Day #5 - Musimental Theater
"GOOD MORNING AMERICAAAA!" a random sarcastic voice shouted over the camera.
"America?! WTF!?" a female voice was heard.
"ATHENA! NATHANIEL! FIX THIS INTRO NOW OR ELSE YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!" Don yelled.
"Ehem, what about me and Becky?" Owen asked. "I mean, aren't we supposed to help out too?"
"Y-yeah..." Becky stuttered.
"Okay. Let's try it again." Chef told them and reset the camera. "We're live in 3... 2... 1..."
"Good morning Musimental Island and everyone else around the world!" Athena waved with much enthusiasm than before. "I'm Athena Jens, one of your judges for today!"
"'Tis I, Owen!" Owen came into the scene making a burp on the way.
"And I'm Nathaniel Vizconde!" Nathaniel slid his way in front of the others.
"My n-name is B-Becky Styles..." Becky waved bashfully.
"And of course, you're fateful staff and hosts of..." Dean said as they began the opening sequence.
"TOTAL!" the interns shouted.
"DRAMA!" the judges shouted.
"MUSICAL IMPACT!" the hosts yelled with the rest.
In the backstage, things aren't going so well...
"You're suspended!" Candela scolded Chris. The latter looks like he was going to start something violent.
"I eliminated her fair and square! Is that even a problem!?" Chris yelled.
"YES!" Candela retorted. "I HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO! YOU HAVE TO ASK ME FIRST!"
"FINE!" Chris yelled and exited the room with a loud thud on the door.
"HAVE IT YOUR WAY THEN, MOTHER******!" Candela shouted and left the room as well.
Episode 9: All My Secrets Coming Back
"Trust is granted; never earned."
Maintenance Hall (East Wing), 9:00 AM
Clayton went through some gray doors and was now walking on the halls of the maintenance area. Normally, no one was allowed to enter there but for the sake of his room, he had to do it. Everything seemed bland all of a sudden. His mind went from completely crazy from last challenge and now, it just felt empty. Plus, being in a dull, gray hall made it even emptier.
"Since Arreis is gone, guess I'm gonna do this myself." Clayton mumbled. The maintenance staff were nowhere to be found for days so he figured that he should fix the room problem himself.
He went to a room with all the electrical wires and equipment for the whole theater.
"Maybe this has something to do with those wires?" He asked himself. "What if I could just-"
He wiggled the wires a bit. To his dismay, (and maybe his rare carelessness) he got electrocuted, enough to make him unconscious.
All of a sudden, a maintenance staff member came in, and saw the fallen contestant.
"MEDIIIIIC! ASAAAAAP!" He shouted and hit the emergency alarm in the room, causing the alarm to blare off into the office at the ground floor. Medical staff came in as soon as they can and got Clayton out of there.
2nd floor Dorm Halls
Olivia was walking towards her room, when suddenly, she bumped into her roommate.
"Grrreetings!" Olivia smiled. "You've turned over a new leaf now, huh?"
"Yep." Sal smiled and gave a quick peck on her cheek. "Thanks to you for understanding."
"You're welcome." Olivia nodded. "If you need assistance, then I'm right here."
"Yes." Sal grinned. "I'm also in a hurry right now to do something important so yeah. See ya around."
Olivia smiled and entered her room, feeling happy about the fact Sal has decided to go back to his soulful self.
As she entered her room, she tried to calm her mind down. This secrets challenge didn't go so well last time, so what if Sal was going to do the challenge as well? Will it affect her?
She grabbed a pamphlet of the Musimental Theater map from the study desk near her bed. A piece of paper fell on it. Reluctantly, she picked it up.
She gasped upon reading it.
I'm sorry for everything, Olivia. I'm sorry for all the trouble and mayhem I caused back on my former teams. Please do me a favor, and tell Meredith that I'm truly sorry for everything I told her. I didn't mean it. Even if she didn't forgave me, at least she got my message. But despite that, thank you for understanding. And last thing, I love you very, very much. From the bottom of my heart. -Solomon
"Why does it sound like a farewell letter?" Olivia questioned herself. "No... It cannot be..."
Kimmie was walking on the other hallway, thinking deeply about how Arreis got eliminated. She was a good friend, so why a person like her would get out?
"Maybe because she's too nice?" Kimmie whispered to herself.
Then a thought ran in her head.
"What if a person changes their personality? Would the others still keep them in?"
This would probably be a mystery she has to solve.
"No wait..." Kimmie stopped in her tracks. "I'm getting curious now... What if I'll try it for myself?"
Then she thought about her alliance, her friends, and the consequences of becoming a different version of Kimberly Hobbs.
"I guess one time wouldn't hurt..." Kimmie whispered to herself and ran to her room.
In Musimental Theater's garden area, Xavier and Mairead were busy talking about who to eliminate from the group.
"You know, I got this feeling that we should eliminate Meredith." Mairead told him.
"How come?" Xavier asked, quite shocked about the sudden decision.
"Look, she nice, sensitive, and sweet. Those traits may make up a person who turns out to be a liability, right?" Mairead explained.
"You have a point there..." Xavier nodded.
Little they know that Gabe was hearing this all from his allies.
"Why?" He whispered to himself. "Meredith was one of my closest friends though..."
Then it was time for him to make a sudden decision himself.
"Maybe I should withdraw myself from their alliance. Kimmie can handle it herself." Gabe whispered to himself and went to find Meredith to tell them the news.
Speaking of Meredith, she was trying to find Spear in Clef Cave. After what happened last night, he ran all the way there. He couldn't find Sarah anywhere and he just decided to give up.
"SPEAR!?" Meredith hollered. No response came out. "CEDRIC MERRITT, I SWEAR IF YOU DON'T RESPOND RIGHT THIS INSTANT, I'M NEVER GONNA GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU EVER AGAIN!"
Meredith was getting tensed now. She gave Spear all that advice, for nothing? She was starting to think that she was absolutely futile, in every way. No matter what.
However, as she kept going forward, she can hear sniffling, weeping, and rocks being thrown. The historian was starting to think that things didn't go as expected. Lesson learned, never keep your expectations high on something you are not sure of.
"Spear?"
"Stupid, stupid, stupid..." she could hear Spear's voice echoed throughout the cave. It sounded like he was distressed.
It reminded her of the time when she had a mental breakdown because of Sal, and Gabe comforted her. Maybe it's time she does the same thing to her friend.
"Shh, Spear stop it. Crying over it is not gonna help." Meredith couldn't help but look at him. Red puffy eyes, red face, heavy breathing from all the crying... Exactly like her. Just like a reflection... Only, it's Spear.
"IT'S BEEN TWO FUCKING YEARS AND THIS HAPPENED!" he sobbed.
She got the point right away and felt bad as well.
"Faith?" Vivianne called whilst walking to her room. She hasn't seen any sign of her from last night. "Shit it's getting awfuly quiet. Best to check her up..."
She knocked on the door. When the door opened, she was shocked to see Faith looking so... well. Like nothing happened.
"Hi!" She waved happily. "What brings you here?"
Instead, Vivianne grabbed her wrist and went in without any permission.
"We need to talk." She said as she sat on her bed. Faith did as well.
They both sat silently...
...until Vivianne broke the silence and decided to talk about the matter.
Meanwhile, Xavier got a letter given by Candela.
"Oh what is it..." he wondered to himself as he opened the letter. It read:
'You'll be leading the next a cappella challenge!'
"Oh god..."
Backstage, 12:00 PM
Everyone except Sal and Meredith were gathered on the backstage.
"So uh, how are we supposed to do this?" Spear asked them.
"Oh yeah right. Hold on, I'll orient you and Faith." Amanda volunteered and motioned the two on the other side away from the others.
"So," Xavier began. "I have been chosen to lead the a cappella, so automatically, I'll sing. However, this is a duet so I need a female to sing as well."
"We can have Faith and Robert as the beatboxers. I herd they're good at it." Vivianne told them.
"Okay, I'll tell Faith. You okay with this Robert?" Xavier asked as he turned to him.
"Yeah." He simply nodded.
"I led last time, so I'll be second voice." Kimmie told them.
"Sure." Xavier nodded. "Olivia, Vivianne, Amanda, Evander, Spear, and Clayton will harmonize."
The ones mentioned nodded. Mairead raised her hand.
"So does this mean I'll sing?"
"Yep." Xavier nodded. "Wait a minute... where's Clayton?"
Everyone looked around, but he's nowhere to be seen.
"Great who will harmonize in tenor voice now? I mean, Evander will do bass since he's pretty low and Spear could do falsetto according to Meredith earlier, but still, we need a tenor!" Xavier scratched his head.
"No, I'll not do falsetto." Spear told him. "I'll do tenor instead."
"We'll look for Clayton later. We need to practice this! And who knows, maybe in the next episode, somewhat like Olivia will disappear." Amanda shrugged. "You know what they say. Trust is granted; never earned."
Olivia widened her eyes and shock and wanted to protest but she decided not to. They already had enough drama in this episode so do they need another?
Theater, 1:00PM
Don, Candela, and Chef arrived at the stage. As usual, the audience was there, applauding not minding about Chris's absence.
"Hey guys!" Candela waved. "Previously, loads of stuff happened such as Arreis going wild about her elimination and Faith and Spear's dilemmas and shiz. Plus, Kimmie led the previous a cappella challenge! So, welcome back to Episode 8 of..."
"TOTAL!" Don shouted.
"DRAMA!" Chef yelled.
"MUSICAL IMPACT!" The three said in unison as the crowd goes wild once again.
"Dang, that was the shortest intro we ever did..." Chef said as the theme song starts showing in the screen.
*Opening Theme*
Dear mom and dad, I'm doing fine
We get an overview of the theater which showed Candela, Chris, Don, and Chef bowed as they finished a performance. The crowd applauded as well.
You're always on my mind
The scenes changes to the lobby, where Oli was flirting to Amanda and Vivianne but eventually receives a slap from both of them. The two girls left instantly while the boy just shrugged.
You asked me what I wanted to be
The camera then pans out to the backstage where Mairead was busy reading a book. Arreis then comes out of nowhere and scares the preppy girl, causing her book to fly towards the camera.
And now I think the answer is plain to see
The book hits the camera and falls off, revealing the scene to be outside the theater. Clayton is seen sitting on the bench playing his phone and Xavier sitting distantly from him. None of the two were making interactions until they both left.
I wanna be famous
The camera heads for a challenge location, Musical Valley, where Sal, Olivia, and Meredith were flying a kite. The kite then hits a tall tree and gets stuck, making the three contestants frown.
I wanna be a rising star
The scene changes to Instrument Hills and Kimmie is seen sitting down on the grass, enjoying the view she got. In less than a second, Faith accidentally bumps her as she was getting away from Evander who was chasing her. The three all fell and rolled down the hill.
Go pack your bags, I've already gone far
The camera pans out to Harmony River where Samuel, Spear and May were arguing. Later on, a bird hits May's head making her gasp in shock and falls into the rushing water. Samuel grabs her hand to save her but fails and falls with her. Spear however, just cackles but lost his balance and fell as well.
Everything to prove, what can you say?
Later, Gabe was now seen resting on a rock in Clef Cave, but Robert accidentally trips over him. Unfortunately for them, a horde of bats start to chase them, making the two run out of the cave for their lives.
I'll be there one day
After a few minutes, Gabe returned on the cave with Samuel, Faith, Evander, Kimmie, and Olivia. They all attempted to make a fire but failed since the bats came back. They all ran away in horror.
'Cause I wanna be famous
Mairead, Clayton, Vivianne, Xavier, May, and Robert were now seen having a picnic on Instrument Hills but it suddenly rained and the six ran away, leaving everything behind.
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na!
The camera pans back to Musical Valley, where Arreis, Oli, Meredith, Amanda, Sal, and Spear were running away from a pack of wolves.
I wanna be (a star!), I wanna go far, I wanna be famous
Fast clips of the contestants one by one can be seen. The clips show them waving at the camera or doing their respective poses in various places.
I wanna soar (high!), and reach for the sky, I wanna be famous
The hosts can be seen arguing until a spotlight hits them, making them realize that they were on the stage. Luckily though, no one was there except for them.
*whistling in tune*
After a few minutes, all twenty two characters can be seen on the stage for their cast picture. When the camera flashes, the logo of Total Drama: Musical Impact appears with a white glow behind it and several musical notes around it. The blurred cast picture served as background.
*End opening theme*
"First, we have an announcement!" Candela announced as the audience fell eerily silent. Olivia, Xavier, and Kimmie came back running to the audience with the rest of the group.
"Did you find him?" Spear asked.
"Nope. He vanished." Olivia shook her head.
"Okay, this sounds crazy but what if he got eliminated like Arreis?" Robert widened his eyes.
"Dude, that won't happen." Evander patted his back and assured him.
They all gained their focus on the hosts.
"Clayton Lunar will not participate in this competition until Episode 9 or 10, due to accidental electrocution in the Maintenance Electrical Room." Don announced. Most of the audience gasped and started whispering to each other.
"WHAT!?" Kimmie gasped the loudest. "Then that means, he won't be able to participate in the next challenge!"
"You should thank Edward McGreen from the maintenance staff that he saw him just when he fell. Otherwise, he would've gotten medically evacuated! But his injuries were minor so he'll be back soon." Candela assured.
"No, you should blame Edward McGreen for not fixing their dorm's electricity so he wouldn't go there and fix it himself ever since Arreis got eliminated! That way, he'd still be here until now!" Robert shouted as he went up on the other side of stage where Edward was standing and yelled at him. "How could you do that to a friend?"
Evander ran with the three hosts and quickly pulled him off. Don dropped his microphone, making it hit the ground with a loud thud and the noise began interfering. The audience, interns, and contestants covered their ears. Some even began to leave the theater.
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU IDIOT!" Edward shouted as Chef pulled him back with Don. Evander and Candela pulled Robert back until eventually, they were both off the stage and was taken care of. Candela picked up the microphone that Don dropped, making the interfering stop.
"SORRY ABOUT THAT! ANYWHO!" She shouted as some of the audience came back to their seats. And also gave Don the microphone after taking care of Edward.
"Let's welcome first our guests for they will reveal the winners of Advanced Notes and losers of the Noisy Notes!" Don announced. "Welcome back, Becky, Owen, Athena, and Nathaniel!"
Some of the crowd cheered quietly as the four hastily entered the stage and did a bow due to the level of the awkwardness in the atmosphere.
Athena grabbed the microphone first.
"There's a separate Advance Note winner for the secrets challenge last time and for the a cappella. I'll be announcing the a cappella winner. And it's no other than... Kimmie!"
Kimmie squealed and went to the stage to claim her advantage.
Nathaniel took the mic shortly after. "However, the Noisy Note for the a cappella challenge goes to... Sal."
"Shucks." Sal muttered and grabbed the disadvantage. Afterwards, he went to the backstage.
Becky took the mic and tried her hardest not to stutter. "Our next winner for the secrets c-challenge is... Spear!"
Spear gasped as he went to the stage and claimed the note.
"And that means Faith will get the Noisy Note." Owen said and tossed the note to her.
"Again!?" Faith yelled and got hit by the disadvantage. "OW, SH*T!"
"Before our performers perform though, our male staff will sing first a song entitled 'Secrets'. Please welcome, Hah, Noah, Dustin, and Dean!"
The audience clapled and cheered as the ligtsdarken a little. The four came on the stage wearing their usual black staff outift.
A cello started playing in the background as Dean began singing.
"I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess"
Hah then contiued after him.
"Til' all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, so"
The four went to the chorus.
"Tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away"
Noah went to the second verse as some members of the audience started swaying their hands.
"My God, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasing all those stars
Who's driving shiny big black cars"
Dustin then continued as he sang/rapped.
"And everyday I see the news
All the problems that we could solve
And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Send it straight to gold
I don't really like my flow, no, so"
The four boys went to the chorus once again.
"Tell me what you want to hear
Something that are like those years
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away"
Dean began singing first.
"Oh, got no reason, got no shame"
Hah followed after him.
"Got no family I can't blame"
Noah then continued.
"Just don't let me disappear"
And Dustin sang the last line
"I'mma tell you everything"
The four went on the final chorus.
"So tell me what you want to hear
Something that'll light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
So tell me what you want to hear
Something that delight those ears
Sick of all the insincere
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics ever jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away
All my secrets away, all my secrets away"
The four boys bowed and returned to their seats.
"Thank you! Next we have our former contestant that hasn't been performing yet ever since he got eliminated, please welcome Samuel!" Chef said.
The audience clapped and Samuel arrived wearing all dark blue clothing, and sat on a stool Don set up with a mic. He took out his guitar, and began.
"Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars"
He started with the first verse.
"I see this life
Like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my faces flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find
The old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I, feel something so right
Doing the wrong thing
I, feel something so wrong
But doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive"
The audience began singing along as he hits the chorus.
"Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars"
He then started with the second verse.
"I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is a four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I, feel something so wrong
But doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly"
Everyone dang along in the chorus.
"Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars"
He played his guitar in a rapid pace and starts singing the bridge.
"Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money and watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned"
He then stopped playing and said the next line before jumping in the last chorus.
"Everything that kills me makes me feel alive"
The audience sang along once again.
"Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming 'bout the things that we could be
Baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars"
Samuel took a bow as he exited the stage with his guitar and stool. The audience clapped as well.
"Next, we have our first team performer, from Team Piano! Introducing, Meredith!"
As the audience applauded, Meredith came wearing a pink kimono and her hair up in a high bun. Her mic was attached as well. When the lights turned back on, she was surround by mirrors. She looked at her reflection in one of them as the music began playing.
"Look at me you may think you see
Who I really am but you'll never know me
Every day it's as if I play a part
Now I see if I wear a mask
I can fool the world but I cannot fool my heart"
She walked around as she sang the next parts.
"Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?"
She then faced the audience, with a sad expression.
"I am now in a world where I
Have to hide my heart and what I believe in
But somehow I will show the world
What's inside my heart and be loved for who I am"
As she went back to the chorus, she faced the mirrors again.
"Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?"
She then knelt down in front of mirrors as she sang the bridge.
"There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to know the reason why"
The audience applauded as she hit the high note.
"Why must we all conceal what we think and how we feel?
Must there be a secret me I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm someone else for all time
When will my reflection show who I am inside?"
She stared at the mirror as the songs slowly tones down for the end. She then took of the hair tie of the bun and let her hair draped down.
"When will my reflection show who I am inside?"
The audience clapped loudly as they all stood. Meredith, even with a tear-stained face, looked at the audience and forced up a smile. It was all true, the song, her actions, and earning a standing ovation brighten up her mood. Team Piano also clapped for her as they stood but Team Forte just sat, knowing they won't get a standing ovation unless Sal fixes it.
"B-Beautiful!" Becky smiled.
"Oustanding job!" Owen grinned.
"Whoooo!" The two Fusion contestants cheered in unison until four guards came in and pushed the four judges' heads against the table. Chef just cackled behind.
"That's for randomly throwing in comments!" Chef says and Meredith goes back to her seat embracing her teammates. Sal gulped from behind the curtains.
"And now, from Team Forte, here to perform the second song, please welcome Sal everyone!"
The audience cheered as Sal entered the stage in his usual outfit. There were also some vocalists behind him with microphones because they'll vocalize with him throughout the song. He was nervous, but he hid it in his confident smile. He hope to win against Piano for once, since they got the losing streak.
He took a deep breath as music began playing.
"I've been burning, yes, I've been burning
Such a burden, this flame on my chest
No insurance to pay for the damage
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left"
The piano in the background kept playing as he continued on the first verse.
"I've been smoking, oh
More than twenty a day
Blame it on rebellion
Don't blame it on me
Wish I was younger
Back to the nineteenth of May
I had an open mind
Swore to never change"
As the pre-chorus came, he began trying to sing with all his heart. He knew his team would not trust him anymore, so he thinks they shiuld at least get the message of his song as an apology.
"Funny how time goes by
Had respect for myself
That river ran dry
You reached the limit
I wasn't enough
It's like the fire replaced all the love"
As the chorus went on, the vocalists behind him began vocalizing to create an effect.
"I've been burning, yes, I've been burning
Such a burden, this flame on my chest
No insurance to pay for the damage
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left"
While the piano kept playing, he kept with his voice on the second verse.
"Oh, have you ever called
I will burst straight back
Give you my forgiveness
And the shirt off my back
No friends to turn to
Yeah, I messed up that
Wish we could smoke again
Just for a day, oh"
He then carried on with the pre-chorus.
"Funny how time goes by
Had respect for myself
That river ran dry
You reached the limit
I wasn't enough
And it's like the fire replaced all the love"
He began singing the final chorus with a sad expression as he reached the high notes with ease. The vocalists behind him sang in harmony and blended well with the soloist.
"I've been burning, yes, I've been burning
Such a burden, this flame on my chest
No insurance to pay for the damage
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
Yeah, I've been burning up since you left
Oh, I've been burning up since you left"
Sal looked up at the audience after finishing his song. The audience applauded softly at first, disappointing him a little as he looked down. But all of a sudden, the four judges stood up and applauded. The audience stood up as well and cheered, earning him a standing ovation just like Meredith. The two teams applauded as well.
"Wow, the viewers are gonna have a hard time choosing their winner for ton-AUGH!" Nathaniel yelled as his head was forced in the table again by the same guards by earlier.
"Okay, let's make a rule that when a performer gets a standing ovation, the judges will NOT make any comments because it automatically means they both won." Don nods and later glares at the judges.
"EEEEP!" Becky yelped and hid behind Owen as everyone sat down.
"Sheesh, Becky. What's gotten into you?" Owen asked and gestured her to sit.
"I don't know." She shrugged.
"Hey you didn't stutter again!" Nathaniel rubbed her back and Becky tried to hide her red face again.
"Both teams win!" Candela applauded. "So this means..."
"WE'LL HAVE A DOUBLE ELIMIMATION!" Don and Chef cheered as the audience started going crazy. Some females even pretended to faint after that was heard.
"OH SHUT UP! I MEANT THAT THIS MEANS WE'LL SHOW THE NEXT A CAPPELLA CHALLENGE!" Candela roared. "HEY! DELA ROSA! MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL AND SWITCH THE SCREENS TO THE VIDEO!"
"YES SIR!" Dela Rosa, the camera director, nodded.
"For Musimental's sake, don't call me Sir! Sir Candela sounds like shit!" Candela rolled her eyes as she sat down in a chair.
The video for the second a cappella challenge was now set up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, introducing, Team Forte and Team Piano!"
"Whoo!" Everyone cheered as the video began playing.
The video showed the eleven contestants seated in their positions like last time. The only differences are that Spear and Faith replaced Sal and Meredith and Xavier and Mairead were in the front instead of Kimmie from last episode. Mairead began singing her lines as the girls harmonized.
"I used to be so happy
But without here I feel so low
I watched you as you left but I can never seem to let you go
'Cause once upon a time you were my everything
It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing
It's very deep inside me but I feel there's something you should know"
The boys began to harmonize with them as all the girls sang the chorus.
"I will never forget you
You will always be by my side
From the day that I met you
I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die
And I will never want much more
And in my heart I will always be sure
I will never forget you
And you'll always be by my side 'til the day I die"
Everyone stopped singing as Faith and Robert began to beat box. After a few seconds, Mairead sang her lines.
"'Til the day I die" (3x)
They both stop their beat boxing as Xavier sang the first half of the first pine in the second verse. Halfway through the line, the two resumed beat boxing.
"Funny how we both end up here but everything seems alright, ooh
I wonder what will happen
If we went back and put up a fight"
All the boys harmonized halfway through the next line.
"'Cause once upon a time you were my everything"
Xavier then resumed singing by himself.
"It's clear to see that time hasn't changed a thing
So, what in this world do you think could ever take you off my mind?"
Everyone sang after him.
"Take you off my mind"
Everyone sang the corus with the girls singing in melody, boys in harmony and Faith and Robert in beat boxing.
"I will never forget you
And you'll always be by my side (Be by my side)
From the day that I met you (Day I met you)
I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die (I die)
And I will never want much more
And in my heart I will always be sure (Be sure)
I will never forget you
And you'll always be by my side 'til the day I die"
Everyone stopped as Mairead sang the bridge.
"Feeling it, loving it
Everything that we do"
Xavier followed after her.
"And all along, I knew I had something special with you"
Mairead continued again.
"But sometimes you just gotta know that these things fall through"
Xavier sang the last line.
"But I'm still tied and I can't hide my connection with you"
Right after that, everyone began singing in unison except for Xavier as he was singing in harmony. Faith and Robert continued to beat box as well.
"Feeling it, loving it
Everything that we do
And all along, I knew I had something special with you
But sometimes you just gotta know that these things fall through
I can't hide my connection with you"
Mairead and Xavier held their voices as the rest continued throught the chorus. {Mairead}[Xavier](Both) "Everyone else"
(Ohhhhhhh...)
"I'll never forget you
And you'll always be by my side"
(You will always be by my side)
"From the day that I met you"
{The day that I met you}
"I knew that I would love you 'til the day I die"
['Til the day I die]
"And I will never want much more
And in my heart I will always be sure"
[In my heart I will be sure]
"That I will never forget you"
{Never forget you}
"And you'll always be by my side 'til the day I die"
Everyone contiued until the song ends.
{Die, yeah}
['Til the day I die, 'til the day I die, 'til the day I die]
{Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah}
['Til the day I die, 'til the day I die, 'til the day I die]
{And you will always be by my side}
"I'll never forget you"
[I will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never]
"I'll never forget you"
Everyone stopped and sang the final line.
"'Til the day I die"
The video stops there as the audience applauded and cheered loudly.
"Thanks!" Candela grinned as the audience cheered for the contestants. "And now, may we call on all contestants for the elimination ceremony!"
"Because you two teams won, both of you will be losing a member." Don announced.
"Um, am I hearing this right or did I not clean my ears this morning?" Kimmie asked out loud as everyone face palmed.
Chef got out two spinning wheels, each for the two teams.
"Let's start with Piano since they have the most members." Chef said as he held a part of the white wheel and starts spinning it. "And our 14th placer is for Total Drama: Musical Impact is...
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"What!?" Gabe stood. "There's got to be a mistake!"
Meredith ran up and hugged him. "Yeah!"
Mairead, Xavier, and Spear all gasped while Olivia yelled.
"This is nonsense!"
"Now now. Playing nice doesn't mean you'll win ya know!" Don said as he threw the remaining competitors with a piece of candy. He then turns to Team Forte, shuddering like there's no tomorrow and begab spining the other wheel.
"And for Team Piano, our 13th placer in Total Drama: Musical Impact is..."
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The wheel broke.
"WHOO! LOOKS LIKE NO ONE HERE'S GOING HOME!" Robert shouted like an idiot.
"Shut up! Dela Rosa, go get the other wheel!"
Dela Rosa saluted and came back with another black wheel.
"Okay, our 13th placer is...
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...Robert! That's what you get for randomly shouting something...weird!"
"Oh." Was all Robert could say before Evander came and gave him a hug.
"Thanks for sticking with me, bro." He said then patted his back.
"Sorry Robert." Amanda said sympathetically. "Hey at least we did good on the a cappella this time."
"You're right." He nodded. Sal gave him a high five.
"Take care bro." He smiled and Robert nodded in return.
Vivianne and Faith gave him a hug as well.
"Say hello to the others for me." Vivianne told him.
"Hey, we'll see each other in merge though. Don't forget that." Faith said, hearing the news of everyone meeting up in merge.
Both Gabe and Robert waved their final goodbyes and left the theater. The audience cheered for the both of them and the staff and judges made their exits as well.
"And the team switch!"
"WHAT-"
"-THE-"
"****!"
Was all the contestants could say.
"Okay, first team, we have Evander, Faith, Clayton, and Meredith! You guys are Team Percussion!" Don grinned and threw a banner with a picture of a drum to the three of them. Three because of Clayton's absence.
"Can't you think of something more stupid than this?" Evander asked, getting into his anger side again due to Robert's elimination.
"PERCUSSION! WHOOOO!" Faith cheered as she forgot what happened to her mother.
"Um, okay." Meredith shrugged.
"Next we have the second team: Amanda, Sal, Mairead, and Spear! You guys are Team String!" Candela smiled and threw them a banner with a violin in it.
"Uh, unless one of us knows how to play a string instrument?" Spear asked stupidly. None of them raised their hands and all shook their heads no. "No? Okay."
"And our last team: Vivianne, Kimmie, Xavier, and... uh... weird English girl!" Don chuckled sheepishly which made Olivia frown. "Sorry I forgot your name."
They caught a banner with a flute in it.
"What's this?" Vivianne asked. "An esophagus?"
Kimmie and Xavier laughed in response.
"TEAM WOODWIND! HAPPY!?" Chef glared and smacked the back of Kimmie's head, making her nod. "OH I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY! NOW GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!"
Chef yelled sarcastically and shoved every contestant alive in the theater out.
Candela and Don exchanged glances.
After 30 minutes, the hosts were left on stage.
"With Gabe and Robert gone, how will they cope up?" Candela asked.
"What will happen to Clayton?" Don asked.
"How will everyone react to their teams?" Chef asked and grinned evilly.
"And where the hell is Chris?!" The cameraman asked.
"I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP YOU BLASTED ROSA DELA ROSA!" Candela raged and tackled the camera(wo)man which shooked the camera a little.
"Uh, see ya guys next time on Total Drama: Musical Impact..." Don waved a bit and rushed out to check up on Clayton.
The camera went static.
Cast
Remaining Contestants:
Team Percussion: Evander, Faith, Clayton, Meredith
Team String: Amanda, Sal, Mairead, Spear
Team Woodwind: Vivianne, Kimmie, Xavier, Olivia
Eliminated Contestants:
18th (EP2) – Oliver "Oli" Greene, The Flirty Bad-Boy, Lost by: 4-2 vote
17th (EP4) – Kimberly May Quetzal, The Not So Regal Figure Skater, Lost by: Getting the Noisy Note twice in a row
16th (EP5) – Samuel Shye, The Western-ish Guitarist, Lost by: 5-3 vote
15th (EP6) – Arreis Smith, The Totally Not Sierra In Disguise, Lost by: Eliminated under Chris's orders
14th (EP8) – Gabe Johnson, The Easy-Goer, Lost by: Randomizer
13th (EP8) – Robert Reeves, The Displeased Idiot, Lost by: Randomizer
Game Changer Recipients from the previous episode: (italics means they're eliminated)
Advanced Note: Spear (Piano; from duo challenge), Kimmie (Piano, from A Cappella challenge)
Noisy Note: Faith (Forte; from duo challenge), Sal (Forte, from A Cappella challenge)
Songs used : All My Secrets Away (Part 2): Secrets (OneRepublic), Counting Stars (OneRepublic), Reflection (Lea Salonga/Christina Aguilera; from Mulan), Burning (Sam Smith), Never Forget You (Zara Larsson ft. MNEK [A Cappella Challenge #2])