Episode 5 - Skilled At Kills
I'm pretty surprised that I updated this fast...
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Team Tigre were sitting on the porch of their cabin, eating ice cream provided by Courtney. Damien and Aurora were whispering things to themselves while James was strumming his guitar, humming to a song. Alice was silently eating her ice cream next to Christopher.
"It's so quiet guys, we should sing some songs," Alice starts.
Damien chuckles, "After hearing that shit sing you sang...no thanks!" Everyone laughed, hurting Alice's feelings.
She stands up, "Can you guys please stop? Making fun of someone isn't going to help our team at all! Why can't we be more positive and spread goodness throughout our world? It's so frustrating!" Everyone stared at her as if she was crazy.
"I agree," Christopher says, finishing his ice cream. Alice looked to Christopher, smiling.
"Either way Alice, don't get upset at the fact that you're the weakest link on the team and we can vote you out easy!" Aurora says, looking to James, "I know James would be down to voting you out!"
James chuckled, "Who knows?"
Alice turned to James, "Are you serious? We were such good friends when the show first started, but the minute that I didn't agree with you on something you ignored me! Do you not realize how that makes me feel? I wrote a song about it!"
"Because I don't want to be friends with people who aren't ready to be my best friend, okay?!" James responds, raising his voice, "Do you not realize how it's like to feel like you're an outcast to everyone, the 'nerd' of the group? I came to this show to prove those people wrong, and you're making it really hard for me to accomplish those goals!" He runs up to the cabin doors, making one glance at Alice, "Don't talk to me ever again!" He slams the door. Alice, clearly upset, heads to her side of the cabins and shuts the door.
Damien and Aurora laughed while Christopher headed to bed.
Aurora: (CONF.) There is so much unnecessary drama on our team! And I'm living for it!
Damien: (CONF.) Taking those two idiots out might be easier than expected!
Christopher: (CONF.) I don't wanna get invoked in their business, but it seems so interesting...I can't look away!
Team Loro were now the focus. Sally, Silver, and Julie headed back to their part of the cabin while Drew took a seat on the cabin's porch, taking a knife out to carve onto the wood of the porch. Fredrick made it back to the cabin and took a seat by Drew.
"You're upset, huh?" Fredrick asked.
Drew nodded, "No shit Sherlock."
"I get why but...you have to move on...Falcao would want you to win!"
"She doesn't care about me..." Drew mutters, "I contemplated conning her but...I don't know, something about her made her so interesting, I didn't want to be rude to her..."
"Well, you can't do anything now except get revenge on those who eliminated her...Julie, Silver, and Sally," Fredrick blatantly says, making Drew stop what he was doing.
"What?"
"You know, eliminate the girls. They're in an alliance from what I've heard and are out for our throats next. Do you think that's okay?"
"No! I..I..." Drew sighed, "I don't wanna lose to them. Ever."
Fredrick smiled, "Then how about we formally make an alliance and promise each other that those three girls are gonna have their backs stabbed..." he picks up Drew's knifes, "Possible literally..."
Drew chuckled, taking back the knife, "Why not? As long as we don't lose, we'll be good!" They both stand up, heading back to the cabin.
"I knew you'd comply," Fredrick finally says.
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The weather was beautiful the next morning. Winds blew on the beach that gave off a refreshing feel. The waves from the ocean moved onto the beach with finesse, and the teams were enjoying it.
Alice was tanning on a beach blanket, enjoying the rays. All of a sudden, Damien appeared and dumped a bucket of sand on Alice's torso, making her squeal in surprise. Damien quickly ran off so that she wouldn't see him.
"Wha...wha...oh my gosh..." Alice moaned, standing up to remove the sand. Christopher walked up to her, listening to some oldies music on a small radio.
"Damien did that," Christopher told her.
"Who wouldn't it be?" Alice replied, taking a seat, "I'm just sad. That's all. Frustrated, angry, self-blaming...too many bad thoughts..."
"And you're okay with that?" he asked.
Alice sighed, "I know it's bad to feel this way but...it feels like everyone is blaming me. No one wants to listen to me."
"They don't have to though," Christopher answers back, "You don't owe them an answer for how you feel. You had your reasons for not supporting James about whatever it is you guys are arguing about and you should stick to them. Sure, maybe you like James and you don't want to break your bonds, but don't fall for someone who wants you to feel exactly how they feel. That'd be nice but, it's not always true."
Alice laughs, "Christopher...oh my...you're so smart. I can't...can't you enough, actually." She looks to him, "At first, I thought you were some loner who wanted nothing to do with us but you're really knowledgeable. It's like you've lived through my experiences too! Have you ever been in my situation about another girl?"
Christopher chuckles, "I'm pretty awful with woman to be frank." He takes a seat by Alice, "Lots of uh...memories from the past that I don't want to discuss..." He looked down as if he was ashamed.
"Okay then, whatever makes you comfortable, I'll be fine," Alice smiles and continues tanning, with Christopher still sitting next to her.
Julie was taking photos while Silver posed for her. While they did this, Silver was writing some things down, "Julie, why don't we get Sally to join us? It could make our alliance bond stronger!"
"Uh," Julie looks to Sally, who was reading manga, "See? She doesn't need to be by our side because she's preoccupied with things!"
Silver nodded, turning to Sally, but lost focus as she noticed Drew and Fredrick staring at them.
Silver: (CONF.) *writes* Why are Fredrick and Drew staring at us? Do they know that we're an alliance and that they're out to get us?! Oh no...oh dear!
Manny and Courtney arrived to the cabins on a jeep. Honking the horn, Manny yells, "Hop on guys! We're heading to the back of the island to the shooting range where today's challenge will be!"
"Shooting range? Count me in!" Damien yells.
"Um, no Damien. With you still on the island, I don't think we'll have any shooting competitions any time soon!" Courtney says.
"My impact!" Damien cheers, hi-fiving Aurora.
Manny started driving, telling everyone, "We'll be throwing knives at targets today!"
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The jeep slowed to a stop as Manny and Courtney hopped off along with the contestants, who were all surprised at the challenge's set-up. On one side of the beach, two targets moved in a circle that had chains that you could tie someone onto the targets. On the other side, two stations contained a plentiful number of knives that you could throw a distance. Drew especially looked excited.
"Okay guys," Courtney started, "For today's challenge, each team must choose a representative to be tied up to the targets that will move you in a circle. And the rest of the team? Well, each of them must throw a knife at your teammate, with the obvious objective of missing them! It makes for more excitement! Manny said that he trusts you with each other's lives!"
Some of them chuckled quietly.
Courtney continued, "Once all team members have thrown knives at the target, we will see how many knives actually hit the target, and the team with the most knives on the target gets an extra thirty seconds of getting to run through the forest to make it back to the cabins. The first team back at the cabins first wins the challenge! And for the team that loses...well at least whoever has to be on the target is in one piece!"
James speaks up, "I'm sorry but, this is a really stupid challenge...like, why not just have us run through the forest instead of endangering ourselves? It's so unnecessary!"
"I'm sorry James, but I didn't know that you were that logical and that you don't realize that this is reality TV and we have to be doing this! Why can't you listen?" Manny answers back, annoying James.
"Yeah James, why can't you?!" Alice says, even though James didn't pay her any mind. Christopher lightly shoved Alice, making her realize that she should just keep quiet.
James: (CONF.) *grunts* Why are people so overreactive! I was just questioning the point of the challenge, it wasn't that deep!
Manny calmed down and raised his arms, "Now before we begin, pick whoever is gonna be the victim of the spinning target!"
Team Loro got together. Sally seemed excited, "Can I go? It seems so exhilarating getting to be spinning around having knives thrown at you!" Silver looked at Sally as if she just said the most outrageous thing ever.
"Any objections?" Julie asks. No one responded, "Then it's settled then! We'll try not to stab you Sally!"
Sally ran up to the target and was chained at the hands and feet by Courtney, "Whoa!" she squealed, "This is so cool!"
"Seems like it is!" Courtney cheers. She then attaches Christopher, who volunteered to go up, "We're ready!" The teams were now at the stations, prepared at the stations to throw.
Manny blew the horn, "And begin! Let's see who's skilled at avoiding a kill!"
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The challenge began, with Damien ready to throw a knife at Christopher and Silver throwing at Sally.
"This'll be fun!" Damien says, smiling evilly. He throws the knife, hitting right next to Christopher's face. Everyone gasped.
"That was so close to Christopher! So scary!" Alice moaned. Aurora's mouth was wide open at how close of a shot it was.
Aurora: (CONF.) That...was SO hot! *chuckles*
Damien: (CONF.) What can I say? I've thrown some knives in street fights before...stabbed some people, occasionally.
"Don't worry about them Silver, you can do it!" Julie called to Silver.
Silver nodded, focusing intently on not hitting Sally. With a good throw, Silver hits the target right below Sally. Sally squealed in joy while Silver jumped in shock and happiness. She ran up to Julie to hug her.
Silver: (CONF.) *writes* I can't believe that actually happened! Woohoo!
Drew: (CONF.) *grunts* I can do better.
Drew quickly got up to throw and eyed Sally, who was spinning slowly. He began to throw, but tripped, launching the knife into the sky. From there, the knife embedded itself in the sand.
People started laughing, leaving Drew embarrassed and mad. The thing that he was actually good at was proving to be stupid. He turned to Fredrick, who suppressed his laughter, "It's not fucking funny."
"Yes it is, get with the joke dude!" Fredrick said, heading to throw.
Drew: (CONF.) *whines* I'm so out of it! Grrr! *bangs head against confessional wall* Without Falcao here, I can't focus!
Fredrick watched as James successfully got a knife on target. It was Aurora's turn for Team Tigre. Fredrick glared at Aurora, who did the same back in a competitive way. The both threw the knives at the same time, each hitting the target.
"Three for Team Tigre and two for Team Loro! Will Julie be able to tie the teams, or will Alice give her team the advantage for the jungle race?!" Manny shouted. Julie and Alice stood up, hearing cheers from everybody.
"You better not mess this up Julie!" Fredrick yelled.
Julie smiled, "I won't!" She took some time to focus and there the knife, missing Sally but hitting the target. She cheered, "Yes! We're tied!"
"Not for long!" Alice yelled, throwing, but missing terribly. Team Tigre groaned at Alice's failure.
Alice: (CONF.) Urrgh! Why am I so stupid!
"And it looks like we tied! Well, I guess there won't be a team that goes ahead of the other! Courtney, let's get our two targets a moment to get off and relax," Manny said, untying Sally while Courtney untied Christopher.
The two headed back to their respective teams, very dizzy.
Christopher chuckled, "That was...wow..." He lies down on the sand, "Weird." Alice fanned him while the rest of Team Tigre prepared for the race.
Sally vomited on the floor, "That was crazy! But I'm..." She fell over, "I'm fine. Fine and dandy!" Julie laughed as Silver smiled. The boys, though, didn't seem that interested.
Once things were settled, it was time for the race back to cabins. Both teams were prepared. Manny blew the horn, and the teams started running and screaming into the jungle.
(Tigre)
The jungle was thick as usual, with the leaves getting in everyone's face. Both teams did a good job at avoiding each other, especially because the trees above them were so large that they covered up the sky.
Team Tigre were ahead, with Christopher and Damien leading the team. Alice and James were both getting burnt out from the quick pacing of the race, while Aurora randomly grabbed a stick and smirked.
Aurora: (CONF.) It's been quite a while since I've tried to eliminate someone. And considering how annoying Alice and James are, maybe it's time for one of them to go!
The team passed some trees, with Christopher and Damien making it ahead. Aurora, instead of following, hid behind a tree and held the stick that she found as low as she could and waited. As Alice ran, she tripped over the stick, with James falling onto her. Aurora, chuckling quietly, ran as quiet as she could to Damien and Christopher.
Alice stood up along with James, losing the sounds of the rest of their team running. James growled, "Are you kidding me? Where are we?!"
They both look around, afraid of the increasingly loud noises of bugs and animals all around them.
"If you hadn't slowed down, maybe things wouldn't be so bad! We wouldn't have lost them!" Alice exclaims, annoying James even more.
"Are you kidding me, Alice?!" He starts, "I'm the one responsible for making both of us lose our team?!"
"Yes!"
"I hate you!"
"I hate you even more!"
Alice grunted, turning away, "Why am I even talking to you, it's not like you'd try anyway."
James was looking at Alice's back, but still talked, "Same for you."
They both were now looking at each other, not speaking.
"So," James started, "Is this where we're apologizing? In the jungle, possibly the ones who lost for our team?"
"I suppose it is," Alice responds, "But as long as they vote me out so I don't have to see your face, then I'll be good."
The two continued to stare at each other, not looking away for a second. Time stood still for them, and all of a sudden, Alice started crying.
"James..." She starts, "Why are we like this?"
He seemed confused, "Like what?"
"Like this!" She yells, "Ignoring each other, and when we're in a challenge, we have to confront each other! What is this, a sign?!" She sits on a rock.
"Uh, we're wasting our time here..." James says.
"I don't care, I'm gonna stay here and we're gonna figure this out, right now!" Alice says.
James rolls his eyes and looks to her, "I'm sorry, okay? For ignoring you and assuming that you were okay with everything I say." He looks down, "I thought you were gonna be a true friend who accepted me and din't dismiss me as some nerd."
Alice looks to him, "What are you talking about? You're one of the coolest guys I know on this island...James," She says as he looks at the dog tags around his neck, "Where did you get those?"
He gets a bit surprised when Alice mentions the dog tags, "Oh! They're a memory of my dad. He...uh..died in the Iraq War and you know..." he seemed flustered, "Just something to remember him by."
Alice smiled, "That's sweet of you...you're a genuine guy James, and that's why I've liked you from the beginning..." The two blushed as they kept staring at each other, closing in for a kiss.
Then, James pulled back before they could kiss and yelled, "We're in a challenge!" He grabbed Alice's arm and ran with her in the direction that their team went.
Alice: (CONF.) So...I guess we're good now? *blushes* Uh...I think so.
James: (CONF.) *blushing* Alice and I are cool now...uh...yeah...cool, great, awesome, yeah!
(Loro)
The jungle continued to be dark and no end to it existed. Fredrick said that he knew where the cabins were, but they seemed to be going nowhere.
Sally groaned, "Fredrick! Where are we?! you clearly have no idea where we are!"
"Relax!" He yells, "I'm pretty sure I've seen this place before!"
"You've said that every five minutes!" Sally responds, "Team Tigre probably won already because of you!"
"Team Tigre probably won because of you!" Fredrick mocked, laughing with Drew.
Sally growled, running up to Fredrick to slap him from behind, "Don't you dare mock me or I'm fucking you up!"
Fredrick turned around and held out a knife, "Don't mock me or I'm fucking YOU up!" Sally gasped, stepping back.
"Did you steal that?!" She asked.
"I did," Drew said, pulling some knives from his pocket, "Didn't you know? I brought knives in the beginning of the season!"
Sally scoffed, "Well don't threaten me with them. I know martial arts." Drew and Fredrick chuckled as the team stopped, not knowing where else to go.
"This is awful!" Julie moaned, taking photos of the jungle, "Where are we? I'm scared..." She holds onto Silver, who was scanning the area.
"Well, if we do get lost," Drew says, "At least we'll die together! Who wouldn't want that?"
"Me!" Everyone but Silver said. Drew chuckled and looked around.
Silver then noticed that they wee floe to a cliff, looking towards it. If they slid down it, they could reach a small river that she knew fed into the ocean that was near the cabins. Immediately she waves her hands in the air, calling the attention of her teammates. She starts writing in her notepad, "This creek feeds into the ocean near the cabins! I've seen it when Julie and I go out to take pictures! We can follow it and we'll make it back in no time!"
"Awesome idea Silver! Thanks! Come on!" Sally yells, sliding down the side of the cliff with her team, moving into the river. The river wasn't too deep - it went up to their knees. After all making it, they started running, hoping to make it to the cabins in time.
Things were getting intense. They could all see the sand and ocean of the beach as they neared the meeting point of the ocean and end of the river. Sally and Fredrick were at the front, running very fast. Julie and Silver were behind them while Drew was behind them all, wielding a knife.
He threw it, with the handle of the knife hitting Julie from behind, making her fall face-down into the river. She screamed as she fell, with Silver noticing and running to her to keep her head out of the water. Drew chuckled as he ran off past the two girls, off to the cabins.
Julie moaned in pain, "Ow...my head is throbbing...what happened..."
Silver noticed the knife near them. She took her mind off of it and looked to the rest of Team Loro, all ahead of them. She waved for them, but it was useless. Without hesitation, she carried Julie on her shoulders, running as fast as she could. Her stamina was excellent.
Fredrick, Sally, and Drew all made it to where Manny was, although the entirety of Team Tigre were already there.
"What the hell?! NO!" Sally yelled, falling to the floor.
Drew smiled, looking at Fredrick, "Guess we lost..." Fredrick smiled back, nodding as well.
Fredrick: (CONF.) Unless you're an idiot, then you probably know what Drew and I were doing.
"Uh, where's Silver and Julie?" Courtney asked, looking around, "We get that you guys lost but...you all did survive, right?"
Silver soon came in, slowly dropping Julie onto the ground. Julie still seemed hurt by the knife thrown at the back of her head, but she got up.
"Great, now that we're all here, let's disband and get ready for Team Loro's elimination, shall we?" Manny stated, with everyone going where they needed to. Courtney, with the help of Silver, carried Julie towards Loro's cabins to rest her up.
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(Elimination Ceremony)
Team Loro were sitting by the campfire with Manny, who had the votes all tallied up. Julie was feeling better now, sitting next to Silver, who seemed upset yet mad.
"Alright, let's get the show on the road! Our chicken wings are for...
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Silver! Sorry Julie...a hit to the back by some unidentified object and getting eliminated on the same day? Wow...bad luck, huh?"
Julie was helped into the Bee Boat of Shame by Silver. The two hugged.
"I'm sorry that I wasn't watching for whatever hit me..." Julie muttered, tearing up.
Silver lets go of Julie, wanting to write something down, but realized that her notepad was wet from the river and her extra ones were back at the cabin.
"Just one more thing Silver...before I leave," Julie says, "Watch out for snakes." She eyes Sally, who was scratching her legs.
Silver looked to Sally as well, confused at what she meant.
"You don't get what I mean?" Julie asks, with Silver shaking her head, "Well...I thought alliances stayed together, no matter what." The boat floated away, with Silver turning to Sally, who smiled at her.
Manny looked at the camera, "A third loss from Team Loro, when can they pull up another win? Find out next time on Total Drama Panganib Island 2!"
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Lots of stuff happened in this episode, huh? New alliances, forgiveness, and alliance betrayal? I hope you guys are enjoying these episodes this season more than my other OC seasons, because I sure am.
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