The Total Drama series belongs to Teletoon, and Cartoon Network. Also, the VS. idea isn't mine. It belongs to CragmiteBlaster. Everything I also mention that's copyrighted belongs to their respective copyrights. However, all my characters belong to me.
BaconBaka's Bites: ...Yikes. I am deeply sorry that I didn't update this in a while. I was majorly busy with some stuff, then art block struck, and I kinda got sucked into a certain farming game involving Stardews and Valleys. But other than that, GvP is back on the air!
This episode, we shall see what talents the GvP contestants have!
One of them is a blue ribbon winner…
It was nighttime at the cottage, as Chris was about to share the introduction of the episode.
"Last time, on GvP..."
"Our residents had to go up to an abandoned hospital, where things got a bit spooky, and they learned they had a Double Boot. We did learn a bit about some of the contestants, from Drake to Verna. But one by one, the resident monsters took down our beloved contestants. But they did go down fighting, so I can grant them that much. And in the end, one team didn't suck as much as the other, so the Geeks won the challenge, meaning that the Populars had to go to the Garden of Fate. And at the end, they overpowered Ada and Nick, meaning the party's over for those two, and the Cottage in general..."
"Now… 18 contestants remain. What can happen next? What was it that Drake explained about to Stella? What other schemes does Steph have up her sleeve? Will Moana go for the Physical Challenge? And who will be the next one booted from the show? Find out, right here, tonight! On..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Geeks VS. Populars!"
(Cue I Wanna Be Famous…)
It was the start of a new morning, and both Sting and Moana were currently watching a game show on TV.
"Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! The answer is Baywatch!" Sting said out loud.
"What is Baywatch?" The contestant on TV called out.
"Nice one, Sting!" Moana grinned back. "You're really blowing the TV Trivia ones outta the water!"
"Well, Radko did like watching classic TV with Idana… Well, before the two's moods kinda darkened and they went… Well, you know." Sting explained. "And you're really talented at the other categories, as well!"
"Yeah, still can't beat my little bro, though." Moana giggled. "Ah, if only Double Dare was still around… We ace that show."
"True… But nothing can ever beat Legends of the Hidden Temple!" Sting winked. "Red Iguana for life!"
"Then Wiley will agree with ya; he's on team Jaguar, too!" Moana replied back. "Course, my team's the Blue Barracudas! It's blue, involving an aquatic animal… Win-Win! Granted, the Temple itself was a Luck Mission in and of itself. Like you gotta avoid the Temple Guards..."
"And gotta swing across the pit..." Sting added.
"And you gotta assemble the Shrine of the Silver Monkey!" The two of them said together.
"Man, I love a guy who can actually assemble the thing..." Moana said out loud.
Sting smiled. "Me too, Moana… Me too."
"But for now… Someone's got another TV Trivia question for you."
Sting looked at the TV screen, and grinned.
"Ooh! Hart to Hart!
But outside Sting and Moana's bedroom, Olivia was eavesdropping throughout the whole conversation.
"Huh… Assemble some Silver Monkey? I wonder… If I can do just that… Maybe I can win Sting's heart?" Olivia pondered to herself. "Well, time to enter the cellar… Or order one from eBay. I still have some cash on me left."
Confessional: The choices are yours and yours alone…
Olivia: Wait, Moana did say that she liked someone who could assemble the thing… It can't be that hard. Can it? -A caption on bottom reads 'Famous Last Words'-
Verna was in the shower, singing a song to herself.
Phantump Song by Verna (Sung to the Log song from Ren and Stimpy)
What floats in air, is loved by squids
And possessed by a dead kid…
Is great for a pal, be it a guy or a gal
It's Phan-Tump Tump Tump!
Phantump! Phantump! It's small, spooky, and cute!
Phantump! Phantump! It's more than good, it's great!
You're gonna want a Phantump! It's gonna adore you back!
You wanna get your Phantump! Go and hug a Phantump!
Phantump! From Kalos!
Confessional: Annnnnddd the capture rate for Phantump skyrocketed...
Verna: Yeeeeaaahhh, my grandma kinda introduced me to some cartoons when I was a kid. That song from Ren and Stimpy never did leave my head.
Once Verna was done with her shower, she dried herself off, put her clothes back on, and stepped outside to see Steph awaiting for her.
"So… They finally let the basement dweller out to play…" Steph sneered.
"And they let 50 Shades of F'ed Up out as well..." Verna responded back.
Steph got close to Verna, as she gave off a look at her.
"Listen here, Pokemaniac… Yesterday's win was a total fluke. But today? You won't be so lucky." Steph said out loud.
"Then you better hope that this challenge is to your liking, Steph." Verna replied, as she was applying her eyeshadow in the mirror.
"What? No other witty comebacks?" Steph questioned, wanting to push Verna's buttons even further.
"Eh, by this point, it's a waste of time to be responding back." Verna shrugged. "At this rate, with your attitude, you'll be booted soon enough."
But Steph scoffed at Verna's response.
"Do you really think people would vote for me? You should know that in reality shows, people always tune in for the meanest of the mean. The one bitch or bastard to rule them all." Steph replied back. "Just think of all of the winners of the previous seasons of this show. Duncan won Action, Alejandro won World Tour, Lightning won Revenge, Mike won All Stars, and Sky won Pawkitew. Don't you get it by now? Villains always win. You may live in this fantasy that you and your precious friends will succeed, but in the end… The villains always win."
Verna then turned away from Steph.
"Well, who knows? Maybe this year… A good guy will win." Verna responded back. "And if not… We'll do our best to keep you from achieving true victory."
Steph walked out of the bathroom, simply shaking her head.
"You'll see… Once you learn that villains always win… You'll come begging for forgivness..." Steph said to herself.
Verna only turned back, to see that Steph was gone. She could only shake her head in response.
Confessional: We wanted more songs, dammit!
Steph: Ah… When I do win, it'll be beautiful… Bullies will rejoice, the geeks will cry… Delicious…
Verna: At this point, I don't really care about winning. All I can do is have a good time, and attempt to get Steph voted off.
Elsewhere in the Cottage, Drake was watching some early morning cartoons, while Stella yawned as she looked at Drake.
"How are you even up and about?" Stella asked. "You stayed up until midnight, just to tell me your story."
"Eh, I've binge-watched shows well into the night before. Staying up is more or less second nature to me." Drake answered back.
"Well, there's that." Stella said, as she sat next to Drake. "Still… Last night's story..."
"Yeah… But hey, at least I got my friends at home, as thus you guys, now." Drake replied back.
"Yeah." Stella smiled back.
Meanwhile, in the basement, Olivia was attempting to assemble what appeared to be a statue. That of a silver hued monkey. Her attempt was… Well, abysmal.
"Uh… I don't think this is quite right." Olivia pondered, as she removed the pieces and started to assemble it again.
Grace was walking through the garden, smiling to herself.
"Wow… I never thought I would make it this far..." Grace said to herself.
She then looked at one of the fruits, growing on one of the trees.
"That papaya, man… It reminds me so much of Heidi, I just… I never even noticed before." Grace continued. "She's wild, strong… She made my life very exciting."
Suddenly her eyes lit up.
"You know what? That cubes it. I'm gonna tell Heidi exactly how I feel!" Grace said out loud, as what appeared to be some hermit crabs wearing drink cans looked at her. "Er… In private, or course."
One of the hermit crabs seemingly rolled their eyes.
"Hey, what if this gets leaked out anyway? From what I heard, Ellis and Marissa became official on the city streets last night!" Grace exclaimed.
Another hermit crab was confused.
"You know? That one Geek wearing the sandals? And that girl with the unkempt hair?" Grace explained.
The hermit crab was still confused.
"You do know you're wearing a drink can, right?" Grace said to the crab.
Confessional: Hey, at least it's not crabby…
Grace: Man, people can be such litterbugs… No wonder that squid girl was slightly pissed at humanity.
In the kitchen, Twiggy was mixing up some herbs into some food, and gave it to Thunder.
"Here, eat this. It'll bring some pep into you, and help your ribs heal up as well." Twiggy explained.
Thunder nodded, as he ate the food. "Huh… This is rather good. A bit bitter, but good nonetheless."
"Hey, it's what my grandpop taught me." Twiggy replied back. "When Claire accidentally fractured a rib after an incident involving grapes and the rival mascot, I fed her this into a hot dog. While it wasn't the intended usage, it worked to an extent until we could get her to some emergency personnel."
"So… Your grandfather..." Thunder started to say.
"Yep, he taught me all of that camping advice I used back on Amehurst." Twiggy continued. "While my mom did teach me about cooking, my grandpa taught me some truly twisted techniques, which I applied back when we were on the island. In fact, when I was young, I spent a summer at his ranch, more or less."
She pulled out her phone, and showed Thunder a picture of a younger Twiggy and her grandpa. They were sitting around a fire, with Twiggy donned in a poncho, and had some war paint on her face, as well. Her grandfather was dressed up as a Native American.
"So… You're..." Thunder started to say.
"Yep, I'm part Native American. We moved to Canada when I was 8." Twiggy replied back.
Thunder nodded. "You… don't get too upset at how Native Americans are portrayed in most Westerns, do you?"
But Twiggy simply shrugged. "Nah, or course not. Besides, it's not accurate portrayal to what really happened, anyway. I highly doubt that actual Native Americans actually raided small towns and trashed trains with Santa Fe, anyway."
"Yeah, Hollywood have always been prone to exaggerating things to a huge level. Like that one movie 2012." Thunder replied back.
"Yeah, I was scared when that date came. Now look at us; no moons fell, no fires happened, nor any earthquakes, snakes, or airplanes appeared right outta the blue as well." Twiggy said out loud.
"Was Lenny Bruce afraid?" Thunder teased out loud, as the two giggled to each other.
Confessional: It wasn't the end of the world, and I still feel fine!
Twiggy: Yeah, it sucked for Claire, the resident leader of her clique to have to buy stuff for her family on December 22nd. No fake end of the world excuses, hm?
Thunder: Twiggy's more and more interesting as she goes along… -He blushes-
Back in the cellar, Olivia was still trying to assemble the silver monkey.
"Ugh, does it go like this?" Olivia questioned, as she put it together and stepped back.
"Nooooottt eeeevvvveeeennnnn cccclllloooosssseeee..." The voice of the furnace seemingly taunted her.
Olivia gave off a growl, as she flipped the furnace off.
"Ugh, back to the drawing board..." Olivia muttered.
Outside, Xantara and Mozart were doing yoga together. GENKI was joining them, as thus Woodstock, though the three were having trouble attempting the moves.
"Ohhhhmmm… Now feel your inner chi radiate in your body..." Xantara hummed, all while staying still.
"Er, all I totally feel is thoughts about new inventions, babe." Mozart replied back, struggling.
"GENKI can't bend arms!" GENKI said out loud.
"Squeak!" Mozart squeaked out loud, trying not to fall over.
"You need to concentrate, Mozart." Xantara lectured. "How can you bring out your inner chi if you don't do so?"
She then gave off a look at Mozart.
"...I see what's going on. Your aura's radiating a light pink. You have a crush on someone on here." Xantara lightly teased.
"What, I do not!" Mozart denied, all while blushing in embarrassment.
"You should know by now that I know a lie..." Xantara replied back.
"GENKI knows who Mozart likes!" GENKI sung out loud, as Mozart sighed.
"Well, when I befriended and later fell for Ron, I knew that he was more or less the one. And someone like you deserves someone like Verna." Xantara said out loud.
"Squeak!" Woodstock squeaked in agreement.
"Er… How did you know it was Verna? Er… I mean… Ugh!" Mozart groaned out loud.
"You often than not hang out with her." Xantara replied back. "That, and last night, I seen a receipt in the bathroom, concerning a Pokemon manga." Xantara continued. "And being that Verna more than likely has Pokemon manga, and not on her, I knew that it had to concern you."
Mozart nodded. "Well… Yeah, I secretly brought some manga last night. It looked interesting, to be honest."
"I see..." Xantara replied back, as she sighed. "I miss Ron..."
"Hey, you'll see him again, he ain't gone forever." Mozart replied back with a smile.
Xantara smiled back. "Thanks, Mozart."
The two were soon interupted by GENKI, hopping on one leg, and one of her legs around her neck.
"Er, Mozart? Xantara?" GENKI asked. "Help?"
In the Living Room, Cherri, Nelson, and Korpse were playing a game.
"Oooh, guess who has a new toy?" Korpse sung out loud, as she pressed a button on the controller.
"Aww, no fair getting a blue shell!" Cherri pouted back. "And I was in first place, too!"
"Hey, all's fair in love, war, and Mario Kart!" Nelson winked.
"Then how come that was the first time I heard that saying, hm?" Cherri questioned back.
"You know it's true because we made it up just now." Korpse replied, as she suddenly realized that she and Nelson did indeed make it up. "Uh… Oops."
"Ha!" Cherri laughed. "That was less convincing than a walking leaf! You gotta do more than that to convince this Egyptian-Canadian!"
Both Nelson and Korpse looked at Cherri.
"Wait, you're Egyptian?" Nelson asked.
"Yeah, as in Pyramid Egyptian?" Korpse also asked.
"Yep!" Cherri declared. "Although I may have been born in Canada, I'm of Egyptian descent. I adore my bloodline, as well. And when I do get the chance… I'm getting a scarab inked on my stomach."
Korpse chuckled. "You and your tattoos..."
"Yep! I'm proud to be inked!" Cherri replied back. "But I think I had this conversation some time ago."
"Total Deja-Vu, huh?" Nelson questioned. "I often experience that all the time."
"Eh, enough about that; it's the final lap, and guess who has a lightning bolt?" Cherri teased out loud.
Korpse blinked. "This is karma for that blue shell earlier, right?"
"Err… Maybe?" Cherri replied back.
Confessional: Blue Shells… The bringer of all karma.
Cherri: I bet by the time I'm around my twenties, my arms will be completely covered in bug tats. -She then grins- Just the way I want it.
Back in the basement, Olivia was feeling really frustrated.
"Augh, how can I win a bad boy's heart with THIS?!" Olivia yelled out loud, as she glared at the crappily assembled silver monkey.
She then stomped away.
"Forget this, stalking was way easier, anyway." Olivia muttered, as she passed by Ellis and Marissa, walking down.
"So, you sure you seen a copy of Key to the Kingdom in the basement, yesterday?" Marissa asked.
"Yep! I was thinking that us three could play it after we recovered from yesterday." Ellis admitted.
The two then noticed the silver monkey, sitting on the table.
"But first, excuse me." Ellis said, as he walked over to the silver monkey statue. He easily assembled it without no problems.
Marissa blinked at that feat. "Wow… Did that thing cause a lotta difficulties and a lotta Temple Guards to capture so many kids?"
"I assume so. Still, how did you know about Legends?" Ellis asked.
"Hey, I'm more than RPGs and stats, hon!" Marissa winked back.
"And that's what I love about you." Ellis replied back, kissing Marissa on the cheek.
But from far off, Olivia was watching the two, with her eyes wide open.
Confessional: Sometimes, it's easy. Other times, not so much.
Olivia: Wait, how did he solve it that quick?! I thought it would take a smartie with a glass of lemonade to assemble that impossible monkey! And he even won the girl last night! ...I gotta know his secrets!
Ellis: -He has a glass of lemonade by his side- Yeah, Isabel and me used to assemble puzzles in the past. Something like that just came… Well, natural.
Heidi is alone, lying in her bed, tossing what appeared to be a plushie of a football in the air.
"Hmm… It's quite odd, but I've been experiencing strange feelings around Grace recently." Heidi said to herself. "She's awesome, cool..."
She then grins.
"I should ask her out sometime. And hey, at least I've got one advantage that everyone else doesn't..." Heidi continued. "We don't have any 'third legs', so we can all go all out."
She then stands up.
"It's time to draft in my Quarterback to my Linebacker!" Heidi declared out loud. "And I gotta find some way to do so, in a rather flashy way!"
About a couple hours later, a doorbell sound was heard in the mansion, as Xantara opened the door to see what appeared to be a pizza delivery girl, holding onto about a tower of pizzas.
"Namaste..." Xantara greeted the delivery girl.
"Delivery Gal Freight at your service, ma'am!" Freight said out loud. "Here you go! Each pizza on this stack is topped with a single individual topping, so all everyone has to do is choose which one they like! Yep, including the more than obscure anchovies is in this batch."
Xantara blinked. "Uh… We didn't order any pizzas. I don't even think Mozart did so, either… I bet someone prank called you-"
"Oh, nope! This is no prank! The big man on campus ordered these for all of you!" Freight interrupted. "Seriously, this is legit on the house!"
Xantara nodded. "Well, your aura does speak the truth, and- Wait…" She said, as she realized something. "Seriously, anchovies?"
"Hell, I am legit surprised, myself." Freight replied back. "In any case, gotta run!"
Freight then ran off, as Xantara lifted the tower of pizzas.
"Well, at least lunch is served..." Xantara said to herself. "Still… I've got some indifferent energies about all of this."
She then shook her head.
"Then again, pizza is pizza to everyone else." Xantara continued, as she walked into the mess hall. "Twiggy? Lunch got served to us for no apparent reason!"
Twiggy moaned, as she looked at the rotisserie chicken in the oven.
"Awwww, and I just got to the best part in fixing up this meal!" Twiggy replied back. "Still, when do you think everyone'll arrive?"
Xantara grinned. "Just you watch..."
She then inhaled.
"WE GOT PIZZA!" Xantara yelled out loud.
She then held up her fingers.
"Three..."
"Two..."
At that moment, the Dining Room was filled with the contestants, each wanting a slice.
"Whoa, one second early..." Twiggy said, impressed.
"Hey, any sort of junk food'll bring everyone together." Xantara explained.
"And that's why my dad brings three boxes of donuts to work on Friday." Twiggy nodded back.
A few minutes elapsed, as everyone was enjoying their pizzas.
"Urp… Excuse me." Mozart patted his stomach, having ate some mushroom pizza.
"Eh, it's cool." Verna replied back, downing some pizza with some bacon topping.
"Hey, San Fran didn't ruin this, after all!" Heidi grinned, biting into a broccoli pizza.
"Yeah, who cares about that ancient Hawaiian crap?" Grace winked, biting into a pineapple pizza.
Ellis was chowing down on some sausage pizza, while Marissa had some ham pizza.
Even Twiggy gave in and was going for some more meatball pizza, as she noticed that one of the pizza boxes was opened.
"Um… Who actually got into the anchovy pizza?" Twiggy asked.
Almost instantly, every eye went over to Olivia, who was chowing on some olive pizza.
"Hey, why you all looking at me for? I wouldn't go for anchovies on my pie!" Olivia defended.
"And I'm allergic to anchovies, anyway." Korpse said out loud, eating on some pepperoni pizza as well.
Drake looked over at Stella, who was eating quickly.
"Wow, Stella… You really enjoy pizza, huh?" Drake asked.
"Hey, pizza's really awesome!" Stella admitted.
Confessional: Yep, it sure is.
Stella: That, and… -She holds up a slice of pizza with anchovies on it- Yeah, it was me that took the anchovy pizza. What can I say? It's an awesome topping!
Drake: Why do I have the feeling someone's severely sickened by my Stella by now?
A few moments later, the intercom buzzed to life, as Chris' voice rang out.
"Greetings, campers! Enjoying your treat?" Chris said through the intercom.
Some mumbles of yeah was heard.
"Now… We gotta ask something. What's your talent?" Chris asked.
"Simple; throwing darts." Nelson answered, as he covered his mouth with his hands. About everyone noticed that.
"HEY! You did it again!" Korpse scolded out loud. "I bet those pizzas were laced as well!"
"Yep! Every pizza that's now digesting in your stomach is laced with the same truth serum that was used a few days ago." Chris admitted. "And being that your talent is gaming, ScoreKorpse25…"
Korpse snapped her fingers in frustration. "Crap! They got us good!"
"And Drake's is drawing, with Stella's being singing..." Chris continued on.
Both Drake and Stella looked at each other in shock.
"Wait… Chris? We didn't even say anything about our drawing and singing!" Drake said out loud.
"We didn't need to; your labels and your activities told all." Chris replied back. "And this also rules out Twiggy as well, with her cooking skills."
Twiggy could only give a low growl.
"Now, any other takers?" Chris asked.
"Well, being that Stella's a singer, but of way different music than my… collection, my next best talent is Pyrotechnics!" Olivia exclaimed. "And if I know how things may be going, it may just be for fun and profit! Not for rescue signals and tributes in the sky!"
Heidi smirked. "Might as well humor you, McLean. I can kick a pretty mean fieldgoal!"
Her smirk then turned into a frown as Grace patted Heidi's back in comfort.
"Which… resulted in some broken windows. Old lady Bloomson wasn't that pleased. It's why I switched positions." Heidi finished.
"I'm quite good at carving pumpkins, myself!" Grace admitted. "Though my mom kinda marks the designs on it, and I carve it out..."
Cherri sheepishly chuckled. "I… Uh… Am good behind a tattoo gun. So, I often work at a tattoo parlor during the winter months and the bugs are dormant..."
Olivia's eyes went wide.
"Wait, what? You never told me that until NOW?" Olivia exclaimed.
"You've never even asked." Cherri replied back.
Ellis spoke up. "I'm good at paddleball. I even brought one to the show, but didn't get around to using it." He admitted.
Thunder raised his hand. "If I would say I hate sports, that's a lie… I'm talented at golf. And would have been on a team if dad didn't decide that football needed more funding at school."
"Wait, golf has a team?" Drake asked, as Thunder nodded. "Wow, that is totally new."
"I'm good at the crossbow!" Marissa said out loud. "A long ranged weapon like that does wonders with my attack stat, too!"
"Yeah, I know that off-hand." Verna spoke out, while rubbing her butt in the process.
"So, Pokemaniac, what's yours?" Steph smirked. "Catching one of those retarded MewFives or whatever?"
"It's actually clothes making and embroidering." Verna answered back. "Yeah, some of it is Pokemon themed, shocker, I know… But I made some pretty nifty designs as well. And anyone can catch a Mewtwo with a normal ball at that, Steph."
"Fine… But just wait until my baton skills hit the stage." Steph replied back.
Verna was shocked. Steph had a talent that didn't involve blackmail?
Confessional: Wow… Who knew?
Steph: Hey, I was top of the class at that, too!
Drake: I… am actually surprised, myself.
Xantara raised her hand. "I'm good at yoga. Does that count?"
"Yeah, it does. Even my skills at game shows." Moana replied back. "Heck, my brother Wiley is more of a game show nut than I am."
"And I'm good at martial arts, as well." Mozart nodded.
"Then that leaves… Sting." Stella said out loud. "What's your talent, Sting?"
Sting could only smile, as he removed a sock, and put it on his hand.
"SILENCE! I'LL HUG YA!" 'Sting' said from the sock.
"Cool! I never thought you were into Ventriloquism, Sting!" Olivia exclaimed back.
"Hey, took it up back when I was younger." Sting admitted. "In fact, I even went to a Jeff Dunham show, too!"
"Now with that said, it's time to announce three things..." Chris said out loud. "First off, it's time for today's challenge! Known simply as… The Talent Show!"
Marissa blinked. "Well… That's kinda a boring announcement."
"And the second thing? You know that pizza that I said that was laced? Well… I lied; it was a mere placebo." Chris finished. "Yep, you all fell for it!"
Olivia growled at the truth being let out.
"Cherri? You've got a tattoo gun on you?" Olivia asked. "Oh, no. Not for me, but for Chris!"
Cherri simply shook her head. "Nope. And besides, I think inking the host is grounds for an ejection, anyway."
"Damn..." Olivia cursed out loud.
"And the third? Will be revealed in no time. Now, after your lunch, time to board the bus! And I promise, Heidi will drive this time." Chris said, as he sighed in relief. "Whew… At least they don't know about my talent of Olympic style synchronized swimming. If that got let out in the world… Swimmaster C wouldn't be able to show his face ever again."
Chris then realized that the intercom was still on.
"Awwwww, fu-"
Confessional: Way to oversell it, Chris…
Heidi: -She is merely chuckling-
Olivia: Eh, ain't no big loss. Who knows? Maybe after today, I'll be walking with some sweet ink embedded in my skin, as well!
Steph: We've all got the talent here. This'll be an easy win for us.
About a few minutes later, the contestants were at the park, where a huge stage was set up.
"So, guess we're preforming in front of a crowd today." Ellis said out loud.
"Ain't no biggie for you, Stella." Korpse winked. "You've preformed for crowds of people before, right?"
"Well, yeah." Stella replied back with a smile.
"And hey! I even worked on some stage magic, as well!" Olivia grinned. "Swish for the stage profs!"
"Heck yeah!" Stella exclaimed back, as both she and Olivia gave off a high five.
"They even have snacks and stuff here!" Heidi exclaimed. "I didn't know this thing was gonna be catered!"
"Enough about that; we should hit up the backstage." Thunder said out loud, as the contestants went backstage, without many people knowing their presence.
Now backstage, most everyone was practicing on their talents. Marissa was shooting at some targets that Ellis provided, Stella was doing some scales, and Steph was providing some pretty impressive baton moves.
"Hey, Cherri? You mentioned that you tattoo. But how can you even do that without a tattoo gun?" Twiggy asked.
Cherri face-palmed. "I… That thought never occurred to me."
At that moment, Freight returned, in a different uniform, and her pink hair flapping in the wind. She had several tattoos on her arms, as thus some piercings on as well.
"Delivery Girl Freight here! With a package/rental to one Cherri BittenByte!" Freight announced out loud.
Curiosity hit Cherri, as she opened up the package. "Oh, my..."
She held up what appeared to be a tattoo gun, along with some installments and some ink. But it wasn't any tattoo gun…
"This is my gun, the same used at my winter job..." Cherri exclaimed.
"Just remember, it's a rental, and it has to be returned at the end of the day." Freight explained. "Now, if you'll excuse me..."
Freight ran off, passing Olivia, who took a quick look at her.
"Hey, I know a rub-on tattoo when I see one! And those piercings were clip on as well!" Olivia said out loud.
"Residents!" Chris said out loud. "You practiced up for showing your talents out to everyone out there?"
"Yep! My feet are itchin' to do some kickin'!" Heidi answered back confidently, as she sipped into some drink.
"Well, your feet'll have to wait, because… You won't be preforming your talent!" Chris announced, as Heidi spat out her drink in surprise.
"Say what? We exposed our talents all for nothing?!" Heidi exclaimed.
"Well, not all for nothing. Cause you will be doing talents of the other residents! Yep, welcome to what I would like to call… The Anti-Talent Show!" Chris announced. "That's the third twist I was waiting to expose!"
"So… Someone like Korpse may have to shoot up targets with a crossbow?" Steph asked, surprised as well. "I pray for the world..."
"Well, not exactly. The talents will be randomized via a randomizer." Chris continued on, as a randomizing machine was wheeled out. "Also, being that the Geeks overpower the Populars by two campers, two of the Geeks will be sitting out. And those two geeks will be..."
Chris pressed a button, as two Geek's faces was flashing rapidly, as it stopped on…
"...Ellis and Xantara! Those two will be sitting out this challenge!" Chris announced out loud.
Both Ellis and Xantara looked at each other, and nodded.
"And with that, we shall begin the first anti-talent… After the break!" Chris announced out loud.
Confessional: What a twist!
Steph: Wait, what?
Ellis: I can't lie… I never saw that coming.
Verna: Random, huh? If I get Stella's talent, things should flow by easy… Should I go for the English intro or Japanese intro?
Heidi: Awww, my feet were ready to kick, as well…
Mozart: This… Can only get painful, and not for me, dudes…
Talk about a huge twist to a classic challenge, huh? All I can say is that things can only get even more chaotic when contestants attempt to do talents they suck at…
Special thanks to CragmiteBlaster for thinking up the idea for this challenge.
NEXT TIME: The contestants try not to suck at their randomly chosen talents… And another resident is voted out of the game.