Authors Note:
Before me reply all the reviews you guys made... I want to ask you all one thing, I'm doing a pool over Ezekiel and his love relationship. I know that you guys are some adamantine about Ezekiel should be shipped with some... but I want you guys to be honest. Do you want Ezekiel has a harem route? Because the main objective I created for this fanfic was only for a polymorous relationship with 3 girls, and you guys knew which one were... but now with people insisting, should I make Ezekiel has a harem with the maximum of 5 or 6 girls? And if so, who do you think Ezekiel should be with?
This time the pool is on you... Decide what you guys want, and I will see if I might do it or not. Because I cannot guarantee that it will happens the way you guys want. But I want to hear your suggestions and why? Not a simply line of saying who he should be with... just saying why that person instead of other and why Ezekiel should have a harem... I want to know why you keep insisting. So answer this question before giving a simple review okay?
Now replying the reviews:
MatiasND Nah, Chris is going to remain impartial with that because it's his first show, so he wants to see how it will lasts.
KenWil2001 Didn't watch age of Ultron so I didn't get the reference.
Metal Face Don't be so mean with this version of Geoff, I'm are trying to develop him, but if you want to offer another good girl for Geoff, who has been like a bro to Ezekiel, at least give some suggestions for the G boy too. Okay?
BrightNova169 I'm glad you like that chapter, so here comes the newest Interule, and I hope you love to read it like I how loved to write it...
Now guys, have some nice reading,
"Alright, so you boys protect them while I'm away," Eva said as she saw Chris who seemed relieved that he avoided a good sue for the future. Eva then glanced at the group of Goophers, and each of them seemed unaware of what to do, even Heather who rolled her eyes but deep inside she was smirking to avoid elimination and somehow the Bass lost a valuable player. "Hey guys, do you mind if I choose her to be on the team?"
The Killer Bass looked at Eva who pointed the finger… and for the first time, every single one looked confused for the girl who she pointed off… The Goth of Screaming Gophers… Gwen.
"What?" Ezekiel asked in confusion since he never saw the reason behind her choice…
And neither his team nor the rival team from the show... That's how Eva played… To surprise everyone.
And even with the hesitation of some of the members, the happiness of some... Heather mostly, Gwen now would become the newest member of the Killer Bass... meaning all their stuff would need to be moved to the other cabin.
"Alright, everyone. I'm calling a boat for Eva will come to get her to treat her leg. While you all must prepare for Gwen to move for the other team... Did you get it? Nice, great job, now shoo, shoo." Chris said as he himself was quick to not even let them reply to his questions.
And with the defeat on their hands now... all the members of Screaming Gophers left the place... leaving a bear-disguised girl... staring at the floor, and with a thought on her mind.
"I... made a mistake?" Izzy's tone didn't show her chaotic nature... but some sort of serious voice... "Heather is too strong now. I need a backup plan."
(Aquarium) 1 hour later...
Gwen for the first time in her life never thought to see the group of campers walking around the cave where it would have been their base of operations since from the beginning.
"DJ, help me with the Dumbbells," Tyler called as many members of the Killer Bass were quickly preparing the things to make sure one of their members would be prepared to leave.
"Her clothes are already in the bag," Bridgette commented as she also placed a chocolate bar in the bag of the bodybuilder.
"Damn, this thing is heavy." Harold was doing his best to raise what would be a bag from the floor.
"Harold that bag is empty," Courtney said as she rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, but this is a deluxe 10 layers of letter bag. It may be 13 kilograms by itself."Harold said as Geoff went nearby and helped him to carry the bag.
"Wow, he wasn't kidding when he said the bag is heavier than it looks," Geoff commented as the duo opened for Tyler and DJ placed all the dumbells for Eva who had everything she needed to go back home.
Courtney raised her eyebrow but then rolled her eyes. And when everyone did make the preparations...it seemed that everything was ready.
"Alright, from what Chris said. Eva's boat will come soon. Tyler, and DJ, carry these bags to the dock. Harold, did you charge her mp3 so her to not get bored on the trip?" Courtney asked as the nerd nodded his head.
"Yep, but if she asks you did it. I don't want to die if she finds out." Harold said as he gave the mp3 to the C.I.T. girl who nodded to him.
"Got it. Ezekiel and Duncan are with her to make sure that she will be fine until the boat arrives." Courtney commented as she walked in front of Gwen who was still trying to process everything."And what about you? Are you going to do anything? Or are you going to stay there like a statue?"
Gwen gave a step back, as she then rolled her eyes.
"Fine. What do you want me to do?" Gwen asked Courtney could see Katie still having a bit of difficulty carrying Eva's bag of clothes with Bridgette.
"Giving them a hand would be a very good step. We are running out of time, and while I don't know how you Screaming Gophers do around the camp. We have a friend that needs to be taken quickly from the island to get her medical check the soon as possible." Courtney commented, as she turned her bag and went to help Harold to carry another bag of letters. "DAMMIT, YOU WERE RIGHT HAROLD, HOW DOES THIS BAG WEIGHTS 10 KILOS? IT'S JUST EMPTY LEATHER BAG."
Gwen saw Courtney shouting angrily and decided to give her a step bag... When suddenly she saw a water bottle on her front... And it was an apologetic tanned girl. Katie smiled nervously.
"Don't mind about Courtney... she usually is like that when she is overstressed... and this morning gave stress to all of us... Eva broke her leg by saving her from the tree... And we want her to not get late for her surgery." Katie commented as she could see the gothic girl was looking unamused about the C.I.T. girl's action...
"Was it really that bad?" Gwen asked as she saw Bridgette starting to carry the weight of clothing. And the surfist girl nodded her head to Gwen.
"Yes, it was... " Bridgette commented, as she couldn't blame Courtney for acting like that. Because this happening to their friend was like a hit to their stomachs. "We need to prepare everything for Eva to have a nice trip to the hospital, and later we can use the prize Chris has told us to go to the Tuck shop... but Eva needs us at this moment. Let's go."
Gwen saw that Bridgette wasn't kidding, as she saw the whole Killer Bass group was indeed doing their best to prepare everything when it came to one of their members... No drama, no fights. Everyone working together as one... maybe that's why Killer Bass didn't feel stressed or had a lot of fights among themselves. Even in the Main Lodge, they seemed to be always cheerful and friends with each other.
Maybe that's why they always have an advantage over her team... a team that always has internal conflicts and sizes of who should go with or against Heather who is controlling the team.
(Docks)
"Alright, Chris said the boat would come here in the next ten minutes," Ezekiel warned as he could see Eva grumbling over the annoyed pain that she had felt over the moment. Sitting in a wheelchair, the bodybuilder still needs to go directly to the hospital, or by some miracle the Isla Del Losers may be some professional medics to treat her injury and make her have a nice relaxation over her inability to be on the show.
"Hmmm," Eva murmured, not liking to be the one to leave because of her stupid broken leg. "That bear... next time I see her, I'm going to destroy every single part of her body."
"Err... Eva. I don't know if the bear that attacked us was either male or female." Duncan said as he rolled his eyes, but then seeing the grinning face of the bodybuilder, he didn't like the look from her.
"Oh don't worry. I will make sure it's her the next time I see it." Eva smiled evilly which made both Duncan and Ezekiel glance at each other, and their hands went slowly to their crotches, and gulping nervously.
"Ooookay?" Ezekiel tried to move on to another subject. "I'm just surprised that you chose Gwen of all the Screaming Gophers, why did you do that?"
Eva remained quiet but then glanced at the ocean as a way to rethink the decision she made.
"Hmm... I don't know, maybe it was my own gut telling me to trust that decision. From all the other team members, nobody seemed to be helpful in actually being in my place... Also, I saw the way the Queen Bee looked at her, I think she was the one who worked with Harold to make the queen Bee scream on the 3 in the morning a few days ago... It was hilarious." Eva chuckled which Ezekiel could see from that... "If someone was willing to work together with Harold, I think we could give her at least one chance."
Duncan and Ezekiel remained quiet as both listened to her reasoning.
"I don't like this," Duncan said as he felt the idea of a Screaming Gopher being part of their team. "For me, anyone from the Screaming Gophers shouldn't be trusted... From a team like that, it would be a matter of time to make backstabs. Specially to the BEE-ATCH."
Ezekiel raised his eyebrows... especially a part of him who knew how in the future seasons Duncan would have acted around the goth, and how that caused so many tragedies and so many messed up endings for all his friends... indeed from each season, many of his friends were in the deephole... but from all the changes Ezekiel saw since at the start of the show... Maybe with his help... he could prevent many of the outcomes wouldn't be that bad like it happened over the generations of total drama.
"I believe in your judgement Eva," Ezekiel commented with all his heart. Since he knew Gwen was from all the episodes he watched, knowing the ups and downs, and how it led to where it always comes to be... So he then glanced at Duncan. "We should at least respect Eva's choice... we don't have any idea if she was a Bass inside of a Screaming Gopher team. Can't we should at least give a chance to her?"
Duncan remained quiet, but seeing that his friend and the strongest player seemed to trust the gothic girl, he couldn't help but drop it.
"Alright, you both convinced me. But the first time she plans to stab in our backs, we say bye-bye to her." Duncan said, as he could see the other members of the Killer Bass finally got the stuff from Eva, and even Gwen who seemed to be bringing the bag of clothes with Katie and Sadie... he snorted but gave trust in both Ezekiel and Eva's point.
"GUYS, OVER HERE," Ezekiel called as the whole team brought the items and made sure everything was perfect.
Eva grumbled while he couldn't help but remain in her seat...
"I appreciate your help guys. Wait, what about my MP3?" Eva asked in alarm, but then Courtney already placed it in her hands.
"Charged and ready for you to listen. Focus on your recovery." Courtney commanded, as one of the leaders of the team, that she wanted Eva first to take care of her health. "Later when this show is over, I want to pay you a coffee for once again saving my life."
"Pff, that's fine, we are a team, and nobody should have gotten hurt. Not even me... I'm still *beep* because of that stupid *beep* bear and that *beep* tree... But hey, we still won the challenge. So please do me a favor, and celebrate our victory by eating everything in that Tuck shop. I would kill anyone for some chips." Eva said as she smirked in satisfaction, and her smirk became an actual smile when Harold and Tyler gave the chips for her have a more comfortable trip on the boat. "Thanks guys... Firstly when I thought I wanted to be in this competition, I thought just by being the strongest player would be enough to show my point... But having met you all, I can say that every single one of us is awesome in any way. It may not be a 5 stars resort... But it was a time I will treasure..."
Katie and Bridgette started to shed some tears, as Geoff took his hat off... Ezekiel did the same, Tyler and Harold looked sadly, and Duncan and Courtney nodded their heads in appreciation.
"You are an Ironwoman Eva," Duncan said as Eva smirked the compliment. "We will try to not lose without you here."
"Don't you even dare. If something like that happens, I swear I will get out of that hospital and I will come here to make you all go back to shape." Eva snarled, but the group smiled at the way Eva showed her way of love... but still she let out a tear. "I didn't want to lose... not even like that, but I swear, I will recover my leg, and if I find a way, I will come back. Just wait for me."
The Killer Bass mood seemed to be down, but Ezekiel gave a little hug to his friend.
"I know you will. I have faith you will make an impact when you come back." Ezekiel said as he even messed with her hair like a little revenge, in exchange for receiving a false growling from her... but then a smirk...
And just like that, the boat appeared... and with the help of the group... Eva left the island.
(Tuck Shop)
At the time the group was in front of the Tuck shop...The morale of the team seemed to be low as it was after the bodybuilder and a good friend left the island...
Ezekiel noticed the look of his team and decided it was enough.
"Okay guys, enough is enough," Ezekiel said as he couldn't take it anymore. "Eva would be *beep* off if we remain looking pathetic like that. She had to leave the island because she was injured, so I'm sure that at the time she comes back to the island. Just to watch the final challenge... She would go around to kill that bear."
Ezekiel could see Duncan and Harold smirking at the joke he just said. While the group seemed to nod.
"That's right. We are not here because we lost the challenge. We won, even if that meant we lost a good friend... But she would be angry if we didn't value her time as MVP once again. So let's place her as MVP one last time." Courtney nommed the bulky girl as once again the strongest of the team.
And Gwen raised her eyebrow as all the Killer Bass nodded their heads in agreement.
"I'm sure the bear is praying to whatever animals pray for never seeing Eva ever again, or he would be dead for sure," Tyler commented as Ezekiel, Harold, and even DJ smirked from that.
"Maybe he will have nightmares of Eva going after him?" Harold asked while Duncan shook his head.
"Not him,' her', she promised that she would make sure the bear would be female." Duncan corrected, as Katie and Bridgette chuckled as Geoff, Harold, Tyler, and even DJ placed their hands on their crotchs.
Ezekiel smiled, seeing the morale returning at the group who deserved the prize.
"I don't know what to say. But I think, between fighting a bear or having Eva angry at me... I think the bear would be kinder and kill me quick?" Geoff made a remark that made everyone, even Courtney laugh at how the group feared more their friend Eva than the actual big animal.
Gwen watched the group in amusement. The team seemed to be acting like a whole once again.
"Alright everyone, we already joked a lot about this. But we still need to nominate the other 2 MVPs of the challenge." Courtney in a better mood decided to act like the usual day after challenge. The team seems to be already accepting the fact. "So we had Ezekiel, Geoff, Tyler, Katie who brought the food on the challenge, we have Ezekiel and Duncan who helped Eva to attack the bear with his bow and arrow and axe."
"I would give Katie and Geoff the title of MVP, they went ahead and started the challenge with ideas to bring food around the group," Ezekiel commented as he could see his friends once again looking at him weirdly.
"Dude, are you crazy? You and Duncan and Eva deserved the MVP, you all went against a freaking bear." Geoff refused the title and Katie nodded her head.
"Yeah, and I froze and the bear almost got me. It was..."
"Don't even say it's your fault," Tyler commented as he interrupted his friend. "That bear got us by surprise. But at least everyone is alive. So don't blame yourself, it was the bear who attacked us."
Katie sniffed, as the crew then decided to come up with a good decision.
"Okay, let's place Geoff for giving the idea of how to catch the fish, and Ezekiel and Eva for trying and protecting the crew. All in favor?" Courtney asked which made all the members agree, except Gwen who was watching their modus operand, and Ezekiel who did hesitantly since he didn't think it was enough for being MVP. "Good, now let's make a meet on the campfire and take everything from Tuck Shop and party the victory as Eva deserved."
"YEAH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Geoff and Ezekiel high-fived and opened the door while they shouted their favorite quote as they wanted to celebrate it.
There were a lot of groceries that indeed would make their entire night better. Candies, desserts, snacks, soda, juice, fruits... Everything they wanted, and the team wasn't going to waste it. They are going to take everything. Grabbing some bags they took with them and managed to bring the whole place empty... Less than one single item...
Ezekiel was happy to see the whole team taking item by item... But he then saw Courtney, who froze in her place... and looking at one item in hesitation, a green jello with a candy worm inside of it.
Ezekiel could see from the show Courtney was in denial, but looking closer at her... that wasn't something like angry... but someone who got traumatized by it.
"Courtney, are you okay?" Ezekiel called her attention which made Courtney snap herself up, and make her look at the boy who was staring at her.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think everything is fine, and we can already start the party." Courtney forced her smile as she tried to ignore the green jello which she hated most...
"Okay, just to be sure, I'm going to take this green jello away from you," Ezekiel said as he went to the green jello and left the C.I.T. girl alone but with a more relieved smile.
"Thank you." She whispered but then remained in control of herself. "Alright, the party."
(Campfire)
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." Geoff cheered as Tyler managed to pull up a nice trick with his yoyo, after hundreds of attempts, he finally managed to pull up a trick he always messed up before.
The party was a success, since from the time they were there, they started with the marshmallows to make the ceremony of the marshmallow to make the partiture of Eva legit, but they let a reserved marshmallow for her... as the symbol of her also not being eliminated.
Then it comes about who could eat most between the group. Courtney almost vomited because she had her eyes bigger than her stomach, but it was a funny celebration around the group.
Gwen was sitting with Bridgette and Katie, as a new way to start a friendship. Gwen was like a fish out of water... or a gopher inside of the water tank, it was something out of her comfort zone, but Bridgette who has been good friends with her for God knows how long... she seemed to be interested in talking and debating the stories around the group.
Bridgette and Courtney would be the best option when it comes to Steven Universe, Harold, and Duncan when it comes to Adventure time, even if Duncan refuses to admit it a bit. But when it comes to Courage the Cowardly Dog, there isn't a person from the Killer Bass who doesn't know about the horrific yet memorable stories of how the pink dog had to deal with his fears.
Ezekiel walked toward the trio of girls who seemed to be explaining the rules to Gwen.
"We want to maintain the location of the Aquarium as secret, so nobody from Screaming Gophers should know about it. Since it has most of our stuff over there, but also the hot tub... And risking the idea of Heather knowing where it is, who knows what she could do if she tries to sabotage the hot tube." Bridgette explained, and telling the keywords, Heather and sabotage, it made sure Gwen nodded her head in understanding.
"The Aquarium is the best place for us to leave the camp, and just use there as a way to do our hobbies and enjoy ourselves from the craziness from this island... Having to deal with the idea of Harold and you doing a prank on Heather. Who knows what she could do at the time she finds out?" Katie explained, which Gwen can comprehend and now found a new place to write in her diary... and be on time with herself.
Gwen nodded as he then saw Ezekiel approaching the group.
"Also, when the show is too much for you. You can say the secret word... this word is going to make you understand that you had enough, and you want to quit the show... everyone on the team will vote you out because we want you to remain loyal to yourself, and if these challenges come to things that would break your principles, and would make you see that it was too much. You can back out, no drama." Ezekiel explained as he pointed at the group to another point of working with the Killer Bass... "We are not just teammates, we are friends, and we care for each other... So please, never make fun of it."
Gwen remained quiet, as she saw the homeschooled boy leave...
"He really values you all," Gwen commented as she looked at Bridgette and Katie with their heads nodding in seriousness.
"Yeah, he lived almost his entire life on a farm, being homeschooled by his parents. And this reality show was the first time he had the opportunity to see the outside world." Katie commented, making Gwen have her eyes open in surprise and in shock.
"Yeah, and he never had friends... so we try to always be the best friends he could have. Because I think if he wasn't around... I think this place would have been much more different." Bridgette commented as she gave a slight glance at Ezekiel going at Courtney's direction...
Gwen remained quiet and then stared at the homeschooled boy... for someone who doesn't have anything before... what he is having now, must have been the time of his life.
Courtney remained in her place, enjoying the food and drinks until a good plate of green jello was still on the other seat far away from her... She still gave nervous glances, but she was about to ignore it... Until Ezekiel took the green jello dessert and with his strength launched on the ocean.
Surprising Courtney and some of the campers.
"Hey, what happened?" Geoff asked as Ezekiel just shrugged.
"It smelled rotten. Had to launch away." Ezekiel lied, which Geoff shrugged and went back to his snacks... But Ezekiel could see Courtney sighing in relief. "Are you okay Courtney? Are you scared of something?"
"Nah, it's nothing. I'm just thinking..." Courtney noticed such a question and decided to change the posture and tried to misguide the homeschooled boy... But there was something that she didn't count for...
"Why green jello?" Those words made Courtney's eyes go wide open, as she could see her friend asking her, not in curiosity, but out concern of for her well-being. "I saw you frozen at the jello..."
"It's not the jello, but I just don't like green jello." Courtney denied her fear but Ezekiel placed his hand over her shoulder.
"Hey, you don't need to tell if you don't want to, but please don't pretend you aren't traumatized because of it... I just want to know why... Why did it hurt you so much?" Ezekiel looked up at Courtney, even as Strong and annoying as she was on the show. There was also one thing the fandom always tried to understand. The girl who could fight so many things, and yet didn't tell why she hated green jello so much... But at the time he met her, and spent so many days with her, as a friend, seeing her like that made him concerned... The same look he had every day he had his nightmares... "If that makes you feel better... I can tell what is the thing I'm afraid of most."
Courtney paused, but at the time she nodded her head...Ezekiel knew it was the time.
"EVERYONE, COME HERE PLEASE," Ezekiel shouted was enough to make the group of friends stop what they were doing, and seeing Ezekiel with a serious face calling the group to the firepit. Was enough reason for making himself listen and everyone focus on him. "I'm about to tell you one thing, and I just want you guys to hear it just this once... You having fear of everything isn't something to be ridiculed about it... Hell, I even created Courage the Cowardly Dog because of it... Because everyone has fears or something to be afraid of... This time I'm not going to tell about a Courage the Cowardly Dog story... But I'm going to tell you why I have a deep fear of being buried alive..."
At the time Ezekiel said that Gwen's eyes went wide open as she found someone who has the same fear as her...
The Killer Bass looked at each other unaware of what to say... And Ezekiel closed his eyes and tried to relieve a confused memory... One not about him, but about Ezekiel himself...
"I still have nightmares about it... But 2 years ago... I was playing Hide and Seek with my pa... Hide and Seek was a favorite sport me and my dad has always been doing to pass the time when we were bored on the farm... And usually, I would always find great spots to find myself in... The tallest of the trees I could cave a hole in just hid inside. Use a scarecrow to swap clothes just to make myself in its place...and many different ways."Ezekiel explained the places he could have hidden himself and how his father managed to find him. Some of the ideas indeed surprised his friends on how creative and even crazy he would have been... But there was the time to tell how some terrible places made almost him dead. "But there was one place I found... It was a hole near the hill near the orange trees... And it was perfect for me to hide in..."
The group remained quiet, as some were getting on the edge of their seats.
"I made a terrible mistake in forcing myself to get inside, since the day before it was a rainy day... And with a little of push, and some little rocks going side by side...was enough to cause a little landslide..."Ezekiel sighed as he could hear the gasps of horror coming from his friends... "The pressure of the earth was enough to make my arms stuck and my body immobilized, and all the earth crawling around my body, that even got inside of my mouth... It was difficult to breathe... And all the shouts I tried to call for my ma and pa, was muffed by the dirt and the hole closed...I thought I would die, alone, without friends, without my dreams being achieved... Without nobody knowing..."
The description of the horrifying experience Ezekiel had at that moment, made even the stoic and toughest of them all breakdown, nobody wanted to show their faces... as Ezekiel remained calm and continued his story.
"The last thing I remember was me closing my eyes, but not before opening once more to see my pa desperately caving the hole to get me out from there... He shouted my name and the next time I opened my eyes, was to be in my bed... with my parents sleeping near me... To this day, I fear being buried alive again..." Ezekiel remained calm as he glanced at the terrible moments of both his lives... being on the train or playing hide and seek... both of them got somehow a connection on how he ended up who he is until this day...
"Dude..." Geoff tried, he really tried to find some words to say, but he couldn't.
What would you say to a survivor to almost died from something like that?
"It's a miracle that you are alive," Bridgette commented and Ezekiel nodded his head.
"Yep... maybe you guys think about why I try to always write my stories, and try desperately to make this team work? Because I want to be friends with you all, and maybe in the future... I wouldn't have the same feeling to think I'm dying lonely..." Ezekiel commented, as he opened a sack of marshmallows and placed it into a stick... as part of the firepit ceremony of elimination... "That's why I would never judge someone to have fear, whatever would be, even the silliest things... I just want to hear the why, or what happened to make you have such fear of it..."
At a time like that, Ezekiel tried to ignore the same feelings he always felt to relieve those memories... was horrifying to know...
And the team was in silence, still processing how the person who always wanted the best of them... suddenly had a near-death experience that would make any of them have nightmares for nights.
And everyone hesitated to say something until Duncan groaned and decided to kick the sand,
"Ah, screw this... I have a fear of Celine Dion Standees in the stores." Duncan took the courage to admit it, which made Ezekiel turn his head to see the delinquent admitting his fear in front of his friends.
"What?" Geoff and DJ asked as Tyler seemed to be trying to hold his laughter.
"Dude, that's a cupboard," Tyler said as he couldn't believe why someone would be afraid of that...
"Not until I tell you why I'm afraid of them..." Duncan commented which made Ezekiel approach him, and wait for him to get the courage to tell the reason... "I remember clearly when I was 7 years old. My uncle is a detective and was doing an investigation of what would be a massacre of nazists, or possibly a cult happening around the place... And I wanted to visit my uncle on his work... but I didn't know I was walking into a crime scene."
Ezekiel's eyes went wide open, as all the Killer Bass looked terrified to know what may have happened to the delinquent boy.
"It was a bit dark so I tried to reach out the light... but something I managed to turn the light, and when that happened a cupboard of blood Celine Dion Standee went down, maybe it was from the wrong position, or maybe it was because the van wasn't turned on until I turn the lights... But me as a 7-year-old... I just saw a picture of a bleeding woman falling in me... since that day, displays from her face made me still smell the blood and she somehow keeps following me..." Duncan summarized as the whole team looked at Duncan horrified, not only with that but imagining how terrible a kid would have suffered dealing with a messed up day of childhood, which could traumatize anyone who had to deal with the tragedy of relieving a crime scene like that. "My uncle said I was lucky to never see a body, but the image of like that would be stuck in my head forever... and it seems that has been the truth."
"Damn..." Harold commented... Until he also got the courage to tell his fear. "I have a fear of ninjas... because when I was a kid, I always liked to try to learn martial arts... but there was a group of kids in my school, who wanted to bully me... so every 3 months, they would dress themselves like ninja and would wait for me outside of school and near my house, to beat me up... And the worst part is that everything I tried, they would always find a way to beat me up..."
And from that... The Killer Bass team shared their fears... the reason why they feared them... Gwen was because of a horror movie that she watched as a kid... and she found out that the killer could have been any ordinary person with a happy life with family, while the victim was suffering the same fate as his wife by being buried alive... that traumatized her...
DJ had a story about how he was afraid of Snakes... he was once sleeping under the tree near his house in Jamaica when he thought a vine was approaching him... it wasn't a vine but it was a snake that was falling to the floor... which made him run away crying to his momma...
Tyler told about the time at 10 years old when he was in his sports class outside of his school when a chicken was running in his direction... but the problem was... the chicken was headless... and being alive, traumatized him because when he started to run away, the headless chicken tried to go after him... and that made him afraid of chickens until this day.
Bridgette said that she is afraid of being alone in the forest because, at the time she was on the ONG, she passed most part off... one of the members got lost in the forest, and almost died because she couldn't take care of herself inside of the forest, and the wild animals almost killed her... she hated the idea of being alone in a forest with anything that it can attack you...
Geoff has a fear of hail... one time he was in the backseat drive of his uncle's car... when a big hail hit his city and was enough to demolish most of the proprieties... he discovered how lethal they were...
Katie shared her fear of ugly hair... and everyone could swear that Sadie would also have the same fear...
One by one, as the group started to share their fears... until Courtney remained on her spot...
"It's only missing you, princess," Duncan commented, which Courtney, felt a bit pressured... but seeing the face of her friend Ezekiel... and how his story mattered... she decided to tell the truth...
"Okay, I'm going to describe what happened to me... It was when I was 13, and there is something I always loved to eat when I was younger... Lemonade Mellon Jello. It was a recipe of my granny and by far the best jello anyone would even want to eat... I loved to eat since I was 5." Courtney decided to explain, and Ezekiel had his eyes wide open in surprise when Courtney started her story... "But, when I was on that time, and I was already eating it with all the gusto I had with happiness... My dad came running to the door and opened it by shouting... my granny had a car crash accident, she didn't survive."
The whole team had their eyes wide open from that statement.
"That news alone was to make me want to vomit... but, I ate wrong and the jello went in the wrong hole... And I started choking." Courtney commented as Ezekiel could clearly understand the reason she despises the food. "From the time I was eating the jello my granny loved to do... and hearing about her crash accident and choking at the same time? I hate it... with all my heart, oh God I hate it. I hate the feeling of having the same flavor in my mouth, as the wrong move almost made me die... I..."
Courtney was about to be angry about it, and with the tears in her eyes... but then her eyes went wide open when she felt someone hugging her... It was Duncan who was hugging her by the back. And Ezekiel was hugging her in the front... Both knew that what Courtney had was something so messed up, and not an excuse to be making fun of it... Courtney felt her own eyes getting wet and she couldn't help but cry loudly at how horrifying an experience it was...
And the Killer Bass, one by one went to give her a hug on their lider because she needed to have on that moment.
The party was done with all of them getting comfortable watching the firepit until a voice came from behind them.
"Hey, would you guys mind if we sit with you guys?" Trent called as they saw Cody, Owen, Izzy, Beth, Lindsay, and Heather behind him.
"What do you guys want?" Courtney asked, as she raised her eyebrow and looked at each of them in judging.
Before Trent even answers... Heather rolled her eyes.
"This fat boy farted the whole cabin, so now we need to be stuck outside from the rooms until all the smell gets out," Heather said as she narrowed at the group of Killer Bass. And then glanced at the newest member. "How is it to be like a fishhead? I think it suits you better."
Gwen rolled her eyes, but Cortney was about to reply and refused to let them get near...
"Sure," Ezekiel said as the other members looked at him nearby. "But we ate all the food we could bring, so sorry but we don't have anything to share."
"Really?" Owen said as he looked sad with that outcome, and Izzy tapped his back sadly.
"Yep. But come on, grab a seat. And let's watch the firepit... we already had to deal with all the drama we could from yesterday and this morning... We are looking at the firepit, and telling our deepest fears... Mine always has been buried alive..."
"Really?" Trent asked in surprise, as he decided to sit and get over the conversation... "I hate mimes, a lot."
Courtney was about to roll her eyes. But then she felt her hand being grabbed, and she looked at Ezekiel who narrowed his eyes to her... which she remembered... everyone has the right to have fear... even her. The how or why, just them would know... it's not for the others to know...
Confession - Gwen
"So suddenly, everyone's having this big share-fest by the fire." Gwen began explaining what happened at the campfire after Ezekiel and Trent decided to share their fears. "Like Beth went on and on about how her mortal fear is being covered by bugs, even Heather admitted she's afraid of sumo wrestlers."
"Walking through a minefield," Lindsay spoke up on her fear. "In heels."
"Flying, man," Owen said with a fearful expression. "That's some crazy stuff."
"Hah, I would never go up in a plane." Izzy turned out to share her fear with Owen. "Never."
"Third Season says different Izzy." Ezekiel thought to himself, as he could see the wild chaotic girl still using her best of skills to try to marinate Owen.
"I'm scared of hail," Geoff spoke in a low tone, as he looked into the campfire. "It's small but deadly, dude."
"Bad haircuts." Katie decided to share her fear... and later Lindsay decided to change her fear to making bad haircuts...
"Oh God, I want so much to tell Freak Freddy's story to both of them. They would know that the worst fear of than bad haircuts would be no hair at all." Ezekiel sighed, as he could see how Lindsay managed to mess with Heather's life as a final way of vengeance, and it was awesome.
"Having to diffuse a time bomb under pressure."Cody thought about it and decided to share his fear...
"Oh, I know how it could be way worse." Ezekiel decided to have some fun.
"How?" Cody asked as he raised his eyebrow.
"Having Chef Hatchet as your main technician to give you instructions on how to diffuse them..." Ezekiel smiled as he could see Cody's pupils shrink.
"God, please, don't even joke about it," Cody said in panic which made the group chuckle at his reaction.
Courtney looked as the group stared at them...
"Green Jello." Courtney got enough courage and admitted, while some of the groups were staring at her in disbelief.
"Really?" Trent said as he was about to chuckle, but then all the Killer Bass glared at him, even Gwen which made the guitarist suddenly stop, and understand that there was a story behind it, and he shouldn't make fun of it.
"Yeah, like the same way I have on Celine Dion music store standees," Duncan said as he raised his fist towards Trent. "Do you have a problem with that?"
"No, no. I'm fine." Trent raised his hands, as he was about to ask if that was true, but seeing the look of Gwen shaking his head, he got the message to not dare to make fun of it. "Was it really that bad?"
"YES IT WAS." The whole group of Killer Bass shouted as they gave a position of the fear of Duncan, the fear of Courtney... and the Screaming Gophers noticed... how protective they are over their members... even the delinquent.
"Ohh, I love Celine Dion." Lindsay excitedly said before looking confused. "What's a standee?"
"Hey, baby... it's a full-size cardboard photo of Celine Dion... and trust me, Duncan has all the right to be afraid of them... one in specific." Tyler decided to appear near the blonde girl and gave a slight hug, which Lindsay smiled and hugged him back.
"Okay." Lindsay got a good smile, as she felt her strong bodyguard being nearby her to protect her.
That night was indeed something that Ezekiel learned most than everyone around... He learned more about his team, more about his friends... And even more himself... And he couldn't help but be happy with the life he is having right now...
And he feared what Chris was going to do with them in Phobia Factor... God save them all...
Ezekiel closed his eyes, as he wanted to have a very good night of sleep.
(?)
"Ezekiel, wake up..." A singing soothing voice called for the boy who was with his eyes closed... "It's time to wake up... I need to talk to you..."
Groaning, the homeschooled boy opened his eyes a little, just to find himself staring at an orange-haired girl in front of him...
Opening his mouth a little, and blinking slowly, Ezekiel then closed his eyes again...just to suddenly his brain process who the person was. And make his entire body wake up.
"IZZY WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Ezekiel shouted as he tried to cover himself with the blanket of the bed... However at the time he raised the blanket... There wasn't any... And then by looking around... He noticed. "This isn't the Killer Bass cabin."
"That's right." Izzy smiled as she pointed around and Ezekiel discovered that they were inside of a cave.
"Are you out of your mind Izzy? You kidnapped me."Ezekiel said in alarm as he desperately tried to find a camera, knowing that at the time they would be seen like that, Chris and the entire world would...
Until Izzy interrupted his thoughts...
"There isn't any camera around here... You don't have to worry about it." Izzy stated, which made Ezekiel freeze... But in the next second his body relaxed. "It's more like a personal meeting... I committed a terrible mistake."
Ezekiel froze...and then looked at Izzy, as would have been a crazy girl in front of the whole show... But to the fandom of the real world who watched most of the seasons... They knew Izzy wasn't always what she showed...
"How did you find out?" Ezekiel's tone isn't in fear, nor in worry for himself, but in acceptance and concern about what the girl in front of him is going to do next. "What sort of mistake?"
"You know what mistake I made Ezekiel. I kept observing many things." Izzy changed her posture, but a mix of her happy grin and her serious face showed that she wasn't going to play around. "My first hunch was about when you talked to Eva on the first challenge, asking for her to be the last... Then you brought a freaking typewriter in the second challenge... On the third, you seemed to be insistent on bringing the nerd who suddenly became an Over Power player from the camps, like a coach who found a prodigy on the games..."
Izzy little by little brought facts which Ezekiel listened with acceptance...
"And then Owen needed a motivation to vote for someone else... And you were the only one who would have cake in time of need... Heather looks at you wary... And finally, you are the only one who brought a bow into a challenge which would bring us in the middle of the wild..." Izzy explained as she sat nearby Ezekiel, as she looked at him, not in intimidation, but in pure amusement. "You knew the challenges before they even happened."
"Yep," Ezekiel commented, knowing Izzy has been sharp like she always has been on the show...
"Are you from the future?" Izzy asked, which made Ezekiel have his eyes wide open... And that was enough to make Izzy grin in victory. "I KNEW IT. Wow, a time traveler. Can you tell me what is my future? Like after the show?"
Ezekiel looked around. And saw that there was a little fire pit, and the place he was sleeping was a group of leaves...
"Izzy, if I tell you that. I know that it will disappoint you..." Ezekiel sighed, as he could see that Izzy by what all the videos of fan theories had talked about her... Even though he believed that the chaotic girl was one of the best players on the show, he made a lot of mistakes. "Starting from today's challenge you dressed up like a bear, and you made bear noises that would attract the bear into the camp you all are... just for the sake of proving Owen lied... and you had the entire fight skill that would easily kill a bear if you want... but you didn't do it."
Izzy's smile dropped, as she then narrowed her eyes, and before she could even argue Ezekiel raised his hand...
"Izzy...you created a persona for yourself who likes Explosions... But the said person is the one who got you voted out from the show... Trice" Ezekiel noticed that it was time for him to do the same with the force of chaotic nature. And from her eyes widening to him. He got her attention. "You are a girl who is proud of your acting, and you managed BIG, you did 3 or 4 movies before the show aired on season 3... But you got so much stress from work and Hollywood taking so much of you. That you got infamous to make the living of the others a hell... And that made you retire from your acting career..."
Izzy's eyes went wide open and her face paled.
"No..." Izzy whispered as she heard what would be the worst outcome of her dreams crumbling.
"Then your only outcome was you going spying around the other members of the show and selling the info to the news..."Ezekiel commented as he continued and stared at her. "And then the government took you again because of a new operation they wanted your help with, and you still owned money for them... How much money do you owe them?"
Izzy stares away, as she can't help but be ashamed of herself...
"100 thousand dollars," Izzy commented and Ezekiel raised both his arms wide open in disbelief.
"YOU WERE A MOVIE ACTRESS, WHY DIDN'T YOU USE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM?" Ezekiel shouted in disbelief as Izzy herself has no freaking idea.
"I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S FUTURE IZZY'S FAULT," Izzy shouted as she couldn't believe how her future went downhill... She stomped her feet on the floor. "I can't believe it... All my work to fulfill my dream of being famous... Crushed just like that?"
Ezekiel remained quiet, but with a sigh, he nodded his head...
"Yeah, just like that...you had an awesome future Izzy, but you need to find ways to know to have a break to relax yourself. You let your personas get too out of control on the show. And that bites you hard on your ass." Ezekiel replied as he noticed Izzy tried to remain strong but still could hear a sniff from her. "But taking that out, you are a genius player."
"You think so?" Izzy commented as she couldn't help but try to recompose herself.
"You managed to find loopholes inside the contracts to make you always come back to the show. Like the one you are going to put out in a few challenges." Ezekiel gave a reason Izzy started to smile wide like her true self.
"So are they coming?"Izzy commented as she could see the contingency emergency plan in case she desperately needed to remain in the show.
"Yep, in the cursed Skull Island... You used the loophole to escape and come back to the show." Ezekiel affirmed which Izzy laughed as one of her plans worked well..."But remember, while your explosive nature is interesting and awesome...sometimes you need to tune down, or the said explosive nature is what got you eliminated from the show 3 times..."
"Ohhh..." Izzy said as a part of her hated to hear that... The logical and wise part of her, couldn't help but to accept the words of the boy in front of her..."Ezekiel, are you single?"
Those words made Ezekiel look at her in surprise... but then he decided to reply with sincerity.
"I don't know if you are trying to seduce me or manipulate me like you are doing with Owen or being sincere...Because I think you both would be a great couple together." Ezekiel commented, which Izzy shrugged and nodded to him.
"Fair enough, Owen is a sweetheart, and is a good person, but he has many flaws... oh God, how many flaws... But he is a sweet bear, who can keep up with my insanity." Izzy smiled while Ezekiel rolled his eyes.
"Yeah... 'insanity'" Ezekiel made both his hands do quote marks which made Izzy laugh.
"You are really good... but hey Ezekiel... can I ask you something?" Izzy decided to drop her act, but with honesty ask a question that was deep in her mind.
"Sure." Ezekiel sat as he had no idea what time was at that moment.
"Why did you decide to tell me? Because from my perspective you can be using all your knowledge to win the prize of 100 thousand dollars." The chaotic orange-haired girl couldn't help but tilt her head towards the boy.
Ezekiel remained quiet... But then stared around.
"Well, because I think you are the first person who would guess right. And needed an ear to vent about yourself." Ezekiel reflected as he looked at the firepit. The flames around the sticks and the cracks were what he thought it would be relaxing to keep watching. "Not Kaleidoscope, neither Explosivo, and not even Brainzilla. Just you, the one who loves acting, the one to act like a fool just to outsmart the wisest... The one who seemed to be without friends... Like me before starting the show."
Izzy remained quiet... Because she was in shock, and her mouth couldn't even open from what he said.
"I came here to the show because I really need friends... And that's why I treat the Killer Bass like that. Because I never wanted anything bad to happen to them..." Ezekiel commented as he even glanced at Izzy again. And started to stretch himself. "Maybe on the first episode, you were still part of the Killer Bass, even if was for a few hours...I think your true self would have fit much better with us than actually to try alone against the Gophers..."
Izzy remained quiet, processing everything Ezekiel had said...
"So Owen." Izzy decided to ask the final question which Ezekiel already answered her.
"He won... He got in hands the 100 thousand prize... But he decided to bet it to try to reach the big picture...And lost..." Ezekiel commented as he prepared himself to leave...
"What is the big picture?" Izzy asked as Ezekiel gave a final glance to her.
"A prize of 1 million dollars," Ezekiel replied, which Izzy immediately felt her jaw slack...and her entire brain crashed from that info. "If you read the contract the same way I did. If something happens to the final prize... Chris would have a good reason for making us do season 2 of Total Drama."
Izzy remained quiet...but then couldn't help but be grateful... So she then smiled and smirked.
"Thank you for telling me that Ezekiel." Izzy walked nearby to the great player who she could see as a rival and equal... So she decided to reward him. So she came closer to him and started to whisper to him...
Ezekiel's face remained unchanged until his eyes went wide open, and his face started to blush like a tomato... Izzy found a personal victory.
"The way back of the camp is on the left side, turn the fourth tree and go straight, you will find the bathrooms on there. I'm still going to manipulate Owen to make him win the prize money since he is a sweet guy. But I meant what I said, Zeek... And I will let your imagination do the work. Hahahaha."Izzy laughed as she left Ezekiel inside the cave...
And the poor homeschooled boy couldn't help but clutch his legs and cover his face with the hat.
"My initials?" Ezekiel whispered as he couldn't control a good part of his hormones going crazy at that moment... Puberty... Maybe he should have chosen that for the Phobia Factor... "DAMMIT PUBBERTY. I HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOU AGAIN?"