You know that time when I said that the Ice Dancers were obsessed with getting first place in any episode they could? Well, I was right to say that since they couldn't dancing and talking about how good it was to have the taste of gold in their mouths. But if they finished anything less than that, it's a completely different story. Seriously, they may be athletes but you don't hear Sky going around of how good or important it is to get first place. Even she started to see them as a real threat like me.I mean it would be nice to win an episode every once in awhile, but you'd have to be crazy or VERY skilled to get first place every challenge this show offers.

And to be honest they're acting an awful lot like Heather and Alejandro in the previous series.

Anyway, we received our next tip from the Don Box and I read it, "Make your way to Dracula's Castle in Transylvania. Oh boy..." I frowned at the location, "Not many good things come out of that place." I muttered the last part.

"Come on!" Sky ran toward the shuttle bus and I quickly followed behind. Much to their dismay, the Ice Dancers were angry that all the teams were allowed on the bus. I don't what's got them so fed up; it's a bus for crying out loud! They're supposed to take multiple people.

"What is this strange feeling?" I heard Crimson ask her partner.

"I fear it may be... happiness," Ennui answered. Seriously? Those two take the meaning of 'Goth' to a whole new level.

That wasn't the only eventful thing that happened. Apparently, Josee wrecked another half of the set... again since all of us were taking the same bus to the airport. Amazingly, she raged herself out and slept on the bus.

N-no, I'm serious. She raged herself to exhaustion. I don't know how that's possible either just with it.

After getting to the airport, we sprinted toward the front of the line and we're behind the Sisters I was going to socialize with Kitty and tell her my amazing stories of how I survived my life with Shelly and other troublemakers breathing down my neck everyday, "Hey Kitty," She turned back to me, "I just wanted to tell you-"

At least, I thought it they were amazing until Stephanie forced Ryan into throwing her at the front of the line making us duck.

With wide-eyes I glanced at the aftermath then turned back to her, "I'll... tell ya later."

(Dual Confessional)

Sky: What were you even gonna say to her?

Zane: I was actually tell her the time I loaded peanut butter and jelly into Shelly's locker and got away. *Smiles and looks to the camera* Oh and Shelly if you're watching... IN YOUR FACE!

Sky: *Smug Smile* You were going to ask her to be your girlfriend weren't you?

Zane: *Confused face* What the...? *Glares* No! Why would I even...? Shouldn't you be focusing on the race?

When we touched down, the seven other teams and us raced out of the airport. Immediately we were greeted with rain and thunder at the top of the castle from a perched hill. All of us, except the Goths, were terrified.

And I'll admit, part of me wished to hold Kitty in my arms.

"Wow, Dracula's castle is even scarier in person," I commented with wide-eyes along with my cousin, who shook her head in agreement. We started running up the hill ahead of the three teams. The Cadets had just passed by us on the way to the top.

MacArthur sped by the Ice Dancers on the way up, "Move it!"

Josee glared at her and gained a devious smile. Oh boy, you know that's a bad sign, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there!" She pushed Sanders back down the mountain, tripping up Dwayne and Junior, while Sky and I barely managed to get out the way in time.

"JUNIOR!"

MacArthur turned back to the situation, "Officer down! SHOTS FIRED!" She tackled at the dancers taking them downhill. I jumped over them, while Sky front flipped out of the way.

"Think those Ice Dancers might be a threat?" I asked her while running.

"They are already," She answered back.

We raced to the Don Box where the Daters had just started celebrating... or at least Stephanie was, "YEAH BABY! First ones here!"

I cleared my throat, "Uh, tie?"

She had wide-eyes," WHAT?! How did you two catch up?"

We both smiled and replied, "Athletics."

"Wait a minute, how are we the first ones here?" Ryan questioned, "The Goths were ahead of us."

I shrugged, "Well, Transylvania is the birthplace and home to many of the so called sacred goths so... yeah."

"EAT MUD ACROBATS!" Stephanie had called back to us while she and Ryan ran ahead to the next challenge.

I raised an eyebrow and shook my head at her, "She really needs to loosen up," The other teams at that time had arrived while I took the next tip, "It's an All-In: Enter Dracula's Castle and find an empty coffin. Whoever has this tip must drag the coffin with their teammate inside to the graveyard and push it down an open grave. Complete this task to receive your next travel tip from the local gravedigger. The teammate in the coffin may not help or get out of the coffin at all, "I frowned while Sky look concerned, "Aw man, strength isn't really my strong point. No pun intended."

"Let's go!" Sky commanded.

While we were there, the Sister and Surfers caught up to us in the castle. We managed to work together for a short time while Brody was telling us one his and Geoff's stories, "...then he screamed 'Dude! That moose doesn't need mouth-to-mouth. It's just a head on the wall!'." We all laughed, even Sky chuckled a bit at it and ran ahead.

Okay, not all of us laughed. There was the joykiller Emma, who was behind us, "Time out!" Oh come on! We were just having a good time until you wrecked it, "Let's split up. Kitty and I will take this hall, you four can... go away."

Brody didn't get what she was saying anyway, "Radical idea! Cover more ground. If we find a coffins, we'll call you with our secret signal," Both of them jumped and kaw'ed like birds. It was pretty funny to watch, even Kitty took a selfie of it with her and the Surfers jumping.

"Ugh," Emma rolled her eyes.

"Come on Emma, lighten up," Of course, it wasn't me that said it. All credit goes to Sky, "I mean you should at least make friends and spend time with your sister or you'll end up like I did back on Pahkitew Island."

"Coming from her, that's saying something," I supported, "She did some... stuff back there that kinda left a bad aftertaste."

"Well, I'm not you."

Kitty gasped and pointed to us, "No wonder you two looked so familiar! I mean this is a spin-off to Total Drama so they'd have to let some of the past contestants back in," She directed to Sky, "Though it was kinda of weird when you and Dave-"

She stopped her right there by covering her mouth, "That stays in the past."

(A/N: Don't worry. I'll make a prequel to this story. Well, I plan on it anyway.)

After a while, we were able to find a coffin of our own. Sky entered in the coffin with a semi-fearful look, and I started pushing her down toward the graveyard. It was a little harder than I expected, but I got the job done. In fact, I caught up to Chet, pushing his coffin with his step brother inside, and Josee, who was flipping her coffin over to the grave. I felt sorry Jacques; he must've been covered in bruises by now.

Shortly, I dropped the coffin in the hole just as Sky entered out with a dazed look on her and complained, "Ugh, did you have to be so rough?"

"Yes," I gave her the message as if saying 'We caught up to the Ice Dancers'.

Jacques got up and gasped, "Is that the gravedigger?!" We saw the a short, gray-skinned man on the other side of the graveyard.

"Well, he isn't the ice cream man!" Lorenzo was frightened.

The good news is Owen and Noah had caught up to us, "There's ice cream?! OH-HO, HO! LET ME OUT!" Owen was delighted that there could be ice cream even though there wasn't any in five mile radius, "AAH!" Noah pushed the coffin down his hole.

"Finally, you two caught up," I said to Noah. I received the next tip for our next challenge, "Ride on horseback to the Romanian Gymnastic Training Center and find the Don Box," Noah and I looked over to the horse neighing a little aggressively, "Okay, that's just unnerving."

All four of us took separate horses to get to the Don Box. Owen was too heavy for one. In fact, the horse was practically dragging its way to the center, "Come on! Giddy up horsey! We can't fall behind!"

"Seriously?" I'll be honest, I was annoyed at the scene, "He doesn't 'diet' in vocabulary?" The Ice Dancers briefly passed by us while smiling at the camera and they had a good lead... at least until they crashed into a tree, "Eyes on the road Dancers!" I called/taunted back to them as we passed them. Even Owen's horse managed to drag past them.

We all arrived at the Don Box and Sky took the next tip, "It's a Botch or Watch," She gasped in excitement, "We're doing gymnastics! EEEE!" She squealed in excitement making us boys cover our ears, "Sorry." She sent a sheepish look to us.

(Dual Confessional)

Sky: I LOVE gymnastics! Ever since I was kid, I've always wanted to do the same thing my sister did and become an Olympian!

Zane: *Laughs* Yeah, just try not to bleed my ears off okay?

"Whoever didn't face the bullet ants in Brazil must walk a balance beam and land a split jump at the center, complete a flip at the vaulting horse, and race to the chill zone," In that instant, she took off into the gym in excitement, "Let's do this!"

Ice Dancers (amazingly again) had caught up quickly, "You're not taking first from us!"

"What the heck?" Noah was just as confused as me and Owen were, "Didn't they-"

"No time! Let's just get this done already!" I said, shaking off confusion and ran inside with my friends following behind.

Josee had just finished her routine and smiled to the viewers at home, "Thank you all! Thank you!" Okay, that's just creepy.

Sky walked across the balance beam, did a split, flipped over the vaulting horse, and landed perfectly! Like a boss I should say, making everyone stare at her in amazement (even the Ice Dancers). Me? I just clapped, "Now that's gymnastics for you." I looked over and saw Noah staring at Emma as she did her routine, "Hello? Dreamer Boy?" I snapped in his face, but he still kept staring at her dreamily.

Sky walked over sensing he wouldn't move for awhile, "Maybe we should go now..." She left us behind for a second, before I ran off too. Note that I did try to snap him out of it (no pun intended). We saw the Ice Dancers just ahead of us running toward the finish line.

"I can taste it Jacques. I can taste the gold!" Josee exclaimed.

"We'll enjoy it for ya!" I taunted as we passed by them. They pushed their speed further, and we did the same thing. We were neck and neck as all of us approaching the chill zone. Sky and I did the only thing to guarantee us first place: we jumped ahead and landed on the mat of the chill zone.

"Congratulations Acrobats! You're first place!" Don announced, making we cheered, "Ice Dancers, second place."

"WHAT?!" They both screamed.

"It's okay, I mean 2nd place is practically silver so-" Sky started until Josee screamed and was destroying part of the set... I lost count how many times she's done this. All of us looked on in disbelief as she was just a one-woman wrecking machine over losing over us.

"Um..." I started, "She's gonna... rage herself to sleep right?"

"Yeah, that's what usually happens when she mad," Jacques answered as he shrugged in response. We just blinked and walked over to safety.

Surprisingly, Owen and Noah had caught up to us, "3rd place!" Don said to them.

"Woo-hoo!"

The Sisters arrived after them, "4th."

"YES!" I'd never thought I'd say this, but I kinda feel happy for Emma. KIND OF!

At least I could see Kitty's beautiful face right... uh... nevermind.