Chris: Last time on Total Drama Action - The contestants started their day by taking part in a game of "who's most likely…" that revealed what they really think about each other.
Footage of Wayne being chosen as the most likely winner was played, followed by everyone else side-eying him, seeing that the vote was (almost) unanimous.
Chris: It was won by Nichelle who won a huge advantage for the 2nd challenge which was inspired by action movies. Despite having to do the easiest thing in the history of the show - Just walk the stairs, she still managed to struggle.
The next footage is Nichelle celebrating her mini-challenge win, followed by her breakdown in the middle of the stairs.
Chris: While she was going through her teenage life crisis, Emma was losing her mind on the first part of the challenge, Wayne struggled with a timebomb and Damien was used as a shield by his closest ally. Ugh, I wish we could see Nichelle go through this!
All of the aforementioned scenes were played.
Chris: The only one who managed to go through this challenge unscathed was Axel, who was the first one to make it to the final floor, however soon after the survivalist, MK also made it. In the end, the immunity was won by… Nichelle. She managed to defeat the stairs! I am so proud.
The last scene played is the one of MK and Axel arguing, when Nichelle walked in, followed by the quick cut to the actress crying from happiness.
Chris: At the elimination ceremony… Oh, wait! I forgot that it was interrupted by Nichelle, so you guys still don't know who went home! If you wanna know the conclusion to that cliffhanger, stick around and watch Total. Drama. ACTION!
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The intro begins with the camera flying through the filming lot. It stops at a beach set, where shirtless Caleb is sunbathing. He gets a jealous look from Bowie who's making out with Raj, the hockey bro being too focused on his boyfriend to even pay attention to Caleb. The camera moves again to a set that looks like a very dark and creepy forest. Emma and Chase are sitting on a bench kissing, while a bush behind them starts moving. Suddenly a masked character with a chainsaw jumps out of it scaring the couple and causing Chase to push Emma, while he runs away. The masked character starts to giggle and takes off the mask revealing herself to be Lauren. The camera moves a bit to the side as Chase passes by Millie, Priya, and Damien. Millie is holding her notebook and looks like she's about to write something there, but stops herself and puts it back. Meanwhile, Priya and Damien are talking about something with Priya blushing. The nice conversation between the two stops when they see Millie running from something and they immediately start running after her, as Lauren starts chasing them with a chainsaw. When they disappear out of sight, Axel reveals herself, camouflaged to be almost completely unidentifiable from the trees. The camera moves again to the cafeteria where Nichelle vents about something to Zee and Ripper. While Zee seems to be amused, Ripper is visibly bored, so he farts to entertain himself. Nichelle immediately starts gagging and runs past MK who holds something in her hand but hides it in her jacket as soon as she notices the actress. At last, the camera shows the big theater where Chris and Chef are standing, both wearing matching, fancy suits. Then it pans to the audience, where Wayne and Julia, both wearing formal outfits, are sitting next to each other. The Hockey Bro is smiling at the girl, who's too busy using her phone, but after a few seconds, she notices him smiling, frowns, and walks away, saddening the boy. The camera then shows the whole shot of the audience, showing that all of the contestants are there, wearing fancy suits or gowns. The intro ends with showing the logo of the season which is nearly identical to the original Total Drama Action.
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All eyes were set on Nichelle, as the actress felt sweat running down her forehead.
Nichelle: I- I-
Chris: I want to ask you to pick up the pace and say what's on your mind, 'cause we don't have time do you saying "I, I" over and over again.
The man rolled his eyes, clearly bored at this point with the girl's hesitance. The blonde girl groaned before taking a deep breath and calming herself down.
Nichelle: …I wanted to ask if it's allowed to give immunity to someone else.
A collective gasp was heard among her peers, as hopeful MK looked at Chris, awaiting his verdict. The man was taken aback and visibly pondered about it.
Chris: Hmmm, that's interesting. I never thought that anyone would be crazy enough to even think about that…
As the man continued to think, Damien and Emma stood up, both clearly in distress.
Damien: Oh come on man! This can't be allowed!
Emma: Yeah! There has to be something in the rules that-
Chris: Quiet down you 2! - He waved his hand at them in annoyance. The duo exchanged irritated looks, before sitting down - …And who do you want to give the immunity to?
Nichelle: …I wanna give it to MK.
The 2 girls looked into each other's eyes, the actress clearly stressed out, while MK tried to comfort her by giving her thumbs up.
Chris: …Alright. Why not? - The contestants gasped in shock, but while most of them were upset, MK was clearly very happy with the turnabout - People like twists like that! This means that MK is now immune and can't be voted out, while Nichelle is eligible for elimination.
The actress looked down at the floor, before putting her hands as if to pray. Meanwhile, Emma immediately turned to Wayne.
Emma: Okay, we-
Chris: Hey! - He shouted in the direction of the blondes, who turned their attention towards him - Time for the discussion is over! We need to wrap out this ceremony, so just vote!
Wayne: But-!
Chris: No "buts", "ifs", "ors". Just vote.
Wayne rolled his eyes, before looking at the options on his device. In the meantime, MK looked triumphally, before casting her voice.
MK(confessional): The urge to vote for Damien is strong, but it's Emma who won two immunities. The plan is that now that I'm immune, me and Nichelle vote for the blondie and Axel should do that as well since she's fixated on challenges. Damien probably also votes for Emma or in a worse scenario, Nichelle and the blondes probably vote Axel.
Damien(confessional): Ugh, whatever! MK has immunity, but guess what, now her closest ally is vulnerable. We get rid of Nich, MK is left alone in the game with nobody. Wayne and Emma also have to see it, right?
The nerd just rolled his eyes at the short girl, before also voting. He then turned towards Emma, to see her looking at him, causing the blonde girl to chuckle awkwardly before voting.
Damien(confessional): Please tell me that they see that. Please.
The camera showed Chris with a wide grin on his face.
Chris: I got all the votes! Obviously, MK… you're safe.
The man threw the golden statue toward the kleptomaniac. She smiled, before noticing Nichelle's unsure expression.
MK: You alright?
Nichelle: I'm starting to get stressed out…
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The hockey bro smiled, before catching the safety symbol.
Wayne(confessional): Most likely to win AND most likely to stay in the game during stressful ceremonies! Hoot, hoot!
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The camera cut to the boy, who closed his eyes and crossed his fingers. Hearing his name called he looked at Chris, then at MK, completely confused.
Damien: Wha-
He got interrupted by the statue hitting him in the head. He groaned in pain, before smiling, once the realization hit him.
The camera then split into 3 segments, each showing the faces of the 3 vulnerable girls. Axel kept her poker face, Nichelle hid her face in her hands, while Emma bit her lip.
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She let out a sigh of relief, before catching the statue and high-fiving Damien. The announcement not only caused the two blonde girls to get even more panicked than before, but their allies themselves look as if they were about to get eliminated.
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Emma jumped out of her seat.
Emma: YES! - She caught her statue, and started doing her little dance… Until she heard looked over at Nichelle who started to slowly break down - …Oh. Um, sorry. Heh.
She sat right back down, while the actress' cries slowly turned into sobbing matched by genuine sounds of despair.
Nichelle: I- I- I just… wanted to show th-that… I'm not a failure.
She barely managed to speak through her tears, sounds of yelping sneaking between some of the words. The group all looked away, visibly feeling guilty, but by far the guilties looking was MK, who herself shed a tear. After a few seconds, Emma opened her eyes wide-open as if a bulb lighten up in her brain.
Emma: I just don't understand! - She shouted loudly enough to get everyone's attention, including devastated Nichelle - Wayne, we talked about this pre-ceremony that we vote for either Damien or Axel. I voted for Damien. Did you vote for Axel?
Emma(confessional): I am going to hell, but I will be taking 1.000.000$ there with me.
The blonde boy, looked at his ally, utterly confused as if she spoke an alien language.
Wayne: What? - Emma quietly sighed, before winking at him. A few seconds later, the realization hit him and he nodded - Oh yeah! Yeah! I voted for Axel!
The Directo's duo then exchanged confused looks. MK also looked up at them, clearly not understanding a thing, while Nichelle was slowly regaining composure.
Emma: That doesn't make sense then! I was the last one to get the statue, so I also had to get at least one vote and I assume that it came from Nichelle. I'm also assuming that Damien and Axel voted for Nichelle, but no matter who MK voted for, there should be a tie… Well, unless she voted for Wayne, but Chris said he got no votes…
Understanding what Emma was implying, Axel and Damien gasped in shock before looking at MK. The short girl herself looked like deer in headlights, the accusation seemingly not getting through her head, while Emma herself slightly smiled as soon as everyone stopped paying attention to her. Nichelle herself, shook her head, as tears once again started to fall down her cheeks.
Nichelle: No. No, no, no, no, no.
She clutched her head in disbelief. On the stage, Chris watched it with the widest grin imaginable, as Chef approached him with popcorn in hand.
MK: Nichelle, listen-
Nichelle: I can't believe this… I can't.
MK: And you shouldn't! I didn't-
Nichelle: …But it all makes sense… Oh my gosh…
MK stood up, feeling both offended and in disbelief.
MK: WHAT? No! It doesn't!
In response, the actress got right into the face of her former ally,
Nichelle: YES, yes it does! We talked about it, and we both think that eliminated contestants will vote for the winner! And I told you that I have a great social game and that people like me! I still remember that look on your face, when I told you that and how you just couldn't believe it! You made me give up the immunity to save you, so you could humiliate me on national tv!
MK: And WHY would I do that?!
Nichelle: Because you resent anyone who had it good in life, cause you're jealous that it wasn't you!
Once again everyone gasped, shocked at how far the argument went. Both Emma and Wayne looked down at the floor in shame as MK just shook her head.
MK: …That's unfair-
Nichelle: You know what's unfair?! That you never gave me any respect! All you ever did no matter what, is threw a mean and sarcastic comment! I thought you were my friend, but all I ever was to you was an expendable "ally".
At this moment, Chris got between the two girls, separating them.
Chris: I love goood drama, but I think that's enough of that! We're trying to keep the show family-friendly! Nichelle, I will ask you to take the Red Carpet of Shame!
The air was filled with tension, caused by the fractionated friendship as Nichelle and MK locked their eyes, their expressions speaking louder than voices could. The actress' gaze was filled with hurt and resentment while the MK's eyes flickered with a blend of uncertainty and remorse.
Nichelle took a deep, shaky breath, before crushing a stray tear, and without uttering another word, she turned on her heel and started walking towards the Red Carpet. She was watched by MK whose brows furrowed slightly, as the girl tried to process the situation.
Chris: We gonna spare Nichelle from the tomatoes, she got embarrassed enough.
He laughed to himself, as others watched him confused.
Axel(confessional): It's quite impressive how bad Chris is at reading the room. I almost respect it.
A few seconds later, the man finally realized the awkward stares that he got from the remaining contestants.
Chris: …Um, anyway, get back to your cabins. It's enough for today.
Obediently, the 5 teenagers stood up and walked away, quickly leaving just Chef and Chris in the theater. The short man smiled at his friend.
Chris: The ratings for this episode are going to be so high!
Chef: Wanna celebrate it, in private?
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A few days later, Emma and Wayne, Axel and Damien are sitting in the cafeteria chatting with their partner, but when MK suddenly walked in, everyone went quiet. Noticing the awkward silence caused by her presence alone, the kleptomaniac rolled her eyes before getting her food.
MK(confessional): Every time I walk in into a room, every conversation dies down. I don't know if it's cause they feel uncomfortable, guilty, pity, or what, but I also don't care. I don't care about their opinion, I don't care about Nichelle, I just care about the prize money.
Wayne watched with a guilty expression as MK sat alone in the corner of the building, eating her breakfast in complete silence and separation from the rest.
Wayne: Don't you… Feel bad? You know, about the whole Nichelle thing?
Emma sighed, clearly somewhat offended by the question.
Emma: What? Of course, I am! As soon as the season ends I will apologize to both of them and explain that we were the ones to vote for Nichelle.
Wayne: Why wait until after the season?
The girl groaned as if the answer was crystal clear, causing a confused Wayne to awkwardly rub his neck.
Emma: Because every season of Total Drama has helpers in the finale and the original Action had a jury vote. If Nichelle is mad at MK she won't help her in the finale nor would she vote for her if the eliminated contestants decided the winner.
Wayne: Okay, I know that Nichelle won the last immunity… But it's a Nichelle. She wouldn't make for a really useful helper. Also, I doubt that MK is going to win a jury vote even with Nich's vote.
Emma: One less supporter of MK, maybe be one more supporter for us. She is not going to win, but Nichelle was always going to help her, but now she will be more likely to help one of us and that might be the difference that will win or lose the game for us!
Wayne nodded unenthusiastically and started playing with his food
Wayne: Okay, so it's strategy. Like always.
Emma: Wh-What do you mean?
Wayne: Ugh, I mean, that we've been playing the game in a morally questionable way for quite some time now and every time it's the same excuse - Strategy!
Emma threw he hands, before smirking sarcastically.
Emma: I'm sorry! I'm betraying and strategizing people in the game about betraying and strategizing! - She rolled her eyes - It's a GAME, Wayne! What happened to your competitive spirit?! You're a captain of a hockey team, you should appreciate me playing the game more than anyone else!
Wayne: The way we're playing is like, if someone from my team, injured the best player from the other team, to give ours a better shot at winning! Yes, now we have a chance, but what about the integrity of the game?
The blonde girl groaned, before pushing her food away.
Emma: And where was your integrity when you voted off Julia?
Hurt and guilt immediately washed over the boy's face, as Emma just shook her head, before angrily storming off. The argument of the blondes clearly was loud enough for others to hear, as Axel and Damien watched the angry Emma leaving the room.
Damien: Um, Emma where are you goin'? The challenge will-
Emma: Bathroom.
She interrupted him halfway through, before leaving the cafeteria.
Damien: …I guess go piss girl?
Emma(confessional): I don't feel good about what happened, but if Nichelle was so quick to believe the lie I made up… Maybe she and MK weren't friends at all? Maybe their "friendship" would fall apart immediately after the game ended?
Wayne(confessional): I want to get mad at Emma, but… Maybe she is right? Maybe we do need to play hard and dirty to win? I may not like it, but it's been working out so far and I do wanna win this game, so...
The boy once again looked in MK's direction, as the girl continued to eat her lunch in complete solitude. The hockey bro took a deep breath, before standing up and approaching her with a smile, much to her annoyance and confusion.
Wayne: Hi MK! Mind if I join you?
MK: I do. A, I don't like you. B, screw you.
Despite the clear message, Wayne sat down across from her, much to the girl's dismay.
MK: I know you're stupid but now it turns out you're also deaf?
Wayne: Listen, I know you're mad.
MK: Correction: I'm furious.
He hung his head low, sighing.
Wayne: …Yes, I know you're furious, but I'm sorry. I didn't mean for that to happen.
MK: Unless you're willing to quit the game to make up for this, I don't think I will forgive you, so…
MK(confessional): That's a lie. He could quit and I still wouldn't care about this so-called apology.
Wayne: …I just wanted you to know that it was a genuine mess-up. I didn't want Emma to be mad at me.
The short girl raised her eyebrow, clearly confused.
MK: What do you mean, it was a mess-up?
Wayne: …Me and Emma were supposed to vote for either Axel or Damien, but I just got confused and voted Nichelle. Emma didn't lie when she said she voted for Damien, but I did when she asked me if I voted for Axel.
The girl stared wide-eyed, taken completely by surprise, as the boy looked down at the floor in shame. She glared at his face for a few seconds and could easily read that the guilt was genuine, but what she didn't catch up on is that the reason behind it was a lie.
Wayne: I… I wish spoke out during your argument, but I was just completely shocked and didn't know what to do.
MK: Yeah, I also wish you spoke out.
She remarked sarcastically, without breaking eye contact.
Wayne: I wanna make up for this. I know that now you are left with no allies, so if you want to, we can vote together at the nearest ceremony.
Immediately MK huffed and started chuckling to herself.
MK: HA! You almost got me Wayne, but-
Wayne: I will be willing to vote for Emma.
The girl's laughter stopped immediately as she had trouble believing what she heard. She stared at him, trying to gauge whether he was sincere or playing the game.
MK: …You're joking, right?
Wayne's only answer to the question was to simply shake his head. The girl took a moment to consider the offer. While skeptical, it was probably her only glimmer of hope and she couldn't afford to be prideful if she wanted to stay.
MK: …I don't know if I want to target Emma, Damien, or Axel, but fine. We can vote together for the next vote… - The boy smiled and was about to walk away, but the girl quickly sat him down - …But if you betray me, trust me that I will kill you.
The blonde boy just chuckled awkwardly.
Wayne: Alright! You have my word!
MK(confessional): Maybe Nichelle's stupidity rubbed onto me, but come on! It's Wayne! The guy whose only achievement in this game was eliminating his girlfriend and getting carried this far by Emma! I definitely trust him more than Chase's ex-girlfriend, the zombie freak, or Damien.
Wayne(confessional): Obviously, I don't want to actually eliminate Emma! …Well, I think so. Mayb- No, no. She wouldn't do that to me… Anyway, MK is the weakest link, so I want her in the finale. I'm not going to underestimate her, but I would feel good to be in the final 3 with her. If she targets Axel or Damien, I get Emma to vote with us, but if she sets on Emma… I guess I will have to risk her killing me.
The exchange between Wayne and MK was watched with suspicion and curiosity by Axel and Damien.
Damien: What business does Wayne have talking with MK?
Axel: None. Which is why we should worry. - Damien looked at her with a confused look - Ugh. The best-case scenario is that Wayne is just socializing, so MK will be less likely to vote for him.
Damien: And the worst-case is that they're forming an alliance? - The brunette answered with a nod - Well… But that is unlikely, right? I mean, he's already allied with Emma…
Damien(confessional): …And me, but Axel does not need to know that tiny, little detail.
Axel just huffed, before looking Damien straight in the eyes with a stern look.
Axel: It doesn't matter if he already has one ally. To have a majority he needs 3 votes.
Damien: But would he really trust MK after what she did to Nichelle?
Axel: What if MK did nothing to Nichelle?
Damien stopped to think for a few seconds before a look of realization appeared on his face, mixed with a grain of worry and shock.
Damien: So you're suggesting that they set up MK? Dang, that's so…
Axel: Villainous? Mean?
Damien: Um, I wanted to say "smart", but you're also right. - Axel had a puzzled expression, prompting Damien to explain himself - You know, from what I know most of Total Drama finales require helpers and Nichelle was probably the only person who would willingly help MK… Until now.
Axel: When you put it like that… - The duo once again focused their attention on MK and Wayne, still in disbelief of the sight in front of them - …It does make sense, but what is Wayne's role in this and why is he now talking with her?
Axel(confessional): Wayne is a… Nice guy. Yeah… But he's also really dumb and easy to manipulate, so I assume that Emma sent him to talk with MK and get her on their side.
Suddenly, the survivalist expert smashed her fist against the table, jump scaring Damien
Damien: Dang it, Axel! What the heck?!
Axel: You still don't see what's going on? MK is the swing vote! We could just vote her off today and go to a tie in the next round…
Damien: ...Or we could get her to vote with us today and in the next round?
Axel: Exactly! And that's what he's doing!
Damien: OHHH! …This sucks for us.
Axel: Yes. Yes, it does.
Damien(confessional): It's no secret that me and MK are not getting along with each other and that I tried to boot her off at the previous ceremony… And the one before that, so getting her to vote with me and Axel… Yeeeah, it's not gonna be easy.
The conversation was interrupted by a high-pitched noise coming from the speakers, immediately followed by the voice of the host with the most.
Chris: Hello actors! Today we're going on a short road trip! Follow Chef into the bus!
Axel and Damien exchanged exhausted looks.
Damien: The last time we were on a road trip our bus crushed and burned.
Axel: Let's just sit close to the exit.
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The sun beat down relentlessly as the bus drove through the sandy terrain of a desert. Inside, Emma stared daggers at Wayne and MK, sitting many rows in front of her.As the girl continued to stare at the duo, her gaze was finally noticed by Wayne. At first, the boy smiled warmly at her, but the girl's response was just to roll her eyes and turn in the other direction. As the hockey bros looked confused, his companion snickered to herself.
Wayne: What?
MK: I guess that the other blondie really doesn't know about what you're doing.
Wayne: Yes, as I told you before! If we decide to vote for Axel or Damien, I will ask Emma to vote with us.
MK: And if we decide to vote for her, you ask Damien and Axel?
The boy awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck.
Wayne: …Yeah.
Wayne(confessional): I feel bad for leaving Emma completely in the dark about my plan of pulling MK to our side, but, she did so much for me in this game. I wanna do at least this one thing for us!
Emma(confessional): What the heck?! One small disagreement and he already replaced me, and with MK of all people?! It's like… UGH!
Emma looked around and noticed Axel and Damien sitting close by, so she quickly moved closer to them and loudly huffed getting their attention.
Emma: Can you believe it? He completely left me!
The director's duo exchanged suspicious looks.
Axel: …Yeah. Sure.
The blonde girl looked confused by the sarcasm in the brunette's voice.
Emma: What do you mean?
Damien just huffed, causing further confusion to the blonde girl, who stared at them awaiting an answer.
Axel(confessional): If I didn't know any better, I would assume that Wayne started to play his own game, but it's too convenient. He sits down with MK? Emma stares at them "jealous" and approaches us to talk about this? Pfff, please.
Annoyed about getting ignored, Emma just rolled her eyes.
Emma: Ugh, whatever! If you don't want to talk, fine by me.
The blonde girl quickly went back to her original seat, causing Damien to fall into a deep state of thinking.
Damien: Do you think it's a set-up?
Axel: Yeah. You don't?
Damien: No, no, I do, but… Why? What's the point of Emma approaching us and trying to vent about Wayne and MK?
The girl just shrugged in response.
Axel: No idea, but Emma proved herself to be surprisingly good at strategy and Wayne proved himself to be very easy to manipulate.
Damien: Did Wayne like, killed your mother or something? You always talk about him in such a negative way.
The girl rolled her eyes.
Axel: It's not that I dislike Wayne, I just don't respect his gameplay. I feel like he never took any initiative with anything, he just listens to whatever anyone tells him to do.
Damien: Oh, come on! Wayne's cool! He's a good guy!
Axel: But not a good player. - Damien huffed before looking with sympathy at the hockey bro. It was noticed by Axel who sighed - …Did you watch the first few seasons?
The boy was clearly taken by surprise as he spent a few seconds collecting his thoughts.
Damien: Huh? …Oh, yeah. While prepping for this season, me and Priya spent a few weekends binge-watching the show.
Axel: Well, then you should know that Wayne plays a game like most people back then. He's like… Geoff or DJ or Trent, or whoever. Nice, chill dude, but has 0 agency in the game. At least someone like MK can sneakily weasel her way out of trouble.
As Axel and Damien continued to talk about Wayne, the camera panned to the poor hockey bro, who despite a few feets of distance, could have heard everything they said. MK slightly chuckled to herself, not paying attention to her seatmate.
MK: I didn't expect Axel of all people to have a beef with you, hah! - She chuckled to herself again, before looking at Wayne whose head hung low, his gaze focused on the floor - Dude, everything alright?
Wayne: Do you care if it's alright?
The kleptomaniac took a few seconds to think of an answer.
MK: Honestly, no… But if you're gonna look like a depressed dog for the entire ride, or worse, the entire day, you might as well vent.
Wayne: Well… I think Axel is right. I eliminated so many of my friends just, because someone told me to, I accidentally ruined your friendship with Nichelle, if not for Emma, I would probably go home right after Rajie.
The girl just watched him, unsure of how to react as the boy talked about his insecurities and frustrations about the game.
MK(confessional): I mean, all of those things are true. What does he want me to say?
MK: …Well, but it's not like you did nothing. You didn't receive a single vote this entire season. Even if you eliminated some people you like, you still were an important swing vote at those ceremonies and eliminations are just part of the game.
She awkwardly smiled at him, and after a few seconds, Wayne reciprocated.
Wayne: Thanks MK.
Wayne(confessional): And thank YOU, Axel! MK is more guarded than a goal protected by Glenn Hall, so the fact that I got to her more "humane" side means that now she's very likely to vote with me! Yes, she with ME, not ME with her! …Wait, does it make sense? She with… Oh, whatever, you know what I mean!
Immediately, this sincere moment was interrupted by a sharp stop, that, caused both Wayne and MK to fall face-first into the ground. The duo groaned as Chef stood up from the driver's seat and faced the teenagers.
Chef: Get up, here you're going to start your next challenge.
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Outside, the 5 contestants felt the hot rays of sunshine hit their skin. It didn't take long for them to miss the cold breeze that was coming from the bus' ac. As Wayne walked around, he was so focused on the heat, that he didn't notice a huge pile of junk around them, causing him to trip on some empty food can.
Wayne: Is it moral to leave so much trash in the middle of the desert?
MK took a closer look at the junk, her attention was quickly grabbed by a box of unopened fireworks.
MK: Not all of this is thrash. Those fireworks were never even opened!
Chef: Just allow me to explain the rules. - The man rolled his eyes - Today's theme is "Road trip" movies. - At this moment, the side of the bus opened revealing a huge luggage bay that was occupied by 5 skeletons of go-karts - Your challenge for today is to build your own way of transportation and get back to the film lot. The first person there wins the immunity.
The 5 contestants looked in awe at the go-karts, as Chef started to pull them out of the bay.
Emma: Um, yeah, I did a lot of crazy things, but building my own go-kart is not one of them.
Chef: Not my problem.
The girl just rolled her eyes. After a quick cut, all 5 skeletons were placed right before the teenagers.
Chef: Well. Good luck.
With no more words, the muscular man walked inside the bus and quickly started it, much to the dismay of the final 5.
Damien: Wait, you're just going to leave us like that?!
The answer to that question was the bus quickly driving away, leaving confused teenagers all to their lonesome selves. Immediately Axel jumped into one of the carts and started it. Much to her (and others) surprise, the kart worked just fine.
Axel: They didn't think one through, hah!
With a slight smirk on her face, the girl quickly pressed the gas pedal and started making her way toward the film lot, much to the confusion of others. Immediately after, Emma jumped into the closest kart to her.
Emma: I am not giving up this immunity!
The blonde girl also pressed the gas and quickly went after the survival expert.
Damien: Ey! Wait for me!
He quickly jumped into the nearby kart, and although unsure of himself, grabbed the wheel and pressed the pedal, chasing after the 2 girls. Immediately after him, MK was about to jump into one of the remaining karts, but before she could, Wayne stopped her.
MK: What are you doing? We're already dead last?
Wayne: Well, this junk is here for something! You found fireworks, what if there's even more useful stuff?
MK stopped in her tracks, causing Wayne to let her go. After a few seconds, she nodded her head and walked towards the pile of junk.
Wayne(confessional): I would grab Emma or even Damien and tell them about this idea, but they were too fast, so I just got stuck with MK. The worst-case scenario right now is that Axel wins, but hopefully, either me and MK manage to come up with something good, or Emma catches up to her.
MK was throwing out all of the "unnecessary" stuff that she pulled out of the pile, but when she threw a pair of huge spikes, they were picked up by Wayne.
Wayne: Don't you think those could be useful?
MK: We don't want to gauge their eyes out, we just want to win a stupid race!
Wayne: Yeah, so if we put those spikes, somewhat low, we could puncture the tires of other cars!
MK: …Who are you and what did you do to Wayne?
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Driving through the sandy road, Axel looked pretty confident, until she looked behind her and saw Emma slowly catching up to her.
Axel: Ugh, didn't you win enough immunities by now?!
At this moment, Emma managed to overtake Axel, much to the brunette's frustration.
Emma: Maybe, but I would love to tie the record for the most individual immunities won in a single season!
The blonde girl chuckled, causing Axel to grow even more annoyed. The survivalist tried to overtake the preppy girl from the left, but seeing that, Emma blocked her road. When Axel tried from right, Emma repeated her maneuver.
Axel: Can you STOP?!
Emma: Sure! …Once I win the challenge!
Axel gritted her teeth, annoyed and determined to win.
Axel(confessional): When they go low, I go lower.
As Chase's ex-girlfriend was chuckling to herself, she suddenly felt as something bumped her from behind. When she turned around, she saw Axel, hitting the back of her car.
Emma: Ugh, knock it- - She was interrupted by another hit - -off!
Axel: Sure… Once I win the challenge.
Emma just rolled her eyes, as Axel mocked the blonde girl.
Emma(confessional): When I go low, and they go lower, I go even lower… Then they did… When they went low…-Er.
Emma: Alright, if that's how you wanna play.
Immediately, the blonde girl hit the brake, and seeing this, panicked Axel took a sharp left turn to avoid the collision, but it also, caused her to stop. Seeing this Emma, quickly hit the gas and drove away, leaving frustrated Axel.
Emma: Byeeee!
Axel stared daggers at the silhouette of the blonde girl in a go-kart as it slowly furthered away. The brunette tried to start her kart but to no avail. In a fit of anger, she kicked it full force.
Axel: Stupid, useless, junk!
The girl, defeated clutched her head and sat down, but then she heard another kart driving by, which slow downed when passing her. She looked up to see Damien right before her.
Damien: I don't have much room in here, but we can try to make it work!
He smiled at her, and although hesitant at first, the girl took him on his offer and stood up on the empty space between the driver's seat and the engine.
Axel: Catch up to Emma, if she wins, one of us is almost definitely going home!
The boy nodded and quickly pressed the gas pedal.
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As the camera goes back to Wayne and MK, the duo looks proudly at their finished go-kart armed with 3 spikes on each side, ready to puncture any tire; fireworks tied up to the the back of the seat; and a galloon of slimy, slippery oil.
Wayne: We did a nice job!
MK: Yes… But also how are we supposed to catch up to the others, where the fireworks are the only thing that are supposed to speed us up?
Wayne: …Oh. Um… Give me a sec?
He chuckled nervously, as he quickly went back to the pile and started searching through it as MK just watched, shaking her head.
MK(confessional): I will have to admit that Wayne exceeded my expectations. Mostly, cause I had none for him, but he still exceeded them! I think I maaaaybe needed someone to talk and despite him having more or less 2 brain cells, he was the only one that approached him and was willing to talk to me.
After a moment of searching, the golden boy gasped with excitement as he pulled out a big battery out of the junk.
Wayne: Is this going to help?!
He threw the battery towards the short girl, who raised her brows in awe, before quickly collecting herself.
MK: Lithium batteries are the best that they are!
Wayne: And those are…
MK: Lithium batteries.
Wayne: So, that's good?
MK smirked.
MK: That's great.
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After a quick cut, and MK putting the batteries, she sat down in the driver's seat ready to start the kart as Wayne watched excited for her.
MK: Alright, baby, let's go!
With a strong push to the gas pedal, the super kart drove away, as Wayne cheered for the girl.
Wayne: Woo-hoo! - After a few seconds he looked at the last remaining go-kart - …I guess I'm left with the lame kart.
Wayne(confessional): Maybe I should have hitched a ride with MK… I didn't think this through, did I?
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Emma now left the desert and instead was driving a road in the middle of some forest, singing to herself, to make the journey more enjoyable for herself.
Emma: "Come on, come on, don't leave me like this! I thought I had you figu-" Wait, is that where we crushed the last time?
The girl stared confused at a burned-down bus, crushed into a tree right beside the road. As she passed it by, she still had her eyes on it, so after a moment, she noticed another kart quite close to her.
Emma: Ugh, I just want an easy and nice victory! Is it too much to ask for?!
The go-kart in question was Damien's and as he and his ally saw Emma, Axel got really excited.
Axel: We're so close! Pedal to the metal!
Damien: Uh, yeah? That's what I've been doing the whole time?
Axel: What? We're only driving 50 per hour!
She was answered by a single shrug from her friend. Annoyed, she decided to take things into her own hands and turned around to face the engine.
Axel: Come on, is that all you've got?!
She kicked it with full force, jump scaring Damien.
Damien: What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!
He was answered by another kick to the engine.
Damien(confessional): Right, it's Axel. She's not crazy. She's batcrad insane!
With one more kick to the engine, a noticeable difference in speed could be felt by both Damien and Axel as the duo felt that the kart started to move faster. Axel smirked as she went back to her previous position.
Axel: You need to trust me more.
Damien: And you need to stop doing all of the crazy stuff. Maybe it worked today, but maybe the next time it would result in the engine exploding?
Axel: Okay, but look at it this way: It didn't explode.
She smirked as Damien let out an annoyed sigh.
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MK had a heck of a ride, but as she passed through the left go-kart she stared at it in confusion, but it was quickly replaced with a smug look.
MK: I guess someone is out of the race, hah!
As she got closer to it, she started to look around for the person this kart belonged to. Not to help or anything, but to make fun of them. Whether it's the residential nerd Damien, the challenge beast Emma, or the zombie-obsessed Axel, seeing them with no chance at winning the challenge would make MK's day even better. However, she quickly realized that no one else was anywhere close.
MK: I guess it will be a long walk for someone.
She snickered to herself until she locked her eyes on the set of footsteps left in the sand. MK followed it with her gaze, until the footsteps stopped, where a trail clearly made by another kart began. This, caused the girl to look behind herself to see Wayne on his go-kart like half a mile away.
MK(confessional): I don't dislike Wayne, but I'm not going back for him! I'm not going to risk losing a challenge just to help some moron who did one useful thing for me!
As the camera went back to the girl, she was driving the car with an irritated expression, as Wayne was standing behind her, with a happy face.
Wayne: Thanks for coming back for me!
MK: Shut up.
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Back to Axel, Damien, and Emma, the latter continued her strategy of blocking the way, although this time it was even easier since the road was much more narrow.
Emma: How about you guys just give up and let me have this? Doesn't it sound like a great idea?
Damien: I have a better one - You move and let us pass through!
Emma: Sorry, but I'm not a fan of this one.
Damien: And the feeling is mutual!
Emma: …You're not a fan of your own idea?
Damien: What? No! I meant-
Emma: If you're not a fan of yours, we can just go with my plan…
Damien: Come on, you know what I-
Emma: There's no shame in giving up Damien!
The boy groaned, almost fuming with anger, which was noticed by Axel. She looked at the few feet of distance between their karts and Emma's and came up with her own idea.
Axel: You know how you told me to stop with the crazy stuff?
Damien: Yeah?
Axel: I'm about to do stupid stuff.
Before the boy could even answer that, Axel jumped over him and the steering wheel and landed right on top of the car's bonnet. Once she gained balance there, she made another jump onto Emma's car as Damien watched in shock.
Damien(confessional): You know maybe craziness is just part of Axel that I need to learn to accept and respect. I mean, everyone has their own quirks and… stuff.
The blonde girl turned around ad frowned, annoyed with the brunette's determination.
Emma: I am not even surprised.
Immediately, Emma pressed the brakes in an attempt to shake Axel off the car, but the zombie survivalist didn't let go easily. She grabbed the seat, preventing herself from falling off, and once she regained composure, she jumped on top of Emma and grabbed the wheel much to the dismay of Chase's ex-girlfriend.
Axel: Sorry Em, but this vehicle is no longer yours.
Emma: Wha-
Before she could finish, Axel kicked Emma out of the kart. The blonde girl groaned in pain as she watched both Damien and Axel drive away with her kart.
Emma: Get back here you-! …You-! UGH!
The girl sat down on the ground, defeated, not noticing another go-kart in the distance.
Wayne: Wait, is it Emma?
MK: Wow, those guys just keep losing their go-karts. Oh well, not my problem.
Wayne: Wait, we have to help her!
She looked at him, confused.
MK: Why?
Wayne: Cause she's my friend?
The short girl just rolled her eyes.
MK: I'm not stopping for Emma, but if you want to, you can get off and accompany her or something. I don't care.
Wayne sighed, before nodding. As they got closer to the blonde girl, MK slowed down the car, allowing Wayne to safely get out, and as soon as he was out of the car, she picked up the pace.
Wayne: Em! What happened to your car?
Instead of answering, the girl just huffed and puffed, causing Wayne to grow concerned. He sat down next to the girl, but she just moved away, without even looking in his direction.
Wayne: Can you tell me what's wrong?
Emma: Nothing's wrong, just go to your new bestie MK. Maybe you can still catch her.
It took a few seconds for the girl's words to get to him, but once they did, he started to laugh, much to her confusion.
Wayne: What? I mean, I like MK, she's cool, but Raj is my best friend! - This response just, cause Emma to roll her eyes and once again looked the other way, causing a new wave of concern to fill the hockey bro - …Wait, you're jealous about MK?
Emma: I'm not jealous! You're mad at me, for what we did to Nichelle, so now you allied with MK, so you guys can vote me off, and also eliminate the biggest threat in the game.
Flabbergasted, Wayne took a moment to collect himself.
Wayne: …Emma do you have abandonment issues?
Emma: WHAT? - She turned to face him, clearly pissed off - Why are you even asking me that?
Wayne: …No reason.
Emma just sighed and rolled her eyes as the boy moved closer to her.
Wayne: I'm sorry that I didn't talk to you after our argument-
Emma: SMALL. Disagreement.
Wayne: …Yeah. I'm sorry about that, but I just realized that you were right. I didn't do a lot in the game, so I wanted to change it and get MK to vote with us for today's ceremony to guarantee safety for us both.
Immediately Emma's face dropped, and she could feel it becoming red from shame and embarrassment.
Emma: Oh my God, Wayne I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said that! You're doing great in the game, and- - She once again turned away, this time from the sheer embarrassment that she felt - I don't even know why I got so jealous over this. It's just that…
Wayne: I'm your only close friend left in the game?
Emma: Yeah. I just got scared and paranoid that I'm about to get eliminated.
The boy stood up and got closer to Emma, crouching in order to face her.
Wayne: We've been working together since the merge and we're going all the way. I like Damien and MK, but it's you who I want to make the finale with! - He put up his hand for her to shake - Final 2?
Emma stared at the hand and Wayne's warm smile for a few seconds, before hesitantly grabbing it and gently shaking, it without looking him in the eyes.
Emma: Yeah… Final 2.
Wayne(confessional): Emma… She has some issues, that she should work through. Hopefully with a therapist, but, no matter what she's my best friend! …Well 2nd best after Rajie… No, 3rd best, 'cause there's Joe from the hockey tea- Wait, she might be 4th, cause maybe Julia already forgave me. But yeah, Emma is my 4th or 3rd best friend!
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In the meantime, Axel and Damien already left the forest and drove through a normal road, when Damien suddenly let out a gasp of excitement.
Damien: I see them!
He pointed at the entrance to the film lot, where a finish line was drawn, and right next to it, stood Chris and Chef.
Damien: so do you wanna race or-
Before he could finish, Axel sped up, leaving him in the dust.
Axel: I do!
Damien: Ey!
The boy gritted his teeth before following in her tracks. The duo was so determined that they didn't see MK coming out of the woods. The short girl looked at the distance between her and the other 2, and then at the finish line.
MK: Wanna see fireworks?
She snickered, before pulling out a box of matches. She lit up one, before doing the same with the fireworks, the explosion of which, gave her a huge boost in speed.
MK: WOOOO! I'm going for that immunity!
Damien and Axle turned around after hearing the fireworks, and both of them exchanged worried looks.
Damien: Ugh! You didn't steal Emma's car just for us to lose right before the finish?
Axel: No I didn't and luckily for us, Emma taught me a useful little trick.
The girl slowed down and got right in front of MK's car, much to the annoyance of the kleptomaniac.
MK: Ugh, really? You're going to give up the immunity to Damien? Where's your fighting spirit that we all love and respect?
Axel: I prefer for him to win than you.
The short girl just rolled her eyes and quickly looked at the spike placed on the left side of the bonnet. She made a slight left turn, which was followed by Axel doing the same in an attempt to block MK's way, but what the survivalist didn't notice is the spike going through one of her tires. She immediately felt the air leaving it.
Axel: What?!
MK: Ha! Should have stayed at the junkyard!
With Axel quickly losing speed and control of the kart, MK overtook her without any bigger problem, but just for good measure, she opened the bottle of oil and spilled it on the way behind her.
Axel: Now that's just unnecessary!
MK just sent a smug smile in the direction of the cadet, before slowly catching up to panicked Damien, as the duo got very close to the finish line. With each passing second, MK got closer and closer to overtaking Damien, who had his eyes set on the path before him. Just 20 feet before the end, the boy saw the front of MK's car, next to him. Despite this, he still had the lead, he was so close, he could do it…
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Chris: What a great finish to this race! Congratulations MK, you're safe for this ceremony
MK: Yes!
Chris: Now can you do me a favor and get Wayne and Emma? They're still somewhere in the forest.
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The final5 all sat at the theater in their usual formal wear, except for MK who went back to wearing an oversized white shirt and black skirt, instead of the outfit that Nichelle gifted her. The change was noticed by Emma who looked surprised by it, but didn't say a word.
Chris: To think we're so close to the end! Only 2 of you will miss out on the big finale.
Damien: Can we just get to the point?
The host rolled his eyes and moved away, letting Chef take over.
Chef: Some of you really messed up this episode… Like you Wayne, for not talking to Emma for the entire day.
The boy awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck.
Wayne(confessional): Me and Emma are already all good! Maybe I even saved one of us from the elimination!
Chef: Emma, you on the other hand tried to make this challenge as annoying as it could be for Axel and Damien.
The blonde girl just rolled he eyes.
Emma: What's wrong with trying to win?!
Chef: …And Axel, you pushed Emma out of a moving vehicle.
Axel: And what's wrong with trying to win?
Axel and Damien both chuckled, much to Emma's annoyance.
Chef: Anyway, you're all free to vote for anyone, except MK.
Everyone quickly pulled out their voting device and cast their votes. Everyone, except MK, who took a moment to think.
MK(confessional): Their pros to eliminating all of them. Emma has the most wins out of anyone and eliminating her will bring Wayne closer to me, Axel is tough and always comes close to winning challenges, Damien dislikes me and won't bring me to the finale if he gets the choice while eliminating Wayne would cause of chaos. Mhmmm, hard choice.
After a few more seconds, she pressed one of the options and smirked.
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The two boys high-fived each other, before catching their safety symbols, leaving stressed-out Emma and Axel as the only vulnerable players.
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The blonde girl gasped as she caught her statue, whereas the brunette sighed heavily.
Axel: Well… I had a good run.
Damien quickly stood up to hug the eliminated girl.
Damien: Now it's gonna get a lot harder for me!
Axel: You survived Julia's reign of terror, you can get through one more episode.
Chris rolled his eyes, hearing the sweet goodbyes between the two,
Chris: That's sweet and all, but Axel you're time is up.
The man pointed at the Red Carpet and Axle nodded understanding what he meant. She waved toward Emma, MK, and Wayne who reciprocated the gesture. As she stood before the Carpet, she got into a position before rushing through it, avoiding all the tomatoes.
Axel: YOU WON'T TAKE ME ALIVE!
The camera panned back to Chris and Chef. The former watched the girl with an annoyed expression, while his co-host looked genuinely sad.
Chef: I will miss her.
Chris: I won't! - He turned to face the camera - And with that there's only one episode left before the grand finale! Can't wait for the final 4 to face the ghosts of their past! - He laughed mischievously - Is Damien going to survive after losing his closest ally? Is Wayne's great relationships with everyone else enough to get him to the finale? Did Emma really get over Chase? Does MK truly don't care about Nichelle? Find this and more in the next episode of Total. Drama. ACTION!
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16. Ripper
15. Millie
14. Chase
13. Zee
12. Priya
11/10. Bowie
10/11. Julia
= MERGE =
9. Caleb
8. Raj
7. Lauren
6. Nichelle
5. Axel
Still in: Emma, MK, Wayne, Damien
I don't know why the argument between MK and Nichelle was so angsty, there was no need for that ;( This episode is 28,5 pages long and 7 of those are Nichelle's elimination + the aftermath of it.
So this episode… It's not my favorite. I really loved the last 2, so this kinda ended up being underwhelming for me. I was not excited at all to write the challenge (although I think it ended up being alright). The MK and Wayne plot was also last minute addition. At first it was supposed to be Emma and Axel fighting for MK's vote and both of them would try to get her vote by helping her in the challenge, but then I realized that Wayne kinda didn't get a lot to do in the past few episodes, so I changed that idea to Wayne working on MK, which causes Emma to become kinda jealous. Also originally the episode was supposed to be named "Mad MK: Road of Sarcasm", but spoiling her making it to episode 11, is kinda meh, so I decided against it.
Now let's get to the eliminated contestants - Nichelle was my favorite to write this season. She was o much fun, whether it was her being a delusional flop, her alliance/friendship with MK, or her helping Raj to make Waymma happen. I just loved writing her.
Axel on the other hand… She had her moments. I definitely enjoyed her the most in the premerge when she was part of Julia's alliance, but once she sided with Damien, she was fine. I guess there's the same problem with her that I had with Caleb, which is that they got so little screen time in the TDI that I just didn't know what to do with them. Maybe I should have kept Ripper for at least 3 episodes, their rivalry would probably be fun.
Stannalen4L(ch7) - I think now it's a good time for me to respond to this, cause I think it's funny how you compared Nich to Lindsay and they both ended up placing 6th ;( But yeah, they are lowkey similar, cause they're both kinda decoy winners, who's main plotlines involve being underestimated by others and a friendship with a smaller girl who makes it further than them.