Day #8 - Musimental Theater
"Last episode," Candela starts as she stood in the stage. "A certain intern places the blame of the applications incidents to another intern, and drama ensues."
A video clip of Mara with the other staff was shown.
"We also had some drama with the teams! We had Clayton's return in Team Percussion!"
A scene with Clayton coming to the stage and Faith, Evander, and Meredith having mixed emotions was shown.
"We also have Amanda and Mairead planning against Sal in Team String."
Another video clip with Amanda and Mairead talking right after Sal left was shown.
"And we finally have the elimination of poor Kimmie, thanks to Jacques and Josee."
Everyone hugging Kimmie on the elimination was shown.
"Today, we're gonna have a none performance episode! Since it's just a challenge, the episode won't probably be long. Also, keep on a lookout for the Anniversary Special! It'll be up before I go to school." Candela states. "Also, why am I the only one doing the intro? Oh well."
*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*
Episode 12: Playing With Fire
"I would never play with fire."
Meanwhile, in the kitchen...
Chef was busy whipping up a real meal in the kitchen. It's one of the smallest rooms in the building, so yeah, he was the only one in there so far.
He looked at the piece of paper in his right. He was following a recipe.
"Why did Don have to request such a hard meal? I don't even have much ingredients!" Chef exclaimed to himself as he stirred up a pot full of who knows what.
Sal passed by the kitchen. He was going to meet with his team when...
"Hey Sal. Could you help me out with this?" Chef asked the contestant. They were now both in the kitchen.
"Uh sure." Sal shrugged. "What is it? I'm not really that good in cooking..."
"Just mix the pot, I'm gonna go chop some veggies." Chef ordered and went to another counter to chop said vegetables.
After some time, he was done mixing.
"Is that it?" Sal asked.
"Yep. Thanks a lot. Now go to whatever it is you're planning to go to." Chef thanked him and the contestant left.
"Alright, maybe it wouldn't hurt to leave it for a while. I'm gonna need to buy some more ingredients." Chef then grumbled and went out the kitchen, with the pot in medium heat.
Team Percussion (Clayton, Evander, Faith, Meredith) - Dance Room
The camera zooms into the dance room. We can see that Evander just gave Clayton a high-five.
"Good to have you back, man." he comments.
"Yup, it's great to be back. I'm glad you dropped out from being too angry for once and decided to talk to your team." Clayton smiled. Evander made a smile in response. "Being in that medical room is so boring and dull. Literally."
"I feel you there." Meredith says as she patted his back. "So what's the news in your guys' room?"
Clayton paused for a moment.
"Not much." He spoke up. "Well, who cares about it now. It's pretty useless, especially since merge is nearing."
"Why say so?" Faith asked, deciding to join in the conversation.
"Because we're all gonna be sleeping in two rooms. One for the boys and one for the girls." Clayton answered. "I heard it from Don while he was talking to one of those staff."
"Oh, I see." Faith nodded. A smile grew on her face knowing that she could be with Vivianne again, unless if either of them are to be eliminated.
"Well, if there is nothing to do..." Clayton frowned and scooted to all three of them. "Then let's talk about whatever pops into our minds."
"Like, our life?" Meredith raised an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah if you're up for it." Clayton shrugged. "Like, why'd you signed up and stuff."
"Um..." Meredith stammered a bit. "I honestly don't really care about the money."
"Hmm, okay." Faith widened her eyes a bit at Meredith's reply. "So, why enter?"
Meredith paused for a bit. Seems like she didn't want to answer but she did anyway. "I just want to get a hold of my schoolmates that entered here. I miss those times when we hang out. And I'm sad that we didn't even get to make up for each other in the process."
Clayton decided to join in. "Well, there's nothing to worry about it. We'll all be meeting each other next episode. You have some time to bond with them then."
"Yeah, I guess it's safe to say that." Meredith gave them a small smile.
"Well, I'm here for my mother." Faith spoke up.
"Wait, she's in the island?" Evander cracked up. "Like, Lara Croft's dad?"
"No, you twat!" Faith spat making the beefhead grumble a bit. "I'm here to help my mother. She's in..." She gulps a bit before continuing. "Stage 4 lung cancer. So the money might help her with her operations."
"Oh, sorry to hear that." Meredith said in sympathy and gave her a hug, with Clayton as well.
"Might as well be helping you guys cheer up." Evander shrugged and scooted to them.
"Yeah, mine's not good either." Clayton shrugged too.
"Oh?" The other three looked at him, waiting for him to talk.
"I was left on the streets when I was kid." He admitted sadly. "I don't even know why my birth parents left me like that. I even walked for a day till I got attacked by a pack of dogs. Well, I guess that's why I chose my song the other day."
"Wow..." Faith widened her eyes.
"No one deserves that." Evander muttered. "Your birth parents are some twats."
"Yeah, but my siblings right now took me in as well as their parents and I guess they encouraged me to join this show." He continued. "My siblings and I even have these zodiac birth marks, but that remains a mystery to me. I got Cancer, so yeah."
"Well, I guess you had a happy ending after all." Meredith giggled.
"Yeah you can say that." Clayton nodded in response. "Evander?"
"What? No. I would never tell you that if people mess with me, they're getting their teeth knocked out." Evander scoffed.
The three backed up a little.
"Well, you technically told us just now." Meredith gulped, deciding not to mess with him anymore.
Team Woodwind (Olivia, Vivianne, Xavier) - Musimental Theatre Lobby
The camera then follows to the lobby, where we can see Team Woodwind just wandering around. The lobby seems empty, because the program doesn't start until twelve noon. It was only 9:00 in the morning.
"So what do you guys suggest we should do?" Vivianne asked the other two as she took a seat at a nearby couch.
"Like, holy hell. This lobby is so big. I even doubt that we were here over a week ago." Xavier commented as he looked around.
"How many days have we been in here if I may ask?" Olivia asked.
"Eight days?" Vivianne tilted her head in wonder. "I have a feeling that this season's gonna end in the seventeenth day."
"Gotta agree with you there." Xavier nodded. "Ugh, this team's so empty without Kimmie! I need someone to ruin the mood now."
Olivia slumped on the couch in agreement and yawned.
"Agreed."
"So..." Vivianne sat down next to them. "Xavier,"
"Yeah?" Xavier perked up wondering what in the heck would Vivianne ask him.
"Do you like Mairead?" She asked all of a sudden.
"W-what?" Xavier widened his eyes and turned into a bright shade of red. "What makes you say that?"
Olivia giggled. "Maybe it's because you spend your days with her a lot. Before this swap occurred."
"Ye- Nope... I mean, yes- wait." Xavier stuttered.
"Yep. We get the idea." Vivianne chuckled and patted his back.
"Thing is, I think she just recognizes me as a friend..." the outcast looked down for a bit.
"I get it." Vivianne smirked. "Me too, but it was different. At the first day, I thought Spear liked me until Meredith said he already has a girlfriend. Unlike Olivia, who has Sal."
"Oh, um... Sal and I aren't on that term yet." Olivia smiled nervously.
"Yet..." Vivianne and Xavier repeated together and smirked, nudging each other's elbows.
"Hm?" Olivia looked at them, not looking flustered at all.
"Eh, let's drop the topic. It's not interesting anymore." Vivianne declared.
Xavier breathed a sigh, but no one heard it.
"So, merge is coming up." Xavier bought up another topic. "Do you guys know what we're gonna do?"
"I don't know..." Vivianne shrugged.
"Shooting for the special episode?" Olivia wondered.
"There's a special episode?" Vivianne widened her eyes.
"I though we were talking about the merge?" Xavier chimed in.
"Oh, I don't even know what we're talking about anymore..."
"Scratch that. We should definetely stick together." Xavier said.
"We can get some other comrades to vote with us." Olivia added.
"True. So we should really kick out the bad guys first. I think we should start with..." Vivianne was about to say but it was cut off.
Team String (Amanda, Mairead, Sal) - Backstage
In the backstage, only Amanda and Mairead were present. Sal was in the kitchen at that time with Chef.
"Here's the thing." Amanda said. They were both behind the curtains. "We're taking out Sal. This thing has gone too far and I don't think he deserves to go past merge."
"Then how will we get the others to vote with us?" Mairead asked her.
"We can get Meredith to vote with us. She was my teammate before." Amanda suggested.
"Yeah, but doesn't she still hate you?" Mairead asked her once more. This left Amanda lost for a bit.
"Oh, about that..." Amanda scratched her head. "Never mind. We're getting the others."
Amanda was about to head out but then one of the nearest doors in the auditorium opened.
"Shit, speak of the devil." Amanda muttered and grabbed Mairead's arm. Both girls ran and hid in the clothing racks.
Speak of the devil indeed. Sal went in and opened up the curtains.
"Amanda? Mairead?" He called out.
Nothing.
"I thought we have a team meeting?" Sal hollered out again.
Behind a bunch of clothing racks were the two girls. The costumes were so long that it was enough to reach the ground, especially those fancy dresses, the ones that they've used in the very first episode. But enough about looking into details of clothing. Amanda then stood up, and without being seen, she went over to a chest. She motioned Mairead to come over. The socialite hesitated for a bit before tip-toeing over to Amanda. The two girls then went in the chest, big enough for both of them to fit in. But when they closed it, it made a sound.
Thud!
"Huh?" Sal turned around and saw the clothing racks, which shooked a bit.
In the chest, Mairead was about to gasp but Amanda covered her mouth. They realized that it wasn't safe to hide there so they reluctantly went out.
But as they head for the door, they weren't so hidden at all.
"Hey!" Sal called out. "Why are you guys-"
"Uh-oh." Amanda murmured.
"Um, I'm just gonna to the bathroom real quick." Mairead said and ran off.
"Yeah." Amanda nodded and turned but Sal grabbed her hand, hard.
"No." He shook his head. "Let's talk this through."
Mairead on the other hand didn't stop and ran out of the auditorium.
"So," Sal began. "Why are you turning against me?"
"I haven't even told you if I'm doing that or not!" Amanda fought back.
"Isn't it obvious?" Sal rolled his eyes. "You and Mairead were hiding away from me. "Think that can solve your problems?"
"Listen." Amanda growled. "I've had enough of your leadership. You know what, I honestly think that you apologizing to us is a facade! And also, I should've voted against you, but instead my stupid self had to take over and vote with you, against Spear. So yeah, your reign of terror needs to end!"
"Then why drag Mairead into this!?" He asked.
"I'm not dragging her into this mess! I'm saving her from this mess!" Amanda shook her hand away from his with her force. "And I don't want to be the one in the hot seat if she gets voted off, just like what Meredith felt about that last time! And besides, you're probably gonna rig the votes anyway!"
"Rig the votes? Ha!" He laughed. "Like that will ever happen-"
"Remaining contestants, please head on to the auditorium for the episode intro!" Candela said through the intercom.
Mairead on the other hand, was walking down the halls. She didn't want to be with either of them. She didn't even know who to trust at that moment because she currently has no allies with her. Maybe that will change in merge. However, something smells funny. Or, not funny at all.
"Why does it smell like something's burning?"
She ran to the kitchen, only to find out that there was a huge fire inside. Things were already burning to ashes and if they don't leave yet...
"Holy crap..."
She looked behind and found the fire alarm. She opened the case and slammed the button, making the alarm sound everywhere.
The socialite then ran to the auditorium where the cast was supposed to start the episode. No one heard the alarm though, which is a bad news for them.
"GUYS! THERE'S A FIRE IN THE KITCHEN!" Mairead shouted.
"A fire?" Xavier gasped. "Is this true?"
"What!?" Candela stood up.
But before anyone else could move, the alarm sounded again.
"Curse these alarms for not sounding here in the auditorium!" Don rolled his eyes.
"I'll go see what's up." Hah offered but before he could even stand up, a flaming wooden plank flew in the auditorium, causing everyone to shriek.
"W-what is that!?" Mara whimpered.
"EVERYONE, OUT NOW! THE WHOLE PLACE WILL BURN DOWN SOON!" Dean shouted and everyone ran to the emergency exit.
"Get the other staff! We're getting out of here!" Eden yelled and Dustin, Maya, and Noah went to find the cameramen.
Eveyone ran outside the auditorium and into another hallway. Water sprinkles began activating and everyone got hit by the water, soaking them.
"Quick, the stairs!" Chef ordered and everyone went downstairs. Despite being too wet, they managed to keep their pace up and head over to the main doors when...
"MAIREAD! WATCH OUT!" Amanda yelled. A plank was about to fall near the entrance right before Mairead could open the doors. Luckily, Amanda pushed her aside and tagged her along so she wouldn't get hit too.
"Okay, what the heck is going on here!?" Xavier demanded for once, waiting for an answer.
Candela turned her head to Chef Hatchet, who already dropped his groceries to the ground.
"You did this, didn't you?"
"Oh shut up! We need to find a way out of here first! The doors have been blocked!" Chef changed the subject.
"The windows!" Vivianne pointed to the big windows nearby. Team Woodwind helped and pitched in to open the windows, and Dustin, Maya, and Noah came back with some of the staff.
"What happened?" Edward McGreen asked.
"Shit happened. That's what." Maya retorted and jumped from the window after everyone else had gone. Edward rolled his eyes and jumped too.
Once everyone was done, they all ran further in the front yard to the parking lot.
"Where are we going!?" Louiza asked the hosts.
"Why aren't there any ambulances or fire trucks?" Meredith asked frantically.
"Don't tell me they haven't called any emergency number yet!" Vivianne crossed her arms.
"I already called them!" Dustin informed.
"Well, what the fuck did they said!?" Maya demanded.
"They-"
Dustin was interrupted by the sound of glass shattering coming from the auditorium and everyone shrieked.
"It's too dangerous now!" Faith said.
Don looked around saw the bus they sometimes used, being parked at the near end of the lot.
"In the bus! Now!" He ordered and everyone ran as fast as they can to the bus.
"I can't even run that far yet!" Clayton frowned. Evander grabbed his arm for him to run faster.
"Just try and run faster!"
Everyone ran as fast they can to the bus. One of the producers went in first and started the engine. As the bus was slowly moving forward, everyone used that chance to board in as fast as they can. Once everyone was seated, the bus sped off. Everyone was scared for their life. Dela Rosa was filming everything so far.
"How did that happen?" Edward McGreen asked.
"How could you, Chef!?" Candela yelled as she walked to Chef in the aisle. "You nearly cost us our lives back there!"
Chef shook his head and stood from his seat.
"Sal did it!" He blurted shamelessly.
"WHAT!?" Sal raged and stood up. He could already feel the anger taking over him.
"I knew it!" Amanda gasped. Meredith covered her mouth.
"But why!?" She sobbed.
"PEOPLE! I DID NOT DO THIS!" Sal shouted. "I WAS ONLY HELPING CHEF COOK UP FOOD BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY THERE! PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME!"
Everyone was quiet. Then Candela remembered something.
"Oh shit, the apps." She gasped.
"YOU LEFT THE APPS!?" Don stood up. The bus took a sharp left and the hosts and Sal fell back to their seats.
"So where are we headed to?" Candela asked.
"Crown Island." Said the driver. "I figured it's more safe there. We're taking the boats at the dock."
Meanwhile, in Musimental Island, everyone was doing their own thing. May sat on the couch and turned on the television, only to tune in to something... not good, as you may call it.
"Um guys, I think you should take a look at this." May said to the others. "Guys?"
Everyone went into the living room.
"Breaking news. The reality show Total Drama and its season, Act I: Musical Impact has currently delayed its eleventh episode due to a fire in their venue. Fire trucks and ambulances are currently surrounding the Musimental Theater. No one was reported dead, but the whole cast was reported missing, along with the staff members." said the news reporter.
Arreis blinked again.
"WHAT!? DON'T TELL ME THAT DAMNED MCLEAN DID SOMETHING HIDEOUS AGAIN!" Arreis glared.
"Impossible." Spear answered. "He was already suspended before I got eliminated. Or when Robert and Gabe got eliminated."
Oli was drinking a carton of milk and spit it all on a nearby couch upon seeing the news.
"Oli, what the fuck!" Samuel yelled as milk was instantly absorbed by the couch's fabric material.
"Is that true!?" Oli exclaimed.
"I'm afraid so." May frowned.
"Hey, what happened?" Kimmie asked as she settled her things, before looking at the news. "Really? I just got here last night!"
"Obviously. Maybe they're heading here now." Gabe wondered. "I'll go check outside."
"They couldn't have gone missing." Robert added and followed Gabe outside.
"Robert, this is an island." Gabe added as they were now outside. "How do you expect them to come here out of all places?"
"Unless if they have a boat..." Robert scratched his head.
"Ugh, so the aftermath is cancelled then?" Gabe asked the other former competitor.
"Probably." Robert replied. "Well, not entirely cancelled. Just delayed, that's all. And I guess a little delay wouldn't hurt the audience, right?"
Moments later, the bus was still on the way to the docks. Some of the contestants and staff slept along the way.
"Calm down." Olivia assured Sal and rubbed his back. They both sat in the back of the bus, away from the commotion.
"They don't believe me!" Sal frowned. "I swear it was Chef! He was here before it happened!"
Olivia looked at him. She couldn't help but feel bad for him. Sure, he had done a lot of bad stuff since day one but this? It's impossible.
Was he actually crying?
"Sal, stop making a fuss about it. Clearly, this isn't your doing." Olivia told him sternly.
"I... I guess so." Sal shrugged. "But seriously, I would never play with fire!"
"Guys, we're at the docks!" The driver yelled.
"Ugh, do you have to shout it all out, Baugher?" Candela ranted as the bus came to a halt.
"Yes. Now let's go ask that person over there about how we're gonna get a boat to Crown Island." Baugher pointed at a male standing by the docks.
Everyone got out of the bus and headed over to the docks.
"Excuse me!" Don ran up to the person. "How much is the ride to Crown Island?"
"Hmm, it depends on how much are riding." The man responded.
As the man was explaining to them about the ride to Crown Island, Candela's phone rang off so she distanced herself for a bit.
"Hello?" Candela said. "...What!? You're telling me you're going there?...Fine, we'll meet you there soon."
"Who was that?" Don asked.
"Someone who you do not wanna know..." she narrowed her eyes in response.
"Well, we gotta go. Everyone else is already boarding the boat." Don replied and went straight for the others. Candela followed closely behind. The day for them is not going so well after all. As soon as everyone was already boarded, the boat took off.
Later...
Robert nudged Gabe, who was sleeping on a beach chair.
"What is it?" Gabe groaned and sat up.
"Is that what I think it is?" Robert asked the other former competitor as he pointed on two boats far in the sea. "I told you they'd be going here out of all places."
"Guess you win." Gabe shrugged and went back in the resort to call the others. "Guys, they're here!"
Arreis was the first one to react. "What!?"
"They're here?" May asked. "Oh thank goodness, they weren't missing after all!"
The rest of the former contestants rushed to the outdoors to greet the cast.
As the boat approaches the island, the eliminated cast were now seen waving to them, signaling that they were there.
"Hey guys! It's them!" Vivianne jumped up and shouted.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" Faith followed along with her friend and jumped also.
"HIIII GUYS!" Louiza followed them as well.
The man who talked with them earlier noticed this and started to warn them.
"Please sit down at all times!"
However, Maya had a different kind of warning.
"YOU JERKWARDS BETTER STOP JUMPING OR ELSE WE'LL BE FALLING OFF FROM THIS F***ING BOAT LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN SOUND OF MUSIC!" Maya stood up and demanded so loud that Mara had to cover her ears. Welp, looks like Maya didn't listen to herself and stood up, too.
Evander demanded as well. "SIT DOWN- WAUGH!"
Too late. The boat tilted over and everyone riding on it hit the water.
"UGH!" Amanda groaned, making a splash.
"SHIT!" Eden cursed under her breath before splashing into the water with the others.
"I CAN'T SWIM!" Meredith wailed. Xavier heard this so he grabbed her along.
"Ugh, thanks a lot Vivianne for starting this off!" Noah yelled, as well as glaring at the rocker girl.
"Hey, blame them for waving at us!" Vivianne stated as everyone began holding on to the upside down boat.
"So are we just gonna swim there?" Clayton asked, clearly annoyed by their situation.
"Yup." Mairead rolled her eyes and began swimming. Everyone else followed her as well.
...
As everyone made it to the island, they all laid down on the white sands.
"Ugh, who knew swimming could be so exhausting..." Clayton groaned. "Especially when you just came back from the medical room..."
The former contestants ran and help out their fellow cast members.
"Good to see you guys!" Oli cheered as he helped Mairead and Evander up.
"Yeah, you guys were all around the news!" Kimmie exclaimed. "I honestly thought you guys were gone!"
"And our belongings are now vanquished." Olivia commented.
"Our things... right." Sal added.
Little they know that the former contestants weren't the only ones greeting them.
"Well, you guys should probably thank me for adding some clothes to the wardrobes in case this happened." Said a voice who was approaching them. Everyone had mixed reactions and easily figured out who that was.
"McLean." Arreis muttered under her breath.
"Now get going." Chris ordered. "Top ten, you have a pre-merge elimination coming in an hour."
"Pre-merge? We're not with our teans anymore?" Amanda widened her eyes.
"Nope. You'll all be voting as if merge happened. Period." Chris answered.
"What!?" Candela shouted, with some gasps coming from the others. "You knew this was gonna happen!? Are you planning to do something I don't know again?!"
"Nope." Chris shook his head. "Get changed, people!"
1 hour before elimination - Crown Island Resort
After everyone got dressed, some decided to rest for a while. However, Amanda and Mariead managed to get Clayton, Evander, and Faith in one of the rooms.
"So, what's shaking?" Faith came in, wearing a plain pink shirt and blue shorts.
"And why did you guys picked us out of everyone?" Evander asked as well. He was in a white shirt and black pants.
Amanda stood up in front of them. She wore a yellow shirt and maroon pants. "We're gonna get Sal out."
Mairead chimed in, wearing a blue top and shorts. She was also drying her hair with a towel. "And we probably think that you guys don't like him as much as we do."
"Can't really say much." Evander told them. "I haven't been teammates with him. The only person I know about how they can play is lackey over there." He said as he pointed at Faith.
Faith flipped her wet hair in anger and practically yelled. "I am not a lackey!"
Clayton, wearing a green long sleeved shirt and brown pants, just smirked while running a finger in his hair. "Lackey? I thought Oli was the only lackey-"
Amanda shot him a glare.
"Okay, never mind." Clayton gulped.
"So we're golden on voting Sal?" Mairead recapped.
"Yup." Evander frowned. Everyone stood up and left.
As Evander was walking towards the kitchen, he felt a hand in his shoulder.
"Ugh, would you- oh, hey Sal." Evander greeted bluntly.
Sal, who was in a black shirt and shorts, didn't really looked pleased to see him though. "Look, I know Amanda told you and some others to vote for me."
"And why?" Evander spat. "Why should I listen to you? Everyone knows that you're the one that caused mayhem in the theater."
Sal glared at him. "I did NOT! I just helped Chef! What about you? Do YOU help your team?"
"Yep. And I'm not gonna listen to whatever junk you're about to place on me." Evander turned his back to leave but Sal stopped him.
"Listen, Craver. Help me get rid of Amanda or I'll tell the others to vote on you." Sal spilled it all out.
"What for? She has a point about voting you off, and not you." Evander narrowed his eyes.
"Rig the votes. Now. Do that or you're out of the game." Sal threatened and gave him five index cards and a pen.
"What the heck!? Where the hell did you get that? Aren't those Don's cards? The ones we use when we vote?" Evander widened his eyes as he stares at the cards.
"I don't care. Just do it now, you jackass." Sal muttered and looked at him. Evander sighed and wrote Amanda's name on all the cards.
Confessional: If we go down, then we DON'T go down together
Evander: OH, I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S THE JACKASS, YOU TWAT! Ahem... I meant Sal. Tell you what. I'll do what he wants, but since he's coming to merge with us, I'll make sure he's the first one gone! *balls up fists*
End confessional
Sal went to the living room, meeting with Meredith, Olivia, Vivianne, and Xavier.
"What?" Vivianne, who was dressed in an orange shirt and yellow pants, looked at him.
"Evander did it." Sal said and held up the cards with Amanda's name written in them.
"You're cheating?" Olivia, dressed in a white shirt and blue pants, widened her eyes. Meredith, who was in a white shirt and blue shorts, covered her mouth as well.
"That doesn't sound right." Xavier added. He was in a red shirt and green shorts.
"Guys, I promise I'll make it up to you on merge." Sal told them as he sat down. "Just help me in this one, okay?"
Confessional: Promises don't last forever
Meredith: I don't know. I forgave Sal, but I still can't forget what happened to Spear before. And Amanda, I'm still not in good terms with her as well... I don't know...
Olivia: Cheating? Promise? Oh, there is something going on, alright.
Xavier: I'm not sure about this. I gotta ask Mairead, but she's been with Amanda ever since. And Amanda seems kinda scary...geez...
Vivianne: Holy cow. This episode is... how do I put this together... so wrong on so many levels.
End confessional
Pre-merge elimination! 2:00 PM
"Good afternoon, everybody!" Chef greeted. All of the staff and hosts wore a white shirt and black pants. "We'll be having our elimination, and after this, we'll be having lunch!"
"Considering what happened to our lunch back in the theater..." Candela rolled her eyes and tied her hair up.
"Let's make this quick." Chris popped out of nowhere. "Safe with no votes are-"
"Chris! You're still suspended, so get out!" Don shouted.
"Actually, no. We're putting Chris back. Chef, you're suspended." Candela declared.
"WHAT!?" Chef widened his eyes.
"Oh come on! It's only two episodes!" Candela retorted and grabbed the index cards. "Anyways, safe with no votes are Clayton, Evander, Mairead, Meredith, Xavier, Faith, Olivia, and Vivianne!"
The eight of them all sighed together, knowing that they're part of the top 9.
"Sal, Amanda, only one of you is safe." Don said. "And since everyone only voted for one person, our 10th placer of Musical Impact is-"
"WAIT!" Amanda stood up. "Everyone voted for one person?"
"Yup." Candela nodded.
Amanda sat back and glared at Sal.
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Amanda smacked her forehead hard. "What happened to our plan!?"
"I voted Sal! Like what you said!" Mairead had her hands up defensively.
"Impossible." Amanda glared. "You all probably voted me out!"
"Well, that's what it said on the cards..." Chris read the cards.
A small smirk crept out of Sal's face but quickly faded when Amanda turned to them.
"When I find that person who did that, I'll make their lives a living hell!" Amanda glared as she stormed back to the resort.
"Well, congrats everyone remaining, for reaching merge and making it to the top nine!" Chef added. "With that, there'll be no more teams! NOW SHOO!" Chef said and the contestants scrambled off.
"You're already suspended!" Don said.
"Who cares! Because, that concludes our episode!" Candela says. "Next time, we have the special anniversary episode, then the official merge episode!"
"So see ya next time in-"
"TOTAL!"
"DRAMA!"
"ACT I!"
"MUSICAL IMPAAAAACT!" Everyone shouted and the staff began throwing sand at each other.
"What the frick! Stop throwing it as if it were snow!" Candela shouted before the camera shuts off.
End episode.
In case you didn't know, here are the votes!
Amanda voted for... Sal! (VOID)
Clayton voted for... Sal! (VOID)
Evander voted for... Sal! (VOID)
Faith voted for... Sal! (VOID)
Mairead voted for... Sal! (VOID)
Meredith voted for... Amanda!
Olivia voted for... Amanda!
Sal voted for... Amanda!
Vivianne voted for... Amanda!
Xavier voted for... Amanda!
Amanda - 5 votes (Meredith, Olivia, Sal, Vivianne, Xavier)
Sal - 5 votes [VOID] (Amanda, Clayton, Evander, Faith, Mairead)
Eliminated: Amanda (5-5 Rigged Pre-merge Votes)
Cast
Merged Contestants:
Clayton, Evander, Faith, Mairead, Meredith, Olivia, Sal, Vivianne, Xavier
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
12th (EP9) – Cedric "Spear Saber Mint" Merritt, The Emotional Gentleman, Lost by: 2-1-1 tiebreaker vote
11th (EP10) – Kimberly "Kimmie" Hobbs, The Dreamer, Lost by: Performance Score
10th (EP11) – Amanda "Mandy", The Misunderstood Girl, Lost by: Rigged Pre-Merge votes