It was still the night Beck had left, the Munchers were settling into their respective trailers, while Chris and Chef were in Chris's private trailer watching them as well as handling some more important business than usual. Irene and Ted were filing paperwork for Chris, mostly in regards to the incident with Brava earlier in the day. "That was supposed to be a normal challenge, I can't believe they put out a hit on me! I served my fair time, how hard is that to get?" Chris complained.
"Wouldn't thay ith fair..." Irene mumbled as she mimicked Chris's signature on one piece of paperwork.
Chris shot her a glance, crossing his arms. "What was that? Couldn't hear you over my own much more important thoughts! Just get out of here! We had to go to rocks too, since Jim and Beck decided to flip at the same time! If either of them were just a bit more resilient it could've been Trixie or Melissa! But nope, Beck dug his own grave! Heh, grave, I won't be needing one of those!" Chris recalled the events earlier to calm himself down.
"We ain't completely sure if she had allies or anyone else to help her with this. Don't get your hopes up Chris man." Chef warned Chris.
Chris just shrugged, watching the footage. "Pff, we already got rid of the assassin, what could possibly go wrong now? Guess we'll have to stick around and find out!" Chris exclaimed, raising his arms.
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, Elroy, Oliver, 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 was 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, the episode began back at Soundstage 15, where Trixie and Thomas still stood in front of Nikolai, who had his dart gun aimed right at them. Trina still laid unconscious on the floor next to them, twitching a little. "So, here's how this is going to work. You're going to explain everything. Now." Nikolai stated to Thomas.
"And what if he doesn't!?" Trixie yelled, still rattled by what had just happened.
Nikolai turned his glare to her, tilting his head slightly. "You can be the next test darted. You always were a rat, crawling where you don't belong, and being a pure plague on everyone you come close to. Let's solidify that shall we?" Nikolai told her coldly, swapping out the sheep dart for one marked with a rat logo, similar to the snake one Brava had tried to use on Chris.
Thomas raised a hand, narrowing his eyes at Nikolai. "I'll explain. No need to escalate this." Thomas tried to calm him down.
"Escalate this? You escalated this when you left my sister to get arrested. It's your turn." Nikolai starkly replied.
Thomas sighed, glancing at Trixie for a moment. "Fine. I abandoned our plan the moment you two decided that Trixie would be killed once our mission was over. You two may have hardened your hearts, but being around these people, I can't see them be harmed." Thomas explained himself.
Trixie now donned a guilty look as he said all this, and decided to step forward. "It's my fault. I thought I'd get some quick cash out of this, shoulda known that wasn't gonna happen. Thomas put himself on the line for me, so I'll do the same, how do we bust her out?" Trixie asked.
Thomas was surprised by this coming from her, and he then grabbed her arm. "Trixie? You shouldn't-"
"No, you saved my life. I ain't gonna cry my eyes out for you, but least I can do is make things even." Trixie cut him off.
Nikolai smirked for once, and reached for his belt with one hand while keeping the dart gun still pointed at her. "You can make things even. You'll finish the job. Tonight." Nikolai ordered, then handing over a dart gun to Trixie.
Trixie took it and right away aimed at Nikolai, who wasn't phased one bit, just pulling out the same kind of antidote Chris had used previously. "That won't do anything to me unfortunately for you. Unlike your host, I prepare." Nikolai informed her, lowering the dart gun aimed at him.
Trixie scowled, growing even more worried than before. "Damn... why me? Shouldn't you have the actual assassin do this?" Trixie questioned his logic.
Nikolai shook his head, looking at Thomas again. "I have to keep an eye on him. Just head to Chris's trailer by the hot spring set. Point, shoot, and all this is over." Nikolai laid out the plan.
"And what if I get caught?" Trixie followed up sharply.
"Then it's what you deserve for letting Brava get caught. But I know how lowly you are. You'll get the job done. You have one hour." Nikolai ordered, then pointing to the ladder with his free hand.
Trixie glanced at Thomas, who just gave an approving nod, not making a move that would set Nikolai off. "I'll be fine, don't worry, friend." Thomas assured Trixie.
Trixie hesitated, but ultimately did as she had been told and hurried to climb up the ladder. "I'll back too, so don't worry your butt off too much." Trixie assured him back.
Over in Chris's private trailer, he was going over the footage of the previous episode, making sure he looked good in all of it. Chef was kicking back and snacking now that filming today was over. "You over that whole Brava situation yet?" Chef asked Chris, then gulping down some soda.
Chris shook his head, trying to focus on the monitors. "No, if they were crazy enough to put a hit on my beautiful face, then who is to say someone else isn't going to try!?" Chris yelled, getting anxious just thinking about it.
Chef just shrugged, not as worried. "That'll all be taken care of when that private island is done bein' built. You ain't gotta worry much longer Chris man." Chef tried to calm Chris down.
Chris sunk into his seat a little, pinching the bridge of his nose. "You're right. Just, why is it even at this point? Kidnapping and brainwashing contestants, building an entire island, getting assassination hits, having the government on my butt, I'm just trying to host a show here!" Chris complained, worn out by it all.
Chef again stayed dismissive about it, knowing they were almost done. "We only got a few episodes left. You ain't gotta worry about that much longer." Chef dismised his complaints.
Chris rolled his eyes, just focusing on the matters since talking to Chef wasn't doing any good. That's when he noticed Trixie crossing the lot on one of the views, heading right for their trailer. "Weird, Trixie is heading towards us, do you think something happened?" Chris asked his partner.
Chef now got up and looked at the same monitor, his eyes widening when he looked closer. "She's carrying some kind of gun man! I'm lockin' the door!" Chef yelled, hurrying to lock the door.
Chris grimaced at this, keeping an eye on the monitor. "Guess Brava wasn't the only one to join the competition for this. They sent others. Keep it locked until she gets here, we'll use the PA to see what she wants." Chris directed Chef.
It only took a couple minutes before Trixie arrived on their lawn, knocking on the trailer door after kicking one of the gnomes out of the way. "Chris! There's something I need to tell you!" Trixie shouted.
Chris didn't open it of course, instead grabbing a microphone hooked up to the PA system, although he only spoke through the speaker on top of his trailer door. "We know you're armed, you're not getting in here!" Chris called her out.
Trixie already had the dart gun just at her side when he did this, so she didn't care. "Ugh, you're being a pain as usual. But there's another assassin on the lot, it's Brava's brother!" Trixie informed him.
"And you aren't here to kill me?" Chris questioned her skeptically.
"You think I'm stupid enough to gun down the guy who's gonna give me a million dollars in a week? He forced me here to do the job after you guys caught Brava, but I'm not getting paid for this, so you can find him under Soundstage 15. Thomas and Trina are being held hostage there too." Trixie explained to him.
Chris looked at the view of Trixie outside his trailer, and after hearing her explain things like this, began to laugh. "Ah those idiot assassins, they don't know how stubborn you are like I do. I'll let the others know. Guess we have a night time challenge on our hands!" Chris declared.
Trixie was almost shocked, but this fit her expectations. "You're seriously turning your own assassination into a challenge? You really impress me with your depravity McLean." Trixie remarked sarcastically.
-Confessional: Trixie-
Trixie still had the dart gun, with it sitting on the vanity at the moment. "Could I have tried to finish the job? Yeah. But I knew as soon as I got back I was going to be killed. I'm not stupid, and Nikolai probably thought I was just another one of these lowly moronic contestants. His mistake."
-End Confessional-
Over at the contestant trailers, a loud siren went off through the loudspeakers, waking anyone that had fallen asleep. "Attention castmates! You have an impromptu night challenge! This genre? Assassination movies!" Chris announced.
Melissa and Bonnie were both still awake when this happened, so both were just startled for a moment. "Guessing this has to do with yesterday..." Bonnie mumbled.
"I knew there was more to that!" Melissa let out, now attentive to the loudspeaker.
"There is an assassin underneath Soundstage 15, holding Thomas and Trina hostage. Whoever apprehends him wins immunity, try not to die! Good luck!" Chris finished briefly explaining the challenge, cutting right back out.
Kahlin and Jim shared a look in the guys' trailer, both confused. "Chris is just pawnin' off his dirty work on us eh?" Jim remarked.
Kahlin nodded, thinking back on previous seasons. "He did this a lot back in Reloaded, of course we get stuck with dealing with an assassin. I'm still in a good mood from sending Beck packing, so I'm game for this." Kahlin replied with a smile.
That got Jim to smirk for a moment, before going right back to his resting annoyed face. "You got that right chump. Don't think this means we're friends or anythin' still. We just had a common goal and we got it done." Jim reminded Kahlin.
Kahlin chuckled and held both hands up. "I know, I know. Glad we still got it done. Guess I'll have to beat you to immunity today!" Kahlin jeered, then opened the trailer door and hurried out.
Jim followed right behind him, where they saw Melissa hurry out of the girls' trailer with Bonnie just walking out. "Trixie isn't with you girls? Weird." Kahlin noted right away.
"That trickster must've gotten a head start on us, we have to hurry!" Melissa guessed, then sprinted off toward the soundstages.
"It's an actual assassin, maybe we should be like, actual careful here or whatever." Bonnie pointed out, but Melissa was already long gone.
Jim shook his head, pointing at himself. "Careful doesn't get you immunity, and it ain't my style! So you better hurry too!" Jim stated, then sprinted after Melissa, as did Kahlin.
Bonnie watched her three athletic alliance mates sprint off and just sighed, walking after them. "Hopefully there's a puzzle or something..." she mumbled to herself.
-Confessional: Bonnie-
Bonnie rested her head on one palm, looking gloomy as ever. "With Beck gone, our Muncher Strike Fource has the majority now. As long as we don't vote for each other, this final four is set in stone. The other three are all really strong players though, and I'm just... me. I might be at the bottom of this voting wise too. Just hope Jim and I can cross that bridge when we get there."
-End Confessional-
Down in Soundstage 15, Nikolai clicked his tongue as heard Chris's announcement above, which had blared all throughout the lot. "And it looks like she failed her mission. Guess I'll be taking my leave." Nikolai commented.
Thomas just stayed still, watching Nikolai now walk backwards towards the ladder. "You knew she was going to fail didn't you? What are you planning?" Thomas asked him sharply.
"Everyone will be heading here now, Chris will be completely unguarded and believes the danger is right here. You'll be promptly fired from our agency and laid to waste later when I get clearance." Nikolai debriefed Thomas, then climbed up the ladder swiftly, leaving him with Trina.
Rather than chase him though, Thomas finally knelt down and pulled the dart off of Trina's cheek, shaking her to wake her up. "Trina! You need to wake up now!" Thomas yelled at her urgently.
Trina slowly blinked awake, still groggy from the dart. The mutation already had time to start, with sheep ears growing and poking out now, as well as a tail between her shirt and skirt. Her hair looked just a bit floofier in texture as well. "W-What's going on?" Trina asked shakenly.
"You were shot by a radioactive dart from an assassin, and we'll have to help stop him, especially if you want the antidote." Thomas informed her bluntly, switching right back to his stoic self now that she was awake.
Trina had barely any time to process this, right away noticing the sheep features and feeling them over in a panic. "Huh!? H-How long was I out for!?" Trina screamed, trembling as she felt the ears.
"A little over 30 minutes. The sooner you help, the quicker you're cured. Let's go." Thomas ordered her, now climbing up the ladder.
Trina was still rattled, but followed him up the ladder nonetheless. "Why me..." she muttered defeatedly.
-Confessional: Thomas-
Thomas had his arms crossed, staring coldly at the camera. "I have no affinity for Trina. But none of the contestants were supposed to be harmed. That was the initial plan, and they crossed that line when they set to off Trixie, and they have now definitively crossed it by shooting Trina. They'll get what's coming to them."
-End Confessional-
As the athletic Muncher trio ran for Soundstage 15, their route was soon intersected by Trixie, also heading that way with her dart gun in hand. "Where the heck were you? There's an active assassin on the lot!" Melissa questioned Trixie right away, running past one of the soundstages at the moment.
Trixie pointed back towards the direction of Chris's trailer, glaring at Melissa. "I really don't need the grilling right now! I was letting Chris know at his trailer the assassin was even here! So you can thank me after I get immunity!" Trixie yelled back at Melissa.
Bonnie, far behind the trio heard them yelling and raised an eyebrow, then looked back at Chris's trailer. "Huh... Chris's trailer? Alright then." Bonnie just guessed what they were talking about, changing direction and now walking that way.
Kahlin's eyes widened, realizing this wasn't just part of a planned challenge. "So the assassin was real? I thought they caught her yesterday. We might need to be careful then.." Kahlin now double checked himself.
"First Bonnie, now you? Being careful doesn't win immunity! You can hang back while I win!" Jim declared, not slowing down at all.
"Did you not hear assassin? This guy could seriously hurt us or even kill us. Just be on guard at least." Kahlin warned Jim, sounding genuinely worried.
"Will do Kahlin, thanks." Melissa heeded the warning, but kept running.
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim slammed a fist on the table, looking plenty passionate. "I don't need Kahlin telling me what to do! I've been working on my temper, but now that Beck is gone, Kahlin is my target again. The first chance I get, he's out of here. I can ride this alliance to the end without him!"
-End Confessional-
As the now four players rounded Soundstage 14 and were about to arrive at 15, they saw Nikolai up ahead now running right towards him. "There he is! Get him!" Melissa shouted, pointing ahead.
Trixie aimed her dart gun at him, while Jim and Kahlin adopted fighting stances. "You better give up now if you know what's good for you!" Trixie yelled at him.
Nikolai just carried a stone faced expression as he ran right toward them, and when Trixie fired, he easily sidestepped the dart and just kept running. "Woah he's fast..." Kahlin mumbled, now backing up a bit.
Jim ran into to try and punch him while Melissa dove in for a kick, which Nikolai seemed to be ready for. He uppercutted Jim in the jaw as he went in for the punch, then quickly turned and slap chopped Melissa in the knee as she tried to kick him. "GAH!" both let out in unison as they dropped to the ground, writhing in pain from his strong blows.
Kahlin took off his cap and threw it at Nikolai first, then ran in to try and tackle him. The hat distraction didn't do much though, as Nikolai jumped up in the air and kicked the hat right back at Kahlin, then landed on him as he went for the tackle, sending him right to the ground. "At least we aren't dead..." Kahlin remarked, trying to grin through the pain.
When Trixie aimed to shoot again, Nikolai just slapped the dart gun out of her hand, then pushed her to the ground. "Not worth my time. Any of you. Just stay here if you know what's good for you." Nikolai dismissed all of them, and just kept running toward Chris's trailer now.
Not long after he left and the teens pulled themselves back up to their feet, Thomas and Trina arrived on the scene. "Woah... what happened here sir?" Trina asked Thomas, rushing to help Melissa up.
"Nikolai happened..." Trixie answered, groaning as she got up.
"You bought me some time then, he's headed to Chris's trailer, so we have to stop him now." Thomas stated, then sprinted ahead.
Trina helped Kahlin up next, who snickered as he saw the ears. "Since when did you become a furry?" he joked.
Trina looked away, putting her hands over them. "That's not funny sir!" Trina shouted in embarassment.
Melissa's eyes widened as she noticed as well, then glanced at Kahlin. "Yeah, I'd hate to be her right now, reminds me of what happened to Petunia. We have time to stop it at least. Let's get moving so we can help Thomas!" Melissa urged the others, then took off after him.
Jim laughed a bit as he saw Trina as well, running a hand through her wooly hair. "Well Smellwether, looks like your days of being Delanie's sheep have caught up to you now that she ain't here huh?" Jim remarked, almost fist bumping Kahlin before pulling back at the last second.
"God you boys are the worst. Let's just go help Thomas." Trixie insulted them, then ran past them, as did Trina, who was just holding back tears.
-Confessional: Kahlin-
Kahlin sighed, still smiling as he leaned back in his chair. "I know mutation is a bit much, but since no one else has caught on to how cunning Trina is, seeing her get some comeuppance is a little gratifying."
-End Confessional-
Over at Chris's trailer, the host now began to panic as he saw Nikolai sprinting towards them on the monitor. "Get ready Chef, seems those kids failed to take him down!" Chris warned Chef.
Chef grabbed the baseball bat that was in the trailer and got off the couch, staring right at the door now. "Any backup with him?" Chef asked, focusing on the door.
Chris shook his head, growing worried. "He's alone, seems we already arrested his backup. I don't think he freed our test subject either, she's still in containment on the cameras, so we're okay on that front." Chris informed Chef.
"You still worried about that, this guy can KILL you man!" Chef reminded Chris.
Chris just shrugged, forcing a smile despite his worries. "Showbiz comes first! I've worked too hard on this for it all to fall apart!" he declared, sitting in his swivel chair and now just waiting for Nikolai to arrive.
Nikolai arrived on their doorstep a few minutes later, and right away pulled out a pistol. He shot a bullet at the door handle, forcing it open once he kicked it. "Drop the bat. Now." Nikolai demanded, holding Chef at gunpoint.
Chris cowered underneath his desk, while Chef stared Nikolai down. "I beat the snot out of your sister, you ain't got much of a chance either!" Chef didn't cower to the threat, still holding his bat up.
To prove a point, Nikolai aimed and fired at Chef, but only pierced a hole through the bat and broke the trailer window behind him. The bat fell apart right after that, leaving Chef defenseless. "Still feeling tough? Just hand over Chris and you live, that's all Thomas and I need. You should have expected this." Nikolai threatened Chef, now stepping closer.
WHACK!
Nikolai's approach was sharply cut off as Bonnie struck him over the head with one of the trailer's garden gnomes, having been hiding behind the side of the trailer beforehand, knocking him unconscious from the blunt force. "You should have expected that." Bonnie quipped, looking down at the passed out assassin.
Chris poked his head out of the trailer, seeing that he had now been knocked out, then quickly scrambled to grab his pistol. "Whew! I wasn't worried at all there!" Chris declared seeing him down.
"You were just curled up in the corner cryin' like a baby." Chef pointed out.
"Nuh uh." Chris refuted, smirking at him.
The other six contestants now caught up, with Thomas relieved to see Nikolai had already been taken down. "You guys actually beat him? Wow." Kahlin commented in amazement.
Chris walked over to Bonnie, raising one arm of hers up. "Bonnie took him down in one blow! Which means that she gets immunity!" Chris announced.
"What!? How did you pull that off?" Melissa asked Bonnie, just as amazed as Kahlin was.
"Just had a gnome to help me out." Bonnie answered, reaching down and picking the garden gnome back up, tossing it in one hand.
Jim gave her a thumbs up, proud of her, but quickly glared down at Nikolai. "What are we doing with this punk?" Jim asked Chris.
Chris thought for a moment, then looked at Thomas with a smug smile. "Well Thomas? What's the call? He's your partner apparently, or former. You two can hash out your beef elsewhere, but keep it off my show." Chris instructed Thomas.
"Wait, partners!? Thomas is an assassin?" Melissa let out in confusion.
"Yeah, try to keep up." Trixie replied snarkily as if it was well known.
Thomas reached down and picked up Nikolai by the shoulders, looking at Chris with a frown. "I take it this means I'm done." Thomas asked Chris for clarification.
Chris nodded, pointing in the direction of the Walk of Shame. "Yeah. Done. Finished. I'm only not having you arrested so you can tell the rest of your organization to back off." Chris answered coldly.
Thomas sighed, and began to walk away from the others, but not before Trixie hurried over to him. "Thomas wait! Do you think we'll keep in touch?" Trixie asked him.
Thomas paused, raising an eyebrow. "You'd really stay in touch with me after all of this?" Thomas asked her curiously.
Trixie nodded, patting him on the shoulder. "You were always one of the better ones here, and you're the only reason I'm still alive anyway. If that doesn't make you a friend of mine, I don't know what will. Would love to do more just... normal things with you. Like on that road trip, you said you really enjoyed that." Trixie explained herself.
Thomas chuckled, smiling at her genuinely. "Maybe. I'll always know where to find you then." Thomas replied.
"And where would that be?" Trixie asked with a smirk.
"Wherever you are currently located. I have my ways. Adieu, friend." Thomas gave one last wave to Trixie, before throwing down a smoke bomb.
Everyone covered their mouths as smoke filled the area, and by the time it disappeared, Thomas and Nikolai were gone as well. "There he goes. Guess there's no need for a vote?" Trixie asked Chris.
Chris shook his head, pointing to the amphitheater. "Nope! Make your way to the Awards Ceremony, it's time to get this going! I just have to change into my suit." Chris answered gleefully.
Trina approached the host now though, pointing at her sheep ears which had grown a bit now. "Excuse me sir, but would you happen to have any of that antidote? I need this fixed now!" Trina requested.
Chris looked at the secretary and laughed for a moment, before reaching into his pocket and pulling out the vial he had drank from yesterday. "Here! It won't reverse the effects, but it'll stop them from going any further. Consider yourself lucky I'm feeling nice tonight after all that." Chris told her, then walked back into his trailer to get ready for the ceremony.
-Confessional: Trina-
Trina chugged the entirety of what was left in the vial, and now finally looked at herself in the makeup trailer's mirror. "It isn't so bad... I could just tuck the tail in, trim my hair a bit, and wear a hairband over these... things. I won't let this impede my performance! I'm no sheep! I'm the cunning fox behind it all if anything!" Trina tried to take her mutation in stride, before just sulking her seat a bit, holding back tears. "Oh who am I kidding... my career is over..."
-End Confessional-
Grandiose music played after the confessional, 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 final 6 were seated in the stands, with Jim and Bonnie sitting together in the back row on the left, Kahlin kicking back on the right side of the back row, Melissa consoling Trina in the middle, and Trixie sitting in the front row. Chris soon walked on stage in his blue suit now, with Chef dressed up in a black suit. "What a night this has been! Glad to see you've all still got your game faces on!" Chris greeted them.
Bonnie rolled her eyes, staring at Chris. "You would have been dead if things went a little differently y'know." Bonnie pointed out.
Chris nodded in agreement with her, then pointed at Bonnie. "Correct! Which is why you have immunity! So Bonnie moves onto the final 5, but who will join her there?" Chris asked the contestants.
"Just get voting! We all wanna go to bed!" Chef demanded everyone, as it was now currently 2 in the morning.
Jim and Bonnie voted together at the same time, Kahlin casually locked his vote in, Trina sighed and cast her vote, with Melissa respecting her privacy and sitting a good distance from her as she too cast her vote. Trixie just cast her vote with a sliver of hope, going off what she saw from the others that night.
The results appeared on Chris's screen, and Chef now grabbed the tray of six Gilded Chris statues off the floor. Since Thomas wasn't here, Chef just tossed one aside. "If you get a Gilded Chris, you're safe, you all know by now! So the Gilded Chrises go to..."
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Trina caught her statue with both hands, although she was too distraught to really have her mood lifted by it.
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"Kahlin!"
Trixie groaned as Kahlin received his award, just standing up from her seat. "Yeahhh, as soon as Beck left I had a feeling this would happen. Even Thomas wouldn't have saved me from this." Trixie remarked, not that surprised by this result.
"That's what good teamwork gets done, not like you'd ever know that with your scheming ways." Melissa insulted Trixie with a smile, glad she was finally out.
Trina just stayed quiet, knowing it was either her or Trixie in this scenario. "See you later sucker! You got Klaas but you couldn't get the rest of us!" Jim taunted Trixie.
Chris now gestured to the Walk of Shame, also happy to see her go. "Trixie! There is a Lame-O-Sine booked with your name on it, so don't keep them waiting!" Chris ushered her.
Trixie rolled her eyes, just walking away from the stands and to the carpet. "Whatever. I know I'm not wanted here. You'd all be dead if I didn't befriend Thomas, so I don't wanna hear these insults." Trixie told everyone, holding up a middle finger on the way out.
On the Walk of Shame, Trixie just walked with her hands behind her head, glad she made it this deep at least. "I'll get my money elsewhere, I always do, hehe..." Trixie snickered now that she was alone, before reaching into her pocket and pulling out one of Chris's watches from his trailer.
Trixie then got into the backseat of the Lame-O-Sine, with it then speeding off. Chris walked up to the sidewalk now, a smile still plastered on his face. "Three people gone in one night, crazy how that works! But now only 5 remain! Is tomorrow when the Munchers start munching on each other? Who will take the plunge so close the end? Stay tuned to find out next time, on Total, Drama, Reeeeeeeevenge of the Film Lot!" Chris concluded the episode, raising his arms.
Players Remaining:
Melissa, Kahlin, Bonnie, Jim, Trina
Placements:
6th: Trixie
7th: Thomas
8th: Beck
9th: Delanie
10th: Flaky
11th: Klaas
12th: Toby
13th: Athena
13th: Flynn
15th: Nanashi
16th: Jack
17th: Esteban
18th: Kylie
19th: King
20th: Freddy
21st: Lilac
22nd: Vergil
23rd: Diamond
24th: Maxine
25th: Donna
Author's Note:
Aaaand the double boot a lot of people saw coming! Their plots both ended here, and even if Trixie didn't go here, the Muncher Strike Fource would have just picked her off the following episode, so I wouldn't want to replace a predictable exit with a more drawn out even more predictable exit. Thank you to xtremexavier15 and MTDN for sending in Trixie and Thomas respectively, loved writing this pair from start to finish, and Thomas blended right into the narrative I've been building ever since Reloaded, so he was a great asset (and this definitely won't be the last we see of him). Thank you all for reading, be sure to leave a review, and I'll see you all next time!