Sorry for the delay, been busy with summer school and I wasn't really motivated to write the chapter (im still not completely motivated) but I didnt want to leave the readers wanting more, so without further adieu, here's Chapter 7
Chris was giving the recap, Chef and the interns seemed to be digging holes around the campsite
"Last time on Total Drama Island, I left the campers under Chef's care for their challenge. And it was brutal hehehe! Johan saw a few things that he shouldn't have!" Chris bursts out into laughter, Johan glares at Chris while blushing, Nikki looks very embarrassed. "But the most shocking event in the challenge was definitely Michael fighting Dutch after he stole Luis' food which not meant to be given to the campers!" Chris and Chef glare at the interns who look nervous. "Hayden orchestrated the first alliance so far, choosing Tamara as his partner! Will the alliance last? But in the end it was Derek who was the fourth camper eliminated, but before he left he told Viola his feelings for her! Ain't that sweet! 18 campers remain, who will be the next camper voted off? Find out right now on TOTAL! DRAMA! ISLAND!"
Charlotte had just woken up, she noticed that she was the only girl in her cabin, but she just figured she overslept and that the others just went for breakfast, as she left for the mess hall, she encountered Kristen exiting her cabin.
"Morning Kristen!" Charlotte greeted, even though they were on opposite teams didn't mean they couldn't be friends.
"Oh, good morning Charlotte!" Kristen responded with a smile "So today's challenge day huh?
"Yeah, good luck, we should probably head to the mess hall though, I'm starving!" Charlotte said laughing
The two girls went to the mess hall to find... nobody! It was completely empty, not even Chef was there!
"Where is everybody?" Kristen asked, she was getting nervous
"Please tell me they didn't start the challenge without us!" Charlotte complained
"Maybe we should ask the interns where they are?" Kristen suggested
"Good idea! Let's go then." Charlotte replied, but before the two went they heard a familiar voice
"Not so fast! This is part of the challenge! Your teammates have all been buried alive, your challenge is to find them!" The voice said, the girls turned around to find Chris smiling smugly
"YOU BURIED THEM ALIVE!?" Charlotte shouted, Chris wasn't startled at her outburst
"Yup, they're scattered around the campsite and the beach, you have until sundown to find them, the team with more found members wins!" Chris stated, handing the girls shovels for their search
"Can they even breathe!?" Kristen asked, fearing for the others
"Relax, they can breathe perfectly fine, but the campers aren't the only thing buried, there's junk too, plus the interns are buried as well, if you find one of them they will give you a hint! And your time starts now! MOVE MOVE MOVE!" Chris stated, the two girls bolted to find their teammates
Killer Bass (Charlotte)
Charlotte was digging by the beach as she thought she would have more luck there, though she hadn't found anything yet. She was taking a break when she heard a constant thumping sound, like someone was banging on wood, the sound was underground and was muffled by the sand. Charlotte quickly went to the noise and started digging, she found a wooden crate. She opened it and found Ciana inside.
"Thanks, now I need to go find Chris and give him a piece of my mind!" Ciana began walking away to go find Chris
"Wait! Aren't you supposed to give me a hint to where the others are?" Charlotte called out
"Oh yeah." Ciana answered, she took a note from the crate and read it to Charlotte "' At the heart of the camp lies the one with a dark soul' not sure what that means but I need to go find Chris!" Ciana left to go find Chris leaving Charlotte to wonder about the clue
"At the heart of the camp lies the one with the dark soul? What does that mean?" She pondered
She went back to the campsite to dig there
Screaming Gophers (Kristen)
Kristen was digging behind the Bass cabin, she found a wooden crate and hesitated to open, when she did she found Alyx, she flinched at the sudden bright light
"Alyx! Are you ok?!" Kristen asked
"Y-yeah im ok, t-thanks for f-finding me." Alyx responded
"Great, why don't you go to the mess hall, if Chris is still there then maybe it'll score a point for our team!" Kristen suggested, Alyx nodded her head and started walking to the mess hall
Ciana stormed into the mess hall looking for Chris, she looked irritated, and sure enough, Chris was in the mess hall chatting with Chef, he turned his head and saw Ciana
"Ciana! Good to see you've been found!" He said with a smile on his fave
"Save it McLean! I'm done here!" She asserted
"You sure about that? I am paying you and the other interns!" Chris replied with a sly grin
"...How much?" Ciana asked, intrigued by Chris' statement
KB (Charlotte)
Charlotte had returned to the campsite and was guessing where exactly the heart of the campsite was, once she had a good guess she began digging. It wasn't long before she dug up another crate, before she opened it her eyes turned hazel
*confessional*
Lotte: I think I've been too quiet, its time to make my move, but the question is who do I take out first?"
*end confessional*
Lotte opened the crate and found Dutch inside, he seemed surprised to find 'Charlotte' staring back at him
"Its about time! At least someone decent found me!" Dutch said, giving Lotte a sly, yet somewhat flirtatious smirk, Lotte noticed this and handed Dutch the shovel
"Dutch! Maybe you can find the other losers here! This should be easy for a big, strong guy like you!" Lotte replied, obviously flirting with him.
"Alright fine!" Dutch replied
*confessionals*
Lotte: With that muscle head digging this should be easy!
Dutch: I'm only helping because I saw her knock Charlie out in the Awake-a-thon, it's not because she's hot or anything *he blushes a bit then reaches for the camera* Give Me The Tape!
*end confessionals*
Alyx enters the mess hall and sees Chris and Ciana negotiating, they notice Alyx coming in.
"Alyx, glad to see you're still alive, thats one point for the Gophers!" Chris announced, Alyx glared at him and sat at the Gopher table
Chef walked in and gave her some food and a shovel
"Eat up kid, you can go help your team when you feel like it." Chef told her
Screaming Gophers (Kristen)
Kristen wasn't sure of where to dig next so she just decided to dig in front of the intern's cabin, coincidentally there was a crate there, Kristen opened it and Nikki came out of the crate
"Finally!" She said stretching "Thanks for letting me out here's your clue '5 paces east and 2 paces north, the boy who speaks with his fists awaits ' I don't know who that is but I guess you should dig over there." Nikki said and Kristen quickly started to dig there, sure enough, there was a crate there, Kristen wasted no time in opening the crate and Michael was inside, he got out of the crate, Kristen smiled at him with a faint blush, Nikki noticed Kristen blushing and smiled at the pair.
*confessionals*
Kristen: Ever since Michael fought back against Dutch, I've seen him differently, I just cant explain it!
Nikki: Kristen and Michael? They look sweet together, maybe I can help her!
*end confessionals*
KB
Dutch was digging for Kristen by the mess hall, eventually Dutch hit a crate and tore it open, but inside the crate wasn't a camper or intern... it was a bear
"ROAAAAAAAARRR!"
The two campers screamed at the top of their lungs and ran away as fast as they could, from inside the mess hall, Chef, Ciana, and Chris were watching the action, Chris chuckled
*confessionals*
Lotte: That idiot! *she facepalms*
Chris: Yeah, we had some of the crates be traps, you didn't think it would be that easy would you! Haha!
*end confessionals*
SG
Alyx had left the mess hall and joined Michael and Kristen in their search, they didn't know where to dig so they were sharing ideas of where to dig next
"Behind the cabins?" Michael suggested
"I checked there already, thats where I found Alyx." Kristen answered
"What about you Alyx, you have any ideas on where to look?" Michael asked
"W-what about under the dock?" Alyx asked
"Great idea! Why didn't I think of that!" Kristen replied and so the group headed under the dock and started digging, sure enough, therly found a crate, Michael opened it and the found Johan inside
"Finally! Thanks for finding me, I know you were expecting one of your teammates, but I have a clue that might help! 'Make haste as your treasure dislikes being trapped, look behind the land of nourishment, be quick and you will see Red!' That's all it says." Johan stated, Alyx was pondering the clue's meaning
"The mess hall!' She exclaimed and the 4 quickly went to the mess hall, eventually they encountered Nikki who was heading in the same direction. As soon as Johan saw Nikki his face became as red as a cherry
"Hey guys! I need to talk to Johan for a few minutes so can you guys give us some space?" Nikki asked, the contestants left the 2 interns alone
"Listen Johan, I need to-" She began before being interrupted
"Nikki, it was an accident I didn't mean to walk while-" Johan stammered before being slapped by Nikki
"Johan, listen, I know it was an accident and you dont need to be nervous about it. Why don't we just forget about it and get back at whoever pranked us!" Nikki finished, she had a confident smile on her face. Johan's blush faded away and was replaced by the same confident smile. The two hugged in forgiveness and went to the mess hall.
KB
Lotte and Dutch managed to escape the bear and continued to dig, they found Bella without too many problems
"Um, where should we look next?" Bella asked nervously, she was intimidated by Dutch after what happened last challenge.
The group continued walking until the sound of squeaking wood resonated below them, Dutch dug up another crate and slowly opened it, not wanting to run into another bear, they 3 shared a sigh of relief when Dominic stepped out from the crate.
"Thanks for letting me out, its hard to breathe in there!" Dominic stated
The group wasted no time in searching for the others
SG
The Gophers had gone behind the mess hall, there was an audible thumping sound and muffled screaming near them, the screaming sounded feminine. Michael dug until he found the crate and it burst open without him even having to touch it. Tamara jumped out of it hyperventilating
"AIR! FRESH SWEET AIR!" she yelped, her teammates didn't know how to react, when Tamara collected herself she joined the group and continued the search for the others
KB
Several hours had passed, both teams circulated the seekers and those who would stay in the mess hall. The Bass were missing Corlissa and Michiko, the Gophers were missing Luis, the interns were all found as well.
The Bass were digging on a secluded area on the beach when Dutch and Damion hit a crate and Corlissa came out of it
"Oh, hey Damion, thanks for getting me out of there!" She said, blushing a bit, Dutch looked slightly irritated since he was the one that dug Corlissa up, not Damion
At the mess hall, Mike had given Chris the news of Corlissa being found
"Campers! Both teams need 1 camper left, Luis and Michiko have yet to be found! Its neck and neck!" Chris announced
The contestants who had been searching both hit a crate at the same time, when the opened it they were shocked, the Bass found Luis and the Gophers found Michiko
"Finally got ya' Squirt! This is for the last challenge, you've had this coming for a loooong time! Dutch stated
Out of sheer terror Luis made a mad dash for safety, he ran towards the mess hall
Meanwhile, Michiko dashed past the Gophers and ran to the mess hall as well, thinking that her team might be there, and if they weren't she would try to find Mal.
The other contestants followed the 2 that were dug up. Despite Michiko being more athletic, Luis beat her to the mess hall out of the adrenaline rush from the fear of Dutch.
"And the Screaming Gophers win!" Chris announced, the Gophers cheered while the Bass groaned and whined
Michiko ran into the mess hall out of breath
"Did... did we win?" She asked, the rest of the Bass glared at her
Some time later, Mike had changed into Mal and walked over to Michiko, she looked forlorn as she knew she messed up and was going to be eliminated, she looked up and saw Mal, her sad face was immediately replaced with a wide grin.
"Mal! *sigh* I guess today will be the last day I see you." She admitted
"Not necessarily!" Mal replied he then whispered something into her ear, once he left, Michiko went over to the Bass Boy's cabin and knocked on the door
In the intern's cabin, the interns were just about to eat dinner, Mal came in pretending to be Mike
"Hey Mike, where were you? Sapphire asked
"Oh! I just needed to ask Chef something! Hehe" He lied, Briar noticed that Mal was lying, but didnt say anything as she wanted to talk to Mike one-on-one about it
"Everyone I think we should just skip the prank war for now, its been a busy day." Nikki suggested, the others quickly agreed.
At the elimination ceremony Sapphire handed Chris the marshmallows and he was ready to begin
"Killer Bass, back at the elimination ceremony, you know the drill, vote for the camper you want out and if I call your name, you're safe... for now!"
"Damion"
"Blake"
"Charlotte"
"Corlissa"
"Dominic"
"Charlie"
"And Dutch... surprised he isnt in the final 2 this time!"
"Ah, shut up and get this over with!" Dutch remarked annoyed
"Alright, alright... the final marshmallow goes to..."
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*close up of Bella looking worried*
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*close up of Michiko biting her nails*
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*close up of Mal smirking*
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*close up of the marshmallow*
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"Michiko!"
The girls gasped in shock, Damion and Dominic looked guilty, Mal smirked
"Im sorry you have to go Bella, if it makes you feel any better none of us voted for you!" Blake said, trying to cheer Bella up, the other girls nodded in agreement (minus Michiko)
"Its ok, im just glad I made friends!" Bella replied smiling at them, surprising them with her statement as she never spoke out very often, the others smiled back at her
While the campers and interns were getting ready for bed, Chris was standing at the Dock of Shame
"And so Bella is the 5th camper gone, at least she made some friends while she was here! Will Mal and Michiko plot their way to victory? Will 'Lotte' blindside everyone? Find out next time on TOTAL! DRAMA! ISLAND!
So Bella is gone, I liked her character idea but its difficult to write for a character that's shy since they wouldn't say much, plus Alyx is a very similar character, but that doesn't mean that you won't see her or the other voted off campers again. Do you want them to come back? Also the poll is still open and will be open for a while, so that special reward for the top 15 votes is still open! But more importantly, did you enjoy the chapter? Let me know in the reviews, also if you have any ideas on how I can improve the story please let me know! ^_^