Rewriting the Book

Rewriting the Book is the twelfth episode of Total Drama: Resurrection.
== Synopsis ==
After the events of the previous episode, Blaineley has the remaining fifteen contestants hunt down the fugitive Chris McLean.
== Script ==
=== Intro - Recap ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Docks, nighttime
Blaineley:
Last time on Total Drama: Resurrection…
Alejandro and Topher continued their sickening display of affection and it clearly started to get to Shawn, who felt his budding potential romance with Dave was getting pushed along too quickly and shot himself in the foot when discussing these feelings out loud, which caused his entire team to turn on him, although he eventually made up with Dave and the two began an actual relationship. I decided that I needed a new wardrobe, so I made a whole challenge out of it. With a few rounds of boxing and a few drops into the new arcade claw machine, the Ravenous Raccoons and the Vicious Vipers had to gather materials for their appointed seamstresses, Lindsay and Topher, to begin crafting the outfits I would add to my personal wardrobe. While Lindsay created incredible club wear, Topher absolutely crushed the challenge with a breathtaking gown, securing yet another win for the Vicious Vipers. In the end, the Ravenous Raccoons voted to either eliminate Amy or Sadie, but Dawn had decided to go flying off the rails and quit after living in her hippy fantasy world. Although, I must credit Dawn because she unknowingly sent our cameras with her on her quest to find and locate the vile hideaway, Chris McLean, discovering him living underneath the island. Now I must find a way to exterminate that plague once and for all. This will be easy. 
How annoying will Dave be now that he has found love?
How will Amy and Sadie deal with the fact that one of them had almost left?
Will Courtney ever get her way of seeing Anne Maria get eliminated?
Chris (his voice comes from over the loudspeaker):
Will Blaineley be forced to give me back my show?
Find out this week on TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The theme song plays
=== Act One - The Cabins ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Cabins, Morning
Amy and Shawn are shown to be leaving their respective team cabins with baskets and uniting together as they head to the forest to begin the daily forage for berries to have for breakfast. Amy looks furious following the campfire ceremony of the previous night. Shawn seems to be a bit on edge about something, so they both figure they could talk to the other.
Amy (irritated):
Can you believe all that nonsense yesterday? How could I even get one vote when Sadie fully handed an easy win over to Heather. Hell, even Lindsay deserved more votes than any I got! She’s the one that made the outfit that lost! I did my part well!
Shawn:
Well, Blaineley did say that it was a vote of four against two, which still means that there is one vote unaccounted for. Who do you think it was from and who do you think it went to?
Amy:
For me to even be placed into the bottom two with that walking disaster, I had to have received at least two votes. I know Sadie is too proud to vote for herself and the being that I have the misfortune of sharing DNA with wouldn’t vote for that beast. I know that I didn’t vote for myself and that Eva didn’t vote for me. Lindsay and Tyler, I feel like I can trust that I had their votes, but they both tend to be quite clueless at most times. 
Shawn:
So, do you feel lucky that Dawn quit, then?
Amy:
It was a close call, but I believe that I would be staying no matter what. So what about you? What do you look so tense and sleepless for?
Shawn:
I’d much rather not say.
Amy:
Oh, come on. After Dave practically threw all of your not-so-romantic relationship business out yesterday, you can at least fill me in on what happened later.
Shawn (annoyed):
Yeah, remind me to thank him for that later.
Amy:
Come on, out with it. You must be relieved to have been on the winning team after Dave publicly did that to you and sitting yourself out. He practically made you enemy number one of the team. You should be kissing Topher’s feet for your safety.
Shawn:
First, I will absolutely never go that far as to thank Topher for my placement in this game. Absolutely not. Secondly, if you must know, I must swear you to secrecy.
Amy:
Is it really that serious? What makes you think I wouldn’t tell?
Shawn:
Because I’m still keeping your secret about practically throwing yourself at Scott during the tower challenge. If you don’t want that out, you’d be wise to keep this to yourself.
Amy (with an eye roll):
Okay, fine. What’s so damn private that I had to be sworn to secrecy?
Shawn:
I’m getting to it! Don’t get your tights in a twist. Dave and I made up during the challenge yesterday, which was my intention and why I sat myself out.
Amy:
That’s it? That’s the big secret? You made up. What’s so ba-
Shawn:
I wasn’t finished! When we made up, we talked about our feelings for each other, and I guess that now we’ve officially started a relationship together. That’s part of the secret.
Amy:
Is that it? What’s the other part?
Shawn:
When we went to say goodbye to Dawn, he kissed me after the boat of losers drove away.
Amy:
He’s your boyfriend. So what?
Shawn:
So we just started our relationship. I don’t want to move too fast with it. Plus I don’t know if he’s exactly safe from a zombie invasion! Sure, he doesn’t go outside or do any physical activity, but that’s not going to stop a zombie from breaking in and getting to him! I like him, but there’s only so much that I can do to save myself. Of course I’d try, but he wouldn’t know how to survive the apocalypse!
Amy:
So basically, you don’t want me to tell anyone that not only are you in a relationship with Dave, but you don’t think you care about him enough to actually rescue him from any danger? Not even one as dumb and imaginary as a zombie apocalypse?
Shawn:
I’m saying that I don’t want to get too attached to him and then lose him, and then his so-called “loving kisses” become attempts to eat my flesh!
Amy:
If that was the case, why not just ask him to move into your impenetrable underground bunker that I’m sure you have just casually out in your backyard.
Shawn:
Because what if I’m not there to protect him? He doesn’t exercise, he hardly ever sees sunlight! What if he starts the zombie invasion?!
Amy:
It’s still incredibly funny to me that you’re an adult now and you’re still worried about a zombie invasion. Surely, I’d have thought you’d have grown up by now and realized that zombies aren’t real and that you just need to lay off the pot. 
Shawn:
You never know, Amy. There’s definitely life under the soil, and there’s definitely life out of this world. When-
Amy (mockingly):
Hang on a second. You believe in zombies and you believe in aliens? What’s next? Ghosts? Seabears? Attack cows? Dive bombing monkeys?
Shawn (in all seriousness):
Hey! You won’t find this so funny when the zombie apocalypse or alien invasion happens!
Amy:
No, you’re right. I’ll be shaking in my boots, terrified. Absolutely startled. Shaken, even!
Shawn:
Oh, bite me.
Amy (teasingly):
I’m not your boyfriend, sorry.
Shawn:
Drop dead.
Amy:
I will when the zombie apocalypse or alien invasion come. Y’know, when pigs fly.
Shawn:
See, this is why nobody likes talking to you.
Amy:
Oh come on now, grow up. So what are you going to do? Break up with your new boyfriend because you think he might be a zombie? Or prone to whatever will start the fantasy outbreak? You would do that to him?
Shawn:
Of course I’m not going to break up with him less than twenty-four hours after starting our relationship. I just need to run some tests on him to see if I can save him if he ever becomes exposed to the zombie gene. 
Amy:
What kind of tests would that imply?
Shawn:
Nothing out of the ordinary. A standard physical. His height, his weight. The elasticity of his skin. How soft his skin is. If he can run barefoot over rough terrain if need be. If he gives off sweet pheromones when he sweats. If he’s capable of putting on just enough muscle mass quick enough to be able to power through physical situations. If he is capable of wielding weapons twice his body size. You know, normal, standard things.
Amy (physically trying to restrain from laughter):
Oh, I see. That sounds perfectly reasonable. How do you think you’ll be able to run all those tests on him without him noticing? Especially with you testing his skin, the smell of his sweat, gaining muscle or that foot thing? How can you pull any of that off?
Shawn:
I’m not a fool, I know that it’s impractical and I run the risk of being found out, but it needs to be done for the sake of humanity. For the muscle mass, surely we’ve done enough physical activity in challenges to at least warrant some sort of noticeable change by now.
Amy:
How would you be the judge of that?
Shawn:
I make careful observations of everyone that I am around to make conclusions about their aptitude. Again, nothing out of the ordinary. As for the sweat and judgment of his skin, I suppose being near him in another physical challenge would help disguise my evaluations. As for the running evaluation, that will be the biggest challenge of all. Perhaps I could concoct a plan to scare him out of the cabin to accelerate his heartbeat and force a fight-or-flight reaction from him. 
Amy:
I’m awfully glad I’m not Jasmine or Dave. I’d have killed you by now if you were into me and did all that to me, especially intentionally trying to scare me.
Shawn:
What, too much for you? 
Amy:
Way too much. Anyways, we’ve been out here for a while, let’s head back. Everyone is probably sitting out and waiting for us by now. I think they’d start eating each other soon.
Shawn gives her a nod and walks with her back to the cabins, however, he gives her a look indicating suspicion in her, while she was not looking. He then appeared in the confessional.
Shawn:
Look, I’m no dummy. I think I know a zombie when I see one. Not only was she just joking about eating people, Amy practically laughed at all of my tests for determining a zombie! That stands to reason… of course! It makes perfect sense! Samey is the human, while Amy is her negative traits amplified as a reincarnated zombie! It explains so much! It makes sense! Why they are both so thin, why Amy is louder and Samey is quiet. It’s all coming together!
The camera cuts back to Amy and Shawn rejoining their teams at their picnic tables for breakfast. Amy sits between Eva and Tyler at the Raccoon table and Shawn sits next to Dave at the end of the Viper table. Upon sitting beside him, Dave immediately grabbed Shawn’s hand in his underneath the table, and without seeing them hold hands, the other Vipers were clearly aware of their altercation being over.
Courtney:
So, I see you two have made up.
Shawn:
Is it really that important?
Anne Maria:
Considering that just yesterday you went on and on about how you didn’t like Dave and wanted nothing to do with his romantic feelings, I'd say yeah..
Dave (almost dreamily):
We made up. We’re good.
Heather (faking contentment):
Well, isn’t that nice. All of our issues have been resolved as it seems.
Anne Maria:
But of course. We aren’t any of them pieces of Raccoon cabbage. We move on.
Heather:
Speaking of, hey losers! Any thought of who you’re going to eliminate after you lose today’s challenge as well? Or are you going to give us another surprise?
Eva:
We have no intention of losing another member. Bite your tongue, sea hag. 
Heather:
Strong words from a team that lost half of its team within the first nine challenges.
Eva:
You should know better than to run your mouth when your poor attitude caught you three times you’ve competed. Now begone, witch, before someone drops a house on you.
Heather:
Speaking to a winner with such insolence when this is your first time returning in what feels like a decade and was eliminated twice within three competitive episodes.
Sadie:
Eva and I being absent for so long just means that we get to reintroduce ourselves to the audience and show how we’ve improved!
Heather (sickeningly sweet):
You’re very right, Sadie. You’ve done such a great job at showing that you’ve grown stronger as a solo act and don’t rely on Katie to be interesting.
Sadie (charmed):
Wow, Heather. That’s so nice. Everybody is so wrong about you.
Amy, Courtney, Eva, and Lindsay (at the same time):
I don’t know about that.
Zoey (beaming with positivity):
Come on, guys! Nobody is ever as bad as we remember! Heather is really a sweet girl!
Courtney:
If you like snakes, sure.
Heather:
Courtney, my dear, it does confuse me when you refer to me as a cold-blooded reptile. To the best of my recollection, I have never once hidden my distaste for others, whereas you continue to betray any potential allies you team with in order to get yourself ahead. To me, that is what I would consider a “snake.”
Courtney:
It’s a game. We are playing to get ahead.
Heather:
That is very true, but you get ahead on the backs of everyone you have betrayed all season long. Although it never works, considering that you have never won.
Courtney:
Because greatness and perfection cannot be rushed.
Heather:
But your alliances that you plan on stabbing in the back can be?
Courtney:
You are way out of line here. You betray people left and right.
Heather:
Name some examples.
Eva:
Lindsay, Beth, Duncan-
Courtney:
Izzy, Gwen, Owen, Leshawna-
Scott:
Harold, Cody-
Courtney:
Me, Alejandro, the list goes on.
Heather:
That is the past, Courtney. You also neglected to mention that some of those were just friends, not game allies, so they simply had to go for the purpose of my game. Now let us all recount all of the people you turned on to save yourself. Let’s see, there was the two biggest ones with Gwen and Duncan, plus we can’t leave out Beth, Justin, Bridgette-
Lindsay:
Tyler, me-
Eva:
Scott, Leshawna, Sierra-
Heather:
Leaving poor Sam to die, trying to team up with Gwen to eliminate Zoey. You are absolutely vile. Nobody here should ally with you knowing that long unending history.
Zoey:
Well, it’s not like I really hold a grudge against her. Plus, people can change, Heather!
Heather:
Yes, but only when they give you a reason to believe that they’ve changed. She has not.
Heather was addressing the entire group of remaining campers to discuss Courtney’s behavior in the past, however, she directly stares at Dave and Shawn, as if trying to indicate that Courtney is planning to betray them. This is picked up by both of them, as they each give her a firm, understanding nod, then stare at each other. The camera then cuts to another round of confessional blocks.
Courtney:
Just what does Heather think she’s doing? She has not only cut our alliance, but she seems hellbent on upending my alliance with Dave and the two smelly ones. She is deliberately trying to set me up to take the fall! She will not succeed! I will be winning this game!
Dave:
Heather’s message is very loud and clear. Courtney is only going to backstab Shawn and I, as well as Scott. The answer is simple, she’s got to go.
Shawn:
While it is nice to know that I am no longer the pariah of the team, same with Dave, I guess, and as much as I like the feeling of knowing I was right in my instinct about Courtney planning on tossing me out like yesterday’s garbage, it really bites the big one knowing that it falls on me now to either save her or sink her. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure I want to do either.
Amy:
Finally! The Achilles Heel of the Vipers! Now that Heather has shown Courtney’s ass, it makes them all weary and unwilling to trust her nor work with her. If that can be pushed further, it sets them up for failure in whatever today’s challenge is.
Heather:
Throwing Courtney to the wolves is simply just another part of my plan. Possibly the easiest part as well. Tearing into Courtney allows me to not only watch her silly little alliance with those pathetic wimps that thought of her as an ally crumble, I also get to come in and gather up those three peasants and add their votes into my domain. It also adds a false sense of security to Dave and Shawn, as they can now finally feel like they can relax from being the outcasts coupled with the feeling that I will be protecting them, when in reality, they are nothing but pawns in my game of chess. Eventually, it comes time for the pawns to be sacrificed so the queen can dominate.
Zoey:
I’m still a little confused on whether or not I can trust Heather or if Alejandro is right and I should just work with him to cut her. Alejandro has never lied to me, but Heather doesn’t have a reason to lie to me. Oh, I wish Mike were here. I can’t make these decisions alone.
Blaineley:
I think I figured out how to flush Chris out of hiding…
The camera cuts to static, and then to the fifteen remaining contestants sit at the campsite, as Blaineley and Chef stand in front of the screen behind her. The screen is turned on, however, it is stuck in a loop of static and crackling noises.
=== Act Two - The Challenge ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Campsite, noon
Courtney:
So what’s so important that we had to report directly to the campsite?
Blaineley:
As of yesterday, we have received reliable information that Chris McLean has been hiding out on this island after I had fired him. He has been playing with the island, making horrid remarks about yours truly over the loudspeaker-
Chris (over the loudspeaker):
Blaineley sucks!
Blaineley:
See! Your challenge for today is to locate him, and drag him back to me, dead or alive. The first person to bring him back to me wins immunity for their team.
Amy:
So for yesterday’s challenge, we had to make you clothes. Today we have to do your dirty work? What’s in it for us?
Blaineley:
Since immunity isn’t enough for some of you, how about in addition to winning immunity, I call in a caterer and the winning team also wins a five-star dinner. Good enough?
Sadie:
Real food?
Anne Maria:
Instead of berries for breakfast and dinner?
Zoey:
No offense, Shawn, but it’s just so tiring eating the same thing all the time.
Scott:
You riches and your refined palettes wouldn’t last a day on the farm.
Blaineley:
Bring it back over here! Only the team that brings Chris back to me will win immunity and catered dinner. The rest of you vote out another member and eat berries for dinner. Alright, begin the hunt! He needs to be found today!
With a shot from Chef’s starter's pistol, the contestants were off. The camera splits to show both the Raccoons taking off towards the forest and the Vipers following Shawn to the beach. The camera then follows the Raccoons in the forest.
Eva:
Amy, are you sure that there’s something out here?
Amy:
This is where Dawn headed off to before she went off the deep end. It stands to reason that there is something out here that she found that set her off.
Samey:
Or maybe she just discovered that the island is robotic?
Amy:
How dare you second guess me?!
Samey:
Amy, that’s not what I-
Amy:
No, it is exactly what you were trying to do! If you want to doubt me, feel free to leave and go do whatever loser garbage you want, but I know that I’m right!
Samey:
Fine... I’ll go and try to cover more bases!
Sadie:
I’ll come with you. We need a win and I’m sure you’ll get us there, Samey.
Amy:
Fine, who needs your dead weight holding us down? Be losers by choice! Be sure to beg for mercy and kiss the ground I walk on when I win this for us! 
Sadie and Samey walk away as a furious Amy punches a nearby tree. The tree then breaks in half, the top half falling over, shocking the four. Tyler is impressed, though.
Tyler (whispering to Lindsay):
Woah. Is Amy, like, strong or what?
Lindsay:
I know, right. She’s, like, scary strong.
Eva:
The tree was hollow, you idiots!
Amy:
I think I might have found where Chris is hiding, but I can’t find a way in…
Eva:
What do you suggest we do?
Amy:
We need to get Blaineley to let us review the footage and see just how the hell we can get into this entrance, or exit, or whatever.
Lindsay:
That's, like, a really smart idea, Amy.
Tyler:
Yeah! Let’s go!
As the four Raccoons start to head back to the campsite to meet with Blaineley, the camera then pans to the Vipers on the beach being led by Shawn.
Anne Maria:
You’re tellin’ me that I’m ‘sposed to swim to the bottom of the lake? Just for some warp pipe or somethin’? Are ya’ dumb?
Dave:
Come on, it can’t be that bad? Can it?
Heather:
Do you even know how to swim without floaties on?
Dave:
Of course I can!... Okay, no I can’t. I never learned. 
Shawn:
This is the only entrance to the underground control panels I remember. It’s either this or we have no leads. Dave, I guess you can grab onto me, just hold your breath.
Zoey:
Well, if it’s our only way that we know of, I guess we’ll have to take it!
Anne Maria:
Oh no. I’m not swimmin’ and ruinin’ my gorgeous tan and hair.
Courtney:
Oh, you’re going! We aren’t going to lose because of you!
Topher (bluntly):
You’re, like, the only one that’s obsessed with winning this challenge. None of us really care about finding Chris, this is mostly about getting dinner. Probably because you are getting eliminated if we lose.
Courtney:
Well, we aren’t losing for you to get that chance. Let’s go!
Courtney moves to the front of the line and shoves Shawn into the lake for him to lead the way. Dave quickly jumps in after him and wraps his arms around Shawn’s neck. Courtney stays behind as the line moves to follow Shawn to swim to the bottom of the lake except for Anne Maria, who simply stands with a humph, crossing her arms over her chest. 
Anne Maria:
You ain’t makin’ me swim nowhere. 
Courtney:
Oh, you’re doing the challenge.
Anne Maria:
Ain’t happenin’, heifer.
Courtney:
Get moving, beast!
Anne Maria:
Make me!
Courtney:
Fine, have it your way!
Enraged, Courtney channels her physical strength and picks up Anne Maria, and then proceeds to throw her into the lake, then dives in after. After a small slap fight between Anne Maria and Courtney underwater, they then catch up to the rest of the team as Shawn makes his way to the underwater hatch and attempts to open it. Dave, starting to run out of air, accidentally squeezes too hard on Shawn’s neck, causing him to open his mouth and try to gasp for air, inhaling water. He passes out as Alejandro moves closer to twist the hatch open. Since this is a cartoon, a tornado forms in the water and sucks down the Vipers as Dave picks up a motionless Shawn before he gets sucked down. They are then spit out in a futuristic cyber-looking hallway like a warp pipe animation from a Super Mario game. Dave immediately moves to an unconscious Shawn now lying on the floor and tries to wake him up. He attempts to perform chest compression CPR on him, but to no avail. He looks increasingly worried as he keeps making attempts but they don’t work. Alejandro, playing the hero, steps in and tries as Dave had just did. Topher fans himself from seeing Alejandro attempt to save Shawn.
Alejandro:
Come on, Shawn. You can’t go out like this.
Topher:
Wow, what a hero!
Dave (frantic at this point):
Come on, Shawn. I love you!
Alejandro (in a soothing voice to try and calm Dave down):
It’s not over yet. Dave, administer mouth to mouth. 
Dave:
You’re right, Alejandro. Smart.
Dave moves up to Shawn’s head and takes off his hat while he picks up his head in his hands. Pressing his lips against Shawn’s, he proceeds to breathe into his mouth. After a few attempts, Shawn’s eyes finally open and Dave and Alejandro backed away from him. Spitting out some water, he then stands up, immediately getting hugged by Dave.
Shawn:
Dave, what the hell was that? You nearly killed me!
Dave:
It was an accident, I promise! I was almost out of air!
Shawn:
That still doesn’t mean that you-
Another sound of the warp pipe noise and Anne Maria is heard complaining, as everyone turns to look at her, and then stare in shock. The camera is not yet on her.
Topher:
Oh my god…
Dave:
I never thought I’d see the day…
Zoey:
Anne Maria, are you okay?
The camera pans to Anne Maria… whose hair has deflated and became flat and her spray tan washed off due to the water. She is standing in front of them, oblivious to the fact that she is now pale and her hair now rests flatly against her head. She crosses her arms, and orange liquid drips down off of her skin.
Anne Maria (defensive):
What?
Topher:
As your friend, I don’t want to tell you, but I think you really should look…
He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a folding pocket mirror. He is reluctant to give it to her, however, Anne Maria rips it out of his hand and looks at her reflection. She is horrified.
Anne Maria (screaming):
OH MY GOD?!
Topher:
It’s… it’s not that bad. It’s, like… a look.
Courtney (laughing while mockingly embracing Anne Maria):
It’s not that bad! You look so good naturally!
Anne Maria (pointing an accusing finger in Courtney’s face):
This is your fault!
With a growl, Anne Maria backhands Courtney directly across the face, knocking Courtney to the ground. She then attempts to get on top of Courtney and swing at her, but she is promptly grabbed by Alejandro and Zoey, restraining them from fighting.
Zoey:
Come on, guys! We need to work together so we can win!
Shawn (annoyed):
Come on, let’s go!
Zoey:
Do you think this will lead us to Chris, Shawn?
Shawn:
Well, it leads to the control room, and there’s a good chance that he’s in there since he’s been playing with the controls of the island. Just be careful, there’s hundreds of booby traps hidden down here. Be on your guard at all times.
Courtney (dismissive, rising to her feet):
Oh, come on! How bad could these traps possibly be?
As if her cruel dismissal of Shawn’s warning brought her bad luck, Courtney stumbled getting up and had to use the wall to stand up. As she gets to her feet, a spot in the wall is pressed by her hand and a boot on a robotic leg emerges from a secret hole in the wall and kicks Courtney in the back. She falls back over. This time, a reluctant Scott helps her up onto her feet. She dusts herself off.
Shawn:
See, as I was saying, we must remain alert at all times. Let’s move.
The Vipers slowly begin to proceed down the hallway and the camera cuts to Sadie and Samey walking alone by the cabins.
Samey:
I know that they didn’t show the votes, but she’s going to find out and-
Sadie:
All that means is that if we lose, we have to ensure we have the votes to send her out. We almost did it once.
Samey:
I just feel guilty about it because we’re supposed to be a family and I really thought we were finally becoming friends, but that seems like it’s just not the case.
Sadie:
She might get her sick kicks out of hurting you, but you have me.
Samey:
I’m so thankful that I got to have such great friends like you and Jasmine.
Sadie:
I think we’re more than just good friends. We’re family. Sisters.
Samey:
You’re right. You’ve been looking out for me since we were placed onto this team. That’s what a real sister does. You are the sister I had always wished Amy would be.
Sadie:
And I’m not going anywhere. You’ll always have me. We’re family.
Samey:
I’m so lucky to have you.
Sadie:
And it’s almost unconditional.
Samey:
That’s so sw- Wait, almost?
Sadie:
It’s nothing to worry about. I’m sure you won’t betray my trust and ally with my enemy. After all, it’s clear that she is your enemy, too.
Samey:
Do you mean Amy? I don’t know if she’s really-
Sadie:
She’s an evil that has to be purged.
Samey (reluctant):
I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I fear for what’s going to happen when she learns that I did vote her out. 
Sadie:
Then we don’t give her the chance to learn it, and we send her out if we lose.
Samey (with a solemn nod):
You’re right. We don’t really have a choice. We have to get her out.
Sadie:
Now we need to come up with a plan. How can we fling her out of here?
Samey (thinking):
Well, there’s Lindsay and Tyler. If we can convince Lindsay to vote with us, Tyler will follow her. That gives us the number advantage to flip the vote. Plus, something tells me that since Lindsay is so childlike, she’ll believe just about anything you tell her.
Sadie:
That’s a good idea. Now how should we go about getting her out today?
Samey (taken aback a bit):
Today? You mean, like, throwing the challenge?
Sadie:
Great idea, glad I thought of it.
Samey:
Wait, but you-
Sadie:
Come on, we’ve got a challenge to lose!
Sadie grabs Samey by the hand and runs off as the camera cuts to the rest of the Raccoons outside of the production building. Amy is knocking on the door as a confused Tyler scratches his head. 
Tyler:
What’s a door doing out in the wild?
Eva:
It’s the production monitor room. When they record everything we do, they watch it here and edit it down to the episodes.
Lindsay:
Wait, we’re being recorded? That’s, like, so invasive.
Amy:
You’ve done this four times before this!
Blaineley finally opens the door, and she looks disgusted to see the four members of the Raccoons in front of her.
Blaineley:
You can’t be here. It’s for staff only. Private material here.
Eva:
We’re here to look at the camera footage and-
Blaineley:
Hold up there, Kathy Long. A contestant cannot watch the footage of the game. It could give them an unfair advantage.
Amy (trying to charm her):
We’re here to help you thwart a common enemy. We think we might have skunked out where Chris is hiding, but we need to see footage on how to access the area.
Blaineley (not biting):
We? I’m expected to believe that four of the most incompetent players discovered where the biggest threat to my presence is hiding out? I’m flattered by the thought, but the answer is the same. No. You’re not getting in.
Amy rolls her eyes as her face becomes angry. She then has an idea and her face lights up. She then appears in the confessional.
Amy:
At first I thought that it was definitely a setup by Blaineley to keep the Vipers as the leading team, but then it hit me. An old crow like her loves an empty-headed man that looks like a trophy. While personally not my type, Tyler finally makes himself useful to me once. Blaineley loves a dumb muscular man. She obsessed over Justin, so let’s give this a try.
It cuts back to the four talking to Blaineley. Eva is trying to strong arm her way in.
Eva:
Look, crone. We’re trying to do your damn challenge so why don’t you just step aside before I-
Amy:
Wait. I’ve got it! Tyler!
Tyler:
Huh, what?
Grabbing Tyler by the hand, Amy pulls him beside her, facing Blaineley. She then pulls his tracksuit shirt up over his head, leaving his muscular upper body on display.
Amy:
You’re just so hot, Tyler. You need to glow like the trophy you are. 
Tyler (clueless, his hand scratching his head, unintentionally flexing his biceps):
Well, thanks, Amy. But I’m not into you like that.
Blaineley looks at Tyler with a bit of lust in her eyes. Amy weaponized her weakness well.
Blaineley:
Oh, all right. You can come in. Just don’t let anyone know you were here.
Amy:
Wouldn’t dream of it. Come on!
Blaineley lets the four enter the production building and shows them to a wall of monitors showing different locations around the island. Sadie and Samey can be seen on two screens walking through the forest at different angles. The Vipers can be seen on three different screens in the underground hallways at different angles. An blonde male intern of a somewhat toned build sits in a chair watching them. Amy and Eva approach the intern and Blaineley converses with Tyler as a concerned Lindsay watches them.
Intern:
What are you all doing here? You’re not allowed-
Amy:
The old hag let us in in exchange for visibly consuming Tyler. We need to see the camera footage from when Dawn went roaming in the forest. 
Intern:
Sorry. It’s against the rules. I can’t let you see-
Eva (grabbing the intern by the shirt, aggressively):
Look. You’re going to let us see the footage or you’re going to be leaving here in a body bag with a tag on your toe. Now, which is it?
Intern (frightened by her):
O-okay, I’ll let you see! Don’t hurt me!
Eva released him and with a few clicks on a nearby keyboard and another screen flicks to life, it shows static then rewinds. It then shows a static-y image of Dawn roaming through the forest and rooting around between the bushes before locating the entrance to the fake tree elevator that Amy had broken a few minutes ago. Amy and Eva nod to each other before running out of the production building, grabbing Lindsay and Tyler and slamming the door behind them. The camera cuts back to the Vipers. Shawn is cautiously leading them through the hallways, a frightened Dave clinging to his waist. The pale, hair deflated Anne Maria and Courtney are arguing behind them as Heather and Zoey watch as Alejandro and Topher keep grabbing and kissing at each other.
Courtney:
You need to start being a team player instead of just doing whatever you want to. This is a competition we need to win as a team, hello?!
Anne Maria:
Pretend to be a team player all you want, pork roll, you’re still the one leaving if we lose.
Courtney (intentionally digging at her):
Get serious. Why would they eliminate someone that’s helpful over the great ape that can’t even get a waterproof foundation?
Anne Maria (enraged):
Oh, no! You do not disrespect my gorgeous face! Buckle up, jackhandle, you’re going down!
An aggressive Anne Maria starts swinging at Courtney and the two begin fighting. As they tumble to the ground fighting, a cartoon-y dust cloud arises and they sweep Dave up in their brawl. They keep fighting and enter into a room, an annoyed Shawn chases after them, with the rest of the team following him. The team has entered into a room filled with mirrors and the door locks behind them. Shawn and Alejandro grab Anne Maria and Courtney and pull them apart. The two, and Dave, being beaten and bruised. Shawn does look concerned for his fragile boyfriend after giving a glare to the two girls.
Shawn:
Are you okay?
Dave (monotonous):
I’ve seen horrors beyond my wildest dream today…
Shawn:
Surely it couldn’t have been that bad.
Dave:
I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy…
Shawn:
It must’ve been that bad if you wouldn’t want Sky to suffer it.
Zoey:
Courtney, Anne Maria. Come on, guys! We need to work together to get out of here, find Chris, and win that catered dinner!
The team navigates through the room of mirrors, walking into a few of them as the camera cuts to Sadie and Samey in the forest. The two enter a cave after Sadie becomes distracted, watching a squirrel run by her foot. She becomes squeamish and runs in fright, dragging Samey along with her.
Sadie (screaming):
Ew, a rodent! Get it away! Get it away!
Samey:
It’s only a squirrel.
Sadie:
Squirrels are so ugly and scary with their beady, dead eyes and sharp teeth. They remind me a lot of Amy.
Samey (offended):
Hey!
Sadie:
You’re adorable. It works for you!
Samey (still offended, trying to play it off):
Oh… thanks…
Sadie:
Anyway, I think we’re lost… Where are we?
Samey:
I didn’t really have much time to watch. You dragged me along pretty quick as you ran away. Surely, there’s got to be a way out if we just keep going.
Sadie:
See, another great idea I came up with.
Samey (upset):
But you didn’t-
Samey released a loud scream that fades away as the two progress further into the cave. A concerned Sadie looks around for her, eventually finding a large hole in the cave, almost falling in herself. She then realizes that Samey had fallen in this big hole. She feels emboldened.
Sadie:
Hang on, Samey, I’m on my way! Look out, world, big mama is coming!
Stepping back, Sadie gets a running start and cannonballs into the hole. The camera then cuts to a view of the underground, Samey landing first. She looks around and sees moving gears shifting and grinding. She is overjoyed to be alive.
Samey (thrilled):
I’m alive!
Loud thumping can be heard above and Samey looks up, startled. Sadie then drops from the sky in the same manner as Samey had.
Sadie:
Ah! Make way for Sadie!
She lands and Samey helps her up to her feet. The two look around, noticing that they are standing in a long hallway filled with moving gear shifts, grinders, and girders.
Samey:
Woah…
Sadie:
Where are we?
Samey:
Under the island. This is where all the terrain is created and changed by whoever controls the island. Scarlett almost destroyed the island from the control room through her years ago.
Sadie:
You mean we’re close to flushing out Chris?
Samey:
I think we are. We can win this!
Sadie:
Rats! How are we ever going to get rid of Amy if we win?
Samey:
Well, even if we don’t find him, we at least need to find a way out. Come on!
The two take off running through the hallway as the camera cuts back to the Vipers still in the mirror room. Alejandro is watching Topher pose for him in front of a mirror. Annoyed but faking attraction to him, he decided to trick him to get away for him for a bit.
Alejandro:
Simply perfect, mi amor. Your beauty is unmatched, even with that speck of berry remnant stuck between your glowing teeth in your pretty mouth?
Topher (horrified at the idea of not looking perfect):
Wait, what?! Stuck in my teeth? No way!
He leaned forward and looked at his teeth in the mirror. Leaning too far in, he hits his head and Alejandro stifles a snicker.
Ow!
The Vipers continue navigating through the mirror room and Topher then catches back up to them after walking into a few more mirrors. They then exited the room as the door to the exit opened for them. As they walked through the door, they discovered Chris sitting at a control panel.
Chris (into a microphone):
Blaineley sucks!
Courtney:
Aha! We found you! You’re coming with us!
Chris:
What is this, an ambush?
Dave:
Blaineley made today’s challenge hunting you down and bringing you back to her to win immunity and a catered dinner.
Chris:
A pity that won’t be happening.
Another door opens and Sadie and Samey emerge through it.
Samey:
We found him!
Sadie:
But the Vipers got to him first. We lost. Amy’s elimination is ensured! We did it!
Courtney:
That’s right, we won! Get your bags packed, losers!
Another door opened and the rest of the Raccoons emerged. Courtney and Heather grab Chris by his arms.
Lindsay:
Oh my gosh, Tyler, look! We did it!
Courtney:
A pity you came last yet again. Watch as we win that sweet victory.
Amy:
Unhand that host if you know what’s good for you.
Heather:
Oh please, as if we are to be afraid of you?
Eva:
No. You’re to be afraid of me.
Dave:
She makes a very good point, guys.
Courtney:
Well I will never let go.
Shawn (annoyed and blunt):
She’s won every time you’ve fought her. Are you really going to try again?
Courtney:
Victory will be mine!
Eva:
Round three, hm? You never learn.
Courtney shoves her side of Chris into Heather as her and Eva approach each other and begin fighting again. Using this distraction to their advantage, Heather, Scott, Zoey, Alejandro, Shawn, Dave, and Topher take off running with Chris. Amy , upon realizing that this fight was just a diversion, comes between Courtney and Eva, holding them apart. 
Amy:
Eva, stop! This was just a setup! We need to go after them!
Eva:
Dear god, you’re right… Let’s go.
Courtney (making a realization):
Wait, they… left me here alone…
Amy (oozing sarcasm):
Yeah, like you weren’t in on the plan.
Courtney:
There was no plan. We just got here moments before you all did. There wasn’t time for a plan!
Eva:
Let’s go!
Amy and Eva chase after the majority of the Vipers, followed by an upset Courtney.
Sadie:
Wait, hold on! After them!
Sadie and Samey take off after Courtney and Amy, as Lindsay and Tyler look at each other, shrug, then calmly follow everyone else. Everyone runs through the hallway chasing after the Vipers holding Chris and the screen splits into four views of different groups taking the elevator up. Scott, Heather, Topher, and Chris in one screen, Alejandro, Zoey, Shawn, and Dave in another screen, Amy, Eva, and Courtney in another screen, and Sadie, Samey, Lindsay, and Tyler in another screen. Curiously, the elevators are released in different places on the island. Scott, Heather, Topher, and Chris are the first to rise. They get off in the forest.
Chris:
You won’t get away with this!
Heather:
Save it for after we win.
Scott:
Let’s get that dinner!
Amy, Eva, and Courtney’s elevator then rises, getting off in a nearby cave, emerging from it.
Amy:
Sorry, we have other plans!
Eva:
You will be tasting no victory today.
Eva leaps forward, tackling Heather and Topher to the ground. Amy chases after Scott, who was holding Chris. She chases after him through the forest as they neared the campsite. 
Scott:
I’m gonna win! I’m gonna win! Sorry Amy!
Amy:
You’ll be sorry alright!
Bending down and picking up rocks and sticks, she begins throwing them at Scott, hitting him in the back. Throwing a tree branch next, Scott laughs at Amy as she misses him, the branch landing in front of him. However, he then gets his shoe stuck under the branch and trips right before reaching the campsite. Amy, with a devious laugh, does a forward somersault over Scott’s body, grabs Chris, freeing him from Scott’s grip, she then reaches the campgrounds holding Chris as Scott chases after her after getting himself up from the ground. 
Amy (maliciously):
Sorry, darling!
Scott:
Oh, come on!
Eva (coming up running from behind Scott):
Keep going, Amy! You’re almost there!
Behind Eva are the rest of the remaining contestants, chasing down Amy after Chris to win the challenge. Catching up to Scott, Eva shoves him out of the way as Amy reaches the campsite. Blaineley, who had been waiting there with two large police officers, handcuffs Chris’ arms behind his back.
Blaineley:
Amy manages to pull out a win for the Ravenous Raccoons! They’ve won immunity from tonight’s vote as well as the promised catered dinner!
Amy:
Finally! We finally get a break!
Samey:
Woo-hoo!
Sadie:
Rats!
Courtney:
No!
Anne Maria (gleefully malicious to Courtney):
Pack your bags, clock lobster. You’re going home.
Blaineley:
As for you, Chris. For trespassing, you’re going away for a long time.
Police Officer One:
Chris McLean, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you.
Chris:
I choose to waive that right.
Shawn (his eyes squint, becoming suspicious):
What do you mean?
Chris:
See, I won’t be going anywhere. See, this was all planned from the beginning.
Dave:
You mean that this was all some sort of setup? 
Chris:
In a manner of speaking, yes. Once Blaineley let the idea of fame go to her head, she’d attempt to get rid of me by any means possible, so we baited her with the trivia challenge and the shock collars.
Blaineley:
We?
Chris:
I’m getting there. Seeing as Blaineley bought fifty-some percent of the show, she technically owns it. She can do what she wants. She could fire me…
Blaineley:
And I did! Begone! Take him away, coppers!
Chris:
However-
Blaineley:
However?
Chris:
You cannot unseat me as the host when the trademark is filed under my name as Chris McLean’s Total Drama. See, you may own the show in percentage, but I own the show in name, and you continuing to use it defaults the shares back to me.
Blaineley (visibly upset):
You set me up to lose my shares? When I funded you?
Chris:
Nobody backs me into a corner. Unfortunately, all I gain is enough to put us at an equal shareholder percent. We both own fifty now. 
Shawn:
Is that even legal? Courtney?
Courtney (still upset about being left behind as a pawn):
Oh, who cares? He’s just going to get his way, anyway.
Chris:
Now one last thing… Oh Chef!
Police Officer One grabs his face. Taking it in his fist, it is revealed to be a mask as it is removed and reveals Chef underneath it. He removes the handcuffs from Chris as Blaineley stands shocked.
Blaineley:
No! Chef! What are you doing? 
Chef:
Hey, he signs my paychecks. Maybe you should have.
Chris:
Now, with that being said, let’s get to tonight's elimination! Vipers, you’ll be voting out another member! Raccoons, you’ve finally earned safety.
Amy:
Oh my god. I feel like I can breathe again.
Heather:
Enjoy your temporary victory, you won’t be getting another.
=== Act Three - The Cabins ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Cabins, sunset
The Vipers sat outside of their cabin. Alejandro and Zoey sat at one of the picnic tables, having a conversation as Heather was discussing something with Dave, Scott, and Shawn. Anne Maria was spraying tanner onto her skin as Topher was styling her hair. Courtney just sat alone on the steps to the cabin, defeated.
Alejandro:
You are a wondrous ally, Zoey. I have enjoyed your aid throughout this game and I will enjoy taking you to the finale. However, it is clear that we must abandon our plight against Heather and focus on the swift justice in eliminating Courtney. She is far too risky to keep around. She will betray each and every last one of us to get ahead, and we musnt’t give her the chance.
Zoey:
That makes sense, Alejandro. I agree that we have to vote her out, but I hate the idea. We’ve gotten closer and I think of her as a friend.
Alejandro:
I share in your grief, little one, but it is an outcome that must be taken.
Heather:
So we are in agreement. She goes tonight.
Dave:
I feel a bit sad even having this discussion, but you make too many good points to refuse. It must be done.
Heather:
I understand, she is the heart of the team, but it’s time that the heart must stop.
Shawn:
Look, I’m only going along with this because you look like our only hope right now. I don’t trust you, but I don’t have the options to defy you.
Scott (not really bothered):
Yeah, whatever. It’s done. Sad, whatever.
Heather:
Great. Gotta motor.
Heather walks away from the three and sits beside Courtney on the steps. Courtney, already depressed, is not at all enthused to see her in her presence.
Courtney:
If you’ve come to gloat about your victory, I am in no mood to hear it.
Heather:
Oh Courtney. Sweet, tragic Courtney. It honestly saddens me to see you going out so soon. I was looking forward to contending against you all the way to the finale, you are long overdue. I honestly tried to defend your name tonight against people saying that you must go, but they could not be swayed. Of course, I must also vote with the group. Don’t want to be an outlier, of course. It’s been an honor and a pleasure to compete with you.
Courtney:
Go away. Let me grieve in peace.
Heather:
Fine, have it your way. Pack in silence, then.
=== Act Four - The Campfire Ceremony ===
Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Campsite, nighttime
The eight remaining members of the Vicious Vipers sat on the logs, all of them glaring at the glum Courtney. One by one, they each cast their votes for elimination. Chef, as usual, delivered the serving tray full of marshmallows then left to fetch the boat of losers. Chris and Blaineley stood at the podium.
Chris:
The votes have been tallied.
Blaineley:
We’ve all been through this before. When your name is called, please collect your marshmallow. If you do not receive a marshmallow, it means your time here has ended. This marshmallow goes to-
Alejandro:
Actually, I’d like to make an announcement.
Blaineley:
You’re going off script, darling. Sit down.
Alejandro (rising to his feet):
Ah ah ah. Not so fast, Blaineley. I would like to present… this.
Reaching into his back pocket, Alejandro extends his hand. He opens his arm to reveal the red Blaineley Bust he had taken earlier from Topher secretly.
Blaineley:
The red Blaineley Bust… Alejandro, you have won the Power of Numerology.
Alejandro:
And that would be?
Blaineley:
With the Power of Numerology, you have won an extra vote for tonight’s vote. You can either cast it yourself, or you can give it to any other contestant remaining in the game, be they on your team or the opposing. The choice is yours.
Alejandro:
Upon giving it some thought, I have decided… I will use this incredible power on… Heather!
Chris:
As it has been decided, so it shall be. Heather. You may cast another vote. Quickly!
Heather (giving Courtney a sly smirk):
With pleasure.
Alejandro sits down and Heather rises, going back to the confessional to cast her second vote. She later returns within moments, sitting back on her tree stump.
Chris:
The votes have once again been tallied. When your name is called, collect your marshmallow.
Blaineley:
Shawn!
Dave!
Alejandro!
Heather!
Anne Maria!
…and Scott!
Chris:
That leaves us with a bottom two of Courtney and Zoey. Courtney, your game has been blown up in your face almost as quickly as it began, once again highlighting your selfish desire to win and just how low you’d stoop just to get to the end. Do you deserve mercy? Zoey, I genuinely have no idea why you’d be here. Seriously. Not a clue. Should you stick around?
Blaineley:
In a near tied vote of five to four, the contestant eliminated tonight is…
Zoey!
Courtney (with a shocked gasp):
What?
Zoey (confused):
That’s… not possible. It can’t be me…
Blaineley:
Oh, but it is!
Chris:
Let’s see how everyone voted!
Pressing a button on his remote, the screen flicks to life and shows how each contestant voted. Alejandro votes for Courtney. Anne Maria votes for Courtney. Courtney votes for Zoey. Dave votes for Zoey. Heather votes for Zoey. Scott votes for Zoey. Shawn votes for Courtney. Zoey votes for Courtney. Heather votes for Zoey again. Five to four, Zoey is eliminated.
Zoey (rising to her feet, in tears):
Heather? After all that I’ve done for you? 
Heather (filing her nails, not caring):
That’s the way love goes.
Zoey:
So everything that Jasmine said about you was true? You were just dragging me along for an ally… You used me! I idolized you, and you used me! I thought of you like a sister, and you used me! How can you do that to a person?
Heather:
It’s easy. You just watched it happen.
Amy:
That was so cold…
Anne Maria (genuine):
Sorry, Red. It shouldn’t have been you.
Zoey:
After what everyone said about you... After how much I defended you… Everything that they said about you is true. You really are a no good, selfish, icicle c[censor noise] and I pray for the day you grow up and life completely just f[censor noise] you.
Blaineley:
Zoey, I truly am sorry to see you going out like this, but it’s time for you to go.
The camera cuts to Zoey on the dock of shame, as all the contestants are lined up to say goodbye to her. Zoey looks relieved that her time has now ended. She proved that she can be strong and compete for and defend herself, even if she is going out in a different way than she had expected. Zoey goes down the line, hugging everybody but Heather goodbye.
Amy:
It’s going to be different here without you.
Zoey:
Kick Heather’s butt for me, okay?
Amy:
You got it, girl.
Alejandro (faking tears):
I did everything I could, una ingenua.
Zoey:
It’s okay, Alejandro. Don’t cry. I did what I came here to do. I showed that I don’t need to rely on Mike and Cam. I even carried Heather this far. Even though I’m leaving before her, I feel good about what I’ve shown here. This is a good note to leave on.
Anne Maria:
C’mere Red. 
Zoey:
Building a new friendship with you has been an honor.
Anne Maria (giving her a can of hairspray):
I want you to have this to remember me by. It’s extra strength.
Zoey:
Lindsay, I owe you a thousand apologies. I originally thought that you were weak, but now that I’m going through something you have, and watching you compete as competition this time, I’ve gained so much love and respect for you and how strong you are as a person. 
Lindsay (blubbering):
I’ll miss you, Zora.
Zoey (hugging Dave):
I think I’ll miss you most of all, scarecrow.
Dave (apologetically):
I’m so sorry, Zoey.
Zoey:
You don’t need to be sorry, Dave. It’s just a game. You did what you needed to do to keep yourself alive. You’ve grown so much as a person, and I hope you and Shawn have a long, happy life together. You deserve a happy ending.
Shawn:
We’ll miss you, Zo.
Zoey:
I’ll miss you, too. Take care of him for me, okay?
Shawn (with a light laugh):
You got it.
Zoey:
And finally, bye Heather. I hope you get everything karma owes you.
She sets her luggage on the boat of losers, and looks at Chef with a smile.
God, Chef. Can we get it over with?
Chef:
You got it, girl.
Zoey waves goodbye as the boat of losers drives away. Minus Heather and Courtney, everyone waves back at her. Slowly, the contestants went their separate ways, the Raccoons except for Amy immediately walked off to the mess hall as the Vipers walked away back to the cabin. Before he could leave, Amy grabs Scott’s hand, pulling him back.
Scott:
Huh? Whattaya want?
Amy:
Look, I know you threw the challenge for me.
Scott (confused):
What are you talking about?
Amy:
Come on. You saw that branch land, and still tripped over it. You let me win.
Scott (playing along):
Oh, yeah. Figured it out, did ya?
Amy:
It wasn’t a hard conclusion to come to. That’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever done for me.
She stood on her toes, leaning in to kiss him. However, he backed away and sniffed under his arms. She looked at him, confused.
What are you doing?
Scott:
I just want to make sure I don’t stink before our first kiss.
Amy (playfully rolling her eyes):
Come here.
Again standing on her toes and leaning in, she plants a kiss on Scott’s lips, and he reciprocates. His arms wrapping around her waist as hers wrap around his neck. Eventually, she pulls back and they release each other.
Scott:
Wow, that was incredible.
Amy:
Listen… since you threw the challenge for me, it’s only fair that you should join us for that fancy dinner, come on!
The two walk hand in hand as the camera cuts to Chris and Blaineley at the campsite.
Chris:
Another contestant down, fourteen more to go.
Blaineley:
Will Amy and Scott be able to keep their budding romance under wraps?
How will Heather maneuver through this new minefield?
Will Courtney be shown grace again?
Chris:
Find out the answers to these questions and more next time on…
TOTAL!
DRAMA!
RESURRECTION!
The screen cuts to static and then to a small confessional block.
Heather:
Orchestrating the downfall of Zoey was embarrassingly easy. Using Courtney as a scapegoat, I let Zoey feel security with me, but she had to go. In a jury vote, her kindness would win over without a doubt, and in any final challenge, her physical prowess would put her at a stark advantage. With Courtney taking the heat for her plans to turn on her band of losers, it set me up to not only blow her game up and move her forward on my chessboard as a pawn that will inevitably crumble and be eliminated soon, it set the pacing to orchestrate Zoey’s blindside. Knowing that Courtney would never actually vote for herself and Alejandro’s “promise” to not vote Zoey out, I planned a split vote that would send that naive bohemian girl out. All I had to do was use Anne Maria and Topher’s disdain for Courtney, the reveal of her plans to betray Shawn and Dave to secure their parts in my plan, and Zoey’s simple mind to fall for my plan and vote for Courtney. The only wild card in the hand was not knowing what Alejandro’s power would be, but the fool made the correct decision and handed me the extra vote upon its reveal. As for my future plans, simple. Manipulate that malleable lump of clay Courtney to serving under me and take the heat for my next move. From one competitive threat to the next, Shawn is the next target.  He must be swiftly defeated to ensure victory.
Scott:
We kissed! It took so long, but we finally kissed! Sure, did it because she thinks I threw the challenge, but still! We kissed!... I did stink a little.
The camera cuts to static and then fades to black.
== Trivia ==
* Shawn reveals that he believes in aliens in addition to zombies.
* Shawn also starts to believe that Samey is alive and Amy is a zombie version of her.
* Heather, despite forming an alliance with Courtney earlier, she betrays her early in the episode and reveals her plans to betray her alliance. She continues to torment her and causes her to prepare for an early elimination. 
* Heather and Courtney also recap the events of their last four seasons to each other.
* The plot of Zoey struggling to choose between her friendship with Heather and her trust in Alejandro is finished in this episode.
* Sadie and Samey confirm that they were the two votes against Amy in the previous episode.
* Dave reveals that he never learned to swim and that he also has some grasp of CPR.
* Dave accidentally almost kills Shawn as they swam to the entrance to the underground.
* The underwater entrance is a reference to the warp pipes in the Super Mario series.
* Anne Maria is, for the first time, seen with her natural skin color and flat hair as a result of swimming underwater.
* Anne Maria and Courtney fight multiple times throughout the episode.
* In addition to Topher, Courtney serves as a pain magnet this episode, getting hurt multiple times.
* Like Amy in Pahkitew Island, Sadie takes the credit for Samey's ideas starting this episode. Sadie also suggests that she is considering betraying Samey.
* Amy reminds Lindsay that she competed four times prior to this season.
* As a reference to her attraction to Justin, Blaineley has a slight attraction to Tyler. Amy uses this to manipulate her.
* Shawn confirms that Dave's worst enemy is Sky.
* Sadie is revealed to be afraid of squirrels.
* Sadie repeatedly tries to throw the challenge in order to eliminate Amy, however, she ultimately fails. as their team wins.
* Alejandro is revealed to be getting tired of pretending to be attracted to Topher and sets him up to get hurt.
* A large portion of act two had to be cut for time constraints, including a scene featuring Courtney breaking down as Eva tackles Heather and Topher, as well as a scene featuring Amy, Eva, and Courtney in the same elevator talking about their personal lives and Alejandro and Zoey discussing plans to eliminate Courtney in front of Dave and Shawn. Another cut scene this episode featured Topher catching Dave and Shawn kissing and he spreads the gossip around quickly.
* Dave is revealed to still be afraid of Eva following the events of A Day at the Beach.
* Zoey's elimination this episode is a parallel to Lindsay's elimination in Total Drama Island. She even references that moment when speaking to Lindsay.
* Zoey suggests that Dave and Shawn's relationship has become public knowledge.
* Amy and Scott share a kiss at the end of the episode. She kisses him because she believes he threw the challenge to her, however he reveals that she fairly beat him in the confessional but plays it off because he wants her to like him.
* Chris returns to hosting at the end of the episode.