AN: Sorry I'm so late on this one.
Chapter 11: The Coffee Wars of 2011
***Recap***
Chris: Last time on TDAT, our final seven went from hot to cold in Denver, Colorado. The seven were split into a match between the boys and the girls in a bobsledding match. The boys won, and they competed in a ski-off to determine the winner. Jake came in with his first real victory, and got his first legitimate invincibility. Meanwhile, the girls had to learn about wilderness survival from Chef Hatchet. When everyone regrouped, the elimination ceremony took an unexpected turn as both Holly and Josh fell out of the plane. However, Josh is technically still in the running thanks to an anonymous tip from an Aftermath commentator. Find out what happens as we fly west right here on Total Drama American Tour!
***Back to Game***
Josh was at the Denver airport looking for a flight to Seattle. "I need one ticket to Seattle, preferably an express flight."
"Sorry. All of our seats are booked for the next two weeks. I could book you for a flight to Seattle, but you'll have to stop in Chicago, Brisbane, and maybe even Jeddah."
"Forget it."
Josh said his goodbye to the ticketing clerk and thought of a plan. He noticed someone with a large dog in a cage, and he approached the cage when no one was looking. He opened the cage, and released the dog. Soon after, he went inside and locked it from the inside, asking someone to put the cage through checked baggage.
***Confessional***
Josh: That cage was tight, but I didn't expect anyone to be fooled by this.
***Back to Game***
Meanwhile, back on the plane, The final five celebrated their victory. "Final five! Whoo hoo!" Jake seemed the happiest. All five of them were in the lounge waiting for a surprise from Chris. Moments later, the host entered.
"Congratulations to all five of you for making it this far. To show my gratitude, Chef baked a cake for all of you to eat, and it's good food, too."
One by one, each person got their slice. For the most part, the cake was delicious, and had a wonderful butter-crème filling. Everyone finished their cake as Chris announced their next location. "Today, we'll be going to Seattle! The city named after a Native American chief that no one knows about. Prepare for landing in fifteen minutes."
***Confessional***
Michelle: Seattle! It's so pretty. I hope we go up the Space Needle.
***Back to Game***
The plane landed on time, and everyone got out. Chris started explaining the rules of the next challenge. "Here, we're at Seattle-Tacoma airport. The first part of the challenge is a taxi ride to the Space Needle. I need each of you to get me a bag of Starbucks coffee before you arrive at the Space Needle where I will give you further instructions. Now go!"
The contestants rushed forward to find the closest taxi they could find. Logan got a taxi first. "Take me to the closest Starbucks." He said to the driver as they took off. Samantha got a taxi with ease, followed by Michelle.
Jake and Dakota were the only two left behind without a taxi. While waiting for one, they took the time to strategize. "Hey Jake,"
"What?"
"I think it's time."
"For?"
"You know what for. Lose the third."
"Lose the third? I don't understand you. Don't tell me you're getting rid of Logan. He's not a threat. Keep him."
"I think he is. He doesn't have any enemies, and with Holly and Josh gone, it's the perfect time."
"We're running out of options. What of our guys' alliance?"
"There never was one. There's our taxis!" Dakota and Jake went into their taxis to try to find a Starbucks.
***Confessional***
Dakota: My plan was simple. Get rid of Logan, then, the girls and I could get rid of Jake. Then Michelle will fall, and finally, Sam and I would be in the final two. The perfect crime, but hey, it's like this tour can't be much longer.
Jake: No, six-pack. That's not how I do it. If anyone goes first, it's Michelle, then you. But, hey, if my weld plan goes through, the show will have more ratings than it ever had.
***Back to Game***
Meanwhile, Logan and Samantha already got their bagged coffee and started to head to the space needle. Michelle had a little trouble getting hers. "Can I get a double mocha powder?"
"What?" The barista replied.
"Okay? How about a chocolate coffee bag?"
"Our dry stuff's on the rack."
"Oh." Michelle bought a bag of regular roast and left the store only to run into Dakota heading. "They only sell roast."
"And?"
"Bye!" Michelle left to find another taxi.
***Confessional***
Dakota: Wow. Okay? Why did she tell me that?
***Back to Game***
Jake and Dakota eventually got their bags of coffee as all five players raced towards the Space Needle. Despite her problems getting the coffee, Michelle arrived first. "Yay! I won!"
"Not so fast." Chris was already there to give the bad news. "This wasn't really the challenge, but nice coffee." Chris takes the bag and tosses it into a trash bin.
"What? I worked hard to get that!"
"Tough luck. Now we just need four more people to show up…"
"Five." A voice entered the room.
"Josh?" Chris started to get angry. "What are you doing here? You're out of the game!"
"No, I'm not. You voted off Holly! She and I fought and I fell out by accident."
"Since you fell out of the plane, you're out of the game."
"That doesn't even make sense. We all fell out of the plane in Washington remember?"
"Oh yeah. I could always use someone else to torture. Just wait here until everyone else arrives."
Within moments, everyone else arrived. It was almost as if it was right on cue. Chris inspected each of the individual coffee bags before promptly throwing them out. "I have an important announcement before revealing the second part of the challenge. Last week, Josh was unfairly eliminated from the game. And, now he's back, though I still don't get why he's back."
***Confessional***
Jake: Change of plans, Michelle, then Josh, then Dakota.
***Back to Game***
"This leads to the second part of the challenge. Each of you must carry a large pot of liquid coffee over your head all the way up to the top of the Space Needle. Since the elevator's broken, you'll have to take the stairs!"
"No way!" Jake protested.
"We've gone this far, we can do this!" Logan was eager to start the challenge.
"Now be careful here. The first three up to the top with coffee get to move on. Lose your coffee, and you're out of the game. Any questions?"
No response.
"Then let's go!" Chris opened the door to the Space Needle stairwell where six pots of coffee were already waiting.
"Why are there six pots?" Michelle asked.
"A spare, just in case people named Josh come back into the game."
"Oh well." All six contestants rushed into the stairwell to grab their coffee pots. Within moments, they started climbing the stairs. For most of the trip, Michelle was in the front, followed by Samantha. Jake and Josh took the rear, mostly joking with each other while carrying their coffee.
"How'd you get back here?" Jake asked.
"I had to fly in cargo in an express flight! I don't want to talk about it."
"Hahaha! Sucks to be you." Jake broke out in laughter, almost spilling his coffee, but he held on to it.
"Just wait before you smell like an old dog dying from neglect before laughing at that." Jake laughed even harder at Josh's reply, but still held on to his coffee.
Meanwhile, Logan and Dakota were in the middle of the pack, making friendly conversation. "You like Seattle?" Dakota asked.
"Sure. It's really dark in here."
"It's not like we're supposed to be in here. It's a maintenance stairwell, dude."
"I knew that. Why do you like Seattle?"
"Meh. A little cold for me. I'd rather stay in Texas."
"I didn't say live. I'd stay in New York myself. So much to do there."
"If you say so…" Dakota took the opportunity to extend his leg in front of Logan's, causing him to trip. Logan's coffee pot immediately broke as his sweater was soaked in brown coffee.
"What just happened?" Josh heard the pot break.
"Logan's pot broke." Dakota shouted back.
***Confessional***
Jake: Logan's pot broke? Hahaha! But six-pack got his way, he's going down now!
Logan: Did I trip on something? No. I'm pretty good at climbing stairs. Wait, Dakota did this. He's totally going to pay.
***Back to Game***
All six contestants reached the top of the Space Needle, with Samantha and Michelle as the first to the top. Dakota followed soon after. Logan joined them along with Josh and Jake. When everyone got situated, Chris arrived from the elevator. "They fixed the elevator. Wow," Chris stared at Logan's sweater. "What happened to you?"
"Dakota broke my pot."
"Dakota did what?" Samantha started to get angry.
"No coffee means no million. Exit's that way, though here's a dry t-shirt from the Space Needle gift shop." Chris throws a t-shirt in Logan's direction. After everyone said their goodbyes, the farm boy changed shirts and left the Space Needle to board a helicopter. The other five contestants listened to Chris's next set in instructions. "The girls and Dakota will compete in the third part of the challenge. Remember that challenge back in TDI where you had to build a totem pole?"
"Uh, no?" Samantha replied.
"Get ready to do it yourselves. The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest were known for building totem poles to tell stories. The story you'll be telling is the story you're in up to now." Chris unveiled different colored heads that looked familiar to everyone. "Each face you see here is representative of a Total Drama American Tour contestant. Your job is to build your totem pole from the first person eliminated to the last up to now. Interns! Bring in the Logan heads!" An intern came in and placed three Logan heads onto the floor. "Also, note any returns in the game. If you don't have the order right, you don't win the challenge."
***Confessional***
Samantha: Note any returns? What does he mean by that?
***Back to Game***
"Ready?" Chris sounded a foghorn, and the challenge was on.
"Jake was first. He was a freak, and still is." Michelle placed Jake's head onto the floor.
Meanwhile Samantha was working on her pole. "Jane, then Jake, then Seeiah, then Elijah. Wow our team sucked, or was Elijah first? Don't remember him that well."
Dakota had little problems building his pole, until he tried to find a Tonia face. "Who was Tonia again?" he thought to himself. He kept looking for one, but couldn't find one in his pile.
"Roxanne was next." Michelle found the Roxanne head in her pile. "She and Seeiah always kept fighting. That's why we got rid of them."
Dakota finally found a Tonia head, and a Roxanne one. "Lucas, where are you?"
Samantha was already up to Xander. "Then Jake came back, and Leilene got voted off. She was cool, but sad to see her go."
Michelle placed Jasper's head on her pole. "Jazz, you finally branched out. Holly, loosen up. Josh, same thing, and Logan, I already miss you." Michelle thought she was done with her pole. "Done!" She yelled out.
"No, you're not. Jane was eliminated before Jake, remember?"
***Confessional***
Michelle: So close, yet so far away. Now I've got to start over.
***Back to Game***
Samantha finished her pole. "Done!"
"Let me check." Chris went up to her pole, and everything was correct. "Sam wins again!"
"Yay! I'm in the final four!"
"Jake? Josh? We're getting out of here." Everyone left the Space Needle to prepare to vote someone else off.
AN: Who do you think is going to be voted off? Also, guess where the finale is.
This week, Samantha is immune.
Contestants (Post-Merge): Jake, Dakota, Samantha, Michelle, Josh
Eliminated so Far: Jane, Seeiah, Elijah, Tonia, Roxanne, Lucas, Xander, Leilene, Jasper, Holly, Logan