Justin smiled as he exited the woods, taking a moment to fix his hair before approaching Ella. The girl had been sitting on a nearby log, fidgeting nervously, and was noticeably relieved to see Justin.
"Are you alright?" She asked, getting to her feet, "Where's Noah?"
"Oh, I'm fine, fine," he told her, "Noah and I just decided to split up. He thought it would be best to search for those keys in the woods, but I couldn't just leave you here, could I?"
He said the last part with a sickeningly cliche wink; of course, it got a giggle out of Ella.
"Well, if he's sure he'll be alright," she nodded, "shall we walk?"
"We shall."
Justin extended an elbow, and Ella blushed as the two linked arms before walking down the beach together.
Meanwhile, Noah was in... less favorable circumstances. He was laid out on his back, alone in the middle of the woods. Some time passed before he sat up, looking around groggily.
"Ugh... that son of a-"
"Wow, so Justin DID go to the dark side!" A voice exclaimed.
Noah spun around, his face immediatly contorting to one of fear and loathing.
"Oh great- SIERRA?"
"Hello, Noah," the stalker giggled, "how's your head?"
"It's not going to get any better listening to your nails-on-a-chalkboard voice."
"Oh, don't be mean. Besides, we want the same thing- we can help each other out!"
"Same thing? What are you talking about?" Noah frowned.
"Well... you want Justin gone, right? So do I. I came here to take my revenge-"
"For like the fifth time now, yeah. Let me know how that goes."
"WILL YOU LET ME FINISH? I came here to get my revenge on Cody and Gwen. Unfortunatley, they're already gone, so I've made another plan to ruin the show. I've been following you city to city, watching every challenge you've done. I even snuck on board once or twice. And I'm going to ruin the show in a more clever way than you'd think- by having all of the villains eliminated."
"Ooh, so scary- wait, what?"
"You heard me," Sierra smiled, "what's a reality show without drama? And bad guys cause the best drama. So if I revealed the plans Justin, Finn, and Heather all had, well... they'd be voted off, and no one would be left to stir up trouble. Ratings would plummet, and you'd be cancelled!"
Noah paused, thinking it over.
"All right, Sierra. I'll help you out."
~o.0.o~
There was a loud splash as Julie was thrown overboard, followed by Chris, Mordecai, and Sadie's cheers.
"We got her!" Chris smirked, "Sadie, Mordecai, go round everyone else up. I'm gonna go make sure no one else is on this stupid boat- then once you've brought everyone here, we'll-"
"CHRIIIIIIIS!" A voice boomed from overhead.
The three turned, confused, as a hang glider soared overhead before landing on the boat.
"I have you now, you son of a bitch!" He exclaimed.
"Um... who the hell are you?" Chris frowned.
"Who- Dalton! I'm Dalton from that lawsuit years ago? Remember?" The man exclaimed.
"Uh... No. No I don't."
"In the first season, you fired a gun in the air that you thought was blank- you shot me right out of the sky when I was hang-gliding!" He explained.
"...oooooh, during the Boney island challenge, I remember that!"
"Who cares what challenge it happened during? The fact is, I tried to get the studio to pay my medical bills, but you guys turned around and counter-sued me for trespassing!"
"Well, that serves you right," Chris shrugged.
"Serves me right?! You took everything I had!" He shouted.
"...and?"
"...and... and revenge, that's what! I'm here to ruin your one hundredth episode!"
"Join the club, pal. This isn't even my show anymore. I'm here to ruin it, too."
"...oh. Really?" Dalton asked.
"Yes, really."
Dalton shifted uncomfortably, kicking the floor a little.
"So I came here for nothing, then."
"Pretty much, yeah," Chris yawned, "Sadie, throw him overboard."
"Wait wait wait NOOOO-"
~o.0.o~
Bridgette sighed as she slowly sifted through a patch of sand, before giving up and looking over at Alejandro and Luna.
"It's no use. No matter how hard I look, I can't seem to find a thing."
Alejandro, who had been examining something carefully, paid her no mind.
"Um... Al?"
"Hm?" Alejandro tossed the object he had been holding into the water, before turning to look back at Bridgette. "Did you say something?"
"I said there's nothing here. We had better get a move on."
"Oh, yes, of course," he nodded.
Bridgette got to her feet, dusting herself off and sighing.
"You okay?" Luna asked her.
"I'm fine," she shrugs, "it's... just gonna be really awkward after what happened with Justin and that trivia thing."
"Well... I'm sure it won't be too bad," Luna said, forcing a smile.
"Maybe. Let's just get going."
Bridgette sighed, and walked off, Alejandro close behind her. Before Luna could follow, however, she felt a hand grab her shoulder, and spin her around.
"Who-" she started, but was quickly shushed by a familiar face- Finn.
"Keep it down. Do you want everyone to hear?"
"Finn?" Luna gasped. She blinked, then pulled away from him. "What'd you grab me like that for?"
"Well, I wanted to get your attention. As simple as that."
Luna took a few steps back. She had never trusted Finn- not entirely.
"Okay, you have my attention. What is it?"
Finn looked around before speaking.
"You were close with Duncan, isn't that true?" Finn asked.
Luna said nothing.
"I thought as much. That's why I came to you today."
He walked towards her, and leaned into her ear before whispering, "I know who had him eliminated."
~o.0.o~
"So, that's it. My life is over."
Lucky frowned as he watched Veronica pace back and forth, talking to herself more than she was to him.
"I can't go back on that boat," Veronica muttered, "what am I supposed to tell Miri?"
"Um... the truth?" Lucky shrugged, "Look, it's really not that bad-"
"Not that bad? Lucky, do you have any idea what I had to fess up to back there?" She demanded, "Oh man. That prize better be worth it."
"Veronica, calm down!" Lucky said, "Look, I know that was embarassing. Priscylla is a fink, that's for sure- but it'll be alright. I mean, others have survived worse. If I had a dollar for every time I was publicly humiliated on this show, I wouldn't even NEED the prize money. And Johnny just lost sight in one of his eyes- that's more tough than having your crush revealed."
"I know, I know," she admitted.
"Look. I'm not saying what happened isn't shitty, but one way or the other, you'll live. I'm here for you."
"Yeah, I know," Veronica nodded, "thanks, it... it means a lot to me.
She leaned in, giving him a hug. Lucky smiled a bit, patting her back.
"It'll be alright," he assured her, "you'll-"
"Veronica?" A voice called out.
The two turned, and saw Miri approaching from the distance.
"See?" Lucky smiled, "Here's your chance to-"
"HAHA, NOPE!" Veronica shouted before turning and running off.
Lucky gave a sigh as Miri slowly walked up to him.
"Hey Lucky- where'd Veronica get off to?" The redhead asked.
"Uh, well," he started, "once she saw you coming, she sorta-"
"-took off?" She sighed, "Yeah, I was afraid of that happening. Shoot- I really wanted to talk to her about what happened."
"Well, you might be waiting for a little while," a voice growled.
Miri's eyes widened as she watched Sadie slink out of the woods, and approach the two.
"What the- aren't you that mutant who tried to kill us last season?" Miri gasped.
"Guilty," Sadie grinned, "now, come along quietly... or I'll have to get violent."
"Miri," Lucky mumbled, "run."
"What was that?" Sadie demanded as the redhead took off running. The mutant let out a growl, turning to give chase, but Lucky got in the way. He was not, however, any match for her. He was immediatley grabbed, his skull smashed into a tree. His eyes widened, before he went limp and slid to the ground. Sadie gave a smirk before turning, and running after Miri.
~o.0.o~
When Lucky opened his eyes, he was startled to find himself in a meadow, alone. He slowly got to his feet, rubbing his skull.
"Funny. I'm pretty sure I was on a beach five minutes ago."
He looked around, and suddenly became aware there was a table nearby with two familiar faces- Sunny and Julie."Afternoon Delight" seemed to be playing from no visible source, and Sunny beckoned him over.
"C'mon, come sit with us~"
"...something is seriously wrong here," he muttered to himself, but he started walking anyway.
As soon as he got close to the table, however, the music turned to static. He paused, confused, as the two girls opened their mouths and began to scream, the sound getting louder and louder.
"What the hell?" He groaned, covering his ears.
The screams intensified until the table itself burst into flames, the two burning along with it. He watched in horror as the flames began to grow and grow, before slowly taking the shape of a triangle. A familiar laughter echoed throughout the now dead and decaying meadows. There was a flash of light, nearly blinding him. When he regained his vision, he was horrified to see a familiar sight.
"Hey kid," greeted the top hat wearing, cane wielding, one-eyed triangle, "how's it going?"
~o.0.o~
Johnny and Deborah were walking along the beach when they saw someone pop up from underneath the water, and quickly swim to shore.
"Who- Julie?" Deborah frowned.
"Great," the hostess muttered as she climbed on to shore, shaking herself off, "and now my favorite outfit is soaked."
"Hold on a minute. What are you doing out here?" Johnny asked.
Julie looked over at the two, scowling.
"That nutjob Chris came back, along with Mordecai and the mutant. They tossed me overboard- for whatever good they thought that would do- and now they're trying to round up everyone else."
"Everyone else? Why, what does he want with the others?" Johnny asked.
"Hell if I know. Point is, he's crazy, and I want him off my ship."
"You have a plan?" Johnny frowned.
"No. All I know is I need to get everyone else to safety. Can you two help?"
"Count on us," Johnny nodded.
"Uh, wait a second," Deborah cut in, "mutants, psychopaths... don't you think we're in a little over our heads here?"
"Honey," Julie sighed, "I've spent six years working for Milton. This is just another day in the office for me."
Deborah looked down, shifting uncomfortably before saying, "Look, I'm not sure I'm up for this..."
"Deborah, look," Johnny started, "do you trust me?"
"I... I guess so."
"Good. We play this safe and stick together, and we'll be fine."
"Alright, if you say so..."
"Come on," Julie said, "we need to get moving- before it's too late."
~o.0.o~
"There," Finn said, pointing.
"No way," Luna gasped, "QUINN?"
The two watched as Heather, Katie and Quinn walked through the woods, chatting with themselves.
"Oh yes," Finn nodded, "think about it. Quinn is one of the most violent competitors on the show- and Duncan could easily have been perceived as competiton. She's a vicious one, that lass."
"Wait... How do YOU know this?" Luna asked, "And why didn't you say anything before?"
"Because I didn't know before," he shrugged, "but the other night, I overheard her talking... gloating's more like it. She said she was responsible for crippling a competitor... I think it was Duncan she meant."
"...and... you're sure?" Luna asked.
"Oh, about seventy percent so."
Luna hesitated.
"How do I know I can trust YOU?" She asked.
"ME? Well, thing is-"
"HEY! What are you dorks doing?"
The two turned, and saw Heather and company storming out of the woods, looking furious.
"Were you spying on us?" Quinn demanded.
"Us? Spy on you?" Finn chuckled, "We're on the same team, why would we-"
"If you have to ask that, then you don't know how this game is played, idiot," Heather scoffed, "c'mon girls, we can deal with these two later."
As she turned to leave, however, she let out a scream.
"What are YOU doing here?" She gasped.
Sadie was standing a few yards away, with an unconscious Miri on the ground beside her.
"Try to run," Sadie told Heather, "you'll just make this more fun for me."
Heather let out a scream, and Sadie charged forward, tackling her and Katie to the ground. Quinn tried to put up a fight, kicking Sadie in the head, but it wasn't long before she was grabbed, and thrown to the ground.
"Come on- this way."
Finn grabbed Luna's wrist, ducking into the forest while dragging her behind.
"Who was that?" Luna whimpered.
"Well, she's behind us now, lass," Finn said, a bit cheerfully, "I wouldn't worry about it."
She couldn't see, but on his face was a wide smile. She was playing into his hands- she didn't trust him, and that was okay. If he kept helping her out like he just did, that would change. He would lure her into a false sense of security, toying with her emotions, making her think she won by eliminating Quinn... and then he would lower the hurt. He would hurt Luna in ways she couldn't fathom. And why?
Well, because he could, of course!
~o.0.o~
Back on the ship, Prisyclla watched Sadie drag Miri, Heather, Katie and Quinn on board. Tyler would follow shortly after, along with Margo.
"Huh. Interesting turn of events," Priscylla scoffed, "Chica, ready the fear gas. Flood the lower levels with it if they to get down here."
"You got it, boss!" Chica cheered, saluting, "shouldn't we, um, help them?"
"Help?" Priscylla giggled, "No. We'll just sit here and observe."
"But they could get hur-"
"And? What do I care?" She rolled her eyes. "You sound just like my sister, you know that?"
"I didn't know you have a sister! Can I meet her?"
"No doubt you'd like her. She's always going on about friendship and helping others. Sickening."
Priscylla scanned the monitors once more- her eyes suddenly widened once she spotted a particular monitor.
"What the hell?"
In room eighteen, there was a lone woman facing the door. She was mouthing something inaudible. It looked like... it looked like she was saying...
"Help," Priscylla murmured.
"What's that? Need something, boss?"
Priscylla looked over at the animatronic, then back to the screen- the woman was gone.
"...nothing," Prisyclla said, a smile suddenly forming on her lips, "nothing at all. Get that fear gas ready."
~o.0.o~
"So, let me get this straight. Chris, and Sadie showed up, took a bunch of people hostage, and now it's up to us to stop them?"
Justin looked from Julie, to Johnny, to Deborah, and finally to Ella before smiling.
"C'mon. This is a joke, right?" He snorted, "They're both locked up-"
"Well apparently they're both out," Julie sighed, "please, Justin. We need help- if enough of us mob the boat, they won't stand a chance."
Justin was about to tell her to go fuck herself when Ella chimed in.
"Of course he'll help! He's my knight in shining armor!"
"Uh... right." Julie cleared her throat as Johnny and Deborah exchanged glances. "Let's just see who else we can find. Priority number one is making sure everyone is safe."
"Right," Justin nodded, "so we just look around and-"
"Ah, there you are, Julie," Finn smiled, "I was wondering where you'd gotten to."
Finn and Luna had silently made their way up to the group, momentarily startling them.
"I trust you're aware of what's going on?" Finn asked.
"No kidding," the hostess muttered, "and we're going to put a stop to it. You in?"
"Of course," Finn smiled, "I couldn't just stand by and let someone like that hurt all of you. What kind of monster would I be otherwise?"
Johnny nodded, and got to his feet.
"Okay, we've got a solid team- let's round up the others and do this."
~o.0.o~
Chris smiled as he watched Sadie drag Alejandro and Bridgette on to the ship. The other contestants, while awake, were all tied up.
"A-ha! There you are," Chris smiled smugly, "my arch-nemesis's! All that time had been building up to this-"
"What are you talking about?" Bridgette demanded, "Since when are we-"
"He gave EVERYONE an arch nemesis speech!" Tyler exclaimed, "He won't shut up with them!"
"That's because you're ALL my arch-enemies!" Chris laughed, "But by the end of the day, you won't be around to bother me anymore!"
"Yeah," Mordecai smirked, "we totally outwitted all of you!"
"Mordecai, you haven't done anything but stand there and gloat," Quinn growled.
"Wha- that's not true! It was my plan that got you all captured!" He insisted.
"Yeah, right. Either way, once I get free, I'm going to take that chair over there and beat your skull in with it," she told him.
"Oh, come on! What did I ever do to you to make you hate me?"
"YOU TOOK PICTURES OF ME IN THE SHOWER!"
"Th... that was Finn, not me!" Mordecai exclaimed.
"Sure it was," Quinn huffed, "just you wait, asshole. Just all of you wait."
"Oh yeah, so scared," Chris mocked, "Sadie, go get the rest of them."
"Ugh.. fine," she growled, "I'll be back."
As she stormed off, Chris turned to the contestants.
"Hear that? You'll all be dead soon!"
"Yes, yes," Alejandro sighed, "I'm SURE. Although one thing is troubling me- how did you manage escape?"
"Those idiots left my door open," he said proudly, "also the door through the security checkpoint, also the front door, and also the gate."
Alejandro and Bridgette gave each other suspicious glances.
"...just like that?" Bridgette asked.
"Just like that," the former host nodded smugly.
"Okay, something's off here," Bridgette said.
"What, it's not enough that Chris is KIDNAPPING us?!" Heather demanded, "Just shut up, Bridgette, you aren't helping things."
Bridgette sighed, and looked out at the beach. Surely one of the contestants would be able to save them... right?
~o.0.o~
Mark watched the boat from behind a tree, frowning. Things certainly didn't look good- but what bothered him most was that Point, who was still recovering, was still on the ship. Mark needed to get to him and make sure he was safe... somehow.
"Okay... if I can distract Chris, maybe I can sneak on..."
"Dude- what the HELL is going on?" Veronica gaped.
The girl had one up beside Mark when he hadn't been paying attention, and was staring at the boat in shock.
"Long story short?" Mark sighed, "Looks like Chris, Sadie and Mordecai are trying to kidnap everybody."
"Ugh. Mordecai. I always knew he was a sleaze ball."
She moved forward, tryin to get a better look, gasping when she saw who they had on board.
"They've got Miri!"
Mark nodded. "Yeah."
"Crap," Veronica groaned, "if I hadn't run off..."
"Look, Sadie is gone, it's just the two of them. I think we could take them down if we had a plan."
Veronica thought it over.
"Yeah... okay. I'm pretty sure I could kick Mordecai's ass on his own, the two of the together not so much. How about I run up and distract them, then you sneak on and get Point. You come back out, sic Point on Chris, and we're golden."
"Alright, it's a plan," Mark nodded, stepping out into the beach.
Veronica followed behind, taking a deep breath before saying, "Okay. Time to save the princess."
~o.0.o~
Sadie came to a halt in front of Lucky's body.
"Huh. You're still here."
When he gave no response, she nudged him with her foot. Nothing.
"...huh. You dead?"
Still no response.
"Oh well."
She looked around before picking him up, lifting him over her shoulder and heading back towards the boat.
~o.0.o~
"No. No, no no no no no. No. What the hell are you doing here? I thought I was done with these stupid dreams!" Lucky exclaimed.
"What can I say?" Bill shrugged, "It was the hundredth episode, the fans were expecting to see me!"
"See you? Only I can see you!"
"Suuuuure you are," Bill snickered.
Lucky sighed, punching the bridge of his nose.
"Okay, fine. Did you just come here to mock me?" He asked.
"Ding-ding-ding!" Bill exclaimed, "Correct- ladies and gentlemen, what does he win?"
Bill clapped his hands, and a spider with a bats face suddenly appeared. It let out a screech, before growing wings and flying off.
Lucky practically fell over, shouting,"THE HELL WAS THAT-"
"Your prize... I call him Bats McSpiderlegs!"
"Wha- you're insane, and I'm waking the hell up!"
"Nuh-uh-uh! You didn't say the magic word!" teased the dream demon.
"I... okay, fine. Please?" Lucky asked.
"Nope! Wrong magic words!"
Lucky ran a hand through his hair, now seriously beginning to fear for his sanity... and life.
"Okay, um," he thought carefully, trying to come up with something, "I don't know... klaatu, barada, nikto?"
"WHAT? Where did you hear that, who have you been talking to?" Bill demanded, "...nah, I'm just joshin' ya! I know that's a line from a movie, you're not fooling anyone, pal!"
"Look, I'm begging you," Lucky pleaded, "just let me out of here!"
"Finally! Begging- there's the magic word I was looking for! I'll let you off the hook... for now. After all, I only came by to give you a warning."
"A warning?"
"That boat of yours is destined for disaster- do yourself a favor and get booted off early. Or, actually, don't. I find the prospect of your imminent death hilarious!"
"Uh, thanks," Lucky said, taking a step back.
"Don't mention it! Also, pretty sure you're about to be eaten by a mutant."
"Wait, wha-"
~o.0.o~
Lucky's eyes flickered open as Sadie threw him to the floor.
"Ah, yes," Chris began, "Lucky, my arch-"
"ENOUGH with the arch-enemy speeches!" Heather shouted.
"...the fuck is going on here?" Lucky asked, blinking.
"Oh, nothing much," Chris boasted, "just-"
"-your complete and absolute revenge, we know," Katie huffed, "we've heard it a thousand times already!"
Chris folded his arms, pouting.
"You guys take the fun out of everything."
Alejandro sighed, and looked over at Lucky.
"Sorry about all this, amigo. Have no fear, however. I'm sure the others will rally to our aid."
"Ha! Yeah, right," Sadie smirked, "get comfortable, guys. You're gonna be here for a while."
Meanwhile, down in the security room, Priscylla was prepping multiple cans of fear gas as Chica stared at the screen.
"What are you looking at, you big stupid bird?" Priscylla huffed, "Start helping me with this!"
The animatronic stared at the screen before saying, "Friend..." and walking out the door.
"Hey!" Priscylla shouted, "Where the hell do you think you're going?!"
~o.0.o~
Veronica and Mark stared at the boat, watching Sadie slowly head off of the boat and into the woods.
"Alright... I'll cause the distraction, you sneak on," Veronica whispered.
Mark nodded, and slowly began to creep towards the other end of the boat as Veronica took a deep breath and began moving forward. As soon as she began climbing up the boat, Chris and Mordecai both took immediate notice.
"A-HA!" Exclaimed Chris, "Veronica, my arch-"
Mordecai smiled, popping his knuckles and stepping forward.
"Relax, dude. I'll take care of her."
Mordecai stepped forward, only to be greeted with a punch to the face. He staggered backward, holding his hands to his face, surprised.
"H...hey!" He whined, "You... you hit me!"
"I'll give you twenty dollars if you break his nose!" Called out Quinn.
"You... you can't fight BACK!" Insisted Mordecai, "Otherwise what's the poin-"
He was silenced when Veronica hit him again, causing him to crumple to the ground, holdin his nose.
"OH COME ON!" He shouted.
"Amiga, quick! Untie us!" Alejandro called out.
Veronica went to move forward, but halted when she felt a hand clamp down on her shoulder. She gulped, slowly turning around to see Sadie grinning at her.
"Oh," she choked out, "h-hi there..."
"I'm gonna break every bone in your body," Sadie giggled.
"Uh, wow. That just seems a little unecessary, wouldn't you say?" Veronica chuckled nervously.
"No."
Sadie pulled a fist back, ready to smash it into her face- but was suddenly tackled to the ground by a familiar animatronic. Chica let out a loud, metallic screech before proceeding to pummel Sadie with hit after hit.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?" Chris screamed.
It was at that moment that Julie arrived with the others, looking shocked.
"The hell is going on here?" the hostess asked, jaw dropping.
Sadie, by now, was unconcious, her face swollen and bruised. Chris slowly tried to slink away, but it wasn't long before the animatronic turned its gaze on him. Within moments, he was lifted into the air.
"H-hey! What are you doing?!" Chris panicked, "Put me down!"
There was the sound of a crash as Chris was thrown into a table. He lay there, dazed, before shaking his head and looking up, only to find himself surrounded by the now-untied competitors.
"Oh," he chuckled, "hey guys... how's it going?"
~o.0.o~
Several hours later, everyone watched as Sadie, Dalton, Mordecai, and the badly beaten Chris were taken away by the authorities.
"What a mess," Julie sighed, rubbing her temples.
"Excuse me, Miss Frey?" A voice asked.
Julie turned, and saw two men in black suits- one a middle-aged man with a bushy mustache, while the other was significantly younger.
"I'm Agent Powers, and, this is my associate Agent Trigger. We have a few questions for you."
"Of course," she nodded, "right this way."
As the three walked off, the other contestants began talking to each other.
"So what happens now?" Tyler asked, "Who wins the-"
"IZZY WINS!"
The redhead began laughing manically as she cartwheeled into view, before producing a key for everyone to see.
"Izzy found the key while everyone else was distracted!" She explained, "I did good, right guys?"
Her team was unimpressed.
"Gee, thanks. I never thought I'd say this, but we could have actually USED you," Heather scoffed.
"But... I won!"
"While the rest of us were busy getting kidnapped!"
"...oh."
After a little while, Julie walked back over to the cast.
"I'm really sorry about today you guys," she frowned, "it was supposed to be, y'know. Fun."
"At least it's over now, and we can just go to bed," Tyler shrugged.
"...not quite," Julie said a bit uncomfortably, "I just got a text from Milton. He says the show NEEDS to go on as planned."
The contestants began to mutter and groan.
"Look, I'm sorry," Julie said, exhasperated, "but it's this or my job!"
"Well nobody cares about your job," Heather scoffed, "so let us go back inside!"
"Heather, I'm THIS close to just locking you in a closet for the rest of the season," the hostess scowled, "look, Izzy found the key, so let's just get on with the elimination and-"
"Hold it right there," a voice interrupted, "there's something you need to hear first."
Justin's eyes widened.
"Noah?!"
"And that's not all," Sierra giggled, appearing beside him.
"Before we have our elimination tonight, I need to expose a monster amongst us."
Noah turned, pointing a finger at Justin.
"Justin knocked me unconcious and left me in the woods. He engineered the eliminations of Gwem and Courtney, and what's worse is his constant mistreatment and manipulation of Ella."
There was a collective gasp.
"J...Justin?" Ella whimpered, "What's he talking about?"
"So yes," Noah nodded, "let's have our elimination ceremony. And let's make sure it's Justin who's eliminated!"
Everyone was silent.
"...you're lying," Justin said after a while, "He's lying! He doesn't have any base to back up these claims!"
"But... dude. You did have us eliminate Courtney," Tyler frowned.
"To save YOU, my friend!" Justin insisted, "Courtney is a nice girl, but I thought it would be best if we saved you! And... Ella, have I ever done anything to hurt you?"
"N...no," she said, shaking her head.
"And Noah, I don't know why you'd lie about me knocking you out," Justin said, turning on him, "we parted ways after you decided to look for the key on your own!"
"No we didnt," Noah said smugly, "and Sierra here will prove it. Tell them what happened."
Sierra stepped forward, clearing her throat.
"What really happened- is that they parted ways after Noah decide to look for the key on his own," she smiled.
"See?" Noah smiled, "Even Sierra- wait, WHAT?"
"What Noah's telling you is all lies!" Sierra insisted, "I came here because I wanted to watch the one hundredth episode special, but when Noah saw me he started yelling about how I needed to help him get rid of Justin, no matter what!"
"She's lying!" Noah told them, "You can't honestly believe her-"
"Aren't you the one who wanted us to believe her in the first place?" Tyler demanded.
"Well, yes, but-"
"But now that what she's saying doesn't support your argument, they aren't supposed to," Justin frowned, "guys, could we ever REALLY trust Noah? This is the same guy who worked with Blaineley in season two!"
"No, guys, please!" Noah insisted, "You have to listen to me!"
"Listen to ME," Justin pleaded, "think of everything I've done for all of you!"
Julie frowned, stepping in between them.
"Okay- I think it's time for our elimination."
~o.0.o~
Within ten minutes the Vault Hunters were gathered together in deck, waiting to see who would be eliminated.
"You know the drill," Julie told them, "I've already spun the wheel- just a regular elimination tonight. The first bag goes to...
Deborah. Johnny and Lucky, you're also safe.
Tyler, you live to fight another day, as well as Veronica and Miri. Mark, you get a bag, and Ella, you're safe as well. Margo, you get one too. All that's left is, obviously, Justin and Noah. The last bag goes to...
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Justin caught the bag of chocolate coins, stunned for a minute, before he turned and flashed a smile at Noah. Noah was completely silent, before slowly getting to his feet.
"You... you all made a horrible mistake," he hissed, "fine. Vote me out. You'll learn soon enough."
"Goodbye, Noah," Justin called as he began to head towards the lifeboat, "I really wish you would have been willing to just keep being friends."
Noah turned and faced him.
"I think we both know that wasn't going to happen."
With that, he leapt overboard. Julie watched him go before turning to the contestants.
"Okay guys, I know you're all tired," she said, "I know you're all tired, but you still get to open the chest you won from the reward challenge. So, here you are."
She clapped her hands, and Chica walked out, placing the chest down before turning and heading back inside the ship.
"Okay... who wants to do the honors?"
"Ella, why don't you?" Justin winked, "You deserve it."
"Um, oh! Okay," she nodded, "I'd be honored."
Ella got out of her seat, and walked over to the chest. With some effort, she yanked the lid open to find... a small statue.
"Um... this is it?" Ella asked, trying to hide her disappointment.
"Yep," Julie nodded, "the Revenge Idol. The one thing you can use to eliminate anyone... at any time."
Ella gasped.
"Eliminate anyone?"
"Yep. Yours now, sweetie. Now, if you'll excuse me..."
Julie cleared he throat, and turned to the camera.
"And there you have it, folks. Our one-hundredth episode! Thank you so much for supporting us over the years! But the game is far from over. We haven't even hit the merge yet, and there's still time for twists, turns, betrayal, heart break, and drama. So stick with us for our final season of
CAMP TV:
SUNSET CRUISE!"
~o.0.o~
Back on the beach, Sierra hummed to herself as she pulled out her phone, dialing a number. She waited for a minute, until the voice on the other end picked up.
"Hey there Milton," she greeted, "it's done- I did EXACTLY what you asked me to!"
(A/N: one hundred episodes. Thank you guys so much for putting up with my shit throughout the years, and for supporting this story as much as you have. Before the next episode, however, I'm planning to do a double release, uploading the new episodes of Reality Rish and Off the Air sometime soon. If also like to personally thank NerdyNightStocker and RedEyedWarrior, who have shown their continued support to this oddity if a story since it's humble beginnings. And while these two definitely deserve a shout-out, hell, I can't forget the rest of you who have shown this series support/ do thank you, one and all! Stick sround, because I plan on sending this franchise off with a bang!)