Chapter 19: Hunting

Three days later, the campers were walking toward camp from the beach and Trent walked into a rope trap. It caught him around the ankle and he was pulled up into a tree. "Whoa, what the heck was that there for?", he asked. The other campers came up to the tree and yelled up to him. "You okay?", Gwen asked. "Yeah, just get me down from here." Then, a cage fell from the sky onto the campers. "Or, not..." "Good morning, campers!", Chris yelled. He walked up to them while carrying a beaver and continued. "Or should I say trappers? Ready for today's challenge? Excellent, let's chat about it over chow." He threw a knife and cut the rope Trent hung from. He fell and landed on the cage, forcing the door open. "Well, this is gonna be a fun day", he said sarcastically.

The campers went to the mess hall where Chris was waiting and got breakfast. "Campers, there are only seven of you left on Total Drama Island. After tonight's dramatic bonfire ceremony, only six of you will remain. We're nearing the end, people, so look alive!"

Confession Cam: Trent
"When I don't have my eyes on Gwen, I've got my eyes on the prize. Me and Gwen can totally win this, and if we're lucky, we'll both make it to the finals. That'd be cool."

Confession Cam: Katie and Sadie
"This is so awesome!" "I know, right? I totally didn't expect us to get this far!" "Yeah, and now Heather's gonna take us to the final four!" "EEEEE, YAY!"

"Today's challenge involves making like our province's great rangers and game wardens. You'll each have eight hours to trap an animal. A wild animal, which you must bring back to the campfire, unharmed. Rangers and game wardens often have to relocate animals for their own good, and the good of campers." "For my good, I might have to barbeque my animal, I'm starving to death", Gwen said. "Funny you should mention that, Gwen. The reward for winning today's challenge is a meal of all of your favorite foods." "I am so winning this", Heather said.

Confession Cam: Heather
"I almost can't believe I'm in the final seven. I thought the whole being nice thing would backfire, but it's worked really well. Katie and Sadie still listen to me, even though I flipped out when Lindsay betrayed me. If I keep this up and they don't get voted off, those two might GIVE me first place."

Confession Cam: Gwen
"I dunno. I guess I have a chance. Let's put it this way: if I didn't think I could win, do you really think I would still be in this dump? Putting up with the revolting food, giant bugs and cameras in your face all day is one thing, but Heather? Only a hundred thousand dollars could make me live with her."

Confession Cam: Leshawna
"I think I've got as good a shot at winning as anyone else, and I'm not gonna let anything stand in my way, y'all. I've just gotta keep winning invincibility so that cow Heather can't vote me off. Besides, she's gotta pay for how she treated Lindsay."

After breakfast, the campers went to the boat house with Chris. "Everyone, choose an animal assignment", Chris said. One by one, they pulled names from a safari hat. Trent was first. Chipmunk, frog, raccoon, duck, beaver, deer, and lastly, "Bear! Are you kidding me?", Heather asked. "It's the only animal left", Chris said. "These guys get cute little froggy and wee baby duckie and I'm supposed to trap a bear with my bare hands?" "You do get sixty seconds in the boat house to gather any equipment that might help..." "Unless there's an animal trainer and a zebra carcass in there, I don't think it'll be adequate. This is ridiculous." Heather went to walk off, but Chris grabbed her arm. "I don't think I mentioned the penalty yet. The loser cleans the communal washroom." Everyone gasped. "Alright, campers, you have just one minute in the boat house to grab your critter catching gear."

The campers ran in and began sorting through the supplies. Katie and Sadie got a big bag, Izzy grabbed some crates and ran out, Gwen started out fighting with Heather over a net but then fell on the ground near some duck bait, taking it and a small net. Heather got the big net and a bucket with fish in it, Leshawna got a bucket and Trent got a cardboard box. Outside, Izzy went threw the crates, throwing things out of them and nearly hitting the other campers. "Okay, bumper thingies, old sandwich, stick hook thingy... score, a tranquilizer gun! Guys, look!", Izzy yelled. She pointed it toward Heather, who backed away a bit. "Could you please aim the other way?" "Everybody ready?", Chris asked. "Yes!", six of them replied. replied. "No!", Heather yelled. "Too bad, Heather. Game on!" The campers ran off to find their animals, except Heather, who stayed behind and went through Izzy's boxes. After a minutes, she pulled something out. "Hey, some fake antlers from the paintball challenge! This could come in handy..."

Gwen threw some duck bait on the ground by a pond and waited for a duck to come up. One did, and began pecking at the bait. Gwen walked up slowly with her net. "Here, duckie duckie, let's get this over with..." She poured some more bait on the ground by her feet. "Come and get it!" The duck ran over, ate a bit of the bait, and ran off too fast for her to catch. Gwen just stared. "Huh. Last time I checked, ducks waddled." Meanwhile, Leshawna found a frog in a puddle. She laughed and walked up with her bucket. "This is gonna be way too easy..." She walked up to the frog and it hopped away. She tried again and it hopped away once more. Then, she almost got up to it but fell into an bizarrely deep puddle. She came up with the bucket over her head. "Yeah, froggie gonna pay."

Heather finally left the boat house and dragged a can of garbage over to a cave. She cleared her throat. "Um, look, I'm no bear whisperer, but I've got some garbage here, so just come and get it. Hello?" A bear roared from inside the cave, and Heather ran off to hide. Meanwhile, Katie and Sadie came across a raccoon. "Hey, here's our first animal!", Katie said. "Looks like it!" But then they heard a chattering sound behind them. The BFFs turned around and saw a swarm of raccoons, climbing on top of each other and merging into a giant raccoon. "It's coonzilla!" "RUN!" The girls ran off screaming, with the raccoon monster right behind them.

Over by the mess hall, Chef was taking out the trash and Izzy was hiding nearby. She jumped out of the bush and aimed her gun at him. "Banzai!" She fired a few darts and hit him, knocking him out. "Oh, that wasn't a deer at all..."

Confession Cam: Izzy
"Oh my gosh, I should totally win! I could use the money to pay off the RCMP and jump start my career as a mad scientist! Oh, did I mention I'm a genius? I have an IQ of a hundred and eighty eight. Cool, huh? Yeah, genius runs in my family, and psychotherapy. Once at my family barbeque, my uncle cut off his ear with a steak knife to emulate Van Gogh because he's like all artistic, but it turned out he only got half of it off, it was like hanging there! It was so gross, and I swear I think some of it ended up in my salad."

Back in the woods, Katie and Sadie were being chased by the raccoons and one of them jumped onto Sadie's head. She screamed and ran into a tree, knocking Trent out of it. "Dang, I was just about to get that chipmunk." Over at a pond, Izzy shot a horse. "Whoops", she said.

Back at camp, Heather was going over her options. "A bear", she said to herself. "Let's see, how on earth am I supposed to catch a bear?" "Open the cage, open the cage!", Gwen shouted. Heather did so and Gwen ran up, leading a duck with a trail of bait. She threw some into the cage and the duck ran in. "Yes! I win the dinner! Bring me duck soup, Peking duck, duck a la orange, chocolate mousse- no, chocolate duck. I win!" Heather rolled her eyes, the opened the cage for Sadie, who ran up and pulled the raccoon off her head. She threw it in the cage and sighed with relief. "Thank goodness!" "Yeah, but Gwen won already." "Aww, darn it." Gwen laughed and called for Chris. "Hey host man, bring on the chow!" He responded over the intercom. "Don't forget, last camper to catch their critter cleans the washroom." Heather pulled Sadie over toward the cave. "Okay, since you already caught your animal, can you help me out with the bear?" "Sure!" Heather smirked and pulled out the fake antlers. "Perfect."

Over by a stream, Katie found a beaver dam and broke in. "Come to mama, beavers!" They growled, charged at her and started beating her up with their tails. Nearby, Leshawna got some cheese on a string and was trying to lure in a frog. "Come on, froggie, it's Gouda! You are not tricking me, froggie. I'm not comin' over there. You want this cheese, you are comin' over here." It just croaked. She took a step closer, then another, and fell in a puddle again. "Froggie be playin' with the wrong sister." Meanwhile, Izzy fired a few tranquilizer darts at a passing plane. It fell out of the sky and crashed nearby. "Whoops..." Then, Trent ran over to the cage, chasing a chipmunk toward it. "Gwen, open the cage!" She did so, the chipmunk raced in and she slammed the door. Trent hugged her and kissed her cheek. "Thanks for the help." She smiled. "No prob. Hey, I won the challenge... how's a spaghetti dinner for two sound?"

Over at the cave, Heather handed Sadie the fake antlers and tail. "Okay, put these on so we can lure the bear out of the cave. Then, we'll get him over to the cage. Got it?" Sadie nodded and put on the costume. While she got ready, Katie and Leshawna got their animals to the cage. Leshawna groaned and wiped some mud off her face. "I'm going to take a shower." Back in the woods, Izzy was crawling along looking for prey. "I got it... it may have been a slow start, but I finally got it. Izzy's a sharpshooter." She stood up and aimed near some antlers behind a bush. "Banzai." she fired one shot and the target fell. "Yes!" "No!", Heather yelled. "Why the heck did you shoot Sadie!" Izzy looked confused. "Sadie?" She checked behind the bush and saw Sadie in her deer disguise, passed out on the ground. "Oh... whoops!"

Confession Cam: Heather
"Okay, if anyone is going to abuse those girls, it'll be me in the finale. That psycho hose beast is going down."

Later that evening, Gwen and Trent were having dinner by the campfire pit while the others watched, staring hungrily. "Wow, that all looks good!", Chris said. "So, what are you having first?" "I don't even know where to start", Gwen said. "How about you start with the marshmallow ceremony?" "Alright then. You've all cast your votes and made your decision. When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately return to the dock of shame, to catch the boat of losers, and leave. That means you're out of the contest. And you can't come back... ever." Katie raised her hand "What about Eva?" "Okay, shut up."

Confession Cam: Gwen
"One thing I'll be happy to never see again? Chef's food. Definitely the food. The bathroom wasn't much better. Glad I won the challenge, I wouldn't wanna be stuck cleaning that thing."

"First marshmallow goes to... Sadie. Katie, Leshawna, Trent, Heather. One marshmallow, two players. Izzy, Gwen, one of you has spent your last night on Total Drama Island. The one who gets to stay is... Gwen." Izzy stood up and smiled. "Well, we've all gotta go some time, right? Goodnight, everybody! Thanks for comin' out!" She threw a smoke ball on the ground and vanished. Then, Chris walked up to Heather. "Since you and Izzy were the only ones who didn't catch your animals, it looks like you're stuck cleaning the bathrooms." She sighed.

Confession Cam: Heather
"Well, I may be doing some nasty work now, but at least I still have Katie and Sadie on my side. I even got Izzy voted off, so Sadie owes me bigtime. Now I just gotta keep her loyalty... and get this filthy place tidied up."