"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped while the camera showed a duck floating on the water, unaware that it was floating dangerously close to a waterfall, "Our teams clashed in a pirate ship battle on the sea." The scene flashed back to Destiny and Lara grabbing Sarah and tossing her overboard. "The Confused Bears had a secret hit squad composed of Destiny, Lara, Greg and forced recruit Dave, who flew under the radar to sabotage the Gophers' ship and slowly drop the crew."
...
The scene changed to Wayne leading his team. "Ship captain Wayne commanded the Toxic Rats' ship to victory," Chris continued, "Certainly helped by Scott not sabotaging the team for once." The scene changed to Scott and Luna's talk. "And a literal fireball by Lunatic Luna." The scene changed to Luna being blasted out of the cannon towards the Bears' and the resulting explosion.
...
The scene changed to the shark ripping Zee's leg off, then spitting it out. "Oh, and Zee's leg was ripped off by a shark," Chris added. "Turns out it was a prosthetic leg. SURPRISE!"
...
The scene changed to the Frogs' first elimination ceremony. "Ultimately, it was the Frogs of Death who had to send someone to walk the plank," Chris continued as the scene changed to Keith and Ripper collecting their marshmallows while Axel just scowled. "And it was Squirrel Burner Axel who had her time cut." The scene changed to the Drone of Despair picking her up from the water. "Making her the fourth camper eliminated from the show."
...
The scene changed to Chris standing on the dock. "Who's getting roasted today?" he narrated. "Don't know, but let's find out in today's episode of Total...Drama...Island!"
(cue commercial)
It was the next morning, and a small storm was raging outside. "Crikey, what a storm that is," Jasmine noted as she looked out the window. "Guess I picked a good time to move my resting spot into the cabins."
"You were sleeping outdoors all this time?" Zoey wondered.
"Even the weirdo we voted off yesterday had the sense of sleeping indoors," Amy snarked.
"I thought Axel was pretty cool," Samey quietly put in.
"Excuse me, but I don't recall anybody talking to you. Not like anyone would be boneheaded enough to do that."
Confessional: Jane (Frogs of Death)
"The twins' dynamic is certainly different from me and Sky's. But then again, I don't know them that well. I have to give them the benefit of the doubt for now, but hopefully I can learn more about them soon."
End Confessional
"So Jasmine," Jane began, "Why were you sleeping outside?"
"I'm more of an outdoorsy person," Jasmine explained. "Plus, my bed was kinda too small for me. Guess they don't make 'em for people over seven feet tall."
"Thanks for that tidbit of info," Sierra giggled as she typed something on her phone. "'Jasmine is confirmed to be over seven feet tall, making her the tallest of the Total Drama ensemble.' Hmm, what are some other details about you, Jasmine?"
"Isn't that already on the TD website?" Nikki asked.
"There's only bits and scraps of everybody's info. I've only started it about a few days before the show started, and the only people I've focused on so far are Priya and Olivia."
"Who now?" Anne-Maria wondered.
"That Bear girl with the ugly baby-blue shirt and the Gopher girl with the tacky hearts on her shirt," Valerie scoffed as she flipped through a magazine.
"Just don't try to pry too much," Jane advised Sierra. "Usually, people aren't fans of people who snoop around."
"I won't be all sneaky and underhanded," Sierra assured her. "I'm not like that at all. Now, back to business."
"Didn't Chris prohibit the usage of cellular devices?" Scarlett questioned.
"Only to Alan and Julia. Everybody else is allowed, I suppose." Over on the boys' side of the Frogs' cabin, Keith was busy doing some training with Brick. "Are you sure you guys should be doing that in here?" Shane wondered as he and most of the other boys observed them. "There's not a lot of elbow room, you know."
"Quit complaining, Super Zero," Keith scolded as he threw a few punches towards Brick. "I'm trying to practice here!"
"You're doing quite well," Brick panted as he struggled to dodge the incoming attacks. He was soon hit with a punch to the face, knocking him out. "Pathetic," Keith scoffed. "Even the cadet couldn't last two minutes, and I was holding back some."
"I seriously doubt that," Jane argued as she and Phoebe entered the boys' side of the cabin.
"Brick, are you okay?" Phoebe gasped as she knelt down to the cadet. "Do you require first aid? I'm qualified to administer it."
"No need, ma'am," Brick assured her as he got to his feet. "I'm just fine." A loud CRACK as he moved his legs made Phoebe wince in concern. "But maybe a little ice wouldn't hurt," Brick squeaked out.
"It's not enough to be a jerk during the challenges," Jane grumbled while Phoebe helped Brick out of the cabin.
"Hey, it's not my fault that the cadet couldn't take a punch," Keith countered. "And I am capable of holding back, unlike you. I'm still healing from the bruises you gave me!"
"Which a heartless jackass like you deserved after what you did!"
"Easy, you two," Shane cut in as he pushed Jane away from Keith. "Uh, how about you show me some more of those yoga moves outside, Jane?"
"Dude, it's raining cats and dogs out there," Sol pointed out.
"Seriously?" Zee wondered as he looked out the window. "That'd be wicked! Oh, no, it's just water. Bummer." Shane just led Jane out the door.
Confessional: Shane (Frogs of Death)
"I have to figure out what's causing this friction between Jane and Keith before things get worse. Team unity is very important, and besides, it's my duty as a superhero to aid others no matter what."
End Confessional
Over in the boys' side of the Gophers' cabin, 'Dumb' Damien was taping up a leak in the roof with some duct tape. "Are you certain that will hold?" Bryan asked him.
"Ma always says anything can be fixed with some elbow grease and duct tape," 'Dumb' Damien told him.
"I wonder if that would apply with his mouth," Lucas whispered to Alan, making him laugh. The duo had to duck at an incoming boot, though Lucas still got hit in the face. "Watch your smart-ass mouth, you masked idiot!" 'Dumb' Damien warned him as he held up his other boot.
"Esta buscando pelea, vanquero?!" Lucas shouted back as he readied himself for a fight.
"Gentlemen, please!" Bryan advised as Owen, Justin, Cody, Alan and Corey struggled to keep the duo separated. "Please don't create a brawl here!"
"I've got this," Chase said while grabbing a bucket full of water. He splashed the contents onto 'Dumb' Damien and Lucas, drenching them and making the duo focus their attention on him. "What the fuck was that for?!" 'Dumb' Damien spat out.
"C'mon, dude," Elias casually told him. "Don't act like a wet blanket about it." He chuckled a little but quickly noticed everyone else was silent. "No? Well, you win some, you lose some."
"Where's your little so-called buddy, Mister Joker?" 'Dumb' Damien inquired.
"Uh, probably taking a shower," Elias shrugged. Almost on cue, a soggy Trent entered the cabin. "Sorry for the absence," he began as he wrung out his shirt. "I was just-"
"Taking a shower," Cody cut off. "A bit of a long one, though. But no hard feelings for that. Gotta impress the ladies, am I right?"
"Oh, yeah," Elias agreed as he glanced at a puzzled Trent. "Don't wanna smell like the living dead. Nope. No way."
"Sure thing, man," Trent quickly said. "Totally agree with that."
Confessional: Elias (Screaming Gophers)
"For a second, I was afraid Trent wouldn't catch on, but it's good that he did or we might've ended up in a whole lot of trouble."
Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)
"This morning has certainly been...interesting. And the guys here are something else. 'Dumb' Damien and Max both have a superiority complex, Lucas keeps injuring himself, Alan and Chase always have to make themselves noticed, Justin is too concerned on his personal image, Elias keeps making terrible jokes, Cody and Corey are energetic, Owen's main priority is food and Trent seems to be concealing something..." He got a small smirk. "Which means I can handle them. The girls, however, I'm still not sure of."
End Confessionals
On the girls' side of the Gophers' cabin, Beth was setting down a bucket to catch the dripping water. "I kinda miss that fancy resort," she sighed.
"I'm sure we'll win it back," Olivia assured her. "In the meantime, maybe you could give me some ideas for TD's shipping page." She noticed Carly had her eyes closed as she sat on her bed and leaned against the wall. "Looks like she's really tired," Olivia noted.
"No," Lacey argued as she walked over to Carly's bunk. "I've seen this trick before." She shook Carly's shoulder, catching her off-guard. "Huh?" Carly wondered as she opened her eyes. "Oh, hi, Lacey."
"Care to explain why you were eavesdropping on the guys?" Lacey demanded.
"What? No! I-I-I wasn't!"
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"Okay, maybe I was. I guess my curiosity about what's happening between Elias and Trent is getting the better of me."
End Confessional
"Chill out, Lacey," Sarah advised her. "There's no proof that Carly was doing some snooping instead of snoozing." Lacey just let out a breath. "Just be wary of her kind," she warned as she eyed Carly. Carly quietly let out a moan at these words.
Over in the spa hotel, the Rats were taking advantage of the luxuries. "Now THIS is living," DJ sighed as he, Duncan and Geoff enjoyed some pancakes.
"Truly like Valhalla, is it not?" Leonard wondered in amazement.
"You're really committed to your delusions," Courtney scoffed as she, Bridgette, Julia and Austin joined the boys at the table.
"Nuttier than my Ma's pecan pie," Austin noted.
"'Cowboy compared teammates to dessert'," Julia stated while typing on her phone. "'Hashtag: Nutty?'"
"I am NOT nutty!" Leonard protested. "My sorcery is indeed a true thing! My abilities saved my teammates the other day from that bear, remember?"
"Which Bowie explained was just a dorky illusion," Duncan countered. Leonard grimaced a little. "Yo, wizard dude!" Raj called out as he joined the group. "Wayner, Lightning and I are gonna play some basketball in the gym and we needed a ref. Care to do the honors?"
"I shall," Leonard agreed. "I'm overjoyed that someone appreciates my skills a little."
"Ooh, the wizard's getting a bit testy," Luna giggled as she and Scott spied on the group from the balcony. "We'd better get rid of him soon before his powers grow even stronger and helps with the winning."
"You're not really buying this crap, are you?" Scott inquired. "There's no such thing as magic." Luna just laughed in response. "Nekcihc a emoceb," she chanted as she waved her arms around him.
"What are you even-?" Scott wondered. A sudden POOF of smoke surrounded him, and a second later, an orange chicken was standing where he was. "Ugh," the chicken groaned, sounding a lot like Scott. "I don't know what the hell you did, but I'm feeling peckish."
"Good morrow, Luna," Leonard greeted as he and Raj came up the steps.
"Cool birdie," Raj added.
"Hey!" the chicken scolded. "Don't compare me to those feathered idiots!"
"Did you make it talk?"
"Yep," Luna giggled. "Even made it sound like that Scott guy."
"I AM that Scott guy!" the chicken argued.
"Cool!" Raj gasped in amazement. "Now we've got two wizards! No way we're gonna lose again!"
"We shall reign victorious again!" Leonard cheered. "Um, by the way, Luna, what name does this bird answer to?"
"SCOTT!" the chicken shouted. "It's SCOTT! God, are you two blind or something?!"
"Silly chicken," Luna giggled as she tied a napkin around her neck. "Your name's not Scott." She pulled out a big steak knife. "It's LUNCH!" The chicken gulped in fright when he saw the knife gleam along with Luna's eyes and smile. He squawked as Luna began to chase him. "Come back here!" she shouted. The duo ran past Nichelle and Dakota as they were lounging in another room. "Watch it!" Nichelle snapped. "We're trying to relax a little!" She turned to Dakota. "I've said this before, but that Luna is crazy."
"Crazy, nothing!" the chicken shouted as he ran from Luna, to the girls' shock. "She's a cannibal!"
"Uh, did that bird just talk?" Nichelle and Dakota winced as they noticed Harold and Sam being shoved out of the room next door. "Gosh!" Harold cried out. "Being forced out of the game room by Luna and her stupid bird..."
"A stupid talking bird, apparently," Sam added. "Uh, should we stop her?"
"Do you want to be killed?" Dakota asked him.
"Fair point." A loud SQUAWK and a POOF of smoke caught everyone's attention as they turned to the room. A second later, a feathered-covered Luna skipped out of the room. "I win!" she giggled. "I win! I win!"
"Win what?" Sam asked.
"Hey, guys," Bowie cut in as he joined the group, "Have you seen Scott recently?" A battered Scott crawled out of the game room. "Ugh, something is definitely not right with you," Bowie noted.
"Dude, what happened?" Sam asked. Scott coughed up some orange feathers in response. "Luna," he choked out, "And the knife...and chickens...and she...she's a cannibal!"
"No, I'm not," Luna argued. "You were a chicken at the time, so it doesn't count, though I heard people tasted like chicken..." The group instinctively took a step away from her. "Attention, campers!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers. "Now that the rain's died down, it's time for your next challenge. Report to the main lodge pronto!" Soon, everyone was gathered in the main lodge. "Hope you guys had a good night's rest," Chris began.
"Do you want the truth or a sugar-coated lie?" Blainley asked him.
"Shh!" Topher shushed. "Continue, Chris."
"Thank you, Topher," Chris replied. "A summer camp experience can't be complete without spending a night in the middle of the forest."
"Isn't that what we're doing already?" Ezekiel wondered in confusion.
"I mean one night in the woods without any cabins and beds. Just you and the wilderness with all its wild animals and insects."
"Oh." Oliver pushed a screen with a map of the camp over to Chris. "Your starting point is at the heart of camp," Chris explained. "Once you get to your night quarters, you'll have to set up the tents we've provided in an area close to that place. Once the night is over, you'll gather whatever's left and race back here. First team to tie their team flag to the posts the interns will set up wins a night in the spa hotel while last place will vote someone off. Any questions?"
"May we bring our own supplies?" Rose asked.
"Good question. No food, lighters and matches. You'll have to live off the wilderness like cavemen."
"Some have that easy," Laney commented.
"My ears still work, you know," Corey shot back.
"Save that fire for another challenge," Jasmine advised Laney. "You'll need it then."
"If you survive to that point," Chris put in. "I'm not gonna lie; some of you may not come back alive." He laughed a little, causing most of the others to look at each other in concern. "Anyway," he continued, "Get your maps because your challenge starts...now!" Most of the campers rushed to exit the main lodge, crashing into each other as they did so. Emma and Chase got stuck in the doorway before being pushed out Tyler, who was pulled back by Keith. "Lightning needs to be first!" Lightning declared.
"Out of the way!" Eva and Keith barked out.
"Sheriff coming through!" 'Dumb' Damien shouted.
"Man, I just love this job," Chris sighed as he watched the teams struggle to get out. Later, the Toxic Rats were walking through the woods when they came across their supplies. "Alright," Anthony began as he picked up a tent pole. "Let's set this puppy up, shall we?"
"What about food?" Lightning wondered. "I'm starving!"
"I don't see any here," Julia noted as she glanced up from her phone.
"We're supposed to gather it from the forest," Bowie reminded them.
"Bowie and I can gather some berries safe for eating," Dawn suggested.
"Sounds good," Nichelle agreed. "The rest of us can set up the tent and campfire. We've got this, Rats!"
"GO, RATS!" everyone cheered.
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Man, all this teamwork talk is getting on my nerves. I need to figure out how to get them to start going after each other instead of chanting that Hakuna Matata crap."
Confessional: Luna (Toxic Rats)
"'Go, Rats. Go, Rats.' Blech! All this cooperation is so BORING! Luckily, me and Scottie will make things FUN again!"
End Confessionals
Over with the Confused Bears, they were still walking towards their campsite. "How much longer is this?" Dave moaned. "These icky bugs are trying to eat me up!"
"Bugs are cudorable, not that other thing," Destiny protested. "All the different types under the name of bug..."
"I think Desi's talking about Pokemon instead of actual bugs," Greg inferred.
"Oh, I love that!" Lara (now cosplaying as Nurse Joy from Pokemon) squealed with delight. "So Dez favors the Bug-type, huh? Not the strongest nor the weakest, but certainly the most varied 'cause there's a whole bunch of different insects to base off of. Personally, I'm a sucker for the Steel-type, with my personal favorites being Tinkaton and Cufant."
"Steel-types are the best defensively since they have only three weaknesses, which can be countered with certain pairings or abilities, such as Levitation or being half-Flying-type negates Ground-type moves while being half-Psychic-type cuts the effectiveness of Fighting-type moves."
"How can you say that in one breath?" Noah wondered in confusion.
"That's Greggy for you," Destiny happily replied. "Now let's not be a sluggish Magcargo and instead rush off like Yanma!"
"Last one there's a sleeping Snorlax!" Lara shouted as she ran ahead.
"No way is that gonna be me, Ra-Ra!" Lara and Destiny giggled as they ran off. "Uh, should we stop them?" Dean asked.
"I'm sure they'll be okay," Priya assured him. "Now, we should probably start collecting fruit to save us some trouble when we reach the camp."
"Smart thinking," Sky agreed. "Does anyone know how to tell a poisonous plant from a safe one?" Shawn and Melody raised their hands. "Alright, then," Sky said. "Me, Priya, Millie and Ella will join you guys."
"Knight, Mechanic, the smart guys and I will work on the tent," Eva decided.
"Sounds good. Let's do this, guys!" Most of the other Bears cheered in agreement. "Goody-goody little bitch," Jo grumbled under her breath.
"What was that?" Paul wondered.
"Mind your own beeswax!"
Confessional: Jo (Confused Bears)
"Let me make some things clear. I am the best. I am the strongest. I am the smartest and by extension the meanest. That means these losers should be following one person: ME!"
End Confessional
"How much further is it?" Anne-Maria moaned as the Frogs of Death kept hiking ahead.
"According to the map," Shane replied as he glanced at the map, "It's about a kilometer away and we have to go through this mud pit."
"Uh-uh. I ain't getting mud on this beautiful bod."
"It's just a little mud," Brick assured her as he began to cross. "Nothing to-" He was soon submerged by the mud. "Brick!" Phoebe gasped with worry. Brick soon pulled himself to the other side. "It's quite deep," he coughed out.
"We should probably have our tallest teammates carry the small guys across," Jasmine suggested. "That leaves me, Rodney, Keith, Sierra, Shane, Helga and Sol on carrying duty."
"Carrying these dorks over a patch of mud?" Keith questioned with irritation.
"If it'll get us to camp sooner than later," Sol sighed. "Let's go." He carried the twins while Rodney carried Zee, Topher and Cameron, Keith carried Laney and Anne-Maria, Helga carried Ripper, 'Smart' Damien and Phoebe and Jasmine carried Scarlett, Nikki and Jane. "My hero," Valerie gushed while Shane carried her in his arms.
"Are you sure you're able to carry all of us?" Mike asked as he and Zoey laid across Shane's shoulders.
"Don't worry about it," Shane assured him. "It's a hero's duty to aid others no...matter...what..." He soon gave out and fell down, taking Valerie, Zoey and Mike with him. "AHH!" Valerie cried out as she stood up. "I'm all stained up! You jerk!"
"It's just a little mud," Mike shrugged off while Zoey and Shane tried to wipe some of the mud off of them.
"Just mud? Just mud?! These boots alone cost a hundred and fifty bucks! And this top? I-" A huge wave of mud was splashed onto Valerie, drenching her. "Will you quit whining already?" Mike scolded. "We're going camping, remember? You're supposed to get dirty."
"Amen, brother," Sol agreed.
"Scrawny actually says something good," Keith added. "Now can we hurry the hell up?" Most of the Frogs continued on, with Valerie angrily stomping ahead. "Did you have to splash her with mud?" Shane asked Mike after the others were out of earshot.
"How else was she gonna stop?" Mike pointed out while helping Zoey out of the mud. "Chicks like Valerie are nothing but trouble."
"I'm sure there's some good in her," Zoey defended.
"She called Shane a jerk just after he helped her, and didn't she insult your looks the other day? Speaking of which, you still have a little mud on..." Zoey tried to wipe the mud out of her hair. "But-" she nervously added.
"I'm just saying to be careful around her," Mike advised. "Okay?" Zoey just stayed silent before walking off to join the other Frogs. "Don't fret, buddy," Shane assured Mike. "I'll make sure Valerie doesn't go down that dark path of villainy."
Confessional: Mike (Frogs of Death)
He let out a sigh. "I can't really blame Zoey for being doubtful. After all, we don't really know each other that much yet. And Shane...that poor kid. His heart's in the right place, but you can't change a person like Valerie."
Confessional: Shane (Frogs of Death)
"I know Mike has some concerns, but I'm sure there's some good in Valerie, just like Zoey said. And I'll make sure to bring out that good side."
End Confessionals
Over with the Screaming Gophers, they were having their own share of struggles. "Oh," Bryan moaned as he shook some mud off of his shoes, "These were brand-new."
"I can't believe Chris expects us to trek in this muck," Heather complained.
"Maybe you should've stayed home," 'Dumb' Damien told the duo.
"You don't get tired of being a pain in the ass, do you?" Lucas shot back. Lacey grabbed both boys by the ears. "Another argument out of you and I'll put you on the Boat of Losers at the same time," she warned. "We clear?"
"Yes, mom," 'Dumb' Damien scoffed. Lacey stomped on his foot. "I-I mean yes, ma'am," 'Dumb' Damien winced.
"Better," Lacey said before releasing her grip.
"Wasn't that a little harsh?" Sarah asked her.
"I have three little brothers, so I know how to deal with those that can't stop fighting, like those grown-up kids."
"Hey!" Lucas and 'Dumb' Damien protested.
"It's not like she's lying," Gwen put in.
"Just keep moving, guys," Rose suggested. "It shouldn't be much farther." Carly kept walking through the mud to the best of her ability until she found herself unable to move. "Um, guys?" she spoke up.
"What now?" Lacey complained. "Is the princess upset she's getting muddy?"
"No, it's not that. I seem to be, uh, shrinking?" The Gophers turned to see Carly sinking in the mud. "Quicksand!" Rose realized. "It must've been hidden under the mud!"
"What do we do?" Beth gulped.
"Hang on," Lucas assured Carly as she kept sinking. "I'll help you."
"Wait!" Rose warned but Lucas had already jumped in and started to pull Carly up by her waist.
"Uh, Lucas?" Leshawna pointed out.
"I've got this," Lucas assured her as he kept trying to pull Carly out.
"Lucas..." Bryan spoke up.
"Quiet!"
"LUCAS!" the other Gophers shouted.
"What?!" Lucas looked down to see that he was knee-deep in the quicksand along with Carly. "Oh, mierda," he cursed out.
Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)
"Maybe I should've thought things through a little more."
Confessional: 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)
He was laughing. "What an idiot! He swooped down into that quicksand like vultures to a dead cattle!"
Confessional: Leshawna (Screaming Gophers)
"That boy means well, but sometimes he ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. Know what I'm saying?"
End Confessionals
"So how do we get them out?" Trent wondered.
"I've got an idea," Rose suggested. "Anybody got any rope?" 'Dumb' Damien lifted his hat up and pulled out some rope. "You never know when you'll need it," he explained. Rose tied one end around Owen's waist before she tossed the other end to Carly and Lucas. "You two got a good grip on that?" Rose asked the duo.
"Yeah," Lucas assured her as he and Carly gripped the rope.
"Okay, then. Owen, start running as fast as you can."
"But I'm not really that fast," Owen told Rose.
"Yo, Owen!" Izzy called out to him. "I've got a tasty malamar bar with me! Come and get it!"
"Malamars! AWESOME!" Owen started to run towards Izzy, pulling Carly and Lucas out of the quicksand in the process. The duo were soon freed and on safe ground while Owen continued to chase Izzy. "Thank heavens you're alright," Leshawna breathed out.
"Yeah," Carly agreed as Rose helped her to her feet. "Thanks for getting me out of there, Rose. Uh, you included, Lucas."
"Wish I could've done more to help, though," Lucas sighed.
"Maybe you should use your bull head for thinking," 'Dumb' Damien told him. Lucas narrowed his eyes at him. "Easy, big guy," Rose assured him as she patted him on the back. "You'll get your chance, I'm sure."
"Speaking of big guys," Helen spoke up, "Do you think we should fetch Owen and Izzy?"
"No worries," Justin told them, "They're coming back." Sure enough, Owen joined the group as Izzy rode on his back. "Sorry about the false alarm, Big O," Izzy told him. "But you're, like, Carly and Lucas's heroes!"
"I suppose," Owen sighed.
"Don't worry, buddy. I'm sure we'll get some yummy chocolate after the challenge."
"Speaking of the challenge," Heather bluntly cut in, "We need to get going. The other teams might get ahead of us!"
"She makes a point," Cody agreed. "And that's not even mentioning the animals."
"No worries," Elias assured the group. "My uncle taught me some bear-fighting tactics."
"Confronting bears?" 'Dumb' Damien scoffed. "You? Ha!"
"We just have to show them that we're a stronger predator. Heck, one look from Lacey would scare a bear off."
"I'll give you more than a look if you keep it up," Lacey warned Elias. "Now come on." The Gophers continued to walk ahead, though Elias and Trent stayed towards the back. "That sounded like great advice for bears," Trent began.
"Thank you," Elias replied. He then lowered his voice to a whisper. "But I know something else that might help..."
"I know what you're thinking," Trent quietly scolded, "And the answer's no. Besides, I-"
"What are you two talking about?" Carly suddenly asked. The two boys turned to see her standing nearby. "Nothing," Trent nervously replied.
"But-" Carly argued.
"Nothing," Elias sternly repeated. "Uh, you'd better catch up to the others, Trent. I need to have a chat with her."
"Sure thing, man," Trent replied before walking off. Elias then turned to Carly. "Looks like my hunch was right," he began. "You were spying on us, weren't you?"
"I wasn't trying to," Carly nervously admitted, "But you and Trent were being so secretive and..." Elias kept giving her a skeptical stare. "Look, I'm sorry for spying, okay?" Carly continued. "I was just curious on what you two were talking about."
"It's personal business that I promised to keep between me and Trent," Elias explained. "Besides, even if you disregard that fact, you wouldn't believe it, anyway."
"Oh. Well, thank you for clearing things up. And sorry again for the spying and-" Carly noticed that Elias had his eyes covered with a hand. "Elias?" she wondered. Elias removed his hand, and his eyes seem to pop out of their sockets. Carly gasped before falling over in surprise. "Gotcha," Elias chuckled as he removed the eyes, revealing they were just fake. "See? Just a cheap prop." Carly stared at him for a moment before starting to giggle. "Yeah, you got me," she agreed as she got to her feet. "You're a real clown."
"No, thank you," Elias replied. "I hate clowns."
"A jokester like you disliking clowns?"
"You've never watched It before, have you?"
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"Elias seems like he's pretty fun to hang around. No wonder Trent is friends with him."
End Confessional
Back over at the Bears, they had just arrived at their campsite. "Nice!" Tyler exclaimed. "We made it!"
"Let's get this tent set up already," Eva bluntly told them.
"Perhaps we should find a cave to shelter ourselves from any rain," Ethan suggested.
"Wouldn't that be cheating?"
"Chris said to camp in this general area," Greg clarified. "As long as we are in the range indicated on the map, there shouldn't be any issues."
"But I doubt there's any caves around here," Paul argued.
"Well, it was worth a shot," Ethan shrugged.
"Tent," Eva sternly repeated.
"We're getting it," Paul replied with some annoyance.
"I hope the others come back with that food," Greg sighed. Over in another area, Priya and Millie were putting some blueberries into a little bag. "Are you sure this stuff is safe to consume?" Millie wondered.
"Melody said these were okay," Priya assured her. "Besides, I've eaten worse things to prep myself for any eating-based challenges."
"Wow. You really have prepared for this show, huh?"
"Indeed," a voice agreed. Millie screamed with fright as she noticed Melody suddenly appeared behind her. "Is everything alright?" Sky asked as she and Ella came to her side.
"Yeah," Millie breathed out, "Just spooked, is all."
"How much food did you guys collect?" Priya asked them.
"About a bag full of berries from each of us," Sky replied.
"Should we collect some more?" Ella wondered. "I want to make sure everybody has enough."
"It's only for one night," Melody reminded her. "I'm sure our supplies along with Shawn's will be enough."
"Where is Shawn, anyway?" Millie inquired.
"Three...two...one..." Just then, Shawn came walking back with his sack full. "That's quite a lot of berries," Sky said, impressed. "But, um, why is the bag a bit wet?"
"These aren't berries," Shawn explained as he set the sack down. "While you girls were collecting the fruit, I've been catching some fish. See?" He opened the sack, revealing it was stuffed full of fish. "That's quite impressive, too," Millie told him. Sky gagged as she put her hands over her mouth and her cheeks turned green. "Oh, my," Ella gasped with concern. "Are you okay?" Sky's cheeks bulged before she ran off, and everyone except Melody winced as they heard her puke off-screen. "Didn't peg her to be the queasy type," Shawn finally spoke up.
"The scent of fresh meat makes her feel nauseous," Melody explained, "Which is a little ironic considering...no. It's not my place to say anything now."
"Right..." Shawn then passed the sack to Priya and Millie. "Enjoy," he told them before walking off.
"Aren't you going to come back with us?" Ella wondered.
"Thanks for asking, but no way am I gonna be an undead snack."
"Most undead creatures don't mess with humans," Melody informed him, "Zombies included. But if it makes you feel safer, you can monitor us from atop the trees nearby." Shawn stared at her for a moment. "I suppose," he reluctantly agreed.
"Alright," Priya rallied. "Let's head back." She, Millie and Ella winced as they heard Sky puke again off-screen. "And let's keep Sky away from the fish," Melody recommended.
"Yeah..." Shawn cautiously replied.
Confessional: Shawn (Confused Bears)
"I'm not digging all the friend stuff going on here. Comfortable people let their guards down. Pff, hello! Might as well put out a bowl of brains and a sign that says 'Zombies Eat Free'!"
End Confessional
Back with the Frogs, the group had finally reached their campsite. "Let's start setting up the tents," Keith decided. "I need to rest."
"Gee, thanks for considering us all," Laney sarcastically told him.
"You're welcome, midget." Sierra, Jasmine, 'Smart' Damien, Brick and Samey grimaced as they watched Laney hit Keith in the crotch with her guitar. "That bass must be pretty durable," Shane commented.
"We'd better get started before any brawls start," Phoebe told the group. A moment later, she, along with Jasmine, Brick, Nikki and Laney, were collecting some berries from the bushes. "Good thing you know a thing or two about survival, Jazz," Nikki complimented.
"And nice work on stitching up some bags to carry it all in," Brick added.
"No biggie," Jasmine shrugged. "It's just some tricks I picked up back home. What about you guys? What skills have you got?"
"Besides punching a guy's lights out if he tries to tease me about my height?" Laney replied. "Well, I know how to play a bunch of different instruments, like the bass guitar, harp, tuba, piano and a bunch of others."
"Sounds wicked!" Nikki exclaimed. "I wish I was as skilled as you. I'm a bit agile, but it's nothing to write home about."
"I'm sure we'll see your talents in another challenge," Brick assured her. "Um, what about you, Phoebe? What are your talents?"
"Well, I have decent sewing skills," Phoebe replied. "And I have knowledge of first aid, though I think I told you that already."
"How much longer is that food gonna be?!" Anne-Maria shouted from a distance. "I'm starving here!"
"Oh! We're coming! Hold on!" Meanwhile, the Gophers had arrived at their camp and set their tents up. "Looks like everybody's buddying up, huh?" Cody reasoned. "So, Gwen..."
"Don't even think about it, short stuff," Leshawna advised him, making him shrink up a little. "Anyway, the tents are big enough for two or three people, so who's bunking with who?"
"I might as well bunk with you," Gwen sighed.
"Beth and I can share one!" Lindsay exclaimed.
"Same with me and Elias," Trent put in.
"I could go with Lacey," Sarah volunteered.
"Chase and I can handle the cowboy," Alan added.
"Us?" Chase asked.
"Well, we can't put him with Lucas, can we?"
"Okay, fair point."
"Me, Rose and Carly can share a tent," Olivia spoke up.
"I've got Max and Lucas!" Owen exclaimed as he gave the two boys a tight hug.
"I demand that you relinquish me at once!" Max choked out.
"Looks like it'll be a sleepover for us," Izzy giggled as she wrapped her arms around Heather and Echo. Heather simply had a disgust look as she pried Izzy's arm off of her. "Guess that leaves us bunking together," Cody told Bryan and Justin. "Corey, you don't mind sharing with Helen, do you?"
"It's cool," Corey and Helen simultaneously agreed. Later that night, everyone was sound asleep in their tents. Unknown to them, a shadowy figure was creeping towards the tent Carly, Rose and Olivia were sleeping in. A faint rustling noise from outside made Carly stir awake. "Did you two say something?" she mumbled to Rose and Olivia. She rubbed her eyes before noticing the shadow looming over her from outside. The figure raised its hand up, showing that it was wielding a large knife. "AHHH!" Carly shrieked.
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Carly, still petrified with fright, kept staring at the shadowy figure. "Huh?" Rose wondered as she and Olivia jolted awake. "Carly, what's with the screaming?"
"Th-th-that!" Carly stammered as she pointed to where the figure was. "Right there!"
"Right where?" Olivia asked in confusion. Carly blinked and noticed that the figure had vanished. "But-but-but-" she stuttered.
"It was probably a tree branch along with the wind," Rose reasoned. "Nothing to worry about."
"How about we take a walk to calm your nerves?" Olivia suggested. "Come on." She led Carly outside the tent. "See?" Olivia assured her. "It's okay out here." Carly started to relax a little, however, a slight glimpse made her freeze up. The shadowy figure was hiding behind a tree and raising its knife in the air. Carly screamed as she ran off into the woods. "Carly!" Olivia called out as she tried in vain to catch up to her. "Wait!" Unknown to the duo, the shadowy figure giggled as it removed its dark cloak, revealing to be a smirking Echo.
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"A dark, wooded area is a classic place for mimicking a cloaked figure chasing after you. But Miss Millions' reaction was the best part! It would've been better with a little bloodshed, but then my teammates would've woken up and started asking questions. I can't have that. Luckily, on the off chance that we do lose, those idiots will cut that scaredy-cat Carly for 'abandoning' them. Or we'll win, she'll stay and I can torment her a little more. As long as it's not me, anything will do."
End Confessional
Carly panted as she ran through the woods. "I hope I lost that...that thing," she breathed out as she slowed to a walk. Another shadowy figure suddenly flew by her. "What was that?" she gasped. She looked around but only spotted a single frog croaking in the night. "Oh." She turned around and started to walk back. "Maybe Rose and Olivia were right," Carly thought. "I'm worrying about nothing." The sound of the frog croaking was suddenly cut off, catching her attention. "Huh? What the-?" She noticed the shadowy figure had flown up and landed on a tree branch. She gave a quiet gasp when she noticed that the frog from earlier was in the figure's hand, though its warty body had gone limp. "Oh, my," she squeaked out as she started to back away, accidentally stepping on a twig. The figure heard the subtle sound and turned its head, its red eyes glowing in the darkness. Carly gave a startled cry as the figure hissed, revealing a set of sharp fangs that were stained crimson red. "Easy," she squeaked out as she started to back away. "I-I-I-I taste terrible! AH!" She quickly ran off in a frightened panic.
Over by the Bears' camp, everyone was resting in their tents, save for Lara and Beardo. "Those sound effects you were doing back in that one challenge were so realistic!" Lara gushed. "I bet you can imitate almost anything! Could you show me a few?" Beardo did a few sound effects, including a yowling cat, a growling bear and even a car crash. "Will you keep it down?!" Dave snapped as he and Noah poked their heads inside the tent. "We're trying to sleep here!" He winced as he heard a scream. "You clearly listen so well."
"I don't think that was Beardo," Lara defended. They heard the scream again, making the other Bears stir awake. "What was that?" Greg wondered.
"It's not a ghost, is it?" Katie gasped, making Sadie shriek.
"Wait a second," Dean realized, "That kinda sounds like..." He saw Carly blindly running towards the Bears' camp. She tripped, making an ember from the campfire fly through the air and land near the tents, making them instantly burn up. "Oh, come on!" she cried out.
Back over by the Frogs' camp, Jane was getting out of her tent. "What are you doing?" Phoebe wondered, still half-asleep.
"I can't sleep, so I'm gonna go take a walk," Jane explained.
"Will you be fine by yourself? There might be...bears out there. Bears aren't very nice."
"I'll be fine. You go back to sleep."
"If you insist, ma'am," Phoebe yawned before laying back down. Jane headed off into the woods when she heard a faint rustling noise. "Huh?" she thought. "I wonder what that is." She crept over to the source of the sound. "Gotcha!" she exclaimed as she lunged at a bush. "Oh! Shane! I'm so sorry! I thought you were a wild animal or something."
"No worries," Shane squeaked out from underneath Jane, though his face was now as red as his eye mask.
Confessional: Shane (Frogs of Death)
"If I knew I was going to be tackled while I peed in the woods, I would've held it in."
End Confessional
"We'd better head back before our team starts worrying about us," Shane decided. "How about we walk and talk?"
"Sure," Jane agreed. "Sounds good." Back at the Bears' camp, everyone was now staring at Carly. "Great," Dave complained. "Now we have no place to sleep!"
"I bet Miss Millions did that on purpose to sabotage us," Jo accused.
"Whoa, whoa," Dean cut in. "I saw what happened, and it was clearly an accident!"
"Sure," Blainley sarcastically agreed, "She conveniently tripped on an ember, making our shelter burn up."
"I'm so sorry," Carly tearfully apologized.
"Calm down," Sky assured her. "Like Dean said, it was an accident."
"Oh, go aid the enemy, why don't you?" Jo complained.
"Leave them alone," Millie advised. "Things are bad enough. We don't need things to get worse, like it can get there."
"Millie, no!" Priya gasped. "Remember the last time someone said that?"
"You don't really believe in jinxes, do you?" The Bears went still as they saw two hairless squirrels scurrying over to their charred campsite. "Okay, maybe I was wrong," Millie fearfully admitted.
"It's just some squirrels," Carly said.
"Those aren't normal squirrels," Sky warned her.
"Shoo!" Tyler told the squirrels. "Leave us alone!"
"GET LOST!" Eva shouted as she tossed one of her shoes at the squirrels, hitting them. The two squirrels' eyes started to glow. "That's not good, is it?" Carly wondered.
"Nice going, Man Lady," Noah snarked to Eva. The duo quickly ducked as the squirrels started shooting lightning out of their eyes. "What do we do now?!" Dean shouted as he ducked down next to Carly.
"Maybe there's some way to safely contain them," Ethan suggested. Beardo snapped his fingers before pulling a bowl out of his afro. "How did that get in there?" Tyler asked before a squirrel zapped him.
"I've got it!" Lara shouted. She grabbed the bowl and placed it over the two squirrels. "That was too close," Priya breathed out.
"How fun!" Lauren giggled. "Let's do it again!"
"No way, Scary Girl," Jo argued.
"Thanks for the assistance, Miss Lara," Ethan breathed out.
"Don't thank just me," Lara replied. "After all, Beardo provided the bowl."
"Be-ar-do!" Destiny cheered. "Be-ar-do!" Melody quickly put a hand over Destiny's mouth to silence her. "We appreciate the efforts, Beardo," Melody explained to him, "Though I know you're too bashful to vocally reply to our gratitude."
Confessional: Beardo (Confused Bears)
He took a nervous breath. "Um, yeah. Melody isn't wrong. I'm pretty shy around other people, and until I warm up to them, I just usually make noises and sound effects. But so far, most of my team seem like good people, especially Lara. It's nice that she seems to like the sound effects I'm able to make."
End Confessional
Over at the Gophers' campsite, a figure was exiting a tent with the map in his hands. He walked over to the lake and looked down, where Bryan's smirking face was reflecting back. "Time to remove an annoying tick," he quietly decided. He tossed the map into the lake and replaced it with a duplicate map before reentering his tent.
Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)
"It's simple, really. McLean has a big ego, so everything that comes from him will have his logo. The map was no exception. I just had to sneak into his warehouse and replace it with a replica and voila! A perfect replica with a different location, perfect for blaming someone."
End Confessional
However, at the Rats' camp, Scott and Luna were searching through the supplies while everyone else slept in their tents. "What exactly are we looking for?" Luna wondered.
"The map," Scott quietly told her. "Lose the map, lose the challenge."
"What about losing the flag? Chrissie said we gotta tie it to a pole, so we'll probably be disqualified if we lose it."
"'Probably' ain't gonna cut it! Aha!" Scott pulled the map out of the supplies. "We've gotta hide it where no one can-" he thought.
"Confetti!" Luna giggled as she shredded the map and tossed the bits into the air.
"Or we could do that."
Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)
"Remind me again why I'm still paired up with that nutcase." He screamed as an alligator's snout burst through the confessional's wall. "Lookie!" Luna shouted from outside. "Mr. Chomps is saying hello!"
"Oh. THAT'S why."
End Confessional
"And that's how I joined the Community Heroes," Shane explained to Jane.
"Impressive," Jane replied with amazement. "I've heard of the group, but I had no idea that they participated in so many things."
"Well, a hero's duty is to help people, no matter how small the service might be."
"Wow. I-" Jane was suddenly stopped by Shane. "Shane, what are you-?" she began to ask.
"Be quiet," Shane whispered. "Look at that lump laying by the tents." He shined a flashlight at the lump, showing that it was covered in dark fur. "Is that some sort of bear?" Jane asked.
"Don't know," Shane replied as he moved his flashlight away, "But we'd better keep it down so we don't disturb it."
"You're disturbing my beauty sleep by shining that light on me!" Valerie snapped as she poked her head out of her tent.
"Sorry, but could you please keep it down? There's-"
"What's going on?" Phoebe mumbled as she got out of her tent. The moment she laid her eyes on the furry lump, she let out an earbleeding shriek. "And there goes my right eardrum," Shane muttered.
"BEAR!" Phoebe cried out as she scuffled inside one of the other tents. "Call Wildlife Services! Alert Chris and Chef! GET MY DADDY!"
"Move it," Helga ordered as she walked over to the furry lump, which was stirring awake. "I wanna see bear. Come on. Wake up."
"Careful," Jane warned her as Jasmine, Sierra, 'Smart' Damien and Sol peeked their heads out of their tents.
"Why are you approaching a bear?" 'Smart' Damien asked. "That doesn't seem like a safe idea." Helga shook the creature awake, but was stunned when it lifted its head up, revealing itself to be a large wolf that was now snarling at her. "Podvin'sya!" Helga shouted as she ducked into the same tent as Phoebe. "Ne podpuskay menya k etomu otrod'yu iz ada!"
"What the hell did she just say?" Shane asked Jane.
"I'm more concerned about the snarling dog right now," Jane nervously told him as the wolf crept closer to the tent Helga and Phoebe were in.
"Hey! Get away from them!"
"What's going on out there?" Zoey spoke up from inside her tent, catching the wolf off-guard. He suddenly darted off into the woods, much to the confusion of Shane and Jane. "I don't get it," Jane spoke up. "It had those girls cornered. Why'd it run off?"
"I'm just grateful it did," Shane replied. "Everybody okay?"
"Yeah, yeah," Keith scoffed, "But the Siberian giant just proved she's not as tough as she looks." He laughed until one of Helga's boots was tossed at his face. "Will you be quiet?" Helga barked out.
"Well, it's almost sunrise," Jane told the group. "Let's start packing up and head back to camp. If we're lucky, we might actually win and get into that spa hotel."
"Sounds like a plan," Jasmine agreed. "Hang on. Anyone seen where that scrawny bloke went to?"
"I'm right here," Cameron spoke up.
"No, not you. I'm talking about that kid with the spiky hair."
"You mean Mike?" Laney asked.
"I hope that weird thing didn't grab him," 'Smart' Damien put in.
"What weird thing?" Mike asked as he emerged from the woods.
"Dude, where were you?" Sol demanded. "You were worrying us sick!"
"Uh, I was using the bathroom in the woods when I heard this ruckus back here. What exactly happened here?"
"A scary bear got into our campsite," Phoebe squeaked out.
"Not bear," Helga argued. "It was filthy beast spawned from hell."
"It doesn't matter now," Keith cut in. "Let's just head off before I get a headache from you idiots." Meanwhile, the Bears were stirring awake after their rough night. "I can't believe I had the indignity of sleeping on this filthy grass," Blainley complained.
"It wasn't that bad," Alejandro defended.
"Hey," Lara whispered to Beardo and Greg, "Look at the lovebirds." She motioned to Carly and Dean, who were snuggled together and sound asleep. "Aw, how cute!" Ella giggled. The duo woke up and quickly noticed their situation before splitting apart. "I'm surprised you were able to take that snoring, Carly," Dave told her.
"Don't start with that," Dean scolded, his face now a slight pinker.
"At least you know he's alive," Noah put in. "Melody is like a corpse when she sleeps."
"Thank you," Melody replied.
"Um, I don't think that was a compliment," Paul clarified.
"We'll keep discussing this at a later time," Sky told the group. "It's daybreak now, so we need to pack up our supplies and head to camp."
"What about my team?" Carly wondered. "I hope they don't think I left them behind."
"I'm sure you'll be fine traveling with us," Alejandro assured her. "We can't leave a kind person like you out here by yourself."
"Are you serious?!" Jo voiced out. "She-"
"Zip it!" Eva harshly cut off. "We'll keep an eye on her in case she tries anything."
"Thank you?" Carly replied with uncertainty. Back at the Gopher camp, everyone was stirring awake. "Ugh," Heather groaned, "I'm starting to miss those crappy cabins."
"Meh," 'Dumb' Damien shrugged, "I've slept on worse."
"Let's start packing up," Leshawna told the team. "I've got the tents."
"I've got the flag," Justin replied.
"And I've got the map," Elias added.
"Alright, then," Bryan said. "Let's head off."
"Wait," Rose interrupted. "Where's Olivia and Carly? They said they were gonna go for a walk, but..." She saw a battered Olivia trudging back to them. "What happened?" Rose asked her.
"Carly got spooked by something and ran off like a jackrabbit," Olivia explained. "I searched all night for her but came up empty."
"Oh, the poor thing," Echo moaned.
"I hope she's alright," Trent put in.
"I'm sure she is," Elias assured the group. "She probably got a head start to the campgrounds. We'd better start heading there, too."
"Guy makes a point," Chase agreed. "Let's go!" The teams started to rush off. Meanwhile at the Rat camp, everyone had packed up their gear. "Looks like that's everything," Sam said. "All that's left is to follow the map home."
"Oh, no!" Julia gasped.
"What's wrong?" Bridgette asked her. "Poison ivy? Rabid deer? Ticks?"
"Even worse: my phone has no signal here!"
"Oh, brother," Bowie muttered under his breath.
"The map, guys," Courtney sternly told them.
"You mean these itty-bitty pieces of paper on the ground?" Julia asked.
"No!" Austin gasped as he picked up the pieces. "Damn raccoon must've got ahold of it. How are we getting back to camp now?"
"We're hopelessly lost now," Scott groaned.
"Not necessarily," Harold pointed out. "The sun was setting and to our backs as we were traveling here, meaning we were traveling east. Therefore, our way back is westward. And since the sun's rising over there..."
"Camp is in the opposite direction," Emma realized. "Good thinking! Come on!"
"Yay," Scott blandly cheered. "We're no longer lost."
Back with the Gophers, they were traveling in another section of the woods. "According to the map," Elias told them, "Camp should be right over...here." The group saw themselves looking down at the large cliff. "This can't be right," Sarah told him.
"Maybe Bait Ball was holding the map upside-down," 'Dumb' Damien suggested.
"I'm not!" Elias protested. "But don't panic. I'm sure we'll make it back before the other teams do."
"This just in," Chris announced over the loudspeakers, "The Frogs of Death have won the challenge, with the Bears and Rats claiming second and third. Gophers, try to find your ways back in time for the elimination ceremony."
"But how?!" Lacey wondered in bewilderment.
"One more thing, Gophers," Blainley added over the loudspeakers. "Your teammate Carly? She's been with us all night. Guess she decided to abandon you."
"She did not!" Dean argued back.
"Hey, hands off of that!" Chris sternly told the duo before the loudspeakers switched off.
"We'd better head back and see what we can do," Rose decided. Later, all the Gophers had returned back to the campgrounds. "Evening, Elias," Carly greeted as he saw the prankster leaning against a rock. "Everything alright?"
"Of course not," Elias informed her. "Look at this map. Notice anything odd about it?"
"Um, I don't think so."
"This map doesn't have Chris's logo on it, but the real map did."
"It's a fake? Do you think someone sabotaged us?"
"My best guess is 'Dumb' Damien, but it could've been anyone on our team."
"But...who?"
"I'm guessing the same person who made you run off to the Bears. Speaking of which, I hope no one believes that baloney Blainley said about you. You don't seem like the type of person who abandons someone."
"I didn't intend to do that," Carly told Elias. "What happened was this shadowy person was standing outside my tent and holding up one of those knives, and I'll admit I freaked out. So Olivia tried to calm me down with a walk outside, but the figure came back again."
"And I'm guessing you got scared again and ran off," Elias replied. "Olivia told us she looked all night for you."
"In my panic, I didn't even notice she disappeared. Even then, that's not the worst of it. Something else seemed to fly right by me, but when I looked, all I saw was this frog croaking. I thought I was imagining things when I saw that shadow fly and land on a tree branch. It was holding the frog in its hand and-and when it turned to face me, I saw that it has these sharps fangs and-"
"Glowing red eyes?"
"Yeah, these red eyes that looked so spooky and-" Carly suddenly paused. "How did you know that?" she asked Elias, whose face had paled a little. "That wasn't you pulling a prank, was it?"
"It wasn't me," Elias breathed out, "But I know who it was. First, we'd better go somewhere more private to discuss this." He led Carly away.
"Man, I am loving these digs," Anne-Maria gushed from the spa hotel as she got her nails filed.
"About time we got into here," Ripper boasted. "And now that we're here, we're not sharing with those other teams!"
"I hear that," Keith agreed. "We'll keep winning and have this place all to ourselves!"
"To the Frogs of Death!" Valerie rallied. "And to crushing the competition!" Most of the other Frogs cheered with her. Over by the kitchen area, Sol was chopping up some potatoes while Samey poured herself a glass of milk. "Hey, can you keep the milk out?" Sol asked. "I'm planning on making some au gratin potatoes tonight."
"I thought there's other people to cook the food," Samey replied.
"Yeah, but I like to cook for others. You know, fiddle with different things to see what works and what doesn't. Maybe you'd like to be the first to try my dish out."
"Samey!" Amy shouted from the other room. "Get your butt out here!"
"Uh, gotta go," Samey meekly replied. "Sorry, Sol. Maybe another time?" She walked off, unaware that Sol was still looking at her.
"Wow," Carly breathed out as she and Elias walked back towards the Gophers' cabin. "I...I still find it all hard to take in."
"I told you you'd have trouble believing it," Elias replied.
"What's so hard to believe?" Trent asked as he went over to the duo.
"Oh," Carly quietly greeted, her eyes not meeting his. "Hi, Trent."
"Something up?" Before anyone could say anything else, a CRASH caught their attention, and a moment later, Lacey stormed out of the cabin with pink paint covering her hair and clothes. "Elias..." she seethed.
"That wasn't me!" Elias protested. Lacey tried to go after him but Sarah and Leshawna, also covered in pink paint, held her back. "It's not worth it," Sarah told her. "We'll deal with him tonight, okay?"
"It wasn't me!" Elias argued.
"Are you sure?" Trent asked. "That is one of your signature pranks." Lindsay's scream cut through their thoughts. "What was that?" Carly wondered as she, Elias and Trent entered the cabin. They saw Lindsay, Beth, Rose and Echo covered in pink paint, along with a bobbing jack-in-the-box on the floor. "What happened?" Elias asked.
"Your prank is what happened," Echo informed him. "We looked inside this box when this clown creep jumped out and spritzed us with this icky paint!" The group walked off, leaving Carly, Trent and Elias alone in the cabin. "I don't think Elias did this, Trent," Carly defended as she picked the box up. "He told me he hated clowns."
"I can vouch for that," Trent agreed. "Sorry for any doubt, buddy."
"No hard feelings," Elias shrugged, "But it looks like I'm done for."
"But if you didn't do this, then who did?" Later that night, the Gophers were seated at the campfire. Owen, Helen, Corey, Heather, Justin, Lacey, Chase, Alan, Leshawna, Lucas, Echo and 'Dumb' Damien were seated in the back row while Gwen, Olivia, Rose, Lindsay, Cody, Elias, Trent, Carly, Beth, Bryan, Sarah, Max and Izzy were seated in the front row. "Screaming Gophers," Chris began as Chef held a plate of marshmallows, "After a great adventure in the woods, it's time to send one of you home."
"Carly," Chef said.
"What did I do?" Carly wondered.
"You left your team behind. Plus, eavesdropping on your own team? Not good, girl."
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"I cleared that up with Elias, though! Oh, my luck is really going downhill."
End Confessional
"Elias," Chef continued, "You got your team lost by misreading the map, which cost them the win."
"The map was fake!" Elias protested. "A sham! A-"
"Yeah, yeah. And 'Dumb' Damien."
"I told you not to call me that!" 'Dumb' Damien snapped.
"Not only are you pretty disliked on your team, but some people suspect you have committed some sort of sabotage."
Confessional: 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)
"I did not do any fucking sabotage! And who cares if people don't like me? You don't win these competitions by being nice."
End Confessional
"If I call out your name," Chris continued, "Come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who doesn't get a marshmallow must immediately head down the Dock of Shame and catch the Boat of Losers. That means you're out of the contest, and you can't come back...ever. The first marshmallow goes to...Leshawna." Leshawna got up and collected her marshmallow. "Corey, Owen, Echo, Gwen, Justin, Chase, Trent, Lindsay, Beth, Bryan, Max, Izzy, Lucas, Rose, Olivia, Cody, Alan, Helen, Lacey, Sarah and Heather." Carly got a worried look while Elias was sweating from his nerves and 'Dumb' Damien glared at the final two marshmallows. "The heiress, prank man or cowboy?" Chris announced. "All good choices to boot, but the one leaving tonight is..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Elias." Elias just gave a moan while Carly and 'Dumb' Damien collected the final two marshmallows. "Tough luck, man," Trent told him.
"Oh, well," Elias sighed, "At least I wasn't the first boot. Sorry if I went overboard with the jokes, guys."
"No worries from me," Carly assured him. "That eye one you pulled was actually pretty funny."
"Just try to control them better," Lacey advised him. "Got it?"
"Yes, ma'am," Elias replied. He gave Trent and Carly a hug before walking down the Dock of Shame.
Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)
"Tough luck, Elias, but you were the unlucky one who drew the lottery map. Oh, well, it's one less pest." He pulled out a box of chocolate but got zapped by it. "AH! You damn clown!"
Confessional: Carly (Screaming Gophers)
"Don't worry, Elias. I'll figure out who set you up with that fake map and those pranks."
End Confessionals
"Looks like that was a 'trip to elimination'," Chris chuckled.
"Don't start with that," Chef told him. "That wasn't funny."
"Oh, come on. Smile a little. Will Carly find out who sabotaged Elias? What else lurks in the dark? Find out on the next episode of Total...Drama...Island!"
Votes:
Voted for Elias: Owen, Gwen, Heather, Leshawna, Bryan, Lacey, Lindsay, Izzy, 'Dumb' Damien, Rose, Olivia, Chase, Max, Sarah, Cody, Beth, Justin, Helen, Corey, Alan
Voted for 'Dumb' Damien: Elias, Trent, Carly, Lucas
Voted for Carly: Echo
Eliminated: Elias (20-4-1)
100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)
99) Staci (Toxic Rats)
98) B (Toxic Rats)
97) Axel (Frogs of Death)
96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)
Episode 6, people! So Elias is the first cut from the Screaming Gophers and the first OC to go. Honestly, he didn't have much besides being a supporting character. He ended up being the first victim of Bryan, and unfortunately he won't be the last.
This is actually another challenge based off of LaCuevademisgustos' 'Chaotic Camp' story, though I tried my best not to make it a copy-and-paste from that episode.
As for this episode, there's quite a few good interactions, such as Carly and Elias's conflict-turned-friendship, Beardo starting to open up a little to Lara and his other teammates to varying degrees, Lucas's ever-so-great luck, Luna and Scott's weird alliance and many more.
Next up will test everyone's stamina as they...try their...best to...ZZZZZZZZZ... I'm awake! I'm awake! Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.