"Previously on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "Players lost their heads in a game of Capture the Skull." The scene flashed back to the fake skull Carly and Dean had breaking in half, then Mike holding the real skull. "Mike tried to use a fake skull to save his team," Chris continued. The scene changed to Lauren skipping away with said skull. "And he was lucky enough that Scary Girl decided to take it away instead of handing it to me."
...
The scene changed to Corey and Helen knocking some of the Bears back. "Corey and Helen started blasting off the opposition," Chris continued. The scene changed to Destiny and Greg's counterattack. "Which for Destiny was a declaration for a battle of the bands."
...
The scene changed to Jo using Sky and Priya as shields and collecting the Rats' skull. "And despite the Bears' near-victory by Jo using Priya and Sky as human shields," Chris continued, "It was Emma and Leonard who won it for the Toxic Rats." The scene changed to the Rats celebrating, then to MK toying with the shields. "With a little hand by MK on the controls."
...
The scene changed to Lauren's elimination. "But despite painting a big target on her back," Chris continued, "Jo survived and it was Scary Girl that got voted off." The scene changed to Chef carrying Dean off. "However, she wasn't alone as Dean was disqualified after stealing the challenge list." The scene changed to Echo entering the boys' side of the Bears' cabin. "Or did he? Seriously, did he?"
...
The scene changed to Chris in front of the cabins. "Hmm, I still wonder how Jo survived that ceremony," he thought out-loud. "I mean, if Millie voted for Jo like she promised-"
"Can you theorize more quietly?" Millie whispered as she walked over to him.
"I tend to do these show intros alone. Oh, and nothing happens quietly, Millie! Not here on Total...Drama...Island!"
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It was early the next morning. On the porch of the Gophers' cabin, Carly was writing in her notebook when she noticed Trent walking over. "Nothing yet on the saboteur?" he quietly asked her.
"No," Carly sighed as she put the notebook away. "There's just too many people to suspect. I can't wrap my head around it."
"You think we should get some help?"
"If so, then who can we trust?"
"Well, what about Gwen? After what happened at the talent show, I doubt she could be the saboteur."
"Um, maybe. Oh! I recall Dean saying that there was something odd yesterday. I'd better ask him for more detail." Carly started to run off when she noticed Trent hadn't moved. "Come on, Trent!" she called out.
"You didn't know?" Trent asked her. "Dean was disqualified last night." Carly could only gasp as this news hit her like a freight train. "What?!" she protested. "But-but why?!"
"Apparently, Chris followed through with his warning on the thief," Trent answered.
"No! Dean's no thief! I bet the saboteur is behind this!"
"Are you certain? That's a lot of blind faith you're putting into him."
"I don't know why. I just...know!" Carly let out a tired breath as she slumped to the ground. "Come on," Trent offered. "Let's head to the main lodge. Maybe you'll think better without an empty stomach."
"Maybe," Carly sighed.
Confessional: Trent (Screaming Gophers)
"You know, I think Carly was starting to get close to that Dean guy. Like, real close."
End Confessional
Over by the Frogs' cabin, Jasmine was sleeping on the roof. She stretched as she woke up before sliding down to the porch and landing with a THUD. "What are you doing?" Amy complained as she stuck her head out the window.
"I'm gonna go forage for food to have on backup," Jasmine informed her.
"Did I hear that right?" Sol yawned as he exited the boys' side of the cabin. "Well, I guess it'll keep Chef from breathing down my neck...a little. I'll help you forage, Jasmine."
"Foraging?" Amy wondered. "Is that dangerous? Do you want some help?"
"Six hands are better than four," Jasmine replied while Sol simply rolled his eyes. Amy then ran back inside. "Samey!" she ordered. "Wake up!" She pushed the half-asleep Samey (in a blue tank top and pink shorts) outside. "Go with Jasmine and Sol to get me some food," Amy scolded, "And don't be all lazy like you were when you were born!"
Confessional: Amy (Frogs of Death)
"After I was born, Mommy and I had to wait seventeen minutes for Samey to come out! Ah! Can you imagine?! If I could have walked, I would have left without her!"
Confessional: Sol (Frogs of Death)
"That little bitch had some gall calling Sammy lazy when she sent her to do all the work!" He groaned. "Siblings."
End Confessionals
"How much longer are you gonna hog the swimming pool?" Austin complained as he pounded on one of the spa hotel's doors. "I gotta take a bath!"
"Here's an idea," Dakota suggested as she floated on a pool float shaped like a chair. "How about using the bathtub?"
"You could've been a bit nicer, Dakota," Bridgette suggested as she and Sam swam over to her.
"I didn't want him dirtying up the water. Blech!" Dakota noticed some bubbles rising from the water. "Uh, that wasn't me," Sam defended. Suddenly, some large purple tentacles rose out of the water. "Out of the water!" Bridgette yelled out. Everyone had just scrambled out of the pool when they heard some giggling. Luna then popped up out of the water with the tentacles on her head. "Hi!" she happily greeted. "Like my new swim cap?"
"Luna, you...you...jerk!" Dakota scolded.
"Dakota, remember what we talked about?" Bridgette advised in a whisper.
"Well, it's true! Luna's an evil little bug that needs to be squished before anything else bad happens. After all, it's her fault Nichelle got eliminated!"
"WAH!" Luna whined. "How can you say such mean things?!"
"It's not like she's lying," Sam pointed out. "If you hadn't shattered Nichelle's confidence, she might still be here."
"Blah, blah, blah. You're so BORING, Miss Fame Hungry."
"That was a quick shift in attitude," Bridgette remarked. A sudden CRASH caught everyone's attention as they saw a battered Austin standing in front of the now-broken door. "Got through the door!" he exclaimed.
"You could've at least tried the doorknob first!" Dakota scolded with an irritated tone. However, Austin ignored her and started running to the water. "CANNONBALL!" he shouted. He jumped into the water with a huge SPLASH strong enough to whisk Luna out of the room. "You dirty son of a bitch!" she cursed before leaving through the door's gaping hole.
"Well, she got the dirty bit right," Bridgette pointed out as the pool soon became a large blanket of brown.
"Ah, nothing like a fresh dip to make ya feel clean," Austin sighed as he bobbed in the water. He noticed a piece of fabric floating by and picked it up. "Yeesh. Was I that filthy?"
"Luna's dress!" Sam gasped as he realized what the cloth was. "I hope no one else realizes it's gone." The group overheard the screams of Bowie, Julia, Scott and Emma. "Blimy, Luna!" Anthony scolded off-screen. "Put your clothes on!"
"I say they've noticed," Dakota told Sam.
Confessional: Dakota (Toxic Rats)
"Between people like Luna and that cowboy, it feels like I'm one of the few sane people on my team! At least Sam and maybe Bridgette are pretty sane, too."
Confessional: Bridgette (Toxic Rats)
"I think Dakota has a heart buried under all those flashing paparazzi lights. And I know a few people are getting on her nerves, but I'm sure she'll warm up to them with a little bit of time. We've got to keep working as a team if any of us wants a chance at the million bucks."
End Confessionals
Meanwhile, Jasmine, Samey and Sol were walking through the woods. "Nothing yet," Jasmine sighed. "How you two doing?"
"Nothing," Samey sighed with a downed look.
"Don't get all depressed and junk," Sol assured her. "We have faith in you, unlike that sorry excuse you dare call a sister."
"Speaking of which," Jasmine added, "You should stand up to your sister. You're the underdog, and underdogs have a lot of fight and honor in them. Tap into it."
"Yeah, I-I guess," Samey mumbled.
"Well, there's nothing here except poison ivy," Sol noted. "Maybe I could make a patch of poison ivy punch. It's a real kicker!"
"Maybe the others had a point about your cooking," Jasmine quietly commented.
"Hey! My cooking's the best damn thing on this island!"
"Maybe we should head back and try tomorrow?" Samey spoke up.
"Good idea," Jasmine agreed. "We gotta save our strength for whatever Chris has planned."
"Fine," Sol sighed. "But I'm still gonna whip up some punch with this." The trio walked back to the Frogs' cabin. "I'll see you later with that punch, Sammy," Sol told her as he dashed off towards the kitchen.
"Bye," Samey bashfully replied.
"Sounds like you've got an admirer, huh?" Jasmine teased.
"Um..."
"Thank you very much for that information on you two, Amy," Sierra told her as the two girls walked out of the cabin. "Now I can update the TD blog."
"My pleasure," Amy replied. "It's only fair to make sure the whole world knows how awful Samey is."
"Oh, brother," Jasmine muttered under her breath.
"Challenge time again, suckers!" Chris teased over the loudspeakers. "Meet me by the theater in ten minutes. This one's gonna be fun...for me!" The others got worried looks as they heard Chris's laughter.
Confessional: Sierra (Frogs of Death)
"Chris's idea of 'fun' is usually, most of the time, never the same as our idea of fun." She chuckled a bit. "Classic Chris McLean."
End Confessional
Most of the campers were soon seated on the bleachers in front of the amphitheater. "Hey, Sammy," Sol greeted as he passed her a mug. "I fixed you a batch of that punch."
"Um, thank you, Sol," Samey replied. She was about to take a sip when Amy snatched the mug away. "About time you got me something good," Amy scoffed. She downed a large portion but quickly started to choke. "God, what is this foul stuff?!"
"Not for you," Sol scolded as he swiped the mug back and gave it to Samey. "And you're not supposed to just chug a glass of poison ivy punch." Samey cautiously took a small sip of the liquid. "It's kinda like a tangier version of lemonade," she noted with a hint of surprise.
"Like I said," Amy coughed out to Sierra, "She's a weird one."
"HI!" Luna shouted to Dakota, Bridgette and Sam as they walked past her. "HI! OVER HERE!"
"Yo, Bridge," Geoff called out. "How about you and your pals join me and the big guy here?"
"Good idea," Bridgette replied as she sat next to Geoff while Dakota and Sam sat over by DJ's side. "Luna was acting a little...loony earlier. I'm sure you heard about her incident."
"Totally saw it. Even got a glimpse of the tattoo. It's not as cool as mine, though. Wanna check it out?"
"Maybe later, dude," DJ advised. "We're still recovering from Luna."
"Thanks," Dakota whispered to him. A sharp whistle caught everyone's attention as they saw Chris walking onto the stage while Stan and Oliver pushed a huge TV screen up. "Are we gonna have a movie day?" Phoebe gasped with excitement. "Maybe I should've brought those boxes of movie candies and chocolate milk."
"Maybe Chris will be showing his cooking show, 'Keep It Plain With Chris McLean'," Sierra thought. "His recipe for white rice was so good."
"Yeah," Topher agreed. "It was a shame the show was cancelled after just one episode."
"Maybe the producers knew it would be a total flop," Blainley scoffed.
"Like anything a has-been like you would be any better."
"Can we just get this over with?" Duncan complained.
"As you can tell," Chris began, "Total Drama has a lot of pain and humiliation before you can even dream about winning. Today, we're taking a short break-"
"Swiller!" Destiny interjected. "No challenge!"
"Maybe we can spend the day getting to know each other better," Ella suggested.
"Zip it, ladies," Chris told them. "There's still a challenge, if you let me finish."
"What is the challenge, Mister McLean?" Phoebe asked.
"Today, we're taking a short break from the pain part and focusing on pure humiliation. The screen behind me will hypnotize most of you and it'll be up to the rest of your team to dehypnotize you. First team to do so wins immunity while last place will see themselves eliminating someone. Intern, switch it on." Stan tried to pull a switch but the device ended up shocking him. "OW!" he cried out.
"Hang on," Oliver told him before pulling the switch. The screen then changed to a swirling black-and-white image. "Try to resist, guys," Carly encouraged as she attempted to divert her eyes.
"But it's so swirly," Owen gushed as his eyes were fixed on the screen. "Like a cinnamon roll..." Others started to fall under the effects, such as Corey, Tyler, Destiny, Luna, Bridgette and Sam. "How pathetic," 'Dumb' Damien scoffed but soon found himself falling under the screen's effects.
"What are you doing?" Samey whispered to Sol, who was busy scribbling something on a piece of paper.
"Something that'll help us win," Sol assured her.
"Snap out of it, guys," Bowie encouraged to Bridgette and Emma. "Mind over matter."
"Aye," Anthony encouraged as he rubbed his eyepatch. "You've got this!"
"Huh?" Emma thought as she managed to snap out of her trance. "Bowie? Anthony?" Chris soon turned the screen off. "Time for the fun part," he chuckled as he saw the hypnotized campers. "Gophers, when I snap my fingers, the following will happen: Owen will become a goat, Lucas will become a bear, 'Dumb' Damien will become a pop star, Bryan will become a cow, Lindsay will become a cat, Trent will become a bat, Corey will become a princess and Beth will become deaf. Rats, when I snap my fingers, the following will happen: Sam will become a caveman, Bridgette will become a seal, Luna will become sane, Lightning will become a nerd and Austin will only be able to speak in gibberish. Bears, when I snap my fingers, the following will happen: Destiny will become a ballerina, Paul will become a dog, Dave will become a pig, Tyler will become a mime and Ezekiel will become a chicken. Frogs, when I snap my fingers, the following will happen: Shane will become a monkey, Jasmine will become a spelunker, Nikki will become mute, Valerie will become a frog, Amy will become a zombie, Rodney will dance around in his underwear, Brick will become blind, Zoey will become a wolf and Sierra will become an old lady. The challenge will begin-"
"Wait," Lacey cut in. "How are we supposed to snap everyone back?"
"Not my problem. The challenge starts...now!" As soon as Chris snapped his fingers, absolute chaos broke out. The others rushed to gather their teammates. "Will anyone be free?" Chris narrated "Or will everyone stay stuck under their trances? Find out when we come back to-"
"FIRE IN THE HOLE!" Luna suddenly shouted. She tossed a lit piece of dynamite to Chris. He screamed in a panic and ducked down just as the dynamite exploded. "We'll be right back," a soot-covered Chris coughed out before passing out.
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"And here we go," Sol told Samey as he finished drawing a weird symbol on a piece of paper.
"What the heck is that?" Laney asked him as she walked over. "I doubt it'll help."
"Says you. It's an enchantment ring that'll snap our team back to their senses in no time flat. Just gotta-"
"Uh, do you have to do it right away? I kinda like seeing Corey making a fool of himself." Laney giggled a bit as she watched Corey model a light-pink ballroom gown. "Come on, cher," Sol argued. "The sooner we snap everyone back, the less chance we'll be-" He noticed Samey tapping him on the arm. "Yes?" Samey pointed to Amy, who was moaning and walking like a zombie. "You got a camera, Laney?" Sol wondered.
"Even better," Laney told him before running off. Meanwhile, Chase and Alan were watching the mutant bird munch on some tall grass. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Alan whispered. "We should probably be helping snap everyone back."
"They'll be fine," Chase assured them. "You got the phone for filming?"
"Uh, I'm starting to get second thoughts about this, dude," Alan gulped as he started filming Chase getting onto the mutant bird. "From what the Bears said, that bird is pretty violent when agitated." However, Chase ignored him and managed to get on the bird's back. "Move it, birdie!" he barked out. "Hi-yah!" However, the mutant bird cawed before bucking him off like a horse. "I think you made it mad," Alan gulped as he started to back up. The mutant bird cawed again before flapping its wings, sending down some spikes. "Run!" Chase shouted. The two boys quickly dashed off as the mutant bird chased them.
Over by the Bears, the un-hypnotized campers were busy searching for their teammates. "How are we gonna go by this?" Millie thought. "I mean, I'm no expert at hypnosis, so..."
"Once we find each person," Sky reasoned, "We should try and shock them awake. Hopefully that'll be enough."
"If Dave is hypnotized to be a pig," Alejandro explained, "Maybe we might find him by a mud pit."
"I'd hate to be there when he snaps out of it," Millie said.
"Me, Shawn and Sugar will go find Dave," Sky informed the group. "Millie, take Priya, Blainley and Alejandro with you to find Tyler. Ethan, you and Ella go find Paul. Lara, Beardo and Greg, go find Destiny. Melody, can you handle Jo and Zeke?"
"No complaints from me," Melody replied.
"Then what are we waiting for?" The group parted ways.
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
"Sky is a very good leader for us Bears. She's not too bossy like Jo nor mean like, uh, Jo. I'm not sure what we'd do without her."
End Confessional
"Snap out of it, Beth!" Heather ordered after the Gophers found her.
"What?" Beth asked.
"She's deaf, genius," Lacey snarked to Heather. "Cannot hear."
"How are we gonna snap her out of it?" Rose wondered.
"Let's focus on finding the others first," Leshawna reasoned. "Maybe we'll snap them back all at once."
"I'll search for Trent," Carly quickly volunteered.
"You?" Gwen questioned.
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"I didn't mean to upset Gwen. With Trent, he might become an actual bat." She held up a butterfly net. "Hopefully this will be enough to catch him."
End Confessional
"Save it for later," Lacey told Gwen. "Let's grab the others. And somebody find those influencers! They should be helping, not slacking off!"
"You getting this?" Sol asked Laney.
"You bet I am," Laney assured him as she filmed Corey twirling around in his gown. "This is just too precious!"
"How much longer are you gonna be, Sol?" Samey wondered. "The others are still in their trance."
"We've still got time, cher," Sol assured her as he filmed Amy as a zombie. "The others haven't even got one person. And come on; you must be enjoying Bitch-my getting her just desserts." He overheard a few growls. "Very funny, Luna, but you can't fool me."
"Off of us!" Laney cried out, catching Sol's attention. He saw Laney and Samey being tackled by a growling Lucas. "What are you doing, you idiot?!" he scolded.
"He's got the mind of a bear, remember?" Laney reminded Sol as the two girls got out from under Lucas. Sol looked around before spotting a big stick and then proceeded to whack Lucas's head with it. "OW!" Lucas screamed in pain. However, Sol ignored him and kept whacking over and over and over again. "I think he's dehypnotized now," Samey guessed.
"Rawr?" Lucas weakly moaned. Sol whacked his head again. "OW!" Lucas cried out. "HE VUELTO A SER YO, MALDITA SEA!"
"Really?" Sol thought. "I couldn't tell."
"Yeah," Laney remarked, "I'm going back to filming. I got Princess Corey while you've got Zombie Amy."
"Z-z-zombies?" Lucas stammered.
"Brains..." Amy moaned as she staggered over. Lucas simply screamed before running off. "What a wimp," Sol scoffed. "Zombies aren't the scariest supernatural beings. Or at the least, not the most violent."
"Seriously?" Laney questioned. "I've seen a zombie, believe it or not. What could be worse than that?"
"Never let a werewolf feel cornered, cher. It'll always end up bloody in the end." Meanwhile, Sam was busy grunting like a caveman when Dakota, Julia and Dawn spotted them. "How are we gonna make him stop playing Caveman?" Julia questioned. "That game seriously died out with the dinosaurs."
"Perhaps you have a solution, Dakota," Dawn said. "You know him best."
"M-me?" Dakota stammered. "No, I don't really know him that much."
"Then why did you bring that game console?" Dakota blushed a little as she noticed the device sticking out in her pocket. "This doesn't leak to the blogs, okay?" she sternly told Dawn. She pulled out the device and started pressing a few buttons. "Gee, this game is tough," Dakota feigned. "If only there was a skilled gamer to help me figure it out." Sam grunted as he walked over and eyed Dakota with curiosity. "I said I need a gamer's help," she pointed out, "Not a caveman's." Sam quickly shook himself out of his trance. "I can help you," he offered, "Um, if you want to, that is."
"He's out of his trance," Dawn noted.
"Uh, you can stop the charade," Julia told Dakota. However, Dakota was watching Sam explain the game to her. "So this button makes your character go left and right," Sam informed her. "This one makes you jump, and this one makes you duck down. You got that so far?" Dakota nodded her head yes.
Confessional: Dawn (Toxic Rats)
"I don't believe it was a charade to begin with. Ah, the mysterious affairs of the heart."
End Confessional
Ezekiel was pecking the ground and bawking like a chicken when Jo and Melody spotted him. "Time to finally knock some sense into Homeschool," Jo declared as she readied her fists. However, she noticed Melody simply walking over to him. "Hey! Get back here, Creepy Girl! Hey!"
"Come here," Melody told Ezekiel. "We've got a mime to see." Meanwhile, Carly was looking around as she held her butterfly net. "How exactly am I gonna find him?" she thought. "Perhaps I could lure him to me." She glanced at her arm, which still had a small scar from hitting herself with the rock. "No. Too risky. Hmm, maybe there's something in the medical tent." She rushed over to the tent. "Come on," Carly thought as she started to rummage. She soon pulled out a blood bag. "Perfect!"
"Carly?" Oliver asked as he and a black-haired intern stood in front of the entrance. Carly quickly hid the bag and net behind her back. "Um, hello," she nervously greeted. "What are you doing here?"
"Work here," the black-haired intern mumbled.
"What?"
"Derrick is a bit of a mumbler," Oliver explained. "He said we work here. So, what are you doing here? You don't look injured."
"You're right. I'd, uh, better leave. Challenges to win and whatnot. Bye!" Carly quickly dashed off, unaware of a tiny hole that was torn into the bag. "Okay, that was...odd," Oliver remarked. "Didn't peg Carly to be like that."
"Trail," Derrick muttered as he pointed to the small drips leading away from the tent. "Maybe she stole..."
"Nah, she doesn't seem to be a thief."
"So did that Dean guy."
"True..." At the same time, Ethan and Ella were searching for their teammate. "Sir Paul?" Ethan called out. "Sir Paul?"
"Where are you?" Ella chimed in. "I hope he's okay, Ethan."
"I'm sure he can handle himself, Miss Eleanor." The duo suddenly heard some screams before Chase and Alan crashed into them. "What's going on, gentlemen?" Ethan asked.
"That!" Alan cried out as he pointed to the mutant bird flying overhead.
"We're outta here," Chase declared before he and Alan ran off again, leaving Ethan and Ella behind. The mutant bird gave a threatening caw as it started to fly lower. "Oh, hello, there," Ella greeted. "You're that prickly bird from yesterday, aren't you? May I call you Prickles?" The mutant bird gave a little nod of approval as it landed next to her. "Nice to meet you again, Prickles," Ella said as she gave the bird a hug.
"He's pretty docile, huh?" Ethan guessed. "Hey, Prickles, did those two boys aggravate you?" Prickles cawed in response. "That explains it." The mutant bird nudged Ella with its beak. "What is it, Prickles?" she asked.
"I recall my horse Dustwinder doing that whenever he wanted me to ride him," Ethan thought. "Is that alright, Prickles?" The mutant bird nudged the duo in agreement. "If you insist," Ethan replied. "Let me help, Miss Eleanor." Soon, the duo were on top of Prickles' back. "Be careful, friend," Ella told the mutant bird. "I don't want you getting hurt." Prickles nodded before taking flight. "Hold tight!" Ethan advised as the group soared through the sky. "I don't want you falling off!"
"I'm good, Sir Ethan," Ella happily replied. "Prickles, care for a song?" Prickles cawed in agreement. "Flying on by," Ella sang, "Across the blue sky
"Not a care in the world
"And we feel so alive."
"Maybe we can spot our teammates from up here," Ethan suggested. "Let's go!" Prickles sped up a bit, making Ella grab onto Ethan in order to hang on.
Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)
A few birds surrounded her. "I felt like Princess Jasmine flying on the magical carpet with Aladdin by her side. Oh, it was so magical!" The birds chirped in agreement.
End Confessional
"Where is he?" Carly thought as she looked around. As she walked, she accidentally tripped over something. "Huh?" she thought. She looked over her shoulder to see Bridgette barking like a seal. "Sorry, Bridgette," Carly quickly apologized, "Though I'm not sure seals can understand human language." She gave a cry of surprise as Bridgette started twirling her on her nose. "Easy!" Carly shouted as she spun around. "I'm not a ball!" She was tossed into the air before she landed, with the net landing on her head and the bag of blood spilling all over her. "Yo, dudette," Geoff greeted as he, DJ and Duncan walked over to the scene. "Thanks for finding Bridge for us. Aw, she kinda looks cool as a seal. It really suits her."
"You okay, Carly?" DJ asked her as he helped her to her feet. "You look a tad, uh..."
"Oh, no!" Carly gasped as she saw the red stains. "The, uh, cherry juice I had got spilled. But I can clean it up, DJ. Don't worry. Uh, see you later." She quickly ran off. "Weirdo," Duncan scoffed. The trio saw a dark shadow fly overhead, with DJ screaming as he jumped into Duncan's arms. However, the scream was loud enough to shock Bridgette out of her trance. "What happened?" she wondered.
"Glad to have you back, Bridgette," DJ told her. He noticed Duncan glaring at him as he was holding him. "Sorry, man," DJ apologized. "That shadow spooked me a bit." Duncan quickly dropped him. "What shadow are you talking about?" Bridgette asked.
"That big one flying overhead a moment ago," DJ explained.
"It was probably just some fast-moving clouds," Duncan shrugged off. "Quit being such a scaredy-cat, Deej." As the group walked off, they didn't notice the shadow flying off in another direction.
Over in another section, Dawn was walking through the woods when she noticed Nikki struggling to speak. "Here," she offered as she picked up a flower and gave it to Nikki. "This should help your ailment. Just breathe in and think positive."
"Thanks," Nikki sighed after sniffing the flower. "Hey...hey! I can speak! YES! Thanks a million, Dawn!"
"I had to assist due to your voice being a primary source of your identity."
"Huh? Who told you that? Not even Laney knows that."
"It's all over your aura. It also shows that you're comfortable with yourself. I wish more people had that." Dawn began to walk off. "Oh, I think there's something else you should know," she informed Nikki. "I can sense another man's affections for you struggling to blossom. Perhaps you should explain that the love cannot be reciprocated before it leads to too much heartbreak."
"What man?" Nikki asked in bewilderment. She noticed Rodney dancing without anything but his undies. "Uh, never mind," Nikki quickly told Dawn. However, she noticed that the aura reader had vanished. "Dawn?"
Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)
"So the reason the Rodster's been acting all weird is because he's got a crush on me? Well, that explains a bit, I think. But Dawn's right. I gotta straighten things out before it snowballs beyond repair."
Confessional: Dawn (Toxic Rats)
"Before anyone asks, that flower did not snap Nikki back to her senses. It was her own willpower that did it. She just needed a little nudge to accomplish it."
End Confessionals
"Where are you, Gophers?" Echo called out as she and Gwen walked around.
"You know they won't answer you," Gwen pointed out.
"It was worth a try, Gwennie." The duo soon came across Bryan and Owen munching on some grass. "Looks like we found them," Gwen remarked. "You guard them while I help search for some of the others."
"You got it, buddy!" Echo cheered while Gwen walked off. Once the goth was out of sight, Echo turned to Bryan. "Okay, drop your act," she demanded to Bryan. "You and I both know damn well you aren't hypnotized." However, Bryan simply kept munching on the grass. "Hey! I'm talking to you, you little rat!" Bryan just let out a MOO in response. "Ugh," Echo groaned. "He's really hypnotized. Just great." She let out a cry of surprise when Owen nudged her backside with his head. She growled before lashing out a swift kick, making the boy scream out in pain. "OH, CHUTNEY BOARDS, THAT SMARTS!" Owen cried out in pain as he held his groin.
"Oh, my!" Echo feigned, unaware that Bryan was backing away. "You're out of your trance, Owen! Hooray!"
"What happened?"
"One of those mutated squirrels must've zapped your kiwis with their laser eyes. Guess that leaves Beth, Lindsay, 'Dumb' Damien, Corey, Trent and-" Echo looked around in confusion. "Where'd he go?" she demanded. "Bryan? Bryan!"
"We better find him before he gets hurt," Owen suggested.
"Yeah, you better find him or the team might blame you if we lose. You were with him, after all." Owen screamed in panic before running off. "HANG ON, BUDDY!" he called out.
"Come out of hiding, Ratty," Echo warned as she walked ahead. "You better hope Chubby finds you before I do." She passed a little tree stump, unaware that Bryan was hiding inside.
Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)
"Of course I wasn't hypnotized. It'll take more than a swirling screen to get me. I just wish I had something against Echo, but she's good at covering her tracks. It's just so...ugh!" He bumped the confessional wall, making a little phone fall out. "Hello, what's this?" He switched it on and gasped at what he saw. "These are everyone's confessionals!" He soon let out a sly laugh. "Someone's been very naughty."
End Confessional
"Here you go, ma'am," Phoebe offered to Sierra as she poured her a cup of tea. "It's chamomile. I think."
"Thank you, sweetie," Sierra replied in a tone similar to an old lady. "If only the youth of today could learn a thing from you." The two winced as they saw Brick crash into some barrels. "Help!" he cried out as he was comically stuck in a barrel. "It's dark in here! I can't see a thing!"
"I'll help," Phoebe offered as she ran over. She pulled Brick out of the barrel, though they fell backwards and crashed into the table Sierra was sitting at. "We'll clean up," Phoebe groaned.
Over by a nearby river, Carly was struggling to wash the red stains off of her skin. "Come on..." she groaned. She froze up when she heard a slight rustling sound. She readied her net and crept towards the sound. "GOTCHA!" she shouted as she lunged at the figure.
"Hey!" the voice protested. "Get this stupid net off of me!" Carly took another look at the figure and realized the figure she caught was actually Mike. "Oh, sorry," Carly apologized as the duo got to their feet. "I thought you were someone else. What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Looking for my teammates," Mike replied. "Same as you. Uh, by the way, are you...bleeding?"
"Um..." Their conversation was cut short by a sharp howl, making Mike's face go pale. "I didn't know you were so scared of dogs," Carly told him. "It's probably either Paul or Zoey. Guess they're still in their trance."
"A trance," Mike stammered out. "O-o-of course, heh. Better go, um, check. Bye." He quickly ran off. "Okay..." Carly slowly replied. "A little odd, but-" She gasped when she saw a pair of glowing red eyes staring at her from a nearby tree. "I don't wanna hurt you, Trent," she nervously said as she readied her net. "Just come down nice and gentle, okay?" Trent suddenly flew right at her, fangs fully exposed. Carly ducked out of range and managed to grab Trent's head with her net. "Hold...still," she groaned as she struggled to maintain her grip. Trent gave a hiss in response before flying upwards. "WHOA!" Carly cried out as she was dragged along. "HEY!" She climbed up the net handle to get closer to Trent. "Snap out of it!" she shouted as she tugged at his shirt. The duo crashed into a tree before falling out of the sky and crashing into a deep cave. "Oh..." Trent groaned as he snapped out of his trance. "What happened?"
"You're back!" Carly breathed out as they got to their feet. "Finally!"
"Carly? Uh, is that-?"
"It's a long story. Look, we have to focus on getting out of this cave. Could you maybe fly out of here?"
"I can try." Trent tried flapping his wings but only got a few feet up before crashing to the ground. "Scratch that," he groaned. "I think I've sprained my wing from that crash. We might be stuck here a bit."
"Hopefully it won't be too long," Carly nervously replied.
"There's Dave," Sky pointed out as she, Shawn and Sugar spotted the germaphobe wallowing in the mud and squealing like a pig. "Oh, he's not gonna be happy when he snaps back."
"I don't know why," Shawn argued. "Mud's good for camouflaging yourself against a zombie hoard. Just add a bit of-"
"No, thank you, Helsing. I'd rather not know."
"Enough lip out of you two," Sugar declared as she walked over to Dave. "I've got some pig wrangling to do." She lunged at Dave and wrestled with him until he was snugly in her arms. "This might sting a bit," Shawn advised as he and Sky approached the duo. He slapped Dave in the face. "OW!" he cried out. "What the hell, Shawn? And is this MUD?!"
"Washroom's that-a-way," Sky pointed out. Dave quickly wiggled out of Sugar's grasp and ran off. "That just leaves Paul, Destiny, Tyler and Ezekiel," Shawn noted.
"I hope the others are having better luck," Sky replied. Back with the other Bears, Tyler (now in white-and-black make-up) was miming in front of Millie, Priya, Blainley and Alejandro. "Any ideas for how to snap him back?" Millie asked. She noticed Melody walking back with Ezekiel. "Go on, now," she instructed. Ezekiel let out a loud BAWK, catching Tyler's attention. "AHHHHHHH!" Tyler screamed out in fear.
"Now Ezekiel," Melody plainly said. She snapped her fingers in front of Ezekiel's face. "Huh?" he wondered as he regained his senses. "What happened, eh?"
"Nice work, Melody," Priya complimented. "That was-" However, Melody had vanished. "Quit thinking about Creepy Girl and focus," Blainley ordered. "We have more Bears to dehypnotize."
"How much longer will this game be?" Alan panted after he and Chase ran to another area. "I'm starting to get exhausted."
"Did you get that video of me riding that bird?" Chase asked.
"You're joking, right?"
Confessional: Alan (Screaming Gophers)
"In all honestly, I don't consider Chase to be that bad of a person. He's just really, really, really, really, REALLY...stupid."
End Confessional
"Can we just film something that won't try to impale us?" Alan suggested. He and Chase noticed some singing over by the cabins. The two boys peeked over to see 'Dumb' Damien singing a pop song as he danced around in a purple ruffled skirt and a sparkly purple top. "Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie a man after midnight," he sang, "Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
"Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie a man after midnight
"Take me through the darkness to the break of the day."
"Oh, this is a thousand times better than a mutant bird!" Alan chuckled as he started filming with his phone.
"I'm sorry about earlier, ma'am," Phoebe apologized as she poured Sierra and Brick a cup of tea. "But everything's all fixed now and Brick's calmed down."
"A-a-a little," Brick gulped. He tried to take a sip of tea with his shaky hands but accidentally spilled the piping hot contents on his crotch. "AHH!" he cried out in pain. "HOT! HOT! HOT!"
"Sounds like Brick ain't liking being blind," Sol noted as he and Samey walked over. "And how are you doing, Sierra?" He was suddenly bonked on the head with a cane. "Have some manners, young man!" Sierra scolded in her old lady voice.
"She's a bit feisty, huh?" Brick thought. "She kinda reminds me of my own granny."
"Maybe a little too much," Sol groaned as he rubbed his head. "Uh, maybe it's time to reverse the hypnosis, Sammy."
"But I kinda like Granny Sierra," Phoebe bashfully admitted.
"Sorry, cher, but we-" Sol was suddenly hoisted into the air by Sierra. "Didn't you hear what I said, sonny?!" she scolded.
"HELP!" Sol cried out.
"How?" Samey asked
"The paper, remember? In my pocket." Samey managed to grab the slip of paper from Sol's pocket. "Uh, how does this work again?" she wondered.
"Wait!" Phoebe gasped as she lunged for the paper. The two girls ended up in a heap on the ground. "I'm sorry, Miss Samey," Phoebe apologized, "But I'm not so sure about, um, with the hypno stuff and..."
"What's going on?" Brick asked as he blindly walked around. "I heard a-" He ended up tripping over the two girls and falling on top of them. "Fantastic," Sol sarcastically scoffed.
"Any luck spotting Sir Paul?" Ethan asked Ella as the duo flew on Prickles' back.
"Not yet, Sir Ethan," Ella sighed. "Perhaps we should land and give Prickles a break? He's already done so much."
"Good thinking. Come on." Ethan gently guided the mutant bird to the ground. "Thanks for the help," he told Prickles before he flew off. "Now, let us continue our search on foot."
"Does this remind you of the woods Little Red Riding Hood traveled through?" Ella thought as the two trudged on.
"A little." The duo froze as they heard a howl. "That could be Paul," Ethan realized. "Follow me!" They rushed towards the sound. "Paul? Is that you?" He noticed a rustling in a nearby bush. "Hold still, buddy." He jumped on the bush. "Gotcha!" Ethan declared. "Uh-oh." He quickly noticed that the person he grabbed wasn't Paul but Mike. "Again?!" Mike complained. "First Morningstar, now Gawain here? Who's next to tackle me, huh?"
"My apologies," Ethan said as he helped him to his feet. "I thought you were someone else. What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Uh, well..." The duo were suddenly tackled by a figure. "Oh, my," Ella gasped. "Are you boys okay?"
"Fine," Ethan moaned, "But good news: we found Paul and Zoey."
"More like they found us," Mike coughed out as Zoey clawed at his legs. "Ow!"
"We better bring Paul back to the others," Ella suggested. "Do you want some help with Zoey, Michael?"
"It's Mike, and I can handle it by myself." Mike let out a cry as Zoey tackled him again. "Easy!" he protested between Zoey's growls.
"If you insist," Ethan replied. "Let's take care of our own...dog, Miss Eleanor." Paul gave a bark in response. "This way, Paul-Dog," Ella happily told him. "Follow us, please." The trio headed off while Mike struggled to keep a hypnotized Zoey under control. "OW!" Mike cried out. "Don't bite!"
"How long has it been?" Carly asked as she paced around.
"Twenty minutes," Trent sighed. "Don't forget that the others are trying to get our teammates out of their trance. And before you ask, I doubt my wing will heal up anytime soon."
"So what now? Do we start climbing up?"
"Hey down there!" a voice shouted from above. Carly and Trent looked up to see Jasmine at the mouth of the deep cave and tying some rope around her waist. "You two look like you need a hand," Jasmine told them. "Just let local spelunking expert Jasmine take care of it." She started to scale down the cave.
"WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-WHOA!" Sol yelled out as Sierra spun him around. "STOP!"
"Not until you learn some manners, young man!" Sierra scolded in her old lady voice.
"What's going on?" Jane wondered as she jogged over to the scene. "What happened?"
"Hey, Batsy," Keith scolded as he carried Shane in his arms, "Try to control your little pet, would you?" Shane just hooted in response as he tugged at Keith's ears. "Hey!" Keith protested. "Get off!"
"If I knew how to dehypnotize him," Jane argued, "I would've done it the moment this challenge started." She noticed Samey groaning as she grasped the paper Sol had. "What's this?"
"Sol said...it'll help snap our team back," Samey groaned. "But I'm not sure how..."
"Thanks, you two. Hmm, maybe..." Jane traced her hand over the symbol, which created a soft, green glow. That same glow surrounded Shane, Brick and Sierra. "Huh?" Shane thought, unaware of the glare Keith had. "What's going on?" Keith quickly tossed the superhero off of him. "I can see!" Brick gasped. "Ah, sweet light! I've missed you!"
"No more Granny Sierra," Phoebe sadly sighed. "Oh, well. It was simply too good to last, like all good things."
"That was oddly pessimistic of you," Jane noted. "Sierra, could you-?" Sierra quickly dropped Sol with a THUD. "Gee, thanks," Sol muttered with a mouthful of dirt. While that was happening, the green glow spread to the other hypnotized Frogs. "Ew!" Valerie gagged as she spat out a fly. "Gross! My tongue touched THAT?!"
"You mind getting off of my head?" Bowie asked Amy as she held onto the boy. "And P.S., you're starting to drool."
"I am so not a drooler!" Amy scoffed. "That's Samey's job."
"Huh?" Zoey moaned as she rubbed her head. "What happened?" She gasped as she noticed the bruises and scratches all over Mike. "Did I do that? I am so sorry, Mike!" Mike only moaned in response.
"Attention, campers!" Chris announced over the intercoms. "Frogs of Death have claimed victory! And remember: last one to free their teammates sends someone home."
"Hooray," Samey weakly cheered. "Let's celebrate at the spa hotel."
"Oh, no!" Sierra gasped. "We gotta rescue Jasmine! If she's dehypnotized, her fear will cause her to panic!"
"She told you her biggest fear?" Brick asked.
"No. I called her house a week prior to the competition and pretended I was a telemarketer!"
"Stalker," Sol scolded. "And what does her phobia have to do with anything?"
"She has severe claustrophobia and Chris hypnotized her into a spelunker, remember?"
"Sounds interesting," Phoebe thought. "Uh, what's 'spell-lucking'?"
"Spelunking is the hobby of exploring caves," Sol informed her, "And...oh, boy. I'm starting to see it."
"And that other word? What does that mean?" The group heard Jasmine's loud shrieks. "It means she's terrified of small spaces like caves!" Jane realized.
"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Jasmine cried out.
"Sammy and I will go get her," Sol told the group. "Everyone else, check on the others to make sure they're not panicking."
"On it," Phoebe and Brick replied with a salute. The group split apart. "Hey, Jane," Brick panted as they ran, "How did you know how to work that funny drawing Sol had?"
"I'm a tad curious about that, too," Shane added.
"Uh, I'll explain later," Jane nervously replied. "The team takes priority right now."
"Gotcha, Jane."
Confessional: Jane (Frogs of Death)
"Ugh, I don't want to explain it, but I'll have to eventually. I hope they can take it well, especially Shane. He's stuck by me for so long. I don't wanna crush him with this news."
End Confessional
In the cave, Jasmine was still screaming as she dangled from the rope holding her. "Calm down," Trent advised. "Your line might break!"
"GET ME OUT!" Jasmine cried out. "I WANT OUT!"
"Jasmine!" Samey gasped after she and Sol arrived at the mouth of the cave. "We'll help you out!"
"Could you possibly help us, too?" Carly meekly asked. "We, uh, fell in."
"Maybe we should get someone different down there," Sol suggested. "Someone with guts, courage, and arguably more brawn than brains."
"La aterradora chica zombie se ha ido," Lucas breathed out as he nervously walked over. "Ahora esta bien."
"I had to ask. Um, we could use your help, Lucas."
"Sure. What's going on?"
"We're kinda stuck," Carly explained, "And Jasmine's too scared to move."
"PULL ME UP!" Jasmine shrieked.
"Hang on, guys," Lucas assured them. "I'll help!" He quickly jumped down into the cave, screaming as he fell. "Lucas!" Samey gasped. She quickly grabbed a rope. "You forgot this!" She managed to rope Lucas's leg before he could fall any further. "Impressive save," Trent noted.
"Yeah," Lucas mumbled as he watched Samey with a starstruck look.
Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)
"She totally saved my life. That girl's an absolute angel. Hace calor aqui?"
End Confessional
"You might wanna do something," Samey groaned as she struggled to hold on. "You're pretty heavy, Lucas. No offense."
"None taken," Lucas assured her. "This body's pure muscle."
"That explains what happened to your brain," Sol muttered under his breath. "Work on getting Jasmine out first, then we'll let her help get the Gophers out." Lucas managed to grab a panicking Jasmine before the duo were pulled up by Samey and Sol. "I'M FREE!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"I see you're happy," Sol noted. "Now, Trent and Carly." He tossed the rope down to the duo, who started to climb up. "We can't thank you guys enough," Carly breathed out once she and Trent were out.
"Meh," Sol shrugged.
"But you're practically the hero," Lucas told Samey, making the twin blush a little. "What's your name, Miss Hero?"
"How about you get out of her face, hot stuff?"
"We've got teammates to free, remember?" Trent reminded Lucas. "Thanks again, guys." The Gophers walked off. "Bye," Samey meekly said as she waved.
Confessional: Jasmine (Frogs of Death)
"Looks like the girl has two admirers in just one day." She chuckled a bit. "Lucky her. That's probably two more than Amy, I reckon."
End Confessional
"Desi!" Greg shouted as he searched around the camp area. "Desi!"
"Don't panic, Greg," Lara (now cosplaying as Princess Daisy) assured him. "We'll find her."
"But it's been too long. I'm starting to worry."
"Hey," Beardo quietly noted to Lara, "Is that her?" The trio looked up to see Destiny twirling around in a pink tutu and tiara. "Desi!" Greg gasped as he rushed over to her. "Speak to me!" However, she simply kept twirling. "No...you-you-you have to still be in there, Desi!" Beardo thought for a moment before making the sound of a guitar. "Yeah!" Lara realized. "Greg, why don't you play something? That might snap her back."
"Good thinking, you two!" Greg exclaimed.
"I try," Beardo bashfully replied. Greg ran off and came back with a blue electric guitar. "Hope this works," he breathed out. He started playing a few notes. "Gotta give it some more," Lara encouraged.
"What do I have to lose?" Greg mumbled. He started playing some more. "Shake, shake, shake, shake it, yeah!" he began to sing.
"He's good," Beardo quietly told Lara.
"Wound up, can't sleep, can't do anything right, little honey
"Oh, since I set my eyes on you
"I'll tell you the truth
"T-t-t-twisting like a flame in a slow dance, baby!
"You're driving me crazy
"Come on, little honey
"Come on now
"Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin'
"Fire, yeah
"Smoke on the horizon, well
"Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin'
"Fire, oh, smokestack lightning
"Smokestack lightning." Greg continued to play, soon catching Destiny's attention. "Shake it up," he continued, "You're to blame
"Got me swaying, little honey
"My heart's a ball of burning flame
"Oh, yes, it is
"Trancing like a cat on a hot tin shack
"Lord, have mercy!
"Come on, little sister
"Come on and shake it
"Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin'
"Fire, oh
"Smoke on the horizon, well
"Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin'
"Fire, oh
"Smokestack lightning, baby!"
"Hey," Lara quietly told Beardo as they noticed Destiny's absence, "Where is she?" Meanwhile, Greg continued to play. "I was thinking," he sang as he strummed his guitar, "What I've been missing
"I'll tell you truthfully, well..."
"She's coming close now," Destiny vocalized as she played her own guitar, to Greg's surprise, "Oh, I can feel her
"She's getting close to me..."
"YEAH!" Destiny and Greg chorused as the duo continued to play. "Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin'
"Fire, yeah
"Smoke on the horizon
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
"Fire...
"Smoke, she is a risin', risin'
"Fire
"Oh, smokestack lightning
"Burning out
"And shake it, baby
"Gotta have that money
"Stand down in front of me
"Say, stand down in front of me
"Say, stand down in front of me
"Fire woman, you're to blame
"Fire woman, you're to blame
"Stand down in front of me
"Say, stand down in front of me
"Stand down, stand down
"Fire woman." The duo played the final notes of their song. "Aw, thanks a million, Greggy!" Destiny exclaimed as she gave him a tight hug. "You literally saved my skin."
"No problem, Desi," Greg gushed.
"Can you believe I was wandering around without my guitar? Wazy, ain't it? Hey, I gotta change out of this wunny tu-tu. Be right back." Destiny quickly jogged off after dropping Greg. "Bye," Greg sighed, still having his lovestruck look. His expression faded when he noticed Lara's giggles. "What's so funny?" he demanded.
"I knew it!" Lara exclaimed. "You're in love with her!"
"WHAT?! N-no! No! I am not!"
"That blush says otherwise." Greg touched his reddened cheeks. "Greg and Destiny sitting in a tree," Beardo teased, "K-I-S-" He cried out in pain after Greg slapped him in the chest. "Sh-shut up, you two," Greg scolded as his face heated up even more.
"There you are," Ethan greeted as he and Ella tried to move Paul forward. "Did you free Miss Destiny from her hypnosis?"
"Yep," Lara replied. "Uh, Paul still a dog?"
"Yes." Ethan gave a cry of surprise as Paul tackled him. "Down!" he protested. "Down!"
"Desi!" Greg shouted. "Hurry up! We've got dog trouble!" Destiny quickly ran back, now in her normal clothes. "Yeah, Greggy?" Greg simply pointed to Paul, who was now pawing at Ethan. "Do I have to help Galahad there?" Destiny moaned.
"Desi..." Greg scolded.
"Oh, fine. Here, doggie." Destiny went over to Paul's side and started to scratch him behind his ears, calming him down. "It's about damn time you got them," Jo complained as she and the other Bears joined the group. "What are you even doing?"
"This trick always worked on my pet dog," Destiny explained. "Her name's Alice Cooper, after that famous rock star."
"Oh, really? What is it, huh? A little poodle? A yappy Chihuahua? One of those crappy shih-tzus?"
"Here's a picture of Desi's dog," Greg smugly informed Jo as he showed her a picture. Jo's eyes immediately went wide as she took a closer look at it. "She has a Rottweiler?!" she gasped in disbelief.
"She's just a lovable ball of cudorableness," Destiny gushed, "Just like Paulie here. Yes, you are."
"Time to wake him up," Melody decided. She snapped her fingers in front of Paul's face. "Huh?" he mumbled as he came to.
"The Bears have claimed second place," Chris announced over the loudspeakers. "Gophers and Rats, it's one of you two I'll be seeing tonight." The Bears started to cheer at this news. "Uh, are you sure?" Sky thought. "Because Paul is still..."
"Nah," Destiny shrugged as she continued to scratch Paul's ear. "He just likes it. Guess it works on people, too." Paul sighed in content until he noticed some muffling underneath him. "Ethan!" he gasped as he quickly got up. "You okay?"
"Just fine," Ethan coughed out. "We'd better head back."
"'We'd better head back'," Destiny mocked before blowing a raspberry.
"Desi..." Greg warned.
"Are you sure your calculations are precise on this equation?" Scarlett inquired as she examined a sheet of paper.
"Indeed," Lightning (now in a dark-blue tuxedo and a red tie) answered as he, Scarlett, Cameron and Austin examined some different papers. "I even double-checked them. So this would logically be the most sound rationale for how the mutations could've occurred."
"That's incredible!" Cameron gasped. "So it was due to radiation from chemical waste that the animals now appear abnormal?"
"I suppose it would seem the most likely," Scarlett reluctantly admitted. Austin tried to say something but it only came out in gibberish. "I hate such inconcise wording," Lightning voiced out.
"How poetically ironic," Cameron muttered under his breath, making Scarlett smirk a little.
"Here, piggie, piggie, piggie!" Luna called out. "Piggie Dave! You need to become BACON!"
"I thought Chris hypnotized you to become sane."
"Is that so? Well, maybe I'm the sane one and you're all the crazies, then. Now, you've seen Piggie Dave so I can make him into bacon?" Austin could only spit out some more gibberish. "I fix!" Luna giggled. She pulled out a mallet from her dress pockets and hit Austin on the head. "OW!" Austin yelled out. "What the hell is wrong with you, girl?!"
"Now to fix Bolty," Luna decided. She whacked Lightning's head with her mallet. "What is wrong with-?" Lightning complained. However, Luna simply hit him again. "You're crazy!" Luna whacked him again. "Luna, stop!" Cameron advised. "I think Lightning's out of his trance...I think."
"Am I wearing a tie?" Lightning thought. "Lightning doesn't do ties! Get it off!"
"He's back," Scarlett noted, "Unfortunately."
"Rats have taken third place!" Chris announced. "Screaming Gophers, I'll see you all at tonight's elimination ceremony."
"We lost?" Carly gasped as she and Trent joined the other Gophers. "Oh..."
"Where have you been?" Lacey demanded as she eyed her.
"She probably took this chance to spend some quality time with Trent," Echo reasoned.
"It wasn't anything like that!" Trent protested. "She freed me from my trance, is all."
"Lucky you," Corey muffled as he struggled to pull off his gown from earlier.
"Uh, is that a dress?" Chase asked with a laugh.
Confessional: Corey (Screaming Gophers)
"The sad thing is that this isn't the first time I've been put in a trance. Stupid flytraps."
Confessional: Laney (Frogs of Death)
She was laughing as she rewatched her camera's film. "Oh, talk about comedy gold! I'm saving this bad boy here."
End Confessionals
"Ha!" 'Dumb' Damien laughed after Corey managed to get the gown off. "I'm so glad I didn't do anything that fucking stupid."
"I wouldn't be too quick to talk," Leshawna pointed out. "You don't remember what you were, cowboy?"
"I couldn't be hypnotized even if you tried."
"Oh, really?" Alan asked with a smirk as he pulled out his phone. "Then what's this?" He played the video of 'Dumb' Damien singing, making him freeze up. "Oh, sick!" Corey laughed as he and some of the others watched the video. "I'm starting to think my trance wasn't as bad."
"Stop playing that!" 'Dumb' Damien protested as his face heated up. "I'm warning you!"
"That is just too good!" Lucas laughed.
"And it's all been filmed," Alan added.
"Oh, you're a dead man, scrap!" 'Dumb' Damien lashed out. "You hear me? You're fucking dead!" He stormed off. "So," Corey thought, "Who should we vote off tonight?"
"Carly, obviously," Chase scoffed. "She wasted time with Trent."
"It wasn't like that!" Carly protested. "Honest!"
"What about that cowboy?" Leshawna reasoned. "He tried to threaten us just now."
"Amen, sister," Lucas agreed. "Y ciertamente tambien merece una patada en el trasero!"
"At least that foul-mouthed idiot is useful," Heather pointed out. "We should obviously vote out the person who contributed the least amount in the challenge. And I can see two people out of this group." Everyone's gaze shifted to Chase and Alan. "You're not serious," Alan realized. "We're helpful."
"You two wasted time with your stupid blogs instead of helping out," Lacey reminded them. "Good reason to cut you." Chase and Alan simply looked at each other. Later that evening, Rodney was swimming in the spa hotel's pool when he noticed Nikki standing at the edge of the pool. "Oh!" he gasped in surprise. "Hi. Uh, swimming me, with...I mean..."
"Out of the pool, big guy," Nikki instructed. "I gotta clear some stuff with you." Rodney quickly complied. "What is it?" he stammered as he dried his hair.
"Listen," Nikki breathed out, "A little birdie let me know about your, um, affections, and while I'm flattered and all, I'm afraid it's not gonna work."
"Huh? You're...dumping me?"
"It's nothing on your side, buddy. You're a cool dude. It's more of a 'me' thing."
"A you thing?" Nikki let out a sigh. "I'm a lesbian, Rodney," she explained. "I prefer girls over guys."
"Oh," Rodney softly replied.
"But hey, keep your chin up. I heard everyone has their soul mate. You'll find yours sooner or later." Rodney burst into tears as he gave Nikki a tight hug. "Can we still be friends?" he tearfully asked.
"Of course, man," Nikki assured him. "Nothing wrong with that."
Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)
"You know, I think he took that rather well. Or at least better than the guys at my school who got dumped."
Confessional: Rodney (Frogs of Death)
He kept crying as he ate scoopfuls of chocolate ice cream. "Ow! Brain freeze!"
End Confessionals
Later that night, the Screaming Gophers were sitting at the campfire ceremony. Alan, Chase, Heather, Cody, Lacey, Gwen, Lucas, Echo, Trent and Carly were in the back row while 'Dumb' Damien, Sarah, Corey, Izzy, Helen, Beth, Bryan, Leshawna, Rose, Max, Lindsay and Owen were in the front row. "Another night, another marshmallow ceremony," Chris began as he sat down a plate of marshmallows. "Screaming Gophers, let's see who's on the chopping block."
"Chase and Alan," Chef began, "Instead of helping your teammates, you decided to film stuff for your blogs. Carly, you also wasted time instead of helping your team."
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"I did not! I was helping Trent out of his trance! Why isn't anybody hearing that?"
End Confessional
"'Dumb' Damien," Chef continued, "You tried to threaten your own teammates. Though I will admit you are a good singer."
"Will you drop that already?!" 'Dumb' Damien scolded.
"Oh, come on, dude," Alan argued. "It's objectively hilarious!"
"If I give you a marshmallow, you're safe," Chris continued. "Let's see...a marshmallow for Gwen, Leshawna, Lacey, Trent, Beth and Corey. Echo, Cody, Max, Izzy, Lucas, Sarah, Owen, Rose, Bryan, Helen, Lindsay, Heather and Chase, you're safe, too. Which leaves Alan, Carly and 'Dumb' Damien."
"Oh, well," Carly sighed in defeat as she stood up. "At least I didn't go home first." The moment was unceremoniously interrupted as the group heard someone scream while plummeting from a hang-glider. The figure then crashed into Carly, knocking her down. "I should've practiced on the landing," the figure groaned.
"Wait a second," Carly realized. "Is that-?" She pulled off the helmet, revealing a certain worker's face. "Dean?" Trent gasped in shock.
"I hate it when losers get all...clingy," Chris commented.
"You're back!" Carly exclaimed.
"Hey, Carly," Dean replied as he rubbed a hand through his hair. "Uh, sorry about the crash-landing and all."
"Excuse me, Chris?" Echo spoke up. "You're not gonna let this boy break the rules of the game, are you? He left the island fair and square."
"Fair and square, my ass! I was set up for that theft, Little Miss Sunshine!"
"You really were?" Carly thought. Before Dean could press any further, he was picked up by Chef's tongs. "Remember how you were carried off by drone last episode?" Chris reminded him. "That means you're done forever!"
"You gotta be joking!" Dean protested. "I was screwed over and you know it!"
"If he said he was set up, then we should believe him," Carly added as she ran over to his side. "Could you please give him another chance, Chris?"
"Listen, princess," Chris scolded, "This is MY show!" His phone started to ring. "Huh?" he wondered as he answered it. "Hello, Mister Morningstar."
"Daddy?" Carly thought in disbelief. "Why is he-?"
"Yes, Mister Morningstar. How much money?! Okay, done." Chris hung up his phone. "Dean, you're back," he announced.
"WHAT?!" Echo protested. "No fair!"
"Guess the spoiled princess got her wishes like always," Lacey complained.
"I had no idea about this," Carly countered. "I swear!"
"Well, I'm grateful," Dean replied. "Ha! Take that, you-"
"As an intern," Chris finished.
"A what now?" However, Chef simply carried Dean off. "Wait!" Dean protested. "Wait!"
"Anywho," Chris continued with a little annoyance, "Carly, claim your marshmallow. You only got two votes." Carly happily picked up her marshmallow before sitting down, though nearly everyone was glaring at her now.
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"Honest! I had no clue about Dean coming back! But I can't deny how grateful I am that he's staying, even as an intern. Thank you, Daddy, for whatever you did."
End Confessional
"Alan and 'Dumb' Damien," Chris continued, "This is the last marshmallow of the evening, and it's going to..." Alan got a nervous look while 'Dumb' Damien shot him a threatening glare. "..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...'Dumb' Damien."
"What?" Alan gasped as 'Dumb' Damien caught the last marshmallow. "Me? Why me?"
"You weren't any help in the challenge," Corey explained. "Sorry, man."
"Don't look so depressed," Chris told Alan. "Since our intern Oliver is fixing up the Boat of Losers, I've got something brand-new for you to try!"
"Really?" Alan wondered. "Cool! Uh, what exactly is it?" A moment later, Alan was seated in a huge catapult. "Behold the Hurl of Shame!" Chris announced. "Patent pending."
"I just had to ask," Alan muttered.
"I'll take that as your finals words."
"Wait! If you're gonna do this, just make sure it gets on the CHANNEL!" Alan was suddenly flung off into the night sky. "That's one more annoying contestant down," Chris announced. "Who's next to leave the island? Will anyone else return? I hope not. And will this thing get used again? You bet it will on the next episode of Total...Drama...Island!"
Votes:
Voted for Alan: 'Dumb' Damien, Corey, Echo, Owen, Lacey, Heather, Beth, Lindsay, Max, Gwen, Cody, Izzy, Helen, Bryan
Voted for 'Dumb' Damien: Leshawna, Lucas, Carly
Voted for Carly: Chase, Alan
Eliminated: Alan (14-3-2)
100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)
99) Staci (Toxic Rats)
98) B (Toxic Rats)
97) Axel (Frogs of Death)
96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)
95) Eva (Confused Bears)
94) Olivia (Screaming Gophers)
93/92) Katie/Sadie (Confused Bears)
91) Noah (Confused Bears)
90) Justin (Screaming Gophers)
89) Nichelle (Toxic Rats)
88) Lauren (Confused Bears)
87) Dean (Confused Bears)
86) Alan (Screaming Gophers)
Episode 14! So, this challenge actually comes from another fanfic writer, Guest 1138, from his story "Total Drama Danger Zones". (Which I do recommend checking out. It's pretty good.) And the hypno challenge worked really well for some good interactions, such as Carly and Trent; Duncan, DJ, Geoff and Bridgette; a touch of Ethan and Ella, among some others.
There are two interactions I wanted to point out. The first is Dakota and Sam's conflict with Luna, which is something that was recommended by fanfic writer TheRiverian. The second is Rodney and Nikki. I'll admit I put this one on backburner for a bit, but I figured this would be the best time for Nikki's reveal and her subsequent "break-up" with Rodney. But the duo are still pals. How might these things play out?
Now, onto the elimination. Alan. He...really didn't have much, and his departure kinda echoes that. But hey, at least he has the honor of riding the Hurl of Shame first.
The song Greg and Destiny sang was "Fire Woman" covered by Crush 40.
Next episode will take our campers through the terrors lurking through the darkness, ranging from squid trees to... That's quite a big spider there. Hope it isn't venomous. Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.
