Author's Note
Here we go, chapter numero cinco! I worked pretty fast on this one, especially with how long it is.
I had to rewrite some parts though, so there's that too.
Well with that said, I hope you enjoy!
-MisterStevenson
Reviews
thunderdragon453- Yeah, he definitely is.
nickvan2024- It really bothered me that when Emma just said on International TV that Chase cut her brakes, and caused her to crash into a pet store. Realistically there would definitely be repercussions, but all they did was just do a few jokes. So I fixed that in my retelling.
tranquoc2004vn- I didn't want EVERY elimination to be different, so Nichelle was the result of that. Also with the Pahkitew Island reference, Topher is a character that I've written in several stories to be a bigshot actor. So it made sense to me to make him a small part of Nichelle's story. Also for Chase and Emma...you'll be surprised.
It opened on a bear sleeping in a cave.
(Narrated by Chris McLean)
Last time on Total Drama Island! Both teams were challenged to run through a deadly, three-part obstacle course, with the minor reward of some real-ish food at the end.
Caleb and Damien were sealed inside two sugar glass tubes that could only be unlocked via a code that their six teammates had to grab…take a wild guess on which one took it better.
Drama ensued as Emma finally revealed why she and Chase broke up: Due to him cutting the breaks on her car, and said car ramming into a pet store. Sheesh, and I thought my ex had issues!
The Frogs of Death took a devasting loss due to Nichelle receiving a reality check, plus an all-expenses paid trip to the Dock of Shame. Once a C-Lister, always a C-Lister. What new stuff will unfold today? Find out on this week's edition of Total…Drama…Island!
(Cut to Intro and Back)
It faded into the girl's side of the Ferocious Trout cabin. "Ugh, after yesterday's challenge my muscles still hurt. And I didn't even know my body had those." Millie groaned. "You REALLY need to hit the gym when you get home, Chica." Axel said.
And then there was a knock on the door. "Hey ladies…" Chase was leaning against the doorframe. "I'm sorry, can we help you?" Millie asked. "Because frankly, I'm pretty sure nobody on this island wants to help you with anything." Priya added.
"Chillax, i'm just here to talk. It's been a day, everyone's cooled off a bit. So how about that challenge, huh?" Chase entered the cabin. "Chase, people's brains don't work like the YouTube algorithm!" Axel exclaimed.
"And if there's one person you should be talking to it's Emma. More specifically you should be groveling on your knees apologizing to the poor girl!" Millie shouted. "Apol…ogize?" Chase looked confused. "I don't know what voodoo magic has to do with mine and Emma's relationship, but it could be an alternative to dieting." Chase smiled as if he didn't just call Emma fat to a room full of girls.
Chase proceeded to leave before Priya, Millie, or Axel could tear him a new one. "That idiot must have bowling ball sized bolas if he just says all that stuff openly." Axel grimaced. "Say, not to break up the tension or anything…but where's Scary Girl?" Priya looked around.
Her question was answered at that moment when Scary Girl walked in carrying a bowl-shaped rock. "There you are. What's that?" Axel pointed at the stone. "Back at my house we keep things in a bowl…I got a bowl." Scary Girl set down the bowl by the door.
"Uhh…okay then." Millie was a tad weirded out. "...My cat sleeps in the bowl." Scary Girl then left as quick as she entered, without clarifying anything she said. "That was…that was weird." Axel added before walking out of the cabin herself.
"So now that she's gone…" Priya turned over to Millie. "Millie, I think you and I should form an alliance!" Priya exclaimed, changing the atmosphere of the cabin. "Wait, where did that come from!?" Millie sputtered. "I can train you, and we can crush this game! Please say yes!" Priya begged.
"Well…okay!" Millie nodded.
(Confessional)
Millie- "I've already got plenty of material for my book. And even enough for at least a thesis on Priya's abusive life…but writing TWO books wouldn't be such a bad idea."
Priya- "My time here has been a disaster so far! So an alliance is exactly what I need, but the problem is that i'm kinda limited. Axel and I don't like each other, everyone hates Chase, Damien wants to vote himself off, Scary Girl is…Scary Girl, and Zee is…Zee. Thus leaving me with Millie."
(Confessional End)
It cut over to the Frogs of Death's Cabin, where Raj was disappointed about something. "I can't believe Nichelle turned out to be a big phony…I mean how can someone who helped take down six shark tornadoes actually be like that?" Raj wondered aloud.
It panned over to show MK sitting on the cabin steps. "Ugh, are you still hung up about that? I'm personally happy she's gone, there's been a lot less melodrama in the girl's cabin and i'm a-ok with that." MK said.
"Hey, she was still a teammate. And good team spirit means appreciating even your worst teammates." Raj crossed his arms. "Wow, i'll so take that info to heart." MK snarked. "And by the way, where's your dumber half?" MK asked.
"He said something about therapy and walked away." Raj shrugged. And following that, it cut over to Wayne sitting on one of the tree stumps at the fire pit with Emma. "So Chase got my cat out of the tree." Emma began.
"Aww, that's nice of him." Wayne responded. "By using a chainsaw to cut down the tree, which landed on my Mom's car, her INSIDE, and now she keeps calling me Geoff!" Emma finished. "Oh…that's not so sweet." Wayne retracted his statement.
"And to "make up for it" he decided to paint my room my favorite color, Tuscan Sun Yellow." Emma continued. "Well that's-" "While I was asleep, not moving a single thing, and he used a power washer!" Emma interrupted Wayne. "That's…messed up, eh." Wayne scratched his head.
"And this is the kicker, he went to one of those star naming places and named a star after me…but he named it "Chase's Girlfriend", and he was bewildered when I didn't like it!" Emma stomped her feet.
"...I've never dated before, so I don't really know about some…uh…feely whatsits. But that guy needs to apologize right to the now!" Wayne exclaimed with determination. "I've been saying that for so long! But I don't think he knows the definition of apology." Emma said.
"Tell ya what, by the end of the contest, i'll help you get the apology you deserve. Hockey Captain's promise!" Wayne crossed his heart. "Wayne…thanks for listening." Emma gave a small smile and left the fire pit.
(Confessional)
Wayne- "Did I just make a Hockey Captain's Promise? I only ever do that with my parents or Rajie…*gasp* am I dying!?"
(Confessional End)
It cut to the Mess Hall, where almost everyone was eating breakfast. "Hey Bowie…" Caleb suddenly sat next to said individual. "What is it?" Bowie sighed. "Just letting you know that your days are numbered on this island." Caleb said with a carefree tone.
"Uh-huh, what else is new with you?" Bowie took a bite of his oatmeal-substance. "Well, I have started flirting with that brawny squeeze of yours…Raj is it?" Caleb leaned closer. This caused Bowie to almost hack up his food.
"Excuse me!?" He exclaimed. "In a matter of days you're only impact on this game will be nothing but What-If videos." Caleb chuckled as he walked away, leaving Bowie steaming mad.
(Confessional)
Bowie- [Blushing] "First of all, I do not like Raj like that! Second of all, I…I…screw you Caleb!"
MK- [Watching the confessionals as if it's a soap opera.] "Wow, anonymity AND a show."
(Confessional End)
It cut over to Priya and Millie, who were observing everyone in the Mess Hall. "That drama with Caleb and Bowie has me thinking, maybe we should get one more person in our alliance." Priya suggested.
"Wait, someone else actually is noticing that? And here I thought I was the only super observant one…also that isn't a bad idea." Millie agreed. "But it should be someone who votes with us instead of against us, and who won't betray us at the drop of a hat…" Priya pondered.
"But who? Damien actually wants to get eliminated, everyone hates Chase now, Zee isn't too good at keeping secrets, and I don't think Axel is too keen on allying with you after yesterday." Millie pointed out. "Yeah, me neither." Priya crossed her arms.
"So that just leaves…" Priya and Millie looked towards the other side of the Mess Hall, where Scary Girl was slowly stirring her oatmeal with an evil grin as if it were some sort of horrific concoction.
"Okay then, Scary Girl it is. You go ahead, i'll stay here and scream if she tries to eat you." Millie said with confidence. "Yeah, I can do this all on my own…I was trained for this after all." Priya got up and walked over to Scary Girl, where she was now carving something into the table with a spoon.
"Hey-yay, team Trout, woop woop!" Priya attempted to make small talk. Scary Girl then proceeded to sniff the air then get right up in Priya's face. "You smell nervous…very nervous." Scary Girl tilted her head.
(Confessional)
Priya- "Yep, and when I get really nervous a little static hum comes off me. A small side effect of all the electroshock therapy."
(Confessional End)
While Priya was talking with Scary Girl, it cut back to Millie who was watching on, also writing some things down. "So, Millie is it…?" The sultry voice of Caleb asked. "Huh? O-Oh, what do you need!?" Millie quickly closed her notebook and looked at Caleb with a nervous smile.
"I just wanted to get to know the competition a little bit. I always see you writing in that little notebook of yours, and it got me curious. I'd love to read it…i'm sure everything you write is pure gold." Caleb explained.
"Oh…well this n-notebook is filled with p-personal stuff. My eyes only, nobody else, so sorry!" Millie was stuttering and her cheeks were flushed. "Personal stuff? That's cool, I was just asking." Caleb said before walking away…with a smile on his face.
(Confessional)
Caleb- "Millie writes a LOT in that notebook. If I can find some way to get my hands on it during today's challenge, then I can get some more info about my competition. And everyone loves having an even better leg up on all the little people."
(Confessional End)
It cut back to Priya talking to Scary Girl, who was back to carving the table with a spoon. "So we'd be like Puffy Pals, that's what I call my stuffed animals. I mean, not anymore because those things are for little kids. Am I right?" Priya stumbled as if she'd never had a real conversation before.
Meanwhile Scary Girl seemed to take offense to the stuffed animal comment and briefly stopped her carving. "Why are you still talking to me?" She asked. "I-I just wanted to say that you really…surprised me in the challenge yesterday. You were so good!" Priya nervously smiled.
"Oh, it surprised you that I did well? Because you thought I'd completely blow it?" Scary Girl bent the spoon she was holding. This confrontation causing Priya to start stuttering like a broken car engine.
"Whoa! Easy easy, same team." Zee stepped in. "Priya wasn't surprised because she thought you'd blow it, brah. She was just amazed at how you rocked that challenge-o-mundo." Zee explained.
"Yes, that's exactly right!" Priya furiously nodded. "Because you look weak, and super weird, and you dress like you're from a knockoff Annabelle movie, and you have the face of a soulsucking corpse." Zee kept on.
"So she figured you'd be bad at all the challenges. That's what she's trying to say." Zee finished and walked off. This caused Scary Girl to do a quick 180 back to Priya, but her smile looked forced and her eyes were slightly moist.
(Confessional)
Zee- "A misunderstanding was going down so I was like, boom! And I fixed it…"
(Confessional End)
It cut back to Priya, who was ducking into a ball because Scary Girl looked like she was going to attack her with the bent spoon. "Hehehe, that's not what I was trying to say! Those were Zee's words!" Priya exclaimed.
But all was saved when the camp loudspeaker went off. "Campers! I hope you're rested up, because it's challenge time!" Chris announced. "Wait, I thought we could relax for three days." Damien said. "So did I." Raj added.
It cut to the thirteen campers gathered somewhere on the island, the Frogs of Death were standing on a blue carpet and the Ferocious Trout on a gray one. Chris was also standing in the middle next to a large TV.
"Trout, Frogs, welcome to your next challenge: Capture the Skull!" Chris announced, pointing at the TV as a picture of a skull appeared. "Hold up, you said last night that we got to rest for three days." Caleb interrupted. "Yeah, what happened to that?" Bowie asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Glad you asked, see since your contracts have you set for two seasons. The three day thing will take effect…NEXT season! See I was telling you all the truth, but I also exaggerated a lie so that it seemed truthful, thus I was still technically telling the truth." Chris explained.
"...Alright, Mr. Trudeau." MK snarked, that little comment earning her a glare from Chris. "Anyways…Chef has built both teams a fort on opposite sides of this…well it's not exactly a clearing, but it's also too small to be a valley…" Chris briefly rambled.
"The point is that there are two forts, and inside each team's fort is a pedestal which contains a human skull which you must take back to your own fort, circa Capture The Flag!" Chris explained. "Ooh, human skulls?" Scary Girl asked with excitement.
"Don't get those terrifying hopes up, they're just props bought from a craft store…or probably a discount shopping site." Chris explained, causing Scary Girl's smile to turn into a frown. "Now, your team's skull must remain on said pedestals. If it's removed, even for a second, then that adds towards an invisible tiebreaker timer." Chris continued.
"The first team to get the opposing team's skull back to their fort, and keep it there for a full minute, will be given immunity. But no reward today, we're saving a BIG one for the next challenge." Chris finished.
Then Scary Girl raised her hand. "Does it have to be one of the prop skulls? Or will any skull do?" Scary Girl asked, motioning towards Zee. "Huh…fair question, brah." Zee said, not understanding the gesture.
"Scary Girl, it has to be the skull I provided. And you should always be thiiiiis far from me." Chris pushed Scary Girl away with a stick, causing her to look really angry. "I thought that was a smart question." Priya said. "Not smart in the sense that I thought you were dumb, but smart in the…you're a genius sense!" Priya nervously smiled, but this just caused Scary Girl to look even madder.
"I mean smart…really smart…woo woo!" Priya exclaimed.
(Confessional)
Priya- "Someone please stop my mouth from saying words."
(Confessional End)
It cut to a panning shot of both teams. "To protect your forts we have provided you all with several…weapons, let's say. Fire hoses, stink bombs, boulders, and harpoon guns." Chris pointed at the TV which circled through photos of said things.
"Muy excelente…" Axel cracked her knuckles. "Those things look kinda pointy. How do we finish the challenge if ya know, all the blood falls out of our bodies?" Wayne asked. "Don't worry, these only fire toilet plungers." Chris reassured.
Chris took a harpoon gun out from his back pocket and aimed it at a mannequin. "Watch!" Chris exclaimed as he shot the plunger out of the gun, which took the head off the mannequin and knocked down the tree behind it.
This caused a panicked Chef to run onscreen. "Hey! Did you turn up the air pressure on these?" Chef asked with narrowed eyes. "What? Does that sound like something I would do? Because…yeah I totally did." Chris chuckled a bit.
Chef walked away grumbling. "For once in your life can't you think of the ratings?" Chris called out to Chef. "*sigh* Looks like Mr. Safety will be making the harpoon guns less exciting." Chris said, bummed out.
It then cut to a panning shot of both forts where sheets of metal were slowly popping up out of the ground randomly. "And you'll also have cover. We have provided shields from the most high-quality scrapyards, which will slide up and down at random intervals." Chris explained.
"Each team must pick who defends, and who tries to capture the other team's skull. And the losing team will be sending someone home tonight." Chris finished the explanation before cutting over to the Frog's of Death's fort.
"Okay, the other team has an extra player so that means they got a Power Play." Wayne began. "Which means we gotta work harder to keep them out of our zone." Raj added. "Totally, Rajie. Pass the Headbone to the open player…keep away style!" Wayne finished.
(Confessional)
Bowie- "These hockey-jocks are like puppies. Not the smartest puppies, but adorable…not in the "I think you're adorable" kind of way though! [Taps fingers together]
(Confessional End)
"Emma, Caleb, D1 to D2 wheel breakout. MK on the pivot, while Bowie gets the flies away. No blind passes, now let's get that skull!" Raj instructed before he and Wayne sprinted away. "Uhh, did you understand ANY of that?" MK asked.
"Not a word, but it was kinda cute." Bowie shrugged. "Yeah…kinda." Emma whispered, getting an interested side eye from Bowie. "Well, let's go." Caleb said as he and MK walked off. "I guess we're on defense." Emma said. "I'm fine with that…I got some some things to figure out." Bowie smirked.
It cut over to the Ferocious Trout's fort next. "Okay, so when does the game start?" Zee asked. "HOOT HOOT!/HOOT HOOT!" Wayne and Raj hollered while sprinting towards the Trout's fort.
"I'd say when we see that charging towards us!" Millie pointed at the duo. "Have they even heard an owl?" Damien commented. "They're coming! What's the plan? Who's on defense?" Priya asked.
"I can work the hose thingy." Zee held up the fire hose. "I got the plunger guns." Axel held up two plunger harpoons. "I-" "Damien will operate the stink bombs." Axel spoke for Damien. "Wait, what!?" Damien exclaimed.
"I call jackhammer!" Scary Girl excitedly shouted while gripping a jackhammer. "Awesome! Wait a minute…" Priya stopped herself as Scary Girl rode past everyone on the jackhammer. It briefly cut to Chris and Chef, who were sitting in lounge chairs and being served sandwiches by an intern.
"Chef, did you leave a jackhammer on the playing field?" Chris asked. "I mean…I got distracted when you took down that tree." Chef admitted. Chris took out a megaphone and turned it on.
"Everyone, Chef made a very stupid mistake." Chris said, getting a huff from Chef. "So obviously the jackhammer is…completely legal and eligible to be used in the game!" Chris announced.
"Go Go Go!" Wayne exclaimed as he, Raj, Caleb, and MK were all grouped together. The four of them then stopped as Scary Girl rode the jackhammer towards them. "Who wants to be my first crush?" Scary Girl made a quick pun as she got closer.
"Run away!/Run away!" Wayne and Raj both shouted. "Gahhh!" MK screamed. "Uh-oh!" Caleb exclaimed before he jumped into some bushes.
(Confessional)
Wayne and Raj- "Talk about bringing the hammer down, eh? Whatcha think, Rajie?" "PENALTY…! Or ten to twenty for attempted murder." "Oh yeah, true on that one." "But jokes aside, that was kinda scary." [Both frown at the camera]
(Confessional End) and (Cut to Commercial)
It opened on the sound of Wayne and Raj screaming. Then it briefly cut over to the Ferocious Trout's fort. "Hear that? We already have them on the run! Let's do this!" Chase exclaimed, already running off.
"Yeah!/Let's do it!" Millie and Priya shouted as they joined in, meanwhile Damien stayed at the fort and looked really bummed out. And then Axel approached him. "You're not throwing the challenge out there. I kept you here for an important reason." Axel began.
"Yeah yeah, because i'm now a liability due to wanting to go home. Look, you can threaten and strongarm me all you want but that don't change the fact that i'm still going home. And i'll be damned if I won't make sure of it!" Damien exclaimed.
"...Damien, I want you to be Co-Captain of this team." Axel said. An audible record scratch could be heard as Damien looked at Axel. "...Okay, i'll listen for a minute." Damien was shocked.
"Damien, I am definitely the most physical person on this team, and would survive anything good or bad…however as much as it pains me to admit this, you are far more intelligent than me. And I don't do speeches so let me cut to the chase, I'm strong, you're smart, let's lead together." Axel explained.
"Co-Leader…Damien Matthews, Co-Leader…" Damien whispered to himself. "This may be my latent ego talking, but I accept your offer. As long as the position isn't dangerous or anything like that." "It shouldn't be, egghead." Axel responded, before it briefly cut back to Caleb in the bushes.
"Okay, now what to do…?" Caleb pondered before seeing a rock on the ground and getting a painful idea. "I want to read Millie's book, so I need an excuse to leave the challenge…this is gonna hurt like hell." Caleb slowly grabbed the rock and smashed his hand with it.
"AGH! Time out, i'm hurt! Ohh!" Caleb cried out, as a little later Chef pulled up in an ATV. "Alright, what's the damage?" He walked over and looked at Caleb's hand. "Get yourself patched up at the Medical Tent and come straight back. Got that?" Chef instructed. "You got it!" Caleb agreed as he left the challenge area and made his way towards the campground.
It cut over to Emma and Bowie standing guard at the Frogs of Death's fort. "They're coming! Get ready!" Emma readied the fire hose. "You got it!" Bowie held up a harpoon gun. "By the way, before we have to defend this skull with our lives…how about a little small talk?" Bowie began.
It then cut over to Millie and Priya running towards the objective. "This is great!" Priya exclaimed. "Yeah…why's Chase hanging back though?" Millie looked behind her to see Chase walking at a casual pace.
"Who knows, but what's important is…I got an alliance to build!" Priya proceeded to book it in a different direction. "Priya? Where'd you go-" Millie was suddenly blasted with the firehose and sent back about twenty feet.
She landed in a heap at Chase's feet. "See? That's why I always stay back and see how things play out. Way to take one for the team!" Chase now began to give some effort and started running.
"You are…a despicable person!" Millie called out. "Nuh-uh! I don't have any little yellow minions!" Chase called back, getting a pained facepalm by Millie. Emma fired the hose again, but a shield came up just in time to protect Chase.
"*growls* You got lucky this time!" Emma exclaimed. Chase poked his head out from behind the shield and gave a sultry smile. "Emma, you bet i'm gonna get lucky..." Chase said.
(Confessional)
Emma- "After everything I said, and after everything his teammates have said…he still thinks we're a thing!? In that case blasting Chase could send the wrong message, and letting him get the skull would send every kind of wrong message…when in doubt, don't think about it!"
(Confessional End)
"Bowie, tradesies!" Emma handed Bowie the firehose. "You got it, honey." Bowie gave Emma the harpoon gun in response, then blasted Chase with the hose…at least the shield that suddenly popped up in front of him.
(Confessional)
Chase- "Did you see how Emma passed the hose to Bowie because she didn't want to hurt me? And not to mention how perfectly she timed said passing? Man, I never knew how into me she was!"
(Confessional End)
Chase popped out from behind this shield as well. "Good strat, babe! And here I thought you just made good sandwiches!" Chase exclaimed. This statement caused Emma's eye to twitch and an anger vein to appear on her head.
"Ooh, now that was definitely uncalled for." Bowie commented. It suddenly cut back to Scary Girl riding the jackhammer, until Priya jumped out of the bush in front of her. "Scary Girl, glad I found you!" She exclaimed. "GAH!" Scary Girl fell off the jackhammer, it comedically bouncing away.
From a nearby bush, Wayne, Raj, and MK were watching. "Okay they're distracted. What do we do?" Raj whispered. "We take this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Trout's base. They won't know what hie them!" MK answered.
"A sneak attack? I like that idea!" Wayne punched his palm before the three quietly snuck away, leaving Priya and Scary Girl. "So we kinda got off on the wrong foot this morning. I said some things, you said some things…i'm not saying that they were bad, you say a lot of amazing things! Uh…woo woo!" Priya began panicking again.
"Uh-huh…" Scary Girl was now looking at Priya with a disinterested look. Priya began to take some deep breaths, before she slowly dropped the nice act. "Alright listen, you have no allies in this game and everyone thinks you're a psychotic creep. I'm forming an alliance and I have no choice but to come ask you, it's basically a net gain for you, why wouldn't you say yes?" Priya asked.
"An alliance…? You want me to join…? Fine, on one condition." Scary Girl held up her hand, and began speaking a little calmer. "Alright, what's this little condition you got?" Priya confidently asked. "What…is my name?" Scary Girl asked.
Priya's confident demeanor instantly broke, and her nervousness came back. "Your name?" She began sweating again. "Chris said it on Day 1…you don't really think my parents named me Scary Girl…do you?" Scary Girl sounded completely serious, and her voice less high pitched.
"Oh of course I know! It's…um…Maya?" Priya took a wild guess. Scary Girl was quiet for several seconds, before her horrifying smile returned and she leaned close to Priya. "Get the hell out of my sight before I rip out your heart and give myself a blood shower…heehee." Scary Girl threatened.
"I…I…AHHHH!" Priya ran away screaming. Scary Girl stood there for several seconds, her smile instantly disappearing when Priya was out of sight.
(Confessional)
Scary Girl- "It's not like I…want to be this way around others."
(Confessional End)
It cut over to the campgrounds, specifically to the Ferocious Trout's cabin. Where Caleb was searching the girl's side of the cabin. "Now, if I were a top secret notebook, where would I be?" He pondered before looking under all the pillows.
"Aha!" Caleb found Millie's notebook and began flipping through it. "Well well, Millie's sure been writing a lot about her fellow competitors…this is just what I need to- she wrote what about me!?" Caleb cried out, him reaching a page about himself.
"Vain…egocentric…a sexy piece of eye candy!?" Caleb read. "Oh, nobody says those things about me…except that last thing of course." Caleb got a mischievous idea as it cut back over to Wayne, Raj, and MK.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Wayne exclaimed. "Stay back or i'll spray you with…this water thing." Zee held up the fire hose. "You aren't supposed to announce your attack!" Axel scolded before firing a plunger from her harpoon gun.
"Wah!" Wayne ducked out of the way. "Let's see, if I throw the stink bomb at a forty five degree angle…" Damien aimed a stink bomb before throwing it, MK just barely dodging it. And Raj dodged a blast of water from the fire hose Zee was holding.
The group of three hid behind a shield that popped up at the right time. "Where's Caleb?" Wayne asked. "We got separated after Scary Girl chased us with that jackhammer, but surely we would've run into him by now!" Raj answered. "Of course he found a way to ditch!" MK added.
"Hey, we're a team. We don't ditch each other like that!" Wayne exclaimed, sticking up for his alliance mate. Just then the shield went down and the three were forced to keep running. It cut back to Axel who just fired another plunger.
"That's it, i'm trying out the boulders!" Axel ran towards a lever and flipped it, releasing a huge boulder. "*gasp* Watch out!" MK shouted. "It's cool, I got this one!" Wayne tried blocking the boulder, but only got crushed.
"Ooh! Good effort though, Wayner!" Raj encouraged. Axel flipped the switch again and a second boulder rolled towards them. "Uh-oh, i'm out!" MK jumped out of the way. "Wait, what's going on?" Raj was helping Wayne up when he saw the second boulder, and they both began screaming.
But then the boulder was suddenly stopped mid-roll, as Caleb finally arrived. He had managed to block the boulder, even with one of his hands bandaged. "Sorry i'm late, guys. I got a little hurt some time ago." Caleb said with a casual tone.
"Caleb!/Caleb!" Wayne and Raj exclaimed. Caleb helped up Wayne, and patted Raj on the shoulder. "Are you alright…champ?" Caleb asked. "Uh, yeah…I am." Raj looked away.
(Confessional)
Caleb- *chuckles* "Raj is already in the "look away" stage. I'm killing it in the flirting department."
Raj- "I think Caleb may have a crush on me. And…I hate that I have to break his heart in the future, because i'm not into him like that. I have my eyes on someone else…I mean, I have my eyes on the game!"
(Confessional End)
Axel kept flipping the boulder switch again, and nothing was happening. "Damn, we're out of boulders!" Axel said in frustration. "And where is Scary Girl!?" She exclaimed. Panting could be heard from offscreen as Priya ran inside the Trout's fort.
"I'm done on offense, I can protect the skull!" Priya shouted. "Hmm…" Axel tapped her chin before turning to Damien. "Damien, a few words don't convince me that you're serious about giving up on getting yourself eliminated. If you are, then get out there and get the other team's skull!" Axel ordered.
"Wait, you want me to…" Damien stopped himself as he saw Axel's expression. "Yes ma'am, Axel!" Damien saluted before running off. "Priya, you're on stink bombs!" Axel pointed at the crate of stink bombs.
Priya picked one up and sniffed it, almost making her throw up. "Ugh, so gross! But it's for the challenge…FOR THE CHALLENGE!" Priya bravely exclaimed.
(Confessional)
Priya- "I need to get far in this game. Those fifteen years of intense training can't have been for absolutely nothing! I need this more than anyone else here, I was literally born for this!"
(Confessional End)
Priya aimed a bomb and threw it at a precise trajectory that it landed by Raj and Caleb. "Run away!" Caleb shouted as he and Raj booked it away from the fort. "Nice work, Priya." Axel gave a nod of approval.
"Now everyone stay and guard the fort, i'm going to go cause a distraction." Axel ordered. It cut back to the Frogs of Death's fort, where Bowie, Emma, and now Wayne were protecting the skull. "We gotta protect our skull!" Wayne exclaimed.
Wayne threw a stink bomb, which landed near Millie. Bowie sprayed the hose at Chase, causing him to change his position. And Emma also fired a plunger at him, hitting him in the chest and knocking him back. "Bullseye!" Emma pumped a fist.
Raj and Caleb came back to the base, both of them coughing and their hair messed up. "What happened to you?" Emma asked. "Priya got us with a bomb." Caleb answered. "She is one accurate ballplayer!" Raj added.
"We're tagging out." Caleb said. "Okay, you hang back to protect our skull and i'll go after theirs." Emma said with determination. "All by yourself?" Bowie asked. But Emma had already left. "And she's gone…" Bowie continued.
"Now that's some team spirit…" Wayne said to himself, this getting a subtle glance from Raj.
(Confessional)
Wayne- "That feeling is back. Raj calls 'em "butterflies" in the stomach…I don't know when I ate butterflies, but for some reason they're only starting to come out when Emma is around. I mean even I gotta admit she is…kinda cute."
(Confessional End)
It cut over to Millie and Chase laying defeated on the ground until Axel ran up. "What are you two doing just laying around like potato sacks!?" Axel asked. "Too many defenders…shields can only do so much." Millie explained.
"In that case i'll make my own shield." Axel grabbed Chase off the ground and held him in front of her. "Wait, what are you doing?" Chase worriedly asked. "Putting you in front of the camera for once." Axel answered with a smirk as she began to run.
"Here they come again!" Wayne shouted. "It's just Chase this time!" Raj added. "No, it's Axel USING Chase!" Bowie also added. Caleb and Bowie fired plungers, Raj turned on the firehose, and Wayne and MK were throwing stink bombs…all of which were hitting Chase.
"Agh! Oof! Slow down!" Chase cried out, only to be silenced by a plunger to the face. "She's unstoppable!" Wayne exclaimed. "Is that all you got, pansies?" Axel smirked. "No, we still got boulders!" Caleb flipped his team's lever and a boulder rolled towards Axel and Chase.
"This one's gonna hurt you a LOT, chico!" Axel continued to hide behind Chase as the boulder EXPLODED from the sheer impact. And Axel just kept running forward with a broken Chase in her grasp. "*pained muffled sounds*" Chase groaned.
"Whoa, she's gonna win!" Bowie shouted. Axel proceeded to toss Chase aside, grab the skull, make some movement with her arms, then start running with the skull in her grasp. "Quick, we need to catch her!" Raj pointed at Axel.
Bowie, Caleb, Wayne, and Raj all proceeded to run after Axel, leaving the fort unguarded. And then Damien poked his head out of some nearby bushes, having waited for Axel to finish the distraction…
It then cut to Emma confidently running through part of the forest. "Yeah, i'm gonna win this for the team, Chase will be gone, and everything will be a-ok!" Emma punched the air before looking around. "Although I probably should've looked where I was going before I…bolted off." Emma's tone suddenly became less confident.
Emma moved through a cluster of bushes before coming to a small clearing, but she wasn't alone…as the Island's resident Scary Girl was there too, sitting on the rock in the middle of said clearing.
"This has to be an ambush, something by the other team…I must investigate for the sake of curiosity." Emma whispered to herself. Emma walked closer until she stepped on a branch, and Scary Girl perked up.
"Oh, has someone disturbed my quiet time?" She turned to face Emma with a creepy grin. "Well, if it isn't…if it isn't…" Scary Girl slowly stopped smiling and just made a dismissive gesture.
"Forget it, my team's base is that way. I saw a weak spot somewhere in the back you can sneak into…I don't want to be here anymore, just go." Scary Girl pointed to her left. Emma was suspicious, she still thought this was a trick…but there was a pit forming in her stomach that told her this was genuine.
"And why don't you want to be here anymore?" Emma found herself asking. "Please stop talking to me." Scary Girl responded. "Listen, i've gone through a LOT on this island. Not physically…but it's been hell on my mental state. So if anyone should've quit this game it was me!" Emma shouted.
Scary Girl's eyes widened a bit, and she straightened herself from her slouched position. "...Have you ever been bullied before?" She abruptly asked. This sudden question touched a soft spot for Emma, and she looked down.
"I'll take that as a yes." Scary Girl looked sympathetic. "You aren't just doing this to make me feel bad, are you?" Emma asked. "That is something Scary Girl would do…but I don't feel like being Scary Girl right now." Lauren admitted, also confusing Emma.
"You…huh?" Emma scratched her head. "I asked my teammate this question earlier. But what's my name? I just want someone, anyone, to call me by my actual name." Lauren asked. "Oh, it's…um…it was Lauren, right?" Emma asked.
This one little word, caused Lauren to almost start hugging herself. "The skull is guarded out in the open…if you move fast you can snatch it and get back to your team's fort." Lauren explained. "I…thank you…Lauren." Emma thanked, before rushing off in the direction she pointed.
(Confessional)
Emma- "Umm…what was that? Just, the whole encounter in general?"
(Confessional End)
It cut back to Axel being chased by the five members of the Frogs of Death. "She's getting away!" Caleb exclaimed. "We can't lose twice in a row." MK said. "We won't…we won't!" Wayne leaped forward and tackled Axel, causing her to drop…a stone.
"What the? She never had the skull!?" Bowie pointed out. "Yep, I was just there to cause a distraction using Chase, then when I grabbed the skull I threw it into some nearby bushes...hehehe." Axel began chuckling.
"Well who'd you throw it to?" MK asked, as Damien suddenly ran past them. "Make way, i've got a prop skull here!" Damien exclaimed. "Damn, nobody ever expects the Damien Inquisition!" Raj snapped a finger in defeat.
"But wait, I see something just over that hill." Caleb squinted to get a better look. Running with the Ferocious Trout's skull was Emma, also running like her life depended on it. "Move! Move!" Emma shouted.
It briefly cut over to Chris, who was watching everything unfold. "Looks like Emma and Damien are neck and neck. But the question is…who's the faster runner?" Chris raised an eyebrow.
It cut to a sideways shot of both Emma and Damien running. Until the both of them suddenly screeched to a halt…they had encountered each other. "Um, I gu-" "So, the seamstress thinks she can stop me!?" Damien exclaimed, talking like some kind of cosplayer.
"This day keeps getting weirder and stranger." Emma commented. "Hark foul cretin, for this is combat we shall initiate!" Damien laughed. "...Damien, i'm sure you're a really nice guy. And that's why I apologize for this." Emma said, looking remorseful.
"What do you- AUGHHH!" Emma had kicked Damien in the kiwis, making him drop to the ground in pain. "Oooh!" Caleb, Bowie, Wayne, and Raj all collectively cringed. "Why…? Why…!?" Damien squeaked as Emma began to run again.
It cut back over to the Frogs of Death who were looking on in panic. "Oh no! Zee, fire at Emma!" Priya ordered, pointing at the firehose. "Uhh…okay." Zee turned on the hose and shot a blast of water that hit the ground in front of Emma, causing her to slip and start sliding on her stomach.
"Ahhhh…Weee!" Emma started laughing, moving her body as if she were on a slip-n-slide. And soon she slid onto her team's blue carpet, clapping her hands afterwards. "I…I actually did it!" She celebrated.
It briefly cut back to Chris and Chef, where Chris pulled out a megaphone. "The Frogs of Death win!" Chris announced. The Frogs of Death began celebrating, Wayne and Raj hugging Emma from both sides and excitedly jumping.
"MVP! MVP! MVP!" They both chanted, as Emma could only smile. Along with Bowie, who seemed to know something that most of the other team didn't. It Then cut back over to the Ferocious Trout, who were discussing the loss.
"Are you alright?" Millie asked Damien, she helping support said person. "Crotch feels sore…need to lie down." Damien groaned. "Axel, all you had to do was grab the skull while you were up there! Why in the hell would you bank everything on this stupid plan!?" Priya interrogated.
"Hey, it almost worked." Axel rebutted. "True that." Zee nodded. "But elephant in the room, where were YOU during all of this?" Priya pointed at Scary Girl. "Yeah…*gasp* did the jackhammer kidnap you!?" Zee worriedly asked.
"Oh, I was just here and there." Scary Girl stuck out her tongue. "Scary Girl, you abandoned this team for who knows how many days. You sure have some explaining to do when we get back to camp." Axel crossed her arms.
This one statement got someone's attention though. "Uh Axel…can I ask you a question?" Millie asked. "Go ahead, Millie. Axel looked her way. "Do you…not know how time works?" Millie asked, instantly getting a look from Axel.
"What? Of course I know how it works!" Axel shouted. "Because you've said some pretty suspicious forms of time measurement during this game." Millie continued. "Look, just because i've said a few things over the several months we've been here doesn't mean i'm braindead to time." Axel stated her case, which just dug her deeper.
"So…are we finished with my thing?" Scary Girl leaned closer, she and everyone else watching this interaction unfold.
(Confessional)
Millie- "Huh, I guess that's why Axel doesn't have a perfect ten survival rating."
Axel- "*growls* That was a personal insult, Millie."
(Confessional End)
It cut to Chase, who still had the plunger on his face. "*Angry muffled noises*" Chase flailed around. "Can someone get that off of him?" Axel pointed at the plunger. Millie and Priya went over and pulled on the plunger until it came off, showing that Chase now had a weird stretched face.
"*gasp*" "Eugh." "Oh lord!" Damien, Zee, and Millie all reacted. "You are a terrible human being!" Chase sputtered through his swollen lips. "Anyone who abuses someone for their own personal gain should be dragged out and executed for all to see!" Chase ranted.
"Dude, you did kinda do that with Emma though." Zee interjected. "Not to mention what I did almost won us the challenge…you're welcome by the way." Axel put her hands on her hips. "Look at me, i'm completely hideous! I'll get mocked online and memed for years!" Chase whined.
"Yeah, that'll happen because of your weird watermelon face that'll heal by tomorrow." Axel rolled her eyes.
It then proceeded to cut to a brief shot of the Ferocious Trout's cabin, the girl's side. "I need a shower after all those athletics…" Axel paused as she spotted a notebook laying on her bed. "What the…?" Axel picked it up and began reading, her eyes widening after a few pages.
"So, any idea of who we're voting?" Priya walked in and saw Axel reading the notebook. "What's that all about?" Priya walked over and looked at the notebook, getting shocked as she also began reading with Axel.
"Heya, whatcha reading?" Scary Girl popped out from under Axel's bed and also began reading with the duo, her expression once again changing. After a few minutes, Millie finally entered the cabin.
"So girls, I was thinking we vote off Chase tonight. He's just such an egotistical jerk that…where did you get that notebook?" Millie nervously asked. "You've been trash talking everyone on the island during your stay!?" Axel scolded.
"You've been writing horrible things about me and my family!?" Priya also shouted, completely livid. "Millie, what the fu-(bleep)?" Lauren briefly dropped the act out of sheer bamboozlement. "Guys I…it's just…STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" Millie shouted.
Meanwhile outside…Caleb was listening in with a satisfied expression. It then cut to a shot of the seven members of the Ferocious Trout walking to the fire pit. Three of the girls looked furious while one looked petrified, Chase looked angry, and everyone else looked indifferent.
"Greetings losers." Chris greeted when they got there. "Some of you messed up, some of you got messed up, and some of you just flat out made people angry." Chris explained. "But now the time has come for you to decide who deserves to take the drone ride home." Chris finished.
"Zee, you gave Emma the push she needed to slide straight to the finish line." Chef began.
(Confessional)
Zee- "Aw man, I knew I shouldn't have trusted water. [Cracks open a soda.]"
(Confessional End)
"Chase, pretty much nobody on either team likes you." Chef added.
(Confessional)
Chase- "I have been beaten and humiliated…what did I do to deserve this!?"
(Confessional End)
"Scary Girl, you disappeared for pretty much the whole challenge. And that wasn't a very cool thing to do." Chef kept going.
(Confessional)
Lauren- "I wanted to vote for myself and finally leave, but I can't ignore what was in that book!"
(Confessional End)
"And Millie…I'm not entirely sure what you did. But you must've angered a lot of people today for you to be on the chopping block." Chef finished.
(Confessional)
Millie- "I know what I did was scummy, but I can't be going home just for something that happened last minute…right?"
(Confessional End)
"Y'all know the deal. If you get a marshmallow, then you're still in the game. But if you don't, then you have to walk down the Dock of Shame, get picked up by the Drone of Despair, and you can't come back…EVER!" Chris explained.
"...Priya, Zee, Axel, Damien, and Scary Girl!" Chris announced, leaving Chase and Millie. "Millie, Chase, one of you will be going home. And that sorry sap will be…" Chris trailed off.
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"Millie!" Chris finally announced, tossing the marshmallow to Chase. "What!?" Millie cried out in disbelief. "Woohoo!" Chase pumped his fists, before popping the marshmallow in his mouth.
"Is this about the notebook? What about all my challenge performances?" Millie asked. "You did a very scummy and backhanded thing, and your performances have been average at best…farewell, Millie." Axel crossed her arms.
"But…but…" Millie reached out. "And all that stuff about my family is dead wrong! Be a little more sensitive you jerk!" Priya shouted, Axel glancing at her like she actually believed all the stuff about her in the book.
"Millie, the Drone of Despair awaits." Chris motioned to his left, and Millie sadly walked offscreen. It then proceeded to cut to Millie walking down the Dock of Shame. "So I took all those notes for nothing, and now i'll still be known as a Gen-Z Boomer…" Millie held her head in shame.
"Millie, hold up a second!" Caleb's voice rang out as he ran up to her. "Caleb? You're seeing me off? I…I don't know what to say." Millie said. "Well, I know what to say." Caleb said as he gained a smug look. "Looks like karma finally hit you…too bad you wrote those things about me." Caleb smiled.
"Wait, you…you planned this!?" Millie shouted. "You're not going to get away with this!" Millie exclaimed, just as the Drone of Despair came down and the claw grabbed her poofy hair. "No, wait! I need to warn everyone!" Millie struggled as she was carried off into the distance.
"Goodbye Millie…and hello Millie's notebook." Caleb said as he pulled Millie's REAL notebook out of his pocket. It then panned over to Chris who was on a different part of the dock. "Now that was unexpected, and I love it!" He rubbed his hands together.
"And what other unexpected twists and turns will happen next? You can only find out here, on Total…Drama…Island!"
(Fade to Black)
Votes
Axel- Millie
Chase- Axel
Damien- Millie
Millie- Chase
Priya- Millie
Scary Girl- Millie
Zee- Chase
Millie- 4
Chase- 2
Axel- 1
Placements
13th- Millie
14th- Nichelle
15th- Ripper
16th- Julia
Author's Note- Post Script
And that's it, Chapter 5. Now I know next chapter is "That Episode", but don't worry, it's getting a complete overhaul.
Anyways, I said earlier that I rewrote some parts of this chapter. One of them being the Emma and Lauren bit. It was actually supposed to be in the next chapter, but due to a lot of changes and story tweaks that happened over my extended break, I found that this was the only place I could really put it...it's probably fine but I personally think it feels a little sudden.
Also the elimination, Millie isn't much of a character in my opinion, mostly relying on Priya. She didn't remotely deserve to get all the way to the final three, and with some tweaks she very well could've been an early boot.
But my personal thoughts out of the way, it's time to say what I always say and that's to look out for more!
-MisterStevenson