A/N: Welcome to the caveman episode. Hope you enjoy it.
With respect to the reviewers:
Gucci Mane LaFlare: I think Topher's attraction is funny too. Glad you liked the Noah Amy friendship. And if you feel no one is safe, that's a good thing.
Crosshot:Glad you like where I'm taking the mole plot. Always felt kinda pointless in canon. Topher will continue to not hide his feelings well. As for Gwuncan. A couple more episodes after this one.
The recap begins with a distance shot of the entire film lot. "Last time on Total Drama Action!" Alejandro is shown holding his rumbling stomach, then he is shown being kidnapped from the kitchen, then Gwen is shown also being kidnapped. Sammy is shown getting the hint for the combination from the vent, followed by Ellody opening the safe. After this, Gwen is shown jumping into Duncan's arms and hugging him. "Thanks to a few laxatives, Alejandro's delicate stomach led to him getting kidnapped, with Gwen joining him as they were both locked in separate safes. Alejandro found the cipher for the Code which Ellody expertly solved. Meanwhile Duncan and Gwen shared a moment."
The Gaffers are shown reaching the bank first, followed by Jo revealing herself, then both the Grips and Gaffers working to move their go karts over the finish line. The Grips' go kart falling on the line leading to the Gaffers winning. Elimination is shown, with Amy spilling the beans about Noah's double alliance. Then Amy taking the Lame-o-sine. "Everyone was shocked with the return of Jo, a mole we've sneaked back into the competition under the pretense of a lawsuit. The Grips lost, and Amy was given the boot, but not before revealing Noah was two timing his alliance with Duncan."
The remaining nine contestants are shown in separate squares. Chris popped up in front of this with a finger held high, then the recap closed out with Chris in front of the trailers. "With only nine contestants left, maybe one of them will stand a chance. On another awe inspiring episode of Total. Drama. Action."
(intro)
{A standing light pops up on a set with skyscrapers in the background. A hanging light swoops in front of a set with houses in the background, then a camera pops out of a sewer with a rat on it, and another camera pops out of a hole in a tree scaring the raccoon inside. A masculine hand raises up a clapboard and sets it off.}
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
{The camera's point of view shows a film lot with the two trailers, city background, water tower, and fake hill. Chris drives by in a golf cart, and the camera flies through to the warehouses as crew members push a couple backdrops through, follows by the costume rack. )
You guys are on my mind!
{The camera goes up the fake hill and down into a small pool where Jo is swimming, a shark is behind her. Jo notices it and turns around to punch it in the nose.)
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
(The camera moves out of the water to show Scott on a surfboard held up by machinery. He desperately tries to dodge several seagulls being shot at him. One finally hits him and he falls over.)
I wanna be...famous!
(The camera moves left to show Duncan as the one shooting the gulls from a gull cannon with Gwen right beside, laughing along with him. Duncan turns and Gwen looks at her feet, rubbing her left arm nervously. The camera moves on to show the sastchwawanakwa in a pink dress, matching boa, and straw hat. The door slides open and the camera goes through)
I wanna live close to the sun!
(A beach set is shown with Alejandro and Amber lounging on a beach chair together, a shark sits in a beach chair to either side of them wearing sunglasses.)
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
(Topher is shown in the make-up confessional having it applied. A hand sprays something in his eye accidentally)
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
(Trent and Amy are standing on rock pillars with padded poles. Amy hits Trent several times before he hits her back sending some of her hair down.)
I'll get there one day.
(The hair lands in a pot of sludge Chef is cooking. He shrugs and turns to Sammy who looks nervous but determinedly back at him.)
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(Harold and Ellody are shown standing in front of a set of screens in the security room. Harold presses a random button and causes an explosion. )
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(We focus in on one screen where a grizzly bear is growling towards Ella. The princess wannabe smiles at him sweetly, the bear smiles back and the two dance. )
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (N a-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(They dance their way past the lame-o-sine and the back window lowers to show Noah and Crimson inside. The camera continues through the window as camera flashes go off. Chris is shown standing at a podium in a powder blue tux. He opens an envelope.)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The scene moves out to show Chef is in a sparkly hot pink dress and matching Chef's hat, along with sliver earrings and necklace. Chris looks a little weirded out. The camera moves back through a large screen then pans down to Geoff and Kitty sitting on a couch about to make out.)
*The sound of the theme being whistled goes through the air *
(They notice the camera and decide not to kiss, the scene moves back to show a small studio with two couches to either side of the one the couple is sitting at. The rest of the cast in sitting on them as the large screen above flashes to the Total Drama action logo. )
(end of intro)
A flock of birds flies by in the sunrise sky as the focus is on the girls trailer. It quickly cuts inside. "I can't believe Jo's back!" Sammy was saying.
" Indeed, she was rightfully dismissed from being on the show." Ellody agreed.
"What kind of lawyers did she hire? And where can I find them? If they can find enough loopholes in that contract to bring Jo back, then they should have no problem filing an endangerment lawsuit." Amber said.
"I'm more hung up on the fact Noah turned out to be in an alliance with Amy and Duncan! Amy's awful, but more importantly Duncan never told me about his alliance with Noah. I thought we trusted each other." Gwen sighed.
"Hey, maybe he just didn't want you mixed up in it." Sammy said.
:"I guess that's possible." the goth noted. "I just can't believe my best friend wouldn't tell me." Everyone stared at Gwen in disbelief. "What?"
"While you current relationship status is best friends it's clear your feelings go beyond that." Ellody pointed out.
"Yeah, you're clearly into him." Amber agreed.
"Are you planning to make a move?" Sammy asked.
(Confessional)
Gwen: What is with everyone thinking I'm into Duncan?!
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"We're just friends." Gwen huffed. "I mean, sure he was my favorite contestant when I watched the first season, and we get along well. We have similar interests, and I feel like he gets me..." All the girls nodded along with this, knowing smiles on their faces. "That doesn't prove anything!"
"They say the first stage of love is denial." Amber smirked.
"Perhaps you are unwilling to face your feelings out of fear he may not reciprocate?" Ellody suggested.
"Okay, I don't go around asking about your relationships. So stay out of mine!" Gwen protested.
(confessional)
Amber: She's going to have to face it eventually.
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Sammy: I kinda get where she's coming from. I mean, I was so scared Trent didn't like me at first.
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Ellody: In the long run, the emotional build up from her denying her true feelings will result in stress.
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Inside the boy's trailer both Alejandro and Topher are working on their hair in the mirror. "It's nice to have another guy understand how important looks are." Topher said.
"Indeed, the number of times people have attempted to insult my masculinity because I take care of myself. It is beyond pathetic." Alejandro smirked.
"With your hair, eyes, cheekbones, and muscular build, who wouldn't take care of themselves?" Topher sighed. He quickly backpedaled. "Not that I noticed those features."
Alejandro chuckled. "Are you sure? Because I must admit, I'm flattered one as beautiful as you would think so highly of my looks."
The focus shifted to Duncan and Noah. "Topher looks like he's ready to melt into a puddle." Noah chuckled. Duncan ignored him. "Oh come on, you're not still mad at me?"
"Of course I am!" Duncan snapped.
"There was no rule saying we couldn't have another alliance." Noah pointed out.
"I know, and honestly I kinda respect that." Duncan said
"Then why-" Noah began.
"Because you tried to vote out Pasty! You know how much she means to me!" the punk retorted.
"And you know that makes the two of you a threat to me. You would have done the same thing." Noah huffed.
"Whatever." Duncan glared.
/
Back in the girls trailer Jo stomps in. "Hey, pathetic losers, miss me?" She smirked.
"No. I appreciated the distinct lack of egocentric jock in my life." Amber glared.
"You're just mad my team's gonna win until the merge." Jo said.
"We'll see about that." The bookworm said.
"Yeah, we've got better teamwork!" Sammy agreed.
Before Jo could retort, a loud horn sounded through the air. "What is making that noise?" Ellody asked.
A flash transition takes us to Chris who is blowing through a large prop horn made to look like bone. He is wearing a loincloth in yellow with one strap over his right shoulder. He chuckles.
/
The contestants are now lined up in front of Chris, who is still next to the horn. "Chris, leopard print died in the eighties." Noah quipped.
"Nice loincloth Chris, really shows off your broad shoulders." Topher complimented.
"Glad you like it." Chris smirked.
Duncan began to point and laughed. "Oh Oh. that outfit's so bad it hurts."
Chris glared. "You think that hurts? Wait til you get to today's challenges. We'll get started as soon as I take care of a few formalities. Thanks to Jo's lawsuit, she'll be playing by a different set of rules.
"You said there are no rules," Duncan argued.
"There are when you win a court case." Jo smirked.
"Let's get this over with." Chris sighed. Chef handed him a book. He cleared his throat and began to read from it. "Rule one: Notwithstanding that contestants are not permitted contact with the outside world, the contestants hereafter referred to as Jo may retain a personal digital assistant. AKA a PDA."
"Seriously? Those lawyers must be cutthroat. " Amber glared.
"Of course, they were. I wouldn't hire lame lawyers." Jo said.
"Rule two: Whereas contestants shall continue to receive allocated meals provided by Chef Hatchet, Jo shall be entitled to a gourmet dining experience with parties consisting of Producers and myself as applicable. Hope you like lobster." Chris continued
Everyone began to glare at Jo and argue. Jo's smirk only widened. "Let's see you weasel your way out of this Jo." Chris smirked.
"I don't need to, not my fault these losers have a problem with it." The jockette gloated.
"Oh and did I mention she also gets to sleep with a pure goose down pillow, a lofty comforter, and seven hundred thread count sheets?" Chris said.
Everyone was arguing about this, but Jo just remained smug.
(confessional)
Chris: Like the legalese at the beginning of my explanation? We got our lawyers to write it, so it seems like Jo actually won a lawsuit. We might be going overboard giving her all this special treatment, but that's to rile the contestants up more.
Static
Jo: I don't need a frou-frou pillow, comforter and sheets, but if it makes the others mad I'll go along with it. Plus, being able to get on the internet anytime I want with the PDA and not having to eat Chef's crappy food? Those are the perks that make being a mole worthwhile. That and a chance at the million.
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"I cannot believe you're going along with this Jo. You don't think you can win fairly?" Alejandro smirked.
"You know none of the advantages my lawyers gave me will help me in actual challenges, that's all me. Besides we all know you're just jealous I get to be treated the way you probably do at home." Jo smirked.
Alejandro's voice became low and dangerous. "Do not presume to know anything about my home life."
"Whatever Al. Maybe if you beg me, I'll let you borrow my pillow." The jockette gloated.
"Never call me that!" The Spaniard snapped. At this point Jo and Alejandro were in each other's faces.
Chris passed by with a chuckle. "While I'm loving this show of hostility, I think today's challenges will help bring out your more primal instincts. Today's genre: The period piece.
"We aren't gonna have to dress in those obnoxiously huge dresses, are we?" Gwen asked.
"I don't think you need to worry. Chris' terrible outfit already revealed what period we're talking about." Noah deadpanned.
"I concur, we are clearly doing a Paleolithic period piece. Or an approximation of one, considering how poorly documented that moment of human evolution was." Ellody agreed.
"Correctamundo. I thought the rest of you dum dums might have guessed from my loincloth." Chris gestured to himself.
"Um, sorry if this is dumb, but they're talking about the stone age right?" Sammy asked Amber.
"Yeah, looks like we're playing cavepeople today." Amber replied.
"No talking! Cave people grunt and look confused, so for once you're all perfectly cast." Chris chuckled.
"Says the guy in the loincloth." Gwen smirked.
"Okay," Chris began, ignoring the goth's comment. "Cave people in prehistoric flicks do two things: Make fire, and use tools made of bones. technically you also have to know how to bring down a mammoth down with a stick, but we didn't have the budget. So no mammoth, no challenge. Chris walked to a rack of cave person costumes. "Here are your costumes. Get into character people."
"You've got to be kidding." Duncan said.
"I never kid." Chris chuckled. "Actually I do, but never about something this funny."
"Perfect, Jo will look like the neanderthal she is." Alejandro smirked, walking off screen.
/
A backdrop of a sunset scene with craggy rocks and various purple trees is briefly shown before Chris walks on screen. "Hello cast, nice to see you all decked out for the competition." The focus moved to show the contestants now lined up in front of Chris. Each wearing a different cave person outfit. On the far right was Alejandro in a red tinged loincloth that left very little to the imagination. Then Sammy in a red fur bikini, Amber in purple fur bikini, Topher in a blue loin cloth with a shoulder strap, Ellody in an orange cave dress, Gwen in a teal fur bikini, Noah in a tan loincloth like Alejandro's, Jo in a gray cave dress, and Duncan in a golden loincloth with a strap. All were leopard print. "Might I say you all look prehysterical!"
"I'm not comfortable showing this much skin." Noah muttered.
"Why not? You can pull it off." Topher smiled. Noah gave him an odd look.
"Chef, the tools for the first stone age challenge please?" Chris announced.
Chef walked down the line of contestants handing out rocks. "Here's your rocks,"
"Rocks? Aren't we taking this stone age thing a little too literally?" Duncan scoffed.
"Actually Duncan, rocks can be used in a variety of ways." Ellody interjected. "They were the first tools of humankind."
"Yeah, which just tells me they're outdated." The punk said.
/
A distance shot of the entire film lot is shown before quickly cutting to Chris explaining the challenge. "First team to collect a hidden firewood and use the Flint stones to make fire earns something to help them with the second challenge. Ready? And Action!" The contestants scatter.
/
Jo is shown pulling a stack of firewood out from behind a bush, while Noah casually walks past in search of his own. Duncan walks into the scene with a confident look on his face when Chef lifts him up and looks under his loincloth, which is covered by pixels. "Hey, hey easy there! Not a lot of fabric here."
"Hand it over." Chef demanded. Duncan dumped out a knife, a stick of dynamite, a blow pipe, and a flamethrower. He turned to Chef with a smile. "All of it prehistoric pond scum." He ordered. Duncan was about to throw down something else, when a high pitched scream drew both parties' attention. Duncan used the opportunity to palm whatever he was about to throw down.
Noah came screaming out of the area off screen. "I thought we left these things on Bony Island." Noah yelled as what looked like one of the wooly beavers from Bony island ran after him.
Chris walked into the scene next to Chef and Duncan. "Looks like Noah found the wooden beaver dam on the set of 'Rodents who kill!" Noah ran past the three in the background.
"And rodents who kill: part two." Chef chuckled as Noah ran back from the other direction with two beavers after him now.
"Those killer beavers are animatronic right?" Duncan asked.
"Animatronic? Of course." Chris said with a wink to the camera.
Noah ran past the three yet another time. "Serves you right!" Duncan called.
(Confessional)
Noah: (his face has a few small bandages on it and an arm is wrapping a bandage around his own arm.) Please, like this is some kind of karmic punishment for my supposed misdeeds. In my experience the universe is a cruel mistress who seems to take pleasure in my misery. Whether I've done bad things or not.
Static
Noah is now running around Gwen, who has her own stack of wood. "Come on! I know I voted for you last time but is that any reason to let me get mauled by beavers?!"
Gwen sighed. "Fine." She stuck a foot out and tripped the beaver, before setting her wood down and taking a single log to whack over the creature's head.
On the ground Noah groaned as Gwen picked up her pile of wood. "Thank you."
"Whatever." The goth said, walking off.
The focus shifted to the Gaffers at their fire. They had a bit setup with rocks surrounding a stack of wood in a cone shape. Several stumps surrounded it.
"Okay, does anyone know the proper technique to use rocks to set a fire? I've read a lot of wilderness survival guides, but they usually recommend you bring something else to start a fire, or barring that, using the stick method." Amber sighed.
"Have some faith in your boyfriend Amber, if anyone can start a fire with rocks it's Alejandro." Topher smirked.
"I'm glad to hear it amigo, but I believe Ellody would be more suited to this task." Alejandro said.
Ellody began to consider her rocks as a scoff was heard from off screen, the focus shifted to show Jo and the rest of the grips were at an identical fire site, where Jo is pounding rocks together. "Can't even do your own dirty work Al?"
"Delegation is a tool any true leader knows how to utilize." Alejandro said.
"Whatever, all I hear is excuses Al." Jo smirked.
Alejandro gritted his teeth and looked about to snap back when he felt a hand on his shoulder. The focus moved back to reveal it was Sammy. "Remember what you taught me. Don't let her get to you. That's what she wants."
(confessional)
Alejandro: Sammy is correct. I must not show weakness, especially when I know he is watching, just waiting until I get home to mock me for every little mistake I make.
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Sammy: The look on Alejandro's face when someone calls him Al. It's like when I get called Samey. The question is, why does he have that reaction?
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Jo: Al acts like he's better than everyone else, so taking him down a peg is so satisfying.
Static
"Things are finally heating up!' Chris said. The focus shifted to the Grips at their fire.
"Come on, work you stupid rocks!" Jo said as she continued to hit the rocks together.
The Gaffers are shown as Ellody continues to calculate something in her head. "Ellody? Shouldn't you start?" Amber asked.
"Patience. I must strike the rocks just right to successfully utilize them." Ellody said.
"I love it when sparks fly." Chris said as the focus was briefly on him, before shifted between the two teams. Jo striking her rocks, then Ellody muttering calculations under her breath. Then it shifted back to the Grips where Duncan snuck the thing he'd palmed earlier, a lighter, out of his loincloth, and while Jo was pounding her rocks used it to set the fire alight.
All of the Grips cheered as their fire roared. Jo smirked. "See, it's not even hard."
Ellody finally smacked her rocks together and instantly set the Gaffers fire alight. " All it required were some calculations."
"You spent so much time calculating that the Grips won the first challenge!" Chris announced as he walked past them.
"So much for your delegation Al!" Jo mocked. Alejandro bristled.
/
A distance shot of the film lot is shown once again as a loud sound is heard through the area. The focus shifted to Chris with the prop horn from earlier. He chuckled. "Yep, still loving this crazy thing."
/
The contestants stood in line before a pit of black ooze as Chris began to introduce the second challenge to them. "Time for our second caveman movie challenge. but first, Chef will pass out your rewards from this morning. Chef? Weapons please?"
Chef removed a sheet to reveal a pile of bones. "Wait a minute, we get bones as a reward?" Gwen asked incredulously.
"Hey for cave people, bones were cutting edge technology" Chris said. "And they're not your reward." Chef began to hand out small bones to the Grips. Duncan's eyes widened as the focus moved to show Chef was handing larger bones to the Gaffers.
"Hey what gives! I won the challenge, I made fire first!" Jo protested.
"Actually, you didn't. We reviewed the footage caught on camera, and it turns out Duncan started your fire with a lighter. Which is not a stone age tool, which means Ellody made fire first. The Gaffer win!" Chris explained.
"What was that you said about my delegation?" Alejandro smirked.
"This isn't on me! Stuncan is the one who got caught cheating!" Jo retorted.
"Ah, ah, ah." Alejandro began with a finger wag. "First rule of leadership: Everything is your fault."
Chris cleared his throat loudly, bringing attention back to him. "The props department for cave man movies are bare bones." Chris held up a bone. "Which means these are all actors have to fight their on-screen enemies with."
"And who exactly are these enemies?" Noah asked.
"Each other of course. Grip Tribe versus Gaffer Tribe." Chris explained.
"Cool, we have to fight each other with bones?" Duncan smirked. A bone hit the back of his head. He glared at the culprit. Topher.
"Oops, sorry, my finger slipped." The blonde smirked.
"I like the enthusiasm you two. Only you'll be fighting up there." Chris pointed upwards and focus shifted to show two fake rock pillars over a bubbling tar pit. "Each player that knocks his or opponent off the column into that fake bubbling tar pit scores a point for their team."
" The Gaffers have an extra player!" Duncan pointed out.
"Which is why one Gaffer will be sitting out. Ellody, since you're the one who started the fire, we'll make it you." Chris explained.
"It is likely for the best as I am the most physically weak of my team." Ellody nodded.
"And with that out of the way, to the tar pits!" Chris announced.
/
The first team was Sammy vs Gwen. "So, when do we start?" Sammy asked nervously.
"Oh don't worry, you'll know." Chris cackled. Then he took a big breath and blew the horn.
Startled, both girls lost balance with Sammy dropping her large bone into the tar pit below. They both recovered. "Oh no." The cheerleader gulped.
"Well, this will be easy." Gwen chuckled, hitting her bone into Sammy's stomach. The blonde clutched it in pain as she fell into the tar pit below. "No hard feelings!" The goth called,
"That's one point for the Grips." Chris announced.
The focus moved to show Amber looking into the pool of tar worriedly. "Sammy are you okay?"
Sammy surfaced. "Yeah, the liquid's actually pretty cool. It feels really good on my skin.":
"I wonder what this fake tar is made of, perhaps it's good for your skin?" Ellody thought.
"I'll bet Sammy lost that on purpose." Topher huffed.
"Topher, just drop it already. No one is buying what you're selling!" Amber snapped.
"Next up: Amber and Duncan." Chris chuckled.
The cry of a creature rang through the air as the prehistoric geese, also from boney island, flew into the area. "Looks like Sammy's bloodcurdling screams have attracted a swarm of prehistoric pterodactyls. This should be interesting." Chris noted.
"Nice effects Chris, really looks like they're there." Topher said.
"Oh, totally special effects." Chris said as he backed away nervously.
/
The geese are shown flying in the background as Duncan was shown from the front view on his column. "Why don't you just make things easy on yourself and jump in the pit for me nerd." Duncan smirked.
Amber is shown on her column shaking as she held her bone up defensively. "I-I can't, my team's counting on me."
The pterodactyl cried out as it swooped by, Amber managed to use her bone to block, but the creature grabbed it. Duncan's eyes widened as the bone formerally held by Amber was slammed into his gut, sending him off the platform.
(Confessional)
Amber: Well that was lucky. No way I could beat Duncan normally.
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"And it's even at one all.." Chris announced "Next up Topher vs Noah!"
/
The two guys are now on their respective pillars. Topher poses for the camera with a smirk. "I kinda wish Chris had given me a loincloth like yours. I'd love to show the fans my physique."
"Oh yeah, you're a real catch." Noah rolled his eyes.
"Although I can't complain about this either. The strapped loin cloth would look bad on your body type." Topher said.
"Because I care about your opinion." Noah scoffed.
(confessional)
Topher: What I don't get is why Noah doesn't want to show himself off. I mean he's a good looking guy, fans would go crazy over him. Not as much as Alejandro or me but still.
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Noah: During the short break between seasons, I found out I have a sizable fanbase. And they are not shy about how attractive they find me. Imagine all those people watching me while I wear practically nothing. (He shudders) Word of advice, if you become famous never look yourself up on the internet.
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Topher swung his bone at Noah, who ducked, as he did he gasped. "The beavers are back." The focus moved down to show the beavers were jumping into the fake tar pit, swimming to the column.
Topher swung his bone at Noah again, Noah dodged, and then the column began to wiggle. He looked down. "Oh come on, this pillar's made of plaster!" He complained as the focus moved to show the beavers were now gnawing through the column he was standing on. The column fell forward, and Noah let out a scream as he jumped to the column Topher was standing on. He rammed right into Topher, who lost his balance and both contestants fell into the tar pit below.
(confessional)
Topher: (Covered in fake tar) Hey Ellody was right; this is good for the skin.
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Chris chuckled. "That was awesome! Would have preferred to see some beaver carnage, but you can't have everything. Anyway, with the teams still tied,that leaves us with a grudge match between Alejandro and Jo, on the same column! You just can't write this stuff!"
"Don't get too excited, I'll knock Al off his high horse in no time." Jo bragged.
/
Both Jo and Alejandro were now crammed on to the same pillar. Alejandro swung his large bone at Jo, but she just caught it in her hand. "Is that the best you've got Al?" Alejandro swung the bone again. Jo didn't move. "Because this is pathetic." Alejandro grit his teeth and swung the bone again.
"Don't let her get to you!" Sammy called from the ground below.
"Take that cretin down!" Amber cheered.
"You've got this!" Topher added.
Alejandro swung his bone again. Jo caught it and pretended to yawn. She lifted her smaller bone ready to send Alejandro into the tar below. "Face it Al, you'll never beat me."
Alejandro's eyes narrowed as he lifted his bone again. "My name is not Al!" He snapped, hitting Jo square on the head. Dizzy, she fell off the column. The focus followed her descent into the tar pit.
Chris laughed in a voice over. "I gotta check that out again!" The footage rewound a bit and showed Alejandro hitting Jo over the head and her falling into the tar pit again. Chris laughed a second time. "Awesome."
Chris was shown declaring the challenge result while Jo crawled out of the tar pit behind him. "Well, I'd say the Grips had a better chance at the million B.C.! B.C." He repeated. "Before Concussions. As for the Gaffers, they win today's reward." Chef is shown a cart into the area. A large set of flintstone-like ribs were tied to the top. "A mammoth sized prehistoric barbeque!"
The Gaffers cheered as Chef stopped the cart by them. He shrugged. "Eh. It's a living.":
"Don't worry, the Gaffers may have won today's reward, but" The host pulled out a large egg. "We're not gonna let the Gaffers go hungry." He threw the egg to Gwen. "A pterodactyl egg?"
"Should be enough for the four of you, you do have a fire." The host said, as the fire from earlier was shown. It went out immediately. "Maybe if you're lucky the Gaffers will throw you a bone when they're done."
Alejandro, Topher, Amber, Ellody and Sammy all approach the cart with their meal. Chef got out of the cart, which caused it to slide backwards. Alejandro quickly steadied it. "I will not lose our prize so easily."
"Aww come on! I was hoping you'd end up having to hunt with your bones." The host complained.
"Not a chance." Sammy said.
"So does anyone know how to hard boil an egg over a fire?" Gwen asked. A loud cry rang through the air.
"Uh, Gwen? I think the pterodactyl wants its egg back." Chris said.
The goth gasped as the creature dove for her. She tossed the egg to Duncan. "Sorry!"
The punk let the egg fall to the ground and lifted up the small bone he still had. "You ready for a rematch bird brain!"
The sounds of fighting can be heard off screen. A flash transition later and Duncan is dragging the corpse of the pterodactyl past Chris, Chef and Jo. "Probably tastes like chicken." Chris said. "Speaking of chicken, tonight's surf and turf! Shall we?"
"Let's jet." Chef said. Chris, Chef and Jo all walk past the rest of the Grips who have made a spit roast for the Pterodactyl Duncan was now dragging to them.
"How long do you think it takes spit roasted pterodactyl to cook?" Gwen asked.
"At least three hours." Noah quipped. All of the Grips glared at Jo as she passed by.
(confessional)
Jo: (Holding a plate with a lobster on it.) Did you see the looks on their faces?! I mean avoiding Chef's food was good enough, but seeing how mad it made everyone else? (She laughed.) Priceless. You know being a mole is really fun.
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Chris: Jo's doing her job well, totally worth paying for a PDA, extra meals, and luxury bedding. (He takes a sip from a coconut and picks his teeth with a toothpick.) See you next time Kiddies. Same Chris Time. (He throws the coconut away) Same Chris channel. (the sound of glass shattering can be heard off screen.) Uh. Wasn't me! (The host quickly exits to the right)
A/N: As you can see a lot happened this chapter. Gwen gets confronted about her feelings for Duncan. Duncan and Noah are still at odds. Alejandro and Jo's rivalry becomes even more intense. Writing their back and forth was really fun. Jo gets all the same things Courtney did, PDA included. Though the reason she has one is different from Courtney's. But you don't get to find that out until later.
With Noah and Topher I wanted to make some commentary on fame and people's reactions to it. You know if Noah knew what kinds of things the fans draw/write he'd have problems with it.