One Foot Ahead

One Foot Ahead is the seventeenth episode of Total Drama: Resurrection, and the first episode of the merge.
== Plot ==
The teams dissolve and the remaining eleven contestants compete in a booby-trapped obstacle course to get the first individual immunity for themselves.
== Script ==
=== Intro - Recap ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the docks, nighttime
Chris:
Previously on Total Drama: Resurrection…
Blaineley (posing with her golden trophy):
We were nominated for the Best Host category at the Gemmy Awards! Of course we were, who out there is better than us? Not that loser Don from the Ridonculous Race, that’s for sure.
Chris:
Or your old pal, Josh, from Celebrity Manhunt.
Blaineley (with a shiver of disgust):
That opportunist pile of repugnant sludge is far behind me now. Besides, now I have a Gemmy Award! He can’t even get a nomination for the Daytime Gemmys!
Chris (a bit disturbed):
Uh-huh… Anyway, in our steed, we left all the hosting duties to the best beau around, my good friend, Chef Hatchet. As he put the remaining twelve contestants through the military wringer, he got a front row seat to watch all the drama unfold.
Blaineley:
Amy delved more into her troubled past with Samey after she nearly blinded Topher with a cup of coffee and moments away from ripping little Dave apart, but before she and Heather got into a catfight for the ages! I hope she gave her a few good whacks. I hope that we can get a repeat performance today. Get her again. Get her for me. 
Chris:
Speaking of Dave, he proved that he could go the distance in a physical challenge. Through a series of near fatal accidents, Dave managed to reach his way to the final round of the challenge, only getting taken out from seeing Courtney bleeding. He even made the wildlife on the island a tasty Indian snack until Shawn stopped the feast.
Blaineley:
Heather proved to be as sneaky and underhanded as ever before, taking Samey out of the challenge and then digging her demon claws even further into Amy’s skin. She then set her feral eyes on the budding closeness between Dave and Shawn, scheming how to tear them apart and be generally unpleasant.
Chris:
Chef found an unlikely ally and supporter in the big lummox, Tyler. That big buffoon was happy to compete and clear the challenge, even as he knocked Amy around. Let’s see that again! Then again and again…
Chris presses a remote and replays Tyler accidentally smacking Amy into her grave with their wooden plank, then falling in with her as he was chained to her. The footage then rewinded and played again, then once more.
Blaineley:
In the end, Amy and Tyler managed to work together to dig their graves faster than the two remaining Vipers, securing the win for the remains of their team. This doomed the Vicious Vipers to yet another campfire ceremony where they had to vote out yet another member.
Chris:
With a solid plan laid out by Heather, she was able to get Dave ejected from the game with the help of Alejandro and the idol he had taken from Tyler, Topher, and Scott. The idol’s twist was being able to block a vote, which Topher used to block Shawn, avoiding potential embarrassment in a tiebreaker challenge with Dave. 
Blaineley:
Will Shawn be able to turn the tides back onto Heather and avenge his boyfriend?
Will Topher’s newfound antagonism come back to bite him?
Chris:
Will Samey be able to warn Amy about Heather’s plan to vanquish her in time?
Is Courtney’s change of heart as genuine as she claims it to be?
Blaineley:
Find out the answers to these questions and more today on…
Chris:
TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The theme song plays
=== Act One - The Campsite ===
The episode picks up right where the previous one has left off with Shawn standing alone on the dock of shame after Dave has just been eliminated and left on the boat of losers. He’s holding Dave’s old teddy bear in his hand as a mysterious figure stares at Shawn from the water of the ocean. Shawn just stares silently at Dave’s bear in one hand while wiping a tear away with the other. Chris’ voice comes from over the loudspeaker.
Chris (over the loudspeaker):
Attention campers! Please report back to the campsite immediately!
A depressed Shawn just stands on the docks, unmoving. The figure in the water slowly creeping closer as Shawn detects the presence of someone else behind him.
Shawn (dryly):
If you’re going to creep up on me, you could at least be quiet about it.
Samey (caring):
I didn’t mean to sneak up on you, I came to check up on you.
Shawn (dismissive):
I’m fine.
Samey (reaching out to him, putting a hand on his shoulder):
No, you’re not, and that’s okay. You don’t need to be strong all the time, Shawn.
Shawn (with a deep sigh):
I failed him. It was my job to protect him, and I failed.
Samey:
I know it hurts right now, but you’re going to see him again. You two have such a close bond that a small amount of time of separation isn’t going to damage anything. You’ll be together again, I promise.
Shawn (with a small nod):
Thanks, Samey. You’re a great friend.
The two embrace each other in a passionate, platonic hug. Upon pulling away from each other, Samey grabbed a hold of Shawn’s free hand.
Samey (with a bright smile):
Come on, we have a campsite to get back to!
Samey and Shawn walked hand in hand back to the campsite from the dock and sat on the last two remaining log seats, sitting next to each other with Courtney to Shawn’s right and Amy to Samey’s left. Courtney and Amy both give them a warm smile as they walk by and Heather gives them a look of disgust and rolls her eyes. After they walked away from the dock, Fang can be seen biting the board Shawn was standing on.
Heather (trying to stir up drama):
Well, Shawn. It seems you’ve moved on from your scrawny little weakling fairly quick.
Samey (biting the bait, protesting):
Me and Shawn? That’s crazy! We’re friends! Just because you don’t have any doesn’t mean that anybody else can’t.
Shawn (bluntly):
Just ignore the bog witch, Samey. She’s just trying to start drama so she can manipulate it.
Courtney (changing the subject):
So, Shawn… What's with the bear?
Shawn (his fingers stroking the fabric of the bear):
It was Dave’s. He gave it to me before he got on the boat.
Topher (with a snicker):
What kind of loser still sleeps with a teddy bear at twenty-two?
Alejandro (a bit confused):
Topher, you have that stuffed unicorn on your bunk.
Topher (nonchalant):
Yeah, a unicorn. It’s not a teddy bear, what aren’t you following?
Blaineley:
Hey, shut up! We’ve got an announcement!
As Blaineley brought the eleven remaining contestants to silence, Chef Hatchet brought two tapestries with the team logos for the Ravenous Raccoons and the Vicious Vipers to the campsite, and then proceeded to hang them up on two wires.
Chris (with a pause):
Uh, Chef… aren’t you forgetting something?
Chef (having a realization):
Oh, right!
Fumbling around in his pockets, Chef was unable to find what he was looking for. He then visibly has another idea. He then picked up Shawn and began to rifle through his pockets, eventually pulling out a cigarette lighter.
Shawn:
Hey!
Chef:
Calm down, you’ll get it back.
Using Shawn’s cigarette lighter, Chef lights the two tapestries on fire. After they swiftly burn to ash, Chef tossed Shawn’s lighter back to him, who caught it effortlessly.
Chris:
With Dave’s elimination, we are officially at our final eleven contestants!
Blaineley:
It’s been a long ride since twenty-four of you stepped foot onto Pahkitew Island, so with the eleven of you still remaining, we’ve decided it’s time for a celebration!
Chris:
With the final eleven contestants, it is finally time… the teams are being merged!
The eleven remaining contestants then burst into cheers and applause, but Lindsay and Tyler look concerned. 
Tyler (confused):
Merged? Isn’t that gonna hurt?
Lindsay (equally confused and dim):
But I’m already merged to Tyler, I don’t want to be with anyone else!
Samey (explaining):
You’re married to Tyler, Lindsay. Not merged. Don’t worry about it. It simply means that we’ve reached the point of the game where the teams are now dissolved and we play individually instead of with our old teams.
Tyler:
Oh! Isn’t getting dissolved going to hurt?
Topher (standing up, proudly):
It’s about time I made the merge! I was so robbed of it last time! It’s only right!
Sadie (clapping, congratulating herself):
I did it! I made it! I’m here!
Amy and Samey (hugging and jumping up and down):
We did it! We did it!
Courtney (flabbergasted):
I’m here… I really made it… wait! Maybe I still have a chance to win this!
Heather (coldly):
I wouldn’t bet on it. Your only ally left is Shawn. No one else likes you. You should have your bags packed already. Save yourself the struggle later.
Blaineley:
And for the second of tonight’s announcements…
Chris:
Everyone report to the two cabins! The five remaining members of the Ravenous Raccoons, move your belongings to the Vicious Viper cabin. As the two teams unite, there is no longer any need for two cabins. We shall meet you there!
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the cabins, nighttime 
The camera cut to static and then to former members of the Ravenous Raccoons moving their belongings to the Vicious Vipers’ cabin. The girls on the left side, Tyler joining the guys on the right side. After placing their belongings down on their new bunk beds, the remaining eleven contestants exited the cabin and stood outside as Chris, Blaineley, and Chef drove up in front of the two cabins on mopeds.
Blaineley:
Did everyone move their belongings?
Chris (not waiting for even a second):
Good!
Pressing a button on his moped, the Ravenous Raccoon cabin detonated in a fiery explosion. An overhead view of the island comically shows a crater where the cabin used to reside.
Amy (shocked):
Someone could have still been in there! What is wrong with you?
Topher (with a shrug):
Only Child Syndrome.
Chef:
Our final eleven contestants, as the teams are now merged, there is no need to have two cabins remaining on the island. Everyone will be residing in the cabin belonging to the Vicious Vipers, now a mixed cabin. The winner of the challenges, however, we have a special surprise for you… Hit it!
Blaineley pushes a button on her moped. From the ground where the Ravenous Raccoon cabin had stood up until a minute ago emerged a tall, luxurious building with multiple windows and white walls. The remaining contestants stood in amazement.
Blaineley (a la an infomercial):
Allow me to introduce the O’Halloran Spa Hotel! Yes, the O’Halloran Spa Hotel, equipped with state of the art, powerful air conditioning, a personal butler, a chef from a five-star restaurant on call, a larger-than-life jacuzzi, an always on call masseuse, wifi, hot water, the most comfortable, soft beds money can buy, and a state of the art gym!
Tyler (excited):
Ooh! A gym! I wanna go! Let me in!
Tyler tries to pull open the front door to the spa hotel, but it won’t open. He keeps trying to open it, nonetheless. An annoyed Blaineley scoffs.
Chris:
Not so fast, eager beaver. Nobody is staying in the spa hotel tonight. It becomes available following tomorrow’s challenge where the winner and the person of their choosing gains access to it for the night, as well as another special reward at the campfire ceremony!
Amy (annoyed):
So why tell us this now?
Blaineley (with a snicker):
Just to ensure you’re all bloodthirsty and hungry for tomorrow’s win! How exciting, right?
Courtney:
I hate you.
Chef (blowing an airhorn):
Get to bed, maggots! You’ll need to be alert for tomorrow!
The camera cuts to Tyler joining Alejandro, Scott, Shawn, and Topher in the male’s side of the cabin. Topher happily greets his new friend, giving him a hug. A smirk forms on Alejandro’s face as it cuts to him in the confessional.
Alejandro:
Now that I am to share this cabin with Tyler, I can finally toss out Topher and his dead weight with him so I can have an ally that is somewhat competent. Now to handle this matter with the utmost grace and delicacy so I don’t lose a vote in my favor.
Alejandro is then shown to exit the confessional and he runs into Heather right outside of the door.
Heather (playful):
Excuse you!
Alejandro (matching her energy, playfully mocking her):
Well, well, well Heather. Spying on me outside of the confessional? That’s quite a new low, even for someone as slimy and underhanded like you.
Heather:
Now before you say another compliment, let me ask you a fair question. Did it ever cross your mind that I simply had thoughts of my own I would like to share in the confessional? It’s not your own personal soapbox, you know. So hop off.
Alejandro (with a polite bow):
My apologies, my fair lady. Now if you’ll excuse me.
Alejandro walked off as Heather entered the confessional. She pulls out her phone and shows the screen to the camera. She reveals that she was recording her conversation with Alejandro, as well as his confessional, playing it back. 
Heather:
This will certainly come in handy… He might be my boyfriend, but he still has my meteoric karma coming his way for stealing my idol and cheating me out the last time we played this game. With that last confessional, I’ve secretly recorded enough of his slandering Topher and admittance to manipulating his feelings for him just to get ahead.
Heather taps on her phone a few times before giving a sly smile back to the confessional camera. The camera cuts back to the male’s side of the cabin. Topher is shown to be crying hysterically on Tyler’s shoulder while being comforted by him and Shawn as a visibly uncomfortable Scott covers his face with his pillow, pretending to be asleep.
Topher (wildly crying):
I just can’t believe anybody could be so cruel!
Shawn (trying to comfort Topher):
I knew all along he was up to no good with you. I might not like you all that much, but I hate to see you like this. I wanted to warn you, but I didn’t think you’d believe me.
Topher (heavily breathing to go with his sobbing):
But! But! But! But why me? I’m, like, really hot and pretty!
Tyler (clueless, not understanding the situation):
Well, maybe it’s just one big misunderstanding!
At that moment, Alejandro re-entered the cabin and as soon as Topher laid eyes on him, his crying became much more aggressive and loud as Scott, Shawn, and Tyler all glared at Alejandro, who was visibly confused.
Alejandro (trying to process the situation):
What’s… going on here? Why’s everybody looking at me like that?
Shawn (rising to his feet):
Your secret is finally out. 
Alejandro (with a scoff):
My secret? Just what are you talking about?
Shawn (getting in Alejandro’s face):
Everybody knows. It’s all out in the open now.
Alejandro (disgusted):
About how you need to brush your teeth and get your vile stench away from me? That is quite clear. Back it up.
Shawn (pointing an accusing finger):
You’ve been manipulating Topher’s feelings for you so he’d do whatever you wanted and planned to throw him away before he’d suspect anything.
Alejandro (feigning offense):
Your rancid fumes have gotten to your brain! I would never hurt my little tonto!
Shawn grabbed Topher’s phone out of his hand and pressed a few buttons. One by one, all of Alejandro’s secret thoughts about Topher were played back in his face. He was caught. Turning red from embarrassment, Alejandro stands speechless before turning his attention to Topher. He moved to sit beside him on his bed.
Shawn (disgusted):
Haven’t you hurt him enough? Leave him be and pack your bags. You’re through!
Alejandro (ignoring Shawn, trying once more to manipulate Topher):
Topher… don’t believe what you are hearing. You are my soulmate. Your beauty is what gets me through the day. You are my muse. You are the radiant light I need to see.
Topher (wiping tears away and wiping his nose, falling for it):
You mean it? I’m that important to you? But what about-
Alejandro (cutting him off and flattering him):
Do not worry about what you’ve heard. I will take care of it. I’ll protect you. You are my heart and my soul. You are the face of the season. You are the sword and I the shield. Together, we can take the world by storm. Think of your name in all those headlines next to mine. The star that you were always destined to be. World renown and adored by everyone, including me.
Alejandro outstretched his hand for Topher to take it. Pausing for a moment, Topher started to hold his own out to reach Alejandro’s, but Shawn interrupted right before they could touch.
Shawn (making a final point):
Pretty, polished words might work, but if you really felt that way, you’d have been able to tell Topher that you loved him!
Topher (defensive):
He does love me! He shows it to me all the time!
Shawn (as the voice of reason):
But does he tell it to you? Topher, if he really felt that way, he’d have said it to you!
Topher (turning to Alejandro):
You love me… right?
Shawn (pressuring Alejandro):
Go on, Al. Answer him!
Topher (repeating himself to get an answer):
You love me, right? Right?
Alejandro (hesitating, then cracks):
Topher… I… No. I can’t say it. I don’t love you. I never did. You are just a stepping stone on my way to the grand prize. You threw yourself at me and I did what I needed to do to get ahead.
Topher (his heart shattered):
I don’t have to sit here and listen to this!
Grabbing his pillow and blanket, Topher stormed out of the cabin. Alejandro watched him leave in silence, and then turned back to see the faces of Scott, Shawn, and Tyler glaring at him.
Alejandro (bitterly):
Well, there now! Are you happy?
Shawn (smugly):
Quite. Now if you have any honor or decency in your body, you’d go after him and apologize for ripping his heart out so mercilessly.
Alejandro (rolling his eyes):
There’s been enough damage done tonight. You are the one that stuck your nose in where it didn’t belong and broke Topher. I hope you can live with yourself. Good night!
The four of them get into their bunk beds, Shawn can be seen cuddling the stuffed bear Dave had given him before he left that night. The camera cuts to the girl’s side of the cabin. Amy, Lindsay, Sadie, and Samey are all getting settled in. Unlike the warm reception Tyler received, the four were greeted by a chilly silence from Courtney and Heather. 
Amy (sarcastically):
Well isn’t it all nice and toasty in here!
Heather (rolling her eyes):
It’s everyone for themselves, so excuse me if I don’t break out the welcome wagon celebration.
Lindsay (teasing her):
I think someone is just a bit upset because her honey bunny has been playing in someone else’s field.
Samey (hatching an idea):
I just got a really brilliant idea. This is the first time ever that the merge is predominantly all women, right?
Courtney (counting in her head):
Well there's six of us to five guys. So, no. It’s not the first. It was seven to five in the first season, four to four in the second season, four to four in the third season, two to four in the fourth season, three to five in the fifth season, and four to three in the sixth season. Girls usually outnumber the guys if it’s not even. 
Samey (pitching her idea):
But when was the all female finale?
Courtney (bluntly):
Never.
Samey:
That’s right, never.
Amy (picking up):
Oh, I get what you’re suggesting.
Courtney (with a shrug):
I’m down if everyone else is. 
Heather (weighing her options):
Well, it’s not the absolute worst offer I’ve received.
Lindsay (scratching her head, confused):
Everybody else is what? What’s going on? Fill me in!
Sadie (raising her hand):
And me!
Courtney:
She’s proposing an all girls alliance.
Lindsay (still confused):
Proposing? But I’m already married!
Samey (trying to explain it to her):
No, no. Not proposing like that, Lindsay. Proposing like I’m suggesting something.
Lindsay (clicking in her head):
Oh!
Samey (turning to look at everyone):
So are we in? “Girls” on three?
Amy:
I’m in.
Courtney:
Me, too.
Lindsay:
Me three!
Heather (hesitant):
Oh what the hell. Why not?
Sadie (thinking for a moment):
…Okay, I’m in too!
Samey:
One, two, three!
Amy, Courtney, Heather, Lindsay, Sadie, and Samey:
Girls!
As the six remaining girls formed their alliance, the door burst open and a still-crying Topher entered the room, now wrapped up in his blanket and carrying his pillow.
Topher (sobbing):
C-c-c-can I stay in here tonight?
Courtney (shutting him down):
No!
Samey (concerned for her friend):
Topher? What’s wrong? What happened?
Topher (wiping away tears):
I got a text from some unknown number and they sent me all these voice messages…
Amy:
And what was in them?
Topher (beginning to wail louder):
Alejandro was just using me! He didn’t love me at all! He didn’t even like me!
Within seconds, Samey moved to embrace Topher in a hug, walking with him and letting him sit on her new bed. He began to cry on her shoulder like he had on Tyler’s.
Heather (piping up):
I sent those to you, Topher.
Courtney (a bit surprised):
You? But you don’t even-
Heather (sympathetically, cutting off Courtney):
It was time for you to know just what vile things Alejandro has been saying about you. I’m sorry you had to find out this way, Topher, but it’s really for the best.
Lindsay (consoling her friend):
Yeah, you deserve a guy who shows you how much he loves you and tells you all the time. 
Topher (his crying stopped, with a sigh):
I want what you have with Tyler. 
Lindsay (with a bright smile):
You’ll find it one day!
Topher:
Can we just share Tyler? I need a great guy like him. I want him. I need him.
Amy (breaking up the moment):
Look, Topher. I understand how hurt you’re feeling right now, but we really don’t have the space for you to sleep in here tonight. There’s only six beds and there’s six of us.
Topher (with a whine):
Can I at least sleep on the floor?
Courtney (with slight concern):
It gets really cold in here. I don’t think that’s exactly the safest option.
Topher (pouting, getting up):
I see… thanks anyway guys. I’ll go sleep outside.
Samey:
Topher, wait! We can share my bunk. There’s more than enough room for both of us.
Topher (perking up a bit):
Do you mean it?
Samey (with a bright smile):
Come here.
Topher (crawling into bed with Samey):
So what’s going on over here? What were you guys talking about?
Courtney (swiftly):
Nothing that concerns you. 
Heather (corrective):
Now, now Courtney. No need to be so abrasive. The poor boy has just suffered a horrific trauma beyond your comprehension. Be kind and truthful to him.
Topher (invested):
So what is it? What’s the big secret? 
Samey (sweetly):
We were just talking about how we should make a-
Amy (cutting her off):
Samey! He’s not a girl.
Samey (with a shrug):
I know, but I can’t lie to my friends. Topher, we were talking about making an all-girl alliance so we can get the first all-girl finale.
Topher (a bit disheartened):
Oh, I see. 
Samey (getting another idea):
Y’know… 
Amy and Courtney:
Samey, no!
Samey:
Well… there was Owen, Gwen, Duncan, Alejandro, Shawn… There hasn’t been an outright gay contestant to reach the finale.
Amy:
Fine, whatever. Topher can join our alliance or whatever. Welcome aboard. Now let's get some sleep before we endure whatever torture awaits us tomorrow.
Samey:
Good night everyone!
Topher:
Thanks for letting me in, guys. It means a lot. I’m so happy that I have great people like all of you on my side. If there is a god out there, I hope i-
Courtney (with a deep voice, imitating god):
Topher, thanks for the lovely prayer. Now shut up and get into bed.
Topher (a bit startled):
Got it! Samey, if you don’t mind.
Samey (groggy):
Mind what?
Topher (innocently):
I like being the little spoon, if you could please?
Amy (whispering):
Good one, Courtney. 
Courtney (whispering back):
Shot in the dark.
The camera zooms out to the outside of the cabin and spa hotel as the night passes to morning. Chef is seen driving up on a quad and honks an airhorn, causing the eleven remaining contestants to exit the cabin in their pajamas.
Chef:
Rise and shine, maggots! Get dressed and head to the forest clearing immediately!
Heather (angrily):
Hello! What about breakfast?
Chef (with an evil laugh behind his closed mouth):
That’ll come after today's challenge. And just a heads up, you’ll want to wear some kind of sportswear. You’ll be going through it today and want the added support.
=== Act Two - The Challenge ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the forest clearing, morning
The camera cuts to static and then to the eleven remaining campers standing in the forest clearing in their exercise wear. Alejandro wears a sleeveless grey shirt that fits his upper body perfectly and red shorts, Amy and Samey wear matching sports bra and shorts with Amy in red and Samey in white, Courtney in her standard grey swimsuit, Heather in her maroon swimsuit, Lindsay in a new hot pink bikini, Sadie in a purple cheetah-print sleeveless leotard bodysuit, Shawn in a baggy black sleeveless shirt and matching black shorts, and Topher in the crop top he made from Lightning’s leftover jersey and lavender purple short shorts. Scott and Tyler remain in their usual attire. Everyone stares at Scott, bewildered in his choice to not change into any form of sportswear.
Amy (confused and concerned):
Are you sure you’ll be able to exercise in that?
Scott (confused from the attention):
What’s wrong? It’s just clothes.
Amy:
Yeah, but you’re in jeans and today’s challenge is definitely physical.
Scott:
What’s wrong with that?
Amy:
Jeans are just so uncomfortable when doing anything physical. Why didn’t you change into something more light and breathable?
Scott (with a shrug):
There ain’t no time for changin’ into fancy clothes when it gets busy in the farm. Just not practical to change clothes at all.
Amy (visibly disgusted):
So you just wear the same pair of clothes every day?
Scott (a bit insulted from her disgust):
Hey, I wash!
The camera cuts to Scott in the confessional. He lifts up his arm and sniffs at his armpit. He then looks back at the camera and shrugs before the camera cut back to the forest clearing. The contestants were joined by Blaineley, Chef, and Chris riding up on mopeds. Chris presses a button on his moped and the layout of the entire island shook and then began to change. The terrain underneath the contestants became rough and rocky as it elevated into a mountainous cliff. Underneath the cliff, three beams covered in slippery yellowish-brown grease emerged from the ground surrounded by a pit full of snapping turtles. Beyond that, a large pond with small wooden rounds standing sturdily in the water with piranhas swimming around them. With a small gymnastic trampoline on the last wooden round, the path then splits into two, one path heading towards the beach and one heading towards the caverns. The camera instead continues forwards between the two paths to where they meet up again in front of a large tire obstacle course the contestants must run through, ending with a swing on a giant tire on a rope back to the cabin, where a finish line complete with ceremonial white tape is placed in front of the new spa hotel.
Chris:
Now that the teams have been merged, you’ll now be competing for individual immunity!
Blaineley:
To really kick things off with a bang, the first two contestants to complete the obstacle course and cross the finish line at the spa hotel will earn immunity and a night’s stay in the spa hotel for themselves and a member of their choosing!
The remaining eleven contestants erupt in cheers before being cut off with the bad news by Chris.
Chris (quelling the excitement):
Aht aht! Not so fast! We’re allowing you that special bonus, but the first place winner will not only win a night’s stay for themselves and a special guest in the new spa hotel, they will also win the special reward of casting the sole vote tonight at the campfire ceremony, directly eliminating a contestant at their whim.
Topher (glaring at Alejandro):
That will come in handy when I win.
Amy:
Speak for yourself. I’ve got a laundry list of names to take out.
Blaineley:
I’d suggest working with a partner because heaven knows what sort of booby traps await you, and you’ll need the help to get out of them.
Courtney (with a groan):
I hate you people.
Chef (holding a starts pistol in the air):
On your mark… get set… GO!
With a shot into the air, the eleven remaining contestants took off running towards the end of the newly formed mountain cliff, looking down.
Heather:
How are we supposed to make it down? Climb? How is this safe?
Samey (with a shrug):
I don’t know how well that would work. Remember, Blaineley gave us the idea to pair up to try and avoid the booby traps. I’d bet there’s quite a few in this mountain.
Scott (with a smug laugh):
That’s silly. This is a mountain! How could they possibly put traps in it? Watch me.
Scott began to descend down the mountain, taking large, unconcerning steps.
See? Nothing happened to m-
With another step, Scott sets off an unseen trap that explodes and blasts him into the air as he screams. A charred Scott lands back on top of the mountain with the others as a concerned Amy and Courtney help him back onto his feet.
Alejandro:
Well that settles it, we need to pair up and try to make it down the mountain.
The contestants all look around at each other and then break off into groups. Amy, Samey, and Scott. Heather and Sadie. Lindsay and Tyler. Courtney and Shawn. The only two remaining contestants are Alejandro and Topher.
Courtney:
Alright, we’re all paired off, let’s get this over with.
Alejandro (reaching his hand out to Topher):
Topher, mi amor. We-
Topher (cutting him off):
No! You don’t get to speak Italian to me anymore! I’d much rather get blasted into the big yellow ball in the sky than work with you!
Lindsay:
Tophy, do you want to come with us?
Tyler:
Come on, over, dude! There’s room for my bro!
Topher dramatically turned away from Alejandro and did his best model strut over to Lindsay and Tyler, to show Alejandro just what he’d be missing from now on. The three then embrace in a hug, jumping up and down and squealing. Alejandro rolled his eyes and then went on his own down the mountain. The camera zoomed in on Amy, Samey, and Scott as they descended down the mountain, currently in the lead. 
Samey (throwing a rock and setting off a nearby trap):
I think I figured it out. The booby traps are bulging out of the hillside. 
Scott (with a small chuckle):
Hehe… booby.
Amy (rolling her eyes):
God, Scott. Could you be any less mature?
Scott (clueless):
Uh, well maybe. I’d have to try.
Amy (with a slight chuckle, tussling his hair):
There’s plenty of time for that, we need to go.
As the three continued down the mountain, the camera panned to Courtney and Shawn behind them.
Courtney:
How are you feeling? 
Shawn (still sullen):
It still hurts. I know Dave and I left on good terms, but I feel empty without him here now. Even with him waiting for me at home, it just feels…
Courtney:
Wrong? I think you’re experiencing heartbreak, Shawn. 
Shawn:
I didn’t feel this way when I was separated from Jasmine all that time… but just a few hours away from Dave and I feel so… hollow.
Courtney:
You love him. He’s your missing puzzle piece, Shawn. He completes you. 
Shawn:
He really does. This is crazy, I knew he wouldn’t make it to the end and made peace with that already, but why do I still feel so bad?
Courtney:
Because you can’t be without him anymore. He’s become a big part of your life and you want to be with him every single day. You’re completely devoted to him and you feel so bad because of the distance between you right now. 
Courtney closed her eyes for a moment and memories of her kissing Duncan and Scott replay in her brain and on the screen. She opens her eyes and wipes away a tear.
I don’t think I’ve ever been in a relationship where one of us were as devoted to the other like you and Dave are. 
Shawn:
Courtney? Are you okay?
Courtney:
I’ve made a lot of mistakes. The passion and devotion that I gave Duncan, he never returned it. He craved my attention but wouldn’t ever reciprocate it. With Scott… I hurt him. He was so naive and I took advantage of that. All I wanted was a friend, and he was just so sweet and kind… 
Shawn:
But you’ve made up with him and you’re friends again.
Courtney:
True, we’ve made up, but I never really apologized for how I hurt him.
Shawn:
Woah… look at you.
Courtney (confused):
What?
Shawn (with a light smirk):
You’ve grown so much since you came back. From your first day here, pushing Duncan off the docks and fighting with Heather and Anne Maria… to now. Opening up and being remorseful. You’ve changed. You’ve also become my best friend.
Courtney (perking up a bit):
Wow… thanks, Shawn. That means a lot.
Shawn (his mood rising to match hers):
Come on, we’ve got a challenge to win!
Courtney (with a snicker):
Look how much you’ve changed. Now you show emotions and you’re competitive.
The camera then pans to Heather and Sadie behind Courtney and Shawn, scaling down the mountain carefully. Heather is following behind Sadie, using her as a human shield.
Heather:
When I win the sole vote when we take immunity, I know just who I’m using it on.
Sadie:
Who?
Heather:
I’ve tossed the idea back and forth in my head. If I vote out Alejandro, I remove a huge competitive threat, but I also remove the group target. Eliminating him now wouldn’t make much sense for my game moving forward.
Sadie:
So who are you picking?
Heather:
Then again, if I do eliminate Alejandro, Topher will come crawling to my side like the lost puppy he is. I’ll be seen as a hero for freeing Topher from Alejandro’s poisonous influence and then eliminating him will cement that. 
Sadie (catching on):
So that way, nobody would expect it when you turn on them and toss them out!
Heather:
Exactly! However, that’s just one of the options that I’m considering. 
Sadie:
Oh? Well, who else are you considering? Not me, right?
Heather (with a sweet smile):
Oh no, not at all. It wouldn’t be in my best interest to turn on such a competitive beast like you. At least not for now. Betray me and it’s another story. For another option, I’m considering Samey.
Sadie (confused):
Samey? Why? I thought we were going after Amy?
Heather:
Make no mistake, the main target is to get Amy, however we need to make a plan to get her out just in case we can’t touch her by herself. 
Sadie (trying to defend her friend):
Well, don’t you think we could try to swing her onto our side? She is really smart.
Heather:
You’re correct on that front, however, seeing as how she’s just rebuilt her close relationship with her sister, there’s no chance that she is going to turn on her now. If we can’t get Amy out, Samey will have to go before her. Removing Samey removes a vote from Amy’s side, which makes her weaker.
Sadie:
But what if we can get Amy out first? 
Heather:
I am not a cold-hearted snake. I can see that you feel particularly close to the girl, so I’m open to working with her. If we can get Amy out, we can swing Samey based on your closeness alone. Without her sister to make all her decisions for her, she’ll be lost and come to you. However, we need to make sure she can be trusted on her own. 
Sadie:
What do you mean?
Heather:
We need to make sure we can trust her. If she gets an inkling of doubt, I suspect she’ll run and tell Amy that we are gunning for her. If that’s the case, then she’s going.
Sadie:
Well how are we supposed to know if she’d run to Amy?
Heather:
We need a spy.
As if on cue, Tyler tripped and fell, knocking down Lindsay and Topher with him. The three of them rolled like a ball into Heather and Sadie, knocking them down, but they stopped the three from tumbling any further.
Tyler (rising to his feet, then helping the others up):
Oof! Sorry!
Heather (irritated):
Watch where you’re going, you bumbling oaf!
Tyler (apologetically):
I’m really sorry, Heather! It was an accident!
Heather (an idea hatching in her head):
It’s fine, Tyler. Topher, Sadie and I really need to talk with you. Would you please join us for right now?
Topher (excited to be the center of attention):
Yeah! I can do that! Lindsay, Hunky, you can go on without me. I’ll rejoin you later!
Lindsay and Tyler give Topher an understanding nod and friendly smiles before they continue down the mountain. Alejandro is then seen sliding past them, knocking Tyler down as he leaps past a booby trap, inadvertently knocking Tyler into it. The area beneath Tyler’s body explodes, blasting him further down the mountain.
Lindsay (chasing after Tyler):
Babe, slow down! I didn’t know I was married to a birdy!
Topher (enjoying that Heather wanted him specifically):
So what did you need?
Heather (appealing to his ego and interests):
Well, Topher, I know how much you love to get the tea. All that juicy drama that you can get out. There’s nobody better than you who knows how to infiltrate cliques and get the information you need.
Topher (proudly):
Well I am very good at it!
Heather:
We need you to spill some tea for us. We need you to find out just how close Amy and Samey are now, and then we need you to collect any secrets that they may have.
Topher (with a salute):
I’m on it!
Heather:
Too easy.
Topher runs down the mountain, trying to reach Amy, Samey, and Scott, but like Tyler before him, Topher trips, rolling down the mountain. As he rolled, he knocked down Courtney and Shawn, causing them to roll down with him, and eventually, the combined ball reached Amy, Samey, and Scott, knocking them down as well. The large ball of the six contestants reaches the bottom of the mountain, and groan as they all get up. Amidst all the chaos, Alejandro is able to sneak by without anyone seeing him as Heather and Sadie finish walking down the mountain. 
Amy (with a groan):
God, what happened?
Heather (walking right over top of Scott):
So nice of you all to pave the way for us so our shoes don’t get dirty.
With a roll of her eyes, Courtney pushed Heather off of Scott, knocking her into the deep pit full of snapping turtles. Concerned, Sadie ran over to the pit to try and get Heather out. With the two distracted, Shawn easily maneuvered over the first greased up beam. As Courtney made her way to make her attempt at crossing the beam, Heather, having just crawled out from the snapping turtle pit with one still biting her head and another biting her butt, shoved Courtney into the pit. Unfortunately for her, Courtney managed to grab onto her ankle and pulled her back down into the pit with her. The camera then pans to Amy, Samey, and Scott standing in front of the first beam. Going first, Samey carefully makes her way across the beam. Following her, Scott made his attempt, however, he slid on the grease and fell onto his stomach onto the beam, slid forward on it, successfully making it over. Up next, Amy stood at the beginning, however she started to breathe heavily and shut her eyes.
Amy (heavily breathing):
Oh my god… I can’t breathe…
Samey (calling out for her sister):
Amy! Amy! You can do this! I believe in you!
Scott (rising to his feet):
Amy? What’s wrong?
Samey (realizing the situation):
She’s having a panic attack!
Leaping into action, Samey made her way back over the greased beam to her sister. She grabbed onto her hands with her own.
Amy:
I can’t do this! I can’t breathe!
Samey (trying to calm her down):
Amy, you’re okay! Deep breaths. In. Out. In. Out.
Amy’s eyes open. The world is in black and white as we see Amy’s thoughts. She is recalling her time on Total Drama Pahkitew Island. Specifically the last time she did a challenge on Total Drama utilizing grease. The obstacle course with Samey and the grease pig. It becomes clear that Amy is having a panic attack due to remembering her treatment of Samey all those years ago as the flashback plays in her head.
Flashback Amy (angry):
You beg my pardon? Who’s fault is this?
Flashback Samey (defeated):
Mine…
Flashback Amy (nastily):
Always.
The color returns as the camera shifts back to the present day. Through Amy’s still-shut eyes, a tear falls, causing her eyeliner to run down her cheek. Samey wipes the tear away with her hand.
Samey (trying to comfort her sister):
Amy? What’s wrong?
Amy (her eyes opening):
I’m so sorry…
Samey (confused):
Sorry? For what?
Amy (tears falling as she apologizes to her sister again):
I’m so sorry. I treated you horribly for so long, and I never really outright apologized for it.
Samey (comforting again):
Amy, we’re friends again. We’re family again. I’ve already for-
Amy (cutting her off):
I know that you’ve forgiven me, but I still owe you an amends. For so long, I was jealous of how mother preferred you that I took it out on you. I bullied you. I harassed you. I tortured you. I cannot muster up the words that you deserve to make that all okay.
Samey (wiping Amy’s tears away):
Amy, listen to me. If we keep living in the past, we won’t have a today to enjoy and there won’t be a tomorrow to face. You’re not the insecure girl you were back then. You’ve grown into a strong, beautiful woman. You’ve come so far and I’m so proud of you. Of course I forgive you. It’s behind us.
Amy:
I love you!
Samey:
I love you, too!
The twins embrace in a warm hug and then break apart.
Come on, now. We’ve got a challenge to win.
Amy smiles with a small snort of laughter escaped from her. The twins moved gracefully across the beam back to Scott.
Scott (concerned):
Is everything okay?
Amy (giving him a smile):
It is now.
Scott, in a rare moment of compassion, pulled both twins into a hug, which they both returned. He pulled away soon after, a bit confused himself as to why he just did so.
Scott (embarrassed):
Uh, sorry. I just love tender moments…
Amy (with a sly smile):
Then here’s one more to send you into orbit.
Wrapping her arms around Scott’s neck, Amy stood on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on Scott’s lips. While stunned at first, Scott warmed up to it and reciprocated. As they pulled apart, Scott turned bright red, stammering and struggling to find any words.
Samey (touched):
Aw, guys! That was so cute!
Scott (stammering):
I-I-b-but you! M-m-me! 
Amy (with a playful snicker):
Come on, guys! Let’s get going!
Grabbing Scott with one hand and Samey with the other, Amy ran forward, moving across the next two beams, unaware that they were being followed by Topher, who continuously kept falling into the snapping turtle pit. The camera panned forward to Alejandro who was now in the lead as he reached the pond with floating logs filled with ravenous piranhas. He gracefully leaped to the first log round to the next and so on.
Alejandro:
This is easy. Where’s the challenge?
Courtney (from behind him):
The challenge is how you will continue to snake on by when everyone is gunning for you. Prepare to be beheaded.
Alejandro (not even turning to face her):
Who are you to talk down to me, Courtney? You’re no beacon of morality yourself.
Courtney:
That may be true, but at least I put the work in on myself to grow.
Alejandro:
And yet you always wind back up in the same position you started in.
Shawn:
But that is still further ahead than you got yourself this time.
The camera then fast forwards to Heather and Sadie in last place maneuvering across the log rounds. Heather is still using Sadie as a human shield, causing her to get bitten by leaping piranhas. As Sadie makes it to the trampoline, a scream can be heard. Getting on to the trampoline, Sadie prepares to jump, however, at that moment, Tyler falls from the sky after being launched from a booby trap much earlier, bouncing on the trampoline with Sadie, launching them both into the sky as Lindsay, still chasing after Tyler, runs into Heather, knocking them both into the pond of piranhas. The camera then cuts to Courtney and Shawn now in the lead. The two have taken the beach path. As if the sun has a personal vendetta against the island, the heat rose as they traversed the sand. Sweat began to stream down their faces as an overheated Shawn had to strip his shirt off his sweaty body. The heat became unbearable as the two fell to the ground, trying to crawl across the scorching sands.
Courtney (dehydrated):
This… is torture…
Shawn (dehydrated):
This… is cruel…
Courtney (crawling to the water to get a drink):
Need… water… can’t… go on.
Shawn (trying to grab her):
Courtney… no. Don’t… drink salt water.
Courtney:
Don’t care… need water…
The camera cuts to Sadie and Tyler flying through the air, however, Tyler slams into a tree and slides down in pain as Sadie continues to soar. The camera follows Tyler as he slides down the tree. Upon landing on the ground, he is reunited with his wife that has been chasing him down as well as Topher, who has somehow gotten lost on the obstacle course, separated from his mission of spying on Amy and Samey.
Lindsay (catching her breath):
Tyler! There you are! Why didn’t you tell me you were a bird?
Topher (confused):
He’s a bird? What kind of community is that? I’ve heard of bears and otters, but what’s a bird? Birds are small, and Tyler is all muscular and hot. He’s not a bird. Wait, what are we doing here again? Sightseeing?
Lindsay (also forgetting the challenge):
Ooh! Let’s go see the pretty rocks!
Lindsay and Topher giddily ran towards the bath featuring the caves, and once he got to his feet, Tyler ran after them.
Tyler (running after them):
Hey! Wait for me!
The next to reach the fork in the road were Amy, Samey, and Scott. Scott is still bumbling around after his kiss with Amy. He then appears in the confessional.
Scott (ecstatic):
We kissed! We totally kissed! And it wasn’t after a scary or sad moment like the last time! This one was soft and emotional! She’s into me after all, I can tell!
The camera cut to static and then to the three trying to figure out which path to take.
Samey:
Which way should we go? 
Amy (theorizing):
The beach is the easy way to go, which makes me think that they set some sort of hideous torture up over that way to make it worse.
Samey:
So I guess we’re taking the caves?
Amy:
Let’s go!
The three follow down the path as the camera cuts to Courtney and Shawn as they managed to crawl from the beach back to where the paths meet for the finish line, shocked to find that the team of Lindsay, Tyler, and Topher had already beaten them there. The three are continuously getting up and falling over the tires.
Courtney (annoyed):
How could Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest beat us here?
Shawn (irritated):
The other path must have been shorter, but we’re almost there! We can win!
The two move to make their way through the tires, however they find the ground to be sticky, causing them both to become stuck and fall like Lindsay, Topher, and Tyler. 
Courtney (groaning):
Oh come on! What can this be? How are we stuck?
Shawn (reaching his hand down between the tires, then tasting the substance on his finger):
It’s sticky. It’s sweet… This is caramel. They booby trapped us with caramel!
Courtney:
So why is it so sticky and hard to move in?
Lindsay (showcasing her brilliance):
Because the more you struggle with your body weight in caramel, the harder it gets to get out of it because it starts to weigh you down.
Shawn (surprised at Lindsay’s flash of intelligence):
That’s… right. How did you know that, Lindsay?
Lindsay (excitedly):
Oh, I saw it on Big Brother once!
Scott (from a distance):
Out of the way!
Amy:
Coming through!
Courtney:
Wait! Wait! Wait!
Shawn:
Look o-
Before he could finish his warning, Scott accidentally ran into Shawn, knocking him down onto a tire, getting one arm stuck as Scott fell over, getting his head stuck in the same tire Shawn’s arm is stuck in as Amy and Samey come running from behind him, stopping at the warnings.
Scott (dazed):
I’m okay! I’m just stuck in this prison… this sticky prison. This sticky, delicious prison!
Scott began to lick the caramel from around his head and Shawn’s arm.
Shawn (annoyed):
Dude, stop licking me!
Courtney (cautiously):
Be careful. The tires are booby trapped with caramel.
Scott (snickering):
Hehe… booby.
Amy:
Thanks for the heads up. Wait, why are you helping us?
Courtney (with a shrug):
Anyone is better winning this challenge than Heather or Alejandro, plus I don’t entirely dislike either of you.
Samey (with a friendly smile):
I won’t forget this, Courtney! If I win, I promise I won’t target you!
The camera cut to static and then to Courtney in the confessional. She’s inexplicably coated in caramel from head to toe. 
Courtney:
Honestly, the thought of making more alliances really never even crossed my mind. After Heather used me as a pawn to throw out Zoey, I’ve sort of been taking the game one day at a time and helping Shawn out. I’m not an idiot. I know my checkered past left me many enemies and almost getting eliminated just a few days ago proves that grudges are still being held. It feels like making alliances at this point is just prolonging the inevitable, besides, Shawn isn’t an alliance mate. He’s a friend. However, hearing Samey promise that she’d keep me safe just because I only gave her a caution makes me think that maybe an alliance with her and Amy, and of course Scott and Shawn would be really beneficial to all of us. Hm. It’s worth a shot.
Courtney places her hand against her head as she thinks of the possibility and, due to the caramel, becomes stuck there. She struggles to free herself as the camera cut to static and then back to the group at the tires. Amy and Samey face each other as they try to think of how to make it across the tires without getting stuck in the caramel.
Samey:
The safest bet would be to maneuver around the rim of the tires.
Amy:
But the faster way would be to go straight through and try to balance our body weight so we don’t get stuck like they did.
Samey:
That’s true, but managing to keep our body weight constantly shifting to avoid getting caught in it like them is a lot more work and it’s a lot more risky.
Amy:
That’s fair, but it’s still a race to the finish line. We still have Alejandro, Heather, and Sadie to worry about.
Samey:
I think it’s safe to suggest that they didn’t get here yet. If they aren’t caught in the caramel and Chris, Chef, or Blaineley didn’t sound off about anyone crossing the finish line already, they’re definitely behind us somewhere.
Amy:
Then we’ll do it your way, but if they catch up to us, we’ll do it my way. Deal?
Samey:
Deal!
The twins shake hands and then help each other up onto the rim of the first tire. They slowly and cautiously move around from tire to tire, slowly getting closer to the end. Along the way, the twin help pull the others out of the caramel from closest to furthest away. Courtney, Shawn, Scott, Topher, Lindsay, then Tyler. As the twins finally made their way to the end of the tire obstacle course, Amy was the first to leap onto the massive tire swing, causing it to begin swinging back and forth. Samey made the attempt to jump onto the tire swing, however, she miscalculated and got hit by the swing and knocked backwards into the caramel booby trap. A startled Amy jumped back out of the tire swing and made her way back to her sister, starting to try pulling her out of the caramel with the help of Shawn and Courtney. As the three tried to pull Samey free, Alejandro arrived at the start of the tire obstacle course and began to easily make his way through.
Alejandro (cockily):
Thank you for paving the way for me! I shan’t forget your valiant defeats for my rise to power. I greatly appreciate it!
Samey (trying to reason with her sister):
Amy, you have to go! You can’t let him take the win!
Amy (headstrong):
No! I’m not leaving you here! I’m not abandoning you again!
Alejandro:
A shame you’ll be abandoned when I win, Amy.
Amy (with a growl):
Over my dead body, you venomous snake.
Alejandro (with a shrug):
Have it your way, serpiente delicada.
Sticking one hand in the caramel trap, he had no issue removing it and throwing a ball of caramel at Amy, getting stuck in her hair. Temporarily turning from her sister, she turned to face Alejandro.
Amy (with a great sense of justice):
You’ve had this coming since you threw that starfish at me on day one! 
Returning the favor, she flung a ball of caramel at Alejandro, hitting him in the legs, causing them to stick together. Alejandro was not defeated yet as he continued to advance ahead by hopping down the tires. As if the adrenaline began pumping through her system and made her stronger, Amy managed to reach into the caramel and pull Samey out, carrying her on her shoulders as she slammed Alejandro in the side with her elbow, knocking him out of the way to get hit by the tire swing as she jumped onto it. Using her bodyweight to shift the swing back and forth faster and faster, she eventually jumped off and began running to the finish line. From behind them, Alejandro was managing to catch up, starting to close the distance between them. Nearing the finish line, Amy held out her hand, ready to cross it first, however there was a loud scream coming from above her in the sky.
Sadie (yelling):
Look out below! Here I come!
Sadie, after getting launched into the air previously by Tyler, crash landed right onto the finish line a second right before Amy crossed it carrying Samey, and shortly after followed by Alejandro, then Shawn and Courtney then Scott, then Lindsay and Tyler. A few moments later, an upset Topher crossed, followed by Heather last.
Chris:
And Sadie wins the challenge!
Amy (falling to her knees with a scream):
No!
Blaineley: 
Cheer up, Amy. As second place, you also receive immunity.
Chris:
However, Sadie will cast the sole vote to evict someone tonight as her prize for winning the challenge! As for now, go wash up. It smells too sweet here for my liking.
=== Act Three - The Cabins ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, inside the communal showers, evening
Amy and Samey are standing in front of the bathroom mirror wearing a matching set of red bras and underwear as they are talking, brushing their hair as someone currently unidentified is in the shower behind them.
Samey (cheerfully):
I’m so proud of you!
Amy (a little glum):
What for? If I didn’t cave into playing Alejandro’s childish game of caramel mudslinging, I could’ve gotten you out faster and we’d be the two with immunity. I let you down again.
Samey (relentlessly happy):
Immunity for either of us was never promised, but you still managed to win it for yourself! You did really well and you deserve to be rewarded for it!
Amy (cheering up a bit):
It is nice knowing that I can take a night off from fighting against getting any votes, but that means nothing for tomorrow. I can’t possibly win every challenge and be immune every time.
Samey (remembering something):
Oh! That reminds me! I needed to tell you something! I figured something out about Heather and Sadie the other day. I know we just made an alliance with them, but I still want you to be careful around them. I love Sadie, but she’s so impressionable and desperately wants someone to see how good she’s doing, and Heather is able to uplift her by appealing to that, while twisting the narrative to make Sadie make all of Heather’s power moves for her.
Amy (a bit confused):
So why are you telling this to me?
Samey (explaining):
Heather is gunning for you and she’s going to manipulate Sadie into taking the shot at you. She already manipulated her into trying to throw the challenges to eliminate you, but she never succeeded, plus she never had the votes to do it.
Amy:
Well, except for the one time they voted me off.
Samey:
Well, not after that point did she have the votes. Anyway, Heather suspects that there’s going to be a jury vote, and if she gets Sadie to do her dirty work for her and gets all her enemies eliminated, she can claim to the jury that she’s grown as a person and changed, and that she didn’t take any of the shots at you, or Topher, or Alejandro herself. 
Amy:
Thank you for telling me. I’m so glad we’re friends again so we can share this kind of information. We just need to get through this week and hope Sadie eliminates Alejandro. From there, I think our game plan should be to form an alliance with Courtney and Shawn. We’ve already got Lindsay and Tyler. If we increase our numbers, it gives us the opportunity to outnumber them and whoever else is working with them.
Samey:
That’s smart. Courtney and Shawn frequently make their disdain for Heather clear, and Courtney did help us out today. Shawn’s also a great friend. If Sadie is going to go for Alejandro, then it’s going to get Topher onto their side, so that’s at least three members. I think Scott is working with Heather for now, but I really think he wants to lock something down with you.
Amy:
You think he’s allied with Heather, but still wants to work with us?
Samey:
Well, yeah. He’s clearly in love with you, and after that kiss you gave him today, I doubt you can deny you’re feeling something with him. Plus, he willingly teamed with us just to be around you. If he’s not allied with Heather, they absolutely have some sort of dirt on each other that keeps them from turning on each other, but I think if you made some kind of move on him, he’d turn on her in a heartbeat just because of how much he likes you. Another plus is that he makes you happy, and I love seeing you happy.
Amy (playfully rolling her eyes):
Gag me with a spoon, Samey. Don’t get so soft and mushy like that. Sure, Scott is great and I like him and all, but I just don’t know if I’m really looking for a relationship like that right now. I feel bad for constantly showing him genuine affection and then putting the brakes on again soon after. He must feel like I’m using him or something.
Samey (with a snicker):
I don’t think he minds. I think he likes you using him.
Amy:
Shut up!
The twins put their hair up into matching scrunchies, Amy in red, Samey in white, and left the bathroom. The shower that was behind them open up after the door closed, revealing that Topher was eavesdropping on them to be a spy for Heather. Tapping a few buttons on his phone, he played back Samey explaining Heather’s plan to her sister. The camera then cut to Heather and Sadie sitting alone in the cabins, talking.
Sadie:
So who do you think I should eliminate?
Heather:
We have a few options here. Shawn is a very strong competitive threat and could win his way to the finale on that alone. Lindsay is very popular with everyone, and if she makes it to the finals, the jury would make a clean sweep and she’d win by a landslide. Alejandro is the island target since it came out about him manipulating Topher. If you eliminate him here, Topher will flock to you as his hero and he’ll pledge allegiance to us. However, if Alejandro is able to get his claws back into Topher, he’ll be turned back against us.
Sadie:
So I should vote out Alejandro then?
Heather (making the decision for her):
You’re very wise, Sadie. Stop evil from spreading across the island and stop Topher from being a victim and eventually an enemy.
At that moment, Heather’s phone lights up and an alert sound is heard. She picks up her phone, and in pressing a few more buttons, she fakes a worried face, causing Sadie to look frightened.
Sadie:
What? What is it? Is it trouble?
Heather:
It’s not a big concern, but it is trouble. Remember your friend Samey? She went behind your back, which is looking so much smaller by the way, and told Amy about our plans to get her out.
Sadie (visibly upset):
You mean… she betrayed me? Why?
Heather (mock sympathy):
She must love getting hurt by her evil sister. I’m so sorry you had to find out this way that she’s putting your love and friendship behind her.
=== Act Four - The Campfire Ceremony ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the campsite, nighttime
Amy and Sadie sit in the peanut gallery with golden marshmallows as Alejandro, Courtney, Heather, Lindsay, Samey, Scott, Shawn, Topher, and Tyler sit on the wooden logs. Chef walks up to the campsite and drops off a serving tray with eight marshmallows on it, then walks off to fetch the boat of losers.
Blaineley:
Amy. Sadie. For winning the challenge, you have been awarded the special golden marshmallows of immunity. I would not suggest eating them unless you want to choke to death, I don’t know. They symbolize the ultimate immunity for winning immunity challenges. They are your own collectors items, so try to rack up as many wins as you can.
Chris:
Sadie, for being the first to cross the finish line, you have cast the sole vote to evict a fellow castmate tonight. 
Blaineley:
Heather! You went completely under the radar after Sadie had been launched into the air by Tyler. You even finished the competition last. Did Sadie vote to eliminate you?
Heather (mockingly):
Ha! As if!
Chris:
Scott! You were awfully confident going into the challenge, setting off the first of many booby traps. Did Sadie vote to eliminate you?
Scott (pleading):
It was an accident!
Blaineley:
Samey! In tossing rocks to set off booby traps, you inadvertently unleashed the booby trap that tripped up so many contestants, including yourself. Did Sadie vote to eliminate you?
Samey (defensive):
How were we supposed to know what booby trap activated what? 
Chris:
Alejandro! You made a public enemy and an ass of yourself with how you treated Topher. I enjoyed it by the way. Did Sadie vote to eliminate you?
Alejandro (with a shrug):
Cruel? Maybe. Did it get me ahead? I’m still here, aren’t I?
Blaineley:
Enough chitter chatter, let’s get into these results! When your name is called, please collect your marshmallow. You oughta know the game by now.
Chris:
Heather!
Lindsay!
Tyler!
Topher!
Shawn!
And Scott!
Blaineley:
That leaves Alejandro and Samey.
Samey gives Alejandro a confident smirk while he simply rolls his eyes. 
Chris:
With Sadie’s sole vote, the last marshmallow goes to…
Alejandro.
Blaineley:
Samey, you have been eliminated. Please pack up your belongings and head to the dock of shame and board the boat of losers immediately!
Samey (eyes wide with shock):
What, me? Sadie, why?
Sadie (angrily):
Because you told Amy all of our secrets! How can I trust you when you’re going behind my back and teaming up with my biggest enemy!
Amy (threateningly):
You’re going to feel my wrath for this, you spiteful cow!
Sadie (explaining, still angry):
And since I couldn’t eliminate Amy tonight, you’ll do! Don’t worry, you’ll be reunited tomorrow when I send her home next!
Samey (pleading):
Sadie, I never betrayed you! I don’t know what you think happened, but I promise, whatever Heather has told you isn’t true! You’re my friend, and I love you!
Sadie:
I know what you said! I know the truth! That is why you are leaving tonight!
Shawn (angrily):
This is total bull, man! Samey should stay!
Chris:
Hey, that’s-a the breaks! 
Blaineley:
It is what it is.
Samey:
Sadie, I know that my friend is still inside of you somewhere. The sweet girl looking for the chance to prove herself. You don’t need to do the villain’s dirty work just to get ahead. You’re a beautiful soul and I hope you can break free from this brainwashing.
Heather (rolling her eyes):
This is just a clearly desperate plot at trying to stay, just like she did on her last season when she poisoned and tried to kill her sister. I, for one, don’t care to listen to the ramblings of a crazed lunatic. You’re done. Pack up.
Blaineley:
Samey. It’s time to go.
Samey gives a solemn nod to the hosts. The camera then cuts to Samey packing up her belongings with help from Amy and Shawn. The camera then cuts to Samey walking down the dock of shame with her luggage, with all the remaining contestants standing there to say goodbye. Samey gives each of them a warm hug. Up first, Lindsay and Tyler, then Courtney, then Topher, then Alejandro. She then gets to Scott.
Samey:
Take good care of my sister, okay?
Scott (with a playful salute):
You’ve got it, sergeant.
Up next, Shawn.
Shawn (with a deep sadness):
It really sucks to see you go out like this. First Dave, now you. 
Samey (with a smile):
Don’t worry, Shawn. You’re one of my best friends, we’re never going to break contact.
Shawn:
Promise?
Samey:
I promise.
Up next, Sadie.
Sadie:
You don’t need to say anything that you don’t mean.
Samey:
Then I want you to hear me clearly. You’re my best friend and I love you. When you get home, please watch all of this back and know that I didn’t do anything to hurt you. I never betrayed you, and I always spoke highly of you. You’re beautiful inside and out. Don’t let anybody change you. When you’re ready, just reach out to me. I have no hard feelings.
Up next, Amy.
Amy (wiping away a tear):
I let you down again.
Samey (cupping her face in her hands):
You didn’t. I’m so proud of you and everything you’ve achieved.
Amy:
Just when we got close for the first time in forever, I lose you again. 
Samey:
It’s just for a short time now. You’ll always have a place in my heart. Win for me.
Amy:
We don’t need to be separated anymore. Come visit me in my apartment when this is done.
Samey:
You’ve got it.
And finally, Heather.
Heather:
Save your breath.
Samey:
It seems the better player has won, congratulations.
Heather:
Passive aggression is not a good color on you.
Samey:
I mean it. There’s no hard feelings here. However, you’re going to get what you deserve. One day soon, Sadie is going to break free from you. You won’t keep her soul chained forever. She’s going to come to her senses and you’ll be alone in the ocean. Bye!
After giving her final words to Heather, Samey boarded the boat of losers and happily waved goodbye as the boat drove away on the water. One by one, the contestants leave the docks except for Amy and Scott. Amy just stares at the ocean after watching her sister drive away as tears stream down her face. Scott walks up behind her and silently wraps his arms around her protectively. The camera then cuts to Chris and Blaineley standing at the campsite.
Chris:
There you have it. Fourteen down, nine more to go to crown the winner.
Blaineley:
Will Samey’s prophecy for Heather ring true?
Will Amy get her revenge on Heather and Sadie for throwing her sister out?
Chris:
Will Courtney make good on her idea to branch out and explore potential allies?
Will Alejandro escape elimination yet again?
Blaineley:
Find out the answers to these questions and more next time on…
Chris:
TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The camera cuts to static and then to Heather in the confessional.
Heather:
Getting Sadie to turn on that pathetic little freak clone was surprisingly easy. In all truth, Samey has been a growing target for a long time. She has, sorry, HAD an excellent read on the gameplay going on around her from all angles and was quite good with physical and mental game. She had to go. Using Topher to be my spy to find out just what she had discovered and ran to tell Amy was just the final step in my plan to get her out. Sadie is so gullible that she’ll believe absolutely anything I tell her, so I stretched the truth to say that Samey threw Sadie under the bus to Amy and planned to team up with her and blindside her. Funny. She never even needed to hear any of the voice recording I got from Topher. As for why I changed Sadie’s mind from targeting Alejandro? Think about it. He’s being collectively targeted by everybody left. They’re all going to throw themselves at each other for the chance to take him out. Besides, I want Alejandro’s death blow to come for me directly. Controlling Sadie isn’t enough.
The camera cuts to static then fades to black.
== Trivia ==
* In the introduction recap for this episode, it is suggested that Blaineley and former fellow Celebrity Manhunt cohost Josh had a falling out.
* As of this episode, the teams have merged. This marks the first time that Amy, Sadie, Samey, Topher, and Tyler merge; the second time for Shawn; the third time for Alejandro, Heather, Lindsay, and Scott; and the forth time for Courtney. This is the first time Duncan competed in a season and finished pre-merge.
* This episode confirms that Shawn carries a cigarette lighter around with him. This is done to further imply he is a stoner.
* Topher reveals that Chris is an only child.
* As of this episode, it is revealed that Alejandro pretended to be attracted to Topher in order to manipulate him. This causes Topher to openly begin targeting Alejandro.
* In this episode, it is revealed that Heather also has her phone in addition to Topher and Lindsay.
* In this episode, Amy, Courtney, Heather, Lindsay, Sadie, and Samey make an all-girls alliance, but later extend it to include Topher. It is also dissolved by the end of the episode.
* As of this episode, Topher begins sleeping on the girl's side of the cabin. He does so to get away from Alejandro.
* in this episode, it is revealed that Scott wears the same pair of clothes every day.
* Despite both winners of the challenge getting to pick another contestant to stay in the spa hotel with them, it is not revealed who they selected in this episode.
* In this episode, Courtney, Heather, Scott, Topher, and Tyler all serve as pain magnets.
* Starting in this episode, Amy is outright returning Scott's affections.
* In this episode, Courtney and Shawn realize how they've affected each other in their friendship. While it is not said, it is also implied that Shawn's romantic relationship with Dave has also affected him when he calls Heather a bog witch.
* This episode features two flashbacks. One when Courtney is discussing her previous relationships with Duncan and Scott and comparing how disingenuous they were compared to his relationship with Dave and another when Amy has a panic attack as she remembers the events of "I Love You, Grease Pig" when she faces the greased-up beams.
* As of this episode, Heather manipulates Topher into allying with her by stroking his ego, as she had previously done to Sadie. 
* This episode prominently features the relationship between Amy and Samey and how it has affected both of them.
* Starting this episode, Topher begins to express an attraction to Tyler. He even goes as far as asking Lindsay if they could share him.
* The caramel booby trap is a reference to a challenge featured in season twelve of Big Brother US. This is directly stated by Lindsay.
* Alejandro and Amy throwing caramel at each other is a reference to Alejandro throwing a starfish at her in the first episode.
* Sadie manages to grab the first place challenge win due to a series of complete accidents in a chain reaction set off by Alejandro knocking Tyler into a booby trap on the mountain.
* Amy and Courtney both express a desire to work together, but not to each other. Courtney also helps Amy in the challenge by warning her and Samey about the caramel traps.
* Samey's elimination, while orchestrated by Heather, can be blamed on a number of characters.
** Alejandro distracted Amy while trying to help free Samey.
** Amy stopped helping her out of the caramel traps and began distracted fighting with Alejandro, which allowed the time for Sadie to land first.
** Heather orchestrated Samey's elimination.
** Sadie was manipulated by by Heather to eliminate Samey.
** Topher being sent to spy on Amy and Samey is what gave Heather the ammunition to use to manipulate Sadie into eliminating her.
** This means that due to interference from Alejandro and Heather, the people closest to Samey inadvertently caused her elimination.
* At the end of the episode, Heather reveals that she has been secretly planning Samey's elimination longer than this episode implies. It's suggested that she was already onto her when Samey tricked her during the non-elimination challenge in Lindsay My Name.