Lindsay My Name

**Lindsay My Name** is the fifteenth episode of Total Drama: Resurrection.

## Synopsis

To celebrate officially reaching the halfway point in the competition, the remaining twelve contestants compete to win a luxurious reward for their teams.

## Script

### Intro - Recap

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, the Docks, nighttime**

**Chris**:

Previously on Total Drama: Resurrection…

**Blaineley**:

Alejandro and Topher were getting busy until they were interrupted by an actual tender display of private affection by Dave and Shawn, who promptly explained to Dave that the romance and passion shared by the other two was fake.

**Chris**:

Heather makes a big reveal to Scott, and in exchange for a no doubt dastardly purpose to be revealed later, he strikes a deal with her to carve the competition away. Following their recent reconciliation, Samey talks with Amy about Courtney and their pity towards her.

**Blaineley**:

After a wickedly scrumptious first breakfast from Chef brought everyone and everything to life, we decided to play a real life version of Minesweeper! It promised to be quite the blast!

**Chris**:

After some egging on by Chef, Eva was enraged enough to brutally beat Alejandro like a savage, but his added mockery spared him none of the pain. Dave, overly cautious, lucked out as the ditzy Lindsay let her guard down and stumped herself.

**Blaineley**:

I don’t think we need to give a play by play exactly, just the important parts. When it came time to face each other, our blooming lovebirds Amy and Scott decided to have a war of words before the stinkpig forced her to admit that she is incapable of love

**Chris**:

Heather continued her game of cat and mouse pursuing Sadie as an ally, going as far to throw the challenge to her and later convincing her to possibly tamper with the votes, as in the end, the combined might of Courtney and Shawn was enough to just barely pull ahead of Tyler to score the winning point for the Vicious Vipers, finally ending their losing streak.

**Blaineley**:

Following Heather’s threat to Dave and Shawn, it came time for the Ravenous Raccoons to vote out their seventh member.

**Chris**:

In a shocking vote of four to two, Eva was eliminated over Sadie, causing a shockwave that is sure to be felt through the rest of the game.

**Blaineley**:

Will Heather’s plan strike the clock for Dave and Shawn?

Will Scott be able to give Amy the space she needs?

**Chris**:

Will Amy be able to cope with her right arm cut off?

Find out the answers to these questions and more this time on TOTAL!

DRAMA!

RESURRECTION!

***The theme song plays***

### Act One - The Cabins

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, the dock outside the cabins, nighttime**

*Picking up just a little bit after the previous episode had taken place, Amy, Lindsay, and Tyler are standing on the dock after Eva had just left. Amy is shocked and furious from Eva’s elimination while Lindsay looks confused as Tyler’s arms wrap around Lindsay.*

**Amy** (*furious*):

What the hell was that?

**Lindsay**:

Do you think, like, someone changed the votes?

**Tyler**:

Or maybe someone changed their votes and betrayed us?

**Amy**:

Those are the only two options we have here. But why would they blur them out?

**Courtney** (*walking by*):

To protect them from being outed. Obviously Chris and Blaineley would shield whoever did it so you wouldn’t eliminate them the next time you lose the challenge. Do the math.

**Amy** (*rolling her eyes*):

That doesn’t make any sense. If they’d try to protect whoever changed the vote up, why would they even show us the votes? How about you do the math?

**Courtney** (*with a light malicious giggle*):

It’s amazing how someone of your staggering intellect has gotten this far. The whole voting twist this season is that they’re showing them to us. They blurred it enough to still show the votes while keeping the voting anonymous so you can’t retaliate. Either way, it doesn’t matter. You’ll all be gone by the time the finale is here, so why worry?

**Tyler** (*glaring at her*):

What makes you so sure we’ll all be gone?

**Lindsay** (*still a bit confused*):

Gone? Where will we be going? The mall? I love the mall!

**Amy** (*slightly annoyed*):

She’s saying that we’re all going to get eliminated and she’s going to win. What’s obvious here is that she still hasn’t learned to keep her ego in check after realizing that she’s the odd duck out. Don’t throw stones from a glass house, Courtney.

**Courtney** (*with a sense of honesty*):

I’d be a fool to believe that I’d be kept long enough to reach that far. I’m smart enough to know when I’m a target, clearly something you haven’t picked up on. Also, let’s just look at the stats here. You’ve all lost seven members and we’ve only lost five with no doubt that the merge is coming soon. Simple mathematics shows that you’re all going to be swiftly dealt with once it comes and we far outnumber you. You’re just sitting ducks in our lake.

**Tyler** (*emboldened*):

Well, then we’ll just need to power through! We’ll dominate more than me at a buffet!

**Courtney** (*with a laugh*):

Oh, Tyler. You never fail to give me a good laugh.

**Tyler** (*taking it as a compliment*):

Well, thanks! I try to make everybody happy!

*Tyler gave Courtney a friendly smile as Amy rolled her eyes before the camera cut to a confessional block.*

**Lindsay** (*jealous*):

I think Courtney is trying to move in on my husband.

**Tyler**:

Courtney is so sweet, I don’t see why people hate her so much.

**Amy** (*disgusted*):

And Samey thinks Courtney reminds her of me? How insulting!

**Courtney**:

I really must congratulate those clumsy Raccoons for finally getting rid of their strongest member. Now this will be a cakewalk. Since it’s clear that I’m not going to win at this point, I’ve decided to just slow down and enjoy the ride while I can. To prolong my inevitable demise, I can sit by and watch the Raccoons decrease in size and eventually fizzle out. From there, my goal is to finally take down Heather once and for all. Then I can go peacefully.

*The camera cuts to static and then to Sadie and Samey inside the female’s side of the Raccoon cabin. Samey’s hair is wrapped in a towel and she has changed into her pajamas, wearing a white t-shirt crop top and black capri leggings and Sadie tying her hair up into a bun after brushing it, crawling under her blanket in the bottom bunk as Samey gets in hers directly across from her. There’s clear tension between the two following Samey’s reunion with Amy.*

**Samey**:

…So today was pretty wild, huh?

**Sadie**:

That challenge was, like, so fun!

**Samey**:

I don’t have any complaints, myself, but I don’t know if I’d call it fun.

**Sadie**:

And how about the elimination? That was a shocker!

**Samey**:

It really was, there’s just something I can’t figure out.

**Sadie** (*playing clueless*):

And what would that be?

**Samey**:

My vote wasn’t shown.

**Sadie**:

What do you mean? Of course it was.

**Samey**:

No, it wasn’t. I didn’t vote for you and I also didn’t vote for Eva. Something went wrong somewhere. I voted for Tyler.

**Sadie**:

Obviously you voted for Eva. The votes don’t lie.

**Samey** (*puzzled*):

I think they did.

**Sadie** (*with a sense of relief*):

Well, anyway, Eva going out, thanks to our efforts, is just step one to getting Amy out. We’ve started to strip her of her armor, now to remove the rest of her protection, then pull the trigger.

**Samey** (*coming to a realization*):

Oh my god, Sadie. You didn’t!

**Sadie** (*blunt*):

Didn’t what? Change four votes to Eva? Sorry, did.

**Samey** (*feeling betrayed*):

But why? What do you gain out of it?

**Sadie**:

I just told you. She is the first step in our plan to get Amy out.

**Samey**:

I thought “our” plan was to get Lindsay and Tyler over to our side and just vote her out?

**Sadie**:

Some plans need multiple steps.

**Samey**:

Sadie, this is going to come back on you sooner than you think. Amy is going to find out and-

**Sadie** (*almost threateningly*):

How would she find out, Samey? Are you going to tell her?

**Samey** (*protesting*):

You’re my best friend! Of course not!

**Sadie**:

Good. I’ve waited too long for the chance to return, I’m not going to waste it!

**Samey** (*trying to diffuse the situation*):

I understand that, but can’t you just be a competitive threat without cheating?

**Sadie**:

I have to do whatever I can to get ahead. If I didn’t do it, I would have been out.

**Samey** (*as if she’s looking for a silver lining*):

So you only did it to save yourself?

**Sadie**:

I did, although your vote to remain neutral didn’t help. You can’t play both sides, Samey.

**Samey** (*protesting*):

I’m not playing both sides, Sadie! I just don’t want any loose ends with my sister. I just want our relationship to be finalized in one specific direction, and I don’t want to spend my life hating her. I don’t want her spending the rest of her life hating me.

**Sadie**:

But you can’t have it both ways.

**Samey** (*inquisitive*):

Why not? It’s what I want the most.

**Sadie**:

Because you allied yourself against her. You can’t help take her down and try to be close with her at the same time. It doesn’t work out. Goodnight!

**Samey** (*a bit broken*):

Yeah, goodnight Sadie.

*At that moment, Amy and Lindsay entered into the cabin. Amy quickly noticed that Samey is upset, so she moved to sit beside her and Lindsay sat in front of a vanity mirror and began to brush her hair, not particularly paying attention to anything being said. Sadie, not having gone to sleep, pretends to snore. Her eyes flick open at key points in the sisters’ conversation.*

**Amy** (*caring*):

Samey? What’s wrong? Why do you look so upset?

**Samey** (*about to tell her something, but stops herself*):

It’s just that… nothing! I guess I’m just sad that Eva’s gone.

**Amy**:

You’re telling me, but I have a theory.

**Samey**:

What is it?

**Amy**:

I suspect that Eva was rigged out. Someone set her up.

**Samey** (*her stomach turning*):

Really? Why do you think that?

**Amy**:

I know Tyler didn’t vote her out, because they were friends, and Lindsay and I were in an alliance with her.

**Samey** (*as if she swallowed her tongue*):

W-w-well maybe t-they made a mistake when voting?

**Amy** (*curiously*):

Mistake? What do you mean?

**Samey** (*covering for Sadie*):

W-well, neither of them are that bright. Maybe they made a mistake?

**Amy** (*trying to not leap to accusations*):

I suppose that is a fair assessment.

**Samey**:

Plus Eva could be kind of scary when her fuse was lit. Maybe that could’ve been a factor?

**Amy** (*interrogating*):

And is that why you voted her out?

**Samey** (*almost truthful*):

W-well no, I vo… yeah, that’s why I voted her out.

**Amy** (*raising her eyebrow*):

Hm.

**Lindsay** (*absent-mindedly while brushing her hair*):

Little sheep, little sheep. I count them to go to sleep. One, two, three, red, blue, purple.

**Amy** (*cross examining*):

So you voted her out because you didn’t like her and were afraid of her, and you’re telling me that these two voted her out, too, by mistake?

**Samey** (*ghostly white*):

Y-yeah, that’s it. That must be what happened!

**Amy** (*dropping it*):

Yeah, must be it. Anyways, goodnight.

**Samey** (*with a sharp exhale*):

Yeah, goodnight.

*The three remaining Raccoon girls moved into their bunks to get to sleep. Samey above Sadie, and Amy above Lindsay as the camera cuts to a confessional block.*

**Amy** (*vengeful*):

Yeah, there’s no doubt about it. Samey is definitely lying. Since we’ve just made up again, I don’t want to leap to conclusions and completely kill our chances of finally being close, but I can’t just act like a sitting duck in turbulent water. I don’t think she masterminded whatever went down with Eva, but she absolutely knows something about it. I won’t rest until I drag it from her. I’ll trick her into spilling the beans if I have to.

**Samey** (*distraught and conflicted*):

I really really hate having to lie to Amy, but I also don’t want to sell Sadie down the river. She’s become such a good friend to me during my time this season, I’d hate to lose her. At the same time, I don’t want to risk losing Amy either. What do I do? What can I say? Amy already seems to be onto me, so maybe I can clue her in a little bit with what I know and clear myself from her suspicion while also defending Sadie. It seems like a monumental task, but it’s one that I have to do. I really want to keep them both.

**Topher** (*giddy*):

So, I heard completely everything while I was out on a nature walk to hear gossip and everyone talk about my incredible celebrity status, and of course I completely recorded everything. It’s amazing that one cell phone could be the tool to build you or sink you. I’m sure that nobody would want that information to get out, so the bouncy thing is in my, uh, cat? I think it’s called a hall or something. Whatever, not important. What is important is that I can totally use this to get an alliance with Samey and Sadie to get myself further to the finale so I can expose them at the final three and then win. I have, like, the mind of a mastermind.

**Lindsay**:

I think Amy is, like, so mad that Eva went home and she thinks that Sasha is hiding something from her. I’m starting to get tired of all the fighting. I wonder if Tyler enjoys the guy’s side being empty. It must be nice right about now.

*The camera then cuts to static and then to Tyler, alone in the guys side of the Raccoon cabin. He looks sad as he sits in one of the bottom bunks shirtless, lifting dumbbells.*

**Tyler** (*lonely*):

It’s been, like, lonely here the past few days. I miss having some dudes around to talk to at night. They won’t even let Lindsay stay here with me, and we’re married. That’s why I like doing the challenges so much, it lets me talk to great, lovable people. Well, goodnight, guys.

*Tyler dropped his dumbbells and climbed under the covers, giving a nod to the empty bunks that then had mirage appearances of Trent, Brick, DJ, Lightning, and Rodney in their sleepwear climbing into their old bunks before vanishing as Tyler closed his eyes. The camera then pans to an outside view of both cabins and fast forwards from the night to the morning. The camera then zooms in to the outside of the Viper cabin as Heather and Scott exit from both sides and meet in the middle. Scott hands her back the immunity idol, showing her the authenticity mark underneath it, and then hands her an exact replica without the authenticity mark. She quickly takes both and places them in her pockets.*

**Scott**:

Here you go, Heather. The real one, untouched. You can see the authenticity tag and the old man’s signature on the underside. Now here is the dupe. Notice the absence of anything on its underbelly. It’s a near-perfect clone that will fool anyone.

**Heather**:

Near-perfect? It needs to be an exact match, you buffoon!

**Scott**:

No deal, ice queen. Can’t do that.

**Heather** (*furious*):

You promised me an exact copy!

**Scott** (*smugly*):

Actually, no. I made you a deal for a copy for a favor. You got your copy, now I get a favor.

**Heather** (*angry*):

You slimy little fleabag…

**Scott**:

Flattery won’t work, sorry Heather.

**Heather** (*accusingly*):

You cheated me!

**Scott**:

Not at all. You got a near-perfect copy. It will fool anybody. Have some faith.

**Heather** (*threateningly*):

Fine, but if this secret copy gets exposed, I’m going to throw you under the bus with glee.

**Scott**:

Look and feel for yourself. Whoever you’re planning on tricking with that will not know it's a fake, but they will notice my exceptional craftsmanship.

**Heather**:

If you plan on trying to trick me, my hands will look and feel around your throat.

**Scott**:

I have no need to trick you. We had a deal. I scratch your back, now it’s time for you to scratch mine, and boy do I have an itch.

**Heather**:

What do you want, you miserable cretin?

**Scott**:

I told you, already. You’ll see in due time.

**Heather** (*frustrated*):

The time is now, mongrel maggot.

**Scott** (*enjoying his power over her*):

Aht aht. Not so fast and not so easy. You’re not getting off the hook that quickly.

**Heather**:

You truly are a vile pig. If you cannot tell me the boon you crave, you won’t be getting it.

**Scott**:

Oh, is that so? Well, in that case, I’ll just have to alert everyone that you not only have a fake idol, but the real one as well. It would be lights out for you. Now what’s it going to be?

**Heather**:

Alright, you’ve got me over a barrel. You win. For now.

**Scott** (*smugly*):

Glad to hear it.

**Heather**:

Get bent.

*The two then walk off as the camera enters into the guys side of the Viper cabin. Dave and Shawn are still asleep together as Alejandro and Topher are talking, in the middle of getting dress for the day. Topher is meticulously styling his hair and applying light makeup.*

**Alejandro**:

Mi amor, I do not see why you apply so much product.

**Topher**:

To bring out my most perfect features, of course.

**Alejandro** (*through his teeth*):

But all of your features are perfect.

**Topher** (*flattered*):

Exactly. That’s why I have to draw them out further so everyone knows.

**Alejandro**:

Why not embrace your natural beauty? No makeup, no hair bleaching and dying, no styling.

**Topher**:

Are you crazy? I need to look my best.

**Alejandro**:

But you look your best when you wake up. All your little flaws and imperfections are what makes you… perfect. Simply divine. A feast for the eyes.

**Topher** (*flattered then offended*):

I really am p- hey, wait! Flaws? Imperfections? You mean… I’m not perfect?

**Alejandro**:

Of course you’re perfect, mi amor. It’s the little things that make you so perfect. The little lines and wrinkles on your face when you smile, when you laugh. The roots of your dark , lush hair growing out as we spend more time here. It is what makes you perfect.

**Topher** (*upset*):

My roots? Smile lines? You mean that the botox wore off? What about my lips?

**Alejandro**:

They look so soft and pouty as always, why?

**Topher** (*whining*):

Good! That means the lip filler didn’t wear off yet, at least! I gotta fix everything! I’m calling my doctor right away and having them rush botox injections here stat!

**Alejandro** (*actually somewhat concerned*):

Topher, you look beautiful. You don’t need any of that stuff. You are perfect to me as you are.

**Topher** (*panicked, heavily breathing*):

Yeah, because you’ve only seen the polished package that is carefully crafted to showcase to the world! That is what you fell in love with! You haven’t seen me without it!

**Alejandro**:

Topher, please listen. You are physically gorgeous, yes, but you have so much more to offer the world outside of your appearance.

**Topher** (*having a full panic attack*):

No, I don’t!

**Alejandro**:

I promise you, you do. Come, talk to me.

*Alejandro then sat himself down onto Topher’s bunk bed just below his own, he tapped on the bed beside him, then moved his hand in a circle on the blanket, indicating for Topher to sit down beside him. As Topher sat down, Alejandro quickly wrapped him in an embrace, closing the distance between their bodies.*

**Topher** (*between heavy breaths, sobbing*):

You don’t get it! If I don’t look perfect, I have nothing!

**Alejandro** (*playing the concerned boyfriend role*):

What are you talking about? You don’t need to look perfect to be perfect. You are perfect.

**Topher**:

No, I’m not. If I don’t make myself beautiful, I have nothing.

**Alejandro**:

Listen to me. You are more than how you look.

**Topher** (*between tears and heavy breaths*):

No, no! You don’t understand!

**Alejandro**:

Love, please. If I’m not getting it, please explain it to me.

**Topher** (*heavily*):

I don’t have more to offer outside of my looks! I’ve been pretty so long that everything I ever wanted was given to me and I never had to learn to do anything! If I’m not pretty, I’m nothing!

**Alejandro** (*consoling him*):

Topher, darling, that is simply not true. Look at what all you’ve done here.

**Topher** (*with a wheeze from crying heavily*):

Yeah, make and lose a great friend, get a hot boyfriend that just likes me for my body, and trend on Twerter every day. Nothing to write home to Chef about.

**Alejandro**:

There’s so much more than that, and for the record, I do not “like you for your body.” You are very smart, and you’ve done a lot here that you don’t give yourself credit for.

**Topher** (*doubtful and sarcastic*):

Oh, yeah? Like what? Stand around at big events?

**Alejandro**:

Well, you were the one that started sending Jasmine down on her spiral, your incredible sewing skills made a great outfit that gave us a win, you displayed your talents as a skilled actor and performer in the acting challenge. You are a crucial part of the gameplay here, you even helped get Zoey out. You helped Heather get the immunity idol and knew to tell me about it. You don’t give yourself enough credit for all that you do.

**Topher** (*still sobbing*):

But that’s not much.

**Alejandro**:

Angel, you don’t see your worth beyond how you look. You aren’t just a pretty, gorgeous face. Your mind is sharp and influential. You are incredibly smart in important game areas. You are not just beautiful physically, you are beautiful inside as well.

**Topher** (*whining*):

Do you really mean it?

**Alejandro** (*with a nod*):

I do.

**Topher** (*perking up*):

I love you.

**Alejandro** (*with a smirk*):

I know.

*Alejandro wiped the tears away from Topher’s eyes as he brought his face closer to his, before locking their lips together in a passionate kiss. After a few minutes, Alejandro pulled away from him, stood up, and finished getting dressed, putting his red overshirt on before tossing one of Topher’s blue shirts to him on the bed, then opened the door for him.*

**Topher**:

You always know what to do.

**Alejandro**:

Come on now, mi amor. Let’s go get breakfast.

*Topher put his shirt on and then entered out the door followed by Alejandro, who shuts the door behind him. The two then appear in a confessional block.*

**Topher**:

I just feel so open and vulnerable with Alejandro. I can always tell him just what I’m feeling and have kept all bottled and locked up deep inside, and he’s so calm and understanding with me. I love him so much, and I can tell that he loves me, too.

**Alejandro**:

I had no idea that picking into Topher’s appearance that way would cause such a large eruption of emotion, however I would be a fool to not make note of that and file it away in my memory. His raw emotions will be quite useful to me in the future, and once I’ve used him to get to the finale and toss him aside, he will become so embarrassed that he’ll never show his face in public again. You’re welcome, world. We all need a break from that face and voice.

*The camera cuts to static and then back to the inside of the male’s side of the Viper cabin. Dave has just awoken next to Shawn, stretching his arms as he started to slide the blanket off of his body. Shawn, still asleep, kept his arms around Dave’s waist.*

**Dave** (*shaking Shawn to wake him up*):

Shawn, Shawn. Wake up.

**Shawn** (*responding, yet still asleep*):

No, Dave, stop. You can’t seriously want to go again.

**Dave** (*starting to blush a bit*):

What? Oh, that’s so sweet. He’s dreaming about me. Shawn, wake up. Please?

**Shawn** (*his eyes opening as Dave kept shaking him*):

Hm? What?

**Dave** (*giving him a sweet smile*):

Good morning!

**Shawn** (*returning his smile*):

Good morning. You’re up before me?

**Dave**:

Yeah, we slept in this morning. Everyone else left.

**Shawn** (*playfully sarcastic*):

Oh no, whatever will we do without everyone around?

*The two share a kiss before Dave exits the bed, soon after followed by Shawn. Shawn ties his long hair up into a bun as Dave proceeded to make their bed, tucking the blanket and sheet corners neatly under the mattress and refluffs their pillows.*

**Dave** (*playfully teasing*):

So, Shawn… what were you dreaming about?

**Shawn**:

What do you mean?

**Dave**:

You know, in your sleep.

**Shawn**:

I don’t recall, sorry.

**Dave** (*teasingly*):

So “Dave, you can’t seriously want to go again” doesn’t mean anything?

**Shawn** (*turning red of embarrassment*):

Oh, that… You heard that? Well, sorry.

**Dave** (*a warm smile illuminating his face*):

Don’t be sorry. I’m your boyfriend. I’m flattered.

**Shawn** (*pulling Dave close*):

C’mere.

*The two share another kiss before breaking apart to get dressed.*

**Dave**:

I love you.

**Shawn**:

I love you, too.

**Dave**:

Come on, let’s go see what fresh horrors of slop await us for breakfast.

**Shawn**:

Right behind you.

*The two exit the cabin and the camera then cuts to the mess hall. The two teams are separated at the tables. Everybody is eating their breakfast, which appears to be some sort of grey oatmeal, although nobody is seen to particularly enjoy it other than Scott and Tyler. The camera pans to Sadie and Samey sitting across the table talking to each other between disgusted bites of rancid food.*

**Sadie** (*interrogatively*):

I heard your little conversation with your beloved one last night.

**Samey** (*nervous*):

Oh, yeah? Really?

**Sadie** (*appreciative*):

I did. You played that very smart. You didn’t expose me, and you didn’t drag yourself into it, although I could tell that you could’ve cracked in a few more questions.

**Samey** (*relieved, but upset*):

I hate lying to Amy and I would like her to know that I had nothing to do with it, but I also don’t want to lose you. You’re my best friend here. I love you both and I want to keep you both.

**Sadie** (*caring and warningly*):

I get why you feel that way, but you just can’t have it that way in this game. Especially when we are on different sides. You won’t be able to keep both sides. You’ll have to choose.

**Samey** (*honestly*):

I understand why you think that, but this is just a game after all. Surely after, we can all-

**Topher** (*walking up to them and cutting her off*):

Hello, gorgeous girls!

**Samey** (*smiling, happy to see him*):

Topher, hi! How are you?

**Sadie** (*annoyed at his presence*):

Oh god.

**Topher** (*with a gleeful smile*):

I’m very well, and in fact, things just keep getting better! Here, I found this. I think it’s yours.

**Samey** (*a bit confused*):

Mine? What is it?

*Topher held out his hand to reveal to Samey what appeared to be an old photograph of her and Amy hugging each other with one dog on either side of them.. They are both children with brown hair tied back into ponytails wearing cheerleader outfits with a golden retriever next to Amy and a black lab retriever next to Samey in the picture. Samey gives him a soft smile and hugs him after taking the picture from his hand.*

**Topher**:

Looks like sweet memories.

**Samey** (*happily*):

Oh, Topher! Thank you! This went missing a few days ago and I nearly ripped the cabin apart looking for it! It’s really special to me. I keep it with me everywhere I go.

**Topher** (*heroically*):

Glad I could help!

**Samey** (*appreciative*):

Thank you so much! If there’s anything I can do for you, please let me know!

**Topher** (*slyly*):

Well, in that case…

**Sadie**:

A blind man in Argentina saw that coming.

**Topher**:

Well, I was just thinking that with how so few of us are left in the game, the merge is surely coming soon. Maybe the three of us could team up and dominate until the end.

**Samey** (*innocently*):

Topher, we’re friends. If we’re both fortunate enough to get there, I would work with you. You didn’t need a pretense to ask me that.

**Sadie** (*not moved*):

And exactly what do we get out of working with you? You’ll just report everything back to Alejandro that we tell you. You can’t be trusted with secrets. You’ve already told everyone about Shawn and Jasmine breaking up, Samey and the slug making up the first time, and then Shawn dating Dave. You can’t be trusted as an ally.

**Topher** (*with a sly smirk*):

Well, I have an ultimatum for you, then. You’ll work with me or be exposed.

**Sadie** (*with a mocking laugh*):

Exposed for what? You have nothing on me.

**Topher** (*mocking her tone*):

Oh, don’t I? Would a recorded confession of you rigging out Eva count as something?

**Samey** (*horrified*):

Oh my god, you heard that?

**Topher** (*smugly, with a nod*):

Every word. Recorded it, memorized it, will leak it. Make your choice.

**Samey** (*begging*):

Come on, Topher. Please don’t do this.

**Topher** (*with a shrug*):

Come on, Sadie. Such a pretty, gorgeous girl like you… it would be a shame you get quickly thrown out of here before I get the chance to know you, and since Samey lied to cover for you, not playing with me will set her up to get eliminated, too. You’ll sink her with you. Go ahead, make your choice. I’m very busy. I haven’t got all day. I have outlets to call.

**Sadie** (*reluctant*):

The one time I make a game changing move to prove myself as competition, I get caught. Fine, you’ve got a deal. We have an alliance, but the minute I suspect you’ve told on us, it’s over. I will come after you.

**Topher**:

I wouldn’t dream of it. Anyways, got to go! Ta!

*He gives the two women a wave as he walks back over to the Viper table. He is immediately interrogated by Shawn.*

**Shawn**:

That took an awfully long time to fraternize with the opposing team.

**Topher** (*innocently*):

What do you mean?

**Shawn**:

Just what were you doing over there?

**Topher**:

Just returning something that belonged to Samey. That’s all.

**Dave** (*joining in*):

That was a long conversation with her and Sadie to just return something.

**Topher** (*cryptically*):

I just had a bit of business to take care of.

*Both Alejandro and Heather’s eyebrows raise and the two look at each other as Chris and Blaineley enter the mess hall and stand between the two tables.*

**Chris**:

Our final twelve contestants! We are now officially halfway through the competition!

**Blaineley**:

That means we have something special planned for you today!

**Courtney** (*excited*):

The teams are merging!

**Topher** (*giddy*):

I did it! I made it to the merge!

**Tyler** (*pleased*):

Woah, I finally made it to the merge? Cool, dude!

**Sadie** (*happy*):

It took me all this time to come back, and now I merged? Katie will be so proud!

**Chris** (*with a sadistic laugh*):

Merge? Oh no, not yet! We’ve got a few more surprises in store for you all before then!

**Blaineley**:

In honor of making the halfway point in the competition, we’ve decided to go a bit easier on you with the challenge today.

**Amy** (*irritated*):

You said that last time and it was still hell!

**Chris**:

Ah, yes! But this time, nobody will be going home tonight!

**Samey** (*excited*):

Gee, this is so nice of you!

**Blaineley** (*smug*):

Isn’t it?

**Chris**:

Report to the forest clearing in five minutes for today’s challenge!

**Courtney** (*investigative*):

And nobody is going home?

**Blaineley**:

Nope.

**Amy** (*not buying it, her eyebrow raised*):

You’re sure?

**Chris** (*annoyed*):

Uh-huh!

### Act Two - The Challenge

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, deep in the forest clearing, noon**

*The camera fades to black and returns to the final twelve contestants standing with their teams in front of Chris, Blaineley, and Chef, who are standing on a podium with four large television screens behind them. Between the two teams is a large orange triangular flag flying freely from a tall metal pole.*

**Blaineley**:

Welcome to the official halfway challenge!

**Chef**:

Here are the rules, so listen up, driveling pukes! You will be playing a game of capture the flag for the next five hours. Once the flag has been grabbed from the pole, the clock begins. The entire island will be in play during the challenge, no restrictions. Once the clock expires, the last person to hold onto the flag wins a reward for their entire team. Nobody is going home tonight. Positions! Begin!

*The twelve contestants encircled the flag as they began trying to think of ways to climb up and reach it. Tyler was the first to make a move, as he grabbed onto the flag pole and tried to climb up, but he slid back down. He continued trying as Lindsay just stood in front of the flag on her tiptoes, trying to reach the flag, but also trying to talk to it as if it could respond to her.*

**Lindsay**:

Come on, flag! You’re, like, so pretty and your colors are gorgeous!

*The camera pans to Courtney, Dave, and Shawn as they try to construct a plan on how to reach the flag and grab it down.*

**Shawn**:

If I could calculate the distance from the nearest tree, I would be able to leap down and grab the flag from the highest branch available.

**Dave** (*concerned*):

That would be very dangerous, and I don’t want to see you get hurt.

**Courtney** (*shooting the idea down*):

It’s too reckless and it would just take too long.

**Shawn**:

That’s fair. Besides, Dave, I’m not worried about getting hurt. It wouldn’t be my first injury and it surely wouldn’t be the last. Any other ideas?

**Courtney**:

How about we make a human tower? It seems like it could be the most efficient way to reach with the limited space we have.

**Shawn**:

That’s a wise decision, Courtney. How should we go about this?

**Dave**:

Well, Courtney is the tallest, so she should probably be the bottom.

**Courtney**:

Shawn, you’re the strongest. You need to be the base, I get on your shoulders, and then Dave on mine grabs the flag. It’s a weight dynamic.

**Shawn**:

That makes the most logical sense. Let’s get this started.

*Shawn crouches down to allow Courtney onto his shoulders. Dave, fearful, hesitates to go through with this plan, but with a confident nod from Shawn, reluctantly moves closer to complete the tower. Dave places his shoe into Shawn’s hand for a boost as he climbs on top of Courtney to sit upon her shoulders. The trio wobble as a tower, trying to find balance as Amy eyes them, an idea hatching into her head.*

**Amy**:

Samey, form rocket position!

**Samey** (*questioning*):

Rocket? Why? Are you sure it’ll help?

**Amy** (*impatient*):

We don’t have time, hurry!

*Samey cupped her hands together and Amy placed her boot between time. Due to their years of cheerleading experience, balancing came easy to them as the tower trio eventually got it together as Shawn walked them towards the pole.*

**Samey**:

Are you ready?

**Amy** (*with a firm nod*):

On three, ready? One… two…

**Samey**:

Three!

*On cue, Samey forced her hands up, launching Amy into the air. She grabbed onto the flag at the same time Dave grabbed onto it. Amy’s grip tightened upon her descent, causing her to swing into Courtney and Dave, knocking them off of Shawn and releasing Dave’s grip from the orange flag. From on top of Dave, he folds it in two and hands it to Samey.*

**Amy** (*commanding*):

Go!

**Samey** (*a bit startled*):

Right!

**Chef**:

The Ravenous Raccoons have captured the flag! The countdown begins now!

*Samey started to run off from the forest as Lindsay helps Amy and Dave up from the ground as Tyler helps Courtney and Shawn up.*

**Shawn** (*showing his gratitude, shaking Tyler’s hand*):

Thanks dude, I owe you one… later.

**Courtney** (*showing Tyler kindness with a smile*):

Gee, thanks, Tyler. I’m surprised you would help me. I haven’t been the nicest to you.

**Tyler** (*thinking nothing of it*):

It’s not a problem, Courtney. It’s just what anybody would have done.

**Lindsay** (*her eye twitching, jealous*):

Well, not everyone.

**Dave** (*brushing the dirt off of his clothes*):

Uh, yeah. Thanks for the help… Lindsay, was it?

**Amy** (*with an annoyed groan*):

Ugh! Let’s go!

*Amy shoved Courtney out of her way and took off running, grabbing Lindsay and Tyler by the arms to get them to follow her. The Viper trio then followed after them. The camera then cut to Samey at the campsite. She is seen getting up off of the ground as the sound of crunching branches can be heard. She looks pained as she dusts herself off as Heather emerged from the forest and caught up to her.*

**Heather** (*demanding*):

You! The flag, hand it over! Now!

**Samey** (*limping over to sit on a tree stump*):

At this point, if I had it, I’d give it to you.

**Heather** (*looking at Samey with no sympathy*):

Well then, if you don’t have it, then just who does?

**Samey** (*through sharp breaths, wrapping her knee in green leaves*):

C-Courtney took it… When I refused to hand it over, s-she shoved me down, ripped it out of my hands, then took off… I never s-stood a chance.

**Heather** (*taking off*):

The insolent little worm! I can’t let her get the win for herself!

**Samey** (*calling out to her*):

Please… get her good for me!

*Heather simply ran off without acknowledging Samey as Amy and Tyler soon emerged from the forest right after. Amy, having heard everything, immediately runs to Samey.*

**Amy**:

Samey! Which way did Courtney go! We have to stop her!

**Samey** (*her face brightening into a smirk*):

Oh no, there’s no need.

**Tyler** (*confused*):

But if she took it and beat you up, why wouldn’t we get it?

*Samey rose from sitting on the tree stump and dug a bit into the ground behind her to reveal the flag to her sister and Tyler.*

**Samey** (*proud of herself*):

Because I had it the entire time. Courtney hasn’t even found me.

**Amy** (*impressed*):

Samey, you’re a genius!

*The camera then cut to a confessional block.*

**Samey**:

Because Heather doesn’t see me as competition, it was easy to throw her off of my trail and onto someone else’s. Maybe flying under the radar isn’t necessarily such a bad thing. I can operate in secret while everyone else clashes in the open, leaving me a path right to the end.

**Heather**:

That mute clone of the little toad didn’t have the flag, I know she lied about Courtney taking it, because she was far behind us. I suppose she just fell over, scraped her knee, and it blew away or something. I don’t care enough to worry about it.

**Alejandro**:

Being able to outsmart Heather is a feat in itself. Samey plays her cards close to her chest, safely. She’s going to go far, now to ally with her. How could I find the time?

**Sadie** (*yawning*):

I just feel so… tired today. Drained. Maybe staying up all night to hear any possible gossip about me wasn’t the best idea I’ve had. Katie, if I’m not at the top of my game today, please forgive me. It’s been a tough ride. Like that time we went on a road trip to Seattle and got lost at some kind of rock ranch.

*The camera cuts to static and then back to the scene at the campsite.*

**Scott** (*emerging from behind a boulder*):

But she isn’t the only one!

**Samey**:

Scott? When did you get here?

**Scott**:

I’ve been hiding here the entire time. Now, to take the flag.

**Amy** (*blunt*):

I don’t think so.

**Scott** (*shrugging*):

Hey, it’s the challenge. You’re not in danger of leaving when you lose, so I’m just gonna take that there flag and I’ll just go.

**Samey** (*glaring*):

If you think I’m going to just give you the flag, your fumes have rotted your brain.

**Scott** (*innocently*):

Give it to me? Oh no, there won’t be any reason for that.

**Alejandro** (*appearing behind the three Raccoons from nowhere*):

Yoink!

**Amy** (*realizing*):

Yoink? Oh no!

*Alejandro grabs the flag from the distracted Samey.*

**Alejandro** (*condescending*):

I must say, Samey. That was great work convincing Heather to stop sniffing around you. Unfortunately, it is getting you nowhere because this will bring my victory.

**Amy**:

Over my dead body.

**Alejandro** (*running off*):

That could be arranged, darling.

**Amy** (*turning her attention back to Scott, glaring*):

You! You set us up! You were a diversion!

**Scott** (*with a sly smirk*):

You gotta do what you gotta do to get ahead.

**Amy** (*angry*):

After I open myself up to you, you betray me?

**Scott** (*shrugging*):

Don’t tell me you wouldn’t do the same.

**Amy**:

Get bent.

**Tyler**:

Guys, let’s get going!

*The camera pans to Alejandro in the forest, Topher is walking beside him. Alejandro, growing increasingly annoyed with Topher, tries to get him to become distracted and leave.*

**Topher**:

Wow, you just took the flag from them like that? With no struggle? That’s amazing!

**Alejandro** (*cocky*):

Of course there was no struggle. What could they do?

**Topher** (*thinking*):

Well, they could have grabbed on and pulled back.

**Alejandro**:

Not while I caught them by surprise.

**Topher**:

But they could have turned around.

**Alejandro** (*growing annoyed*):

Well, they didn’t.

**Topher**:

Yeah, but they could ha-

**Alejandro** (*cutting him off*):

Hey, Topher! I just had a great idea!

**Topher** (*invested*):

What? What is it?

**Alejandro** (*planning to ditch him*):

We should really split up for this challenge. I have the flag, so I need you to keep cover. Go deep into the forest and keep a watch. If you see any of the five remaining Raccoons, call out to me with a bird crow. That’ll be our special signal.

**Topher**:

Your mind is just incredible!

*The two share a kiss before Topher gives him a bright smile and obedient nod before running off through the trees deeper into the forest. Immediately after, Heather walks up to him. The two swiftly move to share a warm embrace and a long, passionate kiss.*

**Alejandro**:

Dios mio, how I have missed those soft, icy lips of yours.

**Heather**:

I’m assuming using that twerp to drain information from while posing as his boyfriend is exhausting? As if I had to ask.

**Alejandro** (*recalling that morning*):

He is proving to be unbearable, but I got to see what sets him off, so I can toss him aside once the time finally comes.

**Heather** (*intrigued*):

And just what would that be?

**Alejandro**:

Another time, another place, mi amor. It is to be discussed later.

**Heather** (*changing the subject*):

Speaking of discussing something, I have something I need you to see.

**Alejandro**:

And just what would that be, my love?

**Heather** (*reaching into her back pocket*):

This. I need you to keep this in some place secure for me.

*She pulls the immunity statue out of her pocket, and places it in his hands. He cannot look away from the idol as he talks to his girlfriend.*

**Alejandro**:

The immunity idol. I knew you had it!

**Heather**:

I had to keep it safe until I knew we could be alone to discuss it.

**Alejandro**:

And you’re giving it to me to hold why?

**Heather**:

Because I plan to use it against Shawn and have him thrown out of here and back to his dumpster before the thorn in my side breaks the skin.

**Alejandro** (*interrogating*):

So you want me to store it in the cabin room he shares with me?

**Heather**:

He is never going to check the cabin for the statue. If he even cares about it remains to be seen. I cannot keep it in the room with Courtney. She is already digging further than she needs to in a desperate attempt to linger around. It is not safe with her presence.

**Alejandro**:

I see your reasoning. I shall keep it secure with me, my darling. I love you.

**Heather**:

I know.

**Sadie** (*emerging from deep in the forest*):

Hold it right there!

**Heather** (*shocked*):

Sadie! How long have you been there?

**Sadie** (*enjoying her moment of superiority*):

Long enough!

**Alejandro** (*defensively*):

You won’t be taking what you’re searching for from me.

**Sadie** (*confidently*):

Like hell!

*Sadie rushes towards Alejandro and snatched the flag from his pocket, then runs off, completely ignoring the immunity idol. Topher then came running back to Alejandro, who is visibly annoyed with him.*

**Topher** (*panting*):

O-oh… uh…

**Alejandro** (*annoyed*):

Caw-caw?

**Topher** (*fearful*):

Right!

*Topher then chases after Sadie as Alejandro and Heather roll their eyes. The camera then cuts to another confessional block.*

**Alejandro** (*holding the idol in his hand*):

The idol. It’s rightfully mine. Heather must really be slipping to just hand it over to me. She truly never learns. She’s going to get a front row seat to history repeating itself.

**Sadie**:

For two people that are supposed to be the best players in Total Drama history, it was really easy to just… take the flag from them. They were more invested in some old, moldy piece of wood. Oh well, easier for me to take the win!

**Heather**:

Sadie’s lack of a brain really proves useful when she interrupts me giving Alejandro the fake idol and doesn’t catch on. Those plague rat Raccoons can have this little reward challenge for all I care, I’m not going anywhere. A little loss with no consequence means nothing to me, especially when I have the whole game planned out. I always win.

*The camera then cuts to static, then to Sadie running to the beach, then stopping at a large rock to lean on in order to catch her breath. She lays on top of it on her back, putting a pair of sunglasses on before eventually drifting off to sleep, snoring. At this point, Courtney, Dave, and Shawn appear in the distance from the way of the cabins. Courtney and Shawn are talking about something as Dave spots something on the sand of the beach.*

**Shawn**:

I’m sure Chris and Blaineley are having a great time watching us all maim and fight each other over a stupid flag.

**Courtney**:

Anything to bleed out as much drama as he can for his precious ratings.

**Dave** (*spotting the sleeping Sadie*):

Hey, guys wait. I think I see something.

**Shawn**:

What is it?

**Courtney**:

Probably just some trap set up to distract us.

**Dave**:

Well, wait. Let me see.

*Dave carefully crept closer to the rock the slumbering Sadie was on and grabbed onto the flag, slowly tugging it from her grip to avoid awaking her lest he feel her wrath. Eventually he freed the flag from her grip and ran back to the other two.*

**Courtney** (*in disbelief*):

Unbelievable.

**Dave** (*hyped*):

I got it! I really got it! I captured the flag!

**Shawn** (*proud*):

Way to go, Dave! Great job!

**Dave** (*in disbelief, himself*):

I can’t believe I really got it!

**Amy** (*emerging from inside a nearby cave*):

Not for long!

**Lindsay**:

Like, no hard feelings, Dan. We just, like, really wanna win so bad.

**Courtney**:

Too bad!

**Shawn**:

Dave! Hand the flag here!

*Amy lunged for Dave as he attempted to throw the flag to Shawn. Amy signaled for Lindsay to rush forward and grab the flag before Shawn could catch it and Courtney reached out for it. Once Amy recovered, she and Lindsay ran off in hot pursuit by Courtney and Shawn, leaving Dave behind as he rose to his feet and dusted the sand off his clothes.*

**Amy**:

Come on, Lindsay! Faster!

**Lindsay**:

This is, like, so hard!

**Amy**:

Stop whining and pick up the pace!

**Courtney**:

Get back here!

**Amy**:

God, we need to shake them.

**Lindsay**:

Well, shouldn't we catch them, then?

**Amy**:

On the count of three, I go right, you go left. It should shake them off. They aren’t going to chase both of us.

**Shawn**:

We’re gaining on them, keep up the pace, Courtney. We’ll be back for you, Dave!

**Lindsay**:

Got it!

**Amy**:

One… two… three!

*Amy and Lindsay cross each other before running in opposite directions. Just like Amy had said, Courtney and Shawn followed after Amy, leaving Lindsay to run through the forest with the flag. The camera cuts to another confessional block.*

**Courtney**:

I really don’t dislike Dave, but he’s really not useful in this setting. Clearly it was wise of Shawn to team up with me because his deadweight boyfriend isn’t going to get him ahead. Am I just hitching myself up to Shawn to get ahead as far as I can? Sure, but at least I’m useful. Dave just whines if he has to do anything remotely physical, and he always gets hurt. I’m sure that if he’s forced to make a decision, Shawn will correctly choose to save me and send Dave home. Poor guy, shafted by his own boyfriend.

**Dave** (*gasping for air, hitting his inhaler frequently*):

I just… need a minute… to breathe. Amy… really… knocked the wind out of me. I’m just… so glad… to have Shawn… to help me.

**Shawn**:

I’m very sure that my relationship with Dave is strong, but he really hasn’t been very… helpful lately. I’m worried that he’s becoming lazy again now that he’s happy. I'm glad that he grabbed the flag, but he only got it because Sadie fell asleep with it and didn't give him a challenge. I wish there were some way I could tough him up just a bit so he would be able to defend himself without me.

*The camera cuts to static, then pans to follow Lindsay as she meets up with Tyler in the forest.*

**Lindsay**:

Wow, it is, like, soooo pretty outside today! I wonder if this flag thingy has anything to do with that. Gasp! That might be why everyone is chasing after it!

**Tyler** (*just as clueless*):

I think you cracked the case, babe! That must be why we have to hold onto it!

**Lindsay**:

When we get home, I, like, soooo want one!

**Tyler**:

Well, then I’ll get you one, babe!

**Lindsay** (*blushing*):

I love you, like, sooooo much!

**Tyler** (*wrapping an arm around her*):

I love you, too, babe!

**Alejandro** (*walking up to them*):

Well, isn’t this just a tender display of affection?

**Lindsay** (*confused*):

Alexander? What are you doing here?

**Alejandro** (*innocently*):

Oh, nothing. Just here to reclaim what’s mine.

**Tyler** (*blushing a bit from seeing Alejandro*):

Oh! What would it be, dude? How can we help?

**Alejandro** (*trying to appeal to their senses of decency*):

See, that orange flag you have there is mine. It belongs to me. It’s a family heirloom and Sadie took it from me. I have been a mess without it.

**Tyler** (*charmed*):

Oh, sure dude! Here you go!

**Lindsay** (*catching on*):

Wait! No! He’s trying to trick us!

**Alejandro** (*unbuttoning the top few buttons of his shirt so his pecs are visible*):

What do you think, Tyler? Doesn’t it belong with me? Like your head longs to be between these? You cannot deny it.

**Tyler** (*hypnotized, handing the flag to Alejandro*):

H-here you go…

**Alejandro** (*taking the flag and heading off*):

Pleasure doing business with you!

**Lindsay** (*red from jealousy*):

I can’t believe everyone keeps flirting with my husband!

**Tyler** (*coming back to his senses*):

Well come on, babe. It’s an open marriage.

**Lindsay** (*jealous*):

Well I don’t want it to be open anymore! I want it to be just us from now on!

**Tyler** (*wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close*):

You got it, babe!

*The two embrace in a passionate kiss as the camera cuts to Alejandro in the confessional.*

**Alejandro** (*flexing his pecs, confident*):

Yep. Still got it.

*The camera cuts to static, then pans to Alejandro near the highest cliff. He stands at the cliff, looking at the ocean and the long drop down. He is then cornered by Samey, who had caught onto his trail and followed him up the cliff.*

**Samey**:

It’s over, Alejandro. It’s the end of the line. Hand over the flag.

**Alejandro**:

Never, Samey! I shall secure victory.

**Samey**:

You have nowhere to go. You can’t get around me. You won’t survive the drop. Hand over the flag. Just hand it over and nobody has to get hurt. Remember what happened to DJ?

**Alejandro**:

Let me get this straight. You are threatening me?

**Samey**:

Not at all. I’m trying to bargain here. I won’t let you get hurt if you give me the flag.

**Alejandro** (*hatching an idea*):

I have something else in mind. I’ll give you the flag… but only if I have your word on forming an alliance with me once the merge comes.

**Samey** (*taken aback*):

An alliance with you? After you’ve already once let me fall to what could’ve been my death?

**Alejandro** (*innocently*):

Ah, but did you die?

**Samey**:

You expect me to trust you in an alliance?

**Alejandro**:

The clock is ticking, Samey. You must make your choice.

**Samey** (*thinking*):

…Okay, you’re on. We have a deal.

**Alejandro**:

Let us shake on it.

*Samey and Alejandro move closer to each other and shake hands. Alejandro then relinquishes the flag over to Samey and she then darts away after giving him a nod. The camera once again pans to Samey, this time while she is walking by the beach. She is walking carefully, trying to keep the flag from getting captured, she keeps turning around and checking all angles, however, she then accidentally walks into Amy.*

**Samey**:

Oof!

**Amy**:

What in hell was that?

**Samey** (*relieved*):

Oh! Oh thank god it’s just you. I’ve got the flag.

**Amy**:

Great. And it looks like nobody has followed you here. We just need to keep a low profile and the challenge win is ours.

**Samey** (*looking around a bit*):

Are you sure we’re alone?

**Amy** (*securely*):

There’s nobody around but us. Why?

**Samey**:

Good. I wanted to talk to you. I really need to get something off my chest.

**Amy**:

What is it?

*The camera cuts to a small confessional block*

**Samey** (*relieved*):

I just had to talk to Amy about what happened with Eva and what really went on. I don’t want our newly rebuilt relationship to potentially get damaged if I don’t clear the air. I feel really bad about ratting Sadie out, but I just really need to clear my conscience.

**Amy**:

I figured Samey would open up in no time. I expected her to take a little longer with it, but this does show me that we both are being open and honest with each other.

*The camera cuts to static and then back to the two twin sisters walking on the sandy beach.*

**Samey** (*a bit hesitant*):

It’s about Eva’s elimination. I-

**Amy**:

You know what happened, don’t you?

**Samey**:

I do. Wait, aren’t you going to accuse me of rigging her out or something?

**Amy**:

No. We’re sisters. Even though we may fight from time to time, I know that I can trust you when you tell me that you didn’t do something. So what do you know?

**Samey**:

Pinky promise that you won’t tell anyone?

**Amy** (*impatient*):

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Out with it.

**Samey**:

It’s Sadie. She rigged the votes in order to send Eva home because she wants to make you vulnerable. She thinks that Eva was your strongest ally, so you’re going to crumble without her. I promise I voted out Tyler. I didn’t want to vote for either of you.

**Amy**:

If she would like to see vulnerability, she’s going to see it from the boat of losers.

**Samey** (*coming to a realization*):

…I just made a big mistake.

**Shawn** (*emerging from behind a rock*):

Two big mistakes!

*Shawn charges at Samey and jumps. The camera moves in slow motion as he does multiple somersaults in the air, and on the final one, he grabs the flag and lands safely on his feet, crouching down as an alarm blares across the island.*

**Chef** (*from over the loudspeaker*):

Time is up! Stinky is the last contestant to hold the flag. The Vicious Vipers have won! Everyone report to the campsite to find out what reward the Vipers have won! Immediately!

### Act Three - The Campfire Ceremony

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, the campsite, nighttime**

*The Vicious Vipers sit in the peanut gallery as the defeated Ravenous Raccoons sit on tree stumps. Chris, Blaineley, and Chef stand at the podium, ready to announce the reward.*

**Blaineley**:

Well, this was one fun challenge!

**Chris**:

I must say, you all kept us thoroughly entertained throughout the entire thing. Shawn! You snatched victory for the Vipers away from Samey and the Raccoons at the last second. Now it is time to find out what you have won for your team…

**Chef** (*opening an envelope*):

You have won a five thousand dollar shopping spree to the nearest mall. That’s it?

**Blaineley**:

That’s incredible! Vipers! Each of you has been awarded fifty vouchers for one hundred dollars at the local shopping mall! Congratulations!

**Lindsay** (*sobbing*):

Aw! I want to go to the mall!

**Chris** (*cold*):

Too bad! Maybe you should’ve won the challenge then!

**Dave** (*raising his hand*):

Actually, she can go in my place. Shopping malls are a breeding ground for bacteria and sickness. Count me out.

**Courtney** (*rolling her eyes*):

You are such a pansy.

**Lindsay** (*cheering*):

Yay! Thank you, Dan! That was, like, so nice of you! Wait, but what about Tyler?

**Tyler** (*with a smile*):

It’s okay, babe. As long as you’re happy.

**Chris** (*annoyed*):

It’s highly unorthodox to give away the reward for a reward challenge, but I suppose I’ll allow it. Lindsay, you can go in Dave’s place.

**Shawn** (*with a shrug*):

Yeah, count me out, too. Tyler can go in my place. I owe him a favor, plus a mall isn’t a great place to be with the zombie apocalypse on the horizon. Best to play it safe.

**Chef** (*uncaring*):

Whatever. I’ll get the boat.

**Blaineley** (*bewildered at Shawn, but pulls it together*):

O…kay. Vipers plus Lindsay, and Tyler. In addition to the reward of a shopping spree at the mall, you have won the night’s stay in a five star hotel. You will have catered dinner, massages, hot baths, and whatever else your heart desires.

*The camera then cuts to Alejandro, Courtney, Heather, Scott, Topher, Lindsay, and Tyler on the boat of losers with their luggage as the boat drives off, leaving an upset Amy, Sadie, and Samey on the dock as Dave holds onto Shawn’s hand. . Chris and Blaineley then appear at the campsite alone to close out the episode.*

**Chris**:

There you have it! The end of our halfway episode!

**Blaineley**:

Twelve contestants have fallen, twelve still remain. Eleven more must go to finally declare a winner. Place your bets now!

**Chris**:

How will Amy use the knowledge of Sadie’s cheating?

Will Shawn be able to balance his relationship with Dave and his friendship with Courtney?

**Blaineley**:

Will Heather giving the immunity idol to Alejandro amount to anything?

Find out the answers to these questions and more next time on TOTAL!

**Chris**:

DRAMA!

RESURRECTION!

***The camera fades to black***

## Trivia

* This episode is named after the Destiny's Child single "Say My Name."
* This is the fifth episode to feature the name of a character in the title, following A New Dawning, Lightning Strikes, Ave Anne Maria, and Iron Chef Hatchet. The title also refers to the subplot of Lindsay becoming jealous after misconstruing characters talking to Tyler as flirting.
* Courtney has become slightly more humble following the events of Rewriting the Book, acknowledging that her elimination is imminent because nobody likes her enough to keep her around.
* Samey reveals that she voted off Tyler again in order to avoid choosing sides in the team's dispute, but Sadie changed the vote to eliminate Eva.
* Sadie and Samey's dynamic changes multiple times throughout the episode, including Sadie gaslighting and threatening Samey, to them being friendly at breakfast, to neither of them interacting with the other during the challenge.
* In a state of loneliness, Trent, DJ, Lightning, and Rodney appear in Tyler's hallucinations.
* Following from the previous episode, Scott gives Heather a highly detailed duplicate of the immunity statue. He also states that he knows she plans on tricking someone with it, which he is proven correct about when she gives it to Alejandro late into the episode.
* Topher is revealed to be aware of him being rather unintelligent and that he uses being pretty to cover for it and that he is very sensitive about it. Dawn foreshadowed this moment earlier in the season.
	+ Topher also reveals that his cat, Chef Hatchet, is still alive and implies that he talks to him.
	+ Topher also reveals that he bleaches and dyes his hair, gets botox, and gets lip filler to look "more presentable"
* Despite not actually liking him and eventually planning to use his breakdown against him, Alejandro becomes genuinely concerned for Topher and talks him through his panic attack.
* Dave and Shawn's relationship works as a foil to the fake relationship between Alejandro and Topher. They have no issue with returning the other's affections and affirming their relationship, whereas Alejandro actively skirts around reciprocating to Topher his declarations of love. In this episode, another layer is added on as Alejandro encourages Topher about his place in the season whereas Shawn becomes concerned that Dave isn't going to be lasting much longer in the game.
* In this episode, it's revealed that Amy and Samey were cheerleaders since childhood and had two dogs as children in a picture that Topher finds for Samey. Samey confirms that it is special to her. It's implied that they were inseparable as children before locking into conflict as teenagers.
* Topher forms an alliance with Sadie and Samey in this episode. Sadie tells him that if she suspects that he outs her like he did with Shawn and Jasmine in their short-lived alliance, she will go after him.
* Topher, in this episode, acts like a reporter and leaker for media news outlets. This is a reference to news organizations like TMZ and THESHADEROOM.
* Courtney spends the challenge undermining Dave's ideas and providing much more strategic ideas herself, which Shawn goes along with over Dave's.
* Samey's ability for deception is further developed in this episode, as she pretends to be injured in order to divert Heather's attention away from her. Alejandro even states that he's impressed with her ability to throw Heather off.
* Scott returns to a more villainous role in this episode more aligned with his *Revenge of the Island* characterization. He openly states that he has no issue being more villainous for the challenge because Amy would be in no danger of going home if he'd win for his team.
* Alejandro's relationship with Heather in this episode also works as a minor foil to his fake relationship with Topher, now switching the roles. He declares his love for Heather, who teasingly deflects it.
* Sadie is completely oblivious to Heather and Alejandro talking about the immunity idol, instead ignoring it and writing it off as moldy wood.
* Tyler is confirmed to still have lingering attraction to Alejandro following the events of *World Tour*. Alejandro quickly uses this to manipulate Tyler.
* Lindsay and Tyler officially decide to be monogamous in their marriage in this episode.
* Alejandro and Samey's interaction upon the hill is a reference to Sonya's ending in *Mortal Kombat 4*.
* At the end of the episode, Samey reveals to Amy that Sadie rigged the votes to eliminate Eva in the previous episode.
* Shawn wins the reward challenge for the Vicious Vipers. The reward challenge is revealed to be a shopping spree at the nearest mall and a stay in a five star hotel. Chris tells Lindsay in We're Really Doing This Again? that a trip to the mall would be a reward.
* Dave and Shawn give up their reward to Lindsay and Tyler for their respective fears of germs and zombies.