"Last time on Total Drama: Action!" Chris announces with vigor as he still wears his tacky vacation shirt: "I let our final 5 contestants have a day of relaxation as the eliminated losers at the Playa Des Losers resort spilled all of their opinions on the final 5! They shared all their dysfunction and mess as we captured it on all of our cameras!" He exclaims as clips of Scary Girl, Ripper, Julia, Chase, and Emma from the episode play. "These reject movie stars focused on their contempt for MK, Damien's nerdiness (for better or worse), Wayne's bro-ness, Axel's lone wolf attitude, and Nichelle's supposed action skills… In a genius-ly shocking twist of events, our eliminated contestants got to make a very major decision that will impact the game: as they got to choose who they wanted of the final 5 to have instant immunity in the challenge. In the end, Wayne and Damien tied in votes with 3 each: causing me to have to go to plan B… hehe." He finishes with a devious giggle.
"Who will be ridden out in style in this episode? Find out right here, right now, on TOTAL. DRAMA: ACTION!"
The camera focuses on MK sitting in the dark in the girl's trailer as she uses Julia's phone.
"Just one more thing, and…" She fiddles with the phone some more as her eye bags can clearly be seen, "YES! Looks perfect…"
She creaks open the door to the trailer and begins tip-toeing to the guys trailer.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Axel yells from off-screen.
MK whips around, "Crap…"
The camera pans up to show Axel asleep in one of the trees.
"Take one more step MK… and I'll do it!" She whisper-yells in her sleep as she holds tight to her crossbow.
MK looks at her with a disgusted face, "Okay then…."
She creeps into the boy's trailer and silently floats to Damien's bed.
"No… Priya… It's not what it looks like. Wayne and I are friends…" He creaks out while in his sleep.
MK whispers to herself as she places the phone right next to him, "Goodnight Damien… Hehe" She finishes with a devilish smirk as she creeps out and walks back to the girl's trailer.
The sun rises during the next morning before the camera shows the girl's trailer.
MK stretches and lets out a yawn, "Aaaah… I think today is gonna be a good day."
"What are you so chipper for?" Nichelle interrogates as she looks at the smiling MK.
"Oh, nothing." MK replies nonchalantly as she gets up, "Just excited for Chef's disgusting breakfast."
"Hmmm… okay." Nichelle responds with suspicion as she walks toward the door, "I'm about to go to breakfast, wanna come?"
"Why would you be nice to me?"
Nichelle crosses her arms, "Well, I can just leave you here then I guess…"
"Naw, I'll go. I'm just messin' with you anyway."
MK in the confessional: "Yeah… go with Nichelle to breakfast so we can both witness the fireworks."
"Um, actually, the offer was a rhetorical question, so don't follow me!" Nichelle back-tracks.
Nichelle in the confessional: "Ugh, I have to keep reminding myself to not be such a push-over… I always root for the underdog!"
Inside the boys trailer, Damien wakes up to the sound of the phone next to him ringing.
"WHAT- WHAT IS IT MOM?!" He shouts before noticing the phone, "Huh? Wayne, is this yours?"
Damien looks around and notices the absence of Wayne.
"Okaaaay?" He croaks out in confusion before reluctantly answering the phone, "Hello?"
A man's voice yells through the speakers, "Whoever you are, you need to return this phone to my daughter RIGHT NOW!"
"AH!" Damien yells as he fumbles the phone before catching it, "Uh, who are you?"
"Julia's father! I am tired of paying for replacement phones for her, so you, little thief, need to give it back!"
"But I didn't-"
Damien holds the phone away from his ear as Julia's father screams, "I DON'T CARE JUS-"
Damien hangs up instantly, "Phew!... putting this on sileeeent."
He pauses for a moment, "Huh? What's this video?"
"Yeah, Damien is my best friend in the competition you could say…" Wayne's voice begins speaking from the phone.
"Oh, it's a Wayne confessional?" He asks himself with confusion, "It's from the Total Drama website I guess…" He comments as the camera focuses on the Total Drama logo in the corner of the video.
Wayne's voice continues, "If it was possible for me to be best friends with some out-of-touch brainiac!"
"Huh?"
"Man, what a LOSER! I can't believe he actually thinks I would be friends with someone like him! He's not a real man at all."
"Huh?… No… No this can't be real." Damien tries to cope as he holds his head.
"That Tommy Sherman guy was right to bully him. I can't stand being around him when he's such a smart aleck and trying to correct me on every. single. thing." He finishes with an exhausted sigh, "As soon as his gigantic mutant brain gets me into the finals, I can crush his pencil body and win the million for me and Raji!"
The video finishes as Damien sits in wide-eyed shock, "Wayne… was just… pretending?"
Damien in the confessional: He growls and groans, "UGH! I should have known that stupid jock couldn't be friends with meeee." He says in a mocking tone, "I'm just some stupid little nerd who can't do anything! According to WAYNE the hockey captain!"
"I better give him a piece of my mind!" Damien growls as he stomps out of the trailer, shoving the phone into his pocket.
MK appears from behind the trailer, "Phase two begins…"
She sneaks up behind him and pickpockets the phone before hiding.
"Hmm?" Damien hums in confusion as he turns around to see nothing before continuing on.
The camera swaps to the craft services tent.
"Yeah, and then I told him, no, you need psychiatric help!" Nichelle exclaims to Wayne happily before laughing as she holds her stomach.
"Uh… cool?"
She perks up, "It's funny because men are unreliable!"
"WAYNE!" Damien yells as he stomps into the tent.
"What's wrong bud-"
"Don't start that with me!" He interrupts as he points at him, "I should have NEVER trusted some idiot hockey player!"
Wayne looks a bit irritated as he stands up, "What are you talking about?"
"I saw everything! How you said I was a weak nerd who you were just using to make it to the finals!" He shies away, "I should have known…"
Wayne looks distraught, "I never said anything like that about you. You're really my friend, Damien."
"I know your game now so you can stop faking…" He says coldly as he starts to walk away.
"Who told you that? Was it MK?"
"No, I saw it on the Total Drama website on Julia's phone!" He yells before covering his mouth.
Nichelle gets up, "Julia's phone? So you were the one who stole it?"
"No, I didn't! I woke up and it was right next to me when the phone rang-"
"Likely story," Wayne scoffs, "You take Julia's phone and make up lies about things I never said? What is wrong with you?!"
"Whatever," Damien groans as he walks out, "Have fun winning the challenge without me to help!"
"I don't need your help!" He yells back before turning to Nichelle, "I'm smart, right?"
As Damien storms out, he bumps into Axel angrily as she wanders in.
"Hey, watch where you're going!...uh, you?" Axel starts with anger before finishing in confusion.
Wayne begins sobbing into Nichelle's shoulder, "AAAAAAH!"
Axel raises an eyebrow at them, "Yeah, I don't need breakfast… see ya at the challenge guys!"
Axel in the confessional: "I can see that Wayne and Damien are clearly upset about something, but I've learned the hard way that other people's drama is not my problem."
Axel walks out of the tent as MK avoids contact with her and enters.
"Damn, you kids are cold!" Chef yells from behind the counter as he sharpens one of his knives.
"Uuuuuh, what happened here?" MK asks.
Wayne stops crying for a second and sniffles, "Damien… he doesn't like me anymore!"
Wayne in the confessional: "My friends kept leaving one after the other, first Raj, and then Zee! I was relieved that I was able to make a friend like Damien so easily so I wouldn't have to go it alone." He explains as he rubs the back of his neck before looking sorrowfully at the camera, "But I guess he was just some traitor this entire time, eh? He's just like Larry Ziedal." He ends with an airy tone of realization.
He continues sobbing into Nichelle's shoulder as she pats his back, "There, there… "
"Do I need to get the tissues oooor?" MK mocks a bit.
"Damien came running in here and said something about how Wayne called him a nerd, or something? He said he saw a video on Julia's phone."
"Julia's phone? Doesn't she have like 12 of those?"
"Yeah, but she kept nagging me about how she lost her live-streaming phone or whatever. I guess Damien is the one who stole it…"
"Dang, that's low even for me!"
"Yeah, tell me about it…" Wayne whines and sniffles, "I guess that goes to show how you can't trust anyone in this game! I'm a lone wolf! I'm like the new Axel!" He shouts as he puts on a game-face.
"HOOOT! HOOOOT!" He chants as he runs out of the tent.
"Um…." Nichelle hums to try and fill the dead space.
"I guess we are going to breakfast together after all!"
Nichelle looks at her with annoyance and crosses her arms.
Nichelle in the confessional: "I feel so bad for Wayne… I hate seeing people be sad for being outcasted or losing friendships, it's kinda like my thing."
MK in the confessional: "Good to know, Nichelle. Good to know."
The camera swaps to Axel high up in one of the trees with binoculars.
"Hmmm… don't see anything so far." She comments before hopping down straight onto the ground, "I'm trying to see if I can see the next challenge site." She explains directly to the camera, "Chris usually has a new horrendous contraption he calls a 'set' to show us for the next challenge. So sleeping in the trees allows me to scope out the area and avoid MK. It's a win-win!"
Axel in the confessional: "I may seem tough, and I am! So don't get it twisted! But when I'm away from home for some time I can get a bit… 'unhinged'." She explains with finger-quotes, "I felt like MK was keeping me semi-sane since she reminded me of home so much." She then looks at the floor, "But I don't need her and I don't need anybody, except my trusty shovel!" She then tries to grab something from her back pocket, "Oh… right, I forgot. The robo-bear ate it."
"Attention everyone!" Chris announces over the loud-speakers as Axel looks on with dread, "Head to the mess-hall pronto! Most of you seemed to be there earlier, but left for some reason…"
"This better be for the challenge…" Axel groans as she lowers her head below her shoulders and stomps off.
At the mess hall, Damien and MK stand on one side as Wayne and Nichelle stand on the other.
"If you wanna play dirty, then we can play dirty!" Damien threatens across the room.
"I could say the exact same to you, you…" Wayne pauses for a second, "Traitor!"
"What is all this tension about?" Chris asks, "I'm LOVING it! You guys should do this more often."
Axel walks into the mess hall and notices the two separate groups.
"Is this another doubles challenge? Does that mean I get to play by myself?!" She asks with a sparkle in her eye as she gets closer to Chris.
"Nope! Everyone's for themselves in this challenge. But before we can start, I will show you some clips from the resort I visited yesterday!"
Clips play on screen of the different eliminated contestants voting for who they want to have instant immunity.
"Okay, rude…" MK snarks, "Zee is the only one with taste."
"The votes ended up being split equally between Wayne and Damien! Haha… perfect timing!"
"Are we gonna fight to the DEATH?!" Wayne and Damien question simultaneously.
They turn to each other as Wayne giggles a bit, "Haha, jinx!"
Damien smiles back at him for a second, "NO! We're supposed to be fighting right now! We're not friends like I thought we were…"
Wayne mumbles to himself, "This act is so confusing…"
Wayne in the confessional: "Maybe Damien isn't as smart as I thought?" He questions innocently, "His strategy is totally crumbling."
"Well, it's a good thing you guys are at each other's throats." Chris snarks, "Cause I've got a special twist in store for Damien and Wayne!"
Damien in the confessional: "I bet Chris's 'twist' is gonna involve Wayne and Tommy SHERMAN teaming up to all laugh at the nerd while he gets eliminated. Well that will NOT be me, Chris!"
"You two must compete in a tie-breaker challenge." Chris states, "An extremely skillful game… of tic-tac-toe!"
The camera switches instantly to the two guys sitting down and staring at the board as intense music plays.
Chef places all of the pieces down on the board, "Heads or tails?"
"Tails!" Wayne exclaims as Damien eyes him.
Chef flips a coin and it lands on tails, "Wayne gets to go first!"
Damien scoffs as Wayne laughs, "I think I've got this in the bag."
He sets an X down in the middle, "Your turn." He says to Damien with a snarky expression.
Damien puts his hand on his chin, "Hmmm…"
"Will you just go already?!" Axel asks impatiently, "I'm trying to win this challenge!"
"Don't rush me! Tic tac toe is a game that takes extreme skill and patience…"
Damien moves his O piece to the bottom right.
Wayne looks deep in thought as he looks at the board intensely.
"Ugh, this was a mistake." Chris groans as he watches from the side, "Terrible idea, Chef!"
Chef just frowns in response as Wayne places another piece. The scene is followed by a montage of Damien and Wayne both putting pieces down as they sweat.
"There, it's a tie!" Wayne asserts proudly, "Looks like-"
"AHAH!" Damien exclaims as he puts down his last O, "Three in a row, BANG!"
Wayne looks puzzled, "Wha-... How did this happen?"
"You left a giant gaping hole, genius." MK responds harshly, "Now let's start the challenge please!"
Damien gets up and does his little dance in front of Wayne, "Ah yeah, I've got immunity and don't even need to play this stupid challenge! Good luck, Wayner." He finishes with a mocking tone.
"Who said you don't have to do the challenge?" Chef questions as he unravels a huge red carpet that spills out of the door.
"What?"
"Chef is right, Damien!" Chris adds on, "Your fans wouldn't be happy to see you not get screen time this episode! Haha…."
Damien looks pissed at Chris as he continues, "So you'll have to do the challenge with everyone else! For the ratings, of course."
"Haha!" Wayne teases as he points both fingers at Damien, "Looks like Mr. Smart guy still has to do the chaaalllenge!"
Damien rushes over to the girls and hunches down, "So what is this challenge anyway?"
"Glad you asked, Damien!" Chris gleams, "To test your potential in being a famous movie star, you'll traverse down this red carpet until you reach Hollywood!"
Nichelle scoffs, "Been there, done that."
"Except if you're thinking of the Hollywood sign and palm trees and famous people, you can think again. Our version of Hollywood is the haunted forest!"
Chris turns on the TV next to him as it shows a picture of the haunted forest from the horror movie set.
"Once you reach the end of the red carpet and step onto the carpet of completion in the haunted Hollywood forest, you'll know that you've won the challenge!"
"Meh, I don't need immunity." MK mocks, "I'm not setting foot in that dump again."
"You might want to rethink that…" Chris responds cheekily, "This time, the challenge is auto-elimination!"
The contestants gasp as Chris continues, "Whichever of you four non-immunity havers doesn't get to the end of the carpet in time is automatically cut from the competition!"
Wayne and Nichelle look worried as MK smirks.
MK in the confessional: "No problem at all. I'll just make sure my new bestie helps me get to the finish line!"
"But of course it's not just about running." Chef explains, "Along the way there will be several obstacles testing your acting abilities! The interns will help you with that once you reach the checkpoints."
"Wow, wanna make a more difficult challenge next time?" Nichelle asks sarcastically as she looks confident.
"Well that's not fair…" Wayne sulks, "Are we gonna have a hockey challenge next?"
"No way, next challenge should be zombie hunting. Definitely." Axel says with no self-awareness.
"We already did that!" Damien snaps.
"Settle down, settle down." Chris says unenthusiastically, "Line up at the starting line and don't miss the acting booths on the way! Our interns will be there waiting to give you your scripts."
The five contestants all line up at the start of the red carpet, ready to run. Except for Damien, who sits there with arms crossed.
"Ready, set, GO!" Chris exclaims as his air horn reverberates through the mess hall.
The contestants run off in a hurry as Chef pipes up, "You forgot to tell them there were multiple paths!"
"Naw, I didn't forget. I'm just keeping it a surprise."
Axel and Wayne eye each other as they run neck-a-neck in the lead.
"I'm fueled by rage!" Wayne asserts, "There's no way you can beat me!"
"I've been storing rage for the past 17 years!" She shouts before tripping him.
"AH-" Wayne lets out as he tumbles to the ground, "I thought we were friends?!"
"Just don't get last place and you'll be fine!" Axel snickers.
Nichelle comes running in and trips over Wayne's body, landing right next to him.
"Oh, fancy seeing you here." She flirts with him as she twirls her hair.
"I'd like to chat but I've gotta blast! HOOT HOOT!"
Wayne runs off as Nichelle steadies herself into a standing position.
"I am Nichelle Ladonna! I've got this! And I don't need to rely on JERRY, and I-"
"Oooooauuuugh!" MK whines from behind her as she limps over and dramatically holds the back of her hand to her forehead.
"Excuse me, I'm trying to monologue here. Can you not step into my light?" Nichelle asks quickly with a quiet tone.
"It's just not fair that this challenge involves acting and physical competency!" She whimpers as she looks at Nichelle with puppy eyes, "And I have no allies or friends in the game at all. I'm all alone!"
"What is this?" Nichelle asks with suspicion, "Am I supposed to carry you through the challenge?"
"At least give me motivation! Remember when we got trapped in the cave? We're a good team!"
"You make a good point…" Nichelle ponders for a second before grabbing MK's arm and storming off, "LET'S GO!"
Damien comes limping into frame as the two girls race along the carpet.
MK in the confessional: "That is the most VILE thing I have ever done in my life. But if it keeps me in the game, so be it."
The camera swaps to Axel and Wayne as they stand in front of a booth.
"Will you just give us the scripts already?" Axel asks impatiently as Freckles comes out fumbling several papers.
"Pipe down! Chris didn't organize any of these scripts so I can't find the Hamlet ones…"
Wayne picks up a script from the pile hastily and begins reading, "Romeo, Romeo? Where art thou, Romeo? There! I did it!"
"That is Romeo and Juliet." Freckles replies with annoyance as she sorts through the scripts, "Oh, here's the scripts for Hamlet!"
Axel and Wayne quickly snatch two of the scripts she was holding and begin reading.
"There's two characters in the scene, and you can act as both of them by yourself, or work together."
"Alone, obviously." Axel replies as she rolls her eyes.
"But shouldn't we work together?" Wayne asks innocently, "It will help us get through the challenge faster so we don't get last!"
"Faster MK!" Nichelle calls from behind the two, "We're almost to the booth!"
"Okay, fine!" Axel snaps, "But I will be Polonius!"
"Uh… sure!" Wayne replies with confusion.
Axel begins reading monotonously, "To thine own self be true, and it must-"
The camera focuses on MK and Nichelle in the background as they come upon the booth.
"What are we supposed to do here?" Nichelle asks as Freckles begins explaining,
"Take a Hamlet script, act the scene, and-"
"Alright, got it!" MK asserts as she grabs a script.
The camera pans to Axel reading as Chef watches from the booth.
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be…"
"More feeeeeeling!" Chef shouts, "This is a tragic story and you need to be in character!"
"Ugh, this is impossible!" Axel complains, "The standards for this are way too high!"
Nichelle drops to the ground behind them and begins sobbing as she speaks, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry…."
Freckles and Chef clap as he exclaims, "Now THAT is a perfect acting performance!"
"Thank you, thank you…" Nichelle thanks as she bows before trying to run off.
"Ah, ah!" MK snaps at her, "Don't go anywhere Nichelle, you need to tell me how to act this script!"
Nichelle stops, "But if I don't go now I might get eliminated?"
"Help me with this and I promise I'll help you with the next sections! We gotta use both of our skill sets to win this."
"Alright, I'll do it." She says triumphantly as she walks back to MK, "But only because I have a flair for teaching those not blessed with the skills of mwah."
The camera pans back to Axel as she speaks rapidly,
"...Borrowingdullstheedgeofhusbandry."
"That's way too fast!" Freckles complains, "Do it in a timely manner and like you are the character!"
"You are so lucky I don't have my shovel right now or I could dig a grave for you 6 feet under!"
Wayne looks nervous in the background as he asks, "Uh, so, can I do the scene alone?"
"WHATEVER!"
MK wanders up to the booth with script in hand and begins speaking awkwardly, "There, my blessing with thee…"
Freckles looks unimpressed with her performance, which MK notices. She looks over to Nichelle who begins giving her hand signals.
Nichelle raises and lowers her finger and poses to signal the emotion and pitch MK should say the words with,
"Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell. My blessing season this in thee."
"Nice!" Freckles reacts as she gives a thumbs up, "You're free to go!"
"Wow MK, that was amaz-" Nichelle begins praising before MK interrupts,
"Let's save it for after the challenge!" She says as she follows the carpet trail.
She stops and looks at the paths in front of her, "Uh… why are there two paths?"
"Chris decided to add an element of choice." Chef comments, "No biggie, I'm sure the wrong path will just be a minor setback!"
"Oh for crying out loud…" MK groans, "We should go left."
"Naw, it's gotta be the right path! That's where the haunted forest is, I'm sure of it."
"Uuuuh, iiiis it though?"
"Ah yeah!" Wayne shouts as he comes up behind them, "Hey ladies, how's it hangin'?"
"Oh we're just-" Nichelle begins to reply before being dragged down the left path by MK,
"No time for that, diva!" She teases as they run down the path.
"Hmm…" Wayne thinks for a moment, "Better follow them so we'll at least all go the wrong way!"
The three run off as Damien crawls slowly to the booth, Axel still there trying to get the scene right.
"THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MEN. MY BLESSING SEASON THIS IN THEE!" Axel shouts angrily.
Freckles and Chef look concerned as smoke comes out of Axel's ears.
"Y'know, it's certainly a different, uh… interpretation." Chef squeezes out nervously.
"Yeah, I'd say that's a green light from me." Freckles sweats, "You're free to go!"
Axel rushes off without saying a word down the left path as Damien grabs a script.
"Huh…" Damien sighs before starting theatrically, "To be or not to be… that is the question."
Damien in the confessional: "I have no idea why I have to do this stupid challenge, but it is worth it to try and catch up with the others. Since I've found out the real face behind that hockey boy, I'm thinking I'll need a new ally."
"Yeah, awesome." Freckles says unenthusiastically as she gives him a thumbs up.
Damien walks off as Chef turns to her, "He only spoke like two lines?!"
"I know, but it's so sad seeing him mope through the challenge. I had to throw him a bone."
Axel grinds herself to a halt as she looks at the splitting path ahead of her.
"A fork in the path!" She shouts aloud as she twitches, "Good thing I'm a survival expert!"
She drops to the ground and shovels some dirt into her mouth as Damien comes up behind her.
"Axel?! Are you alright?"
"I'm perfectly good!" She continues twitching as she sticks her finger into the air.
"So, uh, I was thinking... how about you and me form an alliance? We can kick off MK and Wayne!"
"Sorry guy I don't know." She shrugs as she stares at the left path, "But I'm a one-woman show!"
"Ugh..." Damien groans as he weighs himself down again, removing his cheery disposition and limping to the right path.
Damien in the confessional: "No way am I going down the same path as the girl who just ate dirt."
The camera focuses on Nichelle and MK as they peer through some bushes.
"Look, the acting booth is right over there!" Nichelle points out.
"Where?"
"Over there, by that sad intern."
The camera lingers on Ginger as he sits depressingly in the booth by himself.
"We're in the lead, we can easily win this thing!" Nichelle cheers before being interrupted by Wayne right behind her,
"What are we talking about?" He whispers innocently.
"YOW!" MK flinches and falls out of the bush,
"Would you warn us before sneaking up?" She questions angrily as she brushes the dust off.
A faint humming sound can be heard in the background coming nearer.
"Uh, what's that sound?"
MK's question is answered as several murder hornets and assassin bugs come out of the trees and attack her.
"NICHELLE! DO SOMETHING!" She yells as she runs from the swarm.
"What am I supposed to do?!"
"Don't worry, I'll save you!" Wayne cheers as he comes out of the bush with a hockey stick, "Back up beasts! Go back to the shadows of Wawanakwa- AH-"
The deadly insects begin jumping on Wayne as Nichelle asks frantically, "Where did he even get that stick from?!"
"No problem, the swarm is off of me, we can move on." MK comments coldly.
"Shouldn't we help Wayne?" Nichelle asks as he screams in the background.
"No way! We've got to win this thing, right? We can't risk elimination."
"But we can't just leave him to DIE?"
"It's just a little bug bite!" She replies voraciously, "And besides, he said all those nasty things about Damien behind his back... he's not trustworthy."
"How did you know he said bad things behind his back?" She asks with suspicion, "Nothing he's been saying is even comprehensible."
"He told me about it when he stormed off after I asked." She lies casually, "And he said something about Julia's phone too, seems like he stole it."
Wayne can be heard still yelling and running in the background as the girls casually talk.
"Yeah, he was really weird about that..."
The camera swaps to Damien at a dead end on the path.
"Ugh, are you KIDDING ME?!"
"Alright, let's go without Wayne then-" Nichelle begins agreeing with MK before some more hornets and assassin bugs jump down from the trees.
"GET THEM OFF MY LOOOOCKS!" Nichelle screams in terror as she jumps into the bushes, losing them.
MK and Wayne follow suit, with Wayne having several swollen red bumps on his face and arms.
"Looks like they don't want to enter the bushes." Nichelle comments before looking at Wayne in horror, "Yikes! Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just... feelin' a little tired, coach." He squeezes out before collapsing to the ground.
"HAHAHAHA!" Damien laughs loudly as he holds his stomach, "That's gold right there!"
The wasps turn their head towards Damien.
He ducks down into the bushes with the rest, "Oops..."
Ginger's voice begins being heard whispering through a megaphone, "Hey, this area is infested with those nasty critters. You have to be completely silent walking through and acitng out the scene or you're toast."
"Would have been nice to know that before." MK whispers angrily as she narrows her eyes in his direction.
"Well, who's going first?" Nichelle asks cheerfully as she looks at the collapsed Wayne, "You up for it?"
Wayne responds with just a quiet grunt as MK responds, "Naw, I'll go first. I'll keep us safe by making sure the coast is clear."
MK in the confessional: "More like be the first to complete the script."
MK sneaks out onto the field as Damien asks Nichelle, "Wait, where is Axel? She was way ahead of me."
"Is that... her?"
Nichelle points to a camo-colored Axel as she wiggles her way through the grass.
"Woah... camouflage paint, cool!" Nichelle cheers.
"And probably totally unnecessary..." Wayne groans as he gets up from his stupor.
"Ugh..." Damien scoffs as he gets out of the bushes and begins sneaking through the field.
"Who spit in his slop this morning?" Wayne questions as Nichelle begins following suit with MK.
Axel reaches the acting booth and grabs a script.
She begins whispering aggressively, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
Ginger in the confessional: "I never thought Macbeth could sound so threatening..."
"Uh, that's good, but maybe make it sound less angry and more ominous?" He asks nervously, trying not to upset her.
Axel looks unimpressed as she starts again, "By the pricking of my-"
"You're doing it wrong." MK whispers as she peers over her shoulder.
"I didn't know the bugs laid eggs, cause there seems to be a maggot standing behind me." Axel squeezes out, not even turning around to face her.
The hornets turn to look in the direction of the booth.
MK whispers to her as she tries to focus on the script, "Maybe you should quiet down..."
"Fine." Axel responds calmly as she turns to MK and starts screaming at her completely silently.
MK looks both confused and scared as Axel mimes at her.
MK narrows her eyes, "Plug the controller in, cause two can play at this game."
The two continue silently bickering as Nichelle and Damien sneak up beside them and grab a script.
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." The two speak quietly in unison as Wayne comes wobbling over.
He leans onto the booth for support as he continues being dazed from his stings as he grabs a script.
Nichelle and Damien finish the scene at the same time, "A deed without a name."
The two turn to each other and smile as Ginger gives them a thumbs up.
"Here, take these." He says as he hands them smartphones, "You'll need these for the next portion."
Right after they get their phones, Axel finishes the scene: "A deed without a name... How was that?"
"Oh..." Ginger turns around, not listening: "Yeah, that was good. Here."
He hands Axel a phone as Nichelle and Damien run off to continue on the red carpet.
"Where does she think she's going...?" MK comments to herself menacingly.
MK sticks out her foot to trip Nichelle as Damien continues running, as he didn't notice.
"OOF-" Nichelle lets out as she falls onto her face.
"Wow, did you see that?" MK asks as she leans down, "Damien just tripped you."
"Dang, he's really gone full evil hasn't he?!" Nichelle asks loudly as she speaks in a whiny tone.
The hornets turn to Nichelle and MK.
"Oh SSsssshh-" MK begins saying before the hornets chase them both down the path.
"You can't hurt my beautiful face!" Nichelle yells as she books it, "The show will lose all its ratings!"
As the two run off, Ginger looks down at Wayne: "Uh... you good?"
Axel grinds to a halt as she reaches the red carpet in the circus area. A handsome guy stands in the booth next to Axel trying to get her attention by posing.
"So this is what MK meant when she said clown area..."
"Wait... huh, I gotta, catch my breath!" Damien pants before standing beside her, "How do you not get tired of running?"
"Maybe if you took off that ridiculous get-up you'd have more stamina."
"Um, hello?" The handsome guy calls out to them in frustration, "Pay attention to the smoking hot man-candy standing near you!"
Axel turns to him and raises an eyebrow, "Oh yeah, you're Alejandro from that plane season!"
Justin sighs, "No, not him! It's me: Justin!"
"Who?" Damien asks with innocent curiosity.
"Ugh... whatever! I will explain the challenge quickly so I can get my check and skedaddle, okay?"
"Understood." Axel salutes to him as Damien gives him a thumbs up.
"You two need to use the phones you received in the last portion to take a selfie with me."
"That's it?" Axel asks, "Easy!"
"But you have to get the proper lighting, angles, filters, and point of view, or I will fail you so you can't receive the item you need for the last portion." He gloats proudly.
"What do those terms even mean?" Axel asks in frustration, "Don't you just snap the picture and get it over with?"
"You poor, poor girl..." He replies as he shakes his head, "I can see your life must be filled with disappointment."
Axel whips around and takes a picture with him, the flash blinding him.
"GAH- Turn the flash off at least!"
"Good thing I've got two phones for this!" Damien cheers as he digs around in his pockets, "I can just see which one takes a better pic-... what? Where is Julia's phone?"
"Huh, Julia's phone?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I just found it this morning somewhere-"
"Okay, weird..."
Justin snaps, "So is anybody gonna take a picture with me or we just gonna stand here?"
Damien brings out his challenge phone and snaps a picture as he holds up a peace sign.
"Lemme see it, lemme see it..." Justin says as he grabs the phone and analyzes the picture, "No, this won't do. The angle is all wrong."
"Are you serious, man? It's fine!"
"You expect to become a model when you can't even take a decent picture? Pathetic!"
"Um... who said I was gonna be a model?"
Justin goes wide-eyed, "Huh? What show is this?"
"Total Drama..."
"Oh, dang, Chris told me this was Canada's Next Top Model."
Axel snaps a picture with him as she makes a grumpy face.
Justin chuckles, "Are we taking a picture or being held at gun-point?"
MK and Nichelle come sliding in as Damien and Axel try to get the selfie right.
"MK, did you even get a phone?"
"Yeah, I swiped one from him when he wasn't looking." She gloats as she waves the phone around.
MK in the confessional: "Good thing this isn't the Ridonculous Race or I'd get a penalty for not doing finishing that stupid scene. We get it Hamlet, You're EMO."
"Oooh, are we taking selfies?" Nichelle asks as she wanders over, "I'm usually used to getting my picture taken with HD photography cameras, but this'll do."
Axel leans and whispers to Nichelle, "Please... tell me how to take this picture."
Nichelle looks back at MK as she makes a sad puppy face.
"Uh, here, just lift it up a bit and stand in the opposite direction." She suggests as she moves the phone for her, "Try that!"
MK swipes Nichelle back.
"What are you doing? She is my enemy and I am the underdog here!"
"Well technically if I help you in the challenge and you do well then you won't be the underdog anymore soooo..."
"Magnificent!" Justin shouts for joy as Axel finishes her selfie, "Here, take this golden ticket and show it to Chris!"
"Yes!" Axel runs off with her ticket before turning her head to see Nichelle and MK talking.
Axel in the confessional: "Is MK using Nichelle to get farther in the challenge? NO! It doesn't matter, I'm by myself in this game and I've got to get first! The rest will sort itself out. I don't need allies, I don't need friends, all I need my trusty shovel!" She once again tries to grab it from her back, "Seriously? Again?!"
Wayne comes walking in victoriously.
"Look guys, I think the venom is wearing off!"
A phone flies from off-screen and hits wayne in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Oops, sorry!" Damien shouts sarcastically as he snaps a picture with Justin.
"Hey, why did you use my phone?!" Nichelle asks with offense as she goes to retrieve it, "Now I know why we're in the clown zone!"
"Nope, try again." Justin comments to both MK and Damien.
"What's wrong with mine?" MK asks furiously.
"You need to hold it up higher."
"I was standing on the tip of my toes and put the phone all the way up, what more do you want?!"
"Stop being so short then! Who let her into our agency...?"
MK growls in frustration before calling for Nichelle, "Nichelle, I need your help!"
The camera does a time-skip where MK is on top of Nichelle's shoulders as they struggle to keep balance.
"Just... a little more to the right." MK squeezes out as Nichelle struggles.
"Yes, this should be the perfect angle!" Damien cheers, "Now I've just got to wait for the cloud to move and the lighting will be perfect!"
Wayne comes over and slaps the phone out of his hand.
"Hey, what was that for?!"
"If you want to play the bad guy then don't be surprised if I bite back!" Wayne growls back as the two butt heads.
The camera pans to MK as she snaps a picture, "There, it's perfect!"
Justin takes the photo and gives MK a ticket, "She's right, it's perfect."
MK grabs it and turns her back before snickering to herself, "Hehe, bye bye Nichelle... no way she can catch up-"
"Yaaaas!" She cheers from behind her as she grabs her ticket, "Look what I've got, MK!"
"Oh, yay, perfect." She groans, "Lets go!"
The two run off as Wayne and Damien continue fighting.
"Just let me take ONE good picture!" Wayne whines.
Damien pushes him to the ground, "Nope, this one's mine!"
"NOPE!" Wayne shouts as he tackles Damien and they fight for the phone.
"Ugh... this is dumb." Justin groans, "Here, just take the tickets. No way anyone can take a better picture than the last girl did." He smiles as he admires the photo Nichelle took of him.
Wayne's head pops into the frame as he smiles, "Awesome! Thanks Justin!"
Wayne in the confessional: "I've basically got this challenge made. Bee stings can't stop me! And neither can Damien!" He pauses for a moment before sobbing into his hands, "WHYYYYY?"
"Well at least someone knows my name."
Damien grabs a ticket and tosses the phone to Justin, "Get back here, Wayne!"
The camera switches to show Chris and Chef sitting atop a raised platform sipping lemonade as Axel fumbles around the haunted forest set. A large ship is positioned above the water below as it sinks, tail first.
Axel holds her balance on the top of the ship as she stares down at the water below, "What movie is this for?!"
"It's for Titanic," Chris replies, "Isn't it great? Just dive down into the freezing cold water and say your line!"
She complains, "You don't show up until the end of the challenge and it's the hardest one yet. Of course."
"Hey, this is home-made lemonade. It takes time to get it just right, you know!"
MK and Nichelle run onto the set as Axel glares at MK, "Well... here goes nothing."
Axel plugs her nose and plunges into the icy water.
"Looks like she's given up on life." MK comments coldly, "Reeeeal sad."
Axel comes out of the water as her teeth chatter.
"I- I-'ll n-never let go, j-jack."
"Try again, but with more feeling!"
"S-s-suck it, McClain!"
"Hey, you two slackers!" Chris calls to the two girls, "Get to the top of your ship and jump into the freezing cold water already!"
"No way am I doing that!" Nichelle protests dramatically, "It's not hair washing day yet!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure MK will give you a push." He teases, "You two will have to do the scene together since you arrived at the same time. Hehe..."
The camera swaps to MK and Nichelle holding tight on the narrow tip of the sinking ship.
"MK, DON'T LET GO!" Nichelle cries as she holds her tight.
"S-save it for the script-" MK squeezes out.
Wayne arrives on the ground as Axel continues her lines.
"N-never let g-go, j-jack."
"Do it again but without the stuttering!"
"Have you even SEEN this movie?!" She questions angrily with full force, "Oh... hey, my voice is fine now!... I'll never let go Jack, I'll never let go!"
The camera pans up to MK and Nichelle on the top of the ship as Wayne climbs up.
"Axel just finished and Wayne is already here!" MK complains, "We've got to get going!"
"But I can't s-SWIIIIM!" She cries into MK's shoulder.
"Hey guys!" Wayne cheers as he climbs onto the tip with them, shoving both off the edge: "...Oops. Well, here goes nothing!"
Wayne jumps into the frigid water below as Nichelle and MK surface.
"W-what are we supposed to do n-now?" Nichelle asks in a panic to MK.
Wayne surfaces and yells, "Ah yeah! This ice bath is just what I needed! I'll never let go, Raj! I'll never let go!"
"Good enough." Chris responds as he gives a thumbs up.
MK thinks for a second, "You p-pretend to be Jack as he dies in the f-frozen water and I'll be Rose."
"W-whatever, just as long as we c-can g-get out of here!" She whimpers in response.
Wayne leaps out of the water and runs for it as Nichelle lies dead on her back with her tongue out.
"J-jack!" MK yells as she slowly swims away, "I-... I'll never let go!"
MK reaches the edge of the pool as Chris gives a thumbs up.
"Good enough for me! Can't get sued for contestants having hypothermia again."
"T-thank you, thank you!" Nichelle thanks before she notices MK getting out of the water, "Hey, I thought we were supposed to h-help each other?!"
MK stands up as she shivers, "We're the only t-two left, b-bye s-s-sucker!"
MK slowly limps away as Nichelle yells, "Hey! Get back here!"
Nichelle swims frantically to the edge of the water.
"Heh, I've g-got this in the b-bag." MK shivers before she turns around, "Uh oh..."
"MK!" Nichelle yells as she gets out of the water, "I will NOT be stopped by the likes of YOU!" She begins posing dramatically, "I did everything I could to make sure you, the underdog, could have a shot at the million!"
"Nichelle, JUST RUN!" Axel yells from the carpet of completion (RR tease).
"Oh, right-"
Nichelle begins running to the finish line as MK shivers. MK is closer but Nichelle's speed is faster.
"Let me at her, let me at her!" Axel yells as Chef holds her back,
"No! You can't interfere once you've crossed the finish line!"
The camera swaps between MK's worried face as she limps along and Nichelle's determined grin as she runs.
"It's neck-a-neck!" Chris announces with glee, "Who will be the last member in the final four?!"
MK almost steps on the carpet, but before she can set foot, Nichelle leaps into the air towards her.
Nichelle begins speaking as the scene plays in slow-motion,
"Noooooooooooo...!"
MK and Nichelle both collapse onto the carpet as a dust cloud appears.
"Woah, we might have to go to the slow-mo cams for that one!" Chris cheers, "Unless..."
As the dust begins settling, both contestants are revealed to have collapsed right in front of the carpet of completion.
"Oh, it looks like both-" Chris begins announcing before the dust dissipates, "...MK wins!"
MK and Nichelle lie in a pile on the ground as MK's hand can be seen touching the carpet.
"YES!" She cheers as she gets up, "I'm in the final 4, as I deserve!"
MK begins pumping her fist in the air before a record-scratch sound plays, with Wayne and Axel looking pissed.
"What are YOU cheering for?!" Axel asks as she gets up in her face, "All of your wins have been completely un-honorable!"
"Have you ever thought maybe it's just because I'm the greatest player of all time?" She asks smugly.
"You little- COME HERE!" Axel yells as she pounces on top of MK.
"Hey- GET HER OFF OF ME!" MK commands as the two tussle on the ground.
"Oooo, my favorite." Chris delights as he finishes his drink and throws it behind him, "I'm sorry to say, but it looks like beating up MK won't take her out of the game. Because Nichelle is going home!"
Nichelle walks over nonchalantly before dropping to the ground in between everyone, "NOOOOOO!" She cries as she beats the ground, "IT'S NOT FAAAAAIR!"
"If I take you to the red carpet of shame will you shut up?" Chris asks with annoyance.
Damien comes limping in.
He pants, "Wait... wait... what's happening?"
At the gilded Chris ceremony.
"Looks like we won't need a dramatic shot of everyone heading to the ceremony!" Chris cheers in his powder blue suit, "Axel, Wayne, MK, and Damien are ALL safe!"
Wayne and Damien, as well as MK and Axel glare at each other from across the bleachers as they catch their statues.
"I'll be dealing with you, next!" Wayne asserts as he points at Damien, "I'm gonna bring the dinner to the table, and then I'm gonna eat it!"
"Funny, I didn't think your big head could even fit through the door!"
Axel in the confessional: "I can't take it anymore, I've got to find out why Wayne and Damien hate each other all of a sudden. I'm sure it has to do with MK somehow. After my negligence caused Nichelle to be eliminated, I guess I can't play alone anymore." She admits as she rubs her arm awkwardly.
The two growl at each other as Nichelle pipes up, "Guys, guys! This is supposed to be my moment..."
"Oh, sorry..." Damien replies as he sits down.
"My bad..." Wayne parrots.
"I accept my fate..." Nichelle sighs, "But alas, I will not be taken for granted on this reality show!"
"Chef..." Chris groans, "Can you please take our drama queen to the limo?"
"I came, I slayed, and I boosted the show's ratings! What more could a girl ask for?"
Chef picks her up as she continues her monologue, "I wish all of you luck, except the evil witch MK!"
"Yeah, yeah, heard that one before."
The camera swaps to Nichelle on the red carpet of shame as Axel, Wayne, and Damien come to see her off.
"Good luck, Wayne! My shining prince charming!"
"What is she talking about?" He responds with confusion.
"Damien, the brave peasant who has risen up against the monarchy!"
"Why am I a peasant?"
"And lastly, Axel... the dear mage who showed me that women can be kind, too..."
"I'm sad to see you go but I'm also very confused." She replies.
She winks at them, "Just acting."
Axel runs up and hugs Nichelle tight.
"I'm sorry I left you with MK!" She cries dramatically.
Nichelle pats her back, "Oh, don't be sad. I always help the underdog. It's my fault anyway... but kick her butt for me, okay?"
"Will do!" She replies veraciously as she backs up.
"Well guys, it's about time this show got 50% less fabulous." She says as she climbs into the limo, "See you guys on the flipsiiiiide!"
Axel waves as Wayne and Damien glare at each other in the background.
"What has gotten into you two?" She asks, "This happened all of a sudden."
Both get up from the ground as Damien answers, "This morning when I found Julia's phone next to me, there was a video on it of Wayne trash-talking me behind my back on the Total Drama website!"
"I never did that!" Wayne cries, "You don't have any proof!"
"Yes I do, it's right- Oh, I forgot. I lost the phone."
"Pfft, likely story." Wayne scoffs.
"No, he's fine." Axel corrects, "I think I know who's to blame here..."
Chris steps in front of the camera, "And with that, our episode ends here!"
"Will you let me finish?" Axel asks angrily.
"Who will make-up and be betrayed in the next episode? Find out next time on TOTAL. DRAMA. ACTION!"
"Ugh... let's go to the cabins."
Author's Note: Chapter 11 is finally here! It took me like 7/8 days to write and release this so sorry for that, it's getting hard to keep up motivation but I definitely will finish this fic, it just might be another 5-8 days before chapter 12 comes out.
I hope you guys like MK's devious plan... I wanted her to have a new way to use technology to her advantage this season. Please read and review! :D
The final four are facing off in the penultimate episode:... Axel, Wayne, MK, and Damien. Who will win the million dollar prize? Stay tuned to find out and soak up the drama.
SPOILERS FOR EPISODES 1-11:
16th: Ripper (VV)
15th/14th: Emma and Chase (MOTS - VV)
13th: Millie (MOTS)
12th: Raj (VV)
11th: Priya (MOTS)
10th: Zee (VV)
Merge
9th: Scary Girl/Lauren (MOTS)
8th/7th: Julia and Bowie (MOTS - VV)
6th: Caleb (MOTS)
5th: Nichelle (MOTS)
Cameos:
Anne Maria (3)
Scarlett (4)
Harold (5)
Sierra (6)
Gwen (7)
Shawn (8)
Courtney (9)
Brick (9)
Ella (9)
Justin (11)