A/N: Welcome to season three folks! As I said at the beginning of all this, this is the final season of the Total Reordered series. So I hope we end on a high note.
By the way all singing will be in italics.
"Season three of Total Drama, folks!" Chris McLean introed, holding up three fingers. There is an airplane in the distance behind him, as well as a small building, indicating the host is at an airport of some kind.
"The world is gonna be mine, sea to shining sea!" The host continued as he swept a hand through the air in a grandiose manner. Just off screen we can hear a sputtering engine. "Sadly," Chris said as a broken down bus came into view., "I'm forced to share my world with a three-ring traveling teen freak show." The bus door opened, and the focus moved back to Chris for temporary. "They'll be competing all around the globe for another million dollars. So, let's meet our players!"
Stepping off the bus are four familiar figures. The first a blonde cheerleader, the second a goth with teal streaks in her hair, the third a punk with a mohawk and unibrow, the fourth a ravenette in a pink princess dress, the fifth a skinny ginger nerd, "Amy, Gwen, Duncan, Ella, Harold."
Amy came to a sudden halt and Gwen ran into her. "Ugh. Are there reserved seats? I.E. can I have one not around Amy's nasty hair and even nastier attitude?"
The cheerleader turned and swept a hand through her newly grown in locks. "Aw, jealous of my natural hair color Gothie?"
"Her hair's still more natural than your supposed skill set." Duncan smirked.
"Defending Gothie? Not a surprise considering how whipped you are!" Amy smirked.
Before Duncan could say anything else Ella jumped in between them all to intervene. "Please don't fight! Amy? Come on?"
The blonde sighed. "Only for you."
The focus shifted back to the bus as the next contestants stepped out. First a muscular Spaniard, then a bookworm with her hair in braids, a dirty blonde with his hair in a lazy pompadour, and an equally skinny brunette in three layers of shirt. "Alejandro, Amber, Topher,and Noah!"
Topher stuck his foot out to trip Amber, the bookworm fell over into Alejandro's arms. "Are you alright chica?"
"I'd be more fine if Topher wasn't being a drama who**," Amber Snapped..
"Whoa, Amber, you know you're just giving me what I want?" Topher smirked.
"I do and I hate it." The bookworm replied.
"Keep up the arguing and I'll have to hate on all of you." Noah deadpanned.
"You don't need to hide how much you miss Crimson behind sarcasm." A soft spoken voice said as another person stepped off the bus. She was a short blonde wearing a green sweater.
The focus shifted back to Chris as he continued. " and returning favorites, Dawn, Lightning and Max!" A muscular African American in a football jersey jumped off the bus. "Yeah! You better be ready because this is Lightning's time to shine!"
"As if!" A small pudgy teen with a purple bowl cut retorted as he stood in the door of the bus. "If anything this will be my redemption! I am the meister of madness, the emperor of evil, the arch duke of Terror, the-"
A strawberry blonde in gray sweats pushed Max off the bus as she stepped off. "The only thing terrifying about you is how cringe you are." From the tarmac, Max grabbed the leg of Jo's sweatpants, causing her to stumble and fall on top of him.
"Yep, Jo's back." Chris said, "Also returning this season, Tyler." The brunette in a red track suit posed, but unsurprisingly tripped. "And Anne Maria." The Jersey reject was currently spraying her poofy brown hair. She was so distracted that she tripped too. The focus pulled out to show Jo, Max, Tyler, and Anne Maria all in a pile. Jo was clearly trying to get up, but was ending up in a fight with Anne Maria instead.
Chris ignored them and looked at the camera. "And now to mix things up and keep it all fresh," he grinned, "we're adding two new competitors! He's an army cadet with a heart of gold, who's moral code is only matched by his can-do nature, Brick!"
A ravenette with a buzzcut and unibrow stepped off the bus. He's wearing an army green shirt, dog tags, jean shorts, and a pair of army boots.
"Brick MacArthur reporting for duty!" He saluted, then he knelt down and helped Anne Maria and Jo to their feet. Or rather he helped Anne Maria, as Jo pushed his hand away.
"Nice ta get some respect." Anne Maria said.
"I don't need your help Commander klutz." Jo huffed.
Brick rolled his eyes, and helped both Max and Tyler up.
"Evil does not require your assistance!" The 'evil' genius glared.
"I like girls." Tyler blurted out.
The focus shifted back to Chris as he continued. "And she's a rageaholic bodybuilder with a nasty attitude! Eva!"
A ravenette with her hair in a ponytail and a unibrow stepped off the bus. She's wearing a dark blue set of athleticwear with matching shoes. She stomped into the group and glared. "No one makes me mad, no one gets hurt."
The sounds of a vehicle approaching are heard before various parts of it are shown. First the grungy and patched-together triple-wheeled undercarriage landing gear. Next, the engines on the right wing, the one with a bird nest in front giving off a short burst of smoke. Then a closer shot of the top half of the plane as it passed the camera, Chef is seen in the cockpit wearing a pilot uniform, then the Chris McLean logo on the side of the jet is shown as it screeched to a halt in front of them.
"What the?" Duncan asked.
A rivet fell off the jet, and the focus shifted over to the contestants where Amber looked horrified. "We're riding in that?! It's an OSHA violation waiting to happen!"
"Relax it's perfectly safe." Chris reassured her. With comedic timing, a piece of the plane's undercarriage fell off. A few rodents ran off. "Now Boarding!"
"Oh look Chris dug up a military jet that's almost as old as he is." Noah snarked.
An irate Chris took out a frying pan and gave him a flat look. "I will hit you with this." Noah swallowed. "Does anyone else have a problem with the plane?"
"Nope!" Tyler said.
"I love it!" Topher cheered.
"There'd better be somewhere ta do my poof on that thing." Anne Maria scowled.
"Now boarding," The host continued, throwing the frying pan away. "! On a voyage to a million big ones! We're saving you a first class seat for all the action. Right here,on Total! Drama!"Woooorrrrlllddd~ Tooouuurrrr~!" He sang the last two words as the focus shifted out to show the entire cast and the jumbo jet itself."
"Seriously?" Duncan deadpanned.
A stage light pops up in front of the CN tower, we switch to the interior of the plane as another light pops out of the ceiling, outside the plane a camera pops out of the engine startling a raccoon, we see a suitcase pop open and a clap board is used. The camera moves through first class passing a drink cart on the way and causing Chris to jump out of the aisle.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
(Chef is in the cockpit, the cook gives the camera glare as it passes through. The camera moves past several bagages trucks.)
You guys are on my mind!
(The camera moves past the CN tower and dives into the water.)
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
(Lightning is swimming in the water when he spots a shark and begins to fight with it.)
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
(Harold stands on top of the straw roof of a hut on a woven boat. An oar flies threw the air to hit him.)
I wanna be...famous!
(Amber and Topher are fighting on the boat, and it is clear one of them accidently hit Harold in the tussle. Crocodiles leap from the water snapping their jaws. The boat moves off screen and we see a crocodile wince on the word be. The camera moves back to the boat revealing it had run into an inflatable raft where Alejandro is standing. Amber panics and tries to help while Topher just laughs."
I wanna live close to the sun!
(The camera moves to the statue of liberty, we cut to the top where Brick is offering Jo a helping hand, only for her to grab it and body slam him instead.)
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
(Tyler runs past the two, pushing a baby carriage holding Noah. Max is nearby and the jock trips over her, sending Noah flying out of the carriage and into a sign.)
Everythin' to prove,
(Noah lands in Eva's arms as she stands on a tundra. He gives her a grateful smile.)
Nothin' in my way;
I'll get there one day.
(We pan right where Amy rolls her eyes. A polar bear taps on her shoulder and she looks horrified, but then Dawn and Ella calm the bear and Amy smiles.)
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(We zoom in past ice caps to see Duncan and Gwen surfing a giant wave. It seems to be too much as they are swept up in the surf.)
Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa
(Xena and Anne Maria are walking across a New York City crosswalk. They are startled as the jet passes them, sending leaves through the air. We switch to a scene of the contestants in a human pyramid atop the jet, wearing parachutes and kicking in beat. The bottom row contains Jo, Anne Maria, Harold, Max, Xena, and Brick. The first row up contains Topher, Amber Alejandro, Eva, and Noah, the next row up contains Duncan, Gwen, Amy, and Tyler, on top of the pyramid is Lightning holding Ella and Dawn on one of his shoulders each.)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The plane passes big ben,causing the clock face to pop out. It passes the arc de Triomphe causing a mime to drop his croissant. It flies past a rock balancing on.a stone pillar, knocking it off and causing it to fall in front of the camera kicking up dust)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The dust clears to show, Ella and Dawn smiling at one another, It pans to show Eva glaring, then down to Jo.)
(The lyrics end and we see Chef Hatchet glare. He turns the plane, sending all the contestants falling through the air in parachutes. Everyone but Max lands in front of a sign with the show's name on it. As the song ends Max lands face first in the middle of the group)
Intro end
The episode proper begins with Chris leading the contestants into what seems to be the plane's eating area.
"Singing? Really? I thought Chris was joking about that." Gwen said.
"Of course we have to sing. It is in the contract. Am I the only one who read it through?" Xena asked.
"Oh I love singing!" Ella cheered.
"Well I don't. Girls sing, little birdies sing, Duncan's do not sing." The punk said.
"I'm with him." Eva grunted.
"Think I'll get to beatbox?" Harold asked.
"I'll beat you if you try!" Duncan snapped.
"Must you torment every inane moment of our lives?" Noah drawled.
"Yes." Chris smirked. "But there's actually more to it than that. Singing reality shows are huge. And! The worse the singing, the higher the ratings! Which is why on this show, there will be no vocal coaches, or rehearsals, or warning!" Everyone complained save Ella who clapped joyfully.
"Anywho," the host continued "this is the dining area, where you'll enjoy in-flight meals!" He gestured to one of the metal tables behind him, some of the seats seem to be upended trash cans.
"But not for long! It is only a matter of time until !, the maestro of mischief, prove my superiority over you all!" Max laughed evilly.
"Max, you are like the show's least impressive villain." Topher said.
"What? How dare you! I am the king of cruelty, the earl of evilness, the-" Max began.
"The annoyance that needs to zip it so we can finish the tour and get this bird in flight!" Chris interrupted.
"Is there a mirror around here? I need ta check my poof." Anne Maria said.
"There's a mirror in the bathroom, its through there." Chris pointed.
(Confessional)
Anne Maria : (Is looking in the mirror messing with her hair. She notices the camera.) Great, Just what I needed, the one place I can primp to be airing to millions of people. (she huffed.)
Static
Chris has his back to the camera. He is facing the contestants who are in a sparse space with two benches. In the background is a clothes line hung between the two places for overhead luggage. A puddle of water is on the floor with more drops of water falling into it. . "Losing teams will enjoy luxurious economy class accommodations between destinations,"
"So uh, where are we supposed to sleep?" Tyler asked.
"I've already set up a little demonstration for that," Chris told him, gesturing to his right. The camera panned to show a blow up of Chef was buckled onto one of the benches.
"That seems very uncomfortable." Alejandro frowned.
"Not to mention unsafe." Brick noted.
"No comfort for losers," the host said. "Safety harnesses and an emergency exit, "But! No comfort here, here, or here."
"Whatever. I can handle whatever you throw at me McLean." Eva glared.
"We should go to the winners compartment! For that is where I will make my evil lair!" Max Laughed.
Noah winced and wafted air away from his face. "The only thing evil about you is your lack of personal hygiene."
/
The group stood in a much fancier setting with a meeting table, reclining airline seats and a bar. "This is the first class cabin. The domain of each week's winners." Chris explained.
"Now this is the kind of accommodation I can get behind." Brick nodded. "Although I would prefer it if everyone got it."
"Please, this isn't summer camp." Jo scoffed. "To the victor go the spoils. Besides I thought you'd be used to poor accommodations, Army boy."
Brick glared. "The accommodations in my camp complied with all safety regulations."
"Well too bad. No safety on this show! You wanted to speak for us? Well now you get to live like us." Jo got in his face. "Unless you think you're above it?"
Brick huffed.
(Cockpit confessional)
Jo: Seriously what does this guy think this is? Some peace fest where we all sing kumbaya around the campfire? (She looks around the place.) This confessional is a lot nicer than the one in the toilet.
Chef: Not for me! I'm trying to prep for a flight!
Jo: And you can't do that while I'm here? Some pilot. Anyway that Brick guy really creases me. He's just so-
Chef: Gentlemanly?
Jo: Pretentious. I don't need his help.
Chef: I think this might be a you problem.
Jo: Ugh.
Static
"Now this is more like it!" Anne Maria said behind her is a flat screen T.V. with speakers. "A grand piano? Wood burning pizza oven? A hot tub with LED lights!" As she says each thing we are shown it. "This place is rockin'."
"How does the Lightning win this?!" Lightning asked.
"Easy, Tiger,These are my quarters. And they're off limits,clear?" Chris told him.
"Sha Please. You can't stop the Lightning from hanging here!" The football jock said.
"Then you're disqualified." Chris smirked.
"On the other hand, Lightning don't need this fancy stuff to be awesome." Lightning said.
"Glad we have an understanding." Chris smirked.
"I am willing to respect your limits sir." Brick saluted.
(confessional)
Jo: Anyway, while Commandant Conscientious is the most annoying thing on the planet next to Brightning, New girl seems kind of okay. She's strong and has a tough attitude. Which is more than I can for some people. Seriously.
Static
The group is back in the eating area. At the left table Duncan, Gwen, Xena, Harold, Alejandro, Eva, Noah, Topher, and Amber sat. At the right were Tyler, Anne Maria, Max, Brick, Jo, Amy, Ella, Dawn,.
"And that's pretty much it,I skipped the cargo hold and galley but I'm sure you'll find those exciting destinations later. When I 'accidently' lock you in them." Chris said
As the plane took off Eva's head fell against Alejandro's chest. "Are you alright Senorita? The plane seems to have knocked you off balance."
For the first time since she'd gotten there Eva didn't glare or growl. She smiled just a bit. "I'm fine. Thanks." Next to her, Noah's eyes narrowed at Alejandro.
"One more thing," Chris announced. "I'm sure you remember a little something called the elimination ceremony?" He points to the right. "Takes place right in there my friends!"
/
The group is now in a large room with an exit door. On either side of the door is a tiki statue. Behind the group is a yellow floral curtain. "If you don't receive a barf bag full of airline-issue peanuts," the host began.
"Does it have to be a barf bag?" Max gagged.
"You will be forced to take the Drop of Shame," Chris continued, clearly unamused.
"I mean-" Before Max could continue Brick slammed a hand over his mouth. "Understood Mr. McLean."
Chris smirked. "Glad to see at least one of you shows me respect."
As he walked off, Brick removed his hand. "I apologize for being so rough, but Mr. McLean seems like the spontaneous sort."
Max glared. "Whatever. Just keep your hands off me before your good nature corrupts me."
/
We're back in the eating area and everyone is seated. It's clearly been a bit. Noah leans close to Eva. "Listen, you're strong and I'm smart. I think we can help each other."
"Why would I need your help?" The iron woman snapped.
"Numbers advantage. We vote together and we have more control over the team. Something to consider." Noah said.
Across the table Alejandro frowns at the interaction. Suddenly there was a musical chime.
A spotlight shines on Chris, who is wearing a black tux with a red bow tie, a cane, and a bowler hat. "Whenever you hear that friendly little bell, it's musical number time! So!" he smiled devilishly. "Let's hear it!"
"What do we sing?" Anne Maria asked.
"You have to make it up as you go," Chris explained. "Wouldn't be challenging otherwise, now would it?"
(Song one: come fly with us)
As each person sings they stand up.
Ella: Up!
Anne Maria: Up!
Dawn: Up!
Amy: Up!
Harold: Sing!
Brick: Sing!
Lightning: Sing!
Tyler: Sing!
All boys except Duncan: We're flying
All girls except Eva and Gwen: And singing
Everyone except Duncan, Eva, and Gwen: We're Flying and singing
Alejandro is pushing a snack cart with Amber on it through first class as they sing their lines. "Come fly with us, come fly with us."
Lightning skids through economy class. "Lightning's gonna win, leaving you in the dust!"
In first class, Anne Maria sits on the couch while Jo sits in a seat across the way.
Anne Maria: Come fly with us,
Jo: Come fly with us,
Brick steps in between them and smiles at them. "If we work hard, we'll make it through, I trust!" Anne Maria smiles while Jo rolls her eyes.
Duncan is sitting at a table in the eating area. "Dude's this is messed, you're singing in a plane!
Harold is swinging nunchucks around as he sings the next line. "What do you expect, Chris is freaking insane!"
Gwen walks into the room. "Yeah, but guys, you're singing on TV!"
Ella danced into the room with a smile. "Just let your voice soar, it feels amazing!"
In first class Dawn and Amy are sitting at the bar. "Come fly with us! Come fly with us!"
In the cockpit Topher looks concerned about Chef's flying. "You know how to fly this right?"
"I try." Chef said.
Back in economy Max stands on one of the benches holding up a first triumphantly. "They think that I've had my time! But I'm telling you I'm Evil in its prime!"
Noah is looking out the window as he drones. "Come fly with us, Come die with us!"
"We're not actually gonna die right?" Tyler asked.
Everyone gathered in the common area where Gwen, Duncan, and Eva are sitting. They all sang to the three of them. "Come fly with us, come sing with us."
Gwen, Duncan, and Eva : No.
Chris: Does anyone need a refresher on the season three rules, because in order to avoid instant elimination-
Xena grabs the contract from the host. "All contestants must sing in each show."
Ella: Come on Duncan! Just go!
Amber: Gwen, sing please, don't go.
Gwen (Speaking): I don't wanna go home… Come fly with us, come fly with us, come and fly with us!
Noah looked to Eva. "You wanna lose before we've even begun?"
Eva and Duncan looked at each other and nodded.
Eva and Duncan: This Sucks!
Everyone did jazz hands. "Yeah!"
The intercom crackles and Chef's voice yells through it. "Enough singin' fruitcakes! Strap yourselves in! We are now beginnin' our descent into Egypt." He continues in a quiet tone. "Musical numbers. Worst idea ever, Chris is such an idiot- wait, why's the PA light still on? Oh sh-"
Chris glares as he closes out the segment. "We'll be right back."
/
The plane has set down in front of a large pyramid. The contestants are standing in a group as Chris is carried in by two interns. He is dressed as though he is a pharaoh. "You guys ready for a little fun? Wow, it's a scorcher out here huh?" He chuckled, taking a sip of some drink just to torment them."I call today's challenge 'Pyramid Over-Under'!"
"An eleven hour flight, Chef's pathetic excuse for food, a forced musical number, and now a challenge on top of that?!" Amy snarled.
"Don't you love this game?" The host said idly, one of the interns now fanning him with a leaf.
/
The teens were all lined up behind a starting line. In the front row are Jo, Brick, Lightning, Alejandro, Amber, Topher, Eva and Noah. In the back row are Xena, Harold, Amy, Dawn, Ella, Tyler, Max, Duncan, and Gwen.
The focus is placed on Eva as she searches her pockets. "Where is it? Where is it?!"
"Are you talking about this?" Noah asked, holding out a white mp3 player and ear buds. "It fell out of your pocket."
Eva looked relieved. "Thank you." She said taking her electronics back.
"No problem." Noah replied. They are both startled by Chris hitting some cymbals together.
"That's satisfying-" Chris began.
"Satisfying! I'll show you what's satisfying!" Eva growled.
Noah placed a hand on her shoulder. "You hurt the host, you'll get kicked off. Do you want to risk that iron woman?"
The iron woman took a breath. "Fine."
"If you two are done blathering on, Pyramid Over-Under' means you choose how you'll get to the finish line. Either over or under the pyramid. Got it?" Everyone nodded. "Ready, set," Chris held up the cymbals as everyone got ready to go. "Go!" He declared as he clanged them again, everyone ran past him with about half the contestants running inside the pyramid,
/
The contestants entered to find there are different paths, each with a different symbol above it, an ankh on the far left, a scarab in the middle, and a mummy on the right. The focus shifted to show all the contestants that had gone inside the pyramid. In front is Lightning, behind him is Anne Maria, and Topher, Behind them is Xena, Dawn, Amy, Ella, Harold, and Max
"Well that's great. Chris forgot ta tell us which path ta go!" Anne Maria complained.
"Hey Dawn, can you use your weird witchcraft thing to find the right exit?" Amy asked.
"I sense that they all lead out of the pyramid, though what lies down each I am less sure of." Dawn said.
"So any of them would work?" Ella said.
"It appears we will have to make a guess as to which path to go down. With our limited knowledge, it will have to be a blind guess." Xena said.
"Lightning ain't got time for this! I'll just give it a run through." The football jock decided, running down the center path with a scarab over it.
"Let's go with dunderhead over there. If there's danger he'll take care of it for us." Amy smirked.
"That's a good idea." Ella agreed. So Amy, Ella, and Dawn followed Lightning down the middle path.
"I guess we can head down the mummy path." Topher shrugged. "Not like there's any use staying here." The blonde decided.
"Wait for me! Everyone knows mummies are evil!" Max declared as he ran after the blonde.
Xena turned to Anne Maria and Harold. "I am taking the path with the ankh above it. You may join me if you wish."
"Might as well, it's either you two or being stuck with Topher or 'Lightning." Anne Maria said.
"Of course you want me along. I'm an expert on Egypt." Harold said as they began to walk into the tunnel. "Did you know that…"
/
A shot from the bottom of the pyramid is shown before the focus shifts to Noah and Eva. "You mind if I hitch a ride over?"
Eva raised her unibrow. "I guess you did find my MP3 player, and stopped me from strangling Chris, and convinced me to sing. Fine. But only so I don't owe you anything."
Noah smirked and climbed on to Eva's back. Then she began to climb. She made it to the third step when a familiar voice called. "Hola senorita! I see you've got a hitchhiker as well."
On the same step as them was Alejandro carrying Amber. Eva smiled again. "Well he weighs so little it's not a problem."
"I admire your strength." The Spaniard said.
The four continued up and the focus shifted left to show Duncan and Gwen helping each other up the pyramid, as well as Tyler working to climb it himself. Brick and Jo are focused on.
"This is nothing compared to my training." Brick told her.
"Please I've had morning jogs harder than this." Jo scoffed.
/
Down the mummy path Topher and Max are walking. Behind them is a slab with hieroglyphics on it. "Can you believe this place? I mean it's clearly a set of some kind. There wouldn't be an open entrance to an ancient pyramid. How much do you think it cost?"
"I don't care minion! I insist that you lead us through right now!" Max ordered.
"Max, you're not intimidating in the slightest, but whatever." Topher said.
As Max went to follow him he tripped into a pile of bandages which he got tangled up in. "Minion! I require assistance!" Topher didn't even look back.
/
The focus shifted to show Duncan and Gwen were around the middle of the pyramid. Jo and Brick are near the top, and Tyler is just below them. The focus is on Jo and Brick.
"I admire your sticktoitiveness." Brick told her.
"Thanks, I admire nothing about you." Jo snarked.
The two continued forward. The focus shifted to Tyler as he tried to climb up further, but he got stung by a scorpion. He tumbled down the building and knocked Gwen down as Duncan tried to get her up the next step.
"Pasty!" The punk called.
"It's fine! Keep going, I'll catch up!" The goth called.
Duncan nodded and continued to climb.
/
Down the ankh path Anne Maria is holding her hands over her ears in an attempt to drown out Harold. She steps on a pressure plate and several spears nearly hit into them. Luckily they all miss.
"Anne Maria, I would advise you to be more aware of your surroundings." Xena said.
"Yeah! I mean gosh! It's like you weren't even listening to my speech on pyramids." Harold said.
"Gee, I wonda' why." Anne Maria glared.
/
Noah, Eva, Alejandro, and Amber are all nearing the top of the pyramid. "Truly you have great stamina." Alejandro said.
Eva smiled. Noah rolled his eyes. "Nice moves casanova, flirting with a girl in front of your girlfriend."
"I wouldn't necessarily call it flirting. Right now he's just complimenting her. Trust me, when he's flirting you'll know." Amber smirked.
"Indeed. Some of us know how to socially interact beyond scathing remarks." The Spaniard smirked.
Noah huffed.
/
Down the scarab path Lightning is running like he's a linebacker on a football team. "You should slow down. It's dangerous in here." Dawn said.
"Yeah, wait for us!" Amy added. Ella is a bit further ahead of them.
"Lightning's in the zone!" The football jock said as he continued to run, paying their words no mind. He runs over a pressure plate and behind him a part of the wall turns around taking Amy and Dawn with it.
Ella doesn't notice as Lightning is now running past a line of animal mummies. A cat, a squid, a dog, some kind of animal with round ears and a bird of some kind. As he runs past he knocks the dog into the floor. Ella dives to save it but it crumbles into ash. "Oh the poor thing." She said. Then the hall started to crumble and Ella shrieked running after Lightning.
/
In the mummy path Topher is shocked when the wall in front of him spins around with Amy and Dawn. "Wow. This set must be more high tech than I thought." The blonde said.
"What! How'd we get here?! Where's Ella?! Dawn, I thought your spooky mystic thing was supposed to stop things from happening!" Amy said.
"Wow. Yelling at one of your only friends, that'll help shake your reputation." Topher smirked.
"I know she's only yelling because she's worried about Ella." Dawn said. "Topher, did it ever occur to you that-"
"Don't you try to analyze me Dawn. I refuse to do any self reflection." The blonde said.
"We might as well go with Topher, Ella will meet us on the other side." Dawn said.
"Please don't say it like that." The cheerleader winced.
/
On the top of the pyramid stand Jo and Brick. "It's all downhill from here!" Jo smirked. "Which is good, because that's where you're going!"
She pushed against Brick, who fell back against a sign that had a pyramid on it. The post snapped and it fell back into Tyler, who had just reached the top of the pyramid himself. He fell down, and this time Brick noticed. "I have to go help him."
"You're ditching our competition?!" Jo glared.
"I'm the reason he fell down!" The cadet called back.
/
Lightning and Ella run out of the pyramid and cross the finish line. Chris smiled. "Great work guys."
"Lightning knew he'd make it first!" The football jock cheered.
"Yay we made it girls!" Ella cheered. She looked around. "Girls!"
"Stand behind the number one." Chris said.
"But Amy and Dawn aren't here!" The princess said. "I left them behind!"
"Well too bad, you can't go back in. Them's the rules. Stand behind the number one." The host smirked.
Ella slumped over.
/
In the ankh path Harold is still droning on. Anne Maria snapped. "I can't take it anymore!" She said running down the hall.
"Wait! I haven't gotten to the part about how they took their brains out!" Harold said, running after her.
Xena raised an eyebrow. "I suppose I'll pick up the pace." With that she ran too.
/
Topher, Amy, and Dawn are walking down the mummy path. "Now that I think about it, weren't you with a midget with delusions of grandeur?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, I have no idea what happened to Max." Topher said. He chuckled.
"Imagine if he got taken by a mummy." Amy's eyes widened. Topher swallowed nervously. "There's one behind me isn't there?"
The focus moved out to show a stout mummy behind them. Topher and Amy screamed and ran.
"Wait, it's just-" Dawn began, the two kept going. She sighed resignedly and ran after.
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On the pyramid Jo is on her way down, as are Eva, Noah, Alejandro, and Amber. Duncan ran right down the pyramid and straight into the group of four. All five of them tumbled to the bottom of the pyramid, crashing with a groan. Duncan got up first and ran to join Lightning and Ella. Eva was next, and Noah was still holding on to her back so he went too.
Alejandro helped Amber to her feet. "Are you alright Chica?"
"I'm fine. At least this was a bit of a shortcut." Amber giggled.
The two walked hand in hand across the finish line, but Alejandro was slightly ahead. Chris brought down his hand between them. "What?!" Amber gasp.
"Que?" Alejandro asked. "What is the meaning of this?!"
"This season, three teams!" Chris said, holding up three fingers and placing an arm over Amber's shoulder. "Alejandro makes team one a round six, so Amber, you're the first member of Team two!"
Amber huffed. "If it's any consolation," Chris told the her "you do get...,"
Jo finally finished climbing down the pyramid. "I would have gotten here sooner if Stuncan hadn't knocked everyone down!"
"Jo." Amber groaned.
"And You also get..." Chris continued.
Then Topher, Dawn, and Amy came out of the pyramid. Two screaming, one calm. They joined Amber and Jo. Chris turned to the bookworm with a cheeky grin. "Congratulations." Amber's eye twitched.
(Confessional)
Amber: Jo, Amy, and Topher?! ¡Joder! (Amber looked up at the ceiling.) What manner of being have I angered?!
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Duncan: Aw, if I'd known there'd be three teams I'd have gone back for pasty. Now we're on different teams!
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Noah: Great. On a team with Alejandro. I know he's trying to win over Eva and he'll probably redouble his efforts now that Amber's on another team.. Well he's not charming his way into an alliance with her before me. Not after how hard I've worked.
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Anne Maria, Harold, Xena and a mummy all exit the pyramid next. "Please get me away from this pale scrawny nerd!" The jersey reject cried.
"Your wish is my command!" Chris smirked, stopping Harold and Xena. The 'mummy' ran right into them causing the bandages on him to unravel, revealing Max.
"You are the most useless minions ever!" Max yelled at Amy, Dawn, and Topher. "I ordered you to get me out of these, and instead you ran, and I got lost elsewhere in the pyramid!"
Chris gave Max a flat look. "Deranged evil rants aside…Anne Maria rounds out team two. Harold, Xena, Max you're the first members of team three!"
"Awesome, in Egyptian it's-" Harold began.
"No! Not another stupid fact! No one even cares!" Anne Maria yelled.
"Might I inquire about the whereabouts of the other three contestants?" Xena asked.
Brick, Gwen, and Tyler are all at the top of the pyramid. "Thanks for helping me out, Brick. You didn't have to." Gwen was saying.
"I know but I couldn't leave you struggling so much." Brick said.
"Alright! It's all downhill from here guys!" Tyler cheered.
"Oh kiii~iids!" Chris called up to them through his red megaphone. A musical chime rang out. "Recognize that sound? Time for whoever's not finished yet to give us a little musical reprise!"
"I thought it was one song per episode?!" Gwen complained.
"Yeah," Chris told him, "and this is a reprise, not a new song! So if you don't sing, you're out! So let's hear it!"
(Reprise one: Climb down with us)
The grand music of the song from earlier played. Brick , Tyler and Gwen all began to climb down the pyramid.
Brick: Climb down with us!
Tyler: Climb down with us!
Gwen: I really hate singing, but I must.
Tyler tripped down a couple steps. "Climb down with us!"
Brick grabbed Tyler's hand and stopped him from falling further. "Climb down with us!"
Gwen sighed as she continued down. "I'm stuck here, singing a reprise, it's unjust."
Tyler waved Gwen down in a 'come on motion.' "Come on guys, hurry we've really gotta go!"
"How'd I ever end up stuck on this stupid show!" Gwen sang as she continued.
"Soldiers stay strong, I know we'll make it through." Brick sang as he helped Gwen down another step.
Tyler turned around to see the others and ended up falling down a few steps. "Thanks for the pep Brick, I believe in us too!"
The three had almost made it down. "So climb down with us, climb down with us, we hope this song's enough!"
Gwen turned to the host and finished the song even doing jazz hands." and Fu** you!"
Chris frowned. "Could have done without the ending sting, but fine. Join team-
Harold interrupted. "Talata or three." The final three contestants joined their team.
Chris is shown facing the three teams in a semicircle in front of him. On the left is team one. Consisting of Lightning, Ella, Duncan, Alejandro, Eva, and Noah. In the middle is team two containing Amber, Topher, Jo, Amy, Dawn, and Anne Maria. On the right is team three containing Max, Harold, Xena, Brick, Gwen, and Tyler.
"Okay teams, talk amongst yourselves and determine a team name. You have three minutes, while I enjoy this ice cream cone." Chris said, holding up a single scoop of strawberry.
Team one turned around. "Team conquest!" A golden circle with a mountain that has a flag at its peak, inside it appears next to them.
Team two turned around. "Team valkyrie!" A pink circle with a female symbol inside it appears. The symbol is wearing a winged viking helmet. .
Team three was struggling with their name. "Team Evil!" Max declared.
"I'm not going to be on a team named evil." Brick said.
"Nor will I! It's a disgrace to my honor!" Harold agreed.
"Besides Max, you're evil is nothing compared to Chris. He's real evil." Gwen said.
"Maybe we should name our Team Chris is really, really, really, really evil." Tyler suggested. A ding went off.
"What?!" Everyone said as a purple circle appeared with Chris' face in it. His brows are furrowed evilly.
""Alright, best team name ever! And here are your rewards, Team Chris is really, really, really, really, really evil.~"
"I believe there were only four reallys." Xena pointed out.
"you win a camel!" He said as he pointed to a nearby camel. "Team Valkyrie you win a goat." The goat ran up to Dawn and rubbed its head against her."
"And Team Conquest, here ya go!" Chris said, holding up a forked stick.
"Wait? Why do the losers get better prizes?!" Lightning asked.
"All will be explained, "if I feel like it. Next time!" Chris pointed at the camera. "Right here! On Total! Drama! Woooorrrrlllddd~ Tooouuurrrr~!"
A/N: It took a while to figure out how I'd end up with the teams I wanted, but I managed it. I knew I wanted Alejandro, Jo, and Brick all on separate teams. And that I wanted an almost all girls team led by Jo. I decided Topher should be the one guy for the sake of two jokes. One is that the gay guy ended up in a situation most straight men would dream of. The other is that when Chris calls them an all girl's team Topher's gonna have a snappy comeback, rather than sulking about it.
I also knew I wanted Alejandro, Noah, and Eva to all end up on the same team for their plotline, as well as Lightning ending up on the same team as Noah. Mostly so they can bounce off each other, and I can continue the gag of Lightning accidentally misgendering Noah. And of course I wanted Amber on the same team as Topher, Gwen and Duncan on separate teams, and Amy on a team with Dawn but not Ella.
As for team names. Conquest is similar to victory without the jinxing themselves. Valkyries are female soldiers in Norse mythology that guide people to Valhalla. So I thought it was a good alternative to Amazon. And I couldn't help but have Team Chris. And Max was on that team so evil seemed appropriate.
One big change here is that no one quit. I've Always hated that, and the whole reason I had eighteen teens make it into the season was so they all had the same amount to start off.
We've already got a few plotlines in motion. Lightning's getting the animal curse. The reason is simple. I needed something to do with him, and the animal curse seemed like fun. I always thought the biggest problem with the plotline was who it was given to. DJ is so scared of the curse. I feel like if the curse was on someone who'd fight back and was kinda antagonistic it'd work much better. Hence Lightning. Brick and Jo's rivalry continues. Alejandro and Noah are both trying to form an alliance with Eva. Etc.
I'm really pumped for this season.