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It was great to just chill and hang out with everyone. We didn't have to be different to how we usually were. Even Heather chilled out a little, although she was still friendless. At one point, Leshawna even drew a smiley face on the back of her head when she stopped bothering to wear her wig around the Playa. Even Chef came and hung out, and most of the food he made was not only edible, but actually good.

Life was good for those couple of days. Katie and Sadie drooled over Justin. Owen and Izzy hung out together. At one point, Eva and I were hanging around with Gwen, and she was talking about how she didn't care that she lost and that she was happy for Owen. However, insisting that she didn't care wasn't really realistic when Owen was running around, singing "Kicked your butt and I won!" and yelling "I got one hundred thousand dollars!"

Eventually, Gwen excused herself, and Owen gained a wedgie. Eva and I exchanged glances as Gwen came back. "What?" she said. "It was an accident."

I giggled. "Well, he was kind of asking for it."

Leshawna had to gently let Harold down, but he perked up a little when she told him that she'd still like to hang out with him, just as friends. As she left after talking to him, though, I heard him calling "I'll win you over, Leshawna! I love you!" Poor guy. As for other couples...Courtney was back to being uptight, and Duncan was unimpressed by that, but he was clearly still into her. Bridgette and Geoff hadn't left each other's lips alone since the finale, unless they were turning the bubbles on in the hot tub (after Bridgette did that, she actually jumped at Geoff and accidentally bruised his eye).

Someone had started making fanblogs about Total Drama, and had even given us labels, like Gwen was "the Loner", Heather was "the Queen Bee", Duncan was "the Delinquent" and so on, all the way down to Ezekiel, "the Homeschooled Guy". I was "the Social Goth". Eh, could be worse. Like Tyler was "The Jock Who Sucks At Sports", and Beth was "the Wannabe". Being known as the social goth was a lot better than either of those.

The person who was making the fanblogs also had a vlog about each episode of Total Drama, so I watched a few. I stopped after three, because I couldn't stand the sound of her screechy voice, and, I mean, did she have to go on in minute detail about Cody hitting on Gwen in one episode, or getting accidentally dumped in the lake by Beth when he was eliminated, or just about anything involving Cody? There was twenty-three of us to talk about – she did not have to fixate on one guy who didn't even make it that far! She also didn't have to spend her vlogs giggling and squeeing every minute, and apart from anything else, what was up with her hair? I have no problem with purple, but it really clashed with her clothes and skin tone.

Then came the last day. The next day was when I was going to fly home. I had gotten a letter from Lisa beforehand:

Dear Stephanie

You should get this two days before you come home! I can't believe it, can you? And on that point, we only just got the episode where you were kicked off. A few people thought you were a threat. I guess you know who wins now. Please tell me when you get home before it airs – it wasn't Heather, was it? I've decided I'm rooting for Gwen. Duncan and Heather don't deserve it, and Owen's nice, but he hasn't worked for it like she has.

Do you know what people said about you during the episode where they kicked Leshawna off? I couldn't believe it was you – my sister – that everyone was talking about! Dad started giving us opinions on everyone. He's rooting for Owen now. Bart's rooting for Duncan. Mom, Maggie and I all want Gwen to win.

By the way, I was very close to rooting for Geoff before he left. I can see why you guys voted him off – he was a major threat because of how nice he was. I kind of wish I could meet him.

We miss you. See you soon!
Love, Lisa

Then came the day that Chris came to the Playa again. He was holding a suitcase. Suddenly, Chef took Owen's cheque off him.

"Hello, campers!" Chris grinned around at us.

"That's ex-campers to you." Duncan told him.

"Yeah, your twisted game is over, remember?" Heather added.
"We'll see about that." Chris said, as he and Chef snickered. I wondered what they were up to.

The thing was, Chris had another plan – a choice for Owen. What was going to happen was, there was a million dollars in that suitcase he had. If Owen chose, he could try to win it. Chris would hide it somewhere on the island, and whoever found it and brought it to the Dock of Shame first got to keep it. Or, the other choice was, Owen could keep the money he'd won. There was a pause while Owen made the decision.

"…"

"Game on, baby! Yeah!" Owen cheered. Chef tore the cheque in half.

At first, the rest of us weren't so keen, even when Chris let us know that he would give out hints throughout the day. As Noah-it-all put it, "I'd love to play another round of humiliate the teens, but I've got a buffet to eat."

"Fine, suit yourselves." Chris shrugged. "I'm sure Owen will be happy to have no competition while he makes the easiest million dollars in TV history."

"Fine." Gwen said.

"Fine!" Lindsay echoed.

"Yeah, right." Justin finished.

But as Owen ran around the Playa and out into the woods, cheering about how he was going to be a millionaire, our thoughts changed. Finally, Katie started to cough repeatedly. Cody began whistling. And finally, we all got tangled, trying to get out there first.

Beth spoke up. "Hey, I've got an idea! Let's work together as a team! We can split the prize twenty-three ways and share it!"

We all paused, before continuing to fight. "Worst idea EVER!" I yelled out.

Finally, everyone began teaming up in groups from two to four. Owen teamed up with Tyler, Cody and DJ. Beth and Lindsay teamed up, and they let Ezekiel tag along. Trent, Gwen and Leshawna grouped together, while Katie and Sadie followed Justin. Geoff and Bridgette also teamed up, but I doubted they'd look up from making out long enough to do anything. Courtney and Duncan worked together, and I saw Heather going from group to group, but when Harold opened his mouth to offer to work with her, she said no before he could speak.

And as for my team...well, Izzy pulled me into her group. Owen's team was going on about how tough they were as we passed.

"Get over yourself." Eva said, shoving Tyler to the ground. Noah passed with her, and finally Izzy, pulling me along.

Izzy laughed at Tyler. "That was funny! You stupid guy!" Yep, I'd teamed up with the tough girl, the crazy girl, and the sarcastic bookworm. A pretty good team, actually. We had the muscle in Eva, the brains in Noah, the energy in Izzy, and as for me? Well, I considered myself the most observant. If anyone spotted the suitcase, it would be me. Our labels made us sound a lot more impressive, though – the ones that the blogger had made up – Izzy was the "Psycho Hose Beast", Eva was the "Female Bully", and Noah was the "High IQ".

Searching for the million was a lot more fun than I'd thought, mainly because of the mix of people we had. But we had no luck for the first few hours.

Finally, Chris' voice echoed through the loudspeakers. "Okay, this is pathetic, campers! It's been two hours now and no one has even come close to finding the suitcase. So here's your first clue: It's just 'hanging around'."

"How many square hectares is this island again?" Noah asked, looking around. "It's hopeless."

"Just keep looking." Eva ordered. "You wanna win, or not?"

"Stop being lazy, Noah." I advised. "Last time you were lazy, you got twenty people closer to a hundred grand, and you weren't one of them."

"Guys, up here!" Izzy was in the branches above us. "The suitcase must be in a tree! To find it, we must think like the tree! We must be tree creatures! Okay, see what the tree sees!" She hung upside down from the branch, humming.

I exchanged glances with the others. "Should I be worried about her?" I asked.

"She was at the resort after she ran away from the RCMP, so I know her pretty well by now." Eva answered. "That's what I was going to say when I left for the second time – that she was at the Playa. Trust me, this is her normal behaviour." Although her voice was still harsh when she spoke to anyone, she seemed a bit more relaxed around just us.

"Coming through!" Izzy was now swinging on a vine, just as Courtney and Duncan came running past.

"I think I see it!" Izzy called out.

Courtney gasped. "She sees the suitcase! We can't let her have it!" She grabbed onto Izzy's vine, and the two girls began fighting.

"Yeah, that's my girl!" Duncan cheered. Obviously, Izzy hadn't actually seen the suitcase, she was just being...Izzy. Soon enough, Courtney left us alone and she and Duncan disappeared off somewhere else.

I made a confessional. "I didn't realize how insane Izzy was until now – I knew she was crazy, but she's much crazier than I thought. But Eva's actually nice when she's not angry – I mean, I already knew that, since I get along with her, but she's usually so moody around the Playa. And I didn't realize how smart Noah is – but apart from that, he's also pretty funny."

I was really glad to be on this team.

Yes, I chose to stick Stephanie on Team E-Scope! They're one of my favourite groups – could we just have a spin-off show about the three of them (there's a poll on my profile about that...wanna vote)? If only they'd put Eva on World Tour, then we could've seen her hanging out with them (and possibly Owen). It'd be cool to see Eva on Team Chris Is Really Really Really Really Hot with mostly guys plus Izzy, wouldn't it? Anyway, had to cut up the special, so we'll pick up again next chapter.

One more thing. The scene where Gwen gives Owen a wedgie for running around savouring his victory was in a promo I saw on YouTube.

And...did anyone notice the early cameo of a certain character who wasn't there this season?