A/N: Final four baby! This episode is home to what is in my opinion the best song of world tour. Hopefully, I did it justice.
The total Drama jumbo jet is shown flying over easter island. "Last time on Total Drama World Tour." Eva is shown crashing into the Moai statue Chef just barely got back up. "Destructive girl Eva took down a world heritage site." Jo is shown pulling a mouse trap, a fake gun, and a blob strange green goo out of the Max head's nose. Then Xena is shown pulling an egg out of Amy's hair. "While they searched for eggs on easter island some old pals stopped by for a visit." Eva is shown dropping the condor chick off the nest, followed by a shot of the mother and father condor diving for her. "Along with one seriously ticked off parents of a condor."
Brick and Eva are shown helping each other get eggs, then Jo is shown being confronted about the situation by Topher. "Alliances were tested. " Topher is shown being voted out then telling people someone else is plotting on the plane as he jumped from the plane. "Ultimately Topher got the boot off, but not before telling us there's someone else plotting against us all!" Chris and Chef are shown in the cockpit. "The final four remain. Which one of them will dig up more trouble this week? Find out right now, here on Total! Drama! Woooorrrrlllddd~ Tooouuurrrr~!"
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine;
(Chef is in the cockpit, the cook gives the camera glare as it passes through. The camera moves past several baggage trucks.)
You guys are on my mind!
(The camera moves past the CN tower and dives into the water.)
Ya asked me what I wanted to be,
(Lightning is swimming in the water when he spots a shark and begins to fight with it.)
And now I think the answer is plain to see!
(Harold stands on top of the straw roof of a hut on a woven boat. An oar flies threw the air to hit him.)
I wanna be...famous!
(Amber and Topher are fighting on the boat, and it is clear one of them accidently hit Harold in the tussle. Crocodiles leap from the water snapping their jaws. The boat moves off screen and we see a crocodile wince on the word be. The camera moves back to the boat revealing it had run into an inflatable raft where Alejandro is standing. Amber panics and tries to help while Topher just laughs.)
I wanna live close to the sun!
(The camera moves to the statue of liberty, we cut to the top where Brick is offering Jo a helping hand, only for her to grab it and body slam him instead.)
Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won!
(Tyler runs past the two, pushing a baby carriage holding Noah. Max is nearby and the jock trips over her, sending Noah flying out of the carriage and into a sign.)
Everythin' to prove,
(Noah lands in Eva's arms as she stands on a tundra. He gives her a grateful smile.)
Nothin' in my way;
I'll get there one day.
(We pan right where Amy rolls her eyes. A polar bear taps on her shoulder and she looks horrified, but then Dawn and Ella calm the bear and Amy smiles.)
'Cause I wanna be...famous!
(We zoom in past ice caps to see Duncan and Gwen surfing a giant wave. It seems to be too much as they are swept up in the surf.)
Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa
(Xena and Anne Maria are walking across a New York City crosswalk. They are startled as the jet passes them, sending leaves through the air. We switch to a scene of the contestants in a human pyramid atop the jet, wearing parachutes and kicking in beat. The bottom row contains Jo, Anne Maria, Harold, Max, Xena, and Brick. The first row up contains Topher, Amber Alejandro, Eva, and Noah, the next row up contains Duncan, Gwen, Amy, and Tyler, on top of the pyramid is Lightning holding Ella and Dawn on one of his shoulders each.)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The plane passes big ben,causing the clock face to pop out. It passes the arc de Triomphe causing a mime to drop his croissant. It flies past a rock balancing on.a stone pillar, knocking it off and causing it to fall in front of the camera kicking up dust)
I wanna be! I wanna be! I wanna be famous! (Na-na nanananaa, nanana-nanaa, na-nananananaa)
(The dust clears to show, Ella and Dawn smiling at one another, It pans to show Eva glaring, then down to Jo.)
(The lyrics end and we see Chef Hatchet glare. He turns the plane, sending all the contestants falling through the air in parachutes. Everyone but Max lands in front of a sign with the show's name on it. As the song ends Max lands face first in the middle of the group)
The episode proper begins with the silhouette of someone sneaking into somewhere on the plane we haven't seen before. It's full of various devices used to record the show properly. Microphones, standing lights, cameras, and other pieces of recording equipment. The person grabbed something from the room and ran out.
/
The plane is shown flying in what is clearly early morning. Eva is sitting in first class enjoying the food. Brick wakes up. "Well that's the best night of sleep I've had since…since…"
"The last time you were in first class?" Eva deadpanned.
"Yeah." Brick admitted. "I suppose that's obvious. At any rate, I'd like to thank you for inviting me up here."
"Why wouldn't I? You're the only person on the plane that doesn't make me want to punch their face in." Eva said.
"Xena and Jo aren't that bad." Brick said.
"Xena uses all these big words that make my head hurt. Not to mention the whole 'logic over emotions' thing. Like we all have that much control over our emotions. I've been angry my whole life and it's not like I haven't tried to deal with it." Eva explained.
"You've done pretty well so far. Sure I've had to hold you back a few times, but you're trying." The cadet reassured her.
"And while I respect Jo for her strength and understand where she's coming from, do I have to explain why she makes me mad?" The iron woman asked.
"No." Brick nodded. "I'm still grateful to you."
"Yeah, well if I'm honest, if there's anyone I'd want to win the million that isn't me it's you." Eva admitted.
Brick looked shocked, but quickly smiled. "That means a lot."
Outside the door to first class Xena is holding a voice recorder. She plays it back. " If there's anyone I'd want to win the million that isn't me, it's you." Eva's voice said.
"That means a lot." Brick's voice replied.
/
In economy class Jo is sleeping. She wakes up as Xena enters the room. "Hope you enjoyed being on the plane last night. Because it's the last night you'll be in the competition."
"You intend to vote me out then?" Xena asked her.
"Duh! Like Eva said, it should be the three strongest in the end." Jo scoffed.
"And what will you do should Eva and Brick decide they want to team up against you so they make the final two?" The over logical girl said.
"Please, all I have to do is win immunity. Even teamed up together they couldn't stop me. Besides, how do you know Brick or Eva won't team up with me?" The jockette said.
"Brick is clearly a patient man, but even he has his limits, and you have pushed all of them. Who's to say he won't side against you? As for Eva…" Xena pulled out the voice recorder and pressed the button.
" If there's anyone I'd want to win the million that isn't me, it's you." Eva's voice said.
"That means a lot." Brick's voice replied.
"There you have it. Concrete proof that of the two of you, Eva would rather Brick end up in the finale with her." Xena said.
Jo's eyes were wide for a second but she quickly covered it up. "Please, Brick's totally gonna choose me if it comes down to it."
"So you say." Xena deadpanned.
[Confessional]
Jo: Xena's just playing mind games. [A nervous look comes to her face.] But, she could be right… Brick is pretty good friends with Eva…
Static
Xena: [is adjusting the camera.] That's better. The wiring on this plane leaves a lot to be desired.
Static
A map transition shows the plane arriving somewhere in Canada. The plane flies by hitting into a large rock on top of a pillar on the way in. The contestants stand in front of the plane, with Chris before them. The began to introduce the challenge. "Welcome to Drumheller Alberta. A world heritage site. It has the wickedest collection of Dinosaur bones on the planet. In front of you is a giant pit with lots of super ancient Dino bones. Grab whatever bones you can find to make your very own life-sized Dino. I'm calling it design-a-saur it!"
Everyone groaned at the pun. "I know they should pay me just to come up with titles. I'm that good." Chris bragged.
Jo is staring at the back of Eva's head. "What do you want?!" The iron woman snapped.
"Nothing, just thinking." The jockette replied.
"Well, find something else to stare at while you're thinking!" Eva said.
"You have two minutes to rifle through the plane's cargo hold and grab whatever you can to help build your creations." Chris told them. "Go!"
/
Inside the cargo hold Brick was already looking in a box. He pulled out a smaller box filled with art supplies. "Paint, glitter glue, and pom poms. Exactly what I wanted." The cadet noted.
"Uh Brick? We're making dinosaurs, not craft projects." Jo scoffed.
"Then why do you have so much brown clay?" Eva pointed out.
The jockette looked taken aback. "I need it for my dinosaur!"
"And Brick needs art supplies to make his. Besides, I've got something as weird." Eva told her. Holding up a pair of flesh toned inflatables.
"Whatever." Jo said, walking away huffily.
/
Jo is putting together a large human-like ribcage out of bones. Xena approached. "You say how protective Eva is of Brick. She's already trying to convince him they'd make for a better finale."
"She was defending him a lot, but Brick's not going to be influenced by that." Jo protested.
Xena pointed, and the focus panned over to show Eva and Brick are talking about something or another. "They are already working together Jo. They will likely continue to."
She walked off. Jo frowned and the focus briefly shifted over to show Eva returning to her own project. When the focus is back on Jo she looks determined.
She walked over to Eva who was currently working on a set of giant dinosaur legs. "Hey, so, I was wondering what your game plan is?"
"Win." Eva said, continuing to work.
"Okay? And then what?" Jo asked.
"Win again." The iron woman said.
"But really, you must have a plan." The jockette continued.
"I told you my plan!" Eva snapped. "I don't do the strategy thing! It's annoying, and makes me angry. And you won't like me when I'm angry."
"Right." jo trailed. She walked over to Brick who was currently painting on a velociraptor skull. "So Brick. We're in the final four."
"Yeah, and we've all worked hard to get here." The cadet said.
"Sure, but like, some of us have worked harder than others right? And those who work hardest should win." The jockette said.
"I mean, I don't agree with that assessment. We've all been through the same challenges. There's not really anyone who's worked the hardest. We've all put our all into this." Brick explained.
"Right, but seriously I think we've worked for it the most, so we should make it to the end right?" Jo asked.
"I think we all have an equal right to end up in the finale." The cadet replied.
Jo sighed. "So what? You don't have a preference?"
"Not really." Brick replied.
Jo huffed and walked away.
Xena is on the ground looking through dinosaur bones carefully. "This isn't right." She threw it. "Not quite," She threw another. She picked up a third. "Perfect."
The next clips were of the final four working on their dinos. At this point Eva has nearly finished building a smaller version of a T-rex, Brick is gluing red pom poms on to something off screen, and Jo is working with clay.
/
"Time's up!' Chris said as he joined the contestants. Now we'll begin the amazing tour through the ages of imaginary dinosaurs. Let's start with Xena."
The overlogical girl gestured to the skeleton next to her. It is an entirely accurate triceratops. "I was able to create a triceratops out of the bones I found here. Surely an actual dinosaur is more impressive than an imaginary one."
"Show off." Jo huffed.
"That's gonna be pretty hard to beat right out of the gate." Chris said.
"I can totally beat that!" Jo said, pointing to her own dinosaur. It has the legs and arms of an Abelisaurus, a strangely human rib cage made of various bones, and at the top an extremely accurate clay facsimile of Chef's head. "This is the Chefisaurus! He's strong and capable of taking down anyone who stands in his way!"
"Impressive, be more impressive if it were me, but still." Chris smirked. "Eva what have you got?"
Eva's dinosaur looks like a small T-rex with two large inflatable muscled arms in place of its normal ones. "This is the Steroidosaurus Rex! He took one look at the T-rex's scrawny arms and decided to work out!"
"Seriously?" Xena raised an eyebrow. "You do realize the structure of the Tyrannosaurus rex's arms would not be made larger through exercise right?"
"Shut Up! He's always been my favorite dinosaur and I want to give him the arms he deserves!" Eva snapped.
Xena opened her mouth but Chris cut her off. "Brick, please save us from the lecture Xena's almost certainly about to start." Chris interrupted.
Brick pointed to his dinosaur. It was a velociraptor skeleton painted in a green and pink camo pattern with silver glitter as the in between. A large heart of made of red pom poms is over it's ribcage.
"This is the Army Raptor. Though he seems to be all seriousness he nonetheless has a deep sense of empathy." He turned to look at both Eva and Jo. "And would do anything for those he cares for." Brick said.
"Okay enough with the mushy stuff. "It's judgment day! Which Dino's will survive and which ones will be driven to extinction? Oh, and did I mention who the very special judges are? You! With a pretty shocking twist of course."
/
Jo is connected to an electric chair lie detector. She rolls her eyes. "Oh wow, a lie detector, so original." She is shocked. "Does this thing consider sarcasm lying?"
"It's time to vote for your fav Dino. Can't vote for your own of course and you might wanna tell the truth. Just saying." Chris said.
"I liked Brick's" The chair shocked her. "Okay, I thought Brick's was a bunch of mush and Eva's was kinda cool!"
Brick sat in the lie detector next. "Well I have to admit, I thought it was impressive that Xena could build a perfect triceratops skeleton."
Xena was next. "Since I cannot vote for my own, I have to admit I admire Jo's attempt to gain favor."
Finally Eva went. "So Jo's was," She was shocked. "Fine I admit I liked Brick's the most! It was sweet, okay!"
"Huh." Chris smirked. "Looks like we have a four way tie. So I guess Chef and I will have to break it!"
"Fine, but you have to use the lie detector too." Eva insisted.
/
Chris is hooked up to the lie detector while Chef is waiting for his turn. " I think the Chefi-" Chris was shocked. Chef glared at him. "Heh, sorry Chef. What I meant to say was that Eva's-" He was shocked again. "Okay Xena's," And for a third time. "Fine! I appreciated how much heart Brick put into his!"
Chef was hooked up. "Well obviously I think Jo's is the best. It's nice to get some appreciation around here.'
Chris smirked. "And there you have it! Brick wins!"
"What? But I chose Jo!" Chef complained.
"Yeah, but I'm the host so my opinion counts more." The host said, flashing a smile. ""As the winner, Brick gets this handy dandy post digger!" Chris declared.
Brick took the post digger. "Well this will be an advantage. I think?"
Jo looked at Brick in envy while Chef continued to glare at Chris. "The tension is thick folks. Will Jo get over herself? And will I survive Chef's wrath? Find out next on Total Drama World tour!"
/
The episode returns to show Chris and the remaining four contestants gathered around the plane. To his left is the two interns who we've seen multiple times, and three barrels. "The interns were supposed to bury these barrels full of maple syrup, sugar, spiders and rattlesnakes." He knocked on the top barrel and it began to shake and hiss. Everyone winced. "But the idiots buried our reserve fuel barrels instead."
"Since Jo came in second, she gets the rusty old prospector kit." Chris threw a gold pan and pickaxe at her. She caught them.
"For taking third, Eva gets this kiddie pail and shovel." He handed those to Eva.
"Wait, If Eva and I have the same number of votes, why does she get the advantage?" Xena asked.
"I liked hers better." Chris shrugged.
"So I am to dig with my hands then?" Xena questioned.
"Pretty much yeah." Chris told her. He lifted an orange whistle towards his mouth. "First one back with a barrel of my oil wins immunity."
"So we're supposed to search 20 square miles of badlands in the hopes of running across a fuel barrel?" Brick repeated.
"Yep, and that's not all. We'll also be pummeling you with the occasional boulder." The host laughed. "Funny, right?" Everyone glared at him as he blew the whistle.
/
Eva is digging in the sand with the kiddie shovel. She growls. "This thing is useless!" The iron woman easily crushed it in her hand and threw it.
"Hey, watch it!" Jo snapped as the shovel hit her in the face.
Eva glared. "What do you want?!"
"I figured you weren't doing well with that pathetic kids toy. So I thought I'd offer to let you use my pickaxe once I'm done with it." Jo explained.
Eva's glare became more pronounced. "What? You don't think I can dig it up on my own?!"
"Well the ground is pretty hard around here." Jo smirked.
"Yeah? Well I'm pretty sure you just want a vote in exchange! I don't want to owe you anything. So buzz off!" The iron woman snapped.
"Whatever, if you change your mind, I'll be digging, with the pickaxe I won." The Jockette bragged.
/
Xena is poking at the ground below with her foot. "What are you doing?" A voice said, the focus zoomed out to show it was Jo.
"Simple. If the barrels were recently buried, it then follows that the dirt above them would be looser than the dirt around. So rather than digging randomly to see if I find a barrel I am checking the ground first. That way I should find a barrel in the first hole I dig." The over logical girl explained.
"I see…" Jo trailed.
"No need to feel bad about considering doing the same. It is only logical that you want to." Xena responded.
"What?! I wasn't thinking about that!" The Jockette protested.
"You were." Xena replied. "You are by far the easiest of the remaining contestants to read due to your extreme emotions."
"What about Eva?!" Jo snapped.
"Eva has one extreme emotion: Anger. Knowing what exactly provoked that anger is not always clear. You on the other hand have extremes of all emotions. Hence why you lose sight of the path to victory." Xena said.
"Oh I know the path to victory!" The jockette said.
"We will see. On another note, you should step to the right of your current location." The over logical girl said.
Jo rolled her eyes and did so. A boulder landed directly where she was previously standing.
/
Chef was lifting a heavy boulder onto a catapult while Chris stood at the other end his hand on the lever. "This is the life." He remarked before pulling the lever. Unfortunately for Chef he was still holding onto the boulder so he too was flung into the air. Chris watched him fly off. "Uh oh."
/
"How did you?!" Jo gasped.
"Being able to calculate the trajectory of a large object in your head has its uses." Xena deadpanned.
"Whatever! I'm going to go dig somewhere else! And I don't owe you anything for saving me!" the jockette said.
"Nor should you feel beholden to. I merely saved you for my own interests." Xena said.
Jo stomped off as Xena poked a bit of ground. "Perfect. Now all I need is an easy way to dig my hole."
/
Brick is digging in the ground ahead of him with the post digger. He stops as he finds a barrel. "Well that was certainly lucky."
"Salutations Brick. I see your search is going well." Xena's voice said.
Brick turned to her. "Yeah. But I did win the advantage."
"Indeed. Sadly I fear my own search will be futile. The rest of the contestants are stronger than me, and they have their own prizes. Even if I find a barrel I will surely be unable to get it back to the plane in time." Xena said.
Brick smiled. "Well, since I already found a barrel, why don't you take the post digger?"
"Are you certain Brick? It is your boon." The over logical girl pointed out.
"Yeah, I'd hate for you to lose just because you're weaker than the rest of us." The cadet said.
Xena nodded. "If you insist…"
[confessional]
Xena: Brick has far too much sportsmanship for a game like this.
Static
Brick jumped into the hole to grab the barrel. He picked it up and placed it on the ground above. Before he could climb out however…
One of the boulders landed on top, pinning him into the hole. "Help! Can anyone hear me?!"
/
Eva is still digging. The focus zoomed out to show several more holes have been dug in the surrounding area. Coming up empty again, Eva screamed. "How am I supposed to find a barrel in this place! It all looks the same!" With a roar Eva punched the ground nearby. It began to bleed oil. She smirked.
/
Back at the plane Chris and Chef are preparing a barbecue. "The contestants are taking a long time eh?" Chris said.
"Well they are looking through 20 square miles of badlands." Chef noted.
The same short female intern from the hunt in Africa approached Chris. "Uh, Mr. McLean."
"You finally found my universal Remote!" The host beamed.
"No, actually this is more important. Several areas of the plane have faulty wiring. I'm concern-" She began.
"You should be concerned, because if you don't find my remote, I'll take it out on you! Now get going!" Chris told her. The intern stormed back onto the plane. Chris turned to Chef. "Geez, so hard to find good help these days." The cook nodded.
/
Jo has managed to find a barrel though she hasn't gotten it out of the ground yet. "Yes! I bet I'm the first person to find one!"
"HELP!" A voice rang across the wasteland.
"Brick?" Jo frowned.
The scene shifted to Brick pinned by the rock. Jo arrived. "How'd you get stuck?!"
"That doesn't matter! Please help me out!" Brick asked.
The jockette looked over at the barrel on the ground nearby. "Or, I could just take your barrel."
"Jo-" Brick began, however before he could continued Chris arrived.
A familiar ding went off. "Guess what?" The host smirked.
(song twenty-six: This is how we will end it.)
A red curtain closes and a wooden marionette that looks like Jo is lowered in front of it followed by a small wooden suitcase held up by a single string being placed into it's arms."I worked hard to reach my goal,"
A wooden heart held up by two strings comes down, the two strings pull in opposite directions, revealing that it is actually two puppets that split apart, creating the illusion of the heart breaking apart. "And my emotions might take a toll,"
A marionette that looks like Brick is lowered in a dance. "But since your fate's in my control," A pair of scissors cut's puppet Brick''s strings. "So I'm gonna leave you, wedged inside a hole!" The Brick marionette is now shown to be pinned to the stage under a rock.
The scene pulls out to show Jo'shead banging to the music as she holds her Marionette in her right hand; a hand puppet with similar features to her is on her left hand. "This is how we will end it. This game we have played! This is how we will end it. and you won't be saved!"
Jo is surprised when Brick joins her in song. He stands next to her behind the small stage the marionettes are on. " Ooooooh! I've tried my hardest to get through to you, I'm not sure there's much more I can do!"
Jo gestured to the stage below, lowering her hand puppet next to the Brick Marionette trapped under the rock. "You know I need to win this stat, ain't a tea party," The hand puppet now has an army helmet on it. "It's combat!"
As Jo sings the refrain, the focus is on Brick as his face goes from desperate to determined. "This is how we will end it. This game we have played! This is how we will end it. and you won't be saved!"
Brick approached Jo, hand over his heart as he sang. " Ooooooh! I'm pinned in a hole it isn't right, Jo please I don't wanna fight!" Brick gestured to his Marionette on stage. "I know deep inside you, you're not that bad at all!" The focus moved to Jo's face as he listened. "Jo I really trust you, to make the right call!"
For a moment we return to the real situation with Brick stuck under the rock. "Look Jo, I know you're a strong determined woman who wants to win, but I don't think this is how you want to do it. I don't think you want to beat me just because I got stuck in a hole. I think if you do this, you'll spend the rest of your life wondering if you could have beaten me on your own merit."
Jo scowled. "I hate that you're right!"
The red curtain closed again. The wooden marionette that looks like Jo is lowered in front of it followed by a small wooden suitcase held up by a single string being placed in the marionette's hands. "I worked hard to reach my goal,"
The suitcase is pulled away from Jo's hands out of sight. "And my gameplay might take a toll,"
The Jo marionette was lowered to the Brick Marionette still pinned by the rock. "But since your fate's in my control," She lowered the hand puppet to lift the rock off the marionette. " I won't leave you wedged in a hole"
In reality Jo takes the pickaxe she won and uses it as a lever to pry the rock off of Brick. "This is not how we'll end it, This game we have played! This is not how we'll end it, so I guess you'll be saved!"
Jo helps Brick out of the hole with a sigh. "There's no way I'll win this after all the time we wasted with that song."
"Unless you take my barrel back to the plane." Brick smirked.
"You're really going to do that?" The jockette said in surprise.
"Yeah, you deserve it for saving me." The cadet smiled.
"In that case!" Jo put the barrel on its side and began to roll it. "I uncovered a barrel in that direction!" She pointed. "If you can find it, it's yours!" She ran off at top speed.
[confessional]
Brick: I knew she wouldn't leave me behind.
Static
Jo: Just because I saved him doesn't mean I'm some wimp who's in love. He just made a good point.
Static
Jo is rolling her barrel along when Eva runs up beside her with her own barrel leaking oil, then Xena arrives with her own barrel. The screen splits three ways showing each of the competitors' determined faces.
All three began to run in a mad dash to make it to the plane first. Though she was doing her best, Xena fell behind quickly. Jo and Eva vied to the lead, but in the end the one to make it there first and win the challenge…
…
…
…was Jo.
"Yes! In your face, suckers!" Jo declared.
"Jo wins immunity! Now, we've prepared a barbecue for the final four." Chris smirked, gesturing to Chef at the grill. "So enjoy it."
"In a minute. I need to get oil off my clothes!" Eva said, storming into the plane.
Xena turned to Jo. "You realize you need to vote her out."
"You just want to save your own skin." The jockette said.
"I will not deny that, but you must look at things logically. You and Eva will surely run against each other in the semi finals, leaving Brick as a deciding force. He's emotionally attached to both of you. So who's to say he will work with you? He is not emotionally attached to me. Therefore if I am the one in the semi finals, you know where his loyalty lies." Xena explained. "Think about it."
[Confessional]
Xena: The fact is that Jo and Brick are unlikely to vote for each other. Eva and Brick are also unlikely to vote for each other. Given that Jo has immunity that means Eva and Brick will vote for me. So in order to secure a tie, I must get Jo to vote for Eva. Then I simply have to hope the challenge isn't strength based.
Static
A set of string lights is stretched between two tiki heads. Beneath the lights are four stumps and a campfire. The contestants sat in this order from left to right. Jo, Brick, Eva, and Xena. Chris stood before them. "I've got a little season one tribute treat for you. Remember, Jo has invincibility so votes against her don't count. So, Jo, you get tonight's first marshmallow." He threw it to the jockette. Who ate it.
"Let's read the remaining votes, just for a little suspenseful fun." Chris said. He held up a passport. "The first vote goes to Eva." The iron woman scowled. "One for Xena," The overlogical girl was nonplussed. "Another for Xena. and the final vote goes to..." Dramatic music played as the two players stared each other down.
"Eva! It's a tie!" Chris declared.
"A tie?" Brick said. His eyes widened. "Jo…"
"So, I guess we need a tiebreaker-" Chris began.
"There will be no need for a tiebreaker!" A familiar voice declared.
The focus shifted to show Max standing at the door to the plane holding a remote.
"My remote! You're the one who took it?! And after I ignored you being on the plane!" Chris shouted.
"Yes! It is me, Max!" The 'evil genius' cackled. "This remote controls everything electronic on the plane, and thanks to a little rewiring on my part, it controls the flight controls as well! All I need to do is press this button and I will fly the plane away, claiming the million for myself!"
The focus shifted to Xena, who for the first time looked scared for her life. A flash transition takes us back to an earlier moment.
Xena adjusts the camera in the confessional "That's better. The wiring on this plane leaves a lot to be desired."
Back in the present Max presses the button on the remote. "Duck and cover!" Xena yelled.
Everyone fell to the ground as the plane erupted in electric sparks, several of them hit the oil from earlier and the plane exploded.
Max, covered in ash yet somehow none the worse for wear coughed out a bunch of ash. "Well, that wasn't what I was going for." Then he passed out.
"My beautiful plane!" Chris cried. He ran to the smoking remains. "Max! I will see you in court!" He turned to Eva. "And screw the tiebreaker! You're the one who brought a leaky barrel, so as far as I'm concerned you're eliminated!"
Brick's eyes were wide. "Were chef or the interns in there?"
"No." A chorus of voices said as the focus shifted to show Chef and all of the interns standing well off of the plane.
"Just because Chris was willing to ignore the plane becoming even more of a death trap doesn't mean we all were." The female intern from earlier in the episode said.
"At least someone has sense." Xena said.
Chef sighed. "Chris, you need to close out the episode."
The focus shifted over to the host in question. He is clearly on the verge of tears surrounded by the wreckage of his plane. "Well, this was not my best day ever. Join us next time. There will be a next time, I'm just not sure what kind of show it will be or where. It will still be called Total! Drama! World Tour!"
A/N: And so Eva is eliminated. This one was really hard, at one point I was considering a Jo/Eva finale but it lacked the dichotomy of the original finale. Jo and Eva are very similar to the point where it wouldn't have that. So Eva goes here, that said, she's still going to be in the semi finals like Sierra before her.
Which leads me to Max. I told you I brought him back because he'd be responsible for the plane exploding. The plan was for Max to be the one behind it from the beginning. Originally he was going to be in the cargo hold the entire time, but then I thought we could use a break from his antics, plus I didn't know what to do with him. So I had to bring him back at the merge for this purpose. Let's face it, if Max is good at one thing it's breaking stuff. Hopefully the way the plane exploded both made sense and was different enough from canon.
The other big thing that happened this episode was Jo having to choose between saving Brick and winning, Of course she ended up doing both but she didn't know she'd have the time. I think it reflects canon while differing from it quite a bit. It's the same situation, but Brick is mostly trying to convince Jo she's a better person than she thinks. Whereas Heather was just trying to convince Alejandro to get her out by any means necessary.
Other than that we have Xena messing with Jo so she still makes the semi finals, and using Brick's sense of fair play to gain advantage.