Ocean's Ten
POV. Third person
Chris begins the narration, "last time in Total Drama Action. In war and in love, anything goes. After being dropped from a plane, and an explosive display of talent by Duncan and Harold, both teams were embroiled in a dramatic all-out battle. Where in the end, Duncan's ingenuity was superior to Lindsay's leadership, thus giving the Gaffers the victory once again," the Gaffers are seen reneging on the empty chest, "but it wasn't all bad for the Grips. Finally, collapsed by her incompetence, Lindsay opened up to her former best friend revealing some insecurities in the blonde, even so, Cody was able to get her back on her feet, although perhaps their friendship will never be the same as before hahahahaha", Lindsay kisses Cody on the lips, "you keep coming back for the explosive drama".
"Did someone say explosive!?" shouted Izzy's voice out of nowhere.
Chris shrugged into a red convertible, "NO!" then looked back at the camera and smiled, "I keep coming back for the perks," he said as he slammed the side of the car, "Car chase this week! And with only ten contestants left, the engines are on, and the stereo is set to thump to the catchy opening theme song, it's time for some more TOTAL... DRAMA... ACTION!".
*Start, accelerate, Boom*
Chris started the car and accelerated, but ended up crashing into a tree, "Ouch! Oh crap," a seagull and a prairie dog were making fun of him.
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POV. Izzy
There's something weird here...
And no, it's not the fact that Chef has prepared us decent food for a change, let's see.
Duncan vandalizing the table... no, Heather getting angry about it and calling him a delinquent... nor does Beth looking in our direction looking undisguisedly at Justin for reasons I still don't understand... No, that's not it.
Cody stirring his food while having a lot of thoughts in his head... That might be overlooked if it weren't for what happened last night.
~0~
I was sitting with my arms crossed on the bed in Cody's trailer waiting for him to come in the door, after his little trick of paint bombing I was a little upset, so I came to get even, bothering him always makes me feel better, as I know he's not going to reproach me for it, It may sound like I was a freeloader, but the truth is that I had never had anyone to put up with me for so long, however with him I felt that I could vent a little.
*Open*
Finally, Cody got into the trailer and I put on my most annoyed expression.
"..."
"..."
*Collapse*
However, he walked to the bed with a completely lost expression... and he just collapsed face first into the pillow.
I blinked once, then twice, then thrice, did he just ignore me completely? I turned to look at him, "oh~, so you're just going to pretend I'm not there, despite what you did today? Do you expect me to applaud your bravery or something like that?"
"...", he did not answer me, he just lay there against the pillow.
I climbed on his back and sat cross-legged, "hey... hey... hey... ha, do you think I don't know this game? You're just waiting for me to beg to forget what you did, aren't you?"
"..."
" Well, two can play that", I got off her back and lay down next to her, "Izzy will also ignore you until you beg me", I turned around and decided to sleep... which I achieved too quickly.
-0-
In the end I woke up hugging him as usual... wait a minute, why I went to his trailer again?... meh, if I don't remember then it wasn't important.
Well, that's what's weird on the Gaffers' side, now on ours... Justin looking at his reflection in a teaspoon... that's not it, Harold hiding napkins in his pockets... and finally, me talking to myself...
Not at all, girlfriend, you're fine.
Thank you, me, so by discarding only Butchie remains... I'm joking, it's obviously Lindsay.
I looked at the blonde stirring her food next to me, she was also lost in thought, but somehow, she looked quite radiant today, with a clumsy and embarrassed smile of happiness plastered on her beautiful face, which is strange, since after the last challenge she was collapsed, I wanted to help her, but she begged me to leave her alone. I don't know what happened exactly, but it's as if her spirit has been renewed... or as if he had never been sad... as if it had never happened... or almost as if this wasn't Lindsay at all... hmm...
"Uh, Izzy? Why are you looking at me like that?" Lindsay asked me when she realized I was looking at her.
"Tell me Lindsay, we've known each other for a long time, haven't we?" I asked suspiciously.
"Uh... I... I guess?" she said confused.
"Then tell me, what was the name of our team on Wawanakwa?"
"Oh, I know this game," she said excitedly, "let's see it was... oh the Killer Bass, right?"
"Lindsay, the Killer Bass were the opposing team," Justin told her.
She gasped, "Were you on my team?" Justin slapped his forehead.
... false alarm, it's still the same Lindsay.
*Sniff, sniff*
Oh shit, something smells delicious, I look in the direction of the kitchen, Brownnies! Chef made brownnies and placed them on a kitchen table with a sign that reads "no touching... I'm serious Izzy" that's a very clear signal to me, "uh, sorry guys," I said as I got up, "I need to use the bathroom and I'll be back," I immediately threw myself on the floor and started crawling into the kitchen.
"Uh... Is there a bathroom in the kitchen?" I heard Lindsay's voice.
"Well... I think," Harold said, perfect, they don't suspect anything.
-0-
POV. Cody
Izzy threw herself on the floor and began to crawl on the floor, weird.
I've been thinking about what happened with Lindsay all morning, why did she do it to begin with? It can't be because she suddenly likes me now, I mean, it's a possibility given our complicated relationship history, but she kissed me as casually as if she was kissing a cat, then just left without explanation, As if doing that were normal, the only thing I can think of is that she misinterpreted something that someone must have said and now she has a wrong idea about displays of affection, which if I think about it is very worrying, to think that someone could be that manipulated is terrifying. I just hope that this attempt at growth of hers also gives her a little common sense.
I wouldn't want to have to interfere right away, because that would ruin the whole Lindsay independence thing, I have to be very subtle with this... even so... What a kiss... I really liked it, her lips were extremely soft and her scent was intoxicating, it was very different from kissing Izzy or Heather... wow, who could think the 16-year-old Cody would ever end up comparing girl kisses? Now that's pretty unreal. I had to throw my face against the pillow so Izzy wouldn't see the huge blush on my face, she would definitely make fun of me for it, it looks like she got it right, I really like Lindsay, more than just as a friend... but will she like me in the same way?
I sighed, "What a mess I'm getting myself into," and even then, I'm not as worried as I should be. I guess having a more mature mind and a sexually open girlfriend help with that... And now who would imagine that I would ever think that?
However, there is another thing that worries me in that scenario... but whether it ends up being important or not will depend on Lindsay.
Izzy crawled past me, we exchanged a look, she made a sign of silence, and then walked into the kitchen. I don't know what she's up to, but it seems that Chris has already thought about who would take Owen's place in the lockdown.
In front of me, Gwen sighed, "I can't believe Trent is gone," she said dejectedly. They may not have been dating anymore, but I imagine she still enjoyed spending time with him.
LeShawna put a hand on her shoulder, "don't worry girl, I'm sure he misses you too, but you're not alone, you still have me," the big sister told her.
"Watch out Gwen, you can't tell if what she's saying is true," Heather said mockingly.
LeShawna was upset about it, "How long are you going to keep it going? I lied once, well, you lied to us constantly on the island, don't think you can bother me about this."
"Yes, but I already paid for my crimes back then," Heather said with a grimace as she pointed to the shaved side of her head, "to you on the other hand, I wish you good luck when karma comes to collect its debts."
"Aren't anyone going to tell her anything?" Gwen asked us.
"Uh... Heather, behave or I'll hit you with a newspaper?" I said reluctantly.
"I'm very busy, don't you see?" said Duncan as he carved his name on the wooden table.
"Beth?" asked LeShawna to the farmer who had been oblivious to our conversation all along.
"Huh? What? How? When?" she said confused.
"You're not on Heather's side, are you?" asked LeShawna hopefully.
"Eh...", it seems so.
Confessional.
Beth
"Well, I hate with my soul to say this, but at this moment I trust LeShawna less than Heather, yes, I know, Heather is a traitorous liar who only thinks about herself, but for that very reason no one expects anything from her, however LeShawna? We were supposed to trust her, now I find myself very confused, which one should I trust?", she sighed sadly, "Why couldn't Justin be on this team? He's so perfect that there's no reason to distrust him, besides, I would treat him much better than Izzy and Lindsay have been doing."
End of confessional.
...
POV. Third person
LeShawna got upset and got up from the table, "well, if you all prefer to be with the treacherous queen bee, then go ahead, I'll go back to the trailer."
Harold watched as LeShawna fought with her team.
Confessional.
Harold
"I'd like nothing more than to support my dear LeShawna, but I don't have the context to take her side, I'll think I'm just feeling sorry for her, not to mention what the two teams would think," the nerd sighed, "oh, ours is a forbidden love, exactly like Romeo and Juliet's... well not exactly, I mean, we won't die together on an altar... Will we? ...".
End of confessional.
"Do you really want to side with Heather? It's LeShawna, she's our friend," Gwen said.
"I'm not on anyone's side, but it's a fact that she lied, plus Heather hasn't done anything really wrong yet," Cody said.
"She's not my friend, and she lied to me, I don't like being lied to," Duncan said.
"I'm sorry Gwen, I'm not siding with Heather, but I don't know if I can trust LeShawna," Beth said.
"Do I need to say something?" was Heather's response.
Gwen slumped in her seat.
Confessional.
Gwen
"I'm trying not to let this team start to split up and somehow it looks like I'm on the bad side here."
End of confessional.
In the kitchen, Izzy came to the brownnies after dodging a bunch of Chef's traps (or at least she thinks they were traps), "hahahaha, Izzy 1, Chef 0," she said as she picked up a brownnie and bit into it... But then she started to feel dizzy, "... shi, shit... I forgot… the number one rule of... brownnies... 1 in 10... is... pois... oned".
*Boom*
Izzy collapsed on the ground and was dragged by her arms.
...
LeShawna was leaving the service store, "they'll pay for this," she said to herself. Then someone put a bag over her head and dragged her by her feet somewhere.
-0-
POV. Cody
A hole opened up at the top of the service store and Chris went down with the help of a rope.
"What an entrance," Beth said.
"Consider it a hint as to this week's movie genre," Chris said.
"Is it lame-o, rock-climbing, wannabe host movies?" asked Duncan nonchalantly.
"No, this week we're paying tribute to the action-packed bank heist gangster caper film," those are actually some of my favorites.
"Uh, Chris? Our team is missing a player," Justin said, noticing that Izzy was nowhere to be found.
"We're fine," Heather said, which made Gwen angry, I guess some rivalries are bound to happen no matter which side screws up.
"Izzy and LeShawna are gone, people. Which means you're a free man again Cody, not that it matters, right? Hahahahahaha," my face and Lindsay's turned red. Of course he knows what happened, it's not like we were in a private area exactly. Thankfully no one made the connection and they just thought Chris wanted to annoy me, thanks for the general ignorance, "anyway, rescuing them is the first part of your challenge", many gasped unnecessarily, while Duncan just yawned, "They've both been locked up in state-of-the-art safes, along with all the tools each team will need to commit a movie perfect bank robbery. Your job is to crack the safes, rescue your teammates, grab the equipment, and try to be the first ones to rob the First National Bank of Chris. Let's kick it, gangstas," Chris grabbed the rope and it pulled him out of the place.
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POV. Izzy
"Mmm~", I woke up slowly, I don't know what was in that brownnie, but it was powerful, I'm not that easy to take down, otherwise the army would have caught me long ago... Maybe I've become a little careless, I have to keep my guard up again, after all, if they found me I'd lose everything I have now, agh, this is why I don't like to get attached to things.
But my mindset has changed over time since I came to this program, so I couldn't just leave and leave it all behind like I used to before. Damn Cody, I hate you and I love you for chaining me... no, that's not true, it's not just Cody that ties me to these people anymore.
I woke up to see that I was locked in a vault, "oh great, just like in Vegas", I said sarcastically, never go to that place without someone you trust, or end up waking up in the safe of some casino, "it's good that I keep some brownnies", I took a brownnie out of my cleavage and tried it, "oh, oh".
*Boom*
"Zzzzzz".
...
POV. LeShawna
"Dig as this bank tank is, it still beats hanging with my so-called teammates. Seriously, they've been giving me major 'tude for actually playing the game. Like they would've done anything different," I said to the camera here, I was really just venting, I kind of understood why they were angry, I wouldn't want someone like Heather to do a ruse like that to me, and you know you her up for real when even everyone's geek friend is mad at you.
I sighed, "and having deceived them is not even the worst thing."
-0-
POV. Cody
Both teams went to the place where the safes were, we started trying to open them immediately.
I turned the knob several times, but similar to with the submarine, I have no experience with this type of analog system, if it was electronic maybe I could do something. In the end I walked away from the door.
"Nothing?" asked Gwen.
"Nothing."
"Agh, step aside, how hard could it be?" said Heather, she turned the knob several times.
"Cody couldn't open it, and do you think you have a better chance?" asked Gwen with her eyes rolling.
"You should be more thankful that I'm trying to get your cheating friend out of here," Heather replied.
Gwen slapped her hand and proceeded to try to open the safe, "like hell I'm thanking you for that," she replied.
Heather offended, also slapped her hand, then Gwen pushed her, "Why you-?", so she threw herself on her, which caused a fight where they were both pulling each other's hair and scratching each other like a pair of cats in heat.
"Come on, are you serious?" said Beth going to try to separate them. Without LeShawna here this exploded pretty quickly.
Confessional.
Duncan
"The ladies completely forgot that I'm an experienced criminal, frankly, it was a bit insulting."
End of confessional.
"So... is there a reason why you're not trying to open the safe?" I asked Duncan who was just enjoying the spectacle of seeing two beauties fighting on the floor.
"I really considered it... until I remembered that we're doing this to get LeShawna out," was his response.
"And the equipment to carry out the robbery?" I reminded him.
"Pff, like I needed something like that to pull off a robbery," he said.
"Have you managed to open it yet?", we both turned around when we heard Lindsay's voice, Harold was trying to open the safe using a glass against the door, he must have forgotten his stethoscope in the trailer.
...
POV. Lindsay
"For the last time Lindsay, not yet," Harold said annoyed, then returned to focus on the vault, well how do you expect me to know if I don't ask him?
I walked away from him, how are we supposed to open this safe? Last time Chris gave us the combination, but this time he didn't even leave us a clue, are we supposed to use a paper clip like in the movies or something? My high school locker combination?... No, it's too obvious, I don't think they used it.
Think Lindsay, think, how do you open a safe without a combination?... I don't have anything, at least the other team isn't doing better than us.
Heather and Gwen were fighting on the floor, those two have never gotten along, I think the only reason they didn't fight was because Cody was keeping Heather under surveillance... Cody.
My face flushed a little, still, I looked in his direction, he was standing next to the safe, turning the knob trying to open it, but even he couldn't do it the first time.
It reminded me of our talk the other night, he can't really do it all, just like he said, I smiled, that means I don't have to give up yet, right?... but I think very little credit is given, his crazy ideas have always been great...
"!", wait a moment, crazy ideas? What if that's what we need here?
I was distracted when Cody looked over here and our eyes met, I wanted to hide from embarrassment, but I was afraid he would think I'm still ignoring him, so I just waved at him.
To my surprise he also blushed and looked away as he waved back, uff... I knew that this was not a simple kiss from friends, I must have given him the wrong idea... I was just very grateful to him, and I wanted to show him that, that's supposed to be it... but still... Why did he feel so different? I did the same thing I did with Justin, and yet...
"It felt too good," I said as I covered my face, I'm admitting that I liked kissing my friend's boyfriend! Am I becoming some kind of boyfriend-stealing bitch? But... it's not like Izzy is going to get mad if she finds out, right? She extended an invitation to Heather in her relationship after all, or is it just because she likes Heather specifically? In addition, Paula told me to stay away from that type of relationship, although... they also told me about the friend kisses and I begin to believe that it was nothing more than a lie, I am so confused, what is true and what is a lie?
*Boom*
Uff, my head, I need to cool down for a moment, for now, I need to talk alone with Izzy.
...
POV. Cody
"Cody, help me here!" begged Beth as she tried to separate the two grumpy Amazons.
I sighed and pulled away from the safe, "right, just do the same as me," I said, she nodded.
"Oh, this will be good," Duncan said behind us.
"Damn dyed hair goth!" said Heather as she held Gwen in a key.
"Manipulative bitch with emotional conflicts!" Gwen replied as she pulled her hair with one hand.
"Negative- pff, hahahahahahahaha".
"Hahahahahaha, Enough, enough!" Gwen begged with tears in her eyes as Beth tickled her sides.
I did the same thing with Heather, "Stupid geek! What do you think you're doing- hahahahaha", yes, I didn't let her continue, "hahahaha, me hahaha, ya hahaha, I give up, I give up hahahaha, please haha, stop!".
Beth and I stopped, both of us slumped on the floor trying to catch our breath.
Confessional.
Gwen
"Yes, that was very humiliating, but I can't say that I didn't ask for it, I just let myself go."
Heather
Her face was completely red, "Who ends a fight by tickling!? That fool has nothing but perverted ideas," complained the queen bee as she clutched her exposed sides.
Cody
He shrugged, "it works when Izzy is in a bad mood."
End of confessional.
"Hahahahahaha, man, that was hilarious," Duncan laughed.
"Speak for yourself, you idiot," Gwen said as she stood up.
Heather gave me a murderous look, but was ruined by the huge blush that accompanied her, "What?" I asked innocently. She only walked away with the gesture of "watch your back".
I looked in the direction of the Grips, Lindsay was sitting on the floor thinking, which was a good thing, Harold was still trying to open the vault, but he wasn't making progress, last time they opened the vault just because Owen was on the other side, and because Beth conveniently had the fried chicken cologne. But now they don't have Owen, or Beth, I wonder how they're going to open it.
"Well, I got it," Heather said, "the obvious way to do this is to think of combinations Chris would've come up with. What is his favorite thing in the whole world?"
"!".
" Chris," the others replied.
"Exactly, his birthday," Heather said, put the combination on and tried to move the crank, but it didn't move.
"It didn't work," Gwen said.
"Okay then ... his measurements," Heather said, tried again... but it didn't work either.
"Nothing," Beth said.
"The barcode number on his favorite hair gel?" she tried one more time but it wasn't that either.
"I admit that was creative, but it didn't work either," Gwen said.
"Let me try," I said as I took the knob and spun it, there's something Chris loves more than himself, 1, 2, 1, 1, 8, 1, 8, 8, 5... 12-1-18-18-25... L-A-R-R-Y. I tried to turn the crank... But it still didn't move, I sighed, it seemed too good to be true.
"What was that?" asked Beth.
"His stylist's number," I lied, what's the key? I don't even have a clue from where to start and it was never shown during the program, since one group only tore the door and the other abandoned its partner.
...
POV. Lindsay
"You know, Chris, I was thinking. Super-hot guys like you and me have to stick together," Justin said to Chris who was sitting in a chair reading something, "so why don't you tell me what the combo is? And then we can talk about guys stuff, and I'll give you a shoulder rub, huh? Huh?" she said, her hands on Chris's shoulders.
"Justin..."
"Aha?"
"You're making me kind of uncomfortable here...," Chris said with a grimace.
"Me too," I said, don't tell me that Justin actually bats for the other side, that would make our whole interaction so far very awkward, almost as awkward as the way Izzy looks at Heather when we're taking a shower after finding out she's bi... now that I think about it, why does Heather let her bathe with us despite that? Is it because there is no way to make her stay out?... hmm... curious.
"I give up, I can't pick this lock," Harold said, dropping his glass.
"Come on Harold, you're the only one who knows how to pick locks, can't you do the same as in the submarine?" I asked.
"At the time I had my stethoscope, opening this door wouldn't be a problem if I had the right equipment," he said, sitting on the other side of the door.
I rubbed my chin, "wait a second... open a vault..."
" They've both been locked up in state-of-the-art safes, along with all the tools each team will need to commit a movie perfect bank robbery."
"Teammate...".
" Rescue your teammates."
"A plan...".
Her crazy ideas have always been great.
"Team... teammate... crazy idea... I got it!" I said calling Harold's attention, "... ah... No, wait, it's gone," I collapsed on the floor again.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Izzy has the equipment to rob banks with her in there, there should be something useful she can use to get out on her own!" I said standing up, "wow... so that this is what it feels like to have a crazy idea...".
Harold also stood up, "it's a possibility," he considered, "given Izzy's skills, slightly below mine, surely she could accomplish such a feat," he said, then looked behind him, "here's a vent, we should be able to communicate with her over there."
We both walked over to the grate, "Izzy! Can you hear me!?" I shouted through the grille.
"Hmm~... five minutes more official... zzzzz", Did she really fall asleep in this situation?
"Admiral Lindsay orders Corporal Izzy to get up!"
"YES MY ADMIRAL!" I heard Izzy's loud response, "...Lindsay? I hear you, but I don't see you, have I already gone crazy or are you talking to me from the beyond?"
"I don't know how to respond to that," Harold said.
"Izzy, listen to me carefully, do you see anything in there that looks like stealing equipment?"
"... No, all there is here is a duffel bag full of something," she said.
"Too bad," I said.
"Lindsay!" said Harold.
"... oh... of course, Izzy! That's stealing equipment, there should be something there to help you get out of the vault."
She was silent for a second, "Lindsay! You're a fucking genius! I would kiss you right now if I could!" came Izzy's excited voice.
I blushed at the compliment of being called a genius, "it's nothing," I said scratching the back of my neck.
"Give me five minutes, mommy is going to get out of here," she said, then different sounds were heard from inside the vault.
Harold and I smiled with a high five.
...
POV. Cody
Making Izzy escape on her own, alright, that was a brilliant idea, I can't believe Lindsay really came up with it, and I mean that in a good way.
"A hairpin? Really?" Gwen asked Heather with her eyes rolling.
"What? I work with my sister's diary," now I'm curious about what relationships are like within Heather's family.
"Why don't we just tell LeShawna to try to escape on her own, like the Grips did?" asked Beth.
"Because unlike this fool's lunatic girlfriend," Duncan said pointing at me, "I highly doubt LeShawna was born with crazy prison break skills, so that wouldn't work," he actually has a point.
"Have you opened the vault yet?" Justin asked his team.
*Kick*
Then the vent on the side of the Grips shot out.
*Crack*
And I hit the model in the crotch... Oh, "uff".
*Boom*
Justin collapsed on the floor, and Izzy came out of the vent, "Did someone request a sexy, curvaceous redhead ready to perform a large-scale robbery, along with special equipment for robbing banks?" said Izzy with a drill in her hand, she must have used it to open the vent from the other side.
"We," Harold said, Lindsay ran to hug her.
"Okay, so let's get out of here," she said as they left, taking Justin by the hand and dragging him in the process, "don't sleep at work."
"It looks like the Grips have taken the lead, what will the Gaffers do now?" said Chris in front of the camera.
"Ogh, great, now they beat us to it," Heather said.
"Is anybody telling me why we're wasting our time trying to get LeShawna out?" said Duncan.
"Because she is our friend?" said Gwen.
*Sound of crickets*
Total silence...
"You say she's your friend, and I'm not surprised, a crazy guy obsessed with the number nine and a liar, you really know how to choose your friends," Heather told her sarcastically.
"Well, at least I know how to keep them," Gwen returned the fire and this time the queen bee was properly quiet, that must have been a hard blow.
"Look, the point is, I don't need an absurd prop to rob a bank," Duncan said as he left.
"Are we really going to leave LeShawna here?" asked Gwen in disbelief.
"Gwen, if we lose, she will definitely leave, we can't stay here waiting for a miracle," I said trying to be objective, Izzy was not here the first time and these kinds of challenges are her specialty, this challenge will be unpredictable until the end.
Gwen was left thinking, "Well, then you guys go and continue with the challenge, I'll stay and try to open this vault," she said.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Very sure," she said.
"As you want," Heather said.
So we left the place leaving Gwen to try to open the safe, while we went to our appointment with the bank. Courtney returned to the competition at this point last time out, but now she doesn't have a reason or excuse to do so, I wonder what will happen now.
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POV. Lindsay
We got out of the bank, it looks like we're still ahead of the Gaffers, that's good.
"Well, we're here, now what?" asked Justin.
"Now," Chris said out of nowhere, "as the first comers, you'll have a chance to raid the bank first, you can decide how to do it using the equipment you have with you, and I recommend you hurry up, before the other team catches up to you."
"Well, what do we have to carry out the robbery?" asked Harold.
Izzy began to check the bag, "balaclavas, water guns, a drill, a small saw, uh... fake detonator and explosives," she said, taking out these objects.
"Okay, what are we supposed to do with this?" asked Justin.
The smile that was drawn on Izzy's face frankly made me very uncomfortable, "Mommy knows exactly what to do with this," she said.
"Anyone else?" asked Justin nervously, "Nobody?"
"Relax, this will be fun," she said with a nonchalant gesture.
"That's what we're afraid of," Harold said.
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POV. Third person
Inside the bank there were only cardboard figures that appeared to be the customers (because Chris is too stingy to get real extras), except for the cashier, who was the only real person on set, she was on her back waiting for the contestants, this was part of her instructions, since Chris wanted the biggest surprise possible, which is why she was wearing a silly blonde wig, although said cashier thought they couldn't be stupid enough not to recognize her clothes... Strike that out, they're actually that stupid, aren't they?
*Kick*
The entrance door of the bank was kicked open and a lone figure jumped in, pirouetted into the air, and landed right in the middle of the room.
"EVERYONE ON THE GROUND! I HAVE A BOMB STRAPPED TO MY BODY AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO ACTIVATE IT AND TAKE ALL OF YOU WITH ME TO HELL, YOU SONS OF B **!" SHOUTED Izzy's outrageous voice, she was wearing a balaclava and the fake explosives strapped around her stomach.
The others entered behind her also with balaclavas and water pistols in their hands.
Izzy jumped on top of the counter where the cashier was and dropped a sack, "fill it honey, or this place will know what a kamikaze is lolhahahaha," said the redhead with unhinged threat.
The cashier finally turned around, looking at the redhead with a smile, "sure, anything else you're offered?", she took off her wig, "Izzy".
The four of them gasped, "Courtney?".
"Do you work here? Shit... this had only happened to me once before... How uncomfortable," Izzy said while scratching her arm.
" Do you think she realized it's us?" Lindsay whispered to her two companions.
" I don't think so," Justin replied, Harold slapped his forehead.
"Hi, Justin, Lindsay, Harold...," Courtney said with a dead look, which made the three of them uncomfortable, "I see you've had a great time after I left, right?"
"That's cruel... but fair," Harold said.
"My girl!", however, the entire tense atmosphere was ruined when Izzy got off the counter and went to hug Courtney as if they were the best friends in the world.
"Mmm... Izzy let go of me!" said Courtney trying to shake her off.
Chris arrived at that moment, "well done Grips, the performance of the bomb man, a true homage to the classics of heist movies," said the host.
"Does that mean we won?" asked Lindsay excitedly.
"Not yet... we still have to see the performance of the Gaffers, then our dearest cashier will decide who the winner is," Chris said mockingly.
"Oh... I see... Courtney: Have I ever told you that I think you have a great personality?" said Justin with his seductive look.
But Courtney brushed Izzy off her back and looked at the model menacingly, "no... but I do remember that you said things like, controlling, tyrannical, and grumpy," she replied with venom.
"What!? I never... ah, I would say something like that hahahahaha," said the model very nervously while tugging at the collar of his shirt.
Confessional.
Justin
"This is going to be very difficult."
Lindsay
"I hope Courtney doesn't do us an Eva in revenge for expelling her," she said worried.
End of confessional.
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Inside the boys' trailer, the four Gaffers who kept going had finished preparing to rob the bank.
"Harold won't be happy when he learns that we used his socks as balaclavas, that Duncan cut out his magazines to make a collage, and that he took his hygiene products to make a gun," Beth said, pointing to the mess they left inside.
"What does it matter? It's Harold," Heather said.
"Sometimes you have to make sacrifices," Duncan said nonchalantly, "now, who's ready to rob a bank?" he asked a little more excitedly.
"I guess you," Cody said.
"You are goddamn right," the criminal replied taking his fake weapon.
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POV. Cody
After vandalizing Harold's stuff, we headed to the bank set walking in slow motion, I don't know why, but it felt great.
Curiously, Chris was already waiting for us outside the bank, "welcome Gaffers, now that you are here you will have the opportunity to rob the teller. The Grips already had their turn, so good luck," said the presenter, then walked away. So that's why he was waiting for us here, surely he didn't want the surprise inside to be ruined, which I can already imagine what it is.
"Well, let's not waste time," Duncan said casually walking through the door, the three of us exchanged a glance and followed him.
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POV. Third person
"Damn," Gwen said as she kicked the door.
"I guess that means you haven't been lucky," LeShawna said from the other side.
"Nothing I've tried has done anything to open it," said the goth as she leaned against the vent.
"You better catch up with the others, if we lose and you're not there, I'm sure that bitch will use it against you," LeShawna said.
"But if I leave and we still lose, then you're leaving, and I don't want that, it's supposed to be you and me against Heather, you weren't around for an hour and I almost ripped her head off," Gwen said.
"Ha, I wish I had seen that," LeShawna said.
"I wish Cody had stayed... surely he would have come up with a crazy idea to get you out of there," Gwen said.
"Maybe, but he's also mad at me, I doubt he would have been upset," LeShawna said.
"... I wouldn't be so sure, when everyone decided to leave, he told me that winning was the best way to save you, he might still be upset, but I don't think he really wants you to leave," Gwen said, "he's not very good at staying angry with a girl," she said half-jokingly.
This weighed on LeShawna, as she knew that she actually deserved the hatred of her peers, and knowing that both Gwen and Cody still cared about her made her feel bad, but it wasn't something she could just say, she just hopes that others will win and at some point they can forgive her.
"Well, enough talk, let's get back to work," Gwen said standing up.
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POV. Cody
Well, surprise, surprise, we walked into the bank and Duncan walked to the front with all the tranquility of someone who comes to make a withdrawal, at the counter there was a blonde cashier with her back to her in very distinctive and familiar clothes.
"Afternoon, ma'am. That's a great set of legs you got there," I had to hold back my laughter, oh you poor devil, you don't even know what awaits you, "but right now, I'd like to focus on those lovely hands of yours, I need them to start filling this pillowcase with cash," said the criminal in a balaclava.
"Anything else I can do for you today?" the cashier said turning around and taking off her wig revealing that it was Courtney, "Duncan?"
"AH!"
*Boom*
Duncan gasped in surprise and fell stiff to the ground, completely ruining the role of criminal.
"Hahahahahahahaha, I told them he was going to pass out," Izzy said appearing with the other Grips and Chris.
"Looks like Duncan's gone from cool as a cucumber to in a pickle, He can run, well, in this case, pass out, because Total Drama Action will be right back," Chris said in front of the camera, then paused for the commercial break.
Beth and I dragged Duncan a little away from the counter and Courtney.
"Hey, excuse me, but wasn't she eliminated from the competition several episodes ago?" Heather claimed, pointing to Courtney.
"I'm glad to see you too, Heather," Courts said sarcastically, "and it's also good to see that you didn't waste your time in these last few episodes, right?" he said mockingly.
Heather's face turned totally red, "a pa, pa, pa, remember Courtney, watch what you say while you're here," Chris warned her, she just rolled her eyes.
"What was Courtney talking about?" Lindsay asked Izzy.
She smiled cheekily, "she was referring to how she made out with my sweetie during the horror movie challenge," Izzy told her.
"It was for the challenge!" Heather hurriedly clarified.
Lindsay's eyes widened, and her cheeks flushed, "WHAT!?"
Confessional.
Lindsay
"I thought she had said she wasn't interested in him."
End of confessional.
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.
We all look at her for that particular reaction, "what... a surprise, what a surprise, that's very surprising hahahaha," she said laughing nervously.
Is Lindsay-
"Yeah, it's not important, I am," Chris said, pointing to himself, "anyway, we brought Courtney here today because we needed a cashier, and Chef doesn't look good as an assault victim... or wearing a wig," he said with a shudder, "and because I thought the reactions of the Grips and Duncan when they saw Courtney would be very hilarious lolhahahaha, and I wasn't wrong," then she hasn't really gotten back into the game, good to know.
"Go to hell Mclean!" said Duncan, who had apparently woken up.
"Hi Duncan, what happened to the list I gave you?" said Courtney with narrowed eyes, "I'd like to make some modifications to it."
The criminal swallowed, "uh, how do I say this, love... Cody's strange pet made a nest with the list paper," he said quickly. The worst thing is that he is not wrong, Kevin really made a nest with the paper he took out of the trash.
But I know Courtney won't get mad with me because I'm sure she's seen what happened during the Aftermath, Duncan, no, he's not so lucky.
"Is that so...?" she said with narrowed eyes, then smiled Machiavellianly, "it's good that I brought a copy then," she said taking out a list that I'm sure is bigger than the previous one.
*Crack*
"Oof," and tossed it at Duncan in the crotch, ouch.
"And make sure you take better care of it, you will have to answer many questions when this competition is over," the CIT warned-threatened.
"Hahahahahahaha, alright, Courtney, here's the bag with the reward, now choose which team you think deserves it," Chris said as he handed her the award.
"Hmm... decisions, decisions," she said as she pretended to think about it, Beth and Heather smiling nervously, while the Grips made "pick me" gestures. In the end, Courtney sighed making a decision, "much to my regret, the Grips' performance was better, and they didn't faint when they saw me," she said looking at Duncan, who looked away.
" Yes!", the Grips celebrated for their victory, I'm sorry for them, if I remember correctly, the reward was awful.
*Tackle*
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! Mua, mua, mua~", now that's a show, Izzy got too excited jumping on Courtney and giving her wet kisses on the cheek.
"Let me go, you crazy woman! You're slobbering me!" complained the upset CIT as he pushed Izzy's face away from her with his hand. Which was difficult considering that Izzy is much stronger than Courtney.
"Okay, I remind you that this is a half-hour show, and we'll have to reschedule the schedule if we include too much explicit content, so... let's move on to the last part of the challenge," Chris said setting things in motion again, "So, Grips, Gaffers, your getaway cars are waiting. Better get a move on before the cops arrive."
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What happens to these people and stand still when they are told to move?
"That means go!" shouted Chris.
Once Courtney got rid of Izzy, she realized something important, "Aren't you missing a couple of members?" she asked us.
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POV. Third person
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
*BOOM*
Gwen fell to the ground after trying to tackle the steel door.
"Are you okay!?" asked LeShawna from inside.
"I don't know why I thought that was a good idea," Gwen said lying on the floor rubbing her sore arm.
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POV. Cody
We ran off the set in the direction of the fake mountain, everyone wondering what kind of cars we were driving. I'm a little surprised at how high these people's expectations always are, considering that Chris almost never gives us anything really good.
We ran uphill, but when we got to the top all there was was two piles of scrap metal in the colours of our teams, I can work with that.
I immediately began to see what we had at our disposal, starting with fuel, better to avoid a difficult situation at once.
"What's all this junk? " asked Justin.
*Horn*
Chris arrived in his red convertible, with Courtney clinging in panic to the co-pilot's seat, "How did you convince me to get on this thing? And how the hell do you even have a license?" said the alarmed CIT.
Chris ignored her, "These are your getaway cars, just waiting to be assembled," the host said.
"Sweet!" Izzy immediately rummaged through the scrap metal.
Confessional.
Izzy
"Brownnies, vaults, bank robbery, my friend Courtney, building a getaway car, it's the best birthday ever... or it would be if it were my birthday... well, I can pretend it is, it's the best birthday ever!"
End of confessional.
"Good luck," Chris said, then sped up.
"AHHHHH!" and Courtney yelled as they crashed into a tree.
"Ogh crap!" said Chris.
Confessional.
Courtney
She was disheveled and dirty, "I didn't sign up for this."
End of confessional.
"Hahahahahaha," Duncan laughed at Courtney's situation, what a boyfriend, "well, let's start with this, nerd you made an awesome bike in that challenge, let's work on this and finish quickly," Duncan said.
"yeah, yeah, I'm coming", with Izzy and Harold on the other team we need to hurry, I imagine Duncan is aware of this, otherwise he would have worked on the car by himself.
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POV. Lindsay
"Izzy, that piece doesn't go there, gosh," Harold complained.
"Excuse me? Did you dismount and reassemble cars with your brother for fun?" said Izzy annoyed as she scrambled a lot of things.
"No, but I did build model bikes in my garage, this isn't that different," he said, not this again.
"Justin," I said calling for help.
"Oh, sorry Lindsay, grease damages the epidermis," said the model, "modeling is one of the things that puts me on the map, you get it, don't you?"
I looked at the Gaffers, even Cody and Duncan were working together, I frowned, ok, that's it.
I approached Izzy and Harold.
" OUCH!", and pull on the ears of both.
"Ah! My delicate ears," Harold complained.
"Lindsay! My ear, my ear!" said Izzy, "Please let go!"
"No! Until the two of you stop fighting like kids and promise that you're going to work on this together! Are we clear!?" I asked them as I pulled their ears.
"Crystal!" said Harold, Izzy nodding erratically.
"Good," I blurted out, "now build a car!" I ordered. The two immediately ran and began to work.
"Ah, well handled Lindsay," Justin said, "AH!", but I also took him by the ear and pulled him with me.
"And you and I will help them, no complaints," I told him.
"Watch out for my perfect lobes! You're going to widen them!"
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POV. Cody
We all watched the spectacle that the Admiral, her hotness made with a little intrigue and fear.
"Wow, the blonde has claws, who knew," Duncan commented.
Confessional.
Izzy
"Lindsay is scary... which I think is quite sexy... but it's still scary."
Heather
"Since when has Lindsay had this... level of control and imposing authority?" said the contemplative queen bee.
Beth
"Okay, Izzy and Harold I understand, but I think he went too far in pulling Justin's perfect ear, he hadn't done anything, which I think why she did it... but you can't blame him for not wanting his delicate, fabulous epidermis to be damaged with vehicle grease," she said dreamily, "although seeing him with grease and sweat stains wouldn't be too bad either... I know Brady looks fabulous anyway... uh, what was I talking about?"
End of confessional.
"Well, let's hurry, they won't be long in catching up with us," Duncan said from his side of the vehicle.
I nodded and went back to work too, "Hi Cody, do you need anything else? A tool, a little water," I rolled my eyes while I worked.
"Heather you're a lot scarier when you are kind than when you're grumpy," I said to the queen bee without looking at her, but I'm pretty sure she frowned.
"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point," she said.
"That's more like it," I said smiling.
"Shut up!" she said, "listen, I want you to vote with me if we lose."
This time I looked at her, "I already told you that I would vote for LeShawna if we lost."
She shook her head, "Gwen."
"What? You want me to vote for Gwen?", this is a surprise, "Why?".
"Aside from all the obvious reasons, she continues to stand up for LeShawna," Heather said.
I refocused on assembling, "well, she's her best friend, what did you expect?"
"The point is that if she continues to support LeShawna the chances of eliminating her go down, not to mention that they will come over my head sooner or later, which is not fair, because I haven't done anything that is considered wrong," I looked at rolling my eyes, "I'm serious!" she began to turn red, "Don't look at me like I'm lying!"
Alright, I think I teased her enough, "alright... I'll vote for Gwen if we lose," I said as I refocused on the car, just because that means she'll be away from Duncan... Not that it helps much, but at least it prevented me from a dangerous future alliance.
"Thank you!" she said happily, it's incredible how much they hate each other, it's almost as if it were natural. In her excitement Heather hugged me and planted a kiss on my cheek.
I was paralyzed, and she was paralyzed when she came to her senses, "ahem... I'm sorry, I... I got a little excited," she said as she hurried away, yes... a little, "uh... forget that last thing and I'll let the tickling stuff go," she tried to threaten me as she fled.
I touched my cheek and shook my head, that girl is a stormy sea of emotions.
...
After hard work, we managed to finish our vehicle before Izzy and Harold miraculously.
*RMMMM*
Duncan brought the engine to life, "go up," he said, Heather, Beth and I went up. Then I start at full power along the way.
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POV. Lindsay
The Gaffers got into their vehicle and left, "oh no, now they have an advantage over us," I said worried. Then I felt like I was pulled and ended up in the passenger seat.
Izzy placed the steering wheel and started the engine, "Not by much!", she stepped on the accelerator and threw our car into the void completely ignoring the road.
" AHHHHHHH!", the boys and I scream in fear, but I'm not going to deny that it's a quick way to get off.
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POV. Cody
"Uh... guys, lunatic on our ass," Heather said alarmed, Izzy was heading straight down the mountain, ignoring the zigzagging path. It would not take long for them to reach us.
"Watch out!" shouted Beth, we were heading straight for a locker room stand. I took the steering wheel and spun it, taking us away from that situation.
Izzy ran over everything on his way down, at one point they passed us and passed us.
"Now they're in front of us!" Beth said.
"Not by much," Duncan said getting serious. Then he ignored the path and went after Izzy.
In a short time we were the ones who were hot on their heels.
"Watch out in front!" shouted Harold. In front of us was a mural of a log truck.
" AHHHHHHHHH!", Harold made Izzy dodge him, while Duncan crashed him head-on through him, which put us in front again.
"Oh! So that's how you wanna play!?" shouted Izzy, accelerated putting her vehicle next to ours.
" AHHHHH!", both teams were going through the murals one after the other, completely at the same time, at some point Duncan and Izzy began to bump into each other.
"You drive like a girl!" Izzy yelled at Duncan.
"Well, you drive like Courtney!" Duncan returned.
Izzy gasped dramatically, "HOW DARE YOU SON OF A *BEEP*!?"
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POV. Third person
At the finish line Chef, Chris and Courtney were waiting for the thieves in the getaway cars.
"Uh-huh!" Courtney sneezes.
"Bless you," Chef said.
"I see them!" said Chris, in the distance both teams could be seen driving at full speed.
...
The two teams were going head-to-head, until...
*Squeak*
The Grips' engine started to make noise and now they were slowing down.
"What's going on?" asked Justin.
"We're running out of fuel," Izzy said.
"Already? Who was in charge of filling the tank?" asked Harold.
Three heads turned to Justin, "What? The smell of gasoline was ruining my natural lemon essence," Lindsay tugged back at her ear, "AH!"
The Gaffers were beating them to it, "What do we do now?" asked Lindsay worriedly. The goal was right ahead.
Izzy became serious, "Lindsay take the wheel," she said as she let go, the blonde rushed to hold it while she turned around and checked the engine, pulled out a wrench from somewhere and lifted it into the air with a demented smile, "I hope everyone has come to terms with whoever is it that they pray to," said the redhead.
The others opened their eyes wide, "wait, what are you going to-", Justin couldn't finish when Izzy hit the engine with the key.
*BOOOOOOMMMMM*
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", the engine was on fire, but the explosion gave the Grips a boost, it was all or nothing.
The Gaffers heard the explosion and saw the Grips coming at full speed, "Speed up!" Heather yelled at the criminal.
"I'm already accelerating, this isn't going any faster," Duncan said.
"The goal is there," Beth said.
The finish line was right in front of them, they were about to pass.
*Flash*
But the Grips arrived first by a few millimeters, crossed the finish line.
*BOOOM*
And then they crashed into a wall, but they were all mostly unharmed.
"And with a photography ending, the Grips win this challenge!" announced Chris. The winning team could not celebrate for obvious reasons.
"Yes~", except for Izzy, who barely raised her arm in her daze.
"No!" complained Heather.
Duncan tapped the steering wheel, noticed Courtney staring at him, "get that arrogant smile off your face."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Courtney said while smiling.
"Gaffers, I'll see you all at tonight's awards ceremony," Chris said, "Chef, I think our bad girl has had enough punishment, go get her out," he told the big man, "but hey, take your time," they both laughed about it.
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POV. Cody
It's strange, we're almost halfway through the season and yet this is the first time my team has been sitting in this gallery. We had all chosen who to vote for and now we were just waiting for Chris to give the results.
"I can't believe they really left me in that vault," LeShawna said.
"Oh, please stop complaining, if we had gotten your butt out of there, it would have surely slowed us down in the getaway car," Heather said.
LeShawna opened her mouth to refute, but closed it because she couldn't think of something witty to say.
"Gaffers, welcome to your first official elimination ceremony," Chris said, "you've already voted and now one of you will ride your ass on the lame-o-sine and leave, away from the competition and out of my sight never to return, ever!" Chef came down with a rope and gave him the results, "and the first Gilded Chris is for...
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Duncan", the delinquent caught his prize, "... Cody," Chris threw the prize to me and I began to unwrap it, sweet, sweet chocolate, "... Heather... Beth," Chris threw them their awards, LeShawna and Gwen exchanged a worried look, "and the last Gilded Chris of the night is for...
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LeShawna," said the host throwing the award at her and surprising her.
"What!? Did you guys kick Gwen out?" the big sister said in surprise.
Confessional.
Duncan
"Yeah, I voted for Pasty, I'm not proud, but she kept insisting on defending LeShawna, so it was going to be very difficult to eliminate her later."
End of confessional.
"It's okay LeShawna, this show sucks anyway," Gwen said with a standing up.
"No, it's not right!" said LeShawna also standing up and sitting Gwen, she looked at all of us, "your problem is with me, not with her... I will leave," she decided.
"LeShawna...", Gwen said surprised, I smiled, that's the LeShawna I know.
"Are you sure?" asked Chris, "it's a million of the big ones."
"Very sure," she said, "I'm sorry friend, you'll have to win for both of us," she told Gwen.
"I'll do my best," she told her, saying goodbye with a hug.
"And Heather...", she said looking at the queen bee now, "when I see you again, I'll make sure to shave the other side of your head", she promised, Heather grabbed her head in fright. Yes, definitely the LeShawna I know.
That said, the Big Sister walked the red carpet and got on the lame-o-sine, concluding her stay in the competition.
"Good evening Gaffers... now get out of my sight," Chris said.
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POV. Third person
LeShawna sighed as she rode in the losers' limousine, "You know they'll know sooner or later, right?" asked Courtney in the other seat.
"Knowing this program I wouldn't be surprised," said the big sister.
"And do you think this selfless act is enough for them to forget it?"
"... No, but that wasn't my goal, I just wanted to help my friend... I'll make do with whatever comes, my punishment for copying a page from Heather's book," LeShawna said.
"Yes... that was stupid," the CIT said, the rest of the trip passed in silence.
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Duncan and Heather were alone near the trailers.
"Well, LeShawna is gone, not exactly as planned, but I'm satisfied," the delinquent said.
"Yes, Gwen isn't really a threat on her own, thank you for your cooperation," Heather told him, Duncan was leaving now, "... you know we could turn this into a long-term deal, right?"
"Maybe, but I'd rather do things my way, I just helped you because we both had something against LeShawna, plus you already have the nerd, and I'm not going to work with him," she said as she tried to leave again.
"Why do you hate Cody so much? Is it because he saw your girl's tits before you?" asked Heather mockingly.
"Pff, who said I hate him?" said the criminal ignoring the latter, "I'm just being cautious, after the scam with Harold there on the island, I learned not to underestimate the brainiacs of this competition, none of them, and in my opinion, Cody is ten times more dangerous than Harold, you should know that by now Miss Huntress," he returned the mockery.
Heather turned noticeably red, "so are you afraid of him?" she accused him.
"Pff, yes of course, I don't fear anyone", for a moment a person shrouded in shadows, with a sinister look and an eye covered by his hair passed through Duncan's mind from his time on juvie, he held back a shudder, he didn't like to think about that guy, "let's leave it in just respect", he said to the queen bee as he left, "At least enough to not let him do whatever he wants with the competition."
Heather rolled her eyes, "yes, whatever you say badass boy", with that said she also returned to her trailer, but it would be difficult for her to sleep due to LeShawna's threat against her hair.
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Chris is standing in the middle of the rest area, "and so the liar was finally kicked out of the competition," the host said, "Will Gwen be able to deal with Heather without her best friend? Or will they rip each other's heads off? Will Lindsay find out how she feels about her new best friend's boyfriend who isn't Beth? How will the Grips react when they find out what Courtney's reward was? Hahahahahaha, the answers to these and many more questions in the next episode of TOTAL... DRAMA... ACTION!".