Chapter 8: Square Dancing

MatiasND: You'll find out.

LaViolaRosa: Yes, I'm afraid so. And thx.


"Last time on Totally Epic: Life on the Farm, the teams had to get creative when painting fences. Daniel decided to play dirty and poked holes in the Haystacks' paint cans. But this act was witnessed from a distance by Renni. Because Spikke was the one in charge of getting the paint, he was voted off. We're now down to 8 contestants. Things are getting serious now. Find out what happens next now on Totally Epic: Life on the Farm." Monica announced.


That evening, Renni and Zuni when it was their turn for the showers.

"Okay, so what's going on?" Zuni asked.

"Okay, I saw Daniel poke holes in the Haystacks' paint cans." Renni confessed.

Zuni looked shocked.

"Daniel cheated?" Zuni asked in shock.

"Yes, I couldn't believe it."

"What are you gonna do? What are we gonna do?"

"I don't know, he is our leader. But then again we're down to 8 contestants, and we'll probably be merging soon."

"I guess we'll just have to be on our toes around him."


The next day, the teens woke up and after eating breakfast they went to the barn as per Monica's orders.

"I wonder what we're gonna do this time?" thought Quinten.

"Looks like we're about to find out." said Reese, as he saw Monica, Hailey, and Charlotte coming towards them.

"All right, everyone it's not time to officially merge you all. So the Haystacks and Tractors are now gone." Monica told them.


"Finally the teams are merged." said Daniel. "Which means I can finally work on getting that money."


"It's about time we merged." Reese told the audience.


"Now for today's challenge, you'll have to put on your dancing shoes cause we're going to be square dancing."

"Here's how it's going to go." Hailey started.

"You'll each partner up, take the day practicing your dance, and then show us your stuff on stage tonight. Whoever impresses us the most will win immunity."

"So partner up." Charlotte told them.

And with that, Hailey gave each of them a small phone, that had a square dancing video tutorial on it.

"Good luck." Monica told them.

And with that, the three walked off. Quinten turned to Courtney.

"You wanna be my partner?" he asked, turning a little red.

Courtney smiled at him, and replied.

"Sure, Quinten. Let's go."

And with that, the two walked off.


"(Squeal), I can't believe Quinten asked me to be his dancing partner." Courtney told.

"This is gonna be great."


"Hey, Glenn will you be my partner?" Sunny requested.

"Okay, Sunny." replied Glenn.

"Care to dance, Zuni?" Reese offered.

"All right, Reese." Zuni said.

"I guess that leaves you and me, Renni." Daniel observed.

That made Renni a little nervous.


"Being partners with Daniel? Knowing what I know now? This isn't going to be good." Renni complained.


And with that, the couples split up and went to practice. Quinten and Courtney went to a field, Sunny and Glenn went by the fence, Reese and Zuni decided to practice near the mess hall, and Renni and Daniel decided to practice near some stables.

"Okay, let's see what this tutorial looks like." said Quinten.

He pressed play on the video, and he and Courtney watched.

"Okay, we bow and curtsy to each other, hold hands, and dance around each other." observed Courtney.

"Well, let's give it a try."

Quinten bowed, and Courtney curtsied. They slowly grabbed each other's hands, and started to dance. At first, they were a little clumsy and awkward.

"(Chuckles nervously), sorry." Courtney told him.

Quinten just smiled at her nicely.


"Courtney's cute when she gets embarrassed." said Quinten.


With Glenn and Sunny they were trying their best to copy the dance.

"Okay, let's try again." said Sunny.

The hooked their arms around each other's arm, and started dancing.

"I think we're getting the hang of it." observed Glenn.

Just then, Sunny accidentally stepped on his foot.

"Oops, well not exactly."

"Back to the drawing board."

They tried again and was able to get the steps down.

"Now it's working out."


"You know, this challenge could be ours." thought Sunny.

"It'd be great to win immunity."


Zuni and Reese practiced their dance.

"So, Reese do you have any experience with square dancing?" Zuni asked him.

"No, but how hard can it be?" Reese replied.

He started the video, and the two tried to copy the steps.

"Well so far, this isn't so bad." Zuni said, as she let Reese swing her around.

"No, it isn't. Just make sure you get the steps right when we're on stage tonight." he told her.

That made Zuni feel a bit uneasy.


"Did Reese just threaten me?" Zuni thought.


Renni and Daniel practiced their steps, but he could tell she was a little distracted.

"Is something wrong, Renni?" he asked her.

"Uh, no everything's fine." she assured him.

"Well then let's try again."

The two tried to dance again, but Renni couldn't fully concentrate when she knew what kind of person she was dancing with. She tried again, and was able to get herself together.


After a while, they teens took a break for lunch. In the mess hall, everyone ate sandwiches and chips.

"How's your dancing going?" Zuni asked Courtney.

"Quinten is a great dance partner." Courtney replied.

"Well it's not exactly ballroom dancing but square dancing could be romantic."

"I know."

Renni was eating her food, she kept glancing over at Daniel.

"Is something wrong, Renni?" asked Quinten.

"There's something wrong with Daniel." she whispered to him.

Quinten looked confused.


"Should I tell Quinten about Daniel's cheating? It could make things better or it could make things worse." Renni told the camera.


"Well...he..." she started.

Suddenly, Daniel walked by, and she quickly stopped talking and tried to look casual.

"Everything okay, partner?" he asked her.

"Oh yeah, everything's fine." Renni quickly said, and took another bite of her sandwich.

As Daniel walked away, he got a curious look on his face.


"Renni's been acting a little strange around me. Could she...?" Daniel thought.


After lunch, everyone went back to their dancing practice. Courtney, Quinten, Sunny, and Glenn were able to get down their dance. Zuni and Reese were slowly getting the hang of their square dancing.

It was only Renni and Daniel who still struggled.

"Come on, Renni get yourself together." Daniel told her.

"I'm trying." Renni defended.

They continued to practice, and eventually got the dance down.

"Well looks like we've finally got it down."

"Yeah, well I gotta go now."

And with that, Renni quickly hurried away. Daniel got a curious look on his face.


"Okay, she definitely knows or suspects I cheated in the last challenge."

"I'm gonna have to do something about it."


That evening, everyone gathered at a makeshift stage ready to show off their dance. In the washrooms, the girls were freshening themselves up. Courtney, Zuni, and Sunny noticed that Renni seemed on edge.

"What's wrong, Renni?" asked Zuni.

"Nervous about the dance?" Courtney wondered.

"Actually, I'm more nervous about the guy I'm dancing with." Renni confessed.

The other girls looked confused.

"Girls, I need to tell you something important. Daniel cheated in the last challenge."

The three were surprised to hear that, and Renni explained what she had seen him do.

"Daniel was behind that?" asked Courtney.

"OMG." gasped Zuni.

"But keep it to yourselves. I don't know if Daniel knows I know."

The girls understood and agreed to keep it a secret.


Hailey, and Charlotte were sitting in chairs waiting for the dancing to start. Pepper, who was sitting in Charlotte's lap was starting to get a little restless.

"Pepper, calm down. The show's gonna start soon." Charlotte told her pet.

Just then, Monica appeared on the stage.

"All right, it's time for our teams to show off their dancing skills. So first up let's give it up for Sunny and Glenn." Monica announced.

The two applauded, and Monica used an applauding sound effect. As she sat down in her seat, Sunny and Glenn appeared from the curtains. Square dancing music began to play, and the two began to dance.

They skipped around, Glenn twirled Sunny, and they finished with a bow and curtsy. The three clapped.

"Good dancing guys." complimented Monica.

Each other them wrote a number on white board. Monica wrote a 5, Hailey wrote a 6, and Charlotte wrote a 5.


"So far it looks like we're in first place." hoped Glenn.


"Next up, we have Renni and Daniel." informed Monica.

The two appeared, and when the music started, they danced. Renni tried to keep her mind focused on the dance, but she kept slipping up and stepping on Daniel's feet.

"Come on, Renni." Daniel whispered to her.

"Sorry." she whispered back.

She continued to focus on her dancing. When they finished, the three clapped and drew their numbers.

"Pretty good, you two." Monica said.

She gave them a 4, Hailey a 3, and Charlotte another 4. Renni quickly hurried off the stage away from Daniel.


"Okay, usually I'm pretty focused when it comes to things, but working with a cheater isn't easy. I'm gonna have to do something about this." Renni confessed.


Then Quinten and Courtney went next. They danced in harmony, and impressed the three ladies.

"You're doing great, Courtney." Quinten whispered to her.

"Thanks, you too." Courtney whispered back.

When they finished dancing, they bowed and curtsied.

"Wonderful, dancing you two."

All three of them gave them a seven. The two smiled at each other, and left the stage. Finally it was Reese and Zuni's turn.

"Well guys, let's see what you got." Monica told them.

The music started, and the two held onto each other and dancing. Remembering what Reese told her, Zuni danced as best as she could. Suddenly, Reese accidentally stepped on Zuni's shoe, and almost tripped.

But luckily, Zuni managed to catch him.

"Looks like it wasn't me you had to worry about." Zuni whispered to him.

Reese just rolled his eyes, and continued dancing. After the music stopped, Monica, Hailey, and Charlotte wrote down their numbers. From Charlotte they got a 4, Hailey a 5, and Monica another 4.

"Good show you guys. Now if everyone else would come back on stage?" Monica announced.

The rest of the contestants came back on stage, and waited.

"You all did well, but the ones that impressed us the most and wins immunity are..." Monica started.

Everyone waited nervously.

"Courtney and Quinten."

The two cheered, and even hugged each other. Everyone except Daniel and Reese congratulated them.

"I'll see the rest of you at the elimination ceremony."


While the rest of the teens went to relax for a bit, Daniel took Renni aside.

"I know what you know, Renni."

"That you're a cheater?"

"I did what I had to do for us to win."

"But cheating? That's dishonest."

Daniel rolled his eyes and scoffed.

"We may be on a reality show, but we're all rich kids here. We can do what we want."

And with that, he walked off leaving Renni angry.

"Oh and by the way I would tell anyone else if I were you."

"What if I already did?"

Then Renni quickly ran as far as she could from him. Daniel glared at her.


At the elimination ceremony, everyone cast their votes and waited. Since Courtney and Quinten had immunity, they sat off to the side.

"All right, everyone it's time to see who's staying and who's leaving." Monica started.

"When I call your name come up and get a carrot from Hailey."

Charlotte handed Monica her clipboard, and called the first name.

"Zuni."

"Reese."

"Sunny."

"Glen."

The four of them each got up, and got their carrot. Only ones still seated were Daniel and Renni.

"And the final carrot goes to..."

Renni looked at Daniel knowingly.

"Daniel."

Renni couldn't believe her ears as Daniel got up and got his carrot.

"What, but..." Renni tried to protest.

"Sorry Renni, but you gotta go now." Charlotte told her.

Feeling defeated, Renni got up and went to leave. The other girls gave her sympathetic looks and saying goodbye. Daniel glanced over at Reese who gave him a knowing nod, and Daniel smirked back.

"That's it for another episode, and there goes another contestant. Who'll be leaving next? Find out next time on Totally Epic: Life on the Farm." Monica announced to the audience.

14th place: Phil

13th place: Riley

12th place: Kat

11th place: Sydney

10th place: Angie

9th place: Spikke

8th place: Renni

That's chapter 8