Chris: Welcome to the grand finale of this season! If you don't remember, a lot was happening in the last episode, when the cop buddy challenge resulted in 4 eliminated contestants coming back to the game to help Wayne, Damien, Emma, and MK!
Footage of Chase, Nichelle, Julia, and Priya walking into the theater is played, followed by the reunions with their respective partners.
Chris: Their challenge was to find and catch one and only - Me! …Or at least that's what they thought, haha! During this challenge, Priya revealed that MK's scheme of turning her against Damien didn't work, while MK herself made up with Nichelle, once they realized that they were outsmarted by Wayne and Emma of all people. Speaking of the she-devil, Emma and Chase briefly got back together, before breaking up. For good? Probably not. However, a relationship that lasted for more than 5 minutes is that of Julia and Wayne. So sweet, I could vomit!
All of the aforementioned events were shown.
Chris: In the end, Chase finally did something good for Emma, winning her the challenge after it turned out that they were supposed to catch a genetically modified wolf, which was mixed with my DNA. That gave her all the power at the ceremony, and chose money over friendship, choosing to eliminate Wayne to better her chance at winning! Sadly, they quickly made up.
The next scene played was the one of the wolf-beast licking Chase's face, followed by Emma being a crying mess as she chose Damien to stay over Wayne.
Chris: Where does it leave us? Well, after 12… Less than expected, but still quite brutal challenges… - The footage of MK getting swung around by Karen is shown - …12 suspenseful elimination ceremonies… - The scene of Julia's elimination was played next - …12 episodes full of drama… - Argument between Wayne and Bowie was shown - …We're finally arriving at the finish line. But who between MK, Damien, and Emma is going to take the 1.000.000$? Find out in today's episode of Total. Drama. ACTION!
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The intro begins with the camera flying through the filming lot. It stops at a beach set, where shirtless Caleb is sunbathing. He gets a jealous look from Bowie who's making out with Raj, the hockey bro being too focused on his boyfriend to even pay attention to Caleb. The camera moves again to a set that looks like a very dark and creepy forest. Emma and Chase are sitting on a bench kissing, while a bush behind them starts moving. Suddenly a masked character with a chainsaw jumps out of it scaring the couple and causing Chase to push Emma, while he runs away. The masked character starts to giggle and takes off the mask revealing herself to be Lauren. The camera moves a bit to the side as Chase passes by Millie, Priya, and Damien. Millie is holding her notebook and looks like she's about to write something there, but stops herself and puts it back. Meanwhile, Priya and Damien are talking about something with Priya blushing. The nice conversation between the two stops when they see Millie running from something and they immediately start running after her, as Lauren starts chasing them with a chainsaw. When they disappear out of sight, Axel reveals herself, camouflaged to be almost completely unidentifiable from the trees. The camera moves again to the cafeteria where Nichelle vents about something to Zee and Ripper. While Zee seems to be amused, Ripper is visibly bored, so he farts to entertain himself. Nichelle immediately starts gagging and runs past MK who holds something in her hand but hides it in her jacket as soon as she notices the actress. At last, the camera shows the big theater where Chris and Chef are standing, both wearing matching, fancy suits. At last, the camera shows the big theater where Chris and Chef are standing, both wearing matching, fancy suits. Then it pans to the audience, where Wayne and Julia, both wearing formal outfits, are sitting next to each other. The Hockey Bro is smiling at the girl, who's too busy using her phone, but after a few seconds, she notices him smiling and smiles back at him. The camera then shows the whole shot of the audience, showing that all of the contestants are there, wearing fancy suits or gowns. The intro ends with showing the logo of the season which is nearly identical to the original Total Drama Action.
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Emma and MK walk into the girl's cabin with the former immediately dropping onto her bed, letting out a deep sigh.
Emma(confessional): Eliminating Wayne was a hard decision, but now I HAVE TO win, cause otherwise I don't think I would be able to look into the mirror! …I mean, not literally, 'cause I need to brush my teeth and I have a mirror above the bathroom sink, but metaphorically, I wouldn't be able to do that.
Seeing this, MK just snickered to herself.
MK: You know, I have to admit that you impressed me tonight. Eliminating closest ally and friend? Cold and despite the common misconception, I wouldn't be able to do that.
MK(confessional): She impressed me not only game-wise but also hypocrite-wise, cause wow. Making it seem as if I backstabbed Nichelle, almost ruining our friendship, just to do it herself, in a more blatant way to her friend? She's lucky it was Wayne, cause I don't think that anyone else would be able to forgive her for that.
The blonde girl opted to just roll her eyes.
Emma: What? Jealous, cause Wayne was able to respect the game, whereas your VERY RICH "friend" decided to end your friendship when she thought that you betrayed her?
MK: Oh please. - The short girl glared at the blonde - Nich was here to prove something and Wayne was here for…? Let me guess, he would spend the money on training penguins into becoming hockey players?
She laughed at her joke, but it clearly upset the other girl who now stood up from her bed.
Emma: Uh, actually it's Raj who prefers penguins. Wayne wanted to train polar bears, so no. You're wrong.
MK raised her eyebrow, clearly confused, but she quickly shook it off.
MK: Whatever. Too bad that you betrayed your best friend for nothing, cause tomorrow, I will be a millionaire.
Emma was about to argue back, but that's when the girls were interrupted by a sudden knock on the doors. MK looked at the blonde girl, singling for her to open, which Emma reluctantly did, just to reveal Damien on the other side.
Emma: Hi Damien?
She looked him up and down, seeing that he already was in PJs and was carrying a pillow and blanket with him. The boy clearly looked slightly uncomfortable as he attempted to make as sincere of a smile as he could at that moment.
Damien: Hiii… Uh, it's kinda awkward, but Chris wants us to sleep together for the final night.
MK perked up her ears seeing this and quickly walked over to the other 2, a confused look on her face.
MK: What? Why? That's so stupid. Like stupidity is on brand with him, but not this kind.
Damien: He wants us to be separate from the other 5, so we won't try to change their minds about who to support in the finale, or something like that.
The 2 girls exchanged looks, before moving away from the doorstep, letting Damien inside.
MK: As you see, there are not many of us left, so you have quite a choice.
The boy nodded before setting on the bed that was the closest to the door. As he did that the camera panned to Emma who looked spaced out, thinking about something.
Emma: …Huh, I wonder how the others are going to get along for the night. Chase and Nichelle are quite… Loud sleepers.
Damien: Nichelle brought Onu with herself, so I assume they will spend most of the night playing it. Seems harmless enough.
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At the "girl's" cabin, the 5 eliminated contestants sat in a circle on the floor, each with a different number of colorful cards in hand. Julia smirked as she put on a blue 2, leaving her with only 1 card left.
Julia: Well, pack it up buttknuckles, I have only the special card which I can use on any color! Queen Julia wins again!
Priya and Nichelle groaned, both with 4 cards in hand. Meanwhile, however, Chase smirked as if it was his turn, but before he put a card, he turned towards Wayne.
Chase: Bro, do you have a switch direction card?
Wayne looked through his deck before nodding.
Wayne: Uh, yeah, but it's yellow.
The streamer smiled upon hearing this and put a special card that allowed him to pick a color.
Chase: I'm picking yellow!
Julia raised her brow, suspicious about the play that unfolding in front of her. As her boyfriend put a yellow switch card, Chase's grin widened.
Chase: ONU!
He shouted as he put his 2nd to the last card, which was a +4, forcing Julia to draw more cards. The blonde girl's jaw fell, as the boy started to celebrate his seemingly guaranteed victory.
Chase: HA! Sorry, but the amazing Chase is taking the dub!
The boy started to do a really obnoxious winner dance right in front of Julia's face, infuriating the girl, who after a few seconds snapped and jumped onto him.
Julia: The only thing you're taking, are those fists!
Chase: Hey! Not the face!
The other 3 watched in shock at the ensuing brawl, but after a few seconds Nichelle just put her card, which was followed by Priya drawing from the deck. The 2 girls looked at Wayne awaiting his move, but he was too occupied by watching the fight.
Wayne: Julia, not the groin, that's off-limits! Aim at the gut instead!
He cheered on his girlfriend, as Nichelle and Priya exchanged concerned looks.
Nichelle: I mean, love and war all go together to the fair.
Priya: I don't think that's how it goes.
The actress just shrugged before turning towards the hockey player.
Nichelle: Hey, Wayne! Your turn!
The boy looked at the yellow 5, before smiling and putting his red 5, which also happened to be the last card from his deck. The boy grinned as the 2 girls looked at him in shock.
Priya: Wait, you didn't say Onu!
Wayne: Yes, but nobody called me out, so it still counts! Every time our team plays Onu, someone uses this strategy, so no one is focused on targeting them and usually it works out! Hoot hoot!
Priya groaned clearly unhappy with the way the game went, but Nichelle had more dignity as she clapped from him, impressed with the hockey strategy.
Nichelle: Well, Chase, Julia you guys can stop fighting. Wayne won.
Her words fall upon deaf ears, as the duo continued their altercation. The girl just sighed, before putting the card game back into the box.
Nichelle: I knew, I should have brought checkers.
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Back in the cabin of the remaining contestants all of them are laying in their beds when they suddenly hear Chase screaming from pain.
Emma: Was that Chase?
The trio all exchanged confused looks before shrugging it off and going back to sleep.
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The morning of the next day, the 3 finalists were taking their final walk down the film lot, all of them had felt their bodies tense up as they approached the place of their final challenge. The camera panned to Emma just as she took a deep breath, trying to take control of her nerves.
Emma(confessional): I won 3 immunities this season! Do you know how few people win this many challenges in a single season? But what I'm more proud of is how once merge hit, I had my head 100% in the game and I made some really good strategic choices. Turning Damien and Nichelle against MK, and eliminating Wayne, are maybe kinda villainous moves, but I own up to them. I did whatever I had to do, and I'm not stopping now. I'm taking this 1.000.000 with me!
The camera then showed Damien, as he gulped, visibly being the most stressed out out of the group.
Damien(confessional): I feel like it's easier when you play just for yourself, but I'm not! I'm also playing for Priya and I can't let her down. I had some moments when emotions took over my game, but I always managed to keep my head above water. I allied myself with people I didn't like, just to keep myself in the game, and I managed to make new friends thank to this. I came so far and I just can't imagine losing so close to the end!
Lastly, MK was shown as she put on a confident smirk.
MK(confessional): I may be smiling outside, but inside is not so well. I saw what Emma and Damien are capable of, and as much as I want to, I can't underestimate them… But I am the one mainly responsible for the eliminations of Priya, Raj, and Axel, and all of them are much more threatening than Emma and Damien. Those 2 are the last obstacles in my path to get the life that I deserve.
Once the camera goes back to all the finalists, they finally arrived at the challenge spot, where they were immediately met with joyful screams of encouragement by the peanut gallery assembled by all the eliminated contestants.
Caleb: Emma!
Bowie: I knew you could do it!
The camera shows the 2 boys, alongside the hockey bros. Caleb and Raj are both still wearing the bandages, a result of their injuries sustained in ep7. The latter boy is also the only one of the 4 who doesn't cheer for the blonde girl, instead clearly being upset.
Zee: Damien, duuude! Congrats on making it, but I bet 10$ that you will win, sooo… Yeah!
Zee, Priya, Axel, and Millie all sat cheering for Damien, especially Priya who sent him a kiss, causing a slight blush to appear on his face.
Nichelle: Come on MK, you've got this! I know you do!
Sadly, but unsurprisingly, Nichelle was the only die-hard MK supporter, but it was clear that the shorter girl really appreciated it.
MK(confessional): Okay, maybe my social game wasn't the best, whatever! The finale always requires only one helper, so Nichelle will be enough.
Lastly, the camera showed Ripper and Julia, neither being particularly enthusiastic about any of the finalists.
Ripper: Pfff, It should have been me there, not a bunch of stupid nerds! If you didn't decide to take out the biggest threat at the very start of the game, I would have won this, easily.
Julia: Wow, it's crazy how in only 2 sentences you managed to convince everyone that voting you off was the best decision they ever made.
Ripper: Yes, 'cause I was a threat!
Both of them rolled their eyes, both believing that what they said was completely obvious and couldn't believe how the other one didn't know it.
Moving on from the duo, the camera panned to show a beautiful, black limousine that grabbed everyone's attention. It stopped right before the finalists, and from it, Chris came out, with a suitcase in his hands.
Chris: Welcome to the final day on this film lot!
Damien: Finally!
MK: Greatest news you have ever shared.
Emma: Worst experience of my life.
The man glared at them for a moment, before regaining his composure.
Chris: You know what? This might be the last time I see you, which means I'm in a great mood today, so I will let those comments slide! And, because I'm in such a good mood, combined with the fact that this season had some really good ratings…
The doors to the driver's seat opened and from it came out Chef… Who was also holding a briefcase, although much smaller than the one that Chris held. All of the contestants stared at it confused as Chris nodded at Chef, letting him explain.
Chef: Since there are 3 of you, we are raising the stakes. For the first time in the history of the show… The runner-up is going to receive 50k$.
Jaws fall to the ground, eyes wide open, ears perked up. Everyone was flabbergasted by this last-minute twist.
Damien(confessional): Don't get me wrong, I will still try my hardest, but now, I don't even need to win! Just gotta get 2nd place and it's gonna be a massive help for Priya! One problem is that with 50k I will probably give her all the money, but the 1.000.000? I could give her 5 times as much and still be left with 750k!
Emma(confessional): 50k is nice and all, but screw that! I'm going for the grand prize, but now, Damien and MK are going to be more willing to take risks, cause there's a much bigger chance that they won't leave with nothing. Between MK and Damien, the weaker link is…
As the other 2 were still gagging about the reveal, Emma quickly gathered herself and turned towards MK.
Emma: We work together to make the first all-female f2 and once we reach the final stage of the challenge, I throw, get 50k and you get the main prize.
MK: Yeah, sure.
The blonde girl stuck out her hand for a handshake and with no hesitation, MK took her up on her offer, as Damien turned from being flabbergasted about the 2nd place prize, to being flabbergasted about the girl's deal.
MK(confessional): I know the game she's playing and she won't give up the 1.000.000 for a measly 50k! I'm gonna have problems beating Emma, so I will pretend to go along with her plan until the right moment to strike will come.
As the 2 girls made their deal, Damien cut in, a look of panic and worry appearing on his face.
Damien: Wait, wait, wai-
Emma: Sorry Damien. Nothing personal.
The boy rolled his eyes.
Damien(confessional): "NotHiNG pErsOnaL" Good for you, but it's personal to me! The fact that she had the audacity do to this in front of my face? Unbelievable!
The argument was interrupted by Chirs loudly clearing his throat.
Chris: You know me, I love a good drama, but we've been standing here for quite a while now and I didn't even explain the challenge. Are you guys done or can we just with the schedule? - He stared at them, getting answered by silence, which caused his frown to turn into a smile - …Good because this is a very special challenge with the inspiration being history movies.
Immediately, Damien's face lighten up.
Damien: Oh yeah! Science, math, history? Any of that stuff is my jam!
Chris: Good, but none of those things will be useful!
Damien: What? You just said-
Chris: It's a history challenge, yes! - He said, getting mid-sentence, annoying the boy - …History about the show.
Just as he said that a few trucks appeared, each having a part of the challenge on it. The finalists tried to take a peek, but, the view was blocked by Chris.
Chris: Nuh-uh, no peeping! While the interns are unloading the stuff, you guys will be picking your teams!
Emma, Damien, and MK: Teams?
Chris: Yes, exactly! Each of you has to pick 3 eliminated contestants from the peanut gallery, those will be your helpers for the finale challenge.
Emma and Damien smiled, while looking at all the people that were rooting for them, whereas MK let out a deep sigh.
MK(confessional): Of course. Of course, this would happen.
Emma stood before the right side of the bench with the eliminated contestants, where all of her friends sat… And also where Chase sat. Her ex-boyfriend was aggressively waving his hand, like like a kid wanting to get the attention of the teacher to ask if they can go to the toilet.
Chase: Me! Me! Come on babe!
The girl grimaced, before turning her away from the boy.
Emma(confessional): I may no longer hate him, but even with all of his eagerness, he's not a good picker for a helper. I know Chase, he will try to show off and ruin something in an attempt to impress me.
Ignoring her ex, the blonde girl immediately pointed at Wayne and Bowie.
Emma: You 2 are in?
Bowie: Don't need to ask me twice.
He stood up and the 2 friends immediately high-fived each other. The blonde hockey bro also stood up, a determined look on his face.
Wayne: Let's do it! You in Rajie?
He looked at his teammate and immediately noticed the other boy's cold expression.
Raj: No.
Wayne and Emma exchanged confused looks, with the girl trying to sit down next to Raj, but the boy just moved away from her.
Emma: Ummm… I assume that you're mad that I eliminated Wayne?
Raj: I don't know why would you assume that.
He said in a clearly sarcastic voice, mocking the girl, who just shrugged and turned toward Caleb. She was about to say something, but the muscular boy beat her to it.
Caleb: Sorry, but I can't. I'm still slightly injured from the paint gun and while it's not as bad anymore, I'm not risking messing something up. Good luck though.
Getting rejected by both of the boys, the blonde girl groaned, grabbing her head in defeat.
Emma: Dang it! This sucks! - She looked at her 2 helpers - Any idea?
While Bowie just shook his head, Wayne looked at certain someone on the other side of the peanut gallery.
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Julia just like always, was using her phone, not caring in the slightest about MK and Nichelle pestering her to join them.
MK: Come on! You wanted to be allies or something! And I never successfully went against you in the game, so you can't hate me that much!
Julia: Actually I hate everyone here, but Wayne, Lauren, and slightly Axel.
Emma: So you'd be willing to help your boyfriend, help me, right?
The 2 looked with annoyance at Emma joining in on the discussion.
MK: Emma, you wanted us to play together, right? So can you get lost and find another helper?
She said it in a mildly threatening tone, but it did not affect Emma.
Emma: Sorry. - She shrugged putting on a fake sad face, and immediately turning toward Julia - So what do you say?
Both of the finalists glared at each other, tension rising between them, which was noticed by Julia who clearly didn't care about either girl.
Julia: I say… - She paused for a dramatic effect as 2 girls looked at her in anticipation - …Both of you, get lost.
MK groaned and opened her mouth to say something, but was grabbed by Nichelle, who just shook her head.
Nichelle: Let's just try with someone else.
MK: Ugh, fine. - As she and her ally started to walk away, she took a last quick look at the unbothered tall blonde - Also, screw you, Julia.
Julia: Really mature. - Once the kleptomaniac walked further away, Julia looked up from her phone just to see Emma still being there - I said that both-
Emma: I will pay you if you help me.
This caught Julia's attention. The girl put back her phone and smirked.
Julia: I'm fine with that! 50%.
Emma: Sorry, but no. 1% is still 10k.
The taller girl looked at the other one in shock, not believing what she heard.
Julia: …Ugh, fine, I will go down to 25%.
Emma: I'm already planning on donating 10% of the 1.000.000 to the animal hospital, so the most I can do is 5% for you. You got 10th place, but you're going to get the same prize as 2nd. That seems fair, and-
Julia: First of all - 10%? I thought it was supposed to be 25?
Emma(confessional): "I thOUghT iT wAs 25?"
Julia: And 2nd of all - I'm not helping you for-
Just like Julia caught off Emma, Emma caught off Julia, but she did it by whispering something, which caused Julia's eyes to wide open and a small blush to appear on her cheek. She stood up and looked in Wayne's direction, who immediately looked flushed. The influencer then turned toward Emma, who was now smirking.
Emma: 5% and that thing. Deal?
Julia: …Deal.
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Damien also was struggling with looking for the last helper. Axel and Priya immediately volunteered, but he still needed one more person.
Damien: Millie?
The girl shook her head, although with a look of guilt on her face.
Millie: Sorry Damien, but historically the final challenges are some sort of race through an obstacle course. If that's the case I won't provide much help.
The boy nodded.
Damien: You're probably right, which also means that Zee is also out of the question.
Zee: Eyy, man!
Damien: What, do you think that you would do well in a race?
The soda guy nervously rubbed the back of his neck, while looking away from Damien.
Zee: But why bring race into that?
Damien: I- Oh, whatever. - He waves him off and instead runs towards Axel and Priya - You know what this means?
The trio turned to look at a certain purple-haired girl, who was now playing with a spider that was walking on her arm. Seeing this, Damien gulped.
Damien(confessional): Do I want an unstable psycho as my helper? No, of course not! But, she's great at challenges and if we keep her in check, she's going to be incredibly useful for this.
With a shy expression, the dark-haired boy approached Lauren, who upon noticing him, squeezed the spider that she previously played with, completely scaring Damien.
Lauren: Well, helloooo! What do you want from the lil' ol' me?
Damien: I… Uh- Well. I thought that-
Lauren: Yeah, sure!
She stood up with a creepy smile on her face and happily skipped her way to join Axel and Priya, strongly intimidating the latter girl.
Priya: Umm, hi…
Seeing the fear behind Priya's eyes, Scary Girl giggled to herself, causing Priya to grow even more scared, not knowing what it meant.
Lauren: Hello Priya! I gotta admit that it's so sweet of Damien to make it all the here, being mostly motivated by his love for you!
Priya nodded, before covering her head in fear, expecting Lauren to follow up with her typical creepy, possessive behavior, but to the girl's surprise, Scary Girl once again just giggled to herself.
Priya: Wait, you're being serious?
Lauren: Yes! Why would you think otherwise?
Priya: I mean, you kinda liked Damien, so…
The other girl furrowed her brows, an offended look on her face appearing.
Lauren: Are you suggesting I'm a simp?
Priya: NO! No! No, I would never!
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MK and Nichelle looked with dread at the remaining options: Raj, Caleb, Zee, Chase, Millie, and Ripper.
Nichelle: Raj and Caleb are both injured…
MK: …And Chase, and Millie won't go against Emma and Damien. - The duo looked at Ripper who was flexing his "muscles" at the camera and Zee who was drinking his soda, not paying any attention - This is… Yeah.
The short girl audibly groaned before approaching the 2 boys.
MK: I need your help with this challenge.
Zee: Sure dude!
The long-necked boy finished his can of soda, before standing up and walking over to Nichelle. MK then looked at Ripper, with hopefulness in her eyes.
Ripper: And what's in it for me?
MK: I will pay you 20 bucks.
The chubbier boy jumped out of his seat, as a smirk formed on MK's face.
Ripper: You should have said so earlier!
MK(confessional): This is not looking good right now, but whatever. Nichelle is a superfan and I also watched the show, so we have a chance. I don't know if Zee and Ripper watched it, but there's probably going to be a physical part of this challenge, and hopefully, they will do well there.
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Chris smiled seeing that all of the final teams were formed, seeing that it lined up perfectly with the trucks driving away.
Chris: Alright, you've picked your helpers and now you're in for the exciting final ride. See those pools - He pointed in the distance at 3, large pools, each seemingly filled with water and electricity - Those are filled with 3 things: Water, electric eels, and statues of contestants. Current and former. One of your helpers will be tasked with retrieving those statues and handing them over to a runner. The 2nd of your helpers will be strapped to a special bungee rope and will attempt to get the statues to our final 3, but once they reach about 3/4 of the way, they'll encounter the formidable resilience of it. Lastly, - He pointed at 3 workstations, with a ladder attached to them - once the statues will be handed over to you and your 3rd helper, you will have to stack them on top of each other, in the exact order of elimination from their very first season! We will do 4 rounds, each of them increasing the stakes.
As soon as the man finished explaining the rules, Emma raised her hand.
Emma: The original cast started with 22 contestants, but 3 more debuted in the 3rd season. Are they included and if so, how should we order them?
Chris: Yes, Emma those 3 are included. To make it easier on you, you can put the 3 World Tour debutants either at the top or the bottom of the totem pole, and you're also allowed to put finalists in any order. So for example, with Millie, Priya, and Bowie, you are allowed to put Millie at the very bottom.
Ripper: Wow, spoilers dude.
Chris: …Right. Anyway, good luck! It's not often that the finales are completely survivable so count yourself lucky ones!
Emma(confessional): Maybe it's survivable, but I don't see that as lucky when there's barely anything I can do to help myself win. I'm annoyed that all I can do is sit there and watch as Wayne and Bowie are doing the active parts.
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After a quick flash, everyone was in the right place, ready for the first round to begin. Zee, Wayne, and Lauren were the divers; Ripper, Bowie, and Axel were the runners, while Nichelle, Julia, and Nichelle were the statue helpers.
Wayne looked with worry at the pool filled with electric eels, visibly not a fan of the creatures.
Wayne: Nice eels…
Chris: Everyone, ready… Set… GO!
The blonde boy immediately heard splashes from both of his sides and not wanting to fall behind, Wayne also quickly jumped inside the pool. He looked around it, quickly noticing a statue of Millie and Julia. While he reached out for the statue of his girlfriend, one of the eels, wrapped itself around his leg, before shocking the poor boy.
Axel watched with slight concern, seeing inside the pool of their opponent, but she was suddenly startled, by Lauren jumping out of the water.
Lauren: I got 7!
The cadet watched in shock as the goth girl threw a bunch of statues onto the ground, a large grin on her face.
Axel: Uh, nice job, but how did-
Lauren: Who is scarier, me or some eels?
Axel: …Good point.
Axel looked at the statues on the ground, and grabbed them, although it was obvious that she had problems with keeping all of them in her arms.
Lauren: You sure you want to take them all at once? And maybe try to-
Axel: I know what I'm capable of!
Not wanting to further argue, Scary Gril just shrugged before going back into the water.
Seeing that Axel already shoot off, annoyed Ripper looked inside the pool and glared at Zee.
Ripper: Move it! I want my 20$!
At that moment, Zee resurfaced, eels wrapped around both of his arms, legs, and neck, but at least he still had some statues with him.
Zee: I feel so high right now.
Ripper rolled his eyes, before taking the statues and dropping them onto the ground, as Zee went back underwater. Seeing this, confused and angry MK started shouting at him.
MK: What are you doing?! Take those and run here!
Ripper: I will wait until Zee fishes all of them!
The short girl just clutched her head in disappointment as Nichell patted her back in an attempt to comfort her friend.
Nichelle: Hey, who knows, maybe this plan will work?
The 2 girls then looked at Axel, who was not only struggling with keeping 7 statues in arms but also with going forward, feeling the resiliency of the rope. The camera then panned to Damien who looked just as worried as MK.
Damien: Axel, leave some of them! You will go back for them later!
Axel: I know that I can do this!
The boy just let out a deep sigh.
Damien(confessional): I knew Axel was stubborn, but she wanted to do this and I trusted that maybe her stubbornness won't screw me over!
As the brunette continued to struggle, she was passed by Bowie who only had 3 statues in his hands, allowing him to put a better fight against the resistance of the rope. Soon after, Emma was the first one to receive statues - Julia, Millie, and Chase.
Emma: Good job you 2, but keep some energy for later!
Bowie was about to respond, but that's when the rope, caused him to stumble backward and fall to the ground.
Bowie: Ugh, this is so going to ruin my hair.
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A montage began, showing Zee (with even more eels attached to him) and Wayne handing even more statues to their runners, but only Bowie headed out. He then passed Axel, who barely made any progress, as the camera showed the annoyed faces of both MK and Damien, in contrast to Emma's smirk, as Julia carefully put Raj's statue on top of Ripper's.
Julia: K, need just Wayne, Damien, and Caleb, and it's going to be done.
As Bowie passed Axel on his way back, the visibly exhausted girl, stopped putting resistance against the rope, causing her to fall backward and for the statues to fall to the ground.
Damien: Axel, just grab some of them and go back for them later!
Axel: …Yeah, I should do that.
She quickly got back to her feet, and grabbed 4 of the nearest statues, and ran towards her friend.
Meanwhile, Ripper smiled to himself, as Zee, now completely covered in the electric creatures, handed him the last statue. The chubby boy quickly grabbed all 16 of them and started running towards MK.
MK: Ripper, you saw what happened to Axel! Leave some of them and go back for them later!
Ripper: RIP to her, but I'm built different!
MK: Oh boy…
Just as Ripper headed off, Bowie arrived, and Wayne immediately handed the last 3 statues to the flamboyant.
Bowie: Great job! Let's win this!
Wayne: Hoot, hoot!
As Bowie ran off, the camera panned to Ripper, who almost made it to MK's stand, but had problems with moving forward.
Nichelle: Ripper, just leave some of them! It's going to be easier for you to move!
Ripper: Real… Man don't… Give up!
He gritted his teeth and moved forward, as the camera showed the anchor bolt, that was keeping his rope in the ground, slowly raising. As Ripper continued to move forward, the bolt shoot up from the ground. The camera closed in on Bowie's unaware smirk, as the bolt hit him straight in the back of his head.
Emma and Raj: BOWIE!
A split screen showed both of their terrified reactions, as they ran off to check on the boy, with Emma leaving Julia alone. Seeing this, the influencer slightly smiled, before pulling out her phone and taking a picture of unconscious Bowie.
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Bowie: Ugh… What happened?
He asked while slowly opening his eyes, seeing Raj, Wayne, and Emma all gathered in front of him.
Emma: The bolt that kept Ripper's rope pinned to the ground, shoot up and hit you.
Bowie started to slowly, rub the back of his neck, clearly in pain.
Bowie: Ugh, whatever. I'm fine, let's just-
Chris: And… Congratulations MK! - Emma's team looked in shock in the direction of MK's stand, seeing the totem pole of their cast ordered correctly - You won the first race and as a reward, you can pick one of Emma's or Damien's helpers to sit down the rest of this challenge.
MK grinned before looking over at Emma.
MK: I'm picking Bowie.
Emma: WHAT?! We had a deal!
MK: Oops.
The kleptomaniac shrugged, as the preppy girl glared at her. The camera then panned to Damien who had a slight smile on his face.
Emma(confessional): RatK is feeling very confident and I will be happy to smash those delusions. She only won this part, because of an accident, but don't worry, I will make sure that this is not going to happen again!
Damien(confessional): MK and Emma beefing during the final challenge is so good for me! Let them focus on each other, while I do my own thing, and if they will get another chance to take out one of the helpers, it sure as heck won't be one of mine!
Chris: Since your runner is taken out, Julia is going to take over Bowie's role! She's not allowed to advise you with the statue order and if she does, you're going to face a penalty.
Julia: Ugh… Whatever. When I was still in my scammer era, I did some charity marathons, to seem more trustable. I can do that.
Wayne: Wait, scammer era?
Julia: …I don't know what you're talking about.
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With round 2 about to start, Ripper's rope was now pinned by 3 different anchor bolts.
Damien: Remember Axel, don't overdo it!
Axel: Yeah, yeah, I know.
Chris: For this round, the statues are of the contestants from season 6, Pakhitew Island.
Damien leaned into Priya and whispered to her.
Damien: I don't remember watching it?
Priya: Because we didn't. It's not really a good season.
Chris: Hey, quiet! - He glared at the couple, making them stop - …Contestants, ready? - The divers prepared to jump into the pool - Set… Go!
Zee: Okay, fishies, this time maybe let's not overdo it with the electricity, okay?
The tall boy jumped into the water and after quickly looking around, he found the statue of one of the twins.
In her pool, as soon as Lauren jumped, 3 of the eels started swimming towards her, but the girl just creepily smiled at them, intimidating the fishes. With them being out of her way, the goth girl quickly grabbed a nearby Rodney statue.
Meanwhile, Wayne already gathered 2, but when he reached out for a third statue, once again, an eel wrapped around his arm. After sending a shock through the boy's body, angry Wayne grabbed the eel, before throwing it out of the pool. He then quickly grabbed Sky's statue and resurfaced, to see Ripper screaming in pain, an electric eel wrapped around his face.
Wayne: Sorry dude!
Julia: Can you be sorry later and hand me those?
Wayne: Oh, right! So-
He stopped himself, seeing his girlfriend rolling her eyes. He just offered an awkward smile, before handing her the figures.
The 2nd swimmer to resurface was Lauren, who despite holding a large amount of statues in her hands, only handed 3 of them to Axel, much to the zombie expert's annoyance.
Axel: Come on Lauren, I know that I can-
Lauren: No. Just go.
Axel: B-
Lauren: Axel. Go.
She glared at the other girl in a mildly threatening fashion. Axel groaned but listened to Scary Girl and headed off toward Damien.
Meanwhile, Ripper managed to get the eel out of him.
Ripper: Stupid… Nerd fish.
He huffed at it, before throwing it behind him. The eel once again landed on someone, but this time the unfortunate one was Julia, as the fish wrapped itself in the influencer's hair.
Julia: What the- Get off of me!
She let the statues fall to the ground, as she attempted to get the creature out of her hair, but was just electroshocked in return. This allowed Axel to take over the lead, much to Emma's dismay.
Emma: Julia, you will deal with it later!
Julia: You kidding right? I'm not going to run with this slimy, disgusting freak of nature in my hair! I probably look almost as bad as you do!
Emma just rolled her eyes, but her visible look of annoyance was quickly replaced with a slight smirk as Julia screamed from the pain of being electrocuted. Another person that was also smiling seeing her in this state was Ripper, who also passed her by, 5 figures in his hands.
Ripper: HA! Nerd!
Julia: I will kick your- - She was interrupted by another shock - -Butt!
Ripper just laughed to himself, much to the blonde girl's annoyance, and soon after he left the statues on MK's table. The short girl immediately turned towards her partner.
MK: You watched Pakhitew, right?
Nichelle: Some of it, yeah.
MK: Great! Cause, I didn't.
The actress sighed, before looking through the figures. She immediately stacked Shawn's figurehead on top of Sky's and followed this by putting Amy and Rodney next to each other, but she didn't know what to do with Ella's.
Nichelle: This girl, went premerge… She was like 10th, I think?
Much better was Priya, who looked at the 3 statues that Axel handed to her and Damien.
Priya: Sugar was 3rd, Dave 7th, and Leonard 14th- No! He was 13th.
She smiled, confident in her answers as Damien looked at her, impressed.
Damien: I love you.
Meanwhile, Julia managed to get the eel out of her hair.
Julia: HA! Got you loser!
She laughed at the creature, forgetting that it could still shock her, so once it did that, the angry girl, threw it in front of her, causing it to land on Axel. For a second Julia looked slightly worried, but then she just shrugged it off, grabbed the statues of the ground, and ran toward Emma.
Axel (and the eel) got to the pool at the exact moment that Lauren, resurfaced with more figures. The purple-haired girl stared at the fish, confused.
Axel: What are you looking at?
Lauren: I see you made a new friend?
Axel: Wha-
Before she could finish asking the question, the eel struck, shocking the girl and, causing Lauren to laugh at her expense.
Lauren: I can see the sparks fly!
Axel rolled her eyes, before grabbing the statues and making her way toward Damien.
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Another montage began with Julia and Ripper handing more statues to their respective "bosses". While Emma had no trouble sorting them in order, Nichelle was confused with Samey-Ella-Topher's chain of eliminations and was constantly changing between them much to MK's annoyance. The next scene shown was Priya trying to help get eel off Axel, and after some pulling, she successfully did it… Just for the eel to wrap around her arm and start shocking her. This was followed by the footage of Zee, Lauren, and Wayne all reaching after the last statue from their pools and handing it to their runners, all of them arriving at roughly the same time. Axel watched shocked, as this time it was Damien trying to help Priya with the eel.
Damien: Stupid! Fish!
With another strong pull, the boy managed the creature to let go of Priya, and was launched into the air… Landing on top of Nichelle's head. The actress screamed and ran away trying to shake it off. MK watched it with horror in her eyes, before turning towards the totem pole: Only Amy, Leonard, and Beardo were left.
MK: Okay, here goes nothing.
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MK: Done!
She grinned as Chris arrived to check it out, his poker face not revealing anything.
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MK: What?!
The camera then closed in to show Samey's and Ella's places being changed around in MK's totem. As the short girl took off Beardo's figure, the camera panned to excited Emma.
Emma: DONE! I got it, I think!
Shawn, Sky, Sugar, Jasmine, Max, Scarlett, Dave, Topher, Ella, Samey, Rodney, Amy, Leonard, Beardo was her order. Seeing this Chris nodded, and gave her a slow clap.
Chris: Congrats Emma! You can-
Emma: YES! - The girl clapped from excitement, before sucker punching the bottom of her totem pole, causing it to fall - Ripper, sit down… NERD!
Ripper: Hey! You can't nerd me!
The girl shrugged as the boy rolled his eyes and went to sit down. MK groaned as Emma winked at her.
Emma(confessional): All she had to was stick to our alliance. She did it to herself!
Chris: Great, but that's not the end of your reward. - Emma's eyes widen as Chris rolled his eyes - You would have known if you didn't interrupt me. As I said, the stakes get higher every round, and for this one, you can pick one person from both opposing teams.
Hearing this Damien's face dropped hearing this. He clutched his head, worried for his future in the game, as Priya attempted consoling him.
Damien(confessional): Oh this is so terrible, on so many levels! I think, I know the og cast well enough to have a chance there, but the ROTI cast is a mixed bag, cause it's easy to mix it up with All-Stars! Like, I know Zoey was the finalist, but was it on her first or 2nd season? Did Scott place 4th or 3rd?
Emma: Sorry Damien, but… Lauren will sit out the rest of this.
Scary Girl huffed before she jumped out of the pool.
Lauren: Very well. I hope you are voodoo proofed, cause you will need it.
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Whereas Nichelle took over Ripper's role as the runner, it was Axel who took Lauren's role of diver, with Priya being his runner.
Chris: For this round, there won't be a reward for the winner… There's going to be a punishment for the loser. The last person to finish this round is going to be eliminated.
The finalists felt their bodies tense up upon hearing Chris's announcement. MK masked her anxiety with a poker face. Damien's worry was evident in his trembling lips, while Emma's confidence could be seen leaving her body, as she started facing her fear of elimination.
Chris: Happy to see how all of you manage to be this cheery and happy, despite those news. - He said mockingly, adding annoyance to the mix of emotions felt by contestants - With this being said… Ready… Set… GO!
The camera zoomed in on Wayne's determined face as he jumped in. The blonde boy swam to the bottom of the pool, in search of the statues, before a few eels latched onto him, his body twitching from the shocks sent his way, but despite this, he persisted in collecting more of the figures.
Camera then shifted to Zee, who jumped into the pool with a mix of fear and worry. The boy took one last deep breath, before submerging himself in the water. His moves were clunky and without a grain of confidence, but despite this, he managed to snatch a few of the statues.
Meanwhile, Axel hesitated slightly before leaping into the pool, the girl visibly not thrilled about the prospect of being shocked by multiple underwater creatures. Despite this, she gritted her teeth and grabbed some of the statues. She quickly resurfaced and handed them to Priya.
Priya: Okay, great!
The dark-haired girl was about to head off, but not before getting stopped by Axel.
Axel: Wait! …You sure you won't take more?
Priya just rolled her eyes, before running toward Damien. Meanwhile, as Zee resurfaced, he handed his statues to Nichelle who offered a nod of appreciation.
Zee: Man, I love fishies, but not these ones!
Nichelle: You're doing great, just keep going! - The boy nodded, before going back underwater - …Okay Nichelle, you've got this.
She took a deep breath, before also heading out, not wanting to disappoint MK. This, caused Julia to grow impatient as they were now in last.
Julia: Come on Wayne!
Just as she yelled, the hockey bro resurfaced, 6 of the statues in his hands.
Wayne: Sorry! All of them were close by and I wanted to get them! Just take 3 and-
Julia: Don't worry, I can handle all of them
Wayne raised his brow, not too keen on the idea.
Wayne: You sure?
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Nichelle struggled with the rope and the statues when she was suddenly passed by Julia, who had no figures in her hands, shocking the actress.
Nichelle: You running empty-handed?
Julia: No. I just have very deep pockets!
Damien(confessional): Explains how she always has so many phones on her.
Priya was the first one to make it, with Julia closely behind her, and Nichelle got there soon after. Damien smiled seeing this.
Damien: Priya we have a lead! Let's use it as well as we can!
Emma: You sure about that?
The boy looked at her, confused, before noticing the 6 statues that Julia pulled out of her pockets. He then looked at the measly by comparison 3, that he had.
MK: Even I have more!
She chuckled to herself while pointing at the 4 figures that Nichelle brought to her.
Damien: Actually, Priya we don't have a lead, so let's try to catch up!
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Another montage showing off the teenager's efforts played. Starting with Wayne getting electrocuted by 2 eels, before shaking them off and grabbing another statue, resurfacing soon after.
Julia: is that the last one?
Wayne: Nope, there's 1 more, I think
Julia: Well, then, MOVE IT!
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The follow-up scene was followed by Axel emerging from the water to hand Priya more statues. As the former winner was about to head off, she stopped herself and awkwardly looked at the zombie expert.
Priya: Axel… Actually, I think can deal with a few more.
Axel smirked before taking a dive. After a few more seconds, she reemerged, with 2 more statues, that she carefully placed in Priya's arms, the girl nodding with appreciation, before heading off.
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Next, Nichelle was seen struggling with the resiliency of the rope, trying her hardest to push forward despite, the bungee dragging her back.
Nichelle: I hate this so freakin' much!
The actress was suddenly passed by Priya, who moved forward with seemingly no effort at all, much to the blonde's frustration.
Nichelle: This is such a bullcrad!
Nichelle once again pushed forward, but she managed to only move a little bit, before Priya passed her again, this time going in the direction of the pools. This, caused the actress to let out a cry of frustration.
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Lastly, the montage shows Wayne once again emerging from the water, a smile on his face as he hands the last figure to his girlfriend.
Wayne: Okay, Jules, you've got this!
Julia: Of course, I do!
She said, shortly before starting to rush toward Emma.
In the meantime, Nichelle finally managed to get to MK, who just had a disappointed look on her face.
Nichelle: I'm sorry. I really am. If you lose it's-
MK: It's fine. Just go get the rest of the figures, maybe I still have a chance.
She said at the moment Priya arrived with the last bunch of statues for Damien, causing Nichelle and MK to just exchange worried looks, before the actress started running toward the pools, passing by Julia, who also the last few figures for Emma.
Damien was halfway through his totem pole, his order being Cameron, Lightning, Zoey, Scott, Jo, and Mike.
Damien: 7th… Umm… - He grabbed the figure of Anne Marie - …You quit, after Brick got eliminated. Uhh…
He gently put her head statue on top of Mike's, uncertainty in his eye. Seeing this Priya clutched her head.
Priya: No, no, no… Oh, dang it. DAMIEN! - She shouted getting attention of not only the boyfriend, but also of pretty much every other contestant - Dakota came back and placed 7th!
She imemdietaly covered her mouth in shame, as Chef and Chris shook their heads in disappointment.
Chef: Damien, since Priya cheated, you're not allowed to make any changes to your totem pole for 2 minutes. Any more attempts at cheating will result in the increase of penalty!
Priya looked down at the ground, embarrassed of her actions.
Priya: I'm sorry Damien!
Damien: It's fine! I wouldn't get that without you!
Meanwhile, Julia finally pulled out of the statues for Emma, who smiled at her in gratitude.
Emma: Thanks Ju-
Julia: Whatever.
The taller blonde walked away, but Emam quickly just got to the order. First thing that she did was grabbed the figures of Cameron and Lightnign.
Emma: Couldn't even start without those 2! So, Lightning, Cam, Zoey… then Scott, Jo, Mike, Dakota…
MK peeked her head to see Emma slowly making progress, as she herself was stuck after Zoey, lacking the figurehead of Scott. The kleptomaniac then looked at Nichelle who was slowly making her way, but was still struggling with the rope.
MK: Come on Nich! I bet Jerry would have done it like 3 times already!
The camera closed in on the actress, as she stopped in her tracks, her eye twitching from anger.
Nichelle: Jerry… I. Hate. That. MAN! UGH!
The anger rushed, seemingly what the blonde girl needed, as she started to pick up the pace, a smile of hope appearing on MK's face seeing this.
Meanwhile, Chris looked at his watch, before locking eyes on Damien, who started to panic, seeing Emma getting through her totem and Nichelle, as the actress made her way towards MK.
Chris: Annnnd… Damien! You're back in!
Damien: OKAY! Great!
Immedieetaly he picked up Dakota's and Anne Marie's statues, placing the blonde girl first, and then the Jersey chick.
Damien: Next one was Brick, and then… Sam… Right?
Emma took a peek at the other finalists, and saw Damien being stuck, and MK who was still waiting for Nichelle. The blonde girl smiled at her seemingly locked in place for the final2.
Emma(confessional): In that moment, I felt like there's nothing that can stop. They're so behind me, there's no way for me to lose… And then…
Just as the blonde girl was about to place Staci's head on the very top, she suddenly slightly lost her balance.
Emma(confessional): …It all came crushing down.
This slight stumble resulted in her tower of heads completely crumbling, with Lightning and Cameron being the only ones who stayed in place. The girl's eyes widen with fear, as in the exact same moment, Nichelle handed the last statues to MK.
Nichelle: Oh my- MK, you've got a shot!
MK was almost as flabbergasted as Emma herself, it only took her friend to bring her attention back to the challenge.
MK: That was the exact strike of luck, I needed!
Nichelle: Don't waste it then!
MK took a glance to see Emma quickly gathering the pieces of the ground and frantically putting them back on. Seeing this MK, picked up the pace and went back to her own tower building.
Meanwhile, Damien did what Emma couldn't and carefully placed Staci's figure on the very top. After taking a deep breath, he clapped with excitement.
Damien: DONE!
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A sense of joy and accomplishment washed all over him as he got back on his feet and started jumping up and down, throwing his hat into the ground from excitement.
Damien: I'M IN IT! I DID THIS! WOO-HOO!
His supporters in the audience all clapped, happy for him, however, the ones rooting for MK or Emma looked nervously as the 2 girls now raced against each other. Emma was getting through her totem much quicker, but MK had the advantage, the result of the blonde girl having to pick up her pieces from the ground. After a tense race, the first one to put Staci's head at the very top was…
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Emma: GOT IT! I HAVE IT!
Chris slowly made his way to her station, as she closed her eyes, silently praying that she got it correctly. The man inspected it from the bottom to the top, before finally speaking out:
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The blonde girl's heart swelled with joy as Chris announced her as the 2nd finalist. A beaming smile full of happiness and a sense of accomplishment appeared on her face, as she kicked her tower from the excitement.
On the other hand, Mk's heart sank as she heard the announcement. She looked over at her tower, which was missing just Staci and B. A feeling of disappointment washed over her as she realized that everything she did was pointless. As a signal tear fall down her cheek, MK was approached by Nichelle, who looked just as sorrowful.
Nichelle: I'm sorry MK. If only I-
MK: Don't blame yourself. You did surprisingly well. - MK managed to give her friend a weak smile, as the two started to walk towards the loser bench - It's… Whatever. College is a scam anyway.
Nichelle: What do you mean?
MK: You know how much it costs? The student to-
Nichelle: Yeah, I got that part, but you never mentioned wanting to go college?
MK: Yeah, 'cause I don't want to. I just… Kinda should. Believe it or not, but pickpocketing is not the stablest source of money. I thought that maybe if I won the 1.000.000 and went to college I could have a chance to get a decent job, or something
Nichelle stopped for a second before she smiled slightly.
Nichelle: You know… My last assistant kinda sucked and I've been on the lookout for a new one for quite some time. It makes decent money, I think.
The shorter girl just huffed.
MK: You're kidding, right? I'm not going to mooch of-
Nichelle: It's not mooching! It's a job offer! You will do stuff like buing me coffee, groceries, sometimes scheduling things if my agent is on a break, or whatever. Think about it.
The actress smiled at MK, who just chuckled in disbelief.
MK: Fine, I will consider it.
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For the final round, Emma and Damien were dressed in their swimwear and stood before the eel filled pool, both shaking from nerves.
Chris: For this final round, no more helpers. - The camera shows Julia, Wayne, Axel, and Priya sitting with the rest of the contestants - You're doing everything yourself, but to make it a tiny bit easier, we're not attaching you to the rope.
Chase: COME ON BABE! I know you can win this!
Bowie rolled his eyes at the streamer's cheers.
Bowie: You know, I agree with him, but ugh. Can you stop being obnoxious for 5 minutes?
Chase: But how will she know that I'm rooting for her? I mean, Em is against Damien in the finale, so she might think I'm rooting for him!
Caleb: You and Damien are this close?
Chase: No, but he's you know… He.
The camera panned to Millie as she rolled her eyes.
Millie: Don't be nervous Damien! Take deep breaths! During the race don't focus on Emma, just on yourself!
Damien(confessional): You know, after season 1, I would have never thought that I can make my way all the way to the finale! This is crazy! I have 50k guaranteed, but I came all the way here for the grand prize and I will go home with it!
The boy listened to Millie's advice, taking a deep breath before turning toward Emma.
Damien: Good luck.
The girl nodded in response.
Emma: You too.
Emma(confessional): I came such a long road since the first season. From my obsession with Chase to my friendships with Bowie and Wayne to my great strategic calls. I… I deserve this 1.000.000. I played this game harder, wiser, and riskier than Damien and I didn't do it JUST for 50k. He's been playing this game for Priya, while I was doing it for me, myself and I only.
Chris: Ready… - The camera closed in on Damien's nervous expression as he took another deep breath, calming himself down - …Set… - It then showed Emma, a determined look on her face, eyes set only on the pool - …GO!
The blonde girl quickly jumped inside, and before Damien even made his way into it, she resurfaced, with a statue in her hand. The science nerd tensed up seeing this, but after quickly shaking it off, he jumped inside his pool.
Emma's hair fanned around her as swam gracefully, carefully navigating through the water in order to avoid the eels. She only reemerged every few moments, with more statues of previous contestants, that she threw to the ground in front of the pool.
Meanwhile, Damien's analytical mind came into play, with the boy calculating the most efficient routes to gather the statues, while also avoiding the eels, except occasional ones, that latched onto him, but the boy quickly managed to get rid of them.
The camera then panned to show the audience cheering for the duo.
Wayne: Come on Emma!
Julia: Yeah, Emma! I want that 5%! …And the extra thing too!
Upon mentioning the "extra thing" Wayne chuckled to himself, a slight blush on his face,
Once the camera went back to the preppy girl, she emerged with Alejandro's and Sierra's statues. The girl quickly looked through all of the figures on the ground.
Emma: 22, 23, - She then looked at the 2 figures in her hands, with a large grin - 24 and 25!
With this, the girl made her way out of the pool, and after grabbing 3 more statues from the ground, she ran toward her work table, as the audience cheering for Damien started to become worried.
Axel: Damien, get it together!
Damien: I'm trying! There's only 1 more that I need!
Axel: Then GET IT!
The boy took a deep breath, before diving underwater. He looked around the pool, to see a small wooden statue in the corner at the other side of the pool. With no time to waste, he swam there, as fast as he could, paining no mind to all the eels and pain that came with every shock. He got to the last figure and quickly resubmerged while shaking the eels of him.
Damien: I got the last one!
Priya: Great, now get them to the table!
He nodded and swum toward the pool ladder. Once he got out, he quickly looked through the statues, before picking out 5 of them.
As Emam reached the table, she immediately placed the statues in random order, and immediately ran back, for more of them. A different strategy was picked by Damien, who started immediately placing them in order: Alejandro, Sierra, Blaineley, Gwen, and Owen. He then ran back, as Emma was already at the pool.
Chase: What is she doing? Why is she not placing her in order?
Millie: I think that she wants to get all of the statues first and will only start making her totem once she gets them all, while Damien immediately picks them in the order and places them correctly.
Ripper huffed hearing this and crossed his arms.
Ripper: Of course, the biggest nerd would do that. I'm shocked to say that, but Emma will probably take this one.
Caleb shook his head.
Caleb: I want her to win, but disagree. I like Damien's strategy for this more.
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As the duo ran back and forth, they both pushed themselves over the limit, the adrenaline keeping them from complete fatigue. Eventually, when Damien put Eva's figure on top of Trent's, Emma clapped her hands from excitement, as she managed to get all of her figures to her table.
Emma: Sorry Damien, but I'm winning this one!
The boy ignored her taunt and gritted his teeth and ran with all his might toward the pool, determined to catch up and fuelled by the cheers from the audience.
Meanwhile, Emma started sorting through the figures, quickly finding and placing Gwen on top of Owen. She then spent a moment, looking through them, before finally finding Heather.
Raj: Why did it take her so long to find the next one?
Lauren: Look at how messy is her table! Those statues are everywhere, and it's harder to look through them, cause the table is way smaller than the ground, from which Damien picked up his statues.
The boy nodded, and despite what seemed like disdain to Emma, he put on a worried face, showing that he secretly wanted the girl to win.
The blonde girl's heart pounded with a mix of adrenaline and fear, her trembling hands barely letting her place Bridgette's head on top of Lindsay's. She watched in shock as Damien ran up to his table and gently, but quickly put the heads of Harold, Courtney, Sadie, Beth, and Cody. Noticing the girl's look of awe and fear, the boy smirked at her.
Damien: Sorry Emma, but I think I will be taking the 1.000.000.
The girl groaned before quickly grabbing Trent's and Eva's figures and putting them in the totem, slightly intimidating the boy, who ran after the last 5 of his figures. Chase's ex-girlfriend took a deep breath, as she looked through now, a much smaller pile of figures. The girl quickly found the next few figures and caught up to Damien, just as he got to his table.
Emma: Looks like we tied.
Damien: Look again.
He smiled, as the girl looked at him, confused, before noticing that he already placed World Tour debutees. Despite the nerves, getting to her, she managed to calm herself enough to quickly put Tyler, Katie, and Justin, while at the same time, Damien only put Tyler.
Chase: COM-
The boy's cheers were interrupted by Bowie, putting a hand over his mouth.
Bowie: Shut up! She needs to focus.
The camera constantly switched between the finalists, as they both concentrated on their last task. Both make precise moves in order to prevent their towers from crumbling down. As Damien put Justin's head, he peeked over at Emma's tower, the girl having just put Ezekiel's, leaving her with only Alejandro, Sierra, and Blaineley. The boy gulped, as he grabbed the figurehead of Noah and steadily put it in place.
Emma meanwhile, took a deep breath, before gently, putting Alejandro's head on top of Zeke's. She wasted no time in also putting Sierra's. Both Damien and Emma had their last statues in their hands, as the audience all held their breath, waiting for one of them to finish.
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Emma: DONE! DONE! I'm done!
The girl closed her eyes and held her breath as Chris and Chef walked over. At the same moment, Damien put his last figure on top. Both of them were full of hope, begging for 2 completely opposite things.
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Congratulations! You just won the 1.000.000$ grand prize!
The girl's eyes filled with overwhelming joy, feeling the weight of hardships, journey, and more importantly - victory. The girl fell to her knees, her sobs of happiness echoing through the air, as the crowd erupted into cheers, celebrating her victory.
Emma: Screw everyone who didn't believe in me! - She chuckled while saying this through her sniffs - If I had to picture anyone else winning this, I think I would throw up.
On another hand, Damien's heart sank as his dream of winning the grand prize slipped right through his fingers. His eyes were filled with fibber threatening to spill over.
Priya: I'm proud of you.
The boy jumped, startled by his girlfriend, as she, Millie, and Axel approached him. Seeing him in this state, Priya immediately hugged him, making the loss just a bit more bearable for the boy.
Axel: You did better than I ever could. Like, you even got those 2 twins correctly!
Millie: Most people leave the show with nothing, and you got 50k!
Damien: Yeah… I guess so.
He wiped the tears that formed in his eyes, just as Chef approached him with the small briefcase, a large smile on the man's face.
Chef: Great job soldier.
He said while handing him the case.
Meanwhile, Julia seemed completely unphased by the winner's announcement, using her phone like usual, at least until she got a message. Reading it, she put on a fake smile, before approaching Emma, who just got over the initial shock of winning.
Julia: Hiii bestie! I'm sooo happy you won, for real! Wanna take a celebratory selfie? - Emma stared at the influencer, clearly suspicious of her intentions - …Ugh, fine. My agent says that if I take a pic with the winner and post it with no caption, everyone is going to go crazy speculating about why I seem buddy-buddy with someone I obviously hate, giving my account more traction.
Emma: So you wanna use me to get followers?
Julia: Duh. I helped you, I deserve at least that.
Emma let out a sigh, before standing next to Julia, the influencer wrapping her arm around the short girl, ready to snap the selfie…
Wayne: Jules, wait! - Julia groaned as the hockey bro interrupted her - We wanna join.
Julia: We're going to take a lot of-
Wayne: Oh come on! Celebratory photo with my friend AND my girlfriend?
He looked at her with puppy-like eyes, managing to melt the heart of the ice queen, who pointed at him to get between her and Emma. The tall blonde was about to take the photo until Wayne started waving at Raj, Caleb, and Bowie.
Wayne: GUYS! Get in!
Julia groaned, visibly irritated. Whereas Caleb immediately ran up to the trio, Bowie took a moment to think, while Raj seemed hesitant.
Bowie: On one hand, I don't want MY followers to go to the witch's profile… On another hand, me being in one of her pictures? Oh, I know she's sick!
With a smug smile on his face, the flamboyant walked over to the group, but his boyfriend still seemed uncertain, until Emma called out to him.
Emma: Come on Raj! I want all of my friends here!
The boy smiled slightly before walking over to them.
Julia: Is that everyone? Grea-
Lauren: Can I join?
Scary Girl suddenly appeared beside them, startling the entire group. Julia clutched her head before nodding, much to Emma's confusion, as Lauren grinned at her friend.
Emma: Wait, I-
Julia: Oh be quiet, I let 3 of your friends in, so I can allow one person to get in.
Emma just shrugged, as Julia was ready to finally take the photo. She steadied the phone in her hand, and after making sure that her best angle was visible-
Chase: Wait! Em, babe-
Emma: Don't call me that.
Chase: Can I join?
Emma took a deep breath, before nodding, causing a large smile to appear on the streamer's face and a look of confusion on Julia's.
Julia: What? You hate Chase?
Emma: I'm indifferent, but he was rooting for me, so, I guess I can at least let him be in the group photo.
Julia shrugged and with everyone in position, she raised her phone and prepared to take the photo, leaning against her boyfriend's shoulder.
Julia: Alright everyone! Say: Action!
Everyone: Action!
As the camera clicked, the photo covered the screen, showing the frozen smiles of the 8 contestants. Wayne couldn't stop beaming, as Julia kissed him on the cheek at the exact moment when she took the photo. Emma's expression was a mix of happiness and disbelief at the fact that it was really happening. Chase put on a flirty smile, with a raised brow, while Lauren put on a unsetting, creepy smile. Caleb stood beside Emma, his hand wrapped around her, whereas next to him, were standing Bowie and Raj, both doing silly faces at the camera.
This was Total Drama Action. Thanks for reading.
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16. Ripper
15. Millie
14. Chase
13. Zee
12. Priya
11/10. Bowie
10/11. Julia
= MERGE =
9. Caleb
8. Raj
7. Lauren
6. Nichelle
5. Axel
4. Wayne
3. MK
2. Damien
1. Emma
And with that, the season is finished! However, to all the people that were rooting for Damien - Don't worry! Tomorrow, I will be releasing his ending… On ao3. To mirror how each finalist wins in different countries, I decided that I will Emma win here, while Damien is going to get his ending on AO3. I think it's a fun and creative idea, so that's why I'm doing it!
Emma… I will be honest, I'm shocked, cause it seemed like no one guessed her to be the finalist? I thought that once Julia got eliminated, that Emma seemed like an obvious female finalist. I loved writing her and while this season is in no way a prediction, I do think she has a good chance to win the rematch. I get that she's controversial, but I love her (although I love most of the cast) and I'm very happy with the way I wrote her.
Damien… Who's surprised he's the male finalist? I mean, I can see how someone could think that it was going to be Wayne, but in all, pretty much everyone and their mothers predicts Damien as the finalists for the rematch, and I'm one of those people.
MK was fun to write as well! I loved her friendship with Nichelle, I think it turned out to be very sweet. Originally she was supposed a much more typical main antagonist and her friendship with Nichelle would be the result of Nich losing popularity after 1st season, so she tries to befriend some fan favorites, and eventually, she would land on MK and they would be kinda like Heather and Lindsay. In the end, I'd say this season had no real "antagonist" just everyone was super strategic and tried their hardest to win because let's stop acting like only antagonists and villains are allowed to strategize!
I might do one/two more extra chapters, one where I would go more in-depth over all the things I planned, but didn't make the cut, and the other about planned sequel based on WT, which is possible, but not likely. Maybe you guys would be interested in hearing about it!
Allow me to respond to the reviews for (maybe?) the last time:
Wakstorm (ch6) - I'm happy to see you return to this fic, I was always looking to your reviews! About Lauren saying that Axel was supposed to vote for Wayne: The plan was that Lauren, Julia, and Wayne vote for Axel, while she was supposed to vote for Wayne, and Damien's vote wasn't supposed to matter. Lauren was just very protective of Damien back then!
Guest (ch12) - I tried to make Emma eliminating Wayne as sympathetic and understandable, but I get it would not work for everyone! Yeah, Wayne would make for a great finalist, but I wanted each duo (Waymma, MChelle, Daxel) to have one member in the finale.
Shronut (ch12) - I'm also happy to see your review again! It took a long time for this Julayne reunion, but I'm happy to see that it was worth it!
If you're curious about my future plans… Probably no comp fics for a while, BUT I'm considering writing a Halloween story set in AU inspired by a certain game, and I really want to write a Christmas story where I would publish one chapter per day, from 1st to 24th. Also probably a few one-shots, 3 I want to write the most are focused on: Scottney; Leonard and Tammy (I feel bad for their fans); Courtney, Gwen, Beth, and… Staci. I wanna give some love to characters that are always fodders!
With all fo this being said, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this season!