It was two days after the little get together and both teams were called to the campfire pit; "Uh... Back here again after what happened..." Tyler groaned sitting down and glancing at Lincoln sitting next to Ezekiel and looking at Cody behind him who was looking betrayed and with his arms folded.
"Cody; you kept this up yesterday and still being like this? It was spin the bottle and she kissed me before I could say anything like it! Besides it's not as if you two were dating!" Lincoln groaned to Cody as Cody shook his head.
"It's the bro code Lincoln and something that I respected when I saw you and Gwen... It hurt as Gwen is a total 10 but I stepped back but that night... You didn't even struggle and did you really not kiss back!" Cody snapped and then yelled as Gwen slapped him on the back of the head.
"Was just a game stupid; don't make it a big deal!" Gwen scolded him as Cody grunted.
"Besides Codmeister; can't be blaming the ladies for going to my bro! That's 3 girls here that he kissed besides Dawn when he was 7 aye and Gwen put one on his cheek after he was saved from leaving the last ceremony... Ow!" Ezekiel said putting his arm around Lincoln's shoulder and the eyes of the Screaming Beavers widened.
"You did what Gwen?" Zoey asked trying not to show her annoyance as Dawn was surprised but felt a bit jealous as Gwen glared harsh at Ezekiel for doing this.
"It was just something friendly to show him that I was glad that he was staying as a friend!" Gwen snapped out loud wanting to hide her true feelings for him.
"Oh my... Do you think that one of us could be next Katie?" Sadie asked Katie looking her way as they thought it over.
"Maybe it could be Zoey or even Courtney..." Katie asked as Courtney almost jumped.
"What? I would never kiss him!" Courtney shouted out loud and Lincoln gave her a look from how quickly she had said it. "I didn't mean anything like that Lincoln... You're nice but not my type as all..." Courtney said trying to save face.
"All this arguing that resulted from the get together that I organised to bring everyone closer together. Irony isn't really my friend right now." Zoey sighed in the confessional.
"A friendly kiss on the cheek from Gwen and it was only part of the game from Lindsay. Besides she was super nice and encouraging about me pursuing Lincoln." Dawn said with a smile in her lotus position in the Confessional but she then looked like she was pondering something. "Though there is still some grey to her aura that I detected before and have yet to determine what it is about..." Dawn pointed out.
Chris coughed to get their attention as he came over to face them; "Campers today's challenge is going to test your outdoor survival skills. I am not going to lie that some of you may not come back alive... Just joking..." Chris explained and laughed as some gasped out loud. "All you have to do is spend one night in the woods and everything you need is at your team campsites in the forest. First team back for breakfast wins." Chris said taking out a backpack and passing a map and compass to Courtney and then to Zoey as Lincoln and Gwen were open mouthed.
"Please be joking Chris..." Lincoln pleaded as Gwen stormed out to him.
"You are joking; aren't you! You know that the two idiots here and the idiot we lost in the last challenge got me stuck with the lead idiot and Lincoln in the net! I am shocked that my claustrophobia didn't act up!" Gwen snapped in Chris' face as he looked nonplussed.
"I know. I saw and it was great; the video got a lot of views on the website. Please find something different here as I don't want this to get repititive. But also watch out for bears as we lost a couple of interns in pre-production. Plus I would be grateful if you can look out for hte body of Stan one of said interns; his family has been bothering me about giving them a body to bury." Chris replied as he walked off with Gwen open mouthed, he then blew an airhorn to signify that they were to start.
"Come on Gwen; we just have to keep an eye on everyone and including Ezekiel or especially him!" Courtney said as she then began leading the Killer Hamsters away as Lincoln had his arms down and his head down.
"You know everyone; I went roughing it by camping out with my best friend Clyde once when we were 11... From that experience I have plenty to say of what not to do." Lincoln had said.
"This is going to be another win in the bag! Lightning had to not only save those 3 from a net but the big boy was knocked out and was hanging from his ankle hoisted up!" Lightning bragged confidently as the Screaming Beavers looked worried.
"Did he say something about bears?" DJ gulped as Dawn patted him on the back.
"Don't worry; I am sure that they mean no harm. Dennis is a softie and hadn't mean to scare Lincoln and Gwen away when he wanted his portrait drawn." Dawn assured him as they looked at him.
"Did you say that a bear came to them and them to draw his portrait?" Tyler asked in disbelief as they got up and started to walk away.
"Oh; I saw it happen. Lincoln dropped his super sweet drawing of Dawn... Oh wait, I shouldn't have said anything..." Lindsay whispered to him as Tyler looked her way as there was Zoey and Dawn listening nearby. Dawn looked embarassed and Zoey was reassuring her with a hand on the shoulder.
"Don't be bashful Dawn; Lincoln does kiss pretty well but I can tell that he only has eyes on you!" Lindsay reassured her out loud as Tyler took this in. "Tyler sweetie; can you please not tell anyone about this... I gave Lincoln his drawing back and he doesn't want people to know so I said that I would keep it secret. I would be hurt if he found out I said anything and thought that I had betrayed his trust..." Lindsay whispered to him and Tyler calmed down and nodded.
The Killer Hamsters had arrived at their campsite and last to arrive were Gwen who was pulling Katie and Sadie by the arms. "I noticed these two knuckleheads falling behind and distracted by blueberries so I had to pull them back before we lost them. I won't risk another disaster out here!" Gwen said shaking her head.
"Sorry Gwen but totally I love blueberries!" Sadie said.
"Oh my; so was I!" Katie said as they both looked excited at eachother as Ezekiel started to wander off.
"Okay as the only CIT here; I can think I can direct us to setting up our tents and... Where are you going Ezekiel?" Courtney asked and then noticed Ezekiel in his wondering off.
"Going to get us some fish for grub! I have gone fishing plenty with my dad and you wouldn't believe the size of catches that I have gotten! Trust me I'm peak survivalist!" Ezekiel explained as Gwen scoffed.
"As someone who has seen your so called 'survivalist' skills first hand; if you insist then I insist on going with you to make sure that you don't get yourself pulled into the water or eaten by a shark." Gwen said as she started to follow him as Cody started to give him a look.
"You know I have been too harsh on Lincoln over the whole being kissed by Lindsay thing; I figured that I should talk to him." Cody sighed in the confessional shaking his head.
"You know Lincoln; I might have been a jerk about earlier..." Cody said and Lincoln just nodded as if agreeing with him. "I know that you are totally into Gwen and I can fully understand and I was wondering... If I can be a wingman for you and Gwen then would you be mine for going after Lindsay?" Cody asked as Lincoln scoffed.
"What do you want me to do? Get stuck in a net again so you can go and give her another massage on the beach?" Lincoln asked as Cody nervously laughed.
"Well any pointers on how to deal with Tyler? I think that she might be fawning over him but why I don't know as he seems clueless..." Cody shrugged as they both helped Katie and Sadie start to set up tents.
"I am not really the person for romantic advice right now Cody but I appreciate the apology... Hey..." Lincoln said as he then saw that a racoon had gone into the campsite and was going after Bun-Bun who he had placed near the supplies. He then grabbed Bun-Bun and checked him over. "Are you alright Bun=Bun? Did they critter with a mask on it's fur hurt you?" Lincoln cooed as Katie and Sadie awed at the sight.
"This is the guy who has kissed 3 girls here at camp; the one talking to his teddy bear..." Courtney muttered but then looked down to the racoon. "Aren't you adorable?" Courtney cooed.
At the Screaming Beavers' campsite they were putting together the tents when they jumped upon hearing the sounds of wild animals; "Oh no... Lightning has too many sponsorships and sports teams to risk by being trampled!" Lightning yelled as they then blinked and saw that it was a group of deer with Dawn riding on top of one looking majestic with bids on her shoulders and arms.
"Isn't this exciting getting to spend the night in nature's embrace with all the animals? This is going to be my favourite challenge! Aren't these animals grand?" Dawn asked as they just looked at her.
"How did we get stuck on the team with a Disney Princess?" Tyler asked as DJ came over with a bunny in his arms.
"I think she has a point; animals can be scary with the bears but I found this cute little bunny that I have named Bunny!" DJ said as he started to pet it and Dawn went off the back of the deer and went to clap it.
"You are going to enjoy your time with DJ young one." Dawn told the bunny as DJ smiled at her.
"Man; Dawn can be a bit freaky but she just needs to be warmed up to. Plus blunt with the things that she says about you from your aura but you know what... Getting to talk about my daddy and let it out made me feel better." DJ said in the confessional as he took a deep breath. "Are you watching papa? Your little boy doesn't need you anyway! Have you used up the money from that lottery? If so then don't try crawling back and try to leech off my fame and get some of the money if I win!" DJ yelled pointing to the camera.
Gwen watched in awe as Ezekiel actually pulled out an impressive amount of fish out of the water. "... With all the awards and trophies that Lincoln told me about his sisters winning, I realised that maybe girls don't need me looking out for them as much as dad said they would." Ezekiel was telling him.
"So you actually do know some survival things and Lincoln has been a good influence on you." Lincoln said as Ezekiel grinned but she thought of something. "This is silly but... You think that kiss with Lindsay meant anything to him?" Gwen asked but Ezekiel shook his head.
"Nah... He has said before that Lindsay reminds him a lot of his 2nd oldest sister Leni and so I think it would be like kissing his sister. So don't feel jealous." Ezkeil told Gwen and it made her feel a bit better thinking that she was being silly.
"Yeah it would..." Gwen said but then blinked when he realised what he said. "Do you think that I'm jealous?" Gwen asked as Ezekiel gave her a look.
"Obvious aye... I don't think that it was friendly the way you put that on his cheek and I saw how you reacted when Lincoln said that it turned out that his first kiss was with Dawn aye." Ezekiel said as Gwen sighed.
"Just please don't tell him as I want to be ready." Gwen said as Ezekiel then gave a salute a he caught another fish.
Later it was at night with everyone going into their tents as Lindsay groaned and Tyler went up to her. "Are you alright?" Tyler asked worried catching her by the shoulder.
"Really hungry for some blueberries but... It's so late and I'm so scared!" Lindsay groaned as Tyler gave a smile.
"I will be your fearless guard!" Tyler told her and she swooned all over him with him grinning.
They began slowly walking through the woods but after some time they overlooked the campsite for the Killer Hamsters as they were getting to the tents. "So full of fish..." Lincoln muttered going into his tent and Tyler giggled as he saw that he had Bun-Bun with him.
"So are you going to be cuddling with your new pet?" Gwen joked to Courtney as she got into the tent with the raccoon.
"Her name is Brittany and you shall refer to her as such." Courtney replied as Cody went up to Gwen.
"So do you want to cuddle with Lincoln during the night?" Cody whispered to Gwen as she glared at him with red in her face.
"I thought that you were mad at him because of some bro code..." Gwen asked as Cody shook his head.
"I apologised and I realised I was stupid... I mean he is super into you with that drawing he did of you when you were drawing together and Lindsay was super supportive when she showed you the drawing. I bet that kiss was just for the game." Cody said as they went into their tents as Tyler linked as Lindsay whistled.
"Drawing of Gwen... Lindsay, I thought that he had did a drawing of Dawn that you gave back? What is going on?" Tyler asked Lindsay confused as Lindsay just continued whistling. Tyler then began chasing after her but tripped on a log and sprained his ankle. Lindsay then got a stick and hit him in the back of the head.
He faded as he heard her say "sorry Tyler sweetie but I can't risk you risk my fun..." She then left leaving him unconscious.
In the morning the Killer Hamsters woke up and stretched themselves; "we are here in one piece and the tent surely beats waking up in a net!" Lincoln said smirking at Ezekiel who gulped as Gwen giggled.
"Come on up everyone; it's morning and we have to move to beat the Beavers to the campfire pit!" Courtney yelled getting everyone up as they were soon to their feat and running with Courtney holding onto Brittany.
Tyler groaned as he had gotten up and being hungry he went for a blueberry bush; "Going to get my strength back and I will need to warn Lincoln, Dawn and Gwen about Lind... Say..." Tyler said as he heard a bear growling.
Lightning was up and doing star jumps at the Screaming Beavers' campsite as Dawn was clapping some animals while everyone else was waking up. They then heard the Killer Hamsters running as Dawn gasped and Lightning yelled "the Hamsters are already moving so you all move! Move! MOVE!"
"Everyone; the squirrels said that they found Tyler and he needs help..." Dawn said and they blinked.
At the campfire pit Chris was waiting as the Killer Hamsters ran towards him and were excited to be the first ones there. "Good news Hamsters; you all have made it back first and none of you are going away!" Chris said as they continued cheering.
"You are going to love it in the cabin..." Courtney told Brittany in a cute voice but her eyes widened and her mouth was wide open along with the others as they saw that the Screaming Beavers were helping Tyler there with DJ holding up by the shoulders.
"What... What happened to Tyler?" Lincoln yelled in fright as Katie and Sadie were embracing eachother screaming as most were lost for woods.
"We found him and had to get him off from being attacked by Malcolm; Dennis' bully of an older brother. Mother Nature's animals can be so kind and yet so cruel at the same time." Dawn explained shaking her head which was down.
"Regardless of any rivalry for Lindsay's affections... I didn't want that to happen to Tyler! I mean I can only imagine if that had happened to me!" Cody said shaking his head.
"Is he alright?" Courtney asked concerned as Tyler got his head up.
"Everyone... I have something... Say... Lind..." Tyler said but DJ covered his mouth.
"Save your strength; you need medical help. Never easy when a teammate is injured during the competition..." Lightning sighed shaking his head.
"Well he is going to get it if you decide to vote him off... Are you Screaming Beavers as the Hamsters got here first?" Chris asked and they glared at him and then nodded. "Well then; I will have your marshmallows for you in a moment." Chris said as Chef came and grabbed Tyer to take him to the Dock of Shame.
"Wait... Have... Warn you..." Tyler tried calling out as they looked at him in sympathy but Lindsay was waving goodbye with a smirk that faded as Dawn looked her way.
"I know that he was to potentially ruin things but I will miss Tyler; I really liked him... Sad but sometimes you have to make sacrifices if you want to get ahead in these shows..." Lindsay sighed in the Confessional with her hands to her face.
Zoey was sitting with Dawn as she was pondering something; "Shame about what happened to Tyler and what did you think that he wanted to tell us? Did he see some sort of monster on the Island?" Zoey asked as Dawn was silent and she looked her way as Dawn jumped. "You alright..." Zoey asked as Dawn looked up.
"Apologies Zoey but... A lot of auras with emotion of concern and sadness for Tyler but Lindsay... I thought that her aura had... Happiness? It was weird and I felt that there was a dark cloud overlooking us..." Dawn explained as Zoey put her hand on her shoulder.
"You must have read her wrong with all the worry that was happening... Let's just hope for Tyler's recovery and maybe after the show we can make him a get well soon card!" Zoey replied as Dawn nodded though still unsure about Lindsay.
"That grey in Lindsay's aura... I sensed it before the food fight broke out... I wonder... Plus why was Tyler out in the woods before we woke up as Lightning and I never saw him and we woke up pretty early. Plus what Zoey said about Tyler wanting to give us a warning... Was he trying to warn us about Lindsay? If so... Why?" Dawn asked in the confessional in a lotus position as she pondered.
Since here Gwen already had that disaster in the woods on the first night; I think she would be extra careful in watching everyone and so Sadie and Katie don't let themselves be left behind when they found the blueberries here.