Last time, on Total Drama Nialasach…
"You two-timing no-good selfish-ass shitstain!" Cherry shoved Gran as the remaining members of Inari made their way back to their camp, now missing its chicken coop.
Confessional: Phooko: Team Inari
"Simon really should have made a big move with us but he didn't, and that's basically the only reason Gran's offer succeeded. Now, even though they're all a little at odds, the Inari members hold a clear majority, and I'm not entirely convinced Gran would stay loyal to us if Cherry or Ellie showed him an immunity medal. I might need to make a big move soon to save my own hide."
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"Gabriel~." Alison put her plan into action as she cornered Gabriel in Team Hayaji's newly won chicken coop… … "I just couldn't contain it anymore… Gabriel~…" She parted her lips and moved her face in towards his, stopping just short of his lips.
He had to fill in the rest of the gap.
He held onto her waist, and their faces connected.
Alison side-eyed a nearby camera and gave a confident side-smirk.
Confessional: Erin: Team Hayaji
"And then, if we ever get to only four people left, I'll have Rashi's friendship and vote, so I can be safe in the knowledge that we'll at least tie. I'm surprised more people haven't thought to befriend the person seen as on the bottom before." Because that was me once. We're pretty open to voting strategies.
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"Watts, Watts, Watts…" Mark shook his head nonchalantly. "Don't worry so much, man. Alison has my back, and I have hers. All we need is your vote for Rashi and we're golden."
"'Preciate it…" Mark grinned as he drew his face closer to Alison's.
Alison quickly looked over her surroundings.
No Erin or Rashi.
No Watts.
Most importantly, no Gabriel.
"I'm sure you do~" She grinned back as she locked lips with her second boy that day.
"Got them while you were sleeping~." Alison's lips widened into a threatening grin. "And if you want them back, you have to keep quiet about this!"
"You are a *beep*." Watts shook his head, disappointed. "Fine. But give them back. Unlike you, I care about my loved ones. And don't feel so safe yet. I'll find a way to deal with you when the time is right."
"Keep the grill going, Aaron!" Zaiyrin announced as he handed him a bunch of wet towels. "And be sure to dry off these towels, but don't burn any of the food we wish to cook!"
"Yes, sir." Aaron sighed, as he took the towels.
Confessional: Aaron: Team Ebisu
"This position? Zaiyrin's pawn? The Ebisu sheepdog? I hate it. I am a predator in this game, not some beast of burden for Zaiyrin to domesticate…
Confessional: Monica: Team Ebisu
"Alright, here's the drill. I know I'm on the real bottom right now, I'm not stupid…
Confessional: Vanessa: Team Ebisu
"Nope. Nope. A thousand nopes. I know where this is heading. If, island gods forbid, we get down to three people and lose a challenge, this girl is the number three in that alliance containing two former Hayaji members. No, this requires some sneaky… sneaking."
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Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"I have a phenomenal read on people, what with my Insight being a +20 modifier and all…
Confessional: Zaheen: Team Ebisu
"So while everyone else clearly starts scheming against each other, I'll sit back, eat our fruit, eat our vegetables, and let the other players rock the boat instead…
"Gabriel? Don't you think it would be best for team chemistry if we took out Rashi?" Alison asked.
"Actually… I'm kind of leaning towards Mark…" Gabriel admitted.
Confessional: Watts: Team Hayaji
"I tried. I really really tried. But he's too far gone… … But you know… you gotta keep going forwards…
"… maybe out in the real world, where I'm living out of a van, I'd prefer to rely on the kindness of strangers, but here?" Mark shook his head. "Better to keep to what you know."
Chris tossed Rashi her medal. "Mark, I'm sorry, but it's time for you to go."
"No tomorrow without today guys!" Mark stood up and waved goodbye to everyone as he walked into the Tomb of Shame.
Alison hid behind Gabriel as she held his hand tightly, and rested her head on his shoulder.
"And that's a wrap on Mark Galaxy!" Chris announced into the camera. "How will Team Hayaji's dynamic shift going forwards? Will Team Inari be able to come together? How much longer before Ebisu implodes? Find out maybe only the first one next time!
On Total!
Drama!
Niiiiialasach!"
*Total Drama Theme Song Plays*
As the song starts, various cameras come out of the flora and fauna all around the island.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind
The camera zooms around all of Crios Cath before finally entering into the Nialasach Ruins.
You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see,
Aaron is on his skateboard, skating through the ruins, and as he moves forward, Claude can be seen following him, cleaning up the dust left by his skateboard tracks so that he can clear a path for Monica, who smiles at him, but ends up rolling her eyes, annoyed, when she's sure he isn't looking, and begins to pay attention to another part of the ruins, which the camera then shifts to.
I wanna be famous
Watts is looking over Erin's shoulder at an experiment she is working on, and she seems to be attempting to hide it from him, when the ruins wall explodes, causing Erin to fall back into Watts's arms before shoving herself out of them, the two then look over to see that the explosion was caused by Ash accidentally triggering a tripwire. She smiles and waves in an attempt to make the situation less embarrassing for her.
I want to live close to the sun
Camera switches to show Alison sitting on a beach chair and relaxing before waves come crashing in and ruin her clothes. She stands up with a huff and takes the beach chair further inland, but the same event happens, and she appears to let out a scream.
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won
Camera shifts up to reveal that Simon and Arnold both saw Alison's ordeal, and while Simon starts to snicker at it, Arnold begins to flamboyantly tell Simon off, and Simon plugs his ears and walks away with rolling eyes.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day
Camera shifts to Upper Ceol Fields, where Zaiyrin is seen showering Cherry with all manner of gifts and compliments, and Cherry somewhat scoffs at them before blushing with a smile once Zaiyrin leaves and heading over to Ellie to talk excitedly with her about it while Ellie is working on a costume.
'Cause I wanna be famous
Rashi and Phooko both see the events with Zaiyrin, Cherry, and Ellie, and quietly laugh to each other as they both tend to a small garden of growing plants, with Phooko's plants looking quite healthy, and Rashi's plants looking unnaturally perfect.
Na na nananana nanananana na nanananana
Camera shifts to the Glas Woods, where Raul and Vanessa are sketching each other with smiles. Camera first hovers over Raul's shoulder showing a brilliantly done sketch of Vanessa, then switches over to Vanessa's shoulder, where a sketch of Raul can be seen, but Vanessa needs to keep adding wolves to the sketch as they crowd around Raul like he's part of their pack.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
Mark is playing music in Cailleach Bog, but immediately rolls out of the way of a falling tree, he looks over to see an almost seething Mirai, who turns to him and begins to smile sweetly as she begs him to play. Mark is a little nervous at first but as he begins to play, Mirai begins to cheer peacefully as the camera shifts to Lower Ceol Fields.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
In Lower Ceol Fields, Donny and Gabriel are engaged in a rather heated argument, and Christa and Jenae both walk up to Donny and Gabriel respectively, Christa tries to comfort Donny, but he begins arguing with her instead. Meanwhile, Jenae begins to continue to argue with Gabriel, but he stops her when he notices she's moving her hand down his chest.
As the other contestants whistle the rest of the tune around the Tine Naofa Bonfire, Gran and Zaheen both attempt to make the fire grow larger. Upon Gran's attempt the fire blows up in his face, causing Zaheen to snicker as she pulls off the trick perfectly and the flames begin to form the season title: Total Drama Nialasach
Location: Cloch Mountain Range (Team Hayaji Campsite)
Contestant(s): Alison, Erin, Gabriel, Rashi, Watts
"So now that Mark is gone," Gabriel sighed, mainly relieved, "we should probably focus on what the next challenge might be so we don't have to go right back. All the teams are tied at 5 right now. I think we'd all want to come out on top."
"It's going to be Nublina's challenge next." Watts announced. "I doubt it'll be anything that requires that much work or violence."
"Sounds like your kind of challenge, cabin boy." Alison taunted him.
"Hey!"
Watts turned to face Gabriel. "Do something about your girlfriend, dude! This is the fifth time she's jabbed me since we came back from Tine Naofa!"
"I certainly will in just a second, but, to be fair, she's not that wrong." Gabriel shrugged with a bit of a grin. "You were in that cabin almost 24/7."
"I…" Watts could feel his face go red. "Look, it's not every day you get to see the strategies that one of your favorite Total Drama contestants scribbled down on the wall. I wanted to commit them all to memory!"
"Yeah, and I did too, but I didn't sulk in the cabin all day every day!" Alison countered.
"And you have to stop this kind of behavior." Gabriel turned to Alison. "How are we supposed to get further in the game as an alliance if you consistently goad him on like this? It's making him uncomfortable that you keep doing these things."
"You're riiiight." Alison sighed. She gave Watts a knowing grin. "I'm sorry, Watts. We can move past this for Gabriel, right?"
Watts glared at her.
"Yes." He gritted his teeth. "Let's all get some clear heads for now."
As he walked outside of the chicken coop, already hearing Alison giggle as she leaned in towards Gabriel, Watts surveyed the campsite and headed towards where Erin and Rashi were cooking breakfast.
"How'd the super secret meeting go?" Rashi joked.
"Awful." Watts replied as he sat with the ladies. "I don't know how she did it, but she wore that man down. He thinks he can rehabilitate her or something, but you know that only works if she wants to change."
"Alison wanting to be anything other than what she is right now?" Erin quirked a brow. "Yeah, unless that thing is wealthier, I'm not buying it."
"We can always just vote her off." Rashi went for broke. "There's three of us. We all saw Jenae go home with the Fudo medal in her pocket. What could possibly be protecting her at this point?"
Confessional: Rashi: Team Hayaji
"Like, I get that I've barely talked to this man, but Alison seems to be the big bad around here, and if I can rally these two against her, then I can stay safe for another few days! I need to do my best to just keep swimming up this mountain stream!"
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"I'll tell you what." Erin pointed. "He is."
"Me?!" Watts gestured to himself. "How?"
"You're too soft. You care about your friend's feelings on the matter. You aren't willing to vote her off if Gabriel isn't also willing. Your morality has backed you into a corner. Just cut off the disease, I say. If Gabe gets mad, he gets mad. He'll get over it."
Confessional: Erin: Team Hayaji
"Mark is gone, so my fit is avoided, but now we have the Alison problem to deal with. If it's Watt's conscience that's making him act all weird about this, then he can just ask me to talk to Gabriel about it. I'll be blunt and efficient about it, and then we can focus on winning, knowing that we have a target that won't change."
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"Or, you know, tell him you plan to vote her off and just let him know that it's coming." Rashi shrugged.
"I guess I can try that." Watts agreed.
Confessional: Watts: Team Hayaji
"I just hope they aren't still spending time in the coop by the time we're done with breakfast."
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"It's fine." Gabriel put a hand on Watt's shoulder. "I can understand if you simply feel like apologies from her aren't enough. If she leaves, of course I will be sad, but I know you aren't doing this out of malice. However, I really do think I deserve at least a little more time than the two days we've been romantically involved in terms of rehabilitation. If I fail, I can come back to you myself. I understand you're worried I'll meet the same sort of fate that Mark met since it was no secret he also had a fairly large fondness for Alison, but I am not Mark, my friend. I promise that I will not let her tear us apart."
"I'm going to put a whole lot of faith in you right now." Watts chuckled a bit with a nod.
Confessional: Gabriel: Team Hayaji
"Alison and Watts do not get along. Obvious statement, I know, but no… I can tell there is something more here than simple clashing personalities. But what? Hmm… If only I could get ahold of that detective on Ebisu."
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Alison hummed happily to herself as she re-set one of the snare traps. She looked up at the sun rising over the mountains and smelled the breakfast cooking back in the middle of camp.
She looked over at where Watts and Gabriel were finally ending their talk.
As Gabriel turned to go do his own camp chores, she noticed the mark she had given him earlier that morning.
But this wasn't enough. She needed a way to make sure Watts would cooperate, and she'd already threatened him. He didn't seem likely to listen to anything she'd say.
Confessional: Alison: Team Hayaji
"Aaron needs to give me more information, like, yesterday. I can't throw another challenge for him though, because I'm in just a little too much danger right now! And I can't threaten him either because he might not help me otherwise!"
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"Hey, everyone!" Gabriel called everyone to the hot tub. "Gather around guys, we need to have a team meeting! It's super important!"
"I'm here, I'm here" Erin rubbed her ear. "Don't yell so loud!"
"What's all this then?" Alison asked as she noticed the object in Gabriel's hand.
"Isn't that a clipboard?" Rashi asked.
"It says something about Team Charity." Gabriel nodded.
"Team Charity?" Watts's jaw dropped.
"Yeah." Gabriel answered. "Independently, we each choose one person from each of the other teams to come over and join us. The people who receive the most votes from each team will come to us. I assume the other teams probably have the same kind of charity? What do you guys think?"
Confessional: Watts: Team Hayaji
"This is it! This is how I can get Aaron over here! The only question is who from Inari would I want to be here?"
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Location: Cailleach Bog (Team Ebisu Campsite)
Contestant(s): Aaron, Monica, Vanessa, Zaheen, Zaiyrin
"It is here, my friends!" Zairyin ran through the camp, waking up everyone. "Team Charity is upon us! We must choose the units we wish to obtain from the other teams!"
Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"And right now, that means firstly, the Fudo Mage from Hayaji! He still is in possession of the knowledge about immunity medal clues and would be quite the useful font of information. That leaves Inari, and I would love to rescue Cherry from that team so that we could be together once more! They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but you have to be careful about spending time apart in every dating simulator I've ever played, and I think I'm nearing the critical levels!"
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Aaron pulled Monica aside as she went to go write her answers down.
"Gah! What do you want, dog?" She snickered at him.
"It's just about what I want…" Aaron smiled. "It's also about what you want."
"What do I want?" Monica smirked.
"I heard you talking to Watts during Katelyn's challenge, Monica." Aaron's grin grew. "I know you want him over here. I'll vote with you if you vote with me for Mirai from Inari. Considering Simon was eliminated, things aren't looking too well for her from an OG team loyalty perspective."
"Fine, sounds good." Monica shrugged. "Not sure why everyone is making such a big deal out of this."
Confessional: Monica: Team Ebisu
"Except that if I can align myself with Aaron, Mirai, and Watts, oh man that'll get me sitting pretty on this team. Like, what, did he think that I wasn't going to agree to this?"
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Confessional: Aaron: Team Ebisu
"I knew Monica was a guaranteed yes on this little plan of mine, but if Zaiyrin knew that I wanted Watts over here, he probably wouldn't vote for him. I'm also trying to get Mirai over here so we can just take him out. He likes to think of himself as a chessmaster, but the thing that I like the most about chess… is that sometimes… " Aaron fiddled with his shark tooth necklace. "Sometimes a pawn can kill a king." He grinned.
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Meanwhile, Vanessa and Zaheen both filled out their own forms near each other.
"It'll be interesting…" Zaheen smiled as she finished writing her choices.
"I'm sure it will." Vanessa smiled back shyly.
Confessional: Vanessa: Team Ebisu
"Please Rashi! Please Phooko! If I can get the two of you back over here, we can finally start resting easy again! I've hated every second of being away from either of you guys! Let's stay as strong as we can!"
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Confessional: Zaheen: Team Ebisu
"I don't expect either of my choices to make it to this team, but I am curious about how things will shake out with this Team Charity twist in play, darling. Hopefully no one gets caught on the nasty end of this little illusion, but then again, someone is going home tonight regardless. Oh well, for now let's enjoy the show~!"
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Location: Upper Ceol Fields (Team Inari Campsite)
Contestant(s): Cherry, Ellie, Gran, Mirai, Phooko
"We need him, Ellie!" Cherry argued.
"We don't need him, you just want him because he gives you gifts and praise!" Ellie argued back. "What we need is a fresh person to align ourselves with!"
"No, we need an Inari member because our third one can't be trusted to do his one fucking job!"
Confessional: Cherry: Team Inari
"As it currently stands, Ellie and I are on the outs of this team, and if this Team Charity hullabaloo is to be believed, then we should make it our mission to get Zaiyrin back over here! He's the only Inari over on Ebisu and to be perfectly honest, I don't trust him to not fuck up royally and get himself eliminated. If he was over here, it would solve both my worries at once! We'd have a loyal ally, and my praise machine will be back where it belongs, by my side."
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Confessional: Ellie: Team Inari
"No, now that I'm finally free of Zaiyrin, I am not letting Cherry bring him back onto this team. We need an OG Hayaji or an OG Fudo. Someone who won't immediately side with Mirai and Phooko. Someone who we can merge together with Zaiyrin later in the game to make our alliance bigger and stronger. And if Cherry thinks that I'm leaving the medal with her if we're separated then she's got another thing coming. I almost kind of want to head somewhere else, just to force her to do things on her own for a little while. I've already got to carry myself through this game. If I carry her too, I don't want her to be deadweight!"
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"Okay, I think we can both agree to save Rashi from those Fudo on Hayaji." Phooko went over the plan with Mirai. "But who do we take from Ebisu?"
"We take Aaron, obviously!" Mirai gasped. "We'd have to be stupid to not scoop him up. Under his leadership, we went undefeated, Phooko!"
"But we won't have the very same people we used to." Phooko warned. "I think Vanessa's probably the safer bet right now."
"Ew, no, not the girl who just ignores me all the time! We need the boy who drools when he sees me!"
"I think you're putting romance a little too far into this equation." Phooko warned.
"Well, I'm letting you have Rashi, aren't I?" Mirai countered.
"We need Rashi because she's Ebisu, and strong!" Phooko responded. "Just because she happens to be hot and we make out sometimes doesn't mean that that's the only reason I want her here."
"Well, Aaron is smart and gets really good reads on people in very little time!" Mirai countered back. "He could probably find a way to make sure Gran stayed loyal to us, since I know you're super paranoid about that!"
Confessional: Phooko: Team Inari
"I'm not paranoid about Gran right now, I'm paranoid about Aaron! I know I'm not as good a detective as he is, but if my deductive skills are correct, then Chris and Chef and Davon all clearly warned me through Raul that Aaron can't be trusted! And he is smart! I don't want him to have any sort of power going into a merge, he'll freaking trash the place! Vanessa wouldn't do that, or if she did, she wouldn't do nearly as much damage!"
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Confessional: Mirai: Team Inari
"Look, I just want to be with my boyfriend for a bit, alright? Is that so bad? Wanting to reunite with a loved one? If Phooko is still worried about that 'Aaron being a villain' nonsense, I'll wait for him to tell me one villainous thing that Aaron's done, and, like I said, if I find out that wool's been pulled over my eyes, I'll make sure the man responsible is finished. But to throw away a great asset like him for your friend? Sorry Phooko, you're nice and all but maybe not the smartest."
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Gran sat alone in the field with his paper.
He knew who he wanted to bring over from Hayaji.
It was Ebisu that was giving him trouble.
There was Zaiyrin. That might put him back in a four Inari majority, but it might only hasten his elimination if Cherry complained about him enough.
There was Aaron, but he was Mirai's boyfriend. If he brought Aaron over, Mirai would probably spend all her time with him instead of defending Gran from Cherry's constant onslaught of insults.
There was Vanessa. The two of them had gotten along fairly well in the last challenge, but he wasn't sure if he could fully trust her.
That left him with the two original Hayaji members left in play.
Monica had a medal. That was public knowledge at this point. Gran didn't trust anyone with a medal.
Zaheen, however, had magic.
Perhaps…
Confessional: Gran: Team Inari
"If I manage to get Zaheen over here, she might be able to help me better control my own magic, and I can finally stop exploding everytime a trick goes wrong!"
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Gran circled his desired names.
He brought his sheet back to Ellie, who was holding the clipboard.
Ellie counted to make sure all five sheets were attached.
As Chef drove up, Ellie handed him Team Inari's decisions.
"That's all three teams, finally!" Chef announced. "Early tomorrow morning, two of you will be taken to your new teams thanks to this charity."
Confessional: Chef
"I love driving around the island in that ATV man, the wilderness air feels good to a soldier."
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Location: Cloch Mountains (Team Hayaji Campsite)
Contestant(s): Aaron, Alison, Ellie, Erin, Gabriel
"Hello?" Aaron called out as he walked down the mountain trail, holding a torch to light his way.
Another light appeared.
"Hello?" A female voice called back.
Aaron squinted.
Ellie emerged from the foggy darkness.
"Oh! Aaron!"
"Ellie!" Aaron smiled. "You're being sent to Hayaji too?"
"Why indeed I am!" Ellie giggled. "Shall we share the rest of the way?"
"That would be lovely!" Aaron bowed.
They walked up to their new campsite, where the three remaining team members were there to welcome them.
"Welcome!" Gabriel was the first to speak. "Sorry about the lack of mattresses, but it's insulated in the chicken coop if you get too cold on those fur mats on the ground."
"How the heck did you get these?!" Ellie asked, surprised.
"Wasn't hard." Erin shrugged. "Just used all the fur that Billie over there shed."
"Ah, that was Rashi's work, I take it." Aaron noticed the goat.
"It was." Alison responded to Aaron with a smile.
"Well, let's get you two all settled in while we can." Gabriel started to help Aaron and Ellie move their things. "You two feel free to socialize. We'll want to get to know each other a bit before the next challenge."
Confessional: Erin: Team Hayaji
"This is not a pleasant development. Aaron and Ellie are great, I'm sure, but now Watts and Rashi are both away on the other teams! Who the hell am I supposed to work with? I'd just managed to get out of the bottom and now all of a sudden I'm back! Ugh. I can't believe this show is going to make me do all that work again."
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Confessional: Ellie: Team Hayaji
"Well, it's a pretty nice camp space compared to the last time I visited the area." Ellie sighed in the confessional. "But I can't say that I'm all too happy with this result because…"
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Confessional: Aaron: Team Hayaji
"Why did I not just vote for Rashi from Hayaji? OF COURSE Watts is over at Ebisu now, that's where I wanted him, and OF COURSE I'm over here! People wanted to work with me from this team! Ugh. Well, it's fine, it's fine. He and Mirai will probably bond over admiration for me, and Monica now owes me for helping her, time to work on Alison I guess."
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Gabriel set Aaron's things down just under the chicken coop. "We keep our important stuff down here." He let him know. "I hope to have a great time working relationships with you going forwards, friend."
"I hope for the same." Aaron smiled.
Confessional: Gabriel: Team Hayaji
"Watts, before he had to leave the team, really seemed intent on working with Aaron. He must trust this man significantly, so I will too, for now. If he's anything at all like Watts, then I'm sure I have absolutely nothing to worry about. I just hope that he can get along with Alison."
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"Hey, Gaaaabrielll?" Alison trailed as she walked up behind Gabriel.
She motioned to where Ellie had managed to get her hand stuck in another trap that she was looking at. "Think you can go help her? I'll take care of settling him in."
"Of course." Gabriel nodded.
As he left, Alison smirked at Aaron and beckoned him into the coop.
He followed behind her.
Once they were both inside, Alison locked the door behind her.
"Soooo~" Alison swayed her hips as she strode up to Aaron. "I never thanked you properly for your help earlier~."
"Oh?" Aaron's lips curved into a smile. "My advice worked then?"
"And I'd love it…" Alison stepped her fingers up Aaron's chest and behind his shoulder. "If you could give me some more…"
"You'll have to pay up front if you want me to keep helping, hot stuff." Aaron brought Alison in closer to him by her rear.
"Only if you're rich, handsome~" Alison brought her face closer.
"Oh, I'm loaded." Aaron spoke in a low breath before their lips connected.
Confessional: Aaron: Team Hayaji
"I'm not rich in the freaking slightest! But I am all too aware that Alison thinks she's using me for a vote and for keeping Gabriel loyal, and I'm very happy to pretend succumbing to seduction to keep her happy. This team swap might not have gotten me closer to Watts, but it definitely gave me his spot at the top of the totem pole. Alison trusts me. Gabriel trusts me. Mirai still trusts me, and I don't see Alison squealing about this to her any time soon, so I see no reason why I won't be able to have this cake and eat it too. Monica trusts me. Watts himself trusts me! All of these people think I'm trustworthy! Of course… in reality… none of them should."
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"There we go." Erin finished bandaging Ellie's hand to avoid sending her all the way back to the medical tent. "I had to do this once before when Watts did the same thing when we started making these traps."
"Yeah. I was looking forward to having a conversation with him." Ellie sighed. "Could you tell me a bit about him?"
"Oh, I could tell you a lot about him." Erin saw her opportunity. "Especially considering I'm his girlfriend."
Confessional: Erin: Team Hayaji
"I'm not his girlfriend. I'm not even sure I view him in that light. But what I am is in need of an ally. And fuck it, I'm rolling my dice on Ellie."
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"Oh!" Ellie smiled. "Then you two are probably in some kind of couple alliance?"
"Yeah, something like that." Erin agreed. "He's a very trustworthy and trusting person. Definitely a good guy to work with. We tell each other everything."
"Alright then." Ellie kept her smile as she reached into her pocket. "Then I want to show you my loyalty to the two of you right now."
She pulled out her Fox Medal.
Erin's eyes widened.
Confessional: Erin: Team Hayaji
"And she shoots, she scores! I wonder if I can get information out of Aaron too if I keep using this girlfriend lie."
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Location: Cailleach Bog (Team Ebisu Campsite)
Contestant(s): Mirai, Monica, Vanessa, Watts, Zaiyrin
"Aaron?" Mirai called out. "Is that you?"
"No?" Watts called back. "I wish! I think we sort of brought him to Ebisu."
"Aww, why did you do that, you dummy?"
"Don't tell me you didn't vote for him to go to Inari, come on." Watts chuckled. "We all remember Ebisu making out during Perci's challenge."
Confessional: Watts: Team Ebisu
"Well, it looks like Aaron and I are two peas in a pod. We tried to bring each other to our own teams, and now, we've missed each other by quite a bit. I guess great minds tend to think alike. It's also nice knowing that multiple people wanted me over here. It doesn't make me as worried about my position as I would be in any other situation where I know literally no one on this new team."
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"Fudo Mage, welcome!" Zaiyrin exclaimed in excitement. "Ebisu Pugilist, welcome home!"
"Thanks!" Watts called back.
"Happy to be baaaack guuuys~!" Mirai sang.
"Ohohohohohoh…." Zaiyrin shook his head. "But you shouldn't be, Mirai."
"What?! Why?! I'm not going to be voted off am I?"
"Well…" Zaiyrin shrugged before placing his arms over both Watt's and Mirai's shoulders.
"It's only natural that the two people our resident villain, Aaron, wanted to bring over be held under intense scrutiny, isn't that right, Monica?"
Confessional: Monica: Team Ebisu
"What the fuck?! I didn't tell him anything, how the hell does he know?!"
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Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"It's not a hard task to simply look at the sheets of paper as I put them back on the clipboard guys. And I can say with confidence that I can tell the handwriting of everyone on this team at a glance. Well, not anymore, because Mirai and Watts are here, but that will be rectified soon."
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"Um… Mirai…" Vanessa walked up to her.
"Oh." Mirai turned. "Nice to see you again." She awkwardly rubbed the back of her neck as she ducked out of Zaiyrin's arm.
"Um… I can, uh… confirm what Zaiyrin's talking about. Zaheen and I saw him talking with Aaron during Isaac's challenge."
"Oh." Mirai looked at the ground. Her mind raced, clearly trying to make sense of what was happening around her.
Watts followed in a similar fashion.
Confessional: Watts: Team Ebisu
"I mean, none of these people have a reason to lie to us but…"
Switch Confessionals
Confessional: Mirai: Team Ebisu
"It's just hard for me to imagine Aaron being that bad… We seemed like such a happy family back on the original Ebisu…"
End Confessionals
"Mirai… I'm so sorry that you have to sort of find out this way…" Monica put a hand on Mirai's shoulder.
Vanessa quickly followed suit. "We're, uhm… both here for you if you need it."
Confessional: Monica: Team Ebisu
"So the name of the game for me right now, after Zaiyrin just outed me as voting with Aaron, is to comfort Mirai as much as I can so I can have at least one person on my side. The good news is that I'm great at comforting people. The bad news is that it's still only two votes out of five. But I do have an immunity medal."
End Confessional
Confessional: Vanessa: Team Ebisu
"Zaheen is gone, which makes blindsiding Monica with Zaiyrin and recovering from it a lot more difficult now that she's the only one she can play her immunity medal on. With Aaron gone too, there isn't really a clear villain on this team for Zaiyrin to target, and I'm worried that he'll be targeting me if we lose, so I need to, at the very least, not act callous around Mirai or Watts or anyone else, and let Zaiyrin dig his own hole as he becomes his own villain to take down."
End Confessional
"How's being back at your old camp treating you?" Watts asked Mirai as they sat around their new site's campfire.
"It's like coming back to a school you used to go to and finding out that like, everyone you remember has moved on to other places and only very few people remain." Mirai sighed. "But also with the added twist that they told you your boyfriend is a serial killer."
"Well, they called him a villain." Watts shrugged. "We aren't quite sure in what context he really is one though."
"He blindsided Raul." Vanessa sat by the fire too. "So now Raul's gone, and it's all thanks to Aaron."
"But!" Mirai started to get a little angry. "But Raul was so nice! And a loyal ally! Why would he do that?"
"Hm…" Watts put a hand to his mouth. "Well… Raul had the clue to the Fish Immunity Medal so… maybe to keep him from getting it?"
"Maybe to steal the medal and keep his act under wraps." Vanessa suggested. "Um… anyways, I'll let you two get settled in."
"This sucks." Mirai rested her head against Watt's shoulder.
"Yeah." Watts sighed as he agreed.
Mirai's fingers intertwined with his.
"Hey. Can we stick together now that we're here? I promise I won't ever betray you."
"I promise too." Watts spoke calmly. "And the best way to make sure we can get back at the people we want to get back at is to do our best in challenges."
"Mmhmm." Mirai nodded.
They both sat in silence.
They stared at the flickering flames.
Location: Upper Ceol Fields (Team Inari Campsite)
Contestant(s): Cherry, Gran, Phooko, Rashi, Zaheen
"Ahh, it's the druid, darling!" Zaheen called as she and Rashi met up with each other.
"And the illusionist with the weak stomach!" Rashi called back.
Confessional: Rashi: Team Inari
"So I'm being sent on over to Inari, and I'm super stoked on that because if my math is correct then that means…"
End Confessional
"Phooko!" Rashi noticed him waiting by the entrance to the Inari campsite.
"Rashi!" Phooko ran up.
The two of them met halfway and embraced each other in a tight hug.
Confessional: Phooko: Team Inari
"Well, I lost Mirai, but that's okay, because now I have Rashi, and with no Ellie to keep Cherry in check, I'm fairly sure I'm going to have Gran too! Oh man, things could not be looking any better for me right now!"
End Confessional
Rashi put her hand behind Phooko's head.
Phooko rubbed Rashi's back.
Their lips interlocked as Zaheen continued on to the camp proper.
"Hello hello, darlings~!" She announced.
"Hey, nice to see you!" Gran smiled as he welcomed Zaheen with a wave.
Cherry sat alone, sulking.
Confessional: Gran: Team Inari
"And success! Somehow my two choices are the ones that arrive at this campsite! Zaheen might be a great magic teacher if I can get her to show me how she does things, but that might require some time."
End Confessional
Confessional: Cherry: Team Inari
"Zut, zut, zut! Ellie's gone, Zaiyrin isn't here, and while Gran might have lost his whore, Phooko's got his girlfriend here! If I wasn't on the bottom before, I sure as all hell am right now!"
End Confessional
"Gran, I know you don't like me, but this is bad for both of us." Cherry warned him.
"How so?" Gran questioned.
"Phooko and Rashi are romantically involved, doofus! You aren't getting anywhere sticking with them. They'll lose you in a second!"
"Well, I have Zaheen." Gran shrugged. "She'll back me up."
"Since when?!" Cherry threw her arms in the air.
"I'm on a team of imbeciles!" She walked out into the fields.
Gran shrugged.
He had more important things to do than worry about her.
He found Zaheen.
She was inside the cabin, looking around.
"Say, Zaheen…" Gran asked.
"Mmm, yes, darling?" Zaheen turned to face Gran.
"Teach me how to better control magic!" Gran pleaded.
"No." Zaheen smiled. "You're too impulsive."
"You won't know that until you actually try to teach me!" Gran wouldn't let up.
"This is exactly what I mean, though, darling." Zaheen laughed a little.
"Ugh!" Gran stormed out of the cabin.
"Going well?" Cherry smirked as she returned from the field.
"Oh, uh… yeah, totally!" Gran hastily lied to cover his tracks. "I just have to do a bunch of chores before we move onto actual magic. It's to build up my body."
"Mm-hmm. Whatever." Cherry rolled her eyes and muffled a giggle as she walked away.
Gran sighed.
He sat down by the fire pit, ready to relax for a while.
"Attention New Teams!" Chris announced from a chopper flying overhead. "Everyone meet me at the Lower Ceol Fields! It's Challenge Time!"
Location: Lower Ceol Fields
Contestant(s): All Remaining
"Introducing today's challenge… " Chris announced as he helped a barefoot woman draped in a pure white blouse and skirt out of the helicopter. Her own hair was white and full of volume like a cloud. It draped down her shoulders and reached the small of her back. "Is Nublina Inmir!"
"Hi guys!" Nublina waved with a smile. "Super nice to meet all of you! Don't worry, this challenge is actually really easy this time around! Something to give you guys a bit of a break from running all over the entire island! Today… you guys… will be competing in… A Dance Dance Revolution challenge~!"
Confessional: Cherry: Team Inari
"You're telling me that this challenge is to be a good dancer? Capable of following simple instructions? I think I've found my saving grace here."
End Confessional
"So here's how it works." Nublina explained excitedly. "First, everyone gets a DDR pad. Then, I enter commands into a machine and you have to follow them. If you miss too many commands, you'll fail the round and be out of the challenge. There will be three rounds of increasing difficulty, and a fourth sudden death round where making a single mistake results in elimination from the challenge. The last team to be left standing wins the challenge and gets to spin the Wheel of Reward, taking a Camp Luxury from the team that loses all its members first. In addition, the team that loses will be sent to the Tine Naofa Bonfire Elimination Ceremony, where someone will be the next person voted off. Anyone have any questions?"
No one seemed to have any questions.
"Great!" Nublina squealed as she clapped her hands together. "I'll get you all set up and we'll get started!"
Challenge: Flighty Feet
Rules: Contestants will represent their teams on various Dance Dance Revolution pads as Nublina sends directional instructions to them all. A contestant that misses too many commands will fail their round and be forced out of the challenge. The instruction sequences will become harder over the course of three rounds, where, if a single team hasn't been left standing, one final round will begin until there is only one team with players remaining in the challenge. The team to be depleted first will head to the Tine Naofa Bonfire Elimination Ceremony and will have to give up one of their camp luxuries to the team with the member who lasted the longest.
Round 1
"Alright~!" Nublina cheered. "Round 1, we have all fifteen of you still active! I'll be inputting commands into the screen of the monitor Chris and Chef have provided us, and it's up to you to follow the directions as best as you can!"
She began to input commands
Down, left, left, down, right, right, down, down, right, left, up, left, down, right, up, down, left, right, right, left, up, right, up, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, left-right split, up, down.
Everyone stared intently at the screen as they met the commands.
"Bwah bwah bwah…" Erin's machine petered out.
"Ugh." She sighed. She looked over at how everyone else on her team was doing.
Aaron and Alison were in perfect sync with the music and directions.
Ellie wasn't doing quite as well as them, but was perfectly holding her own.
Gabriel, meanwhile, was also really struggling.
"Bwah bwah bwah…" Gran's machine petered out as well.
"Dammit!" Gran cursed as he sat by Erin on the loser bench.
He looked at his own team to see how everyone was doing.
Phooko, Rashi, and Zaheen were all doing fairly well, missing a few but not too many.
Cherry, however, looked almost happy for the first time in the competition.
She moved in fluid motions as she hit each directional button perfectly.
"Gahhh, darn it all!" Gabriel lamented as his own machine petered out.
"Don't worry Gabey~" Alison called from her pad. "I've got this~!"
"Nonononononono NO!" Mirai shrieked as her machine petered out.
"Oh dear…" Nublina looked over the directional pad. "It seems you've been exerting so much force that you broke its sensors…"
"Sorry guys…" Mirai apologized to her team.
Monica and Vanessa both let Mirai know it was okay as they struggled through their round, while Watts and Zaiyrin opted instead to give her a thumbs up from each of them.
"And that's round 1!" Nublina announced. "Everyone get ready for round 2!"
Round 2
"Round 2, here we go guys~!" Nublina warned cheerily. "It'll be harder!"
She put directional command into the machine.
Up, down, right, down, up, down, left, down, up, right, down, up, left, down, down, left, right, left-right split, up-down split, up-right split, down-right split, down-left split, left, down, right, up, up, up, left, right, down, right, left, right, right, left, down-left split, up-right split, center jump, center jump, up, right, left, lef, right, up, down, left, center jump, left-right split, down-up split, center jump, center jump.
"Noooo!"
Monica's was the machine that had petered out.
She sat on the losers' bench with Mirai, Gran, Gabriel, and Erin.
She looked over at Vanessa, Watts, and Zaiyrin, all somewhat struggling.
She bit her lip.
"Dang it!" Rashi laughed as she too finally was booted from the challenge. "I know that would happen soon, but couldn't it have waited until the next round?"
"Crap!" Phooko also found his machine petering out.
"I'm sorry darlings!" Zaheen called as she too was rejected by her machine.
"And just like that Team Inari's fate rests on Cherry!" Chris observed from beside Nublina. "Cherry, looking like she doesn't care about the stress at all!"
Confessional: Cherry: Team Inari
"What, you think this is hard? Try being a trapeze artist, a professional acrobat, and a contortionist and come back when you're on my level."
End Confessional
"Bwah, bwah, bwah…"
Ellie's machine kicked her out just as the round 2 instructional directions came to an end.
"We are moving onto Round 3!" Chris announced.
"Team Hayaji still has Aaron and Alison going strong for them! Team Ebisu has Watts and Zaiyrin leading the charge, and Team Inari's hopes and dreams rest squarely on Cherry's shoulders!"
Cherry looked over at Zaiyrin.
Zaiyrin gave Cherry a quizzical look.
Cherry gave Zaiyrin an intense nod of her head.
Zaiyrin rose his brows at Cherry.
She winked at him and puckered her lips.
"What is she trying to say to you?" Watts asked.
"I have next to no idea." Zaiyrin admitted.
Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"Cherry is acting far more amorous towards me in this challenge than she has all season combined. I know not what's come over her!"
End Confessional
Round 3
"This is the last round before sudden death guys~!" Nublina warned. "Here we go~!"
Up, left, center-right split, left-center split, down-center split, up-center split, right, right, right, down-up split, center jump, left, right, up, down, up, right, up, down, left, center-left split, center-right split, down-right split, down, down-right split, left, double down, double right, double up, double center-left split, double left-right split, up-down split, up-right split, up-center split, double center jump, double down, double down, triple center jump, left-right split, left-right split, up-down split, double left-right split, double center-down split, right, left, up, down, center, double up, double down, double left, double right, up-down split, double left-right split, double center jump, double up-down split, left-right split, triple center jump, up, down.
"Everyone is giving this challenge their all!" Chris announced.
"You've got this, Cherry!" Zaheen called out.
"Stay up there as long as you can, Watts, Zaiyrin!" Monica cheered.
"You've got this, Aaron, Alison!" Gabriel supported.
Each of the remaining five contestants did their best to keep up with the fast directions.
Aaron, Alison, and Cherry were all starting to slip as Watts and Zaiyrin both continued to hang on bare barely a hair.
"Bwah, bwah, bwah…"
Zaiyrin's machine petered out.
"And just like that, Ebisu is down to one player remaining as well!" Chris observed. "Watts and Cherry shoulder all their teams' expectations!"
"This is ridiculous, what is James still doing as part of this challenge?" Alison asked Aaron as they kept dancing, focusing on their screens.
"You shouldn't worry about him." Aaron replied. "Worry about winning."
"Cherry looks like she's showing off!" Chris mentioned.
"Because I am!" A flexing Cherry responded as she kept almost effortless precision.
"Aaron getting tired!" Chris turned to face Hayaji. "We might be seein for immunity!"
"Bwah, bwah, bwah…"
Watts's machine petered out.
"Looks like I spoke too soon!" Chris announced. "Watts is out of this challenge, making Team Ebisu today's lucky losers!"
"And with that…" Nublina smiled. "It's time for the final round!"
Final Round
"It's the final round, sudden death!" Nublina warned. "Aaron, Alison, Cherry, the last one of you to make a single mistake will win this for your team!"
Nublina put in a flurry of directions into the machine, and almost immediately, Aaron bailed.
"No way can I do that." He shook his head as Alison and Cherry went toe to toe.
"We are down to the final two contestants in this challenge!" Chris exclaimed as Alison and Cherry kept up their dancing.
"Alison, from Team Hayaji… Cherry from Team Inari…"
"It's going to get faster~!" Nublina called.
"Bring it~!" Both girls called back.
Nublina did. Even more directionals, some involving three directions at once, forcing the contestants to start using their arms and contorting their bodies.
Confessional: Aaron: Team Ebisu
"If I had to pick a favorite moment of this game so far…, it would definitely have to be watching those women performing such miraculous feats of flexibility. Like, it was legitimately impressive."
End Confessional
Alison and Cherry were both starting to sweat as they kept up with the directions.
It was only a matter of time.
Nublina started to input four directions at once in an effort to finally end the challenge.
It didn't quite work.
Both women were practically breakdancing on their pads.
"This is an extremely close race!" Chris announced.
"But the victory will be going to the person who wants it more!"
Everyone leaned in, their eyes glued to the two contestants.
They were both working up a large amount of sweat.
"Not even immunity on the line anymore…" Chris announced. "Competing solely for the reward…"
"Bwah… bwah… bwah..."
One of the players' machines petered out.
"And we have a winner of the challenge!" Chris announced.
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"Cherry wins it for TEAM INARI!" Chris announced. "Alison just barely slipping up on that last directional. Cherry, come on down and spin the Wheel of Reward!"
"With pleasure, Chris." Cherry panted as she walked up to the large Wheel containing all the goodies belonging to a dejected team Ebisu.
Confessional: Cherry: Team Inari
"Considering he wouldn't throw the challenge for me, I'm going to hope I take whatever Zaiyrin likes the best about that campsite! And if he isn't about to put me first… well, what use do I have for him?"
End Confessional
Cherry spun the Wheel of Reward.
As it rotated, she walked over to Zaiyrin.
She stood on her tip toes and leaned her face in towards his, surprising him with a quick kiss.
"Thanks for throwing~!" She waved goodbye as she walked back to the wheel.
Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"I did not throw the challenge! I might have, if she had asked clearly, but I certainly gave it my best effort, and I think my team can see that."
End Confessional
"And it looks like the Camp Luxury that Inari has won is…" Chris announced. "Team Towels!"
"And we'll actually use them as towels too." Cherry snickered.
"Inari!" Chris congratulated. "Congratulations, by the time you return to camp, the towels will have been delivered. Hayaji, you came close, but I've got nothing for you. You can head back. Team Ebisu, you have a date with me at Tine Naofa. I'll see you there."
Confessional: Vanessa: Team Ebisu
"It sucks losing a challenge after a team swap. And now we have to vote someone off. Hopefully, I can put a lasting plan into action with all these new pieces."
End Confessional
Confessional: Watts: Team Ebisu
"We tried hard, and we lost. I'm sure I've got Mirai as an ally on this team, but that's the only person I'm sure of. We'll have to see what happens at the vote tonight."
End Confessional
Location: Tine Naofa Bonfire Elimination Ceremony
Contestant(s): Mirai, Monica, Vanessa, Watts, Zaiyrin
"Welcome, Team Ebisu!" Chris smiled as Mirai, Monica, Vanessa, Watts, and Zaiyrin all walked up to the bonfire pit and took their seats. "Watts. During the first team shuffle, you remained largely in the same company. Now, I don't think you know anybody you're sitting with right now."
"I really don't." Watts shook his head. "I mean, hopefully this doesn't turn into one of those 'swap screwed' stories you sometimes see on reality shows of this nature, but I would not at all be surprised if I were to be voted off tonight."
"Mirai, you and Watts were both chosen via majority vote to come to this team." Chris turned to Mirai. "Do you really think you're on the chopping block so soon?"
"In theory, no?" Mirai tilted her head. "But like… my b-... Hrm… Aaron is the one who sort of maneuvered things so the two of us would be over here."
"And all of a sudden, he's not on the team anymore." Chris nodded. "He's once again your enemy."
"He was always our enemy, Chris." Zaiyrin replied. "Providing heroes like myself with something to defeat is all any villains of his calibur are good for."
"You keep saying that Aaron is a villain, but…" Mirai bit her lip. "But I haven't seen you do anything heroic, Zaiyrin?"
"Nonsense, I kept Aaron on an extremely tight leash here at camp. Made him do all our chores, he was an extra vote, et cetera, et cetera."
Watt's eyes widened.
So did Vanessa's.
"Zaiyrin…" Chris smiled. "If Aaron was the villain of the team before, who would you say is the villain now?"
"Honestly?" Zaiyrin shrugged. "It pains my heart, but I think it's probably Vanessa."
"Pffft!" Mirai couldn't keep the laugh contained. "Vanessa? A villain? You're ridiculous! She's so quiet and barely says anything! Like, ever!"
Vanessa smiled.
"To be fair, I'm sure she's had encouragement from both Zaheen and Monica." Zaiyrin nodded. "But Monica has an immunity medal and Zaheen is on the other team, so my vote seems fairly obvious."
"The vote is obvious tonight?" Chris asked.
"I would disagree with that, personally." Monica shrugged. "You can never know with these people, Chris. Each and every one of them is seriously crafty."
"And, on that note…" Chris nodded. "It's time to craft some votes. Mirai, you're up first."
Mirai walked up to the voting area.
She thought long and hard as she bit her lip.
She eventually scribbled down a name and came back.
Monica was up next.
She didn't need to think for nearly as long.
Vanessa was the third one up.
Confessional: Vanessa: Team Ebisu
"Zaiyrin. You're an interesting guy, but I think it's clear that you're the villain of this team. Let's get rid of you."
End Confessional
Vanessa returned.
Watts went up.
He thought to himself.
He scrawled a name.
He came back, and sat down.
Finally, Zaiyrin.
Confessional: Zaiyrin: Team Ebisu
"Vanessa. It was you who started scheming while I had Aaron on a safe leash. I know a villain when I see one. I'm sure the others do as well."
End Confessional
Chris left to tally the votes.
After a short while, he came back, with a platter containing four medals.
"Alright, the votes have been tallied. I have with me four medals. If I call your name, come up and get a medal. The person who does not receive a medal will be asked to enter the Tomb of Shame immediately and lose any hope of winning this season of Total Drama. If anyone has a hidden immunity medal and would like to play it, now would be the time to do so."
All eyes were on Monica.
She looked at everyone with a curious stare.
"Come on guys, really? No. I'm not playing it."
"And good for you because here's your medal." Chris held up a medal.
Monica stood up, walked over, took Chris's medal, and stood proud in the light of the bonfire.
"The next medal goes to…" Chris looked over the remaining contestants.
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"Phew." Watts wiped his brow and went to grab his own medal.
There were only two medals left on the platter.
Chris held one of them up.
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"Yay~!" Mirai cheered as she rushed up, grabbed the medal, and began to jump up and down. "Yayayayayayay!"
"This…" Chris held up the last medal. "Is the final medal of the night…"
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"Vanessa." Chris held out the final medal to the artist.
"Noooooo…" Zaiyrin groaned. "This game doesn't happen to have any continues, does it Chris?"
"No continues this season, I'm afraid." Chris shrugged. "Sorry dude, time to go."
"Agh, not having the high score is going to haunt me." Zaiyrin shook his head. "Good luck out there to you all!" He turned to Ebisu. "At least, to those of you who aren't wicked."
And with that, he walked into the Tomb of Shame.
"And we're down to 14 with Zaiyrin's departure!" Chris announced. "What will become of this new Ebisu? Can Cherry keep winning challenges for her team? Does Aaron finally have power again? Find out none to all of these, next time!
On Total!
Drama!
Niiiiialasach!"
*Zaiyrin's Final Confessional:
"I can't believe it! I had a villain, and thanks to Team Charity, he got away! I might not have gotten a high score out of the game in total, but I did unlock the Cherry Blanchet secret ending, so that's a definite plus. Hopefully, my fellow original Inari can withstand the difficulty spikes about to be thrown at them. They're going to need all the luck they can get without my help. Now, to refine my strategy for the next season I'll play!"
End Confessional*
The Votes for those who are curious
Team Charity
Hayaji:
Alison: Aaron, Ellie
Erin: Vanessa, Phooko
Gabriel: Aaron, Ellie
Rashi: Vanessa, Phooko
Watts: Aaron, Ellie
Ebisu:
Aaron: Watts, Mirai
Monica: Watts, Mirai
Vanessa: Rashi, Phooko
Zaheen: Gabriel, Gran
Zaiyrin: Watts, Cherry
Inari:
Cherry: Gabriel, Zaiyrin
Ellie: Gabriel, Zaheen
Gran: Rashi, Zaheen
Mirai: Rashi, Aaron
Phooko: Rashi, Vanessa
Elimination
Mirai voted for…Zaiyrin
Monica voted for…Zaiyrin
Vanessa voted for…Zaiyrin
Watts voted for…Zaiyrin
Zaiyrin voted for… Vanessa
AN: Zaiyrin. He's a bid of an odd one to say the least. He's not necessarily blustering when he claims to be good at strategy, but he tries to think strategically way too often. His whole over the top personality exaggeration certainly helped him seem like a not very big threat in the early chapters, but a success bias probably contributed to how that kind of personality hindered him here. Also, probably wasn't the best idea to brag about treating Aaron like an animal at Tine Naofa, but I'll say this about the man, he truly disliked and opposed the villains. Perhaps in a different team charity, he would have kept that leash on Aaron. It's interesting to think about how that might have, or might not have, affected his overall placement.
For those wondering, Zaiyrin's alignment was Chaotic Good
Having studied his actions throughout the season, Zaiyrin receives the status of: Villain.
Despite clearly wanting to be the hero of the story, Zaiyrin was pretty much surrounded by almost constant negativity. It was his orders that ended up losing Inari the first challenge, he put Ash out on stage in an area where he knew she would fail, he saved the New Inari from elimination by forcefully knocking Simon off a horse when the dude never did anything wrong, and then there's the whole 'leash' thing. Granted it was a metaphorical leash, but still, talk about blackmail. Definitely a villain. Even if his intentions were heroic.
Zaiyrin's Best Moment: I'd probably give it to his speech during the first elimination ceremony about keeping someone willing to work with the team over someone who insults them. It didn't necessarily paint Zaiyrin in the most positive light, but it was a coherent and persuasive argument, and it probably saved his place in the game. He also managed to start a bit of a thing with Cherry from it.
But that's just my opinion, what do you guys think?
Liu-Ten's challenge is up next. Yes, he and Twilight are keeping their challenges separate this season, so it's only Liu-Ten's challenge that is up next. What do you guys think it will be?
EN: I think Nublina will come back for the challenge with Liu-Ten, and the contestants have to fight to see who can simp the hardest on her. Yee. I don't care if Zairyin lost Nialasach because he at least won Cursed Island.
AN2: I have this cool discord link on my profile that you should check out if you like games and total drama and survivor and having a grand ol' time! Totally free!
AN3: And as always, thanks for reading!
EN2: And leaving entertaining reviews :)
