The camera opens up on a shot of a pancake flying through the air. It turns slowly in slow motion, before the speed resumes to normal. The hot cake falls onto a hot grill, which Chef Hatchet is manning. He scoops up a large stack of the pancakes, and hands them to Courtney. The camera zooms out to show the mess hall in its entirety, where Courtney, Tyler, and Geoff are in line for their special final three breakfast.
Courtney looks quizzically at the large stack of pancakes on her plate, then narrows her eyes at Chef. "OK, so what's the catch?"
Chef shrugs. "No catch. Chris said to make you something special for your second to last day, so I did."
Courtney still looks suspicious, and when she sits down at one of the tables, she begins picking apart the pancakes. "There's got to be something disgusting hidden in this.", she says, as Geoff and Tyler sit at the same table.
"C'mon, Courtney, just relax and enjoy our first great meal of the summer!", said Geoff, beginning to eat his breakfast.
"Yeah, aren't you pumped that we're in the final three?", said Tyler. "I know I am; this is the closest I've come to winning a sport at all! Woo-hoo!"
"I wouldn't call this a sport, per se.", said Courtney, still searching through her meal for a nasty surprise. "More like a game of backstabbing."
(Courtney): I'm not what you would call pumped to be in the final three. I knew from day one that I would be here one day. Now that my only remaining competition is a party animal and a klutz, my win's an utter shoo-in.
The door to the mess hall opens, revealing a returned Chris. "Aw, it's good to be back at camp.", said Chris, breathing in the air. "Congratulations on making it to the final three, guys! Your next challenge will be in fifteen. Be prepared, as this one will be brutal!"
As Chris chuckles and leaves, the final three give each other nervous glances.
Cut to the amphitheater, where much like the first challenge of the merge, the remaining campers are seated at three podiums. Chris and Chef walk up, with the former moving towards something covered by a large, patched sheet. "The penultimate challenge of the competition will be the classic, schoolyard game of 'I triple dog dare you'!"
He pulled off the sheet, revealing a large wheel, again identical to the one in the say uncle challenge. A noticeable difference, however, is that the wheel has pictures of each of the eliminated campers on it.
"We've talked to every eliminated camper from TDI and had them come up with the sickest dares possible for you guys to do.", continued Chris. "The rules are simple. You agree to do a dare and complete it, you'll be rewarded a freebie, which means you can sit a dare out and choose someone else to take your place."
"And what if we don't want to do a dare?", said Tyler, scratching the back of his head.
"I was hoping someone would ask that.", said Chris, cheekily. "If you outright refuse to do a dare or fail to complete one, you are out of the competition. No votes, no elimination ceremony, just straight to the Dock of Shame!"
Courtney, Tyler, and Geoff give glances to each other, before looking at the wheel in determination.
"Now, as for who's first to take a dare?", said Chris, tapping at his chin. "Let's say... Courtney!"
As the host pointed to the overachiever, Courtney smiled ruthlessly at the two other campers. "Gladly.", she said, before walking to the wheel and spinning it.
The wheel landed on Ezekiel, who's picture showed him picking his nose. Courtney scoffed. "Ezekiel, that freak?", said Courtney. "I barely remember him being in this competition."
Chris read Ezekiel's dare off a cue card. "Chew your own toenail... slowly."
Courtney let out an involuntary breath of relief. "That's it? Luckily, I have a stomach of cast iron."
As Chris hands her a pair of toe clippers, she walks offscreen. From behind the camera, Geoff and Tyler watch in disgust as the sounds of clipping then chewing are heard.
Even Chef looks pretty disgusted by the act, as Chris leans in with an evil grin. "Makes you want to hurl, doesn't it?"
(Chris): Me and Chef have a bet. Whoever hurls first, has to pony up 100 dollars. (laughs)
Courtney walks back to the podiums, sneering at Geoff and Tyler. "Delicious.", she says, wickedly, as both of them look ready to hurl.
"So, who do you want to perform the next dare, Courtney?", said Chris.
"Geoff.", said Courtney, pointing at the party animal. She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "Shouldn't have left me in the woods last challenge."
Geoff walked up shakily, and spun the large wheel. After a few seconds of spinning, it lands on Eva. "Wear a beard made out of bees.", said Chris, reading off the card.
Cut to outside the amphitheater in a fenced off area filled with beehives. Chef is currently pouring honey onto Geoff's chin and face, while Chris explains the rules of the dare. "You have to stay still as a statue with the bees for the next five minutes. You think you can do that?"
Geoff glanced at a confident Courtney and a worried Tyler outside the fence. "Let's do this.", said Geoff, psyching himself up.
Chef, now decked out in a beekeeper outfit, unleased a swarm of bees from one of the beehives. They flew through the air, and landed on Geoff's honey glazed face. A quick closeup on Geoff's nervous, irritated eyes, and then a cut to black...
Cut to Geoff back at his podium, rubbing his sore covered chin. Courtney looks irritated that Geoff managed to beat it, while Tyler pats Geoff's shoulder in solidarity.
"OK, Geoff, who do you want to take your place?", said Chris, followed by Geoff pointing at Courtney. Courtney rolled her eyes, but walked up to the wheel nonetheless. She spun it, eventually landing on Noah's picture. "Wrestle an alligator.", said Chris. "You can use your freebie, or take the dare and run the risk of chickening out."
"Oh, puh-lease, I'll take the dare.", said Courtney. "I'll have another freebie, while the alligator's in ICU."
Cut to Courtney wrestling an alligator in another fenced in, marsh-like area. Both Geoff and Tyler are cringing at Courtney apparently winning the fight, before both of them look at each other.
"Hey, Chris!", yelled out Geoff. "Can me and Tyler take a bathroom break while Courtney's finishing her dare?"
Chris, who was watching the fight with wide eyes, says, "Uh, yeah, sure..."
In the communal bathrooms, Geoff is pacing up and down in front of Tyler, who is sitting down on the floor, sweating nervously. "Dude, what are we going to do?", said Tyler, gripping his head. "Courtney's gonna mop the floor with us."
Geoff, who is scratching his chin, suddenly brightens up. "Look, dude, I know we're supposed to be rivals at this point in the game, but I propose an alliance; one that will finally beat Courtney back out of the game. We both need to make sure all the dares come to us."
"What are you crazy?"
"No, no, hear me out. If we just keep doing dares and completing them, we'll gather up our freebies. Then, when we've got enough, we'll slam Courtney with dare after dare after dare..."
Tyler scratched his chin. "But, what happens when we reach a dare we can't do?"
Geoff sighed. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there..."
Cut to Geoff and Tyler walking back to their podiums in the amphitheater. Courtney, who is already there waiting, covered in scratches from the fight, looks suspisciously at them. "Where were you guys?"
"Just taking a bathroom break, brah.", said Tyler, shrugging.
"OK, let's keep this ball rolling.", said Chris. "Courtney, you have two freebies now. Who do you want to go next?"
Courtney looked wickedly at Tyler. "Tyler, you've gotten out Scott free... up till this point."
Tyler sighed then trudged up to the wheel. He spun it hesitantly, landing on Justin's picture. "Swim in an inflatable pool of leeches.", said Chris.
Tyler groaned in response.
Cut to Tyler at his podium, his face covered in sucker bites from the leeches. He pulls one off his headband, as he fist bumps Geoff. "OK, Tyler, who do you want to go next?"
Tyler immediately pointed to Geoff, confusing everyone else. "O...K?", said Chris. "Don't you think there's someone more... deserving of punishment?"
"Hey!", yelled Courtney, as Geoff walked to the wheel and spun it. It landed on Katie and Sadie.
"Kiss a dead fish.", said Chris.
After this a montage plays of dares that only Geoff and Tyler are performing.
The wheel lands on Izzy. "Give a purple nurple to a sleeping bear.", says Chris.
The wheel lands on Cody. "Eat dog food.", says Chris.
The wheel lands on Beth. "Chew a wad of Harold's gum.", said Chris.
Finally, after performing multiple dares, some of them twice, Geoff and Tyler have amassed a large collection of freebies. Both of them are covered with bruises and look sick to their stomach.
"All right.", said a very confused Chris. "Tyler, who do you want to go next?" He then coughed the word Courtney under his breath.
Tyler shakily pointed finally at Courtney. Courtney, who was fuming at this point, leaned into Geoff. "I know what you idiots are playing at. You think you can hog all the dares, and then slam me with all of them. Well, think again, party head."
As Geoff gulped, Courtney walked up to the wheel and spun it angrily. It eventually landed on Harold.
"Lick Owen's toe jam.", read out Chris.
"Wait, Owen?", said Courtney.
"Yep, that's right.", said Chris. "Today, you will all get a special treat. Here's, Owen!"
Owen walked onto the stage, waving at his former fellow campers. "Hey, guys, how's it going?"
The three campers look at Owen in confusion. "It-it's me. Owen.", said Owen, only to get even more confused glances. "The first one voted off?"
"Oh, that's where I know you from.", said Tyler.
"Yeah, I remember you.", said Geoff. "You actually seemed pretty cool."
"You mean, you guys... didn't remember me?", said Owen.
"You were the first voted out, and on the other team, stupid.", said Courtney.
"Oh, OK.", said Owen, drearily.
"So, what, I gotta lick this guys' toe jam.", said Courtney, scoffing, as Owen pulled off his shoe. "Piece of cake."
Then she looked at Owen's foot, and nearly vomited. In fact, nearly everyone did at the sight of Owen's exposed foot.
Courtney lowered herself to the foot, muttering under her breath. "It's for the freebie. It's for the freebie."
The camera then cut to another montage, this time of Courtney performing dares.
The wheel landed on Trent. "Eat hard boiled eggs while lying down.", said Chris.
The wheel landed on Bridgette. "Dress up like a baby.", said Chris.
The wheel landed on DJ. "Slap yourself repeatedly for five minutes.", said Chris.
The wheel landed on Leshawna. "Walk across a tightrope over crocodile infested waters, all the while wearing raw meat.", said Chris.
Cut to much later in the day, as all three campers looked incredibly worse for wear. However, all of them had amassed a large number of freebies.
"All right, Courtney, who do you want to go next?", said Chris, looking both disgusted and tired.
Courtney raised a shaky hand to point at Geoff. Geoff, however, held up a freebie. "I use my freebie.", he muttered.
"You... you can't be serious.", said Courtney, now pointing at Tyler. "I changed my mind, I want Tyler to perform the dare."
"I use my freebie as well.", said Tyler, hurriedly.
Soon, the three campers were arguing back and forth about who should go.
"Enough!", said Chris. "I'm sick and tired of this stupid challenge. You know what, no more freebies! I'm just going to pick and choose who goes next."
"You... you can't do that.", said Courtney.
"Silence!", said Chris. "Yes I can, I'm the dang host of the dang show. Now, eenie, meenie, minie..." He pointed at each of the campers in turn, before pointing directly at one of them. "Moe."
The unknown camper walked up, and spun the wheel, which landed on Duncan. "Lick Owen's armpit.", read off an irritated Chris.
Owen, reluctantly, lifted up his arm to reveal his hairy armpit to the camper. The camper moved in closer and closer, until...
Vomit spewed out of the camper's mouth, dousing Owen in the upchuck. The camper backed away, saying in a decidedly male voice that he just couldn't do it.
At the podiums, Courtney screamed in triumph, as the camera fully showed Tyler writhing on the floor in front of Owen.
"Finally.", said Chris. "This gross challenge is finally done. Tyler's lost, and Courtney and Geoff are going to the final episode. See you freaks later." He stalked off, leaving a still grossed out Tyler, a triumphant Courtney, and a defeated Geoff.
"Um, so should I go wash off now?", said Owen, awkwardly.
Cut to later that night, as a smirking Courtney and a forlorn Geoff watch Tyler get into the boat of losers. Geoff and Tyler give each other sad smiles as the boat drives off, before Geoff glares at Courtney. The episode ends with both finalists heading to their respective cabins.
Finalists: Geoff and Courtney
Eliminated: Owen, Izzy, Bridgette, Justin, Leshawna, Katie, Lindsay, Heather, Trent, Duncan, Ezekiel, Gwen, Cody, DJ, Eva, Sadie, Beth, Harold, Noah, and Tyler
And here we are folks, the penultimate challenge to Killer Bass Victorious! This chapter went through a few changes in it's inception. At first, Courtney was most definitely the one eliminated in this chapter. But, as a sat down to write it, the eliminated camper flip-flopped in my mind.
Finally, I settled on Tyler being eliminated, as I wanted both a camper who had been here from the beginning and a returning camper making it to the final two. I settled on Geoff and Courtney being the respective campers, as that generated more drama than a Geoff vs Tyler finale.
Hope you all stay tuned for the final chapter, which will be released in just a few days, meaning this fic will be completed in less than a year.
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