Total Drama Mega Island

by Dunsparce519

A collab with LaCuevademisgustos. A grand total of 100 contestants are duking it out on Camp Wawanakwa for a chance to win one...million...dollars! Who will be the last one standing? Find out on Total...Drama...Mega Island!

38. Runaway Model

"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "We updated a notch the term of challenges by entering the VR world." The scene flashed back to the Confused Bears gaining their powers. "It was a super hero crisis," Chris continued, "As the contestants became super-powered inside this virtual world." The scene changed to Lucas wobbling to his feet again. "We learned that Lucas has an extremely high survival rate..." The scene changed to Sky falling from the sky while Ella struggled to hold on. "That Sky can't fly unless she wishes for it..." The scene changed to Mike getting hit with Zoey's arrow. "And that being powerless in a super hero area is dangerous."

...

The scene changed to Paul slashing at Samey, then to Ethan reluctantly pocketing the silver crystal. "Paul tore 'Amy' to bits," Chris continued, "So he gave a conveniently silver piece to Ethan for the future." The scene changed to Shane burning Lacey, Helen and Sarah to an ash. "While Shane went super berserk when someone tried to take out Ella." The scene changed to Lindsay and Tyler witnessing the kiss between Trent and 'Carly'. "The bigger drama was when Lindsay and Tyler saw Trent and Carly kiss..." The scene changed to Echo putting a wig on Bryan's head. "But it was actually Bryan in disguise due to a crafted plan of Valerie and Echo." The scene changed to Gwen tackling Carly and Tyler breaking the secret. "This, of course, caused a huge meltdown because Tyler blabbed it out to protect his girlfriend, who FINALLY remembered him."

...

The scene changed to Phoebe in the medical tent while Max, Keith and Barry sat near her. "But not everything was super as Phoebe was still dealing with Brick's elimination," Chris continued. The scene changed to Max talking with Phoebe. "And while Max did a surprisingly heroic act by being nice and opening up to her about his own painful past..." The scene changed to Max's elimination. "His elimination was another hard blow to Phoebe..." The scene changed to Phoebe crying her heart out on the dock. "Finally leading to the cheery heroine to break down in front of her friends."

...

The scene returned to Chris on the dock while Phoebe's crying could be heard in the background. "Yep, she's still crying," he loudly narrated as he covered his ears. "Good for ratings, but kinda bad for the eardrums. Will Phoebe ever stop crying? Might more heartbreak come our way? And will anyone else get hurt in a hilarious fashion? Find out right here, right now on Total...Drama...Island!"

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It was the middle of the night at the spa hotel, where Phoebe was still crying as she sat on the couch. "Poor kid," Jasmine sighed as she, Sierra, Zoey and Nikki looked on from the sidelines. "Still bawling like a joey who lost his mom."

"We should cheer her up," Zoey said. "Any ideas?"

"Uh, let Keith do it?" Sierra suggested. "He's closest to Phoebe."

"That jerk?" Jasmine scoffed. "No way. I'll talk to her." She walked over to Phoebe, who was still in tears. "There, there," Jasmine comforted. "It'll be okay."

"What do you think you're doing?" Keith demanded as he and Barry approached them.

"Trying to help out a friend."

"A friend? You've spoken to Phoebe three times, including this one. You're no friend."

"Oh, and like you're the pinnacle of purity." Jasmine noticed Barry growling at her and stepped back a bit. "You didn't give a damn about her before," Keith argued as he picked Barry up. "Why do you suddenly give a damn now? Phoebe, let's move to the kitchen." He picked up Phoebe and carried her to the kitchen. In the kitchen, Zee was sipping on a soda can while Shane searched the fridge. "Do you think she'll like some peach Jell-o?" Shane thought.

"I don't like peaches," Phoebe sniffled.

"Okay, then. Putting it away."

"Hey, Phoebe," Zee spoke up, "Didn't one of those TV shows have everyone eating something like, uh, cheesecake? Maybe snack on that?"

"I'll go look."

"But I'm not hungry," Phoebe muttered.

"I heard food helps people feel better," Zee replied. "But cheesecake is new. A cake out of cheese, man. What comes next? A cake made out of carrots?"

"You're clearly not the smartest person on the team," Keith scoffed. "But an excuse to eat dessert early isn't a bad idea."

"Found a blueberry cheesecake," Shane informed the group. "Enough to feed all of us. Want a slice, Phoebe?"

"I guess..." Phoebe sighed.

"I'm sorry about voting out your boyfriend," Zee apologized. "I think I'd rather have the stinky cabin instead of crying teammates."

"At least you admit it," Keith noted.

"I know losing a friend is hard," Shane told Phoebe. "And I know me losing Jane isn't exactly the same as you losing Brick and Max, but you still have support here."

"And cheesecake," Zee muffled through bites. "Mmm, good." Phoebe smiled just a little. "Thank you," she quietly said.

"Something else you need to know, squirt," Keith told her. "Do not let all that bad stuff bottle up like it did. It's simply not healthy."

"The talking gorilla makes a point," Shane agreed. "It's better to let it out in short bursts than to have it all blow up at once."

"Talking gorilla? Real mature."

"Like you are?" Phoebe noticed Barry pawing at her leg. "A small sliver for you," she said while passing a thin slice of cheesecake to him. "It's not chocolate, so it should be okay."

"Feeding scraps to the pup?" Keith teased. "You sneaky little girl, you."

Confessional: Keith (Frogs of Death)

"I'm surprised how things have changed between me and Phoebe. I first couldn't stand the squirt and thought she was a nuisance. Now it feels like she's as close as a little sister would be. And she looks up to me." He flashed a smile.

End Confessional

In the middle of the woods, Paul slowly cracked his eyes open. "Morning, buddy," Ethan greeted as he stood over him. "Well, it's technically 2:30 AM, so..."

"What happened?" Paul groaned as he sat up. "Ugh, and what is this awful taste in my mouth?"

"Probably the dead rabbit I saw when I went past."

"Oh..."

"Honestly, it's not the first time it happened, so I don't think you will get too sick eating it."

"Still..."

"Maybe a hot shower and fresh clothes will help try to calm your nerves, at least. Wanna give it a try?"

"Better than just sitting here. Thanks."

Confessional: Paul (Confused Bears)

"I should be really grateful that I have some support with Ethan, and Destiny, to a lesser extent. Being all alone would just... God, Mike definitely has it rougher, doesn't he? And Ethan is being scarily calmer about it all when I think about it."

End Confessional

Just before dawn the next morning, most of the Villain Alliance were gathered inside the cave. "Where the hell is Amy?" Heather demanded.

"Cheer Captain locked herself in one of the hotel rooms last night and hasn't come out since," Jo explained. "And it seems like she's trying to take up our resident mad scientist role Bunhead fills."

"You will be seeing mad if you insult my academic pursuits again," Scarlett warned with a threatening glare.

"All I know is that Amy dragged some produce and these bottles of who knows what," Valerie informed the group. "If she's planning the Snow White route, she better not try to kill anybody. I want people gone as in eliminated, not in coffins."

"Amen, sister," Topher agreed. "But let's get some important business off our chest: Max getting eliminated."

"I was shocked as you guys," Echo confessed. "I kinda expected Carly to leave...or maybe Heather."

"Me?!" Heather angrily shouted.

"I-I-I just mean that, um, with everybody disliking you... I'll stop talking now."

"But how do we know either of you voted for who you say you voted?" Alejandro inquired.

"Before you begin your accusations," Scarlett cut off, "I highly doubt Heather of being the mole. It simply would be counter-intuitive due to her position on the team."

"That kinda makes sense," Topher replied. "Wasn't Heather at the most risk even before the alliance started? Exposing it only paints a bigger target on her back."

"It's a real bummer you gals booted Max," Sugar put in. "He was funnier than a junebug caught in my granny's wig. 'EVIL!'" She started laughing until she fell over. "How is someone so dumb still here?" Julia grumbled under her breath.

"I have to agree with Influencer a little," Heather noted. "All this time, there's been no mention of the Villain Alliance with the Bears. It's very suspicious. Anything you want to say, Alejandro?"

"Alejandro I buy since he isn't making direct waves," Bowie defended. "But Sugar being outwardly antagonistic yet not drawing any odd attention..."

"I ain't no mole!" Sugar argued. "Everybody knows there ain't blonde moles and I don't got paws."

"She can't be that stupid, right?" Julia wondered.

"She is that stupid," Jo bluntly replied.

"I like working with you all," Sugar told them. "You've really got that pageant fighting spirit in ya. Could use some work on the looks, though."

"No, thank you," Valerie scoffed. "I'm not a particular fan of looking like a greasy hog."

"Ooh, you'd better take that back, missy!"

"Ladies, please," Alejandro pleaded. "Let's not get hostile."

"If-if I may," Echo stammered as she stood up. "I have an idea." She walked up to Sugar and whispered something in her ear. "YEAH!" Sugar exclaimed. "Gonna do just that! See ya!" She dashed off, knocking Echo over in the process. "You're welcome," the blue-haired girl groaned.

"I wonder what you told the Honey Boo-Boo reject," Jo said aloud. "Might wanna use it next time I want her out of my hair."

"Maybe later," Heather replied while helping Echo to her feet. "The others will be waking soon and I want to get to the shower before there's a line."

"Guess we'll see you later," Alejandro decided as the others started walking outside. "So long, Heather." He flashed her a smile. "Barf!" Heather gagged.

"Honestly, I feel the same way," Echo quietly added.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"Alejandro has GOT to be the mole! Who else could it be? Luna and Max got booted, Scott left the alliance, and the others are either too dumb or would get themselves booted if they left. I've got my eye on him."

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"Sugar obviously can't be the mole. Bowie's right; she's too overt. So I told that blonde ditz about this dead rabbit I saw while walking over here, along with a suspicious shirt someone tossed in the trash. It's a plan so simple yet so twisted that not even someone as stupid as Sugar can foul it up."

Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)

"Show and tell time, Bears. And I've got a lot of stuff to show and tell!"

End Confessionals

Later that morning, Carly was nervously pacing back and forth inside the Gopher cabin. "I just don't understand it," she moaned. "I never kissed Trent. I don't like him that way! And yet everyone thinks I did kiss him and I nearly got voted out and...you understand, don't you?" A little bird in the window simply chirped before flying off. "Here I am talking to a bird," Carly moaned, "And even he doesn't wanna listen."

"I heard what you were saying," Echo spoke up as she walked inside the cabin. "I believe you, Carly."

"Oh, hey, Echo. Glad someone does. But why would they think me? It-it just doesn't make sense."

"Maybe you were mistaken for another. Or you were somehow set up by another."

"Set up? You mean framed?"

"I-I-I wasn't sure, just-"

"But it does make perfect sense, though. Only question is whodunit."

"Well, I'm no expert, but it has to be someone that looks very similar to you in order to fool Trent so well. The skin and physique is quite unique of yours, Carly."

"Should I be flattered or not?" Just outside the cabin walls, Bryan was listening in with a scowl on his face.

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"Ugh, that double-crossing scorpion! Throw me under the bus, hmm? Well, two can play that game, Echo!"

End Confessional

Bryan stormed inside the boys' side of the cabin, catching Trent's attention. "Dude, what's up?" the musician asked. "I've never seen you get upset like that."

"Just...a lot on the mind," Bryan breathed out as he slumped onto his bed. "Believe it or not, my patience isn't infinite."

"No, I believe it." Trent noticed Bryan simply looking down at his feet. "You sure you're okay?" Trent asked with concern. "If you need to talk..."

"It-it was me," Bryan quietly said as he started to tear up.

"What?"

"It was me, okay?! I was the one that caused that whole mess with you and Carly!"

"Huh? Dude, slow down. I don't follow."

"One of the Villain Alliance people approached me the other day. She said if I didn't do what she said, she'd boot me next. She told me to disguise myself as Carly and...and...just kiss you. I'm so sorry, Trent. I didn't want to ruin you two's friendship, honest! And now you probably hate me."

"Don't beat yourself over it, man. You were pressured into it. I understand. Just...don't do that again, okay? You're nice and all, but I don't swing that way."

"Oh, thank heavens. I should have told you sooner, but I was just so scared and-"

"Calm down. The important thing is that we explain this to the others. It might actually give us a clue to our mystery third villain."

"O-okay, then. Lead the way."

Confessional: Trent (Screaming Gophers)

"I think what Bryan said was a good clue. He said 'she' pressured him into this. It means he's talking about a girl, so I don't think Owen or Lucas could be the third villain. Still, it's a lot of people left. Lindsay, Lacey, Leshawna, Sarah, Echo... I don't know how to narrow it down!"

End Confessional

Inside the spa hotel, Cameron was knocking on the bathroom door. "Um, hello?" he asked while he, Zee, Shane, Sol and Keith stood outside. "Is it our turn yet?"

"Come on, ladies," Jasmine quietly advised as she walked over to Zoey, Jo, Valerie, Scarlett, Sierra and Anne-Maria. "The boys are waiting."

"Hurry it up in there!" Keith shouted.

"Keep your panties on," Anne-Maria whipped back.

"You really are a bunhead, aren't you, Scarlett?" Valerie teased as she filed her nails.

"It's just to keep it out of my eyes," Scarlett explained while washing her hands. "I don't bother with fashion or anything related to it."

"Yeesh," Anne-Maria commented while reaching inside a duffel bag. "No wonder why you look like a nerdy mess." She shook a can of hairspray and started spraying it, making the others inside the bathroom cough and choke. "Knock it off!" Sierra shouted. Anne-Maria finished as she flicked her hair, which made a metallic sound. "Now THAT is how you do hair," she boasted.

"I'll pass on the frilly-girly air care, thank you," Jo decided. She flicked on a razor and the other girls went wide-eyed as some shaving was heard. "Yeah, I'm done," Jasmine decided as she walked out.

"Are those girls done yet?" Shane pleaded as he and the other boys watched Jasmine leave the bathroom. "I gotta pee."

"Unfortunately, no." A loud BOOM sound caught Jasmine and the guys off-guard. "What the hell was that?!" Keith cried out.

"I'll go check it out," Jasmine said while walking towards the sound.

"And the rest of will...get a change of pants," Shane sighed. Inside a locked room, Samey coughed while fanning away some smoke over top a small black pot. "Okay, that part's done," she muttered. "Now for the fruit to use. Apple? No, he'll see through it. Lemon? Too sour. Banana? Tried it already. Too mushy." Jasmine knocked on the door but got no response. "Hey, open up in there!" she told Samey. "You don't want the door broken." She heard another CRASH from inside. "Alright, I'm coming in!" She kicked the door open, busting the lock. Jasmine ducked down at a flying potato, pear and onion before getting hit in the face by a tomato. "Okay, what is going on?" she demanded as she wiped away the produce and stared at Samey.

"Kinda busy, Jazz," Samey quickly told her. "Aha! Peaches! Perfect! I should probably get a basket but just dip one into the stuff." She used a ladle to carry a peach into the black pot and coat it with a green liquid. "That's the oddest candy apple mix I've ever seen," Jasmine noted. "That's what you were working on all night?"

"Gotta make sure it's done right the first time," Samey absentmindedly replied while filling a basket with peaches. She shook off a bit of the liquid off the last peach, making it look normal but with a sheen to it. "There," she said while placing the last peach in the basket. "All ready." She carried the basket out of the room until she noticed Shane straightening up his clothes. "Hi, Shane," Samey greeted. "Um, I was wondering if you could deliver these yummy peaches to the Bears."

"Me?" Shane thought. "Well..."

"Pretty please? They did help in the VR challenge and I know your friend Ella would enjoy a little fruit."

"Oh, yeah. Thanks, Amy. I'll take it to them now."

"Great. Oh, just one thing: can you make sure Paul gets the super shiny peach? Got it just for him as a little gift."

"Sure, sure." Once Shane was out of sight, Samey left out a breath.

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"I've spent all night perfecting that potion and finding the right thing to use it on. What it does is reveal your truly monstrous side. Once Paul eats the peach with the potion on it, everyone will see who he truly is and vote him off. And getting Shane to deliver it is safer since Paul wouldn't trust anything handed from me or Valerie. Plus, it does give him an excuse to see his friend. Wish it was that easy for me."

End Confessional

Back inside the Bear cabin, things were relatively peaceful. Alejandro was reading a novel while Dave was neatly folding his clothes. Sky was doing some stretches while Ella brushed back the fur on a squirrel. "Why do you have that flea-infested beast inside the cabin?" Blainley complained as she filed her nails.

"Walnut here doesn't have fleas," Ella informed her, missing the disdain in the gossiper's tone of voice.

"Still not a good idea to keep wild animals inside the cabin," Dave pointed out. "They track in mud. Blech!"

"It's fine, Sir David," Ethan defended. "I think it's kind of cute."

"Please," Destiny scoffed while tuning her guitar. "Squirrels really aren't that cudorable."

"Was that even English?" Paul wondered. "Where's Greg to translate?"

"He's doing some surcret stuff ever since he left early this morning. Oh, I bet it'll be totally wicked!"

"Uh, yeah," Rodney absentmindedly replied while looking out the window on the right side of the cabin. "Definitely." The door suddenly burst open, with Sugar strutting in a second later. "Sugar is in the house!" she exclaimed.

"Don't you have the common decency to knock first?" Dave complained.

"Why would we knock for our own cabin?" Tyler asked.

"More to the point, Sugar," Alejandro cut off. "Something you wish to share with us?"

"You bet your asses I do!" Sugar declared. "Ta-da!" She pulled out the dead rabbit. "Oh, the poor fellow," Ella mournfully sniffled.

"The window, Ella," Sky pleaded as her face turned olive-green. Ella opened the window on the left side of the cabin, and no sooner than she did, Sky leaned out and vomited. "That is so gross!" Millie gagged.

"Yeah, I'm going to go wash my eyes out," Dave decided as he walked out of the room. "Along with every other part." He shuddered as he left the cabin. "Sugar!" Alejandro gasped. "Why do this? Even Shawn had the decency to keep whatever wildlife he caught out of the cabins." However, Sugar's focus was on Paul and Ethan, and she smirked when she saw the mechanic's discomfort. "Oh, but that ain't even the best part," she slyly stated, making Ethan go wide-eyed with worry.

Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)

"Tell me she didn't..."

End Confessional

Sugar then pulled out Paul's bloodied shirt from earlier, making everyone gasp in shock. "Hey, that's Paul's!" Tyler realized. "Why is it so...you know?"

"Was he hurt?" Ella asked. "Is he okay, Ethan?"

"Is the shirt related to the dead rabbit?" Priya thought.

"No, it's not!" Ethan protested. "Sugar just used one of Paul's spare shirts to carry that rabbit in here without making a mess."

"I'd rather hear Paul's input," Alejandro decided. "After all, it is his shirt."

"Kinda late to ask that," Millie noted. "I think Paul ran off."

"And you didn't stop him?" Priya asked her.

"I'd better go check on him," Ethan said while walking towards the door. "And Sugar, that stuff better be gone by the time I get back." He stormed outside just as Shane arrived. "What's got him so worked up?" Shane thought.

"He's way too squeamish," Sugar scoffed. "Just like Sky there."

"What brings you here, dude?" Tyler asked.

"Well, there were extra peaches in the hotel and I thought you guys would want some," Shane explained.

"I do need something to settle my stomach," Sky moaned. "Is that...thing gone?"

"You mean this thing?" Sugar replied while holding the dead rabbit up to Sky's face. Sky simply turned green again before puking out the window. "Sugar, that's pretty mean," Shane scolded. "You know Sky's sensitive with gore."

"Um, perhaps I might indulge in some fruit," Alejandro put in as he took a peach. "Thank you, Shane."

"Mmm, decent food," Millie gushed between bites. "How I've missed you." Ella reached for a peach but pulled her hand back. "You don't like it?" Shane asked.

"I'm just a little wary regarding fruit," Ella admitted.

"Seen Snow White a few too many times," Blainley scoffed. "And it was an apple that did her in."

"Well, first it was a belt, then a poisoned hair pin, then the poisoned apple. That's how the original fairy tale went."

"I'm sure Shane's peaches don't bite," Rodney assured her as he turned away from the window. "Oh, sorry for not greeting you earlier, Shane. I didn't hear you come in."

"It's fine," Shane replied. "Something on your mind, big guy?"

"Just thinking how Helga and Nikki are doing."

"Aw, you care so much!" Ella gushed.

"Nikki and I are just friends, Ella. But Helga feels...more than that."

"Sounds like you have your own fairy tale, buddy," Shane chuckled. "Congrats. But honestly, Helga is...well...how do I put it? Icy? Closed off?"

"The Beast was closed off at first," Ella informed him, "But Belle warmed his heart soon enough. Maybe Rodney can do the same with Helga."

"I just hope you're right," Rodney sighed. Inside the Rat cabin, a rally was being raised on the guys' side. "Listen up, dudes," Geoff began. "Let's not get all bummed out. We can still come out on top in the end. Us dudes united are a strong team."

"Very true, Geoff," Bowie agreed. "A great mix of strength such as with Lightning and DJ, smarts like mine and some of the ladies and even the element of surprise with guys like Scott and Harold."

"Yeah!" Lightning rallied as he put a hand forward. "To Team Men."

"Team Men," Duncan agreed as he put a hand forward.

"Men to the end!" Sam cheered as he joined in. The other guys recoiled at seeing Sam's odd thumb. "What's with the circus thumb?" Scott asked.

"Oh, this thing?" Sam replied. "Ten years of gaming right there."

"Dorky video games?" Duncan scoffed. "Listen, we are men. You and Geekwad over there are smelly balls of dough with ears."

"Smelly? Hey, gamers are athletes, too! We've got keen hand-eye coordination, cat-like reflexes-"

"Yeah, right."

"I agree with Sam," Harold defended. "You're just jealous of his skills."

"Um, perhaps a demo of Sam's skills will help us understand the situation better," Bowie offered. "No harm with that, right?"

"Sure thing," Sam told him. "Watch." A moment later, there was a mousetrap on the floor. "Come to papa, cheesy," Sam chuckled. "And..." He snatched the cheese without triggering the trap. "Boom!"

"Wow," Bowie, Harold, Lightning, Geoff, DJ and Scott complimented.

"See, guys?" Sam boasted. He accidentally stepped on the mousetrap. "Ow! That stings!" As he stumbled back, he triggered the mousetraps behind him, and the guys could only wince as the SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! was heard in the background. "Reflexes..." Sam garbled out. "Cat-like..."

"You okay, man?" DJ asked while pulling some of the traps off. "Should I get first aid?"

"I was right," Duncan put in. "He is just a ball of dough."

"Will you be quiet for once?" Harold scolded.

"I'm fine," Sam sighed, "But my skills have admittedly gotten rusty as of late. My GameGuy went missing and I haven't played a video game in fourteen hours, five minutes and twenty-two seconds!"

"Oh, no," Scott mocked, "The end of the world. You sure you didn't just misplace it?"

"No, I did not. I clearly remember it being in my bag next to my clean socks. I was gonna play a bit after the last challenge when it just...POOF!"

"Sarah still can't find her spray paint," DJ recalled, "And Lacey mentioned missing a bandana..."

"Don't tell me another thief is loose on the island," Bowie groaned.

"We don't know that," Sam said. "Maybe someone borrowed my game and forgot to return it."

"Fair. No need to jump to conclusions."

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"But I highly doubt I'm wrong. I suspect a Villain Alliance member is doing this behind MY back. I'd find out who, but the little demon snatched the phone of confessionals without me realizing it until it was much too late. If it's Julia, I swear she'll get it!"

End Confessional

Just outside, Dawn was tending a little garden when she noticed Mike sleeping in a tree. "Excuse me, Mike?" she asked as she gently knocked on the tree. "I need a favor. Mike?" However, Mike remained sound asleep. "The fairy princess still messing in the dirt?" Scott teased as he stepped outside.

"Hello, Scott," Dawn greeted. "I actually wanted to ask Mike something."

"What, the rest of us aren't good enough?"

"No, it's not that. But perhaps you can wake him up? Please?"

"That's easy." Scott walked over to the tree and gave it a hard shake, making Mike fall out of the tree and crash onto the ground. "What was that for?!" Mike scolded. "I was asleep!"

"Don't get pissed at me," Scott defended. "Blame Dawn. She wanted to wake you."

"Um, yes," Dawn replied. "Mike, I was wondering if you search the woods for some wild herbs I wish to add to this little garden. Mint, basil, lavender, whatever you can find."

"I guess," Mike said, "But no more waking me up like that. Both of you." He started walking off. "Best of luck," Dawn quietly murmured.

Confessional: Dawn (Toxic Rats)

"When I was doing my tea leaf reading, I saw mentions of Lucas finding a lost friend and somehow Mike and Dave both being involved... To be honest, I was unsure what to make of it. Fate works in strange ways that even I don't know yet. Hopefully I led Mike in the correct direction."

End Confessional

"Paul!" Ethan called out as he ran ahead. "Paul, where are you?"

"Go away," Paul muffled from a nearby bush.

"Not going to happen, buddy."

"I'm no buddy."

"Yes, you are. Are...are you upset at what Sugar did?"

"No. I just...I'm scared. Worried about what can go wrong and just seeing that stuff again..." Ethan knelt down to Paul and wiped away his tears. "It's okay to feel that way," the knight assured him. "I'll be honest: when I first found out about this, I was afraid, too. I tried denying it at first and yet, I was still so scared. But over time, I became more accepting of what happened to you and... This doesn't sound like it's coming out right."

"I'm getting kinda confused, too," Paul admitted.

"What I'm trying to say is that it's natural to feel scared. It's perfectly understandable. But I'll be here for you, Paul. We'll get through it one day at a time."

"Really? Thank you so much, Ethan." The two boys shared a smile, but their moment was cut off by a loud CRASH! "What the hell is going on?!" Paul cried out. He and Ethan peeked their heads out to see Lucas running off with something in his hands. "I got it!" Lucas exclaimed. "An idol! HELL YEAH!"

"Hands off, idiot!" Sol scolded as he chased after him. "That's mine!"

"Sir Lucas found an idol?" Ethan thought. "Lucky for him."

"I doubt it's real," Paul commented. "The guy's not exactly Sherlock. And Sol's probably chasing him because it belonged to him first."

"You think so?" The two boys widened their eyes as Sol and Lucas's fight made them crash into their bush, leading to a big dog pile. "Get off of me!" Sol scolded.

"You landed on us!" Paul whipped back.

"And fighting over something," Ethan added. "My little sisters don't act like you two."

"He's just upset I found the idol first," Lucas chuckled as he held up the object.

"No, it ain't," Sol protested as he reached for it. "Now hand it here!" The duo wrestled a bit before the object slipped out of their hands and shattered on the floor. "Hey!" Lucas complained. "You broke my idol!"

"It actually looks more like a jar of some sort," Ethan noted.

"Told you, smart-ass," Sol shot back. The boys noticed a bright blue mist shoot out of the fractured jar and dart off towards the forest before a loud BOOM! was heard off-screen. "Uh, what the hell was even in there?" Paul wondered.

"It's challenge time!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers. "Campers, meet me on the other side of the island."

"Ese maldito anfitrion sabe cronometrar las costas," Lucas grumbled. He and Sol were quickly tossed off by Paul.

Confessional: Sol (Frogs of Death)

"How that damn idiot got a hold of one of my potions is beyond me, but the main issue is what was inside. I may have forgotten to label them. I know my granny will be screaming 'Solstice Beauregard, didn't I get it through your head to label your things so you don't chuck salt into the cake by accident? Now clean this mess up before I turn you into chicken fricassee!' Still love her, though, heh-heh."

End Confessional

Later, the campers were sitting on some benches. "Hey, Helga," Rodney greeted as he sat next to her. "Um, looking good today." Helga just scoffed in response. "I-I mean good and tough," Rodney nervously corrected.

"How nice of you to say that to her," Nikki noted while nudging Helga. Helga just grunted. "The guy's complimenting you," Nikki whispered through gritted teeth. "The least you can do is smile!" Helga gave an awkward, toothed grin. "Uh, forget what I said," Nikki said with dejection.

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"I do not fake-smile."

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"I seriously think Rodney and Helga are the one for each other, but Helga's stubbornness is keeping the ship from sailing. Things would be much easier if Rodney was a bear."

End Confessionals

"Hey again, Ella," Shane greeted as he sat near Ella. "Everything alright now?"

"I believe so," Ella replied. "Oh, and here are the peaches back. Most of the others passed on them. Thank you anyway."

"Well, it was an effort, at least." Shane blindly picked up the shiny peach from the basket and took a bite. "They're missing out," he muffled.

"They were tasty," Sky noted. "I wish Dave got a chance to try them. I haven't seen him after the...incident."

"You have a missing person, too?" Zoey asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Mike's usually not late to the challenge."

"I'm sure it's nothing major," Cameron assured Zoey and Sky. "They probably caught a cold and didn't want it to spread. I just hope Chris notice the absence and get them in trouble."

"I can say with no uncertainty that Chris McLean will indeed notice them gone and give them a harsh penalty," Sierra stated as she stood up.

"Don't jinx us, you twit!" Jo scolded.

"Sierra, what are you even doing?" Cameron questioned.

"You'll be thanking me later," Sierra whispered to him as she sat back down.

"Oh, sure," Sky scoffed. However, her thoughts were elsewhere.

Confessional: Sky (Confused Bears)

"Dave was in perfect health when he left, and the guy would never let himself get sick. I've got a bad feeling about this."

End Confessional

Chris, now wearing a gray tuxedo and a white wig, flew in on a jet pack before landing on a big stage. "Welcome to your challenge," he announced as he took off his jet pack, "The Weird and Wild Fashion Spectacular!" Lindsay and Carly squealed with joy. "You are joking, right?" Lacey asked.

"Fashion," Anne-Maria noted while spraying her hair. "Now you're talking!"

"No doubt we'll win this," Valerie confidently boasted.

"Eh, fashion," Jo scoffed. "Waste of time."

"So says the girl in men's prison sweats," Anne-Maria countered as she and Valerie glared at the jockette.

"Hey, no one needs to be reminded that I'm a girl."

"Sorry, who's a girl?" Lightning asked. They were all silenced by Chris blowing his air horn. "Zip it!" he ordered. "You won't be walking the catwalk. No, no, no, no. No amount of fashion can help you people."

"I beg to differ," Valerie argued with some tranquil fury.

"Come on, Valerie," Topher put in. "If anyone knows style, it's the Chris McLean. I mean, he looks even better than he did in his boy band days."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa," Owen cut off. "Chris was in a boy band?"

"Moving on," Chris decided.

"Back in the eighties, he was," Topher informed the group. "Making trouble is easy to do, but making you love me s painful!" Chris's eye twitches a little. "You were in Fametown?" Helen gasped in surprise.

Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)

He was laughing.

Confessional: Owen (Screaming Gophers)

He was laughing.

Confessional: Jo (Frogs of Death)

She was laughing.

Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)

She was laughing and snorting.

Confessional: Courtney (Toxic Rats)

She was laughing.

Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)

He was having trouble keeping himself from giggling.

Confessional: Chef

He was laughing.

End Confessionals

Nearly everyone was laughing, with Chris now having an upset look. "I don't get what's so funny," Phoebe noted while stroking Barry. "Coach, what's so funny?"

"What Topher said," Keith explained through some chuckling.

"QUIET!" Chris shouted. "Let's focus on the actual important things. And Topher, another mention of that and you'll be a human cannonball."

"Oh, sorry," Topher apologized. "I didn't realize that was a bad memory."

"Here's how the challenge is gonna work. Each team gets a wardrobe of clothes, a make-up kit and ten minutes to dress and make up a model, which you'll send down the runway to be judged by myself, Chef, and our interns Karol, Stan and Dean."

"Great," Julia sarcastically put in, "A totally unbiased line-up of judges. Go ahead and let the Gophers take the spa hotel already, why don't you?"

"I don't think Danny knows much about dress-up," Echo noted.

"I'm just happy we can dress an actual model," Lindsay gushed.

"Uh-huh," Chris replied, "Right after you catch one."

"Catch a model?" Jo questioned. "Child's play. They way they eat, they'll pass out after three steps."

"I caught one!" Lucas exclaimed while holding up Sarah's arm. Lacey simply slapped him in the face, making him fall over. "Did I say human models?" Chris corrected. "Don't think so. No, your models are in there!" He pointed to the woods, where some loud roars and crashing trees were heard. "They're wild," Chris continued to the worried teens, "They're probably mutated, and like me, despise teenagers. Okay, fashionistas. Go!" He blew his air horn, making most of the campers run off. "Wait, why are we running?" Heather reasoned as she skid to a stop. "There's already a model around."

"What do you mean?" Helen thought. Heather pointed to Barry, still sitting in Phoebe's lap. "Don't even think it," Courtney told her. "The Rats will get it first."

"What 'it' are they talking about?" Phoebe wondered.

"I think they mean your dog," Zee informed her.

"What?! No! Barry won't do it!"

"Go find something else, losers," Jo told them. Courtney glared at her before joining her fellow Rats while Lacey had to drag Heather away. "Good work, Jo," Valerie complimented. "Now I'll dress the model and-" She tried to grab Barry but Phoebe simply moved back while holding Barry tightly. "Barry's not being a model for anybody," Phoebe told her. "I don't think he looks good with clothes on."

"Are you kidding me?" Valerie protested. "Cough up the mongrel! Now!"

"You'd better forget it," Keith put in. "The squirt there can be surprisingly stubborn. Besides, even if she agrees, I doubt you'll get Barry to get anything on. He scratched us up real bad when we gave him a bath." Barry barked in agreement. "Yeah, I'm talking about you."

"I'm sure we'll find another good model," Zoey assured a pouting Valerie.

"We'd better," Valerie grumbled.

"Let's huddle up and make a plan, Bears," Sky told her teammates. "We need an easy-to-find model and good fashion on the model."

"Let Sugar here handle the fashion," Sugar boasted.

"You're a fashion nightmare," Destiny argued. "The way you dress is just-"

"There's no point arguing, you two," Ethan sternly told the duo. "Miss Skyler, what is our next course of action?"

"Well, we can't do much without the whole team," Sky informed him. "Me and Ella will search for Dave since he went MIA. In the meantime, I am leaving Rodney in charge."

"Him?" Blainley scoffed. "He can't stop oogling at Siberia over there."

"I can so focus!" Rodney argued. "You can trust me, Sky. Make sure our guy comes home safely, right?"

"Good luck, Rodney!" Ella cheered as Sky dragged her away from the group.

"'Good luck'," Sugar mocked. "Ugh."

"Sugar, do not start," Ethan warned her, "Or else."

"I think we should focus on getting a model," Rodney told the group. "Let's split up to cover more ground. You in?"

"Sounds like a plan," Alejandro replied. "Let's go, team!"

"Yeah, definitely a solid plan," Priya answered.

Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)

"My parents taught me to prepare for the voting process before going there so you're not blindly picking people off. Thinking about it, the best bet would be Rodney. His relations to the Frogs could hurt us in the long term. I think the majority of the team agrees with me."

Confessional: Rodney (Confused Bears)

"I get to lead! It'll be just like back on the farm. Hopefully I can do a good-enough job and keep my teammates safe. And if I see Helga... No, no. Remember what she and Nikki said. Focus. Oh, but it's getting harder to do with that snowy angel around!"

End Confessionals

A montage of everyone searching for animals was played. Zoey and Anne-Maria looked up to see a frog in a tree. Zee jumped down on it, but was surprised that the frog vanished before reappearing on his head. It vanished again, taking Zee into the air. He screamed as he fell, with the frog escaping unfazed.

...

Lightning kicked at a big turtle shell. He was suddenly pulled in by turtle's tail before the huge turtle punched Lightning away, leaving him in pain.

...

Owen crept towards a squirrel, but a bunch more laser squirrels surrounded him and started to zap him repeatedly.

...

Cameron noticed a beaver sitting idle and jumped on it, but he was suddenly yanked up. He got a terrified look as he realized the beaver was attached to a large walking angler fish, who roared at him. He, Jo and Sierra quickly ran off.

...

Tyler snuck up on the rat from a few days prior, but the rat's eyes glowed before Tyler was tossed around like a rag doll.

...

Scott looked down to see a slice of pizza inside a rope. "Pizza?" he thought. "What's this doing here?" He looked over and froze when he saw Fang hiding behind a tree and holding a rope and ax. "Too bad there's pepperoni on this," Bowie loudly put in as he pulled Scott away, "Otherwise, we'd totally eat that." Fang face-palmed before walking over and plucking the pepperoni off the pizza. Bowie smirked as he cut the rope with Scott's shark tooth, hoisting Fang up high into the air by his arm. "Oh, perfect!" Bowie chuckled as he passed the pizza slice to Scott. "No pepperoni." The duo walked off, unaware of Fang snarling at them.

"Still no useful models," Valerie complained as she and Samey walked around. "They're just too gross."

"I know, right?" Samey replied. "And people dare to confuse me and my sister. Like, get new eyes, right?"

"People are so blind and rude. That'd be like if they confused my beautiful top quality clothes with some cheap dollar store brand."

"Ugh, so true."

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"Faking to be Amy is hard enough, but faking to be Amy with someone that's basically a red-headed version of her? That's even worse!" She huffed while crossing her arms.

End Confessional

"And then Gigi was like-" Samey began. She suddenly heard some shouting. "LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" two boys yelled in the distance.

"What was-?" Valerie thought when she was suddenly shoved into a bush by Samey. "OW! WHAT THE HECK, AMY?!"

"Ah," Samey quickly stammered, "So, I mean, ugh, I tripped."

"Well, don't just stand there. I think this bush has thorns."

"And get dirty? I'll be back soon. I'm going to get some gloves or a chainsaw." Samey quickly ran off in the direction of the screams. "A WHAT?!" Valerie cried out with a scared tone. The cheerleader ran through some trees before arriving at the origin of the screams, where she saw Sol and Lucas in a...honestly cartoonist fight. "I'm serious!" Sol shouted while yanking at the luchador's mouth. "I have no idea what potion you broke! We're lucky we ain't getting disintegrated!"

"WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU CARRY SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO BEGIN WITH?!" Lucas questioned while trying to pinch the voodoo expert's nose.

"What's going on here?" Samey questioned as she approached them.

"Amy?"

"S-hush," Sol corrected before blabbing the secret by accident. "We are discussing something. This dick here broke one of my potions."

"You broke it," Lucas argued. "You're the one who was running after me like a chicken with its head chopped off."

"I DON'T CARE!" Samey interrupted before grabbing both boys by the ear.

"OUCH!" the duo cried out. "HEY!"

"I don't care who started it or what you did, but what I do know is that you two are gonna behave and work together to fix it or I'm going to make you both of you clean the bathroom in a maid's dress!" Samey twisted the boys' ears, making them wince in pain. "Understood?!"

"YES, MA'AM!" Lucas and Sol cried out before Samey released her grip.

"Good. Now let's go." The boys started to run ahead, with Samey following behind. "Feel bad for the guy who tries to get her number without asking nicely," Lucas groaned as he rubbed his sore ear.

"Let's just...try to figure out what broke," Sol sighed. "I think I still have the broken bottle..." He pulled out a broken bit of the vial, which had some light-blue liquid on the bottom. "Still a bit. Good. I know a trick to analyze it, but I'll need something specific."

"Specific? How specific?"

"Just a porcupine quill, is all." The two boys turned to see Prickles nested in a tree. "Carajo," Lucas sighed, knowing they were going to suffer. Samey winced as the boys cried out in pain while Prickles cawed. Lucas and Sol quickly fell down from the tree. "Got it," Lucas groaned as he held up an arm full of quills.

"So what's the next step, geniuses?" Samey asked them.

"Hold still," Sol replied while plucking out a quill. He dipped it into the light-blue liquid before murmuring something. The liquid switched to a yellow color before returning to light-blue again. "Hmm, a swapping potion. Hopefully whoever got hit didn't change into an animal."

"So it's a Freaky Friday situation?" Samey asked.

"But it's Tuesday," Lucas put in.

"So how can it be reversed by anyone hit?"

"Simple as extracting the, um, essence from the affected and returning it to the original owner," Sol explained as he summoned up a mason jar. "Problem is, we won't know who or what got swapped."

Meanwhile, Zoey was looking around for an animal when she bumped into Sarah and Lacey. "Oh, hi," Zoey greeted. "Everything alright with you two?"

"Well, we got rid of Max," Lacey informed her, "And I think Sarah and DJ got the hots for each other."

"Oh, I don't know..." Sarah bashfully said.

"Aw, that's so sweet!" Zoey gushed. "You are a lucky girl, Sarah. I wish I had your luck."

"Oh, you don't want my luck, trust me."

"She means with her chances with that lanky kid," Lacey corrected.

"I can't help but like him," Zoey admitted. "I think we've got that connection."

"Didn't sound that way the other night. No guy worth his salt would say that to someone he cares about."

"I don't know, Lace," Sarah put in. "I mean, considering we all got all of that nightmare junk and I was rough afterwards..."

"I just..." Zoey thought, "I'm not sure what to do."

"Maybe you two just need a little time apart. Don't try to talk to him. Once he realizes you're not giving him attention, maybe he'll straighten his act up and you two can work out again."

"Okay. But...can you help me keep my mind off Mike? It might be easier with a friend around."

"No problem. Come on." Back with the Rats, they were huddled up. "I am NOT abandoning the plan," Courtney told them. "That mutt will be our model!"

"We can't take him away from Phoebe," Dawn protested.

"Hell with the dame," Austin scoffed. "I don't want that beast around!"

"It is the simplest model we've got and we don't have time to be picky," Duncan pointed out.

"So just how exactly do you plan to get the dog, huh?" Harold countered.

"Man's got a point," DJ agreed. "He'll never follow us willingly."

"Maybe if we had some food," Bowie reasoned. "The dog might stick with us."

"I've got beef jerky," Geoff offered.

"That ain't gonna work," Austin chuckled. "Them beasts only eat goat meat, and we ain't got one of them. Tough break, Rats."

"I wouldn't say that..." Courtney thought while eyeing the cowboy. A moment later, Austin was dressed in a goat costume and standing in a field. "My ma would have a heart attack," he muttered.

"You've dressed like a goat before," Scott pointed out.

"That's cause I didn't know chupacabras were running loose around these parts!"

"I don't know what's worse," Dawn thought, "Everyone going along with this or Austin wearing that goat cologne."

"Hey, it brought my folks together," Scott shrugged.

"I agree with Dawn," DJ put in. "I don't feel comfortable with this."

"We'll be gentle dressing the guy," Bridgette assured him.

"And we don't have any other choice," Julia pointed out, "So start acting like a goat, cowboy, or it'll be your ass going home if we lose!" Austin groaned before getting to all fours. "Baa-baa," he flatly said.

"I don't understand why you want to dress up an animal," Phoebe told Keith as she walked Barry on a leash. "The most I have on Barry is a collar and it's simple."

"I don't get it, either," Keith shrugged. "This is up there for one of the stupidest challenges ever." He then heard a loud BAA! BAA! in the distance. "Sheep?" Phoebe thought. "There's sheep?" Barry suddenly jerked forward and ran off, making Phoebe fall into a mud puddle. "Hey, come back here!" Keith shouted as he gave chase. "I'll catch him, squirt. Barry, stay! Stay!" Barry kept running until he saw Austin in the goat costume. "AHH!" he cried out as he started to run off. "Guys, do something! Help!"

"The net!" Julia shouted. She and Courtney tossed a net over Barry and dragged him over. "We got him!" Geoff cheered. "Whoo!"

"That better not be who I think it is under that net," Keith growled out while glaring at the Rats.

"Uh, depends on what you're thinking," Julia innocently replied.

"Hand over the dog. Now!" Keith reached for the net when a snare hoisted him up into the air and bound him to a tree branch. "Good thing you thought ahead with the snare trap, Scott," Bowie noted. "Now let's dress up our model. I'll head it."

"No, you are not," Julia scolded. "That's my job!"

"It was my plan to catch the mutt," Courtney interjected. "I'll dress it." The trio continued to bicker. Bridgette decided to pick Barry up. "I'm feeling a tropical vibe out of you," she thought. "What do you guys think?"

"I can dig that," Sam agreed. "Maybe Bermuda shorts?"

"I can loan my hat," Geoff offered.

"And a flowery t-shirt," Harold pitched in.

"Sunglasses," Duncan added. "Those never go out of style."

"Add in a lei and he'll look like he's vacaying to Hawaii," Bridgette noted. "That work for you?" Barry simply cocked his head, then let out a small bark. "I'll take that as a yes," Bridgette replied. "Let's go get dressed." She walked off with Barry as the other Rats joined her, with Keith still struggling to free himself.

"We've got to find a small critter to dress up," Paul explained while searching in a bush.

"Nah, we gotta go big," Tyler told him. "The small thing might run off. Plus, they kinda hurt."

"Like the big thing won't hurt us, too?"

"Well, pardon me for being skeptical of you after the rabbit stuff."

"Which should be water under the bridge," Ethan butted in. "Please don't argue, guys. It's the last thing we need right now."

"He's right," Rodney agreed. "Find the model first."

"Hopefully Sky and Ella find Dave soon," Greg noted. "We'll need their help."

"Please let a bear find 'em," Sugar muttered with a snicker.

"You better mean a Confused Bear, Sugar," Ethan answered with a hard stare. As the Bears drifted further apart to search, Paul soon came across a large pine tree, but gasped when he saw a pale-faced Mike weakly standing next to it. "Mike?" Paul asked with concern. "Mike, what happened?" However, Mike could only mumble a few unintelligible words. "Sit down," Paul instructed. "Just try to rest up for now to conserve your strength." He then noticed a faint scratch on the pine tree. "Did you make this, Mike?" Mike shook his head no. "Well, it's not from me," Paul muttered. "I don't think I've been here before."

"Whoa," Tyler gasped from a distance, catching Paul's attention. "I found some super-big claw marks here. Maybe whoever made them can be our model."

"Claw marks?" Ethan wondered as he approached the jock. He then noticed more scratch marks and even some tree limbs that have been torn off. "Could it be-?" Ethan murmured. "No. Wrong area."

"What's the wrong area?" Alejandro inquired.

"Uh, where Prickles flies around. Eleanor's bird friend rests in rockier areas, last I checked."

"But it looks too big even for that mutated hawk."

"I'd hate to meet the creature that caused that," Millie gulped as the other Bears slowly joined them.

"Grab Destiny," Paul whispered to Ethan as he pulled him close. "We have a problem." Ethan nodded and without question grabbed Destiny while gagging her mouth as she and Greg searched a bush. "Definitely an interesting specimen to what caused that," Greg remarked. "Right, Desi?" He looked up but found himself alone. "Desi? Desi!"

The Frogs watched a brawl between a giant two-headed rabbit, woolly beavers and laser squirrels. "So, which one do we use?" Zee asked.

"Maybe we should find something that can't eat us," Shane reasoned.

"Five minutes, people!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers.

"Hey, guys," Cameron spoke up. "How about that slimy maggot? The one that's the size of a beagle. It'd be a cinch to catch and dress. We could just slide it down the runway."

"Killer idea, Bubble Boy," Jo agreed.

"So model has been decided," Scarlett noted. "Now what?"

"Alright, step aside and let me work," Anne-Maria ordered. "This maggot's gotta look bangin'."

"Come on..." Carly muttered as she looked around. "I need a good model for this fashion show." She gasped as she saw a snake slither by her feet. She then took a closer look as she noticed the snake's red eyes. "Okay, I'm pretty sure that's against the rules," Carly decided, "And even if it wasn't, I don't feel comfortable dressing you."

"Eh, worth a try," Trent shrugged after returning to normal. "Look, Carly, we gotta talk."

"Hey, guys," Helen greeted as she, Lindsay, Gwen, Leshawna and Heather joined them. "Any news?"

"Probably not good," Gwen scoffed.

"Gwen..." Carly groaned. The group suddenly heard some maniacal giggling as they saw a figure swinging through the trees. "Was that-?" Heather gasped.

"But the RCMP..." Helen thought.

"Come on, guys," Rodney rallied to his remaining teammates. "There must be something we can catch."

"How about that critter?" Tyler guessed. He motioned to a purple yeti walking into a cave. "I don't know," Millie thought. "I mean, how are we gonna get it out of there and dress it in time?"

"Just a little firepower," Shawn replied. "I'll show you." Back on the stage, he fixed a duffel bag up. "One DDB," he announced. "Detonating Duffel Bag. It can forcibly dress any target within a sixty-foot blast radius. And scald any monster up bad. Just add clothes, glue and a little bit of fertilizer."

"We've got this in the bag!" Tyler cheered.

"Hang on," Greg cut off. "Army boots...puffy vests...jockstraps?! Are you guys forgetting that this is a fashion show and not boot camp? We need chic, sophisticated coordinated attire."

"I told you to leave it to me," Sugar scolded. "We just need sparkles and feathers and-"

"We are not doing that," Rodney cut off. "It has to be simple yet elegant, something that screams 'power' yet radiates warmth like some freshly made chocolate chip-"

"Stripes!" Priya exclaimed.

"What?"

"We can do a stripe pattern."

"Hmm, it could work," Alejandro reasoned. "Any particular stripes?"

"Doesn't matter," Priya shrugged.

"Yes, it does matter," Greg corrected, "Because-"

"Load up the duffel bag with stripes, you two," Rodney instructed to Priya and Shawn. "Everyone else can rest for a few minutes."

"David!" Ella called out as she skipped ahead. "Oh, David, where are you?"

"Still no sign of him?" Sky asked.

"I'm afraid not. He didn't get injured, did he?"

"I hope not." The duo heard the sound of something breaking. "I'd better check it out," Sky reasoned. "Stay here, Ella." She dashed ahead, where she saw a wreckage of torn-up ground, scratched-up trees and even crushed boulders. She then noticed a familiar figure jumping up to reach a small bird in a tree. "There you are, Dave," Sky scolded. "Where have you been? We thought you-" She uttered a choked gasp when she got a closer look. There stood Dave, but his clothes were ragged, he now had clawed hands, dark-blue fur all over his body, glowing yellow eyes and sharp teeth with drool dripping down. He growled when he spotted Sky, who started slowly backing away. She then ran off, with Dave snarling as he gave chase. Sky soon reached Ella and pulled her away to hide behind a large rock. "Be quiet," Sky warned in a whisper while covering Ella's mouth.

"But what about David?" Ella muffled.

"I found him, but he's not exactly...of sound mind right now." Sky screamed when the boulder started cracking, then splitting apart. "David?" Ella wondered when she saw him. "That's a new look." Sky pulled her away before Dave grabbed her.

Confessional: Sky (Confused Bears)

"What the hell happened to Dave?! Surely he wasn't always like this; I would've known!"

End Confessional

"Aw, yeah," Anne-Maria boasted as the maggot wore a shirt, cap and a watch necklace, "Do I got style or what?" The maggot puked. "I agree with the maggot," Shane said while eating a peach.

"Three minutes remaining," Chris announced over the loudspeakers.

"We're running out of time!" Jo complained.

"If you guys don't mind," Zoey spoke up, "I'll take a crack at it."

"What have we got to lose?" Scarlett shrugged. Anne-Maria groaned with frustration. Back in another area, Sol was carrying the mason jar in his hands as he walked ahead. "So how exactly do we find who got swapped?" Samey inquired.

"Just look for the unusual," Sol explained. "Find something that the person wouldn't normally do, like Gwen wearing pink, Lightning being smart, Phoebe being mean..."

"Dave being a slobbering mutt?" Lucas guessed.

"I guess that's an example."

"No, really. Look." Lucas pointed to Dave chasing Sky and Ella up a tree. "Looks like we found it," Sol noted while Samey hid behind him. "Extracting it won't be easy, or painless, but it's gotta be done." Unknown to them, the group was being watched by Paul, Ethan and Destiny. "So that's why Sir David was absent," Ethan sighed.

"How the hell did this happen?" Destiny asked.

"Sol said some sort of swapping potion," Paul recalled. "Ethan and I were there when it broke."

"What's the plan of action?" Ethan inquired.

"Wait until Sol fixes Dave, then grab the jar."

"And how do we do that? I doubt they'll just give it to us."

"Ahem," Destiny coughed out while fixing a vine. "Trapeze, anyone?"

"David, we're your friends!" Ella cried out while clinging to the tree. "Why are you going after us?"

"I don't think he can help it," Sky defended as she dodged a swipe from Dave. "But how he got this way I have no idea."

"We've gotta restrain him so we can change him back," Samey reasoned. "Help me grab his arms, Lucas."

"Why me?" Lucas asked.

"Because Sol has to be the one to fix it."

"There's a problem," Sol spoke up as he searched through his spell book. "At least two people have to recite the incantation for the extraction, otherwise it'll fall flat and possibly infect us. Amy will have to join me on that."

"Her? And leave me alone to hold him? He could have super strength, which is awesome to have but not to endure from-" He was silenced by Ella and Sky falling on him. "Sorry, Lucas," Ella apologized. "My grip was slipping and Sky insisted we jump."

"It's Dave," Sky breathlessly explained. "He's-"

"We know," Samey cut off. "Can you girls help Lucas hold Dave so we can fix him?"

"Of course," Ella agreed. The group soon saw Dave rushing towards them on all fours. "Hurry," Sol ushered. "The sooner, the better." Lucas took a breath before rushing towards Dave and tackling him to the ground. "Perdon por esto compa," he told Dave while he twisted his arm into an armbar.

"I have the other arm," Ella said while grabbing Dave's other arm.

"And I have the legs," Sky added as she grabbed Dave's legs. "Now hurry! He won't stay still for long!"

"Here's the incantation," Sol told Samey. "Ready? We only got one shot." Samey nodded before the duo started reading. "The foreign blood trapped inside," the duo chanted, "That longs to bury down and hide, release yourself from this body now and become trapped elsewhere, this we vow!" A burst of orange energy shot out from the book and pierced Dave, making Ella, Sky and Lucas duck for cover. Dave let out a scream of pain before the orange energy left his body and he slumped over in unconsciousness. Sol quickly trapped the orange energy in the mason jar and sealed it up tight. "Got it!" he exclaimed.

"Look!" Ella gasped as she and the others saw Dave changing back. "David doesn't look like a beast anymore. I thought true love's kiss did that."

"That's just from a Disney movie," Sky explained. "But lycanthropy isn't supposed to have a cure. How did you-?"

"I'm just glad these two can pull their shit together when push comes to shove," Samey commented, "Even though they caused the mess in the first place."

"No, I didn't!" Sol and Lucas argued. "He did!"

"You mean you did this?!" Sky accused as she stomped over to the boys. "If Dave gets permanently affected by this, I swear I will-"

"Sky?" Ella politely cut off as she struggled to lift Dave up. "Um, shouldn't we take Dave to a doctor or nurse to get him checked up?"

"You're right. That's a priority." Sky helped Ella carry Dave away, but not before giving Sol and Lucas a 'I'm watching you' gesture as she left. "I think Sky's starting to hate that magic gunk as much as I am," Lucas spoke up.

"Yeah, be like those fake wizards from Las Vegas," Sol snarked back.

"Zip it, boys," Samey cut off. "I think it's perfectly clear what our course of action with this werewolf gunk right here."

"Oh, totally," Lucas agreed.

"Definitely," Sol nodded.

"Return it to the original owner/Destroy it/Let me have it," the trio said simultaneously. They then realized what the others said and froze for a second. "What are y'all going on about?" Sol demanded. "It has to be returned to the guy it came from. He could possibly die if it's not returned."

"No way, Solstice," Samey protested as she snatched the jar away. "You saw what it did to Dave. This stuff is evil and has to be destroyed or at least put away where no one else will get hurt." Lucas then grabbed the jar. "The gunk came from somewhere," he reasoned, "And if someone has to have it, it might as well be me. I mean, it'd be totally wicked with the super strength and I'd look awesome in fur. Yeah!" He started to scream when he and the jar were suddenly snatched up. "What the fuck was that?!" Sol cried out.

"I got it!" Destiny exclaimed as she swung on the vine with her legs while holding the mason jar. "I got it!" She noticed Lucas still clinging onto the jar. "Hands off, Vida Loca," Destiny scolded as she tried to shake him off. "This sure as hell ain't yours!"

"Destiny has the jar!" Paul cheered.

"But what'll happen when she swings back?" Ethan wondered. "The others will grab her and the jar."

"We gotta get down there. Come on." The vine reached the peak of its swing. "Did we stop?" Lucas squeaked out.

"Oh," Destiny realized. "Did not think, thank, thunk this through." The duo screamed as they started to swing back. "We gotta grab them," Sol told Samey. "Cut the vine!"

"On it," Samey replied. She raised her hands and shot an icy blast, freezing the vine and making it snap. "AHHH!" Destiny and Lucas screamed while they fell, until they landed with a loud CRASH! The jar was dropped but Sol quickly caught it. "Ah, safe and sound," he breathed out as he gently set the jar down.

"I heard some screaming," Ethan noted as he rushed over to the mess. "Is everyone alright?"

"Just a few bruises from this idiot and...another idiot."

"I am NOT a jidiot!" Destiny scolded.

"Of course not," Ethan assured her as he subtly crept towards the jar. "Maybe a tad klutzy, but nothing to be-" He was suddenly zapped by some lightning before falling over, showing that Samey was behind him. "Don't think I don't know what you're trying to pull," she bitterly told him.

"I'm confused about what you mean," Ethan confessed after recovering. "Hey, you found my friend's jar. Thank you. I will just-" He quickly scaled back as Samey fired blasts of ice and electricity at his feet. "Hands off, Knightsy!" she barked out. "They're trying to steal the jar! Stop them!" Sol grabbed Ethan, but Destiny tackled the two of them. Soon, she and the three boys were in a huge dog pile. "Oh, you've got to be kidding," Samey muttered while picking up the jar. "I'll keep it safe." She ran off with the jar in tow. "So much for that dream," Lucas mumbled.

"Ethan, Destiny, what happened?" Paul asked as he hurriedly approached the pile.

"Miss Amanda ran off with the jar," Ethan explained as he held off Sol.

"Go get her, Paulie," Destiny rallied while holding Lucas in a headlock. "I've got these guys handled." Paul nodded before running off in the direction Samey did. Samey was still panting as she kept running ahead. She hopped over a snare trap loosely buried under some leaves. "Gotta keep running," she breathed out. "Gotta keep running." She was tackled to the ground by Paul, making her drop the jar and roll away on the grass. "What the hell, Paul?!" Samey shouted.

"I should ask you the same thing," Paul argued. "I know what's in the jar."

"Which is why I'm making sure you don't get your paws on it and spread your influence all over camp!" Samey tried to run ahead but Paul quickly blocked her path. She clenched her fists before she tackled Paul to the ground. "You're a real piece of work," Paul huffed as he tripped the cheerleader.

"I'm not the villain in this!" Samey argued as she grabbed Paul's hair to hold him back from reaching the jar. "You are!" She fired a silvery ball of light at Paul, burning his hand and making him yelp with pain. "So it's like that, huh?" Paul shot back. "Well, I can be vicious, too!" He slashed at Samey's shoulder just as she was readying another silvery light ball. The duo continued to fight their brawl, unaware that another figure snatched the jar up. Paul and Samey then heard the sound of glass shattering. "The jar!" Samey gasped. Paul used the distraction to kick Samey away and run off. Samey ended up landing in the snare trap from earlier and getting hoisted into the air by her feet. "Damn you, you mutt!" she shouted in frustration.

"What happened to you, cher?" Sol asked as he and Lucas ran over. "Why you hanging like a smoked ham?"

"You need help getting down?" Lucas offered.

"No," Samey snarked. "I need a cheeseburger and a shake."

"Uh, not sure where fresh milk and beef are gonna be-"

"She was being sarcastic, dumbass!" Sol scolded. "Hold still." He cut the ropes, making Samey fall until Sol caught her. "We'd better patch up them wounds, too," Sol reasoned. "Come on."

Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)

"Okay, Sol actually being nice to Amy?! Am I in a Bizarro world?! Or...maybe..."

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

She was bandaged on her shoulder, arms and face. "That peach better be kicking in soon."

End Confessionals

Paul was running ahead when he saw a flash of orange light. He soon found a large wolf lying on the ground. "That you, Mike?" he whispered. The wolf nodded his head. "Oh, thank goodness. For a second, I almost thought that-"

"Found a model!" Carly exclaimed as she, Gwen and Lacey rushed over to the duo. "It's perfect! I'll dress it."

"What, to make the mutt look like a piece of bubblegum?" Gwen scoffed.

"I'm more of a sunshine yellow girl, and your style might not rack up the points we need to win."

"What makes you an expert on fashion?" Lacey noticed Paul and the wolf creeping away, with the former giving a nervous smile when he noticed her. "Don't think so," she declared before tossing Paul into the bushes. "We need this model." She then wrapped a chain around the wolf's neck and yanked him away. "Decide as we walk," Lacey told the girls. "We don't have a lot of time."

Meanwhile, Zoey was putting the finishing touches on the maggot. "There," she said. "What do you think? Too much? Too little? Be honest. Unless you hate it."

"Wow, Zoey," Cameron complimented, "Not bad."

"It's not good, either," Anne-Maria remarked.

"One minute!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers.

"It'll have to do," Scarlett told her. "We can't spend all day on this. Let's get back to Chris and end this ridiculous challenge."

"Even Siberia has more style than the maggot," Anne-Maria muttered. "Where is she and Rag Hair?" Back towards the cabins, Helga was doing some pull-ups near a tree. "Doing good, Helga," Nikki complimented.

"Figured I would strengthen muscles for next challenge," Helga explained. "This one is silly."

"I know. Not exactly great with fashion. Best I could do is pull off a crappy business suit. Yuck!"

"Hey, girls," Rodney greeted as he walked over.

"What are you doing here? You've got a challenge!"

"Don't worry; the Bears are on it. Speaking of, you wouldn't believe what happened this morning. Sugar had a dead rabbit in the cabin. It was really gross."

"Ew! Why would Sugar do that?"

"No clue. Between her, Dave going missing, Sky getting concerned and Paul acting more of a loner than usual, it feels like the teams a step away from collapsing like a Jenga tower."

"Hopefully you'll figure it out soon. Last thing you guys need are some villains slipping in to the mix."

"We have ideas on our dirty Pomeranian," Helga grunted as her mind drifted towards Topher and Scarlett.

"I just wish it was like on the farm," Rodney sighed. "Me and my five brothers can easily coordinate stuff and agree...most of the time."

"That's...nice. Mother must be very proud." Helga and Nikki noticed Rodney's face was saddening. "Uh, something happen, big guy?" Nikki asked with concern.

"I wouldn't know," Rodney confessed. "My mom passed away a few weeks after my youngest brother Archie was born."

"Sorry to hear that," Helga softly replied. "It must have been rough."

"My dad took it the hardest, I think. He buried himself in farmwork, but I can tell he's upset as the rest of the family. It's been up to me to look out for my brothers since then. Never been perfect, but I try my best." Rodney noticed Helga giving him a comforting hug. "It is all you can do," she assured him. "Family is very important."

"You have a big family?" Rodney asked.

"A whole villages I call family. Some moved north during Cold War because cities were becoming crueler and some even defected from KGB. But my village welcome them with open arms and gave them new home."

"Aw, how sweet."

"You guys should be grateful you guys have such loving families," Nikki quietly noted.

"What do you mean?" Helga asked.

"My father wasn't exactly accepting of who I was or what I strive to be. It's gotten so bad that I had to stay at a friend's house and I'm still there."

"Sorry to hear that, Nikki," Rodney told her as he brought her in to join the hug. "But we'll support you no matter what."

"Doors will always be open," Helga assured the rapper.

"Aw, thanks!" Nikki tearfully gushed. "You're the best!

Back at the cave, Shawn held up the DDB. "The stripe bomb's ready," he noted. "Let's launch!" He and Priya tossed it into the cave. The yeti was watching a TV show when the bag landed in his lap and exploded. The yeti roared, making Priya and Shawn scream with fright.

Back on the stage, the lights went on, attracting the attention of a laser squirrel, Prickles, Strangle and a three-eyed bear reading a book. "It's freaky forest fashion time!" Chris announced. "Frogs, show me something fierce. Chef, drop that needle." Chef, now with a red jacket, sunglasses and cap along with a gold chain with a 'C', played a record player with a catchy beat. "This gorgeous plus-sized maggot is showing off a bold retro fashion like no other," Anne-Maria narrated as the maggot walked over with a polka-dot dress and blonde wig. "Her swank new hairdo perfectly compliments a dynamite, vintage sixties go-go dress." She stuck out her tongue in disgust. "I totally agree, girl," Valerie said while plucking out thorns. "I bet your design would've been better."

"A little gross what with the oozing and squirming," Chris noted. "I give it an 8.5." The Frogs started to cheer. Karol held up a card with an '8', as did Dean and Chef. Stan held up a card that said '1.8', raising a few complaints and even the maggot vomiting on Chef. "Oh, sorry," Stan apologized as he turned the sign around. "Upside-down."

"That'll be tough competition to beat," Bridgette thought. "But I have faith in our fashion. Ready?"

"Show me what you've got, Rats!" Chris announced. Bridgette walked out while carrying Barry in her arms. Barry now wore teal Bermuda shorts, a yellow shirt with a pink hibiscus flower on the front, teal sunglasses, a pink lei and Geoff's hat. "We have this pup sporting a fresh tropical look," Bridgette announced. "He looks perfectly prepped for a Hawaiian vacation with his lovely lei and sunglasses, with a hat to prevent too much sun."

"BARRY!" Phoebe cried out, making the music screech to a halt. The screen shifted to a mud-covered Phoebe and Keith with the branch still bound to him. "What did they do to you?" Phoebe asked while scooping Barry out of Bridgette's hands. "Chris, you can't allow this! They stole him from me and Coach!"

"On the contrary," Courtney smugly corrected. "Chris said any animal found in the forest was acceptable. Barry originated from there, did he not?"

"Um...yes...but-"

"Rules are rules, kid," Karol told Phoebe. "But Barry there does seem to like the tropics he's wearing. A perfect ten from me."

"Same from me," Stan agreed. Chris held up a card with an '8', Chef a '7' and Dean a '7.7'. "Stupid loopholes," Keith grumbled.

"That monster actually got a better score?" Austin scoffed. "Where's your taste?" He screamed out in pain as Barry bit him on the butt. "I'm out of the goat costume! Why is he after me?! My ass ain't a chew toy!"

"We don't put nasty things in our mouth, Barry," Phoebe sternly told him as she yanked Barry away. "Let's go." She and Keith walked off with Barry in tow. "Someone used Phoebe's dog as a model?" Rodney asked as he, Helga and Nikki joined the group.

"It ain't a dog!" Austin protested.

"Our team come up yet?" Ethan whispered as he, Destiny and Paul approached Rodney.

"Nope," Rodney replied. "Any word on Dave? And Paul, what happened to you?"

"Sky and Ella found him and are staying with him for the time being," Paul explained. "As for me, I'll heal up soon enough."

"Onto the next model!" Chris announced. "Gophers, come on down!" Lindsay walked out. "Hi!" she greeted as she showed off some blue cowboy boots. "Got some brand-new shoes!" She was yanked back by Leshawna. "Coming out," Helen assured Chris. "Just having a stubborn model." Chris and the other judges widened their eyes as they saw Lacey pulling Wolf-Mike out with her chain. He now wore a weird dress that was black and had dark feathers on one side and yellow with sparkling sequins on the other side. "What you...have here...is a mix of contrasts," Lacey explained while tugging the wolf forward. "Light and dark, night and day, acceptance and defiance and A MUTT THAT'LL GET SKINNED IF HE DOESN'T START BEHAVING!" Wolf-Mike immediately stopped struggling and laid down. Everyone gaped at the design, save for Paul, who was trying to hold back his laughter. "Definitely an...odd mix," Stan spoke up.

"More like the Gophers couldn't pick a single designer," Chris commented.

"And your model doesn't exactly look comfortable in that," Karol added. "A bit constricting. Zero points!" Chris held up a card that read '3', Stan one that read '2.5', Chef that read '1' and Dean one that read '4'. "Sorry, girls," Dean apologized. "Gotta be honest."

"Yes!" Nikki cheered.

"Why are you happy?" Helga asked with confusion.

"It means we're safe by default. All that's left is Rodney's team model to do better and we're all safe!"

"Priya and Shawn should be bringing the guy in any second," Rodney noted.

"Priya...and Shawn...you let them dress the animal?"

"That a problem?"

"No need to panic," Blainley confidently declared. "I made a few calls to ensure absolute victory."

"Bribery!" Helga accused.

"It better not be," Rodney agreed. "Hey, here they come." Priya and Shawn screamed as they ran on-stage. "As you can see," Shawn quickly explained as the yeti stormed after them, "Yeti is wearing a smart Bohemian stripe ensemble." Priya ducked out of the way as the yeti grabbed Shawn. "The outfit consists of a variety of garments applied forcefully to random parts of his body!" Shawn finished as he was held up.

"That thing is HUGE!" Lindsay gasped. The yeti froze up a bit. "Ew!" Destiny gagged. "What jidiot put horizontal stripes on him?"

"The stripes matter?" Rodney asked.

"That's what I tried to tell you," Greg remanded. "You gotta go vertical with striped clothing. Horizontals make you look, well, like a Snorlax."

"They do?" Sam asked while looking down at his shirt.

"Oh, you make them work, Sam. The model...not so much." The yeti looked down and saw his stomach bulge out a bit. "True," Chris agreed, "It hardly compliments the yeti's husky physique."

"Aw, man," Shawn groaned. He was suddenly blinded by camera flashes. "Paparazzi?" Sam wondered as he noticed the many photographers surrounding the yeti. "Isn't that Dakota's thing?"

"A little photage always helps," Blainley explained. "It's a basic rule of show business." The yeti growled before shredding the clothes on him. "Look what Old Hag did," Helga scolded. "You made poor yeti-" She was suddenly grabbed by the yeti. "Hey, let go!" Rodney protested as he grabbed Helga by her feet. "Nikki, help me!"

"Let her go!" Nikki shouted as she joined his side. The yeti fired up Chris's jet pack before flying off, with Helga's boots being yanked off her feet as Rodney and Nikki fell over. "Hey, he took my jet pack!" Chris complained.

"Jet pack nothing!" Rodney argued while holding Helga's boots. "My sweet steel snowflake's been snatched!"

"Let me go!" Helga shouted to the yeti as the duo flew to Boney Island. "I want down!"

"Uh-huh," Chris noted while fanning himself. "Will Helga survive? And am I legally liable if she doesn't? Find out after the break."

(cue commercial)

"What do you mean I'm liable if the yeti eats Helga?" Chris wondered as he spoke on the phone. "It's not my fault she's delicious!"

"That's not funny, McLean!" Rodney shouted as he tried going after him.

"Pummeling him won't fix things, buddy," Nikki pointed out as she held him back. "You know that."

"Gotta go," Chris said on the phone before hanging up and turning to the teens. "Hey, hey, hey! For our next challenge, the four teams will...compete to rescue Helga. Yep, that's it. Everyone grab a canoe and head to Boney Island." Everyone started running off. "It's all good."

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"If Siberia decides to wage war against Muskoka, you all know who instigated it. Chris McLean. But still, Helga can handle herself fairly well. There shouldn't be much trouble."

End Confessional

Back in the medical tent, Dave was lying on a stretcher as Ella and Sky stood nearby. "It'll still be a while before he wakes up," Oliver told the girls. "You don't have to stay."

"We insist," Sky replied. "The well-being of my teammates are the priority right now."

"Okay, then. I need to check on the cameras. Don't try to touch anything."

"See you later, Oliver," Ella said.

"Listen, Ella," Sky advised in a hushed tone, "When Dave does wake up, don't tell him about the beast stuff straight away. We don't wanna send him into a panic."

"Huh?" Dave groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. "What?"

"David, you're awake!" Ella exclaimed. "Now you'll be all better. I hope being a beast wasn't too rough on you."

"Ella!" Sky scolded.

"What?" Dave asked. "What is she talking about?"

"I wanted to wait a bit since I didn't want you panicking, Ella, but since the cat's out of the bag...we saw you become this monster. You aren't anymore; don't worry about that."

"You...you are joking, right?"

"No, she isn't," Ella explained. "We saw you. Sky told me you couldn't help your actions, but it was only a few trees and rocks, and Solstice was kind enough to help you not be a beast anymore."

"Do you remember how this even happened?" Sky asked. "Anything you can recall before waking up?"

"Uh...just some weird blue flash after leaving the cabin," Dave slowly replied. "Nothing much. But Sky-"

"Just rest up for now. You'll need to heal up some more."

"Okay..."

Confessional: Sky (Confused Bears)

"There's something worrying me about this whole situation. What Sol did was a reversal to a swapping potion. But what Dave had, lycanthropy from said switch, had to come from somewhere. But where? Is it from my team?"

End Confessional

On Boney Island, the teens were searching for Helga. "Helga!" Zoey called out. "Where are you?" Scott noticed Zoey running and smirked.

Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)

"My team standing is currently cow shit by now. Even my alliance with Bowie is shaky due to him still allying with the villains. I need other players from the other teams for allies. Hmm, Zoey's ripe for the plucking, and if you ask anybody on the farm back home, I'm a great plucker!"

End Confessional

Scott started to moan a bit. However, he noticed Zoey still running ahead. Scott moaned a little louder. "Scott, are you okay?" Zoey asked as she skid to a stop.

"This is all my fault," Scott sniffled.

"What do you mean?"

"I gave Blainley the idea for the cameras. I had no idea the yeti would act that way. And now Helga is doomed!" Scott sobbed on Zoey's shoulder. "Oh, don't blame yourself," she assured him. "It'll all work out in the end. You'll see." Unknown to her, Scott was smirking behind her back.

Confessional: Zoey (Frogs of Death)

"Poor Scott. Who knew he had a sensitive side?"

Confessional: Scott (Toxic Rats)

He was sobbing, but it soon turned into evil laughter...until he swallowed a fly and started coughing.

End Confessionals

"Guys!" Cameron called out. "The yeti!" He pointed to a high cliff, where Helga and the yeti were sitting. "Ignore those idiots," Helga told the yeti. "Who cares about looks? I don't. It is strength that matters most, not silly beauty."

"What's with all the scaffolding?" Alejandro asked. "I did not notice this on the last trip."

"I'm turning Boney Island into my own personal resort," Chris explained. "The health department said it was unfit for human life, but I sent in workers anyway. Hmm, wonder where they went."

...

The camera panned to some woolly beavers munching on bones as they wore hard hats, with one even drinking a cup of coffee.

...

"How you doing, Helga?" Rodney asked. "Everything alright?"

"Ne prichinyay yemu vreda!" Helga shouted. "He has hairy body issues. For some reason."

"I hear that," Jo muttered. She noticed the odd looks from Zoey and Zee. "Uh, I mean, did you hear that? He's got issues! We've gotta take that psycho yeti out!"

"She did not say that!" Rodney and Nikki protested.

"No time!" Shawn argued. "We've gotta win this!"

"Fire in the hole!" Priya shouted. She tossed another duffel bag at the yeti, giving him shorts, a crop top and propeller cap. Most of the others started laughing, making the yeti growl and stomp. "Did it work?" Shawn asked. He ducked at an incoming cinder block. "I think you made it worse," Rodney told Priya and Shawn.

Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)

"Okay, so maybe I should stay away from fashion from now on."

End Confessional

The yeti stomped around, making the scaffolding slant to form ramps. "What do we do now?" Helen gasped.

"Let's do a three-man play against the yeti," Tyler recommended. "Left, right and center."

"Paul and Ethan do left," Alejandro decided, "Shawn and Priya do center, and Destiny and Tyler take the right. Let's move!"

"GO, TEAM MUSKWAK!" the team rallied.

"Maybe we can try the catapult trick," Bryan suggested. "It's the only way to get there fast enough."

"With what, exactly?" Heather pointed out. "We have nothing to use!"

"And even if we get there," Echo added, "How will we get Helga? The yeti's too strong. Not even Lacey could handle it."

"Our goose is cooked again?" Lucas groaned.

"I can go for goose," Owen put in.

"Any ideas how to rescue Helga before the butt-knuckle Bears?" Julia inquired.

"Uh, maybe distract the yeti with a prettier girl," Sam suggested. "She can lure him away."

"I'm not doing it," Dawn decided.

"But you're the only animal person we know!" Bowie protested.

"I'm sorry, but I won't comply after what happened."

"It'll be your butt if we lose," Duncan warned.

"You got into this mess. You can get yourself out."

"Then I guess I could," Bridgette thought. "Maybe..." However, she was shoved back. "Break out the beauty products," Courtney declared. "I'm going in."

Confessional: Courtney (Toxic Rats)

"No way do I trust Julia or Bridgette with this task without them screwing it up. It's only best that I do this."

Confessional: Dawn (Toxic Rats)

"I know I sounded selfish, but I'm still upset over what happened with Barry. Even Bridgette was compliant. But refusing to help should be punishment enough. I shouldn't let my anger spiral worse than that."

End Confessionals

The Bears were starting to climb up when the yeti and Helga noticed the barrels. Paul and Ethan were knocked off first, followed by Tyler and Destiny, then Shawn and Priya. "Nice one, Helga!" Sierra cheered. "Waiting until we come!" She was also knocked out by a barrel. "Helga said to leave yeti alone!" Helga scolded.

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"They think I am princess in tower like in Video Game World. Ugh! Maybe if they play Tetris instead, they would not think like that. Who knows?"

End Confessional

"There's our chance!" Topher rallied. "Let's go!"

"No, you're not," Nikki protested. "Helga can handle herself. Interfering will get us whacked like Sierra."

"Exactly," Rodney agreed. "Oh, I forgot I still got her boots. She'll probably want them back." He started running up the ramps. "Returning your boots, Helga!"

"Wow," Ethan noted. "Sir Rodney is booking it." The yeti kept tossing barrels, but Rodney knocked them away with his fists. "Impressive," Helga mumbled with a slight blush.

"You better make me look good," Courtney told the Rats.

"The only person who can turn a city pigeon into a beautiful dove is me," Bowie boasted.

"Or a circus clown," Julia quipped.

"Rodney's making good time," DJ noted.

"This ain't the Sistine Chapel!" Austin complained. "It's make-up! Move!" He pushed Julia and Bowie away. "Add some rouge and you're done!"

"Finally," Courtney groaned. Everybody froze at Courtney's look, with Scott even yelping before fainting. "A drop dead knockout?" Courtney chuckled. "Perfect! Oh, yeti, your princess is here!" She walked off. "That yeti won't know what hit him."

"Yikes," Bryan gasped. "What did you guys do to Courtney?"

"What we did?" Sam thought. "Ask Austin."

"Kinda feel bad for the yeti," Austin snickered. "I just matched Courtney's outsides with her insides." Rodney soon reached the top. "Hi, Helga," he greeted.

"Go get him, Rodney!" Tyler rallied.

"Save Helga and we win!" Millie exclaimed.

"I want that spa hotel!" Sugar shouted.

"D-d-don't listen to them," Rodney explained to a glaring Helga. "I just wanted to return your boots. Sorry for yanking them off." Helga's expression softened a bit as she and Rodney leaned in closer...until the yeti grabbed Rodney by the head and tossed him off the cliff. "What was that for?!" Helga scolded the yeti. "That was- He-" The yeti simply pulled Helga's shirt up to silence her, revealing a blue bra. "Yuck," Courtney groaned as she saw Helga, unaware of the...make-up on her. "Indecency. Hello, sweet hairball. Care for a glass of gorgeous, hmm?" The yeti looked at Courtney, then started to laugh. "Hey, I am a beautiful dove!" Courtney argued. "I am NOT to be mocked!"

"I'd beg to differ," Austin commented.

"Uh, what is that?" Bridgette gasped. While the yeti was busy laughing, he was blinded by Helga's shirt before Helga flung him off the cliff. "You got what you deserve!" she scolded. She noticed Rodney's groans of pain. "Rodney!" Helga gasped as she quickly hopped down the ramps.

"Rodney?" Jasmine remarked. "That's new." Helga kicked the yeti off of Rodney. "You okay?" she asked while picking the country boy up.

"Depends," Rodney replied. "Uh, do you realize you're shirtless? Around guys?"

"I'm wearing a bra."

"And quite an eye-catcher, too," Austin remarked.

"BUTT OUT!" Helga and Rodney shouted. The two looked at each other again. "I-I-I wasn't trying to..." Rodney stammered. "And I know you could rescue yourself and...I was just trying to return your boots. I-" He was silenced when Helga slapped him in the cheek. "That is for creating this mess," she informed him. "And this...is for helping clean up your mess." She gave him a kiss on the cheek, making him blush. "Someone grab some ice cause I think I'm melting," Rodney gushed.

"Aw..." Nikki sighed.

"Ew, gross!" Heather gagged.

"Anyone for a group Hurl?" Julia offered, making Nikki nudge her in the stomach.

"Team Frog," Chris announced as he flew over in his jet pack, "You've got immunity."

"YEAH!" Zoey, Cameron, Anne-Maria, Samey and Valerie cheered.

"Aw, come on!" Lightning complained.

"Chris," Karol cut in as she walked over, "May I just state for the record that this disaster was the Bears' fault?"

"She's right," Stan agreed. "The clothing bomb, the yeti, the cameras...the Bears' actions led to this." Back up on the cliff, Courtney noticed a piece of glass on the ground and gasped at her reflection, then scowled with anger. "Just add some rouge, huh?" she recalled while the Rats inched away from Austin. "Hey, cowboy, here's a makeover for you!" Austin had to duck at the barrels Courtney tossed. "What did I do?" he cried out. "Someone help!"

"As much as I'd love to let this go on forever," Chris chuckled, "It's time to head back to camp. Bears, you've got some voting to do." The Bears moaned with disappointment.

Back at camp, Dave was stepping out of the medical tent with Sky and Ella. "Hey, Ella," Sky began, "Could you maybe get something for us to drink, please?"

"Of course," Ella replied. "Be right back." She skipped off. "Recovered just in time to vote someone off," Dave sighed.

"That's what I need to talk to you about," Sky told him. "Can you possibly vote for Sugar tonight?"

"But I heard Rodney screwed up. And he was meant to be here for a short time."

"He could still be an ally to us. Getting rid of Sugar will help us in the long run. I know Ella won't vote for her. She thinks the two of them are friends. I think Ethan will join us. He has a dislike of Sugar, too. Come on, Dave."

"I...I'm not sure."

"Confused Bears," Chris announced, "Time to pick your favorite loser!" Sky and Dave shared an uncertain look. Later, the Bears were seated at the campfire ceremony. Tyler, Ella, Ethan, Paul, Dave, Sky and Rodney were in the back row while Blainley, Alejandro, Priya, Millie, Shawn, Destiny, Greg and Sugar were in the front row. "Well, that was a complete fiasco," Chris began. "Quite a few reasons to cut you. Hiding secrets...being absent from the challenge...inviting paparazzi...botched fashion designs...exploding clothing bombs...getting distracted with love...and Sugar, you need no introduction. Get voting."

Confessional: Rodney (Confused Bears)

"I thought Sugar first, but then I decided on Blainley. The cameras made things way worse."

Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)

"The best course of action is to banish Sugar from camp. The rabbit thing was the last straw."

Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)

"Oh, this is so hard! But...Shawn and Priya were aggressive with dressing the yeti..."

Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)

He crossed out a picture with a look of uncertainty.

End Confessionals

"The following get to play another day," Chris announced as he held up a plate of marshmallows. "With zero votes, Sky, Ethan, Greg, Priya, Tyler and Dave. Only one vote for Shawn, Alejandro, Ella, Millie and Blainley. And the last marshmallow goes to..." Sugar glared ahead while Rodney clenched up with worry. "..."

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"..."

"Give it to me already!" Sugar impatiently shouted.

"Fine," Chris sighed. "It's Sugar! Eat up!"

"Oh..." Rodney moaned with disappointment. "Just when things were good."

"Sorry, Rodney," Sky sighed. "I couldn't save you."

"It's fine. I had a good time. But...why, guys?"

"You botched the rescue, dude," Tyler reminded him.

"A poor team leader," Greg added. "We've got Sky for that."

"Plus it's clear you'll choose the blonde bimbo and the tacky lesbian over the team," Blainley scolded. She was suddenly slapped in the face by Rodney. "You do not insult my friends like that and get away with it," he bitterly told her before Chef led him away.

Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)

"I actually decided on Millie. She doesn't do well in challenges of any kind. But even if I voted for Sugar, it wouldn't matter."

Confessional: Sky (Confused Bears)

"Damn it! Sugar scraped by! And Rodney got cut. I was starting to like him."

End Confessionals

Later, Rodney was seated in the Hurl of Shame. "Any last words before your ride to Loserdom?" Chris asked.

"Wait!" Helga called out as she and Nikki ran up to him.

"You came to see me off?" Rodney thought.

"Course, Rodster," Nikki replied. "You're our pal. But...you leaving..."

"It shouldn't be happening," Helga told him.

"I know," Rodney sighed, "But there's nothing I can do. It's the game." He noticed Helga pass him a stuffed bear with a piece of paper taped to the chest. "Is this...a phone number?" he wondered.

"You can call me after the show ends," Helga assured her. "And know that my village has open doors for you and your family anytime."

"I may have lost the game, but I won the heart of the girl of my DREAMS!" Rodney was hurled off into the sky, leaving the two girls a bit depressed. "Oops," Chris teased. "Who will be the next loser hurled? How much can we humiliate them first?" He screamed as Helga carried him over her head. "And will I survive Helga's fury? Find out on the next episode of Total...Drama...Island. GET ME DOWN!" All there was a a SPLASH!

Back at the spa hotel, Samey was lounging outside when she noticed a shadow looming over her. "Lucas?" she realized. "What are you doing here?"

"We need to talk," Lucas sternly told her. "I've noticed quite a few odd things around here."

"What, you gonna rant about Voodoo Boy again?"

"Not exactly. The different spells for ice and electricity...Sol being civil to you...suddenly being caring people...stuff that shouldn't happen around you or you shouldn't have known, yet it does. You know what I think is the only logical answer?"

"I swear if you say 'aliens'..."

"No. I think the Amy I'm talking to isn't the real Amy at all. I think you're actually her twin sister Sammy that managed the whole switcheroo trick. Tell me I'm wrong, friend." Samey got a worried look before the screen faded to black.

Votes:

Voted for Rodney: Tyler, Greg, Priya, Millie, Alejandro, Blainley, Shawn

Voted for Sugar: Sky, Ethan, Paul

Voted for Millie: Dave

Voted for Blainley: Rodney

Voted for Shawn: Ella

Voted for Alejandro: Destiny

Voted for Ella: Sugar

Eliminated: Rodney (7-3-1-1-1-1-1)

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)

75) Lara (Confused Bears)

74) Beardo (Confused Bears)

73) Amy (Frogs of Death)

72) Ripper (Frogs of Death)

71) Chase (Screaming Gophers)

70) Emma (Toxic Rats)

69) Izzy (Screaming Gophers)

68) Cody (Screaming Gophers)

67) Beth (Screaming Gophers)

66) Rose (Screaming Gophers)

65) Ezekiel (Confused Bears)

64) Anthony (Toxic Rats)

63) Luna (Toxic Rats)

62/61) Brick (Frogs of Death)/Melody (Confused Bears)

60) Max (Screaming Gophers)

59) Rodney (Confused Bears)

Episode 38 and still alive! So, a lot in this episode. I get I should start with the elimination: why I love the guy, it was indeed Rodney's time to go. I did enjoy writing him with both his love arc with Helga and his friendship with Nikki.

Another big thing was Lucas, Samey and Sol, with the luchador finally realizing the truth behind the cheerleader now. How might that shake things?

There's also Sky, Ella and Dave; Paul, Ethan and Destiny; Sugar making some moves; Bridgette showing a few skills and many more.

Next episode will have a buffet fit for a king. Hope you like earthworms and cockroaches. Until next time, enjoy and have a happy Halloween!