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EXT. WATERPARK ENTRANCE - DAY
(The camera fades into CHRIS MCLEAN standing near the edge of a pool. There’s colorful slides in the background and inflatable donuts passing by.)
Chris: Last season on Total Drama Island, Caleb, Julia, and Wayne went head-to-head in a nerve racking race for first place, and for the chance of taking home the coveted prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
(The screen is split showing last season’s finale. Julia and Caleb running, and Wayne in his squirrel suit gliding to the docks.)
Chris: In the end, it was Wayne who, against all odds, DESTROYED the competition and became our second millionaire of the decade.
(The screen displays Wayne winning before going back to Chris)
Chris: This season, we’ve decided to shake things up a little, hence the new setting, a revamped waterpark with the most slippery, dizzying, demanding courses and the sickest weather! (Chris rubs his palms mischievously) Make sure to pack some sunscreen and an umbrella as we dive straight into even crazier challenges in a brand new setting, 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. BUS - DAY
(All of the contestants from the previous season are sitting inside of a bus, a mysterious driver with long sun-bleached hair and a grizzled beard stares at the rear view mirror and smiles loosely.)
Driver: These poor kids have no idea what they’ve signed up for. (he shakes his head)
(The shot turns to the back of the bus, where Raj, Bowie, and Wayne take the back row while the rest of the duos sit in pairs, except for Chase and a new, mysterious girl who looks a lot like Scary Girl but with a softer smile and messier pigtails.)
Girl: Hey! (she turns on her seat and pops her head over her seat, Chase is sitting on the row behind her) How are you?
Chase: Uhh, I’m okay… are you new? (A beat) You look oddly familiar. (Puts a finger on his chin)
Girl: Me? Nahhh, (rolls her eyes) this is my first time ever competing on Total Drama! (she cracks a wider smile briefly before softening her expression again when she sees Chase’s relaxed expression fall. He looks scared. She groans.)
Chase: S-Scary Girl? (He winces, briefly eyeing the camera)
Scary Girl: Umm… I have a proposition for you! (she puts her index over his lips) And it ends with both of us in the finale. (she smiles confidently before the camera transitions to Axel and Ripper.)
The couple is listening to music together before Axel perks up and faces the camera, Ripper raises an eyebrow. Someone out of the view speaks
Camera guy: Guys, after bombing last season, what are your expectations this time?
Axel: Well- I was very disappointed in Ripper for quitting so easily and angry that I got voted off so soon.
Ripper: (his eyes glistened like a hurt puppy) I said I was sorry!
Axel: But this season we will focus on that prize, even if it means we have to feed each other to the sharks. (She explains nonchalantly, crossing her arms. Ripper gulps.)
(The camera shifts to the side, Millie and Priya are sitting together, studying a binder, similar to Priya’s from last season, except it was a smaller stack of papers. Behind them sits Caleb, who is leaning forward and looking over their heads at the notes. Millie turns to the camera and shakes her head, covering the lenses with her hand.)
(The camera slides further back into the bus. Zee and Emma are sitting on the second to last row. They’re turned to the back row where the hockey bros and Bowie are.)
Emma: (turns to the camera) Oh my god, hi! We were talking about how Wayne spent his million bucks!
Wayne: (turns to the camera) Hell yeah! I ended up saving most of it for college but I still got one bus for our team! It’s got these cool snow owls painted all over-
Raj: AND A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN! (He pumps a fist in the air) You can dip just about anything in it!
EXT. WATERPARK PARKING LOT - DAY
(The shot transitions to the parking lot, where Chris stands in the foreground and a bus that looks like a giant smiling whale with surf shorts on its fluke stops on the left. The driver rolls down his window.)
Driver: Chris! My man, these kids are gonna have so much fun out here- whatever happens, I am a certified funeral assistant-
Chris: (Is taken aback, but quickly interrupts) Dude! What are you talking about?! (He whisper-yells to the Kahuna before turning to the camera) What the Kahuna meant was that- he is licensed in throwing away cameras! As some of them could be damaged by constant rain… or something.
(The Kahuna makes an attempt to speak but is interrupted by Chris again. Kahuna shrugs and rolls his window back up.)
Chris: Let’s welcome last season’s contestants!
(Chris presents every contestant’s name as they step out of the bus)
Chris: Man, the smell of chlorine really takes you back to the good old days! (he takes a deep breath)
Julia (phone in hand; her hair length barely reaches her jaw), MK, Zee (cracks open a soda), Millie, Priya, Caleb (holding an extra backpack), Ripper and Axel (holding each other's hands), Raj and Wayne (they hoot), Bowie, Chase, Damien (with earphones), Emma, and Nichelle (smiling confidently at the camera and striking a pose)
Chase: WOOOAH! A waterpark?! This is gonna make for some awesome content!
(Julia rolls her eyes)
Nichelle: (gasps excitedly) Does this mean we get luxury hotel rooms with ocean view and room service?
Chris: Hehe- let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You guys will be sharing the rooms we’ve set up, but they haven’t been used in a while so do expect small, pesky visitors, (he did a running motion with his index and middle finger, Nichelle gags) the winning team, however, will get to spend the rest of the day at the spa, enjoy an all-you-can-eat dinner, and rest in a bigger, nicer loft with unlimited FREE snacks (he winks.)
(Millie and Priya look around before fist bumping, Caleb nods his head confidently)
CONFESSIONAL - MILLIE AND PRIYA
(Millie and Priya sit next to each other in a porta potty)
Millie: Oh, after having to eat Chef’s food, I am so READY to win this season! Priya gave me a shorter version of her TD guide and I have been training my stomach to hold disgusting grub for long enough to throw up later!
Priya: With Millie’s and Caleb’s support, I am very confident that we will be able to make it far! If I am being honest though- I am just escaping my driving lessons… sorry dad. (Priya waved at the camera and strained a smile while Millie patted her shoulder)
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
(The camera pans to Julia, who has pocketed her phone and is looking around with her finger on her chin, and MK, who wipes her sweaty forehead)
CONFESSIONAL - JULIA AND MK
MK: Is it me or is this place SUPER hot? (She fans her face)
Julia: Maybe it’s because you are dressed like a sausage (she rolls her eyes), anyways, I feel like there may be a huge target on my back after two seasons of scheming, but all I have to do is go under the radar and be friendly!
MK: (Snickers) As if anyone’s gonna believe that.
(Julia ignores MK and makes an attempt to tie her significantly shorter hair but her hands slip)
Julia: Uh. Force of habit. My followers on Instagram got to see the new haircut early though! (She winks)
MK: After looking over season two, I realized the only reason Chris wanted to get back at me was for the whole blow dryer situation, so if I were to cheat again, it’d be in favor of the both of us- Chris and I that is.
Julia: The man likes drama to keep his show entertaining and we are gonna give it to him to stay in the game. (Julia smiles evilly)
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
(The rest of the contestants smile brightly, imagining what it would be like to win.)
Chris: Now hold onto your horses. This season we’ve decided to shake things up a little. Roll the SECOND bus! (A second, smaller bus with the Total Drama logo poorly spray-painted on honks, making a few contestants jolt. The Whalebus drives away and a second bus takes its place in the background.)
Raj: Wait- MORE CONTESTANTS? (He holds his head with his palms)
Chris: Yes, Raj, thanks for doing MY job. (Chris’s TV smile drops.)
Priya: Yess! I told you, Millie! (she turns to Millie who rolls her eyes and hands her a five dollar bill.)
Damien: (to Priya) You knew there would be new contestants?
Priya: Season three of the original show introduced two new contestants, Alejandro and Sierra. When I found out we weren’t going back to camp Wawanakwa it just made sense!
Chris: Everyone say hi to…. Emma Garcia Jr! The producers thought it’d be funny if we had another Emma in the show! Isn’t that hilarious?! (Chris sniggers)
(A girl with light brown hair hops off the second bus. She wears a pink hoodie and biker shorts, and a gold butterfly clip held a strand of hair out of her face.)
EMMA GARCIA’S AUDITION TAPE
(Emma is holding her phone as she records herself walking across the living room. She passes by a brown-haired guy playing on his phone and another guy with black hair studying with a laptop and a pile of books on the dining table.)
Garcia: Oh I am so excited! Okay, here goes, I watched the show when I was little and I related so much to Gwen and Bridgett-
(She turns to the left of the screen and ducks as an object flies across the room, a sofa pillow.)
Garcia: WHAT THE HELL ROBBIE?!
Robbie: I am trying to study here and you won't stop talking!
Garcia: (beep) off!
(The video cuts to Emma as she places her phone on the window frame and stands outside in the garden.)
Garcia: I like doing sports- my parents take me to the beach to surf during the summer and I am a part of the school’s swimming team! I want to prove everyone in my family that they’re wrong for underestimating me, especially my pesky, stupid, smelly brothers!
AUDITION TAPE ENDS
Garcia: Wait- what do you mean another Emma? (she looks around before locking eyes with Emma, the Youtube sensation. Zee lets out a guffaw.)
CONFESSIONAL - EMMA GARCIA
Garcia: (Wails) As if being invisible at home wasn’t enough, now I have to compete with an INFLUENCER! (she wipes her eyes, her face hardens) I am not letting that stop me though. Even if I don’t win, I’ll make sure to look good while flopping, just like my aunt Caitlin told me, hi auntie! (she waves)
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
Zee: (Laughs and cracks open a soda) TWO Emmas? This is gonna get confusing (He scratches his head and his smile drops as he gets confused staring back and forth between the two girls.)
Chris: Aaaaand next up, straight from the beaches of British Columbia, George and Grommet!
GEORGE AND GROMMET’S AUDITION TAPE
George: (Holding an almond brown surfboard) Wasup! Name’s George, that guy over there is my buddy Grommet. (he points to a guy doing a backflip on his surfboard in the background) I am totally not being forced by my dad to send an audition or anything- Like, from what I’ve seen, these people are really gullible and I’ve been manipulating my family my entire life. My guy Grommet could totally use a new setting too, he is like my emotional support chow chow y'know? I am not going anywhere without him.
(A girl’s voice yells, out of the camera’s frame.)
Lo: Jesus, get a room!
(George lifts a pixelated middle finger and runs into the sea.)
(The video cuts to both George and Grommet surfing a ginormous wave, the video zooms in as George does a tail slide; Grommet looks at him unamused and snores mockingly before doing a rodeo flip.)
George: (inaudible) show-off!
The girl behind the camera, Lo, flips it to show her face. She looks annoyed as she rakes her hair with her free hand.
Lo: To whoever reviews the auditions, please get him out of here.
AUDITION TAPE ENDS
A tanned blond with sunglasses hops off the bus and stands next to the new Emma. He wears surf shorts and a light blue shirt. The rest of the contestants seem confused when only one person steps out. Everyone stares back and forth from George to the door except for Julia. Julia remains expectant and silent ever since she heard Chris mention the latter’s name.
(George judges everyone behind his dark shades for a solid minute before humming. He raises his shades to his head revealing his dark purple eyes, finally softening his expression.)
George: Sup.
Chris: (Scowls) George, where is Grommet?
(George turns to look at his side.)
George: Hold up.
(He enters back into the bus until it suddenly starts to rattle. It sounds as if George was arguing with someone inside before he pops his head back out and pries another boy with darker skin, an orange afro, and a green shirt off the inside of the vehicle. The new contestant holds onto the doors as George pulls him from the waist. The latter was yelling as if his life depended on it.)
Grommet: NOOOOO I DON’T WANNA BE HERE ANYMOREEE!
(He squeals as George was finally able to pull him off the doors, but the strength he was using to pull him back makes the both of them tumble backwards and they fall on the floor, right in front of the rest of the old contestants and Emma Garcia alike. A mysterious girl’s smile widens as she listens to the boy’s screams.)
(George gasps for air after being squished by Grommet, who painfully sits back up and looks around anxiously to the other contestants.)
(He starts sweating when he locks eyes with Julia, who seems taken aback. MK turns to Julia to make fun of the two boys but she notices the blonde staring at one of the new contestants intently.)
MK: Umm… Earth to Julia? (She elbows Julia’s side, she blinks and breaks eye contact with Grommet, who is being aided by other contestants back up) What in the world was that?
Julia: Oh! Don’t worry about it! (She waves a hand dismissively. MK scowls)
Chris: I can already tell you guys are gonna be a big happy family by the end of this season! Anything you wanna share with the class, Julia?
Julia: Oh go choke on a coconut, McLean.
INT. WATERPARK LOBBY - DAY
Chris stands in front of all the contestants with a basket full of neon green, blue, and magenta waterproof wristbands. Chef stands by his side dressed in an olive green tank top and cargo pants (see Chef’s outfit from season 1, episode 12.)
Chris: You guys will be competing in a series of tropical, water-based challenges every day. The first team to finish their challenge or “make it to the finish line” will get the reward I mentioned earlier, the second team will be safe from elimination, the team that is not able to complete the challenge or gets disqualified will be voting one of their members off their team. The loser will take the ugly Whalebus and will be officially out of the game.
Axel: Can you just announce the teams already!?
Chris: Fine. Sheesh. Because I am such a nice guy to the new kids and the friendless old campers, I’ve taken the liberty of splitting every single one of past seasons’ duos- it’s time to make some new alliances, people!
(Most people gasp, except for both Emmas, Nichelle, and Damien, who let out a sigh of relief; Zee takes a sip of his soda)
CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE
Nichelle: I was a little worried back there that I’d have to compete in the voting ceremonies with all those bffs and couples. This season, I am having NO mercy, especially with those who wronged me. (She does a fist with one of her hands and punches her other palm, scowling at the camera) That was the LAST time I got humiliated on national TV by that NOBODY.
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
Chris: Chef, do me the honors, please.
(Chef takes a piece of chalk from his pocket and draws the numbers one, two, and three on the floor; Chris hands him a clipboard.)
(Chris hands each contestant their corresponding wristband as Chef names them.)
Chef: Garcia, team one; Millie, team two, and… Scary Girl? Where is she?
(Emma Garcia and Millie step behind their numbers, the rest of the contestants look around but Scary Girl doesn’t come up.)
Chef: Uh. I guess she is gone.
Chris: How about that girl with the two ponytails who looks a lot like Scary Girl, come up, you are on team three.
Scary Girl: You can call me Laurie. (She steps behind the number three and bows)
Chef: (Raising an eyebrow) Right… Now what are you people’s favorite animals?
Laurie: Oh, oh! (She raises a hand and hops enthusiastically) Me, Me! I love orcas! They’re super friendly and totally not dangerous!
Millie: I like hippos! They look super cute which totally contrasts their nature, they are herbivores but they kill more humans per year than sharks! (Laurie and Chris perk up)
Chris: (Smiles mischievously and scratches his chin) Is that right?
Chef: (Rolling his eyes) What about you, Emma?
Garcia: Oh I don’t think I could pick just one but penguins are super cute! The way they waddle around with their little feet and how they slide around in their bellies!
Chef: Hmmm… I see, I’ll just finish with the teams, Raj, team one; Bowie, team two; Wayne, team three.
Wayne and Raj: WHAT?! (They pout. Bowie frowns, but he turns to both hockey players.)
Bowie: Remember, we prepared for a situation like this, everything is gonna be fine.
Wayne: I am gonna miss you guys so much! (He wails as he hugs both Bowie and Raj very tightly)
Raj: I am gonna miss you too! (His eyes water.)
Bowie: (Gasps for air when he is released by Wayne) Oof! Guys! We are all still in the game! (He huddles them closer) If we all make it to the merge, we’ll be unstoppable!
Chef: MK, team one; Julia, team two.
Julia: (Rolling her eyes) Oh, of course.
MK: Wow. I was totally not expecting this.
Chef: Axel, team one; Ripper, team two.
Ripper: Awh, fart nuggets! (He crosses his arms.)
Axel: Remember, baby, focus on the million bucks, and don’t. hold. back.
Chef: Caleb, team two; Priya, team three.
Caleb: Aw… I really hoped we could play together this time…
Priya: (Holding both of Caleb’s hands) Just remember our training, we got this!
(Chef finishes naming the teams before Chris clasps his hands together.)
Chris: Now, as some of you might have figured, the animal question was to decide your team’s names, just to make it a little more interactive, but I also added in a personal touch.
(Chris assigns each team the following names.)
The Drowning Penguins (blue wristbands)
Axel - the Hard Core
George - the Spoiled Baby Brother
Damien - the NERD
MK - the Weasel
Raj - the Hockey Bro
Garcia JR - AKA the other Emma
The Hollywood Hippos (purple wristbands)
Nichelle - the Actress
Julia - the Exploiter
Bowie - the Competitive Jock
Caleb - the Smoking Hot Player
Emma - the Youtube Sensation
Millie - the OTHER NERD
Ripper - the Alfalfa Male
The Killer Whales (red wristbands)
Priya - the Polymath
Scary Girl - AKA Lauren
Chase - the Daredevil Youtuber
Grommet - the Anti Surfer Dude
Zee - the Good Vibes
Wayne - the Hockey Bro
Nichelle: (She gasps and crosses her arms) This is such a joke.
Axel: (Furrows her eyebrows) Are you serious? If I go down it won’t be because I drowned! I am no drowning penguin!
George: Pfft, I guess surfers do drown all the time.
Damien: It’s just like that one movie… Happy Surf? About the one penguin that hit his head or something… and he almost drowns.
George: (To Damien) Oh yeah! I’ve seen that one, all time favorite! (They high five)
Julia: Oh! Chris, be careful! You might trigger a bad memory from our EX Hollywood star… (she turns to Nichelle and sniggers)
Nichelle: (Turns to Julia, getting face to face) Oh try me. I will slap a bad memory all over your ugly pixie.
Caleb: (Stands between the two and splits them apart) GIRLS! We are a team now, we must work together, not pick up fights!
Julia: Get out of my way you yam.
Nichelle: This isn’t over!
(The rest of team Hollywood stands awkwardly. Emma Garcia peeks over the other team with curiosity.)
Bowie: Eesh. I hope this little argument doesn’t affect our team’s performance…
Garcia: Huh, I really should’ve watched season two.
Millie: Oh! Um, not really- you are not missing much-
Ripper: Hah! It’s because you almost killed Damien isn’t it?
(Garcia’s eyes widened while Millie flushed red. Damien overhears the other team and frowns.)
Damien: I would very much like to leave that in the past and not relive that (he shivers) awful memory, but THANKS for the throwback, (through gritted teeth) RIPPER.
Ripper: Hey NERD, if you ever wanna learn more about being a RIPPER then feel free to ask away!
(Millie hunches over, sad.)
Wayne: Y’know, I actually really like our team’s name, it sounds powerful! Kinda like our own hockey team!
Priya: (Murmurs) Putting aside that orcas are much more dangerous than sharks…
Chase: I agree with Wayne! Good pick Laurie! (He nudges her side playfully)
(Laurie turns her head slowly to Chase, his smile falls as hers widens. Laurie stares at him with shrinking irises for a beat. Then, suddenly, she turns back to a friendlier smile.)
Laurie: I know right!
(The teams continue talking before Chris claps loudly.)
Chris: Enough chit chat! Onto today’s challenge, there should be three shacks down the corridor that leads to the beachside, each shack has a speedboat with your team’s logo so you’ll be able to pick them out. Your task is to CLEAN the shacks- make em shiny or whatever since that’ll be your home for the rest of the season.
(A two hour timer starts ticking on the top corner of the screen.)
Chris: What are you people waiting for? GO!
(The teams scramble towards the direction Chris pointed at.)
EXT. TEAM SHACKS - DAY
The camera pans to the Penguins, who have outrun the other two teams. They are the firsts to make it to their shack. It looks unkempt, with spiderwebs near the windows and algae on the porch. In front of the shack lies a pile of different cleaning supplies.
Emma: (pinching her nose) Chris somehow managed to give us even grosser “shacks”. It smells like humidity in here.
Damien: I feel like he just didn’t want to pay an intern to do this. We are doing free work!
Axel: It’s not free work if a million dollars are at stake. Now grab a mop and start cleaning.
George grabs a broom and steps onto the porch, the floor creaks and a cockroach walks right past him. He jolts before squishing it with his shoe.
CONFESSIONAL - GEORGE
George: To my friends back at Surfers Paradise, yes, this beats the employee’s dingy shack. I guess I owe a thank you to dad for forcing me to stay there, it desensitizes you to disgusting living spaces.
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
(Pan to the Hippos, who have made it to their shack.)
Bowie: Okay guys, we can win this if we split the tasks.
Julia: Dibs on the bug spray! (She skips to the pile and shakes a bug spray can)
Bowie: Right… Nichelle and Emma can clean upstairs, the rest of us downstairs. As soon as we are done down here, we go upstairs to help the girls.
INT. WHALE’S SHACK BOTTOM FLOOR - DAY
(Pan to the Killer Whales’ shack, Priya is sweeping near the couch while Laurie leans on one of the corner tables and looks up.)
Priya: Hey, Laurie, we reeeally need to take advantage of the time- what are you even looking at? (Priya walks over)
Laurie: A friend! (She reaches her hand out and picks up a TARANTULA. Priya shrieks)
Priya: (Frantic) Oh my god! Please- get rid of it- PLEASE!
Laurie: (to the tarantula) Oh, don’t worry about her, she is just jealous of your beautiful hairy legs. (Laurie pets the arachnid as she walks outside)
Priya: I AM NOT!
INT. WHALE’S SHACK TOP FLOOR
Chase: (Groans) I hate cleaning, shouldn’t we be out there doing cool challenges? (He turns to the window and looks out, sliding one of his hoodie sleeves on the dusty glass. The waves crash in the horizon and the beach is completely empty)
The BOYS from the Killer Whales are cleaning upstairs. Wayne and Zee have gloves and trashbags, Grommet is silently fixing the beds, and Chase is in charge of sweeping dust and spiderwebs. ZEE walks up next to Chase and stares out the window.
Zee: Woah! Check out those sweet waves! If I knew how to surf I’d be thrilled.
(Grommet perks up and immediately teleports by Zee’s side, his expression shifts into pure joy and his eyes sparkle.)
(Wayne is soon by the other guy’s side too, and he too is enthralled with the view.)
Wayne: What the hell are we doing here guys? Let’s go for a swim!
The boys cheer. The shot transitions to the beach, where the four boys are in their swimming trunks and looking out into the sea. WAYNE and ZEE have an inflatable donut and an inflatable duck respectively. GROMMET and CHASE carry dusty surfboards over their heads. Chase drops his board and attempts a pull up on the sand, Grommet makes a face.
Grommet: What are you doing…
Chase: (Shrugs) I am not sure–I only took a few surfing classes, and that was a while ago.
Grommet: Well, you’re doing it all wrong.
(Wayne and Zee giggle as Grommet scolds Chase, then they run into the water and hold onto their floaties as they get carried away by massive waves. They laugh.)
INT. HIPPOS’ SHACK BOTTOM FLOOR - DAY
The camera pans to the HIPPOS . The clock is ticking with an hour left before the challenge ends. Julia has a scarf on her hair, she is picking up miscellaneous trash with gloves; Bowie is sweeping the floor; Caleb is taking out the couch to get some sun; and Ripper is going over the tables with a rag.
Julia lifts a slice of moldy bread and makes a face.
Julia: This place is so disgusting, right guys?
(Julia’s attempt at a conversation earns her nasty eyes from Bowie and Millie; Caleb seems uneasy as he ignores Julia. Ripper, on the other hand, responds nonchalantly.)
Ripper: Yeah! Somebody definitely DIED in this table. (He laughs)
Julia: Just so you know, if you ever need any support, I am right here, I know being split from Axel must’ve been hard.
(Ripper looks down and sighs.)
Ripper: I miss her so much…
Bowie: Are you seriously working on Ripper in front of our own faces? I think I am gonna be sick.
(Millie is about to open her mouth before Julia glares at her.)
Julia: Oh not you scolding me! Can it. You were last season’s mini Ripper.
Caleb: (Murmurs to no one) I think the girls upstairs might need some help so I am just gonna gooo…
Ripper: Wow wow wow! I am hearing my name being thrown around but I am not sure what's happening. Millie just learned from the best! and it got her team to victory too.
Millie: (Distressed) Are we seriously gonna keep talking about that? I feel so sorry and Damien forgave me! That’s all that matters! (Millie non-intentionally raises her voice. Julia rolls her eyes. Ripper and Bowie raise an eyebrow. Caleb tip-toes upstairs.
CONFESSIONAL - JULIA
Julia: The only people who don’t despise me on this team are Ripper and Emma. Ripper could be a good person to target on the votes considering a lot of people hate him too, but if I keep Ripper, gaslight Caleb’s manipulable ass, and convince crazy Emma, I could control the vote and stay a little longer. (Julia rubs her palms together) I just gotta be really careful.
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
INT. HIPPOS’ SHACK TOP FLOOR
(Pan to the top floor. Emma is sweeping and humming; Caleb busied himself by dusting corners; Nichelle is going over the beds. She ruffles a pillow and creates a cloud of dust before coughing.)
CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE
Nichelle: At that moment, it hit me; Nichelle Ladonna, why are you (gags) cleaning? So I dropped EVERYTHING and walked outside for some fresh air-
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
Nichelle walks outside and takes a deep breath, then she squints, noticing silhouettes on the beach.
CONFESSIONAL - NICHELLE
Nichelle (CONT’D): They were having fun at the beach while I was doing community work! So I may or may not have sneaked off. (She rolls her eyes) Emma and Caleb could handle themselves just fine. Besides, I was planning on coming back and helping anyways.
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
INT. PENGUINS’ SHACK TOP FLOOR - DAY
(The timer on the corner of the screen skips.)
The camera pans to the PENGUINS’ cabin top floor, which is squeaky clean. The floor sparkles as Damien finishes mopping. The rest of the team members are sitting on the beds’ bottom bunks with their feet propped up. MK, Damien, and Emma Garcia have discarded their jackets.
Damien: (Sighs proudly) The timer should be going off anytime now.
Garcia: Good job team! (She high-fives Raj and George, who are sitting on opposite sides of her.
(MK stands up from her place next to Axel and walks up to the window.)
Raj: Cleaning is so tiring… I’d be surprised if any of the other teams beat us.
Damien: (To George and Emma Garcia) Anyways. I don’t think we’ve had a chance to introduce ourselves properly.
Emma Garcia: Oh. Well. (She turns to George, who nods at her) I guess I’ll go first… my name is Emma Garcia Jr.! I’m seventeen years old… I like uhh… swimming, and just sports overall.
Axel: (A pleased, calm smile on her lips) Good, good. Nice to have some good teammates this time. (Emma blushes)
Raj: Oh I love sports too! I am a hockey player!
Emma Garcia: (amused) Yeah. I could tell.
George: Sweet. Name’s George. I like surfing… yeah…
Axel: (rubbing her chin) Hm… strong swimmers…
(The camera pans to MK’s sweating face as she squints.)
MK: Guys… Am I hallucinating from the heat or are there people at the beach?
(The rest of her team stands by the window, they gasp. Emma Garcia and George pout as they hear the sound of the waves crashing. Axel scowls.)
Raj: (Dejected) They cleaned so fast that they had time for a beach party?!
Damien: There’s NO way they were thorough. If we don’t win I just might melt. Please tell my philosophy teacher that I killed myself and she was the reason why.(Damien falls backwards dramatically and collapses on the floor.)
The timer on the corner of the screen finally hits zero. Chris makes the announcement through the speakers:
(The camera zooms in on a speaker in a corner of the room)
Chris: Aaaand your time is over! Regroup in front of your team’s cabins for an inspection!
INT. WHALES’ SHACK BOTTOM FLOOR - DAY
Priya: Phew! We really took advantage of the time here, well done Laurie! I bet the boys finished as well. (Priya dumps her mop in a bucket as the floor sparkles)
Laurie: Oh, don’t thank me, thank my girl Gwen Stacy! She let me move her spiderwebs elsewhere.
Priya: Okay… great!
(Priya and Laurie walk outside. The other two teams are complete, except for theirs.)
Priya: Do you think they didn’t hear us? BOYS! (Priya turns to their cabin and calls, looking at an open window at the top floor, but no one answers.)
Chris: (walks up to the incomplete team Whales) Looks like the Killer Whales are tardy!
Priya: But!
Suddenly, the missing contestants arrive, running from the direction of the waterpark’s installations with DRIPPING WET HAIR and TOWELS draped over their shoulders. Priya raises an eyebrow. Laurie is enthralled with her tarantula.
Wayne (panting): We’re here! Sorry for being late, we were just-
(Suddenly, Chase elbows Wayne, he curls in pain)
Wayne: Ow!
Chase: We just took a break to go grab some towels, since some of the nasty mop water got on us while we were cleaning.
Priya and Chris: What?
Chase: Just go on with your show dude.
Chris: Whatever. (He rolls his eyes, amused) How about we start checking out your shack first?
Chase is about to interrupt before Priya speaks over him.
Priya: Sure! Go ahead. (She smiles at Chris, then turns around and gives the BOYS a suspicious glare. The boys gulp.)
(Chris enters the Whale’s cabin and closes his eyes as he takes in the smell of cleaning products.)
(The camera focuses on the entire floor. There are red bows on the curtains and freshly picked flowers on the vases.)
Chris: It smells so nice here! And I love your personal details, it really makes the room more lively!
Priya and Laurie: Thanks!
Chris: Mind if we take a look upstairs?
(The camera pans upstairs, as Chris peeks on the top floor, he looks confused. Priya makes it upstairs after him and gasps in shock. The top floor looked just as filthy as before, except the trash was now in a black bag, but it was toppled over in a corner, and the tools that they used to clean were still laying around everywhere. The floor was sticky as Chris took a steep in, but he quickly backtracked.)
Chris: Umm… yeah… I am assuming all of the effort went to the bottom floor? Did you think I wasn’t gonna see this?
Zee cracks open a soda to distract himself but Priya, enraged, slaps it out of his hand.
Priya: YOU GUYS WENT FOR A SWIM AND DIDN’T CLEAN WHATSOEVER?!
(The boys look scared as Priya stares them up and down, Grommet is downright shivering. Priya’s hair is a mess and her face is red)
Priya grumbles, as if holding herself back, before storming off. The boys stare at eachother and Chris looks disappointed.
Chris: It’s a shame, I was gonna give you guys extra points for the little personal touches.
(Laurie frowns and cocks her head. She is staring directly at Chase, who gulps under her gaze.)
Laurie: Clean. This. Now.
The boys swiftly resume their cleaning, but Chris is already gone. The camera follows him as he steps in front of the HIPPOS, who seem taken aback by Priya storming off.
Bowie: (To his team) I’ve got a good feeling about this!
Chris: How about we get started?
(Chris enters and starts looking around. Chris takes another deep breath and hums pleasingly. Emma walks over to the kitchen booth and offers Chris a lemonade, which he drinks and compliments.)
(They walk to the top floor, and it looks clean as well.)
Chris: I see you guys did a better job than the Killer Whales and actually cleaned the top floor…
(Chris walks up to the window and smiles, then he sits on one of the beds, and a cloud of dust is lifted. He coughs and jumps from the bed. The rest of the team gasp, except for Nichelle, who stands dead still and starts sweating.
Chris: (Coughing) Maybe I got ahead of myself…
Bowie: (To Emma and Caleb) What the hell?
Emma: Don’t look at me! Nichelle was supposed to take care of the beds!
(Everyone glares at Nichelle, and she smiles nervously.)
Chris: I will have to take some points for that, but! You guys did a much better job. Unless the Penguins’ shack is impeccable, you might still have a chance at winning today’s challenge!
Julia: (Bitterly) Better get to praying, Nichelle.
Finally, Chris walks up to the Drowning Penguin’s shack and walks up to the porch, he looks down at a “welcome to paradise!” mat that the team placed in front of the door and snickers, then he enters and nods as he looks around.
Once again, the place looks very clean. Chris sees that they also replaced the curtains and that there’s a small carved penguin in the coffee table in front of the old TV and he picks it up.
Chris: How cute!
Damien: Courtesy from Axel, she has some insane skills with knives!
(Damien surrounds Axel’s shoulders, and she sheepishly responds)
Axel: Oh it’s a really basic shape.
(The camera pans upstairs, when Chris is looking around the room. It looks tidy, and when he leans down on one of the beds, he raises an eyebrow and hums. Then he turns to the Penguins.)
Chris: Well, I think the HIPPOS…
(He does a dramatic pause. The Penguins stand completely still as they stare with wide eyes at Chris.)
Chris: are not winning this challenge because THE PENGUINS are the WINNERS! I can see that you replaced the bedsheets, it’s crazy how low the bar is these days.
The Drowning Penguins start cheering.
MK and George: Wohoo! (They pump their fists in the air)
(Raj and Emma Garcia start jumping. Damien raises both of his hands to Axel and they high-five, though Damien seems more cheerful.)
(Chris peeks from the top floor window and stares down at the expectant Hippos.)
Chris: I am afraid your dusty beds dragged you down, the Penguins win today’s challenge!
Ripper: Oh come on!
(Millie and Emma slouch)
Julia: (To Nichelle) OH YOU ARE SO DEAD! (She lunges at Nichelle, who gets shielded by Caleb.)
Bowie: Julia! Control yourself, are you some rabid animal?!
Nichelle: (Distressed) I AM SORRY!
Julia: (Squirms in Caleb’s grasp) Let me go! You are SO getting voted out.
Chris: About that… There will be no elimination ceremony tonight.
(Every present contestant in unison): What?
Chris: Both losing teams are safe from elimination, but you guys better get to cleaning those beds, since you will be sleeping in them for a bit. (Chris says mockingly) The winning team does indeed get their reward AND an advantage for tomorrow’s challenge, so I expect a little more effort from now on.
EXT. THE BEACH - SUNSET
The shot transitions to the beach. Priya is laying down on a towel with sunglasses, asleep, while Laurie digs a ginormous moat around her intricate sand castle.
The Hollywood Hippos (except for Nichelle) are hanging out at the beach too. Julia is typing away on her phone; Bowie is laying down with sunglasses; Millie is reading a book (Next to a sleeping Priya); Caleb approaches Laurie, almost like a fruit fly as he watches her dig.
Caleb: Do you want some help with that moat?
Laurie: (Scrunches her eyes, then turns back into a small smile and nods slowly) Why not?
(Laurie watches as Caleb digs fast, taking great amounts of sand with his big hands, she claps happily.)
Laurie: Yay!
Emma and Ripper are closer to the shoreline, Emma specifically is testing the temperature of the water with her toes. Ripper has a duck floatie on his hips.
Emma: (Holding a giggle) Nice floatie.
Ripper: It was the only one that didn’t have a hole in it!
Emma smiles and rolls her eyes. Ripper puts one toe in the water and jumps back.
Ripper: (Squeals) IT’S FREEZING!
Emma: Ugh. I was hoping to cool down a bit after today’s challenge but it’s too cold.
Ripper: (Turns around) Woah, look at that!
(Emma turns to the direction Ripper is pointing at.)
Emma: Woah.
The camera pans to Laurie’s sand castle and Caleb’s moat. She is giving the castle itself details with wet sand while he does nothing but dig. Timeskip to a finished sand castle, where Ripper joined Caleb in digging and Emma handed Laurie a final seashell for the gate.
Emma: Good job with the digging, boys! (Emma does double thumbs up. Ripper and Caleb fist bump. Then, Emma turns to Laurie) You too, girl! (She smiles at Laurie, who stares back silently. Emma’s smile falls.)
CONFESSIONAL - LAURIE (SCARY GIRL)
Laurie: I feel weird. (She pans with a poker face. A beat passes as she stays completely silent.)
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
(Pan to Bowie, who is amusedly staring at the guys building the sand castle, and at the crashing waves. Then, he turns and sees Julia typing on her phone and his smile turns into a glare.)
CONFESSIONAL - BOWIE
Bowie: This was the perfect opportunity to get rid of Julia, or maybe even Nichelle! I hope either of them bomb the next challenge because I am not going to let Julia get away with her scheming again.
CONFESSIONAL ENDS
INT. WHALE’S SHACK TOP FLOOR - NIGHT
(Priya and Laurie come upstairs in pajamas. The top floor is finally clean. The boys are passed out on their bunks)
Wayne and Grommet are on the bottom bunks, while Chase and Zee are on the top bunks, leaving two whole bunks empty for the girls.
Priya: (Low voice) This is so much better than earlier, we got lucky with that non-elimination round, or else we would’ve had to vote someone off. (To Laurie) Hey, the boys are getting pretty tight, we should form an alliance and vote one of them out if we ever lose.
Laurie: (Mimics Priya’s low voice) You are right, friend! If we see we are about to lose, we could even sabotage one of the boys and make them look bad!
Priya: Smart! That way the target won’t be on us.
(The camera’s perspective shifts to Wayne’s face. With Priya and Laurie in the background. His eyes are open, and he looks nervous. When he listens to the girls talk. Priya and Laurie shake hands, but Laurie is crossing her fingers.)
INT. THE SPA - NIGHT
Everything is silent except for the low bubbling of the pedicure chairs where Raj, George, Axel, and Emma Garcia are sitting. George has a face mask and cucumbers in his eyes. In front of the pedicure chairs are massage chairs where Damien and MK rest.
(Damien and MK have a pizza on their hands, and in the middle of the room is a round white table with three boxes of pizza stacked.)
MK: (Voice distorted by the vibration of the massage chair) I wish I could die here.
Damien: (Voice distorted as well) Sameee.
EXT. SEASIDE - LEI CEREMONY BONFIRE (UNLIT) - NIGHT
(Pan to Chris McLean, walking to the lei ceremony bonfire, except the bonfire and the torches aren’t lit. The only light source is the LANTERN Chris holds)
Chris: And so our first challenge ends. Who will be our first eliminated contestant of the season? Who are you rooting for? Who is holding grudges from last season? And how well will the new contestants adapt to the drama and the pressure? Find out next time in the next episode of Total. Drama. WATERPARK!
(The camera zooms out)
End credits.