Total Drama: Pahkitew's Vengance Chapter 5: I Scream, You Scream, a total drama series fanfic

Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. The story you are about to read may disturb you. It may shock you. It may even HORRIFY YOU!

HACK! (coughs up a hairball)

You've been warned.

(Lightning flashes as eerie music fills the background)

"Last time, on Total Drama: Pahkitew's Vengeance; we had a swashbuckling adventure on the high seas, swinging swords, wrestling tigers, and even firing a team mate out of a cannon! Kiko lost both her cool and her beautiful looks when she ignored Zelda's warning and tried on an incomplete Animatrix; Caroline and Micheal hooked up, making the first couple of the season; and Maurananei TRASHED BY COTTAGE!" Chris roared with anger.

"It was a freakin' mansion!" Maurananei argued from somewhere off screen. Chris ignored her and continued along with last episode's summary. "This time, we'll be sure to make this the most terrifying challenge yet!" Chris cackled as he held a lit flashlight up to his face on the dark night. He turned to see Chef walking down the dock to meet him, dressed in a pink, fairy princess outfit complete with plastic wings, wand, and tiara. Chris shuddered. "What are you wearing?" he asked.

"Costumes was all out of monsters," was all Chef would say. Chris shuddered once more before continuing, averting his eyes from his sparsely dressed co-host and cook. "Who will win? Who will lose? Who pee their pants and scare the crap out of everyone else on Total! Drama! Pahkitew's Vengeance!"

(theme song)

It was a couple days after the elimination ceremony. The moon was full once more, and an eerie fog had crept across the grounds, shrouding the hundreds of glowing eyes that peeked out into the cold night. A lone wolf howled somewhere off in the wilderness as a cloud of bats flew past the moon and a cool wind blew across the island, causing the numerous tree branches to rattle together like bones. In a tall tree, inside a tree house made of scrap metal and boards, Reese cowered under his bed covers. He had been cleared by Chef dressed in a nurse's outfit (nearly giving him a heart attack in the process) and was removed from his wheelchair, only sporting a couple of bandages wrapped around his head. An owl hooted somewhere outside. Reese squeaked and dove under the covers, shivering as the others all rested in their bunks. Trey was sleeping peacefully, snoring with a little drool dripping from his lip as he hugged his guitar tightly, moving every so slightly when his dreams were plagued with instrument-stealing Sasquatches. Micheal dozed above him, an arm dangling over the side as he snored.

Across from the boy was Toni, in the form of a snow leopard to combat against the cool nights. The covers on her bed lay in shreds, as she no longer needed them with a thick fur coat and a fluffy tail wrapped around her jaw like a scarf. Her muscled form rose and fell, almost looking ghost like in the moon light that shone in through the open window. Anuok slept just above her, arms folded over her chest as she slept peacefully, unaware of a large, hooded figure that was creeping across the forest floor just outside the window. The person was dressed from head to toe in black, carrying a large, burlap sack over his shoulder as he snuck over to the base of tree and began to climb the rope ladder. He was half way there when it suddenly snapped under his weight and fell to the ground, landing with a loud thud and a lot of cursing. A few moments later, a metal grappling hook loudly clanged against the deck of the tree house, hooking on the railing securely as the rope was pulled a couple times to be sure. The figure then began his assent again, finally making it up to the deck after a couple of minutes and succeeding in not falling again. He tip toed across the deck and ducked under the low frame of the tree house, sneaking quietly down the row of bunk beds. Anuok suddenly started in her sleep, and the figure dove beneath the bunk, waiting until she resumed her slumber once more. The intruder breathed a sigh of relief and and crept out from under the bunk and turned around to look at the magnificent animal that lay on the bunk before him. His eyes traced over the glorious fur, the wicked sharp claws, and the sharp fangs that were just barely hidden under the lethal jaws. He sucked in a deep breath and reached into the burlap sack, pulling a handkerchief. With a shaky hand, he moved it towards the leopard's face, fully sure that the cat would wake up and maul him, blowing his cover. He set the cloth over the animal's nose and waited a few seconds as the knock out liquid spilled on the cloth did its work, sending the animal into a deeper sleep. He pulled back and with an arm shouldered the snow leopard into the open burlap sack before creeping down the row of bunk beds again, flinching as a floorboard squeaked under his feet.

He finally approached the bunk he was looking for, looking at the top bunk instead of the bottom. The musician was to remain there, to participate in the challenge; it was the Watch Wearer he wanted. He slowly reached into his sack again, pausing when his hand brushed against an exposed fang of the snow leopard, and pulled out another hankie. He then moved it towards the boys mouth, a lot more confident than before as he set the cloth on the victims face.

Big mistake.

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"When you're the wearing of what might be the most powerful weapon in the galaxy," Micheal began with a yawn. "You learn to be a light sleeper."

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The boys eyes flashed open, and the hidden figure jerked back, dropping his sack in the process. The boy's eyes flashed with anger as he instantly reached for his watch, activating it without even looking as he jumped down from his bunk to the floor, a red light engulfing him. Seconds later, the figure was facing off against a large black bear, its sharp claws exposed as it rose up on its hind legs to stand even with the figure. While black bears were mostly herbivorous, that didn't mean they weren't armed with deadly weapons; large claws were attached to the front paws, and large teeth were exposed from the saliva filled mouth. The bear dropped down to all fours and rammed the figure in the gut with its head, pushing him a couple feet back. The bear readied for another charge when he felt a slight prick in his shoulder. He turned with wary eyes to see a small needle with a colorful, feathered end sticking out of his shoulder. It meant nothing to him. The figure fired two more darts from the mouth of a blow gun before the bear dropped to floor, breathing heavily. The figure smiled wickedly as he stuffed the bear with some difficulty into the sack; the tranquilizer darts had come in handy. The bulky person then ran back to the entrance and tossed the bag over the side, unhooking the grappling hook before jumping over the railing and landing on the sack without any concern for the animals inside.

Zelda yawned as the credits of a horror movie, Night of the Living McClains, rolled past the screen, casting the the room in a dim light. Next to her, a drooling Alan dozed on the couch, his legs lying over her lap as he slept. Zelda smirked and pushed them off her lap, nearly breaking out into laughter as his legs slid to the floor, followed closely by his unconscious body. He was sleeping face down in a sticky soda stain that had occurred when he had dropped his drink during a scary part of the movie. Zelda yawned and lay back on the sofa, letting her snaps blink shut. Soon, she was asleep as well.

Across the room, Maurananei, Caroline, and Mitchell were asleep on another sofa, a game of Mario Kart paused on the large TV screen. A bowl of popcorn was spilled out onto the floor, kernels getting everywhere as the trio peacefully slept. Kiko was passed out on the floor in front of them, a cup of soda still clutched in her hands as she snored loudly. The garage door rumbled open a couple of feet, and a figure dressed in black crept inside on his fingers and toes, the cold moonlight streaming into the dark bunker. The intruder straightened up drawing up to his full, hunched height. Another burlap was thrown over his shoulder as he crept through the maze of chip bags and candy wrappers, careful to avoid stray popcorn and chips. The figure silently crept in front of the paused game and grabbed Kiko in his large hands, stuffing her into the bag as he reached for Mitchell and instantly yanked back his hands, a small trail of smoke curling from his gloved finger tips. How the couch wasn't on fire was beyond him, but he had come prepared just in case. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of heavy, thick gloves, designed to resist high temperatures. He then grabbed hold of Mitchell's arm and pulled him quietly off the couch, wincing as the controller dropped to the floor and Maurananei's head, which had been resting on Mitchell's shoulder, fell to the couch. The girl then mumbled something about marrying Chef in three days, which caused the figure to visible shudder as he tossed Mitchell in the bag.

The dark figure then reached into his pocket a second time, pulling out a sheet of paper. The figure quickly read it over, glancing between a list and a dozing Caroline before shoving the piece of paper back into his pocket and tip toeing out of the bunker and rolling the door shut behind him, as if he had never been there.

"Wakey, wakey?" a deep feminine voice said as something sharp poked her gently in the side. Toni blinked open her eyes to see seven people standing around her, two of them boys and four of them girls. One of them resembled a boy, but he had some distinct features that Toni remembered all too well; a few strands of greasy hair, bloodshot eyes, crooked teeth, pale, green skin. Another one resembled what used to be a girl. She now stood almost twelve feet tall and had spiky green hair with reptilian eyes. Her toughened skin was a deep orange, random spikes popping out at her elbows and neck. Her hands were decorated with claws, and a short tail stuck out behind her. What made it even more strange was that the monster was wearing a tight, slightly torn, pink tank top with a pair of torn magenta pants that didn't even reached her knees. The monster was gently poking her awake with one of her giant claws until Micheal told her to stop. "We need to talk." was all he said. She nodded her head, and focused on an image in her head, a human girl. The changes soon began.

Her fur was the first thing to go, being slowly sucked back into her like hundreds of pieces of spaghetti. Dark, soft, human skin emerged as her sharp claws became duller and the paws split into five thin rods. The ears slid down from the top of her head as if they were on molten steel, become pinkish and rounded as they moved. Her powerful muscles slowly succumbed to the transformation, becoming weaker and weaker as the long tail slurped back up into her spine. The large monster gasped when she saw this, clearly interested, while a few of the others watched with sick curiosity. The rest of them were clearly unaffected, having seen it before. The sharp canines became smaller and more flatter looking, resembling those of an ape. The final transformation were the return of dark, hazel eyes. Toni had returned. She stretched and stood up, she and everyone else completely dwarfed by the large, orange skinned monster that stood next to her. To her left was a frowning Kiko and Mitchell. In front of her was Micheal and Anuok. Next to them was a small, cloaked figure with the odd boy mentioned before sitting on his haunches, looking her curiously. Next to him was one of the few things that scared the crap out of Toni. None other than Izzy, the crazy psycho-hose beast that the RCMP had been chasing down for almost three seasons. "Where are we?" Toni asked.

Micheal sighed. "I have no freaking idea. All I know is that one moment I'm fighting this robber that broke into our tree house, and the next I'm in this room with three tranquilizers in me." The others shared a similar story, minus the darts stuck in them. She felt a heavy tapping on her shoulder and turned to see the monster standing next to her. "Can you reach for Dakota?" she growled in staggered English, pointing her back at a small, feathered dart that look like a speck on her massive form. Toni blinked but slowly nodded. She quickly turned to her team mates. "Is that who I think it is?" she asked quietly. Mitchell nodded. "Yup. None other than Total Drama's biggest contestant, the Dakotazoid." he said with a smirk. Toni rolled her eyes and jumped up, reaching for the dart. She jumped a second time and grabbed hold of the dart, wincing as Dakota roared in slight pain before sighing with relief. "Chef got dart in deep." she said nonchalantly, catching everyone's attention. "Wait, wait, wait. Run that by me one more time?" Kiko said with shock.

"Chef shoot fluffy things at Dakota after Dakota destroy store at mall. Not pretty." Dakota explained, having to look down at them to even speak. She flinched slightly as Kiko's face boiled with rage. The others, even Izzy, the cloaked figure, and the smelly Ezekiel backed off. Inside, Kiko was practically on fire, an erupting volcano of rage. Whenever Chef was involved in something, it usually, no always meant that Chris was behind it. "CHRIS! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU, YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU NEVER LEFT NEW FOUNDLAND!" she roared, causing even Dakota to cower in fear. Kiko calmed down and slumped to the floor, when something caught her eye. She looked down to her wrist and nearly screamed bloody murder.

On her wrist, was her bootleg Animatrix.

The last time she had that thing, she had been horribly mutated into a vicious monster due to a slight error in the Animatrix's programming. And that had only happened a couple hours ago. She quickly hid her wrist behind her back before anyone could notice. A small beeping sound sounded off behind her, drawing everyone's attention as a large, flat screen TV lowered itself from the ceiling and blinked on to show Chris with a smug grin on his face. The contestants, ex and participating, walked over to the screen as Chris began to speak.

"Welcome losers and freaks of all species!" Chris began. "You're probably wondering why you're here. And trust me, all will be explained later. Right after I do this!" the sadistic host exclaimed as he pulled out yet another remote control of his and pressed yet another of the big red buttons. The whining of a door rolling open could be heard as Chris cackled maniacally. And then came a sound that every single person in the room instantly feared and knew it would haunt them with nightmares for the rest of their days.

"Total!" "Total!" "Drama!" "Total!" "Drama!" Drama!" Drama!" "Total!"

"Why us!?" Mitchell screamed in terror as hundreds of Chris-bots stalked into the room, their arms reaching forward for them as they repeated their constant promoting speech of "Total!" and "Drama!". The teens began backing up as the Chris-bots edged forward, Chris watching the whole thing with his evil smile on his face. It was only for a few minutes before anyone even came up with a plan.

Of course, that person was Izzy.

"Don't worry, guys! Izzy's got a plan!" she cried before jumping into the air over their heads and landing next to a startled Micheal. The red head grabbed onto his wrist as Micheal shook it vigorously, screaming at the top of his lungs as Izzy violated him. She quickly tapped a finger on the Animatrix watch face and cycled through the list as Micheal continued to yell, before she selected an animal. With a crazy grin that sent shivers down everyone's spine, she slapped the watch and stepped back as the familiar red light engulfed Micheal, changing his DNA from the molecular scale up. He grew bigger and longer, almost the length of a school bus. He towered over all of them, even the mighty Dakota as his head became enormous. A long tail sprouted from his spine and reached out almost ten feet before stopped. When the red light vanished, a large and incredibly power Tyrannosaurus Rex stood before them, unleashing a loud roar that shook the entire room.

"You!" Izzy shouted, turning to a surprised Dakota. "Get on the lizard!"

"Dakota don't understand."

"GET ON THE DINOSAUR!" Izzy yelled, a furious look in her eyes. Dakota quickly climbed onto Micheal's back without argument as the Chris-bots came closer and closer. Once Dakota was in place, Izzy turned to the rest of the cast and began barking out orders, everyone too scared to argue or complain.

"Animal girl, turn into a rhino!" "Pyro-boy, set something on fire!" "Zekey, vomit on something!"

"Bossy girl, hit someone over the head with something!". That last one prompted Kiko to rip a panel from the wall and chuck at Izzy's head, the crazy girl easily dodging it with a wide grin. She continued on Kiko silently cursed in her head. "Um, Freak Cloak Guy or Gal? Do, uh, something!" she yelled, realizing she had no idea who the mystery person was. The black figure merely nodded and assumed a fighting stance, revealing a pair of thin, white, ankles. Well, at least they all knew if the person was a guy or girl. No man had ankles that thin.

"CHARGE!" Izzy yelled as she jumped onto Toni's back and urged the rhinoceros forward. As one, they all charged at the sea of Chris-bots, like a rogue tidal wave in the ocean. Chris-bots flew into the air as the two groups collided, and if one were to glance up from the battle, they would see Chris sitting back with a bucket of popcorn and a wide smile on his face.

"Dakota! Catch!" Kiko yelled as she ripped two arms off a Chris-bot, quickly disabling as she tossed the mutant girl the appendages and moved onto the next one, ramming her head into its chest. Dakota caught both arms, and with a quick motion of her sharp claws, whittled them in sharp swords about as long as her arm. She tossed Izzy one, increasing their fire-power as their mounts stormed their way through the masses. Micheal bellowed as he bit into a Chris-bot and tore off the upper torso, tossing it into a group of robots heading his way as he crushed several more under his feet. His roars of anger filled the chamber with a constant noise, often mixed in with the dying words of Chris-bots and battle cries of the other fighters.

Mitchell soon find himself fighting back to back with the freak formerly known as Ezekiel. The mutant boy would fire streams of acid from his jaws, attacking Chris-bots that got too close with his claws and teeth as Mitchell slung ball after ball of hot coals. Any robots stupid enough to come too close were soon melted into bubbling pools of hot metal that eventually cooled into a sort of armor on his skin which sometimes worked to his advantage. Every now and then, a large platoon of Chris-bots heading their way would be barreled into from the side by Toni's large bulk or Micheal's massive head, effectively creating a sort of safe zone around them.

The mystery person fought alone, keeping her cloak over her head to keep her identify a secret. If anyone knew who she was, it would raise questions. And she hated answering questions. She let that hatred drive her forward as she punched her fist straight through a Chris-bots chest, tearing out its inner workings and throwing them at another bots head to blind it, quickly dismembering it when it was blind. Of course, the Chris-bots weren't completely defenseless; they fought back with surprising strength, sometimes lifting Toni off the ground and tossing her across the room, only to come right back and with a sharp rhino horn through a droid's gut. Although they only tried it once, several Chris-bots put together were more than enough to lift the combined weight of Dakota and Micheal, leaving massive dents in the walls when the two were unlucky enough to be in such a situation. Izzy suddenly gave an insane yell as she jumped off Toni's back and into a fray of Chris-bots, swinging her sword like a mad man as she cut through them with ease.

After what seemed hours, the last Chris-bot was squished under Micheal's large talons, just before the large dinosaur collasped to the ground, breathing heavily. Dakota climbed off his back and fell to the ground next to him, exhausted. The others were quick to follow, all utterly pooped after their brawl.

"That was the single greatest thing I have ever seen in my life!" Chris exclaimed, standing up in his chair and applauding. "And now, time for the sequel." he suddenly said with a grin on his face. He pressed yet another remote button and the lights in the room went out, putting the room into total blackness. Only the dim light of the TV lit up the room as Chris's image suddenly disappeared to be replaced with large black and white swirl. The image began to the spin as the contestants were helpless to watch. Chris's calming voice suddenly come out over an intercom, a low, calming voice that was both soothing and terrifying at the same time.

"You are getting sleepy . . . . . . very, very sleepy . . . . ." he said. One by one, the contestant's eyes drooped shut, lulled to sleep by the swirling image and lulling voice. "When I snap my fingers, you will be under my complete and total control . . . . . ." Chris said.

"We will be under your complete and total control." the contestants said in unison. Well, most of them. Micheal and Toni merely grunted and growled, but Chris was pretty sure it was the same thing.

"1. . . . 2 . . . . 3"

SNAP!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

"AAH!" Caroline cried as she jolted up and hit her head on something hard that was positioned right above her. She hissed in pain and looked up to stare at the bottom of a bunk bed. And from the swear words she heard above, it sounded like Trey was above her. She crawled off the bunk to see that it was still dark outside. In fact, she was outside; the entire bunk bed had somehow appeared right out in the middle of the woods. "What the-" Caroline said as she looked around to find a couple other bunks surrounding her own with Reese, Anuok, Zelda, Maurananei and Alan in them. "Where are we?" she asked.

"You, my clueless competitors, are on Bony Island!" a voice said, saying the last part in as creepy as voice as possible. Everyone turned to see a lone flat screen TV mounted on a lone trolly in the woods. On the screen was none other than Chris. A crack of lightning flashed across the sky as the contestants walked up to the TV, curious and both scared to learn more. "Why are we here?" Alan asked, yawning. Chris merely smiled his terrifying grin before continuing. "Because, dear Alan, it is time for your next challenge!"

The cast groaned. Most of them anyway. One them however, noticed something amiss.

"Where are Micheal, Mitchell, Kiko, and Toni?" Zelda asked. The rest of the cast looked at her before taking a look around them, some of them in disbelief in the fact that they actually missed four of the most powerful contestants of the season. Chris chuckled. "Oh, you'll find out." he said with tone that sent shivers down everyone's spine. "Tonight, you goal is to make it to the safe house at the other end of the island. Along the way, you'll find small chests with keys inside them. Each key will only work on the door once, and only one person may use said key. Get everyone inside your team's safe house and stay there the whole night to win the challenge." Chris explained. Hidden beneath the screen, Chris was crossing his fingers, hoping against hope that one of the contestants would spout out that one question that made the game interesting. And by interesting, he meant deadly.

"Is that all there is to it?" Alan asked just before Trey and Anuok clapped their hands over his mouth.

It was too late tough.

Chris cackled, loving the sound of that question. "I'm glad you asked, Alan! You see, nobody has ever been able to survive a night on Bony Island. And not just because of the savage wildlife." he added before anyone could interrupt him with a snarky quip. Alan was about to add something else when he was interrupted by a loud roar coming from the wilderness beyond, a flock of crows flying away from the source. Another roar echoed across the island, joined by another roar of anger until the air was filled with hungry, savage calls of monsters. The contestants huddled together in fear until the noise died down.

"If your wondering what those noises are, notice that you are missing a couple of team mates." Chris chuckled. Everone's faces immediately; every person who had some power or other was gone, meaning they were somewhere in the woods. Stalking them, hunting them down. Everyone huddled together. Well, everyone but Maurananei, who was shaking in fury. She quickly ran over to a tree and gave it a solid punch, knocking it over into the lake, where it whacked an unfortunate shark over the noggin. Chris visibly flinched as Maurananei walked back over to the group.

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"Does he have to rub the whole "You don't have a super power" thing in my face everytime! Gah!" Maurananei yelled.

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"Mom, if you're listening, I just want you to know I love you," Reese squeaked as he curled up into a fetal position and rocked back and forth on his heels, shivering. "The reason I say that is because I highly doubt I'll make it out of here alive."

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"The odds of any of us surviving this are about 40:60." Zelda began. "The odds of me, Maurananei, and Trey surviving this challenge are about 50:50. The odds of Caroline and Alan surviving this challenge are about 30:70." Zelda listed off on her fingers. "The odds of Reese surviving this without any therapy required? 5:95. I sure hope he has a will written out."

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"Now, before we begin, you each must where one of the shirts provided at the base of your bunk. Guys wear one shirt, girls wear another." Chris said. The contestants walked over to their bunks and slipped on the required wear over their regular clothing before returning. All the girls wore a deep pink tank top that barely reached down to their midsection with small, pink ruffles at the sleeves. The boys all wore a large long-sleeved shirt with a thick yellow stripe across the middle and two orange stripes on either side of it. The shirts were so big, that Reese looked like he was wearing an entire body suit. "Oh! And one more thing." Chris said with a chuckle. "You can not take those off. If you do, you will instantly be eliminated, as in no bonfire ceremony, no voting, no marshmallow! Just you and a one way ticket to the Torpedo of Shame!" Chris announced.

"Are there any questions?" Chris asked.

A couple of the contestants raised their hands, and for once Chris was ready to answer them. "Yes, Reese?"

"Why do we have to wear these things?" Reese asked, gesturing with his floppy sleeves to his oversized shirt. "Mine itches. And it reeks!"

"Those will hinder your movements and make things more interesting. For me anyway." Chris explained. "Now, are there anymore questions, or can sit back and watch you all die with some popcorn?" Chris joked, drawing unamused looks from the players. "Oh. One more thing. The main reason nobody's ever spent a night on the island, is because they were frightened off by The Spirit of Bony Isle!" Chris exclaimed, a flashlight turning on under his chin and casting his face in eerie shadows. "The spirit will posses one of your loved ones or unloved ones and turn them against you until it has claimed you as well! Which, is exactly what happened to your team mates!" Chris said, drawing gasps from the campers. Caroline looked like she was on the verge of tears; Reese and Alan shared a collective gulp; Anuok and trey looked worried; Zelda looked somewhat indifferent. "Now, are there anymore questions? No? Alright then. GO!" Chris yelled, blasting his air horn and sending a cloud of bats off into the night.

"Seriously, why do these shirts stick so much?" Trey complained. "It smells worse than my breath after a night at the bar." Reese cocked an eyebrow. "You drink? How old are you?" he asked with a concerned tone. Trey rolled his eyes. "Relax. I drink responsibly. And if I don't, I always have someone to drive me back safely; haven't had a drunk driving ticket in years." he said with a light chuckle. Anuok remained silent, as usual, and pressed on through the woods, shoving aside brush and holding back branches that would have otherwise smacked her team mates in the face.

"Hey, Anuok?" Reese asked. The silent girl turned back to look down at the small boy.

"Do you believe in that ghost story Chris told us?"

Anuok merely shrugged and continued, Reese nervously biting his fingernails as Trey took up the rear. They marched single file through the woods as the wind blew through the trees, their long, twisted branches seeming to reach for them like giant claws. An owl hooted from somewhere and Reese yelped in fright, jumping into Trey's arms and refusing to walk on his own. Trey sighed and followed Anuok, carrying Reese in his arms as they went. Wet leaves slapped at their face, and Reese spent half the time spitting out wads of them out of his mouth, which wouldn't have happened had he been walking, Trey pointed out.

"Excuse me for having a good reason to be terrified!" Reese shot back. "We've just been dropped in the middle of nowhere on a haunted island by a mad man, whose turned our own super powered friends against us!"

Trey was about to say something else when Anuok held up a hand, signaling them to be quiet. The two instantly stopped complaining and listened. Silence, for the most part, filled the air. The wind would howl, and owl would occasionally hoot from somewhere, the sound of water dripping into a puddle. Then they heard it; a low growling sound among the constant crunching of dried leaves. The movements were so quiet one had to strain to here them. Anuok gestured for them to come closer, pointing at something beyond a large bush. The two boys pushed forward to glance through the brush, their hearts nearly stopping at what stood before them.

In a shaft of moonlight in the dark forest, was a large animal. It stood on four, bent legs with sharp, red claws at the end of each black foot. It had a black and white color scheme, but this was difficult to confirm as the creature's outline seemed to shimmer and change color at will. Three rows of red spikes ran down its back, all the way to its red tipped tail. The majority of the animal resembled a lizard, so nothing new to see there. What caught their attention however, was the head. The gums of the animal stuck straight out of its maw, the razor, sharp, needle-like teeth interlocking like a bear trap. It had four, narrow red eyes on its head and a black face with white patches on either side. Several slits ran down the animal on the neck, which opened and closed occasionally as it sniffed the ground. To make matters worse, a thick collar with a silver and red color scheme was around its neck.

Micheal.

"What is that thing?" Reese squeaked, his voice barely audible. Trey was about to say something when he felt a warm sensation near his hand. He instantly yelled in disgust as he vigorously washed his hand in a nearby puddle of water, Reese grinning nervously.

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"I guess I sorta have bladder control issues when I'm terrified." Reese said nervously, tapping his fingers together in an anxious rhythm.

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Trey was about to yell more when the creature suddenly roared from the clearing and slunk towards them, growling. The boys tensed up as Anuok got ready to run. The animal crept closer and closer, and they soon realized it was much bigger than they thought it was, almost the size of a large rhinoceros with bad breath that smelled like rotting meat and garbage. And, to unsettle their stomachs even more, thin strips of red meat were dangling from its red stained teeth. Reese finally screamed and jumped into Trey's arms once more as a long, pointed tongue curled out of predator's mouth, licking the red stains and meat off its teeth. A piece of meat fell to the ground and Anuok picked up between two fingers, giving it a sniff before jotting something down in her notebook and handing it to Trey.

"Spaghetti? It ate spaghetti with meatballs!?" Trey cried angrily.

The creature roared and then, in the blink of an eye, disappeared.

"Someone please tell me that I'm hallucinating." Reese said with a squeak.

"Unfortunately, no." Trey said with fright as the trio grouped together, the sounds of branches and leave cracking under clawed feet filling the air; the animal had camouflaged itself so well, that it might as well not have been there. The sounds came closer and closer, packing the teens together tighter and tighter until they stopped altogether. Suddenly, Reese was ripped from Trey's grasp and thrown across the forest, landing face down in a pile of wet leaves and mud. The animal showed itself once more and pounced on him, pinning his arms to the ground with its clawed feet as it opened its jaws with a hiss. Anuok and Trey quickly attacked, punching and beating the animal with all their might, but they might as well as have been hitting an armored car; the animal didn't react.

The creature's head itched forward, its maw opening to reveal a wide throat ringed in teeth. Smelly, rotting breath breathed on Reese from its saliva stained jaws. It began sniffing him profusely while it licked him in a few places, tasting its prey before it would be devoured. Reese winced as the sound of liquid running filled the air and the creature paused. It gave a quick sniff before roaring in agony, scratching its sensitive nose with its claws as it ran in the opposite direction, Trey and Anuok holding on before they were thrown against a tree.

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"I can't believe Reese just scared an alien animal the size of a rhino with nothing more than wet shorts." Trey said with surprise. "I'm impressed."

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Anuok gives a thumbs up, jerking between her head and the outside with her hands before jotting something down on her notepad. She held it up to the camera, showing the words "Totally saw that coming." before smiling and throwing another thumbs up.

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"C'mon! Move it!" Maurananei ordered. The Extreme Eagles had been running for what seemed hours at full steam, Maurananei and Zelda at the top of their game. Alan and Caroline meanwhile, were lagging behind, gasping for air as they staggered forward like a pair of zombies. Maurananei sighed with disgust and ran back to them, scooping each of them up in an arm and running back to Zelda, tossing Alan onto her back as she dashed forward with Caroline for dear life. Alan looked at Zelda sheepishly as the pink warrior reluctantly slung him onto her back. Alan lightly looped his hands around her neck and his legs around her waist as they ran forward.

"This isn't awkward, is it?" Alan asked.

Zelda smiled. "Nah. Not too awkward." she said before her voice became serious again. "Your hands are on my boobs." she said warningly, Alan jerking his hands back. "Sorry!"

"Just keep your hands to yourself, okay? That way I don't have to beat you senseless again." Zelda said. They had fallen behind Maurananei and Caroline, the large teen carrying the smaller girl only visible by her head. After a few moments of running in silence, they caught up to the pair who were resting by a tree. Caroline had scaled the tree and was currently acting as lookout while Maurananei took a rest. Zelda dropped to the ground and Alan climbed off, helping her to her feet as both sat on some large roots. "So, why did Chris make us wear these outfits again?" Alan asked, tugging at the collar of his shirt. "And why do they stink so much?"

Maurananei shrugged and Zelda tapped her chin, thinking. A sudden yell from Caroline caught their attention, but not before the earth began to shake beneath their feet in a steady rhythm. "What's happening!?" Maurananei cried. Whatever it was coming closer. The teens quickly climbed the tree, the ground still shaking beneath them. Puddles of water shook and rippled as the thing came closer and closer. A large figure, almost fifteen feet tall entered the clearing and sniffing the air, an animal like roar escaping its lips. It had a spiky head, with large blades on its neck and elbow, and a lizard like tail. Oddly enough, the beast seemed human in some ways; it was wearing a pair of torn, pink pants and a ripped pink tank top. "Is that who I think it is?" Alan gulped nervously.

"Dakotazoid." Zelda breathed as the mutated girl lumbered over to their tree, sniffing the air as she scratched at a large, red collar around her neck. The collar was ringed in spikes and had six loops where chains might be attached. She smelled faintly of smoke as she walked closer, her reptilian-like eyes watching the contestants with a hungry look. She walked closer, a curious and savage look in her eye as she scanned over the group, quickly putting aside the unattractive females that hid amongst the tree's branches. She was about to head off and look for food when something caught her eye.

A small male was clinging tightly to a branch, quietly praying her to leave. She was surprised she knew English, let alone human words. She walked closer, a sweet smelling drawing her in. It was a mixture of smelly sweat, salty potato chips, fizzy soda, and cool plastic, with just a hit of strawberry-flavored lipstick thrown in. She suddenly jerked to a stop, a sort of memory flowing back to her. An image formed in her primitive mind, of herself, cuddling with a much smaller, slightly over weight, human teen. The two were playing video games together on a squished sofa, the small human resting in her lap as they played.

"SAM!" she cried happily, reaching for the small, shivering boy with a clawed hand. The boy shrieked in fright as the large claws closed around him and easily pulled him out of the tree, drawing him closer to the monster's face. Alan was sure the monster was going to eat him when the large lips pressed against his face, and was quite surprised to find himself pinned to the side of the mutant's face as she cuddled him tightly. "Dakota happy she find you!" she cried happily, pulling him into a hug. Alan was resisting with all his might when he noticed he was pressed tightly against her large breasts. His old self quickly resurfaced and he was once more content hugging them tightly, oblivious to the strangled yells of fright and fury from the tree as Dakota hugged him tightly.

"Get your grubby claws off of him!" Zelda yelled angrily, ripping off a tree branch and chucking it at Dakota's head. The branch harmlessly hit the mutant on the head and fell to the ground, Dakota not even realizing she had been struck.

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"No matter what you people say, I am not falling for him." Zelda said smugly. "I'm just concerned what would happen if he were to suffocate."

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"Riiiiiiiiiii-iiiiiiight." Chris said with a chuckle.

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"Maurananei, do something!" Zelda yelled with frustration. Maurananei looked at her with a concerned look before shrugging and jumping down from the tree. "Just get ready to run!" she yelled up to Zelda and Caroline. The two girls shared a look as they climbed down the tree and walked a couple yards away, ready to run at a moments notice. Maurananei, trying to look as ticked off as possible, walked up to Dakota, only reaching up to her waist as she jumped and grabbed hold of Alan's feet. With a quick jerk, Alan was torn free from a sad Dakota and into Maurananei's arms as she ran away with the rest of her team. Dakota roared in anger and ripped a pine tree out of the ground before chasing after them, murder in her eye as she chased after her boyfriend's captors.

"I swear, Chris is asking for it." Trey said. Reese was behind him, vigorously rubbing his crotch with a wad of leaves, hoping against hope to dry himself. Anuok walked ahead of both of them, hacking her way through the heavy underbrush with her pair of daggers. "How did she manage to get on this show with those things?" Reese wondered. "Hey, Zelda made it on with over a dozen weapons, I have my guitar, and Micheal has his Animatrix. I'm pretty sure she made it without any problems." Trey said. "Seriously, someone could get on this show with an active time bomb."

"It makes you wonder if Chris really cares that much for our safety. Last season he almost let the cast die before they were able to stop the island from blowing up." Reese with a nervous laugh as he scratched himself. "Why does my shirt itch so much? And why does it reek!?" he whined. "It feels like I'm wearing a sweater made of garbage layered in itching powder!"

"Ssssshhhh!" Anuok hissed, putting a finger to her lips. She held her hand up to her ear, listening once again. "Please tell me that Micheal isn't back for another round." Reese squeaked, shivering at the memory of the large, alien predator. "If it is, don't be afraid to unleash your secret weapon." Trey chided him.

"You want me to pee my pants again?"

"If it keeps him at bay, then yes." Trey said, unstrapping his guitar from his back and holding it like a baseball bat. Anuok sharpened her daggers together, creating a sort of slicing sound as the two blades rubbed over each other. She then pointed to Reese and then pointed upwards at a tree. "You want me to sit this one out?" Reese asked. Anuok nodded. Reese sighed and walked over to the tree, grabbing the lowest branch and heaving himself up with much difficulty. He heard a loud clanging sound below him as he scaled the tree and looked down to see a large moose battling Anuok, her daggers clashing against the animal's large antlers. The moose snorted reared up on its hind legs, kicking with its hooves. Trey rushed forward with his guitar over his head, only to be swiftly kicked in the noggin by a flailing hoof, knocking him to the ground. "Why is that moose so angry?" Reese wondered to himself as he stopped on a high branch. He then noticed the animal was wearing a red collar, but he didn't see any symbol on it. That meant that it could have only been Toni. Reese sighed with relief; unlike Micheal, Toni couldn't quickly switch between forms, which made her substantially less dangerous.

He sat back, watching the battle as Anuok leaped onto the moose's back, grabbing hold of its large antler rack and twisting it to the left. Toni obeyed, snorting and bucking like an enraged bull as she tried to kick her annoying rider off of her. With a twist of her head, Toni managed to loosen Anuok's grip and throw her to the ground. Anuok rolled to the side as the large hooves came crashing to the dirt, determined to stomp her. Toni swung her head low, hoping to at least clip Anuok with the sharp points of her antlers, but Anuok dodged out of the way just in time. "Wait a minute, how does a female moose have antlers?" Reese wondered when he was suddenly yanked out of the tree! He yelled in fright as he struggled against the strong talons that were hooked around his shoulders. A sudden memory came back to him of the first episode when he had been kidnapped by a certain orangutan. He looked up and nearly peed his pants again.

A large animal with large, leathery wings was soaring through the sky, a pair of weak looking legs with large, curved talons hooked around his shoulders, digging into his shirt. The animal had a pointed head, with a sharp beak in front a crest in the back with wide, lizard like eyes on either side of its head. Around its thin neck was a red collar with a red and silver fanged symbol on the front. Reese gasped as he realized he was seeing an animal that hadn't flown the skies of Earth in more than sixty five million years. Reese screamed as the Pteranodon carried him off into the night, no doubt somewhere to quietly eat him after dashing him against the rock. By now Trey had woken up from getting hit in the head to see the flying reptile soar past the moon, Reese screaming in its talons.

"Reese!" Trey cried.

"Why is she so angry!?" Alan cried under Maurananei's arm. The temperamental girl was carrying Alan like a football as they all fled from Dakota's wrath. Caroline was screaming at the top of her lungs as Dakota swung her tree like a club, swinging it back and forth in wide arches only a couple feet over Caroline's head. Zelda was ahead of all of them, running as fast as her legs would carry her. Her throwing star sheaths were long since empty, having been used to attack Dakota with little affect. "Because she thinks that you're her boyfriend!" Zelda yelled back at him.

"How can anything so monstrous have a boyfriend!?" Alan cried.

"Didn't you even watch season four!?" Zelda yelled.

"Yeah, but I missed a couple episodes! And besides, who would honestly believe that Chris mutated a teenage girl into a horrific monster!?"

"Well, he did. So shut you trap!" Maurananei yelled as they ran through a large mud puddle. The ooze sucked at her boots, one of them slipping off in the process, much to Maurananei's irritation. Caroline was wheezing, barely keeping up with the group as they ran. And to make matters worse, it suddenly began to rain, thunder rolling across the sky as lightning struck a nearby tree, blowing it to ashes. "We need to find shelter!" Maurananei yelled.

"From the storm or Dakota!?" Zelda yelled.

"Both!"

"Fair enough," said Zelda. "If memory serves, Chris once tried to build a luxury condo on here once, but never finished it."

"Yeah, because the construction crew was devoured by monster beavers!" Maurananei roared.

"Look, my point is is that there is probably some leftover structure of some sort to shelter us." Zelda said with a little annoyance in her voice. She wasn't one to tolerate sarcasm for long, and had disliked Noah from the moment he stepped onto the dock at Wawanakwa. She had been more than thrilled when he was voted out, though she was a little disappointed because the show seemed to get dumber, even if most of the campers had some common sense in one form or other.

"First we need to ditch Dakota," Zelda said. "If we could just-"

"Reese!" a heavy voice cried from nearby, followed by the sound of a large, angry animal and the clanging of some kind of blade. A smile crept across Zelda's face as a plan formed in her head.

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"Okay, so I'm exactly proud of what I did next, but it was necessary!" Zelda argued at the camera. "It was either them or us, and I liked the option of living to see another day more than making a few friends. And besides, all that running is making this shirt itch like crazy." Zelda added, scratching herself furiously. "What did Chris do, lace these with itching powder?"

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"Oh, she's good," Chris chuckled, holding up a can of itching powder in his hand. "Rule number one of hosting a reality show: find some small way to torture the campers during the main event."

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"Quick! This way!" Zelda yelled, pointing towards where the voices were coming from. Ignoring a large, winged animal flying past the moon, Maurananei, with Alan in tow, and Caroline followed her, Dakota right behind them as they made a mad dash for the trees. They suddenly burst through a group of bushes to find Trey and Anuok wrestling with a ticked moose. The sad part was that the moose seemed to be winning by a long shot. "Hey, Dakota!" Zelda yelled, skidding to a stop and catching the mutant's attention as the rest of her team dove behind a bush. "Look! It's Sam!" she yelled, pointing at Trey once she was sure she had Dakota's attention. Dakota paused, dropping her tree and stomping closer to the small wrestling match. The moose took one glance up and then fled in the opposite direction, but not before kicking Trey in the kiwis with a stray hoof. Trey crumbled to the ground, clutching his sensitive spot as Dakota crouched down, sniffing him over. She took a deep sniff, almost sucking Trey's long locks into her nostril's before laughing and clapping her hands like a five year old.

"Yay! Dakota save Sam!" she cheered, scooping Trey up in her mighty fist and hugging him close. Trey was in too much pain to argue as Dakota lumbered off through the rain with him in her hand, laughing and cuddling him as she walked off to who knows where. Anuok was breathing heavily, looking back and forth between the sky and the vanishing figure of Dakota. Which team mates should she go after? Which monster should she have to battle first? A hungry Pteranodon, or an affectionate Dakota?

She mentally cursed and gave the Extreme Eagles an very rude gesture before running after Trey, tucking her daggers into her pockets as she ran through the trees. "Remind me not to get on your bad side." Maurananei said, clapping Zelda on a shoulder. Zelda laughed nervously and pushed the hand away. "Um, yeah. Right. Lets go find that shelter, hmm? Who knows? We might find a couple of keys there." Zelda said with a nervous laugh. Maurananei cocked an eyebrow, but shrugged it off, dropping Alan to the mud. "Agh!" he yelled, spitting out a mouthful of mud. "Ugh, I hate the outdoors!' he griped as they walked along, Zelda trailing behind them.

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"I'm evil." Zelda said with a heavy sigh. "First, I betray Micheal and build a copy of his Animatrix behind his back for Kiko, and then I sacrifice Trey to a fifteen foot monster just so my team doesn't lose! I don't know how much longer I can do this." she said.

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"I have never felt so violated in my life," Trey groaned. He had purple and black bruises all over his body and scratches on his face. His hair looked like it an electrified hedgehog, and his guitar was once again missing. "Sam, if you're watching this, you have my deepest respect. If you can survive Dakota, you can survive anything." he coughed as he picked a large thorn from his palm.

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The Extreme Eagles soon came upon a sort of complex. The first floor was full constructed, with the second floor nothing more than just a skeleton of wooden beams. Neat piles of wooden planks lay all over the grounds, covered in vegetation from last season. The woods had also attacked the structure, ripping through the walls of the building and letting the elements inside. A shining glint caught Alan's eye, and he bent down to pick up the object, revealing it to be a key with a bronze eagle on it. "Hey, guys! I found a key!" he yelled.

"That means we just have to find three more and get to the safe house." Zelda noted.

"I found two more!" Maurananei cried, holding up two rusted, bronze keys with twin eagles on them. She tossed Zelda a key before heading inside the overgrown building. "Think we'll find the other one inside?" Caroline asked Zelda as they walked through the broken section of the wall where a pair of grand, oak doors lay on the floor, covered in grim and mildew. Zelda shrugged as they entered the hall. In front of them were two grand stair cases with vines draped over their railings that led up to the second floor balcony. Lightning and rain could be seen through several large holes in the roof, puddles of water forming beneath them. In between the two stair cases was a grand pipe organ, its once shining pipes and keys now covered in dust and mold. Cobs were strung up in its pipe openings, the spiders making themselves at home inside the old instrument. There was a sudden movement that caught everyone's attention, a black figure dropping down from the ceiling like a slow, oozing liquid.

"Who is that?" Caroline asked with an agitated tone.

The figure was vaguely human shape, the lack of light making it difficult to tell. Two, thin arms rose up from the figure's sides and slammed down onto the organ's keyboard, creating a loud groaning sound as air was forced through organ's pipes. The figure slammed its fingers into the keyboard again, a screeching sound from the pipes echoing through the hollow shell of the building. The figure raised its hands again and slammed them down on the keyboard a third time, a hauntingly, beautiful sound as the figure began to play a song. It seemed to have no distinct beat, no distinct rhythm. All one could do when they heard it was somehow abandon all hope of ever getting out of there alive. Their souls filled with sorrow and pain, as the figure poured everything it had into playing its haunting song on the old pipe organ. Eventually, the figure slowed its playing to a stop, giving a shudder at the low, hollow, finish.

"Run." it whispered.

"What?" Maurananei startled at the fact that both the figure could speak and seemed to be feminine. The figure whirled around, baring her teeth and hissing as her hand moved to her wrist. "RUN!" she rasped as she slapped her wrist. Everyone gasped as a bright purple flash of light washed over the figure. Long, bright red tentacles suddenly ripped out of the mysterious girl's dress, shreds of cloth falling to the ground as the writhing tentacles tore out of her back. Her hair became tentacles that dripped with slime as needle-like teeth ripped out from her gums. A large crab claw burst out of her right side, directly above her useless human arm. Her legs suddenly became giant tentacles with razor sharp hooks in their suckers and tips. The now incredibly frightening girl bellowed out a hoarse roar and lashed out with its tentacles, smashing old furniture into splinters in her mad chase after the teens.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Caroline screamed at the top of her lungs. The mutant howled in agony and lashed out with a tentacle, wrapped it around Caroline and pinning her arms to her sides before anyone could stop it. The mutant then pulled back, pulling Caroline back towards her and up to eye level, growling. Caroline was shaking like a leaf in a hurricane when she noticed something gleaming around the mutant's neck.

It was a key.

"Of course, it had to be around . . . . wait a minute, is that who I think it is?" Caroline asked. The creature growled and then screeched, throwing the poor girl across the room and through the wall to the outside. Maurananei roared and charged the large mutant, leaping over tentacles as they grasped and lunged for her. When she was close enough, she leaped into the air, drawing back a fist and punched the mutant between the eyes. The girl bellowed and grabbed Maurananei with her large claw, squeezing her like a tube of toothpaste as her legs helplessly kicked below her. The The mutant roared and through her to the ground, its tentacles snapping and cracking to grab her again. She thrust her crab forward, grabbing Maurananei again. She raised the appendage up and then slammed it into the floor, using Maurananei's skull like a batter ram of sorts to crush through the floor. Cracks began to form under the monster's tentacles until the floor gave way and it plunged into a deep darkness with Maurananei still in hand. Sounds of a scuffle could be heard below as girl and monster fought.

Maurananei was breathing hard; she had never fought something so ruthless and merciless in her life. It was as if the once human creature had never been born with a soul or conscious, only the direct instinct to kill and murder. The predator roared and slammed her into the ground once more, her skull feeling like a train had been dropped on it. The creature raised its arm again and jabbed its claw into the ground again, repeatedly before it wound up and tossed her out of the floor, slamming into the old wooden floor above. Maurananei couldn't see clearly, her vision blurry. All she could see were two swirled shapes, one pink and the other orange and blue, coming towards, grabbing hold of her arms. She was aware of being dragged off somewhere before the world became dark and she lost consciousness.

"Hurry! We need to get out of here!" Zelda urged her partner as they dragged Maurananei by the arms out of the hellish house and into the storm outside. There came a low thud as the monster pulled itself out of the hole and back into the room, roaring. Caroline staggered out of the hole in the wall, her head a mess as she clumsily followed her team mates out of the complex. The Eagles then ran through the storm with a thousand nightmares at their feet as the monster roared in anger, its haunting call echoing through the night air. The monster let out one last bellow before returning to stand in front of its precious organ, breathing heavily after its battle. He heaved a breath and tentatively its human hands forward, the ancient, ivory keys feeling cold and lifeless against her small fingers. With a shudder, she began to play the organ again, repeating her haunting song as the storm raged outside.

Behind her, deep in the cavern she had created, was a small, stone chest with a bronze lock. The chest of rock was ancient looking, thin cracks running along its surface. Something inside the box moved, thumping heavily against its stone prison. The lock clattered to the ground, broken. The organ playing stopped as the mutant that had once been Kiko cautiously crawled down the hole to investigate. Her souless eyes cast over the lock and ignored it, swiping it away with a tentacle and listening as it clattered back into the darkness. She then turned her attention to the hoary chest in front of her. She let her tentacles wrap around the box and draw it closer to her, it having more heft than she anticipated. She slowly moved the lid of chest open with her claw, only to see nothing but blackness. She snorted in frustration and was about to toss the box away when a red vapor began to trail upwards from the depths of the box. Kiko watched curiously. Suddenly, the vapor became more active, racing right towards her face! The mutant screeched in surprise and shielded her face, but it did nothing as the vapor slammed into her face, pouring into her mouth as he eyes turned a ghostly white.

Kiko froze stock still for a moment, her hands and claw reaching for her aching head; something was inside of her, bouncing around like a crazed pinball until she felt a sudden jolt of pain in her forehead. She stopped moving as the thing inside of her banished her consciousness into the recesses of her mind and took control. At first, her movements were jerky and uncoordinated, but they soon became fluid and deliberate as she climbed out of the hole for a second time and slithered back to her organ.

"A wonderful instrument," she said in a raspy voice that wasn't her own. "And finally, a body to play it after so many years of imprisonment." it cackled as it reached with Kiko's hands and began to play a different tune, one with hauntingly low, eerie notes as her fingers glided over the keys.

"Where are we going?" Trey asked with a nervous as Dakota stomped through the storm, raining washing down her rough skin. The constant rain had drenched both of them to the bone, Trey looking like he had a mop on his head and Dakota look like she was wearing a wet porcupine. The spiky mutant pushed onwards, ignoring her hostage as she pushed aside a large pine tree, sending it to the ground and revealing a large, dark cave. Trey gulped nervously as Dakota moved towards the cave, ducking her head to enter the low mouth of the cave. Trey blinked as his eyes adjusted to the darkness. He expected to see piles of bones picked clean by the monster that was holding him, but instead all he saw was a rusty, dimly lit lantern and a large, ratty, pink blanket, big enough to possibly cover a certain mutant. Trey gulped when he saw a large teddy bear that was ripped and torn limb from limb.

The musician then noticed that Dakota was moving towards the large blanket, crouching down and then lying on her side as she pulled the giant blanket up and over her. She cuddled Trey closer like a teddy bear, removing his guitar and casting it aside as her eyes drooped shut. "Night night, Sammy." she yawned as she drifted off to sleep. Trey laughed nervously and held still as Dakota's breaths became slow and labored, indicating she was falling asleep in the comfort of her supposed boyfriend. A half hour passed and Trey was vigorously sweating as he was unable to move without alerting Dakota. He had previously tried that a couple minutes ago and had nearly woken her up before she fell back asleep.

"Pssst!" Trey whipped his head around to see a small figure crouching behind the remains of the teddy bear, motioning for his attention. He looked closer and saw that it was Anuok, making her way up to Dakota's massive form. She silently slunk up to Trey and gave him a look. "Hey, don't look at me," he hissed. "It was her idea." he told her, gesturing with his head to Dakota. Anuok rolled her eyes and motioned for him to be quiet as she wrapped her fingers around one of Dakota's claws and pried it off of Trey. She froze as Dakota stirred in her sleep, relaxing when she went back to sleep. Anuok pried off a second finger, freezing again when Dakota moved in her sleep. Anuok sucked in a deep breath and quickly pulled the rest of the fingers off of Trey, wincing when he fell to the ground. Trey stood up as Anuok made a tiptoeing motion with her fingers, Trey nodding. The two silently made their way towards the mouth of the caving, wincing whenever Dakota moved around in her sleep. They were almost to the mouth of the cave when they heard a low growling sound. Trey turned around to see Dakota still sleeping.

He felt a tapping on his shoulder and turned to find Anuok pointing with a finger towards a small, hunched figure on the ground in front of them, between them and the mouth of the cave. The figure was small, and from the dripping sounds didn't seem to have much manners. It snarled like a feral animal, and the sound of sharp claws clicking against the stone floor echoed through the cavern.

"Ezekiel?" Trey breathed when he realized who it was. Indeed, it was the freaky prairie boy, back and more freaky than ever. The little mutant was sidling up to Anuok, sniffing her curious with a lustful look on his face. Trey suddenly realized what was going on; he was wearing one of Sam's shirts, explaining the reason why Dakota came after him, and Anuok was wearing one of Anne Maria's tank tops, which would explain why Ezekiel was currently trying to smooch Anuok. With a disgusted look on her face, the silent girl sucker punched him in the face and made a break for it. Ezekiel howled in anger, the sound echoing through the cave, and waking up Dakota.

"Sam? No! Come back, Sam!" she cried as she jumped to her feet and charged after the pair with Ezekiel right beside her.

"Why does this keep happening to us!?" Trey cried as they ran along through the woods. They ran through stands of pine trees and oaks, crashing through the undergrowth with about as much delicacy as a herd of stampeding elephants. They splashed through creeks and rivers, scaling hills and valleys as the two mutants followed closely behind them. "This seems so much longer than how we got here! Trey cried as rounded a steep cliff that overlooked a pit of razor sharp thorns. Anuok pulled out her notebook and scribbled something on it and passed to Trey. "What do you mean it always leads up to a good wipe out!?" Trey asked just as he tripped over a log and fell down the side of the cliff, plummeting into the thorn patches below. Anuok stopped to watch as Trey crashed through brambles and thorns, hit his head on a rock, and was then attacked by a large group of scorpions, all before landing in the thorn patch below. Anuok silently laughed and made her way down the cliff side as the thunderous footsteps of Dakota and Ezekiel passed overhead. Anuok made a much safer way down to the ground as Trey groaned and picked himself up.

"Lets never do that again," Trey moaned. Anuok kindly began removing the many thorns and barbs that were embedded deep in his back and hands. "On the bright side, I found this." he added, grabbing something on the ground and handing it to Anuok. She took in her hands and held it up to the moon to see better, the image of an indigo rhinoceros shining in the moonlight.

It was a key.

Anuok pumped her fist as trey plucked the final infliction from his leg with stifled yelp. The two then carefully crept through the maze of thorns and found their way to the coastline. Anuok scribbled something down on her notepad and handed it to trey to read. "Are you sure that's safe?" he asked after reading it. Anuok paused and closed her eyes, putting her fingers on her temples. She stayed that way for a couple minutes, oblivious to the outside world as Trey jumped and flinched at every noise. Anuok's eyes then opened and she nodded vigorously. "I guess we have to do it then." Trey said, and continued down the beach. Anuok's plan was to walk the shoreline, there by avoiding their hypnotized team mates and the other horrors Chris had let loose on the island while safely making their way to the safe houses on the other side of the island.

Anuok however, had only let Trey in on the majority of the plan; the full plan also involved rescuing Reese from the Pteranodon. Not only did she see the flying reptile heading towards the coast, but her basic knowledge of animals, even extinct ones, reasoned that it would need to be near a body of water should it want to conserve energy when hunting. And being a beast of air, it would most likely make its layer up on a cliff ledge. She kept this information to herself, fearful that Trey would flee when presented with the idea. The duo made their along the beach, the constant lapping of the waves washing their footprints in the easing rain. The pair eventually came to a steep cliff, at which the base of were stray fish bones among them scraps of a shirt. Anuok stopped Trey and pointed up towards the cliff.

Trey, had not seen the warning signs. He nodded and walked up to the base of the cliff, finding that it had several small ledges, just big enough for his hands and feet to cling on. Anuok was next to him, easily scaling the cliff side with the skill of a mountain goat. They soon came to a large ledge, almost as big as one of the previous cabins from the first season. Anuok made it up onto the ledge first, Trey straggling behind. She saw a large bowl shaped nest made up of torn tree branches with the laves still on them. Among them were drift wood planks and scraps of metal easily twisted to fasten the nest together. Hundreds of fish bones and the carcasses of sea creatures littered the ledge, the occasional corpse of an unfortunate rabbit, bird, or small deer catching Anuok's eye as she quietly slunk forward. Behind her, Trey was making his way up the cliff rather nosily, but she didn't care.

"Finally!" Trey wheezed as he scrambled onto the ledge, gasping for breath. He collapsed on the edge of the ledge breathing hard when his hand suddenly brushed up against something spiky. And sharp. He looked over to see a lone fish bone. And then another. And another. And more. Piles of them, stacked into neat little heaps around an even bigger pile of wood. Trey quickly sat up and saw Anuok quietly creeping amongst the piles of bone, motioning for him to follow. Trey gritted his teeth and slightly followed her, fine spines and skulls crunching softly under his feet. They quietly approached the large nest to find Reese cowering in the middle of the nest, his bare arms wrapped tightly around his legs as he rocked back and forth. Anuok gave shrill whistle, Reese yelping in surprise until he realized who it was. "Anuok? Trey!"Reese cried happily, tackling the both of them in hug. "Oh, thank goodness you found me! I thought he was going to eat me!" he practically blubbered. Trey looked at the bare chested boy clinging to him tightly. "What do you mean by 'he'?" he asked with slight fear.

BOOM!

The small band of teens jumped and whirled around to see themselves suddenly covered in a thick fog that must have rolled in but a few moments ago. It were as if some unseen force were cutting off the odds one by one with a pair of gigantic scissors. The sound of giant claws scraping against the stone echoed through the still night as a large creature stalked closer and closer. A crunching sound filled the air when the creature walked over hundreds of fish carcasses, the only glimpse of it through the fog being when it swiped aside the large carcass of a shark with large, pointed appendage. The creature stopped closer and closer until it was right on top of them. It rose up on its small, hind legs and swung it arms out wide, pushing the fog aside to reveal itself.

"SCCREEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!" the gigantic Pteranodon screeched angrily before driving its beak forward. Trey and Reese screamed before being pushed aside by an unseen force, the sickening sound of flesh hitting rock filling the air. A hoarse screamed filled the air as the Pteranodon roared. Trey and Reese looked up from the ground to see the gigantic flying reptile repeatedly jabbed its beak downward, trying to pin Anuok as she through fish remains as him. An acrid smell filled the air, as something other than water dripped to the ground. The pterosaur had managed to strike Anuok in the shoulder, blood dripping to the ground as she rolled and dodged the attacks. Trey growled and jumped forward, pushing Anuok out of the way before the Pteranodon could swipe at her with a large wing. He then turned around and mimed playing his guitar, letting out an unearthly howl at the large creature. It roared in agony, scrabbling its claws to run away, tumbling over the side of the cliff before it flapped its wings to power it through the air and back, heading towards the forest. Trey's breaths were labored as he panted and pulled Anuok to her feet, the poisonous smell of sweat and blood in the air as Reese joined them.

"Come on, we gotta move." Reese urged them, pulling a suddenly exhausted Anuok towards the forest with Trey right behind, stooping down to pick up a large branch for a weapon.

"Ooooooooh." Maurananei moaned, rubbing her sore skull. She looked around to see Zelda, Alan, and Caroline sitting around a small campfire that cast the smallest amount of light possible. "That was some monster," Alan noted with a heavy sigh. "Seriously, it threw you around like a rag doll, Maura." Maurananei for once, had to agree with him on that one. She was surprised her head had been able to withstand all that the beast had thrown at her. She moaned again and attempted to stand on her shaky legs, striking her head against something and slumping to the ground again. "Wa I hit?" she said groggily. Caroline walked closer and reached over her head, removing something from above her and then dangling it front of her. It was another key with a bronze eagle on it. "Yay," Maurananei moaned before the world turned black again.

Caroline winced and slowly walked away from the unconscious girl, afraid she might hurt her more. "Should we head to the safe house?" she asked Zelda, who was the closest thing to a leader they had at the moment. Zelda was about to answer when a louder sound filled the air.

"NEE-AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-HAHAHAHAHAH!" a shrill, high pitched laugh cried. A black figure rushed behind a tree, Zelda only able to catch a glimpse of a black cloak. Another figure dashed behind a tree, this time she saw green. The figures continued to stalk them, jumping and rushing behind trees with the stealth of ninjas, scaling the trees with ease and disappearing without a trace only to reappear somewhere else. Alan whimpered and hid behind Zelda, Caroline quickly joining them as she dragged Maurananei's body with her. "Greetings, spider food." a feminine girl rasped before stepping into the clearing. The team gave a collective gasp as the fire lit up a red headed girl's face attached to the body of a large spider. The girl had a wicked smile on her lips and an insane look in her eyes as she slowly stalked around the small band of teens like shark, inching closer and closer. A rustling of leaves came to their left, and a small, black, hooded figure stepped out of the darkness, holding a giant scythe in its hand. The figure stepped softly across the clearing, not making a sound despite the many leaves and branches on the ground.

"I have come for you." it rasped, pointing its scythe at the group.

"IT'S THE GRIM REAPER!" Alan screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Wrong, meatling!" the spider girl cried. "It's Izzy the Spider and her good friend Mortisha the Soul Collecter!"

"That's even worse!" Alan screamed even louder, bolting off towards the woods and then smacking against something hard, falling to the ground, rubbing his sore skull. He looked up to see none other than Dakota staring down at him. Alan flinched, expecting to be cuddled and hugged tightly once more. When said hugging and cuddling didn't come, he cracked an eye open to see something far worse; Dakota hunched over him with the stature of a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, an excess amount of saliva dripping from her jaws as she bared her teeth and growled. Her claws wear extended to their full length instead of their shorter, safer dimension. Most noticeable of all was the far smaller being perched on her shoulder like a parrot, a fair amount of saliva dripping from his jaws. Ezekiel growled and inched his head closer as Dakota neared Alan, both of their eyes glowing an ominous, soulless, red.

"Dakota, smash!" she hissed as she raised her arm above her head, a large branch in her claws. She swung it down, smashing it to the ground as Alan rolled out of the way just in time. Alan yelled and ran back to Zelda, hiding behind her like the coward he was. Dakota, with Zeke on her shoulder lumbered into the clearing, the small amount of light from the campfire making her look more terrifying. Without another word, she grabbed both Izzy and Mortisha in her large fists and carrying them off into the forest, ignoring the Extreme Eagles all together. "Um, that was weird." Caroline managed to say.

"Ooh, where we going Freaky Dinosaur Girl?" Izzy asked excitedly. Dakota merely growled as Ezekiel hissed at her. "Uh, I don't understand that, but okay!" Izzy said happily. Mortisha remained silent, but a happy smile could be seen on her face when Dakota's claws dug into her skin. The mutants remained silent as they lumbered through the woods toward a broken complex with a skeletal second floor. Dakota approached the building, ducking lower under a large hole in the wall with Izzy and Mortisha in hand. The mutant girl stalked around a large hole in the wooden floor and stopped between two grand staircases that stood juxtapose to an old, grand pipe organ. At the organ was Kiko, having taken a break from playing the instrument.

"You have completed the task?" she asked in raspy voice that didn't belong to her.

"Yessssssssssss." Dakota growled, bowing low to the ground, Ezekiel snarling as the huge Goliath deposited both Izzy and Mortisha at Kiko's tentacles.

"Excellent." Kiko said, turning around to gaze upon the two girls. "Interesting. Though none of them inherently posses power, they are both incredibly dangerous," she mused.

"Ya got that right!" Izzy cried with a wide grin. Mortisha grinned and gazed up at Kiko, studying her. "Nice look, Kiko. You must give me the number of your stylist." she joked as tentacles slowly wrapped around her's and Izzy's waists. Kiko lifted them up to eye level, a low growl escaping her lips.

"Ooh! Are we gonna make out now!?" Izzy asked wildly.

"Something like that." Kiko hissed as two thin trails of red vapor ran over her lips, twirled through the air before entering Izzy and Mortisha's mouths. For a few seconds they resisted, their heads twitching and their eyes turning dark red as their minds (what was left of them anyway) were banished to the back of their minds. Kiko gently set them on the ground, where both of them bowed before her, Izzy bowing her head low to the ground as she balanced on her spider legs. "You have your orders." Kiko hissed as she wrapped her tentacles around her new minion's necks and tore off the red collars.

"Bring the others to master." Mortisha growled.

"And the non-powered ones?" Izzy asked in her own voice, which was creepy enough as it was.

Kiko mused for a bit before answering. "Extra crispy." she said with an evil laugh.

"Hey, Reese?" Trey asked after they had run for a while. They were now what felt to be the island's center, just behind the isle's infamous skull-shaped cliff.

"What?" Reese wheezed, leaning against a tree for support. Anuok, collapsed on a rock, wincing when her wounded shoulder struck the stone. Trey gathered some leaves and made sure they were safe before stuffing them gently into the wound before grabbing some vines and wrapping them tightly around her arm, just above the wound so that it could properly close. Anuok gave Trey an appreciative look before lying down and closing her eyes, letting herself rest for a few minutes. Before she knew it, she was fast asleep, exhausted from the night's efforts. "Did you by chance find a key?" Trey asked, leaning against Anuok's rock. "Actually, yes." Reese said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small key with an indigo colored rhino on it. Trey gave a thumbs and gestured for Reese to rest. The small boy fell to the ground, wincing when he felt pine needles and rocks cut into his bare chest. Trey sighed and lay back; his muscles were sore, and he was feeling unpleasant everywhere. All they had been doing was running all night, with little sleep or rest as savage monsters that seemed to get more dangerous as the night went on, hunted them down. Trey's mind however, was elsewhere at the moment, returning to the recurring dream that had plagued his mind for several nights ever since the Pirate Challenge.

It was always the same, same mysterious and creepy setting, same cryptic and mysterious, yet oddly beautiful, girl that called him a name that only he knew about. And she always said the same thing, that she loved him. As if anyone could love a freak like him. Although, he thought to himself. I guess I'm the most normal one of the freaks here. I mean, both Toni and Micheal can change their forms, Kiko can read minds, Anuok sees into the future, Caroline talks to animals, and Mitchell cancontrol fire. "Speaking of which, where is Mitchell?" he wondered. As if to answer his thoughts, the ground to his right exploded into flame. Red, hot, sizzling flame. Trey jumped back as Mitchell, covered in his layer of molten lava and rocks came walking towards, hand put out before him as fire jumped forth to ignite the ground in front of him, creating a literal ring of fire.

"Guys, wake up!" Trey yelled, tripping over Reese as he stumbled back to avoid the flames. Reese yelped and jumped up, his head striking Trey right in his jewels. The rock star crumbled to the ground as Reese screamed at the top of his lungs. Mitchell yelled in agony, covering his hands with his ears. "Reese! Keep screaming!" Trey gasped from the ground, just as Anuok was waking up. The girl opened her eyes, took one look at the situation, and sped off into the woods.

"Great. Just great." Trey said to himself. "Well, on the bright side, at least we're not the only scardy cats." He was soon proven wrong when Anuok came running back through the underbrush, her cheeks puffed up to their max capacity. She sucked in a breath through her nose and sat out the contents of her mouth, a jet of water aimed right at Mitchell. The water hit Mitchell full in the face, dowsing the fire from his body as the magma rocks disappeared. "Not cool, man!" Mithcell yelled, angrily shaing his fist. Around his neck was another red collar, which thoroughly confused Anuok and Reese (Trey was in too much pain to even look up). The Rhinos turned to leave, when the earth gave a sudden shake. It kept shaking as something stomped through the trees towards, the sound of something pattering against the leaves accompanying the sound. "Why us? I mean seriously, what did we ever do to deserve this!?" Reese panicked, hiding behind Anuok, who had her daggers drawn. If it was what she thought it was, she could at least defend Reese while he made an escape. At the best, she hoped to escape with him, but the aspect of that happening was getting very small as the thing got closer and closer.

A growling sound came from behind them, and Reese turned to see a large man walking towards them at a leisurely pace. The man was very big, and muscled. He had pale white skin and had a mop of black, stringy hair on his head. His face was hidden behind a bone white hockey mask, and he wore a black apron with mysterious brown stains down the front. He had one large hand gripped around the handle of a hockey stick, a running chainsaw tied around the flat end. On the other man's hand, was a large hook that gleamed in the moonlight that edged closer.

"IT'S THE ESCAPED PSYCHO-KILLER WITH A CHAINSAW AND A HOOK!" Reese screamed like a girl. "Why Chris, WHY!?"

Elsewhere, back on the safety that was Pahkitew Island, Chris sat at a large computer counsel, studying the footage that rushed past his eyes on twenty different screens. He was slowly chuckling to himself as he saw all the hilarious (at least according to him) events pass in front of him. He especially loved the part where Trey nearly became Dakota's boy toy. However, the host was also slightly worried; on each of the hypnotized teens, he had placed red tracking collars, so he could track his puppets movements. It had been a great system at first, but as the night went on, one by one the red tracking dots on his screen blinked out until there were only a few left. He had also placed tracking devices inside the extra shirts of Sam and Anne Maria to keep track of the contestants. For the most part, they had been successful, until Reese was snatched away by a hungry Pteranodon. After a couple minutes, his tracking tag went out. Chris ignored it, but it was still there in the back of his mind as he watched the screens.

"Hot cocoa?" Chef's deep voice came from behind him. The host gladly took the mug and was joined by the muscled cook as they watched the screens. Namely, the big one right in front of them that showed the Rampaging Rhinos surrounded by an extinguished Mitchell and a very large man. "Dude, when did you hire an actor?" Chris asked his co-host. Chef took a look at the screen, and his face turned white, an impressive talent for someone with his skin. "I didn'. Did you?" he asked nervously.

Chris shook his head as the figure then stepped into the light. The two hosts instantly recognized him, but Reese's terrified screams told them exactly who the identity of the mystery man was before their small, evil brains could process it.

IT'S THE ESCAPED PSYCHO-KILLER WITH A CHAINSAW AND A HOOK!" Reese screamed.

With a very ticked off Mitchell to their right, a psycho-killer behind them, and an unknown monster heading their way, the Extreme Eagles expressed their thoughts as any sane person would: they screamed. Reese cried like a baby, jumping onto Anuok's back and holding tight as Trey crawled around her legs, still in too much pain to stand correctly. Anuok, silent as usual, was watching the whole event as the three predators crept closer and closer, too frightened to even scream.

The psycho-killer was the first to attack. With a loud growl that was hard to hear behind his hockey mask, the muscled man rushed forward, sharpened hook raised in the air and chainsaw swinging. The murderer was nearly upon the cowering teens when Dakota suddenly came crashing out of the forest, roaring like an animal as Ezekiel hung onto her shoulder. The little freak opened his jagged maw and spat out a jet of acid, striking the man in the face. He went down screaming in torment as Dakota leapt upon him with the ferocity of a starving wolf. The giant mutant, psycho-killer, and Ezekiel fought on the ground for a few brief moments before Dakota roared and thrust her head down.

The sickening sound of bone being crushed cut through the night like a knife, and the psycho-killer's screams immediately died. The snarling sounds of Dakota and Ezekiel could be heard as they remained hunched over the man, ignoring the terrified teens who watched with horror in their eyes. They jerked their heads to the right just in time to see a struggling Mitchell being pulled off into the bush by a hooded figure with a scythe in hand and a red headed girl with a spider body attached to her human head. Mitchell's strangled yelling soon stopped after they vanished into the dark forest. The Eagles then turned to glance at Dakota and Ezekiel, and Reese was sure that he wasn't the only one who wet his pants when he saw the scene before them.

Dakota was standing to face them, crouched low in a primal stance as red colored saliva dripped from her teeth. Ezekiel had switched shoulders, sitting on her left shoulder instead of her right; strands of something red hanging from his yellow stained teeth. In Dakota's massive hand was the psycho-killer's chainsaw, still hot and running. She showed little sign of being effected by the attack from the weapon in the first place, only a few messy stripes on her arms and leg that oozed forth dark red blood. Her eyes were wild and feral, staring at the group of teens hungrily as Ezekiel snarled at them. She suddenly began coughing and hacking at something caught in her throat before spitting it out at the teen's feet, resuming her frightening stance as the Rhinos gaped at the object in front of them.

It was a blood stained hook.

With an almighty scream, the Rhinos dashed into the forest, not caring where they went as long as it was far away from Dakota and Ezekiel. With a loud bellow, Dakota revved up her new weapon and gave chase, slashing at the trees wildly without concern or care.

Back HQ, Chris and Chef were having an all out panic attack. The host was screaming and running around the room as Chef sat in the center, rocking back and forth on his heels as the live feed of Dakota and Ezekiel chasing the Rhinos with an active chainsaw and bloodstained lips played on the large screen. "She freakin' ate him! What do we do!? What do we do!? What do we do!?" Chris yelled, breaking down on his knees and crying to the heavens. "Haven't you tried, I dunno, unhypnotizing them or something? Chef asked.

"You think I haven't!?" Chris yelled, grabbing at his hair and nearly tearing it out.

"You mean to tell me that our entire cast is stuck on a haunted island with savage freaks hunting them down!?" Chef yelled.

"Pretty much." Chris squeaked. "On the bright side, we don't have to worry about the psycho-killer with a chainsaw and a hook anymore."

"Yeah, because CRAZY MONSTER GIRL ATE HIM!" Chef roared. Chris closed his eyes and sucked in a breath, trying to calm his frayed nerves. No one knew how hard it was hosting a reality show; sometimes the food wasn't gross enough, or the contestants whined and complained too much. Then there was the occasional where the cast rebelled and made his life more miserable than it was. This however, was something totally alien to him. Never, in his entire career as a TV host had someone eaten someone else on international TV. Soon, the phones would be ringing off the hooks, angry emails would clog his computer like cholesterol in blood veins, the RCMP would be all over his butt about broadcasting the episode.

"Pack your bags 'Hector'," Chris said, putting the fake name in air quotes as he spoke to his oversized cook. "We're leaving for Mexico!"

"We got all the keys?" Maurananei asked as she and her team walked through the dark forest. The wind hollowed and rustled through the tree's branches, making a loud shush shush sound as they rattled against each other. The occasional owl or crow would interrupt the constant shushing of the leaves, often flying directly over the camper's heads and freaking them out. A cloud of bats would fly past the moon every now and then, always frightening Caroline for a split second before she realized what they were. They soon came across the ancient remains of Chris's summer home, still old and disgusting as ever; they quickly decided to skirt around it, giving it a wide berth.

"Yep. Keys one through four, which means we'll all get safe entry to the safe houses." Zelda said as she pushed aside a branch with the others trailing behind her. Alan brought up the back of the group of girls, constantly jumping fear at every sound. He felt as if the forest had eyes that were hungrily watching him, waiting until he was alone before attacking and quickly devouring him, ending his life. That very thought ran through his mind when something large and heavy slammed into his side, knocking him to the ground as his senses were swamped with loud breathing and breath that smelled like rotten meat. Alan stared up to see himself pinned to the ground by a large animal. It was very muscled and had a box shaped head with a large mane of fur around its neck. Claws that felt like red hot knives in his skin were dug into his collar bone as the animal lowered its head to Alan's head, growling as a set of sharp teeth could be seen under its lips.

"Um, guys?" Alan squeaked. "What pray tell is on top of me?" he asked, not daring to speak any louder in fear of provoking the predator to attack. He slowly rolled his head to the side, to see . . . . . nobody. "Guys?" Alan asked nervously as the animal leaned in closer, a large, raspy tongue curving over the bottom set of teeth and licking Alan's cheek. Alan whimpered as his eyes traced over every detail of the carnivore's face; everything from the animal's golden colored eyes with piercing black iris's to the golden colored fur and shaggy, brown mane. His mind ran through every animal he had seen or encountered, and soon came to the conclusion it was none other than a lion, King of the Jungle himself. And, to make matters worse, Alan's finger lightly brush up against something that felt distinctively like the face of a watch on a thick, collar. Alan's life began to flash before his eyes as the lion rose up, raising a one paw with the claws extended while keeping the other in Alan's shoulder. The lion roared swung its paw, preparing to swipe Alan's head clean off when something crashed into the lion's side, tearing it away from Alan and smacking it against a tree. Alan sighed with relief, only to scream in terror as Mitchell appeared over him, immersed in flames and lava, his cold, red eyes focused on Alan.

"HELP!" Alan screamed. Help did seem to come when Mitchell was tackled from the side and out of Alan's sight. He sighed with relief again, only scream in terror again when a hyena with saliva stained jaws came into his field of vision, snapping its foamed stained jaws at Alan's face.

Confessional

"How was I supposed to know freaky-animal-teens could get rabies?" Chris argued at the camera, trying to look as innocent as possible.

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Whimpering, Alan scrambled backwards on his hands and feet, scooting back as the three assailants stalked closer; the lion, the hyena, and the pyromaniac. The animals edged closer off to the sides, snarling and opening and closing their jaws as Mitchell came right up the middle, his hands lit up with hot coals. The trio edged forward, though Alan was not sure why; he didn't have any super powers to begin with. Except my super good looks, he thought as some of the hyena's saliva plopped onto his shirt. His life began to flash before his eyes. The down side to it, was that it was like watching a second rate movie you've seen three times. Just when it seemed Alan's life would once again get a bad review, the Rampaging Rhinos came running from stage left, colliding with the lion, hyena, and Mitchell and crashing into a huge heap. The ground shook and thunder, and Alan squeaked, diving behind a tree just as Dakota with her chainsaw came stomping through the clearing, stopping at the pile of dazed teens and monsters as Ezekiel jumped down from her shoulder, grabbing a groggy Mitchell before jumping back onto his giant mount. Dakota set down her chainsaw and grabbed one of the large carnivores in each of her giant hands, throwing the stunned lion over her other shoulder and picking up her new weapon. She then left the Rhinos and stomped off into the woods at a steady trot, leaving Alan confused.

Why were the monsters collecting the other monsters instead of chasing the contestants? What was Chris up to? After all, Alan didn't believe in some stupid ghost story. Surely, Chris had just hypnotized them to run rampant all over the island and terrorize the day lights out of them until dawn arrived. Sucking in a deep breath, Alan pushed the thought to the side and ran out from behind the tree, past the Rhinos and down the barely visible trail after his team. After many twists and turns, he found them, peacefully walking along as if they hadn't even noticed he was gone. Without another word, he fell into line behind Zelda.

"So, how'd you do back there?" she suddenly asked.

"What do you mean?"

"As if I wouldn't notice you being attacked by a Panthera leo," Zelda answered with mock hurt in her voice. "Anything interesting I should know about?"

"I saw my life flash before my eyes." Alan replied.

"How was it?"

"Fabulous!" Alan said with flare. "Oh, and Dakota and Ezekiel are rounding up the rest of the other contestants for some odd reason."

"Really?"

"And that doesn't concern you?" Alan asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Not at the moment." Zelda said, picking up her pace. "Now hurry up. We're not that far from the safe houses."

"Is she gone?" Reese moaned, as he crawled to his knees. The small boy was slathered in mud from head to toe, the heavy rain having turned the ground to ooze. His team mates were also covered in the stuff, Anuok having some in her hair and Trey even spitting out a large mouthful. With staggered breathes, the musician climbed to his feet, propping up against a tree. He suddenly stopped panting and inspected the tree he had been leaning against, wiping a bit of the mud and bark from the tree to reveal a dull key with an indigo rhino on it. They had found a second key. Trey pumped his fist and showed it to the others. With exhaustion rearing its ugly head once more, they pushed on through the woods, trying to shake off as much mud and slime as they could. Reese had begun to shiver as a cool breeze swept through the woods; when the Pteranodon had grabbed him, it had torn both of his shirts clean off, leaving his exposed skin to the elements. And that he was coated in cold mud, he wasn't sure if he would survive the night with the threat of hypothermia a very good possibility. He tried to ignore this prospect as his team wound their way along an unseen trail, traveling through more dark forest and threatening looking cliffs. Eventually, they had stepped into a clearing with a large complex in the center. Anuok remembered from season 5 how Chris had been trying to building a summer cabin on Bony Island. It had seemed like a good idea at the time to him, but his construction crew was soon devoured by Woolly Beavers. That, along with Lindsay's kidnapping by Sasquatchanakwa, quickly killed the project. Anuok assumed this was the remains of the building.

She was soon proven correct when they came across an aging sign that said "Future Estate of the Fabulous Chris McLean" that was staked into the ground in front of a an old bulldozer that was half sunk into the wet ground. Anuok deduced that Chris would most likely hide one of the keys in a place that was related to him, and the possibility of something of value not being in there was pretty low. And if they found something to shelter Reese from the cold, that was a bonus too. She motioned for the boys to follow her into the building through a large, gaping hole where the front door would have been. The building was dark and smelled of mold and mildew. There were several large holes in the ceiling that gave them glimpses of the skeletal second floor. The Rhino tip toed through the darkness, their silent footsteps creaking against the aged floorboards.

"Ahhh, guests," a raspy voice whispered loudly. The teens froze on the spot, their eyes searching for the sound of the voice. A dim light suddenly came from their left and they turned to see an old lantern shining in the darkness like a beacon. Like moths to a light, the teens quickly ran over to it, its warm glow keeping the shadows at bay. A slithering sound filled the air as something dripped onto the floor. Things in the shadows began to move, silently stalking the teens as they growled and hissed to each other in deep tones that the frightened contestants barely heard. Reese gave a shrill scream as something became visible in the light; what had once been a girl, and now a mutated creature of unimaginable power. Her legs had been replaced by slimy tentacles, a single large crab claw bursting forth from her shoulder as her two, weak human arms hung limply at her sides. Her hair had been replaced by writhing tentacles as well, and a cage of nasty looking teeth lined her jaws as her eyes glowed a deep red. "Welcome one and all, ladies and gentlemen," the girl rasped, as if talking to an invisible audience. "Please give a warm welcome to the Rampaging Rhinos . . . . in their final appearance." the girl chuckled. Anuok quickly identified the monster as Kiko, though she instantly knew it wasn't Kiko talking.

Kiko, still cackling evilly, raising her claw and hands to the ceiling as huge monsters of frightening familiarity stepped out of the shadows; there was Dakota with bloodstained lips and running chainsaw, Ezekiel perched on her shoulder as he chuckled deeply to himself; the thought of the teens between his teeth gave him some satisfaction. More monsters stepped out of the darkness, their faces being dimly lighten by the lanterns light; Mitchell stepped forward, a deep angry expression on his face as lava rocks raced up and down his body. Izzy in her spider costume and Mortisha with her scythe dropped down from the ceiling, Izzy rubbing her jointed legs together manically as Mortisha's smug grin could be seen under her black cloak. The large, lizard-like animal the Rhinos had encountered before suddenly appeared behind them, saliva dripping from its exposed gums and fangs like a waterfall. Trey quickly assumed this to be Micheal, but was proven wrong when a large Nisilaha stepped out from the shadows to their right, cracking all four of his oversized knuckles. Reese gulped as he imagined his skull between those hands being ground to dust with just a twitch of those large muscles.

"W-w-what do you w-want f-from us?" Reese stammered, barely keeping it together as the monsters edged closer and closer. Anuok quickly drew her daggers and Trey reached for his guitar, only to realize it wasn't there. "What do we want from you?" Kiko hissed. "Why, we you in our bellies, of course!" she roared, lunging forward. Anuok quickly jumped out of the way, bringing her daggers down as she jumped up, cutting off several tentacles from her head. Trey dived out of the way of the giant snapping claw and gave a swift kick to her human arm. Reese simply ran in the opposite direction, screaming as he smashed clear through the wall. "Come on, Anuok!" Trey yelled, motioning towards the Reese shaped hole in the wall before running through it. Anuok was about to follow him when a glint caught her eye. She turned to see a key on a string around Kiko's neck. Anuok sighed heavily and threw herself at the monster, stunning it as she rammed her own into its skull and tearing away the key from her neck. With one last swipe of her daggers that left a red X across Kiko's chest, Anuok dashed out of the hole after her tea mates.

"After them!" Kiko roared, giving chase after her escaping prey as her minions crashed through the wall. Moments after they left, the entire building came crashing down into a sorry, wet mess. The Rhinos ran through the woods with the hypnotized, super powered teens right behind them. With wet leaves slapping at their faces and branches smacking their heads, the Rhinos dashed through the woods, sliding down gullies and valleys, scaling hills and mountains, crossing rivers and creeks, with the monsters still on their tails. They were at a crossroads of deer trails when the Rhinos crashed into the Eagles, resulting in a large pile of moaning and groaning bodies. "What's your problem!?" Maurananei spat, picking twigs and leaves from from her hair as Reese spat out an unfortunate walking stick. Trey coughed out a wad of pine needles, helping Zelda to her feet as the pink girl cleaned her glasses.

"B-big! Monsters! Coming for us!" Reese stammered until Maurananei slapped him across the face and grabbing hold of his lips.

"Now I;m going to let go of yours lips. And when I do, you're going to tell what you need to me . . . in full sentences." she told the small boy with a menacing glare. Reese slowly nodded, and Maurananei released her grip.

"We're being chased by the other contestants," he began slowly. "They're under some sort of spell, and Chris isn't in charge." Reese said with a wavering tone. Without a hint of their approach, said contestants ripped through a strand of nearby trees, their hunger and anger radiating off them in waves as they approached the contestants, a ravenous look in their eyes. "How do you say 'run' in Japanese?" Caroline asked Zelda.

"I'm pretty sure that's universal," said Trey. "RUN!"

Without hesitation, the teams put aside their rivalry and ran as one through the woods, screaming like heck as the monsters that were formally their team mates and veterans gave chase. Zelda was breathing hard as she ran next to Reese and Caroline when she noticed the watch face on the forehead of the mutant that had once been Kiko. Does she ever listen to me!? the thought screamed in her head. She quickly put the thought aside as a jet of acid shot over her head and hit the trunk of a tree in front of her, quickly dissolving it. With a yelp, she dove to the side, pushing Caroline out of the way as the tree came crashing down between her and Reese. They didn't stop to gawk about it and quickly dashed after their teams, the monsters at their heels.

"There!" Alan yelled, pointing towards their right where two large trailers sat. Their large, steel sides shining in the moonlight. A weak looking black webbing stretched between the ends of the trailers that were closest to each other so that one could travel from one trailer to the other without leaving the vehicles. For Alan, the trailers looked a little too familiar, as if he had seen it in a movie somewhere. The others however, rushed right to the trailers without hesitation, the Eagles running to the left trailer with an eagle on the door, the Rhinos running to the one with a rhino on it. The Eagles quickly slipped all four of their keys into the four locks on the door and yanked open the trailer door, closing it behind them and locking it. The Rhinos, missing two keys ran over to their trailer and slipped two keys into two of locks, watching both of them fall to the grass below. "Now what?" Trey whimpered as the sound of the monsters got closer.

"Hang on, I think I might be able to pick these locks," said Reese, stepping forward and peering at the locks. He examined them for a bit before coming to a conclusion. "Yep, these are definitely locks." he stated. "And pretty simple ones at that. I just need a hair pin." he said. Anuok quickly handed him one from her hair. "You guys are gonna have to distract the monsters though." he said as he jammed the hair pin into the lock and twisting it. "How on earth are we supposed to do that? I don't have my guitar, and Anuok's daggers won't hold them off forever!" Trey exclaimed. Anuok thought it over for a moment before noticing an abandoned jeep parked at the edge of the clearing. Chris must have left it there after towing the trailers, and Anuok quickly took opportunity of this, grabbing Trey's arm and dragging him to the vehicle. She rapidly open the driver and passenger doors, climbing into the drivers side as Trey took the passenger and closed his door. "So nice of Chris to leave the keys." Trey chuckled. Anuok grabbed them and put them into the ignition, turning them and pleased to hear the low thrum of the engine. The small army of monsters suddenly crashed through the thick undergrowth and set their sights on the humming jeep, thankfully ignoring the silent Reese as he did his work.

Anuok slammed her foot on the gas pedal, expecting to race off across the island and lead the monsters away from the trailers. Unfortunately, the motor died before she could even get out of the clearing, a cloud of smoke coming out from under the hood. Anuok sighed and rested her head against the steering wheel in defeat.

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"Leave it to Chris to forget to put gas in a car." Trey growled.

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Anuok was furiously scribbling something on her notepad, a thin trail of smoke coming from her pencil as she wrote heavily on the paper before turning it to face the camera. Unfortunately, what she had written was so bad it had to be censored, the only visible words being 'vultures' and 'Mommy'.

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Dakota let out an animal-like roar as she charged over to the jeep, swinging her chainsaw wildly with Ezekiel on her shoulder and Micheal at her side. The Nisilaha leaped into the air and came crashing down on the hood of the car, denting it beyond repair and destroying the engine in one clean move. "I don't think Chris is going to get his deposit back on that." Trey whimpered as Ezekiel attacked the vehicle, swiping at the windows with his claws and talons. A loud screeching sound filled the air as they dug into the glass and slid down, but the shrill noise didn't seem to bother the monsters as much as the contestants. Dakota raised a foot and stomped down hard on the roof, smashing the windshield and filling the world with broken glass shards as Anuok and Trey hugged the jeeps floor. The three of them continued to attack the car, Dakota managing to cut out a hole in the roof with her chainsaw. She reached in and pulled out a shaking Anuok, looking at her with a hungry as she licked her lips. She opened her large jaws, readying bite down on Anuok's head and rip it off her frail body until Anuok quickly bit down on Dakota's finger, hard. The mutant girl yelled in anger and threw Anuok to the ground. Trey took the moment of distraction climb out through a smashed car window and run over to the trailer, Anuok hot on his heels just as Reese unlocked the last lock.

"Quick! Get inside!" he yelled.

"Don't need to tell me twice!" yelled Trey, yanking Reese inside the trailer as Anuok dashed in behind him, closing and locking the door to the trailer. They were safe. For now.

"Chris, man! They made it!" Chef called out. Chris emerged from a growing stack of papers to see his co-host was right; he could see the terrified faces of the cast trough the bullet proof windows of the trailers as the monsters approached them.

"Yes! They're alive!" Chris cheered. That is, until Dakota, Micheal, Toni, and Kiko ruthlessly attacked both trailers, clawing and biting at the windows and sides of the trailers. Both of them shook and moved under their weight, Izzy and Mortisha working on one of the windows as Mitchell worked on a door.

"Are those things gonna hold?" Chef asked, worried. Chris bit his lip, crossing his fingers.

Screaming. That's all Caroline could do as the monsters that had formally been her cast mates tore at the trailers trying to get inside. Their hollow, red eyes would haunt her for the rest of her days, especially those of Micheal as he savagely punched and tore at the windows with his bare hands. "I'm gonna beat ya four ways to Sunday!" he roared, smashing all four fists into the door and making a sizable dent, just big enough to see a small glimpse of the outside. Caroline cowered in the corner, unsure of what to do as Maurananei grabbed a stray crowbar, ready to defend herself and team mates. "Why are they acting so savage?" she asked as the trailer gave a big jump.

"I don't know," Zelda admitted, hanging onto the mini-kitchens counter. The trailers were outfitted with a small kitchen and mini-fridge, a small dining area, and a collapsible bed for two, as well as bullet proof windows and heat resistant siding. At least, they hoped it was heat resistant; the hindges around the door were growing red hot as Mitchel hurled flames at them. "Chris claimed that they were under the control of the 'Spirit of Bony Isle', and I know for a fact that ghosts aren't real."

"You're wrong." Alan stated, hanging onto a chair as the trailer rocked.

"Excuse me?"

"Remember from season 1 how Chris made Chef dress up as a psycho-killer, only for a real one to show up?" he asked. "Clearly, it's a relapse of that, only with a vengeful spirit."

"Come on, Zelda. It's the only we've got to go on." Maurananei urged her before yelling some very nasty words at Izzy, who had managed to finally crack the nearest window. Zelda sighed and held her head; everything she knew was beginning to fall around her, everything she had learned had been a lie. It seemed as if she was going to have to broaden her horizons and except the supernatural to survive the show, even if science didn't. She quickly pulled out her phone and opened an internet browser, her phone being more capable than others at finding a Wifi signal in the wilderness than others (she had modified it herself). She typed into the search engine 'Spirit of Bony Isle' and waited tensely as the loud shrieking of Dakota's chainsaw filled the air.

Meanwhile, in the other trailer, Reese had long since wet his pants many times, the air starting to reek of stale pee as the monsters continued to batter and bash at the trailer; Kiko attacked with her crab claw, smashing it against the window; Mortisha sliced at the sides with her scythe as Mitchell hurled more fire at the door; Toni was on the roof, her tail sometimes appearing in a window as he clawed and bit at the sunroof. While the boys panicked and huddled in the middle of the room (Trey trying to ignore the wetness of Reese's pants) Anuok was crouching low against the sides, trying to stay steady as a million thoughts ran through her head. She tried to stand up on shaky legs, holding onto the drawers and cabinets of the mini-kitchen for support. Her hand knocked open a cupboard, and something fell out and onto the floor. Anuok took one look at the object and silently screamed, joining the boys as an old doll with ragged clothes and rotting skin rolled around the shaking trailer.

"How's that search coming!?" Maurananei roared, smashing Mortisha's hand as it reached through the small hole Izzy had managed to make in the glass. The bloody and swelling hand pulled away as the trailer gave a sudden heave and fell on it side, the front windows giving a brilliant view of the sky and the back windows giving an excellent view of the wet grass and mud. "Got it!" Zelda moaned, wincing at the throbbing in her right arm as she held the phone up for her team mates to see. As they read over the text, their eyes widened in horror, then scrunched up into confusion and then slight amusement. "That's seriously all we have to do?" Alan asked. Zelda nodded. "Anyone have any breath mints?" she asked. Her team mates patted and dug around in their pockets before Alan pulled out a large bag of them from his back pocket, sheepishly claiming he brought them to impress the ladies. "So all we have to do is pop these things in their mouths?" Maurananei asked skeptically.

Zelda nodded. "Yep. Once the spirit's banished, we just have to wait until sunrise before the sunlight will kill it once and for all."

"Good. I'm glad that's all we have to- woah!" Alan cried as the trailer suddenly jumped, causing them all to fall to the floor (or wall in this case). Caroline groaned and rubbed her sore head, looking out the windows to see the world slowly inching by with each hit the trailer took. She gulped and looked out the ceiling skylight to see the edge of a very large cliff. "They're gonna push us over," she said to herself. "They're going to push us over!" she screamed, pointing towards the cliff. Her team mates quickly joined her in panic as the combined forces of Dakota, Micheal, and Toni worked together to shove the trailers towards the edge of the cliff as Kiko stood by idly, watching the whole thing with sick satisfaction.

"We have to go now!" yelled Maurananei, grabbing her crowbar and throwing it at the nearest window, smashing it with ease. She quickly climbed out the window, carefully avoiding the sharp edges of glass as he team mates followed her. By the time Maurananei was outside, she was barely dodging attacks from Mitchell and Mortisha as Izzy senseless rammed her head into the trailer with the others. Her crowbar, Maurananei parried and attacked every blow Mortisha struck at her with her scythe as the others barely dodged Mitchell. As the pyromaniac attacked Alan and Caroline with balls of fire, Zelda scaled the nearest tree, climbing up to the highest available branch and whipping out her collapsible bo staff, sucking in a deep breath. "Now or never." she said to herself before jumping off the branch with the bo staff twirling around in her fingers as she fell. She struck Mitchell in the jaw with her outpaced foot and smacked him over the head with her bo staff, tossing two mints into his mouth before smoothly moving Mortisha and striking her in the side as she was distracted by Maurananei, who popped tow mints into her mouth as she fell against a tree.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Reese screamed as the roof (now the wall) was torn open and the hungry face of Toni appeared. "It's . . it's . . . darn, I don't know what to call that thing." he grumbled. "Lagarbuini!" Micheal's deep voice rumbled, a pained yelp coming right after as Kiko smacked him over the head with her tentacles. "Do not educate the food! Get the food!" she ordered. Micheal nodded and ripped a small tree out of the ground, swinging it like a baseball bat and propelling the tree towards the cliff. Toni snapped her jaws, jamming her head inside the hole as her long tongue drooped out over her teeth and a long strand of saliva fell onto Anuok's head. The Lagarbuini tore at the hole some more, being able to shove a foreleg inside the trailer and further her reach some more.

The attacks on the trailer were becoming less frequent as the eagles took on the monsters, tackling Izzy first just to be on the safe side. As Alan acted as bait, running around screaming and attacking the crazy red head, Caroline, Maurananei, and Zelda tackled her to the ground, holding her there until Alan dropped the mints into her mouth and forced the evil spirit out. They went after Ezekiel next, Caroline being able to take him down single handedly with a solid punch to the face, just like last time. Dakota proved to be the most difficult to handle, even after Maurananei managed to tear the chainsaw away from her grip. With a loud roar, she gave chase after Alan as Caroline jumped onto her back, riding the mutant like an oversized horse as she climbed up her rough skin, using her large spikes as hand holds until she had wrapped her legs around the mutant's neck. Dakota paid little attention to Caroline thankfully as the small girl popped a breath mint between Dakota's lethal jaws. The mutant began to slow down, as if she was suddenly tiring. She then fell to the ground with a loud thud, Caroline diving off just before she could be crushed under Dakota's bulk. A red vapor escaped her lips and joined the medium sized ball of red gas that was floating above the clearing; five down, three to go.

With a yell, the Eagles attacked Micheal as one, Maurananei holding down two arms as Zelda and Alan each handled one and Caroline held the legs, managing to toss a handful of breath mints into Micheal's mouth as they clapped shut. The Nisilaha stayed down as a red trail ran out over his teeth and joined the red ball of vapor. "You guys handle Kiko," Caroline panted, exhausted from the sudden burst of activity. "I'll get inside the trailer and see if I can coax that overgrown lizard to eat these things." she said, rushing off before her team could argue. The trailer by now, was sitting precariously on the edge of the cliff, inching closer and closer as Toni continued to try and get inside. The Lagarbuini had managed to get both fore legs and head inside the trailer, her back spikes being the only thing keeping her out as the Rhinos were forced to cowering the corner of the trailer, away from the cliff. The sound of grunting and mild cursing could be heard coming to their left, the Rhinos fearing it to be another monster after them; it quickly turned out to be Caroline as she fell through the shaking tunnel of tough fabric. "Help!" Reese cried, pointing at the Lagarbuini.

Caroline sucked in a deep breath and focused her mind, reaching out to the animal in front of her. "Hello? Mrs. Lagarbuini?" she said. The large lizard-like alien stopped moving for a moment to stare at the small girl its four red eyes narrowing as she talked.

"Food?" it asked her.

"No! I'm not food!" Caroline said quickly. "Can you just stop moving please? We're literally on the brink of falling over a cliff." she told the alien. The Lagarbuini glanced out the window to see the scrawny prey in front of her was indeed telling the truth. Not that she cared. Hopefully, she would survive the fall and be able to feast on the carcasses of her prey in piece. With renewed savagery, the Lagarbuini managed to shove its entire body into the small trailer, taking most of the available room. It roared, and its prehensile tail wrapped itself around the three cowering teens in the corner before edging closer and closer to Caroline, snapping its jaws as Caroline. Caroline cringed at the alien's bad breath. Caroline could feel the trailer tipping towards the edge under the Lagarbuini's weight and knew it was now or never. Sucking in a deep breath, she thrust her arm forward into the Lagarbuini's mouth, breath mints in hand. Caroline screamed as the animal snapped its jaws shut, its razor, sharp teeth digging into her skin. The animal moved its head up and shook its head like a dog, trying to snap her arm off. The trailer shuddered and suddenly turned as it went over the edge, cabinet doors clattering open and furniture all falling to one side as everyone in the trailer screaming or screeching at the top of their lungs as they fell!

Zelda grunted as she rolled to the side to dodge a tentacle. The tendril smashed into the ground and slid after her, puffer fish spines suddenly appearing on the pinkish flesh. Interesting, Zelda thought. The watch allows the wearer to combine DNA into its current transformation. Knowing Kiko, I'll have to fix that glitch, she added, throwing a throwing star at the tentacle and listening to the satisfying scream of agony from Kiko. Alan meanwhile, was doing his best to avoid the giant crab claw, using his best dance moves to dodge the mutant's attacks. Maurananei had torn off the bumper of the trashed jeep and was currently using it to attack Kiko's head. The ill tempered girl swung the bumper and smacked the mutant upside the head, a needle-like tooth popping free from her jaw. Before the mutant could react, Maurananei hit her upside the head again and gave a swift kick to her human arm, Kiko squealing in pain. Maurananei swung the bumper again, almost determined to knock Kiko's head clean off. Before the bumper could make contact with Kiko's face for a third time, one of the tentacles from her head grabbed the bumper and tore it away with ease. Maurananei gulped as Kiko swung her head down and grabbed at Maurananei, wrapping her tentacles around and tossing her across the clearing. Another swipe at her lower pair of tentacles, and Zelda was thrown into a tree. Alan gulped as Kiko grin maliciously at him, her human hands coming to together and cracking her knuckles.

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"I'm pretty sure you can guess what I did next." said Alan with a nervous laugh.

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"MOMMY!" Alan screamed at the top his lungs, running across the clearing with arms flailing over his head as Kiko gave chase, pulling herself around quickly with her large tentacles. Alan ran across the clearing and around a tree, doubling back as Kiko followed his every move, smashing the tree to bits in her mad chase after him.

"He's really turned running in terror into an art form." Mitchell moaned as he slowly came to.

"Never mind that! Look!" Micheal yelled, pointing to the trailers with two of his arms. The tip of the Lagarbuini tail could just be seen as the large animal made its way into the trailer. It shook and rumbled as a struggle ensued inside, the trailer edging closer and closer to the cliff before it suddenly gave way and started to fall down the side. "NO!" Micheal cried, jumping to his feet. He quickly lunged for the trailer's wheel axle, managing to grab it with all four of his arms before it tumbled out of reach. The trailer jerked to a stop, but the combined weight of both trailers and everyone inside was too much, even for the powerful Nisilaha. The weight was slowly dragging him closer to the edge of the drop-off, his legs futility kicking behind him until Mitchell piled on top of them, adding his own weight to keep the trailers from slipping. He was quickly joined by Ezekiel, who bit into his pant leg and began pulling back. Izzy, crazy as she was, decided to help and shot out a strand of webbing from her jointed spider legs, laughing maniacally with a crazed look in her eye.

"C'mon, Dino Girl! Join in!" Izzy cried happily as Dakota stomped over and grabbed Mitchell in her fist, pulling back with all her might. Only Mortisha did not join in the huge chain of bodies to prevent the falling of their comrades. She was looking between the struggle with the trailers and the struggle with Kiko, unsure of which battle to choose from. Come on, Mortisha! Think! I know you like Trey, but which is really important here? she thought. Your friends? Or a possible boyfriend? The thought was killing her. She had spent the majority of her life alone with her odd family in their large mansion. Most people found them creepy and weird, as they considered performing dangerous stunts and maiming themselves a past time. Mortisha bit her lip, glancing back and forth between each group before finally deciding. Without hesitation, she ran towards the trailers and swung her scythe over her head and down, digging it into Dakota's ankle as the giant roared at the sharp pain. She pulled back, the blade sinking deeper into Dakota's flesh, but the she didn't seem to care. Inch by inch, they were slowly making their way back up the cliff, sweat pouring down everyone's faces. When they finally got Micheal back on the ground, they quickly switched to a standing chain, digging their heels into the earth as the pulled back, the trailers rumbling and shaking as they pulled.

Pain. That's all Caroline could feel. Red hot, searing pain in her arm as the giant, jagged teeth sank into her flesh. She didn't know which would kill her first, the fall or the predator stuck in the trailer with her. As she wrestled with the beast, Anuok, Trey, and Reese weakly beat their fists against the Lagarbuini's tail, hoping to loosen its grip and help Caroline, but the tail just curled tighter and tighter. "Come on, why aren't those stupid mints working!?" Caroline grunted as she pulled her arm back and felt like she had just ripped it out of her socket. She screamed in agony again, and the beast suddenly released a cloud of yellow gas that filled the trailer, pouring up and out of the hole in the ceiling. "That's not good! Pull harder!" she heard Micheal cry. The gas made her eyes water as she coughed heavily. Clearly it was a mechanism to distract would be predators why the Lagarbuini ran away, or to confuse and distract prey before striking it down; Caroline was hoping with the first option. Unfortunately, the animal refused to let go. Caroline desperately reached her hand for something to use as a weapon, anything to get the animal to let go. Anuok saw that desperate look in her eye and dug around in her pocket before pulling out one of her daggers. Giving a shrill whistle, she threw the dagger at Caroline, watching as it clattered to the floor.

The small girl quickly reached the weapon and stabbed the Lagarbuini's head, watching with relief as the blade sank deeply into the animal's head. The predator let go of her arm and scratched at the blade with its claws. It seemed the blow had missed the brain entirely, but was causing enough pain and agony that the monster wouldn't attack her. Caroline avoided looking at her arm and scrambled to the back of the animal, dodging the stray legs and tail as she made her way to the Rhinos. She grabbed the tail in her heads and suddenly bit down as hard as she could, listening with satisfaction to a high pitched squeal, much like that of a dog's. The tail quickly unraveled, and the creature made its escpae through the roof, cries of surprise being heard from outside, followed by several loud thwacks.

"Dakota beat big lizard! Yay, Dakota!" Caroline heard her cry. "Ooh! Pretty red ribbon!"

"Help me!" Alan screamed, Kiko hot on his tail. Her instincts were telling her that the scrawny prey in front of her was tiring, she could tell by how slowly it dodged her attacks, barely making it out of the way. Just a little more time, and she would have him right where she wanted him. Maybe she would play with him for a bit, letting him go only to catch him again, or maybe she would use him like a ball of yarn, batting and swatting him around before eating him. Either way, her hunger would be satisfied. "And that is not the only thing that will satisfied." she hissed to herself. The voice in her head was having a grand old time, what with finally having a body again. And such a body! It was so powerful, if not a bit horrific to look at. But the power! The unimaginable power! The raw strength in every tentacle, in her crab claw! Even her pathetic, human arms even seemed a bit more powerful! The spirit kept this mind as he lashed out with a tentacle and managed to trip Alan, watching s he tumbled to the dirt and groaned.

With little patience left, he lunged forward with his crab claw, ready to crush him and then slowly eat the remains. He was ready to feel Alan's flesh pop between his giant claw like an overcooked hotdog, but the feeling didn't come. Nothing came. It was as if time had frozen. No matter how hard he squeezed her claw down, it wouldn't budge. He soon saw why. Zelda had thrown herself between Alan and him and thrust her hands up and her legs down, jamming herself between the two halves of the claw. The spirit had to give her credit; she had guts. And he was ready to see those guts all over the place. Soon the girl would tire and he easily snap her in half before going after the boy. I will have two dinners! he thought with glee. "Don't just stand there, Alan! Put the mints in her mouth! I'm not sure how much longer I can hold this!" Zelda grunted, her arms and legs burning as more pressure was put on them and they were pushed to the limits. She suddenly faltered, catching herself just before she was crushed and forcing the claw up a little. She had a little time left provided Alan would hurry up.

Breathing heavily, Alan scrambled up from the ground and ran behind Kiko, knowing she was too distracted to notice him. A whistle caught his attention, and he saw Maurananei in the bushes. "What are you waiting for? Get her!" Maurananei hissed, jabbing a finger at Kiko's head.

"If I climb up her back, she'll know I'm there. I need you throw me so I'll catch her off guard." he whispered. Maurananei liked the idea already and picked up Alan's scrawny body in her hand before he could protest. She quickly aimed and chucked him forward, watching with a small smile on her face as he soared the air and smacked hard against Kiko's head, groaning. "2 points!" Maurananei cheered. Alan ignored the comment and weakly punched one of Kiko's head tentacles before it could grab him. He quickly skittered out of the way and around Kiko's large collar bone and up to her face where her eye glared down at him, daring to come closer as she snapped her jaws. Alan gulped and looked for some way, any way to get the mints inside her mouth. But the cage of jagged teeth seemed all but impenetrable until he noticed a small opening where Maurananei had knocked out one of Kiko's teeth, just big enough for his hand. With a wimpy battle cry, he shoved his fist forward between the teeth and let the mints go, watching as they tumbled into the darkness that was Kiko's throat. The huge beast shuddered and stopped moving, just as Zelda popped free from her claw and tumbled to the ground, exhausted. Alan dove off of Kiko as she shuddered again and began foaming at the mouth. She was screaming in agony and shaking and quaking until a large, red vapor trail shot out of her mouth and joined the ball of red gas in the air, Kiko dropping to the ground without movement.

The trailers had managed to be saved, and everyone inside made it out, Micheal making a quick splint out of sticks and wrapped long grass around Caroline's arm until they could get proper medical treatment. "Thanks," she smiled as a red flash filled the air and Micheal was changed back. The hero smiled and hugged her when a suddenly screeching sound filled the air. Everyone turned to look upward at the red ball of gas, watching as it began to take shape. It formed a vague phantom shape, pointed at the top and bottom, two bony arms forming at the sides and tipped with razor sharp claws. A single violet colored eye formed in the center of the face. Heavy, black shackles formed around it's wrists, waist, neck, and arms, the neck and arm shackles being chained to a large lead ball that was stuck in the ghost's center. The eye blinked and looked down at all of the terrified teens.

"Curse you stupid mortals!" the Spirit of Bony Island cried. "Why must you always ruin everything!?"

"You tried to kill us!" Maurananei shot back angrily.

"You enslaved us!" Mitchell yelled.

"Grrrrrrrrr." Ezekiel growled, his lip curling back to show his teeth.

The ghost seemed unfazed by this and pouted. "And thanks to those stupid breath mints of yours, I can't posses any of your stupid bodies!"

"How come it took breath mints to rid us of an evil spirit anyway?" Micheal asked as Izzy bounced him and Caroline happily, ignoring the red ghost hovering the air above her (she was pretty sure it was just a hallucination anyway).

"Because mint leaves were the ghost's weakness." said Zelda, wincing at the burning pain in her arms. "I looked it up on the internet."

"Did you by chance look up how to kill it?" Mortisha asked hopefully.

"Nothing can kill me, you fools! I'm already a ghost!" the spirit cried, cackling afterward and ignoring Zelda's sly grin as she glanced at her watch and then the horizon to see it turning a bright gold and orange. "Start planning your funeral anyway!" she yelled as the sun peeked over the horizon and washed over them all. The spirit screeched in agony, crimson smoke curling off its body as the sunlight ate away at him like a starving wolf. Tiny beams of light shot from random points on the ghosts body as the sun rose higher into the sky before the ghost suddenly exploded into a bright gold colored ball that blinded everyone. It was several moments before anyone could see anything again.

"Well, that's over with." chirped Alan, grinning as Zelda wrapped an arm around him.

"Nice job back there." she told him. Alan was about to say something when a red flash of light filled the air. Alan screamed as a large pit bull wearing a red collar around its neck tackled him to the ground, trying to bite his head. "No, Micheal! Bad dog! BAD DOG!" Zelda yelled angrily. The pit bull backed off, confused. Zelda sighed and pinched her brow. "I guess this sort of my fault for not telling you," she began slowly. "But me and Alan made peace. I won't be needing your services anymore." she told him. The pit bull's ears drooped slightly, its tail swinging between its legs as it knelt down into a submissive posture. Alan cocked and eyebrow and looked Zelda. "I think he wants you to forgive him." she told him. Alan nodded and knelt down to the pit bull's face, scratching it behind the ear as the pit bull sprang up and happily licked his face. "Okay, okay! Easy, boy, easy!" Alan cried happily as the pit bull wagged his tail.

After about an hour of slowly walking through the woods and carrying the injured and exhausted, the teens arrived on the beach of Bony Island. Dakota had easily carried Ezekiel and a reluctant Trey as the giant mutant cuddled him closely; Micheal had carried Caroline and Anuok across the island via pack mule; Alan had carried Zelda piggy back, telling her it was the least he could do after what she did for him at the beginning of the challenge; Maurananei, Reese, Izzy, Mortisha, and a peeved Kiko had opted to walk by themselves, Toni hanging back from the group as she tried to get pieces of Caroline's flesh out from between her teeth. "So, what do we do know?" Reese asked, plunking down on a rock and enjoying the war sun on his bare skin as another red flash filled the air, and Caroline and Anuok fell to the ground.

"I've got that covered," said Micheal as he stepped out into the water and swam out quite a distance onto the lake before slapping the watch face. Another blast of red light engulfed him, changing his DNA at the molecular structure. His body began to expand, making him into a fifty foot giant human as he rose up out of the water and towered over all of his friends. His face pushed forward into a long, triangular snout as his mouth broadened and his eyes moved down his head. His ears and every strand of hair on his head vanished as his fingers melted together into long, bumpy paddles. His legs wound themselves around each other as feet became giant, triangular flukes. Unable to stand any longer, he fell forward into the lake, making a tidal wave that drenched everyone on shore to the bone. He could feel layers of fat piling up under his skin and muscles, making him warmer in the lake's chilly water. A hole formed in his neck as his head and body became one, his nose vanishing entirely as a small dorsal fin (at least compared to him) formed on his back. His teeth disappeared and were replaced by thick brushes as his tongue filled his mouth and his vocal cords became nonexistent, completing the transformation.

The humpback whale slowly moved itself towards the beach, turning around and setting its large tail on the sand, letting out a loud moaning chirp. The contestants and veterans climbed onto the whale's back, using his flukes as a sort of ramp. Dakota climbed on last after moving the whale's tail back into the water, allowing him to power out of the shallow bay and back into the deeper water.

"I never thought I'd say this," Maurananei grumbled under her breath. "But, Pahkitew or bust!" she cried, the others cheering with her as the humpback whale sped off towards the island. They arrived about a half hour later to see Chef and Chris hurriedly shoving luggage and bags into the submarine used for the Torpedo of Shame. Several interns also helped load the baggage into the submarine, but from the terrified looks on their faces, they knew they weren't coming with. That or their last job ever would be to feed the sharks before Chris and Chef left. Micheal silently pulled up next to the submarine, a broad grin that showed the baleen in his mouth forming when he let out a blast of air from his blowhole that frightened the pants off of Chris, causing him to drop his hair gel into the recesses of the lake.

"What-how-why- you're alive!?" the host stammered as Chef glanced at them, gasped, and ran back onto the island, dropping the baggage he was carrying into the lake. "How are you all alive?" Chris asked, finally able to make words.

"Never mind that!" Kiko snapped. "Who won the challenge! I'm covered in mud and bugs, I just turned into a mutant again, and I am sleep deprived!" she roared, causing everyone to flinch slightly as Micheal joined them on the docks, cracking his back slightly and wincing at the sound.

"Okay, okay! Geez!" said Chris, clearly not happy with how Kiko was talking to him. "The winners of the challenge were going to be who could stay in their trailer the longest, so that means the Rampaging Rhinos win!" Chris announced with mock enthusiasm, the Rhinos whooping and cheering happily. "However!" Chris yelled, causing the celebration to immediately stop. "Since Reese is not wearing the shirt I gave him, or any shirt for that matter, I declare the Extreme Eagles to be the winners! They will get to enjoy a night in the Hangout of Awesomeness! Again." Chris added, looking disapproval. Reese gulped.

"Any final words?" Chris asked without a care as Reese was shoved into his tiny capsule. The Rhinos had protested and argued that they should at least be able to vote for who they wanted to go, but Chris reminded them that if any of them lost the shirts he gave them, they would automatically lose. Reese sighed as he looked back at his team mates, who were looking at him with sadness and pity. "Sorry, dude." Micheal said sadly. "Trust me when I say we would have kept you on." Reese nodded as Trey stepped forward, shaking his hand. "It was good while it lasted, huh?" he chuckled. "You're gonna have to teach me that lock picking trick some time." Reese smiled as Anuok hugged him tightly, Toni giving him a slight wave good bye, still feeling bad about trying to eat him. With one last look, Reese climbed inside the capsule, the lid closing shut. Chef easily picked the capsule up and loaded it into the torpedo tube, door shut as Chris pressed firing button and a dull boom could be heard outside the sub. Chris dusted off his hands and stowed the remote in his pocket, not caring as the contestants all glared at him and followed him out of the sub to join him on the dock. A small cargo ship was docked there, with a large, steel cage waiting on deck as Dakota was shoved inside, screaming and howling as several interns jabbed at her with cattle prods. She suddenly stopped and groaned, holding her stomach before stomping pas the interns and over to Chris, where she let a jet of vomit pour out of her mouth and over the host as he howled in misery. With a sickly groan, Dakota went back to her cage and lay down. Ezekiel whimpered and jumped inside the cage after her, curling up in her lap happily as she sadly scratched him on the back with one of her claws. Izzy giddily jumped on board the ship, frightening the driver when she asked if he was an alien in disguise checking up on her. Mortisha floated on board like a ghost without saying a word to cast, a million thoughts rushing through her head as the boat's horn sounded and the ship began to move. "Glad that's all over with." said Chris, walking down the dock and toward his quarters when he was yanked back by a strong grip.

"Not quite, McLean," Micheal spat, saying his name like a curse. "There's still the matter of you hypnotizing us to attack our team mates." Before Chris could protest or run away in terror, Micheal slapped down on the Animatrix, using up the last juice before it would need to recharge to turn into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Toni quickly morphed back into the Lagarbuini as Anuok drew out her sharpened daggers and Trey grabbed a big stick, brandishing it like a club as he mounted onto Micheal's back, Anuok on Toni's. "FOR REESE!" Trey cried, his battle cry drowned out by the 's loud roar. Chris screamed as the Rhinos gave chase after him, the sound of screams of fright music to the Eagle's ears as they played away in the Hangout of Awesomeness.

"Things have just gone from bad to worse!" Chris announced to the camera, dodging a snap of Micheal's lethal jaws. "Will Zelda manage to debug her Animatrix? Will Micheal and Caroline remain a couple after all I've put them through? And will I make it out of here alive!?" he cried as Trey whacked him over the head with his branch. "Find out next time, on Total! Drama! Pahkitew's Vengeance! Help me!" he cried as the Rhinos chased him around the island.

And there it is! The longest chapter in Pahkitew's Vengeance history!

And I'm sorry for all of you who were rooting for Reese to win. I already had this all planned out, and unfortunately Reese was the next one to go. He will however, return at some point, though he may not be in the game anymore. As always, post your comments in the review below and send your suggestions to me via PM.

Up next: the 1st Aftermath! What insanity will ensue?

Hasta Luego!