"Last time, on Total Drama Revenge of the Film Lot..." Chris began the recap, standing next to a DeLorean in the city set. "Our cast were faced with the ultimate terror! An apocalypse of humanely mistreated mutant animals, but it's easier to just call them zombies at that point. Very simple challenge, just make it to the bunker without getting caught. The teams did surprisingly well at not losing anyone, with the Critics taking first place thanks to Jack's leadership and Trixie's decision to attack the other teams. While the Award Winners lost Beck, the Munchers lost both Nanashi and Flaky, sending them to the award ceremony! Jim and Virgil started an alliance, and despite Nanashi's losing spirit, she gets to see another day as the Munchers sent Flaky packing! Worthless intern, worthless player, makes sense! But who will get cut now? Will Nanashi's losing attitude bring in another loss? Or will the Critics even things out and lose? Find out right here, because it's time for Total, Drama, Reeeeeeeeeevenge of the Film!" after Chris finished the recap, he was now in the DeLorean, and then sped off.
Intro Sequence:
The rock tune of I Wanna Be Famous started up, with high-grade film cameras popping out of different places. First out of the chimney of a trailer, then out the window of a soundstage, a toxic waste barrel after that, and finally a sewer manhole before a movie clapper came in and closed, letting the full shot begin.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind
The camera zoomed onto the film lot, passing by Chris in a dingy golf cart being pushed by Irene, Oliver, Elroy and Ted, while Virgil was stuck to the cart itself. Going past several soundstages, the camera weaved between a few movie backdrops, before going up the large hill that led to the soap opera sets on top. The shot then dove down into a pool of water below where King was swimming inside. He saw Fang swim up behind him, so he turned around and punched him right in the face, sending the mutant shark flying up.
You asked me what I wanted to be, and I think the answer is plain to see
Flynn was above the water, now in a soundstage, commandeering a pirate ship floating on it while Delanie copied his behavior. Fang landed on their ship though, forcing both of them to dive off of it. Trixie had watched the two jump down, smirking at their misfortune.
I wanna beeeeeee famous!
The shot now panned out of this soundstage, passing up Kahlin running out of one of the dressing booths, with Sasquatchanakwa right behind him. Jack was looking over some outfits on a rack, although Lilac jumped out from behind some of the clothes, showing her teeth and scaring him.
I wanna live close to the sun
Beck was relaxing on a lounge chair on a beach set, his hands behind his head. He winked at the camera, while Flaky and Bonnie were ogling at him from behind a bush.
So pack your bags cuz I've already won
Panning to the right and into the makeup trailer confessional, Kylie was doing her makeup, applying lipstick at the moment. Trina walked inside, carrying a basket of different foundation. Kylie looked them over, then shooed Trina away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day
Klaas and Vergil were in a boxing ring together, both of them glaring at each other. Vergil threw a punch, as did Klaas, with their fists colliding as they did so. Both of them fell back because of this, although Esteban was quick to run in and help them up.
Cuz I wanna beeeeeee famous!
Toby and Luis were in the kitchen with Chef, with Athena preparing some kind of soup. She seemed to be having trouble with it though, so Toby walked over to help her out. Maxine was watching this from a monitor in Chris's office, then pressed a button to try and blow up the kitchen.
Na na na nana, nananana, nananana
This blew up a different set though, where Thomas, Nanashi, and Jim were inside. A bear had taken the brunt of the explosion though, and it let out a roar at the three of them. Jim pointed at the other two and ran off with a guilty look, although Thomas ran away as well, leaving Nanashi to get chased by the bear.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
Diamond and Melissa were sitting at the outdoor theater on the benches when Jim and Thomas ran by. They didn't pay much mind to it though, but Freddy popped up from behind them both with a puppet mask on, startling them both. Diamond laughed, while Melissa rolled her eyes.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
A flash from the outdoor projector transitioned to the Aftermath studio, where Donna was sitting in between Geoff and Bridgette. Mittens the monkey hopped up from behind the couch, scowling at the aftermath hosts. This confused both, with the shot then zooming out to show the rest of the contestants sitting in the peanut gallery benches, whistling along with the last notes of the intro while the season logo was shown on a TV above.
After the intro ended, the episode began with a shot of the trailers, although this time outside of them at the small hangout spot in front of them. Beck, Kahlin, Melissa, Thomas, and Esteban were sitting together on the folding chairs in front of the fire pit that was currently out. "So, what kind of music do you guys listen to?" Beck asked the others, leaning back in his chair a bit.
Melissa thought for a moment, then got her answer. "Anything that's got a good fast beat to it. I listen to music when I run, so whatever is good to run to I listen to." Melissa answered, aimlessly swaying her legs back and forth.
Kahlin nodded in agreement with her. "Yeah, kinda sorta the same deal here, I listen to music on jogs sometimes, although more of that 70s power pop rock stuff y'know?" Kahlin gave his answer.
Thomas remained silent, and Esteban had trouble coming up with an immediate answer. "I don't listen to a ton of music. But I love the mariachi bands back from where I lived before coming here. Not exactly because of the music itself, but wherever that music was, a good time was usually to follow." Esteban gave his little story, although he still didn't sound too sure about it.
Beck listened to the three of their answers, then turned to Kahlin. "70s power pop huh? That's the kind of stuff my dad listens to a bunch. Where we're sitting right now, this is the kinda place we'd just sit back and listen to some great bands. The Cars, The Who, Blondie, he has records from all of them." Beck explained to Kahlin, now leaning in his chair to face him a bit.
Kahlin chuckled, leaning in his chair a bit while looking at Beck as well. "Your dad collects records huh? My buddy Travis has a bunch of folk records. I feel like it's a little outdated, but I can respect it. But you mentioned The Who, what's your favorite album from them then?" Kahlin question Beck.
"Face Dances." Beck answered quickly.
"Interesting. They definitely experimented a lot more with their sound after dropping the whole modder image. I think Tommy gets a bit too much love. My favorite from them is definitely My Generation. While their later stuff was probably more technically impressive, I just love the energy of their early hits." Kahlin went on, making gestures while he talked.
Beck slowly nodded, listening closely. "Hmm, good take. Can't say anything bad about their early works either. I'm just kinda glad they dropped the modder image before it got old, otherwise they would've just stayed in the Stones shadow." Beck agreed with him.
As the two talked, Melissa turned to Esteban, leaning a little closer so she could lower her voice. "Do you know what they're talking about?" she asked him quietly.
Esteban shook his head. "Not at all, they keep mentioning who, but who what?" Esteban asked her back just as quietly.
"I think it's a band, there were also some cars?" Melissa guessed.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Beck-
Beck had one arm resting on the back of the chair, leaning back in it a little. "Kahlin's a cool dude. Sucks we aren't on the same team. He's got good taste in music, we'll probably talk more down the road about it. Oh, in case you're wondering, my favorite song is You Better You Bet by The Who. Easy classic."
-End Confessional-
Over in the girls' trailer, Nanashi was brushing her teeth in front of the sink, Diamond was sitting on her bunk hitting a blunt, and Kylie and Lilac were having small talk with each other at the table at the back. "Okay, so O minus is the actual universal donor, while O positive is just universal for anyone with a positive blood type." Lilac explained to Kylie.
Kylie nodded her head, just listening in half way. "That's... cool? Gonna be honest, half of the whole speech you just went through barely made sense." Kylie replied, since lilac had been talking for a while before.
Lilac sighed, although Delanie soon burst into the trailer before Lilac could continue to dish out more blood facts. "Alright campers, how are we all feeling today?" Delanie greeted them energetically, standing with both hands on her hips.
Kylie and Lilac glanced at each other for a moment, but Lilac decided to answer. "Feeling good? Are you still doing the counselor thing or are you normal now?" Lilac asked her, sounding slightly worried.
Delanie laughed, then gave a wave of dismissal. "Silly Lilac, of course I'm normal! I'd be failing as a counselor if I wasn't normal! But remember, sunny greetings improve morale!" Delanie replied, still using a firm tone despite how energetic she was.
Diamond rolled her eyes, then let a puff of smoke leave her mouth as she lowered her blunt. "Girl, you need to chill. Chris ain't around, you don't gotta do this act schtick." Diamond told Delanie, then put out her blunt.
Delanie wheeled on her feet to face Diamond, her eyes widening when she saw it. "You smuggled drugs in here!? That's against camp code! Give me that, it's now forfeit and confiscated!" Delanie shouted, hurrying over to Diamond and snatching the blunt out of her hand.
Diamond was caught off guard by this, although she quickly got up from her bed and tried to grab the blunt back, but Delanie held it away from her. "Hey! That ain't yours! The act is one thing, but you can't just take people's crap like that!" Diamond accosted Delanie as she continued to try and get her blunt back.
Delanie wagged a finger with her spare hand, then shoved it into her pocket. "A confiscation is a confiscation. Hopefully you'll be more focused during the challenge this time! Have a good rest of your morning!" Delanie replied, then just walked out of the trailer.
Diamond didn't want to get violent, so she just let Delanie leave without starting a fight. "I can't believe her! I have multiple, but that still ain't right!" Diamond complained as she sat back down on her bed with her arms crossed.
Nanashi spit into the sink, now done brushing her teeth, then looked to Diamond. "You win some you lose some, that's kinda the thrill with a captain like her isn't it?" Nanashi tried to reason.
Kylie shook her head in disagreement. "No, she can't just keep behaving like that with no consequences. If she acted like that at my school back home, she'd be put in her place so fast!" Kylie argued, leaning against the table.
Lilac nodded in agreement with Kylie. "Mhmm, it's affecting everyone here. She isn't our teammate though, so we can't do much in the way of eliminating her for everyone's sake unfortunately. What a shame." Lilac brought up, also leaning against the table.
"Then I'll do something about it. If we lose, then she won't be stealing my stuff ever again, because she'll be sent packing. The others on our team are sick of her too." Diamond stated, having some motivation now.
"Good luck with that, I've never been one for trying to change chaotic elements like that. Kills the fun y'know?" Nanashi told Diamond after wiping her mouth off.
Diamond chuckled, playfully elbowing Nanashi. "Yeah, she's the one who kills the fun though, so it'll be good for us all if she's gone." Diamond remarked, then walked out of the trailer with her hands in her pocket.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Diamond-
Diamond had one foot on the chair and the other on the ground, resting her arm on the knee of the leg that was on the chair. "Really don't like to get all nasty, but Delanie is crossing line after line. I don't know how she hasn't realized how antagonistic she comes across. With Maxine gone though, I've got an easy majority I can rally against her. Esteban, Toby, and King. It's not a personal thing either, pretty sure our team would be better off without her."
-End Confessional-
Over in the craft services tent, most of the other contestants were sitting and eating their breakfast. This time it was pickles with red spots and porridge that was just a bit too gray. Flynn was the only one that had zero problems eating his pickle, taking a hearty chomp while Jack and Athena watched. "Dude, how can you eat that? No way that thing can be healthy." Jack asked, having only been eating the porridge.
Flynn just shrugged, pointing at Jack with his half eaten pickle. "It just be a pickle, it ain't gonna hurt ya laddie! Can't handle the dill?" Flynn replied, then took another bite.
Jack winced as Flynn took another bite, as some pickle juice came from the pickle as he bit down. "Eugh, I just don't like eating cursed food. That's how the infestations start, infestations lead to you becoming a lifeless host, and boom, bug apocalypse!" Jack answered, wiping off the juice that landed on his face.
Athena picked up her untouched pickle, then just casually took a bite. "What are you doing!? You might die!" Jack let out, horrified seeing Athena eat the mutated pickle.
Athena swallowed the bite she took, then looked at Jack. "Are you allergic?" Athena questioned him dully.
"That's not why- never mind. Have fun being hosts of the unholy!" Jack gripped his cross necklace, then got up from the table and walked away hurriedly.
As Jack walked away, he passed by Toby and Trina sitting together, getting concerned looks from both of them. "Oh dear, his supernatural paranoia is worse than I imagined it was. I should talk to him soon." Toby commented.
Trina was writing in her notepad at the moment, occasionally eating spoonfuls of her porridge, although Toby's comment made her tilt her head in slight confusion. "Worse than you thought? What do you mean sir?" Trina asked, curious about his insight.
Toby watched Jack hurry out of the tent, then looked at Trina. "When I first saw his behavior, it looked like it was an overactive imagination he had, although this is clearly something unhealthy. It makes me a bit worried, someone could take advantage of his paranoia if he doesn't keep it in check." Toby explained, although his calm tone persisted.
Trina listened, writing down what he said. "Interesting, you watch the other team's players too sir? That's really thoughtful of you. I just take notes on everyone to see how they can better themselves, but you definitely seem more proactive than I am with actually helping." Trina praised Toby, pointing her pencil at him.
Toby smiled at the praise, but he didn't really eat it up. Luis tipped his hat to Trina, then pointed at her notepad. "Hey, how come nya take notes by the way?" Luis asked her.
Trina stopped writing for a moment, setting her notepad down on the table. "I'm a secretary back home sir. My dad has me take notes, make memos, transcribe things, my days are pretty busy! He's the mayor of Halifax, so it can get pretty hectic being his secretary! So I just have a habit for taking notes on people, since my dad had me take notes on all kinds of people sir." Trina answered, giving Toby her full attention now.
Luis nodded, then thought for a moment. "That must be why nya lend a paw to Delanie huh? Cuz she reminds you of your pops?" Luis further questioned her.
Trina nodded her head, giggling as she rubbed the back of her head. "Yup, they're more similar than you think sir!" Trina replied, continuing to giggle, albeit a bit nervously.
This caught Toby's attention though, making him raise an eyebrow. "Hmm? Delanie isn't exactly nice to you. Does your dad not treat you well?" Toby asked her, sounding worried now.
Before Trina could answer though, Bonnie sat down next to her. She didn't do anything to them, she just sat and stared at Trina, not blinking at all. "Umm, is there something I can help you with ma'am?" Trina asked Bonnie, a little offput by her intent stare.
Bonnie shook her head, just continuing to stare. "Nope. Y'know, you're pretty perky for your size." she replied, gaining a small smile, further weirding out Trina.
Melissa walked up to them after that, grabbing Bonnie's arm and pulling her away. "Sorry about that. You're making our team look bad Bonnie, I thought we talked about this!" Melissa apologized to Trina and Toby, then scolded Bonnie as she pulled her away.
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Melissa-
Melissa had both hands on her waist, looking at the camera with determination. "After our loss yesterday, I'm changing how I'm running this team. I can't just leave it to everyone to do their part, I have to step in and make sure that everyone is being a good part of the team machine! That means fixing Nanashi's attitude, watching over Bonnie, and making sure we all stick together going forward. Ugh... I'm just a glorified babysitter now aren't I?"
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Bonnie-
Bonnie had both elbows on the table, resting her head on her palms. "Kinda bummed that Flaky is gone. She was hot. Beck is taken, and Trina is kinda middling now that I've looked at her up close. I'll just see where my eyes take me next."
-End Confessionals-
After a bit, everyone was in the craft services tent eating their food, although plenty were done by the time Chris walked inside wearing an Einstein wig and a white lab coat. "Great Scott, are you guys ready to get a blast from the past? Because I've just discovered something super heavy!" Chris asked everyone, sounding exhausted almost.
Jack was sitting close by the entrance of the tent, now on the opposite side to where Athena and Flynn were sitting. He raised his hand right off the bat. "Wrong and wrong. You said both Doc and Marty's catchphrases. It's either one or the other." Jack corrected Chris.
"That's not the-" Chris was about to snap at Jack, then just took a deep breath. "Okay, well point is, today's movie genre is time travel! You've all probably seen a flick or two where the hero has to go back in time to fix something, or they gotta go forward in time to stop something from happening, y'know, those kind of movies!" Chris introduced the movie genre.
This excited a few, although Trixie in particular perked up at this. "And we have the expert on our team for it..." Trixie mumbled to herself, looking at Jack.
Freddy perked up as well, raising his hand. "Ooh, are we going to actually ride in a time machine prop? That's like super cool! What is it? A car? A phone booth? A ball pit?" Freddy asked excitedly.
"A ball pit? What kind of time travel have you seen?" Vergil questioned Freddy, crossing his arms.
"Well in some lore, ball pits are a method of time travel you know." Freddy answered matter of factly, with Jack nodding to confirm.
Vergil glanced over at Jim, who was giving the two nerds a weird look. "Ya blokes into some weird stuff." Jim commented, also crossing his arms.
Chris didn't get what Freddy meant either. "Yeah, gonna agree with rabble mouth over there. Ball pits will not be in this-"
"Rabble mouth!?" Jim shouted, standing up from his seat and marching toward Chris.
Both Vergil and Esteban got up though and stopped him. "Hey hey, it was just a little jab, you don't need to get all riled up about it, that's what he wants you to do." Esteban told Jim.
Jim took a few deep breaths, then sat back down. "Ain't right to make fun of me accent." Jim still complained, while Chris just laughed at the situation.
"Might have to go back in time and change that then! Anyway, challenge begins in 5, meet me outside Soundstage 14 pronto!" Chris informed the contestants, then left the tent hurriedly.
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Jim-
Jim had one clenched fist on the table, the other on his side. "Chris is pushing it. I mean that. He keeps doing and I'll have to put him his place. No one cross' me like at. I ain't dumb, I ain't slow, I'm proudly Russian ya hear!?"
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Klaas-
Klaas had one hand on his chin, the other on his waist. "I think we might have some good odds going into this challenge. Why do I say that? It's not because we just lost and the Critics haven't lost. That's just gambler's fallacy. And believe me, I don't buy into that. No, I bet Nanashi is going to be who wins it for us. We share something, and that's having some faith in luck. What usually gets heroes back to the present in most time travel movies? Dumb luck. I helped her stay in for a reason and this is her chance to show it."
-End Confessional-
Just in front of Soundstage 14, the teams were soon gathered inside where Chris was waiting for them still in his Doc outfit. There were three large steel boxes in front of the soundstage, with each of the interns standing at the doors that led into them. "These, are your time machines!" Chris greeted the teams as they arrived, gesturing to the boxes.
The boxes all had wheels on them as well, with antennae on top of the boxes that were making all kinds of weird beeping noises. "These are the time machines? They look like shipping containers." Lilac pointed out, since the outside of these boxes were just painted steel in each of the team colors.
Chris had his hands behind his back as he nodded his head. "That's right! In every time travel movie, the time machine itself can't just be some high tech science gizmo lab thingy. It's gotta be something you see in your day to day lives, that way the audience can have their own fantasies about it." Chris explained.
"Oh I have my fantasies alright..." Bonnie remarked, staring at Vergil's muscles at the moment.
Chris reached into his coat and pulled out three slips of paper, then handed them to the captains of the teams. "June 12, 20XX? What happened on that day? And why is the year just Xs?" Melissa asked Chris as she read the date on it.
Chris snickered, then pulled out three wooden head statues of himself. "That's when Scott is supposed to find the invincibility statue! Thing is, I didn't actually hide the statue until the day he found it. Didn't want some of the less desirable players finding it and wasting it. So you guys are gonna go back in time and leave the idol there for him to grab! The time machine handles the year for you, so you won't have to worry about that." Chris explained the date, then tossed a statue to each of the teams.
Trina caught the statue for the Award Winners, Trixie for the Critics, and then Kahlin for the Munchers. "Say, how come we gotta go back and hide it if that already happened?" Kahlin asked Chris, tossing the statue up and down in his hand.
"Because..." Chris began, gesturing to the interns. "I had the interns go back in time and retrieve it! So you guys gotta put one back at a tree marked with a red X, otherwise the course of history could be altered as we know it!" Chris answered, although the other contestants didn't really look like they were buying it.
Chris saw the blank looks he was getting, then frowned. "Last team to return to their time machine after dropping off their statue sends someone home by the way, so you should all care about this a whole lot more!" Chris informed them.
Delanie was hooked on the idea though, clapping her hands. "Sounds like we have some saving to do dudes! Cuz like, if we don't fix time, we're like, done for dude!" Delanie told her team, using a surfer dude accent.
Diamond and Esteban audibly groaned, while Toby and King didn't seem to mind too much. Beck was standing next to Delanie, raising an eyebrow at her accent. "Suuuure. So Chris, we just gotta get in there, punch in the time, and we're good?" Beck asked Chris.
Chris nodded his head. "Of course, that's how these time machines work after all! You'll just have to figure out how to do that! So you guys may begin! Travel safely!" Chris started the challenge, pointing to the boxes.
-Confessional: Toxic Film Critics: Jack-
Jack had his arms crossed, sitting with a smirk on his face. "Heh, Chris has his time travel logic all out of wack! If he's having us put a statue back, then why are all three teams leaving one behind? I doubt we're actually going back in time. If we were, I'd be extremely worried if Chris was the one who had that technology..."
-End Confessional-
Everyone ran to the steel box time machines after Chris started the challenge, with the three interns opening the doors for them and locking them in once they were all inside. The interior of the time machine was all white, with a widescreen tv on the wall with a bunch of computer controls below it. As soon as they were locked in, the "time machines" began to rumble.
In the Award Winners' machine, Delanie turned on the computer right away which booted to a prompt that requested a date, while also showing the day they were currently in. "June 12, here we come!" Delanie exclaimed as she typed in the date.
"We're not actually going back in time, it's just a prop." King pointed out, completely disinterested in the challenge at the moment.
Beck shrugged, leaning against one of the walls with his hands in his pockets. "Eh, she's just playing along with the theme." Beck reasoned, not minding Delanie's acting.
Trina was jotting something down in her notepad, which caught King's attention when he saw her in the corner of the machine. "And what are you writing now Smellwether?" King asked her, walking over to get a peek.
"Smellwether?" Delanie asked, hearing King use the nickname.
Trina sighed, but didn't pay the nickname much mind. "I was simply logging this new persona of Delanie's. Oh right, what's your name ma'am... or is it sir?" Trina asked Delanie, tilting her head.
Delanie snorted, pressing the button clearly marked "GO". This made the box rumble more, but although everyone still kept their balance just fine. "The name's Till brah! My bro Bed normally does the time travelling gig with me, but y'all seem cool!" Delanie answered, still using the surfer accent.
Toby was sitting on the floor, holding Luis close to him as they could feel the time machine moving. "Thank you Till. Wonderful to have a time travel expert with us." Toby greeted Till, going along with it as well.
Diamond facepalmed, then sat down next to Toby. "Hey, I know you're trying to be nice, but we seriously have to vote her out of here if we lose. This acting isn't helping out the team." Diamond whispered to him.
Toby looked at Delanie for a moment, who was now looking over all the prop controls intently, then looked back at Diamond. "Thank you for letting me know how you feel, but I think it's a bit unfair to plan a vote before the challenge is over. I'll give Delanie a fair chance this challenge, then decide." Toby replied, keeping his voice down as well.
Diamond gave him a thumbs up. "Perfect, just wanted to get this ball rolling before I miss the chance." Diamond told Toby, then stood back up.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Diamond-
Diamond was leaning back in her chair, sitting with her hands behind her head. "Is plotting against Delanie wrong? Not really. Girl has been creasing everyone with her acts. Time for her to exit stage left."
-End Confessional-
Over in the Critics' time machine, Lilac had already entered the time into the machine and hit GO, so the team was just waiting to arrive at their destination. "Y'know, I thought time travel would be like, instantaneous. But this thing is taking a while." Kylie commented a bit sarcastically.
Freddy nodded in agreement. "Should've used a ball pit." Freddy grumbled to himself.
Flynn was standing in front of the door, keeping a watchful eye on it. "What are you even doing? You're staring at it like something's gonna jump out." Trixie asked Flynn, sitting on the floor at the moment.
Flynn looked down at Trixie for a moment, gesturing to the door with his thumb. "The moment this 'ere doodad stops, gotta be ready for what lies beyond in the past! Runnin' yonder gives us a head start over the others too." Flynn replied confidently.
Jack listened, then nodded his head in agreement. "Sounds like a good idea to me. None of the teams probably know where to go. We just have to make sure to stick together. Things always go wrong in time travel movies when the party splits up, 'cuz then they waste time trying to regroup at the end of the movie because there's a time limit or something before the time machine leaves." Jack explained.
Kylie raised an eyebrow, sitting on the flower with one knee up with the other leg forward. "You sure know a lot about these kind of movies. I've only seen one or two time travel movies. Actually three, I've just seen that one trilogy of them. Oh, Back to the Future!" Kylie commented, unable to think of many she'd seen in the genre.
Jack smirked, pointing at himself with his thumb. "Yup, I watch a ton of horror, and time travel pops up more than you would think. Like Army of Darkness, that's such a perfect blend, even though the execution itself was pretty middling." Jack replied, proud of his film knowledge.
"That's pretty cool, and good for us. Doubt the other captains watch as many movies as you do." Kylie complimented Jack, whose smirk only grew with the compliment.
Over in the Munchers' box, things weren't as laid back as they were in the Critics' box. Vergil and Jim stood in one corner, just watching over everyone coldly, Bonnie was ogling Vergil from afar, Klaas and Nanashi sat together silently, and Melissa was doing some stretching. "Man, it sure feels like someone died in here. What got you all so quiet?" Kahlin asked the others with a small laugh.
"Not much to talk about. We already know to just stick together once we get to whatever set Chris is taking us." Melissa stated, looking at Kahlin for a moment as she continued to stretch.
Bonnie just slowly nodded, smiling at Vergil. "Yeah, what she said." Bonnie agreed plainly.
Kahlin rested his head on his palm, annoyed with the stoic nature of his team. Klaas turned to Nanashi, striking up conversation with her. "So, how do you think we're going to do today?" Klaas asked her.
Nanashi shrugged, not having a definite answer on that. "No way to tell really, but if we do lose, hopefully it'll be more climatic than last time! Losing with a whimper is kind of lame." Nanashi answered.
Klaas chuckled at her logic, although he didn't disagree with her. "Yeah, I get what you mean. I don't want to jinx our odds, but I think we're looking good today." Klaas told her, sounding a bit optimistic.
Nanashi again shrugged, not having a strong opinion. "Whether we are or we're not, I just hope it's actually fun. Getting mowed over yesterday was kinda lame. We'll see how lucky we get today!" Nanashi wished, also sounding positive.
Jim was watching the two of them talk, and he elbowed Vergil lightly to get his attention. "Think somethin' 'll brew 'tween em?" Jim asked Vergil.
Vergil looked at Klaas and Nanashi talking, then shook his head. "Doubt it. Nanashi probably doesn't want to get into a relationship, she has to lose in romance too." Vergil joked.
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Jim-
Jim looked a bit skeptical, tapping his right hand fingers on the table. "Am I scared of those two? No, they ain't a threat. But we all know relationship is just tighter version of alliance. Might wanna get rid of one."
-End Confessional-
The time machines all stopped rumbling soon enough, and the teams could hear the doors unlocking. "Aye mateys, we've landed!" Flynn announced to the critics, opening the door and hurrying out.
The Critics all ran out the time machine first, with the Award Winners and Munchers leaving soon after them. They were back on Wawanakwa though, in the middle of a forest. "How did we get out here? What set is this?" Delanie asked as she stepped out of the time machine.
"Looks like Wawanakwa to me. Maybe Chris has a set of part of the island for promos?" Esteban guessed as he looked around.
While they looked around, Jack raised a fist in the air. "Okay team, let's go find that tree!" he declared, with them running ahead together and leaving the other two teams behind.
Bonnie and Nanashi were about to run ahead as well, but Melissa grabbed both of their arms. "Not so fast. We need to stick together. We don't even know where this tree or Scott is." Melissa pointed out to them.
"Anyone know which way would lead to the campgrounds then? We could probably just ask around for Scott." Klaas suggested.
None of the Munchers replied though, since none of them had been here before. "Flaky would have been useful for this..." Melissa muttered to herself.
Kahlin raised his hand though, having a different idea. "Well I remember watching that episode, and in it, Scott is running through the forest at the beginning, and so is Jo. So we just have to find what looks like a good jogging path, then follow it!" Kahlin explained to his team, snapping a finger gun to the sky.
Jim didn't see a problem with it, so he nodded his head. "Boy's right. Has to be along that kind of path since Scott ain't the sharpest tool in the shed." Jim agreed with Kahlin.
"Heh, takes one to know one!" Kahlin joked, which again got Jim mad.
Jim threw a punch at Kahlin, but the boy just leaned the left and avoided it. "Hey hey hey, we're in a challenge right now! You wanna swing? We can do that after the challenge capisce? Save your energy for the challenge itself" Kahlin told Jim, his smile never disappearing.
Vergil stepped between the two to break them up, although he was still looking at Melissa. "So that's the game plan then? Just find a good jogging path and try to find the tree?" Vergil asked to confirm.
Melissa nodded her head, then waved for everyone to follow her as she ran into the forest. "Exactly that. I've got a good eye for jogging paths too." Melissa answered, leading her team further into the woods.
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Vergil-
Vergil had one arm resting on the table, the other at his side. "Melissa definitely got a bit shell shocked after last challenge, she's making us more of a unit now. We'll see how well that goes, but if Klaas and Nanashi side with us next time we have a vote, it won't matter how well she does as captain, she can't stop our majority. Kahlin is throwing Jim off his game, so the dude's gotta go."
-End Confessional-
As the other two teams left, the Award Winners took in their surroundings for a bit longer. "Okay duuudes... we gotta like, find that tree Chris was talkin' bout so we can hightail it outta here yeah?" Delanie stated, looking at her teammates.
"Yes, Dela-"
"Till."
Delanie groaned, slumping over a little. "Yes, Till, that's literally what Chris said already. Gonna guess that no one here knows the layout of the island huh?" Delanie guessed, casually pointing a finger at her teammates one by one.
Trina pocketed the idol Chris had given them, then raised her hand. "Ma'am, perhaps dividing our team into two groups that follow both teams and-" Trina began, but again was cut off by Delanie.
"And then regroup after following them both. Right on brah! Okay team, that's like, my orders for you guys. Beck, Trina, you two come with me to follow the Critics!" Delanie ordered, then began to jog towards the thick part of the forest.
Trina looked towards Toby though, then gestured to the direction that Delanie and now Beck were heading. "I'll take your place sir, I know you wanted to talk to Jack." Trina told him.
Toby smiled, then nodded his head. "That's very thoughtful Trina, thank you. I'll see you after the challenge to let you know how that goes." Toby thanked Trina, then followed Beck and Delanie.
Diamond sighed with relief, while King and Esteban looked to be in better moods as well. "Glad she'll be out of out hair for a bit. The Munchers went towards the more open section over there, so let's get going." Diamond pointed the direction the Munchers left, and the three remaining Award Winners went that way with her.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Delanie-
Delanie hit the blunt that she had confiscated from Diamond, leaning back in her chair. "The others keep followin' my orders, glad to be appreciated by my peeps man. Gettin' bad vibes from King, but he delivers in challenges, so I ain't gonna give him a twist over it."
-End Confessional-
The Critics were currently running through a thicker part of the woods, and things were pretty leisurely at first. "This place doesn't look so bad honestly, I thought the island was super mutated during this time." Kylie commented, since the forest looked like any other.
"Les apparences peuvent être trompeuses." Thomas told her, running right behind her.
"Huh? I don't speak Spanish." Kylie asked him in confusion, looking back at the translator.
"It's a French saying." Thomas began, raising one finger. "It just means that appearances can be deceiving basically. I'd be careful, the ground could give away at any moment or anything could attack you, that's how it was on Wawanakwa." Thomas warned her and the others.
Almost as if on cue, a giant mutant beetle rolled out from a bush in front of the path of the Critics. "Okay, so Chris stocked the set with mutant creatures... just wonderful." Trixie commented sarcastically, stepping behind Flynn.
Athena watched the beetle uncurl itself and stand up on its hind legs, then looked to Trixie. "Wonderful? I believe this hinders us." Athena pointed out, then stepped to the side as the beetle then shot flames out of its mouth.
These flames missed Athena and ended up scorching Jack's pants. "Gah! We need to get out of here now!" Jack shouted, repeatedly slapping his pants to put out the small fires started on them.
This hold up was what gave Delanie, Beck, and Toby enough time to catch up to them, confusing them for a moment until they noticed the beetle. "Woah dude! That's one big rodent!" Delanie let out as she pointed at the beetle.
"Rodent? That's a-" Beck began to correct her, although the beetle rolled forward and pounced on him.
Now balled up again, the beetle began to repeatedly pound Beck while he tried to get back up. "Beck! Hold on babe, I gotcha!" Delanie called to Beck as she hurried over to him and tried to kick the beetle.
Toby and Freddy were quick to act as well, rushing to the side that Delanie was on and pushing the beetle away. It hissed at them as they did so, spewing more fire at the three. "Not the hat!" Freddy cried out as his top hat caught on fire.
Freddy ran off, and Toby and Delanie then got the beetle off right after that. Delanie helped Beck up, while Toby hurried over to the beetle as it stood back up and hissed more. "Hey there, easy. We aren't here to hurt you. I know you're stressed having someone else in your environment, but we are just passing by." Toby tried to calm the beetle down.
Luis nodded in agreement. "What the big cat said, just pawdon us as we pass by okay? You're pretty furmidable, so we wouldn't try to hurt you anyway!" Luis added.
The beetle looked over the puppeteer sternly, then seemed to calm down and scurry away peacefully. "Wow, how did you do that?" Lilac asked Toby, stepping out from behind a tree now that the beetle was gone.
Jack stepped out from behind a tree as well, since he didn't leave his team behind. "It's a pretty classic trope in monster movies. Haven't seen it much in time travel, but it's common in sci fi as a whole. Weird creatures like that sense true kindness, fear, all that stuff. Good thinking Tobester!" Jack explained, looking past Toby and watching the beetle leave.
Toby didn't focus on that part though, instead walking right up to Jack. "Thank you Jack, but how come you know so much about these tropes? You must have a lot of free time." Toby asked Jack.
Jack teetered his hand. "Well I've got nothing else to do on most nights, so I always put on horror movies, and then a bit more to add some variety. Gotta pay close attention to them of course, they give you the tips you need to survive!" Jack answered proudly, punching the air a couple times.
"Okay, so it is just a bit of an overactive imagination. Thanks for that Jack, just wanted to clarify. Have a great day, and good luck!" Toby told Jack, as Delanie and Beck were now following the rest of the Critics who were following Flynn.
Jack looked behind himself and saw Flynn leading the others further into the forest, then began to run after them to not fall behind. "Good luck to you too! Guys like you are always the type to be the final girl- er, boy in this case." Jack wished Toby good luck back as he ran much faster and ahead of him.
-Confessional: Toxic Film Critics: Jack-
Jack fiddled around with his wooden cross necklace, looking at the camera. "Aren't we supposed to stick to our own teams? I didn't want to say anything to him directly, but I think Toby might be an imposter. No way anyone is that nice. And if he is, huge respect. I want to be that nice, since that increases my chances of living, but I'm not a girl, so I already tank my chances there. No point in trying to be a final girl if you aren't a girl. Gotta be the rugged survivor!"
-End Confessional-
The Munchers were now jogging together through a more open path that went right through the woods, although Melissa and a few others were slowing themselves down so Bonnie and Nanashi could keep up. "Remember, our indicator is a red X, can't be harder to miss than that, so just keep your eyes peeled!" Melissa commanded the team, her eyes darting from tree to tree.
Since they were going at a slightly slower pace, the other half of the Award Winners were able to catch up to them fairly quickly. "Where's the other half of your team? A bit foolish to split up don't you think?" Klaas asked them as he heard their footsteps and looked back.
Esteban shrugged. "It was Delanie's idea, and we just had to do something quick. She's the captain, so she knows what she's doing." Esteban answered, although he didn't really sound like he meant it at all.
"You say that, but I hear the opposite. She's a pain from what I've seen." Vergil commented, chuckling at Esteban's comment.
Melissa looked back and narrowed her eyes at him. "No distractions! We need to focus on the trees! Just focus on your surroundings!" Melissa ordered, making Vergil roll his eyes and look away from the Award Winners.
Melissa began to run a bit faster to try and leave the Award Winners alone, so the rest of the Munchers picked up the pace as well. While they did this, Diamond poked Esteban's shoulder. "Hey Esteban, now that Delanie isn't here, how do you feel about voting her off tonight?" Diamond asked him.
Esteban nodded right away. "Good with that. She put us in danger last time, and anyone who puts us in danger shouldn't be leading us. For the good of the team." Esteban answered right off the bat.
Diamond then looked back at King and Trina, who were listening in on what she was saying. "How about you two? We give Delanie the boot, and our team can actually function. Eh? Eh?" Diamond asked them.
Trina stayed quiet, and King nodded his head. "Don't have to ask me twice. She takes away chance for us to actually do something. Our first loss could have been avoided if she let me act. Simple as that." King agreed plainly.
Diamond fist bumped Esteban, then held her fist to King, who hesitantly bumped it. "Sweet. Looks like we're set. I already talked to Toby too. I'm not saying we should try to lose, but if we lose, then Delanie is outta here." Diamond stated, sounding more excited.
Up ahead, Bonnie noticed someone heading their way. "Hey, someone is running here! He looks pretty ugly though. I say we avoid him." Bonnie pointed ahead.
Kahlin chuckled, elbowing Bonnie playfully. "If that's the logic, we'd be avoiding ya for the whole season! Besides, we can probably get some info from whoever that is." Kahlin remarked, getting a chuckle from Vergil and Jim, although Jim stifled it right away.
The person running towards them in the distance came into view soon enough, and it was Jo. "Oh, it's Jo from last season. Maybe she's seen the tree we're looking for. Doubt she'll know what we're talking about." Jim said, not too optimistic.
"Still helps to ask, what's the worst she could say? She'd just tell us she doesn't know if she doesn't know." Klaas tried to look at it optimistically.
Nanashi shook her head. "You know how Jo was. Odds are she leads us the wrong to spite us and we lose. It'd be a way to lose, but we still lose!" Nanashi argued, sounding excited about it somehow.
"You're so right." Klaas agreed with her, smiling brightly at Nanashi.
They soon met up with Jo, although the jockette was baffled to see them here. "Wha- who the heck are you people?" Jo asked them, clenching her fists.
Melissa and her team had stopped running, and Melissa stepped forward to Jo. "We're time travelers here for a challenge, have you seen a tree with a red X on it?" Melissa asked bluntly.
Jo nearly burst out laughing, then pointed further down the path. "Yeah, just passed up one not too long ago. This show has weird fans. Pretending to be time travelers? Really? You look like you guys belong in a Tilly's, not a time machine. Later losers!" Jo remarked, then ran off.
"Wow, so she was helpful. Didn't expect that." Klaas commented as he watched her leave.
"I think she didn't take us seriously enough to screw us over. Good enough for me, let's just go and drop the stupid statue off." Vergil guessed, then continued to run down the path.
The Award Winners on the other hand didn't do the same as Diamond rushed in front of Esteban and turned around. "Wait, that was way too easy. That's not what Jo would do at all. She answered immediately, no way she just remembers a red X off the top of her head." Diamond brought up cautiously.
Esteban brought a hand to his chin, stopping in his tracks. "Hmm, that is a good point. What do you suggest then?" Esteban asked her, seeing where she was going with this.
"I say we just hang a bit further back than them. Jo could be leading them right into some trap or mutant monster." Diamond suggested.
"Won't be problem for me. I'll scout ahead." King stated, then ran ahead to catch up with the Munchers.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Esteban-
Esteban had a small frown on his face, sitting with his hands on his knees. "I'm pretty sure Diamond is trying to throw here. Will I hold that against her though? Of course not. I don't think of myself as manipulative or scheming, because I do not want to stoop to that level, but Delanie is making everyone here miserable. Even outside of this team, I can only imagine how fed up the girls are with her. I'll let this throwing slide."
-End Confessional-
Over with the Critics, they were still going through the woods with Jack and Flynn leading them. "Anyone nearby? We don't want to disrupt the flow of time after all." Jack asked Flynn.
Flynn shook his head. "Not that I can tell mate, and I'm pretty good about that, no one sneaks up on me and me crew." Flynn told Jack, squeezing through a bush that Jack squeezed through after him, followed by the rest of the team and the Award Winner group.
As soon as they went through the bush though, Flynn put his hand on Jack's back and pushed him aside. "Aye! Someone's nearby!" Flynn whisper yelled Jack as he ducked down.
Lilac and Trixie came through the bush and ducked behind the next bush, peeking over it. "Who is it?" Kylie asked, sitting down next to Jack.
Lilac looked around, and soon saw Scott rummaging through some bushes not too far away. "It's just Scott. I don't know why we can't be seen, it's obviously a set. Wawanakwa is an island somewhere else entirely different." Trixie pointed out, finding hiding silly.
Jack shook his head. "Then how is Scott here? He's literally looking for the idol. Just stay down. He can't be far from the X if this is the day he finds the statue. We could get the whole season cancelled or something if this goes wrong." Jack whispered to her.
Trixie rolled her eyes, then pulled out the immunity statue. "Fine, we'll avoid him. Let's just circle around the area and try to find the spot." Trixie replied, now crouch walking behind the bushes so Scott couldn't see her.
While the Critics and the Award Winner group snuck around, King and Melissa ran into the same clearing, stunning Scott, who got even more confused as he saw the rest of the Munchers arrive. "What the- are you a bunch of interns or something?" Scott asked them.
Jim groaned, then beckoned his hand to Kahlin, who handed him the statue. "You can drop the act. We got an invincibility statue here, we have to set this down at tree marked with an X. You seen one like that round here?" Jim asked him a bit forcefully.
Scott's eyes widened as he saw the statue, then looked around. "I uh, what!? You mean he didn't hide them yet!? The X is right there, Chris didn't put anything there though. If I didn't run into you guys, I would have just passed it right up! What a scam!" Scott pointed to a tree with a big red X painted on it, making Jim grin as he tossed the statue into the bush in front of it.
"Nice throw, no one else got their statue in first either, I think we just won!" Nanashi exclaimed, since King didn't have the statue with him.
King looked back in the direction they came, snarling when he didn't see any sign of his teammates. "Great... I should have taken the statue with me..." King muttered to himself as he began to run back to go get them.
Scott ran over to the bush and dug the idol out, snickering as he grabbed it. "Pleasure doing business with ya interns!" Scott thanked the Munchers.
Right after that though, Fang emerged from the bushes behind him, making Scott gulp. "Look! Interns, those are food! Eat them!" Scott pointed at the Munchers, then ran off.
Fang now laid his eyes on them, and Melissa snapped her fingers at her teammates. "RUN! We lose if we don't all make it back!" Melissa commanded, running back in the direction they came.
The Munchers ran much faster now, as Fang now chased them away from the clearing and tried to chomp them out. Since everyone was gone now, the Critics rose up, and Trixie ran over to the tree with an X on it. "Okay, second isn't the worst. Let's just hurry back!" Kylie tried to stay optimistic, pointing in the direction they came.
As soon as Trixie set the statue down, the Critics all took off back to the time machines, while Delanie, Beck, and Toby remained in the clearing. "Where did King go? He didn't drop off the statue." Beck asked, rubbing his back to soothe the pain from earlier.
"Looks he might have forgot it duuude. They still gotta drop it off, so we just wait here yeah?" Delanie said, looking down the direction that King had left.
Toby nodded his head. "That would be a good idea. Staying here will be a good indicator as well since Scott left." Toby agreed with Delanie.
Beck tapped his foot, not too happy with the scenario. "Hope they're fast. Don't know if you saw, but we're in last." Beck reminded the two, putting his hands in his pockets now.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Beck-
Beck had one arm on his knee, the other hand in his pocket. "I don't know why King didn't have the statue with him. Did one of the others take it? If we lose because of that, that's kinda lame."
-End Confessional-
As King was running, he soon regroup with Diamond, Esteban, and Trina, who were all just walking. "Did you find the spot?" Diamond asked King casually.
"Did I find it? Why do you think I came back? Why are you just walking?" King asked back, very irritated at the moment.
Before Diamond could answer the frustrated questions, Melissa and Kahlin followed them, soon followed by the rest of the Munchers. "S-Shark sir!" Trina cried out, pointing at Fang running towards them.
Esteban saw Fang and right away bolted, grabbing Trina and carrying her over his shoulder while Diamond and King ran away from Fang as well. King gained distance quickly, while Fang remained on par with Diamond and Esteban. "What about the statue? Don't we have to still get that there?" Diamond reminded them despite the situation.
"That can wait! I can't have any of you getting hurt! Let's just hope the Critics are lost!" Esteban answered immediately, sounding very concerned.
"Yeah. Dead teammates are worse than just voting one off." King agreed as he ran.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Diamond-
Diamond sighed with relief, then pulled out her spare blunt and lit it, then smoked it. "And now the blame is off me. Boom. Can't say I didn't try."
-End Confessional-
Over at the time machines, Chris was waiting for them in his lab coat and wig still, looking at his stopwatch. Chef was standing next to him, wearing a life preserver vest and jeans for some reason. "Should I fire these dang things back up?" Chef asked Chris.
Chris nodded his head as he heard some yelling in the distance. "Yup! And here they come now!" Chris told Chef, then addressed the audience.
The Munchers ran out of the forest first, with Chris clapping his hands. "Way to go Munchers! You arrived first!" Chris congratulated them.
Melissa and Kahlin high fived, Jim and Vergil fist bumped, Nanashi hugged Klaas, and Bonnie tried to join in the fist bump with Jim and Vergil but was ignored. "Sticking together worked, see?" Kahlin told Melissa, trying to cheer her up more.
Melissa chuckled briefly, having a smile on her face since they won. "Yeah, I think this is how we'll do things going forward." Melissa decided, satisfied with the result today.
Not long after, the Critics emerged from the woods, as well as half of the Award Winners with Fang right behind them. Before Fang could attack them though, Chef shot a net gun at the shark, trapping him. "Chef, release him somewhere in the water yeah? Humanely of course, don't want to get arrested again." Chris directed Chef, who now began to drag away the thrashing shark.
While Chef left, Chris then turned to the Critics. "And here we have our winners, the Toxic Film Critics, again!" Chris declared them the winners, confusing the Munchers.
"But we got here first? How did they win?" Klaas asked Chris, walking up to the host.
Chris nodded his head. "That you did, but you broke time travel rule number one, don't interact with people of the past! The Critics steered clear of altering the past, which makes them the winners!" Chris explained, which made Jack and Flynn high five.
Trixie reluctantly raised a hand as well, high fiving Jack. "Good call having us hide from Scott... I guess." she complimented Jack through her teeth.
Chris pulled out an 8 pack of weird shaped soda bottles, then handed it to Jack. "For getting first, you guys get to enjoy some Bebsi Perfect!" Chris stated their reward, with each member of the team grabbing a bottle as soon as Chris handed it over.
"Woo! Just like the movie! These are so cool!" Jack exclaimed as he looked over the bottle.
Athena opened her bottle, then took a small sip. "Oh. These are so cool. Cold even." she commented dully.
"We're still safe though right?" Nanashi asked Chris, sounding just a little worried.
Chris nodded his head, looking to the four Award Winners present. "Yeah, you guys still get second place. Not only did the Award Winners return with only half their team, they didn't even drop off the idol! Chef will bring them back here so we can get you to modern day, then you'll be voting someone off tonight!" Chris told the Award Winners, who collectively sighed except for Diamond.
-Confessional: Mutant Movie Munchers: Melissa-
Melissa had a satisfied smile, sitting with her arms crossing and her legs on the table. "Very pleased with how today went. I kept the team together, and we aren't sending anyone home. Not like there was a big reward for first anyway. That's just some brownie points for knowing movie details."
-End Confessional-
One time machine ride later, the teams were back in front of Soundstage 14 in the evening, with the interns opening the doors for the teams to exit. While the Critics and Munchers began to walk back to the trailers, with the Critics enjoying their sodas, the Award Winners began to walk to the award ceremony theater to get ready for the upcoming elimination.
King ran ahead as always, while Diamond, Beck, and Esteban shared some small talk as they walked ahead. Delanie stayed behind at the time machine, very bitter at the moment due to their loss. Trina jogged up to her though, notebook already out. "Sir? I have some unfortunate news to bring to you." Trina greeted Delanie, still going with the Till act.
Delanie wasn't chill anymore though, instead snapping at Trina as soon as she spoke to her. "What is it Trina!? And why are you calling me sir!? I'm your captain, how do you not remember that I'm a girl!?" Delanie yelled at Trina.
Trina stepped back as Delanie yelled at her, now debating on whether to tell her what was up internally. "Sorry ma'am! It's just, Diamond is organizing votes against you. What should we do ma'am?" Trina asked her for instructions.
"Why didn't you stop it!? Just take care of it! We already lost the challenge, I am NOT being eliminated for someone else's mistake!" Delanie yelled at Trina further.
"Take care of it? How do you want me to-" Trina began, but Delanie just slapped her across the face, and extremely hard at that, making Trina yelp in pain.
"I said take care of it Smellwether! Is that not enough for you to understand!? Do I need to fax a memo on what to do!?" Delanie demanded, then stormed off. Trina rubbed her face as she watched Delanie leave, not getting what just happened at all.
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: Delanie-
Delanie looked extremely angry now, slamming a fist on the table. "This is NOT where my run ends! It can't be! Those bozos failed to bring the statue, the loss is all on them! I'll just vote for Diamond, that little traitor! She's just mad I took her blunt away, and she's trying to eliminate me over it!? Oh she'll be sorry, since she will not be getting away with that!"
-Confessional: Victorious Award Winners: King-
King looked mildly irritated still, but overall bored. "Diamond threw. No reason for her to be walking. Even still, she only did it so we get Delanie out of here. Can't blame her though. I'll be voting Delanie tonight."
-End Confessional-
Grandiose music played after the confessionals, showing a highlight reel of all of Chris's best moments and expressions from throughout the series. Fireworks could be heard, and the reel panned out to show a giant Gilded Chris in the center of it all. Fireworks went off behind the statue and the music got louder, signaling that the award ceremony was about to start.
The 7 members of the Victorious Award Winners were sitting in two rows, with Trina, Delanie, and Beck in the front, while King, Diamond, Esteban, and Toby sat in the back. They had their voting tablets in hand, with all of them pressing their votes at around the same time. There wasn't much hesitation from anyone, since everyone knew who they were voting for beforehand.
Chris was standing on the stage in his blue suit, while Chef stepped up behind him in his pink dress with a tray of 6 awards and a printout of the votes. "And the votes have been cast! If you get a gilded Chris, it means you're safe! Not the best performance today, so I'd say it could be anyone going!" Chris stated, looking at some of the nervous faces, as well as those completely stone cold faces. It was just King that was stone cold actually, but it isn't that noteworthy.
"Beck, getting attacked by a beetle? Way to be a hinderance. Delanie, you chose to split your team up, which hurt you in the long run! King, you forgot to bring the statue with you. Diamond, not a ton of effort today. Toby? Comforting the enemy? Really? And Trina, useless as always." Chris went off on why anyone could be leaving tonight.
Esteban raised his hand, a little confused. "Uh, Chris? What did I do?" Esteban asked.
Chris narrowed his eyes at Esteban, before just shrugging. "Nothing wrong really. That's why you're safe dude!" Chris answered, then grabbed an award off the tray and tossed it to Esteban.
Chris eyed the rest of the Award Winners, already knowing which one wouldn't be an award winner. "Delanie." Chris said, grabbing the next award.
Delanie sighed with relief, although still looking bitter. She held her arms out, but Chris didn't throw an award to her. "You may or may not be safe after the next award goes to Beck!" Chris told her as he tossed an award to her boyfriend.
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King wasn't surprised at all to be safe, already holding an arm out to catch his award.
The lights dimmed in the area after that, and two spotlights shone down on Diamond and Delanie. "The curtains close on another contestant tonight, but who will it be?" Chris asked, tossing the last award in his hand.
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Delanie's bitter look changed to one of pure satisfaction as she got her award, snatching it out of the air while Diamond was left in shock. "Wait, what? How did I get voted out!?" Diamond let out in shock, sitting straight up. Esteban looked shocked as well, not seeing how this happened at all.
Chris crumbled up the printout of the votes, shrugging his shoulders. "Probably with the voting devices if I had to guess. Don't need this to turn into a Flaky speech though. Chef!" Chris replied, then pointed at Diamond while looking at Chef.
Diamond stood up from her seat, glaring at her ex-teammates. "Now hold on just a dang moment! I need to know which one of you rats turned on me! Or were these votes rigged!? You're keeping Delanie because she makes everyone miserable aren't you Chris!?" Diamond accused Chris as Chef walked over to her.
Chris snickered, again shrugging. "Can't say! You can check the TD website after the show!" Chris plugged his website instead of answering, relishing in her anger.
Chef scooped up Diamond, who shook a fist at the other Award Winners as she was carried away. "You'll all regret this! Delanie is gonna drive this team into the ground you hear!? The ground!" Diamond yelled as Chef carried her down the Walk of Shame.
Diamond was then tossed into the Lame-o-sine, with Chris now stepping onto the carpet and standing next to Chef. "And it seems Diamond is a thing of the past! So why don't we send her to the Aftermath in the future?" Chris joked, patting the back of the lame-o-sine.
The window rolled down, and Delanie stuck her head out. "This team will be a thing of the past soon with Delanie in charge!" Diamond added angrily.
Chris shoved Diamond's face back into the lame-o-sine, and it then sped off. As soon as it hit 88 miles per hour, the lame-o-sine vanished, leaving behind only a license plate and a trail of flames. Chris then turned to look at the camera, raising one finger. "Will this team be led straight to the ground? Who will join Diamond in the future? And are the Critics just unstoppable? Find out next time, on Total, Drama, Reeeeevenge of the Film Lot!"
Teams Remaining:
Mutant Munchers: Melissa, Vergil, Nanashi, Kahlin, Bonnie, Klaas, Jim
Award Winners: Delanie, Beck, Esteban, Trina, Toby, King
Toxic Critics: Jack, Kylie, Freddy, Trixie, Thomas, Athena, Flynn, Lilac
Placements:
22nd: Diamond
23rd: Flaky
24th: Maxine
25th: Donna
Author's Note:
TDFan here, I think it's even more apparent that I didn't really accept any fodder for this season. Diamond could have easily gone a lot further if dealt a better hand, or under any number of factors really, but this is where I'm having her run end. I have other people playing the cynic roles, so Diamond kinda gets the short end of the stick there. Big thanks to xXAceofRosesXx for sending in Diamond. Despite her short stay, I had some fun writing her. Chill, but didn't take things sitting down. You don't get a lot of those, it's either one way or the other for a lot of OCs. Let me know what you guys thought in the reviews, and I'll see you all next time! Be sure to join the Discord (join code on profile) if you haven't. Votes are revealed there, along with a bunch of other bonuses, so join on in if you haven't! Have a great day!