It was after the first challenge, and the Vault Hunters were relaxing in the club house as "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie played on the sound system. Justin, Tyler, and Noah were relaxing in the hot tub, Cody, Veronica, Mark and Gwen were playing videogames on the flat screen, and Margo, Miri and Courtney chatted in a corner. Johnny and Lucky were also talking at the bar. The only odd man out was Deborah, who wasn't quite sure what to do in her current surroundings.
"Ahh, man," Justin smiled, "first time I've actually enjoyed myself on this show. And if we keep at it..."
Justin smirked, and stretched out.
"I know, right?" Tyler agreed, "This is AWESOME! We keep winning and we can stay here all season!"
"Hate to break it to you, but we'll have to lose eventually," Noah shrugged.
"And once we do, I say we start picking off some of those newbies," Justin suggested, "I mean, I don't have anything against them, but they aren't exactly all-stars, are they? I mean, we've dealt with so much more than them! Noah, this is your third season, my fourth, and Tyler's fifth- half of them only competed once, and the other half debuted yesterday!"
"Hey, some of those guys are pretty cool," Tyler said, "just because they're new doesn't mean we should vote them out."
"I'm not saying it's because they're NEW, I'm saying it's because-"
"You feel like you deserve it more than them," Noah finished.
Justin paused.
"N... No! Well, I mean... So what if I do feel like that?" Justin demanded, "I mean, I've been on this show four seasons now. I've been put through brutal challenges, had my heart broken, reputation ruined, lost a good amount of my friends... and that's not counting all the good things I've done, like save Cody from Sierra, help out on Specter Islands- and what have these guys done?"
"...well, Johnny spent pretty much the entire season dedicating most of his time keeping everyone fed," Tyler pointed out, "and he was a huge help in saving the island last season. Lucky was left for dead, and have the guy who stabbed him in the back a second chance. Veronica-"
"Okay, fine, I get your point."
Noah looked at Justin and said, "Look, you're feeling under appreciated, and I get that. But don't take it out on the new guys just because they're new."
Justin threw up his arms, and got to his feet.
"Okay, fine, you guys are right. Look, it's just been a long day. I'm gonna go shower and get to bed."
"Alright, later," Tyler waved as Justin left the room.
When he was gone, the two turned to look at each other.
"Man, is he okay?" Tyler asked, "Ever since his movie deals have been falling through, he hasn't been the same."
"He hasn't been taking his declining popularity well," Noah shrugged, "show business is tricky, I tried telling him. I just hope he doesn't go crazy, or something."
"Ah, he'll be fine," Tyler smiled, "what could POSSIBLY happen?"
~o.0.o~
Meanwhile, the Enclave was hanging out up on deck, eating the food provided for them.
"This SUCKS!" Heather shouted, banging her fist on a table, "I can't believe we lost first!"
"Well, what do you expect when our team won't even work together?" Duncan asked, "We would have had a chance if you had just been willing to listen to everyone else!"
"He has a point," Luna said quietly.
Heather turned, and glared at her.
"What was that?"
Luna's face turned a bright red, and she looked down.
"Uh, n-nothing."
"That's what I thought," Heather smirked, "besides, Duncan, you didn't do that great in the last challenge, yourself."
"We fell for an ambush, yes," Alejandro shrugged, "it was a clever tactic- it would have worked on you, too."
"Whatever."
Heather stood up, and crossed her arms.
"Get it together, guys. I am NOT going to be on the chopping block again tonight."
"Sure thing, your highness," Bridgette mumbled.
Heather scoffed, and then walked off.
"You know, she does have a point," Lance shrugged, "we really aren't doing so hot without leadership."
"Then which of us would take charge?" Bridgette asked, "I mean, the five of us might be able to pick a leader, but that doesn't mean the others will go along with it. Especially not with Heather, Quinn, and the others. Just because we've turned over a new leaf doesn't mean the others will."
"She's got a point," Duncan nodded, "this isn't going to be an easy team to work with."
"Agreed. Something will have to be done about Heather," Alejandro put in, "but hopefully we can stick together and make it to the merge."
"You're right. The five of us stick together, we'll have no problem making it to the merge," Lance smiled.
As the five contestants chatted amongst themselves, Finn smiled to himself and watched from a distance.
"Let's see here," he said, pointing at the group, "eenie, meenie, miney... You."
Finn looked at Duncan, smile growing wider.
"Well then. Let the games begin."
~o.0.o~
A few hours later, and the contestants were all beginning to head back to their rooms. Veronica, however, suddenly stopped midway to her room, examining one of the rooms carefully.
"Something wrong?" Margo, who was behind her, asked.
"Room eighteen," Veronica said, pointing at the door, "Julie said not to go in here."
"Exactly," Margo nodded, "so let's go."
"Why the rush?" Lucky asked, appearing next to Veronica, "Why not open it and check it out?"
"My thoughts exactly," Veronica smiled, reaching for the door.
"Wait a minute, guys-" Margo protested.
"Locked, damn," Veronica frowned, "buuuuut, where there's a lock, there's a key."
"Look, that really doesn't seem like a good idea."
"Nonsense. Where's your sense of adventure?" Veronica smiled, "I'll bet Julie has the key- but for now, it's getting late. Hey Lucky, you want to hang out and watch Star Trek for a while?"
"Only if it's the Next Generation."
"Sure thing. Come on!"
Further down the hall, Quinn and Katie watched this in disgust.
"Ugh, Lucky. He should have stayed back on the island where I left him," Quinn hissed, "they ALL should have just stayed down. The last season should have been mine- the only reason I lost was because Gwen got saved by her precious boyfriend, and I had nearly everyone after me."
"You're preaching to the choir," Katie scoffed, "how do you think I felt? When I made it to the final three, both of the other competitors came gunning for me- and so did an angry mob! Not to mention Duncan's hand in all of it."
"Girls," a voice from behind said, "I think I have a solution to your problems."
The two turned around, and saw Heather standing behind them, a hand on her hip.
"You. What do you want?" Quinn demanded.
"I want an alliance. Look, I know people on this show haven't done a good job of keeping alliances together in the past, but imagine what the three of us could do if we worked together. I've won, and both of you have made it to the final three. Katie, you hve great strategy, Quinn, your vicious and willing to do whatever it takes to win- combine that with my ability to manipulate, and I'd say we can be running this team within a week."
Quinn and Katie looked at each other.
"And why should we trust you?" Katie asked.
"Well, let's see," Heather thought, "Katie, remind me how well you did the last two seasons you were in? And Quinn, honey, you really think anyone else is going to want you on the team when all you do is stab people in the back?"
"...she's got a point," Katie shrugged.
"Then why trust US so easily?" Quinn asked.
"Because. Despite the two of you not playing nice with others, I think you're both smart enough to see the potential out alliance has," Heather answered, "so, are you in, or out?"
The two thought a moment.
"I'm in," Katie said.
"Yeah, whatever," Quinn shrugged, "might as well."
"Good," Heather smiled, "just give me a few days to formulate a strategy, and the game will be ours."
~o.0.o~
Three days passed, and the contestants were surprised to actually find themselves having a good time. There's was plenty to do on the ship, be it watching television, playing games or just relaxing, and Julie was much kinder than Chris, actually occasionally coming out to socialize with the contestants in person. DJ took his job to heart, cooking delicious meals for all of the contestants (although occasionally players like Quinn and Heather were given slightly burnt or over seasoned food), and many found the overal atmosphere of the ship to be relaxing.
Of course, the time came when the boat docked further along Florida, and Julie gathered all of the contestants on the deck.
"Okay guys," Julie announced, "it's time for your second challenge of the season. After we get off the boat, we're going to take a bus trip down to a nearby filming studio, where you will all compete for immunity."
"What's the challenge?" Mordecai asked.
"You'll see when you get there," Julie shrugged, "anyway, come on, follow me."
~o.0.o~
After twenty minutes, the contestants arrived at their destination- a studio located in the middle of a city. The contestants were a bit apprhensive once they noticed all the passerby stopping and staring them, but Julie quickly ushered them into the studio.
"Man, it's a bit weird to have so many people gawking at us," Mark commented.
"Right?" Veronica nodded, "Especially that dude in the bunny suit. Wack job."
Eventually the contestants were all led inside, and to a massive stage where there were two buffet tables laid out.
"Welcome to our Iron Chef based challenge!" Julie announced, "Each team will compete to cook three different dishes to be rated by our special guest judges. That's really all there is to this challenge- in the room to the left are supplies, and in the right are the kitchens. Once you're done cooking, you'll present your completed product to our judges, and will be scored on a scale of one to ten. The team to score the most points earns immunity for tonight, while the other team, well, you know what happens."
"Who are the three guest judges?" Gwen asked.
"Glad you asked," Julie nodded, gesturing to the entrance, "come on in, guys!"
Owen walked into the building, a smile on his face. Following behind him was an overlly cheerful looking girl with curly blonde hair, a pink tank top, and dark jeans with tears on the knees. Last but not least was, surprisingly, Milton himself.
"Who's the chick?" Lucky asked, "I mean, I recognize tubby and the business prick, but..."
"Watch your mouth, boy!" Milton snapped, "You should be grateful to stand in my presence!"
"Everyone, settle down," Julie frowned, "Look, you should all be familiar with our three judges- Owen, a former competitor and co-host of Party Time With Geoff and Owen. Milton is, of course, the man in charge of the show- and this young woman over here is Sta-"
"I'm Glimmer Sparkle!" The girl smiled, "It's nice to meet you all, and I hope we can be great friends! Because everyone knows that friendship is WON-DER-FUL."
Everyone looked at the girl, confused, except for Julie who chuckled nervously and said, "Umm, she takes her role very seriously. She's the lead actress on the show Rainbow Pony Rehab Center, which as you may know is nearing its final season."
"Yes," Milton smiled, "and because Rainbow Pony blah blah blah managed to beat out Camp TV in the ratings game every year running, well, I thought it would be fitting to have her on to celebrate the end of her show. Wait, I meant- no, that's what I meant."
"That's very, um, kind of you, sir," Julie gulped, forcing a smile, "anyway, you know what your challenge is, so get moving. You have ninety minutes. Get going!"
CONFESSIONAL: Deborah
Okay, I may not have done so great last challenge, but THIS is something I can excel at! Hopefully if I can help my teammates pull out the win, they'll see I can useful.
CONFESSIONAL: Justin
I really don't have much experience cooking, but this challenge does provide a good opportunity to show who's really in charge. If I can outshine Cody in terms leadership, everyone will start to remember why I made it to the final five three times. I mean, come on- compared to me, what has Cody REALLY done?
END CONFESSIONALS
The two teams divided, and were talking amongst themselves on stage.
"Alright Cody," Tyler said, "what three dishes should we try to cook?"
"Well," Cody thought, "I don't know exactly, but what if we tried-"
"- making a dish to suit each judges personal taste!" Justin interrupted, "We make one dish to appeal to Owen, one for Milton, and one for the freaky pony girl."
"Um, that's a decent idea, Justin," Courtney nodded, "but say we make something really fancy for Milton, but Owen and Glimmer don't like it. We may have impressed one judge, but other two will give us low scores."
"Nah, don't worry about it," Justin shrugged, waving the comment away, "it's a perfect strategy, right Cody?"
"I guess it's worth a shot," Cody sighed, "let's think- what does each judge like?"
"Well, Owen does like sweets and pies," Courtney suggested.
"I can do that," Deborah offered, "I have a lot of experience baking."
"Perfect," Cody nodded, "Milton probably likes lobster or something high class like that- which only leaves the creepy chick."
"Okay, while we work on figuring out what she would like, why don't you take a few people to run in and grab supplies, Cody?" Justin suggested, "Then meet the rest of us in the kitchen."
Cody sighed.
"Uh, sure. Come on, guys."
While the Vault Hunters got prepared, the Enclave was still thinking about what they should make.
"Okay, we should probably just stick to a traditional three course meal," Bridgette suggested, "appetizer, main course, dessert, the whole deal."
"We should probably play it safe, too," Lance added, "pick stuff like steak that most people like."
"Yeah, but if we don't get creative, we might be docked points for THAT, too," Katie told him.
"Hey, not for nothin', I can make a pretty awesome blueberry pie," Lance commented.
Duncan shook his head.
"That's great, but um, I'm pretty allergic to blueberries."
"Oh really?" Finn asked, suppressing a smile, "Not fatal, I hope."
"Not fatal, no, but it does cause a lot of pain," Duncan explained.
"Well, now we know," Finn shrugged, "on to the next thing, hm?"
"Look, you guys talk about it. Why don't I take a few people to the supply room and see what we have?"
"I'll go with," Katie offered, "I'm pretty sure I can figure out something to make."
"Might need an extra pair of hands- hey Quinn, you come too," Heather ordered.
Quinn rolled her eyes, but nodded. The three girls walked off, and once they were out of earshot, Heather began speaking.
"Okay, now that we're together, I've started to realize something," Heather told the two, "our biggest threat are the reformed white knights on this team. You know, Alejandro, Bridgette, Duncan, Lance- and they seem to be getting friendly with that new girl. Now obviously, they're close to forming a majority-"
"No kidding, genius, we all figured that out," Katie scoffed.
"Oh yeah? Then what do you say we do about it, Einstein?"
"Well, we have to drive a wedge between them, obviously," Katie said, "but first, we need to see if we can win over the other newbies on this team."
"Why bother?" Quinn frowned, "We should just take the competition out- by force."
"Uh, hello, crazy girl. That might have worked when Chris was around, but Julie said she'd have us eliminated if we tried anything like that!" Heather snapped.
"Fine, fine, whatever. Then we just need to focus on finding the odd man out."
"That's fair... But who would the odd man out be?" Katie asked, "It could be Lance, Bridgette, Luna-"
"We have time to figure it out. Right now, we should get the food before we look suspicious."
~o.0.o~
Afte a while, each team had gathered their desired ingrediants, and were in the kitchen preparing their dishes. Well, that was a bit of an exaggeration- rather, only a few competitors actually prepared food, while the others argued about what to make or goofed around.
Finn watched curiously as Luna fussed over a glass pitcher, humming to herself.
"What're you making there, lass?" Finn asked.
"Oh, I was just making some lemonade for everyone," Luna smiled, "I thought it might be nice to have, cooking a big meal can be tiring."
"Well, that's very nice of you- say, I think one of the boys was looking for you. Mister, um, which one was it- you'll have to pardon me, I'm simply awful with names."
"Ooh, maybe it was Duncan," Luna smiled, "thanks for telling me, I'll be right back!"
Once he was confident no one was watching, a wide grin spread across Finn's face, and he reached into his pockets, pulling out a small container of blueberries.
"Blueberries in lemonade, hm? What a peculiar recipe, Luna," Finn snickered to himself, "I do hope Duncan isn't feeling TOO ill after drinking this."
On the other side of the kitchen, there was also a quarrel going on between Justin and Courtney.
"Look," Courtney began, "your plan is alright, I'm just saying-"
"That what, I'm not smart enough to figure out what to give the judges?" Justin demanded, "Well, I have news for you Courtney, I CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT!"
"No one is saying you can't- why won't you just listen?"
"Ah, don't you just love that team dynamic?" Noah sighed.
"Guys, stop arguing! Come on!" Cody pleaded.
CONFESSIONAL: Cody
Alright, so MAYBE leading my team isn't all it's cracked up to be. I mean, I'll be honest, the only reason I signed up for this game again was because I was flattered to be considered an all-star, and I figured things might be different with Julie around. And, I mean, it is, but now Justin is acting weird-man, I don't know.
END CONFESSIONAL
While the other contestants argued, Deborah was busy baking, while Johnny helped.
"You certainly look like you know what you're doing," Johnny commented.
"Well, I do work at a coffee shop," Deborah told him.
"Oh? I, uh, couldn't tell."
Deborah glanced down at her uniform, and blushed slightly.
"Uhh... anyway, I did get put on baking duty quite a bit since I was best at it. Usually I made smaller stuff, but still I've had plenty of practice." Deborah looked over at him. "What about you?"
"Me?"
"Yeah. A few of my co workers used to talk about this show in the shop, and occasionally we'd have it on one of the TVs. You are the hunter guy, right? Everyone seemed to like you. And if you hunted, you must have learned to cook somewhere down the line."
Johnny looked down, seeming a little embarrassed.
"Actually, no," Johnny admitted, "my sister Cass and I handled the hunting, but my eldest sister Ruby was the cook. She tried to teach us, but everything I cooked ended up tasted 'like the color grey', as my older sister put it, and Cass pretty much dowsed everything she made in liquor."
From across the room, Lucky chimed in, "But her pancakes kick ass!"
Johnny rolled his eyes as Deborah smiled a little.
"Well, you can still help me out- would you mind grabbing me a few apples?"
"Apple pie then, huh?" Johnny asked, "Been a while since I've had one of those."
"Well, gods of death do love apples," Deborah smiled.
Johnny tilted his head.
"...what?"
Once again, Deborah's face blushed slightly.
"Sorry, it's from Death Note," she hastily explained, "it's- we should really get back to work."
"Right," Johnny nodded, before disappearing an reappeared a few minutes later with the requested apples.
"Uh, here."
"Thanks," Deborah said, taking them hastily, "nice talking to you."
"Uh, right. I'll, uh, catch you later."
CONFESIONAL: Deborah
And THIS is why I don't normally socialize on the job. I can't believe I slipped up like that- I'm not goin to win the million if I keep getting distracted like this.
END CONFESSIONAL
Veronica watched the exchange with an amused smile on her face.
"Wow, Johnny, you are TERRIBLE with girls," she smiled.
Lucky, who was standing nearby, smirked.
"I'd say you're going to do as well in about five seconds."
"What?" Veronica asked, tilting her head, "What is that supposed to- MIRI! HEY!"
Miri, who had been passing by, stopped and turned her head.
"Hey Veronica. Why are you yelling?"
"Oh, no reason," Veronica laughed, "I uh.. Yeah. So how 'ya doin'?"
"Pretty good, actually," Miri told her, "I've always sort of liked cooking. It's like a science of it's own, you know?"
"Haha, yeah. Science and stuff, right?" Veronica said nervously, "Hey, you know, Lucky and I had a Star Trek marathon the other night, would you maybe want to join us next time?"
"Oh, that's okay," Miri told her, "I wouldn't want to intrude or anything. Well, I have to go grab some things from storage, I'll see you later!"
"Okay, bye!" Veronica waved as Miri walked off. Once the redhead was out of sight, Veronica sighed.
"That went awful," she groaned.
Lucky shrugged.
"You'll do better next time."
~o.0.o~
Back on the either side of the room, Luna was serving everyone the drink she had made.
"You made this for everyone?" Bridgette smiled, "Thanks, Luna!"
"Don't mention it," Luna smiled, her face turning slightly red, "h-here, Duncan, why don't you have some?"
"I will, thanks," he nodded, taking a glass.
He took a few drinks, and smiled.
"Hey, this is pretty-"
All of a sudden, his eyes widened, and he began gasping for air.
"Duncan?" Luna asked nervously, "what's-"
"I think he's having some sort of allergic reaction!" Alejandro exclaimed.
By now, pretty much everyone's attention was focused on Duncan.
"I'll go get help!" Mark offered, rushing out of the room.
"I don't understand, what happened?" Luna gasped.
A few minutes later, and Julie rushed in with a medical team.
"Oh great- get him out of here!" She ordered.
The paramedics nodded, and after injected Duncan with something, they carried him out on a stretcher.
"Awesome," Julie sighed, rubbing her temples, "good start to this season."
"Is he going to be okay?" Finn asked, "I'm sure we're all very concerned."
"I don't know, hopefully- I'll let you guys all know later. Crap- you don't have much time left, I suggest you get working."
With that, Julie left the room.
"So, what happened?" Lance asked, "Did someone mess with the drinks? Put something in them?"
"It must have been Luna!" Heather exclaimed, pointing a finger at the girl.
"N-no, it wasn't! I promise!"
"Why would she poison someone on her own team?" Mordecai asked, "I bet it was one of the Vault Hunters!"
"Yeah, last time I checked, we were the good guys," Cody said, "none of us would do anything like that!"
"Maybe not you or the rest of the goody-two shoes," Heather scoffed, "but what about the thug or the freaky kid and his mutt?"
Mark's eyes narrowed.
"What did you call Point?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," Heather smiled, "what I meant to call him was a mangy, disease ridden bag of filth-"
"Point," Mark sighed, "you know what to do."
Point growled, and let out a little bark before lunging at Heather.
"AGHHHH! GET IT OFF ME!"
After biting Heather a few times, Point leapt off of her, and back to Mark's side.
"Good boy," Mark smirked.
Point chirped in response, and look up at Mark happily.
"YOU!" Heather shouted, taking a step forward, "I'M GONNA-"
"You know what Heather?" Tyler frowned, "Put a sock in it!"
Tyler looked over, and smiled at what he saw- a freshly baked apple pie. Without thinking, he grabbed it, and flung it at Heather.
"Wait, NO!" Deborah shouted.
The pie soared across the room, and hit Heather straight in the face.
First, there was silence.
Then, pandemonium.
Food starting flying across the room, each competitor throwing it at another. Deborah stood in place staring where the pie had been, still shocked by the loss of all her hard work. A few of the contestants- namely Heather and her group- seemed out for blood, while others actually seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"This is the most fun I've ever had cooking," Gwen smiled as she tossed a piece of dough at Katie.
"right?" Veronica agreed, reading an arm back and throwing an apple at Quinn. The apple struck Quinn directly in the nose, and her hands immediately went for her face.
"Agh! My nose! I think its-"
"I'm not even sorry," Veronica giggled.
The fighting kept up for a few minutes, until the doors burst open and a voice boomed,
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?"
The contestants all turned, and saw Milton, Julie, Owen, and Glimmer.
"Guys," Glimmer sighed, "How could you fight like this? Don't you know friendship is the most important-"
"Blah blah," Katie sighed, "hair shut up and-"
"DON'T YOU INTERRUPT ME!" Glimmer shouted, her face a bright crimson, her eyes as narrow as pinpricks.
Once everyone fell silent, she immediately turned back to normal.
"Friendship is the most important thing there is," Glimmer continued, as if nothing had happened, "if you don't value it every day, you won't have any friends left, and no one to protect you from The Great Old Ones!"
"Yes, beautiful," Milton sighed, "but hat I'm concerned with is that, you're out of time, and no one has any dishes prepared!"
"Actually, sir," Luna chimed in, "I still have some lemonade!"
She offered him a glass, which Milton cautiously took and sipped.
"Eh. It could use some work. But, since you're the only one with anything to show..." Milton turned and looked at Julie.
The hostess nodded, and said, "The Enclave wins immunity from tonight's elimination!"
The members of the enclave cheered, while the Vault Hunters mainly glared at Tyler.
"Alright everyone," Julie sighed, "let's get back to the bus before the studio owners swing by and ask us to clean up this mess."
Everyone voiced their agreement, and started to walk out of the building.
"Goodbye guys!" Owen called, "I'll see you later!"
"Goodbye!" Glimmer smiled, waving at everyone, "don't forget what I said!"
Milton smiled, and looked down at her.
"Hey, Glimmer? How'd you like a job?"
~o.0.o~
About an hour passed, an the Vault Hunters were at their elimination ceremony.
"Okay, guys, you all know how this works," Julie told them, "I'll give the wheel a spin, and then announce who's safe."
Julie spin the elimination wheel, which landed on normal.
"Just a regular elimination then, huh?" Julie said, "Okay, if I give you a bag of chocolate coins, you're safe. First bag goes to...
Noah.
Cody.
Gwen.
Johnny.
Justin.
Lucky.
Veronica.
Deborah.
Miri.
Margo.
Mark.
That just leaves Tyler and Courtney. The final bag goes to...
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"Nice!" Tyler exclaimed, catching his bag.
"What?" Courtney asked, "Why me?"
At this, Justin smiled faintly.
"Sorry Courtney," Julie sighed, "I always liked you. But rules are rules."
"I guess they are," Courtney nodded, "well, goodbye guys."
As Courtney got in the lifeboat, the contestants started to go back to their rooms.
Justin, however, headed to the confessional.
CONFESSIONAL: Justin
Now, I'm not GLAD Courtney had to go, but she sealed her own gate when she started doubting me. Look, the hero can't have his own comrades questioning him all the time- she's a nice girl, really! But it had to be done... especially if I'm going to lead this team.
One way.
Or another.
END CONFESSIONAL
~ ALL STAR STATISTICS ~
Players left in the game:
Vault Hunters: Cody, Noah, Justin, Tyler, Lucky, Johnny, Mark, Gwen, Veronica, Miri, Deborah, Margo
Enclave: Alejandro, Duncan, Lance, Finn, Mordecai, Heather, Katie, Bridgette, Izzy, Quinn, Luna
Eliminated: Vevo, Eva, Courtney
Trivia:
Despite being mention several times throughout the show, and playing a minor role at the end of the second season, this is the first time a member of Rainbow Pony Rehab Center has made a physical appearance... and it may not be the last time.
Deborah's line about apples, a reference to Death Note, was originally going to be given to Veronica, and then Cody.
The author finds Lucky calling Milton "the business prick" much more amusing than he probably should. This episode also contains several of his other favorite moments from the series.
There are several cameos of returning characters this episode.
This season features more cut competitors than any other.
(A/N: Announcement time! First of all, by now most of you know about Camp TV's companion story, Off the Air. It was decided, for one episode, the competitors will sit around reason fanfiction about them. What's so special about that? Well, as it would happen, I'm actually going to allow people to guest write their own segments of the episode! The only criteria is that it has to be 5k or less words. I'm looking for two or three people who are interested- if this is something you want to help out with, give me a PM! Also, Off the Air WILL debut after the fourth episode this season- which will drastically change the climate of the game and introduce a character who has been referenced multiple times but never actually appeared. Also, Gravity Falls cross over. Totally happening.
I think that's going to do it for me today- I hope you enjoyed!)