They gulped except for Lauren who had a huge grin on her face but Lincoln spoke up optimistically saying "Not like they have an actual monster and besides ever since I turned 13; I have been watching a lot of monster movies on TV. Our best bet is to wait for another monster to take it down or wait for the military to do it and just get out of the way..."
They then felt the ground pounding and the sound of electronics with DJ screaming and fainted right out of his seat. "Down for the count already..." laughed Chris as he helped him out and motioned for them to get out.
"Plus I love your optimism Lincoln and I will be glad to crush it..." Chris remarked with an evil grin on his face that made Lincoln and others wince.
"Same old Chris..." sighed Gwen with her arms folded.
"Such evil I sense..." giggled Lauren causing the others to step out of the cart and away from Lauren.
"Chef will be in control of our star monster animatronic." Chris explained as it showed Chef in the tent in a motion capture suit in front of cameras.
"Such an awesome start to this show and that's why you are a great host!" Topher remarked to Chris in awe causing others to roll their eyes.
"Just a robot... Cool; I deal with robots a lot anyway and can even build my own." Sid said optimistically as well.
"If I could learn how to harness the power of the giant robot monster; then I could be on my way to enslaving the human race..." Max said and started laughing maniacally as they looked down at them.
"Sammy; you intern here?" Gwen asked Sammy going to the driver's seat of the cart and looked sorry for the girl and Sammy sighed as she nodded.
"Had to help test out all the challenges and... I really genuinely mean it when I say good luck." Sammy said as they didn't think that it was a good sign.
"I will give interning under Chris at the show this: still a better experience than dealing with my sister Amy." Sammy admitted in the confessional.
"Now your first challenge is to to go from here and to the other side of the set with the trailers avoiding the giant monster animatronic. You will have to work together in your teams and here are your teams for this season so if I call your name then go to the left." Chris told them as they got ready. "Lincoln, Dawn, Courtney, DJ, Sid, MK, Brady & Leonard; you shall be known as the Killer Grips!" said Chris tossing them a flag with a red fist as Lincoln and Courtney helped DJ up.
"Looks like I get to spend this season with my boyfriend on my team this time!" squealed Dawn excitedly as Lincoln then embraced her.
"Happy as well and how about you Gwen?" Lincoln asked and looked around to Gwen.
"I will be fine as long as you don't go crazy and start losing your challenges on purpose just for me." Gwen replied and Lincoln shook his head and was scared to be met with a glare from Courtney as if warning him to try that.
"Yes! We get to be on the same team Lincoln!" Sid excitedly told Lincoln as she jumped and shared a high five with Sid.
"Kill Grips; better than being known as the Hamsters and being on the same team as Lincoln again who helped us win challenges before and Dawn who was one of the strongest opponents on the Beavers last challenge. Plus Lincoln and I worked so well on the Ridiculous Race challenge so I feel pretty confident on this season." smirked Courtney in the confessional.
"Wait... Link and I are on... Not the same team..." Ezekiel asked in realisation as Gwen shook her head.
"Brilliant deduction Sherlock; I can totally see why you won last season." MK said sarcastically with her arms folded.
"Don't worry Ezekiel; you will be fine and we can still be friends..." Lincoln assured him and Ezekiel looked more relieved.
"So the rest; Gwen, Ezekiel, Lightning, Zoey, Lauren, Bridgette, Topher & Max: you shall be the Screaming Gaffers!" Chris said tossing them a flag with a green lightbulb.
"As long as this team plays better than Lightning's last one." Lightning remarked with his arms folded.
"On the opposing team as my best friend but nothing can come between us. Friendly competitors; right?" Zoey asked going to Dawn and they shared a happy embrace.
"Looks like I get to be on the team as the reigning Champion!" Bridgette smiled looking at Ezekiel who gave her a look. "How about you Lauren?" Bridgette asked Lauren looking her way as she gave her freaky smile causing them to be tense.
"I hope we could be great friends as my best friend is still in juvenile; the judge denied Izzy parole and that made me sad." Lauren said as they just stared at her.
"Now... Action... As in go!" Chris said as he jumped onto the cart and had Sammy drive off; they heard the footsteps and roar of the giant animatronic and both teams ran screaming away in two directions.
The Killer Grips were together and hid as the foot of the animatronic was coming their direction; "Okay as one of the experienced veterans on this team; I should conduct this meeting..." Courtney said clapping Brittney in her arms as DJ started screaming at the sound of a roar and Dawn began soothing his back to calm him down.
"Oh yeah; totally builds confidence in the veterans of this team..." MK remarked sarcastically as she got looks. "Plus why should you be in charge Ms CIT? I watched the last season and when exactly did anyone listen to you when you try and act as leader?" MK asked as Courtney glared at her.
"You think that you should be the leader then?" Courtney demanded as Lincoln and Dawn helped bring them apart before they could escalate.
"Let's just focus on working together and get to safety; Try and stay away from the monster. Listen out and feel the vibration. Stick together as in any sort of monster movie; going apart is just a recipe for trouble." Lincoln then told them thinking of his monster movie knowledge.
"Good thinking Lincoln; I wish I could help more but alas my affinity for nature and animals doesn't' extend to giant robots..." Dawn said and then sighed as Sid and Lincoln put their hands on the shoulder.
"Don't worry Dawn as I have that covered; robots are a specialty of mine!" Sid assured her and they felt better.
"How about you Leonard..." DJ asked but blinked as they realised that he wasn't there but their eyes widened as they saw Leonard out in the open with his arms extended and a staff in his hands.
"Alakazam-Alaka-Slay this ferocious beast!" Leonard said out loud as his team came and dragged him away.
"Are you completely out of your mind? What were you thinking?" Courtney demanded as she got in Leonard's face.
"My apologies fair maiden for it's been so long since I have tackled a beast this large so my magic for dealing with such a creature is a little rusty." Leonard said as they glanced at him.
"Dawn... Please tell me that he understands that magic and sorcery is just fiction... Right..." DJ asked and Dawn just stared at Leonard as they took this in.
"Great stuck with him; just like this cousin I have who visited this loch in Scotland swore that they had a real dragon..." sighed MJ as Lincoln looked nervous at that.
"Well if my dear Beth was in danger of being crushed by a monster; no matter the size I would brave it all to save her!" Brady said looking determined as they then continued to run and hide.
"Uh... Something tells me that this is going to be a long season if Leonard stays on..." sighed Lincoln in the confessional.
The Killer Grips were together; "So; anyone with ideas on how not to be crushed by the giant foot controlled by the worst chef imaginable then I am all ears." Gwen told them as they thought about this.
"I can imagine if Zoey could go commando then she could easily one shot the monster!" Bridgette as Zoey blinked and looked flattered. "Don't be modest Zoey; a lot of people I know back home could only take about you for weeks and how you were like the ultimate badass!" Bridgette told Zoey as she was red in the face.
"Don't know if I ever have it in me to be like that again honestly especially as I was scaring my friends..." Zoey sighed in the confessional.
"Well if Zoey wants to confront the robot monster then I will be there with her!" Ezekiel managed to say as Bridgette looked his way.
"How brave of you Zeke." Bridgette told Ezekiel as his eyes were in awe at the praise.
"Lightning could outrun any giant robot monster!" Lightning bragged kissing his biceps as Gwen sighed.
"Uh... I just remembered the last time I was on a team with you on that Race and this is going to be a long season..." Gwen groaned.
"You know; I was just looking around to see if Chris was nearby but I noticed... Where are the little mad scientist and the scary girl?" Topher asked and they blinked as they realised that Max & Lauren were not there.
"Once I subdue Chef then I shall assume control of the giant monster." Max said looking from the outside of the tent where Chef was and was about to tackle Chef when Lauren jumped in and got a hold of around his neck and was covering his eyes. Chef was running and moving about protesting that Lauren get off him while she was laughing.
The animatronic monster was moving as Chef did and ended up falling over and a split screen of the two teams running and ducking for cover with the teams hugging eachother protectively out of fear and Courtney was seen holding Brittney especially close to her.
Soon the set was on fire and both teams were together freaked out and were joined by Max and Lauren dragged by a furious Chef. "That was so much fun!" giggled Lauren as they all glared at her.
"Wait... You got parole and your friend Izzy didn't? I never want to meet Izzy..." Gwen muttered and soon there was Chris on the cart driven by Sammy who was laughing maniacally.
"The carnage... The action... The effect... The excitement... That is how you open up a season!" laughed Chris as he jumped off and he got glares in return. "You know the idea was that no one was getting eliminated today and I figured that's enough excitement for one episode so I am scrapping the second part of the challenge so Sammy will take you to your trailers. Grips on the left and Gaffers on the right." Chris explained as they slowly forced themselves to get on the cart.
"Shame... Because I know who I want to vote off..." Gwen snarked looking towards Lauren who was nonchalant about what had happened.
"Ditto for our team..." MK said as the Grips looked towards Leonard.
Sammy coughed in the confessional and explained "I thought that everyone deserved a rest but Chris insisted that everyone give their final thoughts in the confessional to round out the episode."
Dawn was sitting in the lotus position in the confessional and said "A new season and new chance to make new friends while spending time with my current friends including my boyfriend." Dawn smiled at the reminder of Lincoln and said "plus if I do end up winning then I could donate the million dollars to good causes."
"Okay I survived the Island and whatever that was... I am sure that I can take whatever Chris has next..." Gwen said in between breaths in the confessional.
"That was intense and so much fun; I am going to love being on the show!" Sid beamed in the confessional.
"That was terrifying but... I am here and better do my best to make my team and my Momma proud..." DJ muttered.
"That was the most fun that I have ever had and it's only going to get better; only regret so far is that I didn't get to hear my new friends screamed!" giggled Lauren in the confessional.
"That was a lot but I get to meet a lot of cool people and is there going to be a surf movie challenge?" Bridgette asked in the confessional.
"Going to need all of my brains to survive this bizarre insane show..." MK muttered in the confessional.
"My quest for the Million Dollar chest has begun and I hope that my magic skills will work better for the coming encounters." Leonard said in the confessional.
"Well... I did win last season and my best bud Lincoln is an enemy this time but... I feel good..." Ezekiel said in the confessional.
"My performance in this competition is for you Beth!" Brady said in the confessional.
"I am here to watch and learn from the great Chris... Perhaps I will have my chance to become the new Chris!" Topher smirked in the confessional.
"World domination; here I come!" Max said in the confessional.
"Lightning is not going to lose this time and I am going to make sure that my team wins challenges!" Lightning said determined in the confessional with his arms folded.
"That was intense... But I should be good as I have seen a lot of movies and I did come in second last season..." Zoey said optimistically in the confessional.
"I have seen a lot of movies and I did survive until the second last episode last season and... Sorry I am still a bit overwhelmed by what happened today..." Lincoln sighed in the confessional.
"I was voted off last season under no fault of my own and I am risking nothing to win this season! Perhaps I could think of my lone teammate who has been in all of my teams so far as a potential alliance partner..." Courtney said looking serious in the confessional with her arms folded.
Okay; here are reminders of the teams for this season:
Killer Grips
Lincoln
Dawn
Courtney
DJ
Sid
MK
Brady
Leonard
Screaming Gaffers
Gwen
Ezekiel
Lightning
Zoey
Lauren
Bridgette
Topher
Max