Hey there everyone, ChrisATD1 here, aka Chris, aka Cat-D, aka CHOCOLATE THUNDA! Lol Just kiddin', no one calls me Chris. Anyway, the last part of the Halftermath is finally here, and hooooooooly balls was this a long chapter! It's almost as long as the third part of the Cleveland episode. And I know we all remember how long that chapter was. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it...which was a lot! Anyway, enjoy!
The show returned from break with the picture of the "Total Drama Avengeance" logo suddenly appearing and the "V" flying towards the screen once again.
Fresh TV Studio
The audience applauded as the show continued from where it left off.
"Welcome back to the Halftermath, everyone!" Dakota welcomed. "You're hanging out with two of Total Drama's blonde beauties, Bridgette and Dakota!"
The audience and the other eliminated contestants cheered, but no one cheered louder than the hosts' respective boyfriends.
"WHOO! Yeah! Go Bridge!" Geoff shouted.
"Yeah! Way to host, Dakota!" Sam cheered.
"Aww! Thanks, guys," Bridgette gushed. "You are all awesome! Right, Dakota?" she asked while looking over at her co-host, who had her finger to her ear.
"Ok, I said it," Dakota said in a hushed tone, "Now can I go back to getting as much screen time as possible? …What?! It's Bridgette's turn? I didn't even know we were taking turns!"
"Uh…anyway, I'd say that now would be a good time to bring out our first guests from the group of Total Drama Cameo Contestants!"
The crowd cheered as loud as they have throughout the show.
"And since there are so many guests, we're going to have them all come out three or four, maybe even five at a time," Dakota added, "Which may or may not cause some additional drama. Who knows?"
"That's right, Dakota. And now, without further adieu, let's welcome our first group of cameo guests!"
"One of them is a bad-boy-turned-rock-star…"
"And the other two are his exes, so this should be interesting, to say the least. Let's welcome Courtney, Duncan, and Gwen!"
The audience cheered loudly, though not as loud as before. After a few moments, no one came from behind the curtain.
"Um…Please welcome, Courtney, Duncan, and Gwen!" Bridgette said while gesturing to the curtain on the side of the stage.
The audience cheered loudly again, but still no one walked out to the stage.
"Where are they?" Bridgette said into her earpiece. "They're refusing to come out together?"
A collective gasp was heard from the audience after the Surfing Host repeated the producer's words out loud.
"What? You have a plan? Oh…alright then…" With her conversation over, Bridgette turned back towards the crowd. "Uh…Minor snag with our first group of guests, but the show must go on."
"I agree," Dakota interjected, "So, let's bring out our next group of guests!"
"We have a group of four that are ready and willing to be on this show."
"She's the Queen of Mean from Season 1, the Bald Betty from season 2, and the winner of Season 3…"
"He's the winner from season 1, and our co-host…"
"He's a really big fan favorite in a really small package…"
"And she's the biggest fan of the small package!"
"Let's welcome Heather, Owen, Cody, and Sierra!"
Loud cheers were heard from the crowd as the four guests walked out on stage. When Heather walked out on stage, she received a mix of cheers and boos. Owen received very moderate cheering and a few chuckles as he was munched on a turkey leg. The cheers continued and got higher in pitch once Cody walked out from behind the curtain. He waved sheepishly to the audience right before Sierra ran up behind him and lifted him off of his feet with a huge hug as she continued to walk towards the couch.
Once the foursome got to the couch, they all sat down, with Owen taking up most of it, leaving barely any room for the other three.
"Ugh! Big oaf!" Heather complained as she moved over on the couch to get as far away from Owen as possible.
"Welcome to the Aftermath special, guys," Bridgette said with a welcoming smile.
Meanwhile, Dakota and Heather were staring each other down.
"Heather…Dakota…play nice. I'm sure we don't want a replay of what happened in Boston."
With that said, both rich girls crossed their arms and turned their heads away from each other, which made the audience laugh.
"O-M-G! I can't believe I'm a guest on Total Drama Aftermath!" Sierra gushed, "Another notch I can add to my belt of awesome Total Drama memories!"
"I thought that belt was the one you made a notch in every time Heather thought she was using you," the Surfer Host asked.
"Oh, it is! Those are part of my memories too! Having Heather try to use you to get ahead in the game is like a rite of passage for being a true Total Drama contestant! Thanks so much, Heather!"
Heather looked somewhat confused as to whether she should take Sierra's statement as a compliment or an insult.
"Uh…sure?" she reluctantly said.
"I've made about 30 memories, just from the last two-and-a-half seasons alone. Wanna see?" the Super Fan asked as she started to undo her belt.
"No!" Bridgette, Dakota, Heather, along with every other female on-stage shouted simultaneously.
"I kinda wanna see it," Cody chimed in a bit sheepishly with a slight blush on his face, making the audience laugh.
"Ooh! Of course you do, my little horndog," Sierra said to him, with their faces inches apart and while griping his chin with her thumb and index finger. "But you guys don't have to worry about my pants falling down again," she said to the rest of the contestants on-stage.
She pulled her belt off, but her pants managed to stay in place.
"See? I'm wearing tighter jeans now. So, no more panty shots of this girl on international television," she said while gesturing to herself.
She then turned back to Cody, who was blushing even more than before. He looked back up at her as she made her way back to her seat next to him.
"I'm saving them for my little Cody-wody!"
Once she said that, Cody's eyes widened big enough that his pupils looked like pinpricks.
"Uh…I think we should start asking you guys some questions before Cody's nose starts to bleed," Bridgette suggested.
"Too late," Cody shouted off-screen.
"Well, let's get started anyway."
The Hostesses looked upon the computer screen and looked for any questions that were being asked of their current guests.
"Oh! We've got one here for the popular man of the hour, Cody," the Surfer Girl said out loud.
The Tech Geek looked up towards Bridgette after affixing two balls of tissue into his nostrils.
"This may be a difficult one for you to answer, Cody, but here it is. The New Mr. D asks: 'Do you still have a crush on Gwen, or are you happy with Sierra now?'"
"What?!" Cody shouted nasally.
"Oooooh!" was heard coming from the crowd.
"This should be interesting," Heather said with a sly look on her face, "So, who is it, Cody? The Weird Goth Girl or the Weird Fan Girl?"
"U-uhh…" the Tech Geek nervously stammered as his eyes darted from person to person. "…Pass?"
The audience collectively chuckled at Cody's answer while the contestants' faces dropped.
"Pfft! Such a lame answer," Heather said, "But, I guess that means that he doesn't have any feelings for Gweny or Sierra."
"Hey! I never said-"
"Well, that's the message I'm getting from you choosing to not answer such a question. Unless, of course, you like them both," she stated with a raised eyebrow.
"That's not-"
"Well, what is it, Cody?" Heather continued to goad. "You either like neither of them, one of them, or both of them. Now choose!"
"Stop harassing my Codykins, Heather!" Sierra shouted.
"Why are you yelling at me? Don't you want to know the answer, Sierra?"
"I already know the answer! It's obvious that Cody has gotten over his schoolboy crush and has moved onto admiring me. Isn't that right, Cody-wody?"
"Uhh…not exactly…" the Tech Geek said sheepishly.
"See? He just ad…wait, what?! 'Not exactly'?"
The nervous teen gulped before speaking.
"Yeah…"
He decided not to say anymore due to the heartbroken look on Sierra's face.
"Sorry, but we're gonna need an explanation to go along with that," Heather said somewhat impatiently.
Cody sighed as he tried to gather his thoughts and word them in a way that wouldn't get him too much hate.
"Well…Sierra, you're right about one thing," he started, "I have gotten past my crush on Gwen."
The whole studio was filled with a collective gasp after that bombshell dropped.
"I came to the realization that she was never gonna feel the same way towards me after she said that she wanted to get back together with Trent."
The Tech Geek then flashed a thumbs-up to the opposite side of the stage.
"I wish you luck with reconnecting with her, Trent!"
"Thanks, dude!" The musician said as he returned the thumbs-up.
Cody returned to what he was saying before.
"As much as I liked Gwen, I knew she was never gonna fall for me. So, I'm moving on."
The Uber Fan's facial expression changed to a hopeful one.
"Sierra, I know you like me a lot. Like, a lot a lot. And I like you too…"
Sierra happily gasped loudly.
"But, just as a friend."
"O-Oh…as a friend," she repeated in disappointment.
"Oooh! Friend-zoned. That's gotta sting!" Heather commented.
Owen, Dakota, and Bridgette all glared at the Queen Bee.
"What? I'm just saying what we're all thinking," she said with a shrug.
"Sierra," Cody started to say, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah! I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" she asked rhetorically, "I mean, most people never even get to meet their celebrity crushes, but I'm friends with mine! And…that's good enough for me!"
She picked Cody up into a soft hug, which made the audience let out a collective "Aww…" along with most of the contestants on-stage.
"Gag…" Heather said with a roll of her eyes.
"I'm sure that…most of us can agree that that was a very touching moment," Dakota said while glancing over at Heather when she paused, "But, this almost begs the question, Cody. If not Gwen or Sierra, is there any Total Drama girl that has caught your eye?"
Sierra let go of Cody so he could answer the question.
"Actually, there is one girl that I kinda have my eye on," he stated, "But…the problem is that she's already in a relationship."
"Really?!" the Pink Princess exclaimed with a slight crack in her voice. "Who is it? Is it me? I bet it's me. Why wouldn't it be?"
"Uhh…Dakota?" Bridgette said getting her co-host's attention and directing it towards Sam, who was waving and smiling nervously.
"Uh…Oh! But, I'll have to decline your advances towards me, Cody. I'm with Sam already, and I am a loyal girlfriend."
"Uh…ok?" Cody said questioningly.
"As much as I'm sure the viewers at home would like for us to delve more into Cody's love-life, I'm afraid we don't have time to," Bridgette explained, "We have a lot of contestants to talk to, so we can't talk to one for too long. So, let's get to the next question, for…Sierra!"
"O-M-G! I get to answer a question on Total Drama Aftermath! EEEEE!" Sierra cheered.
"80jj asks: 'To Sierra, are the rumors that Chris is planning on bringing 14 new contestants onto the show after this season true?'"
"Oh yes, yes, yes!" she answered while nodding her head rapidly. "I've heard it from the producers directly that they're planning on the next season taking place on a new island on the west coast. I think it's called Explosion Island, or something like that. Oh! I can't wait to see the new contestants next season! And from what I've heard about the contestants that they're considering, it should be a very interesting season."
The audience applauded Sierra's answer.
"Sounds fantastic!" Bridgette exclaimed, "Now let's get to the next question. For Heather, from QueenBeeFan93: 'How's the relationship between you and Alejandro going?'"
"Ugh! What relationship?" Heather answered with a bit of venom in her voice, "The last time I saw that Hispanic goof was when I kneed him in the jewels and kicked him off that volcano in Hawaii. What kind of relationship could we have after that?"
"A love-hate relationship?" Dakota answered.
"Tch! More like a loathe-hate relationship."
"In any case," Bridgette interjected, "Let's find a question for Owen."
The Surfer Girl scrolled down the list of emails before finding one addressed to Owen.
"Here's one! From ChubbyBuddyLover! They ask: 'What's your favorite thing to do, besides eating?'"
They all looked over to Owen, awaiting his verbal answer. What they got instead was the Big Guy sitting up in the couch and snoring while holding onto all of his food.
"I guess that answers that question…Well, you guys have been great guests," Bridgette told the group of four, "But, now it's time for the next group to come out!"
"That's right, Bridgette! This next group of contestants-"
Out of nowhere, a Tarzan-esque yell was heard from the rafters.
"What the…?" Bridgette asked as she looked up to where the yell was coming from.
Suddenly, a blur of orange and brown fell from the ceiling, towards the stage floor. As the blur flew by, it dropped a big, brown burlap sack onto the floor. After dropping the sack, the blur moved back upwards on the opposite side of the stage from where it dropped down. Then, it fell from there, down onto the stage, right in front of Owen.
"Gah! Wha?!" Owen shouted as he was awoken from the blur landing in front of him. He looked at the blur and saw who it was. "I-Izzy?!"
"Hey, Big O! What's the haps, ginger snaps?" she greeted Owen along with everybody else.
"Izzy? Where have you been? Bridgette asked, "We haven't seen you since we were in New York City."
"Oh, I've been traveling! See my travel wear?" she said while gesturing to her new attire.
"A loincloth top and bottom?" Dakota asked in confusion. "You look more like a cavewoman than a traveler." [1]
"Haha! Yeah!" the Crazy Chick answered with a chuckle, "It really compliments my curves, don't ya think?"
"I agree! Hubba-hubba," Owen said while scanning Izzy from top to bottom.
"Heel, Big O! Stay…"
The Big Guy stayed in his seat and looked at his ex nervously.
"Good boy," she said to him as she patted his head, making him pant with his tongue out.
"Umm…not to put a damper on this reunion, but I have to ask," Bridgette interjected, "What are you doing here Izzy?"
"What do you mean? This is Total Drama Aftermath isn't it? Aren't I a guest again?"
"Normally, yes. But, we didn't know where you were, so we didn't have you on the list as a guest."
"Well, I'm here at the party now! I even brought a plus-1 with me!"
"A 'plus-1'?" Dakota asked.
"Yeah, you know: a person that you bring with you to a party that you're invited to? Jeez, Dakota. Being such a rich girl, you'd think you would know this kinda stuff."
"Errr…right," the Pink Princess said hesitantly, "So, where is this 'plus-1' at?"
"He's in that sack I dropped over there," the Crazy Chick said while gesturing to her sack. When she did, everyone noticed that it was moving.
Some of the people on-stage and in the audience screamed when the sack started moving from the inside.
"What's everyone so afraid of?" Izzy asked as she made her way to the sack, "He doesn't bite."
She started to open the top of the sack. When she started, most of the contestants pulled their feet up from the floor onto their seats, fearing the worst. However, when Izzy completely opened the sack, what popped out was a lot less intimidating than they expected.
"Finally! Fresh air! Oh! Thank goodness!" the plus-1 exclaimed as his head popped out of the opening in the sack.
"Chr-Christopher!?" Bridgette exclaimed in shock when she saw the teenager's head and heard his voice.
"Isn't that the guy from New York?" Sierra asked.
"Yep!" Izzy answered happily, "After the mystery auto shop challenge, he and I met up on the street and admitted to finding each other attractive. So, we went on a night out in the city, and decided to be boyfriend and girlfriend. Then, we bought an RV and started traveling around the country, stopping at every major city that we drove through, taking in the sights, until we eventually made our way here to Toronto!"
Everyone in the studio stared at Izzy in astonishment, including her captive.
"That is NOT what happened!" Christopher shouted. "You kidnapped me in the street, put me in a sack, and dragged me everywhere you went!"
"Aww…but, my version sounds so much more romantic!"
"Wait…you KIDNAPPED HIM?!" Bridgette asked incredulously, "Izzy, what were you thinking?!"
"Izzy think, 'Must get hot boyfriend.' So, Izzy bonk handsome guy on head, and carry him. Ugga! Ugga!" The Crazy Chick said, sounding like a caveman.
Everyone looked at Izzy with a confused look on their faces.
"She thinks she's a cavewoman," Christopher said with a sigh.
"Oh…!" Everyone said in realization.
"Wait," Beth said, "I thought it was the cavemen who knocked out and dragged their mates."
"Oh, it is!" Izzy said in her normal voice, "But gentlemen don't hit ladies."
She then placed her palms on her victim's cheeks, to squish his face.
"And this hunk of handsome is a true gentleman! Isn't that right, handsome?"
"Can shumeone, anyone, pleash help me out here?!" he requested through his squished face.
"Izzy! It's the RCMP!" A guy dressed up in a Mountie uniform shouted from the side of the stage before he was joined by another by his side, and then another two on the other side of the stage.
"You are under arrest for kidnapping, evading police, and a list of other crimes! Don't bother running! You are surrounded!"
The Cornered Crazy Chick looked to both sides of the stage and saw no escape. However, she put a huge, somewhat crazed-looking grin on her face.
"Welp! Looks like it's time for me to go," she said as she reached inside of a pocket in her loincloth. She stopped reaching and had a shocked look on her face. Then she began to reach in her other pocket.
"W-Where are my smoke pellets?!"
While Izzy wasn't paying attention, the four Mounties started creeping towards her. Then, all at once, they jumped and tackled her to the ground.
"I've got her, Sarge!" one Mountie said.
"No, I got 'er, eh!" another one shouted.
"Wrong! I've got her leg!" a third one insisted.
"Alright guys! Pull whatever you're grabbing on the count of three," the sergeant commanded. "1…2…3!"
The four Mounties followed the order and pulled. That's when they realized that they were grabbing each other's legs, forming a circle of Mounties on the stage floor. In the middle of the circle was a square hole in the floor, which suddenly closed. [2]
"What the?!"
"She escaped, Sarge!"
"She's a crafty one, Sarge!"
"Darnit!" the Mountie leader shouted, "How does she keep getting away?!"
Meanwhile, Owen was holding a remote with a red button on it, before he stealthily threw it over his shoulder, behind the curtain, while whistling to feign ignorance.
"Ugh! Don't worry Mounties! We'll get her next time."
"I hope you guys do," Christopher said as he maneuvered out from the sack and rope that tied him up, with some help from Trent and Geoff. "That crazy chick barely fed me too! I mean…she tried to feed me whole fish and-"
"Um…sir?" one of the Mounties said to the kidnappee.
"Yes?" he replied.
"I know you've bin through a lot recently, but I need ta ask ya, eh. Do ya have a passport?"
"Passport? No. Why?"
Suddenly, a pair of handcuffs were slapped onto Christopher's wrists.
"What the?!"
"Sir, you're under arrest for illegal entry into this country," another Mountie said calmly as he started pushing the Total Drama Fan towards the closest exit.
"What are you talking about?! I'm a resident of the Unite…oh...right…"
All of the contestants and audience members watched as the four Mounties escorted Christopher out of the building.
"Wait! It's not my fault! It's Izzy's!" They heard the Fan shouting offstage. "I want my attorney! I want my one phone call! I want my mo-hommy! Wah!"
Soon enough, they were gone.
"Well…that was…something," was all Bridgette could say after all that had transpired in the last couple minutes. "Where were we before Izzy and Christopher showed up?"
Dakota thought it over.
"Uh…I think we were about to introduce the next group of guests?" the Pink Princess said unsure of herself.
"Right! Right. Let's welcome to the stage, LeShawna, Lindsay, Harold, Cameron, and DJ!"
The audience applauded for the new guests coming out. All five of them walked onto the stage and sat down on the couch behind the first group of guests.
"Hi, Cameron!" Sadie shouted while waving from the opposite side of the stage.
"Hello," he replied with a wave of his own, causing Sadie to blush a bit.
"Ladies, gentlemen, welcome to the Total Drama Halftermath Special!" Dakota welcomed.
"Great to be back, Donna!" Lindsay said jubilantly.
"Uhh…it's Dakota."
"Don't worry 'bout her, girl," LeShawna interjected, "She gets everyone's names wrong."
"Well, I am not just anyone! I am-"
"Donna…we don't have time for this," Bridgette reminded her co-host. "Let's just dive straight into the questions!"
"Yay! I love answering questions," Lindsay cheered while clapping. "Ask the questions, Brittney!"
"Yeah, 'Brittney.' Ask her a question," Dakota said to Bridgette with a smirk on her face.
The Surfer Chick rolled her eyes before looking back at the computer screen.
"Lindsay, BigBosomBuddy asks, 'What size are your big boo-'" the Hostess stopped mid-sentence.
"What size are my big what?" the Dumb Blonde asked, slightly confused.
Bridgette's eyes darted back-and-forth as she looked for a way out of her current situation. Meanwhile, Dakota was busy stifling her laughter with her hand.
"Uh…what size are your...big…b-blue eyes! Yeah! What size are your big blue eyes?"
"HA! Yeah, that's exactly what it says!" her co-host sarcastically said while in a fit of laughter.
"I don't see why that's so funny," Lindsay said, clueless, "That's an easy answer."
"Really?" Bridgette and Dakota asked simultaneously.
"Yeah! Tyler always tells me that I have the biggest, most beautiful eyes in the world! Does that answer your question, Brenda?"
"Not re-"
"It sure does, Lindsay," the Surfer Chick quickly interrupted her co-host. "Let's move on to the next-"
"Actually," Harold interrupted, "The world record for the largest eyeballs is held by a Boston terrier named Bruschi who-" [3]
"Harold!" Bridgette interrupted, "We have a question for you."
"Sweet! I bet it's about my awesome skillz, or about my wicked num-yo techniques, or-"
"ILuvNDALot asks, 'How did you get your voice to sound like Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite?'"
"…What?" was all the Skillful Nerd could say in response.
"I'm guessing they're talking about how raspy your voice is," Dakota suggested.
"THAT'S the best question that I was asked?! Why my voice sounds like this?! My voice is raspy because I have a permanently blocked nasal cavity that also affects my vocal cords! It's nothing special! GOSH!"
At that moment LeShawna wrapped her arms around the ranting Harold and pulled him close to herself.
"Aw…it's ok, Sugar," she told him, "I'm sure that person likes your skillz as much as they like your voice."
The angry Harold instantly calmed down and smiled while in the Big Sista's embrace.
"Thanks, LeShawna."
"Aww…" went the audience in awe of the touching moment.
"You know we're still not goin' out, right?"
"Right…" he answered in disappointment.
"Aww…" went the audience in disappointment.
"Alright, next questions," Bridgette said, getting back on track, "Actually, there's a question here for both DJ and Cameron."
"Wow! Really?" they asked simultaneously.
"Yeah. 80jj asks you both, 'Have you fellas had your eyes on any of the lovely ladies on Total Drama as of late?'"
The audience reacted with an "Ooo!"
Meanwhile, both DJ and Cameron were silently contemplating their answers. Then they answered.
"Um…not really," DJ responded.
"Nope, sorry," Cameron answered.
"Aww…" the crowd cried out in disappointment again.
"Really?" Bridgette asked.
"Not even me?" Dakota asked, earning a glare from her co-host.
"Sorry to disappoint," the former Bubble Boy said, "But, I don't have enough people skills to know when I'm attracted to a female. Maybe after a few years of being outside of my bubble, I'll be able to answer that question more efficiently."
"Yeah, some of the ladies on this show are scary," the Gentle Brickhouse explained, "No offense, ladies."
"None taken," Bridgette said, while Dakota just crossed her arms and looked away.
"You turn into a monster for a few weeks…" she mumbled before DJ continued.
"In fact, out of the 18 female contestants that have been on the show, I only find a few of them not scary at all."
"Mind if I ask who those contestants are?" the Surfer Chick asked.
"Well, you're one of them, Bridgette."
"Aww! Thanks, Deej!"
"Also, there's Katie and Sadie…and…Lindsay."
"Yay!" Lindsay cheered.
"…And…that's it."
"Wow! That's a very short list," Bridgette commented.
"Whoa, whoa, hold up," LeShawna interjected, "You find me scary? What did I ever do to you?"
"It's not what you did to me. It's what you did to Heather," DJ answered. "Remember when you smacked her around and knocked her tooth out?"
"Thank you!" Heather said, "Someone else actually realizes that she assaulted me for no reason. Thank you, DJ!"
"And then there's you, Heather," he continued, "I STILL can't get that image of you from that horror movie challenge out of my head!"
"Grrr! It was just a mud mask! Ugh!"
"I think we get your point, Deej," Bridgette said, trying to stop DJ's rant, but to no avail.
"Sierra, you know waaaay too much about all of us. Beth, the way you ate those cookies in season two was terrifying. Staci, all of your ancestors sound scary, and I'm afraid that you may have inherited some of their scary traits. Jo…you're just scary, girl."
"DJ, Jo's not even out here anymore," the Surfer Chick said, stopping DJ. Meanwhile, Scott was cackling up a storm.
"I know, but it's still the truth."
"Hey, where is Jo, anyway?" LeShawna asked in curiosity. "Wasn't she out here earlier?"
"Yeah, but there were some…complications," Bridgette tried to explain.
Backstage
Brick knocked softly on a door with a sign on it that said "Dressing Room".
"Jo? Are you in there?" he asked through the door.
There was no response.
"I'm pretty sure you're in here, Jo. One of the interns said they saw you go in here."
Still no response. Brick sighed in defeat.
"Well…if you are in there Jo, I just wanna tell you that I'm sorry for causing so much confusion for you out there. I guess I shouldn't have been truthful when I answered that question. Then, you would have gotten back in the game, and we wouldn't have this awkwardness between us."
There was a period of silence as the Cadet began to gather his words again.
"But, rest assured, Jo," he continued, "Once I get back in the game, I'm gonna try my hardest to win. Not just for myself…but, for you too."
With that, Brick walked away from the door, back towards the stage.
Dressing Room
Jo stood right behind the door that Brick was talking to. She motioned her hand towards the doorknob and gripped it, but she could not get herself to turn it. After about five seconds of holding the doorknob, she snatched her hand back towards her body.
"Grr…" the Jock-ette growled to herself before putting her hands over her eyes. "Why?"
She then swung her arm behind her, as if she was trying to smack someone that was standing behind her.
"Why do I have to be so…stupid?" Jo asked herself as a drop fell from her face to the floor.
The Stage
At this point, the next group of cameo contestants were making their way to the stage.
"Please welcome…ugh…Lightning and Alejandro…" Bridgette said with a bit of distain.
The two extremely arrogant contestants walked out on-stage, receiving a shower of boos, which they both took in stride.
"Whoo! You know you're good when you've got this many haters! Sha-bam!" Lightning exclaimed while flexing his muscles.
"You speak the truth, mi hermano," Alejandro said to him as they made their way to the last empty couch. However, before the Smooth-Talking Spaniard took his seat, he walked to the couch where the first group sat.
"Hola, mi chica bonita," he said to Heather, who scoffed, crossed her arms, and turned her head away, trying to hide a slight blush.
With that, Alejandro took his seat on the same couch as Lightning.
Meanwhile, Bridgette was getting a message in her ear.
"R-really?! You got them to come out? Awesome!" she said into her earpiece. The Surfer Chick then turned her attention to the audience.
"Ladies and gentleman, without further delay, let's welcome…Courtney, Duncan, and Gwen!"
The crowd started applauding as they awaited the much anticipated love triangle members to come out on-stage.
After a while, no one walked out.
"Oh, come on!" someone in the audience shouted, which made the rest of them start to murmur.
"Ugh…not again…" Bridgette said while shaking her head in disappointment. She started to continue where she left off, until she heard some new voices coming from stage left.
"No! Put me down or, I swear, I will sue you!" one voice shrieked.
"Stop! I don't wanna go out there! Everyone still hates me!" another voice shouted.
"Ha! You think you two chumps can restrain me? I've put cops, that were a whole lot bigger than you, in the hospital for trying," a more masculine voice boasted.
Soon enough, the owners of those voices were revealed when they were escorted, forcibly, on-stage.
Gwen and Courtney were being carried by Chef Hatchet over each of his shoulders, despite their loud protests. Duncan, however, was being restrained by the two interns that helped set up the challenge from the previous segment.
"Put me down!" Gwen and Courtney shouted simultaneously.
Chef grinned mischievously before dropping both girls onto two empty spots on the last couch, where they landed with "Oof"s.
Meanwhile, the interns led Duncan to the last empty spot on the couch, and forced him to sit.
"Oh! You dweebs are gonna pay for that!" the Delinquent threatened the interns, before he was stopped by Chef.
"Nobody's gonna pay for nothin', you little punk!" he shouted at Duncan while forcing him back down. "In fact, none of you three are goin' anywhere while I'm here."
With that, Courtney, Gwen, and Duncan crossed their arms and continued to sit against their wills.
"Chef, what are you doing here?" Bridgette asked.
"Yeah, aren't you supposed to be with Chris and the others down in Tennessee?" Dakota added.
"Nope, I'm here to pick up the maggots who are returning to the game," he answered, "I heard that Guitar Boy and the Army Private won their challenges."
"Yeah! Trent's right over there," the Pink Princess pointed to Trent, who caught Gwen's attention. "And Brick went backstage to try and find Jo. We haven't figured out who the third person will be yet."
"Well hurry up! Helicopter fuel costs a lot, and I left it runnin' outside!"
"Alright then! Let's get to the questions," Bridgette said as she looked back at the computer screen.
She scrolled down the inbox page, until she got to one that was addressed to one of the current guests.
"Here's one for…Alejandro…"
"Can't wait to answer it," he said suavely.
"80jj asks: 'To Al…'"
"Don't call me by THAT NAME!"
"I'm just reading what it says. Anyway, he asks, 'how does it feel to have a last name that means "dead donkey"?'"
Everyone, besides Alejandro, started snickering after hearing the question.
"Go ahead, laugh at my last name," he said with a slightly agitated look on his face.
The audience laughed out loud in response.
"But, the Burromuerto name has a great legacy behind it! My father, his father before him, and his father before him-"
"Ugh! You're starting to sound like her," Heather commented while pointing at Staci.
"Hey!" Staci shouted.
"At least what I say about my ancestors is true," Alejandro responded.
"Hey!" Staci shouted again.
"Either way," the Queen Bee continued, "No one cares about your family. All we care about is your hilariously stupid last name."
"Heh!" the Spaniard scoffed, "If I were you, I'd get used to that name, future Mrs. Burromuerto."
The audience let out a collective and suggestive "Ooh".
"Oh, gag! You wish," she replied, looking away.
"Heh-heh! Anyway, I am very proud of my last name, no matter what its literal definition is."
"Good for you, Mr. Dead Donkey," Bridgette said with a chuckle. "Now, we have a question for Lightning."
"Lightning can answer any question you throw at him. Unless it's a science-y, math-y question. Lightning don't speak the language of nerds," the "Overachieving" Athlete said.
"Rrrright… Well, 80jj asks: 'Do you call yourself Lightning because of how fast you run on the field, or because your real name is Rudolph?'"
"Whoa, whoa! Who told you what Lightning's real name is?! Uh…because it's definitely not Rudolph! Heh-heh…" he said nervously. "Anyway, yeah! Lightning's name does come from how fast Lightning runs down the field! And now that Lightning got struck by lightning, which gave Lightning this awesome white hair, it makes even more sense for Lightning's name to be Lightning! Sha-Lightning!"
"Great…good to know," Dakota said without a shred of care.
"Can I have my question now, so I can leave?" Courtney asked with an annoyed tone.
"Well, we can give you a question, but I don't know if you can leave after that," Bridgette told her friend.
"And why not?"
"Because of me, foo'!" Chef shouted.
"But, I'm not even in the running to enter the game!"
"Too bad!"
Duncan snickered.
Courtney was about to tell him off for that, but she was interrupted by Bridgette's question.
"Courtney-In-Training asks: 'Now that you're single, are there any Total Drama guys that you have your eye on?'"
"Seriously?! THAT'S what you decided to ask me? I can't even think about starting another relationship after what's happened to me in the past three seasons. And even if I did, I'm sure the Boyfriend Stealer here would try to take him from me," she said gesturing to Gwen.
"I'm sure no one is thinking about starting one with you anyway, you B-I-T-C-OW!" Scott commented, right before he received a big, black boot to the face, making him fall off of the couch.
"You shut up, you pit-sniffing, freckle-faced jerk!" Gwen yelled.
Everyone in the studio gasped after hearing the Goth yell.
"Courtney deserves to find a nice guy to call her boyfriend; one that won't cheat on her with her own friend!"
"Uhh…sitting right here," Duncan chimed in.
"Shut it, Duncan!" Gwen shouted at her ex before continuing her rant, "Look, I know that Courtney has been shown to be a whiny crybaby when she doesn't get her way…"
"Hello? Sitting right here," Courtney interjected.
"But, when she's not a crybaby, she's one of the kindest, sweetest, and nicest people that I know. It was awesome having her as a friend on World Tour, even if it was for a short time before the whole confessional kiss incident. Then, when it did happen, I just felt like the most terrible person in the world."
All eyes were still on her as she continued.
"Being with Duncan may have felt great, but the way we got together was just the worst way that it could have happened," Gwen said as she hung her head, shamefully, "I couldn't deal with the guilt of it all anymore…that's why I broke up with Duncan."
Everyone on the cameo contestant side, minus Gwen and Duncan, gasped in shock.
"You…broke up with Duncan…because you felt bad…for me?" Courtney pieced together into a question.
The Goth nodded in response.
"Our friendship back then means more to me now, than a relationship with Duncan."
The audience reacted with a touching "Aww…"
"I know you probably won't forgive me," she continued, "But, I'm really sorry for everything that we've put you through the past couple of seasons. I just really want us to be friends again, even though I don't deserve it."
Everyone looked at the CIT and awaited her response.
"Well, you're right…I don't forgive you…"
Gwen sadly looked down to the floor. Then, she felt a hand on her shoulder and picked her head back up to see Courtney giving her a small smile.
"But…that doesn't mean I never will. I'm sure I'll fully forgive you one day, but for now," she took her hand off of Gwen's shoulder and extended it out for a handshake, "This is a good start."
The Goth looked at the CIT's hand in shock for a moment, before smiling and grabbing her hand.
The viewing audience erupted with cheers and applause for the girls' reconciliation. Then, all of the cheering stopped when Duncan put his arm around Courtney's shoulder.
"Well, since Pasty and I broke up, I guess that means we're back together. Right, Princess?" he asked with a wriggle of his brow.
Courtney turned towards him, looking at his arm in surprise at first. Then, she started smiling.
"Oh, Duncan," she said as she brought him to his feet, along with herself. She wrapped her arms around the back of his neck and started leaning in.
Expecting a kiss, Duncan closed his eyes, puckered his lips, and started leaning in as well. However, what he got was a slap to the face, a knee to the crotch, and an uppercut, which sent him flying towards the front of the stage.
"Does that answer your question?" she asked him with a smirk on her face.
The audience cheered even louder than before, as Courtney returned to her seat.
"Heh! Nice one," Gwen commented.
"Wow! That felt great!" Courtney exclaimed, while Chef picked Duncan up and dropped him back in his seat.
"I hope it was as great for me as it was for you," the dazed Delinquent said, obviously rattled from Courtney's onslaught.
"Gwen, Courtney, it's great to see that you two are starting to patch things up," Bridgette said while clapping. "Now, I think it would be a good time to ask Duncan a question, since I doubt he would answer this truthfully if he wasn't dazed."
The Surfer Chick clicked on the next email.
"Karts of Sugar Rush asks: 'Duncan, how many people's wallets have you stolen in your life and have you stolen Chris's yet? If you haven't yet, do it! It would be hilarious and awesome! I write fanfics where you've stolen his wallet, but I actually want it to happen.' Hmm…well, I guess out of everyone on this show, I'd say that Chris does deserve to have his wallet stolen by Duncan. So, what's your answer?"
"Oh yeah!" he exclaimed while rocking back-and-forth in his seat. "I've stolen tons of wallets from people. I've also stolen candy from babies. Turns out, it is pretty easy."
He received several boos from the crowd, but a few chuckles too.
"Oh, and I have stolen Chris's wallet, and then returned it to him. Except, it was a little bit lighter, if you know what I mean," he concluded with a fit of intoxicated-sounding laughter.
Nashville, Tennessee
Meanwhile, Chris was watching the Aftermath show, live on his monitors.
"I knew it!" he shouted after hearing Duncan's punch-drunken confession.
The Host then picked up his cell phone and started texting something.
"Chef," he started texting aloud, "Get the RCMP back and have them arrest Duncan, ASAP!"
Fresh TV Studio
After a full minute of Duncan unknowingly spilling the beans about various crimes that he's committed, Chef brought the same four RCMP officers back on-stage and pointed them to Duncan.
"Oh! Duncan! We've been lookin' fer ya, eh!" one of the Mounties said as he and the rest of the officers each took one of Duncan's arms or legs and carried him off-stage.
"Hey! Put me down! I didn't do nothin'!" Duncan shouted, still in his stupor.
"Wow! Two arrests in one episode," Bridgette commented, "That's like a new record or something. Heh. Anyway, I think it's about time for the final cameo contestant question. And it is for Gwen."
"Oh boy…" the Goth said with a sigh as she hung her head.
"Don't worry, Gwen," Courtney reassured her, "No matter what the question is, or what your answer is, I won't get angry at you."
"Corbinace has two questions. First he asks: 'If you really wanted to be Courtney's friend back in season three, why did you kiss her boyfriend while they were still in a relationship? You may be my favorite contestant, but I can't defend that action.'"
Gwen looked over at Courtney.
"You sure about that?" she asked her in a flat tone.
"I'll…try my best not to get angry at you…" the CIT responded, "Just…answer truthfully."
"Alright. First off, I want to say that I appreciate that I'm your favorite contestant. I know I'm not the most moral person on the show, so I'm flattered that you think that I'm the best one. Second, like I said before, I am deeply sorry for what I did back in season three. I'm not just sorry to Courtney for ruining her relationship, but I'm sorry to all of the fans out there who were offended by what Duncan and I did. I know a lot of you out there hated me for breaking up with Trent back in season two, and after season three, I was surprised I even had a fan base left. I'm glad that some of you guys out there stood by me, even through all of the hate that I got."
This received a bit of applause from the audience before Gwen continued.
"Now, to answer the actual question, 'why did I kiss Duncan, even though he and Courtney were still in a relationship?'"
She looked over at Courtney, and saw how nervous she looked in anticipation of her answer.
"To be completely honest, I was hoping that they had broken up when Duncan quit in Egypt. That was selfish of me, I know. After that, I kept that hope in the back of my mind throughout the rest of season three, even after the incident. I hoped for so long that I started to actually believe that they weren't together anymore. Then, when I looked back at the episodes, I noticed that they never actually broke up. After I realized that, I was so appalled by my actions after the incident and I felt so guilty for causing all of this trouble, which is what led me to breaking up with Duncan."
After she finished her answer, Gwen looked over to see that Courtney was staring into space, probably processing everything that she just said.
"Courtney?" the Goth asked.
"I…I think…I need to be alone for a moment," Courtney said as she got up from her seat and walked behind the curtain, which Chef, miraculously, allowed.
"Courtney, wait!" Gwen attempted to run after her, but Chef stopped her.
"Hold on, Vampira," he told her, "I think Ms. CIT needs this alone time."
She stopped trying to get past the Chef and sighed in defeat. Before she could turn back to walk to her seat, she was tapped on the shoulder. She turned around to see that someone was giving her black boot back to her.
"Here's your boot back," Trent said while extending the arm that held said boot.
She looked into his green eyes and smiled.
"Thanks, Trent."
"No problem. Also, I heard what you said in Boston, about you and me."
"Oh, you did, did ya?" she replied with a small chuckle, "I knew you'd get the message somehow."
"I think this is a good segue into Corbinace's next question," Bridgette interjected, "He asks: 'What made you start to have feelings for Trent again? I've been a fan of Gwent since season 1.'"
"Heh! This is a question that I have no problems answering," Gwen said while she continued to smile at Trent. "Well, while I was with 'He Who Shall Not Be Named' and we were on the down-slope of our relationship, I just felt that I was missing something. Then I thought of the saying, 'you never know what you have until it's gone.' I had something really good with Trent when we were together, and I let some silly quirk blind me from that during Total Drama Action. I just wish he didn't have to throw challenges for me, but I forgive him for that."
Trent chuckled.
"And, if he's willing to take me back, then I'll gladly be his girlfriend again."
The Cool Guy chuckled again.
"That's the same exact thing I said earlier when I was asked if I wanted to get back together with you, except I said 'boyfriend' instead of 'girlfriend'."
Gwen smiled even more as she put her arms around the back of Trent's neck.
"So, that's a yes?" she asked with a crack in her voice.
"Yes," Trent said with a nod while wrapping his arms around Gwen's back.
They started to lean towards each other. However, they were stopped when the Goth felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see that it was Courtney.
"Courtney! Are you alright?" Gwen asked the CIT, who was smiling.
"Yes, I am. Because I figured out how we can be even again," she said with a slightly happy tone.
"Really? How?"
"Step aside."
Gwen and Trent looked at Courtney with some confusion, but the Goth did as she was told. Once she did, Courtney stepped to where she stood, cupped Trent's face with her hands, and leaned in to kiss him.
Everyone gasped at the sudden chain of events.
"Hey guys, I'm back," Brick said as he showed up suddenly from behind the curtain. "I couldn't find Jo, but I-wait! What the?!"
With that, Courtney ended the kiss and pulled away from Trent. She then turned towards Gwen.
"There! Now we're even," she said matter-of-factly.
"You could have at least warned me, or asked for my permission first!" Gwen shouted.
"Did you warn me, or ask for my permission before you kissed Duncan?" Courtney retaliated with a knowing smirk and a raised eyebrow.
"I…well, no…"
"Don't worry, Gwen. It's not like I'm gonna take him from you. It's obvious that you and Trent like each other very much, and I would never want to take that away from either of you, no matter what you do to me. Now, come on! Let's see a kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"
Soon enough, the audience along with most of the contestants on-stage were chanting "Kiss!"
With everyone around them urging them on, Gwen and Trent reassumed their positions from before Courtney interrupted them, and kissed each other on the middle of the stage.
Everyone who was chanting "Kiss!" started to applaud the teen couple, including the hosts.
"Wow! What a touching moment," Bridgette said happily, "Unfortunately, we're gonna have to cut it short. Because now, it's time for the Cameo Contestants' Return Challenge! Or…should I say, vote tally?"
All of the cameo contestants looked at Bridgette with a puzzled look on their faces.
"I'll explain. Since the last episode of Total Drama aired, we've had a poll going on the Total Drama website. On it, we had a list of every Cameo Contestant that was eligible to enter the game midseason. Those contestants were…Alejandro, Cameron, Cody, Duncan, Gwen, Heather, Lightning, Owen, and Sierra! And the turn-out was amazing! Over 300,000 votes were cast!"
The whole studio reacted in awe of the high amount of votes. Each of the nine eligible contestants' faces showed up on the giant screen behind the stage with an empty slot next to them.
"Now, the contestant who received the most votes will be allowed to join the game, starting with the next episode, along with Trent and Brick! Now, let's get counting!"
With that, random numbers started to appear in the empty slots on the screen.
"We'll announce and display the amount of votes each contestant got from the least to the most," Dakota announced. "Starting with number nine!"
"Nine?!" Trent asked excitedly.
"Ha-ha! Down, tiger," Gwen said jokingly.
"With a whopping 12 votes, the contestant with the least amount of votes was…"
"I bet it was that tonto Duncan," Alejandro said with a chuckle.
"…Señor Dead Donkey himself! Alejandro!"
"Qué?!"
The Spaniard looked up at the screen to see that the number 12 was indeed next to his picture.
The whole studio erupted with laughter, but no one laughed more than Heather.
"Grr! That's not funny!" he shouted.
"Aww, don't worry Al. I'm sure you'll do better next season," Owen said, trying to comfort him, "Right, Al? Al? Al? Al? Right, Al?"
"AHHHHHHH!" Alejandro screamed as he ran backstage.
"Ha-haaaaa! What a baby," Heather said, watching him run away.
"Yeah, but he's your baby, isn't he?" Sierra asked.
"Yeah…" the Queen Bee replied with a longing sigh, before realizing what she just said. "Wait, what-"
"The person with the eighth-highest amount of votes was…Lightning, with 143!" Bridgette announced.
"Sha-dang! So close!"
"Not really," Dakota told him. "With the seventh-highest votes, 572, it is…Sierra!"
"Aw well. As long as Cody gets into this season, I'll be happy," Sierra commented.
"Heh, thanks Sierra. But what are the odds of that happening?" he asked.
"Well, with your fan base, you've got a really high chance."
"Yes," Bridgette interjected, "But, remember, no matter how high the odds, you can still be beaten. Now, on with the tally! With 1,289 votes, coming in with the sixth-highest votes is…Owen!"
"Oh well," the Season One Winner said with a shrug, "More all-you-can-eat food for me!"
"Now, we enter the top five!" Dakota announced. "Who got the fifth-highest amount of votes with 7,577? It is, none other than…Heather!"
"Ugh! Darn it! I won Total Drama World Tour, and my money got burnt up! I deserved that money!" Heather pleaded.
"Sorry, Heather. The fans have spoken," Bridgette apologized. "Anyway, coming in with the fourth-highest votes is…the jailbird himself, Duncan, with 26,660 votes!"
The crowd started to boo as the five digit number appeared next to Duncan's face.
"Hmm, I wonder how Duncan's doing right now."
In a Police Squad Car
An RCMP squad car was driving down the road. One officer was in the driver's seat with two detainees in the rear seats. One of them was the Delinquent with the green Mohawk that we all know and feel differently about, while the other was a Total Drama fan from New York City.
"So," Christopher started to say, "What are you in for?"
"Shut up!" Duncan quickly and harshly replied before focusing on the driver in front of him. "Hey, gramps! When are we getting to wherever we're going?! I'm starving back here!"
"Yeah, I'm gettin' kinda hungry too," the Total Drama fan said.
"I said, 'shut up,' the Punk repeated to his fellow detainee.
"Oh, we're getting close to the border, so we should be there pretty soon," a familiar female voice said.
"Wait…oh no!" Both Christopher and Duncan shouted simultaneously.
"Oh yes!" the driver turned around to reveal that it was Izzy dressed up as a Mountie.
Soon enough, a big, bright light shined down on the car from above.
"Izzy! We know you've stolen an official RCMP squad car!" A voice shouted from up above with the aid of a megaphone. "Stop the car, and release your captives!"
"YOU'LL NEVER GET ME ALIIIIIIVE!" Izzy shouted through the driver side window.
The two passengers looked at each other and simultaneously said…
"Oh sh-"
Fresh TV Studio
"It doesn't matter," Dakota said, "All that matters now is who came in with the third-highest amount of votes. That contestant, with a total of 73,541 votes is…Cameron!"
"Wow! I got that many votes," Cameron asked in disbelief. "I can't believe it."
"Neither can the Lightning!" the "Overachieving" Athlete exclaimed. "First you beat Lightning in the finale, now you beat Lightning in votes! How lucky can you get?!"
"Now…here's the moment that you've been waiting for," Bridgette started to announce, "The top two vote getters, Gwen and Cody. One of them will be entering the show and have a chance to win 5 million dollars! The other one…won't be. Who is entering the game, with a massive 100,410 votes behind them?!"
Cody and Gwen stood next to each other, looking up at the random numbers still going next to their pictures.
"Wow…I didn't expect to get so many votes," Cody said.
"You think you're surprised? I'm shocked that I got more than anyone on this list," Gwen replied.
"Heh…Well, good luck, Gwen," the Geek said while extending his hand towards her.
The Goth looked down at his hand and smiled before grabbing it.
"You too, Cody."
"And, the contestant, finishing in second place on the poll, with 90,729 votes is…
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…Gwen, which means that Cody will be entering the game, along with Brick and Trent, with a chance to win 5 million dollars! Way to go, Cody!"
Cody was stunned in silence when Bridgette made the announcement. However, his number one fan wasn't.
"EEEEEEEEEEE! I knew you'd win, Cody!" Sierra shouted as she picked Cody up in a hug.
"Way to go, Cody!" "Whoo! Go Cody!" "Yeah, Cody!" "Codmeister!"
Nearly everyone in the studio cheered and congratulated Cody on his victory.
"Wow! This is so awesome!" he shouted jubilantly, "I can't believe it!"
"Believe it, Cody," Bridgette told him, "Starting next episode, you're gonna be one of the 14 remaining contestants with a shot at winning 5 million dollars."
"With that, it's about time we said our goodbyes," Dakota said towards the audience and the TV cameras.
"Yep! Come on, maggots! Let's get to the choppa'!" Chef shouted over the loud applause.
Brick, Cody, and Trent were able to hear Chef's yell and starting saying their last goodbyes.
Trent kissed Gwen one last time before making his way towards Chef.
"I'll be thinking about every minute that I'm out there, Gwen!"
"Good luck, babe!" Gwen shouted to him as he departed. Meanwhile, Courtney, Bridgette, and LeShawna moseyed their way next to Gwen.
"You know…if you were still with Duncan, I think I might have gone after Trent," Courtney told her.
"Wha?! Really?!"
"Mmm…maybe. He is a pretty nice guy, and pretty good kisser."
"Shut up!" Gwen said jokingly as she playfully punched Courtney's shoulder, making all three of them laugh.
"It's good to see you two gettin' along again," LeShawna commented.
"It sure is," Bridgette added.
Meanwhile, Cody was still getting congratulations from some of his fellow contestants, especially Sierra.
"You better kick some butt out there, mister," she reminded.
"I'll try my best!" he responded.
"Good luck, Cody!" Sadie, Beth, Owen, and Lindsay shouted simultaneously.
"Thanks, girls! And Owen, heh-heh!"
"Go onward, and take your rightful place at the top, young padawan!" Harold told him while posing regally.
"Uhh…what he said," Geoff added while pointing to Harold.
"Thanks guys!" he thanked before taking a deep breath. "Well, here I go!"
With that, Cody started to walk towards Chef.
Meanwhile, Brick was surrounded by a few of his fellow season four competitors.
"Private Brick McArthur," Sam said as he and the others saluted Brick, "We all wish you the best of luck once you return to the game."
The Cadet saluted back, accepting their wish of luck.
"Thank you, ladies and sirs! I will not let you all down!"
"You better not!" Dakota shouted back.
"I can see why my great grandfather joined the army now," Staci commented while saluting, "This is soooo much fun!"
"Be careful, Brick. And I'd advise you to watch out for Justin and Noah," Cameron warned, "They seem to have it out for each other, so I'd try not to get involved."
"Sir! Yes, sir!" Brick replied.
"Diiismissed!" Sam shouted, making them all lower their arms from the salutes.
With that, all three of the returning contestants followed Chef backstage.
Bridgette, Dakota, and Owen all looked towards the audience to say their parting words.
"That's all the time we have on the Total Drama…"
"…Avengeance Aftermath…"
"…Halfway Special!"
"I'm Bridgette!"
"I'm Dakota!"
"And I'm Owen!"
"And we'll see you next time!" All three announced at the same time, causing the audience to applaud until the episode ended.
Backstage
Meanwhile, Chef and the three contestants were making their way through the backstage area, with Chef leading Trent, Cody, and Brick, in that order.
Right before they were about to exit the studio, Brick was stopped when a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"Hey, Brickhead," he heard a familiar voice say.
The Cadet turned around to see Jo leaning towards him and giving him a kiss on the cheek…and then a punch to the arm.
"Good luck out there," she told him with a wink and a smirk.
Brick smiled back at her while rubbing his slightly pained arm.
"Thanks, Jo," he said with a nod before turning back and walking out the exit.
Once he was gone, Jo's smirk turn to a small frown.
"You better treat him right, Anne Maria," she said to herself, "Or else, I'm gonna kick your hair-spraying, fake-tanned butt to Jupiter."
References
[1] - If you couldn't tell, the outfit that Izzy was wearing was the same outfits that the Courtney, Lindsay, and Heather had to wear during the Caveman movie challenge in Total Drama Action.
[2] - I actually copied that scene from a similar scene in ShadyVox's Sonic X Abridged episode 1. Hilarious!
[3] - Yep! That's true. Google it if you don't believe me or Harold.
Wow! That was friggin' long! So, the three contestants entering or reentering the season are Brick, Cody, and Trent! Whoo! That was a trying episode. If it was a real episode, it would probably be an hour-long episode. I don't know about you guys, but I've always wanted a single episode in the middle of the season to be an hour-long. I guess that's why I did this Halftermath special.
He's an announcement regarding the close future of this story, although, if you've read my journal entries on DeviantArt, you probably know this already. Now, don't get scared, I AM FINISHING THIS STORY! Ahem... but, since I'm back in school now, updates may slow down. I'll definitely try to update at least once a month during this and the next semester. But, rest assured, this story will be finished, or my name isn't CHOCOLATE THUNDA! Also, I'm sorry that I took so long with this chapter, but I hope you all appreciate all of the time and energy that it took me to write this chapter even while I was on summer vacation.
Also, for those of you who asked questions, I hope you all appreciated the answers that the contestants gave as much as I appreciated receiving your questions, which is a lot!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go ice my fingers after typing over 10,000 words. 13 episodes down, 13 to go, baby! See you guys in Chapter 30!