"Greetings one and all," Chris announced from his usual announcing point. "We are really in the homestretch now with six campers remaining. However, before we can continue that I've got some good news. I've been informed that Total Drama Aftermath is finally up and running. Let's watch!"
The scene switched to the set of Total Drama Aftermath. The lights were on and the audience was full. Sitting on the couch was Izzy in a red dress and a blond wig.
"Hi everyone, and welcome to Total Drama Aftermath!" she announced. "Let's say hello our first guest, Courtney."
"Izzy, what are you doing here?" Courtney asked as she stepped on stage.
"Izzy? Who's Izzy?" the hostess asked. "My name is Blaineley."
Suddenly an anvil swung down at her. Izzy had to roll out of the way to avoid it.
"Hey, I told you guys to turn that thing off!" she shouted up. "Anyways, Courtney, why don't you give us your thoughts on the remaining campers?"
"Oh, that Duncan makes me so mad!" Courtney exclaimed as she sat down. "I finally thought that we could work something out, then he starts hanging out with Lindsay. Keep in mind that this is the girl who kissed him. He's such an insensitive jerk!"
"Makes you glad that you got back together, doesn't it?" Izzy exclaimed. "But we don't have time to hear your answer, because now we're bringing on Tyler!"
The jock stepped onto the stage and waved at the audience.
"So, Tyler, what do you feel about the six campers left?" Izzy asked.
"I don't have anything against them," Tyler answered. "But Lindsay sure has taken it pretty hard that I got voted off. I really hope that she can pull herself together."
"That's the worst of your fears?" Courtney exclaimed. "Look at her she's always with Duncan; those two are getting way too close and there's nothing we can do!"
"Wow, paranoid much?" Tyler scoffed.
"Thank you, Tyler," Izzy said. "But we've got to move on to Noah now!"
The know-it-all stepped out with a book in his hands.
"Noah, how does it feel to be eliminated?" Izzy asked.
"Whatever," Noah replied. "I don't have to do those stupid challenges anymore."
"Any thoughts on the other contestants?" Izzy asked.
"Meh," Noah responded.
"Are you and Trent more than 'just friends?'" Izzy asked.
"I thought we agreed we weren't going to discuss that," Noah hissed.
"Alright, alright," Izzy sighed. "And besides, it's time for our next guest, Ezekiel!"
The homeschooled boy walked out and was followed by a nurse. He still had the green glow around him, but other than that he looked normal.
"Hi Zekie," Izzy giggled. "Seeing your monstrous transformation reminded me why I fell for you in the first place."
Ezekiel looked panicked when he saw Izzy and started to back up.
"Wait, don't go!" Izzy called. "I just wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Fine," Ezekiel sighed as he sat down.
Noah, Courtney, and Tyler all moved away from him.
"So, what's one thing you can say you've gained from doing this show?" Izzy asked.
"I got superpowers, eh!" Ezekiel exclaimed. "Check this out."
He then fired a ball of green fire into the air. The nurse looked like she didn't approve and began scribbling notes down.
"Wow!" Izzy exclaimed. "That's hot!"
"Can we move on, eh?" Ezekiel asked not liking Izzy's stare on him.
"Oh alright," she sighed. "Our final guest today is, Leshawna!"
The large girl stepped onto the stage and smiled at everyone.
"Leshanwa, you were on the longest of everyone here," Izzy said. "Who do you think is going to win this?"
"That's a tough call," Leshawna said. "Beth is a real sweetie, but I don't think she's going to be able to take on the others. Bridgette and Geoff both have potential if they could get over each other and actually focus on the contest. And as for you, Courtney, you have got to tell your man to lay off Lindsay before he makes things worse."
"You think I don't want to?" Courtney snapped.
"And that's all the time we have," Izzy exclaimed. "Till next time, I'm Blaineley."
As she finished a hammer swung by and nearly hit her.
"What did I tell you guys!" Izzy shouted.
The scene then returned to Chris.
"Well, wasn't that interesting?" Chris exclaimed. "Now on to our show. We've got six remaining campers all eager to get their hands on the million dollar prize. Trent and Beth are left without a leader now that Leshawna's gone. But Duncan's doing his best to keep Lindsay as bad as possible. How will this result? Let's watch and find out."
Beth was the first to wake up on the girls' side. She paced around nervously as she glanced at the sleeping Bridgette and Lindsay. Bridgette would normally be doing her yoga by now, but the show had left her so exhausted that even she couldn't find the energy to get up. Eventually it was Lindsay who woke up first.
The two girls looked at each other for a while then Lindsay said, "Hello, Beth."
"Hi, Lindsay," Beth replied.
Lindsay got up and started working on her makeup.
"Um…Lindsay I was wondering, are we still friends?" Beth asked.
Lindsay was silent.
Beth continued, "Because I`ve always considered you my best friend. And I would never do something like lock you with a mutant. "
"Look, Beth," Lindsay said, "I've got a lot on my mind; can't we discuss this later?"
Lindsay's Confessional
I'm still angry at everyone for voting off Skyler, but Beth makes it really hard to be angry. Sometimes I wish that things could be simple again…but the new Lindsay isn't a simple girl, she's complexicated.
Meanwhile in the boys' quarters, Trent was trying to talk to Duncan.
"I don't understand why you're working with Lindsay," Trent said. "She's confused right now and you're just making things worse."
"Hey, at this point in the game you've got to do whatever it takes," Duncan protested. "I'm doing the best thing to get me that million dollars."
"But it's wrong," Trent said.
"Look, I don't know where you got the idea that I care about right and wrong, but I don't," Duncan scoffed.
Duncan left the base and headed for Chef's. Trent sighed as he and Geoff followed.
Beth had left Lindsay and was walking with Bridgette now.
"I think that you need to give Geoff a chance," Beth said. "He loves you and you love him. I don't see why you have to make this so complicated."
"Beth, can you just drop it?" Bridgette sighed. "I want to have things back the way they were with Geoff, but that's just not possible with the way he's acting."
"But he's not acting any different," Beth persisted. "You're just seeing him differently because of the new situation you're both in."
"Look, I said drop it," Bridgette said as she walked ahead.
Beth's Confessional
I'm not having much luck making Lindsay nice again, or helping Bridgette and Geoff. The life of a good friend is difficult and stressful.
The campers ate their breakfast; there was minimal talking between them. Beth tried to remain upbeat, but everyone else ate their food with grave expressions.
"Good morning, final six!" Chris announced as he entered. "I've got some presents for you."
"Ooh, presents!" Lindsay exclaimed as she ran ahead.
Chris presented each of the contestants with a tie-dyed shirt.
"Um, this really isn't my style," Lindsay said.
"And I don't think these are very good quality," Beth added. "It looks like all the dye would wash right out if I put this in the washing machine."
"Very good observation, Beth," Chris said. "These shirts will be absolutely ruined if they get wet; so you're challenge today is to keep them dry."
"That's it?" Beth asked.
"No, don't say that!" Trent called, but Chris was already smiling mischievously.
"Actually, I checked with the weather forecast and we'll be expecting a major downpour at noon," Chris said. "Then at three, Big Tommy is going to hit."
"Who's Big Tommy?" Lindsay asked.
"That is the name of a sort of mini-tsunami that is known in this area," Chris explained. "It'll engulf the island in water so you better be prepared. The first person to have his or her shirt ruined is out of the contest. No voting, no ceremony, no marshmallow, simple as that. I encourage you to play as dirty as possible. And…go!"
The campers all eyed each other carefully. They exited the cabin and looked around for anything they could use to their advantage.
"When that wave hits, we'd better be somewhere high," Bridgette said as she looked at Geoff. "That's going to be a problem for Geoff since he can't climb."
"I can to," Geoff argued.
"Oh yeah, I bet you can't do this," Bridgette said as she launched herself onto the roof.
Geoff tried to climb up after her, but Bridgette kicked away a piece of the edge of the roof. This allowed for left over rainwater to drip down to where Geoff was climbing. He quickly let go and rolled out of the way.
"Hey, that was dirty!" he called at her.
"You heard, Chris," Bridgette replied.
"Guys, stop fighting," Beth urged.
Neither heard her.
"I'm going to get you," Geoff threatened. "You are so going home today."
"You don't have a chance against me," Bridgette mocked as she jumped down and ran into the woods.
Trent had noticed that Lindsay and Duncan weren't in the vicinity anymore.
"We'd better stay close, Beth," he said, but then realized that Beth was chasing after Geoff.
"Oooh, look at what I found," Lindsay exclaimed as she held up a hoes. "Prepare to get wet, Tristan!"
She pulled the nozzle, but nothing happened.
"Huh, what's wrong with this?" Lindsay said as she held it up to her eye.
"Don't, idiot!" Duncan exclaimed as she slapped it out of her hand.
The hose immediately started spraying everywhere. The three teens dodged the splashes and dove for cover. Trent hid behind the cabin while Duncan and Lindsay took shelter on the other side. Eventually Duncan risked running forward and grabbing the hose.
"I've got an idea," he said to Lindsay.
Beth struggled to keep up with Geoff. The boy had found a couple buckets full of water that he intended to use on Bridgette.
"I don't think that you should try to get Bridgette eliminated," Beth said. "Then you won't see her anymore and you won't be able to make up."
"I don't want to make up with her," Geoff said. "She's just too stubborn."
Both stopped when Beth stepped in a puddle. It sent a splash up, but they were able to protect their shirts.
"No doubt Bridgette set that up for us," Geoff scoffed.
The two walked more carefully now as they looked around for Bridgette.
"Up there!" Beth gasped as she spotted Bridgette in a tree.
The girl was holding another pail of water and was ready to dump it on them. Beth's warning had given Geoff enough time to get out of the way though.
"What was that for, Beth?" Bridgette complained. "I almost had him."
"You've got to stop fighting each other," Beth continued to protest.
"When are you going to stop that?" Bridgette sighed.
"I won't stop until you two are back together," Beth declared.
"Then I'll have to be sure I get Geoff eliminated today," Bridgette said as she tossed another pail of water down at them.
Trent had crept away from the cabin and into the woods now. His goal was to get to the mountain before the island was engulf in water.
"There he is!" exclaimed Lindsay.
As soon as she had spoken Trent saw something crash into a tree in front of him and explode into water. He shot a glance back and saw that Duncan was armed with water balloons. Trent ran ahead as Duncan continued to toss the balloons at him. Many explosions of water nearly hit him, but he managed to evade them.
"Come on, Trent, just let me hit you," Duncan growled in annoyance.
Trent looked ahead and gasped as she realized he'd want straight to a creek. He glanced back and saw that Duncan and Lindsay were quickly approaching.
He grabbed a vine and exclaimed, "If Izzy can do it then so can I."
Using the vine he swung himself across the creek and landed on the other side.
"Come on, let's follow him," Duncan said as he arrived.
"Ooh, ooh, me first," Lindsay exclaimed as she grabbed the vine.
"Erm, maybe we should just go around the long way," Duncan decided.
Duncan's Confessional
Lindsay is the perfect partner for me since she'll do anything I say without asking. But on the other hand, it's a miracle that she hasn't gotten herself eliminated so far.
"Ha, take this!" Bridgette exclaimed as she used a stick to shoot a spray of water from a river.
Beth and Geoff dived into the bushes to avoid the splash.
"I don't see why we can't just all talk," Beth was continuing. "We're all friends."
"Seriously, Beth, just give it a rest," Geoff sighed as he filled up his bucket.
Before he had chance to launch it, Bridgette kicked it out of his hands. It shot up and dumped water down. Both rolled away to avoid it.
"Oh, hey guys!" Beth called.
"Not now, Beth!" they both shouted as they reached for their buckets.
Both kept a firm eye on each other as they filled up again. Geoff splashed his bucket as he pulled it up, but Bridgette pulled back.
"But, you have to—" Beth tried again.
"Not now!" they repeated as they both launched their buckets of water.
They were getting dangerously close and their pants had gained a few damp spots so far.
"It's almost noon!" Beth shouted.
That got their attention.
"We need shelter," Geoff exclaimed.
"I'll find it first," Bridgette declared.
The two raced off into the woods. Beth sighed then chased after Bridgette.
"Where did he get to?" Duncan muttered as he and Lindsay explored the forest.
"Did you hear that?" Lindsay gasped as the sound of thunder rumbled.
They looked up and saw that thick clouds were clumping together. Trent meanwhile was nearby and holding his breath that they wouldn't see him. He was clinging to the back of a tree.
"I see him!" Lindsay exclaimed as she began to pelt water balloons wildly.
An angry racoon exited the bush and shook his fist and her.
"Oops," she said.
"We'd better find cover for now, it's almost noon," Duncan said.
Trent knew that he had to find shelter too. He quickly made this way from tree to tree looking for protection. Eventually he spotted an enormous leaf that looked big enough to cover him.
"I'm sure that Noah would say something about how this isn't indigenous," Trent sighed. "But he's not around."
Beth and Bridgette were huddled together under a large shrub as the rain began to pour down.
"Geoff really is trying to do what's best," Beth said. "You've pushed him so it's hard for him to know what the right path is."
"Really, Beth, I've done nothing wrong," Bridgette sighed. "I was just trying my hardest and Geoff didn't like that for some reason."
"Have you thought about how that might have changed you?" Beth suggested.
Bridgette didn't get a chance to answer, because just then Geoff attacked. He was holding a pair of branches. One he was using to cover himself and the other he was using as a sword. He swung it to remove the shrub and let the rain fall over Bridgette.
"Quick, I've got an idea," Bridgette said as she uprooted the shrub. "Sorry little plant guy."
Beth and Bridgette held the plant above their heads as they ran from Geoff. Miraculously their shirts were still mostly dry.
"I bet that if you and Geoff had a serious conversation without letting your tempers get in the way," Beth continued.
"Now is not the time, Beth," Bridgette said as she ran.
Lindsay and Duncan had found a large tree to give them shelter. Duncan still held his water balloons ready as he looked out for any signs of the other campers. Trent had to be careful to sneak past him. He held the large leaf on an angle to keep out the water but block him off from Duncan. He made slow steady movements whenever Duncan had his head turned.
"Is that leaf moving?" Lindsay exclaimed.
"Yeah right," Duncan scoffed. "I'm not wasting any more balloons on some racoon."
Trent let out a sigh of relief as he continued to sneak past. Once he was out of their sight, he made his way towards the mountain. It took a while since he was still taking slow careful strides, but he eventually arrived. By then the rain had lightened up and the sun was beginning to shine again. He dropped the leaf and began to climb the slippery rocks. He pulled himself up onto a ledge and found a small tunnel.
"Perfect," he exclaimed as he crawled inside.
Bridgette and Geoff had continued to spend their time futilely trying to soak the other one.
"Um, Bridgette, maybe we should head for the mountain now," Beth suggested. "You know, get to higher grounds."
"Hang on, I'm pretty sure that I'll have Geoff soaked soon," Bridgette declared as she swung another pail of water him.
Beth sighed and turned away. She felt that she had failed again and there was nothing she could do to help Geoff and Bridgette. Slowly she made her way to the mountain. She climbed up an edge where she found a small passage.
"Well, this should keep me safe," she sighed to herself.
It was nearing three went Duncan and Lindsay arrived at the mountain. They spotted the tunnel that Trent had hid in and looked inside.
"There he is!" Lindsay exclaimed.
"Crap," Trent groaned as Duncan began tossing balloons at him.
Trent retreated deeper into the tunnel. It was surprisingly deep and Trent kept trudging through the darkness. Duncan continued to through water balloon, but he soon realized his mistake.
"We can't go any farther," he sighed. "If we do we'll be crawling through the water from the balloons."
Once again Trent let out a sigh of relief.
It was dangerously close to three now and Bridgette and Geoff realized that they needed a place for shelter. Both dropped their buckets and rushed for the mountain.
"Prepare to get drenched, Geoff," Bridgette said. "I don't think there's any way you can dodge a tsunami."
Geoff didn't reply and just kept running. Both of them arrived at the same spot at the same time.
"In here!" Beth called from her hole.
Both climbed up to meet her, but it was clear that only one would fit in with Beth.
"Step aside," Bridgette said as she shoved Geoff away.
"Now wait a minute," Geoff said. "You've been going on about how you've been trying your best so we can win together, and now you're going to just save yourself and leave me?"
"That was before I realized what a jerk you were," Bridgette said. "The fact is that you don't have a shot at winning and you don't deserve it with your attitude."
"Oh yeah, well I don't think an overreacting freak like you deserves it either," Geoff retorted.
Beth was getting angrier and angrier as she heard them argue; finally she couldn't keep it pent up anymore.
"Well you both shut up!" she screamed. "I've tried to be nice, but it's obvious that that's not working. You both love each other but you're too thick-headed to accept that after one argument! Geoff, your girlfriend was only trying to do what was best for you and couldn't accept it when she got carried away. And you Bridgette have spent so much time trying to win that you've forgotten who you trying to help in the first place, the laid back guy who doesn't even care about winning. You had something beautiful together but you ruined it! And now it's almost too late to fix it."
Beth immediately covered her mouth as she realized how angry she had been. Bridgette and Geoff looked at each other with extreme sorrow.
"Bridgette…" Geoff said.
"Geoff…" Bridgette replied.
"I'm sorry," the both whispered softly.
"I shouldn't have let myself get so carried away," Bridgette said with tears forming in her eyes. "It's so unlike me, I should have realized that you wouldn't like that."
"No, I should have understood that you deserved to win," Geoff sighed. "Go on, that wave will be hear any minute and you deserve this chance."
The large wave was already approaching out of the ocean and beginning to swallow the beach.
"No, Geoff," Bridgette cried, "I've been terrible, please let like me take the blow."
Geoff smiled sweetly at her and said, "I don't care about winning, remember? But you do."
"I care about you more," Bridgette said with tears rolling down her cheeks now. "And I should have accepted that earlier."
"I'll always care about you," Geoff said. "But you'll make me happiest if you take this chance."
With that he slid back down the mountain and allowed for the water to wash over him. Bridgette had crept in with Beth for protection. Once the wave had crashed back down; the island was left partially flooded. Geoff stood at the base in the mountain with his shirt dripping water and ink.
"And we have a loser!" Chris announced from his helicopter.
Geoff shot another smile at Bridgette who smiled back.
Later that night the campers had gathered around the campfire again.
"What is the point of this?" Duncan scoffed. "We already know that Geoff is the one going home."
"I'm just trying to keep things official," Chris said as Geoff stood up. "Okay, Geoff you lost the challenge, you must leave for ever, give up the million dollars, yada yada yada. See ya!"
Bridgette ran up to Geoff and gave him a tight hug.
"You win this for me, okay?" Geoff whispered to her.
Geoff boarded the Boat of Losers as everyone waved good-bye to him. Then Bridgette turned to Beth and gave her another hug.
"Thank you so much," Bridgette exclaimed. "I really needed a friend like you who wouldn't give up."
Beth smiled, but the she looked at Lindsay. The blond girl was looking down, she seemed a bit sad. Then she looked up and she had her new angry expression on. Beth sighed as she slowly made her way back to her quarters.
"And that leaves us with five," Chris exclaimed. "Duncan and Lindsay scheming, Beth trying to help, and Trent and Bridgette…uh, just being themselves. Who will win, who will lose? The stakes just keep getting bigger and the challenges will just keep getting more dramatic, so be sure to tune in next week on Total Drama Revenge of the Island."