Episode 12 - It All Comes Down To You
Sorry for the late update! My computer wasn't working and I didn't really feel like writing for some time. But, it's the second to last episode! We're about to find out who will make the finale!
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The semifinalists made it back to the cabin and got ready to sleep, putting their pajamas on and taking quick showers.
Alice was singing a song about victory as Christopher and Silver sat by her and listened. Alice hadn't sang for quite some time, so hearing her sing again was nice.
"Well guys," Christopher starts, "I think it's time that we have a toast to making it to the final four as friends." He fist bumped Alice and Silver, "We don't have drinks but a fist bump hopefully makes up for everything."
They all laugh and continue talking. Aurora was not outside but back in the girls' side of the cabin, trying to sleep. She growled as she couldn't find any way to filter the noise of the three others.
Aurora: (CONF.) I cannot believe that Silver didn't go home! My scheming was useless and I bet it was because of Christopher since he was the one having trouble yesterday deciding on who to send home! Grrr...I will not fall down this close to the finale because of everyone else on the show being against me! Hurricane Aurora is gonna blow these idiots out of the water!
Silver: (CONF.) *speaks* I'm glad that I'm still around. I hope things go up from here!
Christopher was now all alone in the boys' side of the cabin and happily invited Silver and Alice to say with him for the rest of the time on the island.
Alice and Silver were talking about some random topic as they were moving their things while Christopher was ready to sleep.
"You guys can sleep in those two beds," Christopher pointed at beds across the room from his, "It'll lower the awkwardness."
Alice , "Of course Christopher. I wouldn't really want to sleep near a guy like you anyway." She set her things in place, "I hope Aurora won't have a problem with us leaving her alone. She could get suspicious."
"She already is," Silver mumbled as she was lying down on bed to sleep.
Alice and Christopher looked at Silver, who was looking at the ceiling.
"What?" Christopher asked Silver.
She responded, "You guys know. She wants to eliminate me the most. I don't want to go home now, so I have to work hard and beat her..." She looks at her friends, "I'm a bit scared of her."
Alice sighed, "Don't worry about her. Worry about yourself and win tomorrow's challenge! If you do, you might be in the finale!" Christopher agreed.
Silver nodded, "I guess. We'll see tomorrow then."
A loud thud was heard in the room that Alice and Silver were supposed to sleep in.
"What was that?" Christopher asked, "That was pretty loud."
"Aurora is just trying to scare us," Alice muttered as she was falling asleep, "Pay no attention to her." The three soon went to sleep, hoping for a good tomorrow.
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It was a beautiful day out and the sun was shining and the ocean was crystal blue water. It was hot out as well, but they were all used to it at that point.
Christopher, Alice, and Silver were out by the ocean, playing in the water. Silver decided to sit in the ocean and let the waves roll onto her while Alice was kicking water at Christopher, who laughed the entire time.
Alice: (CONF.) Things have overall been great so far! We're having fun in the sun, and Aurora has no part in it! What a wonderful morning!
Alice noticed that Aurora was outside and pointed it out, "There's Aurora! By the cabin!" Silver and Christopher looked out to a table by the cabin, where Aurora was lying her head on a book that was open. She wasn't reading anymore, and she had a small radio by her side.
"What's up with her?" Christopher asked, "Does she need any help?"
"No!" Alice exclaims, "I just wanted to let you know so that we can see how our enemy is!"
"Well," Christopher starts, "She seems weak, so our enemy is at our feet!"
Silver was a bit shocked, "That's a bit rude!"
"You have to be rude to your enemies!" Christopher looks at his friends, "I respect my enemies, but they're still enemies and have to go!" He laughs along with Alice, and the two go on with playing in the water. Silver claimed to need to go to the bathroom, and went off to the community restrooms.
Silver: (CONF.) I understand that I'm allied to get Aurora out, but I don't necessarily hate her. I don't want for their to be hurt feelings in the end. I can forgive others.
Aurora was still resting on her table as Silver slowly walked towards Aurora. Silver lightly tapped Aurora's shoulder, but she didn't respond. She wanted to try tapping Aurora again, but was worried that she could get pounced on. Then, she started to realize how stupid she was avoiding the situation. She shook Aurora's shoulders, and she actually woke up.
"What...wha...is it challenge time?" Aurora asks, slowly gaining her consciousness from her nap. Silver was in front of Aurora and shaking her head. Immediately, Aurora stood up and walked off, "Get away from me!" Her voice cracked, clearly showing that she was going to cry.
Silver refused to turn away and go and stood in front of Aurora. She was shocked at how Aurora's eyes were tired-looking.
"What do you want?" Aurora asked, "Get the hell away from me, I'm gonna destroy you in today's challenge."
Silver touched Aurora's heart, which freaked out Aurora, and then she placed her own hand on her own heart, signifying that some sympathy was there in Silver.
But, Aurora shook it off, tearing up as she headed back to the cabin, "I don't need no damn sympathy from you! Stop trying to play with my emotions so that you can get an advantage!" Aurora shut the door to the girls' side of the cabin. Silver, feeling disappointed, headed back to Alice and Christopher.
Aurora: (CONF.) *crying* I miss Damien so much! Being alone on my side of the cabin last night made me realize how bad things are going! *sniffles* Stay strong Aurora... you... you can do it. Do it for Damien. Do it for us.
Manny had finally called everyone to a section of the beach. Courtney had just arrived back from a rather dirty job because she was very dirty. There was mud, sand, and water all over her and she was having trouble removing it.
"Welcome contestants to the penultimate challenge of the season. This challenge will determine if you are one step closer to winning a million dollars, or if you're one step closer to getting absolutely nothing from the show and falling back into irrelevance in the reality TV world!"
"At least we made some great friendships and relationships!" Alice cheered.
Manny stares at Alice awkwardly, "Okay... I guess that's what you guys love so much..."
Alice: (CONF.) I'm ultra proud of how far I've come! I've matured so much as a person! Even if I go home, I'll be able to take some pride with me.
Christopher: (CONF.) I'm happy about being in the semifinals. But, I really want to win that money too! *chuckles* Come on! If I've made it this far, then I at least deserve some of the money!
Silver: (CONF.) The relationships were pretty neat. I talk more now so... I guess I've improved?
Aurora: (CONF.) The best part of the show was hands down meeting Damien. Now, it's up to me to win it all.
Courtney started, "Let's get on with the challenge, shall we? The reason that I'm dirty is because I've been digging fake treasure boxes that contain maps to lead you to the next treasure box with a map inside it as well. It sounds weird, but you'll see what I mean."
Manny hands out four maps to the semifinalists, and they all get to studying the maps.
"Individually," Courtney said, "You must follow the maps to where the 'X' is." She makes Manny pass out shovels to everyone, "When you reach the 'X,' you must use your shovels to dig out the treasure box and open them to find four other maps that will guide you to the rest of the boxes. Essentially, there are four treasure boxes on the island. Three contain maps, while the last one contains actual treasure... an immunity statue! The first person to bring back the immunity statue to your hosts will gain immunity AND has the opportunity to choose ONE of the losers to take to the finale. So, it's looking to be a final two for this season finale!"
Everyone gasped at the shocking rule of the challenge. Only two people could make it tomorrow's finale and the winner of today's challenge had the part of choosing who completed the final two.
Aurora chuckles, "This is pretty stressful."
Alice nods, "So true..." She looks to Silver and Christopher, "Whatever happens..." She smiles, "There'll be no hard feelings, right?" Silver and Christopher smile and nod.
"Okay, are you guys ready to start the second to last challenge of the season?" Manny blows the horn, "Find us that immunity statue!"
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Christopher was speed walking and leading the pack of who can find the next map. He was reading carefully at the map that wasn't very drawn well? A huge X was on the map near a section of the entrance to the jungle, so Christopher theorized that he needed to dig there. He looked behind him and noticed Aurora right behind him. He started running, with Aurora still walling, trying to not be so suspicious.
Aurora wanted to sabotage. She also knew about where the first treasure box was based off of her map, but her main goal was to slow Christopher down and keep Silver and Alice from passing her. Silently, she grabbed a twig that was on the ground and threw it into the ocean near Christopher, making a big splash. He stopped and went to investigate the sound, giving Aurora the chance to sneak up close to him.
Meanwhile, Alice was watching Aurora do all of her tricks. Alice wanted to intervene, but resisted because she felt that unnecessary drama would begin and didn't want to help since the hosts were watching. She passed on, upset at not taking action.
Silver was behind everyone because she had no idea what the map meant. She saw Alice going in a certain direction while Aurora was going in another - towards the sea. Who could she trust? She decided to follow Alice, and kept quiet as she saw Aurora sneaking up on Christopher's back.
Christopher got onto his limbs and crawled towards the water, "What?" His curiosity got the best of him, and he put his head into the water, looking for whatever made that sound. Little did he know, Aurora was right behind him, ready to sabotage.
Aurora grabbed Christopher's legs and threw them into the ocean, scaring Christopher. As quick as she could, Aurora grabs Christopher's map and runs away, following Silver.
It took a few seconds, but Christopher got out of the water, soaking wet. He was confused and annoyed at how stupid he was for even looking into the water. He noticed that his map was gone, and started panicking.
"Oh shit..." He grumbled, "Where the hell did it go?" He looked up and saw Aurora running near some trees and disappeared around a corner. He got mad at Aurora because it was clear that she just sabotaged him. He got up and started running after her.
Christopher: (CONF.) I am not letting Aurora out of all people beat me out of this competition!
Alice was so far in the lead, and she wasn't looking back for anyone. She then looked at her map and realized that she passed the spot that she had to go to. Annoyed, Alice turned back and was surprised at Silver already shoveling the dirt to dig up the treasure box.
"Silver!" Alice ran up to the first digging site and started digging as well. She felt as if she was helping Silver, but Alice focused on important issues.
The two finally dug up the treasure box and were about to open it up when Aurora appeared out of nowhere and pushed Silver's face into the sound. Alice gasped at Aurora appearing out of nowhere and grabbed her map. But, Aurora wasn't going to just let her leave. Aurora grabbed Alice's map and wrestled for it.
"Stop! You're going to rip it up!" Alice yelled.
Aurora smirked, "What do you think I'm trying to do?"
Alice groaned and kept pulling until the map ripped into one. Aurora quickly grabbed a new map from the treasure box and ran off, leaving Alice lying on the sand.
Silver and Alice were slowly getting up as Christopher ran up to them.
"Why are you guys lying on the ground?" He yelled, "Aurora is in the lead and is gonna beat us! That can't happen!"
"We know!" Alice moaned in sadness, "She's just really trying hard to win this..."
Christopher grabbed a map, "I'll beat her." He ran off. Silver took a map and headed off, leaving Alice to pick up the pieces of a ripped up map.
Alice: (CONF.) I knew that being in the merge and fighting for a spot on the final two was going to be an uphill battle, but I wasn't expecting to be actually fighting for it!
Aurora was running while looking at her map. She noticed how the next X that she had to dig up was in the water. She was confused, and while she was running, she tripped on a small rock and landed face first into the sand. She heard a laugh from behind - It was Christopher.
He was getting close to her but didn't seem to be after Aurora. As he ran past Aurora, she easily tripped him over so that he could fall over.
"Ha!" Aurora yelled as she tried to run away. But now, Christopher grabbed her legs to stop her from moving any further, "Hey! Let me go! I have a challenge to win!" She started throwing her body in all sorts of directions to make Christopher let go, but he was too strong and wasn't letting go. As the two were going at each other, Silver and Alice had the opportunity to pass by them to find the next treasure box.
Silver noticed how the X on the map was located near a cliff, meaning that the treasure box was underwater near those cliffs. She looked back and saw Alice just behind her. Alice looked tired, but Silver was still feeling energized while on the run. Silver then turned back and arrived to the cliff that wasn't so high up. She looked down and saw a square shaped object in the water and quickly realized what she had to do - jump.
Alice arrived and noticed Silver about to jump off the cliff, "We have to jump?!" Silver nodded. "Oh..." Alice moaned as she closed her nose and jumped into the water along with Silver.
The two were now both in the water and were swimming towards the treasure box. Silver cracked open the box, releasing the new maps into the water. Suddenly, she realized that the print on the maps could wash off, and she and Alice gathered the four maps and resurfaced the water. They quickly opened the maps and sighed in unison when they saw how the print on the map wasn't all the way gone.
"It's practically impossible to read where the last treasure box is..." Alice sighed as she stared at a map, "Where could the last treasure box be?"
Silver shrugged, analyzing a map. She saw the X on the map, but the area around it was smudged. Then, loud screams were heard as Aurora and Christopher bumped into Alice and Silver.
"Ow!" Aurora groaned as she slowly got up, "Aha! It's a map!" She took a wet map that was on the ground, "Why is it wet? This map is useless!" She looks to Silver, "Did you soak these maps to confuse us all?! Grrr...you're an idiot!"
Alice stood up to defend Silver, "Don't call her that! She's way more than you think she is!"
Aurora scoffs, "Oh please, Silver has only made it this far because of you and Christopher. If it wasn't for you two, Silver would've been gone way earlier by now!"
"Enough!" Silver says louder than usual and gets up to push Aurora onto the sand, "Don't you dare say that to me!"
Everyone was a bit surprised at how Silver was raising her voice and arguing with someone.
Silver spoke some more, "I deserve to be here! If I wasn't toughing it out, then I wouldn't have made it as far as you guys!" She points to Aurora, "I tried to be nice to you this morning because I didn't want for there to be any drama, but you have really set me off as of now!" Silver grabs a map and storms towards where the map had vaguely pointed to where the last treasure box was located. Aurora, Alice, and Christopher grabbed their maps and walked while analyzing their maps as well.
Time passed on as the final four still couldn't find the last treasure box. The weather was getting hotter and the contestants' patience was getting thinner. Eventually, Christopher noticed something on the map. He saw how there was a little house that was smudging off his map and the big X was right next to it.
"I think I know where it is!" Christopher yelled. The girls heard him, and they all went to him, "The last treasure box must be by our cabin or by the sheds. Chances are, one of those is where the treasure box is."
Alice nodded, "So there'll be a small chance if we pick the right one..."
Christopher shrugs, "Perhaps. I'll go to the cabin and dig around there." He heads off along with Alice. Silver decides to go to the shed with Aurora who followed close behind.
The cameras first focused on Silver, who arrived at the sheds and immediately started digging all around it. She was making a huge mess, with sand going all over the place.
"Hey! Blech!" Aurora yelled as Silver accidentally shoveled sand at Aurora's face. Silver ignored Aurora, though, and continued her digging. Aurora decided to join in with Silver, both digging with speed and hope that the house they chose to dig around had the treasure box.
A few minutes later, Silver stopped digging and stood up, dropping her shovel, "It's not here." She quickly ran off, leaving Aurora a bit shocked.
"What?!" Aurora yelled, "It's not here?!" Silver didn't respond, so Aurora simply forced herself to run after Silver.
As the two girls were heading to the cabin, they saw Alice holding the immunity statue in the air as she was running to Manny and Courtney, who were close to them. Christopher was smiling as he chased her, and Aurora was running after Alice with fury.
Alice was running and screaming with happiness until she was tripped over by Aurora, who slid onto the sand to trip Alice with her feet. The immunity statue went flying in the air, with Christopher and Silver being the only ones able to catch it.
Silver was running faster than Christopher, but she wasn't very focused on how to catch the flying immunity statue. Silver tripped as she wasn't looking where she was going, leaving Christopher to catch the immunity statue and to bring it over to the hosts.
"And the challenge is done! Christopher has won the challenge and secures his spot in the final two!" Manny screamed. Courtney clapped as Christopher threw his hands in the air for his victory.
Christopher: (CONF.) I did it! I won it! Now, my next goal after getting a spot in the finale is winning this show!
The girls all walk up to Christopher and the hosts, upset that they lost.
"Alright, we're finished for today! Tonight is going to be tense ladies!" Courtney starts, "Who is Christopher going to take with him to the finale?!"
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(Elimination Ceremony)
The night had come fast and everyone was ready to go find out whom Christopher had chosen. The campfire was ready and a chicken wing was on a plate held by Courtney that would be awarded to whomever Christopher picked.
"Olay Christopher," Manny started, "You just need to tell us right here right now. Who are you picking to bring with you to the finale?"
Christopher looks down and laughs, "It was really hard, actually. I want to challenge myself in the finale, but I also want to have fun and challenge one of my friends... so, I have chosen...
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...Silver to battle for the million dollar prize!" Courtney handed out the last chicken wing to a shocked Silver, who was now standing up with tears in her eyes. Alice stood up now and was clapping hard. Aurora was still sitting down though, making a small smile.
"Congratulations Silver!" Alice squealed, hugging Silver, "You made it! I'm so excited for you!" Silver smiled as she cried and returned an even tighter hug to Alice.
Silver let go of Alice and looked to Aurora. They stared at each other for a second until Aurora got up to shake Silver's hand.
"What..." Silver mumbled, "What are you doing?" For some reason, Silver didn't realize Aurora's simple gesture.
Aurora rolled her eyes, "Are you not going to shake my hand? Doesn't the loser initiate the hand - shaking to the winner of the battle?"
Silver smiled and shook Aurora's hand and went in for a hug.
"You are a kind, caring person Aurora," Silver whispered to Aurora as they hugged, "I've seen it when you're with Damien... you two were made to be together at all times."
Aurora smiled, "Thanks...that's very sweet of you." They let go of each other, "I hope you're not mad at me still for my awfulness earlier today... I wasn't feeling good without Damien and sleeping alone on the girls' side of the cabin."
"Of course not! I try not to hold grudges with people who have legitimate reasons for being upset," Silver responded, "And why should I be mad? I'm one step closer to the finale!"
The camera looked to Alice and Christopher, who were having a jolly conversation.
"So," Christopher asked Alice, "You're in no way mad about getting eliminated by me?"
"No?!" Alice said, "Not at all! I want to support both of you guys tomorrow in the finale! I don't pick favorites or anything like that! Congrats again to you both!" Christopher smiled and looked to Silver, who smiled competitively at him.
Manny looked at the camera, "To save time, we won't send Aurora and Alice home on the Bee Boat Of Shame! We have to focus on tomorrow - the finale! Who will win tomorrow's challenge and tale home the title of 'Total Drama Panganib Island 2 Winner?! Find out when we come back!"
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And there you have it! Congrats to the Fanfiction writers who have a character in the finale! And congrats to Aurora and Alice's writer! I loved getting to write your characters throughout the season! This is definitely one of my favorite seasons to write!
Here's the only question that you guys can answer:
1) Who do you want to see win Total Drama Panganib Island 2? Christopher? Or Silver? Why?
Remember, the winner is determined by votes, so make sure to vote in the last poll of the season and have your favorite win! Good luck and see you at the finale!