The episode starts with Don narrating. "Okay, things obviously could have gone better last time." "We had an ambulance out back, and we had it sent away after the challenge, as we thought we wouldn't need it, due to Harold being perfectly fine." "What I am sure nobody expected, was Lorenzo's pie containing poison." "Police are currently investigating this, and we are all hoping Lorenzo comes out of this safely." "Alright, cue the intro."

Intro consists of a shorter version of the final countdown.

"Okay guys, Lorenzo is going to be fine, he just needs to rest for the next 2-3 challenges" said Don. "Thank God, I couldn't bare the thought of my brother being dead" said Chet.

(Confession cam- It would be pretty depressing if that was the case)

Chet- "And to think, I actually thought that I hated him at one point."

**End confessional**

"Until Lorenzo is able to compete again, we do have a temporary substitute" said Don. "Due to our names being pronounced very similarly, I hope there is no confusion here." The substitute walked into the room. She had pale white skin, was wearing a green shirt, grey skirt, and purple leggings. "Hello everyone, it's nice to finally meet you" she said.

(Confession cam- My favorite character from Gen 2)

Don- "I know our names sound very similar, but trust me, they are not the same."

Dawn- "Yeah, there's a specific reason as to why I wanted to come here, but I really can't say what it is on camera." "I don't need to reveal somebody's personal feelings to the world."

**End confessional**

Harold was unable to participate in that nights self defense class, due to having really bad vision without his glasses. Dawn also elected not to participate, because in the event where she did have to protect herself, she wanted to do it in a way that didn't involve pain. The two of them were back in the cafeteria, and were having an interesting talk. "Listen Harold, I get that you're frustrated for the way you were treated" said Dawn. "But are you really angry enough, to the point that you want to take it to court?" "Well what would you have done differently?" asked Harold. "How would you handle it if you saved somebody's life, and they still hated you?" "I don't think anybody you met on Total drama hated you, not even Duncan" said Dawn. "I saved him from blowing up, and then he asked me to die" said Harold. "He didn't mean it, he was just in a bad mood, because he was having relationship troubles with Courtney" said Dawn. "And how do you expect me to forgive Courtney?" asked Harold. "She tried to murder me, by drowning me." "She probably didn't want to see you die, she didn't know that what she was doing was dangerous" said Dawn. "Plus, you did get her eliminated." "Maybe I wouldn't have had to take matters into my own hands, had she actually been disqualified for sexually harassing me" said Harold. "She was not eliminated under false pretenses, she deserved to get voted off, and she had no reason to sue the show afterward." "So it's more than sexual harassment and attempted murder, a huge part of this comes from you losing TDI, due to a bad officiating call" said Dawn. "Had I won, I wouldn't have risked it for the million" said Harold. "I would have just taken the 100 grand, and gone home, then Total drama action never would happened." "Alright, I can understand taking matters into your own hands, when authority figures aren't helping you" said Dawn. "I can also understand not feeling appreciated, after performing a heroic action." "If they were really bothering you that much, why couldn't you just talk to them about it?" "If I made any attempt whatsoever, there was no way they were going to hear me out" said Harold. "That's the reason why I really love Izzy." "She was there for me the entire time, she stood by me, and she understood me." "I proposed to her at such a young age, because I genuinely care for her a lot, and I really want to spend the rest of my life with her." "I've lost count of the near death experiences i've had, and every time I was in the hospital, even though my mother and siblings stood by me, I still felt alone." "I don't feel alone around Izzy, she's the number one thing in this world that makes me happy." "Wow, it must have been tough back then, growing up without a father" said Dawn. "I've never had an experience like that myself, but I can only imagine, how difficult it must be."

(Confession cam- Things just got deep)

Harold- "I know that Dawn's heart is in the right place, but i've made up my mind, I am sick of tired of being treated like a punching bag." "I'M A HUMAN BEING GOD DAMNIT, I HAVE FEELINGS!" "SOMETHING MY MOTHER AND SIBLINGS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THEY SERIOUSLY THINK THEY CAN DESTROY MY LIFE, MAKING ME THINK THAT MY FATHER DIED!" "YOU GUYS AREN'T MY FAMILY, WHY DID I EVER LOVE YOU?!" (Sticks out the middle finger) "FUCK YOU!"

Dawn- "Well, that didn't turn out the way I hoped." "Why does he really want to file this lawsuit?" "Isn't he already getting back at them, by becoming more famous than them?" "He's being knighted for crying out loud." "How much revenge does he want?"

**End confessional**

(Room 2- Chet and Dawn)

"I'm afraid this is where we have to part ways, I mean no disrespect, I just don't want to wake you with my snoring" said Dawn. "I know of two people who can tolerate it a lot more." "Alright then, suit yourself" said Chet. Dawn would not admit this, but in reality she didn't feel comfortable sharing a room with a boy, if she was going to be sleeping without any underwear.

(Room 12- Harold and Izzy)

Izzy was in the bathroom, singing pop goes the weasel, as she was sitting on the toilet. Harold then barged into the room, holding his crotch as tight as he could, as his face was dripping with sweat. It was clearly obvious that he really had to pee. "Sweetheart, I can't find the toilet without my glasses, and I really have to go" said Harold. "There's one small problem with that, i'm currently using it" said Izzy. Harold squinted his eyes, and could see what his wife was talking about. Harold then crossed his legs, and began doing the potty dance. "I can't just go and use another one, with how desperate I am, it's going to leak out if I move too much." "Well the answer is simple, just use the tub" said Izzy. "Izzy, that's disgusting" said Harold. "It's not that bad, I pee in the shower all the time" said Izzy. "Forget it, I can hold it" said Harold. Once Izzy was finally done and she stood up, Harold sprinted to the toilet, unzipped, and let out a sigh of relief."

(Room 5- the geniuses)

Dawn was setting up a sleeping bag, as Mary and Ellody were discussing something important. "I don't know if we should keep making Jay prosthetic hands" said Mary. "But we're the only ones who can do it for him" said Ellody. "I know but, ever since he adopted Hazel, he's had quite a temper" said Mary. "I'm really hesitant, because the first one we made him, was used to attack Emma." "Yeah, but it also saved his brothers life" said Ellody. "I know but, it still feels like we aren't designing prosthetic's, and instead designing weapons" said Mary. "Mary, I think you're overreacting" said Dawn. "That little scuffle with Emma was in the heat of the moment, i'm pretty sure Jay won't do it again."

The next morning, everyone was ready to go to the next state, only to see that there was no bus. "The bus is currently undergoing maintenance, it should be back in time for the next challenge" said Don. "For the time being, we're simply just going to take a train to Louisiana."

They all walked on foot, to a train station that was a quarter mile away, and Don was now ordering train tickets. Gerry was looking at the paint scheme of the locomotive, and backed away in horror when he saw the design. "Oh hell no, there is no way in hell, i'm riding on an Amtrak passenger train" he said. "Okay, what is your beef with Amtrak?" asked Rock. Pete then began to shudder. "Oh, it's not pretty" he said. "You see, It happened when we were playing tennis in America for the first time." "It happened in 1993." "Pete, don't even think about it, we agreed not to speak of that incident ever again" said Gerry.

When it was eventually time to leave, Gerry refused to get on board, and it took the combined efforts of Kelly and Spud, to get him on the train.

(Confession cam- An ugly green caterpillar with red stripes)

Chris- "These people are so stupid." "How the hell does one have a fear of Amtrak?"

Noah- "Seriously, what did happen in 1993?"

**End confessional**

The train was now moving along the tracks, and everyone had taken their seats. Dawn had actually asked Junior to speak with her in private, and the two had a compartment to themselves. What Junior didn't expect, was for Dawn to reach up, and turn off the camera. "How private do you want this conversation to be?" asked Junior puzzled. "Well, there's no point keeping it a secret from you, i'll just come right out" said Dawn. "I know about Sarah Santori." Junior's eyes widened in shock. "Oh, um, this is uh, I didn't expect this" he said. "H how did you find out about it?" "It's really simple, your aura is mostly all black with just a speck of pink, you're clearly not over your injury that happened over a year ago" said Dawn. "Okay, seeing a black aura, that is theoretically possible" said Junior. "But how the hell did you find about my sister?" He then paused for a moment. "Wait a minute, are you actually physic?" "Maybe I am, maybe i'm not" said Dawn. Junior was now terrified at this point. He began rocking back and forth, holding his knees, and crying. "It's okay Junior, you're not alone" said Dawn. "There are millions of people in this world who have lost loved ones." "You can't change the past, but you can change the future." "Just take my advice, all you have to do is come clean." "Tell you're dad that you know about Sarah, tell him what's making you upset." "I can't, I just can't" whimpered Junior. "Dad wants nothing to do with Sarah, he doesn't want to picture her dead body ever again." "If I mention her, it's going to traumatize him." "Junior, the only one traumatized, is you" said Dawn. "Even if you don't tell him, he'll still never forget about Sarah, because he loves her." "He also loves you, and he wants you to be happy again." "If you tell him what the problem is, he'll be able to help you."

The sun eventually came down, and they all arrived at a train station in Louisiana, the state famous for it's really good cooking. Gerry was the first one to get off, and began vomiting into a nearby trash can. "I AM NEVER RIDING AN AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN, EVER AGAIN!" he shouted.

Don then led everyone to a kitchen, where there was a special guest waiting for them. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, one of the greatest chefs of the modern era" said Don. "Please give a big hand, to Gordon Ramsay." "Thank you Don, it's a pleasure mate" said Gordon. "For this challenge, I won't be going easy on you blokes." "You all have exactly one hour, to prepare a simple dinner dish, a garden salad." "A relatively healthy dish, but just because it's healthy, it doesn't mean it can't be delicious."

(Confession cam- Eat you vegetables kids)

Sanders- "This guy isn't someone to mess around with, he's one of the pickiest food critics in history."

Miles- "We now come to the hard part, making a vegan salad, that tastes delicious."

Everyone was working hard for the whole entire hour. When it comes to cooking, you can't cut any corners. The smallest mistake, can make the simplest of dishes, into a complete disaster. With something as basic as garden salad, the main idea is to make it taste good, while still keeping it healthy.

1 hour later

"Okay guys, time is up, let's see how good you did" said Gordon. And this is how he thought everyone did.

"Dawn's secret technique, was adding an extra amount of red beans, which turned out to be a smashing hit." "I liked Chris' slightly better, as it wasn't as excessive with it's use of garlic." "Dwayne's needed some serious work, there was too much mayo." "Josee's was absolutely terrible, I don't even think it's considered healthy." "Izzy's was much better than Dwayne's, but fails in comparison to Dawn's, maybe there's not enough lemon juice." "Carrie's was severely lacking, it doesn't have a strong enough kick, barely better than Josee's." "Gerry's was slightly better than Carrie's, but it just doesn't have the right texture." "Tom had the same problem, but worse, still better than Carrie's though." "Ellody spent way too much time planning this out, just a notch underneath Tom." "Spud's was actually fairly decent, definitely beating out Izzy, but not quite as tasty as Dawn's." "Rock didn't quite match up to the level of Izzy's, but it certainly beats Dwayne's by a mile." "Pete was only slightly better than Rock." "Miles is just a notch ahead of Pete, could have been better with some meat." "Mary's was a little bit better than Izzy's, but just isn't on the same level as Spud's." "MacArthur did fairly better than Mary." "Jay's is a stellar improvement over MacArthur." "Jacques is just a tad bit behind Jay." "Stephanie's was just bad, and didn't have enough lettuce." "Not as good as Ellody's, but better than Carrie's." "I actually quite liked Junior's salad, not quite as good as Jacques, but better than MacArthur." "Jen was a little bit above Jay, but not quite as good as Spud." "Laurie's vegan salad was okay, in between MacArthur and Mary." "Geoff couldn't quite match Izzy, but he did do better than Miles." "Ennui's wasn't very thrilling, a little bit better than Dwayne's, But not nearly as good as Rock's." "Harold is a complete no brainer. "His was one hundred percent, the best, giving him his twelfth straight podium finish." "This is unbelievable considering how he could barely see anything without his glasses." "Taylor was pretty good, in between Spud and Jen." "Crimson's was underwhelming, in between Dwayne and Gerry." "Sanders actually did quite well, just not quite as good as Harold." "Tammy doesn't come anywhere near Rock, and is only slightly better than Ennui." "Kitty was pretty good, in between Jen and Jay." "Kelly is right in between Pete and Rock." "Owen's tasted like absolute shite, definitely putting him in last place." "Chet's was really up there, in between Dawn and Spud." "Ryan is in second place, right behind Harold." "Emma was really good, she's getting fourth." "Leonard's was only slightly better than Tammy's." "And finally, Noah just beats out Leonard."

(Confession cam- On a streak)

Chris- "Are you freaking kidding me?" "I ruin his eyesight and he still finishes on the podium?" "Oh it is on now, Harold is going to get it."

Harold- "I admit, because i'm having trouble with my vision, I did receive a bit of help from Sanders." "And oh my gosh, I am only 4 points outside of the top 10." "Imagine if I were to somehow get in there, the number of bonus points i'd have during the chase, would be unbelievable."

Owen- "I'm in a bit of trouble here, If Harold manages to get 4 points, that will knock me out of the chase." "I need to improve my performance."

Jacques- "Okay, i've worked my way back into the top 20." "If I want to have any shot at getting the wild card position, I probably have to win at least one more challenge."

Emma- "And once again, I have taken over the points lead."

**End confessional**

The podium ceremony was now taking place. Sanders was on the third place pedestal, Ryan was on the second place pedestal, and Harold was as usual, on the winners pedestal. "Harold, you are on fire, with 12 podiums in a row" said Don. "You just managed to win yourself, a giant stuffed animal collection, of the original 150 Pokemon." He then turned to all the contestants. "Okay, we are now halfway to the chase." "Everybody who is currently competing, is still mathematically eligible to win this whole competition." "However, at the same time, nobody has absolutely, locked themself into the chase." "As we continue forward, some of you may be taken out of the running, before the regular season finale even starts." "While others may automatically lock themselves in early." He then turned to the camera. "We still have, a long way to go." "You'll all just have to tune in next time, to see who can better their chances on, the race around the states."

Point standings

First place: Emma, 530 points 1 win

Second place: Ryan, 521 points, 1 win

Third place: Noah, 519 points, 1 win

Fourth place: Leonard, 516 points

Fifth place: Chet, 503 points

Sixth place: Sanders, 470 points

Seventh place: Kitty, 467 points

Eighth place: Kelly, 461 points

Ninth place: Taylor, 456 points

Tenth place: Owen, 455 points

Eleventh place: Harold, 451 points, 11 wins

Twelfth place: Tammy, 448 points

Thirteenth place: Lorenzo, 445 points

Fourteenth place: Crimson, 439 points

Fifteenth place: Ennui, 424 points

Sixteenth place: Laurie, 412 points, 1 win

Seventeenth place: Geoff, 410 points

Eighteenth place: Jen, 395 points

Nineteenth place: Junior, 387 points, 2 wins

Twentieth place: Jacques, 353 points, 1 win

Twenty first place: Stephanie, 351 points

Twenty second place: Jay, 341 points

Twenty third place: MacArthur, 337 points

Twenty fourth place: Mary, 323 points

Twenty fifth place: Miles, 312 points

Twenty sixth place: Pete, 278 points

Twenty seventh place: Rock, 270 points

Twenty eighth place: Brody, 247 points, 2 wins

Twenty ninth place: Spud, 230 points

Thirtieth place: Ellody, 182 points

Thirty first place: Tom, 174 points

Thirty second place: Leshawna, 171 points

Thirty third place: Gerry, 160 points

Thirty fourth place: Izzy, 148 points

Thirty fifth place: Carrie, 141 points

Thirty sixth place: Mickey, 139 points

Thirty seventh place: Devin, 114 points

Thirty eighth place: Dwayne, 108 points

Thirty ninth place: Josee, 101 points

Fortieth place: Chris, 77 points

Forty first place, Dawn, 31 points

Forty second place, Lindsay, 18 points

Authors note: What Gerry is referring to, is a real life Amtrak train wreck, that happened in 1993. If anyone reading this was affected by the incident, I truly feel sorry for you.

Dawn is my favorite character from Revenge of the island. She's calm, peaceful, and she genuinely cares about other people. While her habit of reading aura's may come off as creepy, she doesn't mean anything disrespectful by it. One of the nicest contestants in Total drama history, and one of the most underrated.

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.