Author's Note: I'm so sorry this took so long. But I'm not dead and the story isn't either. Suffice to say, I had a lot of personal stuff to deal with this past year. But I'm back for now and ready to write. By the way, the new Total Drama cast looks pretty interesting. I'm willing to bet the girl that looks like Toddler!Gwen all grown up is the first boot.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Guest: Fixed! Thanks!
Derick Lindsay: Admittedly, I was planning on axing Jaxon, but once I cut my reason for keeping Anne Maria, it wasn't feesable to keep her on any longer. I love that song too, but God-Shattering Star will always be my favorite. There will be some Scott Amy flirting. Still don't know how far I'll take it. I swear I didn't notice the bunking assignments. And I'll admit I forgot about the diary thing. You win this round of wait and see. Those would be good references if I did that episode.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Glad you like the couples, they're just weird enough to work in my opinion. As long as the talents didn't suck that's fine with me. Yeah, Anne Maria really got screwed by the randomizer for this series. Maybe she'd lasted longer in the original cast? Glad you liked the bit with Jaxon.
Tempokeep: That's the thing with this season, a lot of characters are going to go soon and it'll suck more because most of them didn't last that long in their debut seasons. Glad you liked the chapter though. Three Houses is my favorite too. Lysithea is the best girl. Eva and Ezekiel are opposites, but I feel like they're also kinda similar? I don't know. A lot of people are going home because of Scott and Amy. But that's all I can say
LazloVader9943: Yeah Anne Maria wasn't treated the best by the randomizer. Whose to say she won't fall for him while still being terrified? Well Britney is a Yandere, Scott just picked up on that. It's way too early to theorize about finalists though.
LittleMermaid: Yeah, not a lot of talent showing in canon. So, it is canon that Zeke knows archery, but he just sucked at it. Yeah, Gary was Natasha's sidekick. He just kept the rapper around as a shield. Glad you liked the song. I don't know if you've played Three Houses in-between these chapters, but I recommend recruiting Lysithea and Lorenz, then giving Lorenz's relic to Lysithea. Oh no, Jaxon would've lost for them too. He's not as good an artist as he thinks he is. To be fair, Eva doesn't have a crush on Zeke... Yet. She was just thrown off by a guy complimenting her strength... -Everyone is 16 when they debut, but Olivia was almost 17 when she debuted. Technically, she turned 17 around the time she was eliminated in Danger Island. And yeah, Angel and Lily were loosely based on Angela and Lilith. A key difference being that Angel isn't secretly a bitch like Angela was in TS2
KryptonianKnight: Well all future pairings (barring Samkota) are going to be unexpected. I did say the future ones would be crack pairings. Glad you not that bothered by Anne's departure. I hate how she got screwed by the randomizer, but I was never that big a fan of hers either.
Crosshot: Y'know, I was going for a Duncney vibe when writing Amy and Scott, so I'm really glad to hear you say that. That's what I like about fanon, we can do anything! I mean Zeke making it to the merge? how unexpected was that? Sorry to make you wait so long for the chapter, but it's finally here. Oh and thanks for doing the TVtropes.
Shuffollower: And there's the bad thing about fanon. For everything thing that can happen, there's another that can't. I really did want to explore Zeke/Anne, but I don't think this version of Zeke would be into her. and xtremexavier15 answered you followup.
Deadpoollover77: Malcom sounds like Brody from the Race, Victor sounds like Wyatt from 6teen, Kitsune sounds like Emma from the Race, and Matthew sounds like Noah with a head cold
AM-PM: Amy and Sammy. Sammy would've won and Amy would have been the main villain of the final season.
Guest #2: Probably not, The writing quality was so bad I kinda wanna forget I even did it to begin with.
Guest #3: Yes, I'm not sure how I'll fit it in so I'm open to suggestions, but Samkota will happen.
Guest #4: I honestly don't remember, but those guesses sound right.
GrayWolt: And I'm gonna finish it if it kills me.
Remaining Campers:
Ferrets of Failure: Dakota, Dave, Ella, Ezekiel, Gwen, Harold, Jaxon, Lindsay, Sam, Sky, Trent
Llamas of Loserdom: Amy, Britney, Cameron, Carly, Eva, Leonard, Rodney, Sadie, Scott, Shawn, Sierra
I Spy an eliminated person.
Episode 04: World War Dumb
"Last time, on Total Drama Redemption!" Chris' recap began, the footage starting with the 'clashing logos' animation used in the previous episode. "A talent contest brought out the weird in our campers," the host said over shots of the campers seated and facing the stage, as well as both Britney's martial arts and Ezekiel's archery.
"While Amy took charge for the Llamas," the cheerleader was shown addressing her team, "the Ferrets of Failure let Jaxon call the shots," Jaxon's puffed-up strut was followed by Sam and Anne Maria getting rejected. "After struggling to find two teammates with actual talent, he was taken out of commission thanks to Anne Maria," the jersey girl was shown brushing past a rope, followed by Jaxon laying under a a stage light. "And she forced her way into his place," clips of Anne Maria's disastrous performance were shown next with particular emphasis on her ear-splitting high note. "Huge mistake by the way, both for her team that wound up losing," the Llamas were shown congratulating Eva after their win," and for her who wound up getting the boot," the Jersey girl was shown being kicked off the island.
"Who will be the next one to literally get kicked off?" Chris asked while leaning against the Boot of Shame. "Find out tonight, in the most dramatic marshmallow ceremony ever! On Total! Drama! Redemption!"
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[The opening theme began similarly to the way it did in season six – a shift into letterbox format for a shot of a rocky forest waterfall, a broken stagelight rotating up from behind some rocks and flickering a bit before the light died. Then a rusty spotlight swings down from the unseen branches of some mossy, mushroom-ridden tree. The shot moves to a pond where a brown bear wearing a scuba mask sits in the water glaring at a frog on a lily pad, both animals looking surprised as the lily pad is suddenly lifted into the air by a duct tape covered security camera rising up from below it. A rabbit sitting on a rock on the beach is pushed away by a panel in the rock slamming down on it, another broken camera emerging from within, and a pair of white-skinned hands clap a film slate in front of the main camera.
As the film slate is pulled away the camera flies forward past the camp facilities, and over the top of the host drinking coffee in a director's chair just as the lyrics start.]
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
[The camera flies through the trees and up to a cliff, peeking over to see the interns swimming away from Scuba Bear.]
You guys are on my mind!
[The camera dives off the cliff and into an underwater shot; a fully-clothed Cameron gagging.]
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
[Cameron frantically swims up and grabs on to the end of an oar. The camera pans up to reveal Eva as the one rowing the boat; she pulls her oar out of the water and is startled to see Cameron clinging to it, and even more so when something starts pulling him back. But with a fierce yet muted roar, Eva manages to pull the oar away from the the thing...and in doing so, throw Cameron high into the sky.]
I wanna be...famous!
[Cameron hangs in front of the sun for a moment before coming back down into the woods. The camera pans down to Gwen drawing on a stump while surrounded by a guitar playing Trent and a singing Ella. Cameron falls from the sky and knocks Gwen down, startling Trent and Ella. The camera zooms out to show Scott watching the scene and laughing, and then again to show Lindsay crossing her arms and pursing her lips at him.]
I wanna live close to the sun!
[The camera zooms to another part of camp, showing Leonard and Gary surfing down a river.]
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
[The shot pans forward a bit, showing Harold and Sierra also on surfboards. Leonard and Gary arrive on screen, but while the three boys are busy showing off, Sierra's eyes widen and she ducks. She just barely misses getting hit by a low lying branch that the boys smack into.]
Everythin' to prove, nothin' in my way;
[The camera rapidly pans over to the outhouses. Ezekiel opens the door to one and a thick green cloud comes out of it, causing him to look nauseous and pass out. The camera pans over to the craft service tent.]
I'll get there one day.
[The camera moves in past the window to show a smirking Chef, stirring a large pot of something sickly green. He looks behind him to where Sam is sitting and playing on a handheld game console. Dakota is looking over his shoulder as he plays.]
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
[The camera pans left to show Sky and Dave chatting. Britney comes out of nowhere to separate the two and sit on Dave's lap, glaring at Sky all the while. The camera zooms pans left again to the opening of the tent and flashes to an open field. Amy knocks a bouquet of flowers out of a kneeling Rodney's hands, then pushes over Sadie as the the girl bends down to pick up a shell.]
(Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[A pan rightward shows Jaxon making a screen gesture with his fingers. He looks from the left to the right and rolls his eyes in irritation.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[Another pan to the right centers the camera on Anne Maria spraying her hair. She notices the camera on her and glares, spraying it enough that the thick cloud covers the whole screen.]
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
[The cloud dissipates to reveal Carly and Shawn sitting at a campfire in front of a large full moon. They lean in for a kiss but are interrupted by Chris's sudden appearance between them while wearing a zombie mask, startling them both into running away. As Chris takes off his mask to laugh, the shot zooms out to show the other campers also sitting around the fire - Ella, Trent, Gwen, Sky, Amy, Sam, Dakota, Ezekiel, Gary, Scott, and Rodney with Carly trembling behind them on the left; and Anne Maria, Britney, Dave, Cameron, Sadie, Eva, Leonard, Lindsay, Sierra, and Jaxon with Shawn trembling behind them on the right. The zoom continues even further, showing the signboard over the firepit's entrance which now read 'Total Drama Redemption'.]
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The episode opened with a lilting tune as the scene faded into a close-up of Eva sleeping peacefully on her side under an old and tattered blanket.
Then the steady pounding of a hammer rose up, jilting the music and causing the iron woman to scrunch her face up in aggravation. She scrunched it up more and more with each beat until finally her eyes popped open into an angry glare.
The shot pulled back and with an irritated huff she got up out of bed, already clothed save her shoes, then walked over to a crate sitting just under the window and threw open the curtain.
"What's going on out there?" Eva asked harshly as the scene moved outside, showing her looking out the front window of the Llama's treehouse.
The pounding stopped as the camera panned up to the roof, and Cameron helping Rodney and Britney hammering on some more boards. "Oh, sorry Eva," he looked down and told her sheepishly. "We were just trying to reinforce the shelter. We didn't mean to wake you up."
Eva stared at him for a second, then let out an annoyed breath. "It's fine, I overslept anyway."
"Hah! I don't see why," Amy said as she walked past Eva from the left adjusting her appearance in a hand mirror. "You need all the beauty sleep you can get."
The shot cut back to Eva's close-up as she briefly growled, then took a breath and forced a stoic expression. "I'm gonna go wake up the others."
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"I could easily break Amy like the bratty little toothpick she is," Eva confessed. "But if I did I'd get disqualified. Even if I'd be doing Chris a favor." she huffed and rolled her eyes. "He'd probably even thank me."
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The scene moved to the other side of the treehouse. "Gee, the ladies seem to have a difficult time getting along," Leonard commented as he walked away from the window.
"They're chicks," Scott scoffed. "They're all catty. Of course they're not getting along."
"Not all girls are like that," Rodney said. "Amy's nice to everyone. It's not her fault people seem to hate her."
Leonard and Scott gave each other disbelieving looks. "Anyway," Leonard said after clearing his throat. "I believe with a little effort we can strengthen the bonds of friendship within our party."
Scott gave him a bland look.
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"Yeah," Scott scoffed. "That can't happen. The more the others fight each other, the less likely they are to remember my plan from last time."
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A flash took the scene to an angled shot of the girls' side of the Ferrets' bunker, Dakota sitting on the bunk she shared with Lindsay and looking around the room with an uncertain expression.
"What's wrong Carolina?" Lindsay asked, walking over while brushing her hair.
"It's... Dakota," the heiress said slowly.
"Really?" Lindsay whined in disappointment. "Well at least I knew it was a place in American," she nodded decisively. "But still."
Dakota sighed. "I'm.. nervous about talking to people. I've seen the fan sites and I know no one really likes me."
"Well you weren't exactly the best teammate last time," Lindsay pointed out.
"And then I helped Olivia with her schemes while I was an intern," Dakota sighed again. "No one's gonna be friends with me now."
"That's not true," Lindsay scowled. "I'll be your friend," she declared.
"Really?" Dakota sked, showing a genuine and beaming smile.
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"Yes!" Dakota cheered in the confessional. "Uh, I mean," she stuttered. "My plan is working. I only said that to trick her into an alliance," she chuckled. "It's not like I'm desperate for anyone to actually like me or anything. I mean, I have tons of friends, and it's not just the staff Daddy pays to keep me happy and..."
she sighed. "...and you're not buying any of this are you?"
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The scene immediately moved to boys' side of the bunker, where Harold and Ezekiel were talking to each other.
"Wicked archery skills yesterday Zeke," the dweeb said, patting the other boy on the back.
"Thanks eh," Ezekiel smiled. "Honestly I wasn't all that great at it at first, but there's not a lot to do back on the farm."
As the two continued to talk the camera panned over to Jaxon and an annoyed Dave.
"He still says you should have let him perform yesterday," the artist said. "They would have won if he had been able to show his talent."
"Yeah, I'm sure we would...," Dave muttered, rolling his eyes and walking away just before Jaxon scowled at him.
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"This is going to sound way worse than I mean it to," Dave confessed, "but I liked Jaxon better when he had a concussion. The guy is just so annoying!"
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"He's pretty sure Dave is jealous of his artistic genius," Jaxon told the outhouse camera. "Which is...annoying, but it's something he was prepared for. In fact he welcomes it. True art is all about suffering, that's why he auditioned for Total Drama to begin with."
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"Guess what, campers! You've all been drafted into the next challenge!" Chris suddenly announced over the island's loudspeakers, Shawn furrowing his brows and poking his head out of his tree. The shot cut to one of the loudspeakers tied to a nearby tree as the host added "All butts to the meeting area in five!"
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The footage flashed ahead to the campers assembled before Chris. "Are you ready, for today's challenge?!" the host asked them excitedly. The campers just stared at him blankly, and Chris rolled his eyes. "Whatever," he said, throwing a can at the teens – it was caught by Sam just before it hit Dakota, and the two smiled at each other.
"This," Chris said as he tossed cans to Shawn, Eva, and Amy, "is breakfast."
"Beans?" Eva questioned, looking at the can closely. "Not exactly a balanced breakfast."
"Hey, cool!" Sam said as he examined his own can. "They always give you random food items as power-ups in video games!"
"Today's challenge is about human nature," Chris continued. "We're going to war!" He pulled out a lime green gun from behind his back, which got the attention of a few campers.
"War?!" Carly shrieked. Next to her, Sam happily dug into his meal and Eva just grunted.
"What good could that possibly do?" Jaxon.
"Absolutely none," Gwen answered.
"You can say that again," Trent agreed.
"As I was saying!" Chris chimed in with a scowl. "The war we're emulating is the Cold War. Back when the CIA and KGB did all the cool spy stuff that you see in movies. Each team will have their agents and assets. The team that takes out the most of their opponents assets wins the game. I'll announce the teams in a bit so, finish eating!" Ella, Trent, and Gwen were shown listening quietly, but turned their heads when Sam belched.
The gamer blushed. "Heh, excuse me."
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The music picked as the scene skipped forward again, showing the two teams standing apart from each other. In front of them, Chris stood next to a large rack, upon which several colored paintball guns were hanging.
"And now for the team breakdowns," the host announced. "The Llama's agents are," he began to reach for another lime green gun, "Shawn, Rodney, Britney, Cameron, and Sadie!" The first three caught their weapons happily, but the latter two looked uncertain. "You'll be using blue paint to make it easy to see who took out who!" Chris told them before moving on.
"And using orange paint," the host grabbed a magenta gun off the rack, "are the Ferret agents! Dakota, Sam, Ella, Dave, and Jaxon!"
"Awesome," Sam chuckled.
Chris smiled, putting on a pair of sunglasses and black tie. "You also get these stylin' glasses an' clip-on ties! The rest of you," the camera turned to show the remaining ten campers and two deep notes were struck in the music, "are now assets. And while agents can get hit as much as they want, if an asset is hit even once, they're out."
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The Llama logo appeared in the top right corner as the team's five assets were shown walking through the woods.
"At least we get a head start," Scott said.
"We should probably split up," Eva advised. "We we're sitting ducks clumped together like this." Sierra nodded, and the five split up.
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The scene cut over to the five Ferret assets, their own logo sliding into view in the corner.
"It's time for me to leave!" Harold said with a smile, running off to the left.
"Me too," Sky said as she ran off in another direction.
Trent and Gwen shared a look. "So then, what should we do?" The musician turned to the last member of their group, but Lindsay had disappeared without a trace.
"Weird," the goth said. "But we should probably find Ella," she finished with a hint of amusement.
"Good idea," Trent smiled. "Last place they'd look for an asset is around an agent."
Gwen blushed at her boyfriend's grin and the the two headed off. "And it'll give us time to talk about who to vote for next," she said as they walked off screen.
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A short triumphant melody was played over a shot of Dakota, Sam, Ella, Dave, and Jaxon putting their hands together. "Go team!" the gamer said as they broke and the boys put on their glasses.
Ella looked hesitant to be holding a gun, and her Sam took a step forward to console her. "Hey, don't worry about it! It's just paint, it's not like anybody's gonna get hurt or anything. Just think of it as a game!"
The gentle girl took a deep breath and picked up her gun. "You're right. If I can handle five episodes of season four, I should be able to stand shooting a few paintballs at the Llamas."
Dakota smiled and Sam, and the five of them set off.
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"Start your paintballs!" The loudspeaker was shown again as the host signaled the beginning of the challenge. "Game on!"
"Alright!" Cameron cheered, popping into the shot. "Let's go get those Ferrets!"
"Oh yeah!" Rodney pumped his fist. "We're gonna show those guys who's boss!"
Sadie hesitantly raised a hand. "Umm, sorry, but what's our plan? It's just that, this island's woods are pretty big, and there are only five of them, so-"
"Who said that?" Shawn asked. "Can zombies talk now?!"
The former sidekick raised a finger to correct him. "Not a zombie. Just me..."
"Oh," Shawn said in slight embarrassment. "I didn't see you there. Anyway we should probably split up to better our chances of winning."
"I'm gonna go find Dave," Britney said. "And keep him away from any other girls."
As they walked away, Sadie walked closer to Rodney and Cameron. "Shawn has a point" Rodney said. "I'll go this way," he pointed behind his thumb, "and Cameron you can go the other way. That way we'll have all four directions covered."
"Okay," Sadie replied, "but, uhh, what about me?" but the country boy had already walked away.
Sadie sighed. "Just as I thought. Without Katie I just lack presence."
"I noticed you," Cameron said, Sadie looked up with a gasp and he blushed. "Uh, I meant-"
"Do you wanna hunt together?" Sadie asked shyly.
"Sure," Cameron smiled.
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The footage skipped ahead to show the Gwen and Trent quietly creeping through the forest. They stopped when they heard an unusual warbling song, and Gwen pursed her lips. "That bird sounds familiar."
"Never took you for a birdwatcher," Trent smirked.
"Not a real bird," the goth said. "It's something me and Ella did when we were kids." She cleared her throat and made a a couple of false raven caws. "Based on our nicknames for each other," she explained to a slightly bewildered Trent. "She was Songbird and I was Raven. And if I'm right..."
Sure enough, the princess soon came into view. "Gwendolyn! You remembered!"
Gwen sighed. "It's just 'Gwen'."
Trent chuckled. "So, did you see any of the assets?"
"Unfortunately not," Ella told him, "in fact I was just about to ask you."
The goth looked unimpressed. "Well there went our plan." It was then that her eyes lit up, and a smile formed on her lips. "Actually, I just had an idea where to find some assets." Her allies gave her questioning looks, and she continued. "Look, we're probably gonna be out here for awhile, right? And since breakfast was kinda lacking, sooner or later somebody's gonna get hungry."
"So we go where there's food!" Ella finished before donning a puzzled expression. "But where?"
"The craft tent." Ella and Trent's eyes went wide.
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"Well any plan is better than no plan..." Trent confessed warily.
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The scene cut back to Gwen, Ella, and Trent near the main part of camp. As they hid behind the corner of the craft tent, Chef emerged from inside wearing swim trunks and an inner tube. Whistling happily, he made his way past the three campers and across the common area.
Once he was gone, Gwen stepped out of hiding. "Well then," she smiled, "if he's gone then it'll definitely be safe to hang around!" She turned to her wary allies. "Let's split up. If me or Trent see any Llamas we'll give the signal alight?" The two nodded.
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A pause sign appeared over the scene as it stopped, and the camera pulled back from the television to reveal Chris was standing next to it with his usual smile.
"Will Gwen's idea give the Ferrets the victory?" he asked as the capstone theme played, "Or will they be the first team to lose twice in a row? Find out when we return, here on Total! Drama! Redemption!"
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(Commercial Break)
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The camera cut to Amy and Scott hiding in a bush. While the boy kept a lookout the girl noticed something on the ground and picked it up. "Look at what I just found!" Amy said, showing her ally the knight's helmet statue from the first episode.
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"Someone found an idol already?!" Chris complained in the confessional. "Looks like I'll need to hide the other two a bit better."
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"That'll come in handy," Scott said with a smirk. He was broken out of his smile by the distinct sound of footsteps, and a camera change revealed Sam sneaking by. The gamer stopped in his tracks, then looked from left to right and smirked. He took two shots at the bush Amy and Scott were hiding in and the two villains screamed in shock.
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"I knew all thos FPS's I played would come in handy eventually," Sam bragged in the confessional.
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"Oh well," Amy shrugged. "I'm pretty much safe regardless. This little statue will keep me out of danger long enough for my team to see that they're better off with me than without me. All I have to do is give it to Rodney."
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"I'm willin' to bet that Princess is gonna give that Protection Idol to the farm boy," Scott smirked. "That means all I have to do is get the two of them in the bottom, and Amy's left without her only other ally. She'll be real keen on stayin' on my good side then."
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The camera cut to another pair of campers, Britney and Sky. the Llama agent chasing the Ferret asset across a stream. "You can't hide from me forever Homewrecker!" Britney mocked as she fired at her opponent. "Just give up and I'll go easy on you!"
"That ain't happening!" Sky shot back. "Get away from me you psycho!"
"There's nothing psychotic about my love for Dave!" Britney shouted angrily before letting out a maniacal laugh.
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The scene cut to Carly, showing her catching her breath in the woods. "I think I finally lost him," the pantaphobe muttered, looking around warily. "Probably can't go back there for awhile."
"Hey!" A sudden voice called out causing her to scream. Shawn landed next to her causing another shout. "Sorry, I just wanted to ask if you saw any enemy agents."
Carly clutched a hand to her chest. "Not yet," she looked up and saw Shawn. "I'm sorry don't hurt me!"
"Whoa!" he said placatingly. "I'm not gonna hurt you," he told her slowly. "I'm not mad about the punch. It was actually kinda my fault for scaring you."
The viewpoint shifted to a nearby bush, and pulled back to show Scott watching the two. "Interesting..." he muttered just before the footage cut away from him.
"I don't believe you," Carly said. "You can't fool me with your sweet words. I can see the murderous intent behind those kind eyes!" She dashed off to the right, leaving a very confused survivalist in her wake.
"Carly! Wait up!" he said as he cased after her.
As the Gopher alliance turned to leave, the camera cut to yet another viewpoint. A magenta gun was lowered to shoot, but an arm was put in front of it. The shot pulled back to show Dave shaking his head at Dakota, bringing a finger to his lips, then motioning for her to follow him in the direction the Llamas had gone.
The camera lingered to show Scott following the Ferret hunters, then Sam following him.
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The camera flashed to Jaxon and Leonard, the incline of the landscape suggested that the pair were running uphill. "Stop fooling yourself!" Jaxon yelled at his target, continuously firing shots. "You know you don't have the athleticism to keep running!"
"I have more than you, knave!" Leonard shouted back, but he came to a sudden halt. The shot zoomed out, revealing that he'd been cornered on top of the highest cliff on the island.
Jaxon lowered his paintball gun and smiled. "Finally this sequence is over! Time for the final climax." He pulled the trigger, and hit the wizard square in the chest. Leonard looked at the stain on his robe and sighed.
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"Why don't we just shoot them?" Dakota whispered as the scene cut back to her and Dave.
"Because," Dave whispered backed, "as long as we follow them we can shoot Carly at any time. But if we stay out of sight and wait long enough, they might meet up with another one of their assets."
"So basically," Dakota said, "we're letting them take us to the other assets?" The germaphobe nodded, and the heiress smiled. "Good plan."
"Thanks," Sam said. "To be honest, it's better this way. We're not suited to running around the woods." The heiress looked offended, but nodded to indicate her teammate had a point, and the two agents resumed their stalk.
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The camera changed focus to an opened bag of chips as Sadie ate a handful of them. She stopped mid-chew, quickly holding up her gun and beckoning Cameron to stop as well. Ezekiel was shown walking aimlessly through a nearby clearing. Sadie lined up the shot, but a rustling behind her caught the homeschooler's attention, and he ran away.
"Darn it, I almost had him!" Sadie sighed, whirling around to look at the source of the disturbance.
It was a panicking Carly, with Shawn just behind her. They stopped just before running into Cameron and seeing te frowns of their teammates. "Did we mess up?" the pantaphobe said apologetically.
"Kinda," Sadie sighed. "I had Ezekiel in my sights, and now I have to track him down again!" She groaned and thrust the bag of chips at Cameron, then ran off after the Ferret.
Shawn rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, and along with his teammates followed the young woman. The camera zoomed in on a few nearby bushes, then showed the Ferret hunters emerge from the bushes and smile.
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The shot cut back to Sky, on her back and panting at the entrance to a cave. "Okay," she told herself, "I think I finally lost her. But I've still got this. Just gotta," she sat up, "stay outta her sight and I'm good!" She jumped to her feet, turned around, and frowned.
Britney was right behind her, smirking evilly with her gun trained on the gymnast. "Well what do we have here?!" she grinned, rapidly emptying her gun as Sky's pained shouts filled the air.
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Once again, the focus shifted back to Sadie. She was shown running through the woods for a few seconds, with Cameron, Shawn, and Carly. Eventually the former sidekick came to a halt, dropped her shoulders, and sighed.. "It's no use, I lost him."
"Maybe...," Carly panted, "he's still nearby?"
"No, I would've seen him by now," Sadie corrected as she backtracked past her teammates. "I think I know where he got away, though."
A sudden rustling of the bushes got the four's attention, and the background music also became tense as Scott revealed himself to the group. "Glad I caught you!" he exclaimed with a look of deviousness.
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The footage cut over to Rodney, showing him stalking through the forest. "I know I saw her around her somewhere," he said to himself, looking around at any potential hiding spot as he walked.
As he got into his groove, he paid less and less attention to where he was walking. The camera zoomed in on partially-hidden snare trap, which Rodney promptly stepped into. He screamed as he was sent flying upwards legs-first, and even dropped his paintball gun. Lindsay, a smug smile on her face, stepped into view and picked up the gun herself.
"You know you won't get any points for hitting me right?" Rodney said with a smile. Lindsay shrugged and shot him three times in the chest.
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Sierra was the next person the footage focused on. She trudged through the trees looking thoroughly lost. "Where is everybody?" she murmured before tripping over an exposed root. Groaning on her knees, she crawled forward a few paces and something caught her eye. "Is that..." she wondered aloud, getting back up and walking forward into a small clearing where a tree had fallen. "...Eva?"
The camera focused on the petite girl, sitting on a tree stump and looking thoroughly bored while listening to music. "Hmm?" she said, perking up. "Yo, wanna hide from the others out here?"
"Sure!" The superfan said brightly. "So how'd you find this place anyway?"
Eva shrugged. "No idea. I tried to hide and got lost. So, you've seen this show a bunch. What are our odds of winning the challenge?"
Sierra pursed her lips. "Hard to say," she admitted. "The teams seem to balanced between skills, athleticism, and skill."
The iron woman frowned. "Not what I wanted to hear. Eh," she shrugged again. "At least we should be able to turf Amy or Scott if we lose."
"I know," Sierra agreed. "They're so obviously untrustworthy it just seems smart to get rid of them early."
Eva pursed her lips for a moment. "Why don't we start an alliance? To keep ourselves safe from them?"
"It is true that people who try to outright stop villains tend not to last long." Sierra replied with a nod. "So, why not?"
"Pleasure doin' busines," Eva smirked as the two shook hands.
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"Yeah I'm still ticked about how Lily had me booted last time," Eva admitted. "But I can't say she didn't have a good strategy. All I need to do is make as many alliances as possible to keep myself from getting the Boot."
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The scene changed, showing the group of Sadie, Carly, Shawn, and Cameron giving Scott confused and wary looks.
"What do you want, Scott?" Sadie asked.
The dirt farmer frowned briefly, but he donned a smirk. "Let me explain," he began, walking towards the smallest Llama present. "You know those idols Chris talked about back during out first day here?"
"What about it?" the bespectacled young man said uncertainly.
The dirt farmer continued. "Well Amy just picked one of them up." All present gasped, and Scott continued. "Couldn't see which one it was though."
"Oh my gosh, what do we do?" Carly said, running about in a panic.
Scott rolled his eyes and tripped the girl, earning three glares in the process. "We do nothing. As long as we win the challenge, then it won't matter! But if we lose, we need to keep the Princess and her boytoy around long enough to give her a false sense of security."
The shot switched over to the two Ferret agents, now with Sam with them, watching the conversation from the bushes and smiling. "Now!" Sam cried with glee, and he, Dave, and Dakota began peppering their five opponents with paint.
"Hey, this is kinda fun!" Dakota laughed as the Llamas squirmed and tried to shield themselves in vain.
"Attention, assets and agents!" Chris' voice was heard over the loudspeaker. The Llamas looked up in dread, all five now sporting splotches of orange paint. "Please report back to camp! It's time to show your hides and tally up the scores!"
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"Well this may have been the most lopsided challenge in our show's history," Chris said as the shot switched to a close-up of Rodney's disappointed face. The camera zoomed out to show the young man with several orange splatters as the host paced back and forth. "Anyway" he continued, "since the Llama's lost four agents to the Ferrets' one," the camera panned over Leonard, Carly, and Shawn, before returning to a furrowed-brow host, "and one of their agents was shot by the other team's assets," he turned to the other team and smiled, "I think we have our winner!"
The Ferrets of Failure immediately began to cheer. "Ferrets you win immunity!" Chris told them as they celebrated. "Llamas!" he turned back to the losers, "I'll see you at the campfire ceremony!"
"Well, I hope you've thought about what I said before the ambush," Scott said to the group of four he was with after the host walked away.
"Loud cough of interruption." Amy said, which gained her the immediate attention of her teammates. "I'm sorry, but what conversation was that?"
"Nothin' to worry your cute little head over," Scott said, giving Amy a condescending pat on the head. He smirked at the glare she gave him.
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"It's obvious he's already trying to get rid of me," the mean girl complained in the confessional. "Whatever," Amy huffed. "I've already handed off the idol to Rodney and I know he'll use it to keep me safe. Scott's little coup isn't going anywhere fast."
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"Yeah, I could've told them it was just the Protection Idol and warned the others about the ambush," Scott explained as he leaned against the wall of the outhouse, "I also could've led Gamer Boy away from my team instead of to them." He smiled devilishly. "But when a plan this perfect falls in you lap, you gotta see it through."
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The shot of the moonlit night sky over the campfire pit signaled the start of the elimination ceremony. One camper's voice could already be heard over the opening scene.
"None of you better think about voting me off tonight," Amy said to her team, ignoring the glares she was getting. "I can guarantee it won't go the way you want it to."
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"Uggh," Amy groaned in her confessional, "why did I think that having an alliance with that dirt farmer was a good idea? Rodney's going to have to use that statue now! At least I can smile when he gets the boot tonight."
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Scott's confession was next. "Well that little speech helped prove my point," he snickered. "Now everyone thinks she has the Immunity Idol and won't wanna vote for her. The longer she stays the more she'll trust me. The more she trusts me the less likely she'll backstab me."
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"Scott at least warned us about Amy's Idol," Sadie told the confessional. "I still don't trust him, but I won't vote him off. This time."
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"There are only ten marshmallows on this plate," Chris said as the ceremony resumed. "If I call your name, you're safe. The camper-"
He was cut off by Amy. "Blah blah, whoever doesn't get one has to leave and can't come back, get on with it!"
Chris shot her an annoyed glance. "Do that again and you're off my show." He picked the first marshmallow off the plate and tossed it across the campfire. "Britney. Sierra. Eva. Shawn. Carly. Rodney. Sadie. Cameron. Amy." One by one, each camper had a marshmallow thrown at them. Most made their catch, but Carly's went high and Rodney's hit him in the chest.
"Campers," Chris said, holding up the last bit of white as the music turned dramatic, "this is the final marshmallow tonight." Scott and Leonard were shown glaring at each other in split-screen, then each looked at Chris with dread. The host eyed the final marshmallow, and uttered a single name. "Scott."
"Hah!" the schemer said, swiping his prize. "Next time don't make out with the other team's smartest player." His gloating earned a harsher glare from The LARPer
"Leonard!" Chris interrupted. "The Boot of Shame awaits!"
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The somber elimination theme started as the scene skipped ahead to show Leonard loaded into the Boot of Shame. "Farewell to my party members," he told his former team. "All I ask is that you beware the two knaves you have continued to travel with."
"Check it out Chef," Chris said to his assistant with an impish smile. "Watch in amazement as I make this camper, disappear!" He pressed the button on his remote, kicking Leonard into the night.
"And that's another teen eliminated," Chris said as the capstone theme began to play, "Who's next to have their second chance terminated? Find out on the next episode of Total! Drama! Redemption!"
(Roll the Credits)
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(Bonus Clip)
The clip opened with Anne Maria's orb flying on-screen with her screaming within. It hit the ground and bounced, then split in two at the height of its arc and deposited the wizard on the ground.
He looked up in a daze. "Where am I?"
"Playa des Losers," a familiar voice asked, causing her to perk up and look to her side. The camera panned to the left to show Cody smiling at him.
"But what's a Total Drama All-Star doing here?" Leonard asked.
"Seeing if you wanna join in on my Mazes and Monsters campaign. "We've got two of the Drama Brothers, and the guy that played Larry Gardner."
"The Boy Who Didn't Die himself?" Leonard asked in shock. "My staff is yours good sir."
Author's Note Post Script: And we say goodbye to another camper. Sorry to the Leonard fans but there really wasn't much I could do with they guy. Especially since I'm keeping it ambiguous whether or not he thinks he's actually a wizard. Without answering that question his character can't really go anywhere. Maybe it was a mistake to not tackle that, maybe not. Who knows.
Not a lot from the couples this time. But what are you gonna do? There is some plot with Dakota and Sadie. With Dakota I really wanted to focus on her friendless background. Something she's more aware of now that she's one of the less popular characters in universe. It's admittedly unfair, but we can be unfair to characters in our favorites shows ourselves.
Sadie on the other hand, I don't know. In canon she was really forgettable after Katie got the boot. And I thought "why not make something of that." So without Katie, she lacks presence, people are gonna forget her name, not see her when she's right in front of them, and it'll all go into making a name for herself as more than just Katie's friend. At least Cam can see her though
The bonus clip is totally based of Wil Wheaton's D&D game plot from Big Bang Theory. But like with Justin last time, I felt like throwing Leonard a bone. Especially since I had him get booted by the same guy twice.
And as always I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention something.
I hope you all enjoyed the episode, or some part of it.
And I'd also like to remind you guys that a TVTropes page for this series does exist and needs you guys adding to it.
With that I'm signing off
-TotalDramaFan14
RDR ELIMINATION TABLE:
24th Place: Gary
23rd Place: Anne Maria
22nd Place: Leonard