Total Drama World Race- A Ticket, A Casket, Gonna Blow A Gasket
Recap
The show showed only Blaineley sitting at an airplane terminal, "Oh it's me? Okay. Last time on Total Drama World Race." Blaineley began. "We had mechanical issues thanks to one Chris McLean wasting our money. Ending up in Jamaica. No problem except for Jasmine who had to be medically evacuated from the game. Leaving Shawn a mess. Shawn ultimately decided to leave the game, while every confessional exposed everything on Team Victory. Spicy!"
Chris finally spoke up, "We also had on Team Amazon and Team Style, Courtney and Duncan break-up or rather Duncan dumped Courtney. Nothing else interesting happened last time."
"Oh, Chris but it did, you have to meet with our boss in 48 hours. Anyways we have 32 people left in the game and one of these 32 will be eliminated" Blaineley announced as everyone was shown. "Who will it be, find out right here right now on Total Drama World Race."
Theme Song
Dear Mom and Dad I'm Doing Fine
The theme song immediately begins showing Owen underwater swimming while Noah and Cameron look on in disgust underwater pointing to Owen's lack of swimsuit which makes Owen instantly cover up
You Guys Are On My Mind
The camera pans up to show Harold showing off his moves on top of a weaved boat while Dave and Leshawna look confused until a paddle is shown hitting Dave and Harold knocking them into the water while Leshawna glares as the camera pans to Duncan who is laughing at the situation.
You Asked Me What I Wanted To Be
Brick, Eva, Jo, Sky, and Courtney are shown paddling the boat with Jo and Sky glaring at each other with Sky also glaring at Duncan for what he did to Dave, while Brick looks enthusiastic and Eva has a neutral expression.
Now I Think The Answer Is Plain To See
The boat crashes into a raft holding Gwen, Ella, Kitty, and Mickey with Gwen looking resigned to her fate, Ella not seeming to mind while Mickey looks freaked out until Kitty gives him a pat on the back to try and calm him down.
I Wanna Be Famous
Duncan quickly tries to pull Gwen off the raft but Courtney stops and glares at him as the camera flashes to the next scene.
I Wanna Live Close To The Sun
Alejandro and Bowie are shown helping Heather and Julia up the Statue of Liberty with Justin glaring at Alejandro while Bowie tries to push Julia back down but she moves out of the way as Justin helps Bowie from falling to the ground.
Well Pack Your Bags Cause I Already Won
Tyler and Chase are shown pushing carriages containing Cody and Emma respectively as the latter two look on in fear but Ezekiel trips Tyler and Shawn trips Chase causing both Emma and Cody to go freefalling out of the sky while Jasmine looks on in worry.
Everything To Prove Nothing In My Way
Cody and Emma land in Sierra's arms with Sierra tossing Emma to the snow on her head with ease and then giving Cody a huge hug much to his discomfort. Lindsay is then shown a picture of Tyler, confused about it as Beth, Sadie, and Katie try to explain who he is before a bear shows up scaring all of them and making them run away.
Cause I Wanna Be Famous
The person shown in the bear is Izzy who laughs, while Millie is shown writing in her notebook, Laurie winces at the sight, and Scott laughs as well about the whole thing until a seal comes and bites Izzy's hands making all of them run away.
Na Na Na Na Na
Geoff, Brody, and Bridgette are shown surfing really well, while Damien, DJ, and Lorenzo are shown struggling, causing all 6 to pile up soon after.
Na Na Na Na Na
On a street in presumably Europe, Trent and Jen are shown dancing on the road enjoying the moment, same with Zoey and Topher until Anne-Maria tries to grab on to Topher confusing him and making Zoey glare, however all 5 stop when the jumbo jet comes near the ground making all 5 duck for cover.
I Wanna Be I Wanna Be I Wanna Be Famous
All of the cast is shown falling out of the sky with parachutes with Sierra holding onto Cody as Cody looks worried and notices Mickey looking worried at the ground.
I Wanna Be I Wanna Be I Wanna Be Famous
The cast begins hitting the ground with most doing well until Mickey does poorly on the landing and Ezekiel hits the ground hard.
(Whistling)
Noah is shown looking worried at Ezekiel and Mickey's bad dismount before the theme song and intro cuts.
(End Of Intro)
Bus Terminal
The episode began with everyone on the Jamaican beach with a bus in front of them as everyone was holding onto their luggage, with Chris, Blaineley, and Chef leading the way. Chef had a neutral expression, while Blaineley was smirking, "This is a load of bullshit." Chris said bitterly. "It's totally unfair."
"Unfair? You used company money on your brother. You are lucky you still have a job." Blaineley told Chris.
"Whatever, I have to talk to Don Strauss later this week." Chris said looking bitterly. "Where did he want us to go anyway without a jet?"
"Romania, specifically Transylvania." Blaineley explained as many contestants flinched.
One person however had a look of borderline excitement, and that was Gwen. "Ooh spooky. I am actually looking forward to a challenge for once."
"Fun fact. Romania and Transylvania are home of majestic mountains, old Saxon architecture, and is the birthplace of the heebie-jeebies." Harold explained.
"Um dude, that last one is just a feeling. Not an actual physical thing." Damien said as they stepped onto the bus.
Inside Bus
Inside the bus everyone was shown sitting in duos with the cameras showing Bridgette and Geoff in focus with Brody and Duncan behind them while Millie and Lindsay were in front of them. "Geoff, please take this challenge seriously. You could have been eliminated last time had Shawn not quit."
Geoff was looking out the window, and wasn't intently listening to Bridgette, "Sure babe. Don't worry." Geoff reassured Bridgette.
"Also don't goof off with Brody today. I know he is your best friend. But we need to keep our heads in the game today." Bridgette told Geoff.
"I will babe. Stop worrying so much babe." Geoff reassured Bridgette. "We've got this challenge in the bag today."
A couple of rows back was Harold and Ezekiel in a pair of seats, with a change of events of Ezekiel being annoyed that Harold was sitting next to him. Harold however was hoping that Ezekiel would forgive him for voting him out less than 24 hours ago. "Romania is one of the beautiful countries, Ezekiel." Harold told him.
"That's great eh." Ezekiel said looking out the window, not really paying attention to Harold.
Confessional- Ezekiel
"I never thought I would make it this far eh. I was first voted out. I somehow survived the first vote. But since I now know Harold is blaming me for sending Leshawna home. I don't think he and I should work together, unless we have too eh."
Confessional- Harold
"Chris exposing the confessionals has blown my game up. Ezekiel wanted to go to the end with me, and now the dude is blanking me. Gosh. What's frustrating is that I am stuck with him. Because Geoff and Brody are going after Damien and I would assume Millie. Which leaves me and Ezekiel right in the middle. Now that the confessionals exposed everything, I need to figure out who to side with, and how I have to incorporate Ezekiel into my game as he and I are stuck together. Wish me luck. Gosh."
Back To Scene
Back on the bus, a few rows behind Harold and Ezekiel was Cody and Kitty sitting together with Cody having his arm around Kitty as she took a selfie with them together. "Come on Cody, next time show the gap in your teeth. It's cute." Kitty whined.
"I will just not now." Cody pouted.
"Man, I wouldn't have minded just staying in Jamaica for a couple of days. Such a lovely place to vacation. I took pictures if you want to see them." Kitty told Cody who was looking at the other end of the bus and saw Mickey talking to Zoey. "What's wrong Cody?"
"Just worried for Mickey." Cody said.
"He'll be fine, we can trust Zoey. She has his best interest in mind, and their friendship is kind of cute." Kitty told Cody who looked reassured.
"Yeah, their friendship is kind of cute. I am happy he is branching out. I just don't want to lose him as a friend." Cody said sadly. "I still feel bad we didn't help him with the last challenge."
"You worry too much. Now can we get back to cuddling before we are inevitably on a plane to Romania in the next hour." Kitty asked and as such Cody obliged.
Airport
The next scene shows everyone in an airport lobby as Blaineley was once again shown upfront "Until the Total Drama Jumbo Jet gets fixed, we are going to be flying commercially for the time being." Blaineley explained. "First place will get upper class on the flights if possible. The other two get coach class on the plane."
"At least we aren't having to be in the cargo hold." Courtney said as she rolled her eyes.
"That could be arranged." Chris said as he laughed.
"You are already in enough trouble with our boss so you should just be quiet." Blaineley threatened.
Confessional- Courtney
"Chris is lucky that Scott was with me. Otherwise, I would have let him have it."
Luxury Class
Team Style was relaxing in luxury class on the way to Romania with some enjoying a jacuzzi, while others enjoyed the drink bar. For 2 people however they were sitting in the jacuzzi trying to strategize or rather talk about their ire, aka Alejandro. Those two being Jo and Owen. "I feel like I'm going to have to sleep with one eye open after Alejandro shoved me out of the plane yesterday."
"Trust me he will regret that and I will get payback against him." Jo said.
The camera panned over to Noah, Sky, and Julia who were actually strategizing as Julia still wanted to topple Bowie's alliance. "I still haven't made any progress with getting any of Alejandro, Jo, or Owen to our side." Julia complained.
"Well since Alejandro shoved Owen out of the plane, I doubt they are going to work together. I don't blame Owen." Noah said sarcastically.
"I'm going to make one more push to get Alejandro to our side for this one vote. If not we need to find the crack in that alliance," Julia explained.
"Let me guess you want us to still recruit Jo and Owen?" Sky asked.
"Of course I do." Julia confidently said as she stood up and walked away to apply makeup.
"This whole thing seems risky." Noah said as he looked at Sky for reassurance.
"Look Noah, I have my doubts but if there is a group of 4 or 5 on this team and there are only 11 of us, then we don't have much time." Sky explained. "Just promise me it's us two until the end?"
"I promise." Noah said as he had a slight smile on his face.
Confessional- Noah
"Julia's right and she has a point. But Owen and I agreed to vote separately but we may need to work together again. What's not helping is that while Owen's my best friend, I voted Brick out who Owen was just bonding with, so maybe he holds that against me. Here's hoping today I can get him to my side again."
Back To Scene
Jen, Bowie, and Justin were all shown sitting together in a trio of seats, with Jen and Bowie looking very excited, while Justin was looking at the ground solemnly. Jen was reading a fashion magazine, before pulling something out of her luggage, "What do you boys think about this dress, I got from Jamaica?" Jen asked as it showed a tropical dress with a bright green pattern.
"Oh girl, wear that next challenge. You could pull it off. You've got the body for it." Bowie said in an excited tone.
"It's fine, I guess." Justin said not looking at Jen, instead looking at the ground.
"Come on Justin, cheer up. This luxury class is even better than First Class. We have a jacuzzi for goodness sake." Jen said, trying to encourage Justin.
"Whatever. Leave me alone." Justin bitterly said.
"Fine, I will go see how Trent is doing." Jen said, as she stood up and walked away as she was left confused about Justin's state.
"Justin, whatever's bugging you. You can tell me. I have your back no matter what and look at you as a genuine friend." Bowie said, trying to comfort his closest ally.
"Damn it! Can everyone just leave me alone?! I am fine." Justin said as he punched the counter. "Ow my hand! There goes hand modeling. Thanks Bowie." Justin said sarcastically as he stood up and walked up to the wall where the pilots were on the other side.
Confessional- Bowie.
"I have to get Justin out of this funk he has been in since Paris. All my allies need to be in top shape and honestly, he is sounding kind of pathetic right now. It's embarrassing."
Passenger Class
In the passenger class, was all of Team Victory and Team Amazon as the camera zoomed in on Millie and Damien sitting together as Millie spoke up, "I really hope we win the challenge after we biffed it so badly in Jamaica. Damien, are you listening to me?"
Damien who was looking around trying to find where Tyler and Lindsay had just found them as Tyler was sitting a row over and in the middle with Harold and Ezekiel in between both of them, as all 3 were talking about their time on the Killer Bass while Lindsay was reluctantly sitting next to Courtney and Scott a couple rows behind where Tyler was. Damien sat back down and looked at Millie "Sorry Millie, just making sure neither Tyler or Lindsay can hear us."
"Why, they are our allies and friends?" Millie said in confusion at Damien's statement as she looked at Lindsay as her closest ally especially.
"I just think we need to aim for better allies." Damien explained. "I have had to be Damien's therapist since he screwed up with Lindsay back in Newfoundland. I can't do it anymore. We have to look elsewhere. He just cries and pouts the whole trip here with me about missing Lindsay, yet he does nothing about it." Damien ranted.
"Who would you even want to align with, you almost went home less than 24 hours ago?" Millie asked.
"Bridgette and Harold are pretty sane, and while I am not a huge fan of him. We could get Ezekiel as a fifth vote and form a new group." Damien said.
"First of all good luck prying Bridgette off of Geoff game wise. They took a break dating but she will never turn against him. Also I am not betraying Tyler and Lindsay after all we have done so far." Millie further stated.
Confessional- Damien
"Tyler whether intentional or not he has played Lindsay's heart, and I don't want to be aligned with someone who would be willing to play their girlfriend for a fool. Not to mention he cared about popularity and I am not a therapist. I am here to win a million dollars so if I have to cut Tyler loose. I have to. Millie will understand."
Confessional- Millie
"I am not ready to just leave Tyler and Lindsay behind. They do not deserve to go home. I just don't get what is going through Damien's head."
Back To Scene
Back in the regular class for the plane was Gwen, Ella, and Katie sitting together in the middle as the conversation picked up on Gwen, "Yep my little brother trapped me in a cedar chest when we were growing up on accident and that is what caused my claustrophobia. It's only in really tight spaces though."
"That's so unfortunate." Katie said as she looked in shock.
"I also got trapped in one of my family gatherings." Gwen said as she flinched at the ground looking down.
"That wasn't too bad. Besides I saved you." Ella said.
"You saved me because while your singing is good I wanted to get out of the tree and not deal with any more jolly singing." Gwen explained.
"Jolly? Was it a Christmas tree you were stuck in?" Katie asked.
"Yep, a really ugly one too." Gwen bitterly said.
"Come on, that Christmas tree was beautiful with the cute ornaments and the mini train set underneath." Ella explained as the camera panned to Gwen rolling her eyes.
Confessional- Gwen
"Playing with my cousin Ella is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand she will never betray me, but now that it's common knowledge, it has made me worried as I could be a target. It's not like I am in a position of power on this team as I am close to the bottom with Courtney, and Scott. But if I am in a known duo with Ella, I could take the hit if myself, Courtney, or Scott get targeted. I also want to somehow make sure us 3 stay safe, but I don't know how."
Pre-Challenge
The plane had now landed in Romania as everyone was making their way outside, "Ugh it's raining today, seriously?" Anne Maria asked as she complained wishing she was anywhere else.
As everyone walked outside in the rain, Blaineley had a smug grin on her face, "What does everyone think of Romania?"
"It's cold, wet and scary. How do you think we feel?" Heather said in anger.
"Yeah, this place is kind of scary. I would never revisit this place ever." Cody said, as he held onto Kitty tightly.
"I'm just scared of the werewolves. Vampires I can deal with. But werewolves make me scared, and I'm doused in fear." Mickey said as he was shaking, with Zoey comforting him, by rubbing his shoulder to calm him down.
"Yep, never coming back here ever again." Cody said blankly.
"Today's challenge is a race style. Here's how it works. Each team will have groups of 3 to 4. Mow Team Style has 2 groups of 4, and a group of 3. Team Amazon will have 4 groups of 3." Chris explained.
"Each of your groups will have two of you run towards Dracula's castle and find a coffin where one member will carry another one to the graveyard nearby." Blaineley said, trying to sound excited.
"Is someone going to die? We are going to a graveyard and that has dead people!" Damien asked in fear.
"Whoa, whoa. Of course not. After you get approved by a grave digger that we apparently decided to contact for the challenge. You both will ride horses to a local gymnasium where the final member will do a gymnastic exercise with a member from before encouraging them in the gymnasium. Now for the groups of 4, they will have a person at the graveyard that will have to ride the horses." Chris said.
"Once the gymnastic exercise is done. Race back here to the entrance to the airport, the last group that finishes loses it for your team." Blaineley finished.
"What are the groups?" Trent asked.
"For Team Victory it is Tyler, Lindsay, and Damien. Harold, Ezekiel, and Bridgette are a trio. Which leaves Geoff, Brody, and Millie as a trio." Chris said as Damien didn't want to be with Tyler and Lindsay. Harold was at least interested in having Bridgette in his trio, while Millie was nervous since she had just voted out Geoff.
"I am so excited to work with you, Millie!" Geoff told Millie in excitement. However, Millie still had a look of apprehension.
"Thank you." Millie said, in a quiet tone of voice.
"For Team Amazon, Heather, Courtney and Scott are a group." Chris announced.
"This is such bullshit. Why am I partnered with Heather?" Courtney asked.
"Do I look like I give a shit? Anyways, I have enough crap to deal with. Other groups are Gwen, Ella, and Katie." Chris stated in a tone that was growing more annoyed.
"Yay!" Katie and Ella cheered out.
"Next group is Topher, Zoey, and.." Chris said as many expected Anne Maria to be announced next, but instead it was "Mickey."
"What?" Mickey and Anne Maria said at the same time.
"Last group is Kitty, Cody, and Anne Maria." Blaineley announced as she enjoyed Anne Maria's anger at the situation.
"This won't be as scary since we are on a team together now." Mickey said as he walked up to Zoey.
Topher then walked up to both Zoey and Mickey while putting an arm around both of them, startling Mickey, "That's right we are the dream team of friendship. We got this!" Topher cheered until he looked away in fear.
"You're telling me, I get stuck with the couple that hasn't been together as long as me and my man have been? This is so unfair. My man is also so much better than her man," Anne Maria said in anger.
"Whatever Anne Maria." Cody said as he rolled his eyes.
"The feeling is mutual with both of us, Anne Maria." Kitty said as she gave Cody a kiss on the cheek, making the geek blush.
"Last up is Team Style. The first group is Owen, Noah, Jo, and Sky." Chris announced as Julia gave a silent cheer, happy that Noah and Sky could persuade Owen and Jo to their side. "Second group is Bowie, Trent, Justin, and Duncan, which leaves Alejandro, Julia and Jen as a group of 3. We will give you guys 2 minutes to decide who is doing what challenge." Chris concluded.
"I want to get out of the rain as soon as possible so I will do gymnastics." Jen quickly said.
"But I am more agile, so I should-" Alejandro began to say.
"It's fine, let Jen do it. She will be fine by herself." Julia said as she shoved Alejandro aside.
Confessional- Julia
"This could not have worked out better. Jen wanted to do gymnastics, so I can now get Alejandro to my side. Better yet, Jo and Owen are with Sky and Noah. This could not have worked out better!"
Confessional- Lindsay
Lindsay was shown with smeared makeup and eyeliner all over her face. "This place freaks me out. I probably already look ugly, and Tyler is probably going to not even talk to me like usual since all he cares about is popularity. With me looking like this, he will probably say I am ugly. Yeah, I am still upset at what Tyler did in Newfoundland. But Damien insisted he would do gymnastics"
Confessional- Zoey
"Topher and I agreed to have Mickey do the gymnastics as Transylvania is scaring him too much. I do get to spend more time with Topher, but as a friend, as I am so over him." Zoey said as her eye twitched at the end.
Confessional- Gwen
"My group decided to have myself do gymnastics as Katie and Ella wanted to spend more time together. Maybe if we do lose, I could save my own skin."
Beginning Of Challenge
In the pouring rain, stood each of the duos at the start line, for Team Amazon it was Courtney and Scott, Cody and Kitty, Ella, and Katie, along with Topher and Zoey. For Team Style the duos are Owen and Noah, Justin and Bowie, and Alejandro with Julia. Lastly for Team Victory the duos are Lindsay and Tyler, Geoff, and Brody, and lastly Harold and Ezekiel.
"Go!" Blaineley and Chris yelled out as each duo took off.
As each of the duos took off and began running uphill, Brody and Geoff took an early lead due to being in such physical shape "Dude you are doing amazing." Brody complimented his best friend.
"Thanks dude, you know it." Geoff happily said, still focusing on the challenge, taking Bridgette's words from earlier to heart.
In another part of the race was an angry Courtney and a lovestruck Scott, quickly gaining ground on a lot of teams. "Back off and move it, we are in it to win it!" Courtney yelled out. Courtney and Scott's burst of momentum worked until they were running up against Alejandro and Julia. "Move it!" Courtney yelled out.
Julia however decided that she was going to keep letting her nasty side show, "Oops, I didn't see you there." Julia sarcastically said as she shoved Scott aside down the hill.
"Ow, fuck my leg." Scott yelled out in pain as he came tumbling down the mountain.
Scott ended up crashing and knocking down Tyler and Lindsay as well, "Lindsay, no!" Tyler yelled out in pain himself and saw Lindsay hurt.
Courtney gasped and saw what Julia did, and immediately knew what she had to do, "No one messes with my best friend like that!" Courtney yelled as she tackled both Alejandro and Julia in another fit of anger.
Confessional- Julia
"Okay, note to self. If I ever get the chance to take out Courtney, I will. Look what she did to my hair, it's all muddy and gross now!"
Confessional- Courtney
"I don't know what got in me to attack Julia, and I guess Alejandro. I probably will apologize to him later. But seeing Scott hurt made my protective side come out as he has always been there for me so far."
Gymnasium
The scene shifts to the gymnasium where everyone who wasn't taking part in the first challenge was waiting for their teammates to show up. Millie and Bridgette were shown talking with Damien. "Am I being unreasonable for wanting Geoff to take the game seriously?" Bridgette asked.
"It's fine to think that we need everyone on the team focused during the challenges. But I wouldn't alienate Geoff either." Millie explained.
"Right. Oh, and Damien, I am uh, I am sorry for voting you out last time." Bridgette said as she looked down at the ground away from Damien.
"Oh, it's fine girl. I forgive you. As a matter of fact, I would like to work with you in the future." Damien explained.
"Wow I am shocked. Thanks Damien." Bridgette exclaimed in a shocked tone. "I will definitely consider it."
Confessional- Bridgette
"With everything that went down when Shawn quit, and the votes being revealed. Working with Millie and Damien might not be a bad thing. I am still most loyal to Geoff, but maybe I could bring both Geoff and Brody along with Millie and Damien together. Or maybe just Geoff."
Back To Scene
Another part of the gym was Team Style's 3 of Jo, Duncan, and Jen as Trent and Sky volunteered to stand in the graveyard. "Oh, I am going to destroy this challenge." Jo confidently said.
"Well of course you are, probably been mistaken for a guy before." Duncan said in a snarky tone.
"Piss off piercings. I know I can do this better than you." Jo said as she got in Duncan's face.
"I just don't want to break a nail. Romania has no nail salon places I can relax in. So, the pressure is on me." Jen said, with the camera panning to Jo's unphased face and Duncan rolling his eyes.
Confessional- Duncan
"So, one thing about our team overall is that no one takes Jen seriously. Even her closest friend and future boyfriend Trent probably sees her as an easy ticket to win and get his music career started. All Jen does is focus on her looks, and she is a total airhead. The thing is though, she is such a non-threat she isn't even worth taking out."
Confessional- Jen
"Okay so maybe there are no nail salons around here. But maybe I can sneak in a bit of shopping afterwards."
Back To Scene
Lastly in the gymnasium was Team Amazon with Anne Maria, Gwen, Mickey and Heather, none of them were the happiest at all, as Anne Maria was angry, she couldn't spend any time with Topher, Gwen wanted to enjoy Transylvania but decided to let Katie and Ella lead their trio, but since she was in the gymnasium with both Heather and Anne Maria. Heather was also just in a bad mood. Mickey wasn't happy, but instead of being angry, he was overall scared as he looked at the gymnastic equipment and all confidence, he could have had shattered.
"I can't believe that ass Chris thinks it's okay to separate me from Topher, while Kitty and Cody get to spend more time together." Anne Maria complained out loud.
Gwen had snapped at that moment as this was all Anne Maria was complaining about since they entered the gym. "Oh, just shut it up and shove it. Maybe Topher will hang out with you more if you lose some junk in the trunk." Gwen said as she yelled in Anne Maria's face.
Heather and Mickey both heard that as both backed up, "I can't believe she said that." Heather said in astonishment.
"You're getting a smackdown beatdown!' Anne Maria could be heard yelling off screen.
Confessional- Heather
"I can't believe Gwen used an insult I used back in Season 1. Maybe she will be the new me. Nah, she could never fall to my level. Nor would I want her too. But with Anne Maria and Gwen fighting each other, that left me talking with Mickey. The kid's a loser but talking to him was kind of interesting."
Back To Scene
"Okay Mickey, I heard you and Cody talking, and you are afraid of werewolves and that's why you are in the gymnasium with us?" Heather asked as she walked up to Mickey.
"That's right. It's no big deal." Mickey said, looking away trying to get the conversation over with and think about anything else.
Heather had a smirk on her face, and saw an opportunity arise. "If it's no big deal, do you mind telling me why you are so afraid of werewolves?" Heather asked, determined to find out more about Mickey.
"It's kind of embarrassing." Mickey shyly said.
"Oh, come on. I literally had my boobs exposed on international television." Heather said defensively.
"Ew gross. That sounds horrible." Mickey noted, feeling sympathy for Heather.
"Exactly, so it can't be that embarrassing so tell me." Heather demanded.
Mickey thought for a second, but knew deep down this information could be harmless. "When I was six my brother and I had a babysitter, and my brother took a nap along with the babysitter. She had an 80s film on, a werewolf called an "American Werewolf In London", I was actually fine with it until the transformation scene which traumatized me and made me feel very weird inside beyond the trauma. Ever since then werewolves and the mere thought of them scares me." Mickey explained.
"I assume the babysitter was fired?" Heather asked.
"Oh, in a heartbeat and after that we were sent to daycare. Still the mere thoughts of wolves scare me." Mickey explained as he shuddered in fear.
"Okay and not to change the topic but how are you feeling about doing gymnastics?" Heather asked.
"If I don't end up with bruises, I will be happy today." Mickey said as he had a slight smile on his face. "Thanks for not judging me by the way."
Confessional- Mickey
"At this point, talking about stuff that happened while growing up is getting easier. But like I always say, some things need to stay hidden."
Main Challenge
The scene cuts to Courtney who is still wrestling Julia to the ground, "Apologize for shoving Scott to the ground now!" Courtney demanded.
"Never. He is disgusting and probably enjoys the dirt." Julia yelled back.
"You aren't sunshine and rainbows either Julia!" Courtney yelled in even more anger.
"Come on, senoritas calm down." Alejandro said as he walked up to both of them, however Courtney smacked him in the face. "Ow!"
"Haha! Never mess with Courtney being scorned. Alejandro!" Scott laughed.
"Well, you should calm her down then, as she is your girl now that Duncan dumped her..." Alejandro said as he tried to shove Scott into the two girls wrestling only to miss and fall in the ground. "Ow my beautiful face."
"Karma." Scott sternly said.
Confessional- Scott
"Courtney is not my girl. I mean yes, I do like her, but she can't know that. Game first, then Courtney. I wouldn't mind throwing the challenge, but Courtney barely survived the last elimination, so I have to try my best. I will say Julia and Alejandro are both so annoying."
Top Of The Hill
At the top of the hill in Romania, Owen and Noah were shown together as there were 10 stickers that said, 'Pull Me!' "Ooh pull me! Like my finger." Owen said.
"Not now!" Noah yelled in fear as Owen pulled the sticker. Both Owen and Noah entered the castle, "It's nice to have both of us alone and able to talk strategy." Noah said as he entered,
"Yeah, I assume we can finally get rid of Al." Owen said, looking around.
Noah flinched and remembered that Alejandro wasn't a part of the alliance of 5 that Julia mentioned, "Yeah about that, what if we don't send Alejandro home?" Noah asked in a meek tone.
"Not send him home?! Noah, he shoved me out of a plane! How am I not supposed to vote him out?" Owen yelled out.
"We can get rid of Alejandro next time, but I've heard rumors about an alliance of 5 people that doesn't include either of us, and we have to strike before they pick either of us off." Noah explained.
"Noah, what about Brick?" Owen asked.
"What about Brick? What's your point?" Noah asked back.
"You sent him home; I was just making a new best friend, and you sent him home!" Owen said as he grew sadder, remembering that Brick was no longer in the game.
"Look, I am sorry. Julia told me that voting out Brick was the best thing for all of us." Noah explained back. "Okay what does the sticker say?" Noah asked, trying to change the conversation.
"Whoever holds the sticker has to enter the coffin." Owen said.
"Fuck my life." Noah bemoaned.
Confessional- Owen
"It's weird to have a strategy talk with Noah. He wants to keep Al, even though he torments me. Noah already voted out Brick, and if I hear that Jo is in danger. I will protect her, and maybe Julia or Sky will be fair game once Alejandro is gone. I don't want to hurt my little buddy, but he also hurt me."
Confessional- Noah
"Ugh! Even getting Owen onto my side for this vote is already challenging. I am doing this because Julia wants too, and I want to trust she knows what she's doing. But I am so over these schemes she comes up with. Aligning with Sky has been great. But I am just annoyed with Julia."
Dracula's Castle
Inside the castle was another duo shown, this being Tyler and Lindsay. "This place is just so creepy. The fact that Dracula is alive and owns this castle. I'm scared.
"Yeah." Tyler said in a monotone voice, trying to focus on ending this challenge. "What did you say?"
"Oh now you want to know more about me? Why did you vote yourself out last time?" Lindsay asked angrily.
"I voted myself out for you. I wanted you to know that I don't want to be more popular anymore and if that means sacrificing myself. I will. Just please know that I regret that Linds." Tyler pleaded.
"I…. I still don't believe you. When I voted myself out accidentally last season, it was humiliating, but it was also what I am most remembered for… so…" Lindsay said as her voice began to trail off.
"So what?" Tyler asked.
"So you're just voting for yourself for popularity. So don't bother doing that to appease me." Lindsay angrily said. "You never cared for me."
"Wait what? I never cared for you? Lindsay I love you. I-" Tyler began to say until he was interrupted.
"Don't even talk to me. Figure out why you messed up and maybe I will talk to you again." Lindsay said as she defiantly walked away.
Confessional- Tyler
Tyler is at first shown crying in the confessional, "How am I going to make this up to Lindsay? She sees me as a total asshole. I don't even know where to start, wish Damien would actually give me advice. Wait a minute…"
Back To Scene
In another part of Dracula's Castle was Julia and Alejandro recovering from the earlier scuffle, "Look Alejandro, I need to give you the rundown on the dynamics of our team." Julia explained, as she looked out the window of Dracula's Castle.
"Oh come on. We both know the dynamics." Alejandro confidently said.
"Really, so you know that Bowie is in a 5 person alliance that is going to dominate the game?" Julia asked.
Alejandro winced in his head as he felt like for a second he didn't know, but he then came up with who would be in Bowie's alliance of 5. "Yep I know."
"Well then we should work together to dismantle another group." Julia suggested with an evil smirk.
"I like the way you think. I'm pretty sure the people in the alliance are." Alejandro suggested,
"Oh really, who would they be?" Julia asked, expecting him to say all of Bowie's alliance and their names.
"Well it's Bowie, Justin, Noah, Jo, and Owen with Sky as their 6th vote to pull her along." Alejandro said, unaware his readings were so wrong as while he had Bowie and Justin pegged, the other 4 were people that Julia wanted Alejandro to work with. Julia facepalmed at what was said. Alejandro didn't see that however as he walked away smugly.
Confessional- Julia
"Alejandro is the most frustrating player. My whole plan hinges on him, and he doesn't think this through at all. Heck it would be tempting to just do an easy consensus and send his ass packing. But I need him as a distraction for others for now. But I need to find another person to flip. Maybe Noah is right that there's a crack in the alliance. That's the best shot I've got to get payback on Bowie."
Confessional- Alejandro
"Julia thinks she is so smart, but I know that people like Owen, Noah, and Jo aren't to be trusted and are the biggest liars on the team."
Back To Scene
Next duo was Harold and Ezekiel, as Harold was leaning against the wall when a secret door, "Oh this is awesome! A secret passageway. There's bound to be a coffin in here somewhere." Harold said as he walked in excitedly.
"Whatever." Ezekiel said as he walked in, looking around scared but also annoyed.
"Come on dude, what's your damage?" Harold asked.
"My damage is that I wanted to go to the end with you, and you voted me out. When I have made a conscious effort to build a bridge between us eh. But you don't trust me. Hell I was the one person who joined you and Leshawna to vote out Tyler. Tyler's one of the people I want to be friends with as well. But I chose you eh. This is how you repay me!" Ezekiel sternly said.
"I'm uh, I'm sorry." Harold sadly said.
"Look, I am not mad at you. Okay maybe I am mad eh. But I will not hold a grudge. We are teammates and nothing more, if we have to work together we will but for now. We are just teammates." Ezekiel explained.
"Okay, I guess." Harold said.
"Okay now get in the damn coffin, eh." Ezekiel said as Harold looked nervous and spoke up.
"Can we have a coffin that is better material?" Harold asked
"Fine, but we've got to be quick eh." Ezekiel said walking away.
Another Section Of The Castle
In another section was Geoff and Brody who were with Kitty and Cody, both duos enjoying their time together, "Congrats again on the happy couple, again." Geoff said, as Cody and Kitty continued holding hands.
"Ooh dudes, this looks like a moose. I wonder what'd be like to have a pet moose?" Brody said as he pet the moose head on the wall.
"Hey guys maybe, we should split up since we are on different teams. But it's great talking to you guys." Cody said as he and Kitty went another direction to talk alone.
"See ya later dudes!" Brody yelled out cheerfully.
As Cody and Kitty walked away, Cody looked out a window. "Do you think we can see the gymnasium from here?"
"Let me guess, you are still worried for Mickey?" Kitty asked.
"Yes." Cody said as he saw Kitty frown. "Oh come on don't give me that look. You know I care for you first and foremost. It's just that Mickey's like a little brother I never had. Since you know no siblings. So I'm always going to be protective of him."
"Fair enough, but you shouldn't be worried. He has Gwen, Heather, and Anne Maria with him." Kitty said.
"Is being with Anne Maria really a good thing?" Cody asked as he joked a bit.
"Fair enough. But as long as he has Gwen and maybe even Heather with him, he'll be fine, besides he doesn't want you to get distracted." Kitty explained.
Cemetery
At the challenge graveyard was Sky and Trent. For Trent he didn't have much going on in his mind. Sky was creeped out by the place but wanted to ask Trent something, "Man this place is scary. Hey Trent, are you in an alliance with Justin and Bowie? Feels like you guys all get along."
"Yeah I get along well with Justin and Bowie, but that doesn't mean we are in an alliance. Heck we could get along and work together." Trent said in an unconvincing tone.
"Okay that makes sense. Steer clear of the grave digger though." Sky said as Trent turned his back away from Sky as she mouthed no.
Confessional- Sky
"Well, that confirms that there's an alliance with those guys, and probably Jen. But Jen is a non threat so she is a non factor. I love Jen as a person, it's just that she isn't a threat in the game and if that alliance gets destroyed maybe she can be the extra vote Noah, and I need."
Castle
Back in the castle, Harold and Ezekiel had finally made their way to where the coffins were. "Oh my gosh. The material is amazing. Check this one out, it's oakwood with a corinthian interior. Amazing!" Harold awed.
Ezekiel however was less than impressed and pushed Harold into said coffin. "We have a challenge to win, eh. Let's go."
"Fine, take me to the grave digger then." Harold said in a confident tone which weirded Ezekiel out.
Ezekiel was carrying the coffin, and admittedly was impressed with the coffin, "Wow this coffin is impressive. Nowhere near as flimsy as the ones with some of my animals' back home."
"I'm telling you, the people who made these coffins knew how to make these coffins last. It probably helped that they were made during the bubonic plague." Harold explained.
Graveyard
Back at the graveyard a fair number of teams were finishing as the camera showed Courtney and Zoey pushing their partners into the coffins. "Wait Zoey, didn't you guys take longer to get up?" Courtney asked.
"Topher and I found a shortcut to the coffins. Provided he isn't doing the best." Zoey explained.
"Get me out of this thing! My hair is probably all messed up." Topher said as Zoey pushed his coffin in and Courtney did at the same time with Scott.
"Where's the grave digger?" Scott asked as he got out of his coffin, as Trent pointed to a very scary looking man. "Oh gosh that dude freaks me out."
"Yeah he is no ice cream man that's for sure." Topher said as he peaked out of the coffin. "Oh, Zoey, how's my hair?"
"Here, I have a makeup mirror." Zoey said as she handed it to Topher.
"Not a scratch or hair out of place. Thanks Zoey." Topher said as she hugged Zoey, "You're a great friend to have." Topher hugged Zoey as both then saw Noah pushing Owen with the coffin.
"I heard ice cream. Where is it?" Owen asked as Noah pushed him into the coffin next.
"I'll go with Sky for the horse's big guy. You did a great job in the coffin." Noah said as Owen gave him a bear hug. "Owen I can't breathe."
"Sorry buddy, have fun with your future girlfriend." Owen teased.
"Owen, her and I are just friends and allies." Noah said as he walked away, with Owen giving a knowing smirk, as he felt like Noah was lying and in denial.
Another duo that showed up was Alejandro and Julia, with Julia making quick work of the coffin and literally tossed Alejandro in the coffin, "Ow my face." Alejandro cried out.
"What he had it coming." Julia said as Trent flinched at how Julia treated Alejandro, before looking at the sky so Julia couldn't see him being annoyed.
Coffin Area
Back in the castle, Justin and Bowie arrived where there was only a couple or coffins left. "Ugh let's just get this over with." Justin grunted.
"Wait. Let's talk. What's wrong?" Bowie asked.
"Nothing is wrong. I don't get why you care so much for how I am doing, when I am doing fine overall." Justin snapped back, as he glared at Bowie,
"There is something wrong. Ever since Paris the second time in the Louvre. What's wrong?" Bowie asked.
Justin sighed in annoyance and defeat. "Okay look, what is about to be said, can't be repeated at all. I know this will air. But I want to tell you first."
"Okay."
"I mean it Bowie, this is something I've been fighting with for awhile and as my closest ally, you better respect it." Justin further explained.
"Justin, I trust you. What's going on?" Bowie said as he looked in concern.
"Okay, growing up, I always assumed I was straight. It's what my parents told me, and the same applies for the modeling world. I was told a male model liking guys would never sell well at all. But attracting the women would help and make me more famous. Hell, before the first season I dated Izzy.' Justin explained,
"Izzy? Wait, isn't she that crazy person who was always grossly making out with Owen?" Bowie asked.
"Yep she was the one. Trust me, I was dumb, horny and misguided at best." Justin explained. "Anyways, during the first two seasons everything was screaming inside that I wasn't straight, but I felt like if I ever showed anything outside of what my folks wanted. My career would be over. So I bottled it up, and kept to myself. Didn't talk to pretty much anyone." Justin further said as he looked out the window.
"That's why you didn't speak to anyone. Wow I had no idea. Please continue." Bowie asked.
"So when the million dollar briefcase was introduced at the end of the first season. I of course wanted to win it, but I also wanted this second chance for me to figure out more about myself. So I flirted with Sadie and Katie, then with Beth and Lindsay in the season, hell I tried to steal Courtney from Duncan, so I did realize I was attracted to women, but then The Drama Brothers came along and made me realize even more things that I wasn't ready to confront."
"Oh right, that boy band, what happened with that stuff?" Bowie asked back, as Justin was still walking around explaining everything in his life story.
"So yeah, we make the band, and those 3 guys, Cody, Harold, and Trent are amazing, but all I am comfortable saying is that two of us had an experience that I think both deep down confirmed some things. But they aren't ready to admit it, and a friendship with one of my guys in the band was ruined." Justin said as he had a tear in his eye as the camera zoomed in. "I'm not telling who, as it's their business to tell."
"Okay I won't ask who the other guy was. Do you mind continuing?"
"Right, so heading into this season, I wanted a redemption for my image. I fooled myself the previous season, and while the tabloid rumors had so many theories nothing was ever proven, but then Julia said what she said in Paris and called each of us boyfriends for each other. That made me shut down, as I realized that my attraction to males would be outed even if I feel absolutely no attraction to you. Trust me we are both too diabolical to ever date, but this last week I do think I have finally realized something, and I have realized what I want" Justin said as he looked Bowie dead in the face.
"What is it that you do want?" Bowie asked.
"I want to be happy, and me being happy is me admitting deep down, that I'm-" Justin said as he joked up. "I'm bisexual. Holy shit, that feels so weird to admit."
"Look, no matter what we are in this game together as close allies and friends, just know that I support you. Now I'll get in the coffin, let's win this challenge!"
As Justin began carrying the coffin he left the room saying, "I just hope the other one of my band members, eventually admit to themselves they aren't being honest."
Musical Number
Katie and Ella were shown reaching a dead end in the castle as Katie sighed in annoyance "It's okay Katie. We'll make it through this I promise, with positive attitudes." Ella said, trying to cheer her best friend up.
"I can't blame Sierra and I'll probably be eliminated as once again my sense of direction gets us lost again. I just need to let this out." Katie said as the bell dinged. "Oh no."
"Who's singing this time, Chris?" Ella asked.
"Actually it's Blaineley, and you two will be the leads of the song." Blaineley told.
"Oh boy/no!" Ella and Katie said at the same time.
(Bold means singing)
"Give me skies that are black and blue just like the way I feel tonight." Katie sang in a melancholy tone looking out the window.
"What about some green and some bright red to make us feel healed." Ella said as she held a rose in her hands.
"Maybe not, as the cold wind will only make it feel real." Katie sang as she solemnly looked down and away from Ella.
"A storm is brewing deep within our team, and we can't get hurt and lose our pride." Ella sang as she looked at her rose in concern.
"Seeing this place makes me feel good that when I look outside, that someone is hurt just like I." Katie sang as the camera panned out, to the rain outside of the castle.
"You can't feel pain." Ella said as she began to tear up at Katie's state.
"But when it rains, I don't mind feeling lonely." The camera zoomed back in on Katie and Ella's sad conversation as Katie kept singing.
"With you like this you just cry along with the sky? Because for me when it rains I don't pretend to be happy, I will just always be that way without a try." Ella sang as she was now crying.
"When it rains, some people get down and sport a frown so maybe today I'll fit right in. The Sun may brighten your day Ella. But today I'll take the rain." Katie closed out the chorus as the camera panned back out to show Geoff and Cody carrying their coffins.
"I don't care about the politics or hypocrites in this game." Cody sang next, looking around and looking over at the coffin that was carrying Kitty, and looked at Courtney and Scott passing by on the horses.
"I'm just sad about the girl who can't be with me" Geoff sang next, as he sighed in sadness as the camera zoomed out and back in the gymnasium showing Bridgette.
"The press will make up theories, scandals and lies about me." Bridgette sang next as she looked out the window as Millie comforted her.
"If you start out depressed, then everything may come as a pleasant surprise." Katie sang, next as the camera zoomed back in on her and Ella as Ella stood up, with a defiant smile on her face.
"But when it rains, Katie you don't have to be lonely, I'll cry right along with you and the sky." Ella sang as she comforted Katie.
"When it rains. I can't pretend to be happy, why should I even try?" Katie lamented as she looked down as Ella looked her in the face again.
"But when it rains, some people get down and are supporting a frown, so I won't fit right in, while I'm wearing a gown." Ella sang as she pointed at her outfit.
"But while the sun may brighten some people's days, I'd rather take the rain." Katie said as she entered the coffin room.
"Katie, I'm never leaving you as a friend. Yes, you messed up with directions many times now. I just don't want to see you so hurt." Ella tearfully said.
"When it rains, I don't mind being lonely, crying right along with the sky. When it rains, no one is ever happy, and they don't even have to try." Katie sang, slowly building confidence in her voice.
Now what?" Ella asked.
"But now when it rains, I won't be lonely, and I can't cry right along with the skies. So, when it rains, I need to stay happy and with you by my side I won't cry and not even have to try." Katie sang with a smile on her face.
"So, when it rains, and some people get down, we may not fit right in. Yeah, the sun may brighten some people's day but no matter what we can take the rain." Ella and Katie sang together as Ella got into the coffin so they could catch up.
End of Musical Number
Graveyard
The next duo shown at the graveyard was Harold and Ezekiel getting the approval from the grave digger. "Oh gosh, there's no team's left, we are in last place." Harold complained.
"No, we aren't eh. There are still a couple of empty coffins. Sorry for taking so long though, eh." Ezekiel apologized as he had a look of guilt, but still wanted to let Harold know they weren't friends.
"Look, we're fine if you are right. I'll support Bridgette in the gym, since you seem exhausted." Harold said as Ezekiel ran over to the horses "Maybe talking to her will help me with getting Ezekiel back to my side." Harold told himself, however he also decided to wait until they weren't in a challenge.
"Are you coming eh, or am I riding two horses at once, eh." Ezekiel called off screen.
Further along the horses were Sky and Noah, with Sky having an easy time, while Noah was struggling. "Woah, this is still not something I am used to."
"You just have to get used to it, little by little. Oh, and Julia was right, there is an alliance with all of them." Sky told Noah as they slowed down on the horses.
"What happened to Trent?" Noah asked.
"He was super cagey about him working with Justin and Bowie, he looked guilty." Sky explained.
"That's great, but we still don't have the numbers to do anything about it. Alejandro hates Jo and Owen, and the feeling is definitely mutual on Owen's side." Noah explained.
"What else? Something is bugging you." Sky said.
"Owen blames us for Brick going home." Noah said, looking away sadly at the ground. "I mean he's not wrong, but he is not happy about it at all. Let's just hope Alejandro has listened to Julia and maybe we can work this out."
At that moment Julia and Alejandro passed by with their horses as both were able to ride them just fine, even if Julia hated it and she didn't decide to mince words. "You pompous arrogant idiot." Julia yelled out loud.
As they passed by, Sky and Noah winced at what they just heard. "That's not a good sign." Sky said as she flinched. "I'll do my best with Jo at least."
"Oh, come on Sky, you can do anything you set your mind to. I know you can. I mean come on; aren't you miss future Olympian?" Noah reassured Sky.
"Thanks Noah. You're great." Sky said as Noah watched her in admiration as they reached the gym.
As Noah watched Sky enter the gym, Julia walked by her with a scowl on her face, "Alejandro is a freaking lost cause."
Gymnasium
A montage shows each of Cody, Tyler, Harold making their way into the gymnasium to support their final teammates. Inside the gymnasium Heather was hyping herself up, "One split jump, and a flip. I've got this." Heather told herself. Heather does both very easily soon afterwards.
"Impressive." Courtney told herself as Alejandro who had just walked in whistled at what he saw with Heather.
Confessional- Courtney
"Look. I do not like Heather, at all. She is an absolute bitch. However, she is one of our strongest teammates, and we need to keep winning immunity, so for now I need her on my side. To be fair without Emma in the game she pretty much has no power."
Graveyard
Back at the graveyard Justin and Bowie, along with Katie and Ella finish at the same time, with Trent walking up to Justin. "Someone seems to be a lot happier." Trent stated as he got on the horse.
"I am. Like I told Bowie. I am being honest with myself." Justin explained.
"That's great man, let's catch up." Trent said as he and Justin took off.
"I just wish someone would be honest with themselves from our band." Justin said as he and Trent went off screen as Katie and Ella got on their horse.
"Sorry for taking a break every ten feet, Ella. I'm not the most athletic. Hopefully Gwen won't be mad." Katie hoped.
"She won't be, she loves Romania." Ella said as the camera flashed away.
Gymnasium
In the gymnasium Gwen was growing impatient that she still couldn't start the final part of the challenge, "I love Romania, but where the hell are Katie and Ella." Gwen complained as Duncan walked up to her, making her blush. "What's up Duncan?"
"Nothing much, just that my teammates are also not here. Ugh, stupid alliance." Duncan complained.
"Alliance? What, is there a big alliance on your team that you're part of?" Gwen asked.
"Yep, it's with Bowie, Justin, Trent and Jen, but besides Bowie I'm not close to any of them." Duncan said.
"Shocker. The two non-Harold guys that you feuded with last season, you don't like, including my ex-boyfriend. Just abandon them at this point and play your own game." Gwen told Duncan as the camera shifted over to Jo and Sky as Jo was preparing for her turn at the gymnastics.
"Hey Jo, can we quickly talk?" Sky asked.
"Fine but make it quick." Jo impatiently said. "What do you want?"
"I meant what I said in Newfoundland that I still want to work together. I know we kind of lost touch for a while, but it may be in our best interest to work together for now." Sky proposed.
Confessional- Jo
"Do I trust Sky? Not fully. But working with her could be how I get back on top of this team, instead of just barely surviving. I just can't be rash about who I have as allies."
Back To Scene
After Sky and Jo were done with their talk, Jo quickly got done with the task. Jen was next up, and also finished soon after. "Oh my gosh I did it." Jen cheered out as Trent walked in and saw what Jen did.
"She's so amazing." Trent told himself.
"Yo, guitar man. Get your ass over here and cheer for me." Duncan barked out as Trent rolled his eyes in annoyance.
A montage was shown with Mickey struggling, as he fell off the balance beam, while Anne Maria walked right off as well. "Ow come on!" Anne Maria yelled out.
"Ow, darn it." Mickey yelled out as well.
"Come on Mickey you got this buddy!" Cody cheered out.
"Yo, stick man, I am the one you are supposed to cheer for. You idiot." Anne Maria harshly said as she was trying to finish the challenge.
Luckily at the same time both Mickey and Anne Maria finished as Mickey shocked himself with a huge rush of adrenaline and was proud of himself. Even as both Cody and Anne Maria glared at each other. The montage continued on as Damien, Bridgette finished next which leaves Team Victory with having Millie finish, while Team Amazon still had Gwen left to finish, and Team Style had Duncan left to finish.
Millie was the next one to try at the course, however she flopped at the finish line getting a thumbs down. "Aw man, this physical stuff is just not my thing.
"Oh, come on dudette. You can do it. You can do anything you set your mind to." Geoff reassured Millie.
"Thanks." Millie said as she was shaken up by losing again at the course.
"My turn!" Duncan called out as Duncan ran to the balance beam but crashed into the beam and got an immediate thumbs down from the judge. "Damn it."
"Come on Duncan, shake it off." Trent said in an annoyed tone, as he didn't have many nice things in his mind about Duncan.
"Geez thanks, dickhead." Duncan bitterly spats back.
"I'm just saying you could do better; I imagine even someone like Harold would do better." Trent said in a now sarcastic tone. "Oh, and just FYI neither Justin nor I wanted to cheer you on."
Back with Millie and Geoff, Millie was doing another try at the challenge along with Duncan at the same time. "You've got this Millie!" Geoff cheered out.
"Come on Duncan, you need to balance and not wobble." Trent said in anger.
"You're not the one doing the challenge, ah!" Duncan said as he walked off the balance beam. "Damn it!"
Gwen and Ella, who decided to cheer her cousin on, arrived. "We've got time to make up, Ella. I'm going in!" Gwen said as she ran up to the challenge as Duncan walked up to her.
"Hey pasty." Duncan said to Gwen, making her stop in her tracks, as Duncan and Gwen began talking, as the camera panned over to Millie.
"Wah!" Millie said as she landed on the mat on her legs, with the judge getting a thumbs up from the judge. "Awesome, I did it!"
"Oh, sweet Millie, we won the challenge. You know you'd be great as a party guest." Geoff reassured Millie as they ran out of the gym back to the airport and that they would finish first.
Confessional- Millie
"At times I wonder if writing everything I do is worth it, as Geoff is a really nice guy. But (Millie looks at her journal) this is my life calling I feel like."
Back To Scene
Duncan once again flopped and couldn't get the balance beam right, as Trent walked right up to him and grew even more annoyed at his supposed ally. "Dude, this is stuff that you would say." Trent complained, before doing an imitation of Duncan's voice, "12-year-old girls can do this shit." Trent mocked as Duncan flipped him off.
Gwen, who had also failed, walked back up to Duncan and decided to whisper something inaudible in his ears, as Duncan said "Really?" in astonishment, as Gwen nodded her head. "Thank you, pasty."
Ella walked up as Duncan walked away "What did you tell Duncan?"
"I just told him to back off Trent." Gwen said, however she was actually lying she actually told Duncan, that she was going to throw the challenge to Trent and Duncan as she was worried that Trent or Duncan would get eliminated if her team won. Gwen also knew the risk of putting herself in the line of fire, but she felt like she had to risk it for her ex-boyfriend and her crush.
However, Ella was none the wiser, "Okay that is so sweet of you to do that." Ella said.
Both Duncan and Gwen were taking one last chance at the course as both Ella and Trent cheered or rather their own versions of cheering "You've got this Gwen!"
"Come on Duncan, we should have been done an hour ago dude." Trent complained.
At that moment Gwen smirked and decided to launch herself a little higher and landing herself headfirst onto an overhead lamp, "Oh my gosh! Gwen!" Trent and Ella yelled at the same time as Duncan finished.
As soon as Duncan finished and got approval from the judge, and ran over to Gwen, "Pasty are you alright?
"I'm okay. (Coughs) A bit fried but I'll be okay." Gwen said.
As Duncan, Gwen, Ella and Trent left the gym. They saw everyone waiting outside as many looked on at Gwen in concern, but Blaineley focused on closing the challenge. "Congratulations to Team Victory and Team Style you are both safe tonight. Team Amazon you will be sending your fifth player home and will be down to just 11 of you. You will have 20 minutes to deliberate."
Mickey raised his eyebrows at Gwen's state, and a thought came to his mind that Gwen was not as honest as she portrayed herself to be. "That's just bizarre." Mickey said to himself.
Confessional- Heather
"I hate this. I am such an easy target, and I know I'm going home. I'm the biggest target on the team."
Confessional- Gwen
"Getting shocked by the lamp wasn't ideal. But I just couldn't risk leaving Duncan or Trent vulnerable tonight. I don't want to go home, so I guess that means throwing Ella or Katie under the bus, that's what needs to be done."
Romanian Airport
Most of the contestants had made their way back into the airport with everyone going into their cliques within Team Amazon with Cody talking to Kitty and Mickey. "Guys can we please just send Anne Maria home?"
"Of course." Mickey said.
"She is somehow jealous of Cody and me. I don't get why; I doubt Topher feels that way towards us." Kitty said as she turned towards Mickey who quickly regained his composure, "Hey Mickey, can you make sure Zoey is on board with us?"
"Sure thing, be right back." Mickey said as the camera showed his face fall when his back turned.
In another part of the airport was Courtney, Gwen and Scott as Gwen sighed "I'm feeling a lot better. I don't know what happened to me in the gym, and I am kind of freaked out." Gwen explained.
"We understand, but we need another target, Courtney and I talked, and we don't need to target Heather as we need to vote out our weakest links." Scott explained.
"I actually have an idea." Gwen said as the camera showed Courtney and Scott's jaw drop from what Gwen said inaudible.
Elimination Ceremony
Everyone from Team Amazon was sitting in a concession stand just outside the airport as Blaineley stood with a plate full of marshmallows. "It's time for elimination, get to voting."
Confessional- Cody
"Anne Maria has to go, she is annoying, and a total diva."
Confessional- Ella
"Sorry you just kind of scary, sorry Courtney."
Confessional- Heather
"I was told to do this last second by Courtney, no hard feelings."
Back To Elimination Ceremony
Back in the elimination Ceremony, Blaineley was ready to announce who was safe, "The following players are safe, Heather, Cody, Kitty, Katie, Scott, Gwen, Mickey, Zoey, and Topher are all safe with no votes. So, Anne Maria, Courtney, and Ella please step forward.
"Good luck." Scott told Courtney who smiled at Scott in reassurance but still felt nervous.
"Let's go over each of you, Courtney. Your anger can be a detriment for your teammates, Anne Maria, you complained so much about the challenge and not being with your boyfriend."
"When you are the best-looking couple in the game, do you blame me right Topher?" Anne Maria asked.
"Yeah. Babe." Topher said haphazardly, just wanting his girlfriend safe, while wanting to not be embarrassed.
"Lastly Ella, you were in the losing group so you could be the one with the blame. Tonight's vote is 6-4-2."
"How?" Katie asked off screen.
"The final 2 safe are….
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Courtney is safe with 2 votes and Anne Maria is safe with 4 votes which means Ella you are officially eliminated from Total Drama World Race."
"Wow!" Ella said in astonishment.
"No!" Katie yelled out in pure anguish. Katie ran up to Ella and hugged her desperately, "I can't lose you."
"I'll be fine. So will you. Good luck Katie, you're an amazing best friend. I hope you win, and it has been amazing to get to know all of you. " Ella began to say as she walked away, and Gwen walked up to her. "What is it Gwen?"
Gwen whispered "I'm sorry to do it. Please don't hold it against me."
"It's fine," Ella said as she walked away with a happy smile.
Confessional- Gwen
"So somehow I got no votes. Now why did I get rid of Ella? I needed to think for myself. Having Ella around as the weakest link on the team, and now that everyone on the team knew we were cousins, I just didn't want that target on my back. Just shocked this worked as I was never told we were going to have the majority."
Confessional- Mickey
"So, I imagine people are confused about how Ella left. When Zoey and I talked she told me that Topher and Anne Maria wanted to take out Ella. Zoey said Topher wanted to make it up to her, and after seeing how Gwen looked, I'm convinced she threw Ella under the bus and target her, and once Zoey told me what Topher and Anne Maria were doing, Zoey and I agreed to just vote with Cody and Kitty with the hopes that maybe Ella and Katie would tie the vote but they didn't, Ella and Katie decided to vote out Courtney, since no one approached them in the twenty minutes. If it were up to me, Gwen would be gone but everyone felt bad for her injury. She's good. Topher made it up to Anne Maria apparently, and I made it up for Cody and Kitty as their best friend though. It's weird though, I never thought I would make it this far. Poor Katie though, she is probably having it the roughest."
Confessional- Katie
"From now on in this game, I am playing for myself. It's so intimidating now losing Ella as she helped pick me up when Sadie left. But even though Ella is now gone, she has given me the drive and push to keep going in this game and has reignited my fire. I haven't talked about it, because I am trying to not be seen as a pure gossip, but I still know Alejandro sent Sadie home all the way back in the Yukon. Now I did get along with her, but I have to think Gwen threw the challenge, and if I find out she sent Ella home and backstabbed her cousin. I will make it my mission in this game to send her home. I miss you Ella, wish me the best luck."
Elimination Order
48th- Lorenzo (Team Style, 15-1 vote, Episode 2)
47th- Laurie (Team Victory, 14-2 vote, Episode 2)
46th- Izzy (Team Style, 10-5 vote, Episode 3)
45th- Sadie (Team Amazon, 9-5-1-1 vote, Episode 4)
44th- Beth (Team Victory, 9-4-2 vote, Episode 5)
43rd- Dave (Team Style, 8-6 vote, Episode 6)
42nd- DJ (Team Victory, 7-6-1 vote, Episode 7)
41st- Chase (Team Amazon, 7-4-3-1 vote, Episode 8)
40th- Eva (Team Style, 7-3-3 vote, Episode 9)
39th- Cameron (Team Victory, 6-3-2-2 vote, Episode 10)
38th- Leshawna (Team Victory, 9-3 vote, Episode 11)
37th- Brick (Team Style, 8-3-1 vote, Episode 12)
36th- Sierra (Team Amazon, 13-1 vote, Episode 13)
35th- Emma (Team Amazon, 7-6 vote, Episode 14)
34th- Jasmine (Team Victory, Medevac, Episode 15)
33rd- Shawn (Team Victory, Quit, Episode 15)
32nd- Ella (Team Amazon, 6-4-2 vote, Episode 16)
Votes
Ella- 6 votes (Courtney, Gwen, Heather, Scott, Anne-Maria, and Topher)
Anne Maria- 4 votes (Cody, Mickey, Kitty, Zoey)
Courtney- 2 votes (Katie, and Ella)
Author Notes
So we go to Romania, specifically Transylvania. Now some general notes. The song was based on one of my favorite songs growing up that never got much traction ("When It Rains" by Eli Young Band). The challenge was going to be another duo/group, using the challenge. Wanted to also subvert expectations with who was doing well and who didn't, hence why I had Mickey do shockingly well. Also, Chris will soon be talking to one of his bosses about what he did in Newfoundland.
Now for Team Victory and Team Style, both of their plot lines were about the ever-shifting dynamics of their team. For Team Victory it was more so the Aftermath of the Shawn quit. For Team Style it was about Julia's main quest to take down Bowie's alliance, the perception of Jen, and Duncan along with Trent actually not getting along, while Justin finally revealed why he had been in a slump since the second Paris chapter, also I imagine with what Justin said you can kind of figure out who he's talking about is not also being honest with themselves.
We move on to our boot this episode, in Ella. Which also marks the third Pahkitew character in a row. For me Ella was someone I wanted on this cast just due to the whole concept of this season. However, at first, I had no idea what to do with her beyond her taking part in the musical numbers if she was there. Then when I eliminated Sadie in the Yukon, I realized that I wanted Ella to essentially be the new Sadie for Katie and slowly build Katie's confidence back up. Now I did have a brief debate with myself to make Katie and Ella a couple, but I figured a close friendship was enough, and there are already a fair number of couples. That being said, I didn't have Ella in the game long term, as she was only meant to prop Katie up for so long. So, I kind of decided to makeshift her elimination, and have her elimination play a role in Gwen's story and Katie's. Pretty much Ella was a great supporting character, but I never had an individual story or arc for her, hence why Ella lands just outside the Top 30.
Next chapter we are heading to Hawaii, where the challenge will have a similar setup to the Romania one, with people diving for rings, hot coals, riding donkey carriages beforehand and another musical number inspired by a song I love and one that I imagine a lot of people have either heard of or are aware of. Also, another elimination sends another person home, which will leave us with the Top 30. But until then, stay tuned and thank you everyone for the support of this story.