Chapter 37

Everyone in the Economy compartment woke up to the sound of Duncan whistling and carving into the bench with his knife.

"Smiling? Whispering? This is the happiest I've ever seen you." Alejandro commented.

"What can I say? It's like all my problems were shoved out of a plane." Duncan shrugged with a big grin. "Speaking of failed romance."

Alejandro's eyes widened while Heather gasped.

"You want me to hit the common area so you two love birds can start building your nest together?" Duncan asked.

"Yeah right. As if." Alejandro and Heather said at the same before facing each other. "Stop it!"

"You two are so lame for each other." Duncan laughed.

A groaning sound made everyone turn around as Owen staggered into the room with Dawn helping him.

"Hey! There's the jolly walking stomach!" Duncan commented. "Where's he been? I didn't see him at the elimination ceremony."

"He ate the leftover food from the last challenge and had to be rushed to the infirmary." Dawn explained.

"He ate that junk?" Heather asked. "No way! Not even Owen is that stupid."

"I think I got a cockroach crawling into my lung." Owen said as he sat down.

"Apparently, he is." Alejandro commented.

"Lay off, you whiner!" Elliot snapped as she walked in. "No asked for your stupid opinions anyways! Just shut up and make out already!"

Heather and Alejandro gasped and denied they were attracted to each other again.

"You sure are scary when you're mad." Cody commented. "No one's made them act like that, not even LeShawna when she's mad."

"Why thank you." Elliot smiled.

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Confessional: Elliot

"I was once sent home during a day in kindergarten because a boy pulled on my pigtails and I beat the crap out of him. I know it was wrong to lose my temper like that but he should have done it! All you sickos out there better realize that no one messes with Elly!"

End Confessional

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Dawn put her hand on Owen's head. "Owen, I think you may be coming down with a sickness from the food. Perhaps I should an herbal remedy."

"Oh boy." Duncan shuddered. "The poor guy will vomit his lungs out if he goes near that stuff."

No one had forgotten Dawn's medicine after the challenge in the Yukon.

"Is it good?" Owen asked.

"It's good for digestion." Dawn answered.

"Hmmm...Good for digestion." Owen ran his tongue across his lips.

"No way! Dawn if you're to give him that stuff this entire compartment will drown in barf!" Heather exclaimed.

"Now, now, Heather. She is trying to be considerate to our poor sick friend." Alejandro pointed out. "I perhaps can help."

"What?" Heather asked with a glare.

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Confessional: Heather

"I know what this is about. Dawn is friends with Elliot and Gwen and that makes them all a major threat. By gaining their trust Alejandro could vote out anyone in his way! Well, he's not getting his way that easy!"

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Confessional: Alejandro

"Oh Heather. So easily set off by the slightest hint of threats. She'll be on Dawn, Elliot, and Gwen in no time and try to take them out. They take each other out while leaving me to finish them off."

End Confessional

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Gwen yawned as she woke up in the First Cabin, stretching her limbs as she sat up.

'The entire cabin all to myself. Is it wrong for me to feel happy about that?' Gwen thought as she stood up.

'Everyone needs space once in a while. Try not to keep it all to yourself and it won't become a selfish habit.' Andromeda answered.

'Sometimes I wonder if it's a good idea to let you hear my thoughts.' Gwen shook her head as she walked over to the fridge to get some food. 'At least I know how to block you out if I want to.'

'You'd miss me if you tried. Remember how long it had been when you went on the first two seasons?' Andromeda chuckled. 'You were so happy to talk to me again.'

Gwen sighed since it was true. She made good friends on the island during the first season but she had known Andromeda since she was six and to be honest Gwen had felt a little lonely being unable to speak to Andromeda whenever she wanted to.

'Okay, I missed you.' Gwen gave in. 'No need to rub it in my face.'

'I would never do such a thing.' Andromeda retorted. 'I'd leave such things to Kurt or Carlos.'

'Of course.' Gwen rolled her eyes.

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This time the plane landed in Africa, much to Elliot's joy as she hoped she'd get a chance to see some animals.

"Hey Chris! Nice dress!" Duncan said as Chris came out of the plane.

"It's a traditional Masai warrior garb and it comes with this!" Chris pulled a spear and threw it at Duncan who barely dodged it.

"Watch it!" Duncan shouted.

"Trust me, it's the least dangerous thing that'll happen to you today." Chris chuckled and gestured to the location. "Welcome to beautiful Tanzania! Home of the Serengeti Plains and over seventy types of animals that can kill you!"

"Wonderful." Gwen rolled her eyes.

"Okay, challenge time." Chris continued, holding up a soccer ball and a paddle. "Part one combines two of Africa's most favourite sports, soccer and cricket. I call it, Sock-It-To Me! The 'me' being you of course."

"Did your mother ever hug you as a child?" Elliot asked.

"Each player must run one at a time from the starting line to that pile of African plums." Chris gestured to the pile of purple plumps. "Grab as many as you can carry and run back. And you'll be doing all of this while your fellow competitors pummel you with soccer balls."

"Oooh! Pummeled by a soccer ball. How painful." Duncan remarked sarcastically.

Chris replied by throwing his soccer ball that hit Duncan perfectly in the face and knocked him down. Gwen giggled along with Elliot while Alejandro smirked.

"You were saying?" Chris asked before continuing. "Next, take the plums you brought back and whack them open with the cricket bat to smash those gourds open. Like this."

He tossed the plum he had up into the air and smashed it with his paddle, sending it flying straight into Chef's forehead, instantly knocking the poor man out.

"Whoever smashes their gourd open first, wins something that will be muy helpful in the next challenge." Chris finished. "Now, positions people! Gwen, you're up first!"

"Of course I am." Gwen sighed.

"Kickers, get ready."

Everyone else stood behind a pile of soccer balls as Gwen stood at the starting line.

"Ready..."

"Steady..."

"Serengeti!"

Chris blew his whistle, starting the challenge.

Gwen never thought she'd be thanking Andromeda and Kurt for the hours of jogging on the treadmill they put her through when she began her training along with all the times Kurt shot at her with something when training her to dodge anything as fast as possible. She ended up running as fast as possible and dodging most of the soccer balls that were aimed at her face easily.

'Chris, you may be an asshole but you're nothing compared to two certain psychos I know.' Gwen thought.

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"ACHOO!" Carlos sneezed.

"You okay?" Warhawk asked.

"Yeah...I think someone was thinking about me." Carlos grinned. "Maybe it was a my girlfriend or some other lady thinking of me and how awesome I am!"

"...Sure." Warhawk sighed.

"Come on! It could happen!"

"Sure, Carlos. Sure."

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"ACHOO!"

CRASH!

"AW COME ON!"

Kurt was busy stacking shelves when he sneezed and accidently knocked the shelf over.

"That's number seven." Merlin commented.

"I know!" Kurt rubbed his nose. "What the hell is wrong with me? I thought Avatars didn't get colds!"

"Maybe it was someone thinking about you." Merlin suggested. "All though knowing you it's probably not someone who likes thinking about you."

"Oh come on." Kurt waved that off as he started picking up games. "Who wouldn't like thinking about me from time to time?"

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"ACHOO!" Gwen sneezed while ducking under another soccer ball aimed at her.

'Perhaps your early comment made several people think of you.' Andromeda smugly commented.

'Oh hush you.' Gwen said.

She made it to the pile of plumps and picked up as many as she could before turning around and running back. Her senses were on overdrive as she heard a ball coming at her legs, aiming to trip and make her drop all the plums.

"Oh no you don't!" Gwen jumped over the ball and made it over the line.

"And Gwen made it!" Chris announced.

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Confessional: Heather

"Is it just me or is Gwen showing a side of her that I've never seen. She was never that fast or good at dodging before."

End Confessional

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"Duncan, top that!"

Duncan was now at the starting line, ready to run.

"Oh, I am so going to enjoy this." Elliot grinned.

Duncan started running towards the pile while Ezekiel and Cody were the first ones to kick their soccer balls at him. Duncan spun around and kicked the balls back at them, knocking them down. He quickly gathered as many plums as he could before running back.

"I told you soccer's a whim-AH!"

He was cut off as three soccer balls slammed into his face, knocking him down and dropping all the plumps.

"YES!" Alejandro and Heather said at the same time and then growled at each other for doing that.

"Glad I didn't say anything."

"Heather, you're up!" Chris blew his whistle.

Heather started her run and Alejandro was the first to kick a ball at her that completely missed her.

"Ha! I knew he wouldn't kick a ball at his crush!" Heather laughed.

The ball skidded through the ground and spun harder as it shot back at Heather like a missile.

"What the-AH!" Heather looked behind her in time to see the image of the soccer ball implant itself on her face.

"Whoa! Harsh dude!" Chris laughed. "But hilarious."

Heather got back up and managed to grab as many plums as she could before running back. She jumped and ducked over every ball aimed at her just as she made it back to the starting line.

"And then there were two." Chris announced. "Bring it on, Alejandro."

As he blew his whistle Alejandro was next, running towards the plump pile and didn't dodge a single soccer ball…

He kicked them all back to everyone hard enough it knocked them down or left bruises on their faces. He grabbed the plumps and brought them back to the finish line so easy it was hard to believe it happened at all.

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Confessional: Alejandro

"My brother Carlos is a professional soccer player."

End Confessional

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Owen didn't even make it halfway before he fell to the ground from all the soccer balls hitting him in the head. "Mommy, you hit another stop sign."

"Medic!" Chris called.

Chef walked up and dragged Owen back to the plane.

"Elliot, you're up!"

"WOAH-HOO!" Elliot ran down the trail.

She ducked, jumped, and rolled past the barrage of soccer balls flying at her, landing in front of the pile of plums easily. "Is that all you got?!"

She quickly gathered as much as she could carry and ran back to the starting line.

"And then there was four!" Chris announced. "Dawn, let's go!"

Dawn simply walked to the pile, stepping out of the way of every soccer ball kicked at her. The way she stepped out of the path of each soccer ball resembled a dance rather than a race to win a million dollars. She walked up to the pile, picked up as many as she could and walked back, dodging, stepping, or twirling out of the way of every soccer that tried to hit her.

"Wow. Impressive!" Chris commented and actually meant it. "We now have five! Cody, Zeke, let's see if you two are that lucky."

It turns out they were not that lucky.

A few seconds into the game and they were knocked by the soccer balls hitting them and colliding with each other.

"Weak!" Chris laughed.

"Those poor souls." Elliot commented.

The group was now all assembled at the starting line with paddles in their hands, lined up to face the gourds Chef had set up.

"Remember, the first person to smash through gets the advantage." Chris said annoyingly. "And…GO!"

Gwen was the first to try and she tossed a plum into the air and whacked it as hard as she could. It managed to make a crack on the gourd but didn't break it. Duncan was next but he did not better.

"Hey, I'm used to smashing things with the bat! No middle man." Duncan grumbled.

As Heather made her first swing Chris tried to stir things up. "Unlike the D-man, Alejandro's girlfriend is a batting fiend!"

Just as she made another try Heather was distracted and her plum flew up, out of her reach, and landed on Alejandro's head.

"Oh yeah! They're meant for each other!" Chris laughed.

"Shut up Chris!" Heather and Alejandro shouted.

"Okay this is ridiculous!" Alejandro said, tired of them saying the same words at the very same time.

Heather was just as annoyed and she took her frustration out by whacking another plump that smashed through her gourd.

"And the winner of our first challenge is Heather!" Chris announced.

"Yes! Batta, batta, swing batta, batta!" Heather swung her paddle through the air in victory.

"The rest of you have ten seconds to break open your gourd." Chris said to everyone else. "And trust me, you want what's inside."

Gwen and Alejandro managed to break open their gourds with their second try. Duncan had enough and just threw his paddle at his gourd, smashing it open.

Duncan sighed in relief with a big smile. "Feels good."

Dawn closed her eyes as she tossed her plum into the air and whacked it with only one hand holding her paddle. It went through the air and smashed her gourd open. Elliot tried but she missed along with Owen, Ezekiel, and Cody.

"Well, Elliot, Owen, Ezekiel, and Cody will have a much harder time without the stuff they needed, with this!" Chris pointed to a crate that had been brought in by an intern.

Everyone could hear snarling sounds from inside it along with the sounds of fists trying to break out of the crate.

"Should we be running right now?" Duncan asked with a slightly fearful look.

"Yes. You should be scared." Chris walked up to the crate. "Part two of our challenge is a genuine African Safari. And the prey…"

The snarling sounds heightened in fierce anger, scaring most of the cast.

"Only the most dangerous and craziest animal of them all."

An intern nervously used a crowbar to open the create to reveal…

"Say hello to…IZZY!"

Izzy was in a metal cage, gnawing and chewing at the metal bars.

"Izzy!" Owen happily shouted.

"Hi Owen!" Izzy stopped clawing at the bars for a second. "Check me out! I'm a rabid animal! I'm going to bite you all into rabid Izzys!"

"But…she was voted off in Paris!" Heather protested.

"I know but she's perfect for this challenge. She didn't even ask to come back onto the show, just wanted to play the role of dangerous animal." Chris replied.

"I AM TIGRESS-IZZY, HEAR ME ROAR!" Izzy yelled.

"Whoever nabs the Crazy Tigress, also known as Izzy, wins invincibility and first class seats to our next destination."

"With the player of their choice." Heather and Gwen said at the same time.

They stopped and glanced at each other.

"Annoying, isn't it?" Alejandro asked Gwen with a grin.

"Where's my reward?" Heather asked impatiently.

"In a second." Chris said, getting frustrated with Heather's attitude. "Go to your gourds and check inside. They contain what you'll hunt with."

Duncan walked over and picked up what he had earned. "Yes! Do you know how many windows I broke with one of these?!"

"What's the pocket for? Magic beans?" Heather picked up a pocket.

"Close...Tranquilizer balls!" Chris held up a small pink ball and squeezed a couple times. "Swing'em with enough velocity and they burst on contact, numbing the area and releasing a heart dose of sleepy time goodness."

He picked up a slingshot and aimed at the intern eating a sandwich.

"Watch as this intern demonstrates."

He fired the pellet that hit the intern in the chest and released pink gas that instantly knocked the intern out.

"See? It's like paintball, only with naps!" Chris laughed.

'His mother really did not hug him as a child.' Andromeda commented.

'You got to wonder what she is on when she was pregnant with him.' Gwen replied.

"Okay, stand back people! We're about to give the beast known as Hell's Carrot a head start! Hey Chef!" Chris called out. "Release the beast!"

Chef was wearing safety gear as he unlocked the cage and ran as far as he could.

"HAHA!" Izzy leapt out of the cage and ran off, howling like a coyote.

"I think Izzy's finally come home." Gwen commented.

"What herd of crazy animals would take her?" Heather asked.

"Since Heather won, she gets six tranq balls." Chris hand the balls to Heather before turning to the others. "Alejandro, Gwen, and Dawn you all get three. Duncan gets two."

"What?!" Duncan exclaimed as Chris handed three balls to the other three. "I should get three! I cracked my gourd too!"

"Technically you beat your gourd with a cricket bat. Elliot, Ezekial, Owen and Cody didn't manage to crack your gourds open so you get these." He handed them a mask and two tranquilizer balls.

"No slingshots?" Cody asked.

"Nope. You're going to have to throw the balls hard enough to make them burst, which will be hilourously unsuccessful, I'm sure. Now go!"

They all ran off to find Izzy.

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Gwen was walking with Elliot and Dawn as they searched for Izzy.

"I don't want to sound mean because Izzy is a friend and all but she's a wild tiger. Trying to tag her will be like asking to her to claw our eyes out." Elliot commented.

"Elly, please don't be so mean. Izzy is just another child of nature, expressing herself and her love of the wild." Dawn replied.

The girls stopped when they heard a roaring sound followed by Heather screaming.

"Sounds like the lions found their dinner." Gwen dryly commented with a smirk.

A second later another scream was heard.

"HELP!"

"Duncan and Alejandro from the sounds of it." Dawn commented. "I sense they are in great danger."

"...Can we watch?" Elliot asked.

"Sure." Gwen nodded her head.

Dawn sighed as she followed them. "What is it about violence that is so entertaining?"

They came upon Duncan and Alejandro sinking in quick sand.

"Gwen!" Duncan smiled. "Oh I'm glad to see you! Help us out!"

"Shhh!" Alejandro suddenly shushed him as he pointed a stick at the bushes.

Out of the bushes came everyone's target.

"Izzy!" Duncan whispered.

She sniffed the stick.

"Hey, Izzy, the beautiful lioness of the Africa. Could you give us a hand?" Alejandro asked nicely.

Izzy growled and grabbed the stick with her mouth, somehow pulling both men out of the quicksand, before taking off, chasing a deer.

"Quick! Duncan! Shoot her!" Alejandro called out.

"You heard him ladies!" Gwen aimed her slingshot at the fleeing Izzy.

They all fired their tranq balls but they all missed and Duncan's even knocked out a cameraman. Everyone groaned from losing Izzy and the chance to win the challenge.

"Oh come on!" Elliot groaned. "Give us a break, Izzy!"

"Don't count on it, El. She joined the circus years ago." Gwen commented.

She along with everyone else followed the tracks left by Izzy until Alejandro stopped them.

"Look." He whispered, pointing something moving in the bushes. "There's something there."

"It's got to be Izzy." Duncan whispered.

"Ready tranqs. On my count." Alejandro held up his slingshot. "On my count...one."

Duncan readied his slingshot.

"...two."

Gwen pulled Dawn and Elliot back, knowing that Izzy could take those two out and she could take Izzy out while she was distracted.

"...three!"

They ran forward, screaming with their eyes closed.

'Oh my!' Gwen stifled a laugh.

Out of the bushes came Heather and Ezekiel screaming with their eyes closed too. They all fired their tranquilizers and hit each other, knocking themselves out instantly.

"Cool!" Elliot laughed. "Did you see the looks on their faces?!"

"It would help if they opened their eyes." Dawn struggled to hold in a giggle.

"That would have been the smart thing to do." Gwen laughed.

A familiar chime sounded.

"Haven't heard that in a while." Gwen remarked.

"It's song time!" Chris and Chef rode in on a jeep. "Hello?"

"They're a little tired right now, Chris. Can they take a message?" Gwen asked with a smile.

"Hey!" Chris walked over and opened Duncan's eye. "Anyone home? Did you or did you not steal that car?"

"I was framed!" Duncan was awake but couldn't move.

"Half an hour of you guys sleeping? Oh yeah, that's going to be great for ratings." Chris remarked sarcastically. "I want a song, no matter where the tranq balls hit you and no matter how 'groggy' you might feel. Now sing!"

That was when the music started.

Heather: Well it's a beautiful day
On the Serengeti!
The perfect time to snag a pup!
I'll find Izzy, and win this dumb game!
As soon as my leg wakes up!

Alejandro: Going along just makes you look sad and pathetic.
Plus you'll die without a trace!

Heather: Hey!

Duncan: We teamed up and almost had Iz.
I can see the crazy stripes on her face!
Really! We were that close!

Heather: Almost gets you nowhere around here.
You're a loser duo, that's all.

Gwen: And what does that make you?
I think loser is what the lions called you!

Alejandro: When you couldn't find you balls...tranq balls that is!
I wonder where they went.

Dawn: It's a beautiful day in a beautiful place!
I wish you just see it all!
Too bad you can't even feel your face!

Elliot: Yeah!

Ezekial: Go to do something, eh.
Or I get kicked off...

He fell over, losing conscious again.

Heather: Well it's a beautiful day
On the Serengeti!
The perfect time to snag a pup!
I'll find Izzy, and win this dumb game!
As soon as my leg wakes up!
My leg!

Alejandro: My hand!

Duncan:(Punches Alejandro in the face.) My arm!

Gwen, Dawn, and Elliot: They'll find Izzy and win this dumb game!
As soon as they all...

Everyone: WAKE UP!
WAKE UP!

The music ended along with the singing challenge.

"Someone better find Izzy fast because the plane is taking off in one hour!" Chris tapped his watch.

"Good thing we weren't hit then!" Gwen said as the Avatars walked past the down contestants. "By the way, where are Cody and Owen?"

"Oh. Huh?" Chris looked around. "Good question."

"Monkeys stole Cody, eh!" Ezekiel called out, even though he was face down on the ground.

"...Monkeys?" Gwen asked.

"They hailed him as their king and carried him off!" Ezekiel continued.

"You're kidding." Gwen shook her head. "How does he get himself into these messes?"

"Animal magnetism?" Elliot asked.

"Whatever. What about Owen?" Gwen continued.

A scream rang through the air followed by the roaring sound of lions.

"That answer your question?" Chris chuckled.

"You are a sad little man." Gwen retorted as she walked past him.

"Hurry up and find Izzy before the plane takes off!" Chris called out.

"He likes to hear himself talk a lot." Elliot commented.

"He admires himself with a boat load of mirrors too." Gwen replied.

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"Izzy! Here Izzy!" Elliot called out. "Elly's got a treat for you!"

"You know she's not a real lion or a cat right?" Gwen asked.

"Yeah, but she think she's one." Elliot pointed out.

"Actually, Izzy believes she is fluent in almost ninety different animal languages." Dawn replied." She believes she's the dawn of a new type of human that will learn to speak to animals promote a better future."

"Let me know how that turns out." Gwen replied. "I'll be taking cover when she leads the animals to take over the world."

Elliot started humming the Pinky and the Brain song, making both girls laugh. The laughter ended when they stopped, hearing a scream.

"Sounds like Duncan found Ezekiel!" Gwen pulled out her slingshot. "Come on!"

However when the three Avatars made it Alejandro had already knocked out Izzy and Duncan with his tranq balls.

"WE DID IT!" He and Heather hugged in happiness.

They realized what they were doing and doing and quickly pulled apart. Chris and Chef came up in the jeep a second later.

"Well, congrats Alejandro. You are on your way to first class." Chris announced.

"I would have had a shot if he didn't steal all my ammo." Heather grumbled, making Alejandro smirk.

"Aw, you guys are so cute." Chris laughed. "Now hurry up and grab Duncan and let's get out of Africa before Izzy wakes up."

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Five minutes later the Total Drama Jet was back in the air.

"All right then." Chris held up the passports. "One vote for Heather."

Heather glared at Alejandro.

"One for Alejandro."

Alejandro glared back at Heather.

"One for Duncan."

Cody smirked.

"Another for Duncan."

Ezekiel nodded.

"Another for Heather."

"What? Did you vote twice?" Heather glared at Alejandro.

"No talking please." Chris held up the last two passports. "And finally...two more for Heather."

"WHAT?!" Heather and Alejandro said at the same time.

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Confessional: Gwen

"Hey, if Heather and Alejandro teamed up we'd be screwed. No way was I letting them going after me and the others."

End confessional

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"Oh and Heather, here's something to take back."

That was when Chef came, wheeling what looked like a large mummy on a wheel chair.

"Owen?" Duncan asked.

"Yeah, the guy ended up with a lot of lions attracted to him. So it'd be a little dangerous for him to compete in his condition. Thanks for taking him home, Heather." Chris grinned.

"GWEN!" Heather turned and glared at her most hated foe. "I know you did this!"

"Bye bye." Gwen waved at her with a smirk.

Chef pushed Owen into Heather and they both fell out of the plane.

"I'll actually miss those two." Chris chuckled.

"You did remember to give them parachutes, right?" Dawn asked.

"...Of course!" Chris grinned nervously. "Now, Alejandro, who are you taking to first class."

"It's a tough call but...Cody."

"Huh?" Everyone asked at the same time.

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Confessional: Alejandro

"Now that Heather is gone it's time I fall back on last few possible allies I can get. Cody and Zeke are the only ones who can give me the fire power I need to take down Gwen's group."

Chris opened the door and stepped in, shocking Alejandro. "Things are getting crazy around here! Eleven down and seven to go. Who will survive the next round? Find out next time on Total...Drama...World Tour!"

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Gwen sighed as she sat on the bench. 'Heather and Owen are gone now. That leaves the three of us with Alejandro, Cody, Duncan, and Ezekiel.'

'At least you can keep a better eye on the contestants here.' Andromeda pointed out.

'Yeah but...something's coming. I can feel it.' Gwen looked out the window. 'The Red Marauder, Nebula, the Black Star, it's been too quiet.'

Gwen didn't want to believe something bad might happen but the Avatar instincts she has had since she was a little girl were screaming at her that something was going to happen.

'This is going to be a long finale.'