"Last time on Total Drama Island: a talent show competition went nasty when Sadie learned of Katie's side hustle, leading to her elimination. Courtney's precious violin was destroyed, but perhaps her heart was mended by making a new friend in Bridgette. Heather tried and failed to attain Gwen's diary, but did manage to put her and Trent's situationship into question, and lastly, Lindsay and Tyler vowed to see each other after the merge and only after the merge to appease the alliance master herself."
All of these clips are flashed across the screen before cutting to Chris sitting in front of a trailer in the woods, sipping a glass of red wine. "Today, we'll be introducing the campers to the sucky outdoors. If you've been camping, you know where this is headed. Wild animals, annoying insects, and takin' a leak on a tree. It's an all new, all dramatic episode of…
Total!
Drama!
Island!"
The theme song plays over an intro sequence.
The first shot depicts Wawanakwa in full, leading up to a giant cliff and zooming past McLean as he sips a coffee before diving into the water below the cliff.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine.
You guys are on my mind.
We see Ezekiel under water, watching Geoff and Bridgette with a downtrodden look on his face, both of which are staring longingly into each other's eyes until an eagle picks Geoff up by his shoulders and carries him off. Bridgette tries to reach for him, watching him fly away with concern.
You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see
I wanna be famous.
The eagle drops Geoff down as it soars past the sun. He falls down a few tree branches before landing in DJ's arms, who seconds prior was enjoying nature and the copious animals around him. The animals get violent and attack as soon as their peace is disturbed. DJ and Geoff scream as the former runs with the latter in his arms away from the vicious animals.
Duncan laughs hysterically at the scene, but Courtney glares at him with disapproval, causing him to stop.
I wanna live close to the sun
So pack your bags cause I already won.
Heather is in a canoe with Beth and LeShawna going down the stream. Beth is in the middle, trying to separate the two from dueling. The canoe ends up careening off of the stream and down a waterfall, which makes the teens fall to the water below, passing by Harold as he practices a few fighting poses on a dangerously positioned log overlooking the falls. As he stretches his arms and legs out in a dorky position, Izzy swings in on a vine and knocks into him, bumping directly into an outhouse housing Lindsay, who falls out with her skirt around her ankles.
Everything to prove
Nothing in my way
I'll get there one day
Cause I wanna be famous.
Inside the mess hall kitchen, we see Chef preparing some disgusting green soup with his bare hand dipped into the pot. He looks behind him at a tied up Owen and Noah, both looking petrified of whatever Chef is concoting for them. In the mess hall itself, Eva arm wrestles Tyler, easily beating him and dislocating his arm.
Outside on the beach, Sadie and Katie coo over Justin, who is looking at himself in between two mirrors. He winks at one, his teeth glistening.
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
We get a good look at the polluted, muggy, teal waters of Wawanakwa, a few seagulls fighting over a cellphone. Katie swims for it, with Sadie watching from the sand anxiously, but the skinny brown clone of her best friend ends up being terrorized by a shark and swims back to shore as fast as she can.
I wanna be, I wanna be
I wanna be famous!
Back on the dock of shame, we see Justin strut to the edge before ripping his shirt off, water from the shark splashing towards Katie drenching his perfectly chiseled muscles. He flexes as the camera goes up and transitions from day to night, then comes back down at the campfire ceremony.
I wanna be, I wanna be
I wanna be famous!
Trent is playing his guitar for Gwen, who is entranced by him. He leans forward, a warm smile on his face. As they inch closer, Cody gets between them and places a hand on both of their shoulders, smiling dorkily. The rest of the cast whistles the chorus of the theme song as the camera zooms out to capture them all sitting around the bonfire. The logo appears above them.
Total Drama Island:
The Creeps Cut
Created by VoiceFromUnderTheCovers and Crimson Candy.
In the communal washroom, Izzy, Courtney, Bridgette and Heather are each showering in stalls, but no matter how hard they try, it's nigh impossible to ignore Sadie's obnoxious wailing. Sitting in the corner of her stall, she puts her hands over her eyes and cries like a sea creature that lost its baby, every four sobs ending with the name "Katieeee!"
"Oh my god, Sadie.." Heather mutters, annoyed.
(Confessional: Bridgette)
"It has been three days since Katie was eliminated. Three days of Sadie stone facing, processing and trying her hardest to be quiet about her feelings. Now, it'll probably be another three days of her crying. I haven't gotten any sleep," she yawns, "None of us have."
(Confessional end)
Gwen and LeShawna stand in front of the mirror, finishing up their make-up. "Man, that girl can cry. What on earth happened to her?" LeShawna questions, attempting a light banner with a less than happy Gwen.
"Her heart has been raped. Not much more to it." Gwen collects her make-up in a black box and walks out of the room.
"Jeez.."
(Confessional: LeShawna)
"I've been trying to help a brother out for days now. I know all about Gwen's condition, and I get it, but it doesn't make any of this any easier. I'm runnin' out of ideas here."
(Confessional end)
Courtney throws her stall door open, draped in a pink bath towel. "I. Can't. Take it anymore!" She stands in front of Sadie's stall door and hammers on it. "Sadie, I don't care how much it hurts, if I have to hear you wail like that another second-"
"Courtney! That won't work. We just need to have patience."
"I feel like I'm splitting my skull open here! She's been in the shower since six in the morning. It's eight!"
"Well we can't just go in there. And we can't just demand her to stop crying. She's grieving her friendship. It's natural."
(Confessional: Courtney)
"Mother always told me, 'stop crying! It doesn't help anything and it's annoying.' and it shut me up just fine. Psht.." she realizes what Bridgette means, her eyes widening before she shakes her head with a sigh. "forget I said that."
(Confessional end)
"Fine. But if she can't make it to the challenge at nine, she's taking the fall." Courtney says, walking towards the changing stall.
"I'm sorryyyyy!" Sadie whines. Heather immediately puts her airpods in as soon as she exits the stall, sighing contently.
"Oh, Sadie, no, it's okay! Take your time, girl!" bridgette exclaims worriedly.
"C-Courtney's right.. I'll- I'll come out soon.. I'm just so sorry!"
Her ugly cries persist. Bridgette can't help but wince, backing away from the stall. Izzy bursts out laughing. Everyone looks at her as she walks out her stall. "Sorry." she does not look sorry, grinning as she gets dressed in mere seconds and sprints out the door. Heather shakes her head.
Next door, Geoff, DJ, Harold, Owen, Noah and Duncan brush their teeth in front of the mirror, while Tyler and Cody shower. "So, bro, asexual? How does that work?"
"I'm not attracted to anyone sexually. Just romantically, and even then it's a bit of a slippery slope."
"I don't get it."
"Me neither."
"Of course you two stooges wouldn't understand. Your base animal instincts are too strong for you to simply cherish and love a woman, majestic as she is. You'd much rather just bonk her and move on to the next girl, wouldn't you?" Harold questions, raising his eyebrow. Geoff can't help but hold back a laugh.
"Usually? Yeah." Duncan replies, earning a chuckle from Owen and Geoff. DJ scratches the back of his neck awkwardly, while Harold wrinkles his nose.
(Confessional: Tyler)
"Those guys make me sick. I could never do that to a girl, especially one as awesome as Lindsay. I miss her real bad. But, we made a pact, and I'm sticking to it all the way till the teams merge! Team Lyler, baby, woo!"
(Confessional end)
"Typical. Well then, I'm out of here." He spits out some toothpaste, then spins on his heels towards the exit. Duncan smirks devilishly.
"Make sure to watch your head on the way out, bro."
"Huh?"
Harold opens the door, only for a bucket to fall down on top of him. No water or anything, just a metallic bucket banging against his skull. "Ow! Where's the joke in that?! You didn't even get me wet!" He rubs the bump on his head.
"Pfft, I'm not gonna get you wet, dude. I don't roll that way. Cool if you do, though, I don't judge."
"You- you're just.. Gosh!" As Harold leaves, Duncan and Geoff laugh at him, high fiving.
"Maybe we should go a bit easier on him." DJ suggests, washing his toothbrush clean. Geoff spits into the sink, replying.
"Why? It's fun messing with the guy, just a good bit of mischief."
"Yeah, well he has been carrying us in challenges lately. We don't want him to end up quitting, or switching teams."
"If you so desire, Mr. Brickhouse." Duncan nudges his shoulder playfully, washing his mouth out.
Geoff looks up at DJ. "So, do you miss Katie? I mean, did you like her at all?"
"I know Sadie does. Girl did NOT stop crying last night." DJ replies.
"I could barely get to sleep without my headphones with all her wailing." Duncan adds.
"Can you blame her? She just lost her best friend. That must be horrible." Owen squeezes Noah with one arm. Noah grips his toothbrush hard.
"Let go of me."
"Sorry." Owen apologizes, letting the bookworm go. Noah leaves the bathroom.
"To answer your question, I didn't really see us like that. I never would have guessed she liked me, but it wouldn't be the first time somebody's latched onto me like that." DJ says, looking downward.
"I'll see you ladies down at the bonfire. I'm gonna take a powernap before the challenge starts."
"See ya, bro." With that, Duncan heads out. "Oh, Owen, dude, I forgot to mention, you burping the ABC's, that was wicked awesome, man!"
"You think so? Thanks, Geoff! I know it's forbidden, but we should totally be friends, too, despiste our team differences!" Owen exclaims.
"Who cares about that? 'Course we can be friends." DJ says.
"Group hug!" Owen squishes both boys in his arms, smiling wide. They look at one another with a pained smile.
At the bonfire stands both teams in front of Chris Mclean.
"Good morning, contestants! Ready for today's challenge?"
"Uh, what about breakfast?"
"Oh, right. Chef?" Chef walks up to the kids from seemingly out of nowhere, holding a grenade launcher. He fires at Owen and a can of beans launches into his stomach pouch.
"Cool, bean gun!" Chef fires at every other contestant as well, most catching the cans, aside from Beth who gets hit in the face, Lindsay who gets hit in the side of the head whilst she watches a butterfly soar, and Sadie who lets it hit her as she quietly cries. Owen rips the can open and chows down on the contents, whilst Izzy jumps on his back, copying him.
"Good call, Big-O!~" She rubs his hair with her bean-juice covered hand, emitting a purr from the behemoth of a man. Chris shivers at the sight.
"Ahem.. Anyways, today's challenge is a classic summer camp staple: camping out in the woods! Here, catch." Chris tosses a map to Heather and Courtney. Duncan catches Courtney's map, but she death glares at him, and so he gives it up with that douchey smirk on his face. "Just follow the correct trail to your campsite. When you make it there, you'll find a tent you need to set up, a canteen and a water purifier. What you do next is completely up to you, but no matter what your entire team has to stay in the woods. The next morning, whichever team makes it back here first wins immunity. The losing team, of course, has to vote somebody off the island. For good."
Gwen rolls her eyes.
"Well then, I won't keep you waiting. See ya!" The teams start walking down the trail. "Oh, one more thing before you go: beware of the wild bears that roam the woods. We totally lost an intern to one of them a few weeks before production, so yeah! Getting eaten means elimination, by the way."
"Glad that's settled." Noah sarcastically chimes.
"Did he say there were bears up in here?" LeShawna worriedly asks.
"Oh, relax. I'm sure he's just joking." Beth replies.
"No, I'm seriously not. You could die. Be careful." Chris warns. Beth looks away, rubbing her arm.
"..Okay. Let's go, guys." Trent says, walking forward along with the rest of the Gophers, Heather taking the lead. The Bass go down the other path, with Courtney and Bridgette leading them.
The Killer Bass head down the dirt path towards their camp, blonde and brunette leaders directing them. Duncan, DJ and Geoff talk amongst themselves.
"Today's the day, man." Geoff states.
"What, to chat up Bridgette? Totally agree." DJ replies.
"It's the perfect opportunity. A challenge that lasts all day, all alone without adults in the woods, romantic atmosphere, and potentially some canoodling? It's written in the stars, man!" Geoff says.
"You got this, bro. If you need anything, don't be afraid to ask." DJ stops him, putting a supportive hand on his friend's shoulder.
"You know a lot about chicks?"
"I may not want a girlfriend, but I have tons of girl friends back home."
Duncan snorts, walking past them. "I don't envy you, dude." DJ glares at him.
(Confessional: DJ)
"Duncan's a cool dude. He's got a good vibe about him, good energy. But he makes it really hard to vouch for him."
(Confessional end)
Geoff runs up to Bridgette, getting between her and Courtney. "Yo, Bridge! You're a big fan of nature and stuff. This seem exciting to you?"
"I'm.. actually not the biggest fan of the woods. But I'm just happy this challenge is a bit more chill than the last one."
"Totally. I heard that deep in the woods, you can find some wild stuff!"
Bridgette looks at him nervously. "Wild..?"
"Chyeah! Like uh, bears, sasquatches, the missing link, mummies, ghouls, submarine ghost divers, bat men, all sorts of freaky dudes all ready to party to some awesome 80s music!" Every single word only makes Bridgette shiver. She latches onto Courtney's arm, who immediately flinches at the touch.
"Where the hell did you hear any of that from?" The CIT questions.
"Scooby Doo. Duh. Don't you watch cartoons, Courtney?"
She glares at Geoff. "No." Both girls move faster, leaving him in the dust. He looks confused.
(Confessional: Geoff)
"Somehow, I don't think that went well."
(Confessional end)
In the back of the line, Sadie begins sniffling, scrolling through photos of Katie on her phone, her teardrops staining the screen of her newly bought device. Her weeping makes everyone uncomfortable, and almost everyone speeds up to gain some distance from her. Everyone but Tyler, that is, who just looks at her with sympathy, opening his phone to a picture of Lindsay blowing a kiss to him from her cabin window as his lock screen.
(Confessional: Tyler)
"Yeah, when girls cry, everyone gets all nervous and stuff, but not me. I always try to comfort 'em. Plus, I get it. I can't speak to Lindsay for a while either, and it's eating me alive! Maybe I can try to help Sadie while she's mourning?"
(Confessional end)
Tyler slows down to walk next to her, looking over her shoulder at the pictures while she wipes her tears clean.
"Sadie, are you okay?"
"W-what does it look like? I'm a mess! I can't live without Katie. And I was such a b-bitch to her!"
"Hey, chill out! Katie screwed you up, you were in your right at the time."
She sniffles. "Yeah, I guess.. But now I miss her so much!" She wails, covering her eyes. Tyler scratches the back of his neck awkwardly before wrapping an arm around her waist, encompassing her in a side hug. She stops momentarily, shocked by this act. "W..what are you doing?"
A small blush comes to his cheeks. "C-comforting you. It's okay, bro, let it out." His confidence lowers her guard.
"...Okay." She mutters, putting her face into his surprisingly warm, soft chest.
(Confessional: Sadie)
"I never thought any of the guys would comfort me! Maybe I really am as pretty as I thought? Or maybe Tyler's just super sweet. Either way, I have got to thank him for that! It totally worked to calm me down!"
(Confessional end)
Sadie exits the embrace, smiling. "Thanks, Tyler. I really needed that."
Tyler smiles back. "Of course! You ever need to talk, I can help."
"Okay, sure." Sadie smiles.
They start following the Bass again. "Hey, you like sports?"
Heather walks with utmost confidence ahead of the rest of her team, and especially ahead of Gwen, who trails behind everyone else, much to the raven haired girl's pleasure. LeShawna takes a concerned look back at the withdrawn goth before looking back ahead. "Girl's gotta handle all that on her own." She says under her breath.
But, she wouldn't, apparently. Trent falls behind more and more, allowing other members of his team to pass him. As soon as he's next to Gwen, she tries speeding up. "Gwen.. please talk to me."
"I'm not putting up a fight. You wanna be with that preppy chick, go for it." Gwen replies bitterly.
Trent furrows his brows, frustrated. "What do you even mean? I have no romantic feelings for her. And we're not even dating, dude."
"You're right. We're not." Gwen finally passes him, his shoulders slouching. Then unslouching. Then slouching. Then unslouching. Then times that by nine.
Cody immediately took Trent's place next to Gwen, strutting like a pimp. "Heyyyyyy, Gwen. I noticed you're kinda in your feelings. What's u-"
Gwen's foot finds itself right between his legs, stomping his balls from behind. He falls to the floor, clutching his nards. "I-Impressive.. But noted!" He squeaks. Noah looks down at him.
"You have no game whatsoever, do you?" He questions condescendingly.
"Nope! Not a bit!" Izzy mocks before he can defend himself, picking Cody up and onto his feet with ease. He rubs the back of his neck bashfully, but doesn't say a word.
At the very back of the line, Lindsay holds Beth's hand as they follow the rest of their team, pointing at her surroundings. "...and on your left, three squirrels! On your right, a biiiig tree, maybe maple wood? Oh, I don't know, hehe!"
"Thank you, Lindsay."
"For what?"
"For doing this for me. You're going way beyond any previous friend of mine ever did. Usually when I have a pretty friend, she's using me or it's all a part of some big bet. You seem genuinely sweet." Beth explains, smiling wide. Lindsay can't help but smile back, holding both of her hands.
"Aww, of course I'm genuinely! You're a really nice girl, even if you are ugly." Beth recoils at that word, stepping away.
"I'm… ugly?" Her confidence is shattered instantly.
Lindsay blinks. "D-did I say that? I meant really pretty! Like, so pretty! On the inside..?"
Tears form in her eyes. "W-what are you trying to say?"
Lindsay looks around for an escape. "I.. Gotta go! Heather's calling me!" She lets go of Beth's clammy hand, a difficult feat as Beth holds on for balance. Lindsay rips her hand out of hers and runs away, leaving Beth shouting for her.
"Lindsay! I-I can't see without you!.." She feels around, noticing her footsteps getting further and further away. Her feelings crushed, she stops in place before she can trip over herself. Hot, wet tears begin to form on her eyelids. Cody notices her, looking behind at her as she whimpers, covering her eyes.
(Confessional: Cody)
"That was harsh. As a guy who's been rejected by super pretty girls before based entirely on my looks and not anything else, I feel that. I had to help her. I just hope she doesn't take it the wrong way."
(Confessional end)
"Woof.. Need some help?" He asks, reaching his hand out for her.
"Huh..? Cody? Is that you?" Beth chokes.
His smile can be heard through the blurry vision of her eyes."Yeah. Here, take my hand."
"Take.. your hand?" Her tears clear as she realizes what he demanded.
"Uh.. yeah. We're falling behind, you know the others aren't even thinking about us right now."
Beth knows he's right. She wipes her tears before grabbing hold of his hand, the salty sweat on her palm sticking to his small hand. He recoils from the feeling but swallows his gag. She gives a sad smile. "Thanks.."
(Confessional: Beth)
"I've been called ugly my whole life by pretty girls. Why do I even wanna hang with a girl like Lindsay if she thinks I'm ugly too? At least Cody knows what a real woman looks like. He's kinda cute, isn't he? I don't really remember."
(Confessional end)
"Don't mention it!" Cody leads her on, her hand progressively getting tighter and tighter as they inch closer to the rest of their team. Lindsay catches up to Heather, taking a look back at the two.
Heather raises a brow. "You're not helping Beth?"
"No, Cody is. I.. kinda called her ugly."
Heather chortles, but catches herself. "Lindsay.. That is so not cool, even if it is true. You have to apologize to her, or I'll have to cut you out of the alliance."
"I'm so sorry! I'll think of a way to apologize ASPP!"
(Confessional: Heather)
"Brainlets; what can't they not do? It is pretty bad if Beth is in cahoots with someone from Noah's alliance though. I should get her back on my side, and quickly, even if she is kind of useless."
(Confessional end)
Lindsay trails behind Heather, thinking as hard as her little brain allows.
The Bass arrive at their campsite, a tent in a box sitting on the dirt along with a picnic table and blanket. Seems like that's all they had at their disposal. Courtney puts the map down on the table after rolling it up. "Alright then. We made it. Everybody here?"
"Sure are." DJ replies. Courtney skims the faces of her teammates before deciding that DJ's answer was satisfactory.
"Great! Now, it's still early in the day, so we have plenty of time to get everything set up."
Duncan sits down on the bench, leaning on the table. "What's for dinner, woman? I'm starved." The girls and DJ gasp. Geoff stifles a chuckle.
"I'm not even going to dignify that with a response." Courtney says, folding her arms sternly.
Bridgette scoffs, pounding her hand on the table. "How could you say that to a girl?!"
(Confessional: Duncan)
"It's pretty easy, actually: It pisses her off." He smirks, wiggling his brow.
(Confessional: Courtney)
"Daddy was right! Most men are disgusting, misogynistic pigs who don't deserve me. Duncan is the worst guy I've ever met. He's so gross, and he never shuts up, and besides that he's so creepy! How do his parents tolerate him?"
(Confessional: Harold)
"I think Duncan and I just changed places in the attractiveness tier list. Soon enough, all the ladies on Camp Wawanakwa will find me more conventionally attractive."
(Confessional end)
Duncan smirks in Bridgette's face, offering no answer. Geoff slips in between them. "Guys, guys, we gotta focus! If we're at each other's throats, we'll never get comfy here. So let's all ease up on the clutch, alright?" He puts a hand on Duncan's shoulder, looking at Bridgette. She sighs.
"Fine." Bridgette agrees.
"In that case, allow me to choose everyone's jobs!" Harold butts in, throwing a finger up as if to say 'um, actually.'
Courtney raises an eyebrow. "Why should it be you?"
"Duh, I was captain of Campy Steve's Camp of Learning how to Camp. Also I used to take my cousins camping with me deep in the forest searching for the Slender Man."
"Slender Man? Ooh, so scary, is he vegetarian or something?" Courtney mockingly questions.
"Slender Man's not vegetarian! He doesn't eat at all, aside from souls that is!" Harold corrects. DJ and Bridgette are noticeably freaked out.
"E-enough about soul eating!" DJ stutters.
Harold turns to him. "Soul Eater is an anime, DJ, and we haven't even scratched the surface. It's completely possible that Slender resides on this island, stalking one of us.."
"ENOUGH! Courtney, please?" Bridgette begs, stepping back from her team, all of whom go quiet at her loud voice.
"Right. Save the stories for the campfire, why don't you?"
"Yeah, man, you're freaking me out!" Tyler shutters, shaking whilst hiding behind Sadie.
"Ahem. I'll stay here and set up the tent." Courtney continues.
"I'll help! You'll need my expertise, or at least somebody familiar with the ins and outs of the dexterity of cloth ten-"
"Yeah, yeah, okay, whatever, Harold! You can stay."
He pumps his fist. "Yes!"
"Bridgette, Geoff, DJ, you're on the dinner plan. Got any ideas for something nutritious and hardy?"
"Well, it's gotta be a vegetarian option. We're not harming any animals." Bridgette answers.
"Yawn." Duncan mocks.
"And it's gotta taste awesome. I have a recipe for some red lentil sloppy joes that could kill if they weren't so healthy." DJ holds up his hand for a down low high five, Bridgette smacks it.
"Uh yeah, and I can like.. Forage! I can spot a rainbow trout miles out from sea. I do have trouble finding ketchup in the fridge though." Geoff adds.
"I'm sure you'll be a great help, man. Remember that sock I lost that you found yesterday?" DJ winks.
"Oh yeah! I could never let a pair stay separated." Geoff replies.
(Confessional: DJ)
"That never happened. I don't wear socks. But Geoff could use all the help he can get."
(Confessional end)
Bridgette smiles. "We should get going then. Good luck, guys!"
"See ya!" DJ waves, following Bridgette with Geoff by his side. Duncan lazily waves at them, his fist in his cheek. Courtney faces the rest of them.
"Tyler, see if you can gather some water."
Tyler frowns. "Uhh, Courtney, no bucket."
Sadie raises her hand, and her voice. "I can make one! Me and Katie learned how during summer camp. Oh, Katie.."
(Confessional: Sadie)
"She made so many prettier buckets, too, completely out of grass and leaves! She's so cool.."
(Confessional end)
"Alright, Tyler and Sadie, go get us some water by the lake." Courtney directs.
Tyler salutes her. "Yes, ma'am! Come on, Sadie, I'll race you to the river!" He jogs away. Sadie stands, confused.
"Race? H-hey, wait up!" She chases after him. That just left Duncan, since Harold was already taking the tent out of its box. She pinches the bridge of her nose.
"Guess that just leaves you."
"Don't look so pleased, princess. I'll help with your tent." He stands up, devilishly grinning.
"Just hand me whatever I need, when I ask for it. Okay?"
"Yes, ma'am."
She rolls her eyes at his seductive tone, walking towards Harold. "Ugh."
At the Gopher's campsite, Cody and Beth are the last to arrive.
"What's your eye color?" Beth asks, doting.
"Blue, like the ocean. Yours are black, yeah?" Cody asks casually, blissfully unaware.
"Hehe, do you like girls with black eyes?"
Cody turns to see Gwen sulking, writing in her journal, her dark black eyes burning the pages with fire.
"Yes. Yes I do." He sighs dreamily.
Beth can't help but giggle. Noah smirks at the sight.
(Confessional: Noah)
"Stealing away one of Heather's goons might be a good idea. Cody's degeneracy might just assist me yet."
(Confessional end)
Owen nudges Noah's shoulder. "What?"
"Check out Cody and Beth! Aren't they adorable?" Owen says. Noah smirks.
"They are, aren't they?"
Izzy gets between them, whispering. "What are we looking at?"
Noah walks forward, overconfident. "Ahem. Heather, if I may?"
Heather turns to Noah, twisting her annoyed expression into a forced smile. "What is it, Noah?"
"Owen, Cody, Beth, Izzy and I would love to go fishing. We don't have a lot of time, and there's a gorgeous lake just up the way, so why don't you let us gather the food? You won't even have to worry about it." He made sure to be loud enough for the rest of the team to overhear them. Heather goes wide eyed.
"You guys want me to come with you? Aww!" Beth blushes, clasping her hands together.
"Beth? You're taking Beth? She can't even see, she'll be lost." Heather says, trying to sound worried.
Beth hears her. "I'll be okay! Cody can guide me!"
Heather glares at Beth, but she can't see her, so it has no effect. She just keeps smiling as she hugs Cody's arm, the rest of his team looking at him knowingly. His eyes go wide before he inches away and grabs her hand.
"Uh.. yeah. We'll be fine!" Cody confirms. Heather grits her teeth.
"Okay..! Go for it."
(Confessional: Heather)
"That know it all, Noah is ruining my perfect strategy! If we lose this challenge, I'll be sent packing. It's time to make some moves on him and his players. He has too many friends, so I'll have to pick them off one by one. Pray for me, my loyal fans." She grins.
(Confessional end)
"Ooh, fishing! I've never been fishing before." Owen says.
Izzy runs up to him, getting dangerously close with that big, scary smile on her face. "Why not? It's sooo much fun! You should try MAN fishing." Owen smiles back, enjoying her company.
"What's man fishing?" Beth questions, looking in her direction.
Izzy flips in front of her. "It's when you deep dive into water, and GRAB the fish with your body instead of using a pole!"
"Oh..! Cool?" Beth replies, squeezing Cody tighter. Cody looks for Gwen, frowning when she completely ignores him.
(Confessional: Gwen)
She sighs. "Look, I know Trent was just gawking at Heather because she's a 'pretty girl' and that he's not under any obligation to find anyone specific attractive, but I thought he was different. Like a fantasy character or something. It's stupid. I can't talk to him today, but.. I do forgive him."
(Confessional: Trent)
"I totally forgot my meds back at the camp! I didn't even take them this morning. I don't think the others can tell though."
(Confessional end)
Trent runs up to Noah's alliance (and Beth) as they walk away. "Hey guys, mind if I come with?"
"'Course not, man, come on!" Owen cheers. Cody side-eyes him, but just decides to move along with Noah and Beth.
"Thanks!" Trent says with a smile. He wipes his forehead. Then does it nine more times. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine."
Owen looks weirded out. "Uh…"
(Confessional: Trent)
"I got it totally under control." He twitches.
(Confessional end)
As they leave, Heather grabs Lindsay's wrist and whispers into her ear. "Get Beth back on our side. By tonight." She releases, then walks towards the tent as Lindsay rubs her wrist worriedly. "Gwen, LeShawna! Help with the tent and fireplace?"
"Sure thing. Gwen, you know how to start a fire, right?" LeShawna asks,
Gwen lifts her head, closing her journal angrily. "A fire? Oh yeah. That's something I can do."
(Confessional: Lindsay)
"I feel so bad about saying all that stuff to Beth! She's not even really that ugly, all she needs is a make-over and to get rid of those braces and she'd be gorg! Her glasses also made her look cute.. Maybe I can fix them?" She groans. "That sounds so hard, though!"
(Confessional end)
Whilst walking down the path towards the river, Owen notices Trent's eyes scanning the ground and decides to talk to him, trotting next to him. "Hey, Trent, something wrong?"
"Huh? Oh, hey, Owen. Yeah, actually, it's.. It's romance stuff." He rubs the back of his neck.
He gasps. "No way! You like someone?"
"Yeah. Something like that."
"You can totally tell me, dude! I'll keep it secret, I promise."
"You promise?" He holds his pinky out. Owen ties his pinky around it.
"Pinky swear! I'm really good at keeping secrets!"
"Alright.. But if this gets out, I'll end you, got that?" Trent threatens. Owen chuckles.
"Relax, dude, I got nothing to gain! Spill it!"
"It's Gwen. We've been talking for the past week and a half, and everything was going great, until the last challenge three days ago."
"What happened, buddy? She didn't like your song?"
"Nah, she did. She hated how entranced I was with Heather's performance, though. She played a song I like, she was dressed up all sexy, I mean come on! Anybody would've enjoyed themselves too, wouldn't they?"
"It was pretty hot. So, she's jealous?"
"Worse, she thinks I'm into Heather. She's a pretty girl, but she's too preppy for me. Now she won't speak to me. Any idea of what I should do?"
Owen thinks for a moment, his finger on his lip. "Just be straight with her. I-I mean honest!" Trent quirks an eyebrow up. "Tell her exactly what happened, and then tell her that it'll never happen again and that you're sorry! Chicks don't really like dishonesty, and they hate being wrong."
"That's pretty solid advice, man. Thanks." He smiles. Owen punches his shoulder.
"Don't mention it!"
(Confessional: Owen)
"I have tons of chick friends back home in the choir, and even though I go to an all boys' school, I still know a thing or two about the ladies, hehe."
(Confessional end)
"Hey, Cody," Beth starts, walking with him hand in hand, her pulse felt throughout the shrimp's body.
"Uh.. yes?"
"Do you have a lady back home?"
Cody cringes. "Um.. just my mom, haha."
"So.. you're single?"
"Uh…"
(Confessional: Cody)
"I know what you're thinking: I should just leave her in the woods and never return. But no, I can't do that! She's nice to me, and I've already been so nice to her, I'd feel terrible if I abandoned ship now. I just need to hold out a little while longer, and then I'm home free. As soon as this challenge is over, we're no longer on speaking terms."
(Confessional end)
Noah looks back at the blossoming nerdlings as he hits the river with Izzy, who's been chatting off in his ear for minutes now. He's tuned out everything she said as crazy talk, his mind at ease that his alliance is this big. The river was surprisingly colorful and vibrant, and there weren't any bears in sight.
"Alright, everyone, get fishing." Noah commands, sitting down on a pretty rock before opening a book, spraying himself with bug spray.
"You don't wanna help out, Noah?" Izzy questions. "You could jump RIGHT into the water and twitch around until you catch all the fish like a giant human net!"
"I'll pass. You guys are way better at that stuff than me." Noah blandly replies, putting the spray away.
(Confessional: Noah)
"My alliance is huge, which means I'm safe for at least the foreseeable future. Might as well get some relaxation in."
(Confessional end)
"Okay, little buddy, we got this! After all, I've hunted far worse than fish." Owen gets down on his knees at the water, putting his hand into it to catch any oncoming fish. Trent picks up a sharp stick and aims it at the water, whilst Izzy jumps into the river and flops around.
"Oh yeah? Like what?" Cody asks.
"Like a bear! That's what."
"No way! Is that for real?" Trent says.
"Yes! I'll totally tell the story at dinner time."
"Keeping us in suspense, huh? Now that's how you build tension." Says the guitarist.
"Anyone else got any fun stories?" Beth questions. Izzy jumps out of the water, dripping.
"Oooh, me, me, me!"
"Let's hear it, Iz!" Owen exclaims.
"Okay, so a year back, I got into some major trouble with the RCMP when I posted a bomb threat to my school in order to skip the SAT's! They found out I had real bombs in my house, even if they weren't like, nuclear weapons, you know? They were like grenades, and that totally peeved them! So I got all my bombs confiscated, and that put me on a list, see? I spent some time in jail, AND THEN I met this guy named Graham who works with Chris Mclean, and we started dating!"
"Where is this going?" Trent questions, not buying a word of it. Nobody is but Owen, who is entranced.
"Graham was incredible, but he was also really, really boring and always took me on lame dates! So one day, I took him speeding on the highway and we ended up in the hospital for ten weeks! He got a full body cast, and I cried by his side until his lawyer dragged me away and gave me a restraining order! I'm so over him now, though, I bet he wishes we could still be together!"
Beth blinks. "...Was.. was that real?"
Izzy jumps into her face. "Who knows?!" Beth falls backwards, right into Cody's arms. She looks up at him the best she can and smiles dopily. He gets her back on her feet and wipes his hands on his pants.
"Great story! I believe you, Izzy." Owen says, giving a round of applause.
(Confessional: Izzy)
"Owen is, like, the cutest guy ever! He's even better than Graham, and he isn't weirded out by me at all! He's like the perfect guy, who wouldn't love him?!"
(Confessional end)
Trent stabs a fish with his stick. "Got one!"
Owen scoops a few up in his hands. "Huge haul here!"
Izzy flops around like a fish and scares some into Cody's arms. "That works." the dork says.
Beth falls on her face into the water, landing on a fish. "I-I think I got one!" She grabs it from under her and stands back up.
"Good job, Beth!" Cody accidentally praises. She sighs.
"Thanks, Cody, ehehehehe~"
(Confessional: Cody)
Whilst blushing, "I-I was really impressed! It just slipped out! I only have eyes for Gwen. Beth's just not my type; obsessive girls are the worst."
(Confessional: Beth)
"He's so into me."
(Confessional end)
Lindsay wanders around the woods in search of something to win Beth over. After an hour, she scrounges up pieces of a shattered beer bottle, some sticks that she shortens into some cute fashionable temples and bridges, and leaves to turn into nose pads. Utilizing her incredible fashion sense, the dumb blonde is able to make a not-so-dumb looking pair of glasses. She wipes her forehead of sweat.
"It's perfect!" As she turns around, she spots Tyler walking with Sadie with an organic bucket in hand. They're talking, laughing, walking together.. Lindsay feels betrayed. She jumps out in front of them, cutting their laughter short. They both scream, holding onto each other.
"Oh, it's just Lindsay! Hey, Lind-" Tyler stops himself when Lindsay grabs Sadie's shoulders and looks deep into her eyes.
"Get your own boyfriend!" The blonde uncharacteristically yells, her nose pushing into Sadie's.
"W-what? It's not like that!" Sadie replies, holding her hands up in defense.
Tyler puts a hand on her shoulder. "Woah, Lindsay, I would never ever cheat on you, even if we aren't dating until we merge. Me and Sadie are just friends."
"Yeah? That's what they all say, Tyson! I thought you were different." She seethes, her eyes seemingly on fire.
"Lindsay, I'm serious! Come on, you know I'd never hurt you! I'm not like Brad, or Chad, or Tyrone, or any of those guys you were with before me! Besides, Sadie isn't ready for a serious relationship!"
Lindsay realizes what she's doing, the names of her exes ringing through her mind. She eases up on Sadie. "Is that.. True?"
"Totes! You're way too cute to ever hurt like that, and I don't go after taken guys! Swearsies!" Sadie puts her right hand over her heart.
The blonde steps back, her body language slouching as guilt hits her. "...I'm so sorry. I've been under a lot of suppress lately." she puts a hand over her mouth.
Sadie raises an eyebrow. "You mean stress?"
Lindsay looks back up. "That's what I said."
Tyler takes her cheek in his hand. "Would a kiss make you feel better?"
She smiles softly. "...Yeah, a little. But only do it if Heather isn't around!" Lindsay shuts her eyes, bracing for impact. Tyler and Sadie look at each other, then around them to check for the Queen Bee. She's nowhere in sight.
"She isn't here, Linds." Tyler answers.
"Oh thank God!" Lindsay pulls him in by the neck and locks lips with him, his eyes widening. Sadie 'awws', snapping a pic with her phone. Tyler breaks the kiss after a few moments of passionate face sucking.
"I-I guess I'll see you later?" Tyler dizzily asks.
Lindsay holds each of his hands."Yeah! I'm so sorry, again!"
"Don't worry, babe. Er- I mean, dude." She pecks him on the cheek one last time before waving at both of them.
"Byeee~!" Just like that, she skips away, revitalized with confidence.
(Confessional: Sadie)
"Okay.. so maybe Katie is under the same kinda stress Lindsay is under and that's why I haven't gotten a reply from her. I just need to wait until I get to see her again, so we can apologize and hash things out and move on!.. Also, awwwwwww!"
(Confessional: Tyler)
"Lindsay was hurt really badly in the past by her ex-boyfriends. I dunno how a guy could ever insult his girl the way those turds did, but I plan to never be that kind of guy with her! Never!"
(Confessional end)
Whilst walking back to camp, Lindsay finds herself humming a song. A bear in the distance overhears her, poking its head up before standing up on its hind legs, yawning loudly before approaching her. She's completely oblivious, walking back to the campsite as she sings to herself.
Then the sound of the bear behind her humming the same tune makes her stop in her tracks. She turns around slowly. She goes wide eyed while the beast suddenly gets back down on its legs, confused as to why she stopped. Then he starts growling, and so she screams at the top of her lungs.
DJ, Geoff and Bridgette wander the woods, gathering together the greatest combination of fruits and veggies they can to prepare DJ's vegan cuisine. Bridgette still seems freaked out about the woods, walking closely behind the two built guys.
(Confessional: Geoff)
"I've been with tons of girls in like, one night stands and stuff, but never have I been tied down. Bridge is a total cutie, though, and I'd love to get to know her better."
(Confessional end)
"Oh, uh, sweet, I think I see another bit of shrubbery over there with tons of berries!" Geoff calls.
DJ raises his head. "Seriously? Where?"
"Oh, it's over there. See it, DJ?" He thumbs towards another side of the woods. Bridgette looks in that direction while DJ grins at his buddy. DJ understands, grinning back.
"Totally. You two should go for it, I'll stay here and finish grass grabbing." DJ winks at Geoff, wandering away from them. Bridgette takes a deep breath.
"Okay, sure." Bridgette replies, walking alongside Geoff. He looks down at her, since she's a few inches shorter than him.
"Feeling okay?"
"Like I said, I love animals and nature. I just.. There's something about the woods. The stories, the atmosphere, the movies. It all just screams 'red flag' to me."
"Don't worry! The woods really aren't that bad."
She puts her hands in her hoodie pockets. "Have you ever been camping before?"
"Sure. Tons of times. Me and my buds rent out cabins in the woods for parties all the time, when we're not partying on the beach."
"Oh? You mentioned you really like the beach."
"I spend half my life on the beach, and the other half in dumb school." He says with a dumb smile.
"Figures a blonde goes to dumb school." She jokes, smiling.
Geoff chortles. "I walked into that one, huh?"
She laughs with him. "Kinda did."
"Anyway, it's super chill out here. Just let those stories be stories, man. I mean, I do the opposite."
She looks curious. "How so?"
"I like that paranormal stuff. I think it's rad, and thinking about it kinda makes the world feel even cooler than normal. So, the reverse way would be to know that they don't exist and be happy about that."
"You know, for a boy in dumb school, you're pretty wise." She punches his arms lightly. He confidently smiles, folding his arms.
"Beyond my years, Bridge. Beyond my years."
"Where's this bush again?"
"Oh, uh, not sure. I think it walked away or something." He lazily lies, goofily smiling at her. She curls an eyebrow up and shrugs with a lighthearted smile.
(Confessional: Bridgette)
"I'll be the first to admit that Geoff is pretty cool. Sure, he's a bit of a dork, but that's super rare in my kind of lifestyle. Usually you deal with a lot of bleeding heart jerks who think they're above you for helping to save wildlife, instead of saving animals to.. you know, save animals."
(Confessional end)
Back at camp, Duncan gathers some rocks in a circle before throwing some logs down between the circle. Taking out his lighter, he gets on one knee, clicks the flint on to ignite a flame, and puts the flame over the campfire, setting it. The logs are engulfed very slowly, but the heat is unquestionably there. He watches this with a smile on his face, and a flickering in his eyes. Almost like a passion. He sighs, closing his eyes.
"No, not there! You're doing it all wrong!" Courtney declares nasally.
"Me? No way. That side of the tent needs to be stretched out five more inches!" Harold barks back.
His eyes twitch open.
"Ugh, why do you have to be so hyper specific? The instructions were quite liberal." Courtney calmly argues, clearly pissed.
"Because hyper specifism is why things like the tent were invented! To prevent specific disasters like storms and wind from knocking your fortress down and therefore killing you! To prevent bears from easily finding you and eating you! To prevent-"
"Hey!"
Both shut up at the punk's deep, angry voice, startled. Courtney doesn't stay startled for long watching as he stands up. He shakes his head, and then begins to walk away, taking his knife out of his pocket.
"Where are you going?" The CIT questions.
"I'm finding some real food. Not whatever vegan schlop the health nuts are cooking up." Duncan answers.
"But what about the fire?"
"Already done, princess." He yells over his shoulder. Courtney examines the fireplace, satisfied.
"Hm. I wish he'd stop calling me that.." She mutters, folding her arms.
"..Sorry about getting all aggro, but can we please work on this my way, for safety?" Harold asks, scratching the back of his pencil neck. Courtney inhales, then turns back around diplomatically.
"..Fine. Lead the way, Harold."
After a few minutes of searching, Duncan hears the sound of a bush rattling. His ears perk up, his eyes looking down at a shrub. His mouth forms a smirk.
"Jackpot." He whispers. The animal reveals itself to be a large, adorably gray bunny with huge, cute eyes and a white cotton tail. "Huh. Never had rabbit stew before, but what the heck? Come to poppa!"
He attempts to tackle the little guy, his knife hitting the floor as it hops out of the way, its eyes dilating and little body gyrating as it leaps away. "You aren't getting away that easy!" Duncan gets back up and runs after it. The rabbit circles him around trees, hops through a log before he can appear on the other side, and splashes mud on his legs.
"You little bastard! Get the hell back here!" He beckons, continuing his chase. He gets really close, the little bunny breathing rapidly from exhaustion, each jump going less and less in distance. With murder in his eyes, Duncan stretches his arms, and prepares one last tackle. He tries it, just as the bunny leaps through a bush, but his bottom half gets stuck in the many vines and thorns within the bush. Duncan quickly grabs its hips, cutting his hands up in the process.
"Ow!" He mutters. "Gotchu now, you little-"
The loudest gasp can be heard from the other side of the bush. "Oh no! Cute little rabbit! You're stuck, huh?" It's DJ, running to the sight of the weak, adorable little bunny, it's big eyes and heavy breathing catching his heart immediately. Duncan mouths an 'aw shit', but doesn't let go.
The bunny coughs as if it had been a pack a day smoker. "Here, let me help you out." DJ gets down on his knees and grabs the bunny by its legs. "This might hurt a little, okay? Just hang tight!" He counts down from three under his breath and then begins pulling the animal out. Duncan sighs and lets go of the rabbit, his hands beginning to bleed from the friction of the thorns scratching his skin. He stays down as DJ picks the bunny up and holds him close. The bunny nuzzles him back, purring.
"Aw, you're a cutie, aintcha? I'm gonna call you Bunny. You wanna be my pet, Bunny? Huh? Do you? Do you?~" Bunny smiles, canoodling with DJ as he seemingly hugs him back. Duncan slyly crawls away, his outfit covered in mud and dirt.
(Confessional: Duncan)
"Look, don't think I stopped trying to catch that stupid rabbit just because DJ wanted him so badly, or because I have something close to a heart. I'm a bad boy. I don't even like animals. Stupid rabbit.. I only did it 'cause I felt bad for DJ. He's just so.. Pathetic." He sniffs awkwardly, glaring at the camera. "It's true!"
(Confessional end)
At the Gopher campsite, Heather finishes setting up the tent, whilst Gwen sits by the fire, writing a poem down in her diary. LeShawna takes a seat next to her, drying her face of sweat with her arm. She catches Gwen writing and smiles. "Whatcha writing, girl?"
"Just a vent poem."
"About Trent?"
Gwen looks back at her before hiding behind her book. "..Just getting the last of my frustrations out on the page."
LeS"Mind if I read it?"
The goth thinks about it. "No.. but that's all you can read. Got it?"
"Of course." LeShawna takes the book carefully, reading to herself with a look of interest, finding the passage somewhat entertaining. Gwen plays with her leggings while she reads.
"It's not my best work. I just needed something that accurately portrayed how I felt before I talked to him about anything." Gwen nervously says, filling in the quiet air.
"Girl, you are crazy." She laughs. Gwen takes the book back out of her hands, blushing hard. "Wait! I didn't mean it like that! I mean, it is funny, but it's great to see how passionate this is, how passionate you are. I didn't mean you were literally crazy."
Gwen slowly inches back into her original position. "..Really? You think this is.. Healthy?"
"Why not? I'm gonna level with you, girl: you meet a lot of mentally ill people out there in the world, and as far as I'm concerned, you're one of those people who can tackle your illness in a healthy way. I know players and shawties who'd kick the ass of any lover who dared show any attraction to another human being, but here you are writing in a book. You're a good person, Gwen. I mean that." She puts a supportive hand on her shoulder. Gwen smiles back.
"Thanks, LeShawna. I.. I needed that."
"No prob! Go easy on the dude, though, okay? He really is trying his best with you." She smacks her skinny back.
Gwen sighs. "I know.. You're right."
"Besides, I miss all three of us talking together and being friends. Playing cupid is not easy." LeShawna pulls her in for a side hug.
"Heh, sorry."
Noah's alliance (and Beth) return from the treeline, the smell of fish wafting over to the campsite. Heather opens the entrance to the tent, sighing proudly. "Done!" Her stomach growls. She puts her hands on it and looks toward the fresh food. "Thank God, finally."
"We bring food, oh gracious tribesmen!" Owen exclaims, holding the food over his head.
"And tribeswomen, hehe~" Cody winks at Heather. She rolls her eyes.
"Good job, boys. Beth, how was fishing?" Heather asks through gritted teeth.
"It was great! Are you okay, Heather? You sound a little frustrated." Beth questions.
"Frustrated? Me? Never. I'm just a little tired and hungry. We have a fireplace all set up. Here, let me bring you over-" As Heather tries to grab her hand, Beth latches onto Cody.
"N-no thanks! I'm actually gonna spend some more time with Cody, if that's okay." She looks up at the nerd and he simply looks over at Gwen, who is completely ignoring him to look at Trent.
Heather grips her hands into fists. "Of.. of course it's okay. Why wouldn't it be?"
"Thanks, Heather! You're one of the good ones!"
(Confessional: Heather)
"One of the good ones? What does that mean? I guess it's progress, but at the same time, she's attached to that boys' hip! Ugh, this is splitting my head in two. I need food, now!"
(Confessional end)
Just to the side of the campsite, a delivery guy clad in Italian flag colors holds a box on one hand. "Hey, who ordered the pepperoni?" The cast are shocked. Was Chris really feeling that generous today?
Just then, a cameraman recording them across the campsite waves his arm. "That's for the camera crew, over here!"
Heather gasps. "That's so not fair! We're starving out here!"
"Aw, don't worry, Heather, we have plenty of sweet, salty, delicious fish!" Owen says, bringing a trout up to her nose. She takes a single whiff and covers her nose.
"Yeah.. that's right, isn't it? I'm gonna take a quick rest while the fish gets grilled. Okay?" She playfully grabs Owen's cheek. He giggles.
"Sure thing." Trent says with a shrug, his gaze shifting from her to Gwen. They lock eyes momentarily before both looking away. Heather falsely smiles, disappearing into the tent. She lays down on her back, sighing before her phone begins to vibrate. She opens her phone and sees Lindsay's name.
"What?"
"Heather.. I really need your help."
"What is it, Lindsay? Are you working on getting Beth back on our side? And why are you whispering?"
"..This bear chased me into his cave."
Heather shifts, unconvinced. "How are you calling? You told me you already ran out of service calling your sisters."
"I think the bear has a router..!"
Heather does an eye roll that would put her ancestors to shame. "Oh my god. Lindsay, enough goofing off. Come back here now!"
"I-I can't. What if the bear sees me and-.. Oh no."
A loud scream blasts Heather's ear, along with a roar. Lindsay hangs up seemingly voluntarily, sprinting out of the cave with the bear watching her go. It follows distantly, walking as if it were a slasher villain.
Heather is shocked, slowly pressing the hang up button before laying her head down on her pillow. "I'm.. sure she's fine."
Duncan returns to the Bass' camp, his outfit dirty and muddy with blood drying up on his hands. Tyler and Sadie are sitting by the fire with their bucket of water, whilst Courtney and Harold stand over the tent, admiring their handiwork. It's dusk now, the sun getting ready to set. They turn around at the sound of the delinquents' footsteps and recoil. Courtney gasps.
"What happened?!"
"I decided to roll around in the mud like the pig I am." He says with a smirk. She runs up to him and grabs his hand with hers, looking carefully at the cuts on it. It was heavy, and hot.. She had never felt anything like it.
"Duncan, you're bleeding! Be serious right now!"
"Maybe it was the Slender-Man!"
"Oh god! What if he gets one of us next?!"
"Calm down, I was chasing dinner and it escaped, I landed in some thorns, cut up my paws. So what?"
"So what? They could get infected, that's what!"
"I didn't think you'd care, princess."
"Of course I do. I-I mean, if you get medically evacuated, we'll be down a player! Come on, I'm cleaning you up. Sadie, you're in charge."
Sadie nods, smiling. "Right!"
Courtney leads Duncan by the hand. "Ow!" He hisses. She let's go immediately.
"Sorry! Just follow me."
"Sure.. whatever."
(Confessional: Duncan)
"Thank the powers that be that the guys weren't there to see that. They'd either cheer me on or laugh, and I really don't wanna hear either right now."
(Confessional: Harold)
"Is there a reason Courtney didn't appoint me as 'in charge'? I'm a way better leader than Sadie! Then again, I do like taking orders from big ladies.. Hehe.." He blinks like a little girl.
(Confessional end)
Courtney crouches down. "Sit by that rock." She directs him. Duncan does as told, sitting on the rock, rolling his sleeves up. After cupping water into a makeshift cup with leaves, she hovers over him. "This is going to hurt."
Slowly, she pours the pond water onto his wounds. He tries to keep a straight face. "Didn't feel a thing. Ow!"
"Yeah, sure, tough guy." She can't help the smile on her face. She dips back down and fetches more water, reapplying it onto his hands just to be safe. "You might wanna clean yourself up, too. There's no way you're sleeping in the tent if you're all dirty." She hands him the cup, dusting herself off. He takes a second to check out her curves, the way her hips jut out just below her skinny, defined waist and stomach make his mouth water. Metaphorically, anyway.
"There's no cleaning up the dirt in me. Just on me. The tent's always gonna be dirty if I'm in it."
"Ew." She scoffs, rolling her eyes as she walks away. Duncan grabs some water and pours it over himself, watching her bottom half leave.
The fireplace cackles underneath the finished trouts hanging over it. The Screaming Gophers all sit around the campfire and each take a kabob of two fish. Owen admires the setup fondly.
"Alright, the fish is tasty, the fire's lit, the tent is tenting.."
"Great job, everyone, nice going." Trent compliments, scarfing down fish.
Izzy belches, already finished with her food. She assertively cuddles Owen's arm. "So, Owen, you gonna tell us the bear story?"
"Yeah, buddy, go for it. We're all listening." Noah dryly says.
"Well, since you asked so nicely..
My grandad and I were out in the woods when we came upon the great beast! I tell ya, he was ten feet high if he was a foot. Then, he roared his mighty roar, 'roooaaarrr!' We grabbed our shotgun. We knew it was either him or us. Nothing personal, just the law of the wild. I took aim, and then as he charged at us, bam! One shot was all it took to defeat the great beast. We hung him up on our mantle to honor him, and ate his meat to make sure his soul lived on. It was a good death."
Owen looked dead serious. Heather was getting a little scared. "Th-that wasn't really real, right? There's no way you took down a ten foot bear."
"I totally did. Izzy believes me, right Iz? Iz?" Aaaaand Izzy's gone. "Hey, where'd she go?"
"Izzy? Izzy?" Noah calls out, closing his book shut.
(Confessional: Noah)
"I swear to god, if that idiot got herself eaten, I am going to kill myself."
(Confessional end)
There's a rustle in the bushes. The Gophers look towards the sound. Beth squeezes Cody's hand tighter. He's frozen.
"Oh, there you are! Thought we lost you there, man-"
A bear jumps out of the bushes and roars at Owen. "Great barrier reef! It's a REAL bear!" He screams, running in the other direction as everyone else on his team either screams or watches with shaky legs, standing up and slowly backing away from the slowly approaching animal. "I don't wanna die! I still haven't confessed all my sins! I haven't told my mom who I really am! I want my Mommy!"
Cody pisses himself as he stands there, his legs turning to jelly. A warm pool drips down his jeans. Beth smells it and immediately backs away. "Ew!" She yelps out. Cody doesn't even register it. The bear continues walking toward them, as if it were human.
"The trees! Climb into the trees!" Heather yells, pointing at a tall tree that they could all climb up.
DJ, Geoff and Bridgette walk back into the Bass' campsite, with DJ holding Bunny close to his chest. "So, Bunny.. That's the name you're going with?" Geoff asks.
"Yeah! Isn't it adorable for the little guy?" DJ affirms.
"Erm.. it's certainly unique." Bridgette answers.
"I woulda gone with Ripper, or Bowie, or even Macklemore. Bunny is.. I mean it's cool, bruh. Just kinda generic." Geoff says with a scratch of his neck.
"Nonsense. He's anything but generic, aintcha little guy? That's a cute little boy!" DJ coos, scratching under Bunny's chin. Bridgette smiles warmly, and Geoff seems to think it's pretty cute too.
"Oh hey, you're back!" Sadie greets, waving.
"Hey, Sadie. You look in high spirits. Where's Duncan and Courtney?" Bridgette questions, sitting the plants and fruits down on the picnic table.
Geoff gives DJ a look. DJ smirks back.
(Confessional: Geoff)
(in an auto tuned voice) "Bow-chick-a-wow-wow."
(Confessional end)
"Right here!" Courtney announces. Duncan trails behind her, locking eyes with the rabbit. They glare at each other momentarily.
DJ breaks the tension, dashing in front of his friend. "Duncan, check out my new pet! His name is Bunny!" He holds him close to his face. "Ain't he the cutest thing?"
Bunny hisses at him. "Great.. He's adorable. Is dinner ready yet?" Duncan says behind clenched teeth.
"We're getting right on it." Bridgette answers.
"Better be." The punk mutters, sitting down by the fire.
In the woods, Lindsay runs for her life, her arms flailing as she sprints the fastest she ever has in her life. After a while, she looks back and realizes that the bear is long gone. Gasping for air behind a tree, she holds onto a branch to catch her breath. "Okay.. okay.. I'm okay…" She swallows dryly. A crow caws in the distance, startling her into screaming and running away again.
The Gophers sit in the tree, hugging it tightly, sitting on the different sturdy branches attached to the log. Below is a tall, rugged, seriously pissed off grizzly bear. It stares up at them, growling in the same tempo over and over. Noah sits on Owen's lap, being bear hugged by the beast of a blonde, while across from him Heather clung to the branch. LeShawna, Gwen and Trent sit together, with Beth sitting next to Cody.
(Confessional: Beth)
"Um.. I don't think I find Cody very attractive anymore. Then again.. It is kind of a masculine smell."
(Confessional end)
Beth leans over Cody and pulls his head close to hers. He's visibly uncomfortable. "Oh, Cody.. this is so dangerous.. So hot.. We could both die right now, kissless virgins!"
"Uh.. Who told you I'm a virgin?" He uneasily asks.
She ignores him, pressing two sweaty hands into his cheeks. "Kiss me.."
Beth straddles trying her hardest to kiss his face. He screams, struggling against her. The Gophers look on in disgust, appalled at the display. Cody shoves Beth off of him, and therefore off of the tree, saving his kissless lips.
(Confessional: Cody)
He brushes his teeth over and over and over again, picking a single brown hair out of his mouth before looking back at the toilet and throwing up into it.
(Confessional: Beth)
"He.. he rejected me..? I guess I was right. All boys are the same." She sniffles, wiping her eyes.
(Confessional end)
"Oh no! Beth!" Owen yells, reaching out for her. Heather gasps.
"Beth! Get away from that thing before it eats you! You're going to die if you don't!" Heather shouts.
"Oh- oh god no! Please, don't hurt me!"
From behind her, the screams of her ditzy, lame-brained friend enters the ears of her teammates. Lindsay comes running blindly, tackling the bear in a complete accident. The bear groans, as does she. When she realizes what she's on top of, she jumps up and continues screaming.
"Wait, wait, guys, it's just me!"
Lindsay stops screaming, shivering violently whilst hugging her pale body. "W-what?"
The bear takes off its face, revealing Izzy's shit eating grin. The crazy girl strips the suit off and throws her hands out in a fit of laughter. "Gotcha! Oh my god, you were all so terrified, like 'oh my god, it's a bear, it's gonna get me', HAHA!" She slaps her knee. The Gophers, unamused, slide down the tree together.
Everyone but Owen looks upset at her. "You scared us to death!" LeShawna scolds, while Owen laughs.
"Oh come on! I didn't see that coming at all! It was a pretty funny prank, guys." Owen says, wrapping an arm around the fire headed girl's small frame. Heather smirks.
(Confessional: Heather)
"So, people don't like Izzy anymore, huh? This might be my way into Noah's destruction. If we lose this challenge, Izzy is toast. If we lose the next challenge, I can probably somehow spin it to be her fault, too. Too easy."
(Confessional end)
Noah stone faces Izzy. "Hilarious prank. Can we sit and rest in peace now?"
Cody twiddles his thumbs. "Uh.. anyone um.. Have any new underwear?"
"Tough, man. No way am I swapping briefs with you." Trent replies.
"Oh.." He hangs his head low.
Lindsay turns around to look at Beth, bashfully rubbing her arm. "Beth, I'm so sorry I called you ugly! You're so totally not ugly, you just don't look cute without your glasses on! They complete you."
"Oh, Lindsay.. How could I be mad at you after all you've done for me? You just saved my life now, too. I owe you everything!" Beth responds, smiling back, despite her sad circumstances.
"Well.. here! Take these, too!" Lindsay hands her friend the glasses she whittled together. Beth gasps and puts them on, blinking.
"I can see again! Aww, thank you, Lindsay! You're the bestest friend in the world!" They hug it out, happily smiling together. Cody watches, sighing in relief that she's moved on so quickly. Heather gets between her girls.
"Group hug!" Heather chimes. They all wholesomely squeeze each other. Noah walks up to Cody.
"Psst, dude! What the hell are you thinking?"
"Huh?"
"You had Beth wrapped around your finger! We could have added her to our alliance!"
"Sorry, sheesh. She was sexually harassing me and you want me to just lie down and take it?"
"It's one hundred thousand dollars, you stupid degenerate! Of course I want you to take it!" Noah pinches the bridge of his nose, sighing. "Whatever, it's fine. At least Owen brought Trent to our side. We should be able to save ourselves from the next elimination ceremony."
"Noah, dude?"
"What?"
"Got any spare undies?"
Noah sighs.
"Come on, I'll get you a new pair." He wanders back towards the tent, with Cody following.
"Yes! Thank you, dude!"
At the Bass cabin, night falls. Dinner is finished, a vegan dish consisting of lentils cooked into a meat replica slapped between two buns from DJ's personal stash. Everyone seems to be enjoying it, even Duncan who was repulsed at the idea of a fruit and veggie based dinner.
"So, everyone like dinner?" Bridgette asks, observing the satisfied faces of the hungry campers.
"Love it, Bridge," Geoff moans between mouthfuls of food. "Might just convince me to go vegan."
"I dunno if I'd go that far, but they're slamming. What's in this?" Duncan questions.
"Ask DJ. He's the one who added a secret ingredient." Bridgette says.
"Mm, DJ, you have to tell us!" Sadie enthuses.
"Nuh-uh. Sorry. Momma's old secret recipe." DJ says, wagging his finger.
Sadie gives a disappointed smile. "Was worth a shot."
Hoo, hoo.
Bridgette gasps, tensing up. Geoff notices. "What's the matter?"
"Just the ambience, that's all. I'm trying to keep it together." Bridgette replies, hugging her knees.
"This reminds me of this really scary story I heard one time." Duncan says, earning everyone's attention.
"Ooh, I love a good horror tale!" Harold exclaims.
Geoff shakes Duncan's shoulder. "Tell it, man!"
DJ cuddles Bunny. "Uh.. how scary is it?"
"It's pretty hardcore, man. I don't know, maybe I shouldn't tell you."
"Ooh, we're so scared. Just tell it, you already brought it up." Courtney says sarcastically, her arms folded.
"Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you. One night.. A lot like this one…"
Further into the story, the full moon glistens down on the island, the fire lighting up the faces of the teens around it. DJ and Tyler tremble, holding onto each other along with Bunny, Harold bites his lip while looking around just in case, Bridgette looks freaked out and Sadie hides behind her hands. "So suddenly, they hear this tap, tap, tapping on the side of the car. The girl was freaking out, and at this point even the guy was getting a bit scared. So he turns the car on and steps on it."
Duncan stands over his teammates, smirking devilishly with his voice barely above a whisper. "When they got back to the girl's house, she opened the door and screamed. Because there, hanging from the door handle.. was the bloody hook." Geoff scrunches up, looking scared as he nudges shoulders with Bridgette. Courtney tightens her hands into fists, swallowing nervously. "They say.. That same killer is still wandering these very woods. He could be just about anywhere, really. Maybe even right… HERE!"
He flashes a hook overlapping his hand, the metal sparkling as all of his teammates scream. Duncan can't help the maniacal laughter that comes out. Courtney shakes herself out of the fear. "Duncan! That is so not funny!" She yells, her voice breaking.
"Oh yes it was! I just wish I could get your reactions on camera. Oh wait.. They are! Hahaha!" His teammates look between each other uncomfortably, all shaken up by the story. Courtney glares at him.
"You are so vile, do your parents even like you?"
"I dunno, jumpy mcchicken. I haven't asked them lately."
Awooooooo!
Courtney gasps, running into his arms for protection. Duncan holds her, smirking at Geoff, who himself currently has a certain blonde clutching his arm for dear life with her eyes shut. "C-can we go in the tent and rest for tonight, please?" Bridgette begs.
"Yeah, i-it's time to hit the hay!" Tyler agrees, standing up before running into the tent. "Goodnight!" He panically yells. Duncan gets another chuckle in before stomping out the fire.
Cody and Noah come back from behind a tree, the former with clean undies to sit around the fire and finish dinner. The duo joins them, sitting between Owen and Izzy. Just as they settle, the jostling of bushes behind the team alerts them to a presence. Everyone looks nervous after how badly Izzy had scared them. Owen notices and stands up, chuckling.
"Oh come on, guys. It can't be anything that scary. What are the chances we strike out two for two?"
"Chris did say there were bears.." Just as Gwen finishes her sentence, she gasps as a heavy grizzly bear emerges, huffing. Once again, everyone stands up and begins slowly walking backwards.
"No way! This is just Chris and his producers trying to punk us twice! I know that's you, Chef dude! Come on, take it off, bro!" Owen waltzes up to him confidently, then grabs his head with his hands, yanking it until he takes out tufts of hair. He looks down at the hair. "Huh.. that does seem pretty real."
ROOOOOAAAARRRR!
Covered in bear saliva, Owen stands there with his maw agape. "Yup. That's a real bear."
After a pause of silence, everyone begins screaming and running around again, with Cody once again standing there and wetting his pants. Noah notices and slaps him. "Dude! Move!"
We cut to the campers stuck in the tree once again, the bear looking up at them with a growl. Heather looks across the branches at Izzy and points accusatorrily. "You! This is all your fault! You attracted that stupid bear here with your stupid prank!"
Izzy laughs it off. "Ahaha, okay you are so lucky my license to kill is expired right now."
Heather is too angry to take her seriously. She points at Owen. "And you!"
"Me? What about me? Nothing wrong with me!" The big guy nervously says, jabbing his fingers together.
"If you hadn't been making all that noise with your lame, totally not real bear story, we wouldn't be here in the first place!"
"I was being theatrical!"
Heather loses it. "Your theatrics are going to get us killed!"
"Well excuse me for living!" Owen sobs, hugging the tree. Noah sighs, rolling his eyes as he rubs his back.
"There, there.." Noah hatches an idea, glaring at Heather. "Why don't we talk about your friends, Heather? Lindsay was away for quite a while. You don't think her sweet smelling perfume attracted any attention?"
"But I use animal cruelty free products! There's no way an animal would be cruel to us!" Lindsay says. Heather facepalms.
"Lindsay.. sweetie.. my god."
"Can we quit the arguing and focus on getting out of this precarious ass situation?" LeShawna raises her voice.
"There's no way down, we're screwed if we try to leave this tree." Trent replies.
"So what, we just wait here?" Trent directs his attention towards the goth talking to him. Suddenly he loses all focus and focuses intently on her eyes. "What?"
"You spoke to me. Am I forgiven then?"
"Now is seriously not the time, Trent!"
"We were told in girl scouts to just wait for it to go away.. Since bears are excellent climbers."
"They're WHAT?!" Shouts Gwen.
The bear below begins climbing up the tree. The Gophers scream aloud.
It's the middle of the night now. The Killer Bass are mostly sleeping away in their tent, with the exception of DJ, Harold and Bridgette. Harold plays around with a rubix cube whilst staring at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to claim him, while Bridgette slowly tries to get up as to not wake up her team. DJ notices.
"What's the matter? Gotta go pee?"
"Yeah, like crazy, but I'm too afraid to go outside."
"Me too." DJ shows off the jar of piss he's been keeping. She wishes she could do the same. Carefully, she climbs out of the tent, whispering under her breath the advice Geoff told her. The cold night air hits her, the screams of the Screaming Gophers striking her ears and freezing her in place. Then the caw of bats, followed by a swarm of them make her screech. One gets attached to her face, blocking her vision. She sporadically runs around, the other Bass waking up (except for Duncan and Tyler) as her muffled cries for help are answered by Geoff throwing the bat off of her face just as she trips over the fireplace and sends what little flames were left jumping into the tent, setting it completely ablaze. The tent turns to dust before the fire can get very far, and everyone is okay.
Courtney blinks rapidly, shocked at what just happened. Tyler suddenly wakes up. "I'm awake!" He yells. Duncan opens his eyes, rolling them at the jock.
"Woah, what the hell happened to the tent?"
"I'm so, so sorry! I got attacked by a bat, and tripped over the fire and-"
"Great. That's just great, Bridgette! Now we have nowhere to sleep!"
"I'm sorry, Courtney, really!"
"Yo, drama queen, relax, it's cool."
"Cool? Cool?! Things could not possibly get any worse!"
Drip.
When it rains…
It begins to pour. Courtney unleashes a frustrated scream.
DJ grabs a bundle of leaves and forms a T.P. for the team with Harold's help. They all sit under it, trying their hardest to sleep amidst the thundering storm. The Screaming Gophers have to deal with fending off an angry bear all night, not getting a lick of sleep.
Duncan wakes up before anyone else on the team, though notably Harold didn't get any sleep. With his arms crossed behind his head, he flutters his eyes open to a warm, soft feeling on his chest. Looking down, he sees a head full of brown, straight hair. He smirks.
"Mornin' sunshine."
Courtney wakes up immediately, her face curved into a smile until she realizes that her body is particularly warm and comfy. She gasps. "Oh my gosh! Ew!" She jumps up, stumbling back as she points at him. "YOU were cuddling me!" She says loud enough for everyone else to hear (and wake up to) Duncan calmly gets up.
"I was catching a few Z's after that disaster last night with my arms behind my back. You were cuddling me." He points at her, still smirking.
"You are such an ogre!" She insults. He shrugs.
"Eh, I've been called worse."
"Ugh!" Courtney stomps off, presumably to use the bathroom.
Geoff wakes up and sees Bridgette doing the same thing to him, still fast asleep. He flashes a thumbs up at Duncan, who then reciprocates the symbol.
(Confessional: Courtney)
"Let it be known that I was not awake for the alleged cuddling. I'd never cuddle with that neanderthal, unless we were in a life or death situation!.. Which we were! Do you know how cold Muskoka can get with freezing rain involved? I have nothing to be ashamed of!"
(Confessional: Geoff)
"Last night, Bridge and I totally cuddled. I was comforting her, makin' her feel better about the tent, and then woom, she asks, 'can I cuddle you?' in that adorable voice. Man, it feels good to score!"
(Confessional end)
Courtney returns and claps her hands together. "Okay people, get up! We've got a challenge to win!"
In the morning, the bear attacking the Screaming Gophers gets jabbed in the eye with a large stick by LeShawna, causing the beast to whimper like a dog and run away. Letting out a sigh, the big girl groans. "FINALLY!" She lets herself pass out off the tree and onto the floor. The rest of her team goes down the tree.
"Oh no.. it's morning! We have to go now!" Heather shouts, jumping down the tree. Her teammates soon follow, with Gwen and Trent carrying LeShawna. When they do reach the bonfire, they see Chris and Chef sipping coffee whilst sitting on comfy lawn chairs - and then they see the Killer Bass, who have already crossed.
Chris snarkily checks his nails. "Oh, hey there, Gophers! You're a little late. The Killer Bass wins!"
The Killer Bass cheer and celebrate. Duncan, Geoff and DJ high-five, while Sadie hugs Tyler and Bridgette walks up to Courtney. "Hey, I just wanted to say-"
"I know, you're sorry. Look, Bridge, don't take it so personally. You're a good player normally. Let's just forgive and forget."
"I'd like that." Bridgette smiles at her.
Chris turns his attention towards the sulking Gophers. "Screaming Gophers, I'll see you here by tonight." He shoots finger guns at them.
(Confessional: Heather)
"No matter what happens tonight, I win. Trent and Gwen will definitely vote Izzy or Owen out, and that leaves LeShawna as the only other player who's liable to be eliminated. I'm not too worried about Lindsay's chances. I can't get Noah out just yet, but soon enough he'll be easy pickings."
(Confessional end)
At the bonfire ceremony, the Gophers sit on log stumps whilst the moon once again shines down amidst the starry sky. In the distance, the bear from earlier tries to glue his fur back on, but fails miserably, frowning into a mirror. Chris holds a tray of marshmallows.
"Screaming Gophers, I'll be honest, I didn't expect to see you here tonight, what with your strength and numbers and all. Where did it all go wrong? Perhaps it was Lindsay's rut around the woods that attracted a bear to your campsite? Or maybe it was Izzy's prank and your subsequent panicking? Or maybe it was Owen's clearly fake bear hunting story?"
"That story is so real!.. Sometimes." Owen pouts.
"You've all cast your votes and made your decisions. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately report to the dock of shame, board the boat of losers and leave. That means you're out of the contest. And you can't come back. Ever."
Noah glares at Heather. Cody looks away from Beth when she looks his way.
(Confessional: Beth)
"As badly as Cody hurt me, Heather did tell me to vote someone else off.. And I kinda still have feelings for him~"
(Confessional: Cody)
"Screw what Noah said, I voted Beth!"
(Confessional end)
"If I call your name you are safe, Gwen." The goth stands up and claims her treat, giving Trent a nod. He smiles back. "Trent." Right on cue. He struts up and takes his marshmallow, standing next to Gwen.
"Heather. Noah." The rivals stand up, walking across from each other to claim the delicacy.
"Cody." The skinny dork sighs, running up to claim his marshmallow.
Chris raises a brow at the remaining five. Lindsay, Beth, LeShawna, Izzy and Owen. "LeShawna."
"Alright! I knew y'all weren't stupid!" She jumps up and scarfs down her marshmallow. Owen and Izzy exchanged worried looks.
"Lindsay, and Owen." Owen jumps up and cheers, pumping his fist. Chris tosses their marshmallows at them. Lindsay can't help but be fearful for her newfound besties chances. Beth crosses her fingers, biting her bottom lip, while Izzy lays back in her seat confidently whilst texting on her flip phone.
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The sound of a helicopter flying over the bonfire, followed by the wind rustling through the air prevents Chris from continuing the ceremony.
"Izzy! You are under arrest for war crimes beyond logic!"
Izzy stands up and aims her hand at the sky, like she expected this. "You'll never take me alive, coppers!"
"Wait, this whole time those stories were true?!" Noah questions.
"Yuh-huh! See ya later, everybody!" Just like that, Izzy sprints away, the RCMP chopper following behind her. Chris (and his contestants) jaws stay apart.
"Well.. that was certainly something. I guess Beth is safe. I'll see you in the morning, campers. Until then, get some sleep." Chris walks away, though the Gophers don't move an inch, too stunned from whatever just happened to make a move. While the air is silent, Trent whispers to Gwen.
"So.. we're back on speaking terms, yeah?"
"Yes."
"And you accept my hundreds of apologies?"
"And you don't have any further grievances about anything that happened over the last few days?"
"Mm.. no. It's all cool to me."
"Great! Uh, do you want an extra muffin I snagged from lunch?" He shows off a brown bag from Chef's mess hall. Gwen stifles a laugh, grabbing the top of the bag.
"Yes please." They stare into each other's eyes, Gwen looking up to look into his.
"Ay, group hug, y'all!" LeShawna embraces them in a three-way hug, squishing their heads together. They all smile at one another.
"Oh crap, almost forgot." Trent breaks the hug to take his meds out, throwing a pill into his mouth, and then another one. "Ah.. much better." Gwen and LeShawna laugh. The other Gophers talk amongst themselves.
(Confessional: Noah)
"We had no choice; Izzy was a threat to the alliance, and far too predictable. I couldn't lose Owen. He's far too valuable to the alliance at the moment, not to mention actually good at challenges. Soon enough I'll vote one of Heather's own off. Just not tonight."
(Confessional end)
On the porch of the Bass cabin, Courtney sits outside, swatting away at mosquitos flying around her. Duncan strolls up to her, hands in his pockets. He sits next to her, a few feet away at most. "What do you want?"
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for scaring you." He says, almost sincerely.
"I was not scared! It was completely circumstantial. And there's no such thing as a 'hook man'." She uses air quotes. Adorable.
"Yeah, you're probably right. Or.. are you?!" He brandishes the hook hand once more, an evil grin on his face as she screams loudly. Frustrated he got her twice, she stands up and growls.
"I hate you!" He watches her rump leave, smirking to himself.
"She so doesn't hate me." He puts his hands behind his back, the hook cutting him in the neck. "Ow!"