It was back at the campsite and Chris was staring out at the lake with Chef. He had been waiting for the day he could torture the teens once more. The gap between the last elimination ceremony was much too long ago, even if it was a few days ago. Chris looked up at Chef, who was staring out as well.
"Hey, you ready to bring pain to some teens?" Chris asked, rubbing his hands together.
Chef nodded and laughed, "I've been waiting to hear those words! I'll get on breakfast." he smiled for the first time in a long time and walked away.
Chris smiled evilly and held up a clipboard, "This challenge will be perfect. The fans will love it. I dealt with Don, so I have the show all to myself now..." he thought to himself, as he marked an X on a picture of Lucy.
-Confessional- Mimi
"I'm so happy to be back. I still need to find the immunity idol, but I never find the time to. Maybe I should lay off the video games for a bit."
-Confessional- Ezekiel
"Man, I got really nervous last night ay'e. I thought I was a goner. Maybe I'll reach the merge... nah. It won't happen ay'e.
-Confessional- Marinna
"I hope our team will get a good winning streak. I don't want to go home early."
-End Confessionals-
All of the contestants filled up the mess hall quickly and took a seat. Chef had served the usual slop and no one bothered to eat it, since it was basically inedible.
"The food here is crap. Enough said." Rosa stated as she twirled her spoon in the slop.
Ezekiel was taking scoops of slop out of his bowl and eating them. "It tastes alright."
Courtney cringed in disgust as she watched Ezekiel eat the food, "Ewwwww! That is so gross! I can't believe you would eat that!" she exclaimed, crossing her arms.
"Is it really that big of a deal? This is Zeke we are talking about." Lucina said as she rolled her eyes.
Chris entered the room and with an evil grin on his face and stood between the two tables. "Good morning campers! Are you ready for today's challenge?" Chris asked with a megaphone.
Just about everyone covered their ears as he spoke. "Would it kill to be courteous every once in a while?!" Maddie shouted.
Chris laughed and brought the megaphone away from his mouth. "Alright, I'll give your ears a break, because today will be the day... of the Awake-athon! Yep, just like the original season, only with a twist." he announced.
Noah sighed with relief, "Great, another easy win." he said casually while leaning back on his seat.
Chris shot a glare at him before turning to Chef. "Chef! Do you have the special meals ready?" Chris shouted towards the kitchen.
Chef brought out a tray with candies on them. "Chow down! Only one a person!" Chris announced as everyone rushed towards the tray except Ezekiel.
"I'm good on candy, the slop was good enough." Ezekiel said as he left the mess hall.
Everyone else ignored him. They all ate their candies without hesitation. Anything was better than that slop. "I love the taste, maybe it is just better than anything we had in these last few days." Ryan stated as he swallowed the candy.
Chris and Chef just smirked as they watched everyone eat the candy. They both said nothing until everyone finished eating the candy. "Alright everyone, your challenge begins tonight. Meet me at the campfire and the challenge will begin." Chris stated as he and Chef left the mess hall.
Everyone else soon left as well and went into the cabins. "I'm going to search for the idol." Amanda said as she left everyone and headed toward the woods.
Dawn was sitting on a tree stump with her legs crossed and her hands on her knees. "May mother earth give me blessings." Dawn said to herself, looking up at the sky.
-Confessional- Dawn
"I may have been cheated out of the competition last time, but alas, Scott is not here. I may have better results."
-Confessional- Ryan
"Dawn is weirding me out, a lot. She is someone who I'll be voting for next time we lose."
-End Confessionals-
Later that night, everyone had gathered around the campfire. Ezekiel was the last one to arrive, "Chris bro, I got somethin' for ya." he said as he slipped something into Chris's pocket and joined the rest of the Bass.
Everyone was extremely drowsy except Ezekiel and Dawn. "Why is everyone so sleepy all of a sudden?" Dawn asked as she turned towards Chris.
Chris and Chef both laughed before Chris gave an answer, "Okay, so those candies you all ate, were actually drowsiness pills! We had no idea you would actually fall for it!" Chris continued to laugh.
Marx shook his head, "For real? That's awesome." Marx said tiredly as he rubbed his eyes.
Joey just put his hands behind his back and laid down on the ground. "If this is how it is, then I'll just sleep now." he said as he closed his eyes.
Noah nodded his head in agreement, "I agree, I'd lose anyway." Noah said as he laid down on his stomach and rested his head on his arms.
Chris shook his head in false disappointment. "Okay then, it's 12-11 Bass!" Chris announced as the remaining campers got comfy for the long challenge.
After 12 hours, the score had reached 4-4, with only Dawn, Viola, Lily, Ryan, Ezekiel, Courtney, Lizabeth, and Valor still awake. Courtney was jogging in place in an attempt to stay awake. "Just sit down already. You did good enough." Valor said with a yawn.
Lizabeth was a bit surprised to hear Valor being nice. "Wow, is the tiredness actually getting to your head? Cause you are never nice." she said, getting out of her doldrums.
Valor shot a glare at Lizabeth, then looked back at Courtney. "You tried, we won't vote you off. Just take a break. Right Zeke?" Valor asked, now looking at Ezekiel.
Ezekiel turned his head and looked at Courtney, "Yeah, I won't vote you aye." he said before going back to staring at the fire.
Courtney gave in and nodded. She fell asleep before she even sat down. "She is so uptight, she deserves a rest." Ryan said, watching the only happenings.
"Okay! 4-3 Gophers!" Chris announced as he sipped a cup of coffee in front of everyone.
No one even bothered asking, Chris would just say no anyway. "He is sick, drinking coffee in front of us." Ryan said with agony in his voice.
Dawn had gotten up and sat next to Viola, "What's your bunny's name?" she asked, patting Lily on the head.
Viola smiled at Dawn's liking for Lily, "Her name is Lily, I got her during the race. I hear you love animals." Viola said in response.
"Yes indeed, I do love nature. Your aura shows you are a good person. I still have little trust for Marx, I say we should vote him out as quick as possible." Dawn said.
Viola thought about that for a second, "I guess, he is weird, but so is Ryan." Viola pointed out.
Dawn nodded. "Ryan is friendly at least, Marx just comes off as creepy." she said.
Viola continued to pet Lily, "We'll think about it. Thank you." Viola said as Lily fell asleep in her lap, "Oh no, Lily. It's okay. You're only a bunny." Viola said soothingly.
Dawn sat down next to Ryan next, "Hello Ryan. I am glad to see you are still awake." Dawn said calmly, putting her hands on her lap.
Ryan shuddered a little bit. "Can you please back away a little? Girls make me nervous." Ryan asked nervously.
Dawn nodded and scooted a bit away from him. "You are lucky to have a tail like that." Dawn said with a smile.
Ryan shook his head, "It's not fun to have, everyone views you as a freak when you have a tail." Ryan explained as he lowered his head onto his hands.
Dawn was a bit taken off by that response, but she paid it no mind. "I see, I'll leave you alone now. Good luck." Dawn said as she walked away and sat alone.
Right after Dawn left, Ryan yawned loudly, "I'm s-sorry girls, I am too tired to go on." Ryan yawned as he fell over and fell asleep, curling up in the process.
Chris examined the remaining campers who were awake. "It is now 3-2 Bass!" Chris announced.
Viola yawned and leaned over onto the log. falling asleep. "Make that 3-1 Bass." Chris corrected himself.
Lizabeth yawned loudly, then covered her mouth quickly. "How are you holding up Zeke?" Lizabeth asked tiredly.
Ezekiel looked over at her, "I'm fine. Back on the farm, you learn to stay up for long periods like this." Ezekiel explained, completely unchanged from his tone in the beginning.
Lizabeth was amazed that Ezekiel was able to stay so awake and collected like this, that took effort, or maybe none at all based on Ezekiel's behavior. "Valor, you good?" Lizabeth asked.
Valor didn't respond with words, she just nodded her head back and forth in a rhythm until she fell over and fell asleep. "Dang it Valor. Don't leave me with Zeke and hippie girl." Lizabeth said tiredly.
-Confessional- Dawn
"This challenge is fairly easy for me, but Ezekiel is holding up quite well."
-Confessional- Lizabeth
"This challenge would be a lot easier without the spiked candies. Zeke has got this for us though."
-Confessional- Ezekiel
"If I win this challenge for my team, maybe they'll forget my comments eh? They already seem to forgive me."
-End Confessionals-
Dawn was meditating while Chris continued to monitor the group. "Okay campers, I have a twist to add to speed things up, since none of you seem to be going down anytime soon." Chris announced, gaining the three's attention.
Lizabeth rolled her eyes, "And what would that twist be?" she asked in annoyance.
Chris smirked. He took out a book, "Ahem, I will be reading War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy." Chris announced as he opened the book and the three groaned.
Dawn continued meditating, while Lizabeth and Ezekiel roasted some marshmallows. Chris began to read the book, but no one bothered listening. "Hey, Zeke, I think I'm going to be out soon. Win for the team okay?" Lizabeth asked.
Ezekiel nodded and smiled, he had gotten the question he was waiting for. "I got it aye." Ezekiel said as he yawned for the first time.
Dawn yawned as well. Her head drooped down as her eyes opened and closed. Lizabeth closed her eyes and fell asleep. "Man, I guess the book must really be getting to you guys!" Chris laughed as Ezekiel looked up at him.
"Dude, no one was even listening. It was the pills probably eh?" Ezekiel pointed out as Chris frowned at him.
Dawn nodded her head as Ezekiel got up and sat down next to her. "Dawn? You good? You're drifting off." Ezekiel said, waving his hand in front of her.
Dawn said nothing as her head drooped down and she fell asleep. Ezekiel got up and raised his hand, "I guess I won eh?" he said as he put his hands in his hoodie pockets.
Chris nodded, "Victory goes to the Killer Bass! I will be seeing the Gophers at the elimination ceremony tomorrow night." Chris announced to everyone, even though Ezekiel was the only one actually awake.
-Confessional- Ezekiel
"I guess I won aye? Maybe I'll be in this for longer than I thought."
-End Confessional-
The next night, the Gophers were sitting around the campfire, all drowsy except for Noah and Joey, who got good rest. "Maybe giving up early was a bad idea." Joey muttered.
"Yeah right, no way you could outlast Zeke. He only yawned once, and he's still sitting at the dock right now." Noah said as he pointed towards the dock where Ezekiel was sitting.
Chris walked in front of the campfire with a tray of marshmallows in his hand. "Gophers, this is your first time here and I can honestly say that I don't feel bad. You guys did not care in the slightest." Chris said.
Noah smirked, "Yeah, talk about lack of team spirit." Noah said sarcastically, getting a few glares.
"Oh shut up Noah! You know you're leaving!" Vera yelled angrily.
Noah just chuckled and Dawn was still tired out, barely getting enough sleep.
Chris chuckled to himself, "Okay, since I can tell you are all tired, I will just toss your marshmallows to you." Chris said, getting a few sighs of relief from the Gophers.
Chris grabbed a handful of marshmallows and got ready to toss them. "Viola, Lily, Mimi, Popo, Ryan, Dawn, Maddie, Amanda, Vera, and Marinna, you are all safe." Chris said as he tossed the ten marshmallows to each camper.
Marx, Joey, and Noah were all sitting, waiting for a marshmallow, Noah seeming more confident than the others. Joey was shuddering like crazy and Marx didn't have a smile for once.
Chris raised one marshmallow in the air, "The penultimate marshmallow goes to...Marx." Chris said slowly as he tossed a marshmallow to Marx, much to Dawn's frustration.
Marx's smiled returned as he stuck the marshmallow in his mouth, "Thank you guys. Phew." Marx said thankfully.
Joey began to shudder even more as Noah remained as casual as he was before. "The last marshmallow, whoever doesn't get this marshmallow will be going home." Chris explained as all of the Gophers watched intently.
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Chris flung the marshmallow into Noah's lap. Noah flicked the marshmallow into his mouth with his thumb and smirked. "See you later bud. I guess you could say this is revenge for what happened in Cruise Ship." Noah said coldly with a smirk on his face as Joey stood up.
"Why guys!? Noah is much worse than me!" Joey exclaimed before he began to walk away.
Amanda stood up, "Joey, unlike you, Noah has friends. You're a jerk to everyone, at least Noah has redeeming qualities." Amanda explained as Joey walked away. facing them.
Joey walked down the Dock of Shame, where the cannon was located. "Ready for your flight?" Chris asked as Joey hopped in.
Joey simply looked down at him, "Just fire already." Joey said as Chris pulled the rope on the cannon.
The Gophers watched as Joey was sent rocketing out of the cannon, but not before he tipped the cannon into the water right as he was shot out. "Dang it Joey!" Chris shouted as he watched the cannon sink into the water.
Chris walked back over to the Gophers and clapped his hands. "Okay, bad news, the cannon sank. The good news, we can use the Boat of Losers from now on." Chris announced as the Gophers cheered.
"You can all go back to your cabins, get some rest for tomorrow's challenge. You'll need it." Chris said as everyone walked away.
Okay guys, I am finally back. I've coped with Lemmy and now I can finish this story. Leave in the reviews who you want to see gone next! Have a nice day!
Votes:
Vera: Noah
Amanda: Joey
Noah: Joey
Dawn: Marx
Viola: Marx
Lily: Marx
Mimi: Joey
Ryan: Joey
Joey: Noah
Marinna: Noah
Maddie: Noah
Popo: Joey
Marx: Dawn
