Author's Note: I'll put the votes for each couple to the right of their names, and the "X" for them being voted off on the left.
-Izzy and Owen-1
-Heather and Justin-6
X-Lindsay and Tyler-0
-LeShawna and Harold-4
-Beth and Cody-2
X-Eva and Ezekiel-0
-Bridgette and Geoff-7
-Gwen and Trent-48
-Courtney and Duncan-55
-Sadie and DJ-2
-Katie and Noah-4
"Stay calm! Sharks can sense fear!" Bridgette orders. Everybody listens to her because she's a surfer and she should've had experience with sharks before… right? Duncan is holding on to Courtney, and Gwen and Trent are squeezing each other's hands.
DJ is pacing the dock and freaking out, which isn't helping the couples still in the water.
"Wow! This is tense!" Chris exclaims.
"Chris! Can you not do anything?!" Courtney shouts.
"Well, I can… But I won't. This is great for reviews!" he says.
"Ahem?" Chef says to Chris. "If they all die, we will have a ton of lawsuits." Chris shrugs.
"Let's not forget that Courtney's dad is a lawyer, so he could sue," Chef whispers.
"CHEF! QUICK! Get the helicopter so you can get these poor campers out of the water!" Chris exclaims, feigning compassion.
A little while later, Chef is hovering the helicopter above the endangered couples. He throws down the rope ladder, which splashes in the water. One by one, the campers stop floating on their backs and swim for the ladder, and climb up. Duncan and Courtney climb up last.
But Courtney's bikini bottom string gets stuck on a rung.
"Duncan!" she screams once she discovers she's stuck and sees the sharks circling beneath her. One shark jumps into the air and a tooth grazes her foot, creating an oozing red gash. Courtney screams again.
"Duncan!"
"Courtney!" he shouts and speeds down the ladder. Duncan takes a Swiss Army knife out of his swim trunk's pocket. He quickly slices part of Courtney's bikini strings off, leaving just enough string left to hold her bikini bottoms on.
She puts her arms around Duncan's neck, and he holds onto her waist. Duncan climbs up the ladder. Geoff and Trent help get Courtney into the helicopter. Duncan climbs into the helicopter as Bridgette and Gwen are tying a cloth around Courtney's foot.
"I'll take it from here," Duncan says, lifting Courtney into his arms. He walks to the back of the helicopter, where he sits down with Courtney in his arms. The other couples decide to leave Duncan and Courtney alone.
For a while, they just sit there in each other's arms. But then Duncan whispers, "I don't ever want to lose you again." Courtney looks up at him.
"But… you didn't," she points out.
"I know. But when you nearly drowned… and then when the shark jumped up while you were stuck on the ladder…" Duncan drifts off. Courtney looks in his eyes, which were starting to water.
"I'm not going anywhere, Duncan. Not without you." Courtney kisses Duncan's jaw.
"Courtney, I know. But if anything ever happens to you… I wouldn't be able to live with myself," he admits. Courtney's eyes widen.
"Oh, Duncan, you don't mean that!" Courtney exclaims.
"I am as serious as hell, Courtney."
"Duncan…" Courtney cups his jaws in her hands, "You have to promise me that you will do nothing to harm yourself in any way if I ever…" Courtney gulps. He shakes his head. Courtney lets go of his cheeks.
"I already told you that if anything ever happens to you--"
"Duncan, no." Duncan looks in Courtney's eyes, which were burning with intensity.
"I'm sorry."
Courtney smiles and kisses Duncan. He pulls her closer to him.
"I forgive you," she whispers and kisses him again.
"Wow. Duncan's compassion is touching. Maybe I should crank it up a notch," Chris says, smirking evilly as he watches the TV screen of the scene in the helicopter. Chris leans back in his seat in his tent. "Yes… I believe Courtney may accidentally have an incident…"
