"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "The teams had to metaphorically split up as they went to search for some cassowary eggs for me." The scene flashed back to Geoff getting the necklace from Sol. "Geoff made an exchange with Sol to get a gift for his girlfriend," Chris continued. The scene changed to Julia giving Geoff the paper, then Sol's anger at reading it and him casting the curse. "But thanks to Julia tricking him, he accidentally tricked Sol, making him curse Geoff and Bridgette and turning them into the island's biggest scammers. Hilarious!"

...

The scene changed to Jo and Tyler racing with their eggs while Sky tried to protest. "Jo and Tyler went friendly/competitive racing, depending who you ask," Chris continued, "Much to Sky's 'same team' dismay." The scene changed to Scarlett catching an egg. "Scarlett used her big brains to let the other teams do the dirty work while she took the spoils." The scene changed to Ripper talking with Zee, then to Scott and Julia stealing the eggs. "And Ripper thought he was smart by letting Zee distract the bird, but Scott and Julia were smarter by stealing the fruits of his labor." The scene changed to Scott breaking the egg. "Although for Scott, his egg turn into a baby bird. Gross."

...

The scene changed to Emma and Chase kissing. "Speaking of gross," Chris continued, "Emma and Chase kissed! Eww." The scene changed to Priya fending off a cassowary, then to Millie claiming the last point, to the former's shock. "Priya outbirded a bird and then offered Millie to claim the point, and was then shocked when she did. Does she still remember they're on the same team?"

...

The scene changed to Gwen arguing with Carly, then to Uraya talking with the goth. "Gwen wasn't acting very nice," Chris continued, "And a mysterious lady seemingly wanted it to continue. Hey, I have no clue who she is, but she's hot and causes drama. I like that." The scene changed to Echo giving the hockey bros birdseed, then to the Rats' elimination. "At the elimination, Julia thought she was toasted, but thanks to Echo planting cassowary repellent AKA birdseed on Wayne and Raj, the boys were way too injured to continue." The scene changed to the boys leaving the campfire while Bowie and Lightning looked on. "But at least Raj left with Bowie's heart. Aw...so sickening. And no, it's not cause they're guys."

...

The scene changed to Chris on the dock. "I just hope no one else gets injured today," he said before laughing. "My fingers were totally crossed, as will be our contestants. Let's start another episode of Total...Drama...Island!"

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It was the evening after the last elimination. Scarlett was outside the Frog cabin and was busy writing something on a clipboard. "Scarlett," Cameron began as he walked outside, "We should talk."

"Something has peaked your interest?" Scarlett asked.

"It's more on the lines of concern. Your plan yesterday ended up getting Sky really hurt."

"She'll recover. It's only a minor fracture."

"That's not the point. I get games like this require strategizing, but causing injury to someone is going too far. You even got Mike wrapped up in this mess."

"Then why pin the blame on me if Mike was the one that caused the injury?" Cameron was about to say something when he heard a shriek from inside the Frog cabin. "That sounds like Sierra," he realized as he rushed inside. "Sierra, what-?"

"My social media machine!" Sierra panicked as she held up her now broken phone in Cameron's face. "It's in PIECES! Oh, hello?! Hello?!"

"Is everything okay?" Zoey asked as she joined the group. "We heard screaming."

"It's not okay! It's no-kay! It had my blogs and everything on there!"

"Don't panic, Sierra," Cameron assured her. "We can fix this." He tried to put two pieces of the phone together but they broke even further. "It might take a while," he sighed. Sierra simply burst into tears. "Don't worry," Zoey told her. "Your phone will get fixed. It just needs some time. And I'm sure you can trust Cam with it in the meantime."

"I don't know..." Sierra sniffled.

"Well, maybe a hot shower and a good night's rest will help you relax a bit." Later that night, Sierra was snoring as she laid across her bed. "I think I'd rather have the crying," Valerie groaned as she covered her head with a pillow. On the boys' side, things were much more relaxed. All of the guys were sound asleep, though Brick was awakened by an unexpected visitor. "Ah!" he cried out when he saw Phoebe on top of him. "What's wrong? Couldn't sleep?" Phoebe nodded her head. "Okay," Brick yawned, "Why don't you stay here while I fetch you a warm glass of milk? That good?" Phoebe nodded her head again. Brick pulled off his camo blanket and headed outside. He quietly walked into the main lodge. "Where is the milk?" he muttered. "Aha! The kitchen." He entered the kitchen area and opened up the fridge. "Bingo! A carton of fresh milk. Now to heat up a glass."

"Ahem," a voice coughed out. Brick turned to see Chef with a very angry expression. "Oh, uh, hello, Chef, sir," Brick stammered. "I was just getting some milk and-"

"NOBODY touches my kitchen," Chef seethed, "NOBODY!" A moment later, Brick was scurrying out of the main lodge, barely dodging a knife whizzing by his feet. He then entered the Frog cabin, where he saw Phoebe fast asleep on his bunk with Pete in her arms and his camo blanket wrapped around her. Brick just sighed before kicking off his boots and lying down on the floor below.

The next morning, Julia was busy on her phone, much to the other girls' displeasure. "Look at all of them," Julia gasped in amazement as her phone kept bleeping.

"Turn down your phone, Julia!" Dakota groaned.

"I've never had this many followers before." Julia was soon hit with a pillow to the face.

Confessional: Dakota (Toxic Rats)

"Julia is really getting on my nerves. At least I turn off my phone when I go to bed and don't turn it on around sleeping people. She's nearly as bad as Luna."

Confessional: Julia (Toxic Rats)

"I lost all my followers for yelling at that ugly dinosaur, but the crazy thing is, I have a bunch of new ones! I guess I'm not the only one who's tired of pretending to be perfect, and now that I get to be 'The Real Me', everyone on this island is in for a serious wake-up call."

End Confessionals

On the boys' side, things weren't exactly peaceful, either. Duncan was awaken by Lightning hitting a punching bag. "Dude, would you stop?" he demanded. "I'm trying to sleep here."

"He's been like this ever since the hockey bros were eliminated," Bowie explained after pulling away his eye mask. "Can't say I blame him." He let out a yawn. "I should get over to breakfast." He started to slip on his shoes when he noticed a SQUISH coming from inside.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"So, Raj left me a present: his mouth guard. If you think that's bad, wait til you hear the poem." He pulled out a sheet of paper. "'Santa Claus lives at the north; witches at the south. I want you to have this. It's been in my mouth.' It's sad and adorable. I mean, he wore this during his game, out there skating hard, driving the net, scoring goals- STOP! There'll be plenty of time for hot Raj later! Right now, you gotta focus up and win that million! Let's do this!" He put the mouth guard in his mouth but immediately spat it out. "That is super gross."

End Confessional

"Whoo-hoo-hoo!" Chase cheered in the main lodge. "WHOO-HOO! YEAH!

"What's got you so excited?" Lucas asked as he, Max and Izzy entered the room.

"Lucas, my friend, a gentleman never kisses and tells, but that's exactly what happened. Emma and I had a humongous make-out sesh yesterday!"

"So you shared affection with a girl you made out with a hundred times prior," Max scoffed. "That is not much cause for joy."

"Whoa," Izzy breathed out, "Chase and Emma used to date?!"

"Yeah," Lucas informed her. "Where have you been?"

"Planet Earth, silly. Here specifically, then over there..." Chase, Max and Lucas just shared a puzzled look at the wild child's answer. "I think I'm gonna go outside now," Lucas decided before heading off. He was walking down the steps when he crashed into Samey. "Sammy?" Lucas frantically apologized as he went over to her. "Oh, dios, perdon, perdon, perdon. Are you okay? You didn't scrape skin or break a nail? Need something? I can carry you if you want."

"N-no," Samey bashfully replied as her face slowly turned a pinkish-red tone. "I'm okay. I should be the one apologizing. I'm always in the middle...just obstructing like a bag of rocks."

"No digas tonterias," Lucas reassured as he lifted her off the ground. "You're no bag of rocks. You saved me and the others a few days ago. That's no 'load'. And even if you were..." He then got a 'suave' and flirty tone. "Entonces eres la roca mas hermosa que jamas eh visto." Samey raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Uh, thank you?" she quizzically replied. "It was something good, right?"

"I-it was," Lucas stammered, a bit ashamed that he exposed himself a little too much. "Uh, I'd love to continue this talk, but I got to go and...lift some...corn."

"Okay..."

"Bu-but maybe I'll see you around. Not that I'll follow you cause that would be creepy. I meant, like, maybe we'll run into each other?" Samey just giggled in response. "Maybe," she said. "You're really funny, you know?"

"Really?" Lucas replied as he blindly walked off. "I mean, glad you think that."

"Watch out for that-" Samey winced as she heard a WHACK and the luchador screaming "Rake!" The camera panned over to Lucas, who was now holding his kiwis. "I'm okay," he squeaked out. "I'm a pain sponge."

A short time later, Bowie, Emma and Anthony entered the main lodge. "What's with the gum?" Emma asked as she saw Bowie chewing something in his mouth.

"I'm trying to get rid of the taste of Raj's mouth guard," Bowie explained, "And FYI, it's not gum; it's taffy I got from Anthony."

"Aye," Anthony confirmed. "One of my crewmates gave it to me before I left as a parting gift. It tastes good and leaves your mouth as fresh as seawater."

"That is so..." Emma replied. She droned off when she saw Chase sitting at the table. Bowie quickly waved a hand across her love-stricken face. "Now what is this about?" he inquired. He was cut off when he noticed Luna stabbing the floor with a knife. "BUG!" she exclaimed as she stabbed near Anthony's feet, making him jump up in fright.

"Who the hell left her alone with a knife?" Bowie demanded.

"Hell if we know," Dakota blandly replied as she and Sam sat at another table. "You better watch yourself around her. I swear that monster has rabies."

"What's this about rabies?" Austin asked as he and most of the other Rats filed inside the main lodge.

"Just mind your feet around the Bug Patrol," Anthony advised as he motioned to Luna.

"Bug Patrol?" Dakota protested as she stood up. "She tried to-" She was interrupted by the door slamming open. "Good morning, butt-knuckles," Julia greeted with a nasty tone.

"Watch me put her in her place," Bowie told Emma and an angry Anthony before walking over to the influencer. "What's wrong, Julia? Did someone post a vid-" He was shoved to the ground by Julia, making him spit out the taffy in his mouth. "Oops," she mocked as she kept walking. "You should've moved." She then flipped Bridgette and DJ's trays, covering them in gruel. "Sorry not sorry," Julia taunted. "Aw, Emma. You look so tired. Take a seat!" She shoved Emma aside, making her land in Chase's lap. "Ooh! Ooh!" Luna exclaimed as she hopped up in Julia's face. "Me next! Me next!" She then grabbed her tongue. "You could lacerate my tongue," she muffled.

"We'd better duck," Dakota whispered to Sam before pulling him under the table. The duo watched Luna squeal before crashing on top of the table. "Bye-bye, loser," Julia taunted. She turned her attention to Scott and Harold. "And you two...eh, not worth it." The boys shared a sigh of relief. "Just kidding," Julia told them before giving them painful wedgies. "WEDGIE!"

Confessional: Julia (Toxic Rats)

"Oh, that felt so good. And if you think I got myself eliminated, you're wrong. They can't eliminate me if I win us immunity, which I will."

Confessional: Luna (Toxic Rats)

"The Real Julia is so much FUN! Maybe even more than Scottie. And with that fighting with her and that skinny man, I could gets lots of FUN outta that!" She giggled.

End Confessionals

"See you at the challenge," Julia laughed as she walked off with her bowl.

"So..." Sam spoke up as he and Dakota rose up from under their table, "Guess she's at max level of evilness now?"

"Welcome to Insane Bitch City," Dakota sarcastically replied, "Population: two." Emma noticed Chase and started to blush. "Oh, sorry," she stammered. "No, I-"

"No, it's cool," Chase said. "Are you-?"

"Yeah, I'm okay. I'll just..." Emma scooted out of Chase's lap. "Okay, just what in the fresh heck is going on with you two now?" Bowie demanded.

"I think you might have some taffy on you," Emma noted.

"Some what?" Bowie looked up and shrieked when he saw the taffy stuck in his hair. "Don't worry," Luna giggled as she held up her knife. "I can shave off that stickiness."

"Okay, that is IT!" Dakota declared. She yanked Luna away, making the crazy girl drop the knife. "Hey!" Luna protested. "I was helping!"

"Stop it with-" Dakota angrily shouted. "God, Luna, why are you such a mess?!"

"I'm...the mess?" Luna suddenly burst into tears, with the tears forming puddles on the floor. "Ew!" Dakota moaned as she held Luna away from her. "Luna cooties!"

"Dakota!" Bridgette scolded. "I know you don't like her, but making her cry is a seriously low blow."

"Please. She's obviously faking it." However, Luna continued to cry. "Um, we might need a mop," Sam noted as he lifted his feet up.

"Come on, Sam," Dakota told him as she dragged him outside. "I don't want you catching whatever it is that maniac has." After the duo left, the remaining Rats minus Luna shared a concerned look. "Don't worry, dudette," Geoff assured Luna as he patted her back. "Things will be all chill soon enough."

Confessional: Luna (Toxic Rats)

"Wow! That was easy-peasy! Guess pouting can get your way sometimes." She giggled.

End Confessional

Back at the spa hotel, things were somewhat calmer. "Good morning, Sky!" Ella chirped as she and the other Bears filed into the bedroom where Sky was sleeping in.

"What?" Sky yawned while she woke up. "I overslept? I could've sworn I set my alarm clock."

"Switched it off," Dave explained. "You didn't want that thing blaring at you while you rested up, didn't you?"

"Um, that's kind of the point of an alarm clock."

"Never mind about that," Tyler cut in. "How are you doing, Sky? Leg feeling better?"

"It better be better," Jo warned.

"You could at least pretend to be concerned," Dave whipped back.

"I AM concerned. How will my team keep winning if her injury holds us back?"

"Aha!" Priya realized. "That's why you did it!"

"Priya, what are you talking about?" Millie asked.

"Jo's been super-jealous of Sky, so she injured her leg in an attempt to kick her out. I know it!"

"I didn't do that," Jo argued. "Hurting her would keep my team from winning immunity."

"Says you!"

"Priya, stop," Sky cut off. "Jo didn't do what you're accusing her of."

"You're seriously defending that...that...Jo?" Dave questioned.

"I'll admit I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Jo and her tactics, but I won't see her or anyone else go down for something they didn't do."

"Maybe we should talk about something else," Lara (now cosplaying as Lara Croft from Tomb Raider) decided while holding a plate filled with food. "Me and some of the others made breakfast. It's dorayakis with some orange juice and tomatoes on the side."

"I thought they were pancakes," Millie said.

"Think of it as a stuffed pancake. It's sweet and meatless."

"Thank you," Sky replied, "But you didn't have to do this."

"But we wanted to," Ella said. "Everyone loves breakfast in bed. And like Lara said, most of us pitched in."

"More like Ella poured the juice and Beardo sliced the tomatoes while I made the main dish," Lara corrected. "Plus, you need the energy to heal up."

"Well, I won't let it go to waste," Sky decided. Lara and Ella smiled when a sharp whistle caught their attention. "Hang on, bud," Lara told Sky and the others. "Me and Ella will be right back." The two went into another room where they saw Dean looking around. "Hello, Dean," Ella greeted with a little curtsy. "Glad to see you again. Where have you been?"

"Probably in hiding after that disaster with the robot in the cooking challenge," Lara reasoned.

"I was just doing my job," Dean countered. "And plus, I didn't know that the crappy robot couldn't be switched off. But I wanna make it up to you Bears. Here." He tossed Lara a small object. "A compass?" she thought.

"It'll help in the next challenge," Dean explained. "But, uh, don't tell Chris I gave you that, okay? I don't want him giving me any more trouble right now."

"That's so kind of you to help," Ella happily replied.

"Yeah, man," Lara agreed. "Most people in your position wouldn't even bother with something like this. Guess you're not half-bad."

"Glad you two think that, at least," Dean sighed. "Hey, Lara, it looks like you're prepared with your new...uh...clothes."

"She is quite talented with it," Ella complimented.

"Thanks," Lara replied. "You know, cosplaying actually takes more effort than people think. Costumes, make-up, getting your voice to sound similar to the person your cosplaying...good thing I've got my suitcases with me to help out and make things a bit easier."

"Yeah, I bet that helps out a lot," Dean blandly commented, unaware that a certain Latino was subtly listening in at the doorway.

Confessional: Alejandro (Confused Bears)

"Lara has a suitcase filled with all her cosplaying gear? I must make a mental note of that."

End Confessional

In the Rat cabin, Emma and Anthony were trying to get the taffy out of Bowie's hair. "So all it takes is- OW!" Bowie cried out between tugs of Emma's tweezers, "Is one little- OW! -sorry and you- OW! -run right back to that- OH! -walking bag of body spray- AH!" Emma finished pulling the stuck taffy out. "Okay, good," Bowie moaned. "What is the story with Chase?"

"I don't know," Emma answered. "I mean, I can't deny that we were good together. Maybe that brush with death in the cassowary challenge made Chase realize what he's missing and turned him into the modern, mature man I deserve."

"Yeah, right."

"Give him a chance, Bowie," Anthony defended. "Maybe he did change. Just in case, though... Emma, would you care if I'm your first mate on the S.S. Chemma?"

"Like my wingman?" Emma squealed. "That'd be awesome! And I can show you the new and improved Chase."

"Campers," Chris announced over the loudspeakers, "Meet me at the campfire area in ten minutes." As most of the Rats left the main lodge, Luna pulled Scott to the side. "Make sure you get Dakota and her Game Guy away from the action in the challenge," Luna whispered. "I'll help you create some FUN!"

"Okay..." Scott slowly replied, "But why should I let you boss me around? I'm head of this alliance."

"Because I'll let Fang have you for dinner." Scott gulped a bit at Luna's calmly-toned threat. "F-fine," Scott muttered. Later, everyone was gathered at the campfire. "Campers," Chris began, "Today's challenge will test your outdoor survival skills. I'm not gonna lie to you; some of you may not come back alive." A few people gasped while others simply rolled their eyes. "Just joking," Chris teased. "All you have to do is spend one night in the woods."

"Really, Chris?" Blainley questioned. "Is that the best you can come up with? We've done this before. Guess your old mind is wearing down faster than we thought."

"Will you be quiet?" Topher scolded. "Our beloved host might have a new twist to this challenge. Your old mind didn't think of that now, did it?"

"As if Chris can be original."

"Actually," Chris interrupted, "Topher is correct. There is a twist. There are four campsites to find. Two are normal like last time with a good tent and sleeping bags, but one is basically moth-eaten towels while the last one is a snazzier layout, complete with fishing poles, canned food with can opener, a campfire stove and warmer tents for both guys and gals. It's first come, first served with the campsites. You just have to find them." He passed Heather, Duncan, Sky and Mike a map each. "Oh, and they're unlabeled," Chris continued. "Makes it much more fun that way. Also, watch out for bears. Our intern Alice was hospitalized due to one." Courtney took the map from Duncan while Mike kept the map away from Valerie. "First team back for breakfast wins immunity while last team back votes one of their own off." Chris blew his air horn. "Well, off you go," he instructed.

"Did-did Mister Chris say there are bears here?" Phoebe stammered out with fright.

"I had a little encounter with a bear once," Owen boasted. "Let's just say his head looks real nice up on my mantle." He found himself gasping for breath as Helga gripped her hands around his neck. "Helga, let go!" Nikki told her as she and Rodney struggled to pry the duo apart. "He's just telling a tall tale. He couldn't kill a bear."

"Why would he, anyway?" Rodney added. "I doubt the bear was a threat. They usually just leave people alone...unless you're messing with a mama bear's cubs."

"I did not know you were bear expert," Helga admitted as she dropped Owen.

"Eh, I just picked a few things up after one of my neighbors encountered a black bear. The little fella looked kinda cute."

"Oh, this one time, I saw a bear eating our garbage," Izzy recalled to the Gophers. "He had old spaghetti noodles hanging from his big, huge teeth and it looked like blood and guts. It was so gross and we thought he was eating the neighbor's cat Simba, but it turned out he was lost for a week. Uh, you didn't eat spaghetti, did you?" Lindsay and Carly shook their heads no. "Good, let's go!" Izzy exclaimed.

"It'll be fine," Rose assured a nervous Carly. "We've done this before."

"And we lost last time," Lacey reminded her.

"And we'll keep that from occurring again."

"Yeah, Lacey," Lucas agreed. "What's the worst that could happen?"

"I wish he didn't say that," Sarah muttered to Lacey. Later, the teams were trekking through the woods. The Frogs were the first to reach a split in the path. "The map says there's a campsite at the end of each path," Jasmine noted as she glanced at the map in Mike's hands. "Along with one much farther into the woods."

"Let's take the one on the right," Mike advised. "It's closest and near the river. Even if it's not all luxury, we'll still have a source to get plenty of food and water."

"Nice one. Let's go, team." The Frogs headed on the right path. Meanwhile, the Gophers were soon approaching the split. "Hey, Gwen," Trent greeted as he walked up to her. "Everything alright? You know, considering the other day..."

"Yeah," Gwen assured him. "Everything's fine."

"Hi, guys," Carly politely greeted as she walked over to them. She noticed the murderous glare Gwen was giving her. "Bye, guys," she quietly squeaked out before backing away.

"Excuse me," Heather cut in as she saw Chase, Emma and Anthony walking together. "No Rats allowed."

"Why not?" Chase asked while Emma cuddled him.

"Because they might sabotage us, that's why."

"Emma and I wouldn't do that," Anthony argued as he walked ahead. "Emma just wants to be with Chase and I'm her wingman. Just keeping an eye on them." He then crashed into a large tree. "And keep an eye on where you're going," Lacey advised. "Well, we've reached a fork in the road."

"Which way now?" Beth asked.

"I'd pick the center path," Anthony advised as he looked through a telescope.

"Yeah, sure," Heather sarcastically commented. "Lead us down the wrong path."

"See for yourself. I ain't lying." Lacey took the telescope and peered through it, spotting a camping kit straight ahead. "The pirate's right," she confirmed. "A regular tent is down the center path. It'll do. Let's move." The Gophers started down the center path, though Lacey quietly pulled Sarah back. "Come on," she whispered.

Confessional: Lacey and Sarah (Screaming Gophers)

"The two of us are going on a mission of our own," Lacey explained. "We're gonna sneak over to the Rats' camp and keep an eye on them."

"You're not thinking of sabotaging them, are you?" Sarah questioned.

"Of course not. But Emma and Anthony coming gives us reason to be alert. If they're truly spying, we'll be repaying the favor. Plus, it'll give you a good excuse for you to talk to DJ again."

"Eh...can't argue there."

End Confessional

A short time later, the Bears were trudging ahead. "You know you don't have to do this," Sky told Dave as the latter carried her on his back. "It's okay."

"Oh, no worries," Dave strained. "I want to."

"Sounds like you're straining yourself."

"I'm fine. Perfectly..." Dave soon collapsed, with Sky landing on top of him. "Weakling," Jo scoffed as she walked past.

"Maybe I could lend a hand?" Ethan offered as he lent Sky and Dave a hand.

"Back off!" Destiny barked out as she shoved the knight aside. "Greggy and I got this." She picked up Dave while Greg did the same with Sky. "Didn't peg you as the strong type," Dave noted.

"You know how heavy a curling stone is?" Greg pointed out. "Between 38 to 44 pounds. Carrying them back and forth on the courts helped build up a little strength in these meek arms."

"It was nice of you to try and help, Ethan," Ella told him as he returned to his feet.

"Of course, Miss Eleanor," Ethan replied. "A gentleman must be willing to help others in need."

"Here's the split like on the map," Sky noted as she glanced at the map in her hands. "There's three campsites at the end of each path and one way back behind the others. Which way, guys?"

"I say right," Ezekiel reasoned, "Cause it's the right trail, eh?"

"Like that makes you an expert, Homeschool," Jo scoffed.

"He might have the right idea," Priya pointed out. "Chris said that the luxury camp came with fishing poles, right?"

"So?" Beardo asked.

"It would be put near a body of water for the best use, and the right trail is closest to the river."

"But the faraway campsite is close to water," Greg argued, "And the center campsite isn't that far off, either. Doesn't really narrow down our options, Priya."

"Hmm..." Melody thought, "I sense that Lara may have the key to achieve the path to good fortune."

"I just have a compass," Lara explained as she took it out of her pocket, then quickly added, "That I had brought just in case." She then noticed something on the back of the compass and gave a small gasp. "Something wrong?" Sky asked her.

"Uh, no, no," Lara stammered. "I just...realized the answer was under our noses. It's the farthest campsite. Knowing Chris, he would make the best campsite the hardest to reach. Plus, it's near water."

"That...actually makes a lot of sense," Priya admitted. "Let's go!"

Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)

"Why didn't I think of that?! I wanted to be the one to make my team win again! Okay, keep your focus. You can still make your team win by...leading the team bright and early the next morning. Yeah!"

Confessional: Lara (Confused Bears)

"I actually didn't come up with that myself. I got it from the compass Dean gave me." She pulled out the compass and flipped it over, revealing some carvings etched on the back. "He left a little message right here. 'Luxury = Farthest Back'. Guess he helped out more than I thought. I hope he doesn't get in trouble with Chris, though." She widened her eyes in realization. "Who might see this confessional. Any way to delete confessionals? No?" She gulped.

End Confessionals

Meanwhile, the Rats were walking ahead. "Come on, team!" Julia barked out. "We can't lose again!"

"You mean you can't afford to lose again," Bowie pointed out.

"Hey, guys," Scott began as he pulled Sam and Dakota back. "Why don't you two start collecting some berries so we'll have some food later? I saw a blueberry bush right over there."

"Good idea," Sam agreed. "Let's start stockpiling. Um, wanna come with me, Dakota?"

"Why not?" Dakota shrugged. "We'll get some peace from you-know-who." The two walked off while Scott slipped back to the group.

Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)

"Dakota is the sweetest, kindest person I have ever met. Now that it's just us together, maybe I could finally ask her out! Of course, I'll probably get rejected, but it's worth a try."

End Confessional

"Here we are," Mike announced as the Frogs got to their campsite. "Guess we better start setting up the tents."

"One problem with that," Scarlett informed him as she held up a towel filled with holes.

"Seriously?" Valerie complained. "We got the crappy one? Let's turn around and find a different campsite."

"There's no point in it," Jasmine argued. "The others must've found the other campsites already."

"And it's first come, first served," Mike added.

"Just great," Keith grumbled.

"This is your fault, runt," Valerie scolded as she pointed to Mike. "You were the one that led us here. Leave it to you to be a walking hazard, just like with Sky."

"Don't remind me," Mike muttered with a guilty look.

"Enough!" Jasmine interrupted. "Bickering won't help matters. Let's go ahead and get prepped for tonight. Mike, Keith, Phoebe, Brick and I will stay here to make a shelter and campfire. Zoey, Scarlett, Cameron, Nikki and Sierra, you go forage for some edible nuts and berries. Amy, Samey, Sol, Topher and Anne-Maria, you go to the river to gather fresh water and fish. The rest of you can go back to the trail to see if you can find any game to catch for tonight."

"Game?" Zee thought. "Cool! Which kind of game? Board games? Video games? Arcade games?"

"She means hunting and trapping animals," Rodney informed him.

"Hunting?" Valerie scoffed. "I'm not gonna run around like a savage."

"It's one of the manliest sports there is," Ripper boasted, now with his shirt tied around his head. "Let's take down those beasts! Yeah!"

"That is weak battle cry," Helga sternly told him. "Helga show you battle cry. RAAAHHHH!" Her cry was enough to knock over most of the others, and even sent Phoebe up a tree. "Kinda impressive," Jasmine noted as she collected her fedora from off the ground, "But maybe save that if a bear shows up, okay? Don't want a repeat of what Mike did."

"Jasmine!" Mike scolded as his face heated up. "Don't-"

"Don't what?" Mike shrank a bit at Jasmine's stare. "Just...just leave me alone," he stammered before backing away.

"Hey, Phoebe," Brick said as he saw the community hero clutching the tree she was up, "Are you gonna come down now?"

"But-but-but what about the scary bears?" Phoebe whimpered.

"I thought heights were your greatest fear," Keith noted.

"Bears trumps heights."

"Hang on," Jasmine assured Phoebe, "I'll help you down." She shook the tree, making Phoebe fall down and land on Brick, with a pile of pine cones covering the duo a moment after. "You're pretty strong, comrade," Brick groaned after staggering to his feet, but quickly fell over again.

Confessional: Jasmine (Frogs of Death)

"It's always the big guys that are intimidated by me. Small guys, too. And most girls. I intimidate people."

Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)

"I'm not a big fan of bears. I had a bad experience with one when me and my dad went camping. I still like going camping and sleeping in a cozy tent, but I have it closer to home...and I don't bring any food to keep another bear from showing up."

End Confessionals

"I think that should be enough," Dakota said as she plucked the last berry off the bush and placed it inside a little purse. "I am so glad I brought my accessories here. Sam, you got your berries?"

"Uh..." Sam nervously replied as he wiped blueberry juice off his face, "I kinda stored them in my stomach." He let out a little burp. "Excuse me."

"At least you were honest about it," Dakota sighed. "Wait a minute. Where's our team?"

"I don't know. They must be nearby, though. Rats! Toxic Rats, where are you?"

"Oh, no. What if they don't find us? We might be lost for, like, ever!"

"Calm down, Dakota. The others will come soon." The duo paused for a moment before shouting, "Rats, where are you?!"

The Gophers soon reached their campsite. "Uh, there's no food here," Owen noticed.

"Guess we're the regular camp," Rose shrugged.

"Lucky you," Anthony told them. "At least it's not moth towels, eh?"

"Nonetheless, this is a survival challenge. Look at the instructions, guys."

"I wonder if there are any bears around today," Owen thought. "Wouldn't it be funny if we made some bear sounds and then they came?"

"That would be so funny," Izzy chuckled.

"RAH! I'M A BEAR!"

"Will you please shut up?" Heather ordered. "I'm trying to read here! It says we're supposed to find our own food. I still don't see it."

"I think they mean in the woods," Trent informed her.

"I'll go," Owen offered. "I'm good at finding food."

"And I'd better make sure he doesn't eat all the food," Rose added before following him.

"Well," Heather noted, "At least this will be a good week for my diet." The scene shifted to Rose and Owen arriving at the riverbank. "So, what's the plan?" Rose asked. She noticed Owen standing on a small rock. As a fish swam by, he swiped his hand down, flinging the fish onto the shore. "Impressive," Rose noted.

"I've seen bears do this all the time," Owen told her. "Wanna try?"

"No, thank you. I'm gonna find some berries to go with the fish. I heard blackberries are plentiful here. Just have to watch the bramble." Rose paused for a moment. "Hey, can I ask you something?" she said to Owen. "Have you noticed how close Carly and Trent have been getting?"

"You mean close-close?" Owen asked. "Maybe they'll be moving up onto playing Seven Minutes in Heaven."

"I don't think they're like that. If they were, Carly would be blushing around him and stammering when talking about him. But they do seem to be closer than normal friends, though."

"Maybe you could do some sleuthing."

"No, Owen. I don't want to be too nosy and ruin Carly's friendship with Trent. He's one of the few friends she has. But I'm sure Carly will let me in on the loop...hopefully."

"Uh, how about we just catch fish and pick berries for now? I can show you a technique my grandpa showed me."

"Okay. I'm game." Meanwhile, the Bears were still trudging ahead, now getting more weary. "Are we almost there?" Millie groaned. "I feel like we've been walking for hours."

"It's not even close to sunset," Priya informed her. "We should be there soon. Maybe an hour or two..."

"An hour?!" Dave protested.

"Priya, can't we rest for a little bit?" Paul moaned as he put a hand to his head. "I think I'm starting to get heat exhaustion, and the others aren't looking too well, either."

"We can rest when we get to camp," Lara assured them. "And I bet we'll bump into it any minute." She then stumbled over something. "I didn't mean so literally."

"Whoa," Destiny breathed out as she saw the snazzy campsite all set up. "What a swiller hang-out!"

"Looks like your advice panned out," Sky told Lara.

"Thank God," Lara muttered. She noticed most of her teammates giving her an odd look. "Um, cause I didn't want my advice accidentally misleading us," she explained. "I'm glad that wasn't the case." Beardo gave her a reassuring pat on the back, making the cosplayer smile a bit. "Ah..." Tyler sighed as he leaned back against one of the silk tents. "This is definitely camping in style." He suddenly fell over as the tent was pushed aside. "Priya, what are you doing?" Millie asked her. "We're supposed to be relaxing."

"We can't relax now," Priya argued. "We have a challenge to complete."

"And just what does moving the tent accomplish?" Dave pointed out.

"Oh, I don't know," Greg countered. "Perhaps it'll get us closer to the way back if we follow the river and save us a long trek later to potentially avoid an elimination ceremony. But what do I know?"

"How did you-?" Priya breathed out in shock.

"It's what I was considering doing once we arrived. I can assist while you guys get some rest. You must be all worn out."

"Ha!" Jo laughed. "Me tired? Tell me you're joking."

"No. People were complaining about the lengthy walk. But if you wanted to rest like the rest of us and let Priya be the sole reason we're saving us a trip-"

"Hell no! Move over, rookie." Jo pushed Priya aside and started moving the tents down the river. "Hey!" Priya complained. "What-"

"Shut up," Greg quietly scolded as he covered her mouth with his hand. "You'll screw the plan up. You really can be a rookie at times."

"What plan?" Destiny asked. Greg motioned to Jo, who was still moving the tents along the river. "Oh, I get it now," Destiny giggled.

"You're welcome," Greg replied to her and a confused Priya before walking off.

"Uh, thanks?" Priya responded.

Confessional: Destiny (Confused Bears)

"Getting Gray and Grim to do the hard work is such a smilliant move of Greggy! He's, like, ranking up in awesomeness!"

End Confessional

Back with Dakota and Sam, they were still wandering around the forest. "I still can't get a signal," Dakota groaned as she held up her cell phone. "Come on!"

"Guess the power of GPS won't save us," Sam sighed. "And I admit it. We're completely lost."

"Do you think Luna got Scott to do this on purpose?"

"Do what?"

"He was the one that suggested we stay back and collect berries. Maybe Luna convinced him to keep us apart from the Rats and make us lost."

"Um, I'm not sure. Luna isn't the persuasive type, I think. And Scott is pretty scared of her. Remember the chicken incident?"

"That's it! She threatened him to do her dirty work. It's the only thing that makes sense." Dakota flinched as a cicada flew by her. "Let's hurry and find our team," she shuddered with fright.

"Right!" Sam declared. "Let's go!" He dashed off, though Dakota stayed put. "Oops," Sam noted as he came back. "Already went that way." He ran off in another direction, with Dakota in tow.

Meanwhile, the Gophers, plus Emma and Anthony, were sitting by their set-up campsite. "Oh, I am so hungry," Heather moaned.

"I think my stomach ate my stomach," Izzy groaned.

"It's just for one night," Anthony told the duo. "And besides, we've done this before. I think I can see why you lost then."

"Don't start, Peg-Leg," Heather whipped back. The group saw Owen and Rose return. "I am man!" Owen boasted. "I bring fish!"

"Are you kidding me?" Heather demanded.

"We also brought blackberries," Rose informed them.

"You guys are awesome!" Carly congratulated as she and most of the other Gophers went over to Owen and Rose.

"Oh, I love fish!" Izzy exclaimed. "I love fish!" She suddenly bit into a fish, much to the others' shock. "I-I guess we should cook it first," Izzy decided.

"And I think we'll stick to berries," Anthony whispered to Emma.

"Sure, sure," Emma casually replied, her eyes locked onto Chase's.

"How do you know how to fish?" Heather asked Owen.

"My grandpa taught me," Owen explained. "I caught a shark once. It bit me in the butt. Check it out." He pulled down his pants, exposing his bare end. Everyone else recoiled in disgust or simply covered their eyes, save for one exception. "That is so awesome!" Izzy exclaimed.

"And done," Jasmine breathed out after she, Keith, Brick, Phoebe and Mike finished their makeshift tents. "Hmm, seems sturdy enough for tonight."

"That's a nice shelter, ma'am," Brick complimented. He noticed Phoebe tapping the roof. "Sturdy," she repeated. "Can it, like, keep out the rain?"

"She makes a good point," Mike agreed. "I think a storm might come tonight."

"I doubt it," Keith argued. "There's not a single cloud in the sky." He saw Helga lug something over her shoulder, with Rodney and Ripper following behind. "Me bring meat!" Ripper bellowed.

"Uh, no, you didn't," Shane corrected as he, Zee and Valerie walked over. "Helga got meat. You and the rest of us guys got the business end of that buck."

"You couldn't catch a simple deer?" Keith teased. "Bambi too fast for you?"

"Oh, brother," Brick muttered with an eye roll.

"Yeah, I'm going for a walk," Mike decided as he started to head out.

"By yourself?" Rodney asked. "But we were gonna cook dinner soon once the others get back."

"Those not present at supper starve," Helga warned.

"I can find my own food," Mike assured her while walking away. "Don't wait on me."

"And...he's gone," Brick sighed in defeat. "Doesn't he know there's strength in teamwork?"

"Everything alright, guys?" Nikki, now without her sweatshirt which exposed a dark-blue tank top, asked as she, Sierra, Zoey, Cameron and Scarlett returned with a sack of goodies.

"Just a little disagreement," Rodney assured her. "Hey, what happened to your sweatshirt?"

"Where do you think we got the sack from? Cameron suggested using that to carry all the berries and nuts."

"Didn't Scarlett also suggest that?" Zoey spoke up. Nikki simply laughed in response. "Funny, funny bunny," she giggled. Scarlett simply stared at the rapper.

Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)

"Nicole's anger with me is completely irrational, as with Cameron and the other members of the team. After all, it was my intelligence that assured us of safety yesterday. There's simply no logical reasoning for anger directed at me."

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"Let me guess: Scarlett thinks that because her little 'plan' worked it's okay, right? WRONG. She got Mike to seriously injure someone! It doesn't matter if it won us immunity or not. That simply wasn't right."

End Confessionals

Back with the Bears, Jo was pushing the tents down the river. "I think that's good enough," Sky told her. "We should be closer to our return trip now."

"Now we can rest," Millie said while leaning back on the tent.

"What about finding food?" Priya thought.

"No need to," Dave told her. "We have canned food with a can opener."

"And we can always fish later if the need should arise," Ethan added.

"Okay," Priya replied, "Then I'll grab sticks and flint stones for a campfire to heat the food."

"Portable stove, remember?" Lara reminded her. "Just relax, okay? If you really want something to do, we'll find something. Beardo, any ideas?" Beardo thought a moment before pulling out a few packages out of his afro. "S'mores?" he offered as he passed the stuff to Priya. "Fresh from the spa hotel's kitchen." Priya simply sighed before taking the stuff. "Guess that's one problem down," Paul noted with a slight groan.

"You seem a bit uneasy," Melody noticed. "Perhaps cleansing yourself downstream might aid you some?"

"Maybe. Just give me some privacy, okay?" Paul started to walk downstream. "Might as well start cooking dinner," Sky reasoned. "It's already sundown now."

Meanwhile, the Rats were setting up their tent and campfire. Geoff looked over to see Bridgette aiding with the tent. "Wow," he told her, "You pitch a tent like a guy." Bridgette simply responded with an odd look.

Confessional: Geoff (Toxic Rats)

"'Wow, you pitch a tent like a guy'?" He facepalmed.

End Confessional

"I mean, you're not all girly about getting dirty and stuff," Geoff clarified.

"Gee, thanks," Bridgette replied with slight annoyance.

"Sounds like Bridge is still a bit pissed about what happened yesterday," Sarah whispered to Lacey as they hid in some tree branches. "Other than that, everything seems kosher. Maybe we can join 'em for a bit?" Before Lacey could answer, the tree branches snapped under their weight, making them fall right in front of the Rats. "Spies!" Julia cried out. "Get the spies!"

"Yeah!" Luna exclaimed. "Get the spies!"

"I wouldn't," Duncan advised. Julia and Luna charged at Lacey, but the biker quickly flung the duo into a thorny bush far away. "Impressive shot," Bowie complimented.

"She was getting annoying," Lacey shrugged.

"So what's for dinner, woman?" Duncan teased. "I'm starving."

"You should know better than to talk to me like that."

"Hey, you and Skater Chic crashed our pad. Bringing us food is the least you can do for us."

"I'll remember that next time I freefall from the nearest pine."

"Hey, guys," DJ spoke up as he and Dawn returned to camp, "Look what I found." He cradled a small rabbit, which let out a little cough. "Never had rabbit stew before," Scott noted, "But what the hell? I'm game."

"This is my new pet," DJ informed them. "I'm calling him Bunny."

"Aw, how cute!" Sarah gushed.

"Hey, Sarah. Shouldn't you and Lacey be with the Gophers?"

"We decided to crash the party."

"Literally," Lacey added.

"So you couldn't find any food?" Courtney asked DJ. "Then it looks like we're eating grubs and berries for dinner."

"Fine by me," Scott shrugged. "Maybe throw in some dirt clods, too."

"Let's skip the dirt," Lacey decided.

"Has anyone seen Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Idiot?" Duncan noted.

"Thorn bush."

"No, a different pair." Over by the thorn bush, Julia was straining to free herself. "I hate nature," she growled out. "Stupid plants!"

"Don't let that nature girl hear you say that," Luna advised while brushing off some thistles. "She and the others might kick you off, you know."

"Please. They can't do that if I make them win."

"Good luck doesn't last forever. We'll have to lose eventually. And you'll, like, be the next to go if that happens."

"What do you know? You're the crazy bitch. They wouldn't vote off their most valuable team member."

"Well, let's see...Bowie and the pirate hate your guts, the dumb jock and Emma are close to them, Surfers are more pissed at you for the curse thing than they are each other, with Geoff having some close ties to the 'fraidy giant and juvie punk, Nature Girl doesn't like people with bad auras and Scott just sides with the majority most of the time. That makes ten out of the seventeen people gunning for you, but this is just the crazy bitch talking, ha-ha-ha." Julia's cocky smile soon fell and was replaced with a shocked and fearful expression. "So unless you wanna get kicked off now," Luna continued, "I think you'd better listen to my idea to pull your ass out of the fire."

"What exactly did you have in mind?" Julia inquired. Luna simply passed her a sheet of paper. "Go to the confessional and read that," she instructed. "Like you mean it, too. BUT if you don't want to save your ass, then..." Julia quickly rushed off, leaving Luna with a grin on her face.

Back in the dark forest, Dakota and Sam were still wandering around. "Dakota, look," Sam noticed. "The tree with the fork in it. That's good, right?"

"No, it's not good," Dakota explained. "That's the same tree we saw two hours ago! We just walked in a gigantic circle!" She gasped and clutched Sam with fright as she heard an owl hooting nearby. "That's just an owl," Sam reassured her. "Nothing to panic over." A loud BOOM made the duo freeze up. "Okay, now we can panic," Sam said. They rushed off in a panic straight into a cave. "We should be safe here until morning," Sam panted. Dakota shrieked as a bat flew overhead. "We're going to die here," she whimpered as she curled up in a ball, "We're going to die here."

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"Okay," Owen noted as he looked around the Gophers' campsite, "Fire's hot, fish are grilling, tent is tenting..."

"Nice going, man," Trent complimented. "Fish looks awesome."

"The berries Rose got are great, too," Carly added.

"It's no problem," Rose shrugged. "Right, Owen?"

"Yep," Owen replied. "I owe it all to Grandpa."

"So you and your grandpa really fought a bear once?" Anthony asked.

"Heck yes. It was the scariest day of my entire life." Most of the others gasped with fright or leaned in to hear more, while others like Heather simply rolled their eyes. "We were out in the woods when we came upon the great beast," Owen began as the scene changed to his encounter. "I tell you, he was ten feet high if he was a foot, and then he ROARED his terrible roar! RAHHHWWWRRR! We grabbed out shotgun. We knew it was either him or us. There's nothing personal; just the law of the wild. And then...BAM! One shot was all it took to fell the great beast. We took its blood and marked ourselves to honor him." The scene then returned to normal. "It was a good death," Owen finished.

"That was totally EPIC!" Chase gasped.

"Yeah, right," Heather scoffed. "There's no way you took down a ten foot bear."

"I heard that Frog twig was able to take one down with his bare hands," Lucas pointed out. "Don't see how Owen can't do it with a shotgun. Oy, adonde se fue esta chica loca?"

"Chica loca..." Emma thought. "Are you talking about Izzy?"

"I think she had to pee," Lindsay said.

"But that was over an hour ago!" Rose realized. "Izzy!"

"Izzy!" Trent called out.

"IZZY THE GOPHER, WHERE ARE YOU?!" Owen shouted. He noticed a slight rustle in the bushes. "Good," he casually said as he approached it. "I thought we lost you there for a minute, man. GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA!" A growling bear rose up from the bushes. Owen screamed while the others shared frightful looks, with Cody and Lucas even peeing their pants. "We're all going to die!" Owen cried out while running in a circle. "We're gonna get eaten alive by a bear! Oh, the horror! Somebody help us! I want my mommy!" Heather tripped him, making him crash into the ground. "The trees!" Anthony rallied. "Climb into the trees!"

Back at the Frogs' camp, most of the teens were cuddled up by the campfire while Ripper was telling a story. "Those nerds thought they could best me," he continued, "But I easily crumpled them and continued to eat all them hot wings. One by one, they fell from the intense heat and spice. And I came on top as the town's best chicken wing eater."

"Wow," Shane cautiously said while the others had puzzled or annoyed looks. "That's...quite a feat."

"Yep. Only I can handle the heat. Even did a spicy victory horn. Check it."

"No, don't demonstrate," Keith warned him. "We don't want our camp exploding." He looked over and saw some smoke over in the distance, along with hearing some joyous laughter. "Those little rats," Keith grumbled. "Hey, Sol, why don't you go visit that camp there and tell them something to spook them?"

"Why?" Sol asked with suspicion.

"Just to keep those guys on their toes."

"Eh, maybe. Hey, cher, wish to join me?" Sol gave Samey a small nudge, but she simply sat in place. "I think that's a no," Amy smugly told him. "And it's a good thing regarding your reputation, given you've made those two Rats go crazy."

"I wouldn't have cursed them had I known the whole truth at the time!" Sol angrily pointed out. "And once I knew, I undid that curse on Bridgette and Geoff."

"Maybe you should get your bad influence and ugly face out of my beautiful face."

"You, beautiful? I'll believe it when my sister's eligible for sainthood." Sol stormed off. "Well," Valerie spoke up, "I think now is a good time for us to head to bed."

"That might be a good idea," Shane agreed. "Hopefully things will be calmer with a good night's rest." Most of the Frogs went inside their homemade tents."Come on, Phoebe," Brick advised while he, Keith and Ripper were about to enter their tent. "Time for bed."

"But I wanted to see the stars," Phoebe pleaded as she sat on the moth-eaten towel. "If it storms later, I won't see them."

"Stargazing?" Keith questioned as he looked up.

"Yeah. It's fun every now and then." Phoebe gasped in amazement as a twinkly star flew across the dark-blue horizon. "A shooting star!" she squealed. She quickly closed her eyes and interlocked her hands together. "What's that nerd doing?" Ripper asked, earning a nudge from Brick.

"I'm making a wish," Phoebe explained. "They say if you make a wish before it disappears, it'll come true." Ripper simply laughed at her response. "How old are you, five?" he teased. "Only nerds believe in that stuff."

"Tell that to the guy twice your size," Brick told him with a slight smirk.

"Huh?" Brick simply pointed to Keith, now with his eyes closed and his hands interlocked.

Confessional: Keith (Frogs of Death)

"So I believe in shooting stars. My little cousin got me hooked on them. But I've seen them work. One lady wished for good financial luck and a ten dollar bill blew into her face, and I wished to win my first boxing match in the school year after a sprained wrist, and I did!" He got closer to the camera. "But if I hear any little remarks about this back home, I'll sock every of those little shits in the jaw, GOT IT?"

End Confessional

Back at the Rat camp, Bridgette gasped as she heard a HOOT-HOOT-HOOT. "Be cool," DJ assured her. "It's just an owl."

"Sorry," Bridgette told him. "I just get really freaked out in the forest."

"Can't say I blame you," Sarah defended. "It's kinda dark out here."

"This reminds me of this really scary story I heard once," Duncan noted.

"Awesome," Geoff breathed out. "Tell it, man."

"Are you sure? Because the story I'm thinking of is pretty hardcore."

"Ooh, we're so scared," Courtney sarcastically remarked.

"Come on," Lacey nudged. "This is the perfect chance for a story."

"Alright," Duncan decided, "But don't say I didn't warn you. One night a lot like this one..." The full moon rose higher and the owls cries got softer as Duncan continued his story. "So, suddenly," he told the Rats, "They-they heard this TAP-TAP-TAP-ing on the side of the car. The girl started to freak out, and by this time, even the guy was getting a bit scared. So he turned the car on and stepped on it. When they got back to the girl's house, she opened the door and screamed, because there, hanging from the door handle, was the bloody hook." DJ and Sarah curled up to each other in terror while most of the others were filled with a mix of fear and dread. "They say that this killer is still alive, wandering these very woods. He could be just about anywhere, really...maybe even right HERE!" Duncan pulled out a hook, making the others shriek. They soon noticed Duncan and Lacey laughing their heads off. "Okay," Lacey breathed out, "Okay, that was great. You really got us good."

"That was so NOT funny!" Courtney angrily complained as she stomped over.

"Oh, yes, it was!" Duncan happily replied. "I just wish it was all on camera. Oh, wait. It is!"

"Make the memory last even longer, huh?" Lacey thought with a chuckle.

"You two are so vile!" Courtney scolded. "Do your parents even like you?"

"I don't know, Jumpy McChicken," Duncan countered. "I haven't asked them lately." Lacey nudged the juvie punk and motioned to Sarah and DJ, still huddled up in fright with Bunny. "That was such a FUN story, Duncan!" Luna exclaimed. "Tell another one! I don't think Julia heard one yet."

"Where is that influencer, anyway?" Bowie inquired.

"I think she needed the bathroom," Austin reasoned.

"For forty minutes in the woods? Lightning, why don't you and I look for her?" Lightning nodded before following Bowie. Soon, they found Julia looking around before closing the outhouse confessional's door. "Let's listen in," Bowie whispered. "We might get some info on her." The two boys crept over and put their ears to the wooden wall. "I am so glad that those two hockey guys got booted," Julia began. "I mean, they were becoming super annoying. And it was all thanks to Dakota."

"Is that girl saying what Lightning thinks she's saying?" Lightning grumbled.

"Quiet," Bowie warned in a hushed voice while covering Lightning's mouth. "Listen."

"If it wasn't for her giving those butt-knuckles that birdseed," Julia continued, much to the boys' shock, "They never would've been booted and I would've been doomed. But Dakota stepped in for me without me even lifting a finger. I'd be powerless in this game without her." Bowie quickly pulled Lightning away just as Julia stepped out of the confessional and walked away. "Why that little-" Lightning seethed.

"Calm down," Bowie advised. "We'll take care of this. The moment we lose another challenge, we'll inform everyone of this. Mark my words."

Over at the Bear camp, things were much more pleasant and upbeat. Priya was passing some s'mores to Millie and Lara while Beardo poured some soup into little bowls for Alejandro and Ezekiel. "The fish almost done?" Jo asked Tyler as they twirled on the spit above the little stove. "I'm starving!"

"Almost," Tyler replied.

"Hey, how long has Paulie been out?" Destiny thought. "Like, hours? How long does it take a guy to wash up?"

"You take your sweet time in the bathtub, too," Greg pointed out.

"Yeah, but Paulie ain't the 'soaking in the bathtub' type. I'm gonna see what's taking so long." Destiny headed off as she followed the river. "Looks like berries are running low," Sky noted as she looked at the empty bucket. "I can get more."

"Hang on," Ethan advised as Sky tried to get to her feet. "You can't be walking around while injured."

"But I want to help some way."

"Why don't I accompany you along with Ethan and Ella?" Melody offered. "Just to be safe."

"Um...okay. Let's go." Sky started to limp ahead until Ethan and Ella decided to carry her. "That's so kind of them to help," Lara thought.

"Uh, yeah," Priya muttered. She noticed a rustle in the bush and lunged at it. "Gotcha!" she declared.

"Hey, hey!" Sol shouted while on the ground. "Can't a man walk without getting tackled?"

"Why are you lurking around here?" Jo demanded. "You were trying to sabotage my team, weren't you?"

"Uh, your team?" Priya questioned.

"I didn't come here to sabotage you," Sol explained as he sat by the little stove. "I came here to warn you. There's something lurking in these woods that you should be wary of." He glanced at the stove before snapping his fingers, turning the stove into a burning campfire. "How did you-?" Dave began to ask.

"Sit down," Sol sternly instructed, which the majority of the Bears complied with.

"So what's so dreadful you had to drag yourself here?" Greg inquired.

"Is it a dangerous beast?" Ezekiel thought.

"Yes," Sol ominously replied as he waved his hand over the fire, making it appear to move. "A very dangerous type of beast lurk in these woods, known as...the lycan. They lurk in the shadows, stalking their prey. They're incredibly vicious in securing their meal, snarling and growling with their maw filled with daggers to slice through flesh as easily as butter." Tyler, Beardo, Lara and Ezekiel were tensed up while most of the others still shared skeptical looks. "But if you have the misfortune of stumbling across one of these beasts..." Sol continued as the flames kept moving around his hand. "Well, I ain't gonna lie to ya: very few people can survive a lycan attack without permanent scarring. But those reckless enough to try and fight one...their last sight is the beast's glowing eyes and their own blood splattered across its teeth. Perhaps one may be...closer...than you THINK!" With a sudden move of his hand, the flames grew and turned a vicious red, frightening most of the Bears. "I've got it!" Priya assured the group. She grabbed a bucket of water and doused the flames, leaving behind drowned embers. "Too close," Millie breathed out.

"Look!" Sugar shouted as she pointed to where Sol was. "The magic man disappeared in the fire!"

"Magic?" Blainley scoffed. "Only an idiot would believe in magic. That stupid Frog only told us that story to try and scare us."

"She does make a valid point for once," Greg reluctantly admitted. "A psychological ruse about this imaginary monster would be just the tool to use against us to let our panic screw us over. Hopefully Desi didn't hear that story or she might get paranoid." A wolf howl made him stiffen up with worry. "I hope she and the others hurry back."

Meanwhile, the Gophers, Anthony and Emma were still up in the tree while the bear was at the ground. "So what do we do now?" Bryan asked.

"Why are your eyes on me?" Anthony asked while Gwen, Trent and Rose glanced at him.

"It was your idea to climb the trees," Gwen reminded him.

"I wasn't gonna stand still nor risk my neck fighting that thing."

"Well, why don't you ask the bear-hunting expert?" Heather pointed out. "Hey, Owen, what now?"

"How should I know?" Owen argued.

"Dude, you said you killed a bear," Leshawna noted.

"I was being theatrical!"

"This is all your fault," Heather scolded. "If you hadn't been growling like that, we never would have attracted him to our sight!"

"Excuse me for living!" Owen began to cry and bonk his head on the tree. "Could you please be gentle on the guy?" Carly pleaded. "He did bring us all that fish." The bear was sniffing the fish over the fire. "HEY!" Heather shouted at it. "Lay off our fish!"

"It's probably already eaten Izzy!" Lindsay cried out.

"Then it shouldn't be hungry anymore." Gwen, Trent and Rose looked at Heather with shock. "What?" Heather asked. "This is survival of the fittest. She should've just peed in her pants like Cody and Lucas."

"Don't remind me," Lucas grumbled. "Be lucky you don't deal with her, Anthony."

"Whatever you say," Anthony muttered. He noticed Emma curled up with Chase. "This is nice," Chase sighed. "Not the 'getting in a tree cause of a bear', but, you know, us."

"Me, too," Emma sighed. "I'm glad you finally decided to apologize for cutting my brakes."

"What? When did I do that?"

"In the cave. You apologized for causing me to crash my car cause I could've been seriously injured, right?"

"Um, no. It was a prank, and it was AWESOME!"

"You mean to tell me you have not a shred of remorse for that?!" Anthony lashed out. "Just what the hell were you apologizing for?!"

"I was saying sorry about the candy bar thing," Chase casually replied.

"What candy bar thing?" Emma seethed.

"You know! When I split my candy bar in two for us and I dropped your half in that dirty bird's nest."

"What?!"

"Stupid romance," Echo grumbled under her breath as she watch the scene.

"So you're still not sorry for cutting my brakes?!" Emma demanded.

"Why would I?" Chase thought. Emma just screamed out in anger. "Chase, you are the worst person I have EVER known!" she furiously reprimanded.

"What?" Chase argued. "No! I am THE BEST person you have ever been honored to meet. Everyone agrees on it. Just ask the pirate guy. Can't argue with this, can you?" Anthony's eye twitched as he saw Chase do a pose. "You know," he said in an oddly calm voice as he turned to Emma, "I just thought of a way to rid ourselves of two problems at once. I'd do it myself, but I think the rule is 'ladies first'..."

"But you're probably stronger..." Emma reasoned as a wicked smile started to form as she started to see where, or rather, who, the pirate was looking at.

"Nah. You are."

"How about we do it together?"

"Even better."

"You wouldn't," Rose fearfully realized.

"Wouldn't what?" Chase obliviously wondered. He turned to Emma and Anthony, now staring at him like a starving hyena near a zebra herd. "What?" Chase asked again. A second later, he was screaming after getting tossed out of the tree and landing right in front of the snarling bear. The other Gophers gasped at the impending doom. "Dear Abby, he's going to die!" Owen cried out. Chase backed up to the tree as the bear towered over him. "Nice bear," he nervously said. "Come on. HELP!"

"Run!" the Gophers warned. "Look out!"

"Eat him!" Emma rallied. "Eat him, bear!"

"Hey, are you okay?" the bear suddenly asked.

"Uh, did that bear ask me a question?" Chase thought. Everyone had a bewildered look until the bear pulled its head off, revealing Izzy in a bear suit. "Oh, my goodness!" Owen exclaimed as he slid down the tree, "I did NOT see that coming!"

"Okay, I am so confused right now," Lindsay spoke up.

"That makes two of us," Helen admitted.

"What are you, some kind of freak?" Gwen told Izzy.

"I thought it would be funny," Izzy replied with a laugh. Emma simply let out a small grunt.

Confessional: Izzy (Screaming Gophers)

"Okay, okay, that was so funny, like 'Oh, it's a bear! Oh, no!' and, like, 'We're all gonna die now! Help! Help!'" She laughed. "And I'm like 'Rah! I'm gonna eat you!'" She laughed again. "Like I could actually do that! There's no way, okay?"

Confessional: Emma and Anthony (Toxic Rats)

"You think we went overboard?" Anthony began. "Especially with that last bit?"

"What last bit?" Emma shrugged off.

"'Eat him, bear.' Quote straight from Emma here."

"That scum of life completely deserves getting eaten by a bear after he refused to apologize for NEARLY GETTING ME KILLED IN A SPEEDING CAR!"

"But come on, buddy. Think about it. That poor bear would've had bad stomachaches for weeks."

"Oh, right. Poor bear. But a few paw swipes would've worked?"

"Yeah. That hammerhead deserves that."

End Confessionals

"Paulie?" Destiny called out as she wandered through the deep forest. "Paulie, come on. Not even I bathe for this long." She stumbled on a large object and fell over. "Oh..." she moaned. "Who left that branch there? Better pick it up." She attempted to grab it but let out a startled gasp as she realized the object she tripped over was actually a deer's leg. "Oh, how distross," she gagged. She noticed a blood trail that led to a larger shadow on the ground. "Paulie!" Destiny exclaimed as she rushed over to the shadow. "You're okay, right? Cause I saw this..." She could only gape as she froze in place, for what she realized was that the shadow was a black-furred wolf tearing through a deer corpse and was now snarling at the figure who interrupted its meal. "Um, nice doggie," Destiny stammered as she started to back up. "Didn't know you were chowing down. Come on." The wolf kept snarling at her. "I gotta get the hell out of here." She bolted just as the wolf lunged at her, then proceeded to chase her. Destiny quickly scaled a nearby tree before the wolf saw her again and held her breath as it went past her. "Too close," Destiny breathed out as she brushed off her grass-stained dress and fixed her frazzled hair before sliding down. "Now to find Paulie and get back to camp."

Back at the Rats' camp, Lacey and Sarah were resting next to the tent while the Rats were lying inside. Bridgette was uneasy as she squirmed a bit. "What's wrong?" DJ whispered to the surfer as she sat up. "Gotta go pee?"

"Like crazy," Bridgette admitted, "But I'm too scared to leave the tent."

"Yeah. Me, too." DJ held up a jar with some yellow liquid inside. Bridgette then glanced outside before walking out of the tent, but quickly tripped over a figure. "My apologies," a female voice told her. "I wasn't expecting company."

"Dawn?" Bridgette asked as she saw the moonchild in a lotus position by the campfire. "What are you doing? Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I'm trying to connect with the chords of time."

"The...chords of time?"

"No clue," Lacey shrugged as she and Sarah got to their feet. "But I think now's a good time to head back."

"Yeah," Sarah agreed with a yawn. "Hey, thanks for the hospitality, guys. Good luck to you." The skater and biker soon walked out of sight. "Anyway," Bridgette spoke up as she turned to Dawn, "What were you saying?"

"I've been feeling some strange things in this place and they have become stronger with the day," Dawn explained in a cryptic tone, "So I'm trying to connect with the chords to take a glimpse at what may be coming...especially with her around."

"Her?"

"The cat of envy." Dawn tried more to focus on her meditation, with her world in her mind now turning into something resembling a Gongbi painting. The moonchild was in some beautiful woods, yet it was unnaturally vacant. "This isn't Wawanakwa," she muttered. "Why is my vision here?"

"GET AWAY!" a female voice screamed. Dawn turned to see...a little girl? She had raven black hair, pale skin and blue eyes. "Why is she here?" Dawn questioned, her brain puzzled. She felt that the girl looked familiar, but at the same time, it sent a chilling air through her body. "Why is she running?"

"GET AWAY!" the little girl screamed again. She ended up colliding with Dawn. "No," the little girl begged before climbing a tree, "Get away!"

"Don't be afraid," Dawn pleaded to her. "I can help you, but you need to get down."

"I don't want to get down," the little girl said, but her voice had changed completely. It was now deep, echoed and unnerving. The sense of dread only rose as she turned her head, with her eyes becoming as black as crude oil. "What...WHAT ARE YOU?!" a startled Dawn demanded. The thorny vines of the forest started to constrict the moonchild, with her attempts to free herself only making the vines cling tighter. "You can't escape me forever," the girl told her as she morphed into a large shadow with goat-like horns. "I want out and I will get out."

Dawn suddenly opened her eyes with a startled shriek, which made her kick one of the campfire's embers. It landed by the tent, torching the cloth completely while leaving everyone inside with a burn. Everyone turned to Bridgette and Dawn, with the former trying to help the latter.

Meanwhile, Phoebe was still looking up at the midnight sky. "Hey, Phoebe," Brick said as he stepped out of the boys' tent. "It's getting late. Time to turn out the campfire. Don't wanna risk the wind blowing the flames near our wooden tents."

"But there's no water to put it out," Phoebe noted. "I can-"

"No need," Amy assured her as she peeked out of the girls' tent. "I've got a solution that'll keep you away from those bears. SAMEY!" She pulled Samey outside. "Go grab a bucket of water to put out the fire. And don't take forever."

"But-" Samey meekly spoke up. Amy simply snapped her fingers as she reentered the tent. Samey sighed in defeat before grabbing a bucket and dragging herself to the river. As she scooped some water, she gasped as some of the water had turned red. Her eyes followed the red streaks upriver to a shadowy figure. Samey gave a startled cry as she saw the figure's yellow eyes glowing in the dark. "BEAR!" she shrieked before dashing off with the water bucket.

"Huh?" the figure thought as it moved out of the shadows, revealing it to be Mike. "Was that Amy? Or was it Samey?" His attention turned back to the lump in his lap. The wolf from earlier was simply lying there, passed out and giving out little moans and whimpers. Mike simply gave it a sympathetic look before dipping his hand into the river.

Confessional: Mike (Frogs of Death)

"I had to help him. I owed it to him." He buried his head into his hands. "It's entirely my fault he's in this mess to begin with."

End Confessional

With the Gophers, Rose was passing some grilled fish to Izzy, still in her bear costume. "Rockin' the fish sticks!" Izzy exclaimed. "Nice!"

"We're back, guys," Lacey reported as she and Sarah sat down by the campfire. "Those two Rats didn't cause trouble, did they?"

"Only to Chase," Anthony admitted.

"Which he completely deserves," Emma bitterly added.

"You should've been at the Rats' site," Lacey said. "Duncan told this great horror story that spooked the pants off of most of the guys and girls."

"Uh, why is Izzy in a bear suit?" Sarah asked.

"Because Izzy the bear spooked the pants off most of the guys and girls," Echo casually replied. "Wet pants for Cody and Lucas."

"I couldn't help it!" Lucas defended. "Izzy tambien da mucho miedo." The group noticed the bush rustle before hearing a growl and seeing a bear walk towards them. "Wow," Izzy giggled. "That costume is really good. I mean, I thought mine was good, but this one is, like, really good."

"It's probably that intern Danny trying to mess with us," Echo reasoned.

"Or maybe Chris," Helen added. "Nice try, man."

"We know you're not a bear, dude," Owen taunted. He poked the bear's nose, making it growl. "Ah, I don't know, Owen," Gwen thought with worry. "This one looks kinda real."

"Chris did say there were bears," Carly fearfully realized.

"I can take him," Lacey declared while readying her fists.

"Lacey, no!" Sarah advised. "You could get hurt and medically booted like the hockey guys. Don't fight that thing!"

"Oh, come on, guys," Owen assured the group as they backed away. "They're just seeing if they can punk us twice. This is NOT a real bear and I'm going to prove it to you." He yanked on the bear's head and pulled off some fur. "Wow. That does look kinda real." The bear touched the bare spot and let out a loud growl. Cody and Lucas's pants were quickly dampened again. "Yeah," Owen realized, "That's a real bear." The bear snatched the fur away and put it on his head. Owen screamed as he ran away, with Emma, Anthony and the other Gophers following suit.

"Easy does it," Ethan breathed out as he and Ella lugged a basket full of berries while Melody helped Sky walk ahead. "There we go. Back at camp."

"A bit late, though," Greg pointed out as he poked his head outside the tent. "Everyone called it a night thirty-five minutes ago."

"At least we have food for tomorrow," Ella optimistically said.

"We're only doing this challenge for one night," Sky informed her. "But maybe we can take the food with us for a later time. Just make sure to cover it so it doesn't attract bears."

"Here," Greg sighed as he passed her a blanket. "You can use this."

"Thank you, Sir Gregory," Ethan replied. "Hey, have Sir Paul or Miss Destiny returned yet?"

"Not yet," Lara said as she poked her head out of the tent. "I hope neither of them bump into those scary lycan things."

"Where did you hear that from?" Sky inquired.

"Sol told us. Those things are horrid."

"It was just fiction," Greg argued. "He was just telling stories."

"I don't know," Ethan noted with worry. "He doesn't seem like the type to make things up, does he?"

"Did he say what the lycans looked like?" Melody asked. Lara was about to reply but found herself at a loss for words. "Uh, I can't recall," she meekly admitted.

"See?" Greg countered. "No reason to be frightened of something you can't even describe. Now come on and go to sleep." They went inside the tent, though Ethan kept looking behind him before entering.

"Great," Julia scolded. "Just great. Whose fault is this?"

"It was mine," Bridgette spoke up as she stepped in front of Dawn. "I tripped on an ember while going out to use the bathroom. I'm sorry."

"But it wasn't you," Dawn told her.

"Yes, it was."

"Who cares who started it?" Courtney complained. "Now we have nowhere to sleep!"

"Yo, Drama Queen, relax," Scott argued. "It's cool."

"Cool? It's cool? Things could not possibly get worse!"

"Never say that," Bowie put in. "Things can always get-" A drop of water landed on Courtney's head, then a downpour came down. Courtney only screamed out in frustration while Scott tried to hold back a smirk. Dakota was curled up to Sam as they hid in the cave while Emma, Anthony and the Gophers were up in the tree. DJ and Lightning held up some leaves to shelter the Rats from the rain. Priya gave a cry as thunder and lightning crashed outside. "Keep it down!" Greg moaned. "It's just a crash and bang. And Ethan, go to sleep already. Desi and Paul have enough sense to stay out of the rain."

"If you say so," Ethan sighed as he retreated into the tent. Unknown to him, Mike was nearby and had slipped the passed-out wolf next to the tent. "Sleep well," he whispered before retreating.

"It's raining," Phoebe noted as she and Brick got drenched. "Just like Mister Michael said."

"And the ground's getting muddy," Brick added as he shook some mud off his boots. "No wonder Chris put the worst campsite here. You dry in there, men?"

"Yes," Helga blandly replied. "Get inside. Last time, Hero Girl got cold from rain and we lose." She, Brick and Phoebe noticed Samey screaming as she ran back. She tripped, splattering the water bucket and getting Brick and Phoebe covered in mud. "Hey!" Brick moaned.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Samey apologized as she attempted to brush off the mud. "I didn't mean to-" The duo were splashed with more mud. "Whee!" Phoebe squealed while hopping in the mud. "Come on! It's so fun!"

"Um, I think I might pass," Samey decided. Phoebe jumped again, drenching Brick in another layer of mud. However, the cadet simply laughed before joining in. "I guess I should leave you be..." Samey muttered as she took a few steps back.

"Did you not hear Helga?" Helga told the trio. "In. Tent."

"SAMEY!" Amy complained as she stuck her head out of the tent alongside Helga. "Why aren't you-?" Phoebe splashed some more mud, which accidentally landed on Amy and Helga's face. "EW!" Amy moaned before bolting outside. "GROSS MUD GOT IN MY MOUTH!"

"What's going on out there?" Nikki asked as she stirred awake. Helga simply turned her head, showing her mud-covered face. "Whoa!" Nikki gasped. "Helga, that you? And where's Phoebe and the twins?"

"They are not coming in," Helga simply stated. Morning soon came, and the Gophers groggily woke up. "Well," Rose moaned, "I think it's safe, guys. Bear's gone."

"And the map," Gwen noted as she held up the torn map.

"Hey, I don't know how raccoons sleep in trees because I'm so stiff," Izzy said.

"They must be really limber," Owen replied while stretching.

"You know what, Crazy Girl?" Heather scolded. "I don't wanna hear another word from you or the bear-hunter here. If you two hadn't been acting like bear bait all night, we could have actually slept in our tent!"

"And you know what's worse?" Emma bitterly added. "Both me and one of my friends had to put up with one of the most horrendous people on this planet!"

"Who?" Chase thought.

"She means YOU, idiot!" Anthony shouted. "Who else could she hate so much as to cheer when a bear's planning to eat him?!" A little bird flew nearby and chirped. "SHUT UP!" Heather, Owen, Izzy, Chase, Emma and Anthony scolded, making the bird fall off.

"Is it morning yet?" Dakota moaned. "That was one of the worst sleeps I ever had."

"Yeah," Sam yawned. "The last time I felt this tired and all blah was when I stayed up 24 hours to complete all of the side quests on this one game and I didn't even break to, like, take a bath until I got the game done. Glad you didn't see me like that, huh, Dakota? Dakota?" A terrified Dakota pointed to the bear from last night, who growled at the duo. "Wh-what do we do?" Dakota stammered.

"Sorry we crashed your home, bear," Sam nervously told the bear. "Uh, maybe you're hungry. Dakota, you still have all those berries in your purse?" Dakota pulled out her purse and opened it, revealing the juicy berries still inside. "We can trade ya," Sam said to the bear. "Leave us be and you'll get this." The bear snatched the purse before sitting down inside its cave. "Guess it's a deal, then," Dakota breathed out. "Now, then...RUN!" She and Sam bolted away.

"I am so grateful for those cozy tents," Lara sighed as she and the others stepped outside. "It rained cats and dogs last night."

"It was awful," Priya moaned.

"Who would've thought you chicken out around a little thunder?" Jo teased.

Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)

"Thunder and lightning are legit terrifying! It's called astraphobia. And it's not just toddlers and dogs! Even very capable women can have it!"

Confessional: Greg (Confused Bears)

"Who would've thought the girl that trained for reality shows would have such a common phobia? But really, no one's completely fearless. Not even me. Ripper and Luna's bare butts were enough to traumatize me." He shuddered.

End Confessionals

"Huh?" Paul groaned as he stood up next to the tent. "Morning already?"

"There you are!" Ethan breathed out with relief. "Where were you? You've been gone since sundown."

"I must've dozed off without realizing it."

"We're just relieved you're safe now," Melody told the mechanic. "Now, shall we head back to Chris?"

"Let's not forget the free food we scored," Lara pointed out as she and Beardo picked up the sack of berries. "It might be a bit before we get a good meal again."

"What about Destiny?" Sky asked. "Chris said first team back wins, and we're not a team without Destiny."

"She should've been back by now..." Greg thought.

"She's probably back at camp now," Millie reasoned. "Slept under a tree, then bolted to Chris once it was sunrise."

"Millie's probably correct," Alejandro agreed. "I'm sure we'll meet her there."

"Alright," Greg decided. "Let's hope you're right." Meanwhile, Helga had just gotten out of the tent when she saw Rodney outside. "I did not know you were early riser," Helga noticed.

"I usually get up at sunrise," Rodney replied with a yawn. "We'd better get everyone up if we wanna win." He tried tapping on the guys' tent, only for it to fall apart. "Oops," Rodney meekly said as he saw Keith, Topher and Sol glaring at him. "Just wanted to get you up."

"It is not bad idea you had," Helga defended. "I will wake girls." She pounded her fist on the other tent, breaking it into little splinters. "HEY!" Valerie complained. "The hell are you doing interrupting my beauty sleep?!"

"Morning, Helga," Nikki greeted. "Thanks for the wake-up call. Hey, you think you could find where Phoebe is? I don't remember her coming in last night."

"I don't see Mike, either," Zoey noted. "Or Brick." The group then saw two figures rise up from the mud. "Mud monster!" Valerie, Anne-Maria and Amy screamed out.

"A what now?" one of the muddy figures asked.

"That's two of them," Helga noted as she picked the figures up by their shirts. "Davayte smoyem s vas gryaz', svin'i."

"What does that mean, Miss Helga?" the mud-covered Phoebe asked. Helga simply shook her and Brick as hard as she could until most of the mud was off of them. "Thank you," Phoebe told Helga.

"Don't thank her, idiot," Amy scolded as the camera shifted to the Frogs all covered in mud. "She drenched us!"

"It's only mud," Rodney defended.

"What Ginger Boy said," Helga agreed. "Mud can be washed away. Now we must go if we want victory." She marched ahead, even picking up Amy, Samey, Phoebe and Valerie on her way. "You heard her, men," Brick said. "Let's move." As the Frogs walked ahead, Nikki noticed Helga looking at Rodney as she walked, making the rapper smile a bit.

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"You know, out of all the girls on the Frogs, I think Rodney might have the best shot with Helga. Did you see the way she defended him? Course, it might be a stretch, but it's still a valid shot, right?"

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"Ginger Boy does seem like good man. Him defending bears, not afraid of mud like mean twin, even a cute smile..." She shook her head. "But Helga focus on game. Not on Ginger Boy."

End Confessionals

Back with the Rats, they were still asleep on the ground. "Morning, sunshine," Duncan told Courtney as the duo woke up.

"Oh, my gosh," Courtney gasped. "Ew!" She jumped up. "You were cuddling me!"

"I was calmly lying on my back and trying to catch a few z's," Duncan calmly countered. "You were snuggling up to me."

"You are such an ogre."

"I've been called worse." Courtney just groaned before storming off. "You wouldn't have been snuggling him if Nature Girl didn't torch the tent!" Luna shouted to her.

"Dawn burning our tent down?" Scott scoffed. "Yeah, right. You set stuff on fire all the time, yourself included."

"Enough!" Julia demanded. "All of you quit talking and start running to Chris. We have a challenge to complete!"

Confessional: Courtney (Toxic Rats)

"Okay, I just want to say for the record that I was totally asleep and therefore unconscious at the time of the 'alleged cuddling' with said Neanderthal. So, essentially, it's like it never even happened."

Confessional: Julia (Toxic Rats)

"If Courtney starts trying to flirt with Duncan, I will literally throw up. They would be the most vile couple here, even more than Chase and Emma."

End Confessionals

Back at the campfire pit, Chris saw the Frogs running back. "We're back," Jasmine announced. "A bit muddy, but we're here."

"I think we got here first," Sierra thought.

"Wrong, Frogs," Blainley corrected as the Bears arrived next. "We win once again. You're still missing a player."

"Think again, Blainley," Chris cut in. "Your missing members actually arrived an hour before you, which means victory goes to the Frogs! For a change." The Frogs started to cheer. "So where is Desi, then?" Greg asked. He then heard the sound of her and Mike arguing. "You are so wrong," Mike scolded.

"Am not!" Destiny shouted.

"Are to!"

"There you are," Brick said to Mike as he, the Frogs and the Bears went over to the arguing duo. "Where were you?"

"Got a little lost," Mike explained. "Thought it would be best to head back here than get even more lost."

"We're just glad you're okay," Zoey assured him. "And guess what? We won! Let's go celebrate. Um, if that's okay with you."

"Uh, I might join you in a minute, okay?" The Frogs started to head off. "I'm glad you're okay, Desi," Greg breathed out as he hugged her. "What happened last night?"

"This big beast with glowing eyes tried to turn me into a Desi kebab!" Destiny exclaimed.

"Wait a minute," Lara thought, "You saw a lycan?"

"A what?" Paul asked.

"That's what that thing's called?" Destiny replied. She and the other Frogs noticed Keith laughing. "Oh, man!" Keith chuckled. "Whatever Sol told you got you good!"

"You mean you set this up?" Sky demanded as she limped over. "Scaring my teammates like that?"

"I got Sol to tell you some story to scare you shitless. You guys much be such wusses to be so easily scared like that."

"Oh, you have some nerve! Keith, you're so" Sky stomped her foot with the cast on it, making her cry out in pain. "Come on," Ethan assured her as he picked her up. "Let's rest that foot."

"Sol, what story did you tell these guys?" Paul inquired as he looked at the Cajun boy.

"What story?" Sol countered. "I don't tell stories, boy."

"You mean that was all...true?" Beardo gulped. He started making the sound of chattering teeth. "Calm down," Greg told him. "He was just trying to scare us."

"And it worked," Beardo replied before chattering his teeth again.

"Well, I know what I saw," Destiny pointed out. "That was definitely a lycan."

"Will you just stop?" Mike argued. "I've been out there all night, and I can safely say that there's no proof those furry beasts are on Camp Wawanakwa, so just drop it, okay?" He stomped off while the Bears started heading back to their cabin. A moment later, the Rats arrived at camp next. "Yes!" Julia exclaimed. "We made it!"

"Oh, no!" Heather gasped as the Gophers arrived. "The other teams beat us here!" She turned to Owen and Izzy. "This is all YOUR fault!"

"Oh, well," Emma said as she and Anthony joined the Rats. "At least you can finally get to dump that piece of trash that is Chase!"

"Don't say it," Anthony told a smirking Bowie. "DO NOT say it. It's been a looooong night."

"Guess the vote is down to Chase, Owen or Izzy, huh?" Bryan reasoned.

"Uh-uh-uh-uh," Chris clarified. "Not so fast, Gopherinos. Seems like the Toxic Rats are missing a few mice."

"Oh, my gosh!" Dawn realized. "We forgot about Dakota and Sam!"

"I'm pretty sure they got eaten by wolves last night," Courtney explained.

"A real shame," Julia agreed. The group noticed Sam and Dakota running back. "We made it!" Dakota exclaimed. "We survived! We got, like, totally lost after collecting blueberries."

"Then we hid in this cave," Sam continued, "But it belonged to this bear and he was pretty big."

"But Sam was so brave and smart and got the bear to leave us alone."

"What? Me, brave?"

"Well, of course. I would've, like, freaked out without you there."

"But we would've never gotten out if you hadn't stored the blueberries in your purse. Sorry about you losing it, by the way."

"Eh, I can always buy a new one."

"You know, I think we're a pretty good team, Dakota."

"Not just good. The best!" Sam and Dakota shared a hug. "Aw, how sweet," Dawn gushed.

"Ahem," Courtney interrupted. "You two finished your love fest?"

"Um...maybe..." Dakota said. "But Sam is quite huggable."

"Why do you ask?" Sam thought.

"Because thanks to you," Courtney scolded, "We just LOST the challenge!"

"Alright, Toxic Rats," Chris announced, "One of your butts is going home! Gophers and Bears, while not in the spa hotel, get a consolation prize: an all-expense-paid trip to...the Tuck Shop!" The Gophers cheered before running off. The Rats gasped before glaring at Sam and Dakota, who now realized the trouble they were in.

Back at the cabins, the Gophers and Bears were enjoying their spoils from the shops. "Oh, my gosh, this is so good!" Helen exclaimed between bites of chips as she and the Gophers lounged in the hot tub. "These chips taste awesome! I think I'm gonna be sick." She leaned over the rail and puked. "That's so incredibly gross," Heather complained.

"Pass me some of those Choco-diles," Owen told Izzy. She passed him the bag, which he started to eat out of. "Oh, yeah," Lacey sighed as she leaned back, "This is nice. Kinda feel bad for those Rats. Three losses in a row? Yikes."

"Hey, guys," Beardo greeted as most of the Bears relaxed in their hot tub. "Enjoying your sweets?"

"Totally," Helen replied. "You?"

"We are," Tyler replied, "Though Sky's resting inside."

"Hey, Ethan, pass her some of those sun-dried chips," Dave offered. "She might like those best."

"You got it," Ethan replied. He headed to the cabin and knocked on the door. "Permission to enter?" he asked.

"Granted," Sky sighed from her bed as she glanced through a book.

"Sir David offered you some chips. Want some?"

"Thanks, but I already got myself a snack from the store." Ethan glanced over to see a tub of... "I see," Ethan noted. "Tomatoes. They look quite ripe."

"It works for me," Sky shrugged.

"So, may I ask what you're reading?"

"I'm trying to find out more about lycans. There's something that's been bugging me about that story."

"Like what?"

"Well, Sol apparently never described what these lycans looked like to the Bears, and Mike claimed that he never saw one in the woods. But here's the issue: how did Mike know lycans had fur on them?"

"Um, well, perhaps he assumed they did. Do they?" Sky kept flipping through her book when she noticed someone entering the cabin. "Sol?" she thought. "Why are you here?"

"The same reason you're flipping through that book?" Sol replied. "It's about what my teammate said, isn't it?"

"About the lycans?" Ethan asked. "What are they, exactly?"

"Here it is," Sky said. "L-Y-C-A-N. It's short for...lycanthrope."

"Which is...?"

"You probably know what the more common name for it is, Knighty," Sol clarified before lowering his voice to a whisper, "Werewolves."

"Werewolves?" Ethan gasped. Sol quickly clapped a hand over the knight's mouth. "Quiet!" he scolded. "There's big ears on this island! I don't want to start a witch hunt here, especially around that Helsing Shawn. Why do you think I kept the details about them vague?"

"There's nothing to worry about, anyway," Sky assured Ethan. "They're fiction, like unicorns and dragons."

"Oh, thank goodness," Ethan breathed out. "Well, I think I should head back to the team now. Hopefully you get better, Miss Skylar." He exited the cabin, leaving Sol alone with Sky. "Pretty close call, huh?" Sol quietly told her.

"What do you mean?" Sky asked.

"Don't play coy. You knew what a lycan was before opening that book. How else would you have known to spell it with a 'y' instead of an 'i'? Tread carefully, or else you might find yourself at the business end of a S-T-A-K-E." Sky gave a small gasp as Sol left her alone in the cabin. "Yo, Sky," Lara noted as she entered, "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"Oh, I'm-I'm fine," Sky stammered. "Just need rest."

"Okay, then. I just gotta go change my attire for tonight."

"You do seem to have a lot of-" Lara's shriek cut Sky off. "What's wrong, Lara?" Sky asked.

"My cosplaying gear's been snatched!" Lara cried out.

"Are you sure you didn't misplace it?"

"I'm super sure! But why would someone take it? Why?!" Back in the Rats' cabin, a discussion was taking place among most of its members. "It should be pretty clear that either Sam or Dakota should be voted off," Courtney began. "They're the reason we lost in the first place."

"I'm voting for Dakota," Scott decided. "She's just in it for the photo op."

"I am not sure," Dawn thought. "I sense a malevolent force is behind them getting lost."

"Or that they're just plain stupid?" Duncan countered.

"It's gotta be that bitch!" Lightning angrily declared as he stood up. "It's all her fault Wayne and Raj got hurt!"

"Uh, what?" Austin asked.

"We overheard Julia saying that Dakota was the one that was responsible behind that," Bowie explained. "She planted birdseed on the hockey bros to make the cassowary attack them."

"Well, how do you know Julia weren't fooling you? She could've done it herself and then lie about it."

"Because she was with me while we collected eggs," Scott argued. "She can't be two places at once."

"If we eliminate Dakota now," Bowie reasoned, "We'll get both a hindrance to the team AND Julia's only ally. It's a win-win for us all."

"Can't argue with that," Duncan shrugged. "Dakota it is." Later that evening, the Rats were gathered at the campfire ceremony. Anthony, Emma, Bowie, Harold, DJ, Lightning, Austin, Bridgette, Duncan, Courtney and Julia were in the back row while Dawn, Geoff, Scott, Luna, Sam and Dakota were in the front row. "You all cast your votes," Chris began. "The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must immediately hit the Dock of Shame, grab the Boat of Losers and get the heck out of here, and you can never come back...ever. Chef, tell me who's likely to go."

"Dakota and Sam," Chef stated, "You got yourselves lost and were last to arrive at camp. Julia, you're quite disliked and might get booted out of spite."

Confessional: Anthony (Toxic Rats)

"Who cares about strategy tonight? I'm voting that Mako off. If I could for the hammerhead, I would. Now I understand why Emma's quick to lose her patience with him."

End Confessional

"Dawn and Bridgette," Chef continued, "You burned your own tent down, making your friends sleep in the rain."

"It was just me, Chef," Bridgette corrected, "And I apologize."

"But-" Dawn spoke up.

"All. Me."

Confessional: Bridgette (Toxic Rats)

"I couldn't let Dawn get the blame for that. I don't know what she saw in that vision of hers, but she looked pretty frightened. I didn't want more stress on her."

End Confessional

"And Luna," Chef finished, "You-" He saw Luna's unnerving smile as she tilted her head. "I'm not even gonna go there," he decided.

"Now," Chris continued, "I can see you're all tired, so tonight, I'll just throw them to you. Savvy? Courtney, Duncan, Bowie, Dawn, Lightning, Bridgette, Austin, Emma, DJ, Anthony, Harold, Scott, Geoff, Sam. Ladies, only two marshmallows left. Next one goes to...Luna."

"What?!" Dakota and Sam gasped in shock.

"And the final marshmallow goes to..." Dakota nervously filed her nails while Julia had an intense stare. "..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...Julia."

"No!" Dakota protested as Julia caught the last marshmallow. "This has to be a mistake!" She gave a loud gasp as she saw Luna's smile. "You did this!" Dakota angrily shouted. "I hope you rot, you little monster!" Chef had to carry her away. "NOOOO!"

"Dakota, wait up!" Sam cried out as he ran after her onto the Dock of Shame. "You can't be leaving now! It felt like we were finally, um, connecting a bit."

"Oh, Sam," Dakota sighed. "I feel that way, too. You were the brightest spot on this crappy island. Promise me one thing, okay?"

"Uh, to avenge you by taking down Luna?"

"No, not that. But it wouldn't hurt. Just promise me you'll do your best in the game. I know you can do it. I believe in you!" Dakota gave him a kiss on the forehead, making the gamer blush. "Hope we can see each other again," Dakota said. Chef tossed her into the Boat of Losers and drove off, with Sam frozen in place on the dock.

Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)

"Wow..."

End Confessional

Sam was walking back when he heard voices by the main lodge. "I don't know what you did," Julia began as Sam subtly listened in, "But that wannabe celeb leaving was so great."

"Yeah, I know," Luna happily replied. "But your acting in the confessional was what sold it."

"Why did you want me saying that junk? 'Powerless without Dakota'? Please."

"But...Bowie and Lightning bought it hook, line and sinker."

"What?!" Julia protested as Sam ducked down some. "They were listening in?!"

"That was the whole idea, genius," Luna informed her. "Turning Bowie's own plan against him. Why do you think I told you to be convincing?"

"You know, I think we make a pretty good team. How about you and I begin an alliance?"

"A lion? No, but I have Mr. Chomps." Luna pulled out her big stuffed alligator from her dress pocket and pointed the animal at Julia. "An alliance," Julia sternly informed her. "We work together to keep each other safe."

"Oh, that," Luna realized. "Sure! Sounds FUN!" The duo shook hands while Sam watched from his hiding spot.

Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)

"Taking down Luna has just gotten much harder. But I'm not gonna let her boot me. No way! I'm gonna do my best in this game, just like I promised Dakota!"

End Confessional

Back at the cabin, Courtney was shooing away flies when she saw Duncan sitting down. "What do you want now?" she inquired.

"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry I scared you," Duncan said.

"I was NOT scared. It was completely circumstantial, and there's no such thing as a hook man."

"Yeah, you're probably right...OR ARE YOU?!" Courtney screamed as she saw the hook on Duncan's hand before groaning in frustration. "I hate you!" she seethed before walking off.

"She so doesn't hate me," Duncan boasted. He put his hands behind him but accidentally poked himself with the hook.

Votes:

Voted for Dakota: Duncan, Bowie, Julia, Geoff, DJ, Bridgette, Lightning, Harold, Courtney, Scott, Austin, Luna

Voted for Julia: Emma, Anthony, Dawn

Voted for Luna: Dakota, Sam

Eliminated: Dakota (12-3-2)

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)

91) Noah (Confused Bears)

90) Justin (Screaming Gophers)

89) Nichelle (Toxic Rats)

88) Lauren (Confused Bears)

87) Dean (Confused Bears)

86) Alan (Screaming Gophers)

85) Leonard (Toxic Rats)

84) 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)

83/82) Corey (Screaming Gophers)/Laney (Frogs of Death)

81) Jane (Frogs of Death)

80) 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

79) MK (Toxic Rats)

78/77) Wayne/Raj (Toxic Rats)

76) Dakota (Toxic Rats)

Episode 22, people! So, first, the challenge. I put in that little twist of the quality of the camps to make it a bit different from the previous camping challenge. Some were great while others were... well, you know.

Next, the elimination. I knew Dakota would be an earlier boot, but hey, 76th place is quite good for her. Plus, I think I've written her very well, from her friendship with Nichelle, her rivalry with Luna and her relationship with Sam, which is so...awww!

Speaking of which, that plan Luna hatched with Julia's help was quite clever, wasn't it? Using Bowie's feud with Julia and basically playing both sides to get Dakota kicked off. But Sam is still here and determined to do his best in the game.

We also had a bunch of interactions and juicy foreshadowing, like Emma and now Anthony's hatred of Chase, Scarlett with her team, Brick and Phoebe, and just so much more!

Next episode will have our teams do a bit of construction work. Of what, you may ask? You'll, uh, have to wait and see, won't you? Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.