Chapter 10B: Denver Elimination
Chris started the ceremony immediately. "Seven remain, one goes. Whoever doesn't receive a coffee mug goes down the new and improved Drop of Shame."
"Coffee mug?" Holly asked.
"Wait. That's next week. I meant sleeping bags. Whoever doesn't receive a sleeping bag is out of the game. "Logan, Michelle, Samantha. All three of you are safe. Jake and Dakota are also safe." All five contestants were happy to receive their sleeping bags. It was down to Holly and Josh, who were getting anxious.
"The sooner I get you out of here, Joshie, the sooner I can win."
"The sooner you're history, Holly, the better."
"You're so jury material."
"You're so out of this game."
Chris interrupted the fighting. "Holly, you lost your only means of support. If you didn't vote off Josh's friend Jasper, and even though I'm glad you did, it really cost you. Josh, the girls aren't really that into you. Get that in your thick skull."
"I probably could have dated Rocky?"
"No, and even Seeiah wouldn't date you for a second. Wait, bad joke, man. It's down to you two. One of you will stay and one of you will go. With Chef at the cockpit, I have to read the final vote myself. The last person to be safe is…"
Holly and Josh started to cringe at Chris's pause. Even though the pause lasted five seconds, it felt like fifty. After it seemed like an eternity, Chris read the name. "Josh."
"What?" Holly was not amused. "You all voted me off?"
"You were a bit too controlling." Samantha answered. "Your demands on Josh threw him over the edge. He really is a nice person, and you blew off his chances at a steady relationship."
"Josh? You did this? I'm going to throw you off this plane right now!" Holly charged at Josh and the two of them started to fight, with an occasional kiss in between, until both of them fell out of the plane exit door.
"Wow, two for the price of one. Carter-Martin and Strike." Chris was happy that he had to go to one less location.
"Josh's last name was Strike?" Jake started to laugh. "What kind of name was that?"
Chris celebrated the rest of the contestants. "Congratulations final five! We're going to the Pacific Northwest next week where the beautiful West Coast Ocian [sic] can be in view! O the Joy!"
"Oh joy." Michelle sarcastically responded.
"Drink plenty of coffee because you'll need it. Now get some sleep."
The contestants went back to their rooms and locked the hatches to prevent Chris from sneaking in. Chris took this time to sign off. "With our old not married couple gone, we have five wonderful contestants. We have cowboy Dakota, cowgirl Sam, farm boy Logan, nerdy girl Michelle and finally, evil genius Jake. One of these five will win the coveted million dollar prize. Stay tuned as we head to Seattle next week right here on Total Drama American Tour!"
AN: I am cutting an upcoming location, and so there will be only four locations after the second aftermath instead of five. I couldn't think of a good challenge for Las Vegas. Aftermath, then Seattle, then SF, and the last two are a mystery.