User blog:SpiritAnimal/Spirit's Total Drama Island - Episode 6: The Sucky Outdoors

Chris: Previously on Total Drama Island, a talent contest brought out the worst in all of our campers. It was awesome! The Screaming Gophers seemed to have a good shot at winning, but Sugar's odd obsession with getting rid of Ella caused them to lose to the Killer Bass. While Amy was originally planned to leave, the majority of the team decided to vote off Ella instead due to her broken arm, but not before Amy cursed out Sugar as her enemy. Who will be the next one to walk off this crappy dock? Find out tonight on Total Drama Island!

The contestants are sitting where the campfire ceremony usually takes place the morning after Ella's elimination.

Chris: Campers, today's challenge will test your outdoor survival skills. I'm not gonna lie to you...some of you may not come back alive.

Everyone gasps.

Chris: Just joking. Haha. All you need to do is stay one night in the woods. Everything you need is at your team's campsite in the forest. Unfortunately, you'll have to find it first.

He tosses a map and compass to Shawn and Lightning.

Chris: Oh, and watch out for bears. A couple of interns went missing pre-production. First team back for breakfast wins invincibility.

Sugar: I'd like to see a bear try to take me out!

Amy: So would I…

(Conf) Sugar: I for sure thought that Amy would forget about the whole Ella sabotage thing. I thought blondes were dumb.

Cameron: B...b...bears?

Jo: Heh. Better watch your back, bubble boy.

Zoey: Hey. There's no need to be rude.

Jo: I'm not being rude, just honest.

The Screaming Gophers are walking in the forest, following Shawn who is holding the map. Jasmine is holding the compass.

Samey: The forest is so calm and peaceful. There's something about it that I love.

Amy rolls her eyes.

Jasmine: I agree. I used to spend my days just wandering in the forest all the time as a kid. I still do it sometimes. Australia's wildlife is a little more crazy though.

Samey: Heh...sounds pretty scary.

Jasmine: Yeah, but it's nothing I can't handle.

Shawn: Creatures in Australia are nothing compared to zombies. Those are the things you wanna train for.

Jasmine: Yeah, Shawn. We know.

Shawn: Just wanted to make sure you do.

Sky and Dave are walking a little further back behind the group.

Dave: So, uh, listen. I think you're really awesome-

Sky: Oh, uh...Dave. Look. I'm here to win a game. I don't know if you were about to say what I think you were about to say, but I'm not interested right now.

Dave: But…

Sky: Dave, I'm sorry. But we can still be friends.

She grabs his shoulder.

Dave: Ugh...fine.

(Conf) Dave: Am I gonna give up on Sky? No. I think she wants me but just doesn't know yet. But seriously? How can she lead me on and then screw me over like that?

(Conf) Sky: I like Dave. But with things going on in my life as well as here, I can't put him before the money.

Sugar: Are y'all sure we're goin' the right way?

Shawn: Yup. Looks like it.

Sugar: It feels like we've been walkin' for hours.

Shawn: It's been about 30 minutes.

Sugar: Uuugh.

Amy: Maybe if you didn't have fat elephant legs then you would be able to withstand the walk to our campsite.

Sugar: EXCUSE ME?!

Sugar and Amy stand toe to toe.

Jasmine jumps between them and breaks them up.

Jasmine: Amy. Seriously?

Amy: I told you what she did. You know that bear was well trained by that freaky forest girl. There's no way he just escaped and attacked Ella.

Jasmine: Oh, yeah, I'm sure Sugar just let the bear out and it ran at Ella.

Amy: Yeah. Exactly.

Sugar: She's a fraud! A fraud!

(Conf) Samey: Seeing Amy in the spotlight in a negative way is soooo nice. I love knowing she's at risk of getting voted out everytime we lose. Maybe I can muster up the self confidence to finally vote her out.

(Conf) Amy: I'm seriously so annoyed at how close I am to being voted out. I no longer care about Samey's pathetic butt. I'm sure she'll be voted out soon as well for being so terrible at everything. I'm thinking of ways to get Sugar out of this game as soon as possible.

The Killer Bass are walking in another part of the forest.

Lightning: So does north mean go up or down?

Jo: Are you thick? Give me the map.

She rips the map out of Lightning's hands.

Jo: It seems that we should be going east, not north. Why are you taking us this way?

Lightning: Uh...I don't know.

Jo: You idiot!

Lightning: Dude, don't be sha-rude. You do not wanna mess with Lightning this early in the morning.

Jo: I'm a girl!

Lightning: Yeah, you're right. There are girls on this team and we should put our differences aside and be gentlemen for them.

Brick: Okay, let's just go east.

Mike and Zoey are talking and laughing together. The camera pans behind them to Anne Maria, who frowns.

(Conf) Anne Maria: So this couple really ain't gonna break up anytime soon. Looks like I gotta focus on my hair for now.

Anne Maria sprays her hairspray all over.

Dakota: Hey, mind not polluting our air? I don't feel like suffocating.

Anne Maria: Uh, lemme do what I wanna do, blondie. You'll live.

Dakota gasps.

Dakota: Nobody's ever said no to me before!

Anne Maria: Really?

Dakota: Yeah...NOW DROP THE CAN OF HAIRSPRAY.

The girls wrestle as the camera pans to Scott and Cameron.

Cameron: Man, I didn't think I'd make it this far into the competition.

Scott: I didn't think you'd make it this far either.

Cameron: Uh...yeah.

Scott: Listen. If you wanna go further, an alliance might be a huge help to you.

Cameron: An alliance? You want an alliance with me?

Scott: Sure, buddy. But we gotta be discreet about it. You can't tell anyone.

Cameron: Definitely. Thanks!

Scott: No problem.

(Conf) Scott: I can't win if I can't stay in the game. With the votes of Mike and Cameron, I'll help make sure I only need a few more votes to stay in as long as I need to. Of course, I'll dispose of them once I no longer need their help.

The Screaming Gophers are still walking to their campsite.

Sky is walking next to Jasmine.

Sky: Hey. I feel a little...bad right now.

Jasmine: Why's that?

Sky: I just turned Dave down.

Jasmine: Really? Why? I thought you guys really liked each other.

Sky: Well, we do have a great relationship. But there's other factors.

Jasmine: Look, you're teenagers anyways. If anything, it would have been a fling. Nothing more.

Sky: Yeah, you're right. Anyways...listen, I know you don't believe Amy, but Sugar is kind of...weird.

Jasmine: Sky, you have to stop defending Amy.

Sky: We just have to look at it from both sides, Jasmine.

Jasmine: Amy knows she's on the bottom and she's trying to do anything to stay in the game.

Sky: Well then how did the bear escape its cage? There's no way that Dawn girl let it out.

Jasmine: Hm...that's a mystery. But she could have easily just forgotten about the latch or something.

Sky: I don't know...something just seems off.

Jasmine: If she really did do it, we'll get to the bottom of it. But I sincerely doubt it.

Back on the Bass' trail, the fighting has stopped between Dakota and Anne Maria.

Brick: We're nearly an hour behind schedule.

Jo: We'll survive. We just have to be very prepared to make a fire before the sun sets.

Brick: Which I can do, you're welcome.

Jo rolls her eyes.

Jo: Yeah, we'll see about that.

Anne Maria: Ain't you guys done arguin' and flirtin' and stuff?

Jo and Brick: FLIRTING?

Anne Maria: Yeah. It's gettin' tiring. And I wanna spray my hair so bad, but SOMEONE crushed the last can.

She looks back at Dakota, indicating that it was her.

Dakota smirks back at her.

Jo: Stop complaining. This isn't a fashion contest, Annie. In case you couldn't tell, we're camping. It's not a 5 star resort.

Anne Maria: You act like I don't know that. But there has to be some sort of hospitality here.

Jo: No, you numbskull. There isn't.

Anne Maria: Who you callin' a numbskull you ugly man lookin' creature!

Lightning: Not again…

Brick: HEY. Can we focus on finding camp please?

Anne Maria: Yeah, whateva…

Jo returns to the map.

The Gophers have arrived to their campsite.

Sugar: There ain't no food here!

Jasmine: Well duh. It's a survival challenge, mate. Shawn and I got the food under control, don't we Shawn?

She turns over and looks for Shawn, who is rolling around in the shallow river nearby.

Shawn: You'll never get me, zombies! Never!

Jasmine facepalms.

(Conf) Jasmine: Shawn is sweet and all, but what is with the zombie obsession?

Sky: Dang, this tent is so difficult to build.

Samey: Maybe there's instructions to build it.

Amy comes over and grabs the instructions out of Samey's hands.

Amy: Of course there are. I'll read them. (Whispers) I've always been the smarter one.

Samey sighs.

Sugar: Dang nabbit, I'm goin' to find some food now!

Jasmine: Wait! We can't split up. I'll come with you.

Amy: Fine. While you two are gone, I'll be in charge of camp since I have the instructions.

Jasmine: Fine, whatever. We'll be back with some food soon.

Sugar: I wonder if there are any berries nearby.

The Bass are setting up camp. Jo and Brick are setting up their tent, Dawn is picking berries, Dakota is brushing her hair, Anne Maria is sitting and watching Mike, Zoey, and Lightning try to start a fire. Cameron walks over to them.

Lightning: This fire is never gonna start.

Zoey: It just takes a while. We'll get it right.

Cameron: Hey, I have an idea…

Cameron takes his glasses off and puts them in the sunlight, pointed at the wood in the firepit. The wood begins to smoke and eventually a flame starts.

Mike: Hey, nice job Cameron!

Cameron: Thanks, Mike!

Lightning: That was pretty awesome, little nerd!

The camera pans to Jo and Brick.

Jo: You pitch a tent like a girl. We need to be a little quicker so we can have shelter before the sun sets.

Brick: Will you be quiet for 2 seconds so I can focus on the instructions?

Scott walks over Dakota.

Scott: Hey, lady. What's for dinner, heh. A guy's gotta eat.

Dakota: Why don't you go jump in the water and ask the sharks?

Scott: Sheesh. Touchy.

Dakota: I'm not your personal servant.

Scott: No, but you are someone who hasn't helped a bit since we got here.

Dakota: Um, I bring beauty to the camp. And Dawn says I have a purple aura. Yeah...purple.

Scott: Do you even know what that means?

Dakota: No.

Scott: Neither do I.

Dawn walks over, after overhearing.

Dawn: It's an aura I don't see often. It signifies royalty, being childish, luxury, but for Dakota I see ambition more than anything.

Dakota: Ambition? I'm ambitious?

Dawn: Yes, it seems so. Maybe you don't realize it, but I can see it.

(Conf) Dakota: I'm ambitious...I just don't believe-I mean, of course I am. Ambition is my middle name.

Jasmine and Sugar are walking in the woods, not far from the campsite.

Sugar: I think I see a bush with berries!

Jasmine: Sugar, slow down.

Sugar runs to the bush and begins eating them.

Sugar: Man, these are better than any revenge on Ella.

Jasmine: Revenge on Ella?!

Sugar: Uh...I said...avenging Ella. For whoever hurt her. Now eat!

(Conf) Jasmine: Did Sugar really do it? It can't be...ugh...that means that Amy was right.

Jasmine kneels and pretends to believe Sugar.

Sky is still building the tent. The sun is setting.

Sky: Aaaaand done!

Shawn: I finished making a fire too!

Amy: Not shocking. I mean, I AM a great leader.

Samey: Nice job, guys!

Jasmine and Sugar return from the woods. Sugar runs and sits at the fire. Jasmine is carrying a bunch of berries in her bag.

Jasmine: This will have to do for dinner, unless someone can fish.

B gets up and silently walks to the water. He takes out a net, which he made out of branches and grass, and puts it in the water. Moments later, he returns with fish.

Jasmine: Wow, B! That was amazing! Now the berries can be desert.

B nods.

Everyone walks over to eat, but Jasmine grabs Sky.

Jasmine: Sky, I need to tell you something. I think you're right. Sugar did sabotage Ella.

Sky: Ugh, I had a feeling.

Jasmine: I'm sick of fighting and arguments. How about we wait to see if we lose to talk to Amy and apologize to her, as gross as it sounds.

Sky: Yeah, sounds good to me. No drama for us for a night.

The girls join everyone else at the fire.

It is now nighttime, and the Bass are getting ready to sleep in their tent.

Anne Maria: Ay, the ground is hurting my back.

Scott: Stop whining. This is comfortable for me. On the farm, we used to sleep on bricks.

Anne Maria looks at him confusedly.

Jo: Maybe it would be better if 10 people weren't sleeping in a tent for 4. Chris is so lazy.

Mike: And cheap.

Zoey: Well I'm not gonna lie, I like this.

She inches closer to Mike.

Scott: Not in here, lovebirds.

Zoey: Lovebirds?

Jo: Oh, please. Don't pretend like it isn't true.

Mike: Maybe it is…

Mike and Zoey look at each other.

Anne Maria sighs.

The Gophers are all sitting around the fire eating.

Shawn: Hey, does anyone wanna hear a scary story?

Dave: Uh...I don't know.

Sky: Oh, come on Dave. It'll be fun.

Shawn: Once upon a time there was a young girl. Her father warned her to never enter the woods behind her backyard, but she always wanted to explore. So one day, while her father was at work, she decided she was going to take a quick stroll into the woods. And when she was inside, she heard footsteps. She turned around to see...A ZOMBIE!

Sugar: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Everyone else looks at Shawn like his story was lame.

Jasmine: We should have known it was a zombie story.

Dakota is trying to get comfortable when she hears a growl outside.

Dakota: Scott, I'm not in the mood to talk to your annoying a** right now.

Scott gets up.

Scott: I'm right here.

Dakota: Well if you're there...who growled outside?

They hear the growl again.

Brick: Uh...this is not good.

Jo: I'll go check.

Zoey: That could be anything out there! You don't wanna risk it. We're safer in here.

Lightning: I'll go sha-beat it up!

Lightning leaves the tent.

Dawn: Lightning! The energy I'm receiving from the creature outside is not good!

Lightning: Whatever, creepy girl.

Lightning walks outside to see a bear. They stare for a second before the bear roars. Lightning runs away and climbs the tree.

Lightning: IT'S A BEAR! DON'T COME OUTSIDE!

Jo: Perfect…

The Gophers are getting ready to go to sleep.

Jasmine: Goodnight, everyone.

Samey: Goodnight, Jasmine!

Amy: Hey, where's Shawn?

Jasmine: He went to pee.

Sugar looks up after hearing footsteps and sees a shadow in the tent.

Sugar: IT'S THE ZOMBIE AHHHH!

She runs out of the tent and accidentally kicks a hot rock from the fire, which lands on the tent and sets it on fire. It basically disintegrates within seconds.

Sugar: Heh...uh...sorry.

Shawn: What was that all about?

Sugar: I thought you were a zombie!

Dave: The stupid zombie story scared her? Ugh!

Jasmine: Now we have no shelter for the night! Ugh

There is an overview shot of the forest, with the sun rising.

Chris looks at his watch.

Chris: They should be here in about an hour.

Jo: Is the bear gone yet, Lightning?!

Lightning: Uh, yeah...He left a few hours ago! I've just been too scared to move.

Zoey: We have to go! We're gonna be late if we don't pack up right away.

Brick: Everyone do something to make the process quicker.

The Gophers are packing as well.

Sugar: I should bring this rock as a memento of the time we went campin'!

Amy: Shut up and continue packing.

Sugar: HEY-

Jasmine: No, she's right. I've had enough of your childish games, Sugar. Pull it together NOW.

Chris: Any minute now.

The Bass and Gophers are both running.

Sugar: My legs...my legs hurt so bad…

Amy: KEEP. RUNNING.

Chris: And the winners are…

The teams are nearly neck and neck.

The Bass pass the finish line first.

Chris: The Killer Bass!

Jasmine falls to her knees.

Jasmine: NOOOOOO!

Sky: Jasmine, come on. It's okay.

Sugar: Yeah! It's not-

Jasmine growls at Sugar, causing Sugar to be quiet.

Chris: Gophers, another date with me at the campfire ceremony.

Samey: We know.

Chris: Sheesh. This vote is unanimous. I'll be quick. If you don't receive a marshmallow, you're safe. Samey, Jasmine, Sky, Dave, and Shawn all get one.

He throws them their marshmallows.

Chris: B as well.

B catches his.

Chris: Sugar...Amy...one of you is going home. And that is…

Both stare angrily at Chris.

Chris: Sugar. Amy is safe.

Amy: Phew. See ya Sugar.

Sugar: WHAT?! I'm the biggest star of the show! The pageant queen! The beautiful princess! You can't send me home this early!

Chris: Watch me.

Chef picks Sugar up and throws her onto the Boat of Losers.

Sugar: I'LL GET MY REVENGE!

Chris: And with that, 7 are left on the Gophers. Can they stop being abysmal at everything. Find out next time on...Total Drama Island!

First I wanna say I'm sorry for taking so long with this chapter. The holidays are a little crazy and I had to work a lot so it took some time to finish this.

Another Bass member gone. Sugar brought some great drama but I felt a bigger character needed to leave so we could make some room for some characters still in the game. Sugar was never intended to be as large of a character as she was, due to being an early boot. But I'm glad her plots turned out the way they did. She obviously will need some development and closure, but that's for another day. A new episode should come out within the next 2 weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.