"Last episode of Total Drama Pahkitew Island!" Chris started at the elimination site. "It was the most important immunity yet. Our last five contestants, Todd, Geoff, Bridgette, Alexis, and Alejandro, thought they would have an easy time with a glider challenge, but our local robo-bear wouldn't let that happen if they had any opinion. They were challenged to retrieve supplies and build a glider to land precisely on a target. Some flew well, a little too well, and others got tangled up. Geoff won immunity and with his ties between Bridgette and by proxy Todd they could send someone else home. HOWEVER, that pesky idol came into play, and when Alexis chose NOT to play it on herself and instead on Alejandro, our vegetarian surfer girl Bridgette took the cannon of shame into the water below. But where does that leave us?"

The camera shifted to a flat parcel of land where Chris, Chef, and Dakota were still circling the area. Chef had set up a small grill and Dakota was serving the interns and living mutants something light to eat. Chris gestured to the camera and started his speech again.

"We've finally made it to the Finale of Total Drama Pahkitew Island! Twenty eager contestants from different backgrounds started this game in the pursuit of ONE MILLION BIG ONES! Challenges, strategy, idols, lies, and truth flew all around until now, where only four people remain in the game."

"Alejandro Burromuerto has played a very interesting game. Starting out hot in the premerge he took out players like Anne Maria and Sam, and built up strong bonds with the likes of Alexis, Geoff, Harold, and Cody. Entering the merge he cooled off a bit, becoming a bit more under the radar and trying to lower his threat level. Although Todd recognized this and tried to target him, his social maneuvering has kept him in the game thus far. Although players like Harold have challenged his decision making, he is still in it and has a shot to win."

"Alexis Martin, the other half of the Ale duo, has played far more under the radar. Early on she never really led votes, moreso keeping her options open and floating in the middle. Entering the merge she did more of the same, playing a key role in the likes of Eva and Laine going home. But she started to make moves by bringing in Cody as a strong number, and building a great relationship with Bridgette that helped her get to the Final Four completely untargeted. And with an idol play to save Alejandro in the last episode, her late game push may be enough for her to win."

"Geoff Baker has been through many ups and downs throughout this season. Starting out the game by playing with Roman for challenge strength and then becoming tight with the likes of Alejandro, and then forming a great bond with Bridgette that eventually became something more. He ultimately found himself completely in the crosshairs having to pick sides in the early merge. And although he didn't always get his way his social game always kept him in the loop on who was the target each round, only ever voting wrong when an idol was played. Geoff's social game could award him the win, but his flip floppy nature could cost him."

"Todd Weizan, like Alexis, started off the game playing very low key. Forming a strong duo with Bridgette, these two maintained control together until the second swap, where Todd began to take over. Becoming the leader of his alliance with Eva and Laine on the swap team he helped take out Sugar and then Amy. All the while building up a bond with Cody that would help provide him information from the opposing side. Although he fell out of the numbers early, losing Eva and Laine. He managed to get on track at the Roman vote, and despite losing Drew at the Final Eight. His tight alliances with Bridgette and Cody kept him in the know. Although not everything has gone his way, his plucky underdog story and his numerous friends in the jury house make him a fierce contender to win it all."

"Four campers have made it to the finale of Total Drama Pahkitew Island but only one will emerge victorious. Who will it be? Find out on this explosive finale to TOTAL! DRAMA! PAHKITEW ISLAND!"

Before Challenge

As the final four slowly woke up inside the treehouse the sun was peering through the wooden windows of the elevated home.

"Good morning everyone," Todd exclaimed, raising his arms up to stretch himself.

"MORNING DUDES AND DUDETTE!" Geoff yelled, causing Alexis and Alejandro to both jump up, eyes wide in fear, before relaxing a bit. "CONGRATS ON MAKING THE FINALE!"

"It is such an honor and pleasure to be here with you all!" Alejandro said, earning some nods from the others.

"Remember when Chris said this thing sucked. Imagine if he actually went up here and didn't assume it was unsafe," Alexis mused.

"Rodney might have stuck around…" Todd paused.

"True. Yeah you guys would have only gone to one ceremony probably. That's crazy. One immunity can change so much," Alexis said, as she walked over to the exit and started placing her feet onto the ladder.

"What sort of nonsense do you think Chris has for us today?" Todd wondered allowed.

"Probably something insane, and then mind numbing," Alejandro replied.

"His challenges aren't that bad dude. It's not like we've had to deal with a bunch of splinters yet," Geoff added.

"That is true amigo… splinters are surely something not to be trifled with," Alejandro responded, earning nods from Alexis and Todd as they all made their way down the ladder.

Confessional, Alexis

Two more rounds. And I get a chance to plead my case to the jury! I just hope I can make it there

Confessional, Todd

I feel like making the finale as great as it is, is going to be a real struggle. I was closest to Bridgette out of the four last episode, so now I feel like I'm less connected than the others.

As the group split off to scavenge, Geoff and Alejandro decided to go off together. Geoff took off his hat to wipe the sweat from his forehead, as he turned to Alejandro, who was picking some blackberries from the bush.

"I just want to say sorry for what happened last night, I hope this doesn't affect our friendship you know?

"It's a game at the end of the day Geoff. I still respect you, and like you as a friend of course," Alejandor replied, as Geoff breathed a sigh of relief. "But I would really appreciate it if you'd at least consider working with me on this upcoming vote."

"Of course dude!" Geoff exclaimed, his head and eyes perking up " I am always open to try you know. I just want to make sure that we're going to be okay. I don't want to lose anyone over this game, you know."

"Of course amigo. I am not petty like some other people out there. We'll be just fine, don't worry," Alejandro replied, as Geoff gave a big smile back.

Confessional, Alejandro

That conversation was mostly strategic, I need him on my side for this vote so myself or Alexis can evade a tie breaker. But I still like him as a good friend

Confessional, Geoff

I feel like a weight got lifted off my shoulders a bit there. I don't know what I am going to do though.

"Final four everybody! These challenges are going to be simple in theory. Thank you for meeting me today at the challenge site," Chris started.

"I thought the island was taken offline after Mr. Coconut," Alexis mentioned, staring up at the giant mountain in front of them. "Is it safe for us to go there?"

"You are safe from Mr. Coconut," Chef said as he strode into frame. "But if you're still acting like a sissy this late into the game, we've got helmets for you, as required by Mr. Milton."

Dakota pushed in a cart of four helmets to the four campers, each of a different color. Todd put on the black helmet, Geoff put on the khaki helmet, Alexis put on the blue helmet, and Alejandro put on the red helmet. Todd knocked his knuckles against the helmet to hear a satisfying thump. The others looked at each other, adjusted it, and turned once again to Chris.

"Today's challenge is simple. Make it to the top of Mount McLean. First one to reach the flag first wins the sole immunity of the episode," Chris said.

"That's it?" Alejandro raised an eyebrow.

"That doesn't sound too bad…what's the catch?" Geoff laughed.

"The catch is that the mountain is full of booby-"

Geoff snorted.

"Really? The mountain is full of booby traps," Dakota explained from the side of a monitor. "And there are two diverging paths that will crisscross twice. At each criss cross you will have the opportunity to deploy one of our robo-friends to hinder the others."

"Sounds brutal," Todd suddenly widened his eyes. "But it sounds straightforward."

"Should be," Chris said. "BECAUSE YOU CAN RUN NOW!"

All four pairs of feet suddenly turned into a cloud of dust. Not wanting to be left behind, the campers split up. Geoff and Alexis taking one path and Alejandro and Todd taking another.

Confessional, Todd

GREAT! A physical challenge with Alejandro and Geoff! I need to at least make it first to the first crisscross then hopefully whatever mountain buddy I pull will help get rid of them. After that…. I guess I'm running. With that immunity we can cut Alejandro.

Confessional, Alexis

Thank goodness I can turn my brain off of this one. The guarantee is nice, but I don't need it. I know I'm not the target for the end because Geoff and Alejandro are close, I'm close to Alejandro, and that knocks off Todd.

Confessional, Alejandro

Ah… the final four… It would be nice to get an immunity, as this is only the second most important immunity out there. Todd has been a thorn in the side for a long time, if only he could get others to listen to him.

Confessional, Geoff

Dude, I've run miles around football stadiums for warmups during big games. This run is gonna be a cinch! The strategy after… I don't know… Alexis and Todd are on my mind… one of them has to go, and like, I don't want to harsh the mellow with anyone brah… but I have to…

The camera feed first followed Todd and Alejandro on one of the paths. Todd made sure to fix his helmet on his head just as they ran aside some cliffs. When one of the cliffs began to shake Todd looked up to see fist sized rocks fall down on him and Alejandro. "Uh-oh."

Alejandro heard the rocks begin to fall just as he continued sprinting ahead. An oddly shaped rock hit him on the shoulder mid stride. "Ay…." he groaned. He took a momentary stop when a bigger rock fell in front of him. Curious, he prodded it with his boot. "Espuma?" With a cursory glance behind him Alejandro jumped over the rock as Todd kept trying to avoid the falling rocks. Alejandro widened his lead as Todd continued to avoid the falling rocks from high above.

On the other mountain course Geoff and Alexis were currently dealing with the same thing. Though Geoff remained ahead by a healthy amount he kept glancing back to see Alexis continually battered by the styrofoam rocks. The blond took a prolonged stare as Alexis tried to avoid another rock aiming for her head. Just as he did so a rock fell directly in front of his face. "Sorry brah!"

Alexis could only wince as the rocks became smaller but fell at a more frequent pace. She caught a small sight of Geoff's pink shirt disappearing between the foam rocks as she tried to quicken her pace.

Geoff pulled ahead on the main path as the camera followed him. He stopped in front of a table with four levers on it. "Say…say the name of the camper and press the button you want to hinder," he read aloud. He grabbed a lever with an image of a tiger on it. "I'm sorry bro… Alejandro!"

Alejandro continued his dash to the first intersection just as a loud roar entered his hearing range. He looked to his right to see a tiger about his size start to run parallel to him. "Dios-"

Alejandro let out a scream as the tiger seemed to whir into action and plowed into his side. With the Spaniard sent into the mountainside he struggled to move away from the robotic feline. The feline itself started roaring and clawing as Alejandro continued to fight. The robot shifted one of its feet to free Alejandro and the Spaniard began running again.

It was only when the table was in sight and Alejandro laid one of his tanned hands on the table when the tiger caught up again. Alejandro made a desperate grab to one of the levers and pulled it. "Para Todd," Alejandro gasped as he continued to run, trying to avoid the tiger swipe. He took a glance back at the table, unaware at what lever he pulled.

A quick camera shot again of the four campers running, Alejandro hindered by the tiger and Todd trying to cover his face from the eagle, preceded Alexis making it to the table next. She caught her breath as her hands landed on another lever. "Geoff, Alejandro, or Todd…. Sorry Todd…" She flipped the switch.

The camera panned to Todd still swatting around his head as the eagle tried again and again to get at his face. He managed to get the eagle flying high. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief a wolf just about his size managed to latch onto his hoodie. Todd stumbled backward as the eagle picked him up by his hoodie's hood.

Another camera shot showed Todd, carried by the eagle, while the wolf was stuck on his hood, before the eagle suddenly let go. The wolf managed to grow robo wings and slowed to a fall as Todd fell through the table. "Ow…." He looked at the paper next to his hand. His other hand found the lever he was supposed to pull. "Alejandro PLEASE!"

Confessional, Alejandro

I had the choice of three people to pick. Each other person had the same odds as I did. I know that someone sicced el tigre on me so that guarantees that at least one person picked me. I don't know about you but I feel good about my choice to pick Todd since at most one other person could have sicced un robo on him.

Confessional, Geoff

I feel lucky, no robots, but you know I've gotta keep running and running and running and running. Dodging rocks is like football, except they could hurt a lot more, and they're more vegan.

Confessional, Alexis

Of all the others, Todd is the least likely to let me and Alejandro get to the end, so that's why… I'm sorry Todd but the lines are drawn.

Confessional, Todd

(He clears his throat. He fixes his helmet. Then he screams. Loudly.)

The four campers were separated by a healthy margin as they continued to dodge the obstacles and mutts set upon by their competitors. The second part of the mountain race didn't have rocks falling from the top of the mountains, but the mountain seemed to be cracking and blistering apart with occasional cracks in the ground. The video feed split into four separate videos showing all the campers trying their best to remain balanced on the narrowing pieces of rock.

Geoff, securely in the lead, managed to make simple hops over the widening cracks as he seemed to keep his frame low to catch his breath. With the center of gravity low, the portion of path he was on started to sway and tilt in a matter he wasn't used to. When the portion of path he was on started to sway away from the mountaintop he started to groan before he made a desperate jump, barely clawing his way onto the more sturdy path.

Alejandro timed his jumps with the swaying paths in front of him while making sure the tiger wasn't anywhere near him. As the plates seemed to shift in front of him Alejandro changed his strategy to making sure he didn't fall off of the path. He spared a glance behind him before making a large leap. The tiger fell in the crack that opened just below and Alejandro was safely on more stable ground. He put his hand to his chest and continued running.

Alexis was barely ahead of the widening and increasing crack in the ground. She was far behind Geoff. She adjusted her helmet and her shirt as she continued to run across the length of a widening crack. As the crack seemed to catch up to her she made a frantic leap to a smaller portion of land. A camera focused on her relieved smile before her portion of land suddenly slid away from the mountainside.

Though far removed from the competition, Todd fought valiantly even as the wolf clung to his hood. He had given up fighting the wolf while the cracks started to appear. Trying to grit his teeth he made a jump over a crack in front of him. His triumph was only temporary, however, when the eagle flew into him and slammed him into the mountainside.

Confessional, Todd

I guess I should have had Vance actually tackle me for practice… who needs tattoos when I have all these bruises to show?

Alejandro was the first to reach the next table. Thanking his lucky stars he looked at the four levers. A tortoise, a dog, a squirrel, and an alligator all were lined up with their respective levers. "Todd I have to do it to you, I'll apologize when I win the million," Alejandro sighed as he flipped the tortoise lever.

Once Alejandro left, Geoff showed up at the table from not that far behind. "Oh boy… Alexis, I'll split it onto you," Geoff flipped the lever quickly and dashed off after Alejandro.

The camera cut to the very back of the pack where Todd was struggling to not only keep himself on the ground but also keep himself moving along the mountain side. Just as he seemed to reach a stable part of the island, he howled in pain, his foot raised in the air precariously. The tortoise Alejandro sicked on Todd clamped on his calf and no matter how hard Todd hit the shell, the tortoise never seemed to let go.

In a small inlet accompanied by a voiceover, Alexis made it to the table. She looked over the levers before flipping the squirrel. "Alejandro, I hope you respect this game move."

The mountain started to get steeper as Alejandro and Geoff started to run higher and faster. "Good work mi amigo," Alejandro flashed a smile in an effort to disarm Geoff.

"T'ch'yah," Geoff smiled back. "Did this kind of things for a warm up. You'd understand with Spanish Football right?"

"No pienso exactamente similares pero-" Alejandro suddenly flinched. "Que?"

Geoff skidded to a stop as he looked behind to see the Spaniard on the ground flailing with his pants. "Bro?"

"SQUIRRELS!" Alejandro screamed as a fuzzy head popped out of his pants near his foot. "CARAMBA!"

Geoff, wide eyed, backed away, and started running up the hill.

Confessional, Geoff

When a man has squirrels in his pants all you can do is run like the wind and hope that your nuts are safe.

Alexis ran past the second table just as an alligator emerged from the wall. "That doesn't even make any sense!" The alligator looked at her quizzically before it broke into a rapid waddle towards the latina. The camera cut to about half a kilometer ahead before Alexis appeared, screaming, alligator waddling behind her.

Another camera shot showed that Todd was still struggling to climb the mountainside and reach the second table. He tried to shake off the wolf only for the eagle to swing into him and the tortoise to clamp harder on his calf. He let out another frustrated scream.

The camera moved forward to show Alejandro back on his feet flailing his way to the top of the mountain. He looked at a taller layer to see Geoff closing in on the flat top of the mountain. Frantically he ran, only to crash once again when the squirrel seemed to run through his pants once more.

Another camera pan to the top of the mountain showed Geoff making a desperate dive to the finish line flag. Once both his hands landed on the pole, a loud alarm started to blare, and Chris descended from a helicopter onto the mountaintop.

"LOOKS LIKE GEOFF HAS WON IMMUNITY! HE GETS THE LAST DELICACY, A TRIO OF MUSHROOM FILLED DUMPLINGS COOKED BY TOTAL DRAMA ALUMNI DJ!" Chris announced through the megaphones. Dakota pressed a button on the tablet that deactivated all of the robots still in the game. Todd still screamed even as the robots shut down but he was soon picked up by Chef. "NOW, THERE'S A ONE IN THREE CHANCE THAT THE OTHERS WILL GO TONIGHT, SO GET STRATEGIZING!"

Confessional, Todd

(The camera is very zoomed in) For the record I'm not blaming Geoff and Alexis and Alejandro for the situation I'm in. First I'm blaming myself.

(The camera zooms out. The robo eagle is on Todd's shoulder, the tortoise is on his calf, and the wolf is biting down on his arm)

Then I'm blaming these robo-mutts.

After the challenge the four campers dispersed, Todd managed to pull Geoff aside quickly to discuss the vote.

"Look Geoff I know we have never always seen eye to eye on things. And I know you don't want to vote Alejandro again, so I'm fine voting Alexis if it means you at least give me a chance to stay with the tie breaker," Todd explained to the party boy.

"I'll for sure at least think about it. But I want to at least hear everyone out you know," Geoff replied.

"I get it, I just don't want to go home without at least trying to stay in the game. I don't think either of us came this far just to roll over and die."

"Yeah I get it man. Like I said, I'll think about it for sure."

"That's what I'm hoping for."

Confessional, Todd

Maybe being Bridgette's friend will count for something.

As Geoff walked away from Todd, he ran into Alejandro some time later, he was sitting just on the outside of the cave.

"Hey Alejandro," Geoff waved to the boy.

"Hola Geoff. I hate to jump straight to game talk. But the ceremony is sooner than usual today."

"I get it man, I assume you are going to ask me to vote Todd?" Geoff questioned.

"Yeah amigo. He's had it out for me for a while, and I don't think it's fair for me to vote Alexis, or you for that matter had you not won immunity today."

"Yeah I get it, I like all three of the people left, so I really have my choices cut out for me."

"I get it amigo. I'd really appreciate it if you voted Todd with me, but I get it if you don't of course."

Confessional, Alejandro

I would much rather not find out the tie breaker comp is map analysis and go home because of that, thank you very much.

As Geoff made his way to the voting booth he ran into Alexis who was just leaving it. Looking up to see the part boy, Alexis gave him a small smile and wave, to which Geoff returned.

"Hey Alexis, how are you doing?"

"Could be better. I could be immune," She chuckled. "Is something bothering you."

"Yeah, I really don't know what to do for the vote,"

"Just go with your gut at the end of the day. It's a game. No one is going to fault you for doing something you felt was best."

"I get that, but I don't want to piss anyone else off, you know."

"I get it, but if someone is going to be mad at you for playing the game, then that's their problem. Do what you think is right," Alexis said, before walking off towards the Ceremony area.

Confessional, Alexis

It's the best advice I can give. Besides he is still a human dealing with emotions, I don't want to be cruel and try to manipulate him.

Elimination Ceremony

"Welcome to your second to last ceremony of the season. With no idols left to be played this evening. I won't waste your guys' time. Good luck to each of you." Chris explained as he flipped open the ballot box and pulled out the first vote.

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"FOURTH VOTE… and the seventeenth person voted out and the eighth member of our jury… Todd"

"Well, I can't say I'm surprised," Todd said, getting up from his tree stump. "Good luck to you all. I will see you guys very very soon," Todd waved to the final three as he quickly strode off to the cannon, barely even looking back to the three remaining campers.

"Get me out of here Chef," Todd said, as he hopped into the cannon. Chef nodded and lit the fuse instantly, launching the mapmaker out into the dark water below.

Votes

Alejandro: You have been a thorn in my side for weeks. It is time for you to finally follow your map to the jury house. Todd

Alexis: I'd rather not go into a tie with you all things considered. Todd

Geoff: …I'm going with the vomit in my gut right now. Todd

Todd: This is my only shot. Alexis

Final Confessional, Todd

I'd like to say I'm proud of myself for making it all the way to the Finale. But I just feel so much sadness, anger, and disappointment right now. I was so close to making it to the end, to possibly winning the million, only to fall short at the final hour. I'm not exactly rooting for anyone left. Geoff I think made a foolish mistake letting that duo stick around, I would have taken him to the end over Alejandro probably. Which, speaking of, probably has my vote. I'd be a hypocrite if I kept trying to target him and then decided to not vote him out of bitterness for losing. But I won't close myself off from voting Alexis or Geoff either.

"Now that there are only three of you…" Chris paused as he smiled maniacally. "We're going to jump right into this season's final immunity challenge!" The final three each gave each other multiple nervous glances as Chris continued to speak. "This challenge is going to be brief. So to fill in some time, we have a very personal message for all of you," Chris said once Dakota set up a monitor next to him. "Geoff? Here's your older brother, Darrin."

Geoff's face lit up as the face on screen slowly flickered into focus. The young adult on the screen had a little bit of a darker blond tint to his hair but was similarly muscular. His chin wasn't as imposing but it was clear that he was Geoff's brother. "Yo brah! How's my baby bro doing? So close to the end we can, like, taste it! You better take that money because we're so going to like, blow this pop stand with a rager to end all ragers! Mom and Dad's hearts are still beating, they just don't want you to get hurt. I know my bro and he's gonna win! Tchyah! Miss you man, see you and the million in the end!"

"Like brother like brother," Chris smiled, bemused.

"Aww yeah you know it," Geoff mentioned. "Darrin's like, my main brah, I've got like one older brother older than him and my like two twin younger sisters ain't into the party scene."

Chris hit a button on a nearby tablet and the screen flickered. "Ah… Alexis… mija," A woman, dressed modestly but in a rather long and elaborate dress, said on the screen.

"Mama!" Alexis cheered.

"Te amo mucho mijita, lo sabes, no? Your daddy says the same. No matter what, we want to make it one hundred percent sure that you know that we mean nothing bad by you. Para ti, el mundo, y mas. Comprendes? And with your million we are going to support each and everything you go for. We love you dearly, and we hope you never ever forget that."

"Oh mama," Alexis sighed.

"She seemed to be really really really keen on asserting her motherly love for you," Chris noticed.

"It's been that way for about a year now, y mi papa es el mismo," Alexis noticed.

The screen flickered again to reveal a dashingly handsome man on screen. He had a sweatband, green and red, wrapped around his forehead, and seemed to be wearing a green and red jersey underneath. "Alejandro Burromuerto, felicidades y congratulations on making it this far! That's all the platitudes I should give you, because I think it should be known that I'm proud of you. Mom, Dad, even Jose are proud as well. You know what you are, and that is a Burromuerto. Close the deal, hermanito, make a name for yourself."

The video stopped as Chris stared at the black screen. "Wow, that was brief."

"Carlos has always been a terse talker," Alejandro smiled fondly. "Still meant a lot that he sent the message."

Confessional, Alejandro

I'm glad it wasn't Jose. But to know that even he's rooting for me, that lights the flame inside me a whole lot more now.

Confessional, Alexis

Mom, Dad, don't worry. You don't have to be scared anymore once I win the million. We're going to be just fine.

Confessional, Geoff

Haha! Darrin, you better be making a list for the ragers. See if you can get some of the best DJs around!

"For this final challenge, you'll have to take this challenge to new heights. Portions of Pahkitew Island have been raised with obstacles, peril, and comedy. Your goal is to navigate the raised island as best as you can and as quickly as you can," the scenes on the monitor changed to show a maze of walkways high above the ground and mixing with the tree line.

"To either help or hinder you, we have nine familiar faces each with a controller that can manipulate certain parts of the island," Chef explained.

"You aren't necessarily going to be seeing them," Dakota said as she handed an earpiece to each of the final three. "But you are going to have one guaranteed helper. They'll be in contact with you through this."

"And now it's time to choose!" Chris flourished as the screen changed to two slot wheels. Alejandro, Alexis, and Geoff were cycling through one half of the screen while the other half had the first nine boots of the season. "Round and round the wheel spins around. Rodney, Sadie, Anne Maria, Leonard, Ezekiel, Sam, Topher, Sugar, Amy, who it stops on.. No one knows!"

One half of the wheel stopped on Rodney, who was shown picking his nose under his beanie. The other half of the wheel stopped on Alexis. "Is he still with Sadie?" Alexis raised an eyebrow.

"Tell you what, after we distribute all the others you can choose to spin again, but the show has to go on."

The wheels turned and turned again before one half stopped on Sadie and the other half stopped on Alejandro. Chris opened his mouth to speak before the final three suddenly heard a cheer from high above. "I too shall wait," Alejandro mentioned.

"Suit yourself," Chris said while the wheels spun one more time. The last pair to come up was Geoff on one side and Anne Maria on the other.

"Now, do any of you want to reroll? There's a non infinite chance-"

"Non-zero chance?" Alejandro spoke up.

"What did I say?"

"Non-Infinite," Alexis mentioned. "Which doesn't necessarily exist when talking about probability."

"I'm going to stick with what I have," Geoff said kindly. "Anne Maria is feisty and I know she won't hold back."

"I'll stick with mine as well. Sadie appears to have a lot of passion to help me win," Alejandro diplomatically added.

"Rodney and I are going to do this," Alexis smiled. "So when is the challenge going to begin?"

"In five minutes. Oh, and Mister Milton has decided to give you all pads and helmets for this challenge," Chris said.

Alexis looked at the camera with a raised eyebrow when Chef stumbled into frame with a helmet and elbow and knee pads. "Oh these kinds of pads."

"Are there any other kinds?" Chris snarked.

"That's not as witty a comeback as you think, Chris," Alejandro explained. Chris went pale. To distract the campers Chris handed all of them a granola bar. "Muchas gracias."

"Dee Naydah," Chris mispronounced.

The cameras changed their feed to high above Pahkitew Island where on a hovering metal platform the nine pre merge campers of the season were sitting on bleachers. Dakota called forward Rodney, Sadie, and Anne Maria from their spots on the bleachers to stand on carpets with each of the Final three's faces on them. "Wow he's just as hot as a piece of shag rug," Sadie cooed. "But Rodney is still mah mahn!"

"Wouldn't doubt it," Anne Maria pursed her lips. "Come on Geoffy boy, you gotta kick that overbuilt eel's face in the teeth."

"Such… violent… and quite… fire.. .wow…" Rodney sighed. Dakota thrust a tablet attached to a tactile remote into his big arms. "I need to help Alexis, right? Is that it? By turning these things."

"Only on the signal," Dakota gestured to a bright light set up below the hovering platform. The three helpers glanced at each other as the camera looked over the others on the bleachers.

"Are you rooting for anyone in particular?" Leonard asked a nearby Zeke.

"Oh don't you dare say anything that'd get you hogtied over a suckling roast," Sugar interrupted, getting in between Zeke and Leonard.

Ezekiel gulped as he tried to compose a response. "Don't bother answering, you're still on thin ice," Amy thumped Zeke's toque.

"Hey lay off of him, you're going to push him off of the platform if you're not careful," Sam countered.

"And what ratings and buzz that'll create! Abusive sister Amy wanted for murder of Homeschooled Loser Ezekiel," Topher clapped. "Reported eagerly by Topher."

Confessional, Sadie

Okay, Rodney has got to let me hijack his partner because that's what boyfriends are supposed to do. But then again, I want my boyfriend to treat me equally. So in that case… I'll still get mad if he targets Ale-hunk-dro but not too mad.

Confessional, Topher

Man, it should have been me trying to tank the games of the losers. If Chris had any sense- [the rest is cut out, a disclaimer is there, this disclaimer mentioning that the network doesn't condone Topher's words]

Confessional, Rodney

It sure stinks having to go against one perfectly beautiful and wonderful girl and my girlfriend. Wait, that came out wrong. Can I try that again?

Confessional, Sugar

Consarnit, I should be there competing. Ideally helping mah wizard if I can't win it myself.

Confessional, Anne Maria

HOO BOY THAT ALE-JERK-WAD BETTER BE READY FOR A BRUISIN!

The final three stood on identically sized mats. Geoff stood on a yellow mat, Alexis stood on a blue mat, and Alejandro stood on a red mat. Each flashed a relaxed, a reassuring, and a confident smile respectively as the camera mused over them. The tension grew thick as they were each illuminated by a subtle warm light from a station in front of their map.

"And the challenge is on!" Chris blared into a megaphone.

Each of the final three was caught off guard once their mats suddenly rose into the air. All three remained steady and took in the sights of the high obstacle course. Above them was the platform the eliminated contestants were staying on, with each of the three helpers on a portion of the platform that seemed to be made of a metal that was less opaque than the non helper's portion. Alexis gave a thumbs up to Rodney, Geoff flashed a peace sign to Anne Maria, and Alejandro winked at Sadie.

"OH IT IS ON!" Anne Maria shouted. She hit a button and a stream of fire blew over Alejandro's head.

"AY!" Alejandro ducked.

The other two started to run. Geoff grabbed the brim of his hat and made sure it was tucked nicely under the helmet while Alexis seemed to lower her center of gravity downward. The first obstacle the contestants faced were increasing hurdles in height. All of them looked like they were rather thick foam cylinders propped up on either end. Alexis took a running start and jumped over one, only to be suddenly hit in the stomach when the hurdle suddenly rose. "Ow…"

Geoff, noticing what was going on, decided to duck under one of the hurdles and was crawling pretty fast, before another hurdle suddenly dropped over his back. "ACK!"

Alejandro, for his part, had continued running, and was far away from the source of the fire when he encountered the first hurdle. He backed up as far as he could before he did a triple jump over the first and second hurdles. "Phew," Alejandro gasped. He looked at the last two hurdles, noticing that both were running up and down at an almost unpredictable pace. "Ayayaya…."

Alexis climbed over the first hurdle and Geoff had made it through the second when Alejandro let out a pained scream. He had made it over the fourth hurdle but fell down ten feet. He grabbed his boot for a moment before he put it down gently.

Confessional, Alexis

AND THAT WAS THE FIRST OBSTACLE?!

Confessional, Alejandro

Who knew Anne Maria could do that much damage? I know it's Anne Maria por que los dos otros have never been on a team with me.

Confessional, Geoff

…Maybe I should have rerolled for someone more chill, like Zeke, but I've gotta keep going!

Alejandro stood up on the next available steady portion of the obstacle course with his head almost spinning. He held his finger out in an effort to stabilize himself before he was hit in the face with a boston cream pie. Almost offended, he looked up at Anne Maria, who gave him a flirtatious wink before pushing another button, spraying a stream of feathers into chest.

Geoff slowly lumbered over the next hurdle as he made it to the stable ground before the next obstacle. Sadie hit a button on her remote that seemed to start Geoff spinning. Alejandro and Alexis looked towards Geoff as the party boy barely made it off of the spinning section of the stable ground.

Alexis had managed to crawl through the hurdles and was steadying herself for the next obstacle, what looked like a tangle of ropes and rope ladders, high above a ball pit. "I take it the ball pit is slower? I don't want to go in there anyways…." she mumbled to herself. She took a deep breath, reared, and ran forward to try to jump, only for a rock to trip her and send her tumbling into the pit.

She emerged, head barely above the ball pit, and spat out a red ball. She looked up at Sadie who smiled sheepishly. With her strength she climbed out of the pit, only to be knocked back in with an out of control paddle.

Confessional, Alexis

(Nothing is said, she's brushing her teeth)

Confessional, Geoff

(He throws up in the toilet)

Alexis climbed out of the ball pit to see Geoff, dizzy, still climbing through the maze of ropes and ladders above the ball pit. As she looked further she caught more of a glimpse of Alejandro's maroon shirt. She jumped up to grab a low hanging piece of rope only for it to suddenly snap and send her into the ball pit again.

Alejandro pushed himself through the tangle of ropes and neared the end just as his shoe caught one of the tangles. With a grunt he pushed himself through and dropped some five feet onto a mattress. He stood up to grab his shoe but then the mattress snapped closed.

Nearby, Geoff winced as he tried to push himself between two rungs of a rather tight ladder. Just as he did so he found himself facing a tighter net that he had to squeeze through. Geoff tightened his hat just as a can of neon paint covered him. Then he pushed through the hole and into a pile of white underwear and medical smocks.

Just beyond the mattress Alejandro looked at the next obstacle, a series of conveyor belts in different directions bordered by foam blocks, and shook his hands to hype himself up. He took a step-

"I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN REBORN! GROSS!"

Alejandro winced as he stepped onto the first conveyor belt, being sent flying into a foam railing.

Confessional, Geoff

How does this technology exist again? I'm like, so confused…

Confessional, Alejandro

Geoff… y su ruido… ayayay….

Alexis, still far behind, managed to get on top of the rope structure and took a rest on a conspicuously placed cushion. She breathed heavily as she warmed her hands by a nearby light. Then her balance shifted and she fell in between the tangles of rope, cursing in Spanish all the way.

At the conveyor belt Alejandro made good progress. He made it three quarters of the way through as he spared a glance upward at a raging Anne Maria. The camera panned to the eliminated contestants while keeping the three finalists in frame.

"She's really going at it like a cow in heat," Ezekiel commented, looking at Anne Maria.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP ZEKE! YOU DON'T CALL ANY WOMAN A COW!" Amy shouted.

Topher sighed as he found the camera on him. "You know you could make a reality tv show with people like Amy and Ezekiel just living together. I'd be the perfect host and I can get my dad to vouch for me," Topher flashed a calmer but still bright smile.

The camera panned to Sugar and Leonard holding hands. "What spell would you use if we were in a situation like that?" Sugar earnestly asked.

"Hard to say, I'm no technomage," Leonard shrugged. "But if the pageant princess of pristine prettiness was at the end then I'd learn happily."

"Man… Alejandro's too good!" Rodney groaned. "Why is he so perfect?"

"Maybe he was like, hiding this, makes my job a lot easier," Sadie said. "Even with Anne Maria going ham-"

"Want to eat ham later?" Rodney asked.

"Nah, ham makes me feel bloated. Unless you want to rub my belly after."

"Ummm…" Rodney suddenly dropped his remote.

The camera panned downwards to show Alejandro midway through the fourth obstacle, Geoff in the middle of the third, and Alexis barely exiting the third. The camera zoomed in on Alejandro as he started onto the rubbery penultimate obstacle. The once flat ground started to vibrate with mechanics underneath. A piston seemed to jump out of the ground, causing a portion of the ground to tent. High above, Sadie hit a button, and water started to pool around the fourth obstacle.

Quick to join Alejandro was Geoff, who looked a little worse for wear. He tumbled into Alejandro. "Yikes… I knew the final immunity challenges were tough but this is new…" Geoff sighed.

"Pero seguimos, como siempre," Alejandro said as the two of them tried to hold each other steady Then Rodney, high above, hit a button, and the two seemed to be trapped in a small wet and rubber pit. "Ay…"

Alexis stepped onto the treadmill. To her surprise the conveyor she stepped on wasn't moving. Smiling, she started to run onto the next treadmill, only to be thrown at a rapid pace into another foam railing. Alexis hugged onto the foam railing as her feet seemed to fly at a rapid pace. She managed to pull herself up over the railing and onto another conveyor belt.

At the fourth obstacle Alejandro and Geoff were keeping relatively good pace with each other when the rubber started to rise, pushing Geoff closer to the stable ground. Geoff scrambled on his feet and stood up at a quick pace while Alejandro caught his breath just for a moment. The camera panned to show Alexis landed square in the middle of the rubber obstacle.

"That's gotta hurt eh?" Ezekiel suddenly showed up on screen.

"It's a contest," Sam sighed. "That could have been us."

"On one hand we get hurt," Topher said.

"On the other hand, we're still in the running for the million moolah," Sugar sighed.

"The prize would be worth it," Leonard contributed.

"Would it?" Amy snorted. "It's a lot of fun watching all this happen."

Confessional, Ezekiel

I'm rooting for Geoff. I know he's my friend and I didn't really talk to Alexis or Alejandro eh. Alejandro is just too smart for me and he hasn't really been winning much while I think Alexis hasn't been winning as much.

Confessional, Amy

Do I have to give my thoughts here? I'm all for a girl winning but Alexis hasn't been doing much, so I'm going for Alejandro. Maybe if Geoff would open his eyes and see that I'm clearly the better option between me and Bridgette then I'd root for him.

Confessional, Leonard

If Alexis wins this, then I'm rooting for her. She has arguably been more capable than Alejandro because she has one treasured immunity and has in fact contributed to one Alejandro defeat, so that experience should carry her far. But it all depends on this immunity.

Confessional, Sam

I wasn't really paying attention, the mechanics of this thing are so nice though. I'd love to work on stuff like this in the future, it's like a real life video game you know.

Confessional, Topher

What a contest! What excitement! I can tell the ratings are going to be high! Come on Alejandro ,win it for the hotties like us!

Confessional, Sugar

No one's bleeding yet, come on Geoff, get that blood and the grit and the spit and get your shit together!

Geoff bobbed his body back and forth as hammers, some dangling from above, some swinging from below, and some swinging from the side, obscured a stable path. Geoff shook his head in an effort to regain his composure and started to run. He got hit in his butt and he face planted as Alejandro started to run alongside him.

"Looks like it hurt mi amigo," Alejandro said, offering a hand to Geoff.

"Had worse tackles. May the best man win? Or woman if Alexis catches up to us?"

"Claro que si," Alejandro said as he helped Geoff up. Just as soon as Geoff got up another hammer knocked into his shoulder. The party boy stumbled back as Alejandro ducked under a hammer from above. "Ayayay…"

A brief camera shot showed Alexis being bounced between several hindrances on the rubber obstacle while Geoff and Alejandro were currently navigating the maze of hammers. The two seemed to be engaging in a dance some six feet away from each other as hammers and pistons and other bars swung in and out. Geoff jumped and Alejandro ducked while Alexis bounced around.

From above, Anne Maria slammed her fist on a button. "TAKE THAT!" Anne Maria laughed maniacally. A giant hammer suddenly dropped from the supports and flew in between Geoff and Alejandro. Alejandro looked up to see another hammer swinging in the same direction. With a calculated risk, Alejandro stood in front of the hammer.

Sadie hit a button to start sliding the walkways as Geoff tried to catch his breath. Alexis made a jump onto another platform just as one started moving away from the main path. Rodney turned a lever that increased the swinging of the hammer Geoff was stuck behind.

One hammer hit Alejandro and another hit Geoff.

Geoff flew backwards.

Alejandro flew forwards.

A pair of black boots landed beyond the finish line.

"ALEJANDRO HAS WON THE FINAL IMMUNITY OF THE SEASON!" Chris announced once all the machinery on the elevated obstacle course died down.

The eliminated campers' platform lowered to greet and recover the remaining contestants. Alejandro gave a hug to Sadie as she squealed excitedly before giving a reassuring pat to a nearby Rodney. Anne Maria curled her lips as she whispered a terse congratulations to Alejandro.

Alexis and Geoff sat at the edge of the platform once it came to collect them. "You put up a good fight," Geoff said, holding his hand out to Alexis.

"A ti tambien," Alexis took his hand. The two shared a small hug as the platform lowered back to the elimination ceremony. All the eliminated contestants took an elevator down to the lake as Alejandro, Alexis, and Geoff remained.

Elimination Ceremony 2

The scene cut to the final three being sat on the final three tree stumps. Chris held the final two marshmallows on a plate, while he stood behind his hosting podium, a devilish smirk across his face.

"Alejandro, since you now have guaranteed yourself a spot in the final two, it is time for you to cast the final vote for elimination this season! As Alexis and Geoff are forced to vote each other they will not be casting a vote this evening." Chris exclaimed. Alejandro nodded, walking off to the outhouse. The camera cut to Alexis and Geoff who looked increasingly nervous.

"Up to Alejandro now," Alexis mentioned.

"Yep," Geoff sighed.

The two shared a nod with each other as Alejandro walked out of the outhouse, ballot box in hand, handing it to Chris who placed it on his podium.

"Alright, this is the final vote. The final person voted out will be asked to leave immediately." Chris began to open the box and pull out the vote.

Geoff lowered his head.

Alexis wrung her hands.

Alejandro breathed into his hands a mixture of a sigh of relief and defeat.

"And the eighteenth person voted out, and the ninth and final member of our jury is…. Geoff. It is time for you to go."

"Dang it dude. I was so close. But don't worry I get it. Too bad this wasn't a final three ceremony," Geoff said, standing up from his tree stump and giving Alejandro a bro hug.

"Too bad indeed amigo. I will see you tomorrow," Alejandro replied.

"That you will man. And Alexis good game, you should be proud of yourself," Geoff said, giving her a hug.

"Thanks Geoff." She smiled slightly.

"Alright Chef… let's light this candle!" Geoff cheered, sprinting over to the cannon.

Chef nodded eagerly, as Geoff hopped into the cannon, and Chef lit the fuse causing it to sparkle and make a loud hissing noise before completely launching Geoff into the water, screaming and holding his hat for dear life.

"Congrats on making it to the final ceremony, you two. Get some rest. Tomorrow night you guys will be fighting for that million dollars," Chris said, turning to the final two.

Voting Confessional, Alejandro

I am sorry my friend. Eres el mejor y no puedo dejarte aquí. You are the final mountain I have to climb in order for me to claim what is rightfully mine. Geoff

Final Confessional, Geoff

Well shoot man. I got so close. I was one vote away from winning it all. I don't blame Alejandro for taking Alexis. Those two have been incredibly close all season. I know y'all at home will think I was stupid for not trying to vote one out earlier, but man, this game is so hard. Especially with people and their emotions involved. It's hard to vote someone out who you consider such a close friend. Heck I watched Alexis cry her eyes out after Cody went home. It sucks. And I don't wish this type of stress and anxiety upon anyone. But hey, the final ceremony is tomorrow, so I'll be home soon! That's a plus at least.

Pre Final Ceremony

The camera faded from the ceremony to Alejandro and Alexis walking back to the treehouse, the two walked silently to the point you could hear the crickets loudly chirping in the background.

"Well…" Alejandro began, breaking the silence. "One more day and then it's all over."

"Yeah… I can't believe that we made it this far. Dos hispanohablantes," Alexis replied.

"I know amiga, it's been a wild ride. But I am glad that we managed to get to the end together, despite all of this season's hardships." Alejandro pulled Alexis into a side hug and the two shared a small moment.

"I couldn't agree more. I hope the jury doesn't go after us too hard you know," Alexis broke from the hug.

"Who knows. None of them seemed that bitter on their way out," Alejandro noticed.

"Eva and Roman seemed angry, but they should be rational now," Alexis mused. "Pero yo no diría que no hay amargura entre todos."

Alejandro stroked his goatee as the two stared up at the treehouse one last time. "I know a good place in Ontario if you want to share a lunch one time."

"Are you asking me on a date this late?" Alexis laughed. "Because I'll say yes provided no hard feelings when one of us beats the other."

"What do you take me for? I will try my best to win, and I expect the most from you as well. I am a competitive and honorable Burromuerto after all."

The two shared a part flirtatious, part confident, part reassured smile before Alejandro ascended the ladder. He took one side of the treehouse and Alexis took the other. "Buenas noches," Alexis said.

"A ti tambien."

Confessional, Alexis

I'm going to go in there and try to be as honest as I possibly can, and own my game. The last thing I want there to be is a bunch of misconceptions and misunderstandings about my game. I just don't know what they'll be thinking.

Confessional, Alejandro

Having watched the two prior seasons, the one thing no one has tried in these final ceremonies is lying. So I may just throw some white lies around to help increase my chances. Especially lies that can't exactly be traced. If this backfires… then I guess I lose a million bucks. But if it doesn't it could really give me an edge over Alexis.

Final Ceremony

The camera cut back to the elimination site again, the fire lighting the area, Chris, Chef, and Dakota's faces all seemed to be glowing in the fire. Alejandro and Alexis were seen walking into their final ceremony, taking their places on the final two tree stumps directly across from a set of raised benches to the right of the trio of hosts. "Congrats on making it this far you two," Chris said to the finalists, "But now, it is time to plead your cases to the jury." As Chris said this, the jury began walking in single file from the path that Alejandro and Alexis took.

"Let's welcome in our jury… Eva… Laine… Roman… Drew… Cody… Harold... Bridgette… Todd… and Geoff!" As Chris called their names, they each filed in one by one from some mysterious path in the forest.

Each juror took their respective seat on the bleachers, Chris turned to the finalists. "Each juror will be able to ask you guys each one question and a follow up, or a statement. We'll go in order of when each juror was voted out. So Eva you can start us off!" Chris explained, as he, Chef, and Dakota all moved to take seats on their own tree stumps.

Eva stood up and walked to the center of the ceremony, hands behind her back she turned to the two finalists. "I'd like to first of all congratulate you both on making it here. Given I didn't spend much time with either of you, my vote is pretty up in the air. Challenges were something I always tried my hardest in, given both of you each won an individual immunity, you both at least showed you could win if you wanted to. So I ask, what did you guys do in the challenges that showed you were always trying your best, and did you ever throw any challenges in order to either eliminate someone, or to lower your threat level."

"I can honestly say I always fought my hardest to win immunities," Alexis began. "I was never the most skilled at anything, and sure I did have skills, but I just don't have anything that would ever give me an edge. So I can't say I ever threw any competitions, but I can't say I was ever the best person at any individual challenge, but I always tried my best." Alexis exhaled as Eva nodded.

"Although my premerge track record… was not the best, I know I put my all into it. I wasn't hindered by many weaknesses and the times that I was, I still pushed through. I do believe that is why the likes of Todd were targeting me early on, because I could prove to be a threat in competitions. Although I never threw any immunities, I do think I could have done better on some, like the final seven immunity, I lost my balance so haphazardly," Alejandro scratched the back of his head in an effort to seem more humble. "I definitely pushed through in the end and I hope that was clear para todos escuchando ahora."

"Thank you guys for your answers, good luck," Eva nodded to the finalists, to which they returned, and she returned to her seat, as Laine stood up to replace her spot at the center of the ceremony.

"My question is about loyalty. Who were you two the most loyal to and why? Le jeu inclut la trahison et les coups d'etat, but we do need allies that we can rely upon, so for me I just want to know your games from that perspective," Laine asked, brushing his hand through his hair, his blue eyes staring intently at the final two.

"I get the sense de que no era el más leal," Alejandro started. "However I do think me being in the final three with Alexis and Geoff shows that I was a loyal player to those I was close with. Alexis and I were close from day one, especially by finding the commonality of being of the same descent and ethnicity. Para mi relaccion con Geoff- Geoff and I got along as soon as we met. I think I stuck to those two for essentially as long as I could and it ultimately paid off. Even with Geoff voting for me on an occasion I could have been gone, pienso que it speaks to our bond that he did wind up siding with Alexis and I to help get me to the end."

"Although Alejandro is a bit more flashy, I was a lot more quiet with my loyalties. Between Alejandro, Cody, Bridgette and Drew I think I didn't have the best of luck keeping my allies, but I did make an effort. In regards to both Drew and Cody their eliminations were far from my control, as Drew was idoled out, and I had to pick between basically my two ride of dies at the final seven. And Bridgette-I just felt had the best chance to win, so I took a risk that increased my odds of making it here. Although my allies all didn't make it to the very end, I did have a lot of them that I tried to maintain loyalty to."

"I do have a follow up to Alejandro," Laine said, looking to Chris who nodded for him to continue. "I believe it's well known that you had a deal with Harold and Cody, why did you end up breaking that deal?"

"I felt that Harold and Cody were both looking to flip on me because I had heard rumors that both Cody and Todd were saying my name at the round Drew was eliminated. Todd wasn't necessarily a surprise, but Cody was. I felt it prudent I strike first since I would rather get ahead of the blindside, rather than being the one with the knife in my back,," Alejandro explained. Laine looked back at Harold who gave a nod seemingly confirming Alejandro's story.

"Merci and onnea" Laine smiled when he walked back to his seat.

Roman jumped up and strutted his way to the middle of the site. Roman smirked as he looked at the two finalists, however his stare seemed to be directed towards Alejandro.

"Alejandro, my question to you is, why did you let go of such a fierce competitor like me or even Laine so early. For a guy who seemed to be a noble fight to the death kinda guy you didn't seem to want that many stronger players at the end." Much of the jury let out an exhausted sigh at the question.

"I think this season there were a lot of great players compared to seasons past, so I don't think any combination at the end would have been bad," Alejandro blinked. "That being said, in the individual portion you, Laine, and down the line Cody all proved to be consistent challenge performers that I could not consistently beat on a round by round basis. So I felt that eliminating you guys sooner was better for me, as it allowed me a better chance to win the end game immunities. And when we did vote for Laine, I knew the votes were coming to you, so I felt confident in putting you guys in a possible tie, because I felt you were good enough to win that tie breaker challenge no matter what it was."

"Hmmm… sure then," Roman replied, shrugging his shoulders and walking off, his large presence was quickly replaced by the much shorter Drew who had a wide smile on her face.

"Alexis, my question is for you. You already mentioned you were loyal to Bridgette and I, but were you actually serious about the girls to the end thing we had talked about, or was that all a bunch of fluff?"

"I was being truthful when I said I wanted to go far with you and Bridgette. Harold taking you out essentially forced me to switch gears and work with an alliance of Alejandro, Bridgette, and Geoff rather than what was intended which was to add you in as well."

"So, then, why idol out Bridgette if that was something you wanted to do?"

"By that point, I felt it was fairly clear that Bridgette was more loyal to Geoff than to me, and probably Todd too. So I took a risk of keeping Alejandro in favor of Bridgette, knowing that he would always choose me over anyone else in the game."

Drew nodded and gave Alexis a thumbs and a smile, before walking off to the bleachers. Cody hopped down from the bleachers and made his way up to the jury speaking spot.

"My question is also for Alexis," Cody began. Alejandro almost seemed to deflate a bit seeing Alexis getting several questions, whereas Alexis seemed to sit way more confidently. "I'd like to know what, to you, was your most important vote or move this season?"

"I think to me, your vote was the most important on an emotional level. I had to pick between basically my two best friends. I think that vote really shaped me as far as my end game went. At that point I did what was best for me rather than trying to keep my hands clean of any blood. Which leads me to the Bridgette vote. Where I basically decided who to keep between Alejandro and Bridgette, and I ultimately decided Alejandro was better to keep around, and ultimately I think I was proven right." Alexis confidently smirked, looking towards the jury who seemed to give some nods of approval.

As Cody left, he high-fived Harold who replaced him. "Alejandro, you haven't been addressed in a little bit, so my question is for you. I think we all know that you were very in control in the premerge and even in the early merge with how you weaponized Roman. But I think we can both agree that when you decided to make a move against me your game completely changed, so I would like to know more about your whole thought process in that mid merge."

"Después de que votamos Roman out, as I said I heard that at least Cody was targeting me. Given he was immune I couldn't exactly get him out at that point even though he'd have been the preferred target, especially with how close he was to Alexis. When I went to you about voting Todd for a reason, I figured you guys saw through that, but I also knew you guys would not come for me, on the simple fact that I was still someone that could be an ally, whereas say… someone like Drew who you had voiced wanting out for several rounds would likely be your target," Alejandro started. "No estaba seguro that either of you had the idol, but I figured if you guys did, it would be played there and in return Drew or possibly even Bridgette would be eliminated instead which would still only benefit me. I had essentially set myself up at the final eight, to always come out in a spot where I had enough allies to keep me safe through the final seven."

"I have to say Alejandro, your game despite the flaws I thought I saw in it, is incredibly impressive, good luck… to both of you," Harold said, pushing his glasses up as the camera caught a slight flash..

Bridgette took a deep breath as she sauntered up to the final two. "I know my fellow jurors have been focusing a lot more on the game, but I want to focus more on the personal aspect. What did each of you take away from this?" Bridgette finally asked while shoving her hands in her pockets.

"I think what I took away from this… is that I just have to believe in myself especially when things get tough. I'm the one in charge of myself and no one else can change that. People are going to mess things up or misunderstand something, and that's natural, I just have to learn to always adapt and to keep my head up high," Alexis replied, giving a small fist pump of self confidence.

"For me… I have always been bested by my brother Jose, I think for once I can finally say I am better than him at something, and that is more an important personal victory for me more than anything," Alejandro said, a small tear coming out of his eye as he smiled with pride.

Bridgette nodded and gave the finalists a smile, "Good luck tonight you two, you just have two more jurors to go."

Bridgette and Todd switched places, exchanging smiles as they passed each other. "As you two know, I liked to play the game a bit more under the radar. So my question to you, is what is a move you guys did that the jury may not know about?" Todd shoved his hands into the hoodie as he balanced on the balls of his feet.

"I think it would have to be in the premerge where I had a handful of moves that I don't think you guys would know about. I eliminated Anne Maria in order to keep Amy in the game which would pay off for me down the line when Amy would find a fake idol, and at the time we were unsure if it was real or fake, so knowing Amy was toast we voted for her to go, and on the off chance her idol was real then Eva or Laine would have gone home. And we told Amy we were going to do this, so if she did stay she wouldn't be mad at Cody or myself. I also think eliminating players like Zeke and Sam early was also a strategic move on my end to pull individuals like Geoff, Harold, and Cody closer to me so they would have less allies. This would be something I'd do again when I pushed for Cody to go in order to isolate Alexis more into my corner."

Alexis stared at Alejandro a bit, seemingly a bit angry, but her expression quickly softened as she turned back to Todd, "I think for me it was mostly my social game which is… hard to quantify. Even while I was on opposite sides of Drew and Bridgette I was still able to form a strong bond with them and create an alliance based on a desire to get at least one of us to the end. I also think an underrated thing I did was how often I dodged the vote and was almost never brought up to go home. You were the only one to give me a vote in the end and that took until the final four when Alejandro received his first votes at the final seven. I think it's clear that thanks to my bonds with everyone, including you to an extent, helped keep me safe over the others."

Todd nodded in response, "Thank you guys for your answers."

Geoff, the final juror stepped down from the bleachers and tipped his hat to the two finalists. "You guys managed to beat me in the final hour, and I'm glad you guys got to sit here together. However the one thing I hated doing in this game was lying, so I ask you guys. How much lying did each of you do?"

"I can't say I lied too often. The most I ever did was withhold the truth or just not really talk to people. I think the only time I lied was maybe to Bridgette at the final five, but admittedly I wasn't even sure what I was doing until Chris asked for idols to be played," Alexis stated.

"I don't believe I lied too often," Alejandro started, earning an eyebrow raise from Harold and Cody. "But I did lie a couple times, especially in the premerge when I did not feel like I could trust too many people. I did not lie to you Geoff, nor did I lie much at all in the merge aside to Harold and Cody, but they were meant to know it was a lie more or less. I hope that clears anything up."

"Thanks guys," Geoff replied, giving them a massive smile before returning to his seat.

"Alright guys," Chris started. "The ballot box is over there," Chris said, pointing down a path with a pedestal that held a pen and ballot box on top of it. "One by one each of the jurors will go down a vote for one of the finalists. And then I will read the votes."

Eva left first, and one by one each juror walked down to the box, wrote down a name and then placed their vote into the box. It was incredibly silent, to the point that you could hear a pin drop. When Laine returned with his vote cast, a restless Roman bounded down the steps, tripping over the pedestal and the pen. The other jurors stifled a laugh as Roman fixed the setting. He cast his vote before the rest of the ceremony could continue.

Confessional, Cody

I really do enjoy our friendship… rejection and all that included… You earned my vote, I hope you get more. Good job Alexis

Confessional, Todd

I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't vote for you. Good game. Alejandro

After Geoff casted his vote and returned to his seat, Chris walked over and grabbed the ballot box and walked back to his podium in front of the jury and the two finalists.

"For the last time this season, I will read the votes. Tonight you want to see your name written down. The one with the most names written will receive this season's final marshmallow and the million dollars. Good luck to each of you." Chris reached in and pulled out the first vote. Looking down and opening it up, he read out.

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"FOURTH VOTE… Alexis."

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"FIFTH VOTE… Alexis."

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"SIXTH VOTE… Alejandro."

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"SEVENTH VOTE… Alexis."

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And the winner of Total Drama Pahkitew Island! ALEJANDRO!" Alejandro jumped up and cheered in excitement. Alexis nodded politely and stood up to offer her own round of applause. The nine jury members of the season equally applauded for Alexis and Alejandro. The campers whooped and hollered as they started to intermingle.

Holding the last marshmallow was Dakota, who was followed by the pre jury members who all started applauding upon sight of Alejandro and Alexis.

"Stay tuned for more drama at our reunion show where you will see a sneak peek at our next season! As well as interviews with our cast from this season and find out more about what went on during the season that the cameras didn't show!"

Final Confessional, Alexis

What a season! I knew I could make it this far, but to fall so close… Es un poquito bittersweet no? I made a lot of friends, won an immunity, and hey, I wound up with the least amount of Votes this entire time through! That has to count for a victory, right? All the congratulations and honors to Alejandro. So glad I made it to the end with you even if I didn't wind up winning. No matter what, I'm sure that things are going to change back in Ohio, and I'm so excited to head back home.

Final Confessional, Alejandro

Que maravillosa! Finally I have something that I can claim for myself! Mama, Papa, Carlos, Jose… I'm coming home a winner! The Burromuerto name is going to live in Reality TV history. I am grateful for the friends that I did make, Alexis, jugaste un buen juego, y el otro hispanohablante is going to make sure you get the respect you deserve. I look forward to meeting all my compatriots outside the game, though I do expect there's a lot of explaining on my end. No matter what, it's been a great journey, and I'm glad to have won it.

Votes

Eva: Between the two of you, I didn't get to know either of you the best, but Alejandro you won me over with your performance tonight. Alejandro

Laine: You played the game hard from the very start. I wanted to do the same thing, and I admire how you managed to pull it off while also getting your top two allies to the end. Alejandro

Roman: Honestly, I still expected more from you. But you still earned my vote. Alejandro

Drew: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss all season, and I hope you keep that girl streak alive. Alexis

Cody: I really do enjoy our friendship…rejection and all that included… You earned my vote, I hope you get more. Good job Alexis

Harold: I think both of you made some really boneheaded decisions. But ultimately one of you bested me and my mad skills. Alejandro

Bridgette: I know you thought I was mad about the idol, but I'm not at all. You did what you thought gave you the best chance, and I respect that. Alexis

Todd: I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't vote for you. Good game. Alejandro

Geoff: Bro's to the end man. Alejandro

Reviews

SuperSonicHeroes: (Trygve) So… Alejandro won. Obviously he was the sort of late game villain following Roman, Amy, and Sugar's demise. But I hope we wrote him well to where his win makes sense and is at least enjoyable even if he was not someone to root for. Hope you enjoyed the season!

Rj: This was a season for the villains if I'm being honest, but I hope you enjoyed his story and hope you enjoyed how he turned out.

Nobody245: (Trygve) Todd did not win, so I'm sure you were happy with the Final 3, sadly Alexis did come up short at the end, we did end up giving Alejandro a win here, and we mostly wanted to not replicate his WT win, but more so balance Alejandro out to where he's a bit more realistic but still has the same old Alejandro flair that WT had. Hope you enjoyed the season!

Rj: I hope you enjoyed how Alexis played this season. It was great writing for her because of how nice of a social player she turned out to be. She definitely masterminded her way into the end but it just wasn't enough. Hope to see you next season.

LordGemini: (Trygve) I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter! I do tend to leave certain things ambiguous heading into the ceremony, however as shown in Alejandro's final ceremony he did lie a decent bit about how much he knew. He did know going in that Alexis was voting Bridgette, but not officially who she was going to use the idol on even if he comes off as knowing he was safe, is my ultimate personal canon to that sequence of events.

Rj: I'm glad you enjoyed the episode. Alejandro definitely knew when to take a gamble and it paid off in the end, so we hope that Alejandro's story wound up paying off for you.

A/N (Rj): Thank you everyone for reading Total Blended Drama Pahkitew Island. This season was a lot more unique than the previous seasons so we hope you enjoyed the crazy, dramatic, mechanical ride. The reunion will turn up and there will be the usual awards to give out.

A/N (Trygve): Thank you all for joining RJ and I on this wonderful journey. The Reunion episode should appear some time this month. If you're curious about the next season, it is ACTION, and the cast has already been revealed in the Discord server so check it out, as well as awards for this season!

Eliminated

20th: Rodney: 5-3-2

19th: Sadie 8-1

18th: Anne Maria 5-4

17th: Leonard 4-3-2

16th: Ezekiel 6-2

15th: Sam 5-1-1

14th: Sugar 6-1

13th: Topher Ejected
12th: Amy 5-1

JURY

11th: Eva 6-5

10th: Laine 5-5 (Lost tie breaker)

9th: Roman 8-1

8th: Drew 6-2

7th: Cody 4-3

6th: Harold 5-1

5th: Bridgette 3-2

4th: Todd 3-1

3rd: Geoff 1-0

2nd: Alexis 3-6

1st Alejandro 6-3