Author's Note: Hello and welcome to the merge! The second half of the game's beginning in earnest so let's dive right in. I know this is early, but don't bet on this being a recurring thing. I mean, I'd like to start putting out two chapters a week , but I'm not saying it'll happen. But if all goes to plan you'll get another chapter Thursday
Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama, the shuffled concept or the (most of) the characters.
And to answer some reviews:
Derick Lindsay: Well with 24 campers, there had to be three non-elimination episodes. I didn't even realize that Harold went through the course twice. Man that sucks for the guy. Yeah, Amy realized she's gotta play by Scott's rules if she wants to stay in the game. No comment on who's going next though. The Llamas will mention who they spent the weekend with during the episode.
SuperSonicHeroes: Eh, I tried to change some of the challenges at least, so that's something. Glad you liked the original moments though. Amy has a list of targets, but no comment on who she's picking first.
Crash x Fusion: Well there had to be a couple of episodes where no one goes home. Yeah, Zeke and Eva are pretty up there on the threat index. No returnees though. Sorry if you were looking forward to that.
xx15: I'll let you head cannon your own superhero stuff for the OC's. Regarding their height: Contessa should be where just before Gary, Olivia should be between Terrance and Natasha, and Rebecca should be about even with Terrance. The Finale will have all 18 Final Two members and two extra campers.
LazloVader9943: Thanks. Scott and Amy's alliance will be better for some than others, but it might last longer than you think. It's a little late to comment on the Final Two.
Remaining Campers:
Ferrets of Failure: Dakota, Dave, Ezekiel, Harold, Lindsay, Sky
Llamas of Loserdom: Amy, Cameron, Carly, Eva, Scott, Shawn
No joke this time, just ready to get into the merge.
Episode 15: Ain'ts and Uncles
"Last time, on Total Drama Redemption!" As always, the stock shot of Chris on the docks switched to a series of clips from the previous episode, beginning with Chef explaining the challenge to the young adults. "We put our remaining campers through Master Chief Hatchet's brutal boot camp!" The recapitulation of the previous episode skipped straight to the obstacle course, with highlights of Lindsay dropping from the chin-up bar, Cameron vomiting mud, and Shawn falling from a tree. "Some did better than others."
Amy was shown talking to Scott over dinner. "Amy and Scott decided to work with each other instead of against each other. Which will last the rest of the game I'm sure." The next scene shown was Eva and Ezekiel conversing with Chef, then sneaking up on the Craft Services tent, throwing a few stink bombs, and raiding the fridge while host and assistant were occupied. "Meanwhile, Eva and Ezekiel were tasked with stealing food for their teams, and then Zeke stole a little something extra," the host chuckled as the homeschooler was shown grabbing the iron woman's face and kissing her.
"Anyway," Chris continued as the scene finally changed to a brief shot of Eva winning the challenge for her team, "Eva won the reward for the Llamas and no one got kicked off the Ferrets." The winning team was shown boarding the yacht before the review footage ended and the camera cut to show the sitting at the end of the dock and eating marshmallows from a bag.
"But no one will be as lucky this week!" He chuckled while gesturing with the hand holding the bag... and letting a few fall into the lake. He smiled sheepishly, then resumed his usual demeanor "It's time to revisit some of my favorite moments from the show. And by 'my favorite' I mean 'painful'. Who will come out on top? Find out right here! Right now! 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 shot of Ezekiel sitting with his back against a tree, idly drumming a finger against his arm. The camera panned to the left, showing Dakota and Lindsay lounging in chairs on the beach, then over to the docks where Harold and Sky were fishing. The two cast their lines, then looked over at the pair on the beach. Lindsay looked up from the magazine she had been reading and Dakota stopped eating the sandwich she had, and they looked to the right, where Dave was scanning the horizon with a pair of binoculars.
"Any news yet?" Sky asked as the shot cut to Harold reeling in a fish.
The camera cut back to Dave as he lowered his arms with a sigh. "Not yet," he shouted replied, "I don't think they're-"
He was cut off by the loud and deep sound of a ship's horn. The camera cut to the six Llamas standing happily on the deck of the yacht they had taken at the end of the previous episode. The ship stopped at the end of the dock, the gangplank was lowered, and they slid down to the pier – first Eva, then Cameron, then Amy, then Scott, then Shawn. Carly came last, and nearly bumped into the survivalist; causing the two of them to smile and blush lightly at each other.
"Yeah I needed that!" Eva said as the girls began to walk towards the shore. Harold and Sky gave them neutral looks, as did Dakota on the shore, but Lindsay briefly showed a scowl. "Spending some time with Sierra wasn't half bad!"
"I know right," Carly added with a smile. "It was so great catching up with Beth."
"Same with Izzy," Cameron said. "And spending time at a spa didn't hurt." The Ferrets were shown frowning in jealousy, save for Ezekiel who had come to join the others.
"Heather had a few things to say," Shawn shrugged. "But when doesn't she?"
"I wasn't expecting Topher to be there," Scott said, "but it wasn't terrible."
"I'm so asking Chris why I didn't get anyone," Amy complained. "I was forced to be a third wheel for Scott and that McLean wannabe."
"That's because Noah took one look at you and walked away," Eva smirked, causing the girl to look hurt, then scowl. Scott put a comforting hand on her shoulder and she smiled.
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"I am so mad at myself for giving up last time," Sky confessed grumpily. "I could've spent the weekend canoodling with Victor."
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"So, what have you losers been up to?" Scott asked as the Ferrets gathered at the base of the docks. "Spend the last two days crying because you lost again?"
"They're so sad aren't they?" Amy suggested with a sly smirk. "It's like a team full of Sameys." The two villains laughed, then shared a high-five.
"Actually," Lindsay smirked, "we've been thinking about the game. Hope you haven't gone soft from your little getaway."
"Like I care what you think!" Amy snorted. "It doesn't change the fact that we're gonna wipe the floor with you next challenge."
She looked back at her team, Shawn beginning to say something before Chris's voice came over the loudspeaker. "Listen up campers!" he drawled. "As of right now, all teams are officially dissolved. From here on in, it's every camper for themselves!" Each word was punctuated by the background music for dramatic effect.
The Llamas looked at one another and stepped away from one another. "Finally!" Amy grinned. "It's about time I got the chance to go it alone without a team to slow me down."
Shawn shrugged. "As I was about to say, Chris did announce this last time."
"That's right! I did! Oh and by the way, if anyone was still looking for the Chef statue... Don't'! It's been found already." Chris said over the loudspeaker with barely-contained laughter.
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"I'll be honest," Eva confessed. "I wasn't sure I'd make it this far considering my short temper. But being on a team with Amy did wonders for my anger management." She chuckled. "If I can hold it back to avoid throttling her, I can keep my cool with anything."
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"Hey! I made the merge!" Carly celebrated before suddenly looking scared. "Wait, doesn't the game get harder after the merge." She started shivering in fear. "Oh no."
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Scott started his confessional with a chuckle. "It was touch and go for a bit," he said, "but I'm at the point I should've been last time. But now that I've de-clawed Amy and have a free elimination in my pocket, the million is just sittin' on a tin platter waiting for me to grab it."
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"I was worried about Chris lying about the merge," Cameron confessed. "I'm pretty sure Shawn is still in Scott's alliance and I don't think he or Amy took too kindly to my leaving them. I need to find someone else to hide behind and quick."
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"That's right," Amy bragged. "I'm in the merge and I'm not stopping until I win the whole thing! So the rest of these losers better watch out."
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"Things aren't going as well as I'd hoped," Shawn confessed. "Amy's stunt a while back made Scott public enemy number one. That means that unless something drastic happens, the others can't know I'm in an alliance with him or I'll become public enemy number two."
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"Woohoo!" Sky cheered in her confessional before composing herself with an embarrassed smile. "Sorry," she said, "it's just, this is my fourth time in the game and I finally made the merge. It just seems like I'm always being targeted by someone. But with so many other skilled players, I might have a chance to win this!"
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"Yes!" Harold cheered. "My mad skills have finally gotten me to the half-way point. This game is now mine." he grinned cheekily.
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"I can't believe I made it this far," Dakota said with a stunned expression. "I just knew the others would vote me off after helping Olivia. But now I'm gonna win," she smirked. "And prove to the others that I'm not a villain.
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"I can get why everyone's so excited eh," Ezekiel confessed. "I just hope I don't get kicked off like last time."
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"I wasn't lying when I said that I was thinking about the game," Lindsay said. "I watched what happened with Kaylee and Jennifer and I'm not letting that happen to me. Scott will get himself eliminated at some point, all I have to do is make sure I'm not his target before then."
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"It's great that I made it this far," Dave confessed. "I wish that Britney made it too, but you can't have everything. Since I'm probably the least intimidating person in the game, I think I have a pretty good chance at winning." He shrugged. "It worked for Noah."
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"Alrighty campers," Chris announced over the loudspeaker yet again, "report to the amphitheater where you'll learn all about this week's challenge!" He made a clicking sound, signaling the end of the message. "McClean, out!"
"I hope you guys are ready to be crushed." Amy smirked. "Now that I don't have a team holding me back I'll show you all why I'm the better twin!" she started to laugh as she walked away, leaving Carly and Shawn alone on the docks.
The survivalist rolled his eyes. "Why couldn't she have done that when we were on a team together?"
Carly laughed. "Good thing she didn't hear that." Shawn joined her in laughing, then the two started going back to camp.
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The scene flashed to a distance shot of the camp, zooming in then cutting to the Ferret's bunker. The shot cut inside a ways to reveal that the bunker had a box of dynamite sitting in it, which was promptly set off. Down below, Dave and Sky screamed and ran away from their former home, and the rest of the former Ferrets cringed and threw up their arms to shield themselves from the shower of splintered wood and shrapnel sent their way by the explosion.
"Did he seriously just blow up our shelter?!" Sky yelled angrily, the shot cutting back to show her and Dave lying on the ground in front of their ruined bunker.
"It's customary for teams to stay in one cabin at the merge," Chris explained as he walked over with a cheeky smile. "You'd all know this if you didn't suck at the game!" The shot cut to the former team all glaring at him.
"From now on," Chris told the cast now standing by the wreckage, "you'll all share the treehouse with the former Llamas."
"But all our stuff was in there!" Harold protested.
"Nope," the host replied mirthfully, "because the lawyers forced me, I had your stuff moved before planting the explosives." Dakota and Lindsay smiled hopefully, and the shot cut to a entrance of a cave. "For safety's sake, we moved everything to a cave," Chris said as a pair of eyes opened up from inside the cave and something dashed out with a suitcase. "Which you'll have to go get after the challenge." The shot cut to Ezekiel frowning in irritation. "Since there's no time to do it before."
"Later, taters!" Chris told them, grabbing on to a helicopter's hanging rope ladder and laughing as he was lifted up and flown off.
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"Seriously," Harold griped. "What happened to Chris? I don't remember him being this sadistic back when I competed."
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The footage cut back to the twelve campers in the amphitheater, sitting in two tiers with makeshift desks in front of them and a varied assortment of chairs: and separated by gender. The highest tier on the left had Shawn, Cameron, and Scott lined up in a row while the bottom had Harold, Ezekiel, and Dave. On the right Amy, Eva, and Carly sat on top with Lindsay Dakota, and Sky on the bottom.
"Welcome to your next challenge!" Chris told them from off-screen. "A mixture of two of the oldest battles in history! We're doing Season One's Say Uncle challenge mixed with a battle of the sexes" He slid into view from the left, facing the camera with his usual grin.
"You are all about to experience every painful thing," the host continued, "that ever happened on this show." Each row of campers was shown looking shocked, scared, or simply wary. "Every round someone will experience a painful event from this show's history, or deflect it to someone on the other side. If you back down from the challenge, your victim completes their challenge, or do not last the required ten seconds," Chris explained as a scowl formed briefly on his face, "you will be eliminated! The winner will earn invincibility along side everyone on his or her team!" The campers were shown looking shocked at the news.
"What kinds of pain?" Eva asked, arms crossed and unimpressed.
"Why don't you Chef!" Chris told her jovially, motioning to Chef who stood nearby in a hockey mask with a butcher's knife in his hand. "Alright," the host told the campers once their terror had been renewed, "let's do this!" The camera panned across the young adults, then cut back to the host as he moved next to a large wooden wheel stood upright and divided into eight sections, each with a small picture near the rim: starting from the top and going clockwise was a marshmallow, a film slate, a globe, a barrel of toxic waste, a star, a mushroom cloud, a caution symbol, and two stars.
"Scott, you're up first! Let's spin the 'Wheel of Memories' to select your torture!" Chris gave the wheel a spin, and a tune reminiscent of a game show theme played in the background. Scott was shown gulping as he awaited his fate, and the wheel came to a stop – the red arrow at the top landed on a picture of a marshmallow. "Lake leech bath!" Chris announced excitedly.
The footage skipped ahead to host and victim standing side by side. "Our interns have spent the past two days collecting the biggest, nastiest, blood-suckingest leeches from the lake," Chris explained, "and put 'em in that barrel over there." The camera panned over to Chef, who carried a large wooden barrel on to the stage As he set it down, a bit of water sloshed out and a few large leeches attached themselves to Chef's arm. The large man grimaced, and plucked them off his skin.
"All you have to do," the host told Scott, "is get in the barrel and stay in for as long as you can."
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Another flash forwarded the scene to the dirt farmer preparing to climb in, a look of disgust on his face. "If I were you," Chris whispered to him, "I'd keep those pants on as tight as possible!" He walked off, and the scene flashed forward again. "If you can stay in for ten seconds," Chris reminded the boy as a timer appeared at the top of the screen, "you'll go on to the second round."
A buzzer sounded, and Scott got in to the barrel. The camera focused on his face as the smirk he'd donned became more and more forced. The leeches inside could be heard squirming around, and their victim's visage contorted more and more as he struggled to contain his disgust. Eventually, though, the timer reached 10 seconds and a bell rang, leading Scott to launch himself from the barrel.
"And Scott moves on to the next round!" Chris announced with glee as the young man fell to the ground covered in leeches. "Isn't this fun?"
"A real barrel o' laughs," the boy deadpanned.
"That looked pretty scary," Carly commented, leaning over to talk to Eva. "I don't know if I can do this."
"You lasted this long in the game," Eva shrugged. "I'd say you're tougher than you think."
Carly smiled. "Thanks Eva."
Amy rolled her eyes.
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"Next up," Chris announced with a note card in his hand as he walked past the wheel, "Amy! Your you'll be reliving..." He gave it a spin, and the game show tune began again. The cheerleader's eyes went wide as she looked over at the host, and the wheel eventually came to a stop on a picture of the toxic barrel. "Ooh, Mineskipper!"
A gong sounded, and Amy was shown being led away by Chef, who took her to small path with several clumps of dirt. "You'll be setting of as many explosions as you can! If you can stand it for the full ten seconds, you can go to the next level."
"Puh-lease," Amy scoffed, "it's just some mines. How bad can it be?"
"I'm sure you'll find out," Chris chuckled, motioning to Chef to shove the cheerleader.
The scene cut to the campers watching in horror as several explosions and Amy's screams could be heard for several seconds, and finally cut back to the cheerleader crumpled on the ground. The bell chimed, and the mean twin groaned. "Uggh, that was horrible. I still made it, though."
"Uh," Dakota said to a frozen Lindsay. "Are you okay?"
"I'll never wear heels again," the ditz whispered, "make it stop."
"Lindsay!" the heiress snapped her fingers in front of the ditz. "Snap out of it!"
Lindsay shook herself out of her trance. "Huh!" she said, looking around. "What happened?"
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"Well done, Amy!" Chris exclaimed. "I'll let you choose who goes next!"
Amy immediately donned a wicked grin, and looked over at the boys, who looked back with dread. "Well I'd normally choose Samey," Amy said, "but since she's not here I'll go with Cameron."
"And which memory will you make him undergo?" Chris asked happily.
"Hmm, good question...," the mean girl said slowly. "But I don't really care! Spin the wheel to figure it out."
"How about the Septic Swim!" the host smiled as the wheel landed on the marshmallow. "Come on down Cam, time's a wastin'!" The boy slumped his shoulders and sighed.
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"Man, am I glad that it was Cameron and not me," Dave commented in the confessional. "That didn't sound as bad as I think it did. Did it?"
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"Why is this such a recurring thing this season?" Harold asked as Cameron trudged over to Chef.
"There's some budgetary issues," Chris shrugged. Stay tuned to see if Cameron can brave the stink on Total! Drama! Redemption!"
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"We're back and ready to start the next challenge. Oh, and remember," the host continued, "if your victim can last ten seconds without saying 'Uncle', you get eliminated instead!" A few dramatic notes played in the background. "Which means, your stuck relying on your team to avoid elimination." Cameron and Chef arrived at a pool of brownish-green water with a visible stink coming from it.
Chef handed the boy a snorkel, and the timer started as Cameron dove into the pool. The snorkel began to shake, and just as Chef was about to reach in to pull the boy out, Cameron jumped out of the pool. "I can't take it anymore!" he cried, gagging as he himself had a visible odor. "It smells so bad!"
The buzzer sounded. "Sorry Cameron," Chris told him, "but I'm afraid nine-and-a-half seconds just doesn't cut it! You're out, and can return to your new seat." The chair in between Shawn and Scott was instantly swapped out for open stocks. "But before you go back..."
A massive jet of water came from off-screen and hit Cameron. He shouted in surprise and the water was shut off, leaving only his shoes where he once stood.
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The wheel spun again, landing on the mushroom cloud. "Lindsay, you're next!" Chris announced, and the footage skipped forward to the ditz standing in front of a target.
"What am I supposed to be doing again?" she asked, the shot cutting over to Chef wielding his meatball bazooka. The large man fired a blast across the stage, causing Lindsay to scream as the spicy meat trapped her against the target.
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The spins and challenges began to alternate along with the music – first the game show tune, then a few sharper notes for the memories. Harold was first, shown being knocked off a rolling log by a wrecking ball before another spin had Dakota screaming as she was drug through a maze of tubes. Finally, Shawn was shown getting pepper juice sprayed in his eyes.
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The wheel was spun again, landing on the caution symbol. "Our next challenge will be," Chris announced, "being hit with a dueling stick for ten seconds." He motioned over to Chef, who held a dueling stick and twirled it around while passing it from one hand to the other and back. "Shawn, you took those peppers like a champ, so you get to choose the next victim." He looked over to the survivalist, eyes swollen shut as the timer showed he'd made it the full amount of time.
Shawn rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and looked at the general direction of the remaining girls – only Dakota and Lindsay were in stocks so far. After a moment he shrugged and gestured uncertainly top-right row. "Uhh, I don't know, Eva I guess?"
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"Like I could pick anyone else!" Shawn confessed. "I don't know enough about the Ferrets, Amy's probably allied with Scott and I can't let him think I'm backstabbing him, and no way am I picking Carly!"
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"Me?" the iron woman exclaimed. "I can take anything you throw at me! Bring it on!"
"I hope this isn't a mistake...," Shawn groaned to himself.
The footage skipped ahead to the point where Eva and Chef were facing one another. The iron woman had been handcuffed, implying she couldn't fight back. Chef smirked, and the timer began as he hit Eva with the stick.
"That didn't even hurt," the victim taunted. "What are you trying to do? Tickle me?"
The cook paused for a moment to glare at her, then started hitting her a bit harder. Eva's eyes bugged out briefly, then she started to groan. "Uhh, can I take that back?" She tried to turn in place, but was knocked back to her original position. As the time limit approached, the cook gave her a brutal hit to the stomach; the camera cut to a shot of the campers wincing as Eva grunted in pain.
"Well," Chris announced as the bell rang, "looks like Eva managed to stick it out after all! A reckless choice by Shawn, and it's cost the guys their MVP!" The survivalist and his seat disappeared below the makeshift tables, only for the boy to pop up moments later in stocks. He groaned.
"Now, let's see who showed less courage than Eva and cried 'Uncle'!" Chris said with a grin.
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The first to be shown was Dave, slowly hopping from one stone to another as the timer ran in the corner of the screen. "Gotta love the Skunk Jump!" Chris said as the camera cut to a skunk pointing its tail in the air and spraying. The germaphobe got a single whiff and passed out with a groan. The timer buzzed.
The next clip had Amy riding a mechanical bull that was moving so quickly and erratically that she was constantly being knocked off but couldn't actually fall from it. "And the Bull Rider!" the host said as the cheerleader was finally thrown to the floor with a groan. The timer buzzed for her as well.
Third had Harold sitting in an electric chair. As he was repeatedly shocked, Chris happily said "And of course, the Shock Stop!" The dweeb was shocked one last time and fell to the ground. The timer buzzed yet again.
"And who can forget the Horse Dive?" the host added over a clip of Carly falling through the air. The camera cut to the girls wincing at the sound of a thud, then cut back to Carly folded over a fence and groaning in pain, and the timer buzzed for a fourth time in a row.
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The scene cut to a large crate shaking and some growling and screaming coming from within, the camera cutting to the guys watching in silent horror. After a few seconds Ezekiel emerged from within battered, bruised, and dazed. The bell chimed, and the homeschooler gave a thumbs up before passing out.
"Ezekiel!" the host told him. "Since you lasted against the yeti, you get to pick the next victim!"
He looked over at the girls and sighed; only Eva and Sky were sitting freely on the girls' side. "I guess I'll have to pick Sky eh," he said causing the gymnast to look surprised. "With somethin' from...," Ezekiel glanced over at the wheel, "Season Two. I don't think there's been a lot of stuff picked from that one."
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"Okay, I thought for sure he'd pick Eva since she's such a threat," Sky admitted in the confessional. "I guess there really is something going on between her and Zeke."
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Sky was led to the same target that had been used for Lindsay's torture, shooting a reassuring smile at her alliance as before she went to the stage.
"Okay Sky," Chris said as she got into position, "all you have to do is stay there for ten seconds while Chef throws a bunch of random crap at you."
"Sounds simple enough," Sky replied nervously as Chef approached with a lamp in his hand and a dark grin beneath his mask. He spent a few seconds tossing it in preparation, then gave a thumbs up to the host once he was satisfied.
"Well then, let's get started!" Chris smiled, prompting Chef to quickly throw the lamp. Sky yelped and ducked as the timer began. As the other campers watched, the young woman dodged every random item being thrown her way - a basketball, a rotary telephone, a tennis racket, a pair of boots, and a boxing glove, but to Ezekiel's growing nervousness she never fled.
Finally, the ten seconds were up, and the bell chimed. "Aww, no!" Ezekiel cried as his seat was quickly swapped out for stocks.
"Yup, looks like you just got eliminated," Chris said with a shrug as Sky walked back to her seat. "And Scott, that means you're up!" He pointed at the dirt farmer in the top row, who raised an eyebrow. "Alright! After it's been a fun day for me, but we're down to just one dude left, and the sudden-death round."
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"Bring it on McLean!" Scott smirked in the confessional. "I got this in the bag."
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"Okay dude, it's up to you!" Chris announced as he gave the 'Wheel of Memories' one last spin. "Your final challenge is...," the wheel came to a stop at the single star, "to spend ten seconds in a boxing match with Fang!"
"...Fang?!" Scott repeated in fear.
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The shot cut to the sun high in the sky, the music taking an ominous twist. The camera panned down to the boxing ring from the eighth episode, Fang on the right side and Scott on the left with both wearing boxing gloves . "Fang," Chris exposited as the shark kissed its bicep, "who loves hurting contestants even more than I do is agreed to be the final torture for this challenge!" Scott looked at the crate and gulped.
"You could always back out y'know," Chris offered, "but that would mean giving the win to the girls." Scott became serious, looking over his shoulder at the other campers.
"I'll do it," the dirt farmer said. He looked back one last time and nodded at Amy, who returned the gesture. Scott turned his gaze back to the shark, took a deep breath, and walked toward it.
The timer began the moment he started walking. "This should be a piece of-"
Fang growled from just off-screen and grabbed him by both shoulders. "Oh crap," Scott said with wide-eyed panic just before he was dragged over to the shark. The camera panned to the other campers in discretion as they watched in horror, the sounds of growling, screaming, and punching coming from the unseen ring.
When the shot finally returned to the match the shark was punching a battered and bruised Scott into the far left ropes, letting him bounce off, and punching him back in again. After another ricochet Fang wound up a strong left hook that sent the dazed young man careening back into the ropes, but also caused him to fall out of the ring entirely.
"And Scott couldn't last!" Chris announced, the buzzer sounding one last time and triumphant music rising in the background. "Which means he is out!" In the stands, the dirt farmer moaned as his seat turned into stocks. "The ladies win the challenge, and the grand prize of invincibility!" The girls all cheered, even the ones still in stocks.
"Darn," Harold sighed as the camera cut to the disappointed guys.
"Now it's time for your first vote post merge," Chris said to the bound losers, "you can all go to the confessional booth and vote off a camper...as long as it's a guy..."
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"So, like, what did you want to talk about?" Amy asked as she and Scott approached Shawn somewhere in the woods. "Because we're voting for Homeschool this time."
"Yeah," the dirt farmer chimed in, "him being with Eva makes them both a threat."
"I'm not saying you're not right," Shawn told them, "'cause you are, but there's another big threat we're ignoring." The camera cut to Lindsay watching them with a glare. She left as Shawn said something unintelligible and then the camera cut back to the three.
Amy narrowed her eyes for a moment, then grinned deviously and rubbed her hands together. "Ooh, I like it! We lose a threat and Eva falls into a false sense of security."
"Exactly!" Shawn smiled. "But I also wanted to bring up the idea of Carly joining us."
"Why?" Amy asked, brow raising in skepticism.
"I have my reasons," the survivalist nervously answered. "Besides, can we really afford to turn down another vote?"
"Good point," Scott admitted. "Alright, bring her in."
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After the standard opening shot for the campfire ceremony, Fang was shown silhouetted against the moon, howling like a wolf.
"Okay!" Chris said as the scene cut to him at his makeshift podium. "So first up, I ran out of marshmallows."
No one reacted as the twelve campers sat on the stumps: former Ferrets in the back and former Llamas in the front.
"So instead," the host continued, "you're just gonna come stand over here when I call your name. Eva, you're up first!" The iron woman smirked and made her way across the clearing.
"Next up, Lindsay and Dakota!" The two blondes smiled at each other, and made haste to leave their seats. "Amy and Carly, come on down!"
Carly oddly let out a sigh of relief.
"Sky! Shawn! Dave! Ezekiel!" One by one, those whom the host called came and joined the growing group of those still in the game. "Scott!" A smirk appeared on the dirt farmer's face, and he went to stand with Amy.
"Only two left," the host continued. Cameron and Harold looked at the host with wide eyes.
"Harold," the host said solemnly.
"What?!" Cameron exclaimed, popping up from his seat.
"You heard the man," Amy told him, crossing her arms, "so hurry up and leave already!"
Cameron sighed deeply but obliged.
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The scene rotated to the Boot of Shame, the camera focused on a scowling Cameron in the orb, the sombre farewell tune playing in the background. "Be careful around Scott and Amy," he said sharply. "They're the reason Sadie went home and I'm pretty sure they're behind this too!"
"I feel like we've heard this before," Chris told him as he took out his remote and pressed the button.
Cameron was promptly kicked screaming into the night.
Chris snorted as the shot moved back to him, and the capstone theme started up in the background. "Eleven players left," he told the camera with his usual fake smile. "Find out who will regret signing release forms. Next time, on Total! Drama! Redemption!"
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The background music became ominous as the scene faded into a shot of the moon; it panned down to the opening of a cave, where several open suitcases and their former contents were strewn on the ground. The camera cut inside to show Lindsay picking up several shirts that appeared to be hers as Scott approached. "Pleasure workin' with ya!"
She turned around to glare at him. "We are not working together," she told him. "This is just a non-aggression pact. You promised to leave my alliance alone."
"And I will," Scott told her holding up both hands where she could see them, "as long as you leave my alliance alone. Me, Shawn, and Amy and you, Sky and Dave are off-limits until we get rid of everyone else."
He walked out of the cave with a snicker and Lindsay glared at him as he left.
XXX
"But what I didn't tell her is that Carly's in my camp too," Scott laughed. "Now that Cam's gone, she's the most pathetic person in the game. She's nowhere near being a threat and that means that she'll be the last one our double alliance votes off. Then I can pick Lindsay, Sky, and Dave off one by one."
XXX
(Roll the Credits)
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(Bonus Clip)
The clip opened with Cameron's orb flying on-screen with him screaming within. It rolled for a bit then deflated, and he struggled to free himself.
"Can I get some help here?" he asked out loud. Geoff walked on screen and tore a hole from him to get out.
"Welcome back Dude," the party dude smiled. "It's a shame to see you back here so soon though."
"Tell me about it," the bubble boy said, still not quite free from the remains of the orb. "But at least I can see Sadie again."
"Good luck with that," Geoff chuckled. "When those two are together, we're just accessories."
"That doesn't seem too bad," Cameron said."
"That's because it isn't," Geoff smiled. "Honestly it's kinda cute watchin' them hang out."
Author's Note Post Script: I wonder how many people thought that would happen? To be fair at first this was gonna be Ezekiel's time to go, but then I realized I told you about the planned running gag and thought 'that'd be to easy to predict." So instead I was gonna get rid of Eva, she and Zeke are a couple even if I couldn't add any scenes in the episode. But as I was doing the challenge I made some counting errors and Scott became the last guy standing. I did not want to search the previous chapters for more dares to do so I went back to booting a guy that wasn't Zeke. It came down to Cameron or Harold, but I decided on Cameron for basically the reason Scott said.
Then there's the votes. As you can see, there's a non-aggression pact between Scott's and Lindsay's alliances. They won't vote for each other until there the only ones left. How long that'll last is yet to be written.
OC Fun Fact #8: Gary was created solely to be the first boot. It wasn't until my mother suggested making him a comedic relief that he kinda wound up being Danger Island's answer to Max. The only thing I changed about him was his name. You see, he was supposed to be Young Easy full time. But after a joking conversation with my dad where we noted that a lot of really dumb people in fiction are named Gary, followed by a People's Court case where a guy was being sued for painting the wrong house due to his foreman's screw up (the foreman was also named Gary) I decided that Gary would be his real name and that I'd just call him that.
And I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
I hope you all enjoyed the episode, or some part of 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
14th Place: Sadie
13th Place: Gwen
12th Place: Cameron
