Who Can You Trust?

**Who Can You Trust?** is the eleventh episode from *Total Drama Island*, the first season of *Total Drama*.

## Characters

* Chris McLean
* Chef Hatchet
* Gwen
* Geoff
* DJ
* Courtney
* Heather
* Leshawna
* Bunny
* Duncan
* Birds
* Harold
* Bridgette
* Sadie
* Lindsay
* Trent
* Owen
* Stunt man
* Snake
* Eagle
* Shark
* Bear
* Seagull
* Sasquatchanakwa
* Jellyfishes
* Katie

## Recap

* **Chris:** Last time on Total Drama Island, things got really cooking between the campers. Heather pushed Leshawna too far in the cook-off challenge, and ended up on chili mama. Owen had a hard day. Geoff lad the Killer Bass to victory and the Screaming Gophers got to the bottom of their losing streak. It was bye-bye, Beth. Have the Gophers broken the curse? And just how much trust do they have in one another? Find out this week on Total, Drama, Island. *(theme song)*

## Opening: Chef's Hawaiian-Italian Breakfast

* *(The episode starts in the main lodge.)*
* **Chef:** *(serves Gwen's breakfast)* Today's breakfast is Hawaiian-Italian fusion casserole.
* **Gwen:** You mean leftovers from the cooking challenge.
* **Chef:** Yeah, that's right, you gotta a problem with that?!
* **Gwen:** *(salutes)* Sir, no, sir! *(Chef salutes back)*
* *(Heather is sick after being locked up in the freezer during the cooking challenge.)*
* **Heather:** Achoo!
* **Gwen:** Need a little echinacea?
* **Heather:** Ha, you're so funny. You think you can just lock me up in a freezer and get away with it? I am gonna make you sorry that you ever met me.
* **Gwen:** *(to Leshawna)* Too late.
* **Heather:** You are such a... a-a-achoo! Ugh! I hate this place!

## Duncan Steals a Mug

* *(Cuts to DJ with his pet Bunny. He pets him and drinks Chef's breakfast and spits it out feeding it to Bunny. Geoff is puzzled. Duncan is getting a cup of coffee. He looks around and steals another mug. Courtney walks in.)*
* **Courtney:** I saw that! How could you just steal a mug?
* **Duncan:** 'Cause it's cool-looking and I don't have one. *(chuckles) Didn't* have one that is. *(sits on the bench)*
* **Courtney:** But you might get kicked off.
* **Duncan:** Aww, and here I thought you didn't care about me.
* **Courtney:** We're one player short and I don't want to lose because you feel like going all criminal on us.
* **Duncan:** Pfft, whatever. You dig me.
* **Courtney:** Ugh! Why do I even bother? *(leaves. Duncan smiles)*

## Today's Challenge: All About Trust

* *(Cut to the forest. Chris walks in.)*
* **Chris:** Hi, Chris, here. Sometimes, teams just don't get along. So the producers and I thought that the best way to work through the group friction would be, to exploit it for laughs. This is gonna be awesome! *(cuts to the docks where he explains the challenge to the campers)* So, last week's challenge exposed a few Gopher issues. *(Heather glares at Gwen and Leshawna)* And I'm sensing something funky floating in the Bass pond, too. *(Duncan elbows Courtney. She pushes him off the docks)* So, this week's challenge is gonna be centered around building trust, because, all good things begin with a little trust.
* **Gwen:** *(in the confessional)* I trusted Trent once. He left me buried alive on the beach.
* **Chris:** There will be three major challenges that will have to be completed by two or more members of the team. Normally, we like to have the campers choosing their partners, but not this time. More fun for me. *(cut to a mountain area)* Okay, so, for the first challenge, you'll be doing an extreme freehand rock climbing adventure. DJ and Duncan will play for the Bass. Heather and Gwen for the Gophers.
* **Gwen:** Ah...
* **Chris:** Here's your belay and harness. *(Heather snatches them from Gwen)*
* **Gwen:** Hey! What's your damage?
* **Heather:** You think I'm letting you up? You're nuts!
* **Chris:** You won't be holding her up exactly. One camper pulls the slack through the belay as the partner climbs. If the climbers falls, the belay will stop them from crashing. *(Duncan pulls the string from the belay)* The catch, both the side and the base of the mountain are rigged with a few minor distractions like... *(cuts to dangerous areas of the mountain)* Rusty nails, slippery oil slicks, mild explosives and a few other surprises.
* **Harold:** Wicked!
* **Chris:** The person on belay must also harness their partner up. *(Gwen and Heather glare at each other)* It's all about trust, people, and remember, never let go of the rope. Your partner's life depends on it.
* **Gwen:** Excuse me, can we trade partners? I really don't feel like being dropped on my head today.
* **Heather:** Puh-lease, as much as I love your company, I'm not gonna throw a challenge just to kill you... yet. Now spread 'em.

## Climbing The Mountain

* **DJ:** Never tried this before, did you?
* **Duncan:** Oh, yeah, they teach you how to climb walls in prison all the time. *(DJ's bunny comes out from DJ's pockets)*
* **DJ:** Aw, sorry, little Bunny you can't come up with me. You can trust Geoff, he's my buddy. Yo, Geoff, hold Bunny while I'm on the rock. *(hands over Bunny to Geoff)* Thanks, G.
* **Geoff:** Sure, man. Little furry dude, what's up.
* *(Heather puts two ropes on Gwen.)*
* **Heather:** There, you're all hooked up.
* **Gwen:** What's the second rope for?
* **Heather:** It's a backup line.
* **Gwen:** What are you smiling about?
* **Heather:** Nothing. I'm just really happy we got on this challenge together. *(Gwen is suspecting this. Heather's in the confessional)* It's all her fault for messing with me. I have got a doctorate in revenge and humiliation.
* *(Gwen and DJ start climbing the mountain. Gwen passes DJ and sets off a mine explosion and falls over. Heather stops her from falling.)*
* **Heather:** It's okay, I've got you.
* **Chris:** *(to the audience)* I promised surprises. Habernero pepper sauce, anyone? *(squirts the gun at Heather)*
* **Heather:** UGH! What the heck, Chris?! *(rubs her eyes and lets go of the ropes, Gwen falls to the ground)*
* **Gwen:** OW!
* **Chris:** Muy caliente. *(teeth shines. Also squirts Duncan, who has glasses, and eats the sauce)*
* **Duncan:** Is that the best you can do?
* **Chris:** *(to the camera)* Is that the best we can do?
* *(Gwen and DJ continue to climb.)*
* **Heather:** Come on, Gwen, you don't want to fall *behind*. *(uses the second rope to rip Gwen's skirt, revealing her underwear. Her skirt lands on DJ's face)*
* **Gwen:'** AAGH!
* **Duncan:** Well, you don't see that every day.
* **Chris:** No, you don't, my man, no you don't. *(DJ sees Gwen's behind and loses his balance and lets go of Gwen's skirt. Gwen catches it. Duncan gets caught in the middle of the rope and flies up and crashes into DJ)*
* **Duncan:** Aah, this bites.
* **DJ:** Ah, big time.
* **Gwen:** Ah, screw it. *(she holds her skirt in her mouth and continues climbing)*
* **Chris:** Looks like the Gophers have won the first challenge.
* **Gwen:** Yeah! *(realizes she's still half naked)* Crap.

## The Extreme Cooking Challenge!

* *(Later, the next challenge is in the main lodge. Three spotlights show up. Trent, Lindsay, Bridgette and Geoff are the contestants. Chris' stunt man rolls into the main lodge and falls in Chris' place. Chris pretends to wipe the dust off of him.)*
* **Chris:** And now, Round 2: The Extreme Cooking Challenge! *(the injured stunt double crawls from Chris)* Each team must choose who cooks, and who eats.
* **Geoff:** *(to Bridgette)* I was head chef last time. You better cook.
* **Lindsay:** Ooh, Todd, I'll be the cook!
* **Trent:** *(in the confessional)* Okay, she's no Stephen Hawking, but hey, it's cooking. How bad could she screw it up?
* **Chris:** Today you'll be preparing fugu sashimi, the traditional Japanese poisonous blowfish. *(a gong rings, shaking the room, Trent, and Lindsay as well)* The fugu blowfish contains enough lethal toxin to kill 30 people. *(Chef taps two blowfishes, they puff up. He takes out the blowfishes)*
* **Chef:** Fishies, meet your maker!
* **Lindsay:** Ahh!
* **Chris:** They must be sliced very carefully to cut around the poisonous organs. The poison paralyzes the nerves, and there's no antidote. So no worries.
* **Trent:** You have taken biology, right? *(Lindsay nods her head)*
* **Chris:** Begin!
* **Trent:** Phew...
* *(Lindsay pops the blowfish. The air from the blowfish gets sucked out and flies to another room, breaking glass. Later, Bridgette has prepared sushi for Geoff to test.*
* **Bridgette:** *(sighs)* Finished. *(Lindsay prepares a poorly-made meal for Trent and puts ketchup on it. This is thanks to her lack of attention. Geoff tries the sushi. Chris and Chef look at Bridgette and Geoff. Geoff likes the sushi)*
* **Geoff:** Excellence! *(Chris and Chef now go to the second team, Trent and Lindsay)*
* **Lindsay:** Ta-da! *(it shows a very poor made sushi with a ketchup face. Trent tries the sushi. He twitches for a second and punches his face several times, starts screaming, and laughs Then, his stomach rumbles and becomes poisoned. He faints on the ground and his skin turns pale)*
* **Trent:** *(deep voice, slurring)* I thought you said you passed biology!
* **Lindsay:** I said I *took* biology. *(Trent gags and vomits on the floor)* Ewwww!!
* **Chris:** It's cool. Give him 24 hours and he'll be up walking and breathing good as new.
* **Geoff:** Uh, is anybody gonna help this guy? *(Chef dressed as a nurse gives Trent CPR)*

## Bunny Eaten By a Snake, Who's Taken by a Eagle, and Eaten by a Shark!

* *(Later, Bridgette and Geoff go for a swim.)*
* **Geoff:** Last one in is a rotten blowfish! *(stops running)* Whoops. Whoa! Gotta put Bunny in a safe spot, first. *(puts Bunny on the lifeguard seat)*
* **Bridgette:** You were so brave to eat that fish.
* **Geoff:** No biggie. I knew I could trust you. You're cool. Know what else is cool? *(dives in the water)* Woohoo! *(Bridgette dives in, too)*
* *(Meanwhile at the first aid tent, Chef has a shot in his hand. Trent moans.)*
* **Chef:** This won't a hurt bit. It'll hurt a whole lot.
* *(Bridgette and Geoff have finished their swim and clean up themselves. Bridgette gasps and sees a snake apporaching Bunny.)*
* **Geoff:** *(gasps)* No! Bunny! *(runs to get Bunny, but it's too late, the snake eats him. Before Geoff could catch the snake, an eagle flies in and takes the snake)*
* **Bridgette:** The eagle, Geoff, get it!
* **Geoff:** How?!
* **Bridgette:** Grab him by the feet, or the wings or something! *(the eagle sits on the dock. Geoff has his chance to catch the eagle)*
* **Geoff:** That's it. Here, eagle, eagle. *(just then, a shark eats the eagle with the snake and Bunny inside)* Oh, come on!

## The Three Blindfold Challenges

### The William Tell

* *(Cut to the third challenge.)*
* **Chris:** Good news, the third round involves three more challenges. It's the Three Blindfold Challenges. It begins with the blind Wiliam Tell, followed by the blind trapeze, and culminating in the treacherous blind toboggan.
* **DJ:** So, where's Bunny, I miss him.
* **Geoff:** Uh, Bunny, I'll go get him. *(leaves. Chris puts an arrow on DJ's head)*
* **Chris:** Like legendary marksman William Tell, you'll be knocking arrows of your partner's head, with crab apples.
* **Courtney:** Um, wasn't it the other way around?
* **Chris:** Shush. Also, the shooter will be blindfolded. *(DJ gasps in shock)* The person who knocks off the arrow while causing the least amount of facial damage wins. *(fires the crab apple and aims at DJ's groin)*
* **DJ:** OOOOOOOHHH!!....
* **Chris:** Ah, **nuts**! Leshawna and Owen, you'll be one team. Courtney and Sadie you'll be the other. *(DJ groins again and falls on the floor)*
* **Harold:** I'm violently allergic to apples.
* **Sadie:** *(jumps up)* Ooh, let me shoot, I'm a good shot.
* **Courtney:** *(sighs)* You'd better be.
* **Chris:** Okay, let's rock and roll! *(the challenge begins. The aimers miss their shots. Throughtout the the first part of the challenge, Sadie aims at Courtney's stomach and Leshawna fires multiple apples and they all hit Owen's head.*
* **Courtney:** Uh, ow! *(finally, Leshawna got the arrow)*
* **Owen:** Yow. *(laughs)*
* **Leshawna:** Ooh, did I get a bullseye?
* **Sadie:** I've got her this time. *(fires again)*
* **Chris:** Leshawna won already!
* **Courtney:** Hey, moron, it's ov- *(gets hit in the head)* Ooh! *(fires another one at a bear, then a seagull, and then the Sasquatchanakwa. He is watching TV. The theme song is heard playing)*
* **Chris:** Sadie, it's over, man, let it go!
* **Sadie:** Oopsie, sorry.
* **Courtney:** *(weakly)* You're going down... *(moans and faints)*

### The Trapeze

* *(Cut to the trapeze portion.)*
* **Chris:** And now, the blind trapeze. To avoid any serious injury, the trapeze has been set up over this pond, which is full of jellyfish. *(the campers gasp. Gives two blindfolds to Heather and Bridgette)* You two will stand blindfolded on the platform until your partners tell you when to jump.
* **Heather:** And then?
* **Chris:** Then, hopefully they'll catch you, or that's gonna be one heck of a painful swim. *(laughs)* Okay, hut, hut!
* *(Heather and Bridgette's partners are Lindsay and Harold respectively. Harold is on the trapeze.)*
* **DJ:** So yo, where's Bunny at?
* **Geoff:** U-uh, I forgot. I put him um, uh... *(DJ starts to tear up)* There was a... He's not with us anymore. He uh, hopped away? Uh, but I'm sure he'll be back. Sorry dude.
* **DJ:** Nah, it's not your fault, man. *(walks away from the trapeze)* My little bunny... We were such good friends. *(breaks down)* BUNNY! WHY'D YOU DO ME LIKE THIS?! *(echo. Geoff feels bad for the poor man. Duncan sees this and walks away)*
* **Harold:** Okay, Bridgette. Jump, now! *(Bridgette hesitates)* Ah! If we're going to win, you've got to trust me.
* **Bridgette:** Okay, sorry. Next time.
* **Harold:** Okay, one, two, three, JUMP! *(Bridgette jumps)*
* **Geoff:** Alright, you did it! Wohooo!
* **Sadie:** Whoo!
* **Chris:** Okay, Gophers, your turn.
* **Lindsay:** Okay, one... two... three. J-jump, n-no, not yet. *(too late, Heather jumps and lands in the pool, getting stinged by jellyfishes, screaming in pain)*
* **Chris:** Ooh, that's a point for the Killer Bass. *(Gwen smiles)*
* **Gwen:** *(sighs)* Sometimes the universe just gives you a freebie! *(thumbs up)*
* *(Cut to Heather in the infirmary.)*
* **Heather:** I can't believe I trusted that little- *(gets stung)* Ow! Frickin' stinging jellyfish! *(gets stung again)* Ow! *(sits on a paitent bed. Courtney wakes up)*
* **Courtney:** Wha- where am I?
* **Heather:** You're in the infirmary. *(to Chef)* Got anything for removing jellyfish? *(stung again. Chef nods. Heather gives a thumbs up and falls on the bed. Duncan lures a new bunny carrot)*
* **Courtney:** What's Duncan doing with a rabbit?

### The Toboggan Race

* *(Cut to the final challenge: the toboggan race)*
* **Chris:** And now, the final leg. The blind toboggan race.
* **Leshawna:** The say what?
* **Chris:** Each team will have a driver and a navigator. The driver steers while the navigator show directions. Oh yeah. And the driver will be blindfolded! *(the campers gasp)* Not many of you left, huh? Keep losing you guys. *(laughs)* Oh well. Uh... Gwen and Leshawna, Geoff and DJ.
* *(Cuts to the camera scrolling to the view of the mountain, where DJ, Geoff, Gwen and Leshawna are.)*
* **Geoff:** DJ, dude. I know you're sad about your pet bunny, but we've gotta focus here. This could be life or seriously heinous injury, bro!
* **DJ:** Bunny deserted me. Why should I trust you?
* **Geoff:** Because I don't want to get hurt either! *(Chef paints lube on the sleds)*
* **Chef:** Just lubing 'em up. Get a little more speed going. Heheh. *(cuts to the racers)*
* **Chris:** On your marks. Get set... *(blows airhorn. The race starts)*
* **Gwen:** Right! Right!
* **Geoff:** Watch out for the tree!
* **Leshawna:** Ooh, girl, we are flying now!
* **Gwen:** Uh-oh! *(covers her eyes. They land in a waterfall)* Ahhh! I'm not ready to die yet! *(land on large stick. Back to DJ and Geoff)*
* **Geoff:** DJ! We really need you to steer, dude! Bunny would want you to live!
* **Duncan:** Hey, DJ, look who I found. *(reveals the bunny he lured from before)*
* **Geoff:** DJ! Duncan found Bunny!
* **DJ:** Don't tease me, man. *(takes off the blindfold and sees Bunny)* Bunny! You came back! *(puts the blindfold back on)* All right, let's do this!
* **Geoff:** Left! Right! Go, DJ, Go! *(Gwen and Leshawna land next to DJ and Geoff)*
* **Gwen:** Right! Left!
* **Geoff:** Right! Left! *(triggers two minefields)*
* **DJ:** What the heck was that?!
* **Chris:** *(with an explosive, to the audience)* We had a few explosives left over and I just hate to waste. *(explodes)*
* **Gwen:** Left!
* **Geoff:** Right! Left! *(the last explosion sends the boys flying, literally. Owen and Lindsay cheer on)*
* **Owen:** Woohoo! Woohoo!
* **Lindsay:** Woohoo! All right! Yeah! *(they see DJ and Geoff have landed first. the two are speechless. The Bass cheers. DJ takes off his blindfold and reunites with Bunny)*

## Duncan Is Actually Being Nice

* **DJ:** *(sniffs)* Thanks, Duncan. You're the best.
* **Duncan:** Whatever, man, it's just a stupid rabbit.
* **Courtney:** I can't believe you found a new bunny for DJ. You're a good guy.
* **Duncan:** What? No, I'm not. What? No, I'm not.
* **Courtney:** You are. You're actually nice.
* **Duncan:** I don't know what you're talking about.
* **Courtney:** Hah, I saw you do it, Duncan.
* **Duncan:** Whatever! He wouldn't leave me alone, weird rabbit! *(Courtney crosses her arms)* Okay, fine, I did it. Are you happy now? Listen, don't tell anybody, okay? I don’t want 'em to think I’m soft or anything.
* **Courtney:** Your secret's safe with me. *(Duncan stares at the camera)*
* **Duncan:** *(in the confessional)* I'm not nice, okay? Just to set the record straight.

## The Screaming Gophers Win

* **Trent:** *(incoherent speaking)*
* **Chris:** And the Bass are the winners of the toboggan race. *(the Bass cheer)* Unfortunately, I said that these were blind challenges. By taking off the blindfold for a moment, you broke the number one rule, which makes the Gophers today’s big winners! *(Gophers cheer)*
* **Trent:** *(slurred cheering)*
* **Gwen:** Rock and roll!!
* **Leshawna:** *(high fives Gwen)* Oh, yeah, baby! That's how we roll!

## Sadie Gets Voted Off

* *(Nightime. At the campfire ceremony...)*
* **Chris:** Who wants a treat? A tasty goodie that represents exemption, security, peace of mind-
* **Courtney:** *(sighs)* Just get on with it.
* **Chris:** And if you don’t get a marshmallow, you have to walk the Dock of Shame and you can never come back. Ever. Let’s see. One for Duncan. One for Bridgette. One for Courtney. DJ, Geoff. Well done, my brothers. Looks like we only have one left. Sadie and Harold, the final marshmallow... *(Sadie looks at Courtney. The latter eats her marshmallow and glares at her before her elimination)*
* **Courtney:** *(in the confessional)* When I say someone's going down, they go down!
* *(Harold gulps. Sadie covers her eyes. Harold stretches his shirt.)*
* **Courtney:** Mm, come on already!
* **Chris:** Don't rush me! The audience eats up this kind of dramatic conclusion! *(Courtney sighs)* Harold. *(Sadie gets angry)*
* **Sadie:** You know what? That’s fine with me, you… marshmallow eating freaks! *(runs off and sobs loudly. The Bass look at each other. Courtney eats her marshmallow and waves bye to Sadie)*
* **Chris:** The rest of you are safe. For now.

## Ending: Katie and Sadie Reunite

* *(Sadie with an angry look walks to the Dock of Shame. Then, Chef is driving the Boat of Losers. And on it is Katie.)*
* **Katie:** *(squeals)* Oh yay!
* **Sadie:** *(squeals)*
* *(The two then hug and continue squealing as Chef watches them reunite, ending the episode.)*

## References

1. ↑ In the censored version, Gwen said "skip it."
2. ↑ Gwen said "Man." instead in the censored version.
3. ↑ Courtney called Sadie "Einstein" in the censored version.
4. ↑ In the censored version, Heather said "nasty" instead.