Last time on Total Drama Island; a talent contest brought out the worst in our competitors as they showcased their pathetic talents in an attempt to win immunity for their team. On the Killer Bass, the team's best talent was yodeling until Katie stepped up to the plate and danced an amazing number, one that won her team the challenge. Meanwhile, the Screaming Gophers were pitted against each other; with Heather having Justin work as a spy to watch Gwen and Trent. When it came time for Trent's talent show performance, he totally choked, blowing his performance and humiliating Gwen, the girl he wrote the song for. In the end, the Screaming Gophers lost and were torn on whether to send Lindsay or Trent home. At the elimination ceremony, it was Lindsay who was talking a stroll down the dock of shame. Who will be the next one to walk off this crappy dock? Find out tonight, in the most dramatic marshmallow ceremony ever, on Total, Drama, Island!
"Campers," Chris announced as the contestants were seated around the bonfire ceremony, listening to the host explain today's challenge, "Today's challenge will test your outdoor survival skills. I'm not gonna lie to you," He admitted, "Some of you may not come back alive. Some of the heavier ones anyway," Chris claimed, staring at Owen, causing the heavy teen to gasp in fear. "Ha-ha, just joking. All you have to do is spend one night in the woods. Everything you need to survive the night is at your team's campsite in the forest; you just have to find it." Chris stated, pulling out two maps and compasses; tossing one pair to Duncan and one to Heather. Courtney viciously whipped around and gripped the items right out of Duncan's hands, angrily making a face at the male.
"Oh, and watch out for bears," Chris warned, "Lost a couple of interns in preproduction. First team back for breakfast wins invincibility." Chris used a sound horn to signal the start of the challenge as several campers started making their way to the woods.
"I'm used to being in the woods; I went camping all the time with my grandpa! He taught me everything I know today about camping. Maybe if we're lucky we can even get to go fishing!" Owen expressed optimistically.
"Yeah man, that'd be sick!" Geoff mentioned, passing by Owen and high-fiving him.
"Yeah, and maybe if we're lucky we can even get a severe case of Lyme's disease or Sleeping sickness!" Heather stated sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"Oh come on Heather, loosen up, its fun!" Owen encouraged, Heather ignoring the large male and strutted away.
"Don't let her get you down; she's just cranky because we lost the last challenge." Justin comforted Owen, following his team into the woods. Izzy approached Cody and jumped out in front of him, scaring him momentarily and causing him to scream.
"Ahaha, sorry, it was just too irresistible!" Izzy apologized. Cody's freaked out expression was still plastered on his face and Izzy laughed again,
"Are you scared about going in to woods?" She asked jokingly.
"S-scared?" He responded, breaking the face, "Not at all. I'm totally ready for today's challenge!" Cody lied, putting on his best brave act.
"Well that's good," Izzy acknowledged, "Come on let's go!"
"Scared," Cody whispered, following Izzy, "More like terrified." As the Gopher team headed into the woods, the Bass team followed behind Courtney, who had the map.
"This way Bass, just follow my lead." Courtney instructed.
"Yo eh," Ezekiel spoke up, "I think I should be in charge of this challenge. I know tons about the wilderness."
"While you might be useful, I'm an experienced CIT. I think I can move a group through the woods without any help, thanks." Courtney shot the boy down hard, making him feel a bit rejected as the group headed out.
Ezekiel Confessional
"I'm an important member of this team, eh! Courtney never gives me a chance to showcase what I can do, but I'll show her! I swear it eh!"
Trent Confessional
"I don't know what it is but Gwen's been avoiding me lately. It's weird; ever since I performed that song for her she's barely even spoken to me. Right after that night in front of the cabin, Heather said something to her and she started freaking out. Maybe she doesn't really like me. That'd suck, because I'm crazy about Gwen! She's definitely the girl for me. Maybe she's having a personal issue?"
Gwen strolled behind the main group; her shoulders hunched and head down, clearly upset.
Heather turned her head to see Trent staring at her, clearly concerned.
"Don't bother with it." She advised. "You'll just make it worse, assuming you haven't already screwed things up enough with her."
"I don't get it, what did I do to her!?" Trent shouted, frustrated.
"Oh, you mean she didn't tell you?" Heather revealed, grinning deviously, "She said she was completely embarrassed by the song you performed for her. You practically humiliated her in front of the whole camp."
"Aw, it wasn't that bad, I liked it!" Owen interjected happily.
"Listen here you tub of lard, shut your mouth before you say something you'll regret." Heather screeched through sealed lips, and Owen zipped his at Heather's intimidating threat and continued walking with group. Behind him, Izzy and Cody were chatting up a storm,
"There was also this one time he swallowed a sword and it went so far down his throat you could see it coming out of his leg! It was so gross and amazing all at the same time!"
"Wow Izzy, you sure have a lot of great stories. I'd love to hear some more once we reach our campsite." Cody said sincerely, smiling.
"Aw, you two are so cute!" Beth exclaimed, "You two should totally get together!" The pair blushed, still following behind Heather.
"Oh, and Trent," Beth called, "I think you should definitely go talk to Gwen!" Trent smiled at the girl and responded,
"Thanks Beth, I think I will." Trent slowed his pace to match Gwen's, insuring that he caught up with her. Meanwhile, Noah clenched to Justin's arm as his friend dragged him along at the back of the group.
"How much longer!?" Noah complained, "I can't take much more of this, I didn't even know the camp ground was this big!"
"We'd get there faster if you'd actually walk instead of forcing me to carry you." Justin nagged, but Noah ignored him.
"Hey," Owen said, stepping in, "If you want, you can just jump on my back. I've got plenty of energy today; I don't know what it is!" The large boy exclaimed. Noah accepted his offer, thanking the male and hopping onto his back while a very pleased Justin rushed ahead to catch up with Heather.
"There you are." Heather scowled, whispering into Justin's ear as he approached her, "We have to talk strategy. There are already several people check marked on my vote off list and I want to start thinking of ways I can get rid of them."
"Listen Heather, not to contradict you or anything, but why are you being so harsh? Can't you just focus on the team instead of yourself?"
"What?" Heather snapped, "How dare you! Do you know what I'm doing here? I'm here to win, not make friends with this bunch of losers. And you know the reason Lindsay was kicked off? It was because of me! That could be you next if you ever say something like that to me again." Heather warned, turning away from the boy to end the conversation.
Heather Confessional
"Justin just doesn't get it. He can't look past being nice and creating friendships to see the big picture; me. If he wants to remain a part of this alliance and stay in the competition, he'll listen from now on."
Owen Confessional
"Heather's being really bossy and demanding today. Maybe she's on one of those things girls get every month. What are they called, exclamations or something, right?"
"This way team!" Courtney shouted; leading the Killer Bass team confidently, as if she knew where she was going.
"That's not what it says on the map, eh." Ezekiel corrected, peaking over Courtney's shoulder.
"Listen here, do we have to have this conversation again? I'm a CIT; I think I know what I'm doing." She responded.
"I'm not dumb, eh, even if I was homeschooled, I can read a map. We're supposed to be going this way, eh." Ezekiel pointed the opposite direction of the way Courtney was leading them, but she just scoffed,
"Fine, if you think you know the right way, go ahead and go where you want. I'm going this way." Courtney stopped for a second to see Ezekiel leave the group before Duncan spoke up,
"I'm with home school over here. If he says he knows the way to go, I'm with him." Duncan approached Ezekiel and walked behind him to show his support. Katie and Sadie looked at each other and nodded, also joined Ezekiel and Duncan. Eva looked reluctant, but agreed to follow Ezekiel.
"Whatever," Courtney growled, "My group, this way!" She instructed, only having Bridgette, Geoff, and DJ left.
"Wow eh, thanks for sticking with me guys." Ezekiel thanked.
"No problem home school." Duncan shrugged, "I managed to snag this from Courtney though, so lead away." Duncan pulled out the map from his back pocket and handed to Ezekiel, allowing him to thoroughly study it. The male began walking; his group following closely behind him. Meanwhile, Courtney's group was heading deeper and deeper into the forest, the amount of sunlight they had dimming.
"You sure were going the right way?" Geoff questioned, unsure if he made the right decision to follow Courtney.
"Of course, I have the map don't I?" Courtney stated, checking her pockets.
"Is something wrong?" Bridgette asked, noticing Courtney starting to panic.
"I can't find the map! I had a few minutes ago!" Courtney shouted, but her panic suddenly turned to anger as she realized what had happened,
"Ezekiel! Ugh, that jerk, that map was mine!"
"Don't worry about it yo, you're a CIT, you can get us through this." DJ said optimistically.
"Yeah, um, right."
"Hey look!" Owen exclaimed, "A fork in the tree!" He flung the plastic fork on the tree, getting amusement out of it shaking.
"Keep moving lunch box, I think we're almost to the camp site." Noah urged, Owen obeying what he said.
"So, what do you think of the other campers here?" Owen asked; attempting to make conversation. Noah chose his words carefully, as Owen was probably best friends with everyone.
"They're all great." He lied.
"Oh yeah, I know!" Owen agreed, "But Heather's bringing me down a bit. She's all about being serious and winning, it's scary."
"Well this is a competition. If you weren't so carefree you might be able to take the game seriously too." Noah pointed out, no harm intended.
"I guess you're right." Owen said, taking a moment to think. As Owen thought, he overheard Gwen and Trent.
"Are you sure you're okay? You don't want to talk?" Trent asked.
"Yes Trent, I'm fine. I just want to be left alone." Gwen motioned for the boy to leave, but there was no need as Heather had stopped the group.
"We're here. Beth, Noah, Justin, and I will set up the tent. The rest of you need to go look for food." Heather commanded, separating the group. When the other group was gone, Heather called the three that she made stay over to her,
"Listen here you three. I kept you here because I can depend on you and your vote, right?"
"I don't know Heather; you haven't been very friendly lately." Beth commented as she started putting stakes in the ground for the tent. Noah also gave Heather a questionable look, but Heather explained,
"Hey guys, I know I haven't been the nicest person around recently, but it's only because I'm doing what's best for the team," She explained, "You'd do the same if you were in my position, right?"
"I suppose so." Noah agreed.
"Great!" Heather cheered, "Now let's finish setting up this tent!"
Heather Confessional
"Who knew telling a couple of lies would get two more suckers on my side? Oh wait, I did! This is just too much fun."
Courtney Confessional
"No matter what anyone says, I knew where I was going. Ezekiel screwed me up when he took the map. If he hadn't, I could have easily guided us to the camp. But no, because of him, we were lost."
"It's really dark in here." Bridgette squeaked; breathing heavier every second as they traveled deeper into thicker parts of the woods.
"You okay Bridge?" Geoff asked, concerned.
"I-I-I don't like being in the forest, especially in the dark, ominous forest." Bridgette whispered, flinching in the dark.
"Hey, it's okay. Just close your eyes and let me lead you." Geoff spoke softly, calming Bridgette as she took his hand and tightly shut her eyes.
"Do you guys mind?" Courtney snapped, "I can't even think about where were going if you keep yammering on back there."
"You sure you know where you're going?" DJ commented, much to the annoyance of Courtney. Finally, Courtney snapped and admitted the truth,
"Fine! I don't know where to go! Ezekiel took the map and now we're lost!" DJ and Geoff gathered around Courtney to glare at her, only to have her crack a half smile at them and talk,
"Let's set up camp here?" Away from Courtney and her group, Katie and Sadie were laughing at a joke Duncan told as Ezekiel and Eva read over the map.
"We're close," Eva stated, "I just don't know which way to go from here."
"This way eh," Ezekiel pointed out, "It's right around the corner. Check this path on the map; it'll take us right to where we want to go, eh."
"Ah, nice, impressive work home school," Eva complimented dryly, "Let's hurry up and get to the campsite before the CIT shows up and makes us go the other way just because she wants to." The small group of five navigated through the trees and weaved between some bushes for several minutes until they stumbled upon a large open area with a flat tent and bonfire pit.
"Oh my gosh, an actual camp site," Sadie exclaimed, "This is so exciting!"
"I know, where do we start?" Katie agreed, "Oh we should have brought marshmallows!"
"Calm down mutant sisters, we have to set up the camp first." Eva instructed, ordering Ezekiel to get help her get the fire started while Duncan went hunting for food and Katie and Sadie set up the tent.
Ezekiel Confessional
"Told ya'll I could lead this team, eh. I know what I'm doing when it comes to the wilderness. If Courtney woulda just listened to me, eh, she could have been around a warm fire by now."
Eva Confessional
"The Courtney free life is definitely something I can get used to. No nagging, screaming, or fighting within the past hour. Let's hope she gets mauled by a bear or something."
With everything all set up at the Gopher team campsite, Noah and Justin entertained themselves with a card game while Beth braided her hair and Heather read a magazine as they waited for the rest of their team to return with food.
"You bought what Heather said earlier?" Justin asked, whispering as he watched Heather throw down the magazine she had just finished reading and pull another one out of the bag she brought for some reason.
"No way, she's got something planned, I just haven't figured out what." Noah responded curiously, "We need to have an alliance meeting when all of us are back together, sort some things out." Justin nodded at Noah's statement and turned around to see the rest of the team returning.
"It's about time," Heather scolded, "So what did you get?"
"Izzy and I got some blueberries and Trent caught a fish," Cody explained.
"I think Owen caught one too," Trent added, looking around at the group, "Speaking of Owen, where is the big guy? Didn't he come back here earlier?"
"No, did he say he was?" Beth expressed, turning to Trent.
"Well no, but I saw him run this direction. I thought for sure he was headed back here."
Owen Confessional
"Yeah, uh, I kind of got lost following a squirrel I thought I could catch. Ha-ha, yeah, I have to say it wasn't too bad being all alone. I handled it pretty well."
"Wahahah!" Owen cried, "Where are you guys! Come on, this isn't funny!" Owen rushed through the woods, sprinting as fast as he could through the tree branches and mud puddles. His focus was locked directly in front of him, as he figured turning would throw off his sense of direction. He noticed that the more he ran, the deeper into the woods he got and the less sunlight he had. Owen panicked some more and picked up his pace, which was actually a great feat for the big guy. He couldn't slow his movement as he rapidly approached shadows in the distance, gaining less distance on what appeared to be four shadows until he blindly crashed into them, causing them all to scream. Once Owen landed, he recognized some of the screams and decided to speak,
"Geoff?" He asked.
"Whoa, Owen, was that you?"
"Yeah dude, sorry about that! I lost my team and kind of wandered off. What are you guys doing out here."
"Oh you know, just getting pummeled by four hundred pound teenagers, nothing new." Courtney grunted sarcastically, picking herself off of the ground.
"Yeah, again sorry about that," Owen apologized as he started looking at who he was with, "Hey aren't you guys missing a few people?"
"Well, uh, our teammates decided to oppose my great leadership skills and took the map with them when they left." Courtney told a less complicated story that didn't make her look as bad, but Bridgette added,
"Yeah, her leadership skills that managed to get us lost!" Courtney just smiled and nodded her head, thinking of something she say quickly when it hit her,
"Owen! How about you join us? We can work together to find our teams. What do you say?" Courtney asked, complimenting herself on her quick thinking. Owen thought for a moment before slowly nodding; signifying his agreement.
Owen Confessional
"Yeah, I'm all about being friendly and nice, but with the Bass team? I don't know how well my team would take it, especially Heather. She'd have my head on a platter if I was even seen caught talking to one of them! …She isn't going to see this is she?"
"We all set up?" Eva asked, turning to Katie and Sadie and seeing their nodding heads.
"Duncan back yet eh?" Ezekiel questioned, looking around and not seeing him.
"Give him a few more minutes. In the meantime, let's pick out the fastest route back to camp. It'll help us win." Ezekiel approved of Eva's strategy and the two got to work talking about a plan. Katie and Sadie laid on the ground; so busy chatting with each other that they didn't notice the bushes rustling behind them. It was until Duncan emerged screaming his head off that they also joined in on screaming, terrified by Duncan's actions. As they continued yelling, Duncan had stopped and was now laughing his head off.
"What's the big idea Duncan? You just about gave us a heart attack!" Katie scolded, her heart still racing.
"Sorry, sorry, it was just too good." Duncan smiled, giggling.
"Hey," Eva called, "If you ladies are done chatting, get over here." The three did as they were told and gathered around Eva and Ezekiel.
"See this route right here?" Eva guided, pointing out the location on the map. That's the path were taking to get back to game. It's a guaranteed ten minutes faster than any route the Gophers take. Everyone got it?" They all shook their heads, signifying a yes as Eva closed the map and tucked it away in her pocket.
"Good, now let's start a fire and get some rest. We've got to beat those Gophers."
Elsewhere, at wherever Courtney had lead the group, Bridgette was clinging to Geoff for dear life. She was so terrified of the darkness and the woods that she was literally crying through closed eyes.
"Bridgette, relax. We haven't encountered anything that's scary, k? We'll get out of here soon enough." Geoff assured, even if he was unsure of it himself.
"I-I'm fine, r-r-really, I just prefer to not see where I'm going when I'm faced with a super dark forest, that's all."
"Hey, quiet back there," Courtney shushed, "I think I heard something. Follow me and stay close." She demanded. The small group did as they were told and crouched low to ground, just as Courtney was doing. As they scurried along the ground, they brushed past bushes and sticks. As DJ was bringing up the rear, he brushed along a prickly bush and began screaming radically,
"SNAKE, SNAKE!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, a bear popped his head up and began roaring. All at once, half of the Bass team and Owen all echoed the same shouting and sprinted away quickly.
"Smooth move DJ, now look at us!" Courtney snapped, still running.
"I'm sorry yo, I thought I touched a snake!"
"Leave the dude alone, at least he didn't get us lost." Geoff commented, defending DJ.
"This is going to be a long night." Bridgette whispered to herself.
"So we're not gonna go look for Owen?" Beth asked, concerned, "He could be in danger!"
"And if he is, it's his fault." Heather responded, tossing her magazine into the fire.
"So we shouldn't worry about him? I don't think that's right. Maybe we should send a search party?" Cody suggested, only to be shot down by Heather's disapproving glare.
"I agree! Let's go send a search party! I mean come on, it's a party!" Izzy cheered, smiling at Cody who grinned back at her.
"Listen to yourselves!" Heather bellowed, "He's obviously just trying to psych us out, fat little tub of lard. He's all about fun and games anyway, he's fine!" She insisted.
Cody and Izzy gave Heather a perplexing look but let the subject drop and hustled over to the fire pit. Meanwhile, Gwen was still refusing to talk to Trent. No matter how many times Trent tried to approach the female, she would always turn away and strut away; looking disappointed. Heather watched out of the corner of her eye as Trent attempted to talk to Gwen once again, only to be rejected. The black haired female made a gag face and stepped over to Justin, gripping him away from the group,
"Justin, I need a favor of you."
"Again Heather? I already told you I was sorry about earlier."
"It's not that. It's Gwen, something's not right with her. I'm putting my trust in you to find out what's up." Justin sighed but nodded his head, not wanted to argue or make Heather upset a second time in one day. The two returned back to the campsite; Heather urging Justin to go to Gwen. The male received the hint and did as he was told; approaching the depressed female,
"Hey Gwen, mind if we talk for a second?" Justin asked in his friendliest voice, smiling. Gwen shrugged her shoulders slowly and grunted the words,
"Why not."
"So, um, what's going on between you and Trent? It seems like your avoiding him." Justin inquired without pushing for too information yet. Upon finishing his sentence, Gwen shot up a bit and her cheeks began tinting red,
"Nothing!" She shouted defensively, "I'm just not in the mood to chat right now, that's all." Justin thought for a second before giggling,
"But you're talking to me, aren't you?" Gwen shot up and even more now, her shoulders no longer hunched. She let out a long huff before spilling out the truth,
"Okay, you caught me. I'm avoiding Trent because I like him." Gwen admitted, but continued, "I'm just too embarrassed to talk to him ever since he sang that song about me. I didn't even think I liked him then, but after he sang about me…I don't know, I just felt something." Before Justin could speak, Gwen interrupted him,
"You won't tell anyone, will you? Will you?" She emphasized.
"Sure, I wo-"
"You swear?!" She cut him off once again.
"Yes Gwen, your secret is safe with me, but you should probably go talk to Trent," He promised, but kept rambling, "I won't even tell Heather even though she asked me to."
"What, Heather?" She reacted swiftly and Justin had to be quick and cover himself up,
"Heather? Yeah, she's been acting crazy lately. I sure won't tell her!" He stammered quickly and excused himself from the conversation, leaving Gwen standing by herself in confusion. Justin waltzed back over to Heather, in a bit of disarray.
"So, what'd you find out?" Heather questioned suddenly.
"Erhm…" Justin stalled; beginning to contemplate if he really should admit to Heather what Gwen had said to him.
"I um, can't tell you." Justin coughed out quietly, hoping Heather misheard him or that'd she let the subject drop.
"What? You can't tell me? I know you didn't just say that, so tell me what she said, now." The black haired female demanded. Justin, gaining more confidence, spoke louder,
"I promised Gwen I wouldn't tell anyone, so I don't know why I'd tell you." He stated proudly, but losing his confidence when Heather began glaring at him. She put her lips up to his ear and whispered a few words,
"I told you you'd regret crossing me again. Say goodbye to your camp experience." Heather strutted away menacingly, not even looking back over her shoulder to look at Justin.
Justin Confessional
"I've never been so scared and proud of myself at the same time before. It makes me feel…anxious. I'm dead meat."
"It feels like we've been walking for hours, the suns even gone now." Owen complained; something that wasn't usual for the large boy.
"Fine, I guess we can stop here and sleep between the bushes or something." Courtney obliged, too tired to make a rude comment. Behind them a few feet, Geoff and Bridgette were still catching up to the group. Geoff continued escorting Bridgette until they were right next to Courtney and the gang.
"It's good Bridgette, we're here." Geoff stated, releasing her hand and allowing her to open her eyes.
"Wow, thanks Geoff. You're a really great person for helping me like that. I won't forget it." Bridgette gave the male a welcoming smile before trying to find a comfortable spot on the ground. As Bridgette had said earlier, tonight was going to be long.
Eva Confessional
"I would never admit this in front of my team, but sleeping in the woods was hard. I mean, I wasn't scared like that Ezekiel probably was, but it just, uh, exhausted my energy. Screw this!" Eva kicked open the confessional door and stormed out of it.
Eva quivered in fear in the tent as her teammates slept soundly around her. As she said, she would never admit it to her team, but Eva was secretly afraid of nighttime in the dark woods. As she sat up and studied who she was with, she noticed Duncan was missing. The athletic female stepped out of the tent and immediately spotted Duncan sitting around the campfire; gazing at the stars. Eva approached the boy and he turned around and noticed her, giving a small way.
"Couldn't sleep?" He asked quietly, turning his head back to the sky.
"Er, somewhat. What's it matter to you anyway? Why aren't you sleeping?" Eva inquired defensively. Duncan remained seated for a moment before answering,
"I'm not asleep because I don't want to be. Simple as that."
"Getting some thinking done?" Eva inched closer to Duncan and took a seat on the ground several feet away from him.
"Yeah, I need to clear my thoughts sometimes." Eva suddenly shivered and Duncan noticed,
"So you are scared, huh? Don't worry about it, we all have something that freaks us out. I wouldn't worry too much about anything attacking us though; I have this place pretty well guarded. And remember, we never had this conversation." Duncan assured. For the first time since she was at camp, Eva gave him a genuine smile and headed back to her tent. Before stepping inside, she mentioned something to Duncan,
"You know, if you like that kid on the Gopher team you should go after him."
Heather stood up and moaned in pain, picking herself up out of the dirt and rubbing her eyes as the sun peaked through the trees.
"Oh no!" Heather screamed, waking up half of her team.
"Whoa, where's the fire?" Noah stated sarcastically, not to the amusement of Heather.
"This is no time for jokes twerp, it's already morning and we haven't moved yet. GET UP AND LET'S GO!" Heather commanded loudly, packing up her bag and hustling away into the forest as he team frantically trailed behind her.
"Wait Heather!" Cody called from behind, sprinting to catch up to the teen, "We still need Owen!"
"That tub of lard can find his own way back because I am not losing this challenge because of him!" She replied coldly, continuing to run.
Duncan, Eva, Ezekiel, Sadie, and Katie all caught their breathes as they arrived back at camp, absolutely exhausted.
"Congrats Bass team," Chris greeted, "Or should I say, half of the Bass team. In order to win you need your whole team here. I guess we'll just have to wait for them to show up. The Bass's sighed in frustration as they began waiting for someone to arrive.
"Keep up with the pace guys, we have to move!" Courtney snapped, leading DJ, Geoff, and Bridgette towards the camp.
"You're sure we're going the right way this time?" DJ asked.
"Yes, now let's pick it up before Owen wakes up and catches us!" What Courtney was referring to was the event that had taken place earlier that day when the moon was still out. While Owen was asleep, the Bass team met and decided to leave Owen behind and not wake him in an attempt to win the challenge.
"Guys," Geoff announced, "I'm not so sure leaving the big dude behind was such a good idea. He could get lost or-"
"That's a risk we'll have to take to win this challenge," Courtney cut him off, "Sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve success!" The Bass team continued to rush through the forest for what seemed to be an eternity; which in reality was only about fifteen minutes; until they rounded around a tree and came face to face with the Gopher team,
"You guys?" Heather yelled, sounding disgusted, "How did you guys get here? And where's the rest of your team, what, did they get eaten by a bear or something?"
"None of your business Heather." Courtney shouted in exasperated breathes. "Why don't you just focus on running?"
"Oh trust me, I am!" Both teams kicked it into high gear, neck and neck through the trees until an opening signified the camp. Both skidded through the opening and ended up back at the campfire ceremony pit.
"Gopher team, other half of the Bass team, glad you could join us!" Chris greeted again, smiling slyly.
"So who won?" Heather asked out of nowhere.
"Well, it was pretty close, so as long as both teams finished with all of their members, there's gonna be no elimination ceremony tonight!" The Bass team cheered and went to go reunite with each other, some with high fives and others with dirty glares. While the Bass were celebrating, the Gophers remained quiet, knowing they were missing Owen.
"You guys don't have everyone, do you?" Chris observed, beginning to laugh.
"Hey guys, I'm coming don't worry!" An echoing voice chanted from the woods. It was Owen, who was steadily approaching the camp. When he arrived, he began to explain what happened,
"I was trying to follow you guys the whole time but I got tired and couldn't keep up! Why didn't you wait for me?" He questioned, referring to Courtney's group.
"Oh really Owen?" Courtney said, looking confused, "We thought you were with us the whole time."
"Well, regardless, thanks to Owen the Gophers lose the challenge. Guess it's time to send somebody home, oh, and Killer Bass, I want you present at tonight's ceremony for certain reasons, you got that?"
Owen Confessional
"Wow, who knew Heather could be so aggressive? And mean and cruel and hurtful and spineless and…"
Heather Confessional
"That fat piece of shit has seen his last day on Total Drama. EVER!"
At the bonfire ceremony that night, only three marshmallow remained on the silver plate Chris had brought out. Izzy, Noah, Beth, Trent, and Cody had already received their marshmallows and were happily enjoying them in their seats while the Bass team stood awkwardly behind Chris, wondering why they were called there.
"The next marshmallow goes to," The host began; pausing for dramatic effect before continuing, "Gwen." Chris flicked one of the treats off of his plate and into Gwen's hands, the girl looking relieved. Heather turned to stare Owen and Justin, giving them a thumbs down before she was interrupted by Chris announcing Justin's name, flinging the boy a marshmallow and Heather looking shocked.
"Owen, Heather, this is the final marshmallow of the night." Heather frowned and began glaring at Chris, very focused. Owen crossed his fingers and winced from anticipation and anxiety. He had never been so nervous in all of his life.
"The final marshmallow goes to," Chris stared at the two of them before happily announcing the final name, "Heather." Heather smirked and waved farewell to Owen, not a care in the world.
"Aw, so I'm getting kicked off? Well it's been a real blast guys! Hope you all had as much fun as I did!" Owen smiled before taking a walk down the Dock of Shame and hopping onto the Boat of Losers, waving Total Drama Island goodbye as the Gopher team waved back, with the exception of Heather.
Heather Confessional
"It had to be Owen. Even though Justin crossed me, Owen lost us the challenge, something even Justin didn't do. He'll get his though, just wait."
Duncan Confessional
"Eva was right, I just need to go after him! Why didn't I think of that before? Hey, but like I said, I don't have feelings for him, you got that?"
Cody Confessional
"Gee, poor Owen. I knew Heather was cruel, but I didn't think she'd actually get the nicest guy on the Island kicked off! I have to watch myself around her."
"Exciting, right? If you want more excitement and the reasons behind me making the crappy Bass team watch the ceremony, be sure to tune in next time, on Total, Drama, Island!"
Elimination Count; Leshawna, Harold, Tyler, Lindsay, Owen