"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "The teams battled on the Smash, Splash 1-2-3 X-Dash." The scene flashed back to Ella getting shocked, then to her running from Scuba Bear. "Got to meet Scuba Bear," Chris continued. "That's right...Scuba Bear." The scene changed to Owen's belly bouncing off Carly, Lightning and Zoey. "We had some hilarious moves..." The scene changed to Lacey, Paul and Mike getting knocked back by Dawn's screech. "Screeching surprises..." The scene changed to Greg flinging the hot sauce at Heather, Courtney and Keith. "And some spicy tricks."
...
The scene changed to Jasmine and Shawn facing off. "Shawn's fear of zombies really helped him out," Chris continued, "But didn't do much for Jasmine." The scene changed to Valerie talking to Jasmine. "Valerie's words must've really wormed their way into Jasmine's head." The scene changed to Julia pummeling Gwen. "Julia beat the pale out of Gwen." The scene changed to Lindsay slipping and falling off. "While Lindsay showed everyone that she's not a boardwalk queen."
...
The scene changed to Samey freezing Ethan and Austin, then to Samey fighting off Sugar. "Samey did everything she could to win," Chris continued, "Knowing her head was on the chopping block if they lost." The scene changed to Amy's surprising return. "Which was just twisted when Amy came back for revenge." The scene changed to the blue-eyed seaweed creature rising up out of the water, then to the seaweed slipping off to reveal Lucas. "And to add to another overbooking, Lucas also came back behind Amy to stop her revenge." The scene changed to Samey and Sol being yanked into the water and Lucas diving in. "Messy." The scene changed to the twins and Lucas in the cannon. "And after the Frogs lost, just to be on the safe side, we put Amy AND Samey into the cannon for a one-way trip to Loserville."
...
The scene returned to Chris in the meeting area. "We're down to 54, which is great," he narrated, "And soon 53 will pass the gate. Who'll go kaput and who'll stay put? Let's find out here on Total...Drama...Island!"
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It was early the next morning. Inside the tree house for the Gophers, Helen was playing a few notes on her guitar. "It was so great to have Lucas visit again," she told Trent and Gwen. "A shame he couldn't stay longer, though."
"He was eliminated," Gwen pointed out while sketching a drawing in her notebook. "Chris was gonna shoot him off the place no matter what."
"I know, I know. But maybe he could've helped with Samey, er, Sammy with the Frogs...and whatever got Nikki all upset at us."
"Still have her on the mind?" Trent asked.
"She was the reason we chose Lucas over Heather," Gwen reminded her.
"She must've been pressured to do that!" Helen protested. "She wouldn't have done this on her own."
"She sounded pretty pissed at you. If you want some payback-"
"No! Why would I do that? She...I..."
"This may sound like a stupid suggestion," Trent put in, "But maybe you should just simply ask Nikki why she's so upset with you. The worst you'll probably get is a black-eye."
"Great idea, Trent!" Helen exclaimed. "Thanks!" She rushed off. "You seriously think it could be as simple as that?" Gwen asked Trent.
"Only one way to find out," Trent shrugged. The duo noticed Helen shouting, and they looked outside to see the rocker tangled up in a ladder. "I, uh, guess I should've been more careful," she sheepishly admitted.
Back inside the spa hotel, Dawn was stirring a cup of tea when she noticed Julia strutting ahead. "Your confidence will not last forever," Dawn informed the influencer.
"Aw, upset that siding with the dirt eater isn't working out?" Julia taunted. "You know, if you allied with me, we could-"
"I will not switch to the side fighting a losing battle. You will fall, and it will be because of one of your own sparking a betrayal."
"As if! You're just being sore that you're the loser, butt-knuckle!" Julia let out a huff before marching off. "I wonder what happened to her to make her so sour," DJ thought as he sat down a plate of scrambled eggs and grilled fish. "Flounder? It's lean."
"Oh, no thanks," Dawn replied. "I've already eaten."
"Yo, Creepy Girl!" Lightning called out as he and Scott walked over.
"She does have a name, you know," DJ reminded them.
"Force of habit on his part," Scott explained. "Anyway, we need Dawn's help to settle a bet."
"What kind of bet?" Dawn asked.
"I bet Lightning here that you couldn't do any of that crystal-gazing future whatzit stuff."
"Do you mean if I have any premonition abilities? Well, I admit I did inherit a bit of foresight from my mother, but it isn't as well-tuned as seeing auras for me, and it's never been proven that crystal strengthens premonition abilities."
"Uh..." Scott and Lightning stammered.
"She said she could do what you guys said, but not very well," DJ clarified. "Uh, right, Dawn?"
"Correct," Dawn replied. "But since you boys brought it up, I could use the practice."
"So...how does it work?" Scott asked.
"Just relax and hold out your hands. And, also, keep in mind that precognition is not 100% accurate, so don't take what I say as set in stone."
"Uh, okay..." Dawn held Scott's hands and closed her eyes. "Anything?" Scott asked.
"Shh..." DJ advised. "It might take some time." They waited another moment. "Ugh, I knew it," Scott groaned. "This is complete-" He noticed Dawn suddenly jerking her hands back. "No," Dawn shuddered. "I do hope that was wrong."
"What was wrong?" DJ asked.
"I...I saw Fang...mauling Scott...and then Scott being paralyzed in a metal box. It was horrible."
"Sha-boom!" Lightning exclaimed. "That means I win the bet!"
"Lightning, not now," DJ scolded.
"Th-that can't be true, right?" Scott pleaded. "I mean, Dawn even said it herself that it could be wrong."
"I hope it doesn't come to pass, too," Dawn breathed out. "But if I may throw in an idea to try and avert this fate...perhaps if you try to make your bonds more genuine?"
"More what?"
"I think she's saying to just be a bit nicer," DJ put in. "That's always a good idea."
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Be nicer? That's the corniest thing I've heard on this show. But...being nice might help my position on the team right now. Plus, Dawn doesn't seem the type to kid around this paranormal shit she's into. I don't want Fang tearing me to bits and stuffing me into a box!"
End Confessional
Inside the Frogs' tree house, Scarlett was sound asleep... "Miss Scarlett?" Phoebe asked as she poked at her cheek. "Miss Scarlett?" Scarlett groaned as she sat up and removed her eye mask. "What is it?" she bitterly asked.
"I wanted to ask you something since you were so smart," Phoebe explained.
"At least you got that part correct. But make it quick."
"Since you were into insects like Mister Cameron, do you have an answer as to why there aren't any bugs here? Barry and I wanted to catch some fireflies last night and there wasn't a single one."
"Too cold for them."
"But it's summertime. And it's not just fireflies. No ants, no bees, no butterflies, no moths, not even a single termite! Weird, huh?"
"Yes, so mysterious."
"There you are," Cameron said as he peeked inside the tree house. "Phoebe, did you wake Scarlett up? Come here." He tried to pull Phoebe away but ended up falling over.
Confessional: Cameron (Frogs of Death)
"Clearly, Phoebe has a bit of an issue with understanding personal space. But I am a bit worried about her. Whatever she mentioned about Scarlett really bugged her and I don't want Scarlett's temper leading her to lash out at Phoebe."
End Confessional
In the woods, Dave had set up a picnic and was sniffing a flower, but ended up sneezing.
Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)
He let out a sigh. "A picnic is the most romantic way to eat...IF you can get past the idea that every bite might have bugs or animal droppings in it. But I'm not gonna think about that."
End Confessional
"Oh, a picnic!" Ella gushed as she, Shane and Shawn walked over towards Dave. "David, aren't you the charmer!"
"I assume thissss is for Sky?" Shane guessed.
"Didn't you say Sky was hesitant about getting into a relationship?" Shawn asked.
"No," Dave replied. "All she said was 'I like you, too, but-'. The 'but' could be anything. Maybe it was 'I like you, too, but even more than you like me'."
"Perhapssss," Shane hissed. "But there may be a reason for her being hesssitant."
"Sky's competitive, amigo," Shawn pointed out. "She's not here for a relationship. She's here for the million bucks. Besides, the 'but' was probably that she was already taken."
"No, she's single. At least, last I checked from Jane. Don't ask for detailssss."
"Then it's for the money. Dave, aren't you here for the big bucks?"
"I don't care about the money," Dave happily said.
"Sorry, what was that?" Shawn asked. "I couldn't hear over your insanity."
"Come on, Shawn," Ella advised. "Money isn't everything."
"Wouldn't you pay a million dollars for the chance to be with your true love?" Dave inquired. Shawn immediately got teary-eyed. "I'll go find Sky for you," he decided before running off. Dave took another sniff of his flower and sneezed.
Confessional: Shawn (Confused Bears)
He wiped away a tear. "I'll find Sky, send her to Dave, then go tell Jasmine how I feel."
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Ethan was sitting on a stump, lost in his thoughts regarding the last challenge. "I can smell your brain working, Knighty-Knight," Sugar coaxed.
"Go away, Sugar," Ethan ordered. However, Sugar scooted herself right next to him. "Come on," she insisted. "Girl-o to a girl-o. Tell Big Sugar what the up is."
"Well, it's just...do you think there's anything between Paul and Destiny?"
"Don't be silly. Of course not!"
"Oh. Good. A bit of a reli-"
"Those two's been flirting with everybody."
"Ex-excuse me?"
"I heard Destiny gushing about that scrawny glasses kid, and Paul couldn't stop talking 'bout Sky. They're playing us Bears like a herd of banjos."
"A herd of-?" Ethan groaned as he stood up. "Impossible!" he protested as he stood up.
"They're both running a game on you, Ethan," Sugar informed him. "What, you don't believe me? Knights are supposed to believe ladies."
"You, madam, are as much a lady as I am a wart-covered toad." Ethan let out a huff as he marched off.
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"Yeah, that was a can of lies! But the teams might merge soon now that half those loser campers became losers. It's time to mess with some minds."
Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)
"I cannot believe it! I feel like a complete fool for even wasting my precious time on Sugar! Everything she spat out about Destiny and Paul must be a lie for her to ensure me with. Well, I won't fall for it! Still...about Paul and Destiny..."
End Confessionals
"Do you think Sky would like the flowers like this?" Ella thought as she arranged them in a vase.
"Could you maybe not mess with them?" Dave asked. "Why are you and Shane still here?"
"Just want to make sure thisss goes off without any problems," Shane replied. "I recall the last time two people met over a picnic. Oh, speaking of which..." The trio saw an upset Ethan walk over and sit down across from Dave. "Ethan?" Dave thought. "What are you doing here?"
"Is everything okay, Ethan?" Ella asked with concern.
"No," Ethan moaned. "With the way Paul and Destiny have been getting close... It feels all wrong somehow. Just makes me feel like my stomach's a churning whirlpool."
"It's probably the food Chef serves us," Dave scoffed.
"I don't think so," Shane reasoned. "I think Ethan is dealing with jealousssy."
"Jealous? Why? Destiny is way too much for any guy to handle."
"Um, Ethan likes Paul, not Destiny," Ella informed the group.
"Really?" Dave wondered. "Huh. Never pegged the knight for being gay."
"Yeah, I'm a barrel of surprises," Ethan sarcastically whipped.
"I'm sure Paul feels the same about you," Ella assured the knight. "Oh, maybe I can ask him himself! Be right back!" She skipped off. "Eleanor!" Ethan called out. "Wait!"
"Don't think she heard you, buddy," Shane chuckled. "And a word of advice: don't let any envy get the better of you."
"I am NOT envious in the slightest!" Dave and Shane simply shared a skeptical look. "Come here," Shane advised as he pulled Ethan away. "We'll sssee you later, Dave. Good luck with Sky."
"Uh, thanks," Dave replied. He sniffed his flower and sneezed again. "Why do I keep smelling this?" he wondered.
"Let me tell you something," Shane told Ethan as they walked ahead. "Being a bit jealousss isn't a bad thing. When I saw you and Ella hanging around, I admit I felt myssself feeling green with envy."
"Really?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah. But I also thought of what Ella wanted and figured she'd be happy with you. And when you two ended up not together, I honestly felt a tad happy inside, but I knew Ella was a higher priority than my happinessss at the time."
"So...try to think of what Paul might want and don't overreact?"
"Bingo. But I don't think he's that into the rocker girl. I recall him practically squealing after you and Ella split. Even had to quiet him down a bit with a kick to the knee. A time and place for that, you know?"
"Right. Thanks for the help, Shane. Um, speaking of relationships, you and Eleanor seem like the perfect pair."
"Thanksss. But it sucks that McLean put that stupid rule on Ella. It'sss not fair! Helen and Destiny sssing more than Ella, yet they don't get the ban?! ARGH!" Shane looked around to see a little crater where he stood. "Oh, crap," he cursed. "I thought I finally got it under control."
"Mistakes happen," Ethan assured him as he patted down a black flame on his shoulder. "Nothing to panic over. But I must admit the black flames are a bit...peculiar."
"Yeah. Turns out I can change the colors of the flame with enough concentration. And each color has a different effect, I think. The blue flame has hypnosisss, black has more power, red helps me fly...kinda interesting, you know. Though controlling it..."
"You'll get a hang of it. Trust me." Back over in another area, Sky was walking along when she noticed Ella and Shawn running up to her. "Oh, we found you!" Ella chirped.
"How'd you find her as fast as I did?" Shawn panted. Ella pointed to Pride and Shadow flying overhead. "Bird friends, I see," Sky noted.
"Anyway," Shawn continued breathlessly, "Sky. Clearing. So beautiful! Can't give details, but you gotta-"
"Hey, teams," Chris announced over the loudspeakers.
"Seriously?"
"Proceed to the meeting area. It's time for me to laugh at your pain. There'll also be a challenge."
"Alright!" Sky rallied. "Let's do this!" She dashed off. "Wait up, Sky!" Ella called out as she skipped after her.
"Aw, man," Shawn moaned. He started running off when some white gunk landed on his beanie. He looked up to see Pride cackling from a nearby branch before getting knocked off by Shadow. "Birds," Shawn muttered.
"Hey," Jasmine noted as she and most of the campers sat in the meeting area, "Something's weird with this island. Those trees were closer yesterday, and that mountain wasn't there before."
"And I am a hundred percent sure that you are a few koalas short of a swarm," Sol scoffed.
"A swarm of koalas?" Phoebe thought while petting Barry. "Don't you mean a colony of koalas?"
"Cuckoo clock," Sugar commented while twirling her finger.
"No, really," Jasmine defended. "Something's not-"
"Jasmine," Shawn cut off as he ran to her with a bouquet of flowers, "I need to tell you how I feel."
"Time for the grand photo for Shasmine," Sierra giggled while pulling out her phone.
"Me first!" Jasmine snapped as she stood up and swatted away the flowers in Shawn's hands. "I want you to stay away from me! We clear?" Shawn gulped in response. "Good."
Confessional: Jasmine (Frogs of Death)
"I'm done with Zombie Boy's mixed messages. First he's all sweet, then he hits me with a dueling stick, then he brings me flowers?! If this is how Canadian boys flirt, I'd hate to see how they propose!"
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
"This is just too perfect! Traitor Twin is gone, the seed of doubt I've planted with Outback split her and Zombie Freak apart, and Solstice is so pissed at her that he would rather boot her over me! Chris might as well be prepping the million bucks with a big, fat 'V' for Valerie."
End Confessionals
"How much longer will those two be?" Priya impatiently asked while tapping her foot. "Didn't they hear Chris the first time?"
"They didn't get lost, did they?" Paul worriedly thought.
"They'll be okay, Paul," Ella assured him. "Don't you worry."
"Damn it," Valerie grumbled. "We had so much more people than them. Now we're getting dangerously close to the Confused Bears' numbers."
"We can still pull this, girl," Anne-Maria assured her. "Just need to keep our eyes on the diamonds and take the chance."
"Hmmph, I guess. At least we don't have to deal with Samey anymore. She already handed us a lot of problems."
"Totally. Plus, between you and me, neither sister had any style. Who comes to summer camp in a cheerleading outfit?"
"At least Amy had rights cause she had the right attitude and pulled the platforms. Samey did nothing but sabotage us."
"Rich coming from the greasy-haired snake who was caught being an actual villain," Sol remarked.
"No one asked you!" Valerie snapped back. "But what matters is that Traitor Twin is gone."
"Yeah, unfortunately," a voice remarked. Valerie and Anne-Maria turned to see that it was Alejandro who had spoken. "What do you mean 'unfortunately'?" the Jersey girl asked. "Enlighten us, honey."
"Just that I'm disgusted by you all," Alejandro commented.
"Alejandro!" Paul gasped.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot stay silent any longer. Those two have seen nothing of what happened between the twins. Amy spent all her time bossing around her sister, and when Samantha tried to speak, Amy either shushed her or you all didn't listen."
"I did," Sol and Jasmine spoke up, though the voodoo expert quickly set a harsh look to the Australian explorer.
"The only ones," Alejandro noted. "Everyone else decided to enable Amy's clearly abusive behavior, and whether you're willfully ignoring it..." He shot a glare towards Jo and Scarlett. "Or you weren't aware of how bad the situation was..." He eyed Phoebe and Zee. "You still did nothing to stop that or make Samantha more welcome."
"But she cheated," Anne-Maria protested. "She swapped places with her twin and robbed Amy of a fair spot."
"Cheating is still cheating no matter what," Phoebe agreed.
"Sounds exactly what Amy's been doing to her their entire life," Alejandro countered. "While I may not agree with the methods she used, I think when you piece the entire puzzle together, it's easy to see that Samantha was desperate because no one was willing to hear her side of the story. Almost everyone, willing or ignorant, sided with her sister. And Samantha? She had to resist being treated as a lesser human, and basically none of you did anything to stop that, not even those who claim to have a higher moral ground."
"You...you're right, Alejandro," Cameron admitted with a sigh. "We should've seen the twin case with more detail. And while I only voted Samey because Amy might interfere again, it doesn't make me feel any less bad."
"And when I finally heard her side," Zoey added with a tone of regret, "It was too little, too late. I feel awful."
"You're not the only one," Nikki said as she and Helga look saddened.
Confessional: Alejandro (Confused Bears)
"I had to say something! A villain I may be, and no doubt the best villain here, I do have a few lines that I won't cross. And what happened with the twins...hits a bit close to home. I'm not giving more detail. Chris might use it for ammo."
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
She was filing her nails. "Who cares about some stupid sob story? Hello, this is a million dollar competition! Sympathy has no place here."
End Confessionals
"I am giving Ethan, Shane and Dave one more minute," Chris decided, "Then they're cannon food."
"Hey," Topher suggested, "While we're waiting, you and me can have a host-off."
"Hey, that's a...horrible idea."
Confessional: Topher (Frogs of Death)
"Chris is intimidated by my talent and superior good looks. My hair alone is a national treasure. Babies envy my skin. I should totally be hosting this show!"
End Confessional
"Come on, Ethan," Paul muttered. "Hurry up." He then noticed a pungent odor. "Blech! What is that? It's making my eyes water."
"Shane, how many times must I say it?" Sky sighed. "Warn someone if you plan to try to teleport."
"Ssssorry about that," Shane meekly apologized as he brushed himself off. "I forgot about that. On the upside, it's the firssst time traveling with a partner. Ethan, how you holding up?"
"Dizzy..." Ethan groaned. He fell over but Paul quickly scooped him up. "I gotcha, buddy," he assured the knight. Paul then noticed some giggling. "What's so funny?"
"Oh, nothing," Ella cheerfully replied.
"I'll see you later, Princessss," Shane told her, though this was picked up by Jo. "Good luck."
"You, too, Shane!"
"I can see you two are happy," Sky noted.
"Sorry I'm late," Dave greeted as he slid over next to her. "I was, uh..."
"It's okay. Hi."
Confessional: Sky (Confused Bears)
"What am I doing? What am I doing?! I can't. I just... What am I doing?"
Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)
She was giggling. "Looks like Cupid is working extra-hard today! Dave and Sky, Ethan and Paul...even the animals are getting into it. Melody's crow friend Shadow seems to like Anthony's parrot friend."
Confessional: Jo (Frogs of Death)
"Looks like Snake Breath is starting to get stronger. Plus, he has at least two allies on the Bears with Disney Ripoff and Rejected Olympian. Since he won't sway to my side, I'll make sure to dump him before he gets too big for his britches."
End Confessionals
"Today's challenge is called 'Snack Attack'," Chris explained. "This vending machine only takes gold coins. The first team to get their gold coin into the machine wins and gets something to eat. Last ones to insert their coin will be voting someone off."
"That sounds easy enough," Dave said.
"Oh, Dave," Sierra sighed. "You're not supposed to say that!"
"I was hoping one of you would say something like that," Chris replied.
"The coins are buried underground," Priya guessed. "No, we gotta swim across lava! No, we gotta wrestle lions to get them!"
"All wrong, though I like the ideas. Chef?" Chef opened up a box with four monkeys inside. "I'm giving the coins to Alphonse, Betty, Cassidy and Zoidberg here," Chris explained as he tossed the coins to the monkeys. "Who are now going to run away." The monkeys rushed off. "They're getting away!" Tyler cried out. One of the monkeys was held back by Barry, but the chupacabra was kicked away, leaving a tuff of fur in his mouth. "No, Barry," Phoebe told him as she picked him up. "No eating the monkeys."
"After them!" Julia rallied.
"Stop!" Chris ordered. "Nobody move! The monkeys get a head start. The Gophers' monkey has a purple necklace. Rats have orange, Frogs have blue and Bears is in the pink one." BANG! "Sugar and Austin, please step away from the vending machine."
"Not even a taste?" Austin whimpered as he and Sugar slid down the vending machine. "Aw..."
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"What? You never licked the glass off a vending machine, hoping for a taste of Cheesy-Flavored Nacho-Taco Puffy Pops? Live a little!"
End Confessional
"I have a secret weapon," Dave whispered while pulling out a banana.
"Okay," Chris announced, "You can go after your monkeys...right...now!" He blew his air horn, and the campers started to run off. "I'm coming back for you," Sugar told the vending machine, "With a rock!"
"For all them tasty jalapeno-cheddar chocolate bars!" Austin gushed.
"The monkey won't catch itself, Austin," Julia sternly told him. "Get your ass in gear!" Austin groaned before kicking the vending machine...then immediately yelled out in pain as he clutched his foot. "My foot!" he shouted. "Damn metal machine!"
"Austin!" Duncan called out. "Hurry up!" Austin grumbled before hopping off.
"Here, monkey, monkey," Phoebe called out. "Where are you?" She noticed Barry walking beside her with the monkey fur still in his mouth. "Hey, you still have that? Spit it out, Barry."
"That's it!" Keith realized. "Barry, drop the fur." Barry spat out the tuff of fur, which Keith picked up. "Ugh, a bit drooled, but it'll have to do. Barry, can you sniff out the monkey's trail?"
"Like one of those basset hounds," Phoebe thought. "Of course! Can you do it, Barry?" Barry yapped before sniffing the fur, then he started running off. "Follow that dog!" Keith ordered as he and Phoebe started chasing him.
"Come on!" Jasmine rallied to the Frogs. "That monkey could be halfway to Brisbane by now!"
"I have a few errands to run," Topher told her, "And then I'll come find you guys."
"Errands? What?"
"And I am personally sick of taking orders from you, Jasmine," Sol added with disdain.
"Never mind," Jasmine scoffed as she picked him up. "I'll do it myself!" She hoisted Sol up in a tree by his underwear. "Ungrateful swine!" he shouted. "You're gonna regret-" His underwear ripped, making him crash to the ground. "Damn brat," he grumbled.
"You okay, dude?" Shane asked as he walked over. "From Jasssmine's reaction, I'm guessing you angered her sssomehow."
"I'M the one who deserves to be pissed! If she didn't throw the match with Shawn, Sammy would've never been voted off! And now she's upset with Helsing Shawn because HE DID THE DAMN CHALLENGE!"
"Yikes. Glad Ella and I didn't turn out like that. But look on the bright ssside. At least she's no Jo or Scarlett."
"Somebody call me?" Jo boasted as she slid over to the boys. "Only the best player in all of Wawanakwa here."
"More like the most scummy. I ssssaw what you and your little friend did in the last challenge. Shocking Ella like you did...how could you?!"
"I still won the match, Lizard Lips. And you'll never win with that goody-goody act you're putting on."
"Watch it, Iron Woman," Sol remarked. "Not a good idea to piss off a demon."
"And I sssuggest you leave, Jo," Shane warned her as flames started brewing in his fists.
"Or what?" Jo taunted. "You'll burn me to death? You don't have the balls to do that." Shane blasted some green flames at her, which trapped her mid-air in a fiery-green cage. "What the fuck?!" she angrily shouted.
"Not all my flames burn, Jo," Shane informed her. "Green will keep you in that cage for a good while. Long enough for you to think on your actionsss."
"Sounds like you have a swing of things, dude," Sol noted as he stood up.
"Yeah, and dude? Might wanna get some new shorts. Your...everything's showing." Sol got an embarrassed look as he saw his bare butt before yanking his shorts up. "I trust you have a hang of things," Shane told Sol. "I'm gonna go check up on Ella. Sssee you later." He vanished in a puff of smoke, making Sol cough. "At least he gave some warning," he muttered. He noticed his shorts at his ankles again. "Oh, come on!"
Confessional: Shane (Frogs of Death)
"It actually takes a lot of willpower not to scorch those that torment the innocent, like Jo or Scarlett or essspecially McLean. Probably should add Amy to that list, too, along with whoever ssset up Jane."
Confessional: Jo (Frogs of Death)
"Being stuck in that cage sucked, but it also gave me an idea on how to get rid of Super Threat."
End Confessionals
"Come on, monkey," Austin groaned as he and the Rats walked ahead. "I wanna go back to that hotel. I'm hungry."
"You had an extra-large bowl of chili for breakfast," DJ pointed out.
"Hey, a growing man's gotta eat. At least, that's what my ma always says."
"Looks like we have our team's version of Owen here," Geoff joked.
"I did sneak a few treats out of the spa hotel," Sam thought as he rummaged his pockets. "Just in case we lost again and needed some good food. Uh, Derps, a loaf of bread, a few bananas, a can of tuna..."
"That's it, Sam!" Bowie realized. "We can trade with the monkey."
"Uh, I don't think it'll like tuna."
"The bananas, Banana-Brain!" Courtney scolded. "God, you are so incompetent! Give me that!" She quickly swiped the bananas out of Sam's hands. "He is more than competent, Courtney," Bowie defended. "After all, he did win us the last challenge, if you'll recall."
"Thanks," Sam sighed with some relief.
Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)
"I'm not sure if Bowie saying that was true or just a way to butter me up, but I like it either way. Honestly, I hope it's a while before we have to vote again. Whoever I side with, the other side might get angry enough to vote me off."
Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)
"I'm starting to question why I kept Courtney over Caleb at the first elimination. It's like she's becoming a second Julia." He gasped. "What if those two decide to team up?"
End Confessionals
"Any sign of our monkey?" Priya asked as she and most of the Bears ran ahead.
"Nothing yet," Shawn noted.
"Shouldn't we slow down?" Ella thought. "We might spook Betty."
"Good thinking," Alejandro reasoned. "Slow to a walk and keep your eyes opened."
"Wait up, guys!" Millie shouted as she ran towards them. "I'm coming!" As she ran, she didn't notice her notebook slip out of her jacket pocket. "Millie's notebook," Carly muttered as she picked it off the ground. "Hey, Millie! You dropped-" She noticed the open pages and, letting curiosity get the better of her, started to flip through and skim the pages. "Oh, Millie..."
"I found her!" Ella gasped as she saw the Bears' monkey sitting by a lake.
"Sugar," Dave instructed, "Hand me the banana and I'll try and trade it for the coin..." He and the others saw Sugar eat the banana. "What?" she asked. "You never said the banana was part of the monkey-tricking plan."
"You let her hold the banana?" Ethan asked Dave.
"I didn't know she'd eat it!" Dave defended.
"Well, what did you think would happen?"
"I can...try to get him," Millie panted as she reached the group. "Just gotta...use the element of SURPRISE!" She lunged after the monkey, but ended up splashing into the lake. The monkey laughed before running off. "Betty, please come back," Ella politely asked. The monkey climbed a tree, then swallowed the coin. "NO!" the Bears cried out.
"Sorry, guys," Millie moaned as she stepped out of the lake. "I made the monkey run off."
"No worries, Millie," Carly assured her. "We'll get the coin back. But maybe we should talk some strategy now, just in case."
"Totally," Priya agreed as she hugged the duo, unaware of Carly's annoyed look. "We can formulate a plan to catch the monkey. Maybe some nets or-"
"Actually, Priya, this is actually a two-person talk between Millie and myself."
"Definitely, so let's go and-"
"What part of 'Butt out, Priya. Millie and I have to talk in private.' did you not get?" Carly yanked Millie away. Meanwhile, Chris was whistling as he walked along when he collided with Topher. "Chris," Topher began as he helped Chris to his feet. "Dude, I am so sorry! I was chasing the monkey and- Have you seen him? No? Okay, thanks." He ran off. "Note to self," Chris commented, "Start hating Topher."
Confessional: Topher (Frogs of Death)
He held up a cell phone. "I got Chris's cell phone." He chuckled. "So easy, it was like taking money from a monkey."
End Confessional
Back at the Rats' monkey, it saw Courtney marching up to it. "Give me the coin," she ordered. "Now." The monkey started digging in the dirt, hitting Courtney with soil and a few worms. "Hey! Knock it off!"
"I guess I wouldn't talk about incompetency now, hmm?" Bowie teased as he took the bananas away from her. "How about we take it from here?"
"Here, monkey," Sam offered as he pulled off a banana. "Do you like bananas?" The monkey nodded as it started to drool. "Well, it's your lucky day," Sam chuckled. "Got a whole bunch here. And it's all for the low cost of one gold coin. That okay?" The monkey tossed the coins at Sam, which he fumbled with before catching it. "Enjoy, buddy." Bowie tossed the bunch of bananas to the monkey, who went bananas over them before starting to eat. "We got it!" Sam cheered. "Cha-ching! Uh, should I pass it to you, Bowie? You're faster."
"Since you insist," Bowie replied while taking the coin. "Thanks again, Sam!" Sam grinned a bit while Courtney fumed as she brushed off the soil on her shirt.
Back in another area, Barry was sniffing when he stopped at a blue collar. "That's our monkey's necklace," Keith noted as he and Phoebe knelt down to the chupacabra. "Good boy! Definitely getting an extra treat tonight."
"Losing your jewelry won't help you, fella," Jasmine boasted as she picked up the necklace, "Cause I am hot on your-" She looked up to see a tree filled with monkeys. "NOOOO!"
"Where the heck is that monkey?" Helen thought as the Gophers walked along. "Also, who names a monkey 'Zoidberg'? Weird name, you think?" Before anyone could answer, the group noticed Lindsay hooting like a monkey. "Have you completely lost it?" Gwen asked.
"If I sounded like the monkey's friends," Lindsay reasoned, "Then the monkey will come visit!"
"That has got to be the dumbest-" Lacey muttered. She then noticed Bryan hooting like a monkey. "Is stupidity catching on like a virus?"
"Not sure," Bryan admitted, "But whatever you call Lindsay's idea...it's working. Look." He pointed ahead, where the Gophers' monkey was walking around. "You found Zoidberg!" Helen cheered. "Yes!"
"Just gotta grab the coin now," Leshawna noted. "Grab the monkey and shake it down?"
"Or we can ask for the coin in Monkey Talk," Lindsay suggested.
"Well, her...unique idea worked once before," Trent thought. "It could work again."
"But surround the monkey in case it tries to dart off," Lacey recommended. Lindsay started making some hooting noises again. The monkey chittered a bit before pulling out the gold coin. "Hello, Monkey Whisperer," Helen giggled as she patted Lindsay on the back. "Let's grab that coin." However, the monkey tossed the coins up in the air and was swiped by Pride flying by. "No!" Lacey cried out. "Damn bird! Cough up that coin!"
"Finders keepers!" Pride called out before flying away with the coin.
"Follow that parrot! Heather rallied. Back in the woods, Jo was placing a net down on the ground. "This should be strong enough," she thought. "Once those losers step on this...YOINK!"
"I think you're overthinking this," Cameron said, catching Jo's attention.
"She called me a sidekick," Scarlett seethed as the duo walked along. "A sidekick! Would you like to be called my sidekick?"
"Well, I wouldn't, but I think you're not considering it was Phoebe who said it. You know, the same Phoebe who refers to everyone by 'Miss' or 'Sir'."
"That's another reason to why her calling me a sidekick is insulting."
"Yeah, but-"
"What's the matter?" Jo teased as she approached the duo. "Big Brains having a mathematics-off or whatever?"
"The right term would be-" Cameron tried to correct.
"What do you want, Jo?" Scarlett demanded with her arms crossed, knowing her appearance wasn't a coincidence.
"I overheard your small problem with Super Dork," Jo began. "Can't say I'm the biggest fan of her. She usually drags Muscle Brains down."
"Skip to the point."
"Okay, fine. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. But instead of scratching, I mean voting that girl out."
"What?" Cameron asked in shock. "What did Phoebe do to you?"
"Nothing. That's the issue. She's the weakest link on the team...maybe alongside Soda Breath and you."
"This is ridiculous. Why would she agree to something that doesn't benefit the team in any-?"
"I'll accept," Scarlett cut in.
"WHAT?!"
"Wait, really?" Jo thought, a tad surprised it was...easy.
"I'll assume you'll ask me to vote someone you want out," Scarlett reasoned, "So it's a fair proposition. We take care of our respective issues and we can go back to giving the team proper help."
"But-" Cameron protested.
"You're really smart," Jo complimented. "String Bean over here could learn a thing or two."
"I just want to know who your target is," Scarlett asked with slight suspicion.
"But-" Cameron spoke up.
"Oh, don't worry," Jo assured her. "I'll let you know. I still have to prepare something for that. Gonna need a bit of green paint, though. Now, back to the challenge before anyone gets suspicious."
"Scarlett-"
"You heard Jo," Scarlett stated. "Back to the challenge." She walked off, leaving Cameron sighing. Once the bubble boy left, Jo smirked before pulling out some green spray paint and spraying the net green.
Confessional: Cameron (Frogs of Death)
"Why? I know Scarlett does some questionable stuff, but she explicitly hates Jo more than anyone else on the team! Why work with her willingly?"
Confessional: Jo (Frogs of Death)
"I'm actually not planning to scoop up monkeys. I'm scooping up Frogs...and making Super Demon take the fall." She cackled.
End Confessionals
"Hold her, Dave, while I get the coin," Sky instructed as their monkey sat on a rock.
"Yeah," Dave awkwardly replied, "Did Chris say anything about pre-washing the monkeys or de-lousing them?"
"A little grime won't hurt a guy," Greg pointed out. "It even builds up your immune system a bit."
"No worries, Davie," Destiny assured him. "I've got old Betty here." She was about to grab the monkey when it was swallowed up whole by a bear. "Are you kidding me?!" Sky complained before storming up to the bear. "Spit him out!" The bear roared in her face, spooking the Bears. "If that's how it ends for them," Chris noted as he paused the scene on his TV screen, "I don't think I could bear it." He chuckled while Chef rolled his eyes. "What?" Chris asked. "Too hilarious?" Chef simply walked off. "Wanna see how angry a bear can get? Me, too! So, stay tuned to Total...Drama...Island!"
(cue commercial)
Back with the Gophers, they were still chasing Pride as he flew off with their coin. "How fast can one parrot be?" Heather panted.
"Maybe we should split up to try to get back the c-o-i-n," Helen recommended.
"News flash, Mohawk," Pride taunted, "I got second place in the spelling bee! My doubloon!" He flew up higher. "Go with Helen's idea," Lacey told the Gophers. "Leshawna and Gwen, with me to the east. Owen, Bryan, Helen, to the west. Heather, Lindsay and Echo go south, and Trent, cover our north."
"Sounds like a plan," Trent shrugged. The group split apart. However, once Trent was out of sight, he quickly turned into an owl before soaring up into the sky.
"Hello?" Topher began as he talked on Chris's cell phone. "Is this the executive producer of Total Drama? Excellent. I'm Scribbs Hackley calling from a major newspaper you've definitely heard of. Question: how old is your host, Chris McLean? Sixty or sixty-five? Really? Guess those were hard years. Have you ever considered a younger host with amazing hair? I'll call you back. I gotta run." He hung up the phone. "Huh. The seed of doubt is planted."
Back at the vending machine, Bowie panted as he finally reached it. "The coin," he breathlessly sighed to Chris. "Team Rat has the coin. We win."
"Not so fast, Rats," Chris informed the group once they arrived. "It's not official until-"
"The coin is physically inside the machine," Courtney cut off as she snatched the coin from Bowie. "We know!"
"Get a good treat," Sam suggested. "Something we all can-"
"Shut it! Victory is more important." Courtney placed the coin in the slot. "Toxic Rats win!" Chris announced, then added with annoyance, "Again."
"Yes!" Julia cheered.
"Whoo-hoo," Bowie panted. "Can we rest in the hotel now? I haven't been this tired since I tried out for the track team."
"Come on," Jasmine impatiently demanded to the tree full of monkeys, "Which one of you has it?"
"Does this mean that any one of these monkeys could be our monkey?" Valerie scoffed as the other Frogs walked over. "Way to lose him, Jasmine."
"Our monkey isn't lost, Miss Valerie," Phoebe corrected. "We can find him again. Barry found his collar with that fur."
"The fur!" Nikki realized. "Our monkey would be missing a patch of fur! Mystery solved." She then noticed some fur falling onto her head. "Oh, those sneaks! They're tearing out their fur to confuse us more!"
"Those are some determined monkeys," Mike acknowledged. "Now what?"
"Enough!" Valerie scolded while snatching the monkey collar away. "Who does this belong to?! SPEAK!" The monkeys growled before chucking brown gunk at her. "AHHHH!" Valerie shrieked. "Those oversized rats are tossing mud at my clothes!"
"That isn't...mud," Mike corrected while covering his nose and mouth.
"Of course it's mud! What else could it-?" She then realized what the 'mud' actually was, making her scream loud enough to startle all the birds on the island.
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
She was twitching with a look of utter disgust.
End Confessional
The bear let out a burp then cleaned its teeth with a toothpick. "There's no way to solve this," Shawn figured. "It's a coin wrapped in a monkey trapped in a bear!"
"We can get it back," Sugar shrugged. "All we need is a bran muffin and some bad cabbage."
"Not only is that totally disgusting," Greg gagged, "But the bear would get pretty pissed at us for giving it diarrhea."
"The coin's in there," Sky reasoned, "So lets just bring Chris the bear." Everyone, including the bear itself, gasped in shock at the idea.
Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)
"Yes, Sky's plan to bring the bear to Chris is terrible AND will get us all killed, but I want to show her I'd be a good boyfriend, so..."
End Confessional
"This is an awesome, awesome plan!" Dave exclaimed as he approached Sky. "I am NOT terrified! Let's do it!"
"Hang on, Davie," Destiny advised as she pulled the germaphobe back. "That Ursaring will give you more scars than Kruger! We gotta send someone else."
"Why do I have a feeling I know where this is heading?" Ethan thought. Destiny yanked him ahead of the group. "Destiny!" Paul scolded. "You can't send him out!"
"Why not?" Destiny shrugged. "Galahad there is the guy we can-" She was silenced when Paul grabbed her lip. "Finish that sentence and you'll get your tongue sliced off," Paul threatened.
"Calm down," Ethan assured him. "I'll handle the bear. Don't want the rest of the team in peril." He gulped before stepping forward. "Here, bear, bear, bear. Here, bear. Sweet bear. Nice bear." The bear smiled a bit. "Hey, he likes me. The plan's working. Now we just have to-" Ethan was suddenly yanked into a tight hug by the bear. "Um..."
"It's still a good plan, Sky," Dave assured the Olympian. "This was totally Ethan's fault."
"David!" Ethan scolded. He was licked by the bear. "He likes me a bit too much, guys. And his armpits smell like burning tires."
"Pretty, pretty coin," Pride cawed as he perched on a tree branch. He then spotted Shadow nearby and scooted next to the crow. "Things going my way?" Shadow simply knocked Pride out of the tree, making the parrot drop the coin. "I'm a pooped parrot," Pride groaned. Shadow swooped down and picked up the coin when the crow noticed a barn owl flying towards the group. The duo looked at each other for a second, then Shadow shrugged before tossing the coin at the owl before flying off. "Where the hell is that coin?!" Heather groaned as she, Lindsay and Echo searched the bushes. "That sassy bird must be around here somewhere!" She gave a cry of surprise as the barn owl swooped by the trio. "Not another bird! I HATE birds!"
"This bird has the coin!" Echo realized as she saw the coin in the bird's talons.
"Can we have it?" Lindsay asked.
"It's a dumb bird," Heather scoffed. "It won't just hand the coin over." The barn owl passed Lindsay the coin. "Thank you!" she exclaimed before running off.
"It was an owl, Heather," Echo noted. "They're supposed to be the smartest birds." The barn owl hooted as he spread his wings, making the duo run after Lindsay.
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"Last I checked, owls were nocturnal animals. Maybe I should check the confessionals to see if there's an answer there."
End Confessional
"Why exactly did you pull me away?" Millie asked as she and Carly walked through a deserted patch of forest.
"It's about this," Carly explained as she pulled out Millie's notebook.
"My research! I must've lost it. Thank you for-"
"Research? It looks more like someone saying bad things about everyone here."
"You-you read it?"
"I couldn't help myself. But the things here...Ripper's disgusting habits...Shawn's weird obsession with the undead...stuff about Priya's parents?! Even your own friend you wrote badly about?"
"It's not like the stuff's wrong. Ripper was pretty disgusting and you also heard what Priya's parents put her through."
"True, but the stuff you're writing is hurtful and you know it. Just what were you planning to do with that?"
"Uh...publish this research to show how this generation has failed?"
"Publish it?! What you've written could ruin lives! How would you feel if someone wrote and published all your bad qualities for everyone to see?"
"Millie!" Priya called out from a distance.
"Think about what I've said, okay?" Carly advised Millie. "I don't want you going down the wrong path." The duo started walking back, though Millie now had a conflicted look.
"Our best chance to find which monkey has the coin is by conducting a neuroscientific experiment," Scarlett explained to the Frogs. "I mean, it's no secret that there's hyperactivity in the mirror neurons in primates, right?" She laughed a little while Cameron nodded in agreement. However, the rest of the team was left confused. "Smart!" Phoebe exclaimed. "You are really, really smart, Miss Scarlett! Yes!"
"You understood that junk?" Keith asked, flabbergasted.
"Uh-uh. But 'neuro' means brain... Eek! She's gonna dissect the monkeys' heads!"
"No," Cameron corrected. "We play Monkey See, Monkey Do."
"Why didn't Bun Head just say that in the first place?" Jo complained.
Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)
"Use. Little. Words."
End Confessional
Shane coughed as he appeared in the woods. "Man, I gotta practice teleporting a bit more," he muttered.
"Oh, hi, Shane," Carly greeted as she and Millie approached him. "What are you doing?"
"Well, sssince my team is busy collecting the coin, I figured now would be a good time to visssit Ella."
"Aw, you two are so sweet together, almost like-" Carly was cut off by a bear roar. "That's not a good sign," Millie realized. The trio rushed back to the Bears. "What happened here?" Shane asked.
"Galahad's fault," Destiny explained.
"Because you pushed him!" Paul scolded.
"It was Sky's idea," Shawn pointed out.
"Only cause Dave agreed to the stupid plan," Sugar added.
"Stop arguing, guys," Ethan cut off. "Uh, could one of you maybe...?" Priya stepped towards him but the bear snarled and growled. "Never mind," Ethan squeaked out. The bear licked his face again. "Please stop, bear. My face isn't a salmon pop."
"We gotta help him somehow," Ella thought. "Shane, could you help?"
"I-I can't," Shane stammered. "If I attack the bear, I risssk injuring Ethan. I can't do that."
"Maybe wait for the bear to tire out?" Millie suggested. "It might take a bit, but it's the safest option now." She screamed as she saw Shadow swoop down. "Relax," Paul assured her as the crow perched on his arm. "Shadow's friendly. But why are you here, buddy?" Shadow cawed a bit and did a few gestures. "What do you mean two teams got their coins?"
"How are you-" Tyler thought.
"Never mind how," Sky cut off. "The point is that we need to figure this out FAST."
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"Most people have to choose between beauty, grace and brains, but I got both! Whoo-hoo!"
End Confessional
"Oh, dear," Sugar feigned as she put an arm around Ella, "If only there was some way one of us could calm this bear down in some sort of...musical singy fashion and save poor Ethan."
"Ella," Priya instructed, "Sing to the bear! Sing to it!"
"I-I can't," Ella sighed. "Chris said that if I sing again, he would send me home."
"Chris ain't here," Sugar assured her. "And who would tell on a teammate? Not me."
"Yes, you would," Ethan scolded. "Eleanor, don't listen to her. I'll be okay."
"Dude, you're getting crushed by that bearskin rug!" Paul protested. "Screw the rules for one second to save your own skin!"
"But what about Ella?" Shane pointed out. "I don't her disqualified because of this."
"Hang on a moment," Greg quietly told him. "Keep Ella from singing while I run an errand." He ran off. "He'll never know, Ella," Carly assured the princess. "Please sing."
"Don't sing!" Ethan protested. "Don't!" Ella was left with a conflicted look. "Why you guys relying on Cinders here?" Destiny thought as she stepped up. "My singing's miles better for this." She cleared her throat. "Hush, teddy, teddy, don't you cry. Desi's gonna sing you a lullaby!" The bear roared in her face, knocking her over and messing up her hair. "It's a bear," Destiny scoffed. "What does he know?"
Back at the vending machine, Lindsay ran up with her coin. "Treat, please!" she exclaimed.
"In the machine, Lindsay," Chris informed her with an annoyed look.
"Okay. Um, what treat should I get?"
"It doesn't matter," Heather sternly told Lindsay. "Just pick one!"
"But we might not get a good treat anytime soon," Echo pointed out. "Oh, go for a chocolate bar! With almonds!" Lindsay put her coin in and selected the chocolate bar. Suddenly, the vending machine rattled before ejecting an ENORMOUS candy bar that fell on top of her. "Good pick, Emily," Lindsay groaned from underneath the chocolate.
"Don't recall programming the machine to do that," Chris thought, "But I like the bonus ouchies. Enjoy second place and your treat, Gophers."
"Yay!"
"Come on, monkeys!" Jasmine called out. "Wave your hands in the air!" She and the Frogs waved their hands, and the monkeys happily repeated the action. "Oh, pose for a selfie!" Sierra giggled. She and the Frogs posed, with the monkeys doing the same. "Cool guy double-point to the camera," Topher said while pointing. The Frogs and monkeys repeated the action. "Whoa, slow down!" Zee cried out. "It's getting harder to follow."
"Sorry, Mister Hezekias," Phoebe said. "How about...stretching and touching your toes?" She bent down and touched her toes, with the monkeys repeating the action. "Comb back your pretty hair," Anne-Maria ordered as she ran a hand through her hair.
"Clap twice," Nikki instructed. "Yeah, that's nice."
"Flex your muscles," Keith added.
"Throw a coin in the air!" Scarlett shouted. She and the others flicked a coin, and one monkey flicked a coin, which Barry caught in his mouth. "We got it!" Keith cheered as he took the coin out of Barry's mouth. "Thanks, Banana Breath!" The monkey face-palmed in realization. "Uh, where's that coin?" Zee thought as he searched his shorts.
"Forget it!" Jo ordered. "Follow me! I know a shortcut to the machine!" She and the Frogs started running off.
Meanwhile, Greg was creeping towards the production tent, where he noticed Dean sitting inside. "I mean, seriously," Dean said. "Who would allow someone like that on the show?"
"Who is he talking to?" Greg mumbled.
"Are you sure you should even be doing this?" a girl with ginger hair and a cyan button-down shirt asked through the screen.
"Hey, what Chris doesn't know doesn't hurt," Dean replied. "Plus, with all the work we've make, I deserve a call, at least. Trust me, I wish I was at the bar, Ellie."
"I wish the same. The guy who's covering you is terrible. I know patience is a virtue, but there's only so much I can show."
"Never change. Guess only Gabby is worth your patience."
"Oh, don't start with that. I've been watching the show. Don't think I didn't notice those eyes you give that Carly girl."
"Ohhh, that's low. But, like...that's all it is. Just looks."
"I don't know. She seems to like those looks, kid."
"Kid? We're, like, five years-ish apart."
"Hmm, this should draw that kid out," Greg thought while adjusting a walkie-talkie and radio. He then pressed 'Play'. "Attention, lowly interns," Chris's voice sounded on the tent communicator. "I need all of you to investigate a strange figure on the special trailer area. I repeat, I need all of you to investigate a strange figure in the special trailer area."
"Are you serious?" Dean groaned. "Sorry, Ellie, but I gotta cut our talk short."
"Crap, now I'm starting to believe you about the guy," Ellie remarked. "Good luck, dude."
"Thanks. Send Gabby my greetings." Dean switched off the monitor. "Now to that stupid trailer area," he grumbled as he walked out of the tent. A second later, Greg smirked as he reached the tent. "The cat's away," he said as he pulled out a pair of clippers. "Now it's time to play." He slipped inside, where a few sparks and gleams of light illuminated the tent.
Back with the Bears, Ethan squirmed a bit as the bear held him upside-down. "Is he even breathing?" Millie gulped.
"Please," Sky pleaded. "You have to sing, Ella!"
"No, you don't," Ethan protested. "We'll figure out another way."
"There's no time, Ethan!" Paul argued. "The bear's hurting you and the other teams are almost done."
"But even if no one tells," Shane pointed out, "The cameras will ssspell the end for Ella. She'll be doomed if she sssings!"
"Oh, no, she won't!" Greg announced as he slid over to the group.
"Greggy!" Destiny gasped as she saw the burns all over Greg's body and face. "What happened to you?!"
"Never mind that. But don't worry about McLean catching on. I cut the audio and video feeds to the whole island. We're digital ghosts now. Ella, if you wanna sing, now's the time to do so. Last warning."
"Alright!" Ella gave in. "I'll do it!" She started to vocalize, with two little birds landing on her fingertips and the bear dropping Ethan. "Time for walkies, Mister Bear," Ella coaxed.
"Hurry!" Jo rallied. "Straight this way!"
"Wait a minute," Scarlett thought. "Cameron, didn't she lay a net around here?"
"I think so," Cameron replied, "But I can't recall exactly where it is. I hope she marked it." The Frogs were hoisted up by a green net. "Guess she didn't mark the net," Cameron grumbled.
Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)
"What exactly is Jo's 'grand plan' for elimination? How does getting herself and the team captured benefit her? Also, why was the net painted green?" She sighed. "Her logic is quite flimsy."
End Confessional
"ARGH!" Jasmine groaned. "I bet Sky made this trap!"
"No, wait," Jo thought. "This looks like the same trap that that demon set me up in earlier! That little sabotager!"
"You mean 'saboteur'," Valerie corrected.
"So Shane set up this trap?" Nikki thought. "But why?"
"He probably expected another team to get trapped," Helga reasoned.
"Well, he should've let us know!" Jo protested. "Where is Snake Lips, anyway?!"
Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)
"Shane, huh? Strange choice for a target. So the net was to frame him up for sabotage. If I am to ensure her future vote, I have to play along just for a short time. And if it fails, Jo will be a prime target for elimination."
End Confessional
"Walking with a bear," Ella sang as she walked with the bear, Shane and the rest of the Confused Bears, "It doesn't matter where. The sun is out...and I haven't got a care!"
"Better call Heaven," Shane teased. "An angel's missssing."
"I've never seen such a happy bear," Topher noted. "Not even in cereal commercials."
"Bear?!" Phoebe panicked. "There's a scary bear around?!"
"And look who's with those Bears," Keith angrily realized as he saw Shane walking with the group. "Oh, that skank!"
"I hate when people do that," Helga grumbled.
"If we lose this challenge," Jasmine warned, "Guess who I'm voting for."
"Not exactly mind readers here," Sol retorted.
"Unbelievable!" Jasmine tugged on the ropes but couldn't get free. "How are we gonna get down?" Zoey thought.
"Get me to the top of the rope," Mike suggested. "I'll get us down." He squirmed over the others and reached the top of the net, then swiftly cut it with his nails, making the Frogs fall. "My butt bone hurts," Phoebe groaned.
"Is this bear in a trance?" Chris asked as the Confused Bears reached him and the vending machine. "How did you manage that?"
"Jig's up," Sugar shrugged. "We gotta tell him. Ella-"
"I hypnotized him," Greg quickly fibbed as Sky covered Sugar's mouth. "Took a while...and a few bruises. Even tossed me into a fire pit of hot coals."
"The point is," Sky finished, "We've got the coin."
"Right..." Chris skeptically said. "You say the coin's inside the monkey, which is inside this bear. That's the story you all agreed on?"
"It's the truth," Ella defended.
"We all saw it happen," Tyler added.
"Enough's enough!" Sugar declared. "I'm taking the bear by the horns!" She grabbed the bear and started doing the Heimlich. "Alright, fuzzy, chuck up that critter!" The bear spit out a license plate, to the disgust of the others. The bear then spat out a wallet and a shoe. "Come on," Sugar said, "I know it's in there!" The bear finally spat out the monkey. "EW!" Sky, Dave, Ella and Shane gagged.
"We've got a winner!" Sugar exclaimed as she tossed away the bear. "Alright, monkey, you're next." She picked up the monkey and put her hand inside the monkey. "Ew!" Ethan moaned. "Don't do that!"
"Hold still, Betty," Sugar instructed as she searched the monkey. "You're only making it worse!"
"Oh, my!" Ella cried out. "Please stop!"
"Here comes the coin!" Jasmine announced as she ran over with her coin.
"Search that monkey, Sugar!" Priya ordered.
"Jasmine's almost here!" Dave shouted.
"Find that coin!" Tyler rallied.
"Aha!" Sugar announced as she pulled out the coin from the monkey. "Ta-da!"
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"Going down that critter's throat for the nickel was nothing! I had to haul a pigeon out of my dog once. It wasn't pretty, but I wasn't about to let him eat my dinner!"
End Confessional
Sugar passed Chris the slobbery coin. "Don't spend it all in one place," she said.
"Gotta get it in the vending machine to win, Sugar," Chris informed her with disgust.
"Coming through!" Jasmine shouted as she ran past.
"NO!" Priya, Sky, Shawn and Dave cried out.
"Easy-peasy," Sugar shrugged. She tossed the coins towards the vending machine. Jasmine was moments away from putting her coin in...when the Bears coin went in before hers. Jasmine could only gasp in shock while Sugar and the Bears cheered. "Whoa!" Chris cried out. "Game over! Confused Bears take third in the challenge!" They noticed the bear slurping up the monkey before burping and walking off. "Today's snack food is from our Japanese affiliate," Chris announced. "It's Chef Hatchet's Total Drama Yum Yum Happy Go Time Candy Fish Tails! Okay, Frogs of Death, it's time for you to vote to determine who's going in the cannon, and tonight, I'll need both teams at the elimination ceremony." A few Frogs shot glares at each other while a few Bears simply were left confused.
Confessional: Shane (Frogs of Death)
"Voting for who to eliminate wasss kinda easy tonight. Jo. No wonder why Sky wanted to get rid of her."
Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)
"Um...I think Miss Josephine. She wasn't very nice, I don't think."
Confessional: Zoey (Frogs of Death)
"I'm not sure what to think. Maybe I'll vote for Topher. He was absent during the challenge, as well."
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
"I suppose I'll have to cut my losses with Shane now. Given he's more into Snow White than anything I offered, he's outlived his usefulness."
End Confessionals
Later that night, the Frogs of Death were sitting at the elimination ceremony. Helga, Nikki, Mike, Sierra, Valerie, Anne-Maria, Zoey and Sol were in the back row while Topher, Keith, Phoebe, Zee, Cameron, Scarlett, Sierra, Jasmine, Jo and Shane were in the front row. The Confused Bears were also standing towards the left. "The Frogs of Death have voted," Chris began as he held up a plate of marshmallows. "The following players are safe. Helga, Zoey, Cameron, Nikki, Sierra, Mike, Keith, Phoebe, Zee, Anne-Maria, Sol, Jasmine, Scarlett, Topher, Valerie and Jo. And the person going home tonight is...Shane."
"Me?" Shane gasped. "Why?"
"Maybe because you were too focused on Snow White instead of the challenge?" Keith reminded him.
"And you threw the challenge by trapping us in that net of yours!" Anne-Maria scolded.
"Net?" Shane asked. "I never put any net down."
"Jo told us it was the same one you trapped her in earlier," Topher recalled.
"Jo? You believed her words?" Shane glared at Jo, who simply had a satisfied smirk. "I hope you get your karma," Shane grumbled, "Becaussse if it was left to me, I'd-"
"Hold the anger for a moment, Shane," Chris informed him, "Because...you won't be leaving alone tonight."
"Whatever do you-?" Ethan thought, then the realization hit him. "No. No, no, no, no, no, you wouldn't-"
"It has come to my attention that a certain singer has sung her swan song," Chris announced as he walked over to the Bears. "Sorry, Ella. I received an anonymous note about it. Actually, it was an 'ug-nonymous' note, but whatever. You're going home." The other Bears gasped in shock as Ella gave a sad sigh.
Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)
"Sir Gregory cut the wires to the island. How could McLean even know about Eleanor-? Wait a minute. The note! And the only one who would do such a thing! That woman has CROSSED THE LINE!"
End Confessional
Ethan suddenly lunged at Sugar, tackling her to the ground. "Ethan!" Sky and Paul gasped in shock.
"Told you he was hiding something," Destiny scoffed.
"You did this!" Ethan seethed as he pinned Sugar down. "How could you?!"
"Whatever could you be talking about?" Sugar feigned. "And why are you attacking a pretty lady like myself?"
"Calm down," Paul told Ethan as he pried the knight away. "Just...explain what the hell's going on."
"I am disgusted by this...this...uncultured sack of lard that stands before you," Ethan spat out while motioning to Sugar.
"Ethan!" Ella gasped in surprise.
"Let him continue," Shane advised. "It's for your own good that you know the full truth."
"The way you treated the elegant lady Eleanor is completely uncalled for," Ethan scolded as Sugar stood back up. "And the tragic part is that she genuinely believed she was your friend. She wanted nothing more than to be your friend. But you don't deserve such a pure soul such as her. You treated her like crap during all her time here for NO REASON! And when that wasn't enough, you decided to get her disqualified by ratting her out to McLean! It was obvious that you sent the note. You're the only one who would and spell every damn word wrong!"
"So I spelled 'ugnanymous' wrong," Sugar scoffed. "Who the fuck cares?! Ella is G-A-W-N, GONE!" Ella could only let out a choked gasp. "Sugar..." she squeaked out.
"Don't cry, Ella," Shane assured her as he dried her tears from her eyes. "It'll be okay. At least everyone now knowssss who the true villains are around here." Most of the Bears and Frogs glared at Sugar, who was puffing up her hair. "That weasel!" Ethan cried out. "I HATE YOU, SUGAR!"
"I'm sorry, buddy," Paul sighed. "But...there's nothing we can do."
"Can we hurry this up, Bear Bait?" Jo snapped. "I wanna get some sleep to clobber you guys later." She was trapped in a flaming green cage and hoisted into the air. "SERIOUSLY?!" she complained.
"So long, everyone," Ella told the teams. "I enjoyed our time together." She then took Ethan's hand. "Oh, don't be sad, Ethan. Be happy."
"Okay," Ethan sighed with defeat. "I can...try..."
"No worriessss," Shane whispered. "Got an idea." He then turned to Ella. "And look on the bright side," he happily added. "At leassst now you can sssing whenever you want, which should be alwaysss!" He snapped his fingers, with the pink flames turning into some violins and lutes that started playing. "Huh?" Chris asked with confusion. "What the-? I didn't okay a musical bit!"
"Pressssenting a musical middle finger," Shane whispered to Ethan.
"My time on the show is finished and done," Ella began to sing, much to Chris's annoyance, "But that's not say I didn't have fun.
"I'll do my best not to cry
"But now I have to say goodbye!"
"No!" Chris scolded as some birds and other wildlife flocked to the area. "Knock it off!" He was quickly knocked out by Ethan's punch. "Continue," he said.
"We came on Total Drama and survived it just fine," Shane sang.
"With only minor damage to the base of my spine," Ella added. Chris tried to shoo the birds away. "We gave it our best try," Shane and Ella chorused, "But now we have to say goodbye."
"I'll miss you all," Ella sang, "From tall..." She motioned to Jasmine, Helga and Keith. "To small..." She then hugged Sky and Dave. "But not this pudgy gnome," Shane teased as he poked Sugar's nose.
"Ow!" Sugar complained. "I think you burned my nose!"
"Thank you, dear knight," Ella told Ethan as she took his hands, "For letting me see the light."
"But now we're headed home!" Shane chirped. Chris motioned to Chef to grab the duo. "I broke the rules and now I'm paying the price," Ella sang as the birds lifted her into the cannon, with Chef falling into the water.
"And sssoon, we'll be launched by this cannon device," Shane added after teleporting next to Ella in the cannon.
"We'll do our best not to die," the duo chorused, "Cause now we have to say GOODBYYYYEEEE!" Ella and Shane were blasted off by the Cannon of Shame as they finished their song, with a flaming pink heart illuminating the sky in the distance. "That was the sweetest thing I have ever seen," Ethan sniffled as most of the other Bears and Frogs were drying their eyes.
"And that's enough of that," Chris announced. "As tempting as it is to see how many kids I can stuff into a cannon, 52 remain. Who's next to show us their cannon-do spirit? Find out next time on Total...Drama...Island!"
Votes:
Voted for Shane: Jo, Valerie, Keith, Nikki, Zee, Helga, Anne-Maria, Scarlett, Sierra, Jasmine, Topher
Voted for Jo: Shane, Cameron, Mike, Phoebe
Voted for Jasmine: Sol
Voted for Topher: Zoey
Eliminated: Shane (11-4-1-1), Ella (Disqualified by Chris for singing)
100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)
99) Staci (Toxic Rats)
98) B (Toxic Rats)
97) Axel (Frogs of Death)
96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)
95) Eva (Confused Bears)
94) Olivia (Screaming Gophers)
93/92) Katie/Sadie (Confused Bears)
91) Noah (Confused Bears)
90) Justin (Screaming Gophers)
89) Nichelle (Toxic Rats)
88) Lauren (Confused Bears)
87) Dean (Confused Bears)
86) Alan (Screaming Gophers)
85) Leonard (Toxic Rats)
84) 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)
83/82) Corey (Screaming Gophers)/Laney (Frogs of Death)
81) Jane (Frogs of Death)
80) 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)
79) MK (Toxic Rats)
78/77) Wayne/Raj (Toxic Rats)
76) Dakota (Toxic Rats)
75) Lara (Confused Bears)
74) Beardo (Confused Bears)
73) Amy (Frogs of Death)
72) Ripper (Frogs of Death)
71) Chase (Screaming Gophers)
70) Emma (Toxic Rats)
69) Izzy (Screaming Gophers)
68) Cody (Screaming Gophers)
67) Beth (Screaming Gophers)
66) Rose (Screaming Gophers)
65) Ezekiel (Confused Bears)
64) Anthony (Toxic Rats)
63) Luna (Toxic Rats)
62/61) Brick (Frogs of Death)/Melody (Confused Bears)
60) Max (Screaming Gophers)
59) Rodney (Confused Bears)
58) Sarah (Screaming Gophers)
57) Bridgette (Toxic Rats)
56) Lucas (Screaming Gophers)
55) Samey (Frogs of Death)
54/53) Shane (Frogs of Death)/Ella (Confused Bears)
Episode 43 is done! And boy, was it a roller coaster of a ride! So, sadly, the lovebirds of Shane and Ella are now gone. Shane ended up a target by Jo and Ella was disqualified by Chris because Sugar ratted out her singing. However, now everyone knows of Sugar's true nature thanks to Ethan (brutally) exposing the truth. Just goes to show even the most heroic have a limit. And hey, the lovebirds certainly went out with a bang with their final performance.
And there was also more tasty tension here. Dave and Sky's dynamic, Jasmine's grudge with Shawn, Scarlett teaming up with Jo despite Cameron's protests, Courtney making waves with the Rats and so much more.
Next episode will let everyone put on their explorer hats as they venture into the deep pits of Pahkitew, where no one has escaped...with their lives! Until next time, enjoy and have a happy holidays!