I hope you're having a good day!
This chapter was pretty fun to write, and I was hoping to focus more on cross-team interactions, but that'll be more in the second part.
Enjoy reading 👉📔👈
Episode 4, Part 1 "I wanna watch this team burn. And I might be the little match that can set off the fire.."
The camera slowly gained focus, zooming in on Michigan who was organizing some photos and documents on a board with pins and rope.
As she then became aware that the camera was now filming, she turned her head to stare at it.
She quickly gathered the documents and photos into a pile, before putting them into a folder.
"Just some personal work," she muttered with a quality of seriousness in her voice, as she then placed the file in a cabinet. "Anyways, I might as well begin now. Can't hold up the show."
Michigan stood up as she dusted off her clothing. "Okay-"
"So, Last time on Total Sole Survivor!"
With Erin's elimination, Cece and Daisy were only girls on the Salamanders that remained
The screen showed this confessional:
Cece- "I'm pretty upset with last night's elimination. You had one job, and it was to send home the right person. Instead little Miss Daisy wants to suck up to the boys. Sure, I didn't want it to be me, but I was hoping it would at least be the guy that acts like a toddler. Now I'm stuck with Daisy, good grief ..."
And while two girls remained, the secret on the team didn't, when Kelvin told Ryder of Daisy's "Potential Affection"(She said this mocking Kelvin's voice)
This moment was shown:
"So Daisy likes..me?" Ryder said as he then pointed to himself.
"Affirmative," Kelvin answered nodding. "Oohhh" Gabe said like kids do in elementary school.
"Ohhhh," Stefan joined in smirking as he nudged Ryder on the shoulder.
"Ohhh," Kelvin just joined in as well.
This led to things on the team to get..well, awkward
The screen showed this confessional:
Daisy- "Why did I have to tell Kelvin? Whyyyyyyy?!" Daisy threw her hands into the air. "Now..Ryder might not even like me..why else did he run like that. He probably doesn't even like me and ran since it's awkward..and I'll never have a chance now. Now he probably won't even treat me the same..."
On the other team, Gavin and Charlotte seemed to be getting close close, if get what I mean
The screen showed this moment:
"But Charlotte..you understand me. And you care. So you're different...I like you Charlotte. I truly do." (Gavin said)
Hearing all this brought a genuine, dazzling smile to Charlotte's face.
While Howie was getting close close to his plan to eliminate Balaam
The screen showed this confessional:
Howie- "Everything is going according to plan. If we lose, most people are on board with voting for Balaam. Checkmate," Howie smiled proudly.
Although, Balaam made sure to save himself after hearing he was a target. Putting Gavin in danger in the process.
The screen showed this moment:
"Okay, fine. I'm never gonna vote for you in this game. As long as I'm in the game, you can count on me to be a vote that's not for you," Balaan finally offered.
Howie actually considered this offer, as he gradually began to nod his head.
"That's a good deal.." Howie muttered more so to himself.
"A deal you'd be stupid to refuse," Balaam added crossing his arms.
"Okay, I'll take it. But who would-" Howie began to ask, but Balaam answered before he even finished.
"Gavin," Balaam stated.
During the reward and immunity challenge the Sophisticated Salamanders really showed their sophistication by killing it in the theater challenges!
The screen showed a quick glimpse of each moment the Sophisticated Salamanders had won:
First time: The Salamanders made their congo line exit once again, this time everyone joining in. "Da da da da da duh! Da da da da da duh!" They moved in a straight line celebrating their win, kicking their legs out to the side at each duh.
Second time: The Salamanders cheered, hugging each other and cheering.
While hearing about Balaam's betrayal had led to Gavin's inflamed soliloquy!
The screen showed this moment:
...If I'm such a burden to them, I don't deserve to be on their team. I never really liked any of them, and I doubt any of them actually like me...so if that means anything to you, do what you will with that," Gavin then nodded his head, as he rushed backstage again.
Then we saw romance in the works and how romance doesn't work
The screen showed two moments:
"The only reason I avoided you is because I was scared. I was entirely scared of messing up.." Ryder admitted as he then took her hands in his. "But you know what's more scary?"
"What?" Daisy asked.
"Not seeing you smile..."
The two of them stared at each other for a moment, locking eye contact. Then Charlotte leaned in to kiss him, but Gavin stopped her.
"No..no, you don't.." Gavin shook his head as he pushed her away.
"What? I don't what?" Charlotte asked.
Then during a chaotic elimination with a divided team, it was Gavin who ended up going home due to a revote
The screen showed this moment:
Charlotte looked like she wanted to say something, but she didn't. Although she did see Gavin turned to look at her one last time, before he left.
13 players remain! Who will be out next? What will be the aftermath of last episode's events? Also things seem to be getting stormy, both figuratively and literally! So let's see how things go down on this episode of Total Sole Survivor!"
**Song: I Wanna be Famous(Total Drama Theme Song)**
As the theme song starts with the instrumental, the camera just begins with showing the view of the exotic and eye-capturing island. It takes it time showing glimpses of the refreshing water, puffy clouds, and flourishing trees.
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doin' fine,
The scene then shows Kelvin with a magnifying glass inspecting one of the trees, and then curiously shaking the tree. This causes a ferocious bird that was up in the tree to come swooping down towards him with extended claws. He begins to run as it chases him.
You guys are on my mind.
The next scene shows Esme sitting down on a log playing her guitar, as Carter is hanging upside down by his legs in a nearby tree just listening. Kelvin is shown to run past the two of them, and the bird is shown to soon after follow, knocking Carter out of the tree in the process.
You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see,
Esme is then shown to run towards Carter concerned, as the scene then switches. It then shows Howie, who is up in a tall tree carrying a baby bird. He is supposedly putting a baby bird back in it's nest. Although just as he is about to place the baby bird in the nest, Balaam is shown to come swinging by on a vine and knocks the nest out of the tree.
I wanna be famous.
Luckily Howie quickly catches the nest, but then Ingrid is shown to then come swinging by on a vine also, which she then accidentally hits the baby bird out of Howie's hand to his dismay.
I wanna live close to the sun,
The camera then begins to follow Ingrid and Balaam as they seem to be racing on vines. Afterwards the camera pans downwards to show Daisy and Serenna sitting by the cabins. The two of them are just shown to be laying back in folding chairs with shades, and both holding glasses of champagne. They clink their glasses together for a sign of toast.
Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won,
The camera then transitions to show Gabe by the river playing on his nintendo switch, which he's clearly immersed in whichever game he's playing. Although Ryder is shown to suddenly come flipping out of the water, splashing both Gabe and his nintendo switch.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way I'll get there one day.
Gabe is just shown to have a devastated look, as Ryder has a sheepish grin. The next scene then showed Cece and Ashley playing a card game in the mess hall. It can be seen whenever Ashley takes a moment to jot something down in her notebook, Cece sneakily glances at her cards.
Cause, I wanna be famous!
The next scene shows Erin inside the cabins with Gavin. She's shown trying to tell him some sort of strategy, as he just turns to look at the camera with a look of 'why me'.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na!
The next scene shows Stefan on the beach with Charlotte with a stereo in between the two of them. Stefan is shown to be doing some good footwork dancing, which he ends with a twirl before pointing finger guns towards Charlotte as a signal that it's her turn to dance. Charlotte is shown to roll her eyes, before performing a cute little jig.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The next scene shows all the other contestants making their way over to the beach, all taking posing positions as if getting ready for a picture. Caleb is shown to slide into the front to join the photo.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na! (as can be heard in the background)
The camera then zooms out to reveal Michigan who is holding her phone to take a picture of the group. Although after she presses click, she just ends up just to be taking a selfie of herself the whole time. Caleb is shown to give her an impatient look, which she then just smirks and finally takes the photo.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The flash of the camera acts as the transition, as the next frame shows the cast photo: Caleb is standing in the front just displaying his pearly white charming smile. On the right of Caleb: Carter is just making a silly face at the camera. Behind Carter is Balaam who is flexing his muscles on one arm, while he's carrying Charlotte on his other shoulder. Charlotte is just shown to have a devious smirk. Daisy is shown to be besides him, with a natural smile as she does an actress pose. Kelvin is shown to be besides her trying to mimic her pose. Cece is just shown to have an unassessable face as she is holding three cards between her fingers. On the ground in front of those people, Esme and Ingrid are shown to be seated back to back, both smiling up at the camera. On Caleb's right side: Gabe is shown to be doing theatrical jazz hands with a wide grin. Stefan is shown to be slightly behind Gabe, just having a casually grin. Howie was shown to be beside them just giving a fresh smile with his hands placed in his pockets. Erin and Ashley are shown to be besides them with their hands around each other's shoulder. Ryder is shown to be near them, just excitedly pumping his fist into the air. Gavin is shown to be towards the side of the photo, with his head titled downwards as he just glances at the camera with only one of his eyes being shown and the other being covered. Serenna is shown to be in front of that group on the ground doing the pose where you lie on your side and placing your hand to your head.
(Whistling in tune)
The final scene shows a shadowy silhouette of whoever the winner of the season was. They were standing on a cliff looking over the lively island as they held a torch and quietly whistled to the tune of the theme song.
The Ambitious Alligators 🐊
Campgrounds(Night 9)
As the Ambitious Alligators made their way from that contentious event of an elimination, there was nothing but silence.
Not even Carter talked, and he seemed rather saddened by the fact people had voted for him. He just sighed as his head was tilted downwards.
Although Esme had put a soft hand on his shoulder, which he looked up to smile at her.
She smiled back whispering, "Chin up, Joker."
Charlotte had her arms crossed over herself in a protective nature and didn't let anyone see her face.
Balaam eyes were scrunch up and his mouth was a scowl as he was annoyed at the current circumstances
Howie and Serenna both were only ones to seem fairly fine, but they could sense the tension.
Ingrid was upset, and she made it known from her unnecessary stomps as they trekked back to their camp.
To make matters worse, it began to rain.
Confessionals
😈Balaam- "What to say about the elimination? Well I'm still here, so that's all that matters. Oh and Gavin went, but that isn't my fault. At least not completely my fault."
**Static**
Howie- "The elimination was interesting...by that I mean the bad kind of interesting not the good kind. Although on the bright side, I got what I wanted," He smiled, but it faltered as it became a sigh.
**Static**
💪Ingrid- She seemed to be thinking what to say. "So..the vote last time was a tie. Then we revoted and I ended up switching my vote...when It came down to it, I felt like it would be a tie again so I decided to switch my vote..It sucks. I just didn't think it would work. Gavin, I hope you aren't mad at me...you're probably better off in a different environment since you don't seem to be best in this competitive one."
**Static**
😜Carter- Carter was seen smiling, but it seemed more of a sad smile. "Okay, so apparently I'm annoying. Oh I get that a lot, but I didn't think I was that annoying! Like c'mon I'm funny!" He said it this time sounding unsure, "I-I'm fun- nevermind. But man...I didn't know people felt that way. Well I did, but I didn't think they would vote for me...it kind of hurts."
End
"So you guys want to talk about it?" Howie asked as he wiped some rain off his face.
"About what! Which part! The part where you yelled at Gavin at elimination or the part where you spinelessly voted him off!" Ingrid shot out as she turned quickly on her heels, some mud went flying as a result.
Howie stopped in his tracks, as did the rest of the team.
"How about the part where you stop screaming in our faces," Serenna replied irritated as she was shielding her hair from the rain.
"Like you did to Gavin!" Ingrid retorted.
"Guys! Fighting isn't getting us anywhere! It hasn't been getting us anywhere!" Howie then screamed.
Balaam although ignored him, instead he just commented, "Well who's the real backstabber, considering I kept my vote on Carter on the revote and I doubt Charlotte switched hers, so Ingrid either you need shut up or admit your full of it, cause you voted for Gavin."
Ingrid turned to stare at Balaam, her eyes full of rage. She was not in the mood.
"Aren't you a genius, saying your vote in front of everyone," Ingrid just remarked.
"Who cares? I don't care if they know. They're not stupid. Plus I rather be straight-up and real, instead of being fake and a backstabber," Balaam shrugged.
"Backstabber? Backstabber?! After what YOU did to Gavin, you have the nerve to call me a backstabber!" Ingrid bellowed as she was now approaching Balaam.
"Guys, calm down," Esme stated as she pushed some locks of wet hair out of her face.
As if the universe was focused on this moment, the rain increased, getting everyone soaked and drenched.
"No! I'm honestly tired of him! From the first day, you have done nothing but be an absolute jerk!" Ingrid went on. "You don't care about anyone, but yourself!"
"Says the girl who is the reason Gavin went home," Balaam said back coldly, now wearing a scowl.
"NO! You know what you did!" Ingrid said as she finally had just shoved Balaam into a puddle of mud. "So don't put things on me when you are the reason this all happened!"
Confessionals
💪Ingrid- "What? He likes playing dirty, a little mud wouldn't make him any dirtier than he is. Other than that...I guess I'm just mad. I really connected with Gavin, and he didn't deserve what happened to him. If I'm being honest, Gavin reminded me of my younger brothers in a way...we have been in a helpless situation similar to Gavin's due to an accident with an avalanche that killed our parents. I know how he felt when he told me about his home life..and I guess I was in protective sister mode."
**Static**
💅 Serenna- "It's funny how they're mad at each other, when it's me, Howie, Esme, and Carter who voted off Gavin. Pop off though, I'll just be eating my popcorn watching," Serenna covered her mouth as she had to hold in a snicker.
**Static**
Charlotte- "Everyone's fighting and yelling, but no one stops to check how I feel! Me! I was the one closet to him. Ugh, I wanna watch this team burn. And I might be the little match that can set off the fire.."
End
Balaam immediately sprang out of the mud and shoved her into it. "Don't touch me," He warned, his gaze becoming threatening.
"Woah, woah, woah! Enough!" Howie ran forward getting in between them. "I don't want anyone to get hurt."
"Too late for that..." Charlotte commented bitterly as she turned her head to the side.
"Howie's right. My hair plus clothes is getting wet and I'm tired of standing in the rain, so let's get back," Serenna ordered as she clapped her hands.
Ingrid picked herself out of the mud, giving Balaam one more look before she went ahead. Balaam rolled his eyes, before just smirking as he followed after the group.
Confessionals
🎸Esme- "So the team dynamics are kind of like a kingdom feudal system . Howie's the king. Me, Serenna, and Carter are the nobles. Balaam and Ingrid are the knights or vassals. Then Charlotte is a serf. So it's time to up my position to queen, no?" She smiled. "I've been trying, but I think everything flies over Howie's head. For a smart guy he isn't a smart guy."
End
The Ambitious Alligators 🐊, Boys Cabin (Day 10)
In the boys cabin, only Balaam and Carter were awake at the moment.
Howie was snuggled up in his bed, softly snoring as he slept.
Balaam was by the side of his bed doing some crunches.
Carter was supposedly complaining to him, even though Balaam was hardly listening.
"-And then she also called me annoying, but I mean how was I supposed to know she wanted to eat the pie and didn't want it on her face," Carter was laying on his back as he was on his bed, just rambling about a random story. "And then the guy-"
"Carter, I get it. You're annoying," Balaam stated harshly as he paused to stare at Carter.
"That wasn't the point of my story," Carter mentioned with a face that was the human equivalent of this 😐.
"That was the message I was getting," Balaam shrugged, as he went back to doing his morning crunches.
"Wow, so everyone just thinks I'm annoying, huh. Is my comedy a joke to you?" Carter then questioned.
"Yes..no...yes? I don't know how to answer that, but whatever answer that means it isn't funny," Balaam replied to him.
"Then how can I not be annoying?" Carter groaned as he rolled in his bed to be upright. "Take off the jester costume? Speak in a deep voice? Act all tough and attitude-y like you?"
"Hmm..maybe give up speaking all together," Balaam remarked. "A mime might suit you better than a clown."
"Yeah, nope!" Carter laughed, playfully rolling his eyes at the idea. "Plus, mimes are weirdos."
"Great, then you'd fit right in," Balaam commented, as he gave him a fake, friendly smile.
Confessionals
😈Balaam- "Despite trying to vote Carter off, he's still here. Now he's trying to stop being annoying, but the guy can't help himself. He breathes annoying. I think as of now, if we lose again then either me or Ingrid would go, so I need to make sure that doesn't happen. I have been holding back in the challenges for strategic purposes, so I don't look like a physical threat too early, but it's now time to bring out my competitive side."
**Static**
😜Carter- "Okay, okay, so I've come to terms that I'm annoying..." Carter seemed to be genuinely upset about this. "But if people can admit I'm annoying, then why can't they admit I'm also funny! Like at least give me that! Well I'm gonna try not to be annoying."
End
Carter then jumped onto Howie's bed. He began bouncing on it, "Howie. Howie. Howie. Am I annoying? Am I annoying?"
Howie, who was sleeping, just turned over as he groaned.
"Give me a bedder answer than that!" Carter joked as he shook Howie. He then yelled in his ear "Am I annoying?!
"Yes, yes you are" Howie reacted as any sleeping person being woken would. "Carter, I'm sleeping."
"Were sleeping," Balaam pointed out as he had now begun doing a plank.
"Well I am about to be sleeping," Howie said as he was about to go back to bed, but Carter had pulled him out of the bed by the legs.
"Wake up, sweater boy! This is important!" Carter yelled as he tugged him onto the floor. "Please Howie, just tell me if you think I'm annoying."
Howie wiped his eyes, as he gave Carter a vexed face for waking him up.
Carter just smiled sheepishly, "So, am I?"
"Pulling a sleeping person out of bed, can be considered annoying, so yes," Howie muttered as he tried to get back in bed.
"Okay, but you're wayyy more annoying. With your rules, acting like you're perfect, and being to the book boy-scout," Carter then smirked as he hopped back onto his bed.
Howie somehow managed to capture the look of 'You literally asked me to tell you something, and when I did, you say I'm the thing' in one facial expression.
Howie sat up as he looked at Carter, "Carter, you added a laugh-track to our play."
"And you added informative dialogue that no one c-Ares about."
"And that's worse than a laugh track?"
"Way worse! A laugh track is track-rfic(terrific)!"
"I'm going back to bed," Howie then said simply.
"You guys sound like brothers," Balaam then stated as he had finished his plank
"Brothers? What no, he's okay, but he's so annoying," Howie and Carter said at the same time. They then stared at each other as if to say 'I'm annoying?'
Balaam just gave them the face of 'You proved my point.'
Confessionals
Howie- "Is Carter annoying? Yes. But is he also my closest friend? Yes as well. So I'll try and help Carter fit in more with the team, it's the least I can do."
**Static**
😜Carter- Carter was seen on the floor laughing. "Me? Howie? Brothers? Howie is like the sibling that would snitch on you and expect you to be okay with it. Howie is like the sibling that one ups you and tries to be the 'perfect' child. Howie is the sibling that thinks the rules still apply when the parents aren't home. So in short...he's very much like my brother."
End
"Okay, and?" Howie looked at Balaam suspiciously. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means what I said, dingus," Balaam commented as he laid back casually on his bed. "Just a personal observation."
"That I'm the funny younger sibling," Carter smiled smugly.
"Never said or will say that," Balaam answered candidly, while rolling his eyes.
"I don't know, that's the message I was getting," Carter smirked as he mimicked what Balaam had said earlier.
That just earned him a pillow in the face.
Confessionals
😈Balaam- "I told you. He literally breathes annoying. He should give up talking and breathing, it might be better for the rest of us."
**Static**
😜Carter- "Starting now, I won't be annoying! Expect if it's Balaam, then I will annoy him to death cause that's fun!"
End
Ambitious Alligators🐊, Girls Cabin (Day 10)
In the girls cabin, the four girls were having a hair day. Serenna had offered to do the three other girls hair, although technically they didn't have much of a choice (Serenna had been very inclined with getting their hair done.)
Since Charlotte didn't want anything to do with it, she just got a Back Dutch Braid ponytail.
Ingrid who also wasn't interested just got an Asymmetrical Bob.
The styles were temporary, but the girls were gonna wear them for now. (It's not like they could tell Serenna no)
"This is gonna look fantastico!" Esme cheered as she was currently getting her hair done. Serenna was giving her a High Ponytail.
"You know it will, you don't even have to say it," Serenna just confirmed, as she was busy at work.
"Thanks for the hairstyles Serenna, you didn't have to do this," Esme then said as she helded up a mirror to examine the progress of her hair coming along.
"Oh don't worry, when it comes to hair, my talents really shine, just like your hair is going to when I'm done with it," Serenna assured her. "I have my own personal hairstylist. She doesn't do my hair cause I do it myself, but she taught me a whole lotta different styles."
"You probably have a lot of people that work for you," Ingrid then commented.
"Work for and with me," Serenna replied, still focused on the hair. "What about you? I haven't even heard about you girl's home life."
Ingrid then slowly sat up as she sighed, her expression became more hardened. "You really want to know?" Ingrid then asked her, seeming reluctant to say.
"That's why I asked, isn't it," Serenna responded directly.
"Okay," Ingrid nodded her head. "I lost my parents in an accident...it was an avalanche and they didn't make it. Me and my twin brothers were still young at the time when it happened...It was hard at time."
"Oh my," Esme covered her mouth. "Ingrid, I'm so sorry."
"Don't be, it's not gonna bring my parents back," Ingrid just answered her as she glanced to the floor.
"Girl..I had no idea," Serenna just stated as she even gave her sympathetic look.
"Sorry to hear that.." Charlotte muttered as she looked over at Ingrid.
Confessionals
🎸Esme- "I had no idea, Ingrid had lost her parents. That's really tough on a person."
**Static**
💅 Serenna- "I always thought as Ingrid as the tough girl. Not the tough girl who also lost her parents. The struggles are real I suppose."
End
"You guys don't have to feel bad for me. Yeah, it hurts, but I've grown stronger from the incident," Ingrid assured them as she then smiled confidently.
"Oh I didn't feel bad, I just thought it was sad," Serenna admitted as she went back to doing Esme's hair.
Ingird gave her a demented look, "I don't know if I should be offended by that, but I'm gonna let that slide."
"Hey, but I'll at least say you have the support of the girls if you need it," Serenna then informed her as she turned to glance at Ingrid again.
"Definitely," Esme agreed with nodding at the fact.
"Glad to hear it," Ingrid said as she laid back in her bed again.
Confessionals
💪Ingrid- "It's nice having the girls have my back. And If I have the support of the girls hopefully means they'll vote out Balaam, cause that's the type of support I want to see," Ingrid smirked. "The girls do have the majority if we stick together."
End
Later on in the morning, Howie had gathered his teammates outside of the cabin as he had called for them.
Balaam and Carter came out to see Howie just sitting with his legs crossed and some glasses on his face. He was holding a clipboard as well.
Balaam and Carter had come to stand by him.
"So what exactly are we doing?" Balaam asked him, already sounding rather opposed to the idea despite not knowing what it was.
"You'll find out once the girls get here," Howie told him as he just fixed his glasses on the bridge of his nose.
It didn't take long for the girls to come out and join them.
"Feast your eyes on the ladies' hair," Serenna put her hands out as she directed their attention to the hair of the other girls. "And then move your lips to congratulate the girl who did the hair, AKA me!"
"Looking nice," Howie just complimented.
Balaam just nodded to agree with Howie.
"You guys look-" Carter stopped himself, as Howie gave him a reminding look. He finished with, "-wonderful."
At that, the girls stared at each other, surprised at not hearing a wise-cracking joke.
"Thanks?" Ingrid stated, as she nodded her head.
"So you really think it looks nice, huh?" Esme brushed her shoulder against Howie's, as she batted her eyelashes towards him.
"Yeah," Howie answered simply, not being fully aware of the flirty signaling.
Esme sighed as she tried again, "Well your hair certainly looks glossy today, but that isn't much of a surprise as it does most days."
"Oh thanks," Howie just picked at his hair, still unaware of the attempt at a flirt.
"Anyways, everyone have a seat if you may," Howie then told them as he gestured for them to sit down. The floor was still muddy from the rain, but still dry enough to sit. "I have something planned for us."
"Is it exposing Balaam for being a jerk, cause I could really go for that right now," Ingrid said, as she turned to give Balaam a dirty look.
"No," Howie shook his head.
"Teaching Ingrid how to shut up?" Balaam then suggested returning Ingrid's look with one of his own.
"No, again," Howie sighed.
"Listening to my new comedy jokes that are definitely not annoying," Carter then added.
"No guys.." Howie facepalmed.
"Kissing you on the lips, which is something I came up with randomly and don't totally want to do!" Esme then exclaimed.
Esme then got looks from everyone, especially Howie, who looked the most confused.
"What? I said it was a random thought, I just wanted to share it," Esme argued.
"Definitely not. Anyways, guys I was hoping we could do some actually team bonding," Howie stated as he held his clipboard to his chest. "So I came up with an activity where we can bond some more."
There was no response as everyone just stared at Howie.
"So you called us here to make friendship bracelets and braid each other's hair?" Serenna crossed her arms. "Not to be rude, but this ain't a summer camp, Howie."
Howie gestured to the hair of the other girls that Serenna just did.
"That's different, there was no friendship or braiding involved," Serenna pointed out.
"Look guys, if we are gonna work as a team we need to be able to get along. With all the team arguments and lack of teamwork, we're a failure waiting to happen. So if we're gonna move forward, we need to be a team," Howie explained to them, taking the time to make eye contact with each of them.
"I guess I'm fine with Howie's idea!" Carter finally spoke up. "So what are we gonna be doing?"
"Let's see.." Howie stared down at his clipboard.
Confessionals
Charlotte- "Bonding activity? The last thing I want is to bond with anyone hereeeee...well I like Ingrid, but other than that, they can all go. Balaam is a backstabber. Howie is a goodie goodie. Carter is annoying. Esme is delusional. Serenna is a bossy brat. Plus the last thing I want is everyone being buddy-buddy with each other. I need everyone being at each other's throats, that way they take each other out. Looks like I have to put in the work to make that happen since Mr. Boy Scout is ruining it."
**Static**
Howie- "This is what we need to be successful. A team with teamwork is unstoppable. It's cheesy, yes, but it's effective."
End
"I'm gonna say someone's name, and you raise your hand if you wouldn't be friends with them or trust them," Howie then stated as he peered down at his clipboard.
"And that's supposed to make us like each other?" Balaam had a befuddled look.
"Trust me on this one," Howie just pleaded as he smiled at his teammates. "Okay, Balaam."
Ingrid's hand had immediately shot upwards.
Carter then placed his hand in the air afterwards.
Charlotte seemed to be considering it, but ultimately kept her hand lowered.
Serenna and Esme both whispered to each other, and had kept hands down.
Balaam just took note of everyone's movement, this game giving him some telling information.
"Okay, now Carter."
Ingrid raised her hand once again.
Balaam also raised his hand.
Charlotte decided to raise her hand.
Esme and Serenna had both kept their hands down once again.
"Charlotte."
For Charlotte, everyone kept their hands down, although Serenna and Esme seemed like they were considering raising their hands just for a moment.
"Me."
No one raised their hand, except Balaam who just stared challengingly at Howie.
"Okay then.." Howie hummed lightly as he clearly was making a mental note of that. "Serenna."
No one raised her hand for Serenna, which made the un-spoiled brat smile.
"Ingrid."
Balaam was the first to put his hand up, followed by Carter. The others had kept their hand down.
"Lastly, Esme."
For Esme, only Ingrid and Charlotte raised their hands, which caused Esme to release a sizable gasp of surprise.
Howie nodded as he just jotted something down.
Confessionals
😈Balaam- "This was actually helpful. I'll keep this information in mind."
**Static**
Howie- "I am doing this to help the team, but I'd be lying if I said there wasn't strategic purposes behind this. Using this I see how everyone stands and what the team dynamics are. Now I have a feel for who trusts who. Well I already had a feel, but this confirms my assumptions."
End
"Okay, now you're gonna say nice things about the people you raised your hand for," Howie then told them as he then glanced up from the clipboard with a wide grin.
"How surprising," Balaam murmured sarcastically, adding on an eyeroll, as he had predicted this.
Everyone else also grumbled at the idea.
"And to kick things off, I just wanted to say you guys should cut Carter some slack. I know he can be much, but he means well," Howie had explained as he turned to look at Carter, who smiled respectful back. "And I believe he has something to say."
Carter then stood up as he dramatically cleared his throat, as a clever smirk appeared on his face. "So um, yes I understand why you guys voted for me. I get it. So for now on I won't be annoying. I'll show much better behavior for now on and be a better member of this team."
Everyone just stared at him not really having anything to comment or add on.
"Anyways, so the people who raised their hand for Balaam have to compliment him."
Ingrid threw her head back with a groan, as she stood up to go first. "Fineee. You may be a bastard, but you're a clever one."
Balaam smirked, "Couldn't hear you. Wanna repeat that?"
"No. No I don't," Ingrid answered bluntly as she crossed her arms and sat down.
Carter then stood up and he clapped his hands together as he prepared to speak.
"You're pretty cool I guess," Carter then said after a moment of thinking.
"Wonderful," Howie nodded in approval at the trade of compliments. "Okay, now Carter."
Charlotte grumbled, cursing something under her breath, before she stood up and said, "You can say a lot in a small amount of time."
Carter paused as he went over that phrase in his mind. "I don't know if that's a good thing, but I'll take it. Thanks!"
Ingrid went next. "No one can ever make you shut up. You have great resilience."
"Thanks?" Carter muttered unsure of how to take that.
Balaam then stood up. "You could join a circus with ease."
"Okay, I'm starting to doubt these are compliments," Carter now frowned.
"Okay now me," Howie eyes directed towards Balaam.
"You're smarter than you look," Balaam then shrugged with a nod.
"Thanks- wait, hey? How do I look?" Howie examined his appearance.
"Charmingly handsome," Esme answered with a smile as she poked his cheek.
"Moving on..." Howie gave Balaam a stern look, "Ingrid."
Carter hopped up as he looked at Ingrid. "Love the rainbow hair!"
Balaam went next, pausing to think.
Ingrid just stared at him with an irritated expression, crossing her arms as she didn't expect anything good.
"I love your hair too, looks like you know how to put crayons to good use," Balaam then commented with a smirk.
"Why I-" Serenna and Esme had to hold Ingrid back from slapping Balaam silly.
Confessionals
💪Ingrid- "Why do I even try with this guy?! Ugh, the nerve!"
End
"Settle down," Howie stared at the two of them. "Lastly, Esme."
Esme smiled positively as she waited for Charlotte and Ingrid to deliver their accolade.
"Esme, I like your hair today," Charlotte made sure to emphasize "today" in a frank but subtle way.
Esme just flipped her ponytail as she said, "Thank you!"
Ingrid then stood up still thinking. She then said, "You're really good at the guitar and a pretty creative person."
"Aww thanks," Esme was easily flattered. "I appreciate it, you guys."
"And I appreciate you guys participating. I know this wasn't a whole lot, but it symbolizes us being a team for now on," Howie stated, as he placed a hand out. "Right?"
"Right!" Esme put her hand in.
"Yup!" Carter also placed his hand in.
"Sure," Serenna sounded indifferent, but she placed her hand in despite that.
Balaam didn't say anything, but he put his hand in.
"Let's do this!" Ingrid hollered with enthusiasm as she threw her hand in next.
Charlotte just slid her hand in, not saying a word.
"Ambitious Alligators!" All of them then yelled as they had then thrown their hands in the air.
Confessionals
Howie- "United we stand, and united we win. United I win"
**Static**
😜Carter- "Those Salamanders better be scared because they're about to get swamped! No, no, it needs to be spicier. These Salamanders better be able to swim, cause the water is about to get deep! Hmm, nope. I hope those Salamanders have some form of sal-vation cause they're about to end up in these jaws! Good enough, ha!"
**Static**
💅 Serenna- "I'm not sure how much that helped us bond, but whatever, at least it's clear everyone likes me. So we're doing good."
End
Everyone got up to then leave, dispersing to go and do their own activities.
Carter stood up as he tried to turn to Esme.
"Hey Esme!" Carter called, but the female was already making her way over to Howie.
"Esme!" Carter called again, but once again the guitarist ignored him as she was saying something to Howie as she linked her arm in his.
Carter then stopped to stare at their arms linked together, and noticed the way Esme was looking at Howie. He remembered the thing Esme had said to him.
Confessionals
😜Carter- "So she really did want a pizza that action? I mean she told me that, but I didn't think she was THAT serious. But what does Howie have that makes him so special?"
End
Unaired Footage 🎥 (Day 10)
Caleb was inside of the beach house where him and his sister were taking residence in.
He was sitting on the long, wooden dinning table that was placed right next to the open windows that captured the view of the ocean besides the house. Caleb was eating a light serving of beans with some rice, as he looked out to watch the calm waves stir back and forth.
Although his calm environment was interrupted, by his sister, who came rushing into the room.
Michigan ran, shoving Caleb's food off the table saying, "Guess what Caleb!"
Caleb just looked down at his meal on the floor. "Seriously Mich. From making me have to pay the interns extra money to ruining my nutritious meal, you seriously own me."
"Okay, but that's not important right now," Michigan dismissed that as she had an excited smile. "I found out some information about mom and dad!"
"Michigan," Caleb just said with a stern look as he was just bent over cleaning up his now mess of a meal. "I want nothing to do with it."
"Caleb, you wanted evidence and I found it. They could be here," Michigan placed a folder on the table in front of him.
Caleb paused his cleaning to open the folder. He found letters from their parents, newspapers, and other documentation.
"'Could be' isn't evidence. They either are or they aren't," Caleb finally deemed as he passed her back the folder.
"So what, you think they disappeared? They're dead?" Michigan then asked.
"They're not dead," Caleb stated it as if it was a fact.
"Then why won't you help me find them," Michigan demanded as she crossed her arms.
Caleb didn't answer for a moment. After a while he then said, "If you find evidence, then I'll help to find them."
Michigan rolled her eyes, "Right cause I made this folder for fun, not to be some critical evidence or anything. But fine, I'll do it your way."
"Come back when you have something to show," Was all Caleb replied as he had gone to look for something else to eat in the fridge.
Sophisticated Salamanders Campgrounds (Day 10)
The Salamanders were pretty high-spirited after the most recent immunity victory. So far the team has all had very good morale.
Despite the rainy and muddy terrain,
Kelvin, Gabe, and Cece had joined Stefan in his dance workout. The four of them were the only ones hanging out since Daisy and Ryder had left to do "something".
"What exactly is something?" Gabe questioned as they were in the middle of learning how to do a kick ball chain. "Something could be anything, and their anything right now is everything I care about."
"Gabe, they need space, bro. They became a couple like yesterday," Stefan stated as he also snapped his fingers so Gabe could regain his focus on the dance move.
"Yes, couples appreciate their privacy and intimacy," Kelvin pointed out, as he did a fair job of mimicking Stefan's movements.
"Well I'd appreciate a couple of heads up of what's going on. I just want to know what's going on, you know?" Gabe admitted. "Live that third wheel life!"
"The last thing any couple would want is a third wheel," Cece deadpanned as she looked over at Gabe.
"Hey, I didn't choose the third wheel life, the third wheel life chose me. You know what they say: Beggars can't be choosers. And third wheelers can't be dealers. Once, you're a third wheel, you deal with it," Gabe smirked as he shrugged.
"No one says that," Cece then shook her head.
"Well, seems like I do now," Gabe then exclaimed. After seeing Cece's look, he added, "Friendly reminder to blame the game, not the player."
"I'll blame both," Cece stated as she made an effort to then copy Stefan's next dance move which was the twist . "Speaking of the game, you guys realize what this means right?"
"Yes, being a third wheel means I get free-teasing rights with no responsibility included to make an awkward moment even awkward-er. Pretty fun, huh. Why do you ask?" Gabe just mentioned.
"No, not that. I mean the fact that Ryder and Daisy are together," Cece clarified as she glanced to look at all 3 of them.
"That they're happy?" Gabe suggested. "And in need of a third wheel."
Cece gave him a look of 'Shut it.', "Seriously guys, from a game standpoint. They're together."
"Yes?" Stefan agreed as he paused to stare at her. "What are you saying Cece?"
Confessionals
🃏Cece- "Is it that hard to realize. One of the most important rules of the game is you never keep a couple. For obvious reasons, they'll take each other to the end. If you don't break it up then you're basically going against an unstoppable final two."
**Static**
✌Stefan- "Don't get me wrong, bruh. I know what she's trying to say, but I don't know if I want to do it. Daisy and Ryder will always be a part of the Daisy and the Bros alliance, so we couldn't target them just because they're a couple."
End
"Guys, if they are at the end. They go with each other. They're basically a walking final 2 deal," Cece reasoned, crossing her arms.
"A walking final 2 deal, with a friendly neighborhood third wheel. Nice ring to it, don't you think," Gabe joked as Stefan smiled a bit at the joke.
"Does all of us going home have a nice ring to it too? I don't think so," Cece just replied, her tone sounding serious.
"Alright, alright, I'm done with the joking," Gabe then said as he chuckled. "So, you're saying we vote for the lovebirds, then everyone else has a chance?"
"Exactly. It doesn't even need to be both of them. If one of them goes, it forces the other to have to bring someone else to the end," Cece smirked as she felt her plan weaving together.
"I mean, in theory it makes sense," Stefan admitted as he thought about it. "As much as I don't like it."
Kelvin just looked at all of them, not mentioning anything, but listening.
"This is a game. It's time we begin to play it," Cece just replied as she smiled at the boys.
Confessionals
🃏Cece- "We obviously don't need to lose the challenge, but if we do, I'm planting the seed to make sure it's gonna be the couple out."
End
Meanwhile, Ryder and Daisy were walking through the forest, going for a stroll.
The two sauntered, hand in hand. Daisy hadn't been to this area before, so she smiled as she pointed out different beauties of nature. Ryder, who had seen most of it, still found it an interesting site to witness for a second go round.
"Oh, Ryder, look at that flower!" Daisy shouted as she noticed a pink petaled flower sprouting from the earth.
"Huh, I probably missed it the first time," Ryder mentioned as he hadn't seen that one.
"How could you miss something like that?" Daisy asked as she stared closely at the delicate plant.
"Hey! I notice most beautiful things!" Ryder countered as he then bopped Daisy on the nose, implying he meant her when he said beautiful. "But not all of them."
"That's why you have to slow down sometimes. You can let life's beauties pass you by," Daisy smiled as she nudged him.
"Slow down? Sorry Daisy, but my only mode is speed!" Ryder smirked as he then jogged over to reach the flower.
Daisy moved to catch up to him and reached his side. "But for real, Ryder. In life if you don't take things slow, you can miss out on things and you won't have time to enjoy them."
"I didn't miss out on you did I?" Ryder just turned to her with a charming smile. He then plucked the flower as he handed it to Daisy, "and I'm currently taking time to enjoy, aren't I?"
Confessionals
🏃Ryder- "Well I'm with Daisy now!" Ryder pumped his fist into the air. "Being a boyfriend for the first time is well..interesting. Especially since we're on a reality TV show and all. But I really am trying to be a good boyfriend!"
**Static**
😊Daisy- "Coming on the show my first priority wasn't getting a new boyfriend, but after my break up...I never knew if I'd be in a relationship again, but enter Ryder! It's like a dream come true, finding the perfect dream guy!"
End
"I guess you are," Daisy laughed as she fixed the flower in her hair.
"Now wanna see something really exciting!" Ryder then yelled, not giving Daisy time to answer as he already began leading her down a path in the forest.
"Where are we going?" Daisy just asked as she scuffled to keep her pace with Ryder.
Ryder didn't answer, instead running until he came to a stop at a tree.
"Up!" Ryder finally answered, as he seemed to easily spring into the tree. He climbed like a monkey, naturally crawling up.
"Ryder, the things you do confuse and amaze me sometimes," Daisy commented as she watched him.
Ryder just hung upside-down from a branch, using his legs to hold him, "Aren't you coming?!"
Ryder reached down his hand, which Daisy took it.
Although he had a hard time, Ryder managed to heave her up.
"C'mon!" Ryder then jumped to another branch as he went higher.
Daisy could do nothing, but follow him. Finally Ryder came to a large, thick branch where he had stopped to sit on. Daisy came and joined him.
"Is this another one of your strange exercise routines?" Daisy questioned as she was confused.
"No...yes...well yes and no," Ryder answered as he had to pause to think. Although he then tilted her chin, "But look!"
When Daisy turned she saw a divine view which encaptured the whole jungle, with all of its lively animals and spirited colors. She could see the cabins, the river, and some mountains from here.
"It's beautiful- woah!" Daisy had just then noticed how high she was, almost causing her to lose balance.
Ryder held her, "Hey, I got you. It's okay."
"Sorry, I just didn't realize we were so high," Daisy laughed uneasily.
"It's fine, you'll be fine. I go this high all the time, I'd catch you if you fall," Ryder assured her. "Do you see the view though?!"
While Daisy still seemed to be a bit uncomfortable with being this high, she still smiled.
"Ryder, it's beautiful!" Daisy beamed.
"I saw it on one of my jogs. I thought you'd like it," Ryder admitted.
"I don't like it," Daisy said at first in a disappointed tone. "I love it!"
Confessionals
😊Daisy- "I can already see it. Me and Ryder at the end together! It's gonna be great!"
End
Both teams came to gather for the reward challenge which was being hosted by Michigan.
At the moment it was raining, so the mood right now was pretty low.
"It's raining? Again?!" Serenna complained as she was trying her best to cover herself. "Can't we do the challenge later?!"
"Agreed! I just got this hairstyle!" Esme complained as she also covered her head.
"Sorry, we're competing rain or shine," Michigan told them. "But if you finish the challenge fast enough then you can leave and your hair might not be a total mess."
Both girls didn't look happy about that, to which Michigan sighed, "Sorry girls, but I can't do anything. Anyways this challenge is a relay race! Before I explain it, I need someone from the Alligators to sit out to even things up."
Charlotte raised her hand, to which the team agreed.
"Okay, Charlotte is sitting out," Michigan nodded to her as she gestured for her to come take a seat in a chair near the one Michigan generally sat on. "Let's get to the challenge!"
"So for this challenge there are 6 obstacles. 1st you have to run over hills. 2nd then you have to swing over a gap. 3rd you have to swim across a lake. 4th you're going over bouncy balls. 5th you climb a wall. Lastly, you zip line to victory! Your also gonna be passing a flag around, which you will also place on a flagpole at the end to win."
"Sounds pretty straightforward," Stefan just nodded his head.
"I'll give you guys some time to discuss who will do what, and then we'll begin!" Michigan winked as she smiled at the teams, doing her own version of her brother's flashing grin. She is his twin afterall.
Confessionals
💅 Serenna- "My team has never won a reward challenge, so that better change today. I want to win and I want a reward! So let's make things happen."
**Static**
✌Stefan- "I think we got this challenge in the bag. I'm confident we can win, bruh."
**Static**
Howie- "Let's test the waters on our teamwork! If we work as a team, we'll definitely win this. Losing another challenge would be bad for morale, so let's not do that."
**Static**
🎮Gabe- "Honestly doing a challenge in the rain is no fun. The struggles us with glasses go through because of rain is unreal. So doing a challenge in the rain sucks, but if we're gonna do it might as well win it! Let's play!" Gabe posed doing a ✌.
End
"Okay, it seems we're ready to begin!" Michigan announced as she was standing up by her spectating seat. Charlotte was just sitting with her arms crossed in the chair besides Michigan's. "So for stage 1 we have Ryder vs Balaam. For stage 2 we have Daisy vs Esme. For stage 3 we have Stefan vs Ingrid. For stage 4 we have Carter vs Gabe. For stage 5 we have Cece vs Howie. Then lastly we have Kelvin vs Serenna. So are we ready?"
Both the starting people(Ryder and Balaam) nodded to signal they were set to go.
"Ready.."
Balaam just turned to look at Ryder with a cocky smirk.
"Set..."
Ryder just gave him a competitive glare in return.
"GO!"
The two of them raced forward, dashing up the muddy hills. They seemed to be pretty equal at first, both running side by side.
As they had covered the first hill out of 3, Balaam turned to look at Ryder, "Your not so bad."
"Thanks, you too," Ryder said as he turned to nod at him.
"But not so bad, is not too good either," Balaam then commented as he then exerted a new drive of energy which he used to get ahead of Ryder, making sure to kick mud at him as a way to slow him down.
"Hey!" Ryder complained as he had to cover his face to not get any mud splattered in his eyes.
Confessionals
🏃Ryder- "I always respect a good competitor. But not a dirty one," He angrily wiped mud from his face.
**Static**
😈Balaam- "For a small guy he's pretty good," Balam smiled as his head was tilted downwards. "But not good enough. You need to be better than that to keep up with me."
End
Balaam was almost to the next stage, getting to the top of the last hill, when Ryder came running past him.
"Maybe not good, but good enough to beat you!" Ryder just yelled as he then leaped to reach Daisy.
Balaam reached Esme just a single second after him.
After taking the flags from the guys, the two girls turned to the next obstacle which was swinging from rope to rope(4 ropes) to get over a small body of water, which was seemingly a pond.
"Sorry, but I'm winning this!" Esme declared as she was the first to jump on a rope, managing to get enough momentum to start swinging.
"We'll see about that!" Daisy then did the same, grabbing onto the first rope.
Although, Daisy managed to get more momentum which allowed her to leap to the next rope. Although Esme was quickly on her tail, grabbing onto the second rope.
The two then got to the third rope, which then Esme began to slip, and at that moment she noticed something stirring in the water.
"Ah!" Esme yelled, although Daisy helped the guitarist out, pulling her up.
"Hey, thanks?" Esme said as she regained stability on her rope.
"No problem!" Daisy replied as she then swung to the fourth rope, taking the lead.
Confessionals
😊Daisy- "Just cause we're competing, doesn't mean I can't be nice. She was gonna fall if I didn't do anything."
**Static**
🎸Esme- "Good thing she helped me. There was something in that water!"
End
Esme was then lucky to then swing to the next rope, cause at that moment an aggressive, large fish had lunged out of the water biting at where Esme had just been seconds ago.
Daisy then landed on the other side, passing her flag to Stefan.
Esme, who wasn't fair behind her, landed and passed her flag to Ingrid.
While Stefan was in the water first, Ingrid quickly took the lead and already was a great way ahead of him.
"Woah you're fast, bruh," Stefan said, surprised to see Ingrid already taking a dratsic lead.
"Fast? You've seen nothing yet!" Ingrid cried out as she dived under the water. The girl seemed to be gone as she had moved her feet like rapid fan propellers.
"Bruh," Was all Stefan said as he saw she had easily passed him.
Confessionals
✌Stefan- "Just cause these legs can dance, doesn't mean these legs can swim. At least not as fast as Ingrid"
**Static**
💪Ingrid- "I always carry this team. It's because of me we win these challenges! Did you see the way I easily passed Stefan!" She flexed her muscles.
End
The water had logs and rocks as obstacles, so Stefan paddled to navigate around them. Ingrid who swam under the water, resurfaced already at the next stage.
She passed the flag to Carter, who had to get across a row of bouncy balls that were in a field of mud.
"Okay, let's get ball-" Carter caught himself from making a pun. "I mean let's do this!"
The punster bounced from the first ball to the second, but slipped as he tried to transition to the third.
Gabe just stood waiting for Stefan who was almost there, "C'mon Stefan, you got this!"
"And so do you, bro," Stefan then said as he had gotten out of the water and handed Gabe the flag.
Carter was then attempting to go across again, but once again failed.
"Why is this so hard!" He complained as he wiped the mud off himself.
"I don't know, but I can give you an answer once I get across," Gabe remarked with a teasing grin, as he then bounced onto the first ball. Gabe seemed to wobble a bit, but he seemed to easily get the hang on it.
Gabe soon reached the other side. He then turned to face Carter, who was almost to the other side, but had slipped and failed again.
"Okay to answer your question, why is this hard? The answer is it's not. But to help ya out, it's all in the legs!" Gabe suggested to him, actually trying to help out.
Confessionals
😜Carter- "The gamer boy can do it and I can't? This is embarrassing!"
**Static**
🎮Gabe- "What can I say, bouncing across pits is a classic gamer moment. Not that I've ever done that before in real life, but when you do it multiple times in a game, you kind of get a feel for it. You'd think for a clown you'd know how to bounce on some balls, but I guess falling in the mud is a funnier circus trick," He smiled as he chuckled.
End
Gabe then passed the flag to Cece, who was already by the wall that she needed to climb.
Howie, who also stood there, tapped his foot nervously as he waited for Carter.
Cece began climbing, gripping onto holds to get herself up.
"C'mon.." Howie just muttered as he anxiously watched Cece make progress up the wall.
She was halfway up, when Carter had finally reached Howie.
"Carter, we're behind!" Howie said frantically as he grabbed the flag out of Carter's hand. He held it, revolted by it being covered in mud.
"Well get going then," Carter just motioned for him to climb.
Howie began climbing, attempting to catch up to Cece, but she had already almost reached the top.
When Cece finally reached the top, she looked back down at Howie, who was a good distance behind.
"Hmm," She just stared as she regarded how much effort he was putting into this.
"Oh gosh, and she made it look easy," Howie complained as he attempted to climb the wall despite his arms beginning to hurt, but he didn't give up.
Confessionals
🃏Cece- "I'll give him some credit for at least trying. Although it's obvious it was over once I got to the top."
**Static**
Howie- "It looks pretty bad, but it's not over yet. If I don't give up, we still might win."
End
Cece handed the flag off to Kelvin, who was already strapped to the zip line.
"I am secure and ready to proceed down the rope," Kelvin just told her as he received the flag.
Serenna, who was also strapped in, looked irritated, "Howie, get over here!"
"I'm trying-" Howie called, feeling exasperated as he was drained from climbing so fast. Although he was almost to the top.
Kelvin had already begun zip-lining, not being too far from reaching the other side.
Confessionals
👽Kelvin- "I am delighted that my efforts to aid my team in achieving victory have so far been fairly successful. Report: I feel very pleased about this fact."
**Static**
💅 Serenna- "Are we really gonna be losing another reward challenge? Why can't these people get it together? They better get it together, before I tear them apart. That's figurative of course, but you know what I mean."
End
By the time Howie had reached Serenna, Kelvin already placed the Sophisticated Salamanders team flag onto the flagpole, signifying their victory.
"And the Sophisticated Salamanders win the reward!" Michigan announced. "It's gonna be a movie night with the movie of your choice!"
The Salamanders once again cheered, doing their now traditional celebratory dance.
"Da da da da da duh! Da da da da da duh!" They all chanted in unison, not caring that they were wet and dirty.
Ryder had also spun Daisy around, while Stefan high-fived everyone, and Kelvin did a random dance that was strange but oddly cool at the same time.
The Alligators all looked less than pleased, all of them just letting the rain run down their face.
"Alligators I would say you did a good job, but then I'd be lying," Michigan shrugged as she stared at them. "You guys win nothing."
"Classic. Nothing seems to be our favorite thing as of lately," Serenna grumbled as she crossed her arms.
Howie sighed as he could already sense a team argument brewing.
Michigan then turned to the cameras, whispering so the contestants couldn't hear, "So with the Salamanders winning a reward challenge, it's time to reward you viewers with a commercial break. When we return, will the Ambitious Alligators get their act together? Will Cece's scheme get the love birds off the team? Will Carter keep attempting to be less annoying(and failing)? Find out, when we come back!"
**Commercial Break**
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