Total Drama World Tour Deluxe
Chapter 4: Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better
amit avrashmi: Yes, there's certainly time for Duncan to consider his relationship with Courtney. And yes, I have something in mind for Trent.
LaCuevademisgustos: Yeah there's not too much difference here than in canon.
Cody Fanatic: Yes, Courtney didn't always treat Harold the best but it still doesn't make any sense for Harold to screw her out of the game, rather than Duncan. Yes, I know I got some Cody fans reading this story and I plan to give him some more standout moments. Hopefully, it'll make him seem like less of a floater, as many people accuse him of. Thank you for your feedback on Duncan BTW.
Guest A:
1. Yes, it does have quite the dynamic, doesn't it?
2. My feelings on Izzy are rather personal. I know she works well from a storytelling POV, so she's not going home for a while.
3. My favorite episodes from each season are (excluding finales) Search And Do Not Destroy, Celebrity Manhunt's TDA Reunion Show, I See London, Truth Or Laser Shark, Suckers Punched, A Blast From The Past, and A Tisket, A Casket, I'm Gonna Blow A Gasket.
My least favorite episodes are No Pain No Game, The Chefshank Redemption, Picnic At Hanging Dork, The Enchanted Franken-Forest, You Regatta Be Kidding Me, Hurl And Go Seek, and Darjeel With It.
Ellismskd24: Yes, I agree. Either that or bring Courtney back at the merge.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Yeah, I wasn't interested in exploring Harold. Katie and Sadie on the other hand, do have some comedic potential. And yes, Trent's putting his skills to good use.
Guest B: Sure, Courtney was a bit pompous, but she was well-meaning (in the first season) and did actually call Duncan and Geoff out in the episode Harold screwed her over in.
TotalPizza: Alejandro was less involved in Harold's elimination, although he still caused it by stroking Harold's ego. And without DJ wanting to quit, Alejandro didn't have to trick him into voting for himself. Bridgette was distracted by Geoff the entire time and didn't really know why they lost. So she just voted for her least favorite teammate. As for Team Victory... Well, they do have more members than in canon so that increases the chances of some of its members reaching the merge.
AnonBrowser: Yes, the BFFFLs aren't the best characters ever, but I wanted to give them something to do. DJ's animal curse was more about him hurting the animals rather than the other way around. Harold is quite a mixed bag for me. I didn't really approve of Duncan harassing him so relentlessly, and while I would have been unhappy if the punk was rigged out instead of Courtney, I would have at least understood his reasoning. But no, he eliminates Courtney because... I have no idea. Was Duncan a better teammate? Did Harold want to witness Duncan's suffering? They really should have clarified his logic because they act like it's blatantly obvious when it really isn't.
Crosshot: We'll see.
lordgemini: Thank you!
AJustice90: Yes, that's a decent in-universe explanation for Courtney's downfall. I, however, blame Cartoon Network for forcing the writers to ruin her character in order to make Duncan stop loving her.
SilentSinger948: Yes, the main advertisement for this story was that those who originally sat the season out would get to impact the story. Some will go further than others, of course.
WeirdAlfan101: Yup, I'm not a fan of Sierra either. Didn't mean to have the two geekiest characters out first on purpose. I originally had Beth going as far as Newfoundland. Harold, on the other hand, I was quite content to let go of in the same place.
Rockin' D-99: Didn't realize you were such a Harold fan. You do make a point as to how he could wind up that arrogant, but it's not really what I would call enjoyable. Perhaps if the show gave Courtney some kind of recompense for their mistake or Harold showed some remorse and tried to make it up to her, I wouldn't be so hard on him. Yes, DJ and Lindsay are developing a friendship here, as I heard someone point out how much they loved their friendship in TDWT, so I thought I'd expand on that.
xtremexavier15: Sorry, I can't delete that review since it's not anonymous.
romeoaifesili: Yup, it's still there.
MDReborn: Yes, I certainly have plans on how to change that.
"Last time on Total Drama World Tour!" Chris narrated. "Steeped in tradition, Japan's modern allure is as fascinating as its rich history! Here, our competitors experienced Japan's innovative entertainment! And got to create their own Japanese advertisements! In the end, it was the Amazons that snatched victory with a colorful and exciting ad, thanks to Cody! And it was their overly dramatic and nonsensical commercial that gave Team Victory, their defeat! Teehee! Irony! And for his 'creativity', Harold had to say Sayonara! Which means we're two warriors down, and twenty-two to go! With one million big ones up for grabs! On Total… Drama… World Tour!"
After the theme song, we cut to First Class, early in the morning. Several members of Team Amazon were sleeping in. Heather, donning a sleeping mask, was snoring and drooling. Katie and Sadie were sleeping on the loveseat, alternating their snoring. Courtney and Gwen were awake. The former leaned back in a recliner, sighing in contentment, a satisfied smile on her face. The latter leaned back with a groan and an unhappy expression on her face. For some reason, Gwen had been unable to enjoy First Class to the fullest.
Cody was awakened to the sensation of someone rubbing his feet.
"Wah! Sierra, what are you doing?!" he cried, yanking his foot away.
"Everyone loves foot massages!" Sierra reasoned, grabbing Cody's foot back.
"Yeah, normally…" Cody stammered nervously. "But you should really ask permission, first!"
"Why would I need to ask permission to do something nice?" Sierra scoffed.
"Well… I don't like having my feet touched!" Cody protested. Sierra ignored him.
"Did you know there's a pressure point between the tarsal bones that can temporarily paralyze the body?" Sierra asked, a hint of madness in her eyes.
"Uh… cool. But you can stop now-eeeeeeee!" Sierra ignored him again and jabbed her thumb into Cody's sole, causing him to seize up.
Confessional: Cody
"Never fall asleep around a stalker! That's rule number one! I need to get some shoes with locks on them!"
End Confessional
Meanwhile in Economy…
Owen was the only one still asleep. He snored heavily, much to Eva and Alejandro's annoyance. Trent was able to keep Eva from attacking Owen by playing his guitar. Izzy sat in between Owen and Alejandro. Noah was slightly cheerier than his teammates, due to winning twenty bucks in a bet with Tyler.
Over on Team Victory's side, Leshawna held up a pair of yo-yos tied together like nunchucks. She turned them over in her hands many times, a sad expression on her face.
"Harold's nun-yos? Where'd ya get that?" DJ asked.
"Damn fool wanted me to have 'em." Leshawna answered, a reminiscent smile crossing her.
"I'm sorry he's gone." the gentle giant apologized.
"Not your fault. I just don't know what's gotten into that boy's head."
"Fame does things to people."
"Ain't that the truth?" Leshawna scoffed, looking over at Geoff. The party animal failed to catch this, as he was busy making out with his girlfriend. "Ugh! Not again!"
"Why don't you two just bang and get it over with?" Eva barked sarcastically. Geoff thoughtlessly flipped her off. Everyone who was watching gasped. Trent stopped playing his guitar. Eva was visibly stunned for half a second before rage inevitably took over. She growled, stomped over to the surfer and party animal, and violently chucked their heads together three times.
BONK! BONK! BONK!
"Ow!" Bridgette exclaimed.
"Oof! Dude!" Geoff exclaimed, he angrily turned towards his abuser, only to gasp in horror upon realizing who it was.
"Get! A! Room!" Eva growled through her teeth.
Confessional: Geoff
"Well, that was not smart of me! Though in my defense, I couldn't really hear who it was over the smooching. I guess we'll have to save it for when we're in First Class! In the meantime, Bridge and I are gonna take a little break from each other. (Sniff) Oh, I miss her already!"
Confessional: Eva
"Those rabbits are lucky I was in a good mood! Otherwise, I would have torn their lips off!"
End Confessional
A minute later, Geoff and Bridgette were sitting on opposite ends of Team Victory's bench, both sporting ice packs over their foreheads.
"And how is everyone back here?" Chris called, walking in. "That's what I would ask if I cared!"
He then walked across the room and the contestants cast dirty looks at him.
"Where are you takin' us?" Leshawna asked. "And can it please be somewhere where there's no pinball of any kind?"
"Or pandas!" DJ cried, looking traumatized.
"Or candied fishtails." said Noah.
"Huh? What? Fishtails? Where?" Owen babbled, waking up, a hungry look on his face. Alejandro groaned silently.
"Our next destination is everything you just asked for!" Chris announced. Sierra, peeking in from First Class, cringed.
Confessional: Sierra
"Thanks to my extensive viewings, reviewings, and re-reviewings of seasons one and two, I can safely say with no uncertainty that if Chris says one thing, he means another. Teehee! Aw, classic Chris!"
End Confessional
"So, you might wanna change into your swimsuits! Because chances are, you will get wet in this challenge!" said Chris as he disappeared into First Class. Once he was gone, Sierra came in.
"Guys, Chris is lying. I can tell." she warned Teams Minotaur and Victory. "I'm gonna put on some winter clothes instead, and you should do the same!" The Minotaurs and Victors looked at Sierra with varying degrees of scrutiny. She then went back into First Class and repeated the warning to her own team.
There were three camps of people reacting to her warning. The first was the one that listened to her and changed into heavy coats, long pants, gloves, boots, and scarves against Chris's advice. This group consisted of Gwen, Duncan, Alejandro, Trent, Noah, and Heather.
The second group completely ignored her and changed into their swimsuits. These included Lindsay, Owen, Tyler, Katie, Sadie, Geoff, and Ezekiel.
The third group was conflicted on whether or not to believe her and had remained in their regular clothes. These were Eva, Cody, Izzy, Bridgette, Justin, Courtney, DJ, and Leshawna.
Eventually, the plane began to descend. The "seatbelts on" signal started flashing and beeping. Before anyone could reach for the seatbelts, Economy started shaking violently.
"We're experiencing some major turbulence! Over!" Chef reported over the intercom.
"You don't have to say 'over!'" Chris pointed out.
"I like sayin' it!" Chef defended. "Over!"
Those in Economy strapped themselves in, except for Owen.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! WE'RE GONNA DIE! WE'RE GONNA DIE!" Owen screamed. "I'M GONNA THROW UP! AND THEN I'M GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIE! MOMMY, TELL IT TO STOP!"
Alejandro reached over Izzy's shoulders and performed what Star Trek fans would refer to as a Vulcan neck pinch. Owen lost consciousness, and Alejandro smirked in satisfaction.
Confessional: Owen
"Teehee! Almost lost my cool there!"
End Confessional
Lindsay crossed her fingers. Bridgette prayed for her life. Noah accidentally ripped his seatbelt apart while trying to fasten it.
"Perfect." he sarcasmed.
"Hold me!" Izzy begged, hugging Alejandro.
A particularly nasty bump sent Leshawna upwards, bashing her head against the ceiling. The bump sent Trent's guitar out of his lap but lucky for him, Eva caught it.
"Should we stop messing with 'em and level out?" Chef asked Chris.
"Um… Nah!" Chris responded. The two burst out laughing.
Chef landed the plane roughly. Once they stopped, the contestants hastened to get out and were met with frigid winds, a snow-covered landscape, and a semi-frozen river.
"Welcome to the Yukon!" Chris greeted once everyone had dogpiled outside.
We cut to the next scene, where the contestant had lined up at a starting line. Those who had not listened to Sierra were shivering, especially those in their swimsuits. Even those in winter clothes were a bit chilly. Chris arrived in a parka and laughed at those in their swimsuits. Eva, despite not being dressed for it, seemed not to notice the weather.
"Bwa-ha-ha! I can't believe you guys fell for that!" Chris cackled.
"C-c-c-can we go back and get our coats?" Courtney asked.
"Sorry! Only way back onto the plane is with a boarding pass!" Chris taunted. The contestants moaned.
"M-m-maybe we sh-should h-h-h-huddle for warmth?" Courtney suggested, walking over to Duncan.
People took this suggestion. Cody tried to huddle up with Gwen. The goth, not needing any of Cody's warmth, pushed the geek away and into Sierra's arms. Izzy, Lindsay, and Leshawna immediately crowded around Alejandro. Katie and Sadie did the same to Justin. Geoff and Bridgette made their way over to each other, but an angry sneer from Eva made them change their minds. Seeing that the surfer was free, Ezekiel went to huddle up with her but was met with an Eva-like rejection. Noah decided to try his luck with Bridgette as well. He was mildly luckier than the homeschooler as he managed to hug her, but she pushed him away.
"I h-h-have a boy-fr-friend!" she chattered.
"And I have a coat." Noah pointed out. Bridgette huffed.
"You can cuddle me, buddy!" Owen offered, grabbing the bookworm into a bone-crushing hug.
"A little chilly, eh?" Chris teased.
"Coco?" Chef offered a mug of steaming hot chocolate to the host.
"Don't mind if I do!"
As Chris slurped his drink, Alejandro winked at Bridgette, who smiled.
"Aw! Much better!" Chris exclaimed.
"Are you gonna finish that?" Owen asked, coming up to the host.
"Of course he is! It's Chris's favorite drink!" said Sierra.
"Wrong!" said Chris. "It's actually-"
"Second only to tomato juice!" Sierra added hastily.
"That's… not on the fansite!" Chris uttered, looking disturbed. "How did you…?"
"I went to your high school and interviewed all your old teachers for the biography I'm writing!"
"...Okay! Sorry I asked! Moving on!" Chris motioned for Owen and Sierra to join the rest of the contestants. After regaining his composure, Chris started to explain the challenge.
"Crossing the river in Canada's icy tundra used to be easy! Back when the river was frozen solid! But thanks to global warming-"
TOOT!
"-And Owen, Earth is becoming a lot more interesting! By which I mean, deadly!"
"Ah-ha! Yay!" Izzy cheered.
"Today's challenge is called Total Drama: The Icicle! Teams must make their way across this watery chasm by jumping from ice floe to ice floe! First team member across must make their way to the dog sleds and become the dog! Pulling a sled all the way to the finish line, as you grab the rest of your team along the way at marked meeting points! The sleds are first come, first serve! So move fast!"
Three dog sleds of differing quality sat a ways off to the side, on the other side of the river. A fancy, sleek orange sled, a homemade sled, and one that just looked like a toboggan with crates and barrels tied to it. Over the hills were iron poles with red flags dotting the way to the finish line, which sat at the edge of a cliff. The contestants looked quite intimidated, except for Izzy, Eva, and Duncan.
"Don't worry!" said Chris. "If you fall into the water, we're legally required to save you! So we have two divers downstream ready to pull you out!"
Chris did not know it, but his divers (who looked identical to his other two interns) had already frozen to death.
"You guys ready for some mad ice floe jumping?!" Tyler exclaimed to his team. "'Cause this guy is kicking it into high gear!"
"Sure, Gilligan." said Noah, rolling his eyes.
"I'll believe when I see it." said Eva.
Over with Team Victory, Leshawna was giving out orders.
"Whoever doesn't land near the sled, head straight for the meeting point!" she commanded. "That way, we won't lose time stopping at every meeting point!"
"Yeah!"
"Okay!"
"Got it!"
"Sure!"
"Great!"
"Radical!"
"On your marks… get set… GO!" Chris cried. Chef blew into a horn that sounded like a moose's mating call.
The contestants all charged towards the river. Tyler was the first to jump onto an ice floe. As soon as he landed, he slipped and fell into the water.
"Hi, Noah!" Lindsay called to the jock as she passed him.
"T-T-Tyler!" the jock corrected.
"No, I'm Lindsay!" the blonde bimbo giggled.
Confessional: Tyler
"I don't get it. I'm the least-talked-about contestant on all the fan blogs. Even Zeke gets more play, and he got eliminated first! Worst of all, Lindsay called me Noah. Noah! Have to make her see me!"
End Confessional
Eva was making good time, but once she realized that one of her team members had fallen in the water, she groaned and reluctantly backtracked in order to save him.
"Th-thanks, Eva!" Tyler chittered.
"Don't mention it." said Eva, grumpily.
Confessional: Eva
"Yeah, I may smack these idiots around on occasion, but damned if I'm actually gonna let anyone actually die!"
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Izzy was doing a set of impressive gymnastics over the ice floes, much to Owen and Noah's astonishment.
"If Nutsy can do it, so can we!" said Noah, elbowing the big guy. "Come on!"
Noah jumped onto a floe, slipped, and landed on his face. Owen gasped.
"Noah, hang on!" he cried. He hopped onto the floe, only for his great weight to catapult the scrawny bookworm into the air and back onto the bank. "So, uh… I'll just go on ahead, okay? Okay, cool!"
Despite the many comical starts, plenty of contestants managed to maneuver the floes with grace and ease, including Alejandro, Izzy, Geoff, DJ, Duncan, Trent, and Leshawna.
"Ha-ha! This is easy!" cried the latter, as she effortlessly navigated through it.
Gwen was cautiously taking her time. She jumped to a medium-sized flow, landing on all fours.
"Wow! So far, so good!" she commented, only to eat her words, as the floe split in half. The two floes began to drift away from each other and Gwen began to panic. "Whoa-whoa-whoa! D'argh!"
Duncan, Trent, and Cody all caught sight of Gwen's distress and immediately changed course for her.
"Hang on, Gwen!" cried Cody, who was the closest to her. He wasn't looking where he was going and ended up colliding with Owen.
Trent was much more careful but was still beaten to his ex by Duncan, who grabbed her at the last second and flung her over his shoulders, hopping the rest of the way to the shore without a problem.
"Careful, pasty!" the punk teased. "You get any paler, you'll become invisible!"
"You jerk!" Gwen laughed, playfully pounding his back.
As the punk carried the goth to shore, Trent shot a look of disapproval towards them.
Meanwhile, a polar bear appeared out of the water and onto the ice floe Cody and Owen had gotten themselves tangled on. It pressed down onto the side, tipping it upwards with the intent of sliding Owen and Cody towards them. This was a common hunting tactic used by polar bears to catch seals. It almost worked. Cody and Owen yelled in terror.
SMACK!
A chunk of ice the size of a bowling ball came flying out of nowhere and impacted the bear's head.
"Bad polar bear! Bad!" Sierra shouted, holding another similarly-sized chunk of ice. "I am not about to post an obituary on my Cody blog! Got it?!"
The bear slid off the ice floe. Unfortunately, this sent Cody and Owen into the water. The two of them shivered violently upon resurfacing.
"Ah! I'm coming, Cody!" Sierra cried. She reached into the river and pulled out a salmon. She then began using it as a paddle, slowly making her way over to Cody, panting violently.
Meanwhile, Bridgette almost had a little accident of her own. She slipped and almost slid into the water, but was rescued by Alejandro grabbing her wrist.
"Oh, thanks!" she gasped. "You do know we're on different teams, right?"
"My mother raised a gentleman." Alejandro replied, charmingly. "Teams are irrelevant!"
Bridgette became nervous.
Meanwhile, Owen and Cody were slowly freezing to death. Believing that Sierra would not arrive in time, Owen did what he had to do to survive.
"Hey, why do I feel warmer?" Cody asked. He looked over to Owen, who was sighing in relief. "Oh. Oh! You peed!" he shrieked in horror, he attempted to back away. "Ah gross, man! Ugh, it's following me!"
Eva, seeing that another one of her teammates was in trouble, groaned and backtracked to rescue him.
Alejandro jumped a great distance to the next floe. He held out his arm to Bridgette, signaling for her to follow.
"It's too far to jump!" she cried, gesturing to the eight-foot gap between them.
"You can do it! Just jump!" the Spaniard called. The surfer closed her eyes and jumped with all her might. She collided with Alejandro and they fell over.
SMOOCH!
Bridgette gasped. During the collision, she found her lips pressed up against Alejandro's. She quickly pulled away, a blush coming across her cheeks.
"Uh… thank you for… catching me!" she thanked awkwardly. Alejandro hummed in pleasure.
"Thank you for kissing me!" he thanked charmingly.
"That was an accident!" Bridgette protested, standing up.
"One man's accident is another man's declaration of love!" said Alejandro, also getting back to his feet. He gazed seductively into Bridgette's eyes.
"I… kinda have a boyfriend…" she muttered weakly.
"You have a boyfriend, or you kinda have a boyfriend?"
"I kinda... I have… a kinda… a boyfriend! Kinda…"
"You know, there is more to having a boyfriend than just making out…"
Confessional: Bridgette
"I got flustered! But mark my words! I am not falling for him!" (Whimpers)
End Confessional
Geoff was the first to reach the other side.
"I'm not too far from the sled! Gnarly!" he exclaimed.
As insane as it sounds, Cody was beginning to regret swimming away from Owen's pee, as it caused him to go back to freezing to death.
"Can't… feel…arms… freezing…!" he muttered. He started to sink. Just when his head sank beneath the surface, Sierra finally arrived and pulled him out. He appeared to be unconscious but still breathing.
"Oh, Cody! If one of us drowns, I want it to be me!" she cried dramatically. The feeling was mutual for the secretly-still-conscious geek, even after she took off her coat and wrapped him in it.
Meanwhile, Alejandro and Bridgette arrived on the other side of the river, with the former carrying the latter bridal style. She smiled gratefully as he put her down.
"Wait!" she snapped suspiciously. "Are trying to form a secret alliance with me?!"
"An alliance?" Alejandro repeated, sounding hurt. "Oh! Bridgette! For me, this is so much bigger than the game!"
"Oh…" Bridgette swooned.
Meanwhile, Leshawna surfed her way to the other side. She got off right next to Chris.
"You just gotta go with the floe!" she bragged. "Pun intended!"
"Nice!" Chris exclaimed, impressed. "And lucky you! Geoff got here first! He's on dog duty, so you get to sit back and enjoy the ride."
Team Victory chose the fancy sled. Inside were several fur hats. The black girl helped herself while the party animal hooked himself up.
"Cozy!" Leshawna commented. She then heard sobbing. "What's wrong with you?"
"I've been away from Bridgette for eight whole minutes!" Geoff wept. "I miss her so much!"
"Yeesh!" Chris cringed, as Heather and Courtney made it to the sleds. They arrived simultaneously and picked the homemade sled. "Courtney! First Amazon to arrive! Grab a sled and start pulling!"
"Heather and I got here at the exact same time!" Courtney pointed out. Heather smirked. "We should both pull the sled!"
"Yeah… No. In the event of a tie, we go alphabetically."
"Heather, help me out!"
"What can I do, Courtney?" Heather asked with fake resignation. She sat down in the sled and put on a fur hat. "I didn't make the alphabet!"
Eva arrived, being the first member of the last team to arrive. This meant she had to pull the crappy toboggan.
"What?! No way!" she barked.
"Afraid so!" Chris replied.
Confessional: Eva
"I arrived at the absolute worst time because the guys on my team were all too busy playing hero or attempting suicide!"
End Confessional
As Eva strapped herself in, Izzy arrived and hopped onto the crate strapped to the toboggan.
"Cool! A speaker!" she exclaimed, pointing to a radioactive warning sticker on the crate and barrels. "Ours must play music!"
"Wait, are these containers radioactive?" Eva asked.
"Hey, what isn't radioactive these days?" Chris responded. Eva turned back to the sled only to find that Izzy had disappeared.
"Izzy?! Izzy!" she yelled. Izzy popped her head out of the crate. She sported an unhealthy-looking green glow.
"Eva, I can't find the radio anywhere!" she complained. "I think someone stole it!"
"Idiot." Eva muttered, rolling her eyes.
"There we go!" Geoff cried, successfully hooking himself up to the sled. "Let's roll!"
Geoff started jogging, pulling the sled and Leshawna behind him.
"Yes! Team Victory takes the lead!" the sassy black girl cheered.
"Wait!" cried Courtney. "How does this harness go on?!"
"You're holding it-!" Geoff started.
"Quiet, Geoff!" Leshawna snapped. "Just keep moving!"
"Nice sportsmanship!" Heather shouted sarcastically. "Try not to leave Bridgette behind!"
Geoff began sobbing. Eva and Izzy took off. When Courtney finally managed to get her harness on, Heather noticed a whip in the sled. With a cruel grin on her face, she seized it and whipped Courtney's butt.
WHAP!
"Argh!" Courtney eeped.
"Mush!" Heather shouted. Courtney took off.
With all three sleds on the move, Chris decided to throw to a commercial.
"Will anyone survive the coldest challenge in Total Drama History?" he narrated. "Place your bets and cross your fingers! The results after this!"
After the commercial break, we cut to Katie and Sadie marching through the tundra, keeping an eye out for any flags.
"Oh boy, it's c-c-cold!" Katie shivered.
"I know! We should have listened to Sierra!" Sadie concurred.
"Such a shame! I always wanted to go to Alaska! Now we're here and I'm dressed all wrong!"
"Alaska? Katie, we're in Siberia!"
"Are you sure? That's not what I remember!"
"This whole challenge is about dog sleds! And what kinda dogs pull sleds? Huskies! And where do huskies come from?"
"Alaska!"
"No, you're thinking of malamutes! Ever hear of the Siberian husky?"
"You're totally making that up!"
"We're in Siberia!"
"We're in Alaska!"
"Siberia!"
"Alaska!"
Meanwhile, Courtney had come across the first meeting point. Waiting at the meeting point were Trent, Duncan, and Gwen.
"Whoa, Courtney! Whoa!" Heather cried, yanking the reins. Courtney stopped long enough for Gwen to board, but as soon she did, Heather whipped her in the back of the head.
WHAP!
"Ah! Stop it!" she yelped.
"I'd love to! But it makes you go faster!" Heather mocked. She whipped her again.
WHAP!
"Sorry!" Heather called insincerely.
"Later, guys!" Gwen called as Team Amazon left.
Confessional: Courtney
"Whipping? With a whip?! When the time comes she is so gonna get it!"
End Confessional
Despite Eva's great strength, her track shoes made it difficult for her to pull the sled across the ice. Nevertheless, she soldiered on with Izzy behind her.
"If you see any of the guys, call out!" Eva instructed.
"Got it!" said Izzy. "Oh, look! There's DJ!"
"I meant from our team, ya nutcase!"
"Oh, okay!"
They trekked on for almost a minute before Noah ran up and hopped on the sled.
"Oh! Oh! Look! There's Noah!" Izzy cried, despite the fact that he was already on board. "Noah! Someone stole our radio!"
Meanwhile, Team Victory managed to pick up Lindsay, Justin, and DJ in quick succession.
"Alright!" Leshawna exclaimed. "We're just missing Bridgette and Zeke, now!"
"We're finally gonna win one!" DJ cheered.
"Alright! Home free!" Lindsay cheered, high-fiving Leshawna. DJ and Justin did the same. Geoff started crying again. The rest of Team Victory sat awkwardly.
"Would you get ahold of yourself?!" Leshawna barked, but Geoff ignored her.
"BRIDGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTE!" the party animal howled.
Speaking of Bridgette, she and Alejandro had made their way across the tundra and eventually came across a metal flag post.
"Look! A meeting point!" the Spaniard pointed out. "Let's wait here."
"I should… keep going to the finish line!" Bridgette suggested weakly.
"Our teams will find us here. Save your strength. Cold? Take my coat!" Alejandro took off his winter jacket and put it on Bridgette, who gasped.
"I won't freeze, I'm Latino!" Alejandro explained. "And if you get sick and your team votes you off, I won't get to know you better! And that would make me really… really sad!"
"I don't wanna make anyone… sad!" said Bridgette shrilly, as though nothing could make her feel worse than saddening Alejandro.
Confessional: Bridgette
"I mean, who gives away their coat in the arctic?! (Sighs) Oh, he is so… Eep! I have a boyfriend!"
End Confessional
Trent and Duncan waited impatiently. As soon as Gwen left, things became tense between the two. They kept casting stern glances at each other.
"Ugh, this bites." Trent muttered.
"Where are those idiots?" Duncan asked.
"I wish we had a snowmobile!" said Trent.
"I'm sure McLean has one I can steal!"
"I don't doubt it. What kind do you think he has? An Icebreaker?"
"I'm thinking he might have a White Tiger or at least a Huskeon!"
"I wouldn't be surprised." said Trent, chuckling. "The dude's pretty cheap except when it comes to himself!"
"No foolin'!" Duncan agreed, smiling at the musician.
Confessional: Duncan
"Waddaya know? Elvis is cool again!"
End Confessional
"Oh, here comes our ride!" Trent called, pointing out to a quickly-approaching Eva.
"Hey, Eva! Don't stop!" Duncan called as he and Trent stormed towards her.
"Hey, there's Trent and Duncan!" Izzy cried.
"I know! I heard them!"
"Damn it!" Noah grumped.
"What?" Eva asked.
"I was kinda hoping that we would find Owen before anyone else so that Team E-scope could discuss strategy."
Trent and Duncan ran to the sled and boarded it as it was moving, allowing Eva to keep up the pace.
"Hi, Duncan! Did you steal our radio?" Izzy asked.
"What are you talking about?" the punk answered.
"Chris said our sled was radioactive, but there's no radio here!"
"Just because I've been to juvie more times than everyone else here put together does not mean I'm responsible for everything that goes missing!" said Duncan, wisely ignoring the idiocy of Izzy's reasoning.
"You're right. Sorry!" the crazy redhead apologized.
Meanwhile, with Team Victory…
"So, Harold's all like 'You're a goddess!' And I'm like 'I know!'" Leshawna told Lindsay.
"Ha! What a goofball!" said Lindsay.
"I know, right?"
"Um, seriously, dudes! I can't-" Geoff called.
"Shush! We're talking!" Leshawna barked.
"I don't see any signposts!" Justin pointed out.
"Me neither!" said DJ.
"That's weird!" said Leshawna. She looked around but they seemed to be in a completely desolate area. "Where's the path to the finish line, Geoff?"
"No idea! My tears froze my peepers shut like ten minutes ago! I'm totally blind now!"
"What?! Why didn't you say so?!"
"I tried! But you dudettes kept telling me to shush!"
Lindsay and Leshawna looked as though they had been slapped in the face.
"Hey! Guys! Slow down and let mah bling on!" cried Ezekiel.
"Geoff, stop! It's Zeke!" DJ cried. Geoff came to a complete stop, allowing Ezekiel to climb aboard.
"Thank goodness I found ya's!" the homeschooler exclaimed. "I thought I was lost!"
"You are lost! We all are!" Leshawna snapped.
"Aw, shizzle!" Ezekiel swore. "Say, anyone have a coat?"
Team Victory all shook their heads. No one on their team had brought a coat.
Meanwhile, Alejandro and Bridgette kept a lookout for their respective teams. Soon enough, Team Minotaur came into view.
"Well, looks like this is my ride." said Alejandro, sadly. He turned to Bridgette. "But I can't leave you here all alone!"
"Go on!" said Bridgette, handing his coat back to him. "I'll race you to the finish!"
"I think we've got enough time for one more… accident!" said the Spaniard naughtily, but seductively.
Bridgette hesitated, reluctant. But eventually, Alejandro's devilishly handsome face caused her to relent. They both closed their eyes and puckered up. Their lips met, and Bridgette's instincts kicked in, repeatedly kissing him. As she did so, Alejandro pulled away and gently guided Bridgette's mouth towards the iron pole.
The next thing Bridgette knew, her tongue had frozen to the pole and Alejandro had run off, grinning wickedly.
"Hlh?! Lw crlp!" she swore.
Team Minotaur was long gone by the time anyone else showed up. And in this case, it was Katie and Sadie.
"Bridgette!" the BFFFLs cried running to her.
"Oh, thank goodness we found you!" Katie exclaimed. "We gotta know, are we in Alaska or Siberia?"
"Tell her it's Siberia, Bridgette!" Sadie demanded.
"Glrls! Hllp ml!" Bridgette cried.
"Tell her it's Alaska!" Katie demanded.
Meanwhile, Heather, Gwen, and Courtney came across Cody and Sierra. The fangirl had the geek trapped in a bear hug, not that he could do anything about it with his hypothermia.
"Need a lift?" Gwen asked facetiously.
"And a restraining order!" Cody added as Sierra lifted him into the sled. A little while later, they came across Katie, Sadie, and Bridgette. The surfer had continuously asked for the BFFFLs to help remove her tongue from the pole, but they had ignored her and instead badgered her nonstop into solving the mystery of what province they were in.
"Girls, hop on!" Heather called. Katie and Sadie smiled and ran to the sled.
"Wllt! Hllp!" Bridgette cried.
"Bridgette?" Gwen and Courtney gasped. The former got out and ran to see what was wrong.
"Um, what the hell?" Gwen asked. "Did you try to reenact the one scene from A Christmas Story?"
"Llng stlry! Hllp ml!"
"Yeah, help her, Gwen!" Heather called, a wicked smirk on her face. "Reward her loyalty!"
For a second, neither Gwen nor Bridgette knew what Heather was talking about. Suddenly, the events of last night came to Gwen's mind. Her eyes went wide as she experienced a flashback.
Flashback
The Amazons had settled into First Class. Steak dinners were currently being prepared for them. Two masseuses came in and offered massages while they waited. Katie and Sadie snatched them up real fast.
"Hey, Gwen!" Cody greeted.
"Hey, Cody!" she responded. "Again, good job, today!"
"Yeah, thanks! Listen, there's something I wanna show ya!"
"What's that?" Gwen asked, apprehensively.
"It's on the TV! C'mon!" Cody answered, and he guided Gwen over to the loveseat that had the best view of the TV. Gwen sat down beside him awkwardly. Cody whipped out the remote and selected a Total Drama streaming application. "They have all the episodes of Total Drama Island and Action! I just wanna remind you of a little something I did for ya in Island!"
Gwen rolled her eyes, figuring he was talking about setting her up with Trent. Much to her surprise, however, Cody scrolled past the episode where it took place and kept going until he reached the finale. After clicking on it, he fast-forwarded to the part where Chris asked Gwen and Owen what they wanted to do with the money.
Clip Begins
"Gwen, Owen, this your chance to tell the peanut gallery of failure what you would you do with the money if you won, and why you deserve it!" said Chris.
"Well, I guess I'm pretty proud of getting this far." said Gwen. "I mean, maybe if I can survive here, the rest of high school won't be so bad!"
Izzy laughed.
"Oh, sorry!" she apologized.
"Well, I'm always good for my word." Gwen continued. "And I did promise to split my hundred grand with Owen. But that would still leave me a ton of cash. I guess I'd go traveling and then to university to study art history."
"Woohoo! Yeah, that's it! Girlfriend's got some goals!" Leshawna cheered.
"Very cool!" said Trent.
"Wow! That's really sweet! Boring, but sweet!" said Chris. Gwen leered at him. "Owen?"
"I'd throw the biggest, hugest, sickest party ever! And invite everyone here!" Owen declared. His supporters went wild and cheered. Meanwhile, Justin, Katie, Sadie, DJ, and Bridgette got up, walked out of Gwen's bleachers, and walked over to Owen's bleachers and joined in the cheering. Gwen's face turned whiter than ever. She blanched as half of her supporters defected shamelessly over to Owen's side.
"OWEN! WOO! WOO! OWEN!" Heather cheered, blowing a raspberry at Gwen.
The goth turned to her remaining supporters: Trent, Cody, Leshawna, Lindsay, and Eva.
"At least not all of you are total sellouts!" she snapped angrily.
"Oh! Oh! And I forgot! It'll be on a yacht!" Owen added. Lindsay left Gwen's bleachers for Owen's, albeit with much more shame than the other defectors.
"Nice." said Gwen sarcastically.
Clips Ends
"You see, Gwen?" Cody asked, pausing the video. "I was one of the four who stayed loyal to you all the way!"
Cody turned to look at Gwen, expecting her to smile appreciatively at him. However, Gwen didn't seem to be focusing on that. Judging by the grouchy expression, she was focusing on those who had left her behind for a party.
"Selfish shallow jerks!" she hissed bitterly.
"Hey, guys! Watcha watchin'?" Heather asked in a falsely friendly tone. "Oh, the Season One finale! That's my favorite episode! Wanna see my favorite part?"
Heather snatched the remote away from Cody and skipped all the way to the climax.
"OWEN'S THE WINNER! OWEN'S THE WINNER!" cried the Chris onscreen, along with the sounds of most of the contestants cheering uproariously.
Gwen got up and ran into the First Class bathroom.
"Well, that backfired." Cody groaned. Heather grinned in cruel satisfaction.
End Flashback
"Gwln? Gwln?" Bridgette called, snapping Gwen out of her trance. "Hllp!"
"Why don't you get your good pal Owen to help you?!" the goth snapped bitterly at the surfer. Seething, he walked back to the sled leaving Bridgette shocked, confused, and as trapped as ever.
"Wllt! Cllrtnly?"
"Sorry, Bridgette!" Courtney apologized sincerely. "But helping you won't help us win!"
WHAP!
With an unnecessary crack of the whip, Team Amazon took off. Gwen was grumpy, Courtney felt guilty, and Heather was giddy.
Meanwhile, Team Minotaur came across their last two members, Tyler and Owen. They both looked miserable, though the latter did not seem to be suffering from the cold despite being half-naked. Eva came to a complete stop to let the two on.
"What's the matter, Big O?" Izzy asked, concerned.
"I haven't eaten in hours!" Owen complained. Tyler collapsed onto the sled. Trent took pity on the jock and gave him his coat.
"Thanks, dude…" he told the musician.
"Oh, I wish we were in Russia right now!" Owen exclaimed. "They're baking the world's largest cake!"
"Ooh-hoo-hoo! What flavor?" Izzy asked.
"Who cares? It's cake!"
"Good point!"
"Okay, Eva, time to get moving!" Noah commanded, growing bored of the conversation.
"I am moving!" Eva barked. The Minotaurs looked towards their dog. She was running but the sled wasn't moving. The addition of almost five hundred extra pounds had made it almost too heavy for the big girl. Her shoes squeaked as she tried in vain to pull the sled.
"No, you're miming." Noah snarked.
"Yeah, and it's kinda creepin' me out! Stop it!" said Trent.
"Huh?" Eva grunted, opening her eyes and stopping. "Aw crap! It's my track shoes! They're no good on ice! Anyone have any cleated boots?"
"Here, take mine." Duncan offered, taking his boots off and tossing them to Eva. The female bully looked impressed. Not only were they waterproof with great traction, but they also had steel spikes poking out of the bottom.
"Heh! Thanks!" She took off her shoes and handed them to Duncan, before putting the boots on. Before she managed it, Team Amazon passed them. The boots were a bit snug, but they did their job remarkably. Once Eva got going, there was no stopping her. She wasn't able to work her pace up to a jog and did more of a fast trudge. The cleats left enormous imprints in the ice.
The Minotaurs went over a bridge made out of ice. Eva took it a bit slower to make sure that they wouldn't accidentally destroy the bridge. Unfortunately, this did not seem to cross Owen's mind.
"Dude, get moving already!" he cried, doing the potty dance. "I need to hit a john or another river fast!"
The bridge had already been weakened by the cleats. And with Owen recklessly rocking the sled, cracks appeared in the ice and the bridge collapsed.
CRACK!
The Minotaurs all screamed as they fell. Eva's cleats kept her in place on solid ice but it strained her back terribly and almost gave her whiplash. Her team dangled from her back over the edge of a one-hundred-foot chasm. They hung from one another like monkeys in a barrel. Noah was at the top, holding onto the crates, and hanging from his ankle was Alejandro. Alejandro gripped Duncan's wrist, who had Trent hanging from his ankle, who gripped Izzy's wrists, who had Tyler hanging from her ankle, who held Owen upside-down by his ankle and astonishingly did not drop him.
"Oh! That's gonna hurt in the morning!" Eva grunted.
Confessional: Tyler
"I've got wicked strong fingers! Docs can't explain it. My first piano lesson, I broke the piano. Got into sports after that!"
End Confessional
Meanwhile, with Team Victory…
"Look! Something that isn't snow!" Lindsay cried, pointing to a checkered flag sitting near a ledge.
"It's the finish line!" DJ cried.
"Man, we really took the long way around!" Leshawna exclaimed. "Straight ahead, Geoff!"
"I don't see any other sleds!" said Justin.
"We're gonna be first!" Ezekiel proclaimed.
Team Victory cheered.
Meanwhile, with Team Minotaur…
The Minotaurs had just regained enough of their senses to start climbing up, but before they started, the rope dipped.
"Eva, what are you doing?!" Noah yelled.
"I'm taking this harness off! I'm gonna break my back if I don't!" Eva shouted. Her team burst into panicked protests. "Shut up! I'm not gonna let you fall! Just hold still!"
The rest of the Minotaurs calmed down slightly. Eva unbuckled the top of her harness, causing the sled to slip down a few more feet. Eva turned around slowly and carefully. Then, with one mighty heave, Eva swung her entire team out of the chasm, landing them on top of the ice safely. Her team cheered for her.
"No time!" Eva ran to the sled and pushed it down the hill towards the finish line. They approached the finish line rapidly. Teams Amazon and Victory were ahead of them and extremely close to the finish line.
"Owen! Lean forward!" Noah commanded. The big guy did so, greatly increasing their speed.
It was really close. As soon as Team Victory crossed the finish line, Team Minotaur zoomed past Team Amazon and claimed second place. The Victors cheered. The Minotaurs sighed in relief. The Amazons groaned in disappointment.
"Last place?! I can't believe I did all that work for nothing!" Heather shouted, brandishing her whip. Courtney snarled at her.
Chris arrived via Huskeon snowmobile.
"Actually, Team Victory is short one member! So they come in last!" Chris announced. The Victors groaned. "Which means Team Amazon is in second place and Team Minotaur takes first!"
The Amazons sighed in relief while the Minotaurs cheered. Duncan and Eva high-fived. Trent and Tyler high-fived. Noah and Izzy high-fived. Owen and Alejandro high-fived. Or at least, Owen offered a high-five to Alejandro. The Spaniard frowned and walked away.
"Hey, Al! Don't leave me hangin'!" Owen called. "Al? Al? Al! Al! Al!"
Confessional: Alejandro
"I do not 'give five' to people who almost get me killed over needing a potty break."
End Confessional
Elimination Ceremony: Team Victory
Dusk had arrived. A campfire ceremony had been set up for Team Victory. It was at this point that Geoff and Bridgette were finally able to get their eyes and tongue respectively thawed.
"I can see again!" Geoff exclaimed, opening his eyes for the first time in hours.
"Oh, my tongue!" Bridgette moaned, throwing aside the pole.
"Bridgette!" the party animal cried. He hugged his girlfriend warmly. Bridgette turned away, an exceptionally guilty look on her face.
Chris came out.
"I have six boarding passes left today!" he said. "One of you will be left behind! So, take your passport, go into the voting booth, and place a sticker of the Yukon's flag onto the picture of that poor sucker. Then come out and bring it to me."
"Why the Yukonian flag?" Leshawna asked. "Why not the Canadian flag?"
"Because we have several more challenges planned that take place in Canada. Rest assured, we won't be having two challenges in the same province. Now let's get going! Bridgette, you first!"
The members of Team Victory voted in alphabetical order. After Lindsay returned her passport to Chris, the host began.
"Alright! Time to pass out these passes!"
"DJ!"
"Justin!"
"Lindsay!"
"And Leshawna!"
The named contestants grabbed up their tickets and immediately boarded the plane, desperate to get out of the cold.
"Guys, wait!" Bridgette called.
"And that leaves the three of you with a couple votes each!" Chris told Geoff, Bridgette, and Ezekiel. "Geoff, you're on the chopping block for crying your eyes out and getting your team lost. Bridgette, you're on the chopping block for making out with a pole instead of running to the finish line. Zeke, you're on the chopping block because… Well, because you're Zeke. Which, if you ask me, is a perfectly good reason to vote you off!"
"Hey, not cool, homie!" Ezekiel snapped indignantly.
"The next passport goes to…"
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
"Geoff!"
"Excellent!" the party animal celebrated. He grabbed his pass and waited by the fire for Bridgette. The surfer and the homeschooler looked equally nervous.
"The last boarding pass goes to…"
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
"Ezekiel!"
"Wahoo!" the homeschooler cheered. Bridgette looked down, unsurprised, but disappointed all the same.
"What?! No!" Geoff shouted. "Not my Bridgey-Widgey-Baby-Boo!"
"Yes, Geoff! Your Bridgey-Widge… Ugh!" Chris gagged. Ezekiel took his pass and ran into the plane. "Bridgette! Any final words?"
"Yes! Geoff! Alejandro is evil!" Bridgette warned.
"Evil? What? Waddaya mean?" Geoff asked.
"He made me… He's pretending to be…" Bridgette stammered nervously.
"Oh, would ya look at the time! Gotta go!" Chris said quickly. He grabbed Geoff by the wrist and yanked him aboard the plane. Bridgette ran after them up the ramp, but Chef chucked her luggage at her, causing her to tumble back down. The ramp retracted and the doors shut.
"ALEJANDRO! HE'S EVIL!" Bridgette screamed. "EEEEEEEEEVIIIIIIIIL!"
The plane took off spraying Bridgette in a shower of snow and extinguishing the campfire.
Confessional: Alejandro
"Bridgette was expendable. They all are. Some will prove to be more challenging than others, but one by one, they all will fall!"
Confessional: Tyler
"I rocked it, today! I saved Owen's life, so that should score me some points in the popularity department! Everyone's gonna know who Tyler is now! …Oh who am I kidding?"
End Confessional
"Will Tyler get Lindsay to remember him?" Chris narrated from the cockpit. "Will Geoff be okay without Bridgette? Find out next time! On Total… Drama… World Tour!"
Votes
Bridgette: Ezekiel
DJ: Bridgette
Ezekiel: Bridgette
Geoff: Ezekiel
Justin: Bridgette
Leshawna: Geoff
Lindsay: Geoff
Results
Bridgette: 3 votes (Eliminated)
Geoff: 2 votes
Ezekiel: 2 votes
Rankings
22. Bridgette
23. Harold
24. Beth
Author's note: Here we have another canon elimination. I am terribly sorry to fans of Bridgette, but her elimination serves the story well. Some of you were assuming that with Geoff around, Bridgette would be harder for Alejandro to seduce. But no! Eva getting sick of their snogging was the perfect way around that. With the removal of Stuck To A Pole, I had to figure out new ways to have Team Amazon fail to help her out and they were pretty straightforward for the most part. That flashback of Cody showing Gwen the ending to TDI was originally meant for the last chapter to foreshadow Gwen snapping at Bridgette. But since I had opted out of writing epilogues for this season, I stuck it here.
Over on the Minotaurs, I had Eva take Tyler's place as the dog, as she's a character I want to explore. I also had Trent and Duncan bond. If I remember correctly, Trent and Duncan were friendly enough with each other during TDI, despite not interacting much on camera. And I heard that they both had an interest in motorcycles and ATVs, and the like. And with Team Victory, I had Geoff take DJ's place as the dog. Admittedly, him crying over being temporarily separated from Bridgette isn't fantastic, but it's better than DJ crying because the tundra reminds him of his mama's freezer!
And that's it for this one! Thank you for reading! Please review!