Okay, I wasn't satisfied, so I went through it again and added stuff. I guess it should be easier to tell what everyone is afraid of now.
This chapter didn't take too long, did it? Anyway, hope you enjoy. I'm not too satisfied with it... it seems a little forced at parts. I went through it three times, trying to make it flow better, but oh well, I don't want to rewrite it. Too much to do now that school has started again.
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The first summer, twenty-two teens lived at Camp Wawanakwa and battled for $100,000. One year later, twenty-two new teens stayed at Camp Wawanakwa 2 and battled for $250,000. Now, six months since the second summer, twenty-two teens will lodge at an old ski resort and compete for $500,000. Apply and audition now for a chance to win.
That's right, I'm planning a TDI: Winter, but I won't start it for a while. Just saying, you might want to think of new characters, and plan them out as best you can (and don't forget, they will need snow gear too!). I'll post the app form in a few weeks, but I want to get further in this before get into that anymore. Chris will still host, Chef will still cook, and the original campers will be the ones creating the challenges for the new contestants. Keep an eye out for it. I'll remind you again right before I post (or directly after).
Face Your Fears… Yeah Right
Todd dragged himself out of his tent to see all of the Iguanas, and Madison, eating breakfast fruits.
"What are you doing out here, Texas?" Todd asked. "The rest of our team is still asleep."
"Ah woke up when the delivery guy got here," Madison said. "He needed someone the sign the shipment and Chris wasn't here yet. In fact, he still ain't."
"She's sleeping out here now that my sister burnt her tent down," Phoebe said. "You didn't notice last night when you went to bed?"
Confession Cam:
(Walter) "Probably was too busy making sure Brooke wasn't going home." He rolls his eyes. "I doubt that sugary sweet smile has racked up even one vote against her."
(Todd) "Something tells me that Madison chose to sleep outside. If she needs a tent, she's welcome to stay in mine. There are separate sleeping bags."
(Brooke) "Todd seems more caring when it's just him and me talking. Sometimes I wonder if he acts differently around me to impress me?"
"I… uh, guess I went to bed before her," Todd said.
"Actually, I'm pretty sure she was passed out on the beach, her hat over her face, when you went to bed," Nessa said.
"That was you?" Todd asked turning to Madison. She nodded.
"Do you know anyone else here that wears a ten-gallon hat?" Walter asked.
Todd looked a little sheepish. "I guess not."
"Anyway," Manny said tossing Todd a banana, "have some breakfast."
It wasn't too much longer before the rest of the Toucans were awake as well and they were all eating breakfast.
"So, why hasn't Chris appeared yet?" Autumn finally asked, looking around.
"Hello, Campers!" Chris's voice was heard from above. They all looked up to see a plane fly overhead, and a person jump out. A parachute quickly opened, designed with Chris's smiling face.
"Spoke too soon," Phoebe said.
"That's just about my worst fear," Zak said as Chris came down.
"But not quite, is it," Chris said as he landed. "In fact, all of you are afraid of something, right?"
"Hello," Rufus said loudly. "How many times must I tell you?" He pointed to himself. "Perfection, here. Not even you could scare me."
"Is that so?" Chris said. "Not even if I put on this?" Suddenly, he placed a large, round red nose over his own.
"That only makes you uglier," Rufus said.
"Agreed," Ashlynn said.
Chris smiled and pressed on the nose, making a honking noise. Rufus jumped slightly. Everyone looked at him. He frowned. "I think something just stung me."
"Today, we're bringing back a challenge from last season," Chris said. "In fact, it was a fan favorite!"
"There goes any luck of it being a good challenge," Zak said.
"Were there any good challenges last season?" Phoebe asked.
Confession Cam:
(Walter) "Simple answer to that question."
(Autumn) "No."
(Nessa) "Not the first."
(Todd) "Not the last."
(Jamie) "None!"
"Anyway, now that we know all your fears," Chris said.
"Wait," Brooke stopped him. "How do you know our fears?"
"Your friends and relatives told us," Chris said. Everyone groaned. "So, once again, we're playing Phobia Factor." Chris honked the nose again, causing Rufus to jump again.
"What?" Walter asked. "Get bitten again? Suck it up."
"Anyway, we've got seventeen different challenges set up…"
Suddenly, an intern handed Chris a card.
"I'm sorry, apparently there are only sixteen challenges that we've set up. Anyway, the team that has the most members face their fears wins immunity, and a sweet pair of shoes for each team member. Now, the boat will be here in fifteen minutes with Chef and your real breakfast, so be ready to leave by then." With that, a ladder lowered and Chris took a hold and was pulled away by a helicopter.
Everyone was on the dock fifteen minutes later, Madison coming up last.
"Oh my God, Madison," Genevieve said when the cowgirl arrived. "I love your outfit!" Seeing as her favored clothes burnt with her tent, Madison was in a short jean skirt frayed at the bottom and a black button up shirt that conveniently was missing the top two and bottom three buttons, so it was only button by two buttons in the middle. She still wore her boots, despite having ash on them, along with a few burn marks.
"You look almost female for once," Rufus said. No one missed as his blue eyes looked her up and down.
"Let's just get on with this," Nessa said as the boat pulled up. She led the way onto the boat.
"Since we all know Nessa's fear," Chris said, and a quick clip from the first challenge is shown as Nessa freaks out from the scuba diving, "we'll start with her. Nessa, here's your gear."
Nessa took a deep breath as she pulled on a mask strapped on a tank.
"You can do this, Nessa," Manny said taking her hand. "We've been working on this. It's no more dangerous than shallow water."
"Except the sharks," Bex said.
"Shut it," Nessa snapped. She slowly climbed over the edge, but was afraid to let go of the ladder.
"Come on," Brooke said, "Nessa just let go and go under."
"You've got a whole tank of oxygen, so you know you won't drown," Zak said.
After a moment, Manny dove off the boat into the water. He was a few yards out. "Come on, just let go and come out to me."
Nessa nodded. Slowly, she released the ladder one hand at a time, until she had officially let go. She then made her way to Manny.
"Ready to go under?" Manny asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Nessa said and placed the mouthpiece in her mouth. Manny counted to three, and then they both ducked into the water and swam down below the surface. After a few seconds, Manny reappeared, not having an oxygen tank and needing to breathe. After about a minute, Nessa came back up.
"That is so sweet," Genevieve said as Manny and Nessa hugged in the water and made their way back to the boat.
"That's one point for the Iguanas."
Suddenly, Chris turned his attention to a rusty old plane that Chef was climbing onboard. "Rufus, Erik, Walter, Alex, your ride waits," Chris said.
"Dude, I'm not afraid of flying," Rufus said. "My dad's company owns a plane, and I go all over the world with him."
"I'm not afraid of flying either," Erik said.
"This is only taking three of you to your fear," Chris said.
"I cannot get on that," Alex said. "What if it crashes and I die?"
Confession Cam:
(Alex) "My aunt died in a plane when she was returning home from visiting us. Ever since then I can't get on planes without, like, a tranquilizer… or ten."
"The odds of that happening are very low," Brooke said.
"You're helping the wrong team," Phoebe said.
"More people die in car crashes each year than plane crashes," Gail said. She gripped his arm. "I believe in you."
"Well," Alex said blushing. "Maybe with a good luck kiss…"
"Get on, lover-failure," Rufus said shoving Alex on.
Confession Cam:
(Alex) "He couldn't wait two more seconds?"
(Gail) "He so was not getting that kiss like that."
The plane took off, barely staying in the air after getting off the boat, and flew to a cliff at the other end of the island.
"Well, as long as we're waiting, there's a special delivery for Autumn."
"There is?" Autumn asked.
"Yes, your new wardrobe for the day," Chris said and opened an outfit bag that had a tiny pink baby-tee and a smaller pink skirt, with pink heels in it.
"I have to wear that!" Autumn yelled.
"If you want your point," Chris said.
"Wear it," Gail said. "And then, just not look in a mirror, or down at yourself."
Autumn nodded. "I can do this." The Goth girl grabbed the outfit, and emerged a minute later from the washroom wearing it. "Can I at least wear Madison's hat?"
"Sure," Chris said. "If she'll give it to you."
"Here ya'lls go," Madison said tossing the black hat to Autumn.
"Thanks."
"Oh, Gail, we've done some redecorating in the eating hall," Chris said.
Gail gulped, then took a few steps in, coming out again a second later. "It's set up like a hospital."
"Yeah, it is," Chris said. "You need to go in and get a shot from our professional nurse is all. Do that, and you get your point."
"Come on, Gail! You can do this," Todd said.
"It's a nurse, and it can't be Chef," Ashlynn said. "He just left in the plane."
"It's a hospital," Jamie said. "It's there to help you."
Gail nodded. "Okay." She walked in. A few seconds later, a whimpering was heard, followed by a short yelp. However, when Gail walked out, she had a band-aid on her arm and a sticker on her shirt.
Confession Cam:
(Gail) "I've never really known a hospital to do good. The last time I was at one, my parents died."
"And now the teams are officially tied," Chris said. "Let's see how Chef is doing with his four."
The camera switches to the plane, where Alex is out cold on the floor. "Well, he didn't last too long," Chris's commentary sounded. The plane landed and the three guys got out. They were greeted by a vicious-looking clown.
"Holy Lord!" Erik yelled. He stumbled backwards and fell over the edge of the cliff.
"Ah!" Walter yelled. "I'm trapped. Clown… cliff… clown… cliff…"
The clown took another step forward, and Walter went bolting past it down the slope of the mountain, leaving just Chef, Rufus, and the clown.
"All Rufus has to do is honk the nose," Chris said.
"I can do this," Rufus said to himself, obviously remember a traumatic moment from his past. He slowly took a few steps toward it, reached out, and squeezed the nose, making a loud honking sound.
"Ow," the clown said pulling away. "That hurt."
Confession Cam:
(Erik) There are stars floating around his head. "Ow, I wish I had realized how close I was to the edge of the cliff. Anyway, this clown came to my eighth birthday and totally ruined it for me, because he just burst through the door, ruined the cake, and… I just hate clowns."
(Rufus) "Okay, so one time I was at a circus and this clown practically attacked me. Turns out he was a sex predator. Why else would they wear that horrible make-up unless they're hiding from the law? And, hey, I actually faced it, which is more than Erik and Walter can say."
(Walter) "I hate heights and clowns. Clowns… well, I saw It when I was little, and I've been freaked of clowns ever since. And heights, well, what if I trip… like Erik did, or if the wind blows too hard? I mean, when I am too close to the edge of a high place, I get really bad vertigo."
"And the Toucans have their second official point," Chris announced.
Suddenly, the lights on the boat began to flicker and creepy noises. "Uh oh, it seems like there's a ghost on this boat. Wouldn't you agree, Brooke?"
Brooke stood stock still, his fists clenched and her eyes squeezed shut. "There are no such things as ghosts. There are no such things as ghosts."
"Boo!" a sound was right behind her. She jumped, but didn't run.
"It's not real," she said. "Go away, you're not real!" She shouted and opened her eyes. The flickering lights stopped and Chris clapped.
"That's another point," he said. "Tied again. Oh, Ashlynn," Chris said. "Would you mind going down a level to get a few animal cages. You might want to use the elevator."
Ashlynn's eyes widened.
Confession Cam:
(Ashlynn) "I put my trust in Alejandra, and what does she do, tells Chris one of my deepest secrets. I was once stuck in an elevator for an hour, and since then, I've been scared silly of them. I even took the stairs up to the fifteenth floor once on a class field trip. Beat the elevator too."
Ashlynn walked in. As soon as the doors closed, she began screaming and pounding on the walls. "Let me out! Let me out of here. I gotta get out. Open up, please help me!" Ten minutes later, she returned, dragging a few covered cages with her, up the stairs.
"Too bad," Chris said.
"What are those?" Zak asked.
"Glad you asked, though it would have been better from someone else," Chris said. "Genevieve, did you order a plate of cockroaches?" He pulled the cover off the smallest cage and a ton of headless cockroaches were running around inside a glass case.
Genevieve didn't make a sound. When everyone turned to look at her, she had swum half way back to the island, moving faster than the boat.
Confession Cam:
(Genevieve) "They're so Groos!"
"That was weird," Phoebe said. Suddenly, the barking of dogs came from one cage. A lot of barking. "No!" Phoebe yelled.
"Oh, yes," Chris said and revealed a second cage. "We've trained these dogs to bark at the sound of your voice," he announced over the barking. "The only way to shut them up is to pet each of them."
Phoebe approached slowly, her hand held out, but one of the dogs snapped and she pulled back, a few tears dripping from her cheeks. "I can't," she said shaking her head.
"That's
okay," Manny said. "You're not the first today." He looked
at the dogs.
"Plus, they do look rather vicious."
"I think they're even worse than the dogs that tore apart the fawn in front of me when I went hunting when I was little," she said. "It was just a baby."
They were back on shore before they continued on. The four that had flew off earlier, and Genevieve who was eventually found shivering in her tent, were brought to the beach. Oddly, Ashlynn wasn't around.
"Okay, Madison, you're next," Chris said and pointed to a covered cage. Chef uncovered it and Madison screamed.
"Are ya'll crazy?" she yelled, "handling a rattler?"
"What's a rattler?" Genevieve asked.
"Rattle snake," Chris said.
"One of these killed mah first horse," Madison said. "What if that thang gets to Misty?"
"Well, Misty doesn't have to grab its rattle," Chris said. "You do."
Madison looked at it, then shook her head. "Ah can't."
"What a girl," Rufus said.
"Oh, yeah?" Madison clenched her fists and turned to face him. "What did you face? Something poisonous and deadly? Or was it a clown, which is supposed to make people laugh. An ugly guy with almost as much make-up on as you."
Confession Cam:
(Manny) "Damn, she got him."
(Walter) "His face was priceless!"
(Bex) "Possibly the best moment of my life!"
(Gail) "She even said 'you' instead of 'ya'll.' Wow!"
Rufus's face was practically turning red. He reached out before anyone could react and grabbed her upper arm. They didn't say anything, just staring one another down. And then, suddenly, Rufus pulled her closer and kissed her hard on the lips.
Confession Cam:
(Todd) "We all saw that coming, but I don't think anyone suspected it to come at that second."
Rufus let her go and walked off, leaving a shocked Madison, not to mention the rest of the group, where she was, still completely still.
They were interrupted by the sound of angry poodles, and Bex jumping in shock. "Oh, damn, not again!"
"All you have to do is get them to follow a simple command," Chris said.
"Right…" she said. But she then seemed too afraid to talk.
"Just think of them as multiple Mr. Muggles," Todd said.
Bex nodded. "Sit!" she said loudly, and suddenly, all the angry poodles were sitting and wagging their tails. When the girls went to pet the dogs, they started licking them.
"They're so cute," Genevieve said.
"They really are," Bex said petting on, and then even allowing it to lick her face. "Last time a poodle was this close to me, it was biting my leg."
"Oh, Todd," Chris said. Todd turned and saw a deer standing next to Chris. "If you can pet this deer, you get a point."
Todd nodded slowly, but as soon as he took a step closer, the deer went sprinting into the inland of the island, along with his chances of scoring.
"You're afraid of deer?" Brooke asked.
Todd blushed a bit. "It's a long story," he said. "I'd rather not talk about it."
Chris just shrugged. "Ashlynn, you can come out now."
Ashlynn emerged from her tent in full cheerleader detail and perkily approached Zak. She waved a pompom in his face, then did a flip.
"Toucans are the total best, we will pass any test. Iguanas are the real duds, might as well stay in the mud. Gooooo Toucans!"
"You're afraid of Ashlynn?" Nessa asked.
"No," Zak said. "Cheerleaders."
"Just kiss her."
"What!" Ashlynn and Erik both turned to Chris. "You didn't say anything about him kissing me," Ashlynn continued.
"It doesn't have to be on the lips," Chris said. "Just, maybe…"
However, Zak ran up and quickly pecked Ashlynn on the cheek before backing off and blushing a bit. Erik growled slightly, then pulled Ashlynn closer to him.
"Hey, I'm not your property," Ashlynn said pushing away from him.
"That ties the score three to three," Chris said. "Man, you're all chickens this year. Maybe Jamie can change that,"
"Doubt it," Walter said.
"Release the Doberman!" Chris yelled.
"What?" Jamie questioned. Suddenly, a large dog was running at him. Jamie yelled, ran, and was almost up a tree, but not before the dog managed to catch his pants and rip them off Jamie, his boxers going down with them. Jamie sat up in the tree, pantless, with the dog barking below him.
"Nice butt," Bex called to him.
"Not helping right now," Jamie replied.
Bex laughed. "It's okay there boy, you're all right," Bex said petting the dog and calming it down.
"So, Poodles scare you, but Dobermans aren't a challenge?" Jamie asked looking down from the tree branch.
"Only angry poodles," Bex said.
"Can you at least toss me my pants?"
Bex smirked and crossed her arms, looking up at him. "Why don't you just come down and get them?
"Just give him his pants, Bex," Autumn said. "He needs to come down eventually. Probably will have to vote someone off the rate this is going."
"Well, with only one challenge to go, the score is tied," Chris said. "Chef, release the punks!"
Suddenly, a large group of hardcore punks came off the boat and all surrounded Manny, harassing him and shoving him around.
"Tell them to leave you alone and you get the point," Chris yelled.
"G- go…"
"You got something to say, little man?"
"Spit it out, loser."
They kept throwing insults at him. Manny tried not to be discouraged, but they were surrounding him, and closing in. Each was worst than the last, and he just couldn't get past a single word without stuttering.
"Hey, leave him alone," Nessa finally yelled.
"What are you going to do about it, sweetlips?" one guy asked. His reply was a bright red handprint that appeared across his cheek after Nessa slapped him. All the punks then backed off.
"You ain't that cute anyway, girl," the guy replied.
Manny smiled sheepishly at Nessa. "Thanks," he said in a low tone.
"Hey, you helped me," Nessa said. "It was the least I could do for you."
"And, apparently Manny was unable to handle his challenge," Chris said.
"Dude, I was surrounded by them," Manny said. "It was bad enough getting punched by one as a kid."
"Leaving the score three to three," Chris continued without acknowledging Manny/
"Wait, does that mean that the challenge is a tie?" Erik asked.
"It's not over yet," Gail yelled. She pointed at Autumn, still in the pink.
"Oh, yeah, you," Chris said. "For spending the full day in pink, Autumn, you win the challenge for the Howling Toucans. Who would you like to give immunity to?"
"Me? Really?" Autumn asked, then looked down at her outfit. "Eww, I look so…"
"Girly?" Nessa supplied a word.
"Can I give immunity to all those that didn't complete the challenge?" Autumn asked eying Nessa.
"No, but you can pick two," Chris said.
"Why are you giving her special treatment?" Nessa demanded to know.
"Because I'm the host," Chris said, "and I can do whatever I want."
"Okay, Genevieve and Walter, you're both immune," Autumn said. "Now to get back into some black." She disappeared into her tent.
Confession Cam:
(Autumn) She's back in her black clothes. "Let's be serious, they're not about to vote off someone who faced their fears, and they would probably have voted off Walter or Genevieve. Erik, Manny, and Phoebe all are good players… then again, I wouldn't mind Nessa going at this point. She's not manipulative like Heather was, but she is a bit bitchy anyway."
(Nessa) "Now we have to vote off someone useful."
(Todd) "Good thinking, Autumn. We're so going to dominate this game."
(Madison) She just stares at the camera, shocked.
(Bex) "Jamie really does have a cute butt."
Okay, Iguanas, you lost again. Sorry. Anyway, Walter and Genevieve are safe. So, Nessa, Brooke, and Zak all faced their fears, while Erik, Phoebe, and Manny didn't. Vote wisely. And don't worry, you won't lose again next time, I promise.
