Northern Narwhals: Dakota, Leshawna, Max

Southern Starfish: Dawn, Staci, Katie, Scott, Brick

Eastern Eels: Eva, Anne Maria, Noah,

Western Weakfish: Courtney, Sugar, Ezekiel, Tyler, Leonard

Eliminated: Beardo, Sam, Sadie, Rodney

"Previously, on Total Drama: Redemption..." Chris starts with his toothy grin. "The remaining campers went on a dangerous hunt. Dakota showed some almost inhuman strength, winning the challenge for her team. Despite Scott trying to sabotage his own team, the Eastern Eels were the big losers and in a not so dramatic elimination ceremony, Rodney was voted out. Well, not quite voted out but still eliminated." Chris frowns for a moment before smiling again. "Two teams have been cut down to three members, while the other two still have all five. Will this affect the fate of the Narwhals or Eels? Will fewer members prove to be an advantage? Will our contestants ever see the light of day again? Find out right here, right now, on Total. Drama. REDEMPTION!"

The contestants all sit in the dining hall, not quite enjoying their breakfast. There are four round tables surrounded by individual chairs. Each table has a team logo engraved in the top while the surrounding chairs have cushions on the seat to match the team colour.

CONFESSIONAL: LESHAWNA

"With only three of us left on my team, it's time to take action! I'm thinkin' about teaming up with the Eels team for the next challenge. The issue is that the only sane person on that team is..."

Leshawna leans back in her chair and nudges Noah with her elbow. "Hey, Noah?"

"Hm?" Noah turns to look at her.

"I was thinking our teams should work together in the next challenge."

"Why? Only one team can win a night in the luxury suite."

"Yeah, but three teams don't have to eliminate anyone. Four people are gone, all from our teams."

"I see your point. I'll mention it to Eva and Anne Maria." Noah agrees. Leshawna seals the deal with a fist bump and a smile.

At the Weakfish table, Courtney, Tyler, Leonard and Ezekiel have only had a few bites of the mush they had been served, while Sugar has completely cleaned out her bowl.

"What is in this stuff?" Courtney complains to the kitchen window, where Chef Hatchet is standing.

"Turkey, I think..." Chef says, not quite reassuringly.

"Turkey for breakfast? Ugh..." Courtney drops her spoon and pushes the bowl away from herself. Sugar quickly swipes it up and dumps the whole bowl into her mouth. The guys of the team all stare at her for a moment, then slowly slide their bowls within her reach.

At the Starfish table, Staci is, as usual, prattling on about her family to Katie. A pink bird flies in through the window and lands on the table beside Scott and begins pecking at his food.

"Oh dear, don't eat that." Dawn says to the bird.

"Ugh, let it. I'm not gonna finish it." Scott says as he pushes his bowl to the middle of the table.

"Is that the same bird from the other day?" Brick asks. "The one that breathes fire?"

"Yeah," Dawn replies. It must be one of the mutants from season four. I wonder how it got all the way here though." The bird chirps a bit, coughs up a small flame, and then slowly falls asleep on the center of the table. A loud thud causes the room to fall silent. Turning their heads, everyone notices Sugar laying face down on the table next to a stack of empty bowls. Not long after, the other contestants start hitting the tables, falling unconscious.

Everyone wakes up against a cold, hard ground. Their eyes are met with pure darkness. Suddenly, a soft blue glow fills the area. A screen with Chris's face on it appears to be floating in mid air, when in reality it's attached to a rocky wall.

"Good morning everyone! Hope you enjoyed your breakfast!" Chris says.

"Aw man..." Scott moans. "This is the second time he got us with the mutant turkey breakfast."

"Did he just say mutant turkey?!" Leshawna yelps.

"Yes, mutant turkey." Chris says. "Makes trapping you guys in a cave easy. Welcome to your next challenge! The goal is simple: first team to have all of their members escape wins. Last team sends someone home,"

"Hold on!" Courtney interrupts. "Two teams have less people, that's not fair!"

"Yeah," Chris answers. "We thought about that and came to this conclusion: We don't care! To make things easier, we have left some flashlights lying around this first area, but not all of them work. Good luck!" The screen shuts off, plunging everyone into darkness again. The teenagers all immediately start crawling around, feeling for flashlights.

"Got one!" Dakota and Ezekiel shout together. They stand up and both begin tugging on it.

"Let go! It's mine!" Dakota shouts.

"No way, eh! I had it first!" Zeke yells back. Dakota's eyes turn red, while Ezekiel's now appear bloodshot. Both of them growl, revealing sets of sharp fangs. Dakota's skin begins to fade to an orange colour. The pair of freaks accidentally hit the switch on the flashlight, turning it on and revealing each other's shocking forms, which causes both to yelp and drop the light.

"I'll take that!" Courtney shouts, stepping between them and grabbing the flashlight. "C'mon Zeke! ..Wait, where are the others?" Shining the light around, she sees Tyler and Leonard carrying a passed out Sugar by her ankles and shoulders. "Ugh, why is she still asleep?"

"I think she ate more of that stuff than we did," Tyler explains.

"Ugh, great." Courtney groans.

CONFESSIONAL: COURTNEY

"This is twice in a row that we've had someone sleeping during the challenge. If we lose, she's gone!"

Noah is the next to pick up a flashlight. He flicks the switch on and lights up the floor for a brief moment before it flickers and shuts off.

"Wonderful." he sighs.

"Don't worry! We got one!" Leshawna says, holding a functional flashlight.

"And how does that help us, exactly?" Eva growls.

"Oh right," Noah says. "We were thinking about teaming up with Leshawna, Max and Dakota for this challenge."

"Why would we do that?" Eva growls louder.

"Because it's best for both our teams. They've got a flashlight, so would you rather waste time looking for one or follow them and be safe tonight?" Noah snaps.

"...Fine." Eva sighs. "Let's go." Both teams run down a tunnel. The Starfish have yet to find a light, but something else illuminates the cave for them. A small flame appears in Dawn's palm.

"My bird friend, it must've been thrown in here with us." Dawn explains.

"That'll work! C'mon team!" Brick calls out as they run down another tunnel.

"Ya know flashlights were invented by my great great great..." Staci's voice echoes throughout the cave as they run.

The Weakfish arrive at their first obstical. A huge chasm filled with a thick fog blocks their way. Courtney aims the light at it but cannot see the bottom. A sinister, familiar voice crackles through a hidden speaker.

"Welcome to the pit of despair!" Chris announces. "The only way across is this narrow beam." Courtney finally finds a thin piece of stone stretching across the pit in a wavy fashion. "Make it across, and you live. Fall, and you end up...well who knows where?"

"C'mon guys, we can do this!" Courtney says as she takes her first steps onto the beam. Tyler follows, carrying Sugar's shoulders. Leonard struggles with her ankles behind him and Zeke follows. Leonard, no longer able to hold on to Sugar, drops her ankles. All the weight is then on Tyler, causing him to lose his balance and fall into the pit. His scream starts loud and slowly fades to nothing as the fog swallows him up, Leonard and Ezekiel looking down in horror.

"Oh man! He's gone!" Zeke cries out.

"Fear not! For I know a spell that can bring him back!" Leonard announces proudly. Suddenly, Tyler emerges from the fog again, standing up. The fog now only reaches his ankles.

"Actually, I think I'm okay guys." he says. "It's not that deep."

"Then why did you scream like that?" Courtney complains, which Tyler responds to with a silent shrug.

Meanwhile, the Southern Starfish are met with an odd silence as they wander through a narrow cooridor. Staci is being strangely quiet now. Brick turns around to face her.

"Hey Staci, are you alright?" he asks.

"Yah, why?"

"It's just...you're being so quiet."

"Oooh yeah, I've kinda worn myself out. I'll tell you guys more stories later if you like." It's hard to see in the dimly lit cave, but the rest of her team stands wide-eyed and speechless.

CONFESSIONAL: DAWN

"Yes!" She squeals. "I knew getting Katie and Staci together as friends would work well for the team! This is perfect!"

CONFESSIONAL: SCOTT

"Hmmm," Scott rubs his chin thoughtfully. "Staci and Katie seem to have become really good friends. They could become a threat. I'll have to find a way to throw the challenge and get rid of one of them. Gah, this would be so much easier if I had that immunity statue!"

The Narwhals and Eels arrive together at a grey-ish lake.

"Oooh please don't tell me I'm gonna be getting my hair wet!" Anne Maria says.

"Oh I so do not want that to happen!" Dakota agrees.

"Oh yeah, wet hair. That'd be the end of the world!" Noah mocks them.

"Welcome to Lake Cavedweller!" Chris says through a speaker mounted on the wall. "Looks pretty tame, right? Unfortunately, it is. To liven things up, we added some alligators! Good luck!"

"I don't know why any of us agreed to come back," Leshawna says nervously, stepping into the lake. The rest of the two teams follow her. As expected, they are met with a scaly, green beast before them. As they all step back nervously, Max steps into Leshawna's light beam.

"If I remember correctly, these gators are nothing but fakes!" he says, knocking on the gator's head. The sound of metal being hit can be heard. "See? An animatron. No real danger!" he says. "Sidekick, take care of it with your stunning brute strength!" No one answers his command. "Sidekick where are you?" Still no response. "Dakota, that's you!"

"Oh! Okay!" Dakota skips over in the waist-deep water and taps the gator. It opens its maw and roars at them, causing them all to step back even farther.

"I thought you were stronger than that! You defeated that purple gorilla with a single punch!" Max yells.

"I did? Oh! Right! Mutant strength, kinda an on and off thing." she explains.

"I'll take care of this!" Eva shouts, pushing past everyone. She winds up and throws a strong punch, smashing the face of the robotic gator. A second pair of jaws snaps at her. Max calmly approaches it and taps on its nose, as he did with the first one.

"Another fake," he starts. "W..wait a minute..." Max screams and makes a mad dash for the other side of the cave. "It's real! This one's real!" he screams. The rest of the Narwhals and Eels all rush behind him and scurry deeper into the cave.

The Southern Starfish reach an obstical now. A thin, narrow hole in the wall.

"Looks like we'll have to crawl through," Brick says.

"I'll go first!" Scott volunteers. He gets down on his hands and knees and begins crawling through the tight tunnel. It seems to get steeper and steeper until Scott feels as though he's climbing directly upwards. Eventually he pokes his head through a hole in the floor in another part of the cave. He climbs out and looks around, but sees nothing.

"Uh, can you help me?" Staci says behind him. She seems to have gotten stuck in the ground.

"Oh, Staci! I'm glad you're here. I needed to talk to you..." Scott says.

"What is it?"

"Well I was talking to Katie before breakfast, and she says that she's sick of your constant stories. She doesn't even believe them."

"She doesn't?" Staci gasps. "But she seems so interested!"

"She's faking it just so you'll think she's your friend."

"Unbelievable!" Staci cries out as Scott pulls her arms, helping her out of the ground. Dawn and Katie quickly appear behind her. With a bit more light from Dawn's bird, Scott can now see a stalactite hanging just above the hole. He picks up a rock and chucks it as hard as he can at the other stone, making the top crumble and sending the stalactite onto the hole, blocking it. The tip nearly hits Brick in the face and sends him sliding back down. The team gasps.

"Oh no, did Brick make it out?" Katie worries. Scott lowers his ear down to the covered hole.

"What's that Brick? You want us to go ahead without you? Well if you insist!" Scott says, pretending to be relaying a message from Brick. "C'mon guys, captain's orders." he says, leading Staci, Katie and a reluctant Dawn away.

"I think I see a light!" Anne Maria yells to the Eels and Narwhals. The two teams rush towards their exit and victory.

"Hmmm, I don't like how quickly this is going," Chris says from the outside. "Chef?" Chef lets out a small chuckle as he presses a button, causing a small explosion which sends rocks toppling down over the exit.

"No way!" Dakota and Eva scream. From the outside, Chris only sees the largest boulder shoved out of the way by the two girls. Dakota steps into the light, revealing her red eyes, orange skin and pointed elbows and shoulders.

"Whoa, you might wanna calm down girl." Anne Maria warns as she joins Noah and Eva by Chris.

"Right! Sorry!" Dakota apologizes as her looks quickly return to normal, leaving Leshawna stunned again.

"And since you three got here before those three," Chris says, gesturing to Max, Leshawna and Dakota. "The Eastern Eels win the challenge! Narwhals, close second! Now," he directs their attention to a large monitor, connected to a seemingly endless extension cord. "Let's watch the others, shall we?"

"Man, this girl is heavy!" Tyler complains, dragging Sugar by himself now.

"Just leave her," Courtney advises. "We'll say she got eaten by bats or something."

"Not gonna work!" Chris says through a speaker. "All of you have to make it out here, in one piece or otherwise. But since you mentioned bats, I'd like to point out where you are now. I call it, the Bat Cave."

"That name's taken," Courtney says back.

"These bats are straight from Boney Island. They're probably man-eaters. I'd tread lightly or there could be disastrous, and hilarious, consequences." As he finishes talking, Sugar yawns and stretches.

"Maaaaaan what a great nap!" She shouts as she stands up. "Where are we?" Responding to her initial shout, hundreds of bats shriek and start pouring down on the Weakfish team. The five of them all yell and run, covering their faces and heads. What appears to be a light is in front of them. They can hear what sounds like crashing water. Appearing beside them from a parallel path are the Southern Starfish, except for Brick. Dawn, Staci, Katie and Scott all pass the Weakfish and push their way through the exit, emerging from behind a waterfall.

"And the Weakfish are our big losers tonight!" Chris yells, prompting the Starfish to cheer. "Hold on! Looks like you're missing someone." Brick rushes out of the waterfall last.

"Guys, the tunnel...and the rock...and...uuugh" he falls onto his face to catch his breath.

"Looks like the Weakfish are safe then! Starfish, elimination awaits!" Chris says.

Prior to the elimination, Scott and Brick sit by the fire pit.

"Hey Brick, do you know who you're voting for tonight?" Scott asks. "Cause I have a suggestion that could keep you safe, at least if Staci votes the way I want."

"Why would I trust you? You've lied before and you'll lie again." Brick says.

"No no, why would I try the same strategy again? It hasn't worked before. Don't you wanna stay safe tonight?"

"I think I'll be fine, but you have a point. I'll give you one chance..." Brick says carefully.

Meanwhile, Katie approaches Staci outside their team cabin.

"Hey Staci!" she says in her usual chipper way. Staci says nothing and ignores her. "Um, are you like mad at me or something?"

"Scott told me what you said," Staci says angrily.

"What? What did I say?"

"That everything I say about my family is a lie?"

"I never said that! I like hearing about your ancestors!"

"I don't think Scott would lie to me. I don't know what to believe..." Staci says as she walks away. Dawn approaches Katie from behind.

"Don't worry Katie, I know Scott's a liar. I think he sabotaged us in the challenge. I can talk to her if you'd like."

"Aww, thanks Dawn!" Katie squeals.

"We should discuss who to vote for tonight..."

The Southern Starfish gather around a campfire for their first elimination ceremony. Dawn sits between Brick and Scott. Katie and Staci sit next to each other to the side. In the dim campfire light, they can see Chris standing at a podium with a plate of four marshmallows, and the large plastic hamster ball looming ominously behind him.

"Welcome to the elimination ceremony! First time here, huh? Don't worry, I always have fun at these things." Chris starts, wearing his usual grin. "When I call your name and throw you a marshmallow, you are safe. The player who does not recieve a marshmallow must immediately say his or her goodbyes and enter the Ball of Shame, so they can be rolled across the ocean and off the island." The contestants all look nervously at the ball. "The following players are safe," Chris says, lifting the first marshmallow. "Dawn, Scott, aaaaand...Staci!" The three safe players catch their mashmallows and breathe sighs of relief. "And the final marshmallow goes to...Katie." Chris throws a marshmallow to Katie, which bounces off her forehead and into her lap.

"Yayyyyy!" She squeals.

"Brick, the ball of shame is waiting." Chris says.

"That's a negative, sir." Brick calls out, rising to his feet and giving a swift salute. He calmly approaches Chris's podium and sets down a wooden carving of the host's head.

"Hey! The invincibility statue!" Chris says excitedly. "Nice! That means the person with the second most amount of votes is getting the boot tonight! Katie!"

"What? No way!" she shouts.

"Yes way, this way!" Chris laughs, leading her to the ball of shame.

"Sorry Katie," Dawn says solomnly.

"Yeah, sorry it had to be like this," Brick adds.

"Katie!" Staci shouts, running up to the ball to meet her. "Sorry about all this! I know Scott was lying now. Forgive me?"

"Oooh of course I forgive you!" Katie says as she hugs her and steps into the Ball of Shame. "Don't worry Staci, you can hang out with me and Sadie any time you want!"

"That's enough of the mushy stuff," Chris says, slamming the ball's door shut.

"Hey, I get to go to that super cool resort now right? Like in season one?" Katie asks.

"Suuuuure...maybe!" Chris says as he hits the lever, sending Katie and the Ball of Shame out to sea. "Who will be the next hamster sent across the sea? What other shocking twists wait for us in the future? Find out next time on Total, Drama, REDEMPTION!"

VOTING CONFESSIONAL: The contestants explain their votes while stamping an X onto a small photo of whoever they want eliminated.

STACI

"I don't know if Katie or Scott is the liar, so I can't vote for either of them. I'm gonna play it safe and vote for Brick since he lost the challenge for us. Hey did you know the first person to vote was my great great great great-"

KATIE

"Is Scott a liar? Why would he wanna make Staci mad at me? That's weird, either way I gotta vote for Brick since he was the last one out of the cave."

DAWN

"I want to vote out Scott but I couldn't convince Katie or Staci to vote with me yet. Sorry Brick, I didn't want for you to be a casualty in all of this, but I swear I'll stop Scott in your honour!"

SCOTT

"As long as my plan to make Staci mad at Katie worked, she should be voting for her tonight. My vote and Brick's vote should split those two up easily." Scott drops Katie's picture into the ballot box.

BRICK

"I know I shouldn't trust Scott, but I said I'd give him one chance, so that's what I'm doing. Sorry Katie."