Episode 13 - More Than The Money
It's finale time! It's been a long time coming, but we're here! Let's see who wins the finale based off of the polls!
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After the elimination was complete, Aurora and Alice were told to sleep in Team Loro's cabin; which had been abandoned since the merge. This way, Christopher and Silver could get a good rest before the final challenge of the season to decide who won.
Aurora went straight to bed while Alice gave her finalist friends hugs. Then, Silver and Christopher went to the cabin and prepared to sleep.
The two were very excited because of their finalist status, and couldn't sleep well.
Christopher was lying down in bed and looking at the ceiling, "This feels so wild... I'm so excited..." He turns to Silver, who was in bed as well, "How about you?!
Silver smiled, "I'm excited." She turns to Christopher, "Thanks for choosing me to be with you in the finale... it's a blessing, really."
"Anytime Silver... anytime," Christopher went straight to sleep, with Silver staying up to think about some things before going to sleep herself.
Christopher: (CONF.) Things are coming down to the wire! I'm actually really happy... more happy than I was when I entered this competition!
Silver: (CONF.) I'm glad that I'm up against Christopher... even though he's a strong guy. Let's hope that the underdog doesn't make an embarrassment of herself and pulls a win!
The finalists really couldn't contain their excitement and had trouble sleeping by the end of it all. Christopher was tossing and turning in his bed and Silver fell out of her bed at one point. She squealed, making Christopher get out of his bed to pick her up.
"Whoa," Christopher smiled, "You're a bit excited, aren't you?"
Silver nods, "Yeah. I can hear you moving in bed a lot... so you're excited too, huh?"
Christopher shrugs, "Sure. But seriously, we need to focus. we can't just not sleep tonight and do awful at the challenge!"
"Agreed!" Silver responded, and the two went to sleep and did all that they could to stop themselves from waking up.
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The next morning arrived and the weather for the finale was perfect. It was bright and sunny and the water was crystal blue. Just like how it was at the start of the season.
Christopher and Silver were still asleep although there was a big surprise waiting for them. The two had trouble going to sleep, and as they woke up, they suddenly realized that there was a guy inside their room, holding a camera and talking quietly.
"What are you doing?!" Christopher yelled as he got up and slammed the video-recording guy to the floor, "Are you some paparazzi guy?!"
"Christopher! Wait!" Silver responded, "That's Logan! The first guy on your team to get eliminated!"
Christopher looked down at Logan, who was still recording the ordeal.
Logan spoke, "I have just been tackled by one of this year's Total Drama Panganib Island 2 contestants! Christopher really packs a punch when he comes for you! Will this be his strategy when he goes into the final challenge of the season?" Logan is pushed aside by Christopher and Silver, who head to the door.
As the two headed out and opened the door, they were met with a big surprise. A huge banner saying 'Congratulations' and a table filled with various food items and balloons all over the place were waiting for them along with the previously eliminated contestants. They yelled, "SURPRISE" as Silver and Christopher went up to greet everybody.
Christopher quickly went up to Alice and James, who were setting up a picnic table to eat. They all had a group hug before disbanding so that the picnic could get set up. Sally was sitting around near Fredrick, Drew, and Jamie, and rolled her eyes when she saw Christopher walking up to her.
"What do you want?" Sally asked.
"To brag in your face for not making the finale while you didn't!" Christopher smiled, leaving Sally to make a small smile as well. Sally went back to hanging around Jamie, who made small talk with her.
Silver ran up to Julie, who was taking photographs of the party. The two squealed and hugged for a long time, making Damien and Aurora uncomfortable.
"Congrats Silver! A big score for the underdogs!" Julie sighed, "I'm just so proud!"
"Thanks," Silver smiled. Julie was surprised at Silver speaking.
"What? Silver! You're speaking now! AHH!" Julie hugged Silver once again, "I am so happy for you! I haven't been able to watch the show and keep up with what you were doing, but at least you're talking now! That's amazing!" Silver smiled.
Manny and Courtney arrived and rang a bell.
"Attention guys! We've forced the losers to plan out a party for our finalists!" Manny yelled, "So take a seat and dig in!"
Everyone was heading back, but some of the eliminated contestants were annoyed at how they were considered 'losers.'
"I am definitely not a loser!" Naru said, "I'm just a victim of an idiot's backstabbing!" She started eating cake.
Falcao nods, "I agree. I could've done so well if it weren't for Drew and Fredrick being assholes in disguise!" Fredrick rolled his eyes while Drew smiled.
Aurora chimed in on the two complaining, "Don't be mad Naru that you weren't smart enough to cross me! Damien and I made it further and you're just another irrelevant! And maybe Falcao should've allied with people instead of hanging out with Drew and Fredrick! We all know how shady they are!"
"Oh shut up! You and your boyfriend are irrelevant as well!" Fredrick told Aurora as he stood up, "Don't speak."
"Take a seat!" Courtney yelled, "Seriously... this party should be a happy time... the final challenge hasn't even started..."
Damien chuckled as the quarrel died down, "Ah, the arguing hasn't ended, huh?"
"It probably never will," Drew added as he started to drink some soda.
Jamie was talking with Sally when he decided to stand up, "I would like to make a toast." Everybody stopped talking as Jamie started speaking, "I just wanna say... that even though us losers didn't win the show and can't win a million dollars today, at least we're all friends and love and support each other in everything we do, right?" He was clearly being sarcastic.
A few seconds later, everyone started laughing at Jamie's words, as if it was some kind of joke. Jamie took a seat, laughing as well.
Alice looked at everyone having a good time, "It looks like the party is a success! And actually..." She looks to James, who stood up with his guitar.
"I was thinking that I could sing a song as a way to encourage the finalists to battle it out for the one million dollars!" James moved out so that he was in the view of all of the contestants, "This song is called 'Spoilin' for A Fight' by AC/DC! It's gonna pump this last day up!"
(singing)
I see trouble coming man,
Well I'm coming to a fork,
Sliding down a road,
Gonna lick em on down,
We're gonna run right out,
I'm a fighting fool,
And I'm hungry for you,
Well I'm living on a line,
I'm protecting my life,
Rock with me, come on come on,
You're only spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Alice decided to jump in and sing along with James.
Make your heart beat thump,
Make your starter jump,
Youre running on time,
Then youre fighting all night,
With my rocking shoes,
cuz Im hungry for you,
Well Im living on the line,
All my life, rock with me,
Come on come on, you want it.
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Tryin to make it right,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Trying to make it right,
You betta stand your ground,
And keep out of my town,
To live another day,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
Trying to make it right,
Spoilin for a fight,
Spoilin for a fight,
cuz I've gotta make it right,
Fighting all night,
cuz I'm spoilin for a fight.
James and Alice finished singing, with most of the people clapping
Damien rolled his eyes, "We had to hear those two morons sing one last time, huh?"
"Yep! And we hope you liked it!" James cheered as he and Alice took a seat.
James: (CONF.) Alice told me this morning that she might be able to get me into a studio to work on some music with the Orland Stepsiblings. To be honest, I don't even need the money, my luck is with Alice!
Courtney whistled and spoke, "Wow! That song sure got me in the mood! I think it's time for the final challenge of the season! Let's head to the beach everyone and get this show on the road!" Everyone tidied up the party area and immediately ran to the beach, where the magic was about to happen.
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It was time. A long piece of wood that was lying on the ground had pillows on it that the eliminated contestants would use as a seat to cheer on the finalists from the sidelines. Silver and Christopher were still standing and watched Courtney and Manny stand in front of a large obstacle course that had pipes that sprayed water all over the obstacle course, making the obstacle course more wet and tricky for walking.
"As a homage to a previous season, we will be having an obstacle course with some more innovation to make things more interesting!" Manny started, "The budget wasn't too high like previous seasons, but hopefully this will do!"
Silver chuckles nervously, "It's okay Manny. This obstacle course is as good as it can be!"
Silver: (CONF.) Uh... this challenge might be a bit hard for me... but, I have to do my best! I have to leave everything out there and not regret a single thing!
Christopher crossed his arms, "Well Silver," He looks to her, "This is it. Are you ready?"
Silver looked at Christopher and nodded slowly. She then smiled, "I'm ready..."
Christopher: (CONF.) I'm really excited to see if Silver can beat me. It's been a crazy ride and I'm ready to get this over with!
Courtney started explaining the challenge, "Let me start off by saying that each finalist will get to choose ONE of their favorite losers to be their partner for the challenge! Now, let's explain what we'll be doing! This obstacle course is divided into three sections: The first section will be a Rope Climbing! The finalist must get up on one of the two ten foot ropes available for you and climb onto a platform that will lead them into the next section of the obstacle course. But, things won't be so easy! Manny and I will be on boats with hoses filled with water to spray around as much as we are pleased to! The second obstacle will be our finalists running though a Water Field! You guys will come across a long stretch of a platform with these random holes in the ground. A huge amount of water will spray out of these holes at any random time, so don't expect to formulate some kind of pattern with this water field! Once you make it through the Water Field, you will be faced with the final obstacle - the Wet and Spinning Circle of Doom! You must jump onto this spinning circle and keep balance while hoping to jump and land on our Winner's Platform! The finalist who makes it onto the Winner's Platform first wins the challenge, one million dollars, and being titled the winner of Total Drama Panganib Island 2!"
People clapped and cheered on whomever they supported. The challenge was going to be tough, but for now, the finalists had to choose who their partner was going to be.
"Just a reminder before you pick your partners," Manny added in, "The partner that you choose is expendable. If they can't keep up with you or you're annoyed that your partner isn't doing well, the partner can be dropped and you can continue without any penalty." He looked to his girlfriend, "Courtney added the idea of partners even though I didn't feel like doing partners for this season's finale."
Courtney grinned, "I have such a great influence on my boyfriend!" She laughs, "Alright, who are the partners?"
Silver turned to Julie, who smiled.
"Pick whomever you want!" Julie said happily, "Your partner has to be strong and ready, so be smart!"
"I know, but..." Silver sighed as she saw Christopher choose Sally as his partner, "I'm up against two really strong people... I'm scared."
"Don't be!" Julie said, "Stop worrying about everything and just do it! You know this! Don't give up just when the challenge hasn't even started yet!"
Silver nods, "I know... I just..." She breathes in and out, "It's really time, you know?"
Naru gets up, "Hey Silver, let me be your partner for the challenge. You'll need someone strong to challenge Christopher and Sally!"
Silver looks down to think for a second and then nods, "Okay then. I don't really know you, but hopefully we'll do well."
"Don't worry Silver!" Aurora yelled to Silver, "You'll lose easy with Naru on your side!" Damien laughed out loud along with a few other people. Naru rolled her eyes and walked out with Silver to the starting point where Christopher and Sally were ready to go.
Sally looked to Silver and Nadu, "Ready to lose, ladies?" She glares at Silver, who didn't seem intimidated. Silver actually looked very focused now and ready to win it.
"Ready to make Christopher lose because of your cockiness and attitude?" Silver tells Sally, who looked offended. Even Christopher was laughing.
Christopher: (CONF.) I thought about using Alice as the partner, but I really respect Sally and how intense she plays the game! We've both had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I'm cool with her.
Logan stood up and started vlogging, "Things are getting started on the island! Who's gonna win it all?"
"Okay okay okay Logan! You're a video person, not a reality TV host!" Manny yelled as everyone laughed, "Vlog in silence!"
"Uh, I'll have you know, my viewers are really excited to hear the commentary on the finale!"
"Who cares? Not me!" Manny yelled. Logan took a seat on the sand and kept filming at the same time that Courtney blew the horn to announce the start of the challenge for the last time, "And begin!"
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The finalists and their partners started swimming as fast as they could to get to the ropes to get a head start. They all heard cheering from behind them ,but they had to ignore it so that they wouldn't have to slow down.
Christopher and Sally were ahead of Naru and Silver, who both swam carefully.
"Silver!" Naru called out to Silver, "Can you swim okay? The other two are really strong and are ahead of us!"
"I know..." Silver said as she picked up her swimming pace, "I'm trying but I feel so nervous inside..."
Naru then grabbed Silver and put her on her back and started swimming, "Come on! We can't lose to them!" Silver squealed as she was pulled onto Naru's back and was riding her.
Then, Manny on a boat sprayed water from a hose onto Silver, who screamed as she fell back into the water. Manny and Courtney laughed out loud.
"Grrr..." Naru angrily muttered, "That's not fair! Do that to Christopher and Sally! They're ahead of us!"
"Why should we?" Manny asked, "It's hilarious seeing stuff like that!" Naru and Silver started swimming on their own, getting closer to the ropes.
Christopher and Sally had made it to the ropes much faster than their opponents, and started climbing.
Christopher smiled as he climbed up, "This stuff is easy! My dad taught me how to use these things!"
"For what reason?" Sally asked as she climbed behind Christopher.
"A survival skill," Christopher stated. Then, he was hit with water, scaring him so much that he slid down the rope and was directly above Sally's face, making her feel very uncomfortable.
"Christopher! Your butt is in my face! Get it out of my sight!" Sally screamed.
Christopher went back to climbing the rope with speed and intensity. Sally was catching up fast too with her big strength. Then, Sally was hit by a hose of water from Courtney, and Sally let go of the ropes and fell into the water. Christopher had already made it to the top and looked down and laughed at how Sally wasn't paying attention.
"Christopher!" Sally yelled, "Help me up there! These fucking idiots called 'hosts' are spraying me with water!"
"Just deal with it," He responded, "Climb up fast! You're strong enough to do it!"
Sally groaned in annoyance as Silver and Naru arrived and started climbing up another rope there for them.
"Oh no you don't!" Sally started climbing up one of the ropes as well to catch up.
Silver used her excellent stamina to climb up the ropes and was still ahead of Silver, who was gaining on her. Naru was behind, but not too far back.
Manny sprayed some water at Silver, who clenched tight to the rope and tried to not let go. Sally laughed at Silver, only to get sprayed by Courtney. This time, Sally didn't let go and kept climbing up.
"Come on Sally!" Christopher yelled from above, "You can do this!"
"I know I can!" She responded, finally making it up, "See what I did?!" She looked to Courtney, "Your water is useless against me!" Sally turned to start walking to the next obstacle, but she tripped on the wet floor and fell on her back. Christopher laughed out hard.
Then, Silver got to the top and helped Naru up. They ran through the wet obstacle course to keep up with Christopher and Sally, who were ahead of them.
They soon arrived at the Water Field, where water was sprouting out of a ton of holes in the ground in randomness. Christopher was analyzing the situation, while Sally was ready to run in. Silver and Naru finally got to the Water Field and started figuring out the best strategy to make it through the field without any trouble.
"I think we should go one at a time and then retrace those steps for the next person!" Christopher stated. He looked at Sally, "Do you want to try things out first?"
Sally looked at the sprouting water. She grinned, "It should be fun. Sure!" Sally began running through the Water Field, screaming in happiness as she dodged water sprouting out of holes. Christopher cheered her on. Then, Sally slipped on the wet floor, and landed on her behind. She winced in pain, but she kept going.
"That's the spirit! Keep it up!" Christopher yelled.
Worried, Silver and Nadu started running down the Water Field. Once Christopher noticed that he hadn't gone yet, he ran with everyone else through the field.
The field was very wet from the water that sprouted from the holes. At one point, Silver got hit by the moving water and fell onto Christopher, making them both fall to the ground. Naru looked back and tried to grab Silver, but she was hit by water and fell over too.
Silver groaned as she slowly got up from the ground. Christopher helped pick her up.
"Are you okay? I got scared when one of the holes blasted you with that water... it's rough," Christopher told her.
"Yeah," Silver responded, "This water is so slippery and hard to go through."
Naru had to interrupt them, "Excuse me. Guys? We have a challenge going on right now in the middle of water coming out of the ground. Now really isn't the time to have a chit-chat."
The finalists look at Naru, then to Sally, who was crawling on the Water Field after getting by some more water.
"Naru is right," Silver stated, "We might as well get this over with now." She follows Naru through the water, with Christopher following behind.
Sally made it past the Water Field, falling to the floor and sighing out loud. The rest arrived a few seconds later, panting. The Water Field was a lot longer than what they were expecting.
"That... was..." Sally groaned as she got up to put her shoulder on Christopher's, "So much."
Christopher chuckled, "It's just how it is, right?"
While Christopher and Sally talked, Silver walked towards the Wet and Spinning Circle of Doom. She then noticed just after it was the Winner's Platform. She sighed and examined the last challenge.
Naru walked up to Silver, "You okay? Are you nervous about this? It's fine, I'll help you with this whenever you need..." She was interrupted by Silver.
"No," Silver said, "I don't need help with this, okay? Thank you so much for helping me Naru, but just wait here while I try to finish this challenge."
Naru frowned, but then nodded her head, "Whatever you wish for then... call my name if you need anything from me. Good luck." Silver smiled, and continued to examine a strategy for going through the Circle.
Christopher and Sally walked over to Naru and Silver and were silent as well.
Sally then spoke, "Alright Christopher, I'll be the strength by your side to finish and win this thing!" She looked at Silver, who was silent, "This should be a piece of cake!"
Christopher chuckled and looked at Sally, "There's no need to be threatening Silver, alright? We're friends, and even though you may not like her...I do." Silver made a small smile, but went to focusing on a strategy after.
Sally shook her head and looked to Christopher, "Whatever. Are you ready to win this?!"
He nodded, grabbing Sally to jump onto the Wet and Spinning Circle of Doom. Both immediately gasped at how fast the wheel was turning. They were getting very dizzy.
"Whoa..." Sally moaned as she grabbed onto Christopher and the side of the spinning wheel. Water was splashing onto them courtesy of Manny and Courtney, who had caught up to them.
"Let's see if you can handle this!" Courtney yelled, laughing out loud with Manny.
"AH!" Christopher moaned as water was sprayed on him, "This is too much!"
"Brave through it!" Sally yelled, "This will be awesome when we win!" Sally looked at the Winner's Platform and jumped, screaming. But, she missed. Sally then screamed as she fell into the ocean beneath the obstacle course, and sighed.
"Ow!" Manny yelled, "Sally took a fall off the obstacle course! Can Christopher make it out without her?!"
"Of course!" Christopher replied, "Just...just give me a moment." He still hadn't jumped off the spinning circle and was getting dizzy.
Silver then nodded, "I'm going in!" She jumped into the final obstacle, and freaked out as she felt the speed of the spinning circle, "Whoa! This...is..." She closed her eyes, "Too much!"
Christopher nodded, "I agree! Sally missed the finish so...it's up to us now, huh?"
"Yeah," Silver responded, "Let's just get this over with..."
The two focused themselves on the Winner's Platform, ready to jump. Then, they did. Things were tense for everybody as the two were headed straight for the Winner's Platform. Finally, Silver landed on the Platform as Christopher missed, falling into the ocean.
Manny blew his horn, "AND THE CHALLENGE IS FINISHED! SILVER WON AND IS THE WINNER OF TOTAL DRAMA PANGANIB ISLAND 2! Congratulations Silver!" Manny clapped along with Courtney, who helped Sally, Christopher, and Naru onto her boat.
Naru was clapping along with Christopher, who had a huge smile. Sally clapped, but didn't seem so into it.
When Silver heard the news of her win, she was still crouched over on the Winner's Platform, trying to get herself together after hitting the Platform hard on her feet. But, once she was okay, she stood up, pumping her fists in the air with a big smile on her face.
"I...I...I did it! I...I actually won!" Silver said. She had a big smile, and eventually joined Courtney, Manny, and the other three finale people to head onto a boat to celebrate with the rest.
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(Beach)
The boat arrived back on the island, where the eliminated contestants came to cheer on the winner. Silver jumped onto the beach first, running over to hug Alice and Julie.
"I did it guys," Silver muttered in tears.
Everyone started cheering for Silver, with Christopher, Naru, and Sally joining in as well.
"I'm so happy for you! Yay!" Julie cheered as she took photographs of the celebration, "You didn't have to worry about a thing! See? This is why you're amazing!" They continued to hug, "You've accomplished so much!"
Alice went up to Silver to speak to her, "Wow..." She smiled, "Silver, you did it!"
"I know!" Silver said as she gave hugs to Falcao, James, Jamie, and Logan.
"You and Christopher have grown so much through this season, so no matter what, you're both winners!" Alice told Silver.
Christopher walked up to them, "Thanks Alice!" He gave her, Silver, and James a hug, "Wouldn't have made it without you guys!"
James chuckled, "Yeah, at least you're not as distant as you used to be!" Christopher chuckled, and went to talk to some others.
"Hey Silver!" Damien called out. Silver noticed the couple, and Silver skipped over to them.
"What's up?" Silver asked.
Aurora spoke, "Uh..yeah, just wanted to say - congrats. Even when Sally was out to get you and I destroyed your notepads and pens so that you couldn't talk, you still won... how?"
Damien had his arms crossed and nodded, "Yeah. It's crazy how you managed to survive with so much shit in your way..."
Silver thought about the answer for a second, then spoke, "Well, I just moved on, really. I came onto the island and relied on other people, but when the going went tough, I did what I had to do, which resulted in more problems. So, at the end of the day, I had to keep moving on and do all that I could to stay on the island longer." She looked at Aurora and Damien, "Is that a good answer?"
Aurora shrugged, "I'll take what I can get. Hope that money is for a good cause," Aurora said as she went back to Damien, who was talking to Fredrick and Drew now.
After about a half hour of more celebrating with leftover cake from the party, Manny and Courtney arrived and dropped a chest of money in front of Silver.
"Alright guys, it's about time you all headed home so that we never see you again!" Courtney said.
Falcao rolled her eyes, "Um, rude."
Fredrick chuckled, "Oh Falcao...so annoyed so easily." Falcao glared at Fredrick and Drew, then looked back to the hosts.
Manny ignored the random argument, "Okay then, Silver! Once again, congratulations! The chest has the million dollar prize that you deserve... spend it as you need to!"
Silver smiled and opened up the chest, chuckling at the cash inside. She closed the chest, "Thanks Manny and Courtney. For everything."
The hosts smiled and looked to the ocean.
"The boat is here!" Courtney told everyone, "Off you go! It's been great having you here and being your co-host!" She walked over to Manny, who hauled Silver's money chest onto the boat and also directed the contestants onto the boat.
Once everybody was on the boat, Manny and Courtney joined the contestants, who were eager to go home. The boat started, and left the island.
"Thank goodness that this season is over!" Manny moaned as he let his feet hang over the boat, "The heat was about to kill me!"
Courtney chuckled as she kissed Manny on the lips, "It's over now! No need to complain! And aren't you going to address the audience to sign off on the season?!"
Manny chuckles, "It'll be fine. They'll see what they see and say bye to us regardless!" He closed his eyes and took a nap in Courtney's lap.
The cameras now focused on Silver, who had her arms on the handle of the chest filled with her prize. Her head felt the breeze that passed by. She felt a tap on her back. It was Christopher.
"Huh?" Silver asked as Christopher leaned to show Alice, James, and Julie looking at her, "What's up?"
"You're still gonna stay in contact with us, right? It'll be hard with us living in different places," Julie asked.
"Of course," Silver told them, "I'll always remember you and the help that you provided...I'll be in contact whenever you guys need me. You helped me, so I'll help you too." Her friends smiled as the boat disappeared and the cameras went to black.
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A final author's note will be in a separate chapter. It won't be much, but it'll be better than just adding something at the end of the chapter. Thanks for reading!
POLL RESULTS:
SILVER: 6 VOTES
CHRISTOPHER: 5 VOTES