True: Sup? Miss me? Tee-hee. This should've been up earlier, no excuses. I just haven't felt like writing and I've been pretty exhausted. Yeah, I know, I know. I should have updated. Whatever. xD

"Campers, it's time for your first challenge on TDR! Meet in the mess hall for... ahehe, breakfast, and the announcement of your first challenge!"

Chris's much too ecstatic voice rumbled through the camp, breaking through the peaceful silence of the morning like a knife. "Be there in twenty minutes for your first Total Drama meal."

Meanwhile, Desiree covered her head with a pillow, attempting to block out the noise and groaned, "Five more minutes, Danny..."

Vanessa rolled her eyes, swinging her legs off of her bed and stretching. "Up, Sleeping Beauty, we have to get ready for the first challenge.

The youngest triplet blinked sleepily. "But don't we-"

"I get the shower first," Vanessa interrupted, leaving before the girl had a chance to reply.

Desiree sighed, instead opting to get a few more minute's shut-eye.

"Last time, on Total Drama Redux, the season started by introducing our new campers." Chris clapped his hands together in excitement. "Each contestant has already made their impression on the world, and on their other competitors. The teams were made and friendships formed. Of course, today is when the drama really starts, for friendships are formed, enemies are made, and relationships are blooming!"

The host made a sound that could only be described as a giggle (a manly giggle, mind you) and gave his signature smile. "Stay tuned for this episode of TOTAL. DRAMA. REDUX!"

Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine -shows Chris on the dock, his arms stretched out, motioning to the island-

You guys are on my mind -Ted is eating honey from a bee hive, before hornets come out from the hive, making him run away-

You asked me what I wanted to be -Desiree and Stone are talking to each other, leaning closer to the other, before Vanessa and Leigh pop up in between them-

And now I think the answer is plain to see -Vanessa and Leigh both scowl and drags the two away from each other, making them sigh in annoyance-

I wanna be famous -Sam is reading her book, smiling at her peaceful surroundings, before Dexter plops down beside her-

I wanna live close to the sun -She jumps at the movement. He throws an arm over her shoulder and she blushes-

Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won -Danny and Paul are talking, Danny with his face bright red. Bambi tugs on Paul's sleeve, taking his attention away from Danny. Danny scowls-

Everything to prove, nothing in my way -Konner is flirting with Finley and Ava, making Kanbe and Jose scowl in obvious jealousy. The two girls notice the boys and wave at them, causing them to blush-

I'll get there one day -Jose slowly walks up to a reading Ava. He shoves a bouquet of flowers in her hand as his face flushes in embarrassment-

'Cause, I wanna be famous -Finley is watching Desiree and Stone on the beach, trying to figure a way to fix them up, as Kanbe huffs, thinking she's checking Stone out-

Na Na Na Na -Konner is flirting with Alex as she scowls, before she smiles sweetly and knees him in the crotch, walking away, making him to fall to the ground in pain-

Na Na Na Na -Ramona and Philly are sitting together, laughing manically as they plan a prank on Vanessa-

Na Na Na Na -Andrew is trying to bribe Larx to do him a favor, as Larx simply attempts to ignore him-

Na Na Na Na Na Na! -Phil is holding ice to his face, Riley storming away, after he told her to lay off the steroids and she punched him-

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous -Shows the campers all sitting on the beach together as they celebrate with a bonfire, each of them smiling at the camera-

Breakfast, Ava decided, was her new least favorite time of the day. The last thing she wanted was to be crammed between eleven strangers and forced to make idle conversation. However, as it turns out, fate has a funny way of messing with you, and she ended up doing exactly that.

Beside her sat Philly, who was giving an odd look at the slop that lay in front of her. "So..." Philly said, "do you think that if I ate this, I'd like, turn into an alien like in that one movie?"

~/Confessional\~

Leigh: *rolls her eyes* Maybe if we're lucky they'll take her back to the planet that she came from.

Sam: *twiddling her thumbs* I'm not saying I don't like Philly and Ramona... They're just a litttle... exciteable.

~/End Confessional\~

Ramona, who sat on the other side of Ava, nodded wildly. "Totally!"

As if on cue, the duo took a big spoonful of their breakfast and stuffed it into their mouths, ignoring their teammates warnings. With each bite, their eyes widened further.

Philly winced as she forced the slimy substance down her throat. "...Ew."

After hearing her friend's input on the slime, Ramona quickly spit out the food.

"That's so-" Ava slapped her hand over her mouth to prevent herself from throwing up her own breakfast, clenching her eyes shut tightly. She shrugged Philly and Ramona's concerned hands off of her shoulder, gripping her stomach with her left hand tightly.

Phil, who sat in the seat across from her, gave her an annoyed look. "It's not even that gross. Don't be such a drama queen."

Jose, however, was much more sympathetic. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Are you... okay?"

The brunette nodded, slowly opening her eyes to meet Jose's brown ones. "Yeah, that was just..." she shuddered. "That was just really, really gross."

"Oh, okay." Jose's lips turned up in a small smile. "You worried me for a second there."

Ava bit her lip. "Sorry, it just.. grossed me out. You know?"

He nodded, but offered no other response, instead turning around and walking back to his own team's table.

~/Confessional\~

Ava: That was actually pretty sweet of Jose. This may sound judgemental, but I was half expecting all of the guys here to be jerks or players. Jose... well, he's alright. We could be friends.

~/End Confessional\~

Unfortunately, not everyone seemed to think so highly of Jose's gesture.

"What. Was. That." Vanessa narrowed her eyes. In seeing the poor boy's confusion, she elaborated. "Oh, don't play dumb. You just had to help Ava, didn't you? She's on the other team, dimwit, she's not your responsibility."

Jose frowned, his usual happy-go-lucky demenor gone. "But... it was the right thing to do."

"Right thing to do? Oh, please. This is a competition, and your little friendship is just going to distract you. We are not going to have another Tyler and Lindsay fiasco, especially not on my watch. If I see you two interacting anymore.." she chuckled darkly, "Well, we'll just have to see what happens, won't we?"

He winced. "Okay..."

Vanessa smiled brightly, something that seemed odd on her. "Okay! See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"

He shook his head, not exactly sure how to react. This seemed to please Vanessa (which relieved Jose, because Vanessa's scary when she's mad... oh, who is he kidding? Vanessa's scary all of the time) and she spinned around on her heel, strutting over to the team's table. Jose sighed and followed her grudgingly.

~/Confessional\~

Jose: Vanessa. Freaks. Me. Out.

Konner: Let's just start off by saying, the girls are HOT with a capital H-O-T. *grins* Bambi? She's pretty hot, but she reminds me of a little sister. Vanessa? Hot, but God, I don't even know her and it's obvious she's completely insane. Sam? Well... cute, I guess, but not my type. Desiree? HOT, with definite potential. She's an easy catch. Alex? Now, there's the ticket. She'll fall for me. I just have to work my magic. *smirks and winks at the camera*

~/End Confessional\~

While Ava had found solace in Jose, not everyone was getting along so well. Namely, Alex and Desiree.

"Look," Alex rolled her eyes and tugged on her half of the Hershey chocolate bar. "All you have to do is let go, let me have the chocolate, and find something else to eat. Is that so hard?"

"What-" Desiree scowled. "I had it first! If anyone should let go it's you."

The two continued to bicker, not noticing the shadow that loomed over their figures.

Konner plopped down between them, squeezing in the already tight space (not that he was complaining. Two hot girls and one Konner, get it?) and smiling charmingly at both of them. "Say, how about I do you two a favor," he snatched the bar from the unsuspecting fingers, "and just eat this myself?"

He snapped off a piece of the dark, creamy chocolate and gently took a bite. "Mmm..." he licked his lips sensually and winked at Desiree. "Delicious."

Desiree blushed, her eyes drifting to his chapped, but still desireable, lips.

"You did not just take my chocolate."

Alex crossed her arms and glared at him, but Konner was immune to her daggers. "Weeeell, I kind of did... But.." he leaned closer to her and smiled seducively. "if you play nice, babe, I'll let you have a taste."

She scoffed and slammed the heel of her shoe against his foot. "Pervert!" she smirked in satisfaction at the gasp that escaped him, despite his efforts to hold it in.

"He really did you a favor, Alex. You should thank him." The two jumped at the new voice and turned around, only to see Phil holding his breakfast tray and looking at them. "You really don't need the extra carbs."

Alex blinked, surprising calm, as his words slowly set in.

One.

Two.

"Excuse me? Did you just call me fat?"

Three.

Phil sighed, exasperated. "No, I'm just saying that if you're going to wear clothes that make you look as if you just got back from working on the street corner, you need to make sure that you have the body for it."

Alex stared at him for a moment, her mouth opening and closing like a fish. Finally, after no comeback came to mind, she stood up and stormed away from the two, but not before giving both of them a scowl.

~/Confessional\~

Alex: A word of advice to all of you boys out there. Don't mess with a girl's chocolate, and don't mess with a girl's weight. What idiots.

Phil: *shrugs* I wasn't trying to be mean, I'm just telling the truth.

Jose: *looks around nervously* I'm serious, there's something odd about that Vanessa girl. It's like... there's waves of evil radiating off of her. It's weird. *shudders*

~/End Confessional\~

"Campers, hurry hurry hurry up with breakfast! Meet in twenty minutes for your first challenge. And don't be late!"

The campers were lined up in front of the stage, eyeing each other nervously, as if they expected one of their competitors to break out in a rampage.

"Okay," Chris clapped his hands together. "our first challenge is pretty easy. We wouldn't want to scare you guys off, would we?" He cackled, causing each of the campers to take a step back.

"This challenge will not only test your memory," he said, "but also your tolerence for.. heh, obstacles along the way. To put it simply, our first challenge is... TOTAL. DRAMA. TRIVIA. We'll ask you questions, and you answer them before the person on the other team does. If you get the question right before they do, you get a point for your team. Whichever team has the most points by the end of the game wins. Easy, right?"

Bambi bit her lip. "What happens if we get the question wrong?"

He gave her a serious look. "Just don't get it wrong." her doe eyes widened and he laughed loudly. "Well, Bambi, since you seem so excited, how about you go first?"

"Um... that's really okay."

"Nonsense! Chef, lead her and..." Chris searched The Screaming Spiders, before his eyes lit up as he spotted his victim. "Ted! Her and Ted can go first."

While Ted was surprised at first, he quickly shuffled behind Chef. Bambi stayed rooted to her spot, staring at Chris. "I really don't-"

"Hurry up!

She whimpered and scurried towards the stage, if only to get away from Chris for a few minutes.

Ted and Bambi were quickly led to two chairs, as Chef strapped them both in. When Bambi raised an eyebrow, he responded, "It keeps the campers from moving. Some get so scared they'll do anything to get out." she gulped, only mumbling a quiet "cool" in response.

Chris pulled out a stack of notecards from out of nowhere (no one really wanted to know where they came from, so no one asked) and smiled. "First question of the season! Eek, I'm so excited." he ignored the odd looks he got, and cleared his throat.

"Ted, Bambina, what color was the friendship bracelet that Beth gave Justin?"

Buzz.

Bambi stared at her offending hand, which was currently slammed against the buzzer, as if the movement was completely against her will. "Umm.. It was, it was.." she shut her eyes in concentration.

"Hurry up!" Chris repeated.

She opened one eye, looking at him hesitantly. "Red?"

"Correct!"

Bambi gasped happily, back to her cheery self after the scare was over. "No way, really? That's awesome!" She smiled and skipped over to her teammates, her perfect, white teeth sparkling in happiness as her small victory gained a scattered applause.

"That means Ted, you-"

"Whoa!"

Ted's dark red hair stood up on ends as he was met with his punishment: falling into a vat of electric eels. It was almost comical, the way the eels slid around his frame and would attatch themselves to his limbs. Almost. The campers would have laughed, but they each knew that they had a 50/50 chance of meeting the same fate as the poor teenager.

Chris snickered. "...lost. Big time, dude."

Bambi cringed. "Sorry, Teddy..."

He slowly crawled out of the vat, twitching every so often. "It's cool." he coughed out, along with about half a gallon of water. He shook his head, scarily similar to the way a dog would, as his shoulders slumped. "Sorry, guys..." With that, he trudged over to the bleachers, wringing out his hair the whole way.

"Next competitors, Dexter and Vanessa!"

Desiree's eyes widened as her brother stepped towards the stage. She surged forward and grabbed his wrist. "Hey," she frowned in concern, her thoughts drifting to the tortures that her older brother could be put through. "Get this wrong, and I'll kill you... you know, if you aren't half dead already."

He flicked her nose-ring (which caused her to bite at his finger. He didn't touch it again). "Awww.. you're worried about me already?"

She scoffed. "Fat chance. I just can't stand Vanessa. What I'd do to see her wearing an eel as jewelry. Don't mess up my only chance to see this happen."

Dexter nodded and jogged up to his seat, leaving both of his siblings watching him in concern.

Chris scoffed and glared at his notecard. "Geez, who comes up with this stuff? This stuff is pathetic." He sighed dramatically. "Oh, well. In the first challene of the original Total Drama Island, who switched teams?"

Vanessa smirked as she gently tapped the buzzer. "Easy. Izzy and Sadie."

"Ehh... wrong!"

"What, it is not! I remember because-"

Vanessa had no time to defend herself, her complaints running together in a scream as the bottom of her chair split apart, sending her down to the eagerly awaiting eels.

Chris turned to Dexter expectantly. "Well? Answer. Vanessa already lost the chance for her team, but if you get this right you'll move onto the second round. If you don't.. Heh, I don't think I need to explain what would happen next."

"Uh.. Izzy and Katie?"

The host sighed. "Boring... but correct, anyway."

He sighed in relief and went to sit by Bambi, who greeted him to the winner's bleachers with a bright smile.

~/Confessional\~

Vanessa: *grumbling to herself as she wrings her hair out* Stupid Katie... Stupid Sadie.. It's not like it matters, they're basically the same person anyway.

~/End Confessional\~

"Kanbe and Leigh, get up here!"

Leigh giggled and winked at Dexter. "I'll be up there with you in a minute. Don't miss me too much." With that, she turned and strutted towards Chef.

Chris cleared his throat, his eyes drifting back down to his notecard after ripping them off Leigh. "Who was the first girl that Alejandro flirted with on Total Drama World Tour?"

...

"What!" Leigh screeched, "How in the world are we supposed to know that?"

Kanbe, however, starred at the buzzer in determination. "Bridgette?"

Chris shook his head. "Nope!" He looked at Leigh, but she only glared back. "Time's up, you both lose. The answer was Lindsay," he shrugged. "Can't blame him, that girl is smoking."

After Kanbe had finally gotten out of the eels, Finley smiled apologetically at him, biting her lip at his twitch. "Well... at least you tried. That's all that matters, right?"

He nodded wildly. "Yeah! I mean, I know I didn't get it... but I'll definitely do better next time, I swear!"

She pat his shoulder. "That's the spirit!"

He grinned.

~/Confessional\~

Leigh: *fakes a smile* Oh well, my team's great. I know that we'll win... *eye twitches as her head falls in her hands*

Kanbe: *shows the camera a thumbs up* Our team is sure to win, I just know it!

~/End Confessional\~

By the time Leigh and Kanbe had finally sat on the loser's bleachers, the next competitors were ready for their question.

"Sam, Alex," Chris said, staring the two girls down, "Gwen has two lizards, what are their names?"

Buzz.

Alex had already slammed her buzzer with much more force than neccessary, causing Sam to gasp. "Angus and... and..." Alex's face paled considerably, the white stark against her dark complexion. "Umm... something else?"

"Wrong!" With that, she slipped into the eels domain, a high-pitched scream escaping her lips. Desiree snickered.

"Sam?"

Said girl fiddled with one of her blonde curls. "Angus and Vampyra..." she whispered quietly.

Chef nodded and unclipped the strap holding her in. She couldn't have left fast enough. Sam stumbled up the steps to her seat.

"Whoa there!" Dexter grinned at her and grasped her tiny wrist, keeping her from falling into the stairs face first. "You alright?"

She nodded. "Thanks..." she smiled at him and sat down.

~/Confessional\~

Sam:*playing with a loose string on her skirt* Gwen was one of my favorite campers on TDI... She's smart and brave and pretty and funny... *sighs* To be honest, sometimes I wish that I was more like her.

~/End Confessional\~

Chris sighed as he looked through the remaining campers. "This is boooring..." he tapped his chin in thought, before his eyes lit up. "How about some family drama? Danny, Desiree, prepare for the next question!"

The siblings eyes widened as they looked at each other.

"Well..." Desiree said slowly. "Good luck."

He nodded. "You too."

Chris flipped through the cards. "Ah, here's one! Which camper had the least amount of airtime in the originial Total Drama series, not counting season four?"

Danny didn't give his sister a chance to anwer, quickly hitting the buzzer. He hestitated, before sighing. "Tyler?"

The host shook his head. "Nope! Desiree, your answer?"

Desiree winced and looked away as Danny fell into the vat. "K-Katie?" Chris nodded. She smiled as her team cheered for her.

"How did you not know the answer?" Leigh huffed and crossed her arms. "That was like, the easiest question ever. You didn't... You didn't let Desiree win just because she's your sister, did you?"

"No, of course not."

~/Confessional\~

Danny: *shrugs* So maybe I did, she's my sister.

~/End Confessional\~

"Konner and Ava, you're next!"

Konner strutted up to the stage, similar to Leigh did before him. He winked at Ava and brushed his fingers against her arm. "Good luck..." She blushed.

Chris tapped his pointer finger against his notecard. He grinned, his dark eyes clouding over as he looked at the picture. "Heh... In X-Treme Torture, what was the color of Lindsay's bikini?"

Ava blinked and stared at Chris oddly. "Umm... I'm pretty sure that none of us remember-"

Buzz.

"Green." Konner smirked victoriously when Chris nodded, "And who says that staring at hot girls doesn't pay off?" Chris grinned at him and slipped the picture of Lindsay in his pocket.

He quickly unbuckled his seat and walked over to Bambi and Desiree, sitting between them and throwing his arms around both of them. He smiled at them both, his bright teeth catching in the dim light.

Desiree flushed and looked down, playing with the edge of her fingers.

~/Confessional\~

Ava: *huffs* So I lost a point because Konner's a pervert? Totally. Unfair.

~/End Confessional\~

Stone crossed his arms, glaring at Desiree and Konnre in the corner of his eye. I can't believe she's letting him flirt with her...

"Finley, Stone, you guys are next!"

Stone walked up the steps, not even paying attention as Chef locked him in the seat. It's not even like he's that attractive. I mean, sure, his hair is always perfect, and his abs are pretty nice... but really, I'm just as good-looking as he is. Ugh, I sound like a girl. I shouldn't even care, I don't know her-

"Stone?" Chris quirked an eyebrow. "Are you planning on answering? Who is it?"

He shook his head and looked around. Finley was already in the water, after she (apparently) got the wrong answer. "Uh.." he shifted nervously and spit out the first thing that came to mind. "Desiree!"

...

~/Confessional\~

Stone: *holding his head in his hands* Most. Embarrassing thing. Ever.

~/End Confessional\~

"So," Finley stared at Stone (after they had both pulled themselves out of the water, most of guys had laughed hysterically at Stone's mishap, and Desiree had nearly died her face was so red) expectantly, "You liked Desiree, huh?"

"I don't know!" he said defensively, "I barely know her. I've only said like, three words to her. And that was this morning when I asked her pass the salt. And we're on different teams, it's not like we could work out and-"

Suddenly, Finley's eyes narrowed. "Never say that again. Everyone can work out!" she tapped her bottom lip, "I should have seen it sooner, but I noticed itex this morning. Tonight I'll drop some hints about you, after hearing about you, she's sure to fall for you!"

"Do you really think that she'd like me?"

She nodded. "Of course. I mean, I may have to exaggerate a bit, because she seems a little attatched to Konner. But who can blame her? That boy has got it goin' on..." Finley laughed nervously when his face fell. "I mean, not like you, of course."

Stone rolled his eyes. "Of course."

She turned around and walked to the loser's bleachers, a plan for the two future lovebirds already cooking up.

"Hey, Finley!"

She spun around. Kanbe smiled from his side of the bleachers, and gave her a thumbs-up. "You'll do better luck next time."

She blushed and twirled a lock of her hair, remembering their earlier conversation. "Yeah," she repeated the same thing she had said not an hour before, "that's the spirit."

"Philly and Andrew!"

The latter of the two took a step towards Chris, whispering so that no one else could here. "Well, Chris, I know that you always play by the rules," he lied, "but... I was thinking that you could let it pass. Just this once."

The host rolled his eyes. "Oh, really now?"

Andrew nodded and took out a wad of bills, sliding them into Chris's hands. "Yes... it'd be easy to just let me have the right answer, I promise that no one would know."

Chris smirked and gripped the cash tightly. "Eh, maybe."

As Andrew left Chris, Alex gave the teen an odd look. "Did you seriously just bribe him?"

"No."

Alex shrugged. "It's not like I care, I just want to win."

"Yeah," Vanessa scoffed. "You're doing a real good job sitting on the loser's bench."

"You do realize that you're here too, right?"

"Oh, whatever. I lost better than you did."

"What... That doesn't even make any sense!"

"It doesn't make sense because you're an idiot."

"At least I can tell the difference between Katie and Sadie."

"Do you know what I can't tell the difference between? Your face and-"

"DON'T EVEN GO THERE."

"PLEASE, I OWN A SUMMER HOME THERE."

"Do you know what I have to say to that?"

"What- Ow! Did you just hit me? I can't-"

"WOULD YOU TWO SHUT UP?"

The two girls leered at each other and before turning around with a quiet humph. "Whatever." They said in unison.

Chris shrugged. "Yeah... ignoring them, let's go back to the challenge. Andrew, Philly, how many piercings does Duncan have?"

Philly buzzed in, before sticking her tongue out in concentration. "Umm.. wait, let's see. Ear, ear, ear, eyebrow, nose... Five!"

Chris nodded. "Yup!"

Andrew blinked. "Wait, you can't just- AHH!"

Minutes later, he stormed over to Chris, soaking wet. "Excuse me, I believe that you owe me like, five hundred dollars. I told you to let me win!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Chris turned back to the camera. "Paul and Ramona, come on up here!" Chris smiled cheekily, showing off his dimples, as Andrew finally gave up and slowly walked back to his seat. "The scores may be tied now, with each time having three points, but one of them can pull ahead!"

Bambi smiled. "Good luck, Paul, you can do it!"

Ramona narrowed her eyes, but the threatening factor decreased significantly at the bright smile on her face. "Do awesome! Oh, I mean, not awesome enough that you can beat me, because I really really want to win, but do awesome so that you aren't embarrassed. Okay?"

He shrugged her off, instead going to his seat, where Chef was waiting not-so-patiently.

"Now, for the lead... Which camper was the first to be eliminated because of Alejandro?"

Paul tapped his buzzer, much too calm for a competitor on a deadly show. "Bridgette, of course." Chris pouted, causing the teenager to scoff. "I'm glad you're so happy for me."

He walked off the stage, sitting down as far away from his teammates as possible. His silence didn't last too long. Soon, Bambi had left Konner (causing him to scowl and grip Desiree's shoulder, as if to keep her from leaving as well) and was beside him. "Hey, you did really good! This game really scares me. I knew when I signed up that it would be really challenging, but geez, the pressure is insane!"

He didn't answer and instead scooted away from her. She stared at him, waiting for a response. He hunched over self-conciously. Paul sighed when he realized she wasn't going to leave him alone without an answer. "Yeah..." he mumbled, "I know what you mean."

~/Confessional\~

Paul: *looks to the sky* Is this some sort of joke? Did you send Bambina here to punish me? *rolls his eyes*

~/End Confessional\~

Ramona sighed and sat down beside Philly. "I messed up, I knew the answer, it was so easy! I'm sorry..."

Philly giggled. "Don't be silly, you tried. Paul must have some sort of speed hands, you couldn't have beat him no matter what you did."

"Yeah..." The other girl perked up immediately, back to her normal self. "You're right!"

"Psh, when will you learn that I'm always right?"

~/Confessional\~

Ramona: Philly is like, the best friend ever!

Leigh: *clenches her fists together* I hate my team, I hate my team, I hate my team, I hate my team... *notices the camera and smiles* I mean... I love my team! They're great!

~/End Confessional\~

"Well, Screaming Spiders, I suggest that you pick it up. If you get this question wrong, you have no chance of winning the challenge."

The next competitors, Larx and Phil, were eyeing each other as they were strapped into the chairs. Chris stared both of them down. "Your question... Which Total Drama competitor has had the most air-time in all three seasons?"

Buzz.

"Duncan." Phil rolled his eyes. "Punks are so overrated, they're just wannabees who are too desperate for attention."

Stone blinked and pouted. "Ouch..."

Phil shrugged, ignoring Larx's scream that came from beside him as the other teen fell into the eel infested water. Larx finally came up for air moments later, sputtering and twitching from the eel's shock.

"Ow..." he mumbled and pulled himself out of the tank, but not before one of the eels got in one last shock.

Chris watched in amusement as Larx kicked the tank, causing the eels to swim around wildly. "That's right," Chris said, "get them all riled up for the last two competitors, Jose and Riley!" He clapped.

"Jose!" Vanessa called. "If you don't win this, I swear to God you'll go home."

He gulped. "Thanks for the encouragement..."

Ava watched as the poor boy shivered, his nerves acting up. Pity coursed through her veins, and she knew that she had to try and help him after he did the same for her this morning. "Hey!" she bit her lip, "Umm... I know that we're on different teams, and stuff, but make sure you do good, okay? It's not as bad when get up there. It's like ripping off a band-aid."

Jose gulped. "I-I guess..."

"Really," she promised, "even if you lose, it only hurts for a moment. I swear."

Larx, who was still in pain from the horrible shock of the eel, scowled. "Speak for yourself."

Jose sighed. "Thanks." He looked at her as he tried to remember her name. "It's... Ariel, right?"

"Ava."

He smiled and jogged up to his seat.

Ava...

He had never been one to forget a girl's name, especially when the girl had the prettiest brown eyes that he had ever seen, and this Ava was no exception.

Chris narrowed his eyes at the two. "Riley, Jose, are you ready to answer the question that will decide your team's fate?" They looked at each other and nodded. "Unlike the other questions, you can guess multiple times, and the point goes to the person who answers the question correctly. In the TDI episode Search and Do Not Destroy, who's key was found around the neck of a bear?"

Jose was quick to tap the buzzer. "Duncan?"

Chris shook his head, and turned to Riley for an answer. "Gwen?"

"...Trent?"

"Heather?"

"Owen?"

Chris grinned. "Correct!"

Jose looked around, as if not sure that the host was talking to him. "Wait..." he gasped, ecstatic. "Really? I got it right!"

"And you got the point for your team! Which means... Screaming Spiders, you're going to the elimination ceremony. Killer Preps, go celebrate your win."

The latter team screamed in excitement, surrounding Jose and granting him high fives and even a few hugs. The Screaming Spiders looked at each other in distress. The same thought was running through each of their heads.

Will I go home?

While the other team was worrying themselves over their loss, the Killer Wasps couldn't be happier.

"We're gonna take this all the way!" Kanbe wooted, giving each of his teammates a high five, even those that didn't want one.

Finley laughed at his excitement and wrapped her arms around him in a hug, making the boy quickly freeze. "Yeah we are!" Kanbe flushed and hugged her back, ignoring the cat calls and thumbs up the gesture caused.

"Hey..." Desiree walked up to Bambi and Alex, who were laughing with each other like old friends. She turned to Alex and put up her glass, as if using it as a peace offering. "Cheers?"

Alex looked at her questioningly, before shrugging. "Cheers." She tinked her glass against Desiree's, a small smile gracing her face.

Desiree smiled in relief and sat down beside Alex. "Mind if I sit here?" she jerked her head in the boy's direction. "I don't think that I could stand them for much longer."

The two other girls nodded. "I think I'll be back in a minute, though..." she slipped away from the table, hesitantly walking to the boy in the corner. "Paul...?"

He raised his eyebrows, not looking up from his book. "What."

Bambi bit her lip. "Well... I was just thinking, you can read any of the time. We don't have the chance to celebrate very much, and it really is fun."

"Why in the world would I want to be around a bunch of moronic perverts that can't keep their hands to themselves?"

She tipped her head to the side in confusion, before glancing over to the group of guys on the other side of the room (most of which were staring shamelessly at Vanessa's chest as she told a story that no one was listening to) and nodding in understanding. "Oh, I get what you mean. But you wouldn't have to be with them. You could hang out with me and the other girls..."

A flicker of thought crossed his face, as if he was thinking about the offer, before he rolled his eyes. "As if. I think that I'll pass."

Bambi sighed, her face falling, as if expecting that answer. "Okay, well... tell us if you want to come."

"Whatever."

~/Confessional\~

Bambi: *smiles brightly* My team is so super awesome. They're all really nice... *face falls* I just wish that Paul would let me be his friend... *smiles weakly* But he's probably just shy... I guess.

~/End Confessional\~

"So," Leigh sat down on her bed, crossing one model long leg over the other. "I don't want to have to say this, I think it's pretty obvious but I think we all know who needs to go."

Ramona blinked. "We do?"

"Stone, of course."

"Wait, Stone? Why?" Philly raised an eyebrow, looking strangely serious. "I don't think that's the best idea."

Leigh plastered a fake smile on her face, pretending she wasn't chanting idiotsidiotsidiots in her head. "Well, it's obvious he has some sort of crush on Desiree, right? And while it's too early for it to be anything big now, it might cause trouble later if he really gets feelings for her. It could be a distraction. Remember Tyler and Lindsay?"

Sam shook her head. "I agree with Philly, that's not a good idea. Stone is in very good shape and he has the athletic ability to get through a lot of the challenges." Leigh gave her a look and Sam shrunk back, not saying another word.

"Maybe for now... but if his little relationship turns into trouble, he's going home."

The other girls looked at each other and shrugged, knowing it was poinless to argue with the girl.

~/Confessional\~

Ava: *bites her lip* To be honest, I think that Stone's crush on Desiree is kind of cute. *blushes* But it could be because I'm a hopeless romantic.

Leigh: *crosses her arms* So Stone is save... for now.

~/End Confessional\~

"Screaming Spiders, it's the first elimination ceremony of the summer for you, but certainly not the last." Chris stared at each of the campers seriously, his eyes narrowed. "One of you is going home and-"

"Look, we've heard all this on TV." Phil said, "Can you just get on with it?"

Chris pouted. "Fine..."

The host cleared his throat. "Ava, Danny, Dexter. You are all safe."

Dexter sighed in relief when both he and his brothers' names were called. He grinned and bumped shoulders with Danny as they walked up, ignoring Danny's scowl.

"Leigh, Sam, Stone."

"Phil."

"Ramona."

"Philly."

Chris looked at the remaining two campers. "Riley, you had the chance to win the challenge for your team. Also, you had multiple chances to guess the correct answer. If you had won between you and Jose, your team wouldn't be here now."

Riley's shoulders slumped and she mumbled a quiet apology.

"Ted, not only did you get the incorrect answer today, you also lost to Bambi." Chris burst into laughter. "Bambi, of all people!"

Ted frowned.

"Anyway, let's cut to the chase. You both suck, but one of you sucks more than the other."

Riley and Ted looked at each other nervously, both of them nearly sweating because of the pressure."

"And the final marshmellow goes to..." Chris grinned. "Riley! Congratulations!"

The girl looked like she was going to pass out in relief. "Oh, thank you. I swear, you won't regret letting me stay."

Ted sighed. "Well... it was great to be here." He attempted a small smile, failing miserably.

Chris tapped his shoulder. "I'll miss you... even though you kinda freak me out."

~/Confessional\~

Ted: I can't believe I'm going home already... I didn't even have a chance. *sighs*

Riley: This sounds so horrible.. but I'm so glad Ted is going home instead of me.

~/End Confessional\~

"Today was a sad day for The Screaming Spiders. The first elimination ceremony is always the hardest for the campers. Ted lost his chance for the million dollars, and Riley got her second chance. The Killer Wasps were lucky this episode, but will that luck continue onto the next episode? Find out next time, on TOTAL. DRAMA. REDUX.

Yeeeah... these questions were lame. Oh well, I couldn't think of anything. xD The challenge was kind of pathetic compared to the actual Total Drama series, but I really really wanted to do a trivia challenge.

Kicking of Ted absolutely broke my heart. I know he's not real, but I feel like I was doing something horrible. Like murdering him. Which... I kind of was, I guess. Meh.

Review, or die. Send in some confessionals and stuff. :D

I didn't edit this, btw, because I figured it took long enough. And I'm lazy. Tee-hee.

Peace, Love, Happiness

~True(: