"Last time on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "Our fifty remaining campers had to navigate spooky nightmare-filled caves while they collected tokens." The scene flashed back to Bowie panicking over the spider, then to the Bears running from the toxic waste rising. "We had toxic waste pools..." Chris continued. The scene changed to Helen falling off a mushroom. "Bouncy mushrooms..." The scene changed to Lacey snagging the silver token and the room collapsing. "And even a classic temple fall." The scene changed to Destiny and Greg's argument. "But we also had some clashes, with lifelong friends-slash-practically-married-couple Destiny and Greg getting into their first fight after Destiny accused Nikki of being a saboteur and another word the censors had to bleep out." The scene changed to Scott pushing Duncan, with the punk locking lips with Zoey. "And Scott made himself another enemy after he 'accidentally' made Duncan and Zoey kiss inside a monster fish."
...
The scene changed to Bowie, Sam, Dawn and Scott talking to the other teams. "Another messy plan was Bowie making deals with the other teams to take down Julia of the Rats," Chris continued. The scene changed to Julia swiftly collecting tokens. "But even though the Lara Croft expy had a huge lead..." The scene changed to Echo pointing to Julia's backpack and Zoey getting the tokens from the fish monster. "A suspicious slip-up and a monster fish sent the Rats back to elimination, where Bowie double-crossed Julia and ended her winning streak to an abrupt zero. No more influencing from you, Julia." The scene changed to Priya ripping off Carly's headband. "But the biggest drama was from the Super BFFs breaking down after Carly laid down harsh words about Priya's parents." The scene changed to Echo cackling outside after overhearing Priya's fight with Millie in the cabin. "And Echo put the final nail in the coffin after dropping Millie's book of hurtful words on Priya, completely destroying their friendship. Oh, yeah. Echo came to play and destroy."
...
The scene returned to Chris on the dock. "And destruction is my second name," he narrated as he rubbed his hands together. "Will Echo's mayhem cause more drastic consequences? I hope so."
"You are seriously sick," Dean complained as he cleaned a canoe. "Letting that sociopathic witch run around loose..."
"Hey, she's not targeting me. That's all that matters. But we all know what she's aiming at. Will she nail the shots?"
"No!" Chris pushed Dean into the water. "Hey!" Dean complained. He screamed in fright as he swam away from Fang's fin closing in. "Let's find out on this episode of Total...Drama...Island!" Chris announced. Dean kept screaming as Fang chased him.
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Inside the Bear cabin the next morning, Millie was crying on her bed.
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
She wiped away a tear. "S-sorry. I didn't sleep that much last night. I don't know what to do. I've tried to apologize to Priya, b-b-but I think I lost my only friend!"
Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)
"After all my training, I am so made at myself for getting taken in by a fake friendship with a two-faced, book writing liar!" She ripped off her friendship bracelet and dropped it in the toilet.
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
She snickered. "I'm happy this plan came together. And in case Morningstar tries to mend things, I'll keep her focus distracted on our resident Dracula. I made sure to jam the windows shut and lock the door after dark to make sure he can't sneak out for blood. It won't be long before he breaks. No one can go cold turkey forever."
End Confessionals
Back towards the campfire, Bryan was searching in the bushes. "Where is that statue?" he muttered. He then noticed Carly, Trent and Sam walking over. "Oh. S-sorry. I thought the place would be free."
"It's okay, dude," Sam assured him. "You can join our talk. Right, guys?"
"About...Priya and Millie, I assume?"
"Yeah," Carly sighed. "Priya saw Millie's notebook and broke off their friendship. The worst part is that Millie told me she stopped writing in it after that cave challenge in Pahkitew. Millie's a sobbing mess now and I can't speak with Priya after the last challenge."
"You did say those harsh things to her," Trent pointed out.
"Priya needed to hear that! Her parents warped her mind so bad that she scolds people trying to give her genuine help!"
"Priya's parents are probably the only family she has," Bryan argued. "Where would she even go if she rebelled from them? She probably put up with the cause since it's the only life she knows and eventually got used to it."
"Sounds pretty sad," Sam said.
"It is," Carly sighed. "Why would any parent force their kid into that life? Priya has her own dreams, too. Millie mentioned that Priya wanted to go to med school."
"I definitely sympathize with her," Bryan confessed. "My dad's also the type to try to live out his dreams through his kid, AKA me. So glad my mom divorced him last winter."
"But Millie's not innocent, either," Trent put in. "She did write all that stuff down, and not just of Priya. Ripper, Shawn, Ella..."
"I know," Carly moaned. "What do we do?"
"Maybe I can try to get the two to talk to each other?" Sam suggested. "I'm pretty chill with both of them."
"Okay, man," Trent agreed. "Whatever gets those two friendly again." Sam started jogging off. "You still look depressed," Bryan noted as he saw Carly's frown. "Something else on your mind?"
"How Priya got Millie's notebook," Carly replied. "Millie told me she ditched it on Pahkitew, so how did it surface again? I bet one of the villains planted it there to break them up on purpose!"
"It must be the saboteur!" Trent declared.
"Saboteur?" Bryan repeated with confusion. Carly narrowed her eyes at Trent, who gave a meek shrug. "Okay," Carly gave in. "Since you were affected, I guess we can trust you with this. Someone's been sabotaging the Gophers and we believe the third Gopher villain is behind it."
"How dreadful!" Bryan gasped. "Did you identify who it was?"
"Not really," Trent admitted, "But we narrowed it down to the remaining girls, minus Heather. Still, I don't know what's the next step."
"Hmm, I have an idea to narrow your search. We know Heather was part of the Villain Alliance, right? Well, the third villain would be willing to work with her."
"Hey, that's right!" Carly realized. "That slashes our suspect pool in half and only three people could be the saboteur: Lindsay, Helen or Echo."
"So what now?" Trent asked. "Three is still two too many."
"We each should keep an eye on each suspect," Bryan recommended. "Trent can get Lindsay while Carly and I watch Echo and Helen."
"To think one of these three could be a villain in disguise," Carly thought. "Just be careful, guys. Remember, they're not gonna go down easily."
"Let's head back to the cabin, Trent. We'll start our watchful eyes there. Um, if that, uh-"
"I get it, man," Trent replied. "Let's go." The two boys walked off. "It won't be easy," Carly muttered. She then noticed some paper near the campfire pit. "What's this? Looks like someone tried to burn this. Kinda looks like..." She gasped before pocketing the paper.
Confessional: Carly (Confused Bears)
"It's a page from Millie's notebook. And from what little writing is left, it says some good things of Priya and how wrong Millie was to write the notebook. Millie must've written this in case she couldn't ditch her book or couldn't destroy it. Whoever dropped the notebook on Priya is making damn sure that any chance of their friendship rekindling isn't there."
End Confessional
Inside the spa hotel, things were relatively calmer. Sierra was sitting at the kitchen counter as she typed on her phone and ate some cereal when she noticed Scarlett and Cameron approach her. "Hey, alliance buddies," she greeted. "What's up?"
"We didn't get a chance to discuss this the other day," Scarlett began, "But I admit your plan to cut Topher was nothing short of clever. Therefore, Cameron and I both agreed that you will now be in charge of gathering information."
"Really? This isn't a prank, is it?"
"Scarlett's not the joking type," Cameron said.
"Back to the matter at hand," Scarlett continued. "Sierra, you are to gather data on any contestant and utilize that information to benefit the alliance."
"Any contestant?" Sierra repeated.
"Correct. Frogs, Bears, Gophers, Rats, even the intern Dean would qualify."
"You've got it, buddy!"
Confessional: Sierra (Frogs of Death)
"Operation: Scarlett Letter starts now! What? She said any contestant counted. Plus, you see the chemistry she and Camby have? Gotta make sure she's on the up-and-up before the official hook-up."
End Confessional
Back at another part of the hotel, Sky was doing some turns on the rings in the gym. "Phew," she breathed out as she hopped down. "A good workout."
"Hey there, girlfriend," Valerie, now wearing a gray crop top, black skin-tight shorts, light-blue leg warmers, a light-blue headband over her ponytailed hair and purple sneakers with gold stars, greeted as she walked over with a water bottle. "Figured you might want some refreshing water to hydrate you again."
"Um, thanks, but...why do you look like you stepped out of an eighties music video?"
"Just thought I get into the athletic spirit. I also wanted to check on you after that pasta disaster a few days ago."
"But I-"
"Calm down, Sky. I'm not mad at you for what went down. I understand that you didn't make that choice. Zoey was totally in the wrong to act like that. Another person in the wrong is Dave. He's acting completely arrogant and thinks he's entitled to you."
"I know. He has been acting worse since the team split. It's like he's turning into Keith."
"Well, if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'm here."
"Uh, thanks."
Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)
"Ugh, I can't believe I had to wear that tacky attire. But I needed to gain Sky's trust and steer her away from Zoey and Sol. And it looks like her drama with Dave is the perfect way."
Confessional: Sky (Frogs of Death)
"Leg warmers? Really? Who would've thought Valerie would wear something so tacky? But if I want to win the million dollars, I might have to consider an alliance with her. How bad could it be?"
End Confessionals
Sky and Valerie were cut off by a loud shriek and a CRASH! "What was that?" Sky asked.
"I'm late!" Phoebe panicked as she ran around in her nightgown, her hair wildly flying behind her in a tangled heap. "I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!"
"Date?"
"Five bucks says she's meeting up with the former Frog jerk jock," Valerie scoffed.
"Barry!" Phoebe called out as she ran back and forth. "We gotta get going!" Barry yawned before walking towards the door outside, with Zee stroking him as he stood nearby. "Hey, Phoebe," Zee said as she skid to a stop. "Uh, you missing something? Like, uh, a pic-a-nic basket for the date?"
"Oh, right," Phoebe groaned as she face-palmed. "Coach and I were gonna share breakfast by the willow tree. I-"
"One pic-a-nic basket with grilled cheese, goat jerky, peanut butter cups and some cola to drink. Packed it a few minutes ago."
"Thanks, Mister Hezekias! Let's go, Barry." Phoebe and Barry hurried outside with the picnic basket in hand.
Confessional: Zee (Frogs of Death)
"Phoebe seemed upset at being late, so telling her she was still in her PJs might not have been a good idea."
End Confessional
"You're late," Keith teased as Phoebe and Barry reached the twisted willow tree. "And yikes. You just fall out of bed or something?"
"Yes," Phoebe sighed, "But I got the pic-a-nic basket."
"Okay, Yogi and Boo-Boo. Just be careful food doesn't get in that rat's nest on your head."
"I have a rat's nest?"
"No, squirt. Your hair's a mess. When did you last brush it?"
"Uh...um..." Barry nudged Phoebe's arm. "Oh, sorry," she said as she passed him some goat jerky. "There you go."
"Here," Keith volunteered. "I'll help braid your hair while you eat."
"You can braid hair?"
"A little. Tara taught me whenever she needed to pull her hair back for volleyball and there was only one rubber band."
"I thought your cousin's name was Kathryn."
"Tara's not my cousin. She's my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend? I thought that was me."
"No, no, no! You are a friend. A girlfriend is much more than that. And...there. One braid." Phoebe looked back to see her hair all braided. "Thanks, coach," she told him. "You're good."
"Eh, I suppose," Keith shrugged. "Now to- Hey! Who took my sandwich?" He looked over to see Barry eating the last piece of grilled cheese. "Sometimes I think Barry's half-mouse by all the cheese he eats," Keith muttered.
"He should be okay," Phoebe assured him. "Dogs can have cheese. No chocolate, no grapes, no onions...learned that last one the hard way when I cleaned up Bruce's throw-up."
"At least he didn't eat the Brunch of Disgustingness, huh?"
"Challenge time, campers!" Chris announced over the loudspeakers.
"So much for a relaxing meal. One last question, squirt: you gonna compete in your jammies?" Phoebe looked down and just realized she still had her nightgown on. "No point changing now," she explained. "We can't be late. Come on, coach!" She dashed off. "Definitely an interesting one, huh, Barry?" Keith asked the chupacabra.
"Frogs," Chris began, "Rats, Gophers and Bears, congrats on making it this far. Now, this challenge is gonna be a bit special."
"For the first challenge of the day," Chef explained, "The teams must construct rafts, then drag it along a path where you will reach a small lake. The last team to have all its members across will get one of its members eliminated."
"What?" Helen gasped. "Why the sudden rule change?"
"But the first camper to cross from the other three teams will compete in our final part of the challenge for first-place invincibility and a special reward," Chris continued.
"Lightning likes the sound of that!" Lightning cheered.
"Hold up," Bowie cut off. "How are we supposed to cut down trees with our bare hands?"
"I wasn't done explaining the challenge," Chris told him. "I was pausing with concern. Everything okay in BFF Town?"
"There is no BFF Town," Priya angrily replied while glaring at Millie, "It burned to the ground with everybody inside, no survivors, population zero!"
"Why are you acting so mean to Millie again?" Echo asked with concern. "That's not what a proper friend does, you know."
"A proper friend also doesn't write nasty stuff about people in their notebook," Keith pointed out. "If you had something to say, then tell them to their face and not be underhanded like that."
"Like he's one to talk," Sky muttered under her breath.
"They're not the only duo to split," Paul sighed as he stood between Greg and Destiny. "Uh, you two okay to work together?"
"Not until Destiny admits she's wrong and apologizes to Nikki," Greg huffed.
"Not until Greg admits that the bitch is using him like Charlie Daniels uses a fiddle!" Destiny lashed back.
"She's not!"
"She is!"
"Enough," Jasmine interrupted. "How do we build our rafts?"
"You will use an old-fashioned two-person saw to cut the trees and use rope to tie them together," Chris explained.
"So we have to team up?" Millie asked. "I'll work with Priya."
"I will NEVER work with you," Priya angrily told her. "I would rather eat a bee's nest, give a rabid gorilla a bubble bath or I would rather-"
"Okay," Chris cut off with a laugh, "Firstly, Chef, write down those ideas as potential future challenges. Secondly, teamwork will be vital for this challenge."
"No worries!" Sugar exclaimed as she hugged Millie. "I'll work with you! Team Sugar! Whoo!" Millie could only let out a quiet moan.
Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)
"Good. She deserves to be paired with that fart monster. They both stink!"
Confessional: Carly (Confused Bears)
"Why is Sugar suddenly volunteering to help Millie? She's not nice to anyone unless it's for ulterior motives. I bet she dropped the book on Priya."
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
She chuckled. "Like I'd actually help her. With Priya hating Millie, I can make sure to make them stay mad. If we lose, them Bears will vote them over me. I still win!"
End Confessionals
"Ethan and I will help Destiny," Paul told the Bears. "Dave and Shawn, take care of Greg. Carly, keep an eye on Millie and Sugar. The rest of you are on Priya duty."
"Leave the tree-cutting to the Lightning," Lightning boasted.
"The saw requires two people," Dawn reminded him.
"Like I trust some lying...liars!"
"Ooh, good comeback," Courtney sarcastically remarked.
"I apologized, Lightning," Dawn explained. "What more do you want?"
"Just calm down, Lightning," Bowie advised. "Scott, help me." However, Scott simply had an awkward look as he stared down at the ground. "Sam?" Bowie asked.
"Uh, got my plate full, dude," Sam informed him. "You're on your own." Later, the teams grabbed their saws. "Build a raft," Chris repeated, "Drag it to the lake. Get to the other side. Ready...set..." He blew his air horn. "Let's do this!" Phoebe cheered as she and Zee ran ahead.
"Come on, Millie," Sugar told Millie and Carly as she dragged them and the saw behind her.
"Let's go, Gophers," Lacey instructed as she ran with her saw.
"Follow me," Bowie said to the Rats.
"Sha-wait a minute," Lightning protested. "Why should Lightning listen to some liars?"
"We're not seriously going over this again, are we? It was just a strategy to get Julia off her game."
"Speaking of Julia," Scott cut off as he and Austin carried their saw, "Now that she's gone, I wanna try and WIN these challenges from now on." Meanwhile, Cameron was struggling to use the saw. "Hold still, little guy," Jasmine told him. She slammed the tree, making it creak a bit before falling over. "Impressive," Cameron noted.
"Making better progress than her," Jasmine scoffed as she pointed behind her. Over by another tree, Zoey was slowly cutting a tree, lost in her own thoughts... "Want some help?" Mike offered as he walked over.
"Uh, no, thank you," Zoey stammered. "I'm good."
"Suit yourself." Mike walked off, unaware of Zoey's conflicted look.
Confessional: Zoey (Frogs of Death)
"I can't believe it! After finally getting better-ish with Mike, I KISSED Duncan! Granted, it was an accident, but it still counts! Mike and Lacey will never forgive me for this!"
End Confessional
"I still can't believe it," Nikki told Helga as they sawed their tree down. "Why would Destiny even think of me like that?"
"What does Helga look like, some sort of mind reader?" Helga questioned.
"No, no. But it's just so weird that Destiny's holding this weird grudge against me. I don't even know why she has it in the first place!"
"Hmm, now where have I heard that story before? Sounds like you and Mohawk Girl are in same boat now."
"What, you mean Helen? You think she and I-?" Nikki was cut off by a tree falling near her feet. "Sorry, Nikki!" Helen shouted. "Didn't mean for the tree to land there!" Helga simply gave Nikki a 'I told you so' look.
Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)
"Is Helga right? Is all this against Helen over some misunderstanding?"
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Priya was feverously cutting her tree down, inadvertently knocking Tyler back and forth like a rag doll. "Slow it down," Keith ordered. "We won't win if the rag doll here is out of commission."
"Seems like Priya has a bit of contained energy," Alejandro noted as he approached him. "Perhaps if you talked with her a bit more, you could-"
"Back off, Alejandro. Don't you think I forgot where I saw you. Using that girl's anger is messed up. So much for the supposed gentleman."
"I think you mistake my intentions, my former amigo. I'm merely trying to redirect her anger to help us and hopefully release it in a more positive way." Keith rolled his eyes and was about to say something when he caught something out of the corner of his eye. "Oh, crap!" he cried out before running off. Alejandro merely shrugged before he approached the still-heavy-breathing Priya. "I see you're going at a great pace," he began. "Nice one, Priya."
"Busy," Priya swiftly told him as she sawed. "Can't talk. Gotta beat Millie."
"Regarding the notebook incident? Trust me, I understand your frustration. Millie taking advantage of your friendship, only to backstab you like that..." Priya let out a scream as she pulled out the saw with anger, which nearly hit Alejandro. "Mmm, perhaps you need a new way of focusing this," he suggested as he took a step back.
"What do you mean?" Priya questioned. "All I have to do is best Millie."
"You're forgetting this is a two-part challenge. Even if you win over her in the race, there's still another task ahead."
"Then what do I have to do?"
"Very easy: we have to lose...so you can win."
"Wh-what?"
"Piensalo. If we lose the challenge, we will head to the elimination ceremony and no one in this team will be okay to have Millie here after the lies she told. She's guaranteed to be eliminated for her disgusting betrayal."
"Yeah...yeah! The perfect payback for that stinky little rat!" Over at another tree, said rat was slowly cutting her tree. "Are you gonna even try, Millie?" Carly asked.
"What's the point?" Millie moaned. "Priya will never forgive me."
"So?" Sugar scoffed. "What does that have to-? Are you crying?" Millie was barely holding back her tears. "Quit that blubbering!" Sugar scolded. "There's no crying in pageants!"
"No one asked for your input," Carly sternly told her. However, she was tossed away by Sugar. "Here's my idea," the pageant queen told Millie. "You secretly sabotage Priya's raft, and as it falls apart, you let her jump to your raft so she doesn't drown. She'll have to forgive you after you save her life."
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
"Maybe it's cause I got no sleep and I'm completely desperate, but Sugar's plan seems...good."
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"What do pickle pops and Millie got in common? They're both suckers!" She laughed.
End Confessionals
The Rats were still sawing their tree. "Man, this is hard," Harold moaned.
"La-la-la-la-la," Phoebe sang as she and Zee carried their completed raft above their head.
"Those two completed their raft first?!" Courtney complained. "ARGH!" She started sawing harder until the saw broke. "Great," Scott sarcastically put in. "We'll definitely win at this rate."
"Chris!" Bowie shouted. "We need another saw!"
"Darn," Chris said over the loudspeakers, "There are no extras."
"Who travels without their own saw?" Shawn teased. "What a weirdo."
"Quit talking," Greg ordered as he kept sawing. "I'm not losing."
"Losing what: the challenge or Destiny?"
"Don't bring her up! To think she has the nerve to accuse Nikki of such a baseless accusation!"
"Yikes. Still upset? I thought you two would've figured stuff out by now."
"Figure out what? That she was absolutely and disgustingly rude to Nikki? Like that needs any figuring out."
"I mean...maybe she saw something?"
"She saw nothing. Nothing! Plus, she was okay being pals with Paulie, but I get a friend and it's suddenly a huge problem!"
"Yeah, but-"
"Can we focus?" Dave cut off. "We have to win this. If I can cut this down and make the raft fast, I'm sure to impress Sky." He glanced around for Sky while Shawn could only sigh in defeat.
Confessional: Shawn (Confused Bears)
"Okay, hearing Greg and Dave getting obsessed on their cases...yeah. Now I know how people might feel about me."
End Confessional
"Yo, Destiny," Paul began as he approached the rocker. "Uh, can we talk about what happened?"
"It's as obvious as those flashlight-eyes of yours," Destiny argued as she kept sawing. "Nikki was messing with my Greggy and he won't admit he's been played!"
"Maybe because there was no play," Ethan suggested.
"Like hell that's true! Nikki is sinking her weevil little claws into Greggy and he doesn't even know it! I'll make her pay for trying to dupe him! Win the challenge, then CRUSH every little bone in her ears!"
"Isn't winning enough?" Paul sarcastically remarked.
"YOU'RE WRONG!" Destiny shouted back. The two boys were knocked back by her yell. "Looks like talking to her is out of the question," Ethan sighed.
"And I doubt the guys made progress with Greg," Paul reasoned. "Let's focus on not losing this challenge. I don't want my friend getting cut because of this dispute." Meanwhile, all the Gophers finished constructing their rafts. "Nice-looking raft, Gophers," Leshawna complimented.
"All that's left is a gondolier pole or something like that to push us across," Bryan reasoned. "Let's go." The Gophers started to run off, though Heather yanked Lindsay back. "Go cut the Frogs' raft," she instructed as she passed Lindsay a knife. "Now!" Lindsay nervously crept towards Nikki's rat and sliced a rope before running back to Heather. Back with Priya's raft, Millie subtly crept over to it. "Okay, how do I do this?" she asked Sugar.
"Just use these," Sugar replied as she passed Millie some toenail clippers. "Don't break 'em!"
"Why do you have toenail clippers?"
"For the toes and trimming nose hairs, duh. Now hurry!"
"Ew! These were up your nose?" Millie starting trimming the ropes on Priya's raft. "More!" Sugar rallied. "More! Hey, she's coming back. Let's go." Sugar yanked Millie away a few seconds before Priya started dragging her raft away. "Millie?" Sam thought as he saw her dragging a small raft. "Isn't that kinda small?"
"It'll have to do," Millie shrugged. "I need to stay close to Priya so this plan will work."
"Uh, what plan?"
"I don't know," Carly explained as she ran over to Sam's side, "But we've gotta stop it. Sugar encouraged her to do...something and whatever it was, I assume it's bad."
"Oh, no! We-" Sam was yanked away by Courtney. "No fraternizing with the enemy!" she commanded. "Now get to chopping!" Meanwhile, Phoebe and Zee, along with the Gophers, reached where Chris and Dean were waiting. "Congratulations, everyone," Dean blandly greeted. "If you're interested in backing out now..."
"No way," Heather sternly told him.
"Why would you even say that?" Helen asked.
"As the first to arrive," Chris announced, "You're the first to hear the exciting news: the lake is made of lava! Surprise!" A bird landed on a rock but the heat burned off all its feathers. Most of the Gophers gasped in shock. "Is-is that-?" Paul stammered as he dragged his, Ethan and Destiny's raft over.
"L-l-lava?" Priya stammered.
"Yep," Dean replied, "So, if any of you feel like backing out now..." He was knocked over by Echo carrying a small log. "We came this far," she said with determination. "Let's keep going, Gophers!" She put her log on the lava and started paddling, hiding back her smirk from the camera.
(cue commercial)
"Lava?" Nikki gasped as she and the Frogs reached the lake. "Lava?! Have you completely flipped your pancake?!"
"Chill out," Chris joked. "A little lava never killed anybody. Frogs, Bears, your lead on the Rats is evaporating. Get moving."
"Go ahead," Alejandro whispered to Priya. "I'll try to keep Millie busy, okay?" Priya started paddling ahead, with the Frogs starting to follow suit. "They're catching up!" Bryan gasped as he looked behind him.
"And Echo has taken the lead!" Dean shouted through a megaphone. "Look at that! Echo...winning!"
"Do you have to shout it in our ears?" Paul inquired with an annoyed look.
"Um, yeah. To make things more simple, it means...GET YOUR ASSES IN GEAR NOW!"
"You heard him!" Dave rallied as he placed his raft on the lava. "Move!" He quickly started paddling ahead. "Millie," Chris greeted as she, Carly and Sugar walked over with their raft, "The lake is actually-"
"Lava?!" Millie fearfully realized. "LAVA?!"
"What I said," Nikki called out as she paddled.
"Sugar! Why did you make me cut so many of her ropes?!"
"Her ropes?" Carly thought. "You don't mean-"
"How was I supposed to know all lakes weren't made of water?" Sugar whipped back.
"We've gotta hurry! Come on!" Carly and Millie quickly started paddling their raft ahead. "Echo has a strong lead with everyone," Chris narrated, "With the Gophers not too far away. Priya has a strong lead for the Bears but Millie is pushing with the desperation of someone who's done something unforgivable to a friend. Oh, but what's this? Looks like Dave's raft with Shawn and Greg are rocketing past the Frogs of Death." Back in the woods, the Rats finished chopping down a tree. "And somewhere far, far behind the others is the Rats!"
"Let's not waste time with a fancy raft," Scott decided. "We'll sail the log down."
"What's keeping you, Creepy Girl?" Lightning asked as he noticed Dawn lagging behind.
"Replenishing what we've gotten," Dawn explained as she planted an acorn in the dirt. "There we go." She was yanked up by Scott. "We can still win this!" Bowie rallied as the other Rats carried their log off. "Let's do it!"
"Quit following me!" Greg scolded as he saw Destiny paddling her raft nearby.
"Uh, I can't," Destiny replied with annoyance. "The log is burning down, genius."
"Hate to interrupt," Ethan cut off, "But we're all on the same team, not to mention the lava underneath us. You know, the thing that can turn all six of us into smoked human brisket if we don't go fast enough?"
"This blalk doesn't need your input, Galahad!"
"Ethan is right," Paul told Destiny. "If we don't go faster, we're all toasted, and if that happens, I'll take you out with my own hands before the fucking lava burns your skin off!"
"Dude, focus ahead," Shawn instructed. "This is no video game, no safe check, no second life. If we burn, we burn!"
"Yeah, we have to go out fast," Dave agreed. "I'm sure escaping near death will score some cool points with Sky, right?"
"Why am I suddenly the only one that's making any sense?"
"The finish line!" Echo cheered as she reached the other side of the lava lake. "Yes! I won..." She froze when she saw Phoebe and Zee chatting at the finish line. "How did you two beat everybody else?"
"Just kept thinking good vibes as we paddled ahead," Zee calmly replied.
"Come on, coach!" Phoebe cheered. "You can do it! Yay! Uh, you, too, Frogs."
"Better, squirt," Keith chuckled as he, Alejandro and Tyler paddled their raft.
"Wait," Millie panted as she and Carly got closer to Priya, "Priya...wait up. Your raft is-"
"Can't hear you," Priya cut off. "Too focused on kicking your butt back home."
"Please! Listen to me!"
"I'm not sure she will," Carly breathed out. "But we can't lag behind. We've gotta catch up!"
"Lava," Bowie scoffed as the Rats arrived with their log. "Of course it's lava."
"Oh, hi, Rats," Chris greeted. "Nice...log. I didn't realize you were still playing."
"Shove it, Chris," Scott scolded.
"I don't know," Sugar teased as she lounged in a chair nearby with her swimsuit on and a pair of purple sunglasses. "Things look awfully hopeless for you Rats. Only one of them miracles can save you now!"
"And yet you're here," Bowie muttered.
"I just got an awesome idea, guys!" Geoff exclaimed. "We could totally use our log as a surfboard and ride the lava waves."
"Are you nuts?" Scott scolded. "That is just-"
"The miracle we might need," Dawn finished, to the dirt farmer's shock. "And just to be safe...let's see..." She pulled out a red vial and uncorked it. "This heat potion should protect us from the intense flames...hopefully. It's the first time I've tried it."
"We don't have much choice," Bowie told Scott. "I'm not interested in coming in last, either. Let's go, team." He placed the log onto the lava, with the Rats jumping on.
Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)
"Track and field, basketball, wrestling...I've won all the trophies. And most importantly..." He placed a crown onto his head. "You do not win Little Miss Slash Mister Fabulous Ultimate Grand Supreme by throwing in the towel just because Betsy McMasters pulled out her fire batons! And yes, this was in my pocket the whole time."
Confessional: Sugar (Confused Bears)
"Oh, yeah! I played them Rats like a bag of drums! They'll either clobber Millie and make her lose or get torched by lava. Either one works."
End Confessionals
"Start her up, little dudette!" Geoff rallied.
"Hope this works," Dawn breathed out. She started mumbling something, with the lava swirling around the log. Soon, the lava swelled into a large wave that carried the Rats' log ahead. "WHOO!" Geoff cheered.
"AHH!" DJ shrieked as he clung onto the log for dear life.
"And pretending they still have a chance," Chris narrated, "The Rats' log is in the lava. And way up ahead, the Gophers are inches away from victory."
"We made it!" Owen cheered as he, Heather, Leshawna, Lindsay, Bryan and Lacey crossed the finish line. "Awesome!"
"Yeah," Trent, now with tomato-red skin, moaned as Gwen helped him across the finish line. "Awesome." Helen was about to get off when she heard some screams. "What the-?" she thought. She gasped as she saw Helga drifting on one log and Nikki trying to balance on another. "Hang on!" Helen shouted as she started paddling her canoe back. "I'll help!" Meanwhile, Priya's raft started coming apart. "My raft!" she cried out.
"Priya, jump to my raft," Millie panted as she drifted over. "You're not gonna make it."
"I don't need your help!" One of Priya's logs got submerged in lava, forcing her to jump to another. "Don't be stubborn about this," Carly pleaded. "You're gonna fall in!" Priya hopped onto another log. "Then you can help Millie write a book about how you two faked being someone's friend then watch them drown in lava," Priya scolded.
"But you were supposed to jump to my raft when yours fell apart," Millie explained, "Then we can become besties again because I saved you."
Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)
"Did Millie just-?" She gasped. "She sabotaged my raft!"
End Confessional
"You are gonna pay for this," Priya threatened as she stared down Millie.
"In-in her defense," Carly stammered, "Chris said it was a lake. He never mentioned lava! A-and it wasn't Millie's idea. It was Sugar's!"
"Just jump to my raft," Millie pleaded. "We'll get to the other side together."
"Priya is gonna jump, right?" Dean asked the Gophers.
"Her raft is disintegrating," Gwen noted. "Unless she wants to die in lava, she's got no other choice."
"And Millie caused the raft to break," Leshawna added. "She's totally in the wrong here."
"Priya also has her pride," Lacey pointed out. "She'd rather burn to death than admit she was wrong, as well."
"Since when was she wrong?" Heather asked. "It's all Millie's fault."
"Not like what she wrote about us was wrong. Especially how crappy Priya's parents are with raising her."
"Anything you'd like to add?" Bryan asked Echo with a suspicious stare.
"I-I think this whole affair is a mess," Echo replied.
"Oh, I'll jump to your raft, alright," Priya told Millie and Carly, "But only one of us is going to make it to the other side."
"Priya, you're not thinking..." Carly gasped as she and Millie backed up their raft.
"Priya, no," Millie pleaded. "Please!"
"With Priya, Millie and Carly all moving backwards," Chris narrated, "The Rats and Frogs may not be completely out of this."
"How much longer is this crazy ride?!" DJ cried out with fright.
"Up ahead!" Scott exclaimed. "Just a little more, guys!" The lava wave soon gave out, sending the Rats flying until they all crossed the finish line. "And the Rats are the first team safe!" Chris announced. "What a complete turnaround!"
"Yes!" Bowie cheered. "Good work, guys!"
"So who was first to arrive?" Courtney questioned.
"Obviously the Lightning!" Lightning bragged. "Aw, yeah! I'm a hero!"
"It was Geoff's idea, you idiot," Scott reminded him. "Which was nuts, if I might add."
"Stan's reviewing the footage," Chris told the group, "But in the meantime, enjoy sweet safety."
"I can see the finish line," Shawn noted. "We're almost there."
"The finish line!" Sky gasped as she and Valerie paddled past them. "Come on!"
"No, no, no!" Dave protested. "We can't lose!" He started paddling faster and faster, though Greg went flying up into the air due to the speed. "GREGGY!" Destiny cried out in a panic. Greg went flying until he crashed onto Sierra and Scarlett's raft. "No hitchhikers," Scarlett stated as she picked Greg up with her oar.
"Don't dunk him in the lava!" Sierra pleaded. "He's not hurting anybody. Plus, if he's burned alive, the ship with him and the girl of his dreams will never come true!"
"Wh-what are you talking about?" Greg stammered as his cheeks heated up.
"Oh, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Why else are you blushing?"
"Hello! We're on a lake of boiling lava!"
"A lake even hotter than your passion for Nikki, am I right?"
"Nikki? Are you crazy? Destiny's the one I-" Greg quickly covered his mouth as he realized what he said and his blush intensified. Nearby, Tyler, Helga, Nikki and Helen gasped in shock. "It was so obvious," Paul scoffed.
"What was?" Destiny asked as she paddled ahead.
"You didn't-? Sometimes I wonder why I even bother."
"He's safe," Sky breathed out. "But why Dave did that..."
"Like I said," Valerie told her, "He's becoming more and more like Keith." The duo soon reached the other side. "Nice one, ladies," Chris told them. "Too bad the guys beat you to it."
"Yeah!" Dave cheered as he and Shawn stood on the finish line. Sky just frowned a bit, with steam literally emanating from her sunburned skin.
Confessional: Sky (Frogs of Death)
"To see someone toss away someone and to end up not winning against them, all with sunburn?! Ugh! I've never been this angry before!"
Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)
He chuckled a bit. "Didn't exactly win immunity, but I did beat Sky. This is the perfect time to rub it in a little. Oh, yeah. She's gonna fall in love with me right now."
End Confessionals
"Second place to me," Dave bragged as he approached Sky. "BOOM! Totally did better than you!"
"Dave," Shawn warned in a harsh whisper, "Dave, stop."
"How sexy am I now? Bet you wish I was still your boyfriend." Sky growled, her breaking point shattered. "You were NEVER my boyfriend," she sternly told Dave as she faced him, "And you will never BE my boyfriend, and you have no shot of beating OR dating me, got it?!" Dave nodded before falling over, while Sky could only storm off. "You okay, Sky?" Trent asked her. "Need some space or...?"
"Davie!" Destiny gasped as she, Paul and Ethan reached the finish line. "What happened to you?" Dave could only whimper as he laid on the ground. "Please," Valerie scoffed. "He brought it up on himself." Destiny tried to go after her but Paul held her back. "Now, now," Paul told Destiny. "A time and place for acting up, like when there are less witnesses..."
"Paul!" Ethan gasped in shock. "Don't even think it!"
"Okay, fine. We're cool...for now."
Confessional: Paul (Confused Bears)
"Something tells me that Dave and Sky's break-up wasn't just because of some bragging. Valerie must've wormed her way with Sky and made things worse. Hope no one else was affected by her lies."
End Confessional
"I just wanted to be friends again!" Millie cried out as she and Carly paddled away from Priya and the finish line.
"We will never-" Priya seethed. However, she noticed her log sinking. "PRIYA!" Millie and Carly screamed.
"Coming through!" Jo shouted as she and Jasmine paddled their raft past. Priya quickly hopped onto the raft before the log sank.
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
"Phew. She's safe!"
End Confessional
Scarlett, Sierra and Greg reached the finish line, followed by Cameron, Mike, Zoey and Sol. "Almost there!" Cameron cheered. "We just need Jasmine, Jo, Helga and Nikki now."
"There they are!" Zoey gasped as she pointed to Nikki and Helga. "They're stranded!"
"Helen, get back here!" Heather ordered as Helen continued to paddle towards the rapper. "If we lose, you are a goner!"
"Climb on," Helen told Nikki and Helga as she reached them. "I'll help you."
"Why would you?" Nikki questioned. "After all the trouble you've caused..."
"You ask that NOW?!" Helga protested. "Do not look gift horse in mouth! GET ON!"
"Uh...it won't hold with all of us."
"Come on, Nikki," Helen pleaded after Helga stepped onto the raft. "You'll get cooked alive if you stay put!"
"Get off, Reality Rookie!" Jo warned Priya. "This is my raft!"
"Oh, yeah?" Priya challenged. "Make me!" The duo started to fight. "Keep going!" Carly rallied to Millie as they rowed past. "We can't afford to lose!"
"Come on, Bears!" Sam cheered from the finish line. "You can do it, Millie! Come on, Priya!"
"Keep your focus, Jasmine!" Shawn rallied. "You're-" He screamed as a blob of lava was flung towards his feet. "I get feeling scorned," Gwen noted, "But the lava might be a bit much."
"End of the line," Jo cackled as she pointed her paddle at Priya. "You're done."
"Those Bear sneaks are getting ahead!" Jasmine gasped as she saw Millie and Carly paddling ahead. "Forget this one and keep going!"
"Yeah," Priya told them. "If we work together, we can eliminate Millie and Carly."
"Pretty sure I can handle those nerds on my own," Jo boasted.
"Oh, I get it. You're scared to go up against me one-on-one."
"Scared? Ha! I don't get scared! But since you suggested it, let's clobber Book Nerd!" The trio quickly paddled and nearly caught up to Carly and Millie. "Why are you working with Jo?" Millie questioned. "You hate her and she's probably was the one who ruined our friendship."
"Ex-squeeze me?" Jo laughed. "It's your fault since you wrote all that crap about the nerd."
"AND my family!" Priya lashed out.
Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)
"Yep. It's hard to argue with that."
End Confessional
"So you're saying you approve of the torture Priya's parents put her through?!" Carly scolded. "What they did to her isn't right!"
"Makes sense you side with the nerd!" Priya shouted back. "You're so-" She was silenced as Carly pointed a blob of lava close to her. "No, YOU listen for one damn minute!" Carly ordered. "Your parents put you through hell, all for what?! For their selfish reasons! Even if you somehow won, I bet you they'll just hoard your well-earned winnings and force you into another dangerous reality show! What about YOUR dreams?! What about YOUR life, huh?!"
"No one gives a damn about what you say, Morningstar," Jo scoffed as kept paddling ahead. "Now get out of my way!"
Confessional: Carly (Confused Bears)
"Nice going, Carly. Alienate Priya more from you. But I just couldn't brush her problems off. I have a bit of an overbearing dad, but at least we discuss stuff like gymnastics class and he doesn't force me into doing it!"
End Confessional
Jo, Jasmine and Priya soon reached the finish line. "Whoo-hoo!" Priya cheered. "In your face, Millie!"
"Hurry, ladies!" Jo shouted. "I don't want us losing!"
"Please, Nikki," Helen begged, tears dotting her eyes. "I don't want you to die! PLEASE!"
"And Bears are getting ahead," Helga added. "Put pride away for one minute and JUMP!" Nikki looked over to the sinking log she was on, then to Helen's reached-out hand. She sighed before grabbing Helen's hand just before the log sank. "Finally," Helga breathed out. "Now you two hold onto Helga. I get you there same way Yelena Isinbayeva got famous back home: with pole vault!" Helen and Nikki clung onto Helga's back, then the Siberian got a running start before flinging the trio ahead with the stick. "Hurry!" Carly cried out as she and Millie vigorously paddled ahead. However, their efforts were in vain as Helga, Nikki and Helen crashed across the finish line. "Gophers and Frogs are now safe!" Chris announced.
"YES!" Helen squealed as she gave Nikki a tight hug. "You're safe! I-I-I mean, we're safe, heh-heh."
Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)
"She did that...for me? I eliminated her friend and she still helped me? It's just so...like, what? Ugh, my head feels all noodle-y now."
End Confessional
"Confused Bears," Chris told the group as a defeated Carly and Millie reached the finish line, "I'll see you later at elimination. For now, go sit on the Failure Benches."
"Before I go, Priya," Millie breathed out, "Just tell me: did you read the last page where I talk about how much you mean to me, about how horrible I felt for writing all the other stuff?"
"I read all of it," Priya replied with disdain. "There was nothing like that in there." She started to walk off. "Wh-what?" Millie stammered in confusion. "B-b-but..."
"She couldn't have read it," Carly quietly explained to her. "When I was by the campfire, I found the page torn out and nearly destroyed." Millie gasped in shock. "Who could've-?" she tearfully asked.
"I don't know," Carly sighed. "Not like I helped, either. I just drove Priya away." The two girls started to tear up, which was quickly noticed by Sam. "Wait, Priya!" he called out as he ran up to her. "Can't you let Millie try to explain things? About what that last page was? Please?" Priya glanced over at the gamer's pleading look.
Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)
"I don't care what she wrote on the last page. I don't, and I won't ask her, because I don't care."
End Confessional
"Fine," Priya gave in as she walked back to Millie, "What did the last page say?"
"That I wrote awful things about you and everyone else because of my own insecurities," Millie confessed. "I thought I was above all of you, but I'm not. It was just easier to judge everyone than try to fit in. And that you're one of the few people who has made me feel good about myself. Even if you can never forgive me, you're still the best friend I ever had." Zee and Phoebe started to sob as they hugged each other. "If that doesn't make it right," Sam sniffled, "Nothing will."
"That was so beautiful," Sierra sighed.
"I forgive you!" Priya tearfully exclaimed as she hugged Millie and Carly. "BFFs forever!"
"Thank you!" Millie sobbed with joy.
"Boring!" Sugar shouted from the other side of the lake. "I wanted to see body parts!"
"How is she still here again?" Ethan questioned as he glanced over to his teammates.
"No kidding," Destiny scoffed as she started storming near Nikki. "After all the hell she caused, she should be barbecued and grilled and chopped into little-" She was swiftly knocked out by Helen's punch. "Whoa," Paul breathed out as he and the other Bears started in disbelief.
"What in Davy Jones is wrong with you?" Helen asked Destiny as the latter dazedly returned to her feet. "All day, you've been brawling with your little friend from birth, and over what? Aren't you better than some petty squabble?"
"She's right, Desi," Greg admitted. "What are we doing? I mean, why this stupid squabble?"
"Because Nikki's conning you and plotting your downfall," Destiny sternly replied. "You saw what she did to Lucas!"
"Desi, I wouldn't let some snake into my friend garden. Don't you trust my sense of judgement?"
"I...I do, but I don't want Nikki or Val being the reason you're sent home! It'll be like when Miguel threatened to expel us! I don't want you to go!" Destiny started to bawl as she tightly hugged Greg. "Don't worry, Desi," Greg assured her. "Your Greggy won't go down without a fight. You know that. Now, can we let bygones be bygones?"
"Who cares?" Destiny cried out. "I just wanna be friends with you again!"
"Me, too, Desi. I hate us fighting."
"Aw..." Sierra gushed.
"Oh, thank God," Ethan breathed out. "They made amends."
"Better leave the lovebirds be," Paul advised in a whisper.
"All this raw emotion," Chris commented, "It's so...boring! Bears, go to the Failure Benches." The Bears walked off, while Dean watched with a dejected look.
Confessional: Dean
"Crap. I couldn't save the Bears. But what I CAN do is try my hardest to keep Echo from winning. No way can she gain that reward for first."
End Confessional
"As for the Frogs, Gophers and Rats," Chris announced, "We now start the second part of the challenge!"
"So which of us are competing?" Harold inquired. "You said the first member of the three winning teams, correct?"
"It's obviously me," Courtney spoke up with confidence. "I'm the only competent member of the Rats left!"
"Uh, no, Law School," Dean informed her. "Stan gave me the info from the cameras, and here are the lucky three. From the Frogs of Death, Phoebe. From the Toxic Rats, Bowie. And from the Screaming Gophers...uh, the ugly one. Right there."
"Thanks for the flattery," Echo sarcastically noted. "The challenge, Chris, please."
"Came up with this one on my own," Chris told the campers. "On foot, you will race all the way up this mountain. At the top, you will find three Turbo-Orbs. You must get inside your Orb and race back down the mountain. The first one to cross the finish line, hopefully alive, wins first place and the special reward."
"Wait," Dean cut in. "Make them each carry two goats up the mountain. It'll be hilarious. The only thing that listens less than a teenager is a goat."
"Bringing some A-game today, huh? Finally!"
"You're not serious, right?" Echo asked. A second later, she, Bowie and Phoebe held the goats' leashes. "You must arrive at the top with both your goats," Chris informed them, "Unharmed. Ready...set...go!" Bowie and Echo rushed ahead with their goats, though Phoebe calmly walked her goats ahead. "Go on, squirt!" Keith rallied as he and the other campers sat in the Failure Benches. "Pick up the pace!" Echo's goats skid to a stop, making her fall ahead and letting Bowie trample her. "What good goats you are!" he gushed. "Bye, Echo!" Echo growled in frustration. "Where do you think you're going?" she warned as she noticed her goats attempting to leave. "You'd better stick to me until we reach the top or you'll go into the oven like Hansel and Gretel." The goats fearfully passed their leashes to her. "And don't start slacking off."
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"No way was I going to let that prize slip through my fingers because of some unruly goats that intern dragged out. I remember the challenge info from that paper. If some dweeb like Bowie or Phoebe got that power, my plan will be in ruins!"
End Confessional
Bowie's goats stopped to eat some grass. "Hey," Bowie complained, "We need to keep moving." He tugged on their leashes but they didn't budge. "Are you being serious right now? Because there's a lot of money on the line, so come...on!" He was flung back when the leashes broke from his hands.
"Snack break, Heidi and Peter?" Phoebe asked her goats as she passed them some grass. "You need strength to climb up that tall mountain." She noticed some rustling in a bush, and a second later, Barry leaped out. "Barry!" Phoebe gasped as she scooped up the chupacabra. "Is Chris using you in a challenge again?" Barry growled at the goats. "No, Barry, you can't eat them. But don't worry. I'm sure Coach has some leftover jerky just for you. Heidi and Peter, rest up here while I take Barry to Coach, okay?" The goats happily complied and laid down while Phoebe carried Barry off.
"Listen," Bowie told his goats as he pushed them ahead, "I've eaten goat before and I'll do it again!" The goats angrily baa'ed at him. "Stupid livestock," Echo grumbled as she carried the scared goats under her arms. "You're meant to carry me!"
"There you go, Barry," Phoebe said as she passed him to Keith. "You're in good hands. You got some jerky, right?"
"So much for my afternoon snack," Keith sighed as he saw Barry sniffing his pockets. "But you gotta get your butt in gear, Phoebe. Bowie and Echo are way ahead!"
"But they aren't being too nice to the goats, either. That's important to getting them up fast."
Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)
"I've walked dogs at the animal shelter, and quite a few can be stubborn. You gotta be gentle and know their needs, otherwise it'll be like tugging a boulder."
End Confessional
"I'm going on an all-goat diet," Bowie told his goats. "Goat curry, goat stew, goat tacos, goat cereal, goat pudding, nothing but goat. ALL goat!" He noticed Echo gaining ground on him. "Not today, sister," he taunted as he swiped her hair clip, making her hair fall over her eye.
"Nice play, Bowie!" Scott cheered.
"It was a pretty dirty play, though," Ethan pointed out.
"Don't let him stop you, Echo!" Leshawna rallied. Echo scowled before tripping Bowie and scooping up her hair clip before darting up the mountain. "Huh?" Carly thought.
Confessional: Carly (Confused Bears)
"I thought Echo was half-blind without her hair clip. How is she not falling off the mountain?"
End Confessional
"Ready for a race, guys?" Phoebe giggled to her goats. "Okay, ready...set...go!" She and the goats hurried up the mountain. Back up the top of the mountain, Echo dropped off her goats before fixing up her hair. She then saw a tired Bowie push his goats up to the top. "Thank you," Chris told the duo, "And you two have the lead over Phoebe. No surprise there." He then saw Phoebe's goats run up to him. "Congratulations, goats!" Phoebe cheered after reaching the top. "We made it!"
"How are you not tired?" Bowie questioned.
"Wait, wait," Dean cut in. "Before they get into the Turbo-Orbs, make them milk a mother goat and drink a bucket full of goat milk."
"Okay," Chris noted, "I have no idea what you did with the old Dean, but never ever find him."
"Isn't it obvious what he's trying to pull?" Echo complained. "He's stalling us to be spiteful!"
"I wanna milk the goat!" Phoebe exclaimed. "I wanna drink goat milk! Please, please, PLEASE can we do it?"
"You heard the man," Chris ordered as he passed the campers a bucket. "Squeeze yourself a bucket."
"I was thirsty, anyway," Bowie replied while snatching the bucket.
"Milk faster, Bowie!" Scott rallied. "Faster!" Bowie and Echo feverously milked the goat, but Phoebe's pace was faster and she filled her bucket first. "Thank you, Miss Goat," she happily told her. She started sipping the bucket of milk. "Mmm, yummy!"
Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)
"My mommy took me on a field trip to a farm and I learned all about it. How to plant and harvest fruits and veggies, how to collect eggs from chickens and how to milk cows. I also learned not to chase a turkey since the nice farmer told me they can get mean really fast."
End Confessional
Bowie and Echo finished milking their goats and started chugging the milk down. "Not too quickly," Phoebe advised as she slipped her milk. "You'll get hiccups that way. Oh. No more milk."
"Phoebe's the first to finish," Dean cheered. "Turbo-Orb! Hurry!"
"Uh, do they have helmets?"
"Bowie and Echo are done!" Chris announced. "And they are getting into their Turbo-Orbs! Oh, and Phoebe is in the Turbo-Orb after covering her head with a bucket. They're launching themselves off and I am so glad I am not them right now. It all comes down to this. A race straight down the mountain. Who will it be?" Bowie screamed as he fell down while Phoebe squealed in delight and Echo simply had a determined look.
Confessional: Keith (Confused Bears)
"Phoebe's got this in the bag. Hey, if I can't win, might as well cheer her on."
Confessional: Lightning (Toxic Rats)
"Bowie better sha-win this!"
Confessional: Dean
"Please, please let Phoebe win. Or even Bowie. I'll take Bowie. Just don't let it be Echo."
End Confessionals
The three Turbo-Orbs collided with each other as Bowie, Echo and Phoebe raced neck-and-neck.
Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)
He clutched his stomach. "This challenge is definitely going to be my villain origin story."
End Confessional
Bowie puked, covering his orb completely with goat milk. "Ew!" Chris gagged. "Bowie puked in his Turbo-Orb!"
"Ha!" Echo laughed. "This challenge is mi- HIC! HIC!" She ended up puking after another hiccup, covering her orb with goat milk.
Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)
"I did say not to drink the goat milk too quickly. You can get sick that way."
End Confessional
"Now Echo has barfed!" Chris exclaimed. "Wow! They are literally rolling down a mountain in barf balls! Except for Phoebe, somehow."
"She must have a stomach made of cast iron," Shawn noted.
"The guys back home puke more than she does," Keith chuckled.
"Here they come!" Chris announced. "I have no idea who's in each barf ball, but get ready to stop them!"
"Releasing the porcupines," Chef said as he dumped some porcupines by the finish line. However, Phoebe tried to steer away from them. "Come on!" she shouted. "I don't want you getting squished!" A rock launched her orb high into the air, where it crashed between some trees far from the finish line. "Oh, that's gotta sting!" Chris teased. "Here are the other orbs!" One orb popped and landed near the finish line while the other crossed it after it was popped. "And the winner of this challenge and the special prize is..." Chris announced as he opened the Turbo-Orb by the finish line up. Scott crossed his fingers while Heather started with intensity and Dean looked on with worry. "..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..." A barf-covered Echo crawled out of the orb. "Echo!" Chris exclaimed. The Gophers started to cheer. Bowie barely held in his puke as he stepped out. "Oh, come on!" Courtney complained. "If I was there, I'd have won!"
"NOOO!" Dean cried out as he fell to his knees. "WHY?!"
"I won!" Echo cheered. "I actually won! Yay!"
"Phoebe!" Keith called out as he ripped the door to her Turbo-Orb off its hinges. "You okay?"
"Good thing I have the helmet," Phoebe slurred as she tapped the bucket on her head. "Any more goat milk?"
"Let's just get you to the others for now." Keith carried Phoebe back where he saw Dean crying on the ground. "Oh, great," the boxer complained. "More tears. So your little girlfriend didn't win. Big whoops. It's nothing to whine over."
"Yes, it is," Dean protested. "Because...the reward for whoever crossed the line first got to choose which member of the losing team goes home!"
"WHAT?!" the campers cried out in shock.
"Yes," Chris replied with annoyance, "Thanks for ruining the surprise. Echo, you've got until tonight to decide which Bear goes home." The Bears looked at each other with some worry.
Confessional: Carly (Confused Bears)
"Not gonna lie; I'm really worried about this. Whoever set up the notebook stuff could also convince Echo to vote their way. The third Gopher villain or Sugar or even another villain. I just hope they don't split up Millie and Priya after all they went through."
Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)
"Who do I want to leave? I already had my mind made up once I grabbed that notebook." She gave an evil laugh.
End Confessionals
Later that night, the Bears and Echo were standing at the campfire ceremony. "After a vigorous death-defying race," Chris began, "It's the Bears that bit it the biggest. However, this time around, the person leaving is completely out of your hands."
"Can we get this over with?" Keith demanded. "I got places to be."
"He's kinda right," Echo agreed. "I don't wanna prolong this."
"Fine," Chris sighed. "Echo, eliminate the Bear of your choice. Who to pick? Will it be Dave for how things spiraled with Sky? Sugar for being universally disliked on her team? Greg or Destiny for letting petty fights break them? Or will it be-?"
"It'll be me," Millie volunteered as she stepped forward.
"Millie, no!" Carly gasped.
"Why, Millie?" Priya asked with concern.
"If it wasn't for me, we'd have won," Millie explained. "I got us all into trouble because of what I wrote and just slowing you guys down, and this might be my only shot to make things right with everyone. Chris, ready the Drone of Despair or whatever you need."
"You might as well stay where you are," Echo informed her. "Your so-called bestie Priya is the one getting cut tonight."
"WHAT?!" Millie, Priya and Carly cried out in shock.
"But-but-but why would you-?" Millie stammered.
"It's for your own good to get rid of such a toxic person," Echo explained. "The way Priya treated you, voting for you out of spite, getting mad at you out of no fault of your own and nearly tossing you in lava...heavens knows why you took her back when she should be the one apologizing. Maybe it was a good thing that last page burned up."
"Now you listen here, Echo. Just because...Priya is..."
"Wait a minute," Carly thought. "I only informed Millie that the page was destroyed, but I never mentioned it was burned in any way." She gasped in realization. "You set this whole thing up, didn't you?!" Carly angrily accused Echo.
"M-me?" Echo meekly asked. "Now why would I do that? It'd go against my kind nature. I wish I could stay longer, but I shouldn't hold up the Gophers at the spa hotel. Bye!" Millie burst into tears as Echo walked away. "That BITCH!" Carly screamed out, with Priya holding her back. "You get back here! I won't let you just leave with all your toes!"
"Calm it!" Priya ordered. "Now you're starting to scare me." She then walked over to Millie and picked her off the ground. "Millie, perk up a bit. You can still do this. You are stronger and smarter than you realize. And you still have Carly with you. You just have to keep going, for both of us!" Later, Millie and Carly watched as the Boat of Losers drove Priya off. "I miss you already!" Millie cried out from the dock.
"I miss you more!" Priya shouted back.
"No, I miss you more!"
"No, I miss you more!"
"I miss you infinitely more! BYE!" The Boat of Losers and Priya drove out of sight, making Millie sob once again. "Man, this bites," Priya moaned as she sat on the Boat of Losers. "To think some game twist is the reason I left."
"Hey, you got a call," Chef informed her as he tossed her a cell phone. "Saying they're your parents."
"Mom, Dad, hi, I-" Priya paused as she heard them speak on the other end. "No, there was this twist and-" Priya tried to explain. "Wh-what do you mean? Another reality show? But you said medical school after Total Drama." She heard her parents talk some more. "Disappointed? But..." She thought for a moment. "Listen, Mom and Dad, after Total Drama ends, I WILL go to medical school whether you like it or not! My friend Millie said I could!" Priya tossed the phone into the lake. "You know you're gonna have to replace that," Chef informed her.
Votes:
None from the Confused Bears as Echo had the sole vote.
Eliminated: Priya (Echo's sole vote was for her)
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)
58) Sarah (Screaming Gophers)
57) Bridgette (Toxic Rats)
56) Lucas (Screaming Gophers)
55) Samey (Frogs of Death)
54/53) Shane (Frogs of Death)/Ella (Confused Bears)
52) Anne-Maria (Frogs of Death)
51/50) Topher (Frogs of Death)/Blainley (Confused Bears)
49) Julia (Toxic Rats)
48) Priya (Confused Bears)
Episode 47, and another drama-filled episode it is! So, the highlight was definitely Priya, Millie and Carly. The girls after a lot of trials and sabotages managed to mend their friendship. However, it was short-lived as Echo cut Priya, though a little slip of the tongue exposed her true colors to Carly. Will Carly and Millie avenge their fallen friend?
Some other plots points were the Dave/Sky tangle, Greg and Destiny mending things and Nikki now seeing a new side to Helen she never realized.
The next episode will put the campers to the ultimate test as they endure the most frightful thing know to them: THEIR WORST FEARS! Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.