Episode 8: Primrose's are Red, Riley's are Blue
The Aftermath theme starts to play, showing Primrose ranting about how she hates the island, then Hana arriving on the docks, Riley doing his bad performance of Macbeth, Crystal "rawring" in the confessional, Raymond hugging Ai, and finally Jenn at the Whirlpool of Loserdom.
"Hello everyone, I'm Bridgette! Welcome to an exciting… thrilling… wonderful…" Bridgette then puts down her index cards. "Geoff, I can't read what you wrote!"
Geoff took back her cards. "I think it says exciting… thrilling… wonderful… terrific… uh…. I can't read what I wrote either…"
Bridgette just gave a nervous laugh. "Well ladies and gentlemen, that's Geoff for you. Anyway, we have planned an EPIC Aftermath show for you!"
"With six contestants of Total Drama: The Mentorship out of the game, it's going to be fun to torture- I mean, TALK to them all!" Geoff added. "But first, why don't we introduce the peanut gallery who didn't mentor this season! In the peanut gallery to your right, we have Mike, Zoey, DJ, Cameron, Lightning, Scott, Jo, Brick, LeShawna, Tyler, Silent B, Mutated Dakota, Sam, Duncan, Courtney, Beth, Lindsay, Alejandro, Staci, and Anne Maria!" The audience clapped loudly as the older contestants stood up and waved.
"And, fresh from Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, we have Ella, Rodney, Max, Amy, Samey, Scarlett, Beardo, Shawn, Jasmine, Sky, Sugar, Topher, Leonard, and Dave!" Bridgette added, as the newer contestants walked up to a separate peanut gallery on the left side. The crowd, of course, cheered even louder at this.
"Why don't we start things off by talking about some of the strongest current contestants?" Geoff asked Bridgette.
"Let's start off with a video clip sent to us from Sierra, who currently has no mentor duties on the island." Bridgette then motioned up towards a monitor.
Ai is seen getting a package from home, and opening it to discover, to her delight, a Star Trek book she apparently had not read before. But just as she hears someone coming she quickly hides it and the packaging by stashing it under the stairs to the cabin. She waves as Stella passes her by. When the coast is clear she is shown to be relieved. "If the others found out I got something from home, and they didn't, I think it would ruin what's left of my image."
The audience gave sounds of disagreement. "Oh, that's just plain cold!" Geoff commented. "Who knew Ai had such a sneaky personality?"
"And do you remember that scroll she had brought up last episode? Whoever had 120 standards to set a relationship by?" Bridgette complained.
Everyone then looked at Courtney. "What?" she asked, sounding annoyed. "I agree with Ai. Relationships need strict standards and contracts in order to be successful."
Everyone now looked back to Bridgette and Geoff. "Well, why don't we talk to some of Ai's former contestants, and see what they have to say?"
The audience cheered loudly at the chance to see a new contestant. "She is a senior in college, majoring in chemistry, and she's only 17 years old. Everyone, please welcome Jenn!" Bridgette announced. The audience cheered as the dark haired girl walked onto the set, waving politely. She took a seat on the same side as the challengers from Pahkitew Island. "Welcome to the Aftermath, Jenn. So, how are you feeling now that the game is over for you?"
Jenn rolled her eyes. "I'm still annoyed about Ai, obviously. She's heavily fueling my wrath's fire! Although, now I know that she did not vote for me last episode. She clearly ignored the wishes of someone else."
"And by that, you mean Patrick." Bridgette noted.
"I have nothing else to say about this. I'm currently plotting my revenge." Jenn said, and was about to walk off and leave, until Geoff said:
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for Truth or Hammer!"
"What?" Jenn asked, wide eyed.
The camera then flashed to the Statue of Justice then being smashed by a giant Piko Piko Hammer.
Jenn gulped as some interns put her back in her seat. "But… but you can't do this to me! I'm a college chemistry major and…"
"Don't we know it!" Geoff cut in. "Alright, now all I'm going to do is ask you some questions, and so long as you tell the truth, the hammer won't hit you. But if you lie…"
Jenn and some of the Pahkitew Island contestants had to jump and duck for cover as a giant hammer smashed down upon where Jenn was sitting just a moment ago. Jenn now had to move away from Bridgette and Geoff as her seat existed no longer. "Alright, alright. Don't kill me before you even get started."
Geoff then turned back to the audience. "So many of you have sent in questions for Jenn! So let me see, where to start…? Ah, here's a good one. This was sent in by Gwent4Ever: How do you really feel about Ai and her strong words?"
"Oh, that's easy, let me tell you…"
"Be careful with what you say!" Geoff reminded. "If you lie the hammer will get you."
Jenn gulped, looking nervous. "I hate her and…" But before she could finish, the hammer came down. Jenn narrowly escaped it, but once again her seat was destroyed. She'd now have to resort to standing. She looked very unnerved. "I… I miss Ai." she finally admitted. "Like, sure I'm still annoyed at her, but she didn't vote for me and… she was a good friend to me and put up with my experiments… Once, I even blew up one of her books. Oh, she looked like she wanted to be so mad. But then she forgave me…"
The audience started to 'aww' at this and clapped for Jenn. Geoff for a moment looked touched, but then he went back to the question list. "And here's a question from the SkullMaster: Was there any hope of a relationship between you and Patrick?"
"I already knew that Patrick had a crush on me. I was planning to exploit that and manipulate him. Seems he was only interested in power and got rid of me as soon as he could. Smart move, but also a death wish." Jenn said. "No chance of a relationship with Patrick. Now, Phillip on the other hand… Now that's real eye candy. More so than any other guy on Total Drama history."
"Well, there's no accounting for taste." Alejandro muttered.
"Well, I'm done with your stupid questions. Why don't you bring out someone else?" Jenn snapped.
"An excellent idea!" Bridgette said. "Our next guest arrived at the island, expecting a tropical vacation, but was in for a huge surprise."
"She even threw the challenge to get her team to vote her off." Geoff added.
"Everyone, please welcome Primrose!" Bridgette called out, as the pink-haired girl, still in her sundress, stepped onto the set. The audience cheered for her, but she didn't seem so well appreciated by the peanut galleries. "Welcome, Primrose, it's so nice to have you here."
"Thank you Bridgette. Thank you Geoff." Primrose said, waving like a pageant model to the audience. This resulted in an eye roll from Sugar, but Primrose never noticed.
"So, Primrose, I have to ask you something that's been on everyone's mind since episodes one and two! Just why did you join Total Drama if you hate it so much?" Bridgette asked.
"Well, Bridgette, I honestly never watched Total Drama before in my life, until I got the flier talking about winning a tropical vacation. Then, after I made my audition tape, my butler informed what Total Drama really was." Primrose replied. Geoff and Jenn ducked, as they thought that the hammer was going to come down. But it never did.
"So, wait, you mean you honestly were about to become part of something you never even watched?" Geoff asked, incredulously.
"Well, once I learned what it was, I started to watch some past seasons. When I learned that I was accepted but had to write to ask for a mentor, I wanted Dakota because she was the only one who would understand my situation. You can imagine how unhappy I was at getting Heather for my mentor." Primrose replied.
Dakota stood up, or at least as best as she could, trying to avoid bumping into lighting and such. "I'm sorry Primrose, but I just couldn't bring myself to doing a mentorship while I'm still mutated like this. That and I couldn't stand to be away from Sam for any length of time." At that, she picked up Sam and they snuggled each other for a moment before they proceeded to make out. Geoff and Primrose both cringed at the sight but Bridgette cleared her throat.
"So, Primrose, after learning more about Total Drama and about all of us in more detail, and after competing for that short time period, would you consider doing it again?" Bridgette asked.
"Nope!" Primrose quickly replied and then she gave a sly smile. "I wouldn't mind your job though, Bridgette."
"Haha, that wouldn't be so bad, to have a new roaming reporter." Geoff said.
"No, I mean I really want to sit where Bridgette is and ask all the questions. Next to you Geoff." Primrose winked at him, resulting in a glare from Bridgette.
"I think it's time we took a quick break." Bridgette told the camera.
"We'll be right back." Geoff added.
Primrose was now standing in front of the audience and cameras, smiling sweetly. "And we're back ladies and gentlemen! Now it's time to introduce our next guest! He's…"
Just then, Geoff returned. He had gone to use the bathroom during the commercial break, knowing that Bridgette would cover him, but now Bridgette was nowhere to be found. "What are you doing?" He asked Primrose, still looking around. "Where's Bridgette?"
"Uh, I don't know." Primrose said, and just then, the hammer came down, but Primrose and Geoff managed to move aside in time. "She went to the bathroom and I decided to take over while you were both gone. Unless," she then hugged Geoff, "you want me to stay."
"Uh, I don't think so." Geoff said, gently pushing her off. Bridgette then came back. Primrose gave an awkward smile and went back to her place. She and Jenn were now sitting on metal folding chairs.
"Our next guest has proven that not all muscle has to be hard." Geoff started.
"He was silent for most of the competition, but he proved that he can win over even the hardest of hearts. Everyone, please welcome Raymond!" Bridgette finished. The audience cheered for him as he came on stage and sat on his folding chair. He gave a high-five to Geoff, which resulted in a crunching of bone, and the same happened when he high-fived Bridgette.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Raymond said quickly, when he heard the sounds. "I guess I didn't realize my own strength."
"It's no worries, Raymond." Bridgette said with a smile as a medic intern began to wrap up her hand to keep it still. "So, what was it like, during the last challenge you were taking part in? Was it fun to work with Ai?"
"Oh, she's really nice when you get to know her. She's just very overprotective of herself because she's had a couple of bad relationships in the past." Raymond said. Most of the peanut gallery gasped at this unknown fact.
"So what's your status with Ai now?" Geoff asked. "Are you two planning on dating or something?"
"Huh? What makes you say that?" Raymond asked, confused.
"I think it's time we showed some clips from episode six!" Geoff said, indicating the monitor.
The footage showed Ai and Raymond hanging out in the gym of the cruise ship, both smiling at each other, and then to them working together and having a good time during the Star Trek challenge. During the latter part, a short few seconds of Ben, looking jealous, is shown. Geoff paused the footage and drew a circle around Ben. "Dude looks so jealous! He seriously thinks you two are going to date or something."
"Haha I have no romantic feelings for anyone on this show." Raymond laughed, but suddenly the hammer came down. Primrose, Jenn, and Geoff dodged, but Raymond had slower reflexes. He got hit but his muscular build ended up causing the hammer to break into pieces.
"Is that even possible?" Geoff asked Bridgette.
"Well, luckily, we still kept the anvil. So I guess it's time for Truth or Anvil." Bridgette said, as the camera screen then flashed to the bandaged up Statue of Justice being smashed by the anvil.
"But in all seriousness, I should have warned you dude, that the hammer, well now, the anvil, is fully activated at all times during this show." Geoff said, laughing as Raymond dusted himself off.
"So who do you have romantic feelings for?" Jenn asked, raising an eyebrow at her former teammate.
Raymond looked shy. "I- I'd rather not say if I don't have to. I mean, I haven't had the nerve to talk to her about it… It wouldn't be right to most likely humiliate her like that."
Bridgette and Geoff looked at their computers and gasped. "And it looks like almost everyone is dying to know who the lucky girl is!" Bridgette said. "Our Tweeders and LifelessBooks have been bombarded with questions!"
"LilyoftheValley asks if we could discuss all of the new couples this season." Geoff said, after a moment of scrolling through the questions. "And to that I say, sure thing!"
Jenn rolled her eyes. "None of the so-called couples on the island are official." she pointed out.
Geoff touched one of his ear pieces. "Well, looks like we got some never before seen footage about the subject!" He then looked up at the monitor.
Leroy and Vivian are seen walking into the forest that is next to the cabins, and they are holding hands. As soon as the cabins are out of view, they sit down on some tree stumps and look into each other's eyes. "Vivian, I know that the others won't really approve, namely Patrick, since he wants me to strictly think strategy with him… But I don't care anymore! There's been something on my mind, and it's been on my mind for a while."
"What is it, Leroy? Is it anything I can help you with?" Vivian asked, taking his hand gently between hers.
Leroy then got down on one knee, looking absolutely petrified. "Will you go out with me?"
Vivian started to laugh, which Leroy look hurt and look down, but before he could get up and move away, she kissed him. He blushed but looked surprised. "Of course I'll go out with you!" she said excitedly. The two then started to make out, until a bear popped up out of a bush and roared loudly at them, causing them to scream and run away.
"Awww those two are so cute!" Lindsay piped up.
"When was this?" Raymond asked.
"According to Sierra, who submitted the footage, it happened one hour ago." Geoff replied. "So I guess now we can say that Viviroy is an official thing."
"Those two are strong competitors too. As we learned back in episode three, Vivian learns that Leroy joined forces with Patrick, and knew she had to work very hard to keep them happy." Bridgette added.
"And she ended up succeeding big time! She won not only a place in Patrick's alliance, but also in Leroy's heart."
"But let's move onto another as of now unofficial couple. Ai and Ben." Bridgette said, bringing up a picture on the monitor of the two of them. "In episode six, Ben finally showed signs of liking Ai when he got jealous of all the attention she was giving to Raymond and not him."
"But if she doesn't start making more realistic expectations, this couple will not pick up any further. Phillip might have something to say about that." Geoff said with a laugh, pulling up the picture of Phillip carrying a skirtless Ai back in episode two. "Those two are just made for each other."
Ella, in the Pahkitew Island peanut gallery, gasped. "He's so… dreamy! It makes me want to sing!"
"Actually Ella, I'm glad you mentioned the subject of music because it's time to introduce our next guest." Geoff said.
"She was the first member of Team Athens to be voted off, and is a musician with a fear of performing in front of a crowd. Everyone, please welcome Hana!" Bridgette introduced, and the audience started clapping. Raymond started to smile shyly as Hana came on stage, in a short black dress and black fishnets on her legs and shiny black boots. She waved and she kissed Raymond on the cheek as she sat down.
"Welcome to the Aftermath Hana." Bridgette said as Hana sat down on another folding chair.
"I'm really happy to be here! I'm also happy to say that I got over my fear of performing in front of others. You can thank Raymond here for that." Hana said.
"How did that happen?" Jenn asked, sounding annoyed. "When it was time to do it for a challenge, I remember you letting your team down!"
"Good thing I wasn't going to look to you for pity about that." Hana muttered sarcastically. "Raymond took me to some summer festivals around Canada and I performed live. I got a lot of good reviews, and I got over my fear really fast. Nothing's going to stop me from singing now." Hana said proudly.
"Oh, oh, I still really want to sing! Maybe we should do a duet~" Ella said, going into song.
"Wait, hold off on that!" Geoff said. "I promise, there will be time for a song, but first, we should go check in on our next guest!"
"Our next guest is prone to falling in love quite easily, and was voted off for being considered to be a well-rounded threat after the merge. Everyone, welcome Crystal!"
Crystal came onto the set and sat down next to Hana. She gave an infatuated smile to Raymond but then she quickly gave the same like to Geoff. This seemed to annoy Primrose, but she was ignored. "It's really awesome to be here! I am still bummed about being voted off but it is what it is."
"So just what made you want to become part of Total Drama, Crystal? Your talents could be used for so many various things!" Bridgette noted.
"Well, I just thought it would be fun to take part in going for one million dollars! I thought had a good chance, until Patrick ruined it. But I'm not the only one Patrick ruined." Crystal pointed out.
"You're right, Crystal. Our last guest was also voted out because of Patrick and a slightly lazy attitude. Everyone, please welcome Riley!"
The crowd cheered weaker when compared to everyone else, a fact of which Riley picked up on. "What was with that introduction, Bridgette? You make things sound worse than they are." Riley complained.
"Sorry Riley. But we're running a bit short on time. Is there anything you'd like to say about your performance on Total Drama?"
"Well, I came in hoping to win the million so that way I could buy all sorts of original, mint condition comic books from iBay." He sighed. "I guess that's not going to happen anytime soon, thanks to Patrick. Although I should add that Harold's mentorship skills aren't as good as the rest of his skills. I suppose Magic Steve didn't teach him that." The audience gave a small laugh at that.
"Well, why don't we take a short break and when we come back, it's time to reveal a special surprise for all of our special guests!" Geoff said, looking at Bridgette.
"So don't go anywhere! … I know I'm not." she said the last part looking at Primrose.
"And we're back ladies and gentlemen! And it's time to announce our special surprise!" She got up and walked over to part of the set that was behind the older contestants. "We are having our second edition of Total Drama Aftermath Second Chance!"
The audience and the contestants cheered for this. "So all we need are 5 volunteers to do the Total Drama Board Game! Any takers?" Geoff asked, holding a large dice.
Jenn pushed her way to the front of the line, for this was the opportunity that she was just looking for. Hana, Crystal, Riley and Raymond also joined her. Ella then stood up and went over to Geoff. "Oh, Geoff, can I play too? Please? Please allow MEEEEEEEEEE~"
Geoff, who had been trying to put off allowing Ella to sing knowing that once she started, bad things usually happened. She had already been banned from a shopping mall, after all. But for the sake of peace, he nodded. "Fine, Ella. You can play too."
Brigette then handed Jenn the dice. "There are twelve squares. Seven of these squares are of the remaining contestants. The other five are based on past challenges. You must complete each challenge you roll to get to the bonus round. If you complete the bonus round, you can go back to the game! And like last time we played, some tiles are booby-trapped."
"Alright, sounds easy enough." She then held up the dice, preparing to toss. "At this current trajectory, the speed of the air conditioning, and this being a sweet spot…" She tossed the dice and landed a six. "Yes!"
"Nice one, she got the Ai square!" Geoff said, looking at the index card. A table was then brought up and an intern proceeded to start blending gruel, expired English muffins, and a lot of tomato juice. "Your challenge is to drink that blended combination!"
"Ew it looks like a chemistry experiment gone wrong!" Jenn complained as the intern finished. It was a gross pinkish-gray coloration, with bits of bread floating around. The intern then poured a glass full for her, and Jenn drank it down. But she didn't look so good and started to barf.
"Hahaha… alright, even though you barfed, you are moving on to the next round. Hana, you're next." Geoff said, as the intern handed her the dice.
Hana tossed the dice, and landed a four. "And that's the Star Trek challenge tile!" Bridgette said. "Your challenge is to attack all of these interns dressed as Klingons and make sure they don't drag you away."
Luckily for Hana, she had her guitar with her, and as the interns got too close, she swung at them with her guitar, knocking them out cold. "Nicely handled!" Bridgette said. "Alright Riley, you're up."
Riley took a toss, and landed on a two. "And that's the Patrick tile." Bridgette said.
"I can't ever escape him!" Riley cried out. As he stepped onto his tile, the floor suddenly opened from under him, causing him to scream as he disappeared.
"And looks like we got our first booby-trap activated!" Geoff laughed. "Crystal, it's your turn."
"Oh I hope I don't get a booby-trap." she said as she rolled. She got a one. "Oh come on! I'm better than a one!"
"And that's the spy movie tile!" Bridgette said.
"I hope not another scavenger hunt." Crystal muttered.
"All you have to do to move on is to diffuse this time bomb in ten seconds." Geoff said, as a different intern brought forth a time bomb.
"What? Are you serious?" Crystal said, looking at it. "I can't do this in ten seconds…" the bomb then went off, leaving poor Crystal covered in black soot and smelling singed.
"And it looks like Crystal is out." Bridgette said. "Raymond, you're next!"
Raymond took the dice and gave it a toss. He landed a three. "That's the Phillip square." Bridgette said, and just as Raymond stepped on it, he was electrocuted. "And it's booby-trapped! Sorry Raymond, no moving on for you."
Raymond, who was teetering around, gave a thumbs up before he fell off of the board.
"Ella…" Geoff said.
"I hope I get lucky~" she sang as she tossed her dice. She landed a six, again at the Ai tile. But just as she stepped on it, she also fell through a hole in the floor.
"Well it looks like Jenn and Hana are moving on! Jenn, it's your roll." Geoff said, handing her the dice. Jenn took a roll and landed another six. "And she gets the Vivian tile. You must stand on this pole for thirty seconds." A giant skinny pole, made of bamboo was brought out. Once Jenn was placed on top, she tried to balance on just one foot, but she swayed so much, she started to vomit again, causing her to fall off.
"And it looks like Hana moves on to the bonus round by default!" Bridgette said, as the audience cheered. "You just have to answer one simple question and you're back in the game!" Bridgette said.
"Yes! Today has been a lucky day for me!" Hana cheered. "What's the question?"
"What is Ai's favorite book series? You have thirty seconds to answer." Bridgette said. Hana looked petrified. She honestly didn't know. Ai mentioned so many books, but none were ever labeled as a favorite.
"I- I- I…" Hana stuttered.
"Ten seconds!" Bridgette said. "Nine… eight… seven…"
"I don't know! I bet she likes them all equally!" Hana said, the first thing that came to her mind. Just then, balloons and confetti fell from the ceiling.
"Congratulations, Hana! You won a chance back into the game!" Geoff cheered as Bridgette hugged a very surprised Hana.
"Yes! I did it! I'm going to return and win too!" Hana said, looking very determined.
"And that's our Aftermath show. Tune in next week for Hana's return to the game and more drama on TOTAL. DRAMA. THE MENTORSHIP!" Geoff said, as he closed the show. Riley and Ella are seen coming back onto the set looking very beat up and disappointed. "Hehehe, sorry you guys. You win some, you lose some."
"Yeah, I seem to be nothing but a loser." Riley said with a sigh as the medics came to check him over. The cameras then flashed to the closing credits.