Wow! It's been a while since I uploaded last, huh? Well, I have a really good excuse for that. You see, 11 days after I uploaded the last chapter, I had to report back to college. And while I was preparing to go to college, a whole bunch of other stuff came down on me at once, most of them having to do with college. Then, once I got to college, a bunch of new stuff was put on top of me. I was so busy with this crud, that I didn't work on this chapter for about 2 weeks. I managed to do some writing on the train to back to college, but it wasn't enough. So, everytime I had free time, I used it to write this chapter, so I haven't forgotten about you guys. I'm still gonna finish this story! I promise. It may take longer than I thought, but it will be completed. Alright, enough ranting. On with chapter 13!
WARNING: This chapter contains the virtual deaths of some of the Total Drama contestants. Nothing too gratuitous or graphic, but if cartoon death disturbs you, please skip the challenge parts.
The picture fades back in following the commercial break.
It shows both teams on opposite sides of the Total Drama Virtual Reality Machine. The host who is in the middle of both teams, along with his co-host and Sam, looks at the camera and addresses the audience.
"Welcome back to Total Drama Avengeance, ladies and gentlemen!" he said welcoming the viewers back. "As you can see, after the first round, both teams are strategizing on what to do in the second round of Search and Destroy. I've already told them that the roles will be switched for this round, so the Old Team will be attacking, while the New Team defends. Let's listen in, shall we?"
Old Team
"Alright, guys," Noah told his team, "This round, we can't make any mistakes. That means, no infighting…" he looked at Katie and Sadie who were on opposite sides of the group, "no vanity…" he looked at Justin who was currently looking at himself in his mirror, "and no running off by yourself," he looked at Tyler who was embarrassed from his actions in the first round. "Is that all understood?"
"Yes, sir!" everyone on the team said, except for Justin.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - "In this one case, I can live with Justin's narcissism. At least in this challenge, I can push him out in the open and use him as a decoy."
*Static*
"Alright," the Egghead continued, "Since we're attacking this time, here is the plan."
The team huddled up so no one outside the team could hear them, including the cameramen.
New Team
"Ugh! We're defending this round? That sucks!" Scott whined, "This game isn't fun unless I'm making stuff explode."
"Oh, grow up, you big baby!" Courtney commented, "You're supposed to be leading us, not complaining about the challenge."
The Schemer waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Ah, do whatever you guys want. I don't care about this round."
The CIT rolled her eyes and replied, "Good strategy, o great leader."
"Well," Zoey started, "I guess that makes you the leader for this round, Courtney."
Courtney gave a toothy grin and said, "I guess it does! Good thing, I already have a plan. Huddle up team."
Everyone, except Scott and Anne Maria, huddled up with the team. The two secret allies took this time to whisper amongst themselves.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Scott - "I knew that Courtney would lead this round, since I wasn't gonna. So, I got an idea that would make her look like a bad leader by putting her at a two person disadvantage from the start. Those chumps will be begging for me to be the leader again. Heh-heh-heh!"
*Static*
Five Minutes Later
"Alright, break's over," Chris announced to both teams, "Get back in the chairs! It's time for round 2 of Search and Destroy!"
All of the participating contestants got in their chairs and entered the VR world once again as Bridgette and Dawn looked at the screens.
A few dozen seconds into the round, Dawn turned to Bridgette.
"Umm…Bridgette?" Dawn asked as she turned to her fellow vegetarian.
"Yes, Dawn?" The Surfer replied as she turned to the Moonchild.
"When you and Geoff started dating, did you have any doubts that you two would last?"
"Well…when we first met, I didn't think much of him romantically. But, that changed once he gave me that crummy heart-shaped dish thing. Why do you ask?" Bridgette asked back.
"Well, I think… I have a crush on B."
Unbeknownst to both blondes, Scott and Anne Maria were being shown on the screen of the VR Machine jumping off the edge of the building without anyone else noticing, thus eliminating themselves from the round.
"Aww! That is so precious! Wait, do you have doubts that you two can work?"
"Well…yeah. I mean, we're just so different, and every couple on this show that was made up of two completely different people, ended up breaking up in the end."
"Geoff and I haven't broken up…well we did that one time when he was acting like Chris, Jr., but we got back together."
Dawn looked at Bridgette with an astonished look, "You and Geoff are different? But you two seem so compatible."
"We may seem that way, but Geoff and I are completely different. I eat salads; he eats hamburgers and hot dogs. I like meditating more than partying, and he likes partying more than meditating. He rides skateboards, I ride surfboards. Those are just a few examples of the many things that are different about us."
The Moonchild smirked a bit and said, "Ok, you got me there. But all of those other couples…"
"Those other couples all had special cases," the Surfer Girl explained, "Duncan was a jerk and cheated on Courtney, Izzy was insane and Owen couldn't handle her, Trent was throwing the game for Gwen and she didn't find that fair, and with Harold and LeShawna…well…Harold is special. The thing is, just because two people in a relationship are completely different, that doesn't automatically mean that they can't work. It just means that they have to work harder to make it work, but that just depends on how much they like each other."
"Wow," Dawn said in realization. "I never thought about it like that." She then gave Bridgette a smile and said, "Thank you so much, Bridgette."
"No problem, Dawn," Bridgette replied, "You know, speaking of different people, you and I have to be the least different girls here. In fact, you're like the little sister I've always wanted." She giggled and said, "After saying that out loud, it sounds kinda silly."
In turn, Dawn giggled and said, "It wasn't silly at all. In fact, I'm honored that you see me as a younger sibling, especially since you were the one I most admired after watching the first season of this show."
"Wow! That is so sweet!"
They both hugged each other, not knowing that they were being watched.
"You think they're gonna kiss?" Scott asked Mike.
"Ew! You pervert!" Zoey shouted at the Schemer after overhearing.
"I was just kidding," he said with a chuckle.
Dawn and Bridgette heard them both and immediately released themselves from the hug.
"Oh, hey guys!" Bridgette greeted with a shocked expression, "Uhh...How long were you guys standing there?"
"Well the round ended around the time you declared Dawn as your little sister," Noah said, "So we just watched the rest until Scott had to open his mouth."
Scott replied with a shrug and a smug look.
"So, who won?" Dawn asked trying to get the attention off of her and Bridgette.
"We did! Booyah!" Geoff yelled out in celebration before the rest of the team joined him.
"That's right," Chris announced, "The Old Team tied up the score!"
"I guess you could say that we were da bomb with the bomb, eh!" Ezekiel said jokingly. Unfortunately, no one found it too funny, if at all.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Ezekiel - *He shrugs* "I thought it was funny."
*Static*
"Now," the Host continued, "It is time for the third round, the Sudden Death round, so to speak. So far, the attacking team has won each round. Will that be the case in this final round? Let's find out as I choose which team will be the attackers in the most dramatic, heart-pounding game of chance that I can think of!"
A few of the contestants were getting nervous as they thought of all of the "games" that Chris could think of. Suddenly, Chris started pointing at the Old Team as he inhaled very deeply.
"…Eeny, meenie, miney, mo," he said as he changed which team he pointed to with each word, "Catch a tiger by the toe…"
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - *He stares at the camera with half-lidded eyes and his arms folded* "Really, Chris…? Really…?"
*Static*
"…If he hollers, let him go. Eeny…Meenie…Miney…Mo!" Chris finishes with his finger pointed at… "The New Team! You get to have the bomb in this last round!"
"Yes!" Scott shouted excitedly and then looked directly at the Old Team, "Get ready for elimination, Seniors!"
"Hey!" Courtney objected.
The Schemer waved her off and said, "Relax. I meant that in a good way."
She obviously didn't believe him. "Just remember that there is friendly fire, bub!"
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - "Even though we're defending again, I have a good plan for this round. The best thing about my plan is that it starts with Courtney and Scott's bickering." *He thinks for a minute* "Hmm…Courtney and Scott…why does that pairing sound familiar." *He shudders* "Now, I just thought of Courtney and Scott dating…Yuck!" [1]
*Static*
"Alright guys," Chris started announcing, "Time to get in the chairs and find out what you all are virtually made of!"
"Virtually, we're probably made of 0s, 1s, and computer code that the average person probably wouldn't understand, i.e. people like you, Chris," Noah said with a smirk as he sat down in his chair next to a giggling Katie.
"'Probably made of 0s and 1s,' that smug little-" the Host grumbled under his breath before flipping the switch on the machine to lower the helmets on all of the participating contestants' heads.
The Old Team
"Defend the objective!" Chef yelled into their ears.
"Alright," Noah announced to the rest of the team, "A Squad, go!"
Justin, Geoff, Sadie, and Eva moved out to the left side of the office.
"B Squad, follow me!" The leader broke the huge window with his sniper rifle and jumped through it into "No Man's Land." He was followed by Katie, Ezekiel, and Tyler.
The New Team
"Destroy the objective!"
"Ok," Scott led, "I'm taking the bomb again. As long as you all follow me to the target, we should be good! Got that?"
"Wouldn't the other team be expecting all of us to be together?" Courtney asked.
"Yeah…so?"
"So, what if they get you? Shouldn't some of us go a different way, just in case they do shoot you?"
"Umm…guys," Brick spoke up, "Do we really have time to argue over this now?"
"Brick's right," Scott said, "We don't have time to change the plan. So, I'm gonna take the bomb, and you all are gonna follow me. Anyone who disagrees with the plan-" The Schemer was unable to finish his statement because a bullet had gone through his head.
"I guess someone disagreed," Courtney said as she watched Scott's body fall to the ground.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Noah - *He's smirking to the camera* "First blood payback!"
*Static*
As Scott's body fell to the ground, the bomb he was carrying dropped right next to him.
"Well, I guess I'll take this," the CIT said as she picked it up while crouching so she didn't get shot too. "Ok, guys. Here's the new plan. Dakota, Zoey, Anne Maria, and Mike, you guys go towards Target B and separate once you get near it. Brick and B, you two will come with me towards Target A. Are there any questions?"
Anne Maria raised her hand.
"No time for questions!" Courtney yelled in a hushed voice, "Go! Go! Go!"
All 7 virtually living contestants complied with the plan and went on their way.
The Old Team
Meanwhile, on the other side of the map, all 8 of the Old Team members were in their positions.
"Everyone in position?" Noah asked everyone through their headsets.
"Sir! Yes, sir!" Everyone answered at once.
"Good! Here they come, I see them! Everyone, be on your guard. Four of them are going towards A; the other three are going to B."
Katie crouched near the edge of a wall and pointed her gun down a pathway around the corner of the wall. Further down the path was an open elevator, where Tyler was housed with his rifle in tow. Opposite from the elevator was Ezekiel crouching behind an oil drum that was placed right next to the opening to Target B.
Meanwhile, A Squad had Target A surrounded themselves. Geoff was in the structure that was closest to the target, looking through the opening to see if anyone was coming. Eva was on the helipad waiting to shoot at anyone she saw approaching the target. Underneath the helipad, on the ramp that led down to the tunnel was where Sadie was. She hid behind some boxes and waited for someone to walk under the helipad to Target A or even go down into the tunnels. Justin, who didn't listen to Noah's plan, was hiding behind the other structure that was next to Target A, since there was no other place to hide. From where he was, he could see the middle path which could lead to either A or B.
Soon enough, Sadie could hear people walking towards where she was hiding. She got ready to shoot, but she was so nervous to shoot at someone that she froze when she saw Dakota and Anne Maria enter underneath the helipad. Fortunately for Sadie, neither girl saw her.
Meanwhile, on the helipad, Eva was still looking over the target. She was so focused on it, that she didn't notice Mike and Zoey walking up behind her. However, Mike and Zoey didn't even realize that Eva was there, because of her camouflage, but they did notice something strange.
"Mike," Zoey whispered to her boyfriend, "Are there usually small bushes on helipads?"
Unfortunately, for Mike and Zoey, the "bush" heard them. Eva quickly turned around and opened fire on the couple, who tried to shoot back. The Bodybuilder was able to fatally shoot Mike, but she was shot down, herself, by Zoey.
As soon as the shots were heard from the helipad, Anne Maria and Dakota started a firefight with Geoff and Justin while Zoey healed up on the helipad.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Eva - *She looks menacingly at the camera before shrugging her broad shoulders* "Eh, I'm not a weapon-specialist anyway. I'm more of a hand-to-hand combat kind of person."
*Static*
Meanwhile, on the other side of the map, there was another fight going on. Courtney, being guarded by B and Brick, were trying to make their way to Target B as Katie and Ezekiel shot at them. Tyler was holding his fire until the trio made their way near the elevator he was hiding in.
The trio from the New Team was still inching their way to the target, but that trio quickly turned into a duo after B was shot for the umpteenth time, since he was the biggest target.
Courtney hid herself completely behind Brick as they continued to have a shootout with Katie and Ezekiel. She managed to get the Prairie Boy with a headshot when he exposed himself to shoot them.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Ezekiel - "Wow! Courtney is good." *He hides his face under his toque* "Scary good, eh."
*Static*
Back on the other side of the map, Justin managed to get a good shot on Dakota. It didn't kill her, but it did wound her enough that it forced her to retreat back under the helipad. Unfortunately for the male model, he was exposed to Zoey and her rifle when he was shooting, which allowed her to get a headshot on him.
With his comrade out of the game, Geoff was forced to retreat, himself, back into the shelter he was housed in. He knew that he was in trouble and had to call for backup.
"Sadie!" he said in a hushed tone over his headset, "Where are you?"
However, Sadie couldn't answer him, because she was still hiding behind the boxes underneath the helipad, even though she had two vulnerable opponents in her sights.
"Stay here, Broccoli Top," Sadie heard Anne Maria tell the wounded green-haired Dakota, "Red an' I'll take care of Party Boy!"
The Jersey Girl went back outside the tunnel and left Dakota there on the ground. That was when Sadie came out from behind the boxes and gulped nervously.
"You can do this," she thought to herself, "You can shoot a poor defenseless person."
She closed her eyes and aimed her gun at where Dakota should be at. Her index finger trembled as it touched the trigger of her semi-automatic machine gun before pulling it completely back. Sadie screamed as she unloaded a barrage of bullets towards the wounded Princess. Once her gun was emptied of all of its ammunition, Sadie managed to stop screaming and realized that she had gotten credit for a virtual kill, even though she managed to virtually kill Dakota after the first shot.
"I…I did it!" she cheered as she jumped up and down with her hands up in jubilation.
Sadie continued to jump until she was shot by Anne Maria.
"Yep! You did it, alright," said the Jersey Girl, who was then knifed by Geoff from behind.
The Party Boy didn't waste any time with a one-liner because he knew that Zoey would be down there quicker than a hiccup.
"Hic!" Geoff hiccupped right before he saw Zoey approaching the tunnel entrance. That was when he bolted down into the tunnels with her giving chase and shooting at the same time. Luckily for Geoff, Zoey's aim was off while she was running after him, but that didn't stop him from screaming like she was a hailstorm cloud shooting chunks of ice at him.
Back on the other side, Courtney and Brick had not yet reached the opening to the fuse box area. They were hiding behind a few crates that were stacked on top of each other as they tried to defend themselves from Katie and Tyler. Both Old Team members were stuck in their positions, Katie still behind the wall and Tyler hiding behind the oil drum that Ezekiel hid behind, afraid that they would be exposed if they moved. Both teams were at a stalemate.
"One minute left, maggots!" Chef yelled in everyone's ear.
"Ugh!" Courtney groaned, "We're not making any ground! We need a distraction or something…"
Just as she said that…
"AHH!" Geoff yelled as he rounded the corner that Katie was hiding behind. Unfortunately for Katie, Zoey was still chasing and missing him with her shots, but she did get Katie right between the eyes.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Katie - *She had her arms crossed and rolled her eyes* "Well that was a lame way to get killed. I didn't even have a chance to, like, defend myself!"
*Static*
The next victim of hit and run was Tyler who suffered the same virtual fate as Katie. After Tyler went down, Geoff continued to run until he saw Brick and Courtney emerge from behind the crates.
Geoff's army boots screeched to a halt once he noticed that he was surrounded. He saw Brick aiming at his chest. He looked behind and saw Zoey aiming at his back. Realizing that there was nowhere else to go, Geoff went the only other direction he could go…down.
BANG! BANG!
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Thud! THUD!
Zoey and Brick's virtual bodies fell to the ground after they had shot each other when Geoff ducked just in the nick of time.
Geoff patted his virtual body to see if there were any wounds, but there weren't any.
"I'm alive?" he asked himself. He then jumped up with his fists in the air and yelled out, "I'm alive!" He then got a tap on his shoulder from behind. He turned around and was looking straight into the barrel of a rifle. "Oh…" was the last thing Geoff said before being shot by Courtney.
"I hope Bridgette doesn't take offense to me virtually killing her boyfriend like that," she said to herself.
"30 seconds left, fool!" Chef yelled in her ear.
"Oh, right, the bomb!" She started running to the fuse box area. She made a right and saw the target.
Victory was in her grasp, but she couldn't help but think that she forgot something or someone. She started counting off on her fingers, "Zeke, Tyler, Katie, Geoff, Sadie, Justin, Eva," then she gasped, "Noah!"
Then, she heard a whistle that came from above her. She instantly looked up and aimed her rifle, but there was already a bullet coming at her skull. Her body dropped before she could get her finger on the trigger.
Above her body, Noah was lying down on a platform that was being held up by a crane that overlooked almost the whole map. He blew the smoke away from the barrel of his sniper rifle and said, "Check…mate." Then the game ended and everyone was brought back to the real world.
Gettysburg, PA
All 16 contestants were released from their chairs simultaneously. Once everyone was able to get their wits about them, Chris made the announcement.
"Congratulations Old Team! You won the second Virtual Reality challenge!"
The Old Team cheered after hearing that bit of news, but no one cheered louder than Katie, who rushed to Noah and gave him a big kiss that he wasn't expecting in the least. After she released him, everyone, except for Justin, started to chant Noah's name.
Confession Cam
*Static*
Sam - "Wow! That was one of the greatest moments I've ever seen in a game of Search and Destroy! Not too many MW2 players know how to get up to that crane, and Noah took advantage of that knowledge. In short, he pwned Courtney!"
*Static*
"Alright, alright," the Host silenced the team, "You guys can continue celebrating in the bottom deck of the Double Decker after I make this last announcement. Once again, I'd like to thank Courtney for being today's Cameo Contestant."
"Why?" Scott asked, "Both rounds she led the team, we lost!"
"Hey, you're just lucky that I was able to lead 'your' team when you were too lazy or incapacitated to do it yourself," she retorted. "If I was on the other team, like I wanted to be, and you were the one leading these guys, then you wouldn't have lasted more than two rounds."
"You tell him, Courtney!" Zoey urged her on.
"And another thing," Courtney continued, "these guys deserve way better teammates than you or your bruja of a 'girlfriend.'" [2]
This got a lot of cheers from the rest of the team, except from Anne Maria, who was confused.
"What da heck is a 'brooha'? Is dat French for 'model' or somethin'?"
Suddenly, Chris started to chuckle seemingly out of nowhere. "Oh man! This is TV gold! However, it's time for the New Team to decide who they want to get rid of…for the third time in a row!"
A collective groan was heard from the New Team.
"So, everyone over there, except for Courtney; go and vote for your least favorite teammate!"
"What am I supposed to do until the helicopter comes to bring me back to Canada?" Courtney asked.
"Not my problem," the Host said dismissively.
"Can't she party with us?" Geoff asked.
"Definitely not," Chris answered, "Not only was she not a member of the Old Team for this challenge, she didn't even win! Why should I reward that kind of performance?"
"But that's not fair!" Bridgette said, "I didn't participate in the challenge at all. Why should I be able to party if Courtney can't?"
The Host thought it over a bit and said, "You know, you make a good point, Bridgette."
2 Hours Later
Bridgette and Courtney were sitting at a picnic table that was right in front of the Total Drama Double Decker while the Old Team's party was going on in the bottom deck of the bus.
"Well," Bridgette started, "I may have put my foot in my mouth, but at least you aren't sitting out here alone, Court."
"It's alright, Bridge. I doubt most of those guys would want to party with me anyway. Especially, after all the stuff I've done to them over those three seasons," the CIT replied.
The Surfer girl looked over her friend's shoulder and said, "I wouldn't be too sure about that."
Courtney turned around and saw Geoff walking towards them with 3 bottles of drinks in his arms. Everyone else on the team came out of the bus behind him carrying something from the party.
"What are you guys doing?" she asked them.
"Well, Chris said that you two couldn't come to the party," said Geoff, "but he didn't say we couldn't bring the party to you!"
"So, we decided to take a page oot of Chris's book and used a loophole to bring the party ootside, eh," Ezekiel said.
Courtney looked shocked and touched at the same time. "You mean you all forgive all the terrible stuff I did and said to you?"
"Forgive and forget. Right, guys?" Geoff asked the rest of the team.
Eva shrugged nonchalantly while Ezekiel smiles and nods.
Katie and Sadie replied, "Of course," before looking at each other, then away from each other.
Noah shrugs and says, "Sure, why not?"
Justin was reminded of the way that Courtney treated him when he was eliminated in season two, while Tyler was reminded of how she treated him when he was eliminated in season three. Remembering these moments, both guys were reluctant to forgive, but they gave her positive, albeit disingenuous, answers anyway. [3]
The CIT was taken aback by the support that she was getting by her friends/acquaintances/frenemies/enemies and gave them all a smile.
"Well then, I only have one thing to say," she told them before pausing. She then opened a box of pizza, took a slice, and held it up in the air. "Let's party!"
"Yeah!" was heard from the Old Team members before they started their outdoor party.
The New Team
Things for the New Team, however, were not as jubilant. Scott had the rest of the team gathered in front of him before any of them actually voted.
"Alright, guys," he started his speech, "I know that most of you blame me for us losing. But I think I should remind you all that when I was actually able to lead you guys in this challenge, I led you to victory. It was that CIT chick that led you to this loss."
There were a few nods from some of the members on the team.
"But, since she's not officially on the team, we can't vote her off. So, as your official leader for this challenge, I say that…we vote Dawn out!"
B's jaw dropped while Dawn, Dakota, and Zoey all said, "What?!" in unison.
"She took herself out of the challenge! If she had just participated in the challenge, we wouldn't have needed Courtney to even up the teams. Plus, what has she really done since the season started, huh?"
"Yeah!" Anne Maria agreed before Scott continued his tirade.
"She didn't do anything for the Home Run Derby challenge, she barely wrestled in the first VR challenge, and she barely helped at Hershey Park. The only things she's done this season are refuel the racecar and sing. That's it!" He started pointing at her as he continued to speak. "She is just deadweight and she has to go, now!"
That last statement hit Dawn pretty hard. She looked like she was on the verge of tears before she ran away from the group and towards the Double Decker.
"Dawn, wait!" Zoey shouted to the Moonchild who continued to run. Suddenly, B started to run after her. After B left, Zoey turned her attention to Scott. She glared at him with an angry look on her face. "What kind of a leader blames a loss on a single person on the team? That is just pathetic!"
"You can take what I said anyway you want to, Zoey," Scott replied, "But facts are facts. Dawn is deadweight on this team. She's done nothing to help the team win at all, so why should we keep her?"
"Actually, I think the better question is, 'Why should we keep you, Scott?'"
Scott scoffed when he heard that, but he kept his attention on Zoey, who was walking right up to him.
"If you don't want to answer that question, I can answer, why we shouldn't keep you," the Redhead continued, "You haven't changed a bit since last season. You're still a cynical, back-stabbing, conniving, little weasel, who only cares about himself and winning. Winning is so important to you that you would make everyone else look bad in order to further yourself, when in reality they are much better than you. And when you see that you can't fairly beat someone, you resort to cheating! You did it last season, and I'm pretty sure you've done it this season!"
That was when everyone on the team gasped collectively.
"Oh really? I've cheated this season?" the Schemer asked, even though he secretly knew the answer already. "Ok, Little Red, where's your proof?"
"Well, I don't have any physical proof, but Tyler told me that you and Anne Maria planned something during the Rock Band challenge and that led me to a theory-"
Scott scoffed and said, "So, you'd believe a member of the other team over your own teammate? And you call me a bad teammate? For shame, Zoey," he said as he slowly shook his head in disapproval before leaving with Anne Maria in tow.
Zoey continued to glare at Scott as he walked away. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked over to see that it was Mike's hand.
"I believe you, Zoey," he said with a reassuring smile.
She smiled back at her boyfriend and replied, "Thanks, Mike."
A camera was able to catch Anne Maria and Scott as they walked away from the rest of the team.
"Leave it to that Goody Two Shoes to almost figure out what we did," Anne Maria said.
"Don't sweat it, Anne Maria," Scott said, "She can't prove anything yet. All she has is a theory."
"What if everyone else believes her?"
"Pfft! The only ones that will probably believe her are Mike and B. Brick and Dakota are too stupid to know what to believe, and Dawn…well, I think I've already broken her," he said with a sadistic smirk on his face.
The Top Deck
Dawn had locked herself in the confessional and was crying her eyes out.
Top Deck Confession Cam
*Static*
Dawn - *She sniffles as tears keep pouring out of her eyes* "Sco-Scott is right! I have done nothing to help my team this season and…they are better off without me. I'm going to vote myself off, so they won't have to deal with me anymore!" *She continued to cry before she heard a knock on the door*
*Static*
Bridgette was the one who was knocking on the door of the confessional.
"Dawn, what happened?" she asked through the door. All she got in response were sniffles and sobs.
At that moment, B was trudging up the stairs to the top deck with sweat dripping down his face as he panted. Once he got to the top deck, he was met by Bridgette.
"B, thank goodness you're here," she told him, "Dawn locked herself in the confessional and she's crying. What happened?"
B responded by showing Bridgette a picture of Scott's face that he drew, featured with a gap in his teeth, a thin villain mustache, and a black ring around his left eye, in the back of his notebook.
"Ugh," the Surfer said with a roll of her eyes, "I should have known. I've been trying to get her to talk to me, but she won't say anything. Do you think you can talk to her…sorta?"
B gave her a thumbs-up before walking towards the confessional door. He knocked on it to make sure Dawn knew someone was there.
When Dawn heard that knock, she sensed that it wasn't Bridgette.
"B? Is that you?" she asked.
B began writing on a piece of paper. After he was finished, he slid it under the door so Dawn could read it.
The sad Moonchild picked up the paper and read it. It said, "Yeah, it's B. Please don't be sad because of what Scott said. He's just desperate to find a scapegoat to pin our loss on."
"But, he was right, B," she replied, "I have not done anything to help our team win a challenge."
B slid another piece of paper under the door. "No, he's not," the paper read, "You've tried your best in every challenge that we've had so far. And even when you weren't participating in a challenge directly, it wasn't your fault that we lost them, so you shouldn't blame yourself."
She sniffled after reading the second paper. "I know I should not blame myself for every loss, but I feel so useless since I did not help the team get either of our two challenge victories."
B slid a third paper to her. "Dawn, you are definitely not useless. Scott is just a jerk that made you seem like you were, but you're not. You are one of the most sensible, talented, intelligent, unique, and friendly girls that this show has ever seen, and I'm sure that most of our costars will agree with that. And in addition to having all of those traits, I also think that you're very cute."
Dawn gasped after reading the last line of the paper. "You…you really think that I'm cute, B?"
He slid a fourth paper to her. "Absolutely, Dawn. I thought you were cute since the first time you talked to me when we were on the boat going to Camp Wawanakwa. In fact, after you complimented my aura, you could say that I had a bit of a crush on you."
Dawn gasped happily after reading that sentence, but she continued to read before talking again.
"From then until the time I was eliminated, you were definitely my best friend on the team. You were the only one who truly understood me, even though I never said a word. That was what really cemented my feelings for you."
The Moonchild was no longer crying. She wiped the tears from her face and smiled as she continued to read B's words.
"I wanted to tell you how I felt after you were eliminated and we were staying at that resort, but I couldn't figure out how to 'say' it, at least not until I accidentally heard you and Dakota talking last night."
Dawn's eyes widened in surprise when she read the last statement on the paper. "You heard my whole conversation with Dakota?"
This time B slid two papers under the door at once. The Moonchild picked up the first paper and read, "No, just everything after the part when you said that we are too different to be a successful couple, but I think I heard enough of it. After hearing everything I heard, I was a little discouraged, but then I got an idea to show that I do feel the same way about you that you feel about me and to hopefully encourage the idea of you and I dating each other. It's on the other sheet of paper."
Dawn looked down and saw the other paper. She picked it up and started reading it.
The Dawn
Nighttime
It is cold, quiet, and desolate
Very little of Earth's creatures are awake
Suddenly, the first ray of sunshine is shone over the horizon,
The dark blue sky changes to a brighter shade
The Moon says goodbye and the Sun says hello
It bathes the world with light after hours of darkness
All life under its rays begin to awaken
A new day begins
This beautiful time is known as the Dawn.
B continued to stand outside of the confessional. He assumed that Dawn was reading the poem that he slipped under the door, because she was really quiet. Suddenly, the lock on the door clicked and the door opened up. Dawn walked up to B with a smile on her face, got on the tips of her toes and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug.
"Your poem was beautiful, B! I loved it," she said as happily as she could before giving B a small peck on his cheek.
B was shocked initially, but he smiled and returned the hug.
Bridgette was watching the sweet display near the near the front of the deck, but she walked back down the stairs once she felt like she was a third wheel to the new couple. Once she got to the door of the Double Decker, she ran into a completely fabricated couple.
"Heya, Blondie," Anne Maria greeted Bridgette at the door of the bus, "You mind gettin' outta the way, so's me and Scott can get some privacy on the top?"
"Yeah," Scott said with a smirk, "we have some private matter to discuss."
Bridgette glared angrily at Scott with her arms crossed. "Actually, Dawn and B are up there already," she replied.
"Oh, is she still crying after I spoke the truth to our team?"
"No, B managed to calm her down after your blatant bullying, Scott. In fact, they've started a serious relationship, so don't even think about disturbing them."
Scott looked a bit surprised by that bit of news, but his shock was replaced with a look of smugness. "Well, that's understandable," he said before he started shouting towards the top deck, "They should get in as much time as they can before Dawn gets eliminated tonight!"
Scott and Anne Maria turned around and walked away as they chuckled evilly.
Bottom Deck Confession Cam
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Bridgette - "Wow! That Scott is such a jerk! He is almost as big a jerk as Alejandro."
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Top Deck Confession Cam
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Dawn - "I truly hope that Scott is wrong. I hope everyone on the team can see through his desperate attempt to eliminate me. Scott knows that he deserves to leave tonight, and he knows that everyone else knows too. So, I'm going to retract my vote for myself and vote for Scott to leave. Hopefully, I have the support of the rest of the team.
*Static*
Elimination Ceremony
The New Team was seated on a pair of benches that were facing a podium. Scott and Anne Maria were sitting next to each other on one side of the first bench while Mike and Zoey sat on the opposite side of the bench. Brick and Dakota were the closest ones to Scott and Anne Maria since Dawn and B chose to sit on the opposite side of the second bench, right behind Zoey and Mike.
After a short while, Chris, Chef, and Sam walked up to the podium. Sam was carrying a dish covered by a dish cover.
"Welcome back, New Team," Chris said to the team, "It's time for your fourth elimination ceremony of the season. First, it was Jo, then Staci, and last time Sam here eliminated himself."
This prompted Sam to give his former team a wave.
"Who will join them on the elimination list? Let's find out!" Chris said excitedly. "Since I'm sure there are a few of you who wouldn't appreciate receiving bullets as immunity symbols, we decided to go back to the original…"
Sam took the cover off the dish and unveiled…
"…marshmallows!"
Chris expected some applause or cheers from the contestants, but all he got was a cricket chirping.
"Boy, you guys are a hoot," he said sarcastically, "Anyway, there are 7 marshmallows on the dish, but there're 8 of you. The one contestant who does not receive a marshmallow must accept their fate and get in the Copter of Shame and leave. You guys ready?"
The same cricket chirped in reply.
"Well, at least the cricket is ready…" The Host picked up the first marshmallow and said, "The first two marshmallows go to Zoey and Mike!"
Zoey and Mike caught their treats and smiled at each other in relief.
"Next two go to Dakota and B!"
As Dakota caught her marshmallow, she gave Sam a wink, which made him blush. When B caught his treat, he looked nervously at his new girlfriend who has yet to get a marshmallow.
"The next two go to Brick and Anne Maria!"
Anne Maria's got stuck to the top of her hair after Chris threw it at her. When Brick caught his, he saluted Chris and thanked him.
"That just leaves Scott, who led his team until Courtney took over, and Dawn, who wasn't in the challenge at all."
Dawn angrily glared at Scott who only smirked evilly back at her. Very similar to the ceremony last season when Dawn was eliminated.
"Both of you have a number of reasons to be eliminated tonight, but seems that Dawn thinks that she should be eliminated herself."
Everyone gasped and looked at Dawn.
"What do you mean?" she asked, "I voted for Scott!"
"The second time, you voted for Scott, but the first time you voted today, you voted for yourself. You can't omit your first vote and vote for someone else."
This statement made Dawn gulp nervously. Sensing her nervousness, B held her dainty hand to calm her down. Dawn looked into B's teal eyes and felt like everything was going to be alright, no matter who was eliminated. She smiled at him then turned her attention to Chris.
"You know what, Chris? I don't care if I get eliminated tonight, not even if it's because of Scott again. I already feel like I've won the grand prize, now that B and I are together."
Dakota squealed and clapped rapidly for the new couple. Brick, Zoey, and Mike showed their approval as well, while Scott and Anne Maria showed distain.
Chris shrugged and continued his speech, "Alright then. The last marshmallow goes to…"
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"…Dawn!"
Dawn looked shocked as she caught her immunity treat in her hands. She was immediately hugged by B and congratulated by the rest of her friends on the team.
Meanwhile, Scott and Anne Maria were in complete shock.
"Sorry Scotty-Boy, but you've been eliminated! The Copter of Shame is that-a-way," the Host said as he pointed to the parked helicopter.
That was when Scott snapped out of his shock and replaced it with anger. He looked at Anne Maria who looked back at him.
"This is all YOUR FAULT!" he shouted at her.
"Wha?" was all she could reply with.
Scott stood up and continued his rant, "I knew I should've done this by myself like last season! At least I made it to the final 4. And now because of you," he said as he pointed at Anne Maria, "I didn't even make it to the final 10 this season!"
"Scotty, baby, listen-"
"No! I am not your Scotty! I'm not your baby! I'm not your anything! Our alliance is done!"
Anne Maria looked like she was on the verge of tears. "B-But what about our relationship?"
"What relationship?! It was fake! I never had any feelings for you, and if you thought I did, then your skull must be thicker than your stupid hair!"
Scott then tried to bop Anne Maria on the head, but her hair was so hard that it was like hitting solid rock.
"Ow!" he shouted in pain before he turned towards the Copter of Shame, grumbling and stomping his way towards it, without taking a single look back.
Anne Maria dropped to her knees as she watched him leave in the helicopter. She looked up in the sky and watched the helicopter take off as black and blue streaks fell from her eyes down her face. Once she felt those tears on her cheeks, she brought her face down to her knees.
Everyone else on the New Team watched what had just transpired in astonishment. Everyone felt bad for Anne Maria, but they all didn't know whether to console her or just leave her alone. One of them did go to console her, however.
When Anne Maria felt a hand on her shoulder, she immediately wrapped her arms around the person's neck, even though she didn't know that it was Brick who she was hugging. Brick couldn't stand to watch a lady cry, especially when it's because of a guy. So, he let Anne Maria hug him and hugged her in return.
The camera showed the sad scene from afar when Chris walked into the camera's view.
"Wow! Now that was a dramatic ceremony," he said to the camera, "Seems like they keep getting more and more dramatic each day. Now that Scott's been eliminated, that leaves a lot of questions to be answered. Will Dawn and B make it as a couple? How is Anne Maria gonna recover from Scott's outburst? And speaking of recover, how is the New Team gonna recover from being at a two person disadvantage to the Old Team? Find out next time on…"
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Avengeance!"
The picture fades out as the episode ends.
Voting Confessionals (Minus Dawn's)
*Static*
Scott - "Dawn has got to go! She's been completely useless since the season started. Plus, eliminating her will really stick it to Beverley. Heh-heh-heh!"
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Anne Maria - "Scott does make good points about Dawn not doin' anythin' to help us win. If dere's anythin' dat we don't need, it's slackas. See ya Dawn!
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Zoey - "Scott crossed the line when he said what he said to Dawn. I don't care if Scott claims that he has helped the team win more than Dawn has. That jerk does not deserve to stay over her."
*Static*
Mike - "What Scott said to Dawn was so uncalled for. You know, at first I thought that Scott had changed for the better, but now I can see that he hasn't changed at all. He needs to go now!"
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B - *He shows the camera his drawing of Scott before holding it against the wall and punching it repeatedly*
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Brick - "Scott's words toward Dawn were unacceptable! No man has the right to say such despicable things to a lady. My dad taught me that a gentleman must always be courteous towards all women, no matter how he feels about them. After witnessing that display, it showed me that, not only is Scott not a gentleman, but he deserves to be eliminated tonight.
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Dakota - "Scott is a piece of trash! How dare he say such mean things to my new girlfriend, Dawn! He better hope that he gets eliminated, cause if Dawn gets the boot instead of him, I'm gonna go all Super Princess Peach on his butt!" [4]
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[1] - For those of you who don't watch "Keeping Up with The Kardashians," Kourtney Kardashian is in a relationship with with the father of her children, Scott, who is not as big of a jerk as Total Drama's Scott, but a jerk nonetheless. And for those of you who do watch it, like Noah apparently does, I hope you found the reference funny.
[2] - Bruja means witch in spanish. I decided to make a reference to Courtney's hispanic heritage for the short time that I could. If you don't believe that Courtney is hispanic, check out the trivia on her Total Drama Wikia page, Todd Kauffman, the director, said so himself.
[3] - In case you don't remember how Courtney treated Justin and Tyler during their eliminations, I'll remind you. Total Drama Action, Princess Courtney pushed Justin off of a makeshift castle and broke most of his bones, and she barely acknowledged him when he left. Total Drama World Tour, Tyler gets blown up by a landmine and is mostly injured, so he gets eliminated. Right before he takes the Drop of Shame, Courtney pushes him out of the Jumbo Jet. Yeah,... I'd be reluctant to forgive her too.
[4] - "Super Princess Peach is a video game that reversed the roles of Mario and Peach. Mario gets kidnapped and it's up to Peach to save him, this time. Looks like Dakota has been learning a lot from Sam.
Alright, there's chapter 13! I hope you all aren't too mad at me for waiting 25 days to upload. In fact, I'll make it up to you guys by saying that the next challenge will take place in the state of Massachusetts, but I'm not telling you which city/town/place it's gonna be in. You guys have to guess. Also, since I'm still dealing with a lot of crud, the next chapter may take a while too. Hopefully not as long as this one took, but it might be approximately the same. I hope you guys will still continue to read and leave such awesome reviews like you have for the first 12 chapters. I enjoy writing it as much as you guys enjoy reading it. And remember, the poll and the cover art contest are still going, so send in your art!
P.S.: A friend of mine, RainbowNarwhals, is hosting a Total Drama RP called Total Drama Live: Next Generation. I'll tell you, I used to do a lot of Total Drama RPs when I was still in high school, and I had some fun doing them. In fact, I RPed as one of the original contestants in the first Total Drama Live. I thought it was a cool way to be like I was a Total Drama contestant, so if you ever wished that you could be TD contestant, you should join Total Drama Live.
Alright, see ya guys when chapter 14 is done!