Total Drama: Stardom (SYOC)

by Space Zodiac

With Chris busy filming a different season, Blaineley and Don are tasked to find Total Drama's Next Big Talent. Sixteen contestants will have to act, sing and dance their way to the finale. In a season with love, heartbreak, betrayal and, most importantly, drama, who will emerge victorious and who will fall from fame? Find out in Total! Drama! Stardom! (SYOC CLOSED) (14/16 LEFT)

4. Ep 4: We Don't Talk About Carolyn

Just as the previous episode had started, Don and Blaineley sat at the judge's table with maniacal looks in their eyes.

"Last time, split into their two teams, the stars tackled our completely original cliff dive mini-challenge," Blaineley spoke, puckering her lips at the camera.

"We saw Team Blainerific take the advantage," Don recapped, as clips of Van taking Jess's hand and jumping into the water off the cliff as well as Jun glaring at Drew played.

"While Team Dontastic drowned!" Blaineley toyed, watching as Séamus backed away from the cliff and as Francine and Aerice missed the target ring.

"We then challenged our stars to write their own verses to two tracks, with the mini challenge winners choosing the music for both teams," Don said, the clip of Jun hitting Molly played on the screen. "They had to both come up with choreography and figure out the flow of their lines, performing in front of Nicki Minaj!"

"Team Blainerific absolutely cracked the code," Blaineley cheered, as the glow stick was thrown around. "While Team Dontastic couldn't shine." She boasted as clips of the rigid line-up of Don's team and Séamus dropping Yuki played onscreen.

Don rolled his eyes, before coughing. "It seemed like it was curtains for Séamus, but he was spared thanks to our stoic doing what she did best." Don finished a clip of the bottom two now playing.

"Fifteen stars remain, but it's soon to be fourteen."

"Find out who's next to get the chop on Total!"

"Drama!"

"STARDOM!" The two hosts echoed out.

---

The camera started popping out of different areas, showing brief glimpses of the workroom, the hallway to the bedrooms, and the backstage area. It travelled through the cafeteria, before pausing outside where a tour bus was seen parked just outside the theatre. Cars zoomed past on the busy main road on the side, as a pink limousine pulled up to the theatre.

I can't help it if I make a scene, stepping out of my hot pink limousine.

Johan was seen signing an autograph outside of the theatre. as fans screamed his name in adoration. A chauffeur sped to the door of the limousine and opened the door for Francine. The cello player made her way out of the car, elegantly giving a wink to the camera as she did so.

I'm turning heads and I'm stopping traffic,

The camera rushed its way back into the cafeteria. On the way though, a group of people could be seen surrounding the glass, and as the camera made its way inside the reason why people were crowding was obvious. Drew was seen flexing, calling the attention of all the people who liked men in his direction, while those attracted to women were gasping over the site of Yuki. The ballerina was pirouetting, commanding the attention of the spectators, as they both smirked at each other, seeing who could have the larger crowd.

When I pose, they scream and when I joke, they laugh, I've got a,

The camera zoomed through the hallway, pausing in the workroom for a second. Standing up in front of the couch was Jun, who was seen striking a pose in his newest design. Robin, who was watching, politely clapped, before commenting on the outfit. Jun was seen processing the critique in his mind, before keeling over in. Presumably, the joke Robin had made landed as he joined the fashionista in laughing as well.

Pair of eyes that they're getting lost in, they're hypnotised by the way I'm walking,

Séamus and Quaker were on the opposite side of the workroom, both sharing a vanity together. Sticking his tongue out, Séamus perfected the last swipe of eyeshadow onto Quaker's eyes who was giddy at his new black smokey eye. He leapt out of the chair, before voguing down the workroom for Séamus, as the Eurasian's boy's lips upturned into a smile. He ended up also busting out a couple of his own moves, as the two of them strutted and pranced around together.

I've got them dazzled like a stage magician,

The camera continued its journey, visiting the dormitory rooms instead this time. It first went into one of the women's rooms, where Jess was seen alone practising a trick. Laser lights radiated in every direction, bouncing off the walls and her black latex suit, and she spun around letting the lights reflect off her body. She ultimately did get too dizzy, and collapsed backwards onto her bed, but was glad to see that her magic trick was looking good so far.

When I point, they look and when I talk they listen, well,

Focussing in on one of the men's rooms next, Ollie and Molly were seen chatting to each other. Molly kept gesturing to an invisible figure next to her, and Ollie awkwardly chuckled in response. He was flashing his eyes between both the girl and the empty spot next to her, while also trying to veer the conversation in a different way.

Everybody needs a friend,

The camera continued its journey just backstage on the main platform where the contestants were to perform. Athena was seen hugging her knees and looking into a photo on her phone, with a picture of a younger-looking girl like herself, and an older man who also resembled her too. The younger girl was bright and cheery which starkly contrasted the man in the picture, and if you were looking carefully, you could almost see a slight frown on the face of the stoic.

And I've got you, and you, and you,

Approaching the girl from the darkness of the room were Rosa and Aerice. The former girl looked like she had just come back from a fight, wearing boxing gloves and a headpiece to protect herself and she gave a goofy smirk towards Athena. Aerice on the other hand had a little more concern on her face and extended her arm to the girl on the ground. Athena rolled her eyes but allowed herself to get hoisted up by the horror writer.

So many I can't even name them, can you blame me, I'm too famous,

Peeking its lens through the curtain, Vanessa and Craig were seen on stage. They seemed to be having a war, as both of them spun tracks with such intensity and speed, giving each other playful glances as they did so. Eventually, Craig lost control of one of his disks as it went flying off the stand and shooting towards the judges' table where it got lodged. He sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, while Van pumped her fist in the air in victory.

Haven't you noticed that I'm a star, I'm coming into view as the world is turning, Haven't you noticed I've made it this far,

Blaineley and Don looked horrified, very concerned by the accident that could have happened if the fickle finger of fate had decided. They both gave a thumbs down as Craig hung his head in shame. The camera went on to show scenes of all the different contestants competing in the game of stardom, with Yuki racing Ollie and Robin rapping down a microphone.

Now everyone can see me burning, Now everyone can see me burning, Now everyone can see me burning.

The camera came to a halt in the workroom, where all sixteen contestants now sat. They could be seen chatting together, as a group of interns placed another gold frame on the wall in between the ones of Blaineley and Don. All that was missing from it was the picture of the one true shining star of the season.

---

Van surveyed the room, staring at Molly in particular as she sat upside down on the couch. Currently, the two of them, alongside Quaker, Ollie, Jess and Drew were loitering around in the workroom while waiting for the members of Team Dontastic to arrive after their elimination ceremony.

"What are you doing?" She ultimately asked, after seeing Molly slump to the floor for the umpteenth time.

"I'm letting the blood rush to my head!" Molly slurred, her speech distorted from the action. "Makes you feel alive!"

Molly scrambled back up onto the couch, laying her body back down and promptly falling again.

"Does anyone know where Jun and Rosa are?" Van asked, knowing that any attempt to convince Molly to stop would be futile.

"I think Rosa went to bed already," Jess said, playing with a glowstick in her hand. She snapped it, letting the light illuminate her grin from the success they had had earlier. "Said something about wanting to get an early night."

"Ooh! Jun said the same thing," Quaker chirped, fluttering his eyelashes at the dorms. "Maybe they're in cahoots with each other!"

Van raised her eyebrow, before snorting. "Pretty sure Jun has made it very clear he's gay."

"What does Quaker mean by cahoots?" Ollie asked, nudging Drew next to him.

Drew raised his eyebrow, giving a cocky smile to him. "Well, he's implying that HMPH-"

Van sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose with one hand and her other hand clasped around Drew's mouth.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Vanessa]

"Sign up for Total Drama, they said. It'd be fun, they said. You'd fit right in, they said," Van listed off, exasperated. "Listen, I like fun but this is a lot and I feel like I spend every second minute trying to stop someone from getting hurt or breaking up a fight. Lord knows what would be happening without me."

*Confessional End*

—

A noise suddenly alerted those sitting on the couch to the entourage that was slowly entering the room. While the majority had decided to take a minute to themselves, notable absences included the recently eliminated Athena, as well as Yuki and Séamus.

"Look who's coming to join us," Drew commented, narrowing his eyes at the contestants. "Care to tell us where Yuki, Séamus and Athena are?" He asked, directing his gaze upon Francine who went a bright red.

"S-she... Uhm... She was really… Flustered! Wanted to… To go to bed," Francine spluttered out, looking away from the man anxiously.

"Yeah, what Francine said," Aerice replied, giving her a weird look. "Just pretend it was coherent."

"Which one of the two girls wanted to go to bed?" Jess asked, chuckling slightly at Francine.

"Yuki," Robin plainly said. "Athena was eliminated."

"Séamus also went to bed," Johan muttered, shaking his head. Seeing he was blatantly ignored, he swiftly left the room.

"Oh, what?" exclaimed Van in surprise. "Damn."

Craig grunted, taking a seat next to Van and Robin sitting opposite of him. "Gal was way too unpredictable to keep around, ya' dig?"

"Word," Robin added, fist-bumping Craig. "Guess Rosa will be able to focus now."

"Hey, I'm pretty sexy myself," Quaker assured, striking a pose on the couch.

"Still think she swings for the other team," Van snorted yet again, shaking her head. Aerice watched on, slowly sighing.

"Well, I'm beat. I'm going to head off," She announced, making her way to her room. "Van, don't stay up too late."

"I'll try not to."

"I think I will also depart. I have some business to attend to," Drew said, following Aerice out.

"Man, I hope we don't have to vote anyone out," Ollie muttered, looking around the room.

"Please. If we keep on slaying, we won't have to!" Quaker cheered, throwing their arms around Ollie and Molly. "We've already done it once!"

"Word," Van added, nudging Robin with her elbow. "You aren't the only one with impressions."

Robin turned away, hiding his red face and laughed along. If Molly hadn't slid off the couch again, maybe it would have been noticed.

---

Drew pattered on the door of one of the bedrooms, waiting for an answer. He itched at his arm, patting his pockets while he waited. Thankfully, it wasn't for long as the door quickly opened up to reveal an agitated Yuki.

"What do you want?" She questioned sharply, narrowing her thin eyes at Drew.

"Walk and talk with me, babe," Drew asked, extending his arm out to her. Yuki glanced down at it and snorted.

"I am not having sex with you," She added bluntly.

"Please, there'll be plenty of time for that later," Drew flirted. Yuki gave him a blank stare, turning to close the door. "Wait! I just needed to talk, and I need some air."

"Make it quick," Yuki said, throwing on a pair of white slippers that matched her black and white matching pyjama set. Drew smirked and led her outside the cafeteria quietly. He didn't need everyone else and their MILF to join them.

Breathing in cool air, Yuki let the condensation form a puff in front of her. She turned to Drew who expertly rolled a fresh cigarette, lighting it in one fell swoop. She watched as he took a puff of smoke in and exhaled.

"Hits the spot," He mumbled to himself, pressing the paper roll to his lips again.

"Care to explain why you've dragged me out here."

"I was wondering if you had thought over my offer."

"What makes you think I needed to think it over?" Yuki interrogated, turning her body to face the lounge singer. "I was on top of that vote and have the majority aligned with me on my team."

"How come you're not in with them now?" Drew asked, watching Yuki flinch at the remark. "You can't play this game with me, little lady. I invented this game."

"Fine. I may not be the most secure. What's it to you?"

Drew shook his head, taking another puff before dropping the stub and stomping it out. He moved closer to Yuki, delicately shifting the hair away from her face and looking deeply into her eyes. "We are one in the same. We get each other and it should be us at the end."

"Keep your friends close and enemies closer," Yuki summarised, fighting the urge to swoon over Drew. Drew let out a chuckle stepping back away from her.

"That's one way to put it but mainly, I think I can help you and you can help me. Are you in?"

Yuki took one last deep breath of air in, moving towards the door. "I'm in."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

"I don't trust Drew at all," Yuki said, smoothing out her top in the confessional booth. "I am, however, on the bottom of this team and I need all the help I can get."

*Confessional End*

—

---

Séamus threw himself onto his bed, landing his head on his pillow. "That was a close one."

He rooted under his pillow and pulled out a picture of his family, looking at it deeply. He sighed softly, tucking it back under and laying down looking up at the sky. He choked out a sob, wiping away his tears quickly.

"Come on Séamus. Pull yourself together," He commanded, rubbing at his eyes faster. "It was just a close call, you're still in this."

He hopped out of bed, looking closely at his reflection in the mirror. His bun had fallen loose from the stress and his eyes were puffy and red.

"Are you doing okay man?" A voice asked, alerting Séamus to the door. His expression softened realising it was Johan.

"Yes, I'm doing stellar," Séamus answered, looking past Johan and returning to his bed, plopping down on it.

"Come on man, I know today was rough," Johan said, letting himself into the room and sitting down next to him. "You know if you need a friend, I'm here for you."

"I do," Séamus mumbled, turning towards Séamus. He lifted his legs up onto the bed, crossing them as he sat down.

"I don't know. I feel like I'm experiencing every emotion all at once. Guilt, shame, sadness, relief. It's hard to put into words."

"I know what you mean," Johan reassured. "You gotta remember though, you're still in and you have other people you can rely on. I'm here for you dude."

Séamus nodded slowly, wiping a stray tear away from his eye. "There's just a lot of pressure on me."

"I know, Séamus. We're all under pressure to win the prize, but we can't let that bring us down." Johan replied.

Séamus went to add something but was distracted by Johan yawning. "I'm sorry, but I'm exhausted. I'll catch you tomorrow?"

Séamus gave Johan a thumbs up, watching as he walked away. He shook his head, laying his head back down on his pillow.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"I guess we are all under pressure, but I think my situation is slightly different," Séamus confessed, thinking about how to word it. "Let's just say I have something to prove."

*Confessional End*

—

---

"Rosa, can I come in?" Aerice asked, rattling on the door.

Rosa grunted out a response, and Aerice opened up the door. Aerice looked around the room, seeing Rosa doing a set of push-ups on the floor, clapping every time she raised herself up.

"Rosa, are you okay?"

"Never better."

Aerice shook her head in disapproval as she shut the door and lay down on the floor next to Rosa.

"Listen. You aren't okay and I don't know what mood this whole thing is but I really need a friend," Aerice snapped, looking right at the other girl.

Rosa sighed, pulling herself up to sit down on the carpeted floor across from Aerice, who joined her in sitting.

"What happened?" Rosa asked, tightening her ponytail and looking down at the floor.

"Athena is gone. It's just the two of us left and we need to pull ourselves together."

"Wait, what? Athena was eliminated!" Rosa exclaimed, shocked.

"Came out of nowhere," Aerice lamented, throwing her hands in the air in frustration. She smacked Rosa across the face, wincing as she did so. "Kinda like that."

Rosa smirked, before bursting into a fit of laughter. "Thanks for that."

Aerice grinned in relief. "There's the Rosa I remember walking in on the first day."

"I know what Athena meant to you, but I couldn't focus at all when she was around. I had to lose all parts of myself just to pay attention and I was focused on surviving and that's all. I'm hoping that can change now."

"I know. I have eyes," Aerice jested, shaking her head and lifting herself up from the ground. "I'm going to get some sleep. Enjoy the room to yourself."

"Will do A."

---

Jun grumbled in bed, mumbling in his sleep as he did so. "That damned Duck," he muttered in his sleep, before jumping up with a jolt from the sound of a loudspeaker.

"WHAT THE-"

"Morning bitches," Blaineley's voice crackled through the speakers. "Enjoyed your night?"

Jun jumped out of his bed, throwing open a window as he did so. "IT'S STILL NIGHT?" He roared, the moonlight shimmering off his satin blue pyjama set. Quaker groaned from across the room, lifting up their blue eye mask and rubbing their eyes sleepily. Quaker rose out of his bed, his striped pyjama set in shades of blue rivalling Jun's for best dressed in the room.

"You're like so loud," he mumbled, making his way out of the room as Jun fumed to himself.

Jun chased his roommate out of the room, seeing an equally miffed crowd of people standing in the hallway. All fifteen of them were standing there in their pyjamas, while Don and Blaineley stood at the front of the hallway with devious looks on their face.

"What are you guys planning," Francine tutted, shuffling in her pink fluffy slippers. "It's important for us to get sleep," She added, in her fluffy, pink ensemble.

"I'm with her on this one," Yuki stated, in her matching white pyjama set.

"Come on guys! We're going to have so much fun!" Ollie whooped, jumping up and down on the spot.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

"Back at home, we used to always get up late at night and practise and have smores," Ollie informed, showing off the logo on his black t-shirt, reading Cirque D'Émerveillement with a picture of a big top. "I miss smores."

*Confessional End*

—

"How is he always so energetic," Drew mumbled to Van, who was next to him. Drew was in a Rolling Stones t-shirt and was also wearing grey, plaid boxer briefs.

"I think it's just his character," Van said with a smile, nudging Drew. She was wearing an oversized grey T-shirt and black basketball shorts. "Her though? No idea."

Drew looked over at Molly who was creeping closer to Rosa, while Aerice tried to split the two up. Molly was wearing a purple nightgown, with a matching sleeping hat and Rosa was in oversized plaid pyjama bottoms and a white tank top. Aerice, blocking the two from getting any closer together with her long arms was wearing a matching set of green pyjamas with flowers imprinted on them.

"Typical," Drew scoffed, inching his way closer to Van. "You're right once again."

Van smirked back at him, pushing him away with her hand on his chest. "You'll have to get used to it."

Near the toilets was Jessica, wearing a white t-shirt with a crystal ball decal and blue pyjama bottoms. She eyed up Van and Drew with a curious expression on her face as she crept towards Craig and Robin who were mucking about together and laughing at the who knows what.

"Hye guys?" She asked, nudging them on their shoulders. Craig was currently wearing blue and white plaid boxers and a white undershirt while Robin was wearing a red nightgown, with a matching sleeping hat in a similar fashion to Scrooge.

"Ay, what's up girl?" Craig answered, throwing down his sunglasses in a comical fashion.

"It makes no sense why you're wearing sunglasses." Robin spat out, narrowing his eyes at Craig spitefully. "Bah, humbug!"

Craig snorted at the impression, his whole body shaking as he laughed. "You dig it tho', ain't that right cuz'?"

Jess shook her head in fake bewilderment, before caving to the comedic timing of the other two men and joining them in laughter. "I would watch y'all in Vegas," She complimented, wiping a stray tear away from her eye.

"Stars are what we are, Mrs President!" Robin joked, winking at Jess in his impersonation of Marilyn Monroe leading to Craig snorting in laughter again. "But, nah for real. What's up?"

"I'm just curious," Jess asked, pointing towards Van who nudged Drew away again. "You two are close enough with her. Is she into Drew?"

"NO!" Robin yelled out suddenly, grabbing the attention of everyone in the room. Johan gave the trio a weird glance from his spot in the hall next to Séamus. The K-Pop star was wearing a matching pleated sleeveless top and shorts in a black and white shade while the Spaniard was in a grey tank top and grey pyjama bottoms.

"Why?" Craig asked, nudging Jess curiously. "Someone's got a crush?"

Jess shook her, denying the accusation. "No, I'm just worried for her. Drew is bad news, I already know it."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Robin]

"Okay fine! I admit it!" Robin blurted out, red creeping onto his cheeks rapidly. "I think I like Van… There's just something so effortlessly cool about her and I don't want to lose her to some scumbag like Drew… She won't ever see this, right?"

*Confessional End*

—

"You may be wondering why we have gathered you all here tonight," Don announced, glancing around at the cast and hiding back his grin.

"No shit," Jun spat out, scowling at the two hosts. Various others nodded their heads and muttered in agreement.

"It's time for your next mini-challenge!" Blaineley chirped, revelling in the misery she was bringing to the cast. "What would a season be without an eating challenge?"

"Each team can pick one member on the opposite team to eat whatever concoction you can whip up from anything around the building," Don continued to explain, seeing a variety of expressions on everyone's faces.

"First one of the two to barf will lose their team challenge, so choose wisely. If neither member yaks, then it'll come down to who can finish their bowl first.."

"They will win an advantage in tomorrow's main challenge," Don concluded. "Any questions?"

"Did it have to be in the middle of the night?" Van asked, raising her hand and eyebrow at the two.

"Nope, but seeing you all this crabby is a great TV," Blaineley said with a chuckle, unbothered by the agitated looks of everyone.

"Can we change clothes, ay?" Craig asked, feeling really exposed in his boxers.

"Nope!" Blaineley cackled, whipping her hair forward. "Select your victims!"

Francine waved over the rest of her team members towards her and Yuki, looking around at them. "Listen guys, I know we're all tired but we need the advantage this time."

Séamus looked away regrettably while Johan rolled his eyes at Francine. "I think we should choose-"

"No. We eliminate them one by one," Yuki declared, cutting off Johan completely. "Molly, Ollie and Quaker are too much of wildcards to select."

Johan scowled at Yuki, noticing the dejected look on Séamus's face. "Séamus, who were you going to say?" He asked, directing his attention on the boy.

"I think-"

"I'm sorry Johan, but Yuki is right. I don't feel confident in selecting either Jessica or Vanessa either," Francince interrupted, looking over at the last three members of the opposite team. "That leaves Jun, Drew or Rosa."

Craig looked at the three people Francine had highlighted carefully. "Man, I don't know."

"Not Drew," Yuki said hastily, shaking her head in disapproval. "He's too confident and I believe I overheard him say he has a stomach of steel."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

"That was a blatant lie," Yuki confessed icily, smirking towards the camera with a cold gaze. "With my partnership with Drew, I can't risk anything."

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"Come on Séamus. Pull it together," Séamus said to himself in the confessional. "You can recover from this, I know you can!"

*Confessional End*

—

"So… Jun?" Robin asked, glancing at the man who was red in the face and yelling at Quaker. The entire Team Dontastic glanced over at him, before nodding in agreement.

"I propose that we distract him too while he's eating," Francine suggested with a sinister expression on her face. Aerice nodded slowly, looking across at the other members of her team and sighing.

"Séamus," She beckoned, whispering into his ear. "How do you feel about flirting with him to enrage him?"

"I!" Séamus said in surprise, blush crawling onto his cheeks at the thought. "I don't think I have it in me to do that."

"You better find it then," Yuki threatened, pointing her sharp finger and prodding his chest. "Don't make us regret keeping you."

Séamus gulped anxiously, as Drew watched the other's team discussion carefully.

"Absolutely not!" Jun roared, glaring at Quaker. "I should practically march up to them and tell them to put you up just for that idea."

"But Jun Bug," Quaker pleaded mockingly. "I'm just so little and small and I couldn't possibly eat all of that."

"I'm going to-"

"Enough!" Van interrupted, ribbing the bridge of her nose again in frustration. "As entertaining as this, we have to make a decision."

"May I suggest Yuki, my dear Van?" Drew said suavely, creeping closer to Van and placing his arm on his shoulder.

"Why is that?" Van asked, carefully noting the placement of Drew's arm. She wasn't the only one who did so, as Quaker scowled at the action (much to the delight of Jun) while Jess grew more and more confused about the relationship.

"Elementary, my dear," Drew patronised, tilting Van's head in the direction of Yuki. The eyes of the rest of their teammates soon followed, watching as Johan and Yuki clashed heads while Séamus was itching at his collar avoiding all eye contact with the scenario before him.

"Yuki is clearly the most classically trained on that team, and I doubt her stomach will deal with whatever we come up with. I also wouldn't like to deal with having her serve us anything."

Ollie hummed in thought, pondering the decision. "I suppose that does make sense."

"Let's make her eat it!" Molly screamed out, sporadically looking at the other team.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jess]

"You saw that too!" Jess asked, rubbing her eyes clear from the surprise as she did so. "There's something fishy going around and I am not talking about the salmon from yesterday!"

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Drew]

"Yuki was a tactical decision," Drew explained, combing his hair as he did so. "We may be in a partnership, but I'm in this game for me."

*Confessional End*

—

"And that is time!" Blaineley announced, looking over the two teams. Neither team were that uniform, which pleased the female host very much. "Who are the two suckers?"

"We're sending up Jun," Francine said, speaking on her team. The man in question had his eyes widen, as he glared at Quaker.

"YOU-"

"What did I do!" Quaker cried out, clinging on to Ollie for protection. Ollie looked between the two guys confused, not exactly knowing how to react as Jess shot Jun a disapproving look.

"Come on Jun, he had nothing to do with it," she defended, as other people on their team mumbled in agreement. Jun foamed at the mouth, as Molly pushed him, forward with a big grin on her face.

"We want Yuki!" She announced as Yuki's face fell at the remark.

"What! This has to be a mistake!" She deflected, but seeing the unforgiving faces of the other team, she also made her way to the middle, huffing as she did so. She did shoot Drew a scowl though, as the lounge singer gave her an apologetic shrug in response.

"Now that we have our victims, the rest of you are free to go create the nastiest concoctions you can think of." Don sniggered, quickly peeking at his pocket watch.

---

The two teams took off with a storm, frantically storming different areas. Aerice skidded into the cafeteria, with Séamus sharp on her heels as they looked around together around the leftovers from that morning's breakfast.

Séamus looked around the building, not quite adjusted to how spooky it looked in the dark. He could have sworn he saw a bat out of the corner of his eye, but a voice called him over to the food service area.

"Over here," Aerice beckoned, guiding Séamus over who followed. He grinned seeing broken eggshells, fish bones and some weird green mould growing on the side.

"Oh, that's perfect!" Séamus said, looking over at Aerice who had taken no fear in grabbing the food and tossing it into a bowl.

"We need this win," Aerice announced, looking into Séamus's eyes carefully. Séamus nodded, his guilt not fully hidden from the screenwriter.

"Hey, you okay Séamus?"

"Yeah, I'm just dandy."

"Listen Séamus," Aerice whispered to the boy, tying the bag into a tight knot. "If you need a friend or someone to talk to, you know I'm here for you?"

"I… I don't know, I'm more of a burden," Séamus admitted, not looking directly into Aerice's eyes any more. "I'm normally not like this, but my confidence has been really shaken up after that challenge."

"Hey, Craig messed up the talent show, badly," Aerice joked with a laugh. "I can also guarantee he didn't get a single vote last episode. Your mistake wasn't the end all be all for you so don't get that into your head."

Séamus nodded, appreciating the reassuring words. "I suppose you're right Aerice. Thanks."

"Don't even mention it," Aerice laughed in response. "Now come on, we have a challenge to win."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Aerice]

"It may have only just happened, but I have been feeling lonely after Athena's elimination," Aerice said sheepishly. "I didn't realise how little I knew the others on my team, but I'm hoping Séamus and I are able to get closer now."

*Confessional End*

—

---

Ollie bounced his way down the hall passing by a couple of the rooms, before seeing a figure in one of them. He stopped, doing a backflip to stop in front of Jun and Quaker's room, peering into it where he was surprised to see his teammate rooting through Jun's side of the room.

"Hey, Quaker!" He called out, causing the boy to yelp, and drop the pearl necklace he had in his hand.

"Ay, Ollie!" Quaker cried, shaking his head at him. "Don't sneak up on me like that!"

Before Ollie could even react, Quaker giggled, gesturing for the acrobat to join him. "I'm just playing with you."

"So, whatcha doing?" Ollie asked with a laugh of his own, picking up the necklace and handing it back to Quaker.

Quaker sheepishly put the necklace back on the desk, as they turned to look at the various cologne bottles scattered around. "I'm trying to figure out which of these scents would taste the worst."

"Oh, let me try!" Ollie exclaimed, grabbing one named 'Jus D'Orange' and spraying the perfume directly into his mouth much to Quaker's surprise.

Quaker's eyes widened, seeing Ollie gag at the taste, coughing and spluttering up a storm. He quickly rotated to Ollie's behind, to give him a quick whack, thinking that was the best thing to do.

"Ollie!" Quaker scolded, as the boy's coughing subsided. "I was guessing based on the smell! Why would you spray it into your mouth."

"Jus D'Orange… is French… for… orange… juice," Ollie spluttered out through multiple coughs. "Tasted… citrusy."

Quaker shook their head at the boy's antics, but couldn't help their smile. There was something just so silly about Ollie, it brightened their mood every time they interacted with the boy.

"Citrusy sounds good to me," Quaker laughed. "We're sorted."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

Ollie can be seen brushing his teeth and scarping his tongue furiously to rid the orange flavour. He suddenly gasped, choking out some words that sounded a lot like "Orange juice and toothpaste, bad combo."

*Confessional End*

—

---

Yuki harrumphed, sitting cross-legged in the workroom. Jun looked just as agitated, anxiously rubbing his hands together, trying to catch a glimpse of the people running by the door.

"This is so unfair!" Yuki spoke, drawing Jun's attention away from the entrance and towards her.

"Tell me about it," Jun agreed, rolling his eyes. "Do you want to tell me why your team chose me?"

"I don't have to tell you shit," Yuki coldly spat back, turning to not look at the boy. She stood up with a huff and started pacing back and forth in a line in front of Jun. The boy rolled his eyes, glaring at Yuki.

"That sort of attitude is exactly why we chose you."

Yuki froze, turning around to look at Jun carefully. "What. Attitude."

"You're like a diva no one wants to be around. You're controlling. You're cold. You're manipulative and you're too much of a perfectionist," Jun listed off, looking at Yuki's usually stone-cold face burning up.

"I could say the exact same about you," Yuki clapped back in order to defend herself, but was surprised to see Jun laugh in agreement.

"And guess which two bitches are left to eat the shit."

Yuki huffed once again, plopping herself down on the couch. "So what are you suggesting?"

"We're both villains. It's as clear as day. Let's have the two villains help each other?" Jun proclaimed, extending his arm out to Yuki.

Yuki considered it for a second, before slowly agreeing. "You better not screw me over."

"I could say the exact same about you."

---

A quick compilation then played, the first clip showing Van and Jess grinning at each other as Drew smoked the last drag of his cigarette and placed it into a plastic bag with a wink towards Van. The wink didn't go unnoticed by Jess while Van had ignored it like many of Drew's other interactions with her.

The next clip involved Johan and Rosa, both racing into the kitchen area. They both noticed a bottle of hot sauce, with a very dramatic skull on it and charged at it. Johan narrowly beat out Rosa, but Rosa used a roundhouse kick to knock the bottle out of his hands and grabbed it for herself. Johan stomped his foot in aggravation, before noticing a different bottle and grabbing it with a smirk.

The last clip was of Francine, Robin and Craig tip-toeing into Blaineley's room, each hushing the next in line as they moved along. As Craig turned to hush the invisible person behind him, it turned out Molly was there as she yelled 'Boo!'. Craig jumped back in shock, knocking into Robin who subsequently fell into Francine. Blainely then appeared, dragging the quadrant back into the workroom, with Francine glaring daggers at Molly while Craig and Robin were laughing at the incident.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Robin]

"MOLLY!" He roared out, in his imitation of Rosa from the prior episode.

*Confessional End*

—

"That's time," Don announced, setting up a makeshift table for each team.

Jun tutted, watching the bowl of gruel that the teams had started with looking sickening enough. Rosa smirked first, presenting her findings.

"Let's hope Yuki can handle a little bit of spice," She smirked, dumping a solid half of the bottle into the slop. It bubbled and boiled, and Ollie had to wipe his eyes twice to make sure he wasn't hallucinating the skull of smoke that came off the dish.

"Every colour of the world. Spice up your life," Molly hummed, peering into the bowl without a notion in the world.

He laughed, cartwheeling forwards with the bottle that he had gotten with Quaker. "Jus D'Orange, à la France," he said, whacking down on the spray button, pumping it into the mixture.

"Orange juice?" Jess asked in confusion, but her question was practically drowned out by Jun's reaction.

"HEY! THAT'S MY SIGNATURE SCENT!" Jun roared, pointing a finger at Quaker. "I KNOW YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS."

"It doesn't taste very good," Ollie confessed, with Van placing her hand over his mouth to stop him from adding fuel to the fire.

"Buttt Jun bug," Quaker hummed, feigning innocence like he was used to. "It's for the team."

"He has a point," Drew nodded, ignoring Jun's exasperated expression as he moved closer to the bowl. He dumped in his bag of cigarette remains, and started to stir the mixture together, before pausing.

"Molly, do you not have anything?"

"Only me and my big bright smile," She chirped, unaware of Drew's grimace. He sighed, continuing to stir the mixture.

Over on the other team, Francine hung her head in shame. "We didn't get anything."

"What?" Yuki asked. "Please say I heard you wrong."

"Nah, that crazy gal got us kicked out before we could even grab anything," Craig expanded upon, slinging his two arms around Robin and Francine with reassurance.

"Who, Rosa?" Johan said, rolling his eyes in agreement. "She stole the hot sauce I had right from my hands. Thankfully I got this."

"Give me that," Yuki said, snatching the white bottle from Johan's hands. She poured a small bit into her hand, giving it a taste. "Perfect."

Yuki began to pour the whole bottle in, giving it a swirl. "Did no one else get anything?"

Aerie handed the bag to Séamus, giving him a shove forward. "Séamus got this."

Séamus gasped at the sudden push, but Yuki paid no mind as she grabbed the whole bag and emptied it all into the bowl, swirling furiously.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

"I swear, this team would be falling apart without me," Yuki said, crossing her arms confidently.

*Confessional End*

—

As both teams had their gruels ready, it was time for the chosen ones to eat. A make-shift dining table was created out of one of the pre-existing tables, with Jun and Yuki sitting at one end each. The rest of the cast were sat on the couch, with a side view of the two. Blaineley coughed from the middle of the table, drawing eyes towards her.

"It's time to begin," She announced, flashing another toothy grin.

"Remember, the first person to finish their bowl wins it for their team. That or whoever doesn't barf," Don reminded, hiding his snigger as he did.

Yuki looked determinedly down at her bowl, while Jun was a lot more apprehensive at his.

"Three, two, one. GO!" The two hosts chorused together, leading to Yuki furiously diving into her bowl of gruel.

Her eyes widened at the taste, but she continued to power through with a confident smile on her face. "Spicy, a hint of orange. A slightly smoky taste. Nothing I can't handle," She declared, shovelling another spoon into her mouth.

Jun, however, wasn't having the same luck. The first spoonful was practically spat out by him. "WHY'S IT SO SALTY?"

"EAT!" roared Molly from the couch, with Rosa shushing her from next to her. Jun tried to take a second bite, but he was shaking at the mere thought of it.

Jun took another bite, chewing as fast as he could possibly muster, but found himself biting down on something hard. He pulled the item out of his mouth, revealing a fish bone that made him turn a sickly green.

"Oh God," Van muttered, watching Séamus and Aerice share a high-five and Rosa looking well chuffed with herself.

Jun went in again, once again chewing for an unreasonable amount of time. He pulled this new item from his mouth, revealing a brainy-chewed-up wad of gum. It didn't take a scientist to figure out that, chances were, it wasn't just thrown away as a fresh piece of gum.

Quaker retched, while Drew attempted to mask his disgust to not show weakness. Jun couldn't mask his own feelings, as chunks of vomit began spewing from his mouth back into the bowl. Yuki on the other hand, simultaneously slammed down her empty bowl and let out a polite burp.

"DONE!"

Jun groaned, slamming his head off the table while Team Dontastic burst into cheers.

"Congratulations to my team," Don commended. "More on your advantage later, but we'll inform you of your challenge for tomorrow now.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Blaineley blabbered, attempting to get focus back on her after the disappointing display from Jun. "Your challenge tomorrow will be centred all around Disney!"

—

*Confessional Start*

[Aerice]

"I'm actually very excited for a Disney challenge, believe it or not," Aerice commented with a giggle. "There's something so charming about a fairy-tale ending, and seeing what NOT to do when writing my own stories."

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Rosa]

"Disney isn't exactly my forte," Rosa sighed. "It's all a lot of baloney, with immense pressure on us women on how to look and how to be perfect. My mother got it into my head to be

*Confessional End*

—

"You'll have to choose any Disney movie or movie series with a music theme, and perform three songs from it," Don continued, flashing a smile to the rest of the stars.

"The only rules are you need one solo, one duet and one group song," Blaineley finished.

"We will also have an extra special guest judge in."

"The voice of Elsa, it's Idina Menzel!"

The cast, once again, burst into a flurry of cheers, celebrating the chance at meeting another famous celebrity.

"That's all for tonight, get some sleep. You'll need it," Blaineley said with a laugh, spinning on her heel and leaving the room.

"Wait!" Johan called out, looking towards Don. "What about our advantage?"

"More on that tomorrow," Don simply stated, following Blaineley leaving the cast mixed in the air of ambiguity.

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm beat," Jess said with a yawn, as she headed back to the crowd. Everyone else slowly filed out after them, but before Drew was able to, Yuki forcibly grabbed his hand.

"What was the deal with that?" She asked, glaring at him. Drew, normally confident, shrunk in Yuki's icy aura.

"It was their decision, babes," He said suavely, avoiding the question. He ran his hand through his air, pointing towards the room. "Now, I need my sleep."

---

As the fifteen stars spent the little of the night they had left trying to catch up on the sleep they could manage to get, some had easier nights than others. Waking up at the crack of dawn, however, were Robin and Craig to a shrill knock on their door.

"Rise and shine boys," Francine chirped, similar to how she had the day before. Robin groaned while Craig threw his duvet over his head.

"It's like ya' don't want us to get any sleep girl," He muttered, attempting to fall back asleep but Francine was having none of it.

"Early bird gets the worm, and the worm in this scenario is a win!"

"Aight!" Craig groaned, rising up with a groan.

He stumbled out of the room with Robin, to meet the rest of his team in a similar state of exhaustion. Aerice and Séamus were yawning while Johan was practically sleeping up against the wall. The only one who looked any bit prepared at all was Yuki, who was already dressed and done up for the day.

"To the cafeteria," Francine commanded, leading her groaning teammates behind her as she did so.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Johan]

"Can we agree to vote her off if we lose," Johan mumbled, napping on the confessional seat.

*Confessional End*

—

Francine had gathered everyone left on her team on one of the cafeteria benches. She stood at the head, watching the tired eyes slowly blink at her. She sighed, pulling a tray from behind her with seven mugs of steaming hot coffee, and placing a cup in front of everyone.

"Thank God," Aerice muttered, taking a steaming sip, her eyes perking up already as she did so.

"Alright, guys. We need all the training we can get for this performance. Any suggestions for what we draw inspiration from?" Francine announced, the only reply to her being the sounds of slurps. She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Alright… I was thinking we should do Descendents. I think it'd be a nice way to show a bunch of characters and have fun with some fixed choreography this time."

Francine's remark was once again gone unheard. All except one.

"I agree, but we need to take risks," Yuki cooperated. "One concern we had last time was playing it too safe, so we'll have to emphasise choreography and team unity."

Francine nodded, pulling another tray out from behind her. On this one were a bunch of earphones, that she once again distributed placing one in front of everyone.

"I think one risk we can take is a rap addition," Francine mentioned, walking over behind Craig and nudging him. He let out a loud snore, before jumping awake in confusion.

"Huh, what?"

"I suggest Craig and I take the duet, with Aerice choreographing us. Yuki, how do you feel about taking the solo?"

Yuki's eyes glanced around the rest of her team, all in various states of exhaustion. She nodded assuredly. "Of course."

"That leaves all of us coming together for the group performance," Francine finished, clapping her hand shrilly. "Learn the words, and we'll meet on stage for a rehearsal."

"Sounds like time for a nap," Johan softly said, placing his head on the table. He was jolted back to wake though by a Francine pulling out alarm clocks, and placing them in front of everyone.

"NOW!"

---

"This is a bit of a squeeze," Rosa mumbled, sitting on Quaker's bed with him, Rosa and Ollie. Over on Jun's bed were Van, Jess and Jun while Drew was standing in the centre of the room, looking over at everyone else.

"Alas, this is the best we can do while remaining private," Drew explained, flashing an apologetic smile towards Rosa who looked away in blush.

"I'm assuming this is a team meeting then," Van asked, leading to Drew smirking at her.

"You'd be correct Vanessa."

"Cut the shit, Andrew," Van quickly replied but still had her usual whimsical tone in her voice. Drew smirked back, clearing his throat and focussing back on his leadership position.

"Did you see that?" Jessica whispered to Jun, who turned to her tiredly, his stomach growling.

"Don't know, don't care," He plainly said, clutching his stomach.

"Right, so my dear Quaker has suggested for us to perform Encanto as our Disney movie," Drew continued, gesturing towards the boy.

They popped up off the bed and spun around on his heels excitedly. "I think it'd be so cool to do a cultural movie, and both Rosa and I can help you all with the Spanish parts," they beamed, with Rosa hopping up as well.

"I think I have been really out of the game until now," Rosa admitted, looking around at Molly and recalling her interactions with Athena. "I really want to redeem that, so I'm hoping you'll give me a chance."

"Obviously," Ollie giggled, bouncing off the bed and practically knocking her to the ground in his hug. Molly let out a scream, also bounding on top with Van and Drew sharing an amused look.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Van]

"I think one of the main reasons I am getting along with Drew is that we fully are just the parents of this team," She said with a laugh. "Man if the people back home saw me being this mature, they'd think something is wrong!"

*Confessional End*

—

"So I think that Drew and I can handle the duo performance," Quaker asked, smiling at the approving smiles from everyone else. "I was also hoping we could give the solo to Rosa!"

"Huh?" Rosa asked, glancing at Quaker who gave her an assured thumbs up.

"Come on, at least give it a shot!"

"He's right, you know," added Van. "You might as well try, we don't have anyone desperate for the solo."

"Alright guys, we need to prepare for these performances," Jess commented, beaming at the rest. She walked over to the door swinging it open and letting out a scream, seeing a face. She fell backwards in fear, covering her face in anxiety and crossing her fingers for life.

"Jess, it's just Blaineley," Ollie told her, as Jess opened her eyes to see Blaineley staring down at her in annoyance.

"Oh."

"Workroom. NOW!" Blaineley snapped, clicking her fingers behind her.

---

Her team followed Blaineley into the workroom, where Team Dontastic already was with Don. Don cheerily smiled at the opposing team, gesturing them to a couch.

"Right guys, you've had some time now," He announced, looking at the range of faces, from tired (Johan) to energetic (Ollie). "Now to announce, who's doing what performance."

Yuki raised her hand, answering on behalf of our team. "I will be performing our solo and Francine and Craig will be performing our duet."

Francine nodded in confirmation, looking over at Craig. She looked confused at his lack of response, but as Séamus nudged him the only sound that could be heard was a snore. She sighed, shaking her head and realising how much work she had to do.

"Very good," Don commended, flashing another toothy grin towards his team.

"My team!" Blaineley snapped, not caring about Don's nice words. "Same question!"

"Uhm, so we," Jess stumbled, the clicking of Blaineley's heel against the hardwood floor not making the situation easier for her. "We chose Quaker and Drew for the duet, and Rosa for the solo."

"Alright. Disperse!" Blaineley announced, causing her team to immediately make haste out of the workroom and to the stage to get some practice. Team Dontastic also started to get up, but Don raised his hands to stop them.

"Not so fast. Your advantage comes into play now," Don explained as whispers erupted from the couch.

"Now, the five people not having a song. Jun, Van, Ollie, Molly and Jess. You'll have to choose one of them, and swap them with one of the people who do have their own performance."

Francine could already feel the cogs in her mind spinning, as she pondered over every option.

"Hey, I have an ide-" Séamus said, but was quickly interrupted by Yuki.

"Not now Séamus. Let the strategic ones on our team think," She spat, thinking just as hard about the decision.

"But I-"

"What did I just say," Yuki exclaimed, glaring at him.

Johan opened his mouth to defend his friend but was beaten to the punch by Aerice. "Hold on, Yuki, at least let him share the idea."

Yuki slightly fumed at the mere interruption, but allowed it as Séamus shot a grateful look towards Aerice and cleared his throat.

"Well, it's clear that two people on that team do not get along," Séamus explained, but Blaineley once again started tapping her foot on the floor like a metronome.

"Tick tock," She threatened, with Séamus's eyes widening at the pressure.

"Right so. I think we should swap out Drew and Jun," Séamus finished, looking around for approval.

"Don't be stupid, that's-" Yuki snapped, before pausing and reflecting on the idea. "Genius!"

"I agree," Johan commented, Aerice also nodding her head. "Francine?"

"Exactly what I was thinking of too," She said, smiling at her team.

"It's settled then," Francine concluded, nodding her head. "We're going to make Quaker and Jun do the duet together, and have Drew be a part of the group performance."

"About time," Blaineley scoffed, making her way out of the room. "Now to tell my team."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Craig & Robin]

Craig is shown asleep in the confessional, with Robin next to him. Robin glanced over at Craig, rolling his eyes light-heartedly and nudging Craig awake. Craig, however, was completely unaware of his surroundings and fell off the chair with a thud, with Robin's wide eyes flickering between his friend on the ground and the camera.

*Confessional End*

—

---

"I think that handles my solo then," Rosa thanked nodding towards Jess who gave a cheery smile back. The team were gathered on the stage, preparing for the performances that they'd soon have to deliver.

"I'm excited to see you work my magic," Jess joked, winking at Rosa who laughed in response.

"I think you have me hooked on it," Rosa chimed back, Jess laughing in response.

"You know Rosa, I'm proud of you for being more here with us. It's nice getting to know you."

Rosa blushed, absent-mindedly playing with her ponytail. "The same goes for you guys. My shell was hard to crack and now it's like-"

"An egg!"

Rosa snorted, chuckling in agreement. "I suppose you're right. My shell is like an egg now."

Jun and Molly were a little off to the side, with Jun frantically working his magic on whatever outfits he managed to scrape. For some, like Quaker, it was a matter of dyeing his performance wear, whereas, for Drew, it was just tailoring a shirt. Jun, however, would not be caught dead wearing the same outfit twice.

"Whatcha making?" Molly asked innocently, as Jun sighed, the question causing him to miss threading the needle until Molly had asked the question.

"Can you wait until after I'm finished to ask questions?" Jun pleaded. Molly, nodding in response and miming zipping her lips shut.

Jun sighed, carefully pressing the thread to his lips and trying to thread the needle through once again, but was distracted by a grating voice in his ear.

"Oh! My! Gosh! Are you making my dress for me!" Molly squealed, peering over Jun's shoulder causing Jun to jump a mile.

"MOLLY!" He roared, taking a deep breath in. "I think Ollie has something cool to show you."

"Oh!" Molly exclaimed, rushing over. Jun sighed, putting the thread in his mouth again and turning his attention back to his sewing.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jun]

"I'm starting to have two major pains in my ass, and I don't know which one is worse," Jun summarised, sighing as he finally threaded his needle.

*Confessional End*

—

Ollie meanwhile was showing Quaker, Drew and Van what he was working on. A weaved rope that was dodgily painted green.

"You like it?" Ollie asked, starstruck as splotches of green paint were all over him.

"I live!" Quaker exclaimed, clapping his hands excitedly.

"What are we living for?" Van asked, looking at the rope unsure.

"It's a-"

"Attention best team!" Blaineley hollered from the entrance to the stage, drawing all eyes to her. "Bad news, the other team's advantage has kicked in."

"I genuinely forgot that was a thing," Jess groaned, looking towards Blaineley. "What is it?"

"Doesn't affect you, Jess. Jun and Drew though, you'll be swapping roles for the performance."

"WHAT!" Jun roared, outraged. "You mean I have to perform with… with… THAT!"

Quaker placed their hand on their chest, looking distraught. "Why would you say that about me bestie!"

"Oh shut the fuck up," Jun spat back, with Blaineley sighing in defeat.

"I'll leave you guys to it," Blaineley mumbled, leaving the arguing group behind as Van tried to calm yet another argument.

---

"It looks like you two are sorta getting it," Aerice said with a cheer, as Francine and Craig panted in exhaustion.

"This is a lot," Craig gasped, looking towards Francine for defence. Francine shook her head, looking towards Craig.

"We can't play it safe," She explained, looking at Craig apologetically. "We desperately need that win."

"I wish I could go easier on you guys, but Yuki would have my head," Aerice laughed nervously, although a look behind her at Yuki barking orders at the other three boys was enough said.

"A, what if instead of dancing so much, we did some acting instead," Craig begged, wiping his brow of sweat, flipping his cap backwards too.

"I suppose that could work… I'd have to ask Yuki though."

"NO!" Craig objected, dropping to his knees and praying upwards. "Please, I am begging."

"Wait," Aerice gasped, looking down at Craig. "That's perfect!"

Francine looked at the two in confusion, as Aerice whispered something into her ear. Her look of unawareness to one of utmost glee. The two girls glanced at Craig, who flashed back a nervous look.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Craig]

"I'm starting to think I would have been better off exhausted," Craig admitted, his cheeks a bright red colour.

*Confessional End*

—

"Is that all you got?" Yuki asked sharply, as she drilled Robin and Johan. The only one who seemed to be keeping up was Séamus, who grinned back at Yuki.

"Yuki… Don't you think you're being a little hard on us," Robin cried, picking himself up after falling flat on his back after another backflip that he had failed. Yuki shook her head, pointing at Séamus.

"If Séamus is able to get it, you should too."

"This isn't exactly our area of expertise," Johan defended, picking himself up from the ground.

"Hey Yuki, what if-"

"Not now Séamus," Yuki blanked, prodding at Robin and Johan to force him up.

"Y-" Robin started, but to his surprise was beaten out to it.

"NO!" Séamus exclaimed, marching his way to Yuki and glaring at her. "Not this time! I have good ideas, and it's clear that I'm the only one who can even dance to this."

Yuki's eyes widened at the defiance, and Séamus's outburst had drawn the attention of the other three members who were off to the side. Aerice nodded in approval, as Francine struggled to make proper eye contact with Yuki.

"I think you need to sit back and let someone who actually knows what they're doing take charge!"

"Hell yeah, Séamus!" Aerice cheered, applauding for Séamus sticking up for herself.

"I wouldn't get so brave, Séamus," Francine rebutted, looking at the shocked Yuki. "After all, we spared you last time, you shouldn't be acting so high and mighty."

Francine nodded at Yuki, turning back to Craig and Aerice. There were high tensions on the team, as Yuki and Séamus as well as Aerice and Francine were locked in heated stares.

---

The day quickly passed, with the night on the horizon as the stars spent the rest of their day rehearsing. As the darkness took the sky, it was time for the show to begin. Dressed to impress like usual were Blaineley and Don, in the seats they had adopted for themselves. Instead of Nicki Minaj from last time, the ice queen herself, Idina Menzel was seated at the judge's table.

"Welcome back to the mainstage of Total! Drama! Stardom!" Blaineley announced, blowing a kiss towards the camera. She pointed to herself, winking. "I'm Blaineley!"

"And I am Don," Don piped in, flashing a charismatic smile towards the camera. "It's time to see how our stars get on were challenged to perform three songs from a Disney movie or movie franchise, and wow us once again."

"Joining us tonight is another extra special guest judge. Have her on speed dial if you ever need help letting it go, it's Idina Menzel!" Blaineley gestured, the spotlight shining down on Idina. "Idina, I have to say, you have built quite a legacy going viral with Let It Go."

"Do you have any advice for our stars to… show themselves?" asked Don, enjoying his ever-so-terrible joke a little too much.

"You know guys, I've been in other roles. I'm not just Elsa," Idina said with a nervous giggle, glancing at the two hosts. "My advice though? I'd say, just try everything!"

"Very well said Idina," Don commended. "Another good reference to Zootropolis too!"

"Oh we don't talk about that movie," Idina confessed. "People are weird, wilding over Nick Wilde…"

"Anyways…" Blaineley coughed, redirecting the camera to herself.

---

"Up first, let's give it up for my team, giving us their rendition of Encanto!" Blaineley cheered out, as Don and Idina politely clapped.

The curtains of the scene opened up to picture Rosa standing on the stage on her own. She took a deep breath, her hair in a tight ponytail as she wore her regular attire with a pair of boxing gloves. The stage was barren, other than dusty remains on the ground.

"I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous. I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is. I move mountains, I move churches, and I glow, 'cause I know what my worth is," Rosa sang, pounding her two gloves together as she sang. She quickly gave a jab and a flex, feeding into the lyrics but her face remained both tired and emotionless as she sang. "I don't ask how hard the work is, got a rough indestructible surface. Diamonds and platinum, I find 'em, I flatten 'em, I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanded, but-"

Rosa suddenly threw off her gloves, running around the stage as she fell to the ground dramatically. The dust exploded upwards, covering her lower half as her expression had turned to a frantic one as she sang the next couple of lines. "Under the surface, I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

Ollie nodded his head in agreement. "I definitely go berserk when I'm on a tightrope. It's just so much fun. Although, I'll have to count how many rings we have when I go back home. I didn't know three-ring circuses were super common. That feels like barely any rings."

*Confessional End*

—

"Under the surface, was Hercules ever like, "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus?" Under the surface, I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service." Rosa sang quickly, raising herself up off the floor and looking directly at the judges. "A flaw or a crack. The straw in the stack. That breaks the camel's back, what breaks the camel's back, it's-"

"Pressure, like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa," Rosa sang, a lot calmer now. Her body moved jaggedly and aggressively to the repetition, but her movements were a lot smoother than they ever had been. The dust continued to spiral around the floor as she sang. "Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa, oh, oh."

"Give it to your sister, your sister's older, give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder

Who am I if I can't run with the ball? If I fall to pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa. Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa, oh, oh," Rosa continued to sing, her pace increasing as she bounded around the stage again. She matched the tempo of the song, highlighting herself as she pulled exhausted faces while acting as if there was a weight on her shoulders.

"Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger. See if she can hang on a little longer

Who am I if I can't carry it all? If I falter."

From behind a curtain, a stack, made up of three heads, was looking out at the girl on the stage. "She's doing really well," Jess commended, being at the top of the makeshift totem pole as she looked down at the other two.

"The dust was a smart idea, Jess!" Ollie complimented from the middle spot, as Quaker laughed from under him.

"It's just like your talent show," the dancer cheered, as Jess joined in with the laughter.

"THERE YOU THREE ARE," Jun roared, skidding to a halt and pulling the trio away from the curtain. "Guys, she's almost finished and we need to get into our positions."

Jess, Quaker and Ollie stared at Jun in a similar state of confusion, as Jun sighed and took a deep breath in.

"NOW!"

This was enough to get them moving. Ollie and Jess started running up towards the stairs to reach the area of the stage where the lights were, where Molly, Drew and Van were already waiting. It looked like Drew was laughing at something Van had said, while Molly was in a world of her own. Jun was left with Ollie behind the curtain, as he carefully made one last adjustment to the shorter boy's outfit.

"You better not fuck this up," He scolded, as Quaker laughed innocently.

"I'm just excited to sing and dance with my favourite little Jun Bug," they said, tousling their hair as they waited backstage for Rosa. Quaker completely ignored Jun, who was flipping them off.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jessica]

"Guys, I am telling you!" She said confidently, slamming her fist down on her other palm. "There's something going on between those two, and I don't think Drew is the right type of guy for Van, or even for Quaker. Mysterio is about to turn into the Mistress of Love Advice!"

*Confessional End*

—

"Pressure, like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa," Rosa continued on the stage, the dust still acting as her only prop as she dropped to her knees. "Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa, oh, oh."

"Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt, and see if she can handle every family burden. Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks. No mistakes, just-" Rosa sang, jumping up and kicking the dust into a cloud in front of her as she sprinted around the stage, picking up her two gloves from earlier.

"Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa. Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa, oh, oh," Rosa chanted, whipping her hair around and pausing in front of the judge's once again to look directly at them. "Give it to your sister and never wonder, if the same pressure would have pulled you under. Who am I if I don't have what it takes?"

"No cracks, no breaks," Rosa finished off, dropping to her knees feigning exhaustion. "No mistakes, no pressure."

The curtains drew to a close, as the judges applauded Rosa's performance. Blainely was screaming cheers out, while Idina gave her a severe, bombastic side-eye. Don grimaced, worried for his team for another performance.

Rosa ran backstage and smiled towards Quaker and Jun, the former giving her a huge grin while the latter had an annoyed expression on his face. Rosa chose to ignore the look, nodding her head at the two roommates.

"Good luck guys," She whispered, grinning at them. "I'll be supporting you from way up there."

Quaker giggled, nodding their head in confirmation. Jun also nodded, although it was clear he wasn't as enthusiastic as his partner was.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jun]

"Blast Team Don for putting us together," Jun commented with a scowl, but he quickly morphed his face into a smile. "Shame I'm the best dancer on the cast, with Quaker as a clear SECOND best. They're going to regret it."

*Confessional End*

—

Quaker ran out onto the scene, taking his position and posing while Jun walked out with half the energy and also posed. They weren't in their usual attire, Quaker wearing a lavender version of his signature catsuit. Jun instead had on a pair of pleated brown, with a white dress shirt tucked into them. As the curtains rose up, the music started to play in the background.

"I just made something unexpected. Something sharp, something new." Quaker sang as he pulled a thorny rose from behind his hat. He looked at it carefully, examining the beauty as he pretended to prick himself on one of the thorns. "It's not symmetrical or perfect, but it's beautiful. And it's mine! What else can I do?"

Quaker suddenly bounded into life, their body running around the stage. Jun, who had just been observing Quaker until this point, burst into life as well, running after them as he chanted out his lines. "Bring it in, bring it in. Good talk! Bring it in, bring it in."

"What else can I do?"

"Let's walk! Bring it in, bring it in. Free hugs! Bring it in, bring it in," Jun continued, extending his arms to embrace Quaker both the shorter boy ducked under them and walked around the stage confidently and calculatedly.

"I grow rows and rows of roses. Flor de mayo, by the mile," Quaker listed off, taking off his hat and as he did so, rose petals of an assortment of colours fell to the floor around him. "I make perfect, practised poses. So much hides behind my smile."

Quaker dropped to the ground and grabbed onto a handful of the petals and thrust them into the air, spiralling as they floated to the ground around him. "What could I do if I just grew what I was feelin' in the moment?"

"Do you know where you're going? Whoa!" Jun rang out, chasing after him but slipping on one of the petals on the floor as he went thundering to the floor. He played up the dramatics, slipping and ducking down low as Quaker bounded over him.

"What could I do if I just knew it didn't need to be perfect? It just needed to be? And they'd let me be?" Quaker sang as they twirled on the spot ready for the chorus.

"It's time!" Rosa yelled out as she made it to the top of the stage and ran towards the rest of her team. Jess and Ollie nodded, tossing a rope that they had painted green in order to mimic a vine down from the top.

"Come on Quaker, you can do this," Ollie willed, as he looked down anxiously at Quaker who grabbed the rope with his right hand.

"A hurricane of jacarandas," Quaker sang as he ran a circle of the stage with the rope in his hand. Giving it a sharp tug, he continued to sing as the team of Rosa, Jess and Ollie started heaving him upwards off the ground. "Strangling figs."

"Big!" Jun cried out, watching as his teammate started floating off the ground and spiralling around him. He spun around trying to keep his eyes on Quaker but the boy was accelerating faster and faster.

"Hanging vines."

"This is fine!"

"Palma de cera fills the air as I climb and I push through!" Quaker rang out as they continued to pick up in both speed and altitude, they looked down at the judges who seemed to be enjoying it so far and sang with even more determination than they had already had. "What else can I do?"

From his height at the top, the team started to slowly lower him down as the pace of the song slowed down. Van sprinkled orange and yellow petals down as Quaker continued to sing. "Can I deliver us a river of sundew? Careful, it's carnivorous, a little just won't do. I wanna feel the shiver of something new. I'm so sick of pretty, I want something new, don't you?"

Quaker's feet touched off the ground and they stood rooted in place as Jun slowly approached them and chimed in with his lines. The duo harmonised on the spot, as their lyrics clashed with one another.

"You just seem like your life's been a dream, since the moment you opened your eyes."

"Whoa, how far do these roots go down? Whoa."

"All I know are the blossoms you grow, but it's awesome to see how you rise!"

—

*Confessional Start*

[Robin]

"I honestly have to say that they got dealt a strong hand," Robin commented in a posh accent. "They perfectly balance flair with Jessica's illusions and Oliver's circus skills. It's very impressive."

*Confessional End*

—

The duo started to sing together, as Drew nodded to his team of Molly and Van. "It's showtime guys," He echoed out, getting the second vine-rope ready for them to use, he threw it down as the two roommates chorused out their next lines in harmony.

"How far can I rise? Through the roof, to the skies. Let's go!"

Jun and Quaker grinned at each other, each grabbing onto one of the ropes. "A hurricane of jacarandas, (Woo!). Strangling figs, (Go!). Hanging vines, (Grow!)."

"Palma de cera fills the air as I climb and I push through!" Quaker echoed out, feeling daring as they started to do some of their signature tricks as they began to twirl around in the air. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't exactly as trained as Ollie was and he began to plummet down to the ground losing his grip.

"What else! What else!" Jun sang, not yet noticing the tragedy that was occurring on the stage.

As the weight of Quaker was eradicated from the vine, Rosa, Ollie and Jess all fell backwards in a heap not prepared for the momentum as the rope spiralled upwards to them. Quaker cried out, frantically extending their hand out for the rope that they luckily barely caught, as they slid down the ground painfully, the rope burning their hand as they did so.

"Oh no!" Molly cried out, clasping both of their hands onto their cheeks in a shocked expression. While Quaker may have appreciated the concern, this meant that Van and Drew were the only two keeping Jun in the air, and the sudden added weight caused them to lunge forwards grabbing onto the rope as they lunged forwards, the rope frantically slipping through their fingers.

"What can you do when you are deeply, madly, truly in the moment?" Quaker groaned out from the ground, rubbing their painful hands off their pants' legs as he barely sang his lyrics. The same couldn't be said about Jun, who was accelerating downwards falling flat on his ass, a painful sound echoing off the stage.

"Ughhh," He groaned, not exactly managing to sing his line as he looked up at Drew yelling at Moly and Van shaking her head in annoyance.

"What can you do when you know who you wanna be is imperfect?" Quaker mumbled, looking at his bright red hands and stumbling through his words. "But I'll still be okay."

Jun once again missed his line of the song, moaning in pain as his eyes fluttered trying to stay awake. He tried hoisting himself up off the ground but had very little success with it, as Quaker suddenly realised how naked they felt on the stage with the performance crumbling as the duo were both failing.

"I'm comin' through with tabebuia," Quaker said shakily, not accustomed to having to deal with the burning sensation in his hands. Jun continued to miss his lines leaving Quaker to riff off against himself. "Making waves. Changing minds."

"The way is clearer 'cause you're here, and well I owe this all to you. What else can I do?" Quaker chimed, still not getting a reply from Jun. They huffed, spinning around and giving off jazz hands with the red flesh as they ended their duet with as much dignity as they could muster with being half a duo. "What else can I do?"

"What else can I do?"

Quaker bowed hastily, grabbing Jun by his leg and struggling to practically drag him offstage. The curtains closed on them as Blainely smacked her head off her desk in sheer annoyance.

"Great team," Don said with a snigger, giving her a nudge on the shoulder. Blaineley flipped him off as Idina scrambled a note in her judge book.

"They gave it their best shot," She commented, pity laced in her voice.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Francine]

"Our win just got a whole lot easier." Francine scoffed in her confessional.

*Confessional End*

—

"What happened," Jun mumbled, opening his eyes to see Quaker dragging him by his leg and a pout on his face.

"Ay, my poor, beautiful hands!" He cried, still pulling but his lack of strength really showing as not much progress was being made.

"Holy shit! Are you two okay!" Drew yelled out, running to them with the rest of their team hot on his tail.

"Oh, Drew! My hands!" Quaker cried, dropping Jun's leg and running to throw his arms around the lounge-singer feigning crocodile tears.

Rosa and Molly ran up to Jun but seeing the second girl, Jun yelled out, crawling back away from her. "KEEP HER AWAY FROM ME!"

Rosa gave Molly a look, which was a clear hint that she missed. Van walked over to Molly, grabbing her by the shoulders.

"Hey, I think I saw a puppy over in that corner. Do you want to try to lull it out?"

"I LOVE PUPPIES!"

With Molly away from the scene, Van helped prop Rosa up. "You okay?"

"I've definitely been better," Jun groaned, rubbing his back in pain. He stood up and sighed, "I'm just glad I don't have much to do in this next scene."

"Uhm," Rosa coughed, looking at Van and then back at Jun. "You're like the main character after that swap, have you forgotten?"

Jun groaned again, picking himself up and cracking his back. "We'll have to make do."

Jess, Ollie and Drew were with Quaker, with Drew bandaging up his hands for him.

"I feel like this is all my fault," Ollie whimpered, looking at Jun slightly hunched over and at Quaker's bright hands. "I should have gone through the rope tricks more."

"Awh, Ollie!" Quaker laughed, sliding over to the boy and reaching up to tousle his hair. "I'll be back in action in no time. Besides, they match my shoes. I'm like JoJo Siwa!"

Jess laughed, pulling out a cream from her helmet and handing it to Drew who nodded in appreciation. "Why, cause you bounce back like a boomerang."

Quaker gasped, sliding over to Jess now and extending their hand out to high-five her. "You know me so well."

Jess giggled again, returning the high-five. Quaker winced, recoiling his hand and dramatically falling towards the floor.

Blaineley coughed, drawing every eye towards her from behind the stage. "Are you all done now?" She asked, narrowing her own eyes at her team.

"All good ma'am, are you okay?" Drew purred, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

Blaineley rolled her eyes, clapping her hands sharply. "You still have a song to perform, and we're all waiting."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Molly]

"I didn't find a puppy," Molly sniffled but quickly shook herself out of it.

*Confessional End*

—

The team had returned to the stage, with Van and Drew taking the centre with Jun between them. Jun kept on his attire from the last song, while Drew wore a similar outfit to him, just with black pants and a tie instead. Van wore a flowy dress, similar to the character she was playing.

"We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no! We don't talk about Bruno... but!" Van started singing, picking up her dress and twirling it around with her. She paused, throwing her hands in the air as she sang the next line. "It was my wedding day."

"It was our wedding day," Drew corrected, jumping in and extending a hand out for Van which she twirled on. Jun looked onward, attempting to be interested in the conversation.

"We were getting ready, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky."

"No clouds allowed in the sky."

"Bruno walks in with a mischievous grin-"

"THUNDER!" Drew interrupted, sliding on his knees in front of Van who looked down in disapproval.

"You telling this story, or am I?" She sang, acting annoyed causing Drew to jump up and wrap his arm around her.

"I'm sorry, mi vida, go on."

"Bruno says, "It looks like rain"."

"Why did he tell us?"

"In doing so, he floods my brain." Van chanted, throwing her hand over her head and allowing Drew to dip her.

"Abuela, get the umbrellas!"

"Married in a hurricane!"

"What a joyous day... but anyway…" Drew finished, twirling Van around as they echoed out their next line together.

"We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no! We don't talk about Bruno!"

Jun twirled around as well, bumping into Jess who grabbed his hand and pulled him in. She was dressed a lot more like her normal self than the other members of her team, wearing her catsuit but in a red colour. She pulled Jun in and started rapping to the best of her abilities.

"Hey! Grew to live in fear of Bruno stuttering or stumbling. I could always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling. I associate him with the sound of falling sand, ch-ch-ch." Jess chorused out, switching up her dance moves with a couple of tutting moves. Her aura was very futuristic, as Jun tried copying her but struggled to match her flow.

"It's a heavy lift, with a gift so humbling. Always left Abuela and the family fumbling. Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand." Jess continued to sing, pulling in Jun to whisper into his ear.

"Do you understand?" She asked, pushing Jun away as he twirled his way over to Ollie.

Ollie was in his regular attire but had this knitted carpet thrown over his shoulders. Ollie popped up from behind Jun and started singing.

"A seven-foot frame, rats along his back." Ollie sang, spiralling around Jun with a hysterical amount of energy. Those on his team however could tell there was something bothering him, and his energy grew more sporadic as Jun limped along with him. "When he calls your name, it all fades to black."

"Yeah, he sees your dreams and feasts on your screams," Ollie rang out, as the rest of his Van, Drew and Jess reappeared from the side of the stage to chorus the next line together, with Jess practically whispering her lines a beat behind the rest. "Hey!"

"We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no! (We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no!) We don't talk about Bruno! (We don't talk about Bruno!)"

The crowd around Jun dissipated, leaving Molly to run up to Jun with a crazy look in her eyes. Her outfit was just as crazy, half of it being a flowy red dress while the other half was a white button-up and brown pants.

"He told me my fish would die, the next day: dead!" Molly exclaimed with those who had hidden the shadows chorusing in after her lines. Molly then quickly pulled out a hat from behind her back and slammed it on her head as she sang the next line in a deep voice instead. "No, no!"

"He told me I'd grow a gut! And just like he said." Molly sang in her deep voice, with the shadows having the same thing to say this time. She then pulled out a fake moustache, placing it on her lips and forcing her voice to drop even more octaves. "No, no!"

"He said that all my hair would disappear, now look at my head!" Molly finished, throwing herself onto the ground in front of Jun. Jun looked on awkwardly as he stepped over her body, while everyone else chanted out together.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Rosa]

"How she got past the casting stage is a question I've asked myself constantly," Rosa deadpanned, shaking her head in sheer exhaustion.

*Confessional End*

—

"No, no, hey! Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!"

"He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised, and someday be mine," The lights dimmed, as a spotlight flashed down on Quaker. Jun walked over in confusion looking at him, as Quaker plucked the petals off a rose and tossed them over his shoulder as he sang. "He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the vine."

Rosa slid into the scene, singing in sharp contrast to her solo. She had even swapped out her fighter costume for a much more elegant gown, that was similar to the styling of her one from the verse challenge. "Óye, Mariano's on his way!"

"He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach, betrothed to another," Jess sang softly, also walking into the scene. Her tone was a lot more remorseful as she looked toward Quaker with a look of heartbreak. "It's like I hear him now…"

Quaker glared at Jun, their smouldering eyes staring coldly into his, as they harmonised with Jess. "Hey, sis. I want not a sound out of you."

"It's like I can hear him now. I can hear him now!"

All the members of team Blainerific came out from their positions off-stage and started circling Jun as he put on a face of regret. He sang quickly and sporadically as the team came around him like vultures to a carcass. "Um, Bruno… Yeah, about that Bruno… I really need to know about Bruno… Gimme the truth and the whole truth, Bruno."

Ollie did a backflip in front of Quaker while Rosa cleared her throat, the duo singing their lines in quick succession to each other. The beat and the tempo of the song had increased sharply and it became a lot more high-pressure, with Team Blainerific matching the speed with their choreography.

"Isabella, your boyfriend's here!"

"Time for dinner!"

The vibe was chaotic as everyone chanted out their different choruses together. Van and Drew were dancing very frisky, with Van dodging and side-stepping out of Drew's embrace as Drew constantly spun around her and acted up the character that was in love with him. Ollie and Molly were clashing with their dance moves, creeping around together and Rosa acted as the straight woman to their crazier moves, adding a little bit more of a sophisticated flair to it. Quaker and Jess balanced each other out, with Jess acting a lot more desperate and Quake being a lot more delusional. They all suddenly paused and turned to stare at Jun, echoing out the same line.

"He's here! Don't talk about Bruno, no!"

Jun fell to the ground, regretting his decision as he looked around frantically. "Why did I talk about Bruno?"

"Not a word about Bruno!"

"I never should've brought up Bruno!" Jun finished as the cast posed in very drastic poses. The curtains closed at them, as Idina clapped, however she was the only one.

"Good job," mocked Don.

"Shut up," growled Blaineley.

"It wasn't that bad," Idina defended, getting a sharp glare from Blaineley and choosing to not comment much more.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Idina]

"You get brought on as a judge, and you aren't allowed to judge?" She asked, laughing at the foolishness of the question. "Make it make sense!"

*Confessional End*

—

---

"After that wonderful display from Team Blainerific," Don said, nudging Blaineley with his elbow as she growled back at him. "We have Team Dontastic, giving us their version of Descendents."

"Come on Blaineley," Idina said, winking at her. "I think this grudge you two have. You need to let it go!"

"Nah to the ah to the, no, no, no," Blaineley sang back, looking towards the dim stage.

Some upbeat techno started music, as light shone down on the seven remaining Team Dontastic members. They stood in a line, posed in their own unique ways, which caused Don's face to fall. Their outfits were also relatively unique, all in various tattered outfits that resemble pirate wear. From the shirts to the pants and the heavy boots they wore, each member clung to their individuality while also having a sense of uniformity.

"No, not again," He whispered, as Blaineley's eyes widened as a result.

"Yes! Yes, again," She cackled, looking towards the members on stage. The lights flickered on everyone, as a spotlight shined down on Yuki, causing her to step forward, everyone else on stage retreating backwards.

"They say I'm trouble. They say I'm bad. They say I'm evil. And that makes me glad," She sang, walking across the stage from her position on the far left. She twirled around but had opted not to use any of her crazy ballet skills. Her stride was confident and breezy, as she high-fived Craig who slid across the stage on his knees as he sang his lines.

"A dirty no-good, down to the bone. Your worst nightmare, can't take me home," Craig rapped, jumping up from his knees and doing a breakdance move in the middle. He did a backflip over to Francine and tagged her in.

"So I've got some mischief in my blood. Can you blame me? I never got no love," Francine sang, her poise apparent as she took a similar role to Yuki with spins. She played up the flirtatious tones in her verse, as she blew a kiss towards Don, and wrapped her arms around Robin as he jumped into action.

"They think I'm callous, a low-life hood. I feel so useless," Robin chorused out, being just as dramatic as Craig was and somersaulting. He drew in other inspirations, with a spin like the two girls, before he collided with Craig. The duo met up with Yuki and Francine in the middle and echoed out the next line together. "Misunderstood!"

Craig and Robin bent down on one of their knees, looking towards the ground. Francine and Yuki pressed their hands against each other, singing the next lines together. "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the baddest of them all? Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world."

From the outskirts, Johan, Aerice and Séamus all jumped into action, joining the four who were already centre stage. They all sang together, breaking out in choreography that had a lot of inspiration from break dance. "I'm rotten to the core, core, rotten to the core. I'm rotten to the core, core, who could ask for more? I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door. I'm rotten to the (core), I'm rotten to the. I'm rotten to the core."

As the upbeat music took over the group didn't dissipate, instead circling someone rapidly it was hard to identify who. Out of nowhere, Aerice popped up from the middle of the circle and started singing.

"Call me a schemer. Call me a freak. How can you say that? I'm just unique," Aerice chanted. The circle ran off to different corners, except for Johan and Séamus who stood stoically beside her. Aerice whipped her hair around, pulling faces and playing with her hair. She tagged Séamus who ran off to the right, doing a cartwheel as he did so.

"What, me a traitor? Ain't got your back? Are we not friends? What's up with that?" Séamus asked, singing his string of questions. He did a reverse backflip, returning to his position next to Aerice as she started to sing another verse.

"So I'm a misfit. So I'm a flirt. I broke your heart. I made you hurt," She sang, playing around with her hands as if she was forming an energy ball. She had another flirtatious verse, so she copied Francine in blowing a kiss, winking at Johan who stumbled on his legs before falling to the ground.

"The past is past. Forgive, forget. The truth is…" Johan rapped, doing his dance moves from the floor. Jumping up, the trio in the centre sang out the next line together like the crowd before them. "You ain't seen nothing yet!"

Similar to how the boys had done for the girls prior, Séamus and Johan dropped to one knee leaving Aerice to sing on her own again. "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the baddest of them all? Welcome to my wicked world, wicked world," She chorused out, dancing on her own again. She spun around and whipped her flowy blonde hair around as the rest of the team came in from the shadows.

Aerice pulled Séamus up, as Francine and Yuki grabbed her and pulled her to the left of the stage. Craig and Robin did the same to Johan, instead going to the right side of the stage. Séamus, being left in the middle, looked towards the judges with a smirk.

As the EDM tones settled in, Séamus started popping and locking in the centre of the stage. He dropped to his knees, twisting and jiving in ways that looked physically impossible, as he continued to dance as he had done during his talent show. He had this slight unpredictability, as every move was different from the last one as he rolled his way over to the rest of the boys.

"Ha ha!" Craig laughed maniacally, as the three girls ran to the centre of the stage. Yuki led the pack as the trio pirouetted to music quickly and professionally. Despite the EDM beats against them, their spirals worked as the boys chanted out various expressions.

As the final chorus approached, the two teams had a stand-off with each other, as they danced against each other as rival groups. As boys moved towards the girls, they would step back and vice versa. It seemed like a battle of dominance, as they fought for the centre of the stage.

"I'm rotten to the core, core, rotten to the core. I'm rotten to the core, core, who could ask for more? I'm nothing like the kid next, like the kid next door. I'm rotten to the (core), I'm rotten to the. I'm rotten to the core."

They finished their group performance, all rushing towards the middle of the stage and striking a pose.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"Oh I really hope I didn't fuck it up this time," Séamus begged, crossing his fingers, arms, eyes, legs and anything else he was physically able to.

*Confessional End*

—

"Come on Craig," Francine beckoned, as the curtains closed and everyone else ran off to the back of the stage, acting as background characters. "No rest for the wicked."

"Ay, I dig the vibe!" Craig said with a smile, Francine smirking back. The curtains rose again, as the cast in the back started snapping to the beat.

Francine looked determined as she stomped her foot on the ground as she sang her first couple of lines. "This is all hands on deck, calling out to lost boys and girls. I'm gettin' tired of the disrespect. We won't stop 'til we rule the world,"

Francine thundered her way to Craig, causing Craig to lick his lips staring down at her. Francine tipped her pirate's hat towards Craig, which Craig nodded at, adding reverb to Francine's lines. "It's our time, we up next (next, next). Our sail's about to be set (set, set)."

Francine grinned at Craig, chanting out her next line. "They ain't seen nothing yet."

Craig returned the smile, the duo chorusing out their next line together. "Tell 'em who's in charge so they don't forget,"

"What's my name, what's my name?" Francine asked, looking directly at Craig who smirked at her in response. "Uma!"

"Say it louder. What's my name, what's my name?" Francine asked again, glaring her eyes even harsher at Craig. Craig responded by smirking even wider and yelling back even louder. "Uma!"

"Feel the power. No one's gonna stop us soon the world will be ours. What's my name, what's my name?" Francine chorused out, thrusting her hand out to Craig which he gladly took, pulling her in. "What's it, what's it, say it, say it loud!"

Craig spun Francine around, directing her away from him as he fell down on his knees looking up at her. Francine entertained the thought of him, stepping over him and walking along away as the duo sang opposing lines. "Uma, Uma."

"All eyes on me, let me see 'em."

"Uma, Uma."

"What's it, what's it, say it, say it!"

"Uma, ah ah!"

Craig began dancing around, chasing down Francine who twirled her way across the stage evading him. Watching them dance was captivating, as they chose to use their distinct agility rather than technical moves, chasing each other down while also dodging each other.

Robin and Johan were sitting on two barrels propped next to each other, looking at the duo dance.

"They have a weird chemistry together," Johan commented, looking at the Francine and Craig mesh surprisingly well together.

"Mhm," Robin agreed, in a world of his own causing Johan to raise an eyebrow.

"Hey, Johan?" Robin asked, giving him a quick look. Johan nodded, causing Robin to take a breath in. "Are you… Uhm…"

"Ay Robin, spit it out," Johan spluttered, before feeling an eerie feeling. He turned around slowly to see Yuki staring daggers into him, and motioning for him to zip it. He looked next to her, where Aerice and Séamus had duct tape sealing their mouths shut. He gulped anxiously, turning back to Robin.

"What's the matter?" He asked, a little more hushed, to not face the wrath of Yuki.

"I think… I think I have feelings," Robin confessed, his face a bright red.

"WHAT!" Johan yelled, before realising that this certainly was the wrong place and wrong time. He looked around at everyone staring at him and laughed nervously.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Johan]

"I am. For the lack of a better word. Fucked," Johan said, with a shaky laugh.

*Confessional End*

—

Craig, while distracted by what happened, knew what he had to do. He ran over to the two barrels that the duo were on, jumping onto them as Johan and Robin dived out of the way as he started rapping. "You know what they say, bad girls have all the fun. Never learned how to count 'cause I'm number one."

"Ready here, we come, we always get our way. It's a pirate's life, every single day, hey!" Craig rapped, watching the stage as all eyes were on him. He leapt over Johan, who was sprawled out on the floor, confidently making his way to Yuki, Aerice and Séamus and pointing towards Francine, who had also recovered and was brandishing a sword that she had once again, somehow pulled out from behind her back.

"She's the captain, I'm the first mate. Enemies seasick, can't see straight. Call 'em fish bait, throw 'em on a hook. Uma's so hot they get burned if they look," Craig rapped, finishing off his verse and once again sliding his way to Francine.

"Ah! It's all eyes on me, let me see 'em. I see your eyes on me boys, hey," She flirted, wrapping her arm around Craig's, and pulling him along with her. "Hey! You know what my name is. Say it, say it louder."

"Hook me!" Francine said to Craig, as he pulled off the hook from his hand, handing it to her with a laugh. They pranced around the stage, making noises as their five stunned teammates watched on in shock. They came together, with Craig positioned behind Francine as they sang the last chorus of the song.

"What's my name, what's my name?" Francine chanted, as Craig popped out from her right to answer. "Uma!"

"Say it louder, hey. What's my name, what's my name?" Francine repeated, pounding her fist on her thigh to the beat of the music. Craig popped out from her left this time, echoing his answer out again. "Uma!"

"Feel the power. No one's gonna stop us, soon the world will be ours. What's my name, what's my name?" Francine finished off, side-stepping as Craig fell down on his knees once again. "What's it, what's it, say it, say it!"

Craig crawled his way closer to Francine, humming out the lines as the two used their weird but effective chemistry yet again. "Uma, Uma."

"All eyes on me, let me see 'em."

"Uma, Uma."

"What's it, what's it, say it, say it!"

"Ooh, say it louder," Francine sang, falling to her knees and crawling towards Craig too who continued to chant her character's name. "Uma, Uma."

The two continued to crawl closer and close to each other, a certain tension in the air as they both continued to sing. "Ooh, say it louder. (Uma, Uma)!"

"What's it, what's it, say it, say it!"

Craig continued to chant her name, jumping up to his feet and running circles around Francine, with stunts such as flips and jumps to balance. Francine had switched from crawling and was on her knees, tossing her hair around as she winked towards the judges.

"Uma!"

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*Confessional Start*

[Craig]

Craig laughed nervously, fidgeting in the seat while adjusting his cap. "Man, was that stage hot or was it just me…"

*Confessional End*

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Everyone had disappeared off the stage now, with Yuki running forwards to stand on her own onstage. She had skipped the end of the last song to change into a new outfit and was ready by the nick of time. The curtains rose once again, as Yuki held a mirror to her face, the slow, melodic beat starting to play.

"I'm so tired of pretending. Where's my happy ending?" She sang slowly, looking at herself carefully in the mirror. She looked over to the judges, striding towards the edge of the stage as she began singing her verses.

"I followed all the rules. I drew inside the lines. I never asked for anything that wasn't mine," She hymned, her outfit helping the words as she wore a traditional Japanese kimono instead of the pirate attire she was wearing before. The colours were in icy whites and frosty blues, and the fabric blew behind her as she strode forwards. "I waited patiently for my time, but when it finally came. He called her name."

"And now I feel this overwhelming pain. I mean it's in my veins. I mean it's in my brain," Yuki chorused, raising the mirror to her face and looking at herself in a deep trance. She broke the stare, glaring at the judges with a mixture of longing and compassion. "My thoughts are running in a circle like a toy train. I'm kinda like a perfect picture with a broken frame. I know exactly who to blame."

Yuki ran backwards to the centre as she kept her eyes towards the judges. She paused, bending her leg and stretching her limbs out in sharp and precise movements. "I never thought of myself as mean. I always thought that I'd be the queen."

"And there's no in-between, 'cause if I can't have that, then I would be the leader of the dark and the bad," Yuki continued, using similar moves to what she had done in her talent show. She was forming an almost 180° angle with her two legs, her body acting as the perpendicular line. "Now there's a devil on my shoulder where the angels used to be, and he's calling me the queen,"

From backstage, Johan and Robin were in a heated discussion in whispers trying to keep their conversation private. It's a shame there are cameras around.

"Dude!" Robin whispered agitatedly, smacking Johan's arm. "Why were you yelling!"

"I wasn't expecting a confession like that!" Johan argued back, returning the slap to Robin's arm.

"Still," Robin clapped back, slapping Johan's arm again.

"Well," Johan said back, hitting Robin's arm. He sighed before prying a little further. "So wait, you're crushing on someone?"

"Not so loud!" Robin shushed, peering over at everyone else backstage.

Séamus and Aerice were lost in a conversation of their own, while Craig and Francine were celebrating their good performance.

"Yeah, I think I am," Robin continued, his cheeks flushing red at the mere thought of the idea.

"Ah, you have to spill the beans on who," Johan persuaded, pointing around. "Oh is it Francine? Or Aerice? Just please don't say Yuki."

"I'm not saying…" Robin quickly mumbled, fanning himself and his bright red cheeks.

"Hey guys," Aerice asked, approaching the two boys from behind and accidentally frightening them. Séamus was right behind her, with a solid smile on his face. "I have a question."

"Question? I don't know what they are!" Johan rapidly spat out, grinning and trying to hide anything that may expose the two boys. Francine's eyes perked up at this, as she guided Craig over to the duo.

"Right… I was just wondering what caused you to yell out," Aerice asked, looking at the two boys suspiciously.

"It really was distracting," added Francine, shaking her head in disapproval. "Mind sharing?"

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*Confessional Start*

[Aerice]

"Something's going on there," Aerice deduced. "Neither of them are the smartest, but they aren't the types to scream on stage. I have to figure out what's happening."

*Confessional End*

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Robin laughed nervously but was saved by a yell from the mainstage. "Something's pulling me, it's so magnetic. My body is moving, unsure where I'm headed. All of my senses have left me defenceless. This darkness around me is promising vengeance."

"The price that I'm willing to pay is expensive. There's nothing to lose when you're lonely and friendless. So my only interest is showing this princess that I am the queen and my reign will be endless."

The six looked at each other in surprise, before peering at Yuki, who had thrust her hand mirror to the ground, the mirror shattering once it crashed off of the floor. Yuki had a frantic look in her eyes, as she ripped away her kimono, revealing a red bodysuit underneath that resembled a devil. She started striding confidently to the judges as she continued to sing with the same amount of passion.

"I want what I deserve. I wanna rule the world. Sit back and watch them learn. It's finally my turn."

Yuki pranced around the stage, her strut confident as she enjoyed her villain monologue. She laughed and skipped as she rang out the next lines. "If they want a villain for a queen. I'm gonna be one like they've never seen."

"I'll show them what it means. Now that I am that. I will be the ruler of the dark and the bad," Yuki sang, twirling and bouncing over the broken glass. "'Cause the devil's on my shoulder

where the angels used to be."

"And he's calling me the queen of mean. The queen of mean," Yuki echoed, hitting a pose and jumping to the floor landing on her knees. She thrusted one of her fists into the air, confidently ending her song. "I want what I deserve."

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*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

"Like I said," Yuki commented, brushing her hair back. "I have to do everything."

*Confessional End*

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"Talk about some performances!" Don congratulated, with applause as the fifteen contestants lined up on the stage, separated into their two teams. Idina excitedly joined in while Blaineley begrudgingly chimed in as well. "It's time for the judge's critiques."

"Let's start, once again, with Team Blainerific," Blainelet announced, looking around at her team. "Once again you have astounded me. You took some major risks with incorporating Ollie's circus tricks with the vines in the duet performance, and Jess's smoke illusion in Rosa's solo. Rosa also demolished that solo, it was both a fabulous casting and a much-needed redemption."

Ollie beamed at the good feedback, sharing a high-five with Jess who was next to him. Maybe there was still hope for their team after all. Rosa grinned, the happiest she had been all competition easily.

"You provided three fun and very different performances which I appreciated very much... You all used the right amount of chemistry, as well as incorporating humour which does go the extra mile," Blaineley finished, nodding her head at the team.

Don laughed, nudging Blaineley once again. "She can dish it to my team but can't critique her own!"

"I swear to God, if you do that one more tim-"

"Anyways. While what Blaineley said is true, she didn't completely gloss over the misfortune that happened during the duet. Quaker and Jun, you both went plummeting to the ground. What happened there."

Quaker blushed, looking away. "I was a little too warped into the performance, I actually completely forgot I have no circus training at all… Haha… Oopsies."

"This gal let go of the rope," Drew confessed, shoving Molly forwards who fell to the ground with a yell.

"I was just so shocked!" Molly defended.

"That fall is exactly what happened to me," Jun rebutted, glaring at the girl on the floor. "How did that feel?"

"Like so much fun!" Molly responded with a laugh, as Rosa and Van practically had to restrain Jun.

"I will admit, it was a shame none of you were able to recover from that," Idina mentioned, reading off the notes she had compiled from the performances. "I think that had you managed to even scrape through the duet, the results may be different, but it was clear that tensions were still high during the group performance."

Team Blainerific, and the host herself, hung their heads at the comments which Idina quickly caught onto, leading her to add something. "I will say your team has a lot of potential. Van and Drew, you had such great chemistry with your parts as a group and so did Quaker and Jess."

Drew shot a look at Van who returned it. Drew blew a kiss towards her, which Van snorted at, ignoring completely. Quaker went to high-five Jess, but the illusionist was a little too warped up in the exchange between the other two, she completely blanked Quaker.

"Thank you Team Blainerific," Don finished, turning his eyes towards his own team. "Now, Team Dontastic. What a redemption! You spliced up the choreography and made the group performance feel so fun and fresh, despite it not being the most exciting song to sing and dance to. Who came up with the choreo?"

Aerice grinned, pointing towards Séamus. "We let Séamus take the lead, being the best suited for a more EDM-heavy song."

"We all saw his talent show," Craig added, grinning at Séamus and causing the boy to blush.

"The choreo wasn't all that," Blaineley clashed back. "You started off in a line, and that was what was so unoriginal about your verse challenge. Also, I'm pretty sure I heard Johan completely take us out of the scene in the duet performance."

"Hey!" Johan said, trying to defend myself. "I got distracted by something."

"Care to share what that was with the rest of us?" Blaineley asked quickly, her mouth watering at the potential gossip.

Johan suddenly became aware of every eye in the room glaring in at him, and probably even more watching him on international TV. He looked at Robin, who was frantically shaking his head no.

"I… I can't say," Johan admitted sheepishly, causing Blaineley to smile wickedly at him.

"Hey, at least you guys made the recovery that the other team lacked. I mean Craig, that rap verse. Wow! You also had such great chemistry with Francine, that you three pairs could quit this show and race around the world instead or something."

Don's eyes perked up at this, excited that the potential idea that he had been campaigning for was still possible according to Idina.

"I also have to say, Yuki, you delivered such a moving and graceful performance. I think I genuinely have a teardrop on my notebook, that's how phenomenal you were!"

Yuki bowed at the response, feeling very confident in her team now. She glanced at Drew and Jun on the other side, both looking anxious waiting for the result.

"Idina, which team has immunity tonight?" Blaineley asked, crossing her fingers as she hoped.

"I'm going to thank you two first for bringing me on here, and your stars for giving me a show!" Idina commented, giving a warm smile to everyone. "It was a tough call, but I think Team Dontastic takes this one!"

Team Dontastic burst into cheers, with Craig and Francine embracing each other, before pulling away embarrassed. Robin shared a fist bump with Johan, mouthing 'Thank you' to him, while Aerice and Séamus excitedly high-fived each other. Yuki was the only one to keep her cool, bowing once again in relief.

"You guys are safe to slay again," Don commended, trying his best to use some more hip words. "Do whatever you want."

"Team Blainerific, go lock in your votes," Blaineley said with a groan, pointing away.

"I'm so glad we won," Séamus said quietly to Aerice who shared the sentiment.

"I'm curious about who's getting voted out," Aerice admitted, looking at the depressed faces on the other team.

"I think it's between Molly, Jun and Quaker, but I genuinely have no clue," Séamus added, as they joined the rest of their team off the stage.

---

"Team Blainerific, what happened!" Blaineley asked, shocked at the outcome. "I hand-chose all of you, but it seems even that wasn't enough."

Molly laughed, drawing eyes towards her. Jun and Quaker were stuck in a heated stare-down, while Van and Drew glanced at each other unsure. Ollie looked downright depressed, with Jessica rubbing his back while looking in between Van and Drew suspiciously. The only one looking any bit confident at all was Rosa, surprisingly.

"You have all cast your votes, and the one with the most votes will not receive a Blinding Blaineley award, and will be eliminated."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jun]

"On one hand, you have someone who dropped me," Jun commented, looking at Molly's name on his tablet. His eyes then glossed over to Quaker's name. "On the other hand, you have an excuse to knock a duck out. I'd choose Quaker any day."

*Confessional End*

—

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*Confessional Start*

[Quaker]

"It's like the number one rule of showbiz! The show must go on!" Quaker huffed, pressing their finger down on Jun. "He should be disqualified for that!"

*Confessional End*

—

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*Confessional Start*

[Drew]

"Step one in my plan," Drew said, pressing down on a name. "Get rid of those who aren't falling for me."

*Confessional End*

—

"The first award goes to Rosa, easily."

Rosa caught the award with a smirk, looking around at the rest of her team and hoping for them.

"Also getting awards are Vanessa, Jessica, Drew and Ollie, for not doing anything that wrong."

Van and Drew caught their awards easily, smiling at each other as they did so. Distracted by them, Jess's award bounced off her head, causing her to yelp and rub her head in pain. Ollie seemed completely out of the loop, looking at the bottom three anxiously as his award flew over his head.

"It's a shame three of the most entertaining people are here with me, but hey, you all flopped. Quaker, you were way too overconfident, which caused you to sustain an injury. Jun, you completely messed up your words in your duet, and in the group performance you were completely out of it."

"That was completely not my fault!" Jun defended, crossing his arms and pointing at Molly.

"Exactly why the last person in the bottom three is Molly. You were so distracted by Quaker, you let your teammate sustain an injury."

"Huh?" Molly asked, playing around with her fake moustache.

"The next statue goes to… Jun!" Blaineley announced, tossing it towards the boy. He smirked, grinning at Quaker.

"And the last Blinding Blaineley award goes to…"

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"Quaker! Molly, I would say I'm surprised, but I'm not. They call you Mad Molly for a reason."

"Yay! What do I win!" Molly asked, oblivious to what had just happened to her.

"A one-way ticket on the Tour-Bus of Shame."

"Awhhh, I was getting along with everyone so well though!" Molly cooed, shrugging her head. She turned to wave goodbye, with the nicer members such as Van and Jess giving her a wave. Ollie fully ran up to Molly, sniffling and throwing him on top of her.

"I'm sorry!" He sniffled, wrapping her into a tight hug.

Molly beamed towards him, returning the hug. "I'm going to miss everyone!"

—

*Confessional Start*

[Molly]

"I was so surprised that I'm going home!" Molly exclaimed, although no malice was detected in her voice. "I'm glad to have at least been able to show off my basketball skills and meet so many nice people! I'm sure we'll stay in touch for years now!"

*Confessional End*

—

"Another elimination down, and many more to go," Blaineley reviewed, looking wickedly into the camera. Don came out from behind the curtain to join her, resting his arm on her shoulder, which she promptly shook off.

"How will Yuki fare with alliances with both Jun and Drew?" He asked. "Will Robin make any moves on Van?"

"And will Quaker ever manage to steal Jun's pearls?" Blaineley added, flashing off her own necklace and winking to the camera.

"Maybe you'll find out in the next episode, maybe not?"

"We'll catch you next time, however, on-"

"Total! Drama! Stardom!" Blaineley and Don echoed out together, brandishing their arms outwards as the curtain closed on them.

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Voting Confessionals

Andrew: "Step one in my plan. Get rid of those who aren't falling for means bye-bye Mad Molly."

Jessica: "That could have seriously hurt someone. I think, for all of our safety, I'm going to have to vote for Molly!"

Jun: "On one hand, you have someone who dropped me. On the other hand, you have an excuse to knock a duck out. I'd choose Quaker any day."

Molly: "Uhm. What is this? Oh voting? I vote for Quaker! Quack, quack!"

Ollie: "I don't want to vote for anyone! I guess I'll vote for Molly because she might have hurt Jun?"

Quaker: "It's like the number one rule of showbiz! The show must go on! Jun should be disqualified for that!"

Rosa: "Please, please, please. I can't deal with Molly anymore! She's just too much, and when you're on a team with Ollie, Jessica and Quaker, that's really saying something!"

Vanessa: "At the end of the day, someone's life is more important than entertainment. Molly is a danger to keep around."

Votes:

Molly: 5 (Drew, Jess, Ollie, Rosa & Van)

Quaker: 2 (Jun & Molly)

Jun: 1 (Quaker)

Elimination Order:

16th: Athena Jones ~ The British Stoic by Livi C

15th Molly Alston ~ The Schizophrenic by UltraGenuisTD

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Cast

1. Aerice Bellial by Wolfik128

2. Andrew 'Drew' James Hanson by Skyn1nja123

3. Athena Jones by Livi C

4. Craig Lamar Kendricks by thedragonrooster

5. Francine Bolton by Alexnueshoorn

6. Jessica 'Jess' Quinn by Tech-Star

7. Johan Vialpando by Allureon

8. Jun Li Feng by Skyn1nja123

9. Molly Alston by UltraGeniusTD

10. Ollie Warren by The Feline Overlord

11. Quaker Aquino by Me (Space Zodiac)

12. Robin Hawkins by ZNBT

13. Rosa Gutierrez by Lemonade Lover

14. Séamus Jun by DarkForest66

15. Vanessa 'Van' Laticia Jordan by Mr Ruff

16. Yuki Burizādo by Thunderstrike16

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Teams

Team Blainerific: Jun; Drew; Quaker; Ollie; Jess; Van; & Rosa

Team Dontastic: Johan; Séamus; Aerice; Francine; Yuki; Robin & Craig

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Songs Performed

1. Surface Pressure by Jessica Darrow

2. What Else Can I Do? by Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz

3. We Don't Talk About Bruno by Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast

4. Rotten to the Core by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson & Disney

5. What's My Name by China Anne McClain, Thomas Doherty, Dylan Playfair & Disney

6. Queen of Mean by Sarah Jeffrey & Disney

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Once again a bit of a long wait, but I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. It's just so funny how I went from 6K words to 21K in the span of a week. I wish I could be that consistent regularly.

Naturally, the elimination. Molly was our casualty this time, and I'm afraid it's just the way the cookie crumbles. Sorry to UltraGeniusTD but I felt like the two main things that led to her being cut this early was firstly, my fear of not being able to portray her correctly as well as her not having the greatest potential for this theming on the season. I really did enjoy writing her, putting my twist on this ditzy and air-headed girl who was just in it to make friends, but I couldn't plan any long-term story around her that wouldn't be considered stale like her arc with Rosa.

The challenge is a shoutout to my immense love of Disney. From Frozen in 2013, to Descendents in 2016 to Encanto in 2021. Disney has just been a big part of my life, and I had so much fun putting all these characters in these songs.

Now I also just have a mini announcement. Stardom was originally created as a sequel to the pre-existing canon seasons but after some thought, that has been changed. The prior chapters will be reworked in order for everything to make more sense and if you'd like some more information, it's easiest to contact me on Discord (the same as my username, just without the gap).

Now, just some questions. With even numbers on both teams again, who do you think is the stronger team? Who will be the next to fall? And what will happen next time in [Episode Five: The City Never Sleeps]?

Until next time, this is Space signing off~~