Happy December guys! First off, I apologize for not uploading this chapter in November. November was a busy month for me, along with writing this chapter, I was getting ready to restart school this year at my new college. Also, I had to go see my grandma for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you guys BTW. So, I was busy most of the month, and I'll probably be even more busy this month since I'm in school again, but I will still be working on this story in my limited free time. Before I let you guys read the chapter, I just have to thank all of you loyal readers and reviewers. Every review I get, even the negative ones, puts a big smile on my face. Thanks, guys! Now, on with chapter 16!

The camera points at Chris as he is seated in his trailer that is trailing the Total Drama Double-Decker and the pickup that's hauling the trailer.

"Last time on Total Drama Avengeance!" the Host started as the picture changed to show the events of the previous episode as Chris described them.

"We made a stop in Boston, Mass…" (Shows TD Double Decker driving past where the USS Constitution, aka Old Ironsides, is docked.)

"…or more specifically, Fenway Park, for a series of racquetball matches." (Shows racquetball court placed in Fenway Park's left field against the famous Green Monster.)

"Both teams were separated into 4 pairs and one single player for the matches." (Shows clips from the Katie/Noah vs. Mike/Zoey and Sadie/Justin vs. Anne Maria/Brick matches.)

"Cameo Contestants, Gwen and Heather, even came to help the New Team by evening up the teams, but they weren't much help." (Shows Gwen trudging around in her match, and then Heather getting hit, and hit again, and again, and again.)

"With both teams winning 2 of the first 4 matches, the challenge came down to the last match between B and Eva…" (Shows Eva and B touching racquets before their match, and then some clips of their back and forth.)

"…Which B won in the end." (Shows B's slice shot that Eva just missed returning.)

"This brought the Old Team to their first Elimination Ceremony since Detroit, four challenges ago, when they eliminated Beth." (Shows the Old Team sitting impatiently at the Elimination Ceremony)

"This time, they sent home Sadie, whose blinded crush over Justin…" (Shows Sadie gushing over Justin, who clearly wasn't interested.)

"…along with her constant fighting with her BFFFL, Katie, got on the nerves of many of her teammates." (Shows Katie and Sadie fighting over a box of Fruity Pebbles until it broke in two)

"Oh… and she voted herself as well, because she didn't want Justin to go because of her mistake…" (Shows Sadie falling while trying to hit Anne Maria's smash.)

"…Which was actually a planned act of sabotage by her own partner, Justin!" (Shows Justin tossing the comb that Sadie slipped on, then picking up the comb after the match.)

The camera shows Chris relaxing in a lounge chair while Sam stood by holding a sliver tray with a full glass of tomato juice on the rocks on top.

"Confused yet," Chris asked the TV audience.

"I am, and I was there," Sam commented.

"No one's asking you, intern."

The Gamer put on a confused look. "Then who were you ask-"

"Today we're heading to the big city," the Host interrupted, "What city are we heading to? Find out right now on…"

"Total!"

"Drama!"

"Avengeance!"

*Theme Song*

The Top Deck (10 AM)

The Total Drama Double Decker pulled out of its parking spot in a random parking lot. The sudden movements woke most of the contestants up from their slumbers.

"OWTCH!" Ezekiel shouted as he rolled out of his chair/bed onto the floor of the Top Deck.

"Whoa! You alright, buddy?" Tyler asked as he tried to help his friend up.

"Don't talk to me, you promise breaker," the Prairie Boy responded as he swatted Tyler's hand away.

"Dude, I said I was sorry! Can you really blame me? I did have a concussion."

"Concussion or no concussion, you still broke a promise, eh. And now, Sadie's gone because you broke that promise." Ezekiel then got to his feet and walked into the confessional and left Tyler speechless.

Top Deck Confession Cam

Ezekiel - "Where I'm from, we always keep our promises. Sure, it's mostly because my ma would have my hide if I ever broke a promise, but that's not the point, eh. The point is Tyler promised that he would vote fur Justin the next chance he'd get, and he voted fur Sadie. If he had voted fur Justin like he said he was gonna, Justin would be gone and Sadie would still be here." *He starts getting angry* "Just thinking about it is making me angry!" *He growls and shows off his sharp teeth*

*Static*

Tyler - "Whoa! Ezekiel looked really ticked off at me. I wish I could have remembered that promise I made when we had to vote, but concussions can really mess with your memory. I should know, I've had 3 of them…I think."

*Static*

Bridgette, Noah, and Katie watched as a confused Tyler walked past Ezekiel, who sat in his chair with his arms crossed, refusing to look at the Wannabe Jock.

"Wow! Homeschool's pretty angry, huh?" Noah observed.

"Can you blame him? He wants Justin gone as much as we do," Bridgette replied.

"I don't think anyone wants Justin gone as much as I do," Katie coldly said while glaring at the Male Model in question.

Top Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Katie - "I know that my title on this show is 'The Nice Girl', but you can only push this nice girl so far before she becomes 'The Not-So-Nice Girl.' Justin is gonna find that out, first hand."

*Static*

"Aw, come on guys," Geoff said from behind Bridgette's seat, "Can't we give the dude a second chance?"

Bridgette, Noah, and Katie looked back at the Party Boy and gave him death glares.

Geoff was frightened by the glares and shrunk back into his seat with his lucky hat covering his face.

Top Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Geoff - "Yep! I'm back in the doghouse with Bridgette. This must be, like, the fifth time. You think I would have learned by now." *He chuckles a little before sighing*

*Static*

Bridgette - *She sighs* I know that I need to stop getting mad at Geoff. It wasn't even really his fault this time. He told me how Sadie asked him to vote for her and how bummed he would be if he didn't. But, it's just so frustrating that a jerk like Justin could toy with a sweet girl like Sadie and still comes out on top. It just irks me!"

*Static*

While all of this mild chaos is going on around him, Justin is laying back in his chair with his hands behind his head and his feet up on the chair in front of him.

Top Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Justin - *He chuckles* "I have single-handedly torn this team apart. Ha-ha! Now, everyone is more focused on each other than just on me. Whoo! I haven't felt this good since my last photoshoot."

*Static*

Bottom Deck (11 AM)

The remaining seven contestants of the New Team were up and about after eating breakfast. Everyone had a smile on their face as they interacted and conversed amongst themselves.

Bottom Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Zoey - "Now that we've finally won a challenge after such a long drought, I feel like the team has really come together. I also feel that we can go on a winning streak ourselves, maybe all the way to the merge! Wouldn't that be amazing?"

*Static*

Mike - "We finally won a challenge! That hasn't happened in a while. You know what else hasn't happened in a while? I haven't changed personalities! It's awesome! I've been myself since Hershey Park and it is great! Maybe I'm cured! I sure hope so."

*Static*

Dakota - "Yeah, yeah, we won. That's great and all, but the more important thing is that…I haven't been able to shop for anything since the season started! My poor credit cards are crying because I've been neglecting them for over a month! It's so-" *She pauses and widens her eyes* "Wait…My shopping senses are tingling!"

*Static*

Dakota barged out of the confessional, shocking all of her teammates in the process.

"Is everything alright, Dakota?" Zoey asked her friend.

"My shopping senses are tingling!" she replied, "Has Chris said where we're headed yet?"

"I was just about to, Dakota," Chris's voice said through the bus's PA system. "Well actually, I don't need to tell you guys where we're headed. You can just look out the windows on the left side and see."

Everyone on the bus, Top and Bottom Deck, looked to the left side except for Tyler who looked to the right side.

"Huh? All I see are rocks," he said before Eva grabbed his head and turned it to face the opposite side. "Oh!"

Nearly everyone's mouth's dropped in surprise as they looked at a skyline with a huge skyscraper overlooking all of the smaller buildings around it.

"Is that the Empire State Building!?" Mike asked.

"Yes, Mike. Yes it is," Chris answered. "For those of you who failed Geography class, the Empire State Building is the tallest structure in New York City, which is where our next challenge will be!"

After that announcement, nearly everyone got excited and cheered. The loudest cheer had to come from Dakota.

"YAY! YES! I FINALLY GET TO SHOP!" After she stopped, Dakota opened her eyes and saw all of her teammates looking at her weirdly. "What? I love to shop, is that so hard to believe?"

"We're not concerned about that, we're concerned about your hair," Zoey said.

The Pink Princess looked confused, so she took out her handheld mirror and looked at her hair. She gasped as she noticed that the roots of her hair were blonde.

"My…my hair! It's turning back…to normal!" she announced with a shocked expression.

Bottom Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Dakota - *She continues to look at her hair in her mirror* "You know, I was wondering why I couldn't break out of Heather's racquet yesterday. It seems that I'm turning back to my normal self. I should be happy and ecstatic, but I'm not… Why am I not happy?!" *She wonders for a bit* "Maybe a little New York City shopping spree will make me happy!"

*Static*

Top Deck Confession Cam

*Static*

Noah - "New York City? Pfft! Big deal! Last time I was here, I was mistaken for a baby, after being forced to sit in a baby carriage, after I was almost devoured by a giant albino sewer gator, after scaling the Statue of Liberty on a rope. I can only imagine what Chris has in store for us this time."

*Static*

The Total Drama Double Decker Bus (12 PM)

The Total Drama vehicle was stopped in gridlock traffic in the middle of Manhattan.

All of the contestants were trying to kill time anyway that they could while the annoying sounds of people yelling and honking horns surrounded them.

Noah, who was trying to read his favorite book for the umpteenth time, was getting really frustrated as the sounds of horns every five seconds were disrupting his reading.

"Ugh! What is with this traffic?!" Noah asked out loud. "I bet there are microscopic amoebae that are moving faster than us."

"You know what, Noah?" Chris said through the speakers. "Most times I disagree with you, but not this time. Contestants, get off of the Double Decker and meet me on the sidewalk."

One Minute Later

All of the contestants were off of the slightly mobile tour bus and standing in a group in front of Chris and his two cohorts.

"I know you guys are wondering why I told you all to get off the bus and meet me out here," the Host started. "Well, seeing as the Total Drama Double Decker probably won't be getting to the location of our challenge anytime soon, I'm gonna make getting to the challenge location a part of the challenge. Savvy?"

The contestants muttered in agreement.

"Alright! First part of the challenge: Get your whole team to Coney Island, specifically the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues, before the other team gets there! The first team to get there will receive a reward. If the New Team gets there first, they will get a Cameo Contestant for the second part of the challenge. If the Old Team gets there first, they will get a 60 second headstart in the second part of the challenge. Any questions?"

"Who's da Cameo Contestant?" Anne Maria asked.

"That will be revealed right before the second part of the challenge starts," Chris answered.

"Is there any specific way that we should get there?" Bridgette asked.

"Nope, you can get there anyway that you think is the fastest."

"Can we do some shopping during this part of the challenge?" Dakota asked.

"Yeah, but it might slow your team down. Alright, no more questions! The challenge starts…right now! See ya there, kiddies!" And with that, Chris got back in his trailer, which had only moved about 5 feet since he got out of it.

At that moment, both teams looked at each other before running away in opposite directions.

The Old Team

The Old Team continued to run through a thick crowd of people, until they reached the end of the block. Once they got there, they all regrouped.

"Why…did we start…running?" Noah asked while regaining his breath. "We don't even know how to get to Coney Island."

"True," Bridgette said, "But the faster we can figure it out, the faster we can get there."

"How are we gonna figure out how to get there, eh?" Ezekiel asked.

"We could ask a bunch of random people," Geoff answered.

"Or better yet," Justin chimed in, "We could ask those police officers, over there." He pointed to a couple of NYPD officers who were standing by their squad car. "Those guys should know every inch of this city."

"Good idea! Let's go ask them," Tyler said as he ran towards the officers while the rest of the team followed.

Confession Cam

*Static*

Bridgette - "As much as I hate to admit it, Justin did have a good idea…"

*Static*

Katie - "…But that doesn't change my opinion of him."

*Static*

Ezekiel - "Anyone could have thought of that…"

*Static*

Noah - "…I just wish I thought of it first."

*Static*

The New Team

The New Team stopped at a street corner as well, but they were on the opposite side of the block from where the Old Team currently was. All of the remaining seven teammates started to regain their breath after their brief dash.

"So…where are we runnin' ta?" Anne Maria asked.

"Well…I just started running because Zoey started running," Brick said.

"Don't look at me," the Redhead said, "I started running because Dawn started running."

"I started running because Mike started running," she said.

"I started running because Dakota started running," Mike said.

"I only started running because B started running," Dakota said.

Everyone looked at B to see if he knew where he was going. However, he replied with a confused look and a shrug.

"You don't know how to get there, either?" Zoey asked B, to which the Silent Genius replied by shaking his head.

"Aw man!" Anne Maria exclaimed, "If da smartest person on our team doesn't know how ta get dere, then there's no way we're gonna beat da Old Team!"

Suddenly a person that was standing a few feet from the New Team noticed Anne Maria and made his way to the group.

"Hey," he said, "Aren't you guys from Total Drama?"

The stranger seemed to be a teenager judging by his look. He was around 6 feet tall, and fairly thin, with caramel-colored skin. He wore a black t-shirt that said "No Sleep Till" on the front and "Brooklyn" on the back, along with a black Brooklyn Nets New Era cap on his head and blue jean shorts.

"What's it to ya?" the Jersey Girl asked a little rudely.

"Anne Maria, there's no need to be rude to the gentleman," Brick told her.

She sighed and said, "You're right, Brick. Sorry, kid."

"Wow! You are from Total Drama! I am such a huge fan! You guys are so awesome!" the young stranger said.

"That's very nice of you to say," Zoey said, "but we're really in a hurry. We're trying to beat the other team to Coney Island and we're kinda lost."

"What a coincidence! I'm headed to Coney Island too! You guys can come with me. I know the fastest way there."

"Wow! Really?" Mike asked.

"Sure! Anything for the contestants of my favorite TV show."

"Wow! Thanks um…sorry, we never got your name," Brick said as he extended his hand.

The stranger grabbed Brick's hand and shook. "The name's Christopher, but my friends call me Chris, but you guys can call me Christopher to avoid confusion."

"Nice to meet you," most of the New Team said in near unison while B waved silently.

"Alright, follow me guys. I'll get you to Coney Island in no time!" Christopher said as he started to cross the street with the New Team following right behind.

Confession Cam

*Static*

Anne Maria - "Dis Chris guy, not da host, da guy we're followin', he seems like a pretty cool guy. Kinda handsome too. If I wasn't inta Brick, I would have been all ova 'im like the hairspray on my poof." *She takes out her hairspray bottle and sprays some on her hair*

*Static*

The Old Team

"Thank you so much, officer!" Katie said to the police officer before she and the rest of the Old Team started making their way to the closest train station.

"Ok," Bridgette started saying, "The officer said to go down into this train station and take either the D train, the F train, the N train, or the Q train straight Downtown to the last stop, which should be Coney Island-Stillwell Ave."

"Too bad he didn't say which train would get us there the fastest. That would have been some helpful information," Noah said snidely as the team hurried down the stairway to the trains.

"I'm sure there are train conductors that can tell us which one is the fastest. All trains have conductors, right?" Geoff asked.

"Party Boy's got a point there," Eva said.

As soon as the staircase ended, the members of the Old Team were standing in front of a metal kiosk in the middle of the floor. The kiosk had an old man wearing a blue vest that had the "MTA" logo on his chest.

"Look!" Geoff pointed at the man in the kiosk, "That must be a conductor or something."

The Party Boy then ran to the front of the kiosk, which had bulletproof glass separating the inside from the outside, and faced the man inside the big, metal box.

"Hey, dude!" He started saying to the man. "Me and my friends are trying to get to Coney Island ASAP. Which train should we take, bro?"

The man in the box replied by speaking through a microphone that led to a speaker that went through the glass, but all the contestants heard was garbled, metallic gibberish.

"Huh?!" was collectively said by everyone on the team.

The MTA worker repeated himself, but it was the same result.

"We can't understand you, bro!" Geoff half-yelled.

Finally, the man moved his head away from the microphone and towards the hole where transit cards and money was exchanged. His reply was heard as clear as day this time.

"I said," the man started saying, "You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you."

A collective groan was heard from the contestants as Geoff repeated his question.

"Oh that's easy! The fastest train from here to Coney Island should be the Q train."

"Alright! Thanks dude!" After that, the contestants started to make their way to the turnstiles that separated the area they were in from the area with the stairs that led to the trains.

"Wait!" the MTA worker yelled at them. The sudden exclamation made the Old Team come to a stop and turn back towards the old man. "You can't go through those turnstiles without a MetroCard."

"A what card?"

The New Team

"A MetroCard," Christopher said to the New Team members, "It's used to get on buses and trains in the Tri-State area."

He pulled his card out and showed it to his traveling partners, who all Ooh'd and Ahh'd at it.

"Unfortunately, I only have enough money on it for me. Otherwise, I'd let you all use it."

"How much would you need for all of us to use it?" Dakota asked.

"Let's see…there are 7 of you, so I'd need…about $16 more."

"Pfft! That's pocket money," the Princess replied as she pulled out one of her many, many credit cards. "I'll put the money on your MetroCard."

The rest of the team, along with their unofficial tour guide, cheered for Dakota as they approached the MetroCard machine.

Chris's Trailer

Meanwhile, Chris was lounging in his trailer, watching the video feeds from the cameras that were following each team.

"So, it looks like the New Team has a local fan helping get ahead of the Old Team in this railroad race," the Host said to no one in particular. "However, even though the Old Team has hit a snag in their journey, the train that they are trying to get on goes directly to Coney Island, while none of the trains in the station that the New Team is at goes anywhere near there. Is this Chris kid are deceiver as well as a name stealer? Or does he really know the fastest way to Coney Island? And how are these cameras still broadcasting live to me while they are underground? Find out the answers to 2 of those 3 questions when we come back to…"

"Total!"

"Drama!"

"Avengeance!" The camera zooms out enough to show Chris's trailer along with the Total Drama Double Decker on a ferry going across the river.

Yes, I know. Putting myself into my own story seems a little narcissistic, but I did it for three reasons. 1. This challenge takes place in my hometown so it makes sense. 2. To show how the OC of the winner of the Cover Art contest could be featured in the story. And 3. My birthday is on the 12th and this a little present to myself. LOL Either way, I hope you all enjoyed this little chapter and await the next two parts of this episode. Cya next time.