Challenge Requested By: Sephiria Arks/Lukara_Spock
Day 14, 7:00 AM
Lobby
"We are so going on a vacation after we film this introduction." Brea sighed heavily as she sat down on an armchair.
"I agree." Blaineley responded, sitting on a nearby couch.
"Did I ask you?"
"No, but I choose to respond and that is final." Blaineley shot up.
"...whatever."
Don was currently getting the camera ready by the tripod. "So… are we ready to film the intro pr are we just going to wait for Topher to come here?"
"We're seriously bringing him in?" Chef asked by the sudden decision. "Are you all sure about that?"
"Yes, we just need a replacement for that bimbo Chris McLean." Brea snapped.
Blaineley jutted a hand on her chin. "Isn't he a fan of Chris though?"
"Don't know, don't care." Brea retorted, watching from the windows as a car pulled up in front of the theater. "That's probably him."
"Definitely." Chef nodded, gesturing Don to hurry up with the camera setup.
"I am trying to fix the camera. Hold up." The host confirmed, adjusting some buttons and settings on said camera.
The front door opened, revealing a young man with dirty blonde hair, and wears the exact same clothes as Chris-
"Well well well, if it ain't Topher." Chef cackled.
Topher let out a snort, followed by a laugh. "You haven't changed a bit, Chef-"
"Yeah, save all the shitty chit chat and get your fat asses focused on the fucking intro so that we can go on our host vacation." Brea spat.
"Language." Don scowled.
Topher on the other hand, raised a confused eyebrow. "Vacation already? Didn't I just got here-"
"Just do it." Blaineley retorted.
Silence ensued among the hosts as no one dared to make the first move. Don sighed as he was the one who initiated the introduction instead.
"So… last time on Total Drama," He began, trying to recapitulate everything that happened last time. "We had a crazy musical challenge that dealt with song medleys from two famous movies."
Chef butted in. "Gotta admit, they did better than that dance challenge back in the other day."
"Can't disagree with that." Blaineley added. "Thing is, there were some pretty shocking eliminations that happened last time."
"Toxa's run ended last episode. Honestly, that wasn't too shocking." Brea chuckled. "Someone speculated that back in the other aftermath so that kinda killed the anticipation. But however, the other two eliminations were pretty shocking."
"Yes." Was all Topher could say.
"...Are you sure he has caught up with the rest of the episodes?" Chef nudged Don, who mouthed with, "Of course I am!"
"So… who do you think is responsible for all these Time Signatures? Was it all magic? Did someone switched them all out? And is the show really biased towards Team Major, based on the total losses of Team Minor?" Brea asked the camera.
"Find out on," Topher began.
"Total Drama Act II: Musical Power!"
"Finally, a decent intro!" Blaineley applauded before the scene switches to the season's opening theme.
*Opening Theme #1*
Dear mom and dad, I'm doing fine
The camera zooms into the dance practice room where Lyle was practicing his ballet. May and Sami were watching him and applauded as he landed on his plié successfully, while Arabelle on the other hand, watched with disgust.
You're always on my mind
The camera leaves the room and heads to the auditorium where we can see Beatrice masterfully playing the piano until Antoinette sits on the keys smirking, causing several off-key notes being played. Ryder sees this and pushes Antoinette off the piano, causing her to land face first to the floor and Ryder and Beatrice high-fived.
You asked me what I wanted to be
The camera zooms under the high-five and next thing we see is that we are in the bedroom of one of the teams' houses, where Janice was writing in her diary. Toxa was standing right behind her, rubbing her hands as if she had a plan. Toxa then turns back, only to find Misha crossing her arms. On the window however, we can see Pierre trying to get a peek of the girls.
And now I think the answer is plain to see
The camera warps to the other house's living room, where we can see Rival and Therion doing their handshake. Mara is then seen in the window waving at them causing Therion to blush but then scowls when he sees Mara taken away by Ulysses. Both boys however, ignored Alec, who served them a plate of cookies, with a shocked expression on his face.
I wanna be famous
The camera zooms into the cookies and warps to the backstage where we can see Carter and Mag arguing, with Nash trying to break them up, by throwing his lasso at them. Lee on the other hand, freaks out as he sees this, and runs away from them instead of telling them something important.
I wanna live close to the sun
We then get a view of the storage room, where Gordon and Vanessa were looking for something. Colin opens the door, scaring the two, but leaves after that with a downed expression.
Go pack your bags, I've already gone far
The camera then warps again to the dressing room, where we see Adala and Zack comforting Sybil, who looked as if she were crying. It then pans onto ELV on the other side of the room, who happens to pass by and (unintentionally) begins to eavesdrop.
Everything to prove, what can you say?
We now go to the cafeteria where we can see Holly, Evan, and Leticia chatting. Arreis and Kimmie have plates of food in their hand but Kimmie accidentally drops the food on Holly, making her mad. Mairead was on the other table, laughing, while Gabe didn't look too pleased.
I'll be there one day
The camera quickly zooms into a small library where Dustin, Oli, and Robert were playing cards. However Maya comes in and slams the table, causing all cards to fall off, getting glares from the three boys.
'Cause I wanna be famous
The scene then swaps to a camera room, where we can see Brea, Blaineley, Chris, and Chef arguing. Don then arrives and stops everyone but is stopped when Enrique starts scolding them.
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na!
The scene switches to the office room where we can see Chris holding a bunch of papers, then leaves his office with a note that says "NO TRESPASSING" in big red letters.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The first "I wanna be" shows the Sopranos (Janice, Sami, Toxa, Beatrice, Kimmie) against the Tenors (Alec, Colin, Zack, Lyle, Oli). The second "I wanna be" shows the Mezzo-Sopranos (Vanessa, Misha, Adala, May, Mairead) and the Mezzo-Tenors (Gordon, Pierre, Therion, Nash, Robert) shaking hands. The "I wanna be famous" shows the Altos (Arabelle, Antoinette, Mag, Sybil, Arreis) and Basses (Rival, Ryder, Carter, ELV, Gabe) sharing a group hug.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
The fourth "I wanna be" shows the four interns standing there with mixed expressions. The fifth "I wanna be" shows the five judges with different reactions from different performances. In the second "I wanna be famous" shows the five hosts crossing their arms with smirks on their faces.
whistling in tune*
The whole cast can now be seen on the stage, bowing as the audience applauds them loudly. Flowers were being thrown to the stage as the curtain closed, revealing the season's title, "Total Drama Act II: Musical Power" in gold letters. The episode title, "Episode 12: Where Will You Go?" can be seen written below, in silver letters.
End opening theme*
Total Drama Act II: Musical Power
Episode 12: Where Will You Go?
"Ah, this just feels like the last season."
Day 14, 9:00AM
Major House - Backyard
Therion was sitting on a chair in their team's backyard, staring happily into the cloudy sky. Rival approached him from afar, seemingly happy to see his friend quite in the mood today.
"You look really happy today." The redhead smiled as he leaned on the wall just next to Therion.
"Oh thank you! Something incredibly good happened last night. I haven't told you yet since you went to drop Erin off and then went straight to sleep afterwards." Therion laughed.
Rival chuckled as well. "Sorry about that. So… mind telling me what this incredibly good thing is?"
"Mara and I are together again." Therion grinned. "We talked about it for a while… and I just ended up apologizing to her for my actions. Honestly, I was really stupid to think that she and Ulysses were a things when I'm not around."
"Ah, that's great to hear!" Rival chirped, internally screaming in joy.
Rival (Major): "YES, THANK GOD, ERIN DID IT! THANK GOD."
Therion caught Rival who has giddily smiling like a fool.
"You okay?" Therion laughed.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Hahahaha!" Rival chuckled. "I'm just glad our plan worked."
"Plan?" Therion asked, but came into an obvious realization. "Ahh, this was all Erin's plan, isn't it?"
"Yeah, pretty much. At first I kinda disagreed with it, but now I don't regret it anymore."
Therion smirked. "Well, let her know that her plan worked. Thanks to both of you."
Night 14, 9:00 PM
Minor House - Girls Room
Sybil and Sami were the only ones present in the girls room, having no idea of where Vanessa could have gone. Practically, only the three of them owned the room now.
Sami laid on her bed, but somehow couldn't sleep. She was getting genuinely worried for both Vanessa and Sybil.
She was worried for Vanessa since she had been gone all day up to now and even more worse was that there was currently a storm going on.
She was also worried for Sybil as she kept showing signs of some kind of sickness and dizziness and hopes that it won't be anything too bad.
Speaking of Sybil, she got up from her bed rather quickly, and made a dash for the bathroom.
"Sybil, wait!" Sami got up from her bed as well and quickly ran after her.
Once she got to the bathroom, Sami felt even more worried as she once again heard sounds of throwing up.
After for about two minutes, Sybil came out, feeling weak as ever.
Sami quickly rushed to her. "Oh my god, are you okay?"
"No… I don't know Sami," Sybil sighed and began to cry. "Why is this happening to me? What is happening to me? Why can't it just end?"
Sami immediately pulled her in for a hug as the other girl sobbed. She may have an idea of what was happening, but she thinks it's best not to scare her. "Maybe you just need some rest. We have to get you to the medic."
"But… if I really am sick, then I have to go. I don't want to go yet." she cried.
Now, Sami felt lost at this point.
Night 14, 3:30 AM
Back of the Theater
"Gordon, you're taking forever now!" Vanessa yelled from behind the bushes. It was hard to yell loud since the rain and thunder kept on pouring from above.
"Shhh!" The flute player hushed her from the door to the theater's dark basement. "They'll hear us!"
"Who will hear us!?" The pianist retorted. "The hosts aren't even on the theater this weekend remember!?"
Gordon went up to her and looked at her straight on the eyes. "Remember what happened to Arreis last season? If anyone in the staff finds out about this, that is what's happening to us. So please, try and keep quiet."
Vanessa rolled her eyes and huffed. "Oh? How am I supposed to keep quiet when you literally spent almost two whole freaking days trying to speculate the producers-being-biased fiasco shit? You're… you're literally spending more time on that than on me!"
Gordon grabbed both of her hands. "Vanessa, please. It's for our game-"
"Our game?" Vanessa repeated. "Judging by that look on your face, you look like you're gonna eliminate me tomorrow. Hell even that wet look on you says so!"
"Vanessa! Listen for goodness' sake!" Gordon shouted. "I thought you cared about me! Here I am caring about you and your game here and you're just complaining that I didn't spend time with you for two days compared to almost two weeks of us hanging out together!"
Vanessa gave him a dark look. "Listen, Gordon Parag. It's either you look for whatever evidence shit you can find… or we're done with our relationship."
She then stomped out and left him all alone, leaving Gordon even more frustrated.
Day 15, 10:00 AM
Major House - Girls Bedroom
Beatrice was on her bed, with her eyes closed. And no, she wasn't asleep, first of all. It seems as if she was trying to think about something.
"Are you trying to sleep while sitting up?" Mag questioned from behind her.
"No." Beatrice shook her head in response. "I am trying to concentrate."
"Concentrate on what?" The rebel asked as she sat next to her.
"On the future. I kind of sense some bad things happening." She answered.
Mag raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Like?"
"Like… you finding out the truth." She confirmed.
"Wait, what? Where are you getting all of this?" She asked in shock.
"Before you rant about me, I am not eavesdropping." Beatrice clarified. "I just so happen to hear this from someone, but I don't know who. But the reveal is going to be… pretty nasty, so to speak. I know you probably think that I am lying or being suspicious, but this is what my mind says."
"Oh…" Mag said, starting to feel a bit uneasy. "What else?"
"Hmm… there's two that came to my mind; Sybil possibly getting kicked off of the show due to pregnancy and the theater blowing up." Beatrice informed, she also seemed to look a bit uneasy as she opened her eyes. "I hope none of these happen though…"
"Same." Mag said. "Well… can you predict any good ones?"
"Hmm…" she closed her eyes once more. "I may not be correct, but a recently broken up relationship got back together again, and there is currently another one in the making. There was also one that seemed like they broke up but… I'm not sure."
Mag just sat there, looking astonished.
Mag (Major): "Never in my life have I thought that Beatrice would be THIS mysterious… she's pretty interesting actually."
Day 15, 4:00 PM
Frontyard
Sitting on a chair in the frontyard was Colin, who was looking out on the distance, presumably deep in thought.
Colin (Minor): "I know for sure that I am the least liked player out of the whole cast." he stated in his usual pessimistic state. "But maybe if I somehow get rid of Arreis even though she is from the other team, people will view me as a person who deserves to be on top."
Suddenly, Arreis came rushing towards him, holding up a figurine.
"Hey, Colin!" She called out.
Colin (Minor): "Speak of the devil…"
He immediately flinched at the sight of Arreos holding up a figurine, let alone the figurine itself was already surprising to him.
"An Eighth Note?"
"Yeah." Arreis nodded. "I thought you might know what this does."
"Why ask me when you can clearly see that I'm on the opposing team?" Colin question, seemingly getting suspicious with her actions.
"Well, you had the Eighth Note before." Arreis said. "So... what does it do?"
"It turned into a Time Signature, remember?" He said, slightly annoyed at the fact that Arreis forgot all about Oli's elimination, when it was clearly a highlight throughout the whole season so far.
Arreis facepalmed. "Oh yeah, forgot about that." She chuckled nervously. "But… can you still help me find out what it does though?"
Colin sighed. "Okay, fine. Let's just find out on the next elimination ceremony."
Night 15, 11:00 PM
Major House - Front Porch
Night time came by pretty quickly as the stars continued to shine ever so brightly across the dark sky. Most of the contestants were sleeping at this rate.
But not May.
She was sitting on porch, unable to sleep as if she were thinking about something. She spotted a shooting star and immediately closed her eyes, presumably wishing for something…
"Hey, May."
Her eyes instantly opened up once more as she saw Ryder approaching her. "Gosh, you almost scared me."
He giggled. "Sorry about that." He took a seat next to her in the porch.
"It's fine." She responded with a smile before looking towards the ground, a light blush tinted on her cheeks.
"Hey can I ask you something?"
"Hmm? Sure, go ahead."
"What were you planning to tell me back in the other night?"
May widened her eyes again, instantly remembering that moment. "Oh! Um…"
Ryder leaned back as he looked at the sky. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"No, wait! I uh…" May cleared her throat and took a deep breath.
Ryder chuckled, seeing her a bit flustered. "..I think I know what it is, haha."
"W-what do you mean?"
"I like you too."
"Of course you would, we're friends for like, two weeks already." May quickly responded, her heart already beating for like, a million miles per hour.
"No, I mean, like-like you, you know?" Ryder admitted. "Sorry if I was a bit distant to you guys lately, especially with what happened with-"
"Ryder?" May suddenly interrupted, causing the boy to look back at her.
"Yeah?"
Instead of saying something for an answer, May leaned in, pressing her lips against his. The boy widened his eyes in shock but eventually returned it.
As they pulled out, May began blushing heavily, trying to process what she does did.
"Oh my god, I just did that-" she chuckled.
"What are you talking about, that felt good actually." Ryder laughed.
May facepalmed. "You know what, go to sleep, you clown." She joked.
Day 16, 1:00 PM
Theater Hallways
Misha was currently walking on the hallways of the theater, mostly just strolling around.
"Hey Misha, right?" Hali, whom she somehow expected the least, suddenly asked from behind, startling the pink haired punk girl.
"WHOA, BITCH! YOU JUST LITERALLY SCARED THE HOLY HELL OUT OF ME, WHAT THE FRICK!" Misha shouted.
"Be quiet, you-!" The mentor scolded, before heaving up a sigh. "Brea needs you in the library. Right now."
Misha suddenly felt her heart skipped a beat. "Bitch? What for? And I thought the hosts are on vacation?"
"They're already back. But I don't know, you're probably gonna get involved in some crazy insane business that you somehow need to attend to." Hali shrugged and grabbed Misha's arm. "Come on now, we don't want to make them mad and wait for us now, would you?"
"Fine, fine. Just don't grab my arm." Misha ordered and the dance mentor did as she was told.
The two entered the library. Misha widened her eyes as she saw Chef, Don, Brea, Blaineley, and Topher sitting on the round table. Ella and Spear, the other two mentors, were present as well.
"Wait, why the fuck are y'all here?" Misha asked out loud, and soon, her attention turned towards Topher. "And who's this homie?"
"For your information, it's Topher. Not homie." Topher responded. "Please, Misha. Have a seat with us because we are going to interview you."
"Ah, so am I in some kind of hotseat or something?" Misha asked, taking her seat next to Blaineley.
"Oh, it's about something else." Brea answered with a smirk forming in her face.
Day 16, 3:00 PM
Minor House - Boys Room
Pierre quickly approached the door of the boys' bedroom in the Minor house. He opened the door and sighed in relief with who he saw.
"Carter, there you are!" He exclaimed.
However, Carter looked confused. "Wait, why? We live in the same room now."
"I was supposed to tell you something super duper important but I kinda forgot about it earlier." Pierre sighed as he sat down on his bed. "But I think now's the best time to say it."
Carter walked up to him and leaned on the wall, a spark of interest creeping up within him. "Okay then. I'm all ears. What's this thing that you have to tell me?"
Pierre suddenly fell silent. Should he tell him right here, right now about what happened last night? With what he heard about Chris and Mag? And about his possibly wrong speculations?
"Pierre?"
"Yeah?"
"What is it?"
"What's what?"
Carter sighed in frustration. "Stop messing with me, Pierre McLowery. You said that you have to tell me something super important. I already told you that I'm all ears. What is it?"
"I uh… forgot. Again…"
"Ugh, seriously?" Carter facepalmed. "You know what, Pierre?"
"What?"
Suddenly, the speakers in their room went out as they could hear Chef speaking. "Contestants! It's time to go to the location for your next challenge! Be at the parking lot in five minutes."
"Let's just go." Carter rolled his eyes and the two boys headed out.
Pierre (Minor): "...I can't do it. Carter's gonna kill me."
Parking Lot
The casts, mainly the hosts and the contestants, (along with the cameraman) have gathered up on the parking lot. A bus was waiting for them there as well.
"We're going somewhere?" asked Arreis.
Chef nodded in response. "Yes Arreis, we are going somewhere. Now do us all a favor and hop on in the bus."
Once he said that, everyone went in and boarded the bus as they were told. When everyone was seated, the driver drove them all away, without any of the contestants knowing where they would go next.
Around forty-five minutes later, the bus had arrived and stopped.
"Where is this place?" Blaineley asked some of the hosts.
"You'll see." Don winked.
The cast stepped out of the bus and looked ahead of what was in front of them. It seems as though they were in the entrance of a rather old and abandoned village.
There were a few houses here and there, some of which were roofless. Some of them also looked as if they got hit by a storm. Other houses looked just fine.
"Welcome everyone, to Musimental Village!" Topher exclaimed brightly, in contrast to the rather concerned looks coming from the rest of the cast. "According to Wikipedia, this article about the village says that this was once a very lively place to live."
"...Elaborate." Brea ordered.
"Alright, do you want to hear the story of this village?" Topher asked.
"Yes, please." Vanessa said in an extremely sarcastic manner.
"Okay, here goes nothing." Topher chuckled.
"Wait, no, I was just kidding-" Vanessa stammered, earning a few glares from the cast as this could be a potential waste of time.
"Once there was a man, ended up being stranded on this very island due to them both crashing on the shore." Topher began as he read the article. "He was alone for a very long time, so he started to make several robots that look like, feel like, and seem like real humans."
The contestants fell silent.
"Together, they made this village; a village that treats even the poorest of people as royalty. The man, who is the creator of the village, resides in a huge mansion on the other side." Topher continued. "Until… an earthquake happened, followed by a strong hurricane, causing everything to diminish and broke down. The man however, was missing up to this day."
The contestants were still silent, but speechless throughout the whole story.
"The end." Topher smirked. "You know what, I'll just spill the challenge."
"Yes please." Arreis muttered.
CHALLENGE 6: You Go There (Location: Musimental Village)
"We're giving you 15 minutes to hide anywhere in this village. The first person we will find will suffer a huge consequence." Blaineley said before even Topher could reveal it. "Also, we're doing this challenge merge-style so… no teams for this challenge. Last person found will win an advantage for their team. Get all your phones ready, because you will be making confessionals there. And yes, they are all linked to a specific streaming application so don't ask how."
"Hide and seek? Really?" May groaned. "And how did you-"
"Yup. You are absolutely right." Chef nodded, getting a timer out of his pocket, thus interrupting the smaller teen. "Your fifteen minutes start… now."
"Seriously?" Sami asked, annoyed at the situation.
"Yes."
As soon as the confirmation was heard, everyone took a mad dash off to the village. Some were in groups, and some were in pairs while others decided to fly solo.
TIME REMAINING: 14:19
Roughly forty seconds have passed since everyone entered the village. The camera pans to Carter, who was, unsurprisingly enough, going solo.
He found a small house that seemed abandoned. There seemed to be a gap between the house and the ground as there were wooden boards that helped the house stood up.
"Well, here goes nothing." Carter hissed towards himself, getting down to the ground, shimmying himself in the gap. He went even further away from where he entered.
Cater (Minor): "...I didn't really thought of a way out now, didn't I?" He sighed.
"Ugh, this sucks." The untrusting boy muttered, feeling extremely uncomfortable given the space he currently has right now. Looks like he needs to completely lay down throughout the whole game if he doesn't want to get caught.
TIME REMAINING: 13:48
A few more seconds have passed as the scene changed to Misha and Mag, who had just entered an old restaurant.
"Ew…" Mag gagged as soon as she saw the filthy counters. There was also a tray with a spoiled burger on it, with flies flying around all over it. "Yuck. Why did we even come here?"
"Bitch, this was completely your fucking idea." Misha countered as she plugged her nose with her hands. "Fuck, this stinks. Let's get out of here or we're gonna end up being buy-one-get-one-free for those shit-hosts."
"True." Mag quickly nodded and the two dashed out of the restaurant, breathing fresh air after inhaling that god awful stench.
Mag (Major): "I am SO not going back in there."
Misha (Major): "That place is filthy as shit."
TIME REMAINING: 12:57
Gordon was walking alone on some sort of bridge. Making a sharp turn to the right as soon as he reached the end, he accidentally bumped into someone.
"You?!" Vanessa rolled her eyes.
"Nessa, we need to talk."
"No." Vanessa sighed. "Just go and hide on your own and we'll talk later."
Gordon was neutral, but he was internally screaming in frustration in the back of his head as he watched Vanessa march right past him and went to hide off somewhere else.
Gordon (Minor): "I should probably give her some time instead."
Vanessa (Minor): "You know what, I actually want to talk to him. But this part of me doesn't want to."
TIME REMAINING: 11:42
Ryder entered a rather abandoned house, hence the creaking sounds the door made as soon as he entered it. Eerie creaks of the wooden floor boards were heard in every single step he makes.
He opened another door which led to presumably a bedroom, judging how it is located near the other side of the house. He almost gasped at who he saw.
"Oh god, Colin. You almost gave me a heart attack."
Colin shrugged. "I didn't scare you, but then again, it's probably because I look scary and unapproachable."
"Yeah, yeah…" Ryder sighed, genuinely having enough of his overdramatic negativity. "So… let's just hide together then?"
"...Yes, sure… whatever you say." Colin answered, as he and Ryder sat on the old bed.
Ryder (Major): "I'm not really suspicious of Colin. I've just had… enough with his negativity… okay maybe I'm a LITTLE bit suspicious of him, but I just think he needs help."
Colin (Minor): "You know, once Arreis is gone, this game will probably become a bit more easier. But let's face it. I'm going home early."
TIME REMAINING 10:30
Arreis was in some kind of a smaller building, almost like an old school for preschoolers. Locking herself up in a random classroom full of dusty kiddie chairs and uncleaned tables, she looked up and screamed.
"WAAAH!"
"SHHH! CHILL, IT'S JUST ME!" Beatrice shushed rather loudly in attempt to calm down the veteran. She sat on a wooden board just by the ceiling.
"Yeah, try not to fall." Arreis noted as soon as she saw the pink-haired seer. "Why are you here anyway?"
"Because I'm not gonne be found until later on." Beatrice commented. "Or at least that's what my instincts think."
"...You read time or something?"
"Kind of."
The veteran nodded. "Guess that kinda explains it."
Arreis (Major): "Somehow, I don't really believe in Beatrice reading the future or something. Maybe Antoinette was right."
Beatrice (Major): "I won't be found that easily, I swear."
TIME REMAINING: 9:45
A few more seconds had passed, and the camera was panning towards Therion, Rival, and Pierre who were in some kind of closet, holding random weapons like axes, knives, and even sticks.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Rival?" Pierre asked, his hands shaking as he held the stick. "I mean, we're just trying to hide away from them, not kill them, you know."
"Exactly." Rival nodded. "But this is an abandoned village, Pierre. You never know what's gonna happen to you."
Suddenly, they heard the door opening in the room they were in.
"Who was that?" Therion shakily whispered.
"I don't know, can you see?" Rival asked Pierre as there was a small hole in front of the brunet. He squinted his eyes and peeked through it.
"What are you talking about, there's no one!"
Rival (Major): "...Maybe it was the wind?"
Therion (Major): "I heard something. Or someone. I swear."
Pierre (Minor): "There really is no one out there unless we were with some kind of evil spirit or even ghosts."
TIME REMAINING: 8:21
Sami was walking just a bit in the northeastern part of the village. Her phone was in her hand as she took every single step cautiously in the path in front of her.
Suddenly, the ground beneath her broke down, sending her spiraling down into a hole.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Thud.
She hit the ground, her body feeling pain instantly. She groaned and looked around. She was just in some kind of hole.
She looked up. The entrance of the hole was roughly about six to seven meters high.
"How did I even survive that fall, gosh." She groaned, her eyes not taking away from the exit as she clutched her left arm in pain. "Oh, how am I gonna get back up?"
Sami (Minor): "Seriously, I didn't even know there were traps of some sort out here. The others need to be careful. Speaking of the others, I hope there is someone nearby..."
TIME REMAINING: 7:39
May was walking around just in the forest nearby the village. Looking above, she saw several trees and thought that she could climb on top of them to get a better hiding location.
As she approached a tall tree, she grabbed the lowest branch and used it to boost herself up.
"May?"
The smaller girl widened her eyes as she turned around, only to see Sybil.
"Oh… um… hi." May said awkwardly. She has never talked to her before, or that's how she remembered. But Sybil out of all people? Potentially following her? That was kind of suspicious.
"Sorry, I was going to hide out here too but, I can leave if you want-"
"Oh, uh, no need." May quickly responded. "I don't like hiding alone."
"So… do you want to hide together or something?"
"Sure... "
May (Major): "Well… that was awkward."
Sybil (Minor): "I wasn't following her, okay? I just honestly thought that the forest looked like a good place to hide."
TIME REMAINING: 6:41
Carter could already feel his body aching from staying still on the gap between the house and the ground. He wanted to move, but at the same time, he thought that it would probably be the end of him if he did so, due to the condition of said house.
"How the hell am I going to get out of here…" he groaned.
As the silence ensued, he could hear some indistinct chattering, presumably coming from inside the house he was under in.
"Who's there?" He asked loudly, not caring if it's going to risk him. As long as it's his competition, he thinks he'll be safe. "Hello? Is that you, Ryder?"
"Huh?" a familiar voice was heard approaching. "Wait… Carter?"
"Yeah," Carter sighed. "I need help. Who's with you right now?"
"I'm with Colin right now." Ryder answered. "Why?"
"I uh… can't get out."
Colin immediately thought of a solution. "We could just break the floorboards. But who cares, the hosts will probably hear us."
"That's actually a great idea. Hang in there, Carter. We'll go get something." Ryder said, rushing off to the kitchen with Colin following suit.
TIME REMAINING: 5:23
"On the count of three," Rival began. "We get out of here and open the door, race out of this creepy house and we'll be on our merry way."
He, Therion, and Pierre were still inside the closet. A few minutes have already passed and they still hear the door being opened.
"Rival, I swear, it's probably the hosts trying to scare us." Pierre said.
"Shut up! We're going out whether you like or not!" Rival scolded aggressively as he got ready to push the closet door wide open.
Therion sighed. "Just listen to him."
"...3…"
"...2…"
"...1…"
"GO!"
Rival kicked the closet door wide open with the axe on his hand. He swung the door open but almost dropped his jaw with who he saw.
"Vanessa!?" Therion shrieked from behind.
"What in the freaking blazes are you doing here!?" Pierre asked.
"Trying to hide, duh! What does it look like I'm doing?!" Vanessa retaliated.
A few seconds later, some footsteps were heard running towards to where they currently are. The four instantly turned their attention to the main entrance, almost screaming their heads off as it aggressively swung open too.
"We heard yelling!" Misha randomly shouted, running up to them as she held her hands up defensively in the air.
Mag, on the other hand, didn't seem too nervous like Misha. "Oh, fancy seeing you guys here. Is this some kind of 'the gang's all here' moment?"
"Well apparently, it all started thanks to Vanessa here." Pierre accused.
"Hey, chill! Even I didn't know you guys were here in the first place!" the pianist retorted.
Mag was just chuckling. "So this is how you guys play hide and seek?"
Rival responded by shaking his head. "Let's just… all hide together or something."
TIME REMAINING: 4:32
Gordon was walking alone… somewhere. He was still a bit salty about his interaction with Vanessa earlier and he still couldn't get it out of his mind.
Until…
He slipped on the ground and found a deep hole. Luckily, he was able to stop himself before he could plummet down into the darkness.
"Oh my god…" he yelped.
"Hello!? Is someone up there!?" A high pitched voice rang.
He instantly knew who it was.
"Sami!?"
"Who's here!?" Sami shrieked from below. "Help!"
"Sami! It's Gordon!" He shouted.
"Gordon?" Sami looked up.
"Yeah. A-are you hurt anywhere? That hole seems deep." He asked with concern.
The fandom girl nodded. "Yeah, I think I broke my arm."
"I-I'll go find help." Gordon said as he turned back.
"WAIT NO, GORDON! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!" Sami pleaded as loud as she can.
The flute player sighed as he heard her. He wanted to find some help, but at the same time, he wouldn't be able to find her again if he left. He ran back to where the hole was and looked down on Sami. "Okay then, I'm not going anywhere."
Sami sighed in relief. "Thank you."
TIME REMAINING: 3:11
Beatrice was still sitting on the wooden board on the ceiling, and Arreis was sprawled out across the floor.
"This is bullshit." The veteran ranted, staring at the ceiling next to Beatrice.
"I couldn't agree with you more." She sighed. "These challenges are a total whack."
"Yet they decided to call this season 'Musical Power'." Arreis chuckled. "I don't see how this challenge qualifies for a musical based season."
"Musical probably stands for the music based challenges. And Power is probably those other insane challenges such as this one." Beatrice theorized.
Arreis widened her eyes at the thought. "I may be a veteran in this series but never in my life have I thought of that."
"You're welcome." Beatrice grinned as she laid down on the wooden board to get comfortable. "Might as well get some shut eye or something. I mean, we won't get caught that easily, right?"
"Probably." Arreis said. She went towards a suprisingly fluffy rug and laid on it, dozing herself off to sleep as Beatrice did so.
Arreis (Major): "This series in a nutshell? Bullshit."
Beatrice (Major): "Before any of you go around saying stuff, I am not actually 100% confident that me and Arreis won't get found. I just feel like I needed a rest."
TIME REMAINING: 2:51
May was walking around, with Sybil following her close by. In all honesty, May decided to feel a bit annoyed at the fact that Sybil was following along. Not because she kinda disliked her, okay, maybe she did disliked her a little bit but she is an asset to the opposing team so she couldn't argue with that. She did noticed that the former actress looked a bit sick though.
"Hey, are you alright?" May asked. "I'd hate for you to go along in a challenge when you're sick."
"I'm fine, May. No need to worry." She said, but after a few seconds, she ran up to a tree and began throwing up. May grew even more worried and approached her to see if she was okay.
"Ugh." Sybil groaned as she finished. "This was like, the second or third time now. And I feel dizzy again…"
May had a suspicion rising in her thoughts. "Do you feel anything else?"
"Well… my stomach was hurting a lot recently ever since I slept with-"
The smaller girl cut her off before Sybil could blurt anything more. "You're… probably pregnant."
Sybil's eyes were filled with worry. "I can't be pregnant, that's impossible."
May shrugged. "I don't know. I guess it depends on when you did it." She helped her up. "Come on, let's go."
TIME REMAINING: 1:16
A figure in a black coat came into view, holding a controller in his hand. Due to the atmosphere and how he wore the coat, it seemed hard to comprehend who in the world could this person be.
Walking and sneaking past the bushes, he spot a small house. He could hear indistinctive chattering coming from the house, and so, a creepy smirk crept up on him.
His hands found a red button on the controller. Without hesitation, he pressed it.
TIME REMAINING: 0:05
"Five…"
"Four…"
"Three…"
"Two…"
"One…"
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Don, Chef, and Topher all screeched at the top of their lungs. Blaineley rolled her eyes in annoyance while Brea just groaned, already having enough of that joke from last season.
Speaking of Brea, she grabbed her phone and made contact with the remaining contestants.
"I hope you lot are ready, because we are so coming for you all." she said as she marched towards the entrance of the village, with the other hosts following not too far behind.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
"Is it working?" Colin asked as both he and Ryder were currently trying to break the floor boards using different utensils they have found within the house.
Ryder sighed in disappointment. "I'm not sure. They don't look like they're breaking. They're probably really tough."
Hearing their conversation, Carter began to worry. "Hey, are you guys okay up there? Are the floor boards breaking in some way?"
"Well… not really, unfortunately." Colin responded. "Maybe try some more powerful tools like chainsaws or power drills?"
Ryder heard what Colin said and immediately stood up. "Stay here Colin, and just continue to try to break these floor boards or something. I'll go see if there are any more powerful tools in here besides random kitchen utensils like knives and spatulas."
"Okay then." Colin nodded as he continued to smash these floor boards with a tennis racket.
"Ugh, no luck?" Carter groaned from below. "Argh, I shouldn't have shimmyed up myself all the way here in the first place."
"Hm, why don't you try shimmying again to where you came from?" Colin suggested.
Carter looked at where he entered, but a sigh escaped from his lips. "No can do. The gap narrowed down a bit."
"Well… crap." Colin said disappointingly.
Soon, Ryder came in, rushing with a chainsaw on hand. "Hey, Carter? You might wanna scoot all the way to your left."
"Wait, left?" Carter panicked, but as soon as he heard the chainsaw being turned on, he realized why. "Oh, okay. I'll just try and move myself out of the way, then. I'll let you know when I'm ready."
"Noted." Ryder stated.
As everything went quiet, they could hear some sounds from the outside. But he didn't mindas he kept trying to break the floor boards with Colin.
A few minutes had passed since the hosts went out to find everyone.
The camera panned back to Beatrice who was still laying down on the wooden ceiling board. Waking up, she sat back up and rubbed her eyes tiredly. They widened however, as she looked at the window and realized that it was already nighttime.
What made things even worse was that when she looked down, there was no sign of Arreis.
"Huh? Arreis?" Beatrice called out, jumping off from the ceiling board and ran off the room.
"ARREIS!" She called out again, but unfortunately received no response. "Where are you?!"
Beatrice (Major): "Judging by Arreis' behavior not too long ago, she seemed to be very bored of this place. Maybe she head out. Unless if she went to a different room."
Several minutes have passed as Beatrice practically went around and looked through the entire building, still seeing no sign of the veteran.
"...That's it, I'm heading out of here. She has to be out there somewhere or else she is so dead." She groaned to herself as she rushed out of the building.
Meanwhile, Mag, Misha, Vanessa, Pierre, Rival, and Therion were still inside the abandoned house, looking out for anything as it was already nighttime.
"I already fucking hate this challenge." Misha whined.
"Hey, you practically hated every single challenge before this one." Vanessa added.
Misha rolled her eyes. "Exactly. This show fucking sucks. I don't even know how did those producers managed to make like, a bunch of moolah from this shit."
Suddenly, some loud noises were heard just outside the house. Sounds such as clanking, wood breaking, yeah, you get the idea.
"What was that?" Therion asked in surprise. He grabbed the knife that he was holding earlier and held onto it tightly.
"Hey, be careful with that!" Mag warned him.
"Guys." Rival perked up, hearing even more sounds. He walked towards the window and widened his eyes. "Oh my god."
"What is it?" Pierre asked, rushing up to him. "Holy shit-"
"Guys can you just please tell us what the fuck is going on!?" Misha freaked out.
Rival opened up the dusty curtains a bit so that everyone in the room could see.
There were several… robots marching outside, about the size of a human, perhaps taller and bigger than them by a foot. Also take note that they were all holding different weapons such as swords, bows, and even torches.
"I think we should run." Therion suggested shakily.
The six teens all looked at each other for a bit, before heading towards the back door, which made only things worse.
There were even more robots coming. Vanessa went on the other side and checked all the windows too. It seemed like there was a whole army attempting to surround them.
"Well, it looks like we're doomed." Vanessa shrugged. Everyone stayed close to each other, some of them holding their weapons in their hands. "It was nice meeting you all."
"Guys, the basement." Mag said, pointing to a door that was open, with a staircase leading downward.
"Well, what are you all motherfuckers waiting for? Let's get the fuck out of here!" Misha shouted, leading the pack down to the basement, with Pierre slamming the door shut behind them.
The hosts were still currently on the search for the contestants.
"Ugh, it's no use." Blaineley groaned, placing her hands on her knees. "We've been walking for hours."
"We barely walked for an hour, what are you talking about?" Brea sighed as she got out her phone to try and contact the others. When it was unable to call anyone, she sighed. "Ugh, there's no signal. We have to look somewhere else."
The hosts have stopped by a tool shed, which looked like it hasn't been touched in ages, considering all the insects and several other critters crawling on it, along with a few cobwebs hanging all over the place.
"Ew." Don gagged.
Topher was filming all of this from his phone. "Jesus Christ, this literally looks like something you see straight out of a horror movie. Super creepy if you asked me."
"I wasn't asking you but let's get out of here before anyone of us especially Blaineley throws up." Chef suggested as they went to take on a different direction.
"Catch!" Gordon's voice was heard yelling as he threw a long rope to the hole where Sami was.
The fandom girl instantly caught the rope with her uninjured arm. "Got it!"
"Good." Gordon nodded. "Do you think you could climb up or do you want me to pull-"
The flute player stopped talking as he could see something… or someone… more like more than one person, marching off to the distance, seemingly getting a bit closer and closer to them.
He blinked. No, they can't possibly be heading for them now, can they?
"Gordon?" Sami asked from down below. "Is something the matter."
"I'll just pull you up." he said rather hurriedly. "Try and grab on as tight as you can. Or better yet, tie yourself or something."
"Got it." Sami responded, tying the rope around her waist. "Pull me up, okay?"
"Yeah, you ready?"
"Yup."
"Okay, one… two… three…" Gordon counted, and with all his might, he pulled the rope as Sami did her best to climb up.
Suddenly, light coming from the robots shone on Gordon, startling him. He accidentally stops pulling, sending Sami down. But because he tied the rope to his hands, he ended up falling into the hole also.
Both of them landed with a thud as Sami groaned in pain.
"Ow…" the fandom girl clutched her other arm before turning to Gordon, who seemed to have passed out. "Oh no…"
"Ugh, this is stupid." Arreis groaned as she continued to walk in the pathway. "There's no way that-"
She suddenly stopped in her tracks as she could hear some indistincive chattering going on not too far from where she was at. The veteran quickly rushed up to a rather large rock and hid on it.
"Do you think we'll be able to find them before midnight?" Blaineley asked jokingly.
"Oh please, we're not gonna be stuck here until midnight. It's only like, 6 PM right now." Brea retorted, but stopped as she heard some bushes rustling. "Y'all hear that?"
"Yeah, who was that-" Topher turned around, widening his eyes as he saw Arreis trying to run away. "WAIT, I SEE SOMEONE OVER THERE!"
"What?" Chef turned around also. "It's Arreis! HEY GET BACK HERE, YOU'RE FOUND!"
"Fuck-" Arreis hissed to herself as she ran faster, the hosts catching up to them.
Soon, she came into a halt. "Ugh, fine. You got me."
"Finally, we found someone!" Blaineley squealed. "Like, jeez, that took forever, you know!"
"Yeah, and because you whined so much under the span of one hour, do you mind if you could escort Arreis back into the entrance where the bus is at?" Don asked.
Blaineley rolled her eyes. "Ugh. Fine. Come with me." She said, leading Arreis back to the entrance in defeat.
Brea on the other hand, climbed up on a rock to get some cellular signal. Once she was able to call, she announced on her phone. "Attention, performers! We're already down with one, since we have found Arreis. We're still coming for you guys."
May and Sybil were still walking in the seemingly endless forest.
"I think we're getting farther and farther away from the village now." She said worriedly. "Let's try and go back."
The two girls began walking back. It was getting darker for the two of them to see, but something caught Sybil's eye.
"Hey May, what's that?" She pointed to something orange off to the distance. It seemed like… fire.
"It think that's fire." May gasped. "Oh boy, I have a bad feeling about this."
"Come on, let's hurry up." Sybil said, and the two began to ran.
As the two girls began to closer and closer to what they thought it was fire, May stopped.
"What?"
"I could hear running." May pointed out. "With… really heavy footsteps."
"That?"
Sybil pointed towards a bunch of robots marching elsewhere.
"Oh crap, let's go." May said, running for the other direction with Sybil following along.
"Are you guys done yet?!" Carter asked loudly through the extremely loud noise coming from both the chainsaw and the power drill.
"No, not yet! Just wait!" Ryder shouted from above as he continued to use the chainsaw while Colin used the power drill.
The rather overdramatic boy stopped using the power drill however, as he turned to the window.
"Hey Ryder?"
"Yeah?"
"What's that?"
Ryder looked at the window. "Holy shit."
Carter on the other hand, started to worry as he can no longer hear Colin or Ryder with him. "Hey guys? What's going on?"
The untrusting boy turned his head towards the left by the gap he came in as soon as he didn't receive an answer. There, he saw several metallic feet just a few inches away from the house they were on.
"WAIT, GUYS! HURRY UP!" He shouted.
Ryder and Colin immediately grabbed their tools and started jamming and prying the floor boards once more.
"Ryder, we have to hurry up, they're coming!"
"I know!"
Carter didn't took his eyes off of the feet that were approaching the house. But his eyes widened in horror as he saw a torch being thrown down towards the gap he was in.
"GUYS HURRY THE HELL UP! THESE BASTARDS ARE TRYING TO BURN THE HOUSE!"
"JUST WAIT!" Colin shrieked. And with one final blow using the power drill he was holding, he managed to make another hole on the floor board.
"GUYS THE FIRE IS SPREADING!" Carter shouted again, panicking thhe life out of him as the fire from the torch started to spread at the house.
"WATCH OUT!" Ryder called out as he made one final cut to the floor board just where Colin had punched the hole. As he did so, several floor boards fell down to the ground just next to Carter. Since they fell just by where the torch was thrown, they ended up catching on fire as well.
"Pull!" Colin said as he and Ryder grabbed both of Carter's arms and quickly lifted him out of the ground. All three boys toppled backwards just by each other.
"Come on guys, this place is burning down." Ryder quickly stated.
"Back door, back door!" Carter pointed towards the door just a few rooms behind them and ran. "Go go go go!"
The camera pans to the basement of another house, where we could see Mag, Misha, Therion, Rival, Pierre, and Vanessa trying to get ahold amongst themselves. The all shrieked in unison as they heard some metal clanking just on the floor above them.
"Look, those metal bastards are gonna find us if we don't do shit." Misha told them.
"There must be something like a secret passageway to get out of here." Vanessa said as she run through her hands along the walls.
"That's it. Guys, search for anything in this basement." Mag ordered. "Maybe it could be our ticket out of this house or something."
Rival spotted a hatch just by the wall. He opened it, and in it was some kind of a dark dark cave.
"Found it."
Pierre rushed to where he was. "Where do you think this will take us to?"
"Hopefully back at the entrance." Therion answered. "I really don't want to stay here anymore longer."
Vanessa nodded in agreement to Therion's statement. But something came into her mind. "What if those robots belong to that stranded guy who lived here?"
"Maybe, but if anything, he's probably dead or something." Mag shrugged, approaching the hatch. "Let's go."
As they continued to walk, they started to smell something… weird.
"Ugh fuck, what the hell is that stench?!" Pierre swore as he pinched his nose.
"Yeah, it smells like someone died in here!" Mag shouted as well.
Misha groaned loudly. "God… whoever died in here must be a rotten lollipop-"
"EW, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!" Vanessa shrieked, pointing at something blocking their way.
It looks like as if it was some kind of human corpse. It seemed pretty fresh as they could see it was a man in a red flannel shirt with a beard and black hair sticking out. He seemed to have died from some sort of murder as their was a large wound with dried blood seen on his chest.
"It's… dead." Rival said as he approached it. The closer he get, the louder he could hear several flies buzzing just on the corpse. "OH, GOD!"
Therion sighed in disappointment. "I guess we have to look for another way around this…"
Sami sat down crossed-legged in the bottom of the hole, waiting anxiously for Gordon to wake up. It has already been almost an hour and still nothing.
"Gordon…" she sighed. "Please wake up."
She looked at him for a few seconds, and when she saw his eyes fluttering open, a squeal of delight escaped her.
"Oh my god, thank gosh you're awake!" She cheered as she helped him sat up. He winced in pain a little, making her flinch. "Are you hurt?"
"Yeah, I think I broke my leg."
"Looks like we both broke something then." She sighed disappointingly. "How are we gonna get out of here?"
The fandom girl walked to a random wall and leaned on it. Suddenly, the dirt behind her became soft, causing her to almost fall back. Gordon quickly crawled up and caught he just before she could topple backwards.
The soft dirt behind them started deforming into some sort of cave, causing the two to widen their eyes in shock.
"Looks like our ticket out of here. Come on." Gordon ordered. Sami helped him up with her uninjured arm and the limped into the cave.
May and Sybil continued to run up to where they could see the fire up close. They could already hear the robots gathering towards the house, presumably where the six teens from earlier have escaped.
Suddenly, they could hear some familiar voices behind them.
"Wait… what is that?" asked a familiar female voice.
"Oh crap." May hissed. "I think I just heard Brea."
Sybil bit her lip. "Come on, we have to hide."
The two girls ran to the bushes and behind them.
"That looks like a fire." Topher's voice rang out. "We should check up on the contestants." He added with a worried tone.
Thud!
Sybil yelled from the bushes as she heard something drop to the ground, causing May to cover her mouth to prevent her from letting out even more sounds.
"Shit." Brea hissed as her phone fell to the ground. "Wait, do you guys hear that?"
"That yelp? Yeah I heard it loud and clear." Don nodded.
Chef also heard it, but since he was the nearest to the bushes, he decided to approach it and check it out.
"Found you." He smirked, as he saw May and Sybil hiding right in front of him. "Hey guys, looks like I got a buy one get one free offer."
Sybil began clutching her head. "...I think I feel dizzy again."
"Oh please Sybil, you're pregnant, that's all." May blurted out.
Chef raised a suspicious eyebrow at them. And all of a sudden, Sybil tugged his shirt.
"Chef… please don't let anyone else know about this. I don't want to get out of the game yet!" She cried.
Chef looked at the two girls, then back at the hosts who were still looking towards the direction of the fire, then back at Sybil.
"Fine." He rolled his eyes. "But if anything gets worse, you are so going to the medic."
"Hey Chef! Who did you find?" Topher called out.
This made both May and Sybil step out of the bushes.
"Knew it." Brea muttered. "Chef, take them back to the entrance. We'll find everyone else before it's too late."
"Will do." Chef stated as he led the two girls away.
Beatrice kept on walking and walking on the path in front of her. Her legs were already as tired as hell, but she just kept on moving forward anyway. All she wanted to do was to find Arreis.
"Arreis, just please show up…" Beatrice pleaded to no one in particular. "I know that you're around here somewhere…"
She kept on walking and walking, until she spotted something not too far from where she was right now.
Widening her eyes, she ran towards it and gasped.
It was a deep hole, that same one where Sami and Gordon fell in. Off to the distance, she could also see some human sized robots walking away.
The timid seer became worried and confused at the same. Who were those robots walking away? Did anyone tripped and fell in this hole? Or the robots somehow kidnapped them?
She tried to close her eyes, concentrate, and think this all through. Maybe she could get somehow of a glimpse of what happened, even if it was only for a little bit…
She opened her eyes.
Nothing.
Beatrice sighed, having nothing else to do as she walked past it and keep on moving forward.
Carter, Colin, and Ryder were up and about, having no sense of direction of where to go.
"So is this hide and seek game still running?" Ryder asked. "I mean, the hosts have to know what's going on here, right?"
Carter exhaled sharply. "Look. We don't know for sure if they know what kind of shebang is happening right now. I mean, who knows, maybe the others haven't encountered some of these bastards as robots, right?"
"We're never gonna find our way out of here. We're probably just gonna rot here and die with those robots munching our heads off, and with me first." Colin stated in his usual pessimistic and overdramatic state. "This is definitely not going to end well.
"Oh uhh, guys?" Carter looked at both of the boys with him. "Thanks for saving me earlier. I really owe you guys that one."
"Heh, no problem Carter." Ryder laughed. "You can count on us if you need to."
"Yeah, you're welcome." Colin stated with a simple nod.
Carter grinned at the responses he got from the both of them. However, his grin instantly faded away as soon as he saw what was ahead.
"What is it this time?" Colin groaned.
"It's the hosts." Carter said and instantly turn back. "Let's go."
The three instantly broke out into a full sprint, but it seems as though the hosts saw them.
"Over there!" Topher yelled and began running, with both Don and Brea following not too far behind. "Come on!"
"Oh shit, they've found us!" Ryder cursed as he ran with them.
"Stop!" Don shouted. "We're trying to get everyone now! It's too dangerous to stay out here!"
Eventually, the three boys all stopped running away from the hosts as they caught up too them.
"Seriously," Brea panted and placed her hands on her knees. "This place is getting way too dangerous especially in the dark. We just saw a bunch of robots holding torches and setting random stuff on fire."
"Wait…" Colin came into a realization. "You saw a house on fire?"
"Not one, but I think I saw like, three." Topher said. "I'll get you three back in the entrance. You two go find the others." He told Brea and Don before leading Ryder, Colin, and Carter back to square one.
Sami and Gordon have been limping onto the cave for quite a while now. The only direction they could go is straight so they were hoping to at least find out what lies ahead on the other side.
"Ow-" Gordon yelped as he got onto his knees.
Sami clutched her other arm as it started to hurt also. "Ugh… what should we do?"
As they just sat there, they could also hear some running going on above them.
"Stop! We're trying to get everyone now! It's too dangerous to stay out here!" A voice shouted.
Sami looked above at the familiar voice. "That sounded like Don."
"Yeah, you're right." Gordon agreed.
"Seriously, this place is getting way too dangerous especially in the dark. We just saw a bunch of robots holding torches and setting random stuff on fire." said a female voice.
"Now that sounded like Brea." Sami stood up. "They must be close by!"
"Wait… You saw a house on fire?" Colin's voice rang out.
"Not one, but I think I saw like, three. I'll get you three back in the entrance. You two go find the others." Topher said.
The camera panned back to Gordon and Sami
"So Colin and whoever he was with have been found now?" Gordon summarized.
"Probably." Sami nodded. "But let's face it, we don't want to be here anymore longer so let's just get ourselves found."
"Good idea." Gordon stated, before screaming at the top of his lungs: "HEEEEEEEEY! YOU GUYS UP THERE!? HEEEEEEEELP!"
"HEEEEEEEEEEELP!" Sami also shouted.
"SOMEONEEEEEE HEEEEEEELP!"
"HEEEEEEEY!"
"Ugh, it's no use." Gordon groaned as he retracted his head onto the ground, giving up.
Meanwhile, Misha, Mag, Therion, Rival, Vanessa, and Pierre were still in the underground with nowhere to go.
"I really do not want to come across that horrid stench of a corpse again." Vanessa sighed
"Guys… let's face it. There's no way around it, above it, or even below it." Therion pointed out. "We just have to go through it and we'll get to the other side."
"Unless if you guys want to go back up there and face those armies of robots." Rival added.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" someone shouted. "YOU GUYS UP THERE!? HEEEEEEEELP!"
"HEEEEEEEEEEELP!"
"That sounded like…" Mag started thinking of whom could those voices belong to. "Sami and Gordon."
"Well what are you all waiting for, bitches?" Misha asked everyone. "They must be close by for fuck's sake. We have to help them somehow."
"You know what? Fuck this!" Pierre shrieked, sending a powerful kick onto the corpse, causing the corpse to topple off to the side. The flies all around it buzzed all about around them
"UGH FUCK!" Misha swore loudly as she began shooing them off.
"Come on!" Therion yelled as he led the way forward with the others running close behind as they tried to outrun the flies.
Not too far from where they are, they quickly managed to reach Sami and Gordon. The former was up, yelling above them as she clutched her arm while the latter was still in the ground.
"Hey, are you guys okay?" Rival asked them.
"No, I broke my arm from a fall now, now it hurts like hell." Sami sighed as Mag stayed by her to help.
"Oh my god, Gordon." Vanessa gasped as she quickly ran up to him. "What happened?"
"Me and Sami both fell into a hole, now I broke my leg." He groaned. "Hey Nessa? I'm sorry for what happened between us."
"Shhh it's okay. At least you're okay. I'm sorry too." Vanessa apologized as she pulled him in for a hug.
Pierre looked above them. "How are we gonna get the hosts to hear us now?"
"We fucking scream, that's what." Misha obnoxiously suggested. "HEY FUCKERS! WHEN ARE YOU GONNA HEAR US NOW!? WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH SHIT FOR TODAY SO FOR THE LOVE OF THE THOSE METALLIC ASSHOLES, GET US OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!"
"You hear that?" Brea said as she looked on the ground. She kneeled down, had her ear by the dirt and widened her eyes as she could hear shouting. "Hold up-"
She grabbed her phone and contacted the contestants. Unfortunately, there was no cell signal so she sighed in frustration.
"DRAT!"
"Let's just try and find our way down." Don said, looking all around him for an entrance down below.
"DON, DUCK!" Brea shouted from behind.
Even though Don had little to no time to react, he managed to duck his head down as a swinging torch passed by him. "God, that was so close-"
Brea turned to whoever threw that torch.
It was a robot.
"UGH, WHAT DO YOU WANT YOU SICK BASTARDS!?" she raged.
The robots showed her a picture of a man in a red flannel shirt, with a black beard, and black hair.
"Uh, hello!? I don't know who the fuck is this guy you're showing me!" Brea ranted.
"Let's go!" Don shouted from afar. "I found a hole we could go into!"
Brea heard him and turned away from the robot, hoping that she wouldn't get hit or shot by it. Luckily for her, the robot just ignored her and stomped somewhere else.
"What is it?"
Don grabbed some rope from his backpack. "I knew that this was gonna be an emergency." He huffed, tossing down the rope. "You go first."
"Whatever." Brea rolled her eyes as climbed down first, followed by Don. Once they were down, they found a cave that leads straight forward.
"Let's go." Don said as he began to run in it.
Beatrice looked all around her and still nothing.
"ARGH, WHERE ARE YOU!?" She shouted in frustration. "ARREIS, YOU ARE SO DEAD ONCE I FIND OUT THAT YOU'VE BEEN FOUND ALL ALONG, I SWEAR!"
She then stumbled upon a hole with some rope going down. Seeing that it was still moving a bit due to it just being used, she thinks that someone used it not too long ago just before she arrived.
"Maybe I should wait for them right here or something." She suggested to herself. "They'll probably come back up."
Brea and Don continued to rush in the cave with flashlights in their hand.
"Over there." Don pointed out as he saw a group just close by.
"That has got to be them." Brea said.
With the eight teens, they widened their eyes and cheered as they could now see the two hosts in sight.
"THANK GOD, WE ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE!" Mag cheered loudly.
"Yeah, let's not go here ever again." Brea snarled. "What happened to Sami and Gordon?"
"Injuries." Sami simply stated.
"Ah, I see." Don nodded. "We'll get you two to the medic. But for now, let's go back up."
The two hosts lead the eight teens back into the hole where they came from (and apparently, where Sami and Gordon fell earlier). They looked back up and saw Beatrice waiting for them.
"Wait, you weren't found yet?" Brea asked, calling out to Beatrice.
"I haven't! I was trying to find Arreis since she kinda ditched me a while ago!" Beatrice answered as she helped pulled them up.
"Tough luck. Arreis was the first one found." Don laughed.
"WHAT? But… how?"
"You'll see later." Brea said as she now let the contestants climb up to the surface.
Once everyone was up, Don did a head count.
"That's nine teens." He said. "I hope we're not missing anybody else because we have to go back."
"Yeah, let's go."
The teens sauntered extremely cautiously as they approached for the village entrance.
However, something was once again in their way.
It was a figure holding a controller of some sorts. This was also the same figure in a black coat just like in the previous episodes.
"Ugh, who the fuck is this now?" Misha groaned, not wanting to succumb into more chaos.
The figure let down his hood showing a familiar man with brown hair and skin.
"Oh fudge." Don gritted his teeth. "What are YOU doing here?"
"Yeah, weren't you back in prison," Brea retorted. "Hah?!"
"Oh yes I was." Hah smirked as he twirled the controller with his hands.
"Uh, who's this?" Therion asked the hosts.
"Some shithead whom you do not want to deal with." Brea snarked.
Hah let out a sinister laughter as he pressed the button on his controller. "EnJoY!" He shouted tauntingly.
A huge army of robots marched onto them, holding several weapons.
"Ugh, this is like episode six all over again!" Vanessa groaned.
Back at the village entrance, Blaineley, Chef, and Topher were all waiting anxiously along with the other contestants.
"When are they coming back?" May asked.
"Yeah, it's literally passed midnight." Arreis added.
Ryder, who sat next to May, facepalmed. "No, it isn't. It's just almost 10:00 in the evening."
Carter was sitting just by the entrance of the bus. "Shouldn't we go like, help then or something?"
"We are definitely dying." Colin sighed. "This is worse than Toxa as a character."
"We should help them." Sybil added. "They could get seriously hurt."
Blaineley turned to all of them, coming up with something in her head. "Here's the thing. He interns will be here along with the medic since Topher already contacted them. If we're still not here after ten minutes, the six of you board the bus and leave."
"Wait, we can't just leave you all here!" May opposed. "We'll wait for you guys."
"Yeah, you can't just go out there and die, you know!" Ryder added.
"NO." Topher ordered. "We can't risk all of us getting hurt. At least you guys have to make it back to the theater."
"The medic will be here guys, they should be able to help along with the interns." Colin pointed out.
"Yeah, Colin has a point." Sybil agreed.
"Okay, who among you can drive this bus back to the theater?" Chef asked.
"I can." Carter stood up. Chef tossed the bus keys to him in which he caught them successfully.
"Remember. Ten minutes." Chef ordered him before he, Blaineley, and Topher went back inside the village, going by a different gate.
"Let's hope they're safe." Carter added, setting the timer of his phone to ten minutes.
"Now what?" Beatrice asked everyone as the robots were now almost surrounding them.
Rival, Therion, and Pierre still had their axe, knife (and stick) from the other house they were in.
"Let's hit them with our weapons." Rival suggested.
"Well, not everyone here has weapons, mind you!" Mag retorted.
"Besides, Pierre only has a stick." Vanessa rolled her eyes.
"I heard that!" Pierre retaliated.
Sami sighed. "What do we do now?"
"Yeah, we can't just wait here…" Therion quietly added.
"We're all gonna fucking die." Misha stated.
Gordon looked towards his left and saw Topher, Blaineley, and Chef entering from the other gate. It seemed a bit far from where they were, but the three hosts managed to see them. They stopped moving as they realized that they were all in danger.
"Over there." Gordon said. "We have to make our way to that other gate."
Don saw the gate as well. "I have a plan. On the count of three, we all run as fast as we can to the gate where Blaineley, Topher, and Chef are. We have to not run into anymore robots as they are still pretty far from us."
"Got it," Brea nodded as she fumbled with something on her pocket.
"Okay." Don said as he got ready. "You guys ready?"
Everyone else shook their head no, practically scared for their life.
"Three…"
"Two…"
"One…"
"RUN!" Don shouted as he and the contestants made a run for it.
"DIE, YOU SICK BITCH!" Brea shouted as she pulled out a gun, directly aimed it towards Hah, pulled the trigger and shot him directly on the leg, causing him to groan in pain. She trued shooting another bullet, but it ran out. "SHIT! WHO PUTS ONLY ONE BULLET IN A GUN, DAMMIT!?"
"Brea, get out of there!" Beatrice shrieked, causing her to catch up on them.
"ROBOTS, GO!" Hah commanded as the robots began chasing them.
"Hurry the hell up!" Misha yelled to everyone.
Rival turned back and threw his axe, hitting a robot successfully on its head, causing it to topple over.
Therion threw his knife and directly hit a robot's leg, causing it to trip on its feet.
Pierre threw his stick, and greatly missed so bad as he hit a random tree instead.
"Pierre, what the hell!" Mag shouted as the group continued to run.
"Open the gate!" Don shouted to the other three hosts. The three heard him and opened up the gate.
They all exited the gate, just before a few robots could catch up to them. Both Sami and Gordon were assisted by both Blaineley and Topher respectively as they all ran back to the bus.
Chef ran even faster than them, causing him to catch up to the others. "All six of you, in the bus now! Carter, get the bus started!"
The six other contestants complied as they boarded the bus, with Carter on the driver's seat. Everyone else caught up as they boarded the bus also.
Once they were all seated, Carter then drove the bus away from the village entrance.
Night 16, 12:00 AM
City Park
They all took a stop somewhere far from the village as they were already on the city grounds. Midnight rose upon them as they took the time to rest just on the city park.
Later, they were all gathered along with the interns and medical staff. Since both Gordon and Sami's injuries weren't too bad as they have healed pretty quick (compared to Adala's twisted leg back in episode nine), they were allowed to join the others.
"Contestants, we are going to take this… the Act I way." Chef snickered, which was followed by a smirk from Don, while Brea rolled her eyes. Blaineley and Topher stood there with a confused look.
"That's because you two weren't on Act I." Don narrowed his eyes towards them. "What Chef meant to say is… the first one found in this challenge will be…"
"Eliminated." Brea finished.
Most of the contestants gasped, save for those who have watched or witnessed the previous season.
"You're serious?" Sami asked. "That's-"
"-unfair?" Blaineley interrupted. "Oh please, that's like, one of the best plans I have ever heard during my time in this show. Besides, despite everything that happened earlier, you're still in this game whether you like it or not."
"Yeah." Brea slowly nodded. "So Arreis, you're taking 15th place. Your time is up."
"What!?" Arreis asked, surprised. "I was the first one out? Wait… wasn't I 15th back in Act I?"
"Yes." Don nodded. "And you are 15th again."
Topher laughed a bit at the situation. "I wouldn't be surprised if one of the trending hashtags for today in Twitter would be #ArreisQueenOf15thPlace."
This was followed by laughs from some of the hosts.
"I agree." Don said. "Anyway, since the first person found was part of Team Major, then that was their consequence. However, Beatrice, who is also a member of Team Major, is the last person found here, so Team Major, you will also be getting the advantage."
"Oh. Yay." Misha blandly responded. The rest of Team Major also showed pretty neutral looks, even Beatrice, who made them won the challenge.
"Oh come on!" Chef sighed. "The advantage isn't two more additional points again, trust me."
"Why would we trust you?" Carter questioned. "We literally have our lives placed on the verge of jeopardy a few hours ago, for goodness sake."
"Just… shut up. Interns, please escort Arreis out of the village." Chef ordered.
The final veteran rolled her eyes as Maya and Eden grabbed her and exited the park. Some of the contestants showed disappointed looks on their faces, mainly the Major team. And especially Beatrice.
Little did she knew that her Eighth Note figurine fell out of her. As no one saw this, Colin immediately picked it up and kept it.
Colin (Minor): "I am going to be screwed with another item again."
"The rest of you," Brea turned her attention to the rest of the cast. "Go ahead and start boarding the bus. Once we're done filming the outro, we're heading back to the theater. Interns, make sure they don't go missing."
"Aye aye, captain." Dustin nonchalantly stated as he and the contestants along with the rest of the interns boarded the bus.
Brea, Chef, Topher, Blaineley, and Don all gathered for the outro.
"So what will happen now that our last veteran has now been eliminated?" Don asked.
"How will everyone cope up after this STUPID challenge?" Blaineley followed sarcastically. "Seriously, this wasn't even hide and seek to begin with. This sounded more like hide or die."
"Will there be more merge-themed challenges from now on?" Chef added, ignoring Blaineley's obnoxious comment. "Is Sybil… really pregnant or is this all just a heinous act in which she roped Sami into it?"
"Will Pierre reveal the fact that Chris is Mag's biological father and the reason why he isn't here?" Topher interrogated. "What will Carter say?"
Brea shot him a fiery glare. "Listen, Topher. For your information, we DO NOT mention the name of Chris McLean UNTIL the end of the season. Kapeesh?"
"Chill! It's just an outro, yeesh!" Topher sighed.
Brea rolled her eyes as she faced the camera. "Just… find out next time on… yeah."
"Total Drama Act II: The Second Sonatine!" The hosts, excluding Brea, all exclaimed before the camera fades to black. Once it did, they boarded the bus and headed back for the theater.
End of episode.
TEAMS
Major: Beatrice, May, Misha, Mag, Ryder, Therion, Rival
Minor: Sami, Vanessa, Sybil, Colin, Pierre, Gordon, Carter
ELIMINATION TABLE
30th (EP3): Mairead Charlotte Kavanagh (Code: MS5), The Preppy Socialite [4-4 tied vote; double elimination]
29th (EP3): ELV (Code: B4), The Emotionless One [4-4 tied vote; double elimination]
28th (EP5): Kimberly Hobbs (Code: S5), The Dreamer [3-3-2 tied vote; double elimination]
27th (EP5): Alexander Knight (Code: T1), The Wannabe Joker [3-3-2 tied vote; double elimination]
26th (EP7): Arabelle Meerer (Code: A1), The Big Ol' Meanie [Whole Rest]
25th (EP7): Nash Bobby Kent Jr. (Code: MT4), The Southern Cowboy [Whole Rest]
24th (EP7): Janice Alexandra Marlick (Code: S1), The Classy Dancer [Whole Rest/5-1 vote]
23rd (EP7): Oliver Greene (Code: T5), The Flirty Bad Boy [Time Signature]
22nd (EP8): Lyle Ray (Code: T4), The Prima Ballerino [Disqualified]
21st (EP9): Adala Harris (Code: MS3), The Intense Improviser [Injury]
20th (EP9): Gabe Johnson (Code: B5), The Easy-Goer [10-0 vote]
19th (EP10): Robert Reeves (Code: MS5), The No Longer Displeased Idiot [Quit]
18th (EP11): Toxa Pexine (Code: S3), The Heartbreaking Punk [9-1 vote]
17th (EP11): Zackary Sanchez (Code: T3), The Loyal Helper [Time Signature]
16th (EP11): Antoinette Mirasol (Code: A2), The Sassy Diva [Judges' Decision]
15th (EP12): Arreis Smith (Code: A5), (The Queen of 15th Place, LOL JK, I'M SORRY) The Totally-Not-Sierra-In-Disguise [Challenge Placement]