Author's Note: A shorter chapter this time around. By the by, it's super hard to type when you have food poisoning. I don't recommend it. Today we revisit the obligatory eating challenge with a twist! And for those wondering, the title is a pun of the Quizno's chain of restaurants.
ANNOUNCEMENT: There's a poll on my profile. I want to pair Dawn with a villain next season but can't decide which one to choose. So I have a poll where you can decide if she finds love with Natasha or Terrance. Non registered voters can just mention it in a review and I'll count it toward the final total.
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Crash x Fusion: No Malcom was always white. There was even gonna be a Mean Girls joke and everything. I'm glad you like Samkota. But most of your questions can be answered by one sentence. It's all set-up for post merge plots.
Derick Lindsay: I really hate that I didn't have Trent last this long. I thought about it too late. All those plots are gonna pay off later, I rally think you'll like them. Glad you like the little twists on the challenge, and the merge will happen with the Final Twelve.
Gucci Mane LaFlare: Yeah, I've been doing fanon and/or crack pairing for so long it felt good to get a canon one done. I'll gladly take OK and enjoyable. It means it wasn't as bad as I feared. Writing Malcolm is the main reason I want to get back to the race, but I'll wait until I finish this season and do it before The Finale. No wonder you stuck around so long. The Original Danger Island wasn't great.
Guest: Silver linings and all that. I think Gwen is the most unlucky camper in the first gen of campers (except maybe Malcolm). I assume there were some on Boney Island. That place is still standing. Worldwide would've been all OC's. And before I added Malcolm, there were only fifteen campers in Danger Island. He was literally a last minute addition.
LazloVader9943: It was either him or Dakota, and I think Dakota has more to offer. No comment on Amy though.
Remaining Campers:
Ferrets of Failure: Dakota, Dave, Ella, Ezekiel, Gwen, Harold, Lindsay, Sky
Llamas of Loserdom: Amy, Cameron, Carly, Eva, Sadie, Scott, Shawn
After today's challenge, someone with choke on defeat.
Episode 11: Quiz? No!
"Last time, on Total Drama Redemption!" Chris opened as scenes from the previous episode were shown, beginning with a pan downwards from the sun to the campers running. "The return of the Awake-a-thon forced Gwen to relive her very first loss on this show," the goth was shown falling over, "when Shawn beat her once again to win it for the Llamas." A clip of the Llamas cheering was shown, followed by a few clips of Dakota walking with Sam and falling asleep on his shoulder.
"Amy expanded her circle of allies by convincing Sadie and Cameron to join forces with her," the host continued over footage of the three campers talking to each other, "even though they don't seem to trust her too much." Cameron and Sadie's confessionals were shown.
"And despite Dakota finally hooking up with her crush," the heiress was shown talking with Sam after the challenge, "in the end, Sam got the Boot." Footage of Gwen getting the final marshmallow was followed by Sam being kicked into the night.
"How long before Amy and Scott turn on each other?" Chris said as the camera cut to him walking up the dock. "And which batch of wise guys will avoid the Boot? Stay tuned to see who has the stomach to stay 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 began with a shot of the craft tent, a cut inside showed Chris and Chef waiting smugly at the entrance as the Ferrets filed inside.
"Why call us all here for breakfast when there's no food?" Sky asked as she entered behind Ella and Gwen.
"I feel like you should know the answer to that by now," Chris told her. "But all will be explained in a moment." His hulking assistant began to snicker quietly, the host joining in as the rest of the Ferrets of Failure walked by.
"What's so funny?" Eva asked, the first of the Llamas to arrive. Her mild irritation caused another fit of stifled laughter from the two adults, prompting the girl to briefly glare and go on her way. Sadie came in on her tail, followed by the rest of the Llamas of Loserdom.
"Welcome campers to today's challenge," Chris announced, still holding back a few chuckles. "And congrats on making it eleven episodes. That's way longer than any of you have been on camera. Except for maybe the OG campers."
Sky blushed in embarrassment. "Not all of us."
"Apologies in advance, but the challenge isn't quite ready yet," Chris explained with a sheepish look, "but be prepared!" The Llamas gave each other confused looks. "To make it through today you'll need a full mind, and," the host said with a flash of excitement, "an empty stomach."
"Why's the challenge not ready?" Harold asked.
"The intern who was supposed to do it chickened out," Chris explained with a shrug. "Something about a creepy face in the storage area. I don't know. In any case, give us an hour to get the necessary props and we'll be good to go."
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The camera focused in on Lindsay as the campers walked back to the cabins. She shared a smile with Dave as he and Sky walked by, then matched pace with Dakota.
"Hey," she started awkwardly. "I just wanted to apologize for what happened with Sal. Are you okay?"
"I'm better," Dakota answered, "I mean, it sucks that he went home right after we got together. But now I'm all amped up and ready to win for him."
"Well in that case," Lindsay smiled. "Why don't we work together? You and me are the only ones who really know what Scott's capable of, and we'll need every advantage we can get if he makes the merge."
"...Sure, why not?" Dakota agreed with a smile.
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The footage skipped ahead to Eva jogging through the woods. The camera followed her as she accidentally bumped into Ezekiel.
"Whoa, sorry about that!" the homeschooler said, taking a step forward as the iron woman stepped back. "Guess I should pay attention when I run eh," he began, putting a hand on his neck.
"Don't worry about it," Eva answered shyly, "It gives us a chance to talk."
"Talk?" Ezekiel asked.
"We're on separate teams," she explained. "If we spend too much time together the others will get suspicious.
"Good point," Ezekiel nodded blankly. "Well how about we meet up every day after breakfast then," he smiled. "No one can say anything if we're jogging together."
"That works," Eva agreed with a blush.
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"I'm gonna tell him," Eva told the confessional. "I'm just waiting for the right moment." she scoffed. "It's obvious he doesn't even realize I'm flirting with him." she sighed. "Why couldn't my type be smart guys?"
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"I keep thinking about what Sierra said after she was voted off," Sadie confessed. "Then there's what happened with Sam and Dakota. I really need to tell Cameron I like him. He's just so cute and we get along really well."
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"Hey Cam?" Sadie asked her crush as the static cut to them on the porch of the Llama treehouse.
"What's up Sadie?" he asked her.
"Can we talk after the challenge?" she asked.
"Um, is there something wrong?" Cameron asked.
"Nothing," she replied confidently. "I just want to tell you something when we're not worried about Chris."
"That makes sense," Cameron nodded. "Anywhere we should meet?"
"How about the docks," Sadie replied. "It's semi-private."
"It's a date," Cameron smiled. They both laughed, then looked away with blushes. The camera panned to the right to show Amy watching the two.
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The footage cut to a brief shot of the craft tent, before showing the fifteen campers standing in front of a clipboard-holding Chris. "It's time," he announced as the viewpoint rotated to his front, showing Chef standing beside him, "for today's challenge!"
"Uh, are we gonna get something to eat anytime soon?" Shawn immediately raised a hand to interrupt.
"Please, don't interrupt me." Chris told him, "today's challenge mixes the eating challenge with season one's Wheel of Misfortune!" Dramatic music played as the camera zoomed in on the grinning host.
"There are seven rounds," he explained as the shot cut to a large wooden disc mounted on a wooden post that had been divided using masking tape into eight equal sections. A piece of paper bearing a symbol had been taped into each subdivision; clockwise from the ticker at the top were a globe, a book, a speech bubble, comedy and drama masks, a scroll, an equal sign, a beaker, and the silhouette of the Venus de Milo
"Each round I'll call a member from each team. Then, Chef spins the wheel and I ask a question based on the subject the wheel chooses." The campers looked at their companions with worry. "If you get the answer right, or your opponent gets it wrong you get the power of choice!"
"Choice of what?" Gwen asked skeptically.
"There will be two dishes each round," Chris obliged, "one will be tasty, the other... not so much. If your teammate chooses the good dish," he said as the Llamas gave each other wary looks, "your team gets the point. But if you get the bad dish, and everyone on the team gets and keeps it down," he said with a mischievous smirk that unnerved the Ferrets. "Your team gets two points. The team that wins gets a special victory buffet with me and avoids elimination."
"However," Chris continued, fake sadness in his voice and mannerisms, "The losing team will go to elimination tonight, and get a special loser's meal. Made by Chef." He pointed to the large man, who adopted a wild and sadistic grin and waved at the terrified campers.
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Dave opened his confessional with a gulp. "I was worried about this. There's no telling what those dishes will do to my allergies!"
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Ella started her confessional with a bashful smile. "I'm not great with eating challenges," she admitted.
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The static transitioned into a shot of all fifteen campers in their seats. "Well Ferrets," Amy called, getting Harold and the others to look over, "I hope you're ready to fail. Again!"
"That ain't happening!" Sky countered. "You're going down!"
"Let's begin the challenge!" Chris said eagerly. "First, some breakkie!" He motioned forwards, and Chef lifted the covers off the plates in front of him. Under each was a plate of what looked like scrambled eggs. "Amy! Sky! Come on up!"
Chef gave the wheel a spin, and a tune reminiscent of a game show theme played in the background. Sky and Amy glared at one another as they awaited their fate, and the wheel came to a stop – the beaker.
"Hope you girls payed attention in Science class!" the host mocked. "What is another name for dihydrogen monoxide?"
"How am I supposed to know that?" Amy scoffed. "Do I look like a nerd to you?"
"Incorrect!" Chris said.
"But I didn't-" Amy protested.
"Any comment made will be taken as an answer," Chris smirked. "Sky!" the gymnast perked up. "You can take the power of choice now, or try to answer the question for an advantage in the round."
"Isn't that water?" she asked.
"Correct!" Chris smiled. "Your team gets a bonus point! So," he nudged her. "Which dish are you gonna feed the team?"
"I guess the left one?" she shrugged.
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"These are eggs right?" Dave asked, getting a forkful of his food and narrowing his eyes at it.
"Yes," Chris told him, "they're just eggs. The only difference is what was put on them."
The camera quick-panned over to Chef, who cackled. "Ya better hope that's salt on them eggs boy!
The shot cut back to Dave, looking at his fork with wide-eyed dread. He sighed, then put the fork in his mouth. His eyes widened, and he smiled. "Not bad."
"A little on the salty side though," Sky said next to him.
Gwen, Ella, and Lindsay were shown smiling at the first course as well, the camera pulling back to put the girls in the background with Cameron and Eva in the foreground. "What do you think it is?" Cameron asked the iron woman.
"Whatever it is it can't be too bad," Eva shrugged.
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"Great another eating challenge," Scott scoffed. "I don't care what it takes, I'm not letting my team lose this one."
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The footage cut back to the Lindsay happily eating her scrambled eggs "Hey," she said loudly and with a devilish look, "if you wanna give up, we'll happily take the lead!" She chuckled at her own taunt, and continued eating.
"Totally," Harold said next to her. "It's obvious we're gonna win this challenge considering the need to answer trivia questions."
"Don't get to comfortable," Gwen cautioned. "It's only the first round."
The more squeamish Llamas whimpered and looked at their plates again. "Oh come on," Shawn told them, "are you just gonna let them win like this?! We could tie things up right now!"
"You haven't eaten anything either," Amy pointed out.
"Fair point," Shawn said blankly. He took a bite and immediately started coughing. "What the heck is on this stuff?!"
"Malic acid," Chris answered happily. "It's what puts the sour in sour candy."
"I might've overdid it though," Chef added impishly.
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"Look I didn't want to throw the round," Scott defended. "But I literally couldn't get it down!"
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After the static, only Shawn was shown to have eaten most of his plate. Cameron could barely stand to touch the eggs with his tongue, and Amy spat out a partially-chewed piece into a napkin. "I'm sorry everyone," Carly said sadly, "but I just can't do it!"
"Well," Chris announced, "looks like the Llamas lost this round! The first challenge goes to the Ferrets of Failure!" A scoreboard appeared at the top of the screen, the left box with the Ferret logo and the right with the Llamas. The Ferrets' side dinged to 2, and the eight cheered.
"I hope you realize that you cost us this round," Sadie said while frowning at Amy.
"Hey, I didn't know that'd count as an answer," Amy protested. "And besides, I'm not the one who wasn't eating." she added with a pointed glare toward the pantophobe
"Hey!" Shawn added in frustration as Carly sagged in shame. "Lay off!"
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"I was really happy when Shawn stood up for me," Carly admitted with a blush. "Maybe I do have a crush on him."
She sighed and smiled determinedly. "Time to pay back his kindness by helping our team win."
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"Score now stands at two for the Ferrets, and zip for the Llamas," Chris announced. "And now, the for round two!" He motioned to the side, and Chef wheeled out a cart with another covered plate. "Sky! Amy! In honor of the our 'Say Uncle' Challenge... Please choose someone from the opposing team to spin the wheel."
"Dave," Amy told the host.
"Sorry Carly," Sky said with a shy smile.
"Looks like you two are next up," Chris announced with a note card in his hand as he walked past the wheel, "Your question is..." He gave it a spin, and the game show tune began again. The pantophobe's eyes went wide as she looked over at the host, and the wheel eventually came to a stop on the book. "Ooh, Classic Lit!"
Chris cleared his throat. "Which of the following names was made up by Shakespeare? Romeo? Jessica? or Juliet?"
"I read this somewhere!" Carly exclaimed. "Jessica!"
"Correct!" The host smiled. "Okay Carly, you get to choose which dish to feed your team. You guys like burgers?" the host asked with a grin.
The view moved over to Chef as he slowly lifted the cover. On each plate was a plain burger as the host said, but the one on the left was slightly pinker than the one on the right.
"I'll choose the right one," Carly said after a moment's thought.
At the Llama table, Shawn merely shrugged and accepted the plate Chef handed to him. Amy grimaced in disgust as she got her plate, and the camera cut back to the Ferrets.
"Bottoms up," Gwen shrugged. She took a bite of her burger and chewed it with an odd look on her face. "There's something off about this," she said. "But I can't put my finger on it."
"Excuse me Kyle," Lindsay beckoned towards the host, "can you tell us what exactly we're eating here?"
Chris raised an eyebrow before answering. "Not until everyone's taken a bite. And, it's Chris."
The blonde frowned, and stared down at her food. "Okay then." She took a deep breath, then took a bite shuddering as she swallowed.
The goth smirked, then looked over at the rest of her team. "Okay, who's next?"
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"Eating challenges are psychological," Harold explained. "Chris not telling us actually makes the challenge easier.
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He closed his eyes and took a small bite of the burger. "That's definitely the two pointer," he shuddered.
The shot cut over to the Llamas, showing Shawn to have nearly finished his burger. "You know," he said after a swallow, "this really isn't that bad."
"Yeah," Cameron agreed, "it might be the best burger I've ever eaten."
Back with the Ferrets once more, Dave was holding his burger close to his mouth, and looked thoroughly disgusted. "I really don't like the idea of eating something when I don't know what it is," he said, "but I guess I've come this far, no going back now!" He closed his eyes and took a quick bite.
The camera cut to Dakota and Ella, the last two Ferrets to finish. They shared an awkward look and took a bite of their burgers, the heiress shuddering at the taste but the singer nonplused. "Oh my," she said. "This isn't as bad as I feared it'd be. Did we get the good dish?" She asked Chris before taking another bite.
"Uh no," Chris said. "You guys just ate a mix of dog food and cat food."
Ella's cheeks bulged, and she vomited onto the floor.
"And Ella fails for the Ferrets!" Chris announced. "This round goes to the Llamas!" The team in question cheered as the scoreboard updated to 2-1. "So... Who's next?"
"At least we're still in the lead," Dave said while trying to comfort the saddened singer. "And I guess I'll choose Eva?" he said uncertainly.
"That better not be you calling me an idiot," she warned while brandishing a fist.
"I'll choose Dakota," Carly said.
"Sold!" Chris smiled. "Eva and Dakota, come on down!"
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The wheel spun again, landing on the globe. "Geography!" Chris announced to the girls. "What is the only country in the world with a 13 month calendar?"
Dakota's eyes widened, and she shook her head frantically. "How the heck am I supposed to know that?!" She sagged for a moment and then added, "Crap."
"Wrong answer!" Chris smirked. "Eva?" he turned to the iron woman. "You wanna steal for an extra point?"
"Nope," she replied. "I don't know what the penalty for being wrong is, so I'll just take the power of choice. And I choose the left one."
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"How about a milkshake?" Chris said as the scene flashed forward to show a pink drink with a straw in the cup in front of every camper. "Aaaaaand... drink!"
Amy took a big sip from her straw... and immediately gagged. "Why does it taste like fish?!"
"Probably because we put fish oil in it," Chris answered with a shrug. "Better not spit that out if you want the points~" he sang impishly.
"I-" was all the cheerleader got out before she had to close her mouth. Her cheeks bulged, and she shuddered before swallowing the bile. She stuck her tongue out with a groan and the camera cut to the rest of the Llamas looking similarly disgusted.
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Amy shuddered. "I hate this challenge," she said. "So much."
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"Well then," Chris announced with a smile, "it looks like the Llamas get the two points this round!" The scoreboard reappeared and updated to 3-3. The Llamas cheered, Scott even patting Amy on the back with a smile. The cheerleader scowled for a moment, then smiled back.
"The teams are all tied up," Chris told the camera. "But we have a few more rounds to go. Which team's gonna dine on marshmallow? And who's getting...," he looked at his cue card and cringed, "taken out of the game?" He looked to Chef who just gave him a helpless shrug.
"Your order will be ready shortly here! on Total! Drama! Redemption!"
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(Commercial Break)
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"Alright!" Chris said happily. "Who's coming up next?"
"Ella," Eva said simply.
"Scott," Dakota said.
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The wheel was spun again, landing on the scroll. "World History," Chris announced to the two campers. Ella and Scott shared a wary glance, and the host continued. "True or false? During the reign of Peter the Great, Russian nobles had to pay a beard tax."
Ella brought a hand to her chin. "That sounds false."
"Nope!" Chris smiled. "That one was true. Scott," the farmer perked up. "Since that was a yes or no question, I'm just gonna give you the bonus point." The scoreboard updated to 3-4 as the Ferrets complained. But you still need to choose what to feed your team," he gestured to the table in front of Chef, where there were two plates of what looked like jalapeno poppers. The ones on the left were slightly larger than the ones on the right.
"I'll take the left ones," Scott decided.
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A plate of the larger poppers were placed in front of Lindsay, who smiled and clapped. "I love ja-lap-enos," she cheered.
"As long as it actually is a jalapeno," Dave told her. "Let's do this," He took a bite and immediately spat out his food. "What the heck!?"
"You guys don't like deep fried jellied eel poppers?" Chris asked with a smirk. His eyes widened and he looked to see Ella clutching her stomach with a bit of bile on her mouth.
"Well, since Ella couldn't keep it down," Chris announced with a tinge of mirth, "they don't get the bonus points!" The cheers of the three Llama guys could be heard as the scoreboard updated once again to show their 3-5 lead.
"We gotta be careful eh," Ezekiel said. "We're goin' back to the campfire if we keep this up!"
"Yeah," Sky added in an enthusiastic and optimistic tone, "let's show 'em some Ferret power! We can do this!"
"As long as we can figure out how to mitigate the grossness of each dish," Harold said, "we should get those bonus points."
Dakota sighed, but smiled. "You're probably right."
"Alright, everybody!" Chris called, gaining the team's attention. "Time for round five! No multi-course meal would be complete without soup," he said as the shot switched to Chef lifting another pair of covers off two plates. "So who's answering the next question?"
"Um... Cameron?" Ella said uncertainly.
"I'm goin' with Gwen on this one," Scott said.
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The wheel was spun again, landing on the Venus de Milo. "Art," Chris announced to the two campers. Gwen smiled, Cameron sagged, and the host continued. "Which famous painter would pay debts with rough sketches because he knew they'd be worth money in the future?"
"Picasso." Gwen answered immediately.
"Correct!" Chris smiled. "So which soup will the Ferrets eat?" Gwen pointed to the one on the left.
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"I hope I chose the right one," Gwen sighed.
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The goth was shown looking at the soup with dread, before Harold caught her eye. "Hey, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" the dweeb asked.
"Probably not," Gwen shrugged.
"Just chug it," Harold explained. "If we drink fast enough our taste buds won't register."
Sadie, Carly, and Shawn were briefly shown easily eating their soup before the scene cut back to the girls. Lindsay nodded, and Ezekiel and Sky put the bowl to her mouth and turned it up. The ditz struggled for a bit, but eventually got it down.
"I didn't even taste it!" Lindsay exclaimed.
"What was in that stuff anyway?" Harold asked. "It was oddly familar."
"Haggis." Chris shrugged. Dave's cheeks bulged, but he kept his food down.
"The Ferrets get the points!" Chris announced after the footage skipped ahead, pointing a finger in their direction as the scoreboard updated and the team in question began to cheer. "The score is now five to six!"
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"I was rather happy to hear there were only two rounds left," Ella confessed with a slight goran. "I wasn't sure how much I could take."
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"Only two rounds left!" Chris announced, donning an attempted Russian accent for the next phrase. "Choose the next victims!"
"Shawn's the only on left isn't he?" Gwen asked.
"No," Sadie huffed. "I'm here too."
"Well then I choose you," the goth ammended.
"I guess I'll pick Ezekiel," Cameron added.
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The wheel was spun again, landing on the globe. "Geography again," Chris announced to the two campers. Sadie smiled while Ezekiel gulped, and the host continued. "Which country has an island full of venomous snakes?"
"Austrailia eh," Ezekiel answered proudly.
"Wrong!" Chris smiled. "Saide?"
"Brazil," the fomer sidekick answered confidently.
"Correct!" the host told her. "You just earned your team another point!" The scoreboard updated to 5-7. "Now, it's time to pick a dish!" He pointed over to Chef, who had just revealed two cheesecakes: one with a red syrup the other with a brown.
Sadie pondered for a moment, then sighed. "The red one looks too good to be true, so it probably is. I'll pick the brown one.
"For your sake," Amy glared, "That better be caramel."
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As the montage ended, the camera panned across the two teams. As a whole, they looked thoroughly drained of all energy, and several groans could be heard as Chris began to speak. "Aaand go!"
The Ferrets all looked at their dishes warily, then Harold took the first bite. "Awesome!" he smiled as the scoreboard updated to 6-7.
Carly gasped as the camera cut to the Llamas. "But if they got the good one..." she pondered in horror.
"Then this isn't caramel." Cameron finished.
"This again?!" Eva yelled. "If we don't eat this we might lose!"
"Just down it quickly and don't think," Shawn advised.
"Good advice," Chris told them as the camera cut to him. "That syrup's made from beef's bile." His eyes widened at the sound of vomitting, then he recovered his usual bland smile. "No points for the Llamas." He announced. "It all comes down to the final round! Shawn! Lindsay! You're up!"
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The wheel was spun again, landing on the baker. "Science," Chris announced to the two campers. Shawn sagged, lindsay smiled, and the host continued. "What are three common ways diseases are spread?"
"Bodily fluids, air, and water," Shawn listed off.
"Correct!" Chris smiled. "You get the power of choice!" He gestured to Chef, who had two seemingly identical burritos in front of him.
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"So this choice could determine if the team wins or loses?" Shawn asked the confessional. "No pressure."
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The camera lingered on the survivalist lost in thought. "I'll choose the one on the right" he said, brow furrowed in concern.
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The footage skipped forward, showing each camper with a burrito in front of them as Chris began to explain the final challenge. "One of you has a standard beef and been burrito," the two teams looked warily over at Chris as spoke, "thee other is filled with offal. I.E. the parts of the animal that no one wants to eat!"
"On your mark," Chris said as the camera cut to the grinning host, "get set, go!"
Shawn was the first to pick up his burrito. He sighed deeply and took a bite, and widened his eyes with a smile. "We got the good one!" he announced as the scoreboard updated to 6-8.
"Ferrets, if you can get your awful offal," he chuckled at his pun, "down without puking, you'll tie the game. And since I didn't plan for this, that mean there will be no eliminaiton!"
The camera cut to each Ferret as they ate their burritos. First Harold, then Sky, then Gwen, Lindsay, Dakota, Dave, and Ezekiel. One by one they were shown shuddering but eating. The camera fially cut to Ella. She paused, sniffed her food, and gagged but took a bite nonetheless.
The music intensified as she continued to chew... and chew... and chew... and chew some more.
"Come on Ella," Dave said ncouragingly. If I can do it I know you can."
Th singer gagged as she tried to swallow her food, then spat it back onto her plate. "I'm sorry," she whined. "I just couldn't get it down."
"And the Llamas are victorious!" Chris announced excitedly, the scoreboard staying the same and the other seven campers cheering.
"It's okay," Gwen told her groaning cousin, "you did your best. Don't feel bad about it, okay?"
"I'm afraid," Ella said as she clutched her burbling stomach, "it might already be too late for that." Her cheeks and eyes bulged momentarily, and she ran out of the craft tent.
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A flash took the scene ahead to dusk and to the docks. The camera zoomed in slightly, cutting to Sadie sitting on the edge of the dock and waiting patiently. She looked around for a moment with a worried expression which softened a bit when Cameron finally arrived from the left, smiling obliviously.
"What'd you wanna talk about?" Cameron asked.
Sadie sighed. "I'm not really good at this kind o stuff," she said. "But I told myself Ii'd say this before the day was over. So I'm just gonna say it"
Cameron opened his mouth, but Sadie cut him off.
"Please don't interrupt," she told him. "I'm not sure I'll get the courage to say this again."
"Say what?" Cameron asked.
"I like you Cam," Sadie replied. "And I was wondering if you'd be interested inbeing my boyfriend."
Cameron's face fell into stunned surprise. "I don't know what to say..." he said. "I meanI do think you're really pretty. And I like talking to you. I just never really considered the posibility."
"You don't have to answer me now," She told him. "I just thought you should know."
"Let me think on it a little bit okay?" Cameron asked.
Sadie nodded with a smile, and the camera panned over to show Scott watching with a smirk.
XXX
"I think I'll help the little dork get the girl," Scott told the confessional. "That'll just be another vote in my favor."
XXX
The scene faded forward to nightfall, the elimination theme opening up over the campfire. "Welcome Ferrets!" Chris greeted the losers, "it's time to vote off another failure," he turned as a deep note struck, the shot cutting to the eight ferrets on the stump seats.
"The following players are safe for another day," Chris announced, Chef by his side holding the tray of marshmallows. The camera zoomed in on the the cook as he began to toss marshmallows to...
"Ezekiel. Sky. Harold. Dakota. Lindsay. Gwen." One by one the six in question were shown receiving their prizes. "Dave. Ella. Both of you are on the chopping block for you less than stellar permormance today."
"And tonight's last marshmallow goes to...," Chris said, the bottom two looking on nervously as the music became tense and trilling. The shot moved to the host's bland smile as Chef tossed the last treat of the night to
"Dave!"
Ella and Gwen gasped, but Ella sighed in resignation. "I had a feeling it would be me." She turned to her cousin and hugged her. "I'll miss you Gwendolyn."
"Same here Ella," the goth said sadly. "Say hi to Trent for me."
"I will."
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"Farewell everyone!" Ella told her former teammates who stood with the host while she sat in the orb for the Boot of Shame. "I'll be rooting for all of you!"
Chris just smiled impishly and pressed the button on his remote, sending Ella into the night with a scream. "Y'know, she's not so bad when she's not singing all th time." he said with a laugh as the background music transitioned into the series's capstone. "Who's in line for the Boot?" he asked the camera. "Find out next time, on Total! Drama! Redemption!"
(Roll the Credits)
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(Bonus Clip)
The clip opened with the orb containing Ella being slowly lowered onto the isand by a flock of birds. She perked up in surprise as she took in her surroundings. "Oh my," she said to herself. "Where am I?"
"This season's Playa," a familiar voice responded. Ella turned around and the camera followed her gaze to show Lily smirking at her.
"Hello Lily," Ella smiled back. "Are you here to welcome me?"
"And give a tour," Angel explained. "Beardo's gonna be so happy when he sees you."
"Beardo's here?" Ella blushed.
"Everyone is," the cynic answered. "In fact I wanted to to know if you'd be willing to join the second gen girls for a slumber party."
"I'd love that," Ella gushed dashing forward to hug the redhead. "Thank you so much for inviting me."
"Purely for selfish reasons," Lily smirked. "Now I don't have to play third-wheel to Angelfish and Beidgey-Bear."
Author's Note Post Script: And so we say goodbye to Ella. Sorry to her fans but it was either her or Dakota and I think I like Dakota's story more.
There's some more progress with the romances, but that all leads into future episodes, so I can't talk about it here.
OC Fun Fact #4: Matthew was actually a mix of two OC's. So one of my fic ideas was Total Drama Beauty and the Geek, which was a team of models facing off against a team of nerds. Matthew, or Mack as he was originally known, was one of the geeks and was somewhat based off of the more... annoying Apple product users. You know the type the ones that act superior because there's an apple logo on their phone. His penchant for sabotage and sexuality was the influence of an OC I created before Pahkitew aired whose name was Shaun. Shaun would've been very flamboyant as a way to hide his deviousness, painting anyone who discovered his schemes out as a homophobe. Between my fears of the character being offensive and a canon Shawn appearing, Shaun was dropped pretty early The name changed to Matthew for reasons I can't really reember, and he was added to Danger Island because I wanted a more obvious villain to contrast the 'hidden villain' trope that canon TD was pivoting towards at the time. So Shaun's sabotage and Mack's attitude fused to create Matthew the Hipster.
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
21st Place: Trent
20th Place: Jaxon
19th Place: Britney
18th Place: Rodney
17th Place: Sierra
16th Place: Sam
15th Place: Ella