New chapter, and with it a new season and a small change to the theme song! This one was pretty fun to write, and it's on time for once! As always, thanks for reading!
Chris stands in front of the camera, ready to give the recap.
"Last time, on Total Drama Destino Island," He begins. "The campers had to fill up wells with their team's logo on it. Cindy offered Graham an alliance, which he turned down, Timothy got a bit more crazy, and Evie and Norman became a couple. Teams Volcan and Marea forged an unlikely alliance when they met up, and it was Terremoto again that won the challenge when Farrah overtook Ace. But it was Tod who was sent home when Adam failed to convince his teammates to vote out Cindy. Now that Tsunami Season has ended, who will be the next to fall? Find out right here! Right now! On TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" He finishes.
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 large pile of rocks comes tumbling down a mountain, burying 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.
Adam wakes up to find the wreckage of the house gone, having disappeared in the night.
"Hey. Check this out." He says, shaking Laurie.
"What?" Laurie asks, half asleep.
"Check it out. The house is gone." Adam says.
"So?" Laurie asks.
"Where do you think it went? Stuff like that doesn't just go away while we're sleeping. Someone would have noticed." Adam says.
"Adam, it's just a game. You shouldn't put too much thought into it." Laurie says.
Liam gets up, awoken by Adam and Laurie's conversation and stomps past Adam angrily without saying a word.
"Is he still mad about the chum thing?" Adam asks. "Just let it go!"
Confessionals:
Adam: "It's stupid for someone to hold a grudge that long. Why can't he get over it like a normal person?"
Liam: "You want to know why I haven't forgiven him?" He asks. "BECAUSE IT WAS YESTERDAY!" He shouts, suddenly getting angry. "Honestly, I would forgive him if it was a week ago or something, but he always does stuff like this and expects to get off the hook easily! For once, you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your actions, Adam."
Cindy wakes up, yawning. "Tod, give me half of your sandwich." She requests. When nothing happens, she looks around, confused. "Oh. Right." She says.
Confessionals:
Cindy: "I was saved by luck yesterday. Those lovebirds actually believed that the idol was real." She sighs. "I still lost a good ally, though. Tod wasn't the strongest or the smartest, but she was loyal. Now I'm stuck with some wannabe punk and two people who are too scared to admit they're attracted to each other. At least I have a potential ally in that Graham kid."
Katarina is lifting weights, breathing heavily.
"497…498…499…500!" She declares proudly, switching the dumbbell from one hand to the other.
"Are you working out?" Marc asks, walking up.
"Yeah. It's good for your body." Katarina replies.
"But where did you get the weights?" Marc asks.
"Packed them." Katarina says.
"Right. That was a stupid question." He acknowledges.
"What's it to you, anyway?" Katarina asks, dropping the dumbbell.
"Nothing. I'm just interested in other people's lives." Marc says.
Confessionals:
Katarina: "Marc is up to something, and I know it. People usually keep out of my business if they know what's good for them."
Marc: "I just want to learn more about the people here. This is a once in a lifetime experience, you know."
John walks back to his team, carrying a bucket of water.
"Check it out. The wells from yesterday are actually useful." He chuckles, placing the water down.
"Thanks!" Petunia says, scooping up some water with her hands.
"It's what I do." John smirks as Petunia drinks.
Confessionals:
John: "I'm trying to get on my team's good side so they don't vote me off. If I can take out Marc then the idol will be mine without having to get rid of an ally. They won't know what hit them."
Marc and Katarina walk up, the latter still carrying her weights.
She drops them when she notices the water, and picks up the bucket and starts drinking.
She finishes, wiping her mouth with her sleeve. "What's our strategy for today?"
"Well, Sarah said something about sabotaging Team Terremoto..." Petunia starts. "I didn't want it to come to this, but if it raises our team's chances, I guess we can try. Katarina, you can probably do something to stop them. You're definitely strong enough."
John steps in before she can reply. "Hold on. I didn't like going into this alliance from the beginning, but you want to ruin other team's chances? That's low, Petunia. I expected more from you."
"We have to do something, at least. We haven't won a single challenge yet!" Marc protests. John shoots The Photographer a glare, and he backs away.
Confessionals:
Petunia: "John has a point… but then again, I hate seeing members of our team go home. What am I supposed to do in all of this?"
Ace is sitting down, watching Sarah eat breakfast. He sighs, shaking his head. "Forget it, man. It'll never happen. She's not interested in you." He mutters to himself.
Willam comes and sits next to him. "Have a crush on someone?" She asks.
Ace nods sadly. "Yep. Sarah. She'll never notice me, though."
"I can get you two together." Willam says.
Ace looks up, startled. "Wait, really?" He asks.
Willam gives him a smile. "Sure! All you have to do is vote for Melissa if we lose."
"I don't know…" Ace ponders. "Sarah won't be happy if I vote out one of our allies."
"Come on, what's the harm?" Willam asks. "You'll be eliminating a liability, and you'll still outnumber me afterwards."
Ace gasps, excited. "This could actually work!"
Confessionals:
Ace: He chuckles. "Stable relationship, here I come!"
Willam: "Do I feel bad about lying to him? Of course! But if I can make it to the merge, everything will work itself out."
Meanwhile, Sarah is sitting with Melissa. "Okay. Your first lesson begins now," She says, turning to a page in her notebook. "Lesson number three: How to tell the difference between a real and a fake idol."
"That's stupid," Melissa says, snatching the book out from Sarah's hands. She turns to a random page, and smirks. "Chapter Five: Manipulation. Now THAT'S the stuff I want to learn."
Sarah takes the book back. "You can't. You aren't advanced enough yet."
"Oh, and you are?" Melissa asks. "Neither of us have been on Total Drama before. Let's be real here. We don't have a single idea of what we're doing."
"For your information, I've been studying the various strategies in Total Drama for five years." Sarah says.
"And where's that going to get you?" Melissa asks. "You're on the actual show now. Your book won't help you at all here."
Sarah just gets up and walks away, not bothering to argue with Melissa.
Confessionals:
Sarah: "Melissa thinks she can go against me like that? I brought her into our alliance, and I can take her out of it."
Melissa: "Sarah thinks she's the best Total Drama contestant to ever play the game just because she watched a few episodes of All Stars? I'll show her."
Norman and Evie are sitting next to each other, having a conversation.
"So..." Norman begins. "I guess that kiss yesterday constitutes us as being 'in a relationship.'"
"Yeah." Evie agrees absentmindedly, watching Timothy and Graham argue.
"Do you want to do it again?" Norman offers.
"W-What?" Evie blushes.
"Nothing. Sorry." Norman looks away, and Evie sighs.
Confessionals:
Norman: He groans. "Why do I fail to continue every friendship I'm a part of?"
Evie: "Did Norman just offer to kiss me? N-Not that I wouldn't appreciate it, of course."
Timothy and Graham are both yelling at each other.
"You're such a jerk! Just apologize already!" Timothy says.
"I'm not the one who targeted his teammate. If anything, you're going to apologize to me." Graham retorts.
Farrah and Kylie watch them, sitting a few yards away.
"Wow. Where did we mess up this badly?" Kylie asks.
"Meh," Farrah shrugs. "It is Timothy's fault."
Kylie nods. "I can sort of get where he's coming from. Graham does seem like the most likely guy to break Timothy's computer, after all."
"No! Graham's a nice guy! Deep down, I know he cares about our team!" Farrah protests.
"Whatever." Kylie says, getting up and walking away.
Confessionals:
Farrah: "Graham didn't break Timothy's laptop, and I'll prove it!" She declares proudly.
The teams are interrupted when Chris pulls up his bullhorn and starts shouting.
"OKAY, CONTESTANTS!" He yells. "BEFORE WE START THE CHALLENGE, I HAVE A SURPRISE TO BEGIN THE SEASON WITH!"
The campers walk over, and Chris blows a whistle.
An intern walks in, pulling up a large wheel with all of the remaining contestant's faces.
"The surprise is a team switch!" Chris announces. "That's right, two lucky people will be switching teams!"
A few excited murmurs are exchanged, but Chris quickly shushes them.
"And now, here are the people who are switching teams!" He calls, taking the wheel. He pushes down, and it begins to spin. "The people switching teams are..."
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"Cindy!" He calls as the wheel comes to a stop. He pushes down again, and it stops on another person.
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"And Petunia! Congratulations! You two are switching teams!" He says.
"Haha! See you later, suckers!" Cindy waves, swaggering over to Team Marea.
Confessionals:
Cindy: "I wasn't going to last much longer on Team Huracan anyway. Maybe I can take charge of Team Marea."
Petunia isn't having as much luck.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" She asks Marc.
"Trust me, I'll be fine. Cindy's probably going to get eliminated as soon as we lose." Marc assures her.
"Well... okay." She smiles, making her way to Team Huracan. As soon as she leaves, John chuckles to himself.
Confessionals
John: "That was easier than I thought it would be."
"Now, it's time for the challenge," Chris starts. He presses a button on his remote, and four platforms rise out of the ground.
"For today's challenge, we're kicking off earthquake season with- you guessed it! Earthquakes!" Chris cheers. "The first team with all their members shaken off the platform has to eliminate one of their members, and the last team with at least one camper standing will win a special reward." He says.
He reaches behind him and pulls out four bags of rocks. "But what's gain without a little pain? You can lessen other team's chances of winning by knocking them off the platforms yourself!" He tosses the bags onto the platforms. "But before you start whining about safety hazards, I installed a few mattresses to break your fall." Indeed, there are several dirty mattresses below the platforms.
"Now get on there, and we can start the challenge." Chris says.
Everyone gets onto the platforms except for John, who shakes his head. "Nope. I'm not going up there. It's too high." He says.
"Yes, you are." Katarina growls, grabbing him by the arm and yanking him up.
Confessionals:
Katarina: "We've already lost enough challenges. I don't want to be sent home because of John's stupid fears."
"Perfect." Chris says. He grabs his remote and presses a button, sending the campers up.
"Okay. Let's get sabotaging." Adam says. He takes a rock from the bag and throws it at Kylie, hitting her in the shoulder.
"Hey!" Kylie winces, rubbing her shoulder. She takes a stone from her team's bag and throws it at Adam. It hits him in the face, and he falls onto a mattress below.
"1.0!" Chris calls from below, pressing a button on the remote. The stands shake slightly, but nobody else falls off.
Cindy stands up in front of Team Marea. "You people need some serious help." She says.
"What makes you think we want your help?" Katarina challenges.
"For starters, you haven't won a challenge. This will change, though." Cindy replies. "Your team just got 200% better."
John tries to laugh, but ends up vomiting over the edge.
Cindy looks mildly disgusted, but continues. "I'm going to make sure you failures never lose a challenge again."
"How are you going to do that?" Marc asks, curious.
"By-" Cindy starts to talk, but is interrupted by Chris shouting. "2.0!"
The stands shake even more, and Cindy is thrown off.
"Thank god." Katarina mutters.
Team Volcan watches the others. "Team Terremoto hasn't lost a single person yet." Ace begins. "Should we start sabotaging them?"
Melissa nods, grabbing a stone from the bag. She throws it at Norman, who stumbles but manages not to fall off.
Ace follows, picking up a rock. He throws it at Farrah, knocking her off balance and off the platform.
"Yes!" He cheers.
Willam grabs a rock and hurls it at Evie, knocking her off as well.
Confessionals:
Ace: "Did Sarah notice that? I bet I impressed her."
Team Terremoto is too distracted by Graham and Timothy's arguing to retaliate, except for Norman.
The teen takes a rock from the bag, weighing it in his hands. He was going to get revenge for what they did to Evie.
He takes a few steps back, judging the distance, and chuckles.
Finally he runs forward, getting enough momentum to toss the rock at Team Volcan.
Except it falls 10 feet short, not even reaching the platform.
Norman groans, reaching for another rock, but is pelted with stones and knocked off the platform along with Kylie.
Katarina laughs, holding the bag of rocks. "Got them!" She cheers.
She reaches out for a high five, which Marc reluctantly accepts.
John gets up, angry. "I. SAID. NO. SABOTAGE!" He yells, pushing Katarina off.
Marc looks astonished, but John is unaffected.
"3.0!" Chris calls, and presses the button. A larger earthquake shakes the platform, throwing the remaining campers off balance.
Petunia almost falls off, but is caught by Liam. "Don't worry. We're gonna pull through this." He says to the team, pulling Petunia up.
"See? Why can't you be like that guy?" Graham asks, pointing to Liam.
"I didn't do anything wrong! Why do you keep bringing this up?" Timothy asks.
"You deliberately targeted me!" Graham yells. "Just apologize and get it over with!"
"You know what?" Timothy asks. "I think you're the one who broke my laptop. You've just been trying to pin the blame on everyone else!"
"What the-" Graham starts to retort, but is tackled by Timothy. The two duel on the platform, neither gaining the advantage.
"4.0!" Chris calls as Graham punches Timothy. The two are shaken off, falling onto the mattresses below.
"And Team Terremoto loses for the first time!" Chris announces. "Now it's a contest to see who will win the reward!"
Confessionals:
Graham: "Great job, Timothy. You lost us the challenge. I really hope you're happy now."
John, seeing that Team Terremoto has lost all their members, chuckles.
"Yep. I'm not spending another minute up here." He says, jumping off the platform.
Marc sighs. "I guess it's just me up here now."
"5.0!" Chris calls, and Melissa and Laurie fall off.
Ace seems unfazed by the shaking, and smiles.
Confessionals:
Ace: "Today's really going well for me. I got a chance to hook up with my dream girl, and the challenge is incredibly easy."
"6.0!" Chris yells.
The platforms shake violently, throwing Petunia, Marc, Liam, and Sarah off.
"Team Marea gets third and Huracan gets second!" Chris shouts. "Team Terremoto, I'll see you at elimination."
"Wait, what's the reward for winning the challenge?" Sarah asks as Ace jumps down.
"Bragging rights." Chris says, and Sarah groans.
Team Terremoto is sitting down, having cast their votes. Chris walks in, holding a pile of rocks. "Today, we started a new season. Which you apparently are really bad at," He says. "But now that you've all voted, is there anyone who would like to play an idol?" Chris looks around, but nobody raises their hand. "Alright then. When I call your name, you will get a rock." Chris says.
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"Norman." Chris throws a rock, and it hits Norman in the head. "Ow! What was the point of that?" He asks. "I like to see you in pain." Chris shrugs.
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"Evie." He tosses a rock, and Evie barely manages to avoid it.
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"Kylie." He throws the rock, which the tomboy catches.
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"And Farrah. Graham and Timothy, one of you will go home tonight. Graham, you're on the chopping block because Timothy thinks you stole and broke his computer. And Timothy, you're on the chopping block because you targeted Graham. The question is, who is the unlucky person going home?"
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"Timothy," Chris says, throwing Graham his rock. "You have been unanimously voted out. You will be the first to test our new elimination device," Chris says, stepping aside to reveal a large hole in the ground. "The Pit of Shame!"
Timothy sighs, and gets up. "Yeah. I figured it would end this way. He makes his way to the pit, but is stopped when a voice calls out behind him.
"Hey! Timothy!" Graham runs up. "I... I'm sorry." He says.
"What for?" Timothy asks dejectedly.
"I was kind of mean to you. It wasn't your fault. You were just trying to help the team and avoid elimination yourself. And that's how the game is supposed to be played. I understand if you still want me out." Graham apologizes.
"Thanks," Timothy smiles. "And I'm sorry for accusing you of stealing my computer."
"Friends?" Graham asks.
"Friends." Timothy confirms.
The two shake hands, and Timothy jumps into the hole.
"And that's a shocking start to the season!" Chris says, walking in. "Will the tables be turned on Team Terremoto? Will Liam and Laurie ever get together? Will Cindy and Petunia find their places on their teams? Find out next time, on TOTAL! DRAMA! DESTINO ISLAND!" He shouts as the episode ends.
Voting Confessional:
Norman: "I wish it didn't have to be this way, but my vote is for Timothy."
Farrah: "Sorry, Timothy."
Kylie: "You were cool, Timothy. You should have stayed longer, but that's the way it is."
Evie: "Timothy, you were a great person, but my vote is for you."
Graham: "Timothy, I understand why you did it, but it's too late to redeem yourself."
Timothy: He runs his hand through his hair, looking down at the ground. "I get it. I messed up. Graham didn't deserve to be treated like that. I'm voting for myself. I don't deserve to be here if I target my own teammates. I'm sorry."
Teams:
Team Volcan: (Ace, Melissa, Sarah, and Willam)
Team Marea: (Cindy, John, Katarina, and Marc)
Team Huracan: (Adam, Laurie, Liam, and Petunia)
Team Terremoto: (Evie, Farrah, Graham, Kylie, and Norman)
Eliminated: Zero, Andrew, Brooke, Nathan, Tyrla, Tod, Timothy
Timothy: Yes, his elimination was obvious at this point. But with his elimination, I wanted to show that Team Terremoto can be defeated, and they're not just a bunch Mary-Sues (In terms of athleticism) who manage to win every challenge. Now, Timothy as a character was very interesting. His computer gave him a huge advantage over the other contestants, which was a perfect opportunity to introduce the mystery villain. Timothy was not an antagonist. His intentions were genuine, and he walked out with his head held high. Honestly, I couldn't find a better way for him to go than unanimously. I felt I did all I could with his character, and I feel he turned out pretty well. Whether you were a fan of him or not, he places 18th. And to answer a few questions, Graham is NOT the mystery villain. The real mystery villain will be revealed relatively soon.
And we kick off the season with Terremoto's first defeat and Timothy's elimination! (Hey, that's three T's in a row that have been eliminated!) But I really hope you enjoyed this chapter, as I put a good amount of work into it. Thanks for reading, and as always, tell me how I played your character, and thanks for reading! (P.S. I put a poll up on my profile. Vote for your favorite remaining contestants! Note: This will not influence the eliminations, as I already have them all planned out. It will be helpful to see who everyone likes, though :D)