Amazing! I managed to get another chapter out lightning fast! (In my terms lol) But hopefully you enjoy this episode, as I tried to utilize the character interactions. Anyway, have fun reading! :D Also, nobody correctly guessed the theme, but it's natural disasters. Quite a few of you were close, though.
Chris is drinking milk from a coconut, lying on a beach chair. He gets up, smiling, and begins a recap of the last episode.
"Last time, on Total Drama Destino Island," He begins. "The campers had to collect fish in order to win the challenge. A few people had a bit of trouble catching a fish..." *Shows Laurie accidentally catching Liam's shirt with the hook, Tod being pulled through Team Huracan's fish, and Brooke rubbing her eyes from lack of sleep* "While a few campers proved themselves to be experts." *Shows Timothy typing on his computer, and Ace immediately reeling in a fish* "Marc managed to snatch an idol, and Tod carried her team to victory, causing Team Volcan to lose and send Andrew packing. Who will be the next sent home? Find out right here! Right now! On TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" Chris shouts.
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doing fine
Timothy is typing on his laptop when Kylie and Norman run past him, causing him to drop his laptop in the water, which he dives after.
You guys are on my mind
It scrolls over to show Nathan staring at Adam, who is yet again carving his name into Team Huracan's house.
You asked me what I wanted to be
Graham and Farrah are talking together when the latter sees something in the distance. She runs to it, dragging Graham behind her.
And now I think the answer is plain to see
John is watching his team from the top of a cliff, with Katarina behind him. He shifts his gaze from Zero and Brooke, who are reading, to Liam and Laurie, who are surfing. The wave comes down with a crash, and Laurie is sent sprawling to the shore. Suddenly, the ground starts shaking, and Katarina falls off the cliff.
I wanna be famous
Cindy is waving to the camera when suddenly Tod bursts in, pushing Cindy away and waving to the camera herself, but looks away when Katarina falls into the water behind them.
I wanna live close to the sun
Tyrla and Willam are running from a steady lava stream, when Tyrla spots an idol on the ground. She scoops it up and pockets it.
So pack your bags cause I've already won
Marc and Petunia are taking pictures of each other when a fake volcano erupts behind them, showering Marc with hot water. He starts screaming and runs away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
Sarah runs past Marc, with Ace following close behind her. She pulls out a piece of paper and crosses a name off, smirking.
I'll get there one day
Melissa is talking to Andrew when a huge thunderstorm appears above them, drenching the two.
Cause I wanna be famous
Zero and Brooke are reading together when Zero suddenly gets struck by lightning, causing Brooke to gasp.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na!
Finally, a huge wave comes in and sweeps away all the campers as the background fades to night.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous. I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous.
Everyone is gathered around the campfire when Chris points to someone. They walk away, their head hung in shame as the screen fades to black.
Everyone is sleeping soundly as the first signs of dawn approach.
Chris checks his watch. 5:30. "Yep. This seems like a good time," He says.
He reaches into his pocket and takes out an air horn, which he immediately blares, jarring all the campers awake.
"What the hell, Chris?" Katarina says.
"You guys were all awake when I last came here. So I just decided to give you a little wake up call." Chris smiles.
"Well, I'd prefer it if you didn't." Graham says, rubbing his eyes.
Brooke is still sleeping, exhausted from the last challenge.
Confessionals:
Brooke: "I can't believe John. He made me stay up to catch the second fish for our team. He really needs to leave."
John: He chuckles. "I just want what's best for our team."
John shakes Brooke, frowning. "Get up. It's challenge time." He orders.
She sits up, pushing him off. "You know, you could be nicer." She says.
Katarina just laughs.
Meanwhile, Marc and Petunia are having a conversation behind the three.
"I'm just saying, Katarina seems to be a threat." Petunia says.
"But we need her if we want to win more challenges," Marc insists. "Have you seen how strong she is?" He asks.
"I know, but-" "Listen to me, Petunia. I don't want to have to send you home. We're already behind. I think keeping Katarina around is for the best." Marc interrupts, putting his hand on Petunia's shoulder.
She sighs. "I guess you're right."
Sarah sits on the side of the house, yawning. "Can Chris get any more sadistic?" She asks Ace.
"I know, right?" He agrees, trying to make conversation.
"Listen. About last night. What Andrew said..." Sarah begins.
"It's nothing. He was just trying to start some drama." Ace reassures.
Sarah nods, but is still uneasy.
Confessionals:
Ace: "Damn it! How am I going to tell her?"
Sarah: "I was worried there for a second. He's just an alliance member. Nothing else." She tells herself.
Tyrla and Willam are also sitting, but on the opposite side of the house.
"We've got to have a plan if we lose again. They outnumber us in votes." Willam says.
Tyrla thinks for a few minutes. "Maybe we can convince one of them to vote with us?" She suggests.
"Great idea." Willam says, pointing at Tyrla. "But we've just got to find out who..." Tyrla says.
Willam smiles. "Melissa. Sarah is the ringleader, and Ace is entirely devoted to her. But I'm not exactly sure Melissa wants to be with them."
Tyrla nods. "Good thinking. We'll try to convince her if she gets separated from those two." She points to Melissa, who is just sitting down next to Ace and Sarah.
The entirety of Team Huracan is awake, gathered in a circle.
"Sorry I almost lost the challenge for our team." Tod apologizes.
"Almost." Adam smirks.
"Let's just hope it doesn't happen again." Laurie says.
"Yeah, nobody's perfect." Cindy says. "Except me."
Nathan shoots her a glare, but eventually nods.
Confessionals:
Nathan: "Not a lot of people here are positive... But they're still my teammates." He sighs.
"Hey guys!" Liam greets, coming over with a plate of food. "Turns out the better you do in a challenge, the more food Chris gives you." He says.
He picks up an apple from the plate and bites into it. "Dig in!" He smiles, putting the plate down in front of his teammates.
They each grab food, chewing, and Liam sits down, the team talking while enjoying their breakfast.
Team Terremoto is also getting along well.
"Sorry I couldn't win the challenge for our team." Timothy apologizes.
"Hey, it's okay." Farrah smiles. "At least none of us had to go home."
"Yes." Norman agrees. "I don't think I could bear to vote one of you off."
"Could you get any more cheesy?" Graham asks.
Norman just shrugs.
"Well, I think we're in a pretty good spot." Kylie agrees. "We keep winning these challenges, and we're gonna live like kings."
"T...that's good..." Evie says, trying to add to the conversation.
Confessionals:
Evie: "I really want to help my team. But I feel useless." She shakes her head. "They'll do fine without me."
Chris blows the air horn again, and they rush outside.
"That's enough chit-chat, people!" He yells. "Time to get the challenge started!"
"Yeah?" What do we have to do this time?" Graham asks.
"I'm TRYING to tell you." Chris says.
He lifts up four diving suits, and a small treasure chest.
"You four teams will take turns diving for buried treasure, which, as a coincidence, holds your food for the night." He pops open a chest, which contains a sandwich.
"One of you will take a headset to communicate with your teammate who is currently diving," He continues, putting down the trunk and picking up four headsets.
"Only you and your teammate will be able to hear each other. This means that you both rely on each other for help finding the chests. There is one chest for each diver. The one that is diving will have to find the chest with THEIR OWN name engraved on it. If you take a chest that doesn't have your name on it, your whole team pays the price. Any questions?" Chris asks.
"Uh, yeah. How will we know where the chests are?" Graham says.
"Well, they're... somewhere in this general area." Chris says, making a motion with his hand. "Since Team Huracan won yesterday, they get a map." Chris says, tossing a rolled up sheet of paper to Liam.
"Alright. The last team without six chests has to vote someone off. GO!" Chris shouts, and the teams huddle up.
"Alright. Who's going to be the first one diving?" Graham asks, looking around.
Kylie raises her hand. "Sure. I don't see why not."
"And naturally, Timothy will be taking the head-" "I'll guide her!" Evie interrupts.
"Well, Timothy is the tech guy, so-" Graham tries to continue, but Timothy cuts in. "It's okay. She can do it if she wants."
Graham shrugs. "Whatever."
Confessionals:
Timothy: "Yeah. I'm not going down there any time soon. Let Evie prove herself."
Team Marea, however, is resolving their conflict with relative ease.
"I'll take the headset." John says, swiping the device from Brooke. "Katarina. Strap in." He says, pointing to the suit.
Katarina nods, and starts climbing in.
"Hang on. Why do you get to use the headset? It's not fair if some of us want to use it." Brooke says.
"Total Drama isn't fair." John says, adjusting the gear. "And besides: I'm the leader."
Katarina dives into the water, and John starts giving instructions.
"Okay," Ace says. "I'll dive first. Sarah, can you use the headset?" He asks.
"No," Willam interrupts, shaking her head. "I'll use the headset and Melissa will dive."
Melissa looks weirded out by this, but eventually nods and climbs into the suit.
Willam puts on the headset, while Sarah and Ace gather behind her and start whispering.
"What are we going to do about her?" Ace asks, jabbing a thumb in Willam's direction.
"Let her think she's in control for now. Tyrla's the one we need to worry about. She's either going to be a liability or a floater. Both of those are a danger to us, especially if she has an idol." Sarah says.
"So do we target her?" Ace asks, unsure.
"I think we can pull off a split vote if she and Willam are uncoordinated." Sarah says. "Besides, I think you can easily beat one of them if it comes down to a tiebreaker."
Ace nods as the camera pans over to Team Huracan.
"Laurie and I will go first," Liam says, donning the suit.
Nobody has any objections as Liam dives into the water.
Laurie picks up the headset and the map, and starts talking to Liam.
"Do you see anything?" She asks.
"Laurie. I just got into the water." Liam responds.
Cindy and Tod, however, talk about a change of plans.
"I've changed my mind. Nathan isn't a threat." Cindy says.
"Then who is? Adam?" Tod asks.
"No. Liam and Laurie seem extremely tight. We can't beat them in a tiebreaker, so our only hope is to take them down now." Cindy says.
"How are we going to do that? It's two-on-two." Tod says.
Cindy looks over at Adam, who is staring off into the distance. "Not for long."
Kylie is searching for her chest, but is having no luck.
"Do you have any idea where it could be?" She asks Evie.
"I... I don't have a map. Try looking in a cave or something." Evie says.
"Right." An uncomfortable silence surrounds the two girls until Kylie tries to make conversation.
"So... reality TV, huh?" She says.
"I...it's nice," Evie says absentmindedly.
Thankfully, Kylie's chest is right in front of her, and she grabs it, swimming back up to the surface.
"That's one point for Team Terremoto!" Chris announces.
Graham is the next to go diving, and Timothy puts on the headgear.
Katarina is swimming rapidly, searching for another chest.
"Strategy time." John says.
"Aren't you supposed to be helping me find a chest?" Katarina asks.
"I would, but I really don't give a crap." John responds. "We're voting out Brooke tonight. She's getting too smart for her own good." He continues.
"Great idea. You forgot about the other two idiots on our team, though." Katarina says.
"I'm certain Marc will come around soon. If he knows what's good for him" John chuckles.
Confessionals:
Katarina: She rolls her eyes. "Pathetic."
Katarina sees a chest, and snatches it up.
"Cindy." She reads. "Nope. Useless." She tosses it away.
Finally, she finds her chest, and ascends.
"What took you so long?" John smirks as she reaches the raft.
"You wanna try? Be my guest." She says, thrusting the suit into his hands.
John grumbles as he hands the headset to Marc.
"Me? Um... okay." Marc reluctantly agrees as John jumps into the water.
"Why do you want to talk to me, anyway?" Melissa asks Willam, who is still searching for the first chest.
"Because I think we could work out an agreement." Willam says. "You and I both know that Sarah has too much power for her own good."
Melissa nods. "Exactly. I think I'm doing fine for now."
Willam groans, picking up the chest with her name on it.
She resurfaces, and hands the suit to Ace.
Sarah takes the headset from Melissa, and starts talking to Ace.
Petunia taps Marc on the shoulder, and he removes the headgear.
"Marc, I know what you said earlier, but we have to have a change of plans." Petunia whispers, worried.
"Why? What's wrong?" He asks.
"We really need to take out Katarina. She's really strong, and could probably beat us in a tiebreaker." Petunia says.
Marc breaks out into a smile, and reaches into his pocket. "We won't need a tiebreaker." He says.
He brings out the idol, and Petunia gasps. "Where did you get that?" She asks.
"I... found it." Marc says, purposely averting his gaze. "The point is, we're in the clear if we have this. If it comes down to it, I'll save you with this." Marc continues.
Petunia smiles, reassured, and Marc puts the headset back on. "Alright. I'm back." He says.
"Perfect. Now we can talk strategy." John replies. "Brooke is going home if we lose."
"What? Why?" Marc says, confused. "Brooke is nice!"
"I'm trying to think of you, Marc." John insists, scooping up his chest. "You wouldn't want Petunia to go home, would you?" He questions.
Marc takes the idol out of his pocket and stares at it. "No..."
"Good," John says. He climbs onto the deck, holding the chest. "Hopefully I can trust you."
He gives the suit to Marc, and sits down next to Katarina.
Confessionals:
Marc: "Me too..."
Liam and Laurie have both already gotten their chests, and Cindy puts on the headset.
Adam dons the suit, and dives into the water.
"So. I know you want me to vote out Liam." He says.
"What? How?" Cindy asks, confused.
"Nathan's pathetic. Besides, everyone has been talking with their alliance members. You think I don't want to get in on the fun?" Adam says.
Cindy grows bored. "Are you with us or not?"
Adam smirks. "You bet. Liam's as good as gone. Nathan's too nice to start plotting behind our backs."
"Pleased to be doing business with you, then." Cindy says.
Adam takes his chest, then swims up to the house. "The pleasure is all mine."
Ace now has the headgear, and Sarah is diving.
"So... pretty nice day for a swim, huh?" He asks.
"I suppose." Sarah responds, searching for a chest.
"You want to uh... do something later?" Ace asks.
"Like what?" Sarah asks, confused.
Ace quickly covers his mouth. "Nothing!"
Sarah just shrugs and grabs the chest with her name on it.
"I think we're in the lead." She says, taking off the helmet.
"You would think..." Melissa says, pointing to Team Marea. Only Petunia is left to get a chest, and she dives into the water.
"What are you waiting for then?" Sarah asks, thrusting the suit into Melissa's hands. "Get in there and sabotage her!"
Melissa quickly puts on the diving suit and hops in.
On the way down, she grabs a sharp rock, and starts swimming towards Petunia.
"She's going into a cave. What do I do?" Melissa asks.
"Follow her!" Sarah urges.
Melissa swims into the cave, quickly being enveloped in darkness.
She can see the faint outline of Penny, and slashes out with the rock, severing the air line.
Melissa quickly darts out of the cave. She snatches her chest off the ground then swims up to the surface.
"Okay. Team Marea won't be winning anytime soon." She says. Sarah nods, and Tyrla puts on the suit, diving in.
Petunia is casually exploring the cave, looking for her chest when a loud beeping sound comes from the suit.
Her helmet starts filling up with water, and she frantically starts trying to swim out of the cave.
She finally escapes, and manages to flop onto her team's raft.
She takes off her helmet, gasping for air.
"Why didn't you get a chest?" John asks, frustrated.
"I... I don't know. My helmet just started filling up with water, and I panicked." Petunia apologizes.
"Look! Someone cut her air line!" Brooke says, pointing to the oxygen tank. "And it's a clean cut. I'd say someone was trying to sabotage us."
John groans. "Well, there's nothing we can do about it now. Looks like we'll just have to wait until everyone else gets their food."
"I'm sorry." Petunia says, looking down.
Marc moves to comfort her. "Hey, it's not your fault. I'll find whoever did that, and make them pay." He says, determined.
"Thanks Marc, but that's okay. I know I lost the challenge for the team." Petunia says.
"Hey, don't beat yourself up over it. We'll hit em' hard next time." Marc smiles, putting his arm around Petunia's shoulder.
"You're right, Marc. We can do this!" Petunia cheers.
But it's still a race for first for the other teams. Everyone has one last chest to collect.
Confessionals:
Petunia: "Marc's right. Even if I get eliminated, I'll still come out of this with a great friend."
Timothy is shaking heavily, and has to be lowered into the water by Graham.
"Come on, dude. There's nothing down there but water." Graham assures, the headset crackling.
Timothy is calmed for a second, but sees a shadow in the distance and whimpers.
"It's not that hard. I can literally see your chest right now. It's like 30 feet away from the house." Graham says.
Timothy nods, and takes a small step towards his chest. A journey begins.
"Did you find it yet?" Sarah asks.
"No. I told you, it's hard. There are only four chests left. How am I supposed to find mine?" Tyrla says.
"Well, having four chests left certainly narrows down your choices." Sarah says. "Just swim around a bit."
Tyrla does exactly that, and soon spots her chest. "Found it." She confirms.
She swims back up, dragging the final chest to the surface.
"And Team Volcan takes first!" Chris announces. "It's down to two teams. Who will get the better food?"
Tod finishes putting on the suit, which is at least two sizes too big for her.
"Alright. This shouldn't be too hard." She assures herself.
She jumps in, but is immediately weighed down by the oxygen tank.
She comes to a rest on the bottom, but is barely able to move due to the weight of the tank.
"Hey. Do you see the chest yet?" Adam asks.
Tod looks to her left. Her chest is just barely out of reach. "Yeah. I'm just a little stuck," She says, straining to reach the food.
Up on Team Huracan's house, Adam takes his headphones off, laughing.
Nathan frowns. "Hey! She's trying her best! You should at least be supportive." He scolds.
"I... I know. It's just too funny." Adam says, wiping a tear from his eye.
Timothy has finally reached his chest. "Alright. I'm here." He says, looking around fearfully.
"What are you waiting for? Grab it!" Graham says.
Timothy reaches out a hand, lifting up his chest... only to see his worst fear.
A loud screech comes from the headphones, scaring Graham.
"What was that?" Graham asks, worried for his teammate.
"A... a sponge." Timothy whispers.
Confessionals:
Timothy: "I know it seems irrational, but did you know that sponges are the number ten killer in the world?" He looks down. "They're not. I made it up."
Graham eventually grows bored of Timothy's whining, and calls Chris over.
"Yeah. We'll take third." He says.
"Which means that Team Huracan gets second place! Again..." Chris announces. "Marea, I'll see you at elimination tonight."
Chris stands before the five remaining members of Team Marea, smiling.
"Team Marea... back again so soon? I'm starting to think you actually like losing." He chuckles. "But now you've gotta send another one of your members home. If you're lucky, you won't have to do this again. But the votes have been cast." Chris says. "Now, would anyone like to play an idol?" He asks. Marc does nothing, but his eyes dart from left to right. "Okay then. Here are the people who are safe." He reaches for the plate of sandwiches.
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"Petunia." He calls, tossing a sandwich to the girl. She lets out a sigh of relief.
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"Marc." He throws the photographer his sandwich, but it goes over his head.
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"And John." Chris says. He throws the sandwich to John, who smirks.
He looks at the remaining two. "Brooke. You're on the chopping block because you're not in an alliance. And Katarina..." Chris says, turning to the strong girl. "You're here because you've been viewed as a threat by a few teammates. One of you will remain here, getting another chance at the million. And one of you will be sent home. Where you can't come back. Ever. And that unlucky person is..." Chris reaches for the final sandwich.
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"Brooke. You have been eliminated." Chris says. Katarina catches her sandwich, while Petunia looks at Marc, hurt.
Brooke climbs onto the lifeboat of shame, looking down.
"John. You can't stay at the top for long." Brooke says.
She starts paddling into the distance, leaving John to marinate in her vague warning.
"Whoa! Team Marea has been cut down to size, but the game has only just begun!" Chris says. "Which unlucky team will be the next to feel a villain's wrath? Find out next time, on TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" Chris shouts as the scene fades to black.
Voting Confessional:
Brooke: "Sorry John. Your time here is up."
Petunia: "Hopefully Marc will listen to me and vote for Katarina."
Marc: "I hate to admit it, but John makes a good point. Goodbye, Brooke."
Katarina: "John's right. Brooke needs to go."
John: "You're getting too smart for your own good, Brooke. You need to stay out of my business."
Teams:
Team Volcan: (Ace, Melissa, Sarah, Tyrla, and Willam)
Team Marea: (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, Andrew, Brooke
Brooke: She actually had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, she was just on the wrong team. Her purpose here was to test the loyalty of her team, and be the second person to fall to John's schemes. In the first planning for this story, I actually had her making it past the merge. But 22nd is her place here. Sorry to her creator, Kat the Writer.
But yeah! Another chapter out on time! Hopefully this is as good as the others! Tell me what you think of the cast, and please tell me how I played your character. As always: Thanks for reading! :)