From CIT to All Star

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Total Drama has returned for its fifth season, and now contestants from both generations have been brought back to compete. She didn't just come back for the money though. This time she wants to win it the right way. But with a new threat hiding among one of the other contestants, that may be easier said than done. Sequel to A BFG's World Tour and A Dramatic Ridonculous Race.

6. The Uneggspected Opposition

(The Uneggspected Opposition)

Spectacular Webhead 11: Yep, I doubt many people would've seen that coming.

Theboiishere12345: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. The references were fun, and Cody on the Villains team should make things interesting.

Ellismskd24: Those are some interesting characters to mention, but my version of Mal knows what he's doing.

CraftSama7: You know that's actually not a bad idea, Duncan does have a history of pets so that could work. As for Commander Zoey, I wouldn't be against it, but I'd need to think about how to incorporate that.

SuperSonicHeroes: The canon version wasn't one of my favorites either, but I thought it could work with some tinkering. DJ and Dawn are always fun to include, and I couldn't resist the call back to season 1. Duncan and Mal have a bit more dynamic here than originally, but that isn't going to last long. Don't worry about Cody and Gwen, things between them will work out before too long.

Phillip Clark: You know that's a good point, I never thought of that.

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Starting with the recap…

In typical fashion, Chris started off the newest episode with a recap of the previous one "Last time on Total Drama All Stars: the island of Wawanakwa was bathed in th light of an incredibly rare Blue Harvest Moon that takes normally sweet creatures and turns them into pure evil. Yeah, it's totally not safe to be out after in the dark with something like that on the rise, which is why I chose to make it a night challenge. As the teams took part in a race across the island, Heather took the chance to pretend that she was affected by the moon while the Heroic Hawks got split up, partially thanks to Mike, or was it really Mike? Dawn on the other hand ended up getting her connection with nature cut off thanks to the moon, and our big friendly giant DJ had to be her knight in shining armor yet again. In the end the Villains managed to scrounge together another win, and because of some sweet drama he and Gwen had going on, Cody was the one who had volunteered to be the next Hero bound for the Flush of Shame. But in one final epic twist, Cody became the newest member of the Villainous Vultures. But that was then and this is now, and there isn't a chance in hell we can stop, so we're just gonna have to try and top it, right here and right now on 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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One intro later…

"Honestly, I don't think I'm going to get tired of this." Courtney let out a content sigh as she made her way into the dining room accepted a glass of orange juice from the butler, only to stop when she noticed Cody poking at a plate of pancakes in front of him "Not much appetite?"

"Not really…" Cody let out a sigh and looked down at his cast "I've got a lot on my mind, that's all, so I'm not really that hungry."

"And being stuck on a team with Heather and Alejandro probably doesn't help."

"Actually she's not that bad, I didn't really mind being on a team with her back in Total Drama World Tour. Though that could be because I was mostly dealing with Sierra."

"Fair. Still though, you're probably one of three people I know that can actually say anything nice about Heather. The others being Harold and DJ."

"That doesn't really surprise me. Though to be honest, Heather doesn't even worry me that much right now. The biggest thing making my stomach churn is Gwen."

"That bad huh?"

"That's how it looked after last night. I even thought voting myself off would give her whatever space she needed."

"You didn't think being on different teams would help with that?" Courtney paused, then shook her head "No, we all remember how that went with her and Trent."

"Actually we both agreed that wasn't going to be an issue going into this."

"What do you mean?"

"See when we got the invitations to come back for the new season, she sat me down and we talked it over, and she made me promise that we weren't going to throw challenges for each other or anything like that. Whatever teams we ended up on, we'd give it everything we've got."

"I don't care what you do in your free time." Heather made her way over to the two of them and shot a smirk at Cody "Just make sure you don't make us lose, because I am not going to let some pathetic little geek like you be the reason we get stuck in the Loser Cabin."

"Come now Heather, show our compañero some respect." Alejandro let out a chuckle "I believe that he pulls of the appearance of a geek with a generous measure of dignified flare."

"That may be true, but let's not forget that unlike any of us, he's actually reached the finale before." Courtney was met with silence from the other two, so she gave a smirk and led Cody out of the dining hall "What was the catcphrase Marshall used in How I Met Your Mother? Oh yeah, lawyered!"

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(Confessional- Cody)

"Well that could've been worse." Cody gave a shrug "To be honest, I wasn't really sure about being on the same team as Courtney again, mainly given how things went in World Tour. I know she's turned over a new leaf, DJ and Gwen vouched for her and all that, but… I don't know. But now that I'm getting to know the knew her, she's actually not that bad. I guess she's just got a lot of baggage like the rest of us." then his face fell "Like how I might have screwed things up with the most amazing girl I've ever met. I don't know, maybe it's better if I just… keep my distance from her for the time being."

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(Confessional- Courtney)

"Honestly, looking out for Cody only felt right." Courtney let out a sigh "I wasn't exactly the nicest to him up until now, and I thought I owed it to Gwen to look after her boyfriend while she's in exile. If not for that, then for the way I treated her during World Tour. I was so angry and upset about everything with Duncan, I just… took it out on the person I thought could handle it, and deserved it. Great, I can feel Cancel Culture coming after me all over again."

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With the two remaining Villains…

"Oh joy, they're already bonding." Heather gave a scowl in the direction of Courtney and Cody, then made her way over to Alejandro "As much as it makes me want to puke, it doesn't sound like a bad idea for the two of us to form a temporary alliance, if for no other reason than to avoid being voted off ourselves. So what do you say?" she held out her hand to Alejandro "Allies, for now at least?"

"As you wish." Alejandro gave a smirk as he took her hand and laid a kiss on it, causing her to recoil in supposed disgust.

"Okay seriously, that's just disgusting."

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(Confessional- Alejandro)

"To think she actually trusts me." Alejandro gave a smirk of triumph "It is only a matter of time before I get my revenge for the dishonor she and several others in this competition have brought upon my family name. Once my gorgeous face is finally rid of that gorgeous face, it is merely a matter of time before I win it all.

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(Confessional- Heather)

"Please, he thinks I trust him?" Heather let out a scoff "As if he could trick me with some cheap reference to the Princess Bride. That's nothing but a one-way ticket for him to end up face first in a giant toilet!"

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Meanwhile, outside the Loser Cabin…

"Dammit, what's his deal?" Duncan stood out on the patio of the Loser Cabin, leaning against the railing with his thoughts drifting "I know I've seen him before, but where?"

"You want an apple?"

Duncan looked over to see Zoey holding out an apple to him"Oh cool, thanks." he accepted the apple in question and bit into it.

"Glad to see you're starting to trust other people."

"What are you talking about?"

"Think about it, a few days ago you never would've taken that from me, but I think you've really warmed up to me and the others since you joined the team."

"...You know I never thought someone could ruin free food for me, but apparently people find a way to do pretty much anything." Duncan turned and walked away from the Loser Cabin without another word, leaving Zoey alone.

"Was it something I said?"

"I don't think it's that simple."

Zoey looked over to see DJ making his way out of the cabin "What do you mean? All I said was that he was warming up to us."

"That's kinda the problem." DJ let out a sigh and leaned against the railing next to her "The thing about Duncan is that, he's got his pride. Don't get me wrong, he is a good guy and one of my best friends without a doubt… but he'd never be one to admit it. He's got his reputation for being a tough guy, not taking any… let's go with Stuff… from people. He never likes to show any real kind of sensitivity, but he also doesn't hesitate to look out for the people he cares about." he gave a small fond smile "I learned that pretty early on, when I lost my pet Bunny."

"You mean when Geoff was watching it, it got eaten by a bunch of animals and Duncan found a new one for you?" Zoey covered her mouth as soon as she realized what she said "I mean-"

"No no it's alright, I already know. I actually found out around the start of Total Drama Action. It was actually why I went with everyone else and voted off Geoff and Bridgette. I was kinda mad at Geoff for what happened, I didn't want him and Bridgette to get separated so… yeah, that was how it played out. Anyway, Duncan was a cook guy to hang out with and dependable, but when I learned that I realized just how much of a true friend he really was… But I also understand why he didn't want anyone to find out. Even though they did find out because it's international TV, I don't think he thought about that part. The point is, he's got his pride. He didn't want anyone to think he was soft or lost his edge. I don't fully understand the whole thing with pride myself, but it means a lot to him and I decided to respect his feelings. To this day I don't think he knows I know, and I don't plan to tell him anytime soon."

"Oh… I didn't think of that." Zoey's face fell slightly "Should I go apologize to him?"

"No, just let him cool down before you talk to him. Right now he probably just wants to calm himself down a little and unwind, make a few carvings to help him do that. Like that one for example." DJ pointed to a carving on the outer wall of the cabin "It's one of his ways of letting off steam."

"Oh, you mean the cute little bunny?"

"It's supposed to be a skull and crossbones- Oh yeah, now I see it. You probably shouldn't say that around him though." it was then that a loud scream could be heard in the distance "Though we might be a little late for that. Also if he spray paints what look like big muffins, those are probably supposed to be giant explosions."

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(Confessional)

"Oh god, it's sickening!" Duncan was left looking disgusted and mortified "I'm surrounded by so much heroic kindness, I think it's starting to rub off. I mean I've done a few decent things here and there, but god it's never been this much all at once. I'm just hoping Courtney doesn't find out about it, she said herself that she thinks danger is hot. No I got nothing to worry about, I still scream danger, just check it out!" he gestured to a carving in the confessional wall… and his face immediately fell "It does look like a bunny! (Insert large stream of bleeps)! Well if there's any solace to this, it's that I can at least swear still. If that goes then I'm screwed. But seriously, I gotta find some way to show everybody that I'm still a bad boy. Maybe I could snatch Chris' wallet? Nah, I've done that like five times already."

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Back with the two hearts of the Heroes…

"Right, I won't let Duncan find out about any of that, don't worry." Zoey gave a reassuring smile to DJ, which then widened a little wider "But onto another topic, you and Dawn? How does that feel?"

"Oh yeah, you saw that… I was kinda hoping everyone would forget." DJ started blushing until he looked over to see Dawn meditating under a nearby tree surrounded by various woodland creatures, and then she waved at him, and he waved back while blushing harder "But I'd be lying if I said it didn't feel really good."

"I can imagine."

"Believe me, it does feel wondrous." Dawn made her way over to the two of them as she grabbed hold of DJ's arm and leapt up to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"So… does this mean you two are official now?"

"Actually, I believe that is a question DJ should answer, but only when he feels ready. The last thing I want is to pressure him into something he doesn't feel comfortable with."

"No no, it's alright." DJ patted Dawn on the hand and gave her a small smile, then took a breath as he turned to face Zoey "To be honest, I've had feelings for Dawn for a long time, but there was one big reason why I never really went anywhere with it before… my Momma. She and I have always been close, especially after my dad left us. Ever since then, Momma was my whole world, at least for the most part, and I felt like I was that way for her too. I thought that she'd feel threatened by anyone that could do for me what she does… and maybe because I was afraid that she'd be alone. I actually called her up last night with a little bit of help from one of the interns, I talked with her for a little while. She wasn't thrilled at first, mostly because Dawn kinda made me turn Vegan for a little while, but that's a whole other thing. Anyway, I told her that I wanted to be with you, and she was really understanding. She said that she didn't have a right to tell me who not to date, and that if you made me happy, then that was enough for her. And you do." he pulled her into a hug and gave her a kiss on the cheek as she leaned into his gentle embrace as he carried her away.

"Aww!" Zoey was left gushing over the sight as the two of them walked out of view "That's so sweet!"

"What is?"

Zoey let out a yelp of fear as she whipped around to find Mike standing before her "Oh Mike, it's just you."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you or anything." Mike recoiled slightly "I just wanted to check in, make sure you were okay."

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine."

"Cool. So… you want one?" he held up an apple slice skewered through a knife, earning another yelp of terror.

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(Confessional- Zoey)

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm scared of Mike of all people!" Zoey cringed at the very thought "Ever since the beach challenge, I've been getting this feeling around him that makes my skin crawl, and there are times when he doesn't act like himself. But the Mike I know and love is still in there, he has to be. I can't just turn my back on him. Honestly, what I wouldn't give for a deck of tarot cards right now."

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(Confessional- Mike)

"I'm getting these gaps in my memory, and Zoey is pulling away… to be honest, it might be for the best." Mike let out a long sigh and hung his head "Things have felt so… wrong in my head, ever since the beach challenge… If I can't control who's in charge of my body, then Zoey might be safer if she stays away from me. Even though I really don't want her to." there was a gasp, and then Mal took over once again, his gaze hardening "That's the big problem with Mike. He might not want the girl to keep her distance, but he rarely understands what he needs." it was then that the sound of a horn blaring in the distance.

"Get your butts down to the Dock of Shame victims, it's time for the next challenge!"

"...Oh joy."

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A few moments later, at the dock…

"Morning people!" Chris was quick to greet the two teams when they reached the Dock "Now for starters, let me welcome all of you to today's challenge, which just so happens to involve a trip to a little place I like to call the Fun Zone!" and then he blew on a kazoo as confetti began raining down from… somewhere.

"...Where did the confetti come from?" Cody voiced the obvious question.

"We've got places and resources."

"So then what's the catch?" Heather gave a raised eyebrow of suspicion "Is the Fun Zone just a building you set on fire?"

"Nope."

"Is it a bit full of intestines?" asked Duncan.

"Would that be fun? I mean for me it would be, but you guys have had it kind of rough lately, so I- or rather the lawyers- figured that you guys deserved a little treat for once. But if you would rather do something else…"

"No!" came the simultaneous chorus.

"Well I don't really care what any of you want, so Fun Zone it is! And good timing, because our ride is coming now."

Sure enough, it was at this moment that the Boat of Losers pulled up, with Gwen sitting in the back of it "I'm back."

"Good and now you're making it a round trip, all aboard to the Fun Zone!"

"...What?"

"I'll fill you in on the ride over. Oh yeah and for an added bonus, you and Cody are on the same team again. It works better as a surprise that way.

"...What?!"

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One boatride later, on Boney Island…

"Well this officially sucks." Heather gave a scowl and looked around as she and the rest of the contestants followed Chris through Boney Island "I forgot how much of a (bleep) whole this place is."

"Hey come on, you don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth." Chris gave a smirk that was full of mocking "You never know, maybe someone will find one of the Invincibility Statues on the island today."

"Yeah right, as if you'd actually give us the chance to find the thing during a challenge. You'd want to make it as painful as possible for any of us. For all any of us know there aren't even any Invinicbility Statues on this island"

"While that is true, there are statues hidden on Boney Island, and one of them happens to be in the Fun Zone."

"Really?" Mike suddenly let out a gasp as Mal came out, quickly putting up his facade so no one could tell "Just one of them?"

"I can only confirm one of them, and whoever finds it gets to keep it."

"But only one of them, meaning that the other statue can be hidden anywhere on the island outside of this place."

"Depends on where its guardian is. We entrusted the second statue to Ted. If you find him then you gotta win him over, how you do that is up to you."

"Huh. Good to know." there was another gasp, and then Mike was back "So how much further to this Fun Zone place?"

"You'll know it when you see it, trust me."

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A few moments later…

"And here we are!" Chris brought the group to a stop outside of a large gated complex, his grin growing ever wider "Let me welcome you to the outside of the Fabulous Fun Zone! The patent is still pending FYI. now let's move it people, keep a steady pace." he pushed a button on a remote and the gate opened up.

"Somehow, this makes me feel nauseous." Gwen shared a look with the other Villains (though she averted her gaze from meeting Cody's and vice versa) as they made their way through the gate, which didn't go unnoticed by any of the others. Of course this subsided when they got inside the gate and saw that it was filled to the brim with mutated creatures and wildlife, being immediately followed by the gate slamming shut behind them "And I think we just found what makes it fun."

"You got that right! You are now in the Fun Zone, aka the most dangerous place any of you have ever been, even by the standards of this show. The challenge I've set up is an easy one, you just have to put eggs in a basket. Eggs found here in the Fun Zone happen to belong to all of the terrifying mutant creatures from season 4, who will more than likely try to smash your bodies and eat you."

"And what exactly is fun about that?" asked Mike.

"By your standards, probably nothing. By the standards of myself and the millions of viewers, it's incredibly fun to watch."

"So all we have to do is collect these eggs?" asked Alejandro.

"Calm down you're gonna be fine, they're just a bunch of wild mutated beasts trying to protect all of their unborn babies. How bad could that possibly be? The first team that gets six eggs in their basket wins a night at the Spa Hotel, and the losers will be sending someone down the Flush of Shame."

"So what do we do if an egg hatches?" asked Duncan.

"As long as you keep whatever hatches in your basket, it counts, and as a special bonus, whichever member of the winning team collects the most eggs gets a special reward for the next challenge. So how about it, you guys excited?"

"Yeah, I'm (bleep) giddy right now."

"Good to know Sunshine. Anyway, the red basket belongs to the Villainous Vultures, and the blue one is for Duncan and the rest of the do-gooders." he ignored the snarl from Duncan "So, any other questions I don't really care about but am legally obligated to answer?"

"I have one." Dawn shot a glare up at Chris "Whatever eggs we recover for this challenge will be returned to their proper homes when it's over, correct?"

"Oh come on, do you really think that little of me? Of course I'm gonna make Chef put them all back when it's over. Cool? Whatever. I'd wish all of you the best of luck, but it's bad for ratings, so I hope some of you get hurt bad enough to break the internet." and cue the sound of an airhorn, which prompted the contestants to take off running, some breaking off into teams.

"Hey listen, hold on a second." DJ gripped Dawn by the arm and pulled her to a stop "I know I kind of said before that we should work together for now, but…" he trailed off as his gae fell towards Duncan.

"But you wish you support your friend and help him through his turmoil, and also because you feel his stregnth will be sufficient to protect you from the mutant wildlife that permeates this entire area?" Dawn followed his gaze and gave a gentle smile "If that is what you need to do then I have no intention of standing in your way. I have faith in you." she gave him a kiss on the cheek and took her leave in search of eggs.

"...Huh. Good talk."

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Meanwhile, with one of the Villain pairs…

"So not that I'm complaining about the company…" Courtney shared a look with Cody as the two of them made their way through the mutated forest "But why exactly did you choose to stick with me during this challenge?"

"Honestly, more process of elimination than anything else." Cody gave a shrug "If not you then it would have to be either Heather or Alejandro, since Gwen isn't an option right now."

"You know you can't keep avoiding her forever."

"I know, I just… figured I'd give her some space, maybe let things cool down before I try and talk to her again."

"Uh huh. Alright fine, maybe I'll try talking to her later on. For now, let's just go find some eggs so we don't get voted off."

"And stuffed in a giant toilet." there was a pause, and the two of them shared a look "Can you believe this is our lives?"

"I try not to think about it."

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Meanwhile, with a certain Hero couple…

"Okay, maybe through here?" Zoey made her way through the mutated forest in search of eggs and pushed past a branch, only to be met with a menacing shadowy figure that made her yelp in terror and fall to the ground.

"Sorry about that." it turns out it was just Mike, who knelt down in front of Zoey and helped her back onto her feet "I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's… It's okay."

"Good." there was a pause, and then Mike let out a sigh "Look here's the thing Zoey, I know that things have been kind of… out of it lately, considering everything that's been happening with my other personalities ever since the beach challenge, but the truth is that when I'm with you… I'm not scared of myself anymore."

"Mike, I feel better when I'm around you too. At least when you're, you know, you."

"Being around you makes me feel more like the me I want to be, when I'm around you and being me… Wait a second, that doesn't sound right."

"I think I get the sentiment." Zoey let out a giggle, but then suddenly grabbed Mike by the arm and pulled him into a push as a giant mutant crab walked by "That was close."

"Yeah… hey Zoey, is there any chance that you'd-"

"Want to work together and pick up eggs? Sure?" the two of them shared small smiles, and then they went to get to work on gathering eggs.

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Meanwhile, with another Villain couple…

"Now let's see here, at the proper angle…" Alejandro threw a small rock towards a bird's nest perched on a high ledge, causing the egg to fall and allowing him to catch it "I believe the team will be satisfied with this."

"Oh yeah, real egg-scellent work on your part." Heather shot a mocking smirk at Alejandro, only to receive a dirty look in return "What? It's a compliment."

"Yes I'm aware that such a thing is rare coming from you, but the puns are at the level only Chris would dare to stoop to."

"...That bad huh?"

"If nothing else I felt it worth mentioning."

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One quick trip back to the start later…

"And there we are." Alejandro and Heather made their way back to the Villain basket and placed the egg in.

"And just like that, the first egg goes to the Vultures! Word to the wise Heroes, you're gonna wanna get your butts in gear!"

"Let us make sure we keep this lead." Alejandro prepared to take off after Heather, only to stop as a thought occurred to him "Hold on, what exactly is to stop the other team from taking any of the eggs in our basket?"

"Integrity and a sense of honor and good sportsmanship?"

"So nothing then." Heather noted dryly.

"I didn't make it a rule that they can't, so I guess that means they can."

"Then that settles it." Heather shot a look at Alejandro "I'll go and get more eggs, you stay here for now and guard the nest."

"As you wish, you're the boss." Alejandro gave a polite smile, but it melted away into a scowl once she was gone "For now at least."

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Meanwhile, with the Hero couple…

"Okay, they have to be around here somewhere." Mike and Zoey made their way through the forest in search of mutated eggs, until they would up hiding behind a tree "Okay, there should be some eggs hidden around here somewhere, maybe if we-"

"Mike wait, take a look over there." Zoey directed his attention to a certain giant venus flytrap plant holding onto an egg "It's Larry, and he has a giant egg with him. Wait, does that mean he's actually a Laurie? No, think about that later. You wait here and I'm grab the flower so Larry will chase me, then you grab the egg and bring it back over to the basket."

"But what about-"

"I'll be fine, I'll meet you at the basket." so with the plan in mind, Zoey climbed up the tree and latched onto a vine, which she then used to swing over Larry and grab the flower from within its mouth "Sorry!" and then she took off running, with Larry chasing after her.

"Okay, I got this…" Mike took a breath as he grabbed hold of Larry's egg and pulled it out of the ground "I got it, let's go!"

"Right!" seeing that Mike had the egg, Zoey hurled the flower up at a mutant moose flying near them, prompting Larry to grab hold of it instead "That was close, sorry again!" and then she made a beeline for the basket.

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Meanwhile, with the two Bass Kickers…

"Come on, come on…" Duncan lifted up a rock and looked under it, to no avail "Nope, that one is a dead end."

"Same here." DJ rose up from the nearby swamp and climbed back onto dry land as he wiped some goop from his face "Turns out there's some kind of freaky swamp monster down there, he's not that bad actually."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, you'd probably like him actually. Once you get past… him." the two of them looked down to see a large hulking green creature with red eyes and what looked like a trunk on its face, holding out an egg to DJ, allowing him to take it "Oh cool, thanks Ted. You're probably not going to like how he gets you though."

"What do you-" Duncan was cut off by a tentacle wrapping around his ankle and dragging him underwater, before hurling him into a tree, an egg falling out and landing in his hand "Yes! Also, ow…"

"He's not really very trusting of people, but he's actually a pretty nice guy after you get to know him. Also, he told me that whatever knows fear burns at his touch."

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Meanwhile, at the baskets…

"Come on hurry, we have to put it in the basket!" Mike and Zoey rushed their way back over to the basket with the egg they stole from Larry, the former moving to put the egg in the basket… only for it to explode, covering him in yellow ooze and leaving Larry's hatchlings to run around freely.

"Ay dios mio." Alejandro recoiled at the backsplash of the egg hatching… and did so again when he saw that one of the hatchlings like Chris "Just for the sake of clarity, do the two of you-"

"Yep."

"And I don't suppose we're going to get an explanation for that." he was met with the sound of guilty whistling coming through the intercom "So that's a no."

"Um… Oh hey look at that, anything else but right now the Heroes have incoming!"

"Check this one out." Duncan and DJ made their way onto the scene and stuck their eggs into the basket, causing an airhorn to sound out.

"And the score is 2 to 1 Heroes!"

"Yep, one for the good guys." DJ caught Mike and Zoey in a high five, then paused "One for the good guys and Duncan."

"That's better." Duncan gave a nod of approval "So what's next?"

"Actually can you stay and guard our basket? Or else…" Zoey pointed at Alejandro.

"Oh yeah, good point. Go ahead, I got this."

"Perfect, thanks Duncan." so Mike and Zoey took off in one direction, with DJ taking off in the other.

"Aright then." Duncan shot a smirk at Alejandro "I guess it makes sense two of the stronger ones are the ones they left to guard the eggs."

"I agree amigos, we are like two mother hens." Alejandro let out a chuckle, earning a loud groan of dismay from Duncan.

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Meanwhile, with a certain Villain tag team…

"Okay seriously, this is ridiculous." around this time, Courtney and Cody found themselves being forced to hide behind a rock to avoid a giant alligator with tentacles "Why do people keep coming on this show?"

"To quote Zoey, the money removes all common sense and fear of danger." Cody pointed out, then hung his head "At least that's my reason."

"Oh yeah, and my whole redemption thing. (Bleep)."

"You guys!" this was when Heather came running up to them "I'm glad I found you, Alejandro just tried to convince me to vote for Cody at the next elimination, and he's gonna try and make Gwen do it too."

"Wait. what?"

"But don't worry about that, because my vote is for Alejandro."

"...Wow."

"She's lying isn't she?" was Cody's guess.

"Probably just trying to make us hate Alejandro more and vote him off. So… what do you think then?"

"My only real options are either Heather, Alejandro or vote for myself." Cody paused, then gave a shrug "Fine, let's vote him off. She didn't have to lie to us about that though."

"I think we've established by now that being subtle really isn't her strong suit. The same with a sense of shame."

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Meanwhile, at the baskets…

"Look alive team, I bring back a spoil of war!" Brick rushed his way over to the basket with an egg in the middle of hatching, and quickly placed it in.

"That makes three eggs for the Heroes."

"Yes!" Brick's celebrating was cut short by the egg hatching all the way, revealing a two-headed rat "Huh. You know this one kind of reminds me of that cartoon I watched as a kid, I think it was called CatDog. It's rather nostalgic."

"Yeah good to know, hey here's an idea. How about you stay here and guard the basket while I go and find some more eggs." Duncan quickly took off without waiting for any response, which left Brick alone with the basket and a two-headed rat.

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Meanwhile, outside the Fun Zone…

"Looks like things are getting scrambled." Chris turned towards the camera "It's hard boiled down so far to three eggs for the Heroes and one for the Villains, but the challenge is far from overeasy, and the question remains: Who will win? Your quiche is as good as mine. Find out when we come back, right here on Total! Drama! All Stars! Yeah, I'm so gonna fire the genius who wrote those."

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One commercial break later…

"Okay easy, just a little further…" Mike braced himself as he reached further under a nest, only to end up disturbing the giant mutant chicken on the nest in question, prompting him and Zoey to run away screaming.

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Meanwhile, with a certain Villain duo…

"I gotta be honest though, you do have a point." Cody shared a look with Courtney as he stood on her shoulders "I'm all for the songs that say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but an entire season of stuff like this? Respect to the Revenge of the Island contestants."

"Tell me about it." Courtney rolled her eyes, then gritted her teeth as she forced Cody as high as she could make him go towards a certain bird's nest, allowing him to grab hold of it and the egg, but he lost his grip due to his wounded arm and fell to the ground, losing his grip on the egg in the process, until Courtney caught it "So much for the Codemeister delivering."

"You got that far with an injury, sometimes you have to take what you can get." Courtney patted him on the shoulder as she helped him to his feet, and the two of them made their way back over to the basket "So out of curiosity, how was life on the Heroes team before this?"

"It was actually pretty good, aside from Gwen getting swapped over here. DJ was really cool to have around, I got to know some of the new guys. Duncan himself isn't even that bad. He and I didn't talk much, but he did miss you, that much I could tell."

"Really?"

"Yeah, it was mostly about how he missed his Princess. Where exactly did that nickname come from anyway?"

"I'm pretty sure he just started calling me that to piss me off, but it grew on me. Kind of like how I call him an ogre."

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Meanwhile, at the baskets…

"And just like that the Villains have tied it up, 3 to 3!"

"Sounds like good time for a breather." Heather let out a sigh and wiped some sweat from her face that wasn't actually there, then turned to Alejandro "I'll take a turn at guarding the basket, in the meantime you go and get more eggs."

"As you wish." Alejandro gave her a slightly bow as he took off running in a certain direction, with Cody and Courtney taking off in another.

"Good." Heather stood at attention at the basket, a smirk spreading across her face "Three votes in my pocket, he might as well be gone already."

"If you're gonna plot like a Disney villain then do it somewhere else." Gwen rolled her eyes as she made her way onto the scene and stuck an egg into the basket.

"And the Villains have made it up 4 to 3!"

"Whoop-dee freaking doo." Gwen's scowl remained as she moved to take her leave, only to be stopped by Heather grabbing her by the arm "What?"

"We need to talk." Heather told her flatly.

"Don't care." Gwen pulled out of her grip, only for her other arm to be grabbed "I'm not above chucking one of my boots at your head."

"Wouldn't be the first time, but I need you to hear me out."

"I don't give a (bleep) what you need, I've got my own problems to deal with."

"You think everyone on the island doesn't already know about that? Cody said he loved you and you didn't say it back, just dump the little geek and get on with it!" she was met with a kick to the shin "(Bleep)!"

"Would you just… It's not that simple, alright?" Gwen let out a sigh as she slumped against the basket of eggs "Not like I'm gonna bother explaining it to you of all people."

"...I might be better for that than you think." Heather sat down next to her "I have taken a couple of psychology courses since I started college."

"Seriously?"

"Also my mom is a psychiatrist, so I picked up a few things from her."

"And I'm supposed to believe that you're actually willing to give me amateur therapy and help me through a relationship problem without trying to sabotage me?"

"Keep in mind that I'm doing this for strictly selfish reasons, frankly my thought process is that I help you through it and pay me back by voting with me."

"That depends on how good your advice is." Gwen rolled her eyes and leaned back, but then gave a shrug "Fine, let's get this over with before I realize what I'm doing. Okay, Cody said he loved me twice yesterday, once when I brought him a little care package from the Spa Hotel and once when he saved me from that rabid deer. I don't know, when he said it, I just… I couldn't make myself say it back."

"Not hard to imagine that. It's not the first time either."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"It means that we all know Trent once said that he's in love with you, then a few weeks later you break it off with him. I mean yeah he was losing it, some of us have theories that he was off his meds but that's never been confirmed, but it's not the big issue… My theory is that you've got a fear of commitment. was the longest relationship you've had befor Cody?"

"Honestly? Trent."

"So about two and a half weeks, got it. That pretty much clarifies the pattern. You got issues, when you realize you really care about these guys you find the first chance you get to jump ship, and then run like hell. If I had to guess it's why you broke up with Trent in Action when he was throwing challenges for you."

"Because I wanted to win it fair and square."

"Sure, keep telling yourself that. But I've got a hunch about what the real problem is with you and these guys." Heather straightened herself up and her gaze softened in a way that seemed almost uncharacteristic "You're probably going to kick me for this… but I know about how your dad died." that made Gwen visibly flinch.

"How do you know about that?"

"I did my research on you, especially during our little blog war. Your dad was a construction worker, he was killed when an accident made a site collapse. It took them almost a month to get his body out."

"Choose your next words carefully. They'll determine whether or not I hurt you."

"My point is that when you lost your dad, you closed yourself off and pushed everyone away, so you wouldn't have to get hurt again."

"So you think I pushed Trent away at the first opportunity because I was afraid of getting hurt, and now I'm doing the same thing to Cody?"

"That's the short version. You haven't said I'm wrong either." Heather was met with silence, "I figured as much."

"Are you done yet?"

"Not yet. I'll give Cody this if nothing else. The geek is known for pissing his pants and being some reject casanova wannabe… but we're talking about someone who willingly threw himself in front of a cannonball and a rabid deer to protect you. Guys like that are hard to come by. You really wanna let go of that?" Heather was once again met with silence, so she let out a sigh and pulled herself to her feet "Well I've said my piece, so you do whatever you want with it. Now it's my turn."

"I saw this coming."

"I overheard Alejandro talking to Courtney earlier, and he's got her convinced to vote off Cody next, which is actually pretty tempting-"

"I'm not above chucking one of my boots at your head."

"But my vote is for Alejandro."

"Meaning you're lying about that just to get me to vote him off. Alright."

"But if we- Wait, seriously?"

"I've been meaning to shove one of my boots in his face for about two years. The way I see it, this is long overdue."

"Oh. Well okay then."

"Yeah. And Heather? Thanks."

"Whatever, just remember this when you cast your next vote. Have fun on guard duty." and so she walked off.

"Wait, I thought you were supposed to guard the eggs!" Gwen was met with silence "The clever little (bleep)."

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Meanwhile, with the chicken hunted…

"Okay, I think it's gone." Zoey and Mike poked their heads out of a cave to see that the mutant chicken was nowhere in sight, and they exited the cave "We're in the clear."

"Lucky for us he's kind of a sucker." Mike let out a chuckle, only for a loud squawk to get their attention, and they once again ran away screaming "Why do I have to say things?!"

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Meanwhile, with a certain Villain…

"Dios mio!" Alejandro found himself being forced to evade a mutant flying goat breathing fire at him, holding onto two eggs for dear life until he was forced to leap to the ground, catching one of the eggs but the other hitting the ground… and revealing and Invincibility Statue inside, to which he gave a smirk of triumph as he picked it up "What do we have here?"

"It better be another egg for our basket."

Alejandro tensed at the sound of the new voice, so he quickly hid the statue inside his shirt with his free hand, then turned around to find Heather walking towards him "As a matter of fact, I do have a new egg for our basket. If my math is correct, that should give us five."

"Yeah good for you, but we need six, so get back to it. We still need one more and we need to find it fast, or we're going to lose." she paused and looked around, then back at him "Of course we do need to get straight who to vote for in the even we do lose."

"And pray tell, who do you suggest we vote for?"

"Honestly, I'm not entirely sure yet. But you'll want to keep an eye out."

"Why do you say that?"

"Becuase if there's one thing I've learned from competing in four seasons of the show, it's that you never underestimate the wild card." she was met with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't believe I follow."

"I'm going to assume you haven't watched any of the Aftermaths from World Tour?"

"That is an old shame I try not to relive."

"Fair enough. That's a theory I'd developed over the course of three seasons." she gritted her teeth "As much as it pains me to admit it, the whole experience on the island did teach me one important lesson about this game. No matter who you think is the biggest threat, you never underestimate the wild card."

"I still don't follow your thought process."

"Think about it. In Total Drama Island, I was so focused on whatever rivalries I had going with the likes of Gwen and Leshawna, I completely blew off Owen as a threat. That came back to bite me big time in the final three. Then came Action, where Courtney was so focused on the likes of Lindsay and Beth, she never thought about what would happen if Duncan turned on her. Then the minute that happened, she was sent home, and he went on to win the season. Then came World Tour, and your downfall. You were focused on me, as you should've been, but once I was gone you put so much focus on the likes of Noah that you didn't see DJ as big of a threat as you were meant to, and he was the one that took you down in the end. No matter how big of a rivalry you have going with an obvious threat, you have to keep an eye on the ones you least expect, because they can and will surprise you in the end."

"...Hm." Alejandro remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Heather "I must admit, that is a very sound thought process."

"Three seasons of humiliation on this show will do that to you. The bottom line is, think of the one you'd least expect to be a threat, and then squash him."

"And I don't suppose you would be willing to tell me who you believe that to be?"

"Oh you don't have to worry your pretty head about that, I've got someone in mind."

"Very well then, I won't worry my pretty head." he gave her a mocking smirk, causing her to scowl.

"It's an expression, and I didn't mean it." she started walking back towards the basket, and he followed after her.

"Oh hold on, wait for me and my pretty head!"

"Zip it!"

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Meanwhile, with another power couple…

"Okay, how about this?" Zoey shared a look with Mike as the two of them continued making their way through the forest "If you lost contact with your other personalities because Scott hit you in the head during the beach challenge?"

"You mean like doing it a second time to cancel it out? It's worth a shot." Mike gave a shrug as he grabbed a nearby rock and handed it to Zoey "Go ahead, do it."

"I can't just hit you in the head with a rock! I wish Cameron was here, maybe he'd have a better idea for it."

"I guess… though to be honest, I think hitting me in the head still has some merit."

"I just don't feel right about- Wait, do you see that?" Zoey directed Mike's attention to a giant nest sitting in front of them… carrying numerous eggs.

"I think we just found our win for the challenge."

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Meanwhile, at the basket…

"Allow me my friends." Dawn gracefully came to a stop in front of the Heroes' basket holding a small blue egg, looking solemn as she placed it in.

"And just like that it's tied again, 4 to 4!"

"Claiming this egg for our team was an emotional task, I still hate having separate these young ones from their families. But I take comfort knowing you WILL return them to where they belong. You are aware of that, are you not Chris?" her tone held an icy edge to it.

"Cool it Mother Nature, I already told you I was gonna make Chef do it later. You should know by now that I'm nothing if not a man of my word."

"Yeah right, and I'm Mila Kunis." Gwen let out a snort.

"Still I get it, that oughta satisfy the tree huggers in the fandom. Plus who knows, maybe I can bring you back for the next All Star season: Total Sweethearts agains Total Bigger Sweethearts, and guess which team Duncan is gonna be on!"

"THEY'LL NEVER FIND YOUR BODY!" came the angry screaming in the distance.

"Yep, that never stops being fun."

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(Confessional)

"Okay, how to go about this." Duncan frowned as he looked at a notepad in his hand "How to get back my badboy rep. I can't steal Chris's wallet, I've done that already. Repeatedly. I could blow up his house. No, I promised Courtney I woudln't end up in jail again. What the (bleep) am I supposed to do?!"

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Back with the challenge…

"The score is still tied 4 to 4, it can still go either way, but I can see a lot of eggs coming in hot, so this is going to be a close one!"

"Here we go." Heather and Alejandro made their way back to the scene and placed their egg in the basket.

"Correction, make that 5 to 4 in favor of the Villains!"

"Ha, that Spa Hotel is as good as ours."

"Somehow, I would not be so sure." Alejandro directed their attention to something he could see in the distance.

"Okay, what the hell is that?"

"Come on faster, we're almost there!" as it turns out, it was Zoey and Mike rushing towards the scene carrying the giant nest filled with eggs, with Courtney and Cody trailing close behind them with their own egg.

"Aw crap. Courtney hurry and throw the egg, I'll catch it! It's the only chance we have, now DO IT!"

"Right!" Courtney took a breath and threw the egg forward… only for it to hatch in mid air, releasing a baby mutant goat that subsequently began chasing the other Villains around "Oh come on!"

"Ouch, that's a tough break for the Villains."

"Maybe for them, but not for us!" Zoey and Mike rushed forward and dumped the eggs in the nest into their basket.

"Ooh, and with a final score of 18 to 5, the Heroes win the day!" this was met with a series of cheers from the Heroes, and a series of groans from the Villains "Yeah yeah, good for all of you guys. Now head down to the beach and wait for the boat to get brought around."

"Ahem." was all Dawn said as she shot a pointed glare in the direction of the screen.

"And while we wait for Chef to put the eggs back, and then we're gonna be high tailing it back to the island we actually own. My soap operas are on in 45 minutes, so if you get left behind then it ain't my problem."

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A little while later, back on Wawanakwa…

"Well it could be worse I guess." Courtney let out a sigh as she stood outside the confessional, on gazing up at the sun setting above her "At least I didn't make a fool out of myself."

"Hey Courtney."

"Hm?" Courtney looked over to see Mike (holding a large rock behind his back) standing before her "If you're looking to get in there, the line forms behind me."

"You have to get in the confessional too?"

"...Sure, let's go with that." she blushed slightly, then looked away "Just want to get a few things out of my system before the elimination ceremony tonight."

"Oh yeah, sorry you guys lost the challenge."

"I'd be more inclined to believe that if you weren't one of the ones spending the night in the Spa Hotel." Courtney shot him a dry look, then gaze back up at the sunset "IF nothing else, I'll take some solace in how things are turning out so far."

"What do you mean?"

"I spent three seasons making a complete ass out of myself on this show. The big reason why I agreed to come back was because I wanted to do it the right way, redeem myself basically. If I end up going home tonight, at least I can say I got to a certain point the right way."

"...I know how that feels." Mike spoke up again, earning a raised eyebrow from Courtney "The whole redemption thing I mean."

"You do?"

"To a certain extent, yeah." Mike took a shaky breath as he looked away "I usually don't like to talk about this, but a few years ago, one of my personalities… did something. Something really bad. Honestly it took me a long time to be able to look at myself and not see the face of the one that did it. I've gotten help from doctors and therapists, they try to tell me it wasn't my fault, but it doesn't change the fact that it was my hands."

"Okay Mike, I appreciate the sentiment, but the difference is that it wasn't you in control when your personality did the things you're talking about. I don't have that excuse. I should've known better than to be like that, so to be honest… I don't think it's the same thing."

"Maybe not, but I still know what the guilt feels like. The feelings of shame and the endless embarrassment. You spend one night after another lying awake at night, asking yourself what you could've done differently, why things turned out like this, and driving yourself mad trying to come up with an answer. And even when you find them, they still don't satisfy you. I'm right about that, aren't I?"

"...Yeah, to the point where it's kind of scary." Courtney looked up at him "Did you ever get past it?"

"To be honest, no. I'm still haunted by everything my personality did. But I've learned to live with it, mainly thanks to the support of the people in my life, like my aunt and uncle, all of my friends… and Zoey."

"That… does sound nice actually." Courtney gave a small smile "I guess I'll just… take care of things later. Thanks for the talk Mike." she patted him on the arm and walked off without another word.

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(Confessional- Heather)

"Looks like everything is falling into place." Heather gave a smirk "He's going to regret ever trying to pull one over me. I can tell you for a fact who's going home tonight, and it's not going to be me!"

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(Confessional- Mike)

"This is it, the moment of truth…" Mike braced himself as he held up a large boulder directly over his head "I know what Zoey would say, mainly because she already said it… She wouldn't want me to do this, and she doesn't. Maybe it will fix the problem, maybe it will make it worse, I don't really know… But I have to take the chance… The things he's done, the pain he's caused… I can't let it happen again… Not to any of them, especially not her… Zoey, if you're listening, I'm sorry, but… I have to do this… because I love you…" so he took a breath and let the boulder fall on his head… only for this to be followed by a gasp as Mal rose up, now in control of the body, and he took a moment to shake off the pain of the blow "Okay, so that happened… I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting that. Truth be told, my plan was to sort of be the man behind the man and push Mike on until he got to the finale, but I guess it's like that old saying goes. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Oh well, I'm nothing if not adaptable, and also pragmatic. First I'll have to adjust to being in full control of the body again, take exile duty on Boney Island. Who knows, play my cards right and I might track down that other Invincibility Statue. Assuming I'll even need it. Now that Mal is back in the driver's seat, things are about to get interesting." he gave a smirk as he pushed his bang up until he looked like Mike, whistling a certain tune as he did so "In the Hall of the Mountain King. Catch stuff."

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Meanwhile, inside Mike's head…

"Ow, my head… Where am I?" Mike rubbed his head and looked around, or tried to at least until he fell forward and looked back… and was immediately horrified to find his leg chained to a rock shaped like Mal's face "Oh no… no, not again… No no no no no! NOOOOOO!"

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Nightfall came, and the time for the elimination ceremony had begun.

"Okay, let's get this over with." Cody took a breath as he followed the other Villains towards the campfire pit, only to suddenly be grabbed by the arm and pulled into a bush, taking him very much by surprise "What the- Gwen?!"

Sure enough, Gwen was the one kneeling before him, looking rather nervous as she gave him a small smile "Hey."

"Hey, what uh… why are we in a bush?"

"I just wanted to get the chance to talk to you in private. Also I gave DJ 50 bucks to stand guard and make sure we don't get interrupted."

"Okay… so what's-" he was cut off by Gwen pulling him into a tight hug.

"I know I've been kind of weird since last night… I ended up pushing you away without really wanting to, and… I'm sorry. I feel the same way that you do, I love you, you're amazing."

"...Wait what?" he went wide-eyed as he processed what she said "One more time?"

"I feel the same way you do."

"No no, after that."

"You're awesome."

"...You're doing this on purpose."

"Yep. I love you." she pulled him into another hug and gave him a quick kiss on the lips "So with all of the drama cleared up, we gotta talk about voting."

"Heather tried to manipulate me into voting Alejandro."

"And I kind of agreed to vote for him too after she gave me an impromptu therapy session during the challenge."

"...Good talk."

"Yep." she gave him one more kiss, and then the two of them made their way to the campfire pit for the ceremony.

"Alright time to look alive people, it's go time." Chris got the attention of everyone present, then turned towards the Peanut Gallery "For starters, congrats on the next victory Heroes. I have some especially good news for Zoey, since she dumped over a dozen eggs into your team's basket, you win a special prize that will come in handy in the next challenge. But I'm keeping it a secret until then, I mean why spoil the surprise right? Anyway, tonight one of the Villains will be sending someone home. It's time for you to cast your votes."

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(Confessional- the only voting session that matters)

"She is quite beautiful isn't she?" Alejandro let out a wistful sigh as he looked at the picture in his hand… and then cast it aside "But as tempting as it is to go through with it, the Wild Card theory as she called it, does make sense… I underestimated my opponents once, I don't intend to make the same mistake again."

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Time for the elimination…

"Alright people, the votes have all been tallied, and barring any surprises or twist, the loser for tonight is…" Chris paused for dramatic effect, then held up a certain photo "Alejandro."

"HA!" Heather barked out a laugh of triumph "In your face you handsome (bleep)!"

"Handsome am I?" Alejandro gave her a smirk "As much as I appreciate the sentiment, I do not believe I am the one that's leaving."

"Oh yeah, really? And why's that?"

"It's quite simple really." Alejandro stood up and pulled something out of his shirt pocket… the Invincibility Statue, earning a series of gasps "It's thanks to a little something I like to refer to as diplomatic immunity!"

"What?!"

"You only have immunity Alejandro, don't push your luck." Chris told him dryly "Also do me a favor and try to avoid making it political. Seriosuly, there are some things even we don't wanna touch."

"You… You! YOU!" Heather bolted to her feet and levelled a furious glare at Alejandro, to the point where she was practically snarling like an enraged animal.

That is, until Chris popped up in between them "As much as I hate to interrupt you in the middle of such a well thought out argument, I'm legally obligated to point out that there's only one vote that wasn't for Alejandro."

"What?! But… But…" she fell to her knees and let out a scream of frustration… only to be cut off by Chris slapping a hand over her mouth.

"Give it a rest Heather, I didn't say the vote was for you."

"...Wait, what?"

"Yep. Believe me, I was as surprised as the rest of you. Somewhat."

"You mean… he didn't vote for me?"

"Oh believe me, I was tempted." Alejandro let out a chuckle as he handed the Invincibility Statue back to Chris "But then I thought back to what you said earlier today, about the Wild Card theory I believe you called it. In short, you taught me that having a strong rivalry with one adversary can leave me to be blindsided by an unexpected source. As much as I hate to admit it, that does make a significant amount of sense. Then I remembered what Courtney said this morning, about a certain someone on our team that, unlike us, has reached the finale before."

"Oh god…" Courtney cringed at the realization of what he meant.

"As such, I chose to take the opportunity to vote of someone who may lack in the deparment of physical prowess, but excels with his intellect and quick thinking… I chose to use my vote to eliminated… Cody."

"You little-" Gwen let out a snarl and moved to pounce at Alejandro, only for her to be held back by both Courtney and Cody "When I get my hands on you I'm gonna-"

"Gwen easy, it's okay." Cody gently gripped Gwen by the wrists "He's got a point, I made it to the finals already, so what were the odds I was going to again?"

"But Cody…"

"I can deal with losing again, at least this time I didn't get mauled by a bear or almost drowned in the lake. But whatever happened happened, the most important thing that matters to me is knowing that you and I, we're still okay. Right?"

"...Yeah." Gwen was suddenly pulled into a hug by Cody.

"I want you to be tough and fight to them. I'll be watching and cheering for you as soon as I get home. Just go out there and show them who you are… the strong, confident girl I love."

"Cody… I love you too." Gwen gripped him by the shoulders and pulled him into a heated kiss, kicking Alejandro in the shin as she did so.

"Alright alright, get off of me!" Chris finally broke free of DJ's grip and made his way over to ruin the moment "In case it slipped your noticed, Cody has an appointment at the Flush of Shame and he's already late." then he cranked his neck over towards the Peanut Gallery "But before I forget, which of the Heroes are heading over to Boney Island for a night in exile?"

"I'll do it." Mike was the one to stand up and step out of the Peanut Gallery, then make his way over to the Boat of Losers before he was taken away.

It was only after he left that Duncan let out a gasp and bolted to his feet "I know that tune… No, it can't be…"

"Can't be what?" DJ looked over at him with concern "Duncan, are you okay?"

"I… I gotta go." Duncan leapt out of the Peanut Gallery and quickly took off in the direction of the confessional.

"Oh man…" DJ shared a look with the others "I've never seen him that freaked out before. What exactly is going on?"

"There's much I wish I could tell you…" Dawn patted him on the arm "But I can't. Not yet at least. Come the morning, I'll tell you what I can."

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(Confessional- Duncan)

"Oh man, this just got a whole new level of bad…" Duncan's face went slightly pale as he gripped a spot on his neck covered by his collar "I knew that Mike seemed familiar, but I didn't think it was gonna turn out like this. Back when I was a lowly punk in juvie, he was running the place. But back then, his name was Mal… that guy is bad news in every sense of the word. This just got serious."

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(Confessional- Zoey)

"I don't remember Mike being able to whistle like that." Zoey frowned in thought "And that doesn't really sound like his sort of thing. Plus with Duncan, he looked like he was actually scared for a minute… What the heck is going on?"

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The Flush of Shame…

"Well, looks like it's go time." Cody let out a sigh as he found himself in the Flush of Shame, but then looked over to where Gwen stood with most of the others and gave a small smile "I'll be rooting for you." and then the button got pushed and he found himself getting flushed right off the island.

"I'll see you soon." Gwen gave a small smile of her own, though her face fell once he was out of sight "I'll miss you…"

"So will the rest of the fandom." Chris shoved Gwen out of the way as he turned to the camera to sign off "Four of the Villains and six of the Heroes remain in the running for one million dollars, but the question remains, which of them is next to be thrown home from the throne? Find out when we come back, right here on Total! Drama! All Stars!"

Team Rosters:

Heroic Hawks: DJ, Duncan, Mike, Zoey, Brick, Dawn

Villainous Vultures: Courtney, Gwen, Heather, Alejandro

Exiled to Boney Island: Mike

Elimination Order:

Scott- 14th

Jo- 13th

Anne Maria- 12th

Cody- 11th

A/N:

Well it was bound to happen eventually, but we finally saw one of the classic competitors get eliminated. Unfortunately, in this case it happened to be Cody. I didn't want her to be the first one to go, believe me, but it was really hard for me to decide which character to eliminate next. In the end, I figured that since Cody was a finalist and had such a big role in BGF's World Tour, it only made sense to push him to the side and let some of the others get some spotlight.

On another note, that gave me the opportunity to bring back something from A BFG's World Tour: the Wild Card theory. In short, it states that while the main antagonist of a season has a strong rivalry with one competitor, it's usually a more unexpected source that results in their downfall. Owen was this for Heather, Duncan was this for Courtney, and DJ was this for Alejandro. Who will be this for Mal in All Stars? Here's a hint, it's in the title.

Oh and before I forget, let me know how many of you guys caught the Marvel reference in this chapter. Here's a hint, his name is Ted.