"Last time on Total Drama Action... Lauren caught onto her team's strategy of trying to lose on purpose to vote her off as it was the time of the western movie challenge! The Grips managed to beat the Gaffers in terms of having their members man the horse instead of falling painfully to the ground and we got hours worth of footage of the aftermath of Lauren's own mount. Then came the quick drawn showdown where Dawn took down Ezekiel to give the Killer Grips their first end of episode win and the Screaming Gaffers got to finally vote off Lauren but not before laying onto her team and swearing vengeance. Will the Gaffers somehow regret voting off the scary girl? Can the Grips follow through on the momentum of a win? Can shelves fit any more awards? Find out here on... Total... Drama... Action!"
the opening is shown.
It was the morning after the last challenge and Courtney was having the Grips huddle together as they left their trailer. "Okay Grips; while things should be more peaceful, less terrifying and less 'fearing that we could be killed at any moment' thanks to the Gaffers voting off Lauren yesterday, it does however mean that the Gaffers don't have the incentive to try and lose on purpose so we will have to be on our A-game here. Work together as one." Courtney told them as there were nods but MK was grumbling as she was doing so.
"So more competitive this time..." Lynn Jr said grinning and they watched on realising that it looks like things will indeed be more competitive between the teams now.
"Something to say MK?" Courtney asked batting an eye and MK was just silent. "Now I am thinking we should see the biggest threats on the Gaffers team and see if we could target them to get the Grips to eliminate them." Courtney said and then looked to the others for suggestions.
"See if your alliance continues if she even suggests Gwen." Ronnie Anne told Lincoln who frowned along with a lot of the other people there.
"Ezekiel pretty much won last season due to his luck and Lincoln here watching over him and that Bridgette girl looks to be out of her element so I wouldn't say that they are threats. How about Zoey since she was pretty much dominating the latter half of last season until the end?" MK suggested but this suddenly got Dawn's attention while Lincoln shook his head at what she said about Ezekiel.
"She would be one of the best bets..." Luan said as they remembered what happened when she returned to the game last season.
"Plus she isn't wrong about the others." Lori said as Lincoln shook his head about what she said even as Lynn Jr nodded her head while others such as the adults frowned.
"No... I mean; she hasn't gone 'Commando' so she isn't as much as a threat." Dawn said trying to make sure that they don't go for her best friend.
"Speaking up for your friend and I bet Lincoln would stick up for his goth?" MK asked as Lincoln glared at her.
"Well she is sticking up for her bestie!" Leni said smiling.
"I bet I would do the same and especially for Gwen." Lincoln then said as he was given smiles at this.
"How about Lightning; I mean if we end up having a sports challenge then that could be just handing a victory to the Gaffers?" Brady suggested and their eyes widened at that.
"Oh yeah... He would be the best bet to get out quickly!" Lynn Jr said as their eyes widened at this being pointed out.
At the Screaming Gaffers' trailer the team looks relaxed as they left through the door. "Only been a few days but I had forgotten what a good night's sleep was like!" cheered Gwen with a grin.
"I don't even want to imagine what it must have been like sleeping in the trailer with her..." Maria said as they all shivered.
"Once you don't have to worry about Lauren; the beds are pretty comfortable to sleep on there." smiled Bridgette.
"It means that we can start winning and use our advantage in only having lost 1 teammate to their 2!" Lightning grinned with excitement as they saw Chris coming up to them all dressed like a prison guard.
"Well; he isn't going to make the Grips beating them easy." Bobby said as they stared intently.
"Still think I should train him..." Lynn Jr whispered looking towards Lincoln.
"Welcome to the gulag contestants as today is Prison Flick Day!" Chris said showing that the area around the trailers had a prison environment set up making them all groan.
"Oh..." Lynn Sr said as they became tense about what this would entail.
"We are not going to have to eat prison food... Are we..." Bridgette asked looking scared and green in her cheeks.
"I don't think it would be any different from what Chef there cooked..." Lincoln muttered as they looked grossed out at the thought.
"Won't be a sweat if we have to because what is actually different from what Chef usually cooks?" Gwen assured her but Ezekiel tried to look brave.
There were snickers at this and Ronnie Anne punched Lincoln in the arm lightly. "Now you're saying what your girlfriend is about to..." Ronnie Anne teased as he was red in the face.
"I can stomach anything!" Ezekiel said with a pose causing Bridgette to laugh but Zoey looked at him.
"The idiot is trying too hard to try and catch her eye..." Lola said shaking her head along with almost everyone else.
"Kind of worried for Ezekiel now; all he has been doing trying to impress Bridgette... It just might cost him and get him eliminated sooner or later because I have seen plenty of shows where someone doing big things to impress someone romantically goes wrong..." Zoey said in the Confessional.
"She's not wrong..." Lincoln said frowning at how Ezekiel took the advice that his future self gave him.
"This evil genius has been put behind bars..." sighed Max in the confessional.
"Genius huh..." Lisa scoffed.
"This entire show is kind of like a prison... But if Chris has put in a shower challenge then that's me out... What? I wouldn't put it past him at this point..." DJ said in the confessional.
They blinked and the older ones looked horrified at the idea.
Inside the set up prison were two cages and two tables set with food and Chris was facing the contestants. "Teams you take a prisoner from the other team and the Warden will lock them up!" Chris explained as then came Chef dressed as a boot camp instructor making them gulp.
The Grips were together; "This challenge could get Lightning out of competing and could put the Gaffers at a disadvantage!" Courtney was saying.
"But what if Lightning ends up being safe from being eliminated from that?" DJ asked unsure as Courtney then looked to Dawn.
"Oh boy... Courtney had a great strategy but the choice is hard when they don't know what it is..." Lincoln said as they were getting themselves ready.
"Dawn; any clue as to what Chris and Warden Chef have planned with their auras?" Courtney asked as they looked at her.
"Oh yeah... She can tell them..." Leni said smiling as they kept on watching.
"Well... I wasn't close enough but as I did get a glimpse of Chef's aura as he was coming up and something gross is in store for whoever is up..." Dawn explained looking green as they blinked.
"Oh my..." Rosa said.
"Well if I had to pick one then I would have to go with that jerk whose Chris' fanboy." Lincoln then said.
"Would serve him right..." Stella said as they nodded..
"In that case about Chris Jr as in Topher? He has been a real jerk and I would love to see him get his?" grinned Lincoln and Courtney thought it over.
There were snickers at this and even Lincoln looked amused.
"For you Lincoln..." Courtney agreed as they nodded.
Back at the Gaffers they were discussing who to choose; "How about the hippie girl or her boyfriend since it should be fun seeing them locked in a cage?" Topher asked with a grin and he got looks especially from Gwen.
"Right choice there bro..." Luna said as they glared at Topher.
"One more word about Lincoln and you will wish that you were in solitary confinement..." warned Gwen as Max thought it over.
"Go Gwen!" Ronnie Anne said as they smirked at this.
"My evil genius mind is suggested Courtney and since she seems to be a schemer this season." Max suggested and they thought it over and decided to nod.
"Oh boy..." Lincoln said as they wondered how she would take this.
"Okay teams; who are you gonna lock up?" Chris asked as Topher smirked as he stepped forward for the Gaffers.
"Have fun in the cage Ms CIT..." laughed Topher as Courtney blinked but sighed as with grace she stepped inside the cage. "Wow I would hate to be in your position..." laughed Topher some more as the Grips decided to smirk.
They kept in smirks for the rude awakening for him that was coming.
"Funny you should mention that Topher as I hope that you don't have claustrophobia." Dawn said as Topher stopped as Chef took him by the arm and pushed him into the cage.
They then bursted into laughter at this.
"Okay teams; you have to make a disgusting dish for your prisoner to eat; whoever eats the most of their dish without blowing chunks wins the round for their team and gets this for the next part of the challenge!" Chris explained showing a golden shovel.
"I don't think that I can bare to watch..." Rosa muttered.
"Me neither..." Lynn Sr said as they all prepared to themselves.
"I remember Courtney saying that she has a strong stomach... We should have this in the bag..." Lincoln said as they remembered this.
"We have to... What..." cringed Topher as Courtney smirked at him.
"Courtney came in 2nd at the Brunch in the last season; this is in the bag..." laughed MK in the confessional.
"Our team definitely do..." Sid said as she and Lincoln grinned.
"Does it count as your team if you were eliminated?" Adelaide asked Sid as she shrugged.
At the Gaffers table; Zoey put in some slimy anchovies paste, Bridgette wasn't looking as she put in some dirt and Gwen put in the cockroaches. Max took out one of his socks to put in while Lightning came in having retrieved some of his own socks. Ezekiel put in some of his hairs.
Faces turned green and Rosa and Lynn Sr covered their eyes and Adelaide and Lily had their eyes covered.
At the Grips table; Brady poured in a chug of disgusting liquid, DJ put in some powder while MK spat in it. Dawn and Lincoln came in holding Brittany as Dawn pushed some of her hair into the dish.
"Just wow..." Lola said grossed out as their faces became more green.
"Am I not allowed to be vindictive... Topher was cruel to Lincoln mocking him for his drunkenness and his aura shows that he values him getting famous over all else..." Dawn said in the confessional.
"You are allowed to be vindictive Dawn." Rita then called out as Lincoln smirked.
"One minute to chug!" Chris said as they got their dishes and Topher gulped.
"Can I do it one teeny tiny bite at a time..." pleaded Topher as Courtney started eating her's.
"What's the matter... Your stomach not strong as mine..." taunted Courtney as Topher forced himself to eat but ended up barfing into it.
A small break so that everyone could go to the toilet.
"The Killer Grips win!" Chris said as the Grips cheered with their golden shovel as the Gaffers just sighed at Topher.
Cheers at this as Rosa and Lynn Sr managed to look again..
"Still on a team with dead weight on it..." grunted Lightning.
Lynn Jr could tell what he was feeling.
Outside the prison there were 2 laundry carts for the teams; "Convicts... No get out of jail free cards here! Each team selects a pusher to push their team in the carts through the obstacle course to freedom! Get digging when you reach the wall and the first team to reach the box cart of freedom wins!" Chris told them.
"I volunteer to push with my strong arms!" Brady said to the grips and they pretty much wordlessly got into the cart.
Lola, Leni and Sid sighed at this.
"I could push yo..." Ezekiel said as he then was making flexing poses again and and Courtney snuck out and noticing this and Lightning shaking his head.
"Yeah... No..." Leni said as no one thought that they could win with him pushing.
"I don't know why Lightning thought he could rival to you Lincoln; he doesn't have what it takes and the Gaffers do need to use their strongest member for a chance to win!" Courtney called out facing Lincoln and Dawn and Lightning heard this and glared. while gritting his teeth.
"What if she doing..." Luan asked as they stared.
"She is trying to get him riled up to be off his game." Lisa said in realisation as they stared.
"Could work..." Lincoln said.
"In you losers go; I am doing it!" Lightning shouted pushing all of his team into the cart. Chef then gave the signal for them to go.
They blinked at this with Lincoln not looking too pleased at him.
Brady was pushing past as the Gaffers were screaming inside their cart; Lightning was ahead as they were going past the obstacles but on the balancing beam Lightning ended up in his angry state being hit by a balancing beam and falling in.
They stared open mouthed at the screams as Lincoln got annoyed with him and they winced at the beam hit.
Brady managed to get his team's cart to the wall and they all went out and started digging their hole. A wet lightning soon came and threw his team out of the carts. "Get to digging with your hands!" snapped Lightning as Topher ended up barfing again.
They looked away at this while being annoyed with Lightning.
"Remind you again off anyone Lynn?" Luna teased Lynn Jr who glared at her siblings as they snickered with her arms folded up.
"Doing this again?" Lynn Jr snapped.
"I hate closed spaces and you pushing us... Was like that race challenge again..." grunted Gwen as Lincoln helped her up as the Grips finished their hole. Gwen smiled and Lincoln smiled at her.
"No love lost between her and him..." Lincoln said as his sisters awwed at him being a gentleman for one of his girlfriends making him red with Ronnie Anne looking amused at this.
"Sorry Gwen but my team needs me right now and it's not like Lightning can catch up with us!" Lincoln then called out as the Grips went through their hole and Lightning grunted as he went to pick up his team members with Gwen protesting over his shoulders as he went to try and scale the wall but fell down.
They winced at this.
The Grips cheered as they reached the box cart with the Gaffers falling behind as they had to go through the wall looking down. "The Killer Grips win again and Gaffers; it's voting time!" Chris yelled as Lightning was furious and glared at his team as they glared back.
"Well he's gone and good riddance!" Lincoln said to nods.
"Looks like Courtney's plan worked perfectly." Clyde said as Lincoln nodded.
"I think we will be okay and she won't become too much." Lincoln said optimistically but everyone wasn't certain.
"Whatever you say..." Ronnie Anne whispered.
Lincoln and Dawn shared a look and went to Gwen; "Are you alright?" Lincoln managed to ask quietly as Gwen looked at him.
"I can tell that Courtney intentionally riled him up and you did help..." Gwen said as Lincoln looked guilty. Gwen just smiled as she pulled him closer "I know that you couldn't have guessed that he would do that but I hope that you both don't allow yourselves to go overboard with your alliance with Courtney." Gwen hugged him and then let go as Lincoln sighed.
"Sure that it won't come to that..." Lincoln said with a seed of doubt in his mind now as he got looks.
"I don't deserve you both and I promise that I won't go overboard..." Lincoln swore as they let Gwen join the Gaffers.
They smiled at this sweet moment and Lincoln protested has he felt people ruffling his hair.
"My alliance is going well but my teammates do have friends on the Gaffers but I believe that I can trust them to stay with me. Plus as long as Gwen doesn't become too much of a possible threat; I wouldn't suggest targeting her." Courtney said in the confessional.
They blinked at this; "Choice of words there..." Ronnie Anne said uneasily as Lincoln felt uneasy as well.
"They can't vote me off... Can they? Because if they do then I can make things bad for them when I become the new host... As soon as the producers return my calls..." Topher said in the confessional.
"Wish they were able to vote him off as well..." Leni said as they shook their heads.
"Again; does he seriously think that they will make him the host of a show like this?" Maria asked incredulously.
The opening for the Elimination Ceremony played as Chris and Sammy were on the stage with the Gaffers on the seats. "Screaming Gaffers for the 2nd time you are at the Elimination Ceremony where all but 1 loser will get a Gilded Chris and will have to walk the Walk of Shame and ride the Lame-O-Sine!" Chris said and then coughed as they casted their votes. "Votes have been casted and... Gwen. Max. Ezekiel. Bridgette. Zoey." Chris said as Sammy threw the Gilded Chrises with Lightning and Topher looked at eachother. "The final Gilded Chris goes to... Topher!" Chris read as Lightning was open mouthed and Topher was cheering.
"Strongest Gaffer is out." Bobby said as they nodded.
"In her face jock boy..." laughed Topher as Lightning glared at them as he got up and then walked the Walk of Shame and the rode the Lame-O-Sine silently.
"Lightning was a bit much but... Was voting off our strongest player the best?" Bridgette asked in the Confessional.
"Probably not but Courtney planned it well." Lynn Jr said as they nodded.
"How about we have a small break before continuing on?" Maria asked as they then got up and Lisa got the remote to pause the TV.