Sam knocked on the door before entering, "Dakota?"
No response.
Sam walked in and noted the room was empty. He walked up to her desk and saw the drawer open. He looked inside and saw a plane ticket to Paris and a copy of a Vogue magazine with Dakota on the cover.
Cody walked nervously onstage after the last act ended.
"Ok ok. You are all naked."
He imagined the audience in their underwear.
"Well, sorta. Ok, great!"
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a real hero..."
Sam sat at his desk, his chin resting on his hand. He pulled open a drawer labelled, 'Beauty Rings.'
Inside was an old photo with a tear along the right hand side as if it had been torn. It was a picture of Dakota in her wedding dress from the wedding in Total Drama Takes Manhattan.
He took it out and looked at it sadly, unaware that Taylor, Owen, Mary and Ellody were watching from the railing.
"You saved it? After all this time?"
Sam's head shot up. He turned around and saw Dakota in her dress for the upcoming duet. She smiled and took out her photo of him in his tux from Total Drama Takes Manhattan.
They walked up to each other and put both pictures together. It was a perfect match.
Sam cleared his throat, "I guess I'm not that good at saying this kind of stuff."
"Yes, Sam?"
"Well, over the last week, I realized that," he looked up at her, "I miss you. And, I need you. And, maybe you don't need the whole world to love you, maybe you just need one person," Sam realized.
Dakota was touched.
"It's time for our song. And if we don't raise the money tonight, it might be the last time we sing together."
The others gasped from the railing.
"And, well, are you ready?"
"Oh, Sam," Dakota smiled.
The curtain went up, revealing Sam sitting on a log surrounded by water. He started playing his banjo.
Sam: Why are there so many songs about rainbows?
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions but only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see
Someday we'll find it: The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
Dakota sat on a rowboat and rode it onstage.
Dakota: Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on the morning star?
She stepped off of the boat and joined Sam on the log.
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it
Look what it's done so far
Both: What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it: The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
The other Kids watched from backstage. Then they all held hands and walked out proudly to join the couple in their song.
All: All of us under it's spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been half-asleep?
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailor?
The voice might be one and the same
Spud sighed as he looked up at his drum set from backstage.
Rock walked up to him with a small case, "Hey bud, these are yours. I kept 'em for ya."
He opened them up, revealing Spud's drumsticks.
Spud reluctantly took them out.
"You know what to do," Rock smiled and walked off.
Sam: I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Spud sat down in front of his drums and started playing, "YEAH!"
The rest of the Electric Mayhem joined in.
All: Someday we'll find it: The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
La da da dee de la loo
La da da da da dee da doo
Spud ended the song with a drum solo, "Drum! Drum! Drum! Ahaha."
Rock smiled, "You still got it, man."
Sam looked at Dakota, "Dakota? Will you stay, for me?"
"For you, Sam?"
Sam nodded.
"Of course!"
They shared a kiss, not caring that the entire audience was watching.
"Awwwwwwwww."
The curtain went down.
Veronica clapped wildly, "Whoo-hoo!"
Sam looked up at the tote board.
$9,252,350
It kept going up, but they had just performed their last act. And with only a few minutes 'till midnight, they may not have enough.
Sam and Dakota walked back out onstage.
"Thank you, everybody," Sam said as the audience silenced, "Thank you all. Ladies and gentlemen, it's almost midnight and we haven't quite reached our target yet, but if you'll all just stick around, we'll be right back with our final act."
"The Total Drama Telethon will return after these messages."