Milton sat in his office, watching with a disinterested look as his daughter, Dakota, ate the various potted plants he had placed around the room.
"You know, Dakota," Milton sighed, "I would have legally disowned you by now if I weren't worried what implications the fallout would have on my job."
Dakota, who was still rather feral years after the second season, looked at her father, hissed, and went back to eating his plants.
Suddenly, the phone rang, and Milton picked it up with a scowl.
"Yes? What is it?" He demanded.
His facial expression soon turned even more sour, and he nodded gravely.
"I see. Well, I'll be sure to send a replacement right over. Thank you for informing me."
With that, he slammed the phone down on the receiver and called out, "JULIE!"
A young, self-important looking woman in a business suit walked into the office.
"Yes?" She asked.
"One of the interns over at Specter Islands called me. Apparently Chris is missing," Milton explained.
"I see. A pity."
"Indeed," Milton nodded, "right now, however, we can't afford to halt production with our ratings- I-" he paused, "- actually, can you give me a few numbers? I think I may know just how to fix this."
"Of course sir," Julie nodded, "just give me the names."
"First, find me-" Milton was interrupted when Dakota let out a shriek and began rolling around on the carpet.
"...just give me a pen," Milton sighed.
~o.0.o~
Johnny whistled slightly as he headed back to the cabins, the bodies of a few birds from that mornings's hunt slung over his shoulder. Upon reaching the cabins, he was greete with what was becoming an increasingly familiar sight- DJ, Duncan, Lucky, and Cody were all sitting around the entrance looking angry.
"He still not givin' anyone food?" Johnny asked.
"No," Cody groaned, "I've tried talking with him, but he won't even let us inside anymore!"
"I don't understand why he's even mad at US," DJ sighed, gesturing to himself and Duncan, "I've tried telling him we didn't vote for Courtney."
"Neither did I!" Cody exclaimed.
"Look, it doesn't matter," Johnny said, grabbing the birds he had caught, "I got us enough for today, at least."
"But what about tomorrow?" DJ asked, "What then? We need those rations!"
"Well, if Geoff isn't willing to share on his own," Lucky frowned, "then we'll have to take initiative."
"Take initiative?" DJ demanded, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means we're going to get those rations one way or another," Lucky snapped, "look, he's upset about his girl leaving, and that's fine. But forcing a bunch of people to starve over it?"
"So what do you want us to do, then?" DJ asked, "Same thing you did with Lance?"
"Hey, fuck you-"
"SHUT UP!" Cody shouted.
Everyone stopped and looked at Cody, who sat there, red faced.
"Just... Stop arguing, okay?" Cody pleaded, "It isn't going to settle anything! We can settle things with Geoff once he becomes willing to talk!"
"Look, he's right," Johny agreed, "lets just wait until he's willing to-"
"Hey, who's that?" Duncan asked.
Duncan pointed to the distance, where a lone figure was striding towards them.
"... I have no idea," Cody shrugged, getting to his feet, "that's way too tall to be Chris... And all the girls are in their cabin."
One by one, the boys all stood up to get a good look at the approaching figure, who seemed to be bounding towards them enthusiastically.
"-DEEEEEEEEEE!" The figure called.
"What are they saying?" Duncan frowned, his brow furrowing.
"I can't hear them," DJ admitted.
"-DEEEEEEE-" the figure called again.
Cody squinted his eyes for a better look, when a look of horror fell across his face.
"Oh no," he started, "oh no, no, no."
"What's the matter?" Duncan asked.
"HIDE ME!" Cody shouted, "Please for the love of everything good in the world, please hide me!"
"I don't understand why you're getting so-" Duncan started.
"OH COOOOOODDDDDDDYYYYYYYYY!" The figure called once more.
Realization dawned on Duncan.
"Hide him!" Duncan nodded frantically, "Quick, just get him out of here!"
"Woah, what's the rush?" DJ asked.
"Just do it!" Duncan said, "Before she-"
"Too late!" Cody groaned, scurrying to get away.
"Oh, come on, you silly-billy," Sierra giggled, "where's my hug?"
"GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAKY WEIRDO!" Cody shouted as Sierra grabbe him from behind.
Sierra clutched him incredibly close, so much so that his face began to turn a shade not yet known to man as he gasped for air.
"Oh, Cody," Sierra giggled, "it'll be okay. You'll get over it once the Stockholm syndrome sets in!"
Geoff, who looked angry, poked his head out of the door.
"Okay," he started, "who's making all that noi- OH MY GOD WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?"
By this point, the girls had exited their cabin to see what the fuss was about, and most of them- especially Gwen- looked horrified.
"Who the hell is this?" Quinn scoffed, crossing her arms.
At this, Sierra turned her head in an almost mechanical fashion to look at Quinn.
"I'm Mrs. Cody Anderson!" Sierra gushed, "Or at least I will be once CODY STOMPS ALL OF YOUR FACES IN TO THE DIRT, WIPES YOUR BRAINS OFF OF HIS SHOES AND COLLECTS THE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE hee hee hee~"
At this point, even Johnny was visibly disturbed.
"But more importantly," Sierra giggled, "I'm your new hostess! Did you hear that, Cody? Hostess! I can be your little Hostess Twinkie!"
"That's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard," Sunny muttered.
"DON'T YOU JUDGE OUR LOVE!" Sierra shrieked, "BECAUSE WE LOVE EACH OTHER WITH AN UNDYING LOVE THAT TRUMPS ALL OTHER- Cody?"
Sierra broke off her rant as she realized Cody had passed out.
"Well, that's okay," she giggled, "I need you all unconscious anyway."
"Okay, THAT'S the most disturbing thing I've ever heard," Sunny corrected.
"Look, whatever you're planning, we outnumber you," Duncan smirked, "so just back away peacefully. We don't want any trouuuuuuuuu..."
Duncan wobbled in place for a minute as he trailed off, and then fell to the ground.
"What the-?" DJ started.
DJ gasped once he saw a dart sticking out of Duncan's back.
"You're forgetting that as your new hostess, I have the interns," Sierra giggled.
"RUN!" DJ shouted.
Before DJ could take a step, a dart flew into his neck, and he slowly dropped to the ground.
"Sunny, get inside!" Lucky shouted before falling victim to another dart.
Geoff, Miri, Quinn, and Johnny, who had decided to run, were also systematically dropping like flies. Sunny and Gwen had managed to duck inside the girls cabin, and were huddled under one of the beds.
"Seriously, who is that?" Sunny asked.
"Sierra," Gwen answered, a look of fury on her face, "insane fan girl. Why can't she just leave Cody alone?"
"I don't know about any of that, but shouldn't we, you know, do something?" Sunny asked.
"Like what?" Gwen frowned, "we step out there and we're toast! Unless... Hold on, I have a plan!"
Before Gwen could explain said plan, a canister rolled into the cabin and released a large amount of gas.
"Great," Gwen muttered before passing out, "just... Great."
~o.0.o~
It was a couple of hours before the campers woke up, and when they did, they found themselves in the woods somewhere, surrounded by trees.
"Ugh... What happened?" Cody groaned, "I had the weirdest dream that OH MY GOD SIERRA!"
Sierra, who was nearby, grinned from ear to ear.
"Oh, don't worry fishy-poo," Sierra giggled, "I'll make sure you get through the challenge okay."
By now, the other campers were beginning to to realize the situation.
"Where's Chris?" Miri asked.
"No one knows," Sierra shrugged, "so they sent me along to replace him!"
"He just... Went missing?" Geoff frowned.
"Yep! Great, huh?" Sierra giggled, "Anyway, it's time for the challenge!"
"Oh no," Duncan said, "Im not participating in any of your- what the?"
Duncan stopped talking, and examined a chain he found tied to his waist... and to Quinn's.
"What the hell is this?" Quinn demanded.
As soon as the other campers noticed this, they began to discover that everyone had been bound to someone else: Duncan and Quinn, Gwen and Geoff, Sunny and Miri, Cody and Lucky, and DJ with Johnny.
"Why, it's part of you challenge!" Sierra explained, "For my debut, I decided to bring a twist to an old classic. Instea of completing an obstacle course by yourself, you'll have to complete an obstacle course that's stretched all the way up this mountain while tied to another person!"
"Wait, we're on the mountain?" Duncan asked.
"Yep," Sierra nodded, "about halfway up! Your job is to make it to the top with your partner- the first two to do this will win immunity from tonight's elimination!"
"No way," Gwen huffed, folding her arms, "you can't just barge on to the show and expect everyone to go along with your crazy-"
"Gwen," Sierra sighed, "I've been pretty lenient with you so far. Before I got here I wanted to RIP OFF YOUR SKIN AND SEW IT INTO A CARPET but I decided it would be easier if to just hook you and Geoff back up now that Courtney's gone!"
"Wait, is that why you tied Geoff and I together?" Gwen demanded.
"Yep," Sierra nodded, "I hope you two are as happy together as Cody and I!"
"But we aren't together!" Gwen snapped, "And neither are you and Cody! Can't you just take no for an answer?"
"I don't know, can you live without your LUNGS?" Sierra shrieked, "Stay away from my Cody bear or I'll... Calming down! Why don't you guys start your challenge, hm? I'm rooting for you, Cody-wody!"
Cody and Gwen gave each other worried glances.
"Look, lets just get this overwith," Duncan sighed, beginning to walk forward.
"Whatever," Quinn muttered.
The campers, not left with much choice, began their trek up the mountain, still worried about what Sierra might try.
~o.0.o~
Cody, Gwen, Geoff and Lucky were walking in a group. Actually, to put it accurately, Cody and Gwen were walking together, and Lucky and Geoff were being pulled along for the ride.
"I can't believe Sierra's back," Cdy groaned, "what am I going to do?"
"I don't know," Gwen shrugged, "it'll be okay, Cody. I'm sure Chris will be back before we know it."
"I'm not so sure," Cody admitted, "where did he go, anyway?"
"Who knows? Maybe he's been drinking again and got lost in the woods," Gwen suggested.
"Maybe," Cody muttered, "so... What about you? Sierra's probably going to try to get rid of you somehow."
"Probably," Gwen agreed, "but there isn't much we can do about it at the moment."
"I guess not," Cody agreed, "but we need to make sure you win immunity tonight. That way, she can't rig the votes or anything like that."
"Alright," Gwen nodded, "thanks, Cody."
~o.0.o~
Meanwhile, a few of the other teams were having some difficulty getting along.
"Move faster!" Quinn snapped, "We can't let the others catch up!"
"Alright, alright, easy!" Duncan frowned, "this chain keeps digging into my waist when you try to run far ahead like that!"
"Then quit being a baby and hurry up!"
As Duncan and Quinn continued to climb, however, a barrel came crashing down towards them.
"Move!" Duncan shouted.
The two both tried to jump out of the way- however, because they had leapt in opposite directions, they soon fell to the ground. By the time they gathered themselves, the barrel crashed into them, launching them further down the mountain.
Sunny and Miri watched, the former being quite amused.
"We need to be careful," Miri muttered, "who knows what other traps could be set up?"
"Yeah," Sunny chuckled, "but I could watch that all day. I think I might once this comes out on DVD."
"What've you two got against each other, anyway?" Miri asked.
"We just don't get along, that's all," Sunny shrugged, "although it may also have something to do with the fact that's she's a manipulative, under handed, self centered, conniving bi-"
"Okay okay, I get the point," Miri interrupted, "can we just keep going?"
The two continued their trek up the mountain until Miri stepped on a misshapen patch of dirt, and there was a rather ominous sounding beep.
"Um," Sunny gulped, "what was-"
There was a bright flash of light, and the two girls were launched into the air. They landed a few seconds later, covered in scrapes and bruises.
"I think my entire life flashed before my eyes up there," Sunny groaned.
Miri gave no response.
"Miri?"
Sunny looked over, and saw the redhead was unconscious.
"Oh, bugger."
~o.0.o~
As Cody, Gwen and the rest of the group continued to walk along, Cody saw a cannonball rocketing towards them.
"Watch out!" He yelled, pulling Gwen out of the way just in time.
"Thanks Cody," Gwen smiled.
"Don't mention it," he said, "you've gotta be careful, though. It wouldn't surprise me if Sierra was behind that personally."
"In that case, we should split up," Gwen said.
"What? Why?" Cody asked, eyes widening.
"Think about it. Sierra doesn't want me close to you, right?" Gwen explained, "If we split up, then maybe she'll leave us alone."
"Maybe," Cody shivered, "or maybe she'll go after you even more now that you're alone."
"Uh, hello," Geoff coughed.
"See?" Gwen smiled, "I'll have Geoff watching my back. No need to worry- we'll both be safer this way."
"Well, alright," Cody sighed, "if you really think so."
"Relax Cody, I'll be fine," Gwen told him, "I'll see you after the challenge, okay?"
"Okay," Cody called as the two began to walk off, "bye, Gwen!"
Once they were a good distance away, Geoff turned to Gwen and raised an eyebrow.
"So, do you really think it'll be safer for you this way?" He asked.
"Probably not, no," Gwen admitted, "but I don't want Cody to do anything stupid or put himself in harm's way for me."
"Oh."
"Yeah," Gwen said, shifting uncomfortably. It had been years since she and Geoff had been together, but she still felt more on edge than she probably should have.
To make things worse, Geoff said, "You really care about him, don't you?"
"Well, I-" Gwen stammered, blushing a little.
"Gwen, it's fine," Geoff shrugged, "I mean, granted this is probably pretty uncomfortable since we've dated-"
"You think?"
"-but all I'm saying is that I've been there," Geoff continued, "do you know how long I had a crush on Courtney before I had the nerve to say anything to her?"
"Since immediately after we broke up?" Gwen teased.
"Well, yeah," Geoff muttered, "okay, maybe I was on the rebound pretty hard, but can you blame me? Breaking up wasnt exactly fun for me!"
"I know," Gwen sighed, "and I'm sorry. It shouldn't have happened like that. I was just... Scared. I was in a really bad place and I panicked."
"Scared of what?" Geoff asked.
"Geoff, I'm..." Gwen paused. Granted, she had already told the story to Cody, but that was different. Very different.
"It's my heart," Gwen said after a while, "I wasnt feeling too great after I was eliminated in the second season, so I saw one of the doctors that was at the aftermath studio. He told me I was sick- that my heart was struggling to work properly. Over time I've learne to manage it better, but I'm still..."
She trailed off.
"Oh, Gwen, I didn't know," Geoff said, jaw dropping, "why didnt you tell anyone?"
"I was scared," Gwen said again, "I thought I was going to die, so I just... I don't know. I broke it of with you so you didn't get too attached. I thought it would be easier for everyone that way."
Geoff shook his head slowly, unsure of what to say.
"So, there it is," Gwen said, "if you were still wondering why things ended like they did, there you go."
"So... Does Cody-"
"Yes," Gwen nodded, "I told him a while ago."
"Then why not just get together already?"
"I don't know," Gwen muttered, "I mean, what if something happens?"
"Look, I understand where you're coming from," Geoff nodded, "I'd be scared in your posisition too. But isn't it better to have loved and than to never have love at all?"
"I... I don't know," Gwen admitted, "but... Maybe you're right. Maybe I should have a talk with him once the challenge is over."
"Go for it," Geoff agreed.
"Yeah... Thanks, Geoff."
~o.0.o~
Meanwhile, Cody was also discussing relationship issues, but to significantly less avail.
"I don't know... Do you think I should go after her?" He asked.
"Cody, for the last time," Lucky muttered, "I've never spoken to you until now. Why are you asking me?"
"I don't know, because you're here!" Cody exclaimed, "Look, I don't know what to do, and I could use a little advice here!"
"It's not my problem," Lucky snapped, "you want advice, go see a therapist or something."
"I just figured you could relate, is all," Cody muttered, looking a little hurt.
Feeling like a colossal jerk, Lucky sighed, and looked at his feet.
"Look, I've never really been in any serious relationships," Lucky explained, "I mean, I've had a flung here and there, but nothin that's ever lasted. I'm the wrong guy to be asking. But I guess if you want my honest advice, if you really care about her, then you should tell her. I mean, if there's something there, something REALLY there and not just the usual superficial bullshit... then it's worth holding on to."
"Huh. You know," Cody smirked, "that was surprisingly sensitive."
"Get bent."
~o.0.o~
Meanwhile, Duncan, Quinn, DJ, Johnny, Sunny and Miri were all nearing the top of the mountain. Having evaded nearly all of Sierra's traps, DJ and Johnny had a firm lead with Duncan and Quinn in second place.
"Come on, we gotta catch up!" Sunny exclaimed.
"I know, I know," Miri said, exhasperated, "just let me think a minute. If we can figure out how to lure the other two teams into a trap, we should be able to pull out the win."
Quinn, who had overheard, smiled to herself.
"Funny, I had something similar in mind," she hissed.
"What was that?" Duncan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, nothing," Quinn smiled.
"Come on, we got this!" DJ cheered, "Just a little further!"
At that moment, however, Sierra appeared at the top of the mountain, grinning.
"Sorry, but I can't let you beat my Cody bear," she said, pulling out a squirt gun.
"Oh no, a squirt gun," Duncan smirked, "my hair might get wet! What will I do?"
Sierra pointed the fun, and fired a stream of liquid at Duncan, who immediately fell to the ground, clutching his chest.
"It burns!" He groaned, "what WAS that?"
"I'm guessing acid," Miri shrugged, "probably sulfuric or hydrochloric."
In response, Sierra giggled, and aimed her gun at Miri. Sunny, however, yanked her out of the way right before te acid made contact.
"Thanks," Miri smiled, nodding appreciatively.
"You know, this isn't going to work out as well as I thought it would," Sierra frowned, "plan B!"
Sierra dropped the gun, and motioned to an intern who wheeled over a pitching machine. Sierra grinned wildly, and positioned herself behind it.
"THIS should do the trick!" She said.
"Over here," DJ whispered to Johnny.
DJ jerked his head towards some trees, to which Johnny nodded. The two managed to take cover just as Sierra activated the pitching machine, which was hurling out baseballs at an unnatural rate. Sunny, Miri, Duncan and Quinn were easily mowed down, and soon Sierra stood triumphant, admiring her work.
"Now I just have to wait until my Cody gets here!" She cheered.
Out of the corner of her eye, however, she saw two figures rapidly approaching. Before she could turn to fire, however, Johnny and DJ were already at the top of the mountain with her.
"NO!" She shrieked, "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE-"
"Well, we ain't," Johnny snapped, crossing his arms, "and I think we won immunity fair and square."
Sierra stood there for a moment, turning progressively darker and darker shades of red.
"FINE," she spat out, "you can have your immunity. Not like anyone would vote off Cody anyway."
"Speakin of which, shouldn't he be getting here by now?" DJ asked, "I could have sworn he was close behind. Wonder what's taking them so long."
~o.0.o~
"There," Cody said, "I think we're getting closer to the peak-"
All of a sudden, a pair of screams cut Cody off, making him jump slightly.
"Who was that?" Cody asked, looking around.
"Who cares?" Lucky frowned, "Look, we need to get moving-"
There was another scream, and this time Cody was able to pinpoint the location.
"Over there!" He said, pointing to the west, "We have to go check it out!"
"No, we really don't," Lucky insisted, "now lets-"
Before he could finish, Cody started to walk away.
"What are you doing?" Lucky demanded.
"I need to go make sure whoevers over there is okay!" Cody snapped.
"It isn't our problem!" Lucky argued.
"What if it was Sunny?" Cody asked.
Lucky stopped a moment, and sighed.
"Fine, whatever," he said grudgingly, "lets just make it quick."
Cody nodded, and the two rushed over as quick as they could.
"Help!" A voice screamed.
"Over there!" Cody said, "Follow me!"
Te two wandered through a stretch of woods before finally finding the source of the noise: a bear had backed both Geoff and Gwen into a corner.
Of course it was a bear, Cody thought to himself, it couldn't have been anything else.
"Gwen!" Cody shouted, "hold on, I'm coming!"
"You've gotta be kidding me," Lucky groaned.
"Cody?" Gwen asked, surprised, "Go get help or something, quick!"
"No time," Cody insisted, "just hang on, I'll save you guys!"
Cody looked around the area quickly, before letting out a sigh and grabbing a nearby rock.
"Be ready to run," Cody said.
"Wait, wha-"
Lucky started.
Cody hurled the rock forward, which hit the bear in the head.
The bear turned, let out a roar, and stepped towards Cody.
"GO!" Cody shouted.
Gwen and Geoff immediately took off running, while the bear continued to lurch towards Cody and Lucky.
"I hate you so much," Lucky hissed.
"Run!" Cody shouted.
The bear let out another roar as the two turned and sprinted off. Lucky glanced over his shoulder, and saw the bear was in pursuit, not too far behind.
"I guess this is where we die," Lucky muttered.
"We'll be fine," Cody panted, "uh... See any trees we can climb?"
~o.0.o~
A few minutes later, and Geoff and Gwen had made it to the top of the mountain with everyone else.
"Guys!" Gwen exclaimed, "We need your help!"
"What's wrong?" DJ asked, "Something happen?"
"There's a bear," Gwen panted, "after Cody... need to... Save..."
"A beat after Cody?" Sierra gasped, "NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH CODY EXCEPT ME!"
With that, Sierra grabbed the pitching machine and sprinted off.
"Okay, that girl scares me," DJ shivered.
~o.0.o~
Cody and Lucky where at the top of a tree holding on for dear life when Sierra arrived.
"Oh no, Sierra," Cody groaned.
"Hey, any help is better than no help at this point," Lucky snapped.
"Don't worry Cody, I'll save you!" Sierra shouted.
The bear, startled by the noise, spun around to see what was going on, only to be pelted over and over by baseballs. The bear eventually took too many blows to the face, and fell to the ground unconscious. Cody an lucky watched uneasily for a moment before descending to the ground. Before his feet could even touch the dirt, however, Cody was tackled by Sierra.
"Oh my gosh, are you alright?" She demanded, "Do you see what happens when you lave me? DO YOU SEE?"
"Yeah, um, can you let me go?" Cody asked.
"Cody!" A voice shouted.
Cody and Sierra both turned to see Gwen and Geoff rushing towards them.
"Are you alright?" Gwen asked.
"Fine, thanks," Cody smiled.
"You sure?" Lucky growled, "How about that stab wound?"
"What stab wound?"
"THE ONE I'M GONNA GIVE YOU."
"Look, I'm sorry, okay?" Cody sighed, "But I couldn't sit back and let the bear rip them apart!"
"I'm sorry, guys," Gwen murmured, "I just hope you weren't hurt."
"You could have gotten him killed!" Sierra shouted, "Now come on Cody. It's time to go back to camp."
~o.0.o~
Back at camp, everyone was waiting around for the elimination ceremony. Outside the boys cabin, Geoff was apologizing to everyone for his earlier behavior.
"Look, I'm sorry I didn't let you guys have any food," he muttered, "I was just really upset that you voted Courtney off."
"And you just suddenly change your mind right before the elimination ceremony?" Quinn scoffed, "Funny how that works."
A few contestants murmured agreement. Geoff, who hadnt actually thought of it that way into now, face-palmed.
"Okay, okay," Geoff gulped, "I know that does look really sketchy, but I promise you that's not why I'm doing this."
"Sure, whatever," Quinn said, walking off, "you can keep your bribe, thank you very much."
"Um, I think that may have backfired," Geoff muttered as some of the other contestants began to walk off.
~o.0.o~
Later that night, Sierra gathered the top ten for the elimination ceremony.
"Oh my gosh, I'm HOSTING an elimination ceremony," Sierra grinned, "I KNEW I was destined for this moment! Okay, I'm sure you're all eager to know if you're safe or not, but I'll just say it right now- unless your name is Gwen, you have no need to worry! First marshmallows go to DJ and Johnny since they had immunity, and of course my Cody bear.
Sunny also gets a marshmallow, and so do Miri and Lucky.
Duncan and Quinn, also safe.
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"..Gwen?!"
CONFESSIONAL: CODY
*Cody holds up a box full of fake votes*
I figured Sierra would try to switch the votes, an it turns out I was right. I saw her take the actual votes of of the box just before the elimination ceremony and try to throw them away. In their place she left ten votes for Gwen- so I waited until she wasnt looking and swapped the original votes back in again.
END CONFESSIONAL
"Wait, how...?" Sierra began, absolutely stunned.
"I guess I saw this coming," Geoff sighed, "well, later dudes."
~o.0.o~
As the campers were walking backto their cabins, Gwen rushe over to Cody's side.
"Hey," she greeted, "can I talk to you?"
"Of course!" Cody nodded, "I was meaning to talk to you, too-"
"Oh, Gwennnnnn!" Sierra called, "I need to talk to you, NOW."
The two spun around, and saw Sierra standing a few yards away, looking furious.
"Oh," Gwen frowned, "I better go see what she wants. I'll talk to you in a bit, okay?"
"Yeah," Cody nodded, "come find me when you're done!"
Gwen waved goodbye, and walked over to Sierra.
"What do you-" she started.
"Listen here," Sierra interrupted, "I don't know how you did what you did, but I am NOT happy."
"What are you talking about?" Gwen asked, genuinely confused.
"Don't play dumb with me," Sierra growled, "you know, I used to like you, Gwen, so I'll make you a deal. Stay away from Cody, and il llet you stay on the island."
"You're joking," Gwen scoffed.
"No," Sierra grinned, "I'm serious. If I see you talking to him again, I'll eliminate both of you."
"Okay, this is getting ridiculous," Gwen snapped, "you can't eliminate us just for-"
"Can't I?" Sierra asked, "I'm the host now, Gwen. I can do whatever I want. But if you really want to take that chance, go ahead."
Gwen looked over at Cody, who smiled and waved.
"...fine," Gwen sighed, "have it your way."
"Good," Sierra grinned, "now run along."
Scowling, Gwen turned to walk back to camp.
"And remember Gwen," Sierra called, "you're in my world now!"