Watchtower of Terror

**Watchtower of Terror** is the third episode of Total Drama: Resurrection.

## Synopsis

The twenty-three remaining contestants notice that they are being picked off one by one, and search to find the cause in this episode, parodying horror movies and soap operas.

## Script

### Intro - Recap

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

**Blaineley:**

Last time on Total Drama: Resurrection…

**Chris:**

The contestants competed in their first two challenges. First, beating the snot out of each other, and then three lucky victims competed in opposite aquatic obstacle courses. Amy started to enact her revenge by clobbering Jasmine and airing out her dirty laundry with Samey. Anne Maria and Courtney continue to fight for supremacy. Dawn and Dave talked about feelings, yuck.

**Blaineley:**

At the end of the day, the Vicious Vipers managed to sweep both challenges, sending the Ravenous Raccoons to eliminate the first contestant of the season, sending Trent to walk the dock of shame.

**Chris:**

Now find out what happens next on

TOTAL!

DRAMA!

RESURRECTION!

***The theme song plays.***

*Cut to static and then to the cabins in the morning.*

### Act One - The Cabins

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, The Cabins, morning**

*Brick and Eva run back to the Raccoon cabin after finishing their morning run. Eva beats Brick there by quite a large margin.*

**Eva:**

Alright, soldier. Solid work today. You’ll improve, hopefully.

**Brick:**

Come on, Eva. They didn’t work me this hard in the army.

**Eva:**

Clearly they didn’t work you hard enough. You’re awfully slow.

**Brick:**

They also didn’t chase after me, throwing things at me.

**Eva:**

So you’re saying that the army babied you? That explains the high percentage of body fat on your muscle.

*As Eva and Bricked walk up the stairs to the cabin door, it opens, accidentally smacking Brick in the face as Dawn and Samey walk out to do their morning foraging for berries in the forest, both carrying large baskets.*

**Dawn:**

You don’t have to come along if you don’t want to.

**Samey:**

No, I want to.

**Dawn:**

Your aura says otherwise. If you don’t want to go, I can just tell Amy you did.

**Samey:**

I’m going! Besides, why do you like Amy so much anyway?

**Dawn:**

She is a peculiar case. Her aura is the same color as yours, a deep purple that signifies a form of innocence hidden behind barriers. There’s a scared little girl locked up deep inside of her from trauma.

**Samey:**

From our mother…

**Dawn:**

You two are more alike than you care to admit. You act out of rage due to long suffering with trauma left unhealed, your auras indicate that you want each other in your lives, but neither want to take the first steps or even admit it.

*Dawn and Samey stop to pick berries off of a bush, and Samey moves to pick from the next one.*

**Dawn:**

Those are poisonous. Potentially fatal if ingested.

*Samey throws the poison berries down on the ground, and Shawn walks up to them.*

**Shawn:**

Still haven’t learned your lesson from the last time, hm?

**Samey:**

Oh, I guess not. So what are you doing out here?

**Shawn:**

Just coming out to get some breakfast for my team, and to look for some kind of anxiety remedy for Dave.

**Samey:**

An anxiety remedy?

**Shawn:**

Yeah, he watched Scott go to town on three hot dogs last night and went into convulsions.

**Samey:**

Over three hot dogs?

**Shawn:**

Well, to be fair, watching that bumpkin eat is nauseating. It took me about an hour to get Dave to calm down.

**Dawn:**

What about Jasmine?

**Shawn:**

Things still feel a little… off. It’s awkward. We still care for each other, but it’s just odd. We’re feet apart and we still are hardly speaking.

**Dawn:**

And you go out of your way to help David often?

**Shawn:**

Of course, dude. He’s my best friend, I’ll always look out for him.

**Dawn:**

You have a valiant heart with a beautiful tea green aura, although it’s clouded in doubts and insecurities.

**Shawn:**

Uh, thanks?

**Samey:**

Uh, okay Dawn, I think we’ve gotten enough for breakfast, we should head back. Bye Shawn!

*Samey waved goodbye to Shawn after her and Dawn filled their baskets, and headed back to their cabin. After a few hours, both teams decided to just combine Dawn, Samey, and Shawn’s harvests and enjoy breakfast together.*

**Dave:**

I don’t think I could eat anything after witnessing that display last night.

**Scott:**

If you were that concerned, you shouldn’t have given me your hot dog.

**Shawn:**

So Dave, have those berries been helping you relax?

**Dave:**

For now, then again, I haven’t seen the bumpkin pumpkin eat today.

**Eva:**

You got sick after watching Scott eat hot dogs?

**Heather:**

Right down to an hour long panic attack.

**Jasmine:**

To be fair, watching him eat was nauseating.

**Amy:**

I’d believe that.

**Brick:**

It’s so nice and peaceful this morning.

**Sadie:**

Yeah, aren’t you guys missing a showboat?

**Duncan:**

Topher lost his phone on the beach and went to go find it.

**Rodney:**

How long ago?

**Gwen:**

Now that I think about it, he left last night to find it.

**Samey:**

And you’re just now noticing? Do you not care?

**Duncan:**

Not really, no. Pretty boy was getting on my last nerve.

**Brick:**

We should probably go and find him. No cadet left behind!

**Lightning:**

Why? Just sha-one less body in the way of me winning.

**Anne Maria:**

Pants pee-er over there is right, we should go find him.

**Zoey:**

I agree.

**DJ:**

I’ll come with you.

**Samey:**

Me, too.

**Alejandro:**

Great, now we have a search party to locate the idiot.

*Anne Maria, Brick, DJ, Samey, and Zoey took the short walk to the beach, and began looking around for Topher. The camera cuts to static and then rewinds to the previous night. Topher is seen hunting down his phone in the darkness, wearing his duck pajamas.*

**Topher:**

Come on, where is it? It can’t be far from here! It’s, like, dark and scary out here.

*Tripping over a log as he walked into the forest, a metal object lit up near his face. His phone. Quickly grabbing it, he rose to his feet and immediately started taking selfies. As he continued to take them, a large mysterious shadow figure slowly crept up behind him. Releasing a growl, Topher turned around slowly to face it. He released a gasp as the shadow figure grabbed him and then disappeared. The camera cut to static and then back to the present.*

**Samey:**

Topher!

**Brick:**

You don’t think he’d fall into the water, do you?

**Anne Maria:**

No, he’d never touch water after getting his hair set.

**Zoey:**

And he wouldn’t go into the forest, there’s bugs there.

**Samey:**

Hey, wait. Where’s DJ?

**Brick:**

He’s right be-

*Turning around, Brick discovered that DJ had gone missing.*

He probably just went to the forest. I’ll go get him.

*Brick walked off into the forest, albeit slowly, trembling. Samey followed after him to keep him company.*

**Zoey:**

Gee, I hope he’s okay.

**Anne Maria:**

If he were in danger, he’d have texted me by now.

**Zoey:**

You just met him and already gave him your number?

**Anne Maria:**

New Jersians know a friend for life when we see them.

**Zoey:**

Well, now that we’re friends, would you wanna come over and visit me and Mike sometime soon?

**Anne Maria:**

Girl, we are not there yet. Give it time.

**Zoey:**

Oh, right. Anyways, I think that we should-

*She gets cut off by a loud growl, and both Anne Maria and Zoey turn and see a massive purple and green spider behind them. The two cling to each other and scream as the camera cuts to static. The camera then cuts back to the contestants wrapping up breakfast. Eva, Lightning, Shawn, and Tyler were working out with some of the weights Eva had brought from home, enough to have relocated a full gym. Amy, Dave, Dawn, Jasmine, Lindsay, and Rodney help clean up the picnic area. Scott has eaten too much, lying down and holding his bloated stomach.*

**Scott:**

Oh, I don’t feel so good.

**Dave:**

Maybe you should’ve thought about that before eating everything in sight.

**Scott:**

When you’re hungry, you’re hungry.

**Jasmine:**

You ate enough for a mighty hungry village, mate.

*Amy walks over to Scott, looking him in the eye. He looks thrilled about it while she looks disgusted. She tried to shove him off the gingham tablecloth, but he currently weighed too much, so she enlisted Rodney to help her push. With Amy and Rodney both pushing, they managed to roll him over and off of the tablecover. He continues to roll down a hill before a tree stops him from rolling off a cliff. Dawn stops for a moment, closing her eyes.*

**Amy:**

Is something wrong?

**Dawn:**

I sense a disturbance in the force.

**Jasmine:**

What kind of disturbance?

**Dawn:**

Their auras… have disappeared.

**Lindsay:**

Who’s oreos disappeared?

**Heather:**

What’s she talking about?

**Duncan:**

Blondie hears voices or something.

**Courtney:**

Who disappeared?

**Dawn:**

Topher and the search party. I can’t sense them…

**Amy:**

Samey… is gone?

**Dawn:**

Topher, DJ, Brick, Samey, Zoey, Anne Maria… all of them.

**Courtney:**

What have we gained and what have we lost?

**Duncan:**

As much I’m shocked to say this, but could you show some compassion? Six people just went missing.

**Courtney:**

Let’s not pretend that they were of any use. Just blocks in my way.

**Sadie:**

All this time, and you still haven’t gained any respect for anyone else?

**Courtney:**

My respect is given to those who have earned it.

**Alejandro:**

It’s killing you to admit that Anne Maria and Zoey are tough competition for you, isn’t it?

*After a few minutes, Blaineley and Chef run towards the cabins to meet the contestants. They are breathing heavily and frantic.*

**Blaineley:**

Everybody, over here, quick!

**Dave:**

This ought to be good.

**Rodney:**

What is it?

**Heather (***deadpan***):**

Do we really have to do a challenge now? I’m so upset. I’m under great duress right now.

**Blaineley:**

It’s Chris… He’s missing.

**Gwen (***shocked***):**

What?

**Chef:**

When I was walking by his trailer to collect my paycheck, I knocked on the door to no answer. I walked in and searched around. He was nowhere to be found!

**Courtney:**

No Chris means no competition. No competition means no prize.

**Eva:**

Really? Now you’re concerned?

**Courtney:**

At least I have the guts to admit that I’m here to win however possible.

**Blaineley:**

People, please! This is serious!

**Chef:**

We’ve decided to override production. Without Chris, there’s no show. Relocate to your cabins and remain there until Chris is found!

**Rodney:**

I-i-i-is there something we should be concerned about?

**Blaineley:**

At the moment, n-

**Dawn:**

Actually, six contestants have gone missing since last night.

**Blaineley (***shocked***):**

Six contestants have gone missing?! When were you planning on springing that news on us? Something eerie is going on here!

**Chef:**

Everyone, to your cabins now! We aren’t going to be held responsible for more of you kids going missing!

*Chef and Blaineley shove the contestants into their cabins, and the camera cuts to static.*

### Act Two - The Cabins

**Setting: Pahkitew Island, The Cabins, nighttime.**

*Nightfall has crept across Pahkitew Island. A deep fog has covered the area, across the ground and through the trees. Amy hands Eva a bobby pin from her hair, and Eva tries picking the lock. Getting frustrated, she eventually starts punching the lock, slowly breaking it and “unlocking” their door. She goes to the male’s side of the cabin and “unlocks” their door.*

**Eva:**

Come on.

**Amy:**

We’re going to look for everybody.

*As the Ravenous Raccoons gathered outside the cabin, they find the Vicious Vipers outside and meet up with them.*

**Gwen:**

I see we had the same idea.

**Eva:**

Find our teammates.

**Courtney:**

And Chris.

**Tyler:**

How did you guys even get out?

**Jasmine:**

We found a can of heavy duty extra strength hair spray from Anne Maria, and it rusted and broke the lock right off.

**Dave:**

How did you all get out?

**Sadie:**

Eva broke the lock with her fist.

**Gwen:**

Now that we’re all together, what should we do?

**Dawn:**

I suggest splitting up into two search parties and try to locate everyone.

**Scott:**

I agree with the fairy princess over there.

**Duncan:**

That’s the smartest idea you’ve ever had, bumpkin.

**Heather:**

While you losers go on a fruitless search party, I’ll stay here and watch out. I’m sure that the others will come back. At least I will be here to greet them.

**Lindsay:**

Okay we have a plan!

**Eva:**

Let’s see, excluding the lazy prom queen, that makes sixteen of us. Let’s split into two groups of eight. We’re less likely to have something happen in

larger groups.

**Gwen:**

That’s a smart idea, let’s split up.

**Jasmine:**

I’ll take the left side of the island.

**Shawn:**

I’ll take the right.

*The group split. For now, team lines have blurred. Amy, Duncan, Eva, Lindsay, Rodney, Scott, and Tyler follow behind Jasmine. Alejandro, Courtney, Dave, Dawn, Gwen, Lightning, and Sadie behind Shawn. Cut to the confessional block.*

**Shawn:**

Despite the numerous people going missing, I’m honestly glad to be away from Jasmine for now. Even when we are together, everything feels… stale. Like a week old cake sitting out under a heat lamp. Without her, I feel like I can think a little more clearly, but right now I need to focus on finding the others.

**Courtney:**

While I’m not particularly thrilled to be hunting for Chris, or Anne Maria and Zoey, something feels off here. This is too suspicious to be coincidental. I sense a challenge is hiding in the foil here.

**Rodney:**

N-n-n-no! I’m not scared, n-not at all!

**Jasmine:**

Do I feel terror? Absolutely, but I simply must keep my composure and locate all the others. They are counting on me.

**Alejandro:**

While I do suspect a challenge lurking out between the lines, Alejandro Burromuerto is no fool. I will play along in Chris’ little game and act the part of scared and frightened.

**Duncan:**

While I’m concerned for Zoey and DJ, I could live without them if it means rescuing pretty boy and the orange loudmouth.

*The camera cuts to static and fades to Jasmine’s group.*

**Lindsay:**

So Jetta, what’s your plan? We need a plan, right?

**Tyler:**

You are so right, babe.

**Duncan:**

Boy, some things never change.

**Jasmine:**

Well, I plan on looking for signs of tracks. The five hunting for Topher were by the beach, since that’s where he was heading when he left last night.

**Eva:**

So we should be able to track footprints in the sand.

**Jasmine:**

Exactly! If we find footprints, we find our six.

*Cut to Shawn’s group, he climbs up a tree and looks from the high ground.*

**Alejandro:**

What in the world are you doing?

**Shawn:**

Taking initiative. From up higher, I can see more of the land. If there are any bodies, living, dead, or… undecided… I’ll be able to see them.

**Courtney:**

Besides, what do you care? Why didn’t you just sit and waste spice like your loving little cactus?

**Alejandro:**

Believe it or not, I do care for others. Not all of us are in it for money.

**Courtney:**

Hoping saving Chris will get you some kind of reward, huh?

**Alejandro:**

Just like you. Besides, Topher keeps me entertained. He’s amusing. Plus, of course, I love seeing the way Anne Maria gets under that velvety, decadent caramel skin of yours and boils the hot red blood of your veins.

**Courtney:**

You are such a repulsive, slimy snake.

**Sadie:**

And you are right there with him.

**Gwen:**

Sadie, what has gotten into you?

**Sadie:**

I’m here to win. In case you haven’t noticed, this is a competition.

**Courtney:**

A shame you won’t be winning.

**Lightning:**

Can you all sha-shut up so the Lightning can find the others?

**Dave:**

Since when do you care about others?

**Lightning:**

Since the Lightning can get all this sha-exercise in. All this walking will be good for my thighs and calves. A god needs to be in his best shape.

**Courtney:**

And thick in the mind.

**Gwen:**

Guys, seven people are missing! Can we pull it together so we can find them?

**Alejandro:**

And are we to believe that you joining this group is solely to find the others?

**Gwen (***almost offended***):**

And just what is that supposed to mean?

**Alejandro (***matter-of-factly***):**

Since the moment you've arrived, you’ve not let this gorgeous leader of a woman have a single moment of peace.

**Courtney:**

Alejandro, you know better than to waste your breath on the dead.

**Shawn:**

Guys, quiet!

**Jasmine/Shawn (***split screen***):**

We have to locate the others!

*An ear-piercing scream suddenly comes from the center of the island. Leaping down from his tree, Shawn rejoins his group and both groups run split screen to the cabins. Meanwhile, a shadow-like figure appeared in front of Heather at the cabins, slowly creeping towards her. One light was shone on it, it was revealed as a massive purple and green spider.*

**Heather:**

Get away from me!

*Grabbing a stick off the ground, she swung it at the spider. The stick caught one of the legs and tore it, causing stuffing to fly out.*

**Heather:**

Huh? Stuffing?

*Noticing the rip in its leg, the spider grew enraged and lunged at Heather. The screen fades to black. Rushing footsteps are heard as the screen returns. The two groups arrive at the cabins, too late to save Heather.*

**Sadie:**

She’s… gone…

**Alejandro (***mournful, telenovela-style***):**

Oh dios mio, mi amor! Mi raya del sol! Mi amada helada!

**Amy:**

Laying it on a little thick, aren’t you?

**Alejandro:**

She is the love of my life…

**Sadie:**

They were made for each other…

**Alejandro:**

Don’t use the past-tense. She’s still out there, somewhere.

**Amy:**

There really is someone out there for everyone.

*Jasmine and Shawn give each other an awkward look from that statement, as Amy turns her head to her right shoulder, glancing at Scott, who’s focusing on her. Cut to another confessional block.*

**Amy:**

Scott is a pig… but, maybe he’s not all bad.

**Jasmine:**

I think… Amy is right. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately, and I’m not so sure if Shawn and I are very compatible. I’ll always love him, but I’m not sure it’s that kind of love anymore.

**Shawn:**

Someone for everyone, huh? Is that supposed to be how I feel about Jasmine?

**Alejandro:**

Should I give a few tears for the camera?

**Sadie (***weeping***):**

Poor Heather, they were supposed to grow old together, at least, that’s what Sierra’s fanfiction said!

*As Sadie blew her nose and bawled, the camera cut to static, then back the the sixteen remaining contestants. Everyone but Gwen was sitting. Gwen was drawing on her easel the faces of the remaining twenty-three contestants, Topher, DJ, Brick, Samey, Zoey, Anne Maria, and Heather all have their faces crossed out.*

**Gwen:**

Okay, so do we see any sort of comparison between our missing seven? Maybe they are disappearing in a pattern?

**Dave:**

Threats in challenges?

*As if on cue, Duncan releases a loud laugh.*

**Sadie:**

Is something funny?

**Duncan:**

Listen, I’m fond of DJ and all, but he’s by no means a threat? And pretty boy? Stop, my sides are splitting.

**Amy:**

Seven people are missing, show some respect.

*Amy smacks Duncan upside the head as Gwen stands at the easel, thinking.*

**Gwen:**

Jasmine, did you find anything at the beach?

**Jasmine:**

There were six pairs of footprints, four extended to the forest. One tripped over, Topher.

**Dave:**

How can you be sure that it was Topher?

**Amy:**

Right next to the imprint, we found this.

*She pulls out evidence that cannot be denied, Topher’s phone. The other group, minus Courtney, gasped.*

**Sadie:**

His phone! Topher would never go anywhere without it!

**Gwen:**

Jasmine, do you have any other clues?

**Jasmine:**

Unfortunately, I have nothing to report. All six sets of footprints mysteriously vanish with no further trace.

**Courtney:**

Oh, come on, people! When are we going to address the elephant in the room?

**Eva:**

What do you mean?

**Courtney:**

Put the pieces together! Topher goes missing last night, his phone is left behind. Five more people go to look for him this morning, none return. The moment we realize contestants are missing, Blaineley and Chef run out here to alert us that Chris is missing, then Heather stays here alone and we come back to find her missing. Wake up, people! This is obviously a challenge!

**Lindsay:**

Ohmygosh, they’re dead?

**Amy:**

If this were a challenge, don’t you think we’d have heard Topher’s mouth by now? Or Anne Maria fighting with you?

**Shawn:**

And where would the others be?

**Duncan:**

You’re being way too superstitious, princess.

**Scott:**

Speaking of princesses, where’s the fairy princess?

**Dave:**

Dawn? She’s right here-

*Dave turned to his side to gesture to Dawn, or he would have if she were there. She was gone. Looking around a bit, Alejandro noticed another absence.*

**Alejandro:**

And where is mi precioso, Tyler?

**Lindsay:**

He’s right here, silly.

*Like Dave with Dawn, Lindsay gestures to Tyler right beside her, but he wasn’t there. Lindsay burst into tears when she realized. Gwen crossed Dawn and Tyler’s faces off her easel.*

Oh no, he died!

**Courtney:**

He didn’t die, you imbecile! This is clearly a challenge! We obviously have to find them to win.

**Jasmine:**

Frankly, I’m starting to agree with you.

**Courtney:**

I’m not going to sit around here and let someone else win, I’m out of here!

*Courtney rushes off through the forest, Jasmine gets up and follows after her.*

**Jasmine:**

Courtney, wait! I’m coming with you! You’re not going alone!

**Gwen:**

Should I just cross them out now?

**Duncan:**

You might as well, we’ll not be seeing them again.

**Gwen:**

Right.

*Gwen crosses Courtney and Jasmine’s faces off and the camera cuts to another round of confessional blocks.*

**Duncan:**

Without Princess Uptight, it might finally be nice and peaceful around here. How terrible. How dreadful. I might be up all night worrying.

*Lindsay loudly sobs in the confessional, it quickly cuts to someone else.*

**Chris:**

Courtney is getting a little too on the nose here. She saw through the disguises and saw the challenge. Thankfully nobody caught on. She almost ruined it!

**Blaineley:**

Helping her orchestrate Courtney’s capture was fun. Although I wonder if it was cruel for Chris to leave Chef out of the loop for the challenge. Oh well. You live and you learn.

**Rodney:**

Wait, boys can be pretty?

*The camera cuts back to the remaining contestants. Lightning eventually stands up.*

**Lightning:**

Listen, this is fun and all, but I need to sha-empty the tank.

*As we walks off, Gwen tries to plead with him, to no avail, but she tries.*

**Gwen:**

Come on, Lightning. In cheesy scary movies the one who breaks away from the group to go to the bathroom is always caught.

**Eva:**

Oh come on, Gwen. Life isn’t a movie. Somebody with too much free time on their hands isn’t sitting down and writing out our words and actions. That’s ridiculous.

**Amy:**

Right.

**Eva:**

But for the sake of easing your mind, I’ll go to keep watch on him.

*Eva gets up and follows Lightning off to the bathroom. Whistling as she walks past the men’s room and into the women’s.*

**Duncan:**

Just cross them off, they’re doomed.

*Not bothering with a response, Gwen just nods then crosses off Lightning and Eva. She then counts how many of them are left.*

**Gwen:**

Only ten of us left.

**Rodney:**

W-w-what should we do now?

**Scott (***fear clear in his voice***):**

I suggest we all stay here. No sense in us wandering off again.

**Shawn:**

Absolutely out of the question. Thirteen people and Chris have vanished. We owe it to those thirteen to find them.

**Dave:**

Are you sure you’ll be okay with seeing them if they’re dead?

**Lindsay (***crying***):**

Tyler!

**Shawn:**

I can handle dead bodies, Dave. I’ve seen both of my parents get buried. It’s the undead I’ll have to attack.

**Duncan:**

Anyways, what is our move here?

**Gwen:**

Seeing as there are ten of us, I suggest we split up again.

**Amy:**

But how should we do that?

**Duncan:**

This is going to sound crazy, but I think we should split into five pairs of two.

**Sadie:**

Even after Lighting and Eva have vanished?

**Gwen:**

He makes sense. If the ten of us split into five groups of two, then the risk of getting captured significantly decreases.

**Shawn:**

So, it’s settled, split into twos and search from there.

*The final ten stood in a circle and put their hands in. From there, they split up. Dave and Shawn. Duncan and Gwen. Amy and Lindsay. Rodney and Scott, both after failing to partner with Amy. Alejandro and Sadie, left over from no one else wanting to partner with them. The camera cuts to Amy and Lindsay, walking by the beach, Amy trying to calm Lindsay down and stop crying. There are loud growling sounds behind them.*

**Lindsay:**

Tyler!

**Amy:**

Lindsay, quiet down! You’re going to alert whatever is hunting us down to where we are! We’ll be caught!

**Lindsay:**

B-b-but Tyler!

**Amy:**

Lindsay, listen to me! Tyler loved you! He wouldn’t want you to cry rivers over him! He’d want you to be strong!

**Lindsay:**

Y-you’re right, Amy! Tyler’d want me to be strong! Let’s find our friends!

**Amy:**

Really? That’s all it took to shut you up?

**Lindsay:**

Uh-huh!

*Hearing a skittering sound growing louder behind them, Amy leaned slightly over to Lindsay.*

**Amy:**

I’m sorry for what I’m about to do, just keep your head down and follow my lead.

*Amy shoved Lindsay into the water on the beach and then jumped in after her. Normally the water is crystal clear, but thanks to the full moon and steady rain, their images were concealed. A loud roar is heard from above, on the sand, but upon finding nobody, the spider skitters away. Amy resurfaced, followed by Lindsay.*

**Lindsay:**

Boy, Amy. You’re wiser than you let on.

**Amy:**

Thank you?

*The camera cut to Duncan and Gwen, walking through the campsite.*

**Duncan:**

I’m glad we’re alone.

**Gwen:**

Duncan, don’t start.

**Duncan:**

No, Gwen, listen. I just want to talk.

**Gwen:**

You promise? No tricks?

**Duncan:**

Inmate’s honor. I wanna talk about us… What happened, Gwen?

**Gwen:**

I felt like we were interested in different things. I wanted to patch up my friendship with Courtney, you just wanted to antagonize her at every waking moment. You were obsessed.

**Duncan:**

But then you voted her off when you realized that she still prioritized winning.

**Gwen:**

I know, it’s something I still think of. I revisit that moment with my therapist often.

**Duncan:**

Is there any hope of reconciliation… between us?

**Gwen:**

Listen, Duncan, I don’t think so. You’re just not what I’m looking for. You’re a great guy and an amazing friend, but I want someone that shares the same interests that I do. Trent was wrong for me, you are wrong for me.

**Duncan:**

So, what you’re saying is friends?

*He held out his hand as a sign of a warm gesture. Gwen accepted it, taking his hand in hers as the two pulled each other in for a hug, just like old times.*

**Gwen (***relieved, with a light giggle***):**

Okay, okay. Friends.

*As the two made up, a loud growl was heard.*

**Duncan:**

Not your stomach, huh?

**Gwen:**

Nope!

**Duncan:**

Follow me!

*Duncan grabbed Gwen by the hand and led her to the confessional, Gwen locking the door behind her. The door thumps as Duncan and Gwen press their bodies against the door until it stops. An annoyed roar escapes from the spider outside as it skitters away. The two breathe a sigh of relief.*

**Gwen:**

We have to find the others.

**Duncan:**

Ditto, if any of them are left.

*The camera cuts to Alejandro and Sadie. Alejandro is visibly annoyed as Sadie was talking non-stop. However, he does hear a small little gold nugget from her.*

**Sadie:**

Do you believe that? First she calls me a bear and then even after I beat Courtney in the first challenge, she has the temerity to exclude me from the second one, can you believe that?

**Alejandro (***pretending to be shocked***):**

No!

**Sadie:**

I know! The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity, the gumption!

**Alejandro (***his annoyance slightly cracking through***):**

And then what?

**Sadie:**

Somehow, she manages to gather up the votes to save herself from her rightful elimination from her terrible leadership and flips it to send Trent home. Had she gone, I could’ve taken over as leader, everybody thinks I’d make a good one, even Heather thinks so. Anyway, I think she’s got alliances all over the place, especially Eva. They’re gotten awfully chummy in the first day.

**Alejandro (***intrigued, but still annoyed***):**

Amy and Eva have an alliance? Tell me more.

**Sadie:**

Well, this morning I overheard Eva telling Amy that if they managed to secure Lindsay’s vote, then Tyler would vote with them.

**Alejandro:**

Which happened.

**Sadie:**

Right! So that means that she not only has an alliance with Eva, but she has numbers secured with Lindsay and Tyler. I’m feeling like they’re plotting against us all and will be slowly picking us off.

**Alejandro:**

Trust me, I don’t think Lindsay and Tyler do much plotting.

*As Sadie went into another monologue of complaints about Amy, the spider slowly crept up behind them and grabbed Sadie from behind. Noticing, Alejandro turned around to face it. The spider growled in his face.*

**Alejandro (***relieved***):**

Ah, sweet release. I beg of you to put me out of my misery.

*The massive spider shrugged, Sadie wrapped in one leg, and it then grabbed Alejandro and scurried away. The camera then cut to Rodney and Scott as they were digging holes around the cabins.*

**Rodney:**

Are you sure this is a good idea?

**Scott:**

Of course I’m sure. I saw a huge spider! Where do spiders live?

**Rodney:**

Underground!

**Scott:**

Right! So, logically, if we keep digging, we’ll find the others before everyone else.

**Rodney:**

But then what if there isn’t an everyone else anymore?

**Scott:**

Then we hold a funeral and eat all the Moldy Surprise we can.

**Rodney:**

Sounds good to me!

*As the two kept digging, the spider came skittering by. Despite neither Rodney or Scott noticing, the spider smelled around, and smelling the stench of the two of them, ran away whimpering.*

**Scott:**

Did you say something?

**Rodney:**

No, why?

*The camera then cut to Dave and Shawn walking through the forest. Dave was trembling with fear, but pretends to be brave for Shawn. Shawn was guiding him deeper through the forest.*

**Dave:**

Shawn, what’s your plan here?

**Shawn:**

To find the others, of course.

**Dave:**

I know that, but how do you suppose to do that?

**Shawn:**

Looking around, I think it’s safe to assume that whatever is hunting us down will catch the others and lead us to where it took everyone else.

*A strong wind came rustling through the trees, a frightened Dave wrapped his arms tightly around Shawn’s waist. Looking down at him, a light blush crept across Shawn’s face with a slight laugh. He peeled Dave off of him, but took his time. He placed Dave’s hands in his while he began to breathe heavily, signaling a panic attack. He looked Dave in the eyes.*

**Dave:**

S-Shawn I’m so s-s-scared.

**Shawn:**

Dave, look at me. Look at me. You’re okay, it’s just the wind. I promise you’re okay.

*Following the sound of a twig snapping, Dave once again grabbed onto Shawn’s waist, as Shawn dropped to the ground, he rolled through the mud, holding on to Dave, not on top of him. Looking at his surroundings, Dave noticed mud dripping from Shawn’s hair, and looked at his own shirt. Noticing himself now covered in mud, he opened his mouth and took a deep breath and started to scream. Shawn quickly covered his mouth with his hand, muffling the sound.*

Dave, look at me. I know you’re scared, but you have to stay calm. I need you to stay calm. I’m going to protect you. Please, trust me.

*Dave stared directly into Shawn’s eyes, his breathing slowing, becoming less frantic.*

Do you trust me?

*Dave nodded slowly, and in return, Shawn removed his hand from Dave’s mouth and then helped us up. He gave Shawn a genuine smile, which then quickly turned to horror when he saw the spider walk up behind Shawn.*

**Dave:**

Uh, Shawn…

**Shawn:**

What?

**Dave:**

Look out!

*As the spider started to run towards the two of them, Dave gathered up enough strength and courage to just barely knock Shawn out of the way of the spider. As Shawn’s head smacked off a tree, Dave was captured by the massive spider. Sinking closer to the ground, Shawn’s eyes started to close. The spider then tried to look for Shawn, but the fog was too thick to locate him. The spider then scurried forward.*

**Shawn:**

D-Dave…

*Shawn’s eyes fully closed as two different voices and footsteps began to approach.*

**Lindsay:**

I’m telling you, Amy, I heard something over here.

**Amy:**

Lindsay, I told you I believed you. I said we should try and locate the others.

*As Lindsay walked deeper through the forest with Amy following after her, Lindsay trips over a somewhat large bump.*

**Lindsay:**

Owie!

**Amy:**

Are you okay?

**Lindsay:**

I’m, like, okay, but I think I found something. Something big!

**Amy:**

Don’t move, I’m coming!

**Lindsay:**

Okay!

*Picking herself up off the ground, Lindsay waits for Amy. As she met with her, she fanned away some of the fog, revealing Shawn, unconscious against a tree.*

**Amy:**

Oh my god!

**Lindsay:**

It’s Mason!

**Amy:**

Shawn! Lindsay, he’s unconscious! Help me get him to the cabins!

*Amy grabs him by the legs, Lindsay by the arms and they carry Shawn back to the cabins. At the same time, Duncan and Gwen come back from the campsite. Popping up from their holes in the ground, Rodney and Scott look at everyone else gathering, and climb up to rejoin them. Amy and Lindsay set Shawn down in the grass, as the others gathered around him. For the first time, Amy is relieved to see Scott.*

**Amy:**

Oh god, you’re okay!

*Amy wraps her arms around Scott and the two embrace. Realizing what she just did, she quickly released him, and shoved him off of her.*

**Scott:**

Of course I’m okay, pumpkin. A little spider ain’t gonna scare me.

**Lindsay:**

That thing is not little, Scooter.

**Gwen:**

Amy, did you save Shawn?

**Amy:**

I can’t take all the credit, Lindsay found him.

**Duncan (***teasingly***):**

Well would you look at that. Miss Misery proves that she’s not as cruel and evil as everyone thinks she is. Sweet and caring, maybe?

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

Shut up.

**Duncan (***matter-of-factly***):**

But smack me again, and we’ll be having issues.

**Rodney:**

So what do we do with Shawn?

**Gwen:**

Duncan, go to my side of the cabin and get my smelling salts from my suitcase. Lindsay, hold his head up. Rodney, go get me a damp washcloth, Amy, Scott, keep watch.

*Everyone broke to follow Gwen’s instructions, Scott giving Amy’s hand a squeeze before they stood on opposing ends, a blush forming on her face as her back is turned to him. Duncan and Rodney came back with their respective items. Rodney placed the washcloth on Shawn’s neck as Gwen held the salts under his nose. Shawn slowly started to come to, his eyes flicking open and shut a few times.*

**Shawn:**

D-Dave…

**Gwen:**

Shawn? Are you okay?

**Shawn:**

Where am I?

**Duncan:**

You’re back at the cabins, dude.

**Lindsay:**

Amy and I found you in the forest. We carried you here.

**Shawn:**

Amy… brought me back?

**Gwen:**

Shawn, what happened out there?

**Shawn (***distraught***):**

D-Dave… he sacrificed himself… to save me. I-I couldn’t save him…

**Gwen:**

Listen to me, Dave cared a lot about you. He wouldn’t want you to worry.

**Duncan:**

I gotta say, dude. You seem more distraught at losing Dave than you were at your own girlfriend.

**Shawn (***making the same realization, deflecting***):**

You’re definitely wrong.

**Gwen:**

None of that matters now. Let’s rest up a bit in the cabin.

*Gwen and Lindsay help Shawn up, and Gwen and Duncan carry him to their cabin with Scott following, as Amy, Lindsay, and Rodney head back to theirs.*

**Duncan:**

After everything we’ve just been through, you three think it’s wise to separate now?

**Gwen:**

Come on, all seven of us can fit in one.

*The seven all made their way to the male’s side of the Viper cabin. Gwen and Duncan set Shawn down into a bed while Amy, Lindsay, and Rodney look around at their belongings. Amy looks at large makeup containers.*

**Amy:**

Lord, Topher has more paint than I do.

**Duncan:**

There’s more on his face than the Vatican ceiling.

*Gwen sits at the edge of the bed she placed Shawn, holding the washcloth over his forehead, as the other five found places on the bottom bunks to sit for a moment.*

**Scott:**

So, what should we do?

**Amy:**

I honestly have no idea. Is this some cruel, sick challenge, or is this real life? I can’t tell anymore.

**Lindsay:**

I wasn’t expecting something so scary at this point in my life.

**Duncan:**

Let’s see, at this point in those cheesy movies, this is where the shock deaths happen so the movie can finish.

**Lindsay:**

You mean, like where the most experienced are caught?

**Duncan:**

Precisely, blondie.

**Gwen:**

So what are you saying, Duncan?

**Duncan:**

I’m saying to take care, babe.

*Duncan flings the door open, and shouts loudly.*

Come get some, you big freak of nature!

*Cut to another confessional block.*

**Scott:**

So much is happening at once, I’m falling behind. Dave sacrificed himself for Shawn, Alejandro and Sadie are gone, Duncan just sacrificed himself for all of us… but the most important thing is that Amy hugged me! And we held hands!

**Amy:**

Listen, I’m acting out of fear. If news about me helping rescue Shawn and holding hands and hugging that dirty bumpkin ever get out, I’m going to kill myself.

**Gwen:**

Duncan just… gave himself up to save us. He has never been so… valiant. Duncan, wherever you are, thank you.

*Rodney was just heavily breathing in the confessional, which then quickly cut to Shawn.*

**Shawn:**

Dave… sacrificed himself to save me… Why? And why am I so hung up on this? Scrawny little Dave… saved me…

*The camera cut to static, and back to the final six in the cabin. Shawn sits up after a while.*

**Shawn:**

You know, we have to go back out there. Da- The others need us.

**Amy:**

He’s right.

**Gwen:**

He is right, but he’s in no condition right now.

**Shawn:**

For everyone else, I have to be.

**Rodney:**

You are awfully brave.

**Scott:**

Almost too brave.

*Shawn gets up, followed by Gwen, then Amy, Scott, Rodney, then Lindsay, and heads to the door, opening it.*

**Shawn:**

Are we ready?

**Amy:**

As we’ll ever be.

*The remaining six walked out of the cabin, and as she reached the stairs, the heel of Gwen’s boot broke, and she fell over, her ankle swelling immediately. Rodney and Amy immediately pick her up and help her stand. Gwen then refused their help.*

**Gwen:**

Listen to me, I’m dead weight right now, you have to let me go.

**Shawn:**

Absolutely not, you just took care of me. I won’t let yo-

**Gwen:**

Shawn, I have complete faith in you. You can finish this, let me go. Take the others, lead them to safety, you’re their only hope.

*With a slow, but understanding nod, Shawn helps Gwen sit on the stair, to await her impending capture and maybe death. From there, Shawn addresses the others and they flee to the forest. As if on cue, the massive spider arrives at the cabins and roars at Gwen. The camera cuts to the final running through the forest, reaching a clearing, but refusing to step into the clearing. Amy looks up to the nearest tree to speak with Shawn, hiding in the leaves. From his high position, Shawn spots a large black tower off in the distance.*

**Amy**

Shawn, what do we do now?

**Shawn:**

I have an idea, but nobody is going to like it.

*Shawn hops down from the tree and faces the other four.*

**Lindsay:**

What is it?

**Scott:**

Yeah, what is it?

**Shawn:**

We need to sacrifice one of us, and then the other four chase that damn spider down. It’s the only way I can see.

**Rodney:**

Sacrifice?

*Shawn gives a somber nod. Amy turns to look at Rodney. Knowing that he volunteered himself one day ago because of his affection for her, she hoped he would do it again, even in the face of danger. Walking closer to him, she placed one hand gently on his chest.*

**Amy:**

Rodney, I’d never ask this if it wasn’t urgent, but would you consider doing this for me?

**Rodney (***fearfully reluctant***):**

I-I, y-you… B-but Amy, I’m s-scared…

*Giving him the kindest eyes she could, Amy wraps her arms around his neck and plants a kiss on his lips. In reciprocation, Rodney wrapped his arms around Amy’s waist as they kissed. After a few seconds, they released each other and Rodney was far more confident. Scott looked greatly upset.*

**Amy:**

How about now?

**Rodney:**

Okay, I’ll do it!

**Shawn:**

Wow, he really would do anything for you.

**Amy:**

I know, but I almost a little bad for taking advantage of him this time.

*Giving Amy one last look, Rodney stepped out into the clearing alone, making a series of loud animal noises to alert the spider. It worked. The spider swiftly made its way to the clearing and effortlessly grabbed Rodney and started to run away.*

**Rodney:**

Amy!

**Amy:**

Rodney!

**Shawn:**

Go, now!

*The remaining four contestants chased after the spider. It led them to the black tower, and it effortlessly climbed the walls of the large tower while holding Rodney. Lindsay kept pulling on the door, but it was no use, it was locked.*

**Amy:**

We’ve got to climb up. It’s the only way.

**Scott:**

C-climb… all that way?

**Shawn:**

There’s nothing else we can do.

*The four start scaling up the tower wall by using the grande details. As they neared the top. Scott’s foot slides and he begins to fall. Amy quickly grabs his hand and gives him a kind smile.*

**Amy:**

I got you!

**Scott:**

Please don’t let me go…

**Shawn:**

I hate to ruin a moment as much as the next person, but guys! We still have a lot of work to do!

**Amy:**

R-right…

*Amy helps lift Scott up onto the same platform she was standing on. The two climb up higher and meet Lindsay and Shawn at the top. A little wooden door sat on the roof, propped open with a small rock.*

**Lindsay:**

Well, here we go…

**Shawn:**

On the count of three…

**Scott:**

One…

**Amy:**

Two…

**Shawn:**

Three!

*Shawn opened the wooden door and helped everyone through. What awaited them inside was a seemingly never-ending, stone spiral staircase while the walls were decorated with premature spider egg sacs. Rodney’s scream could be heard further down, and the group made their descent for what seemed like an eternity. They finally reached the bottom.*

### Act Three - Spider Cave

**Setting: Somewhere underneath Pahkitew Island, unknown.**

**Lindsay:**

Oh my god, ew!

*Nothing would ever prepare the final four for what they were to witness at the bottom. Every missing contestant was wrapped in a spiderweb, upside down and unconscious (save for the freshly captured), from Topher to Rodney. Rodney spotted the final four, accidentally alerting the massive spider to their arrival.*

**Rodney:**

Amy! Scott! Lindsay! Shawn!

*Leaving Rodney, the massive spider quickly turned to face the final four and charged after them. Shawn and Lindsay leap out of the way while Scott rushes to Amy and picks her up, holding her bridal style. She gives him a soft smile at first and then frowns at him when she sees Samey unconscious.*

**Amy:**

You’ll be putting me down, now!

**Scott:**

Yes, ma’am!

*Scott gently put her down and Shawn gave them commands.*

**Shawn:**

Amy! Lindsay! Scott! I’ll hold this thing off, get everyone down!

*Shawn threw a pocket knife towards the other three, while the spider roared at him. Lindsay manages to catch the knife.*

**Lindsay:**

On it!

**Shawn:**

What are you waiting for, you big ugly freak? Come get me!

*Shawn engaged the spider in a fight while Lindsay, Amy, and Scott started to cut down all the fallen contestants, Amy surprisingly taking extra care of Samey, while moving everyone to safety. Rodney wrapped the three of them in a hug. The spider had Shawn pinned down, until Lindsay noticed the ripped leg with stuffing come out of it.*

**Lindsay:**

Oh my gosh, it’s stuffed like my teddy bear! How cute!

**Amy:**

Wait, she’s right! Shawn, catch!

*Amy grabs his pocket knife from Lindsay and throws it back to him, cutting off two of the spider legs in the process. The spider stops attacking Shawn and turns to look at its now-lacerated legs. The distraction gives Shawn the time to regain his composure. He jumps up and upper cuts the spider’s head clean off. The head rolled across the ground and a second head appeared from under the first. The face was youthful with a head of wild, ginger hair.*

**Lindsay:**

Izzy?

**DJ:**

Izzy?

*He gives a loud scream and passes back out.*

**Izzy:**

Surprise!

*She goes into a fit of hysteric maniacal laughter, as the four contestants slowly walk towards her. She turned her focus to Shawn, who was having a hard time breathing.*

Hey, are you okay?

*Before he could answer, the sound of clapping echoed through the room. Chris slowly steps out of the shadows.*

**Chris:**

Dude, nice!

**Lindsay:**

Chip?

**Amy (***disgusted***):**

You’re alive?

**Chris:**

That’s right, and thanks to Izzy, here, you all figured out the challenge.

**Scott:**

Challenge?

**Courtney (***weakly***):**

I told you all!

**Chris:**

Anyway, since the defeating of Izzy was done by Shawn, the Vicious Vipers win the challenge yet again!

**Amy:**

You made us believe that our friends were dead… for a challenge?

**Scott:**

How demented are you?

**Chris:**

Tons!

*Loud footsteps came from the staircase.*

**Shawn:**

W-what is that?

**Chef:**

Don’t worry Chris, I’m coming to… help… Just what is going on here?

**Eva (***viscerally angry***):**

It appears that our wonderful host here sat us all up.

**Chef:**

This was… a CHALLENGE?!

*Chef gave Chris a strong smack upside the head, and then spotted Izzy.*

**Izzy:**

So what do you say, Cheffy? One for old time’s sake?

**Chef:**

You’re on!

*Chef and Izzy launch into a long fight just like old times as the screen fades to black, and fades back into the Raccoons at yet another campfire ceremony.*

### Act Four - The Campfire Ceremony

**Chris:**

So I’ve been informed by the producers that this challenge may have gone a little too far.

**Blaineley:**

With that being said, Amy! Lindsay! As the final two Raccoons standing and not getting captured, you two have also won immunity for tonight. You two will also join the Vipers on their victory reward.

**Heather:**

Well, spit it out, what’s the reward?

**Chris:**

Vipers, Amy, and Lindsay, for your victory in the challenge, your reward is a buffet catered by the producers themselves! Now, Raccoons, with the two immunities in place, get to voting.

*One by one, the Raccoons vote. Amy drags Lindsay to meet with Shawn and Scott through the peanut gallery.*

**Amy:**

Listen, can we leave the details of this challenge to just the four of us? Pretend nothing ever happened?

*Shawn looked at Dave, and then at Jasmine, then back to Amy.*

**Shawn:**

Deal.

**Lindsay:**

Fine.

**Scott:**

Especially you kissing Rodney? Okay.

**Amy:**

Hallelujah.

*Amy and Lindsay rejoined the other Raccoons, awaiting results. Chef comes up with the tray of ten marshmallows, he slammed it down and gave Chris another smack before stomping off.*

**Chris:**

I may have deserved that, but Amy! Lindsay! Here is your sugary symbol of immunity tonight.

And now, more symbols of safety to:

Dawn!

Eva!

Lightning!

Tyler!

Sadie!

Samey!

and Rodney!

**Blaineley:**

That leaves Brick and DJ. Do either of you have any idea why you’re on the chopping block tonight?

**DJ:**

The first two of our team to go missing?

**Brick:**

I feel like such a failure.

**Chris:**

Right-amundo, dudes! You both disgraced your team tonight. That’s why they have decided to eliminate…

Brick.

DJ, come get your marshmallow.

*Genuine shock on both Brick and DJ’s faces.*

**Brick:**

I-I suppose it’s time to go…

**Blaineley:**

Now let’s see how everyone voted!

*Pressing a button, the screen turns on to reveal the votes. Amy votes for Brick. Brick votes for DJ. Dawn votes for DJ. DJ votes for Brick. Eva votes for Brick. Lightning votes for Brick. Lindsay votes for Brick. Rodney votes for Brick. Sadie votes for DJ. Samey votes for DJ. Tyler votes for Brick. Seven votes Brick, four votes DJ. Packing up his backs and walking the dock of shame, Brick gives his teammates a salute, and they all, minus Amy, give it back. Chef drives the boat across the horizon, flipping Chris off.*

**Blaineley:**

Two down, twenty-two to go.

**Chris:**

With Amy’s soft side finally exposed, how will she cope?

Will the Raccoons ever claim a victory?

Will I ever regain Chef’s respect?

Find out next time on TOTAL

DRAMA

RESURRECTION!

*The screen cuts to static and the screen fades to black.*

## Trivia

* This episode's title is based on the Walt Disney World Hollywood Studios ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
* This episode features the first cameo of the season, with Izzy appearing.
* Eva breaks the fourth wall in this episode.
* Alejandro, Courtney, and potentially Amy are the only ones to realize what the challenge is.
* This episode features multiple common fears, including death, disappearance, falling, and spiders.
* This episode is based, in part, by soap operas, with the characters acting slightly more over the top and dramatic. This is directly referenced in confessionals given by Alejandro.
* In addition to being based on soap operas, this episode is also based on many different horror and mystery film and television series, including *Halloween*, *Nightmare on Elm Street*, *What's New Scooby Doo?*, *IT*, *Silence of the Lambs*, *Scary Movie*, *Psycho,* and *Saw*.
* The description for the "Spider Cave" located under the black tower is a reference to the Kytinn Hive located in the Krypt in *Mortal Kombat 11*, with Izzy playing the part of the spider that attacks the player character.
* Amy and Lindsay are, at the time, the only two contestants to ever join the winning team in their reward, despite being on the team that lost.
* With Trent and Brick getting eliminated back to back, this is the third season to ever have two males eliminated in a row, following *Action* and *Pahkitew Island*. *World Tour* does not count as Duncan quit, Ezekiel was eliminated, and Harold quit, making Bridgette the next to be eliminated.
* Duncan and Gwen finally get their closure in this episode, confirming why their relationship didn't work.
* This is the first episode in which Amy actively takes on a more heroic role, although she mostly acts out of fear, though still manipulates others and strikes another.