Episode 4: Much Ado About Somethin'
"Last time on Total Drama: The Mentorship! The campers had to go spend a little quality time with Mother Nature. Needless to say, some failed to perform at the highest level (the camera flashed to Patrick failing his part), while others got over their fears well (the camera flashed to Ai playing with Tomato the dog), and someone has won the attention of a certain female (the camera flashes to Ai and Ben at the campfire). In the end, our musician Hana was sent home. Who will go home this week? Who will earn these leftover rotten Gilded Chris Awards? Who will sign my paycheck?! Find out all this and more on TOTAL. DRAMA. THE MENTORSHIP!" Chris said, the cameras flashing to the opening theme song.
7 Days before the next challenge
It was the day after Hana had been voted off. Jenn, who was behind Ai on the line for the morning gruel, had made up her mind to make an alliance with Ai and take her to the finale. "Ai, we need to talk. Alone. Now."
After getting their food and finding a quiet place, Ai proceeded to mix up her tomato juice and gruel as usual. Jenn pushed her own bowl of gruel aside, resting her elbows on the table, leaning in, her eyes narrow as she stared intently at Ai.
"Ai, I need help." Jenn said, finally backing off a bit.
"Sure, Jenn, what do you need?" Ai asked, concerned for her friend.
"I'm not sure how closely you paid attention to any of these past seasons of Total Drama, but alliances do play a key role for those who make it to the finale."
"Oh, sure. Look at Gwen and Owen back at season one. If they didn't team up, they'd never have gotten rid of Heather." Ai said, not really catching Jenn's drift.
"Er… yeah, right. Well, I was thinking that if we wanted to overcome someone… say, Patrick… we would need to work together." Jenn said, trying not to get frustrated.
"What are you getting at, Jenn? That we form an alliance or something?" Ai asked, finally taking the hint.
"Yes. If you just do what I tell you to do, and to trust me no matter what, I can take us to the very end." Jenn said.
Ai thought about it for a moment. A chance at winning never actually occurred to her. She knew in competitive sports she never lasted long, and thus she considered herself a weak link. So for a chance to get to the final two with her friend… "Yes! I say let's go for it!"
Jenn gave a small smile. She wasn't expecting such enthusiasm from Ai. She only hoped that Ai would keep her end of the bargain.
6 Days before the next challenge
Gwen was leaving the cabin where the mentors were staying. It was early enough that maybe she could slip to the lake without being disturbed. She was in her usual black two-piece bikini and carried a dark blue towel over her shoulder. What she didn't count on was that Cody was up early as well.
Cody: The good thing about Sierra is that she stays up all night working on her blog, so she never really has the energy to get up early. I saw what was probably my one and only chance to make a move on Gwen and, being the awesome Codemeister that I am, I thought I could actually win her over this time.
Gwen was at the lake, taking her sandals off. She looked around and picked up a pebble. She tossed it into the water, making sure that this area was safe, and no hungry sharks would come around and try to eat her. The pebble splashed about for a few leaps, and then sunk without any angered animals. She gently stuck her foot in to test the temperature and was just about to dive in…
"Morning Gwen!"
Gwen lost her concentration and fell into the water with a huge crash. As she surfaced, she angrily looked at the cause of her disturbance.
"Cody? What are you doing?"
Cody, who was in his swimming trunks, walked up to the edge of the dock confidently, attempting to look cool but was not succeeding very well. The dock was still badly damaged and looked like it just needed someone to take a wrong step before the broken part would come off. "Just here to do my morning routine. Did you come to see?"
"No."
But Cody ignored her, and awkwardly tried to do some stretches.
Gwen liked Cody, for he had been a loyal friend to her, even after she had been in a relationship with Duncan back in season three. But right now she was still upset and confused over Trent; she just wanted some time alone. She saw her chance to get rid of Cody for a while.
She quietly went under the deep cracks in the dock, and gave it a good push. The wood gave way and Cody fell into the water and to his luck, he ended up waking up some sharks, including Fang. Gwen wisely got out of the water and watched the chaos unfold of the sharks chasing Cody around. Trent walked over, shocked at what he saw. "What's Cody doing?" he asked Gwen.
"Oh, he's just doing his morning routine." Gwen said, hoping that Cody had finally learned his lesson about stalking her.
"I'LL SAVE YOU CODY!" came the familiar shriek of Sierra, as she dived into the water, and started beating up the sharks. They all swam off, except for Fang who stayed around a few extra moments, staring coldly at the mentors. He then sunk under the water, thinking better against fighting Sierra.
Sierra then scooped up Cody and brought him back to shore as he was too tired to get back himself. "Are you okay, Cody? Talk to me! Oh, maybe I came too late! I don't want to have to publish my obituary for you on my blog!"
Cody rolled his eyes. "I'm fine Sierra. Thanks for saving me from that giant shark."
"That was Fang." Sierra said. "He's been around since season four." She then carried Cody back to the cabin, smiling mischievously. Gwen gave a small smile. How cute those two were.
She then realized that Trent was still next to her. The two looked at each other shyly. "I came to give you these. You've been looking kind of tense lately." Trent said, holding up a small bunch of flowers. Gwen took them and gave them a smell. She then had a sickening feeling.
"Are there eucalyptus leaves in here?!" she cried out.
"I'm not sure; I'm not familiar with the plants around here. But the bunch looked nice when I put them together so…"
Gwen's eyes began to swell up and turn red, and she tossed them into the water. "Weren't you watching season three? I'm allergic to eucalyptus!" She then ran off.
Gwen: -she still looks all puffed up- well I suppose that's the Universe's way of getting me back for what I did to Cody.
Trent: I mayhave forgotten about Gwen's allergy. But I don't even know what eucalyptus looks like, never mind knew that it grew on this island.
Needless to say, Gwen was more upset over Trent than before and she ended up needing to go to the infirmary, where she sulked for the rest of the day.
5 Days before the next challenge
Patrick, Katie, and Sadie were at the mess hall. Patrick was hoping to finally get some sort of information out of them. Heather had been keeping him up-to-date on what she knew, but without her pupil on the island anymore, she wasn't able to get the same information as the other mentors.
"So, I heard from a, uh, reliable source that you have the info on the next challenge?" Patrick was sitting between Katie and Sadie trying to figure out what the next challenge was going to be. He hoped he could secure another victory for his team.
"Oh my gosh, I was hoping you would ask about that." Katie said.
"Oh. My. Gosh, Katie! I was hoping he would ask too! Because this is something…"
"That we would have excelled in, if it happened back in season one. Right Sadie?"
"Totally right of course, Katie!"
Patrick bit his lip, attempting his best not to snap at the two girls. "So, could you please tell me about it?"
"Well..." both girls said together. "No."
Patrick was shocked. "No?! What do you mean by that? You sounded like you were going to tell me just a moment ago."
"I think it's best that we didn't…" Sadie started.
"We wouldn't want you to get an advantage over the other team." Katie said sweetly.
"Yeah, it totally would not be fair." Sadie added.
"The whole point of having you two for mentors was supposed to help give me an advantage!" Patrick burst out.
But Katie and Sadie were distracted by Justin, who had come into the mess hall with Phillip. "Like, oh. My. Gosh." Katie said, having to fan herself.
"Even though he was, like, totally evil at one point, he's still so hot!" Sadie said. Patrick rolled his eyes.
"His ending performance in Total Drama Action left me with much to be desired." Patrick muttered.
Meantime, Ai was visiting Gwen, who was still in the infirmary. They weren't talking strategy, since Gwen had not learned anything about the challenge this week, and Ai just assumed that Jenn would tell her anyway.
"So how did this happen to you?" Ai asked. "Maybe I can find a way to help get you better faster."
"No, don't bother. Let Chef exercise his expired nurse's license for a bit." Gwen said, laughing as best she can. Her face was still puffed up, but her eyes were at least looking better. "Anyway, how are you enjoying the island? It seems a just as crappy as when I went through the routine the first time."
"Oh trust me, the worst part is the food. But it's not so bad. I got to finally re-read the entire Wolf, Warlock and Broom Closet series."
"Is that all you ever think about, Ai? Don't you do anything else? Like swimming?" Gwen asked. Even though she loved reading and drawing, she knew it was not normal to just read all of the time.
"Me and Jenn go on the beach and we… well, I wouldn't say suntan, since we're both under umbrellas." Ai said. "But she enjoys napping out there and I read…" But Ai seemed to be holding back. "Gwen, can you give any advice about feelings?"
"What kind of feelings?" Gwen asked. Now she was feeling awkward again, reminded of Trent's attempt at a kind gesture that went horribly wrong.
"I'm not sure. I don't want to say love because I don't think it is." Ai said.
"Does this have to do with Phillip?"
"Oh goodness no!" Ai cried out. "Hardly!"
"Then who is it?" Gwen asked, the suspense killing her.
"Ben." Ai said, blushing lightly. "But I don't understand why. Maybe because he's the only sane male on this island or something, I don't know…"
Gwen sighed. "I can't help you with that Ai. I'm not exactly an expert source when it comes to romantic fuzzy feelings. All I can tell you is this: don't let them get in the way. Or someone will try to manipulate those feelings. And I don't mean Ben. Someone else will try."
Ai didn't want to talk about it anymore, but she couldn't help but let her curiosity get the better of her. "So did Trent come to visit you?"
Gwen gave a small laugh. "Yes he did, last night in fact, to once again apologize for the leaves."
Ai stood up to go, as she could see Jenn waiting outside the infirmary. "You know Gwen, when I watched Total Drama World Tour, I knew, deep down, you still retained something for him. Maybe you should give him another chance. He seems to have mentally recovered from the number nine."
Ai walked out and didn't hear Gwen mutter under her breath: "Wow, you're too insightful for your own good."
Jenn and Ai walked back to the cabins. "So did you gain anything important out of Gwen?" Jenn asked. She was writing some sort of calculation in a small notepad, and she pushed her classes up by the eraser of her pencil.
"Only that love sucks because someone is going to get hurt." Ai said, trying not to think too hard on that.
Jenn groaned. "Well, I suppose that is a good point. You better keep that in mind when you decide to get curious over him."
Jenn walked on ahead without Ai, leaving her very confused.
4 Days before the next challenge
Cody made sure he was up bright and early. He was going to try to visit Gwen, try to apologize about the other day and see how she was recovering, but the moment he opened the cabin door, a siren went off.
"WARNING! CODY IS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE CABIN! WARNING!"
"Cody, what do you think you're doing?!" Sierra cried out, hurrying out of the girl's section of the mentor cabin.
"Um… Going to visit Gwen…" He said awkwardly.
"You know you can't go anywhere on this island without me! What if Fang decides to hunt you down and I wasn't there to protect you?" Sierra said, starting to look tearful as she gave him a crushing hug.
Cody just rolled his eyes. "Fang… ugh… isn't… going… to… follow me!" he choked out.
"Tell that to creepy Scott." Sierra said, dragging him into the female portion of the mentor cabin, so she could keep him in sight at all times…
It was now nightfall. After spending most of the day trying to "bag a big ol' moose" with Ezekiel, Ben was pretty tired out. He tried many times to tell Zeke that there didn't seem to be any wild moose on Pahkitew Island, but Zeke insisted they would find something. Well, at the very least, Ben gained some skills at archery, trying to shoot what looked like fresh apples down from the trees. He managed to get quite a few too, which ended up serving as lunch.
He was just about to go into male part of Team Athen's cabin, when he noticed Ai staring up at the star-filled sky. She, of course, had a book on her lap, and Tomato the dog was dozing on the step below her. She was letting out a small sigh.
"So… what one are you looking for?"
Ai was surprised. "Oh, hey Ben. Did Zeke find his moose?"
"Nope. I told him there weren't any, and I was right. But you didn't answer my question. Which star are you looking for?" Ben asked, knowing a tiny bit about astronomy.
"To be honest, I'm seeking the one that will guide me to my goal. But, of course, I know that that's impossible and sounds stupid." Ai said, hugging her book tighter to her.
"It doesn't sound stupid at all, honestly." Ben said. Ai gave a smile and the two sat next to each other, both looking up at the star filled sky.
The silence grew and became awkward and Ai finally decided to break it. "Ben, have you ever… I don't know… had a crush before?"
Ben raised his eyebrow. "A crush?"
"Yeah. I'm starting to think I'm developing one, and…" But Ai never had a chance. As if on cue, Phillip was walking by and overheard this.
"Ah, fair Ai! I knew you would eventually come around to me! No lady can resist me and my good looks!" Phillip said, flexing his muscles and flashing his bright white teeth.
"I don't have a crush on you Phillip! Leave me alone! Can't you bother some other girl?"
"Nay, for I know I have won them over easily. Only you resist me, at least on the outside."
Phillip: I just do not understand why she holds back. –he is surrounded by animals that are fawning over him. He then pets a deer on the head- Everyone loves me just based on my looks!
Ai was frustrated and stormed back into the cabin. Ben gave a sigh and said nothing more as Phillip tried to peep into the girl's side of the cabin. But he did notice Patrick staring intently at Phillip, and then he turned quickly away towards the communal washrooms.
Ben: Maybe it's just me, but there's something weird about Patrick. I mean, Phillip alone is creepy enough. Now you got Patrick staring around. I wonder what else is going on…
Patrick: Well, well, well… I think I just found my new alliance member. That prince charming is going to be rather easy to manipulate.
Day of the Challenge
Chris was walking by the broken dock, and laughing. "Well those were the more interesting points that happened this past week. But now I think it's time to get to the rotten beef and spoiled potatoes: this week's challenge in tribute to Total Drama Action!"
Patrick was now gathering up his team. It was early, right at sunrise. Team Rome had come to an agreement that they would meet every morning to discuss the game and how well they were doing as a team. This was the first meeting, and Patrick hoped that by acting the part of a democratic leader, he wouldn't be suspected of anything. "Alright, we've got the advantage again number-wise. Let's make sure that we keep on winning and we'll be getting Gemmi Awards in no time!"
"Agreed!" put in Leroy, who felt as though he had to support Patrick somehow.
"Actually guys, you will be playing for awards, but not the Gemmis." Chris said, coming out of nowhere.
"Then, what awards are we playing for? The Silver Globes?" Patrick asked.
"Even better than that! I'll announce everything as soon as Team Athens gets here." Chris said, walking off towards the Team Athen's cabin, and blaring a foghorn. This was greeted with screams and groans.
"Christopher McLean! Show some respect! Some of us are getting our beauty sleep!" Phillip said, sticking his head out a window, his hair in curlers, and a facial mask over his face.
"Well you don't have a hundred years, princess! Got five minutes before I start today's challenge!" Chris said, blaring the foghorn and giving an evil smile.
"Now that everyone is here, we're doing a tribute challenge to Total Drama Action. Each team will get two scripts, and there will be two performances. One person on each team will be a director. Two people will perform for each script. Since Chef is a qualified judge for the Raspberry Awards, he will be judging your performances." Chris said, tossing two sets of scripts to each team.
Patrick raised his hand. "And what about the awards we will get?"
"Oh yeah, when we had to clean up Wawanakwa, we found an old box of ancient Gilded Chris Awards from Total Drama Action. So the winning team will get the Gilded Chris! Team Rome, since you have an extra person, choose who you want to sit out. If your team loses, that person gets automatic immunity because they never had a chance to play."
Team Rome consulted quickly and it was quickly decided that Stella would sit this one out. The blonde girl looked relieved not to have to worry about anything today.
The teams moved off to different areas of camp right away, Jenn and Patrick automatically decided to become the directors of their teams.
Patrick opened up the first script, which was, ironically, Macbeth. "Oh my heart leaps for joy!" Patrick said, hugging the script. "Macbeth was the first play I was ever cast in. I was one of the three witches!"
Riley: So he was casted to play as an old lady who uses a broomstick to mix a pot and create chaos? … Awesome!
Patrick then looked at the second script, which was a scene from Beauty and the Beast. He brushed back his hair. "We shall do this the traditional way. You shall audition for your parts."
"Pardon me, Patrick, but it would be more efficient if you could just cast us yourself so we can practice more." Vivian said shyly.
Patrick groaned. "Out of all the people on this island, I have the most experience with acting. We shall do things my way for guaranteed victory."
He then opened up the script for Macbeth. "Alright, this is a scene requiring two males. Riley and Leroy, I suppose that means you will audition first." He handed them the script and were very surprised at the choice of scene.
"Um, what scene in Macbeth is this?" Leroy asked. "I don't remember this one from Lazy-Electric-Notes."
Patrick: How dare they mock one of the best plays in history by doing all of their assignments on it from some website! I'm starting to think I was born in the wrong time period!
"Just act the scene out." Patrick growled, and he gave Vivian and Crystal the Beauty and the Beast script so they could start practicing.
Riley (Old Man) and Leroy (Ross) thus began their attempts at Act II, Scene IV.
Riley: I am seventy years old and I remember well
All sorts of things I have seen.
The hours are long and strange, but this night
Defies all that I know.
Leroy: Good man,
You seek the sky with a troubled way
Because of this bloody turn of events. The clock says it's day,
But it's still dark out and my flashlight is dying.
Is it day or night?
Riley: It's unnatural,
Just last Tuesday, a falcon was killed by an owl.
Leroy: The king's horses were once tame,
But went wild and ran away.
Riley: Yes, they tried to eat each other.
Patrick was looking at them with a horrified look. "That was the worst performance I have ever seen! Riley, what was that with the last line? 'Yes, they tried to eat each other'? It needs more passion! You're not just reading the lines, you are acting them!"
Riley: Woah, someone needs to take a chill pill.
Vivian and Crystal then stepped up, hoping that they would give a better audition than what Riley and Leroy had given.
Crystal: I know I'm a hopeless romantic, but no matter what I tried, I just couldn't be Beauty. So I somehow ended up as the Beast. –she then winks at the camera- Rawr!
Crystal: (she pretends to bang at a door and appears nervous) Beauty,
Will you have dinner with me?
Vivian: No. Go away. (she is sitting on a rock, pretending to cry)
Crystal: (she is losing patience) Please have dinner with me!
Vivian: (more determined) No!
Crystal: THEN YOU SHALL STARVE!
Patrick and the others were amazed at the wonderful performance. Patrick clapped. "Oh, bravo! You two are for sure masters at Beauty and the Beast. So you have earned those roles." Vivian and Crystal were relieved, and went off to continue to practice, near where Stella was watching.
"As for you two, if you can't get the act into acting… Well just please try." Patrick said.
"Dude, relax. You think Athens is doing better than us?" Riley asked, with a surprising amount of confidence. "Don't worry, Patrick. Leroy and I will practice."
As Riley turned away to look for a better place to practice, Leroy gave Patrick a concerned look. Patrick motioned with his hands that Riley was the one to go next. That relieved Leroy, who proceeded to look over his lines again…
Jenn was pacing around in front of her team, as she reviewed the scripts. "Alright, listen up. One script is from Snow White, and the other one is from Hamlet. Now I really like Hamlet so, Raymond and Ben, don't mess it up! We can't afford a screw up…"
"Wait, does that mean I have to…?" Ai started to ask, in alarm that Jenn would intentionally pair her up with Phillip.
Phillip then picked her up bridal style. "Oh thank you, lovely Jennifer! I can now sweep my true love off of her feet and save her from an evil curse!"
Ai: Jenn, how could you do this to me? Look, I'd even take Raymond for my prince charming! And coming from me, that's high praise!
Jenn: Why did I pair up Ai and Phillip? Because can you imagine what would happen if he was in Hamlet? That poor ghost would run off.
Ai gave Jenn a death glare as she was carried off by Phillip so they could practice elsewhere. Ai hastily looked over the script, hoping that there would be no kissing scenes…
The theme for the Gilded Chris Award Ceremony began to play and the cameras turned to the amp theater, where the mentors were sitting to fill in for the audience. Chris was in his fancy suit on stage, having fun torturing the mentors by making the microphone pick up lots of feedback. Chef then walked up to his seat in the front row, with an annoyed look on his face. "I'm missin' my crime drama for this." he muttered to no one in particular.
Gwen was finally back to her normal self, and sat in a corner by herself. She could see Cody was being smothered by Sierra as she was making sure to keep him not only in sight but in her arms at all times. She then saw Owen was munching wildly on his popcorn, already looking around for a vendor to refill him, but there were no vendors to be found. Gwen gave a small smile. Her smile however turned away when she hear the bench creak next to her a bit as Trent sat next to her.
"Oh uh, sorry, was this seat taken?" he asked nervously.
"N-no! It's not!" she said hastily. Gwen had been thinking about what Ai had said, about retaining feelings for Trent. Gwen decided to take Ai's advice and she was hoping that, maybe for a change, she would get a happy ending.
Trent, for his part, seemed calm and okay despite her obvious nerves. He offered her some popcorn, but she declined politely. Just then, the lights went out, and a spotlight focused upon Chris.
"Welcome everyone to the presumably last Gilded Chris Awards for a long while, unless another rotten stash is found." As if to emphasize his point, the camera zoomed in on the box of awards, which were half melted and flies were buzzing around it. The camera then focused back on Chris. "So without further ado, we'll have Team Rome go first."
"Yay Team Rome!" called out Stella, who had just arrived to the amp theater.
Stella: It was quite interesting seeing Crystal and Vivian redoing a whole bunch of scenes from Beauty and the Beast. I mean, Crystal really belongs in an anime with her wild emotions. I was thinking maybe Six Piece for her.
Patrick then came up to the stage and the spotlight focused on him. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and tonight I hope you are impressed by my cast members as they perform in Macbeth and Beauty and the Beast." He then bowed as Owen clapped loudly, while everyone else seemed unimpressed.
Riley and Leroy came onstage, with Riley wearing a fake beard and a cane, representing his role as the Old Man. Leroy was dressed in an old Shakespearian suit that was clearly too tight and itchy on him.
Riley: I am seventy years old and I remember well
All sorts of things I have seen.
The hours are long and strange, but this night
Defies all that I know.
Leroy: Good man,
You seek the sky with a troubled way
Because of this bloody turn of events. The clock says it's day,
But it's still dark out and my flashlight is dying.
Is this the night ruling strong, or the day too tired?
The darkness has begun to rule the earth, but,
Is it day or night?
Riley: It's unnatural, like the wicked deeds that were done,
Just last Tuesday, a falcon was killed by an owl.
Leroy: The king's horses were once tame,
They were beautiful and swift, minions eager to serve,
But went wild and ran away, as if escaping from war.
Riley: Yes, for I have heard they tried to eat each other.
Leroy: They did so, to my surprise.
It was quite clear that they had indeed practiced. In fact, Riley seemed more in character than Leroy did.
Chef, on the other hand, was not very impressed. "I'd say that this deserves a Raspberry. I hate Macbeth." he grunted.
Patrick: So, wait, you mean to tell me that he only gives awards to those who do plays he likes? I admit the performance was tolerable compared to last time, but… GAAAH! Well in that case maybe Riley was right, that maybe the other team won't get more awards than us. Right? … Right?
Next up was Crystal and Vivian. Vivian was in Beauty's costume of a simple white dress with a purple apron. Crystal was wearing a wolf costume so she looked more beastly.
Crystal: Beauty, will you have dinner with me?
I would like to have wine with you very much.
Vivian: No. Go away, you monster!
Crystal: Please have dinner with me!
I shall only ask you once!
Vivian: No! You have taken my father away from me,
Without even giving me a chance to say farewell.
To dine with you would be almost a sin.
I shall never eat with you.
Crystal: THEN YOU SHALL STARVE!
Chef and most of the mentors gave the pair a satisfied applause, clearly indicating that this one was going to get a Gilded Chris.
Chris then pulled a rope, which opened a trap door under Crystal and Vivian, making them fall below stage. "Enough stage hogging. It's time to see what Team Athens has to show for us."
Jenn then walked on stage, wearing a hipster scarf and a hipster pair of glasses, with a fedora on her head. "You will first be seeing Hamlet and then Snow White. I anticipate that you will all be amazed by it. Because if you aren't, then I'd have to call a mental asylum and have you all hang out with Izzy for a while."
This was greeted with insecure looks from everyone, except for Noah.
Noah: Way to go on psyching everyone out, Jenn. That was brilliant.
Ben and Raymond come out on stage. Ben looked as though he were dumped with a bag of flour, which he was sneezing and choking on occasionally. From backstage, Ai watched intently. She was curious how he would do.
This was Act I, Scene V of Hamlet, with Ben as the Ghost and Raymond as Hamlet.
Raymond: Where are you taking me? You better talk!
Or I'm not taking a step further!
Ben: I shall speak. My final hour is almost here,
Where I will be cast into fire, against my will.
Raymond: Poor thing.
Ben: No, don't feel sorry for me. Just listen to me.
Raymond: Talk to me then.
Ben: You will seek revenge, when you hear what I say.
Raymond: What are you talking about?
Ben: Hamlet… I am your father.
Raymond: No! (he got on his knees and started to cry)
But you are so small compared to me.
How can you be my father?
Ben: Search your feelings; you know it to be true!
Raymond: I was told he was killed in a war!
You do not look war beaten!
Ben: I was killed out of revenge and an unnatural murder.
Raymond: By who?
Ben: The serpent that now wears my crown.
Raymond: My uncle!
Ben: Adieu, adieu Hamlet, remember me.
Raymond: I certainly know I won't forget you...
But now I must avenge you,
And take back the crown that was rightfully yours.
(he looks at the audience) What does "adieu" mean?
They were given a standing ovation, although Raymond's question was ignored. From backstage Ai smiled. It was kind of amazing actually. For a change, she felt better about things, until she remembered that she had to get into costume…
"I must say, putting in Darth Vader lines made this much more tolerable than what I had to do in school. Gilded Chris Awards for these two." Chef said, as Chris pulled the rope to knock them into the trap door with Crystal and Vivian.
The spotlights then focused on Ai, who is wearing a dress similar to Snow White, and is surrounded by little paper birds, whom were being controlled by Jenn up from the rafters. Ai was mopping at the stage, washing away all the flour from where Ben was. She then let out a sigh as she started to sing:
Ai: Someday, my prince will come.
Someday we'll meet,
And away to his castle I want to go,
To be happy forever, that I don't know.
Maybe when spring is here,
He will love me anew,
Like my fantasy where the birds will sing,
And my wedding bells will ring,
Someday when my dreams will come true…
Phillip: One song,
I have but one song, and it's only for you!
My heart is tenderly beating,
With the one love that has possessed me!
One song,
I have but one song, of one love, and it's only for you!
Ai: Oh great Prince (she says sarcastically)
Surely it must be you I was dreaming of.
(At this point, Phillip kisses Ai, clearly against her will)
Or not! (she then pulls the rope, opening the trap door, and he falls through)
There were crickets heard after this, but then there was a very loud applause, even from the animals that had decided to come and watch from the surrounding trees.
Chef stood up. "I hate princess films and plays but you made that one worth my time."
Chris then was about to pull the rope so Ai would not be on stage, but she wisely tip-toed off stage, where Jenn was. They both smiled, knowing that they couldn't have done better.
"What was with that ending though?" Jenn suddenly asked. "That wasn't in the script."
"The good thing about acting is when you do improv. I was reading all about it before the challenge." Ai said proudly.
Jenn: Way to go Bookworm. I admit to not seeing that one coming.
Patrick: -is still speechless over Ai's performance-
Phillip: I got to kiss her! She is so shy, that she was pushing me away, but I could feel her wanting more of my kisses. It is almost a dream come true for me! Little Horse Lover has nothing on me.
Chris then stood center stage. "So, with two successful performances to one, Team Athens has reclaimed victory!" He then opened the trap door, to let everyone else out, who were now mostly white from Ben's flour. "So Team Athens, you may happily claim your Gilded Chris awards." Chef walks up in his pink dress and handed out the rotten chocolate awards, much to the disgust of most of Team Athens. Only Raymond was happy with it, as he proceeded to eat his, despite the smell and flies.
"Team Rome, I'll be meeting you at the campfire ceremony in ten, where someone will be taking the Whirlpool of Loserdom."
"So, Team Rome, instead of marshmallows tonight, I'll be handing out the last Gilded Chris awards. If you get one, you're safe and worthy of another day." Chris said. "I reviewed the votes and I must say, I'm not sure if this is going to be a surprise or not."
Stella was immediately thrown an award, since she had invincibility. Crystal, Vivian and Leroy were then tossed their awards, leaving Riley and Patrick as the last two without awards.
"It would seem as though your team didn't like your non-democratic way of handling being director, Patrick." Chris said with a triumphant smirk.
Patrick seemed nervous. "Well, uh, not everyone is cut out for leadership, Chris. I suppose I'd have to let someone else step up next week…" he gulped.
"Hmm… Maybe, maybe not." Chris then turned to Riley. "It would seem as though the team doesn't appreciate your laid back attitude."
"Hey, I really improved my performance tonight!" Riley cried out defensively.
Patrick and Leroy rolled their eyes.
Leroy: I asked the girls to vote with me and Patrick to get rid of Riley. I only hope they followed through.
"Can you just hand out the award already?!" burst out Heather, who was with the other mentors in the peanut gallery.
"Hang on to your halter top, has-been. The audience likes the suspense." Chris said.
Heather: Who out there is actually in this for the suspense? I mean really! Do they even get the five-star ratings that they used to anymore?
"The Gilded Chris Award will now go to…"
The camera then flashed between a nervous Riley and a hyperventilating Patrick. Patrick was then tossed an award. "Patrick!" Patrick then let out a huge sigh of relief and hugged his award.
Riley had a horrified look, but that quickly turned to sadness. "It's been fun guys." he muttered.
"Riley, the tribe has spoken." Chris said, pointing the way to the Whirlpool of Looserdom.
He and Harold then walked over to the now broken dock, where Riley would be forced to take a deep jump into the whirlpool. "You were great Riley. You at least made it as far as I did back in season three. Just keep practicing your mad skills for the future." Harold said.
Riley nodded and took a long jump, but didn't make into the whirlpool, and instead got Fang's attention. He then tried to swim into the whirlpool, but was chased around instead, screaming wildly while everyone else watched on.
"Who will go home next? Who has what it takes to take on the most insane of our past? Find out next time on TOTAL. DRAMA. THE MENTORSHIP!" Chris said, as the camera zoomed out to show Riley still being chased by Fang, and then closing to the end credits.