"In the last episode of Total Drama All Stars! We decided to bring back nostalgia into our campers by reintroducing The Awakethon!" Chris began, with a few montage shots showcasing the tired campers. "To win this challenge you simply had to outlast the other two teams! To keep things interesting however, we introduced a few challenges and offerings to introduce throughout!" Montage shots of Noah giving up, Harold tripping over a tree root and a table of buffet was shown. "In the end it came down to Scott's, Jo's and Courtney's selfish decision to opt out of the challenge for food that cost them the win when Lightning failed to outlast Zoey and Dawn!" A scene of Lightning falling asleep was shown, "With Dawn resigning from the challenge once she secured safety, allowed Zoey to win her team the motel for the day!" A scene of Zoey cheering was shown before she fell asleep. "The Villains were eager to turn on each other as multiple plans were formed. Amy attempted to create an alliance with the second and third generation players to ice out Alejandro, Heather, Courtney and Duncan! Talk about cold!" A scene of Amy discussing her plans was shown, "However, Topher, Scott and Scarlett all decided that what Amy was offering wasn't enough, and turned on her during the elimination ceremony!" Amy was next shown with crazed eyes as she tried to wiggle her way out of Chef's grasp.

"Tune in to find out what happens in this episode of TOTAL! DRAMA! ALL STARS!"

(Theme Song)

Despite losing the last challenge, Topher was all but in a good mood as he hummed to himself in the boys cabin. He was sitting in front of the mirror, trying to gel his fawn hair to his liking. He truly felt like a villain in the making! And he had to admit, Amy's reaction was priceless!

"Hey, turnip, stop singing to yourself." Duncan groaned irritably in bed. After experiencing the motel's living accommodations, he was agitated at downgrading to something as crappy as the cabin beds. It didn't help that Topher's humming was downright chalk-bleedingly bad.

Topher jumped a bit at Duncan's voice. Usually when someone was chastising him he would take it in stride, but he had no intention of being on Duncan's bad side. "Sorry bout that man, didn't mean to wake you up!" He tried to play off chauvinistically, but Duncan saw through the farce and scoffed before trying to fall asleep.

"Keep the bro talk to a minimum, you're not good at it…"

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Confessional: Topher (Villainous Vipers)

Topher was shown applying skin care products onto his face as he talked, "Amy was so easy to eliminate! All I had to do was tell her to make an alliance with the second and third generation so we wouldn't be picked off, but of course as soon as she did I leaked it to the one and only Alejandro!" He exclaimed with pride, "I didn't want any of the originals taken out! They bring in the ratings y'know? With Amy's fanbase as unpopular as it is, I figured taking her out early would give me some wiggle room to be with the originals."

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Scott walked through the boys cabin door, raising a few eyebrows. "Where have you been? You know it's only like, 6 in the morning right?" Topher asked.

Scott rolled his eyes, "What, can't a dude take a jizz in private?"

Topher held up his hands in defeat, "Never mind, I'm going out. I've got stuff to do."

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Confessional: Scott (Villainous Vipers)

"I was lookin' for the invincibility statue!" Scott admitted with a frustrated groan, "I know Chris hasn't said anything, but to have no invincibility statues? I don't believe it. Which is why I've gotta find one before the others do! I'd rather have it in my pocket after all."

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"We need to win that motel again!" Heather huffed in agitation. Similarly to Duncan she too was having a hard time readjusting to the cabin beds.

Jo just glared as she was getting ready to go on her morning jog, "Amy may have been a diva, but she was right about one thing! You haven't done anything amazing, so cram it and actually put in some effort!"

Before Heather could retort, Jo angrily left the cabin.

"Eva 2.0 if I've ever seen one." Heather rolled her eyes, she couldn't wipe the smirk off of her face however.

"Whatever, just cram it!" Courtney whined as she put pillows around her head, "We don't get enough sleep as it is and the last thing I wanna hear is your voice first thing in the morning!"

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Confessional: Heather (Villainous Vipers)

"The casual disrespect has got to stop!" Heather exclaimed with outrage, "I'm the most notorious villain in the series and this is how I'm treated? Me? Seems like I'll have to teach these people how to play this game firsthand. They'll wish they hadn't messed with me because Amy was just the tip of the iceberg. I can go deeper than that."

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Confessional: Courtney (Villainous Vipers)

"I don't exactly love Heather," Courtney began with crossed arms and an eyeroll. "But taking care of a personal vendetta can be put on hold. Amy was an immediate threat that needed to be stopped, I'm just relieved Scott decided to be honest with me when he was, because now I know I have one solid ally moving forwards in this game, even if he is a pit sniffer…"

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Noah couldn't believe it, but his experience this time around was actually a lot worse than last time. At least last time he had Owen and Cody to occasionally talk to, but this time? He was genuinely on such an insufferable team.

Sierra lacked any sanity, Lindsay lacked any brains, Harold lacked any self awareness, Dawn was creepy, Mike was weird, Dave was unhinged and Sky… Well, Sky was arguably the most normal person on this team, but for some reason there was just something about her that got under Noah's skin. The only one Noah remotely liked was B, but that was because the larger man was quiet, which was all the music the bookworm needed to his ears.

He was trying to find a quiet place to read his book in the woods when he came across Dawn meditating. Noah couldn't help letting out a sigh of frustration through his nose. Wasn't this girl tired?

"I'm not here to chastise you if you wish to continue through." Dawn said with her eyes closed.

Noah rolled his eyes incredibly hard, "Gee, thanks Mother Theresa, I'm honored." He mocked sarcastically.

Dawn was usually a patient girl, but Noah seemed to test her patience ever since they met and she pursed her lips, "You needn't speak with such hostility. You seek attention due to your negligible childhood, I am truly sympathetic to that, but it is not any reason to drag those down with you."

"You actually make me sick."

Dawn opened her eyes to see Noah looking at her with disgust. The latter continued on with his point as disgust continued to drip from his voice, "You divulge personal affairs with little restraint, taking glee in acting like some all knowing being. It's not quirky, it's gross. It's that exact mouth that got you voted off in your season, so if I were you I'd get that under control before you divulge something extremely personal." Noah said with a cold glare.

Of everyone on his team, Dawn was probably his least favorite. Her martyr act was beyond irritating.

"Perhaps that same advice could be directed to you." Dawn replied coolly.

Noah laughed out loud, though there was a harshness to his tone, "Please honey, I don't need some Reality Show's validation, I will happily take my fifteen minutes of fame and enjoy a nice vacation. You however? You revel in acting like a victim, because without that? You wouldn't be nearly as popular as you are."

Dawn was silent for a moment, almost reflecting on Noah's words, "Hmm, I suppose so."

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Confessional: Noah (Wildest Weasels)

"'I suppose so'" Noah echoed in disbelief, "What kind of response is that? Now I can't tell if she's just playing up this martyr act to the cameras or whether she just has that much self-delusion about herself. Leaning towards the former still."

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Confessional: Dawn (Wildest Weasels)

Dawn looked genuinely troubled as she rested her head on the palm of her hand, "When Scott framed me during Revenge of the Island I was very angry with him. I resented him for humiliating me in the manner he did." After that a small smile took over, "But afterwards I received a lot of fan mail. I was an inspiration, robbed, that I deserved to go much further and even win! It was… Validating." A troubled look took over her face again, "Ever since my conversation with Noah however, it's made me question why people like me, and when he told me that I enjoyed playing a victim? He gave me an answer and I'm not sure I like it."

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"Who do you guys think is the cutest guy here?" Lindsay questioned absentmindedly, "For me it's definitely Tyler! I haven't really seen him in a while though…"

"Well of course I'm gonna say Cody, that's like, DUH!" Sierra giggled, "See, I've even drawn multiple fanart of him!" She pulled out lots of paper that had Cody shirtless and Sierra hugging and kissing him in all the drawings, "I mean hello? Hunky, amirite or what?"

Lindsay tilted her head to the side as she squinted at the drawings. "Okay, this might sound weird, but I'm totally blanking on what Colby looks like and these pictures aren't really helping."

"CODY! C-O-D-Y!" Sierra spelled out obnoxiously, a bit of a glare on her face.

Sky got in the middle of the two, "Chill Sierra, you know how she is with names."

"But how can she do that with Cody?" Sierra whined, tears coming to her own eyes.

Lindsay scratched the top of her hair, "Well what about you Star? Do you like Drew still?"

"Dave?" Sky questioned. Lindsay nodded, not really caring if she was right or not. "I have to admit, I can still remember how I felt when we first met each other. He was funny and I enjoyed talking to him when he was relaxed. I'd like to just be friends with him now though."

"Bummer, I'm sure there are some Skave fans that would be disappointed." Sierra couldn't help pouting as she pulled out her phone and began typing, "Sky friend zones Dave."

"That doesn't really answer my question though," Lindsay pointed out. "Aren't there any other guys you're interested in? It doesn't have to be Drew."

"Well, Alejandro is objectively attractive. I'd never date him, but boy would I be lying if I said he was unattractive." Sky couldn't help noncommittally giggling out.

"Gag me a river." Sierra couldn't help saying in disgust. "You girls are totally loco, I do not find him attractive whatsoever. Like, he's just so… I don't know, boring?"

"Boring?" Sky questioned.

"Like," Sierra paused, trying to find the right words, "There's nothing unique about his face. When I look at his face it literally just looks like he copy pasted it off of social media and slapped it right on. Cody's however is just so cute and honest! There's nothing more attractive than a defining face!"

"Weirdly thoughtful, even if I personally disagree…" Sky muttered the last bit out. "Even though Alejandro is really attractive, I have to admit I do prefer Lightning's body."

"O-M-G you're such a perv Star!" Lindsay giggled, nudging Sky who laughed right back.

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Confessional: Sky (Wildest Weasels)

"I really didn't think I would get along with Lindsay so well," Sky said with a modest smile, "She just brightens up any room she's in. I'm lucky she's on this team, otherwise I might not have any friends whatsoever!"

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Confessional: Lindsay (Wildest Weasels)

"What nail polish products would look good on Star?" Lindsay muttered to herself as she flipped through a magazine, "Orchid or magenta? Hmm…"

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The next scene took place in the motel, with a shot of Owen wolfing down breakfast. "Oh dudes, this is the greatest thing I've ever tasted in my life hehe! Let's never lose again!"

Leshawna smacked her lips together as she took a drink of her hot chocolate, "For real, we have got to thank Zoey for this, girl held out long enough for us to enjoy this!"

"Zoey's a great comrade," Brick agreed while eating his bacon. "Where is she anyways?"

Sammy hid an amused smile, "Where do you think? She's completely wiped out from the challenge! There's a part of me that wants to wake her up for breakfast, but I also know how tired she is and that makes me feel bad…"

"Well at least we know Zoey's a trustworthy teammate." Gwen shrugged nonchalantly.

The mood immediately shifted as the shier contestants looked down at their laps. Leshawna however was not having any of it, "No, no way am I dealing with this first thing in the morning." She stated, hand on her hip as she glared at Gwen who shot her own glare right back.

"Dealing with what? I'm just saying it as it is." Gwen defended bitterly, "Jasmine and Shawn totally tried to screw us over, is that something you expect me to ignore?"

"I expect you to shut up about it when everyone's in a good mood," Leshawna scolded, "Girl, you know I don't take any joy in saying this, but this killjoy attitude to make underhanded digs at Jasmine has got to stop. We got to the motel! We're enjoying our food! You know who ain't? Jasmine and Shawn. You know why? Because they made a selfish decision, they're already facing the consequences!"

"That doesn't erase what they did though, how do we know they won't do it again?" Gwen pointed out desperately, not liking that she was arguing with her best friend but also not wanting to back down.

Leshawna one last time, "We don't, now shut up and eat your dang food. Is this really how you're gonna pay back Zoey? By making everyone uncomfortable?"

That got Gwen to shut up quickly.

"Umm, guys?" Owen said nervously as he twiddled his thumbs, "I think we should stop fighting. My mom always told me if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

"Yeah, sure." Gwen agreed dismissively.

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Confessional: Owen (Heroic Horses)

"Being part of the heroes is totally AWESOME! WOOHOO!" Owen cheered bombastically, "Yeah we have a few problems, but I believe that as long as we all continue to get along and stop saying mean things to each other it'll all work out!"

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Cameron had decided to stay in his room for a little longer. Besides he really only felt comfortable with Zoey, so he figured skipping breakfast wouldn't be much of a deal breaker. It especially didn't surprise him when he heard raised voices in the dining hall, causing the boy to sigh a little defeatedly.

"What's up?"

Cameron turned his head to see that Cody was also in the room. The latter was playing on some sort of gaming console with a lollipop in his mouth. Cameron shrugged in reply to the question, "I don't really know."

"Huh," Cody audibly let out, "Well do you wanna play some video games? It might get your mind off of whatever's got you down."

"Video games?" Cameron said a little apprehensively, "Umm, I don't think I'll be any good."

"You don't have to be any good!" Cody teases him good naturedly, "Just give it a try, here let's try playing a co-op game, that way we can work together."

Cody quickly set up a second controller and Cameron took it hesitantly, "What are you playing anyways?" the former winner asked.

"Ever heard of Professor Payton?" Cody asked, "It's a puzzle game of sorts, I figured that's the type of genre you would be into."

"Huh," Cameron said aloud.

For the rest of the morning Cody and Cameron played Professor Payton, where Cameron found himself invested and Cody would point out how the controls worked. The two had a really fun time.

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Confessional: Cody (Heroic Horses)

"I really like Cameron!" Cody stated happily with a toothy, "Never did I think I would find a friend with so many similar interests to me!" His toothy grin faltered slightly, "Not saying I haven't made awesome friends here, but I'd be lying if I said I had a lot in common with them…"

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Confessional: Cameron (Heroic Horses)

Cameron had a pondering look on his face as he thought deeply to himself, "Playing that game with Cody made me realize something." He bit his lip hesitantly, "I don't really want to say anything, but I'm thinking of something…"

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Jasmine and Shawn, having lost their privileges to the motel, were sitting in a tree together eating some fruit they had managed to gather.

"Don't think we're doing too bad for ourselves," Shawn said optimistically, putting a blueberry in his mouth, "Could be worse."

"It could be better too," Jasmine pointed out, "I don't think we did ourselves any favors dropping out of the challenge. At the very least I think we lost Zoey as a potential ally."

Shawn shrugged in response. He didn't particularly like Zoey, so it wasn't the end of the world for him. "That's fine isn't it?"

Jasmine breathed through her nose in frustration, "No, it isn't. Don't you see Shawn? We're the outsiders on this team. Zoey was a free agent for us to work with and we blew it!"

"Don't you think you're overthinking it a little?" Shawn questioned skeptically, "I know you want us to team up with Brick, Cameron and Zoey; but I wouldn't really mind working with Owen or Cody if I'm being honest."

Jasmine clicked her tongue, "That would be a good idea if they were loyal to us, but Cody's always going to side with Gwen and I wouldn't put it past that Owen bloke to work with Gwen too."

Shawn sighed, a little annoyed. Anytime he made a suggestion Jasmine was very quick to shoot it down. He was aware that he was on the outliers of the team but he felt there were a few more angles to work with than Jasmine was letting on. " Well I'm gonna keep talkin' with Owen and Cody, see if we can work something there. Ultimately it is Gwen we want to go right?"

Jasmine nodded, smiling. "Yeah, Gwen is the biggest threat to our survival. If we manage to vote her off? We're in a much more secure position."

At least they could both agree on who the main target needed to be.

Below them they could hear a voice. They looked down to see that Dave was talking with B. "Your engineering's really impressive." Dave said helplessly. He wasn't really sure what to talk about, but he wanted to get closer to B.

"Hey Dave! Been a while!" Shawn shouted while waving down. He didn't make many friends in Pahkitew, but he knew Dave was one of them.

Dave looked up, to see Shawn and Jasmine above him. His stomach lurched forwards at the sight of them, "We should go…" Dave muttered to his teammate, walking off. B impassively looked up at what he was looking at, and shrugged as he trudged along.

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Confessional: Shawn (Heroic Horses)

"What was that!?" Shawn exclaimed confusedly, "I thought we were friends, why'd he ghost me?"

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Confessional: Dave (Wildest Weasels)

"We're not friends." Dave explained briefly, refusing to elaborate.

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Confessional: Jasmine (Heroic Horses)

Jasmine was hunched over as she looked visibly, "Blimey never thought I'd get myself worked up over something so silly," She admitted, "I'm always used to people just needin' me around, so the fact that there's a chance I could get voted off because some lass is targeting me has me on edge a little more than I'd like."

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"CHALLENGE TIME EVERYONE!"

Everyone was quick to gather barring Zoey and Lightning, who both looked like they would rather be anywhere else. In front of the campers was a wall full of paintball guns.

"No."

"I haven't even said anything." Chris glared at Dawn, who was looking at the paintball guns with profuse hatred. "Today's challenge is based on a classic challenge from the past, 'Paintball Deer Hunter'"

"Ooh!" Sierra awed excitedly, "That was one of the highest rating episodes! The Duncney fans went NUTS!"

"SHUT UP!" Courtney yelled shrilly at the fangirl, crossing her arms as she glared at Chris, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

"A little." Chris admitted mischievously, "Here's how things are going to work. Last time I decided who the hunter and prey were. This time? You get to decide amongst your teams. Each team must have five prey, whilst Villains and Wildcards ya'll only get four hunters. Heroes, you can either have five hunters or choose a teammate to sit out."

"WHAT!? How is that fair!?" Jo shouted indignantly, "Those lame-o heroes have one extra player!"

"Blimey mate, calm your knickers will ya?" Jasmine told Jo sternly, "This doesn't even need to be a discussion, Zoey will be sitting out. Anyone disagree with that?"

Nobody spoke up, allowing Chris to throw Jo a smug look. "Happy?"

Jo scoffed, crossing her arms while she looked away. "Whatever…"

"Anyways, Zoey scram." Chris told her, with said girl raising no objections as she wished her team well. "I'll give you five minutes max to discuss who the hunters and prey will be."

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Confessional: Chris

Chris didn't say anything, but snickered into his hand multiple times.

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"Hunters will be me, Leshawna, Brick and Shawn. Prey will be Owen, Cody, Cameron, Gwen and Sammy. Any questions?" Jasmine sorted out.

"Uhh, yeah." Gwen objected, raising her hand, "I really don't mind being prey because hunting sounds just as bad, but I'm not exactly convinced any of us will be outrunning the hunters from the other teams. Shouldn't we be balancing our ratio a little more?"

Jasmine rolled her eyes and was about to object when Shawn interrupted, "Fair point, I'll switch with someone."

"Ooh! Me!" Owen volunteered excitedly, "I had so much fun with this challenge last time! Didn't bag any doe, but this time will be different for sure!"

"I… Don't want to be prey." Cody admitted guiltily, rubbing his arm. "Last time I uhh, yeah, this challenge doesn't bring back happy memories for me."

"I'll switch with you." Brick said chivalrously, "I know how to hunt of course, but it's just as important to have the athleticism to escape the enemy!"

"So Jasmine, Owen, Cody and I are hunters?" Leshawna said aloud, "How about you Cameron?"

"I work better as prey." Cameron shrugged, "If I was a hunter I'd just stay in one spot."

"Sammy?"

"Amy's not here anymore," Sammy said with a small smile, "Since she won't be hunting me personally, I'm confident I can outrun a few people as prey."

"No more complaints from me." Gwen said as she looked at Jasmine for a reaction. The taller girl seemed unsatisfied, but let it go.

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Confessional: Jasmine (Heroic Horses)

"As soon as this challenge is over Shawn is getting an earful," Jasmine huffed, "He completely undermined my leadership there! If we have any hope of eliminating Gwen we need to stop giving her credibility as a teammate!"

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Confessional: Gwen (Heroic Horses)

Gwen was smirking as she rested her elbow on one of her knees. "See how powerful democracy is? When one person speaks, so does everybody else. That's where Jasmine fails in this game, she's so concerned about her personal friends that she's not even thinking about the majority, better for me anyways, but still."

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The villains were a lot less peaceful.

"I'm being a hunter!" Heather raved, "I was prey last time, and I'm not going back for round two!"

"Same here." Duncan agreed, "Heather and I have done our duties as prey, it's about time we became the hunters."

Jo pushed back against this, "Since I'm clearly on the bottom, I have more right to the hunter position than anybody else here! Especially against you guys!" She glared at Scott, Scarlett, Lightning and Topher. "All a bunch of backstabbers! Wouldn't mind as much if you all weren't too stupid."

"I've shot rats with my papi before, I know how to do this!" Scott argued .

Jo turned on him in an instant, "No way! Last time you made that claim, you sabotaged the team. There's no way I'm letting you hold onto a gun!"

"Well then I'll take a gun!" Courtney offered indignantly, "Since Heather and Duncan have forgotten, I was also prey last time. Meaning I have just as much right to that gun as anyone else!"

"Not to brag," Alejandro started with a smirk, "But I'm an excellent shot, if we want any chance of winning it would do everyone good if I were to become a hunter."

"Oh yeah, we all know what a predator you are." Courtney accused with a glare, causing Alejandro to widen his eyes in surprise.

"Those choices of words are… Vile." Alejandro said with pursed lips.

Courtney shot him the stink-eye, "Well am I wrong? You did what any predator would do and hurt every single woman you came across! Gentleman my butt!"

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Confessional: Alejandro (Villainous Vipers)

"Courtney better be careful," Alejandro said with a dangerous glint in his eye, "I consider myself a dignified young man with a reputation to uphold. I will not allow that reputation to be tarnished because some emotional little girl knows a few too many… Damaging words."

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Confessional: Courtney (Villainous Vipers)

"I am getting sick of Al!" Courtney yelled in outrage, "It's like everywhere I look he's just a few feet behind me. He's only approaching me because he wants to ally with me to get further in the game, and there's just no way I'm falling for that again! Screw relationships! And screw Al!"

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"I will be prey." Dawn spoke up immediately, "I refuse to touch a gun."

"Same." Noah volunteered, "Hunting sounds like too much effort."

"Anyone else have any preferences?" Sky asked the remaining members of her team. "I could go either way."

"I want to be a hunter." Dave said, "I'm tired of being prey, time for some payback."

"I'll be a hunter too!" Sierra exclaimed excitedly, "I'll hunt down everyone!"

B pointed to a paintball gun, signifying that he too wanted to be a hunter.

"I think I would be better as a hunter," Harold thoughtfully said, "I won this challenge last time as a hunter, and it was a lot of fun."

"So that means Dawn, Noah, Mike, Lindsay and myself will be prey?" Sky confirmed with everyone. Mike and Lindsay had no objections, meaning everyone had sorted themselves out quickly.

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Confessional: Sky (Wildest Weasels)

"Ever since Sugar's been voted off we've been such an agreeable team!" Sky said happily, "At most Noah objects sometimes, and even then he's too lazy to properly antagonise anyone. It's been a win-win!"

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Confessional: Noah (Wildest Weasels)

"Honestly?" Noah admitted out loud, "I don't feel too bad about our chances here. With Sierra as a hunter we might actually win this challenge. She might be insane, but sometimes insanity is needed to win a challenge."

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For the Heroes the hunters were: Jasmine, Leshawna, Owen and Cody. Meaning Gwen, Brick, Cameron, Shawn and Sammy were the prey.

For the Wildcards the hunters were: Dave, B, Harold and Sierra. Meaning Sky, Noah, Dawn, Lindsay and Mike were the prey.

The Villains however?

"Chris, I hate to inform you," Courtney bit her lip guiltily, "But we couldn't come to a decision."

Chris shrugged. "Whatever, doesn't impact the twist I have prepared!"

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Confessional: Noah (Wildest Weasels)

"Me and my big mouth…" Noah muttered to himself, exasperated.

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"Yeah, the hunters and prey you decided on? I lied." Chris laughed to himself, "Whoever you chose as hunters are now prey! And whoever you chose as prey are now hunters!"

A flood of complaints immediately came through.

"That's not fair!"

"I want to be a hunter!"

"Why even bother asking us in the first place?"

"Which means!" Chris said with a grin. "That for the heroes the hunters are Gwen, Cameron, Shawn, Brick and Sammy! While the prey will be Jasmine, Leshawna, Owen and Cody."

"Uh oh." Owen and Cody uttered out simultaneously.

"Meanwhile! The hunters for the wildcards will be Sky, Noah, Mike, Lindsay and Dawn! While the prey will be Sierra, Dave, B and Harold!"

"This is totally bogus!" Dave raged with anger in his eyes.

Dawn was equally angry, but she expressed it in a more reserved manner, "I refuse to participate in this challenge. I will not touch a gun." And before anybody could stop her Dawn walked away from the area.

"Dawn!" Sky yelled helplessly, "Come back! We need you for the challenge!"

"Wow," Chris muttered, "Guess you guys are down a hunter huh? Shame, haha!"

"Well then what about us?" Topher asked curiously, "How are you going to mix us up?"

"I'll mix you with whatever amuses me most." Chris said with a laugh, "Meaning for the villains the hunters will be Topher, Scarlett, Lightning, Scott and Heather! While the prey will be Duncan, Courtney, Alejandro and Jo!"

"No way, Mclean!" Jo shouted in anger!

"Way~" Chris taunted, "You guys couldn't decide, so I decided for you!"

He then pulled up a bulletin board. "Here are the rules of the game. Hunters you are free to shoot anyone you like, including other hunters! However, you cannot bully another hunter into giving them your gun!"

Scott snapped his fingers, who had been looking at Cameron. The younger boy was quick to shirk away.

"Any prey you shoot is officially eliminated, it doesn't matter if it's friendly fire or not. To signify that a hero shot you the paint is blue, to signify a villain shot you it's red and to signify a wildcard shot you it's yellow!" Chris pointed at the paintball guns which were blue, red and yellow respectively. "Prey? The only rule for you is that you cannot forcefully overpower a hunter, if you did it would be an inaccurate representation of the food chain and we can't be having that now can we?"

"Anything to tell us who are hunters and who are prey?" Heather suggested slyly.

"Excellent observation! To all the nature loving hippies, we decided that prey will be wearing bunny ears! While hunters get these snazzy glasses."

"Bunny ears?" Duncan questioned distastefully, "Seriously man?"

"We needed something identifiable!" Chris defended, "Try not to drop out of the challenge too soon, I'll have some new twists to introduce! But until then? I'm giving the prey thirty minutes to get away before the hunters are allowed to hunt you down!"

"What about Dawn?" Mike questioned.

"What about Dawn?" Chris answered testily. "She doesn't want to do the challenge, it's her funeral."

Challenge Beginning Stats

Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine, Leshawna, Owen

Remaining Villain Prey: Alejandro, Courtney, Duncan, Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B, Dave, Harold, Sierra

The first one to encounter prey was Sammy. She had opted to stealthily search for her targets when she heard grunts of effort being made. She narrowed her eyes as she slowed her pace, getting her paintball gun ready to shoot. She let the person struggle with whatever they were doing for a bit longer so that they would be out of breath before leaping into open view and firing her weapon!

"W-wait!"

Sammy let out a disappointment as it was only Cody she had found. He was trying to climb a tree, but was predictably struggling. "Cody? What are you doing?"

"I was, umm." Cody started shyly, "Trying to climb this tree… And get away from Sierra."

Sammy was on guard instantly, "Is she nearby?" She asked him.

"I mean, probably?" Cody questioned unsurely.

Before Sammy could question him further, she was suddenly struck in the stomach by a paintball gun, causing her to drop her weapon as she fell to the floor. "Oof!"

"S-Sammy!" Cody cried in fright, as a figure approached him.

"Hiiiiiii Codyyyyyy~" Sierra sang with a paintball gun in her hand. Her eyes were crazed and her smile was jagged. It took Cody a lot of strength not to be creeped out by this and pee his pants. "Excellent luring skills! Now I can permanently take her out of the challenge!"

Sammy coughed as she tried to get back up to fire her weapon, "H-how? Y-you're a rabbit…"

"Well, Dawn refused to participate. Figured I should give myself some protection~" Sierra giggled to herself maniacally, "And don't claim that Chris wouldn't allow this~ he would have disqualified me by now if he did! I am Cody's SOLE protector, and will eliminate anyone who tries to cross him. Even his own teammates~"

Sammy attempted to shoot at Sierra, but the latter simply sidestepped the oncoming projectile. "I physically can't eliminate you, but I can do something about that weapon of yours."

Sierra shot another paintball at Sammy, who was unable to dodge and took another hit to the stomach which forced her to the ground.

"S-Sierra! You need to stop!" Cody begged as he tried to forcefully grasp onto Sierra's arm, but her strength was too much for him. "This isn't called for!"

"BUT IT IS CODY!" Sierra shouted madly. "SHE WAS GOING TO SHOOT YOU!"

Sierra walked over to Sammy and picked up her weapon which lay abandoned on the ground, "According to Chris's rules, forcefully taking your weapon is a no-go, but since you aren't holding onto your weapon, I'm technically not taking your weapon by force!"

"Is that a-allowed?" Sammy stammered.

"Duh! If it wasn't, I would be disqualified." Sierra chirped happily. She then raised Sammy's weapon in the air and prepared to smash it, "Say bye-bye!"

SPLAT!

"GUH!" Sierra spluttered as she fell to the ground, a blue paintball hitting her shoulder.

"GWEN TAKES FIRST BLOOD BY TAKING OUT SIERRA!"

"Gwen!?" Sierra hissed with a glare.

"Gwen!" Cody cried with relief as he ran up to Gwen and quickly hugged her in appreciation, "I'm so happy you came!"

Gwen pat Cody's head comfortingly, "Yeah, I heard shouting and came over as soon as possible. Gotta say this is probably the craziest I've seen Sierra yet."

"YOU YOU YOU!" Sierra screamed, marching up to Gwen. Before she could lay a hand on her however Chris intervened.

"SIERRA YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, IF YOU LAY A HAND ON ANYONE I WILL BE DISQUALIFYING YOUR TEAM!"

Sierra hissed again, "This isn't over, witch!" And she stalked off in a rage.

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Confessional: Cody (Heroic Horses)

"It's moments like these that make me wanna date Gwen, she's so badass!" Cody admired, completely in awe.

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Confessional: Sierra (Wildest Weasels)

"Gwen's going down, Gwen's going down, Gwen's going down…" Sierra scribbled in a notebook repeating the same phrase over and over again.

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Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine, Leshawna, Owen

Remaining Villain Prey: Alejandro, Courtney, Duncan, Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B, Dave, Harold

The next scene showed Leshawna underneath a tree as Jasmine rested in a branch above her. The taller girl felt more comfortable in the trees and was confident she could avoid detection for her team. Leshawna on the other hand wasn't leaving her alone.

"Yo Jazz, mind we talk for a minute?" Leshawna shouted up.

Jasmine glared down and jumped from the branch she was resting on, "What do you think you're doing? We're in the middle of a challenge!" she asked sternly.

Leshawna rolled her eyes, "Girl I know! But I wanted to talk to you privately."

"About what mate?"

Leshawna cleared her throat and looked surprisingly bashful, "I wanted to create an alliance with you."

Jasmine widened her eyes in surprise, "Crikey mate, me? You're not pulling my leg or anything?"

"Of course not!" Leshawna denied, "Look I'm gonna be straight up, I can't stick with my original crew. If all the cliques are generational that's a losing battle for me."

"Is it?" Jasmine questioned, more out of curiosity than disbelief. "But wouldn't you be comfortable with Gwen, Owen and Cody?"

"That's the issue!" Leshawna stressed, "Out of that group whose getting targeted first?"

Jasmine had half a mind to say Gwen, but she wasn't going to admit that out loud. "You?" She inquired, more so saying it because it's the answer that she thought Leshawna wanted.

"Exactly." Leshawna confirmed, "Now don't get me wrong. I love my girl Gwen and my boys Owen and Cody. But they ain't getting targeted anytime soon and that's a bad group for a girl like me to be in."

"You think grouping with me is any better?" Jasmine asked, trying to decipher Leshawna's motives a little better.

Leshawna shrugged helplessly, "Wouldn't be able to say, but I ain't gonna know till I try. I can keep working with Gwen, Owen and Cody as much as I want but at the end of the day if I do that I'm gonna lose, and that's something I'm tryin' to prevent this time."

"That's… Hardcore." Jasmine couldn't help saying. In reality she also felt similarly about Shawn and Sammy. They were always likely to make it further than her this time around, but unlike Leshawna, Jasmine was too loyal to her boyfriend and best friend to ever even consider betraying them. "So you want an alliance between us two?"

"Can do." Leshawna said, "Or we can include as many people as you want. But let's keep it realistic ya hear me?"

"I hear ya mate." Jasmine grinned.

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Confessional: Jasmine (Heroic Horses)

Jasmine was grinning broadly as she perched her head onto her hand. "Well ain't this an interestin' turn of events! I don't know how genuine Leshawna was but if she truly turned against Gwen? She'll have earned an ally for life I'll say that much."

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Confessional: Leshawna (Heroic Horses)

Leshawna looked a little troubled as she sat in the confessional. She tried to put on a tough act, but it was undeniable to see that she felt a little guilty. "This is probably the heaviest I'm gonna get," She couldn't help admitting, "I know this comes across as snaky, but I meant what I said! Going far with all of Gwen, Owen and Cody wouldn't be worth it because I'd get targeted! At least with Jasmine and Shawn? Those two will always have a target on their back, I'd rather take my chances with them and if I have to burn a few bridges to win this game? So be it. I ain't messin' around no more!"

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A few moments later, a paintball shot managed to hit Leshawna on the arm, causing her to cringe in pain. The paint was red.

"AND HEATHER TAKES OUT LESHAWNA IN BRUTAL FASHION!"

"That's payback for Island!" Heather taunted the other girl. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got other fish to fry."

Before Leshawna could retort angrily, Heather had begun chasing Jasmine in the direction she thought she went.

Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine, Owen

Remaining Villain Prey: Alejandro, Courtney, Duncan, Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B, Dave, Harold

"This blows!" Dave yelled in outrage, angrily walking aimlessly as Harold followed behind him. "The one time I could vent my frustrations and I'm the freaking prey!? What kind of rigged crap is this!?"

"Dave," Harold said tentatively, "I know how frustrated you must feel, but we shouldn't really be making these loud noises."

"Shouldn't we!?" Dave asked snarkily, "And why the hell not!? I'm gonna get caught anyway! This challenge is pretty much over!"

"I'M RIGHT HERE! COME AND GET ME!" Dave shouted out loud, attempting to draw nearby hunters to him as he waved his arms around wildly. "See Harold? Nothing to worry about."

"What are you losers doing?"

Dave and Harold turned to see Noah looking at the pair. "Pretty sure you're meant to be hiding, not drawing any attention to yourselves." Noah commented dryly as he stuck a finger in his ear like it hurt with his eyes squinted.

Dave crossed his arms and responded sarcastically, "Well you see Noah, Harold and I were setting up a rendezvous with some other hunters so that we could end the challenge quicker. Why draw this out?"

Noah just looked at Dave judgmentally. "Well, that's pathetic."

Dave rolled his eyes. "Well that's pathetic!" He mimicked immaturely.

Before anyone else could respond, two paintball shots were fired at Dave and Harold simultaneously, hitting the former on the leg and latter directly in the face. "My glasses!" Harold wailed, "I can't see without my glasses!"

"Your glasses are still on your face, Harold Dinkley." A voice came out dryly.

"Aww yeah!" Another voice said. "We totally got them!"

Walking into view, Scarlett and Topher revealed themselves to be the assailants.

"Scarlett takes out Dave by hitting him in the knee! Topher takes out Harold by getting a headshot! Impressive shot dude."

"Thanks Chris!" Topher gushed, a giddy look on his face.

Scarlett readjusted her own glasses as she scrutinized both boys, "That was not a particularly stealthy attempt, perchance was this a strategy of sorts to ambush other prey? If so, I must admit, it was a miserable execution."

Harold shrugged as Dave stalked off, "Seems like Dave was trying to get himself eliminated."

Scarlett hummed to herself, "I see Dave has become increasingly irreverent today, I do not see his survival everlasting if you were to lose today."

"Me neither!" Harold agreed, somewhat liking the fellow redhead, "Like, gosh, put in a bit more effort you know?"

Suddenly, Noah shot a paintball gun in the direction of Harold, which caused the nerd to wince. But instead of being hit, the paintball whizzed right by him and instead hit a bush.

"Mierda!"

"AND NOAH TAKES OUT ALEJANDRO! WHAT A SURPRISE!"

"Nice going Noah!" Harold cheered as Alejandro came out rubbing his chest sorely.

Alejandro sighed bitterly, "Lucky shot."

Noah just smirked triumphantly, feeling smug at having gotten small revenge on Alejandro.

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Confessional: Alejandro (Villainous Vipers)

"I was using this opportunity to spy on the others." Alejandro explained casually, "However I wasn't expecting Noah to suddenly develop an eagle-like perspective, I'll need to be cautious of the little insect moving forwards."

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Confessional: Noah (Wildest Weasels)

"Shot some eels today," Noah grinned cockily, "Felt good not gonna lie."

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Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine, Owen

Remaining Villain Prey: Courtney, Duncan, Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B

The scene next cut to Brick, who was taking a different approach to most others and was jogging around the island. It was no use waiting around for prey, he needed to find it first! Brick had begun growing increasingly impatient with each person being taken out of the challenge. He wanted his fun too!

Suddenly, he saw Jo by a nearby stream, taking a sip of water. Brick grinned as he readied his gun, wanting to get one over Jo.

He fired.

Jo, for some reason, had anticipated this shot and sidestepped the oncoming projectile with ease. "Nice try Pants Wetter McGee! You might be a cadet but there's no way you'll catch me! See ya loser, haha!" She taunted, running off as she got ready for a chase.

And Brick took the bait.

A montage of Brick chasing Jo commenced as the Cadet was desperate to catch up to the Jockette, but no matter how much he chased she was too fast for him. He tried to shoot some fray shots but Jo dodged easily. "GET BACK HERE!" Brick shouted futilely.

All of a sudden, Brick grinned with excitement as he recognized Jo cornering herself in a dead end. She was out of sight, but he could hear her voice as she realized the dead end she had run into.

Brick again readied his shot and fired before Jo could escape!

"IN A HILARIOUS TWIST! BRICK TAKES OUT HIS OWN TEAMMATE OWEN!"

"WHAT!?" Brick yelled in astonishment and Jo's cruel laughter could be heard getting closer.

Jo came into view, dragging a yelping Owen by the ear who had been splattered with blue paint. "Thanks for being my human meat shield fatty ginormous!" Jo taunted the fatter boy with Owen whining in pain before she kicked him to the ground. "See ya later losers!"

Brick immediately ran towards Owen, forgetting about Jo. "Owen! I'm so so sorry! I never meant to shoot you!" He apologized profusely.

Owen just got himself off the floor, "It's okay buddy! But you need to chase after her! She's getting away!" He pointed in the direction Jo had ran off.

"But…!"

"No hesitation!" Owen scolded playfully, "Your duty as a hunter has not finished, now chase her down and make her regret crossing you!"

Brick hesitated before his face hardened, "I'll avenge you!"

As Brick chased after Jo once again, Owen let a tear dramatically fall down his cheek, "YOU DO THAT SOLDIER! YOU DO THAT!"

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Confessional: Owen (Heroic Horses)

Owen licked his lips as he rubbed his hands mischievously, "Methinks Brick has a thing for that other girl!" He giggled to himself, "Looks like I'll be playing matchmaker..." He then finished his confessional with an uncontrolled toot, causing Owen to giggle profusely.

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Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine

Remaining Villain Prey: Courtney, Duncan, Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B

Scott was shown sneaking around with paintball in hand. He wasn't after just anybody though, he had a particular target in mind.

"Oh Beverly~ Where are you~" Scott sang quietly. Suddenly, he saw the behind of B with his large coat and baseball cap, it was hard to miss. Scott smirked maliciously as he lined up his shot. "Found you~"

SPLAT!

"Ha!" Scott ran forwards to taunt the man, "How do you like- HUH!?"

Instead of taunting B like he had expected, upon closer inspection he had shot a mannequin wearing B's coat and hat!

"What the?- AHHH!" Scott screamed as he was suddenly lifted in the air, dropping his paintball gun in the process. Before he knew it, he was dangling upside down, his leg ensnared by a rope! "WHAT KIND OF JOKE IS THIS!?" Scott flailed as he tried to free himself.

At that moment B walked into sight and smirked triumphantly. Sometimes a basic trap was all it took. Scott scoffed when he saw B standing condescendingly below, "You think you're SO clever, huh? BEVERLY!?" Scott sneered.

B's lips pursed as his real name was used. He then picked up Scott's paintball gun and inspected it leisurely, much to Scott's horror, "Wait wait wait wait! You don't wanna do that man! Ain't it against the rules to shoot me like this!?" Scott begged and pleaded with B to not shoot him.

B cocked one eyebrow at Scott, almost disbelievingly.

B readied his paintball gun.

"Wait wait wait wait! Please just wait!"

But B had been waiting FAR too long for his revenge.

SPLAT!

"OOF!"

SPLAT!

"GAH!"

SPLAT!

"GUH!"

For a few long minutes, B took his time shooting Scott in different spots. He hit him mostly in the stomach, but he took a few inspired shots like his arms, legs, neck and even his face! As for Scott? The man was covered in multiple splatters of red paint, his wife beater completely soaked in red as he was barely conscious at this point. When B stopped getting a reaction out of the redheaded man, he shrugged and figured he had taken his revenge far enough. He took his newly acquired paintball gun and walked off, allowing someone else to witness what he would consider a masterpiece.

Scott dangled miserably as he was too out of energy to struggle to free himself. If his team lost? He knew for sure he was getting voted off for this. He had simply been outplayed. Now the last thing he wanted to happen was-

"SCOTT?! Oh my gosh, what on earth happened to you!?"

Yup, the last thing Scott wanted to happen was for Courtney of all people to find him in this state.

"Umm, I fell into a trap." Scott explained sheepishly.

Courtney approached Scott with concern on her face as she grabbed his head to stop him from moving. Scott's eyes widened when he realized how close Courtney's face was to him, despite the embarrassing situation he had found himself in, just being this up close to Courtney made him want to kiss her. It took a few minutes as Courtney was just… Staring at him. He didn't know exactly what she was waiting for.

"If you want to kiss me I won't stop you." Scott teased lightly.

Courtney snorted at the joke but remained focused, "Shut up, I'm looking at your injuries. There's a lot of swelling on your face."

Scott smirked mischievously. "Are you gonna kiss it better sweetheart?"

"I'd kiss an ogre before I kissed you." Courtney retorted lightly. "Right, how do you want me to get you down? If I untangle the rope you're gonna fall!"

"I can take it," Scott said confidently, "Just get me down from here! I can sorta feel the blood rushing to my head…"

"R-right! I'm on it!" Courtney stammered as she located the base of the trap and began untying it. After successfully doing so, she winced when she heard the impact of Scott's body falling. "GAH!"

"S-sorry," Courtney muttered, "Here, let me help you up." She secured a grip on Scott's body as she used her other hand to guide Scott's arm over her head. She grimaced slightly at how sweaty he was as well as the paint getting onto her clothes, but she knew she couldn't comment on it. "Let's get you to a medical tent."

"Thanks shweetart." Scott garbled out as his sense of speech was a little slurred.

"What on earth am I looking at right now?"

Courtney craned her neck to see Duncan standing there with a look of disbelief on his face. The punk had his arms crossed as he looked at the scene in front of him with… Resentment?

"What does it look like I'm doing!?" Courtney asked snappily, "Help me get Scott to the medical tent!"

"Nah, you're on your own, princess." Duncan taunted as he walked away, "We're in the middle of a challenge, ditch him and come back for him later."

Before Courtney could completely lose her temper, something unideal happened.

SPLAT!

Duncan winced as he had been shot with yellow paint.

"SKY TAKES OUT DUNCAN IN A SURPRISE AMBUSH!"

Sky came out from behind a tree and smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I know this is a little unsportsmanlike, but my team needs a lot of help." Her eyes widened when she saw Scott's condition, "Oh my gosh! Is he okay?" She asked worriedly.

"What the heck!" Duncan yelled in anger, "Courtney's also a rabbit! Shoot her!"

"DUNCAN!" Courtney screeched at him, "STOP BEING IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SINGLE MINUTE!"

"ME!?" Duncan asked in disbelief, "Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! What do you mean I'm the impossible one!?"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Sky yelled fiercely as she ran forward and took Scott's other arm, "Let's get him to the medical tent, yeah?"

"What- WHY ARE YOU HELPING!?" Duncan shouted, completely baffled by what was happening.

"He's injured!" Sky exclaimed like Duncan was the crazy one, "I wanna win! But if someone's this injured I'm gonna help them first!"

Duncan rolled his eyes as he decided enough was enough, "Right, time to get away from you freaks."

As Duncan walked away in a moody swagger, Courtney and Sky began assisting Scott to the medical tent, "Why are you helping exactly?" Courtney asked the smaller girl suspiciously, "Couldn't you shoot me and then help?"

Sky playfully rolled her eyes, "Give me a little credit, I'm not gonna shoot you like this."

"But you will at some point?"

"She won't have to, because I will."

Sky almost sighed when she heard a new voice. "Are we really doing this Shawn?"

Shawn was in front of the two girls and Scott, aiming his paintball gun specifically at Courtney. "Look, I know how scummy this makes me look, so let's just get this over with peacefully yeah?"

Courtney sighed in defeat, "Okay, whatever, just shoot me on the arm and get it over with! I have more important matters to attend to."

Shawn was respectful enough to carry out Courtney's command as he shot Courtney on the arm she wasn't using. She winced at the blue paint splattering her, but said nothing else as Chris's voice confirmed her elimination.

"Shawn takes out Courtney while in a compromised situation! Talk about a harsh dude!"

Shawn saluted as he ran away, "Sorry about that, good luck!"

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Confessional: Scott (Villainous Vipers)

Scott had a dopey grin on his face as he leaned against the confessional booth and rubbed the back of his neck bashfully, "Yeah… She's hot." Was all he had to say as he sighed dreamily.

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Confessional: Duncan (Villainous Vipers)

"I don't even know where to begin to express how angry I am." Duncan started with a VERY nasty scowl on his face, "Where does Courtney get off on helping Scott to spite me!? I mean, she has NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR ME!" Duncan yelled angrily as he slammed a fist against the confessional wall, "All I've ever received were kicks to the kiwi's! But she knows Scott for like a week and she treats him better than she ever treated her own boyfriend!?" He exclaimed with a lot of anger. "What kind of sick joke is that supposed to be!?"

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Confessional: Courtney (Villainous Vipers)

Courtney was sat with her legs crossed as she took on a professional stance, "I know to some that would look like I was flirting with Scott," She began, "However, due to Scott's state it was important that I kept him conscious and if that meant I had to give him a bit of an ego boost then so be it!" She said, her voice a tinge too high to be telling the complete truth, "Scott gets it, I mean, he's my ally! I truly would have done it for anyone, even Duncan!" Courtney stated matter of factly, "It's not like I enjoyed Scott flirting with me. Nope. Not at all! So you can lay your theories to rest. Nothing will ever happen." Courtney finished with a tight smile. "Thanks for listening."

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Remaining Hero Prey: Cody, Jasmine

Remaining Villain Prey: Jo

Remaining Wildcard Prey: B

Brick had been tiredly chasing Jo for about an hour and he was on the verge of giving up. The jockette had outmanoeuvred her at every opportunity and it didn't look like he was going to catch her anytime soon. He started panicking when he heard Chris's voice on the intercom.

"Mike and Lindsay managed to ambush Cody! Meaning only Jasmine, Jo and B are left! Here's the dealio, to make things more interesting. If any hunters shoot their remaining prey teammate? Not only do they gain individual immunity at the tribal they attend with their team, they also gain access to the motel! So are you going to play for the team or yourself? Choose wisely haha!"

This was all the motivation Brick needed to keep chasing Jo. It was his duty as a teammate to end the challenge! Jo was his target, but if he encountered B he would have to shoot the man instead. However, he would never have to as he came across a most befuddling scene.

Jasmine and Jo were wrestling with each other.

"STAY DOWN MATE, IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND!" Jasmine yelled as she kept Jo pinned, with the other girl struggling to get free.

"GET OFF OF ME YOU GIGANTIC FREAK!" Jo struggled, trying to wrestle Jasmine off of her.

Jasmine glanced up and noticed Brick standing there in shock, "BRICK!" She barked at the cadet, causing the man to jump, "SHOOT HER! I'VE GOT HER PINNED!"

"THIS ISN'T HONOURABLE BRICK!" Jo shouted desperately, "YOU SHOOT ME AND YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO YOUR PLATOON SOLDIER!"

"HIS PLATOON IS WITH THE HEROIC HORSES YOU NASTY BUGGER!" Jasmine scolded as she was starting to breathe heavily.

"SHOOT HER!"

"DON'T YOU DARE!"

"SHOOT HER!"

"DON'T DO IT!"

Brick was panicking as his eyes kept leaping from Jasmine to Jo, both girls ordering him around.

"FOR GOODNESS SAKES SHOOT!"

Brick fired his paintball gun.

SPLAT!

As soon as he shot the paintball gun, everyone was stunned into silence. That was, until the intercom came on again.

"UNBELIEVABLE! BRICK SHOOTS ANOTHER TEAMMATE IN JASMINE! BRICK EARNS HIMSELF IMMUNITY WHILST THE REST OF THE HEROIC HORSES HEAD INTO THE BONFIRE CEREMONY! FOR SIMPLICITY SAKES WILDCARDS GET THE MOTEL, AND VILLAINS GET SECOND!"

"Haha…"

Jo laughed in disbelief as she covered her eyes with her arm, completely out of breath. "I can't believe… What an… ABSOLUTE MORON YOU ARE! HAHA!" Jo taunted cruelly, poking a finger into Brick's chest who looked absolutely mortified, "Well done soldier, once a failure, always a failure."

And as if to add salt to injury, she kneed him in the kiwi's causing Brick to grunt as he was forced onto the floor. Stepping on his back, she forcefully took his paintball gun and shot him three times. Finally, she spat on him for good measure, "Have fun at the elimination ceremony." She said cruelly. She walked away after deciding she had humiliated the cadet enough.

All Brick could do was groan on the ground as he laid in a miserable state. Jasmine was too stunned at what had happened to even intervene, still processing the blue paint on her shirt.

It was a miserable day for the Heroic Horses indeed.

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Confessional: Brick (Heroic Horses)

"I..." Brick stammered, shocked by his own actions, "I..."

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The Heroes took their seats around the campfire as Chris held a platter with nine marshmallows on it. "This is a symbol of safety. If you receive a marshmallow it means you're safe. If you don't? You must walk down the dock of shame!"

No reactions were shown to this declaration. Every single person was miserable as they waited for Chris to get along with the show.

"First marshmallow goes to Brick, for obvious reasons I would hope." Chris joked lightly, throwing a marshmallow to the cadet who barely processed it. "How do we all feel about Brick's betrayal?"

Brick perked up at this and stammered, "I- I didn't mean to! I swear I really really didn't mean to!"

"Save it Brick," Jasmine said tiredly, "One of our games is over because of you, the least you can do is stay quiet."

Brick flinched at the accusation, though Gwen had other ideas, "It wasn't entirely Brick's fault. Jasmine was the one who decided to try and wrestle with Jo instead of staying hidden! This is her fault too!"

Jasmine scoffed as she rolled her eyes, "Yeah yeah you voted for me, as if I don't already know."

"Well you likely voted for me too, I'm just pointing out your hypocrisy here, Brick isn't entirely to blame!" Gwen pointed out, "For all we know Brick just shot you on accident, even though you still claim he did it on purpose."

"Because he did!" Jasmine said with a hardened face, "I was keeping Jo pinned, she was impossible to miss!"

"Oh I'm sure." Gwen rolled her eyes sarcastically.

"Leshawna, you're awfully quiet." Chris commented, "You don't have anything to say?"

Leshawna rolled her eyes at being called out, "Boy I'm tired. This Jasmine and Gwen feud has been going on for over a week, let a sister rest from having to keep them from strangling each other every other second."

"It is really uncomfortable to sit through…" Owen stated uncomfortably.

"Cameron, Sammy, Zoey. You guys took a passive role in this challenge, think you might be in danger because of it?"

Sammy looked down in shame whilst Cameron and Zoey just looked insanely uncomfortable.

"I hope not, is all I can say." Zoey said meekly.

"She did sleep through the challenge." Shawn pointed out, "I think Zoey's a perfectly reasonable person to get voted off."

"Oh shove off Shawn!" Gwen shouted hotly, getting up from her seat with a scowl on her face, "Maybe she wouldn't have been so tired if you and Jasmine hadn't been such selfish cows and taken the temptation!"

"Gwen!" Cody exclaimed fearfully, "Stop!"

"Well." Chris grinned, "This has been such a fun ceremony! That's enough for now, I'm gonna throw you some marshmallows. The next person safe is…"

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Gwen smirked triumphantly as she caught her marshmallow and took her time to rub it in Jasmine's and Shawn's faces. The couple realized they were in the bottom two and squeezed their hands together. Waiting for the final marshmallow. "Final marshmallow goes to…"

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"Wait."

"Hmm?" Chris asked as a voice interrupted him, "Can't you see I'm in the middle of an elimination ceremony?"

Brick stepped forward shamefully. "Yes, but neither Jasmine nor Shawn deserve this."

"Brick!" Gwen hissed desperately, "What are you doing!? Sit down!"

"I can't!" Brick cried out. "I'm the reason our team is here today! Which is today's elimination should be-"

"Me."

There were several gasps as an unexpected voice came into the conversation and stepped forwards.

It was Cameron.

"Today's elimination should be me!" Cameron declared with gusto.

"Cameron! No!" Zoey gasped, her eyes widened in surprise, "But why!?"

"It shouldn't be you Cameron, you're a good person." Brick said full of shame, "I'm the one who deserves to be eliminated!"

Cameron stroked his chin as all the attention was on him. "Well you see Brick, I'm not allowing that. You made an honest mistake, and tensions were high because of it. I've already won Total Drama, and realistically? I'm probably not winning again! The probability is close to zero!" Cameron deduced, "I don't think anybody here deserves to be eliminated under these circumstances, which is why I volunteer myself."

Chris shrugged uncaringly. "I accept it, Cameron technically stepped forwards first so you're out, Brick you're in."

"What!? No! Eliminate me!" Brick begged, "I lost us the challenge! I deserve this!"

Cameron gently grabbed Brick's arm and tried soothing him, "You deserve to show everyone what you're made of. You got caught up today, that's all it was buddy. Now do me a favor? Forgive yourself and keep playing your hardest!"

Cameron turned towards the rest of his team, "I think you should all try to forgive and tolerate each other a little more. We're all different, but those differences are what makes us unique! I'll be rooting for all of you! So please, try to get along!"

"Oh buddy!" Owen sniffed as he grabbed and brought him in for a bear hug, "I'm gonna miss you so much!"

"Group hug!" Zoey encouraged as she too hugged Cameron.

After that the remaining Heroes, with a little bit of hesitancy from Jasmine, Shawn, Gwen and Brick, all joined in the group hug as it was a tearful goodbye.

The next scene showed Cameron carefully stepping onto the boat. Before it took off however Cody ran towards the end of the dock, "Wait!" Cody stammered as he skidded to a halt.

"Cody?" Cameron asked, "I already said goodbye to everyone, what are you doing?"

Cody took in a few deep breaths, trying to get his breath back. "W-why did you eliminate yourself?"

"Huh?" Cameron asked confusedly, "I already told you, nobody deserved to be eliminated under those circumstances, so…"

"That wasn't your main reason! I can tell!" Cody accused, putting a guilty look on Cameron's face, "Tell me the real reason, why did you eliminate yourself?"

Cameron stayed silent for a moment, contemplating what he should do. "Well, to put it simply, I wanted to experience more of the world by myself." Cameron said tentatively. "All my life all I've known is my bubble, and it was hard adjusting back to it once I won my season. When I was offered a spot in All Stars I was ecstatic! I accepted because I thought being on Total Drama was the best version of myself, but I did some reflecting and maybe I was just running away from my problem. I've decided that I don't need Total Drama anymore, I just wanna be Cameron and experience normal things in our normal world, that's all really."

"Wow." Cody said in awe, "That's… Really cool."

Cameron smiled, "Thanks, good luck Cody."

"You too Cameron, if I'm voted off let's play games together." Cody chuckled.

"You better not get voted off!" Cameron joked back.

And with that, Cameron was taken away.

Just a little distance away, Chris was doing his outro. "Despite the lamer than usual ending, the drama is getting spicy! And it's only going to get hotter from here on out! How will Cameron's departure affect the rest of the Heroic Horses? Will his words have inspired them? Or will Gwen and Jasmine take it to a whole 'nother' extreme? Find out on the next episode of TOTAL! DRAMA! HEROES VS VILLAINS VS WILDCARDS!"

Voting Confessionals:

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Brick: "I choose to eliminate myself. It's what I deserve for failing my team."

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Cameron: "I vote for myself! I think this is my time to go. I had fun though!"

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Cody: "The only way we're going to get along is if we vote off Jasmine, so I vote for her!"

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Gwen: "Jasmine, duh."

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Jasmine: "Gwen, duh."

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Leshawna: "I wanna help a sistah out, but Jasmine really messed up today. I'm gonna hafta vote for Shawn, nothing personal."

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Owen: "Jasmine's really scary! So I vote for her!"

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Sammy: "I... Vote for Shawn."

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Shawn: "Hail Mary at this point, but I vote for Gwen!"

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Zoey: "Shawn is giving me so many major creep vibes! So I'm voting for him!"

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Votes for Jasmine: Cody, Gwen, Owen (3)

Votes for Shawn: Leshawna, Sammy, Zoey (3)

Votes for Gwen: Jasmine, Shawn (2)

Votes for Brick: Brick (1)

Votes for Cameron: Cameron (1)

Heroic Horses: Brick, Cody, Gwen, Jasmine, Leshawna, Owen, Sammy, Shawn, Zoey (9)

Villainous Vipers: Alejandro, Courtney, Duncan, Heather Jo, Lightning, Scarlett, Scott, Topher (9)

Wildest Weasels: B, Dave, Dawn, Harold, Lindsay, Mike, Noah, Sierra, Sky (9)

Eliminated: Cameron

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30th: Sugar

29th: Amy

28th: Cameron

A/N: Hello! I'm back with another update! I know it took me a while to get this chapter out, but I hope it was worth it because I had a blast writing this episode!

Cameron was always going to be an early elimination. This was always the plan for him because I think Cameron really isn't essential to the overall plot, so I mostly wanted to figure out how to give him a heroic exit and make him stand out. I think I did really well to be honest! I really like Cameron, he's one of my favorite characters but this was NOT the story for him whatsoever. Sorry to all the Cameron fans, but this was a necessary evil to move the plot forwards!

Like always sorry if some characters are getting more screen time than others, it's just a necessity! I don't have much to comment on this chapter as I'd like to think it speaks for itself for the most part. Questions such as "Why did Brick shoot Jasmine" will appear but if you have enough of an imagination it should be easy to deduce I think. Other then that, I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I know I had a lot of fun writing it!

Guest: "I'm glad you're liking Courtney! I hope you like this chapter too!"

LaCuevademisgustos: "Don't worry! I did manage to read the rest of your review! You're absolutely right! There's a lot of complexity to Dave's and Sky's characters as well as their overall individual characters! We'll see if Dave does decide to vote off Sky if she screws up a challenge! I think I mostly used the Awakethon because it was a challenge that didn't require an amazing amount of planning and so that's why I was able to write it so quickly. I'm glad you're enjoying Topher's portrayal because I feel like canon missed a lot of Topher's undertones of villainy and it's an aspect I wanted to explore, hence why he was very quick to blindside Amy and feel gleeful about that! Scarlett's time will come eventually, as it will for the rest of the characters I hope. While I acknowledge why people don't like it when B speaks, I feel it's a necessary progression for his character and I hope that explanation suffices. And no worries! I do have plans for all of Dave, Sky, Shawn and Jasmine to interact each other at some points! You see a bit of it this chapter with Shawn and Sky. I hope you enjoy this chapter!"

finch6: "We'll have to see~"

Cody Fanatic: "I can see why you would rather side with Gwen over Jasmine, I think they both have their own complex motives and I think that's why these two are such interesting rivals because I don't think either one is inherently in the wrong, it's just about how you view the situation!"

Egor1580: "I'm glad you're enjoying Scarlett and Scott! And I hope you enjoy this chapter too!"

Gucci Mane LaFlare: "I'm glad Amy's elimination caught you off guard! I put a lot of thought into how she should be eliminated, so I'm glad it paid off! Seems like Duncan has feelings for Courtney indeed~ That could be an interesting theory regarding Topher. I'm also glad you're happy with how I'm experimenting with B! His silent streak isn't going away, but it just felt like a necessary progression for his character. I'm also glad you had fun with Scott's expression there!

Omega Leonidas: "Well, I'll let you be the judge of whether chapter 4 was any better!"

LaViolaViolaRosa: "Thank you very much!"

SuperSonicHeroes: "Thank you for all of the kind reviews! I'll just be talking about your chapter 3 review, but I appreciate your other reviews too! I think Amy needs a VERY specific set of circumstances to develop her character is all I can say on that. Yeah I wanted to use this challenge because I wanted to reference Gwen and Trent's initial attraction to each other and how Gwen still feels about. I also wanted to showcase Duncan's insensitivity to Gwen's feelings because she's a complex character and isn't very easy to understand at first glance. Don't worry! These temptations will always be prevalent, it's mostly an incentive to stop sabotaging in challenges (not that it always works). Yup! I'm always hoping to develop everyone's relationships and I hope it showed this chapter too!"

- Iris Nightingale