The episode starts with Don narrating. "Last time on the race around the states, the father and son duo got quite a shock when it was revealed Junior's old principal, had gone missing." "Dwayne then made it blatantly clear, that he loved Junior, and would never abuse him." "We then went to Indiana for a game of pop a shot, where Harold once again exceeded our expectations, and scored his eighth consecutive win." "Is he going to keep us his dominance?" "Or does another contestant have something for him this time?" "Find out on this episode of, the race around the states."

Intro consists of a shorter version of the final countdown.

(Room 11- mother and daughter)

"Let me make this clear mom, I'm winning this whole competition, not you" said Taylor. "That's a pretty bold statement seeing as how i'm only 6 points out of the chase, and you have over 23 to make up" said Kelly. "Like you actually have a chance at making the chase" said Taylor.

(Confession cam- In it to win it)

Kelly- "I think the reason why she's so upset, is because she's been losing to the same person over and over again." "It's very rare, in any type of competition, for somebody to score 8 victories in a row."

Taylor- "I am not jealous of Harold." "Just wait, it won't belong before I steal his thunder, and I'm the one winning all the time."

**End confessional**

(Room 12- Harold and Izzy)

Something was burning inside of Harold's stomach, and he quickly rushed into the bathroom. He dropped his pants and underwear down to his ankles, sat down on the toilet, and began releasing burning diarrhea from his bowels. "Oh God, that asparagus did a huge number on me" he said. He took a needle out of his pocket, and gave himself an insulin shot. Izzy then walked into the room, and began rubbing his back. Harold began to relax, and the experience became much less painful. "Thank God, I have a spouse like you" said Harold. "After you get done with your business, do you wanna take a shower together?" asked Izzy. "Oh, yes please, I would very much enjoy that" said Harold.

Soon Harold was finished with having a bad case of the runs, and after wiping his butt and flushing, he stood up without pulling up his pants and underwear. He then set his glasses next to the sink, and took off his shirt. Izzy then took off her shirt, and her skirt. She then took off her bra, as well as her panties. The couple got turned on, as they looked at each other naked.

The two of them were soon standing in the shower, letting the warm water drench them. Being a married couple, Harold and Izzy were okay with seeing each other naked. "I remember our first ever conversation, and it just so happened to be in the shower" said Izzy. "Yeah, but back then it was a bit more distant, I didn't realize in that moment, I was talking to the love of my life" said Harold. "You are the best thing to ever happen to me, and so far, our wedding was the best day of our life" said Izzy. "When I proposed to you, I was so worried you were going to say no" said Harold. "I did owe you big time, you did save my life" said Izzy. "Well you saved mine first, so I guess we're even" said Harold. Harold then wrapped his arms around his wife's neck, leaned forward, and kissed her on the lips. Izzy wrapped her hands around Harold's naked butt, and gratefully returned to kiss, and the couple was now feverishly making out.

The next morning, everyone got on the bus, and they got off at another beach. "Okay everyone, we are unfortunately in the state of California" said Don. "I think I know the reason why it's unfortunate, but i'm not to make offensive comments on international tv" said Spud. "Um, I was not expecting a response like that" said Don. "I said it was unfortunate, because this state has a history of wildfires, most of which are caused by mother nature, not human error." "Anyways, this challenge is going to be another beach related one." "We are going to see if you guys are good swimmers, as this will be a swimming race." "You will swim out to the sandbar, and back again." "The first one to finish the race, will be the winner."

After they all put on their swimsuits, Miles had something to say to Junior. "Hey listen, i'm totally okay with it if you don't want me to be your failsafe." "You and Sanders are a much better couple, and I would hate to see you two apart." "Okay, the occasional teasing and flirting, I can handle, as long as you don't make an excessive move on me" said Junior.

The race soon began, and while these contestants weren't professionals, they did put on a performance Greg Louganis would be impressed with. To nobody's surprise, Harold once again took the win. Geoff finished close behind him in second, Owen got third, Sanders fourth, Ennui fifth, Chet sixth, Jen seventh, Taylor eighth, Junior ninth, Leonard tenth, Emma eleventh, Lorenzo twelfth, Kelly thirteenth, Laurie fourteenth, Stephanie fifteenth, Kitty sixteenth, Jacques seventeenth, Noah eighteenth, Crimson nineteenth, Mary twentieth, Jay twenty first, Miles twenty second, Ryan twenty third, Rock twenty fourth, Dwayne twenty fifth, Pete twenty sixth, Tammy twenty seventh, Spud twenty eighth, Ellody twenty ninth, MacArthur thirtieth, Tom thirty first, Gerry thirty second, Izzy thirty third, Carrie thirty fourth, and Josee thirty fifth.

Everybody knew that something was wrong, when Mickey didn't show up for the next 10 minutes. Jay began to have Kansas flashbacks, and thought that this was a repeat. Without thinking twice, he went back into the water, to try and save Mickey.

He eventually found Mickey underwater, and was horrified at what he saw. Mickey was cut open in several places, and was losing a lot of blood. Where he once had eyes, was now replaced with two holes bleeding out. Floating right above him, was a shark. Jay thought that everything seemed hopeless, but he needed to at least make an attempt to save Mickey. He punched the shard hard with his prosthetic hand. The hand tore right through the shark, ripping it's heart out. In the process, the hand ended up becoming destroyed. Jay grabbed hold of Mickey with his regular hand, and pulled him up.

When the twins were back on dry land, everyone was mortified by what they were seeing. Jay did some checking, and found that Mickey wasn't breathing, and he didn't have a pulse. With tears absolutely covering his face, Jay began to give Mickey CPR, but wasn't getting any results. The twins parents soon arrived on the scene, along with a medical helicopter. Mickey was put on a hospital gurney, and was carefully put in the helicopter. Jay and their parents got in with him, and the helicopter then took off to the nearest hospital.

(Confession cam- "Dear lord this is serious)

Harold- "After what just happened, there was no way I could celebrate my ninth consecutive win." "Poor Mickey, he just got back too."

Josee- "When I was helping Mickey out of the maze, he was conscious and breathing." "It doesn't look very good, I think he was dead before Jay even went back into the water."

**End confessional**

The podium ceremony wasn't very good. Owen stood on the third place pedestal, Geoff stood on the second place pedestal, and Harold stood on the winner's pedestal. Nobody said anything, they were clearly still in shock from the incident that just took place. "Well, obviously nobody wanted this to happen" said Don. "Harold, I don't have much to say, other than you got yourself a Nintendo 64, with a mint condition copy of Paper Mario." For the next 30 seconds, nobody said anything, until Junior broke the silence. He was bawling his eyes out, and throwing another tantrum. He then went over to Dwayne, and began crying into his chest. Dwayne began holding his son. "It's alright Junior, everyone is as scared as you are" said Dwayne. "Oh dear God, this is the worst ending to an episode yet" said Don. "To those of you watching at home, say a little prayer before going to bed." "It might not seem very likely, but Mickey still has a chance." Don then let out a depressed sigh, and the screen went black.

Point standings.

First place: Emma, 460 points 1 win

Second place: Noah, 449 points, 1 win

Third place: Leonard, 435 points

Fourth place: Chet, 426 points

Fifth place: Ryan, 419 points

Sixth place: Owen 417 points

Seventh place: Tammy, 401 points

Eighth place: Sanders, 399 points

Ninth place: Crimson, 394 points

Tenth place: Kitty, 391 points

Eleventh place: Lorenzo, 387 points

Twelfth place: Kelly, 384 points

Thirteenth place: Taylor, 372 points

Fourteenth place: Ennui, 363 points

Fifteenth place: Geoff, 344 points

Sixteenth place: Harold, 344 points, 9 wins

Seventeenth place: Laurie, 342 points, 1 win

Eighteenth place: Jen, 327 points

Nineteenth place: Junior, 324 points, 2 wins

Twentieth place: Stephanie, 307 points

Twenty first place: Jacques, 295 points, 1 win

Twenty second: MacArthur, 286 points

Twenty third place: Jay 282 points

Twenty fourth place: Mary, 274 points

Twenty fifth place: Miles, 266 points

Twenty sixth place: Brody, 247 points, 2 wins

Twenty seventh place: Rock, 242 points

Twenty eighth place: Pete, 238 points

Twenty ninth place: Spud, 184 points

Thirtieth place: Leshawna, 171 points

Thirty first place: Ellody, 160 points

Thirty second place: Tom, 149 points

Thirty third place: Gerry, 144 points

Thirty fourth place: Mickey, 139 points

Thirty fifth place: Carrie, 128 points

Thirty sixth place: Devin, 114 points

Thirty seventh place: Izzy, 103 points

Thirty eighth place: Josee, 96 points

Thirty ninth place: Dwayne, 96 points

Fortieth place: Lindsay, 18 points

Authors note: I would like to point that the Harold X Izzy shower scene was not on camera. The people filming this in this world, have no intentions of ever filming a porno.

You all thought that this chapter was going to be something completely different. You anticipated there would be a lot of sexual tension with innuendos, only to find out that instead, Mickey ends up on his deathbed. This is probably the darkest story i've ever written on this site. While the canon Total Drama cartoon always found times to be funny, the story always finds time to be dark.

As always, if you have an idea for a challenge in an upcoming state or a prize for a future challenge winner, feel free to let me know in a review.

Thank you for reading and please have a great day.