Episode 4 - Vogued Out
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Team Loro headed back to the cabins in disappointment from the elimination. Falcao, Drew, Fredrick, and Silver had went to bed immediately, but Sally called Julie outside ask that they could speak.
"What's the matter? Something bothering you?" Julie asks quietly.
"Obviously...," Sally started, "I almost got eliminated today..." She places her hands on her face and groans, "Why was I so stupid during that challenge?" She asked, "I literally could have brought us our third win but it was useless...we lost...and it's all my fault..."
Julie gave Sally a pat on the back, "Don't doubt yourself Sally, you're still here...if it makes you feel better, Silver and I voted Jamie off for you...but the other teammates...not so sure about them. But regardless, you can trust me and Silver, we're an alliance, remember?"
Sally nods slowly, "Yeah yeah, I get it but...I always want to be the best at what I do, you know? Be a leader...and it just didn't happen..." She looks to the scars from her attack. Sally then clenches her fists and stands up quickly, heading back to the cabin, "Goodnight Julie, that was a nice talk." Julie smiled, yet still confused at how quick Sally left her.
Julie: (CONF.) I...I guess I'm glad to help Sally, if that was the case?
Sally: (CONF.) Don't worry about me guys, I don't need the pity party. I'm gonna push through this no matter how bad these binturong scars are! *touches scar* Ow!
Team Loro were asleep, but Team Tigre all were awake, celebrating their first win outside. Alice had gotten the help of Christopher to take out some of the beds in the cabins and lay them out parallel to each other so the team could sleep under the night's sky. James got his guitar out to play a little, and Aurora and Damien lied down on the beds, tired.
"Oh my gosh guys, a night under the night..a sleepover party!" Alice cheered, opening a bottle of soda given by Manny to pour into little cups to pass around, "If we keep up, we can win every other challenge before the merge!"
Damien chuckled, sipping his soda, "Don't put your bets on that, okay?"
"Come on Damien, show a little positivity!" Alice said, taking a seat next to James and Christopher.
Damien: (CONF.) I refuse to stay positive with Alice around! Pushing me to act a certain way...I'm not having it!
James started to sing an obscure song that no one really knew, but, Alice seemed interested, staring into James's eyes the entire time he sang it.
(singing)
I hope that I ain't callin' too late baby
Hope you ain't closed those pretty blue eyes
Have you looked out of your window lately?
That moon's taken up half of that sky
Whoa, whoa!
I'm a little bit restless
Can't get you off of my mind
Oh!
I could use a little bit of your sweet kiss
Your lips on a night like this
I don't wanna be lonely with the stars all out
Need you here to help me or I might lose count
I could use a little bit of you right now
A little bit of you right now
Alice and Christopher clapped at the end, with Aurora and Damien going to sleep, facing each other.
Aurora smiles at Damien, whispering, "If there was some metal or rock music, I'd totally be down for that than this..."
Damien nods, "I agree one thousand percent..." They both laughed.
"I loved that song James!" Alice said, "What was it called?"
James hesitated to answer her, but soon replied, "It's called, 'Little Bit Of You' by Chase Bryant. I like the song a lot." He started to put his guitar away.
Christopher chuckled, "Is it dedicated to anybody?" he says, looking to Alice, who blushed and whose eyes were wide open in embarrassment.
"No." James bluntly said, "Not particularly for anyone...I just like the song." He lies down on the bed, "Why does everything have to be about romance?" This statement left Christopher smiling as he went to bed and left Alice in shock and hurt feelings.
Alice: (CONF.) *nervously* Is he really serious about that? Does he not want anything to do with me anymore? Oh no...I don't want that to happen...
Meanwhile, Aurora and Damien were still awake, talking about mundane topics. The rest of their team was asleep, but they kept chatting away.
They played a little game where they talked about themselves. Damien talked about some things he liked, and Aurora talked about things that she liked.
Damien then asked, " I want to know...Aurora...what are you afraid of?"
Aurora chuckled, seemingly confused, "Whoa dude, we're getting really deep in this conversation!" Aurora said, but went on, "Well...I guess I'm afraid of people who lie to me and you know...use me for their own gain..." She seemed a bit teary-eyed, "I..I...my parents never really cared for me and it you know..." tears streamed down her face, but she kept her composure, "Made me upset and jealous that other families and friends had happy lives but I...I'm alone and...and...no one loves me..."
Damien wiped the tears from her face, "What? No. That's impossible...tell me more...come on. I won't judge."
"Uh..." she started, "I dated this guy named Declan...I really did feel like he loved me but...I found out that he was cheating on me with my friend Serena and ever since..." she chocked on her last word, "Life hasn't been the same for me since...I just want someone who sees past all of the rich, mean girl things about me...I want to be loved. That's all."
There was intimate silence for some time, and Damien spoke, "For me, well, my dad abandoned me and my alcoholic mom beat me. I've been in juvie countless times...uh...I've been in plenty of street fights and...yeah..." Damien holds Aurora's face, "I feel the same way as you do Aurora...I want someone to support me too. Someone who won't screw me over like the rest of the people in my life..."
Aurora blushed and nodded, soon moving over to face the sky. She closed her eyes, "All you can really do is close your eyes and hope for a better tomorrow, right?"
Damien copied Aurora's movements, sighing, "Yeah. You're right."
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By the next day, Team Tigre woke from their sleep to the slithering of snakes on top of them.
They all immediately screamed, getting up and throwing their bodies around in weird positions to get rid of the discomfort.
"Oh my gosh...those snakes are so...blech!" Alice gags, almost vomiting on the beds. The snakes soon slithered back into the jungle.
Christopher groans, "We shouldn't have slept out here. It was common sense, really."
"Christopher, come on! At least it was something different than usual!" Alice says to defend her sleepover party.
"I'm on Christopher's side," James said, taking his guitar back to the cabin, "Who takes out beds and sleeps outside?"
Alice was upset at James's words, and she looks to Christopher, "Dude! Help me here, please!"
"With what?" He asks.
"Help me get James to be my friend again! Seeing him act so distant from me now hurts my heart so bad!" Alice patted her heart to make a point.
Christopher started walking to the beach with Alice following behind him, "Well, what caused it?"
"Uh...um..." She started, "I actually can't remember...uh...wow! I forgot!"
"See what I mean?" Christopher begins, "Whatever fight you guys had is pretty insignificant because you'd remember it if it was an important fight. Essentially, the best way to deal with this issue is actually confronting James. He won't try to say anything, and he actually may want to talk to you, but is scared. So, do you know who needs to say something?"
Alice sighed and looked down, "Me."
Christopher nods and smiles, "Exactly." He sits down in the water and lets it move onto his legs, "I can't really help you here."
"Thanks Christopher," Alice says as she heads off, "You're really good at giving advice...like a philosopher."
He smiles, "Yeah right, just saying how I feel."
"You know what else Christopher," Alice lastly tells, "You're talking a bit more than you used to since coming here...what happened?"
"I don't know," Christopher answers, "I guess I'm starting to like you guys a little..." Alice smiles and heads to the bathroom.
While this was going on, Aurora and Damien were hiding behind some trees, snickering as they saw the snakes that they planted on the beds that morning go back into the forest.
Damien: (CONF.) I had the idea of putting the snakes while our team slept. Aurora found the snakes and.. *laughs* It turned out to be great!
Aurora was still laughing, "That was such a good prank! Scaring them with that shit!"
Damien smiles, "Yep! Hopefully made 'em weaker!"
"Well, not sure about that but..." Aurora says, then walks off with Damien to the cabins.
Team Loro were now the focus, all of them eating breakfast together. Sally seemed cheery, saying hi to everyone and passing out food.
Fredrick patted Drew's arm, "She looked so upset last night...why is she happy all of a sudden? We could've taken her out easily!"
Drew, munching on carrots, replied, "Well, guess it's too hard now! Tough luck..." Fredrick frowned at Drew's response.
Fredrick: (CONF.) In order to get Drew on my side, I need to actually teach him that he needs to be on my side...and I know exactly how I'm gonna do it!
Julie took some photos of the beach, "It's so lovely out today!" She showed the photos to Silver, who smiled. Falcao talked with Drew, laughing about some funny event that had happened to him. Sally was eating in silence, watching birds fly over them. She svn tried to tend to her wounds from the other day.
Then, Manny rang a bell, calling everyone to him, "It's challenge time guys! Let's get this party started!"
"Now? It's really early!" Falcao asks.
"So?" Manny responds, "I'm the host so I can basically control how your lives will be lived here! Everyone come follow me to the amphitheater we just installed last night!" They all followed.
A few minutes later, all of the contestants were shocked at how amazing the amphitheater was. Although the seats were made up of wood, the stage was big with red curtains.
"For today's challenge, each team must present to Courtney and me a mini performance made up of all the talents you guys can think of. It can be anything, as long as it doesn't embarrass, hurt or kill anyone!"
Damien sighs, "Damn it..."
"Okay, so you guys have about thirty minutes to assemble some type of performance, and you obviously can use the props that I rented out for your performances. Now, wow us!" Courtney says as she blows the horn, "And go!" The teams were off, ready to get moving with the challenge. "Wow Manny," Courtney tells him, "It feels honestly exhilarating to blow that horn of yours."
"Yeah yeah, it isn't that fun," Manny answers, heading towards the judges' table.
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(Team Loro)
Julie clapped, "Guys, I have a great idea for our performance...I can take some pictures of nature, and Sally can do some martial arts stuff!" She ended it there.
"Um, what about us?" Fredrick asks.
"Well," Julie starts, "I'm not sure...what are you talented at?" Fredrick glared at Julie.
Fredrick: (CONF.) She really is trying me, huh?
"Hey, don't get mad Fredrick, it's all fun, right Falcao?" Drew says, looking to her.
Falcao, who was messing through some costumes, nodded, "Sure! Uh...hey!" She pulls out large canvases, "Maybe Julie's idea is good! I could paint for us! And with Julie's photographs, it'll be like telling the story of the beauty of nature!"
"Exactly Falcao! Thank you!" Julie says, "See guys, we're getting somewhere!"
"Yeah, but I want to actually do something rather than being backstage helping you guys..." Fredrick mutters.
Sally goes over to Fredrick, putting her hand across his shoulders, walking with him, "Come on little boy, don't get mad that you're getting left out! Mama will find ya something to do!" She chuckles as everyone on the team laughed, making Fredrick even more frustrated.
Fredrick: (CONF.) *slaps self* I hate everyone on my team with a burning passion...
Sally: (CONF.) Oh how I love helping kids fit in even when they're outsiders! *chuckles*
Julie looks to the other three members of Team Loro, "Okay, so nature will be our theme? I can get some music to play if you'd like. It'll be calming, graceful, and challenge-winning!"
Falcao smiles, grabbing some paint, "We've got this!"
Drew chuckles, holding his knives out, "Nature, huh?" Silver gasps.
Silver: (CONF.) *on paper* That's not funny, Drew!
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(Team Tigre)
"So, what are we doing?" Damien asks, "I don't have talents so..."
Aurora smiles, "Of course you do! You're cunning and smart and..." She blushes, "Well yeah, you don't have any talent. Tragic."
Alice responds, "Aurora, there's no need to put anyone down, we're all good people here!"
"Yeah right..." Damien mutters, "So, what are we actually going to do?"
"I suggest that we have some singing," Alice says, "I could do a duet with James!" She looks to him, who shrugged, "See? He seems like he wants to do it with me!"
"Just give up already Alice, he hates your guts, look at him!" Damien yells, pointing to James, who was strumming his guitar.
Alice seemed upset watching James quietly singing a song without her. It was as if all the memories that they had for a few days were pointless.
"Okay okay okay, here's what we'll do! James can sing what he wants and I'll sing some song as well! I can write it in ten minutes or something! Then, everyone else can do whatever they want, and before we perform for Manny and Courtney, we'll decide how to put it all together...okay, let's do this!" Alice dismisses the team and they head off to find something to contribute.
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Time moves by fast, with clips shown of contestants doing various things. Silver was posing for Julie as Julie took photos of the beach and parts of the jungle. Fredrick had found swords and practiced with Sally, who was doing martial arts. Falcao was wearing a samba dress and painting on a canvas while Drew practiced knife-throwing at a target board. Also, Alice was lying on the ground, quickly writing all that she could and singing her way through it. James was playing his guitar now, belting out some tune while Christopher was playing with some cool minerals that he found in a box. Aurora was playing a violin and Damien was lifting seemingly heavy objects and throwing them across the floor.
The thirty minutes were soon over and it was time to perform. Manny turned the lights on as they focused onto the stage, "Alright, since Team Loro lost yesterday, I'm gonna give them a pass..by making them perform first! Let's get the show on the road!" Courtney clapped with Manny as the curtains rolled open. Team Tigre were sitting on the wooden seats, ready to see what they were up against.
Music started playing that sounded calming and relaxing as if you were going through a stroll in nature. Photographs hung around the stage, either held up by string or glued onto a canvas. Falcao entered the stage, bowing to the audience as she walked towards her canvases, painted beautifully. She danced a little around them, being elegant. Then, a knife is thrown towards a painting, hitting directly at it, making the painting fall over, shocking Falcao.
Everyone gasped a little, confused on whether that was supposed to happen or not.
Regardless, Falcao still smiled as she saw Drew walk onto the stage holding knifes, acting like he was a monster.
Silver ran to the stage wearing a deer costume, making the audience laugh. Even though she felt uncomfortable, she pretended to be shielding Falcao from Drew. Sally and Fredrick then came to the stage as the music got more intense, holding swords. Sally made a kick towards Drew, who tripped and fell over. Fredrick laughed as he pretended to stab Drew's heart by simply pressing the sword into the stage next to Drew's face. Drew acted as if he was dying, getting laughs from the audience. Then, the music started getting distorted. Everyone, even Team Loro seemed confused.
Samba music started playing, completely ruining the mood of the performance. They all looked around to see what was happening.
Julie ran out to the stage, "Something happened guys! The music that I was playing got mixed up and this samba music is playing!"
"Wow Julie, way to ruin our performance!" Fredrick growled, scaring Julie, who held onto Silver.
Falcao was dancing to the music, sighing at how she can't help herself, "Oh no...why'd you do this Julie? Why couldn't you play the music right?"
"It wasn't my fault though! I.." Julie couldn't finish what she had to say because Courtney had stood up.
"Hey! Stop arguing and get off the stage! Team Tigre has to perform!" Courtney took her seat as the teams switched around. Manny looked to Courtney as if she just did the dumbest thing ever. Courtney laughed, kissing Manny's cheek.
The curtains opened again for Team Tigre's performance. Christopher laid down the rocks and faced them towards the lights, making the rocks glow. The audience gasped in awe at the beauty of the reflection. Some clapped.
James then walked onto the stage with Alice joining in, taking a seat by a piano that Christopher moved onto the stage.
"Okay," he starts, "This song is dedicated to any outsiders or anyone who feels like their opinion or thoughts don't matter. They do." He glances at Alice, "It's called 'Today' by the Donots." It was unfamiliar, but he sang with a very beautiful voice and it shined through. After he finished, he kept playing the guitar with Aurora coming to play the violin that she played beautifully. It was very touching, making Alice a little bit jealous.
(singing)
Good morning, my faint heart
Here comes the caffeine injection
Get off to a flying start
Let's face it, retrace it
Put my words into action
Cause it's time to play my part
Right the wrong
Don't play along
With everyone
Cause today belongs to me
Hey small life, I'm waiting
And tired of hesitating
So give me an overdose
Of good luck cause I'm stuck
Between boredom and hating
I know how the true story goes
Right or wrong
Don't sing my song
For everyone
Cause today it's just for me
Somehow
Remember my name...
Then, James and Aurora finished, leaving the stage for Alice to sing on her own. Slowly starting off with a beautiful piano, she started singing the song that she wrote in about twenty minutes.
(Alice singing)
I didn't know that as a friend,
that I had to support them one hundred percent,
as if I know everything... about everything... (looks to James offstage)
as a friend...I didn't expect... (plays piano louder and belts out song)
to be treated as if I'm now a stranger,
once we were friends, but now it looks like it's over,
as a friend...I am hurt...
of the little things you have done to me, no matter how small they seem they mean a lot to me! Oh yeah they mean a lot to me!
As a friend...am I one to you now...oh...who am I to you?
Silence filled the island, with the water on the beach being the only thing that made a sound.
All of a sudden, Damien, backstage, yells, "That song sucks ass!"
Everyone started laughing, even the hosts. Alice seemed defeated as she stood up from the piano. She wanted to run off the stage, but was frozen, as if she didn't know what to do.
Alice: (CONF.) *sighs* Why would they laugh at that...it' so...oh... *tears up*
The performance ended with the rocks ending their shining after the lights turned off, and Team Tigre took a seat while Manny and Courtney got on star to reveal the winner.
"Good job...somewhat to you guys! In thirty minutes you performed as a team, obviously showing off how well you guys work together!" Some people muttered, but Manny ignored it, "And our winner is...
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Team Tigre! Congrats!"
Tigre cheered, leaving Team Loro upset for the second time, "Sorry Loro, but the end of that performance was not what I thought you guys would do. At least Team Tigre didn't mess up!"
"All of that planning was useless..." Julie sighed.
"Well, if you didn't mess up the music, then maybe we wouldn't be up for elimination!" Drew says, winking at Falcao, who blushed.
Silver placed her hand on Julie's shoulder. She showed her some writing, "Sally and I know what to do..." leaving Julie with a smile.
After cleaning up the stage, the teams left for either the cabins or the campfire.
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(Elimination Ceremony)
Team Loro had made their votes and were sitting by Manny, who was about to read them out.
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.Julie! Falcao, you're out!"
Julie cheered as Falcao stood up in shock, "Are you kidding me? How?" She looked to her team, "What have I done to you?!" She even started crying from the anger of her elimination.
Drew stood up, hugging Falcao tightly, "You haven't done anything to me...yet." Falcao pushes Drew off of her and storms to the Bee Boat of Shame, more than ready to leave.
Manny yawns, "Okay. I bet that Falcao can handle things on her own for her leaving...I'm going to bed. See y'all tomorrow!" He waves goodbye as Team Loro left except for Fredrick, who stopped Falcao's boat from leaving.
"What are you doing?" Falcao asked, "I don't wanna be here anymore..."
"I just wanted to say goodbye to you...BEIJA FLOR! And your family of performers!" He showed her a picture of Falcao and her family wearing some revealing clothing at some parade.
"Wha...wha...how'd you find out about that...and and...my actual name! Beija Flor means hummingbird in Spanish...nothing compared to a falcon..."
Fredrick chuckled, "You can find anything on the internet! And with Drew stalking you on social media...it wasn't that hard to read up on all that you do!"
Falcao was shocked at Fredrick's wit, "Did you..did you manipulate the team to turn against me?"
"No," he responds, "Julie's alliance turned against you...see, the thing is, I overheard that Julie was going to control the music, so it was the perfect opportunity to mess up the music so that we could blame it on Julie. But, Silver and Sally are on her side, so obviously they'd vote you out! You're the only girl not in alliance! When you add in my vote on you...we have four votes against you, meaning that you were eliminated! Easy, right? And now that you're gone..." He chuckles, "I can make Drew a part of my alliance and dominate the rest of this competition!"
Falcao was shivering from the shock, "You..you...you're so evil...why didn't I realize any of this when I first met you?!" she said as Fredrick kicked the boat out farther into the sea.
"You see Beija Flor...being evil requires more than being an asshole to everyone!"
"You are an asshole to everyone!" She gels as the boat sails away, "I hope you get eliminated in the worst possible way!"
Fredrick turned around, muttering, "Like that's gonna happen." The screen immediately went black.
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Thanks for reading!
There was a lot of singing, right? :) Especially from James. I actually made up Alice's song as I was writing, so I apologize if it sucked! I've tried songwriting, but it's hard!
Here are some questions I hope you guys can answer!
1) Who was the star character for this episode?
2) Are you okay with the singing on the show or should I try to limit it?
3) What do you think will happen next?
There's no poll or this episode, but once again, THANKS FOR READING!