"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "The Toxic Rats went back to their winning ways by being the winners of the four-way dodgeball game." The scene flashed back to Duncan's strategy and Harold's winning catch.
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The scene changed to show Lindsay's bruised face and Lucas's hit to both the gut and the head. "There were bruises..." Chris continued. The scene changed to Owen's crying and Lightning's complaining. "Tears..." The scene changed to Harold narrowly dodging a ball and Echo making Ripper trip. "Risky moves..." The scene changed to Heather throwing the kayak on Tyler's head and Destiny trapping Jo in the bathrooms. "And dangerous alliances and plans."
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The scene changed to Greg explaining his plan to the Bears. "Greg's apparently flawed plan turned out to be a smart move," Chris continued, "As he 'art-of-war-ed' his team to a safe spot."
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The scene changed to Max 'ordering' his teammates. "And even though EVIL lord Max spoke more than he should," Chris continued, "He got to live another day thanks to dead-fly Bryan convincing the guys that Olivia was whispering team info to Rodney." The scene changed to Olivia and Rodney chatting outside. "When in reality, she was giving the big guy love advice."
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The scene changed back to Chris standing on the dock. "This week, another challenge will bring another team to Loserdom," he narrated. "Who'll be safe? And who'll go down? Find out right now on Total...Drama...Island!"
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It was early the next morning. A rooster cawed until it was hit by a frying pan. "Roast chicken for lunch," Chef chuckled before dragging the bird off. Inside the girls' side of the Bears' cabin, Melody (in black-and-gray vertical striped pajamas, along with some of her hair covering her face) was sitting on her bed and chatting with a crow. "And you say he devoured twenty-seven children?" she asked. "How awful! My dark master would've surely taken advantage of their souls."
"Hey, Occultist Freak!" Blainley (in a satin-red robe and a red sleep mask) "Keep it down!"
"Yeah!" Sugar agreed. "I need my beauty sleep!"
"Leave her alone, guys," Sky advised. "Besides, it's already eight AM. Chris will probably start preparing us for today's challenge." Blainley moaned before getting out of bed. "I'm taking a shower," she grumbled before leaving the cabin.
"Chow time for me!" Sugar declared before rushing outside.
"Sugar!" Sky called out. "You're still in your pj's!" She sighed before looking out the window. "You feeling all sorts of bummer in the summer, too?" Destiny asked as she sat next to her.
"What?" Sky asked in confusion. "Um, anyway, what about you?"
"I just heard Olive Roll got canned."
"She means Olivia got voted off last night," Greg explained as he, Beardo and Dave entered the cabin. "Why the Gophers decided to do that, I have no idea."
"Definitely sounds like bummer news," Lara agreed as she rummaged through her clothes.
"Hey, where are the other girls at?"
"Oh, most of them went ahead to get breakfast, though Jo decided to do some early morning jogging first." Lara noticed that Sky was still staring out of the window. "Still feeling down?" she asked her. "Maybe a...psychic reading will enlighten you." Beardo made a whooshing sound as Lara draped a red cloak over her shoulders. "Are you two serious?" Dave scoffed. "There's no such thing as psychics."
"Yeah," Greg agreed, "It's always some trick behind it."
"Don't be all negative, guys," Destiny encouraged while she gave the duo a tight hug. "I wanna see the magic happenin'!"
"Wanna try it, Sky?" Lara asked her.
"Um..." Sky thought. "Oh, what the heck?" Lara pulled her over. "Now," she began as she dramatically waved her arms around, "Let me peer into your thoughts to see what's troubling you."
"Oh, how exciting," Dave sarcastically commented.
"I know, right?" Destiny agreed, to Dave's confusion. He looked to Greg, who only shook his head. "Hmm." Lara thought as she eyed Sky, "You're definitely giving off athletic vibes, but you're also not afraid of being a bit girly, like wearing accessories. You also consider yourself a bit creative and a little artsy."
"Yeah, a bit," Sky replied. "Though I'm only really good at making dreamcatchers."
"You...also look up to your older sibling, Jane."
"I totally do!"
"But...it also appears to be a bit of conflict within you, as well." Sky's face turned into a depressed look. "Which is odd since you tend to avoid conflict," Lara continued. "And even if you have it, you prefer to simply leave things in the past. Am I correct?"
"Yeah," Sky sighed.
"Perhaps something or someone here is bringing those feelings up? Maybe...someone close to you?"
"I think I've had enough of a psychic hearing," Sky decided before getting up. "Thanks, anyway." She left the cabin. "That was AMAZING," Destiny gushed with admiration.
"Please," Greg scoffed as he rolled his eyes, "It was simply some careful observations and Barnum statements to create the allusion of having extrasensory perception."
"Translation?" Dave asked.
"It means Lara just said some general stuff to make it seem like she has magical abilities. In reality, such a thing does not exist."
"Yes, there is!" Destiny protested. "You just gotta look for it."
"Desi..."
"We'll leave you two to it," Lara decided as she grabbed a handful of clothes. "Come on, guys." She, Beardo and Dave left the cabin. "You two aren't actually believing this silly psychic crap, do you?" Dave asked the duo.
"There are some things in this world that can't be explained," Lara replied. "But unfortunately, Greg was right about me not being a psychic. A real bummer, huh?" Beardo let out a startled gasp. "I know," Lara giggled, "It's shocking."
"So what was all that for?!" Dave demanded.
"I was trying to cheer Sky up and also see what was bugging her in the first place. If I had to guess, I'd say she probably has, like, an ex or something like that." Beardo made the sound of a cash register. "Oh, yeah," Lara agreed, "I'd bet money on it."
"You two are weird," Dave grumbled before walking off.
"You'll get used to us weirdos soon enough!" Lara shouted as she waved him goodbye. She kept waving but ended up falling over. "Here," Beardo offered as he helped her to her feet.
"Thanks," Lara replied. "I'm usually not that klutz-" She stopped in realization. "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait," she thought. "Beardo, did you just...speak?"
"Yeah," Beardo slowly answered.
"I had no idea you could speak! I thought sound effects was the only way you could communicate."
"I can speak. I'm just a bit...shy. Until I warm up to new people, I tend to just make noises...and be generally bothersome."
"Oh, Beardo, I don't think you're bothersome. I think you're a pretty cool guy to hang around."
"Really? You mean it?"
"Yeah. And I think these people will warm up to you soon enough. But until then, I can help you out. I think I've got your lingo of sound down pretty well."
"Thanks, Lara."
Confessional: Beardo (Confused Bears)
"Lara's such a great person to be around. She's kind, a bit energetic and always tries to help people out, like she did with Sky earlier...and with me. I'm real glad she's my friend now."
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Shane and Jane were doing some stretching in the woods. "This is just so peaceful out here," Shane sighed. "No wonder you like coming out here."
"My mom happens to teach yoga classes," Jane explained. "Sometimes it helps to keep my cool, whether it's from having a rough time at school to hearing my dad's tales from his...um, occupation."
"Occupation?"
"I'd rather not delve into it. Hey, you're getting better at this."
"Well, I'm not tangling myself into a pretzel." Shane stopped stretching for a moment. "I'm gonna run to the little men's room for a moment," he informed Jane. "Could you please try not to tackle me this time?"
"Okay, Shane," Jane giggled. She continued to do her yoga while Shane ran off. "Well, well," a voice taunted, "If it isn't Batsy doing her silly poses." Jane turned to see Keith leaning against a nearby tree. "I thought I told you to not call me that!" she scolded as she stormed up to him.
"But it suits you pretty well," Keith snickered. Unknown to the duo, Shane was listening in from a nearby bush. "What are those two arguing about now?" he muttered as he adjusted his pants.
"You're just as awful as you always are," Jane scoffed.
"Say what you want," Keith argued, "But sooner or later, these idiots will see what a loser you are and get you out of the way. The question is who'll go first: you or your equally pathetic little sister?" He was suddenly hit with a punch to the face. "DON'T MENTION HER!" Jane shouted back. "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT AFTER YOU CHEATED ON HER!" Shane could only gape at this revelation from his hiding spot. "Are you still at it?" Keith asked. "Please. Even she got over it."
"SHUT UP!" Jane snapped. "If you mention her again or if you even think of doing anything to her..."
"Or what? You'll punch me again? Please. My coach hits harder and he's 55 years old." Jane could only growl in response. "I should teach you a lesson right now-" she seethed.
"But you won't," Keith pointed out. "You heard what happened to Eva. You know fully well that if you do, you'll just put a target on your back for your teammates. So, you'd better save that anger for the challenge." He walked off, leaving Jane simply clenching her fists. "RAHHHHHHHH!" she screamed out in absolute fury. She turned and kicked the base of a tree, ripping a small part of the bark off and leaving her gasping for air as she clutched her foot. "Fuck," she cursed out.
"Jane!" Shane gasped as he hopped out of his bush and ran over to her side.
"Shane? Were you spying on me?!"
"That doesn't matter right now. Your leg could-"
"YOU WERE SPYING ON ME, YES OR NO?!" Shane gulped at Jane's intimidating glare and tone. "Y-yes," he stuttered, "But I didn't mean to. It's just that I didn't want Keith to do anything bad to you." Jane kept staring at him but soon let out a sigh. "Okay..." she said.
"So...Keith and Sky..." Shane began after a brief period of tense silence.
"Yeah, they used to date. Until that lout did what he did."
"We should tell the rest of the-"
"NO."
"But if they knew-"
"I don't want anyone to know. I promised Sky that I wouldn't tell anyone and that we would let it go as long as possible. Not that she cares about that jerk, but that means he doesn't hurt her."
"At least-"
"Shane," Jane told him as she grabbed him by the shoulders and made him look her into her eyes, "Promise me that this will remain between us." Shane stared at her for a bit, lost in her dark eyes, until he replied, "Okay. I will not say anything of what I saw or heard."
"Thank you," Jane breathed out. "Now let's head back to camp. Arguing with that ape has worked up an appetite."
"But first, we should get your ankle checked at the infirmary tent."
"Okay, Doctor." The two shared a laugh as they started to walk back. Meanwhile at the spa hotel, Nichelle and Dakota were busy getting a manicure when they overheard Sam playing a video game from another room. "Oh, yeah!" Sam exclaimed. "Level completed!"
"You mind keeping it down?" Dakota demanded. "I'm, like, trying to get my nails done!"
"He's not really doing anything bad," Nichelle pointed out.
"Whatever. Maybe playing some music on my cell phone will tune him out." Dakota pressed a button on her phone before setting it on the table next to her. A gentle melody played from the device, catching Sam's attention. "I didn't know you were a fan of Super Mario Galaxy, Dakota," he noted as he stuck his head out of the doorway.
"Uh, what are you talking about?" Dakota wondered in confusion.
"That music you're playing. It's 'Good Egg Galaxy' from the game I mentioned."
"I never heard of that game. I just found the song online and just play it whenever I need to de-stress."
"Well, you've got good taste, Dakota. Maybe if we win again, I can, uh, maybe show you the game."
"If you're trying to ask me out, then-" The feedback from the loudspeakers cut Dakota off. "Good morning, campers!" Chris announced. "Once you finish brekkie, follow Chef in order to meet me for your next challenge. And just to clarify, we are not responsible if you don't have your tetanus shot up to date."
"What the hell is tetanus?" 'Dumb' Damien asked his Gopher teammates. Most of them responded with odd stares. "You certainly live up to your name, 'Dumb' Damien," Lucas teased.
"Watch it, smart-ass," 'Dumb' Damien warned, "Or I'll-"
"Both of you behave!" Lacey shouted as she pulled the duo apart, "Unless you want to go home in pine boxes." The two boys shrank up at her words. "Better," Lacey breathed out. "Now let's go." Later, the campers were following Chef down a path. "So, Dakota," Sam began, "About earlier..." Dakota was about to say something when Nichelle put a hand over her mouth. "She'll think it over," Nichelle told Sam. "Nothing major; just gotta make sure you check out, 'kay?"
"Why?" Sam asked. "Wait, you don't think I was trying to trick her or anything, do you? I wouldn't do such a thing!"
"We're just making sure. You know how reality TV works. It's nothing against you personally." Nichelle walked off, leaving Sam with a sullen look.
Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)
"I get Nichelle's reasoning, but it doesn't make me feel any less sad. I think Dakota's, well, super cute. And something tells me she's also super sweet on the inside, too. That's kinda why I wanted to spend some one-on-one time with her."
End Confessional
Ethan noticed Ezekiel lagging behind. "You okay?" he asked him.
"I'm fine, eh," Ezekiel yawned. "Just a little tired. The guys got me to watch over Dean to make sure no animals got to him."
"Well, I suppose that explains your drowsiness. But, um, about what happened yesterday..."
"Hurry up, dude," Noah cut in as he pulled Ethan away.
"See you later, eh," Ezekiel told him with a wave.
"I don't recall Dean ever needing a guard," Ethan thought.
"Oh, that's right," Noah replied. "You were asleep before most of us and probably didn't hear anything. Me and Dave locked Zeke outside last night after he opened his smart mouth. We even convinced him to stay outside as 'guard duty'."
"Don't you think that was a little harsh? So Ezekiel says one dumb thing, and you're treating him like a common criminal."
"He has to learn one way or another."
Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)
"I sort of pity Ezekiel a little. The fellow probably didn't know better. I shall aid him in seeing the light."
End Confessional
Soon, everyone was standing in front of a huge garbage heap. "Welcome to today's activity," Chris announced. "I call it 'Sculpt the Waste'. The challenge is pretty straightforward. Behind me is a pile of old junk from when this place was abandoned. Hospitals, businesses, schools and more. They all left it behind here. You'll have to scavenge through this to get the parts in order to build a sculpture of your team's representative animal."
"We-we-we have to search through the garbage?!" Dave asked in a panicked voice.
"Seriously?" Valerie complained. "Do you know how much my clothes cost?"
"Don't know and don't care," Chris responded. "The best sculpture according to me wins a night in the spa hotel while the losing team will be heading to the elimination ceremony. You've got two minutes to discuss strategies and a ten-minute limit to gather your materials."
"How are we gonna play this?" Priya asked as the Bears were discussing their strategy.
"We need a sturdy frame for our bear sculpture," Sky reasoned, "So we should gather some wood and something to hold them together, like glue."
"Nails could work just as well," Paul suggested. "I've got my tool belt with me."
"Good idea. But we should gather some extra tools so Paul doesn't have to do all of the heavy lifting..." Sky noticed that Dave was now in a bright yellow hazmat suit. "Where did you get that from?" she wondered in bewilderment.
"Even I'll admit it's a tad much," Noah acknowledged. Dave tried to argue but the hazmat suit muffled his voice. "Just make sure you pull your weight, Germy," Jo sternly told him, "Or you're gone."
"So how exactly are we supposed to build a gopher?" Lindsay asked her teammates. "They're, like, animals. I think."
"A simple statue of one should be good enough," Rose reasoned.
"And try to look for some brown paint or carpet for gopher fur," Cody added. "We might get an edge if it looks more realistic."
"Get to it, minions!" Max ordered. "Don't slouch!" He was suddenly hoisted up by Lacey. "Need I remind you that your attitude was the reason you ended up in the bottom two last time?" she demanded. "Shape up or ship out!"
"We're supposed to build some stupid rat?" Courtney scoffed.
"Not just any rat," Sam pointed out. "It has to be a toxic rat, just like our flag's picture."
"I once built a castle using nothing but a sunflower and an eyelash of a dragon," Leonard boasted.
"No way we can lose, guys," Wayne cheered. "Yay, wizard dude!"
"Hooray," MK sarcastically agreed.
"Can you guys please focus?" Bowie asked them. "And Leonard, quit it with the exaggerations. We need actual help here."
"Hey!" Leonard complained.
Confessional: Leonard (Toxic Rats)
"Okay, it was a bit of an exaggeration. It was only a small fort, and by 'small', I mean my friend Tammy and I could barely move around inside it."
End Confessional
"We obviously have to get something with scales on it," Ripper told his teammates.
"But frogs are amphibious," Scarlett pointed out.
"Your point being, nerd?"
"It means no scales, dumb-ass," Laney scolded.
"We'll worry about the details later," Keith impatiently put in. "Just make sure everybody grabs something useful." A loud horn cut the groups off. "Ah!" Phoebe cried out as she ducked down and covered her head. "What was that?!"
"Your signal to start collecting your junk," Chris announced through her megaphone. "You've got ten minutes and counting." The groups raced towards the junk pile. Ezekiel was struggling to pull something out of the pile. "Need help?" Ethan offered.
"Uh, maybe a little," Ezekiel admitted. The two boys tugged at the object before freeing it, revealing it to be a brown carpet. "Good find, eh?" Ezekiel thought.
"Mighty fine work," Ethan agreed.
"Maybe the girls need a hand from us." Ezekiel started to walk off but Ethan held him back. "What gives, eh?" Ezekiel wondered.
"Just hang on a moment," Ethan explained. "Listen, I know you weren't trying any harm with what you said yesterday. My parents taught me to be courteous with the ladies, as well. But the way you worded it made it seem more hurtful than it actually was. Plus, most of the ladies here can handle themselves fairly well."
"So, uh, what you're saying is to not help the ladies?"
"Not unless they ask for it. Okay?"
"Boys, are you forgetting that we're in the middle of a challenge?!" Noah pointed out.
"Our apologies, my good man," Ethan replied. "Just helping Ezekiel here. Plus, we got a brown rug. That'll work for the bear's fur."
"Fine." Meanwhile, Beardo was making the sound of a crane as he loaded some tools into Lara's arms. "Nice one, buddy," Lara (now cosplaying as Sailor Moon) complimented. She noticed Dave's muffled shouts and protests. "What's he saying?" Beardo asked in a whisper.
"I think he needs us to pick up the pace," Lara whispered back.
"Gotcha." Beardo quickly filled Lara's arms with various tools. "Thank you," she groaned as she struggled to walk ahead.
"Here, gopher, gopher, gopher," Lindsay called out as she searched through the pile.
"Are you fucking kidding me?!" 'Dumb' Damien complained as he yanked on another rug. "How damn stupid are you?! We-" A compressed air cannon hidden in the pile shot a can of beans at him, hitting him in the crotch. "Mommy," he squeaked out before falling over.
"Oh, did I forget to mention that there are hidden traps in there?" Chris announced over his megaphone while he and Chef observed them from a distance.
"What hidden traps?" Alan wondered as he, Chase, Carly and Lucas searched through another section. Carly pulled a metal sheet away and noticed a hairless squirrel, making her shriek. "Calm down," Lucas assured her as he kept her from running off. "It's just a squirrel."
"A very dangerous squirrel," Carly nervously pointed out. "G-g-get away from us!"
"You're worried about a rodent?" Chase scoffed. "How lame!"
"Just show it you're the stronger person," Alan advised. "Watch." He knelt down to the squirrel. "RAH!" To his surprise, the hairless squirrel roared back before its eyes started to glow red. "Okay..." Alan wearily commented as he backed up and joined the group. The four of them were suddenly zapped by the squirrel's laser eyes. "Okay, you've made your point," Lucas coughed out before collapsing.
"We have to make some ridiculous thing out of junk?" Valerie complained as she wearily searched through the pile. She was suddenly hit in the face by a garbage bag. "Hey! Watch it!" Mike, now stained with dirt and oil, lifted his head out of the pile. "No need to go into a diva panic," he told her as he pulled out a plastic bottle and tossed it aside. "It's not that bad." A paint bucket was accidentally knocked over, spilling its bright-red contents onto his head. "Sorry, Mike," Zoey apologized as she climbed up the pile. Mike simply shook his head, splattering the paint every which way. "No hard feelings," he assured her. "Hey, do you think you could find some green paint for our frog?"
"Sure thing," Zoey replied. "And sorry again for getting you all dirty."
"I was already dirty, so no damage done." Unknown to them, Valerie was glaring at the duo.
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
"Ugh, those two are starting to get closer, which means a potential alliance. I need to convince a couple of these idiots to boot one of them. I've already have Anne-Maria, but who else can I sway?"
End Confessional
Dave was nervously poking at the pile. "It's not gonna move by itself, you know," Noah pointed out. Dave let out a moan before he wearily picked up a metal sheet. "Hmm..." Echo thought as she picked up a saw. "I'm not sure if this'll help." She tossed it aside, which nearly hit Dave in the foot but caught part of his hazmat suit, getting him stuck. Dave tried to say something but it kept coming out in a muffle. "Oh, my," Echo noted as she noticed him struggling to free himself. "Do you need help?" She hopped over and tried to pull him out. She eventually succeeded, though Dave was torn out of his hazmat suit. "All free now," Echo happily replied.
"Gee, thanks," Dave sarcastically replied, "Even though it's your fault I was stuck in the first place!"
"Really? I had no idea. I'm sorry. Maybe I can make it up to you."
"Uh, you don't have to," Dave told Echo, unaware of the smirk she had as she searched through the junk pile. She tossed a trash bag aside, which busted and splattered grease all over Dave. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he cried out at the top of his lungs.
"Uh-oh," Sky noted as she and Noah overheard his screams. "That doesn't sound good."
"I was wondering how long it was gonna take before he had a panic attack," Noah commented. The duo rushed over while Echo discreetly tip-toed away.
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"People like Carly and Dave are so easy to mess with. It's almost not fun. Well...key word being 'almost'." She snickered.
End Confessional
"Sanitizer!" Dave panicked. "I need hand sanitizer! And sandpaper for scrubbing!" Sky took him by the shoulders. "Hey, hey, hey," she calmly told him. "Deep breaths. You're okay." Dave's shallow breaths started to slow down before he finally became calm again. He formed a small smile as he stared at Sky. "Am I interrupting something?" Noah cut in as he noticed the duo.
"N-no," Dave stammered before pulling away from Sky. "The challenge, remember? Uh, here." He carried off his sheet of metal, leaving Sky alone with Noah. "You're good," Noah told her.
Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)
"Wow. Usually, I freak out way more, but Sky has this surprisingly calming effect on me. Maybe...not all those jocks are entirely heartless."
Confessional: Noah (Confused Bears)
He chuckled. "Yep. I can see those two working out. I just hope he doesn't accidentally screw things up. Let's just say he has barely more filter over his mouth than Zeke does."
End Confessionals
"Look at these pretty lights, Katie," Sadie noted as she held up a string of lights.
"Oh, my gosh," Katie gushed. "They are, like, so pretty, Sadie!"
"Maybe they could be used to light up the bear's eyes," Ella pitched in.
"Possibly," Paul shrugged, "But I'd have to check the wiring first." He winced as he heard the sound of fighting. "Is that Jo and Lightning?" Sadie asked.
"Honestly, I wouldn't trust either of them to change a spark plug in a Beetle," Paul commented.
"A beetle?" Katie gasped. "Ew! Where?" Paul could only roll his eyes in response to her answer. Meanwhile, Jasmine and Nikki were carrying some green fabrics in their hands when they noticed Rodney standing on top of the pile. "You know you're gonna fall off if you're not careful," Jasmine advised.
"Jasmine," Rodney began, "I have something to tell you. Me...and with two, and there's love...ah! Come on, words! I-" He accidentally stepped on a loose piece of metal, making him fall and crash into the ground. "Ouch!" Nikki winced. "You okay, big guy?" As she helped Rodney to his feet, he got a lovestruck look. "Rodney?" Nikki asked in confusion. "You still with me?"
Confessional: Rodney (Frogs of Death)
"Olivia was right. My true love wasn't with Jasmine. It was..." He gave a romantic sigh. "Nikki."
End Confessional
"Hello?" Nikki called out as she waved a hand over Rodney's lovestruck face. "Rodney, my man? Speak if you can." Jasmine just gave her a quizzical look. "Sorry," Nikki said. "It's a force of habit."
"Nothing to worry about," Jasmine shrugged. "Let's get this to the others."
"What about him?" Nikki asked as she motioned to the still-dazed Rodney.
"I'm sure he'll shake it off. He seems like a tough fellow."
"Hey," Corey noted as he noticed some rope buried under the pile, "This might be useful." He tried to pull on it but it wouldn't come out. "Come on..." he groaned. He looked up to see Laney tugging on the other end of the rope. "Let go!" the duo shouted at the same time. "What? You let go! Stop saying what I'm saying!" They tugged until the rope snapped in half, sending both of them backwards. "You okay, Corey?" Helen asked as she ran over to him.
"Yeah," Corey replied as he got to his feet. "I've had worse happen to me."
"Hey, what exactly happened with...you know?" Corey's expression changed from relaxed to discomfort. "I'd rather not talk about it," he decided.
"Oh, okay," Helen said. "I won't try to push you."
Confessional: Helen (Screaming Gophers)
"This is a bit awkward. Not only did I meet two of my idols, with one being my partner and the other being on the rival team, but it turns out that there was some tension between the two of them. Not exactly how I'd imagine it."
End Confessional
"Hurry it up, Samey!" Amy barked out while Samey pulled at something from the top of the pile. "We don't have all day!"
"Maybe it'd help if you lend a hand," Sol whipped back as he searched towards the base of the pile. Samey managed to pull a rake out, which triggered a spring-loaded trap that sent her skywards. "Oh, brother," Amy scoffed. Samey screamed as she closed her eyes and braced for the impact. However, she suddenly came to a screeching halt. "Huh?" she wondered as she peeked an eye open. She turned her head to see that Sol had caught her. "Th-th-thank you," Samey bashfully told him.
"No problem," Sol replied. The duo formed a small smile as they stared at each other, until a pile of trash was dumped onto them, completely submerging them. Amy looked up to see Luna on top of the pile and with a shovel in her hand. "You're welcome!" Luna giggled. The horn sounded out a moment later. "Time's up!" Chris announced. "Whatever items you've gathered or are currently in your hands are acceptable to use. You've got four hours to build your sculptures. Who will build the best one? Find out when we return."
(cue commercial)
"Let's see what we have to work with," Lacey told her teammates. "We've got wood, some metal sheets, a few old rugs..."
"Half a rope," Corey offered as he held up the broken rope.
"These buckets," Beth pitched in.
"A little glue," Echo added as she held up a tube of glue.
"And a bunch of paper," Cody finished.
"No gopher?!" Lindsay gasped. "That means we'll lose!"
"I think you're misunderstanding the challenge," Gwen noted before muttering, "Idiot."
"The wood and metal can be used for the gopher's body," 'Dumb' Damien thought.
"But how are we supposed to attach it together?" Heather questioned.
"We could form a paste with the glue Echo found and the papers we have," Izzy suggested.
"That could work," Lucas agreed. "And the rugs can be used to make the fur. I hope it's enough, though."
"I've got us a back-up," Sarah assured the group. She pulled out some spray paint cans out of her vest pocket. "How did you-?" Lacey began to ask.
"I've always got a couple at hand's reach," Sarah explained.
"But is that even allowed?" Bryan wondered.
"I repeat," Chris announced over the loudspeakers, "Anything you currently have is valid for use."
"I'll take that as a 'yes'," Rose replied. "Well, let's get to it." Meanwhile with the Rats, they were also discussing their strategy. "How exactly are we going to make this work?" Courtney asked her teammates.
"Maybe we can use these metal bits," Austin suggested. "Lightning, could you bend them in the shape of a rat?" Lightning grabbed a sheet of metal and twisted it a bit. He kept adding piece after piece until he managed to make a metal statue of a rat. "Sha-done and done!" he boasted. However, the structure fell apart a moment later. "Oh, what's the point?" Emma moaned. "We don't have anything to keep it all together. No nails, no tape, nothing."
"Oh, poor us," Luna moaned as she nudged Scott. "Eh, Scottie?"
"Don't call me that," Scott sternly told her.
"Do not fret, fellow comrades," Leonard assured the group as he raised his staff up and dramatic lighting shined on him, "For I have a remedy that shall grant us glorious victory against our foes! Or at least make sure we don't vote someone out."
"We're seriously gonna leave it to this dork?" Duncan scoffed.
"We have nothing else left to lose," Nichelle decided. "Leonard, you might as well start...whatever you're planning."
"Have you lost it?!" Courtney complained. "How many times must it be said?! Magic. Is. Not. REAL!"
Confessional: Luna (Toxic Rats)
"That's what they all say. They just brush off those weird lights and unexplainable flicks of pain. Kinda like this one." She picked up a doll that resembled Julia and stabbed it with a needle. "Ow!" Julia cried out from outside.
"Oh, my. Wonder what caused that?" She giggled.
End Confessional
"Zoey and Zee," Jasmine ordered to the duo as the Frogs worked on their statue, "Put those bags over the rake pieces for the frog's feet. Scarlett and Keith, fix up those fish bowls for the eyes. Amy and Samey, move faster!" The group heard the sound of construction noise. "What are they building?" Phoebe wondered.
"It sounds pretty serious," Brick noted.
"All the more reason to work harder," Jasmine decided with determination. The scene drifted back to the Bears, where it was actually Beardo making the construction noises. "Could you please knock off the sound effects?!" Dean shouted.
"I think he's suggesting ideas on how to go by this," Lara explained while Beardo quieted down. "What should...uh, we seem to be short a few members."
"After Dave dropped off this metal sheet," Noah explained, "He rushed off to the nearest shower to get the grease off of him."
"What about Katie and Sadie?" Millie asked.
"You mean Tweedle-Dumb and Tweedle-Idiot?" Jo questioned. "They're busy making goo-goo eyes at that Gopher hunk. See?" She pointed to the duo, who were busy gawking at Justin relaxing on a rock. "Focus, you two," Paul told them before pulling them back to the group.
"Maybe some music will help," Destiny suggested.
"How will that help?"
"Because once music starts playing on these kinds of TV shows, a montage thingy starts and soon, the thing is all built."
"Desi, those kinds of things only exist in cartoons," Greg explained.
"Oh. Well, it was worth a shot."
"We have to make a bear out of some mattresses, wood, metal, some tools, nails, a few bags of clay, a battery, some lights and some wires," Sky noted. "The metal can be used as a frame with the wood supporting it."
"We can use the clay to sculpt the smaller details like the nose," Priya reasoned.
"Miss Ella suggested using the lights for the eyes," Ethan put in.
"That's a horrible idea!" Sugar argued.
"Hey, I have an idea," Greg blandly stated. "How about we use the lights to make the bear's eyes glow?"
"Finally, a good idea! Let's do it!"
"What?!" Paul complained. "That's the same fucking thing that-"
"It's pointless to try to argue with her," Melody cut in. "For now, let's assemble our statue before time runs out." The teams got to work on their statues. About two hours later, the Bears were the first to complete their structure. "Impressive work, everybody," Alejandro complimented.
"Greg and I have tested the wires for this thing," Paul explained to the group. "Unfortunately, most of it is in terrible condition."
"We tried different ways to insulate it," Greg added, "But we ultimately decided not to activate anything."
"So, can I switch it on?" Ezekiel asked.
"NO!" Paul shouted back. "We just said to NOT touch the lights! Everybody got that?"
"Yeah, yeah," Katie absentmindedly replied as she and Sadie went back to gawking at Justin.
"No, this way!" 'Dumb' Damien told Lucas as the duo tried to adjust the head of the gopher statue. "It has to look good!"
"It's already straight," Lucas argued. "Don't touch it anymore, cowboy."
"Fine, but if things go wrong, I'll blame you."
"If things go wrong, I WILL blame you."
"Guys, please don't fight," Beth told the duo. Bryan just saw the scene and smirked.
Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)
"You know what I love about this challenge? It's easy to deflect blame. If the fault is in the head, I can convince everyone to vote for the hot-headed cowboy or the wrestler. If it's in the body, I can pin it on Chase or Alan for their obsession on technology. If it's the legs, Carly or Owen can go for their inexperience. It's the perfect shield for elimination."
End Confessional
"Is this it?" Carly wondered as she adjusted one of the gopher's legs.
"Do you need some help?" Rose offered.
"Oh, am I doing it wrong? Shouldn't you be working on the other leg?"
"It's already finished, and most of the others are moving forward with their parts, but if you don't want to..."
"No, no, I want some help. It's just that..."
"You're not used to working with others? Don't worry about it. You'll get used to it. I had a similar problem when I first joined the scouts."
"I've always wanted to be a girl scout. But apparently, there were more important things to focus on, like learning ten different languages."
"Well, we're always willing to accept people to help us lead groups," Rose said, "Even if they don't have experience." Carly smiled at her words before the duo got back to work.
On the Frogs' side, they had built their frog statue, though it looked a little...rough. "Yeah, this won't work," Valerie scoffed.
"It did look better in my head," Phoebe meekly admitted as she held up her crayon drawing of the frog statue.
"It actually ain't too shabby," Sol told the group. "We've got the bulk of it. We just need to sand out the details."
"What are you gonna do?" Ripper mocked. "Perform some magic spell that'll make this lame statue good?"
"As a matter of fact, that's exactly what I'm gonna try."
"Magic?" 'Smart' Damien argued. "Are you nuts? The idea of prestidigitation solving this is completely insane!"
"What did you say?" Rodney asked. "These big words are hurting my head."
"It means magic," Scarlett clarified, "And we simply cannot afford to waste time with fantasy. We only have half an hour left."
"That should be just enough time," Sol reasoned.
"Didn't you just-?"
"Let the idiot go ahead with it," Keith decided. "At best, we'll win that night in the spa hotel. At worst, we'll know who to boot."
"You're too kind," Sol grumbled as he approached the frog statue. He pulled out a small notebook and flipped through the pages. "Let's see..." he thought. "Aha! This should be it." He closed his eyes and started to murmur something. "This is completely ridiculous," Ripper argued, with the rest of the Frogs not paying attention to Sol. "We're actually riding on this?"
"You just gotta, like, believe, man," Zee assured him before taking a sip of his soda.
"I believe this is fucking insane!" Valerie shouted.
"Uh, guys?" Samey meekly spoke up as she noticed the structure.
"Just give him a chance," Jane defended. "He's only trying to help."
"Guys?" Zoey put in as she and Mike noticed the sight. "You might wanna-"
"Love the optimism," Brick pointed out, "But thinking this is gonna succeed is simply crazy."
"If thinking it's gonna work is crazy," Mike interrupted, "Then go take a look at our statue." The rest of the Frogs turned their heads to the statue, and most of them could only stare in shock, mouths agape. "Whoa," Laney finally spoke up.
"I'm not sure what to say," Shane admitted.
"It must be some sort of optical illusion," Scarlett decided.
"Trick or not," Jasmine told the group, "Our statue looks amazing!" Phoebe looked at her drawing, then turned to the now-realistic frog statue. "It's better than my drawing," she gushed.
"Thank you," Sol boasted as he puffed out his chest. Over by the Rats, Leonard was waving his staff across the formerly intact rat statue. "I can't believe we're putting our faith in this...this nutcase," Courtney scoffed.
"I have faith in him," Nichelle assured her.
"Well, I don't! And when we eventually lose this challenge, he's going!"
"It might aid me if I may have some silence," Leonard spoke up.
"Of course, O Great One," Julia happily replied as she nudged Courtney away. "And we can help by passing our positive energy towards you."
"Many thanks, Julia." Leonard cleared his throat. "For us to obtain victory and not come in last," he chanted, "Make this into a structure-"
"Of a regular old rat,"
Luna interrupted. A bright green light flashed, and a moment later, there was a statue of a rat in front of their feet. "And you doubted my abilities," Leonard boasted to his teammates.
"It's still some sort of lame party trick you pulled," Courtney argued.
"I'd normally side with you," Bowie countered, "But I watched the scene closely, along with the majority of us. There was no sleight of hand trick."
"Great job, Leonard," Nichelle congratulated. "We might actually stand a chance."
"Happy to lend my prowess to the team," Leonard replied. "Although I can't help but feel like this statue is lacking something." Just then, the horn sounded again. "Time's up," Chris announced. "Let's do the analysis of the statues. Screaming Gophers, you're first." He examined the Gophers' statue, which was about five feet tall. The chest was covered by the carpets, and the head, arms and legs was covered by the spray-painted papers. The finishing touch was the rope being folded over to make the buck teeth. "Not a bad statue," he said, "Though a few areas could use a little more paint..."
"Had I known we would have this challenge," Sarah replied, "I would've brought more."
"The head is a tad uneven..."
"I told you so," 'Dumb' Damien scolded.
"And I told you to leave it alone!" Lucas argued.
"And one of the legs is in worse shape," Chris added, making Carly nervously rub her arm. "But still, not bad. Next up, the Toxic Rats." He examined the Rats' sculpture, which was basically a three-foot-tall metal sculpture of the animal. "It was a bit last-effort," Emma admitted to Chris.
"It's certainly better than the Gophers," Chris decided, "But you were supposed to build your team mascot. You're the Toxic Rats, not the Regular Rats! You'd better hope that the other two teams did worse."
"More like if the Bears did worse," Keith bragged, "Because ours is the best here!" Chris eyed the Frogs' statue. "That is gonna be tough to beat," he told the group. "Now, onto the Confused Bears." He eyed the Bears' statue, which stood six feet tall. The body was structured exactly like a bear with its metal frame and the wood covering it. The arms, legs and nose were formed from the clay, and the sculpture was topped off with the lights for the eyes. "Nice work," Chris said. "Maybe a little more color on the arms and legs, though."
"All the wood went to the body," Sky told him, "And we didn't have anything else brown."
"But he said it was good, eh?" Ezekiel spoke up. He then pulled out a button. "Guess we don't need this."
"Hang on," Katie cut in as she swiped the button away from him. "We almost forgot the most important bit."
"Uh, I think Paul said-"
"Hey, I wanna do that," Sadie pouted. "I found the lights!"
"Well, I put them in!" Katie argued.
"But-" Ezekiel pointed out.
"Maybe we should do it together," Katie suggested.
"Okay!" Sadie happily agreed.
"Wait!" Ezekiel warned a moment too late. The two girls pressed the button, and the bear's eyes lit up. "I've made my decision," Chris announced. "The Frogs of Death take first place! And the losers are the Toxic-" Suddenly, the Bears' statue burst into flames before crumbling into an ashy pile. "I mean, the Confused Bears, since the Gophers and Rats at least having their work intact." The Frogs started to cheer while the Gophers and Rats shared a collective sigh of relief. "What happened?" Sadie asked.
"We told you that using the lights were unsafe!" Paul scolded. "Weren't you even paying attention?" Sadie and Katie just looked at each other. "Confused Bears," Chris announced, "Hope you like marshmallows tonight, where all but two will be receiving one." The Bears all gasped at this news. "Yes, you heard me. I said two. I'm liking the twos today. Must be Tuesday." Everyone just eyed the host, with Beardo even making the sound of a cricket. "Yeah, I don't get paid to write this show," Chris said. The Bears shifted their attention to Katie and Sadie, who now had a worried look.
Later that evening, Carly was sitting on the cabin porch when she noticed Rose and Trent walking over with some cups. "I made some herbal tea for us," Rose offered. "It'll help us relax."
"Thank you," Carly replied as she grabbed a cup. She took a small sip as Rose and Trent sat next to her. "Everything okay?" Trent asked her.
"I'm not sure," Carly sighed. "That comment about the leg made me pretty nervous. Plus, I'm not sure if I'm well-liked on the team, especially with people like Lacey. It doesn't help with the way I talk sometimes. It's just that I haven't interacted with so many people that are so...different."
"The feeling's mutual. Just look at Max."
"Surely you must have a few friends," Rose told Carly.
"My parents insisted on homeschooling me from a young age," Carly explained, "All my friends are millionaires, but the vast majority are more focused on themselves."
"Well, let's change that, friend."
"I agree with that," Trent added.
"Are you guys serious?" Carly wondered.
"Sure," Rose happily replied. "Besides, I promised I'd help you communicate better with others."
"And you did help me with that, um, thing a few days ago," Trent put in. "It's only fair that I help repay that favor." Carly could only smile as she hugged the duo. Meanwhile at the Rats' cabin, Dakota was watching something on her cell phone while Nichelle did her make-up in the mirror. "We were lucky we didn't end up losing today, huh?" Nichelle spoke up. She then heard a knocking on the door. "Dakota?" Sam spoke from the other side. "Um, have you thought about what I said this morning?"
"That Sam?" Dakota asked Nichelle in a whisper, not taking her eyes off her phone. "He could come in, I suppose." Nichelle opened the door, letting Sam in. "So, uh, hi," he greeted. "What exactly are you doing?"
"I've looked up that game you were talking about on the web," Dakota informed him. "You know, see what the hype's about. Hey! What's this cute yellow thing here?"
"Oh, that? That's a Luma. They're pretty cute. And useful, too. They can turn into launch pads to take you to other places."
"And who's that lady with the fab dress?"
"That's Princess Rosalina. She's, like, the Lumas' guardian. And that's just scratching the surface of it."
"This is the cue that fabulous Nichelle Ladonna moves onto the next scene and leaves these two to their own devices," Nichelle narrated in a joking manner. "Have fun, you two." She left the cabin as Sam and Dakota continued their talk.
Back at the spa hotel, Sol was taking advantage of the kitchen and humming a little melody when he noticed Samey peeking out from the doorway. "Oh, I'm sorry," Samey apologized. "I was just, um..."
"No need to be all bashful, Sammy," Sol told her. "Kitchen's got enough room." He noticed that Samey hadn't moved. "What's the matter? Your legs rooted down or something?"
"You-you called me Sammy," Samey stammered.
"Well, of course, cher. That's your name, ain't it? Not that shitty excuse Amy insists on calling you. I just hate nicknames." However, Samey still remained in her spot. "Come on," Sol encouraged as he pulled her over. "You can help out."
"If you insist," Samey replied. "Hey, how did you fix that frog statue today?"
"I told you," Sol answered with a smile, "Magic. Don't believe me? Watch this." He muttered something and waved his hand. The lights suddenly went out and a small ball of light glowed in his palm, showing off his bright-green eyes. "Wow," Samey breathed out. "Just...wow." Sol waved his hand again, and the light in his hand vanished while the kitchen lights flashed back on. "I know a thing or two," he chuckled, unaware of the awestruck look Samey now had.
Later that night, the Confused Bears were sitting at the campfire ceremony. Tyler, Shawn, Jo, Alejandro, Sky, Dave, Noah, Lara, Beardo, Millie and Priya were in the back row while Sugar, Lauren, Dean, Blainley, Paul, Melody, Destiny, Greg, Ella, Ezekiel, Katie, Sadie and Ethan were in the front row. "Welcome to your second elimination ceremony," Chris began. "Same rules as last time. Only twenty-two marshmallows here. Let's see which two people are the lucky losers."
"Dave," Chef said, "You were more concerned about keeping yourself clean than gathering supplies for your sculpture."
Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)
"But that thing was full of dirty, yucky, grimy, greasy GREASE!" He shuddered.
End Confessional
"Beardo," Chef continued, "You did very little to help your team. Plus, that cricket thing wasn't funny." Beardo just had a downed look. "Katie and Sadie," Chef continued, "You two literally blew up your chances at victory, which might not have happened if you were paying attention to Paul and Greg's warnings." Paul and Greg shot a glare at the duo.
Confessional: Katie and Sadie (Confused Bears)
"I don't get why they're so mad," Katie began.
"Besides, I don't think we were that distracted," Sadie added. "We were concentrating real hard."
"Oh, yeah. On Justin!"
"So yummy!" the duo gushed at the same time.
End Confessional
"And Ezekiel," Chef said.
"Me?" Ezekiel wondered. "Am I safe?"
"You're not exactly the brightest member on your team, and some people might still be mad at you after those comments you made about women." Ezekiel shrank up a little. "You've all cast your votes and made your decision," Chris announced. "When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow. Paul, Sky, Sugar, Alejandro, Ethan, Lara, Dean, Priya, Tyler, Greg, Millie, Jo, Shawn, Destiny, Scary Girl, Noah, Ella, Melody, Dave and Blainley. Next marshmallow goes to..." Katie and Sadie hugged each other with worry while Beardo and Ezekiel nervously eyed the marshmallow. "...Beardo." Beardo made a cha-ching noise before collecting his marshmallow. "This is the final marshmallow of the evening," Chris announced, "And the oddball receiving it is..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Ezekiel."
"Yes!" Ezekiel cheered. "Still in the game, yo! Uh, sorry, ladies."
"Zeke, please shut up," Chris ordered. "Katie and Sadie, it's Dock of Shame time for you two." Later, the two girls were carrying their bags down the Dock of Shame. "It's such a bummer we lost," Katie moaned.
"It could've been worse," Sadie pointed out. "We could've been split apart. I would, like, totally die without you by my side, Katie."
"Aw, Sadie..." The two girls soon hopped onto the Boat of Losers. "And with that, we've lost two more Bears," Chris narrated from the dock. "Who will be the next weirdo sent overboard? Find out next time on Total...Drama...Island!"
Votes:
Voted for Katie: Noah, Ezekiel, Shawn, Sugar, Ella, Alejandro, Paul, Dean, Melody, Priya, Millie
Voted for Sadie: Tyler, Dave, Blainley, Jo, Beardo, Lara, Ethan, Greg, Destiny, Lauren
Voted for Ezekiel: Katie, Sadie
Eliminated: Katie and Sadie (11-10-2)
100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)
99) Staci (Toxic Rats)
98) B (Toxic Rats)
97) Axel (Frogs of Death)
96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)
95) Eva (Confused Bears)
94) Olivia (Screaming Gophers)
93/92) Katie/Sadie (Confused Bears)
And here's episode 9! Unfortunately, both Katie and Sadie got the short end of the stick this time. I didn't want to write the argument they had in canon, so I fixed it where the Bears lost because the two were distracted by Justin's beauty and ended up not hearing about Paul and Greg's warnings.
I also moved some plots along, such as Helen and Corey's friendship, Beardo and Lara's friendship, Leonard showcasing his skills, the first official spark of Skave, and a few other things.
The next episode will be BIGGER, BADDER and BRUTAL...er than anyone's ever experienced! Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.