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'm so very sorry for the long wait for this episode. Several factors have delayed it… But in either case, hope you enjoy an early Thanksgiving treat from me! And if you already celebrated Thanksgiving in your country, then have this chapter on the house!
Korpse's Earrings: Waddle Doo from the Kirby series
Must keep swimming… Must keep swimming…
Chris is on the Dock, ready to give out the recap.
"Last time, on Geeks VS. Populars… Our teams exposed their talents after eating some pizza. Only to find out that there was a twist in the challenge, in that they had to do talents which they may or may not suck at! While some of them did okay, for the most part… Some of them also blew it. In the end, the Geeks blew less, sending the Populars back to the Garden. And in a surprise alliance with Steph, both she, along with Thunder and Twiggy, sent Grace packing. Right after she hooked up with Heidi, too!"
"Now… 18 contestants remain. Will the Geeks keep on reigning supreme, surprisingly? Will Heidi fight back now that her girlfriend is eliminated? And will my teeth be even more whiter?" Chris said out loud, before sporting a grin, showing off his sparkly whites. "Find out, right here! On..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Geeks VS. Populars!"
(Cue I Wanna Be Famous…)
At the fairgrounds, one could cut the tension with a knife…
Mozart was currently starring at his dad, as his dad starred back.
"Son..." Mozart's dad said out loud.
"Dad..." Mozart responded back, with some slight disdain in his voice.
Verna was holding onto Mozart's bo, in self defense, in front of the dad.
"I'm warning you, sir. You try to harm your child, your own flesh and blood... I will not hesitate to go all Marowak on you!" Verna threatened. "I don't know what kinda features this thing has, but I'll find something to leave a mark on you!"
But Mozart simply lowered the bo gently, as he continued to stare at his dad.
"Dad… What you did to me… And mother..." Mozart muttered. "I am not sure what to say..."
But Mozart's dad stood up straight. "Well, I do. Son, what I did was wrong. No amount of apologies can fix it. I hurt you and your mother, and I paid the price for it. I don't expect you to forgive me- I don't deserve it, to be honest. What I'm wanting to say is... I'm proud of the man you've become. You've got good friends, a lovely young lady by your side- I regret not being a part of that."
Mozart was silent, as he got close to his dad, and gave him a hug.
"Dad… I forgive you." Mozart said out loud.
Mozart's dad simply returned the hug.
"...Thank you, son. I'm sure your mom is proud of you too."
"Daddy!"
The three turned around to see a young girl, looking at both Mozart and Verna.
"It's the guys from the TV!" The young girl said out loud.
Mozart's dad simply chuckled, as he stood close to the young girl. "I know, sweetie. Son… I would like you to meet Sappy, your half-sister."
Mozart knelled down at Sappy's eye level, and gave her a handshake.
"You're Mozart, and that's Verna!" Sappy said out loud in glee.
"That we are!" Verna responded back, also knelling down in front of Sappy.
"So, what happened to you after… Well, that night?" Mozart asked his dad.
"I owe it all to your mother's friend that I got my life straightened out and found love again. So, I figured why not name my kid after her? What's she doing now, by the way? Still got that surfing instructor job?"
"You bet she does." Mozart replied back. "So, what's your girl like?"
"Huh- didn't think your mom was keeping tabs on me," Magnus Sr. chuckled. "Well, she's really nice- we actually met at an AA meeting after I got out. She'll never replace your mother, though."
"Hm." Mozart nodded, as the half-sister starred at Verna.
"What is that?" The young Sappy asked, pointing at Verna's hat.
"Oh, it's only a Drifloon." Verna answered back. "Only that they're normally purple."
"So it's a Pokemon?" Sappy asked. "I know about Pikachu, and Charizard..."
Verna smiled back. "I see that your dad taught you the basics."
"Blame my wife- she burned her old VHSs." Dad chuckled back. "So, son… You want to grab some grub and catch up? My treat."
Mozart nodded back. "I be happy to."
"If you want, Verna here can join us." Dad offered.
Verna nodded. "Oh, sure!"
The four then went to the nearest restaurant to have a bite to eat. Whatever disdain that Mozart had with his dad faded away that night…
…
...And he couldn't be any happier.
Confessional: What a happy ending!
Mozart: I never thought I would see my dad at the carnival… At least I could bury that bogus hatchet. Dad, I shall do this for you! As well as you, mommy and momma.
Verna: I got to know a lot more about Mozart and his family during all of this. Plus… I truly taught young Sappy everything beyond Charizard. She was amazed that there was numbers above 100.
Meanwhile, back at the cottage…
Somewhere in the garden, Heidi was giving off a glare at both Drake and Stella.
"Okay, you two. I'm gonna ask you some super-important questions." Heidi said, trying hard not to raise her voice. "Who did you two vote for?"
"I told you, me and Drake voted for Steph." Stella defended back, as Drake shook his head.
"No… That's not true." Drake replied back.
"A-HA! Then you DID vote for my girlfriend!" Heidi responded. "Did ya? I just KNEW that you were trouble from the moment I first saw you!"
"Drake?" Stella asked back gently. "If you didn't vote for Steph… Then who did you vote for?"
"...I voted for Korpse." Drake admitted. "I… couldn't help it. Not while..."
Heidi was puzzled. "Why Korpse? I don't think she done anything to you..."
"It's quite complicated; I can't say..." Drake replied back.
"Complicated doesn't bring back my girlfriend..." Heidi glared. "Now… Tell me."
"I would like to, but I can't..." Drake stated, as he was pulled closer to Heidi by his shirt.
"If you don't tell me, then Korpse will learn that you voted for her, and us two will rally to send you to the locker room..." Heidi declared.
"Heidi, please calm down!" Stella pleaded.
Heidi sighed in annoyance, as she let Drake go.
"Don't think this is over..." Heidi huffed, as she stormed back into the cottage, and slammed the door behind her, as both Drake and Heidi watched.
"Drake… You can trust me. Why did you vote for Korpse?" Stella asked.
Drake sighed. "I was scared… At what Steph could do to me..."
"Drake..." Stella sighed. "You gotta learn to not fear Steph. There are a lot worse people than her out there."
"Can't be as worse as her..." Drake muttered.
"But Drake!" Stella sighed, "She isn't the best of people, but that doesn't mean you have to be scared of her in this game. Not anymore. She doesn't have anything on you anymore!"
"But that doesn't mean she couldn't vote you off, Stella!" Drake frowned, "I don't want you to go home. You're the person I'm closest to here, but Steph knows how to turn the tables on people. She just hasn't done it to me because I'm easy to use..."
"Drake..." Stella said, reaching out for his arm.
Drake turned away, "I'm going to bed. Good night." Drake soon walked back into the cottage, shutting the door behind him.
Stella sighed and laid down on her belly on the grass, looking up at the sky. "What do we do now?"
Confessional: Well… That was a mood whiplash…
Drake: It's not like I want to keep Steph around here! But with Heidi getting angry, and having two couples on a team, we're going to need here...and I can't lose Stella, I just can't...
Stella: I know Drake is scared of her. Sometimes, I am too. But we can't just act like she can do anything she wants. People around here shouldn't have to feel uncomfortable or bullied or...anything.
It was early the next morning, as Korpse knocked on Heidi's door.
"Heidi?" Korpse asked out loud.
"Go away!" Heidi responded back.
"Heidi, I know you're upset. Trust me, I felt the same way when they spoiled part of a game I was so looking forward to." Korpse continued.
"You're damn right, I'm upset! My girlfriend is benched over at the Playa, thanks to whoever voted for her!" Heidi yelled back. "And that doesn't even make any lick of sense!"
"But will you just listen to reason? That's no excuse to just mope around in bed. We have a challenge to do today, and what if it involves strength? You're the strongest player on the team, next to Thunder and Twiggy. And possibly Drake." Korpse admitted.
"Well, you wanna know something?" Heidi replied back. "Nevermind, forget it."
Korpse was now worried. "Heidi, you should know that I don't like quitters… And you aren't gonna be one now."
"Can you just let me mope in peace, Korpse? Go bug Drake or something. He's probably watching some cartoon or something..." Heidi grumbled.
"Fine... And please, come out and get some breakfast sometime before the challenge. We NEED to catch up on the Geeks! Our squad is already down to single digit numbers, while they still have several of their party members left!" Korpse pleaded.
"Just… Go punt off..." Heidi responded back.
Upon seeing that there was nothing more that Korpse could do, she retreated from Heidi's door, in order to search for the tall loner.
Elsewhere, Steph was walking in the halls, as she noticed the Confessional.
"I just remembered something. Chris did say that the Confessional shows off any dirty secret to the world to see, hm?" Steph pondered, as an idea entered her brain.
Confessional: This can't be good…
Steph: If a Mr. and a Mrs. Robinson is watching this… The last time your son Jesus was with his girlfriend Alice Witstaff… Well, that test that she showed me… It came back Positive. Hope you're ready to become grandparents!
Steph exited the Confessional, and ran outside to a blind spot, away from the cameras…
"HAHAHAHAHA! And I bet they bought it!" Steph laughed out loud. "If only I could see the fireworks unfold… Oh, well."
Elsewhere, Verna was walking in the halls, with Woodstock perched on her shoulder, as she noticed Ellis and Marissa's bedroom door open a slight crack.
"Quick, catch it!" Ellis commanded. "Do it, somehow!"
"I will! I just gotta heal up, first!" Marissa responded back.
Verna grinned. "There's only one game series I know that involves catching creatures and they can get away with it..."
She stepped inside the bedroom, to see them playing a game which…
"Er… Why is everyone stacked together?" Verna asked out loud. "And when and how did you get the PS4?"
Both Ellis and Marissa eep'ed in surprise, as they looked at Verna.
"Oh! Morning, Verna!" Marissa greeted out loud. "As for that second question… Ellis won it for me last night at the fair."
"Yeah, I kinda-sorta… Derigged a rigged ring toss game." Ellis admitted. "And won the PS4 as a prize. So, we then hit up Gamestop, and brought a copy of World of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Builders."
"Tell me more about the game you're playing." Verna said out loud, looking interested. "Are there any legendary monsters? What's the type advantages and disadvantages?"
Marissa chuckled. "Well, if you want to know about anything RPG related, I'm your go-to girl!"
"Oh, no-no… I know ALL about Attack, Defense, Agility… All that jazz." Verna replied back.
"Squeak!" Woodstock squeaked in agreement.
"Well… If you wanna know, you may wanna sit down. This'll be a long talk." Marissa winked.
A few minutes later, both Verna and Woodstock were asleep, with a snot bubble coming out of Woodstock's nose.
"And that was just the first hour..." Marissa finished, as she noticed that the two visitors were asleep. "Uh… Did I get too into detail again?"
"Yeah, I would guess so." Ellis nodded back, as the two noticed some low key mumbling.
"MumbleMumbleWhatdoyoumeanhaxIcaughtMewtwolegitMumble..." Verna muttered in her sleep.
Confessional: Sleepy Confessions...
Verna: Hey, it's true. I did catch Mewtwo with a regular Pokeball.
Outside, Moana and Sting were outside, letting their bare feet get wet.
"Ahh… Lukewarm morning ocean water..." Moana warmly said out loud.
"You said it." Sting responded back, as he took out what appeared to be some cotton candy.
"Wait, Sting… Was that cotton candy from last night?" Moana asked, curious about how Sting managed to keep some cotton candy from the previous night still intact.
"You bet it is!" Sting responded back. "And before you ask, I did eat breakfast before I snuck this back out."
Moana giggled, as she felt something tickle her feet. "Sting, I never thought you wanted to play footsies!"
"I'm not. I think it's something else." Sting responded back.
Moana looked down to see a seahorse, nibbling at her toes.
"Cool… It's a sea horse..." Moana grinned in delight. "I barely ever see them out in the wild like this; they're mostly in aquariums when I do visit there. Though… Why it is nibbling on my toe is beyond me."
"Perhaps… It likes the plankton on your toes?" Sting questioned.
"Maybe… Can they even stick to toes?" Moana asked back, before smiling. "You're a smart guy, Sting!"
"And you're an awesome and smart girl as well." Sting blushed back.
The two of them looked at each other, as from far off, Olivia sighed.
"Man, I'm starting to lose Sting..." Olivia lamented, as she perked up a little. "But maybe if I add in some knowledge in my brain of mine..."
Confessional: Genius idea, Olivia… But we'll see if it sticks.
Olivia: First off, find the nearest egghead of the cottage and get smart by listening to various trivia from them! If that works… Then maybe I have a chance?
Moana: How a seahorse ended up in Canadian waters is beyond me; they're more of a tropical species, to be honest.
Sting: I… Gotta admit something. I… have a thing for smart girls. They just scream pure awesome in my book. -He then shakes his head- If only you were 10 years younger, Ellen…
In Stella and Drake's room, Cherri was rubbing some lotion on Stella's tattoo.
"At least the pain's receding..." Stella said out loud. "How long before it completely heals?"
"Well, considering you're a newbie at the whole tattoo business… I would say about a week." Cherri responded back.
Stella sighed. "At least you're around to help with lotioning my back."
She then looked up at Cherri. "Hey… You ever had an experience with a… nasty bug?"
Cherri whistled modestly. "That, I do. Though most of my bites are healed and covered up by now."
"No, not those bugs… I mean someone truly nasty." Stella responded back.
"Uh-Huh. I see." Cherri pondered out loud.
"So, how can I go along with dealing with that cruel someone?" Stella asked.
Cherri did some thinking, and snapped her fingers in triumph.
"Well… You just gotta corner that guy, and… Prove that you aren't gonna take any -BLEEP- from nobody!" Cherri declared.
"But… Is that kinda gross and wrong?" Stella asked.
"No, no… Not like that; you gotta prove that you will not be pushed around." Cherri corrected. "Believe me, I dealt with some really rotten bullies growing up, due to my love of bugs, including up to and them leaving dead bug after dead bug in my desk."
Stella shivered in fear. "I feel sorry for you and the bugs..."
Cherri then approached Stella, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Believe me, you ARE a shining star. And you can prove that to everyone." Cherri complimented.
Stella gave off a gentle smile. "Well… Okay. I shall gain some courage to deal with this cruel person."
"Awesome, dude!" Cherri pumped her fist in triumph. "Now, it's time to sink your jaws in that jerk, and slurp up its innards!"
Stella's eyes went wide. "Yikes, Cherri… Is that a bit harsh?"
"I was just joking..." Cherri responded back.
Confessional: Who knew the two could be friends?
Cherri: Yeah, I outta think up some other ways to deal with probs than use bug terminologies…
Stella: My school has a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. Not to mention that nobody really bullied me to begin with. But with Drake's situation…
In his room, Mozart was doing some fine-tuning on GENKI.
"So… We have a gnarly lead so far." Mozart said out loud, sporting a gapped grin. "I think we can manage until the Merge at this rate."
"Indeed. But GENKI knows that master can do it!" GENKI replied back.
"Still… Once we do hit the Merge… I'll have to start targeting some really awesome dudes and dudettes..." Mozart continued. "Did I truly enter this contest just to invent and make friends?"
"GENKI sees no problem with that." GENKI responded back.
"I'm just hoping that I can set a good example for everyone out there, brah..." Mozart said out loud.
GENKI smiled. "Oh, GENKI knows you will. She does know. And not because GENKI has a fortune telling app installed, nope."
"I see..." Mozart nodded back, as he continued to work on her.
Xantara and Nelson were currently doing some morning yoga, as they were talking about the vote from last night.
"So, word is that Grace got booted last night." Nelson said out loud.
"Yeah… It was a shame, to be honest." Xantara stated. "She was a big help for helping Ron come out of his shell, if not intentionally."
"This game's gotten more and more heavier as time goes on." Nelson continued. "We may now have to start voting out friends… It may even come down to us two at some point."
"Well, I'll do my best to keep you on the show." Xantara smiled at her friend. "Even if it means having to get voted off in the process."
"Xan, you don't have to do that..." Nelson said, looking worried. "You're the kindest contestant on our team; besides, who would even vote for you?"
"Beats me..." Xantara responded back. "In either case, we outta be super-nice to Heidi. Her aura may show off some sadness, being that both she and Grace hooked up together yesterday."
"I gotchya." Nelson nodded. "But for now… Any idea on the next challenge? Or predictions?"
"Darned if I knew." Xantara responded back.
Thunder and Twiggy were cooking breakfast, as Twiggy was doing some thinking.
"Twiggy… Did we do the right thing?" Twiggy asked.
"What do you mean?" Thunder questioned back.
"I mean, teaming up with Steph. We know what she's capable of, and yet… We teamed up with her, and ended up pissing Heidi off." Twiggy explained.
"Still… What if she finds any dirt on us? She managed to outst Verna with her hobby of Pokemon." Thunder explained. "
"Besides, what would she even do about me? Especially if she decides to spread out any recipes of mine? My mom always encouraged me sharing my pastries, cause from what she said, recipes are made to be shared." Twiggy responded back seriously.
"What if it's a secret sauce?" Thunder asked. "People would pay good money in order to find out what that stuff is."
"I don't think I have any of that." Twiggy shrugged.
"You don't think? Still… I'm just afraid about any secrets that Steph may exploit." Thunder replied back. "Especially about any of us."
Twiggy gave Thunder a gentle pat on the back. "Thunder, if she messes with you… She should know that the squad back at home always protects their fellow man. And you are part of that squad."
Thunder smiled back. "Thanks… I needed that."
"Now, let's keep on cooking. Those omelettes won't omelette themselves!" Twiggy said out loud.
"You got it!" Thunder replied back.
Drake was in the living room, watching cartoons, and keeping an eye out over his shoulder.
"Steph's gonna outst me… I just know it..." Drake shivered to himself.
"Hey! Are you gonna just sit there in fear?"
Drake looked forward, and scratched his head.
"Okay… What is going on?" Drake asked himself, as what appeared to be an obese boy, dressed up as a pilot, was standing in front of him. "How is Numbah 2 standing in front of me?"
"Well, I am here to toughen you up! You're just sitting there, just moping around about some Steph girl, or who I would like to call the Gossipnator." Numbah 2 responded back.
Drake was puzzled. "Uh, aren't you supposed to help out only kids your age? Cause I think you're probably breaking the KND code..."
"I think that my sector can make an exception for you. Cause I don't even think the Delightful Children from Down The Lane would even want to mess with Steph!" Numbah 2 replied.
"Yeah, I can attest to that..." Drake admitted. "Not even my Wiggle Bear would even want to mess with Steph, if he was actually real. And he's a pro at pranking. So… What should I do?"
"Well, best option I have is to just let her go." Numbah 2 suggested. "Just ignore her, and she won't have any power towards you."
"So… Just don't pay her any mind? I gotchya." Drake nodded, as he smiled slightly. "Thanks, Numbah 2."
"No problem, mate." Numbah 2 replied back.
"Hey, Drake!"
Drake looked at the entrance of the living room, to see Korpse, standing there. He tensed up a little…
"Who are you even talking to?" Korpse asked out loud.
Drake turned back around to see where Numbah 2 was, but there was nothing there, aside of the floor.
"Er… You ever see game characters right outta nowhere, yourself?" Drake asked.
Korpse shrugged. "Eh, sometimes. I even imagined Kefka moving some medicine bottles into a triangle pattern when I was really not well."
Drake blinked. "I think that's something I gotta ask Marissa on..."
"Residents! It's time for the next challenge to start! Please report over to the Foyer for further details. You may wanna pack your swimsuit for this one..." Chris announced out loud. "And before I forget, don't forget to bring a towel!"
Korpse looked over at Drake. "You get the feeling Chris watched South Park?"
"I've… seen some episodes once or twice. Mostly early season episodes, though." Drake replied back.
Confessional: Come on down to South Park, and have yourself a time!
Drake: All I can say is that from what I read up… Cartman disturbs me.
Korpse: Yeeeeaaahhh, there was a reason why I never streamed Stick of Truth… Stupid Underpants Gnomes forcing me to fight, all while my player character's parents are… Well, how can I say this all without upping the age rating?
In the Foyer, the contestants were waiting for Chris to dish out today's challenge. Heidi was begrudgingly standing there, as she gave off a glare at Drake.
"Heidi..." Stella muttered, as Chris entered the room.
"Wow, a lotta angry faces, huh? I haven't seen so many long faces ever since the time my grandpa sucker punched Mister Rogers..." Chris said out loud.
Everyone was taken back in shock by Chris' comment.
"Dude… Tell me you are joking..." Mozart responded, his eyes wide with shock.
"Wait! Aren't you old enough to be Mister Rogers' kid?!" Nelson fired back.
"...Anyway," Chris continued, glaring at Nelson, "time for today's challenge! As you can guess, today's challenge is water based!"
"Chris… We barely survived Amehurst sinking underneath the sea during a hurricane… And you wanna do a water-based challenge?" Twiggy asked in a deadpan manner. "You must be nuts!"
"He's so beyond nuts, he's cashews." Olivia stated.
"I've got a craving for some..." Sting smiled.
"In either case, make sure to pack a bag with a swimsuit, and join us in the bus in around 10 minutes! That's when we'll head off to the public pool for today's challenge site!" Chris instructed, as the contestants started to head back to their rooms.
"So, I guess this is the Beach Episode of the season? Then again, wasn't any episode on an island considered a Beach Episode?" Freight asked, having appeared inside out of nowhere, spooking the host.
"Freight! How did you-"
"Olivia ain't the only one that reads books on offscreen teleportation!" Freight winked. "In either case, what public pool are we heading off to?"
"Oh, the one in the Ritz District." Chris answered back.
"Is that the district with all of them rich snob types?" Freight asked.
"It's the only public pool I could rent at such short notice." Chris excused. "Besides, do you even WANT to swim in the pool at the Green Clouds Industrial Section?"
Freight shivered at the thought.
Confessional: Then again, it is called Green Clouds Industrial Section…
Heidi: A pool equals swimsuits. Swimsuits equals… Thanks a lot, Drake.
Mozart: SWISH! We have someone who pratically LIVES in the water, dudes! Our victory is absolute!
Thunder: Can I really try to swim with some bruised up ribs? Only time will tell…
Marissa: The pool only means one thing… Girls in bikinis! But I'm already taken. I'll try not to stare at everyone else… Too much.
About 30 minutes later, the teens arrived at the public pool. After changing into their swimsuits, they stood around the edge, where as some of them were looking at each other.
"Okay, Ellis. Don't stare… Don't stare..." Ellis said to himself, as Marissa was standing next to him in her swimsuit. Her unkempt hair was in a ponytail.
"Don't stare at what?" Marissa asked.
Ellis only winced. "Okay, go back down… Sheathe yourself..."
Nelson was blushing, as he saw Korpse in her swimsuit.
"Okay, I know I seen you in your swimsuit back during the Fear Endurance challenge, but… You still look adorable." Nelson said out loud.
"Indeed, I do! Though swimming isn't my strongest suit." Korpse admitted.
Cherri took a look at Stella. "Stella, all for nothing, but with your lower back still healing from being inked yesterday, you may wanna sit put this challenge."
Stella nodded in understanding. "It's fine. Besides..."
She gave a look at Heidi and nodded.
"I gotta calm down a linebacker, anyway." Stella finished.
Steph was looking down in the water, as Verna's eyes went wide at what she was wearing…
"Okay, this isn't just me tattling on you for exposing WAY too much skin, but… Seriously. SHOES in the POOL?!" Verna exclaimed. "To borrow Olivia's phrase, you gone beyond cashews!"
Steph scoffed. "If you must know, Pokemaniac… These are water shoes. I ain't letting my bare feet touch the local riff-raff that was left behind."
"Don't they have pee warnings at public pools?" Twiggy asked out loud.
"Indeed, we do!" Freight yelled from a megaphone. "Lifeguard Freight here, reporting for duty!"
The three of them blinked.
"Er… How many jobs do you even have, Freight?" Verna asked out loud.
"Oh, this and that." Freight shrugged. "And the less said about my short lived job at GargoTech, the better."
"Did they unleash that super-weapon years ago at some country that I don't even care to pronounce?" Steph questioned, as Chris approached the contestants.
"Residents! As you can see… Today is a challenge in which it involves the water!" Chris announced. "We would have used this challenge for episode 11, but we all know what happened there. Now, this is when I would have a few Geeks sit out, but I decided to mix things up a bit. So… The order will be randomized! Now..."
But before Chris could continue on with the explanation, what appeared to be a limo stopped in front of the pool, and its occupant stepped out. He was a tween boy, wearing a suit, and appeared to have an aura of richness around him, as he gave a glare at the host.
"Excuse me, but who said that you and your squad of urchins could be here, on the day of my birthday party?" The tween asked in a snooty and commanding tone.
"Well… This was the only pool that was available at the time that wasn't closed by the health department." Chris replied back.
"Silence, you swine." The young tween snapped back. "I'll let you know that my father can buy and sell you at a high price."
Nelson looked over at Korpse, who was feeling annoyed.
"Korpse, do you even know this guy?" Nelson asked. "You're in a millionaire's family, so I think you two must have some connections."
Korpse sighed. "He's known as Walter Princeton Hummington the Third. Me and him go back a tad bit… He managed to buy a game console a month before the shelf date, he is perfect at every sport, and he once claimed that his aunt worked for Nintendo."
"Really? To be honest, I once got the vibes that his uncle works for the Big N." Nelson responded back.
"Nope, but he did claim that his uncle does work for Capcom." Korpse continued.
Back with Chris, he was still complaining with Walter.
"Dude, do you know what you're on right now?" Chris asked. "Total Drama: Geeks VS Populars!"
"Don't care." Walter replied back. "And do not call me dude. And… I hate Total Drama."
Chris was taken back in shock. So much shock, that he very nearly fell into the pool himself, had not been for Freight catching him in the last minute.
"Walter… Is there a way that we can come to some kinda agreement?" Freight asked.
"Nope. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time that everyone that I've invited claims the pool for themselves." Walter answered back.
He then clapped his hands, and almost instantly, the pool was filled with various kids Walter's own age.
The contestants could only watch, as the kids played in the pool.
"Yeah, this may make the challenge more difficult..." Olivia stated.
Confessional: Indeed, it could…
Moana: Well, so much for adult swim rules. Looks like our time in the drink has been slurped up… And all without some anthromorphic meat wad to boot.
Nelson: Thank everything I ain't wearing my Kirby Cutter hat to the pool. I am not sure how much a beach ball would cost if it belonged to a rich guy. It may even be worth more than Korpse's life savings!
Back with Walter, the unconscious host, and Freight, the three were still starring at each other.
"Look, just escort your merry little band of misfits, and find some other pool." Walter ordered.
"No."
Walter was taken back in shock.
"What did you just say back to me, missy?" Walter asked back.
"I said no. Just because you can't have your pool just for a party doesn't mean you gotta boot us out; all we're gonna do is use this as a challenge, and then leave. Is that too much to ask?" Freight asked out loud.
Walter sighed in annoyance. "Fine… But everyone still gets to have the pool to do what they please, while the challenge is going on."
"Deal!" Freight responded back, holding out her hand, as the two shook on it, all as Chris came to.
"Ugh… What do you mean, you hate Total Drama?" Chris asked. "Can't you see we lasted all this time? Sure, we hit a few snags…"
"CoughSundayBloodySundaeCough" Freight coughed out loud.
"...Okay, a lotta snags." Chris admitted.
Walter gave off a look at the host, and scoffed.
"Well… It's an idiotic show, one which I'll be happy when it's off the air and its time slot replaced with Teen Titans GO." Walter replied back.
"Ugh, that's hitting below the belt..." Sting said in disgust, overhearing Walter.
"Yeah, what is he, one of those 'cool kids' that shows the other cool kids in the neighborhood late night Cinemax?" Olivia asked out loud, as Chris and Freight exchanged a few words, and when they were done, the two approached the teens.
"Residents! It seems that powers beyond my control has us to share the pool with Walter's friends. Therefore… Just pretend that you're swimming in a minefield!" Chris announced. "Yep, a pee-filled minefield..."
Chris looked at the pool waters, which didn't clear out as he hoped.
"CANNONBALL!" One of the tweens yelled out loud, as he dove into the pool, and splashed the host.
"Strange… It always worked on TV..." Chris said to himself, as he looked at the camera. "In either case, the first part of the challenge will happen… After the break."
"Eh, these kids have more guts than us, maybe even me." Freight nodded. "To swim around in pee-inflicted water."
Once again, the pool didn't empty out.
"Welp, worth an effort." Freight shrugged.
About a minute after, in a shady spot next to a building, Heidi looked at Korpse with some concern.
"Okay, why did you pull me away from talking with Nelson and looking at the cutie while doing so?" Korpse asked out loud.
"I have a… secret to share." Heidi answered back. "Drake… voted for you last night."
"Why Drake? He said he was voting for Steph..." Korpse whispered back. "I gotta ask why he voted for me..."
"Well… Now would be the perfect time, because I also invited him here." Heidi continued, as she looked forward to see Drake, standing there.
"Drake?" Korpse asked out loud seriously. "We need to talk..."
"And I'm gonna leave now." Heidi responded back, starting to leave, but not before looking at Drake. "Good luck, dude… You'll need it."
Drake gulped. He was in some real deep crap now…
Whoa… Drake was found out by Heidi, and told Korpse about it! What may happen next?
NEXT TIME: The challenge is underway! But with some tweens swimming around in the pool, that may prove to be difficult...