Hello, everyone. Just want to say a few things before today's chapter begins. First of all, things are officially at the halfway point. 13 chapters down, 13 to go. And we're at the merge, too! Second, I'm working on ideas for a sequel. I'm thinking of changing things a bit more in Total Drama Action- having two different campers compete, along with any logical changes based on how things go in the TDI story. How's that sound? Feel free to tell me your thoughts in the reviews. I appreciate normal reviews as well. And now, on with the story.

Chapter 14: The Rules are Changed

Two days later, the boat pulled up to the dock and the girls walked off it. The girls all looked refreshed, except Heather, who was embarrassed. She had a dull pink shirt on instead of her usual top, and her hair was in pigtails- normal ones, not pointed upward like Katie and Sadie's. The BFFs hugged her. "This makeover was a great idea!", Katie said. "Yeah", Sadie added, "let's see what the guys think!" They pulled her over to the guys, who didn't pay much attention. Trent was busy talking to Gwen, and Cody was fawning over Lindsay. "Wow", they both said, "you look great!" Gwen smiled and Lindsay giggled, then hugged Cody. "Aww, you're so sweet!", she said. Gwen looked away, though. "I didn't really do anything, it was just nice to relax for a few days." Leshawna was talking to DJ. "Boy, those spa treatments were great. My alligator elbow's totally gone!" DJ sighed. "Wish I could've got mine fixed."

Chris turned on the intercom. "Listen up, campers. As of right now, all teams are officially dissolved. From here on in, it's every camper for themselves." Katie and Sadie gasped, then hugged. "We can still support our friends, right?" Heather nodded. "Of course. Also, I need to talk to you about something, Sadie." "What?" The intercom interrupted her. "And, get ready for this!" A honking horn signaled the approach of another boat. Everyone turned to see who was on it, and gasped or groaned. "You're frontin' me!" "What? But that's impossible!" "Aww, man, what is she doing here?" "Back by popular audience demand", Chris announced, "it's Eva!" The boat pulled up to the dock and Eva hopped off. "That's right. I'm back. And just so we're clear, not only am I gonna kick butt, but I'm giving special attention to my backstabbing Bass team that voted me off!" Eva glared at Geoff and DJ. Gwen turned to the intercom. "Wait a sec. I thought you said no one was allowed back!" "I did?" "And once you leave, on the dock of shame, and take the boat of losers, you can never ever come back." "Oh, yeah, that... yeah... I lied!" Gwen walked over and shook the intercom pole. "You can't do that, it's not fair!" Leshawna put her hand on Gwen's shoulder. "Whoa, girl, you're reasoning with a loudspeaker. That just does not look good." Geoff walked up to Eva nervously. "So, Eva, whatcha been doing since you left the island?" "Taking anger management classes. Everyone thought I needed them." "She was an audience favorite?", Heather asked. "Not really", Chris said over the intercom, "but we liked her! Also returning to camp: it's Izzy!"

The crazy girl swung into camp on a vine, screaming her lungs out. She landed on the dock. "Hey guys!", she said. "It's good to be back at camp, even though I never actually left the island. I was living in the woods all this time!" "But I thought the RCMP hunted you down", Gwen said. "They tried, but being a wilderness survivor, I was swift footed and avoided capture!" Izzy pulled out a fish and bit the head off it. "Once I was safe among my animal brethren, it was just me against the harsh elements." Leshawna raised an eyebrow. "You call this harsh? It's been warm and sunny all week." "Not where I was, but luckily I was able to take refuge in a beaver dam. Yeah, I befriended the family of beavers who lived there, and together we foraged for nuts and berries. Boy, I could use some nachos right now!" She howled like a wolf, and Geoff cheered. "Man, you're so crazy it's cool!"

Chris turned on the intercom again. "Alright campers, report to the amphitheater where you'll learn all about today's challenge. McLean out." Before going over there, the girls stopped by the cabin so Eva and Izzy could drop off their stuff. Eva walked in and glared at the floor. "What's with the tape? Somebody better answer me!" "Me and Heather got a little territorial", Leshawna said. "But we're all cool now, right Heather?" She responded by tearing the tape up. "Absolutely. Want my bunk, Eva?" She walked over to Sadie's. "I want this one. Unless miss backstabbing traitor who voted me off has a problem with that." Leshawna walked up to her. "Okay, you know what? You can get all up in her face, but don't forget we are all here to win." "Oh yeah, you've got that right, thunder thighs!" "Oh, oh, tell me the macho mama with buttcheeks tighter than my weave did NOT just say that!" Gwen jumped down from her bed to separate them. "Whoa, time out!" "Can't we just talk this out over low-cal snacks?", Linday asked. "Whatever", Eva said. "I'm still gonna win." She stormed out of the cabin. "Thanks for the help", Sadie said. Leshawna smirked. "Oh, my pleasure. No one disses Shawnie's thighs! That girl is getting on my last nerve."

Then, the girls went over to the amphitheater and sat down at the improvised desks. "Welcome to your next challenge", Chris told them, "the time honored game of torture: say uncle! You're all about to be put through tests of endurance so insane that some of them sent our interns to the emergency room. If you back down from the challenge or do not last the required ten seconds, you will be eliminated. The winner will not only be safe from elimination, but will win this luxurious trailer, yours to take home at the end of the summer." "What kinds of torture?", Leshawna asked. "Why don't you ask my lovely assistant?" Chef walked up holding a cleaver and wearing a hockey mask. "Alright. Let's do this! Cody, you're first up. Let's spin the wheel of misfortune to select your torture. Looks like it's... turtle puck shots! Our interns spent weeks collecting the grumpiest, angriest, crustiest, hungriest old snapping turtles on the island. While you stand in the goalie net completely unprotected, Chef will fire off turtle slapshots." Cody got up, and Chris pushed him to the goalie net. "If I were you, dude, I'd protect my coconuts. This could get ugly!"

Chef started shooting. Cody dodged the first one, then got hit in the shoulder and howled in pain. He got hit again and again, then got hit in the crotch and fell over. "And Cody moves on to the next round! Isn't this fun?", Chris asked him. "Yeah, it's a riot." Trent leaned over to Gwen. "Whoa, that was harsh." Gwen crossed her arms and looked away. "Don't talk to me." "Are you still mad about the whole burying you alive thing?" She glared at him. "Uh, yeah." "I'll never forgive myself for that one. You know, you're totally the last person here I'd leave buried in the sand if I had a choice." Gwen smiled. "Really? That's so sweet..."

"Next up, Lindsay! Your torture is... marshmallow waxing. We're gonna wax your face with melted marshmallows, and if you can take the pain for a full ten seconds, you can go to the next round." "Well I guess this'll look good with my freshly waxed legs from the spa", Lindsay said. She walked up to the waxing table and got on it. "Try not to wax off my tan, k?" Chef poured the wax on her face and she started screaming. After ten seconds he pulled it off. "Ouch! That had to hurt", Trent said. "I don't think I would've made it through that one." Gwen smirked. "That's because guys are total wimps when it comes to two things: beauty, and pain." Lindsay got up and rubbed her face. "Oh my gosh, I can't believe how smooth that is! Thanks, chip!" She ran over to Cody, giggling. "Wanna feel it?" Cody kissed her cheek. "Wow... that's reeeally nice.."

"Okay Lindsay, you get to choose who goes next", Chris said. "Oh, no thanks", Lindsay said. Eva pulled her hair and whispered something in her ear. "Uh, wait, I changed my mind. I choose... Sadie, with lake leeches, because she's a backstabbing low-life traitor." Chef set up the barrel. "It's payback time, traitor!", Eva yelled. But, Katie stood up. "No, wait! I'll take her place!" Chris smiled. "Oh, alright then. Also, if a chosen victim lasts the required ten seconds without saying uncle, you lose." Katie walked over to the barrel and hopped in. She stuck her tongue out at Eva, then started squirming. After 9 seconds, she jumped out. "Ooh, so close, but no cigar. You can return to your new seat now." Her seat had been replaced by that thing prisoners are sometimes displayed in that I don't know the name of. Look at the actual episode if you wanna know what they look like.

Next was Geoff, who couldn't handle the wooden shorts and the woodpecker pecking at his pecker, followed by Gwen surviving getting her nose hair ripped out and DJ facing his fear of snakes again. Sadie tolerated the coat of bees, then got eliminated after making Eva beat up Sasquatchanawkwa.

Confession Cam: Leshawna
"For whatever reason, Eva was really gunning for Sadie. I don't think even getting her eliminated calmed her down. Still, better her than me."

After that, Trent failed the skunk challenge, Gwen couldn't handle ten seconds of girly new age music, Lindsay refused to get her hair cut off, Heather got brain freeze after eight seconds of eating ice cream, DJ and Cody lost to something (not shown), and Izzy got shocked by electric eels. She started laughing. "That was great! Hit me again!" Chef did so. "So, who's your next victim?", Chris asked. "Ooh, me! With the poison ivy spa treatment!" Chris shrugged and Chef applied the ivy for ten seconds. "Aah, this feels great", she said. "Alright, since you chose to dare yourself, and you succeeded, your victim technically won and you eliminated yourself. Sorry."

Confession Cam: Geoff
"Is it me, or is Izzy the most radical girl ever?"

"After twenty rounds of torture, we're down to two steely competitors", Chris said. "It's time for the sudden death round." "I did not come this far to lose now", Leshawna said. "That trailer is bank, and it's got my name written all over it." "Well, it's up to you. Your final challenge is... the grizzly bear log roll." Leshawna raised an eyebrow. "The grizzly bear say what?" Chris led her over to the lake,

where a bear stood waiting on a log. "Molotov the bear performs with the Russian national circus and has been the European log rolling champion for the past twelve years. To win, you must last ten seconds on the log while avoiding certain death in the piranha infested water. Leshawna glared at the bear. "Leshawna, you could back out now..." She shook her head. "No way. I've seen scarier looking faces at the mall. I'm going in!" She jumped onto the log and started running, the log spinning beneath her. After a few seconds she got a better foothold on the log and kept going, even after the ten seconds. "Leshawna wins!", Chris yelled. The other campers cheered, except for Eva. "Yeah, that's how I roll!", Leshawna yelled. "Now someone get me off this thing!"

That evening, it was time for the campfire ceremony. Leshawna was hanging out in her trailer while the others waited for Chris to come up. "Okay", he said upon arrival, "so first up, we ran out of marshmallows. Second, I reviewed the confession cam footage and I have to say, there's lots of hate going on in this group- which is awesome!" Chris laughed. "While I normally protect your privacy, in the spirit of airing your dirty laundry I'm gonna go live on these ones."

Confession Cam: Heather, Gwen, Katie, Sadie, DJ, Geoff, Lindsay, Eva
"Since Leshawna's immune, there's no other choice but rage-aholic Eva."
"Eva's a weirdo, so, see ya."
"I can't believe Eva tried to get Sadie in the barrel of leeches! That is so mean, I vote for her!"
"Please, please, Eva! Oh gosh I'm glad you don't air these..."
"Eva's nuts. Sorry, girl."
"It's gotta be Eva. Unless I can out who stole my other lucky hat."
"I just can't get over how smooth my skin is! Anyway, I vote off Ava. She's scarier than Heather, Laquesha and Gwen combined."
"Unless they wanna leave in body bags, they better NOT say my name. I vote for Sadie."

"Lots of dirt revealed there, huh?", Chris asked. "But, in the end it was still six votes against Eva. So, adios!" "What!" Eva ran up to Chris and shook her fist in his face. "This isn't the end of me! You better watch your backs! I'm not done, I'll get my revenge!" Chef forced her into a straight jacket and tossed her onto the boat. The campers listened to her screams until she was too far away to hear. Then, Heather walked up to Sadie. "Sorry Eva was so mean to you. And tried to vote you off, too, you poor thing. You worried about getting voted off?" Sadie nodded and Heather smiled. "Don't worry. Lindsay, Katie and I are in an alliance and I promised Katie that you could join us." Sadie gasped. "Oh my gosh, that is so nice of you! Thank you, Heather!"

Confession Cam: Heather
"This nice thing is working better than I thought. If I keep this up and keep the girls on my side, I can win this hands down."