Episode 35! Thanks to kirbykid13 for last episode's challenge

Nitpicker Neil- Thanks for pointing this out, I also forgot to remove MacArthur for a while, so it was a mistake on that episode as a whole ig.

Mortal01- Sugar's show could NEVER compare to 1000 pound sisters or whatever TLC has, but they can try. Noah says 'my biggest fan' was actually a reference to you because I found it funny that your fav and least fav were working together lol. Dw, the Scottney strategy scene isn't a weird pick, they went pretty in depth

TheBigOrangeLiam864- You'd think Izzy would win trivia, but no. Mobile fanfic does flop you're right

andrew1- True about Jo, she kind of spiraled after being in the minority. We'll see how the fire team progresses

Lacueva- I'm happy someone pointed out the camps, the island didn't have too much of an impact until now. Staci referencing your hate for Mary is iconic.

Jaron58- Glad the boots were satisfying

Puzzlefan123- Good job on that, I didn't plan any team names until putting them together lol.

myfacewhen- no.

Guest- True

CMC- I will!

Red Rain- Your comments on the elements made me think of the Hex Girls song on Scooby Doo. Thankfully someone got the ORAS joke. We'll see if these prediction age well

Joel Connell- First of all, welcome back. I can't fully respond to this review yet because my isn't loading any new views, stats, or comments, and I approved the comment before fully reading it. I'll do it for the next chapter.

Recap

"Last time on Total Drama Ultimate… Jo and Courtney instantly got into an argument at the Amethyst Camp after Brick's elimination, which Chet and MK took joy in. Tammy walked away from the tension on the Emerald Team, and she managed to find an immunity idol in a feat of perfect timing. Sugar and Raj got into a minor argument on the Ruby Team, but none of these mattered as the game changed course and we got a swap. Shawn's final 24 advantage allowed him to pick his own team, which put the Forgiveness Alliance in a very powerful spot off the bat as they had half the Fire Team by default. The Water and Earth teams were determined by random chance, but I feel the teams HATED their names after figuring out that their camps were themed to their specific name, haha. Noah tried rallying Jen, Izzy, and Blaineley against the Forgiveness Alliance, meanwhile said alliance was talking about throwing the challenge. Millie, in a usual act of not having social skills, managed to burn Emma right after getting Emma's forgiveness with a terrible joke. Not good, Millie, not good. She did manage to bond with Sammy in the water though, so it isn't too bad. Chet and Cody managed to catch up and form a solid alliance with MK and Lightning. Speaking of, Lightning and Sugar agreed that the former Ruby Team members needed to stick together. Another reunited pair was Scott and Courtney, as the duo caught up and strategized. Staci roasted Tammy, while Raj and Kitty formed an alliance based on being former Yellow Team members. Mary touched grass in the most shocking moment of the season so far. The challenge was trivia on the eliminated contestants, which the Water Team somewhat shockingly won. On the Earth Team, it was a clear 7-1 against Jo once Scott and Courtney recruited enough allies, as well as Mary finding out that Jo possibly wanted to know what happened to the mystery advantage. On the Fire Team, Blaineley considered flipping against Queen's Quest 3.0, but she didn't, causing a 4-4 tie where the Forgiveness Alliance pulled through when Shawn beat Izzy in the tiebreaker. Now just 22 are left. What will happen next? Find out on this episode of Total Drama Ultimate!"

Intro

Day 67

Cut to Water Team

We see the Water Team all huddled up in a tent together while it's pouring rain outside. "I don't know what I would do if we didn't win the last challenge." Sammy says with a forced laugh. "This rain is killing me, and we don't even have to be in it."

"The tent might be my favorite reward yet." Cody agrees while shivering. "Some heavy jackets or blankets would be nice too, I'm tired of being cold every night at this camp and we've only lived in it for two days."

"It ain't gonna get easier." Sugar says. "Grit through it, I'm not cold."

"I wonder why." MK sneers before sighing. "I want a comfy bed."

Lightning grabs Cody and MK, then squeezes them tight. "I can keep you skeletons warm!"

"Meh. not the worst heat source." MK doesn't fight it while looking at Sugar, who she wouldn't want to be touching.

"What do you guys think about the camp twists in general? From what the other teams said before the last challenge, they have different struggles going on." Emma asks.

"I would kill for some annoying animals or good sunshine." Chet says.

"Well actually, you wouldn't like it if you had to actually deal with it." Millie states.

"Well actually?" Chet repeats her words while giving her an unimpressed look.

"If only you had glasses to push up before you said it." MK jokes.

"I can get behind Millie slander." Emma laughs.

"I dislike you even more." Chet says.

Emma gasps. "What did I even do to you?"

"You know what you did…"

"No, I don't. That's why I asked." Emma replies, the Lorenzo boot not exactly being on her mind since it's been months.

Sammy groans while listening to the argument. "Can you guys stop arguing? It's not helping the morale. If I have to listen to more fighting, I'm going to drown myself in the lake."

"Alright, one less competitor!" Sugar exclaims. Everyone gives her a surprised look.

Confessional: Sugar

"What? We started with 100 people, I'm getting impatient for this to end!"

Conf end

Confessional: Emma23

Emma looks to be thinking. "Maybe he's still mad that I voted out Lorenzo." the idea finally hits her. "But would he really still be upset about that? It's been like… two months."

Conf end

Confessional: Millie

"Honestly, I'm feeling very insecure about my position on this team. I don't feel that I'm well liked. My closest bond is with Sammy, and I hope that can amount to something. If I have to use my extra vote, I will!"

Conf end

Cut to Fire Team

We see Noah fanning himself with his shirt, trying to cool down his body. He has a sour look on his face after the events of the previous night's elimination, and his mood won't improve as Alejandro walks over to him. "Noah…" Alejandro drawls as he sits down. "So, you didn't vote for Izzy."

"Yeah, I didn't." Noah confirms, no point in trying to deny it.

"Hm, I find it interesting that you went against our alliance right away." Alejandro says with a neutral tone.

"Because it's obvious that Josee, Shawn, and Nichelle are your real allies." Noah cuts off with an annoyed look. "I'm not sure what game you're trying to play here. You have the majority and can pick me off, you don't have to act like you aren't mad."

"I'm not mad, more so intrigued that you actually tried to do something about it instead of just shrugging off a threat you felt was looming like in World Tour. You only tried to do something about me the round you went home." Alejandro notes. "You didn't even vote for me; you voted for Shawn. There are no hard feelings, and I still want to work with you in capacity."

Noah raises an eyebrow at this.

Confessional: Noah

"So, obviously I'm upset that we didn't pull through on the tiebreaker and now I know that I'm toast. Alejandro is probably up to… something. I'm just not sure what it is. He could openly brag to me that I'm going home, and there's nothing I could do about it." Noah sighs. "My attitude there was probably not helpful, I'll need to improve it next time we talk."

Conf end

Confessional: Alejandro

"I want the outsiders to feel secure. I was going to try to keep Noah around for a while, but now I don't care if he goes. I don't know for sure, but I feel like he orchestrated the attempt to end the Forgiveness Alliance."

Conf end

We see Blaineley walking up to Josee and Shawn. "Hi."

"Didn't you vote for me?" Shawn questions.

"That doesn't mean we can't socialize, ugh." Blaineley puts a hand on her hip.

"Oh, right… just haven't been voted for in Total Drama until last night, it was a new experience." Shawn replies.

"I've been voted 23 times this season." Josee states a fact.

"Good for you. And by the way Shawn, Noah orchestrated the plan to vote for you, so back off of me." Blaineley says. "Anyways, I know your alliance might want to target me, but there are things you should know about Jen."

"Like?" Josee asks.

"Jen caused 9/11." Blaineley says, causing Shawn and Josee to give each other confused looks.

"She was either not born, or she was a child when that happened." Josee says.

"My uncle told me that Jen would walk up to pregnant ladies and kick their stomachs." Blaineley continues.

"WHAT?" Shawn shouts.

"Jen is the waitress who spits in your food before giving it to you, she gave fifty people oral herpes from this." Blaineley states before walking off.

Shawn and Josee turn to each other. "Is she on something?" Josee asks.

"Probably." Shawn replies.

Confessional: Blaineley

"I'm shading Jen hardcore to send her home. Our alliance with Noah can't stick together anymore, it's everyone for themselves to try and survive."

Conf end

Confessional: Shawn

"That was bizarre… if she was making up lies about Jen, maybe she should've made them less extreme, so they'd be believable. But no matter what she says about Jen, her saying that Noah orchestrated the votes against me is the real reason I'd target someone. Noah can't be trusted if that's true, he's the government of this team!"

Conf end

Confessional: Josee

"I don't care which one of the easy boots goes at this point, I'm just glad I got my way last night."

Conf end

Cut to Earth Team

We see Scott, Courtney, and Staci putting together a wall. The Earth Team is trying to build a structure to keep the animals out. "This is a bit tiring." Scott says.

"Huh, I thought you were good at working with your hands. You're a farmer after all." Courtney replies.

"My stamina hasn't been as good since Revenge after being in the trauma chair." Scott elaborates. Suddenly, Staci begins laughing. Scott turns to her with an annoyed look. "What are you laughing about?"

"Haha, I forgot all about the trauma chair! My great great great great aunt Madison invented trauma chairs! Before her, people would just die. Anyways, I'm just laughing at the memory of the finale." Staci says, causing Courtney to glare at her.

"What's funny about that?" Courtney demands an answer. Staci doesn't give an answer, she instead walks off.

Confessional: Staci

"He voted me out, his karma was funny!"

Conf end

Scott lets out a long sigh. "Let's just ignore her and talk about last night. The whole team was on the same page, so a clear majority hasn't formed yet." Scott states. "We need to strike first on making one."

"About your easy boots idea… can we just pick up Tammy and not Staci?" Courtney requests.

Scott has a thoughtful look. "I guess, Staci is annoying. Raj and Kitty seem relatively normal too."

"Yeah, they are. Let's just try to lock that in as a majority alliance soon. We can get rid of Mary and Staci first!" Courtney suggests.

"Exactly. I still think Mary is a threat, so it's good to keep her on the outside of the power structure."

Confessional: Scott

"Now we have a goal!" Scott rubs his hands together. "It's nice to actually start a phase doing well, that hasn't happened for me all season."

Conf end

Confessional: Courtney

"I think if we can get the alliance running, we have a ticket to the merge."

Conf end

We see Tammy, Raj, Kitty, and Mary eating some berries. Tammy is holding a knife and stabs any animal that comes near and tries to take their food. "These animals are so annoying." Tammy complains. "I've killed more animals today than most serial killers kill humans."

"Agreed, but that's the point of this camp I'm afraid." Mary frowns.

"On the bright side, we can use these corpses for food! I've lost a lot of weight here, I could use some real food." Kitty says. She rolls up her shirt and you could see the bones clearly.

"Yikes." Raj grimaces. "You remind me of Cody right now, oddly enough."

"Oh, I look obese compared to him right now." Kitty laughs.

"I've done a decent job at getting food, but I'm feeling the weight loss too." Mary adds to the conversation. Tammy looks a little uncomfortable, which Kitty notices.

"Are you okay, Tammy?"

"Yeah, it's just that the topic has me thinking." Tammy assures.

"You've lost a lot of weight out here." Raj notes while looking at Tammy. "You look great!"

Tammy smiles. "Thanks for saying that. I wish I was doing it in a… consistently healthy way, I flip flop a bit, but overall, I'm feeling proud of myself."

"That wording was odd." Mary states. "Do you have an ED?"

"That's a question you shouldn't ask so bluntly." Kitty disapproves.

"No, it's fine. In phase 1, a lot of my teammates just made me insecure about the way I look." Tammy states.

"Let me guess, MK was one of them?" Kitty asks.

"Yeah."

"Shocker." Kitty rolls her eyes, clearly still feeling a type of way about their out of the game conflicts regarding Julia.

"Anyways, I stopped eating for days until Ella caught on and told me to stop. I did stop until I thought she lied to me regarding a fake idol I played in phase 2. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt, and since then… I've been inconsistent. Some days I'll eat with no hesitation, some days I struggle to put something in my mouth without overthinking the calories, but it's not an eating disorder." Tammy says.

"If it isn't one, it's borderline." Mary deadpans in response.

"I'm sorry to hear your team treated you badly to the point you had to resort to that." Raj frowns.

"It's fine. Julia and MK talked so much shit about how easy to manipulate I am, it still bothers me now. I still worry that people will think of me as a useless pawn." Tammy states. Mary gives a curious look.

Confessional: Mary

"I sympathize with Tammy's story, but is that a weakness she just let out? Interesting, time to make a mental note of that."

Conf end

Confessional: Tammy

"Despite what I said, I've been gaining more and more confidence in myself. Maybe the Axel boot was the start, but I think I've been playing a solid game."

Conf end

Day 68

Cut to Fire Team

We see the team together in a rocky area. Shawn and Josee are paying attention as Jen is talking to Nichelle and Alejandro, though they can't hear what she's saying. "I'm still shocked that Blaineley managed to clock you guys honestly, I didn't even think of it." Jen states while laughing.

"I'm shocked too, Blaineley never seemed strategic." Nichelle replies.

"She is strategic though. You don't make it to the final two of a team without knowing what you're doing." Jen responds.

"Well, that is true." Alejandro nods.

"Both of us worked with Taylor at different points in the game, and Taylor told me a lot. Want to know some stuff?"

"By all means." Alejandro smiles.

Confessional: Jen

"Taylor never had the chance to give me details, but they know that I am Taylor's friend, so whatever I say to make Blaineley look like a bigger threat is believable. I don't want them to know that Noah was the real orchestrator, I consider him my #1 on this team."

Conf end

Confessional: Nichelle

"The minority alliance members have been pretty loose-lipped, they're more gossipy than a tabloid. Jen said that Blaineley orchestrated it… she did lie to Josee and I's faces before the vote, so it is plausible to me."

Conf end

The camera pans over to Josee and Shawn. "It looks like she's playing pretty hard." Josee notes.

"Yeah, we should keep an eye on her in the future." Shawn nods.

Cut to Earth Team

We see Mary and Staci trekking through the grass together. "The vote was 7-1 against Jo, but we need a real majority." Mary says, having a similar conversation that Scott and Courtney had the previous day.

"True! I have no friends here!"

"That really surprises me." Mary replies dryly. "I haven't made a quick bond the way I have in the first two phases, that's a tad worrying."

Before Staci can reply, the duo hears voices. They both stop talking and hide behind a tree to see Courtney, Scott, Tammy, Raj, and Kitty all together.

"I think the five of us could form a great alliance!" Courtney says. "All of us bring something to the table, and we worked well together in the last vote."

"Staci is dead weight, and Mary could be a threat based on some of her challenge performances. What do you all say?" Scott asks.

Kitty smiles. "I'm in! I don't see a problem with this."

"Same here." Raj agrees.

"It's always good to have a majority." Tammy nods. Mary and Staci give each other a look of concern.

Confessional: Mary

Mary looks worried. "Oh no… I haven't been in the minority for this entire game, and I do NOT plan on changing it now! I'm not too sure on what I can do right now other than use the idol, but that's only a one round safety plan."

Conf end

Confessional: Staci

"Uh oh… we're more fucked than my great great great great great aunt Lucille when she invented prostitution."

"You already mentioned that relative." a cameraman says. Staci slaps him in the face.

Conf end

Confessional: Tammy

"I worked with Scott on the last vote, it's good to know that he does really want to keep me around for the next two votes at minimum.

Conf end

Confessional: Kitty

"I'm still going to be cautious of Courtney, but this seems like a decent move for Raj and I to make."

Conf end

Confessional: Raj

"Yes, in the majority again! Things have been going well on this team."

Conf end

Cut to Water Team

We see Cody groaning while walking in some puddles, as there are barely any dry spots in certain parts of camp after all the rain. "You're feeling it too?" Sammy chuckles. "My sweatpants are getting soaked, I almost wish I was still wearing that cheerleader skirt."

Cody turns around. "And I wish I was wearing shorts instead of having to be stuck with wet jeans."

"If there was another season, at least we'd know to pack better." Sammy replies.

"At least our longer pants protect us from the cold weather. Especially in this camp."

"That's also true." Sammy nods. There is a moment of silence, both of the campers being unsure of what to say next. "So… how are you? We haven't spoken much other than small talk at camp."

"I'm alright. I feel great that I've made it this far. I made it to the last episode before, but I think this is my best season." Cody looks proud of the improved game he's been playing.

"This is easily my best, I wasn't eliminated 30 episodes ago." Sammy finds common ground. "What do you think of this team right now? It's kind of argumentative and crabby. I snapped a bit yesterday, but I don't blame anyone, it's miserable."

"Yeah, I'm just trying to stay positive." Cody says. "Most people here seem cool."

"Hm… agree to disagree. There are a lot of loud or confrontational people, you and Millie seem to be the only ones who aren't." Sammy replies.

"I'm glad you see me that way!" Cody smiles.

"No problem… who do you think is at risk if we lose though?"

Confessional: Cody

"I'm not going to say that she's technically at risk once the Millie and Emma conflict resolves to her face. She seems nice enough though, so I'm happy to talk to her!"

Conf end

"Emma and Millie have gotten into some arguments, it'd be best to cut one of them sooner rather than later." Cody answers.

"That makes sense. I'd rather it be Emma, Millie is kind of cool." Sammy replies.

"We'll see what happens."

Confessional: Sammy

"I'm not sure where I stand on this team, but Cody seems friendly. He's a bit similar to me, so I think we can really bond over that."

Conf end

We see Lightning doing pull ups on a tree branch that is above a puddle. "What are you doing?" MK asks as she walks up to him.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Lightning asks.

"Sit ups?"

"Girl, did you just say sit ups?"

"Sorry, I don't exercise. All of these things look the same to me." MK replies with a shrug.

"You sure look like you don't exercise." Lightning shades.

"I wear baggy clothes for a reason. Anyways, I'm sure Cody informed you of our deal, right?" MK asks.

"Lightning's memory is failing him, what deal?" Lightning questions.

"An alliance with you two, me, and Chet?" MK says.

"Oh… right." Lightning frowns a little. "He told me last night."

"Yeah. I hate socializing, but we should probably talk at least once." MK shrugs.

"Can you carry your weight in the challenges?" Lightning asks.

"You're allied with Cody, yet you're questioning MY challenge ability?" MK raises an eyebrow.

"Cody is good at challenges." Lightning defends him right away, causing MK to look confused.

"Okayyy… I may not be the strongest physically, but I can help with clever ideas. Don't you remember the sweeper where I took out forty people by using my body? I carried Team Skunk Butt to three wins with my ideas. I'm far from useless." MK lists her credentials.

"Mmm, alright then!" Lightning says. "I guess I can work with you then if you won't completely drag the team down."

"Thanks." MK dryly replies. "Oh, is there a beehive up above you?"

"WHAT?" Lightning looks up and lets go in fear of being stung. He plummets into the puddle below. "There's no beehive!"

"I know, I just thought it'd be funny to see you fall into the puddle. Bye." MK walks off.

Confessional: MK

"Now that half the team is on my side, I feel good. I thought things would go a lot worse after I got exposed for the camerawoman thing."

Conf end

Confessional: Lightning

"I wish this team had the obvious powerhouses that my last two teams had…"

Conf end

Chet is drinking some water at camp alone. He isn't alone for long as Emma walks up to him. "Hi-"

"Ugh." Chet groans when Emma opens her mouth.

"Um, rude! I just walked up to you, no need to be hostile like you were yesterday. It seems like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Emma frowns. Chet shakes with anger at this response, as being in the presence of a Yellow Team member makes him sick.

"I wish you didn't get out of bed today, as in, you… didn't wake up! Which means you, uh, DIED." Chet stumbles his words. Emma looks a bit surprised as Chet realizes what he said. "Okay, I don't wish you died, but I wish your pillow was warm on both sides."

"We don't even have pillows!" Emma exclaims. Chet has an 'oh yeah' look. "Are you really mad about the Yellow Team voting out Lorenzo? The guy was sexist towards us, we shouldn't have had to keep him."

"Are you sure?" Chet looks skeptical.

"Did you not hear what he said about Priya?" Emma asks with her hands on her hips.

"That was in the past, don't condemn him for it!"

"Maybe don't condemn us months later, take your own advice. UGH, you're down with Millie in the F tier of teammates!" Emma storms off. Chet looks a bit conflicted after hearing that.

Confessional: Emma23

"Ugh, I miss the days of the Yellow Team when I was on a team full of people I liked."

Conf end

Confessional: Chet

"Is Emma right that I was being hypocritical there- no, Chet! Don't let the Yellow Team's agenda brainwash you!"

Conf end

Cut to the challenge

We see a building similar to the mess hall from Camp Wawanakwa. The Water Team walks in, the only team not to lose a member. They step onto their team mat. The Fire Team walks in. "Getting your first look at the new Fire Team… Izzy voted out at the last elimination.:

Confessional: Sammy

"Honestly, I'm not too surprised. I'm more shocked that she lasted so long to begin with."

Conf end

Once the Fire Team settles in, the Earth Team joins them. "Getting your first look at the new Earth Team… Jo voted out at the last elimination." Mary looks at the Fire Team while walking in and frowns.

Confessional: Lightning

"I'm the last one from that Lime alliance or whatever left. Oh well, I didn't sha-care for them much anyways!"

Conf end

Confessional: Mary

"I am not pleased about Izzy's departure, she was a reliable vote in my pocket."

Conf end

"So… 22 of you are left. That's the number we started the very first season with." Chris states. "Speaking of the first season, we are going to bring back a tweaked version of an old classic!"

"Dodgeball?" Cody asks.

"Please don't." Noah shakes his head.

"Nope, it's a gross food eating challenge! Everyone, follow me inside." Chris gestures. Alejandro shudders.

Confessional: Alejandro

"I was dreading this coming back…"

Conf end

Confessional: Courtney

"YES! I know I can kill this one."

Conf end

We cut to each team being placed at a different table. "Alright, here's how it worked. You will be given disgusting food. You have to finish the dish without barfing AND you can't be the last person to finish of those who haven't vomited. If you're able to do that, you'll move on to the next round. Once a full team has all of their members drop out, they lose the challenge. The last team standing will be safe tonight and have everyone be guaranteed a spot in the final 20, big stakes."

"Excuse me, I have a complaint!" Blaineley looks angry.

Chris sighs. "What."

"The Water Team has too big of an advantage! They have FOUR fatties, it's obvious that they're going to win this!" Blaineley complains. "And the Earth Team has two, we're completely outmatched here! Admit that you have a bias against our team."

"There isn't any bias here, now be quiet." Chris shuts down. "Anyways, it's time for dish #1!"

Chef puts down plates of ten dirty grubs for each person. "Let's start with some simpler dishes! You just have to down these ten grubs. Go!"

Courtney and Sugar easily down their grubs first. "Come on team, we will NOT lose this! GO GO GO!" Courtney shouts, not wanting another campfire ceremony so soon.

"Chop chop team, we're winning again!" Sugar encourages her team. Millie swallows her first grub and grimaces.

"This is disgusting…" she complains.

"Stop complaining, eat it!" Lightning tells her as he finishes. Millie goes to eat another grub, but she throws up.

"And Millie is out of the challenge!" Chris says. Lightning glares at her.

Confessional: Lightning

"What a weak performance…"

Conf end

We cut to the Fire Team, where most of the team except Shawn is struggling, as he has finished. Nichelle, Jen, and Blaineley obviously aren't the types to handle gross food. Josee and Noah aren't faring too well, but Alejandro throws up before he can even put the first grub into his mouth.

"Alejandro is out of the challenge!"

Blaineley finishes her grubs. "I wish I had Chef to cheat for me still."

Chet and MK finish their grubs at roughly the same time. "I don't know how many more rounds I can last… I won this tiebreaker before at least." MK says.

Emma finishes. "Good for you."

Cody, Kitty, Raj, Jen, Scott, Nichelle, Tammy, and Staci finish shortly afterwards.

"Mary, Sammy, Josee, or Noah is going to be the last to finish of those who haven't thrown up!" Chris says. Mary ends up being the last to finish.

"Mary, you're out of the challenge!"

Confessional: Mary

"This type of challenge is not my strong suit…"

Conf end

Remaining:

Fire: Josee, Nichelle, Shawn, Noah, Blaineley, Jen

Water: Cody, Chet, MK, Sammy, Emma, Lightning, Sugar

Earth: Scott, Courtney, Tammy, Raj, Kitty, Staci

"Next up… very old, very expired peanut butter!" Chris laughs. Chef hands everyone an expired peanut butter jar.

"Oh, Emma's got this in the bag." Kitty looks at her.

"Why?" Blaineley asks.

"Kitty, no need to bring that up!" Emma says.

"Bring what up?" Cody inquires.

"I would eat peanut butter from the jar with my bare hands a lot." Emma replies, deciding to tell the story now that there is attention on her. Some people give her weirded out looks. "Don't judge me! That was during a time when Chase and I were broken up, I was stress eating!"

"You look like you stress eat ALL the time." Blaineley shades.

"I HAVE NORMAL WEIGHT FOR A WOMAN MY AGE AND HEIGHT." Emma defends herself.

"Whatever, just another unfair advantage." Blaineley sulks.

"Enough. Go!"

No one throws up this round, but Sammy is the last to finish. "And Sammy is out! Time for Round 3. We used testicles in a previous gross eating tiebreaker, and it's time to use them again!" Chris says. Chef brings out the bull testicles.

"Wow, you're getting a ton of mileage out of this." Kitty says.

"I sure am!" Chris laughs.

"I have another complaint." Blaineley raises her voice.

"What now?!" Chris snaps.

"The Earth Team has an advantage. Raj is a pro at having testicles in his mouth, there's no way they're losing!" Blaineley complains.

"EXCUSE ME?" Raj exclaims with a shocked look.

"Um… ignoring that colorful complaint, begin!"

We cut to the Fire Team. Shawn and Noah look uncomfortable while Blaineley calmly begins eating. "Come on boys, we need to win."

Josee throws up after one bite.

"Wow, didn't expect you to get out so early." Jen says.

"I'm not good at eating gross food!" Josee snaps before walking off. Shawn throws up soon after, while Noah chokes the food down.

Confessional: Noah

"I hated eating it, but we need to be safe…"

Conf end

On the Water Team, Sugar is savoring her food this time. "Mm, you can just taste the-"

"Do not finish that sentence." Emma says while looking grossed out. Cody throws up.

"I'm done." Cody says.

"Nuh uh! I don't care that you're out of the challenge. You finish those testicles, you need to eat!" Lightning demands.

"How about you start yours?" Cody suggests. Lightning looks down and sighs. He puts one in his mouth and throws it up right away.

"Josee, Cody, and Lightning have all bit the dust this round!"

MK is slowly eating her bull testicles. "Can't you hurry it up?" Chet suggests as he and Sugar finish.

"I'm a lesbian, this isn't my strong suit." MK replies.

On the Earth Team, Courtney and Raj finished quickly. Courtney gives Raj an impressed look. "Huh, I guess Blaineley was right-"

"SHUT UP." Raj cuts her off with an embarrassed look.

Staci finishes up. "Mmm! While you guys finish eating, I'll give you a lore drop! My great great great great great great great great great great grandpa Ted invented testicles! Before him, men had-"

Kitty throws up.

"Kitty is out!" Chris announces as Scott finishes. Tammy looks to be conflicted on whether or not to continue eating, but she takes a deep breath and does it.

Confessional: Tammy

"I can't let my insecurities cost us this challenge!"

Conf end

We see Nichelle be the last to finish.

Remaining:

Fire: Noah, Blaineley, Jen

Water: Chet, MK, Emma, Sugar

Earth: Scott, Courtney, Tammy, Raj, Staci

"Twelve of you are left! Since you outlasted ten people in this challenge, here's a little palate cleanser! Watch this video." Chris says as Chef brings in a monitor. Everyone proceeds to watch a five minute video of cute puppies playing together.

"Aww, I love puppies!" Raj smiles once the video ends.

"I hope you love having them in your stomach, cause that's the next dish!" Chris laughs.

"WHAT?" Emma shrieks as Chef gives everyone a plate of dog.

"Woof, I see a lot of shocked faces! I wonder what the 'paws' of that could be?" Chris makes dog jokes to rub it in. "Dogs are a common pet. The food itself isn't bad, but the emotional impact could be killer!"

"Alright, we're gonna kill it! MK and I for sure will dominate this round!" Sugar exclaims.

"Uh, why me?" MK asks.

"Just a feeling! Let's eat!" Sugar says. MK looks irritated as she and Emma don't begin to eat. Sugar unsurprisingly finishes quickly. Chet follows suit.

Elsewhere, Noah gives a sad look. "I don't think I can eat this, I have a dog at home." Noah frowns.

Jen on the other hand isn't struggling. "I know it sucks, but it's up to us to win this." she tries to encourage. Noah still doesn't eat while Blaineley picks at the food.

At the Earth Team, Raj shakes his head. "I can't do it."

Courtney sighs while finishing hers. "I don't have a problem with it, we eat animals like pigs, cows, and other stuff all the time. I don't see why this is a dealbreaker for so many people."

"Same." Scott agrees as he finishes. Staci follows soon after.

"I'm loving this challenge!" Staci smiles.

"Shocker…"

Tammy chooses not to eat.

"Noah, Blaineley, MK, Emma, Tammy, and Raj are all seemingly not eating! They're out!"

Remaining:

Fire: Jen

Water: Chet, Sugar

Earth: Scott, Courtney, Staci

"Jen is the last one remaining for the Fire Team. If she is last or throws up, she is up for elimination!" Chris says. "Time for Round 5… cereal, but with hot sauce instead of milk!"

Chef gives the remaining six players their bowls. "This isn't gross, but it could hurt!"

"GO!"

Sugar and Courtney finish first. Courtney screams as her mouth burns. Staci and Chet finish soon after, leaving it to be a Scott vs Jen showdown.

"Come on Jen, don't be last!" Alejandro cheers her on. Scott looks at Jen and notices that she's about to be done.

Confessional: Scott

"I can't let her win, I'm sending the Fire Team back to the elimination ceremony where they belong!"

Conf end

Scott shoves his finger down his throat and proceeds to vomit.

"Jen is the last one to finish who hasn't vomited, she's out!" Chris announces.

"WHAT? He forced himself to throw up!"

"I never said that was against the rules." Chris smirks. "The Fire Team will be seeing me tonight."

Remaining:

Fire: N/A

Water: Chet, Sugar

Earth: Courtney, Staci

"Round 6… bird shit ice cream!" Chris laughs, causing the remaining four to frown.

"That's my least favorite flavor, it never tasted good." Sugar sulks.

"You had it before?!" Chet asks.

"Of course I have!"

"Enough. Go!"

Sugar frowns as she begins eating. Courtney looks disgusted yet determined.

Confessional: Courtney

"This very thing cost me the game in All Stars, but I won't fail this time! I need this!"

Conf end

Courtney begins eating that ice cream like there is no tomorrow, and she's the first one done. "YES!"

Chet licks the ice cream and throws up. "I can't do this anymore!"

It's down to Sugar, who isn't doing well with this flavor, and Staci, who is gagging.

"Staci, throw up!" Courtney demands. "If you do it, we win!"

"No, face me woman to woman!" Sugar tries to shut down. It's too late however, as Staci forces herself to throw up, making Sugar the last one to finish.

"And with that, Courtney wins immunity for the Earth Team! The Fire and Water Teams will be seeing me where 22nd and 21st place will be determined."

Confessional: Courtney

"YES! I REDEEMED MYSELF!"

Conf end

Confessional: Sugar

"I WAS ROBBED!"

Conf end

Confessional: Millie

"I'm scared for tonight, I lost in the first round…"

Conf end

Confessional: Chet

"I should be safe because of my alliances and my challenge performance. Now it's just a matter of who goes. The Yellow Team member or the Yellow Team Sympathizer."

Conf end

Confessional: Jen

Jen shouts in anger. "I was the only one who really did well today, and there's still a chance I could be going home!"

Conf end

Confessional: Josee

"Two losses in a row… I'm embarrassed with my performance today!

Conf end

Cut to Fire Team

We cut to the Forgiveness Alliance. "We get to take our pick tonight." Alejandro says. "I'm between Noah and Blaineley. Jen did the best in the challenge for our team, she doesn't deserve to go."

"Exactly." Nichelle agrees. Shawn and Josee exchange a glance, but neither fight them on it.

"I believe Noah would be a good target to take out." Alejandro says. "He has good reads of the game when he tries. He's made it this far, so it's evident that he has actually decided to try this season."

"Honestly, Blaineley might be the best option. She's the most annoying." Nichelle counters.

"She told us that Jen started 9/11!" Shawn says while trying not to laugh at the absurdity.

"I doubt she was serious." Alejandro replies.

"The point is, she has a conflict with Jen. Getting rid of her would end that conflict." Shawn states.

"Wouldn't we want to keep the conflict around?" Alejandro asks.

"Since we've lost two challenges in a row, we need a unified team for the challenges so we don't lose again. Also, Blaineley did orchestrate the outsiders coming together if we believe Jen. She also survived a lot of eliminations in the last phase, she knows what she's doing to some extent." Nichelle replies.

"She could be lying." Josee points out. "Noah might be the better pick to go…"

The camera cuts as the foursome continue to debate.

Confessional: Nichelle

"Despite being in the majority, I'm alright appeasing Jen by getting rid of Blaineley. I like her, she could be the 'Dakota' of this phase as the last random standing!

Conf end

We see Blaineley walking up to the Forgiveness Alliance. "Jen caused the Space Challenger to explode." Blaineley says.

"What is that?" Nichelle asks.

"Are you kidding me? It was this spaceship in the 80s where-"

"Oh, no wonder we don't remember, that was ages ago." Nichelle cuts her off. "Also, Jen wasn't born in the 80s-"

"I'm asking you guys to target Jen, what's so hard to understand?" Blaineley asks.

"Actually, our target is Noah, not Jen." Alejandro says apologetically.

"Ugh."

"Would you rather it be you?" Alejandro questions. Blaineley opens her mouth, but nothing comes out. She groans.

"No…"

"Exactly. Vote for Noah if you want to survive." Alejandro says.

Confessional: Blaineley

"Noah is annoying too, so it's not the biggest loss."

Conf end

We see Noah walking up to Alejandro later in the day. "Hi."

Alejandro waves. "Hello, what do you want?"

"Um… if you were genuine about there being no hard feelings… I'm here!" Noah says awkwardly.

Confessional: Noah

"Crawling to Alejandro to ask him to save me is pathetic, but it's what I have to do…"

Conf end

"Ah, really?" Alejandro smirks.

"Yup. If you tell me who to vote for, I'm 100% with you." Noah states.

"Hm… alright."

Confessional: Alejandro

"I'm still not sure if I want to keep Noah around, but at least he's more willing to listen than he was yesterday."

Conf end

We see Jen walking up to Nichelle. "Hey girl… I bet you know what I'm here for!"

"I do." Nichelle confirms with a smile.

"So, I hope you guys aren't targeting me. I did the opposite of flop in that challenge, I should be spared by default-"

"Don't worry, you are." Nichelle cuts her off. "It isn't going to be you."

"Phew…" Jen clutches her chest. "Who will it be then?"

Cut to Water Team

We see Emma walking up to MK. "Hey, MK… I'm going to make a pitch to you."

"Wow, I thought you'd be here to talk about clothes." MK sarcastically responds. "But sure, what do you need?"

"We need to get rid of Millie! She was the first one out of the challenge and I need to avenge Wayne!" Emma pleads.

"Maybe… she is pretty useless, like you said." MK hums.

"She's useless, mean, a hockey hater, a-" Emma takes a deep breath. "You know what I mean. Please consider it."

Confessional: MK

"Of the people not in my alliance, it's obviously coming down to Millie or Emma. Sammy is very uncontroversial right now, and Sugar was the challenge MVP, even if she annoys me. I want Millie gone between the two of them, she acts like a 60 year old and is terrible at challenges."

Conf end

We see Sammy and Millie walking up to Cody. "Hey…" Millie says nervously while Sammy gives a friendly wave. Cody waves back to the duo.

"So, did you guys want to talk about the vote?" Cody asks.

"Yeah… can you vote for Emma? I'm sure she's targeting me. She called me a truce lying tramp of all things!" Millie requests.

"It'd be nice if you did." Sammy adds.

"I'll think about it." Cody says.

"Thanks…" Millie says nervously before walking off.

Confessional: Millie

"Obviously, I'm not in a great spot compared to Sapphire. I hate feeling scared like it's the Orange Team all over again- not that I'll do anything nearly as irrational."

Conf end

Sammy stays behind. "You'd be doing me a big favor if you put in a good word for Millie over Emma." Sammy says quietly. Cody slowly nods.

Confessional: Cody

"I could really gain both of their loyalties if I help save Millie, then no one on the team will be targeting me!"

Conf end

We cut to a group shot of Chet, MK, Lightning, Cody, Sammy, and Sugar all together. "Alright y'all, we need to decide which chicken gets their head cut off." Sugar states.

"Maybe use a less gruesome comparison…" Cody shudders. "Anyways… I think we should get rid of Emma."

"Sha-WHAT?" Lightning shouts in shock. "You want to keep the worst challenge competitor on our team over Emma? She's solid!"

"She's also a loose cannon." Sammy says. "She rages very easily."

"It's manageable, she's still helpful." MK defends her. "We need Millie gone."

"No, it has to be Emma!" Chet disagrees.

"Well, I think it has to be Millie! Girl is more useless than a dying cow." Sugar inputs. Everyone is in a 3-3 split, causing some tension.

"Challenge strength is more important!" Lightning yells.

"Emma needs to pay!" Chet shouts.

"Camp harmony is better!" Sammy screams. It eventually devolves into everyone talking over each other.

"Guys, we HAVE to come to a decision!" MK shuts the arguing down. Everyone sighs and restarts the conversation before we cut away.

Confessional: Cody

"Eventually, it came down to who was willing to fight for their opinion the most…"

Conf end

Cut to Fire Team at the campfire ceremony

"Welcome Fire Team to your second elimination ceremony in a row! Someone mathematically had to be in this spot, but it still must suck for it to be you. Get voting so we can see our lucky loser!"

Voting

"I'd vote for Jen, but I know the people in the majority hate you more. Can't say I blame them, you're snarky and obnoxious. Not sure how you made it this far…" Blaineley votes for Noah.

"You're annoying. Case closed." Noah votes for Blaineley.

"If they choose to boot Noah or I over you, I will officially call the psych ward, as the others would have lost their damn minds!" Jen holds her Blaineley votes.

Nichelle has a confident smirk while writing a name.

Shawn looks bored when taking the cap off the pen.

Josee quickly writes a name.

Alejandro calmly puts his vote into the urn.

Voting Over

"If anyone has found a hidden immunity idol and wants to play it, now would be the time to do so…"

"Alright. Once the votes are read, the decision is final. The person voted out will have to leave the campfire ceremony immediately. I'll read the votes."

"1st vote… Blaineley."

Blaineley groans.

"2nd vote… Blaineley."

Blaineley glares at Noah and Jen.

"3rd vote… Noah. 2 votes Blaineley, 1 vote Noah."

Noah frowns.

"4th vote… Blaineley. That's 3 votes Blaineley, 1 vote Noah."

"Excuse me?!" Blaineley asks with venom.

"79th person voted out of Total Drama Ultimate… Blaineley. That's 4, it's time for you to go."

Blaineley stands up. "I hope all of you die of flesh eating diseases. Goodbye." Blaineley flips the team off before leaving. Jen and Noah high five.

Confessional: Jen

"I'm glad that they chose to get rid of Blaineley…"

Conf end

Confessional: Nichelle

"Not to be shady… oh, who am I kidding, this is full of shade. But Blaineley high key sucked, she had to go!"

Conf end

Cut to Water Team at the campfire ceremony

"Welcome Water Team to your first elimination of the phase! Who's game is going to… drown tonight?" Chris jokes. No one laughs. "Get voting."

Voting

"I'm hoping that I can avenge Wayne with this vote!" Emma votes for Millie.

"I know you're still mad about Wayne going, this is the best move for my game." Millie has a nervous look while voting for Emma. She takes a deep breath before pulling out her extra vote. "I'm not confident, this is just for assurance."

Millie writes Emma's name for a second time before putting both votes in the urn.

Cody slowly closes the lid to the urn.

Lightning has an unreadable expression as he writes a name.

Chet smiles while folding his vote up.

MK looks tired while writing a name.

Sammy bites her lip after putting her vote in the urn.

Sugar grins while writing a name down.

Voting Over

"If anyone has found a hidden immunity idol and wants to play it, now would be the time to do so…"

"Alright. Once the votes are read, the decision is final. The person voted out will have to leave the campfire ceremony immediately. I'll read the votes."

"1st vote… Emma."

Emma frowns. "My first vote…"

"2nd vote… Emma."

Emma bites her nails.

"3rd vote… Millie."

Millie sighs.

"4th vote… Millie. That's 2 votes Emma, 2 votes Millie."

Millie grimaces.

"5th vote… Emma. 3 votes Emma, 2 votes Millie."

Emma looks worried.

"6th vote… Emma. 4 votes Emma, 2 votes Millie."

Emma gives a disappointed look to the team.

"80th person voted out of Total Drama Ultimate… Emma. That's 5, you've been eliminated."

"Sorry, Emma." Cody apologizes while Chet smirks. Emma stands up with a dejected look.

"I really thought I had it this season… this is all your fault, Millie!" Emma sighs.

"You can see Wayne again!" Millie tries to be encouraging. Emma ignores her and walks out. We cut to the dock of shame. Blaineley glares at Emma, so Emma glares back as the boat takes away the eliminated pair.

Confessional: Chet

"And another one bites the dust… just three left to go!"

Conf end

Confessional: Millie

"I'm glad I could survive… I wonder who the second vote for me was. I'll try not to let this become a big deal like when this same situation happened to me at Laurie's boot, but I would like an answer."

Conf end

Confessional: Sugar

Sugar smiles. "I was the second Millie voter! I want to see if I can use this to mess with some minds!"

Conf end

We cut to Chris alone at the campfire. "Now only 20 campers are left, we've lost of the cast! We aren't done yet though, so tune in next time to find out who the next two boots are on Total… Drama… Ultimate!"

And that's a wrap for Episode 35! This is the last "calm" episode for a while, so buckle up for what's going to come in the future.

Blaineley- This is probably her best episode of the season, I knew she was going so I gave her the time to shine. I liked her role on this season, but I did not expect her to get 22nd when this started. She was nearly eliminated over Anne Maria at the double boot round, so she got lucky to rank around 20 spots higher.

Emma23- Someone I enjoyed writing for! Writing her hating on Chase for the most random things was so fun, but then she got development to get over Chase after finding Wayne. It was a simple story, but it worked well, and she shined strategically. Writing her rants on Millie were also fun, I didn't want her to lose her anger issues as she'd be too generic.

Questions:

1. Thoughts on this discarded duo? Who are you sadder about leaving?

2. What was your favorite scene of this episode?

3. Which team was your favorite this episode?

4. Which individual was your favorite in this episode?

5. Which two players do you think are going home next episode?

6. Sugar is the last Gray Team member standing. Would you have expected this at the start?

7. Scott is the last Gold Team member standing. Would you have expected this at the start?

Remaining Players:

Fire Team: Alejandro, Josee, Nichelle, Shawn, Noah, Jen

Water Team: Cody, Chet, MK, Sammy, Millie, Lightning, Sugar

Earth Team: Scott, Courtney, Tammy, Mary, Raj, Kitty, Staci

Former Ruby Team: Cody, Alejandro, Josee, Raj, Sugar, Lightning

Former Sapphire Team: Millie, Kitty, Jen

Former Emerald Team: Tammy, Nichelle, Shawn, Sammy

Former Amethyst Team: Courtney, Chet, MK

Former Amber Team: Mary, Noah, Staci

Former Gold Team: Scott

Former Red Team: Courtney, Scott

Former Purple Team: Cody, Chet

Former Blue Team: Tammy, MK

Former Green Team: Shawn, Nichelle, Josee, Alejandro

Former Pink Team: Mary, Sammy

Former Orange Team: Millie

Former Yellow Team: Raj, Kitty, Noah

Former Gray Team: Sugar

Former Lime Team: Lightning

Former Cyan Team: Jen, Staci

Gen 1- Noah, Cody, Courtney, Alejandro

Gen 2- Staci, Scott, Lightning

Gen 3- Sammy, Sugar, Shawn

Gen 4- Tammy, Mary, Jen, Chet, Kitty, Josee

Gen 5- Nichelle, MK, Raj, Millie

Elimination Order:

100th- Jay- Blue Team- 7-3

99th- Spud- Cyan Team- 6-3-1

98th- Beardo- Gray Team- 9-1

97th- Cameron- Green Team- 5-4-1

96th- Leonard- Blue Team- 6-2-1

95th- Lorenzo- Yellow Team- 9-1

94th- Mickey- Blue Team- 6-2

93rd- Beth- Purple Team- 5-4-1

92nd- Topher- Cyan Team- 5-2-1-1

91st- Rock- Purple Team- 8-1

90th- Gerry- Blue Team- 5-2

89th- Priya- Orange Team- 5-4-1

88th- Dave- Pink Team- 5-2-1-1-1

87th- Ripper- Gray Team- 6-3

86th- Scary Girl- Green Team- 8-1

85th- Pete- Blue Team- 5-1

84th- Sam- Green Team- 5-3

83rd- Carrie- Yellow Team- 5-4

82nd- Rodney- Lime Team- 9-1

81st- Brody- Red Team- 4-3-2-1

80th- Damien- Purple Team- 4-2-2

79th- Caleb- Orange Team- 4-2-2-1

78th- Zee- Purple Team- 6-1

77th- Stephanie- Lime Team- 6-3

76th- Amy- Gray Team- 3-3-2, 6-0 revote

75th- Julia- Blue Team- 3-2

74th- Gwen- Pink Team- 5-4

73rd- Ennui- Yellow Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Owen

72nd- Mike- Green Team- 6-1

71st- Laurie- Orange Team- 6-2

70th- Devin- Red Team- 4-3-2

69th- Ellody- Lime Team- 3null-3-2

68th- EmmaRR- Pink Team- 5-2-1

67th- Kelly- Cyan Team- 4-3-1

66th- Geoff- Red Team- 7-4-3-1

65th- Tom- Cyan Team- 7-5-1

64th- Lindsay- Purple Team- 4-2

63rd- Miles- Green Team- 5-1

62nd- Owen- Yellow Team- 4-3

61st- Katie- Orange Team- 3-2-2

60th- Ella- Blue Team- 2-2, 1-1 revote, lost tiebreaker to MK

59th- Max- Red Team- 4-3

58th- Jasmine- Pink Team- 4-3

57th- Zoey- Pink Team- 3-2-1

56th- Sanders- Purple Team- 3-2

55th- Heather- Gray Team- 4-3

PHASE 2

54th- Ryan- Lime Team, Amber Team- 7-2

53rd- Ezekiel- Orange Team, Gold Team- 6-3

52nd- B- Orange Team, Ruby Team- 7-2

51st- Crimson- Yellow Team- Amethyst Team- 5null-4

50th- Sadie- Orange Team, Gold Team- 7-1

49th- Justin- Cyan Team, Sapphire Team- 4-3-2

48th- Eva- Lime Team, Amber Team- 7-1

47th- Trent- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 4-3

46th- Dawn- Orange Team, Ruby Team- 7-1

45th- Bridgette- Red Team, Amethyst Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Chet

44th- Sky- Pink Team, Amber Team- 4-3

43rd- Leshawna- Red Team, Emerald Team- 4-4-1, 4-3 revote

42nd- Dakota- Green Team, Gold Team- 3null-3

41st- Anne Maria- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 3-2

40th- MacArthur- Purple Team, Sapphire Team- 7-1

39th- Scarlett- Pink Team, Amethyst Team- 5-2

38th- DJ- Orange Team, Sapphire Team- 7-7, 6-6 revote, lost tiebreaker to Josee

37th- Sierra- Lime Team, Amber Team- 6null-6null, 6-6 revote, lost tiebreaker to Brick

36th- Axel- Gray Team, Emerald Team- 7-5

35th- Junior- Lime Team, Emerald Team- Automatically eliminated

34th- Chase- Gray Team, Sapphire Team- 4-1

33rd- Tyler- Purple Team, Ruby Team- 5null-2

32nd- Jacques- Gray Team, Gold Team- 3-1

31st- Dwayne- Blue Team, Amethyst Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, lost tiebreaker to Courtney

30th- Bowie- Yellow Team, Amber Team- 4-1

29th- Wayne- Lime Team, Sapphire Team- 3null-2

28th- Duncan- Gray Team, Emerald Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, tied in tiebreaker with Harold

27th- Harold- Red Team, Emerald Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, tied in breaker with Duncan

26th- Brick- Red Team, Amethyst Team- 3-2

25th- Taylor- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 2-1

PHASE 3

24th- Jo- Lime Team, Amethyst Team, Earth Team- 7-1

23rd- Izzy- Pink Team, Amber Team, Fire Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Shawn

22nd- Blaineley- Gray Team, Gold Team, Fire Team- 6-1

21st- Emma23- Yellow Team, Sapphire Team, Water Team- 7-2

That's all for now, thanks for reading!