A/N: Welcome to the semifinals. I hope you enjoy.
With Respect to the reviewers:
Crash X Fusion: Yeah it was obvious, but I've been building towards this final three for quite some time now. Glad you liked the curveball of all three characters being in the semi finals.
The recap begins with a distance shot of the film lot. "Last time on Total Drama Island." Alejandro is shown humming as he brushed his hair, then Topher is shown in the confessional. Then Chef removing the orange tarp from the animals is shown, then Sammy tripping with her bear, Topher and his raccoon complaining, Gwen getting her chameleon to change black and teal stripes, and Alejandro dancing while playing a maraca with his snake. "Alejandro and Sammy had a heart to heart which left both feeling better. This prompted Topher to attempt to sabotage Sammy, and our cast wasn't the only animals on set as as they were each paired with an animal buddy to train in their image."
Sammy and her bear are shown working together in the forest, then Topher is shown going for a high five with his raccoon and being snubbed. Then Topher arriving at the film lot first, Alejandro slamming his hand against the wall right next to Topher's head, and Gwen being eliminated. "While some worked with their animal buddies, others not so much. Yet despite this Topher still won invincibility. Which was good for him because Alejandro found our about his sabotage on Sammy and severed their alliance. In the end Gwen was sent home."
Alejandro, Sammy, and Topher are all shown on screen while Chris sat in the security room. "Which brings us to our final three. Who'd have guessed, and who will end up in the finale with a chance to win one million dollars?! Find out right now, on Total. Drama. Action!
(intro)
{A standing light pops up on a set with skyscrapers in the background. A hanging light swoops in front of a set with houses in the background, then a camera pops out of a sewer with a rat on it, and another camera pops out of a hole in a tree scaring the raccoon inside. A masculine hand raises up a clapboard and sets it off.}
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
{The camera's point of view shows a film lot with the two trailers, city background, water tower, and fake hill. Chris drives by in a golf cart, and the camera flies through to the warehouses as crew members push a couple backdrops through, follows by the costume rack. )
You guys are on my mind!
{The camera goes up the fake hill and down into a small pool where Jo is swimming, a shark is behind her. Jo notices it and turns around to punch it in the nose.)
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
(The camera moves out of the water to show Scott on a surfboard held up by machinery. He desperately tries to dodge several seagulls being shot at him. One finally hits him and he falls over.)
I wanna be...famous!
(The camera moves left to show Duncan as the one shooting the gulls from a gull cannon with Gwen right beside, laughing along with him. Duncan turns and Gwen looks at her feet, rubbing her left arm nervously. The camera moves on to show the sastchwawanakwa in a pink dress, matching boa, and straw hat. The door slides open and the camera goes through)
I wanna live close to the sun!
(A beach set is shown with Alejandro and Amber lounging on a beach chair together, a shark sits in a beach chair to either side of them wearing sunglasses.)
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
(Topher is shown in the make-up confessional having it applied. A hand sprays something in his eye accidentally)
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
(Trent and Amy are standing on rock pillars with padded poles. Amy hits Trent several times before he hits her back sending some of her hair down.)
I'll get there one day.
(The hair lands in a pot of sludge Chef is cooking. He shrugs and turns to Sammy who looks nervous but determinedly back at him.)
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(Harold and Ellody are shown standing in front of a set of screens in the security room. Harold presses a random button and causes an explosion. )
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(We focus in on one screen where a grizzly bear is growling towards Ella. The princess wannabe smiles at him sweetly, the bear smiles back and the two dance. )
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (N a-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(They dance their way past the lame-o-sine and the back window lowers to show Noah and Crimson inside. The camera continues through the window as camera flashes go off. Chris is shown standing at a podium in a powder blue tux. He opens an envelope.)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The scene moves out to show Chef is in a sparkly hot pink dress and matching Chef's hat, along with sliver earrings and necklace. Chris looks a little weirded out. The camera moves back through a large screen then pans down to Geoff and Kitty sitting on a couch about to make out.)
*The sound of the theme being whistled goes through the air *
(They notice the camera and decide not to kiss, the scene moves back to show a small studio with two couches to either side of the one the couple is sitting at. The rest of the cast in sitting on them as the large screen above flashes to the Total Drama action logo. )
(end of intro)
The trailers are shown from the outside before the focus shifted inside the girls trailer where Sammy was in bed. "I never thought I'd be the last girl left." The blonde swallowed. "I miss Gwen, and all the others. But the worst part is all the pressure. Everyone is watching, counting on me to beat Topher. It's a bit much." Sammy sighed. "I don't even know who I'm talking to.
The focus moved out of the girls trailer and over to the boys before shifting inside. Alejandro is no longer sleeping on the bunk over Topher, instead lying on a bunk far away. Topher frowned. "Alejandro, I know you're mad, but think about it. You like Sammy, and emotions get in the way of winning. That's why you voted out Amber in season one. I was just trying to help." Alejandro was facing the wall away from Topher. He said nothing. "Alejandro? Talk to me? Please?"
"I have nothing to say to you." The Spaniard replied.
Topher looked upset, but his gaze hardened, "Fine if you're so mad at me then I guess I'll just stop helping! From now on this guy is flying solo!"
"I'm trying to sleep." Alejandro said shortly.
Topher huffed, but then sniffed as a canister felled through the hatch in the ceiling. "Alejandro! We're being-" The trailer filled with purple gas.
In the girls trailer Sammy shot up. "Guys? Are you okay?" A purple canister fell into her trailer as well knocking her out.
/
Alejandro, Sammy, and Topher are all tied to a mast, with Alejandro on the left, Topher on the right, and Sammy in the middle. Sammy wakes up first. "Alejandro?"
"Jose, can't have my million." Alejandro said sleepily.
"Alejandro! I think we've been shanghaied!" Sammy said as the focus zoomed out to show they were on a ship set.
Topher opened his eyes. "Huh, the ropes are tight, but not uncomfortable. Chef must be in a good mood."
"How are we gonna get out of here?" Sammy asked.
"Perhaps we can untie each other? You untie you, I'll untie me." Alejandro said.
"How do you know Sammy won't just leave you here?" Topher scoffed.
"I would never do that!" The cheerleader protested.
"Not everyone is as traitorous as you." Alejandro said.
"It's called strategy, and if you weren't so wrapped up in your new friendship with Sammy you'd know that!" Topher snapped.
"Guys! We have to work together to escape!" Sammy interrupted.
"Right, move over a bit." Alejandro asked.
(confessional)
Alejandro: Topher clearly wants to turn me against Sammy. That's not going to happen.
Static
Alejandro is untied, Sammy is untied, and the cheerleader is untying Topher. "I still say we leave him." Alejandro huffed.
"That would make us no better than him." Sammy replied as she finally got the knot undone.
"Breakfast anyone?" Chef asked as he wheeled in a cloche on a serving trolley.
"What have you cooked up for us Chef?" Topher smirked.
The cloche was removed to reveal a delicious looking breakfast. A decadent stack of thick pancakes drizzled with syrup and a pat of butter, fresh pineapple, a blueberry muffin, fruit juice, and a plate of bacon and eggs.
"What?!" Topher gasped.
"Fresh fruit to ward off scurvy, hot flapjacks to prevent lice, or whatever, all prepared to my highest personal standard." Chef explained.
(confessional)
Topher: Has the world gone upside down? Alejandro's willingly helping his competition? Chef is making gourmet food? Am I still on the same show?!
Static
The three semi finalists were eating when a rope hung down between them Chris slid down the rope in a full pirate outfit, including a fake wooden parrot, and began to speak in a pirate accent. "Ay matey's me parrot Chris junior, junior, junior and I want to congratulate each of you for making it to the final three. As ye can probably tell, today be space zombie movie day!"
Alejandro gave the host an unamused look, Sammy just looked confused, and Topher was smirking. "It's actually pirate movie day." Chris said in his normal voice. "And you're on deck for a swashbuckling obstacle course, followed by a treasure hunt through the entire season's challenges."
Sammy and Alejandro were both shown as Chris continued. "And if you want to claim that booty you might want to rethink the all for one and one of all approach."
"Thank you Chris! At least someone is reasonable!" Topher said.
(Confessional)
Topher: It's a good thing I'm here. Can you imagine how boring the semifinals would be with Alejandro and Sammy being all friendly?
Static.
Chris handed each of the semifinalist a package of cotton swabs. "Obstacle number one, swab the poop deck." Three doors with red lights above them are shown. A bull ,moose went in the left one, the Sasquatchnakwa into the middle, and a bear into the right. The sounds of pooping can be heard as all three finalists are shown cringing. A bell went off as each animal left their room, a stench cloud accompanying them.
"Obstacle number two, pun intended." Chris continued gesturing to a barrel beside him. It contained three flags, one red, one blue, and one pink. "Grab a flag," The focus shifted to Chef greasing the mast they had just been tied to. "Shimmy up the greased mast," The focus shifted up to the top of the mast. "And fly your jolly roger."
"And finally," Chris said as a cannon was shown. "A cannonball, the target is the monster chomped movie set."
Chris stood before the three contestants, point a flintlock pistol, or more likely a replica, at the sky. "Ready, set and go!"
All three contestants ran into one of the rooms, Alejandro the left, Sammy the middle, Topher the right, a stink cloud came out of each room as the contestants entered. All three contestants poked their heads out to gag, before retreating back inside.
"I get it," Chris said as Chef approached him with the serving trolley and cloche. "The food is laced with laxatives right? Nice."
"Nope," The cook replied. "Just going out in style."
"Going out? What do you mean?" Chris asked, seeming concerned.
Chef waved the brush he'd just been using to grease the mast. "That's the last meal I'm ever gonna serve on this two bit show.' He gestured to himself, leaving behind a spot of grease. "Got me a gig cheffing on a swanky cruise ship. So you can kiss my behind goodbye!"
"Yeah, yeah and I got a job hosting the Oscars, very funny." Chris brushed him off.
Chef slammed the grease brushed into Chris' pirate hat where it stuck. "Who's laughing?"
The focus shifted over to the three doors as Alejandro stuck his head out to puke. "So long as it isn't inside I'm not responsible for cleaning it. Chris, can I get more swabs over here?"
Sammy poked her head out. "I need more as well!" A second box of swabs was thrown to both of them and they ducked back in.
"If our contestants think they have it rough," Chris said as the focus shifted back to him and Chef. "The people on Chef's fancy cruise ship will have to suffer through his slop with no chance for winning a million!"
Chef got in Chris' face. "I don't think you wanna keep going."
Alejandro poked his head out of his door as Sammy exited hers. "Sammy is the first to finish the deck."
"Sammy, if you assist me with this challenge, I'll assist you later!" Alejandro said.
"Hey!" Chris snapped. "Alejandro has to do it himself or it won't count!"
"Sorry, maybe I can help you later?" Sammy said as she moved to grab her flag. At that moment the Sasquatchnakwa ran back into the middle room and pooped again, before coming out in a stench cloud.
"Looks like bigfoot's not done! Which means neither is Sammy." Chris said as he handed another box of swabs to the cheerleader. She reentered the middle room as Topher came out of his.
"That was so gross, but I managed to swallow all my puke so I didn't make a bigger mess." The blonde said. He grabbed the blue flag and walked to the greased up mast which he began to shimmy up, only to fall.
The focus shifted back to Sammy and Alejandro, both exiting around the same time. "You made it." Sammy smiled.
"Yes, and my offer still stands. If you will assist me, I will assist you." Alejandro said.
"Because we're friends." Sammy smiled.
(confessional)
Alejandro: Actually, it's mostly because I want to destroy Topher, but Sammy doesn't need to know that.
Static
Topher is still struggling to climb the mast as Alejandro and Sammy arrive, the former with the red flag, the latter with the pink. Alejandro stood at the base of the mast and Sammy easily climbed up, swiftly making it to the top of the mast and hanging down from one of the crosstree's and holding her hands out. Alejandro smirked and grabbed them being pulled up easily. Both competitors placed their flags to flutter in the wind.
"I bet you wish you had allies now!" Alejandro called down.
Topher huffed and continued to try and shimmy up the mast. "You call them allies, I call them liabilities."
The focus shifted back to Chris and Chef. "You can't bail! We're a team!" Chris protested.
"I fly solo, I'm a maverick." Chef said.
"Dude, without this job, you'd still be selling street meat outside the bus station." The host scoffed.
Chef growled and the focus shifted to Topher on the mast as Alejandro slid down, deliberately knocking Topher back to the deck. Sammy slid down the other side and the two ran for the cannon where Chef was whistling.
"Ever fly an air cannon before?" Chef asked.
"No," Sammy admitted.
"Yes actually, I used one when I was in Cirque Du-" Alejandro began.
"I don't need your life story, You're going to hit that target," Chef pointed to the monster munched city in the distance. "It's gonna take a whole lotta air." He gestured to the air pump at his feet.
"I'll pump first." Alejandro offered.
"Okay, but if you get tired just ask me." Sammy said.
A flash transition later and Sammy has started to pump air into the cannon. Alejandro stands next to Chef. "So, Chef, how are you?"
"After an entire season of this now you wanna know?!" Chef barked.
The gauge on the air cannon was at its end. "We did it!" Sammy cheered.
"You do realize only one of you will fit in the cannon." Chris pointed out.
"Oh, I guess we didn't think about that." Sammy frowned.
"If you are okay with it, I could hold you when they shoot us off." Alejandro said.
Chris rolled his eyes. "Sure if you want to be less aerodynamic." As the two moved to do what they said Chris turned to Chef. "You gonna fire the cannon or you just gonna stand there and be useless?"
"Now you see that? That attitude is why I'm out of here!" Chef snapped. "I've had it watching you do your bogus job and get all the glory, while I'm stuck with all the grunt work!"
"Hosting is way harder than what you do. I dare you to try it sometime," Chris retorted.
"Let's go!" Chef said getting in Chris' face.
"Fine, be my guest!" The host replied.
"Excuse us, but we are waiting on you." Alejandro glared.
Chris handed Chef a remote. The cook hit a button and sent the two flying. "Piece of cake! Just like the rest of your job!"
"Oh, you'll see," Chris said.
"Chris," Topher's voice said off screen.
"I'll see what? How easy it is?" Chef scoffed.
"Guys?" Topher spoke again.
"Have you even ever read a cue card?!" The host asked, both men gritting their teeth at wach other.
"Guys!"
"What?!" Both men said.
Topher is shown at the top of the mast his own flag now place. "Not that I'm not enjoying the drama, but I've finished this part of the challenge-" Topher slipped on some grease and fell through the deck below.
"Sorry dude, I'm gonna have to leave you in the hands of Mr. Personality here." Chef said as he pointed at Chris. "And get on with my super easy hosting duties."
"I'm totally capable of shooting a guy out of a cannon on my own thank you." Chris defended.
"Guess we'll see."
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Chris said. "It's about that time when people might go to the fridge or change channels and not come back?"
Chef cleared his throat and faced the camera. "Who will make it to the finale? Who will not? Do not touch that clicker, we will find out after this." The cook folded his arms, then got close to the camera and snapped. "I said get your hands off that clicker!"
/
Alejandro and Sammy are shown flying through the air and landing uncomfortably on the ground. They both groaned and stood up. "Well we're here." Sammy noted.
"What are we to do next?" Alejandro asked, as if in answer the sound of rotor blades was heard as a rope ladder was lowered down and Chef joined the two on the ground.
Chef looked at his cue card and began to read in a stilted manner. "Sweet landing dudes. I'm your righteous new host, Chef!"
"Is there any reason you are hosting this particular challenge?" Alejandro asked with a raised brow.
"Is Chris okay?" Sammy asked.
"Don't ask questions, just work with me." Chef muttered. Then he looked at the cue cards again. "The rest of today's changed is a guhnar- gnarly treasure hunt."
"Through all the challenges. Chris mentioned that yes." Alejandro remarked dryly.
"Oh and did your ex host tell you that if you correctly answer a trivia question, you skip the challenge and move on to the next one?" Chef asked.
"Really? Maybe I'll know some of them!" Sammy beamed.
"I do keep my ear to the ground. Very well Chef, give us the first question!" Alejandro said.
"Okay, who got the space boot in the alien challenge?" Chef asked.
"Geoff and Kitty." Both contestants answered.
"Follow up question," Chef continued. "What is their ship name?"
"Ship name?" Alejandro frowned. "I wasn't aware they owned a ship."
Chef gave him a flat look.
"He means their relationship name. Um, is it Keoff?" Sammy asked.
"Too bad," Chef said,stiltedly. "Time to get it on with the alien, since Geoff and Kitty are a couple, your challenge is to get your mac on the space lizard." "
The giant animatronic monster stomped its way over Sammy looked shocked.
"Let's make this nice and slobbery." Chef said into a walkie talkie. A blonde intern in a mocap suit nodded and reached down.
The monster roared at Sammy and Alejandro, who were both now in its grasp. Alejandro smirked. "You kiss one cheek, I'll kiss the other." Sammy nodded and the two kissed the monster. Sammy on the right, Alejandro on the left. The monster looked shocked and covered its mouth with a smile on it's face. Alejandro and Sammy landed on the ground.
/
Meanwhile back on the ship Topher just barely dragged himself out of the hole in the deck. Now soaking wet with water. The sounds of sniffling draw the focus to Chris who seemed upset.
"Chris? Why are you crying?" Topher asked.
"I'm not crying," Chris said as the focus moved a bit right to show the host was chopping some onions. "Stupid Chef is doing my job so I'm doing his stupid job."
"Nice gimmick for an episode." Topher smirked.
"Gimmick, right." Chris said. "Alejandro and Sammy have a huge lead, and you've got an air cannon to pump."
/
The warehouses are shown with the hill in the background as Chef can be heard asking a question. "Who was left on the editing floor after the make a movie challenge?" The focus shifted to Chef, Sammy, and Alejandro at the foot of the fake hill. "And follow up, what was his audition tape?"
"It was Scott, but I have no idea what his audition tape was." Alejandro frowned.
"I didn't really watch anyone else's audition tapes…" Sammy trailed.
"No part marks dudes." Chef said then he threw the cue card down. "Can I stop with this dude thing already?"
"So we gotta haul the equipment up the hill again?" Alejandro asked.
"Nope you gotta haul the hill, up the hill." Chef said, handing both contestants a shovel.
"Well, at least there's two of us." Sammy sighed.
/
Topher is now in the canon. "Okay Chris, fire away! We both know this episode won't have any tension with Alejandro and Sammy working together!" Chris sniffled, wiping tears on his sleeve. "Chris, what's wrong?"
"Chef's leaving the show!" Chris cried.
"What?! Chef can't leave?! The show wouldn't be the same without him as co host!" Topher gasped.
"I know that!" The host snapped.
"You guys are like the best team ever! You can still be the best team ever! It's not too late to try and make up with him!" Topher said.
"You really think so?" Chris sniffed.
"I know so, Chef just needs to know you still want him around." The blonde replied.
With that, Chris hit the button on the remote, sending Topher flying.
/
"Sorry you two," Chef said as the focus showed the water tower, and underneath it the horse on the diving board. "Since you can't tell me what language besides English Crimson is fluent in."
The three are shown standing on the target. "This time the horse falls on us?" Sammy asked.
"Yep, Sammy goes first." Chef said.
Sammy sighed and bent over to be on all fours placing a saddle on top of her. "At least I'll have time to recover while Alejandro does this." She said before being squashed by a horse.
A scream rang through the air as Chef ran off.
/
Topher was just landing at the monster munched city when Chef arrived. "Your question-"
"Wait, what's the challenge?!" Topher protested.
"I am not reading these cue cards again!" Chef yelled. "Just tell me who was voted off first!"
"Geoff and Kitty." Topher smirked.
"And their ship name?" Chef asked.
"It's Getty." The blonde answered easily.
/
Chef was standing in front of the prison set he's bent over and huffing. Alejandro and Sammy before him. "What is Ella's favorite princess movie?"
"Cinderella?" Sammy guessed.
"Nope." The cook replied.
"Snow White?" Alejandro asked.
Chef made a sound like a buzzer then pointed to the obstacle course from the prison episode. "Let me guess, you're about to release guard dogs as if we were actually escaping prison?" Alejandro said flatly.
"And they can smell blood." Chef smirked. After the two contestants ran off he sighed and moved to run.
/
Topher is at the make a movie challenge. "Scott's audition was a video of him killing kitchen rats with a baseball bat." Chef gave the blonde a thumbs up and ran off.
/
Sammy and Alejandro are now standing next to a projector. "Um Trent's lucky number is seven?" Sammy guessed.
"Thirteen?" Alejandro posited.
"Wrong!" Chef barked.
"Whatever, with Alejandro here I can totally watch a horror movie." Sammy said.
"Now presenting the miracle of childbirth." Chef said starting the projector. Both contestants' eyes widened in shock.
"You have to go through that to have a child?!" Sammy gasped. Alejandro gripped her hand, seemingly as much for his own comfort as hers.
/
Topher is on the cowboy set looking for Chef. "Chef?"
The cook arrived out of breath. "I'm doing the job of two people here! I haven't run this much since basic training. Anyway, what language other than English is Crimson fluent in?"
"Icelandic, most of her favorite bands are from Iceland. It's on the fan wiki." Topher said.
"Oh really?" Chef said, "What else is on the fan wiki?"
"Oh there's tons of stuff, did you know Scott grew up on a farm? That's why he has such strange taste in food. Apparently his family's eaten sawdust and dirt on the regular? Can you imagine anything more gross? Anyway, " As Topher began to talk, Chef sat down and leaned against a
barrel.
/
Sammy and Alejandro are shown running across a minefield blindfolded. "Oh my gosh this is horrifying!" Sammy screamed.
"The mines are buried?! Why must we wear blindfolds?!" Alejandro questioned as they continued running.
/
Back with Chef Topher is still talking. "According to his bio Geoff has four younger brothers and is the quarterback of his high school football team."
"Really? Who would have thunk it?" Chef said.
"I know right? Geoff doesn't seem like the football type, and that's not all. Noah likes video games. Apparently he signed up to Total Drama to try and test his in-game survival skills in the real world," Topher continued and the focus shifted behind the water tower where Chris is listening in.
/
Alejandro makes a basket while playing against a bear. Sammy is shown making her own basket against the bear. Then Alejandro is shown hitting a birdie back at the bear in badminton, followed by Sammy doing the same. Both of them are shown in a boxing ring punching a bear with marshmallow boxing gloves, but the bear simply knocked them over. Finally both are shown running away in towels from a bear as it whips them with a towel.
/
"And Ellody's biggest aspiration is to be an astrophysicist." Topher said. "Is that enough Chef? I've got more."
Chef is shown to be sleeping against the barrel. "What kind of host are you?!" Chris asked as he stepped out from behind the water tower. Chef started awake. "Chef's stalling had dug a big hole for Topher. Alejandro and Sammy have a six challenge lead."
"Wait?! You've been stalling? I didn't even have to tell you all that?" Topher said.
"Run Topher, run like the wind!" Chris said as Topher ran off. "It's still anybody's game folks, start biting those nails now!" He turned to Chef. "As host it is your job to ramble on, not to make the contestants ramble on. Look, I'll follow Topher, you catch up to the other two."
"Fine, but not because I needed help." Chef said as he walked off.
/
Topher is at the prison set. "That's a trick question actually. Ella loves all princess movies equally."
Chris nodded. A flash transition takes them to the horror challenge. "Trent's lucky number is nine."
Another flash transition and Topher is at the war movie challenge. "Harold's allergic to gummy slugs." Chris smirked
/
Alejandro is carrying Chef, dressed in a sleeveless dress with a lighter pink trim on the chest, waist, and bottom, a ribbon across the waist and a tiara on his head. Sammy can be seen at the other side. "If I can do it, you can Alejandro!"
/
"Ellody's best friend is named Mary." Topher said.
A flash transition shows Sammy being placed in the vomit comet.
Another flash transition show Topher has made it to the superhero challenge. "Duncan comes from a family of cops, which is part of the reason he's so anti authority."
Yet another transition Topher is at the Princess Challenge. "Amber's least favorite genre is historical fiction." Chris bowed and Topher moved on.
The final transition shows Alejandro being let out of the vomit comet and immediately barfing on Chef's shoes.
/
Chris arrives with Topher in tow. Chef is sitting on a step washing his boots off. "Where's Sammy and Alejandro?" Chef pointed to his left Chris headed that way. "Who left during the space challenge?"
"Noah." Topher answered.
"Follow up question, what's his IQ?" Chef asked.
"One hundred and eighty." the blonde smirked. As moved to walk on he turned. "You know, you've got a lot of fans who'd be really upset if you left the show. I bet Chris knows that. He knows the show needs you."
"You think?" Chef replied.
"I know." Topher said as he walked off.
/
Chris stood outside the door leading to the final challenge. Sammy and Alejandro stand before him as Topher shows up. "Ooh, look at this suspenseful outcome. The question could determine who makes it to the finale! Who was voted out after the animal buddy challenge?"
"Gwen." All three contestants answered.
(confessional)
Topher: Oh no. Gwen's new, I haven't been able to memorize her fan wiki because she didn't have one. I'll just have to hope this is something I know.
Static
"What are the names of Gwen's pet lizards?" Chris asked.
"Gwen has pet lizards?" Alejandro said.
"She never mentioned it." Sammy sighed.
"I don't know! Gwen wasn't even on the first season! How am I supposed to have found something like that out?!" Topher said.
Gwen is shown watching the episode in the green room at the aftermath studio. "You could have asked. I was there until recently." The goth deadpanned.
"Tough luck," Chris said as the focus returned to the four of them. "Looks like all three of you have to do the last challenge."
"It was the animal buddy challenge. No problem." Sammy smiled.
"I have an excellent relationship with animals." Alejandro smirked.
"I can probably win that one." Topher nodded.
"It was kinda boring. That's why instead, I'm bringing back the shakingest, the quakingest, bone mashingest, face bashingest challenge of all! The disaster movie earthquake challenge!"
All three contestants gasped.
/
The obstacle course from the disaster challenge is shown, with all three contestants looking nervous. "Good luck finishing first with Samey holding you back." Topher said.
"My/Her name is Sammy!" Alejandro and Sammy said.
"I know, I'm doing this to throw you both off. Is it working?" The blonde smirked.
"Contestants ready?" Chris said from his golf ball launcher, holding the button that started the whole thing aloft. "Action!"
The three contestants began to run up the obstacle course, mostly just running around the obstacles as Chris shot golf balls at them. Then Chris is shown filling up the launcher with various tools and shooting them. Back on the course all of them missed. "Hey Chris, you have poor aim!" Alejandro called back.
"Yeah, Amy's a better shot and she's a teenage girl!" Sammy added.
Chris glared and a flash transition shows him setting up a large slingshot to shoot a toilet at them. "Alejandro, look out!" Sammy cried pushing the Spaniard out of the way as the toilet smashed the ground next to him.
"Gracias." Alejandro said.
A sink was sent flying and Topher barely managed to dodge it. Down at the slingshot Chris turns as Chef arrives with a large safe on a trailer attached to a cart, "Made me think of you." The cook said.
"Really?" Chris replied.
"You want a hand?" Chef asked.
A flash transition later both men are pulling the large safe from either side so they can use the slingshot, "The way you torture the kids, you're a natural you know that?" Chris said. "Knocking them down, bruising them up, killing their spirits. Nobody could do it quite like you pal."
"You really mean that?" Chef said.
"If you really want to leave the show, it's cool .Just know that I and a lot of fans will miss you." Chris said.
"Nah, I couldn't leave you all alone like that, you'd be terrible on your own, you're not that good." Chef told him.
"So you'll stay?" The host asked.
"After I get a raise, and a vacation." Chef said.
"Deal."
"Let's finish these suckers off!" Chef declared as the let go of the safe. On the obstacle course Alejandro is hanging from one of the sets of monkey bars. The safe flies by and Sammy groans off screen.
"Sammy!" Alejandro dove down to where the twin was pinned by the safe, slowly sinking into the hole made by it. He moved to pull her out.
"Alejandro!" Topher called as the focus shifted to show him standing at the zipline out of there. "If you leave her now, I'll take you with me! It's a free ticket to the final two!"
"Alejandro!" Sammy cried, as she was shown slipping further.
"You can be the greatest villain reality TV has ever seen! All you have to do is come with me!" Topher pleaded.
Alejandro's face hardened and he grabbed Sammy's hand. The focus shifted to Topher stared at them wide eyed. Then he glared. "Fine then, just remember you could have been great!" With that Topher rode down the zip line.
"Sammy, hurry!" Alejandro said as he got her out of the hole.
The two quickly made their way to the zip line. "How do we?" Sammy began, Alejandro had already removed his belt. "Oh right." She wrapped her arms around him.
"Hang on tight!" Alejandro advised as they slid down the line. When they landed Topher was almost to the door.
"See one of you in the finale!" He called as he ran through the doors.
Sammy and Alejandro smirked and began to run for the door, the two of them shifting back and forth in the lead. The focus moved back to show everyone watching this from the Aftermath Room. "And the last member of the final two is-"Kitty and Geoff said. Sammy and Alejandro both burst through the door at the same time. "A tie?"
The two hosts looked at each other. "Then who's going against Topher in the finale?" The peanut gallery gasped, and Sammy and Alejandro looked at each other as to be continued flashed on screen.
A/N: Just so we're clear the finale is still the final aftermath, just with a few tweaks. Like Harold's tiebreaker being used to decide the true final two. As well Geoff and Kitty stalling by having short two or three question interviews with the contestants eliminated since the last aftermath while they try to figure out how to break the tie between Alejandro and Sammy.
I know some of you are probably upset Topher's in the finale since he's the main villain of the season, but I wanted to show that Alejandro cared more about Sammy getting hurt than winning, and this was the best way to do so. I hope you all liked how I made the challenge into a three way challenge by having Sammy and Alejandro team up. It's kinda like how Zoey and Cameron team up in Revenge's final three.
Everything Topher says about other contestants is canon, as long as you count the bios for the contestants as canon and I do. The idea of Gwen being his achilles heel because she's new and he hasn't had time to read up on her was great in my own opinion. If you're upset Sammy didn't know the answer despite being friends with Gwen, just remember that despite his close friendship with Gwen Duncan didn't know what either. He knew several other things about her, but not that one.
The moments Topher had with Chris and Chef were to show that despite being a terrible person, he's still a fan that cares about the show and it's hosts. Especially Chris.
Honestly, I really like Alejandro's redemption arc. Just keep in mind he's not suddenly a good guy. If you're someone he cares about sure, but otherwise he'll still conspire against you.