"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "The contestants experienced their first sleep at Camp Wawanakwa." The scene flashed back to Paul dragging a snoring Dean outside and Destiny's alarm clock going off. "Some better than others."
...
The scene changed to Carly tripping over the wire and getting covered by pink paint. "It's day two and there are already secrets..." Chris continued. The scene changed to Keith and Jane's heated discussion. "And fights..." The scene changed to Axel offering the cooked squirrel to Laney, Zee and Sol. "And homemade wild cooking."
...
The scene changed to the contestants competing in the challenge. "Then the teams had to put their differences aside and work together to collect some buckets of fish chum," Chris continued. The scene changed to 'Dumb' Damien and Lucas's bickering. "Of course that lead to some fights..." The scene changed to Wayne getting his head stuck in the hornet's nest and Sol getting stung. "Bug bites..." The scene changed to Ripper's shorts getting ripped off by a lobster. "And everyone saw Ripper's bum." The scene changed to Luna exposing her butt and Noah looking at a fainted Greg. "And Luna doubled down on that."
...
The scene then changed to Emma yelling at Chase. "The Toxic Rats almost made a comeback," Chris continued, "Until Emma started to fight with her ex, Chase, and stopped giving directions." The scene then changed to Staci rambling in the main lodge, to most of her teammates' annoyances. "But it was Staci's big, lying mouth that had everyone decide to take her out." The scene changed to Staci hugging Anthony before stepping onto the Boat of Losers. "But at least she earned a one-eyed scallywag friend. Though, seriously, who would willingly stick around her?"
...
The scene then switched back to Chris standing in the woods. "Who will be the next to go packing?" he narrated. "And how much torture will I be able to inflict before that? Find out now on Total...Drama...Island!"
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It was the next morning. Just outside the Confused Bears' cabin, Dean was stirring awake. "Huh?" he wondered when he noticed the little tent above his head.
"Morning, Dean-zilla!" Destiny announced as she skipped outside. "Just so you know, it was Greggy's idea to set up the tent."
"No, it wasn't," Paul argued as he stuck his head out of the doorway. "It was Ethan's idea."
"Paulie, it's a known fact that pretty boys like him are jidiots."
"What the hell did you just say?"
"I'm up, Desi," Greg mumbled as he stuck his head out of the doorway. "What'd I miss?" He noticed Paul and Dean giving him quizzical looks. "Yeah, I'm heading back to bed," Dean decided as he entered the cabin. He had just laid down on his bed and closed his eyes when some music was blasted into his ear. "HEY!" he cried out.
"What part of 'Morning, Dean-zilla' did you not get?" Destiny asked him as she held her alarm clock.
"I thought you switched that thing off," Paul pointed out.
"And I thought I told you boys on day one that I don't switch my music off."
"Ooh!" Ella exclaimed after peeking her head out the window. "Is that the pretty music we heard the other day?"
"Not exactly," Greg informed her. "Last night's melody was 'Sweet Mountain Road: Act One' from Sonic Colors. This one is 'Asteroid Coaster: Act One' from the same game. Hey, Desi, I know which tune she would really love."
"'Planet Wisp: Act One'?" Destiny guessed. "Oh, Ella would totally love it! I'll get it up after we change out of our jammies." Dean just let out a groan.
Meanwhile towards the Frogs of Death's cabin, Zoey was busy brushing her hair. "Ha!" Anne-Maria laughed as she and Valerie stared at her. "Looks like Princess Leia lost a scissors fight."
"Actually," Zoey corrected, "It's more like Queen Amidala."
"More like Queen I'm-A-Dork-A," Valerie scoffed. "Honestly, Anne-Maria has more style than you."
"Someone with class," Anne-Maria boasted. "Maybe you should take some pointers, Pigtails."
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
"Please. I could spot the fake tan on that bitch from a mile away. But playing nice with Anne-Maria will let me get her vote so I'll have the power on which idiot teammate goes home next."
Confessional: Zoey (Frogs of Death)
"My hair's fine...I think. Maybe this flower's too big. Oh, what if the others hate me? You like me...right?"
End Confessionals
Zoey soon headed outside and leaned against a tree. She got spooked when a stick with meat on it was pointed towards her face. "Wh-what?" she stammered. She looked up to see Axel, with camo paint on her face, holding the stick. "Axel?" Zoey wondered. "What are you doing?"
"Giving you breakfast," Axel sternly replied. "Now eat!"
"Um...I'm not really that hungry..."
"Excuse me," a voice spoke up. Zoey and Axel looked up to see Mike perched on a tree branch. "I'll take some of that," Mike offered as he hopped down.
"Good choice," Axel boasted. "Just-" Mike snatched the whole stick. "HEY!" Axel protested. "Don't pig out! Save some for the rest of the team!"
"I'm sure he can help himself," Zoey nervously inputted, "If that's okay with you."
"Yeah," Mike agreed, "Just let me have it. You offered."
"Not the whole stick!" Axel protested as she grabbed the stick.
"Hey! Let go!"
"You let go!" The duo fought over it until Mike pushed Axel back, making her crash into the tree. "Oh," he moaned as he winced at the sight. "Um, sorry about that, Axel." Axel simply stood up and brushed herself off. "Didn't realize you had some fight in you," she admitted.
"Th-th-that was a fluke," Mike stuttered. "Uh, adrenaline, you know."
"More like you've been holding out on us. Why haven't you been using that strength during the challenges?!"
"Maybe it was just a fluke," Zoey defended.
"Whatever. I'm gonna collect some more squirrels." Axel headed off into the woods. "Thanks for the save, Zoey," Mike breathed out.
"Oh, um, of course," Zoey nervously replied. "So, do you wanna, um, go to the kitchen to get something to eat?"
"Nah. I'm fine hanging right here." Mike let out a sigh as he leaned against the tree. "Nothing like some peace and quiet," he said.
"It sounds a bit too quiet," Zoey noted.
"You know, I think I recall Jane and Shane heading towards another section of the woods. Why don't we go visit them?"
"Uh, 'we'? As in, you'll tag along? But I don't wanna disrupt your-"
"You're not. Besides, I figured I would get pestered, anyway. So, what do you say?"
"Sure, Mike."
Confessional: Mike (Frogs of Death)
He twirled the toilet paper in the outhouse. "Okay, my first confessional. So, um, Zoey. Nice girl. Okay, super nice. I wonder if she would...maybe...go out with a guy like me. Though I don't have any relationship experience. Or people experience, for that matter. See, I've got this, um, quirk. I just hope it doesn't ruin things for me here."
End Confessional
Back in the main lodge, Anthony was sadly poking at his bowl of food. "Oh, hello," he moaned as he noticed Emma and Bowie sitting near him.
"Hey, Anthony," Emma greeted. "Something up?"
"You tell me. Remind me again why these landlubbers decided to spare you even though you cost the Rats the win."
"Wait, are you actually defending that chatterbox?" Bowie questioned.
"She has a name, you know!" Anthony snapped as he stood up. "It's Staci! And she was just a little lonely, is all."
"I didn't realize you two were that close," Emma noted.
"You think?!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Bowie cut in. "Take a breath, buccaneer. You have to know that your friends might have to leave. That's how these games work." Anthony let out a breath. "You make a point," he admitted. "I overreacted a little."
"How about we talk about something else?" Bowie suggested. "So, Emma, Chase cut your brakes. Let's talk about that." Emma could only groan in response. "So a bunch of us lived in a house and we livestream our crazy stunts," she explained, "But Chase broke the number one rule: the person doing something stupid has to know they're doing something stupid and I didn't!"
"And he could've killed you," Bowie pointed out. "You kinda minimized that part. Anyway, in today's challenge, if there's a way I can help you get a little revenge, just say the word."
"Bowie, you r-r-r-rock!"
"Okay, okay."
"Are you two sure about going through with that?" Anthony questioned. "Getting revenge has a tendency to, you know, backfire."
"It'll be okay, Anthony," Emma assured him. "And Bowie, I think you and I are about to become good friends."
Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)
"It's okay to make a friend. On this island, a friend means an alliance. That's Survival 101 in this game."
End Confessional
"Ugh," Dave groaned as he poked at his food. "What is this slop?"
"Besides a health code violation?" Noah replied. "Use your imagination."
"Good idea!" Ella exclaimed before closing her eyes. "Um, I imagine it's strawberry ice cream." She was about to take a bite when the bowl and spoon were swiped from her. "MY food!" Sugar scolded. She soon gorged on the mushy food, much to the confusion of her teammates. "Yeah, I've lost my appetite," Millie gagged.
"So you're not gonna eat that?" Tyler muffled between bites.
"Those Bears make a point," Nikki commented. "This slop here makes Axel's squirrel kebab look tasty."
"That weirdo couldn't do anything useful," Ripper scoffed.
"Mister Alfalfa is right for once," Keith agreed. "Axel is seriously nuts."
"I doubt she's that bad," Jasmine argued. "The squirrel thing may be a bit odd, but I think her heart's in the right place."
"Yeah, right. If she's so great, then I'm a-" A strange canister bonked Keith on the head. "Ow!" he cried out. "What the hell?!"
"What is that thing?" Phoebe wondered. She reached her hand out to touch it but Brick quickly pulled her away. "Don't!" he warned. "It might be booby-trapped!"
"It's nothing more than a tin can," Austin scoffed as he headed for the door. "No point fussing over-" Suddenly, the main lodge was sealed shut with a metal door. "That ain't good," Austin noted.
"Gee, you think?" Noah sarcastically asked. The canister popped open, which released a pink gas. Everyone coughed as the gas surrounded them, and they soon all passed out on the ground.
Meanwhile at the spa hotel, most of the Gophers were eating a quality breakfast. "Mmm," Owen gushed between bites of food. "This stuff is AWESOME!"
"No kidding, big guy," Justin agreed. "I hope we never have to give this up."
"Cheers to that," Sarah added as the duo clinked their glasses. Rose noticed Carly was nudging her eggs with her fork. "Everything okay?" she asked her.
"I'm not sure," Carly sighed. "I mean, winning's nice and all, but it doesn't feel like I really did anything to help."
"Relax, dude," Elias assured her. "You'll have plenty of time to prove yourself." He passed her a piece of bacon. "Help yourself."
"No, thank you," Carly replied. She noticed Helen and Corey entering the kitchen, along with Trent. "About time you three showed up," Heather scolded.
"Sorry we're late," Helen yawned. "Corey and I have been blasting away on a Guitar Hero game all night and we sorta lost track of time."
"Just don't hog the game room next time, okay?" Cody advised.
"I thought those two were in there prepping their bed for their puppies," 'Dumb' Damien commented.
"What?!" Corey protested as a slight blush came to his face. "N-no! We just met."
"No need to be ashamed. My second uncle came up after the first night his parents spent together."
"Not something I wanna hear while I'm eating," Gwen said while she pushed her plate away. 'Dumb' Damien just gave a snort before leaving the kitchen, though he gave a cry as a bucket of water fell on top of his head. "Fuck!" he cursed out before storming off.
"Nothing like seeing the cowboy getting screwed over to start the morning," Leshawna chuckled.
"No kidding," Trent agreed. "That guy sounds so...crass."
"Uh-huh," Gwen blandly replied. "So, what's your excuse for your tardiness?"
"I had something earlier."
"So we noticed," Elias commented. "You still got strawberry jam on the corner of your mouth."
"I do?" Trent gave a small gasp as he wiped a bit of red liquid off of his mouth. "I guess I must look like some sort of slob," he nervously laughed off.
"It's not that bad," Lucas shrugged. "Hey, maybe there's still some jam left in the fridge."
"I can get it," Carly volunteered.
"Nah, I'm right by it." Lucas opened the fridge but widened his eyes in shock. Suddenly, he was pelted with tennis balls, with one hitting him in the head and knocking him out. "Looks like that's game, set and match for Lucas," Elias chuckled.
"I thought you said you wouldn't try that prank," Trent scolded. As the two boys talked, Carly walked over to the fridge and took out the jar of strawberry jam. "Huh?" she quietly wondered. "Weird. It-" The fridge door slammed shut on her. She was taken off-guard and dropped the jar, which shattered with a loud CRASH! "Well done, Miss Millions," Heather sarcastically told her.
"Oh, I'm so sorry about that," Trent apologized as he knelt down to the jam-stained Carly. "I didn't see you there. Here, let me help."
"Uh, thanks," Carly slowly replied.
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"That jar of jam was still sealed, so what was that red stuff?"
End Confessional
Carly was picking up a piece of the shattered jar when a strange canister was rolled towards her. "What's this?" she thought. As soon as she picked it up, it released a pink gas that knocked her out. "Carly?" Rose gasped. The pink gas soon covered the entire kitchen, making everyone else pass out. In a studio room, Chris and Chef were watching the scene. "Are you sure this is legal?" Chef questioned.
"That's what contracts are for," Chris casually replied. He noticed that Axel, Shane, Jane, Zey and Mike were still walking around. "Wanna have some fun getting the stragglers?" he asked Chef. Chef just smirked before pulling out a tranquilizer gun and walking out.
"Breathe in," Jane told Shane as she stretched, "And breathe out." She noticed Shane was tangled up like a pretzel. "Oops," Jane said as she helped untangle him. "Sorry. Sometimes I forget people aren't as flexible as me."
"No hard feelings, fellow teammate," Shane replied.
"You can call me by my name, you know."
"Oh, sorry. Just...formalities."
"Hey, guys," Zoey greeted as she and Mike arrived. "What are you guys doing?"
"Just some yoga to get our bodies ready for today's activities," Jane explained. "Wanna join?"
"Well, since you insisted..."
"Mike, what about you?"
"I'll pass," Mike decided. "I've gotta check on Axel and make sure she doesn't do something too reckless."
"Just be careful," Shane advised. "Axel's quite the fighter."
"Okay. I will." Mike gave a wave to Zoey before jogging off. "He seems like a great teammate," Shane commented.
"Yeah," Zoey agreed with a smile, "He does." Meanwhile, Mike had jogged over to where he last saw Axel. "Hello?" he called out. "Axel? You're not still mad about the whole squirrel incident, are you?" He gasped when he saw Axel slumped over by a tree and with three tranquilizer darts lodged into her arm. "Wh-who would-?" he stuttered. A slight SNAP from behind him caught his attention. He quickly dove out of sight just as two darts flew by where he stood. "Hold still, kid," Chef chuckled as he spotted Mike. "This won't hurt...much."
"You're kidding," Mike scoffed as he dodged another dart. He cried out in pain as one hit him in the arm. Chef smirked in victory but quickly got a puzzled look as he saw Mike pull the dart out. "I...am not someone you wanna piss off," Mike growled as he eyed Chef. He lunged at him, and a hefty fight was heard off-screen.
"What was that noise?" Shane wondered as he, Jane and Zoey caught wind of the noise. The group gasped as they saw a battered Chef grumbling as he carried an unconscious Mike and Axel over his shoulders. "What did you do to our teammates?!" Shane demanded. "And if you think you're gonna take us, then-" He passed out after Chef fired a tranq dart at him. "Enough lip out of you, Super Zero," Chef told him. He then turned to Zoey and Jane. "Now you two."
"Whoa, whoa!" Jane protested while Zoey hid behind her. "We'll go with you willingly. Just don't knock us out with those darts!"
"Meh, not as much fun." The two girls screamed in pain after Chef shot them with tranq darts.
A few moments later, everyone was stirring awake. "Huh?" Dakota groaned as she looked around and saw everyone was in the middle of the forest. "Where are we?"
"All I remember is that weird pink gas in the dining hall," Sadie recalled.
"Oh, it was totally weird," Katie agreed.
"The same thing happened to us!" Beth gasped. "Carly touched this thingie and the gas came out of it." Most of the Gophers turned towards Carly's direction. "I didn't know it would do that," she weakly defended.
"You guys got lucky," Jane pointed out as she pulled a dart out of her arm. "Me, Zoey, Shane, Mike and Axel were all tranq'ed."
"Where is Chef, anyway?" Axel demanded as she cracked her knuckles. "I have a few choice words for him." She and the others winced as they heard a helicopter flying towards them. "Morning, campers!" Chris shouted from the cockpit.
"You better explain why you knocked us out like fucking animals!" 'Dumb' Damien yelled out.
"It was to prepare you for your next challenge: finding your way back to the campgrounds. It should be about 30 kilometers from here. First team back wins a stay in the spa hotel while last place will have to vote someone off."
"Sounds pretty simple," Keith boasted. "I'm sure even my loser team can handle that."
"Nice," Jasmine scoffed.
"Oh, don't worry," Chris assured the group. "There will be certain advantages for those who find them, but there's quite a few...obstacles, as well."
"What kind of 'obstacles'?" Greg questioned. "I'd prefer not to go in there blind."
"It's probably something like a bear," Eva guessed.
"I hope not," Phoebe gulped. "I don't like bears."
"Oh, you'll find out," Chris chuckled. "Now go!" He blew his air horn, and everyone ran off, though Brick had to pull a scared Phoebe away by the arm.
"Okay, team," Rose proposed to the Gophers after the teams had split apart. "I'd like to elect myself as the captain for this challenge."
"Why should you be in charge?" Heather challenged.
"She finally says something worthwhile," 'Dumb' Damien added. "Why should we listen to you?"
"Do either of you have any idea how to navigate a forest?" Leshawna questioned. Heather and 'Dumb' Damien remained silent. "Fine," 'Dumb' Damien decided. "The Sheriff grants you the authority...for now."
"So, um, how do we get back, Rose?" Echo wondered.
"We need to get to a higher point so we can analyze our surroundings," Rose explained as she pulled out a piece of parchment from her sack. "Then I'll map out our direction on this. After that, we head off like our lives depend on it. Any objections?"
"No, Miss," Bryan replied.
"Sounds good," Leshawna agreed.
"I'm all in for crazy plans that just might work," Corey added.
"Better than nothing," Carly reasoned.
"Whatever gets us back to civilization sooner," Gwen sighed.
"Count us in!" Helen cheered as she hugged Olivia and Lindsay.
"Let's move, then," 'Dumb' Damien ordered. "If we're lucky, the others will be running around like headless chickens."
Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)
"Let that girl scout have her moment, but soon I'LL be dominating these stupid Gophers. I'll need a few allies, though."
End Confessional
Over by the Rats, everyone was looking around at their surroundings. "What now?" Sam panted.
"Chris said there was some advantages scattered in the forest," Courtney recalled. "Maybe one of them is a map on how to get back to camp."
"That would certainly help a lot," Wayne commented. "So, uh, where should we look for it?"
"Should we split up to see if we can find our way back?" Austin thought. "We'd cover more ground that way."
"I agree with the cowboy's plan," Scott said. "Let's do that."
"But we'd have no way to communicate with each other," Harold informed them. "Unless we had some sort of walkie-talkie, there's no way this could work." B tapped him on the shoulder and passed him a square device. "Huh?" Harold wondered as B passed a similar device to Courtney and Bowie.
"I think B wants you to speak into it," Dawn inferred.
"Like this?" Bowie spoke through the device, which echoed through the other two devices.
"A handmade cell phone?" Julia gasped. "But, uh, where's the photo app?"
"It's old-school, Julia," Sam explained. "Hey, B, change your name to A-plus!"
Confessional: B (Toxic Rats)
He simply blew into his fist before rubbing it on his shirt.
End Confessional
"There's only three of these here," Bowie reasoned, "So three groups should do: two with seven members and one with nine members."
"I'll lead one group," Courtney decided. "I have C.I.T. training, so that should make me perfectly qualified."
"Me, Geoff, DJ, Sam, Dakota and Austin will join you," Bridgette volunteered.
"I shall lead another group," Anthony spoke up. "Who's with me?" Emma, Bowie, Raj, Wayne, Leonard and Dawn raised their hands. "Aye, then," Anthony replied. "Let's head off!"
"You don't wanna forget this," Scott reminded him as he passed him one of the walkie-talkies. "And I guess the rest of us will stick together."
"Sounds good," Harold agreed.
"We might win this one, guys," Nichelle encouraged. "Let's go, Rats!"
"GO, RATS!" everyone else minus B cheered.
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Yeah, cheer. With my plan in action, these Rats won't know what hit 'em!"
End Confessional
"So," Paul began as the Bears walked through a section of the woods, "What's the plan?"
"We should figure out which direction camp is and head that way," Sky explained.
"And maybe send one of those loser teams spinning in circles," Jo added with a sly smirk.
"No, we're not doing that. We're gonna win this challenge fairly or we don't win at all."
"We'd better win or it'll be your sorry ass walking down the Dock of Shame!"
"Can you two shut up already?" Dave demanded with irritation. "You're giving me a migraine."
"Lighten up, Davie," Lara (now cosplaying as Harley Quinn) giggled. "We've gotta keep moving before Batsy tries to catch us."
"Uh, what?" Eva asked with a puzzled look. Dave just let out a groan of frustration. "Come on, guys," Destiny encouraged. "We've got this. Besides, things can't get any worse."
"Never say that, Desi," Greg warned. "Things can always get worse." A SNAP caught everyone's attention. "Uh, Lara?" Sky wondered. "Did you step on a twig?"
"Nope," Lara answered. A loud ROAR followed by the sound of falling trees made the Bears scream in fright. "Looks like it didn't take the teams long to disturb the wildlife," Chris narrated from camp. "Will anyone survive, or will I have to shorten the season? Find out when we return."
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The Bears all huddled as the noise came closer. "What's making that screepy noise?" Destiny gulped as she clutched Greg in fright.
"I'd rather not know," Dave nervously replied. Beardo made a siren sound. "Not helping!" Eva snapped, silencing him. A nearby bush rustled, heightening the Bears' fear. A second later, a hairless squirrel hopped out of the bushes. "Hey, it's just a stupid squirrel!" Jo complained.
"Aw..." Katie and Sadie gushed. The squirrel blinked vertically, making the duo squeal in fright. "Oh, dear!" Ella gasped. "Is it okay?"
"I don't think squirrels are supposed to do that," Ezekiel noted.
"Aren't you the smart one?" Noah sarcastically commented.
"That thing made that noise?" Dean questioned as he eyed the squirrel. "I seriously doubt that."
"Oh, I wouldn't mess with it," Chris advised over the intercom. "Those squirrels and some other animals came from a research facility, and their time there made them a bit more...exciting." The squirrel caught a butterfly with its tongue and ate it. "A little weird," Alejandro admitted, "But we can handle this. Right, team?"
"Please," Blainley scoffed as she went up to the squirrel. "Chris obviously just shaved this rodent to make it look different and 'claims' it's different to spook us."
"I'm not so sure," Sky admitted.
"Aw," Lauren gushed as she knelt down to the squirrel, "Can I have one?" The squirrel roared the same roar the Bears heard earlier. It shot lightning out of its eyes, making Lauren and Blainley back away in fright. "Okay, I take back what I said," Dean fearfully admitted. Some more hairless squirrels hopped out of the bushes. "Everyone split up!" Sky warned as the team started to run away from the squirrels. Paul, Greg, Destiny, Dave and Millie went one way while Dean, Beardo, Lara and Priya went another direction and the rest went in another direction.
Meanwhile, the Frogs of Death were walking down another path. "How much longer is this gonna be?" Ripper complained. "My feet are getting tired."
"Chris said camp was 30 kilometers away," Cameron informed him. "At the rate we're going, we'll be at camp in roughly-"
"Six hours at a pace of 5.1 kilometers per hour," Scarlett finished.
"Wow. You're pretty intellectually gifted, Scarlett."
"Yeah," Rodney agreed, "The girl's got some real brains."
"She sounds like a nerd," Ripper scoffed.
"Can't you losers go any faster?" Keith complained. "I can't win if you slag behind."
"You mean we can't win," Jane corrected as she shot him a glare. "We're a team, remember?"
"Hey, guys?" Sierra cut in. "What's that thing up in that tree?" She pointed to a white slip of paper lodged in some tree branches. "Hang on," Axel decided, "I'll get it." She started to climb the tree but quickly slid down. "Guess the survivalist isn't so great," Ripper snickered.
"Try using your eyes," Laney pointed out as she examined the tree. "The tree's been greased."
"That paper must be one of the advantages Chris mentioned if it's so much trouble to get," Shane reasoned. "But if we can't climb-"
"Move," Helga ordered as she pushed him aside and went towards the tree. "There is easier way to get paper. Watch." She shook the tree trunk, and a bunch of acorns fell down, covering her up. The piece of paper floated down on top of the pile. "Nice one, Helga," Jasmine congratulated. Helga simply lifted her head up from the pile and spat out an acorn. "Of course," she replied.
"Let me see that," Keith demanded as he snatched the paper away and glanced over it. "What the-? You've gotta be fucking kidding me! All that for a blank piece of paper?!"
"Oh, yeah," Chris replied over the intercom, "Did I forget to mention there's some misleading junk scattered about? My bad." Keith just grumbled as he crumbled the paper in his hands.
Over with the Rats, Lightning was leading his group. "Go, Team Lightning!" he rallied as he jogged ahead.
"Uh, we don't have to run," MK pointed out as the others followed behind at a steady walk. "Camp's probably just an hour's walk away."
"Slow and steady wins the race," Harold agreed, "Like how the tortoise beat the hare in the fable."
"Well, Lightning ain't no tortoise," Lightning argued, "So you losers better pick up the pace!" He ran faster while the others kept their steady pace. "Oh, Scottie," Luna giggled as she pulled him aside, "Can I talk to you in private?"
"Depends on what you mean by 'talk'," Scott nervously replied. Luna just giggled as she pulled him into a bush. "So," she began, "I wanna talk about your little 'strategy' for the game."
"Uh, I don't know what you're talking about," Scott fibbed.
"Oh? Then..." Luna pulled out a thin antenna, much to Scott's shock. "Didn't this go to B's talkie thingamabob?" Luna wondered. "So why would you yank it out before passing it to the pirate?"
"What makes you think I did that?" Scott accused.
"'Cause I saw you do it, Scottie. Self-sabotaging...oh, so unique and FUN! Can I help? Please, please, please, please, please?!" Scott just stared at Luna in confusion.
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Having an ally might be useful, and if she gets too smart for her own good, I can easily shove her under the bus. But then again, it's Luna. Still..."
End Confessional
"Just keep your mouth shut and I'll let you work with me," Scott told Luna. "But-" Luna suddenly shoved him to the ground and started to kiss his face. "H-hey!" he sputtered out.
"I found Crazy Girl," Nichelle announced as she pulled back the bushes, making the duo look up. "She was making out with Scott."
"Lucky dog," Duncan chuckled. "Only a few days and he's smooching a hottie."
"I seriously question his sense of judgement," MK commented as the group continued to follow Lightning. A bewildered Scott looked at Luna, who simply replied with a Cheshire Cat-like grin.
Back with the Gophers, Rose and Beth had climbed a tree. "Can you hold this, Beth?" Rose asked her as she passed her the parchment. She scanned her surroundings and saw Lake Wawanakwa, the cliff from the first challenge, the numerous mountains and an open area where the cabins resided. She quickly sketched them onto the parchment after memorizing the locations. "We should continue for five kilometers," Rose informed the team, "After that, we'll find a slope that'll take us directly to camp."
"Great," Corey replied as the camera was zoomed in on his face, "But, uh, one question."
"What?" The camera zoomed out to show that Corey, Lucas, Lindsay, Helen, Sarah and Cody had also climbed the tree. "Did we all have to climb up?" Corey wondered.
"Uh...no," Rose bashfully replied.
"Let's head down," Helen decided. "I'm feeling like a fly on the wall."
"On it," Lucas replied. He let go of the branch he was holding and began a 'gentle' descent. His companions winced as he hit every single branch on the way down before landing with a loud THUD! "I'm okay," he replied off-screen.
Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)
"I may not be the strongest or the fastest, but I can absorb damage like a sponge. It's gonna take a lot more than a fall from a tree to stop me."
End Confessional
"Let's go, guys!" Heather ordered after everyone was on solid ground. "I don't wanna give up that spa hotel to those loser teams." The Gophers rushed off.
Meanwhile, the group of Paul, Greg, Destiny, Millie and Dave skid to a stop. "Did we lose them?" Millie panted.
"I think so," Greg replied. He went wide-eyed as he saw three hairless squirrels pop out of the bushes. "Seriously?!" Dave complained.
"Easy, little guys," Greg advised as he backed up. He stumbled back and fell into another bush. "Greggy?" Destiny wondered. A loud growl caught the others off-guard. "Oh, what now?" Paul complained.
"It must be bad if it's scaring those squirrels away," Millie noted as she saw the squirrels skitter off. The group gasped as a huge bear rose up and growled at them. "It's a-a-a-a bear!" Dave stuttered.
"That's not all," Paul added with concern. He pointed to Greg, who was in the bear's clutches. "A little help?" Greg squeaked out.
"Greggy!" Destiny gasped. "Hey! Let go of my Greggy, you oversized rug!" She pulled out her guitar and swung it at the bear. Dave, Paul and Millie winced as they heard a hard WHACK and the bear's cries of pain. The bear quickly dropped Greg and ran off. "I've got you, Greggy," Destiny assured him with a tight hug.
"My hero," Greg gushed as he got a lovestruck look.
"Remind me to never come between those two," Millie told the boys.
"We'd better find out where the others went to," Paul decided.
"Hey, guys!" Destiny called out. "Look what I found!" She pointed to a red ATV hidden behind some rocks. "Talk about an advantage!" Paul exclaimed. "And it's in great condition, too!"
"I'll drive!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let's not go crazy here."
"I don't think it matters who drives," Millie said.
"Did you see her with that boat?!" Dave argued.
"Greggy, what do you think?" Destiny asked him.
"Whatever you want, Desi," Greg gushed, still stuck in his daze.
"WHOO! Let's go!" Destiny dropped Greg and hopped into the driver's seat. "Huh?" Greg wondered as he snapped back to his senses.
"Come on, guys!" Destiny rallied.
"Desi?" Greg noticed Destiny waving at him from the ATV and Dave glaring at him. "What the hell did she just talk me into?" Greg squeaked out with fright. A moment later, he was shaking as he clutched Destiny's back while Paul, Millie and Dave sat behind them. "There's no way this can go wrong," Dave blandly stated.
"I'm sure it'll be fine," Millie assured him.
"Yeah," Paul agreed. "Destiny can't be that fucked up in driving."
"Will you stop?" Destiny scolded. "You're making Greggy shake like a Chihuahua. Besides, I'm very good at driving. Greggy and I only went to the emergency room twice."
"Wait, what?" Millie wondered as the others got terrified looks.
"I've changed my mind!" Dave panicked. "I want off this-" Destiny revved up the ATV and sped off. "RIDE!" Dave screamed out.
"WHOO-HOO!" Destiny exclaimed with pure ecstasy.
"AHHHHHH!" Millie screamed.
"MOMMY!" Paul cried out with fright.
"I hope we get to camp soon," Anthony told his group as he scanned the area with a telescope. "Perhaps we'll be the team that claims the bountiful booty, eh?"
"The what?" Bowie wondered in confusion.
"I think he means that fancy cabin," Raj clarified.
"Maybe there's a hockey rink in it," Wayne told him.
"Oh, that'd be so cool!" A loud ROAR caught everyone's attention. "Maybe whatever made that noise is far away?" Emma hoped.
"It isn't," Dawn informed her as she pointed to the bear from earlier.
"This isn't good," Bowie gulped. "We might need some help."
"Hey, mateys," Anthony spoke through the device B made. "We could use some extra hands on the deck." However, there was no response. "Guys?" Anthony repeated. "Guys! Hey!" The device soon came apart. "It's busted," Anthony gasped with fear in his voice. The bear swatted it away and growled at the group. "Stand back, foul beast of Wawanakwa!" Leonard declared as he stood between the bear and his teammates.
"Are you kidding me?" Bowie protested.
"Go, wizard dude!" Wayne cheered.
"So we shall escape from this fight," Leonard chanted as he raised his staff in the air, "Defeat this bear with the power of light!" A blinding light shined from the staff, startling the bear and making him run off. "Okay, color me impressed," Anthony admitted. "Ye be the real deal."
"Or he simply shined a light through those pebbles," Bowie argued.
"Hey!" Leonard protested. "You doubt my abilities?"
"We'll discuss this at a later time," Dawn cut in. "We should focus on finding our way back."
"Does that tree look familiar?" Emma wondered.
"Oh, we be as lost as a blind baby beluga!" Anthony cried out. He gave a sigh of defeat. "We're sunk."
"Hey, it's not over yet," Wayne pointed out. "We can still make it!" A squirrel scampered over to them. "Hello, there," Dawn told it as she picked it up. "Do you know the way back to camp?" The squirrel chittered a bit. "Really? Oh, my!"
"Uh, may you imagine we're not animal mages?" Leonard cut in.
"He said to head east to find camp," Dawn informed him, "But to beware of the hairless squirrels." The squirrel chittered again. "And something called an ATV?"
"You're taking advice from a squirrel?" Bowie questioned.
"Well, what do we have to lose?" Anthony decided. "Onward and eastward!"
The Gophers soon arrived at the slope. "There's the campsite!" Cody gasped.
"Just a quick mountain slide there," Sarah shrugged. "Let's go, team!"
"Are you sure that's safe?" Leshawna wondered as Sarah pulled out her skateboard. However, Sarah already began to slide down the mountain. "I like her sense of style," Lucas decided as he, Corey, Helen, Cody, Izzy, Owen, Chase and Alan pulled off a piece of bark. "See you in the dining hall!" The group slid down, using the bark as handmade sleds. "Idiots," Heather grumbled.
"Bunch of crazies," Lacey added.
"Maybe we'll get a lead on the other team this way," Trent put in. "I wonder if there's something to carry us all down." Lacey eyed the tree. "I'm gonna regret doing this," she muttered under her breath. She managed to knock the tree down with a single blow, much to the team's shock. "Get on," Lacey ordered.
"I think we're seriously lost," Dean groaned as he, Priya, Beardo and Lara walked around.
"At least we lost those weird squirrels," Priya breathed out.
"Aw, I wanted to play with them," Lara moaned.
"Are you out of your-" Dean protested when he crashed into something. He looked up to see two motorbikes sprawled out on the ground. "This must be the advantage Chris mentioned," Priya realized. Beardo made a ding-ding sound in response. "It should carry us all," Dean reasoned as he got on one of the bikes. "Do you guys know how to ride one of these?"
"I've trained with riding a handmade bike on a minefield," Priya boasted as she and Lara got on the other motorcycle. "I'm sure this won't be too different."
"Training on a minefield? Tell me you're exag-" Dean noticed Beardo making a revving sound. "Zip it!" Dean scolded. "I'm trying to talk!" Beardo made the sound of a scratched record before going silent. "I hope that spa hotel has soundproof walls," Dean muttered.
"To keep out your snoring?" Lara replied.
"It's not that bad! Come on; let's get a move on." Dean and Priya started the motorcycles up and sped off, with Lara and Beardo in tow.
Back at the campgrounds, Chris and Chef were relaxing in some lawn chairs. "Here's your lemonade, sir," a boy with curly black hair, a blue sweatshirt, gray shorts and square glasses told them as he passed them a glass of lemonade.
"About time," Chris replied.
"Uh, perhaps if you're not busy, you might discuss a pay raise for us interns?" Chris and Chef laughed in response. "Yeah, right, Oliver," Chris chuckled. "Keep dreaming. Now go clean the bathrooms."
"Yes, sir," Oliver sighed as he picked up a mop and dragged himself towards the bathrooms.
"Made it!" Sky exclaimed as she, Lauren, Ethan, Blainley, Shawn, Katie, Sadie, Tyler, Jo, Sugar, Noah, Melody, Alejandro, Eva, Ella and Ezekiel reached the camp.
"Seriously?" Sam moaned as Courtney and Lightning's group arrived next.
"Ha!" Jo boasted. "Take that, loser Rats!"
"Not so fast," Chris informed them. "First team back wins, and you're both missing some members."
"They probably got eaten by bears."
"Jo!" Sky scolded.
"Maybe we should go back to search for them," Ethan suggested.
"Yeah, no," Chris told him. "They have to get here on their own." He noticed Sarah sliding down the mountain, followed by Corey, Alan, Helen, Izzy, Chase, Owen and Cody. "Epic slide, dudes!" Corey cheered. "I've never felt so alive!"
"Wasn't Lucas sliding with us?" Helen wondered. The group heard Lucas screaming as he soared through the air and crashed right into the communal bathrooms. "I'm still okay," he assured them.
"Ew!" most of the others gagged in disgust.
"I told you using that rock as a ramp was a bad idea," Cody said.
"It was a great idea," Chris defended. "Though I would've preferred everyone used it. More pain equals more ratings." Dean and Priya pulled up on the motorbikes, much to the others' shock. "Where did you get those?" Courtney questioned.
"Looks like Dean and Priya found the advantage," Chris announced.
"Not really," Dean moaned as he motioned to Beardo. "This guy doesn't have a mute button."
"Neither do you, Snore-asaur," Jo countered.
"Paul, Dave, Greg, Millie and Destiny are still absent," Ethan noted.
"I hope those squirrels didn't get them," Tyler said.
"Sorry, squirrels?" MK wondered with confusion. "Gee, I dread to hear what your opinion is on bears."
"They shot lightning out of their eyes!"
"Yeah, right," Duncan scoffed.
"But-"
"Let it go," Dean advised. "It's not their fault they ignored our warning."
"What is that?" DJ asked as he pointed to the hill. The rest of the Gophers were sliding down the hill on the tree Lacey knocked down. "Almost there!" Leshawna shouted.
"I can see the Frogs headed to camp!" Rose warned as she pointed to the Frogs running towards the camp.
"Faster!" Heather ordered. At the same time, the Frogs noticed the Gophers barreling down the mountain. "It must be the other team," Jasmine realized. "Double-time, Frogs!" The two teams rushed towards the finish line, with the Gophers arriving seconds before the Frogs. "Screaming Gophers win again!" Chris announced. "And the Frogs of Death managed to pull up to a close second!" The Gophers cheered in victory. "So close!" Keith cried out in frustration. "If we hadn't wasted time with that stupid paper, we would've won!"
"We didn't know it was a decoy," Laney defended, "So quit whining like a baby."
"She's right," Nikki agreed. "Besides, we did better than the last two times." Keith was about to say something else but Helga just shoved him aside. "Big Guy needs to stay quiet," she sternly told him.
"It's now a race to not come in last," Chris announced. "Who will luck out? The Confused Bears or the Toxic Rats?" The rest of the Rats were rushing towards camp. "There it is!" Emma exclaimed. "We're gonna make it!" Just then, they heard the sound of a revving engine. "What in blue blazes?" Anthony wondered in bewilderment.
"I thought there were only two bikes," Chef told Chris as the sound reached camp. Dave, Paul, Millie and Greg screamed as Destiny drove the ATV past the remaining Rats. They soon hit a large rock, sending them airborne until they crashed into the Bears' cabin.
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
She was still in a daze. "This is going in the book...once everything stops spinning." She fell over in her seat.
End Confessional
"Is that my ATV?" Chris demanded.
"Was your ATV," Paul corrected as he, Greg, Dave and Destiny were sprawled on the roof and Millie was staggering around on the ground. A piece of the ATV fell off, making Chris glare at the group. "I can fix that," Paul nervously assured him.
"WHOO!" Destiny cheered. "That was so swiller! Let's go again!"
"NO!" Dave, Paul, Millie and Greg protested.
"Whose bright idea was it to let Destiny drive?" Olivia asked the group. Dave and Paul immediately pointed to Greg, who blushed out of embarrassment.
Confessional: Greg (Confused Bears)
"Desi can be pretty persuasive, believe it or not. I dare not list off all the things she convinced me of doing over the years. There's, um, quite a lot, some of which I'm not proud of."
End Confessional
"What was that thing that flew by us?" Bowie asked as the rest of the Rats reached the camp.
"That was the Bears claiming third place," Chris informed him, "Which means it'll be yet another Rat being voted off tonight." The Rats groaned at this news.
Later, the girls were discussing who to vote off. "Obviously it should be that pirate," Courtney decided. "He got his group lost."
"It wasn't just that," Emma argued. "There was this bear that tried to get us."
"How come we didn't hear about this sooner?" Bridgette wondered.
"We tried to use those walkie-talkie things, but it fell apart on us."
"I bet you just broke it on accident."
"Don't blame her," Luna argued, "Blame the inventor. I saw that B guy fiddle with it before passing it to the pirate fella."
"Are you suggesting that B purposely gave Anthony a faulty device?" Julia wondered as she typed something on her cell phone.
"Plus, he was the one that set up those lights for the pool that came apart. It's no coinky-dink. B's been sabotaging us from day one!" The girls gave shocked gasped. "Hang on," Nichelle argued. "Are we seriously going on Crazy Girl's word here?"
"Why would she lie about something as important as this?" Dakota pointed out.
"I'm not sure about this," Dawn admitted. "I'm going to vote for Austin. It was his suggestion that we split up."
"Fine," Luna moaned, "Leave Mister Saboteur in, then." On the other side of the cabin, most of the boys were going through a similar discussion. "Are you serious?" Duncan asked Scott. "B really sabotaged us with those walkie-talkies?"
"B stands for bad man and he's a bad man," Scott informed the guys.
"I never pegged him for that kind of guy," Sam admitted as Geoff nodded in agreement, "But fact-wise, he seems like that kind of guy."
"How can you trust someone that doesn't even speak?" Scott leaned in to Wayne and Raj. "He hates hockey, you know," he whispered, making the duo gasp. He then turned to Bowie and Leonard. "I've seen B's diary," Scott continued, "And he mocked both Bowie's fashion sense and Leonard's sorcery." Bowie and Leonard widened their eyes in shock. "Thought you guys should know," Scott finished. He went outside, where he saw Luna giving him a thumbs-up.
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Looks like loony Luna did her part. Didn't expect her to pull it off. And with my help, that silent genius is done for." He snickered in satisfaction.
Confessional: Luna (Toxic Rats)
"Yep, every girl is gonna vote off B tonight. Well, except for the movie star and the nature girl. But I'm sure Scottie will handle them in due time. You know, I thought it would be Heather as the main baddie, but Scottie as the main baddie is much more FUN!" She laughed until she fell out of her seat.
End Confessionals
That evening, Keith was busy punching a tree near the Frogs' cabin when he saw Jane, Shane and Axel walking outside. "Great," Keith grumbled. "You're really making my evening, aren't you?"
"Says the guy making everyone's life here a walking hell," Jane countered.
"No need to get physical, you two," Shane advised as the duo faced each other. Axel quickly stepped in between them and knocked them to the ground. "You both need to stop it," she ordered. "A strong team needs to be able to function properly, and you two are keeping that from happening. You two better work together or I'll send you both home! Got it?!"
"Whatever," Keith scoffed as he stormed off, with Axel following behind.
"I'll try playing nice," Jane breathed out once they were out of earshot, "But if that bastard tries anything..."
"What exactly caused this conflict between you and Keith?" Shane asked. Jane simply crossed her arms in irritation. "Oh, was that too personal?" Shane wondered. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"I know you're just concerned," Jane replied. "I can't fault you for looking out for the team. I just...don't feel like talking about it now."
"I understand. I'll be patient."
Later that evening, the Toxic Rats were seated at the campfire. Emma, B, Duncan, Geoff, Bridgette, Lightning, Courtney, DJ, Dakota, Sam, Luna and Leonard were in the back row while Anthony, MK, Scott, Julia, Nichelle, Wayne, Raj and Dawn were up front. "I see you Rats have made yourself cozy here at the campfire ceremony," Chris began as Chef held a plate of marshmallows, "Seeing it's your third trip in a row. I wonder who'll get cut this time."
"Austin," Chef called out.
"Excuse me?" Austin questioned. "Why would someone vote for me?"
"It was your idea to split up. If you hadn't done that, your team might've won or at least not been in last place." Austin just scoffed in response. "B," Chef continued, "Your invention stopped working at the worst possible time, and some people think it was intentional." B got a shocked look at this news. "Don't look so surprised, sha-traitor!" Lightning lashed out.
"Anthony," Chef continued, "Your group arrived dead last, which might not have happened if you done better at leading them." Anthony just scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "Ooh, ooh!" Luna exclaimed. "Do me!"
"Uh, Luna," Chef said, "You, uh, um, you're a few crackers short of a box."
"I told you guys!" Nichelle pointed out.
"You've all cast your votes and made your decision," Chris told the Rats. "If you do not receive a marshmallow, you must immediately head to the Dock of Shame and board the Boat of Losers. That means you're out of the contest, and you can't come back...ever. The following Rats are safe: Dawn, Leonard, Dakota, Geoff, Courtney, Wayne, Raj, Emma, Lightning, Bridgette, Harold, Nichelle, Duncan, MK, Scott, Sam, Julia, DJ and Bowie. The rest of you got at least one vote. However, Luna and Austin live to see another sunrise." B and Anthony nervously eyed the last marshmallow. "This is the final marshmallow of the night, boys," Chris told them. "..."
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"...Anthony." Anthony sighed in relief as he picked up the final marshmallow. B just looked down in disappointment. "Time for the Dock of Shame, buddy," Chris told him. B headed down the Dock of Shame. "Bye-bye, B!" Luna giggled as she saw him board the Boat of Losers, to his confusion. "I wanna give you something before you leave! Catch!" She tossed the antenna to him, which hit him in the face. B picked it up as he realized what had happened. He glared at Luna and opened his mouth to say something but the boat horn cut him off before he could say anything. Luna giggled as the boat drove off. "I'll admit you impressed me," Scott told her as he joined her side.
"We make such a FUN team!" Luna exclaimed.
"Just don't try to kiss me again. Blech!"
"How else was I gonna hide our chat in the bushes?" The duo walked off. "Another unexpected elimination," Chris narrated from his studio room. "Will anyone be safe from the Scott and Luna duo? How long will it be before Keith and Jane gouge each other's eyes out? And who will be the next one to walk the Dock of Shame? Find out in the next episode of Total...Drama...Island!"
Votes:
Voted for B: Courtney, Bridgette, Dakota, MK, Julia, Luna, Emma, Scott, Lightning, Duncan, Sam, Wayne, Raj, Geoff, Leonard, Bowie, Anthony, Harold, DJ, Austin
Voted for Anthony: B
Voted for Luna: Nichelle
Voted for Austin: Dawn
Eliminated: B (20-1-1-1)
So, episode 4 of Mega Island had quite a bit, didn't it? B is an interesting character, but it's hard to do something with a character who's completely silent. At least with Beardo, he has his sound effects and has a reason for it.
And we have some interesting interactions to boot, too. We've got a touch of Corey and Helen's friendship, Bowie and Emma's friendship, the hilarious dynamic of Greg and Destiny, Keith and Jane's conflict and the interesting alliance of Scott and Luna. I dread to think what might happen now that those two are teamed up.
As for this challenge, it was created by LaCuevademisgustos for his fanfic 'Total Drama Chaotic Camp'. And before you ask, there will be quite a few more of his challenges here. (I'll inform you which challenges are his in the author's notes.)
Next up, we'll be hitting the high seas as the teams play a 'little' game of Battleship. Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.