AN: Next week is the Aftermath (After the elimination of course).
Chapter 10: Cold as the Rockies
***Recap***
Chris: Last time on TDAT, the hot sun of San Antonio baked our contestants dry. What was supposed to be an action packed game of King of the Alamo became a dehydrated fight for their lives. Eventually, Sam won and was immune from being voting off. Meanwhile, she formed an all girls' alliance and worked with Michelle and Holly into voting off Jasper. Even I'm relieved that the silent freak is gone, but how will the others feel? Will the girls' alliance stay strong, or will it crumble with the guys getting their revenge? As the contestants go from hot to cold, stay tuned for the next episode right here on Total Drama American Tour!
***Back to Game***
Everyone got off the plane and entered the ski lodge as Chris started to explain things. "Welcome to the Mile High city of Denver, Colorado. Hope you brought jackets."
"Why?" Michelle asked.
"It'll be time to play in the snow. I'll give you guys fifteen minutes to enjoy the room temperature ski lodge before I send your sorry butts outside in below freezing temperatures and cloudy skies. Capiche?"
The players went their separate ways as Logan sat on a couch by the fireplace. Dakota joined him shortly, and started a conversation. "Don't feel bad about losing Jazz, but we've got to strike back."
"Yeah?"
"Get rid of their leader, Holly, and the other two girls will fall."
"What about Sam?"
"Of course I'll keep Sam, but if you vote with me tonight, I'll make sure you're in the final three. You, Sam, and me. Got it?"
***Confessional***
Logan: I feel like I'm having a trust issue with Dakota. He tried to get me out in Bentonville, but we've been friends the whole trip. I wished I could talk to Josh about this before making my decision.
***Back to Game***
"I guess. Holly is getting annoying."
"Fine." The two guys continued talking about trivial things by the fireplace.
Meanwhile, Holly planned her next move. "He's gone too far this time."
"What?" Samantha answered. "Just get over it. Both cabin doors were open. Maybe Chris did it."
"Even Chris knows not to go into the girls' quarters at night."
"Just stop it you two." Michelle decided to interrupt. "If Josh got his little show, just let him have it. You need to calm down, Holly."
"He crossed the line. I'm done with him."
The three girls continued arguing as Jake and Josh were by themselves in the lodge, with neither one wanting to talk to the other.
***Confessional***
Josh: I'm not mad about Holly kicking me earlier, but she really needs to get over it. I didn't go in her room last night.
***Back to Game***
Chris called everyone to the grand fireplace to explain the challenge. "Before we start the challenge, yes, I went into your rooms last night to check to see if anyone was awake." Everyone sighed in relief, but there was still some confusion. "We're already behind schedule and so we need to get this two-part challenge out of the way. First follow me outside."
The contestants followed Chris outside to the ski lift, and immediately started to freeze. "Today's challenge is a bobsled-ski tournament. This means that the guys will go against the girls in the first round bobsled race, and then the winning gender faces off in an individual ski-off to determine the winner."
"Do we get jackets?" Logan asked.
"No. I'm going to pair each of you up for the ski lift, with one person riding with me up the mountain. First off, Holly, since I know how much you and Josh love each other, why don't you two lovebirds ride the first lift?"
"We're not friends!" Holly yelled back.
"Chris admitted it. Just let it rest."
"Don't talk to me."
"What's wrong?"
"If this competition ends, I'm going to get a restraining order on you, perv boy."
***Confessional***
Josh: Ouch. Just ouch.
***Back to Game***
The fighting couple had to be forced onto the ski lift by Chef, and eventually, they reached the top of the mountain. Next in line were Dakota and Samantha. After an uneventful lift, it was Michelle and Logan's turn. This left Chris and Jake as the last two to board the lift. "What? Why me?" Jake asked.
"Chef said so." Chris answered. " I've gotta put both of my eyes on you to make sure you don't burn the place."
"So? It's just a ski resort."
"You have priors, Jake."
After Chris and Jake rode the ski lift up the mountain, everyone prepared for the bobsled race. "Here's how this works. Girls get the blue sled and guys get the pink sled. Whoever gets the fastest time in two heats wins the first round. Girls go first. Oh, and before I forget, watch out for bears."
The three girls had to work together to push their blue sled down the mountain. After a few tries, all three girls were able to push the sled enough so that it could glide down the track. Samantha, Holly, and Michelle quickly jumped in and went down the course, making sure to drive properly, and they ended up with a respectable time of 56 seconds. The guys were up next.
***Confessional***
Jake: I'm already having a bad day. First Chris watches my every move, and them he gives us a pink sled? What's with this guy?
***Back to Game***
The four guys push, and within seconds, they were speeding down the track. While going down, a bear saw them and started to chase the bobsled, causing the four boys to scream for their lives.
***Confessional***
Logan: Did you see that bear? It had its mouth wide open as if it were ready to eat us. It chased us down the whole track until a park ranger shot it. I hope that doesn't happen again, but it was really thrilling while it happened.
***Back to Game***
The guys ended up with a time of 58 seconds, slightly behind the girls' time. With everyone on the bottom of the mountain, it was time for the second heat. This time, the ski lift trip was uneventful as everyone kept to themselves. At the top of the hill, the girls went first again. Their second trip down the hill was similar to the first, until they flew off the track "Watch out!" Holly shouted and proceeded to duck her head in addition to Samantha's. Michelle ducked on her own, and the sled eventually hit a pine tree and stopped.
"Disqualified!" Chris yelled out. "All three girls to the lodge now!" The three girls were barely able to move, and eventually, Chef helped each of them out of their totaled sled. Other than trauma, all of the girls were okay with no signs of injury. The blue sled was towed and never seen again.
In the lodge, Chef gave the three girls something to do. "Each of you are going to learn about proper wilderness survival. This here's a tent that you won't be needing. Instead, you three are going to learn to sleep under the stars."
"Why are we doing this?" Holly asked.
"Grr. Each of you gets one package of instant ramen, a mess kit, and a sleeping bag for those extra cold nights. Hehehe." Chef handed out the camping supplies to each of the girls as they left to go to the designated campsite.
Meanwhile, Chris and the guys returned to the lodge after a second bobsled run for some delicious hot chocolate. This gave Josh an opportunity to talk to Logan. "I think I need to do it."
"Do what?"
"I think I finally get it. Holly's never going to date me."
"I think you should leave her alone for a while. Besides, there's always Michelle."
"I don't even know her!"
"Sorry I even mentioned it. Say what, if you want Holly off your back, we'll have to vote her off."
"I really don't want to."
"Come on, if the girls keep it up, all of us guys will be picked off one at a time. We need our retaliation to be strong. We already outnumber the girls. Think of Jasper, man."
"Yeah, that's right. Holly always wanted Jazz gone. It's about time I say my piece."
"So you'll vote with us?
"Sure, but you owe me."
Within minutes, Josh and Logan finish their hot chocolate, and go to their cabins to spend the night. The other guys joined them soon after.
***Girls' Camp***
At the campsite, the girls prepared for their ordeal under the stars. "Got some ramen, Sam?" Michelle was feeling a little hungry and very cold. Samantha was willing to share with her. "You know how to start a fire?"
"I don't have any matches, but there's always the two sticks method."
Michelle went up the mountain to find two dry tree branches to start a fire. She rubbed them as fast as she could, but there was no fire. Samantha decided to try, but she also had no luck. "Oh great. It's twenty degrees and I'm going to die out here."
"Just try and fall asleep. Chef can't possibly kill us out here."
"I think he could. Dude's really strict about this."
The three girls started to fall asleep in the cold Colorado snow, and after some time, they slept peacefully until the next morning.
***Guys' Camp***
The guys woke up in their cabins and headed outside to a much clearer day. Chris was already waiting for them. "Congratulations to you four for making it to the second half of the challenge. A ski-off! Each of you gets one run down the ski hill and the fastest time wins invincibility. Pair up for the ski lift." The four guys pair up, with Logan and Dakota as one pair, and Jake and Josh as the other pair.
The four competitors made it to the top of the mountain for the ski-off, and Josh went first. His run looked good for the first half as he snaked around the ski flags, until a trip cost him valuable time. He eventually made it down with a time of 1:32. Logan was next to go. His size made skiing more difficult as he crashed into several trees while trying to snake down the hill. Has he skied down the mountain, he was in pain from the tree impact, and ended up with a worse time than Josh.
***Girls' Camp***
The three girls woke up after a cold winter snowstorm to a much clearer day. Holly managed to use the wood to create a fire for the girls to use to cook their ramen packages. The three girls ate their ramen together, discussing unimportant chitchat. After their meal, the girls broke camp and went to find Chef at the lodge. The walk took an hour, enough for a winner to be decided at the challenge.
***Guys' Camp***
Dakota was the third to ski down the hill, with packed snow from the previous trips making it easier for him to ski, he managed to beat Josh's time and clocked in an impressive 1:19. It was up to Jake to beat that time. Jake took off, skiing as best as he could. He ripped through the course, going around each and every flag.
***Confessional***
Josh: Dude, Jake can ski? Wow.
***Back to Game***
Jake continued shredding the ski hill, until he landed with the winning time of 1:05. "Jake wins this week!" Chris shouted. "Everyone, report to the main lodge. The girls should be back by now."
***Everyone***
The guys met with the girls again, with Dakota saying the first words. "How was it, Sam?"
"Horrendous. I don't want to do it again. Those sleeping bags make the bunks on the plane look like the beds of kings. The ramen tasted terrible, and I'm looking forward to a hot bath on the plane."
***Confessional***
Samantha: The camping experience was horrible. It was way too cold, and Chef could have done it somewhere else like Seattle or something.
Michelle: Overall, the camping trip wasn't too bad. Other than the cold, I feel a little more confident and braver than I did beforehand.
Holly: It was scary, I'll say that. I'd never do it again.
***Back to Game***
"Sorry I asked. I do have a plan on who to eliminate next." Dakota whispered his plans to his girlfriend and she nodded to each one. Chris called everyone back to the plane for departure to the next location. Once everyone boarded, the plane took off.
Everyone was glad to be back in the plane, especially the girls. After all three girls took a hot shower, they all went into the lounge to play cards. The guys relaxed by watching sports on the lounge TV. With their minds all made up, everyone knew who they wanted to eliminate.
***Confessional***
Samantha: So, Holly is it? Well, she is getting really bossy lately.
***Back to Game***
Meanwhile, in the cargo hold, Chef noticed another weld. He took note of it, but this time, he didn't tell Chris. He had something else in mind. He went into the galley and drew a picture of the weld, so he could show it to Jake. After the drawing was finished, he handed it to him and asked, "Does this look familiar to you?"
"No?" Jake tried to lie, but Chef could tell.
"You're lying you son of a bitch. Tell the truth or I'll throw you off right now!"
"I'm trying to help you, okay? The plane was poorly built."
"I slaved for days building this damn thing and you have the guts to say that this plane was built poorly? Do you?"
"Chef Hatchet? Report to the cockpit immediately." Chris's voice boomed through the intercom. He was not happy. Chef knew he had to leave Jake alone as he went to the cockpit to trade places with Chris. The host took this time to call everyone to the elimination area.
AN: Who do you think is going to be voted off?
This week, Jake is immune.
Contestants (Post-Merge): Jake, Logan, Dakota, Samantha, Michelle, Josh, Holly
Eliminated so Far: Jane, Seeiah, Elijah, Tonia, Roxanne, Lucas, Xander, Leilene, Jasper