A Dramatic Ridonculous Race

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

With Chris McLean rotting in prison, it seems like the era of Total Drama has come to an end. However, numerous contestants flock to other shows, and some find themselves in yet another race around the world, and they'll make some new friends along the way. Some of them may even find love.

23. Darjeel With It

(Darjeel With It)

Spectacular Webhead 11: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. Your idea was a very interesting one, I'll be sure to keep it in mind. For the record, Ennui's thoughts on that storyline are pretty much my way of including my own.

SuperSonicHeroes: Glad to see you approve of what I did with the Performers. Trent is usually a pretty easy going guy, but something like that would push him to the limit. Leshawna does have some issues of her own to deal with, so we'll see how it plays out and whether or not she's learned her lesson. Given what they did in this chapter and in canon, I think it's pretty clear that the Ice Dancers didn't deserve to win that leg of the race, and it was the only real grievance I had with the canon episode. At least here they were forced to settle for second, thanks to some intervention by Ennui.

Frosty Wolf: For the Ice Dancers, I actually did some research, and it turns out that Jacques is 22 and Josee is 20. I get what you were saying about what I did with the Performers, and I do appreciate the feedback. I'll try and build on that from here, and thanks for the input. The big question of the Goths being cut from the race instead of the Rockers is an interesting one. Truth be told that was my plan when I was first brainstorming for this story, but I couldn't really figure out much for them to do, and so I chose to cut them out in favor of the Goths.

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"Last time on the Ridonculous Race: Our teams got down and dirty as we headed for Siberia, and when I say dirty, I mean dirty! Most of the teams rose to the occasion, but Trent found himself plummeting a good seven miles thanks to Leshawna. Apparently desperate times do not always call for desperate measures. Trent may not have suffered any physical injuries, but his patience was clearing wearing thin, and he nearly decided to quit the race. However, a bit of encouragement from a surprising source renewed his spirits, so he and Leshawna decided to stay in the race. We've widdled the teams down to the final five, so now we'll have to see which ones manage to survive and thrive, because it's time for… the Ridonculous Race!"

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One intro later…

"And here we are again." once the intro had come to an end, Don started off the new episode at the Chill Zone from the day before, now equipped with a Don Box "Allow me to welcome you back to Siberia where, as always, the winners from yesterday are collecting the first travel tip of the day. In this case, that honor belongs to the Surfers."

"Yeah you know it, now let's do this babe!" this was when Geoff and Bridgette showed up on the scene, the former munching on a piece of cake.

"Where did you get the cake?"

"We took a look over at that world's largest cake they were making here."

"...Okay then. Get your tip, we're on a schedule."

"I'm on it." Bridgette pushed the button on the Don Box and pulled out a tip "It says that we're going to Darjeeling."

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"Located in northwestern India, Darjeeling is notorious for being where some of the finest teas in the world are grown, such as Assam, Nilgiri and a bunch of others that you can't pronounce if you're not from India. Our five remaining teams must book flights to Bagdogra India, and then take taxis all the way to the mountains of Darjeeling, where they'll find the Don Box containing their next set of instructions. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go and see if I can find some of that cake that Geoff was talking about."

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Several tip collections later…

"India it is then. Great." Ennui and Crimson were the first team to make it out to the road and hail a taxi "Now let's go."

"TAXI!" this was when Geoff suddenly dog piled onto the hood of the cab "Sorry Joker dudes, but we call this one!"

"...Okay then."

"Um, sorry about that. He's been kind of like this since yesterday." Bridgette cast a sheepish look over at the Goths "But we still owe you guys for helping us yesterday."

"No you don't." was Ennui's blunt response "Thanks to you, I had the chance to bask within the darkness of the hole for a bit longer. That was enough for me."

"...Okay then. Let's go Geoff."

"Right behind you babe." Geoff leapt into the cab beside Bridgette, earning a raised eyebrow as the cab took off "What?"

"Did you really have to dog pile that cab and take it from the Goths? They did help us back in the hole."

"Okay that might have been a little bit crazy on my part, but I don't wanna risk losing out after what happened yesterday. Plus we're down to the final five, that's way further than either of us made it in Total Drama. We got a lot of ground to cover."

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"On the one hand, the party dude has a point. On the other hand, getting to the airport before the other teams won't mean much when all of the teams are on the same flight. Some take the time to strategize. Some of them deal with other stuff."

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During the flight to India…

"I swear I'm gonna do it this time." Devin looked at the figure in front of him "This leg of the race, I'm going to tell my best friend that I'm in love with her. What's the worst thing that can happen right? Just her not feeling the same way, and our friendship is ruined forever. And she might kick me in the kiwis."

Loki just stared at Devin blankly from his place on the tray in front of him.

"You don't seem convinced. I don't know what I'm doing here. Do you have any advice or anything that could help?"

Loki just let out a chipper noise, then grabbed onto a bag of peanuts with his teeth, leapt right onto Devin's head and scurried his way back over to where the Goths were seated.

"...Yeah, that's probably what I should've expected. But what am I supposed to do?"

"About what?"

"What?" Devin whipped around and saw Carrie sit down next to him "Nothing, just that I gave my peanuts to the Goths' bunny, but now I'm hungry again."

"No problem, you can have mine." she handed him a bag.

"Thanks, but I'm gonna run to the bathroom and wash my hands. I'll be right back." so he got out of his seat and made his way down the aisle, glancing over at the camera as he did so "I had no idea this was gonna turn out to be so hard. I just wish that Carrie could understand what I'm going through right now."

What he didn't noticed was that Leshawna overheard him as he passed by, and she couldn't help but snicker "Talk about being oblivious, am I right?"

"Yeah, just like with you sitting on my hand." Trent told her dryly.

"Sorry, let me just shift it and-"

"Forget, let's just drop it. And the whole thing yesterday." Trent pulled his hand away and let out a sigh "You're gonna cry or anything are you?"

"Oh hell no. Remember what I keep saying, Leshawna never cries. Except for that one time back during Total Drama Action. Yeah, that wasn't my best moment."

"Not as bad as what I was doing back then, but dwelling on it and brooding about stupid stuff we did isn't going to change what happened."

"You got a point there. You know if you're so sick of being dragged around all the time by me, how about you take over for this one and we'll see how it goes."

"You actually taking orders from someone else?" Trent let out a chuckle "That's about as likely as Duncan spray painting bunnies instead of a skull and crossbones, or crying at the sight of a bird in a nest."

"Well it's not like I'm the only one that carried the two of us to the final five. But the same thing ain't gonna work all the time, so eventually you gotta come up with a new plan, shake things up a bit."

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"The flight from Siberia has at last landed in Bagdogra, and now the final five teams are in a mad dash to grab a taxi and start the race to Darjeeling."

"Out of the way peasents, the gold is ours!" the Ice Dancers were the first team to bolt out of the airport, with the Best Friends, Goths, Performers and Surfers following right behind them, and the five teams were quick to hail taxis and take off for Darjeeling.

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2 hours and 22 minutes of cab ride later (I looked it up so I know it's accurate)…

"Alright then, first place here we come!" once they reached Darjeeling, Josee and Jacques bolted out of the taxis and immediately took off… or would've if they hadn't collapsed from the heat, already covered in their own sweat "Oh god… too hot… can't move…"

"Part of me thinks we should've seen that coming." Bridgette wiped away some sweat as she stepped out of her cab "I can only imagine what the humidity is gonna be like."

"Trust me babe, I get you." Geoff mutered from right next to her… only his hair was so frizzy that it was stick out of the sides and underneath his hat, earning a series of looks from the others present "What?"

Leshawna on the other hand, she was dealing with her own problems, that being her hair frizzing until it turned into an afro "Great, at this rate I'm gonna end up roasting out here. Not to mention the stench it's giving off."

"Please don't tell me anymore." Trent wiped some sweat off his forehead, which didn't really do much good, only to recoil when he saw the Goths making their way past the other teams without batting an eye or sweating in the slightest "What the- How are you- Huh?"

"Not particularly articulate, but we know what you want to say." Crimson noted dryly "There are two reasons why we're not drowning in our own sweat like the rest of you. One, goths do not sweat, we simmer."

"...I feel like that's a reference to something."

"It is, but it's also true. Two, after our… un-gothing experience in Finland, we took the chance to acquire more gothic makeup that is far more resistant to extreme temperatures, whether it be heat or cold. In short, we learned to be prepared for anything."

"Huh. Fair enough. So you're not gonna un-goth again?"

"Not if we can help it." with that in mind, Crimson then went over to the Don Box and pushed the button, then pulled out a tip "It's an All In, they call it Tea Time."

"Oh please for the love of god…" Leshawna wiped away some sweat "I'm just praying that it's iced tea."

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"One would think that would be nice, but not in this case. For this All In challenge, each member of our final five teams will have to strap on one of the baskets that we provided and fill it to the absolute brim with a massive amount of tea leaves. Once both of their baskets are full, each team will have to bring them to the local at the nearby train station, and if she gives her approval of their haul, then she'll give them their next tip."

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Now into tea leaf collecting…

"Oh god.. It's way too hot…" it didn't take long before Geoff found himself struggling with the heat "It's like being inside the sun… and the hat doesn't even help."

"I know what you mean sweetie, but dwelling on it won't help." Bridgette told him "Just try to put as much focus as you can on the challenge. The more you think about it, the worse it's going to get."

"How can I not think about the heat babe? My skin is melting, and I'm pretty sure the White Stallion Glue I'm using to keep my hat on is melting into my skull… that's gonna be murder to get out later…" and then he fell to his knees "I can't keep this up…"

"Hey come on babe, we both know you're not a quitter." Bridgette knelt down in front of Geoff and gripped him by the shoulders "Do you remember last year when we went to that big surfing tournament, and I got butterflies in my stomach and wanted to quit? What was it you said to me then?"

"Just take it… one paddle at a time… until you get out there…"

"And there you go, so let's just do this one leaf at a time. Slow and steady, and we'll get there at the pace we need to."

"Yeah… I'm with you babe…"

"Okay, now let's get back to it." and so Bridgette led Geoff over to a series of bushes, and the two of them began picking tea leaves off and placing them in their baskets.

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Meanwhile, with the rest of the former Axis of Corruption…

"Okay, I think we're making progress." Trent and Leshawna were hard at work filling their baskets with tea leaves, and the former took a quick look at their progress "Looks like we're about ⅓ of the way there, let's keep at it in this area until-"

"Listen up Broadway 1 and 2." this was when Josee showed up, Jacques trailing behind her "The time to end the other teams is now, starting with the Surfers. Well it was actually last round, but there was a little change of plans after some people had a little spat." she was promptly met with dirty looks from both of the Performers "What, too soon?"

"More like it's in bad taste."

"What, the fact that she almost pulled a Gwen Stacy on you?" Jacques was met with a series of looks "I'm not fond of that storyline either, but it was the best reference I could think of on short notice."

"Fair enough. But yeah, sometimes you gotta know when to draw the line."

"Speak for yourself." Josee let out a scoff "A little scare is no reason to quit or for failure, the same for injuries. There was one time where I broke an arm, dislocated my jaw and knocked out four teeth in the middle of a performance, and I still won."

"...Huh. Okay, credit where it's due. That's impressive."

"And never think otherwise." Josee then turned the party's attention to where the Surfers were now hard at work filling their baskets with leaves "It's actually pretty simple, all we have to do is open up the bottoms of their baskets while they're not looking. The only thing is that we would need a diversion, which is where the two of you would come in."

"Yeah, hold that thought for a second." Trent cast a glance over at Leshawna "Well, what do you think?"

"You're the one calling the shots right now, you make the call." Leshawna told him flatly.

"Then my call is, we're not getting involved for two reasons. One, we're not gonna stoop to that level. Two, even if we did we'd probably get hit with a penalty. Let's just go and fill the rest of our baskets."

"Are you kidding me?" Josee let out a scoff "It's the perfect setup, the Surfers don't expect a thing right now."

"And you're sure about us not getting a penalty?" Trent was met with silence "That's about what I thought, and even without that, the answer is still no. Come on Leshawna, we've got more tea leaves to collect." and so the two of them promptly walked away.

"Well fine, if that's how you want to play it, then it's every team for themselves! In case you still haven't figured it out, that means the two of you are in our cross… target… thingies! You know, the bullseye on the… uh…"

"You mean we have them in our crosshairs." was Jacque's input.

"Yeah, what he said. We're coming for the two of you now get ready!" and then she stormed off, with Jacques trailing right behind her.

"...Well that's a thing now." Trent glanced over at Leshawna "For the record, you weren't really going to help them sabotage the Surfers right?"

"Of course not." Leshawna let out a scoff "At most I was gonna string her along and then rat her out right before she actually did it."

"Fair enough, but that would still be wasting a fair bit of time. Let's just focus on filling our own baskets and then turn them in."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

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Meanwhile, with the other teams…

"Oh god, it hurts…" by this point, Devin was sprawled out on the ground, arched against his basket "It's so hot… and these things are heavy… I don't know how people do this all day every day…"

"Are you okay homie?" Carrie made her way over towards him, causing him to quickly compose himself "Do you need help getting back up?"

"No need homie, I can… do this all on my own… just watch…" Devin was quick to pick himself back up and get back to picking leaves off of a bush "I've got this area covered, you check out that bush over there, okay?"

"Yeah, sure… whatever you say…" Carrie's face fell as she made her way over to another bush, though as she did so she glanced over at the camera "What's with him? First he's so awkward and weird lately, and now he won't even look me in the eye anymore… What happened to my best friend?"

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Meanwhile, with the cheaters and their victims…

"Okay, so far so good…" Bridgette and Geoff continued picking leaves and tossing them into their baskets, only for the former to stop and shoot a glare at where the Ice Dancers were picking leaves a few feet away from them "Until now that is."

"Something we can do for you mademoiselle?" Jacques gave her a raised eyebrow.

"Would you guys mind picking your leaves somewhere else? It's getting a little bit crowded in this area."

"Where exactly would you suggest?"

"At least a few feet further away would be good, though truth be told I'd prefer if it were anywhere that isn't here. We know you guys are up to something."

"Excuse me pardon?"

"I haven't forgotten what you did in Siberia, so forgive me if I'm not exactly okay with being so close to you guys right now."

"Alright fine, you caught onto our little ploy." Josee took a step forward "But here's where you have things a little bit mixed up. We're not here to cheat against you. We're here to cheat with you."

"Excuse me?"

"We had a little falling out with the Performers, so we think it's time to get started on forming a new alliance. We want you to help us with eliminating the Best Friends."

"Uh huh." Bridgette shared a quick look with Geoff "Two questions. One, why should we take your word for it after what you did in Siberia?"

"Because when we see a weak spot, that's when we strike at it, and right now you guys are far from being the weakest team." she pointed to what she was referring to.

"What are you looking at?" Bridgette and Geoff followed her gaze… until they took in the sight of Devin sprawled out and hunched over his basket, flailing around and trying to get up, with very little success "Oh."

"Eesh, I think Devin finally snapped." Geoff muttered, though he and Bridgette failed to notice as Josee and Jacques unhooked their baskets "Poor guy."

"We can't just leave him like that though, and Carrie might be in trouble too. Come on, let's go and help them out." and so they took off to help the Best Friends, failing to notice as they left their leaves behind.

"So that's the end of it." Jacques glanced over at Josee "I can't say I approve of the methods, but you do get results."

"Oh believe me, I know." Josee let out a chuckle "I swear there are times when I even manage to impress myself."

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Meanwhile, with the sabotage victims…

"Okay hang on, I've got you bro." Geoff was quick to help Devin onto his feet and help him shake off some of his disorientation "You good now?"

"Yeah… Yeah I think so…" Devin wiped away a bit of sweat "Thanks guys. What were you doing over here anyway?"

"We were actually filling our own baskets, then the Ice Dancers showed up and tried to convince us to help them sabotage you guys." Bridgette told him.

"Wait, seriously?"

"I know, and there are three reasons why that was never going to work. One, we're better than that. Two, even if we aren't, there's no way I'd do that to my sister's team. Three, playing dirty never works."

"But apparently carrying these things around totally does." Geoff gave a grin "These things used to feel crazy heavy, but now it's like I'm carrying an empty basket. You too, right Bridge?"

"...Wait a second." Bridgette paused as she and Geoff both glanced back at their baskets, only to see that the bottoms were opened, and all of their leaves were blowing away "Oh you've gotta be kidding me!"

"Wait, what?"

"They opened our baskets when we weren't looking!" the two of them shot a glare at where the Ice Dancers were running away from the scene laughing.

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At the train station…

"All five of our remaining teams are scrambling to finish the challenge first, but the question still remains: Who will it be? Whose drive and determination will launch them into first place, ahead of everyone else here by-" Don's exposition was cut short when he looked over and saw the Ice Dancers arrive on the scene, much to his clear dismay "Oh come on, did it have to be the two of you again? Why can't you just get eliminated already?"

"Oh please." Josee let out a scoff "In your dreams."

"Yes I do dream about it, and I'm sure that plenty of other people out there do too. Anyway go ahead and give your baskets to the local."

"Fine by me, it's all there anyway." so Jacques handed their baskets to the local and was handed a travel tip in return "It says that we have to get sent reeling on the Darjeeling."

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"The poorly done rhyme in the tip refers to the train known as the Darjeeling Express. The cars on this train alternate between containing peoples, animals, peoples, animals and so on down the train. Each team will be assigned to one of the passenger cars, based on the order in which they arrive at the train station. But this is where things get a bit more complicated. Before the train reaches the station where the Chill Zone is located, teams will have to fight their way through to the front car in order to exit. And as always, the last team to reach the carpet may be cut from the race."

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Now for the frontrunner teams…

"Here." Ennui handed the baskets to the local and received a travel tip, then promptly turned back to Crimson "We're going on a train full of animals."

"Let's go." was Crimson's blunt response, and the two of them took off running.

"Being out in the scorching heat was less than desirable, but being on a train full of animals. It should at least be interesting."

"Depends on what kind of animals, and whether or not they're predators. We don't want any of them to go after Loki." this was met with Loki chippering in agreement.

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Meanwhile, with the straggler teams…

"Okay, I kinda figured this was gonna happen." Geoff glanced over to where Bridgette was now struggling with the heat "You doing okay babe?"

"Fine, it's just… so hot…" Bridgette tried to shake off the fatigue she was feeling from the heat, though she didn't have much success "You know, in hindsight… wearing a hoodie in a place like this… not the best idea…"

"Hey come on babe, we've dealt with way worse odds. We survived two seasons on Total Drama without getting crippled or anything, three if you count World Tour. Plus you survived getting thrown out of a plane, and we survived getting attacked by a pissed off moose, and that tour bus falling off a cliff."

"Yeah… we did get through all of that…"

"Plus all of the other emotional stuff we went through, and we came out of it even stronger than before. If we can get through all of that, you can get through something like this."

"Yeah… you're right… I can do this… we can do this…" so Bridgette pulled herself to her feet and promptly ripped off her hoodie, revealing the tube top she was wearing underneath, and then she quickly got to work on ripping leaves off the branches and throwing as many into her basket as she could.

"Now we're talking babe, show them that fire in your belly!" Geoff then looked over and saw the Goths take off towards the train station "We're gonna wanna hurry if we wanna catch up with the others though."

"I'm picking as fast as I can babe, and you've still gotta fill your own basket."

"You know what, I think I've got a plan for that." Geoff suddenly ripped a large branch full of leaves off of one of the bushes, then ripped off another branch and handed it to Bridgette "You think that'll be enough?"

"Only one way to find out, now let's go."

"You got it babe!" and so they took off for the train station.

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At the train station…

"And then there was one." Don watched as the Goths collected their tip, only to look over and notice the Surfers come in carrying two branches full of tea leaves "Um… no offense guys, but I'm pretty sure the leaves are supposed to be in the baskets."

"Hold that thought." Bridgette set her basked on the ground and pushed the leaves off the branch and into the basket, with Geoff doing the same.

"...Yeah okay, works for me." Don stepped aside and let the Surfers turn in their baskets and get their tip from the local.

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"The Darjeeling Express is now on its way to the Chill Zone station. The Ice Dancers are in the front car, followed by the Best Friends, the Performers, the Goths and the Surfers. That is, if the Surfers are able to catch the train in time."

"Come on Geoff this is it, it's now or never!" Bridgette leapt onto the back of the train car, and then she caught Geoff by the hand and pulled him on as well, allowing them to safely make their way inside the car "That was close."

"No kidding. I need a minute after that." Geoff let out a sigh as he pulled off his hat and moved to wring some of the sweat out of it "You think we got a minute?"

"Probably. I mean they'd probably let us know when we're supposed to start moving for the first car."

"Attention racers in cars two through five." Don's voiced sounded throughout the train via the intercom "You are free to begin making your way up to the first cabin… now! Good luck, and may the best team win!"

"...And just like that my point has been proven, now let's go!"

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Meanwhile, in the first car…

"We're already in the front car, so it's not like there's really anything we can do to get further ahead right now." Jacques gave a shrug as he leaned back in his seat and pulled a book out of his pocket "There isn't really anything we can do, so we might as well just enjoy the ride, and then when we get to the station we just have to beat the other teams to the Chill Zone."

"Yeah that's one option, or we can actually do something and go with my plan." Josee promptly stormed her way towards the back of the car, dragging Jacques with her and focusing their gaze on the coupling "We can bury all of the other rejects and leave them in the dust while we take the gold for ourselves! After all, they can't get to our car if their cars aren't attached to it."

"Uh huh. Quick question about that. Is this one of those plans where you come up with it, but I'm the one that actually has to carry it out?"

"Yep."

"That's what I thought."

"Do you have a problem with that?"

"Do you actually care if I do or not?"

"Not even a little bit, now get to it!" Josee promptly shoved him forward, and he began working on detaching the cars.

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Meanwhile, with the soon to be lovers…

"Okay, this shouldn't be so bad." Carrie and Devin made their way to the entrance of the animal car in front of them "We only have one car to get through before we make it to the front, so that shouldn't be so bad right? We can do this as long as we stick together and stay focused."

"Actually Carrie, maybe we should hold on a second." Devin shut the door to the second car behind him and turned to face Carrie "While you and I are still alone out here, I have something that I wanted to say to you."

"What is it?" Carrie turned to face him after opening the door to the car in front of them "Is there something wrong?"

"No it's nothing like that. Carrie, I…" the two of them locked eyes and Devin moved in… only for the moment to be ruined by a goat bursting out of the animal car and ramming him straight in the crotch, sending him crashing through the door to the second car.

"Devin! Are you okay?!"

"No… not really…" Devin was left on the ground in a world of pain, his voice left a higher pitch from the impact "You know, part of me thought I might get hit in the kiwis… but I gotta admit, the goat was a surprise…"

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Meanwhile, two cars back…

"Okay, two of these and one passenger car and we're good to go." Trent and Leshawna made their way into the animal car in front of them, only to stop when they saw a large bull giving the two of them the evil eye "Or not. Dammit."

"No worries hon, I've got this one." Leshawna gave him a smirk.

"You sure about that?"

"Hey I tangled with a mechanical bull back at the dude ranch, plus I've tangled with a giant moose before. How much harder could this thing be?" and so Leshawna braced herself as she met the bull's charge, resulting in a loud crash.

"...Apparently a lot harder than you think." Trent cringed at the sight and looked over at the camera "I'm hoping you guys aren't gonna show that on camera."

"Legally they can't without changing the rating."

Trent looked around and his gaze settled on the sight of the Goths… on the other side of the train car "What the- How did you-?"

"Loki maneuvered around the train car and found the proper path for us to use without gathering too much attention from the animals." Crimson told him.

"Okay, that's kind of cool."

"It helps that Loki doesn't know fear." Ennui was met with a chipper of agreement from Loki, and then the two of them made their way out of the car without another word.

"...Okay then." Trent then helped Leshawna onto her feet "I'm thinking we're gonna need a new plan here."

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Meanwhile, with the straggler team…

"Okay, so far so hood." Bridgette poked her head through the door of the animal car in front of them, and then she turned to face Geoff "I hope you like chicken."

"I wouldn't say no to some KFC when we get home." Geoff gave a shrug "But for now, let's show these chickens what we're made of."

"Agreed, but without hurting any of them."

"Got it. Let's do this on 3. 1…"

"2…"

"3!" and so the two of them charged head first into the car, resulting in lots of crashing and screaming… and then they burst back out a moment later, covered in feathers, scratches and dried blood "Damn now I get why Tyler is so freaked out by chickens. Those things are way tougher than they look."

"I'm pretty sure I swallowed one." Bridgette spat out a feather "And we still have three more cars to get through. What do we do now?"

"I think I've got a plan babe. You know how most windows on those trains have those signs that tell you to keep your arms in?"

"Yeah?"

"Well this one doesn't."

"...I'm not sure if I like where this is going?"

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Now to see where this was going…

"I was right, I don't like where this is going!" Bridgette had found herself following Geoff along the roof of the car "I like feeling the wind in my hair from surfing and all, but this is where I draw the line! I think we should go back!"

"Hey come on babe, you know we can't take those chickens." Geoff pointed out "If we wanna keep from losing, we gotta take a few risks."

"Risks are one thing, this is just reckless! Like the time you tried surfing backwards while doing a hand stand."

"Oh come on, Duncan dared me to do that and you know it."

"And you thought that was a good idea?"

"It seemed like it at the time. Besides, at least nobody got hurt."

"You landed on Owen."

"Yeah but I kinda bounced right off of him. If anything he saved me."

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Meanwhile, in the car below them…

"Oh god, it hurts…" by this point, Devin had failed to make any significant recovery from his incident with the goat "You'll never know… just how much this hurts…"

"Okay, so um…" Carrie cast a worried glance down at him "Is there any chance you're ready to try it again?"

"Not… Not just yet… Hey, do you hear that thumping noise?"

"Yeah, I think it's coming from outside." Carrie helped Devin to his feet and led him out of the train car, where they found the source of the noise "Bridgette! Geoff!"

Sure enough, Bridgette and Geoff were the source of the noise as they leapt onto the roof of the train car in front of them "Hey what's up sis, you doing okay down there?"

"Not really, we kind of ran into a problem. We tried to get through the animal car but Devin took a goat to the crotch. Can we follow you guys up there?"

"I'm not really sure if this is the best plan."

"But we ain't gonna say no to new company, come on up." Geoff waved at her "Come on babe, it's not like we have many other options."

"There was the chance of going through the cars."

"Look how that turned out, you're a vegetarian that swallowed a chicken and Devin got a goat to his sweet spot. That ain't fun."

"I get the general idea of that. Anyway you have a point, but I don't want my sister and her friend to get put at risk over something like this."

"That isn't gonna happen as long as we're looking out for them." so with that in mind, Geoff went over and helped Devin onto the roof, then pulled him towards the other side "Alright babe you got plenty of room, go for your sister!"

"Thanks babe." Bridgette then went over to the edge and helped pull Carrie onto the roof "So now that we've got a minute, how are things with-" she was cut off when Carrie began sobbing in front of her "So… I take it things are bad then?"

"Devin hardly talks to me anymore, and when he does he barely even looks me in the eye, and I know I said that I was over him after Vegas, but… But I still love him!" and then Carrie broke down in tears.

Bridgette said nothing, she just pulled Carrie into a tight hug "It's gonna be alright Carrie… I promise that whatever happenes, I'm here for you."

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Meanwhile, with the sabateurs…

"Come on, come on!" despite his efforts, Jacques was having very little success with unhooking the coupling on the train cars "Great, at this rate I'm going to give myself a hemorrhoid! How in the name of hell do people do this?!"

"Here's a though, maybe you should give this a try?" Josee shot him a dry look as she jerked a thumb at the lever.

"...Oh. Good point. Wait, if you knew that was there then why didn't you-"

"I didn't think you were gonna end up pulling a hammy trying to do what I tell you, but clearly that isn't the case." Josee rolled her eyes and pulled the lever, severing the coupling "See you at the finish line rejects, behind the rest of us that is!" and then she dragged Jacques back into the train car, slamming the door shut behind her and locking it.

"Okay, I'm no expert on trains but I'm pretty sure that's bad." Geoff and the others looked down to where the majority of the train was falling behind the first car "So what do we do now?"

"We do the only thing we can: We jump!" Bridgette went first and managed to leap onto the roof of the first car, with Geoff quickly following your lead "Come on guys you can do it, it's now or never!"

"R-Right!" Carrie took a breath and rushed forward, managing to barely land on the edge of the roof.

"Devin come on, we don't want you to lose you here!"

"Right, here goes nothing!" so with a deep breath, Devin rushed forward and leapt as far out as he could… only to end up missing the roof and barely managing to grip onto the door with one hand, though he was left dangling as a result.

"Devin, you okay bro?" asked Geoff.

"Not really, but at least it wasn't my kiwis this time." Devin gave a pained smile, but then it fell once his hand lost its grip, and he was sent hurtling off the train… or would've been if it wasn't for a set of teeth grabbing him by the sleeve and yanking him onto the platform, and he looked down in surprise to find a certain rabbit being the one responsible "Oh man that was way too close, thanks for the save uh… Lucky?"

"It's Loki." that one came from Ennui as he and Crimson poked their heads out from underneath the train car "After the norse god that destroys lives and, in the vernacular that people are more likely to be familiar with, the character played by Tom Hiddleston."

"Oh, right. Thanks. Wait, what are you doing down there?"

"We slipped over here before the Ice Dancers disconnected the cars. Loki chose to come and help as thanks for giving him peanuts on the flight." Ennui told him.

"Oh. Consider us even then. But why exactly are you doing down there?"

"The Ice Dancers locked the door while they were attempting to disconnect the train cars. None of us are able to pick a lock, and we had to come up with something."

"But isn't that really dangerous?"

"Moreso than travelling along the roofs of train cars? Besides, the trains actually don't go as low as they appear to the normal eye."

"Huh. I didn't know that."

"Neither did we until now. They say you learn something new every day."

"I guess so." and so Devin tried to push open the door, only to find that it wouldn't budge "Great, it won't budge. Can't these things unlock from the outside?"

"Knowing the Ice Dancers, they likely propped up something against the door inside. You won't be able to get in so long as that's the case."

"So I'm guessing I'll have to stick to the roof?"

"Or go underneath like us. Whatever you do next is your choice." and so the Goths slipped back underneath the train car.

"...Okay then." so Devin prepared to climb onto the roof, until a loud crash could be heard, and he looked back to see a bull scurry past him "What the-"

"Hey get back here, I call foul on that one!" Leshawna and Trent poked their heads out of the door of the animal car, only to see the rest of the train leaving them behind as they slowed to a stop, much to the rage of the former "Oh you've gotta be (bleep) kidding me, this (bleep) has Ice Dancers written all over it!"

"Why do you just assume it was them?" Trent shot her a raised eyebrow.

"Well it ain't either of the Best Friends, what shocks me is you think there's any doubt about it being them."

"No I get it, I'm just saying you don't want to assume."

"...You get that from hanging around Harold don't you?"

"He tends to rub off on you after awhile."

"Fair enough. So what's our plan now?"

"I can only think of one thing to do. Run and pray to the love of god that we get there before the other teams can check in."

"Better than standing around doing nothing, now let's go!" and so the two of them leapt off the train car and took off running towards the train station.

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Meanwhile, with the front car…

"I hate seeing her like this." Bridgette glanced over to where Carrie was sulking on the other end of the roof of the train car, and then looked over at Geoff "We have to do something."

"You sure this isn't a little bit much?" asked Geoff.

"Probably, but I'm not gonna stand aside and do nothing when someone makes my sister cry, no matter who it is."

"Guys!" this was when Devin finally climbed onto the roof to join them "The door's locked, we can't get into the car. Where's Carrie?"

"Can't you pick the lock or something?"

"The Ice Dancers locked it from the inside, and I don't know how to pick one."

"Neither do we." was Geoff's input.

"Well what's Carrie doing?" Devin looked over to where Carrie was isolated on the other end of the roof, her demeanor showing clear sadness "Is she okay?"

"Do you really care?" Bridgette levelled a hard glare at him.

"What are you talking about? She's my best friend, of course I care!"

"Then why have you been avoiding her, distancing yourself from her since Vegas? I know about what happened during the magic challenge, she almost got eaten by a pack of lions. We're girls and we're sisters, we talk about stuff."

"That… That was an accident, I would never to anything like that to her!"

"Yeah, the three of us know that, but ever since then you're making it seem like you don't care about Carrie.

"Where is all of this coming from? I care about Carrie, that's all there is to it!"

"That's not what she thinks, why else would she be so upset?"

"Well I do care, okay? I'm… I'm in love with her!" that was enough to leave both of the Surfers in a stunned silence, at least for a moment "There, I said it. I'm in love with Carrie."

"...What?!" Bridgette was the first one to recover as she grabbed Devin by the shirt and began shaking him violently "Are you kidding me?! After all these years you suddenly just blurt out something like that?!"

"Wh-What do you-"

"What I'm saying is that-" the rant that followed was drowned out by the sound of the train's whistle, but it ended with Bridgette releasing her hold on Devin and pointing at Carrie "-with you!"

There was a brief pause, until Devin finally regained his composure "You mean… she…"

"All this time. You guys wait here, I'm gonna go and see if I can get that door pried open." and so Bridgette made her way towards the edge of the roof and as she did she glanced over at the camera "I know what you're thinking right now: Was I too harsh with Devin? Yeah probably, but it's like I told Geoff. I won't stand around doing nothing when someone hurts my sister." and then she leapt off the roof and landed in front of the car door.

Now that the two of them were alone, Devin slowled looked over at Geoff "So let me see if I got this… Carrie's in love with me, and she always has been, and I've been the idiot for not seeing it before now?"

"Pretty much yeah." Geoff patted him on the back "If it makes you feel any better, you're still doing better at the realization thing than that one dude from Miraculous Ladybug. Not really that high of a bar, but still."

"This… This is amazing!" Devin's entire face suddenly lit up with a wide smile "Do you know what this means? All I have to do is tell her that I love her and then boom, the relationship is on, for real this time! That's a moment we're going to remember for the rest of our lives!"

"Now we're talking bro! Go get her!"

"You got it!" so with a renewed resolve, Devin made his way over to where Carrie was standing on the edge of the roof "Hey Carrie!"

Hearing his voice, Carrie slowly turned to face him "Hey!"

"So here's the thing, I was going to wait since it didn't seem like now was the right time, given everything that's happened, but…"

"Wait, wait for what?"

"Carrie… I wanted to tell you that I-" Devin was suddenly cut off by the train whistle sounding again, blowing smoke all over them "Oh come on, you've gotta be kidding me!"

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Meanwhile, underneath the train car…

"It seems he's finally realized it." Ennui poked his head out from underneath the car and looked up at the scene taking place on the roof, then turned back to Crimson "That was getting really tiresome, even for those as emotional and affectionate as them."

"Agreed. It's sad when love turns overly complicated." Crimson noted, only to be met with the sight of Ennui placing his hand in hers "That's nice."

"It felt only appropriate. It shows that our relationship, unlike many others, doesn't need to rely on unnecessary drama for validation."

"Agreed. Even if we have had a series of difficulties of our own, such as in Finland."

"That was a dark time in our relationship, and not in a good way, but we were able to endure it and came out of that hardship even stronger than before. We even managed to face various other hardships together, such as gaining a new member and losing him, but managing to find him again." they looked over at Loki, poking his head out of Ennui's shirt.

"Whether we win or lose, I will have no regrets with our outcome in this race."

"Agreed."

"...But we're not going to give up or go home yet."

"Agreed on that as well. Even we find the prospect of money to be incredibly enticing, if to a lesser extent than the others."

"It's why Total Drama has had four seasons, and so many continue to sign up."

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Meanwhile, with the straggler teams…

"So much for powering through and getting to the front." Trent and Leshawna continued to make their way alongside the tracks heading towards the train station "Makes you wonder how the other teams managed to get to the front so easily."

"They probably went over the cars instead of trying to go through." Leshawna cast a glance back at him "All things considered, that ain't actually a bad idea."

"True, but it raises another thought. What if all of the other teams did that? Does that mean we're in last place?"

"Then we're gonna have to find a way to catch up or we're pretty much screwed. But how are we gonna do that?" it was then that the sound of loud panting got their attention, and they looked over to see the bull from the animal car standing in front of them, panting heavily "Asked and answered."

"Uh huh. Question. You really think riding the bull is a good idea?"

"It's not like we've got any other options right now, so frankly it's either this or we could get sent home."

"So what do we do about it? We didn't exactly fair too great against it before."

"Three things different from before. One, it's worn down from running like hell. Two, I'm about to get my second wind. Three, I'm done screwing around or underestimating him. From here on out it's all or nothing." so Leshawna braced herself and leapt at the bull, taking it by the horns, and in a matter of moments, she managed to wrestle it to the ground.

"...Okay, I guess that works. Assuming it doesn't count as animal cruelty."

"Keep in mind that it laid a horn on me first back in the train car, now get on if you don't wanna give up the shot at a million big ones!"

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Meanwhile, on the roof of the train car…

"Okay seriously, that stopped being funny after Mexico." by this point, Devin managed to get all of the smoke out of his lungs, albeit through a coughing fit "You know after something like that, I think this might not be the best time or place to say what I need to say."

"Please, just tell me already." Carrie's tone was pleading and somewhat desperate "Whatever it is you have to say, I can take it."

"Okay, here goes… Carrie, there's something I've wanted to tell you for awhile, but part of me has been way too scared to say what I need to say."

"Okay…?"

"The thing I wanted to tell you is that… Carrie, I-" he was cut off by the train hitting a rock in the track, and it sent him hurtling off the train and into a nearby bush.

"DEVIN!"

"What the heck was that?" Bridgette poked her up onto the roof "What happened?"

"Devin just fell off the roof!"

"What?!"

"He was about to say something and then the train hit a bump in the track, and he flew off into a bush! I gotta go and help him!"

"Carrie wait, if you jump off now you're just gonna hurt yourself. Wait until we get to the train station, then the three of us will go back and look for him."

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Later, at the train station…

"Okay so no new furniture, but what if we gave the Chill Zone a mini fridge?" Don broke off his conversation with personnel off screen when he looked over and saw the train pulling into the station, missing several cars "Oh yeah, I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this one."

"Hang on comie, I'm coming!" Carrie leapt off the roof of the train car and took off running back along the track to find Devin, with Geoff and Bridgette following close behind her.

"Well that's two teams down. Now to see about the others."

"First place again, Ice Dancers reign supreme!" Josee was quick to bolt out of the train car and towards the Chill Zone, with Jacques following close behind her "Now then, I believe that you have something to say to us regarding our performance."

"That I do. The Ice Dancers are in first place." Don's grin suddenly grew wider as he proceeded to wipe the smirk from Josee's face "Or I should say, the two of you will be in first place if none of the other teams make it in the next hour. You have a penalty."

"WHAT?! Oh you've gotta be kidding me, what the hell did we do this time?"

"You're kidding right? Did either of you seriously think that I wasn't going to notice that the rest of the train is missing?"

"...Oh. That. Well it's not like it's going to make a difference."

"Anyone else getting a sense of deja vu?" Jacques muttered "Because I'm pretty sure this is how it played out in Siberia, and look how that turned out."

"The other teams are miles away, there's no way that they can-" Josee was promptly cut short by the Goths bolting past them.

"And just like that, first place goes to the Goths!" Don made the call, earning a loud scream of frustration from Josee.

"Okay seriously, what the hell do you have against us? Are we too talented? Too attractive? Too all of the above?"

"How about no, no and hell no. I would go on to list the reasons why everyone on this show hates you both, but it's too long and numerous to fit in the time we have left." Don then turned towards the camera.

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Meanwhile, with the straggler teams…

"Devin!" by this point, Carrie and the Surfers had made their way back along the track in search of Devin, only to find him limping his way in the direction of the station, and the former pulled him into a tight hug "Oh thank god you're okay!"

"Yeah, I just hurt my ankle when I landed in the bushes. But it's not that bad- Crap, look out!" he suddenly pulled her out of the way, just in time to avoid the Performers accidentally trampling them… only to be met with Devin's bad ankle hitting one of the rails hard, causing him to cry out in pain "That, on the other hand…"

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Meanwhile, at the Chill Zone…

"Well would you look at that." Don's grin only grew wider as he saw Trent and Leshawna make their way onto the carpet "Looks like second place goes to the Performers."

"Yeah, now that's how we roll!" Leshawna caught Trent in a quick high five "That's showing them what we're made of."

"I'm kind of surprised you're okay with this." Trent gave her a raised eyebro "I figured you'd want first place instead."

"Well duh of course I'd want first place, who in their right mind wouldn't? But any day we beat those icy little (bleep) is a good day in my book. Frankly you made the right call in blowing the two of them off earlier. Way to show what you can do as a leader."

"It was a team effort, you put just as much into the race today. Frankly I don't think I could do this without you."

"That's touching, and now for this." Don turned back to the Ice Dancers, his expression much more smug "That leaves the Best Friends, the Surfers, and the Ice Dancers. Tell me, how do you guys feel about your chances now?"

"I've never felt better." Josee tried to play it cool and act smug, though her eye twitching showed how she really felt.

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Meanwhile, with the straggler teams…

"Are you okay Devin? Is anything broken?"

"What?" Devin opened his eyes and found Bridgette and Geoff looming over him "Nothing that wasn't already broken, I just…" he trailed off when he looked over and found Carrie curled up against his chest "I… uh…" and then he found himself pulled away from her and flipped onto his back "What the-"

"Just hold still, I have to take care of your ankle or else it might get infected." Bridgette knelt down next to him and pulled out a first aid kit, and she quickly got to work on bandaging his ankle.

"Where exactly did you get a first aid kit?" asked Carrie.

"I picked one up from this little shop they had at the train station, figured it would come in handy to have with me. Looks like I was right." Bridgette continued working for a few moments, until she finally backed away and allowed Devin some space "You might wanna stay off that for the next day or two, which is going to be a problem since we're still in the race."

"No worries babe, I've got him covered." Geoff promptly slung one of Devin's arms around his shoulder and began moving towards the Chill Zone, with Bridgette and Carrie trailing right behind them.

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At the Chill Zone…

"You can feel it can't you?" Don's smirk grew wider as he looked at the Ice Dancers "You only have two minutes left in your penalty, and here come the Best Friends and the Surfers. Can they pump those legs to victory in time?"

Sure enough, the calvary was making their way towards the scene, Geoff carrying Devin in the front, and Bridgette and Carrie close behind, though as they made their way, Geoff leaned in towards Devin, his voice low "So when did you start to… you know?"

"Realize that I was head over heels in love with my best friend?" Devin breathed a sigh "Truth be told, part of me thinks that I've always felt this way before her, but didn't realize it until recently. During the challenge in Vegas, when I screwed up with the lever and almost got Carrie eaten by a pack of lions they kept underneath the stage. I guess that was sort of the straw that made the camels back. Up until that, I think I was just too blind and dense to see that what I really wanted… was right beside me the whole time."

"Trust me dude, I get that. Makes me think off how much of an ass I made out of myself back when I me and Bridgette were hosting the aftermath. I got so caught up in what I thought people wanted from me back then, I didn't realize how much I was pushing her way until… I was so close to losing her."

"Yeah, and now I'm going through the same thing with Carrie." Devin looked over at him as they finally reached the train station platform "One thing is for sure though: I have to tell her how I feel, before I lose her. Before anything else can happen."

"Whatever happens bro, me and Bridge will be rooting for you guys all the way." and then the four of them finally reached the Carpet of Completion, just as the buzzer sounded.

"That leaves third place for the Surfers, and fourth place for the Best Friends, and just in the nick of time too." Don then turned his attention to the last place team "Ice Dancers, you're officially in last place. I would say it's a shame to see you go, but I'd be lying. However, as much as I would love to send you home, empty handed and ashamed, I'm required to inform the two of you that this is a non-elimination round. You get to stay in the race. For now."

"...No more being nice. From here on out, this is war." Josee levelled a glare filled with silent fury at the remaining teams, then at Don, and then she grabbed Jacques by the ear and dragged him away from the scene.

"Right, there's no way this can't end well." on that sarcastic note, Don turned towards the camera in order to sign off "But in any case, five teams are still in the running. Which of them will be able to survive our next set of challenges? There's only one way to find out, and it's for you to keep watching… the Ridonculous Race!"

A/N:

Yep that's right, this is another non-elimination round. Truth be told, for a long time I found myself struggling with what to do about this chapter, since I wasn't quite ready to get rid of any of the final five teams just yet. I can imagine that must have disappointed a lot of people who wanted to see the Ice Dancers get eliminated, but trust me, that will come. Plus with five teams still in the running, that means next chapter will be an elimination round, and that means none of them will be cut from the race by injury or anything like that.

Beyond that, I don't really have much to say about this chapter, so I guess I'll just close it out here and see all of you in the next update. Also I'm going to say it now, one of the teams WILL be eliminated next chapter, but I won't say who.

Rankings:

Goths- 1st

Performers- 2nd

Surfers- 3rd

Best Friends- 4th

Ice Dancers- 5th

Elimination order:

Sisters- 6th

Rockers- 7th

Reality TV Pros- 8th

Brains & Brawn- 9th

Father & Son- 10th

Stepbrothers- 11th

Adversity Twins- 12th

Mother & Daughter- 13th

Fashion Bloggers- 14th

Vegans - 15th

Geniuses - 16th

Tennis Rivals 17th

LARPers - 18th