"Last time on Total Disventure All Stars, MK tried to win over Gabby and Grett back over to the villains' side and even resorted to doing the thing she hated most… talking about her feelings. You and me both girl. In the challenge, campers fought to hold a flag… for four hours… look not all of our challenges are gonna be perfect, okay? Aiden and Jake once again demonstrated their teamwork skills by fending off a wolf. Riya tried to prevent Julia from talking things out with MK which I imagine pissed off a lot of the shippers. Afterwards, Alec won invincibility and took MK out for the dinner reward and in the end, MK's plea to Gabby and Grett won them over and due to Gabby's grudge on Aiden over pretty much everything they've been through, he was sent packing. Eleven are left. Who will be voted off tonight?"
(After theme song)
We begin today's episode with Trevor crying on a stump while Emily tries her best to comfort the crying man.
"I'm such an idiot!" Trevor cried out sadly.
"We can agree on that." A miniature high pitched voice rang out from behind Trevor and Emily before it was revealed that Nina was walking towards them.
"What are you doing here, Nina?" Emily asked angrily, not being very fond of the sapient puppet.
"Marcus saw your little boyfriend crying in the cameras. He sent me to come getcha." Nina explained.
"Why does Marcus care about me?" Trevor asked curiously with glossy eyes.
"Marcus cares about everybody." Nina explained fondly, "Now… why are you crying like a little bitch?"
"I saw Derek and Kristal kiss." Trevor explained sadly.
"Ah, so you are jealous. Not sure why though. Kristal's not even all that, but I guess you haven't been with a woman since you got arrested." Nina smirked which made Emily glare at the puppet.
"Oh, you're soooooooooo hilarious, aren't you?" Emily rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"Am I wrong though?" Nina raised an eyebrow.
"No, I wasn't jealous of Derek, I was… jealous of her." Trevor said as he put his face on his hands.
"Oh wow… didn't see that coming." Nina said in shock.
"And now here I am crying my eyes out over a stupid crush." Trevor said as he began tearing up again.
"Well we can agree on that." Nina smirked before Emily glared at her again.
"Okay, you clearly haven't been helping so I'll handle this." Emily told the puppet furiously.
"Meh, I needed to head to bed anyway." Nina shrugged before walking off.
"C'mon Trev, we can figure things out in the morning. We should probably get some rest." Emily said softly to which Trevor wiped his eyes, seeming to agree with Emily's sentiment.
"Yeah… it's probably for the best." Trevor sighed.
We then cut to Alec and MK at their private dinner table from their reward when Alec spoke up.
"So MK… now that we're alone, we should probably discuss plans for the future." Alec told the cynic.
"What do you mean? Isn't our plan to take out Priya, Bowie, Damien, and Jake at the next eliminations?" MK asked curiously.
"Yes, but I am concerned about what will happen after they are gone and if certain game twists come into play during the merge. When either of those events happens, I want to be sure that you, me, and Riya are able to make it further. We have to get rid of Julia the first chance we get." Alec explained which made MK look away awkwardly.
"Are you sure…" MK raised an eyebrow out of curiosity.
"Of course. Grett, Gabby, and Ally may be more of wild cards in this game but they do not have the astounding record that Julia does in games like these. I'm almost positive if Wayne didn't take that gamble back in your second season, she would've easily won the whole thing and that's not even mentioning how well she did in the first season before Bowie outplayed her." Alec nodded as he took a gulp of the wine bottle but before he could drink it any further, MK took the bottle out of his hands.
"You've been drinking a lot of that, don't you think?" MK asked warily before adding, "And either way… how can I trust this won't blow up in my face? Even if Julia's a big threat, she's also one of the first people who genuinely appreciated me."
"MK, this might be hard to believe but I do genuinely appreciate you. After all, if it weren't for you, my plan to throw off Jake and the Magenta Team on day one to save Fiore might not have worked as well as it did and besides, remember our conversations with Connor… all of those were genuine to me. It was you who had to talk me out of saving him from elimination and look how well that worked out? Grett was able to break free of Yul's abuse after all." Alec reminded MK who looked away with a bit of guilt at the reminder of how Connor got eliminated but couldn't deny Alec had a point.
"Also, I'm aware you have some newfound feelings for Julia. You have to stomp that out at some point. I do have to remind you that you are still in a game for three million dollars and playing with emotions can easily screw you over, it happened to me back in season one with Fiore, for as much as I appreciate her, and I do not want to see it screw you over like it did to me so many times." Alec added solemnly which made MK gain a confused look as he said that.
"What do you mean so many times?" MK asked curiously.
"I-It's nothing… it's just… oh goddamnit, I should've never come on this show." Alec began tearing up.
"Alec…" MK said in concern as she stood up.
"I still think about them every night. I can barely sleep anymore." Alec said as he cried.
"Who…" MK raised an eyebrow.
"Cheryl… my wife, my son Daniel. They were gone by the time I came back. After season one, I had only communicated with Cheryl through her lawyer. She had been planning to divorce me while I was competing…" Alec said sadly as MK looked on in sympathy but as he stood up to grab the bottle from her, she pushed Alec's chest away softly and withheld the bottle from him.
"No can do, you've had enough." MK shook her head.
"The divorce took EVERYTHING. I lost my son, half of my money, and my passion for reading. I never even brought those damn books. It's just another reminder of how much of a failure of a father I was. You remember the sand story I told you on our beach trip… reading was just a painful memory of how much I hurt Daniel. I was his father and yet I never acted like one, all because I didn't want children. I was just a piece of shit." Alec tearfully exclaimed as he put his hands to his face, and much to his surprise, MK hugged him to which he returned.
Confessional: MK
"Wow… that was… yeah, that was a lot." MK admitted sadly.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to Jake, Priya, Damien, and Bowie by the campfire when Damien spoke up bitterly.
"And then there were four. This is not how I expected things to go." Damien sighed miserably.
"Don't count us out yet Damien. The Villains' Alliance may have the numbers but they are far less unified than we are. All we have to do is flip at least two of them to our side and I'm thinking… we have to flip Alec and Riya." Bowie told the group.
"Whoa whoa. Are you sure we can trust them?" Jake asked warily.
"What choice do we have? Despite Gabby's kinder nature, it's clear she'll mostly be loyal to Grett from now on, and Julia knows how much we all hate her and no doubt Ally and MK will follow her. so Alec and Riya are our best shot." Bowie explained.
"You sure we can't flip Ally back to our side? Even if Julia doesn't like us, there also seems to be some beef going on between her and Riya as well and Alec and Riya might still want revenge on you for flipping on the Villains' Alliance." Damien acknowledged.
"Hmmm, that is true. We definitely need to keep our options open. We should wait until tomorrow before deciding anything." Bowie admits, though throughout this entire conversation, Priya was noticeably silent.
Confessional: Priya
"Y'know, I thought coming back here would make things easier for the heroes but now that I am back, this game has become a lot more complicated. It's something I'm not really used to, but it doesn't matter, I need to win this, I HAVE to, then I'll finally… p-prove myself to everyone." Priya said sternly.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to later in the morning where Grett, Ally, Julia, Priya, and Jake were roasting some fish when Gabby yawned as she exited the tent.
"Good morning." Jake greeted with a sarcastic smile.
"It is a good morning, isn't it?" Gabby smirked back, knowing what Jake's true intentions were.
"Do you wanna get us some more firewood, or are you gonna sabotage that too?" Jake asked angrily.
"Oh don't be a baby, although it does suit you, it's quite embarrassing. Just be glad I didn't decide to get the villains to vote you instead." Gabby scoffed.
"How could you do that to Aiden?! He sided with you back at Tess' elimination and even apologized for force feeding you." Jake reminded the vegan, "Wasn't voting off Tom enough of revenge for you?"
"Oh cry about it for all I care." Gabby rolled her eyes, "It wasn't easy for me to vote off Tom and I wasn't purely after Aiden for revenge, I know it's best for my game if he's gone."
"If it wasn't easy to vote for Tom, why did you do it? He's been by your side since season one ended." Jake added furiously.
"And you know who's been by my side since season one BEGAN? Ellie, she was the only one back in season one who didn't treat me like a freak of nature like the rest of you did, and Tom voted her off with no hesitation despite knowing how I'd feel about it!" Gabby said with rage and hurt which made Grett look away in guilt while Ally, Julia, and Priya shared an uncomfortable look but Jake did not look like he was backing down.
"Oh please. I thought Ellie cared about me too and then she used my personal trauma against me. She's nothing but a snake and I'm sure if given the chance, she'd choose the three million over you." Jake ranted ranting but before he could react, Gabby slapped him in the face and sent him to the ground making everyone around them gasp.
Jake immediately got up to begin lashing out but stopped when he saw Gabby's tearful gaze.
"Shut up! Just shut up! You don't know anything about Ellie! What she thinks! What she goes through! Who she loves!" Gabby cried out before running off in tears.
"Gabby, wait up!" Grett said worriedly before running to find her.
After that, Ally immediately stood up and walked off with Julia following her, the former was glaring daggers in Jake's direction.
"Ugh, real classy Jake." Ally said angrily as she walked off while Julia followed with an uneasy gaze.
Jake then sighed miserably in guilt when Priya spoke up.
"What the hell was that?! Even if we aren't working with Gabby anymore, you didn't need to do all that!" Priya asked angrily.
"I know… it's just… Gabby keeps proving how untrustworthy she is and I couldn't help but lash out. You saw how Ellie treated me back in my season." Jake told the overachiever.
"Yeah, I saw, but even if you have a right to be mad at them, you shouldn't have assumed those things about their relationship. They've been together this long for a reason after all." Priya told her friend.
"I know… I should probably apologize to her." Jake said miserably.
"Maybe give it a while, it's way too soon." Priya shook her head to which Jake just sighed.
Confessional: Priya
"Jake's a good person and all, but he really needs to tone down his emotional outbursts." Priya admitted sheepishly.
Confessional: Julia
"After last episode, I definitely needed a layer of safety in this game and thankfully Jake and Gabby delivered." Julia smirked before frowning a bit, "Still… that argument was pretty brutal, even by my standards."
Confessionals End
We then cut to Gabby sitting on a stump by herself as she wiped her tears before her evil counterpart appeared right before her eyes.
"Ha. Look at you. Once again your pitiful emotions leave you crying back to me." Gabby's inner voice mocked her.
"You again? Leave me alone already. I don't need you." Gabby crossed her arms.
"Oh really? Then why are you crying like a little baby after some argument with that twink?!" The voice asked mockingly.
"You know how much Ellie means to me." Gabby protested.
"And yet you blemish her name by sitting here and crying about Jake of all people. That's quite embarrassing isn't it? The next time you see Jake or the heroes in the challenge, you will go out there and take your revenge!" Gabby's inner voice commanded the original.
"No! That's mean… Bowie, Damien, and Priya haven't done anything wrong." Gabby said tearfully.
"They are associated with Jake, are they not? It would hurt Jake just as much." Gabby's voice smirked at her direction.
"I…" Gabby began before Grett tapped her on the back, snapping her back to reality.
"Gabby, are you alright?" Grett asked in concern.
"No… not really." Gabby sighed miserably.
"Do you want to talk about it? I think this might be more than just your argument with Jake." Grett said in concern.
"What do you mean?" Gabby raised an eyebrow.
"Gabby… I heard you talking to thin air. I'm pretty sure that raises some alarms. I won't force you to say anything, but I AM here for you now, I want to do right by you after how I acted in season one." Grett explained solemnly.
"Okay… I'll tell you. I think… I have a disorder and it might be schizophrenia. I have these hallucinations of an evil side of me that talks to me and tells me to do… bad things. My dad never took it seriously when I tried to tell him, and while Ellie tries to help, she deals with so much in her daily life so we're not sure what it is, but I just want it to stop so I can stay positive." Gabby said miserably which made Grett look on in sympathy before she spoke.
"I see… you definitely should get diagnosed for what you have after the show, but until then, I promise to stay by your side and help you with whatever it is bothering you. So how do these hallucinations work anyway?" Grett asked curiously.
"Well… it mainly happens when I'm alone and thinking negative thoughts." Gabby explains nervously.
"Got it. We just have to make sure that you aren't experiencing either of those things and if you do, you need to talk to me immediately." Grett instructed helpfully to which Gabby nodded with a smile but little did either of them know, Riya had been spying on their conversation from behind a tree.
Confessional: Riya
"Hmmmm, interesting." Riya hummed in thought.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to Bowie and Damien picking up wood together when Damien spoke up.
"So Bowie, any idea on who we should flip to our side?" Damien asked curiously.
"Not really. It's a bit hard to figure out who would be the easiest to bring to our side after all. All of them are untrustworthy, even Gabby to some extent." Bowie admitted sheepishly.
"Yeah, but like I implied yesterday, Ally seems like the most trustworthy out of all of them and Tess has said a lot of good things about her so if we could flip anybody, it should be her." Damien said happily.
"You sure? She seems to be getting along with Julia and despite how much I hate her, it's annoying to admit that she might actually appreciate Ally too." Bowie said in annoyance.
"Yeah, well it's better than nothing and besides, I'm sure Julia would be more than happy to vote off Riya." Damien reminded him before picking up some more sticks.
"If you say so, then I'll trust your judgment." Bowie smiled at Damien before he smiled back.
We then cut to Kristal at the production tent when Chef and Marcus walked over with the latter carrying Nina of course.
"All set Kristal?" Chef asked happily.
"Yeah…" Kristal smiled nervously before speaking, "Can I ask you something?"
"Is this about that intern guy you've been flirting with?" Chef asked with a raised eyebrow.
"We see the way you two look at each other. We have been confused about it." Marcus acknowledged.
"We made out, but that's it." Kristal said softly.
"Just take a look in your heart. Do you feel like you like him?" Marcus advised.
"I… just want to enjoy the moment." Kristal sighed.
"Aren't you too old for that?" Nina asked unhelpfully which made Chef glare at her.
"Growing up… I never went on dates, I was just so focused on school trying to focus on impressing my dad." Kristal said solemnly.
"Well now's as good of a time as ever to at least see if things could work out. Just don't let it interfere in our jobs though." Chef advised Kristal, making her smile at him and Marcus in appreciation.
We then see Derek waiting outside the production tent nervously when Chef and Marcus walked out which made Derek widen his eyes.
"Oh… hey guys…" Derek smiled nervously.
"You better treat her well." Marcus warned the boy before he and Chef walked off with suspicious gazes, Marcus carrying Nina as per usual.
We then cut to the final eleven standing near a rock wall which was attached to a zipline onto a tall wooden platform before Kristal began announcing,
"Alright final eleven. You guys ready for your next immunity challenge?" Kristal asked happily.
"Whatever." Alec sighed.
"Awww, where's the excitement Alec?" Kristal asked in disappointment.
"Don't mind him, he's just sobering up." MK covered for the bookworm which made Julia raise an eyebrow.
"Well for the rest of you, allow me to explain today's challenge. On my go, you're going to race to climb a difficult mountain. Once you get to the top, you must grab a puzzle bag and zipline to the Solving Station where Chef will be checking on your puzzles." Kristal narrated as we cut to Chef on top of the Solving Station.
"You have to do this three times to gather all of your bags. Once you have them, you must use all of them to solve a Disventure Camp puzzle. First to finish wins immunity from elimination and gets a reward. Want to know what you're playing for?" Kristal said excitedly.
"Please let it be a shower with some soap." Riya begged.
"A spa day? A gourmet banquet?" Grett asked happily.
"A helicopter tour?" Ally added giddily.
"A phone call home?" Damien asked curiously.
"Nope. It's six packs of soda and a carton of ice cream!" Kristal said happily which made the final eleven share annoyed looks, "What? You guys are the final eleven. You didn't reach that far of a milestone. Now for immunity and some rewards, ready… GO!"
The final eleven soon began running off to the mountain. Bowie and Damien seemed to be running at a good pace before Priya zipped past them in determination much to their concern and began climbing the rocky wall to which the two boys began following her.
Afterwards Alec, Riya, MK, Julia, and Ally immediately ran over and began climbing the wall and soon enough, Jake, Gabby, and Grett were the last to arrive.
"Wait… no safety equipment? What if we fall?" Jake asked in concern.
"Awwwww, does the twinky bitch need a safety harness?" Gabby asked with a smirk before Grett coughed into her hand, alerting Gabby to follow her before they both began climbing with Jake slowly following.
Confessional: Jake
"Right now me, Priya, Damien, and Bowie are in trouble but if one of us win immunity and we can split a divide in the Villains' Alliance, we can save ourselves." Jake said worriedly.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to Priya climbing up to the top of the mountain before grabbing the first puzzle bag next to a wooden plank that had her face on it before running to the zipline. Afterwards, Bowie, Alec, Riya, Julia, and Damien followed her lead and grabbed their own puzzle bags.
"Priya's in the lead but Bowie, Damien, Julia, Riya, and Alec are right on her tail." Kristal announced as the five mentioned players began using the zipline.
We then cut to Grett and Gabby climbing in front of MK and Ally but when Jake tried to follow, his hand slipped from the mountain and he fell to the ground.
"Ooh, that bites." Ally cringed along with MK wincing but all Gabby could do was laugh maniacally, gaining confused looks from MK and Ally but a worried one from Grett but they all continued climhing nonetheless.
Confessional: Ally
"What's with Gabby…" Ally asked in worry.
Confessional Ends
We then cut back to Priya climbing back on the wall with Riya and Alec climbing right behind her while Bowie, Damien, and Julia lagged behind a bit. Riya smirked at this before kicking a loose boulder down towards Bowie, Damien, and Julia much to their worry but thankfully they all dodged.
"Are you both okay?" Bowie asked in genuine concern.
"I'm fine." Damien said, a bit shaken up.
"What the hell was that for Riya?!" Julia cried out incredulously towards Riya.
"Oh please. That was purely meant for the boys, I wouldn't target my own ally." Riya smirked vindictively to which Julia just glared at her from below while Alec and Damien looked concerned but Bowie smirked a bit.
Confessional: Bowie
"I think I just found the divide the heroes need to shake things up." Bowie smirked enthusiastically.
Confessional: Alec
"I know me and Riya agreed to get rid of Julia as soon as possible, but I didn't expect her to do THAT." Alec said incredulously.
Confessionals End
"Riya, perhaps refrain from kicking rocks in Julia's direction lest she begins targeting you sooner rather than later." Alec reminded the actress sternly who sighed but nodded at Alec's words before they continued climbing.
Confessional: Riya
"Don't question my methods. I know what that looked like but I knew that rock would miss Julia at the very least. I just needed to show that I'm still willing to sabotage the heroes for the sake of the alliance and if it gives Julia a warning to back off from my plans… so be it." Riya smirked callously.
Confessional Ends
We then cut back to Jake who was trying to climb the mountain while Grett began climbing for her second puzzle bag, but once again he slipped from the mountain and fell off.
Gabby soon ran to the mountain, presumably from getting her first puzzle bag to smirk at the blue haired boy's misfortune.
"Are you still on your first puzzle bag?" Gabby asked with a smirk.
"Did you just come here to gloat?" Jake asked angrily.
"Not really. I just happened to see you fall and the opportunity presented itself. Now if you excuse me, I have a challenge to win." Gabby shrugged before climbing the mountain to follow Grett.
Once Gabby made it closer to Grett, the latter immediately spoke up.
"Gabby, your vengeful side is starting to show up. You need to take a deep breath and try to relax around Jake. Others are starting to get concerned." Grett reminded her vegan friend.
"Oh dear… thanks for telling me Grett." Gabby said gratefully, to which Grett smiled at before they continued climbing.
We then see MK and Ally climbing up to the level Julia was currently at to which the influencer immediately spoke up.
"Girls, I'm glad you're here. We need to backstab Riya tonight. She just tried to sabotage me earlier." Julia said angrily.
"Whoa… I didn't think Riya would stoop that low to sabotage you." Ally said in shock.
"You didn't?" MK raised an eyebrow, "Do you not remember what she did to Aiden in season two?"
"Fair enough." Ally shrugged.
"Look, I don't care who wins immunity today, it just can't be her." Julia narrowed her eyes.
Copy that." Ally nodded before continuing to climb and leaving Julia and MK by themselves to which they blushed at realizing they were alone before MK spoke up.
"Hey Julia… I was a bit preoccupied with Alec last night but I'm ready to talk if you're ready." MK said with a blush.
"MK, as much as I want to talk to you now, I think it would be best if we wait until we're not on a dangerous rock wall to do so." Julia advised her friend who nodded before they both continued climbing.
We then cut to Priya, Bowie, Alec, Riya, and Damien all getting their second puzzle bags before zip lining across to the Solving Station and putting their bags on their tables. Grett, Gabby, Ally, Julia, and MK did not seem to be too far behind them as they zip lined to the Solving Station just as all five of them ran back to the mountain to get ready to get their last puzzle bag. As of now, it looked like a tight race between Priya and Riya to the mountain but Priya was able to sprint ahead with a smirk.
"Whoa, out of nowhere, it seems Riya loses her lead to Priya." Kristal said happily.
We then cut to Priya and Riya as they were near the top of the mountain but Priya was able to climb up first, grab her last puzzle bag, and begin zip lining just as Riya lifted herself up the mountain.
Priya then made it to the Solving Station just in time before running over to her table just as Riya made it across to join Priya.
"Priya and Riya have arrived at their stations, they can get started opening their puzzles. This is a complicated puzzle. You can feel like you're getting nowhere but all of a sudden, it can come together in a flash." Chef narrated as Priya and Riya dumped their pieces out of their bags onto their tables and began trying to form their twenty-piece puzzles.
"And here come the others," Chef commented as Bowie, Damien, and Alec were next to arrive at the station with their last puzzle bags with Julia, Grett, and Gabby shortly following. Damien stood at the table to the right of Priya while Bowie stood next to him as well. However, Alec took the spot at the left next to Riya Grett and Gabby stood at Riya's right side next to each other while Julia stood next to Bowie, "Priya and Riya had a bit of a head start but can the other six catch up. MK and Ally… they might need some more time and Jake is basically out of the challenge."
As Chef says this, we see MK and Ally climbing the rock wall while Jake fell off the rock wall for god knows how many times he did.
We then see Riya and Julia look confused at their puzzle pieces while Priya connected two pieces together nervously, Grett and Gabby were visibly comparing each others' puzzle results to solve it better, while Bowie, Damien, and Alec smiled as they had an easier time solving their puzzles.
"Alec, Bowie, and Damien seem to be in the lead, the others are having a hard time getting anywhere." Chef announced just as Riya snuck a peek at Alec's puzzle but he quickly blocked his puzzle with his hand which just made her smirk, "Riya finally seems to be getting somewhere."
We then see Ally and MK zipline towards the station in which they quickly stand from the left and right of Julia respectively before dumping out their puzzle bags to begin making their puzzle.
"MK and Ally get a late start but given how stressed the others look, they might catch up but they might not." Chef smirks.
We then see Priya trying to put her next piece on another part of the puzzle but much to her annoyance, it didn't seem to fit which began making her pound the table in frustration.
"Priya's getting reckless." Chef commented as Priya rubbed her temples furiously.
We then see Alec looking stressed as he debated on where to put the corner piece of his puzzle before he put it on the top right, but Riya just smirked as she saw this and followed his example.
"It's Riya and Alec right now. Neck and neck." Chef said happily before Damien put a finger to his chin and smiled as he began rearranging some pieces to his puzzle, "Oh wait, Damien is back in it and is moving pieces. He seems to have made up a lot of time. Who's it gonna be?"
We then see Alec, Damien, and Riya looking worried as they continued arranging their puzzle before Damien smiled and called out.
"Chef! Over here!" Damien raised his hand as Chef walks over to him.
"Damien thinks he has it, and he DOES! Damien has now won invincibility! Safe tonight at the vote." Chef said happily.
"YES!" Damien cheered but stopped once he noticed Priya's distressed look due to not winning the challenge.
We then cut to the final eleven standing in front of Kristal as she stood by a table with the sodas and ice cream.
"Congratulations on your win, Damien." Kristal announced happily, "As for the rest of you, someone is going home as the fifteenth person voted off Total Disventure All Stars. Damien, come pick up your reward."
"Actually Kristal, I ain't much of a ice cream guy. Can I give it to someone?" Damien asked happily.
"Uh, sure." Kristal shrugged.
"Ally." Damien offered much to Ally's surprise.
"Wait… really?" Ally asked in shock.
"Of course. It's all yours'." Damien smiled before Ally accepted the ice cream carton from him.
"Thanks Damien. Oh man, it's cold and smells minty too." Ally began gushing which made Julia raise an eyebrow at what Damien did.
Confessional: Julia
"I see what Damien's doing. Giving Ally that reward could've been a way to win her favor." Julia said in annoyance.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to Ally eating mint chocolate chip ice cream with Julia and MK sitting at the dock at nighttime when Ally spoke up.
"It was nice of Damien to share his reward with me. Even though I betrayed the heroes, it's nice to know not all of them hold grudges." Ally smiled at the two.
"Well there's that, but I also think he wants something from us." MK reminded her fellow gamer.
"As long as he's willing to work with us, I'm okay with that." Julia shrugged before the three heard footsteps and saw Damien was standing behind them.
"Uh… hey girls. I kinda wanted to talk about the vote tonight." Damien smiled nervously.
"As we expected. Who were you thinking?" MK rolled her eyes with a smirk.
"I was actually thinking we should target Riya tonight. You saw the way she acted in today's challenge, and there's also how she acted in the finale with Aiden. If we don't vote her off now, she'll do the same with us." Damien told the trio.
"That actually sounds like a good idea. What do you guys think?" Ally smiled eagerly.
"I'm down." MK shrugged, "She's been trying to manipulate me for a while anyway."
"Same here." Julia smirked.
"Great. Glad we're all in agreement." Damien said happily.
Confessional: Damien
"YES! Finally, we actually have a chance of surviving tonight's elimination.
We then cut to Bowie trying to make a fire with two flintstones while Jake and Priya watched despondently.
"Guys, I know it sucks that neither of you won immunity but try to be happy for Damien. Besides, he's already trying to sway Ally to our side and if she joins us, so will Julia and MK." Bowie said cheerfully.
"I guess you make a fair point." Priya sulked.
"Yeah, we can only hope for the best at this point." Jake sighed, "So who should we vote for anyway?"
"I think I can help with that." Riya smirked as she walked over to the three.
"What do you want, Riya?" Bowie rolled his eyes.
"Look, I'm willing to look past today's sabotage if you are. It was mostly to keep up the image for the villains. I actually need your help." Riya explained truthfully.
"And WHY should we help you?" Priya asked angrily.
"Because you can only rely on so many immunities when you are in the minority. Besides, you so-called heroes aren't my biggest threat right now." Riya rolled her eyes.
"So who IS your biggest threat?" Jake raised an eyebrow.
"The other girls in the Villains' Alliance are starting to get too close for my liking but out of all of them, there's one that stands out and I think I can get Alec to vote with me on this." Riya smirks to which Priya and Jake listened intently while Bowie looked concerned.
Confessional: Bowie
"Riya did make a good argument when she said the girls of the Villains' Alliance are pretty close and Priya and Jake even agreed with her on who should go tonight. Julia's been bonding with Ally and Grett is very grateful to MK and Gabby for helping her with Yul but Damien likely wouldn't want to go through with this plan so do I follow through with Damien's original plan or do I betray the one Cyan Team member who showed the most faith in me ever since I swapped sides?" Bowie said nervously.
Confessional Ends
We then cut to later at night where Julia was walking by herself in the woods when she was pulled behind a tree by Riya who was with Alec.
"What do you want?" Julia whispered harshly.
"Look. I overheard Priya, Bowie, and Jake talk about wanting to eliminate MK to spite Grett and Gabby but I managed to convince them to vote someone else off from their little trio." Riya smirked at her rival.
"And why should I believe you? Damien just tried to convince me to vote against you and from the way you're acting, it's very tempting right now." Julia whispered furiously.
"Damien is the one who wants Riya out more than anyone but Bowie and Priya don't want to break his heart so they're conspiring behind his back to take down a bigger threat and out of all three of them, who do you think Priya and Bowie hold the most grudges towards?" Alec asked rhetorically which made Julia look away worriedly.
"We can help you keep MK safe from future votes but in return, we need you to vote someone else off." Riya smirked.
"Fine. Who do you have in mind?" Julia crossed her arms.
Confessional: Julia
"I don't trust Riya at all… but she does make some great arguments. Priya and Bowie may be 'heroes' but they're also very slippery and I wouldn't be shocked if they wanted to screw me over just as much as they want to screw Grett and Gabby over." Julia confessed sadly, "This might be a terrible game move but I can't let MK leave this time."
Confessional: Alec
"Hopefully Julia bought that. We were being sincere when it came to keeping MK safe from votes… well, at least I was, I have no idea what Riya plans to do with her but today I have realized just how much relying on the entire Villains' Alliance will help me in the long run." Alec crossed his arms sternly.
Confessionals End
We then cut to the elimination ceremony where the final eleven sat on their stumps in front of Kristal and Chef when Kristal spoke up.
"Welcome welcome. We're getting down to the wire." Kristal announced.
"Priya, you were in the lead for almost the entire challenge. It really makes you look like a physical threat." Chef reminded Priya sternly which made her look nervous.
"Julia and Riya, you had quite the rivalry during the challenge. Lotta people may wanna take advantage of that and send one of you home." Chef said as Julia and Riya gave each other stone cold looks.
"Jake and Gabby, you had a full blown argument this morning and Gabby, you constantly laughed at Jake's misery as he failed to climb the mountain. Makes you look pretty weird if you ask me." Chef told Gabby and Jake who both looked sheepish at that reminder.
"Go to the voting booth and cast your votes." Kristal smirked.
Voting: Damien
"Man, I've been waiting for our alliance to get back on top ever since Millie got out. Time to finally send a scumbag home." Damien smirked as he held up a Riya vote.
Voting: Grett
"Alec and Riya told us Jake was the plan tonight. Likely to appease Gabby, but as long as this helps her, I won't complain." Grett said as she held up a vote for Jake.
Voting: Riya
Riya smirked as she cast her vote.
Voting: Bowie
Bowie cast his vote with a nervous look.
Voting: Julia
"Sorry MK." Julia sighed miserably before writing down her vote.
Voting Ends
"You have cast your votes, now it's time to make your decision final. Whoever gets the most votes must leave immediately. I'll read the votes." Kristal smirks before flipping the first ballot, "First vote: Jake."
Jake looked surprised at first but looked down sadly.
"Jake."
Jake gulped but also expected this vote.
"Riya."
Riya just gave a bored look at this.
"Riya."
Riya began looking at her nails in boredom.
"Riya."
Riya once again, gave a look showing she did not care.
"Riya. That's four votes Riya, two votes Jake."
Riya looked a little confused at this vote which Damien noticed and raised an eyebrow at.
"Why is she so confused?" Damien whispered curiously to Bowie who shrugged with a nervous look in his eyes.
"Next vote…"
Jake and Priya gave each other a nervous look, Damien began to look nervous, Bowie tapped his fingers together worriedly, MK and Ally looked at each other in curiosity, Grett and Gabby looked confused at the whole situation, Riya smirked in Alec's direction, and Julia just gave a worried look.
"Grett."
"What?! Who-" Grett asked in shock which made Gabby gasp in horror.
"Grett."
"Grett."
"W-Wait… what's going on?" Damien asked MK and Ally nervously who shared his shock.
"Th-There's no way…" Ally responded in shock while MK turned to Julia who looked like she was about to fall apart in guilt.
"Grett. That's four votes Grett, four votes Riya, two votes Jake. One vote left." Kristal declared ominously.
"What the hell is going on here?" Damien asked incredulously.
"Priya and Jake voted with Riya and Alec to vote off Grett, but I couldn't go through with it." Bowie explained miserably to Priya and Jake's shock, "I'm sorry guys, but I couldn't go back on our original plan."
"Priya, Jake, why did you-" Damien began lecturing before calming down, "Y'know what, it's okay. Four votes isn't a majority. As long as the rest of us voted for Riya, we should be good." Damien assured Bowie and himself with a nervous frown.
"Julia… who did you vote for…" MK asked her friend nervously, but Julia's guilty look told MK all she needed to know.
"Th-This can't be happening…" Gabby held her head in horror.
"Fifteenth person voted off Total Disventure All Stars is… Grett! That's five votes, you must go!" Kristal told the health influencer who looked down solemnly.
"Why did you pick Grett?!" Gabby yelled at Alec and Riya furiously.
"Oh please. We all know she holds hard feelings over us not voting for Yul. It was only a matter of time till she got rid of us if we didn't strike first." Riya said dismissively as Grett stood up furiously to address Alec and Riya.
"Y'know what, if me being upset that you guys didn't bother trying to help me with my abusive boyfriend is reason enough to want to vote me off, then fine. Be that way." Grett scoffed furiously before turning to MK and Gabby with a soft smile, "MK, Gabby, care to walk me out?"
"Let's go." Gabby sighed before we cut to MK and Gabby seeing Grett off at the bus stop.
Grett immediately opened her arms up for Gabby who gave her a hug before MK joined in.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know Julia was gonna do that." MK said sadly.
"It's not your fault. Thanks for being there for me at my lowest point, girls. Julia and Ellie are lucky to have you both in your lives." Grett smiled tearfully to which Gabby and MK smiled back at.
"MK, can you do one last thing for me before I go?" Grett asked the cynic hopefully.
"I guess… what is it?" MK asked curiously.
"Take care of Gabby for me, she needs the support more than ever and try to hear Julia out. I'm guessing there's more to this blindside than it seems." Grett requested to which MK looked at Gabby before nodding.
Soon enough, the Bus Of Losers made its appearance and Grett stepped inside the entrance. Gabby and MK waved her off as she made her exit.
Confessional: Jake
"Me and Priya felt like we had to vote Grett off. As slimy as she is, Riya had a point about the girls getting closer together and Grett was by far the bigger threat but even then, I can't help but feel something's up." Jake said nervously.
Confessional: Riya
"Sure it would've been fun to see Julia leave once and for all, but it's even more fun to watch her lose favor with MK and Ally while Jake and Priya lose favor with Damien. Not only that, but one of my bigger threats is out of the game and now MK and Gabby will be more vulnerable than ever. Nothing to worry about." Riya smirked condescendingly.
Confessionals End
We then cut to later in the night as Jake rests in his sleeping bag when Bowie walks towards him.
"Jake… Jake!" Bowie whispered harshly which woke Jake up in a start.
"Huh… what?" Jake rubbed his eyes tiredly.
"Look." Bowie alerted him before they both walked out of the tent and towards a tree where Bowie gestures Jake to look behind and what he sees shocks him to his core.
Priya was currently on the dock, her face in her hands as she cried.
"She's been out there for an hour." Bowie whispered in concern.
"Did you bother talking to her?" Jake asked curiously.
"I considered it but I felt it'd be better if you did." Bowie smiled sheepishly before Jake nodded and he went to the dock.
As soon as Jake got close enough, he spoke up.
"Priya…" Jake began.
"Jake… you should be asleep?" Priya asked in shock after wiping her eyes.
"So should you?" Jake argued softly, "Can I sit?"
Priya nodded before Jake sat next to her.
"Mind if I ask why you're crying?" Jake asked in concern, "If it's because of us blindsiding Damien, I'm sure he'll forgive us eventually."
"Why am I here Jake?" Priya asked solemnly.
"To… win three million dollars?" Jake answered skeptically.
"No I mean… why am I here specifically? All I do is screw up and fail. It's all I've ever done." Priya said sadly.
"Hey, you're talking to the king of failures here. Trust me Priya, you're actually one of the best. You won your first Total Drama season and would've made the finale the second time if it wasn't for Julia having an idol. That's not something a lot of Total Drama veterans can say." Jake smiled reassuringly at Priya.
"Well at least they didn't lose their minds on TV over misunderstandings. You saw how I reacted to Millie's lie about the notebook and how I refused to hear Caleb out despite going through the near exact same scenario with Millie. I was so easy to manipulate by the likes of Bowie and Julia that I let my anger be my downfall. Fans would even go as far to say that I didn't deserve to go as far as I did and what sucks is that they're right. I was too blind to see my parents were just setting me up as a puppet to fulfill their dreams and I only won due to their abusive training methods. It feels like I didn't earn a penny for myself." Priya said tearfully.
Once Priya finished her rant, Bowie left the scene, unwilling to pry on such a private moment.
"You're being too hard on yourself Priya. The mindset your parents shaped in you is not your fault" Jake told his friend.
"It sure feels like it is, so I thought if I could get back into this game, I could win it by my own means, show the fans are wrong about me… and then I'd…" Priya explained before Jake finished.
"Finally prove yourself. I know the feeling all too well. Back with my parents and my ex, I always felt the need to prove myself to them that I was worthy of their love and support but after meeting people like Miriam, Tom, and Aiden, I learned that you shouldn't need to prove yourself to get people to care about you Priya." Jake said sadly, "You should focus on being there for the people who care for you unconditionally. Like Millie, Caleb, and Damien. Those who care about you won't constantly place high expectations on you but will always be by your side. You're not a failure Priya… you were just a kid who thought her parents knew what was best for her and even then, you'll learn from that experience."
Priya just gave a brief smile towards Jake before embracing him and letting herself cry on his shoulder and Jake just let her do so.
Author's Note: Okay, a lot of heavy stuff to comment on today.
First of all, booting Grett. I'm sure this will be very controversial and I did consider booting someone off instead of her but her role in this story was to break free from Yul's abuse and later be a support character for Gabby and that's all she ended up being, so I decided to eliminate her while giving Riya and Alec the chance to stir things up. I'm sorry guys, I know a lot of you wanted Grett to win and maybe as more DCAS rewrites come out, Grett will get a winner arc but I am not the type of writer to do it as I felt that Grett was way too much of a support character this season and I more or less just wanted to fix up some things when it came to Yul, Gabby, and her mini-redemption and I feel like I did everything I wanted to do with her.
As for Alec and Priya's breakdowns, I wanted this to highlight how I plan to advance both of their arcs so I decided to do some touching up on Alex's drunk breakdown and give Priya a similar scene to Connor's in the TikTok episode but with more emotional impact given how traumatized she has become due to what her parents did to her.
As for pushing back this puzzle challenge a couple episodes early, I felt like it didn't need to be a final six challenge and felt that type of challenge should have more stakes so I moved it back a couple episodes. I know a lot of you guys were predicting the TikTok episode but there weren't an even number of players yet so I couldn't do that. However, I can confirm that will be happening in the next episode so be prepared for that as well as a twist I have in mind for that episode, Mwahahahahahahaha.
24th James
Xth Priya
23rd Miriam
22nd Hunter
21st Ripper
20th Connor
19th Raj
18th Ellie
17th Tom
16th Fiore
15th Tess
14th Millie
13th Yul
12th Aiden
11th Grett
Merge: Alec, Ally, Bowie, Damien, Gabby, Jake, Julia, MK, Priya, Riya