Chris: Last time on Total Drama Action - We threw a party at my villa and led the contestants to believe that the challenge will be a simple card game, so it came to them as a shock when Nichelle discovered Chef's "dead" body!
Footage of the contestants waiting in front of the villa is played, followed by Julia, MK, Bowie and Damien sitting at the table, playing the game, when they hear Nichelle's scream coming from the bathroom.
Chris: They had to find out the killer from the other team, while also trying to avoid getting "murdered". After most of them were "killed" Julia and Bowie found each other… And killed each other, revealing themselves to be the killers. They were quickly found by Emma and Wayne who both had a chance to win this challenge for their teams… But, because of their stupidity, both teams lost!
Next a quick montage of body discoveries is played, including unseen footage of Emma finding Nichelle's and MK's bodies in the kitchen. It's followed by Bowie and Julia "killing" each other and Wayne, and Emma racing to the button.
Chris: Let's say that Julia didn't take kindly to her team losing and blew off on Wayne, which convinced the boy to vote for her with Damien and Axel! Julia left the show alongside Bowie, since Caleb easily convinced MK and Nichelle to vote him off. Both of those eliminations however backfired, cause Julia was ready to change for Wayne, while Bowie's elimination upset Emma, Caleb's closest ally. So much drama, how are they going to deal with it? Find out in the next episode of Total. Drama. ACTION!
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Intro begins with the camera flying through the filming lot. It stops at a beach set, where shirtless Caleb is sunbathing. He gets a jealous look from Bowie who's making out with Raj, the hockey bro being too focused on his boyfriend to even pay attention to Caleb. The camera moves again to a set that looks like a very dark and creepy forest. Emma and Chase are sitting on a bench kissing, while a bush behind them starts moving. Suddenly a masked character with a chainsaw jumps out of it scaring the couple and causing Chase to push Emma, while he himself runs away. The masked character starts to giggle and takes off the mask revealing herself to be Lauren. The camera moves a bit to the side as Chase passes by Millie, Priya and Damien. Millie is holding her notebook and looks like she's about to write something there, but stops herself and puts it back. Meanwhile Priya and Damien are talking about something with Priya blushing. The nice conversation between the two stops when they see Millie running from something and they immediately start running after her, as Lauren starts chasing them with a chainsaw. When they disappear out of sight, Axel reveals herself, camouflaged to be almost completely unidentifiable from the trees. The camera moves again to the cafeteria where Nichelle vents about something to Zee and Ripper. While Zee seems to be amused, Ripper is visibly bored, so he farts to entertain himself. Nichelle immediately starts gagging and runs past MK who holds something in her hand, but hides it in her jacket as soon as she notices the actress. At last the camera shows the big theater where Chris and Chef are standing, both wearing matching, fancy suits. Then it pans to the audience, where Wayne and Julia, both wearing formal outfits, are sitting next to each other. The Hockey Bro is smiling at the girl, who's too busy using her phone, but after a few seconds she notices him smiling, frowns and walks away, saddening the boy. The camera then shows the whole shot of the audience, showing that all of the contestants are there, wearing fancy suits or gowns. The intro ends with showing the logo of the season that is nearly identical to the original Total Drama Action.
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At the boys' cabin, Caleb watched with annoyance in his eyes as Emma, Wayne and Raj were all laying on their beds, sobbing, when suddenly Damien walked in and looked confused at the sight.
Damien: They are still crying?!
Caleb: Really? I didn't notice.
The science nerd rolled his eyes at the sarcastic remark, when he noticed Emma sobbing alongside the hockey bros.
Damien: What is she doing here?
The girl stopped crying for a few seconds.
Emma: Scary Girl told me that if I won't shut up, she will give me a real reason to cry about. I got scared and came here, and Caleb let me stay.
Immediately, she went back to sobbing, while Caleb just sighed.
Caleb: I didn't let her in, I just opened the door and she walked into the cabin, and wouldn't leave.
Caleb(confessional): I'm pretty sure that you could solve the problem with lack of water in Africa by just using the tears of those 3!
Damien: Tell me, was I also this annoying when Priya got eliminated.
Caleb: No. I will take 1 annoying person over 3, any day. - The boy groaned - I don't even understand why are you crying Emma?! You were less emotional after you broke up with Chase!
Emma: I'm used to being disappointed in Chase, I'm not used to being disappointed in myself!
Emma(confessional): I know Bowie forgave me and we made up, but I can't forgive myself for not apologizing earlier to him! I waited so long and now he's gone and we barely spoke to each other when he was here! Maybe if I wasn't so focused on myself, I could have convinced Caleb to also forgive Bowie and we + Raj could have been a strong alliance of 4!
While Caleb is focused on Emma, Damien looks at Wayne, who's in an even worse state than the blonde girl.
Wayne: I'm so dumb!
The blonde boy said through his tears, causing Damien to feel bad.
Damien(confessional): I don't know why I feel bad. It's Julia's treatment of Wayne that caused him to vote for her. I just planted some seeds of doubt in his mind and voted with him! But… I know what he's going through. I felt just as guilty when Priya got voted off… Still do.
Meanwhile, Raj was side-eying Caleb, through his tears.
Raj(confessional): Bowie is gone and it's all Caleb's fault! We could have just got rid of MK, who's obviously the biggest strategic threat and is not useful in challenges! Bowie would want me to avenge him and I promise, I will! Caleb is going down!
As the trio continued to cry, Caleb just rolled his eyes, before his expression changed to confusion. He looked at Damien with suspicion in his eyes.
Caleb: Wait, where were you? The sun has just risen, we're still waiting for breakfast. Also why were you sneaking away?
The other boy was caught completely off guard as he tried to come up with an excuse.
Damien: Oh! Well- I- Um- Haha…
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Cut to earlier in the day, Damien, with bags under his eyes was getting dragged by Axel.
Damien: Ughhhh, can't this wait? It's like 6 am and, because of Wayne and Raj, I barely got any sleep today!
Axel: So you got like 6 hours of sleep. That's more than enough, I only get like 4 everyday and look at me!
Damien: You only get 4 hours of sleep a day? Well, that explains a lot.
The boy chuckled to himself as Axel rolled her eyes, but she quickly smirked when she noticed that they arrived at their destination - Some random bush, where Nichelle and MK were waiting.
Nichelle: What took you so long?
MK: Doesn't matter! What do you want is a better question.
Axel smirked and let go of Damien, who looked confused.
Damien: Huh? Why were you dragging me to talk with MK and Nichelle?
Axel: Just let me explain! I'm certain that the merge is soon and look who's left - Emma and Caleb, hockey bros and Scary Girl. 2 duos and a psycho who's great at physical challenges.
Nichelle: Okay. And?
Axel: Annnd presumably we're going to merge soon. Which means…
MK: That we will be stuck in the game with 2 other duos and someone who's likely to win a lot of immunities. Not the worst scenario, but very unstable, which is not good, cause we could never predict who's going home
The survivalist nodded.
Axel: But we can make it much easier on ourselves. If we merge today, we're 4 votes. We would need just one more to guarantee a tie for the next vote and if we survived it, we could have a majority for the entire game.
MK and Nichelle exchanged looks and smiled at each other.
MK: Raj is pretty pissed at Caleb, so it would be pretty easy to get him to vote with us.
Axel: So we have our target. What do you say, you in?
Nichelle: Yeah, but one question - Why did you pick us for this and not another duo?
Axel: …I wanted to ally myself with the best.
Nichelle smiled at Axel who extended her hand for a handshake. The actress happily shook it.
Axel(confessional): Emotional people talk a lot. I overheard Raj saying something about how they could just vote off MK or Nichelle and realized that they're at the bottom of the totem pole in their team and when you're at the bottom, you will take any occasion to save yourself.
MK looked hesitant, but she also shook the cadet's hand, then the 3 girls took their attention to Damien who, as it turned out, went to sleep while the girls were talking. Axel sighed before turning towards her newfound allies.
Axel: I will tell him everything once he wakes up. Just remember - Secret alliances are always the most effective. As long as the others don't realize we work together, we have a huge advantage.
As she was saying that the camera panned to the trees, where a certain figure was watching the alliance meeting below her.
Lauren(confessional): Surprisingly, this time it wasn't Damien I was stalking, he just happened to be there! It's just that all of the girls disappeared at the same time, which obviously caught my attention! If you want a secret alliance, approach everyone individually and in a normal place, cause otherwise you're just making it toooo easy to figure out!
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Back in the present, Damien just shrugged off Caleb's question and awkwardly left the cabin. Caleb spent a few seconds thinking about it, before getting interrupted by cries of Wayne, Raj and Emma.
Caleb: You know what, nope. I'm done with it.
The boy turned towards his ally and grabbed her, before exiting the cabin with the girl in his arms.
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Caleb walked out of the cabin, while still holding Emma. The boy put her down on the ground and started shouting at her, frustrated with her continuous crying over Bowie's elimination.
Caleb: Get a grip, girl!
Emma: But- but-
Caleb: No ifs and no buts! Bowie was eliminated, not killed, it's not the end of the world! Stop whining over being too proud to apologize to him, before he got eliminated. It's not going to bring back to the game!
Emma looked down at her feet and nodded, while the boy sighed, calming himself.
Caleb: Now… Go to the cafeteria and, I don't know, eat something. I will deal with Wayne and Raj.
The girl wiped away her tears and nodded.
Emma(confessional): Caleb is right, I have to get over myself. I promised Bowie that I will win and if I don't stop getting so emotional over every inconvenience in this game, I will have no chance! Would Bowie make the finale if he fell apart after we broke off our friendship? Of course not! From now on, I'm done playing with my emotions, it's time to play with my big, beautiful, smooth brain! …Wait-
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The blonde girl made her way into the cafeteria, where the other girls and Damien were eating their food. The Directors were sitting together, while MK and Nichelle sat on the other side of the room, talking.
MK: So, do we trust Axel? I mean, it's not even that her plan is bad or that she might backstab us, but you know, taking orders from the 2nd boot of the last season?
Nichelle: …I was the 3rd boot in the last season.
MK: Yeah I know. And I don't take orders from you.
The actress rolled her eyes.
Nichelle: Axel is not ordering us around, she just came up with a plan and a pretty good one at that. I'm more worried about getting into the endgame with her, cause as good as I am in the challenges… - MK chuckled to herself, gaining herself an annoyed look from Nichelle - … I don't think I could beat her.
MK: The original Action ended with a jury vote. If they're reusing the theme and the setting, they could reuse that as well.
Nichelle: Ohhh, I haven't even considered that! I loved the jury vote, I wish they used it in more seasons, cause it made the entire game more impactful and gave Beth a fighting chance. If the original TDA had a final challenge, she would have no chance, like, imagine Duncan winning! That's a really dark timeline.
MK stopped eating after hearing what the other girl said and looked at her with confusion.
MK: Wait, you're happy that Beth won TDA?
Nichelle: Duuuh, she's like the best social player in the entire series, while Duncan was hard carried by Courtney on that season! …Please don't tell me you were rooting for that jerk.
The camera panned away from the girls to Damien, Axel and Lauren. They were sitting in an awkward silence as the duo looked uncomfortable with the goth girl sitting next to them. Axel sent a look towards Damien who sighed, before finally speaking up.
Damien: So, we just wanted to say that we're sorry for-
Lauren: For voting off Julia? Well don't be. I mean, I'm upset, but it's a game and at least I'm still here!
The girl shrugged, which caused both Axel and Damien to look completely confused.
Axel: …Really?
Lauren: Yeah! Why is it so surprising?
Axel: …No reason.
Axel(confessional): Who would have thought that Scary Girl is the person who will have the most normal reaction towards losing someone close to her?
Lauren(confessional): Of course I'm really aggravated by them voting off Julia! I will get back at them for that, but for now, I will pretend that everything is okay and that I don't mind it at all, so once I have my revenge, they all will be so shocked and distressed and it will be sooo… Delicious to watch!
The three continued with their meal, as Caleb walked into the cafeteria, followed closely behind by the hockey bros who still looked upset, but at least they weren't crying anymore. Caleb sat across from Emma who looked impressed with him.
Emma: Honestly, I didn't think you would actually manage to get them to stop. How did you do it?
Caleb: I told them that the salt in the tears is one of the reasons behind climate change and that by crying, they're killing penguins and melting ice in Antarctica.
Emma started to laugh, before stopping once she realized that the boy wasn't joking.
Emma: Oh! Well… I guess that all that matters is that it worked.
Caleb: Yeah, but how are you? I'm sorry for screaming at you earlier.
Emma: Don't worry, I needed to hear that. You were right, I need to get over myself, I'm not going to win this show by crying. - Caleb smiled hearing that, while the girl sighed - When Bowie was eliminated he told me to ally with Wayne and Raj once the merge hits. If we worked together, that'd be 4 votes! We could almost guarantee an easy sweep.
Caleb: Good plan, but there's one problem - Raj is not going to work with me. I eliminated his boyfriend, remember that?
Emma: Yes, yes I know, but I will deal with it. He will work with us, I promise.
Raj: I WILL NOT WORK WITH CALEB!
The duo got startled by the sudden scream coming from the other end of the cafeteria. There Raj was staring, angry at Wayne, who looked pretty scared.
Wayne: I wanted to ask if you want salt to your fries!
Raj: Oh! - He giggled awkwardly - Yeah, of course bro!
The camera panned back to Caleb and Emma. The blonde girl smiled nervously while the boy frowned.
Caleb: I really think it's sweet how you want to work with Raj for Bowie, but it's not going to work out if you also want to work with me.
Emma: Caleb, listen, I will deal with it, I promise! It will be us 4 'till the end!
Caleb: …Right.
His unconvinced tone told Emma that he didn't believe in her, which saddened her, but before she could defend herself, Chris walked into the cafeteria.
Chris: Hello actors! Once you're done with the breakfast, follow Chef to the spot where we will start the next challenge! Oh and may the odds and evens be in your favor!
He laughed and quickly left the cafeteria as the contestants exchanged knowing looks.
Everyone: The Thirst Games.
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The 9 teenagers were walking next behind Chef, separating themselves by teams. They were in a grimm forest near the movie set, where the challenges usually occur. Raj was walking behind Caleb with a visibly grimace on his face, when suddenly Emma approached the hockey bro.
Emma: Hi Raj! How are you?
Raj: Bad.
Emma: Haha, yeah… Um, so like, when Bowie got eliminated and I went to hug him, he told me to make an alliance with you and Wayne. What do you think? He's probably really rooting for us, so it would definitely make him happy!
Raj: I would love an alliance with you, but first I need to get Caleb out of the game and I don't expect you to vote for him. Once he's dealt with, then yes, sure!
The boy picked up a pace, leaving Emma behind who just frowned.
Emma(confessional): I should be annoyed with Raj for wanting to eliminate Caleb, but I'm impressed that he cares about Bowie so much that he would risk his own game to avenge him. Chase wouldn't care about someone eliminating me- UGH! I'm still talking about him! Why am I doing this to myself?!
The group finally arrived before Chris. The man raised his brow as he saw Directors and Screenwriters standing completely separate.
Chris: Why are you guys standing so far apart? Get closer to each other?
Nichelle: But we always stay separated by teams?
Chris: What teams?
The man grinned. It took a couple seconds before the contestants started to celebrate and jump from happiness.
Raj(confessional): Woo-hoo! Me and Wayner made the merge! Again!
Caleb(confessional): Going from first boot to making the merge? I'd say that's pretty good, but not enough. I'm not stopping until I get that million dollars!
Nichelle(confessional): It's wild to think that all of the premergers from the last season made it to merge this time, but hey! I'm not complaining! As long as I'm here - I'm happy.
Now everyone was standing together, all of them with wide smiles on their faces.
Chris: Congratulations on making the merge, but now that the celebration is over, let's get to the challenge…
At this moment, Chef walked over, holding a paintball gun in his arm, gaining suspicious and worried looks from the contestants. Except Scary Girl. She was ecstatic.
Chris: Today's theme is "Battle Royale"!
Wayne: Oh! Oh! Like Fortnight!
Chef shot his gun right at the boy, who barely managed to duck under the shot.
Wayne: Sorry couch.
Chris: …Anyway, Battle Royale like "The Thirst Games" or… You know, the movie, "Battle Royale". Each of you will be armed with one of these… - He pointed at the gun held by Chef Hatchet - …and with 3 balloons that will be attached to your heads.
Damien: What do we need the balloons for?
Wayne: 3? Won't they make us fly away?
Damien, Caleb and MK started to laugh at the boy's suggestion, causing him to look upset, while Raj put his hand on his bro's shoulder in a comforting way.
Raj: Why are you guys laughing?! This is a very valid question!
Raj(confessional): When me and Wayne were like 10, we thought it would be funny if we attached some balloons to Wayne's little cousin, Timmy. Let's just say that we never saw Timmy again.
Chris: Umm… No? You guys won't fly away? Now, to the question that actually makes sense - Those balloons represent your life. As long as you have at least one of them, you're still in the game, but get them popped, and you're out. Once we start, there will be a 15 minute period of no aggression, where you will not be allowed to shoot, but once those 15 minutes pass, it's free for all!
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After a quick cut, the contestants were all wearing protective glasses, holding guns and having the balloons attached to them. Everyone had balloons in different colors to help differentiate between them - Damien had yellow, Axel green, Lauren dark purple, Wayne light blue, Raj white, Caleb pink, Emma orange, MK red and Nichelle had lavender. Wayne and Raj still looked concerned, Lauren was excited, while everyone else had an indifferent expression on their faces.
Chris: Everyone is ready? - The teenagers nodded - Great!
A sound of a horn is heard, signaling the start of the challenge. The 9 teenagers run off into the forest, while also running over Chris and Chef.
Chris: Remind me to never stand close to those beasts, whenever we start a challenge. - Chef just groaned in response - Wait, did I tell them about the surprises awaiting them to make sure that they will actually fight and not just camp in a safe place? Oh well!
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Wayne and Raj were running together when suddenly Wayne stopped his buddy.
Raj: Wayner, what are you doing? We're still very close to where we started.
Wayne: I know, which is why we should stay here! - Raj raised his eyebrow, confused - Everyone else is going to run off far away from here, so if we stay here for now…
Raj: Everyone else is going to take themselves out of the game! Wayner, bro! That's genius!
The blonde boy smiles from ear to ear.
Wayne(confessional): What always wins the championship? Defense!
Suddenly, the boys heard something moving in the bushes and aimed their guns at it, when Emma and Caleb came out of it. The girl immediately hid behind the bigger boy who raised his hands.
Caleb: Pipe down boys! We still have like 10 minutes until we can shoot!
Wayne immediately lowered his gun, but Raj was still aiming at the bigger boy, only after getting a stern look from his friend he sighed and lowered his gun as well.
Raj: Fine, we won't shoot you… For now, but go somewhere else.
Caleb looked behind himself at Emma who was cowardly hiding behind him. The girl chuckled nervously before coming out.
Emma: Wellll, since all 4 of us are here, how about we work together for this challenge? Orrr maybe even after it? You know, an alliance of 4 is better than an alliance of 2!
Raj: I said. Go. Away.
The boy kept his eyes on Caleb who sighed.
Caleb: Let's go Emma, there's no point in staying here.
The boy started to walk away, before Emma turned once again towards Raj.
Emma: Raj come on, you know Bowie would want this for you! He's watching the show right now…
Wayne: The show is not coming out for another 2 months?
Emma sent an angry look at the blonde boy, who turned around and started whistling.
Emma: …As I was saying, Bowie is probably watching the show, rooting for you and clutching his head seeing that you are actively lowering your chances of winning! I don't think he cares if you eliminate Caleb, the only thing he wants to see is for you to succeed in the game and by working with us, there's a bigger chance that you will win and make him proud! You don't need to forgive Caleb to work with him!
Raj took a long moment to think before sighing and nodding.
Raj: I- I guess what you're saying makes sense… - He looked at Caleb and rolled his eyes - Fine, we can work together.
Caleb looked at Emma, confused and impressed with the girl, who just smiled in response.
Wayne: I'm happy to work with you as well, but we probably should move. You guys were pretty loud and probably gave out our location. Me and Rajie came up with a plan to stay pretty close to the starting point, to lower our chances of meeting the other 5.
The blonde boy looked around, when he noticed a small "pathway" between trees and carefully went there with Raj following closely behind. Emma was about to go there, before getting stopped by Caleb.
Caleb: I have to admit, I'm impressed. I didn't think that it's possible to convince Raj to work with me, but you did that. Good job.
Emma: Awww, thank you! It's all about knowing who you are talking to. Some people are more receptive to logical arguments, while others to emotional ones. Raj is obviously the latter, so I tried to appeal to his emotions and it worked!
Emma(confessional): My parents really wanted me to study psychology, so I read some books about it. Generally pretty boring, but sometimes, it's pretty helpful!
Raj(confessional): Am I happily going to work with Caleb? No. Will I try to vote him off as soon as I see it as a good strategic move? Yes. Am I good at strategy and will I be able to figure out when is a good moment to betray him? …No.
Raj and Wayne were walking down the forest path, when the Indian boy started whispering to his best friend.
Raj: Hey, so like let's say that hypothetically, I'd want to betray someone in our alliance of 4 and, hypothetically, what would be the best time to, hypothetically, do it… hypothetically.
Wayne: From my own experience - There's never a good moment to betray someone. It just leads to sadness, disappointment in yourself and tears that are killing penguins.
Wayne(confessional): No matter what, I can't stop thinking about how I mess up with Julia! She said that she was going to try and become better, but I voted her off! She was right! I am a dumb, stupid idiot!
He looked down at his feet, when Caleb and Emma caught up with the boys.
Emma: What's up with him?
Raj: Um, I might have said something that reminded him of Julia.
He chuckled awkwardly.
Caleb: And that "something" was…?
Wayne: It doesn't matter. Let's just… Keep moving.
He continued walking with the other 3 following behind, although in a pretty awkward atmosphere. While they were slowly disappearing into the distance, the camera panned to the trees, where Lauren was sitting, quietly giggling to herself.
Lauren(confessional): 2 Different alliances of 4 in a merge made out of 9 people. What does this mean? That the person outside of them has the most power!
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MK and Nichelle were together, with Nichelle really getting into the "role". She was aiming her gun in every direction, any noise came from, she was constantly "jumping" between trees to hide behind and her dramatic behavior was really frustrating for MK to deal with.
MK: Could you stop for at least 5 more minutes, untill the challenge officially starts?!
Nichelle: A soldier is always ready for war!
MK: The theme is not. War movies.
The actress continued to act a fool, causing MK to huff in annoyance. When Nichelle clumsily rolled into some bush, she bumped into something that yelped in pain.
Nichelle: This bush is haunted!
MK …You're an idiot. It's just Axel.
Nichelle and the survivalist expert, both stood up. Axel was camouflaged from balloon to toe.
Nichelle: Dang it, girl, where did you find all of that paint?
Axel: I only use natural resources for my camouflages.
The actress backed away, disgusted with the other girl who rolled her eyes. At this moment, Damien peeked his head from behind a nearby tree.
Damien: MK, Nichelle, it's nice to see you, but we'd appreciate it if you went somewhere else. The bigger the group, the harder it is to hide.
Nichelle: Wait, since all 4 of us are here, we can just work together for this challenge! We want one of us to win it after all, so if we work as a group it will be easier for that to happen.
Axel: You forgot one thing - This is a secret alliance, so visibly working together like that will make it not so secret anymore.
The girl pointed at Damien and nodded in a direction that MK and Nichelle came from. The boy started to go in that direction and she followed in his lead, leaving a dumbfounded Nichelle.
Nichelle: I- Wow! Have you seen that?!
MK: Um, yeah?
Nichelle: So rude! We're allies and she left us just like that!
MK: Alright, I'm genuinely starting to get worried. Are you dumb? Deaf? She told you - This is a secret alliance, so we need to keep up the guise of indifference towards each other.
Nichelle: I know, but Heather had a secret alliance with Lindsay and Beth, and look! They were spending all of the time together and no one figured it out!
MK: You know, there's many words that could describe the original cast. Smart is not one of them.
At this moment the girls heard another horn, indicating that the no-shooting period had ended. The duo readied their guns and exchanged determined looks.
Nichelle: Alright, let's win this challenge!
MK: …I will be happy as long as we don't place last.
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On another end of the forest, Emma's alliance was sitting together in silence. Emma and Wayne looked uncomfortably as an awkward and tense silence was all that they could hear, before it getting interrupted by the horn sound.
Emma: Well, I guess it officially began, boys. We can just safely hide here, until 1 or 2 other people remain and we should win that!
Caleb: And then? Once it's just us 4 left?
Emma: …Rock, paper, scissors?
She smiled nervously at the boy. He was not amused. At this point Raj stood up.
Raj: I need to pee, I will be back in a second.
Caleb: Well, now that you mention it, I need to as well.
The muscular boy also stood up and gained himself an eye roll from Raj.
Raj(confessional): Wow, first he votes off my boyfriend and now he decides that he needs to pee at the same time as me? He has some nerves!
Emma and Wayne: Go piss girl!
The blinde duo chuckled as the two boys walked away in different directions. Once they were gone, the atmosphere immediately felt lighter and less serious, which was also felt by Wayne and Emma.
Wayne: I'm sorry for Raj, it's the first time I'm seeing him like this. He really cared about Bowie.
Emma: No need to apologize! I understand completely, I'd act the same if… If someone I loved got voted off. I'm happy that Bowie has someone who cares about him so deeply, he really deserves it!
Wayne: Bowie is also a great boyfriend to Rajie! Everytime they're together, I can see in his eyes how happy Bowie makes him!
Emma: Awww, that is so cute! We need to go out together, once the show ends! Maybe, once I'm ready, we could even go on a triple date! - Wayne immediately dimmed down hearing the word "date" getting a worried look from Emma - Alright, what happened? I thought you were crying, because Bowie got eliminated, but you're getting upset at anything even slightly related to da- OHHHH! You actually, really liked Julia?!
Wayne: Heh, yeah…
Emma: Wow, I thought it was just an inside joke between you guys or something, but… I guess you can't control who you fall for. I know something about it. - She moved closer to the boy - I'm not going to push or anything, but if you want to, we can talk about this. Like what happened? Why Julia? HOW Julia?
Wayne: I don't know myself. I was jealous over how Raj spent more time with Bowie and less with me, so I tried to get back at Bowie, by getting closer to Julia, but she's actually not that bad once you get through her.
Emma: And what about her? I mean, how does she feel about you?
Wayne: She kept on sending me mixed signals! One moment we could be having a nice conversation and the next one, she would just out of nowhere insult me and walk away. Damien did a good job at making me convinced that she doesn't like me at all, so once she blew off on me after I lost the previous challenge, I agreed to vote her off, but then at the ceremony she apologized and told me that she really liked me! But obviously, she's pissed now that I got her out and justifiably so!
He hugged his knees and looked into the distance, with a sad expression. Emma put her hand around him in a comforting fashion.
Emma: Wayne, you're a great guy with a heart too big for your chest. Julia is really lucky that she somehow got you to like her and if she's ready to lose out on such a nice guy, because he voted her off, because of HER behavior, then she isn't worth your time.
Wayne: …Thanks Emma.
He put his head on her shoulder.
Wayne: You're this good at comforting heartbroken people, because Chase broke your heart so many times or is it a natural talent?
She groaned and moved away from the boy, letting him fall to the ground. The duo didn't know that they were watched by Raj and Caleb from the bushes.
Caleb and Raj: …Wow.
They exchanged looks, before calming themselves and walking out of the bushes.
Emma: Took you long enough. Me and Wayne were just talk-
Suddenly they heard weird noises of barking and something running through the woods.
Raj: What is that noise?
Emma listened into the noise, before getting completely terrified.
Emma: We need to run. Now.
The girl quickly took her gun and ran off. Caleb looked confused, but he quickly followed her while the hockey bros stood still and watched.
Raj: Run?
Wayne: From what? Cute dogs?
At this point a giant wolf-like creature jumped out of the woods, its teeth sharp, its glare completely terrifying and its fur was light brown, with blue tips, kinda reminiscent of a certain eliminated contestant. Wayne and Raj stared in horror as the beast started to run at them.
Wayne: It's note a cute dog! It's not a cute dog!
The duo grabbed their weapons and ran.
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The camera cut to Chef and Chris watching the whole thing. Chef looked worried as always, while Chris laughed maniacally.
Chris: Mutating wolves by using the DNA of eliminated contestants? I am sooo getting a raise for this idea!
Chef: You stole it from The Thirst Games?
The host rolled his eyes and pulled out some pilot from his pocket. Once he clicked it, 2 beasts, one similar to Millie and the other one to Zee, appeared and started chasing Chef who screamed in terror.
Chris: As I said, I will be waiting for mine well deserved raise!
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Lauren was giggling, laying on a tree branch while a beast with Julia's DNA tried to get onto it, but couldn't.
Lauren: Your pathetic attempts at trying to get me, are so cute! Have you ever heard the definition of insanity?
She laughed again, when she heard a scream nearby. She looked around when she noticed Nichelle and MK getting chased by half wolf, half Bowie.
Lauren: Oh, what do we have there? Do I help them, or do I try to get them brutally killed by that beast? What do you think, best friend? - She was met with a growl - Yup! That's what I've been thinking!
She grabbed her gun and aimed it at the poor girls…
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MK and Nichelle were chased by one of the beasts, when suddenly they started to be also getting shot by an unseen attacker.
Nichelle: What kind of a psychotic bastard someone has to be to be aiming at us and not that thing?
MK: Reminder that Scary Girl is also in the game! And honestly, Julia would also definitely do that. Ripper also, probably.
Nichelle was thinking for a second, before getting an idea. She suddenly stopped after making sure that her side from where the shots were coming, was completely covered by a tree.
MK: What are you doing?! Run, you idiot!
The Wolf-Bowie was right in front of Nichelle and was about to jump and chew on her flesh, but before it could.
Nichelle: MOUTHWASH! …Ever heard of it?
The mutt stopped in its tracks. The actress was about to continue her roast, but she looked confused as the beast immediately started to cry and ran away from them.
Nichelle: Wh-Wh-What? I barely said anything to that thing?!
MK: Well, Bowie mentioned that he's an ugly crier. - She smiled at her ally, who still looked completely perplexed - I have to admit, good job.
She patted her on the back and slowly continued working. MK's words of encouragement caused the actress to change from confused into happy, with a grin wide from ear to ear.
Nichelle(confessional): You heard that?! I did a good job! I made that ugly thing leave me and MK alone! And if you still think that I'm bad at challenges, check yourself into a mental health rehabilitation center, cause you need help with your delusions!
Nichelle looked proud of herself as she took a step forward and immediately fell into the ground, holding her leg in pain.
Nichelle: Ouch! Cramps! Cramps!
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Axel and Damien were in a similar position to Lauren, sitting on a tree branch, with Chase's mutt jumping, trying to get them down. However unlike Lauren, their branch was much skinnier and 2 people were sitting on it, making it lean down, under the weight and causing Damien to be completely stressed out.
Damien: We need a plan and we need it quickly, before this branch falls apart!
Axel: I do have a plan.
Damien: Great! What is it?
The girl grabbed her gun and aimed it at the beast much to Damien's dismay.
Damien: Are you crazy?! It might be trying to kill us, but it's still a poor animal!
Axel: I am pretty sure that if an animal gets very aggressive and dangerous to humans, it is morally and lawfully correct to shoot it down. Now…
As she was about to pull the trigger, the beast was scared off by a number of shots coming from behind the trees. After a few seconds and excited Emma peeked her head.
Emma: This was oddly satisfying, you know! Also kinda like, soul cleansing if you know what I mean.
Raj: Nope. I have no idea what you mean, but maybe if I shoot Caleb…
Caleb: Don't even think of it, bud.
Axel and Damien listened in on the conversation, before starting to whisper.
Damien: What do we do? Do we stay hidden or…
Before he could even finish, Axel started to shoot at the 4 and the boy quickly joined her.
Axel(confessional): "Always attack before someone else gets a chance to attack you", my uncle used to tell me this advice all the time… Although he's currently in prison for assault, so… Maybe replace "always" with "whenever it makes sense to do so".
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Emma and the boys were taking a cover behind some trees, while getting continuously shot by Axel and Damien.
Raj: Wayne, what do we do?
Wayne: Seems like only 2 or 3 people are shooting at us, so we should have an advantage. I'd say we fight back!
Emma: Are we sure? We could just retract into a deeper part of the forest, where it would be harder for them to find us. - At this moment, a loud "pop" sound was heard and as Emma looked up, one of her balloons was gone - I changed my mind. Let's kill 'em.
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The alliance of 4 started firing back.
Axel: We need to get down, we're a pretty easy target down here.
Damien nodded, and while the girl jumped off easily, his balloons got tangled in the branch.
Damien: Um, Axel, I might use some help here!
He pointed at the tangled balloons. Axel sighed and put her gun in hand.
Axel: Continue putting pressure on them, I will get your balloons.
He had problems with keeping a grip on the guns, but he nodded as the girl jumped back into the tree. Shots continued to be fired as she struggled with untangling the balloons without popping them. She eventually managed to get 2, but the 3rd one was stuck.
Axel: Ugh, this is so annoying!
Luckily (or not) one of the bullets hit the untangled balloon, popping it.
Axel: Welp. If it works, it works.
She jumped down and took her gun from Damien who looked worried.
Damien: Did I hear a popping sound?
Axel: Nope.
The boy shrugged and continued to fire at the opposite alliance, when suddenly they heard a scream.
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Caleb was holding onto his leg, screaming in pain. Wayne continued to fire at Axel and Damien, Emma tried to tend to his wound, while Raj watched in shock.
Raj(confessional): I thought that seeing Caleb in pain would make me happy, but no. It just made me sad and sorry for him, to be in such a state.
Emma: I- I- I don't know what to do! He needs to be checked by a doctor!
Raj looked around, and put Wayne's gun down, stopping him from firing from it. He then showed himself, holding his hands in the air.
Raj: Hey! Stop! Stop it! Caleb is inju- OUUU!
The boy screamed in pain as he fell on the ground, holding his shoulder. Wayne gasped in shock and fear as he sat next to his best friend.
Waye: Rajie, my buddy! - He turned towards Axel and Damien who continued to shoot - STOP! Raj and Caleb have been wounded!
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At the infirmary, Raj and Caleb were laying on beds, with their wounds bandaged. Other contestants and Chef were standing beside them, looking cornered, while Chris looked mildly annoyed.
Chris: Alright, I talked with the prop department, some intern messed up and put the gun's pressure as way too high.
Wayne: What's with Caleb and Raj, can they continue the game?
Raj: I am having a terrible case of deja vu…
Damien clutched his head with a look of guilt on his face.
Damien: I'm so sorry, this is my fault. I shouldn't continue shooting after we heard Caleb's scream.
Chris: It's alright, you guys can relax, Caleb's and Raj's wounds aren't serious enough to justify medically disqualifying them. - The boy threw their hands in a celebratory manner, although it caused some pain to Raj's shoulder - But, your injuries will take a few weeks before they heal putting you at major disadvantage in the challenges. - Chris stopped to think for a moment before letting out a sigh of annoyance - Since your chances at winning the game are majorly hindered, here's how we're going to deal with it - The rest will continue the challenge normally, while you 2 stay here. You're also going to get 5k each and you will promise you won't sue us. Deal?
Raj: 5 thousand dollars? I can buy at least… Actually I don't know what I can buy with it. But I'm in!
Caleb: Yeah, same. Most contestants leave the show with nothing, but mental and sometimes physical scars. If I'm going to be in pain, at least I will have some money.
Chris grinned and threw some papers towards the boys.
Chris: Great! Here are the papers which say that you accept our deal and won't sue us. Now… - He turned towards the healthy contestants - The paint guns are fixed and we can continue the challenge. You will get 5 minutes before the shooting is allowed.
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After a quick cut all of the contestants were ready to continue the challenge, most of them still had all of their balloons, except for Emma and Damien who both lost 1.
Chris: Ready, steady… - A horn sound is heard - GO!
The teenagers once again ran over the host, who groaned in pain.
Chris: Those are beasts, not people!
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Emma and Wayne were walking together, carefully making their way around the forest. The blonde boy looked absent, which was noticed by the preppy girl.
Emma(confessional): I feel bad for Wayne, first he voted off the girl that he really likes and now his best friend is injured. It's been a rough week for the hockey bros.
Emma: …You know that Raj will be fine, right?
Wayne: Yeah, yeah I know, but I was scared there for a moment. We had to be disqualified from the game last season and it almost happened again to him, and even if he can stay, his arm is still injured.
Emma: …That's rough buddy. - The two continued to walk in awkward silence for a few seconds - Want me to tell you a funny story to help you get your mind off of Raj?
Wayne: Um, sure?
Emma: Alright! Umm… Oh, I know! For our first anniversary, Chase promised that we're finally going to do something that I want, so we went on a date to a nearby "park". He found some nice spot near a pond and although there was some weird smell, I thought it was still nice. He convinced me that we should go for a swim, but he urged me to go first and once I agreed and took a dive in the water, he revealed that we were in some random forest and that the "pond" was actually made out of sewer water!
The girl started to laugh, but the boy just looked cornced.
Wayne: That wasn't a funny story. It was kind of sad, actually.
Emma stopped laughing and just continued on walking.
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In another part of the forest Axel was growing frustrated with Damien, when suddenly they heard a horn sound.
Damien: You know what, maybe we should just hide somewhere, until everyone takes each other out? That was a good strategy and there's no point in changing it! We don't want to harm anyone else.
Axel groaned, pulled out her gun, aimed it at her ally and shot him in the leg with it. The boy screamed in pain and looked at her confused.
Damien: WHAT THE HECK?!
Axel: Are you injured to a point where you can't continue the challenge?
Damien: No, but-
Axel: If I can shoot you point blank and you're not in pain, we can shoot at others from a distance.
The girl continued walking forward, while Damien watched her, frustrated.
Damien: I AM in pain though! Ouch! It's gonna leave a mark…
Damien groaned as he followed Axel. As soon as he was gone something moved in the bushes and Nichelle peeked out her head from it.
Nichelle: Damien and Axel are not suspecting a thing. We could take them out right now and it will leave only Scary Girl, Emma and Wayne!
MK: But we want one of us 4 to win the challenge? Not to mention that Axel's pride would be hurt so much that she would have no problems with voting one of us out if we would do something like that to her.
Nichelle: Umm, let me remind you that I was the one who got rid of that wolf monster that was chasing us?
MK: How. Is that. RELEVANT?!
MK(confessional): Give her a finger and she's going to take your whole arm!
MK: Since I'm the brains of our alliance, we're going to go with my plan - We sneak behind Axel and Damien and wait for them to eliminate everyone else. Once they do this, we start the fire on them and lie that we just happened to be nearby when we heard the shots.
MK quietly walked out of the bush and started making her way down the path that Axel and Damien took. Nichelle huffed, annoyed, but soon enough followed her friend.
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At the infirmary, Raj and Caleb were laying in silence, while Chris and Chef watched the challenge on a monitor. Eventually Caleb turned towards Raj.
Caleb: Raj, I just wanted to apologize for getting MK and Nichelle to vote off Bowie. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret it, but I would probably reconsider it if I knew you would take it so… Personally.
The hockey bro let out a sigh and smiled at Caleb.
Raj: No… It's just a game and I shouldn't hold it against you. I'm still sad that Bowie's gone, but it's not like I will never see him again… Anyway, have you seen Emma and Wayne?
Caleb: Yes. I was standing next to you when it happened.
Raj: Oh. Right. Heh. - He chuckled to himself - Do you think that they could happen? Both of them went through a heartbreak recently and they deserve someone who will be good to them!
Caleb: Wayne still likes Julia and Emma really should stay single for quite some time. I wouldn't hold my breath.
Their talk was interrupted by a sudden laugh coming from Chris, which gained the boys' attention.
Caleb: Did you release more "dogs" at them?
Chris: Oh, I don't have to! All of them are right next to each other!
The host turned the screen towards the 2 injured contestants. It showed the map of the woods with 7 colored dots, all of them being very close to each other.
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Back to the contestants still in the game, Wayne and Emma were under attack. Between them and their attackers there was a small field without any trees that would help to provide cover.
Emma: What do we do? We can't run across that field, we would be in a completely open space!
Wayne: Just shoot!
Emma nodded and started aiming in the direction the paintballs were coming from, when the blonde duo suddenly heard a "pop" sound.
Emma: Was I hit?
Wayne: …You already had 2 balloons, right?
The girl looked at her partner's balloons. 2 of them were missing.
Emma: That's not good.
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Damien: I think I got it!
Axel: Great. Continue shooting.
The boy rolled his eyes at the girl who didn't even let him celebrate.
Axel(confessional): In my home we don't do happiness. You either suck or you have the same skills as the rest of the family, so you're not special.
A few feets away from them, MK and Nichelle were hiding behind some trees.
Nichelle: You heard them? They're close to eliminating Wayne and Emma from the challenge! - The actress looked excited, but she quickly noticed MK's absent expression - Are you even listening to me?
MK: Yeah, yeah, I just was thinking… Why is Emma working with Wayne in this challenge? They weren't even together on the same team.
Nichelle: Oh… Well…
Nichelle stopped to think about some logical explanation to the short girl's question and while doing this she accidentally stepped on a branch, which made a loud "crunch" sound. The 2 girls exchanged looks and waited in silence as seemingly Axel and Damien stopped shooting. The duo waited for a few seconds, but nothing happened, causing Nichelle to let out a sigh of relief… But then a shot was heard followed by a "pop" sound. One of Nich's balloons has been popped as Axel revealed herself from behind a tree.
Axel: And what are the 2 of you doing here?
MK: …We were nearby when we heard the commotion happening, so we tried to sneak in here to see what was happening.
The cadet looked at Nichelle who just nodded, without looking in Axel's eyes.
Axel: …Fine. Let's say I believe you. Now give me your guns.
Nichelle: Huh?
Axel: Mine and Damien's are out of ammo. Give me yours. What's so hard to understand?
Nichelle: Now, listen here-
MK: Nichelle will give you her gun, but I'm keeping mine.
Nichelle: What?!
The beanie girl gave a commanding look to her companion who rolled her eyes, but gave in. Nichelle handed her gun to the survivalist expert who smirked.
Axel: You 2 stay here, me and Damien will move a bit to the west. Shoot at them not at us.
MK nodded and Axel quickly disappeared between the trees. Nichelle looked angry and frustrated with her ally.
MK: Oh chill. There's no point in not helping Axel, she has way better chances at winning this challenge than one of us.
Nichelle: Okay fine, but why did you make me give away my gun? Why didn't you give away yours?
MK: Let's be honest, you would probably just harm yourself with it.
Nichelle huffed.
Nichelle(confessional): It's so frustrating, cause I feel like no matter what I do, MK is never going to respect me! I've been right about something or saved our butts so many times… At least 2! But everyone is still acting like I'm completely useless!
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The air was filled with the sounds of paintballs flying through the forest. Paint splattered across trees, rocks, and bodies of the contestants. Each pair ran between trees, boulders and bushes for cover, strategically maneuvering to avoid getting their balloons popped.
Emma was pulling the trigger of the paint gun, but nothing came out of it, she looked at her ally with desperation in her eyes.
Emma: I'm out of ammo! Wayne it's all in your hands.
Wayne(confessional): Actually, it's like 75/25 when it comes to championships. Mostly it's the defense that wins, but sometimes it's the attack!
Wayne looked with determination in his eyes at the hiding spots of the other pairs.
Wayne: Okay. We… We are going to charge them.
Emma: WHAT?!
Wayne: I think MK and Nichelle are close to us. We are going to charge them, you will be running in front of me, getting their shots and providing cover. You're out of bullets, so that's the only useful thing you can do.
Emma: Ugh… Fine.
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Axel looked frustrated as she needed to shake her gun after almost every time she pulled the trigger.
Axel: Ugh, stupid piece of garbage! …New plan. We charge at them.
Damien: What? Your gun barely works, what's the point of running at Wayne and Emma if you will have problems with shooting them?
Axel: We may fall in the battle, but we will get some of their balloons with us, giving MK and Nichelle a better chance to win the game.
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While MK was shooting at Emma and Wayne, Nichelle just sat there, looking bored, before grabbing the fun out of MK's arms.
MK: Hey! What are you doing?
Nichelle: New plan - We charge them.
MK: What? That's a stupid plan.
Nichelle: Oh and why do you care, miss "we have no chance of winning any challenges"? We should be able to at least get some of their balloons this way. If we die, we die like women.
Nichelle looked with determination straight at the camera, while MK just groaned.
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Wayne: 3…
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Axel: 2…
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Nichelle: 1…
The camera splitted showing all three of them.
Axel, Nichelle and Wayne: GO!
The 6 contestants all ran onto the field, with a war cry. Axel, Nichelle and Wayne continued to shoot, but missed their shoots with the field quickly becoming a vibrant canvas of beautiful colors. As the contestants got into the middle of the field, they realized that all of them were out of ammo and stopped in their tracks just awkwardly looking at each other.
Emma: So…
MK: …What now?
The awkward silence was quickly interrupted by another war cry coming from the forest. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, Scary Girl jumped straight in the middle of the field, landing, so hard the earth was shaking. Armed with 2 guns, she grinned seeing her fellow peers who were now completely helpless.
Lauren: I waited so long for this!
Damien: Why does she have 2 guns?!
Lauren: What? It's not like Caleb had any use of it!
The girl, completely overjoyed and excited, started spinning around. Her laughter filled the air as she gracefully danced. Her fellow contestants tried running away, but there's no escape, as sounds of flying paintball started to accompany her laughter. The other 6, not only got their balloons popped, but all of them fell to the ground, getting hit by a rain of colorful bullets that splatter all over their clothes. Soon after Lauren took a bow, her performance finished, with 6 teenagers laying on the ground in pain, covered from head to toe in paint of various colors.
Lauren(confessional): Sometimes I can get a little… Carried away.
A loud noise indicating an announcement could have been heard.
Chris: Congratulations Scary Girl, you have won the immunity and the others will be unable to vote you out today! See you guys at the elimination ceremony!
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Damien, Axel, Nichelle and MK are sitting at the cafeteria, with some bandages around their wounds. They're not as serious as Raj's or Caleb's, but they were definitely needed after what Lauren did to them.
Axel: So neither of us won, but we can still get Raj to vote with us for Caleb, right?
MK: I heavily doubt it. Emma and Wayne worked together in the challenge, so I'd say it's safe to assume that Caleb and Raj were with them, until they got injured.
Nichelle: Wait, obviously! Why else would they be together at that point in the challenge?
Damien: So seems like we're not the only 4 person alliance. This leaves Scary Girl as the swing vote.
Nichelle: That's good! Right? Like, she's still obsessed with you… Right?
Damien: I'm not sure honestly. I guess that during the breakfast she said that she forgives us, but it's also scary Girl, so who knows! But… I will try my best.
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Meanwhile, Caleb, Raj, Wayne and Emma had their alliance meeting in the boy's cabin. The former 2 had casts, Raj around his shoulder and arm, while Caleb on his leg. The taller boy was also forced to use walking sticks. The other 2 also had some bandages, but their injuries were not as serious.
Wayne: Do we think MK and Nichelle would be willing to vote with us?
Emma: I talked with them after the challenge, but I wouldn't bet on it. Seems like they already made up their minds who they are going to vote for.
Caleb: That leaves Scary Girl. If we get her to vote with us, all of us are safe.
Ex Screenwriters looked at Wayne, who looked confused.
Wayne: What?
Raj: Wayner, you're the only one that has any kind of a relationship with her.
Wayne: But she's definitely pissed at me for voting Julia! Can't we try again with MK and Nich?
Emma: We can, but SG might be our only chance. It's worth a shot.
The blonde boy groaned, before finally nodding acknowledging that they have to keep their options open.
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Lauren was sitting in front of the cabins, reading some horror book and drinking coffee, when Wayne walked out of the boys' cabins and approached her.
Lauren: Well, well, well, isn't it mister voted off my best friend! How can I help?
Wayne: Yeah, hi, Scary Girl… Um, I wanted to ask you, who are you planning to vote for?
Lauren: …Nichelle. I'm not changing my vote, but you can join in!
Wayne stopped to think about it for a second before smiling and showing her thumbs up. He ran back into the cabin, when Damien appeared.
Damien: Hiii! Scary Girl! I wanted-
Lauren: I'm voting for Caleb. You can join in, or don't. Don't care!
The boy blinked in surprise before nodding and walking away. As he was out of sight, the girl just laughed to herself.
Lauren(confessional): You probably think "wow this psycho picked the most random choices, so typical of her" but there's a method to my madness! No one should feel safe here and what better choice to drive the point home than getting everyone to vote for the girl who's bad at everything and the injured, handsome giant! I myself don't know who I will vote for, but that just makes the things all the more exciting
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At the theater almost all of the contestants were already holding their golden Chris, except for Nichelle and Caleb, who looked worried.
Caleb(confessional): Why would they vote for me? I'm injured and hindered in the challenges! There is literally no reason to vote for me!
Nichelle(confessional): I will actually take this as a compliment and a sign that they see me as a big threat, cause why else would I get the votes over Axel, Damien or MK?
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The blonde girl clapped in excitement before catching her golden Chris. Caleb and his allies gasped in shock at the verdict, while Lauren just giggled to herself.
Caleb: I guess I couldn't be the first boot of the game, so I'm the first boot of the merge, huh. - He looked at his allies and smiled - Good luck guys. Especially to you Emma.
Raj looked down on his feet.
Raj: Bye, Caleb. Sorry once again. To think that earlier today, I wanted you gone…
Caleb: It's okay. Really. I'm happy that I actually got a chance to play the game this time around.
The hockey bros helped him stand up as Emma looked in the distance, trying to figure out what just happened.
Emma(confessional): I get that Lauren lied and actually voted against Caleb, but he would still need to get votes from everyone else to be eliminated. All of this just smells very fishy to me and makes me worried about the totem pole of this game.
Caleb slowly makes his way to the Red Carpet of Shame and sighs knowing what will happen. As he started walking it, tomatoes got thrown at him, but he could do nothing, but look very annoyed about it. The camera then panned to Chris who's still standing at the podium.
Chris: BUT! It's not the end of the thrills for today! - A collective gasp from the contestants is heard, causing Chris to laugh maniacally - Don't worry! It's good news! Since all of you made it to the halfway point of the competition, we're going to reward you by taking you on a trip to a cheese factory!
Crickets could be heard, until Wayne and Raj jumped in excitement.
Wayne: CHEESE FACTORY?
Raj: We love cheese! Woo-hoo! This is so awesome!
MK: I'm jealous of people that get entertained this easily.
The girl rolled her eyes as the camera panned back to Chris who had a slightly mischievous smile on his face.
Chris: They don't know that the real attraction is what's going to await them once they come back from the trip! What is it going to be? Is Lauren going to use her swing vote position to float between alliances or is she going to keep voting with Damien? Is Emma going to figure out that her alliance is not the only big one in the game? Find out in the next episode of Total. Drama. Action!
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16. Ripper
15. Millie
14. Chase
13. Zee
12. Priya
11/10. Bowie
10/11. Julia
= MERGE =
9. Caleb
Still in: Lauren, Axel, Emma, Nichelle, MK, Wayne, Damien, Raj
I'm finally back with another chapter! And the teams are finally merged! I know some people didn't like the early merge of the previous season, but my way to fix it was by having a double elimination right before it. It might be weird that all of the premergers made the merge and it wasn't really intentional, it just kinda happened, but I like it this way. Obviously the main inspo behind this one were The Hunger Games and also the paintball episode from TDI. Not much else to say, but thanks for reading!
PenaltyPingo - I saw your TDA(23) and I'm planning on reading it once I'm done with this fic! I generally tried to avoid fanfics right now, cause I'm scared that I will get impostor syndrome or something idk
XXXPistolgun - Julia could definitely stay much longer in the game, but if she made the merge, I don't think I could bring myself to eliminate her and I didn't want my favorite character to make the finale/win my first fanfic,