EZEKIEL: PART THREE
3:20 p.m.
40 minutes earlier
The line leading to the checkout counters reached all the way to the produce department. Not unexpected since it was Christmas Eve. Ezekiel sighed as he reached the very end of the long line. Behind him, the mismatched couple and Bridgette smiled in relief.
Turning their attention away from the homeschooler as they huddled up, the trio missed the sight of an older gentleman walking up to Ezekiel. After a moment he walked away with a confused prairie boy in tow.
Still unaware, they continued the conversation. "Finally a little luck." Bridgette sighed, earning nods from LeShawna and Harold. "If Chris ever came up with a bizarre shopping challenge involving food, I'd want Ezekiel on my team hands down."
"No doubt on that surfer girl. And you should have seen that white boy in the kitchen earlier! He might be socially clueless and shy, but that boy is fierce in the kitchen! He might have even had been able to challenge Chef."
Traveling Cam
Lap of Luxury Hotel
Hotel Pool
Chef Hatchet is dressed in bright red swim trunks and is wearing a red chef's hat that has mistletoe dangling from it. He scowled as he watched a portable television.
Chef-Challenge? Yes. Win? NO! The day that Chef Hatchet lets someone cook in MY kitchen is the day that pigs will fly! And that's not happening any time soon!
"Hey!" Harold complained as he picked up the chubby cotton candy colored object that had hit him on the head. "Hey cool a flying pig!" The nerd's happy smile faded as his newfound prize was yanked out of his hands harshly causing pain to his injured hand.
Gritting his teeth in pain, he looked down to see what looked like a dark haired mini version of one of his worst nightmares. The girl had even ink dotted freckles in the center of her forehead and she held the Courtney and Duncan dolls firmly in one arm while the pig was in the other.
"Take my piggie again and I'll call my loider you scrawny meanie cheddar! And you go Bam! Bam Bam Bam!!" The little girl declared maliciously striking the winged pig against the ground with vicious strikes before flinging the pig back to strike at the still wincing Harold.
LeShawna intercepted and stared down at the young girl a dark frown on her dark features. "Didn't your momma ever tell you that strikin people is a surefire way to get you on Santa's naughty list?"
The sister then knelt down to the child's level. "It's Christmas Eve girl…don't blow it all now." LeShawna commented as she gently placed the stuffed pig back in the girl's arms. The little girl smiled back and nodded her head enthusiastically at both the sassy teen and the surfer.
Harold though was taken aback by the little girl sticking out her tongue and preceded to raspberry him before skipping away from the trio with dolls and pig in tow. The lanky male scowled.
"I have seen the apocalypse! And it's far worse then I ever imagined!" Harold cried out dramatically to the store ceiling. LeShawna hid a smile as she shook her head while Bridgette glared.
Spinning around in a huff, the annoyance in the blonde's eyes quickly fades and she stared at the line in confusion and slight worry. "Ezekiel! He's gone!" The unusual couple immediately turned around to see that the surfer girl was right.
"Where could he have gone? That white boy was right here a second ago!" Harold nodded. "Judging by the position of the other customers, plus the amount of time of our chat and the length of the line he couldn't have gone far." The glass wearing male finished.
Before the girls could reply there was an annoyed snort from the older male in front of them. "Your FRIEND is at one of the registers." Seeing the looks of surprise and horror, the male smirked as he continued.
"Apparently the store manager decided to give your friend preferential treatment. Which just concludes my thoughts that society-" As the male droned on the trio ran past him and started to search for the shy teen much to the annoyance of the waiting patrons.
Finally they spotted the familiar toque belonging to TDI's one and only prairie boy who was waiting patiently as the items were being rung up. "Oh no they didn't!" LeShawna yelled out causing Ezekiel to jump in reflex.
"Oh yes they did." Bridgette commented gloomily staring at the large boxes sitting in the back of the pickup truck. Tied together by a bright red bow, they signified the end. "Froom one misunderstood guy to anooter. Hope this helps next year. Merry Christmas CII."
Ezekiel read off the tag while Harold scratched his head in confusion. "I've heard of the CIA, FBI, RCMP, and many many others but The CII? Even I don't have a clue."
Traveling Cam
Intern Car
A close up of Chris Duncan's face is seen and every now and then the screen moves up and down with the motions of the vehicle.
Chris Duncan-Just as it said. Just a little present from the CII. Also known as the Chris Imitation Interns. And that's all I'm saying.
Static.
"Well that was good luck eh. Now we doon't have to stop foor yoor air bed thing Bridgette." Ezekiel commented cheerfully while the surfer girl forced a smile to her face. "Yeah…real lucky Zeke. Real lucky."
As the short brunet started up the truck, Bridgette's false smile faded. "We're still an hour away from his house right?" The surfer whispered to the person on her left. Harold grinned back. "And the snow is starting to fall so it will take longer. There's no way we'll get to the house before then. No way at all."
Ezekiel's House
4:00 p.m.
OW!!! Owen yelped as his hand was once again smacked with the wooden spoon. Geoff grinned back. "Sorry dude, but orders are orders. Zeke's mom gave it and we're sticking to it."
"And too many chefs destroy the kitchen." Tyler declared as he took a fresh batch of cookies out of the oven and headed to the table. Along the way he tripped sending the steaming confections flying.
Trent chose that time to walk into the kitchen. "Hey Gwen have you seen the-AHHHH!!!!" The musician screamed out as the sweet projectiles landed on his face and on various parts of his exposed skin.
Traveling Cam
By the Old Shed
Gwen-Cookie launches, hand and facial burns, water on the floor…and so on and so on. It's official. Tyler is now on car watch with the prima donna.
Jasmine-EEEEEEEEE!!!! I can NOT wait for the rest of the cast to be here for the reunion! Or surprise party or whatever. The point is I'm here and when they announce Season 2 I'm going to be in the middle of it!
Cody-Between Izzy, Owen, Harold and now Trent, Ezekiel's family has probably gone through at least a year's worth of bandages and medical supplies. They started off with 3. It's a good thing they think ahead.
Jasmine-Watch out world! Jasmine is going to be the next big superstar! Even bigger then Judy something or other that wore the emerald slippers! Wait is that right? Oh what does it matter? Let's just get this party reunion moving already so we can start on the important stuff. Season 2 Baby!
Tyler-Man…Cody was so right about her. It's like everything we tell her goes out one part of the brain to the other. Then again…what if she's actually right? Well as long as my Lindsay Bear makes it and I make it and pretty boy does NOT…I guess another season to show off my athleticism won't be so bad…
As Tyler fades from the screen he is replaced by Izzy. The unstably lovable redhead was covered head to toe in grease stains. On top of her head is a wielder mask on her head and in her hands is a lit blowtorch. Grinning happily she put a finger to her lips before lowering the mask.
Static.
Jasmine watched in minor interest as Gwen applied cold packs to her boyfriend's hands and face, before she turned to stare back out the window. After the farm boy left his house with her best friend and her…boyfriend she had been watching the window.
When asked to help in either the kitchen or the bedroom she quickly announced her plan. "Someone has to keep a watch out for the rest of TDI cast. And you know how much-"
WE KNOW! YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SECOND SEASON!
The beret wearing brunet blinked from the combined shout of the former campers before smiling back sheepishly. "Well I do." Gwen scowled. "Fine. Just stay out of our way, look for the rest of our friends and watch out for the green pickup."
"The green pickup?" The Goth's lips curled up into a snarl and her pale hands clenched. "The GREEN pickup has EZEKIEL in it. We don't WANT Ezekiel to be here…yet."
"If Homeschool sees ANYONE who isn't supposed to be here right now and way before he's supposed to he'll totally flip out. And that would seriously ruin the surprise party!" Geoff added throwing his hands up in the air for emphasis.
Jasmine nodded absently before turning her attention back to the window. That had been several hours ago and since the incident in the kitchen the red clad jock had joined her by the window for watch duty.
"Alright so DJ…that's the brickhouse by the way…he and his group are in the red car which should be here any minute now. And my Lindsay Bear and her new best friend Beth should be right behind in a…"
Tyler paused and looked thoughtful for a moment. "You know I really don't know what color it is! Lindsay Bear, Beth, me and…that "pretty boy" we took a helicopter on the way to the hotel. So that car they rented could be anything! It could be Red or Blue or Yellow or-"
"Green." Jasmine said simply her eyes widening as she stared out the window. Tyler looked at her in confusion. "Well yeah it could be, but for some reason I think Linds will go with something a little more colorful you know?"
"Green. Green…GREEN!!!" The prima donna yelped out earning the attention off the others in the living room, kitchen and otherwise. "The green pickup is outside!" In an instant the group crowded around the window.
LeShawna and Bridgette were mouthing unheard words and Harold chased after Ezekiel who was heading right for the front door. Seconds later there was chaos. Meanwhile outside Ezekiel was quickly losing patience.
"Foor the last time Harold. No, I doon't wanna go back oot to the store, I doon't want to build snoomen or snooladies and I really doon't want to go hunting foor moose or the Abominable Snooman tonight eh!"
Harold inwardly winced at the prairie boy's tone, but never less bravely continued onwards. "Wood! Yeah wood! We went through the wood pile and we need more!" Ezekiel turned around briefly to stare up at the taller boy.
Under the toque, the brunet's eyes hardened. For several seconds the homeschooler didn't speak and the silence was slowly starting to unnerve the easy going nerd. The unmoving gaze of the chocolate orbs sent a shiver down his spine.
"I am toired. And it is Christmas Eve. I've had enough." With that Ezekiel turned his head breaking eye contact. Without saying a word he reached for the door and walked inside the house.
"Hey Ezekiel! Welcome back!" Cody announced happily. "Here let me bring those into the kitchen for you and then we can get the others to help unload the truck! You guys must have bought out half of the store with that haul huh?"
Ezekiel looked at him in disbelief before he sighed. "What did Izzy get into noo eh?" The tecnogeek was taken aback by the question. "Izzy hasn't done anything. She's just been outside. Couldn't tell you what she was up to…uhh…Zeke man..are you feeling okay?"
The homeschooler promptly dropped his packages as he dashed back outside. "Dizzy Izzy if yoor fooling aroound with what I told you noot to fool around with I'm noot gonna go bungee diving with you and the sharks eh!"
Traveling Cam
By the Old Shed
Cody-Dizzy Izzy?
Trent-Bungee Diving?
Jasmine-And with the monsters with the ravenous teeth of white! Has the misunderstood boy truly lost his marbles to the insanity of the jungle queen?
Geoff-It's always good to try new things…but bungee diving with sharks? Dude! That is Awesome! And a bit insane sure…but still totally Awesome!
Owen-Me, Zeke and Izzy came up with an agreement. I'm the only one who gets to call Izzy Iz…Zeke is the only one who gets to call my Iz Dizzy Izzy…and Iz is the only one who gets to call Zeke Zekey.
There is a rumble of an engine and the chubby teen froze.
Owen-What was that sound?
"Woo Hoo!!!" Izzy cheered sitting at the helm of a modified go kart. Large wooden skis were attached underneath the wheels of the go kart enabling it to move effortlessly over the snow. The red head continued to wave happily at her stunned best friend.
"Check it out Zekey! Snow problem for the go kart!" Ezekiel groaned at the pun and Izzy laughed in amusement. Pressing her foot down on the gas pedal, the vehicle raced off through the snow covered field.
Car 2
DJ, Noah, Katie, Sadie, Duncan
4:20 p.m.
"No matter what happens stay…where…you…are. The surprise is not blown until it's blown!" Courtney had insisted. Trapped in the middle of the woods, the group wasted no time in getting back to nature.
Noah was sitting in the front passenger seat calmly reading a book, Duncan was carving a pair of skulls in a tree, DJ had found a family of raccoons and Katie and Sadie were making snow angels.
The best friends giggled happily as they moved their arms up and down in the snow. The happy smiles quickly faded as they heard a distant rumbling. "Katie…what is that?" Sadie questioned nervously as she sat up.
Katie did the same and looked just as unnerved. "I don't know Sadie, but whatever it is I don't like it." Sadie nodded her head. "I soooo totally don't like it either! It sounds like a monster or maybe even a bear!"
"BEAR?!! AHHH!!!" DJ yelped jumping upwards, his strong arms latching onto a large tree branch. Pulling himself up he noticed a cloud of white. "What in the-" Below him Duncan rolled his eyes.
"Enough with the tree hugging already! Just tell us what you see!" DJ squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the white cloud. "I see a white cloud. Yeah something is kicking up all the snow, but I can't see what it is yet!"
Duncan scoffed and opened his mouth to comment, but was interrupted by the gentle giant's sudden cry. "I see it! It's Izzy! And she's heading this way!" Sure enough the rumbling sound was getting louder and louder.
And the vehicle was getting closer with each passing second. The crazy red head was driving what looked like a go kart, happily through the snow followed by a rapidly approaching snowmobile.
Every now and then Izzy turned her head to yell something to the snowmobile rider. As she moved, the steering wheel did too, sending the happy red head dangerously close to the surrounding trees.
While Izzy was unaware of the danger, the rider behind her was. The snowmobile picked up speed and Izzy turned back to face the forest laughing in delight as she increased her own vehicle's speed.
Neither of the rapidly approaching vehicles noticed the punk and animal lover in the tree, the red car on the side of the road or the best friends sitting half buried in a snow drift. Especially the best friends in the snow drift.
Katie and Sadie screamed and behind the wielder mask Izzy's eyes widened with surprise as she caught a quick glimpse of something pink. Her eyes narrowed and she gripped the wheel in determination.
As the roar of the engine grew closer, Sadie paled. "She can't stop." The larger BFF whispered to herself before she quickly lay back down in her snow angel, pulling Katie back into hers in the process.
"Katie! Whatever you do don't get up!!!" Sadie yelled gripping her best friend's hand tight. The taller girl trembled violently but reluctantly nodded. "Sadie if we don't survive this…I just want you to know that you're the only person I could ever be BFFFL with!"
The shorter girl forced a smile on her face, but her tear filled eyes betrayed her true emotions. "And that totally goes for me too! Even if we don't make it…at least we had each other in the end!"
GOODBYE KATIE!!!!
GOODBYE SADIE!!!!
Both of the wonder twins closed their eyes tightly and waited for the inevitable. With a harsh gust of wind, the rumble of the go kart and the spray of something cold there was nothing. Neither twin was aware of the engines shutting down on both the go kart and the snowmobile.
Ezekiel was Izzy's best friend and vice versa. Spending time together at Playa des Losers and at his house they were remarkably in tune with each other. Izzy knew how to push his buttons and he knew how to do the same to her.
And both knew immediately when their friend did something out of the ordinary. Seeing Izzy deliberately pick up speed as she approached a snow bank was as warning. Forcing the go cart to launch through the air without her gleeful screams confirmed it.
In an instant he slammed his foot on the brake. Putting the snowmobile in park and turning off the engine he ran towards the snowdrift, ready for anything. The homeschooler froze when noticed the pair of pink clad figures lying in the snow.
Are we dead yet Katie?
I don't know..I'm too scared to find out Sadie.
Anything, but that. Numbly Ezekiel removed his helmet and let it fall to the ground as he slowly approached the pair. His heart raced as he knelt down next to the trembling best friends. "Are you okay eh? Sadie? Katie Kat?"
In an instant twin pairs of eyes snapped opened and mouths were dropped open with shock. Nervously the prairie boy continued. "I knoo I would be terrified if I joost went through what you girls joost did…boot yoor okay right?"
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! KATIE!!!!! HE CALLED YOU KATIE KAT!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Slowly it dawned on Ezekiel and his own mouth fell open in a mixture of shock and horror. In one careless moment he had blurted out the name of his crush. His face turned a brilliant shade of red, a combination of embarrassment and from the cold.
Nervously, he slowly turned his head back towards Katie. The pigtailed girl was smiling back shyly her tanned cheeks also red. Watching the scene not far away was Izzy who was smiling proudly and DJ and Duncan.
As the punk and brickhouse exchanged a hi-five in the tree, Izzy glared at them darkly. Without saying a word she pointed to the guys, the car and then the road before turning back to watch. The meaning was clear.
Jumping down from the tree, both Duncan and DJ walked quickly over to the red car. Not long after, the red car drove away leaving the infamous twins behind.
Imagi's Ramblings-When I first thought of this story I was talking to Winter-Rae back in November about crush pairings. End result was she would take up my dare on doing a pairing of Ezzy and I would take up her dare of doing an Ezzy pairing and an Ezekiel/Katie pairing.
I also remember thinking this on a whim and the story evolved as I went. While the crush girl in this story was always Katie, the story itself has gone from just doing the POV's of each of the campers, Chef and Chris to what you see here.
And sure yes…while it has taken a long time…especially for a CHRISTMAS story I think the story was made better for it. And I'm glad you've been enjoying the ride. :)
This is not the end, but close to it. I think 1-2 chapters more and this monster will finally be finished.
So fun notes I attempted or did some puns. Katie Kat or Kitty Cat (kit kat is just pushing it. ;) ) Lindsay Bear or Teddy Bear and I think that's it.
Other stuff…The sign on the front of building where I worked crashed to the ground, but no one was hurt, mom and I are still in one piece after almost hitting a kid that another car STUPIDLY STOPPED in the middle of the road to let him pass before realizing cars in the other lane were still in MOTION and 5 minutes later ALMOST getting in a car accident thanks to the ladies getting off the expressway and NOT paying attention to the road which now goes down to ONE lane thanks to bridgework being done.
GAH!!!! That was too close and scary. And hopefully it SCARED those IDIOTS into PAYING TO THE DARN ROAD! X-(
Other Other stuff…I've started posting on the TDI blog site. Total Drama Island dot blogspot dot com. Don't know if my posts will be posted since I call myself Zeke for Season 3, but if the CIT nuts can rant about their favs and be posted why can't the underdogs?
Maybe if enough of us stress that we ARE fans of EZEKIEL (include that in your blogname…Ezekielfan, Toque Cutie, Zekemaster..etc.) and how much we miss him in every new post it might show the TDI bigwigs that there are fans that EXIST that are solely not obsessed with C+D, B+G and G+T. And when it comes right down to it the underdogs were the reason some of us started watching in the first place right? And Zeke artists send fanart! They said they LOVE seeing that stuff!
Okay I think I'm done. Thanks for the review guys! I swear up and down that I WILL get back to replying shortly! I'm just busy trying to finish this monster up! Thanks again everyone! :D
Imagi
