Heyo Guys! Sorry Chapter 2 took so long to come out, life kept getting in the way and all that jazz (also it might have been because I'm lazy). So it wasn't until a day after the first chapter was posted that I realized I completely forgot to describe what Reiden looked like, so I found a place to put that in here. I could've also just updated Chapter 1, but nah. I like where it ended up. With nothing else to say, I hope you enjoy! -Lily
The camera showed all 22 campers sitting around the campfire as Chris spoke to them. "And now I officially welcome you all to Camp Wawanakwa, your new home for the next eight weeks. Everyone sitting around you will be your cabin mates, your competition, and maybe even your friends." The camera switches between three shots of Jackie shoving Dan away from her only to have him leap back on his feet, Misha and Amelia glaring at each other from either side of Nick, and Fable trying to get Nathan's attention and failing. "Which ever one of you stays on the island long enough without being voted off will win…" He paused, as if to add dramatic effect. "ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
"Excuse me Chris, I was just curious about the sleeping arrangements because I'd love for Jackie and I to share a cabin." Dan said, throwing his arm around her shoulder. Jackie growled at his annoying persistence.
"As hilarious as that would be, these cabins are not co-ed. Girls get one side and guys get the other." Dan looked saddened by the news, and Jackie took this opportunity to slip out from under his arm. "And to our next order of business, when I call your name please stand over there." Chris said, pointing to his left.
"Scott, Lloyd, Jackie, Amelia, Lily, Brooke, Nick, Misha, Fable, Nathan, and Jake." After prying Ashley off Jake's arm, the eleven stood in a group. Chris tossed a flag in their direction, which was caught by Nick. "From this moment on you guys will be known as," the flag unrolled to show a raccoon sitting in a garbage can wearing the lid on it's head, "The Ravaging Raccoons!"
"Ew, what kind of a name is that?" Amelia complained. Chris ignored her and and listed the second team.
"Reiden, Ashley, Landon, Arabelle, Jessica, Dan, Missy, Jamie, Silabus, Renard and Jason." Chris tossed them their flag and Arabelle intercepted Jessica in grabbing it. "You guys are now," their flag unrolled and revealed a bird with stars around it's head looking dizzy. "The Looney Loons!" The Raccoons laughed at the Loons' name, but silenced when Arabelle whipped her head in their direction.
"The Looney Loons? You cannot be serious McLean." Arabelle said, turning her head back to face him. Chris gave a cocky smile, shrugging his shoulders.
"I don't pick the names Arabelle, sorry." Before she could gripe any further, Chris lead them to an outhouse. "For the entire competition, you and your teams will be on camera in all public places."
(Confessionals)
*static to Chris*
"You'll also be able to share your true thoughts and feelings with video diaries at any time you want. Come here to update the audience on your thoughts or confess any dark secrets."
*Static to Jake*
"Oh thank God I'm away from Ashley! I mean she was cute and all, but I think I lost all circulation in my right arm."
*Static to Nathan*
"I wonder if I'm the only intelligent person on my team. Clearly the rest were chosen on looks alone."
*Static to Renard*
"My team's pretty diverse, and I like that. Although, it's a bit too early to get too hyped. Games like this have plenty of curveballs to them.. Oh, who am I kidding, it's gonna be awesome regardless!"
*Static to Jackie*
"I never thought I'd say this, but thank you Chris for finally getting that freak Dan away from me. I don't get what his deal is or why he won't stop bothering me. Now I can focus on the important things, like getting rid of a certain bitch on my team."
*Static to Dan*
"I simply cannot believe Chris would do that to me! I don't know if I can live without my beautiful Jackie beside me!"
*Static to Amelia*
"Ugh, I would get stuck with one of the weird girls. No matter, I'll just have to use my charms to win over the group and get her out before she becomes a threat. I already have Nick."
*Static to Misha*
"To be honest, I'm not sure how to feel about my team. Amelia and Jackie are already pretty tense with each other, and the rest of them don't talk all that much. Except Lily, who talks a bit too much."
*Static to Lily*
"Oh my gosh I am so ready to do this! It sucks that Silabus is on the other team though, he's really cute. Oh but thank goodness Arabelle's there! Something is not right with that girl and it's not going to be pretty when she snaps."
*Static to Scott*
"Well if you must know, I think my team sucks. I have way too many chicks for my liking, but whatever. It won't be hard getting rid of them, and I'll admit it's a bonus that I have a bunch of nerds as well."
*Static to Fable*
"I-I don't like Scott. I get the feeling he's going to be causing a lot of tr-trouble."
*Static to Lloyd*
"Am I wrong for being disappointed about my placement? It's not that I don't like the people on my team, I just kind of like someone on the other team more."
*Static to Missy*
"No, why am I stuck with all the weirdos?! Why must all the super gorgeous guys be on the other team?! This is SO unfair!"
*Static to Ashley, who is facing the wrong way*
"So I'm not sure why my bff and I got separated, but it's no biggie! I'm going back to him after this anyway."
*Static to Reiden, who is typing away on his computer*
"My team looks ok I guess. I don't know, I wasn't really focusing. I've got this great new idea in my head and I have to get it out before I forget!"
*Static to Brooke, who is holding up a picture of a video game character*
"Ok, so you're probably all wondering why I dropped my jaw at that Reiden guy, so look at this! With the blonde hair and blue eyes, he looks exactly like this guy! Sure the whole dark blue long sleeved shirt, tan jeans and black shoes aren't exactly his style, but it's still pretty cool!"
*Static to Silabus*
"I'm still not ok with being lied to, but Chris seems like a pretty decent guy so I'm not going to hold it against him. Although, I wish he had put me on the same team as Lily...I was looking forward to getting to know her better."
*Static to Landon*
"I'm so pumped! We got our teams together and I've got a good feeling about that Renard guy. He looks pretty strong. My only complaint would be that I wanted a more space-related team name, like the Glistening Galaxies!"
*Static to Jessica*
"I was worried that Jason and I were going to be split apart, but I'm so relieved we weren't! Now I can make sure that no one messes with my brother."
*Static to Jason*
"Come on I specifically requested to not be on the same team as my sister! I love Jessica, I really do, but I cannot stand how overprotective she is of me. I'm not a baby and I can handle myself!"
*Static to Nick
"Today's a good day. I got both my lovely ladies on my team plus Scott who looks like he'll be the biggest asset to the team. I think Loons got all the smart ones though."
*Static to Jamie*
"Great, not only am I stuck here I got put on the team with the devil looking chick. I can tell she's going to be a huge pain in the -"
*Static to Arabelle*
"My team SUCKS! I got stuck with all the weak morons and freaks. I'm going to have to carry us through every single challenge because I know I can't trust any of those losers not to screw things up. This is not a great start."
*static*
"If we have no questions, I'll show you to your cabins." Chris pointed to the cabins as they arrived. "Raccoons you take the east and Loons you take it to the west. We sent your baggage ahead so all of your belongings will be there. You have exactly 30 minutes to unpack and meet back at the Main Lodge." The teams began going their separate ways (after convincing Ashley that being away from Jake made them even closer) and began to unpack.
*Ravaging Raccoons*
The girls swung their cabin door open, Brooke taking the lead. She flew to the bunk her bag was placed at and started digging around in it. Misha climbed the ladder to her bunk and took out a small book with a pencil. She began writing in it when Lily's voice called from beneath.
"Heya bunk buddy!" She said as she hopped on the ladder and poked her head over. "Looks like I'll be living underneath you!" The blonde had to force a smile along with a chuckle.
"Looks like it." Misha didn't have time to protest Lily climbing into her bed. She smacked her book shut when Lily tried to peek at what she wrote.
"Oooh, what are you writing?"
"Nothing special, just keeping a record of my time here." Misha responded. Lily nodded and took the ladder back down to her bunk, to which Misha let out a sigh of relief. She opened her book again and spent the rest of her time filling the pages. Lily unzipped her bag and took out multiple bracelets, all in every color imaginable. She pondered over which color combination she wanted and decided to go with a simple black and white.
"They placed my bag there, so it's MY bed!" Amelia told Jackie, who was laying on the only solo bed in the cabin.
"Oh yeah? Well now I'M laying on it, so take your crap and go bunk with Brooke." Jackie replied, stretching out to take up even more of the bed. Amelia glared, picked up her bag and walked over to the bunk below the young girl.
"Fine, you want that bed?" The brunette said dropping her belongings to the floor. "You can have it." Then she bent down, grabbing a hold of Jackie's black bag. "But don't forget your bag." And with that, Amelia tossed it out the window right next to her. Jackie's look changed from one of pride to anger as she heard the 'thud' of it hitting the ground.
"If you are sitting in this bed by the time I get back you will not live to see the first challenge" Jackie growled and ran outside to retrieve her things. Amelia smirked and unpacked rather quickly, her pink suitcase containing her PJs, swim suit and a pink curling iron.
"Wow, I've never seen them come in that color!" Brooke exclaimed, hanging over the side of her bed. Amelia jumped and whacked her head against the top bunk, dropping her iron. Brooke giggled and hopped off with a smooth landing. She kneeled down to pick it up but even in her pained state Amelia was able to swat the girl's hand away.
"Don't. Touch. It." She told Brooke, putting emphasis on each and every word. The girl was confused before she saw Amelia rubbing her head.
"Oh no, are you ok?" She asked, leaning over to help her up but was swatted away once again.
"I'll be fine, I just need to find the nearest outlet and fix my hair." Amelia replied, picking up her iron and leaving without another word. She passed Jackie on her way out and surprisingly, both girls ignored each other. Jackie was clearly not pleased however, her bag dripping with mud.
Over on the boys' side, things seemed to be a bit more relaxed. Nathan simply picked his bag off the floor and set it on his pillow, leaving right after.
"That guy gives me the creeps." Scott said when Nathan was out of earshot. "He's only said, what, 2 things since arriving?"
"Maybe he's a mute." Nick mused, taking out a dumbbell.
"If that's the case he's not going to get very far." Jake said while attempting to find a way to fit on such a small bed.
"You shouldn't count him out though.. sure talking's probably not his strong suit, but he's probably got something else to him. They put him here for a reason, right?" came Lloyd's reply, as he busied himself by organizing everything inside his bag that had been jumbled by the trip over.
"I wonder what his audition tape looked like…" Fable said from inside of his book. "Maybe he's one of those people who look harmless but is really a raging psychopath."
"When he snaps, I'm throwing you to him first, shorty." Scott teased, playfully brandishing his toothbrush in his direction. Fable frowned at Scott's joke.
"Why me?" He asked.
"Because you knew his secret and didn't try to stop him, therefore it'd be your fault." The teen explained, slipping his shades over his eyes and heading out the door.
"Don't worry short stuff!" Nick said, giving Fable a reassuring pat on the back. "I'd rather jump off a cliff then throw a person to their untimely doom".
*Looney Loons*
"If you think you're getting the top bunk, you've got another thing coming." came Arabelle's voice from inside the cabin. Jessica was hanging off the ladder, about to throw her bag onto the bed. She rolled her eyes and continued climbing.
"Don't know why you're bitching about a top bunk when you could be scaring Jamie out of the solo bed." The blonde pointed out as she emptied the contents of her bag onto the bed. Arabelle looked over to confirm what Jessica had said, and grinned as she noticed Jamie sitting, doing nothing but staring out into space.
"Too easy." Arabelle scoffed, and left Jessica to her own devices. Missy sat on her bed pouting which drew Ashley's attention.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Ashley asked, plopping herself down next to her.
"Out of all the guys placed on this team, we couldn't get any of the cute ones!" Missy groaned. "They could have at least given us Scott!" Ashley giggled and patted Missy's head, resulting in a death glare from the pouting girl.
"Oh silly Missy, don't you know being farther away from them makes you closer?" Missy couldn't believe her ears. Did she seriously believe that? Ashley continued to smile even after Missy got up and left.
"To make matters worse, I got the village idiot." She grumbled to herself, walking past Jamie being shoved away from Arabelle after attempting to fight for the bed.
"Have fun with the freak Jamie." Arabelle taunted, taking out what looked to be a vapor pen. Jamie didn't respond and set her sack down on the floor in front of her new bed.
"Heya James! I see you're taking the bottom bunk now!" Ashley chirped. The cabin snickered at Ashley's mistake and Jamie pinched her nose in annoyance.
"It's Jamie, not James. How do you even get that mixed up?" Jamie didn't get an answer, Ashley said something about seeing Jake and bolted outside.
"Don't let that get to you, they needed a stupid person for comedic relief." Jessica told Jamie from her bed. Jamie just sighed and decided to hide under her covers until needed.
*Confessional*
*static to Jessica*
"They also needed a wimp to bully, and I'm afraid that's Jamie's role here."
*static*
"I CALL TOP BUNK!" Renard shouted, picking up his orange suitcase and shooting it like a basketball. When it landed, light clapping was heard around the cabin. Renard grinned and started unpacking. Landon was unpacking below him, silently hoping that the beds could support Renard's size. This isn't exactly they way Landon wanted to die.
"Do you mind if I take the top?" Jason asked Dan who, strangely, laid on the floor in the middle of the cabin. "Jessica's not here, so now it's my turn to be on top!" Jason blushed as the words left his mouth. "O-on top the bunk that is!" Dan said nothing in response but after a moment nodded to Jason.
"Um, are you feeling alright?" Silabus inquired, worried about his team-mate.
"No, I'm not alright and I never will be!" Dan exclaimed, holding his hand up to his head dramatically. "How can I be without my love, my life, my soul?!" Everyone stopped and stared at Dan who got up to continue his theatrics.
"There's a giant hole in my heart that can't be filled, and I'll never be happy until I'm reunited with my Jackie once more!" He then ran out of the room, calling out to his "fair maiden".
"Wow, that's sad." Reiden noted, closing up his laptop. He yawned and stretched his arms, laying down on his bed. "I like girls as much as the next guy, but I don't think it's wise for him to get so wrapped up in one so early."
"Well I mean, there's nothing wrong with that right?" Silabus questioned, his mind mostly filled with thoughts of Lily. Reiden could only shrug.
"That's why Space is the best girlfriend." Landon replied, taking out a book about the solar system. "She's always there, she'll never leave you, and she's always educating you. What more could you want?"
"An actual girl." Renard answered, throwing a pillow at Landon's head. "Not everyone wants to have a giant black void as a lover." Landon threw it back and chuckled.
"You don't know what you're missing."
"ALRIGHT CAMPERS YOUR TIME IS UP! REPORT TO THE MAIN LODGE!" Chris's voice blared over the loudspeakers. After some empty words of encouragement Jessica dragged Jamie out of bed.
*Main Lodge*
The campers were introduced to Chef Hatchet, an intimidating man to say the least. He barked at the teens to get in line, and Arabelle was the first one to approach the counter. He dropped a grey blob onto her tray, which happened to bounce on contact. She grimaced as it continued to bounce and pushed it back towards Chef.
"I may not be a cook, but I know for certain it shouldn't be bouncing like that." Chef glared at her and, without breaking eye-contact, brought a mallet down on the blob he called food. With a sickening squish, it laid there lifeless. Arabelle stared at it, trying to process what just happened before she was shouted at to keep the line moving. All the campers went along smoothly, until Reiden approached the counter.
"Do you have an ingredients list?" Chef chuckled and grabbed something from beneath the counter. He handed Reiden a piece of paper, written in a completely different language. Reiden smiled and tucked the paper in his pocket. "Thanks!" When he sat down at the table, he pulled it out and read it over.
"You can actually read that?" Jason asked, scooting as far away from his plate as possible. "That doesn't look like any language I've ever seen."
"Of course not. I just like the typeface." Reiden laughed.
"They can't expect me to actually eat this." Missy said, poking at it with her fork. "This stuff has to be poiso- GAH!" She screamed and fell backwards as the blob extended an arm to snatch the fork out of her hands. It waved the fork around angrily before dropping it and returning back to it's original form. The Loons simultaneously pushed their plates away, except for one.
Renard had grabbed his lump of... stuff and, batting away its waving arm with his free hand, he bit into it. With a small squeak, it flailed wildly a bit before ceasing to move with a sharp -crunch!- as he finally bit it clean through. He chewed rather happily a bit before swallowing the stuff without even so much as a gag. "I don't know what the fuss is all about." he said, taking another bite. "If you bite down hard enough it stays down." He looked over to Missy, who was still laying on the floor. "Are you going to eat that?" The team watched in shocked silence as Renard finished off the plates one by one.
*Confessionals*
*static to Arabelle*
"Maybe Renard won't be so useless after all."
*static to Silabus*
"That looked like something out of a nature show."
*static*
"That's just gross, dude." Jessica said. "You don't even know what's in there. You could've been eating dog vomit for all we know!"
"I still think it's poisoned." Missy added.
"They can't poison us, I'm pretty sure that's breaking a law." Landon pointed out. "They could get sued big time."
"I'd rather get poisoned then continue living in this misery!" Dan exclaimed, startling the ones around him. He turned around and held his hand out to Jackie, who was in the middle of an arm wrestling match with her food. "I miss you Jackie!" The teen looked up at her name being called, scowled at Dan and went back to trying to beat the blob.
"Piss off, creep!" Jackie shouted back. Lily sighed as she watched them interact. She hadn't paid any attention to her plate since she sat down, too preoccupied with staring at Silabus. He was watching Ren eat with a look of amusement on his face. Amelia noticed and, with a devilish grin on her face, proclaimed
"Oh Lily, you're going to burn holes into Silabus if you keep staring at him like that!" The boy turned to see Amelia chuckling to herself while Lily's face grew red. He waved awkwardly and Lily threw her head down into the table throwing her arms over it. Amelia noticed the glares from some of her team-mates and rolled her eyes.
"This doesn't even look like a normal shade of grey." Fable said, trying to cut into it.
"And what, may I ask, be a more normal shade? I don't think anything edible should be any shade of grey." Misha said, choosing to ignore her food crawling away from her.
"They're just trying to hide whatever slop we're actually eating." Scott grumbled, trying to steel up the nerve to go at the blob with his fork and knife. Brooke decided to try a different approach and picked it up with her hands. She went to take a bite out of it when Chris barged into the lodge, causing her to to jump. The blob flew into the air and stuck itself on the ceiling.
"Hello Campers, I hope you enjoyed your meal!" The majority of the room voiced their disapproval, while Renard was finishing off the last of his team's plates. Chris grinned and pointed to the watch on his wrist. "Now that you're fed, I'm giving you ten minutes to change into your swimsuits for your first challenge!" Jamie was the first one out of the lodge, while all but 2 left in a moderately large group. Nick stayed behind when he noticed Nathan sitting still as a statue, staring at his plate.
"Yo Nathan, you heard Chris right?" The blonde asked. Nathan nodded and did nothing else, leaving Nick confused. "What are you doing then? We gotta go get changed!"
"I'm studying it." Nathan replied. He squinted and after a few more seconds, he stood up and pushed the plate off the table. "I have successfully come to the conclusion that I have no idea what this is." Nick snickered a bit and held the door open for his team mate.
"So, why are you so quiet all the time dude?" Nick inquired, curious to know more about the silent boy. Nathan pondered his answer for a moment and eventually shrugged.
"I've never been one for small talk. It seems rather pointless to me." Nathan responded.
"But you're making small talk right now." The taller teen teased. Nathan rolled his eyes and sped himself up to get to the cabin quicker.
*Ten minutes later*
"Welcome to your very first challenge!" Chris announced as he gestured over the terrifyingly tall cliff. Out in the background, Renard was bouncing on the heels of his feet like the excited pup he was. A few of the braver teens walked towards the edge of the cliff, looking down to the waters that seemed miles away. "It's very simple. You'll all jump off one at a time into the waters below, landing in that tiny circle in the middle. The team with the most amount of jumps wins the challenge and is safe from elimination.."
"Why do we have to land in the smaller one?" Lloyd asked. "There's plenty of space available." Chris chuckled and threw a rock off the cliff. The rock splashed and was met by many sharks, all trying to take a bite out of whatever landed in their territory. Looks of unease spread their way through the campers. Renard grinned even wider, bouncing faster.
"I don't think I need to say much else. Now, let's flip a coin to choose who's jumping first." Chris said, taking a coin out of his pocket. "Raccoons are head, Loons are tails." With a ting, the coin flew into the air, flipping a few times before landing back in Chris' hand. "Congratulations Loons, you're the first up!"
"I want a reflip!" Jessica demanded, rather dramatically.
"It's not that bad sis, no need to make such a fuss over it." Jason responded.
"You jump first then Jason." Arabelle said, looking over the cliff. "Show your baby sister that there's nothing be afraid of."
"Excuse me, but I'm the older twin here." Jessica snapped. "And I'm not about to let him jump until I know it's safe!" Jason sighed but didn't say anything while the two girls continued to argue. Instead, he walked himself over the to the edge and steeled his nerves. He looked behind him as both girls huffed and turned away from each other. The twins' eyes met and before Jessica could yell at Jason to get away from the edge, Jason jumped off.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" The teen screamed as he flailed his arms in a failed attempt to slow his descent. The older twin stood there for a moment in disbelief, but soon snapped herself out of it. She bolted herself to the edge of the cliff and arrived just in time to see Jason land right in the correct circle. Even though she was relieved to see he was ok, she couldn't stop herself from jumping in after him. The younger twin managed to swim out of the way in time to avoid her plummeting into him. As she surfaced, Jason began laughing. "Wow, that was such a rush!"
"Are you crazy?! You could've been seriously injured!" His sister scolded. "Mom said I had to make sure you didn't do anything too dangerous, and I think this qualifies as too dangerous!" Her brother rolled his eyes and tuned out the rest of her rambling. As the boat picked them up and took them to shore, the Loons contemplated who would jump next. The quiet mumbles lead into an awkward silence when no one could decide.
Arrabelle eventually broke the silence. "Fine then! If none of you pansies are gonna jump, then I guess I'll just-"
"Oh! Me! Mememememeeee!" Came ren's voice over his heavy footfalls as he skidded to a stop just before the edge of the cliff. He looked down wondering how exactly he was going to do this.
Arrabelle was happy that she could delay her jump a bit longer, but as much as she liked the sound of gears turning in her teammate's head, she couldn't help it.
"Renard," she started, looking up at the boy clad in a pair of blue trunks with an orange stripe down each leg, with his ears and tail in their usual place. "I know that you're weird and all, but don't you at least want to take those off before you go swimming?"
"Take what off?" this reply was quick, quizzical, almost absurd.. surely he knew what she was talking about. The back of her mind told her that this would get nowhere fast. " You know what? Nevermind. Have fun." She said with a wry smile.
*Confessionals*
*static to Arabelle*
"He makes it, I get ahead in this game by that much. He misses, and I'm rid of one of the more annoying losers on my team. It's a win-win for me. Heck, He's probably all bluster! I bet you he'll be as weak-kneed as the rest of those wimps."
*static*
Ren out stretched his arms and spread his legs as he looked down upon the waters below. he stood there, seemingly frozen in either uncertainty or contemplation. "Hmm..."
Arabelle's haughty smirk turned into a look of surprise as he fell forward. However, Renard was having a great time, with his body spread out like this, his descent punctuated with a resounding "WHEEEEEeeeeeeeee!"
Apparently the wildlife heard him, for a shark leapt up at the water over the circle, jaws agape.
"Oh no!" Lily squealed, covering her eyes.
"He's screwed." Nathan said flatly, crossing his arms.
"Oh! Bonus points!" Ren cried, cocking his fist back and thrusting it down, making solid contact with the shark's snout. With a wet smack, the carnivorous fish was smacked aside as the boy entered the water, coming up for a gasp of air and a triumphant yell as he swam to the shoreline. His team shouted praise and approval down the cliffside and he high fived his team-mates.
Silabus stood at the edge next, and with a quick prayer up to whatever deity was listening, he threw himself off. After Silabus splashed, Reiden jumped off without much hesitation. The boy shouted "WOOHOO!" on the way down, enjoying himself knowing that it was a bit safer than he originally thought. Landon was currently standing at the edge, trying to convince himself that he was jumping off a regular diving board.
*Confessionals*
*static to Landon*
"Yeah...I might have a slight fear of heights."
*static*
"Ok Landon, you got this." He told himself, earning a few stares. "You're not about to let some crappy dive get the best of you!" But the more he continued to stare, the harder it got to work up the courage to jump. Eventually he sighed and turned away from the water. "I...I can't do it." Landon admitted, hanging his head in defeat. Arabelle growled and muttered something about him being pathetic. Jamie gave him a half hearted thumbs up as he walked past the remaining members and Landon returned a half-assed smile.
"Sorry to hear that Landon." Chris said, shrugging. He walked over to him and placed a chicken hat on his head. "But, that means you're a chicken, and you have to wear this the rest of the day." Landon voiced his distaste, but was shooed away to the chicken path. Ashley skipped her way up and peered over to see the sharks circling around.
"Aw, look at all the little fishies swimming around!" Ashley giggled, waving down to the creatures who obviously couldn't see her. "HELLO FRIENDS!" She called out. Some of the sharks peeked out of the water to see where the noise came from, looking as confused as a shark could at the tiny waving figure above them. After waving, Ashley took a moment to place her hands together and dove off gracefully. She laughed the way down, clapping rapidly when she surfaced.
"There is NO way I am doing this." said Missy, who started walking towards the chicken path. "I'm not about to be shark bait on national television!" She grabbed her chicken hat from Chris and made her way towards the chicken path. Arabelle jumped in front of her and pushed her back towards the others.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Missy rolled her eyes and pushed Arabelle out of her way.
"Save the tough girl theatrics for someone who gives a crap. If you freaks want your deaths broadcasted to the world then be my guest." Arabelle didn't get a chance to rebuttal as Missy proudly took the escalator down.
*Confessionals*
*static to Arabelle*
"I was stupid enough to think my team could actually accomplish something. Nope, I've been reminded that I'm stuck with useless worms."
*static*
There were only 3 members left to jump for the Loons. Arabelle was tapping her foot impatiently waiting for Jamie to take her turn. Jamie really didn't want to, but was too afraid of the girl behind her to say anything. She twisted her hands together in an attempt to comfort herself and took a few deep breaths to calm her nerves. It worked...until she looked back down. "I-I don't think jumping would be the best idea…" Jamie choked out. "Sorry but I can't-" The timid teen was cut off by Arabelle running up to her and grasping her arm tightly.
"There is no way I'm having a third chicken on my team!" Arabelle hissed, and proceeded to shove Jamie off. The aggressive camper jumped soon after Jamie made it to shore, ignoring the looks of disgust her team shot her way.
"Ok, so that's 8 jumpers and 2 chickens!" Chris announced. A look of confusion appeared on his features as he counted with his fingers. "Wait, those numbers don't add up." The host turned around to find the last camper laying in the grass. "Dan you do know there's a challenge going on right?" Dan slowly stood up and closed his eyes.
"What does it matter?" He sighed, holding his hand back up to his forehead. "I cannot be the with most beautiful girl on the island, so I might as well be voted off now!" Chris frowned at the dramatics.
"You're either jumping or you're not Dan, let's wait to see how the other team fares before you vote yourself off." The host said.
"I would jump, but alas I would only if Jackie and I were together!" said Dan, who clutched at his heart as if were in serious pain. Chris smacked his forehead and groaned.
"Fine, does anyone from the Raccoons want to switch places with Dan?" He asked, trying to resolve the problem as fast as possible. Lily, who still had her eyes covered, shot both of her hands into the air.
"I'LL DO IT!" She yelled, taking the opportunity to be with Silabus.
"Alright. Lily, you are now part of the Looney Loons. Dan, go to the Ravaging Racoons." Chris ordered, both teens giddy at the team switch.
"Chris he can't do that!" Jackie complained, as Dan instantly went to her side. "That cannot be in the rules!" Chris appeared to have ignored her, finishing up the tally when Lily went straight to jumping off the cliff.
"9 jumpers and 2 chickens. Much better!" Chris clicked his pen and motioned for the first jumper to come forward. "Your move Racoons."
"Hey Dan, how about you jump first?" Jackie suggested, ripping her hand away from his. "It can be a way to prove your loyalty to your new team!" Dan tapped his chin, pondering her words for a moment. She thought she had a plan to get some space, but wasn't expecting Dan to grab her wrist.
"I have an even better idea!" Dan exclaimed, brown eyes shimmering with excitement. He took off in a run, dragging Jackie with him. "Come with me, my love!" It took her a second to realize what was happening, and her eyes widened as they got closer to the edge.
"Wait! He said we have to jump on at a tiiiIIIIIIIMEEEEEE!" Jackie's voice was lost to the wind as they plummeted into the ocean together. Jackie surfaced first, Dan shortly after. Jackie couldn't contain herself from wrapping her hands around his neck and shaking him back and forth. "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!" She screamed as the boat arrived to pull them apart. Dan responded with laughter and an intern was left on the shore to hold Jackie back until she calmed down. Chris chuckled at the antics and made 2 tally marks on his clipboard, making a small reminder to thank whoever chose Dan.
Misha was giggling at something Nick whispered to her and Amelia glared at the two interacting.
*Confessionals*
*static to Amelia*
"I don't like how Misha is getting all of Nick's attention. Nick needs to be on my side if I'm going to win, which means blondie has to go ASAP."
*static*
"Hey Nick." Amelia purred, walking her fingers up his arm. Nick turned to her, cutting Misha off mid-sentence. "I'd feel so much better about this challenge if you showed me how to do it." With the flipping of her hair and the batting of her eyes, Nick agreed to jump next.
"No problem, anything for you beautiful." He flirted, sending a wink her way. When he got to the edge, Nick blew a kiss towards Misha and Amelia, then jumped right off. Scott, not wanting to be shown up, went after Nick. He added a bit of flare to his jump with a twist, and landed safely.
As to spark the first flares of a rivalry, Amelia declared she would be the fifth. Before she dove off, she looked directly at Misha. "I hope Nick's as warm as he looks, I'm going to be mighty cold once I hit land." Misha frowned at Amelia's petty words, but still felt it was a good idea to jump straight after. Amelia didn't have much time to enjoy Nick's arm around her, and held back some choice words when Misha took the other.
"Wow Amelia, I guess he is as warm as he looks." The blonde said, smiling at Amelia's obvious disdain.
Up on the cliff, Lloyd pulled Jake to the side, admitting that his swimming abilities weren't up to par. "I know this is going to sound kind of weird, but do you think you could jump with me?" Jake gave him a confused look, and Lloyd sighed. "Not like, with me with me, but soon after so you could help me get to safety?" Jake nodded, sending the shorter boy a reassuring smile. So it went according to plan, Lloyd first and Jake after. What they didn't plan, however, was both missing the circle. Lloyd quickly panicked, and managed to keep himself safe from sharks until Jake got both of them to the beach. They came out mostly unscathed, Jake sitting on the sand to hide the new hole in the back of his shorts.
Fable was "volunteered" to go next, and he stood at the edge completely frozen. He refused to look down, knowing it was only going to make it worse. Fable got his arms to move, setting his hands over his eyes. He took 2 deep breaths and bent down on his shaking legs. "If I die, bury me with my book!" He shouted, jumping off. He landed without a hitch, although his lack of forearm strength made it hard to get on the boat.
Nathan kept a straight face as usual as he looked over, calculating his jump. He did a few air mathematics, checked the wind direction, simple things that most would find useless. When he was done, he walked straight off the cliff, like it was an everyday thing for him. He landed on the very edge of the circle, surfacing with the same bored look.
*Confessionals*
*static to Fable*
"How...how does he stay so placid? Does that boy feel anything?"
*static*
Brooke was the last member of the Raccoons, although it was clear she was very against the idea. She gave herself some time to pace back and forth, building up courage and losing it almost instantly. Brooke hated the idea of being the only chicken on her team, even though they would still win.
"Brooke, we're running low on time. You have to jump now or wear the chicken hat." Chris said, pointing to his watch. Brooke took one last look at the cliff, and with tears in her eyes, placed the chicken hat on her head and took the path down. Her team wasn't really mad at her, but she refused to make eye contact or speak to anyone.
*Confessionals*
*static to Brooke*
"I'm so ashamed! I can't believe I let my fear get the best of me. If I can't jump off a stupid cliff how can I expect to win?"
*static*
"And the Ravaging Raccoons take the first win of the season!" Chris announced, the team erupting with shouts of joy. "Congratulations, you are all safe tonight." The Raccoons were dismissed, and Chris turned to the others. "Sorry Loons, but for losing the challenge you have to send someone home. I'll see you guys later tonight at the Ceremony."
*Main Lodge*
"I cannot believe we lost!" Arabelle yelled, slamming her fist down on the table. "It was the simplest thing, how could you guys screw it up so badly?" Landon didn't say anything, mortified at how much he failed his team.
"Simplest thing my toned ass." Missy replied, looking at her nails. "He expected us to land in that tiny target or risk becoming shark food, yeah I'll pass."
*Confessionals*
*static to Missy*
"I'm not worried at all. I have far more to offer my team than that Landon guy, there is no way they are going to send me home over him."
*static to Renard*
"So Landon came up to me a while ago and told me the real reason why he didn't jump. Poor guy, can't imagine having that strong of a fear. He made me promise not to tell anyone and I intend on keeping that promise. At least he had a good excuse for not wanting to jump, unlike Missy."
*static*
"You watched 6 people jump without an issue." Renard pointed out. "There was no reason you couldn't have done the same."
"So did the bag of bones over there, but he didn't jump either." Missy retorted.
"Hey I jumped!" Reiden said, looking up from his computer.
"She meant me..." Landon told him quietly.
"Oh, ok then." Reiden shrunk back into his own world, leaving his team to debate.
"Landon looked like he gave it same thought at least." Lily said, her head resting on Silabus' shoulder. "You just quit on the spot." Missy rolled her eyes.
"I hardly think you have room to talk, considering you weren't even part of the original team." She said harshly.
"But she's part of the team now, and she still saw what happened." Silabus said, coming to her defense.
"As much as I hate all of you," Arabelle began "Ditzy-doo has a point. You both were pansies, but Landon took longer to be one."
"ALRIGHT MAGGOTS IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE!" Chef shouted, causing all of the teens to jump. As the Loons shuffled outside, Lloyd sent a small wave towards Arabelle. Arabelle noticed but chose to ignore it, thinking it was for someone else.
*Elimination Ceremony*
"Welcome contestants, to the first elimination ceremony." Chris started, holding a plate full of marshmallows. "Normally, marshmallows are tasty treats enjoyed around the campfire. Here, they are considered your lifelines, your tickets to the next challenge train." He picked one off the plate and held it up. "If I throw you a marshmallow, that means you are safe. You've all cast your votes, and the one who does not receive a marshmallow will have to journey down the Dock of Shame, hop on the Boat of Losers, leave the island and never come back." He put a pause between his words. "Ever." He emphasized the r, making it clear that he meant what he said.
"The first marshmallow of the night goes to Arabelle." He tossed the marshmallow towards her and she caught it with a smug grin. "Ashley, Lily, Silabus, Jason, Jessica, Reiden, Jamie, and Renard." He called out one by one, throwing each their own fluffy marshmallow. Landon sat in his seat, his nerves causing him to shake like a leaf. Missy looked confident, holding her hand out expecting the marshmallow to land in it. Chris picked up the final marshmallow.
"This is the last marshmallow of the night, whoever receives it gets to continue on in the competition. The other must immediately take the Boat of Losers and leave the island forever. Missy, Landon." Chris said, addressing both the teens. "Both of you refused to jump into the waters, as shown by your chicken hats, which cost your team the win. The final marshmallow of the night goes to..."
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"...Landon." Chris said, breaking the tension. Landon practically bounced out of his seat to catch the Marshmallow, kissing it and running to join the others.
"What?!" Missy exclaimed, being pushed towards the Dock of Shame. She planted her heels into the board and flipped around. "You have got to be kidding me! You chose the textbook definition of a space case over me?!" Arabelle chuckled and waved as Missy was thrown over Chef's shoulder.
"What can I say? My 'tough girl theatrics' work on him."
Missy continued to protest her elimination until she could no longer be heard. The Loons were sent back to their cabins and Chris flashed a smile to the camera.
"And thus ends the ceremony! The Loons sent home the first loser while the Raccoons harbor what looks to be the first rivalry. How will the Loons fare in the next challenge? Find out next time, on Total Drama Island!"
And done! Whew, that took so much longer than I meant it too. I hope you guys liked it because the challenge was an absolute blast to write. There was actually supposed to be a 2nd part like the original, but the chapter was already kind of lengthy and I didn't want to make it too long. You'll have to wait and see if they get rewarded at all. Tell me your favorites if you have any and I highly encourage you to tell me if you're shipping anyone yet. I don't require it and frankly since it's only the second chapter, I doubt there's enough to go on. I just thought it would be fun! See you guys in the next chapter!
~Lily.