"Previously on Total Drama Island," Chris recapped, "The campers got deep with an underwater scavenger hunt." The scene flashed back to Lucas and Geoff getting held back by Fang, then to Jasmine and Shawn's talk. "Shawn and Jasmine have agreed that this is a game and things are good between them," Chris continued. The scene changed to the gulls hitting Helga and Nikki, then to Shawn getting zapped. "Even when they tried sneaky plays, they were all smiles." The scene changed to Sam speaking with Priya and Millie. "While Priya and Millie have recognized their faults thanks to Sam. Boring!"

...

The scene changed to Lucas hiding underneath the covers, then to him competing with a paper bag over his head. "Not boring was when Lucas lost all his masks and had to go into the challenge with a paper bag on his head..." The scene changed to him losing his diving suit in the water. "Then with a scuba gear to dive..." The scene changed to him running off with a towel covering his face. "And finally had to run to not be seen..." The scene changed to Samey and Lucas's talk in the cabin. "Until Amy of all people went to comfort him, making him leave the mask behind." The scene changed to Shane falling in the water and scalding Sky and Ella with hot water. "Speaking of masks behind, Shane caused some severe burns, making him even more fearful of being close to Ella."

...

The scene changed to Lucas shooting the gull cannon onto the bells. "And while Lucas confidently smashed through the seagull shot part of the challenge like a monster heel smashes through a jobber..." Chris continued. The scene changed to Echo tripping and dropping Bridgette's bag, revealing the stolen items. "Bridgette got tossed for swiping everybody's stuff..." The scene changed to Echo's confessional. "Even though it was really Echo. Sneaky."

...

The scene returned to Chris on the dock while Chef played a little video game. "We're down to fifty-six players," he narrated. "Will the Gophers or Rats lose again? Or will the other teams' confidence break down and leave them a man down? Let's hope not. There's nothing more entertaining than a man down." The dock underneath Chef creaked before breaking and making him fall into the water. "More where that came from right now on Total...Drama...Island!" Chris finished.

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It was the next night. Inside the Bear cabin, the guys were sound asleep in their beds, save for Paul. He was staring out the window at the starry, moonlit sky when he noticed Ethan approaching him. "Can't sleep?" Ethan quietly asked.

"Yeah," Paul sighed. "Don't know why, though. I'm not stressed out or anything."

"Maybe the moonlight is making you antsy. Might be too cliche an answer, though."

"It's not, and I think you might be right. Getting a bit stir-crazy just looking at the sky."

"Should I close the window?"

"Nah. Probably should just run out some of this stir-craziness before it becomes a problem." Paul walked towards the door and opened it. "See you in a bit, Ethan," he told the knight. "And, um, if I'm not back by morning and people start asking, tell them I'm...looking for the idol."

"Okay, but be careful," Ethan advised. Paul nodded before running outside. On the girls' side, Carly was looking through her notes. "Who could be the Bear villain that took out Rose?" she thought. "Well, Karol told me Priya and Millie are out. But that still leaves so many people." She then noticed a letter had slipped underneath the door. "Wonder what this is? Oh, well. I'll read it in the morning. Getting tired."

Back outside close to the swamp, Paul and Strangle were tugging a branch back and forth until the snake released its grip, making Paul fall back into the murky water. "How do you always win?" Paul wondered as he brushed off his muddy clothes. He noticed his bloodied lip and wiped it off. "Uh, up for getting a little chow, Strangle? I don't think Chef's guarding the kitchen right now." He noticed Strangle carrying a limp raccoon in his mouth. "Oh, don't expect me to eat that," Paul told him. Strangle rolled his eyes before pointing his tail in another direction. "Huh?" Paul thought as he saw a figure huddled over in the distance. "Who's that?" He tried to step closer but stepped on a twig with a CRACK! The figure perked up at the sound and turned his head. Paul gasped before quickly hiding behind a tree. He got his breathing to normal, then turned to see Strangle with a 'Seriously?' look. "That could've been a bear," Paul explained. "Or...wait. That doesn't smell like some animal. Hmm..." He cautiously peeked his head out before lunging at the figure, and Strangle simply closed his eyes as he heard the struggle. "Trent?!" Paul asked after pinning him to the ground. "What the hell are you doing out here?"

"I could ask you the same thing," Trent countered. "Now get off of me." He kicked Paul off of him, though not without getting scratched himself. "Ow!" Trent cried out. "Man, that stings!"

"So what exactly is someone like you doing here?" Paul inquired after returning to his feet.

"You don't peg me as a swamp guy, either."

"Hey, I asked first."

"Who says I have to answer to you?"

"Listen, you-"

"Hello?" Lindsay's voice called out, catching the two boys off-guard. "Tyler?" The boys eyed each other for a second. "This isn't over," Paul quietly told Trent before running off. Trent simply shook his head with a sigh. However, when he noticed some beams of light coming his way, he quickly changed into an owl before flying off. "Tyler?" Lindsay called out again as she walked forward with a flashlight. "Come on. It's Lindsay. You don't have to hide." She was yanked back by her hair. "Remember why we're even here in the first place?" Heather reminded her in a harsh tone.

"Uh..." Lindsay thought. "But-" A small mosquito buzzed by her face. She tried to swat it away but hit Heather in the face instead. "Lindsay, you dolt!" Heather scolded. "Watch where you-" She then noticed Strangle slithering over her feet. She shrieked as she kicked the snake away. "It better be here," Heather seethed.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"As much as I hate trekking in swamp water, I have to see if one of the invincibility statues was around there. With how fractured the Villain Alliance is getting, no thanks to Alejandro, I need to find other ways to keep myself safe. I also need more allies on the Gophers. I have Lindsay and could reply on Echo. Hmm, Lucas and Helen seem close. They'll be my next target."

End Confessional

It was soon sunrise over Camp Wawanakwa. Inside the Frog cabin, Keith was snoring as he slept when he felt something on his nose. "Barry, you're supposed to be with Phoebe tonight," he mumbled. He kept sleeping until someone pinched his nose. "Hey!" He sat up and saw Phoebe and Barry sitting on his bed. "Why did you pinch my nose?" Keith demanded.

"It was the only way to wake you, coach," Phoebe explained. "You're a very sound sleeper. Can we talk, please?"

"You've already woken me. Go ahead."

"It's about the thief stuff."

"What's there to talk about? Rats booted the thief last night."

"But I'm not sure if Miss Bridgette was the thief. She seemed so nice. She even got some shirts for Barry to wear." Barry let out a bark as he scratched at the black-and-yellow striped shirt he wore. "People are like that, squirt," Keith sighed. "Pretending to be nice only to sucker punch you."

"It's not just that," Phoebe explained. "Miss Bridgette seemed a bit confused about who your lucky charm belonged to. If she was the thief, she would know who it belonged to, right?"

"Hmm, maybe. Then again, she also stole a bunch of stuff. But say she's not the thief. Who else could it be?"

"Well, if I was the thief, which I know you and I are not, I might slip something of my own to divert suspicion off of myself because who would suspect someone stealing from themselves?"

"That's...ingenious. Wait, how would you know something like this?"

"My mommy made me study a criminology course last year. I heard people do this kind of stuff for insurance fraud. But I also read some other stuff, too, like how pigs can eat a human body, including the bones. Interesting, huh?"

"Yeah. Let's hope you never turn bad, squirt. You'd be impossible to catch."

"Quite some intriguing theories there," a voice spoke up, spooking Phoebe and making her fall off the bed. Keith and Barry turned to see Topher standing nearby. "How long have you been spying on us, you prick?!" Keith scolded.

"Hey, it's hard not to hear when you're talking so loud," Topher shrugged. "But perhaps the Alliance could use the little squirt's wits. What do you say?" Keith and Barry just looked at each other. A moment later, Topher was tossed out of the cabin and landed on his head. "Now I know how Brainy Smurf felt," he muttered.

"Hey, Chris Clone," Jo told him as she jogged up to him. "You're needed. Now." She dragged Topher off by his hair. "Ow!" he cried out. "Not the hair! You're gonna make me bald at this rate!" A moment later, the Villain Alliance meet up in the cave. "Ugh, can't we find a different place to reunite?" Heather groaned. "I swear this place is a breeding ground for mold."

"Oh, sure," Bowie snarked. "Just find another place that is as distant, hidden and secret. Anyways, we need to update our current situation, especially since we haven't had the best of luck recently."

"Like Al getting all sneaky during the eating challenge?" Sugar teased. "Then getting caught?"

"It was an unfortunate situation," the Spaniard admitted, "But thankfully, it seems I have convinced my team that it was a moment of weakness when I took that desperate choice."

"Wow," Heather commented with a hint of shock. "I'm surprised you admitted that. Wait. This isn't some sort of trick, is it?"

"A man is only a true man when admitting his flaws, Heather. I may have a few, but I don't feel ashamed."

"Mister Squeamish's weaknesses aren't the issue now," Jo informed the group. "Miss Pinky and Brain here seems pissed that I tried to help save the team."

"You threw one of our fellow teammates towards an active mine," Scarlett reminded her. "Have you considered that your plan to, quote on quote, 'save our team' could have ended in us losing a member anyways? One that does vote with us, actually."

"Oh, please," Sugar scoffed. "That little guy is barely a push. I'm the one who was making big moves. You should've seen how I was seeding the fact that Miss Millions Carly was the potential thief."

"Ah, yes," Valerie remarked. "The completely unreliable word of an exposed villain versus a girl that most people like was totally working."

"Yet Bridgette was well-liked before it was revealed she was the thief," Echo thought. "Maybe it could've been Carly."

"Please. No one was believing Sugar's crap. Even that football idiot could've seen through that and he can't even spell his name right half the time."

"Not helped by you," Sugar reminded Valerie. "What gives, trying to defuse my plan?"

"For your information, much like how Scarlett has manipulated pawns with Cameron and the purple oddball, I was able to strike a talk with Carly. She could've been a spy for both the Gophers and Bears in order to help you and Heather. But noooo, you had to move without consulting the rest of us and almost spoiled things just like you've done with Shane! We're lucky Bridgette got cut last elimination."

"Yeah, because we so enjoy Geoff's buzzkill," Julia sarcastically replied. "So relaxing."

"Yeesh, what did Geoff do to you?" Bowie asked with surprise. "I get being happy to stay, but no need to stomp on the guy. We may need him as an ally."

"He's annoying, even getting to you and Chris's levels now."

"Really? I thought you'd be first considering you never shut up about anything."

"Whoa, whoa, calm down," Topher told Bowie and Julia as he stepped between them. "This is a meeting of villains, not couples therapy. We have a lot of stuff to talk about, such as our mole issue. Speaking of something that may work as a lead, I overheard Phoebe propose a theory. She seems certain that Bridgette was framed and even thinks one of the people that got robbed was the thief and planted their item to throw suspicion off themselves."

"Oh, that's a great help, Topher," Samey sarcastically told him. "It's not like half of us were victims of that one way or another. Such useless information."

"Relax, baby girl. I'm just saying what I know."

"First, do NOT call me that. And second, you have done nothing but cause trouble. Maybe if you weren't so focused on that reporter Blainley, you could do some actual detective work. That is, if you can see something with your head shoved so deep up Chris's-"

"Well, I was close to framing that rich girl-" Sugar spoke up.

"Oh, please," Jo scoffed. "Even Queen of the Wasps here is more believable."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Sugar and Heather demanded at the same time.

"That you're both too obvious and only survived on luck?" Valerie pointed out.

"No shit," Jo remarked. "I have more skills than Honey Boo-Boo, Corpse Bride, Starman, Granola Guru and Cheer Brat combined."

"Big words from the woman who has literally done nothing but call each other childish nicknames," Bowie countered. The situation soon delved into an all-out shouting match with only Alejandro and Echo staying out of it. "Mis aliados!" Alejandro yelled over everyone. "We should not be doing this."

"You're right," Jo told him.

"Good, because we-"

"I'm done with this stupid alliance. I'm a one-woman army anyways."

"If she's going," Julia decided, "Then I'm going, too. I don't need any of you."

"Then ye-bye at the next ceremony," Bowie teased. "Unless I decide you're useful."

"Hey, no one walks away from Sugar!" Sugar declared. "If anything, Sugar walks away from you!"

"Good riddance," Samey scoffed. "You'll make my awful sister look mature." The Villain Alliance ended up walking away in different directions, with some such as Scarlett and Heather eyeing each other. Alejandro sighed before walking away while Echo had a stunned look. Hidden inside the bush, Bryan watched the scene with a curious look.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"Great. Just when I needed the Villain Alliance is when they decided to split up. And Alejandro..." She groaned. "Trying to get under my skin like that! How dare he?!"

Confessional: Scarlett (Frogs of Death)

"I knew the huge alliance dissolving would be inevitable. Good thing I hadn't severed my ties with Cameron and Sierra. But I need to ensure that us three stay united, at least for a good chunk of the foreseeable competition. Perhaps swaying Nikki and Helga to vote with us would be a wise move. They might recall how I had saved Rodney at a previous elimination ceremony."

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"All that time and work assembling this alliance, and it all blew up today! The one good thing is that I can be free to try and eliminate Julia and not make excuses to save her ass anymore."

Confessional: Alejandro (Confused Bears)

"Quite the dilemma we've had. But I have a feeling the group will assemble once the others see how much they needed the alliance to survive."

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"YES! The Villain Alliance is no more! I'll admit I didn't do too much, but I'm so relieved that the group broke apart. And best of all, nobody suspected me of being the mole. Got away squeaky clean!"

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

She was scrolling through the stolen phone. "If my hunch is right, which it always is, I bet that sneaky little mole just bragged about the Villain Alliance breaking up." She played Samey's confessional from moments earlier. "Oh, what a naughty little girl. But I'll take care of her. Let's just see if I can contact someone here..."

End Confessionals

Valerie was still grumbling as she stormed off when she noticed a bush following her. "You can quit with the subtlety, Connery," she sternly told it. "No one's here."

"You can never be too careful, my dear," Bryan replied as he hopped out of the bush. "I saw what happened. How are you handling it?"

"Those losers will regret not having my expertise and style by their side anymore. I'll definitely outlast them all in the end."

"Even me? Valerie, you wouldn't drop me, would you?"

"If it comes down to it. I value my position in this game above all else."

"Just as I expected. Let's see how far that takes you." Bryan chuckled to himself as he walked off, leaving Valerie perplexed.

Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)

"What is that boy up to? It almost seemed like he was flirting with me. That's MY job!"

End Confessional

Inside the Rat cabin, Duncan was carving a piece of wood with his pocket knife when he noticed Geoff moping while clutching his pillow. "Dude, get a grip already," the juvie punk groaned. "So your girlfriend got cut. Big deal. I wouldn't be wasting my time whining over her."

"It shouldn't have been Bridge going home," Geoff tearfully protested. "She didn't take that stuff. Scott was the one that framed her!"

"I see we can agree on something," Julia spoke up as she and Austin entered the cabin.

"What do you want?" Duncan sighed with contempt.

"I want to offer you a lifeline with my alliance. With us four together, we can control who goes home."

"And Jules here said Scott should be getting the boot first," Austin added. "That way, you lot can get a little payback, too. So, you in?"

"Sounds awesome, dudette!" Geoff exclaimed as he shook Julia's hand. "Count me in." Duncan thought about it a minute and then shrugged in agreement. "Welcome to Team Julia!" Julia cheered.

"Not calling it that," Duncan told her.

Confessional: Duncan (Toxic Rats)

"From what I see, getting rid of someone who makes the team lose on purpose sounds like common sense. And if Scott somehow got his shit together and gain allies of his own, they'll target Julia over everyone else. Either way, I'll be safe."

Confessional: Geoff (Toxic Rats)

"Don't worry, Bridge. I'll make sure I avenge you and bring that Rat who framed you to justice, catapult-style!"

Confessional: Julia (Toxic Rats)

"That's four votes in my favor. Yes! But I'll need at least six to make sure Scott and Bowie can't boot me. DJ doesn't trust me after that swindle stunt, and that little nerd with him will vote alongside him. But Sam and Courtney? I'll work on them."

End Confessionals

"Let's try to get Gamer Guy into our alliance," Julia whispered to Duncan, Geoff and Austin as they hid in a large bush. "Numbers will help us turf Scott faster."

"I see him," Austin noted as he saw Sam walk by. "I'll get him." He used his lasso to rope Sam by the waist and yank him into the bush. "Hey!" Austin groaned. "He's heavier than a full-grown heifer!"

"Says the guy that dragged me here," Sam pointed out.

"Let's get to the point, Game Dork," Duncan cut off. "Julia wants you voting with her to turf Scott."

"Uh...well..."

"Come on, dude," Geoff told Sam. "Scott's been up to nasty stuff here. You gotta side with us!"

"Just let me think about it, okay?" Sam then crawled out of the bush. "You watch yourself, you heifer!" Austin shouted. "You'll be crawling back and begging to join!"

"I don't know what to do," Scott sighed as he placed back and forth in the main lodge while Bowie poked at his bowl of gruel with his spoon. "I barely scraped by that last elimination. It'll only be a matter of time before that moo-low or whatever MK called Julia comes back for another swing."

"You're definitely right," Bowie agreed. "A bit of good and bad news: the alliance I've built up crumbled like blue cheese this morning. I bet it would've held together if you were there instead of Julia."

"And now Geoff has this stupid grudge because he's got it in his head that I framed his little girl. I was robbed, too!"

"Calm down. What we need to do is gather allies against Julia."

"We can help," a voice spoke up. Bowie and Scott were spooked by Dawn's sudden arrival, with Lightning walking up next to her. "Don't spook us like that!" Scott scolded.

"Did you say you'll help us?" Bowie asked.

"I did say that Julia was the greater evil," Dawn reminded them.

"And Julia needs to sha-pay for hurting the Hockey Bros like she did!" Lightning declared.

"But that's only four," Scott thought. "We need at least six votes to ensure we have a chance. Geoff's no good and Mohawk there won't work with us. Maybe there's another..." A second later, the group were hidden in a huge bush. "Are you sure about this?" Lightning asked. "The couch potato?"

"We can't be picky," Bowie informed him. "Hey, here he comes." He watched Sam walk past. "Psst!" Bowie called out in a whisper. "Over here!"

"At least they're not dragging me in," Sam muttered as he walked over. He was quickly pulled into the bush. "I stand corrected."

"Let's get to the point," Bowie cut off. "We need you in our Anti-Julia Alliance. You in or not?"

"Um, the thing is..."

"Come on, dude," Scott told him. "You've worked with us before to take out Luna. This will probably be easier than that."

"Let me think on it for a bit. It's a major decision here." Sam crawled out of the bush and started jogging off. "He'll return to us," Dawn started, to the other boys' confusion.

Confessional: Sam (Toxic Rats)

"Both sides are asking for me to join their side. To think that someone like me could be the swing vote to this situation. I may need help with this huge choice here. Good thing I know someone, heh-heh."

End Confessional

Inside the girls' side of the Bear cabin, Priya was twirling a broom while a blindfolded Millie walked around with a broom of her own. "Avoid my broom strikes," Priya instructed. "You need to really focus. You need to see with your ears."

"If you wanna go to med school," Millie informed her, "You should know that that's impossible." Priya laughed a bit but caught herself. "Stop joking around and focus," she told Millie. She swung her broom, hitting Millie hard in the head. "Okay," Millie decided as she removed her blindfold, "That's enough of that."

"No," Priya sternly protested, "You can't just stop training and give up on challenges whenever you want. You nearly got cut because of it! I'm trying to transform you into an invincible goddess that can never be hit! A force of nature-"

"Priya!" Sam called out. Priya turned to face him but smacked Millie with the broom. "Sorry!" she apologized as she swung around, though she accidentally hit Millie again.

"It's okay," Millie moaned, "I'm getting used to it."

"Permission to speak now?" Sam spoke up. "I need your help with the Rats. Right now, they're divided between going Team Julia or going Team Bowie and Scott. And both sides asked me to join them! What do I do?"

"Well, do you know who's in which side?" Priya thought.

"Julia has Austin, Duncan and Geoff. Bowie and Scott have Lightning and Dawn. The others haven't sided but it'll only be a matter of time."

"I'm not as well-versed in alliances as Priya," Millie told Sam, "But maybe just watch them for today and see how things turn out?"

"That's a pretty good idea, Millie," Priya agreed. "It's like deciding what cookie sundae you want. Do you go fudge or gingerbread? Raisins or pretzels? Do you add whipped cream or a banana? Which ice cream do you-?"

"Okay, I get it," Sam chuckled. "Thank you. Oh, and I found this in the cabinet in the spa hotel last time. Saved them for you." He tossed Priya a box of candy. "Splashberry Derps?!" Priya gasped with excitement. "They actually have these?! Awesome!"

"Go enjoy them, Priya," Millie encouraged. "You've earned it."

Confessional: Priya (Confused Bears)

"This is going great! Millie's putting a bit more both in challenges and strategy. Plus, I got treats!" She ate one of the candies. "Mmm, citrus and blue raspberry."

End Confessional

Back at the spa hotel, things were much livelier. Leshawna and Owen were dancing to some music Helen was playing. "Hey, hey, hey," she sang, "If you're ready to rage

"Raise your hands up

"This what rock and roll looks like!

"Yeah, yeah, yeah

"Wearing leather and lace

"Raise your hands up

"This what rock and roll looks like!"

"Epic bash, Helen," Lacey complimented while sipping on some soda. "Maybe bring some of that back to the club some time, you hear?" Bryan was pouring himself some soda when he noticed Lindsay trying to scrub her boot clean. "What are you doing?" he asked.

"Oh, just trying to get my shoes clean," Lindsay explained. "This sticky mud got all over it. I so hope the next challenge doesn't have more swamp water."

"Why were you walking around in swamp water?"

"Well, Heather and I were- OW! Heather, that's my foot!" Heather simply yanked Lindsay away by her hair.

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"There would only be one rational explanation for why Heather herself would step into a swamp. She must be getting pretty desperate and looking for the hidden idols. I could use that info for later."

End Confessional

Upstairs, Trent was twirling around a note he had when he heard some taps on the window. He looked outside to see that Carly dangling mid-air outside. "Carly?" he asked with shock as he opened up the window. "How are you even-?"

"One harness," Carly explained, "One pulley...and one Tyler." Just outside, Tyler was struggling to hold a rope when he got tangled in some loose rope. He got yanked up while Carly plummeted to the ground, followed by Tyler himself. "Not to be too harsh," Carly moaned, "But pulley work should not go on your resume, Tyler." She then saw a little lime-green bird fly down to her with a note in its beak. "You got one, too? From Dean?"

"What's from Dean?" Tyler asked as he looked over Carly's shoulder. "And wasn't he kicked out for theft like Bridgette was?"

"Don't you have some track training to do to impress Lindsay?"

"Oh, shoot! Gotta go!" Tyler ran off. "That wasn't too harsh, was it?" Carly asked after the bird changed back into Trent.

"Maybe a tiny bit," Trent admitted. "But anyway, the letters look the same. Let's see what it says."

"'To Carly and Trent, while I can't reveal who your third villain on the Screaming Gophers is, I can tell you the best place to get that info. Be warned: you won't like it. Talk to Heather and get her to confess the identity of the villain. Told you you wouldn't like it. Best of luck, Dean.' Well, I guess that makes sense. Since Heather's a member of the Villain Alliance, she would know who's in. Still, talking to her..."

"What do we have to lose? I'll go see her now. Just be careful, Carly." Trent opened the spa hotel door but was surprised to see Lucas standing right in the doorway. "Oh, Trent," Lucas spoke up. "What, uh, why are you outside? I thought you were-"

"Just chatting with a friend," Trent quickly explained. But what are you doing?" He looked down to see Lucas holding a box of donuts, with one of them being heart-shaped with pink frosting and sprinkles. "Treating someone to sweets, eh?" Trent asked. "Lucas, you sly one."

"I'm just repaying a favor from yesterday," Lucas bashfully admitted as his face heated up. "She really helped me be more comfortable with all...this."

"Aw, that's so nice. Okay, you go on ahead. I won't hold you up any longer." Lucas ran off while Trent went inside the spa hotel. Over in the woods, Jasmine and Shawn were doing pull-ups on some tree branches while Sol and Samey watched them. "You two are really good at that," Samey complimented. "I can do a few flips in cheer practice, but you two take it to another level."

"Gotta keep your body prepped for anything," Shawn replied. "Like outrunning zombies or rushing for spare food in an abandoned store before you starve."

"Uh, yeah. That, too."

"Where are you, amiga?" Lucas called out, catching Samey off-guard. "Got some sweets for you!"

"Hold still," Sol assured her. "I'll handle this." He marched off, leaving Samey a bit concerned. "Amiga?" Shawn noted with a smirk. "Took that guy long enough to figure out the twin swap."

"You knew?" Samey and Jasmine asked with surprise.

"Well, when Jasmine started being nice to 'Amy', figured something happened and it wasn't Amy suddenly getting nicer."

"You didn't tell anybody, did you?" Samey wondered.

"Why would I?" The trio then heard some shouting and fighting. "Those boys," Samey sighed with an eye roll. The trio rushed over to see Sol and Lucas in a pile with the box of donuts dangling atop of Lucas's head. "Nice," Shawn gushed as he grabbed the box.

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"And you wonder why I tried to keep each guy from knowing about the other knowing. Because this would happen!"

End Confessional

"Listen up, you knuckleheads," Jasmine told Sol and Lucas as she effortlessly picked them up by their arms. "If you two keep this up, I'll make sure you leave in pine boxes."

"You don't scare me," Sol scoffed.

"Y-yeah," Lucas stammered in agreement. "You wouldn't do that." Jasmine twisted the duo's arms. "Yes, she would!" Lucas squeaked out.

"Okay, okay!" Sol gave in. "We'll calm it down!" Jasmine dropped the duo. "Oh, thanks for the donuts, Lucas," Samey muffled as she and Shawn ate them. "Love the pink heart one. Strawberry jelly inside, too. Mmm."

"Okay," Shane breathed out as he stood by the beach and removed one of his gloves. "Thissss should be safe enough. I just need to focusss." He pointed his hand towards a rock but nothing happened. "Sssseiously? Now that I actually want to shoot flames, I can't? What happened last time?" His mind went back to the superhero challenge when his power manifested to protect Ella, then to the last challenge where he tripped and landed in the water. "My emotions seem to trigger it," Shane thought. "So maybe if I think of something..." He closed his eyes and started forming a scenario in his mind with a couple of shadowy figures surrounding him while Ella was tied on a raft. "HELP!" Ella pleaded. The shadows simply laughed in response. "I can do it," Shane assured himself as he raised his hand. "I can do it. I can-"

"Shane?" a voice asked. The sudden voice took Shane by surprise and he suddenly shot a black fireball from his palm, hitting the rock and destroying it. "Oh, my goodness," Ella gasped as she and Sky rushed over. "Shane, are you okay?"

"Ella?" Shane asked, trying to shake off the surprise. "Sky? What are you-?"

"We were trying to find you," Sky admitted. "What were you doing?"

"N-nothing. I was just...taking some private time away from the others."

"And why were you-?"

"In fact, I think I should go back. I mussst have...forgotten to...take something from that place."

"But-" Ella spoke up, although Shane had already started to run off. "Shane..."

"Don't worry, Ella," Sky assured the princess. "He must be trying to process this." She glanced over at the smoldering remains of the rocks. "Or at least trying to understand it."

"All campers report to me for your punishment," Chris announced over the loudspeakers, much to Sky and Ella's concern. "I mean, heh, the challenge."

Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)

"Shane's still being scared over the fact that he's a demon now. Should I tell him that Sky and I know? No, he might still be scared. He might feel better if he admits it himself. But how to do that?"

End Confessional

"Hey, Julia," Bowie told her as the campers stood in the middle of camp. "Good luck, because if we attend another elimination ceremony, you're in for a big surprise."

"Oh, they'll be a surprise, alright," Julia confidently countered.

"Ready for me to kick your butt again?" Jasmine teased to Shawn.

"I thought us Bears beat you Frogs last time," Shawn informed her.

"Not if-"

"Save the flirting for later, Outback," Sol told Jasmine.

"Flirting? I-I'm not..."

"Before we begin," Chris began as he cleared his throat, "The network felt that the water mines were too dangerous and the Brunch of Disgustingness too gross, so they asked that today's challenge be...less menacing." Some like Millie and Cameron perked up while Priya had a look of suspicion.

Confessional: Millie (Confused Bears)

She was writing in her notebook. "Finally! A challenge I can do!"

End Confessional

"The challenge is just a simple canoe ride down this calm stream," Chris explained, "Followed by a pleasant jaunt though a lovely field until you reach Honey Mountain. There, it's a leisurely hike to the top where you'll find the Bell of Tranquility. Just a nice, easy challenge."

"Nice and easy?" Topher thought. "Oh, come on, Chris! I know you can get more creative than that. Then again, time can wear down anyone's mind, so..."

"No one asked you," Keith sternly told him.

"Go thing we're prepared, huh, coach?" Phoebe, now dressed with yellow and black stripes with bee wings and antennae, replied. "Even got some clothes for you."

"Oh, no. There is no way you're gonna talk me into wearing that." A second later, Keith was wearing an outfit identical to Phoebe. "I can't believe you talked me into wearing this," he muttered with surprise.

"First camper to ring the bell wins immunity for their team," Chris continued. "Second and third to ring it will be safe while the last ones there will see me at elimination. So grab a helmet, a life jacket and pick a canoe. Go enjoy yourselves! On your mark, get set, go!" The campers started running off.

Confessional: Phoebe (Frogs of Death)

"I'm pretty excited about this, especially the last part. A mountain of honey?! Wow! Barry's excited, too, aren't you?" Barry let out a bark as he sat on her lap. "Yes, you are!"

End Confessional

The campers were soon canoeing down the river. "I'm glad we're getting an easy challenge," Millie sighed while she and Carly paddled. "I needed a day off."

"Are you kidding?" Priya reasoned while she and Tyler paddled ahead. "This will probably be the worst one yet!"

"The worst one yet?" Sam thought as he, DJ and Harold paddled over to her. "What do you mean?"

"When Chris said it'd be a nice, easy challenge, he rubbed his hands together. That's a sign of glee. He was imaging something. And what makes Chris gleeful?"

"Seeing us get hurt?" Millie guessed.

"Right. Then he said 'Go enjoy yourselves!' and the corner of his mouth turned upward. He was hiding a smile. That's what someone with a secret does and what does Chris like to keep secret?"

"The way he's gonna hurt us?" Sam gulped.

"Yeah, this is gonna be bad," Carly sighed. "Better pick up the pace so we don't fall behind."

"They've got all kinds of pain coming their way, don't they?" Chef asked as he and Chris watched a monitor while Dean and Stan served them punch.

"Absolutely!" Chris gleefully replied. Lightning was still paddling and taking the lead. "Going strong!" he rallied. "Come on, Scott. Row!"

"You noticing this water getting faster?" Scott asked. The duo screamed as the river rushed them ahead. Heather and Lindsay; Julia, Geoff and Austin; Sky, Dave and Ella; and Bowie and Dawn screamed as they rushed down the river. Chris simply laughed at the scene. "Better grab more medical supplies," Stan sighed as he pulled out a phone. Millie and Carly screamed before hitting a large rock. Priya and Tyler were swept away by a large wave, pulling them underwater. "Hold still, Barry," Phoebe said as she clutched the chupacabra. "We've got a bumpy ride."

"Bumpy's putting it mildly," Nikki commented from her and Helga's canoe.

"It is like rafting trip to Akishma last summer," Helga chuckled. "Tricky, but very fun. Hang on!" Some water splashed onto Destiny, Greg and Paul, drenching the trio. Zee hit a rock and went airborne. "YEE-HAW!" he laughed. He landed in the river and the canoe bobbed on its side.

Confessional: Zee (Frogs of Death)

"My entire life flashed before my eyes! I have not eaten one vegetable."

End Confessional

The river calmed down as Julia's canoe took the lead. "We made it, dudes!" Geoff cheered.

"Ha!" Julia bragged. "It'll take more than some extra-fast water to stop-" She was suddenly hit in the face with a salmon. "That's it!" She swung her paddle at the incoming salmon, though a few swings hit Austin by accident. The canoe was then bumped by Scott's canoe. "Hey!" Geoff complained. "You did that on purpose!"

"I didn't," Scott defended. "Ask Lightning."

"A likely story, Shark Bait," Julia scoffed. Some more salmon knocked her and the other guys over. "Heather and Trent's canoes have taken the lead!" Chris announced. "But paying a serious price to stay there."

"Heather, we need to talk," Trent began while swatting away a salmon.

"Trying to stay fish-free here," Heather sternly told him as she swatted away another salmon.

"This is important," Bryan spoke up. "It's about the Villain Alliance. You know who the last Gopher villain is, right?"

"So? Even if I did, why would I blab it to you?"

"Well, it could help out all of us," Trent reasoned. "You'll be safe and the rest of us are rid of a hidden baddie."

"Hmmph. Who needs your help? I've not only got Miss Mohawk and the formerly masked idiot by my side, but also the eating machine."

"What? Seriously? Why would they side with you? It-"

"Hang on, Trent," Bryan cut off. "They wouldn't. Heather's bluffing."

"No, I am not!" Heather protested. "I have numbers on my side!"

"Really? Then if you had confidence with your numbers, why would you and Lindsay trek through a swamp in the dead of night looking for the idol?" Another salmon flock hit the trio. "This is so annoying!" Bryan groaned. "Listen, Heather, my patience is running thin, so we'll leave you with this ultimatum: either tell us the identity of the Gopher villain in our midst or risk being the next one kicked off the island." Heather was left with a thoughtful expression as Trent and Bryan paddled off.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"That theater kid saw through my bluff? Ugh! Now I know things are starting to go downhill. But wait. What those two offered just gave me an idea to save my ass. After all, they wouldn't risk dumping their only connection to the Villain Alliance. They might not vote with me, but they won't vote against me, either."

End Confessional

Shawn kept getting hit with salmon as he paddled ahead. "I prefer cod over salmon," he groaned.

"Hey, Shawn," Jasmine offered as she paddled next to his canoe, "If we stick together for now, we can clobber the salmon from both sides."

"Good idea. Let's do it!" The duo effortlessly batted off the flying salmon. "Just be careful not to hit us," Samey advised as she and Alejandro kept their heads ducked down. "Hey, there's Lucas and Helen over there."

"Bases are loaded," Helen narrated as she and Lucas readied their paddles, "Bottom of the ninth. Helen is at the plate." A salmon came flying up. "Here's the pitch!" Helen swung her paddle like a bat, flinging the fish away. "Home run for Helen!" Lucas cheered. "The crowd's a'roar!" He imitated a crowd cheering, making Helen laugh. However, the duo didn't notice that the salmon plummeted into Nikki's canoe, creating a hole and making it sink. "That fink!" Nikki yelled out in frustration. "She sabotaged us!"

"Focus on finding spare," Helga ordered. She grabbed Nikki and jumped into the first canoe that came close. "Lightning don't take passengers," Lightning told them. "Scram!" He and Scott were swiftly kicked off and the duo shared through the air until they landed at Chris's feet. "Gonna call it quits before bones are broken beyond repair," Scott groaned.

"You couldn't have stayed in the water for one minute?" Chris asked. "I really wanted to let our new life guard test his job out." At the start of the river, a familiar shark rose up from the water and gave a menacing grin. Scott simply froze up with fear, leaving Lightning to carry him off. Back on the canoe, Helga dropped Nikki. "That brat!" Nikki growled out. "That no-good little brat! I HATE HER!"

"Hey, look, Lucas," Helen noted as she saw Nikki and Helga behind her, with the rushing water drowning out the rapper's rant. "It's Nikki. Hey! Hi!" She waved to Nikki, though they were too far away to see each other clearly. "I don't believe it," Nikki gasped. "Mohawks is flipping me off! Well, I'll return it with interest!" She was smacked down by Helga's paddle. "Focus on rowing," Helga sternly instructed.

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"Even I am starting to think Nikki is acting paranoid, and I usually get angry faster than she does."

End Confessional

"The Gophers' lead is quickly evaporating," Chris narrated, "But you know, sometimes you just need to slow down and enjoy yourself."

"Things are definitely calmer now," Carly sighed with relief.

"Wait," Millie realized. "Don't spawning salmon attract-?" Carly let out a shriek as she saw a huge bear eating a salmon on her side of the canoe. "BEARS!" Millie screamed. Back at Phoebe's canoe, she could only stammer in fright as a bear plopped down in her canoe. "HEY!" Keith shouted at it. "GET! GET! SHOO! SHOO!" The bear simply rolled its eyes and swatted Keith down. Barry growled at the bear before releasing some heat off of his back, scalding the bear's fur and making it jump out of the canoe. "You were so brave, Barry!" Phoebe gushed as she hugged him. "Oh, and you were brave, too, coach."

"I thought loud noises scare bears away," Keith moaned as he sat up.

"Get lost, bear!" Julia shouted as she fended off a growling bear while Austin and Geoff huddled in fear. "I don't have time for this!" Another bear started stomping on her, flinging the two boys out of the canoe. Hidden behind some rocks, Bowie and Dawn winced as they watched the scene. "I hope those bears let up," Dawn said.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"Don't wanna get too close. I'll wait until that immunity bell is in sight. Then, I'll let the other teams walk over her broken body and ding-ding-ding!"

End Confessional

"Still not any closer to the mountain," Shane sighed as he and Topher paddled ahead.

"And we travel down the river," Topher narrated. "It's a treacherous race to reach the sweet mountain and savor the nectar of immunity, but only one faction can claim it. Will this lead to complex situations? Like between the tragic love of Shane and Ella."

"Hey, jussst be ssssssilent."

"Oh, come on. I'm just trying to do something theatric. What, are you afraid she might hear me?"

"I'm ssserious," Shane warned as his eyes turned solid black and his voice getting an echo. "Close your mouth or I'll burn it until it's welded." This was enough to send a shiver down Topher's spine. "O-okay," he panicked, "Sorry, sorry. It was just a joke." Suddenly another canoe passed them, splashing water onto the duo. "HEY!" Shane shouted as the water quickly evaporated off his skin.

"See ya, sunken Frogs!" Sugar teased from her and Blainley's canoe.

"Yeah, get ready to go right back to the freak show," Blainley added with a cruel smile. "But look on the bright side. You'll have a perfect job."

"Oh, that's so creative," Topher sarcastically fired back. "I'm so emotionally hurt that I'm about to cry."

"That's not a surprise, eh, commercial baby?"

"You have a mouth as big as your hips. Maybe that's why you hardly last on every show you've ever got contracted on, eh, Mildred?" Blainley was rendered speechless at Topher's remark. "Quit gaping and come on!" Sugar scolded while paddling ahead, knocking Blainley over.

"Mildred?" Shane asked with a puzzled expression in his eyes.

"Did you honestly think Blainley was her true name?" Topher teased as he leaned back. "Been waiting to use that and-" He let out a shout as he leaned back and fell into the River with a SPLASH! "Topher, are you alright?" Shane asked. "Hang on; I'll get you."

"Nah," Topher brushed off as he resurfaced. "I'm fine. I don't mind backing out now. Knowing Chris, things will only get tougher from here. Go ahead for me, will you?"

"Okay, but only because you insisted." Back with Destiny, she was paddling ahead with Greg and Paul. "Huh," she noted. "Doesn't feel like we're moving."

"BEAR!" Greg cried out. "Look!" A bear lifted the canoe and tossed it onshore. "Stupid bear," Paul grumbled as he brushed some sand off. "Wait until I see him..." His bravado faded when he noticed three bears circling the trio. "Okay, this could be a problem."

"Try to play dead," Greg suggested as he spit out some sand. "It might be our best shot at survival."

"Worth a shot." Paul and Greg fell over and played dead. A bear sniffed at Destiny. "Oh, the light!" she dramatically cried out. "I'm seeing a bright light! Oh, the things I've never blalked about, now going to my grave!"

"Fake your death now or I'll make it real," Paul quietly scolded.

"Check, please." Destiny passed out, leaving the bears with concerned looks before they walked off. "It worked," Paul breathed out.

"Maybe too well," Greg realized. "The bears are digging graves for us." Two bears were hugging and crying while the third was using a shovel to dig a hole. They then went over to the trio of teens.

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"Sammy," Zee told a salmon as he held it, "This is an important mission. Save my teammates!"

"Save who?" Samey asked with confusion. She then got a bonk to the head by a paddle. "Hey!"

"You're welcome," Lucas said as he and Helen drifted down the river.

"Oh. Yeah. But Zee said-" Zee tossed a salmon where the bears were, making them run after it and abandoning the grave. "I think they're gone," Greg breathed out as he, Destiny and Paul surfaced. "Thanks, Zee!"

"Why the hell did you help them?!" Samey scolded to Zee. "They're the bad guys! Especially that mutt Paul!" She let out a groan. "Why hasn't that peach kicked in yet?"

"Peach kicked in?" Shawn asked as he and Alejandro paddled over. "What are you talking about?"

"I did see her prepping peaches the other day," Jasmine recalled. "Yeah, as a thank-you gift to the Bears in the VR challenge. She even dipped one in this candy apple mix."

"But there was no coating on them," Alejandro pointed out. "They tasted like normal peaches. Millie and Sky would agree, too. Was the candy peach for someone special, then?"

"You could say that," Samey replied. "It was for Paul."

"I thought you didn't like him," Jasmine thought. "Wait. Did you give him a tainted peach?"

"It wouldn't have killed him or anything. I don't want murder on my hands. It just makes him show how monstrous he truly is."

"Paul's a monster?!" Shawn panicked.

"No, Shawn," Alejandro informed him. "I think Amy's screws are starting to come loose."

"I am not crazy!" Samey protested. "I still have the scars on my arm where he went ballistic! It'll be better the sooner he leaves the island."

"And I'm thinking he feels the same about you. I doubt Paul would accept tainted food from an enemy."

"I know that. It's why I got Shane to...give them..."

"Uh, you okay?" Jasmine asked Samey as the cheerleader froze up a bit. "Speak, girl!" Samey let out a shriek that shook the island. "She spoke," Jasmine groaned as she sat back up.

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"Shane must've eaten the peach by mistake! That explains the snake skin. Did I turn him into a monster by accident?! Oh..."

End Confessional

"How much longer is this trip?" Cameron groaned. "My arms are starting to hurt."

"Don't know," Sierra shrugged. "Just hope the Villain Alliance isn't planning anything."

"How can they when they've disbanded?" Scarlett informed her.

"What? Uh, pretty sure that's not true."

"Uh, guys?" Cameron spoke up. "What's that noise?"

"It is true," Scarlett told Sierra. "The alliance disbanded this morning before the challenge. I hypothesized it would eventually happen, hence why I didn't sever ties with you or Cameron."

"But the bad guys might want that getting around to think they're not working together when they are actually working together," Sierra countered.

"Shush," Cameron told the duo. "Just listen. It sounds like a-" The trio looked ahead to see that the river was gone. "WATERFALL!" Scarlett, Cameron and Sierra screamed. They fell down and landed at the bottom. "Where did the smart guys go?" Sam thought.

"They were just-" Julia added. "Oh, no!" She, Sam, DJ, Harold, Bowie and Dawn fell down the waterfall. Lucas and Helen let out a whoop as they fell. "Hold me, Helga!" Nikki shouted as the duo fell down next.

"I'm sure more danger is coming so be on your toes," Priya told Millie.

"Priya!" Millie gasped.

"Never let your guard down."

"Priya!"

"Be aware of your surroundings at all TIMES!" Priya, Millie and Carly screamed as they fell down the waterfall. Phoebe clung onto Barry as they and Keith fell down next. "I think this stream's broken down!" Zee cried out as he paddled through the air as he fell.

"Waterfall!" Sky cried out as she clung to Dave. Their canoe fell off but the duo clung onto Ella, who was clinging onto a rock. "What now?!" Dave cried out.

"I think the rock's slipping loose," Ella gasped. "Someone help us! Please!"

"Ella?" Shane thought as he paddled closer to the waterfall. "Hang on! I'm coming! But how? Aha! Maybe some steam power will do." He put one hand in the water, which started to bubble and jet his canoe forward. As he got closer to Ella, he reached his hand forward... And ended up missing her while falling down the waterfall. "Ooh, missed us by that much," Dave teased. "Not too soon, is it?" Some hot water splashed up, scalding Sky. "Oh..." she moaned. "If this is the universe giving out karma, it better stop! Shane and I buried the hatchet ages ago!" The rock Ella was holding finally came loose, sending the trio into the water.

Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)

"Dangling from a cliff was a bit scary, but did you see how Shane tried to rescue us? Maybe that will give him the confidence to be honest. Oh, but I don't want my friends in danger. That would be selfish. And it can't be too dangerous or someone will get really hurt. Maybe just a teensy scare will do."

End Confessional

"It's a miracle we survived that," DJ breathed out as everyone bobbed in the water below.

"At least the challenge can't get any more dangerous," Millie hoped, "Right?"

"They always say that," Chris commented, "And it hurts! Don't they know me at all?" He then pulled out a gator-shaped clock that was ringing. "Oh, would you look at that? It's crocodile lunch time."

"Why are you like this?" Dean questioned. Some crocodiles bobbed up in the water, spooking most of the campers. "Careful," Greg gulped as he hid behind Destiny. "Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal."

"16,414 Newtons," Scarlett added, "Or 3,689 pounds of force. Strong enough to break bone."

"And I thought the hippo's jaws were fearsome," Harold noted. A crocodile opened its jaws, but Julia stopped it with her paddle. "Ha!" she laughed. "Now get out of my way, water lizard! I have a bell to ring!" The crocodile shot a glare at her.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"You know what's stronger than Julia's broken canoe paddle? A crocodile's tail."

End Confessional

"Move," Julia ordered. The crocodile ducked down. Julia moved forward but was flung back by the crocodile's tail. "Oh, that's a shame," Bowie teased.

"Another reason why you shouldn't try to mess with nature beyond your control," Dawn sighed. Another crocodile rose up in front of Sol, making him scream. "Back off or you'll become a purse!" Samey warned. "One zap will be all it takes!" The crocodile swam off. "Oh, thank God," Sol breathed out as Samey pulled her away. Unknown to the duo, a certain redhead was observing them from the rocks.

Confessional: Valerie (Frogs of Death)

"Odd that Amy's helping her mortal enemy. Could she-? Better keep a close eye on my ally."

End Confessional

Some more crocodiles started swimming towards the Bears. "Uh, anyone got gator repellent?" Tyler gulped.

"Tick, tock, tick, tock," Ella sang, making the crocodiles smile, "By the water and on the rock. Tick, tock, tick, tock, that's the happy little croc." She giggled as the crocodiles hugged her. "Thanks, Ella," Dave said as he and the others swam past. "Keep up the good work."

"Those crocs didn't eat a single kid!" Chris complained. "Should've went with sharks. Lesson learned. Less likely for Ella to tame them, too."

Confessional: Ella (Confused Bears)

"I like crocodiles. but my daddy is a bigger fan than I am. He even refers to the people at the law firm as crocodiles."

End Confessional

"This is actually...beautiful," Heather noted as she looked at the field leading up to the mountain.

"It sure is," Alejandro agreed. Heather noticed him holding her hand and pulled away in disgust. "Don't be fooled," Priya warned the remaining campers. "This is Chris. It's definitely more dangerous than it looks."

"So what's in the field, huh?" Stan asked. "Bear traps?"

"Of course not," Chris replied. "That could hurt one of the bears." Stan and Dean just eyed each other. Meanwhile, the campers were running ahead. "Why is the ground so wet?" Greg thought. He soon felt a rumbling under his feet. "Geysers!" Priya realized. A geyser shot Millie and Carly into the air, then they fell with a THUD! "You can't spray them high into the air!" Stan protested. "They'll get hurt!"

"Relax," Chris shrugged. "An intern okayed the challenge."

"Said intern is on a stretcher with her mouth gagged! How could she okay it?!"

"Stick to dry ground," Priya advised as she walked ahead with Millie and Carly. "If it feels wet beneath you, move fast."

"Where did you learn that?" Millie asked with a giggle. "Geyser Camp?"

"No, it wasn't a camp. It was more of a week-long retreat in the wilderness. My parents suggested it would help me learn survival skills that way."

"And they left you by yourself?" Carly thought with disbelief. "That's just-"

"Just run fast so the water can't find you!" Zee exclaimed. He ran past the geyser blasts. "Soda Sipper's right," Jo told her teammates. "Move, move, move!" She, Zoey and Nikki dashed ahead but were blasted by the geysers.

Confessional: Jo (Frogs of Death)

"A prime candidate for elimination? Geyser Boy with that crappy advice!"

End Confessional

Julia was blasted by a geyser and fell down. She was blasted again, along with Bryan, Trent, Sam, Tyler, Samey and Valerie. "Millie, you're doing great," Priya complimented.

"Well, I had a very good trainer," Millie replied.

"Aw, thanks, bestie." Millie and Carly were blasted up. Julia landed on Priya, followed by Millie and Carly. "Okay," Lindsay moaned, "I give up! This steam is totally ruining my hair!"

"And my limbs feel numb," Bryan moaned. "We might as well face it. We won't win at this rate." Heather got a determined look before pulling her hair back and rushing ahead.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"I can't risk losing invincibility. I need to ring that bell no matter what!" Helen suddenly crashed inside the outhouse, knocking the camera over. "Hey! Haven't you heard of privacy?!"

End Confessional

Ethan kept narrowing dodging geyser blasts. "Careful, buddy," Paul advised. "We can't get blasted."

"The Frogs are getting ahead!" Destiny gasped. "We gotta stop them! Let's go, Greggy! Greggy?"

"Go ahead," Greg advised from a bush. "I'll catch up." Inside the bush, he was tinkering with a strange device. "Connect this wire here and twist that knob clockwise..." he muttered.

"What are you even doing?" Dave asked as he, Sky and Ella crawled over to him. "The mountain is that way."

"I know that. What I'm fixing here is basically a jet pack that will jet me up to that bell without hitting any hazards. Pretty clever, if I do say so myself."

"We're supposed to climb up the mountain, not jet," Sky sternly informed Greg. "You are not using that."

"This could be our best chance at victory and you're refusing to take the chance?! And it's not against the rules. Chris wouldn't forbid it."

"That's not the point!"

"How does it work?" Ella thought as she looked at Greg's device he held. "Does this make it start?" She pressed a little red button. "No!" Greg shouted. "It's not done yet!" The device whirred to life as Greg held it, then he screamed as he shot up into the air like a rocket. "Oops," Ella meekly said. "Sorry, Greg!" Destiny had Valerie and Sol in a headlock when she noticed the airborne boy. "Greggy?" she thought with a surprised expression.

"How the hell is he up in the air?" Paul wondered after pinning Zee down.

"Guys, focus!" Ethan rallied as he used his shield to block Samey's attacks. "We must keep the opposition from advancing." Samey managed to knock Ethan's shield away and started running towards the mountain. "The brat got away!" Destiny scolded. "Way to go, Galahad!"

"She's stronger than she looks," Ethan defended.

"Damn straight," Jasmine boasted as she kicked Paul and Destiny away. "Whoo! Now to beat the others!"

"Wait for us, Miss Jasmine!" Phoebe shouted as she bobbed up and down from the geysers.

"Heather, Bowie and the odd trio of Sky, Dave and Ella are the first to begin the climb up Honey Mountain," Chris narrated, "But Julia is right on their heels." Phoebe landed on a bush after a geyser shot her up. "That was fun, coach!" she giggled as Keith and Barry ran to her side. "I bet the last part will be fun, too. We are prepped for it."

"In your dreams!" Heather taunted as she ran past her. Gwen, Anne-Maria, Sugar, Priya, Millie and Carly started running up the mountain. "Do you feel vibrations and hear humming?" Carly thought.

"Yeah," Priya agreed. "Almost feels like this mountain is a..." She gasped as she saw some bees flying out of a cliff dripping with honey. "BEEHIVE!" Priya, Anne-Maria and Millie cried out.

"Yep," Chris, now dressed as a beekeeper, replied from atop the mountain. "The reason it's called Honey Mountain is because it's actually North America's largest known open-air beehive, home to an estimated eight billion angry, angry bees."

"Bees?!" Anne-Maria shrieked. "No, no, no, no, no! I ain't climbing up a beehive, not even for a million bucks." Some bees started swarming around her. "AHHHHHH! GET OFF!" The bees flew off, leaving Anne-Maria a swollen mess.

Confessional: Anne-Maria (Frogs of Death)

"I have a bit of a bee allergy, okay? And did you see those things? They made me look so hideous with those stingers! Oh..."

End Confessional

"BEES!" Bowie shouted. He ducked at a swarm but Julia wasn't as lucky and got stung in the face."GET AWAY FROM ME!" she shouted.

"Oh, wish I could help," Bowie insincerely replied, "But, you know, immunity awaits."

"There are bees on this mountain?" Dave gasped as he, Sky and Ella skid to a stop.

"Of course there's gonna be bees," Phoebe innocently replied as she, Keith and Barry joined them. "Why else would it be called Honey Mountain?" Some bees flew around her but left her in peace. "Guess the bee suits wasn't such a crazy idea after all," Keith admitted as the bees harmlessly passed by.

"Almost there..." Heather breathed out as she ran up. "Almost..." She then noticed Greg still up in the air and flying out of control. He then crashed into her and sent her flying. "Here comes Heather," Chris noted. "Did a jet pack just knock her up to the top of Honey Mountain for the win?" Heather ended up falling into the honey. "Nope. Not even close." Heather floated in the honey and screamed when a swarm of bees picked her up. "Ouch," Lucas commented as he, Samey, Sol and Jasmine ducked down at the bees. "That's gotta sting for Heather."

"And Bowie is the first camper to reach the top," Chris announced as Bowie ran up.

"A clear path straight to the bell for the others?" Bowie thought as he patted himself on the back. "Nicely done, Bowie."

"YOU!" Julia, now bruised and swollen from bee stings, declared as she stood on a rock above Bowie.

"Ah! Something is very not right with your face."

"It's time for some payback!"

"Ugh, you look like you can't afford to pay anyone back." Julia growled before lunging at Bowie, and the duo got into a hefty dust brawl. Back at a lower level of the mountain, Dave was trying to shoo some bees away. "Won't these things buzz off already?!" he complained. "Ella, could you maybe charm the bees like you did the crocs?"

"Oh, dear," Ella loudly called out, "These bees are so scary! If only some brave hero could help us!"

"What are you-?" Sky asked.

"It's a plan to help Shane out," Ella whispered to the duo. "If he saves me, it'll give him the confidence to open up about what happened to him. I'm not really in danger, though, so don't try to help when I say 'help'."

"Ella, to be honest, that is simply-"

"Shane, your girlfriend is in serious trouble!" Dave shouted as the bees kept swarming. "She needs you to save her!"

"An ingenious plan," Sky flatly said. "What could possibly go wrong?" She noticed Greg flying haywire and rushing towards the group. "Me and my big mouth!" Sky cried out. Greg crashed into the trio, sending Sky into the honey, Dave back towards some rocks and Ella tumbling off until she grabbed onto the edge of the path. "HELP!" Ella screamed.

"Ella?" Shane thought as he skid to a stop a level above them. "Issss that you?"

"I can't hold on. Please, help!"

"But you said not to," Dave pointed out.

"I'm sorry I said that, David!"

"What's with all this shouting?" Sugar demanded as she walked up the path. "How am I supposed to climb with this noise?"

"Oh, Sugar!" Ella exclaimed. "Could you possibly help me, please?" Sugar shot a glare at the princess. "Oh, I'll help," she slyly replied. "Help you be more convincing! See ya!" She stomped on Ella's hands, weakening her grip and making her fall. "ELLA!" Dave cried out. Up above them, Shane got a determined look before rushing down. Sugar cackled in glee until a fireball swept her off her feet, knocking her into the honey. Ella kept falling but the fireball quickly scooped her up. "Shane?" she thought as she looked into the hero's eyes.

"You're safe now," Shane assured her as he held her.

"Shane!" Dave shouted. "SHANE!"

"No need for thanks. Just doing what anybody elssse would've done."

"I didn't know you could fly!"

"Fly?" Shane and Ella looked down to see that they were airborne...then started screaming as they plummeted like turkeys. Shane made a small crater as he crashed to the ground, with Ella landing on top of him. "Okay, not exactly how I expected thingsss to go," Shane groaned as the duo returned to their feet.

"Shane," Ella breathed out, "Are you alright now?" Shane looked over to see Ella with pleading eyes and a worried expression. "Ella, I..." Shane nervously began. "I..." He bit his lip with worry. "Oh, I can't hide this anymore! Ella, I know I've been all secretive and avoiding you and...well...it's because of this." He removed the concealing clothing, and Ella let out a small gasp as she saw Shane's scaled skin. "Oh, Shane," she sighed. "This is what happened to you?"

"I know," Shane moaned as he covered his face with his hands. "I look awful. But seeing you in danger...I couldn't let you get hurt, especially after what happened the other day. Jussst...just know that I really, really care about you, Ella."

"I care about you, too. To be honest, I already kinda knew about you becoming a demon."

"Wait, what? But-but-"

"Mister Ingrozi told me. And I was getting worried about you and how closed up you were getting after what happened." Shane simply looked at her before he started to laugh. "And here I wassss worried to the brink about you," he admitted. "Who would've thought?"

"Don't worry, Shane," Ella assured him as she gave him a hug. "I'll always be here for you, hero." The duo embraced their hug. "Aw," Dave gushed as he looked down at them.

Confessional: Dave (Confused Bears)

"Freaky or not, those sparks with Shane and Ella felt so real and wonderful to see. I wonder if Sky and I could ever have a moment like that. One can always dream."

End Confessional

Echo ran into a cave and noticed the walls of honey. "Guess they don't like intruders," she noted as she saw a goat, bear and Sasquatchanakwa stuck in the walls.

"Echo..." Sky moaned as she and Heather were stuck to the walls. "Help..."

"What are you doing here?"

"Get me out," Heather demanded. "We're on the same team, remember?"

"But if I do that, the bees will get upset and put us in honey jail again. The best thing to do is ring the bell, then come back with reinforcements. Hold tight, guys." Echo kept running ahead when she noticed a honey blob in her way that...blinked? "The blob would be Sugar," Sky explained to the frightened Echo. "She fell in after I did."

"My honey!" Sugar gurgled out. "MINE!"

"Keep it," Echo replied as she walked off. "I just lost any hunger I had."

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"Help them? In their dreams. My main focus is making sure Samey the Pretender suffers for the havoc she caused."

End Confessional

"I am DONE playing nice!" Bowie shouted as he held Julia off. He kicked her to the ground, but Julia stopped him with a blob of honey. "I NEVER play nice!" she growled out as she ran ahead.

"Hey, Julia," Bowie called out, "Catch!" He threw a blob of honey to her face, blinding her. "The others ring the bell," Bowie reasoned, "You get a mask for your face. It's a win-win." Julia tackled him again and fought him. "Over my dead body!" she declared. The duo fell into a small pool of honey. "Just when you thought honey couldn't get any sweeter," Chris teased. "The question now is can either of them get out before someone else reaches the top?"

"I think we reached the top, guys!" Samey exclaimed as she, Jasmine, Sol and Lucas skid to a stop. "We made it!"

"Just gotta ring the bell for that awesome hotel," Sol said. The group started walking towards the bell. "Amy!" Bowie coughed out as he surfaced. "Give me your hand!"

"What?" Julia protested. "No! Amy, help me! Hurry!" The duo kept shouting for help. "Should we do something?" Lucas wondered.

"Leave 'em be," Sol shrugged. "Come on." However, Samey looked over at the Rats still stuck in honey.

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"If I just ditch them, they might start suspecting me of being the mole and paint a target on my back. The Villain Alliance may have broken up, but that doesn't mean they're less of a problem. Don't want any more enemies."

End Confessional

"Alright, alright!" Samey shouted. "Both of you hold still!" She grabbed Bowie and Julia's hands. However, the duo pulled her into the honey puddle as they freed themselves. "Oh, no!" Lucas gasped. "Amiga!"

"Ungrateful little boars," Jasmine scoffed as she pulled Samey out of the honey.

"Where were we?" Bowie thought.

"Fighting," Julia replied. She tried to go after Bowie when she was suddenly zapped by electricity and fell over. "That's what you get," Sol sternly told her.

"Aw, man," Lucas moaned. "I wanted to take Julia down. At least save Bowie for me."

"No, wait!" Bowie pleaded. "I won't get in your way. Go ahead; ring the bell."

"You two didn't booby-trap it, did you?" Jasmine skeptically asked.

"No. I don't mind losing this time. It just means I'll have to send Julia packing." Bowie chuckled as he turned to Julia. "Oh, one more thing. Ninety-five percent of your social media followers are bots!" Julia gasped at Bowie's words. "TAKE. THAT. BACK!" she shouted as she stood back up, worrying the others.

Confessional: Bowie (Toxic Rats)

"I went too far."

End Confessional

"Oh, ho!" Chris laughed. "Bowie could've had his plan wrapped but he awakened the beast!" Julia tossed Bowie into the honey. Sol, Lucas and Jasmine readied themselves but Julia quickly kicked the trio away. "Yikes," Samey gulped. "And I thought my sister could get nasty." Julia grabbed the bell handle and rang it. "Julia wins immunity for the Rats!" Chris announced through a megaphone. "Everyone else should-" Julia snatched the megaphone away. "That's right, butt-knuckles!" she boasted. "I won! Bow to the queen of Honey Mountain!" She ended up tripping over a rock and falling down the mountain, getting stung by a swarm of bees, running away from the bees, falling into a geyser and getting shot into the river. "Oh, that could've gone worse," she breathed out. She then noticed the waterfall. "Oh, crud!" She screamed as she fell down.

"Okay," Jasmine began as she stood up again, "Julia may have won, but we can still keep ourselves safe. To the be-" She noticed Greg's screams. "What the hell?" He flew around them, knocking over Jasmine again until he zipped up high into the sky. He then noticed the engine sputtering. "Oh, good," Greg sighed in relief. "The engine died. The engine died?!" He screamed as he plummeted down, and Sol, Lucas and Samey winced as he painfully slammed down on the bell. "Ding-dang-dong," Greg slurred before passing out.

"And Greg takes second for the Confused Bears!" Chris announced. "So it comes down to the Gophers and Frogs."

"Seriously?" Samey moaned. "It has to be one of us?"

"Hmm..." Echo quietly murmured as she crept behind a rock, "This could be interesting..." She pulled out the stolen phone and press 'Record'. "Hey, amiga," Lucas decided, "Why don't you take it? You did fight like hell to get here."

"But what about you, Lucas?" Samey asked with concern. "If you lose-"

"No worries. Everyone will be dead set on booting Heather. Trust me on this."

"Fine, Lucas." Samey grabbed the bell and rang it. "And there's safety," Sol cheered.

"Thanks to me," Lucas added.

"Watch it, luchador, or I-"

"Do I have to bonk both of you in the head with the bell?" Samey sternly told them. "Because if you don't straighten up, I will."

"The knuckleheads just care about you," Jasmine explained to her. "With hearts and all that jazz." Lucas gave a nervous chuckle as his face flushed red while Sol had a more bashful look. "Look, guys," Samey breathed out, "You're both very sweet guys, but I don't think it's a good idea for me to focus on romance. At least, not yet. I wanna focus on myself first. You understand, right?"

"No, I get it," Lucas assured her. "But I'll still be in your corner, amiga."

"Same here, cher," Sol agreed. "I guess I could tolerate this knucklehead here for a bit longer."

"Hey, it takes a knucklehead to recognize their own."

"No need to brag about yourself, Lucas."

"I wasn't talking about me!" Samey and Jasmine just giggled at the duo. "Yeah, all fun," Chris blandly put in. "Lucas, you and the Gophers got an elimination ceremony tonight."

"Oh, yes," Echo snickered under her breath as she slinked away. "This will be interesting." Later that evening, Samey and Jasmine were walking back from the bathroom. "Man, what a day," Samey breathed out. "I'm ready to hit the hay."

"I feel you," Jasmine agreed. "And you definitely earned your stripes today, tiger. Not that I expected anything less." Suddenly, the cabin door to the Frogs was slammed open by Valerie. "YOU!" she seethed.

"Uh, you!" Samey nervously replied. "How are you doing?" She was yanked into the cabin, where she saw most of the Frogs glaring at her. "You have some nerve of what you did!" Topher angrily scolded.

"What are you lot going on about?" Jasmine demanded as she marched inside.

"Don't play coy," Valerie angrily told her and Samey. "We know exactly what's going on. Right, Samey?"

"Excuse me?!" Samey protested. "Did you fall off Honey Mountain and land on your head?"

"But you are Samey," Helga plainly said. "Always have been."

"Don't listen to her," Jasmine nervously chuckled as she gagged Helga with her hands. "She always got those twins mixed up."

"Except the Cassandra is right," Sierra countered. "Samey pulled off the twin swap and booted Amy instead!"

"You have zero proof of this!"

"We got video proof from a little birdie friend," Valerie smugly informed Jasmine. "And it covered everything. The apple, the swap, every evil deed this bitch pulled off onto poor Amy."

"Poor Amy?" Samey seethed, her breaking point reached, "Poor Amy?! Poor Amy was the one that shaved my head when we were little! She sat on her ass while I did every grueling, humiliating thing she asked for, yet SHE was the one that stole all the credit for my hard work! And whenever she fucked up, she always pinned the blame on me! Well, I was sick of it! Sick of my name, SAMMY, getting slandered! And guess what? I'd happily do it again! It's the least that the evil bitch of a sister deserves!" Everyone in the room stared in shock at the cheerleader, not sure what to do. "It still isn't right," Phoebe finally spoke up. "No matter what, you still cheated someone out. It isn't right."

"Kid makes a point," Anne-Maria agreed as she rubbed lotion on her bee stings. "I don't care what Amy did, but your actions just made you as bad as you claim she is."

"I am not bad!" Samey defended. "I'm the nice one!"

"Like hell you are after what we've heard," Jo protested. "You better hope we don't lose again, or it'll be your ass going home next!"

Confessional: Samey (Frogs of Death)

"M-me? No. I will NOT lose this competition after all the hell I've been through! I worked hard to get here and I won't stop now!"

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"She thinks her suffering's over?" She let out a laugh. "Not even close! Time to twist that knife further for 'poor' Samey. I recorded that little selflessness that masked idiot pulled, and I believe a certain rapper can inflict a little payback of her own..."

End Confessionals

Nikki was getting out of the shower when she was pulled over by Echo. "Sorry to drag you out like this," Echo began, "But I heard you were all grumpy today. Any way I can fix that?"

"Not unless you can chuck Helen off in that catapult," Nikki grumbled as she tightened her towel.

"Helen? What's wrong with her?"

"Well, let's see...she kissed a guy my friend liked, got said friend booted, sabotaged my and Helga's canoe and even flipped me off! That enough reason for you?"

"Oh, dear. And I thought she seemed nice."

"She just puts on that nice front to fool everyone. I just want her to pay for what she pulled!"

"Um, well...this might be out of place, but since she took out your friend, why not take out a friend of hers? That way, Helen will know exactly how you feel."

"You think so? But how would I-?"

"I saw this up on Honey Mountain and I thought to record it. Watch." Echo showed Nikki the video, and Nikki got a sly smile. "Mind if I borrow this just for tonight?" she asked as she grabbed the phone. "Thanks." She headed off, passing Helga on the way. "What are you doing?" the Siberian asked.

"Getting ready for some vengeance," Nikki casually replied. "After I get dressed."

Confessional: Helga (Frogs of Death)

"Vengeance? Helga getting bad feeling about all of this. I fear Nikki will do something, um, drastic."

End Confessional

Inside the Bear cabin, Ethan was reading a book while Ella was sewing something up when the duo heard a knock on the door. "Come in," Ethan said.

"I wanted to see Ella," Shane explained as he peeked his head inside. "To, um, thank her for-"

"I actually had a bit of a surprise for you, too," Ella admitted. "I thought you might like it." She held up Shane's old superhero outfit. "H-how...?" Shane breathed out. "But...I'm not sure..."

"Every hero needs a costume," Ella explained, "And when I saw your old costume just lying around the beach, I thought you'd like it fixed up again. It might still smell like seaweed a bit." Shane still looked uncertain. "Come on, Ethan assured him. "I heard all that happened. You were really a true hero today and back then, too. And don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Nobody's perfect, you know."

"Yeah," Shane replied as he held his costume, "And I'm far from perfect. Maybe..." He put on his costume again. "Still fits."

"I couldn't find your mask or gloves, though," Ella told him, "But those scales do look very similar to a mask and gloves."

"I guess it does. Thank you, Ella. Just...for everything."

"I think we should celebrate such happy times. How about some music and dancing?"

"Destiny's little music box should be here..." Ethan thought as he searched the cabin.

"And we can invite our friends. Sky, David, Sugar..."

"Uh, Sugar's a bit...preoccupied right now. With eating. Aha!" Ethan pulled out a radio and played it, making an upbeat song start. "Oh, I love this one!" Ella gushed. "Let's dance!" She grabbed Shane's hands and the duo started dancing around the cabin. "Yeah, I know this one!" Shane giggled before he started to sing. "My girl's name is Senora

"I tell you, friends, I adore her

"And when she dances, oh, brother

"She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather."

"Jump in the line," Shane and Ella sang, "Rock your body in time

"Okay, I believe you!

"Jump in the line, rock your body in time

"Okay, I believe you!

"Jump in the line, rock your body in time

"Okay, I believe you!

"Jump in the line, rock your body in time." The group kept dancing into the night, having the time of their lives.

Confessional: Ethan (Confused Bears)

"I knew those two were meant for each other."

End Confessional

Later that night, the Screaming Gophers were seated at the campfire ceremony. Heather, Lindsay, Owen, Leshawna, Lacey and Gwen were in the back row while Lucas, Helen, Bryan, Trent and Echo were in the front row. "Screaming Gophers," Chris began, "As much fun as today was, tonight, you have a job to do: decide which of you is being eliminated."

"Can we get onto the voting already?" Leshawna requested. "I already know who we all should boot."

"About time the witch gets cut," Lacey decided as she, Leshawna and Gwen glared at Heather.

"Oh, you are not voting for me," Heather sternly told them. "I have allies that outnumber your rag team."

"What allies?" Gwen scoffed. "No one wants to be around you."

"Are you sure we should cut her now, though?" Trent thought.

"You're not siding with her, are you?"

"No, no! But...she knows about the third villain."

"Shouldn't we take care of Heather now?" Owen wondered. "We know she's a villain."

"Do you really want to take that chance?" Heather challenged. "If you vote me off, you'll never find out who the third villain is."

"Oh, man," Bryan groaned. "I-I don't know if we can risk it."

"We can risk it, dudes," Lucas assured them. "Let's take care of our main problem right now."

"I hear that," Helen agreed as the duo shared a fist bump.

"Six votes would be enough, Heather," Echo informed her, making the queen bee get a worried look.

Confessional: Heather (Screaming Gophers)

"Am I going home? After all I've done..." Her voice started to crack. "I can't go home. I have to win." She started to tear up.

End Confessional

"Alrighty, campers," Chris announced, "It's time. Ready to vote?"

"Not yet," a voice interrupted, to everyone's surprise. They turned to see Nikki walk up to the group. "She can't be here," Bryan protested. "It's for Gophers, not Frogs tonight."

"He is right," Helga quickly said as she tried to pull Nikki away. "We were leaving."

"No, we are not," Nikki argued as she yanked her hand free. "Before the Gophers vote, I just wanted to offer my thanks for today. We would certainly have lost if you didn't throw the challenge for us. So to this, I say...thank you, Lucas!"

"Lucas?" Trent gasped.

"I protest!" Helen cried out as she stood up. "Lucas wouldn't throw a game like that."

"Exactly," Lucas agreed. "Why would I?"

"Our loss did seem a bit on the unfair side..." Lacey admitted. "And I don't think Nikki's the lying type."

"It's still a hoax," Leshawna argued. "Heather probably put her up to it."

"I didn't," Heather defended. "I'm just as shocked as you."

"Oh, come on," Gwen scoffed. "News that conveniently saves you? I don't buy it."

"I had a feeling you guys wouldn't believe it," Nikki told them, "So here's the proof." She pulled out the phone and pressed 'Play' on Lucas's talk with Samey, and everyone gasped after it was finished. "It...it is true," Leshawna admitted before her expression turned to anger. "LUCAS!"

"That-that footage was doctored!" Helen protested. "It can't be real!"

"And what about Heather?" Lucas asked. "She's the bad guy here!" However, their arguments fell on deaf ears. "I think we're ready to vote now," Echo told Chris.

Confessional: Lucas (Screaming Gophers)

"Fuck! How did anyone see that?! Wait. That means Sammy's in trouble, too! NOOOOOO!"

Confessional: Helen (Screaming Gophers)

"I don't care what that phone showed. I'm not voting my friend off! Heather must've gotten to Nikki. She's too sweet to do that!"

Confessional: Bryan (Screaming Gophers)

"That phone Nikki had looked familiar... Could it be-? But how did Nikki find it?"

Confessional: Echo (Screaming Gophers)

"And twist goes the knife."

End Confessionals

Soon, all but Lucas and Heather were holding a marshmallow. "And the last marshmallow goes to..." Chris announced. Lucas and Heather shared a worried glance. "...Heather." Heather sighed as she caught her marshmallow. "No..." Helen whimpered, at the brink of tears. "Lucas..."

"Aw, bummed your friend got cut?" Nikki taunted. "I guess now you know how it feels, huh?"

"Is this what you were talking about?" Helga demanded. "Your vengeance?"

"It serves Helen right! She was the one who got Laney booted! It's only fair her friend gets cut, too!"

"Hmmph. I hope you are proud of yourself." Helga then stormed off. "Yeah," Nikki quietly said.

Confessional: Nikki (Frogs of Death)

"I got my revenge...so why does it feel like I swallowed a rock?"

End Confessional

Later, Lucas was seated in the Hurl of Shame. "This shouldn't be happening," Helen sniffled as she watched on. "You can't leave, buddy!"

"Just a bummer we aren't competing together," Lucas sighed. "But I made something to keep your spirits up." He passed Helen a hot pink mask with black music notes and red hearts emblazoned on it. "Oh, buddy..." Helen murmured as she hugged the mask.

"Lucas!" Samey cried out as she and Sol ran up to the catapult. "We just heard. How did they boot you over Heather?"

"Nikki noticed our talk and recorded it," Lucas admitted.

"Damn," Sol muttered. "I honestly didn't want you getting cut like this."

"Just watch your backs, you guys. And take down those villains like the scum they are!"

"Hold that thought," Chris told Lucas. Lucas screamed as he was flung off the island. "OW! POR QUE SIEMPRE CAIGO SOBRE MIS KIWIS?!"

"Pack your bags, campers!" Chris announced through his megaphone. "Guess what? Our next few challenges will take us back to lovely Pahkitew Island! Won't that be fun?"

"Like a toothache," Sol scoffed. He then led Samey back to the cabins. "Now for the final nail in the coffin," Echo decided as she texted something from the Gopher cabin. "Meet over at Pahkitew. When I give the signal, you'll get your payback."

Votes:

Voted for Lucas: Gwen, Leshawna, Heather, Lacey, Trent, Bryan, Echo, Lindsay, Owen

Voted for Heather: Lucas, Helen

Eliminated: Lucas (9-2)

100) Caleb (Toxic Rats)

99) Staci (Toxic Rats)

98) B (Toxic Rats)

97) Axel (Frogs of Death)

96) Elias (Screaming Gophers)

95) Eva (Confused Bears)

94) Olivia (Screaming Gophers)

93/92) Katie/Sadie (Confused Bears)

91) Noah (Confused Bears)

90) Justin (Screaming Gophers)

89) Nichelle (Toxic Rats)

88) Lauren (Confused Bears)

87) Dean (Confused Bears)

86) Alan (Screaming Gophers)

85) Leonard (Toxic Rats)

84) 'Dumb' Damien (Screaming Gophers)

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

81) Jane (Frogs of Death)

80) 'Smart' Damien (Frogs of Death)

79) MK (Toxic Rats)

78/77) Wayne/Raj (Toxic Rats)

76) Dakota (Toxic Rats)

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)

Episode 41! And boy, did it have the drama in it. So, a lot went into the elimination. Lucas's affection for Samey let her take the win, but his friendship with Helen also made him into an unwilling target in Nikki's attempt at vengeance. Which was guided by Echo in an attempt to harm Samey. (Like I said, a lot factoring in.) But now Samey has been exposed by most of her team, Helen is heartbroken without her friend, and Nikki actually has no joy from her revenge.

We also have the official hookup between Shane and Ella. It was definitely a sweet moment, was it not? And the Villain Alliance is no more! But that doesn't mean that the danger's gone...

The songs sung were "This Is What Rock N' Roll Looks Like" by Porcelain Black and "Jump In The Line" by Harry Belafonte.

Next comes a classic joust, filled with tension as powerful as electric eels and tricks dirtier than the communal bathrooms. Until next time, enjoy and have a good day.