Author's Note:
Wow, I never thought it would finally end on this way, I'm so glad of all the work I managed to put together to finally end the first season of Reality Collides, and before anyone asks again... Yes, the next season will also be add on this same fanfic, so don't worry. But I think after I publish this chapter, there is something else I'm going to publish today, a new fanfic I had been working on, so I hope you guys like it when I publish today. So get ready for the surprise I have for you all before I return to college in Monday.
OdaTheToaster . Right now, have fun reading the finale dude.
Benny Farr. Yeah, maybe she was going easy on both, or Ezekiel was doing his best to stale the time because he knew in the end the duo would lose, but not so badly like that lol.
NewCommenterHere. No, I'm writing the finale of Season one and leave with that.
Cafe-Pasion41. Well someone offered to translate this fanfic to Spanish in Wattpad, so you don't have to worry much about using a translator again hahaha
HeavenlyMark . This is what I have been planning, have fun reading the chapter XD.
Claudia Tarley. Obrigado por ter gostado do capitulo, e respondendo sua pergunta, eles são corajosos mas ainda apanharam feio, eu fiz a referencia dos velozes e furiosos na qual 2 dos personagens apanharam feio para o vilão e concordaram de não contar para ninguem Hahahahaha. E se eu fosse participate em Ilha dos desafios? NEM FERRANDO, eu gostaria de ver o BBB fosse mais como ilha dos desafios, e ao inves de ser a votação do publico fosse a votação interna, seria bem mais divertido ao ver personagens como Karol Conka passando o que os campistas sofreram e HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. E a conversa na qual Ezekiel tem com o Chris será revelado neste capitulo, então aproveite e se divirta.
Mr. E Guest. I'm glad you liked the chapter, I hope you have fun reading the end of the season 1, and enjoy all the work I have been doing for a whole week.
Just a wee Guest.I'm glad you liked the chapter, I hope you have fun reading the end of the season 1, and enjoy all the work I have been doing for a whole week. Jenny is an interesting concept, but I think the lore of Ben 10 or any other show that Ezekiel would be writing would fit her, because her own lore is amazing and I like to think of it. XD But maybe someday, who knows? And the reference of the fighting scene of Fast and Furious where 2 of them got beaten badly by the villain and they agreed to never talk about it. lol
Sleepy Guest . Well the cow and chicken hat was the reference from the show itself, since on the final challenge Chris made Owen uses the cow hat, and Gwen the chicken hat, so I'm glad that you liked the chapter.
OverLord Wang-Yu. I'm glad that you liked the challenge, now get ready for the final challenge of season 1. I'm not going to reveal my ideas for world tour, so you will have to wait for it. XD. Anyway thanks for liking the chapter
Just Guest. I'm glad that you liked the chapter, prepare yourself for this chapter, because it's a very long one. XD
Hyper LoL guest .I'm glad that you liked the chapter, prepare yourself for this chapter, because it's a very long one. XD
Blagoj Pejov1 . Exactly, this will be the one which matters most, so be prepared for the final chapter of the season 1. XD
jon9051 . I did almost the same calculations but I used between 20 to 22% more the bonus of the first contract which the publisher was kinda generous, since it made Ezekiel start everything with 325 thousand dollars more or less, but anyway you got the point, and with that money, Ezekiel is doing some interesting ideas, which you will be surprised today, and for the question. I said in the author's note and I will say it again, yes, the next season will be on this same fanfic so don't worry.
RealJoke Pota. I'm always glad to read new readers reviews, so welcome, but also answering your question, I will try to reach the far as I can, so I don't know when I will stop.
BrightNova169 . I'm glad that you liked the chapter which I wanted so much to make it sure it would be memorable and funny in many ways and sometimes anime characters was used as inspiration for some cartoon characters XD, so why not Ezekiel using some of the most iconic XD. And Harold just supported Heather because of Ezekiel's plan to try to stall Izzy, ... or there was something else? And I'm glad that you liked her development, showing that even as Heather can be annoying and a queen bee, she managed to make us cheer for her and show that this clash of titans would be either one would be good to win the show, and thank you for your honesty, I know that I have grammar problems which I try to fix up but knowingly it would never be perfect, at least I do my best to make the story fun and memorable for everyone. So now, prepare yourself for the final challenge of the season. Because duuuude, it's going to be awesome.
bardockfloo . Huh, that's not a bad idea, and I think the Killer Bass Circle Logo was already very cool with the colors of the flag, you should check out because it was an awesome version.
MatiasND. Thank you for liking the chapter, and who knows? What kind of tattoo of Killer Bass Ezekiel is going to make? But hey, enjoy the final challenge because it's going to be very awesome.
luckyluke11032002. Yes, but actually no, since the episode official the cow and chicken hats came from the cannon episode, so there isn't much of reference.
Ghostly Guest. I'm glad that you caught the reference of Kung Fu Panda combat style vs Kim Possible Monkey Style... have fun reading the final challenge of the season.
Alright everyone, it seems that it's time for the final challenge. Enjoy this, because the surprises will arrive someday, it can be tonight, tomorrow, this week... Who knows? Anyway, have a great reading and a good time.
"Welcome back to Total Drama Island. It's been a long time since you last saw our campers slugging it out for the $100,000 grand prize. Since the competition came to a shocking and dramatic conclusion, our campers have had some time to snack on some real food - no offense, Chef" Chris started the introduction of the show, as it showed the resume of what happened on the episode while he also gave a slight jab towards the cook who was wearing pool float and pink shorts while he was doing steak on barbecue grill, which he raised his arm while he saw the angry look from the Chef "Take a hot shower, get their stuff back, and even peruse their emails from home. There were losers. But there was only one winner: Lindsay."
Chris explained as he showed the picture of Lindsay who was doing a pose that she used on her talent show and posing while giving a blown kiss to the camera Chris decided to show the highlights of the challenge, as the girl doing all types of challenges, being in fear, getting happy, getting sad, getting angry and showing her naive or angry eyes… After all the athletic and disgusting challenges she did.
"The youngest of three sisters, a person who had beauty and charisma, even despite her naivety and easy way to be tricked turned out to be the surprise champ. Without much knowledge despite her dyslexia, but compensating with her athletic and also her eccentric logical skills of thinking outside the box, she ended up with one massive prize. She's planning to bring every single one of the contestants to have a nice time shopping at the mall of Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario this winter. But first, they're gonna move their booties for one final poolside rap party, and tomorrow, everybody's heading home. Or are they?" Chris explained as everyone seemed to be having a great time together, however, nobody could guess if that was indeed the last scene they would have from Chris, and now he was ready to show one last challenge for the campers, especially for the winner. "Find out here on Total. Drama. Island!"
After the whole challenge which had been nothing more than a nightmare for some, and iconic moments for others, now every camper was enjoying a good time with themselves, celebrating the pool party as the show seemed to be finally coming to an end, many campers can't wait to return to their lives, as it was a great time to pass with each other.
Lindsay was kissing Tyler as he was wearing his shorts, but to make sure his girlfriend still remembered his name, he had a golden collar that had his name attached to it, he had no idea why the production cast decided to do that for him, but he was thankful for them thinking ahead since it felt it was a very iconic joke that he isn't aware of.
Lindsay was with her 100 thousand dollar cheque behind her, as she was enjoying a good time when she suddenly felt someone touching her shoulder, the blonde bombshell was happy until she saw a face that made her freeze, and made her have a stoic face.
"Hello Lindsay, congrats on your winning." It was no other than Trent who decided to be mature and be polite as he saw the girl still forcing her smile at him. The guitarist knew that he had to say it. "Look, I know that I committed some mistakes."
*COUGH*
There was a loud cough coming from the jock nearby the blond, which made Trent rolls his eyes. "Okay, I committed a lot of mistakes, and I am very sorry, from the bottom of my heart, about what I made you do in vain," Trent apologized as the winner of the show blinked in surprise. "I know that you said you forgave me, but I wanted to be sincere, and your boyfriend and your friends really made me get a lot of punishment, just for the sake I making the mistake. So I want to ask you forgiveness this time with sincerity."
Lindsay remained as she stared at the person in front of her, and from the time he wasn't sure about what to say, she then felt someone tapping her shoulder, it was Tyler who had a happy smile on his face.
"Do it, I will show you something nice later, he is really sorry, and you are going to like what you will see…" Tyler commented with a smirk, which made Trent groan, but gave a grateful smile in return.
"Okay, you are forgiven, Tyson… Trent."Lindsay said the right name as she felt herself smiling happily once again.
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While there was a good song happening and Eva eating marshmallows with Chef doing the barbecue, the Chef saw Harold talking with Ezekiel while he had a Biology book in his hands.
"And that's why beavers shouldn't be considered members of the vermin family. Their skeletal structures are like, totally different from rats."Harold explained as Ezekiel was musing while writing down something on the paper.
"Harold, I was just drawing the 2 beavers brothers mascots of Izzy's company… And while I say this looks fascinating from some perspective, I actually want to ask… are you planning to become a teacher in the future?" Ezekiel said as he gave a pause, and stared at his nerd friend that as much he loves him as a great friend when he goes to boast knowledge mode, it gets annoying even for himself.
"Well, kinda..."Harold commented as he paused and looked a bit uncomfortable. "It's because me and my cousin Scarlett always had a little game among ourselves that we always debated about scientific facts and historical facts to make sure that we know more than each other."
"Oh, so that's a game…"Ezekiel understood something that he never thought before, as when he first learned about Harold talking about Scarlett, he almost freaked out from imagining how one of his best friends was relative to a girl who became crazy and almost took control of the island in a few seasons in the future. But then she could see both of them showing their intelligence and trying to look superior in that. "Why didn't you tell me that's kinda of a game? I would have tried to find something interesting for us to debate… And you should also ask if someone is interested in that dude, when you do that alone, it gets annoying. Asking for play is a good way to make the others know that you are not bragging yourself just for the sake of nagging the others."
"Oh really?" Harold commented as he hummed and understood what his friend was saying. "I didn't know."
"It's fine Harold, I'm just glad that I finally understand why you do that, and also… I think your acting mysterious when you showed your dark side on the show, really made people more interested in knowing things. From what I saw on the forum of total drama when you told the most dangerous animal and said for the others to look for themselves, it made people very interested in searching and learning." Ezekiel suggested as the duo walked nearby Izzy who was also enjoying a good time with Chef, talking about the time on how she beat the duo and how he laughed from watching the show. "Sometimes Harold, if you act mysterious and say something like a keyword, and let the people search for it, they will be more interested in searching for themselves, while you still act cool and interesting," Ezekiel suggested, as he knew that his friend had great skills, but sometimes he goes a little overboard and he should get a bit more mature, so that's what he wanted to do for his friend.
"Oh really? Do you think that it could work?" Harold blinked and asked in surprise, as he never thought about the idea of him looking cool doing something like that.
"Harold, you as a wildcard made a good fandom likes you, so you should do a lot of good stuff to keep your fame still around, you have a lot of skills, and that's a good opportunity to explore them to become stable," Ezekiel explained as Izzy nodded her head as she got the duo on the right time.
"Yeah, I'm a billionaire now, and Ezekiel will be releasing his new books in a few days," Izzy commented as Harold looked in surprise.
"Really? So Adventure Time and Steven Universe are going to be published?" Harold looked very surprised but also very excited since the idea of reading the official book written by his friend was going to be a good way to enjoy his time with his siblings and go to school again but this time as a famous boy.
"Yeah, I'm going to be doing a book sign in a few days, probably in a mall near the location we returned from the show. I needed to pass a while with my parents, but I'm sure at the moment I make the book signing, I will be ready to write more for the future." Ezekiel commented as he gave a slight smirk to Izzy who giggled since both of them knew there would be a good future for both of them.
"That's awesome," Harold commented as he then looked at Izzy and narrowed a bit his eyes. "Someday I want to have a sparring with you again. I feel like I could have done more than what I just saw on the last episode."
"Oh, that I don't doubt, but while you still know Karate and Kung Fu, I learned with the best of Canada, so you still have a long way to defeat me… But I'm glad to have someone to fight with." Izzy smirked as Harold narrowed his eyes, and Ezekiel rolled his.
"Alright both of you stop, if you don't want meat or a hotdog, then get out of here," Chef said annoyed as the group walked towards the table of the buffet. As the trio got out, Chef couldn't help but smirk as he was reminded of the days he always had a good time in the military with his friends. "These kids..."
As the camera walked around, Sadie, Katie, and Cody were dancing on the pool, while Justin was flexing a few poses, which Sadie was giggling, as her best friend and sister of another mother was also hugging her boyfriend in happiness.
"As soon as I get home, I'm signing up with three modeling agencies. One for my face, one for my body, and uh, one for my knees." Justin commented as he started to show his muscles as even the camera already took pictures of the pose he was having, one for each category he quoted.
"That sounds great Justin, I'm sure everyone is going to like you, even from all the popularity you had on the show," Cody commented as he remarked on the forum of the show where all the girls talked mostly about Justin doing poses and how great he had been around.
"You do have great knees," Sadie commented which made Justin stop, and then gave with a good smirk, as he tried to look away from the slight blush he had on the moment.
"Thanks, Sadie, and I noticed that you have been working out just fine," Justin commented as Katie and Cody blinked… "You should also give a try in some flexing poses, if you want I can give you some points."
Sadie smiled innocently as she nodded her head, while both Cody and Katie blinked in surprise and looked at each other.
(Confession – Katie and Cody)
"Please tell me that you saw what I saw," Cody commented to his girlfriend who nodded her head at him.
"Justin has a crush on Sadie. *squeeeeeeeeeee*" Katie got so excited that she squealed which made Cody flinch a bit, but was also surprised to see how the duo felt so surprised by that.
"I didn't know Sadie was Justin's type," Cody commented as he felt a slap on the back of his head. "Ouch,"
"Don't judge their love. And I'm sure Sadie will realize that he has a crush on her." Katie said as a warning, and Cody then raised his eyebrows at her. "Okay, I know what you are thinking."
"Oh, do you?" Cody snarked as he pointed out a few things. "From the stories I heard you both told me, the word love clueless on the dictionary had a picture of Sadie on it."
"Okay mister, you had overused your timing talking with Noah, stop being sarcastic." Katie said as she knew Noah was a good friend, but some of his sarcasm was really annoying sometimes, "Dealing with one sarcastic bookworm was enough, I'm not going to accept my boyfriend becoming like him."
"Okay, okay," Cody commented as he rolled his eyes, and they both smiled at the camera.
As the sound of disco appeared on the place, Chef checked his stake he loved the smell, and ready to be eaten, it was just needed the final touches. On the buffet, there were Owen, Izzy, Eva, Ezekiel, and Harold enjoying the quantity of marshmallows they were eating.
Owen was eating a large quantity of marshmallows while Izzy was eating way before him.
"Ninety-five!" Izzy commented as she ate and with the drink she then burped loudly in front of Ezekiel. Which she immediately stops. "Ops sorry."
"It's fine, better out than in." Ezekiel quotes one of the most iconic movies, in which Izzy giggled as also Owen cheered from the loud burp Izzy just made since both were eating a lot of marshmallows.
"Ooh! Woohoo! That was awesome! You are a marshmallow goddess!" Owen commented as he gave bowing motions to Izzy who was still eating marshmallows.
And Ezekiel had a question on his mind.
"I'm curious, how do you guys do loud burps?"Ezekiel commented as he then saw Harold with an eager face on his side, he decided to shrug. "Alright Harold, what's the most logical explanation?"
"In scientific terms, loud burps can be described as the audible expulsion of gastric gases through the oral cavity, resulting from the sudden release of air accumulated in the stomach and esophagus," Harold commented on the scientific explanation which probably made Owen look confused as what the hell the nerd had just told him, and Eva was looking at the boy weird. "The phenomenon occurs due to the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the rapid movement of air through the upper digestive tract. The sound intensity of the burp is influenced by factors such as the volume and velocity of the expelled gas, as well as the anatomical characteristics of the individual's vocal tract and oral cavity."
"Err… Harold, remember what I said?" Ezekiel commented as the nerd slapped on his head.
"Okay, keywords, soda, drink fast, wait 3 seconds, be straight up, swallow the air, and let it out." Harold gave in simple words, as Owen gave a gasp of realization, and Ezekiel nodded his head.
"Got it…"Ezekiel took his soda can and gave the maximum of gulps he could, until he finished the soda can, and after waiting for a few seconds… Ezekiel got himself in position… "*Buuuuuurp."
It had been a little loud, but in comparison to many of the other campers, that didn't have been that impressive, but still both Owen and Izzy clapped at him.
"Great job on the first try Zeke." Izzy commented as she decided to give her secret weapon, "Besides, with a little practice, you'll be burping like me…"
And then with all her might, Izzy had given the mother of all burps, since at the time she burped, it was like the roar of an animal, which Ezekiel was in front of her, shielding himself with his arms, and standing strong on his ground, while Harold was almost launched away but thankfully Eva was holding him strongly at the ground. Tyler, Lindsay, Heather, and Beth were playing ball in the pool until the giant burp was enough to catch Beth and Tyler with a wave and the wave was carrying both Lindsay and Heather to the other side of the pool, where Gwen was talking happily with Duncan, Courtney, DJ and Geoff who seemed to be so fine into talking and enjoying their time on the pool until they saw the strong burp on their direction. While Owen felt the marshmallows fall from his mouth...
At the end of the said roar made of carbonate gas, everyone stared at Izzy, who just realized that she burped once again on his friend's face.
"Sorry Ezekiel." Izzy apologized but both Ezekiel and Harold raised their thumbs up at her.
"THAT WAS AWESOME," Ezekiel commented until he saw Owen being shocked on that level. "Owen, are you okay?"
"I think I'm in love with you," Owen commented as he held the hand of Izzy who was surprised with the act of the chubby guy, until he started kissing her, which made Izzy with a huge desire to puke.
"Izzy," A voice called out, Ezekiel knew that his mom would hate to see that, but he gave his winter hat to Izzy who immediately started vomiting and running away. "I should have expected that eating that quantity of marshmallows mixed with soda would cause such problems on the stomach."
"I agreed, there was no way that a person would hold up that quantity of sugar without consequences." Harold nodded his head, and Eva agreed since she was also feeling terrible in her stomach after eating 37 marshmallows.
"Was something I said?" Owen asked sadly which made the trio nod their head at him.
"It was more like acting… Owen, you are a great guy, but you kinda forgot one single detail…" Harold tried to approach him in the kindest way possible.
"You screwed up Owen, hard, you pushed Izzy into Chef dressed as a serial Killer, there was no way the same person would would falls for you after that," Eva on the other hand decided to be sharpest as a knife, making Owen flinches.
"Well, you have a heart in a good place Owen, but from what I heard from Izzy, she will only treat you as a friend, but a romance again? Sorry buddy, but not a chance." Ezekiel nodded his head, as Owen sighed and nodded his head sadly.
"That's fair… Hey guys, do you want me to see me burping the alphabet?" Owen commented as Ezekiel and Harold passed a few seconds, but then nodded their heads with a smirk on their faces, and Eva rolled her eyes and walked towards the crowd group on the pool, which was Gwen enjoying her time with the Killer Bass friends.
"Okay, let me hear again in case I didn't hear right," Bridgette commented as she couldn't believe what she just said…
"I just think me and Harold were moving too fast in the relationship," Leshawna commented it made the blonde girl feel unsure about what to say at that moment, but thankfully for her, another person was also there to show her mind.
"So let me try to summarize what we just heard, you, Leshawna, who just had been the first person who form a relationship on the show, and when there was a huge rivalry between you and your troll on the internet, the same you, who decided to take Harold's first time, I can't believe I said that, but anyway, and had the every opportunity to show up to your troll that you two had been great together… wants now to say that you two had been too fast on the relationship." Noah summarized as he explained to the black ghetto in the most sarcastic way, as the girl felt unsure of what to say, and Noah couldn't help but give a last remark. "Wow, and here I thought the others were doing a slow motion on their relationships."
"Look, I know what I said, but it was all on the emotional on there, and Sierra had been always striking on my nerves, and I know Harold is the funkiest, baddest, strangest white boy I have ever met. But, I think we need to slow down a bit." Leshawna commented as she realized that she had been always acting as receptive instead of letting everything happen around her.
Bridgette's eyes softened as she could understand what the girl had been saying, and while she could agree with Noah on how Leshawna had started everything, she couldn't blame her for the fact that they went far ahead and did things that she never thought she would have crossed with Geoff yet…
"I understand, but I think that you may want someone to help you out to reach him," Bridgette commented as she made the girl stare at her. "Harold as much he is a good friend and a very skilled person, sometimes he lets his pride be over his head, and without knowing he ends up annoying us around… Thankfully Courtney, Duncan, and Ezekiel are helping him out on that because I remember how he first started and he kinda freaked me out."
"Yes, I know," Leshawna giggled as the duo felt fine Noah rolled his eyes and decided to give a better remark.
"Well, at least you know where you can start," Noah remarked, as Leshawna looked away, and saw Gwen sitting with Duncan, Courtney, DJ, and Geoff and having a great time together.
"Yeah, that's a good idea," Leshawna commented as she decided to wave at the duo as she went in the direction of the little group.
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"I think the best thing about playing this stupid game was meeting you guys," Gwen commented as she was very happy to be around a group of friends that she never thought she would have enjoyed most. As times were hard on the show, the best moments that she could indeed appreciate in her memories, were the times they were all together in the Aquarium and talking about their days, plans and even doing their hobbies on there.
"Ditto," Geoff nodded his head agreeing with Gwen who also was happy with Geoff inviting her to have a good party.
"Yeah, It was awesome to meet you guys." DJ agreed as he gave a high-five to Duncan who nodded his head.
"Yep, I couldn't believe the time when I get out of this place, I will return to my home and bed, and then I will just do a few community services for a few weeks and then I can return to my style of life," Duncan commented that he was happy to enjoy his life of being a delinquent. Until he heard someone clearing a throat nearby him… "Well I also should visit to check the princess and her mom for helping me out from all this mess up we got into…"
"That's my boyfriend," Courtney commented as Gwen giggled from seeing the duo being happy like that. "But I have to agree, there were times I wanted so much to beat the crap of Chris… But I think meeting you all and making me learn to open up more and relax really made me feel with a lighter head, and appreciate the time having new friends."
Gwen smiled as Eva, Leshawna, Harold, and Ezekiel approached after seeing Gwen taking a few photographs with her.
" I can't wait for you to meet my buds back home. This is Marilyn, Pixiecorpse, and Reaper." Gwen commented as she showed the picture of her goth friends, and while some of them looked uncomfortable seeing the picture of them, Ezekiel gave a better look at the pictures.
"They look cool, I'm curious if they also have a dream of going to Transylvania," Ezekiel commented while some of his friends raised their eyebrows at him.
"Yeah, we plan to go there after college, since it would be a good time for us go to there. There is a castle there that it looks very cool for we trip. And that's something that we would be very excited to have as a school trip, but nobody ever wants to go to the cool places." Gwen commented which made the group look confused at her, and at Ezekiel who nodded his head at her.
"Makes sense… Harold, do you know why goths like so much Transylvania?" Ezekiel asked as Harold really wanted to share some information, but he contained himself.
"The keyword it's Dracula is known to being the first goth," Harold commented as the group who were around, opened their mouths in understanding.
"Ohhhhhhhh," The finally could see how Gwen felt happy around, and since she and her friends would be going to where the who would be the first goth or aka vampire, was indeed something that the goth would go behind.
"I'm surprised that you actually knew that Harold. Nice job," Gwen nodded her head, as she would have been annoyed by the nerd doing a lot of talking across something related to what she liked or showing some controversies, but she had no idea what Ezekiel just did, but from resuming the answer to keywords, indeed made her appreciate the conversation more...
Lindsay was using her PDA while Heather was using her Heathermmunicator as both girls traded their numbers and contacts Beth sat as they kept reading their emails and giving more contacts to their parents.
Tyler was nearby them as he was playing frisbee with Trent, since the duo seemed to have resolved their differences, and the guitarist found someone to enjoy a good sport around.
"Aww, look! Maggie, Bree, and Heidi are planning a giant welcome home party for me!" Lindsay shouted happily as Heather raised her eyebrow while Beth mumbled happily.
"Lucky!" Beth commented as she was happy for her friend, but also kinda envied her popularity, but Lindsay didn't care since she was one of her best friends.
"Isn't the trio part of your cheerleader squad?" Heather asked as she since she was around Lindsay, remembered the stories that she talked to her, even in times Heather didn't even want to listen.
"Dusty will be there!" Lindsay squealed happily which made Beth and Heather also squealed excited.
"WHO IS DUSTY?" Tyler shouted in fear until a frisbee immediately hit on his head. And was almost falling into the pool.
"It's the celebrity gossip magazine, you doofus," Heather commented to the jock who was still dizzy but giving a thumbs up before falling into the water.
Tyler was fighting to not drown in the water, and DJ when saw that moment, he knew that he had to do something, so he ripped his shirt, which there was a pool float vest, and jumped into the pool to try to save the jock who was drowning… But since DJ didn't have practice in looking inside the water, he accidentally slammed his head under the water on a nearby wall, and started to drown himself…
Tyler took on that moment to save the king heart giant, and both got out of the pool Tyler had to use DJ's legs as a lever to make DJ spit out all the water from his body.
"So, celebrities magazine?" Tyler commented at the trio of girls, which Lindsay and Beth giggled, while Heather rolled her eyes, but in the end, the trio squealed from their popularity being raised from the blonde bombshell having a chance to have more popularity.
As a group we enjoyed everything, even trading contacts and telling their plans for the future, Ezekiel… as the same others suddenly heard a suspense song playing on the speakers on the playa del losers… Which Ezekiel stared at Izzy… Which had a serious face as well, as both knew it was time.
Everyone paused and stared at Chris holding what would be a heavy grey suitcase, Ezekiel had his eyes wide open, and he saw both MacArthur and Sanders approaching behind him, knowing well what was about to happen.
But the others had no idea what was supposed to happen on that day… And then Chef came to the place where Lindsay had left her big 100 thousand dollars cheque and took it with him.
Until Chris released the big suitcase on the floor.
"Hello, campers!" Chris commented as he felt he never have been so excited in his life, but then the mood was turned down when Duncan already decided to be a stick in the mud.
"Ha, that's ex-campers to you," Duncan commented as he didn't even like to be named on the same thing Chris would call when he had something crazy on his mind.
"Yeah. Your twisted game is over. Remember?" Heather nodded her head as she was so relieved that she didn't have to be on the show anymore, even though she lost, at least she would have as the only memories her friends, as she would ask her parents to make her do their best to pay therapy for make her forget about the show as a whole.
"We'll see about that," Chris whispered to Chef, as the duo started to chuckle at their positions.
"Hey Chris, did you talk with the producers about the thing I asked you?" Ezekiel then asked a question and everyone around the pool raised their eyebrows at him, and Chris smirked with a thumbs up and gave the answer he was relieved of.
"They are talking with your lawyer, and probably with your parents, but from what you told me, it sounds legit. So I would guarantee that in a few days, it would be done. Congratulations Ezekiel." Chris commented as Ezekiel got up from his place, and Izzy herself also got hyped.
"YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, YEAH, YES." Both Ezekiel and Izzy gave high fives and she even hugged him as a way to congratulate him.
"What? What's going on?" Gwen asked as Courtney and Duncan were also confused about seeing someone so hyped by something done with Chris.
"Well, I wish you could give the honors Ezekiel, but I'm kinda in a hurry. But in summary… Ezekiel now is the owner of Playa Del Losers." Chris commented as the silence sound was enough to make everyone stare at the homeschooled boy who just got his winter hat which Izzy made sure to clean up… from what she said, but he didn't mind since he would wash it later. But now the group stared at the boy who clearly bought the resort which they passed the weeks when they weren't on the show.
Even the cadets stared in surprise, as Sanders whistled and MacArthur had to nod her read in appreciation.
But then the Killer Bass team went to greet Ezekiel for his new achievement.
"I can't believe it." Gwen commented as she smirked at the duo who seemed to be cheering with the official new owner of the place, "I could imagine you would want to use your money for some investment, but to buy this place?"
"Yeah dude, I can't believe you bought this place." Duncan laughed as he seemed to enjoy this place already and now he knows the owner of the place. "You are going to invite us to come here whenever we want right?"
"That's the idea," Ezekiel commented as the group was very happy that the official place was now given to the new owner since the show was over, and Ezekiel now had a vacation spot for relaxation.
"Well, good job, but you also should be aware of the expanses of this place, like food, water, energy, and from the equipment around as like something who always had any kind of preparations would actually think before doing some stupid purchase." Noah came as he looked at his boss and partner when it came to the books, but looking at the serious face of his friend, he knew the boy actually passed. "You really thought about the expenses…"
"Yes, I did. That's why I asked my lawyer and Izzy's accountant to make some simulations about my options on what I could make with this place, and make this my official home as it will take a few months to renovate everything, make it official, as I have to pass with my parents and the development of what I should be doing with this place." Ezekiel explained as he also pointed out about the transport, what would be the safest and best way to travel if was needed a safe boat, or a better way to come here by helicopter, or even if he needs to learn how to pilot a boat or a helicopter, he made all the checklist of potential problems and ways to solve it the best way as possible.
"That's actually a very reasonable way to make sure that it would work. And as a person who values scholarship, I would have recommended you to focus on your studies… But from what I learned from you, I think from your humble nature, you are doing fine in trusting a good lawyer and an accountant, so I hope that you have a good spot for me and Duncan when we visit you in the future." Courtney, as much as she was worried about the possible problems of what would happen to her friend, knew that in some aspect, she could trust the judgment of the boy, as the Killer Bass already had ideas and asking for invitations for the boy who was just laughing and nodding his head at them, even Noah was fine since he could officially find a spot to be whenever he wanted to be out of his home for a while. And while working as the editor that would help him from all the work he would have done.
The Screaming Gophers members were in shock as everything happened, Heather had her jaw slacked, Beth was kinda of happy, and Lindsay was even clapping her hands celebrating.
"Why? Are you clapping Lindsay?" Heather asked as the blonde girl then stared at her friend in confusion.
"What? Didn't you hear? He said he bought the entire resort, so that means that we all can visit him when we want to rest, and have a good time to relax."Lindsay commented, as Heather opened her mouth, but then sighed…
"We aren't sure if we are invited Lindsay…"The queen bee commented, as she wasn't going to believe that he would be something stupid like that, since they weren't friends, but rivals trying to up each other…
"Actually, I do." Then a voice made Heather pause and stare at Ezekiel who was looking at her, which made her in surprise. "Even as rivals, I am going to permit you all to come to visit me whenever you want. Even Chris, the Chef, and the cadets. Since we all worked together on this show, I think whenever we suffered on this hellish show. We kinda deserved a break, so yeah, when this place is done, everyone can relax whenever we want from all the stress we have in our lives. So yeah. My invitation is open."
And those words alone were enough to make Owen happy and give a bear hug to Ezekiel which almost suffocated him.
"WOHOOOOOOOO, YEAH BABY, THAT'S SO AWESOME ZEKE, THIS PLACE IS AWESOME, CONGRATS DUDE," Owen shouted as the others went there to congratulate and be happy to talk about their ideas about when they could possibly come to visit when everything was over.
But everything stopped when the host once again coughed which made everyone stare at the duo, Chris and Chef, while the cadets who were also talking to Ezekiel and happy for being invited to visit returned to their stations while looking sheepish.
"Well, as much I'm happy with this news, which I'm very happy because I've also got a spot on this place whenever I want, and Chef as well," Chris commented as Chef gave a thumbs up, and who had his friends who could visit Izzy's best friend, they would love a vacation spot to come to visit the boy who Izzy had a good time and being a crazy duo. But then he had to make a frown as Chris decided to explain more about what was about to happen. And Chris who came nearby Lindsay was surprised to see him. He came to congratulate Lindsay. He showed the good flashbacks from the show where Lindsay survived most problems and overcame all the obstacles from the show."Congratulations to our winner! Lindsay, you played hard, you fought hard, you posed hard, and broke fandoms harder! You survived the challenges, and with the alliances you made you managed to beat every other person on this island, and your pockets will soon be stuffed with makeup products."
"OH OH OH, I want some L'Oréal Paris makeup, they always helped me to clear my skin and make me even prettier," Lindsay commented as both Heather and Beth looked at Lindsay while they smiled and rolled their eyes, knowing that's how Lindsay had been since from the start, and she would never change.
"But what I'm about to offer you may change all that. Inside this suitcase is One. Million. Dollars!" Chris then decided to make a twist that almost everyone didn't expect to see coming. As Chef raised the suitcase the light flashed on the gray suitcase showing a good spark from the reflection, and then Chris decided to show one little other secret. "We had our PA's make a cardboard check of this awesome new prize!"
And from that moment, the ground started to shake as it felt tremors of earthquake, but everyone looked at the shadow appearing on the Playa Del Losers, as it then showed a cheque so big, that it was the size of the hotel which was brought on the resort.
"WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF CARDBOARD TO MAKE THIS!"Chris shouted happily as everyone never thought to see such a big cheque of their lives. And when they thought Ezekiel buying the Playa Del Losers was shocking, to see the size of the cheque was absurd. It was amazing. Even Ezekiel who had the knowledge of seeing the thing from a television was way different than actually seeing it in person, it made a shade to the whole resort. And then Chris returned to talk with Lindsay. "Lindsay, my girl, this million dollars could be yours. All you have to do is figure out where we're about to hide it and bring it back to the Dock of Shame before everyone else does."
And from the explanation of the challenge, it clearly made some of the campers understand what were the rules.
"Wait," Gwen commented as she wanted to know if she got it right. "You're telling us that we all have a chance to win a million dollars?"
"Yep. What do you say, Lindsay? Will you settle for a hundred G's of 1 allowance or one. Million. Dollars which would be 10 allowances in one go?!" Chris gave the sudden question which made Lindsay feel her eyes shrink as she also got in shock.
"Te te t-TEN ALLOWANCES IN ONE GO? OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH. I COULD BUY A MALL WITH IT." Lindsay freaked out as she never thought about the possibility, and Noah was about to retort something but Izzy and Ezekiel placed their hands over his mouth… "I could buy a whole mall for me, and Charlie and Paula had to go all the stores I bought, and then I can call all my friends to buy inside of my mall… Okay, I WANT THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS."
"That's the spirit, Lindsay," Chris commented as he blinked at Chef nodded his head, and ripped the smaller check with his strength, and with the good opportunity for him to make the best last episode of the show ever. One of the interns who was working in the sound department appeared to take the suitcase of money and carried it with him as it was time to make the challenge very exciting for everyone. "Throughout the day, I'll give you all hints from the loudspeakers just to make sure you're not completely lost."
(Confession – Courtney)
"Okay. This just got interesting again." The C.I.T. girl commented that she never thought that she would gain another opportunity to win big money, and while she is very happy for Lindsay, Ezekiel, and Izzy, they were already with good money, so it was the time for herself to also give a try.
"Alright, campers…" Chris rose out his gun and aimed it upward. With a blank bullet to make sure that he wouldn't try to hit a flying animal in a fatal way, as he didn't even care which species it would hit since he was now prepared, and he didn't want another dodged bullet, so he decided to make the best last episode ever. "The race for the one million dollars starts… NOW!"
At the time Chris shot the blank bullet, a seagull was flying unaware that it would be hit, and unfortunately was hit by the bullet, but luckily for him and for Chris, the blank bullet knocked the animal but didn't hit in a fatal way, as Chris smiled with himself into knowing that he did the right call.
"WOHOOOO, LET'S GO GIRLS," Lindsay shouted happily as Heather, Beth, and Izzy ran after the blonde bombshell, as the rest of the campers stared into each other, not sure what to do. While the girls had to take a boat to go directly to Wawanakwa Island and then do their treasure hunt, they didn't care as long as the group would go for their mission.
As the four campers ran off, Chris looked… to see none of the other campers racing off to go get the prize, but most of them were giving a look of suspicion to Chris, or even hard glares, which Chris didn't like the way the show was going.
Until Ezekiel gave a sigh.
"Chris, Chris, Chris," Ezekiel commented as the host gave a space for the homeschooled boy who just stared at him in surprise. "You just came here to make a challenge to everyone after everything that passed on the show, just for the end people would fight themselves in case they would find the suitcase of money, and we aren't even aware that you placed bricks or rocks in a way to trick everyone to participate into the last challenge for one million… Didn't you?"
"Yeah, you got that right," Chris admitted shamelessly as Ezekiel shook his head.
"That's not a way to motivate a people to do it," Ezekiel commented and Noah agreed with the boy. The other campers nodded their heads at the idea.
"I'd love to play another round of "Humiliate the Teens", but I've got a buffet to eat," Noah commented as he took a bite of Marshmallow as Duncan and Courtney scoffed and glared at the host of the show.
"Aw, sit on it," Duncan commented as Eva nodded her head.
"Fine. Suit yourselves. I'm sure Lindsay will be happy to have no competition while she and her friends make the easiest million dollars in TV history." Chris commented as a way to tempt the other contestants into using their greed and envy to go after the quartet of girls who just took a boat away directly at the island.
"Fine," Gwen commented as she didn't care about the money.
"Yeah, right" Justin also was very annoyed with Katie, Sadie, and Cody glaring at the host while everyone was eating their buffet and wanting to enjoy their last day of the show in peace…
And Ezekiel staring at that situation knew he had to do something. So he used both his fingers and gave a whistle loud enough to bring attention.
"Whoa, thanks again for teaching me how to do it, Chef." Ezekiel was impressed into making a whistle loud enough by using his fingers, but then he decided to give a little help to Chris. "Killer Bass, last minute meeting."
The Killer Bass raised their eyebrows as the boy got into the middle of the said resort as he knew what could be the best idea to make them interested.
"Guys, I know that any of you are still angry and felt your pride bruised from the show since Chris had been an *beep*" Ezekiel commented which made the host frown eyes, while the cook and the cadets chuckled from the words and Duncan smirked proudly on how he taught a few ways to curse Chris. "But since today's is the last episode, and Lindsay had to make a choice between 100 thousand dollars or one million, that means Chris challenge would only be focused on making us fight against ourselves over the money, with the probability of losing friendships with the show is over."
Ezekiel explained in a logical way which everyone from the camo felt unsure of what to say, but thankfully Ezekiel wasn't done with it.
"So that's why, whoever wants to give a try on this challenge and go for Wawanakwa one last time, it would be for the best for we say our goodbyes for the island since we are never returning there, and it doesn't matter if it's a 100 thousand dollars or even one million dollars, we should always remain friends, from everything we have been through, from all the good things, bad things, blood, sweat, tears... You all will be my friends and a family that I never thought I would have, so that's why I suggest... Whatever is going to happen, we will always be friends, no matter what." Ezekiel gave a very powerful and emotional speech which made Chef tear up, Sanders released a few tears, and Katie and Sadie even started crying. The Killer Bass always felt it was true since they suffered so much, there was also a good spot that they would wish to say a last goodbye and they knew that they also wanted to remain friends, until the end... After that Ezekiel slowly walked in the corner... With a smirk on his face. "That said... THE WINNER PLANS AND PAYS FOR THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES FOR ALL THE FRIENDS UNTIL THE END OF THE NEXT YEAR"
Then Ezekiel started running with a headstart... And with Lindsay shouting that she will be rich... The Killer Bass felt triggered. And with their competitive side showing.
"I HOPE YOU GUYS LOVE PUNK ROCK," Dunca ran after Ezekiel as Courtney quickly went after him.
"OH NO, I'M GOING TO MAKE A WELL EDUCATED PARTY FOR EVERYONE." Courtney felt her competitive side showing, and since Ezekiel said the winner would make a birthday party and plan for the friends. It would only need to pay 10 thousand dollars for each great party, so paying 130 thousand and having 870 thousand to enjoy? Yeah, Courtney liked the odds. And the downside, even if she loses to either of her friends, she would get an awesome birthday party or a good day at the mall...
Win-win-win situation, which was enough for a whole Killer Bass to go directly to the boats and start the hunt for the suitcase for one million dollars. Soon they found themselves in groups of 3 or four for each boat, and since most of the campers of the Screaming Gophers were also caught at the moment, their greed also played a major factor which made them not being left behind.
"Can I help you guys?" Harold said as he was going inside of the boa which both Courtney and Duncan gave a slight pause.
"Depends…if you find the case will you give it to me? Or you are going to try to catch the whole suitcase for yourself?" Courtney said as she crossed her arms, while Duncan looked with his eyes narrowed.
"…" Harold remained quiet as he tried to think of a possible solution, which he weakly offered. "Could you give me 100 thousand and I decide my own thematic birthday party and you have the rest?"
Both boyfriend and girlfriend, looked at each other until both shrugged.
"Okay, but if more people are trying to help us, then it will be 50 thousand and the thematic party will have to be at maximum 10 thousand dollars." Courtney really would want to say Harold would slow them down, but knowing Harold also was a scooter which had many merit badges as he proved during the show, it would help them out since Harold could also be a tracker for them.
"That's fair." Harold nodded his head as the trio smirked into going in the direction of the Wawanakwa island.
(Confession – Harold)
"Well I could have denied the offer made by Courtney, but I think it would be nice to help the others, and having more hands to look around would be nice for me to show for at least once more my skills, and since Duncan and Courtney are my friends, I know that Courtney would be truth to her word, and to be honest, I find hilarious seeing Courtney whipping Duncan from whatever something wrong he does," Harold commented as he chuckled from seeing one iconic thing that he and his friends are amused into seeing, but then he realized what he said on the television. "Oh, he is going to see it on the television… Uh oh… Well, if I'm going to get pranked, I need to have a good reason for that… Tsupish… *Crack whip sounds*"
(Confession - Duncan)
"With the doofus scooters expert into tracking and with my girlfriend leading us, this money is about to be in my pocket. Or in my duffle bag. I'm not really sure how much space a million dollars takes up." Duncan remarked as his plan felt very solid until he felt as if he was unsure of what to say since he never thought about how much he could carry the money with his clothing.
When a few other boats finally arrived on the island, DJ, Owen, and Tyler gave a high five as Owen felt excited for the team he just made.
"Aww, a guy's only team! This is awesome!" Owen commented that he was happy to see a group of boys working together to get good money since he agreed to share his money in 3 equal parts, as the other two would help to make birthday parties in case they would win their parts as well. So they were excited about doing fine.
"Yeah! Guys rule! While I couldn't go and help my girlfriend to catch her money, I also wanted to give it a try. I've been hitting the weights since I got here. Working on my fiercenessness." Tyler commented as he decided to flex his muscles, but suddenly he didn't see Eva appearing nearby and pushing him away.
"Get over yourself," Eva remarked as Noah walked behind her with a smirk on his face, as the duo kept walking in that direction while the trio looked dumbfounded at how the strength of Eva was enough to push down Tyler so easily.
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"He he he, it was very funny on how easily you managed to push Tyler that way," Noah commented as Eva rolled her eyes.
"I saw his training schedule, it's pure disappointment, saw Sadie and Ezekiel pulling more weight on their bodies than this clumsy jock." The bodybuilder commented as she even scoffed. "Probably every time he tried to pull some weight he somehow messed up and managed to hurt himself which made him give up from the training for the rest of the day. But still, he could have used my own training schedule."
"Not going to offend you Eva, but only suicidal would want to try your training schedule."The bookworm remarked as the bodybuilder gave a shark smile at him.
"Question my methods, but never my results, you saw Sadie and Ezekiel," Eva simply said as the boy rolled his eyes, and followed the tank in front of him.
"Yeah yeah, we found two crazy people willing to go to the limit… you must be very proud." Noah said as the duo kept trying to find what would be the gray suitcase.
"I am, and I think you also should be doing some exercises as well, you look like a beanpole," Eva commented and the brainiac simply scoffed.
"And suffer what would be more torture for the sake of having a little more muscles? I saw how much Ezekiel and Sadie screamed in pain from their exercises, pass." Noah said sarcastically as the bodybuilder rolled her eyes, "I'm the brain guy, and I know that I could win whatever challenge would happen with my intelligence alone."
"Keep telling yourself that," Eva commented as the duo continued their search for the prize money.
The time Bridgette and Geoff were on the island they had been having a good time kissing each other, but then suddenly the bane of their existence once again showed it was time to make their lives miserable.
*tsk* *tsk* *tsk*
"OH COME ON. NOT ON THE EYES" Geoff shouted as he felt the pain of the hot sauce water spray coming from nobody other than Gwen and Leshawna, the goth just rolled her eyes but still with a smile on her face. While Leshawna was staring at the duo unamused.
"Sorry, but we are here to focus on catching the 1 million dollars, and since I wanted to make you guys enjoy a good art and goth style of birthday, or in case you two wanted to make something great for us, I think Ezekiel wanted to make things fair by making you two focused on winning the game," Gwen commented as the duo cleaned up their faces, but Bridgette narrowed her eyes.
"We both know that's an excuse for you using the water spray for the first time." The surfer knew that most of her friends would probably want to win the game while doing their best, but when it comes to interrupting them on their kissing, they wouldn't waste efforts in finding and using the water spray.
"True, I never had a chance to do that, and I now understand why Ezekiel, Courtney, and Tyler like to do it a lot." Gwen smiled as the duo rolled their eyes, and walked path across the island… At the time she then bumped into Trent, she suddenly didn't know what to say, but at the time she was going to say something, Trent already walked away. Which made her blink in confusion. "What?"
"Let's get going Gwen," Leshawna called out, pulling the goth girl as Bridgette and Geoff also understood what the black girl had just done, and decided to use that as an opportunity to give a focus… To take Gwen away from the weird question that she had on her mind,
(Confession – Leshawna)
"I don't want to tell Gwen that, but Trent had been avoiding her since the time she got on the Playa Del Losers, so to avoid any weird moments, I have been trying to separate them two the farthest as possible since it seems that's what both needed," Leshawna commented as she snapped her fingers as few times. "That's something I know that both wanted, so I'm doing that for them."
Leshawna glanced at the surfer and party boy who also felt awkward about what to do in a situation like that since Trent had been a cool guy after he apologized, but still, it was a sore conversation to bring up whenever Gwen was around, so they decided to know what Leshawna did was fair.
"Why do you two like to make out so much anyway?" Leshawna commented as both Bridgette and Geoff raised their eyebrows at her. "You both know that you sooner or later are going to get sprayed with water and hot sauce,"
"Well, it's a risk that was worth taking," Geoff commented as Bridgette smiled from the silver tongue made by Geoff. "Also, it would take so long for us to be in the bedroom to make out, that I really wanted her tongue at this exact moment."
"Oh you sweet boy, let me…" Bridgette once again felt enamored with the party boy, until she heard a clearing throat from both Gwen and Leshawna, which made her blush and smile sheepishly. "Geoff, I think we should be focusing on the game, and also, as much I love to be kissing you, they are right, the hot sauce had been kinda annoying at some point. And I think that we can wait for the rest of the day."
"Are you sure?" Geoff asked as he felt a bit dejected, but with a sigh, he could only accept, since it's what his girlfriend wanted. "Okay Bridge, if it's for you, and for the sake of not getting hurt again… I will do it."
"That's my boyfriend," Bridgette said as she gave a peck on his cheek, which she saw the water spray near her face. "Hey, it's just a kiss on his cheek."
"Just checking," Gwen commented smirking, as the group walked away, while they left someone still walking away. Trent gave a slight glance from far away and sighed.
(Confession – Trent)
Trent sighed, as he looked at the camera.
"I know that it may be a shock, but I'm kinda trying to avoid Gwen at all costs, I don't want to make her feel uncomfortable and since she told me that she forgave me and asked me to move on, the other guys gave me an advice of me trying to live my life, and be focused on the game." The guitarist said as he even felt a bit of pain in making that decision. "It hurts, but I think it was for the best since I really messed up with everyone. So I had to try to not make things worse for anyone."
As Justin walked in the direction of trying to find the suitcase, both Katie, Cody, and Sadie walked behind him, as the butterflies had a good effect in helping him to become the most beautiful man on the island… Cody couldn't help but tilt his head.
"I'm always curious, about how everywhere he always walked, the animals were always following his path, and there was always a moment that he could take a perfect picture," Cody asked Katie who giggled from his curiosity.
"I don't know, but it's so funny to see it, it's like all nature loves him and wants to make his moments memorable," Katie commented as she saw Sadie who was also nearby with a giggle which made Justin smile. "How long do you think they will realize they like each other?"
"From what I have seen, it can be a few hours, or it could be months, we never know how this show works, and anything is unpredictable, but at least I got a hot babe with me, and that's a jackpot for me," Cody said as he hugged his girlfriend, which gave a slight smirk and hugged him.
"You can have either superhero or cyberpunk themes, you cannot have both on your birthday," Katie whispered which made her boyfriend drop his shoulders, and look defeated. But he got a kiss on his lips. "But nice try."
Cody smiled as he followed the trio trying to find their prized money.
"Okay girls, It has been a lot of minutes and it seems that nothing is working out, I think it's time for us to separate and try to expand our search," Heather commented as she brought her Heathermmunicator with her. "Lindsay, you and Izzy will go on that way, while Beth and I will go that way. Since you have your PDA, I can message you and vice versa."
Lindsay looked at her portable device, and seeing the ginger woman grinning, she nodded her head and saluted to her best friend.
"Alright, I like the plan. Let's go." Lindsay commented as Izzy ran in a direction, while Beth was alone with Heather who seemed more comfortable in her place.
At the time both Lindsay and Izzy departed away, Beth looked at her friend with a question on her mind.
"Hey Heather, do you think that's a good idea?" The farmer girl asked as the queen bee rolled her eyes and decided to explain the idea.
"I can understand why you are thinking of that Beth, but thinking about how crazy this island can be, having dividing ourselves while we still have communication will help out our chances of finding the good money," Heather explained as she walked on the opposite direction, which later Beth who understood the plan nodded her head and followed the Korean girl, which the duo now had better chances of winning.
And while everyone started to make teams for hunting treasure, there was one person who decided to be alone and far away from everyone who was in the forest.
From all the places that everyone decided to go, there was one place the person who decided to pause from the challenge decided to go first.
A cave in which there was a trailer on it, and from inside that cave, there was a hot tub that seemed unused, and a flag representation of a team which were eliminated during the show… It had been weeks since Ezekiel was at the Aquarium, but still, the good memories and good times reached him as he felt it was needed to have a few more minutes, or even a whole hour passing inside the said cave to make up all the good memories, and came to his resolve.
"I just bought Playa Del Losers…" Ezekiel commented at the cave which had been a good spot for all the Killer Bass passing their good time together, on the laughs, on their cries, their anger, and all the feelings they could possibly have inside of the said place. And from all those days, that secret spot was by far one of the best things happening to Ezekiel during the whole season. But still, he looked around, and it seemed that Chris made all the cameramen retract all the said cameras, and the places where they used to be recording their moments inside of their secret base… It turned out like nothing just happened. And a good place for the little fish head to enjoy his good moments inside of the place he always viewed as a home for him as well. "I plan to buy the whole Wawanakwa island, but from everything I calculated with my accountant, it wouldn't be enough to buy a whole island from here, the possibility would be for me to reach good money after a period. So I just want to ask you to hold on, just for a few years. I promise I'm going to try to buy you before the All Stars…"
Ezekiel vowed himself as he could feel the silence from the said cave, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
"You probably are wondering what was All Stars, and trust me, it's something that you wouldn't like to know," Ezekiel commented as he tried to come up with a way to talk with the place. "I was planning to make a coffee farm around this area, just on the places where it wouldn't make a lot of destruction… in comparison to what we have been doing for so long. So don't worry much about which trees or plants would be killed in the process… This place as much people would complain and hate from being here… It was more probably because of the producers and the show, you could become an awesome place to live if we invest good money in you. But still, this place is one of the best that I would ever be."
Ezekiel commented as he felt the comfortable silence coming from the said cave, and looking at the bow he brought with him at the start of the show, it was the most traditional bow that he had been using years before Izzy's gift.
"It's not a goodbye… just a see you later okay? Just hold on for a few years, and I promise I will purchase you okay?" Ezekiel commented that he never wanted to tell what hardships the said island would suffer in the hands of Chris and the producers of Total Drama, since the revenge on the Island had been something that he felt pity to even imagine from what could possibly become the place, especially from the place he just bought, he needed to act quick to make sure nothing would be destroyed on All Stars, since the end of that season… The Island was submerged from the destruction… And Ezekiel would want to make sure the island would be fine until the end.
Sighing with himself, Ezekiel took his bow with him, and a few arrows which had been around the cave, and with his arsenal back in his hands, he was still using his weights, but that wasn't something that he would care for the moment. He had a show to win.
After leaving the cave, Ezekiel knew that he had places to go and prepared himself for the outcome.
And then so it began, the campers went left and right, trying to find everything they could find as a clue, or any kind of signal for a suitcase they have been trying to find to each spot around, from the forest, campers were with their determined teams, meeting each other, while trying to find out the suitcase, but not realizing there was more chance of them to find it if they separated and go to different areas.
Suddenly Chris felt annoyed from nobody being able to identify where the suitcase had been.
"Okay, this is pathetic, campers! It's been two hours now and no one has even come close to finding this suitcase!"Chris' voice came towards the speakers across the island, and the campers just got one of the clues which would be a good possibility for them to find where it would be the prize money. "So here's your first clue. It's just hangin' around!"
And from that time each camper separated as now they had new information for them to try to look at, the prize wasn't on the ground, but something related to the air.
Justin and Cody were a bit ahead, while Katie and Sadie were behind them, and the tan twin could hear her best friend sighing happily.
"Oh my gosh, Katie. Look at that butt." Sadie commented as she could see her best friend already with a knowing look on her face. "It's… It's perfect."
Katie smiled as she could see her best friend and sister of another mom already with a crush on the model who was also happy walking around with her boyfriend.
As the group of animals walked to see the beautiful sigh of the model, Justin a shining smile which the squirrels which one gave a slight faint sigh, and a bird which was flying by, noticed the handsome man and was so distracted that it hit on the tree.
Then suddenly Justin was interrupted when a cameraman decided to call his attention.
"Hey, Justin, show me some love!" The cameraman called which brought the attention of not just him but Cody who was weirded out by how things happen to Justin all the time. But the model didn't seem to mind, since he gave a lot of poses and even started to flex his muscles.
"Hey Sadie, check this out, the camera is here, try to flex some muscles on it," Justin commented Sadie was surprised and even tried to act a little, but her muscles didn't seem to work fine. "No, try to repeat like me."
Justin went nearby, and gave a pose, which Sadie did the same, and then made another pose, which showed another good muscle the chubby muscled girl followed his path, and the camera captured the duo giving a nice flex.
"That's what I'm talking about," Justin commented as he smiled at Sadie who clueless giggled as he seemed both of them were working together. While Katie and Cody stared at the duo. "Working on the art of posing it's difficult, but I'm sure you can do it."
"Really? Thanks, Justin." Katie smiled as the duo suddenly stopped and returned to their positions… And Cody and Katie kept staring at them and gave a glance at each other.
(Confession – Katie and Cody.)
"Okay, seriously? Didn't they see it was a good time for them to have a nice moment on there?" Cody asked his girlfriend who nodded her head and facepalmed.
"Come on Sadie, you can do better than that girl. Justin is into you…" Katie commented as she felt a headache happening in her head.
"Wow, it seems Heather didn't find anything yet."Lindsay shared her information as Izzy was already above one of the trees.
"Well, from what Chris had said, the suitcase must be in a tree, so I will try to find a good view coming from the trees and possibly will be using a vine to try to find it," Izzy commented as she already was on the tree, and with the good preparation she had from the military, she was ready to use everything she could to track down the prize.
"WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." Izzy always loved to swing in the vines A.K.A Tarzan style so she used his shout as she was enjoying the good view of the trees passing one by one.
Noah and Eva walked across the forest as he never thought he would be in a situation so weird and so unbelievable to participating in the show once more, but now he must use all the logic he could find and try to circulate the whole area into finding the most probable place to go.
"How many… square hectares… is this island again?" Noah asked as he tried to remember the time he was doing some research while he was out of the show, but he seemed to have forgotten since he couldn't actually care about returning to the show, it seems that his ignorance of lack of knowledge made him blames only himself for not being prepared. "It's hopeless..."
"Just keep looking," Eva said firmly as she was getting used to the annoying prick when Noah usually was, so she decided to press even further. "Do you wanna win or not?"
"COMING THROUGH!" Noah and Eva blinked as they heard nobody other than Izzy swinging passing by them, which made the brainiac once again question his own sanity, but then again it was Izzy who was one of the most unpredictable players on the show, especially since she and Ezekiel had been always with him most of part.
"I should have expected that," Noah commented until they heard Duncan, Courtney, and Harold who were gasping and almost fainting on the floor finally reach that place.
"I THINK I FOUND IT, AWESOME," Izzy shouted as Courtney gasped as she felt herself feeling the pressure of Izzy winning the one million dollars, but that would be unfair since Izzy was already too rich because of her company.
"She sees the suitcase. We can't let her have it!" Courtney commented as she decided to make a despaired move, as she even saw Izzy coming in her direction, at the right time when Izzy was still acting like Tarzan, but what the ginger girl didn't notice, was that Courtney already used the timing to take the vine and go to swim with as a ride as well.
"Hey, get your own vine!" Izzy shouted as the group stared at the duo fight over the space of the vine, while Harold couldn't help but whistle, while Duncan was smirking and cheering for Courtney.
"Yeah, that's my girl!" Duncan shouted as Noah and Eva stared at how the crazy things their team happens to do around the show, and the best they could do, was simply ignore it and try to find the suitcase by themselves.
While Izzy and Courtney were fighting, Lindsay had been sitting near a tree, while she was staring at her PDA and enjoying the good things that she wanted to have, she just found a new dress that she could buy for herself.
Suddenly she heard someone whistling which made the blonde girl turn her head to see Ezekiel holding a bow and arrows with him, and a rope around his arm. Lindsay blinked as she saw Ezekiel taking off his hat to her, and then place back to his head, as he kept whistling a song that only he remembered, the Banana Joe whistle. As he paused, Ezekiel took his arrow and then tied it to a rope, and with a good time, he raised his bow, which made Lindsay raise her head and see a gray suitcase tied to the tree.
Ezekiel aiming on the right angle shot the arrow that hit the rope on the said tree, and with that released the suitcase on the floor. Satisfied with the results, Ezekiel continued to whistle as he waved to Lindsay and walked slowly away from her.
Lindsay waved to Ezekiel as she then shrugged and continued to use the PDA… until slowly her eyes went wide open, as it took a while for her mind to process what happened.
"WAIT EZEKIEL." Lindsay ran in the direction of the boy who just caught the suitcase and now he had a chance of winning the one million prize.
Looking from far away in the sky, Chris saw the whole interaction with disbelief in his eyes.
"I can't believe I just saw that," Chris commented at Chef and the cadets who nodded their heads trying to understand how that just happened since Lindsay was clearly under the prize, and yet she let Ezekiel take out the money in front of her so casually.
"Oh! And then there was that time when you went into the boy's washroom by mistake and totally froze up!"Katie commented as she used the good time having great memories together. Her twin of another mother also nodded her head happily.
"Oh my gosh, I'll never forget that." And since the duo were starting to talk about their lives, Cody knew exactly what was about to happen.
"Okay, and now they're gone," Cody commented as he saw Justin blinking at him, and the geek whispered something for the model. "Trust me, when they start doing that, it's going to take hours, so the best we can do it's bailout quick."
"Oh, good call, I'm almost having a headache," Justin commented in relief since he was happy to have Cody nearby him to also know what it was like dealing with the twins.
"Follow my lead," Cody commented as he gave a loud cough which made Katie and Sadie turn their heads at him. "Hey girls, me and Justin were going to the bathroom, so keep trying to find the suitcase, and at the time we find it, we can wait together on the docks, so whoever finds it, just go on the dock of losers and we find ourselves over there."
"Sure thing Cody." Katie and Sadie commented as they turned back to their conversation.
"See? Like that… They are on the twin zone." Cody commented as he slightly waved as he slowly stepped away while Justin followed his steps.
"Thanks for the help, Cody." The model commented as the duo decided to go in that direction and working together they could try to find the one million suitcase.
As the duo walked, they suddenly walked into seeing Gwen, Leshawna, Bridgette, and Geoff who were kissing each other.
"Hey" Justin greeted as both Leshawna and Gwen who just paused and then the duo suddenly started fawning at him.
"Hey…" Both the goth and the black girl said as they looked enamored for the boy who felt that it was the abnormal thing they would say. On the other hand, the geek blinked, while Geoff and Bridgette didn't mind as they continued kissing.
"Are you guys okay?" Cody asked, as the duo simply nodded their heads but they remained looking at Justin.
"So uh, what areas have you guys searched through?" Justin asked as he pointed in the direction where they came, as they felt completely hypnotized by his beauty.
"We covered the whole western edge of the island," Gwen commented as suddenly Bridgette who was kissing Geoff had her eyes wide open in surprise.
"Oh, and we combed the beach area too, so don't tire those beautiful legs of yours walking over there." Leshawna also commented that it made not just the surfer but also the party boy completely pause and see the girls completely with a crush on Justin.
Cody looked at Justin, but then the duo smiled.
"Thanks, girls," Cody said as both the geek and the model left the quartet.
"GIRLS," Geoff called as she looked at the duo who seemed still looking in the direction of the model. "Did you seriously give the information where we came from?"
"Uh hu." Both Leshawna and Gwen nodded their heads, not caring about the question just made.
Suddenly a slap was enough to make Leshawna feel her face warm, and then glare at the blonde girl.
"Oh no you didn't," Leshawna said as Bridgette glared at the girl in front of her.
"You seriously looked like a love-sick puppy while you had Harold all the time, and just like that, you ignored we were focused on the prize," Bridgette commented as she gave a glance at Gwen. "Gwen I could understand, but YOU? What about Harold?"
Leshawna and Gwen paused as then suddenly they saw Bridgette and Geoff glaring at them both, and then realized that they lost their focus on finding the suitcase, and the black girl bitten her inner lip nervous…
"I tried to talk down with Harold alone, but he didn't seem to listen…" Leshawna tried to defend herself as Bridgette rolled her eyes.
"But Noah told you to talk with Duncan, Courtney, and Ezekiel, they know exactly how to talk about Harold, and while I know that you wanted to slow down things with him, what you just did now was shameless," Bridgette commented as Geoff walked nearby to Gwen.
"And you Gwen, I understand that you wanted to be with someone special, but come on, Justin just gave you a question, and you let it out all the work we just did, come on, where was the focus you had when we started the challenge?" Geoff also schooled the goth which also looked sheepishly on the situation. "Babe, I think we can start kissing when the show is over."
"I agreed, this was getting ridiculous." Bridgette glared at Leshawna who didn't have a good excuse to make, while Gwen looked at her in surprise.
"I didn't know you two wanted to slow down," Gwen asked, but before Leshawna could say something Bridgette interrupted.
"She wants it, Harold had no idea about it, or couldn't understand," Bridgette commented, as the quartet decided to go to a new path.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT," Heather shouted as surprised Beth who was trying to look around the beach.
"What? What?" Beth shouted in panic, as the queen bee narrowed her eyes, and pointed in the direction of the forest.
"Lindsay sent a message that Ezekiel took the suitcase and now he is running towards the camp, we need to think of something," Heather commented as she was trying to find a plan to make sure they would reach the little menace before he won the competition.
"I found some oars here, and there are a few canoes," Beth commented as Heather gave a small glance at the possibility, and the idea of traveling across the island before he reached the docks would be fast enough.
"Perfect, let's go," Heather commented as they nodded their heads, and with a good plan in their hands, they would do everything to make Ezekiel not able to bring the suitcase to the Docs.
"Okay, now that I found a way to mislead Lindsay, I just need to wait for…" Ezekiel was still holding both the suitcase and the bow as he was waiting for the one thing.
"Attention campers." That was what he was waiting for. "It seems that our favorite homeschooled boy found the suitcase first, and now he is heading north on the forest to bring it to the Dock of Shame."
"Great, I knew Chris wouldn't make it too easy," Ezekiel commented as he looked at the cameras, since had been a good opportunity for himself to prepare… "If they think my El Mongo and La Muerte was bad… they didn't know that I still have more tricks on my sleeve. Like El Dancing Diablos… YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY"
Ezekiel commented as he looked around, knowing that he must prepare himself because the game just has started at the moment he got the suitcase, but since he was going at his own pace… He already has a lot of time to think of his contingency plans. And be ready for everyone going after him.
"OH MY GOD, I'M SUCH AN IDIOT," Izzy shouted as she facepalmed while Courtney, Duncan, and Harold stared at the military girl. "Ezekiel must have his own arsenal over here, while I left my own equipment on the Playa Del Losers, I should have known, now it will be tough to try to catch the suitcase from Ezekiel. So hey guys, what about a truce?"
"A truce?" Duncan asked as he crossed his arms, while Harold blinked at her.
"Yeah, knowing Ezekiel, he will probably try to hold the most of he can, trying to tire all of us, and while he slowly will get away when we have no idea where he would go," Izzy commented as the duo of pillars of Killer Bass passed a few seconds, until realize that it was indeed how Ezekiel would usually use his strategies.
"But how are we going to find him?" Courtney commented as Harold decided to step in, while he used what would be an improvised compass by using a leave, a pin, and a glass of water.
"Well if he is in the north of the forest, we know that we could use this direction to try to triangle him." Harold came up with the idea, as Izzy smirked and nodded her head at the plan.
"Alright team, let's find a good way to find Ezekiel, while I admit he winning would be a good thing, my pride would be bruised if I don't do anything to stop him before he reaches the finish line," Courtney commented as she walked towards the forest, which the quartet now had a new idea ahead.
"Hey guys did you hear that?" Tyler commented as he cracked his knuckles and was excited to see a good plan in his hands. "Zeke got the suitcase, so that means we have a good chance to take it from him,"
"I wouldn't be sure of that Tyler," DJ commented as a part of him felt with a complete dread and cold sweat came from behind his back. "I'm not sure if is a good thing when Ezekiel is alone, or when he is with Izzy, because in cases like that, it gives him time for him plotting something, and when that happens..."
"Pff, come on dude, you are exaggerating, it's just a stink bomb, we had all of that a lot of times, it's nothing new in my life." Tyler decided to say something, which made DJ pause, as he suddenly stares at the jock with a long pause.
(Confession - DJ)
"Okay, I kinda forgot Tyler never had the chance to meet El Mongo and La Muerte, and from seeing him talking like that. I don't know if he is being courageous or just stupid." DJ commented as he stared at the camera. "I don't know if I want to destroy the innocent soul of the poor boy..."
The sound of a flush was enough to make the duo stare at Owen who got out of the bathroom with a smile on his face.
"Hey guys, did you hear? Ezekiel had the suitcase, do you think he would be willing to join our side?" Owen asked as DJ shook his head, while Tyler was streeching himself.
"I don't think so, dude. But don't worry, all we have to do is just catch him by surprise and take the suitcase easily." Tyler commented as Owen raised his arms happily.
"Woohoo, yeah, let's take the prize and win the money." Owen cheered as the group ran in the direction of the forest. Not knowing that soon, everything would be so difficult for the boys.
Cody and Justin navigated through the dense forest, their footsteps crunching on the underbrush as they followed the faint trail that might lead them to Ezekiel and the coveted suitcase.
"So that's how it works for you?" Cody asked, glancing at Justin. "You just simply talk with them, and even without your shirt, they would do everything for you?"
"...I actually never thought about it," Justin, walking with his usual confident stride, looked puzzled. he admitted, genuinely surprised. "I never realized I was using my looks to get what I wanted."
"Well, it's a good thing you're on my team then," Cody replied, shaking his head slightly. "But anyway, did you know that Sadie always glances at you?"
"Ah, she does?" Justin lost a bit of his composure, then quickly recovered with a slight smirk. "Well, that's obvious, since everyone always stares at me, so it's no surprise."
"Yeah, but Sadie... she seems different. Have you noticed how she's been getting stronger lately? It's like she's really trying to impress someone." Cody smiled, trying a subtler approach.
"Impress someone?" Justin echoed, still oblivious. "I thought she was just working out to protect Katie in case she is in danger."
"And she is, but I also I think she is doing that to impress someone nearby," Cody said, casually. "
"I guess I never really paid attention. She's always been sweet and fun to be around."Justin shrugged, looking thoughtful.
"Exactly," Cody said, keeping it light. " I saw that you have made a few glances at her,"
As they trekked further north, they didn't notice Ezekiel hidden among the trees, tying ropes and preparing traps with a mischievous grin. Cody rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Getting Justin to recognize the signs was proving to be a challenge.
"So, you think she might like me?" Justin asked, still a bit confused.
"Could be," Cody replied with a smirk. "Just keep your eyes open and maybe you'll start noticing things you didn't before."
Justin nodded absently, more focused on the task ahead than the hints Cody was dropping. Unbeknownst to them, Ezekiel was setting up an elaborate trap, ready to ensnare anyone who dared to approach the suitcase.
The two continued their search, the forest growing darker and more ominous with each passing minute. Cody hoped that eventually, Justin would connect the dots on his own, all while they kept their eyes peeled for Ezekiel's traps and the elusive suitcase.
Gwen, Leshawna, Bridgette, and Geoff hurried through the dense forest, the canopy above filtering the sunlight into dappled patterns on the ground. The air was thick with anticipation as they made their way north, following the latest intel that Ezekiel had the suitcase.
"This is getting intense," Bridgette said, her voice tinged with concern. "What if everyone goes after Ezekiel at once?"
"Yeah, it could get really ugly," Geoff added, his face a mix of excitement and worry. He glanced at Gwen, remembering the chaos he was capable of.
"Geoff, remember when you said he started and he ended that prank war? He was the only one left standing," Gwen reminded him with a smirk. "Imagine what Ezekiel might do with that stink bomb of his."
Geoff shivered at the memory, his mind flashing back to the mayhem he'd caused and survived. "Yeah, I really don't want to be on the receiving end of one of those again."
Leshawna, on the other hand, was focused and determined. "Enough talk, y'all. We've got a suitcase to catch."
Just as they picked up the pace, Leshawna tripped and fell over something soft and furry. She looked down to see a baby moose, blinking up at her with wide eyes. "Oh no, I'm so sorry, little guy!" she exclaimed, scrambling to her feet.
Her apology was cut short by a loud, angry snort. Leshawna looked up to see the imposing figure of the baby moose's father, glaring at her with intense, beady eyes. The massive animal stomped its hooves, ready to charge.
But instead of fear, a fierce glare crossed Leshawna's face. She recognized this moose—it was the same one that had taken Heather's top and caused Harold to fall on her, resulting in an embarrassing moment for both of them.
"Oh, it's you," she growled, her eyes narrowing with hatred. "I've got a score to settle."
The tension in the air was palpable as the two locked eyes, Leshawna standing her ground against the formidable animal. The rest of the group watched in a mix of awe and trepidation, knowing that a dangerous showdown was about to unfold.
Heather and Beth paddled their canoes with determination, the finish line at Playa Del Losers in their sights. They had a plan to trap Ezekiel and claim the suitcase, confident that their strategy would outsmart him. But as they approached the shore, they were greeted by a surprising sight.
Katie, Sadie, and Lindsay were huddled together, chatting animatedly. The frustration on their faces was evident as they discussed the difficulty of finding the suitcase and Ezekiel's uncanny ability to evade the blonde bombshell who never thought had been under the prize all the time.
"I lost his track again! How does he do it?"Lindsay threw up her hands in exasperation.
"What's all the fuss about?" Heather stepped out of the canoe, her face twisted in annoyance. She facepalmed and sighed loudly, drawing the group's attention. She demanded.
Katie, Sadie, and Lindsay blinked at her, momentarily taken aback. Beth followed behind Heather, curious about the commotion.
"Heather, it's been so hard to find the suitcase, so I and Sadie decided to return here and wait for Cody and Justin who may have been on the right path to finding the suitcase" Katie explained. "But from what Lindsay told me, Ezekiel took the case and managed to mislead her easily."
"So, let me get this straight. Ezekiel's been running circles around you Lindsay all, and now you think he's heading here?" Heather's eyes narrowed as she processed their words.
"Great. Just great. We're all going to end up fighting each other for that suitcase."The group nodded in unison. Heather rolled her eyes, frustration bubbling over.
"Well, at least we're on the right track now. We can set up an obstacle for him here."Beth chimed in, trying to stay optimistic.
"Yeah, if we work together, we can definitely catch him!"Lindsay perked up, a hint of excitement in her voice.
"Alright, let's do this. But remember, he's just a boy. How hard can it be?"Heather smirked, her competitive spirit ignited. She always remembered that it was one camper against a team.
Their confidence was short-lived. Suddenly, a series of explosions echoed through the forest, followed by a thick plume of smoke rising into the sky. The group turned in the direction of the commotion, eyes wide with shock.
"What the heck was that?" Beth exclaimed, her heart pounding.
Katie and Sadie slowly remembered that it wasn't only a person, they remembered, it was one of their leaders, the pillar of Killer Bass, and they forgot how he was ruthless on the prank war, which even not his prime, he destroyed the boys… And now it seems that he wanted to win at all costs.
"He's not just a boy," Heather's smirk faded as she realized the extent of Ezekiel's preparations. she muttered, eyes narrowing. "He's a menace. And we've got our work cut out for us."
Tyler, DJ, and Owen were making their way through the dense forest, determined to catch Ezekiel and claim the million-dollar suitcase. The excitement of the chase fueled their steps as they pushed forward, eyes scanning the terrain for any sign of their elusive target.
"Come on, guys! We can't let Ezekiel get away with this. We just need to find him and grab that suitcase."Tyler led the way, his competitive spirit burning brightly.
"I don't know, man. Ezekiel's been planning something. We need to be careful."DJ, however, was more cautious, his eyes darting nervously at every rustle and movement.
"Don't worry, DJ. We're smart! We got this."Owen, ever the optimist, was munching on a granola bar as he trailed behind.
"There it is! We've got him now."As they trekked deeper into the forest, they noticed a suspiciously placed suitcase sitting in a small clearing. Tyler's eyes lit up, and he pointed excitedly.
"Wait a minute... it can't be that easy. This feels like a trap."DJ squinted at the suitcase, suspicion gnawing at him.
"Come on, DJ. It's right there!" But Tyler was already moving forward, his competitive nature overriding his caution.
"Yeah, DJ. Let's get that suitcase!" Owen, inspired by Tyler's enthusiasm, hurried to catch up.
Just as the trio reached the clearing, Tyler took a confident step forward—and the ground gave way beneath him. With a yelp, he disappeared into a concealed hole, quickly followed by DJ and Owen, who tumbled in with surprised shouts.
"I can't believe we fell for that."The three of them landed in a heap at the bottom of a deep pit, blinking in disbelief. Tyler groaned, rubbing his head.
"I knew it was too easy."DJ sighed, shaking his head.
"Well, at least we found one of his traps! That's something, right?" Owen, ever the optimist, grinned despite their predicament.
"Yeah, but it seems that you got into this trap too easily." Then a voice was enough to make everyone stare at the person who was above the trap staring them down; "It seems that you need to be punished,"
And on that moment Ezekiel grabbed something from his pocket, which was a paper bag, which DJ and Owen felt their heart stop and suddenly felt their worst nightmare appear once again.
"Have fun, El Mongo and La Muerte" Ezekiel said as he suddenly dropped the paper bag, which the loud sound of farting was enough to make the trio screams for their lives, and Ezekiel runs with the suitcase in his hand, ready for him to take the suitcase with him.
Cody and Justin were cautiously making their way through the forest, Cody's mind buzzing with strategies while Justin's natural charm had gotten them vital information. As they approached another part of the forest, they noticed a familiar glint—a suitcase nestled against a tree.
"There's the suitcase!" Cody whispered excitedly, but then he noticed something off. "Wait, something's not right."
"Relax, Cody. It's just a suitcase. I'll get it."Justin, still oblivious to Ezekiel's traps, stepped forward confidently.
"Justin, wait!" Cody reached out to stop him.
Too late. As Justin reached for the suitcase, a net sprang from the ground, lifting both him and Cody into the air. They dangled helplessly from a tree branch, swaying slightly in the breeze.
"Great," Cody muttered, hanging upside down. "I told you it was a trap. Hell, this was the same trap which captured me and Katie on the paintball hunt, okay now I felt like an idiot, on the episode he said he was making traps, and now I felt my pride bruised for falling for the same trap twice."
"Well, I guess I underestimated him." Justin looked sheepish as he hung next to Cody.
The two boys struggled to free themselves, realizing they were not as close to catching Ezekiel as they had thought.
Izzy, Courtney, Harold, and Duncan were on high alert, expecting Ezekiel to use every trick in his arsenal to evade capture. They moved through the forest cautiously, eyes peeled for any sign of movement.
"Hold up. He'll have traps set up around here for sure."As they approached a likely hiding spot, Izzy signaled for them to stop.
"Good thinking, Izzy. Let's move slowly and watch our step." Courtney nodded, her competitive spirit fired up.
Despite their careful approach, they still found themselves caught. As they stepped into the clearing, a series of snares and tripwires activated, leaving them tangled and immobilized in a web of ropes and pulleys.
"Well, we expected traps, didn't we?" Duncan sighed, hanging upside down next to Harold.
"I can't believe he used one of my dad's signature traps." Izzy, laughing despite their predicament, tried to untangle herself. "Ezekiel's really outdone himself this time."
"Let's just get ourselves out of this and keep moving. We can't let him win." Harold, always the strategist, began analyzing the knots. And since he was a scout since as a child, he could recognize many knots, so using the right one, he managed to free themselves. Until they heard a voice far away.
"Bad move guys, I'm going to warn you once. This suitcase is mine, the next trap I will not be that kind." Ezekiel's voice rang near the group, as the group looked at themselves. And having one thought in mind.
"Yep, he wants to tire us down, and use it as a way to escape from us," Izzy commented as she cracked her neck. "We need to think a bit ahead."
"We can set up everything on the Dock of Shame, that way we can be prepared whenever he could catch us." Courtney gave the idea, as Harold helped Duncan to be up.
"Sounds like a solid plan," Harold commented as Duncan cracked his neck.
"Alright, let's go." Duncan nodded his head as the quartet departed into the area.
Tyler, DJ, and Owen, still reeling from their earlier mishap, were determined to catch Ezekiel. As they trudged through the forest, Tyler was visibly distressed, tears streaming down his face from the lingering smell of the stink bomb they had encountered.
"I can't believe how bad that smelled," Tyler whimpered, rubbing his eyes. "It's the worst thing I've ever experienced."
"Yeah, man, the first time is always the worst. It still sucks, but you kinda get used to it." DJ patted Tyler's back sympathetically.
"Yep, it was awful the first time, but hey, at least we know what to expect now!" Owen nodded, trying to remain positive despite the unpleasantness.
As they continued, they spotted the same suitcase again, this time sitting innocently on the forest floor. Tyler, DJ, and Owen exchanged wary glances, knowing it couldn't be that simple.
"Okay, let's not rush in this time," DJ suggested, peering around cautiously. "We need to check for traps."
"Yeah, let's draw straws or something to see who gets it." Owen nodded in agreement.
They quickly fashioned a draw from twigs, and Tyler, unfortunately, drew the short one. He groaned, his earlier distress amplified by the thought of another potential trap.
"Why me?"
"You got this, Tyler. Just be careful," DJ said as he and Owen offered encouraging smiles, though they couldn't hide their own nervousness.
Tyler took a deep breath, inching toward the suitcase with extreme caution. Sweat dripped from his forehead as he flinched with every step, expecting the worst. When he finally reached the suitcase and picked it up, he was stunned to find that nothing happened.
"Guys, I got it!" Tyler called out, disbelief and relief mingling in his voice.
DJ and Owen looked at each other, astonished.
"Really?" DJ asked.
But their relief was short-lived. They noticed a rope tied to the suitcase, and when they looked up, they saw Ezekiel standing on a nearby tree branch, whistling to get their attention. Tyler, DJ, and Owen flinched, eyes wide as they saw the bow and arrow in Ezekiel's hands. The arrow had no tip but was instead tied with ten flaming peppers, their green flames flickering ominously.
"Vaya Con Dios," Ezekiel smirked and called out, "Dancing Diablos. AY AY AY AY AY AY AYYYYYY!"
Before they could react, Ezekiel released the arrow. It landed near them, and the peppers exploded, releasing a cloud of green pepper spray gas. The trio screamed in pure pain and suffering, their eyes burning and throats searing from the intense heat of the pepper spray.
Ezekiel quickly retrieved the suitcase from the dazed and incapacitated trio, who was still writhing on the ground in agony. With a final triumphant grin, he took off into the forest, leaving Tyler, DJ, and Owen to recover from the latest trap.
The trio lay on the ground, eyes watering and gasping for air. And the worst part, each minute it passes it gets worse and worse.
"Why does it always have to be so painful?" Owen groaned, trying to rub the pepper spray from his eyes.
"Ezekiel's really outdone himself this time. We need to come up with a better plan." DJ, struggling to regain his composure, muttered,
"Yeah, but first, let's find some water... and maybe some milk." Tyler, still in agony, managed a weak nod.
Despite the setback, the trio was more determined than ever to catch Ezekiel and claim the suitcase, knowing they needed to be smarter and more cautious in their pursuit.
As it turns out the chaos happening and Ezekiel lets out all his traps for whoever would be the person trying to go after the suitcase... He suddenly saw Cody and Justin coming from one direction, while he was hiding from the bushes and saw Noah and Eva also approaching him...
"This going to be one of the cruelest things I've ever done on the show, but there was no way he would turn it down now..." Ezekiel smiled as he used all his strength...
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"There was no way that's going to happen, from knowing Ezekiel he must have done a lot of crazy things to make sure would happen," Noah commented as Eva rolled her eyes.
"You run like a girl," Eva remarked as she was deeply disappointed in how Noah had been pathetic in all physical challenges as his sarcastic remarks clearly would want to make her place him into her workout regime.
Noah gave a pause as he took a time to take his breath.
"Forgot my 'roids back at the gym." Noah gave his usual remark as he could not find any trace of a clue around. "This is pointless, there is no way that we would find that 1 million dollars, do you think it would come from the sky in our hands?"
And at that moment something was launched as Eva gave a glance at what it was, and when her hands caught... There it was the gray suitcase which made the bookworm open his mouth in shock.
"Oh look at that, your mouth works for something at least for once," Eva smirked as she suddenly heard someone approaching. Which made Eva hold tight to the suitcase.
And at that moment Justin appeared with Cody out from the bushes.
"Alright guys, thanks for finding the suitcase, but I think it belongs to us," Cody commented as he now had a good strategy in his hands.
"Justin. The anti-me. So we meet again." Noah commented as he narrowed his eyes and then glanced at Cody. "And you are very courageous to challenge Eva since she was able to break a serial killer with her bare hands. Are you sure that you want to try that luck?"
"Give me the case," Justin commented as he smirked as Eva scoffed until Cody gave a knowing look at the model.
"I didn't wanna have to do this, but... you give me no choice."Justin decided to take out his shirt at the time the sun placed on the perfect spot which showed the reflection of his abs.
"Eva don't fall for it! Look away!" The brightness was too much for the bookworm as he had to cover his eyes from the reflection.
"He's so pretty. He deserves it." Eva commented as she gave the suitcase to the model Noah tried to avoid the action, but Eva simply made him trip on the floor since she placed her leg in front of him.
"Thank you." Justin and Cody said at the same time as the duo walked away from the duo...
And when everything stopped suddenly she shook her head and stared at Noah down.
"What just happened? Where is the case?" Eva asked in confusion and then she just saw Noah looking very annoyed at her.
"Uh, you just handed it to a male model. And a lot of good you were!" Noah gave a remark as Eva suddenly realized her mistake.
"I'm so ashamed," Eva commented with all sincerity, but it seemed the bookworm wasn't done.
"You should be, Iron Woman. That was seriously pathetic!" Noah gave the serious remark, as the pride of the title of Iron Woman was bruised and damaged by her own mistake.
(Confession - Eva)
"What am I gonna do? I'll never be able to show my face at the gym again! I'll be an outcast! A leper!" Eva commented on the reality of her own decision, she was a hero in many situations, and from all the fights and painful injuries she got she always became a hero, just for one moment. ONE LITTLE MOMENT of weakness, she made a terrible mistake."I let a guy talk me into giving away one million dollars?!"
Eva shouted as she couldn't believe her own pathetic choice.
And when Eva heard Chris saying the case was being in the direction of the camp by a beautiful place, she felt her anger rising...Until suddenly she felt something hitting her shoe, and when she stared down... Her smirk became ferocious like a shark...
A dodgeball ball. She knew exactly how to get her revenge.
"Noah, you want to know one of my favorite movies?" Eva smirked like a demon the bookworm couldn't help but see the rubber ball and in the hands of a person like Eva he was enjoying what she did have in mind. "Ever watched the movie City of God?"
"Never heard before," Noah answered sarcastically. But the bodybuilder already ran at all speeds in the direction of the duo.
"Then get ready to enjoy this reference," Eva shouted as Noah couldn't help but smirk and run after her, she was going to hurt his nemesis, and that's something that he was really eager to see...
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Justin and Cody walked confidently through the forest, laughing about how easy it was to retrieve the suitcase. Justin had just taken off his shirt, and with his model-like physique on display, he mused about how effortlessly they had managed to persuade others to help them.
"Seriously, Cody, it's incredible how my charm just makes everything easier," Justin said with a grin. "I mean, look at me. Who could resist?"
Cody chuckled, nodding in agreement. "Yeah, it's like they just fall for you every time. This suitcase is practically ours!"
As the duo approached a clearing, they stopped dead in their tracks. There, standing with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face was Ezekiel.
"Nice try, but it's in your best interest to hand over that suitcase," Ezekiel said coolly. "Or else you might get hurt very badly."
Justin and Cody exchanged amused glances and laughed. "Oh, come on, Ezekiel," Justin scoffed. "You think you can scare us off?"
"Actually, I noticed something about you, Justin. Is that a pimple on your forehead?" Ezekiel's smirk widened as he took a step closer.
"What? A pimple? Where?" Justin's face went pale as he frantically touched his forehead, eyes wide.
In his panic, Justin released the suitcase, clutching his face. Cody, still laughing, barely had time to process what was happening. Ezekiel swiftly snatched the suitcase and turned to run.
"Cody, go after him!" Justin shouted, still fixated on his forehead.
Cody sprinted after Ezekiel, but before he could make much progress, he was suddenly struck by a dodgeball, hitting him hard and sending him crashing to the ground. The force of the impact left him dazed and disoriented.
Justin turned around, finally noticing what had happened. As he looked at Cody sprawled on the ground, he saw Eva standing a few feet away, holding a dodgeball. Her expression was one of sheer fury, and she had a menacing smirk on her face.
Eva's gaze was fixed on Justin, her eyes narrowing as she prepared to ask a question that would send chills down anyone's spine.
"In the face, or in the crotch?" And then came the dammed question which made the pupils shrink from the memories of his worst day on the show, the Dodgeball day, in which Eva had a menacing presence. And the panic coming across his face.
Justin's confident demeanor melted into pure terror. He knew that Eva was not someone to be trifled with, especially not after what they had done. The dodgeball in Eva's hand seemed to glow ominously, and Justin could only think of the pain that was about to come his way.
As Justin stood frozen, staring at the dodgeball, Cody groaned on the ground beside him, trying to recover from the hit. The realization of how deeply they had angered Eva hit Justin like a ton of bricks.
"Uh, Eva, maybe we can talk this over?" Justin stammered, attempting to muster a semblance of his previous bravado.
"Talk? You had your chance. Now, let's see where that charm of yours really gets you." Eva's smirk only grew wider.
As she raised the dodgeball, Justin braced himself for the inevitable, the forest echoing with the sounds of his growing dread.
"THE CHROTCH, PLEASE THE CHROTCH, NO WHY THE FACE? NOOOOOO MY FACE NOOOOOOO!" Justin's cries of panic and pain were enough to make Noah smile as he could sleep well on that night, while Cody himself felt so much panic that he felt the glance of the beast staring at him.
"Eva, come on, it's just an OH GOD, OH MY GOD, NOT MY CROTCH, PLEASE ON MY FACE, NO MY CROTCH NOOOO, PLEASE, I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND NOOOOOO." Cody's shouts were enough to make the remaining campers who were inside of the forest, pause. And felt their spins shiver from the poor souls who provoked Eva's wrath.
"Alright, the suitcase now is in a homeschooled place, and walking directly at the camp." Ezekiel heard Chris explaining the new position, as he was holding the gray suitcase as he always planned... It had been very cruel. Yes, it had, but he would love to watch that scene on the television... It had been a great moment for him. But now it seems that soon he must go to the Dock of Shame... Ready for what's going to happen.
Everyone seemed to be very interested in trying to catch the suitcase in their own way. Trent spent the whole morning actually enjoying and waiting for the day to finally be over, and he went back home to pass the rest of the semester at school and return to his family.
He would be lying if he said he was going to miss the place, since while there were some good moments, he felt the weight of his decisions more bitten on his ass than what he would value of the good moments, sure that he made some good friends, but still being infamous for doing some crazy things made him try to avoid the desire of competing.
"Maybe I should have stayed on the Playa Del Losers and enjoyed the pool and the buffet," Trent commented as he sat on the corner which then heard loud laughs from the spot he was… "Huh?"
The guitarist walked towards the bushes, until he found something really surprising, seeing Chef, Chris, and even the cadets laughing hard from the traps made by the homeschooled boy who prepared for every single encounter that he had.
"What's going on?" Trent asked as the group paused, looking at the guitarist who saw the screens of the moments of the show happening across the challenges.
"Oh hey Trent," Chris smirked as he saw the boy approaching the group who seemed to be eating sandwiches and drinking for their own amusement. "If you are wondering if the suitcases are in this place, then you are terribly wrong. We are here watching every step given by all of you, and it had been very hilarious the things happening over here."
Trent looked at the screen and saw the campers who were trying to find Ezekiel, but they were caught in terrible traps as the boy managed to avoid everyone all the time.
"That's crazy," Trent whispered as he then saw DJ, Owen, and Tyler getting out of the hole while all three were covered in green. "Ugh, they were caught on Ezekiel's stink bomb?"
"Yep, and I never thought he had more on his arsenal, and I'm deeply curious about why he named dancing diablos," Chris commented as the guitarist felt a shiver on his spine, which good thing never happens when it was related to Ezekiel and a surprise like that.
"You know what? I think I'm going to stay here and wait for the end of the show." Trent said as he sighed and sat nearby. "Is not like I was going to win anyway,"
"Well the show always would end up with a winner, and I'm sure I would be able to catch that weasel," MacArthur commented proudly as she then heard a giggle from her partner. "What?"
"Are you willing to get hit by the stink bomb he created?" Sanders commented as immediately made the glutted cadet freeze and pale from remembering the terrible smell.
"Suit yourself Trent, you just cannot have our food and drink. But you can keep watching." Chris commented as Chef looked at the boy who just sat there.
"Okay…" Trent commented as Chef then decided to do something.
"Boy, come with me, I need to speak up with you for a bit," Chef commented it made the crew stare at the cook, which made him glare at the others. "Do you all have a problem with that?"
"No." The cadets and even Chris refused to reply, as Trent didn't even have a say on that, since Chef dragged the sorry ass of the boy until they were far away from the others.
As the duo walked towards the sand Chef remained with his arms behind his back. While the guitarist had no idea why Chef wanted to talk to him. The minutes of silence had been deafening, it was uncomfortable for Trent to remain looking at Chef. But thankfully Chef grunted as it was better than to be in silence.
"You can't move on right?" Chef's question was what made the guitarist pause and stare at the military man who seemed to be familiar with a situation like that. "Your idea of avoiding the main issue can work in the short term, but whenever you want or not, the people you hurt and annoyed may forgive you, but still you find it hard to find a way to forgive yourself and move on. Trust me… I know."
"Yeah?" Trent asked as he raised his eyebrow in curiosity, as he never could interact with Chef, it's weird to see him talking about his personal life.
"Listen to me, people get hurt, people get healed, people ask forgiveness, and depending on the situation if they are or not forgiven, everyone always must move on…" Chef Hatchet commented as he clarified as he took the white boy smaller than him. "Even soldiers make mistakes, and it took me 4 years of moving on to then return to forgive myself for what happened."
"What? Really?"Trent asked as Chef grunted at him. "I mean, what I did was pretty bad, I doubt someone could up my mistakes."
"Try accidentally shooting your best friend in a sparring combat…" Chef commented as Trent then shut his mouth, and made the soldier grunt but remain looking at the horizon. "We avoided talking for years, and it had been very hard for me to forgive myself, but since I had a family to be nearby, I knew that I had to move on. It's painful, it's sucks, it's a mistake you made, and people saying that someday they would forgive you don't know the pain you are caring as the same way you don't know their pain. It would be the best for everyone if everyone just shut the hell up and live our lives… It's a combat every single day."
Trent remained quiet, as he could understand the absurd of Chef had told… Since behind the words, there was a bit of truth in it… The guitarist could tell that Ezekiel said that he didn't know what he passed, in the same way, nobody knew that he had to suffer so much humiliation and pain to get the forgiveness of the others, thankfully nobody was judging him on that.
"Will I ever forgive myself someday?" Trent asked as he realized that after all the mistakes he made the last person he wanted to forgive was himself, since from his own mistakes he felt that he lost good opportunities and friends, but while many of them already forgave him, he felt like an outcast from them, since he got out from the show.
"Depends on you… Or situations that it would need you to forgive yourself to completely move on and carry on with your life." Chef commented as the guitarist felt satisfied with the words of wisdom coming from the Chef who also had been a military person and from the times he showed the good side of him on the show. It had been quite nice to learn more about himself.
"Thanks, Chef..."Trent commented with the honesty of his heart, as he couldn't help but be curious. "Ever forgave yourself after everything?"
"Yes, when the daughter of my best friend needed help," Chef commented as he turned his back and returned to his station. "If you want to quit the game do whatever you want, but I think you should at least be with the other campers."
Trent remained in silence, as he stared in the direction of where would be the Dock of Shame, and with at least a better smile on his face… The guitarist at least could enjoy the finals and knowing who would win in the end.
Gwen, Bridgette, and Geoff trudged through the dense forest, their anxiety palpable as they tried to navigate the maze of trees. Their goal was clear: find Ezekiel and get that suitcase. But their plans were momentarily sidetracked when they stumbled upon a rather unexpected obstacle.
"Guys, I think we might have a bigger problem here," Gwen said, her voice edged with panic. She gestured to Leshawna, who was engaged in an epic struggle with a massive moose. The moose was thrashing its head wildly, clearly enraged.
"Leshawna!" Bridgette shouted. "What's going on?"
"I'm fighting a moose!" Leshawna yelled back, wrestling with the animal as it tried to shake her off. "Why is this happening to me again?"
The scene was chaotic. Leshawna was mounted on the moose, trying to hold it down. The animal bucked and kicked, trying to throw her off. Meanwhile, the baby moose, who had somehow wandered into the fray, was looking distressed and scared.
"Help the baby!" Bridgette called out to Geoff, who was frantically trying to reach a high branch to gather some leaves for the baby moose to eat. Geoff was struggling with the tree, his arms stretching awkwardly as he tried to grab some foliage.
Bridgette, with her calm demeanor, approached the baby moose. Her natural affinity with animals seemed to work wonders. She softly cooed at the baby moose and gently placed her hands on its head. The baby moose seemed to calm down, nuzzling Bridgette's hand.
"You're okay," Bridgette whispered soothingly, her eyes filled with compassion. "Just stay calm."
Geoff finally managed to get some leaves and placed them in front of the baby moose, who eagerly began to munch on them. The soothing effect of Bridgette's presence and the food began to work its magic. The baby moose relaxed and even looked a little happier.
"It's working," Geoff said with a smile, feeling a sense of relief as he watched the baby moose munching contentedly.
But the respite was short-lived. The sound of a loud crash broke the tranquility, causing Bridgette and Geoff to look up in alarm.
"What was that?" Geoff asked, concern evident in his voice.
"It's coming from over there," Bridgette said, pointing in the direction of the commotion.
Gwen, meanwhile, was having her own issues. She was sprinting through the forest, dodging branches and trying to escape from the furious moose. Her frustration was palpable as she shouted obscenities at the beast.
"Get off me, you crazy animal!" Gwen yelled as she barely managed to avoid a particularly aggressive charge from the moose.
"Why is this happening to me?" Gwen's voice echoed through the trees, a mixture of frustration and disbelief.
Back with Leshawna, the struggle continued. Despite her valiant efforts, the moose was relentless. Leshawna was using all her strength to hold the moose back, but it was clear that she needed help.
"Gwen, Leshawna needs help!" Bridgette shouted to Geoff.
The two of them took off towards the source of the noise, leaving the baby moose behind but ensuring it was safe. They ran as fast as they could, their hearts pounding with both fear and determination. As it turns out the Moose wasn't going to stop... for how long? Who knows?
Izzy, Harold, Courtney, and Duncan were trekking through the forest, their minds buzzing with plans and strategies for setting a trap at the Dock of Shame.
"I'm thinking of changing my name! Yeah, to Kaleidoscope. Isn't that pretty? You can call me E-Scope for short! Haha!" Izzy commented as the trio stared at her weirdly, as she noticed the silence and decided to roll her eyes. "Since I'm a CEO of a company, maybe having a pseudonym would help me to organize more my letters,"
"Wouldn't you be using that to do tax evasion?" Courtney asked as she narrowed her eyes, which made Izzy laugh.
"You said it, not me, but jokes aside, no… my accountant had been nagging me to pay out all my taxes, so I'm doing that just to make sure to have a good use of the name Kaleidoscope," Izzy replied as Harold couldn't help but raises his eyebrows.
"But wasn't the name of the company Izzy's Happy Sap?" Harold asked and Izzy nodded her head.
"Yeah, but since I have a new logo, and mascots, using Kaleidoscope Happy Sap, or E-Scope Happy Sap would ring the name even better," Izzy replied and Duncan and Courtney glanced at each other, and just shrugged.
"Yeah, makes sense, you are the CEO anyway." Both pillars of Killer Bass shrugged as the duo decided to keep taking materials for their traps.
"We need to make sure we have a good setup. This is our chance to get ahead."Courtney, ever the strategist, since they had the info on how Ezekiel was tiring out around the forest, they have the location advantage, since at some point Ezekiel must go to the Dock of Shame.
"Sounds like a solid plan," Duncan agreed, as he was ready with all the material he caught on the house of boats, fish nets, and even a few bear traps just in case. "We'll make sure he gets caught."
"And we'll have to be quick about it. Timing is everything." Harold, adjusting his makeshift compass, nodded.
As they rounded a bend in the forest, they were met with an unexpected sight. Heather, Katie, Sadie, Lindsay, and Beth were busy constructing a makeshift barricade out of random objects: crates, branches, old furniture, and even a couple of broken-down chairs.
"What on earth is this?" Izzy asked, her eyebrows raising in disbelief. "Is that what I think it is?"
"HI IZZY," Lindsay shouted happily as she was happy to see her friend who disappeared in a few hours. "We are making a huge wall to make Ezekiel not pass..."
"That's put middly." Heather rolled her eyes, as focused on the barricade, barely looked up. "We're building a blockade to catch Ezekiel. He'll never get past this."
Katie was arranging a pile of leaves, while Sadie was stacking crates. Lindsay was trying to balance a chair on top of a pile of branches.
"We're just making sure he doesn't get through," Beth explained as she tied some rope around a fallen log.
"Are you serious? That's going to look like a pile of junk!" Izzy couldn't help but laugh. "And that's coming from me, who had to improvise a lot of things by using nature and even junk itself. Hahahahaha."
"I can't believe you think that's going to work. It's a mess." Courtney looked unimpressed. For a queen bee to use a plan like that at that moment, it seems that she was desperate.
"Well, at least we're doing something. Better than just talking about it." Heather's eyes narrowed.
A heated discussion began between Heather and Courtney, each defending their approach. Duncan and Izzy exchanged amused glances, clearly entertained by the argument.
"You know what?" Duncan finally said, stepping between the two groups. "Let's split up. We'll focus on setting up traps and obstacles, and you guys can finish your... creative barricade."
"Fine. We'll see who's strategy works better." Heather, not willing to back down, reluctantly agreed.
With the decision made, the two groups set off in their separate directions. Izzy, Harold, Courtney, and Duncan set to work laying traps and constructing obstacles with precision and care. Meanwhile, Heather and her team continued to fortify their barricade, adding more random items to their collection.
Time passed as they worked diligently, each group making progress. The Dock of Shame began to take shape as a battleground of traps and barricades.
Just when it seemed like everything was coming together until Gwen and Leshawna arrived at the Dock of Shame. Gwen was so exhausted as she never thought she would be so confused about seeing what would be an area where a barricade and even a few traps. The moose, which Leshawna was still mounting on, and fighting for this time wasn't for a personal battle, but a fight of survival, since she couldn't hold her grip anymore.
The moose as it was crazy with anger leashed the destruction of the place, Leshawna was caught in the trap, in the same way the bear trap managed to trigger and even hurt the moose, who became even more furious, and Leshawna was so exhausted, that she was launched away on the barricade, and the sequel the moose broke the trap as it started the whole destruction of the place.
The campers just jumped away from seeing an angry moose simply destroying the barricades, and the barricade itself triggered all the traps, and with that, everything they had been working for suddenly was destroyed. Just because of Gwen and Leshawna and that stupid moose who just literally made all their progress and work into shambles.
"No, no, no!" Izzy shouted in frustration, watching as their hard work was reduced to rubble. "WHERE THE *BEEP* CAME THAT MOOSE?"
"Ugh, this is a disaster!" Courtney groaned, looking at the chaos. The barricades were in disarray, and the traps were now completely triggered and useless.
"This is exactly why I wanted to avoid this mess!"Heather's eyes widened in horror as her barricade was torn apart by the rampaging moose. She even saw the same familiar moose which made her eyes twitch. "Of course, it's the same *beep* moose."
Lindsay, Sadie, and Katie stared in disbelief as their hard work was ruined. Beth tried to salvage what she could, but it was too late.
The moose continued its rampage, creating even more havoc as it clashed with the remaining obstacles. Finally, Gwen managed to take Leshawna out of the danger, but then the duo stared at the whole group of campers glaring at them.
"He he he… hey guys," Leshawna commented sheepishly as she was so exhausted that she was covered in sweat, which made Courtney and Heather come in her direction.
"CARE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED?" Heather and Courtney shouted angrily as the duo stared at each other, but then huffed, as Gwen was sitting on the floor from exhaustion while Harold, Lindsay, Katie, and Sadie went there to help her to get up.
Leshawna was about to say something when suddenly the sound of two people came in their direction.
"Guys, guys, did you see a moose go… oh… he is there," Bridgette commented as the campers stared at her and Geoff who had a few kiss marks on his face, which Gwen, Leshawna glared at the duo who they thought were going after them, but it seems something had distracted them.
"He's right there." Heather pointed in the direction of what lasted of all the work, which the surfer blinked in confusion.
"Wow, what a mess, how did this place get so trashed?" Bridgette asked as Heather literally went in her direction to strangle her, but Harold and Duncan were faster and managed to hold her down. Bridgette jumped in surprise and fear as she could see Heather red from anger.
"WHY YOU, I'M GOING…" Heather was very pissed as she wanted to vent into punching something, especially into people who caused problems for her.
"Bridgette… we had a few traps and a barricade, and suddenly a moose came here to destroy all of our work…" Courtney commented that she herself wasn't in the mood to be kind, as she was feeling exhausted and angry from all her efforts being dismissed so easily. It was even pathetic.
"Oh…" Bridgette commented as she glanced at Gwen who was still recovering her breath, and Leshawna was giggling sheepishly while avoiding eye contact. "It's kinda a long story…"
"Of course it is." The campers said as Duncan gave a last look at the remaining traps, yep, they were all dismantled.
"Well, that was a waste," Duncan said with a sigh, surveying the ruined Dock of Shame barricade and traps. "Looks like we'll have to come up with a new plan."
"And what kind of plan? Wait until he comes here, and everyone attacks him at the same time?" Heather rolled her eyes as she pointed toward the forest. "I don't know what happened, but I know from the time I saw smoke in the forest, the good thing wasn't."
"AND IT'S NOT." The campers paused as they stared at the forest, which at the time they looked, DJ, Tyler, and Owen had their faces all swollen and with scorching marks with red around their faces. Tyler who was an unbeliever was now with an epiphany of what just happened. "BEWARE, THE DANCING DIABLOS,"
Duncan and Harold felt their spines shiver from something they never thought to hear before… Another Spanish word… which probably would mean something, since El Mongo and La Muerte had the same variance… another name would mean another type of arsenal.
"Oh hell no." Harold said as threw his arms in the air, "Nope, nope, fuck this *beep* I'm out."
"That's wise Harold. I don't know what it is, and I don't want even know." Duncan commented as he was also giving a step away.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Heather raised her eyebrows in disbelief, as Owen came like another monk who just suffered a terrible outcome.
"Brothers, sisters, don't let the fiendish peppers hit you, they are evillllllllllllll." Owen said as he even started to cry in front of everyone, as the group looked at the trio in disbelief.
"It had been 2 hours, and my face is burning… Can someone give me milk… please?" DJ whimpered as the group gulped dry, and Izzy gave a gallon to DJ who felt so happy for that moment. "Thank you, Izzy, you are a lifesaver."
"I heard that a lot," Izzy smirked as the group stared at her in disbelief, which made her shrug. "What? One of our traps would be using milk, and the moose already disarmed it. So nothing better to use it."
"DON'T USE EVERYTHING, LET ME ALSO HAVE IT," Tyler said as he wrestled with DJ to have some to place on his face, and Owen who was also crying decided to also join the duo to try to clean up his face from the hellish pepper attack.
"This is so stupid," Gwen commented as she was feeling less exhausted, and clearly noticed the Moose was still out of control. "Err… should we do something about this?"
"Don't worry, Bridgette is already trying to calm the moose down," Geoff commented as he himself was happy to assure his friends that everyone was going to be okay. "Oh look at that… She just hugged the moose and it seems the moose is leaving now."
The campers just then saw, Bridgette approaching them while the moose gave a last glare at the black girl, who was looking too exhausted to fight, and with a grunt, the moose left the place, which everyone stared at the surfer who seemed to be relieved.
"I'm so glad that he calmed down, I don't know who had the brilliant idea of using a bear trap, but it seems that this moose is more focused on going back to his baby," Bridgette commented as she felt happy with how easier had been for her to deal with the animals, they seemed to be more understanding at her, and she was happy to be using that to make them more peaceful, and focus on what was important. But then she just blinked when everyone was staring weirdly at her. "What?"
Before anyone could respond, a burst of laughter echoed through the forest. Everyone turned to see Noah approaching, his face alight with amusement, Eva following closely behind.
"So the whole concept of the threat was, choose one and I will shoot the other option?" Noah laughed as he watched Eva proud of herself for her revenge being done right. "Okay, seeing that really paid off the 1 million dollars, did you see Justin's face while screamed for his manager? It was hilarious."
"Hmph…that was me being kind… next time I get tricked like that again, I will do way more than hurting his pretty face," Eva commented as the duo seemed to be walking and suddenly what would be the remaining of a trashed plan which blew up in someone's face.
"Well, let me catch you up, genius," Duncan began as he was feeling very sarcastic at the moment, and he was in a pretty bad mood. "We were setting up traps and barricades to catch Ezekiel. But then Gwen and Leshawna brought a moose that destroyed everything. So, now we're back to square one."
"It wasn't me," Gwen said who denied all involvement with what just happened. "Leshawna just hurt the baby moose of an angry father, and when the father would threaten us, Leshawna just simply attacked that moose."
"HEY, THAT'S THE MOOSE THAT MADE HEATHER TOPLESS AND MADE HAROLD HOLD HER FAKE TITS," Leshawna shouted angrily which made Heather then snaps at her.
"Excuse me?!" Heather said in outrage as she walked in front of the ghetto girl. "First of all, my tits are not fake. And second off… WHY THE HELL YOU WANTED TO ATTACK A FREAKING MOOSE?"
"Looks like one heck of a party. Glad I missed it." Noah glanced around at the wreckage, a smirk forming on his face. He stared at Eva who was also surprised by all the destruction which happened. "At least we can say that we didn't lose our time in vain. "I think I prefer dodgeballs to moose any day."
Just as the campers began to resign themselves to the situation, rustling sounds emerged from the forest. Moments later, Cody and Justin stumbled into view. Justin sported a bruised face and a black eye, while Cody limped, his steps labored.
"Cody! Justin! What happened?" Katie and Sadie rushed over, worry etched on their faces.
"It's Eva," Cody commented high-pitched which made Katie raise her eyebrows and stare at her boyfriend… "We lost the suitcase."
"Why are you talking so high-pitched?" Katie asked in confusion and concern, which made the geek flinch as he gave a slight glance at Eva who was smirking like a shark. Sadie went to help Justin but he refused to show his face on the camera since it had been a very humiliating and painful moment for him.
"It's a long story… I just want to lay down for a bit." Cody commented as he laid on the sand, which everyone who was looking on that moment, couldn't help but be amused.
"Anyway, it seems that everyone is here. Less Ezekiel and Trent as it seems." Noah commented as the group was reunited… everyone had their eyes wide open in surprise to see that indeed there were almost all the campers on the Dock of Shame until they heard someone who finally walked from the other side of the island.
"Hey guys," Trent commented as Noah now rolled his eyes.
"Okay, now we have everyone here missing only the person who has the suitcase." Noah corrected as the entire group felt that they were now all reunited, ready to challenge one single person.
"Well, we are in a situation where at the moment Ezekiel comes, everyone will jump on him, and the first person to catch the suitcase and take on the docks will win," Gwen commented as the other campers felt that this situation was getting way out of hand, since most of them are frustrated, exhausted, and just wanted to go home.
"Ah shut up," Heather commented as the comment made Gwen pauses and stares at the queen bee who was very annoyed by that comment. "We have been fine if wasn't for the fact that fat ass woman decided to bring that stupid moose to destroy all our plans?"
"EXCUSE ME?" Leshawna said as she rolled her sleeves. "Oh, I didn't hear what I think I did hear, especially from a white chick who had fake tits…"
"THEY ARE NOT FAKE," Heather shouted as the duo tried to go at each other, and the groups tried to separate the queen bee and the big woman, until Leshawna managed to slap the queen bee in the face, which immediately everyone who was there to avoid the fight, suddenly recognized that trigger just happened.
"OH YOU *BEEP*" Heather jumped in the direction of Leshawna as the duo started a catfight which immediately caused the chaos happening around. Every camper accidentally started to hit each other, and from their exhaustion, they started to attack each other, all because of a sudden outburst coming from an ideal plan that was messed up by pure jealousy and greed coming from all their eyes.
It doesn't matter if once the groups were friends on Killer Bass or Screaming Gophers, at the time that fight started, slaps became scratches, and then punches and kicks, as Izzy was beating the crap of Geoff for a reason that she would never know, Bridgette was also being sprayed with a lot of hot sauce with water as she herself had enough and started to take the wood from the floor, which she used to beat someone but she accidentally she missed and managed to hit her boyfriend who was on the floor.
Cody went to attack Owen, who used his belly to launch him into the water on the tree. And doesn't have time to cheer up, because Duncan gives a punch to his face, however, his victory is short when Harold gives a punch to his stomach, in the sequel the nerd was kicked on the nuts by Courtney which makes him shout like a girl.
Justin was behind Sadie who was using her body as a shield and was beating Tyler who just wanted to ask her if she saw Lindsay, but the chaos was so much that she didn't hear right.
The chaos was unfolding, as Trent was giving a step away and he was looking at the whole chaos.
"Guys… GUYS!" Trent shouted as the group paused as they stared at the guitarist who looked at the situation being out of hand. "Don't you think this had been too much? We know that we are exhausted, but we didn't need to come up into a fight for that..."
Beth who nodded her head in agreement, suddenly had an idea on her mind.
"Hey! I've got an idea! Let's work together as a team! We can ask Ezekiel to split the prize twenty-two ways and share it!" Beth asked as she found a good way to make everyone a winner, which in the end left all the people in silence.
.
.
.
"NO!" Then like a huge crowd the people started to fight back with each other, as Beth looked in panic the same way Trent palled on how the things escalated in such a way. It was like nothing could stop them from fighting.
"stop, STOP, STOOOOOOOOOOOP!" Ezekiel shouted as it was enough to make everyone fight and slowly turned at him, who was near the Dock of Shame, he was just a few steps from winning the show, but knowing the people who approached him, he shouted as with all the breath of his lungs, to make sure the campers wouldn't even dare to think about going after him. They noticed something which made everyone freeze… Ezekiel wasn't shouting of despair at seeing like that, no… it was anger he had over them. "So that's how it is? Huh? We agreed that this would be a fair game and that we would remain friends until the end and now. Look at you! This is how you want them will see us? A bunch of ANIMALS fighting just for a single suitcase? For a case, we just found out only this morning, since we spent the whole 9 weeks fighting for a worthy prize. Just for the end ignore everything we worked hard for, friends we made just for this prize?"
Ezekiel glared as the contestants gave themselves a look as if they couldn't even reply to him, and even if they would try something, the homeschooled guy already interrupted them.
"Look at the cameras, people are watching us… OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE WATCHING US… And that's how you guys want to be remembered for? A bunch of animals fighting for a single prize money that you would have won fair and square during the whole season?" Ezekiel gave a remark as he looked at the money case that he looked in sneer. And then at his friends from Killer Bass and the other campers of Screaming Gophers. Ezekiel with one of his hands took out one of his weights, and then he did the same with the other hand. "I want to win the 1 million dollars, but NOT LIKE THIS. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO WIN THE MONEY, THE SAME WAY AS ME? THEN LET'S DO IT FAIR, AS THE WAY AS IT SHOULD BE. LIKE WE DID DURING THIS HELLISH 9 WEEKS."
"Ezekiel, what are you planning?" Courtney palled as she realized the meaning behind his words, as the some campers as well. Ezekiel released both his weights, and he used both his hands to hold tight the suitcase. "Please don't tell me."
Ezekiel had enough to surprise everyone and make panic for them, with less weight over his arms, he used all the strength he had and used it to throw away the money case on the water, the far as he could, which made everyone scream in panic and plan to jump to take the case… But suddenly the shark saw something and decided to eat the whole suitcase. A seagull started to laugh over the shark eating the suitcase but it was too late to realize that another shark jumped to eat the poor bird as well.
"EZEKIEL, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Duncan shouted in disbelief, but then he saw the anger in Ezekiel's eyes. And then he palled. "No, no no no please, please no…"
"IF YOU GUYS WANT THE PRIZE MONEY, THEN I DECLARE COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 241 OF PAGE 25 IN SUBSECTION B IN THE FINE PRINT." Ezekiel roared so loud that it made Courtney and Duncan immediately recognize which article he was talking about, and almost every single one of the Killer Bass, since from the past… he explained to them…
(Let me give you one example, did you know that if at the end of this season, the winner of the show managed to be a no-winner, we are obligated to participate in season 2 automatically?
WAIT WHAT?
Shhhhhhhhhh… It was in the fine print of the possibility that if Total Drama Island became a success but at the end of the show we don't have a winner… we would go into season 2 which they are going to create almost immediately while making us participate again.)
"EZEKIEL NOOOOOOO" The whole Killer Bass shouted in panic while the other campers looked confused and afraid, but Ezekiel roared even louder.
"I CHALLENGE YOU ALL FOR THE SEASON 2 OF TOTAL DRAMAAAAAAA!" Ezekiel shouted with all the breath he could, and at that time the other campers understood what he meant, and why the Killer Bass looked desperately, but it was too late… Ezekiel knew the contract while most of them didn't and at that moment… A clap was heard.
Everyone stared at Chris McLean clapping with his iconic smirk, but this time it was like a devil smile appeared on his face.
"What an ending. Someone who knew exactly about the fine print, and decided to demand it… That's pure cinema," Chris smirked as he clapped while Chef was with a tissue to clean the tears of his eyes… "But what is done is done… And oh boy… Ezekiel, what you did, I have to confess, I never thought in my whole career someone would see an opportunity like that, and you instead of fighting them like an animal, created the perfect drama and solution to make everyone have a new chance of 1 million dollars. This is AWESOME."
The former contestants couldn't believe their ears, as Duncan and Gwen really wanted to refuse, even Courtney… But they couldn't, they knew about the fine print, and their friend summoned them to prove a point on where they became.
"The boy had balls of titanium," Chef commented as he was very impressed by the audacity and determination coming from the boy who came resolute with the decision.
"But what is done is done, and since he knew the rules of the contract. I have to explain about it…"
"Chris, before you say something… I said everyone… so please… everyone." Ezekiel interrupted Chris, which made the host look surprised at the home-schooled boy for his act of courage, which made the host think about it for a few seconds, but then a good smirk appeared on his face.
"Alright, I will give it a try… So congratulations campers… You all got a new chance… To try to win the 1 million dollars. In Season 2..." Chris commented as the Screaming Gophers looked surprised, some palled, shocked and others were outraged and others excited.
(Confession- Leshawna )
"I can't believe I'm hearing right, did they both say Season 2?" Leshawna still looked in disbelief, not knowing what to say in such a strange situation.
(Confession- Heather )
"Uh-uh, No way. I am not coming back here." Heather said as she then remembered about Chris and Ezekiel saying about the fine print. "DAMMIT, CURSED THE DAY I DIDN'T READ THAT STUPID CONTRACT."
(Confession- Lindsay )
"Season two? Season TWO?! I'm gonna be so much more famous than I thought! I was already the winner of season 1, and now I have another chance to win again! I hope I have a chance to get my roots done first." Lindsay commented excited about the idea, however, she forgot that she may need to have more preparations to look beautiful on the sequel of the show.
(Confession- Ezekiel )
"I know that my friends from Killer Bass may be upset with me, but they knew I was right, they weren't acting like themselves, so I need what I must do, if you want to win the prize money, you should win against everyone like Total Drama style… By taking challenges, alliances, friends, and voting like we always had done. That's how it was… and that's how it should be." Ezekiel commented as he composed himself and cracked his fingers. "I know for sure the Screaming Gophers are going to have me as primary their target, but I say… Bring it on. If they want the one million, then win this reality show with dignity. Like how Heather and Lindsay did on the finals,"
Ezekiel gave a small pause, as he then stared at the camera…
"Also, I thank you all for your support, everyone, you are great guys, and I know that you all wanted a perfect climax for the show, so I think you guys deserved more, so we are going to bring more," Ezekiel commented in sincerity as he also gave a small smile. "I don't know how long we will have of pause, but I talked with my publisher, and they said I will be doing my book signing of both Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and Courage the Cowardly Dog in 3 days, in Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario. We are now publishing 100.000 books of each one across Canada since you guys sent a lot of emails asking to bring more. Thank you all once again for the support. And I can't wait to do my best to sign every single book in the bookstore on the mall. I hope you guys have a great week and a good time."
(Confession – Katie and Sadie and Cody )
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WE ARE ON SEASON 2," Sadie said as she hugged her best friend and her boyfriend who also felt a good strength coming from the muscled chubby girl.
"Yeah, this way we can do much more, and we are going to make everyone impressed by us growing up." Katie agreed as she hugged while Cody felt himself suffocating.
"Girls, while I think that's awesome, why I should also be here in the confession?" Cody asked while he now felt himself part of the duo, while he was in a very good and stable relationship.
"Well, for this…" Katie said as she started kissing him in the mouth, which made the geek electrified and surprised by the sudden move of his girlfriend. "With us on season 2, there will be way more of this in front of the television… Which will sparkle the anger of a certain someone…"
"Ohhh… I like that." Cody commented as he started to kiss his girlfriend which made Sadie raise her eyebrows and pout.
"I wish I had the no-horny spray for these two… Come on guys, I'm also right here." Sadie said as she rolled her eyes.
"Well I was planning to make it for 14 campers, but since Ezekiel challenged every single one of you… In Exactly 6 days, you'll all report to a brand new location for a whole new challenge and the last one standing will receive MILLION DOLLARS! So don't forget to tune in… to TOTAL DRAMA ACTION!" Chris gave the presentation as the camera gave the final cut, and this time Chris and Chef stared at each other until they laughed so hard that some campers didn't know what to do anymore…
But many stared at Ezekiel, who just cleaned the dust from his blouse, and decided to prepare his things for him to leave back home…
Total Drama Island just ended, but Total Drama Action is about to start.
(Aquarium)
"I can't believe you did that," Courtney commented as the whole group of Killer Bass was looking tired, some in disbelief and some even angry with Ezekiel for throwing away the suitcase, and now they are condemned to participate in the season 2 of Total Drama by their contracts. "From all of your irresponsible ideas, from all the craziness you passed with us, this is by far the most idiot thing I ever saw."
"COURTNEY!" Ezekiel then shouted which made the C.I.T. girl flinch at seeing how angry her friend was, as he stared at not just her, but he stared at every single one of his friends Killer Bass in contempt. As he was looking at stranger people. "I just saw you fighting Duncan and Harold over the chaos, and I didn't even show the suitcase, it got escalated to such a level, that it made you all something that I never wanted to see… Where it was the girl who always believed in competition, who wanted to prove herself to the others that she could win the prize money, what the Counselor In Training inside of you is telling you after seeing what I saw half an hour ago?"
Courtney palled… as she realized that one thing that she always bragged about and even showed something that she would always trust, was her title of C.I.T… but then, after seeing everything of what happened, and how it would lead to such chaos, into people fighting over jealously, and then greed… She wanted to show she was great in leadership. But then it was like she saw a fight between animals, and for the first time, she didn't have words to defend herself.
She looked around at all the other friends, Harold was holding a bag of ice, Tyler was with a steak in his eye, Sadie was apologizing to the jock, and Katie looked down ashamed of what the pillar of Killer Bass had said.
Courtney looked at Duncan, who also was staring at the cave, which had been their secret spot… DJ and Geoff were also looking for the same place where there had been so many amazing things, and then the group was watching the interns and camera crew which they were dismantling their hot tub, which had been one of their proudest moments. The one they worked so hard to accomplish together.
"He's right," Eva commented as she herself never thought that her mistake not only led her to lose the prize money but then she got a taste of blood and she wanted more, so the desire to fight overcame the rational decision of what was more important to her. She already got a trailer and a reward of 20 thousand dollars, and yet. She got greedy and made herself lose face… "We lost our heads…"
Bridgette looked at Geoff, and they felt guilty for thinking of how terrible things were, especially with Gwen who could see the lipstick marks on their faces. She knew they could have helped her to be saved from the moose, but they got sidetracked, and were also ashamed…
"This whole episode was supposed to be our thing, have fun, try to think ahead of each other, then create good memories of how a great final episode would be for us, proving that we can be famous together… and then, when we had all the potential of the world to prove ourselves… It would show us the worst side of ourselves." Ezekiel commented as he proved himself as he had been thinking for a long time. "We are friends, please… just don't let this stupid money take what is important to us."
Tyler was in silence, as he couldn't help but nod.
"I made a terrible mistake in thinking I could take the stink bomb any day, but I was wrong, today was a mess… And I never felt so much fear I had from you than I have today, and you read for me the chicken invasion story from your book." The jock commented as it made a slight chuckle from the group who seemed to be feeling better at that moment.
"Guys, I know that some of you may be angry with me, hell, I'm even angry about how the situation got escalated in such a way… but when Trent and Beth tried to make you all stop fighting… I think I made the right choice." Ezekiel commented as he saw the interns going in the direction of the flag. "No wait, please… can you leave the flag on there?"
The others from the Killer Bass who saw the group almost reaching the flag, also walked to stop the interns to take out the symbol of the identity of the cave.
"That was close," Geoff commented as DJ sat and gave a look around the whole cave…
"Yeah… this place wouldn't be the same without the flag," DJ commented as the campers walked around and the interns gave a lot of work to take out the trailer from the said cave, which made the Iron Woman Eva happy to have the trailer for herself.
"This place gives me so many memories," Katie commented as Sadie gave a small hug to her best friend, and the group was tearing up.
"In caves, shadows play, Silent waters, bass glide free— Nature's blend on stage," Harold commented as the group who listened to the Haiku made himself, as even DJ and Bridgette teared up, from the poetic and beautiful Japanese poetry the nerd gave as he himself was even releasing the tears.
"Fuck… this place had been more home for me than the juvie," Duncan commented as he tried to contain himself, from seeing how a place he passed the good times with his good friends, suddenly became so empty.
Courtney felt herself also feeling emotional, as soon their boats would come to get them for their break of 5 days before going to season 2…
It was a very beautiful silence, as the group was giving their goodbyes for their Aquarium, their secret base, their empire…
Ezekiel who also found such a place one of the most important places he ever had in his life, couldn't help but sign a song appearing on his memories.
"Let's go in the garden
You'll find something waiting
Right there where you left it lying upside down
When you finally find it, you'll see how it's faded
The underside is lighter when you turn it around"
And then Ezekiel started to sing, and suddenly something happened as Harold, Courtney, Bridgette, and Gwen started to sing as well, a song which he had created for so long, but kept singing on the Playa Del Losers, as the sound of the winds coming inside of the Aquarium.
"Everything stays right where you left it
Everything stays
But it still changes
Ever so slightly, daily and nightly
In little ways, when everything stays"
Then Tyler, Eva, DJ, and Geoff sang as well, joining the group to sing as the tears slowly came from their eyes, Sadie and Katie followed as they also started to cry a lot. And then the group stopped singing, but then to the surprise of everyone… Duncan himself decided to continue the song, until going to the end, as he himself was with his back towards his friends, but the feelings he had for the loved place, he couldn't deny since his own shirt was getting a few drops from his own tears.
"Go down to the ocean
The crystal tide is raising
Waters' gotten higher as the shore washes out
Keep your eyes wide open, even when the sun is blazin'
The moon controls the tide, it can cause you to drown"
And then everyone continued to sing the song, their feelings as a way to show gratitude from all the places of the island, the Aquarium was the only refugee they ever had in the chaotic world, and they couldn't stop… since they wanted to say as their goodbyes, and showing how much importance that place had been for them.
"Everything stays, right where you've left it
Everything stays, but it still changes
Ever so slightly, daily and nightly
In little ways
When everything stays"
The song they sang as slowly each of them, left… Leaving a painful goodbye from a place that became an empty aquarium without a single fish to live inside...
The sun began to set over Total Drama Island, casting a golden hue across the sky and the calm waters of the surrounding sea. The campers, exhausted but exhilarated from their long journey, were finally returning home. Instead of the single boats that had brought them here, each camper now had their own boat, a small, personal vessel symbolizing their individual experiences and growth throughout the show.
Among these boats, a larger, slightly more ornate vessel carried the two finalists, Heather and Lindsay, along with Ezekiel, who sat apart from them, lost in his own world. The boat gently rocked with the waves as it cut through the water, heading towards the distant shore.
Heather sat on one side of the boat, her arms crossed and her expression stormy. Her usually composed demeanor was shattered by a seething anger that simmered just below the surface. The source of her fury sat a few feet away, sketching in a notebook without a care in the world. Ezekiel, the one responsible for tossing the suitcase with the coveted one million dollars into the sea, seemed utterly unconcerned by the chaos he had caused. His indifference only fueled Heather's rage.
As she glared at Ezekiel, her thoughts churned. How could he be so nonchalant? They had all worked so hard, endured so much, and suffered all kinds of humiliation and challenges, even as she lost fair for her best friend Lindsay, she had the opportunity to win the big money and he had thrown away their prize without a second thought. And now, because of his impulsive challenge, they were all contractually bound to return for a second season. The idea of going through it all again, especially with Ezekiel, was almost too much for her to bear.
Lindsay, sitting nearby, was a stark contrast to Heather's simmering anger. She gazed out at the sea with wide-eyed excitement, her mind already buzzing with thoughts of the next season. The challenges, the friends, the adventure—it all thrilled her to no end. She couldn't wait to see what lay ahead, her optimism and enthusiasm shining brightly despite the exhaustion from the weeks of competition.
Ezekiel, meanwhile, was completely absorbed in his drawing. His pencil moved swiftly across the paper, capturing the serene beauty of the ocean and the setting sun. He knew what he had done, the chaos he had caused, and the implications of his actions. But he didn't care. He was in his element, detached from the drama and conflict that had defined the others' experiences.
The boat continued to glide across the water, carrying its passengers towards an uncertain future. The tension between Heather and Ezekiel was palpable, a stark contrast to Lindsay's cheerful anticipation. Until the homeschooled boy decided enough was enough he placed down his sketchbook and looked at Heather glaring at him. But ignoring that, he looked at the leather suitcase that he always had with him, and with a small smirk which infuriated even more Heather, the boy ignored, and decided to take something from inside of the said backpack…
Heather glared at him as he suddenly scoffed and turned her eyes away for a second, but when she turned her head back to him, she had her eyes wide open in surprise…
Ezekiel was holding a stack of money between her eyes.
"Take it." Ezekiel simply commented as the queen bee had her eyes wide open and her mouth open in shock. "If you check… there is 100 thousand dollars."
"WHAT?!" Heather shouted in surprise which even made Lindsay turn her head to see Heather shocked and Ezekiel holding a stack of money.
"What's going on?" Lindsay asked as she suddenly saw the same stack of money on her lap, which also surprised her.
"Your prize money," Ezekiel commented as he returned to his place, and had his sketchbook in his hands. "You two worked so hard to get it, that you both deserved the first prize money as you deserved."
"How did you get this large quantity of money, even as you wrote books and etc, there was no way that you could…"
"Have 1 million on my suitcase?" Ezekiel commented which made Heather had her eyes wide open in shock… "One thing that you should learn Heather… is always to be ahead of the game, and knowing that in the end, even if someone would win the 1 million dollars, the opportunities of becoming famous would be far greater, so why not have both? Take the one million, and make the others also have the opportunity to have another million in the show?"
Heather was jawslacked, while Lindsay was hugging her allowance money that she worked so much to get.
"Bu.. but but but…"
"Butts are for popping Heather," Ezekiel commented as he returned to his drawing, but with a good smirk at the queen bee, showing that everything was a setup…
"What's your favorite movie, Ezekiel?" Izzy's voice came to his head as Ezekiel slowly closed his eyes.
(The sun hung high in the sky, casting a harsh light over the bustling activity on the Playa Del Losers. A group of interns, sweating and straining under the weight of various objects, were meticulously carrying everything needed for the next challenge. Among them, unnoticed, were two figures blending in seamlessly with the crew. Since some also used a lot of work to collect cardboard and start the printing process of the giant cheque, there same two figures who were helping the crew were also on the same objective of capturing the prize money.
Izzy, with a mischievous glint in her eye, sported Ezekiel's winter hat and an intern hoodie, while Ezekiel himself was dressed in an intern's T-shirt and a blue cap, both wearing sunglasses to complete their disguises. They moved with purpose, trailing behind a particular intern carrying a distinctive gray suitcase. Since their help to blend worked as they helped with the cardboard, now they had free time to do other parts of the work.
The pair followed closely, their expressions hidden behind their sunglasses, until they reached a secluded area where a small group of interns were meticulously placing stacks of money into the gray suitcase. Ezekiel clutched a similar suitcase, filled not with money, but with his drafts, drawings, and ideas for book chapters which he scratched off—its contents irrelevant compared to the treasure being carefully packed before them.
Izzy, ever the actress, strolled casually among the interns as she high-pitched her voice to make her unrecognized, her laughter light and carefree. She struck up a few conversations, her infectious energy drawing everyone's attention. Suddenly, without warning, she sparked a chaotic misunderstanding, her voice rising in feigned anger. The scene escalated quickly, interns rushing to separate the confused and irate Izzy from the others.
Amidst the chaos, Izzy stormed off, her face a mask of fury, leaving the group to deal with the aftermath of her outburst. In the confusion, Ezekiel, moving with deliberate calm, approached the table where the real suitcase lay. Swiftly and without hesitation, he swapped it with his replica. With the real suitcase now in his possession, he walked away, blending into the background once more.
The group of interns, still flustered and distracted by Izzy's outburst, paid no attention as Ezekiel disappeared into the shadows, the weight of the million-dollar suitcase barely registering in his grip. The scene faded, and the sound of Izzy's distant, angry shouts and the frantic movement of the interns slowly dimmed as Ezekiel made his escape. As both cadets Sanders and MacArthur appeared to check the chaos of what happened, they were already gone.
Which with them two on the morning taking a stolen boat to go after Playa Del Losers before anyone noticed their disappearance, which was easy since the party started to be more crowded two hours later. And with that, the perfect crime already concluded with only one person as victorious.)
"Ocean's Twelve Izzy… Ocean's Twelve." Ezekiel whispered as nobody ever thought about the possibility of his favorite movie heist scene being replicated in the same form he did to get himself the prize money… He offered the money to Izzy, but she didn't need it, she did it just because he asked her to do it, and for the thrill and excitement of a challenge. She loved his idea of doing such a crazy heist, and she never had laughed so much when the show had ended with not only making Ezekiel the true winner of season 1, but being anonymous, but also making them go to season 2 as well… It was a win-win-win situation for everyone, and he couldn't help but be excited to have a good time with his family, then go to the mall with his friends, and then return to the show again.
He saw Heather staring at him like he was a monster… But at last, she now had the money that she fought for, and since she owed a few favors, she couldn't escape from his grasp… She saw Ezekiel as a rival that she thought she never had a chance, and yet he showed kindness in a way that he said she deserved it… which she agreed, but she would never do the same if that was the case.
But after Lindsay hugged her as she was cheering to have her money back, and her best friend also has the prize money… Heather couldn't complain, she smiled as she could enjoy the time with her best friend Lindsay and Beth with the money she had.
Maybe the season 2 wouldn't be bad after all.