Hello everyone! I hope you like this chapter. I tried to utilize the characters' interactions instead of focusing on the challenge. It was actually really hard to eliminate someone once it came down to it, but I hope you understand. Fun Fact: The team names are Spanish for their symbols.
"And we're back," Chris says. The contestants have reached the beach, where the water laps at their feet.
"Wait? Where's the challenge?" Kylie says, looking around.
"Right here!" Chris says. As if on cue, a helicopter flies over the teens, carrying a huge bag.
A clank is heard, and the bag drops into the sand. Chris opens it, spilling a large amount of trash all over the beach.
"Your job is to make a house that can survive a tsunami out of all this garbage," He says.
"Wait. A tidal wave?" Sarah says. "Yes. A tidal wave." Chris repeats, looking annoyed. "How would you know that a tidal wave is going to come through here?" She asks.
Chris sighs, and holds up a remote. "I can control the weather with this. It's a complicated web of satellites that would be too hard for you people to understand."
"But tidal waves kill people!" Marc says, looking scared. "Then you'd better make a good house," Chris retorts. An intern pulls up in a boat, and the host gets in. "See you in eight hours!" He calls, riding into the distance.
Adam drops his bags. "Alright. Let's get to work," He says, looking at the pile. The teams separate and start building.
Ace quickly spots Sarah and walks over to her.
"So...uh...pretty good challenge, huh?" He says, trying to start a conversation.
"I guess," She agrees, picking up a box.
Ace picks up a large wooden beam, and the two start bringing their items back.
They toss the items down in front of Melissa, who was waiting for them.
"What do you want me to do?" Melissa asks. "I don't know, make a raft or something." Ace insists.
"Do it yourself," Melissa responds.
Confessionals:
Ace: "I've got a team member who thinks she's too good to work and a hot girl who won't even notice me. Not a great start to the season."
Tod throws a pile of wood down. "Okay team, get to work. I think."
Cindy walks over to Tod. "We need to talk strategy," She says. "Why? It's early in the game. We're not targets." Tod says.
"Have you looked at our team? We're not exactly the most athletic. It's not going to be long before we have to vote someone off," Cindy says, pointing to the rest of the group.
At that moment, Nathan walks up to Tod, holding a long metal rod. "Hey leader. Where do you want me to put this?" He asks.
"Where do you think?" Todd asks in response. "Right. We can use this as support." Nathan says, walking back to the house.
Tod looks back at Cindy. "Maybe him?" She suggests. "We have to protect ourselves somehow." Cindy agrees.
Laurie comes out of the pile holding a sheet of metal. "I think we can protect the house with this," She says.
"Good idea!" Liam says. "Everyone, let's get some metal."
Zero ties the left side of the raft together with a length of rope while Marc and Petunia nail another board to the half-finished raft.
"John, you could at least help," Marc says, looking at the teen lying down.
"I'll take care of it," He says, smirking.
Confessionals:
Marc: "What is this guy's deal? Doesn't he want our team to win?"
John: "I've got this all figured out. Just wait until tonight."
Brooke and Katarina come over, and John stands up and brushes himself off.
"Hey ladies. Find anything good?" He asks. "Actually, I don't care." He takes Katarina aside, getting serious.
"I don't like you, and you don't like me. But alliances are crucial in this game. You want in?" He questions.
"Sure. Why not." She says. John chuckles, patting her on the back. "Knew I could count on you."
Confessionals:
Katarina: "I don't trust John one bit. As soon as he turns his back..." She makes a stabbing motion. "The knife goes in."
Timothy is sitting at the base of a tree, typing something on his laptop.
"What is he doing there?" Kylie asks, looking back.
"Don't mind him. We'll just vote him off if we lose. It's better not to ask questions," Graham responds.
"Oh, come on!" Farrah says, putting a plastic bag over a hole in the roof. "At least give him a chance."
Graham sighs. "I guess you're right."
Norman moves in next to Kylie. "Please, I beg you to reconsider. If I could only ask for a minute of your-"
Kylie moves away, leaving him by himself.
Confessionals:
Norman: "I don't understand! What do I have to do to be friends with her?"
Willam and Tyrla come out of the trash, carrying half-rotted boards.
"You think these will be enough to keep the house together?" Tyrla asks.
"There's only one way to find out," Willam says.
She grabs a hammer and some rusty nails from the pile and hands them to Tyrla. Suddenly, something gleams in the trash, and Willam looks down at it. "Hold these for me, sweetheart," She requests.
Tyrla just shrugs and accepts the tools.
Willam leans over and digs through the trash, throwing miscellaneous items left and right. Finally, she comes up with an immunity idol.
"Holy crap! I think this is the real thing!" She says. Just to make sure, she turns it upside down. There on the bottom is the McLean seal of approval, a golden sticker with Chris himself's picture on it, smiling as ever.
Willam looks back at Tyrla, then down at the idol. "No... it wouldn't be fair to have this without you having one as well." She says, throwing the idol back into the pile.
"But just in case..." She adds, planting a tattered flag near where it landed.
She takes back the tools from Tyrla, and the two walk back to the house.
Meanwhile, Marc watches the whole ordeal from a tree.
Confessionals:
Tyrla: "I don't understand... that was one of the immunity idols. Why would she do that for me?"
Marc: "Wow. I can get the idol right now! No, it would be suspicious for the flag to be moved this soon. I'll have to wait for the next challenge."
The two join their team to find the base only half-finished.
"Come on, guys! We've got to get to work! We're way behind the other teams!" Willam insists.
She starts nailing wood to the base, Melissa and Andrew only watching their team work.
Team Huracan is almost finished, and they are just applying the final pieces of metal to the roof.
"That... that was quick," Nathan smiles, wiping sweat off his brow.
"Yeah. Thanks to Tod," Cindy says. She turns around and gives a thumbs up to the short girl.
Liam is about to say something, but he decides against it and lets out a sigh of relief.
Adam checks his watch. "Great. We're done. Now what are we going to do for the next 4 hours?" He asks.
He doesn't wait for an answer, and instead takes out a pocketknife and starts etching his name into the metal.
Liam takes Laurie aside. "So what's a cute girl like you doing on Total Drama?" He asks.
Laurie blushes. "Oh, you don't mean that." "I do!" Liam says. "You're one of the most beautiful girls I've ever laid eyes on," He says, taking her hand.
Nathan notices this and turns to Adam. "Well... it seems like everyone else here is split into pairs."
"What do you want, a kiss on the cheek?" Adam asks. He finishes and puts the knife in his pocket. "Want me to carve your name in as well? Nathan X Adam? Inside a little heart?" "Well, no, I just-" "Didn't think so." Adam interrupts, and goes inside the house.
Confessionals:
Adam: "Yeah, they outnumber us. Do I care? No."
Nathan: "I think Adam's starting to warm up to me."
Graham throws his tools down, looking over at Timothy.
"That's it, I'm going over and talking to him." He says.
Farrah calls out to stop him, but he's already walking over to the tech-savvy teen.
Timothy looks up to see Graham standing over him. "What are you doing?" The latter asks.
Timothy breaks out into a smile, and turns his laptop around. On it he has deatailed blueprints, illustrating how the house should look.
"I researched some Tsunami-resistant buildings," He explains. "This isn't much, but it should do it."
"It...it's amazing." Graham says, speechless.
"Yeah. And I'd say it's just about ready." Timothy says, walking over to the others. He puts the laptop on a tree stump, and the team gets to work.
John crosses his arms as Marc gets back. "Where have you been?"
Marc just pushes past him and gets back to work on the house. "Not like you care. You've barely worked at all."
"I'm the leader. I can do what I want." John protests. "And if we lose, it's Zero or Brooke who's going home."
"Why Zero or Brooke?" Petunia asks, peeking out from behind a wall.
John shrugs. "Just a thought. But better you than them, right?" He offers.
Confessionals:
John: "Neither of them have allies. Zero can't or hasn't talked, so he's a break in communication. And Brooke... I don't know what she does, but she's not exactly the most athletic person here." He smirks. "At least I'm not going home today."
Brooke looks at Zero, who had heard the whole conversation. "Did you hear that? They're planning to get rid of us!" She says.
Zero nods. "There's only one way to avoid that. To make an alliance with Katarina." Brooke says. "She's a strong member of our team, and I'm pretty sure she didn't hear that conversation."
Katarina comes back with a pile of wood, and begins hammering it to the sides. The duo nervously approach her. "Katarina, would you like to ally with us?" Brooke asks.
Katarina just frowns. "Why?" Brooke pauses. "Well... I know that you don't have any alli-" "I'm in an alliance already." Katarina interrupts. "And if you don't stop bothering me, you're going to be the next to leave."
Brooke and Zero get the hint and slowly back away.
Confessionals:
Brooke: "This is bad... let's hope whoever's allied with her can talk her into voting John off. I don't like how he's targeting people."
Finally, Petunia nails in the last board. "Done!" She says, smiling.
"Why are you smiling? We're about to get hit by a tidal wave in 2 hours!" John says.
Marc puts his hand on John's shoulder. "I guess it's just the satisfaction of a job well done."
John scoffs. "You know what? This team is horrible. I'm gonna go see if any of the others are as bad as you. And then I'm going to put you down by mentioning how much better the other teams are when I find out that they finished before us and have better social skills. And then I'm going to vote out Zero." He finishes, purposely making eye contact with the mute boy.
Zero just looks down at his feet sadly.
John walks over to Team Volcan, where they are struggling to finish a house.
"Hey guys," He greets, watching them build.
Sarah walks over to him. "What do you want?" She asks.
"Nothing," He shrugs. "I just wanted to see how much better you were than my team."
"What?" Sarah asks, confused. "It's nothing. Just ignore him." Ace advises.
Confessionals:
Ace: "He better not be trying to steal my girl."
John looks over Ace's shoulder to see that Team Volcan is only about halfway through their house.
"Wow. You guys need help." John states. "You know what? This was a bad idea. Everyone here is horrible."
He turns around and walks back to his own team.
Timothy puts the house's final piece into place. "There. It's done."
"Teamwork!" Farrah cheers, jumping off the roof and landing with a thump in the sand.
Terremoto stands back to take a look at their finished house.
"Awesome." Kylie simply says. The others nod in agreement.
Norman looks over at Team Volcan, who is still building, then at his watch. "It's been about 7 and a half hours." He says. "Should we go help them?"
Graham shakes his head. "I wish we could. We can't risk us getting caught in the tidal wave. I think we should just stay in our house."
A low rumble is felt beneath them.
"Wh- What was that?" Evie asks, looking around.
"An earthquake. The beginning of a tidal wave." Norman says solemnly.
Sarah starts to look worried as the earthquake fades.
The look of worry changes to a frown. "Alright, that's it! Get to work!" She orders, picking up Melissa and Andrew.
The two look back, and finally decide to start working.
30 minutes later, the house still isn't complete.
But the roar of a tidal wave can be heard.
It looms over the horizon, rapidly approaching the campers.
The teams quickly run into their houses as the tidal wave comes crashing down onto the shore.
Chris pulls up in a boat as the houses float to the surface.
"Tough break, huh?" He laughs.
Team Terremoto are the first out, completely unfazed from the brute force of the tsunami.
"And Team Terremoto wins, with their house being the most intact!" Chris announces.
"That was fun! Let's do it again!" Farrah cheers.
Chris looks to the left as Team Huracan's house comes up. It has a large hole in the roof, and is a little flooded, but other than that it is intact.
"Team Huracan wins second place! Now it's down to Team Volcan and Team Marea!" Chris says.
Team Marea's house floats to the surface... if you can call it a house. It's entire top half has been ripped away, leaving six stunned contestants sitting at a table.
"Not looking too good for Team Marea," Chris says. "Let's see how Team Volcan's house turned out!"
As if on cue, the house floats to the surface. It's been tipped on it's side, and has a large chunk of it missing.
"Team Volcan takes third!" Chris yells. "Marea, I'll see you at elimination."
Confessionals:
John: "Good. Now we can get rid of that weak link Zero."
Katarina: "I'll stick with John for now, but when the merge comes... I'm dumping him."
The silence is deafening at the table, the only noise being the conversation and laughter of the other teams.
Finally, John clears his throat and stands up.
"Alright. I think we know which two to eliminate." He says.
"Katarina. Zero. You two have an arm-wrestling contest. If Zero wins, Brooke goes home. If he loses, he goes home." "Where do you get that logic?" Brooke asks, worried.
John looks at her. "Simple. Zero is a break in communication on our team. If he's weaker than at least one person on our team, he's more of a liability than an asset. At least Katarina can actually talk." He pauses. "But if he wins, he's useful. And you're not." John finishes.
"But-" Brooke tries to protest, but she is cut off by John. "Let the match begin!" He shouts.
Katarina and Zero grip each other's hands, staring intently into the other's eyes.
Zero makes the first move. He pushes with all his might against Katarina, but she won't budge.
Finally Katarina decides to make her own move, and instantly slams Zero's hand down onto the table, making him wince.
"Okay." John confirms. "We're getting rid of Zero."
Zero just looks down at his feet.
Chris looks at the losers of the first challenge, holding a plate of sandwiches.
"Team Marea." He says. "I'm sure you all know why you're here. It's because you suck bad enough to lose to 3 other teams on the first day. But don't take it to hard." He says. "Five of you will live to walk out of here alive. And one of you will be sent away. Also alive. The winners have already gotten their dinner. The question is..." He faces the camera. "Which one of you won't?"
"The people that are safe are..."
He reaches for a sandwich.
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"Petunia." The writer comes up and grabs her sandwich, looking guilty.
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"Marc." The teen comes up and grabs his sandwich, then sits back down next to Petunia.
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"Katarina." She comes up and takes a bite out of her sandwich, sneering at Zero, who gulps.
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"And Brooke." Chris says, tossing the girl her sandwich. "John. You're on the chopping block because you're been a jerk, and have shown several villain-like tendencies towards a few certain teammates. Zero, you're on the chopping block because you're a break in communication to your team, and you lost an arm-wrestling match to a girl. One of you will stay. One of you will leave. That unlucky person is..." Chris halts, raising his finger.
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"Zero." Chris points to the mime.
John comes up and grabs his sandwich. "Oh yeah! I won!" Suddenly, he stops, taking a look at his sandwich. "Oh. I got peanut butter. Anyone wanna trade?" He asks.
"Zero. You are the first contestant to be eliminated from Destino Island. Please bring me your torch." Chris says. Zero looks around, confused. "Nah, I'm just kidding." Chris says.
He points to the end of the raft, where Chef pulls up in a jetski, a lifeboat attached to the back.
"This," Chris says. "Is the Lifeboat of Shame. Zero, if you would?" He asks.
The mute boy trudges into the raft. "Seeya!" Chris says, waving goodbye.
Zero shoots one last glance at his team before Chris kicks him out into the open sea.
He picks up his remote and presses a button, causing a wave to carry the lifeboat away.
"Alright campers." Chris says, turning around. "Looks like you've got a long night ahead of you. Better get some sleep." He encourages.
The five remaining members of Team Marea walk away, and Chris turns to face the camera.
"That was an exciting episode." He says. "Who will be the next to take the Lifeboat of Shame? Find out next time, on TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" He yells as the camera fades to back.
Voting Confessional:
John: "Like I said. Zero is outta here."
Katarina: "So John wants the mime gone. As long as it's not me, I'm okay with it.
Petunia: "I really don't want to do this... but I don't think I have a choice. My vote is for Zero
Brooke: "John wants me gone next. If we don't stop him at the start, who knows how far he's going to get?"
Marc: "Petunia's voting for Zero. I'm voting for Zero."
Zero: He just shakes his head and holds up a picture of John.
Teams:
Team Volcan: (Ace, Andrew, Melissa, Sarah, Tyrla, and Willam)
Team Marea: (Brooke, John, Katarina, Marc, and Petunia)
Team Huracan: (Adam, Cindy, Laurie, Liam, Nathan, and Tod)
Team Terremoto: (Evie, Farrah, Graham, Kylie, Norman, and Timothy)
Eliminated: Zero
Zero: He was actually pretty hard to write. When it came down to it, I didn't really have a future for him other than being the first contestant eliminated. Honestly, the farthest I was willing to let him get was 22nd, but even that seemed like a stretch. A mute person doesn't really have any character to develop. Sorry to his creator, Overlord Exor.
So yeah! That's it for the first challenge and elimination. Hopefully it didn't seem too rushed, as I kind of felt pressured to finish this quickly. Let me tell you something: I am literally the best procrastinator in the world. lol but seriously I hope it wasn't too late for you, and that it was a good enough chapter to at least last you another week! As always, please tell me how I played your character, and thanks for reading!