The camera shows a bird's eye view of Camp Wawanakwa with Chris standing on the dock, facing the camera.

Chris: Last time on Total Drama Island...(several clips from the previous episodes are shown as Chris began the intro) The Killer Bass finally dodged their losing streak against the Screaming Gophers. There were bruises, arguments, risky moves, and dangerous alliances. And in the end, Noah, who pretty much didn't do anything productive to help out his team, managed to save his own butt from elimination by making deals with Emma and Heather's alliance to vote off Justin McGorgeousness. This week, another challenge will send another camper off to Loserville, population: four. (The camera cuts back to Chris at the Dock of Shame) Who will sink? And who will stay afloat? (double points to the camera) Find out right now, on...(the camera zooms out with each word) Total...Drama...Island!

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Campgrounds

The scene fades into the outside of the Gophers cabin, than into the girls' side where Lindsay can be heard complaining.

Lindsay: (sounds worried) Okay, this is so way beyond bad! (holds up an empty tube) I'm out of fake tanner already!

Gwen: (sits up from her bed with an annoyed look on her face and speaks sarcastically) Whoa, that's tragic, Lindsay.

Lindsay: Now I have to actually, like, suntan. In the sun! (Gwen has stopped listening to Lindsay as she licks her hand to fix her unruly bed head) Do you realize how shriveled and wrinkly that can make your skin? (takes another look at Gwen) Oh, you totally do.

Gwen looks very annoyed by Lindsay's comment. Before a fight could break out, Emma chimes in.

Emma: (sits up from her bunk bed) Hey, Lindsay. I think Alex might have some fake tanner that I'm sure he'd be more than happy to let you borrow. You should try going next door and asking him.

Lindsay: (perks up) OMG! You're right! That'd be so fetch! (rushes out of the cabin) I'll go ask him.

Gwen: (gives Emma a small smile) My hero.

Emma: (stretches) Just trying to keep the peace among the girls.

Gwen: Except when it comes to Heather.

Emma: Oh, hell no. That bitch is going down!

Gwen: Agreed! Next chance we get, I'll totally help you vote her off.

Emma: You'd have been the first one I asked. I just hope the Boat of Losers can carry her massive bitchiness all the way back home.

The two girls snickered together until Lindsay came back into the cabin with a confused look on her face, which was usually normal for the blonde airhead, but the girls had to ask anyway.

Emma: (raises an eyebrow) Something wrong, Lindsay?

Gwen: Did Alex not have any fake tanner?

Lindsay: No, he wasn't even in the cabin. But that's not the weird thing I saw.

Gwen: That'd be even weirder than if he did.

Lindsay: When I walked into the cabin to ask Alex if he had any fake tanner, I saw Mitch doing that weird thing he does where he pretends he's a female gymnast named Savanna.

Gwen: (raises an eyebrow) Are you talking about "Mike"?

Lindsay: No, I'm pretty sure his name is Mitch.

Emma: And his Russian gymnast impression is called "Svetlana".

Lindsay: Gesundheit!

Gwen: (rolls her eyes at Lindsay's ignorance) Whatever his name is, he does those impressions all the time. Everyone knows that.

Emma: Yeah, Lindsay. You're not just now noticing this, right?

Lindsay: (shakes her head) No, I've noticed. But the weird thing is that I think Mitch is pretending to be these weird characters in his sleep.

Gwen: I think the guys did mention something about him talking in his sleep before.

Lindsay: I know, but he wasn't just talking. I saw him doing gymnastics in his sleep and calling himself Savanna at the same time.

Gwen: (raises a surprised eyebrow) Okay, that's definitely weird. On top of doing random impressions out of the blue, he's also a sleep-talker and a sleep-walker that does these impressions while he's still asleep.

Emma: (chimes in with a hint of uneasiness in her voice) W-Which is an example of a brilliant actor dedicated to the theatrical! He is so committed to perfecting his characters to the fullest that he even rehearses them in his sleep. Isn't that cool? (smiles nervously)

Gwen: (thinks for a moment) You got a point. He's definitely got talent as an actor, I'll give him that. (gets out of bed) I still think his methods are a bit weird, (stretches) but his characters are pretty interesting to watch.

Lindsay nods her head in agreement. As Gwen and Lindsay exit the cabin, Emma let's out a big sigh of relief.

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Confessional

Emma: So during the dodgeball challenge, Cameron and I decided to help out Mike with his multiple personalities. Cameron is going to observe Mike and document information regarding his personalities' triggers and behaviors, while I keep the other personalities from causing too much trouble for Mike and keep our teammates or the other team from catching on about Mike's Multiple Personality Disorder. Of course, Mike doesn't know that Cameron and I know about his disorder yet, but we're waiting for the right time to confront him about it and offer our help with controlling his personalities. Unfortunately, keeping the others from finding out hasn't been as easy as you may think. When the others make comments about "Mike's" bizarre behavior whenever one of his alternative personalities pops out, I have to come up with quick lies and excuses that usually involve Mike being a very dedicated actor and commenting on how well he commits to his performances. It may seem easy, but the hardest part about this is keeping Mike's disorder a secret from Zoey. As Mike's friend, I want to respect Mike's decision to keep his disorder a secret, but as Zoey's friend, I can't stand to see her getting hurt by Mike's alternative personalities when I know the truth and having to lie to her to cover up their actions. (sighs heavily) I think this is why all of my guy friends and girl friends back home don't date each other.

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The scene transitions to a loudspeaker that a seagull was nesting in, until a loud air horn sound blared out from the loudspeaker and scares it away.

Chris: (through the loudspeaker) All right, campers! Enough beauty sleep! Time to show us what you're made of!

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Amphitheater

The scene transitions to the amphitheater, where the two teams were seating themselves in one of two separate bleachers for each team. The Gophers team were seated on the left bleachers while the Bass team were seated on the right.

Lindsay: (excitedly) Are we gonna see a musical? I love musicals! Especially the ones with singing and dancing!

Alex: (with equal amount of excitement) OMG! Me too! Aren't those kinds of musicals just the best?

Lindsay: (nods enthusiastically) So fetch!

Noah rolled his eyes, not even gonna try explaining to the two airheads that all musicals have singing and dancing in them.

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Confessional

Noah: So after nearly getting the boot last episode and getting scorned by most of my "teammates", I've decided to keep myself under their radar for a while until I can get myself back on everyone's good side. Unfortunately that means I have to cut back from my sarcastic remarks and from criticizing the unintelligible nonsense from others, which is going to be a challenge for me to pretend that the people around me don't act like they use paint fumes for spray deodorant. Even the girl on the Killer Bass team who actually smells like paint fumes is smarter than Wander Blonde and Flamboy.

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Over at the Gophers bleachers, Mike walks over to Zoey, who is less than thrilled to see him since she is still upset with him over an incident from the previous episode.

Mike: Hey, Zoey. Really like your hair.

Zoey: (scowls at Mike) Let me guess: and your "character" Vito likes Mary-Margret's hair?!

The camera pans to Mary-Margret, who gives Mike a flirtatious look and wave from the Killer Bass bleachers, causing Mike to create a look of confusion and disgust on his face.

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Confessional

Zoey: (scowls) I really thought Mike was a nice guy and that he was interested in me, but after I saw him kissing Mary-Margret during the dodgeball challenge.....(trails off but then quickly regains her scowling composure) I mean, he's either into me or Mary-Margret! Pick a side, okay?! Is that too much to ask?!

Mary-Margret: Ever since our steamy make out session, I just can't help but see Mike in a whole different way than before. Before I thought he was a scrawny, socially awkward weirdo, but whenever he decides to play "Vito", he becomes so manly, confident, and....(grows a love struck look on her face) sexy. Mmmmmm.

Mike: (facepalms) Ugh.....Vito.......why?

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Mary-Margret continues to stare dreamily at Mike as he walks away from Zoey and sits next to Owen, who was unaware of his friend's feelings of disappointment.

Mary-Margret: (sighs dreamily) Can't wait to be with you again, sexy.

Dawn, who was sitting next to Mary-Margret, takes notice of her infatuation with Mike and chimes in.

Dawn: Your passion for Mike is a lost cause. Mike only has eyes for Zoey.

Mary-Margret: (narrows her eyes at Dawn) Excuse me?!

Dawn: I'm sorry, but it's all over his aura. He likes Zoey.

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Confessional

Dawn: Well, the Mike parts of his aura likes Zoey anyway.

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Mary-Margret: (scoffs) Screw you, Dawn! I know Mike is into me! Obviously you are blind if you haven't noticed that we hooked up during the dodgeball challenge.

Dawn: (looks disturbed) No, I've witnessed your "activity" with him, though I do wish I could unsee it. But Mike was not himself during the dodgeball challenge.....

Mary-Margret: (interrupts) Yeah, I know about the characters he does all the time. But what happened between us, as confusing as it was, was definitely real. And even if it wasn't, I don't really care. As my mom always said, "If their single, you can mingle".

Dawn: You should not listen to dating advice from your mother just because she's dated and married so many men.

Mary-Margret: (her eyes grow wide with shock) W-Who......W-who the hell told you that?! Was it someone from my school?!

Dawn: (shakes her head) I can see it in your aura. The constant changes your mother kept making in your home life with the new men she would bring home must've been so difficult and stressful to deal with, especially since you've spent your whole life without knowing who your biological father is and never had a real father figure in your life.

Mary-Margret: (is shocked at first, but then scowls at Dawn as she stands up) Shut up, you creepy bitch! You don't know me!

Mary-Margret storms off to sit away from Dawn on the Bass bleachers. Mary-Margret passes by DJ, who seems confused about what was going on between her and Dawn.

DJ: (sits next to Dawn, with a confused look) What's her problem?

Dawn: (sighs heavily with disappointment) My aura reading became too personal again. When I see people's auras, I learn a lot about them, including personal information such as past experiences. Unfortunately, I have an uncontrolled habit of revealing such personal information when I talk to them sometimes and well.....(looks saddened)....many tend to either become creeped out or annoyed by me as you can see from Mary-Margret. Because of my habit, I don't have many human friends back home. (A blue bird flies over to Dawn and perches itself on her finger) But I have never been lonely so long as I have nature and my animal friends by my side.

DJ: (smiles) Aw, that's really sweet, Dawn. (puts a hand on her shoulder) And hey, as far as I'm concerned, you can consider me as a friend and I'll stick up for you through thick and thin.

Dawn: (blushes and smiles) Thank you, DJ.

Trent: (calls out with his hand raised) Gwen! Saved you a seat.

Gwen: (walks over to Trent and sits next to him) Thanks.

The teens smile at each other, oblivious to the watchful eyes glaring at them from Heather. She then focused her attention towards Emma, who was shown smiling dreamingly and waving at Luke, who returned the smile and wave back to her. This display of affection caused Heather to let out a low growl, which was heard by Emma and who then proceeded to give her the middle finger.

Emma: Oh (growls) yourself, bitch!

Heather silently glares daggers at Emma before her attention was caught by Lindsay blowing a kiss to Tyler, who caught the air kiss and winked at her with a smile. Heather then glares angrily at Lindsay, who shrinks back with a nervous smile. As a response, turned her head and flicked her ponytail at Lindsay's face, causing one of Heather's hairs to get caught on Lindsay's tongue.

Chris: (walks onto the stage) Welcome to our brand new deluxe state-of-the-art outdoor amphitheater! Okay, this week's challenge is a summer camp favorite. A talent contest!

Owen: (stands up and cheers) Yes! Awesome!

Mary-Margret: (smiles with satisfaction) Sweet!

Chris: Each team has eight hours to pick their five most talented acts. These acts can be done solo or as a small group as long as your team is able to organize five separate performances. (Harold and Mary-Margret bump fists and Lindsay and Alex squeal with excitement). Sing, dance, juggle. Anything goes, (glares at Duncan with a pointed look) as long as it's legal.

Duncan snaps his fingers in disappointment.

Jenny: (raises her hand) Can we use explosives or fireworks? Are those legal?

Courtney: (with a curious raised eyebrow) Why would you need fireworks or explosives?

Jenny: (smirks) Lets just say its needed for a certain talent I have in mind.

Anthony: (quietly mumbles) I bet it involves setting stuff on fire.....

Chris: I was hoping one of you crazy kids would ask that. Already cleared it with the lawyers and the producers. (Jenny smiled with excited glee) Though they have advised us to not let Duncan and for some reason, Eleyna, near the explosives or anything flammable.

Duncan & Eleyna: (both snaps their fingers) Damn it!

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Confessional

Eleyna: (crosses her arms with a sulking look on her face) Unbelievable! You set fire a few times (counts on her fingers) at home, the park, the annual family reunion, my grandparents' house, during middle school and high school, at the library, the police station, the army base where my dad used to be stationed, my older brother's birthday party....okay, "parties" plural, the hospital, the church at least three times, and during my brother's funeral, and they won't let you near anything "flammable" or any explosives. (looks to the camera and shrugs) What? I like starting fires! It's just so thrilling and it relaxes me.

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Chris: You'll be judged by our resident talent scout, former DJ, VJ, and rap legend, Grand Master Chef, who will show his approval via the Chef-o-Meter! (The Chef-o-Meter appeared on the screen above Chris's head and started dinging) The team that loses will send one camper home tonight. (The Chef-o-Meter stops dinging and fades away. Chris then proceeds to walk away with a wave) Good luck!

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Campgrounds: Screaming Gophers

The scene transitions to the campgrounds at the Screaming Gophers' cabin. Most of the Screaming Gophers were sitting on the steps of their cabin, minus Trent and Heather, who then proceeds to blow her whistle before speaking to her team, with a clipboard in hand.

Heather: Okay! I'm the team captain, so here's how it's going to work.

Gwen: (stands in protest) Wait, who said you were team captain?

Lindsay: (chimes in) She did, just now.

Heather: Alex, Sharon, Cameron, Lindsay, and I took a vote, and I won.

Gwen: (scowls) Threatening them to vote for you isn't exactly democratic.

Sharon: Actually, I didn't vote for her, but she won anyway.

Heather: (scowls at Sharon) And anyway, it's not like anyone else really cares enough to step up.

Noah: Probably because you haven't given anyone a chance to since you went ahead and held the election with a small group of people who were most likely to vote for you. And FYI, I'm pretty sure a "team captain" voting should involve the WHOLE team rather than just five people.

Emma: (nods in agreement) He's got a point there, Heather.

Heather: (crosses her arms and glares daggers at Noah) Well, since you seem to be actually concerned about who leads this project for once, are you going to do it then?

Noah: (shrugs) Considering that my talents are not exactly performable on stage, I probably wouldn't be the best fit for this type of leadership position. So no.

Heather: Then I suggest that you shut up and let those of us who actually care enough to contribute to continue on with securing victory for the team!

Noah: (smirks) As long as we're making suggestions Heather, I highly suggest that you take your clipboard and shove it up your a-......(Noah receives a hard slap to the back of his head) OW! You're killing me here, Emma! Again with the slaps, what is this "Slap Noah Week"?!

Emma just shrugs her shoulders with a smirk on her face.

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Confessional

Noah: (holds an ice pack onto the back of his head) Ow....are her hands made out of metal or something?! And yes, I know that wasn't exactly the best move for keeping myself under my team's radar. However like I said before, I'm not good at ignoring the nonsense of others around me. Besides, it's Heather. If I wasn't going to say it, I know that at least one other person on the team would have or at least something similar.

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Trent: (walks up to Gwen, with his guitar strapped to his back and a muffin in his hand, and whispers to her) Hey, snagged you an extra muffin.

Gwen turns to Trent and smiles as she accepts the muffin. Heather scowls at the two for a moment before she thinks of an idea.

Heather: (feigning kindness) Trent, you're cool with me leading this project, aren't you?

Trent: (shrugs) Right on, go for it.

Heather: (smiles with satisfaction) Good! Alex, Lindsay, and I will be the judges.

Both Alex and Lindsay looked very excited about their newly appointed roles.

Gwen: (sighs) Whatever.

Noah: (wincing in pain and mumbles) I don't even care honestly.

Emma: (rolls her eyes) Let's just get started already.

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Campgrounds: Killer Bass

Meanwhile over at the Killer Bass cabin, the team has already started their auditions for the talent show. The first one on their team to audition was Tyler, who was attempting to show off some cool yo-yo tricks such as "walking the dog". Unfortunately being the clumsy athlete that Tyler is, he ended up getting himself ensnared by his own yo-yo. Courtney facepalms at Tyler's failure while others shook their heads in disapproval.

Anthony: (rolls his eyes) And here I thought you couldn't get any more pathetic.

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Campgrounds: Screaming Gophers

Back to the Screaming Gophers team, everyone was watching in anticipation while Owen chugged a gallon of soda.

Trent: (to Gwen) Are you gonna audition?

Gwen: (stoically) Doubtful. (smiles at Trent) You should be in this though. I heard you the other night by the dock. You're really good.

Trent smiles back at Gwen, something that did not go unnoticed by Heather, who scowled at the two, and Emma, who decided to mirror the conversation that the two had in order to spark up a conversation between Mike and Zoey, of whom she was both literally and figuratively in the middle of the two.

Emma: (to Zoey) So Zoey, are you planning on auditioning?

Zoey: (shakes her head) Not really. I'm not exactly the best with performing on stage.

Mike: (chimes in) What about you, Emma? Are you going to audition?

Emma: Oh yeah, definitely! I plan on singing as my talent. Though if anyone should be in this talent show, it is you, Mike.

Mike: (raises an eyebrow) Huh? Me?

Emma: (nods) Yeah! I mean, you've got a lot of talents that could really help us win this challenge! You're good at acting, you rocked the dodgeball challenge, and your gymnastic skills are incredible! Don't you agree, Zoey?

Zoey hesitated for a moment but then gave a small smile to her friend and her crush.

Zoey: I won't lie. Your "Svetlana" routine is pretty amazing. Performing your gymnastics skills would be a great idea.

Mike smiles at Zoey's compliment, while Emma was hardly containing her excitement at the regenerated spark that has formed between her two friends. This scene did not go unnoticed by Heather, who decided to shut down the reconnection between Mike and Zoey.

Heather: (with a devious smirk) Y'know, that's actually a great idea, Emma!

Emma looked unnerved by Heather agreeing with her. She knew that something bad was about to transpire soon.

Heather: (slyly) I think Mike would be a great choice as a performer for the talent show! (deviously smirks) As long as he can keep his lips off a certain female from the other team.

Zoey frowned and groaned at being reminded of "Mike" and Mary-Margret's hook up from the previous episode. Mike sighed heavily, knowing that he was back to square one with fixing things with Zoey. Emma facepalms and scowls at Heather, who appeared quite satisfied with her deed. Before any more damage could be done, Owen had finished chugging the whole gallon of soda and chucked the bottle aside.

Owen: (burping) A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z!!!!!!

The team was shocked for a brief moment, but then the guys and a couple of the girls, such as Emma and Eleyna, started cheering.

Emma, Trent, & Alex: Aw yeah, man!

Noah: (smirks) Okay, that was pretty impressive.

Owen: (enthusiastically) Yes!

Trent: (high fives Owen) That was excellent, man!

Eleyna: For real, that was more awesome than what I was planning to do!

Heather: (scoffs) Well, you're not going to do that in the contest! That's disgusting!

Alex: Aw, c'mon Heather. That was some seriously fetch talent!

Cameron: (chimes in) Having the ability to burp the entire alphabet in one sitting is quite impressive, even if it is a bit gross.

Trent: I agree with Cameron. Do you have any idea how hard it is to pull that off in one go?

Owen: (squats down and points his rear end at his team) I can also toot Beethoven's 5th!

Before anything could happen, the girls and Alex hastily voiced their disapproval.

Emma: (eyes wide with panic) No don't!

Alex: (panicky) No, no, no!

Lindsay: (cringing) No, Owen...

Deciding that she has had enough of her annoying teammates for a while, Gwen started to walk away, which earned her a glare from Heather.

Heather: (scowls) Where are you going?

Gwen: (stops and turns) Anywhere that's not here.

As Gwen walks away offscreen, Zoey then stands up from her seat.

Zoey: (in a saddened tone of voice) I need to take a walk, too. I'll be back in a bit.

Zoey walked  away in the opposite direction of Gwen's path. Mike was about to follow after her in an attempt to comfort her until he felt someone grab his hand.

Emma: Leave her be for now, Mike. She needs a little more time.

Knowing that Emma was probably right, Mike sat back down and sighed heavily.

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Campgrounds: Killer Bass

Back over at the Killer Bass team, the campers were flipping through a portfolio that contained pictures of amazing graffiti works, all of which were said to have been done by their very own teammate, Jenny.

Jenny: And these are just some of the many graffiti murals that I have painted over the years. What you are looking at right now is a collection of my personal favorite murals that I have done ever since I got into graffiti. Now I don't mean to brag, but I have gotten some great reviews over the years about my murals and I personally think that they look pretty awesome, don't you guys?

Harold: They are pretty rad.

Duncan: For once, I agree with the dweeb. Girl's got some awesome artistic talent!

Dawn: I personally favor the mural of the white owl on a full moon night. You've really captured the beauty of nature in a visual form that also appears very lifelike.

David: (nudges Anthony's arm with his elbow) What about you, Anthony? You've been quiet for a while. What are your thoughts?

Anthony: (shrugs his shoulders with a deadpan look on his face) Meh.....average.

Jenny: (narrows her eyes at Anthony) I guess I should never expect to hear any positive feedback from you.

Anthony: (rolls his eyes) I am simply expressing my honest opinion that I don't find anything remarkable or amazing about delinquents pretending that their acts of vandalism are art.

Jenny's scowl deepened and her eyes appeared to narrow even further if such a thing was possible. She also clenched her fists tightly in anger and let out a low growl. Jenny probably would've started beating the crap out of Anthony if Courtney had not interjected quickly.

Courtney: While I'll admit that these are some impressive murals that you have painted, I expect that you are aware of how much time it takes to complete a mural. I just don't see the entertainment in watching you spray paint a mural for an extended amount of time.

Brick: I've gotta agree with Courtney here, Jenny. Though your mural tribute to the Canadian army was inspirational, we are trying to appeal to Chef since he is the judge of this talent show and I highly doubt that he'll be entertained by watching you spray paint a mural for who knows how long.

Jenny: I understand your concerns guys, but what if I told you that I have a method for creating an incredible mural that can be done within seconds and is guaranteed to dazzle Chef?

The members of her team shared looks of interest and confusion amongst each other.

Courtney: (intrigued) Go on.

Jenny: Okay, so I won't bore you with all of the details about how I know how to do this, but the point is that I can create an amazing mural in seconds by using homemade paint bombs that will blow the audience away in a controlled yet creative manner!

Jenny's proposal appeared to intrigue her team even further, especially a certain green mohawk delinquent.

Duncan: (surprised and interested) Seriously, dude? You know how to do that? That's freakin awesome! I've actually done that kind of stuff a few times myself. If I were allowed near the explosives, I would lend you a hand.

Jenny: (smiles) Thanks anyway, Duncan, but I think I'll be able to manage by myself. (turns to the rest of her teammates) So anyway guys, if you let me do this for the talent show, I can guarantee you that I will score us some big points on the Chef-o-Meter. What do you say?

Her teammates looked at each other and many of them nodded in agreement.

Courtney: (faces Jenny) Alright, we'll give you a shot.

Jenny: (fist pumps enthusiastically) Yes!

Courtney: (turns to the other teammates) Who wants to go next?

Mary-Margret: (sprints up front with Harold following behind her) Harold and I will go next! I'm going to sing a killer rap song that I've been working on and Harold's going to beatbox along!

Anthony: (stands up) And on that note, I'm out of here.

As Anthony started to walk away offscreen, Courtney shouted at him.

Courtney: (shouts) Where do you think you're going?!

Anthony: (shouts back) Anywhere that's not here!

Courtney: (angrily shouts) In case you have forgotten, we're in the middle of this week's challenge!

Anthony: (shouts back in a sarcastic manner) Don't worry, I'll be back later to watch all of you make complete fools of yourselves!

Many of the Killer Bass team members scowled at Anthony's remark while Courtney growled in frustration. The only team member who did appear to be angry at Anthony was Dawn. As a matter of fact, she appeared to be genuinely concerned for him.

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Confessional

Dawn: (appears saddened and concerned, while having Snowflake wrapped around her right arm) It is quite a shame that Anthony is unwilling to participate in the talent show. Especially considering that he has many amazing talents that could easily help our team win. (Snowflake hisses something to Dawn) Yes, I can see it in his aura that he does not care for most of the talents that he has, Snowflake. It is even more tragic that Anthony is incapable of showing any cares about anything or express himself due to the pressure of having to fulfill the expectations that his mother had enforced upon him as a child. (Snowflake hisses something to Dawn again) And they call you "cold-blooded". I concur with you, Snowflake. (Snowflake hisses, this time causing Dawn to gasp) Now Snowflake, that kind of language is too hideous for such a beautiful little one like you to be using. (Snowflake hisses something to Dawn for the forth time) Oh no, I do agree with you that she is one, but that still does not make it right to say such ugly words.

Anthony: (scowls, arms crossed) I resent talent shows. I was forced to join every talent showcase that was either held locally at my schools or in town since I was in elementary school, performing talents that I did not care for but had to perfect anyway, and I hated every single second of it all! (rolls his eyes in annoyance) To make things even worse, I had to win every talent show otherwise I would never hear the end of it from my mother. "Second place is first place for losers!" is what she would always tell me.

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Campgrounds: Screaming Gophers

Meanwhile, the Screaming Gophers were all cringing and looking horrified as they watched one of their teammates dance quite horribly to some music that was playing the background from a gray boombox. Though the camera did not show who was dancing, it did pan slowly to show how horrified their teammates were at their terrible dancing. The music then finally stopped one the song had finished playing, causing a handful of the Screaming Gophers to sigh heavily with relief. The camera then panned to reveal that the one who was doing the horrendous dancing was none other than Leshawna herself, who appeared to be quite confident with her dance routine.

Leshawna: (proudly) And that is how I earned my nickname back home, "Le-Shakin It"! So what do y'all think of my smooth moves? (strikes a pose).

Everyone else cringed and looked uneasy. Most of them appeared too nervous to speak up and tell her the truth, with the exception of a couple of team members such as Heather and Noah, who both were trying their best not to burst out laughing at Leshawna's awful dancing skills.

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Confessional

Noah: (scoffs) I think Leshawna's real nickname back home is "Le-Bomba". (snickers)

Heather: (laughs) Prima-balleriNO! I would rather listen to Alex sing "Tik Tok" by Kesha again than re-watch Leshawna's suck-taculor dance routine in the talent show.

Cameron: I think I recognized some of her dance moves as the same ones that my mom would do whenever she listened to disco. That being said, it wasn't all bad.

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Campgrounds: Killer Bass

Over at the Killer Bass team, the campers were watching in amazement and awe as DJ performed a beautiful ribbon dance for his team. Well, most of the team members were amazed with the exception of Courtney, who didn't seem to be impressed by DJ's amazing ribbon dance. After DJ had finished his performance, his teammates minus Courtney all clapped their hands in approval.

Courtney: (rolls her eyes in annoyance) Fine, sign him up. Who's going to go next?

Dawn: (raises her hand) I could do aura readings for the talent show.

Mary-Margret: (rolls her eyes and mumbles) Ugh, not this crap again.

Brick: While your extraordinary gifts for reading people's auras is quite impressive Dawn, I'm just not sure that everyone will be open to an aura reading.

Mary-Margret: (mumbles) Thats one way to put it.

David: Plus, I think it's better to have our auras read privately than have any personal information told to the entire viewing audience. No offense, really.

Dawn: (shakes her head) None taken. I was already sensing that kind of feeling about reading your auras for the talent show and I completely understand how you all feel.

Courtney: I do believe that your ability to see others auras is amazing, but I just don't think it's quite what we're looking for this particular situation.

Dawn: (smiles) No worries. It was simply an idea anyway.

Courtney: (smiles back) Thanks for understanding. Next!

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Campgrounds: Screaming Gophers

Back to the Screaming Gophers team, the sound of classical music played as the campers watched Heather preform a beautiful and elegant ballet dance routine. Surprisingly, Heather danced with such grace and beauty that one would not expect a girl as vicious and manipulative as her to possess. When Heather finished her dance, she received a round of applause from most of her teammates, minus Noah, who didn't really care all that much about her dance, Zoey and Gwen, whom were both still absent from the rest of the team at the time, and Emma, who just really didn't care for Heather at all.

Heather: (pleased with the applause from most of her teammates) Thank you.

Heather then turned her attention to the other two judges, Alex and Lindsay, who were both still clapping in approval at Heather's dance routine. Annoyed at the duo's lack of focus, she cleared her throat to get their attention.

Lindsay: (raises her hand enthusiastically) Oh, I vote for Heather to be in the contest!

Alex: (excitedly) Ooo, me too! I totally second that!

Heather: (feigns gratitude) Guys, that's so sweet! (turns to her other teammates) Okay, so I guess I'm in. Why doesn't everyone take five?

As everyone began to go their separate ways, Heather pulls Lindsay towards her, which catches the attention of Alex and prompts him to join in on his allies' conversation.

Heather: I need you both to do something. Can you keep a secret?

Lindsay: Oh my gosh, definitely! My sister got diarrhea once on a date and I had to bring her toilet paper because the restaurant was all out and she was stuck in the bathroom and I've never told a soul. (Looks to the camera and suddenly realizes that she just told the entire viewing audience her sister's secret) Uh, oops. (waves nervously) Sorry, Paula...

Alex: (looks disgusted) Omg. Diarrhea on a date? That is like such a terrible thing to happen on a date! Not to mention totally embarrassing, but definitely not as embarrassing as the time one of my friends back home puked in her boyfriend's mouth cuz he had like major bad breath. It was like so disgusting and I've never told a soul since.....(realizes what he just said on camera and his eyes widened)....uh....sorry, Tricia......

Heather: (rolls her eyes in annoyance and hand a walkie talkie to each of her two allies) Whatever, I'll take your word for it. Anyway, Gwen's up to something serious. I want you two to follow her and report back to me.

Heather pushes her two allies forward and grins deviously as the screen transitions to the next scene.

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Somewhere in the Forest

The screen transitions to Gwen sitting by herself on a rock as she writes in her black diary. Unbeknownst to her, Alex and Lindsay were observing her from afar through binoculars under the orders of Heather.

Lindsay: (complains) Serious? Yeah, seriously boring.

Alex: (looks up from his binoculars) Like seriously, I'd rather watch Leshawna dance again.

Lindsay: (looks surprised) Really?

Alex: (shakes his head) Well, not really. But anything else would be much more exciting than this.

Lindsay nods in agreement and goes back to looking through her binoculars. She then spots a certain red tracksuit wearing jock that was still entangled in his yo-yo, walking in the opposite direction.

Lindsay: (excitedly) Ooo, that's not boring.....

Alex: (looks up from his binoculars in confusion) Hm? What's not boring? What are you looking at?

Lindsay points to the direction that she is staring at, prompting Alex to look in that direction that Lindsay was staring at through his binoculars.

Alex: (intrigued) You're right, that's not boring. (looks up from his binoculars and faces Lindsay) Y'know, I wouldn't be all like offended or anything if you wanted to "spend some time with him", (smirks) if you know what I mean.

Lindsay: (beaming with enthusiasm ) Really? That would be totally great! (Her face then suddenly fell) But I shouldn't. Heather told us to follow Gwen and if she found out that I left to go hang with Tyler behind her back, she'll get like seriously angry at me. (sighs) It'll probably be even worse than last time.

Alex: (shakes his head) Don't worry! I'll keep watch on Gwen and besides, Heather's nowhere near us right now. Just keep holding onto your walkie talkie and pretend that you are still with me. With Heather's buzzkill ideas about not dating a member from the other team, who knows when you'll get another chance to hang with Tyler?

Lindsay considered Alex's offer for a moment, then she once again beamed with excitement in her eyes.

Lindsay: Well, I guess if you insist. (gives Alex a quick hug) Thanks! (runs off to catch up to Tyler) Hey, Tyler! Wait up!

Alex went back to watching Gwen through his binoculars for about three minutes more before he spoke again.

Alex: (lets out a sigh) Man, I'm bored. What am I even supposed to be looking out for? All she's been doing is writing in that dumb diary of hers. (starts looking around in other directions until he spots Zoey walking towards the beach area) Wonder what she's doing?

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Somewhere on the Beach

Zoey sat on a rock by herself on the beach, sighing heavily with sadness as she traced a heart in the sand with a stick and then scribbling a zigzagged crack in the middle of the heart. Anyone can tell from a mile away that she was heartbroken from witnessing the actions of her crush in the previous episode. Suddenly, Zoey hears a voice from behind that grabs her attention.

Emma: (sits next to Zoey) Hey, Zoey. You look like you need someone to talk to.

Zoey: (turns her attention to Emma) Oh, hey Emma. I'm fine. (sighs heavily) I just needed some time alone with my thoughts.

Emma: (puts a hand on Zoey's shoulder) I know that you're still upset about the whole "Mike kissing Mary-Margret" thing and (eyes shift) while absolutely no one knows the exact motive behind these random portrayals of his weird characters, I and a lot of other people on and off our team are certain that you are the only one that Mike is crushing on big time.

Zoey: (still looks disheartened) I don't know, Emma. I want to believe you but if that were true, why would speak so coldly to me and then hook up with Mary-Margret? Even if he was playing a character, wouldn't it have made more sense to flirt with me instead if he really was crushing on me?

Emma eyes shifted back and forth fast, and she appeared to be very hesitant about coming up with a convincing excuse for "Vito's" actions.

Emma: (tries to think of something to say) I...uh... I-I..(suddenly comes up with a valid excuse) Actors kiss people on stage all the time! In the movies and in plays, there's typically some romance scenes that requires actors to portray romantic feelings as if they actually mean them. From my understanding of Mike's "Vito" character, he appears to be a typical Jersey Shore tough guy, who tend to be romantically involved with girls that are more "out there" rather than "nice girls" like you, Zoey. But all romantic scenes in movies and plays are the same since they are not a part of reality and don't even matter at the end of the day. Mike must be so dedicated to perfecting his characters that he would be willing to step out of his comfort zone by performing actions that are outside his own character.

Zoey: (silently considers the excuse that Emma had just told her before she spoke again) I guess that makes sense.....but I'm still so confused. I just don't understand why Mike has to perform all of these crazy characters all the time and why he can't give a straight forward sign or some form of confirmation that he likes me!

Emma: (puts a comforting hand on Zoey's shoulder) If you want my best opinion, I really think that you and Mike just need to talk to sort that whole scenario out. The two of you haven't really spoken much since the last challenge up until earlier today, and he'll have a much better explanation for his behavior than we could by just guessing.

Dawn: (puts a comforting hand on Zoey's other shoulder) I agree with Emma.

Emma and Zoey jump back in shock before they turned to see that Dawn was sitting behind them. Emma fell off of the rock when she flinched while Zoey managed to maintain her composure enough to not fall back like Emma did.

Emma: (stands up with a surprised look on her face, brushing the sand off of her clothes) How long have you been sitting there?!

Dawn: (giggles) For about a minute or two while you were trying to explain Mike's actions. Please forgive me as I did not mean to scare you two, but I did not wish to interrupt your discussion.

Zoey: It's okay, Dawn. We just didn't expect to see you is all.

Emma: (sits back down on the rock) Yeah, what Zoey said. I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but has anyone ever suggest maybe wearing a bell or something to you?

Dawn: Many times, actually. I've even tried it once before to help others around me feel more at ease. It never worked though. I still somehow manage to be too quiet for other people to hear me coming.

Emma: (cringes slightly) Thats a little unnerving. Anyway, what brings you here, Dawn?

Dawn: (holds up a garbage bag that she had stashed behind her) I was combing the beach for seashells and other discarded keepsakes when I sensed a great deal of sadness in Zoey's aura. I couldn't help but feel inclined to offer some reassurance and words of comfort.

Emma: (smiles) That's really sweet of you, Dawn. As you probably already know, Zoey and I were just talking about Mike.

Zoey: (angrily draws an X over the broken heart in the sand) Or should we call him "Vito"?!

Dawn: Trust me, Mike likes you a lot! I know it, Emma knows it, and more than half of the other campers on this island know it as well.

Zoey: You guys say that you know it and it's not like I don't trust you two enough to take your word for it, but how can you two be so sure that Mike likes me?

Emma: (wears a smug expression on her face) It's the small hints and cues that have me convinced. When we first came to the island, Mike was all nervous and dorky when he was around you. (Starts counting off her fingers) He didn't jump off the cliff during the first challenge so that you wouldn't have to face humiliation alone from wearing the chicken hat, during the Awake-a-thon he stayed by your side and talked to you until you fell asleep, and when Justin used you as a human shield in the last challenge, I can see how much concern he had for you on his face from a mile away.

Dawn: (smiles) And if that weren't enough to convince you, I can assure you that Mike's attraction for you is all over his aura. Or at least the Mike parts of it anyway.

Emma suddenly tensed up and her eyes widened at Dawn's previous statement, fearing the possibility that Dawn may know about Mike's alternative personalities. Zoey had her attention focused on the sand at the moment and Emma silently prayed that Zoey didn't hear that last statement about the "Mike parts" of Mike's aura.

Zoey: Really? (finally processes Dawn's last statement) Wait, what do you mean the "Mike parts"?

Anxiety fluttered in Emma's chest as she dreaded the high probability that her friend's secret was about to be exposed, and she knew that no matter what Dawn would say next, she had no excuse or lie that was convincing enough to drive her away from the truth. When an immediate reply from Dawn wasn't made, Zoey turned her head to where Dawn had been sitting.

Zoey: (confused) Dawn?

Reluctantly, Emma turned her head as well to face Dawn, only for her to discover that Dawn had disappeared while the two other girls weren't looking. Emma and Zoey both scanned the beach area, feeling a mixture of shock and confusion as Dawn was nowhere to be seen.

Zoey: (turns to Emma with a shared look of confusion) Was it something we said?

Emma simply shrugs her shoulders, sharing the same feelings of confusion with her friend.

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Confessional

Zoey: (puzzled) I don't like to speak badly about anyone, but Dawn totally creeps me out. Reading auras, talking to animals. I'm not saying she's a witch, but she might be a wizard.

Emma: (throws her hands up in exasperation) How is anyone that quiet?! (sighs) Anyway, it sounds like Dawn knows about Mike's multiple personality disorder since she specifically said that the "Mike parts" of Mike's aura shows his attraction to Zoey. (appears concerned) While I have never seen Dawn to act particularly malicious and she seems to be the type of person who would be discrete rather than take advantage of Mike's secret, I'm still going to have a word with her later in order to receive confirmation that she'll keep her mouth shut about Mike's multiple personalities.

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Campgrounds: Killer Bass

Back to the Killer Bass, the sound of Canada's national anthem being played on a trumpet can be heard as Lightning did basketball trick shots that were quite impressive to watch. These trick shots included jump shots, hook shots, slam dunks, and shots that involved the ball bouncing off of walls and trees at certain angles to shoot the ball into the net. Once the trumpet solo of the national anthem was about to end, Lightning performed his final slam dunk shot, which promoted a lot of cheering and clapping from his teammates. The one who was playing the national anthem on the trumpet was also revealed to be Brick as the team began to gather together for the verdict. Brick and Lightning both looked proud of their talents that they had just shared with their teammates.

Harold: Awesome, dudes!

Courtney: That was actually a great idea to combine Brick's trumpet solo of the national anthem with Lightning's trick shot performance.

Lightning: (twirls the basketball on his finger) At sporting events, they usually play the national anthem before the game starts, but we gonna mix it up a little and give my sports performance a little theme music!

Brick: After all, sports are our country's greatest pastimes. What better way to honor our great country by performing the national anthem during our country's favorite pastimes.

Lightning: Technically our country's favorite sporting event is ice hockey, but unless y'all know where Lightning can find a frozen lake or something, basketball will have to do.

Courtney: (chimes in) Never mind the technicalities. You two are definitely in the talent show!

Lightning: (pumps his fist into the air) SHA-SCORE!

Brick: (salutes) I am honored to have been chosen to help secure victory for our team! We shall not fail!

Luke: (to Courtney) Well now that that's settled, I guess our final choices are Lightning and Brick's trick shot/trumpet solo, Jenny's graffiti, Harold and Mary-Margret's rapping, DJ's ribbon dance, and your violin solo. I'd say we got this challenge in the bag!

Lightning: (fist pumps) SHA-BAM! Lightning's going to be on TV!

Brick: (raises an eyebrow) Uh, Lightning? You're already on TV. We all are.

Lightning: (shows a look of realization on his face) Oh yeah. I guess we are. Must've slipped my mind after being on camera for a while. (looks to the camera and flexes) What's up out there, dudes? You watch Lightning take home the win for his team, especially Pops! (points at the camera) You know I will make you proud!

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The screen transitions to a split screen that showed Lindsay and Tyler making out in the communal bathrooms on the left side of the screen, and showed Alex sitting at the campfire pit and painting black nail polish onto his fingernails on the right side of the screen. Both teammates still had their walkie talkies that Heather gave them when Heather's voice suddenly comes through the walkie talkies.

Heather: (over the walkie talkie) Lindsay! Alex! Come in! What did you two find out, over? (when there was no answer, she growled) Hello? Where the hell are you two?!

Lindsay: (stops making out with Tyler and picks up the walkie talkie) Uh....o-on my way back! Under!

Alex: (stops painting his nails and picks up his walkie talkie) Y-Yeah, me too! We'll see you in a minute or two! Under and in!

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Somewhere in the Forest

The screen transitions to Jenny, who was walking along the forest trail to the amphitheater while also carrying a cardboard box full of paints and small explosives.

Jenny: (appears quite excited) My act is going to be so epic! Finally, millions of people around the world are going to see my artwork on T.V.! Setting it up is going to take a lot of time and energy  though, but it's no different from other paintings and murals that I have made over the years. (suddenly stops walking for a moment and faces the screen) Also just so we're clear, I am not talking to myself! I am talking to the audience sitting at home! (looks around) I don't know where they placed the cameras around the island, but I know that they are supposed to be all over the place.

As Jenny continued her walk towards the amphitheater, she started to hear the faint sounds of music being played from a father distance. Curious, Jenny started walking towards the direction where she believed the music was coming from. The music became clearer and louder as Jenny walked closer and closer towards the source of the music. About halfway there, she started to recognize the song that was being played and became more intrigued.

Jenny: I know this song! It's "Sick of It" by the American rock band "Skillet"! Their one of my favorite heavy metal bands! (starts to pick up the pace) Now I definitely gotta find out who's listening to that song! I can't believe someone on this crappy island actually has good taste in music!

The lyrics of the song "Sick of It" by Skillet became more clear as Jenny was closing in on the source of the music:

Raise your hands

If you're sick

If you're sick of it

Raise your hands

If you're sick

If you're sick of it!

Sick of it

Raise your hands

Get rid of it

While there's a fighting chance

Are you over it?

Bored to death?

Have you had enough regret?

Take a stand, raise your hands

Are you sick of it?

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it

Get rid of it

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it

Are you over it?

Bored to death?

Have you had enough regret?

Take a stand, raise your hands

Are you sick of it?

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it

Are you sick of it?

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it

Are you sick of it?

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it

If you're sick of it

If you're sick, if you're sick

If you're sick of it!

Jenny had arrived to the source of the music about halfway towards the end of the song. She knew that when she heard the lyrics to the song that someone else was singing them since the voice didn't sound like the person who sung that song. However, whoever it was had some amazing vocals when it came to singing heavy metal songs. Right now, Jenny was watching the person who was singing that song breathing heavily as he concluded the song. Jenny was in complete and utter shock at what she had just witnessed. Her mouth hung open and it was a miracle that her wide eyes didn't pop out of their sockets.

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Confessional

Jenny: (still wearing the intense expression of shock from earlier) No......freakin......way!

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Campgrounds: Screaming Gophers

Meanwhile, most of the Screaming Gophers, minus Gwen and Mike, were gathered together as they watched Emma's audition for the talent show.

Blue Bird, lyrics by Ikimono Gakari, sung by Emma:

You say if you could fly,

You would never come back

You aimed for those white, white clouds

If you break through, you know you'll find it

So try until you break free to

That blue, blue sky

That blue, blue sky

That blue, blue sky!

When Emma finished singing, she pressed a button on the CD player to stop it from playing and waited for her applause, which she promptly received by the majority of her teammates along with cheering.

Alex: (clapping) That was like so fetch, Emma!

Lindsay: (clapping and nods her head in agreement) Totally!

Owen: (chuckles) She's good!

Leshawna: Girl, you got some great vocal cords!

Noah: (looks up from his book and shrugs) Meh.

Trent: (curious) Did you write that song yourself or is it from somewhere else?

Emma: No, I didn't write the song. "Blue Bird" is one of the songs from one of my favorite anime shows. It's usually sung in Japanese, but I decided to sing the English version so you guys could understand the lyrics.

Trent: That's a good call. Even if the Japanese version is better, I'm pretty sure that everyone would rather listen to a song that they can understand.

The only Gopher that was not clapping and cheering for Emma was Heather, which wasn't very surprising since the two girls were not very fond of each other. At first, Heather was surprised by how well Emma could sing, but then she just scowled in annoyance.

Heather: (rolls her eyes) Fine, you're in the show. (mumbles in a low tone of voice) Barely.

Emma: (pumps her fist into the air with excitement) Yes!

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Confessional

Emma: (proudly smiles) This is for all you hardcore otakus like me out there! I'm dedicating my talent show performance to every last fan of anime and manga!

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The next member of the Screaming Gophers team to audition was Eleyna, who was holding a sword that she was somehow able to acquire on the island through means that she had yet to specify. The rest of the campers were watching in horror and concern as Eleyna was about to perform the deadly sword swallowing trick.

Heather: (looked surprisingly concerned) Um, this seems really dangerous.

Sharon: (nods her head with a worried expression on her face) Agreed. When attempting peristalsis or "sword swallowing", the performer must relax the throat enough to allow the blade to slide down the esophagus, giving the audience the illusion of the sword being swallowed. Any mistake, no matter how small, can lead to serious injury or most likely death if the blade cuts the lining of your esophagus!

Owen: Coming from a guy who can eat and swallow pretty much anything, I have to agree with Sharon on this one, Eleyna. This doesn't seem very safe.

Eleyna: (scoffs) Your all just too chicken to take risks! Of course this is dangerous, but that's what makes it so thrilling to watch! (scowls) Though I was going to perform a dance with fire batons at first, but Chef was being stingy with the matches and lighter fluid, (smiles brightly) so I'm going to do the next best thing and shove this sword down my throat!

Leshawna: (eyes wide with terror) Girl, you are all kinds of crazy! How are you not the slightest bit worried about endangering your life?!

Eleyna: (stares blankly at her teammates) I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned this before (ponders for a moment) or maybe not to you guys specifically. Now that I think about it, maybe I just said it once in the confessional. (shakes her head) Whatever, it doesn't matter. What I was trying to reaffirm if I had already mentioned this before or not was that I have a condition that keeps me from feeling any form of physical pain.

Cameron: (chimes in) Congenital analgesia! I've read about that! (His teammates, minus Eleyna and Sharon, stared at him with confused expressions) It's more commonly referred to as "congenital insensitivity to pain". Basically, it's a rare condition that she was born with that makes her incapable of feeling any pain.

The confused teammates nodded their heads in understanding and began to fill the area with a collection of "ohs", "okay", and "now that makes sense".

Sharon: (adjusts her glasses before speaking to Eleyna) So what you are saying is that your inability to feel any pain your whole life has denied you of any sense of fear or doubt from doing dangerous actions that many others would fear for their safety and lives?

Eleyna: (nods) Yup, you pretty much hit the nail on the head with that observation, Sharon. I never really learned to avoid or fear danger in my life since I've never felt pain in my life. Kind of hard to fear something that I know doesn't exist to me. (raises the sword) But enough about me. It's showtime!

Eleyna tilts her head back and opens her mouth wide, preparing to lower the sword down her throat. Many of her teammates appeared terrified as they either covered their eyes with their hands or cringed anxiously. Even Noah was trying his hardest not to look up from his book as he was tempted to take small peeks. Suddenly and unexpectedly right before the blade entered Eleyna's mouth, they heard someone calling out to them. The team was pretty surprised who it was that came running towards them to intervene.

Chris: (shouts out while running towards the Gophers) Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! STOP!

Eleyna: (stopped in her tracks and let out an annoyed groan) Ughhh! What now?!

Chris: (doubles over and raises a finger to catch his breath before he speaks) J-Just...(breathes heavily) g-got.....(composes himself) notified by the camera crew that you were just about to attempt to swallow a sword.

Eleyna: (rolls her eyes) Well, duh. (raises the sword) Hence the sword that I am currently holding in my hand. That's the talent that I want to perform for the talent show.

Chris: Well, while watching you swallow that sword would be really great for ratings, I am legally obligated to ensure that the dangerous stunts performed by the contestants meet the criteria of the show's rules and regulations.

Eleyna: (crosses her arms) Oh c'mon! You said that anything goes as long as it's legal! Last time I checked, sword swallowing wasn't illegal! Or at least not in Canada!

Chris: (nods in confirmation) True. True. But are you a professional that is licensed to perform stunts like that?

Eleyna: Well, no. But I've done this kind of stuff all the time while my dad and I lived with a traveling circus for a few months!

Zoey: (raises an eyebrow) You were in a circus?

Eleyna: (turns to Zoey and nods) Yeah, long story for another time. (turns back to Chris) And anyway, why do I need to be a licensed professional to do a stunt like sword swallowing? You've never cared about us performing dangerous stunts during challenges before!

Chris: Our insurance doesn't cover stunts that are performed by amateurs unless they have first been tested by the interns. Besides, this is supposed to be a family friendly show. (the Gophers stared at him with looks of disbelief, causing Chris to shrug his shoulders) Or at the very least a show that children under the age of fourteen can watch with their parents and siblings. Editing may be able to censor the foul language and gestures that at least a handful of you overuse on a daily basis, as well indecent exposures such as nudity (gives Owen a pointed look that causes him to show a sheepish smile on his face), but swallowing a sword is a whole different story. So you're going to have to either find another talent to perform or skip to the next audition.

Eleyna: (moans and mutters under her breath) I swear, I'm on an island full of pussies!

Eleyna then proceeds to chuck the sword into the air and sending it spiraling towards a bush. Once the sword has landed in the bush, Eleyna suddenly got another idea.

Eleyna: Ooo! What about a knife throwing act? Y'know, the ones that involves a volunteer being strapped to a spinning wheel while the blindfolded knife thrower throws knifes at them? I learned how to do that in the circus, too!

Chris: (shakes his head) Nope, same rules apply with knife throwing. More specifically, any performance or stunt that involves sharp objects that could potentially impale the performer or others is off the table.

Eleyna: (crosses her arms and pouts) I guess that means juggling chainsaws is out of the question too.

Chris: (nods in confirmation) Afraid so.

Leshawna: (eyes widened) Wait girl, you know how to juggle chainsaws?! How are you even still alive after all that dangerous stuff that you've done in the circus?!

Eleyna: Hey, I'll have you know I was the only amateur performer there that was brave enough to try all that stuff! And besides, not everything I did was dangerous! (a doubtful expression appears on her face) I think. Hmmm.....(starts pondering over the matter, then suddenly gets an idea) Oh! I just got an amazing idea for what I can do!

Eleyna sprints towards the center of the area before facing her teammates, who looked at her with a mix of curiosity and confusion. She then proceeds to lay her body on the ground with her chest towards the ground. Afterwards, she begins to pull her legs over her shoulders while supporting her body with her chest and planting her feet on the ground in front of her face, completing the "chest stand face frame" contortion pose. Her teammates stared at her in a mixture of amazement and shock, and even Chris seemed impressed.

Eleyna: (maintains her pose) Advanced super awesome contortion pose #1: "Chest Stand Face Frame". (repositions herself back to standing up on her feet) The title's a work in progress, but that was just an example of how super flexible I am. As a matter of fact, contortion was my signature talent while my father and I were living with the traveling circus. They called me the "E-mazing E-lastic E-leyna"! The girl who was able to bend her body beyond its limits and pack herself in small boxes like it was nothing.

Cameron: I've read books about people who are capable of achieving such astronomical feats of contortion, but the first word that always comes to mind regarding these feats is "impossible".

Eleyna: (smirks) Not for the girl that feels no pain. I'm able to bend my body beyond its limits without any form of discomfort to hold me back. For instance....

Without any delay, Eleyna easily got herself in the splits position and raised her two legs effortlessly above her head, making the tips of her shoes touch each other to create a big circle with Eleyna's body in the middle. Her teammates and Chris appeared to be in a state of awe over Eleyna's flexibility.

Noah: (stares in awe) Okay, even I'll admit that I am impressed.

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Confessional

Owen: (has a satisfied smirk on his face) Gotta admit, that level of flexibility on a girl is actually pretty hot. (bounces his eyebrows up and down his forehead while maintaining his satisfied smirk).

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Back to the Screaming Gophers, Chris was now seen getting off his cellphone with the producers, asking for confirmation on whether or not Eleyna's contortion act was appropriate enough to air on TV.

Chris: (turns to the Screaming Gophers while putting his phone in his pocket) Alright, Eleyna. The producers have just green lit your contortion performance. So if your team wants you to perform your contortion act for the talent show, you're all good. See y'all at showtime!

Chris begins to walk away from the Screaming Gophers team, but he then stops and turns to Eleyna again before walking off-screen.

Chris: (to Eleyna) Oh! And just out of curiosity and for future reference, where did you even get your hands on that sword in the first place?

Eleyna: (answers nonchalantly) Same place where our meals come from: Chef's kitchen.

Heather: (raises an eyebrow in confusion) Why the hell would Chef have a sword in his kitchen?

Everyone turned their attention towards Chris, who simply shrugged his shoulders.

Chris: (shrugs) I dunno. Probably to kill rats I guess. Traps take too long, kitchen knives require very close range, and showing real guns on this show will get us cancelled.

Eleyna: (snaps her fingers) Now that you mention it, I did see a couple of blood stains on the sword's blade. (chuckles) Honestly, I kinda thought Chef was planning something for Chris and was using the interns for target practice or something.

Trent: (gags and tries not to throw up) And you were going to put it in your mouth anyway?! I know you don't feel pain Eleyna, but you gotta at least have a gag reflex.

Eleyna: (shrugs her shoulders) Meh. I've had worse things in my mouth before.

Everyone stares at Eleyna with strange expressions on their faces, causing Eleyna to realize that what she had just said has been interpreted the wrong way.

Eleyna: (snaps at everyone) That is not remotely what I meant people! Whatever you guys are thinking right now, put it back in the gutter where you found it!

Lindsay: (whispers to Alex) I don't get it. What do you think she means what we're thinking about?

Alex: (whispers back to Lindsay) I have like no idea either. Let's just go along with everyone else.

Lindsay: (nods her head and whispers back) Okay.

Chris: Here's something I wanna know, Eleyna. How did you convince Chef to let you use that sword? We're not even allowed to let you use matches.

Eleyna: (grins innocently) Oh that was easy! I didn't ask him for permission at all! I just saw the sword standing in the corner and took it while Chef wasn't looking when I tried to convince him to let me borrow matches and lighter fluid earlier.

Leshawna: (raises an eyebrow) So basically, you stole it.

Eleyna: (seems unfazed) Yeah, that's pretty much the shorter explanation. (turns to Chris) Oh by the way Chris, if you're going to be heading off, can you make sure Chef gets his sword back? Y'know, since I took it without him knowing and all.

Chris: (raises his hands defensively) No can do, dudette. I don't get involved when it comes to people stealing from Chef unless it's from a safe distance and there's a camera crew around. (starts walking away offscreen) Any who, good luck with that cuz as far as I'm concerned, you're on your own with Chef.

Once Chris was out of earshot, Eleyna simply rolled her eyes while baring a smirk on her face.

Eleyna: (seems unfazed) Pfft...guess he doesn't have any real balls after all. I ain't scared of Chef. (turns to her teammates) Soooo guys, what do you think? Is my contortion act good enough to let me in the talent show?

Everyone was silent for a moment, waiting for the judges to make the final call. Just then, Heather decided to break the silence.

Heather: Eh, screw it. You're pretty much the only person left on our team who actually has talent.

Heather's comment earned her a few dirty looks from some of her teammates, but she didn't seem to care.

Eleyna: (excitedly pumps her fist) Aw, hell yeah!

Heather: (to the rest of her teammates) Okay. So I believe that makes it me, Trent, Eleyna, Mike, and unfortunately Emma.

Emma shoots an annoyed glare at Heather, causing her to simply smirk at Emma's annoyance towards her.

Heather: (crosses her arms) Any objections?

No one on her team voiced any complaints. They were either fine with the choices or they simply did not care and wanted to be done with the auditions already.

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Somewhere in the Forest

The scene transitions back to Gwen, who was still sitting on a rock somewhere in the forest and writing in her diary by herself. Or at least it seemed like she was by herself until the camera pans to the right to reveal that she was being watched by Mike, who seemed hesitant about whether or not he should approach her.

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Confessional

Mike: During the dodgeball challenge yesterday, my alternate personality "Vito" came out and I guess started a brief fling with Mary-Margret. (cringes and groans in disgust at the thought) Things were already slightly awkward between Zoey and I when it was just Chester and Svetlana popping out all the time, but Vito just made things go from slightly awkward to seriously tense. (sighs heavily in disappointment) I could really use someone's input on how I can try to make things right between Zoey and I. I figured that I could at least try asking one of the girls on my team for some advice on how to best approach this mess, but that doesn't really leave me with too many options. I thought about going to Emma first, but she and Zoey are really good friends and I'm not sure she'd be all that willing to help me out after what Vito did or what she thinks I did. As for the others, (begins to count off on his fingers) Heather will most likely make things worse through her relentless taunting, Eleyna is just plain crazy, Leshawna is probably just waiting for the right opportunity to beat me senseless for hurting Zoey, Lindsay is not exactly the brightest lightbulb to be honest, and while Sharon does seem nice, she kinda freaks me out a little. (rubs the back of his head nervously) I'm not entirely sure why though, but I sometimes feel a weird vibe from her whenever we interact. So that just leaves Gwen. I know she may seem a bit intimidating, but I'm sure that she can actually be chill at times. Or at least that's what I would like to think. (chuckles nervously)

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Finally making up his mind about what to do next, Mike starts walking over to where Gwen was sitting.

Mike: (awkwardly) H-Hey, Gwen! What's up?

Gwen: (looks up from her diary with a deadpan expression on her face) Beat it, Mike.

Without a second thought, Mike swiftly spun back around and started walking back from where he came.

Mike: (smiles nervously) O-Okay then, I guess I'll see you later.

Without giving him another response, Gwen went back to writing in her diary.

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Confessional

Mike: (rubs the back of his head, nervously) Yeah.....I kinda panicked back there a little bit. (chuckles nervously before he lets out a sigh of disappointment).

Gwen: Okay, maybe I was a little harsh with Mike earlier. I just like being left alone while I'm writing in my diary.

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Somewhere else in the Forest

In some other part of the forest, Anthony was walking alone as he was making his way back to the cabins, figuring that his team must be done with their stupid auditions by now. Suddenly, he heard someone running towards him and let out an annoyed sigh.

Anthony: (mumbles) Please don't let it be-........

Jenny: (calls out to Anthony) Hey, Anthony! Wait up!

Anthony: (sighs again and mumbles) Of course it's her. (*beep*)!

Within seconds, Jenny caught up to Anthony and started walking beside him, which caused him to roll his eyes in annoyance.

Anthony: (grumbles) Beat it.

Jenny: (ignores him) So are you heading back to the cabins?

Anthony: (rolls his eyes) What's it to you?

Jenny: (ignores his harsh remark again) Yeah, I was heading back over to the cabins, too! I already got my paints and explosives ready to go at the amphitheater. I just gotta pick up my art portfolio to give me some inspiration for the mural that's going to score us big points in tonight's talent show.

Anthony appeared to become increasingly annoyed and angered as Jenny continued to talk to him. He suddenly stopped walking and furiously turned to face her.

Anthony: (harshly) Are you deaf or just plain ignorant?! Do you not grasp the meaning of the phrase "beat it"?!

Jenny: (grins mischievously) Oh, I heard you tell me to "beat it". I'm just not going to listen. It's a free country and there's no rule or law that forbids me from going wherever I please on this island.

Anthony lets out a low growl of frustration. Jenny simply snickers at his annoyance.

Jenny: Okay, I'm going to be serious with you right now.

Anthony: (sarcastically scoffs) You be serious? (rolls his eyes) That's a first.

Jenny: (ignores Anthony's sarcastic comment) You've made it very clear that you don't like me and to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of that stiff and stuck up attitude of yours.

Anthony: (sarcastically) And here I thought I was being subtle with my dislike towards you. But as long as we're being honest, I can say that I find your loose and laidback attitude to be quite equally appalling as well.

Jenny: (scoffs and crosses her arms) At least I don't have to walk around all stiff from that pole up your a-......

Anthony: (interrupts her) Get to the point already!

Jenny: (smirks) My point is that while we may appear to have conflicting personalities on the surface, I think that we may share more common interests than you may think and maybe our mutual dislike of each other will lessen if we work together and get to know each other better.

Anthony: First of all, I must know if you are high on something? Otherwise, you are sorely mistaken if you believe that we could have anything other than our mutual affinity for reptiles in common. And second, we are already working together on the same team, unless you are proposing that the two of us form an alliance to keep ourselves from getting voted off?

Jenny: (her smirk grows wider) That's exactly what I was thinking. And like I said before, we may have more common interests than either one of us thought if we took the time to get to know one another. We may have won the last challenge, but the Gophers have already won two challenges in a row. They're going to work even harder now to try to reclaim their winning streak and if they succeed, our team will be up for more eliminations.

Anthony: (unfazed) I fail to see how that should concern me. If we lose today's challenge, the team will most likely eliminate our least talented teammate or the one most directly responsible for the team's loss.

Jenny: That may be the case for this challenge, but what will happen when we lose a challenge and there is no one to pin the blame on? Sure enough during the first challenge we had several people that we could've pinned the blame for our loss on and eliminated them, but in the end we got rid of Ezekiel.

Anthony: (rolls his eyes) I didn't vote for Ezekiel. The only reason that he's out of the game is because he pissed off all of the girls on our team with his sexist comments. If he had kept his mouth shut back then, Mary-Margret or Courtney would've probably gotten the boot instead.

Jenny: (smirks and raises an eyebrow) Or you. You're not really the most well liked individual on our team. In fact, I'll bet a hundred grand you and Courtney had the same amount of votes against the two of you, and one day your attitude towards everyone is going to make you an easy target for elimination once there are no other strong candidates.

Anthony: Your assumptions about how I should be concerned about keeping myself in the game are only valid in the face of the possibility that I may soon face elimination, which is something that I will never see. I plan to make sure of it.

Jenny: (raises an eyebrow) You honestly believe that our team can avoid elimination so many times before it's down to the finals?

Anthony: (sneers) Pfft, as if. Our team completely sucks, especially if Courtney is now our so called "leader".

Jenny: Actually, I don't think her status as team leader is official yet. She kinda just took charge after we booted off Jo.

Anthony: That's beside the point. Our team's performance has been very poor up until the dodgeball challenge. We may luck out with a couple wins, but there's absolutely no way that our team can maintain a winning streak. For now, it is no concern of mine whether or not our team wins or loses, but rather that I outlast everyone else at preventing myself from being eliminated. And I plan to do just that.

Jenny: (puts her hands on her hips and raises an eyebrow) You won't get far in this game by going at it alone. You need allies to help watch your back and to vote with you to keep yourself from getting voted off. And it just so happens that I am also in need of a few allies myself in order to stay in the game.

Anthony: (scoffs) I don't need an alliance to win this game! I especially don't need anyone's help and this so called "alliance" that you want me to form with you consists of only two people. Should I lose all common sense to form an alliance with you, I would only have one other secured vote whenever we vote together. I highly doubt that that one extra vote will hardly make an impact in the elimination ceremony.

Jenny: (smirks) If I recall, that "one extra vote" that we used to vote out Ezekiel probably saved either yours or Courtney's butt from getting kicked off the island in the first elimination ceremony. Like you said, Ezekiel would probably still be in the game right now if it weren't for his sexist comments that pissed off the other girls and I, and either you or Courtney would've gone home instead. (Anthony's sharp eyes glared daggers at Jenny) Also if that weren't enough to prove you wrong, I think the fact that Dawn and I are taking care of Snowflake counts as "helping". Especially since you're the one who asked for our help with her in the first place. (Anthony's sharp glare narrows further) You can try to keep denying it but like it or not, the fact remains that you'll need an ally if you want to get far in this game. We may not be on friendly terms, but I think we could at least make an attempt to tolerate each other for a while.

Anthony: (lets out an annoyed sigh) If I tell you that I will at least think about it, will you leave me alone?

Jenny: (smiles) Only if you really mean it. It's about as much as I can ask from you right now.

Anthony: (rolls his eyes and lets out a heavy sigh) Then fine, I'll think about it.

Jenny: (smiles with satisfaction and starts walking ahead of Anthony) Great! I'm positive that you'll make the right decision in the end.

Anthony: (rolls his eyes and mumbles in a low tone of voice) That's a matter of opinion. (starts walking again).

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Confessional

Jenny: (grins) Oh I so got him! I could just tell that he was definitely considering forming an alliance with me, especially since I was giving him real facts about his situation. He may not have given me a definite answer, but I have a strong feeling that he's most likely going to take me up on my offer. (smiles with satisfaction) This is going to be interesting.

Anthony: (arms crossed) I had no choice but to at least meet her halfway. She was winning the argument and I knew she wouldn't leave me alone if I had just walked away from her. (sighs heavily in frustration). As much as I hate..hate hate hate hate hate HATE...to even consider forming an alliance with such an unruly girl such as herself, (groans in frustration) she.....(cringes in discomfort and gulps).....made some solid points. (shudders in disgust) Oh god, that was absolutely painful to say out loud! Anyway, there is absolutely no way that our team can keep up a winning streak long enough to make it to the finals. Sure they might be competent enough to win twice in a row sometimes, but when they lose, their going to go after either the ones who were responsible for the team's loss or the least favorable member of the team. (rolls his eyes) Apparently, my so-called "teammates" don't appreciate my disciplined and focused attitude. It's their loss once I crush every last one of them at this foolish game. But it's not just Jenny who I am reluctant to work with. I am what people would refer to as a "loner", since I am not very skilled at working with others. All my life my mother would always say "Nanika o tadashiku yaritai nonara, hoka no dareka ni tayoru koto wa dekinainode, jibun de yaranakereba narimasen!", which is translated in English as "If you want something done right, you must do it yourself because you cannot rely on anyone else!".

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Campgrounds

Back over at the campgrounds, a few members of the Screaming Gophers were seen hanging around their cabin. Trent was sitting on the cabin steps while practicing his guitar, and Heather, Lindsay, and Alex were chatting amongst themselves over by the railing. Meanwhile, the Killer Bass team members, Anthony and Jenny, arrived at the campgrounds and were heading over to their team's cabin. However, Jenny paused for a moment as she saw the sword in the bush that Eleyna had chucked earlier. She tapped Anthony on his arm to get his attention and pointed to the bush that had a sword lodged into it.

Jenny: What do you think that's all about?

Anthony: (shrugs his shoulders and rolls his eyes) Don't know, don't care.

Jenny: (shrugs) Yeah, it's probably better if we don't even ask.

As the pair continued walking back towards their cabin, Heather, who was watching the interaction between the two Killer Bass members along with Lindsay and Alex, decided to take the opportunity to tease the two.

Heather: (sneers) Look! The second hookup of the season from the Killer Bass!

Lindsay and Alex snickered along with Heather at the former's mocking remark while Anthony and Jenny glared at the small group with hostility.

Anthony: (*beep*) off, Heather!

Anthony walks into the boy's side of the Bass cabin and slams the door behind him while Jenny followed suit with the girl's side of the Bass cabin.

Jenny: (raises her middle finger) Yeah screw you, Heather!

Jenny slams the door to her side of the cabin behind her as the trio glares at the Bass cabin with annoyance at the Bass duo's insults. These silent glares were suddenly broken by the sound of the door from the girls' side of the Gopher cabin being slammed open. Exiting the cabin was the Screaming Gophers' own cool goth chick, Gwen, who was wearing her plain black swimwear and carrying a fresh towel on her shoulder.

Trent: (stops playing his guitar for a moment and looks up at Gwen) Hey, Gwen! Where are you heading?

Gwen: (sarcastically) Just needed to take a swim to cool off from all the excitement that's been going on today.

Trent: (lets out a small chuckle and smiles) Cool, okay if I come with you?

Gwen: (smiles) Sure! (realizes what she just said and did, and quickly brings back her usual scowl and attitude) I mean....whatever.

As Gwen and Trent headed towards the docks, Jenny came out of her team's cabin with her art portfolio clutched in her arms as she headed towards the amphitheater. Before she could leave the campgrounds however, Heather just couldn't resist the opportunity to tease her again.

Heather: (calls out to Jenny) Hey Fish Head! Don't get all high and mighty just because your team won their first challenge last time! You and the rest of your pathetic teammates are going "belly up" tonight!

Jenny pauses for a moment and scowls at Heather's insults, but then she gains a smirk on her face.

Jenny: (smirks) I wouldn't get to cocky if I were you Heather. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't your team lose because of the Killer Bass's least athletic team member?

Heather's confident smirk turns into a deep scowl at Jenny's reminder.

Jenny: (still smirking) You wannabe rodents may have a couple easy wins, but I think our performance during the dodgeball challenge is more than enough for you and your team to realize not to underestimate the Killer Bass. This whole competition is sink or swim and while your Gopher team sinks to the bottom of Camp Wawanakwa's waters, my Bass team will just keep swimming towards victory!

Jenny walks away with a triumphant smirk on her face as Heather's face seethed in anger over Jenny's remarks. Sensing the renewed tension, Alex nervously backs away to the inside of the boys side of the Gopher cabin. At the same time, Lindsay was about to walk towards somewhere else, but is immediately stopped by Heather.

Heather: You. Stay here. We've got a diary to find.

Lindsay raises an eyebrow in confusion.

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Amphitheater: Killer Bass

Over at the amphitheater, many of the Killer Bass team members, including Jenny, DJ, Lightning, Brick, Harold, Mary-Margret, Luke, and Duncan, were hanging around on stage and preparing their acts. Harold was beatboxing while Mary-Margret was writing down lyrics, Brick practiced on his trumpet, Lightning was spinning his basketball on one finger, Jenny was setting up her controlled mural explosion on a large mobile brick wall canvas that was secured on a cart, and DJ, Duncan, and Luke were playing "UNO".

Jenny: Anyone seen Courtney yet? Knowing her, she'd be way ahead of practicing her solo before the show tonight.

DJ: (looks up from his hand of cards for a moment) She's picking up her violin from the cabins, she should be here soon.

Mary-Margret: (looks up from her notepad) Hey, does anyone know a word that rhymes with Bass? I've tried mass, pass, and trash, but they are really not what I want to use to describe our team.

Jenny: (thinks for a moment) What about "ass"? As in, "the Killer Bass kicks ass!".

Mary-Margret: (snaps her fingers in approval) That's a good one! I can definitely use that one! (starts scribbling in her notepad again).

Harold: (stops beatboxing) Hey, maybe that could be our team cheer! "The Killer Bass kicks ass!".

Everyone thoughtfully considered the idea.

Jenny: That actually might work.

DJ: (reluctantly) Do we really have to say "ass" though? It just sounds too dirty.

Luke: You don't have to say it, but the rest of us might.

Duncan: Hell, I'll even cheer if we actually win this challenge.

Lightning: (twirling his basketball) There ain't no ifs about it, Duncan! With the Lightning's talent, we got this challenge in the Sha-Bag!

Brick: (stops playing his trumpet for a moment) I agree with Lightning, except I believe that all of us have got victory secured with each of our amazing talents.

Lightning: (scoffs) Sha-Whatever. Lightning's still the MVP.

Jenny: (sarcastically) Sure you are, Lightning.

Lightning: (grins arrogantly) See? Graffiti Girl gets it!

Jenny rolls her eyes in annoyance. A moment later, Courtney finally arrives to the amphitheater, carrying her violin case. Upon seeing Courtney's arrival, Duncan just couldn't resist the urge to aggravate her.

Duncan: (smirks) About time you showed up, Princess.

Courtney: (rolls her eyes and scowls) Shut up, Duncan! I had to run all the way over to my secret spot to get my violin, which by the way isn't a very short commute!

Luke: (raises an eyebrow in confusion) Huh? I thought you were just heading over to the cabins and back.

Mary-Margret: (looks up from her notepad again with a confused look) Yeah, don't you usually keep your violin case on our side of the cabin under the bunk bed?

Courtney: (sets her violin case on the stage before she proceeds to climb up on stage herself) Not anyone after "Klepto-Jo" decided to steal from both us and the other team. There's no way I'm risking anyone trying to steal or anything happening to my violin! So I decided to keep my violin in a more safe and secure place that no one else knows about.

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Confessional

Courtney: And by safe and secure, I mean hidden behind some tools in the arts and crafts center. But it's not like any of us have any reason or want to go there anyway, unless the next challenge involves making a macaroni necklace with glitter or something.

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Brick: Courtney, I must say that taking extra steps to secure your property reflects a lack of trust in your teammates, which can be bad for the team's morale.

Courtney: Don't think about it as me not trusting any of you. Think of it as more of me not trusting the other team. I mean, what is gonna stop them if they ever try to steal from one of us? Clearly not integrity.

Brick: (considers Courtney's statement for a moment) I suppose you got a fair point.

Luke: (nods in agreement) Yeah, although most of the Gophers don't seem like the thieving kind of people, I guess it's better safe than sorry.

Lightning: Heck, we didn't even see Jo's thieving ways coming! Good thing he messed up big time by stashing all our stuff under his bed. (scoffs) What an idiot!

Jenny: (mumbles) Ain't that the pot calling the kettle bl-.......

Jenny was suddenly cut off mid-sentence by Courtney's loud gasp and scream. Immediately, everyone in the area gathered around their teammate to check on her. Once they saw what was wrong, everyone gasped all at once.

Jenny: (shocked) Oh (*beep*)!

Courtney had opened her violin case, but inside the case was her violin, that was smashed into pieces!

The scene fades to black........

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Author's Note:

Hey guys, it's me! Thanks for reading! First off, I owe you all a huge apology for taking as long as I did with this chapter! I got caught up with some college work as well as just being a bit low on motivation or inspiration to write this chapter and I thank all of my readers for being so patient with me. Also, I have ran into a bit of writer's block with Mary-Margret and Harold's rap song that they are going to perform for their team, so if anyone wants to send me their ideas through the comments, that would be just awesome. Whoever's lyrics I picked will be honorably mentioned and credited at the end of the second part. I made this chapter a two parter due to my writer's block with the lyrics to the rap song and because I just felt so guilty about being absent for so long that I at least wanted to give you guys something.

So who do you guys think broke Courtney's violin? What are your thoughts so far on the first part of this chapter? Please let me know in the comments. I always love to hear feedback from my readers! Thanks again for reading and I'll see you all in part two (hopefully it won't take as long to complete)!