Total Drama Mega Island

by Dunsparce519

A collab with LaCuevademisgustos. A grand total of 100 contestants are duking it out on Camp Wawanakwa for a chance to win one...million...dollars! Who will be the last one standing? Find out on Total...Drama...Mega Island!

19. Silent But Lethal

"Previously on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "We learned that although our campers are here to win, they're all losers in one way or another. Really, really big losers." The scene flashed back to Jo spinning on Wrecking Ball Alley, the maggot biting Ezekiel's head and Lucas landing with a split in front of Carly. "It was a psychological butt-kicking that turned literal, then comical, then hysterical."

...

The scene changed to the first part of the challenge. "Brick admitted to wetting his pants," Chris continued, "Scott almost turned into mutant shark food, and someone, not revealing who, used to be named Simon." The scene changed to the Mad Skills Obstacle Course. "Since the challenge ended with no winner, everyone had to face the dreaded obstacle course with grandpa glasses on." The scene changed to Brick getting hit with a cannonball and Phoebe getting frog puke all over her. "Leading to some hilarious pain, and Phoebe adding hallucinations to her sickness."

...

The scene changed to Bryan speaking with Shane, and the latter speaking with Jane. "But in the end, " Chris continued, "Jane got the biggest boot of all thanks to a very complex plan that involved Bryan pushing Shane to confess his feelings for her, which got rejected in a passive way." The scene changed to Valerie lying to the Frogs. "Only for Valerie to exaggerate that and paint the Olympian as a total heartbreaking witch." The scene changed to Bryan and Valerie's new alliance, then Jane's elimination, then Sky lashing out at Shane. "Resulting in the birth of a new evil duo, earning Jane the boot and Shane the hate of little Sky." The scene changed to Shane removing his outfit and walking back to the cabins in only his underwear. "The boy said hero no more and his mask said adios, arrivederci, bye-bye."

...

The scene returned to Chris on the dock. "I love my job," he continued. "Stay tuned as more things blow up, more contestants throw up and some even try to hook up. Except Shane. I think he may have a trauma with that. And hopefully we'll create more right here on Total...Drama...Island!"

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It was the next evening. In the spa hotel, Priya and Millie were gathered in the gym. "Alright, maggot," Priya declared in a stern tone, "Are you ready to train?"

"I guess so," Millie shrugged.

"I can't hear you!"

"I GUESS SO!"

"We'll work on that later. For now, just avoid the apples."

"Okay." Priya flung an apple, hitting Millie in the face. "Ow!" Millie cried out. "You hit me!"

"I said AVOID the apples!" Priya scolded. She threw another one, hitting Millie in the stomach.

Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)

"I agreed to let Priya train me because the longer I stay on the island, the more research I can do. I had no idea she'd be like this!"

End Confessional

Millie kept getting hit with apples. "Oof!" she cried out with each hit. "Eee! Could you-? Why are you-?"

"Think right!" Priya yelled out with each throw. "Think left! You've got this!" Millie was soon knocked out by an apple. "Okay, we've got some work to do," Priya noted, "But good effort."

"Could you girls hold off on training until the morning?" Sky grumpily asked as she, Destiny, Dave and Lara popped their heads into the gym. "We're trying to rest! Ugh!"

"Gee, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Dave scoffed.

"Shut up! Just stay quiet!"

"Oh, sorry. I didn't know jocks needed beauty sleep!"

"Sky just lost her older sister," Lara pointed out as she set a hand on Dave's shoulder. "She has a valid reason to be upset. But Sky, be careful not to let your grief turn into blind anger, okay?" Sky just groaned in response. "I'm going back to bed," she decided. "Don't wake me up again."

"Uh, maybe we need something to bring us all up," Destiny suggested after Sky went back to the bedroom.

"NO music!" Dave sternly told her. "We don't want the whole house awake!"

"What he probably meant to say is that we might need some nourishment," Lara quickly said after covering Dave's mouth. "Could you grab a few things from the kitchen, Destiny?"

"Gotcha, Ra-Ra!" Destiny happily replied. "Any requests?"

"Nothing with apples," Millie groaned as she rubbed her head. "I'm getting sick of them." Destiny went into the dark kitchen and opened up the fridge when she noticed movement in the shadows. "Greggy?" she wondered as she glanced around but saw nothing. "No? Oh, well." She pulled out a platter of cupcakes from the fridge. "Mmm, choco-strawberry!" Destiny gushed. "Perfect!" She heard a CLASH and BANG near the cabinets. "Oh, what is it?" She turned her head and gasped when she saw a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at her and a threatening snarl from the same direction.

"How long does it take Dez to get snacks?" Lara thought. The group froze as they heard Destiny's shrieks. "Now what?" Dave asked with irritation.

"Desi!" Greg gasped as he stumbled out of the bedroom. "Hang on! I'm coming!" A moment later, most of the Bears were gathered in the kitchen. "What happened here?" Priya thought as she saw the messy kitchen and a frazzled Destiny.

"There was this bawful beast going all RAWR and SLASH and GRR in here!" Destiny cried out.

"A...beast?" Dave asked with skepticism. "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious! It has these glowing yellow eyes and a bawful snarl like RAWR and-"

"Yeah, right, and I'm the king of France."

"You are? Cool! You're all famous and-" Greg quickly covered Destiny's mouth before she could ramble on any further. "He was joking, Desi," he informed her. "As in, the 'don't believe a damn word out of your mouth' joking."

"But it's true!" Destiny protested. "It happened!"

"Well, a beast of her description would certainly do much more damage, wouldn't it?" Alejandro inferred as he examined the scene.

"Don't try to twist my words like a pretzel! There was a huge beast in here!"

"Must've had one heck of an entrance," Tyler noted after returning to the scene. "Door's still shut tight and the windows are still solid."

"What's with the noise?" Paul asked with a yawn as he and Melody entered the kitchen. "I'm trying to get some shut-eye."

"Destiny claims to have seen some monster in the kitchen," Dave scolded, "But it's apparent she's making it up and driving us crazy!"

"But-" Destiny defended.

"Look, we're all tired," Ethan decided. "Let's discuss this more in the morning, where we aren't all crabby."

"Fine," Sky moaned. "Whatever gets us all to bed quicker!" The Bears started to drift back to the bedrooms. "Oh, come ON!" Destiny complained. "Why won't they believe me?!"

"Calm down, Desi," Greg advised. "We'll figure it out in the morning." He pulled her away, leaving Ethan and Melody alone in the kitchen. "Well," Ethan finally breathed out as he picked up a pan, "This has been an interesting...night?" He paused when he saw claw marks on the pan he was holding. "Miss Melody, I-" Melody suddenly snatched the pan away. "You'll find out in due time," she explained, "As will Destiny."

"'Due time'?" Ethan repeated with confusion. "Melody, what are you-?" However, Melody had already vanished. "Oh," Ethan sighed.

Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)

"It's times like these that I wish Miss Melody wasn't so cryptic with her words."

End Confessional

Early the next morning, the girls of the Frog cabin were busy doing their various things. "I still can't believe Jane actually got sent home," Sierra thought as she typed on her phone. "I mean, people were betting on her being a key player in this show. Just look at all these comments!"

"Um, I'm not that into social media," Zoey nervously replied as she nudged the phone away from her face.

"Zoey!" 'Smart' Damien announced as he entered the cabin. "Looking stunning as always!"

"Really? Th-thanks."

"I hope I can count on your support." Zoey noticed that 'Smart' Damien had a button with his face crossed out. "Um, okay..." she thought.

"What about you girls?" 'Smart' Damien asked the others.

"Kinda tacky," Anne-Maria commented, "But as long as it ain't me, I'm happy."

"Well, if you wish to secure my vote," Scarlett stated after setting her book down, "It's going to take more than superficial comments based on unrealistic standards created by media."

"Oh-ho-ho!" 'Smart' Damien chuckled. "Biggest brain on the island!"

"Subjective, but I'm not going to counter that."

"Just give her a button, Einstein," Valerie ordered. "And same for me."

"Yes!" 'Smart' Damien cheered. "Together, we can do this!"

"Check it out!" Zee exclaimed as he burst through the door, his body covered in buttons. "I'm Button Man!"

"He's my biggest supporter."

"I'm gonna put one on my can." Zee was hit with a blast of orange soda after a button pierced the can.

Confessional: 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

"I've had enough! So I'm running a 'Vote Damien Off the Island' campaign! I'd rather leave by drone today than in a box tomorrow. I made buttons."

End Confessional

"Vote Damien," 'Smart' Damien begged as he scooted outside, "Save Damien!"

"What's with him?" Cameron asked as he and Rodney entered the cabin.

"A desperate and ridiculous attempt at eliminating himself," Scarlett explained as she tossed the button away. "Plus, there is no valid reasoning for eliminating him as he's still an asset and we should rather focus on eliminating the hindrances to keep ourselves from attending another campfire ceremony."

"Sounds reasonable."

"You understand that garbage?" Anne-Maria wondered.

"Of course the smart dude gets the smart girl's lingo," Nikki explained. "But, uh, could you explain a little more, Cam?"

"What Scarlett means is that we shouldn't vote Damien off," Cameron explained. "That our vote should be used to help the team so we don't attend any more eliminations."

"Indeed," Scarlett replied."Henceforth, I suggest our vote shall go to Ripper should we lose today."

"Hang on," Anne-Maria argued. "You're just gonna toss away a golden safety net for us all? If the so-called 'Smart' Damien wants to leave, why should we stop him? And it'll keep us from being targeted next time, won't it?"

"She does make a point," Nikki admitted. "But let's just chillax on that, okay? We're not gonna lose three times in a row, right, guys?"

"Yeah!" Rodney rallied. "We've got this!"

"But you can't simply ignore the possibility," Scarlett pointed out. "After all, a similar event occurred with the Toxic Rats, since they lost the first three challenges."

"Yeah..." Scarlett noticed that Rodney had a lovestruck look. "Are you alright?" she asked him. "Your vacant stare suggests a manner of neurological arrest."

"Kinda odd," Nikki noted. "Rodster!"

"Huh?" Rodney thought as he snapped out of his stare. "Oh, hi, Nikki. Need something?"

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"I think the big guy has a serious problem with the girls. It can't be just me, right?"

Confessional: Rodney (Frogs of Death)

"Poor Valerie. She's gonna be crushed when I tell her it's over. But Scarlett's my true love. Her big brain, her long words out of her mouth...uh...her big brain..."

End Confessionals

Over on the guys' side, Phoebe was trying to nudge Shane out of bed. "Rise and shine!" she exclaimed. "We've got a big day today!"

"No," Shane muffled out as he buried himself under his pillow.

"Why not? It's a pretty day. The sun is shining, the grass is green and the food is-"

"Chef's baked beans and some sort of awful-tasting grape soda," Sol interrupted as he entered the cabins. "Just came from the mess hall and saw it. But considering I don't want y'all filled up with gas like a hot air balloon, I've fixed us up a couple of frog legs." He passed a plate of the food to the other boys and Phoebe. "Poor froggies," Phoebe moaned.

"Can't you ever fix anything even remotely normal?" Keith demanded.

"This is normal!" Sol protested. "Look, I don't have time to be arguing right now. Got other business to straighten out." He grabbed a book and stormed outside. "Weirdo," Keith scoffed.

"Baked beans," Julia noted as she looked down at her bowl as she sat in the main lodge. "Okay." She pulled out her phone. "'Be grateful for every meal. Hashtag: Give Thanks.'"

"Hey, Julia," Wayne greeted as he, Raj and Lightning sat down at the table with their bowls. "Looking good today."

"Thanks, one of the hockey guys, but it's what inside that counts."

"Oh, no, Raj! If it's what's inside, then I'm in trouble!"

"For sure, eh," Raj agreed as the boys struggled to keep a straight face. "You were in that outhouse forever." Julia suddenly got a disgusted look. "Stuff that matters, gone!" Wayne cried out.

"If it makes you feel sha-better," Lightning put in, "It landed on top of all my stuff that matters." The trio of boys started to laugh. "We're talking about our poop!" Wayne informed Julia. She gagged a little before standing up. "I'm done eating for the day," she decided as she scooted the bowl away and walked off.

"Cool," Wayne replied. "Sweet bonus beans!"

"Campers," Chris announced over the loudspeakers, "Be on the beach on the far side of the island in ten minutes for today's epic challenge!" However, Wayne, Raj and Lightning were busy downing the beans. "Hey!" Raj protested as Wayne held his arm back and he pushed back. "Stop it!"

"Ooh, another game!" Phoebe cheered. "Come on, Mister Shane, sir. We gotta get up and get moving!" Shane, now in black sweatpants and a dark-gray shirt, reluctantly walked outside of the cabin. "That-a-boy!" Phoebe rallied as she tugged on his arm. "Come on! We gotta go to the beach!"

"Easy, sheila," Jasmine advised as she picked her up. "Better let the guy have some space. He looks like he needs it after what happened at the last elimination ceremony."

"But we gotta cheer him up! We don't have time to be sad. Come on, Mister Shane! Where's that smile?" Phoebe tried to move Shane's mouth to form a smile. "Just leave me alone," Shane moaned as he pushed Phoebe away, to her confusion.

"Morning, campers," Chris began once everyone was on the beach. "I hope you enjoyed your...breakfast. Today's challenge is a simple race from this side of the island to the other. First team to have all its members touching this Carpet of Completion here on the dock wins, and as always, the losing team will be sending someone home."

"That'll be me, right?" 'Smart' Damien whispered to Scarlett and Cameron.

"Unlikely," Scarlett stated. "You are still viewed as more worthwhile to keep compared to the likes of someone such as Ripper."

"I don't think everyone agrees with Scarlett's standpoint," Cameron pointed out to 'Smart' Damien, "But I can't be certain you'll go next. Sorry."

"Ahem," Chris interrupted. "Something you'd like to share with the rest of the cast?"

"Cameron's words intrigue you?" Scarlett questioned. "You never had that before. Why the sudden interest?"

"Blah, blah, blah," MK sarcastically put in. "We know there's a catch. Just tell us how we're gonna die."

"Just because there's never not been a catch in past challenges doesn't mean there's always gonna be a catch," Chris reminded her.

"Awesome!" Ripper cheered. "There's no catch!"

"Of course there's a catch!"

"Land mines!" 'Smart' Damien panicked. "It's land mines, isn't it?!"

"I hope none of those things are there," Phoebe whimpered. "Daddy warned me how bad those things can be, just flipping one of those jeeps like...like..."

"BAM!" Luna screamed as she jumped behind her. Phoebe just yelped with fright as she ducked down and curled into a ball. "He's not serious, is he?" Brick asked with concern.

"Relax," Chris assured the teens, "There are no land mines...as far as I'm aware."

"So what's the catch?" Gwen asked with suspicion.

"Let's just say you'll want to do this as silently as possible." Austin suddenly let out a burp. "Ugh, gross!" Courtney complained as she backed away from him.

"It's just a burp," Austin shrugged. "At least it ain't coming out of the other end." A fart was heard, making the Rats inch away from him. "Hey, that ain't me!" Austin argued.

"Sorry," Helen apologized as she fanned the air around her.

Confessional: Helen (Screaming Gophers)

"That came out of nowhere. I mean, not out of nowhere. It just caught me by surprise. Yeah, that's-" She farted, then let out a burp. "I might have trouble crossing the island silently."

End Confessional

"THAT'S why breakfast was baked beans and soda!" Emma realized.

"Oh, that makes sense," 'Smart' Damien reasoned. "Beans and carbonated beverages contain raffinose, a carbohydrate that ferments in our large intestine-"

"Nerd!" Ripper called out. "Hey, I wonder if that's causing the farts and burps."

"That's exactly what he explained to you," Scarlett informed him with a bitter tone.

"Was that your plan from the start?" Heather accused as she faced Chris. "Because if it is, it is completely disgusting!" She covered her mouth after letting out a burp. "Yes, the all-bean and soda breakfast were all part of the plan," Chris replied. "There are also some noisy things scattered about for those that avoided breakfast...Sol. They range from leaves and twigs to horns and motion-sensor sirens to even a bit of the wildlife. Now, shush your butts and get moving before you get eaten by any of the raptors." Most of the campers gave gasps of shock at this last bit. "The basketball team?!" Raj asked with excitement.

"More like the Jurassic team, you ice-brained idiot," Keith retaliated.

"Maybe you missed this news," Alejandro pointed out, "But velociraptors and all other dinosaurs have been extinct for about sixty-five million years."

"Are they?" Chris questioned with a smug grin. A loud roar was heard in the distance, spooking everyone. "Wh-wh-what was that?" Carly stammered.

"Gee, I might be wrong," Chris replied, "But it sounded a lot like a raptor."

"More like special effects," Blainley remarked. "Guess you must be desperate to pull another rating's grab. He's probably lying about the traps, too."

"You know, I was gonna leave this out, but because of Blainley's complaints, I'm gonna make it a tad harder. Not only will the raptors chase you, but our intern Karol will join in the fun. Intern!" Karol marched over with a meatball bazooka in her hands. "Pfft, like she's a threat," Chase scoffed. Karol simply cocked the bazooka before firing, hitting Chase with a blob of pasta and pinning him to a tree. "That's for treating that gopher like a football," she scolded.

"We'll be gentle with the wildlife, Karol," Rose assured her. "Right, guys?"

"Of course," Echo replied.

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"Only because I don't wanna attract any unwanted attention from that Eva clone."

End Confessional

"Huddle up," Bowie told the Rats. They soon huddled up. "I am buying NONE of this," Bowie stated. "If there were raptors coming, Chris would not be standing here with us."

"Let the challenge begin!" Chris announced before driving off in a speedboat. Some raptors popped up and growled at the campers. "I'd start running," Karol warned as she wielded the bazooka. The teens screamed when a raptor roared at them, and they quickly dashed off. "This is gonna be fun," Karol told the raptors before they gave chase.

"You think we lost them?" Brick panted as he and Keith skid to a stop.

"I could handle that dino no problem," Keith boasted. "I just wanted to win this challenge."

"Then why did you scream?"

"To, uh, intimidate that beast, show him who's boss."

"Admit it; you were as scared as I was."

"Hell I was! You were the scaredy-cat, just like Wonder Wuss."

"Where is Phoebe, by the way?" Just a few yards away, Phoebe was holding a frog in her hands. "I don't know why Mister Sol wanted to eat your legs," she told it. "You're kinda cute. No wonder all those fairy tales say to kiss a frog. Do you like kisses, Mister Froggie?" The frog in her hand simply croaked in response. "Quit messing with the stupid wildlife," Keith ordered her. "We have a challenge to win!"

"Here, coach," Phoebe offered as she showed him the frog she held. "Wanna give the sweet froggie a kiss?"

"No way! What am I, some nutty princess like they have on the Bears?"

"Well, I think it looks, um, cute," Brick defended, though his face told a different story.

"Here, Brick," Phoebe offered as she passed the frog to him. "One froggie to love."

"Uh, um, well-" A bucket of frogs were dumped on top of Brick, Keith and Phoebe. "Froggies!" Phoebe squealed as she hugged them. "Oh. They're the fake kind. The real kind are cuter." She saw the real frog hopping away and ran after it. "I've heard of raining cats and dogs," Brick voiced out as he and Keith pulled the fake frogs off of them, "But toads and frogs?"

"Ha-ha!" Max laughed as he and Chase watched from atop a tree branch. "Take that, do-gooders, for you're no match for my EVIL genius!"

"Epic prank, dude!" Chase cheerfully added.

"You're a dead son of a bitch when you get down from there!" Keith threatened. "Now get down from there!"

"Powerless, aren't you?" Max taunted. He attempted an evil laugh but faltered at the end. "No matter. You cannot hope to stop-" The branch he was on broke, and he screamed as he fell down and landed by an angry Keith's feet. "Easy!" Brick warned as he tried to hold back Keith's punches. A rustling caught the boys' attention, making them huddle up with dread. A little fawn hopped out of the bush, to their relief. "Ha!" Chase teased as he got down. "You three looked so scared-" A raptor snatched the deer up, making the group scream with fright before dashing off. "Guys?" Phoebe thought as she heard the screams from a distance. She looked around but saw no one. "Guys?" she whimpered out.

Over by some trees, a burp rang out. "Damien, be quiet," Nikki warned in a whisper as she popped out from behind a tree. She let out a small fart. "Save your lectures for your own butt," 'Smart' Damien shot back.

"Shh..." Scarlett shushed. "Silence is vital to this challenge."

"Perhaps some simple relaxation will keep the noise down," Topher suggested. "Watch." He took a calm breath. "See? No noise."

"Whoa," Rodney complimented as he walked over while carrying Shane over his shoulder. "Impressive."

"Totally," Nikki agreed. "Hey, what's that-?" She and the others gagged at a putrid smell surrounding them. "It smells like a rotting fish and a bag of burning hair had a baby," 'Smart' Damien complained.

"Talk about silent but deadly," Rodney coughed out.

"Keep up the gross and we're gonna be toast," Nikki moaned.

"We should find a more ideal solution," Scarlett suggested.

"Got any bright ideas, genius?" Topher remarked.

"I've got it figured out cause I'm brilliant!" Ripper boasted as he approached the group. "This pillow mutes my butt trumpet."

"Is that my pillow?" Scarlett bitterly demanded.

"Uh, yeah. I wasn't gonna use my own. I don't want pink eye."

Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)

"Yeah, he's starting to annoy me."

Confessional: Ripper (Frogs of Death)

"I normally only use this pillow trick for weddings and funerals, so it feels weird to not be wearing a tie right now."

End Confessionals

"Give me my pillow right now or face dire consequences," Scarlett seethed.

"Okay," Ripper answered as he removed the pillow, "But taking the silencer off my butt can puts us all in danger. Uh-oh." He let out a loud fart, catching the raptors' attention. "Go after them," Karol ordered. "It must be the Frogs. I'll be looking for the others."

"Run!" Rodney shouted.

"What'd I tell ya, huh?!" Ripper scolded. "Here's your dumb pillow!"

"Put it back in your pants," Nikki ordered.

"You think we lost them?" Cody panted as most of the Gophers skid to a stop.

"Looks like Max and Chase bailed on us," Gwen noticed. "Big shocker."

"I don't see Bryan," Echo noted. "Nor Trent and Carly."

"Where did they go to?"

"I don't know about Bryan, but maybe Trent and Carly wanted some privacy to...em...enjoy themselves."

"Perhaps I should go look for them," Rose suggested.

"Yeah," Gwen bitterly added. "I wouldn't want to interrupt their make-out session."

"Lacey, could you lead the others? You seem like a very capable leader."

"Glad someone finally acknowledges that," Lacey boasted.

"This giant as leader?" Heather scoffed. "It obviously won't work. She and the fart machine are blinking targets for those raptors." However, Rose had already ran off. "Hey! I'm talking to you!"

"Keep it quiet," Lacey quietly scolded. "You'll get us caught!" Owen then let out a fart. "Same to you, Owen," Lacey added.

"I could go with Owen," Echo volunteered. "That way, he'll have a buddy to keep him safe."

"Aw, you're so sweet!" Owen gushed as he gave her a bone-crushing hug.

"No problem."

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"Sweet? Please. I only teamed up with that goofball for one reason. If you were a raptor, who would you eat: a skinny little salad like me, or the all-you-can-eat meat buffet of Owen?"

End Confessional

"I doubt we should split up any further," Lacey told Echo after she got down.

"No, you're clearly wrong," Heather argued. "We should split up so we aren't a big bulls-eye to those raptors!"

"First of all, keep your voice down. And second, we can't risk splitting up. We all have to reach that carpet at the dock." Owen let out another fart. "Quit it!" Lacey scolded.

"I can't help it," Owen defended. A loud ROAR made everyone freeze up. "DINO!" Helen shrieked.

"Hey, it's not my fault that you failed to listen," Heather argued. "I'm not taking responsibility if any of you become raptor food."

"Are you hearing yourself?!" Leshawna protested.

"No one asked you, Lefonda!" Another ROAR made them hug each other in fright. "No time to argue, chicas," Lucas pointed out. "Not with a carnivorous six-foot lizard en nuestros traseros!"

"I agree with him for once," Sarah added. "Fighting's the last thing we need. We need to get the hell out of Dodge."

"I can take old Lizard Lips," Lacey declared as she readied her fists. Another ROAR was heard, making the Gophers, save for Lacey and Sarah, split up in different directions. "Hey!" Lacey complained.

"It's not worth your neck for," Sarah told her as she pulled her away by the arm. "Let's scram!" The duo ran off. A bush started to rustle before Beardo popped up. He imitated the many roars sounded earlier as the Bears joined his side. "Impressive skills, dude," Greg complimented. "That sounded exactly like a velociraptor."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Sky scolded in an annoyed tone. "Can we get moving before an actual raptor shows up?"

"Still not out of your little moody pout?" Dave teased. Sky simply growled at him before shoving him aside. "Ah!" Dave gagged as he tried to wipe the dirt off of his clothes. "Grimy, germy dirt! And it has worms! Get it off! GET IT OFF!"

"Don't whine," Sky scoffed. "It's just dirt. It won't kill you."

"Perhaps we ought to get moving," Ethan offered as he and Ella lifted Dave off the ground. "Before an all-out brawl erupts."

"That'd be kinda swiller," Destiny thought. "Just going all POW, BAM, WHACK like in those Mortal Kombat games and-" Sky quickly covered Destiny's mouth with her hand. "No one asked, Punkette," she scolded.

"But the others make a valid point," Lara (now cosplaying as Kim Possible) cut off. "Um, why don't you, I and Beardo race ahead and clear out any booby traps Chris laid out?"

"Good idea, for once. Let's move out." Sky ran ahead, with Beardo and Lara following her.

Confessional: Lara (Confused Bears)

"Honestly, it was really a good excuse to chat with Sky without everyone butting in. She's usually not this aggressive and I wanna figure out why she's like this, and hopefully get the good old Sky back."

End Confessional

In a swampy area, Raj was drawing some figures in the mud and showing them to Wayne, Lightning, Scott, Julia, Duncan, Geoff and DJ. "So we're still trapped in our own end and in a controlled break-out," he explained.

"Treat it like it's overtime," Wayne suggested.

"Sudden death!"

"True that, Rajie! Go with an F1 F2 F3 T4 check system..."

"Aw, classic torts mound-down execution!"

"Then that's the plan. Ready to drop the puck, guys and Jules?"

"Lightning's always ready to get into the action!" Lightning rallied.

"Did any of you get that?" DJ whispered to Duncan, Scott and Geoff.

"What are you two even saying?" Julia asked as she kept typing on her cell phone. A loud ROAR caught the group's attention. "GO!" Raj and Wayne shouted before they, along with Lightning, ran off. DJ simply screamed as he dashed off in a panic. "Hold up, dude!" Geoff yelled out as he, Duncan and Scott followed him.

"WAIT!" Julia cried out. She quickly ducked behind a rock just as a raptor ran past.

"Keep running!" Amy shouted as she raced ahead, with Samey and Helga falling behind. "Quit being so lazy!"

"We're trying," Samey moaned.

"Helga built for fighting, not fleeing," Helga panted. "Why not simply punch raptor?" She tripped over a tree root, taking the twins down with her. "Do I look like a pillow, you idiots?!" Amy scolded. "Get off of me!" A raptor's ROAR caught the girls' attention as it laid its eyes on them. "Take them!" Amy yelled out as she pushed Samey and Helga forward. "They're fatter!" She quickly ran off, leaving Samey and Helga behind. "Nice raptor," Samey stammered as it growled at her. "Helga, could you maybe help?" However, she saw that Helga was passed out from the fall. Samey screamed as the raptor roared at her. Suddenly, two rocks hit the raptor in the legs, tripping it. "Oh, hell yeah!" Lucas cheered as he and Sol walked over to Samey and the passed-out Helga. "Who can say they beat a dino? Cause I can!"

"You?" Sol scoffed. "It was me that took that sucker down. You okay, cher?"

"Um, yeah," Samey nervously replied as she got to her feet. "I-I think. Thanks."

"No problem," Lucas and Sol said at the same time. "Butt out! She was talking to ME!"

"Actually..."

"You are such an egomaniac and a complete doofus," Sol argued.

"Says the guy who keeps making that atrocity you dare to call food!" Lucas retaliated.

"My cooking's the best damn thing on this island!"

"Guys?" Samey spoke up. However, Sol and Lucas didn't hear her as their bickering turned into a brawl. "Golpealo, maldita boludo!" Lucas cursed out as he tried to put Sol in a chokehold.

"Let go of me, Mush-For-Brains!" Sol yelled out as he pinned one of Lucas's arms behind his back. The two boys noticed someone tapping on their shoulders. "What do you want?" they scolded. They froze when they saw the raptor, now back onto its feet, growling at them. Lucas gave a girly scream as he clutched onto Samey for safety. "Gee, what bravery," Sol sarcastically remarked. The raptor roared again and snapped its teeth, making the trio cuddle together with fright. "Hey!" Helga lashed out as she finally came to and got to her feet. "Screaming is giving me headache!" The raptor roared in her face. "I SAID QUIET!" she shouted before punching the raptor, hitting it in the nose and knocking it out cold.

"Wow," Lucas complimented after the group split apart. "You've got some serious power there. Bet it attracts a lot of admirers, huh? Of course, you already look stunning, so-" He was suddenly knocked out by Helga's punch. "Glupyy mal'chik," Helga muttered. "Come on." She started to pull Sol and Samey away by their arms.

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"I do not like those idiot boys' gawking. I am strong, not silly thing like beauty."

Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)

"Ugh. Remind me to watch what I say around Helga." He rubbed his now-swollen nose.

End Confessionals

Meanwhile, Bowie and Emma were running from another raptor. "Everything will be fine as long as we stick together!" Bowie shouted.

"Agreed!" Emma cried out. Unknown to her, Bowie tripped over a small rock and fell. "Ow!" he cried out. He saw Emma racing ahead, oblivious to his predicament.

"You think Sky, Lara and Beardo will be alright out there?" Tyler thought as the rest of the Bears walked ahead.

"Oh, I'm sure our wonderful leader is doing just fine," Dave sarcastically commented with a bitter tone.

"David, surely you can't feel that sorely at Sky," Alejandro assured him.

"Dave makes a valid point," Greg noted. "Sky's been acting like a grouch ever since Jane got the boot."

"Letting someone as unstable as her lead?" Jo scoffed. "Guess you're bigger idiots than I thought."

"Well, you aren't any better as a leader," Priya argued.

"Ahem, ladies," Ethan tried to say.

"Priya makes a point," Millie agreed. "You're a bully, Jo!"

"And let me point out that your noise just brought the raptor to us," Paul scolded. "Look!" The Bears froze when they saw a raptor walking nearby. "Oh, boy," Tyler gulped.

"Maybe it's a friendly, vegetarian raptor," Ella hoped.

"Raptors eat meat, eh," Ezekiel reminded her. "They're like T-rexes but way faster."

"I bet this whole raptor thing is simply an animatronic," Blainley scoffed. "How else would McLame get an extinct animal here?" She started to walk towards the raptor. "Wait, wait, wait," Greg warned. "Animatronic doesn't necessarily equal safe."

"No kidding," Shawn agreed. "Anyone who's played Five Nights At Freddy's knows that." However, Blainley ignored him and kept walking, soon catching the raptor's attention. "If it isn't Mister Hot-Shot," she taunted. "You gonna try to scare us again? It won't work on me. I know your tricks." The raptor simply roared in her face, messing up her hair. "Nice hair-do, Lamely!" Jo taunted.

"My hair!" Blainley shrieked. She scowled before giving the raptor a swift kick, making it fall over in pain. "Ouch," Ethan winced. "That must've hurt."

"I'm not seeing any sparks out of that dino," Paul noted. He quickly moved out of the way as a blob of pasta hit Blainley. "Karol!" Alejandro gasped as he saw the intern wielding the bazooka. "Everyone get out of her sight!"

"I can take her," Destiny boasted. "I ain't listening to-"

"Protest all you want later," Greg cut off. "Just make like bananas and split!" The Bears split apart while Karol kept firing. "Hey!" Blainley protested. "Get me out of here! This is staining my dress!"

"Oh, shut up, you whiny bitch," Karol snapped back. The raptor beside her gave a small growl. "I know," Karol agreed. "Humans are so overrated."

"I think we lost it," Chase breathed out.

"How much longer to the finish, minion?" Max ordered. "I am not waiting around!" He kept running ahead until he stumbled and got his foot wedged in some rocks. "Minion!" he ordered. "Get me out of-" A ROAR from the distance made him and Chase scream with fright.

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"How much longer do you think it'll be?" Carly whispered to Trent as they walked down a path.

"Hopefully not much longer," Trent replied with a slight burp. "Blech! I can't believe Chris messed with our food like that."

"It could've been much worse. Uh, though I don't wanna jinx anything, heh-heh." The duo noticed a bush rustling in the distance. "Stay back," Trent advised Carly in a hushed tone. He quickly changed into a jaguar before lunging at the rustling bush. "Ahh!" Rose cried out. "Please don't attack! I'm peaceful!"

"Rose?" Carly wondered. She heard another rustle and a YOWL of pain as she rushed over. "Everything okay?" Carly asked as she helped Rose to her feet.

"I'm fine," Rose moaned, "But that poor creature isn't. Look." Carly turned to see that a bear trap was snagged around one of Jaguar-Trent's paws. "Oh, my!" she gasped. "Are you okay?"

"Help me get the trap off of him," Rose instructed. She and Carly tugged at the trap but to no avail. "Get...off!" Carly groaned. Jaguar-Trent suddenly growled at her. "Whoa, easy! We're just trying to-" Carly ducked at a pasta blast. "AH!" she cried out. "Don't shoot!"

"Karol, is that you?" Rose asked as she saw the intern approach them. "Could you possibly help us?"

"Oh, you poor fella," Karol noted as she put the bazooka behind her back and knelt down to Jaguar-Trent. "Come here." She pried the bear trap off of his paw. "Now to apply a bandage," Rose said as she wrapped the paw up with some gauze and held it together with a tight knot. "There you go, buddy. Hope you get better."

"I'm impressed," Karol noted. "You handled that like a pro."

"First aid and veterinary skills are just a few of the things I learned at Muskoka Squirrels. But I can't believe Chris would set up bear traps! Really?!"

"I don't like it, either. I'll be sure to give Chris more than just a piece of my mind!"

"Um, I'd hate to interrupt," Carly spoke up, "But we have a challenge to do, remember? We should probably..."

"Stay focused," Rose agreed. "Good point, Carly. See you later, Karol."

"Yeah, yeah," Karol shrugged as Rose and Carly walked off. "But next time I see you, I won't show any mercy." As the girls disappeared from her site, Karol turned to Jaguar-Trent. "You take care, buddy," she told him in a gentler tone.

Confessional: Trent (Screaming Gophers)

"I never figured that someone as...gruff as Karol could have a soft spot for animals. But I'm grateful that she and Rose helped with my hand, even if they don't know it." He winced as he moved his bandaged hand. "Yeah, gonna need to give it some rest."

Confessional: Karol

"Out of all of the idiotic people on this crappy island, Rose seems like the most tolerable one here. At least she has some respect for the creatures that live here."

End Confessionals

"Nothing here," Sky noted as she quickly looked around the area. "Nothing here. Hurry up, Lara and Beardo. We don't have all day."

"Actually, Sky," Lara told her, "We need to talk to you. You've gotten all aggro recently, and-"

"I am NOT being aggressive! I'm just focusing on the challenge and winning it. Maybe you should help out, too."

"We are. We removed the traps Drakken and Shego have placed."

"Sure." Sky and Lara heard Beardo imitate the sound of munching, then a low fart. "You're right, Beardo," Lara replied. "We're lucky we didn't eat the beans."

"They may be good for the body," Sky noted, "But not worth having a hungry raptor on your tail."

"Well, you totally skipped breakfast this morning."

"Well, I wasn't too hungry."

"If I may ask, it had to do with the last ceremony, didn't it?" Sky simply frowned at Lara's words. "Something like that," she grumpily said before muttering in a lower tone, "Lousy fake hero wannabe."

"Look, I know you're-" Lara began.

"Don't you DARE finish that sentence!" Beardo covered Sky's mouth and made a shh... sound. "What Lara was...trying to say...is that she understands why you're angry and tense," he explained, "But we feel like you're targeting the wrong people." Sky only raised an eyebrow at this. "Beardo is right," Lara pointed out. "I'm not going to pretend that I can come close to what you're feeling right now. But what kind of fault did our team have? What did me, Beardo or Dave have to do with it?" Sky's face softened a bit. They were right. She was angry, but her team didn't do anything wrong, not even Jo. They didn't deserve to be the target of her anger. "Besides," Beardo continued, "Do you think she would like to see you...like this?" Lara cringed a bit when Beardo risked to ask that. "You're...you're right," Sky sighed. "River wouldn't want me to act like this, and you two, the rest of the team...none of you have the fault of what happened." Beardo gave her a gentle pack on the back. "Well then," Lara stated as she stood on a rock and faced Sky, "You have to remove that anger chip out of your shoulder and switch back to being yourself."

"What?" Sky asked as she stared at Lara with confusion.

"Sorry, current cosplay reference. My point is, you need to drop that anger. It's not going to bring your sister back and it's only going to set a hole between you and the rest of the team, including Dave." The Olympian remembered how she had snapped at Dave earlier. "Oh, man," Sky moaned. "I was really hard with Dave. I just hope he's okay."

"You could always...go talk to him," Beardo suggested.

"Right now?" Sky blushed a bit, but quickly shook it off. "But we are in the middle of a challenge," she argued, "And the traps and-"

"Agent Beardo and I can take care of the traps and guide the team," Lara assured her. "You go ahead and find Dave. He's alone in these woods, and from what I've seen of him these days, he's one dirty trap away from having a breakdown and attracting a raptor to him." Sky could only gasp in horror. "I gotta find him and fast," she decided. She quickly dashed off towards the forest, effortlessly dodging rocks and bushes. "Wow," Beardo breathed out in amazement. "She's really good when she gets motivated."

"It's the power of love, Agent Beardo," Lara replied. "Now let's continue before another one of Drakken's traps gets in our way."

"Keep running!" Max ordered to Chase. "Faster!" He tripped over a large rock and got his foot stuck. "Come on, dude!" Chase rallied.

"I'm stuck," Max complained as he tugged on his leg. "Free me at once, minion!" Chase ran over to him, but quickly backpedaled once he saw the incoming raptor. "Sorry, dude," he decided. "You're on your own."

"What?!" Max yelled out in disbelief while Chase ran off. "I will have VENGEANCE for your treachery!" He screamed in fright as he saw the raptor.

Confessional: Chase (Screaming Gophers)

"It's not that I don't care about other people. It's just that I care about me the most."

End Confessional

"Hello?" Phoebe called out as she nervously looked around. "Brick, is that you? What about you, coach?" She gasped as she saw one of the raptors rushing towards the still-stuck Max. "Gotta be brave," she muttered to herself. She started to run over to them. Max closed his eyes as the raptor reached him and opened up its jaws filled with razor-sharp teeth. "Excuse me, Mister Raptor," Phoebe panted after tapping the raptor's shoulder. "I know you're supposed to chase us for the challenge, but could you please let me get Mister Max's foot unstuck first?" The raptor stared at her for a moment, then shrugged its shoulders and stepped aside. Phoebe managed to free Max from the rocks. "There you go," she told him. "All free."

"Thanks," Max reluctantly mumbled. The duo noticed the raptor growling at them. "Oh, of course," Phoebe remembered. "The challenge. Run!" They raced off, with the raptor in chase.

"Any dinos, big guy?" Nikki asked as she and Rodney looked around the woods.

"Nothing so far," Rodney replied, "Thank goodness. Shane, you still doing okay?" Shane, still lying across Rodney's shoulder, simply gave a sad moan as a reply. "Poor guy," Nikki sighed. "He's still all mopey after his relationship drama with Jane."

"Speaking of which," Rodney spoke up, "Do you have any advice for ending things with Valerie?"

"Whoa, hold on. Are you-?"

"What is the point of love if all you'll receive is heartbreak?" Shane solemnly sighed. "No point getting your hopes up."

"Oh, we almost forgot you were there, dude," Rodney said. "Uh, you wanna go ahead?"

"I suppose." Rodney set Shane down onto the ground, with the latter waking off at a slow pace. "Uh, anyway, Rodster," Nikki continued, "I think ending whatever thing you had with Valerie is a good call."

"You think so?" Rodney asked. "I don't wanna break her fragile heart."

"Let me put it in a rhyme. 'You think Valerie is made of glass, but between you and me, she's actually an ass.'"

"What?"

"I'm starting to second-guess listening to Valerie. I mean, back then, it seemed like a good idea to boot Jane, but now..."

"Jane played with Shane's feelings! Of course she deserved to go home!"

"Rodney! Just listen. Mouth shut and ears open, okay?" Rodney nodded his head in reply and went silent. "I'm just saying that maybe we should start taking Valerie's word with a grain of salt," Nikki suggested. "I don't want either of us to second-guess our decisions."

"I hear you, friend," Rodney replied as he gave her a tight hug. "Sorry about yelling at you."

"Meh, friends tend to bicker sometimes. Nothing to get all droopy about. But, uh, we'd better get going before-" A raptor's roar cut Nikki off. "You don't have to tell me twice," Rodney said before running off with Nikki, still in his hug.

"I'm getting tired of running," Wayne panted as he, Raj and Lightning skid to a stop near a swampy area.

"Hey, I just thought of something," Raj spoke up.

"You can tell me anything. Thoughts about your feelings and who you are. I'm ready to hear you without judgement."

"Don't worry," Lightning assured the hockey bros as he backed up. "Lightning will sha-give you some privacy." He quickly dashed off, though he stayed poorly hidden behind a tree. "I'M NOT HERE!" he shouted.

Confessional: Wayne and Lightning (Toxic Rats)

"This is it!" Wayne squealed. "Raj's gonna tell me he's gay. Or bi. He's telling me something!"

"For sure, dude," Lightning agreed. "Whoo!"

End Confessional

"You got any hockey tape?" Raj asked Wayne.

Confessional: Wayne and Lightning (Toxic Rats)

"Nope, that's not it," the duo said with a disappointed look.

End Confessional

"Only five rolls!" Wayne exclaimed as he held up some hockey tape.

"Great," Raj explained. "I've got a plan." He wrapped the tape around some trees to make a tripwire.

Confessional: Wayne and Raj (Toxic Rats)

"We pulled this trick on our teammate Keith Campbell during a tourney in Shellbrook," Raj began. "It was hilarious!"

"So hilarious!" Wayne agreed. "Not to Keith, though."

"Nah, he seemed super-mad when we saw him at the hospital."

End Confessional

"Hoot-hoot!" Wayne called out to the raptor, catching its attention. "Hey, dragon! Over here!" The raptor ran over but tripped over the hockey tape, making him unable to move. "Penalty!" Raj shouted.

"Two minutes for tripping!" Wayne exclaimed.

"Nice moves, dudes," Lightning complimented. "Take that, sha-WHOA!" He slipped on some of the swamp slime but quickly regained his balance. "Lightning's good."

"Hey, that mud scum is pretty slick," Wayne thought. "Why we running when we can scum-skate?" A moment later, the trio were skating ahead by using the slime. "Go, Snow Owls!" Raj rallied.

"How much longer is this crappy challenge?" Valerie complained as she and Anne-Maria walked ahead. "This humidity is ruining my hair!" She noticed that a bush appeared to be moving. "Anne-Maria, could I borrow some hairspray?"

"Nuh-uh," Anne-Maria argued as she sprayed her hair. "Nobody touches my stuff, not even my parents." Valerie saw the bush inch a bit closer. "I really think you should," she repeated through clenched teeth.

"Get your own, then," Anne-Maria sternly told her. "I-" Valerie snatched the hairspray out of her hands. "Hey!" Anne-Maria protested. "You little-"

"Shh..." Valerie advised as she covered Anne-Maria's mouth with her free hand. "Watch." She sprayed the bush with a heavy amount of hairspray, and soon, the two girls heard the sound of coughing. "Okay, okay!" Bryan wheezed as he stumbled out of the bush. "Please stop!"

"Were you spying on us, you little rat?" Anne-Maria demanded as she gave him a glare.

"N-no! I was just trying to hide from the raptors and that intern."

"Or were you simply looking for an excuse to gawk at our beauty up-close?" Valerie coaxed.

"Not that I blame the shrimp for staring at this," Anne-Maria bragged as she did a pose.

"Um, I think I'll have better odds near the outhouse for avoiding the raptors," Bryan reasoned before walking off.

"Outhouse?" Valerie scoffed. "Yeah, right." However, Bryan kept walking away. "Yeesh, what a nut," Anne-Maria commented.

Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)

"From what I now know about that weakling, he obviously has some scheme up in his brain. What, I have no clue. But I'm still gonna come out on top no matter what he has planned."

End Confessional

As Valerie exited the confessional, she failed to notice the bush nestled right next to the outhouse. "That's right," Bryan whispered as he moved a few leaves away. "Keep thinking that." He quickly concealed himself again.

"How much longer will this challenge be?" Dave mumbled as he cautiously walked on a path. "I mean, this place just looks so...ugh, disgusting." He quickly backed up when he saw a cat-sized maggot squirming by. "And the people," he thought. "Sugar's completely gross, Ella and Ethan sound like they came out of a fairy tale, Melody's creepy, Tyler's a klutz, Ezekiel has backwards thinking, Lara's a dress-up fanatic and Destiny sounds completely delusional. Even the slightly more normal people are weird. Greg sticks to Destiny like glue, Beardo can still be quite noisy, Shawn has that 'zombie apocalypse' junk, Jo's just like those jocks at home and Sky..." Dave's mind quickly shifted to her. "She's no good, especially after today with that stupid outburst...and her determination...and her cute smile..." As he kept rambling on, he accidentally stepped on a pebble, making him cry out in pain. "OW!"

"Is that him?" Sky thought as she kept searching for him. "Oh, screw this! I'll be faster in the air instead of on the ground." She quickly unfolded her purple-and-cream wings and flew off. As Dave was hopping in pain, he stepped on a beaver's tail, making it squeal. "AH!" he cried out as he tried to avoid the beaver's chomps. It managed to chomp through a large tree, making it crash down with a loud THUD. "Well," Dave finally said after everything, "At least things can't get any worse." He heard a huff and saw a raptor eyeing him. "Of course." He screamed as he ran away, but quickly crashed into a tree. "Oh..." he moaned as he passed out.

"Dave!" Sky gasped as she saw him lying on the ground and the raptor getting closer. She quickly dove down and swooped up the unconscious boy just as the raptor snapped its jaw down. She placed him down onto some safer ground before flying off. "Huh?" Dave wondered as he came to. "What happened?"

"What are you doing, Davie?" Destiny asked as she, Greg and Shawn approached him. "I thought we had to escape them wevil Yoshis Chris put out there."

"Did either of you understand the gibberish out of her mouth?"

"She said we have to avoid the raptors," Greg translated. "Which is becoming a real pain in the butt."

"Not to mention that Karol intern," Shawn pointed out. "Launching her zombie guts from her bazooka-"

"I thought it was scalding pasta," Dave interrupted. "And Shawn, zombies DO NOT exist."

"They do, too!" Destiny argued. "They're a tricky bunch, they are. But Hot Dog or Sunburn will take care of those screepy corpses."

"A hot dog?" Shawn asked in disbelief. "Like hell if that'll work against a zombie!"

"Out of context clarity, Shawn," Greg informed him, "Desi isn't talking about the food. And as much as I would love to talk about video games, we have to focus on getting to the finish line."

"If only we had some wheels," Destiny thought out-loud. "We could just ZOOM right there."

"Oh, no," Dave protested. "We're better without any vehicles."

"Actually," Shawn put in, "I think I might've saw something before I met up with Greg and Destiny."

"Swiller!" Destiny exclaimed while Greg and Dave shared a worried look. "Lead the way, Shawnnie!" She and Shawn quickly ran off. "This is gonna end badly for us," Dave moaned as he and Greg walked behind them.

Meanwhile, Emma was trying to avoid the raptors. "Gotta hide!" she cried out. She quickly dove into a bush, only to discover that Bowie was there. "I thought I lost you," she quietly told him.

"You mean when you ran away," Bowie pointed out.

"I thought you were right behind me." The duo shared a hug when they saw a raptor in the distance. "Everything will be fine as long as we stay silent," Bowie warned in a whisper. Emma then let out a fart, catching the raptor's attention. "Run away!" Bowie shouted as the duo started to run.

"Phoebe?!" Brick shouted as he and Keith jogged ahead. "Phoebe!"

"Quit worrying about that squirt," Keith told him. "Look. The finish is just up ahead."

"But we can't-"

"Yeah, yeah. No man behind. But they ditched us. So get your ass in gear NOW!" Keith dragged Brick with him as he reached the Carpet of Completion. "Keith and rick are the first Frogs to arrive," Chris announced.

"Ha!" Keith bragged as he dropped Brick. "First place! Take that, you..." His confidence started to fade as he noticed Dawn meditating on the dock. "How the hell did a wimp like you beat me?!"

"Hmm?" Dawn noted as she noticed Keith. "Oh. I used a shortcut."

"Permission to go help out my comrades," Brick stated as he returned to his feet.

"Denied," Chris replied with a sadistic smile. "No going back after you touched the carpet. Guess they'll have to survive without you."

"Don't fret, Brick," Dawn assured him. "Phoebe and the others will come out okay. I saw it in my tea leaves during breakfast this morning."

Confessional: Brick (Frogs of Death)

"Phoebe's fate is in some tea leaves? No offense to Dawn's rituals, but it's not really reassuring to me."

End Confessional

Chris noticed Lara and Beardo carrying a large pile of various objects ranging from horns to tree branches. "You seriously picked up my booby traps?" he moaned. "Ugh, no wonder things were starting to sound...peaceful. Hey, interns! Go plant the traps again!"

"Aw, seriously?!" Dean complained as he and a female intern with a black ponytail and braces walked over. "Me and Yulisa just finished doing that an hour ago!"

"Yulisa is an...interesting name," Beardo commented as he peeked his head around the large pile in his hands.

"So is Beardo," the intern commented with a slight lisp due to the braces.

Confessional: Beardo (Confused Bears)

"Meh. She's not wrong."

End Confessional

"Guess we better start," Dean sighed as he and Yulisa walked over to Beardo and Lara. The group suddenly heard some loud HOOT-HOOT's. "What the heck?" Lara asked in utter confusion.

"Go hard to the buzzer!" Wayne shouted as he, Raj and Lightning skated ahead.

"Let's do it!" Raj happily replied.

"TURBO BOOST!" the trio shouted as they let out a fart, jetting them ahead. Lara, Beardo, Dean and Yulisa tried to get out of the way but the hockey bros crashed into them right on the Carpet of Completion, making the noisy junk fall into the water. "The hockey bros are in!" Chris announced. "Followed by Lightning, Beardo and whatever Lara's dressed as."

"Hey!" Lara complained from the pile.

"At least we don't have to put all that stuff back," Yulisa noted. Chris simply smirked as he passed her and Dean a snorkel and goggles. "You just had to ask," Dean moaned.

"No raptors so far," Owen sighed as he and Echo walked ahead. "Thank goodness. Where do you think Chris got the raptors from? Maybe they're the vegan type of carnivorous raptors."

"Carnivorous means they eat meat," Echo explained through gritted teeth.

"Speaking of eat, do you have any food? I get hungry when I'm nervous or scared. My mom also says I eat when I'm upset. And happy. And tired. Not to mention bored, gassy, morose, joyous, comatose, semiconscious, avuncular." Echo got a surprised look when she saw Owen with a burly mustache. "Avuncular," Owen giggled.

"Yes, Owen," Echo blandly replied, "I-" She suddenly gave a scream of fright. "Snake!"

"Snake?!" Owen cried out in a panic. "AHHH!" A raptor heard the duo and gave a threatening snarl as it ran in their direction. "RAPTOR!" Owen screamed. As he cowered, he didn't notice the smirk Echo had.

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"There wasn't any snake. I just needed a good excuse to get that raptor to go after that tub of lard they dare call a man. What better way to get rid of an annoying person than to let them get eaten by a ravenous lizard that's eight feet tall?"

End Confessional

Just as the raptor was a measly foot away, Owen let out a big fart, knocking out the raptor from the stench. "Hey, I beat him!" he laughed. "How about that, Echo?" However, he saw Echo holding her breath before passing out from the fart. "Oh, I'd better help you," Owen decided as he picked her up and carried her over his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Paul and Ethan were cautiously walking through a wooded area. "Any sightings of Chris's raptors, Sir Paul?" Ethan asked.

"No, nothing," Paul replied as he looked behind him. "Um, wanna talk about something to get our minds off this?"

"Well, there is a matter I wish to bring up. Miss Destiny mentioned something of an animal attack in the spa hotel."

"You mean another one of her crazy little stories?"

"Actually, about that..." Ethan suddenly tripped over some vines and landed in a bushy area. "I'm a bit stuck," he groaned as he struggled to free himself.

"Hold on..." Paul thought as he took a closer look at the bush, "Since when do bushes smell like oil?" He yanked the shrubs off, freeing Ethan and revealing a jeep. "A jeep in the middle of this dump," Paul gasped as he lifted the hood up. "Hey, this thing's in working order, too! Let's test this baby out."

"Won't that be against the rules to use a vehicle?" Ethan wondered.

"I don't think Chris will give a damn. A jeep ain't exactly silent."

"But we don't have a-"

"Key?" Paul pulled out a thin screwdriver from his tool belt and put it in the keyhole. The engine roared to life as he twisted it. "Impressive," Ethan complimented.

"It's nothing too special," Paul shrugged. "And with me at the wheel, this'll get us to the finish faster than you can say-"

"PAULIE!" Destiny suddenly exclaimed as she, Greg, Dave and Shawn arrived at the scene.

"How'd you find that jeep before me?" Shawn thought.

"Looks like our plan's been officially fucked up," Paul murmured to Ethan.

"Ooh, nice wheels," Destiny giggled. "Let's take it for a spin!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Dave protested. "I'm not getting into any vehicle with her unless hell freezes over."

"Well, then, Hell's forecast today is a blizzard with six inches of snow. Come on! I'll drive!"

"No fucking way you're driving," Paul argued as he pushed Destiny away. "I recall our last incident very vividly."

"Perhaps I could be behind the wheel?" Ethan volunteered.

"Stay out of this, Galahad!" Destiny snapped.

"Desi, calm down," Greg advised as he held her back. "Come on." A loud HONK caught the group's attention. They turned to see Shawn in the driver's seat. "Are you gonna get in or what?" he demanded. "Oh, and Paul? Here's this. I already have the keys." He tossed the screwdriver back to the mechanic. "So, you...?" Dave thought. "But how?"

...

The scene flashed back to Shawn doing some pull-ups on a tree branch when he caught a glimpse of Jasmine and Samey casually chatting while picking a few peppers. He ended up failing to notice a mutant squirrel on the branch. It zapped him, making him let go of the branch. He landed on a large red mushroom, which catapulted him far away, straight into the studio tent. "Ow," Shawn moaned as he sat up. He noticed a set of keys lying on a tale. He pressed a button, which made a nearby jeep chirp its alarm. "Hmmm..."

...

"Uh, survival training, you know," Shawn quickly explained. "Always have to have transportation on-hand."

"Sure, Shawn," Dave skeptically replied. "Whatever you say. Better load up before any of those raptors show up."

Over by the confessional, MK took a glance around before shutting the door, unaware of the bush hiding a certain actor who was listening in. "Time to watch this and see what we've got," MK smugly said as she unplugged the hidden phone.

Confessional: MK (Toxic Rats)

"Okay, been recording confessionals for a while now, and here's the 411. Millie lied to Priya about who she voted for at Scary Girl's elimination AND is writing a thesis paper that throws everyone here under the bus!" She snickered. "Scott's planning on throwing the challenges to get the threats off the Rats and blindside the other teams, which is a tad ingenious from a slob like him. Apparently, Carly thinks there's a saboteur on the Gophers and is investigating it. Probably gonna be Heather. Big whoop. Oh, but there's way more. Mike seems to know way more about that mechanic's 'attack' than he's letting on. And Princesses Julia and Echo aren't the positive yoga sunshine rainbow they pretend to be. Julia calls us all 'butt-knuckles' and Echo? More than willing to feed Owen to a raptor. That's cruel even by my standards."

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"So, Mary-Kate was the one behind the scheme, hmm? I think I have a plan to get rid of her. But to do that..." He unplugged the hidden phone. "Hope she doesn't mind loaning this."

End Confessional

"Duncan, Geoff, DJ and Scott make it to the carpet," Chris announced as the boys ran up to it. "Who's next to arrive?" Sky panted as she, Jo, Emma, Carly and Rose arrived next. "Made it," Trent breathed out as he reached the carpet next.

"Didn't think you'd get here so quickly," Carly noted. "Nice work, buddy." Rose, however, noticed that one of Trent's hands was bandaged. "What happened to your hand?" she asked him.

"Oh, uh, nothing too serious," Trent nervously explained as he hid the bandaged hand behind his back. "Got a little scratch and the bandage is keeping it from getting infected."

Confessional: Trent (Screaming Gophers)

"It's not technically a lie. Just...downplayed the severity of it."

End Confessional

"Got it all out," Yulisa moaned as she and Dean placed the last noisy booby trap onto the dock.

"Seriously?" Sky complained. "All that for nothing?" She could only groan in frustration. She noticed that Alejandro, Blainley, Courtney, Bridgette and MK had walked up to the rug next. "Gee, what an eventful trip," Blainley sarcastically commented. "All those plants and rocks sure were dangerous."

"We have Sky to thank for our safe voyage," Alejandro added. "Without her suggestion to clear the area of hazards, our journey would've been much worse."

"What are we, chopped liver?" Lara muttered to Beardo.

"Well, these two did the hard work, in all honesty," Sky admitted as she motioned to the duo.

"Thank you," Beardo replied. "But where are the others at?"

"What he said," Lara pitched in. "So, what's the sitch?"

"She said it!" Yulisa squealed in excitement, leaving the others a bit baffled. "She said it! I told you she would, Dean."

"Yeah, yeah," Dean conceded as the duo walked off with the noisy junk they salvaged from the lake. "Don't remind me."

Confessional: Dean

"Yulisa is a big Kim Possible fan and made a bet with me that Lara would say her catchphrase by the end of the day. And the loser had to..." He shuddered. "Be on massage duty for McLean for the rest of the week. Not something I'm looking forward to."

End Confessional

Chase soon ran up to the Carpet of Completion, with Amy walking up soon after. "Amy's the third member of the Frogs of Death back," Chris announced. "And Chase is here, too. Were you two traveling alone?" Chase suddenly started to sniffle as he hugged Chris's feet. "I-I was with Max," he sobbed, "And...I left him behind! I'd never put anyone in danger like that before!" Unknown to him, Emma was glaring at him, daggers in her eyes.

Confessional: Emma (Toxic Rats)

"'Never'?" She gave a laugh. "Um, what?! I seem to recall being in a speeding car that crashed into a pet shop because someone had CUT MY BRAKES! Oh, but now he's crying and saying sorry about something he did to Max? Where's my apology?!"

End Confessional

"Okay," Chris said, "You can stop getting your nose sauce all over my sneakers."

"Will you stop?" Amy scolded. "You're starting to look as pathetic as Samey." She saw Helga walking over to the carpet and dropping off Sol and Samey. "What exactly happened with those twerps?" Keith demanded.

"What happened?" Helga growled out. "That blondinka suka Samey used her sister and Helga as bait for raptor!"

"She did not!" Sol protested.

"Yes, she did! I saw her! Nasty little girl with nasty dot on face." Sol could only face-palm in response.

Confessional: Sol (Frogs of Death)

"It's good that Helga called out Bitch-my's behavior. The only issue? She got her and Sammy mixed up!"

End Confessional

Meanwhile, the majority of the remaining Frogs managed to find safe shelter inside the main lodge. "So, what now?" Nikki asked. "We can't stay in here forever." She let out a small burp. "Oh, come on!"

"We can stop farting and burping and make it to the finish line silently if we can find some ajwain and eat it," 'Smart' Damien told the group. The group froze as they heard the door creak open. "Are you sure we'll be safe here, Priya?" Millie asked as she entered.

"Oh, it's you two," Jasmine breathed out in relief. "We thought you were raptors."

"It's fine," Priya shrugged. "Also, we thought you guys might want him." She pushed a still-depressed Shane forward. "I thought Nikki and Rodney were keeping an eye on him," Cameron noted. Nikki and Rodney just shared a guilty look.

Confessional: Nikki and Rodney (Frogs of Death)

"We screwed up?" Rodney asked.

"We screwed up," Nikki sighed.

End Confessional

"Sumac," Scarlett noted as she searched through a cabinet, "Juniper, basil...I'm not seeing it."

"I found this giant pot of beans on the stove if anyone wants more," Ripper muffled through bites of beans.

"Beans are the LAST THING we need right now," Jasmine noted.

"Ajwain!" 'Smart' Damien gasped as he found the spice. "Quick, gimme your hands!" He gave everyone a handful of the spice. "Don't you normally boil it with limes and serve it like tea?" Anne-Maria wondered.

"There's no time for that," 'Smart' Damien told her. "This'll have to do." Everyone but Ripper downed the spice they held. "Yuck," Valerie gagged. "This better work."

"I can't believe I'm gonna silence my greatest gift and a shot at the world record," Ripper moaned. "I can feel a winner inside me, dying to get out."

"This is neither the time nor place," Scarlett warned in a tone sharp enough to cut steel, "So forget that stupid record and EAT!"

"Alright, alright." Ripper's tummy gave an ominous gurgle. "Wait!" he shouted.

"Oh, no," Millie gulped.

"Are you kidding me right now?!" 'Smart' Damien protested.

"What...what's happening?" Priya asked in confusion.

"This is the one!" Ripper exclaimed as he pulled out his pillow and started to fart. "One steamboat, two steamboats, three steamboats..." As he counted, the others ran about, trying to escape the stench. The raptor was soon attracted by the noise and smell. "Forty-seven steamboats..." Ripper continued, "Forty-eight steamboats...YES! I TIED THE WORLD RECORD!"

Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)

"Ripper did it! He actually accomplished his...why am I impressed by this?!"

End Confessional

"Are you crazy?!" 'Smart' Damien scolded to Ripper. A ROAR made everyone freeze up. "Look," Zoey whispered as she pointed outside. The group saw a raptor struggling to open the door. "We're fine," Ripper scoffed. "Raptors can't open doors. They have the brains of nine-year-olds!"

"When did you learn to open a door?" Topher questioned.

"I partially agree with Ripper," Millie commented. "Twisting a doorknob requires a dexterity raptors don't have." The doorknob suddenly twisted. "You sure about that?" 'Smart' Damien gulped. The group screamed with fright as the raptor entered the mess hall.

"I am so glad I skipped the beans this morning," Julia whispered as she walked through the woods. She then stepped on a small twig, making a subtle CRACK sound. "Oh, crud," she muttered. A raptor then roared in her face, messing up her hair.

Confessional: Julia (Toxic Rats)

She was filing her nails. "No. Not today."

End Confessional

"MOUTHWASH!" Julia scolded, catching the raptor off-guard. "Ever heard of it? For reals, they should change your name to Halitosisaurus. Your breath reeks of caveman, girl. And get some whitening strips and aligners for your teeth already. Your grill looks like a fence made out of mud. I can't even talk about your dry, scaly skin because I will literally barf in my own mouth. You have bags under your eyes. You have puny little chicken-wing arms, and your toenails? Big yikes. It's actually no wonder you went extinct, because no one would want to GET WITH THAT!" The raptor could only whimper as it dashed off, hurt by Julia's words. In a nearby bush, Bowie and Anthony were listening in.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"Ooh, Julia just read that raptor!"

Confessional: Anthony (Toxic Rats)

"I don't believe it! That lass Julia is actually meaner than a hammerhead shark with a toothache. To think, we thought she was sweet as taffy."

End Confessionals

"You were rough with that dinosaur," Bowie told Julia as he and Anthony rose from their bush, taking the influencer by surprise.

"What?" Julia gasped. "Uh, you saw that?"

"Aye, we did," Anthony sternly replied.

"And now we know your true colors are vicious and brutal," Bowie smugly added.

"If you tell anyone..." Julia warned.

"Don't worry; your secret's safe. Just never dissect us like that. I'm an ugly crier." Bowie gave a soft nudge to Anthony. "Uh, yeah," Anthony said. "This porthole of a mouth is staying shut."

"Deal," Julia told them. "Now let's go." She quickly ran off. "Oh, boy," Anthony breathed out.

"You had your fingers crossed, didn't you?" Bowie inquired. Anthony only answered with a sheepish grin. "Guess great minds think alike," Bowie told him as he held up his own crossed fingers. "Come on." The duo ran off. What they didn't know was that Bryan was spying on them from a hidden tree branch and recorded the whole scene on the stolen phone.

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"I'd better upload this to Julia's MySelfie account. Hashtag: TheRealJulia. When Julia finds out that her followers saw her 'sweet apple' front fall and expose her rotten-to-the-core side, she'll go ballistic. That anger will, in turn, cause her to lose challenges for the Rats. I'll use that opening to set up Mary-Kate to take the fall instead. Just you wait."

End Confessional

Over by a large cave, the raptor Julia insulted was crying its eyes out while eating some ice cream. The raptor looked at its reflection in the mirror and tossed its ice cream at it. "Hello?" Phoebe meekly spoke up as she and Max peeked inside the cave. "Is everything okay? I heard crying." The raptor roared in their faces, spooking Max. However, Phoebe remained unfazed. "Oh, you sound so upset, buddy," she gently told it. "Maybe I can help cheer you up a bit. My mommy says one of the best ways to calm down a person is with a warm bubble bath. Want one? It's green apple scented." The raptor glanced at its scaly skin before nodding yes. "Bah, I'm in no mood for silly bubble baths," Max scoffed. "I have more pressing and EVIL matters to-" He tried to walk out but Phoebe simply pulled him back. A moment later, the duo were scrubbing the raptor's head with sudsy bubbles. "I can't believe I'm wasting my precious time with a bubble bath," Max grumbled. "I should be out there, forming up my next EVIL plan."

"Why do you always talk about evil?" Phoebe asked. "People should be doing their best to be good citizens. Why not be a hero instead of a villain?"

"Please. If everyone becomes the hero, things would get boring. Besides, while a hero's a hero, everyone loves a good villain. Surely you must have a favorite fictional villain."

"Um...well, yeah. One of Batman's legendary foes that I like seeing is The Penguin. In fact, one of the things my daddy and mommy got me for my thirteenth birthday was an autograph of Burgess Meredith, the original actor who Penguin from the TV show."

"You mean the one from the sixties? With Adam West as Batman? That was a good show. The clever schemes of villains like Joker and Catwoman trying to outwit the Dynamic Duo..."

"Only for Batman and Robin to come out on top!" Max and Phoebe shared a small laugh.

Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)

"You know, I think Max isn't that bad of a kid deep down. He's just playing pretend with all that 'evil' stuff. I think he's a good friend to have once you get past that."

Confessional: Max (Screaming Gophers)

"The hero girl does seem like pleasant company to have around. Perhaps we could make it to the finale together. I'd come out victorious, of course."

End Confessionals

Back by the swamp, Shawn was maneuvering the jeep through the mud while Destiny, Greg, Paul, Ethan and Dave tagged along. "Didn't think the zombie nut would be so skilled at this," Paul acknowledged.

"You have to know how to drive," Shawn replied. "Finding wheels in a zombie apocalypse won't do you any good if you don't know how to use them."

"Again with this?" Dave moaned. "Zombies don't exist, you know."

"That's what the government officials all say to cover it up."

"Come on, Shawn," Greg told him. "It's scientifically impossible to corpses to be reanimated. Desi, you agree, right?" However, Destiny simply had a pout on her face as she sat shotgun. "Still upset about not driving, huh?" Greg guessed.

"C'mon, Shawnnie," Destiny moaned. "Just gimme the wheel and-"

"No way am I doing that after hearing of your reputation behind the wheel," Shawn sternly told her. "I'm not that crazy."

"But you are crazy," Paul noted with a smirk.

"Hey!"

"Mind you, you kind of walked into that one," Ethan pointed out. The jeep suddenly skid to a halt, jerking him forward and onto Destiny's lap. "Ew!" she gagged as she nudged Ethan away with her boot. "Paulie, keep that jash in the backseat."

"Why the heck did we stop?" Greg asked.

"Look," Shawn told them as he pointed to a shadow slithering into a small hole by the base of a tree. "A-a-a zombie! We better chop off its head before it infects everyone left on the island! Where did I put my ax?"

"You know what?" Dave decided as he stood up. "I'm gonna prove to you that this whole zombie thing is a load of crap. I'll check it myself."

"You'll need these," Destiny said while she passed him a pair of rain boots. After Dave put them on, he hopped onto a log floating in the swamp water. He gave a shudder but went ahead onto the next log. "The guy is something else," Paul told the group. "Scared of getting dirty, but willing to suck it up to prove a point."

"Uh-oh," Ethan gulped. "Gentlemen, and Miss Destiny, please tell me that log isn't what I think it is." He, Greg, Shawn and Paul looked in the water to see an crocodile's snout and eyes rising from the water. "Dave!" the group tried to warn in a quiet tone so they wouldn't alert the creature. "Dave!"

"I'm looking!" Dave snapped back after reaching the tree base.

"That's not a zombie, Dave," Ethan worriedly informed him.

"I know." Dave walked into the tree base's hole and pulled out a figure, unaware of the danger. "It's not a zombie," he smugly announced, "It's-" He took a glance at the figure and gulped when he realized what it was: a ten-foot tall crocodile with tentacles for hands and a row of dagger-like teeth. He gave a frightened scream before making a mad dash to the jeep, with the croc snapping its jaws as it gave chase. The other crocs in the water snapped their jaws as Dave hopped across the swamp water before making it to the jeep, knocking over Ethan, Greg and Paul. "LET DESTINY TAKE THE WHEEL!" Dave shouted in a frightened panic.

"About damn time!" Destiny exclaimed. She quickly shoved Shawn out of the driver's seat and revved up the engine. "You sure about this?" Paul demanded. "It's Destiny!"

"We'll be safer this way," Ethan assured him. The boys screamed as a crocodile tried to chomp at Dave's feet. "GO, GO, GO!" Dave ordered. Destiny stomped on the gas, making the jeep speed off.

In another area, the remaining Gophers, minus Max, Bryan, Owen and Echo, were gathered in a clearing. "Any signs of the raptors?" Sarah panted.

"No," Lacey noted, "But I think I can see the finish line from here."

"A straight shot across?" Lucas thought. "I like it! Let's move!" He started to run ahead. "Hold on," Helen advised. "There might be-" A blast of pasta whizzed past her head. "Gotcha, you vile Gophers!" Karol boasted.

"Get down!" Sarah warned as the group ducked at another blast. However, the pasta blast managed to hit Lucas in the back, knocking him over. Suddenly, he was blasted upward by a hidden mine and plummeted back down. "Mouse traps!" he cried out in pain as they covered his legs. Another hidden mine blasted him up again. "Bear traps!" he screamed as they covered his arms and butt. He landed on yet another mine, repeating the process. "Lobster traps!" he shouted in a muffle as live lobsters snapped at his remaining free areas, including his nose and mouth. He moaned in pain after he finally plummeted to safe ground. "Let's go, Mister Macho," Lacey sighed as she effortlessly picked up the masked man and carried him over her shoulder.

"You okay?" Helen asked Lucas. She gasped as another pasta blast whizzed by her. "Move, move!" Lacey ordered as the Gophers raced ahead. "And watch your step!" Back at the dock, Bryan managed to reach the carpet, followed by Sugar, Ezekiel, Ella and Tyler. "Whoo-hoo!" Tyler cheered. "Made it!"

"Oh, I hope my other teammates will come soon," Bryan hoped.

"Same here," Brick agreed as he paced back and forth on the dock. Just then, Max and Phoebe walked up to the dock. "Oh, thank God," Brick breathed out.

"Max!" Chase sobbed as he gave him a tight hug. "I'm sorry for leaving you with the raptor! I've never been more sorry in my whole life!" Emma twitched her eyes as she saw the scene while Phoebe was left stunned, mouth agape.

Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)

"He what?!"

Confessional: Emma (Toxic Rats)

"Come on, Max. Let him have it."

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"Hmm, maybe I can up the ante between Chase and Emma."

End Confessionals

"Oh, my," Bryan gasped. "You were that close to the raptor, Chase? A scaredy-cat like me would've dashed off, too."

"Hmm, I suppose..." Max thought. Emma could only groan in frustration. "Mister Chase," Phoebe sternly told him, "I need a word with you. NOW." She pulled Chase away before he could get a word in. "Phoebe, the carpet," Brick called out. "Phoebe, wait. The carpet!"

"She better not lose it for us again," Keith grumbled under his breath. Meanwhile, the Frogs were struggling to hold the raptor back. "This is it!" 'Smart' Damien panicked. "This is how I die!"

"It can't be the end," Zoey gulped, "Can it?"

"Get back!" Jasmine shouted to the raptor as she, Rodney, Ripper and Priya fended it off with brooms.

"Boy, this guy's strong," Rodney groaned.

"We need to motivate them to fight back," Scarlett whispered to Cameron. "It's our only chance at survival." She cleared her throat before stating, "Rodney, you are the love of my life."

"I am?" Rodney gushed.

"He is?" Nikki questioned.

"It's only to motivate him," Scarlett told her in a hushed tone. "Plus, I heard that one should state that before their death."

"Well, don't say it if you don't mean it!" The raptor roared again. "We can't hold it back much longer!" Priya groaned. 'Smart' Damien noticed the pot of beans behind him. "Beans...fire..." he thought. "I got this!" He shoved the pot of beans into the raptor's mouth. "Now run!" Everyone dashed outside. The raptor's tummy gurgled before it let out a gassy fart. It reached the flames of the stove, making the mess hall explode, which 'Smart' Damien noticed.

Confessional: 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

"Did I just do that? I just did that!"

End Confessional

"Austin," Chris announced as the next group reached the Carpet of Completion, "Sam, Dakota, Harold, Luna, Julia, Heather, Lindsay, Gwen, Leshawna, Cody, Beth, Sarah, Izzy, Lacey and Lucas, you have arrived. You only have Owen and Echo left now."

"I'm surprised Dave hasn't shown up yet," Sky noted with a concerned look.

"Same with Shawn, Ethan and Paul," Ezekiel added. "Greg and Destiny, too. Hope the raptors didn't get 'em, eh?"

"They will come here," Melody suddenly replied from behind Ezekiel, spooking him. "That I'm certain of."

"How long have you been there?" Lara asked her.

"Long enough. And I sense the Frogs arriving." The remaining Frogs, Millie and Priya arrived at the Carpet of Completion. "We made it!" Nikki cheered. "And in first place!"

"Actually, you're not the first team back," Chris informed them. "Since Phoebe never touched the Carpet of Completion, it's like she never arrived at all."

"Maybe she'll come," Zoey hoped. "Yep. Any minute now."

"Don't hope," Melody solemnly advised. "The Bears' victory and Frogs' defeat are now set in stone. Our last team members shall arrive very soon. By jeep, as a matter of fact."

"Why do I sense a big 'but' about that?" Sky worriedly asked.

"Destiny's driving."

"Oh, great," Millie quickly said. "I mean, oh no."

"Why is that a bad thing?" Priya questioned. Just then, the group heard the screams of Greg, Dave, Shawn, Paul and Ethan as Destiny drove the jeep towards the dock. "MAKE WAY!" Greg cried out to everyone else. The jeep hit a rock, making it flip over before crashing right onto the Carpet of Completion. "We made it!" a bruised Destiny exclaimed as she hopped up from the wreckage and did a little dance. "Oh, yeah! Destiny got the gang here!" She quickly stumbled over and fell into the lake. "'Let Destiny take the wheel.' you said," Shawn recalled as he glanced at Dave.

"The stupidest thing anyone had said on this show," Paul noted. "And that's saying something considering the closest to that is Zeke."

"Hey!" Ezekiel complained. "I've got smarts up here, eh."

"Stay out of this, dude," Shawn advised. "And Dave, don't you EVER say what you did back there again."

"Noted," Dave groaned.

"I definitely agree," Ethan added. "In hindsight, we might've been safer with the crocodiles."

"What an explosive entrance you guys made," Chris commented. "And with that, the Confused Bears take victory again!" Most of the Bears cheered at this news. "Here I am, guys!" Owen panted as he carried a passed-out Echo to the carpet. "Though I think Echo made need some help."

"Just...put me down," Echo coughed out. Owen dropped her with a THUD. "Gophers claim second," Chris announced. He then saw Bowie and Anthony running towards him. "And it looks like Rats take third place. Frogs of Death, I'll see you at tonight's elimination ceremony." The Frogs could only groan in response.

Over at the spa hotel, Dave was trying to rub some ointment over his bruises when he saw Sky enter the room. "Oh, just what I needed," he sarcastically scoffed. "Come by to brag?"

"Actually, I came to...apologize," Sky sighed.

"I knew you were like every...wait, what?"

"About what happened this morning and during the challenge. I shouldn't have snapped at you or at the team. None of you deserved that. I just felt so angry after River got eliminated and...blew up my frustrations on my own teammates." Dave gave Sky a puzzled look, then saw that she was truly sorry and how much she appreciated her sister. "It's okay," he finally breathed out. "I...I get it."

"You're just saying that to end this talk," Sky told him.

"No, no, I really do. I would be angry if anything happened to Emily."

"Emily?"

"Hold on." Dave picked up his handbag from his bag and searched through it until he pulled out a photo of a slightly younger version of him, a little girl no older than five and a large Komondor dog. "That's my sister Emily," he explained as he pointed to the little girl. "She looks up to me a lot, even if I'm not the perfect role model. I try to make her happy and make her proud. I couldn't forgive myself if something bad happened or if I disappointed her."

"That's so beautiful," Sky happily sighed. "And this picture...you two seem so happy here."

"Yeah, I remember it fondly. It's the day my dad brought home our dog from the shelter. We call him Mops. The dog, that is, heh."

"Yeah, I get it." The two sat in silence for a moment. "So...do you accept my apology?" Sky asked.

"I do," Dave replied, "And you know...I was wrong."

"About what?"

"I thought all athletes were dumb, annoying, dirty, egomaniac, aggressive bullies...but you're the exception to that rule." Sky smiled, glad that Dave didn't see her as another athlete to hate anymore.

Over by the beach, Bowie was staring at the sunset when he noticed Raj and Anthony walking over. "Hey," Raj began as he sat down, "Uh, glad you're okay."

"Eh, look again," Bowie smugly corrected. "I am much better than 'okay'."

"Oh, yeah." Raj blushed as he laughed. "Yeah!"

"Hey, Raj," Anthony whispered as he nudged the hockey player, "Give him you-know-what that you made." Raj pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket. "It's, uh, just something I made in my spare time," he meekly explained as he passed it to Bowie. Bowie had a thoughtful look as he saw Raj's creation: an abstract portrait of Bowie made from scraps of colorful paper. "This is...amazing!" he gasped. "I think you'd put Michelangelo to shame, buddy."

"Oh, it's-it's nothing special," Raj stammered as his cheeks heated up even more.

"Um, maybe I should leave you two be for a bit," Anthony decided. "Enjoy each other's company." He winked at Bowie before walking off.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"I wasn't lying to Raj. This is a very creative piece of art. When I get home, this is gonna be my profile pic for my social media account. It's that good!"

Confessional: Anthony (Toxic Rats)

"Those two boys like each other. I'll bet my good eye that they'll share their first kiss tomorrow. I just know it!"

End Confessionals

"How much longer will that elimination ceremony be?" Anne-Maria asked Nikki, Helga, Sierra, Amy, Samey, Valerie, Jasmine and Phoebe as they sat in their cabin. "I ain't a girl that likes waiting."

"But who should we kick off, though?" Valerie thought. "That's the big question."

"Isn't it obvious?" Jasmine told them. "Ripper, of course. He decided some ridiculous record was more important than our lives."

"But Fart Boy did not toss Helga to dino as bait!" Helga angrily scolded. "That is what Samey did!"

"You must be joking. She couldn't do that."

"I believe it," Valerie said.

"Same here," Sierra agreed.

"Leave it to my sister to do a stunt like that," Amy sneered. Samey attempted to say something when she heard a knocking on the door. She opened it to find Rodney standing outside. "Good evening, Samey," he politely began. "May I speak with Valerie, please?"

"Who, me?" Valerie slyly replied while batting her eyelids. "Why, of course. Get lost, blondie. Now." Samey sighed as she sulked out the door. "Come on, big guy," Valerie coaxed. "Tell me what you need to tell me."

"Okay," Rodney breathed out, "I'll get to it. My heart...and you, me...but there is...glass asses and-" He was cut off by Helga's laughter, much to the others' bewilderment. "I don't get what's so funny," Nikki thought.

"Because..." Helga breathed out between her laughs, "Ginger Boy call her glass ass!" She fell over in laughter. "I suggest you leave," Valerie warned as she narrowed her eyes at Rodney. Rodney simply sniffled as he moped outside.

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"I think that's Rodney's way of ending things. Poor guy. And it seems Valerie ain't too happy, either. But I know a way to keep my bud safe...at least for tonight."

End Confessional

Back in the Rat cabin, Julia was looking at her phone when she saw her rant to the raptor. "How did this-?" she thought. "Who uploaded this to my account?" She shrieked when she saw the falling numbers. "I'm down to 3,000 followers?!" She crushed the phone in her hands. "Who did this?! WHO?!" As she growled out in anger, she was unaware of Bryan listening in from outside the cabin, satisfied that his scheme was working.

In another area, Samey was still sulking, lost in her thoughts about what Helga said, when she was suddenly pulled away. "There you are, Sammy," Sol sighed. "I was looking for a chance to talk to you alone."

"Is it about Helga?" Samey nervously asked.

"Well, that, too. And for the record, she knows that, in her own words, 'nasty girl with nasty dot on face' tossed you and her aside. Problem is she thinks that girl is the one called Sammy and vice versa. But that ain't the only issue on my mind. I know you've been peeking at my book of spells."

"What? M-me? Why me?"

"Cause you're the only one that knows about it and showed some interest."

"Well, I-"

"Why didn't you just say something earlier?" Samey was puzzled by Sol's words. "What do you mean?" she wondered.

"Well, you seemed like a nice gal and all," Sol explained. "So, you still up to it? Might even teach you a few things." Before Samey could reply, the duo heard the feedback from the loudspeakers. "Elimination time, Frogs," Chris announced.

"Guess we'll see how things go, cher," Sol decided. Later, the Frogs were gathered at the campfire ceremony. Helga, Rodney, Nikki, Mike, Sierra, Topher, Valerie, Keith, Brick and Phoebe were in the back row while Jasmine, Sol, Samey, Amy, Zee, Zoey, Shane, Anne-Maria, 'Smart' Damien, Ripper, Cameron and Scarlett were in the front row. "Frogs of Death," Chris began as he set down a plate of marshmallows, "Didn't expect to see you here again so soon. Back-to-back losses means tonight you're sending another team member home."

"Can we just get on with it before that ajwain stuff wears off?" Anne-Maria demanded.

"Fine. Ruin the fun, why don't you? Chef?"

"Phoebe," Chef began, "You decided to give Chase a piece of your mind after he bailed on Max. Now that's some good thinking there, girl."

"Thank you, Chef," Phoebe replied with a salute.

"You forgot about the part where she's the reason we didn't win," Keith grumpily pointed out. "Where were you?"

"Disciplining Chase, then after that, finding that froggie. He's our mascot, you know. Meet Frog-a-lot." Phoebe held up the frog from earlier, which wrapped its long tongue around Keith's head. "Aw, I think he likes you, coach," she gushed.

"How charming," Keith blandly replied.

"Samey," Chef continued.

"Um, who?" Sol cut in.

"The girl sitting next to you," Valerie whipped back, "Duh!"

"I only see Sammy, not this other girl you speak of."

"Quit being a wise guy and let me finish," Chef scolded. "Regardless of name, you used Helga and even your own twin sister as bait. That's a low blow."

Confessional: Samey and Sol (Frogs of Death)

"But I didn't!" Samey defended.

"Yep," Sol agreed. "She didn't. Amy did."

End Confessional

"Scarlett," Chef continued, "You demanded that Ripper give back your pillow, which he clearly needed to mute his farts."

"And?" Scarlett asked, unfazed at Chef's words.

"We nearly got eaten by raptors over it," Topher pointed out.

"And Ripper," Chef finished, "You put your needs in front of your own team's survival when you tied that world record. If not for Damien's heroics, you'd all be inside a raptor's tummy right now."

Confessional: 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

"You hear that? Heroics! I'm here to play now. Million dollars, I'm coming for you!"

Confessional: Ripper (Frogs of Death)

"I knew that fart might get me eliminated, but I'd rather be a world record fart holder than a millionaire. I'm no dummy."

Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)

"It's obvious that Ripper will be the one going home. I mean, even someone as dimwitted as Phoebe or Zee would value their own survival and eliminate any threats to it."

End Confessionals

"You know the drill," Chris announced. "If you get a marshmallow, you're safe. Brick, Helga, Jasmine, Topher, Zee, Nikki, Sierra, Mike, Cameron, Valerie, Keith, Zoey, Sol, Anne-Maria, Rodney, Shane, Scarlett, Amy and Phoebe, you are all safe. Next marshmallow goes to..." Samey got a nervous look while 'Smart' Damien and Ripper simply had a deadpan look. "..."

"..."

"..."

"...Samey." Samey let out a breath as she caught her marshmallow. "Malen'kaya krysa," Helga grumbled under her breath.

"And the final marshmallow goes to..." Chris smugly announced as he walked over to Ripper and 'Smart' Damien while holding the last marshmallow. "Will it be you? Or you? Or you? Or you? Or-"

"Get it over with, Chris," Scarlett demanded.

"Dude, just give Damien the dumb marshmallow," Ripper cut off. "We all know I'm the one going-" Chris suddenly stuffed the marshmallow into Ripper's mouth, to his, Scarlett and 'Smart' Damien's shock. "Damien, you've been voted off," Chris announced.

Confessional: 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

"Wait, what?!"

Confessional: Ripper (Frogs of Death)

He still had the marshmallow in his mouth. "Wait, what?!"

Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)

"NOOOOOOO! How is this POSSIBLE?!"

End Confessionals

"You saved our lives, dude," Nikki explained to 'Smart' Damien. "So, as a token of appreciation, we gave you your wish and got you out of the game."

"We know it's what you wanted," Zoey added. "It's our way of saying thank you."

"Aw, what a happy ending," Phoebe gushed.

"Oh, yes," Scarlett seethed through a gritted smile while one of her eyes twitched. "We're just overrun with joy right now."

"Uh, you don't exactly sound happy," Jasmine noted.

"Scarlett, calm down," Cameron advised. "If it makes you feel better, not everyone agreed to boot Damien. I voted for Ripper."

"Glad somebody still has common sense," Scarlett muttered under her breath.

"Follow me to the Dock of Shame," Chris instructed to 'Smart' Damien. Later, he was walking down the dock. "When I wanted to be voted off, no one would do it," he thought, "Then I changed my mind about wanting to leave and..." He sighed. "Irony is a cruel, cruel-" He screamed as the Drone of Despair carried him away. "This is not safe!"

"Wow," Chris narrated, "This day had everything! Farts, explosions, dinosaurs..." He noticed Chef screaming as he ran from a raptor. "HELP!" Chef yelled out.

"We should probably catch those so no one gets eaten on the next episode of Total...Drama...Island!" Chris finished "And why does that dinosaur smell like green apples?"

Votes:

Voted for 'Smart' Damien: Sierra, Zoey, Nikki, Anne-Maria, Zee, Mike, Samey, Brick, Phoebe, Ripper, Jasmine, Rodney, Topher

Voted for Ripper: Sol, Scarlett, Cameron, Shane, 'Smart' Damien

Voted for Samey: Amy, Valerie, Helga

Voted for Phoebe: Keith

Eliminated: 'Smart' Damien (13-5-3-1)

100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)

99) Staci (Toxic Rats)

98) B (Toxic Rats)

97) Axel (Frogs of Death)

96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)

95) Eva (Confused Bears)

94) Olivia (Screaming Gophers)

93/92) Katie/Sadie (Confused Bears)

91) Noah (Confused Bears)

90) Justin (Screaming Gophers)

89) Nichelle (Toxic Rats)

88) Lauren (Confused Bears)

87) Dean (Confused Bears)

86) Alan (Screaming Gophers)

85) Leonard (Toxic Rats)

84) 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)

83/82) Corey/Laney (Screaming Gophers)/(Frogs of Death)

81) Jane (Frogs of Death)

80) 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

Episode 19! And boy, what a lengthy one. So, elimination first. I know you're gonna harp about it, but everyone else still has a little more to give, currently. And like the guy said, irony is cruel sometimes.

I also got a few of the plots moving, such as the Sky/Dave dynamic, Bowie/Raj dynamic, Julia's villain arc, and much more. (Like I said this one is a LONG one.)

The next episode's gonna have some crabs, catapults, and is that tapioca? Yum. Until next time, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!