"Previously on Total Disventure All Stars, we welcomed our final thirteen to the merge. The villains made plans to take down the other heroes. In the challenge, everyone had a fun game of paintball where Bowie tried to make sure the villains wouldn't win invincibility. Unfortunately, Julia was able to convince Ally to flip which led to Millie being voted off in a shocking elimination. Twelve are left and we have some unexpected faces returning to your screen. Ooh, what could this mean?"
(After theme song)
We begin today's episode with Jake sulking at the campfire as Bowie and Gabby walked together, barely even acknowledging him as Alec went to sit beside him.
"Yeesh, must be rough, huh?" Alec said sympathetically.
"What?" Jake scoffed.
"After Millie's elimination, your whole alliance has practically turned against you." Alec explained, "Heck, the original plan was to vote you out but I managed to convince the other villains to spare you."
"Really? Why would you save me?" Jake raised an eyebrow.
"You're not going to believe me when I say this, but I like you Jake. Most people call you overdramatic but you've been keeping this camp very interesting." Alec said happily.
"I know you're just trying to coerce me into working with you Alec. Just get out of here!" Jake said angrily.
Confessional: Alec
"I don't give a rat's ass about Jake, but Riya's been giving me some acting lessons to try and befriend him so we can take down the former Cyan Team heroes easier. Clearly I am not passing her class." Alec said in annoyance.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to Aiden, Damien, and Bowie sitting at the beach together when Aiden spoke up in annoyance.
"We're just gonna get picked off one by one at this point. Just great. Why did Ally have to flip?!" Aiden cried out angrily.
"I know things look bad for us, but at this point we need to start taking advantage of weaknesses in the Villains' Alliance." Bowie said in determination.
"And how do you suggest we do that?" Damien raised an eyebrow.
"Well it's clear Grett and Yul are doomed to fail any moment now and ever since the votes were revealed at the last elimination, Riya and Julia are certainly not each other's biggest fans." Bowie explained.
"You make a good point, but still… I'm terrified of what's coming next." Damien said worriedly.
"Aren't we all?" Aiden sighed miserably.
"Attention campers, meet me in ten minutes for a very special challenge." Kristal's voice rang throughout the loudspeakers.
We then cut to the final twelve at some area of the woods with Chef and Kristal standing in front of them when Kristal spoke up.
"Welcome final twelve. If you haven't noticed, we just reached the halfway point of the competition. There are twelve finalists and twelve sorry losers." Kristal reminded the contestants.
"Good riddance to them all." Julia smirked vindictively.
"Might want to hold your tongue, Julia. Because today your past might just come back to haunt you!" Chef said ominously as a bus slowly rolled over towards the campers before stopping.
Marcus and Nina were quick to step out of the bus afterwards but the final twelve just looked shocked at the scene.
"No way…" Alec said in shock.
"I can't believe it…" Bowie's eyes were also wide.
"Please welcome your All Star losers: James, Priya, Miriam, Hunter, Ripper, Connor, Raj, Ellie, Tom, Fiore, Tess, and Millie." Nina spoke as the twelve losers came out in that exact order.
"Oh my god oh my god oh my god!" Gabby cheered excitedly, as she noticed Ellie's presence.
"Each of you had a direct or indirect moment in voting off these twelve rejects. You snuffed their dreams of winning three million dollars!" Kristal said happily.
Hunter sheepishly smiled as he gave a small wave to Ally who was shocked but happy to wave back.
"And now, one of them is about to return to this game." Chef continued.
"Wait what?!" Grett asked in shock.
"Yes!" Bowie and Gabby cheered at the same time.
"That's not fair." Riya glared furiously at the hosts.
"Life ain't fair. Get used to it." Chef smirked at the actress, "Today's challenge is a comeback challenge. In this challenge, these twelve contestants will get to compete for their second chance. However, they won't do it alone, each of you will be tasked with helping them on this course."
"As if." Yul laughed.
"The challenge will be in pairs that Nina has assigned." Marcus told the cast, "The winning pair will not only have the eliminated contestant return, but both of the pair members will receive immunity for the next elimination."
"So this is their incentive to help us?" Miriam scoffed in annoyance.
"Who are the pairs anyway?" Priya asked curiously.
"They better not slow me down." Fiore cried out furiously.
"Nina?" Kristal gave the go ahead.
"The pairs are as follows: James and Yul, Priya and Damien, Miriam and Julia, Hunter and Grett, Ripper and MK, Connor and Riya, Raj and Bowie, Ellie and Gabby, Tom and Aiden, Fiore and Alec, Tess and Ally, and Millie and Jake." Nina told the cast.
"I'll give you a moment to get with your pairs and explain the challenge." Kristal said happily.
Confessional: Damien
"This could easily be the miracle the Heroes' Alliance needs. If I can get Priya back in the game, we could start building a better position for ourselves." Damien said happily.
Confessional: Yul
"James, huh? Well it would be a nice bit of nostalgia to work with him. I won't forget the mushroom. He's still gotta pay for that!" Yul said angrily.
Confessional: Julia
"Ugh! I bet that puppet put me with Miriam just to spite my fear of old people." Julia shuddered fearfully before calming herself down, "Though I will admit, Miriam is a lot less bitter than most seniors."
Confessional: MK
"Ripper… just great." MK sighed.
Confessional: Bowie
"I just hope Raj is still willing to work with me after how things ended when he was competing. I really want him back in the game and to be honest… I miss him." Bowie sighed miserably.
Confessionals End
"On my signal, you and your partner will run to the beach where there are motorcycles waiting. After riding it to the top of the hill, you'll find a harness and pulley. One member of the pair will wear the harness and lower themselves into the lake below while the other member uses the pulley to balance your weight. Once you're down the lake, you'll find an adjustable wrench attached to the buoy. Once you get the wrench and are lifted back up, you must take the hand glider and glide to the finish line together. Whoever does so wins invincibility for both rounds and their partner will rejoin the game. Sound good?" Kristal explained and as she was doing so, we see Trevor and Emily testing this challenge.
"Oh fun!" Gabby cheered as Ellie smiled warmly at her.
"Prepare to lose to an alfalfa male!" Ripper boasted enthusiastically.
"Let's do this!" Priya said in determination.
"This challenge starts… now!" Kristal said happily alerting all twelve pairs to begin running off.
We then cut to Alec and Fiore running together when Alec begins speaking.
"So… Fiore?" Alec began awkwardly.
"What do you want?" Fiore asked bitterly.
"I need your help. We have to make sure that no one but you returns to the game." Alec said hastily.
"I'm guessing my Villains' Alliance membership is still valid?" Fiore asked curiously.
"You bet. We've been doing really well and we'd like to keep it that way." Alec smirks.
"How do I know I can trust you?" Fiore asked skeptically.
"Hey, I've proven my loyalty to you. Who was it that helped you survive the first few eliminations?" Alec asked playfully.
"You only did that to benefit yourself." Fiore accused.
"No Fiore, I honestly wanted to save you. I felt bad that everyone was ganging up on you. It wasn't fair." Alec said sadly.
"Ugh! Whatever! I'll help you." Fiore sighed.
We then cut to Connor and Riya running together when Riya began speaking.
"We've been dominating the game since you've left." Riya told her ex smugly.
"Uh… nice to see you too?" Connor raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Did you even care about the fact you broke your word to not let me get targeted?"
"Why would I? I'm fine without you." Riya smirked.
"Of course." Connor sighed.
"Don't even try to get into my head again. I'm going to win that money and get the adoration from millions of fans." Riya said angrily.
"If you say so." Connor said sadly which made Riya look almost guilty but then she shook it off.
We then see Aiden and Tom running together when Aiden begins speaking in excitement.
"Haha, this is awesome! If the two of us win invincibility we can easily get you back in the game." Aiden said happily but noticed Tom had a saddened look in his eyes.
"Hey Tom, are you okay?" Aiden asked curiously.
"I'm sorry Aiden, I'm just really upset right now after how I let things end with Jake. I promised him we'd talk but every freaking time I kept unknowingly stringing him along. I'm the worst." Tom sighed sadly.
"You're not the worst. You just made a mistake. I may not have the highest opinion of Jake right now, but from what I can tell, he's at least trying to change. If he can do that, so can you. It's not too late unless you both say it is." Aiden said encouragingly which made Tom smile a bit.
Meanwhile, we see Julia and Miriam running together when Julia spoke up.
"Try not to get in my way. I want to get invincibility as much as you want to get back in the game so you better pull your weight." Julia told the senior furiously.
"Oh don't worry about me, I didn't win season one for no reason after all, but I'd be more worried about yourself if I were you." Miriam advised the influencer.
"Are you threatening me?" Julia narrowed her eyes on her partner.
"No, I mean in a mental sense. It's clear that you've been having some trouble accepting your feelings recently when it comes to MK." Miriam explained.
"How the hell do you even know about anything going on between me and MK?" Julia asked angrily.
"We get to stream the episodes at the Motel. I won't say much, but my advice is that you show MK how much you appreciate her before you end up pushing her away and living in regret like me." Miriam advised her partner.
"Uh… okay." Julia raised an eyebrow in confusion but it was clear she was contemplating what Miriam said.
We then see Hunter and Grett running together, given the two had never interacted before, the tension was definitely noticeable.
"So… you're Yul's girlfriend?" Hunter asked Grett curiously.
"I guess so." Grett smiled amicably.
"I just didn't think Yul would be that type of person. He didn't seem like the type to have a public relationship." Hunter admitted.
"Well, our fans love us together." Grett smiled more brightly.
"Is that something that really matters?" Hunter raised an eyebrow.
"Neither of us were really favorable to the public until we got together…" Grett replied sheepishly.
"Why is everyone so concerned about what fans think of them?" Hunter scoffed.
"Because we actually have a social life." Grett glared at the emo.
"Well you got me there." Hunter rolled his eyes.
We then see Bowie and Raj running together as both of them were feeling a little awkward at the prospect of seeing each other again.
"So Raj… I was wondering if you were still mad at me?" Bowie asked curiously.
"I mean… I am still a bit hurt about what you did but I can at least see that you're trying to improve and that means a lot to me Bowie." Raj smiled warmly at his boyfriend.
"Thanks Raj, I'm glad to have you back. Come on, we gotta get you back in the game." Bowie said confidently.
We then see that Damien and Priya made it to the motorcycles first much to Priya's elation.
"Yes! We both made it to the motorcycles first!" Priya said happily, "I call driving!"
"Thank god, I'd probably crash." Damien sighed in relief before sitting behind Priya on the motorcycle as Priya began driving the motorcycle forward.
Bowie and Raj was the next duo to arrive at the motorcycles with Raj immediately getting on the front of the motorcycle with a beaming grin.
"Whoa! This is so cool! I call shotgun!" Raj smirked at Bowie before Bowie smirked back.
"Do you even know how to drive a motorcycle?" Bowie asked rhetorically which made Raj stammer a bit before sighing in defeat.
"Fine. You can take the shotgun." Raj admitted lightheartedly before switching seats with Bowie and soon enough, Bowie began driving the motorcycle.
Afterwards, Alec and Fiore were next to show up as Alec then took two sharp sticks out of his pockets.
"Quick. Let's slash these tires." Alec smirked towards Fiore who smirked back as she grabbed a stick from Alec.
"You don't have to tell me twice." Fiore snickered before both of them went to different motorcycles and the two began poking holes in their tires.
"Now players can't continue the challenge. We've got this in the bag." Alec said happily.
"Hey!" Connor cried out furiously as he and Riya ran towards the scene, "What in god's name are you doing?!"
"Mind your own business, gramps." Fiore scoffed.
"She's right. Just leave them be, Connor." Riya smirked at the billionaire.
"I'm pretty sure this qualifies as my business!" Connor glares at his ex.
"Connor, just listen to Riya." Alec said nervously.
"Is this what you've been teaching this little girl, Alec?" Connor said angrily as he snapped the stick Fiore was using in half.
"Shut up! You can't even control your ex-girlfriend? Are you really going to stop me?" Fiore said angrily, causing Alec to snicker in his palm before speaking.
"I mean… save it for the challenge, Connor. Let's go, Fiore." Alec said before he got onto a motorcycle with Fiore sitting behind him before they both drove off.
"We can't let them win. Get on." Connor said angrily to which Riya sighed before speaking.
"Yeah, whatever." Riya said before getting on the back of the motorcycle before Connor drove them away from the scene.
James and Yul then arrived to the area when James noticed most of the motorcycles' tires had been slashed.
"Oh. Who slashed the tires?!" James asked incredulously.
"I didn't feel like doing the rest of the challenge anyway." Yul said dismissively as James continued looking around before seeing an intact motorcycle.
"Wait! There's one still left intact." James replied smugly before getting in the front of the vehicle as Yul reluctantly got on.
"Ugh, fine. Just because I'll have immunity, but not for you!" Yul said angrily.
"Still the same old Yul. Hold on tight." James laughed before he then drove the motorcycle away from the scene.
We then see James and Yul riding the motorcycle together when James begins speaking.
"Y'know, you don't have to keep acting awful in front of me. It's a character, right?" James asked happily.
"Uh, no! Being nice is the character and it's fucking misery!" Yul cried out furiously.
"Remember when I pretended to date Aiden for my followers? Well once I started being the best version of myself, I became happier than ever." James explained optimistically.
"That's where you and I differ then. Being the best version of myself is not what people want! Once I win this game, I won't have to fake for anyone ever again!" Yul said angrily.
"Is it that hard to be normal?" James asked.
"What the fuck do you mean normal? It should be normal to call out fat people!" Yul scoffed indignantly.
"You haven't learned anything… have you…" James said in a sad realization.
"God, not you too, just focus on the road." Yul commanded in annoyance.
We then cut to Priya and Damien parking their motorcycle at the top of the hill with Priya cheering excitedly.
"Yes! We made it to the top! You get on the harness, I'll use the pulley." Priya said happily.
"Understood." Damien nodded before getting ready to put on the harness while Priya stood nearby the pulley.
Shortly afterwards, Bowie and Raj pulled up to the hill in which Bowie ran towards the harness and then turned to Raj behind him.
"I'll wear the harness, you use the pulley." Bowie told Raj frantically who nodded with a salute before both of them got ready in their positions.
We then cut to Ellie and Gabby running up to the motorcycles when they gasped at the state of the rest of the motorcycles.
"Oh no, someone slashed the tires on all the motorcycles." Ellie said angrily.
"Are there any that still work…" Gabby asked worriedly.
"Doesn't seem like it." Ellie admitted solemnly.
"We can carry our motorcycle." Gabby suggested happily as she ran over to pick up a motorcycle.
"Carry?" Ellie raised an eyebrow but that didn't stop Gabby as she began running off with the motorcycle.
"Come on!" Gabby urged her girlfriend before the two of them ran off. As they were doing so, the rest of the pairs then arrived at the scene.
"Oh crap." Hunter cried out in shock, "Who could've done this?!"
"Half the cast is full of saboteurs. Take your pick." MK rolled her eyes dismissively.
"Now what do we do?" Jake sighed sadly.
"It's not over yet. Maybe we can still patch up these tires and still have a chance to catch up. Let's move!" Tom said in determination which caused Aiden, Miriam, Hunter, Ally, Tess, Jake. and Millie to head to the motorcycles to see what they could do. Julia soon walked over to Miriam and Hunter's side respectively, clearly bored out of their minds but unwilling to give up immunity. However, before MK could join them, she was held back by Ripper.
"Hold up. Before we do anything else, I gotta tell you something." Ripper told the introvert.
"What is it?" MK sighed.
"You gotta defect from the Villains' Alliance eventually. I can tell that sticking with them is starting to tear you up inside." Ripper whispered.
"Oh please. Since when have I ever had a problem playing dirty?" MK rolled her eyes.
"That's not what I meant. I've watched the episodes and you're practically going through an internal crisis over your feelings for Julia. You're acting with emotions, I've never seen you do that before." Ripper explained sternly which made MK look away in doubt before taking a deep breath.
"Let's just try and get you back in the game, okay?" MK told her partner which made Ripper shocked but he smirked nonetheless.
"I think we can do that." Ripper said happily.
We then cut to Alec and Fiore making it up the hill. By this point, Priya and Raj are both using their pulleys to support Damien and Bowie's weight.
Once the two got off the motorcycle, Alec spoke up.
"I'll pulley, you grab the wrench." Alec instructed Fiore.
"Should we sabotage the gliders?" Fiore whispered with a smirk but unfortunately for her and Alec, Priya and Raj both heard this.
"If you even try anything like that, we'll throw you BOTH off this hill and into the water!" Raj threatened with Priya nodding in agreement.
"I guess that's out of the question… put on the harness Fiore." Alec said uneasily.
Connor and Riya were next to arrive at the scene just as Alec began lowering Fiore down.
"I'll pulley. You wear the harness. Sound good?" Connor suggested to Riya.
"Nuh-Uh. My hair looks perfect today. There's no way I'm getting in that murky water." Riya complained.
"You think you can support my weight?" Connor asked sternly.
"Guess we will see." Riya shrugged with a smirk.
Meanwhile Gabby and Ellie were rolling their motorcycle across the field as Gabby was looking noticeably tired.
"I… I'm about to drop…" Gabby panted.
"You're going to blow your heart out, Gabs. We should stop." Ellie suggested worriedly.
"N-No… I want you back in the game." Gabby teared up.
"We weren't going to make it anyway so let's make the most of our situation. How are things at camp?" Ellie said softly.
"I'm working with Bowie, Damien, and Aiden right now. Things aren't really going so well though. The villains are outnumbering us…" Gabby admitted sheepishly.
"I see… my best advice is to see if you can find an opening so you can turn them against each other. There's no honor among thieves." Ellie advised her girlfriend.
"Are we stealing something?" Gabby asked in confusion.
"No, it's just an expression. It basically means the villains are very willing to turn on each other if given the chance." Ellie explained with a smirk which got Gabby thinking.
We then see that Tom and Aiden were currently fixing up their motorcycle before Jake turned to Millie in concern.
"Do you mind if I go and…" Jake began nervously before Millie interrupted with a smile.
"It's okay, I can fix the motorcycle myself. You go get some closure." Millie softly reassured her friend who smiled at her before walking over to Tom and Aiden.
"Guys… can we talk?" Jake asked sheepishly.
"We're kinda in the middle of a comeback challenge so…" Aiden began before Jake interrupted.
"I'm sorry! For what I did to both of you! Aiden, I'm sorry for taking my jealousy out on you and accusing you of trying to hook up with Tom and Tom, I'm sorry I let things end between us on a bad note when we last talked, I should've been more understanding about your situation." Jake apologized profusely.
Aiden and Tom both looked at each other in shock before Tom spoke up.
"Jake… you don't have to apologize… to me at least. Back when we last saw each other on season one that we would talk again eventually and I should've followed through on that promise instead of ghosting you for two years." Tom said with tears in his eyes.
"Thank you, Tom. That's always what I wanted to hear." Jake tearfully smiled before embracing the former spy. After they finished hugging, Jake turned to Aiden.
"What about you Aiden?" Jake asked worriedly.
"I'll admit, I am still very annoyed over how you treated me but I can see you were going through a lot. I'm willing to bury the hatchet if you are." Aiden said with a soft smile which made Jake smile back, something that Julia was quick to notice from behind them.
We then see that Tess and Hunter were bandaging the tires of their motorcycles when Tess spoke up.
"Hey guys, how about next time we reunite on vacation instead of a crummy reality show?" Tess asked teasingly.
"Really wasn't my brightest idea." Hunter chuckled sheepishly.
"I'm happy to be here. I need to prove myself to everyone. Have the comments about me changed at all?" Ally asked hopefully.
"Last episode the fans seemed a bit divided about you…" Hunter admitted sheepishly.
"Divided?!" Ally asked incredulously, "What more do these people want from me?!"
"Social media hurts more than it helps. You shouldn't take it so seriously, Ally." Tess said softly.
"Tess, this could decide my streaming career. Why is it so hard for people to like me?" Ally said sadly.
"Don't you remember how we met last season? The gamer girl we knew just wanted to help people and be positive. Don't try to be someone you're not." Tess smiled reassuringly.
"We love you Ally. No matter what some stupid people online say." Hunter added.
"It's just hard. Thanks for the support guys." Ally said happily.
"Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't try and kick everyone's butt in the meantime." Tess reminded the gamer.
"Oh don't worry about that." Ally smirked enthusiastically.
We then cut back to the four competing pairs back at the pulleys where Priya stopped using the pulley to check up on Damien.
"Damien, how's it going down there?!" Priya shouted in concern.
"So far so good!" Damien said happily as he grabbed the wrench, "I got the wrench!"
"Haha! This is definitely our challenge!" Priya cheered ecstatically.
Meanwhile we see that James had just got on the harness as Yul began getting ready by the pulley.
"I'll go down. You start the pulley." James told his partner before Yul began lowering him down the water.
We then see Alec and Riya using their respective pulleys when Alec began whispering to Riya.
"Psst, Riya. We need to get Fiore back in the game. Anyone else could potentially ruin the villains' streak." Alec reminded the actress who looked away sheepishly before shaking it off and smirking.
"Oh don't worry. I'll make sure the old man goes nice and slow." Riya reassured her alliance partner as she began slowly moving the lever.
"Is this the fastest you can go?!" Connor shouted towards Riya.
"Yeah Connor, I'm not really good at this." Riya said overdramatically.
"I knew I should've pulleyed." Connor sighed.
"I guess I can go slow too." Yul smirked as he began doing the same with James.
"We're not idiots, we can see what you're doing!" Priya cried out angrily as she and Raj glared at the villains.
"Do I look like I give a shit?" Riya said mockingly.
"Why is it so difficult for you guys just to play fair?!" Raj asked furiously.
"Sounds rich coming from two losers!" Riya smirked before walking over to Priya's lever and grabbing onto it, "Here. Let me help."
Riya and Priya then began fighting for control over the lever but due to their strength, it broke off.
"YOU MONSTER!" Priya shouted indignantly.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Damien screamed fearfully as he immediately fell right into the water with the wrench.
"Damien! Are you okay?!" Priya cried out fearfully.
"I think so…" Damien said nervously.
"Riya broke the pulley! They're all sabotaging this challenge just to get Fiore back in the game!" Priya shouted which alerted Bowie, Connor, and James.
"They're what?!" Connor cried out in shock.
"Sorry Connor. Guess you're next. Have a nice fall! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Riya laughed as she broke off the lever to Connor's pulley next, sending him falling into the water.
"Fuck it, if we're ALL letting go!" Yul smirked as he broke off James' pulley, sending him falling as well.
"That's for the mushroom, loser!" Yul laughed maniacally.
As James splashed into the water, Fiore was then lowered to her buoy where she grabbed the wrench.
"I have the tool Alec!" Fiore said happily.
"Raising you now." Alec's voice could be heard from above in which Fiore began being raised up, blowing a raspberry to James as this was happening.
Damien and Connor both gained sour looks before grabbing the wrench, putting it in their pockets and then immediately climbing the rope in determination.
Bowie immediately noticed what they were doing and smirked as he raised his voice to alert Raj.
"Raj! Let me drop! You and Priya take care of Fiore!" Bowie commanded to which Raj looked confused at before letting the lever swing by itself, letting Bowie drop to the water and running to take care of the villains.
Back at the top of the hill, Alec was sweating as he continued to raise Fiore up but suddenly, he felt himself get launched away from the pulley due to a kick in the butt from Priya before she grabbed onto Alec's lever and broke it off from the pulley, making Fiore scream as she was dropped into the water.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Alec asked incredulously.
"If you're gonna sabotage this challenge, I'll make sure we all lose!" Priya smirked smugly but before Alec could say anything else, he was tackled to the ground by Raj and the two immediately were getting into a wrestling match with each other.
"Let him go!" Riya commanded as he tried to dislodge Raj from Alec but Priya immediately tackled Riya as well and did her best to hold her down on the ground. While all this was happening, Yul just backed away slowly before running away from the situation entirely.
Damien and Connor soon finally made it up the hill much to their relief.
"There. We made it." Damien sighed in relief.
"What the hell is going on up here?!" Connor asked incredulously as he watched Alec and Raj as well as Priya and Riya struggle on the ground.
"Who cares?! We gotta hurry!" Damien reminded the older man before both of them ran to the gliders to begin tightening the bolts on them. As soon as they were done, they gave each other a worried glance.
"Wait, only one of you can come back to the game, how are we gonna solve this?" Damien asked worriedly.
"Simple, you get Priya to glide with you." Connor told the scientist.
"What, but what about you?!" Damien asked worriedly.
"I've already wasted my chance to win. Now go!" Connor commanded before they both ran up to Priya and Riya and dislodged them from each other. Connor immediately held Riya back before she could try attacking Priya or Damien again.
"Hurry Priya!" Damien told his friend as they both ran off before Riya could catch up to them. Soon enough, Priya and Damien both grabbed the glider and began flying off.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Damien screamed as Priya just smirked excitedly before both of them crossed the finish line.
"Priya and Damien are first to arrive. With that, Priya has earned her way back into the game and has won immunity along with Damien for the next elimination!" Kristal said happily.
"Yes yes yes yes yes!" Priya cheered ecstatically.
"We did it!" Damien said excitedly.
Confessional: Julia
"Priya?! Who the hell saw that coming?! This game is about to get a whole lot harder for me…" Julia said worriedly.
Confessional: Priya
"My biggest advantage is coming in with new underwear. Imagine how gross these people are after wearing the same thing for so many days. Like… blegh." Priya smirked confidently, "I know I said I needed a break from reality TV but I honestly don't think I could say no to another chance at competing. I can beat these people, I can win challenges, I'm a whole new girl! And now I'm ready to claim another million dollars on my own merits!"
Confessionals End
We then cut to the bus stop at nighttime where the final thirteen were all making their goodbyes to the now permanently eliminated contestants.
"Goodbye bestie, I'll do what you told me. I love you." Gabby smiled sweetly at Ellie.
"See you in the finale. Love you too." Ellie smiled tearfully before letting Gabby kiss her on the cheek.
"We'll see each other soon." Aiden told James as they began saying goodbye as well.
"You made the finale before, you can do it again. Good luck baby." James smiled at Aiden before the two shared a kiss.
"Bye babe. I hope you're feeling better." Hunter told Ally happily as they began saying their goodbyes along with Tess.
"After seeing you guys. I do." Ally said with a soft smile.
"No matter what anyone says, we will always be your number one fans." Tess reminded Ally who smiled tearfully before hugging both Hunter and Tess.
We then see Millie saying her goodbyes to Priya and Damien next.
"Aw man, I just got to reunite with you back at the motel and now we're separated again?" Millie asked playfully.
"Sorry Millie. We can't help it if we're a better team than most of the others." Priya smirked back in an equally playful tone.
"Don't worry Millie. I'm sure the two of us will be fine." Damien reassured his friend.
"I'm sure you will. Good luck guys." Millie said happily before all three of them shared a group hug.
"Sorry I couldn't get you back in the game Raj." Bowie told Raj remorsefully as we see their goodbyes next.
"Ha! Don't worry Bowie. You made the right call in the end either way! Good luck in the game." Raj said happily which made Bowie smile before the two shared a kiss.
"Sorry Fiore. I tried my hardest." Alec sighed as he faced Fiore.
"Eh. At least I had a good time." Fiore smirked playfully.
"Heh. So did I." Alec held out a fist bump for Fiore which she accepted.
"We'll see each other when this is all over, okay Miriam?" Jake told Miriam happily.
"Of course Jake." Miriam nodded before the two shared a hug.
Suddenly the two noticed Tom walking over to them when he spoke up.
"Miriam, mind if I talk to Jake?" Tom asked curiously.
"Doesn't bother me at all." Miriam smirked back before Tom walked over to Jake.
"Jake… I promise when this is all over, I'll finally clear the air. You won't have to worry about me dodging you anymore. Sorry for the pain I caused Jake." Tom promised as he and Jake both stared at each other teary eyed.
"Tom… I…" Jake gasped before Kristal interrupted.
"Well would you look at the time. Off you losers go. Priya, go join your new merge tribe. The rest of you will be heading to the motel." Kristal smirked.
After a quick flash, we see the final thirteen waving at the Bus Of Losers as it drove off.
We then cut back to the campfire for the merge tribe as Gsbby sat by the fire on her own, sighing miserably.
"She's gone now… I'm all alone again, and I don't know what to do." Gabby said sadly.
"Psst, hey." An eerily familiar voice made Gabby's eyes widen.
"Huh? Who's there?" Gabby asked quietly as she turned to see a more mischievous reflection of herself sitting next to her.
"Did you miss me?" Gabby's inner voice asked with a smirk.
Gabby silently gasped as she began to tear up.
Author's Note: So I had a lot of options when it came to who I would have rejoin and ultimately, it came down to Priya and Connor as I felt they had the most story potential out of all the eliminated contestants. Connor was a very tempting choice but I feel like if he did return, I'd probably fall into the love triangle trap like how canon utilized him so I swapped him with Priya instead. This will likely shake things up by a lot.
24th James
Xth Priya
23rd Miriam
22nd Hunter
21st Ripper
20th Connor
19th Raj
18th Ellie
17th Tom
16th Fiore
15th Tess
14th Millie
Merge: Aiden, Alec, Ally, Bowie, Damien, Gabby, Grett, Jake, Julia, MK, Priya, Riya, Yul
