Still don't own Xiaolin Showdown or TDI!
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Edward, Trinity, Naruto, and Damon raced up to the top of the hill that they'd jumped off of. The two ninja stared at the dangerous waters below, while Trinity crouched down to look at the soft earth beneath her.
"Sarah lay here," Trinity murmured, and they jerked their heads towards her. "She lay here. Naruto, Damon, move."
The two moved and Trinity walked over to where they'd once stood.
"Someone scared her into walking backwards to this spot… and then pushed her over the edge," Trinity said calmly. "Chris found this spot, walked over to the spot next to where she'd been pushed off, and was then pushed off from behind."
"So… what about them?" Naruto asked fearfully. "Where are they?"
"If they're still on the island then they found a safe haven and are trying to get back to camp," Trinity said calmly. "If they swam to the other side of the lake – which I highly doubt – then they'll be coming back on the boat of losers, or something like that. If necessary Chris would call the show producers, I would think."
"True," Naruto conceded, not knowing that Chris and Sarah could hear them. "So, what now? We can't just leave here!"
"No, we can't," Damon agreed. "So, I was thinking about throwing someone off of the cliff and seeing what happens."
"No," Edward disagreed. "We need to meet up with the others and see what they found. Also, I've got half a mind at who did it…"
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, and Edward's eyes narrowed.
"Look down," Damon instructed, and the other two obeyed to find a pile of male reproductive fluid and a condom. "If my guess is correct, there's only one sex fiend on the island, and his name is DeShawn, or it's Haden's way of trying to get Sarah to leave the island for a medical emergency. Logan is too damn stupid to come up with this. But I know how we can get them to reveal which one threw her over the cliff."
"How?" all three asked in unison, and he smirked.
"Easy. We accuse him of rape in front of the cameras," Damon smirked. "The other girls will be so disgusted and outraged at even the possibility that they'll vote him off. As for the boys on our team, they'll do it just in case anyways. Also… if we can get proof of it then we can get him arrested."
"Damon, you're devious," Edward grinned. "I love the way your mind works.
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(With Brett's group)
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"Do you think that Edward was right?" Coda asked at long last. "Maybe we should go check on them just in case. I mean, for all we know someone on the other team pushed them over the edge of the cliff."
The others paled as they heard her words, and she paled as she realized what she'd said. Without another word spoken the group raced out to the cliff, not only to protect their teammates but also to make sure that Coda's idea had not been put into action.
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(With DeShawn's group)
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"Those guys aren't going to be found, they're dead," DeShawn laughed. "I made sure of it!"
He was caught on camera, and the producers gasped as they realized what he'd said. Not a one of them was happy with his methods.
"But DeShawn, shouldn't we keep Chris alive?" Logan protested. "I think we need him alive to keep the show going."
"Did my ears deceive me, or did the word 'think' just escape your mouth?" DeShawn snapped. "I don't pay you to think! Get back to work, or you're out of the alliance!"
"No! I want to stay in the alliance!" Logan insisted, and DeShawn snarled before giving him the finger. "I just don't want Chris to get hurt either!"
"DOES IT LOOK LIKE I CARE WHAT YOU WANT?! IF YOU GET IN MY WAY I'LL GET RID OF YOU LIKE I DID TO ALL MY OTHER ENEMIES BEFORE I GOT ON THE SHOW!" DeShawn roared, and Sarah and Chris could hear them from where they were inside the cave.
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(With Justina's group)
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"Did you guys hear that?" Justina asked, and they all blinked as they heard DeShawn's shout. "I think someone attacked Sarah. I think it was DeShawn."
"That's dumb! Why would anyone attack Chris?" Tyler asked, and Justina stared at them as Jessie came out of the woods. "What do you want?"
"I got stuck back at camp, I'd been locked inside one of the stalls," Jessie said honestly. "I just need help getting back…"
"I don't see why not," Justina shrugged. "Just promise that if you find her, you give us the credit."
"Deal," Jessie nodded, and they headed off.
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(With Sarah and Chris)
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"Ready to go?" Chris asked as Sarah finished redressing in her now-dried cosplay. "Come on, we have a contest to get back to!"
"I know, but I don't want to run into DeShawn," she said fearfully. "He scares me."
"If he starts to scare you then go berserk again," Chris shrugged, and she blinked at him. "Like you did at the dodge ball challenge, or do you not recall that?"
"No, I don't," Sarah said sheepishly before staring fearfully at the hole. "How are we supposed to get back to the surface with the bag?"
"We don't," Chris smirked. "I'll have Chef fish it out later. Or we could make that a challenge is to see who can get everything from it and then the bag itself. Whichever team has the most items wins, yes?"
"Chris, I have a question," Sarah said as she jumped into the water. "Do you think I'm ugly?"
"Huh? Uh… no," Chris said shocked, unsure of how to answer. True, she wasn't beautiful, but she wasn't ugly either. She was average, he deduced, and probably would find a man who was much better for her than him since his methods would probably get him arrested someday.
"Then I'm beautiful?" she asked hopefully.
"I'd say about average," Chris shrugged, and her shoulders slumped. "You'll find someone, unlike me. I look too good to just give it away to any woman who isn't special. No, I'm saving my good looks for someone extra special."
"Chris?" Sarah asked as she turned back to him. "One last question. If I win, will you-will you…?"
"Go on a date with you? Yeah, why not," Chris smirked. "In fact, if you win, I'll even pay for the trial that I want to give your insane abusive mother."
"Really? Thank you, oh thank you!" she gasped before ducking into the water with a heart renewed of hope.
"Ah, but if you lose, then I won't ever give you the time of day again," Chris laughed before ducking down into the water as well.
They'd left the twine laundry line up, and the moss beds in place, but everything else had been removed as though they'd never been there. Chris knew that it would be the perfect place to create a secret getaway should they need one again. After all, Sarah had somehow become interested in him even though she knew that he was a narcissist. Sarah knew that it was the place that she wanted to model her bedroom after someday when she grew up, and if not hers, then one of her children's, if she ever got married.
So, what do you all think? Is this too much? Should I cut back, or just make longer chapters?
Please review, I need input, I'm running out of ideas!