(Food Fright)
Volcasiron30: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. I've got a lot of stories on my plate as it is, but I'm always happy to listen to ideas.
Brainstorm297: I know what you mean, interactions are one of my favorite parts of writing these stories.
Spectacular Webhead 11: It's Chris, I think it's been well established by now that he's really petty.
SuperSonicHeroes: Yep the canon version of the episode was pretty solid if you ask me, so I didn't think there was much to change, but I did add a few things, and I'm glad to see that they paid off. I am giving Mal a sizable overhaul so he doesn't just come across as an OP cartoony villain, starting with him gathering intel on his competition. Brick and Jo getting to have one final showdown was something we were robbed of in Revenge of the Island, so I thought I'd include it here. Also yeah, I wanted to be a bit creative with Brick getting his gear and being able to take out Jo, albeit with some help from Mike. Also I wanted to shake a few things up with the team swap. Duncan being sent over to the Heroes was a given, and Gwen, well I had to fill his role with someone. Anne Maria was also something I thought was necessary. Aside from the points that have already been made, she really isn't all that bad. I don't have a ton of plans for her, but she'll definitely serve a purpose. Also yeah, the Heroes now have a decent numbers advantage over the Villains, but that'll be worked out soon enough.
Frosty Wolf: Yeah, I think it's been well established by now that Jo isn't the type to learn from her mistakes, but at least Brick finally managed to take her down. I know what you mean, I was kind of hesitant about the team swap I went with, but it'll play out in time. I do plan to explain how her elimination in Revenge of the Island went here. Yeah, I doubt many are gonna complain about Mal destroying that clock, and I agree, getting up early sucks.
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Starting with the recap…
In typical fashion, Chris started the new episode with a recap of the previous one on the Dock of Shame "Last time on a very special episode of Total Drama All Stars: It was all about teamwork, or lack thereof in the case of most of them. Things got harsh really fast, awesome but still harsh on a few different levels. The challenge itself was an epic leechball battle, which brought out the inner psycho of almost every contestant, especially Jo, which is the main reason why she got the big flush from her teammates, but not before Brick managed to settle the score with her. But it was two unexpected acts of valor… and one other act that will not be mentioned… that inspired me to make my brilliant switcheroo. Now Duncan and Anne Maria are heroes, Gwen is a villain, and yours truly has once again proven myself to be a genius. It especially sucks for some of the others, cause Courtney is stuck without her kiwi-kicking bag on a team full of people that hate her guts, Cody is without his goth makeout partner, and Zoey is stuck on a team with a tanned Jersey chick who wants to beat the crap out of her! Things are bound to get an entirely new level of nasty, but the question remains: Will the Villains finally manage to crush the Heroes' winning streak? There's only one way to find out, and it's to tune in right here and right now for the next episode of Total! Drama All Stars!"
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(intro)
Shots of four brand new spotlights popping out, following by the camera zooming through the camp, past the spa hotel and crappy cabin, up to the top of the thousand foot cliff, and then down into the lake below
Dear mom and dad I'm doing fine
You guys are on my mind
Underneath the lake, Anne Maria (also holding onto a can of hairspray) and Courtney are both tugging back and forth on a treasure chest, which opens to reveal Cody inside, along with Mr Coconut and a McLean Brand Invincibility Statue floating out of it and to the surface, while Duncan is lounging in a canoe.
You asked me what I wanted to be
And now I think the answer is plain to see
In a nearby forest, Jo is jogging through and passes a clearing where DJ and Dawn both sit on the ground meditating, hand in hand and surrounded by several animals.
I wanna be famous
Over at a certain river, Heather and Alejandro are riding in a canoe and glaring at each other until the canoe goes over a waterfall, with Alejandro gracefully leaping out onto dry land, but Heather goes over with the canoe. Down below, Brick is standing on a cracked log doing push ups until Heather lands on his back, causing the log to give out and make both of them fall.
I wanna live close to the sun
Go pack your bags cause I've already won
Scott watches Heather and Brick fall and laughs, until Fang comes out of the confessional and starts chasing him.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
I'll get there one day
Pan over to where Chef is just relaxing in a lounge chair in front of the spa hotel watching all of the chaos unfolding on a monitor, only look over and scowl as he saw Mike and Zoey sitting on the beach gazing longingly at each other… only for the moment to be ruined by Mike letting out a gasp, followed by a bang of his hair coming down and covering one eye, a malicious smirk spreading across his face.
Cause I wanna be famous!
Gwen is sitting at the Dock of Shame and pulls Cody out of the water, the two of them staring into each other's eyes, only for the moment to be ruined by Chris dropping a bear onto the dock with a helicopter.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na.
Pan over to the lake where all 14 contestants (Alejandro, Anne Maria, Brick, Cody, Courtney, Dawn, DJ, Duncan, Gwen, Heather, Jo, Mike, Scott, Zoey) are standing on a series of poorly built platforms holding jousting sticks and all preparing to fight.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The teams clash, with Brick and Jo taking each other out, Zoey shoving Scott back, Anne Maria pushing Dawn back, Mike going up against Alejandro, Duncan and DJ pushing each other back, Alejandro pushing Cody back, finally Gwen and Heather pushing each other back.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The scene changes to night at the campfire ceremony, with Zoey looking concerned and reaching out towards Mike (with the bang down over one eye), who has his back turned to her, with her attempt to reach out to him being interrupted by Chris popping up in between them.
(Whistling tune as the song ends)
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Another day came, and despite the rain pouring down over the island, everyone was still fast asleep. But not for long.
Alejandro for example was asleep on his bed in the Loser Cabin, only to quickly be woken up by the sound of a loud bang "Que?"
"Breakfast time pretty boy, now eat up!" Chef stepped out of the shadows and tossed a large sack at Alejandro, causing it to explode into a cloud of dust and cover him in gruel "Get in ya while you can maggot, got a big challenge prepped for today." and then he turned and left without another word.
"Gracias. I think." Alejandro spat out some gruel and wiped it off his face "How disgusting, I can't imagine the senoritas ar being treated in such a way." he was met with a thud, followed by high-pitched screaming "I stand corrected."
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(Confessional- Heather)
"This is an absolute load of (bleep)!" Heather gave a scowl as she wiped some gruel off of her face "I wish Chef would pass on the whole bed and breakfast thing, at this point it would be more humane to let us starve instead. Frankly it would leave a better taste in my mouth. Of course it's even worse that I'm stuck rooming with Gwen again, not to mention Courtney. At least she had the common sense to slip out of the cabin before the gruel fest. Lucky (bleep)."
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Meanwhile, in the victory hotel…
"Oh yeah, sleeping on beds that aren't gonna leave holes in your back. Kinda forgot what that felt like." Duncan let out a yawn and did some stretching as he made his way into the dining room of the Spa Hotel.
"Morning Duncan!" Zoey waved at him with a smile from where she and the other Hawks (aside from Mike) were seated at the dining table.
"Uh… hey." Duncan awkwardly sat down at the end of the table, looking around at the others seated before him.
"What's up with you Mohawk?" Anne Maria shot him a raised eyebrow "Not used to being around people and junk?"
"Up until last night I was stuck on a team with Heather, Alejandro, Jo and Scott. What the hell do you think?"
"You have nothing to worry about soldier." Brick stood at attention as he turned his gaze over towards Duncan "All of the cadets in this unit are fine examples of what a team should be, and based on your contributions in the past I believe that-"
"DROP AND GIVE ME 20 MAGGOT!"
"SIR YES SIR!" Brick gave a salute on instinct, then immediately dropped to the ground and began doing push ups.
"Okay yeah, I think I can make this work." Duncan gave a smirk, then turned back to the rest of the Heroes "For the record it doesn't matter what team I'm on, don't expect me to go all sunshine and rainbows on you or anything."
"I don't know man, being a good guy isn't all bad." DJ gave a grin and patted Duncan on the shoulder "At the very least I'm glad to have you on the team."
"Meh, at least I'm in decent company." Duncan gave a shrug and caught DJ in a fist bump, then looked at Cody and gave a nod "Sup?"
"Hey." Cody returned the nod.
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(Confessional- Duncan)
"Okay, I guess it could be worse." Duncan gave a shrug "At least it got me out of the Loser Cabin last night, and I've got some decent company like DJ, Cody's okay too, not sure about the rest of the newbies yet. I do miss my villainous Princess right now though, for all I know she's probably having a blast on Team Villain."
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(Confessional- Courtney)
"This is officially the worst." Courtney was huddled in the confessional clutching her knees "I only came back to Total Drama to try and make things right with everybody, and Duncan was one of the few things that made it bearable so far. But now he's on the other team, and I can just feel it… they all hate me more than ever…" then she buried her head in her knees as she began sobbing.
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A little while later…
"Sup Mocha?"
Courtney looked up from the tree she was huddled under and saw Anne Maria standing before her with an umbrella in hand, and she quickly wiped away her tears "Oh, hey. What are you doing out here?"
"Wanted to get some air, get away from the people bugging the crap out of me. Lucky for me the hotel's got these things in spades." she jerked a thumb at the umbrella she carried "Let me guess, you snagged one from the hotel too?"
"Oh you mean this?" Courtney looked up at the umbrella propped on a branch above her "No I didn't get that, Duncan actually brought it a little while ago."
"Let me guess, you two have one of those deep talks and junk?"
"No he just left it here. Duncan isn't the sort of guy who can say the right thing at the right time, it took me awhile but I learned that eventually. But what he can't say he proves with actions, that much has always been clear to me. At least with him, being stuck on the Villains team could be bearable." she paused and looked at Anne Maria "No offense."
"I learned not to give a crap what people think awhile ago." she leaned against the trunk of the tree and looked down at Courtney "So what up with the brooding and stuff?"
"Oh, it's just…" Courtney let out a long sigh "It feels like everything is against me now. I spent so long on this show being so controlling and competitive, before I knew it I ended up in this downward spiral and essentially became a monster. I mean I got back with Duncan, I managed to apologize to everyone and I left with my held as high as it could be. But I guess thinking I could just forget that and move on was easier said than done. Apparently once you garner a reputation for being, well me, you can't just wipe it away with an apology and a heartfelt speech. So when I got the invitation to come back for this season, I saw my chance. I could finally redeem myself and compete the right way. But I guess that's easier said than done." she buried her head in her knees "Maybe I should just quit while I'm behind."
"...So what, you're just gonna back out like a coward cause this ain't going your way? Get real already." Anne Maria let out a scoff and drew Courtney's gaze up to her "You think you're the only one who's made an ass out of herself on this show? How do you think I feel? Last time I went and made myself look like an idiot. I got separated from the rest of my team in that mine, I came across a pack of giant gophers and I found what I thought was a diamond. Then I went and quit cause I thought it was worth a crap ton of cash, I find out it ain't worth squat, then I get chucked in a catapult. I made myself look like an idiot last time and God knows I haven't heard the end of it, but do you see me sitting around crying? Hell no! I'm getting back here and I'm gonna do something about it! If you got any self respect then you'll do the same." and on that note, she turned and walked away from the scene without another word.
"...Get back and do something about it huh?" Courtney watched as Anne Maria left, then looked up as the rain began to slowly die down.
"Okay listen up victims, the weather is gonna clear up in about 10 minutes! Once that happens, you guys get your waterlogged butts down to the beach for today's torture session- I mean for the challenge. No, you guys know what I meant."
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A few moments later…
"Welcome contestants." Chris was quick to greet the Heroes and Villains when they arrived at the sight for the challenge "Before we get started with your daily beatdown, I think it's only fair that we bring back the exile from last night, Mike."
Sure enough, Mike (his face covered in a few scratch marks) was flown onto the scene by Chef in a helicopter holding onto him with a mechanical claw, and was unceremoniously dropped to the ground with a loud thud "Ow."
"Okay I'm just gonna go ahead and ask what everyone is thinking. How the hell are you not dead after a night on Boney Island?"
"Once I got there I just climbed up the tallest tree I could find and hid out there when the bigger animals showed up, and pretty much stayed up there for the night."
"So then why does your face look like a scratching post?"
"Because there was this one squirrel up there that kept throwing acorns at me to try and knock me out of the tree. Turns out they're really violent when someone gets into their territory."
"I learned that one the hard way." Brick muttered, earning a few looks from the others "I mean, way to thrive in a hostile environment soldier! I salute you!"
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(Confessional- Mal)
"Let me guess, Mike thought that he could figure out what's going on if he isolated himself over there?" Mal rolled his eyes as he pulled out an ipad "The only thing he did was annoy me, and that was mainly because that island has ridiculously crappy wifi. The top of that tree was the only place I could get a decent signal. Didn't stop me from getting all the way through Total Drama Action. And now to piss off most of the stupid people out there. Gwen wasn't the one who betrayed Trent, if he was screwing over his own team then they would've kicked him to the curb regardless of what she did. Also in a similar category, Ross and Rachel were on a break, and the last one I can think of right now, Han shot first."
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Back to the challenge…
"BACK TO ME NOW." Chris directed everyone's attention back to him "Putting aside any somewhat disturbing revelations for the moment, it's time for the next challenge! Chef didn't have time to cook breakfast for team loser this morning, mostly because he was too busy with making these bad boys!" he gestured to where two gigantic on plates sitting on a platform not far away "Pancakes!"
"Let me guess an eating challenge?" Duncan shared a look with DJ and let out a sigh "Dammit, of all the times to not have Owen here."
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Meanwhile, with the oaf in question…
"Come on little buddy, just like we practiced…" Owen sat on a tree branch peering through a pair of binoculars, watching as Noah and Emma took a stroll along the beach at sunset "There we go, show her what Casa-Noah can- Wait a second." he looked away from the scene when he suddenly began sniffing around him "Is that… It is! Giant pancakes are real, this is my greatest dream come true!" it was then that the laws of physics kicked in as the branch finally gave out under him, but that did little to deter him as he got up and took off running "THE NATURALIST WILL NOT BE DENIED HIS PREY!"
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Back with the challenge…
"Yep you got that right, it's time for the obligatory eating contest!" Chris' sadistic smirk only grew wider "Each member of each team will get one minute to scarf ups as much of that bit of pancakey goodness as they can. When a Hero runs out of eating time, they're going to hear the sound of an angel singing, and I don't mean me. When a Villain runs out of time, they get the sound of a mutant vulture squealing. After that, you'll after to race through an obstacle course specifically designed to induce nausea."
"Um… obstacle course?" Cody let out a nervous gulp.
"A good chunk of it was inspired by the Mad Skills course from Revenge of the Island, or at least the most painful parts of it anyway. First of all you have to get past the Bouncy Butts, those things can be a real pain. Then you move onto the Retch & Rolling pins, and a swift kick via the Grape Crusher gets you to the back of the line to await your next turn."
"Yeah right, like that's gonna be a big deal after the other crap." Anne Maria let out a scoff, which earned a raised eyebrow from Chris.
"Is that right? Well I originally wasn't going to add this part, but if Anne Maria isn't impressed by everything else… bring it in boys!" Chris made the call, which prompted Chef to ride back in on his helicopter and drop a giant bowl at the end of the obstacle course "Now say hello to my metal friend, a little something I like to call the Salad Spinner, the perfect ending to a barf-tastic obstacle course."
"So… I'm kinda scared to ask, but how does it work?" asked Mike.
"Probably hurts like hell but I don't really know, we didn't have time to test it."
"...Aw (bleep)." Anne Maria looked around and saw the dirty looks she was getting from the other contestants "Alright I get it, shut up next time, got it."
"Anyway one more thing, each player will have to make it through the entire course without, how to be tactful for the censors, regurgitating, in order to get back in line and be eligible to take another turn. But if you end up paying tribute to the Hurl of Shame then you're benched, and that leaves the other players on your team to finish the job without your help. Once your pancake is done, you just have to complete the obstacle course one last time, and the first team to do all of that wins. Then, on your mark… get set… SCARF!" and then he blew on his air horn to signal the start of the challenge "Each team send one member to start."
"I'm on it!" Zoey rushed over towards the Heroes' pancake and wasted no time in scarfing down as much as she could.
As for the villains, Alejandro turned his attention to Heather "If we're going to claim victory in this challenge then we need a team player, and I believe it should be you."
"What?!" came the angered protests from both Courtney and Gwen.
"I stand by my claim senoritas."
"Fine, whatever." Heather rolled her eyes "But you're going first, and you had better have a big appetite right now."
"As you wish mi amor." so Alejandro made his way over to the plate of giant pancakes and began scarfing them down… only to find a few rats bursting out of the pancakes and gnawing at his face "Ay dios mio!"
"Oh yeah, so he found the rats." Chris gave a wide grin as he looked up from where he sat in a nearby lounge chair, complete with a drink in a coconut "I conveniently forgot to mention that there might be a couple of booby traps and fiesty ingredients hidden away in those pain-cakes for good measure."
"I haven't found anything like that so far." Zoey on the other hand was making a small dent in her team's pancakes, until she came across a certain something "Hey cool, they even added in blueberries, those are my favorite!"
"I've never heard of fish eyes being called that, but sure." Chris was immediately met with the sound of wretching, and then the sight of Zoey walking over to the bench.
"Ooh… I figured it was gonna be too easy." DJ shared a look with Duncan and Cody, and then he noticed Dawn trembling in silent fury "Well to be fair, those are a delicacy in a few different cultures outside the West, and they've got a lot of nutrients." he was met with Dawn's silent glare being turned on him "That's not doing anything to make you feel better is it?" he received only a single head shake and began gently stroking her head, causing her to let out a sigh and lean in to his touch "Okay, there we go… Can someone else bring up a new topic?"
"How about this one, who's gonna be the next Hero up for pancake duty?"
"I'm on it!" Duncan was the next one to run up to the plate, and as he did so he glanced back over to the Villains, Courtney in particular, and blew a kiss at her… and then he stopped in his tracks "Okay… when the (bleep) did I start blowing kisses?"
"Well now, looks like Duncan ain't such a broody bad boy anymore." Chris let out a chuckle at the glare Duncan shot at him, followed by the sound of squealing "Looks like eating time is over for Alejandro, and now it's beating time!"
"Nothing I won't be able to handle." Alejandro gave a confident smirk as he leapt into the air and did a series of summersaults over the bouncing butts and onto the rolling pins.
"Excellent, very nice moves on the part of Alejandro, and of course he continues to impress on the rolling pins!"
"YES!" Heather let out a cheer of her own, only to regain her composure before anyone could look at her "I don't care."
"Sure you don't." Chris gave a wide grin as he watched Alejandro receive a kick from the giant boot that sent him hurtling into the Salad Spinner, which was activated by an intern and sent him spinning around for a bit before it opened up, allowing Alejandro to fall out and hit the ground "I get it now, so that's how the thing works."
"Dios mio…" Alejandro felt his cheeks bulge, but then he swallowed it back down, much to the relief of the other Vultures.
"Well what do you know, it tasted so nice he ate it twice. Gonna have to put that on a t-shirt at some point."
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(Confessional)
"And again I say, he is pure evil." Alejandro gave a scowl "Chris is going to pay for laughing at me, I intend to make sure of that."
"Don't count on that happening anytime soon Al!"
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Back to the challenge…
"Alright, someone has to follow up Alejandro and it's not going to be me." Heather promptly turned her attention towards Courtney "Guess what, you get to go next, now get to it."
"Alright, fine." Courntey gave a small shrug and made her way over to the Villains' pancake plate and started scarfing down as much as she could, giving a small wave to Duncan as she did so.
"You got nothing to worry about on this one Princess, this is easy." Duncan gave a wide smirk as he continued scarfing his own plate of pancakes… only to suddenly find himself on the receiving end of a mousetrap to the mouth, shortly followed by the sound of angels singing just as he pried the mousetrap off.
"Come on Duncan, you gotta hurry!" DJ called out to him.
"You think I don't know that?" despite the searing pain, Duncan took off running towards the bouncing butts, being tossed from one to the next in a fairly painful manner.
Courtney on the other hand was still trying to get down as much of her giant pancakes as she could, though she found herself struggling "Oh man, is this what they call led gut? I feel like I'm about to burst…" it was then the sound of squealing caused her to break away "What do you know, saved by mutant vultures squealing." and then she took off running towards the obstacle course.
"Run senoritia, run like all of our lives depend on it!" Alejandro called after her, then turned to the other remaining Villains and shuddered slightly "Well at the very least, mine does."
As it turns out, Heather had taken the chance to end up in an argument with Gwen, as was to be expected by this point "Like hell I'm going next, I'm the team captain for crying out loud!"
"I don't give a (bleep) if you're the Queen of Sheba, but if it makes you shut your trap then I'll go." Gwen rolled her eyes as she stepped up to the pancake plate and began scarfing down as much as she could.
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Meanwhile, on the far end of the course…
"Just (bleep) perfect, my lips are gonna look like a pack of worms in a street fight." Duncan gave a scowl as he made his way off the rolling pins and over to the Grape Crusher… only for the giant boot to kick him hard enough to send him flying over the Salad Spinner and crashing into the tree, followed by him crashing to the ground next to the loser bench "(Bleep)…"
"Oh my gosh, Duncan are you okay?" Zoey quickly moved over to help him up, but stopped when something else caught her attention: mainly that his lips looked both bruised and incredibly swollen "Um…"
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(Confessional- Duncan)
"Yep it's official, this one sucks." Duncan let out a loud groan "Usually I don't give a crap about my looks, but seriously take a look at my lips. It's like two worms beating each other bloody in a street fight down there!"
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Back to the challenge…
"Nice!" Chris promptly burst out laughing at the sight of Duncan's pain "Alright, the Heroes can send out their next competitor now!"
"Like hell that's fair, he never did the spinner!" Heather was quick to protest.
"I'm willing to allow it, his pain is our gain, and the gain for the audience. Oh yeah, that reminds me." Chris promptly turned towards the camera "But the question still remains, which of our two teams will finish their barf-tastic breakfast first? There's only one way to find out, and it's to tune in when come back, right here on Total! Drama! All Stars!"
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One comercial break later…
"Welcome back people!" once the commercial break came to an end, Chris directed the camera to where Courtney fell out of the Salad Spinner "So far the Villainous Vultures are in the lead, but the question is whether or not they'll be able to maintain it."
"Hang tight you guys, I've got this one!" Cody was the next one to rush up to the plate, and he quickly began scarfing down the pancakes… only to be met with a raccoon jumping off and clawing away at his face "Get it off, get it off!"
"Allow me." Dawn took a step towards Cody and knelt down next to him, then began to whisper in the raccoon's ear until it let go of Cody, allowing her to take it into her arms and walk away from them "You should be free to continue now."
"...Yeah okay, thanks." Cody picked himself up off the ground just as the angel singing came through the speaker, prompting him to take off running, with the sound of squealing coming not long after, followed by Gwen (with crabs clinging to her face) chasing after him.
"Great, for all I know Courtney probably left the nastiest trap in there for me." Heather let out a scoff and turned over towards Alejandro as he made his way back over to the start "Tell me I'm wrong about that."
"I believe she has a bit too much on her plate as it is." Alejandro pointed out somewhat dryly, earning a dirty look from Heather.
"Fine, go ahead and be that way, I'll go next but only because I have to. But if we lose then I get to decide who we vote off, deal?"
"As you wish senorita." Alejandro gave a smirk as he shook her hand, though behind his back he had a set of fingers crossed.
"Alright people, who wants a progress update? So far the Villains are about ⅔ of the way done with their pancakes, but it looks like the Heroes are gonna have to up their appetites big time if they want to even the odds. Speaking of which, let's see how the current Hero is fairing on the obstacle course."
"This still isn't the worst thing that I've ever had to deal with on this island!" Cody's resolve didn't waver even as he fell off one of the bouncing butts, followed by it lowering to the ground and crushing him "But I'll admit… this is up there… Ow…"
"I hate this show… so much!" Gwen was left green in the face after climbing over the bouncing balls and landing face first on the other side, causing most of the other contestants to cringe at the impact.
"Hey… so how are you holding up?" Cody climbed his way up onto the platform after the bouncing butts and looked at Gwen, onyl to see her green in the face and recoil at the glare he got from her "Yeah I know, stupid question. Well, at least we can get through this next part of it together right?" so he slung her arm over his shoulder and the two of them made their way onto the rolling pins, though Gwen's face was growing greener by the second as they made their way across them.
"Looks like Cody of the Heroes is about to pull ahead, but Gwen of the Villains is about to turn a new shade of green."
"Take it easy Gwen, you're gonna be alright. I know you can do this, just a little further and we're good." Cody turned back to try and encourage her further… just in time to be met with a face full of vomit as he got knocked off the rolling pins, prompting him to wipe off the mix of vomit and mud as he climbed back up onto the platform "Okay… not going to lie, this is now in my top five worst moments on this show."
"Looks like someone just gave new meaning to the Hurl of Shame! You know I feel like that would mean more if it came from one of the Revenge of the Island contestants. But whatever, the fact is that Gwen is now bound for the bench!"
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(Confessional)
"Okay, so let's recap." Gwen puked into a bucket, then turned to the camera "Got separated from my boyfriend, stuck on the same team as Heather again, and now I end up puking my guts out all over my boyfriend. If it wasn't official then, it is now. When I'm done on this show, I'm going up to Chris and (insert angry stream of bleeps)."
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Back with the challenge…
"And after that barf-tastic display, Cody is at the Salad Spinner! The question is, will he follow in the steps of his girlfriend to the Hurling Hall of Fame?"
"Oh god… everything hurts…" Cody let out a pained groan as he fell out of the Salad Spinner, but he slowly picked himself up and made his way back to the start.
"Looks like that's a no, but the Heroes still need another eater!"
"Don't worry you guys." Mike took a step forward "I've got this one."
"You sure about that man?" asked DJ "I know you haven't… you know…"
"Been able to access my alternate personalities since Scott hit me with a shovel? I'm not really bothered by it right now, because even if I could I don't think they'd be much help. Svetlana only eats veggies, Vito is a total carnivore, Manitoba hates carbs, and Chester would probably just complain about there being too much syrup. It's kinda ironic, but the least picky out of all of them is-" Mike cut himself short when he noticed the others looking at him "Uh me. Yeah, I'm the least picky out of all of me, that's totally what I meant to say. Wait look at the time, I'd better get moving." and so he rushed over to the pancakes and began eating away, only to be distracted a moment later by a loud shriek, and he looked over to see Heather in front of her team's plate covered in green liquid, which was also causing Courtney to recoil "Um… what is that?"
"We stuck some green jelly in a time bomb and hid it in the Villains' pancake, truth be told I was hoping Courtney was gonna find that one."
"Oh yeah, because of the Phobia Factor challenge in season one. You know even for you that's just plain mean" Mike frowned in disapproval, but went back to eating his pancake just before the angel singing went off… and then he looked down to see a stick of dynamite stuffed into the pancake, complete with a lit fuse "Oh… Aw crapbaskets." and then the explosion proceeded to launch him through the air until he crash landed in the Salad Spinner, which spun around like mad before the door opened and let Mike fall to the ground… only for him to let out a familiar gasp as Mal took over and gave his typical smirk "Say whatever you like, but chaos is similar to making out: They both make for awesome television, hence what happens next." he grabbed hold of the handle on the control panel and cranked it up to the max with no one was looking, and then another gasp put Mike back in control "Okay, why am I chuckling like a James Bond villain when I feel like I'm gonna hurl?" the only answer he received was Heather crash landing inside the Salad Spinner with a loud thud.
"And just like that, Heather has made it to the Salad Spinner!"
"Oh yeah, challenge still going on. Right." Mike watched as the Salad Spinner did its thing, albeit going into overdrive "Uh… that's bad right?"
"Is this supposed to be normal?!" Heather let out a shriek of terror as the machine began to spark and smoke, and then it sent her flying through the air back towards the start of the course, which caused Chris to burst out laughing.
"...So that's supposed to happen?"
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(Confessional)
"Seen future…" as a result of her ordeal, Heather was left curled up in the fetal position from terror "Must stop eating cake… or anything that tastes good…"
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Back with the challenge…
"The Villains are more than ¾ of the way done, so it looks like they're about to get their first taste of victory since the beginning of the season! Along with possibly some old shoes. We put those in some of the pancakes, I just don't know which ones."
"Evidently it wasn't in ours." by this point, Dawn had taken it upon herself to take her turn at eating the giant pancakes, which she did so calmly and without much fuss "Quite delectable I have to say, even despite the amoral nature of those who make it, but it does prove what I had always known."
"Which is what exactly?" asked DJ.
"That Chef happens to be far more talented at cooking than he allows us to know."
"I kinda had a hunch at that myself, keep in mind that back during Total Drama Action I saw him at work, so I know he's got some- Wait get down!" DJ rushed forward towards Dawn and hoisted her into his arms just as Heather came falling out of the sky (after her trip in the Salad Spinner), only for her to crash into the back of DJ's head and send both of them hurtling to the ground with a loud thud.
"DJ! Dawn! Are you two okay?" Brick and Anne Maria were quick to rush over to their side, only to stop when a certain something caught their eye "Oh… Ooooh…" and that was enough to make the former look away.
The latter (Anne Maria) on the other hand, let out a low whistle "Alright creepy nature chick, you go girl."
"Sorry, are you okay…?" DJ opened his eyes and found Dawn sprawled out on top of him… but one of his hands was pressed firmly against… well let's just say it wasn't her face… and his own face immediately went red "Um… I… I didn't… uh…" then his face went pale, then green, and he pushed Dawn off of him and took off to puke behind a nearby bush, leaving her lying on the ground speechless.
"Hey creepy aura chick, you still alive in there?" Anne Maria yanked Dawn to her feet and snapped her fingers in front of her face a few times, to no avail "Okay if you ain't dead in there, I just wanna say, you go girl."
"I… have reservations about all of this." Brick turned to face Anne Maria "But I will say that I do appreciate you being such a shining example of team morale."
"What's that mean?"
"I mean it's just commendable that you're being supportive of a teammate, even under… such circumstances as these."
"Hey it ain't like I don't care about other people, I just don't take crap from them either. You saw it yourself, we were on the same team last season. Jo is a total (bleep) and she don't give a rat's hole about anyone but herself."
"I don't necessarily condone the language, but the sentiment is true. Although…"
"Yeah yeah I get it, me and Red went at it over Mike, Vito or whatever his name is. Vito wanted me you can't deny that, and the way I see it, Red didn't have the right to gripe about it when she didn't have the guts to tell Mike how she felt. Plus Vito liked classy girls like me." she let out a loud belch "But anyway she fessed up, he wants her and flat out told me, so I ain't gonna butt in on that. It really ain't that hard to get."
"I'll tell you what else isn't hard to get." Heather picked herself up off the ground and spat out a large amount of dirt, then shot a smirk at the Heroes "That you rejects are gonna enjoy the Loser Cabin tonight."
"Who you calling a reject you skinny little-" Anne Maria was about to pounce at Heather, but stopped and looked back over at Dawn "Hey tell me something, wasn't it her turn? Who goes next?"
"Well since Dawn is incapacitated for the moment, I was about to-" Brick cut himself short when he saw the look in her eye "Would I be correct to assume that you want me to tag out and let you go in my place?"
"Yep." Anne Maria was immediately met with a high five, rushed over to the pancakes and began scarficng down "Who's the reject now you skinny (bleep)?"
"What the hell, that is so not fair!" Heather was quick to protest "That's not in the rules!"
"It is if one of the Villains tags out too. Or not, I really don't care."
"But-"
"Hold on Heather, let me do this." Courtney stepped up to the plate and went back to scarfing as much of the pancakes as she could.
"Alright girl, you can do this. Maybe you ain't a big eater like the fat dude from the first three seasons, but you get to show these mooks that you ain't a quitter!" Anne Maria gritted her teeth, then dove in towards the pancakes and began scarfing down as much as she could.
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Meanwhile, at the end of the course…
"With the Heroes already ⅔ of the way done, this race may end up being closer than any of us thought. And a lot more painful, which is great for ratings, and entertaining me!"
"Come on Anne Maria, you can do it!" Duncan called out to her, then paused and looked over at the others "What, I don't wanna get stuck in the Loser Cabin again."
"You know it's okay if you want to be a team player." Mike patted Duncan on the shoulder, but stopped when he noticed Duncan looking at him with a raised eyebrow "What?"
"I don't know, something about your voice… It's kind of familiar."
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Meanwhile, back with the final showdown of each team…
"Looks like the Heroes have finally stormed back people, so it's neck and neck! Either one of them could take it at this rate!"
"Like hell I'm backing down that easy!" Anne Maria bit into another piece of pancake, only to suddenly find herself enveloped in a swarm of bees, leaving her screaming in pain.
"Come on, almost there…" Courtney gritted her teeth as she continued scarfing down the giant pancakes, only for a certain trail of red to crawl up her legs and leave her screaming in pain "Fire ants! Why did it have to be fire ants?!"
"Hey keep in mind, we wanted you to get the green jelly! But anway Anne Maria finishes for the Heroes first!"
"Yep, don't say I never… did nothing for ya…" Anne Maria forced herself onto her feet and took off running along the obstacle course.
"What are you waiting for Courtney, finish the (bleep) pancakes!" Heather snapped at her, then let out a growl "Oh who am I kidding, it's obvious you can't do it! Oh well, at least I know who to vote for."
"Yeah well… we'll see about that." Courtney's gaze hardened further as she buried her face in the giant pancakes until they were gone.
"And just like that, Courtney has finished the Villains' pancake, and now the race to finish is officially on!"
"Okay, it's now or never…" Courney took a breath to steady herself, and then she took off across the course.
"I can do this… I ain't giving up…" Anne Maria continuously braced herself as she made her way along the rolling pins, amidst cheers from the other Heroes "I ain't going down without a fight…"
"That makes two of us!" Courtney jogged her way along the rolling pins until the two of them fell onto the other platform with a loud thud and rolled to a stop in front of the Grape Crusher, and the giant boot sent both of them hurtling into the Salad Spinner, which spun around for a bit until it came to a stop, and the door opened.
"This is it people, the make it or break it point! Who's going to win it for their team?"
Another moment passed, before a tanned figure finally emerged, and Courtney let herself fall to the ground with a thud "Ow…"
"And the Villains win the challenge!"
"Yes… I did it…" Courtney let out a sigh of relief as she lay sprawled out on the ground "I did it…"
"Yeah yeah, whoop de freaking do for you Mocha…" Anne Maria let out a pained groan as she fell out of the Salad Spinner and lay sprawled out next to her "So much for getting back into the Spa Hotel… But real talk for a sec? Girl power… nice."
"Thanks… for that, and for your little pep talk earlier. I needed to hear it, probably more than even I thought I did."
"Sure whatever. Now if you'll excuse me, gonna go over to Chris and puke in his face. I can feel it coming up so might as well make some use of it." so she pulled herself to her feet and walked away from the scene.
"Fair enough…" Courtney tried to pick herself up off the ground, only to falter slightly, but she felt a pair of arms wrap around her, courtesy of none other than Duncan, causing her to smile, until the moment was interrupted by the sound of vomiting, and then Chris screaming, and then she heard a loud growling noise "Do you guys hear that?"
"PANCAKES!" this was when Owen suddenly burst onto the scene, practically foaming at the mouth as he took a frantic look around "I KNOW THEY'RE HERE, NOW WHERE ARE THE PANCAKES? I AM THE NATURALIST, YOU WILL NOT DENY ME MY PREY!"
"Tone it the (bleep) down tubby, I figured this was gonna happen." Chef rolled his eyes as he drove back onto the scene in his ATV, pulling behind him a massive cart piled high with giant pancakes "Go nuts tubby."
"PANCAKES!" Owen promptly dove into the cart without hesitation, causing the others to back away in fear. Aside from Chef.
"Yep, in this line of work you gotta know how to be prepared."
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Nightfall came, and the time for the elimination ceremony had begun.
"Alright campers listen up, because I have a shocking announcement to make." Chris drew the attention of the teams at the campfire and in the Peanut Gallery as he continued wiping some of the excess vomit off his face "For starts Courtney actually didn't accidentally hurt or maim any of her fellow competitors today."
"If anyone is gonna get hurt then it won't be because of Courtney, and it's not going to be an acciedent." Gwen shot a pissed off glare at Chris.
"Yeah… anyway, time for the Heroes to vote someone out. One of you is gonna join Owen in the Flush of Shame."
"Wait, you mean he's still here?" asked Courtney.
"He's been gnawing on the cart Chef brought that other stack of pancakes in. At this point it's gonna take a ridiculously big crane to pry him off."
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(Confessional)
"Oh yeah, that's the stuff…" Owen continued starting at the cart (still filled with excess butter and syrup) in awe "Pancakey goodness…"
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Later, during the elimination…
"And now go time. The following Heroes are safe for another day. Duncan, Mike, Brick, Cody, Dawn and the one who copped a feel- I mean DJ." Chris tossed a marshmallow to each Hero as their name was called "Just like that we're down to the final two contestants, so which of them will get the final marshmallow? Will it be Zoey, first up for her team and puked at having to eat fish eyes? Or will it be Anne Maria, who blew it for her team in the last second and then went on to HURL IN MY FACE?!"
"And I'd do it again ya sadistic (bleep)." Anne Maria gave a smirk, which quickly earned her a high five from Duncan.
"And that's why I have no qualms about this. The last marshmallow goes to… Zoey." he tossed the final marshmallow to Zoey "Guess who not only blew chunks, but also her chance at winning the million bucks. Hate to break it to you Anne Maria, actually no I don't, but you're done.
"Ah the hell with it, we all gotta go some time." Anne Maria gave a shrug as she pulled herself to her feet… then grabbed Mike by the shirt and pulled him into a brief yet heated kiss before she let him go, earning a series of looks from the others "What? I'm missing out on a million big ones, I might as well get something out of it." and so she nonchalantly walked her way over to the Dock of Shame.
"While we're waiting to send Pukezilla over there down a giant toilet, which of our winners is going to volunteer for exile duty on Boney Island?"
"I'll do it." Courntey stepped out of the Peanut Gallery "I'll take exile duty."
"Um, what?" Gwen shot an incredulous look in her direction "I don't know what world you're living in right now, but we're talking about Boney Island."
"I know, but someone has to do it, and I doubt Heather or Alejandro are going to volunteer for that. I'll be fine, don't worry about me." Courtney patted Gwen on the shoulder, gave a quick wave to Duncan, and then let Chef take her off to the boat.
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A few moments later…
"Well this is the end of it." Chris gave a smirk as he watched Anne Maria and Owen get stuffed into the Flush of Shame "Any last words you wanna get out before… you know?"
"Nope, just get it over with." Anne Maria crossed her arms and shared a look with Owen, right before the button was pushed and they were flushed away.
"Meh, not like I would've let her say anything anyway." Chris was about to turn and sign off, but then another noise drew his attention.
"Um, guys? A little stuck in here." Owen let out a chuckle, followed by a small fart, which was followed by a scream from Anne Maria.
"Oh for the love of- Chef I told you to fix that water pressure problem."
"Yeah yeah, I'm on it." Chef rolled his eyes as he pulled out a giant plunger and made his way over to the Flush of Shame.
"Good, now where was I? Oh yeah." Chris put on his host face and turned back towards the camera to sign off, amidst the sound of plunging "Looks like the Villains finally broke their losing streak, but will they be able to keep it up, and- Chef for the love of God, would it kill you to stop that for just one second?"
"You told me to do it!"
"Yeah well I'm telling you now to shut it." Chris put his grin back on and went on to sign off "I think you know by now to tune in next time on Total! Drama! All Stars!" then the flush was heard again, followed by the sound of screaming "There we go, that's better."
Team Rosters:
Heroic Hawks: Cody, Duncan, DJ, Mike, Zoey, Brick, Dawn
Villainous Vultures: Courtney, Gwen, Heather, Alejandro
Exiled to Boney Island: Courtney
Elimination Order:
Scott- 14th
Jo- 13th
Anne Maria- 12th
A/N:
Yeah, this really shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. I knew going into this that I wasn't going to have Anne Maria last that long. I did mention previously that there were a few characters that I just brought back to complete the lineup, mainly three of them, and she was the last of them. They had to go before the real drama could get underway. I'm guessing at least some of you won't be too happy about that right now, but I can promise you that Anne Maria is the last second generation to be eliminated before the merge.
Aside from that I don't really have a lot to say, aside from some drama between other contestants like DJ and Dawn, a refined version of Duncan's arc on the hero team, and a cameo by Owen, which I couldn't help myself with.