Chapter 23: Triple Dog Dares

Three days later, it was time for yet another challenge. Chris woke them up with the intercom. "Campers! Welcome to the semifinals! Today, we reward our challengers with an all you can eat pancake breakfast! That's right, genuine food byproducts served with fresh ingredients, relatively close to their expiration dates."

Confession Cam: Gwen
"So I actually made it to the final three. Just goes to show you how far a bad attitude can get you. Yeah, the money would be awesome, but you know would would be sweeter? Making sure Heather and Katie lose. If I win, I'm gonna buy camp Wawanakwa so I can burn it down and turn it into a graveyard. Personally, I've had enough drama here to last a lifetime. I mean, Heather's okay, but Katie? One of the two most annoying people I've ever met, and the other one's Sadie. I could probably beat Katie at anything, and Heather's strength is obviously her bottomless pit of mean, but I'm betting on her massive ego to be her downfall. Even if I lose, it'll be worth it just to get away from these guys."

Confession Cam: Heather
"Whatever, I knew I'd make it to the end. My alliance worked perfectly. I just can't believe that goth girl made it. Luckily I'm just up against her and Katie, and without friends to help them out there's no way they can win. I've been running this game since the second challenge, and soon it's all going to pay off. They may as well just gimme the check, I mean come on, I think we all know I'm gonna win. And when I win, I think I'll make my own spinoff series: 'The World According to Heather.' Sure, eight weeks with these girls has been cause for insanity, but at least the mothership knows where Gwen is now so they can retrieve her, and maybe Katie can learn to be her own person by the time she loses. Or not. At least she's been a good friend so far... Wait, did I just say that? No! I mean she's been a good ally! She is NOT my friend, she's Sadie's! I came here to win and nothing else!"

Confession Cam: Katie
"I still can't believe Heather pulled through with her promise. I know she said I'd get to the final four with her, but I never fully believed her. She even helped Sadie get to the final four, too, but... now she's gone. What's gonna happen to me? Sadie, if you're watching this, wish me luck, okay? I'll do this for both of us! It's gonna be so awesome if we win, but first I gotta get to that point. Wish me luck!"

After using the confession cam, the girls went to the mess hall for breakfast. They each sat at their own table, trying to force down the flapjacks. After that, they walked to the amphitheater for the challenge. "Campers", Chris said when they arrived, "welcome to the semifinals. The producers ran out of insane ways of torturing you, so the asked the ousted campers for ideas, and they had a lot! They provided us with the sickest, most twisted and insane dares imaginable in TDI's version of: spin the bottle! Starring all your old favorites, from Ezekiel to Sadie. Put 'em all together, and we've got a high stakes game of 'I Triple Dog Dare You!'" Heather glared at him. "What is this, grade five? Why don't we just do seven minutes of heaven in a tacky basement closet?" Gwen smirked. "I'm sure you'd like that." "Each player will take turns spinning the bottle on the roulette wheel. The camper that it lands on determines the dare you'll have to perform.", Chris said. Chef walked up in a dress, holding a tray of soda bottles. Chris took one. "You can take the dare yourself, and win a 'get out of dare free' bottle, or inflict the dare on a fellow camper in hopes of booting them off." Heather raised an eyebrow. "And if we refuse to do the dare?" "Oh, not a good option. Anyone who chickens out of their dare without a bottle to use will be sent directly to the dock of shame, board the boat of losers, and regret missing the chance to win a hundred grand."

Confession Cam: Gwen
"Wow, another sudden death elimination? Good one."

"Okay", Chris continued, "who's ready to humiliate themselves first?" Gwen shrugged and walked up to the wheel. "Oh, what the heck, let's get this over with." She spun the bottle and it landed on Duncan. "Okay, Duncan's dare: lick Chef's armpit." Gwen gasped, as did the other girls. "Gwen, you can do the dare yourself, or dare one of your competitors to do it. Either way, someone's licking some armpit in the next minute." Gwen smirked and pointed at Heather. "She'll do it." Heather gulped as Chef walked over and raised his arm. She closed her eyes and licked it, then fell over and started having a seizure. After a minute she got up and went over to spin the bottle. It landed on Ezekiel. "Ezekiel's dare is... chew your own toenail, slowly." "Gwen! I dare Gwen." Gwen got up and walked over to a chair. Heather smirked as she passed by. "Don't choke on it, honey." Chef clipped her toenail and gave it to her. Gwen started biting it, and Heather yelled "Remember, chew it slowly!" Gwen did so, and then swallowed the nail. "There. Satisfied?" "Very. I'm just picturing Trent watching this, and something tells me he won't be eager to lock lips with you any time soon."

Next up was Katie. She ran up and gave the bottle a spin, and it soon stopped. "Beth: re-chewing a wad of Harold's gum." Katie gulped. "Okay, I'll do it." Chef handed him the gum and she tossed it into her mouth. "Oh, this is so gross", she said. She chewed for a minute, then stopped. "Um... why is the center harder than the rest of it?" She looked at the picture of Harold on the wheel. He had a finger up his nose. Katie spat out the gum and screamed, "OH, THAT'S SO GROSS!" Chef ran up to her with a bottle. "Katie wins the first freebie! And a tetanus shot, if you want." "Yes, please!"

"Gwen, you're up next", Chris said. The goth girl got up and spun the bottle, and sighed with relief when it landed on Cody. "Drop a tray of ice into your undies and let 'em melt." "That's it? I can handle that." Chef brought her the ice and she stuffed it into her underwear. Heather laughed. "Wow, I didn't think I'd see you get wet down there on live television!" Gwen glared at her. "Oh shut up, pit breath! Chris, gimme the stupid freebie!" He did so, and then Heather came up to the wheel. "Okay, I'm taking the dare no matter what it is!" She spun the bottle and it landed on Tyler. "Your dare is to eat jelly out of Owen's belly button." She went wide-eyed. "Wait, Owen isn't even here. How am I supposed to do that?" Chris smirked. "Oh, don't worry, we brought him back just for this!" Owen walked up from backstage and waved at the girls. "Hey, Gwen! Hey Katie, hey Heather! How's it going?" Heather groaned. "Not too good..." Chef pulled Owen's shirt off, pushed him onto his back and scooped jelly into his belly button. "Well, this is a new way of getting jelly in my stomach", he said. "Shut up, Owen!" Heather took a deep breath and then ate the jelly. She came back up a minute later, threw up, and passed out. Katie threw up as well. "Oh my god that was terrible!" "You're up next", Chris told her. She came up to spin the bottle and it landed on Izzy. "Okay, your task is to give a purple nurple to a sleeping bear." "I think I'll just use my freebie", she said. Chris nodded. "Yeah, good call."

Next up was Gwen again. "Harold's dare: lick Owen's toe jam!" "Heather?", Gwen asked, "You ready?" She nodded. "No problem. After eating jam out of his fat gut, this'll be easy." Owen came back onstage and took his shoe off. Heather pinched her nose shut and licked between the toes, then started gagging. "Okay, worse than I thought, worse than I thought!" After she stopped gagging, Heather approached the wheel and gave the bottle a spin. It landed on Geoff. "Drink powdered fruit punch from the confession cam's toilet." She pointed at Gwen, smiling wickedly. Chef scratched his chin. "Hmm, quite the predicament. Do you use the freebie, or save it for an even sicker dare down the road?" Gwen pinched her nose and got up. "I'll do it."

They went to the bathroom and Chef prepared the drink, then gave Gwen a straw. Katie watched and covered her mouth. "Oh, that's so totally gross..." Gwen shivered and took the straw, then bent over and stuck it in the toilet. She took one long sip, then took the straw out and puked into the toilet. Then, they walked back to the stage, where it was Katie's turn. She spun the bottle and it landed on Cody's. "Eat dog food", Chris said. Katie shook her head. "No, I dare Gwen to do it." Gwen sighed and got up. Chef got her the dog food and a fork, and she ate it, then threw up. So did Katie and Chris. "Oh gosh, sorry Gwen", she said. Gwen groaned. "Oh, my stomach can't take much more of this..."

Confession Cam: Chris
"Okay, that was so gross! Is there nothing these weirdos won't do!"

After that, it was Heather's turn again. She spun the bottle and it landed on Trent. "Okay, Heather, your dare from Trent is to eat a dozen raw eggs." Heather smirked. "Sorry, don't think so. I dare Katie to do it." Katie gasped. "What!" "You heard me! Do the dare, Katie." Katie looked around, from Heather's grin to Gwen's puke covered mouth to Chef holding a carton of eggs. "N... No! I won't do it!" Chris walked up to her. "Okay, I'm gonna give you one chance. Are you sure?" Katie sighed. "Yes... Yes. I give up. I can't do this, I already ate Harold's snot and watched people eat toe jam and dog food. I can't take it, I feel sick... So I'm done." Heather frowned and walked up to Katie, patting her on the shoulder. "I'm... sorry, Katie." Katie hugged her and started crying. "Oh... come on", Heather said, "it's okay... I, uh... hm. I'll give you and Sadie a thousand bucks each when I win. Okay?" Katie sniffled. "Y-you mean it, Heather?" She smiled. "Of course. That's what alliance partners do." Katie stopped crying and let Heather go. "Wow... you've changed, Heather." She rolled her eyes

at Katie. "Oh please. I'm still me, still tough and smart and able to win this game with one hand tied behind my back. I just owe you one, that's why I'm willing to share my winnings. And don't you dare think there's any other reason!" Katie smiled and giggled. "Yeah. Sure, Heather."

Confession Cam: Heather
"Seriously! She's just my ally and that's it! The sharing my money and stuff, and helping Sadie out and letting them give me pigtails means nothing! It was just a means to an end, and that's final. I may be nice, but I'm not THAT nice."

Katie walked off to the dock of shame, with Gwen and Heather waving goodbye. Chris laughed. "Man, this is good. I was worried it'd be the two alliance members in the finale. A mean girl versus goth girl catfight is way better for ratings. So, you girls better get ready, because it's almost time for the final round of Total Drama Island!"