Start a Rebellion

Start a Rebellion is the third episode of The Challenge: Beach House.
==Story==
	After Maria and Tai’s elimination, the remaining contestants returned to the Beach House. Aura, Kaliegh, Winston, and Tye gathered in the pool table room and were all disappointed. Winston was frustrated from a competitor standpoint and he said he felt Tai was a complete waste of a spot. Aura noted that with Maria gone, they lost a really valuable number. Tye reassured everyone and said for now their best bet was to stick with the veterans. Back in the kitchen, most of the house had been gathered for dinner as Samira had prepared it. Monica was visibly very angry and asked Ava in front of everyone why she chose to exclude her from the vote. Ava scoffed and said it wasn’t her decision to vote for Alec and Femi, and that most of the house just didn’t know them. Monica accused Ava of micromanaging the entire house. Femi joined in and said she hoped the house was watching closely when she and Alec won the elimination because if they send them in again, the same thing will happen. Alec calmed her down a bit and said it was best they just focused on the win. He’d had time to cool down and wanted to work on improving their spot in the game. Monica finished her dinner and told Ava to watch her back because she’d barked up the wrong tree. Ava laughed and said she’ll bark up whatever tree she pleases. Monica storms off and Cleo laughs at Ava saying that Monica somehow managed to make Ava look like a normal reasonable person in comparison. Ava told Cleo to shut up and then took a long sip from her drink.
	Zion and Neisha sat by the bonfire after dinner and laughed about the Ava and Monica fight. They agreed that for the next few weeks, it makes sense to stick with the vets, even if it means working with the likes of Cameron and Kaliegh. Neisha asks Zion how he’s been doing since the Cameron and Katie situation from the season prior. He sighed and said he hadn’t dated since and was just so betrayed by Katie. On top of that, he felt really embarrassed. Neisha reassured him and said he had no reason to be embarrassed, reminding him that she’s the one who had a drink dumped on her. The two laughed. Amandine pulled August aside and scolded him for going along with Kit’s “wicked” plan. She said that the house was gunning for them. August told Amandine to calm down and insisted he’d figure it all out and worse comes to worse, him and Kit were capable of winning eliminations. Bruce, Tessa, Boston, and Ava were on the balcony talking. Bruce was really upset to have lost Maria so early as they were both old school Big Brother players. He said that he was out for revenge against August and Kit. Ava tried defending Kit, saying that she would be a number for the four of them, citing that she’d be against players like Frasier and Lenny long-term. Later on, Ava pulls Kit into a room and tells her she needs to clean this mess up because the house is after her. Kit said she was really annoyed and that everyone was overreacting. Ava promised to Kit that she’d stand by her regardless but that she needed to get good with people again. Just then Lukas walked in, and is confused about Kit being there. Ava came clean that she arranged for them to talk things through. At first they both refuse but Ava rolls her eyes and tells them that she absolutely hates everyone else and can’t deal with the only tolerable people to her being enemies. She also reminds them that the rest of the house is going to come after all three of them eventually. Lukas and Kit talk things through and reluctantly agree to move on for the sake of the game. Ava asks them all for a group hug but all three agree it’s too cringe.
	TJ gathers the players outside for the Daily Challenge. The challenge was called Royal Relay. One at a time, the teams would have to complete a relay race where they’d need to alternate between rowing a boat and swimming to find several puzzle pieces to form a crown. In the end the team with the fastest time would win and the team with the worst time would be up for elimination. One by one, the teams complete the race. Once they’ve all finished, TJ reveals the fastest and slowest times. The fastest team and winners of the challenge were revealed to be Bruce and Tessa. They jumped up and down cheering and hugged each other excitedly. TJ then turned to the others and revealed the slowest team was Brent and Cleo… again. Brent looked absolutely shocked, while Cleo just facepalmed. After the challenge, Bruce and Tessa discussed their decision they had to make. Bruce was adamant that the easy decision was to pick August and Kit. It would keep the house happy and also avenge Maria. Tessa was more reluctant because she knew Ava was close with Kit, but she also wanted to avenge Maria to a degree. Tessa talked with Ava one-on-one and let her know that Bruce was pretty set on August and Kit, and that she felt if they didn’t pick them it’d put a target on their backs. Ava was disappointed but she understood. She told Tessa that she really wanted Kit to be safe but if she had no other options, she’d live. Monica and Mason were in Monica’s bedroom. She’d invited him. Mason said he wanted to try getting to know some of the boys like Winston and Alec so that they don’t get voted this time around. Monica told him to shut up and that they’d worry about the vote later. She tried seducing him and flirted with him. Mason resisted and told Monica he was comitted to somebody back home. Monica scoffed, called him a pig and ran off sobbing. Running aimlessly, Monica reaches the backyard area where Noah was sprawled out playing tic-tac-toe with himself. Monica rolled her eyes and asked what he was doing. Noah flinched as he heard her. Monica sat down next to him and told him how humiliated she was when him and Arianna hooked up. He apologized profusely but she went in on him, calling him every name in the book. Paloma and Shareeta made smores in the kitchen when they thought everyone else was in bed. They got to know each other better and Shareeta asked a lot of questions about Survivor and if it was as bad as it seemed, and Paloma ensured that it was. The two also talked about how dangerous the vets were, and that they really needed them to splinter. Shareeta suggested they eat their smores by the bonfire. Agreeing, Paloma walked outside with her. As soon as they turned on the porch light, they saw Monica and Noah hooking up on the couch. Shareeta screamed, called them gross and demanded they leave. Giggling, Monica and Noah headed up to Monica’s room.
	In the morning, the players all awoke to the news that August and Kit had been picked by Bruce and Tessa. Neither of them looked very pleased but they saw it coming. Kit pulled Ava aside and they agreed they needed to push Mason and Monica to be the vote, as Kit would have a decent shot against them. Boston, Cameron, Frasier, and Katie all sat in the lounge area and discussed the vote. Boston said he felt like Mason and Monica would be an easy consensus that most people would go with. Cameron added that as long as the vet duos stuck together, they had more than enough votes. Frasier and Katie both expressed some concern that it wouldn’t be cut and dry like that. Lenny, Neisha, and Zion checked in with Nick and Tye to make sure all of the vet teams were voting for Mason and Monica. Nick assured them that Ava and Lukas were locked, while Tye swore Kaliegh was sticking with them. Aura, Kaliegh, and Cleo sat in the dining area. Kaliegh threw out a potential idea of recruiting all of the rookies to band together with them to send in Frasier and Lenny. Aura seemed intrigued but Cleo shot it down right away, saying that if her and Brent had to go against Frasier and Lenny, they’d be screwed. Reluctantly, Kaliegh agreed not to push the idea. Cleo leaves to go talk to Brent before the vote. They agree on Mason and Monica. He tells her he isn’t worried because he’s ready to go beast mode. Cleo snaps finally and says that he is not going to go beast mode because he never does and always underperforms. She sighed and said they were going home. Brent visibly became sad and said he was sorry that he sucked so bad and that he was really trying. Brent added that this was his redemption moment and he was fumbling. Cleo told him that he just needed to keep pushing and that she had his back.
	Kaliegh talked to Moses and Alec one-on-one, she said that the vets were wanting to work together but that she had other plans and really wanted to align with the rookies. She suggested that the rookie teams, as well as her and Winston, Aura and Tye, Ava and Boston, Amandine and Lukas, and Nick and Shareeta all vote for Frasier and Lenny to send them home. Alec was immediately invested in the idea and said he would love to do that. Moses was also completely in and said he would spread the word to Samira. Kaliegh reported back to Winston what she’d done and asked if he was in. Being a rookie himself, Winston was sold on the idea and said he’d back her up if she wanted to pitch it to Aura and Tye. Kaliegh said she would talk to them and then she needed Winston to spread the pitch to Ava, Lukas, and Nick. Kaliegh pulled Aura and Tye aside and again pushed for the flip. Aura reminded her that Cleo wasn’t okay with this but Kaliegh felt they didn’t need Cleo for it to work. She said this might be their only shot at taking them out because not only are the numbers there but August and Kit stand a chance at beating them. Eventually, Aura and Tye agreed to the plan. Winston, as planned, pulled aside Ava, Amandine, Lukas, Nick, Shareeta, and Boston. He told them the plan and said this might be the last chance to take out Frasier and Lenny. Everyone but Ava was hyped and immediately sold on the idea. Ava sighed and said this would make it harder for Kit to survive. Everyone else really pushed that Kit and August could beat Frasier and Lenny. Before the vote, Frasier and Lenny met up to talk. As far as they knew, it was still Mason and Monica. They kissed and talked about future plans. They agreed that their core alliance at this point was with Neisha and Zion.
	The players all cast their votes in teams and then meet TJ outside for the elimination selection. Firstly, he asks August & Kit, and Brent & Cleo to step forward. He then reveals that the vote count had been 9-5. Several people looked very confused as they’d expected a near clean sweep. That’s when TJ revealed that it was Frasier and Lenny who received the majority of the votes. Shocked, the two of them stepped forward. Lenny whipped around and asked who was responsible. Feeling confident, Kaliegh raised her hand. Lenny shook her head laughing, turning back around to TJ. TJ asks the three teams in jeopardy to each draw a card. On his go, they reveal their cards and for the second week in a row, it was Brent and Cleo who held the safe cards. They screamed, cheered and Cleo jumped into Brent’s arms. TJ invited them to head back to join the others. As they walked up, Cleo flashed the middle finger to Kaliegh. Kaliegh gasped and asked what that was for. Cleo didn’t respond and just laughed, hugging Brent. TJ then declared the elimination would be between Frasier & Lenny and August & Kit. He invited them to head off to prepare. Both teams look extremely pissed off.
	The safe contestants wait at the bleachers for the competitors to come out. Kaliegh shuffles over to Cleo, with Aura by her side. Kaliegh taps her on the shoulder and comments that she didn’t appreciate what Cleo did and doesn’t know where it was coming from. Cleo shakes her head and tells Kaliegh that she specifically told her not to vote in Frasier and Lenny for her sake, and they did anyway. Kaliegh said she didn’t understand what the issue was because she was safe and it worked out fine. Monica overheard and asked Cleo why she felt the need to push her name. Cleo rolled her eyes and ignored them all because they were annoying her. Amandine whispered to Lukas that she felt like August was going to be really mad at her. Lukas squinted and asked why she thought he gave a fuck about her and August’s issues. Just then, smoke emerged from the battlefield as the two teams entered from the sides. TJ explained that the elimination would be the return of “Down to the Wire” where the teams would be handcuffed to a pole they’d have to maneuver through an obstacle course to collect a key to unlock themselves and pull a lever. The first to do so would win and stay in the game. On the sounding of TJ’s horn, the elimination begins. Both teams frantically work through the obstacle course and make steady work, both neck and neck. Frasier and Lenny have great communication, while August and Kit just try to move fast and use brute force. Both teams reached the midpoint at around the same time. A nasty corner approaches and both teams get a bit stuck by it. August pushes and pushes, trying to force their way out. Frasier and Lenny talk and try to solve how to get through it. Lenny maneuvers herself around the corner and all of a sudden, they take the lead. The closer they get to the end, the faster they go. Eventually, August breaks their way through the corner and they try to catch up. In a tight finish, Frasier and Lenny grab the key and free themselves. Lenny pulls the lever and TJ blows his horn, declaring Frasier and Lenny as the winners of the elimination. Frasier picks Lenny up and the two kiss. TJ congratulates them and welcomes them to join the others on the bleachers. August and Kit both looked defeated. August was heaving big sighs and Kit was on the verge of tears. TJ congratulated them for a very impressive effort and run, but informed them that they had been eliminated and must leave. Without saying a word to anyone, the pair walked off and left as their peers clapped for them. TJ congratulates everyone on making it through the round and tells them to head back to the Beach House, reminding them that the next Daily Challenge would happen in the morning.
==Elimination==
Down to the Wire 	Down to the Wire
Participant 	Result
Frasier & Lenny 	WON
August & Kit 	LOSS
ELIMINATED:August dos Santos & Kit Bui	ELIMINATED:August dos Santos & Kit Bui
==Trivia==
Category:Beach House Episodes