!" Sadie exclaimed as she pointed to a point on the map, "The Storm Runner! That soooo has to be it!"
"Sadie's right," Sadie's BFFFL said, "It soooo has to be it!"
"Can we really trust these two with solving this?" Eva asked the rest of the group. "Not for nothing, but you two don't have a great record when it comes to challenges like this."
"I trust them," Noah said out of nowhere, "Unless you have a better answer, Eva."
The attention darted between Noah and Eva. When the muscle-bound teen saw all of the eyes staring at her, she tried to think of reply, but she couldn't. "I got nothin'," she said with a shrug.
"Alright then," The Egghead replied, "Now, let's get to the Storm Runner!"
"Yeah!" exclaimed the rest of the team as they followed the energized Bookworm.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - "Wow! That seemed kinda out-of-character for me, trusting people and whatnot… I think I've been hanging out with Katie and Sadie too mu- Wait. Did I just say 'hanging out'?" *He puts his hand against his forehead to feel for a temperature*
*Static*
In front of the Entrance
"10…9…8…" Chris announced as he watched his watch. The members of the New Team were set to start running into the park and straight to the ride that answered their riddle. "3…2…1…Go, New Team! Go!"
Right as Chris said that, all 9 contestants ran into the park with Sam taking the lead.
"Alright guys," the Gamer said to the rest of the team, "the map says we take two lefts, two rights, a U-turn, and then another left and it should be right there."
The whole team followed Sam's directions and they found themselves in front of…
"The *pants* Trailblazer!" he said as he read the sign, "This has *pants* to be it!"
"Are you ok, Sam?" Zoey asked.
"Yeah! I'm *pant* just a little tired from *pant* running."
"Are you sure about this ride, Sam?" Scott asked as he looked at the map, "I mean the answer could have also been the Fahrenheit. You better not be sending us on a wild goose chase."
"No! No!" Sam said as he sat down on a nearby bench, recovering from the run, "Fahrenheit is just temperature. The riddle doesn't mention temperature, it just says, 'turn up the heat.' Heat. Blaze. Trail-blaze! Plus, 'get on this ride first,' when a person does something first, they're called a trailblazer. This has to be the ride!"
Scott and Anne Maria looked a bit skeptical. Sam looked down in disappointment, until Dakota spoke up.
"I trust you, Sam!" she said with a grin on her face, which Sam returned with a grin of his own.
"So do I," Zoey said.
"Me too," Mike joined in.
"B and I trust you, Sam," Dawn said while B nodded right next to her.
"Private Brick McArthur, ready for the Trailblazer, Sir!" Brick said with a salute.
Scott and Anne Maria just stood there looking skeptical, until everyone heard screams coming from above them. They all looked up and saw…
On-board the Storm Runner
"AHHHHH!" Everyone yelled as the roller coaster train went down from the first peak of the ride. Right after the drop ended, the train rounded the first corner towards a couple of barrel rolls.
"Oh no…" Noah said before they started rotating.
Back on the ground
"We're getting more and more behind, guys! We need to get on the ride!" Sam said as he ran towards the ride, "If I'm wrong, then we'll go to the Fahrenheit, but for now, we need to ride."
B, Brick, Dawn, Dakota, Mike, and Zoey followed right behind Sam, while Scott and Anne Maria narrowed their eyes at him before reluctantly following.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Scott - "No one leads me, I'm my own man. I think the GameBoy is getting a little too big for his batteries, and I also think it's time for them to be removed."
*Static*
On-board the Storm Runner
The train came around the last banked turn before coming back to start of the ride. Once the train was docked at the station, the seat restraints went up and all of the members of the Old Team climbed out of the seats. Some of them were able to stand up straight, while the others…
"Ugh! I shouldn't have eaten all of that pizza last night," Geoff said as he got down on all fours and dry heaved. He wasn't the only one on all fours. Noah, Sadie, and Ezekiel didn't feel right after getting off the ride. Bridgette, Tyler, and Katie rubbed Geoff, Ezekiel, and Noah's backs, respectively, to help soothe them. Sadie, however, crawled to where Justin was standing and fixing his hair after the ride whipped it around.
Sadie gagged which made Justin take notice of her, "Hey Justin. Would you mind- *gags* -rubbing my back?"
"You know, Sadie, I would, but I have to smooth my hair and I only have two hands," Justin answered before staring at his hands, "Two perfectly manicured hands…"
"Couldn't you use one to smooth your hair and the other to rub my back?"
"Nope, need to hold my mirror. Can't you ask Katie to do it for you?"
"But…she's already rubbing Noah's back."
"She has two hands, I'm sure she can multitask."
Sadie looked a bit disappointed but she forced a smile onto her face and said, "Ok!" before crawling towards Katie, who was watching the whole scene with a worried look on her face.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Katie - "I can't believe Justin just snubbed Sadie in her time of need like that. Like, what kind of 'gentleman' does that? You know, I'm starting to think that Justin is a bit of… a jerk!"
*Static*
Bridgette was still rubbing Geoff's back as she asked, "Did anyone get the riddle for the next ride?"
"Sorry," Noah said as he dry heaved, "I was too busy trying not to vomit."
"I think I got it!" Tyler exclaimed as he pulled a card somewhere off his person while rubbing Ezekiel's back.
"Awesome!" The Surfer Girl ran to Tyler and crouched down next to him. "What does it say?"
The Sport-o looked at the card. "It says-"
BLARG!
Before Tyler could recite the riddle, Geoff vomited. Soon after, Ezekiel vomited. Then Sadie and Noah followed suit.
On-board the Trailblazer
Meanwhile, the New Team had gotten onboard the Trailblazer and made it to the top of the first drop. Once they got past the peak, the speed of the train increased to about 30 miles per hour as it whipped around a couple of banked turns before coming to some brakes on the track. After slowing down substantially, the train went down once again to a banked left turn and then a long sloping banked right turn before returning to the station.
"That's it?" Scott asked out loud, "I've been on scarier rides in my pappy's pickup truck!"
"It's not supposed to be scary. It's just a kiddie ride, Scott," Zoey told the Schemer as they got out of their seats.
"Besides," Sam piggybacked, "we were supposed to be looking for the next riddle. Did anyone find it?"
"Right here," Dawn said as she pulled the card from behind her back. She received a few cheers, including some claps and a thumbs-up from B, which she took notice of with a smile. "It says, 'At 0 you'll be toiling, at 212 you'll be boiling. When you get there, don't forget to take the rides temperature, 'cause it's sick!'"
Everyone on the team (except B, of course) collectively said, "Fahrenheit!" before running in a group once again.
They ran right past the Old Team, who was still trying to figure out the riddle while also recuperating from the Storm Runner.
"'If this snake bites you on the side or head, you'll wind up in the desert, dead.' Anyone have any ideas?" Bridgette asked after reading off the riddle.
Everyone shrugged since nobody had any ideas.
"Ok," The Surfer Girl continued, "We have to decipher this riddle, piece by piece. It said if this snake bites you, you'll wind up dead. So the snake has to be venomous."
Katie looked on the map before saying, "There's no ride called Venomous."
"Well, it's probably a species of snake," Noah said, "Right now, I can think of vipers, cobras, and rattlesnakes."
Katie shook her head as she looked at the map. "None of those are rides here."
Everyone went in deep thought to try and figure out the name of the ride, then suddenly…
"Would a sidewinder happen to be a type of poisonous snake?" Ezekiel asked out of nowhere.
"Now that I think about, yeah it is," the Egghead answered, "Why, Homeschool?"
"I think I found the ride, eh." The prairie boy then pointed to a ride with a sign that said "Sidewinder."
"Yeah! That has to be it! Way to go, Zeke!" Tyler said as he congratulated his friend with a fist bump.
"Aw, it was nothing, eh. I just remembered that the riddle said 'side' and 'wind' so I just took a guess. Hee-hee!"
The team of originals made their way to the entrance of the Sidewinder ride. That's when they saw that the track on the ride wasn't connected all the way around.
"No way! I'm not getting on that deathtrap!" Noah yelled.
"But Chris said that all of us had to ride every ride," Sadie reminded him.
"Pfft! Like he really knows if we all ride."
"Actually, I do," said a familiar voice from the loudspeakers at the station of the Sidewinder.
Hershey Park Control Room
Chris was sitting in front of a bunch of TV screens which showed different camera angles of all of the rides in the park.
"I can see everything, Noah. Remember, all of you must ride the rides or else the whole team will be disqualified from the challenge and automatically sent to the Elimination Ceremony. Don't forget what happened the last time on of you broke a rule."
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - "Why did it take five seasons for this guy to start enforcing the rules of these challenges closely?"
*Static*
On-board the Fahrenheit
The New Team was riding a train on the aforementioned ride as it got to the first peak. At the very top, all anyone could see was the blue sky above them. That is, until the train went over the peak and started pointing downward. Right after the train was released from the chains that pulled it upwards on the track, the velocity of the train increased to almost 60 miles per hour. On the right side of the drop, the on-track camera took the contestants' pictures and saved their scared reactions. Sam raised his hands in jubilation while Dakota held onto him with her eyes closed, Mike and Zoey held onto each other for dear life, Scott raised his hands as well while Anne Maria tried to hide her face between her legs, B looked spooked out while Dawn looked peacefully calm, and Brick was scared out of his mind by himself.
The train then turned, twisted, rotated, and spun around at its high speed as many of the New Team members continued to scream. Suddenly, after one of the barrel rolls, a steel bar appeared over the track, but it had a small piece of paper taped to it. B noticed the paper, so he reached up and picked it off the steel bar. He held onto it for the rest of the ride, even with a few more twists and turns between that points and the station.
"Whoa! That was wicked!" Sam cheered as the team got off the ride.
"Oh yeah! Now that was a ride!" Scott cheered as well.
"Those twists-"
"And the barrel rolls-"
"And the speed-"
"And the drops!"
"Awesome!" They both yelled simultaneously as they high fived each other. Suddenly, Scott realized what he had just done and he looked at Sam who had a friendly smile on his face. The Schemer then averted his gaze and looked at the rest of the team.
"So, uhh… who got the next riddle?"
Confession Cam
*Static*
Sam - *He chuckles heartily* "I knew I'd get my high five sooner or later. Ha-ha!" [1]
*Static*
B raised his hand that had the card in it.
"Alright B!" Brick said as he high fived the Silent Genius. "I can read it for you, if you don't mind." B obliged and gave Brick the card. "It says, 'On this ride you will do what you did in challenge two. With turns so sharp, you would think they were pikes, this ride will shock you like a lightning strike.' Wow! That's a long one."
Scott chuckled and said, "That's what she said. Heh-heh!"
Some of the males on the team chuckled a bit, but most of the girls glared at Scott.
"It's like you want to get eliminated," Dakota said.
"Guys, we gotta focus on the riddle," Sam said.
On-board the Sidewinder
Meanwhile, the other team was enjoying their ride. Well, "enjoying" is being used a little loosely. Everyone screamed in horror as they were whipped around the track in a flurry of flips, corkscrews, and loop-de-loops. Suddenly, the track came to a stop as it went upwards. The train started to approach the discontinuation of track and everyone onboard took notice.
"AHHH! WE'RE GONNA DIE!" Everyone yelled.
"I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN MY WILL TODAY!" Noah yelled as he and Katie held each other for dear life.
All of a sudden, the train started to slow down before the track ended. Everyone opened their eyes to realize that the train was stopping before the edge and one of them also saw a card taped to a bar on the side of the track.
"Hey! It's the next riddle!" Sadie said as she pulled it off and placed somewhere safe and secure, in her bra.
"Wait," Noah said out of nowhere, "How exactly do we go back down?" The train came to a complete stop and then Noah got his answer. "Oh no…"
The train speed backwards on the track and went through the same twists and turns that it went through the first time, but in reverse. When they got back to the station, the train came to a complete stop, thus ending the ride. Everyone was released from their seats and got out of the train. No one threw up this time, but some of them were a bit wobbly when they got their feet on solid ground.
"Whoa! Why is the world so spinny?" Tyler asked as he wobbled around.
"I dunno, but it's making me dizzy, eh," Ezekiel answered in a wobbly state as well.
"You're already dizzy, that's why the world is so 'spinny,'" the unbalanced Egghead explained, "Oh…I think I'm going down. Timber…"
Before he fell to the ground Katie managed to catch by his arms. "I got ya, Noah!" she said.
"Oh, thanks Katie. You're so sweet," he said sounding almost inebriated.
"Aw! Thanks, Noah!" Katie replied amidst a fit of giggles and blushing.
Sadie saw this scene with her BFFFL and that gave her an idea. She noticed that Justin was behind her, so she started wobbling backwards towards him.
"Oh no!" She yelled, "I think I'm falling too. Someone please catch me." She started to fall towards the ground when she got to the Male Model, but instead of making an attempt to catch Sadie, he just sidestepped out of the way. She crashed to the ground with a thud while he watched.
"Sorry, Sadie," he told her, "I wish I could have caught you, but I can't risk damaging my perfect hands. You know, hand modeling contract and all."
Sadie sighed sadly and then tried to look cheerful. "You do have great looking hands."
"Thank you so much, Sadie. I appreciate getting complemented like that."
Confession Cam
*Static*
Sadie - "EEEEEE! Justin appreciates me! Noah's plan is soooooo working!"
*Static*
Katie - "I think Noah's plan is sooooo not working. It's not Noah's fault, it sounded like a good plan. But, like, Sadie is giving Justin so many complements and he doesn't seem to be doing anything in return." *She sighs* "I think this plan may be backfiring on us."
*Static*
Sadie, who managed to get up under her own power, ran to Bridgette, who was being helped by her boyfriend because she had jelly legs too.
"Bridgette, I got the riddle!" She alerted the wobbly Surfer.
"That's great, Sadie! Where is it?" She asked the bigger BFFFL.
That was when Sadie reached into her bra and pulled it out. She tried to give it to Bridgette, but she was reluctant to take it.
"Actually, Sadie, why don't you read it to everyone? I'm still a little dizzy from the ride."
"Ok!" She looked down at the card and began reading it, "'On this ride you will, like, do what you did in,' like, 'challenge two. With turns so sharp, you would think they were,' like, 'pikes, this ride will shock you like a lightning strike.'"
The rest of the team tried to decipher what they just heard.
"Are there really that many 'likes' in the riddle?" Eva asked.
"Well, no. I just kinda, like, improvised," Sadie answered.
"I think I know what ride it is," Katie said suddenly. She looked at the map and pointed at a huge ride on the top left hand side of the map. "Yes! It has to be-"
"-Lightning Racers!" Brick said out loud.
"You didn't need to yell Brick. We're right next to you," Scott said as he rubbed his left ear which was right next to Brick.
"Oh, sorry fellow comrade, but I just figured out the riddle. On this ride we will do what we did in challenge two. That means we'll be racing, and the part about us being shocked like a lightning strike, that's a clue right there!"
"Sounds good to me," Mike said with a shrug. Everyone else agreed except for Scott.
"Yeah, it sounds good, but we didn't race ourselves, we raced the other team. Doesn't that mean that we have to wait for them to come along before we can get on?"
"Umm…Aren't you overthinking this a bit?" Dakota asked.
"I'm just sayin' we can't expect these riddles to be so straight forward."
"Do you think that Chris really expects us to just wait for the other team before we get on the ride?"
Right on cue, the Old Team was seen running towards the Fahrenheit where the New Team was still standing.
"There they are!" Zoey yelled out. Everyone else saw the Old Team approaching so they started to run towards Lightning Racer.
The teams we neck and neck as they ran towards the ride. Once they got to the station, the New Team went into one entrance while the Old Team went in the other entrance. This resulted in each team getting on a separate train.
"Ha! Take that, slowpokes! We get to go first," Scott bragged.
"Yeah, right, Spikehead! We got here first, so we're going first!" Eva corrected Scott.
"Actually, you're both going at the same time," the intern who was operating the rides said.
"What!" Everyone on both teams questioned.
"Yeah, that's why it's called 'Lightning Racer.' The coasters race against each other. Well, off you guys go!" The intern pressed two buttons which started both trains on both tracks. Both trains exited the stations, went around the first turn, and started creeping up the first incline of the ride. Both trains were rising up the tracks side-by-side and once they got to the peak, it was go time.
Dakota looked down the track as the front car went over the top. "Holy-"
"-Crap!" Noah yelled as both trains started accelerating down the slope.
Everyone was enjoying the ride in their own unique way, as both trains went through the many twists and turns that the ride offered. Throughout the rides, both trains were not very far apart from each other. In fact, something from the Old Team's train fell out and onto one of the New Team member's heads.
"Hey! My lucky hat!" Geoff shouted as his hat flew off and landed onto Mike's head.
"What the-?" Mike asked right before he gasped loudly. "Crikey, are we on another mine car ride, Beauty?" he asked his screaming girlfriend in an Australian accent as they continued to round the turns. [2]
The trains passed by each other several times on their own tracks as they slowly approached the end of the ride. Right before the ride ended there was a makeshift sign above both tracks that said "Finish Line" on it. Hanging down from the sign, on a rope, were two little pieces of paper. Both trains were approaching the Finish Line, but the Old Team's train was slightly ahead of the New Team's. This gave them the opportunity to get their riddle first, which they did.
"Got it!" Tyler shouted as he grabbed the riddle paper from the rope.
"I got this one, blokes!" Manitoba Smith said as he stood up in his seat. Once the train got to the Finish Line, Smith grabbed the rope instead of the riddle. However, the riddle paper did stay attached to the rope as the train pulled into the station. "Yeah, this will make a fine lasso for ropin' some gators, eh?"
The Old Team's train pulled into the station first, so they were the first ones to get out of the train and back on the ground.
"I got the riddle, guys!" Tyler announced to the rest of the team, who cheered since they were currently ahead of the New Team, who was just getting off their train.
"What does it say, Tyler?" Ezekiel asked.
The whole team stopped running out of the station so that Tyler could read the riddle.
"It says, 'You may have conquered the lightning race, with the other team giving chase. But to cross the true finish line, you must go to-'"
Tyler didn't get to finish reading the riddle because a sudden gust of wind blew the paper right out of his hands.
"No!" The team yelled as the paper flew higher and higher and higher until it was completely gone. Every member of the team looked up at the sky with widened eyes and dropped jaws.
"Tyler," Bridgette started, "Please tell me you remember what the last part of the riddle was."
"I think I can remember…Uhh…gimme a minute."
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"…Ok...Gimme another minute." This made a few team members groan.
Meanwhile the New Team walked out of their station without seeing the Old Team standing near the opposite station.
"Ugh! I don't see da otha team anywhere!" Anne Maria said as she looked around the park.
"Well, we might as well read the riddle anyway and hope that the other team got lost somewhere in the park," Dakota chimed in.
"Why bother? We're hosed," Scott said with a pout.
The Princess rolled her eyes and looked at Mike, "Hey, uh… Manitoba Smith, what does the riddle say?"
"Riddle? Wha riddle do you speak of, Sheila?"
"Ugh! Never mind! And don't call me Sheila," She said as she snatched the riddle of the end of the rope. "It says, 'You may have conquered the lightning race, with the other team giving chase. But to cross the true finish line, you must go to where we were at half past nine.'"
Unbeknownst to the New Team, the Old Team was listening to them outside of their vision.
"That's what it was!" Tyler whispered, "We must go to where we were at, at 9:30 this morning."
"Ok," Katie started, "well we got off the bus at 9 AM, so at 9:30 we were at, like…" Everyone gasped as they all came to the same realization.
"The Chocolate Factory!"
That was when both teams noticed each other. At that time, it was a stare-down of which team was gonna start running first. That team was the Old Team, but the New Team started running at about the same time.
From then on it was pretty much an eighteen-person race from Lightning Racer to the Hershey Chocolate Factory. Geoff was leading the race with Mike, aka Manitoba Smith, right behind him with Geoff's hat still on his head and his makeshift lasso on this hip. Geoff managed to look back to see how everything was behind him and he saw that Mike was right behind him with his hat.
"Once we get to the finish line, bro, I'm takin' my lucky hat back!" he said as he continued to run.
Smith chuckled as he readied his lasso. "That's assuming that you make it to the finish line, mate."
"Wha? What's that suppose to-? Ah!" Manitoba Smith managed to rope one of Geoff's legs, which made him fall to the ground. Once he reached the fallen Party Boy, the wild personality hog-tied Geoff's legs and arms together behind his back.
"Heh-heh! Try and finish now, mate," he said before continuing the race.
"Wait! You can't leave me like this!" The Party Boy yelled as he tried to hop on his stomach.
Soon enough, Geoff was being passed by New Team and Old Team members. It wasn't until almost all of the people had passed him that Geoff was finally helped by his girlfriend who was the last one.
"Oh, Geoff! Are you alright?" she asked as she kneeled down to untie the rope.
"No! That Mike dude hog-tied me and ran off with my hat. That was so not cool!"
"Yeah, that doesn't sound cool at all, but I don't think that was Mike. I think it was one of his personalities."
"Man! He needs to get control of those guys of his," Geoff commented as he got up with his limbs free. "Alright, let's go! We can't be last, Bridge!" He grabbed her hand, put her on his back and ran after everyone else.
In front of the blonde couple were Scott and Sam. Sam was panting heavily while Scott kept egging him on.
"Come on, Sam! We have to hustle!" Scott said to him.
"Too…much…running. Can't…take…anymore!" The Gamer said in-between pants. He started to double over as his face became covered in sweat.
"No, Sam! Come on, we're almost at the entrance to the park! Geoff and Bridgette are almost here!" Scott tried to hold Sam up and help him move.
Hershey's Chocolate World
Meanwhile, everyone except those four still in the park were at the factory waiting for their teammates to come in.
"Looks like the only ones left in the race here are Bridgette and Geoff for the Old Team, and Scott and Sam for the New Team," Chris announced to the camera, "Which ever pair comes in before the other will give their team the win and immunity for tonight's Elimination Ceremony!"
"Come on, Geoff and Bridgette," Ezekiel quietly cheered, "You guys can do it, eh!"
"Come on, Sammy," Dakota said to herself, "Come in before Scott, so we have a good reason to vote him out."
"Wait…" Chris said suddenly, "I'm getting word that there is a pair slowly getting closer to the entrance of the factory, and here they are now!"
That was when two shadowy figures walked through the front door. When the factory lights shined on them, they were revealed to be…
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"Where is Mike with my lucky hat?" Geoff asked with Bridgette still on his back.
"Geoff and Bridgette beat Sam and Scott! The Old Team wins again!"
The rest of the team cheered as they all ran to the blonde couple and lifted them up in celebration.
Meanwhile, Scott lugged Sam through the door of the factory, where they both fell to the ground.
"Sam!" Dakota yelled out as she rushed to her fallen boyfriend. She crouched down next to him to look him over. "Sam! What happened?"
"Ugh…" he groaned as he clutched his stomach.
His green-haired girlfriend then turned her attention to Scott. "What do you do to him?"
"I didn't-" he tried to say before he was interrupted.
"He helped me, Dakota," Sam muttered. He coughed a bit before continuing to speak, "He helped me to get here from the Lightning Racer. He really did."
Dakota looked amazed and surprised from hearing what she just heard.
"Told you I turned over a new leaf," Scott told the Princess.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Dakota - "I have reason to believe Sam. He's my boyfriend, after all. However, I don't know what to make of Scott. He's all scheme-y and evil a season ago, and now he's turned over a new leaf? I don't know whether to buy it or not. Deciding on whether or not to believe Scott's story is like trying to decide between two cute pairs of shoes and Daddy's only letting me buy one, but I can't buy the other pair behind his back this time!" *She widens her eyes* "Not…that I do that!" *She tries to smile innocently to the camera*
*Static*
"Alright!" Chris announced, "Old Team feel free to go to the Bottom Deck of the Double Decker to party hardy!"
The team cheered collectively as they walked out of the factory, but before they left, Geoff walked up to Manitoba Smith.
"I believe this is mine," he said as he snatched his lucky hat off of Mike's head, which instantly brought him own personality back.
"Whoa! What happened? Is the challenge over? Did we win?" he asked.
"I'll answer that," the Host said, "Geoff's hat fell on your head and you became Manitoba Smith, yes the challenge is over, and no, you didn't win. That is why you guys will be going to the Elimination Ceremony, once again!"
A collective groan was heard from the team as a whole for their second loss in a row.
Top Deck Confession Cam
*Static*
Scott - "Ah…you gotta love when a plan comes together. Sam made a big mistake by trying to lead me. Jo learned that same lesson after the first challenge, now it's Sammy's turn. Heh-heh! I knew that that Gamer Gut of his would get in the way of him running around here, so I made sure that we would have to run our hardest to try and beat the Oldies so he would tucker himself out. I lag back and help him, and I look like I was trying to be a hero. Hook, line, sinker! Heh-heh!"
*Static*
Bottom Deck
The Old Team was having their party in the Bottom Deck while the New Team voted in the Confessional on the Top Deck. Everyone was doing the usual dancing, chatting, eating, and drinking (nonalcoholic drinks, of course). Two of those that were talking more than anything else were the BFFFLs, Katie and Sadie. They sat at a booth by themselves and were having a serious conversation, for once.
"Sadie," Katie started, "I have to tell you something. It's about Justin."
"What about him?" Sadie asked, "Is it about how handsome and cute he is?"
"No, no, not that, it's about how he treated you today."
"What do you mean?"
"Well…first, he didn't rub your back after the Storm Runner, second, he didn't catch you when you fell to the ground next to him, and then he never compliments you even though you're always complimenting him."
Sadie started to take offense, "Like, what are you trying to say?"
"I'm saying that Justin may look nice, but he isn't nice at all. He's just selfish, and I think you deserve better."
This made the bigger BFFFL drop her jaw in shock and furrow her brows in anger. "I see what's going on here. You're just jealous because I'm trying to get Justin while you're stuck with Mr. Sarcastic!"
Katie gasped dramatically and said, "How dare you talk about Noah like that! You know what, Sadie? You just keep going after Justin, and if he, like, breaks your heart, don't come crawling back to me!" She stood up from the booth and went to the back of the bus, where Noah was sitting.
"Fine, I will!" Sadie yelled before storming to the front of the bus where Justin was sitting and looking at himself in the mirror.
Bottom Deck Confession Cam
*Static*
Bridgette - "Whoa! That argument sounded serious. I hope that Katie and Sadie can patch things up. The last time they argued like this, Katie got eliminated and Sadie cried her eyes out. We definitely don't need that to happen again."
*Static*
Top Deck
Sam had asked everyone to listen to him before they voted.
"Listen guys," he started, "I know that it was ultimately my fault that we lost. I couldn't reach the finish line fast enough, even with Scott trying to help. So, I think it only fair for me to be the one that gets eliminated tonight."
Everyone on the team gasped after hearing that.
"No!" Dakota shouted as she run up to hug him, "Sam, please don't sacrifice yourself."
"I'm sorry, Dakota, but I lost my last life and I'm all out of game tokens," he said slightly jokingly.
Despite the joke, everyone on the team looked on with somber looks.
Top Deck Confession Cam
*Static*
Sam - *He sighed sadly* "Well, it had to happen sometime. I just can't keep up with physically tiring challenges like today. They're just so…physically tiring. I just wish I could have made it to the next virtual reality challenge. No stamina needed there."
*Static*
Dakota - "Sam may want to sacrifice himself for the rest of the team, but I won't let him go that easily." *She pulls out her cell phone and starts dialing*
*Static*
Elimination Ceremony
The New Team was seated in two rows of bleachers set up in front of the entrance to Hershey Park.
"Welcome, New Team, to your third Elimination Ceremony," Chris welcomed the team, "First, you lost Jo. Then, you lost Staci. Will you lose another girl tonight? I'd be nervous if I were one of you four ladies."
All four remaining females gave Chris a glare that said, "Not funny."
"Anyway," he continued as Chef wheeled a cart next to him, "if you look at the cart next to me you'll see 8 Hershey's Chocolate Bars."
Some of the contestants looked spooked out by the bars.
"Relax, they aren't filled with laxatives. At least, I don't think so. Anyway, these bars will be awarded to the contestants who are safe for another day. The one lowly contestant who does not receive a chocolate bar will be eliminated and have to board the Copter of Shame. Alright, you guys ready?"
Everyone nodded and then glanced at Sam.
"First chocolate bar goes to…Mike!" The host threw the bar to Mike who caught it easily.
"Next one goes to Dawn." She caught her bar as well.
"And now for everyone else who didn't get a single vote. Zoey, Anne Maria, B, Brick, and Dakota! Chocolate bars for you all!" They all caught them.
"Now for you two, Scott and Sam. You both received all of the votes, which makes sense, since you two were the last ones to cross the finish line. However, one of you got more votes than the other. Now, who will stay and who will go?"
Scott looked slightly nervous while Sam looked like he was about to throw up.
"The one that stays is…"
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"Wait!" Sam yelled out before Chris could finish. "I volunteer myself to be eliminated. It was my fault that we lost, so it's only fair that I go instead of Scott."
"Well, ok then," Chris said, "Makes my job a little easier. Here you go, Scott!" He threw the chocolate bar to Scott, who caught it.
"Wow! Thanks Sam," Scott said in a gracious tone, "I can't say how much this means to me."
"It's alright, Scott," Sam replied, "I would feel so guilty if you got eliminated because I screwed up and lost for us."
"Actually, Sam," the host chimed in, "You actually got more votes, so either way you would have been eliminated."
"Oh…well…I feel a little less heroic now."
"Well, we still appreciate the thought, Sam," Mike chimed in.
"Yeah, we sure do," Zoey said.
"Semper fi!" Brick saluted, to which Sam saluted back.
"Well, Sam," Chris continued, "It's time to board the Cop-" suddenly, Chris's phone started ringing. He answered it, "Hello? Oh! Mr. Milton, what a surprise!"
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"Really? Oh. Ok. Alright, I'll tell him! Alright, thanks Mr. Milton." Chris hung up and faced the New Team once again. "Well, I just had an interesting conversation with Dakota's dad."
All attention was directed to Dakota, who sat with a pleased smile on her face.
"So, Sam, instead of boarding the Copter of Shame, you'll be working as my new intern!"
"Really? So I don't have to leave?" the Gamer asked.
"Nope! You can thank your girlfriend for that."
Sam went to his girlfriend and picked her up in a hug. "Dakota, you're the best!"
"Well, I couldn't stand to see you leave like you did last season. So, I called my Daddy." She returned the hug as she continued to talk, "Now, we can be still be together!"
"Actually," Chris said as he appeared in between Dakota and Sam, "I need my intern, right now. Chef! Please help the new intern get situated."
Chef walked to Sam and lifted him up over his shoulder.
"Whoa!" Sam exclaimed as he was lifted off the ground. "Hey, Chef, where're we going, huh?"
"Oh, you'll find out," Chef said before he did his creepy chuckle, which made Sam gulp nervously.
Suddenly, Chris appeared in front of the camera.
"Something tells me that Dakota and Sam will wish this didn't happen. But, enough about them, let's focus back on the show. Will the New Team lose once again? Has Scott really turned over a new leaf? Will Sam end up going bald like Dakota did? Find out next time on…"
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Avengeance!"
The picture fades out to black.
Voting Confessionals
*Static*
Scott - "Hey, if Sam's willing to sacrifice himself, then who am I to deny him his wish? See ya, Sam!"
*Static*
Anne Maria - "Sam wants ta go, and I want 'im to go. Easiest decision of my life!"
*Static*
Sam - "Well, it should be obvious that I'm voting myself. Can't sacrifice myself without voting myself."
*Static*
Dakota - *She's on her cell phone* "Ok, thanks Daddy! By-ye!" *She hangs up her phone* "Alright, voting time. As much as Sam wants to get eliminated, I just can't bring myself to vote for him. So, I'm voting for Scott. I know Sam said that he helped him to the finish line, but something tells me that he somehow planned for us to lose. I just can't bring myself to trust that guy."
*Static*
B - *He holds up a paper that says "Scott"*
*Static*
Dawn - "Sam's intentions are good, but I feel that they are a bit foolish. However, I will not vote for Sam because of this. Scott's aura still looks bad to me, so I'm voting for him.
*Static*
Zoey - "Dakota asked me to vote for Scott instead of Sam. To be honest, I was gonna vote for Scott anyway. I don't believe that Scott was helping Sam to the finish line. Scott doesn't help anyone, but Scott. Wow! I'm sure saying Scott's name a lot. Anyway, I'm voting for Scott. Ugh! I said it again!"
*Static*
Mike - "I know Scott seems very suspicious and all, but I don't remember him doing anything bad during the challenges. In fact, I don't remember anything about the race from Lightning Racer to the factory. I think Manitoba Smith took over halfway during the ride, so all I remember is how tired Sam was from running between rides. I have a feeling that more of the challenges are gonna be just as, if not more, rigorous. So, it'll probably be better to have Sam go now, especially since he asked for it. Sorry, Sam, but you literally asked for it."
*Static*
Brick - "Sam volunteering to get himself eliminated is a very honorable thing to do. I should know, I almost did the same thing last season. However, I was moved to the opposite team instead. I'm gonna vote for Sam in hopes that something good happens to him for sacrificing himself, like me."
*Static*
Sam - 5
Scott - 4
[1] - Sam is talking about the high five that he tried to get from Scott during the Indy challenge. Sure it took three challenges, but he finally got it.
[2] - Yes, I know that Geoff's hat isn't a fedora, but it's close enough in my book, or my story in this case.
Another chapter, another elimination. Sam is a great character, but he wasn't really needed in any storylines, but I didn't want to just get rid of him, so I kept him as an intern to have a sorta reversal of fortune with him and Dakota. I hope you Sam fans aren't too mad for him being eliminated like that, but on the bright side, he is still there. On a lighter note, I was able to finish this chapter a lot earlier than a few of the past ones, so I was able to start working on the next chapter. Here's a preview!
Everyone in the bus soon made their way out of the bus and in front of the host, his co-host, and his newest intern, who was dressed in a red version of Chris's shirt instead of his usual shirt.
"You do know that you freaked us out beyond belief, right?" Bridgette said with some venom in her voice.
"Not the point. Anyway, it's time for your next challenge, but first…Welcome to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania! The home of the famous Gettysburg Address, delivered by the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln!
"I can already tell where this is going," Noah said.
Can you guys tell where that is going? Probably not, but if you do, I will be impressed. Anyway, that was chapter 11. Stay tooned for chapter 12!
P.S.: The poll is still up for the contestants that you would like to see make cameos in this story. Also, the contest for the cover art of this story is still open. Still no entries...but it's still open. If you need to see the rules of the cover art contest, just go back to chapter 7. Another thing, if you wish to see how the rides from this chapter look from on-board, you can just search for them on Youtube, like I did.
Hope you guys enjoyed Chapter 11!