Day #9 - Crown Island Resort
The camera opens to the living room, where the staff are present.
"Good morning viewers!" Don says enthusiastically. "Today marks the official merge episodes where teams dissolve and everyone fights their way to the top!"
It was now Candela's turn to speak. "Speaking of merge, previously on Total Drama Act I: Musical Impact, we had our one year anniversary for this season!"
Clips of the truths and dares being done are shown, mostly Sal.
"We've learned some interesting secrets from some of our contestants!" Chris butted in. "Plus, Chef got suspended. Or wasn't that in the episode before it?"
"Well, don't mind about that right now." Candela rolled her eyes. "And for that, we're gonna start with the merge episode! Plus, does anyone know that we'll also be meeting some of the contestants' families?!"
"WHAT!?" the contestants all shouted.
*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: Winged Reasons
"The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give." -Howard Cosell
The girls that were still in the competition were in one of the girls' rooms. They were currently chatting together. Even though it's the merge, they all still managed to keep their friendships with one another.
"So, what should we talk about?" Vivianne asked the other four girls who were present in the room with her.
"I don't know..." Mairead began to think in wonder. "Anyway, I guess we all know that our families are gonna come later, right? I'm hoping to see them later!"
"Me as well." Olivia nodded. "I absolutely cannot wait for the event."
"My parents are coming too!" Meredith jumped excitedly but then, her mood changed quickly when she saw Faith and Vivianne. "Hey, what about you guys?"
"I don't think they can. Well, definitely not my sister because we're enemies. Plus mom's still in the hospital, and dad is... you know."
"Oh... I'm sorry for asking..." Meredith apologized sympathetically and gave her a hug.
"Me neither." Vivianne said. "I don't want to see them ever again."
"I'm sorry for asking again..." Meredith gulped but hugged Vivianne anyway.
"Well, if this topic's too... not good to talk about, why don't we talk about something else?" Mairead asked.
"Oh! So my friend Jenny had organized a deal with another one of my friends, Ciara before the show." Olivia decided to bring it up.
"What's it about?" Mairead began to perk up. The other girls scooted closer to her.
"Um... about me going to leave the show with a boyfriend or not..." Olivia gulped.
"Awww that's so cute!" Faith squealed. "Who'll be the lucky guy?!"
"Sal? You two seem close." Vivianne told them.
"Not that close... maybe just an acquaintance... although I still cannot accept what he had done to Amanda and Spear in the past. And now that he is officially roping Evander into the catastrophe, the situation is getting even more alarming." Olivia held her head down.
"What if there's a second choice?" Mairead began to smile. "You know, like Xavier?"
"I thought he is with you now, Mairead?" Meredith asked. Everyone turned to look at the socialite.
"Ehehehehe..." Mairead began to chuckle nervously. "Um... I'm pretty sure you all heard about what I said last night in the anniversary episode? About me being more attracted to..." she gulped. "Girls?"
Everyone else looked at the ground.
Confessional: We Must Kill This Mood Before It Kills You Too
Mairead: I completely killed the mood, didn't I? Thanks to my stupid brain... *grumbles*
Faith: I actually never knew this side of Vivianne. I should really lend my hand in for her when she needs it.
Vivianne: *sigh* If you must know why I do not want to speak about my parents is this. I was born into an extremely conservative, christian family. So yeah, like Mairead, I'm part of the church choir but as lead singer. But all this shit started when I began drinking, smoking, and even playing my guitar that I have with me until today. Because of that, my parents and I were expelled from the church. Maybe because I was 13 at that time. After that, they fought me, and each other about that happened and they ended up being divorced. I lived with my father after that, but I'm tired of receiving every single blame about why their lives turned out to be what they are today. So about a year after that, I ran away and lived with one of my friends in the city, which is probably why I got these anger issues and stuff.
Meredith: I feel so guilty about asking that question to Faith and Vivianne. I shouldn't have done that...
Olivia: I actually wanted Jenny to win the bet. Because if Ciara did win the bet... then I will not know what to do anymore. *she chuckles slightly*
End confessional
"Well, why don't we-"
Suddenly Candela opened the door which made the girls scream.
"Whoa!"
"Ah!"
"Um... sorry to disturb you guys, ehehehe." Candela scratched her head. "Anyway, since the event is later at midnight, we're gonna go shopping! Since the theme there is kinda formal, you girls need to look glamorous!"
"Whoa, seriously!?" Meredith said. "Where? There's not a single mall in this island!"
"That's why we're going to New York, okay? I mean, if we go on the cruise later, it'll only take about an hour." Candela said. "Oh, we're also going with the other girls and the interns so yeah, pack up and get dressed cause we're going soon!"
"Well, I'm not exactly a fan of shopping but I guess I have no choice." Vivianne shrugged and grabbed her backpack.
"I'm getting hyped." Olivia said and rushed to the closet to pick a set of clothes. The others did so as well, smiles forming on their faces.
Time rewind...
In the boys room with the remaining contestants, only Clayton, Evander, and Xavier were present inside. But Sal was off to who knows where, probably because of what happened last night.
Evander stood up and locked the door.
"Guys," he turned to the other two. "Gather around. We gotta have some serious talk."
"It's about Sal, isn't it?" Clayton raised his eyebrows.
"Yup." The beefhead nodded. Both Xavier and Clayton gathered up with him and sat on one of the beds, particularly Xavier's.
"What's it about this time?" Xavier asked curiously, wanting to know what this culprit could be up to now that it's merge.
"Sal is roping me up into the mess. And..." Evander hesitated for a bit before continuing. "I was responsible for Amanda's elimination."
"You... he... eliminate... WHAT!?" Clayton shouted and stood up but Evander stopped him.
"No." Evander grabbed the emo's wrist and sat him down. "I may be responsible for it, but listen to me, Clayton. Sal forced me to rig the votes using those index cards that the hosts got yesterday. I don't know how did he get them, but he sure did. And I'm warning you guys, if Sal forces you to do something incredibly stupid that might even cost your game, tell me. We've already gone this far, and we can't let our game down just because of some imbecile."
"Okay," Xavier nodded. "I'll keep an eye out for him."
"Yeah," Clayton looked at the other two. "In fact, I think we should make alliance. I bet we all need one right now and the first threat that we really need to get rid of is Sal. We gotta get the other girls to agree too."
Evander stared at them for a bit, before patting him in the back.
Confessional: I Need You
Evander: Now, I know that I usually form alliances with only strong people, but in this case, I think now is a great time to ally with someone who has the same target as you. And Clayton and Xavier are just the two that I need. Maybe I'm gonna get Olivia back into this alliance we started back when we were in Beat Breakers. Thing is, does she still have that thing for Sal? Considering what happened back in the bus?
Xavier: Ugh. Sal sure is a pain in the neck. He is manipulating people and eliminating them on the spot. Sometimes even eliminating people who he thinks are weak. I know Evander is like that, but I also know that Evander would never sabotage someone's reputation just because they are weak. I mean, just look at the friendship he has with Robert. Robert may not be physically strong, but he does have a strong thinking.
Clayton: This honestly sounds very alarming. I mean, he could even rope Xavier, me, or even one of the girls into this mess, the closest one being Olivia. But what got me thinking though was the fact why does he want to win so much. Does he... need the money that bad or is it just for his own greed? Probably because of his past life? If he needs it badly, why didn't he just say so and maybe the three of us could help him in some way? I have a lot of questions that needs answering.
Sal: I'm already guessing that Evander is teaming up with the rest of the boys, huh? Well, I really need to turn this one around... but since we're now against each other, we'll have to fight our way to the top on our own.
End confessional
Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door.
"Uh, come in!" Clayton said and the door slowly opened, revealing it to be Don with a sheepish smile.
"Ummm, I hope I'm not interrupting anything but we're going to go shopping for today! I mean, everyone still needs a break from the game, right? So yeah, we're gonna be meeting with the other guys so we could shop for shit happening later in the event-"
"There's an event!?" Xavier squealed. "Awesome!"
"Yeah, so come on guys, we're gonna leave in about half an hour."
"Sweet!" Xavier smiled, knowing that he'll meet with the other guys again.
"Yeah... awesome..." Evander rolled his eyes completely the opposite of what Xavier was feeling right now. Clayton noticed this and gave him a pat on the back.
Confessional: I Want You Back
Evander: It's great because I'm gonna see Robert and Gabe again, but it's also bad at the same time because we're gonna be shopping with Solomon Freaking Hutchinson.
End confessional
A few moments later, we can see that everyone is at the living room, up and ready to go.
"So where's the cruise?" Hah asked the crew.
"What cruise?" Candela told them.
"You're the one who told us that we're going on a freaking cruise, Candela! What gives!" Louiza smacked her forehead.
"I was just kidding you stupid barnacle!" Candela snapped, coming up with a random insult to throw at. "Anyway, we-"
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK! The horn blasted so loud (in which Dustin is standing closest to) that everyone had to cover their ears.
"F*ck that horn." Dustin muttered under his breath.
"You know what, let's just go." Don instructed them and they all boarded in the cruise, some with happy faces (Kimmie), others with blank expressions (Oli), and some even looked pissed (Amanda), but they all boarded along anyway and no one was left behind.
*Commercial Break*
The camera was panned to the living room, where Don, Chris, Chef, and Candela were present.
"Hey guys!" Don smiled and winked at the camera.
"Whose idea was to put the announcement in a freaking commercial?!" Candela demanded.
"Chef did." Chris answered.
"No, Chris did!" Chef retorted.
"You know what, both of you are gonna get suspended if you don't shut your ass." Candela raged.
"But I'm already suspended!" Chef groaned.
"Why, is it bad enough to extend your suspension period?" the hostess smirked at him.
Chef didn't mutter a word.
"Okay, anyways, commercial breaks aren't supposed to be this long thanks to these idiots but we will be announcing the veterans for Total Drama Act II: Musical Impact!"
"Now, here's the first one. The one that made friends, although some may not consider it as friends, with Evander during the game but sadly got eliminated with someone else in the game. It's Robert!"
Robert Reeves - Now, I feel like I didn't do a good job with Robert, honestly. This is the main reason why I added him to the roster. Plus, I feel like he would be a great addition to the cast, since no one sent me an OC with his personality. (Voice: Mezzo-Tenor)
"Our second one is someone who will always have a memorable spot in people's hearts. It's Kimmie!" Don announced. "And because we wanted to keep this commercial sweet and short, we had to cut our interviews with them until next aftermath."
Kimberly Hobbs/Kimmie - I wanted to keep her in the cast due to several reasons. One reason is that she was one of the most liked contestant in the whole cast. The other... I don't know. But she is a fan favorite of this season, so why not add her? (Voice: Soprano)
"Next is someone who STILL deserves a second chance, even at his poor performance about a week ago. We have Oli!" Chris applauded.
Oliver Green/Oli - I usually put first boots in the sequels, so yeah. My main reason to add him was so that he can play better. I can assure you though, that he won't get the first boot this time. (Voice: Tenor)
"Our fourth person, is... someone who got unfairly eliminated... yeah big spoiler... it's Arreis!" Candela smirked., but Chris end up scoffing in the background.
Arreis Smith - Same as for Oli, but that is because I don't want her to lose at an unfortunate time again, lol. And also because she's also a fan favorite. (Voice: Alto)
"Next is actually the SOMEONE that Robert got eliminated with, it's Gabe!" Don widened his eyes at the word 'someone'.
Gabe Johnson - Much like Robert, I feel like I didn't do well with him, so I wanted to give him another chance. But trust me, Robert and Gabe aren't going to be eliminated in the same episode again! (Voice: Bass)
"And last, also a beloved player who someone thought that this person would like them back. Wait, that seems a bit complicated, isn't it? It's Mairead!" Chef nodded.
Mairead Charlotte Kavanagh - Honestly, I kinda feel bad for not letting Xavier in the cast (but I didn't put him because I also like his creator's other character, Misha, and I wanted only one OC per author so yep), but for me, I personally think Mairead would make a great addition. Who knows what will happen to her. (Voice: Mezzo-Soprano)
"Also, they aren't the only ones who are returning. Some of the interns will be returning as well! And there will also be some contestants who will return as team mentors, but you won't find out until the next Act II update." Candela added.
"And I guess that concludes our long commercial!" Don gave the camera a thumbs up. "Now, hold your horses as we return to the merge episode of-"
"TOTAL!"
"DRAMA!"
"ACT 1!"
"MUSICAL IMPACT!"
*End commercial*
After the commercial and some... other commercials from our sponsors... ahem... we now return with our full cast who were now enjoying their time in the cruise.
The camera cuts to Robert and Evander as they look over to the horizon that has the deep blue sea.
"You know what, Robert?" Evander looked over to him and then looked back to the blue. "I missed having you in the game. It's getting hard to not have someone as your friend that can play with you and help you if you need a hand."
Robert looked over to him and nodded as well. "Same. But you have Clayton and Xavier with you right? You three would make a great team."
"They're great too, but it's not the same when you're not around. Oh and, sorry for underestimating you while you were still in the game." Evander chuckled. "Well, what I've learned from that is to not judge strength by one's looks. Because, you're actually pretty strong. Not physically, but mentally and emotionally. I've never seen you become emotional before."
"Well, neither do you." Robert laughed. "Stop it before you make me emotional."
"Will do, bro." Evander nodded and the two pull each other into a bro hug.
"Speaking of the game," Robert began. "How's life without me? I mean technically, you've already answered that question but I actually want to know more. Like, how the hell did that fire started and all that crap."
"Well if you really want to know, I actually didn't see the whole thing. Mairead just literally told us everything that she saw." Evander answered. "We were all gathered up in the auditorium waiting for the start of the episode until she just ran in and began screaming about the fire. Actually, I didn't believe at first despite all the screaming and panicking that happened until this huge flaming plank shot into the auditorium causing a flame there."
"Whoa, okay. That was pretty shocking. Who do you think could have done it?" Robert asked him.
"According to the hosts, they mentioned that Chef was cooking up a meal in the kitchen. Then Sal came over to help him and when he was done, he was free to go. Then Chef realizes that his ingredients are incomplete and he quickly rushed to a nearby store to buy those things and it was probably because he was gone for so long that it started up the fire. But what I actually don't get is that, why do they blame it on Sal? Sure he is a person that can literally ruin your day, but honestly, he doesn't deserved to be blamed at."
"Maybe that is why Candela suspended him. Now I actually get this whole ordeal." Robert nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, the camera then pans onto Kimmie and Meredith. The two were in a room with a table and two chairs; fit enough to play a card or a board game. But right now, the two are sitting there; Kimmie with a pen and a piece of yellow colored paper in hand and Meredith watching over her.
"Why you have that?" Meredith asked. Of course when it comes to these kinds of topics, she'll get pretty curious.
"Um... I'm just gonna make a letter." Kimmie laughed sheepishly.
"Wait. What kind of letter?" Meredith asked again, getting a bit excited.
"Do you I have to tell you?" Kimmie raised a brow up. "Well, since you're my friend, I guess it's an exception, hehe."
"Spill the beans, girl." Meredith chuckled and scooted closer to Kimmie.
"It's for Robert." The dreamer said casually.
"Ehehehe...what!?" The historian widened her eyes at the sudden answer. "Let me guess... you like him now?"
"Oh shut up!" Kimmie playfully smacked the other girl's arm as she tried to hide her red face.
"Guuuuuurl, you two would look cute together! Thing is, he's kind of a bad boy but hey, opposites attract!" Meredith squealed. "So tell me, why Robert out of everyone here?"
"Well, I like how he lets his image stay tough, not as tough as Evander's, but just right. But I also cannot stop thinking of that day when he confronted one of the staff about Clayton." Kimmie smiled. "And I'm not really into looks, but I'm more of a personality girl and for me, he has the perfect personality. He just needs to open up a bit."
"Why don't you try talking to him?" Meredith asked for the umpteenth time of the day.
"Don't rush things, okay! Just help me write this letter. Of course he's not supposed to know that I wrote it." Kimmie smirked and began writing the header of the letter.
"Will do!" Meredith beamed and the two giggled.
The camera now pans to a fairly big staircase leading to the bottom floor. Amanda is seen sitting on it with an obvious frown in her face.
"Ugh, this is pure shit." She gritted her teeth. "What's the point of having fun in the merge episode when you've recently just been eliminated?" She said as she lightly punched herself.
Little she know that Arreis was seeing her dilemma as she went down the stairs and plopped next to her.
"Hey." She greeted.
"Oh... hi." Amanda greeted in a monotone voice. "Why are you here?"
"I can relate." Arreis nodded a bit. "I can relate about the things you've been through, and I know it's not easy."
"What do you mean?" Amanda tilted her head to the side.
"Well, we've both been unfairly eliminated... but I'm impressed how you managed to go further than me. I mean, you may not know this, but I've been admiring your leadership skills back when we had the Rhythm Repeaters team. You did a great job at trying to stop Sal and Spear from the fight. But who knows how worse can that rivalry get." Arreis said.
"Yeah, you're right. And if you actually put the pieces together, most of the rivalries are actually caused by the boys." Amanda pondered at it. "What about you? I mean, Chris eliminated you and I know you don't deserve it."
"Actually, I do." Arreis answered.
"What?"
"If I hadn't been such a snuck-up snob, then I wouldn't get eliminated if I never actually saw the culprit and acted in front of the camera as if I didn't." Arreis smirked.
"Slow down, what the hell do you mean by you actually saw the culprit!? You're too fast." Amanda said, trying to keep her head together.
"Listen. I know the interns are blaming Maya as the stealer of all our applications but it was actually someone who hasn't been in the spotlight that much." Arreis pointed out.
"And who could that be?" Amanda wondered.
"Hah. That was actually the reason why he didn't show up that much." Arreis explained. "He actually changed up his look to actually look a bit like Maya which is why Mara keeps on putting the blame on her.
"Yeesh, Mara's so judgmental. Actually, I'm kinda shocked that Maya didn't do something stupid for once." Amanda replied. "Well, now that you've actually spilled some tea to me, why don't we do the same for Candela?"
"I beg your pardon?"
"Ummm, we tell them." Amanda said. "That way, Hah will receive disciplinary action on what he had done. What he did was some strange logic, but hey, we can't take everything for granted now can we?"
"You're right. Let's go." Arreis said and helped Amanda up.
"Oh... and thanks for being such a great sport. You were more than just a teammate." Amanda smiled.
"No problem." Arreis smiled. "Now let's tell the others before things get worse than they already are."
In another room, a bit similar to Kimmie and Meredith's, we see the same stuff but different people.
There were two doors, and three different people came in from them.
On the left door, a boy came in and had his guitar on his back.
On the right door, a boy and a girl entered. Both were chatting a bit.
Until they all met face to face.
"Well well well, if it isn't my high school rivals-"
"Oh, shut the hell up, Samuel." Spear spat. "Don't even try to cause any drama in this. You're even starting to sound like Sal."
May instantly rushed up in between them to avoid anything that will happen next.
"Look, you two. You need to grow up. High school is high school. We're all juniors and seniors now, so why don't we just get this over with? That thing with Charles or whatever the name of that 50-year-old man is is done. We don't need to add more to that conflict." She frowned.
"Look, May. I appreciate your honesty, but this is between me and Spear." Samuel said.
"Oh please, Samuel! This is almost the same exact scenario that we had in school when you broke up with Lucette! Lucette and I entering from one door, you in the other, and shit starts happening! Just be thankful that the whole school is not watching us right now! Trust me, you don't want to get another slap mark now, do you?"
"I don't even trust you one bit so just shut up, May!" Samuel gritted his teeth. "You're just on Spear's side! Perhaps you don't even remember the time when he had to defeat him back in middle school!"
"Listen, you nitwad. Spear's changed. Completely changed. Can't you just accept the fact that all is done for and past is past? You'll never even have to remember that ever again." May growled.
"Oh, so you want to be in the center of attention now?" Samuel huffed. "Let's recall of those times in high school when Irish, aka Spear's sister, spread the rumors in the school about you being pregnant and had sex with Luciano van Tropé, aka Mr. Student Body President, and you defending Lucette in my breakup with her when no one listened because of all your poor sinner acts."
May gasped, hearing all of the facts that Samuel has exposed. Obviously he did it intentionally because AHEM! This is Total Drama for Chef's sake.
"F*ck you!" May shrilled.
"And what about Spear when everyone in the school heard of him joining his stupid uncle whom he decided to perform the cliché act of taking over the world and broke up with Sarah Foster multiple times because she couldn't accept of who he is?"
"Stop it, Samuel!" Spear shouted as May broke down in tears and knelt down. They knew that they were losing. Samuel is too good for them when it comes to verbal bullying. Samuel is the oldest of the three making it also pretty hard for the two. Especially when the other boy is the youngest of the bunch.
May instantly gave up and ran out of the room, sobbing.
"May!" Spear said and was about to follow her when Samuel stopped him and moved his index finger which told him not to do it.
"So? You can't just run off like that. Heh." Samuel said.
Spear had enough him so he decided to do something that he'll know he'll regret.
He punched Samuel across his face and the guitarist couldn't help but fall. This was to buy him so he ran away from the room.
"CURSE YOU!" Samuel clenched his teeth and felt instant pain on his cheek.
As we go to the outside of the rooms, we can see Mairead and Xavier looking over to the sea.
"Mairead... I-"
"I know." Mairead replied. She knew about Xavier finding out her sexuality and she figured that it hurt about who she was. "And... well... I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hurting you, and I'm sorry that we couldn't be together."
Xavier took the time to rethink everything that he had just heard this second.
"Um... that's alright." Xavier said sadly. Although there was this little hint of it actually not being okay, everyone has to learn how to move on of certain things like these.
"Um... you okay?" Mairead asked him worriedly. "I guess I've hurt your feelings now, have I?"
"Uh... y-yeah! No! Wait- um..." Xavier stuttered for who knows how many times in this season. Oh wait, it was just two.
"Xavier, it's okay. You can tell me. Aren't I your closest friend?" Mairead let out a small smile to make Xavier feel a bit better.
The outcast however, just sighed at the fact that he probably has no choice but to tell her how she really feels.
Confessional: I'm talkin' 'bout you, yeah you yeah you
Xavier: Well, I guess I'm gonna tell her everything. *crosses fingers*
Mairead: I really wanted to know what he was actually feeling about me because during that night, he seemed so sad...
End confessional
"I-" Xavier sighed. "Okay, let me just get it straight to the point. Mairead, I've loved you ever since our friendship started blossoming. I know it may look as awkward as you think, considering your sexual orientation, and I'm just here being the straight guy as I could be, so I understand if things aren't going to work well between us."
Mairead widened her eyes. Everything that Xavier said about her was so genuine, that it actually hurt.
"Um… I can already tell by that. And… I'm just really sorry that we are not going to work that way. I just hope we'll stay friends, and ugh. You don't know how bad I'm feeling right now." Mairead confessed as Xavier grabbed her hands, assuring that everything is okay.
"It's perfectly fine. I won't judge. Besides, I'm pretty sure that there is someone who deserves me… same goes for you. A bright girl like you honestly shouldn't be stressed about this. Sure, love is not a joke but we people have to respect each other's wishes, right?"
Mairead didn't answer. Instead, she leaned closer to him, Xavier unsure of what is going on.
She kissed him.
But why?
Mairead wrapped her hands around his neck whilst Xavier did the same to her waist. Sure it felt awkward for the both of them, but Mairead did it because most of all, she couldn't imagine how hurt Xavier was and this was just to at least make it up for it. At the same time though, it felt somewhat good.
It took her about a few seconds before the two pulled away.
"Why'd you do that?" Xavier asked.
"Just think of me as the perfect girl you deserve." she smiled as she walked away, leaving Xavier shocked at what happened.
Meanwhile, Sal was busy walking on the corridors of the cruise. Olivia approached him from behind, grabbing his arm forcefully, making Sal jump in shock.
"We need to talk." Olivia retorted, giving Sal a horrible feeling about this.
The two now entered a small staircase, into a room full of boxes. It looked like the basement of the cruise where Amanda and Arreis were a while ago.
"What is it Liv?" Sal asked, trying to muster up as much innocence as he could.
"Listen, Solomon." Olivia told him, unaware of the fact that she is speaking normally. "I've been observing you since Day 1. You were some nitwit who was actually a bit nice to his team until God knows when you started mustering up all the stuff that happened. As a psychology expert, I knew what that meant so from there, when I thought you loved me, I had to play along just to get more details."
"Olivia, what the hell are you talking about? I thought you were gonna be by my side till the rest of the game!" Sal retaliated. "This was all a facade?"
"That is what I am talking about, Sal!" Olivia shouted, clearly showing her anger. "What's gonna happen after the game? You're just gonna shove me away like what you did to Meredith? Oh, I am not gonna let that escape from my fingers because you seriously can't be trusted! Look how many lives you've messed up! Think about how miserable Meredith was when you shoved her away. Think about how you ****ed up Spear's self. Think about how absurd was it to drag Evander into some ugly shit you were doing just to get rid of Amanda, your ally. Think about how disappointed I will be if I know all your doings. You're protecting me for what?"
Olivia shoved it all inside him. Sal could hardly speak. For the second time in his life, he felt broken. He reached out to hug Olivia, but she violently pushed him away.
"You're a psycho, Solomon Hutchinson. I don't care if you have ADHD, which is a disorder with attention deficiency. People that have that should be respected but in this case, you shouldn't be respected. You were just seeking attention in the most absurd way as possible." She spat as she went up the staircase but Sal ran up and pulled her.
"LET ME GO, YOU PSYCHO!" Olivia shouted.
"No! Not until you give me another chance!" Sal yelled. The two fell down on to the bottom of the staircase but Olivia quickly got up before slapping him hard across his cheek. She tried to run up again, but Sal pulled her hair making Olivia shriek.
"Help!" she shouted but Sal covered her mouth with one hand so her voice was muffled while his other hand reached for something in his pocket.
"Olivia?" Faith asked as she was walking on the halls. She needed to discuss something important to her, something about the merge event that will happen soon.
"Where's that kid…?" She wondered out loud as she went along the corridor. "OLIVIAAAAA! WHERE ARE YOU-"
"HEEEEELP!" A scream was heard.
"STOP IT! YOU WILL DO AS I SAY OR I WILL HAVE YOU DEAD BEFORE THE OTHERS EVEN KNOW!" Another voice was heard.
"What the hell!?" Faith jolted as she run to the basement, where she heard the commotion.
She ran as fast as she could. Who knows what could happen to the person who was shouting.
When she ran in, she couldn't believe what she saw.
Sal held a knife just about a centimeter away from Olivia's throat, and another knife was sticking out from his pocket. Olivia's face was red from all the screaming she did, and both of them looked as if they had a really heated fight.
"WHAT THE F*** SAL! GET OFF OF HER!" Faith shouted as she ran up to them but Sal quickly pointed his knife to Faith, which almost touched her nose.
"Faith, no. Get out before Sal kills you…" Olivia pleaded.
"Kill her? Kill her?! Faith?! PAH! As if I would kill you first!" Sal screeched in a menacingly manner before holding up the knife to Olivia's throat once again. "Now scram you weakling before I throw you this knife and jab it on your chest."
"Oh for the love of the Heavens, YOU SHUT UP! First of all, I am no weakling! If I were, then how the f*** did I end up here then!?" Faith bursted in outrage and grabbed a box the size of a huge pillow (with the weight of a dozen books) which was sealed tight.
"What are you gonna do with that? Throw it onto me?" Sal taunted. "Even if you do, Olivia would still get hit. You do know that, right? Oh, maybe you don't because your brain isn't as big as mine."
"Cocky, aren't we? Well, I'll ask you one thing that will for sure tone down your cockiness, Sal." Faith faced him in a tauntingly manner just as he did.
"What? I'm all on ears."
"Do you really love Olivia? Cause if you do, you wouldn't place her into this nightmare, would you?" Faith asked with all the emphasis she could muster with that question.
Sal stood frozen in his tracks. And that was when Faith threw the box at him.
"Olivia, duck!" Faith shouted as the other girl ducked and made a run for it, whilst the other boy got hit in the head by the box, letting go the knife and Olivia at the same time.
"Ow!" He shouted as he tumbled backwards.
"C'mon, let's get out of here!" Faith shouted and she grabbed Olivia's hand as the two girls made a run for it.
The two later made it to a room, which looked like some sort of study room.
"You okay?" Faith asked.
Olivia just shook her head began sobbing uncontrollably as Faith began hugging her and patting her back.
"I was a fool to think that about him, you know that? I should've just, left him alone in the first place!" she shouted.
"Shh, it's okay. It wasn't your fault that he went berserk like that. No one deserves him, especially you." Faith whispered.
About fifteen minutes later, Sal was seen exiting the basement with a pounding headache. He slumped on the wall of the corridors.
Oli was seen from the other side, sipping on a box of juice (dang, was he the one sipping juice from the other episode? guess not), walking to who knows where.
He then saw Sal, looking all beaten up from what happened earlier.
"Whoa, dude. You alright? You looked like you've been hit by a bus at midnight!" Oli shrieked.
"Oli, please, stop rhyming. You have to help me." Sal fake cried to get Oli's sympathy.
"Uh, dude, I hardly even know you. I only know your name is Sal or something like that and you were my teammate before but from what I know of you, you are definitely looking like you're up to something that I shouldn't be involved in." Oli answered. Honestly, Oli wasn't buying it due to the stuff he heard from Samuel back at the resort. "Plus, it was also your fault why I was eliminated so I'm not falling for it a second time."
"Oh come on, Oli! Please, just help me with this once. I'll get it back to you, I promise." Sal pleaded with tears from his eyes.
"No. There's no way I would help a person like you." Oli snapped.
But Sal wasn't buying his excuse. He pulled out his knife and held it up as if he was going to throw it at the other boy.
"Okay, okay. Fine. What will I do?" Oli surrendered as he chucked his juice box away.
"I need you to get Olivia back to me." Sal told him with venom in his eyes. "I want you to find her and bring her back."
"Or else…?" Oli asked, waiting for a consequence.
"Or else I'll do something that you will regret for not doing my bidding." Sal threatened.
Oli gulped a bit and ran out of his sight.
"DO IT OR ELSE!" Sal shouted.
Oli ran. He didn't know what to do, so the first thing that popped into his mind is to find someone who can give him advice about this, and possibly get him out of the situation.
And he knows who it could be.
Meanwhile, Clayton was just chilling on to some random couch inside some kind of foyer of the cruise.
Someone then burst into the door, closing it with a thud making Clayton fall out of the couch.
"Ow! That's not cool, man!" He said as he rubbed the back part of his head.
"Dude, I need your help." Oli panted as he plopped himself on the couch next to poor Clayton.
"Yeah, after you just barged in and made me fell off the couch? I can take that." Clayton replied sarcastically.
"Aw, c'mon, Clayton! Please?" Oli asked.
"Okay then. What's up?" Clayton turned to face the other boy who looked like he just saw a ghost.
"I ran into Sal a while ago, and-"
"Hold on, SAL!?" Clayton widened his eyes. He knew what Sal was up to, now that Evander told all the gist to him a while ago, so what was he planning to do now? "I'm surprised that you're still alive! Well… not alive-alive but alive!"
"Um… what?" Oli stood dumbfounded. "What do you mean alive-alive? Sal is a murderer!?" He then gasped in a cliché manner.
"Plot twist!"
"Oliver, wait. You didn't even let me finish." Clayton said as he placed a hand on Oli's mouth before looking left and right just to make sure no one else is there but the two of them.
"Uh, is there something I need to know that nobody else does? You seemed to look flustered." Oli pointed out.
"Hm… yeah, I guess you probably could say that." Clayton nodded. "You do know that you were eliminated because of him, right?"
"Hmm, yeah. Kinda. Don't have much proof about it, though." Oli shrugged.
"Well… do you also know that he caused the eliminations of Amanda and Spear?"
It took a while before Oli could answer something.
"The fu-"
"You know what, let's do this. We're gonna have to tell everyone else to vote for Sal." Clayton said as he grabbed Oli's wrist. The two of them made a dash for the door.
The scene shifts to the hallway, where Meredith was walking with May and Vivianne. It appears that May had told Meredith about what happened earlier with Spear and Samuel.
"Wait. So Spear used to be a villain from where you guys are from and Samuel did that bullying to you? Well, I honestly think that Samuel is nothing compared to Sal. They both are very… dangerous." Meredith summed everything up as they stopped walking, standing in front of a certain door.
"Yeah, honestly, I can't imagine all that. Looks like all of us had… not so good lives behind us." Vivianne remarked, leaning against the door.
"You know, we should go somewhere where no one can hear us." Vivianne added. "I have a plan. Meredith, would you like to join our alliance? I have a final four plan: you, me, and Faith. I also think that we could get Evander and Clayton to join. That way, we have all the votes against Sal."
"What about Olivia?" Meredith asked.
"I don't know. She'll most likely team up with Sal, but honestly, Olivia is more useful than him. Mairead and Xavier may be a threat, considering they're together all the time." Vivianne replied.
"I wonder how things are like in the game. Is it going well for the two of you?" May asked.
"Yes and no. Come on guys, let's get in. I still have something to add about the plan." Vivianne said as she opened the door and motioned the two girls to get in.
"It's dark in here." Meredith whimpered as she grabbed a hand. "Whose hand is this?"
"That's mine." May responded.
"Jeez, it's so dark in here. I can't even see a thing! I think my night vision isn't working." Vivianne commented. "Is there even a light switch in here?"
"Sure there isn't." A deep voice said.
"Ah!" May shrieked. "Who's there."
"I don't know." The voice said. "But I'm sure you three won't be seeing me again!"
Suddenly, May felt a strong force push her, dragging Meredith. She also hit Vivianne, who was behind her and the three girls fell down…
...in a long flight of stairs.
It was the basement.
The three of them hit the ground with a loud thud and a sick crack.
"Aah!" May groaned. "I can't feel my legs!"
Meredith on the other hand, felt something sharp glide down her leg as she let out an agonizing scream.
"My leg!" She cried.
"Vivianne?" May shouted but there was no answer.
Suddenly, the lights flickered on.
"OH MY GOD!" May shouted as she saw that her ankle and arm had been twisted. Meredith had bruises all over her and her left leg had a huge bloody cut on it that reached from her ankle until her foot. There was also a knife that was next to it. Vivianne however, was unconscious and she looked like she was beaten up since she was the one who hit the ground first.
"Oh no!" Meredith shouted and began crying. "Why is there a knife in here!?"
"HELP!" May shouted, hoping that someone could hear them from outside.
Clayton and Oli were in the halls, talking with Evander and Robert.
"We need to get Sal out." Clayton declared.
"I was just gonna tell you the same thing." Evander chuckled.
"Look, I'm sorry about you, Evander." Oli said as he put a hand on the beefhead's shoulder. "Sal's been trying to mess with me too. I think he's targeting all of us whether eliminated or not."
Meanwhile, Sal was spying on them from afar.
"What the hell are they trying to do?" He hissed.
Robert widened his eyes.
"Wow, I never knew Sal would go this fa-"
Suddenly, the medical team came rushing down the halls, passing the four boys.
"What the- why are the medic in a hurry?" He asked.
"Should we follow?" Clayton eyed the three. They nodded and ran after the medic.
"The hell?" Sal said to himself as he followed them as well.
They took a sharp turn and they couldn't help but gasp as they saw three girls being carried away.
"What the fuck?!" Oli shrieked. "Vivianne, May, and Meredith!? Jeez, this is going mad! And I thought this was a happy musical season, full of music and rainbows in lalaland!"
Robert smacked his forehead. "No, you idiot! Come on, we gotta let the hosts know!"
"Oh god." Sal gagged. He ran a hand to his pocket. "Oh my god, where's my knife!?"
Moments later, the whole cast was on the main lobby of the cruise.
"So, we have an announcement to make." Candela walked in front of the cast, who were seated on some chairs and couches. "Vivianne and Meredith are unable to compete, due to severe injuries. They will officially be eliminated. Which means, you guys are in the final seven."
Confessional: Oh my God, yes?
Mairead: Whoa. We just merged and we already lost two contestants? Gosh, how could this world be so cruel?
Faith: While on the other hand, I'm happy that we're two steps near the finale. But Meredith, Vivianne, and May? Come on! May's not even in the game anymore! Meredith didn't do anything wrong and Vivianne… she was the closest friend I have on this show! This could mean the only thing…
Sal: People are going to blame me, I know. That's my knife that cut Meredith's leg, but I swear, I wasn't the one who pushed May and have all three of them fall down the stairs! Come on, I'm not that cruel! I even lost my knife!"
End confessional
"And the only clue we have is this." Don announced as he held up the knife. "Who owns this?"
Sal raised his hand, but had an uneasy face.
"That's mine. But I swear I didn't push them off the stairs! I'll admit, I lost my knife while at the basement from a huge fight I had with Olivia and Faith, but I didn't go back there because I got hit by a f****** box!" Sal shouted as he gestured to the huge lump on his head, causing some of the others to gasp.
"So, who could've done it?" Xavier wondered. "Sal is literally the only one… 'evil' here, but I don't think anyone else has the guts to do that!"
"Xavier has a point." Faith spoke up as she and Olivia stayed close to each other. "After our fight earlier, Olivia and I went somewhere to chill off from what just happened and he was unconscious when we left him so I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be that strong enough to push them by that time."
"Unless it could be part of the staff." Clayton stood up. The others gasped again, and some turned their attention to him. "Or the ones who were eliminated. We should interrogate them."
"Speaking of the staff," Chris began. "Where are they? Chef can you go get them?"
"On it." Chef replied and exited the scene.
"If they're part of the staff, I'll have them fired." Candela made a fist. "We can't let something like that happen again. First the forms, and now this?"
Everyone stayed in silence for a good five minutes until Chef entered the scene with Dustin, Eden, Maya, Mara, Dean, Noah, and Louiza.
"Alright. Now you guys, have you guys heard of the incident?"
"Yeah, we saw the medic." Dustin informed. "But… why'd you guys called us?"
"Because," Chris said. "Who knows maybe one of you could've done it?"
Just then, the ship rumbled hard, causing everything to fall off from the shelves. Everyone fell to the ground.
"What's going on?!" Louiza shouted.
"I think the ship is sinking!" Mara whimpered.
"WHAT KIND OF SHOPPING TRIP IS THIS!?" Maya roared.
After a few minutes of the ship shaking, water began filling up the lobby.
"Guys we need to get out of here!" Noah shouted as he motioned everyone out of the lobby.
"Be careful!" Dean warned as he led the way.
Everyone ran for about a few minutes, peeking towards every single turn that they could run to.
"In here! C'mon!" Dean shouted as he led the others through a long corridor.
"Wait, the others! Where are they?" Don asked frantically.
"Worry about them later, Don!" Chris yelled arrogantly and pushed the other host. "I'm outta here!"
Everyone looked at him, completely dumbfounded.
"So… no one's gonna stop him?" Candela asked only to be replied by a loud crash coming from the other side.
"Shut up! We're gonna die if you don't do crap!" Maya yelled and everyone else continued to make a run for it.
The group made a turn after running through the long corridor, only to meet with a dead end.
"That is just great. Now what?" Evander grumbled. No one wants to be stuck in a dead end during a time like this, right?
"I know! We run down the other way and find some kind of way to escape like a lifeboat or something! I doubt that there are more people in here, so I guess that shouldn't be a problem?" Clayton turned to everyone.
"I'm agreeing with Clayton." Xavier called out as he nodded to the other boy.
"Me too." Mairead followed.
"So we're just gonna stand here and do nothing?" Sal asked stupidly and everyone else but him ran the other direction. "Oh, that is just great." He mumbled and followed everyone else.
Everyone soon reached outside where lifeboats were already waiting.
Don made a tsk tsk sound as he looked up to the lifeboats which were pretty much unused the whole time the cruise was there. "So, anyone know how to set this up?"
"Ugh, good job Don. We got here but we can't set this thing." Candela sighed, getting one huge lifeboat, attempting to set it up. "This thing needs air!? Oh come on!"
"You know what, screw this! We're not that far, so why don't we make a swim for it?" Sal asked, pointing to the pier where the cruise was supposed to dock.
"What? Not everyone can swim!" Mairead retaliated.
Chef ran to the group, holding a bunch of life jackets and gave one to everyone.
"Oh, so we are swimming?" Mairead sighed eventually. "That is just great!"
"There's nothing we can do now, huh?" Faith told everyone, pointing out to the water that was nearing them.
"Suck it! I'm jumping!" Clayton hissed and made the jump, followed by Olivia and Faith who went together (with the latter apparently screaming on the way down).
Evander also jumped right after them, creating a huge splash on the water.
Mairead winced at how high the jump looked, and turned to Xavier.
"Oh, come on! We don't have all day!" Sal shouted from behind, thus pushing Mairead off the cruise, making Xavier gasp.
"That wasn't very nice!" Xavier shouted, biting his lip before jumping after, leaving Sal jumping on his own.
Later on, we can see everyone sitting on the docks, drained out from everything that had just happened.
Chris on the other hand, and much to himself, had found a speedboat in which apparently, he was the first one to arrive at the dock.
The hosts glared at him for his selfish act.
"What?" Chris asked.
"McLean, you could've just saved us! I thought we were friends!" Chef shouted.
"Yeaaaaaah, quit being an asshole Chris, or I'll have you suspended for good!" Candela barked. "Speaking of which, where are the eliminated contestants and the interns?"
"The eliminated contestants were already escorted back to Crown Island." Don remarked. "As for the interns, I honestly have no idea."
Candela sighed as she turned to the contestants. "We're gonna need a place to stay now, aren't we?"
Everyone nodded.
The gang approached a nearby hotel where they would most likely be sleeping for the remainder of the season. Since the hosts were still frantically panicking about where the interns are, they decided to check into two rooms. One of the boys, and one of the girls.
IN THE BOYS' ROOM
The boys entered a rather large suite, with two bedrooms.
"Chris, Chef, we're sleeping on one room." Don panted. "The rest of you boys can go ahead and head onto the other."
Clayton, Evander, Xavier, and Sal nodded, approaching the room and entered. Sal was completely aware that he was going to be staying with the remaining boys that are plotting against him, the three however just kept their mouths shut.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Sal sighed, heading out, thus giving the chance for the three to talk.
"Now what?" Xavier looked at them.
"There's no doubt that we're voting him off." Clayton said, laying on the pillow of his bed. "He was a complete nuisance from the start."
"Couldn't agree more." Evander huffed. "He may seem strong, but he's a jerk."
"Let's just hope the girls would agree." Clayton sighed, looking up to the ceiling.
IN THE GIRLS' ROOM
"Where's Candela?" Mairead asked. She was currently in a small suite with Faith and Olivia. "I thought she was staying with us?"
"Probably went to go find the interns, I guess." Faith shrugged, her head sinking into the pillow. "So, we're all golden for Sal this time, huh?"
"Yup." Olivia nodded without a doubt. "He is way worse than Amanda. She was actually friendly. Shame that she went out over that bitch." She hissed towards the end.
The three girls all laid on their beds.
Confessional: Certified Backstabber
Olivia: "He'd better watch out." She said, with a determined expression on her face. "Because the rest of us are gonna make a comeback."
End confessional
Remaining Merged Contestants: Clayton, Evander, Faith, Mairead, Olivia, Sal, Xavier
Elimination Table:
18th – Oliver "Oli" Greene, The Flirty Bad-Boy, Lost by: 4-2 vote
17th – Kimberly May Quetzal, The Regal Figure Skater, Lost by: Getting the Noisy Note twice in a row
16th – Samuel Shye, The Western-ish Guitarist, Lost by: 5-3 vote
15th – Arreis Smith, The Totally Not Sierra In Disguise, Lost by: Eliminated under Chris's orders
14th – Gabe Johnson, The Easy-Goer, Lost by: Randomizer
13th – Robert Reeves, The Displeased Idiot, Lost by: Randomizer
12th – Cedric "Spear Saber Mint" Merritt, The Emotional Gentleman, Lost by: 2-1-1 tiebreaker vote
11th – Kimberly "Kimmie" Hobbs, The Dreamer, Lost by: Performance Score
10th – Amanda "Mandy", The Misunderstood Girl, Lost by: Rigged Pre-Merge
9th - Meredith Whittle, The Curious Historian, Lost by: Injury
8th - Vivianne LeRusso, The Rocker Rebel, Lost by: Injury