Episode 40! We're back, and it didn't even take 2 months this time! Sorry if the response notes aren't long.
Lacueva- Sugar wasn't really incompetent or bad at the game until the third phase tbf, she was one of the best players in Phase 1. DAVE GETTING MENTIONED AGAIN lol.
Dunsparce- I got the reference! I know you're right, but I can't control myself from getting stressed about it which is a flop on my part I fear
jster- Yeah, it was clear they were the worst team morally, the ice cream guy called them out in episode 8 lol
spader13- Sugar kind of floated by the end of her run I fear. We'll see if those predictions come true
Mortal01- The Genevieve comparison better be a compliment, she is a queen. Wayne and Raj would be the people who comment to divorce after one small fight on AITA lol.
CMC- Hope I was soon enough
Red Rain- Cody and Lightning being another random iconic duo. The racoon coming back was fun to write because I just randomly remembered she existed.
Omega Leonidas- glad you are
myfacewhen- hi
Joel Connell- your review lowkey was the reason i got motivated quickly because you checked in on Christmas Eve when you really didn't have to, that was nice
Kirbykid13- I will hopefully, though I fear this ep won't be well recieved.
TheBigOrangeLiam864- Sugar was a chaotic force for sure, but she stuck around a few episodes longer for pacing reasons on some of the other teams, not for her sake. I laughed at the sticky joke fsr
Puzzlefan123- merge
Jaron58- TRUE
Recap
"Last time on Total Drama Ultimate… Noah instantly tried to stir up some conflict between the remaining Forgiveness Alliance trio, which only led to him getting into it with Shawn. This ended in Shawn trapping Noah in some rocks to claim an idol for himself. Millie and Chet continued their therapy, where Chet seems to be making more progress. Mary tried to break down Raj's confidence to lessen his focus on the game, but she should've been focusing on Scott, who was looking to search through her bag. Luckily for her, Staci made an accidental intervention to prevent anything from happening. Though Tammy and Scott might be cooking something up… anyways, the challenge was pretty trashy… hehe! Josee attempted murder on Tammy while some bonds got reinforced. In the end, the Water Team came in last. For an update on Sugar… It wasn't a very good time. Raj chewed her out, then she got kicked out after MK and Chet flipped on the majority alliance. Woopsie! Now just 15 are left… who will be voted out tonight?"
Intro
Day 77
Cut to Water Team
We see the team walk back into camp. Lightning wastes no time in making his displeasure clear. "Are you two kidding me?!" Lightning asks angrily at Chet and MK, the traitorous duo. "Why would you keep that useless girl in the game!"
"Not nice…" Millie frowns.
"You know it's true!"
While Lightning looks angry, Cody looks more reserved about the situation. MK grabs his arm. "Can the four of us talk in private?" MK requests.
"Alright." Cody nods with an unreadable look on his face as the squad leave the area- Lightning more visibly angry than the others- which leaves Millie and Sammy. Millie's face goes from a frown to a big grin and she and Sammy are alone. The duo holds each other's hands and jump up and down out of excitement.
"That was awesome! Sugar had that coming!" Millie cheers.
"She probably thought her stupid lies worked." Sammy chuckles. "I'm glad you managed to survive, I was scared for a while there."
"I was too, but I've been in the hot seat for a lot of this game. I'm too used to it at this point!" Millie wipes the sweat off her forehead.
"Anyways… if I were you, I would try to not be around Lightning too much." Sammy advises.
"Not like I'd want to be around him much anyways…"
Confessional: Millie
"Making the finale of a season where it wasn't that competitive is one thing, but outlasting 85 people while being one of the worst physically is an accomplishment!"
Conf end
Confessional: Sammy
"I didn't want to spoil the parade, but I doubt Millie can survive again. If Sugar was anyone else in the game, then she was toast."
Conf end
"I-" Chet begins to talk.
"FUCK YOU!"
"Oop." is all Chet gets out after Lightning's outburst. As he begins a rant about Millie being bad, MK talks to Cody.
"I know we were in an alliance, but try to understand Chet and I's perspective." MK tells him.
"Ok…"
"You, Lightning, and Sugar were all on the Ruby Team… we were worried that you could pick us off at the next elimination if we voted for Millie." MK states.
Cody shakes his head. "Sugar was on our team, but it's not like we're particularly close to her, as she's very…" he trails off.
"Obnoxious? Loud? Annoying? Stup-"
"All of the above." Cody interrupts to confirm.
"But do you see why we'd think that way?" MK asks. Cody nods. "We are still wanting to work with you guys, but it feels more even when it's two duos instead of a possible trio that could cannibalize us whenever it wants to."
"I understand…" Cody replies quietly. "I'm not crying about Sugar being gone."
"No one is." MK laughs.
Confessional: Cody
"There's no point in making a scene about this, it would only make MK annoyed at me. Plus, even if I wanted to, I don't have the energy for it at this point. Sugar being gone isn't ideal, but it's not THAT bad to me. I just wonder why they would do it so close to the merge!"
Conf end
Confessional: MK
"I knew the damage control would be easy. Cody acted so mature about it, I wish I could say the same for his buddy."
Conf end
Confessional: Lightning
The censors can't keep up with Lightning, who is cursing up a storm. After a few moments, he takes a deep breath. "MILLIE?! Urgh… there's a reason Lightning only likes Cody on this cursed team! I may have worked with homeless chick and fat boy, but I hate the social aspect of this game! Imagine being a snake to help Millie of all people! At least when I betrayed the Lime alliance, it was to eliminate a weak challenge player."
Conf end
Confessional: Chet
"Would Millie and Sammy technically count as Operation: TYTO members since they voted with MK and I? Oh gosh, the whole team is in on it now…"
Conf end
Cut to Fire Team
We cut to Nichelle and Josee. Josee's fur jacket isn't being worn, which has been normal since she has been at this camp. "Ugh, it's so hot here." Josee complains again about the temperature.
"Must be us." Nichelle jokes, though Josee doesn't laugh. "You're so uptight right now, gosh."
"Whatever."
Awkward silence.
"Camp is boring." Josee says. "We know Shawn has the idol, so there is nothing to do."
"True… I'm just waiting for the merge, though not gonna lie, I'm like 2.5% nervous about it." Nichelle admits.
"Why?"
"We know that other people have clocked us, they're probably going to target us right away." Nichelle explains with a huff. "We are talented, young, athletic, and way more popular than most of the people left. I know Sammy is going to target me since we're rivals if we both make it."
"Makes sense." Josee explains. "After my attempted murder of Tammy and Lightning-"
"Wait what the hell-"
"They probably won't like me either." Josee sighs. "As usual, people want to target the talented ones. We have Scott as a potential ace in the hole, but what happens if he's gone?"
"I don't know."
"Very helpful."
"Ugh. But for real, we'll have our work cut out for us when we make it." Nichelle states.
"I love how you said 'when' and not 'if'. I hate the unsure mentality of if." Josee compliments.
"Thanks! If we lose again, Noah is toast. No way we lose twice before the merge." Nichelle smirks. "But for now, let's just enjoy the calm before the storm, because I'm sure we're in for some drama soon enough."
The women share a high five before relaxing.
Confessional: Nichelle
"I do pray it goes well… I stopped being Flopchelle, but MergeCuckChelle or EarlyMergeBootChelle is pretty bad too."
Conf end
We see Noah giving Shawn an annoyed look as they're standing near some rocks. Shawn has more than five brain cells, so he quickly notices the glares. "Can you stop? I feel like you're ready to eat my brain at any moment!"
"Your brain would barely even qualify as a snack…" Noah grumbles.
"What-"
"I'll look in a different direction." Noah says before doing just that.
"Are you mad about me trapping you and making it to where you couldn't get an idol you need to save yourself?" Shawn asks bluntly.
"Duh." Noah quickly replies.
"That's the game-"
"Yeah, and you can get frustrated with games, that's why millions of teenagers get memed for breaking video game consoles." Noah replies. "And you were annoyed when I tried to make the girls distrust you, so you did the same thing."
"Oh… right!" Shawn laughs awkwardly.
"I'm not sure why you want to vote me out, I already made it clear that I have no connections. And if you couldn't tell… I'm not exactly a physical threat." Noah gestures to his noodle arms. "Everyone I have is gone. Owen, Kitty, and Emma are out. Just being honest here… just because you've been allied with Nichelle and Josee from the beginning, doesn't mean you should go to the end with them."
"Why?" Shawn asks dismissively.
"Well like… they're better than you." Noah states bluntly, getting an annoyed glance from Shawn. "Josee is one of the best challenge players in this show's history, and Nichelle is a lot better than she used to be. I don't think you'd beat either of them, and even if you could, you can't rely on that alliance forever. They'll realize that all of you are physical threats too, and you'll need to betray them and make new connections before they can betray you."
"And I should believe that this is a genuine speech why? You wanted to try and get the girls to vote me out two days ago!" Shawn looks annoyed.
"You know I'm right… alliances in these shows never stick together to the end." Noah walks away calmly, leaving Shawn to look conflicted.
Confessional: Noah
"What I'm saying isn't unique to Shawn, I'm going to tell all of them that just to try and create some conflict."
Conf end
Confessional: Shawn
"Maybe he's not entirely wrong about branching out and prioritizing myself… Josee in particular is one of the most cutthroat people. I just don't think Noah is the right person to branch out to."
Conf end
Cut to Earth Team
We cut to Raj holding his leg out in front of some mosquitos in a particularly grassy area. The mosquitos ignore him. Raj sighs. "They aren't even biting me, it must be because I'm alone." he shakes his head before standing up. "I wonder what everyone else is up to… why am I talking to myself out loud-"
There is a minute of silence as Raj walks out and does your average human movements, which is obviously compelling TV. The silence doesn't last for long. "Mind, shut up!" Raj punches himself in the face out of the blue. Right as he does this, Tammy walks into the shot and looks bewildered.
"Raj… why?" Tammy asks in a flat tone that doesn't even sound like a question.
"My brain won't shut up, that's why I had to get it to stop."
"Sounds like a great way to get a concussion…" Tammy shakes her head.
"I've had 45 in my lifetime!" Raj beams with pride.
"Wow! I've had zero." Tammy replies. Raj looks over her shoulder and sees something in a tree. He moves his glance back to Tammy's face before it's noticeable.
"Rookie numbers! You gotta build your brain to be strong!"
"Yeah, that's what you're doing." Tammy replies with fake enthusiasm. "Anyways, want to head back to camp? I heard Scott was making dinner."
"Sure, I'm hungry!" Raj says. The duo heads off, though Raj turns his head again.
Confessional: Raj
"I've been thinking a lot these past few days, but now I have something new on my plate! I swear something important was in that tree…"
Conf end
Confessional: Tammy
"Everything has been so calm for me as of late on this team… I'm just waiting for something bad to happen, I know it's coming."
Conf end
Elsewhere, we see Mary and Staci talking. "Greetings carbon based lifeform commonly referred to as Staci." Mary says.
"Haha, my… friend Izzy's alter ego Brainzilla invented that phrase! Her sudden brain shift was so cool!" Staci exclaims.
"Yeah… it was quite the experience to watch." Mary agrees, opting not to let Staci in on the Brainzilla lore that Pink Team knows about. "Anyways, I requested that you find some useful information regarding the Yellow team situation. Have you done said mission?"
"I found some stuff out." Staci says. There is a moment of silence following it.
"Are you going to tell me?" Mary asks while hiding her impatience.
"First off- and I forgot to mention this- but MK tried to get Chet to shut up when he mentioned the Yellow Team hatred to me. She's probably a part of this." Staci informs. Mary looks very interested, because duh. "He said something about Millie trying to make him stop hating Yellow Team members during the last challenge when we talked."
"Oh. What did you say in response?" Mary asks.
"I told him to keep on hating them!"
Confessional: Staci
"Because it's the only way he'll stay relevant, haha!"
Conf end
Confessional: Mary
"I'm of two minds on this situation. While having Chet be a yellow team hater is good because it will make him more tunnel visioned, and he won't target me. On the other hand, I want to work with Raj since he is in the Outcasts. If we merge and Chet hates Raj, that could cause some problems. I'll see how this therapy stuff can fit into things."
Conf end
"Just try to figure out more, stick to what works." Mary says. "Anyways, should we head back to camp?"
With a nod, the duo heads off.
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We cut to Scott at the main part of Earth Team's camp. He looks around and sees that no one is there. He looks around at each camper's bag. He takes a deep breath.
Confessional: Scott
"I know I was looking for Mary's stuff specifically, but I might as well see what everyone has. If someone has this team's idol, that won't be good. The Scottmeister is the master of idols!"
Conf end
We see Scott scurry towards the closest bag, which happens to be Tammy's. He opens it and looks surprised at what he sees: the Emerald Team immunity idol. "Huh… I really have been underestimating her, haven't I?" he thinks to himself. As he goes to Mary's bag, he crosses his fingers in hoping that he has found something. Unfortunately for him, there is nothing inside. He growls in annoyance before having a look of thought.
Confessional: Scott
"Yeah, of course she wouldn't leave any evidence in her bag in plain sight. It looks like I might have to do some spying to see where she keeps her valuables."
Conf end
Mary and Staci walk into camp to see Scott looking inside of Mary's empty bag. Mary notices this and walks quickly to Scott. "Excuse me, what are you doing?" she asks in an annoyed tone, clearly unhappy about the attempted breach of privacy.
Scott huffs. "What?"
"What do you mean 'what'? You are looking in my bag." Mary glares.
"There's a hole in one of our walls, I'm just going to use your bag to block it so small animals can't come in." Scott tries to play it off, getting a laugh out of Staci.
"Haha, that excuse is worse than Kelly's excuse of a child!" Staci chuckles.
"Yeah, you're lying." Mary shakes her head. "Do you mind explaining what you would look in my personal space for? I would never do that!"
Confessional: Mary
"Ignore me putting the paper in Courtney's bag. Obviously, I don't like Scott looking into my stuff- if I wasn't smart enough to hide my valuables elsewhere, he could've exposed me which I don't want to happen."
Conf end
"Can you stop being so dramatic?" Scott snaps as we see Tammy and Raj walking in mid conversation.
"Yeah, I nearly burned down the orphanage that one time- what is going on?" Tammy asks as she and Raj see Scott and Mary with irritated faces.
"I don't believe it's dramatic, but whatever. I can drop it-"
"I'm saying you're being dramatic because I know you did the same thing to Courtney." Scott accuses her.
Mary sighs. "This again? Look Scott, I-"
"No, I'm just going to tell everyone my theory." Scott stands up, causing Tammy and Raj to exchange a glance. "Mary framed Courtney-"
"We already discussed that this didn't happen." Mary shakes her head.
"No, it did. You're just playing dumb."
"I assure you that I'm not dumb, it's the opposite according to my Ridonculous Race team name." Mary replies calmly, causing Scott to roll his eyes before he turns to the others.
"Tammy and Raj, you know this is true-"
"Scott, just because you thought so low of Tammy that you wanted to use her as a pawn, that doesn't mean you can make up lies about me just to try and get her back under your thumb." Mary states, causing Tammy to look uncomfortable. "You're clearly desperate and it's obvious to everyone."
"Yeah!" Staci backs her up.
"Shut up you bootlicker." Scott glares at Staci.
"Haha, I'm not unsanitary and gross like you! I don't lick boots." Staci fires a comeback as Tammy and Raj look shocked at the confrontation.
"Is everyone having fun?" Raj asks to try and break the tension.
"Shut the fuck up, please!"
Confessional: Raj
"What did we miss?!"
Conf end
Day 78
Cut to challenge
We see the Fire and Earth Teams make their way to the challenge location. After they get on their mats and are settled in, the Water Team enters. "Getting your first look at the new Water Team… Sugar voted out at the last elimination! The Gray Team is completely wiped out!"
Confessional: Raj
"Oh… well my final words to her were something alright."
Conf end
"Alright, before I explain the challenge, there is a twist!" Chris smiles, causing the remaining players to groan.
"I hate when you say there's a twist." Sammy frowns.
"Well, I hate total drama contestants, so it evens out. Only ONE team will be safe, and-"
"The bottom two teams will have to collectively vote one person out?" Noah cuts him off.
"...yes. You've all caught on at this point, not a shocker." Chris laughs. "Anyways, as for the challenge, we will be playing musical chairs!"
"YES!" Staci bursts out, causing everyone to turn to her. "What? My third cousin Sonya would always host musical chairs, and I'm undefeated!"
"No one cares, Staci. Anyways, you should all know how this works. When the music is playing, you will circle the chairs. When it stops you need to sit as soon as possible. If you don't have a seat, it's curtains for you and you're out of the challenge. The last team standing wins."
Confessional: Noah
"Woah… suddenly I feel some hope if we lose!"
Conf end
Confessional: Cody
"Maybe we could all stick together if we lose since we have a numbers advantage!"
Conf end
We see everyone circling the fifteen chairs. Chris is holding his phone. "Ready, set, GO!" Everyone begins moving once they hear music, though MK looks confused.
"Is Chris rickrolling us with that song choice?!" she asks.
"Yes. Yes I am!" Chris laughs.
"Never going to give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you-"
The music cuts.
Everyone scrambles to a chair, with everyone getting one quickly…
…except for Staci.
"WHAT?!" Staci yells in shock.
"The streak… is over." Cody jokes.
"Staci, you're out! Head to the loser bench."
"I will send someone after you in the name of Sonya's musical chairs. Her husband Steve is a hitman on his off days of being a mechanic!" Staci narrows her eyes.
"What?! Uh, ignoring that, it's time for round 2!" Chris says after pulling a chair away. "Go!"
"Baby shark…"
"This song has contributed a lot to the brain rot of the modern generation." Mary states.
"Skibidi toilet!" Raj randomly blurts.
"As you can see."
…
The music cuts.
Everyone scrambles to a chair, leaving only one spot open. Millie and Shawn are the last two standing, and both sprint to the final chair. Millie was closer, but Shawn nearly catches him since he's way faster. In a desperate act, Millie jumps to her chair. She makes it, but the chair breaks due to the force, causing her to fall on the floor. "Owie…"
"Well… Millie broke the chair, so she's out! And since Shawn didn't even sit in one, he's out too."
Confessional: Shawn
"No way I was the second out to Millie… if I can't get to a chair before her, no way I can outrun a zombie!"
Conf end
Confessional: Lightning
Lightning looks like he is about to pop a vein. "MILLIE!"
Conf end
Remaining:
Fire Team: Nichelle, Noah, Josee
Water Team: Sammy, Lightning, Cody, MK, Chet
Earth Team: Mary, Raj, Scott, Tammy
"Next round… GO!"
"I know you love me, I know you care…"
"Ugh, Amy was obsessed with this song when we were kids." Sammy frowns. Little does she know, there is someone here also obsessed with the song. The music stops.
"Baby, baby, baby, OHHHH- wait, there are no more seats!" Cody panics as he was too invested in the song and got distracted. Everyone just awkwardly stares at him.
"Cody is out! 12 remain, and this next one will be a double elimination." Chris says as he pulls two chairs away. "GO!"
"Gummy gummy, I'm a gummy bear…"
After a few moments, the music stops. Sammy and Nichelle go for the same chair, but end up bumping into each other and fall down. While they're down, Scott snags the last chair. "Sammy and Nichelle, you're both out!" Chris announces. Both glare at each other while making their way to the loser bench, which Shawn doesn't comment on.
Confessional: Nichelle
"Can she do anything without getting in the way?"
Conf end
"Next round, GO!"
"I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time…"
Again, the music stops. Josee shoves Tammy to the floor before sitting in a chair, causing Tammy's loss.
"Seriously?"
"THAT IS WHAT YOU GET."
Confessional: Tammy
"When I think about it, her being mad about the challenge is fair… but she started our conflict!"
Conf end
Remaining:
Fire Team: Noah, Josee
Water Team: Lightning, MK, Chet
Earth Team: Mary, Raj, Scott
"This next round is another double elimination… GO!"
"Up, up, up, up… sing, sing, sing, sing."
"Oh joy, my favorite song." Noah deadpans as the group circles the chairs.
"I'm glad we didn't have to sing this season." Chet says.
"There's always time for that to change." Chris smirks, causing everyone to look worried. As they're walking, Raj stumbles on accident, causing Chet to bump into him as the music stops. In the distraction, everyone but them gets a chair. Chet looks annoyed as Chris announces that the duo are out of the challenge. "There are two left on each team, it's about to get heated! Another double elimination will happen, now go!"
"So let me tell you all the things I really hate about you…"
"Oh my gosh, that's my friend Ally's song! Her grandpa died of lung cancer." Cody says.
"Did you need to say the last part?" Millie asks as we see Staci whispering to Chet. Eventually, the music ends. MK is too far away from a chair, and Noah barely manages to make it to one before Mary, causing MK and Mary to be out of the challenge.
"It's down to Noah and Josee for the Fire Team, Lightning for the Water Team, and Scott for the Earth Team! We're back to a single elimination, go!"
"I know I can treat jews better-"
"Really?" Millie asks from the bench at the song choice. The song isn't playing for long though, as the music stops and everyone but Noah finds a seat.
"Wow, I did better than I thought I would." Noah notes, though he looks uneasy as he joins the other losers.
"Alright, this is the final round! Only one chair will be left, and whoever sits in it first will win immunity for their team." Chris says. "Final round starts… NOW!"
The Chris cheer song that the Killer Grips played in Total Drama Action begins playing, much to everyone's annoyance. When it's finally over, everyone scrambles to the last chair.
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"Lightning wins for the Water Team! They are safe and won't vote tonight! As for the Fire and Earth Teams, one person is going home!"
Confessional: Lightning
"I carried the team, who was surprised?"
Conf end
Cut to Earth Team
We see the Earth Team all gathered around. Scott, Mary, and Staci don't look too happy to see each other, but because of the twist, everyone is gathered. Tammy decides to lead the charge of the discussion. "Alright, I know there is some conflict… but let's not do the typical thing for this twist and target each other, that would be dumb."
"Never pull a Harold." Scott comments.
"I liked when he did that, it saved the Yellow Team!" Raj smiles.
"Wow, Chet feels a disturbance in the force after hearing that!" Staci laughs.
"Yeah, whatever. Anyways, we should target Josee." Tammy suggests, which causes Scott to grimace. "Her alliance is a big threat. I was against Nichelle and Shawn for all of the last phase too."
"Why don't you want to target one of them instead?" Mary inquires.
"Josee's just the best physically, not to mention she tried to kill me last challenge!"
"Huh-"
"So yeah, that's my pitch." Tammy shrugs.
"Erm… are you sure about that?" Scott asks.
Tammy raises an eyebrow. "What's wrong with voting Josee? I don't think anything I said was wrong, I just-"
"Their team would play an idol on one of the Green members. They wouldn't expect us to vote for Noah." Scott suggests.
"They could be smart enough to predict that though! For real, let's just vote for Josee!" Tammy says with an annoyed look.
"I don't think that's smart!"
"I wouldn't mind voting for Noah." Mary inputs, causing Scott to look a little bit surprised that she's taking his side.
"Mary, you can't be serious."
"I'm no jokester, Tammy." Mary replies. "Noah isn't a horrible idea, he is very good at manipulating people and trying to ruin their relationships."
As she says the last sentence, she looks towards Raj. Raj looks away for a second before giving some input of his own. "I wouldn't mind voting Noah… but I wouldn't mind voting for Josee either, she's really mean too!" he says. Mary hides an annoyed look.
Confessional: Mary
"Jinkies Josee, you just had to partake in Raj slander too! That makes convincing him to vote for Noah approximately 12.23% harder. I would be fine keeping in the Green Team trio as they're instant targets as a group heading into the merge, more than my Outcasts alliance would be. Shields are very important in a game like this. Noah has made it clear he doesn't trust me, and I want as little people like that in the game as possible. The problem is though, Tammy is being VERY adamant about her stance to vote for Josee."
Conf end
Confessional: Scott
"I lied, I might pull the Harold strategy… I just need to find some way to make sure the Forgiveness Alliance and I stay intact, even if some of my enemies stay around tonight."
Conf end
Confessional: Raj
"I'm fine with either of those two going home. Why I'd want Noah gone is obvious, but I won't forget you either Tyler!"
Conf end
Confessional: Tammy
"These people are just…" Tammy takes a deep breath. "Noah? Why would they want him out over major threats?!"
Conf end
Cut to Fire Team
We see Nichelle, Josee, and Shawn talking alone. "Noah is 100% going to tell the Earth Team to vote for one of us." Nichelle groans. "Everytime this twist happens, someone is there to blow up an alliance on their team."
"Yeah, I think we have to use idols to make it through this." Shawn agrees.
"What if Noah joins them and they split votes? We only have one idol, we'd be screwed." Josee frowns. Nichelle and Shawn exchange a glance, knowing that only they know about Nichelle's idol.
"We'll think of something." Shawn replies. "Anyways, who should we vote for?"
"Staci!" Nichelle suggests as a joke, getting a laugh out of the other two. "Ok, but for real-"
"TAMMY NEEDS TO PERISH!" Josee shouts, startling the other two.
"Damn girl…" Nichelle mumbles. "I guess it's not the worst idea, she knows about us well from the Emerald Team."
"And I said her birth exploded her mom's vagina, that probably doesn't raise her opinion on us." Josee frowns.
"Why not try to get them to vote for Noah?" Shawn asks.
"If there's another challenge we lose pre merge because we can't seem to win, then we'd be screwed." Nichelle answers.
"Oh, right."
"Anyways, should we lock in?"
The trio do a three way handshake, indicating that this is the case.
Confessional: Josee
"This is a disaster! These stupid twists keep ruining the integrity of the game. What's next, an hourglass that reverses a challenge decision?"
Conf end
Confessional: Noah
"I was alone the entire time after the challenge ended, not too shocking. I know what I'm going to do, and it's very obvious what that is. Time to pull off the Harold strategy, let's see if it works!"
Conf end
Cut to Fire and Earth Teams at the campfire ceremony
"Welcome Fire and Earth Teams to another elimination ceremony! This time, as you all know, it works a bit differently. You will all collectively vote out one person, and-"
"Chris, shut it." Noah interrupts.
"Hey!"
"We all know that someone was going to interrupt this, might as well let it be me." Noah says.
"Wow, what a shock." Josee glares. Scott, who was planning to say something, decides to just be quiet after Noah beat him too it.
"You guys probably know what's been happening. I have been fighting for my life in this game ever since the swap because of their alliance. I only survived Alejandro's elimination because of an idol. Can we just work together to take another one out?" Noah requests.
Tammy leans over to Mary. "See, it's a good idea. Noah himself wants to do it."
As Mary whispers something back, Shawn and Nichelle lean towards each other. "Yup, we'll need an idol." Shawn says.
"Let me talk to Scott." Nichelle says. She gets up out of her seat to whisper to Scott, confusing Staci. She leans over to Raj.
"Why would she go up to him?"
"I don't know." Raj replies nervously. Noah walks up to Raj, and the duo walk away from Staci.
"Raj, I know we have a rocky history, but I promise I am sorry. Please work with me here, you know how awful Josee is."
"I told you that you were fine about that… it's just… this is a lot, even if I expected this campfire to blow up like this." Raj says, the amount of whispering and conversations being overwhelming. Mary joins in on the conversation by walking up, and Noah instantly includes her.
"Mary, I know I was rude a few challenges back, but I need your help." Noah pleads.
"Say no more." Mary nods.
We cut away from those three to Nichelle walking back to Josee.
"He is saying that Tammy is pushing hard to vote for you." Nichelle whispers.
"That bitch…" Josee seethes. After some more whispering, the Earth Team goes off on their own to make a group decision.
"This is proof that we should target Josee!" Tammy urges.
"What if this is all a decoy and they're working together?" Scott wonders out loud. "Voting Noah-"
"No, he is literally willing to work with us!" Tammy snaps. As the conversations on Earth continue, the Forgiveness Alliance have a huddle of their own.
"He's saying that Tammy is voting for me!" Josee panics. "Shawn, you need to play that idol for me."
"I don't think Tammy's opinion matters, they're going to vote for who Noah asks! It's clear who he's most angry at, and that's me!" Shawn replies in a worry of his own.
"Wow, I feel so safe!" Nichelle beams.
"SHUT UP NICHELLE!" Josee and Shawn yell at the same time, causing everyone to look over at them.
"Yikes, take a joke." Nichelle rolls her eyes. "Can't we ask Scott who to vote for? We can see if he wants to flip or do something."
Shawn taps Scott on the shoulder during the Earth Team meeting. Scott looks back and whispers something in his ear. "I can't tell you the plan, but I'm trying to look out for you guys. They'll know about our deal if it's too obvious, so back off!"
Shawn walks up to his circle, though Tammy looks annoyed at Scott when he joins back in the Earth Team's conversation. "What did you just tell him?"
"It was nothing important, he was just wanting information."
"What information did you give?"
"Tammy, stop being so paranoid." Staci advises. "Raj, what are you thinking?"
Raj looks conflicted as we cut to Noah and the Forgiveness Alliance exchanging tense glances. Shawn whispers to the girls what Scott told him. "That's a bit suspicious…" Nichelle says.
"Is his deal with us a lie or what?" Josee asks.
"I doubt it's a lie guys, calm down. He's going to protect us somehow…" Shawn replies. We get cuts to each circle discussing the vote, but after a few moments, everyone takes their seat. Noah gives some pleading looks to the Earth Team as Chris laughs. "I love this twist every time! But as usual, someone must go. So, get voting!"
Voting
We cut to Noah's face as he gives his voting confessional, obscuring his parchment. "Taking out another one of you guys is going to be fun if it goes according to plan."
Josee holds a vote for Tammy. "I never forgive those who get in the way of my success. Shawn better realize playing his idol for me is the smart play."
"We'll see where things stand after this, but I'm nervous as hell…" Shawn holds his obscured parchment.
Nichelle slowly writes a name before nervously depositing it.
Tammy takes a deep breath before writing a name. "No one is trustworthy… absolutely no one." she mumbles to herself.
Scott grins while depositing his vote.
"I hope this is the right thing to do…" Raj notes after putting his vote in the urn.
Staci calmly puts her vote in the urn.
Mary looks unfazed while writing a name.
Voting Over
"If anyone has found a hidden immunity idol and wants to use it, now would be the time to do so."
…
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Josee and Nichelle look at Shawn. He stands up, causing everyone to turn their attention to him. "Uh… yeah. I only found this two days ago, but I guess I already will have to use it."
"You found it after trapping me in the rocks? Wow, what a shock." Noah sneers. Shawn looks more nervous after Noah says this. Josee gestures to Shawn to play the idol for her, but Shawn looks at Noah more intently.
"Um… I was going to play this for someone else… but I think the animosity in the room leans more on me. So, I will play this idol for myself." Shawn says, causing Josee to look upset. Nichelle looks at her bag, wondering if she should use her idol, but she decides to hold onto it.
"I'm so dead…" Josee mumbles.
"It will be fine." Shawn whispers to her.
"Ok, once the votes are read. The decision is final. The person with the most votes will have to leave the campfire ceremony immediately! I'll read the votes."
The tension is clear with everyone in the room.
"1st vote… Tammy."
Tammy crosses her arms.
"2nd vote… Tammy."
Tammy frowns while glaring at Josee.
"3rd vote… Tammy. That's 3 votes Tammy."
Tammy takes a deep breath.
"4th vote… Josee."
"NO!" Josee shouts out loud. "Shawn, I told you to play the damn idol on me!"
"Josee, I'm sorry…" Shawn apologizes. Nichelle looks worried.
Noah smiles in their direction. "Karma, isn't it?"
"Shut it you pipsqueak!" Josee snaps.
"No need to yell-" Noah says before getting cut off.
"Noah."
"WHAT?" Noah shouts as he turns to Chris to see a parchment with his name.
"6th vote… Noah."
Noah gulps as Josee's anger is fading into a slight smile.
"7th vote… Noah. That's 3 votes Noah, 3 votes Tammy, 1 vote Josee, 2 votes left…"
Noah seizes up as he looks towards the Earth Team. Raj avoids his gaze while Tammy frowns and whispers 'sorry'. Shawn and Josee look at Scott, who gives them a wink.
"8th vote… Noah. That's 4 votes Noah, 3 votes Tammy, 1 vote Josee, 1 vote left…"
Noah looks at Mary, who gives a confident nod towards him, which makes Noah look annoyed.
"86th person voted out of Total Drama Ultimate… Noah! That's 5, it's time for you to go."
…
Noah sighs while standing up. "I handed you guys to take out a big threat on a silver platter and you guys didn't take it? I hope whatever agenda you guys have is worth it, because I have a feeling that you're going to regret this." he says. He looks towards the camera. "Emma, I'm sorry for failing you… especially after Kitty got screwed over. I know I'm usually lazy, but I promise I tried my best. We'll pay off that debt, I promise you that."
Some people give sympathetic looks, while Mary still has a neutral face. As Noah goes to walk out, he turns to the remaining cast members. "As much as I've been in conflict with some of you, I do respect some of you as players." he says while looking at Shawn. "But I'll just say this."
Noah points at Mary. "Beware of eels."
With that, he walks out as everyone looks at Mary with curiosity.
Confessional: Mary
"Interesting to single me out there, Noah. Anyways, I empathize with Emma's debt situation, but this isn't charity. They can take out food stamps if things get bad enough, I had to vote out someone who was going to make sure I went home at the merge. There's one obvious enemy left… and he won't make it there either."
Conf end
Confessional: Scott
"And we're all good! I didn't know Noah at all, so I'm good with getting rid of him to save the Forgiveness Alliance. Too bad he went to flip first, because I would've done it if he stayed silent. He would have still been in if he shut up for ten more seconds and voted with his team."
Conf end
Confessional: Raj
"Was that the right thing to do?" Raj asks out loud, feeling bad about the elimination despite their negative history. "And what was he saying about Mary being an eel?"
Conf end
Confessional: Tammy
"Unfortunately, Scott, Staci, AND Mary all wanted Noah gone because they're crazy. There have to be hidden agendas…"
Conf end
Confessional: Shawn
"Wasted my idol…"
Conf end
Confessional: Josee
"Well… Scott could be trusted after all, everyone gets paranoid and thinks the worst in these scrambles, I guess. It's not ideal that the team is down to just the Forgiveness Alliance, but at least Noah is gone and the rest of us are safe."
Conf end
We cut to Chris alone at the campfire. "Noah is gone… time for this show to get hated on! Anyways, just 14 are left and we're getting closer to the merge. Can the Fire Team pull out a win? Will the Earth Team's conflicts boil over? Will the Water Team survive another episode? Find out on the next episode of Total… Drama… Ultimate!"
And that's a wrap! I can't believe I've written 40 episodes and haven't canceled, look at my power! For real though, I have a bit to say about this.
Noah- This elimination (and another one coming soon) is like the main reason I struggled to write for a few months, because this was one of the eliminations I felt I'd get flamed for. Now for Noah himself, he was a well liked and good presence on the season. He had his snark but was put in situations that tested his character like the thing with Raj in Phase 1. Ultimately, him merging after being an underdog for so long feels like something he wouldn't really be able to pull off after burning bridges with everyone he's been on a team with this season, so it bit him here. However, some of his actions this episode will leave a lasting impact which should be fun.
Questions:
1. Thoughts on our eliminated camper?
2. What was your favorite scene of this episode?
3. Which team was your favorite this episode?
4. Which individual was your favorite in this episode?
5. Which player do you think is going home next episode?
6. Cody is the last Gen 1 player standing. Would you have expected this at the start of the story?
Remaining Players:
Fire Team: Josee, Nichelle, Shawn
Water Team: Cody, Chet, MK, Sammy, Millie, Lightning
Earth Team: Scott, Tammy, Mary, Raj, Staci
Former Ruby Team: Cody, Josee, Raj, Lightning
Former Sapphire Team: Millie
Former Emerald Team: Tammy, Nichelle, Shawn, Sammy
Former Amethyst Team: Chet, MK
Former Amber Team: Mary, Staci
Former Gold Team: Scott
Former Red Team: Scott
Former Purple Team: Cody, Chet
Former Blue Team: Tammy, MK
Former Green Team: Shawn, Nichelle, Josee
Former Pink Team: Mary, Sammy
Former Orange Team: Millie
Former Yellow Team: Raj
Former Lime Team: Lightning
Former Cyan Team: Staci
Wiped Out Teams: Gray Team
Gen 1- Cody
Gen 2- Staci, Scott, Lightning
Gen 3- Sammy, Shawn
Gen 4- Tammy, Mary, Chet, Josee
Gen 5- Nichelle, MK, Raj, Millie
Elimination Order:
100th- Jay- Blue Team- 7-3
99th- Spud- Cyan Team- 6-3-1
98th- Beardo- Gray Team- 9-1
97th- Cameron- Green Team- 5-4-1
96th- Leonard- Blue Team- 6-2-1
95th- Lorenzo- Yellow Team- 9-1
94th- Mickey- Blue Team- 6-2
93rd- Beth- Purple Team- 5-4-1
92nd- Topher- Cyan Team- 5-2-1-1
91st- Rock- Purple Team- 8-1
90th- Gerry- Blue Team- 5-2
89th- Priya- Orange Team- 5-4-1
88th- Dave- Pink Team- 5-2-1-1-1
87th- Ripper- Gray Team- 6-3
86th- Scary Girl- Green Team- 8-1
85th- Pete- Blue Team- 5-1
84th- Sam- Green Team- 5-3
83rd- Carrie- Yellow Team- 5-4
82nd- Rodney- Lime Team- 9-1
81st- Brody- Red Team- 4-3-2-1
80th- Damien- Purple Team- 4-2-2
79th- Caleb- Orange Team- 4-2-2-1
78th- Zee- Purple Team- 6-1
77th- Stephanie- Lime Team- 6-3
76th- Amy- Gray Team- 3-3-2, 6-0 revote
75th- Julia- Blue Team- 3-2
74th- Gwen- Pink Team- 5-4
73rd- Ennui- Yellow Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Owen
72nd- Mike- Green Team- 6-1
71st- Laurie- Orange Team- 6-2
70th- Devin- Red Team- 4-3-2
69th- Ellody- Lime Team- 3null-3-2
68th- EmmaRR- Pink Team- 5-2-1
67th- Kelly- Cyan Team- 4-3-1
66th- Geoff- Red Team- 7-4-3-1
65th- Tom- Cyan Team- 7-5-1
64th- Lindsay- Purple Team- 4-2
63rd- Miles- Green Team- 5-1
62nd- Owen- Yellow Team- 4-3
61st- Katie- Orange Team- 3-2-2
60th- Ella- Blue Team- 2-2, 1-1 revote, lost tiebreaker to MK
59th- Max- Red Team- 4-3
58th- Jasmine- Pink Team- 4-3
57th- Zoey- Pink Team- 3-2-1
56th- Sanders- Purple Team- 3-2
55th- Heather- Gray Team- 4-3
PHASE 2
54th- Ryan- Lime Team, Amber Team- 7-2
53rd- Ezekiel- Orange Team, Gold Team- 6-3
52nd- B- Orange Team, Ruby Team- 7-2
51st- Crimson- Yellow Team- Amethyst Team- 5null-4
50th- Sadie- Orange Team, Gold Team- 7-1
49th- Justin- Cyan Team, Sapphire Team- 4-3-2
48th- Eva- Lime Team, Amber Team- 7-1
47th- Trent- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 4-3
46th- Dawn- Orange Team, Ruby Team- 7-1
45th- Bridgette- Red Team, Amethyst Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Chet
44th- Sky- Pink Team, Amber Team- 4-3
43rd- Leshawna- Red Team, Emerald Team- 4-4-1, 4-3 revote
42nd- Dakota- Green Team, Gold Team- 3null-3
41st- Anne Maria- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 3-2
40th- MacArthur- Purple Team, Sapphire Team- 7-1
39th- Scarlett- Pink Team, Amethyst Team- 5-2
38th- DJ- Orange Team, Sapphire Team- 7-7, 6-6 revote, lost tiebreaker to Josee
37th- Sierra- Lime Team, Amber Team- 6null-6null, 6-6 revote, lost tiebreaker to Brick
36th- Axel- Gray Team, Emerald Team- 7-5
35th- Junior- Lime Team, Emerald Team- Automatically eliminated
34th- Chase- Gray Team, Sapphire Team- 4-1
33rd- Tyler- Purple Team, Ruby Team- 5null-2
32nd- Jacques- Gray Team, Gold Team- 3-1
31st- Dwayne- Blue Team, Amethyst Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, lost tiebreaker to Courtney
30th- Bowie- Yellow Team, Amber Team- 4-1
29th- Wayne- Lime Team, Sapphire Team- 3null-2
28th- Duncan- Gray Team, Emerald Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, tied in tiebreaker with Harold
27th- Harold- Red Team, Emerald Team- 3-3, 2-2 revote, tied in breaker with Duncan
26th- Brick- Red Team, Amethyst Team- 3-2
25th- Taylor- Cyan Team, Gold Team- 2-1
PHASE 3
24th- Jo- Lime Team, Amethyst Team, Earth Team- 7-1
23rd- Izzy- Pink Team, Amber Team, Fire Team- 4-4, 3-3 revote, lost tiebreaker to Shawn
22nd- Blaineley- Gray Team, Gold Team, Fire Team- 6-1
21st- Emma23- Yellow Team, Sapphire Team, Water Team- 7-2
20th- Jen- Cyan Team, Sapphire Team, Fire Team- 3-3, 4-0 revote
19th- Courtney- Red Team, Amethyst Team, Earth Team- 5-2
18th- Kitty- Yellow Team, Sapphire Team, Earth Team- Automatically eliminated
17th- Alejandro- Green Team, Ruby Team, Fire Team- 4null-1
16th- Sugar- Gray Team, Ruby Team, Water Team- 4-3
15th- Noah- Yellow Team, Amber Team, Fire Team- 5-3-1
That's all for now, thanks for reading!