"Last time on Total Drama Revenge of the Film Lot..." Chris began the recap, standing in a police officer uniform in front of a soundstage whose exterior was set up like a police station entrance. "The final five took a journey through my pure imagination that was a factory full of candy props in our semifinal challenge! Trina let it slip to Bonnie that Jim betrayed her and voted out Flaky, so Bonnie gave him the big slip... right into a chocolate river, taking them both out! Kahlin got Melissa to help him win immunity, while Trina struggled to even try and keep up, and thus all the heat was off Kahlin that night! Unfortunately for Melissa, that moved Jim's aim from Kahlin to her, and even Kahlin caught on that being a super nice and honorable player makes you a super obvious pick to win by the jury! So with Melissa gone, we're down to the final four as we go into the final challenge of the season! Will Trina successfully deceive the others one last time? Is Kahlin able to win without his closest ally? And will Bonnie and Jim ruin any chances they have of winning? Find out right here as we see who takes home the million dollars right here, on Total, Drama, Reeeeevenge of the Film Lot!"
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 in the morning on a shot of the two trailers, then zooming in on the girls' trailer first. Trina woke up with a smile on her face, stretching as she got out of her bunk and then began to change. "Ahh, what a good morning!" Trina exclaimed as she got dressed.
Bonnie was in a grumpy mood as she got out of bed, just giving Trina an odd look as she watched her get dressed. "Huh. What makes it good." Bonnie questioned her dully.
Trina spread her arms with a smile, gesturing to their empty trailer. "Just look ma'am! We're so close to the end, and it's just us underdog girls left in here now that Melissa is gone! I bet no one saw us being the last girls in the game!" Trina explained excitedly.
Bonnie just shrugged, looking to the window. "Cool I guess. But Jim is still here. At least Melissa played fairly, Jim is just a backstabber." Bonnie complained.
Trina smirked at this behind Bonnie staring out the window, walking up to her and patting her shoulder. "Hey, we can just take out Jim tonight ma'am. Kahlin doesn't have an ally either, so I'm sure he'll vote with us!" Trina assured Bonnie.
Bonnie faced Trina again, smirking back at her. "I like your train of thinking, all we have to do is stop Jim from winning immunity together and he's out of here. I just need him gone, I don't care how it happens." Bonnie stated, getting Trina a bit more giddy.
Trina out of nowhere hugged Bonnie, although the ginger didn't mind it one bit, giggling a little when she saw Trina's little sheep tail wagging. "I just knew you'd come around ma'am! He's been a no good jerk this whole time, and seeing him just using you this whole time was heartbreaking! I was the same way with Delanie, but once I broke away from her, I felt so much better!" Trina exclaimed.
Bonnie patted Trina's back, smiling at her now. "Feel much better having a cutie hug me too. Can't believe I was sticking with him this whole time when you were here as a friend all along. I just really thought we had something. Maybe if I let him explain himself this could sort itself out." Bonnie began to consider, feeling warmer inside.
Trina then pulled out the hug, shaking her head. "No, he'll just fill your head with lies again ma'am! Don't you get it Bonnie? We're on the same team, underestimated, underappreciated, aren't you sick of it? You can't just keep giving big jock jerks like Jim chances! As long as we stick together, we'll be unstoppable!" Trina dissuaded her quickly.
Bonnie thought it over, then just nodded in agreement with a smirk. "You're right. I just need to move forward without him. We're so close to the end anyway, if he wants to patch things up with me, he can do it after I'm a millionaire." Bonnie agreed with Trina, then marched out of the trailer.
-Confessional: Bonnie-
Bonnie had her arms, staring at the camera with a smirk. "I honestly don't care who goes home right now, as long as it's not me. It's an uphill battle against any of the other three in the jury, but I just need to get there. Trina is safer to go with than Jim, because who knows when he'll just flip. In the last vote like this, you have to be 100% sure that you're voting correctly."
-Confessional: Trina-
Trina sat on the stool, hugging her knees. "I'm trying to cover as many bases as I can, and I think that's going great so far! Bonnie and Jim are targeting each other, and Kahlin is more likely to just go for one of them to just slip into the finale rather than provoke them and get them voting against him. They've all got the fear of getting the spotlight on them, and fear ALWAYS works! It was a rough path here, but I just have to stick it out today and I'm good! Soon, I'll be free from my dad, my lowly position, everything, and everyone who wanted one of those boring jocks to win will surely be shocked!"
-End Confessional-
Over in the guys' trailer, Kahlin woke up to Jim sitting at their half circle table, already having gotten dressed. He seemed more upset than he usual was though. "Wow, Jimmy is grumpy? Least shocking thing of the century, but what's it this time? You were safe last night, so I'd turn that frown upside down." Kahlin greeted Jim as he got dressed.
Jim rolled his eyes, not in the mood for Kahlin's usual teasing. "Not right now. I knew the Munchers were going to fall apart, but I didn't think it'd be this messy. Bonnie is going to be voting against me no matter what, and I've got no shot of dealing with you right now. So go ahead and rub it in." Jim told Kahlin coldly.
Kahlin walked over and nudged Jim's shoulder, trying to cheer him up a little. "Hey, if it means anything, I'm down to vote out Trina tonight with you instead of Bonnie. Not sure if you're trying to save that, but I'm here if you need help." Kahlin offered.
Jim glared at Kahlin, now standing up and clenching both fists. "What part of 'not right now' do you not get aye? Ion know what you're up to this time, but if you're behind this whole thing with Bonnie, you're gettin' a beatdown, immunity or not!" Jim threatened him.
Kahlin held both hands up, still smiling at Jim. "Hey man, just trying to help. I spent the whole season around her too, you think I like seeing you like this? You're THE Jim, sulking in final four? We can't have that." Kahlin responded playfully.
Jim sighed, unclenching his hands quicker than usual. "Ugh, you did save me again last night. I know you like me, but I'm not reciprocating that. Ever. So you can drop it." Jim told him, slightly uncomfortable.
Kahlin eased the playful smile a bit, letting out a sigh as well. "I've told you before. It was never just about that. You, Esteban, Toby, anyone with an actual reason to be here and play hard I respect, you especially. I won't make it easy for you of course, but we're alliance mates, and as far as I'm concerned, Trina is the odd one out." Kahlin elaborated a little more sincerely.
Jim let out a grunt when Kahlin brought up his motive for being in the game, trying to ignore that part. "I don't want your pity. That alliance died with Melissa's exit. Bonnie and Trina are easier to beat in the end than you are, so, game on." Jim turned down Kahlin, then marched out of the trailer.
Kahlin chuckled, glad Jim didn't give in. "Game on Jimmy! See you at the challenge then!" Kahlin said back, shooting him a finger gun.
The loudspeaker then came on, and Chef's voice blasted through this time. "Listen up maggots! Make your way down to Soundstage 39, y'all got your final challenge today!" Chef called everyone, much more directly than Chris ever did.
"Welp, guess that means this is it!" Kahlin exclaimed, walking over to his bunk and grabbing something which he slipped into his pocket, then walked out of the trailer as well.
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim leaned against the vanity with his back, looking at the camera over his shoulder. "I'm at the bottom right now. Bonnie is a guaranteed vote against me if I don't fix anything, and Trina is just going to vote wherever the majority is headed probably to save her own wool. Kahlin did say that 'if anyone was going to take you out, it's me', so I think he's voting for me tonight since it's the last time he can do that. I need to win immunity today."
-Confessional: Kahlin-
Kahlin sat relaxed, smiling at the camera. "Final four! One ceremony to go, it's just like the World Series playoffs! Trina is the wildcard here, while Bonnie and Jim's spat is definitely the easy topic to latch onto. Trust is all out the window now, it's just about mutual interest on getting yourself to the end. I don't trust any of the other three to vote any specific way, but in terms of hardest to beat in the jury right now, it's definitely Trina, then Jim, and Bonnie is the easiest, at least resume wise. But I imagine Trina is a more persuasive speaker than the other two as well, it's a no brainer to target her. But with Jim and Bonnie quarreling, that won't be an easy task."
-End Confessionals-
At Soundstage 39, the final four players were gathered in front of the police station decorated entrance, with Chef in his military uniform and Chris wearing a police outfit as they stood in front of it. "Good morning castmates! Today marks the final time you'll be competing for immunity! Congrats on making it this far! And not so sorry to the sucker that will going out right before the final ceremony!" Chris greeted the players.
"So we really are just doing final three now, guess you took more from Geoff and Bridgette than you'd like to think!" Kahlin remarked.
Chris ignored his remark though, just pulling out a police baton. "Anywho! The final movie genre of the season is the buddy cop flick! A comedic and a serious cop working together to catch the bad guy with hijinks along the way, I'm sure you've all seen one!" Chris introduced the challenge theme.
"Hmph, they'd be missing out if they haven't seen a Wilder and Pyror classic." Jim commented with his arms crossed.
Kahlin nudged Jim's shoulder, winking at him. "I'd imagine we'd make for a pretty good buddy cop dynamic eh? You're the stoic serious brute and I'm the funny one!" Kahlin joked.
"You belong in Brooklyn 99, far from an actual theater experience." Jim shot back, growing further irritated.
"Ouch Jim, that wounds me personally you know." Kahlin replied sarcastically.
Seeing the two already having banter, Chris chuckled. "Funny you say all that, because today's challenge will be completed in pairs! Whichever pair wins gets immunity and a free pass to the finale! So pick out your pairs and we'll get started!" Chris directed the four.
Kahlin was still looked at Jim, but he just walked away. "Nope, not you." Jim told him as he did so.
Jim was walking over to Bonnie, but she looked just as irritated as he did. "Nope, not you." she repeated as she stared at him.
Jim groaned at her still being cross with him, but just walked past her and to his only actual option. "Guess it's us. Don't screw this up." Jim told Trina, while Kahlin was quick to pick up Bonnie as his partner.
"Will do sir! Er, will do as in I won't let you down!" Trina exclaimed in response, just glad that Bonnie wouldn't be spending time with him.
"Guess it's you and me, heh, from the start to the finish we've been working together!" Kahlin pointed out as Bonnie stood next to him now.
Bonnie nodded, looking at him seriously. "Yep. We'll crush Jim together tonight." Bonnie stated, to which Kahlin dutifully nodded back.
Now that the pairs were assembled, Chef opened the door to the soundstage, and Chris waved for the players to follow him. "Alright cadets, let's put your comradery to the test now!" Chris shouted as they all walked in.
-Confessional: Trina-
Trina now had a police cap on her head, although she had to adjust it a bit since her sheep ears kept poking out of it. "You know, I always wanted to be an officer growing up, being out there on the frontline and protecting those that needed it! But uh, my small stature and heavy workload kinda got in the way of ever even trying that. But hey, once I'm a mayor I'll be able to do the same thing, just on the legal end! Scooping up Jim for today's challenge is kind of perfect honestly. He's strong and could win whatever this is for me, and if we lose, Kahlin and Bonnie both want him gone, so that's that!"
-End Confessional-
Inside the soundstage, the pairs were now adorned with police caps and badges, and the soundstage was decorated with gym equipment, weaponry, and all kinds of photos of Chris and Chef in police uniforms framed as if they accomplished things. "Welcome to the Hatchet Cadet Academy, where you two funny cop pairs will be running his course to see if you've got what it takes to serve under him!" Chris welcomed the players into the set.
Chef stood in front of the players, then gestured to a training obstacle course behind him. "Each pair is gonna pick someone to go through the obstacle course while your funny partner is gonna be on one of the towers shooting tasers at the other team's cadet! Whichever pair gets to the end first wins immunity for y'all!" Chef explained the challenge, pulling out stun guns and then pointing to police watchtowers set up on the side of the obstacle course.
Chris held up three fingers, walking up to the first section. "There are three sections to this course, first you'll have to run and scale the ice wall! It's 12 feet tall, so you'll need a good running start to clear it!" Chris introduced the first obstacle, being a 20 foot wide strip of ice that was 60 feet long, with the aforementioned wall toward the end.
The camera panned to the next obstacle, being another strip of sand the same size as the ice strip, with fans blowing in the direction of the players. "Next is the sandy strip! A bunch of buddy cop flicks take place in Mexico, Texas, or just a desert for some reason! So you'll have to get past the comically violent sand just like in those movies!" Chris explained the next section, looking away from the sand so it wouldn't get in his eyes.
The last section had sprinklers going over it, being a typical jungle gym made of wooden poles creating one long set of monkey bars over a mud pit. "Lastly is the classic jungle gym at every police academy flick, if you think you're the funnier pair you'll get through here after getting covered in mud! But then you'd probably already have lost. So there you have it! Three obstacles, decide who's running it, and we'll get started!" Chris introduced the last obstacle, then walked over to a third police watchtower to watch the challenge.
Bonnie and Kahlin glanced at each other, and Bonnie just raised her hand at Chef. "I'll take the taser. I don't think we need to debate this." Bonnie stated, then catching the taser from Chef.
Kahlin nodded, chuckling as he shot her a finger gun. "True that! Glad we're on the same page, fares better that way." Kahlin agreed, to which Bonnie shot a finger gun back as she walked to the tower.
Jim and Trina were about to have a similar decision, with Jim just scoffing. "So this is a pretty obvious one too, get to the tower Trina." Jim told her, gesturing to the watchtower with his thumb.
Trina shook her head, pointing at herself. "I can totally do this! I've ran the police officer course back home and did excellent sir! I'm not good for much, but this genre was made for me!" Trina exclaimed, volunteering.
Jim chuckled, raising an eyebrow. "A little thing like you? I've seen you try and fail at every other challenge here, and now you want me to just let you run an obstacle course when I'm the strong one?" Jim argued.
Trina nodded, holding both hands together. "I insist sir, I've got this! Besides, I know Kahlin would get in your head if you two were on the course together. Wouldn't you want to tase him?" Trina brought up, winking at Jim.
Jim looked over at Kahlin, clenching a fist. "Ugh, you've got a point. I know he's gonna do his usual crap to get at me. Fine, I'll take the taser." Jim conceded, walking over to Chef and grabbing his taser, then walking over to the watchtower on the opposite side of the course from Bonnie's.
-Confessional: Bonnie-
Bonnie scratched the top of her head, a bit confused. "Not sure why Trina is running the obstacle course, that totally seemed like Jim's thing. "Maybe Trina tricked him into letting her go so they can just lose and we can get rid of Jim? Thank you Trina in that case, this'll be a whole lot more satisfying."
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim sighed, not looking too confident. "I know going against Kahlin in that challenge would have been a bad idea, Trina was right about that. Not because he's better! But he'd just do something, he's so unreadable I just can never tell. But leaving it in the hands of Trina? She's never lied to me before, even if she is pathetic, so hoping this is where she finally comes in clutch."
-End Confessionals-
With Kahlin and Trina now at the starting line right in front of the ice wall strip, Chef held up a prop gun, looking between the two players. Jim and Bonnie were in watchtowers next to the sandy strip, armed with their stun guns ready to fire. "Cadets ready! Don't slip up on this course, criminals out there don't let you slip up either! Now go!" Chef started the challenge, prompting Kahlin and Trina to run past him.
Kahlin pulled ahead right away, getting as good of a running start as he could for the ice wall. "Not sure why Jim picked you, but glad you gave us an easy win!" Kahlin taunted Trina as he approached the wall.
"It won't be as easy as you think sir, just watch!" Trina replied, trying her best to keep up with him.
Kahlin jumped at the wall once he was in front of it, and reached up to grab the top as he jumped. "Hah! Got it!" Kahlin declared as he got it with one hand, then grabbed onto the top of the wall with his other hand and began to pull himself up.
As soon as Kahlin pulled himself up though, he received a taser probe to the shoulder from Jim, electrocuting him and making him lose his grip immediately. "YOWZERS!" Kahlin let out, before falling right in front of the wall on his back, his hair a bit singed from the shocks.
Trina arrived at the wall next and jumped at it, while Bonnie hesitated to even aim her stun gun. "Do I shoot her? She's got my back here so..." Bonnie considered, waiting for her to make it over the wall.
When Trina jumped at the wall though, she was a few feet off from the top and slid back down the wall before hitting the ice with a thud. "That makes that easier." Bonnie commented, seeing Trina fail.
When Trina hit the ice though, it gave away thanks to Kahlin already hitting it, making both her and Kahlin fall into the freezing water below. "W-W-Why is this even here!?" Trina let out as she surfaced, hugging herself as she shivered.
"There's water underneath actual frozen lakes lamby! You'd be dead if this was an actual encounter!" Chef yelled in response.
Kahlin pulled himself out of the water, shivering a bit as well. "I-It's probably warmer if you get out of the water, just so you know!" Kahlin remarked to Trina as he ran back to get another running start.
Trina just frowned at him as she too pulled herself out of the water, nearly falling back in from how much she was shivering. "Y-You can do this Trina... j-just ignore that jock..." Trina tried to pump herself up, gaining a determined look now.
When Kahlin went for his second attempt, Trina just watched him, smirking as he did so. When he jumped and again caught the top of the wall, Trina jumped onto him and pulled herself over his shoulders. "B-Boom! See you later sir!" Trina cheered as she leapt over the top of the wall, pushing Kahlin down as she jumped over him.
Kahlin landed back in the freezing water again, quickly pulling himself out of the water. He just had a smirk though, not at all mad. "Oh ho, so you've got some tricks up your sleeve! Game on then!" Kahlin shouted over the wall so Trina could hear him.
Trina giggled as she heard him, then just kept running so she could move on to the next obstacle. "And just like that, Trina has literally leapt into the lead! Can Kahlin rebound quick enough to take it back or will she leave him in the sand?" Chris narrated, surprised at this turn of events.
-Confessional: Kahlin-
Kahlin still shivered a little, but had a playful smirk on his face. "I can't even be mad at her, she got me good there! I didn't think she'd even make it over the wall, but hey, it'll make putting her in her place oh so much more satisfying soon!"
-Confessional: Trina-
Trina kicked both legs giddily, before correcting her police cap properly after that movement. "Did you see that!? Kahlin thought he'd have an easy time against lil ol' me, but I've got more in me than he expected! Jim never asked, but let's just say it's not just muscles that gets you through these training courses, it's what up here that counts too!" Trina declared, tapping her head proudly.
-End Confessionals-
Leaving the ice strip and going onto the sand strip, the sun suddenly beat down, although it was just bright lights and a space heater above the strip, simulating the desert environment. "Geez, at least it's not freezing cold..." Trina mumbled to herself.
Sand blew in her face from the fans ahead of her, so she had to hold both arms in front of her as she now slowly made her way forward. "Sorry Trina, but I can't just let you pass without a challenge." Bonnie apologized now as she aimed her stun gun at her.
Jim aimed his stun gun at Bonnie though, seeing as Kahlin was still on the ice strip. "Hold your fire, unless you want to get shocked yourself!" Jim threatened Bonnie.
Bonnie glared at Jim though, now aiming her stun gun at him. "Oh of course you'd be happy to aim at me. What else is new." Bonnie commented coldly.
"What do you mean!? THIS is new! You didn't even give me a chance to talk this out!" Jim yelled at her.
"What's there to talk about? Did you or did you not vote for Flaky?" Bonnie asked him sharply.
Jim groaned then nodded his head. "Well I did, but- GAH!" Jim let out as he was then shocked by a taser probe from Bonnie straight from her tower to his.
"Ooh! Looks like we've got some fighting between the supports of the pairs!" Chris narrated, laughing as Jim was electrocuted.
Once the shocking stopped, Jim shot at Bonnie back, subsequently electrocuting her. "You don't want to listen to reason? Fine! Be like that!" Jim yelled as Bonnie jolted around from being shocked.
Unfortunately for him though, Kahlin then leapt over the ice wall, reaching the other side and moving on to the next obstacle. Jim aimed to shoot, but his stun gun needed time to charge up another shot. "Crap! You made me waste my shot!" Jim now further yelled at Bonnie.
Bonnie snickered despite her hair and skin now a bit singed. "Hey, it's good for me, and you did it to yourself." Bonnie remarked in response.
Thanks to them both having to wait, Trina was also able to make it further into the sand strip shock-free while Kahlin now reached the section and began to close the gap between them as he was able to take bigger strides with his steps. "Hello again!" Kahlin greeted her cheekily.
Trina just rolled her eyes and kept looking forward though, determined to keep herself ahead. "Jim! I could use some assistance here sir!" Trina called to him.
"Just give it a few more seconds and I can fire another shot! Believe me, I want him down more than you!" Jim shouted back, taking aim for when it was done charging.
Kahlin then finally caught up to Trina and threw out a leg, sweeping her off her feet easily. "Kahlin you-!" Trina let out, but was cut off as she fell face forward into the sand, before getting even more blown all over her.
"Cadet down! If this were a real encounter, the cartel would have gunned you down right then and there!" Chef barked out, shaking his head in disapproval at Trina while Kahlin now pulled ahead.
Kahlin was about to reach the end of the strip, but Jim's stun gun had finished charging, so he was able to fire a shot that got him in the back. "Ah, got me again Jimmy boyyyYOOOWWW!" Kahlin let out as he was then repeatedly shocked. It didn't hurt as much as last time, but it too made him fall and get blown back a bit.
Trina had gotten up now and trudged forward once more, passing by him. "Bye bye again sir!" Trina taunted Kahlin as she passed by him, and subsequently reached the end of the sand strip.
Kahlin stood up as well, holding his hand in front of him as he began to move forward a bit slower now as he was still weening off the pain from the electricity. "Not for long, we'll see each other again!" Kahlin called back as he watched her head to the next obstacle.
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim tried to fix up his singed hair a bit, very pissed off now. "I don't get why Bonnie is taking this so personally, it's a game, we're all here to play it, and Flaky was in the way of it. She's voted off people too, her hands aren't clean at all."
-End Confessional-
Trina ran into the last section of the challenge, just a 60 foot set of monkey bars over a mud pit standing between her and immunity. "Okay, this is it! Hopefully Jim can slow him down enough if he catches up..." Trina said to herself as she climbed up the wooden ladder to the bars themselves, then began to climb.
The sprinklers made it tough to move from bar to bar securely, but she was keeping a firm grip on each bar as she moved. "Trina is still in the lead going into the final obstacle, could this be a win for her and Jim, or does Kahlin have enough in him to pass her up?" Chris narrated, eagerly watching Kahlin trudge through the final few feet of sand.
Bonnie watched Kahlin make it out of the sand and run toward the monkey bars as well, although she still had her stun gun aimed at Jim. "Come on Kahlin. If you let Trina win, we can't vote out Jim." Bonnie told Kahlin.
Kahlin grew annoyed though, pointing ahead at Trina who was now a third of the way through the monkey bars. "Just shoot Trina then!" Kahlin shouted, making his way up the ladder and starting on the bars.
"I need these shots for Jim, not wasting them on Trina." Bonnie replied, then firing another taser probe at Jim.
Jim ducked under this one though, now that he knew it was coming. "Well you just wasted it anyway! Guess this challenge is a wrap for you!" Jim taunted Bonnie.
Kahlin chuckled as Jim taunted her though, now stopping on the tenth bar and cupping one hand around his mouth. "Hey Trina! You've got Jim and Bonnie so riled up at each other, Bonnie's throwing the challenge! Gotta hand it to you, you're one great strategist!" Kahlin called to her.
Trina looked back, still moving forward. "What are you talking about sir? I only told Bonnie the truth!" Trina replied, giving him a sharp look.
Kahlin scoffed, still smirking at her. "Oh really? The truth that you yourself tricked Jim into voting for Klaas, then tricked him again into voting for Flaky? I guess you've been playing with Jim for a while too, since you leaked to Melissa wayyy back that him and Vergil had an alliance! Props to you, taking out Diamond, King, Esteban, Freddy, Jack, Kylie, even Toby! It's quite the resume you've got!" Kahlin listed off coyly.
Jim was about to shoot Bonnie back for electrocuting him, but his attention now shifted to Trina, as did Bonnie's. "Trina, is that true?" Jim asked her, giving her the benefit of the doubt.
Trina shook her head, now frantically climbing faster. "No sir! I don't know what he's talking about! He's just trying to save himself sir!" Trina denied what Kahlin was saying, now another third of the way through the monkey bars.
Kahlin was going at a casual pace now, but stopped again as she did this. "Oh come on, you know exactly what I'm talking about! You planned this all out from the start, booting Toby and making yourself as pityable as possible so you never get targeted, weeding out Melissa, Jim and Bonnie fighting, and now you'll win immunity and take me out, going into the final ceremony with this bickering duo. It's a great strategy, I'll give it that!" Kahlin recounted her game plan.
Trina glared at him now, still shaking her head. "You can't prove any of that sir! It's your word against mine, and you've never been trustworthy!" Trina pointed out.
Kahlin wagged one finger at her, holding himself up with his other arm. "Ah, but you see, it's actually your word against yours, you wrote down every little plan of yours down to the detail in your notebook, how do you think I know about it all?" Kahlin remarked, pulling her green notebook out of his pocket.
Trina gasped at this, her pupils shrinking in fear. "No no no! You stole it!? It was you!? I thought Trixie took it! You knew my plans this whole time!?" Trina let out, appalled to see her notebook.
"Your plans? Alright, I've heard enough." Jim stated, moving his stun gun aim to Trina now and right away firing.
Trina shrieked as she was shocked, losing her grip on the bar and falling into the mud below, right before the finish line. "Trixie did take it, but let's just say her and I struck a little deal to take you down. Was nice knowing you Trina!" Kahlin taunted Trina as she was repeatedly shocked, passing over her on the bars.
Bonnie watched Trina writhe in pain from the shocks, having nothing but her usual cold expression looking down at her from the tower. She wasn't able to shoot Trina as her stun gun was still charging, so she just stood in silence, contemplating everything she had just heard from Kahlin and Trina.
By the time the shocks stopped and Trina now stood up in the mud, she could only watch in despair as Kahlin swung off the last monkey bar and landed on the ground past the strip. "Kahlin and Bonnie win!" Chris announced.
The only person that seemed to be happy with this was Kahlin himself though, who pumped a fist in the air. "Woop woop! We're in the finale Bonnie! Just like we agreed, because I'm a man of my word!" Kahlin cheered, smugly looking down at Trina in the mud.
Jim face palmed as Kahlin cheered, realizing what he just did. "Damn it... he got in my head. I went here specifically so he wouldn't do that!" Jim let out in frustration before he began to climb down the watchtower.
"Serves you right." was all Bonnie said, now starting to climb down from the watchtower.
Trina climbed out of the mud pit and walked over to Kahlin and Chris, wiping the mud off her face. "Can I just get my notebook back sir?" Trina asked meekly, filled with worry now.
Kahlin held it out to her, before immediately pulling it away when she went to grab it. "Oh you can get it back, just after I let Jim and Bonnie flip through it! You're a sweet innocent girl though, I'm sure it's all happy stuff in there." Kahlin smugly told her.
Chris laughed a little, seeing that despite a pair winning, only one person was happy right now. "Well with that, our final challenge is over! I'll see you all at this evening's ceremony, where you'll be voting for the last person to go home of the season. Don't miss it!" Chris declared, then walked away to leave the final four with each other and clean up before the ceremony.
-Confessional: Kahlin-
Kahlin had one leg crossed over the other, smiling at the camera. "Today could not have gone any better! Trina was the only person I was concerned about due to her strategic plays and well liked reputation among the jury. But now I've exposed her and blew her strategy up in her face! If Jim survives this ceremony, I feel much more comfortable going into the finale with her now. And to the viewers who think it's hypocritical to put her down for playing the game, strategy is part of the game, but you have to cut your diligent habits at a point, you're just asking for it if you leave a paper trail of your plans!"
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim had his arms crossed, staring grimly at the camera. "I threw that challenge, my anger got the better of me again. And now I might be going home because of it. I didn't get a chance to talk to Bonnie again after the challenge. She just flipped through that book and has been ignoring everyone since. Not a great sign."
-Confessional: Trina-
Trina was hugging her knees, shuddering with fear. "I've never been in this position before... I think this might be it. But I'm not quitting! I'm voting Jim, and hopefully Bonnie is still mad enough at Jim to force a tie! Kahlin's vote might be a lost cause, but he's also wanted Jim gone from the start. I should have taken him out a lot sooner, but... he's just too unpredictable to really back him into a corner. It almost worked at final 9, but he had my notebook and knew about my idol plan! Ugh... come on Trina, that was in the past, can't fix that, this isn't where it ends for you!"
-Confessional: Bonnie-
Bonnie just had a bored look, leaning back in her seat. "I'm in the finale. Doesn't matter how I got there, but I'm there. I don't care who goes home tonight either. Because neither were going to get the million anyways. I will, and that's that."
-End Confessionals-
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 four sat down in the stands in a row together, with Bonnie bored sitting next to a relaxed Kahlin, who was next to an ever stressed out Trina, and finally Jim at the end of the row with a determined yet doubtful look on his face. Chris walked onto the stage, now in normal hosting attire, as was Chef. "Welcome! That was a pretty dramatic challenge, a lot went down and it really only feels like one person won today!" Chris greeted the players.
Kahlin's smile compared the other grim expressions spoke volumes, and Chris just soaked it in. "As much as I'd love to watch you just be miserable, you've got a job to do! Get out your voting devices, and cast a vote for the castmate you want to send home! Kahlin and Bonnie have immunity, so they're off limits!" Chris directed the players.
Jim and Trina got out their tablets and cast their votes, already knowing who their fates rested in the hands of. Kahlin thought for a moment, then cast his vote, still smiling and relishing at his victory. Bonnie just had a dull look as she cast her vote, not putting much thought into the decision.
The votes were tallied right away, and Chef pulled out the short slip of paper with the votes on them from the ballot printer. "Aaand the votes have been cast! Time to read out the results!" Chris declared as Chef handed him the paper.
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"Regardless of who stays I think you're a selfish brat with daddy issues." Jim responded, biting back with what he had read in the notebook.
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Trina gasped as Jim was tossed the final statue, while the latter just proudly snatched it out of the air. "W-What? It... wasn't a tie?" Trina let out in shock, her sheep ears drooping down.
Chris nodded his head, turning around the paper with the votes on them. "Nope! 3-1! Perfectly cut and dry! Off to the Lame-O-Sine with you, we'll see you momentarily!" Chris dismissed her.
Trina stood up, looking away from Kahlin and Jim smirking at her defeat, her eyes falling onto Bonnie. "Bonnie... why? We were on the same team! We could have gone to the end together! You're really going to go into the finale with two big and strong jerks like them!?" Trina demanded an answer, her voice filled with sadness more than anything.
Bonnie crossed her arms, now smirking at her. "I read everything in that notebook. You duped me, you duped Jim, you duped your own boyfriend. I don't think you actually like anyone, you just like being liked. Jim and Kahlin are strong and jerks like you say, but at least they treated me with value. You had me labelled as easy to manipulate 'as a fellow weakling'. I just fit your agenda. You're no better than the other politicians you hate so much." Bonnie told her coldly.
"H-Huh? B-But Bonnie-" Trina began to explain herself, but was cut off by the ginger.
"But nothing. As soon as I read what you said to Jim, I forgave him. You fooled me too, I can't blame Jim for that. You're out of the game anyway, you can stop trying to appease me." Bonnie told her off.
Trina's eyes watered a little, but she was able to keep her composure at the moment. Kahlin chuckled though, waving goodbye to Trina. "And would you look at that, treating everyone around you like political pawns resulted in no one liking you! Guess Delanie was right about you after all! Too-da-loo, you've got a limo to catch!" Kahlin waved off Trina cheekily.
Trina turned and walked away from the three now, rubbing one eye as she went down the Walk of Shame and then got in the Lame-O-Sine. She didn't say anything else as the limo took her away.
Once the limo sped off, Chris stepped down from the stage with Chef, now approaching the final 3. "Congrats on making it to the end! Very shortly another limo will arrive to take you guys to the Aftermath studio for the jury ceremony, but feel free to grab your things from the trailers before we head out! Don't be late!" Chris instructed them, letting them head back to their trailers.
Kahlin got up and hurried off to get his stuff, while Jim stood up and gave Bonnie a questioning look. "So what you said to Trina, about forgiving me, was that for real? Not that it matters, we can't vote for each other anymore, but did you really mean that?" Jim asked her.
Bonnie chuckled, putting one hand on her hip as she smirked at him. "Yup. You read the book too, how could I stay mad at you after that? Besides, if I was still mad at you I would've kept Trina. Seeing you electrocute Trina and putting yourself at risk instead of just taking the win? That's the Jim I know. Brash, but those heated moments really do reflect the parts of you the others don't see. Glad we made it to the finale together." Bonnie told him, giving him a quick hug.
Jim let out a sigh relief, before quickly switching back to his normal exterior. "Hmph. Was just checking. But uh, thanks. Glad to be here with you too." Jim replied simply, but that was enough for Bonnie.
-Confessional: Jim-
Jim had a determined look in his face, pointing at the camera. "I'm here in the finale now, and no one is going to stop me from winning, I'll tell ya that much! Bonnie may be my friend, but she's got no chance of winning over a jury against me, so boy am I glad she's here! No hard feelings girl."
-Confessional: Bonnie-
Bonnie just rubbed one arm, not sure what to make of all this. "I never really thought I'd make it to the end. I'm glad I could get here with Jim at least. If I don't win and he does, I'll still be happy. I've come a long way from the creep I was at the start, and maybe the jury will respect that enough to give me a million big ones."
-Confessional: Kahlin-
Kahlin put both legs up on the vanity, putting his arms behind his head. "I've got the biggest resume, and I'm up against two of the most unstable players I could have brought with me. Pretty soon I'll be a millionaire, complete with a run where I was in control from start to finish, can't say I didn't earn it!"
-End Confessionals-
After the confessionals, groovy talk show music started to play, as the scene now cut ahead to the Aftermath studio, where Geoff, Bridgette, and Donna sat on their hosting couch waving to the audience while their side seating was filled with the previously eliminated. "Welcome to the live finale of Total Drama Revenge of the Film Lot everyone, we're coming at you right here in the studio with everyone you've seen throughout the season!" Bridgette greeted the audience.
In the front row of the peanut gallery sat Maxine, Diamond, Vergil and Lilac, then behind them sat Freddy, King, Kylie, and Esteban, and finally in the back row sat Jack, Nanashi, Flynn, and Athena. Most of them waved to the audience, although some like Maxine, Vergil, and King couldn't be bothered. "Hi everyone!" Freddy greeted the audience excitedly.
Over on the other couch was those on the jury, also sitting in two rows. In the front sat Toby, Klaas, Flaky, and Delanie, while in the back row sat Beck, Trixie, Melissa, and Trina. "Feast your eyes on THE Delanie Rios everyone!" Delanie greeted the audience, blowing a kiss at them.
"How did she make it to the jury again?" Athena asked Flynn, offput by Delanie being her vain self.
"Aye, she was on a team of numbskull landlubbers y'see." Flynn answered, also annoyed that Delanie was sitting with the jury.
Geoff waved to the audience, then put an arm around Bridgette and Donna. "It's great to see you dudes all one last time before the season wraps! We had a crazy time, but now we're gonna see who wins the whole thing!" Geoff exclaimed.
Donna nodded, with Mittens sitting on the back of the host couch just looking very bitter about who actually made it to the end. "Estoy emocionada! That is to say, I am excited too! Everyone who made it to the finals worked hard to get there, so it'll be wonderful to see one of them win!" Donna added excitedly.
"Dunno if I agree with that one." Diamond remarked, thinking of one finalist in particular.
Jack shrugged, resting his arms on his legs. "Well everyone in it was pretty good at challenges in one way or another, I'd say that's good criteria!" Jack rebutted.
"None of them would have beaten me in challenges had I merged, I don't respect this final 3." King stated, crossing his arms.
"Ah ah, you never know! All it would take is one person getting lucky and beating you for immunity, then you're out of the merge for having a winning streak!" Nanashi told King, giggling afterward.
"Anyhow..." Bridgette began, as the cameraman was holding up a blue flag to her. "It's time to get the show started, so here is the host himself, Chris McLean, and our finalists, Jim, Kahlin, and Bonnie!" Bridgette welcomed them on stage.
Chris, Chef, and the finalists walked on stage from behind the curtain, with Chris and Kahlin gleefully waving to the audience as they arrived. "Oh yeah, we got three chairs for them this time, we planned ahead after last time!" Geoff pointed to three red chairs next to the hosting couch.
Jim and Bonnie took the first two, and Kahlin sat down on the chair closest to the host couch. "Feels unreal being here..." Bonnie commented, looking around the studio.
"Yeah, glad my first time coming here is in this chair and with all those schmucks." Jim agreed, gesturing to the peanut gallery.
Vergil perked up seeing Jim sit down, giving an approving nod. "Right on man, sticking it to them." Vergil praised Jim making it to the finals.
With the three finalists seated, Chris now stood in front of the host couch, smiling at the audience with his signature look. "Yo! Let's get this finale underway! What we're gonna do is give each member of the jury a chance to ask the finalists a question, and once all of them are done, they'll vote on which person they want to award the million dollars to!" Chris explained how this was going to work.
A spotlight was now cast on the 8 members of the jury present, although smoke soon filled the area of nowhere, making them all cough. "What the heck is going on over there Maxine!?" Kylie let out, worried this was another one of her stunts.
"Although I wish it was, this smoke attack was not me!" Maxine replied, plugging her cloak up to cover her nose.
Once the smoke cleared up, Thomas was now present, sitting between Beck and Trixie. "Thomas!? What is he doing here?" Melissa let out, knowing what he was capable of.
Thomas held up both hands, showing he was unarmed. "I am here for my jury duty. I would be lying if I said I wasn't going to miss you all, so seeing this live program, I had to come by." Thomas explained himself.
Chris pulled out his cellphone right away, staring intently at Thomas. "I wouldn't call them. I'll be long gone by the time they arrive." Thomas told Chris, making the host just groan and lower his phone.
"Fine. You can stay. But start us off with your question for the finalists then! We need to get the ball rolling!" Chris instructed him.
Thomas nodded and stood up, looking among the finalists. "Well, I haven't seen the last couple of episodes, I was rather... busy. So for my question, why should we vote for you over the others?" Thomas asked them.
The spotlight moved to the seated finalists now while they came up with an answer. Jim stood up first, looking at the jury members. "You should all vote for me because I started in the worst spot possible with Vergil's early boot, but I dug myself out of that hole and worked myself into the strongest alliance in the game. And even when that fell apart, I was able to make it through the final stretch of the game. Compared to the other two who just coasted, I've put in the most work to make it here." Jim stated his case.
Bonnie stood up next, happily waving to Flaky first before giving her answer. "Gonna be honest, not sure why you'd vote for me over these other two. They both got charisma and strength, while I had to latch onto people I knew would keep me safe until the end. What I will say though, is that despite how much people gunned for these two in the merge, I didn't get a single vote. I never let myself become a target, yet I won more challenges than either of them. So there you go." Bonnie gave her speech, being more than most expected from her.
Kahlin was the last to stand up, carrying his usual smile as he looked at the jury. "Why you should vote for me? Simple, I kept control of the game the entire way through! At every ceremony I knew who was going home, because I made connections with just about everyone here. Even Trixie I was willing to work with, and I was able to get ahold of Trina's notebook that way and pull out a win because of it. Another reason you should pick me over these two, they are only here because I chose for them to be here. I had no reason to save Jimmy so many times, I could have just let him get booted and call it a day, same for Bonnie. These two are just easy opponents because their resumes are nowhere near as impressive as mine! Thank you." Kahlin gave his speech, smirking at Jim and Bonnie after doing so.
Thomas nodded after hearing all three speeches, giving mild applause. "Interesting. I have heard you all out, I'll wait until I hear the rest of the questions before I finalize my decision." Thomas told them, then sat back down.
Chris was pleased with the speeches as well, then moved right along to the next person. "Since Thomas went, what do you got for us Trixie?" Chris asked the scammer next, who for once seemed to be in a good mood.
Trixie smiled as Thomas now looked to her to hear her question, although that smile turned to a more malicious smirk as she looked at the jury. "Okay, I know y'all just wanted to come out here and hype yourselves up for our votes, but I don't care about any of that! What I really want to know is, what do you think is the dirtiest play you made all season? Gotta be honest if you want my vote!" Trixie asked them.
"Ooh... this'll be a tough one to watch..." Esteban commented, wondering what Kahlin and Jim would say.
Bonnie stood up first this time, already knowing what it was. "The dirtiest play I made here was all the moves I made on Kylie when I first got here. Looking back now I can't say I was a fan of how I handled it. I mean she's hot, but meh. Should have approached that better. Gameplay though? I was pretty honest with people and voted with my alliances like I said I would, got no bones in my closet here." Bonnie answered.
Trixie rolled her eyes at the answer, expecting something more from her. Jim stood up next, staring right at Flaky. "I'm sure you all know by now, but my dirtiest move had to be voting off Flaky just so I could have Bonnie to myself. I felt threatened by how close those two were, and after Trina pointed it out, I felt I had to, or I'd just be thrown under the bus by them down the road. I don't regret it though, because Flaky was gone, Bonnie and I stuck together despite our recent roadblock. But there you have it." Jim recounted his final 10 vote.
Flaky was upset with Jim clearly, although Bonnie seemed to have moved on from it now. "Right, we're still here in the finale together. Wish you could be here with us Flaky." Bonnie agreed, looking at her friend in the jury forlornly.
Kahlin hopped right to his feet after that though, already knowing what his answer would be. "Great question Trixie, gotta say, my dirtiest move would probably be voting out Klaas and Flaky even though I was allied with them! I knew from Trina's notes that she'd be going for them, and I figured that if it came down to just us Munchers, I'd have a better shot if they weren't there. So I had no problem downsizing our alliance just a bit! And hey, Jim caught the heat for Flaky going, so I'd say that worked out! Sorry guys, but you had to go for my sake." Kahlin recounted his moves, chuckling a little afterward.
Trixie thought over the answers, then gave a thumbs up. "I've got what I needed to make my choice. Glad the finalists aren't just a bunch of saints." Trixie remarked, then sat back down.
With Trixie done, Chris gave the finalists a smug look. "Wow, seems our finalists are perfectly cool admitting their faults! Thanks for the question Trixie, Delanie, keep the spice ball rolling with the questions!" Chris moved on to the next person.
Delanie stood up and cleared her throat, looking at the finalists with envy. "It should have been me in one of those seats is all I'll say! You should have listened to me about Trina, and maybe you wouldn't have had your friendships torn apart! I on the other hand would have made for a sweet counter-spy in the assassin challenge! And the musical challenge with no songs? What's up with that? I should have been there!" Delanie ranted.
"So is there going to be a question or are you just going to be a sore loser?" Kahlin joked, smirking at her.
"My friendship with Jim wasn't even torn apart, we're good now." Bonnie pointed out.
Delanie grew more frustrated, shaking her head. "Oh as if I care about the prize money, I'll be richer than all three of you combined once the show is over, I've got movie contracts lined up for me, just you watch! My question for you is, what is your favorite performance of mine?" Delanie asked them angrily.
Bonnie shrugged, not particularly liking most of them. "Probably Candy. Not gonna lie, your pole work was awesome." Bonnie answered right away.
Kahlin thought them over, then chuckled as he remembered one. "I'd say it's Borbius. That one was just downright funny. Don't have a lot to say, but I really think you should stick to comedy for your roles, they're easily your best." Kahlin gave his answer.
Jim took the longest to think of one, but one eventually clicked in his head. "As a fellow actor, I know what kinds of acts are harder to tap into, and your soccer mom character from the road trip challenge had to have been one of your most impressive. I can't imagine making myself that miserable for that long and sticking to the bit. Even I need multiple takes for prolonged anger across multiple scenes." Jim explained his answer.
Delanie nodded at their answers, not gaining a proud smile. "I'm glad you recognize the talent of Delanie Freakin' Rios, my vote has been decided!" Delanie told them, then sat back down.
Chris facepalmed, not at all surprised Delanie made the question about her. "Delanie's better half, Beck, please ask something that'll shake things up." Chris asked droningly.
Beck shook his head, just kicking back. "Nah I'm good. And I'm not with Delanie remember? That was just an act between us for our alliance. Really wasn't anything serious." Beck replied casually.
"Wait you're not dating? You put up with her that long just for an alliance!?" Lilac let out, shocked at this.
Beck nodded his head, as did Delanie. "I literally asked him out in character, it was just nice being around another actor like him who had the patience for my acts. We've got different filming schedules outside the show, and being single is much better for PR in Hollywood. Maybe we'll costar down the line, but we're just friends now." Delanie admitted, with the two just fist bumping.
"Do you have a question at least?" Chris asked, losing his patience.
Beck shook his head again, giving an annoyed look at the finalists. "Nope. You're making me pick between three Munchers who all just circlejerked their way here. I'm not voting for Jim and I'm definitely not voting for Kahlin after everything that happened. So I guess Bonnie gets my vote be default." Beck stated.
Beck snickered, while Kahlin and Jim just groaned at this behavior. "Yet again, he doesn't take anything seriously." Jim commented, with Kahlin nodding in agreement.
Seeing that Beck was going to keep being useless, Chris just sighed and moved on. "Ugh, Melissa, please have something to actually contribute." Chris let her go next.
Melissa stood up now, giving a quick wave to the finalists. "Hey guys! Wish I could be up there, but I'm still proud we got three Munchers in those seats! Anyhow, what are you guys going to spend the money on?" Melissa asked them in a chipper tone.
Jim stood up first, as it had always been on his mind. "I'm going to use it pay for acting school, probably Northwestern. I'll use some to help my family as well. I grew up poor, yet they supported me, so I'm going to pay it forward to them. That's what I planned at the start, and I'm still sticking to it." Jim stated his intentions with the money bluntly.
Kahlin stood up next, glancing at Esteban in the peanut gallery for a moment before he cleared his throat and spoke. "I'm going to use it to support my family too. My pop owns a toy shop, and he really works hard to not only keep it open, but he pours his everything into what he makes. Online shopping has made it harder for us, but having a million bucks would make things stable for good. My pops is the reason I'm the man I am now, so I want to dedicate my win to him if you so grant me it." Kahlin explained what he'd use the money for.
Bonnie stood up last, rubbing the back of her head. "Well uh, I was just gonna use the money to help out my family's farm. It'd be cleaner money than what's been in our past I'll say that much. It's not a sob story or anything like that, but it's just what I'd do." Bonnie answered, keeping it simple.
Melissa tapped her chin, thinking over their reasons. "Wow, I was gonna use it to help out my girls back home and a few other things, but you guys have some mighty good reasons too, glad I asked! Thank you all! Congrats to whoever gets it, but I think you all deserve it to some extent." Melissa thanked them, then sat back down.
Chris yawned, not amused by the sappy stories. "Fine fine, you all got family to help out. Boooring! Flaky, you were around for the last time they did this, give me something to stir the pot!" Chris moved on to Flaky next.
Flaky stood up once prompted, tapping her fingers together. "W-Well... I think it's k-kinda obvious who I'm voting f-for. So I just w-want to say... Jim. When this is all over, are you still gonna k-keep in contact with B-Bonnie and I?" Flaky asked, worried for the future.
Bonnie looked to Jim as she asked this, while Kahlin just sighed as he knew he wasn't getting Flaky's vote. Jim saw the eyes going onto him, and just hastily nodded. "I mean, I'll be busy with acting school and shooting eventually, but, we can swap numbers and I'll be sure to call. I just don't have the free time really." Jim answered honestly.
Flaky let it sink in, before just giving him a thumbs up. "T-Thanks for being honest J-Jim. I was w-worried you were gonna s-say you'd do a lot m-more than you really c-could, but glad y-you're being realistic. I don't h-have anything else to ask." Flaky thanked him, then sat back down.
"Enough with the sappy stuff! It's called Total Drama, not Total Friendship! Klaas, throw something interesting into the mix will ya?" Chris moved on, getting more and more frustrated with the jury.
Klaas nodded, standing up as he was told. "You got it Chris." Klaas replied, smirking at the finalists now. "So this game as a whole is one of strategy, risk, reward, social skills, and of course, luck! You can't cover every scenario possible, no matter how much you think you can, trust me. If Lady Luck was feeling a bit different, we might've had a different group up there! My question to you guys is, when do you feel you were luckiest in the game?" Klaas asked, winking at Nanashi over in the peanut gallery.
Kahlin stood up right away, chuckling as he came up with his answer. "That's an easy one, getting picked for the Munchers! I can't imagine how much more agonizing it would have been being on the Critics or Award Winners, and with the Muncher Strike Fource, me being here was just inevitable. So yeah, getting on that team was the best piece of luck I got!" Kahlin answered, with Melissa nodding in agreement.
Bonnie stood up next, thinking of when she was down on her luck. "Hmm, well, probably just Jim deciding to ally with me of all people. I wouldn't be here probably if he hadn't reached out to me. I was on the bottom of the team before he did that, so it was a lifesaver for sure." Bonnie gave her answer, patting Jim's shoulder.
Once she sat down, Jim stood up, having his answer at the ready. "My luck was unbelievable with the win streak we had after Vergil went home. We went like six challenges without having to send anyone home, and that gave me enough time to build my reputation back up in the team and boot out Nanashi by the time we lost again. After that things got smoother, but that time between the vampire and puppet challenge was the most stressful and luck filled for me." Jim explained his answer, again being sincere.
Klaas thought over their answers, putting his hands on his hips as he came to a conclusion. "Funny thing about your answers, they all tie back to just being on the Munchers. Man, we might go down as the best team this show has seen huh?" Klaas remarked.
"Normally the fan club would have some counterpoint about that, but they aren't here." Bridgette commented, gesturing to their empty in the peanut gallery.
Chris nodded, looking at the empty row. "Yeah, no way was I going to allow them to be in my vicinity!" Chris added, giving the reason they weren't present.
Geoff nodded, his hands behind his head at the moment. "I get you bro, when we filmed on location in Malibu, a couple of our challenges got crashed by fans, was pretty nuts dude!" Geoff agreed with Chris.
Once Klaas sat back down, Chris looked at the last two who hadn't asked a question deciding who to let go next. "Trina, I feel like you've got a lot to say to these three, or did you already get it all out earlier today?" Chris moved onto Trina, smirking at her.
Trina stood up, glaring at Chris for a moment before just facing the final 3 cordially. "While I may have just come up short, that meant I've seen you all the longest in gameplay. I must ask though, why should we not vote for your opponents? You've only been talking about yourselves so far, so I'm curious to what your negative thoughts on the others are." Trina asked, narrowing her eyes at them.
Jim and Bonnie shared an uncomfortable glance, while Kahlin stood up right away. "I'll tell you exactly why you shouldn't. Neither of them played as well as I did. Jim bullied and threatened his way through the premerge, then had to lay low while the bigger targets were knocked out while he was in the merge. And like I said earlier, I saved him time after time just to bring him and Bonnie to the finals as easy opponents. He never even won immunity, so what does all that say about his run? Bonnie? Even worse, no one liked her, and just got carried by Jim. I rest my case on why they don't deserve votes, they were both just heavily carried here." Kahlin went off, then took his seat.
Jim stood up next, glaring at Kahlin. "Kahlin doesn't have a clue what he's talking about, and you definitely shouldn't vote for him or Bonnie. I played up my anger just so people would assume I wasn't planning anything, and they both bought it. Kahlin doesn't deserve your vote after how much he's lied to you all and played dirty compared to me. I played an honest game, mean or not. He resorted to working with Trixie to make it further! And Bonnie? I don't even need to say anything about her, she wouldn't be here without me, she said it herself." Jim argued staunchly.
Bonnie stood up, saddened a bit by Jim's words, but just accepted it was part of the game. "Uh, you shouldn't vote for those guys cuz they'd be the obvious picks. Like, Kahlin just isn't a fun winner is he? And should Jim be rewarded for having awful strategy, a worse temper, and just being carried by someone else? No one liked me, for good reason. Yet despite that, you all couldn't take me down. And I grew from it as a person, I've changed a lot through the game, and now I'm here because of it. Jim and Kahlin just haven't had the growth that I've had, but that's all I've really got to say." Bonnie made her case, then sat right back down.
Trina let out a pleased hum, sitting back down with her hands on her lap. "Thank you. I already knew who I was voting for, but I just wanted you all to really get vicious, as you were with me." Trina thanked them politely.
Chris chuckled, very happy with how her question went. "Thank you! Finally a tea stirrer! But now that brings us to Toby, get ready for a sobfest to close us out everyone." Chris warned the audience, having been dreading him this whole time.
Toby stood up, already feeling bad with that introduction. He looked over at Trina, for a moment, who avoided eye contact. "I um... we saw the episodes that aired after we left the game, and all the confessionals in them. So there's a lot of information we've seen that you probably haven't told each other." Toby began, rubbing one arm.
"All the confessionals?" Trina asked him, perking up at him mentioning that.
Toby nodded, looking at her with a soft smile. "Y-Yeah. But, to my question. What was your favorite moment on the show? We all went through this together and had different takeaways, but I think it's important that we at least end on a happy note since we probably all won't be in the same room again for a long time." Toby asked, giving his attention back to the finalists.
Kahlin stood up first, then smiling at Melissa in particular. "I think my favorite moments were definitely early in the game. Sitting in the folding chairs in front of the fire at night, with the stars above us and the serious gameplay not quite sunken in yet. Talking to Melissa about sports, Beck about music, and of course Esteban and his family. I don't think I'll ever forget the friendships I made here." Kahlin gave his answer warmly.
Jim got up next, already knowing his answer. "It was the road trip by a mile. No pun intended. That's when Bonnie and I started to get close, and we just really got to hangout for a day as a team. Nanashi made that day for us, and it was nice seeing even hyper competitive Melissa chill for a bit. Sure we tore each other apart like a day later, but it was wonderful in the moment." Jim told his favorite story from the game, glancing at the gambler in the peanut gallery.
Bonnie stood up last, of course her eyes falling on Flaky. "My favorite moment was for sure after the puppet challenge, when Flaky thanked me for saving her in the challenge. I hadn't done anything like that for anyone before, and after how much I invaded her space before that and deserved to be ignored by her forever, it was comforting that she gave me a second chance and forgave me. Now we're best friends, something I never expected to make in this game." Bonnie recounted, feeling warm inside thinking back on it.
Toby was very pleased to hear their stories, giving a few claps. "I'm very happy you all had happy moments that stuck with you after all of this. While two of you won't win the prize, you can at least take these memories from the experience. Thank you, I've made my tough decision." Toby thanked them, then sat back down.
Chris now sat down on the host couch as well, fake gagging at all the happy memories. "Those weren't the happy memories I'll be taking away from this, I was more thinking of the challenges where you all got hurt! But all that aside, we have now reached the end! It is time for the jury to cast their votes on who they wish to award the million dollars to!" Chris declared, with the aftermath music playing as he announced this.
Chef then arrived with the same porta potty used in Action, gesturing for the jury to enter it. "Two years ago, the jury from our first generation of players entered this portable toilet and awarded Duncan a million big ones, now you will pick between Kahlin, Bonnie, and Jim! So let's get to it dudes!" Geoff directed them.
-Confessional: Delanie-
Delanie stepped inside and picked up a pen, then pulled out a piece of toilet paper to write her vote on. "This is so gross, how unbefitting of someone who earned a jury position!"
-Confessional: Flaky-
Flaky wrote down her vote, looking troubled as she did so. "T-This was tough. Bonnie is m-my best friend, but Jim s-sounds like he really n-needs the money. I don't know w-who to pick between them..."
-Confessional: Trixie-
Trixie wrote down her vote with a smirk on her face, then dropping it into the jar with the other votes. "Kahlin, I may not have been present when you took down Trina, but I get to rub it in your face if you win that I helped you get that done! He had my vote as soon as he started dissing the others for the strategies, gotta respect the gameplay!"
-Confessional: Toby-
Toby took a deep breath, then began to write down his vote. "I truly believe all three in the finals deserve to have their hard work rewarded, but I must cast my vote on my principles. Congratulations, you deserve it."
-End Confessionals-
With the confessionals over, the TV now lowered above the couch to display a counter of the votes while Chef brought over the jar containing the votes and set it down on the coffee table in front of the hosts, right next to the briefcase containing the million dollars. "Es hora! We'll get to see who the winner is at long last!" Donna exclaimed as Chef set them down.
Chris grabbed the jar and set it on his lap, staring at the finalists and letting the tension build. "That we will! The nine votes that decide who win the money reside in here, and now we shall read them!" Chris announced, reaching into the jar.
Jim kept his arms crossed, staring at the jar with determination.
Bonnie slouched back a bit, doubtful of how well those jury questions went.
Kahlin put his hands on his knees, his happy go lucky smile on his face as always.
"The first vote is for... Kahlin!" Chris pulled out the first vote and read it aloud.
Kahlin nodded, with the audience now cheering as the names were read.
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"BONNIE!"
Bonnie leapt out of her seat as Geoff, Bridgette, and Donna popped confetti for her, with Chef releasing red balloons that fell from the top of the stage. "No way! I WON!" Bonnie cheered, pumping one fist in the air as she grabbed the million dollar briefcase off the table with the other.
Flaky ran up from the jury sets to hug her tightly, joining Bonnie in her celebration. "Y-You did it! You r-really did it!" Flaky cheered with her, with Bonnie then returning and embracing the hug.
Jim stood up, defeated that he wasn't even the runner up, while Kahlin stood up and patted him on the back. "Ah well Jimmy boy, looks like neither of us took the moolah. But hey, I still beat ya in the end! Was a good run we had regardless!" Kahlin remarked, winking at Jim.
Jim crossed his arms, glaring at Kahlin. "You just lost a million dollars and you're this cheery? Are you kidding!?" Jim asked him sharply.
Kahlin shrugged, putting his hands behind his head. "Well getting angry isn't gonna bring the million bucks to my hands. Besides, I'm sure Bonnie will slide you some cash. Why don't you go celebrate with your friends?" Kahlin replied, gesturing to Bonnie and Flaky.
Jim let out a grunt, going for a slap up the backside of Kahlin's head, but the baseballer once again ducked out of the way. "Almost had me there Jimmy! Maybe in the future!" Kahlin teased Jim as he walked away from him.
Jim walked up to Bonnie and Flaky hugging it out, clapping a few times. "Congrats Bonnie. Glad it wasn't a Kahlin win at least. If anyone besides me was going to win this whole thin, I'm happy it's ya." Jim congratulated her in his own roundabout way.
Bonnie pulled away from Flaky now, smiling at Jim. "Aww come on Jim, cheer up, I'm not gonna need the full million to help my farm. I'm not gonna just go home and leave you to go back to your situation. I'll cut you a part of the check." Bonnie assured Jim, snickering afterward.
Jim's eyes widened, surprised Kahlin was right. "Wait really? Bonnie, you really are amazing now, thanks so much!" Jim thanked her, openly gleeful now that he knew all would be well.
The three now all hugged together, while the peanut gallery all danced as the Aftermath music kicked back in. Trixie watched them, fake gagging at their celebration. "What a bunch of schmucks, only like two of them get anything out of this, I'd be furious if I was Kahlin, losing to Bonnie of all people. Right Thomas?" she remarked.
"Thomas?"
When Trixie looked to her left, she saw that Thomas had already disappeared, to which she just let out a sigh. "Hm... hope I can see you again. But it was still cool to see ya one last time for now." Trixie commented, just in case he was still nearby.
Trina sulked as she watched the Klaas and Melissa join in celebrating with Bonnie, particularly getting upset as she watched Klaas and Nanashi embrace again and pump their fists in the air together in sync to the music. "Guess it's a happy ending for almost everyone..." Trina mumbled, resting her head on her palms.
Toby walked over and sat down next to her as he saw like this, rubbing one arm as he hesitated to initiate conversation. "Hey, um, it's been a while." Toby greeted her.
Trina stiffened up, looking back at him. "...yeah, it has been." Trina replied awkwardly.
Toby patted her on the back, trying to comfort her. "I was watching every episode ever since, and like I said earlier, I saw everything. You... didn't mean any of what you said back when I got voted off?" Toby asked her.
Trina sighed, burying her face in her hands now. "I didn't, and now I ruined everything. For you and for me. It was all for nothing, I didn't even win after that. And now my career is probably over with this mutation..." Trina admitted, pointing to her sheep ears.
Toby looked at the ears, giving them a little boop with one finger. "I think they're cute. Your hair was always a bit curly like wool, I say it suits you. I didn't want things to end on a bad note between us, so I just wanted catch up." Toby told her with a smile.
Trina looked up from her hands and at him now, surprised to hear this. "R-Really? Thanks Toby... I can't imagine wanting to talk to me after everything I did to you. I don't deserve 'catching up'. You should just move on and forget about me, that's what most people would do." Trina replied, tears welling up in her eyes now.
Toby shook his head, running a hand through her hair. "But I'm not most people am I? My mom raised me to give people second, third, fourth, just as many chances as needed if I felt there was some good in there. And you? I know there's an incredible heart in there, I've seen it. You played against incredible odds with the Munchers out there, and I really do believe you wanted good change out there." Toby explained, chuckling at his chance-giving.
Trina was stunned he was giving her this much, not wanting him to do this to himself again. "But what about Luis? And voting you off? And all those horrible things I said? I'm sorry for all that and should have cut things off much more gentle than that, but I really don't deserve another chance. You deserve so much better!" Trina insisted.
Toby sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "Well I guess that's my own flaw to bear isn't it? I can't not give you another chance. Maybe you can give that police work a try instead of just being a secretary. I'm sure you'd do great." Toby complimented her.
"You think so?" Trina asked him, smiling widely at him.
Toby nodded, standing up now. "I know it. Bring it in, I know you need a hug after all this." Toby ushered her warmly, holding his arms out.
Trina stood up as well, right away taking the hug offer and hugging him tighter than ever before. "Thank you so much Toby, I promise I'll be better!" Trina swore as she hugged him.
Donna watched Toby hug Trina with a smile, with Athena walking up to the hostess as she too watched the pair. "I'm glad someone was able to comfort her. Alguien tuvo que." Donna commented happily.
"That's Toby for you." Athena replied, smiling as well.
Diamond walked across the stage and over to Trixie, staring at her with a frown. "So... you gonna give me my blunt back now?" Diamond asked her.
Trixie winced, knowing she'd been caught. "Crap... uh, I think I lost it at some point around the merge." Trixie admitted, turning her pockets out.
Diamond stared at her for a moment, then just shrugged. "Ah well. Not gonna hold a grudge or nothin', just wonderin' if you had it. Peace." Diamond told Trixie, then walked away from her.
Vergil walked over to Jim celebrating with Bonnie and the rest of the Munchers, then put a hand on his shoulder. "Good job my man. You didn't win, but you took out Klaas and made it all the way to the end, bravo man." Vergil congratulated Jim.
Jim smirked at Vergil, giving him a fist bump. "Heh, guess I did. This really was one heck of a season." Jim replied, realizing his whole run traced back to allying with Vergil.
"Yeah it was, thank you all! So cool having you all here for this moment!" Bonnie agreed with Jim, thanking everyone.
Geoff and Bridgette cracked open soda cans at the same, cheering with the rest of the cast. "Bravo dudette, you totally earned it!" Geoff cheered for Bonnie.
Chris watched everyone continue to celebrate, before then receiving a phone call. "McLean, what's up?" Chris greeted the caller.
"It's Dale. We received a tip from a certain Thomas Weib. We found your guests." Dale told him on the other line.
Chris froze up, then waved over to Chef, then making an X with his arms. Chef got the message right away, pulling his car keys out of his pocket and sprinting off. "Ah, I'm breaking up, gotta go!" Chris dismissed Dale, then shut off his phone.
Chris then walked to the front and center of the stage, smiling at the camera. "Well that sure was a way to end things! Wish we could have seen more rage, but these things always have to end with someone happy don't they? Where will be next season? Who will be competing? These questions can only be answered later down the road! But until then, I'm your host, Chris McLean, and this has been..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Reeeeeevenge of the Film Lot!" Chris concluded the episode with his arms raised, and the scene fading out on the cast dancing together as the Aftermath music played out the finale.
Placements:
1st: Bonnie
2nd: Kahlin
3rd: Jim
4th: Trina
5th: Melissa
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:
And with that, Film Lot comes to an end! Thank you to Grape Escape for letting me use Bonnie, Nikolai777 for Kahlin, and DaringDF1827 for sending in Jim! I had all of them as winner picks at one point or another in the writing process, but narrowing it down to Bonnie was not an easy decision! I hadn't written a full cast of newcomers quite like this before, and after nearly two years with these guys, I'm really gonna miss them. I started college writing silly antics with them, and now I'm finishing it crowning Bonnie the winner, what a journey. While this season wasn't quite as popular as Reloaded, I'm still proud of it. Thank you all for sticking around from start to finish, and we've got the Discord (link in profile) for those that wish to discuss and stick around for future seasons! One last time, be sure to review and let me know what you thought, and I'll see you all in the future! Have a great day!