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(The camera fades into CHRIS MCLEAN standing near the unlit elimination bonfire.)

Chris: Did I say the last challenge was gonna be fun? Let’s crank that up to a thousand percent and add wild sea animals to the mix- oops! I’ve said too much.

(The screen displays Wayne, Laurie, and Chase sliding down the tallest slide. It also focuses on Wayne and Chase’s injuries.)

Chris: I think calling some members of the Killer Whales “stupid” would be a downplay. They tried to kill themselves yesterday morning for “team bonding”, whatever that means.

(It transitions to the drivers being assigned: Bowie, MK and Laurie opening their hands with red rocks. It also shows Wayne joining Raj next to Kahuna to be exiled.)

Chris: Our lucky drivers were Bowie, MK, and Laurie, who had to tow members from a different team and get them to fall off. Oh, and the Hockey Bros were sent to exile.

(The screen shows MK and Bowie’s attempts to knock their passengers out of the banana boats, while Laurie watches without trying to knock her passengers.)

Chris: MK and Bowie tried multiple strategies to win… fast and furious-worthy stunts if you ask me.

(It cuts to Laurie, ramming into everyone with her speedboat; when she is tricked into the beach and everyone is launched into the sand; and when she sits up with her mangled wrist.)

Chris: Laurie’s ramming strategy worked… for a minute… until MK was able to TRICK Laurie into the beach and strand her. Her and the passengers were LAUNCHED away. Laurie sprained her wrist, somehow.

(The screen then shows the Penguins and the Hippos walking to the spa, when all of the different groups were talking.)

Chris: It’s safe to say Bowie and Emma are onto Nichelle. What’s her plan? I have no idea!

(Finally, it transitions to Priya getting voted out at the elimination ceremony, then when Millie reveals to Priya that she voted out Caleb.)

Chris: Priya put too much trust into her teammates and her supposed girl alliance, and she was voted out of the game. As she was about to leave, Millie revealed that she voted out Priya’s boyfriend- ouch!

(The screen fades back into Chris.)

Chris: Big moves happening today. I wonder if the spa reward will draw the contestants closer or… sick of each other. I was just told that Wayne and Raj did in fact survive, so let’s see what funny stories they bring, right here on Total, Drama, Waterpark! (the camera zooms out)

(Opening credits)

Hey, what's up, I'm here to slay

(Bubbles cover the screen before revealing the entrance of the waterpark. The camera zooms in and passes by the lobby where Emma Garcia is checking in while George drags Grommet by the back of his shirt. Pan to the main dining area where Nichelle and Julia are glaring at each other. Priya and Caleb are sitting together, staring at Julia and Nichelle with wide eyes)

Don't know why the rest even bother to stay

(a hand covers the shot before revealing Chase, who takes the camera with him as he jumps into a waterslide. After the camera is submerged, Scary Girl is seen underwater waving innocently, then it goes up, out of the water, and shows the surroundings of the pool, where Bowie and Raj are sitting on sun chairs, then it focuses to Damien and Wayne who are being chased by an orca that’s dragging itself by its fins.)

I know the game and I brought the skill

(the camera passes by the pool over a small bridge and reaches the sea, where Axel drives a speedboat that tows a banana boat where Ripper, Emma, MK, and Millie are holding onto; Millie falls in the water.)

Crushing players dreams, yeah you know the drill

(Pan to the beach, where Olivia Von Trashpanda is playing volleyball with Zee against a cassowary. The ball hits the camera that goes completely black and it transitions to the night sky)

I wanna be!
I wanna be!
I wanna be famous!

(The camera zooms down, where Chris is wearing a Hawaiian shirt, and Chef is wearing a green tank top and sunglasses under the “Total Drama Waterpark” sign at the beach. Chris has flower leis on his arms. The contestants sit in a circle on logs surrounded by string lights and tiki torches.)

(Whistle)

INT. THE SPA - LOFT - DAY

(The screen fades into the luxurious loft of the spa building. There’s a living room with couches facing the window wall, from which some of the waterpark’s pools and water rides can be observed, as well as the beach. On opposite sides of the room are doors leading to two separate bedrooms for the winning contestants–they’re split by girls and boys.)

(There are only two people left in the loft. Millie and Ripper. The camera follows Ripper; he yawns and stretches as he leaves the boys’ bedroom. He stops in his tracks when he hears sniffling. He walks over to the source and finds MILLIE eating ice cream straight from the tub, teary-eyed.)

Ripper: Are you seriously crying so early in the morning?

(Millie gasps, surprised. She turns around and sees Ripper, standing behind the couch.)

Millie: Leave me alone in my misery.

Ripper: You are hogging the ice cream!

(Millie rolls her eyes. Ripper sighs.)

Ripper: You know your nerd friend getting voted out is not the end of the world, right?

Millie: It’s not THAT! I messed everything up.

(Ripper raises an eyebrow. Millie wipes her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater.)

Ripper: (Groans) Here we go…

Millie: I voted out Caleb because Julia manipulated me. She said Priya would push me aside for Caleb after the merge and I believed her.

(Ripper furrows his eyebrows.)

Ripper: That’s why you voted out Caleb?

Millie: Yes! It was all Julia!

Ripper: Okay. Let’s start over but you’ll actually tell the truth this time. Also you owe me half of the million for the free therapy session.

Millie: What do you mean? That's the truth!

Ripper: Are you trying to convince yourself? You just raised your voice.

(Millie frowns. She looks down and falls silent.)

Ripper: Yeah, that’s what I thought. The way I see it, you are trying to find an excuse. Then again, Priya got the man AND the million bucks, I’d be real jealous if I were you.

Millie: JEALOUS?! Of course not! I love Priya and she worked really hard to win. She trained her entire life for god’s sake! Her crazy parents raised the ultimate Total Drama contestant. Hold on. How did you know I was crying because Priya got voted out?

BEGIN FLASHBACK:

INT. THE SPA - NIGHT

(Millie SLAMS OPEN the door of the spa, startling everyone. There are tears streaming down Millie’s face.)

Millie: (Hiccuping) THEY VOTED OUT PRIYA!

(The camera cuts between the reactions of all of the contestants. They’re all startled by Millie’s sudden entrance.)

END FLASHBACK.

Ripper: (Rolls his eyes) Whatever. I’m outta here.

(Ripper turns in his heels to head out, Millie jumps from her seat and turns towards Ripper.)

Millie: WAIT!

(Ripper, confused, turns to look back at her.)

Ripper: What?

Millie: (Sniffs) Thank you, Ripper. You were a really big jerk when we first met but you’ve actually… listened to me. Remember how Julia called me a “mini Ripper” the other day? Also Damien last season, (Millie shakes her head) the point is! I… don’t think I’d take it as an insult anymore.

(Ripper looks surprised and falls silent. They stare at each other for A BEAT before Millie speaks up.)

Millie: Don’t worry, you don’t have to say anything. I know you’re still trying to keep up your manly facade. It’s just nice to know you can be kind if you really want to. You can have the rest of the ice cream by the way.

(Ripper takes the ice cream from Millie’s hand. Millie walks past Ripper and locks herself in the washroom. The camera pans to Ripper’s face. Looking distracted, he walks over to the kitchen and tries a spoonful of ice cream. Ripper’s eyes go wide before he SPITS OUT the ice cream and dips his head in the sink to wash his mouth with water.)

Ripper: EW! What the hell?! Mint chocolate chip?!

INT. FOOD HALL - DAY

All of the members from the Drowning Penguins are sitting at their usual table (except for Raj who is exiled). Emma and Bowie have joined their table as well. The camera follows MK, who is walking over to Chef with her tray. He glares at her before scooping a mysterious gooey substance from a pot and dumping it in her tray.

MK looks down confusedly at her slop.

MK: What is this supposed to be?

Chef: A typical American breakfast, all blended up together for your easy digestion.

MK: Are these blended-up leftovers from Chris’ breakfast?

Chef grunts at MK in response. MK rolls her eyes and walks to her team’s table with her tray. She sits down on the far corner, next to Emma and opposite to Damien.

Emma: Hi MK!

Damien: Dig in pillow-lover! It’s actually not as bad as it looks.

Emma: Pillow lover?

MK: Damien, when the season is over I’m going to show up at your house and throw your own garden gnomes at the windows until I hit your face if you don’t shut up.

(Damien and Emma look at each other, dumbfounded. Emma speaks up.)

Emma: I’ve wanted to tell you, MK, you were amazing on yesterday’s challenge when you avoided getting hit by Laurie with that crazy stunt.

(Damien nods.)

MK: (Dryly) Thanks.

(MK doesn’t look up from her tray as she eats. Emma frowns and turns away from MK, back to Bowie and the rest of the team.)

George: Soooo… how did you guys like your very first spa reward?

Emma: Oh don’t even get me started, it was amazing!

Bowie: I feel a little bit jealous now that I know what you guys have been hogging for the past few challenges.

Emma: Me too. We used to be blissfully unaware of what we were missing out on, but now, I kinda don’t want to lose ever again.

Damien: I wonder if we’ll still have spa rewards after the merge.

Axel: They’ll probably make it so one single person wins the reward.

Garcia: Oh! Like in Survivor, when the reward winner got to take other people with them?

Axel: Maybe. We didn’t really get rewards in the first two seasons.

Emma: Well I hope the rewards stay. Bowie and I haven’t had much of a chance to fully enjoy the spa.

Bowie: True that.

(The camera focuses on Emma Garcia as she looks over to George, who was sitting across from her. She takes a deep breath.)

CONFESSIONAL - GARCIA JR

(Emma Garcia sits up straight with her arms crossed, looking troubled.)

Garcia: So… I figured I should try making some alliances in this stupid game. I feel so small here but George is probably the only person I’ve talked to. So… I figured it was worth a shot. He is also a newbie in Total Drama like me!

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

Garcia: Soooo… George. How 's it going? Enjoying this nutritious breakfast?

George: It’s fine, I mean, it could be worse.

(Garcia raises an eyebrow. George looks up at her and sighs.)

George: Yeah- I mean- I’ve had this stupid job where they make us live in this dingy shack and there was always an infestation of something- so all the ingredients tasted funny and eating breakfast was basically a gamble between surviving ‘til lunch or spending the day in the washroom.

Garcia: (Winces) Wow. And you really need that job?

George: Well, yeah, I really need the money to pay for my books n’ stuff.

(Garcia falls silent. George shrugs and continues eating.)

CONFESSIONAL - GEORGE

George: That was one of my best lies yet- I kinda felt bad for myself and everything! (George giggles) Yes, I do work at a resort and my dad DID desert me for like- one summer out of the penthouse, but I basically OWN that place as the owner’s son and I get fresh breakfast every morning.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

EXT. FOOD HALL - DAY

The camera follows Chase and Zee, who are walking over to the food hall. Zee is looking up at the sky while Chase hums the tune of “Three Guys in a Beach House.”

Chase: I hope you are ready for today’s team bonding.

Zee: Huh?

Chase: Don’t think I forgot you missed yesterday’s slide skate, but don’t worry. I came up with this super cool idea for today after I found THIS screwdriver on our shack…

(Chase takes out a screwdriver from his pocket. Zee winces, looking down at the bandages that peek out of Chase’s hoodie sleeves and go up his neck.)

Zee: Dude, shouldn’t you take it easy and get better before… doing crazy stuff?

Chase: Oh, this? I’ve been worse. I think our team bonding did wonders for morale!

Zee: But we lost…

Chase: Uh! Yeah! But… oh come on! It’ll be fun. Chances are you and I are NOT gonna win this thing, we might as well go out with a bang!

(Chase smiles at Zee. They reach the door of the food hall. Zee smiles back hesitantly and opens the door for Chase. They walk over to their team’s table, where Laurie and Grommet are sitting one next to the other. Grommet is face down on the table, while Laurie eats her breakfast. Zee and Chase sit across from them.)

Chase: Gooooood morning team!

Laurie: Hi!

Zee: (to Grommet) What’s up with you, dude?

Grommet: (Muffled by the table and his hair) I’m okay. Jus’ tired.

Chase: Tired of what? You didn’t even go down the slide. You should know cameramen never die.

(Grommet lifts his face off the table to squint at Chase.)

Grommet: But I don’t wanna be near death either.

Laurie: Awh, but that’s the best part! The rush of adrenaline in your blood-

Chase: (Leaning over the table) -the tingling in your stomach as you plummet at the speed of light!

Laurie: (Leaning over the table too, ecstatic) And the screaming!

(Grommet looks at Zee with concern. Zee looks back at Grommet with a sympathetic smile.)

Zee: Don’t worry guys- I got today’s team bonding handled.

(Zee gives Grommet a thumbs up. Grommet visibly relaxes. Laurie and Chase look confused. Chase takes out his screwdriver again.)

Chase: Will it be nearly as fun as unscrewing the log flume ride?

(Laurie’s eyes sparkle as she looks at the screwdriver in Chase’s hand. Zee nods.)

Zee: Trust me. This is gonna be suuper fun. Let’s eat something first though.

EXT. LAZY RIVER - DAY

Zee is standing in front of his other three teammates. He leads the way to a water ride that looks as abandoned as the rest of the water rides. Overgrown flora lines the edges of the pool. Zee walks over to the edge of the lazy river pool, where water flows and drags along multiple different objects: from beach balls and other inflatables, miscellaneous trash, and a family of ducks. Chase, Laurie, and Grommet look at each other with confusion, suspicion and disgust respectively.

Zee: Pretty sweet, right? I found this while exploring the waterpark the other day.

(Zee walks away from the edge of the pool, to the bushes nearby. He pulls out two uninflated 2-person river tubes.)

Zee: First bonding activity of the day is set!

Chase: (Scowls) Dude, do you have any idea of how long these’ll take to inflate?

(Laurie nods, Grommet frowns.)

Zee: It won't take long if we work together.

(Zee interlocks his fingers.)

Zee: C’mon. It’s gonna be fun when we get to float around the lazy river with those cute duckies.

Grommet: (Mutters) I am already out of breath.

EXT. THE BEACH - DAY

The camera focuses on Nichelle’s face. It zooms out; she is drawing with a stick on the sand. It zooms out more to show she had drawn all over the coast. There are poorly drawn faces of other contestants, connected with lines.

CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE

Nichelle is fidgeting her fingers. She looks up at the camera.

Nichelle: I know what you might be thinking. Has Nichelle been an artist all along? Is she going crazy? No. I used the sand as my notepad for how I’m gonna execute my flawless and neat plan. Julia might think I’m dumb, but I am an actress and I know how to put on a good show to try and get rid of Bowie.

(Nichelle stops fidgeting and crosses her arms. As she talks about her plan, the screen displays FOOTAGE from Nichelle walking over her drawings and pointing specific things out.)

Nichelle: It was nice to join in hatred for Julia, but now that she’s gone, he is the next main target. He is really good at challenges AND he has a super strong alliance with Raj and Wayne-

(On the sand, Nichelle points at poorly drawn portraits of the Hockey Bros, who are connected with lines to a portrait of Bowie.)

Nichelle: -who are BOTH still in the game and usually make it to the merge. After some drawing, I figured my first step was reaching out to one of the weakest links in my team.

(Nichelle points at a lopsided portrait of Millie.)

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

The camera that was focused on Millie’s portrait CUTS to Millie, who is walking out of the spa.

EXT. THE SPA - DAY

Millie walks a few steps before Nichelle runs over to her and smiles.

Nichelle: Millie! I’ve been looking for you! A sight for sore eyes.

Millie: Good morning, Nichelle! (Dubius) You’ve been looking for me?

Nichelle: Yes! I never got to say thank you for helping me calm down on the last-last challenge.

Millie: Oh, don’t mention it. You had every right to be scared. That Hippo could’ve crushed all of us without breaking a sweat.

(Nichelle smiles nervously.)

Nichelle: Yeeeah… anyways. I also wanted to come clean about something. I was the person you and Priya heard in the woods. I was looking for you to thank you for… y’know… the hippo stuff and the pep talk… and I accidentally overheard you girls talking. I couldn’t really understand what but I was so nervous that I hid.

Millie: Oh. Thanks for letting me know…

Nichelle: But again… I really appreciate your encouragement. It was really nice of you. The least I can do now is not vote for you.

(Millie looks surprised. She smiles awkwardly.)

Millie: Well… thank you, Nichelle. I wouldn’t mind agreeing not to vote for you either.

(Nichelle extends a hand. Millie hesitantly returns the handshake. Nichelle lifts her other hand to Millie.)

Nichelle: No crossing fingers.

(Millie lifts her other hand as well.)

Millie: Same here!

CONFESSIONAL - MILLIE

Millie: (Shrugs and smiles) I don’t personally believe in that stupid crossing fingers thing… sooooo-

CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE

Nichelle: (Nods) I don’t trust Millie, but pretending I do is a good move.

CONFESSIONALS END

EXT. WATERPARK PARKING LOT - DAY

The WHALEBUS drives into the screen from the left. The camera pans to the door. RAJ and WAYNE step out of the bus. Their hair is disheveled and the sleeves of their jerseys have been ripped off. Wayne has a bandanna and Raj has a scarf that covers his face up to his nose.

The bus drives away in the background while the Hockey Bros look at each other.

Wayne: Craziest night ever.

Raj: Let’s never do that again.

(Wayne hums in agreement.)

EXT. FOOD HALL - DAY

The scene transitions Wayne and Raj, reunited with the rest of the contestants, except for (the rest of) the Killer Whales. Nichelle and Millie are also nowhere to be seen. Wayne and Raj stand on the porch of the food hall, while the other contestants surround them, either sitting on the stairs or standing around, surrounding the Hockey Bros.

Bowie: (Concerned and worried at the same time) You guys look like you just came out of a post-apocalyptic movie.

Axel: I KNEW IT! Was it zombies out there?

Damien: Yeah right. I really doubt it. It was a BAT infestation, wasn’t it?!

Axel: Seriously? Flying rats? Who shuts down an entire resort over flying rats?

Raj: Guys! It wasn’t zombies or bats, the place was haunted by ghosts!

(The camera zooms in on Raj’s horrified, pale face as he says the last few words.)

Ripper: Pft. Ghosts aren’t real.

(Wayne walks over to Ripper and puts his hands on Ripper’s shoulders.)

Wayne: But they are real! We saw them! They aren’t like your typical blanket ghosts that simply fly around… This one was THROWING things at us!

(Raj nods, a stern look on his face. Ripper looks incredulous.)

Ripper: How do you know it wasn’t one of Chris’ guys messing with you?

Raj: Let’s start from the beginning…

(The footage of Wayne and Raj at the abandoned resort plays as they tell the story to the other contestants.)

INT. ABANDONED RESORT BUFFET - NIGHT

Wayne: We held a stake out near the buffet to catch the ghost before it caught us!

(Wayne and Raj are walking around the tables of the buffet. They’re nervously looking around.)

Raj: I wasn’t feeling too good after having the candy from the front desk.

Wayne: I don’t think it was the candy, I think you were just scared!

Raj: No I wasn’t!

Wayne: Anyways. I was starting to believe that Kahuna’s warning was just a little trick to scare us when I heard soft breathing behind me.

(The screen focuses on WAYNE’S PETRIFIED FACE.)

Ripper: (Stutters) Y-yeah right, you’re just making that up!

Wayne: CHILLS went down my spine bro! My hair stood on end-

Raj: -and then you SCREAMED!

Wayne: I’ve NEVER been so scared for my life before! I turned around immediately and there was no one there. Raj hurried to my side and he asked me if I was okay when all of a sudden…

Raj: A fork came THIS CLOSE to stabbing my arm. Thankfully the ghost's aim was horrible, but more stuff was thrown at us from ALL directions! We hid under a table and we heard more stuff being thrown around.

(The camera shows the Hockey Bros running from a flurry of objects, then hiding under a table, scared.)

Wayne: And my heart was racing too bro…

Raj: Same… I thought we were dead for sure.

(The camera goes back to the present. Bowie, Emma, George and Garcia are too stunned to speak; Ripper and Damien are enthralled in the story; MK and Axel look incredulous.)

MK: That is the most made-up story I’ve ever heard.

Raj: Does THIS look made up to you?!

(Raj pulls down his makeshift scarf and shows a wound across his cheek. MK raises an eyebrow. Everyone gasps, except for MK and Axel.)

Raj: This was from a knife that was THROWN at my face before we hid under the table.

(Bowie winces and walks up to Raj, holding his face gently.)

Bowie: Are you okay?

(Raj’s cheeks turn pink and he nods. MK squints at Raj and crosses her arms.)

MK: Okay fine, let’s say there reeally was a ghost. Did you guys just hide under the table all night?

Wayne: Of course not! The object rain stopped after a few minutes so we came out cautiously and worked out a plan on how to get rid of the ghost.

(The camera goes back to the footage of the Hockey Bros at the abandoned resort.)

(Pan to a montage of the Hockey Bros preparing to fight the ghost. In the background, Raj breaks a chair on his knee and holds onto the legs of the chair. In the foreground, Wayne picks up two empty bottles. It transitions to the Hockey Bros ripping the sleeves of their jerseys. Raj wraps his around his face below his eyes; Wayne ties his around his head like a bandanna.)

Wayne: After our preparation montage, we went after the ghost. We looked high and low…

Raj: (Nodding along) And we heard this really loud noise in the kitchen, like someone was throwing pots and stuff on the floor.

Wayne: We opened the door and STABBED THE GHOST with the stakes and THREW HOLY WATER EVERYWHERE!

Raj: When we ran outside and looked up, WE SAW THE GHOST!

Wayne: It was so ugly!

Raj: Yeah! It was like a dark figure with no face and shiny white eyes… and one of those Hawaiian shirts.

Wayne: So we RAN FOR OUR LIVES!

(The camera goes back to the present. Bowie, Damien, Garcia, George and Emma are agape, Ripper is chewing his nails, MK is falling asleep standing, Axel looks pensive.)

Raj: We were RUNNING to the beach but I could hear it running close behind us too.

Wayne: When we reached the lobby’s door that led outside, the door was locked. All of a sudden…

(SUDDENLY, Behind all of the audience, Nichelle and Millie walk up. Nichelle speaks up.)

Nichelle: Hi everyone!

(EVERYONE gets STARTLED. Some gasp while others freeze. Wayne and Raj try holding their breath before bursting into LAUGHTER.)

Raj: That was priceless!

(Wayne and Raj high-five.)

Wayne: Good one, Nichelle!

(Nichelle and Millie look surprised, then confused.)

Nichelle: (to the Hockey Bros) Did you guys survive the apocalypse?

(Raj shakes his head.)

Raj: Nope- we survived a ghost encounter!

(Millie looks between both Hockey Bros. She squints at Wayne.)

Millie: You look like an actual zombie.

(Axel’s eyes widened.)

Wayne: Now that you mention it, I’m really tired. Do you think we could take a quick nap before the challenge?

(SUDDENLY Chris walks into the frame with a cheeky smile.)

Chris: Nope! It’s time for today’s challenge.

(Everyone is startled again. Ripper faints and Axel catches him. Wayne groans and slumps over. Raj pats Wayne in the back.)

Raj: But we just came back! Can we at least get a change of clothes?

Chris: Don’t even worry ‘bout that guys, the crew will help you out, I mean, you can’t just go around looking zombies for this super special day.

(Chris talks in an oddly joyful tone. Axel TENSES and gets side eyes from everyone.)

Damien: Chris, you can’t just throw that word around in front of Axel!

Axel: I KNEW IT! (She points at Raj and Wayne) You guys have turned into zombies!

Chris: (Groans) We don’t have time for this, can we just start the challen-

Wayne: Axel, we are not zombies.

Axel: That’s exactly what the parasite would say… as it eats your brains slowly… but don’t worry, you’ll never catch me.

Raj: C’mon Axel, me and you are on the same team! We’re not going to chase you…

Axel: CHASE IS A ZOMBIE TOO?!

(Ripper, still being held by Axel after fainting, puts one of his hands on Axel’s shoulder.)

Ripper: Babe, no one is a zombie. We talked about this.

(Axel squints at the Hockey Bros.)

Axel: I’ll be watching you two.

(Chris rolls his eyes.)

Chris: Whatever. I’ll host the challenge with those four stupid Killer Whales, wherever they are…

EXT. LAZY RIVER - DAY

Zee, Grommet, Chase, and Laurie are out of breath. Both pairs holding an inflated river tube each.

Chase: (Panting) Man, that was hard.

Zee: (Wheezes) Don-worry my guy, we can finally test these out!

Chris: (speakers) YOyoyo! It’s ya’ host, Chris McLean, WAITING ON FOUR STUPID KIDS TO SHOW UP TO START TODAY’S CHALLENGE!

Chase: Hey, he copied my intro!

Laurie: (Crossing her arms) I am not stupid.

(Grommet’s eyes water as he does the hands of sincerity.)

Zee: (Confused) I thought Chris’s last name was Total…

EXT. THE BEACH - DOCK - DAY

The camera shows all of the contestants in their respective teams, except for Wayne, who is standing all alone. Chris stands in front of them as usual with his arms behind his back. A tired-looking disheveled Wayne is wearing Duncan’s DISCO OUTFIT from World Tour, while Raj is wearing Alejandro’s DISCO OUTFIT.

Chris: Welcome ladies and gentlemen today’s challenge!

(Chris squints at Wayne, the only team member of the Killer Whales present.)

Chris: Where is your team?

(Wayne shrugs.)

Wayne: No idea bro, I just got here.

(The Killer Whales walk into the frame, out of breath. They stand next to a confused Wayne.)

Wayne: You guys okay?

Chase: Dude, are you? What happened to the snow owls jersey?

(The camera focuses on Wayne as he looks down at his outfit and smiles awkwardly.)

Wayne: Oh. It’s a long story…

(Wayne looks around and gasps.)

Wayne: Wait a minute, you all voted for Priya?!

(Everyone frowns but Laurie. Laurie shakes her head.)

Laurie: It was a tough decision.

(Wayne lets out a sigh of relief. Chase, Zee and Grommet look confusedly at Wayne.)

Wayne: Then I’m glad I don’t have to be scared about spilling the beans on Priya’s secret girl alliance.

(Chase, Zee, and Grommet look even more confused. Laurie gulps.)

Wayne: (to Laurie) I overheard you talking with Priya about a secret girl alliance to take us down.

(Laurie looks around nervously. Zee and Grommet raise an eyebrow, while Chase’s face of confusion turns into worry.)

Laurie: Oh, I think I know what you heard! Priya and I were just talking about girl things like… painting our nails and doing each other’s hair and… um… talking about periods-

(Zee and Grommet turn from Laurie, to scowl at Wayne.)

Zee: (to Wayne) Not cool, dude. You shouldn’t eavesdrop on girls like that.

(Grommet nods.)

Wayne: Huh?! No! I- I wasn’t!

Laurie: Priya was the only other girl in the team… so who else was I supposed to talk to?

(Wayne tries to explain himself again before Chris interrupts him.)

Chris: (Passive-aggressively) If the Killer Whales are done murmuring then I might be able to explain what we are doing today…

(The Killer Whales fall silent. Laurie smiles nervously, Chase looks dumbfounded, Zee and Grommet look disappointed, Wayne looks sad.)

CONFESSIONAL - CHASE

Chase: That was the craziest save I’ve ever seen- and I’ve saved myself from eating concrete after falling off my motorcycle before.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

Chris: Alright, today’s challenge involves a certain species you are all already familiar with, so keep calm and whale on.

MK: (Rolling her eyes) What’s that supposed to mean?

(Chris ignores MK.)

Chris: Do I seriously have to spell it out? Today’s challenge involves KILLER WHALES, and I’m not talking about the team.

(EVERYONE TENSES. Nichelle starts hyperventilating. Chef walks into the frame dragging THREE multicolored wheels with the contestants names from each team.)

Chris: I’d honestly say whoever gets chosen is the luckiest team member, here we go!

(Chris spins the Drowning Penguins’ wheel, it lands on DAMIEN. Damien lets out a loud “NOOO” into the air and falls to his knees. The rest of the team looks down at him pitifully, Raj pats his back.)

(Chris spins the Hollywood Hippos’ wheel, it lands on Emma. Emma’s eyes go wide and she starts chewing her nails. Nichelle drops to her knees similar to Damien, but starts kissing the ground instead.)

(Chris spins the Killer Whales’ wheel, it lands on Grommet. Grommet raises an eyebrow at Chris, the rest of his team let out sighs of relief.)

Chris: I like your reaction, Grommet. These other two guys are being overly dramatic. Orca cage diving is done everywhere in the world!

(The camera SPLITS into three, showing Damien’s PETRIFIED face, Emma tugging her hair and gasping, and Grommet’s unreadable poker face.)

Damien: ORCA WHAT?!?!

Emma: We are gonna DIE!

Chris: All you guys have to do is sit tight and wait for the rest of your team to complete a set of minigames. The goal of today’s challenge is to be the first team to successfully feed the orcas four pieces of meat. This means that Damien, Emma, and Grommet will be in charge of the feeding, while the rest of you are in charge of obtaining the meat by winning minigames- and every team member has to compete in a minigame before anyone gets a chance to participate a second time.

(Chris pauses and looks at the Drowning Penguins.)

Chris: We have a penguin to spare… let’s find out who is gonna sit this one out.

(Chris spins the Penguins’ wheel, it lands on MK.)

MK: Yes!

(The rest of the team glares at MK.)

Chris: With that out of the way… let’s go straight to the docks!

Damien: This. Is. INSANE.

(MK puts a hand on Damien’s shoulder and points her other hand to the sky.)

MK: Look at the bright side.

(Damien raises an eyebrow.)

Damien: Yes?

MK: The sun is shining and the birds are singing… and we are all happy to be alive!

Damien: (Sarcastic) Very funny.

Emma: I- I can’t do this guys. I CAN’T SWIM WITH ORCAS.

Ripper: How hard can it be? It’s just a really big, stupid fish.

Millie: Orcas aren’t fish, Ripper.

Nichelle: (Rolling her eyes) Even I know that.

Ripper: You were cooler when you were having a heart attack like… a second ago?

Bowie: (to Emma) Hey, remember you are going to be in a cage, which means the orcas can’t get you. You’ll be okay as long as you stay calm.

Emma: (Murmurs) Easy for you to say…

(Chase is scowling at Grommet, who looks nonchalant about being picked to orca-cage dive.)

Chase: Weren’t you crying about not wanting to be near death just now?

Laurie: (Nodding) Yes! I remember that!

Chase: And Zee was there too.

(Chase points at Zee, whose eyes go wide.)

Zee: Where was I?

Grommet: Well orcas are nicer than gravity.

Wayne: Guys! I just wanted to say I don’t purposefully eavesdrop on girls, okay! I know what I heard.

Grommet: (Shaking his head) Dude, forget it.

(All of the teams are arguing. Chris stares in silence at the chaos and smiles for a second before pulling out his megaphone.)

Chris: (through his megaphone) TIME TO SWIM WITH THE FISHES!

(The scene transitions to Emma, Damien and Grommet ready to hop inside their individual cages at the dock. They have full-face masks and oxygen tanks. Emma and Damien are shivering in fear.)

Chris: Oops! Almost forgot, you guys get to talk with your fellow teammates while under the water with these headsets, just in case you need the moral support. See, I’m not a monster!

(Chef rolls his eyes.)

Chris: These headsets are bluetooth though, which means they must stay at the dock and you can’t compete on the minigames while talking to your submerged teammates. Alright, let’s do this!

(Damien, Emma, and Grommet finally dive into the cages, which are closed shut by Chef. The cages remain just a few meters under the water and there are no sea animals in sight.)

Chris: Today’s first minigame is an all-time classic. Eating competition!

(Everyone gags.)

Chris: We’ll have two courses, which means all teams will choose two people to eat. The first person to finish their course wins! Once that’s over, the two remaining contestants from each team will go over to the rock wall climbing competition! Our second minigame of the day.

(The teams start whispering with each other on who is gonna do which challenge.)

Chris: And finally, a glimpse of the past with 2010s inspired challenges, which are gonna be a surprise and will be the tiebreakers for whichever teams are closest to obtaining and feeding the four pieces of meat. We have other classic recess games in store depending on the scores towards the end of the game.

(The camera focuses on the Drowning Penguins. The four contestants look pensive, George is the first one to speak up.)

George: Man I miss the 2010s.

Garcia: (Sighs) Me too.

Raj: (Nods) Things were so much easier when there were no letters in math.

Axel: If you guys are done reminiscing, we could split up the challenges.

(George, Garcia, and Raj look at each other.)

Raj: Well don’t worry guys, I can do the eating one.

George: Don’t let me stop you, dude.

Raj: I mean, it’s not like I want to, but I think I have the strongest stomach among us.

Axel: I’ll do the rock climbing, that means you two will choose different challenges out of the first two..

Garcia: Hey George- is it okay if you do the food challenge? Since you said you eat really bad stuff at your job?

George: Huh?

Garcia: Yeah- I have a very weak stomach. I was actually sick recently and I took a lot of medicine- but you should be used to eating nasty stuff, right?

George: Right… I said that.

(George starts zoning out, nervous.)

Garcia: Okay, cool! I love sports and I used to do a lot of rock wall climbing as a kid!

Axel: (Hums) Very well.

Garcia: (To Raj and George) Did you guys see that?! It’s the first nice thing Axel has said to me!

(Raj smiles and gives her a double thumbs up. George continues zoning out.)

CONFESSIONAL - GEORGE

George: And this is how you make a little lie blow up in your face!

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

The camera focuses on the Killer Whales. Chase, Zee and Wayne look pensive as Laurie walks into the frame, looking happier than usual.

Laurie: I’ll do the rock climbing!

(Chase raises an eyebrow at Laurie, who looks back at him and tilts her head. Chase looks down at her still-injured wrist.)

CONFESSIONAL - CHASE

Chase: (Rolling his eyes, amused) Scary Girl- I mean… “Laurie” is really good at these types of physical challenges, but I really don’t think she’ll make it with a messed up wrist. On the other hand, it’ll be really funny when she falls.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

Chase: …and I’ll go with you.

Zee: Great! (to Wayne) I can’t wait to see what Chef has prepared for us.

Wayne: Oh man, I didn’t get to participate in the last eating competition… were the dishes as horrible as they looked?

Zee: Nah… Chef’s cooking is magnificent, trust me.

(Zee puts a hand on Wayne’s shoulder reassuringly. Wayne turns to look at Chase, who shakes his head in disagreement. Wayne gulps. The camera transitions to the Hollywood Hippos.)

Bowie: I kinda feel bad for Emma.

Nichelle: I mean, better her than me…

(Millie and Ripper agree with Nichelle in silence. Bowie crosses his arms.)

Bowie: Alright. Before we start, we ALL agree that Ripper is gonna do the eating competition, right?

Ripper: Hey! Why me?!

Bowie: I saw you eat a TAPEWORM on the last food eating challenge while Millie bailed.

Millie: And it worked out! I picked my battles.

Nichelle: Well don’t even look at me, I’m going to climb that rock wall so fast-

Millie: That’s alright Nichelle. I’ve been training my stomach to handle disgusting food. I bet I can make it far.

Nichelle: Wonderful! You got this girl!

(Nichelle shakes Millie’s shoulders happily. Millie, confused at first, smiles along.)

Bowie: Good plan. Remember the faster we get this done, the faster we’ll be back at the spa.

(Chris speaks up, cutting off the teams’ conversations.)

Chris: RELEASE THE KILLER WHALES!

(The screen shows interns at the beach, releasing orcas into the ocean. The interns are able to carry 5 killer whales but struggle with the 6th, which is bigger than the rest. The interns drop it on the ground, but before Chris can reprimand them, the killer whale starts dragging itself by its fins into the water.)

Chris: I like this one! I’m gonna call him Zeeke.

Intern: She is not a guy, that’s a female orca!

Chris: (Whispers to Chef) No wonder she couldn’t get a job as a marine biologist.

(Chef crosses his arms and shakes his head.)

(The screen shows Damien, Emma, and Grommet’s reactions as they spot the killer whales which start to swim in circles around them. Damien and Emma look terrified.)

Chris: Okay, let’s get this party started. Let’s get some lunch!

INT. FOOD HALL - DAY

Raj, Wayne, and Ripper sit one next to the other with empty plates in front of them. Chef stands in front of them with a bubbling pot. Raj and Ripper look visibly more worried than Wayne. In the background, Millie, Zee, and George are sitting; the camera zooms in on them.

(Millie turns to the side to squint at Zee and George.)

Millie: You guys are going down.

Zee: We’ll see who is more hungry… Chef is a true master chef in my opinion.

George: I am not gonna win, don’t worry about that.

Millie: (Raising an eyebrow) Giving up already?

(Almost immediately, Zee and George turn to look at Millie.)

Zee: Hey, isn’t that what you did?

George: Yeah! I laughed so hard when you just walked out.

(Millie’s eyes widened. She turns her attention back to the other three contestants.)

Millie: (Under her breath) I am not gonna quit that easily again.

(The camera focuses back on Raj, Wayne, and Ripper. Wayne leans over to Raj.)

Wayne: They’re not allowed to poison us or anything, right?

Raj: I don’t know, man. They can probably feed us bricks because it’s somewhere in our contracts.

Chris: Hey! Brick soup isn’t such a bad idea- why couldn’t you think of that, Chef?

Chef: (Rolling his eyes) Be serious, man.

(Chef serves each contestant a spoonful of a mysterious green slop.)

Wayne: What is this?

Chef: Blended spinach.

Ripper: That’s normal food.

(Chef walks away and comes back with another pot. He tops each plate with a ROASTED RAT. Wayne, Raj, and Ripper SCREAM in unison.)

Ripper: WHAT THE HELL?!

Wayne: GROSS!

Raj: LOOK AT HIS TAIL, BRO!

(In the background, Zee’s eyes go wide in shock, Millie gags, and George PUKES.)

Zee: (Holding his laughter) Dude! It’s not even your turn yet!

George: I can’t do this anymore.

Chris: Ugh, clean up on aisle three!

(Raj turns to look back at the scene. He looks confusedly at George, who looks up at him.)

George: I lied, okay?

(Raj turns back to his plate looking troubled.)

(The camera turns to the side and shows another camera guy, wincing, as a third crew member walks in with a mop. The camera transitions to a timeskip where the floor is already cleaned up and Wayne, Raj and Ripper are all holding forks and knives, ready to eat.)

Chris: Dig in!

(Wayne pokes his rat with his fork, wincing at the dead animal.)

Wayne: Poor little guy.

(Raj turns his head away while he cuts the rat into smaller pieces. Ripper lifts his rat by the tail and reaches the animal to his mouth to take a bite. Before he takes a bite, the camera cuts to Chris and Chef. Chris, looking amused, squints at Ripper.)

Chris: I’ve heard rats are delicacies in other countries.

Chef: (Nods) I followed a Thai recipe for rat kebabs.

(The camera cuts to Ripper, who squeezes his eyes shut as he chews. At first, he seems disgusted, before his face visibly untenses. He opens his eyes to look at Chef.)

Ripper: Hey- this isn’t too bad!

(The camera focuses on Raj, who takes a piece of the rat meat and eats it. As he chews, his face visibly untenses as well.)

Raj: Huh- you’re right- it’s not bad- just chewy.)

(Chris looks confusedly at Chef. Chef nods and smiles.)

Chef: Thanks, I wasn’t sure if it was gonna taste the same since I used sewer rats instead of ricefield rats.

Chris: You’re not supposed to actually put effort into these.

(Suddenly, Ripper frowns. He spits out an old bandage. Ripper glares at Chef. Raj looks at the bandage that Ripper took out of his mouth and gags.)

Chris: Oh man. That must’ve been one of Chase’s bandages.

(Ripper snickers and shakes his head while Wayne winces at the sight from the corner of his eye.)

Ripper: If you think this is gonna stop me, then you’re wrong.

(Ripper lifts the rat by its tail and takes another bite. Humming as he chews. Wayne takes the first bite out of his rat and his face twists in disgust.)

Wayne: Mine still has hair in it!

(Chef shrugs. Ripper continues eating his rat before Raj turns to look at Wayne.)

Raj: (Whispers to Wayne) You gotta help me, dude, my teammate is NOT gonna win this challenge but you got Zee- and Ripper is almost finished with his rat! Can you distract him for a bit so I can finish eating?

(Wayne turns to look at Ripper, who starts licking his fingers.)

Ripper: I am listening to you, cheaters.

Raj: We’re not cheating… just playing rugby in the middle of the challenge, right Wayner?

(Wayne looks at Raj for a beat before he nods. Suddenly, Wayne yells out as he TACKLES Ripper and they fall down to the floor. Raj’s eyes go wide before he quickly continues eating his rat.)

Ripper: Ouch! Get OFF OF ME!

(Ripper tries to reach for the final piece of rat he dropped on the floor but Wayne holds him down.)

Millie: (to Chris) Hey, that’s not fair! Ripper was gonna win!

Chris: Was he? I don’t know, all I see is Raj about to take the last bite out of his rat.

(Raj finally eats the tail of his rat and chews, looking disgusted. He swallows the last bit of his rat and shows his empty plate to Chris and Chef.)

Chris: AAAAND Raj scores the first point for his team!

(An intern walks into the room with a cooler.)

Chris: You can take a piece of meat and get it to Damien at the dock.

Raj: Yes! Thanks Wayner!

(Raj opens the cooler and takes a piece. He fist bumps Wayne, who is still on the ground, before running away. Ripper flops down on the floor and sighs deeply. The screen transitions to the other three contestants: Zee, George, and Millie. Zee is smiling, George looks sick, and Millie looks determined. Chef squeezes a bottle of mustard and a bottle of ketchup in each of his hands and does a zigzag pattern on each plate, then he uses kitchen tongs to serve each contestant a RAW OCTOPUS. The three contestants frown.)

Zee: Dang. It’s still alive?

George: This is just cruel.

(Millie pouts.)

Millie: Why can’t we get something that’s dead and nicely roasted?

Chef: Catching sewer rats is NOT easy, you know?

Chris: Yeah- you should’ve seen this guy trying to catch them this morning- hilarious!

(Chef scoffs. Chris clasps his hands together.)

Chris: Well, what are you guys waiting for? Dig in!

(Millie and Zee reach out for their octopuses. Zee tries taking a bite out of one and it SLAPS him in the face. Millie reaches for one of her octopus’s legs and takes a bite with her eyes closed. She struggles to chew.)

Zee: Hey! That was NOT nice!

Millie: It’s just jello… it’s just jello.

(George reaches out for a fork first, then he pokes his octopus with it. Zee looks at George and raises an eyebrow.)

Zee: Wow. Fancy.

George: Fancy? Who said anything about being fancy?

Zee: Hey- being fancy is okay.

(A BEAT passes where Zee and George simply look at each other. Zee, ever-so relaxed, watches George squint at him.)

George: What do you mean by that?

Millie: I think Zee is just calling you a sissy, honestly. You should beat him up and let me finish my octopus.

Zee: Jus’ so you know, I did a little bit of aikido in middle school.

George: Dude, I am not gonna beat you up and you’re letting Millie win!

(George points towards Millie, who is eating more of her octopus slowly. Zee gasps.)

Zee: Oh, you’re on!

(George watches as the other two contestants start to eat faster. He winces and stands up.)

Chris: Where do you think you’re going?

George: Well- I am NOT eating that… soo… I am out of here.

(Chef and Chris make eye contact, looking between each other and George as if communicating telepathically.)

George: What?

(The camera zooms in on George’s face. The camera transitions to the same room but upside down. The camera flips and it shows George had been hung from his ankles upside down. Chef holds the other end of the rope, holding George like a piñata as he stares at Zee and Millie eat.)

George: You guys are so getting sued when I pass out!

Chris: Oh… poor guy doesn’t know about the contract he signed as an 18-year-old!

(Chef chuckles. George scoffs and crosses his arms. The camera focuses back on Millie and Zee as they continue eating their octopuses.)

Millie: (Chewing) You wanna know a fun fact about octopuses- Zee?

Zee: (Chewing) Yes?

Millie: They eat their babies.

Zee: Big deal- my dog ate three of her babies when she gave birth to them.

Millie: (Frowns) Ew! What the heck?

Zee: You are not going to disgust me that easily!

Millie: (Rolls her eyes) It was easier when Julia did it.

George: Wait ‘till he learns cows aren’t the only animals to produce milk

Zee: What?

Chris: I think somebody wants to hang an extra hour.

George: wAit!

(George’s voice cracks as Chef walks over to the table and crouches, still holding the other end of the rope from which George is hanging from.)

Chef: Do you think this table is heavy enough?

Chris: Only one way to find out.

(Chef ties the rope to the bottom of the table. The camera goes back to Zee and Millie, who are almost done eating. They have about the same amount of octopus left. Suddenly, Millie scoots over and KNOCKS ZEE out of his chair, finishing the last bit of her octopus and showing Chris the empty plate.)

Chris: AAnd that’s a point for the hippos, you can go ahead and take this to Emma.

Zee: Not cool!

Millie: Sorry Zee!

George: She doesn’t mean it!

(Chris points to the cooler with his hand. Millie stands up quickly and her stomach starts rumbling, she doubles over and groans.)

Millie: Oh… I am gonna be sick…

(Millie reaches over for a piece of steak and painfully starts walking away.)

EXT. THE BEACH - DOCK - DAY

*Italics are for the contestants underwater speaking to the people on the dock.
The camera focuses on the contestants underwater. On the screen, Damien is seen inside of the cage. There are no sea animals in sight and he looks bored. Suddenly, Raj starts speaking with him through the headphones. The camera cuts between Damien underwater and Raj at the dock talking to Damien.

Raj: Hey, Damien! Are you good? I got the first piece!

Damien: Awesome! Wait- how do we do this.

Raj: I am not sure… Swim up?

(Damien swims up and reaches a hand up. Raj lowers himself down on the dock and hands Damien the piece.)

Damien: I don’t see any orcas, do you?

(Raj looks around, shielding his eyes from the sun with his hand. His eyes go wide when he sees dark shadows with white spots swimming over to Damien.)

Raj: Here they come!

(The camera shows Raj’s perspective when Damien lets out a SCREAM. Raj winces and pulls the headphones off his ears. The camera cuts to Damien underwater as he is surrounded by orcas. He looks TERRIFIED as his eyes dart around.)

Raj: You got this man! Just let go of the meat and they’ll probably catch it!

(Damien drops the piece of meat from one of the holes below his feet in the cage and the orcas swim for it, leaving him alone. He lets out a sigh of relief before he is surrounded by the orcas again.)

Damien: Uhh… why are they still here?

(Raj looks nervous.)

Raj: Umm… I am not sure. But stay calm, someone will probably come over with another piece and take the attention off of you soon…

(Damien gulps.)

Damien: I hope you’re right.

The three chosen contestants from each team stand over the rock wall. Garcia, Bowie, and Laurie have their climbing harnesses ready while their teammates, Chase, Nichelle, and Axel belay them.

Bowie: This is gonna be sooo easy!

Nichelle: (Playfully) You better think so, it’s a rock wall designed for babies.

Chase: (Whispers to Laurie) Are you sure you can do this?

(Laurie nods.)

Chase: Your wrist feels better?

Laurie: Um… sure!

Axel: You got this, baby Emma. You’re not gonna lose against the biggest snakes in this game and the sociopaths.

Garcia: (Laughs nervously) Yeah…

MK struts into the frame imitating Chris’ walk, wearing an intern’s uniform. Everyone turns to look at MK, confused. MK puts her hands behind her back.

MK: Hello, buttknuckles!

(MK looks around at the confused faces.)

MK: Don’t worry, Chris gave me instructions to take charge while he is done making the other guys puke. Apparently someone already did.

Axel: (Gasps, annoyed) Who was it?!

MK: Oh I have no idea. I just saw some guys running over there with mops and stuff.

(Axel rolls her eyes.)

MK: Okay guys, the first person to reach the top of the climbing wall earns a piece of meat for their team, ready…!

(The camera cuts between each contestant. Laurie smiles, Garcia looks nervous, Bowie looks confident.)

MK: GO!

(The three contestants reach for the climbing wall to start climbing. Almost at the same time, they fall back on the ground as their hands slip.)

MK: Right… I forgot to add that the arena has been oiled to make this game a little more challenging, oops!

Bowie: This is ridiculous!

Axel: Go, go!

(The three contestants start climbing again, this time, being more careful. Bowie climbs the fastest, with Garcia following close behind him. Chase frowns as he watches Laurie fall behind.)

Chase: You okay?!

Laurie: YUp! (Her voice cracks.)

Chase: (Squints) Are you crying?!

(Chase watches as Laurie climbs easily, before she reaches for a rock with her injured right wrist and visibly struggles.)

Chase: (Sighs) This might be a lost cause.

Laurie: I can do thi- AAH!

(Laurie loses balance after trying to use her right hand to push herself up and falls back. Chase holds her from his end of the rope before she plummets to the ground. She lets her down slowly and walks over to her. There are tears coming out of her eyes as she lifts her even-more-mangled wrist up.)

Chase: (Winces) Does it really hurt?

Laurie: I don’t know- I guess.

(Laurie reaches her other hand to her face and realizes she is crying.)

Laurie: Wow.

Chase: (Sighs) Dang. I really thought you could use some of your creepy skills to win.

(Laurie looks down at the ground for A BEAT. Suddenly, her eyes light up as she comes up with an idea. She looks up at Chase from the ground.)

Laurie: Chase! You gotta sabotage Bowie.

Chase: Huh? What difference is that gonna make?

Laurie: No difference, we still lost- but… I still haven’t made him pay for voting me out. Also, it’ll be really funny when he falls! And don’t worry, the Penguins are NOT gonna win this time.

Chase: How are you so sure?

Laurie: You’ll see very soon! Don’t worry, it’ll be fun!

(Chase stays silent in thought before he suddenly stands up, acting casual. He starts walking over to Nichelle, who is belaying Bowie. He tries to act casually as he TRIPS on Bowie’s rope, causing Nichelle to lose her balance and her grip on the rope, making Bowie lose his grip and scream as he plummets down. Nichelle is able to catch the rope before Bowie hits the ground, but before Nichelle and Bowie can scream at Chase, Garcia starts celebrating her victory on the top of the rock wall.)

(Laurie BURSTS into laughter when she sees Bowie’s petrified face, Chase smiles.)

MK: LET’S GO! That’s why I have the best team ever and all of you guys SUCK!

Garcia: WOHOOO! I WON!

(Axel smiles at Garcia and nods. Garcia smiles even wider and blushes.)

Nichelle: (Angry) Chase! Are you stupid?!

MK: (Looking at the camera) I think we are gonna see a lot more cheating as we go on. Stay tuned to find out what happens next after a short break!

Bowie: Who are you talking to?!

MK: Don’t you know streaming services roll ads now too? Those greedy, old bastards.

(Bowie rolls his eyes and stands up, undoing his harness and standing on Nichelle’s place.)

Bowie: Go on- I’ll make sure none of these cheaters mess with you.

(Nichelle nods her head confidently and straps her harness. The camera transitions to a timeskip where Axel, Nichelle, and Chase have their climbing harnesses ready while their teammates, Laurie, Bowie, and Emma Garcia belay them.)

MK: (to the tune of Bar Bar Bar - Crayon Pop) Get… set.. ready… GO!

(Axel, Nichelle, and Chase are climbing at almost the exact same speed.)

MK: We got ourselves a tight competition! Who is gonna cheat this time?

(Suddenly, Nichelle starts to pick up the pace while Chase and Axel start falling behind. Chase’s foot slips, but he is able to hold onto the rock wall. One of Axel’s hands slip, causing her to almost fall and slowing her down.)

MK: Oh boy…

(MK winces as Nichelle approaches the top of the rock wall. Suddenly, MK yells out.)

MK: OH MY GOSH! THE HIPPO IS BACK! RUN!!!

Nichelle: (Gasps) WHERE?!

(Nichelle turns around nervously, but she loses her footing and starts falling down, with Bowie preventing her from hitting the ground too hard; Nichelle FREEZES, petrified as she anxiously looks around for the hippo.)

MK: Wait… I think that was a false alarm.

Nichelle: You… CHEATER!

MK: GO AXEL!!

Nichelle: Oh, no she’s not! Bowie, let me down!

Bowie: I am NOT losing this challenge like this!

Nichelle: (Angrier) DO IT!

(Nichelle, still a few meters off the ground, undoes her harness and gracefully lands on the ground. Bowie lets out a deep sigh. Nichelle runs over and tackles Emma Garcia, making her lose her grip on the rope and making Axel stumble and plummet to the ground as well. MK runs over and catches the rope before Axel hits the ground.)

MK: Phew!

Chase: Ladies, Thank you so much!

(Chase announces, sitting at the top of the rock wall. Laurie is smiling from ear to ear as she turns back to look at the other two teams. MK scoffs.)

Nichelle: (to MK) You asked for it, don’t be complaining now!

Axel: (Groans) I was about to win that!

Nichelle: Don’t look at me, MK started it!

Bowie: MK, you are supposed to be sitting out, why the hell are you interfering with the game?!

MK: Come on! You would’ve done the same!

(Axel helps Emma Garcia up, who had just been tackled by Nichelle.)

Axel: Are you alright?

Garcia: My back hurts a little.

Axel: Why would you ATTACK her like that! You’re crazy!

CONFESSIONAL - EMMA GARCIA

Garcia: Getting tackled by Nichelle Ladonna was crazy! Ten out of ten! Oh I can’t wait to see the actual episode when this is all over! And Axel is being so nice to me.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

Nichelle: I can’t believe the girl who believes in zombies is calling me crazy right now.

MK: You know it’s serious when you are the crazy one between yourself and Axel.

(The Hippos and the Penguins continue arguing as Chase walks over to one of the interns who was holding a cooler and takes a piece of meat.)

Chase: See ya guys!

(Chase and Laurie sprint away. The other two teams snap back to reality.)

Garcia: Oh! We won one too! I’ll get it to Damien!

EXT. THE BEACH - DOCK - DAY

Chef stands on the dock when Millie runs over with her piece. She immediately crouches down and puts her team’s headset on to talk to Emma.

Millie: Emma! It’s Millie, I scored us a point, swim up!

Emma: Oh, finally!

(Emma swims up and takes the piece of meat from Millie’s hand. Emma is almost immediately surrounded by orcas.)

Raj: (to Millie) Wow, you won against Zee?

(Suddenly, CHASE and LAURIE run to the dock as well. Chase holds the piece of meat and immediately reaches down to give it to Grommet. Laurie speaks to him with the headphones.)

Laurie: Ding dong, it’s the pizza guy!

(Grommet swims up and takes the piece in his hand. The camera cuts back to EMMA’s cage as she nervously looks around at all the orcas.)

Emma: There’s so many of them!

Millie: Just pass it through the holes of the cage! They only want the meat, not you.

(Emma tries to throw the piece of meat, but it doesn’t travel far and gets stuck in one of the holes of her cage.)

Emma: Uh oh.

(The orcas immediately start using their teeth to reach for the meat. Emma SCREAMS as they start chewing on the cage and banging their bodies against it. Millie winces from the loud noise. The camera cuts to Grommet as he calmly passes the meat through a hole in his cage and a smaller orca eats it respectfully.)

Grommet: So polite.

Laurie: What? You still have your arm?

Grommet: Yes…

Laurie: (Disappointed) Awh.

(Chase turns around and stands up, accidentally hitting Laurie’s wrist with his arm as he pulls himself up. Laurie squeaks in pain.)

Chase: Crap! Sorry! Where did your wrist brace go?

(Laurie looks nervously at the ground before she turns back to Chase and shrugs.)

Chase: Alright… let’s get you another one.

(The camera focuses on the beach as the rest of the contestants from the eating challenge arrive, except for George. Ripper side eyes Wayne angrily as they reach the coast. Behind them is Zee, who looks between the two of them dubiously. He speeds up and pokes his head between Ripper and Wayne.)

Zee: SOoo… how did you guys like Chef’s cooking today.

Ripper: Wayne, you suck.

Wayne: You’ve never had the sudden urge to play rugby before?

Ripper: Hmph. No.

(Wayne and Ripper glare at each other before Zee speaks up again.)

Zee: Come on guys! It’s just a game!

Ripper: It is for the guy who already has a million bucks in his pocket!

(Zee, Wayne, and Ripper turn to look at the other contestants arrive at the beach. Garcia runs past them and goes straight to the dock while Bowie, Nichelle, and Axel hang back.)

Bowie: (to Wayne) Sooo… what do the scores look like right now?

Wayne: Raj and Millie won on our side-

Ripper: (Coughs) Cheaters.

Wayne: …and Ripper is upset because I technically helped Raj win.

Axel: (Gasps) Aren’t you guys against cheating?!

Nichelle: Hey, where’s the surfer guy?

(Bowie squints at Nichelle.)

Bowie: George? Why do you care?

Nichelle: Who said I cared? I was just asking.

Axel: (to Nichelle) He is on MY team and YOU are not gonna screw him over too! And that’s a good question, where is he?

(Chris appears in the background and stares at the argument amusedly before speaking up.)

Chris: Hmm… three missing contestants, I guess it could be worse-

Chase: We’re here.

(Chase and Laurie join the crowd. Laurie has her wrist brace back on.)

Chris: Good! The third phase of this challenge will be a FLASH ROUND!

(Chris waves at the contestants still on the dock: Millie, Garcia and Raj. They run to the beach and join the crowd.)

Chris: Raj and Garcia have each scored a point for the Penguins, they’re leading with two points. Thanks to Millie and Chase, the Hippos and the Whales are tied with one point each. Remember you guys need to not only score 4 pieces of meat, but your submerged teammates need to successfully feed the orcas. Now… it’s time for a flash round!

(The Kahuna walks up to the contestants with sunglasses and a stereo on his shoulder. The contestants stand around the three tables, mostly huddled with their respective teams, as Chris stands over them. The Kahuna clicks on a button and lively beat music plays as the screen shows one contestant from each team competing in flash challenges.)

(First, it’s the banana sprite challenge. Ripper, Raj, and Zee start eating the bananas as quickly as possible, they start chugging the sprite at the same time and try to hold on before vomiting. Raj and Ripper visibly struggle while Zee shrugs. Zee wins the round after Raj and Ripper barf. Suddenly, MK WALKS UP behind Axel, still in the intern’s uniform.)

MK: This used to be wayy funnier to watch when I was a kid.

(Axel gets startled. The camera pans to Chris.)

Chris: Thanks for coming MK, you’re back in the game! congratulations.

MK: (Glaring at Chris) What?

Chris: You’re welcome.

MK: Where did the other guy go anyways?

(The camera cuts to Zee, who reaches the dock and crouches down to hand Grommet another piece of steak. The camera shows Grommet underwater as he plays checkers with one of the smaller orcas, then it pans back to Zee on the dock.)

Zee: Bro, are you doing okay?

(Grommet hums in response, before he cries out.)

Grommet: NOOO!

Zee: What happened? DID YOU GET EATEN?!

(The camera pans back underwater. Grommet looks annoyed as he hands the smaller orca the piece of steak Zee just handed him.)

Grommet: I just lost against this stupid orca

(Zee looks confused before he puts the headset back down. He starts walking away before he hears screaming from one of the headsets. He runs over and takes his team’s headset to talk to Grommet again.)

Zee: Dude, are you okay?!

Grommet: What do you mean?

Zee: I just heard you screaming!

Grommet: That wasn’t me…

(Zee hears screaming again, he notices it’s coming from Emma’s headset. He looks troubled before he picks the headset up and talks to Emma.)

Zee: Emma?

Emma: ZEE?! Is that you?

Zee: Yeah- what’s up, are you okay?

Emma: NO! These stupid orcas keep chewing on the cage and it’s freaking me out!

Zee: You’ll be fine. Orcas are cool. Grommet’s been playing chess with one of them- I think.

Emma: This one is trying to eat the cage! I think I’m gonna forfeit!

Zee: Don’t do it! Come on, those cages are safe, y’know? They’re built with resistant materials n’ stuff.

Emma: I’m not so sure… Oh, I think it’s swimming away now.

Zee: See? It’s all good! I’m gonna go help my team now.

Emma: Alright… thank you Zee.

(Zee gives Emma a thumbs up, unaware that she can’t actually see him up at the dock. He takes off the headset and walks away.)

(The camera pans back to the beach. Second, it’s the balancing challenge from Survivor. Nichelle, Laurie and Garcia have to stand on a thin plank while holding a book, which holds a glass of water on it. Laurie freakishly balances the book and the glass of water on her un-injured hand. The camera shows the three contestants with their teams cheering them on in the background.)

(The camera transitions to the same shot, but later in the day, as the sun has moved and the contestants in the background are sitting on the sand, bored.)

Nichelle: Girls, I could do this all day, it’s best you give up now.

Garcia: Not a chance!

Laurie: Don’t worry, I am waiting on something really special.

Nichelle: (glaring, but not turning her head) What do you mean by that?

(Laurie stays silent.)

Chris: (to Chef) I really didn’t think they would last this long! Uh… let’s do another challenge in the meantime.

(Third, it’s the cinnamon challenge. Chef lets Axel, Millie, and Chase take a spoonful of cinnamon. At the count of three, each contestant tries to eat the cinnamon. IMMEDIATELY, the three of them cough the cinnamon out in a cloud of smoke. Chris bursts into laughter as the three contestants tear up and try to get rid of the cinnamon in their mouths.)

Chris: Timeless classic!

Chase: (Coughing) Who won?

Chris: I don’t know, you guys coughed the cinnamon out at the same time- This one was really just for the ratings!

Axel: (Coughing) Are you kidding me?!

Chris: Come on- lighten up! You gotta admit it was hilarious!

Millie: (Teary-eyed) I can’t feel my tongue.

Chef: We could review the footage to see who held on the longest.

Chris: (Rolling his eyes) Okay, fine. Knock yourself out. We are doing the ice bucket challenge next!

Chase: Dude- that’s way easier!

Chris: Oh- is it?

(An intern walks up to Chris, holding one of the ice water buckets. Chase peeks inside only for a LEECH to JUMP OUT OF THE BUCKET AND STICK TO HIS FACE. He screams before passing out.)

Laurie: Oh- me next- me next!

Zee: You want to get covered in leeches?

Laurie: I used to have a pet leech. She had a little bow and lunched my blood.

(Garcia and Nichelle frown, looking concerned. Zee stays silent in thought, then he smiles.)

Zee: Cool.

Wayne: I’ll do it! I owe it to you guys.

Axel: Good, I can kick your butt myself for being a cheater.

Ripper: Go Axel!

Wayne: I wasn’t cheating!

Bowie: And I’ll compete too.

CONFESSIONAL - BOWIE

(Bowie looks disheveled, with multiple leech scars on his body.)

Bowie: Of course I am in an alliance with Raj and Wayne, I just gotta show to my team that I am willing to compete against them. Maybe I didn’t choose the best challenge to do so.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

(The camera shows each of the competing contestants: Wayne, Axel and Bowie, each holding a bucket. They look confidently at Chris, waiting for his call.)

Chris: Three… two… one- GO!

(The three contestants dump the buckets over their heads: ice cold water with ice and leeches drops down and they get covered in leeches.)

Bowie: This is so… disgusting.

(Bowie starts wavering, Wayne and Axel are next as they wobble, not quite falling on the ground. Chris takes a look at his watch, then turns towards the Kahuna.)

Chris: (to Chef) My money's on Axel.

(Wayne and Bowie fall to the ground, almost at the same time. Axel wobbles and falls on the sand last.)

Chris: Axel wins the round! Pay up, bucko.

(Chef glares at Chris. Chris rolls his eyes and turns back towards the contestants, walking towards Axel.)

Chris: You alright?

Axel: I told you I ‘as ready for… for…

Chris: The zombie apocalypse?

Axel: Yes! That!

(Axel pulls the leeches off of herself and struggles to stand up. Raj walks towards her to help her up, but she smacks his hand away.)

Axel: St-ay away! Zombie! I’m…

Raj: Getting the steak to Damien at the dock?

Axel: Yeah!

(Axel takes a piece of steak from the cooler and runs towards the dock. Chris turns to look at all the contestants, with Nichelle, Garcia and Laurie still balancing on the background.)

Chris: You guys know what this means, right? The Drowning Penguins are a mere point away from winning!

(Chef walks next to Chris and speaks up.)

Chef: After reviewing the footage from the cinnamon challenge in slow motion, we noticed that Chase actually held the cinnamon the longest, so they get a point as well.

Chris: OOOh! Embarrassing news for the Hippos, since both of the other two teams are tied with three points. You guys need a MIRACLE right now!

(Bowie, still dizzy as he pulls leeches off his face, groans.)

Bowie: I don’t wanna lose again! What’s the next challenge? I’m in! Nichelle! We can still tie this up.

Nichelle: You bet! I am not giving up!

Axel: Well Garcia is NOT gonna give up.

Garcia: Can I at least get some water?

Chris: (Chuckles) Of course not, then it wouldn’t be a challenge. Should I offer them food to see if one of them will step down?

(All of the remaining contestants, except for the girls balancing on the thin planks, yell “NO” in unison. Chris rolls his eyes.)

Chris: Alright, alright, I guess we could do another challenge…

Laurie: Ohh… All of a sudden I’m feeling kinda sick…

(Zee, Chase and Wayne turn to look at Laure, as she wobbles and drops the book where she had been balancing her glass of water with a single hand.)

Chris: FINALLY! Now it’s Nichelle VS Garcia. Nichelle can score her team a point or Garcia can win this once and for all!

(Laurie steps off the plank and walks past her concerned teammates: Wayne, Zee and Chase.)

Zee: You alright?

Laurie: Oh… yeah… I’m feeling much better all of a sudden.

(Laurie does’t make eye contact with any of her teammates. Instead, her attention is on the ocean. She shields her eyes from the sun and squints towards the area where the three cage divers are at.)

Zee: I think Grommet can clutch this. He was really chill when I talked to him… Emma on the other hand…

Chase: What about her?

Zee: She was SO scared, man! I wasn’t gonna leave her like that so I talked to her for a bit… maybe I should go back.

Chase: (Sheepishly) Dang. You were helping the other team?

Wayne: I kinda did that too… so I can’t really blame you, Zee, you did something nice.

Laurie: Can you guys quiet down a little- I’m trying to see something.

(Chase, Wayne, and Zee look confused. Zee shrugs it off and walks back to the dock to talk with Emma. Wayne rejoins the crowd and Chase remains by Laurie’s side.)

Chase: You’re up to something.

Laurie: I have no idea what you mean by that- wink.

Chase: (Gasps, then whispers) What is it? Oh- you gotta tell me!

Laurie: Patience is a virtue, Chase. I’ll give you a hint though, it has something to do with that super cool screwdriver.

(The camera pans to Axel as she runs towards the dock to give Damien their third piece of steak. She tells him to swim up through the headphones. The camera shows Damien’s ecstatic face as he listens to Axel and picks up the steak from her hands to feed the orcas.)

Damien: Sick! This means that we only need one more steak to win! Oh thank goodness.

(Axel smiles to herself, knowing Damien can’t see her. She quickly hardens her expression.)

Axel: Baby Emma is up against Nichelle, though. They’re balancing on planks so this might take a while…

Damien: Oh… I hope Nichelle gives up soon then…

(Damien reaches out with the steak on his hands to pass it through one of the holes of the cage. He accidentally drops the steak and it gets stuck on the bottom of the cage, similar to Emma. He tries to reach out for it but quickly pulls his hand back when the orcas start chewing on the cage and throwing their bodies against it, rattling the cage entirely. Damien SCREAMS.)

Damien: AXEL, THEY’RE CHEWING ON THE CAGE!

Axel: You’ll be fine! Those cages are very resistant!

(The camera pans back underwater, as Damien looks anxiously at the orcas surrounding him and trying to get the steak. SUDDENLY, the cage rattles more and more, Damien sees screws around him, sinking into the ocean, when he realizes THE CAGE WAS FALLING APART. He looks shocked and freezes, The orcas fight each other for the piece of steak just a few feet below Damien.)

(The camera then shows Axel’s perspective, she squints at the water as she sees the cage falling apart. At this time, Zee reaches the dock as well and puts on the headphones to talk with Emma, but he is confused by Axel’s reaction and stands next to her.)

Axel: What is happening, Damien?!

(Damien doesn’t respond. Axel crouches and nervously looks down at the water, Zee looks down at the water as well, confused. Underwater, Damien puffs his cheeks as if holding his breath as the orca swims around him. He tries to stay completely still.)

(Axel tries talking to him again but he doesn’t respond. The sound from Damien’s earphone attracts the orcas, so he slowly takes his oxygen mask off and he drops it, letting it sink into the ocean. The orcas swim after it and Damien swims up to the surface and pulls himself up to the dock. Axel scrunches her eyebrows and gets angry. Damien gets rid of the oxygen tank on his back with shaky hands. He looks completely petrified, with his eyes wide as he keeps hyperventilating. Once he is sitting on the dock, he holds his knees up to his chest and lets out a scream.)

Damien: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!

(Axel covers her ears with her hands. Zee winces from the loud noise. Chris walks down the dock and approaches Damien and Axel, confused.)

Chris: What are you doing here? Who said you could get out?

Damien: (Shivering) CHR-IS. I ALMOST DIED IN THERE! THE CAGE F-FELL APART AND THE ORCA WAS SNIFFING ME- IT- IT WANTED TO EAT ME!

(At this point, there are more contestants at the dock to take a look at what happened. Laurie drags Chase from his sleeve and skips excitedly to look at Damien’s petrified state. She holds her laughter and hides from both Axel and Damien behind Chase. Chase looks surprised.)

CONFESSIONAL - CHASE

(Chase has his hands on the camera, looking ecstatic. He shakes the camera in his excitement.)

Chase: SHE TOOK DAMIEN’S CAGE APART! THAT WAS THE SICKEST PRANK EVER!

CONFESSIONAL - MK

MK: This show has stooped SO low! How crappy and cheap are those cages for them to fall apart out of nowhere like that?

CONFESSIONALS END

(Raj looks concerned for Damien and crouches down to his level to pat his back. MK looks disappointedly at the ground.)

Chris: How could it possibly fall apart? CHEF!

(Chef, all the way at the beach, scratches his head confusedly.)

Chef: Nah! That can’t be! The interns triple-checked that the cages were secure this morning!

(Chris scratches his chin.)

Chris: (Hums) Well… If you are not getting back in the water I’m afraid your team will be disqualified immediately, making you guys the losers of today’s challenge.

(Axel grunts and looks down angrily at Damien. She opens her mouth to speak but hesitates after looking at the state Damien is in. He looks petrified, curled on himself and taking short breaths. Her angry face turns into a pitiful frown instead.)

CONFESSIONAL - AXEL

Axel: Am I upset that Damien quit just like that? YES! But I also remember how Millie pushed him against his will last season on that horrible death slide.

(Axel sighs and looks down at the floor.)

Axel: I couldn’t try to force him to go back down and risk his life to a killer whale- I’d do anything to win but when I saw him like that… all scared… I knew he had reached his limit.

CONFESSIONAL - RAJ

(Raj looks down at the ground, disappointed.)

Raj: I feel so bad for Damien. He is gonna feel guilty for making us lose now.

(Raj suddenly looks up at the camera.)

Raj: What if he tries to vote for himself again? Oh man.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

(Axel looks back at Garcia, who was still balancing on the plank. She sees Axel’s sad expression as she shakes her head and frowns. Garcia takes the hint and steps off the plank, making Nichelle the winner.)

Chris: Well, I don’t have much to say, you know how it goes now.

Emma: Umm… Zee… did I just hear Damien scream? What is he saying?

(The camera shows Zee who is about to open his mouth. From his view at the dock, he sees Millie shaking her head repeatedly and doing X signs with her arms. Zee looks confusedly at Millie.)

Zee: Damien’s cage fell apart and Millie is being weird about it.

(Millie facepalms.)

Emma: WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I’M GOING UP!

(Millie runs over to Zee and shoves him away, taking his headphones and putting them on to talk to Emma. Bowie quickly joins Millie at the dock as well.)

Millie: Don’t listen to him, Emma! It’s not true, Damien’s fine!

Emma: He didn’t SOUND FINE!

Ripper: Hold on, didn’t we just win? The Penguins lost, right?

Chris: Well… not quite… since today’s challenge is a double elimination. The two remaining teams are in fact competing to NOT eliminate one of their own tonight.

Millie: Oh you’ve gotta be kidding me.

(Bowie shows up next to Millie and sticks his head next to hers to listen to Emma through the headphones and talk to her.)

Bowie: Come on, Emma, we can still win this!

Emma: Easy for you to say! There’s a-

(The camera shows Emma underwater as an orca starts banging its body against the cage. Emma lets out a SCREAM, making Nichelle wince.)

Emma: I CAN’T DO THIS!

(Zee snatches the headphones from Millie and starts talking to Emma.)

Zee: Emma, you got this! These silly orcas? They’re nothing against the crazier challenges you’ve done on your youtube channel.

Emma: Oh, you mean the stupid three guys and a girl in a beach house videos? Oh they were always fun when it was staged… ugh… now I’m angry.

Zee: That’s good! Focus on the anger! Don’t let those stupid orcas beat you.

Emma: You’re right! I can do this. I’ve faced worse things before.

(Bowie, Ripper, and Millie look incredulous. Chase raises an eyebrow at Zee while Laurie keeps on holding her laughter at Damien’s petrified face.

CONFESSIONAL - BOWIE

Bowie: I couldn’t believe my eyes. Zee had just evolved into the ultimate Total Drama contestant! He was working on a cross-team alliance in front of our faces! Helping Emma stay on the challenge and calm down… of course it’s probably unintentional from Zee’s side… I think Emma is not Zee level stupid, she’s gotta know what she is doing, right?

(Bowie crosses his arms and thinks for a BEAT before he speaks up.)

Bowie: She’s up to something and I don’t think it’s gonna be favorable for me to choose her side, since her side involves Zee and Zee has a tendency to ruin alliances.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

(Soon, Nichelle walks into the frame with a steak for her team.)

Nichelle: Aw yeah! We’re back in the game, baby!

Emma: Is that Nichelle? Oh my gosh, I love you so much right now!

(Nichelle crouches down and hands Emma the piece of steak. This time, she is able to pass it through the holes of the cage and the orcas stop banging themselves against the cage and swim for the steak instead. Emma lets out a sigh of relief.)

Emma: Finally… I can breathe.

Zee: You got this, Emma!

Nichelle: (to Millie) What’s… going on?

Millie: Zee is handing us the win- I don’t mind it at all!

(Millie walks back to the beach. Nichelle raises an eyebrow at Zee before she walks behind Millie as well. Bowie walks behind them.)

Bowie: (Whispers) Am I the only one who is a little weirded out by this…

(The scene transitions and the two remaining contestants from each team back at the beach. It’s Nichelle, Bowie, Ripper, and Millie (with Emma underwater) versus Chase, Zee Wayne, and Laurie (with Grommet underwater); the Drowning Penguins are sitting in the background on the sand, watching, looking defeated. MK sits on the far left, looking annoyed. Raj has a hand on Damien’s back, who is wrapped in a towel. Next to Damien is a pensive Axel, followed by Garcia, who is sipping on a bottle of water. Suddenly, George stumbles his way into the frame. He holds one of the frozen steaks on his head, his face twisted in pain.)

George: (to Chris and Chef) You guys are JERKS!

(The rest of the contestants look up at him, confused. Axel speaks up.)

Axel: Where the hell were you when we needed you?!

George: They HUNG ME FROM THE CEILING!

Chris: (Chuckling) That’s oddly convenient, isn’t it?

Chef: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

(George looks perplexed as Chris and Chef shake their heads. The rest of the Drowning Penguins look up at him, incredulous, before Raj speaks up.)

Raj: It’s true, I saw it.

Chris: Alright, whatever, sue me! Can we please go on with the show?

(George scoffs and sits down next to Garcia. Garcia looks at him and frowns.)

Garcia: (Whispers) You know you might be done for… right?

George: (Scoffs) We’ll see about that.

(The camera pans to Raj, Damien, and Axel as they wince.)

CONFESSIONAL - AXEL

Axel: Even if his story was true, he wasn’t helpful at all today!

CONFESSIONAL - RAJ

Raj: It’s gotta suck to be George right now. I feel so bad. Chris and Chef kinda set him up.

CONFESSIONAL - DAMIEN

(Damien still looks petrified. He looks up at the camera wide-eyed, wrapped in a towel with shaky hands.)

CONFESSIONALS END

Chris: Anyway… Let’s move on.

(The scene transitions, the next challenge is tug of war. Nichelle, Bowie, Ripper, and Millie tug one end of the rope. Zee, Laurie, Chase, and Wayne tug the other end of the rope. There’s a pit in the sand between both teams at the middle of the rope.)

Chris: This is a battle of the strongest! I don’t need to walk you through the rules of tug of war, but if isn’t clear, the goal is to tug the opposite team’s contestants into the ditch. READY?

(The camera zooms past each contestant’s expression. They look determined.)

Chris: TUG!!

(The contestants start pulling on opposite ends of the rope. The rope doesn’t move much.)

Chris: We’re pretty tied here- I’m surprised! I guess this is more about endurance rather than strength.

(The camera focuses on the Drowning Penguins, the audience. Garcia turns to Axel.)

Garcia: Wow. Nichelle is holding up even though she just spent so much time on the plank like I did- and I feel exhausted.

Axel: She is crazy strong. Laurie is too, she is only using one of her hands.

(The camera focuses on Laurie, who is using her un-injured hand to tug on the rope. The camera pans back to Axel and Garcia.)

Garcia: Wow.

(Suddenly, Nichelle slips, causing Millie to stumble dangerously close to the ditch. Nichelle is able to recover and tug on the rope again.)

Chris: Nichelle with a slip! Need I remind you this is the point that the Killer Whales need to win the game?! This could be the Hippos’ salvation too!

Raj: (to Damien) This is so intense- I wish I had some popcorn right now!

(Damien remains unresponsive, staring at nothing with wide eyes. Raj frowns.)

(Millie is being pulled closer and closer to the ditch when all of a sudden, it’s the Killer Whales who are being pulled closer to the ditch. Zee is now a few centimeters away from the ditch when all of a sudden, Nichelle shouts.)

Nichelle: WE CAN WIN THIS! On the count of three. One, two, three!

(The Hippos pull on the rope with all of their strength and Zee falls on the ditch. His teammates fall in the ditch after him. The Hippos fall back on the sand from the strength they were using to pull on the rope, then they start celebrating.)

Chris: GAME ON! The Hippos are back in the game! We’re tied 3-3. This next game could make the difference between losing a teammate or staying strong as a team!

(The camera focuses on the ditch. All of the Killer Whales have fallen on top of Zee. They quickly scramble away as Zee sits up and coughs for air.)

Zee: (Gasps) Oh jeez, did we just lose?

Wayne: (Sighs) Yes…

Laurie: We still have a chance to win!

(Chase picks himself up, looking determined.)

Chase: You bet we do. Let’s go!

(The scene transitions to the final challenge of the day. The 8 competing contestants are standing on a wooden platform on the sand. Nichelle, Bowie, Ripper, and Millie are on one side of the platform. Chase, Zee, Wayne and Laurie on the other. Chris is now wearing a shirt with black and white stripes, a referee outfit.)

Chris: For our final challenge… For ALL THE MARBLES! The goal of this game is to push the opposite team out of the platform. The last person standing scores the last missing point their team needs to win. READY?!

(The camera zooms by the faces of each contestant, they look determined. Then the camera zooms by the faces of the losing team, the Drowning Penguins, who are looking intently at both teams, except for Damien, who is still holding his thousand-yard-stare and shaking slightly.)

Chris: START!!

(The contestants start trying to push each other off. Ripper charges towards Wayne, Bowie aims at Chase, Laurie tries to keep her injured wrist out of the way as she tries to push Nichelle off, while Millie charges at Zee.)

Chris: This is way too fun. (to Chef) Why didn’t you wanna wear the dress?

Chef: I tried. It just wouldn’t budge.

(Wayne is about to push Ripper off the platform, but Ripper holds onto Wayne’s forearms tightly, making both of them fall back and off the platform. Wayne ends up on top of Ripper for a second time and frowns.)

Chris: OOOF! Ripper dragging Wayne down with him!

Wayne: Hey!

Ripper: That was totally worth it.

(Wayne quickly scrambles away and Ripper smirks.)

Bowie: You wanna see something cool, Chase?!

Chase: What?

(Suddenly, Bowie does a single-leg takedown, aiming for Chase’s leg and pushing him out of the platform.)

Bowie: I did a lot of wrestling in middle school!

(As Millie tries to reach Zee, he evades her, then pushes her out of the platform. Millie falls on the sand and looks perplexed. Zee bows in the background.)

Millie: You weren’t lying when you said you knew aikido…

(Laurie, still trying to fight Nichelle, looks to the side and sees Bowie had just pushed Chase off, she scowls.)

CONFESSIONAL - LAURIE

(Laurie looks down at the ground and swings her legs back and forth. Then she looks up at the camera and smiles.)

Laurie: (Sheepishly) I got carried away… but… revenge is too sweet.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

(Suddenly, Laurie PUSHES Nichelle down to the ground, still on the platform. Laurie charges at Bowie and throws a PUNCH at his chin, knocking him out and making him fall back and off the platform. The camera pans to the audience, the Drowning Penguins, as they GASP IN SHOCK. The screen then shows Chef and Chris as they wince and gasp respectively. Raj is the first one to stand up and run towards Bowie, rolling him on his side as a first aid measure, then checking his breathing and the area where he was punched. Wayne, still dazed from Ripper dragging him down with him, runs towards the two of them.)

Raj: BOWIE?! Are you okay?!

(Bowie mutters something incoherent.)

Raj: Why did you punch him?!

Laurie: Oh, he’ll be fine- AH!

(Laurie screams as she falls face first into the sand after being kicked by Nichelle. Laurie’s face gets covered in sand.)

Chef: This got way more violent than I expected…

Chris: Too true. And with that, it’s Nichelle and Zee fighting for the win, who is it gonna be?!

(The camera focuses on Nichelle and Zee as they circle each other. Nichelle squints at Zee, while Zee takes a deep breath.)

Zee: Y’know, it’s not right to hit a girl.

Nichelle: You’re right, Zee, maybe you should forfeit.

(Nichelle tries to hit Zee multiple times, but Zee keeps evading her limbs. She locks hands with Zee as they try to push each other off the platform.)

Nichelle: (Whispers) I know your secret, Zee!

Zee: (Worriedly) Huh? I have a secret?

Nichelle: Yup. And if you give up I might consider not spilling the beans!

(Zee looks worriedly at Nichelle and gets distracted. Nichelle takes advantage of this and KNEES Zee at the groin, making him squeak in pain. EVERYONE who had been watching the match frowns or winces as Zee curls on himself and falls down on the floor of the platform. Nichelle is the last one standing. She pumps her fists in the air, but no one celebrates. Instead, the rest of the contestants are sitting on the sand in pain after being knocked out of the platform, or worried over the injured contestants. Chris walks over to Nichelle and lifts her wrist in the air.)

Chris: The Hollywood Hippos WIN today’s challenge!

(Chris squints down at Zee.)

Chris: God, I’d hate to be that guy right now.

(Nichelle smiles from ear to ear. Her smile falters as she looks down at Zee, who is still curled in pain. Chase and Ripper are quickly by his side and pat him on the back. Raj holds Bowie, who is still dazed from the punch, with Wayne fanning Bowie with his cap. Laurie picks herself up nonchalantly and shakes off sand. Millie is the only Hippo who looks up at Nichelle and smiles awkwardly.)

Millie: Yay?

CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE

(Nichelle crosses her arms, looking troubled.)

Nichelle: Gosh, I’d been so focused on playing hard that I didn’t notice I was creating enemies left and right.

CONFESSIONAL - MILLIE

Millie: Nichelle better start licking some boots, otherwise, she is a goner.

CONFESSIONAL - BOWIE

(With a bandage holding his jaw in place. Writing with a marker on a small whiteboard. He flips it and shows it to the camera)

“Crazy [censor bar],
only good side is Im safe!!!”

CONFESSIONAL - BOWIE

Chris: If you’ll do us the honors.

(Chris motions to the cooler. Nichelle skips towards it and picks up a piece of steak, then dashes to the dock. She tells Emma that they’ve obtained the last piece.)

Emma: YOOHOOO! Good job, Nichelle!

Nichelle: I am not too sure about that last part, Emma.

Emma: Huh?

(Finally, the camera focuses on Emma as she is able to feed the orcas the last piece of steak. She proceeds to salute the orcas one last time. The orcas, seeming to understand, swim away.)

Nichelle: I’ll help you up.

The camera focuses back on Chris. He is standing over the rest of the contestants.

Chris: Alright guys, you know what this means. The Hippos are safe from tonight’s elimination and get to lounge at the spa while the Penguins and the Whales will have to vote out one of their own.

(The camera shows the losing team’s reactions. They look disappointed and nervous.)

EXT. THE BEACH - SUNSET

Chase: No way- and they believed all that crap?!

Wayne: Totally! They were so scared!

Chase: Awesome!

The shot shows the Killer Whales walking along the beach, where sand meets sea. The sun sets in the background as they make their way towards the cabins. Chase and Wayne walk at the front, with Laurie, Zee, and Grommet hanging back. Grommet is carrying Zee in a wheelbarrow when Laurie pops her head in the conversation, literally creeping over Grommet’s shoulder from behind.)

Grommet: I swear! that orca was a chess champion or something.

Zee: No way, dude.

Laurie: I get it! Orcas are very smart creatures.

Grommet: Totally!

Laurie: And Zee… It was really nice of you to talk to Grommet for sooo long on the headphones, was he scared, crying for his life?

Zee: Oh.. no… I wasn’t talking to him, I was talking to Emma. She was really scared.

Laurie: That’s so nice of you!

(Zee smiles and shrugs.)

Zee: It’s what friends do.

Grommet: Wait, Emma?

(Zee nods. Grommet smirks, but stays quiet.)

Laurie: Anyways… I wanted to ask you guys about tonight’s vote…

(Grommet tenses, while Zee scratches the back of his neck.)

Zee: I don’t know man… I wouldn’t hold any grudges if you voted for me.

Laurie: No, you silly, I want to vote out Wayne.

(Grommet and Zee look confused.)

Laurie: I really did not like him eavesdropping on my girl talk with Priya, y’know…

Grommet: Yeah… that was not cool.

Laurie: And then, apparently, he pranked everyone with a fake ghost story AND he sabotaged Ripper.

(Suddenly, Laurie gasps, making Grommet–and Zee–completely stop in his tracks. They both look at her, worried.)

Laurie: You don’t think he had anything to do with Damien’s cage falling apart, do you?

Zee: Woah. I don’t think he is that crazy.

Laurie: He did say it was April Fools. Who else could’ve done it?

(Grommet and Zee look down in thought, then at each other.)

Grommet: She makes a good point…

Laurie: This whole situation is just a little fishy to me… well… Good luck on tonight’s elimination, friends!

(They continue walking, Chase and Wayne are even farther away. Zee and Grommet look troubled, while Laurie’s smile widens slightly. The camera then pans to Chase and Wayne.)

Wayne: We are solid, right?

Chase: Bet.

(They fist bump.)

Chase: Who is on your mind right now?

Wayne: (Sighs) I don’t know. I’m not a good schemer.

(Chase looks over his shoulder at the other three contestants, then he turns back to Wayne.)

Chase: I guess it’s between Zee and Grommet.

Wayne: I’d feel bad voting for Grommet since he did reeally good in today’s challenge. We’re the ones who messed it up.

Chase: I don’t know… Zee was helping the other team. He has very self destructive tendencies in this game.

Wayne: That’s a good point. Zee it is?

(Chase nods.)

CONFESSIONAL - WAYNE

Wayne: I don’t know if I can trust Chase, but I have no other choice.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

EXT. PENGUINS’ SHACK - SUNSET

Some of the Penguins are sitting on the porch of their team shack. MK and Emma Garcia are sitting on the steps, Damien leans on the railings of the porch, still wrapped in a towel with only his eyes and nose visible. Axel stands over them, in front of the steps of the shack. Raj and George are nowhere to be seen.

Axel: This is about to be the easiest vote of my life.

(Everyone agrees with a nod, except for Damien, who sighs, his voice muffled by the towel still covering most of his face.)

Damien: I’m so sorry for giving up.

Garcia: Aw, Damien, it’s alright. That must’ve been really scary.

MK: Besides, I’m pretty sure Axel wasn’t talking about you.

Axel: That’s right. I’m voting for George, and anyone who doesn’t is not a team player.

CONFESSIONAL - AXEL

(Axel sits down and leans towards the camera with her usual stern face.)

Axel: I’m pretty sure we would’ve won the last part of today’s challenge with George’s strength. His strength is obviously pointless if he BAILS ON HIS TEAM! I was really surprised with baby Emma’s climbing skills today. I also know that Damien would’ve lasted way longer if his cage didn’t fall apart AND Raj helped us score a point. MK outsmarting Nichelle also helped, leaving behind an obvious vote.

CONFESSIONAL - MK

MK: Always happy to be part of an obvious vote with NO drama. George is probably taking a last stroll in the game before his dreams of being a TV star get crushed.

CONFESSIONALS END

EXT. MULTIPLE PLACES - SUNSET

The camera changes from setting to setting, following George as he sneaks around. First, he is behind the palm trees at the beach. He sees his team walking away. Next, he is behind the showers in front of the main pool, then, he is looking inside the windows of the dining hall. His eyes light up when he sees one of the interns: The Kahuna, mopping the floor. George walks inside and loudly greets Kahuna.

George: What’s up, my guy! It’s been so long!

(The Kahuna looks up at him and turns his head confusedly.)

Kahuna: Do I know you?

(George’s smile falls.)

George: Dude, you used to hang around Surfer’s Paradise, you literally taught me how to make a board from koa wood!

Kahuna: I think you’re confusing me with someone else. The kid I used to give those lessons to is like… ten years old and way shorter than you.

(George rolls his eyes.)

George: Whatever, dude, I just need a favor, there’s something in it for you when this game is over.

Kahuna: I’m listening.

(George hands the Kahuna a contract.)

George: I need you to help me find a loophole in my contract so I can save myself from elimination.

Kahuna: Hmmm… it sure sounds like a sticky situation…

George: How does one grand sound?

Kahuna: Woah, you’re like… rich!

(George squints at Kahuna, who shrugs and opens the contract. SUDDENLY, the camera shifts slightly to the right, showing a person leaning on the doorframe of the dining hall. IT’S NICHELLE, with a relaxed smile.)

Nichelle: That is crazy.

(George whips his head and sees Nichelle. His face turns pale. Kahuna looks up as well, then smirks.)

Kahuna: I guess it’s gonna be two grand.

Nichelle: I don’t want your money. Just… a few favors when we get to the merge. You seem pretty confident that you’re gonna win the million.

(George frowns in confusion for a few seconds before he clears his throat.)

George: Oh yeah, the million. Uhh… well there’s something in it for Kahuna if I win.

(Nichelle smirks.)

CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE

Nichelle: I think it’s silly that George is trying to hide he is rich. I mean, it’s pretty obvious, at least in person.

(She counts with her fingers.)

Nichelle: His skin is super clear even though he must spend a lot of time under the sun. He enjoyed the spa reward waaay too much for a guy. There’s also the dollar signs that come out of his mouth when he speaks, and he can also be a little piece of crap. If his plan on looking into the contract works and he lives another day in the game, then THAT’s the kinda person I want on my side!

CONFESSIONAL - GEORGE

(George shakes the camera, his panicked face up close.)

George: WHAT THE HECK WAS SHE DOING IN THE DINING HALL WHEN SHE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE SPA?!

(He takes a deep breath and sits down.)

George: Alright. I’m like 90% sure Nichelle ate my lie up, just from seeing how gullible knowing she is the dumb actress. I’m sorta putting a lot of trust in Nichelle to not be a snitch on the little stunt I want to pull off right now… it could really mess me up. Although… if she isn’t as stupid as I think she is, she’ll keep this info a secret.

CONFESSIONALS END

EXT. MAIN POOL - SUNSET

Raj is sitting on one of the sun chairs that border the pool, looking defeatedly at the ground. He takes a deep sigh when suddenly, someone puts a hand on his back. He flinches and looks behind him, relaxing when he realizes it’s Bowie, who is holding a paper plate in his hand with two pizza slices. His jaw is bandaged up. Raj smiles.

Raj: (Gasps) For me?

(Bowie nods)

Raj: Thank you!

(Bowie takes a seat on the chair right next to Raj and leans back. They stay silent as Raj chews the pizza away until Bowie speaks up, a little strained from the bandage.)

Bowie: Today’s challenge–challenges… I guess–were so exhausting.

Raj: I know! I feel like we did a week’s worth of challenges. Are you feeling better now?

Bowie: Yeah, my jaw is still a little sore though.

Raj: Don’t overdo it then, we can stay silent, I don’t want you to hurt.

Bowie: I’ll be okay, but you gotta tell me what really happened in exile.

(Raj seems caught off guard. He blushes and looks down at the ground.)

Raj: Oh, right. Wait, you knew we were making that stuff up?

Bowie: Of course I did. I could see it in the way you moved your hands so much.

(Bowie chuckles, Raj scratches the back of his neck and smiles.)

Raj: Wayne and I hid in the kitchen all night. We were too scared. There were no crazy ghosts stories, we just thought it’d be funny to make everyone believe the abandoned resort is haunted.

Bowie: You’re so devious! (Suddenly, Bowie’s smile drops) I hope you don’t get voted out.

Raj: I don’t think so… I’ve been trying to befriend my team and I think it’s worked out, plus, they have no idea I was messing around with them!

Bowie: Good… what about Wayne?

Raj: Awh, well he is a lovable guy! I’m sure he’ll be fine. They voted Priya out of nowhere last time… there’s no way they’ll vote out Wayne after what the weird girl did to you… they weren’t there when Wayne and I were telling our story anyways.

Bowie: I don’t know… I have a bad feeling about that team.

Raj: Uhh…

Bowie: Maybe you should check up on him.

Raj: You’re right.

(Raj stands up, determined to look for Wayne, before he turns to look back at Bowie.)

Raj: You-

Bowie: I’ll be alright! I get to relax at the spa, now go!

(Raj nods, then runs away. Bowie smiles in the background before standing up and walking in the opposite direction.)

INT. THE SPA - NIGHT

Bowie is nowhere to be seen as Ripper, Millie, Emma, and Nichelle lounge at the spa. Everyone looks content, relaxed, and visibly refreshed. Millie and Nichelle share a tub of ice cream while Ripper finishes eating a slice of pizza. Nichelle signals Emma to come over and join them in the massage chairs.

Nichelle: We did SUCH a good job today, guys! Especially you, Emma.

(Emma blushes as Nichelle smiles at her. Millie and Ripper nod in agreement.)

Emma: Aww… well my efforts would’ve been pointless if you guys hadn’t been able to score the steaks we needed to win.

Millie: I don’t know about you guys but if the Hockey Bros–somehow–make it to the merge, i’d target them and their alliance with Bowie.

Ripper: DUDE of couse! What they pulled on me today was so wrong.

(Millie hums in agreement.)

Millie: I hope their teams realize this.

(Nichelle looks around the spa, searching for Bowie. Since she notices he is not around, Nichelle speaks up.)

Nichelle: Is this an unofficial agreement to vote out Bowie if we lose?

(Everyone else looks at each other before silently agreeing with nods and shrugs.)

Nichelle: Cool.

Ripper: Nice talk, ladies, I’m gonna go meet up with Axel now.

(Nichelle, Millie and Emma watch as Ripper leaves the spa. They share a knowing glance.)

Nichelle: …and Ripper is out after Bowie.

(Emma nods enthusiastically. Millie frowns.)

CONFESSIONAL - MILLIE

Millie: I gotta admit, even though it was a pretty small pep talk, I think I like Ripper as a possible alliance. Being bossed around can only get you so far and it can drive you insane. I don’t have to kiss Nichelle’s boots to go farther in the game since I still have my immunity idol.

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

Almost as if on cue, Bowie enters the spa. Nichelle’s eyes go wide before she clears her throat and relaxes in her seat. She notices Bowie wasn’t there to hear her scheming. He holds an ice pack to the area Laurie had punched.

Nichelle: Hey Bowie! How’s your face feeling?

Bowie: Like crap.

Emma: C’mon! We have some catching up to do!

(Bowie lets out a sigh and smiles.)

Bowie: Now, that is music to my ears.

(Emma giggles.)

EXT. CONFESSIONAL PORTA-POTTY - SUNSET

Emma Garcia is about to open the door of the confessional when she hears steps behind her. She turns around, scared, until she realizes it’s George.

Garcia: George! Where were you?

George: (Whispers) I need to talk to you.

(Garcia frowns.)

Garcia: What is it?

George: I am not gonna get voted out, alright? Don’t waste your vote on me. Let’s vote out someone else.

(Garcia scoffs.)

Garcia: Nice try. I am actually making friends with the og contestants, unless you’re telling me you have an immunity idol?

(George smiles and raises both of his hands innocently.)

George: I don’t have any idols, but I do have a plan, I just need you to convince someone else to vote for MK.

(Garcia’s eyes go wide. George sighs calmly.)

George: Truuuust me.

(Garcia raises an eyebrow.)

Garcia: I’ll consider it…

George: Sweet! Cya later alligator.

(George turns on his heels and marches away. Garcia squints as he walks away and finally walks inside the confessional.)

CONFESSIONAL - GARCIA JR

Garcia: Wanna know what’s funny? I was just coming here to talk about how bad I felt about George getting voted out.

(Garcia sighs and smiles nervously.)

Garcia: We kinda have that unofficial newbie alliance, but that ominous talk really weirded me out. I feel like he must have found an immunity idol… and he is right, MK is really sneaky, but she is also the reason I was able to score a point in the climbing wall… but I really like everyone in the team…

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

EXT. SEASIDE - MARITIME FORESTS - SUNSET

Ripper and Axel are hanging out in the forest. Ripper looking visibly more clean than Axel with a clean change of clothes, while Axel is sweating and disheveled from the challenge. Axel exercises hanging from a branch while Ripper rambles, walking in circles. He mostly complains about Wayne.

Ripper: I’m telling you, this guy has some nerve to mess with me. I’m sensing he is gonna get voted out tonight.

(Axel hums in agreement, focused on her exercise.)

Ripper: First, he totally cheated on the eating competition to let Raj win when it was ME who was gonna finish that rat first.

(Axel smiles proudly for a second before straightening her face. Ripper doesn’t notice.)

Ripper: He totally denied cheating too. Why am I the one being bullied, y’know? What did I do?

(Axel pauses and lets her body hang to catch a breath. She looks at Ripper for a BEAT as if trying to communicate something with her silence.)

Ripper: Alright, alright, I get what you mean, but still-

(Axel continues her exercise.)

Ripper: At least I got my revenge when I dragged him down with me. Now THAT was awesome.

(Ripper gets interrupted by crunching leaves. The couple’s attention drifts to the source of the sound. A person emerges from behind a bush, it’s EMMA GARCIA, looking worried.)

Garcia: Hello, I’m so sorry to interrupt, I just didn’t know who else to go to.

(Garcia looks directly at Axel, sparing a quick glance to Ripper, who gives her a small wave. Garcia waves back. Axel finally drops from her branch and gracefully lands on her feet with a flip. Garcia is stunned for a second before she speaks up.)

Garcia: So… umm…

(Ripper feels Garcia tense in his presence, he bats a hand.)

Ripper: Don’t worry about me, I won’t snitch.

(Garcia sighs deeply.)

Garcia: I think we might need to reevaluate tonight’s obvious vote.

(Axel frowns in confusion.)

Axel: You mean…

Garcia: Yeah… I think George is not going tonight. We should target someone else.

Axel: I’m confused. How are you so sure about this?

Garcia: Uh- I think it’ll make sense in the elimination ceremony. I was just thinking, since MK is such a good contestant…

Axel: Woah, but she helped us score a point!

Garcia: Yes, but if you think about it, her plan to win was brilliant! She is smart, and we might not have a chance to get rid of her in the future.

(Axel huffs. She turns to look at Ripper, who is enthralled in their conversation.)

Ripper: I think she has a point. Besides, manpower can be pretty useful.

Garcia: Just, keep that in mind when it’s time to vote… and… if you ever need my help in the future I’m here, alright? You’re a really cool person to be around.

(Emma Garcia is visibly embarrassed as she looks up at Axel. Axel is surprised at the compliment.)

Garcia: Okaybyeeee!

(The girl dashes away. The camera showing her face, pink in embarrassment. Axel tilts her head.)

EXT. WHALE’S SHACK - SUNSET

Grommet, as well as Zee who was being carried, make it to the shack. Grommet lets out a breath and wipes the sweat off his forehead. Zee extends him a soda.

Zee: Thanks dude, I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.

(Grommet smiles and reaches for the soda. His smile turns into a frown when he feels the can.)

Grommet: It’s warm.

Zee: Well, duh. It’s been in my pocket all day.

Grommet: You’ve been drinking these room-temp?

(Zee nods and cracks open his own soda, taking a long sip.)

Zee: Warm soda feels kinda silly on your throat.

(Grommet looks around, then turns back to Zee.)

Grommet: (Whispers) Do you know who you’re gonna vote for?

Zee: Ah jeez, I hadn’t even thought about that!

(Grommet snickers, as Zee facepalms. Zee smiles back.)

Grommet: I think Laurie had a really convincing argument. Are you gonna go along with her idea?

(Zee blinks. A BEAT of silence passes before he speaks up.)

Zee: Sure.

Grommet: Cool!

CONFESSIONAL - ZEE

Zee: I’m gonna be really honest, I can’t remember what Laurie said. I was thinking about this one guy I met on the street who offered to do a magic trick and all he could pull out of my pockets was a soda. I was like du-u-ude that’s MY soda you got, I was saving that for a very special moment-

(Zee’s confessional is cut off.)

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

(Zee finally stands on his own feet. He smiles.)

Zee: I feel much better. Do you wanna go for a walk? I’ll show you my secret soda stash.

(Grommet nods enthusiastically. They walk away. A few seconds after they’re gone. Laurie comes out of the Whale’s shack and takes a deep breath. Raj walks into the frame right after.)

Raj: Laurie! Hello! I don’t think we’ve actually met yet.

(Laurie tilts her head and gives Raj a normal smile.)

Laurie: Hii!

Raj: I’m just here to ask you a question, I’m really nervous about Wayne. Are you guys gonna vote for him tonight?

Laurie: Oh no! I could neeeever! I love Wayne.

Raj: Really?

Laurie: (Nods) He is a great guy! We’re actually voting for Zee tonight.

Raj: Phew! That makes me feel so relieved.

Laurie: …but y’know, the game changes pretty quickly… I am not 100% sure who everyone else is voting for. I can only take their word and try to trust they’re telling me the truth.

(Raj’s relieved smile turns back into a nervous frown.)

Raj: Oh man. You’re right.

Laurie: You should leave. Being here could remind everyone that you and Wayne are really close and that Wayne is a social threat.

(Raj gasps)

Raj: Crap! You’re right about that too. I’ll get outta here. Cya around!

(Raj bolts away. Once he is out of earshot, Laurie lets out a guffaw and enters the shack. The scene transitions to Laurie walking up to the top floor of the shack and meeting Chase. She runs up to him.)

INT. WHALE’S SHACK TOP FLOOR - SUNSET

Laurie: I HAD SO MUCH FUN TODAY!

(Laurie shakes Chase’s shoulders. Chase lets her and scrunches his eyes.)

Chase: I know! Everything happened so fast! I can’t believe you did that to Damien!

Laurie: IT WAS THE BEST PART OF TODAY’S CHALLENGE. I couldn’t have done it without THIS!

(Laurie runs towards her bed and takes something from under the mattress, it’s CHASE’S SCREWDRIVER.)

Chase: NO WAY! YOU’VE HAD THAT ALL DAY?

Laurie: YES!! (Laurie bounces and claps her hands excitedly. Chase laughs.)

Chase: That was INSANE! Best prank ever! You’ve got a talent for this.

(Laurie smiles. She sits on the bed opposite to Chase’s and fidgets with the screwdriver.)

Laurie: Can I keep it? I wanna cherish this forever.

(Chase raises an eyebrow, still smiling.)

Chase: Sure… umm… about today’s elimination.

Laurie: Wayne. Vote for Wayne.

Chase: But he’s like… one of our stronger players. Also I was just talking to him and he suggested voting for Zee, which isn’t such a bad idea.

Laurie: (Lowers her voice and leans closer to Chase) I need your help to make this happen. It’s part of my revenge. He voted for me last season. Same with Bowie, but I already got a good punch at his face.

Chase: I don’t know…

Laurie: (Interlocking her fingers) Please! I didn’t say anything when you didn’t vote for Priya with me! We’re supposed to be in an alliance.

(Chase seems caught off guard. He frowns.)

Chase: …you knew I didn’t vote for Priya.

Laurie: I did the math…

(Before Chase is able to respond, Chris’ voice rings through the speakers, he sounds chirpier than usual.)

Chris: (speakers) Killer Whales! It’s ti-i-i-ime!

EXT. SEASIDE - LEI CEREMONY BONFIRE (LIT) - NIGHT

The Killer Whales walk up to the beach where the bonfire is lit. The camera follows them from multiple angles. Laurie is skipping happily, while Wayne looks worried; Chase looks deep in thought, Zee and Grommet look at each other. The contestants sit down, as Chris clasps his hands together. Chef is nowhere to be found.

Chris: Welcome back. First and foremost: how did you guys like today’s challenge? Fun, huh?

(Grommet and Laurie nod, though Laurie nods more excitedly. Chase and Wayne look at Zee, who shivers from head to toe.)

Zee: Not really…

Chris: Oh, right. well aside from that, I personally really liked it. What does it feel like to be you right now, Wayne? Feeling unsure?

Wayne: Uhh… yeah… I’m worried it might be me tonight.

Chris: You didn’t score a single point for your team after all.

(The camera focuses on the contestants. Wayne’s eyes go wide as Chase, Zee, and Grommet glare at Wayne.)

Wayne: But I can pull my own weight on the game- eh! I’m a valuable asset.

Chris: Not that Wayne is the only one who messed up. Zee lost the eating competition, the final showdown with Nichelle, AND gave Emma a pep-talk. Good job!

(The attention is now on Zee, who gets glares from everyone, with Chase raising an eyebrow. Zee frowns and shrugs.)

Zee: I’m sorry, guys. I just felt really bad for her.

Chris: The hippos just might owe you for handing them the victory today, hehe. Grommet.

(Grommet is startled.)

Chris: You didn’t even struggle with that killer whale underwater, some of your fellow contestants might see you as a show-off!

(Grommet crosses his arms and rolls his eyes.)

Chris: I don’t have anything on you two.

(Chris points at Chase and Laurie with two fingers.)

Chris: Which might, in itself, put a target on your backs. Anyways, let’s get to voting!

VOTING CONFESSIONALS

Zee and Wayne frown as they cast their votes. Chase hesitates the most. Grommet flips a coin, then casts his vote.

Laurie: (Holding up her paper, showing she voted for Wayne) Chase doesn’t know it, but this is his last chance to prove he is actually useful in an alliance.

CONFESSIONALS END

Chris: Ah, this is my favorite part of each episode, crushing somebody’s dreams. As we already know very well, the person with the most votes will be officially out of the race for the million dollars. Chase, Laurie, you’re both safe, somehow. You too Grommet.

(Chris tosses leis to them. Chase and Laurie smile at each other. Grommet lets out a sigh of relief.)

Chris: Ohh, first vote goes to Wayne!

Wayne: Oh shoot.

Chris: Next vote goes to… Zee! We’re tied.

(Zee is getting nervous, until he pops open a can and takes a chug, relaxing immediately.)

Chris: Next vote… Wayne…

(Wayne frowns.)

Chris: This next vote could make the difference between elimination or a tie… let’s see…

(The camera cuts between Wayne and Zee’s faces. Wayne stares wide-eyed at Chris, while Zee takes a long chug of his soda.)

Chris: The next person voted out of Total Drama’s third season is… Wayne. I’m afraid your time in the game has come to an end.

Wayne: WHAT?!

Zee: It’s okay guys, no harsh feelings.

(Zee stands up and heads for the bus. Chris looks at Wayne confusedly, then back at Zee.)

Chris: Dude, you didn’t get the most votes, you’re okay.

Zee: Waitwhaaaaat-

(Wayne lets out a long sigh, then smiles softly.)

Wayne: Awh. It’s okay. I guess I had it coming. I’m rooting for all of you!

Chris: The Whalebus should be waiting for you outside. A Drowning Penguin will be joining you very soon.

Wayne: I just hope it’s not Raj- OH NO I don’t wanna JINX him, bye guys!

(Everyone waves Wayne goodbye, except for Zee, who looks confused. Wayne walks away.)

CONFESSIONAL - WAYNE

Wayne: Oh man, I only came back to support Raj and Bowie. It’s a shame to be voted out so soon. Still, I wish my team the best of luck, they’re all really nice people and… at the end of the day… I had fun!

(Wayne points a finger at the camera.)

Wayne: Laurie, that was a good one.

CONFESSIONAL - CHASE AND LAURIE

(Chase is sitting against a corner of the confessional. Laurie looks annoyed.)

Laurie: (Whisper-yells) Did you vote for Zee?

Chase: No! And Grommet and Zee must be so confused when they saw you DRAG ME IN HERE! I voted for Wayne with you.

Laurie: Are you saying Zee voted for himself?

(Zee appears out of nowhere behind Laurie. He startles Chase and gets a glare from Laurie.)

Zee: I think I did. I figured I was out for sure after the stuff Chris said.

Laurie: GET OUT, ZEE!

(Zee’s eyes go wide. He takes a sip of his soda and steps out of the porta-potty.)

Zee: By the way-

(Laurie slams the door of the porta-potty in his face and turns to look at Chase.)

Laurie: We might be cooked if we don’t win the next challenge.

Chase: (Shrugs) We’ll work it out.

Zee: (Muffled by being outside) Bet!

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

EXT. SEASIDE - LEI CEREMONY BONFIRE (LIT) - NIGHT

The Drowning Penguins walk up to the beach where the bonfire is lit. The camera follows them from multiple angles. Damien, still wrapped in a towel, looks down at the ground defeated. Garcia looks nervously between Axel and George, who walk ahead of her. George is getting glares from Axel and MK. Raj looks nervous. Chris stands over the bonfire with a lei (already) in his neck.

Chris: Welcome. You guys should be proud of yourselves, this is your first elimination EVER.

Axel: We lost.

Chris: Oh right, sucks to suck, I guess. I gotta say, tonight’s vote seems pretty obvious to me.

(George receives glares from everyone, except for Garcia and Raj, who look at him pitifully. George stands up, pulls out a pair of glasses, puts them on and picks up his contract.)

George: Thankfully, Chris and Chef have given me the best gift of all. Immunity in tonight’s vote.

Everyone, in unison, including Chris: WHAT?!

George: It says right here in this really small font that if the hosts were to interfere with a contestant, in a way said contestant is unable to play in that day’s competition, said contestant is granted immunity and cannot be voted out of the game.

Chris: Gimme that.

(George hands Chris the contract. The camera shows the highlighted part that George just read. Chris groans.)

Chris: (Grinning) This is so stupid.

Axel: THIS IS NOT FAIR! We lost because of him!

George: …did you, though?

(Axel puts her pocket knife right under George’s chin. He freezes. Emma Garcia, Damien, and Raj gasp. MK’s eyes simply go wide.)

Axel: Don’t test me.

Chris: Woa-woaaaah! Let’s take a deep breath. You can’t have that kinda stuff on family TV, dude!

(Axel grunts and puts the knife back in her pocket. George takes a deep breath and hyperventilates.)

George: What.. just…

Axel: Oh, don’t be so dramatic.

(MK smirks.)

Chris: You know you can’t keep that in here, right, Axel? We had to implement stricter rules against edged weapons after we received SO many complaints from angry parents.

(Axel rolls her eyes and gives Chris her pocket knife.)

Axel: Good luck finding the rest of them.

Chris: Thanks. I’ll get to slandering you guys now, might as well start with Axel. You just showed your violent tendencies to all of your fellow teammates. I’d get worried if I were you.

(Axel hardens her expression. The other Drowning Penguins look at her fearfully, except for MK.)

Chris: MK, you seem oddly relaxed.

MK: Maybe I thought it was hilarious. This place was starting to get boring.

Chris: You also sucked on today’s competition, putting aside your small role as host.

MK: I helped us score a point.

Chris: That’s true, but you also show a lack of sympathy for your fellow contestants. I’d get worried about laying down on the chopping block so confidently.

(MK rolls her eyes.)

Chris: George! You might be immune to today’s vote, for some strange reason, but that kinda guarantees you’ll be the next one out if your team loses.

(George gets nervous as he receives stares from the other Penguins.)

Chris: Damien! You weren’t able to hold up underwater. You got beat by Youtube Emma AND newbie Grommet. That’s gotta be at least a little bit embarrassing. You cost your team the entire challenge when you were THIS close to winning.

(Damien glares at Chris, but stays silent.)

Chris: Any final thoughts to wrap this up, E.G.?

Garcia: …I think tonight’s vote will be… very surprising and unexpected.

(Damien and Raj look confused. Axel scoffs.)

Raj: Wait, Chris! Who got voted out from the Whales?!

Chris: You’ll find out soon enough. Now get to voting.

VOTING CONFESSIONALS

Damien is deep in thought as he thinks on who to vote for. George and Axel cast their votes confidently. MK yawns and votes. Garcia looks sadly at her paper while she votes, mouthing a “sorry” at the camera. Raj spends the most time staring blankly at his paper, he looks up at the camera.

Raj: Please tell me Wayne didn’t get voted out.

(A BEAT of silence passes. Raj frowns and casts his vote.)

Raj: I’m so worried for him.

CONFESSIONALS END

Chris: Once the votes yada yada out of the game yada yada you can’t come back. Raj, E.G., George, you guys are aaaaall safe.

(Chris tosses them leis. Garcia is the only one who catches hers. The other two marshmallows bounce off to the ground because George is too nervous feeling Axel glaring at him, and Raj is looking anxiously at the ground.)

Chris: The rest of you know what that means. One of you is not moving forward in the competition. I’ll read the votes.

(The camera zooms past their reactions. Damien frowns, confused. MK looks confused as well. Axel hardens her expression

)

Chris: The first vote goes to… Damien!

Damien: (Under his breath) Oh come on.

Chris: Next vote goes to… Axel.

Axel: I see how it is.

Chris: Let’s see… it looks like MK ties it up. We have a three-way tie between Damien, Axel and MK with one vote each. We have three votes left, maybe it’ll stay a tie?

MK: Wait… what?

Axel: I doubt that.

Chris: …next vote goes to… Axel!

(Axel glares at her fellow teammates. They frown in fear under her gaze.)

Chris: …aaaand MK ties it up! If this next vote goes to Damien, we’ll go straight to a tiebreaker competition to figure out who is the double-loser of the night.

(Axel looks at MK and Damien. Damien sinks further in the towel he is wrapped in. MK starts to look nervous.)

Chris: Aaaaaand finally…

(Chris does a long pause. Axel, Damien, and MK look at each other.)

Chris: The last vote goes to… MK!

MK: WHAT?!

Chris: Unfortunately, MK, you know what that means. Time’s up and the Whalebus is waiting for you outside. This is what we, in the business, call a successful blindside.

MK: (Glaring at Garcia) You…

Garcia: HUh?!

MK: You said the vote was going to surprise someone. You planned this.

Garcia: No! I-

George: I did.

(Everyone turns to look at George, except for Axel, who looks at Garcia suspiciously instead. Garcia smiles nervously.)

George: Take it as a compliment, you’re a skilled TD contestant, y’know?

MK: Oh go to hell. I’ll be praying for your downfall. I hope eeeveryone loses except for Raj. Please make it far, dude. You’re like the only person here who is not absolutely unbearable.

(Raj looks taken aback, then he gives MK a small smile.)

Raj: Thanks? I think.

(MK walks away with her hands in her pockets.)

CONFESSIONAL - MK

(MK is furiously typing on her phone. She shows a public profile to the camera.)

MK: So… I just found this dude’s Instagram account. Not only is he super rich, but he is about to be spam reported by a large group of angry southeast asians and latin americans.

CONFESSIONAL - AXEL

(Axel is manspreading on her seat, looking confused. She looks down at the ground.)

Axel: I’m really confused about what baby Emma told me. How did she know George wasn’t gonna get the boot tonight?

CONFESSIONAL ENDS

EXT. WATERPARK PARKING LOT - NIGHT

Wayne is sitting on the bench in front of the Whalebus when he sees MK walk up. Both MK and Wayne look surprised as they look at each other. Wayne gives MK a nervous smile.

Wayne: Dang… out so soon?

MK: You… too… I thought your team liked you.

Wayne: Ehhh… someone had to get voted out. Besides, I’ve already won before.

MK: Pfft. Alright, rub it in my face like that.

Wayne: Awh, sorry!

(Wayne lets MK hop on the Whalebus first. Wayne sits next to a window while MK sits on the far back, immediately pulling her beanie over her eyes. Wayne’s eyes light up when he sees Raj running to the parking lot.)

Raj: Wayner?! (Sadly) No!

Wayne: Don’t worry Rajee, you got this!

Raj: We were supposed to be in the ultimate alliance!

(Raj’s eyes water.)

Wayne: You’ve still got Bowie! Don’t worry about me, you can DO this!

Raj: If you say so…

Wayne: You can’t give up now, Bowie needs you! So does your team.

(Raj takes a deep breath, looking more confident.)

Raj: You’re right. They need me. See you soon?

Wayne: Hopefully, I won’t see you in a while!

(The bus roars and starts rolling away, not yet picking up speed. Raj runs after it for a few seconds, waving goodbye to Wayne.)

Raj and Wayne: HOOT HOOT!

(The camera pans to MK, who groans with her beanie still covering her eyes. She perks up when her phone dings, after she picks it up and looks at the screen, her annoyed scowl turns into a grin. The camera focuses on her phone, showing that George’s account was under inspection.)

(Pan to Chris McLean, who is standing near the bonfire. He looks up at the camera with his TV smile as he reaches his hands out to feel the warmth of the fire.)

Chris: Isn’t it crazy how much the weather changes around here? We were just getting roasted under the sun like iguanas, and now, it’s sooo cold!

(Chris breathes out through his mouth, creating a little cloud to demonstrate his point.)

Chris: We can definitely see the game is on! The two people who were voted out tonight were not expecting it at all. I wonder if this is simply a taste of what’s to come, or if the eliminated contestants will be more predictable. The Drowning Penguins FINALLY had a taste of the elimination ceremony, and the Hollywood Hippos are finally getting some momentum. Laurie is responsible for ANOTHER elimination, as well as adding another trauma to Damien’s list. On the other hand, George was able to turn a death sentence into immunity, which I’m sure will create some tension in his team. We’re already on the third season of this show and Zee doesn’t seem to understand the voting system, yet somehow, he is playing a KILLER social game, kind of ironic if you ask me! How long will it be until Nichelle starts making moves? Will karma catch up with Laurie? Will Zee learn how to vote? Is Raj gonna be okay with Wayne out of the game? Find out next time, here on Total. Drama. WATERPARK!

(The camera zooms out)

End credits.