All's Fair In Lava And War

**The remaining nine contestants must compete in a Floor Is Lava-style challenge, where the last one standing survives. One contestant struggles with telling her friend that she was the one who eliminated his romantic interest. Meanwhile, a team swap turns the teams on their heads and forces new alliances to form. In the end, one camper is eliminated after they come clean about their past actions.**

## Chapter 9

Chris: “Previously on *Total Drama Island*....

“The campers had to save their team's princess by completing a series of obstacle courses. Caleb and Emma got cozy, then Emma talked with Damien. Chase tried to lead his team, but got scared off by a mutant squirrel. Priya and Millie worked together to win the challenge, and Wayne single-handedly finished the challenge, receiving more than just the first marshmallow.

“In the end, Emma's lies sent Caleb packing, and he was sent to defeat Axel at Pahkitew Island.

What will happen during the duel? Will Priya and Chase get some alone time? And will Chef finally take over another episode like he's been bugging me about? All the answers are right here on

*TOTAL*

*DRAMA*

*RETURN TO THE ISLAND!”*

**\*INTRO PLAYS\***

It's nighttime, and Bowie is in the boys' side of the cabin. There is a knock on the door. Bowie: “Who is it?”

“Emma”

Bowie: “Come in.”

Emma opens the door and sits down on the other bed. Emma: “I'm sorry about tonight, Bowie. I didn't want Caleb to go...”

Bowie: “Julia fooled us all. She's going to pay for it.”

Emma: “...Right. Julia fooled me, too. I thought it'd be her going home, but she got something to happen.”

Bowie: “She sent Wayne to tell me that Caleb was cheating on me... with you actually.”

Emma: “She... did?”Bowie: \*crying\* “Yeah, and I believed him, because you've always liked Caleb, and then you two fell on top of each other earlier...”

Emma: “It was nothing but a mistake.”

Bowie: “I know that now. Promise me this: we vote out Julia next.”

Emma: “I promise.”

**CONFESSIONAL**

On Pahkitew Island, the Gamemaster sits on their throne, still draped in the darkness and gloom. Gamemaster: “Caleb, good sir, you and I may not share the same view on revenge, but you will get a chance at redemption regardless of your view on it.”

Caleb: “I will?”

Gamemaster: “Of course. All you will have to do is defeat your opponent in the Redemption Duel. The winner of the challenge advances to stay another day here on Pahkitew Island, where they will receive luxurious lodging and be accommodated with whatever it is they wish.”

Caleb: “Well, then I guess it won't hurt to try.”

Gamemaster: “I beg to differ. It will hurt a lot. Why don't we bring in your challenger?”

Axel walks out of the shadows, standing with her arms crossed across her chest. Axel: “They got you, too, huh?”

Caleb: “Yeah... I think it was Julia.”

Axel: “Well, as bad as I clearly feel for you, we have a challenge to play and I'm not gonna take it easy.”

Chris: “And no one expects you to.” Chris and Chef emerge and sit on the bleachers wearing their usual Redemption Costumes.

Chris: “Today's challenge was designed entirely by the Gamemaster, so I'm in the dark about what this will be.”

Gamemaster: “I'm so glad you asked, Chris. For this challenge, you two will have to put on full suits of armor, inspired by our last challenge, and take a duel stick each. You will then stand on this platform.”

Two interns dressed in togas push out a large wooden platform on wheels. The platform is elevated over a large rubber tub.

Gamemaster: “This platform is suspended above a vat of tomato soup. The contestant who knocks their opponent into the tomato soup wins. The loser will have to take the Cannon of Shame away from here permenantly.”

Chris: “Don't you think this is a little dangerous? I mean, we just got the show back on the air...”

Gamemaster: “Don't doubt me, Chris! I have some expertise! And I have decided to make them joust, so joust they WILL!”

The interns, meanwhile, put the two duelers' suits of armor on and hand them each a dueling stick. Gamemaster: “When I say go, you go.”

The two climb onto the platform.

Gamemaster: “GO!”

Axel and Caleb charge at each other. Axel immediately smacks Caleb's head with her dueling stick.

Chris: “No head shots!”

Gamemaster: “I am in charge, and anything goes!”

Caleb stumbles back a few steps before getting his bearings and charging towards Axel. He swings his dueling stick at Axel, who briskly dodges the blow. Axel: “Is that the best you got?”

Caleb: “I hope not.”

Axel swings her dueling stick a few times at Caleb, but he uses his own to block the strikes. Caleb takes a jab at Axel's stomach, landing the blow. Axel staggers back as Caleb presses to his advantage. He takes another swing, which glances over Axel's head. He then swings again, knocking her weakly held dueling stick into the soup below.

Gamemaster: “Now this is a challenge.”

Caleb walks closer to where Axel is standing unarmed. He swings again. Axel blocks it with her arm, but gets hurt by it and immediately jumps back to the end of the platform.

Caleb goes for the final swing, but Axel rushes him and catches him off guard, pushing him backwards. Caleb gathers himself and swings again, but not before Axel dives at his legs and topples him over. The two are lying on the platform next to each other. Caleb's dueling stick is just out of his grasp. He tries to scramble for it, but Axel jumps up first and snatches it up off the ground.

She points it threateningly at him. Caleb: “Please... I don't need to have my head smacked in. How about we call a truce?”

Gamemaster: “NO TRUCES! THERE WILL ONLY BE ULTIMATE DEFEAT!”

Axel: “But... I will not fight you while you're on the ground like that. Stand up and fight.”

Axel gives him a hand up. Axel: “There. Now we fight.”

Before Caleb can look up, Axel pushes him off the side of the platform into the tomato soup with a large splash. Axel takes off her helmet. Axel: “Good game, Caleb.”

Gamemaster: “Congratulations, Axel! You have earned the right to proceed in the competition!”

Chris: “Who cares? Is he okay?”

Caleb struggles out of the tub and flops onto the ground, his armor clanging loudly as he does so. The interns arrive and remove the armor quickly as Chris runs up to Caleb. Chris: “Caleb. Are you okay?”

Caleb: “Yes I am.”

Chris: “Great. Not that I cared or anything. I don't care about the campers' well-being.”

The Gamemaster stands up and walks down to where Chris, Caleb and the interns are. Gamemaster: “Interns! Bring him to the Cannon of Shame!”

The Interns lead Caleb to the oversized cannon and load him in. Gamemaster: “Any last words?”

Caleb: “Tell Bowie I wish him the best and I hope he wins!”

Gamemaster: “BOR-ING.” they press the button on the remote and Caleb is launched out of the cannon and into the sky, disappearing into the distance. Chris: “Well, 6 down, 10 left. Who will be voted out tomorrow? To find out, stay tuned to *Total Drama: Return to the Island*!”

Chris and Chef head to the helicopter.

The sun rises the next morning, and the Frogs are in the cafeteria. Bowie: “Wayne, where were you last night? You weren't in the cabin.”

Wayne: “I was, uh... sitting outside. By myself.”

Julia: “Why would you do that?”

Wayne: “Because I... like the smell of the outdoors?”

Julia: “Um... okay...?”

At the McLean Hotel, the Trout are enjoying breakfast. Damien: “Man, it feels so good to be here without Ripper.” he bites into a pancake.

Chase: “Maybe, but he's gotta be looking for the Idol right now, and if he finds it, it can't be good.”

Millie: “Let's just relax while we can. We have a challenge today, and we need to be at the top of our game.”

Priya: “Yeah, relax, Chase. No need to worry.”

Chase smiles. Chase: “Yeah. No need...”

Damien: “Now, let's just enjoy our breakfast while we....”

Chris (Over PA): “Alright, campers! Please meet with me at the campfire pit in ten! Something *good* is about to go down!”

Chase: “What do you think it is?”

Millie: “Don't know. We'd better go find out.”

The contestants all assemble at the campfire pit. Chris: “And bring in Ripper from Boney Island!”

Chef brings in Ripper, who has a smug look on his face.

Chris: “Alright, campers. There are only nine of you here, which means we've almost reached halfway. Do you know what *that* means?”

Ripper: “It means we're gonna merge?”

Chris: “No. It means it's time for you to shuffle!”

Wayne: “Shuffle what?”

Chris: “Your teams! Before today's challenge, I'm gonna give you each an egg. You will break that egg, and depending on the color of the egg, you will be placed on a team. Red egg means you're on the new Trout. Blue egg means you're on the new Frogs. Sound good?”

Ripper: “Sure does.”

Chris: “Alright, Chef, give them the eggs.”

Chef walks up to each of the campers and hands them a brown egg. Chris: “When I say, crack your egg!”

Emma: “Hey, Bowie. I hope we're on the same team!”

Bowie: “As long as we're with Julia. We need to make sure she's gone!”

Chris: “Aaaand, crack 'em!”

The campers all smash their eggs. Chris: “Alright! Chase, you're on the Frogs! Priya, you're on the Trout. Wayne, you're on the Frogs. Emma, you're on the Trout. Damien is also on the Trout, Millie is on the Frogs, Bowie is on the Trout, Ripper is on the Frogs, and Julia is also on the Frogs.”

Emma: “Wait, why do the Frogs get five members?”

Chris: “Because we wanted them to. What's your problem?”

Emma: “Well, couldn't we get, I don't know, Julia on our team?”

Chris: “Um, no. Now, get ready for the challenge.”

Chris: “For today's challenge, you have to stay above the lava the longest. It's super-simple. The team with the last person above the lava level wins the challenge.”

Chase: “It's not *real* lava, is it?”

Chris: “No, but the Gamemaster had a surplus of extra tomato soup that was past its expiration date, so he lent it to us. Now, we've left a special area of the island for this challenge, and the interns will escort you.”

Two interns arrive, and one leads each team to the challenge area. Wayne looks at Ripper. Wayne: “So... you're the dude who screwed over Raj, huh?”

Ripper: “No, of course not. I don't know why you'd say that. It was Axel who did that, not me.”

Wayne: “I don't think I believe you.”

Ripper: “Well, you're going to have to. Me and Julia made an alliance, and you're in it. And, if I see fit, I could vote for you.”

Wayne: “Well... maybe we should vote for *you*!”

Ripper: “You'd just be wasting your votes. I have automatic immunity from the vote next time I lose a challenge. It really does pay to be on Chris' good side.”

Millie walks up behind Wayne. Millie: “He's no good. He's been getting everyone eliminated and skating by. We need to get rid of him, understand? But we can't right now, so we need to win.”

Wayne: “Uh, okay.”

Julia: “Wayne, why are you talking to everyone? Stop, before you reveal a bunch of the Frogs' secrets.”

Wayne: “But I wasn't going to!”

Julia: “Ugh, whatever. Just don't talk to anybody.”

The two teams assemble in a walled-off area. Chris and Chef are standing by. Chris: “This challenge is an easy one. The last person to touch the 'lava' wins for their team.”

Damien: “Well, that doesn't seem too bad.”

Chris: “Yeah, well the writer was too lazy to come up with anything else that could actually put you in danger. He says that it will work for the plot though. Whatever. Get onto the challenge!”

The contestants climb down into the area.

Emma: “Bowie, we can do this! We just need to stay away from the lava.”

Bowie: “Sounds like a plan.”

Damien: “We can all work together, right?”

Emma: “Sure.”

Chris: “Alright, interns, start pouring the soup in!”

The interns tip over a bunch of large barrels of tomato soup, which starts filling the area. The Frogs and the Trout run up to higher ground.

Ripper: “Alright, guys. Listen to me! I can help us out of this!”

Millie: “How do we know we can trust you?”

Ripper: “I don't wanna lose.”

Millie: “It wouldn't matter, since you're immune.”

Ripper: “I still want to win for the team.”

Chase: “Since when did you care for the team?”

Ripper: “How dare you! The team has always been my top priority.”

The soup begins filling the area more. Chase: “Guys, we need to get to higher ground, before we get caught up in that.”

Meanwhile, the Trout are also looking for higher ground. Emma: “Guys, let's split up! If we're in different places, then we won't get caught in one big group.”

Damien: “Alright. We'll meet up at the top of that hill!” Damien points to the highest point in the walled off area. Emma: “Sounds good!” Emma and Bowie run off in one direction, while Damien and Priya go the other. Once Emma and Bowie are alone, Emma starts talking. Emma: “Look, Bowie, what's our plan if we lose?”Bowie: “The plan is not to lose.”

Emma: “Yeah, but...”

Bowie: “I have confidence in us!”

Emma: “Okay...”

Bowie: “If the other team loses, we need to convince them to vote out Julia. She needs to go after blindsiding Caleb like that.”

Emma: “Yeah, Julia...”

Damien and Priya stop. Damien: “I know the other team's around here. I can hear them. We need to keep our heads up and stay alert.”

Priya: “Okay, but what do we do if we see them?”

Damien: “Nothing, unless it's Ripper, in which case, you might just push him in for fun.”

Ripper: “I don't think so, kiddos!”

Damien and Priya look up as Ripper is looking down from the ledge above them. In a quick move, Ripper pushes Damien into the soup, while Priya makes a run for it.

Chase and Wayne are on a separate hill, nearly entirely surrounded by soup. Chase: “Well, looks like we're kinda done, huh?” Wayne: “Looks like it, bud.” Chase jumps in. Wayne: “I don't wanna get my jersey covered in soup. It'll never come out.”

Chris: “And just like that, Chase, Wayne and Damien are already out of the challenge. Only six remain!”

Julia looks down at the soup then at Ripper. Julia: “We're never gonna win if we stay on this tiny hill. We need to move.”

Ripper: “There's not much in terms of escape routes.”

Julia: “What about that hill over there?”

Ripper looks where Julia is pointing and sees the top of a hill that still remains uncovered by the soup. Ripper: “I'm not sure we can make it, but I'll try.” Ripper walks to the other end of the hilltop they are on and then takes a running jump onto the other hill. Ripper: “HA! I got it. Now, Julia, get over here!”

Julia runs and attempts to jump, but fails and lands in the soup. Julia: “UUUGHH! My clothes are covered in soup!”

Ripper: “Well you might've thought of that before you started the challenge.”

Julia: “WAAAYNE! Get me out of this.”

Wayne swims through the soup to where Julia is and tries to help guide her out of the soup.

Meanwhile, Priya is also trapped on a hilltop and must jump in. Chris: “With that, there are only four left. Chef, it's time to bring this up another notch. Let all the soup out now!”

Chef: “Uh, there's a problem.”

Chris: “What? What do you mean there's a problem?”

Chef: “We used all the soup.”

Chris: “You can't do anything right, can you?”

Chris (Over loudspeaker): “Alright, campers! We are out of soup. To make things more interesting, you're going to grab the duel sticks at the top of the highest hill and then you'll have to knock the members of the other team into the soup. The team with the last member standing wins for their team.”

Ripper: “Ha, this'll be interesting.” He runs for the closest hill, bounding over a puddle of tomato soup.

Meanwhile, Emma and Bowie are making their way up the hill, too. Emma: “This is exhausting. We should stop for a break.”

Bowie: “We can't rest. Julia will pay for voting out Caleb!”

Emma: “Bowie, can I tell you something about that?”

Bowie: “What?”

Emma: “Well, it wasn't really Julia who told Wayne to tell you to vote for Caleb.”

Bowie: “What do you mean?”

Emma: “It... was me. I promise, it was nothing against you. I did it because I wanted us to be closer friends, without Caleb distracting us. You know?”

Bowie: “Why would you do such a thing?” he begins to tear up a bit. “You were supposed to be my friend!”

Emma: “And we still can be, if--”

Bowie: “I don't wanna hear it!”

Ripper comes hurtling down the hill. Ripper: “COWABUNGA!” He gets ready to hit Bowie with the dueling stick, but trips over a rock and falls down the hill into the soup. Ripper: “Crap...”

Emma: “Look, Bowie. Now we've won. So, let's just make up and be friends. How does that sound?”

Bowie: “It sounds terrible!” he hits her with his dueling stick and sends her flying into the soup.

Bowie: “Um, Chris. I think we win.”

Chris: “Do you? Do you *really*?”

Bowie: “Well, yeah. Why wouldn't we... \*gasps\* Millie!”

Millie comes from behind and trips Bowie with the dueling stick. Millie: “Sorry, bud, but I don't wanna go home!” Bowie falls face-first into the soup. Chris: “And the New Frogs of Death win Invincibility! Trout, one of you is going home!”

Later, at the Trout's cabin, Bowie is seen crying while sitting on a bed. Priya walks in.

Priya: “Bowie? What's wrong?”

Bowie: “Emma, she betrayed me.”

Priya: “How did she do that?”

Bowie: “She voted out Caleb.”

Priya: “And you didn't *want* to vote out Caleb?”

Bowie: “No. I voted for him, because I heard he was cheating on me, but I shouldn't have been so foolish. It was all a trick by Emma!”

Priya: “That's terrible! I wouldn't have expected such a thing from *her*.”

Bowie sobs into his hands some more.

Meanwhile, Emma is sitting outside by a picnic table, looking downcast. Damien walks up. Damien: “Emma. What's wrong?”

Emma: “You know how you told me that sometimes you have to sacrifice something for something you want more?”

Damien: “Yeah, of course I remember.”

Emma: “I think I did it wrong. I voted out Caleb because I didn't want him getting between me and Bowie anymore. And I really messed up. Now Bowie won't even talk to me.”

Damien puts his hand on Emma's shoulder. Damien: “Now, don't think too hard about it. We can all figure this out.”

Emma: “But one of us is going home. Doesn't that worry you?”

Damien: “Maybe a little. But, I have to say, it doesn't worry me too much to be sent home, if it means that you and Bowie will be better friends. That's what I'm here for. I'm a friend-maker.”

Emma: “So, would you.... would you be willing to get voted off?”

Damien: “Of course. This game is an adventure. And no matter where you get, you should be happy.”

At the elimination ceremony, the Frogs of Death sit in the peanut gallery, while the Trout await to see who's going home.

Chris: “Alright, campers. There are just three marshmallows on this plate. Once they all are handed out, whoever does not receive one will be sent away, off the island. Understand? The first marshmallow goes to.... Priya.” He tosses a marshmallow to her. Chris: “And, Bowie!” He tosses a marshmallow to Bowie, which Bowie catches.

Chris: “The final marshmallow of the night goes to.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Damien. Emma, dude, It's time to go.”

Emma stands up. Emma: “WHAT? Priya, you voted for *me*​?”

Priya: “Well, who did you *want* me to vote for?”

Emma: “Damien, obviously. I refuse to go!”

Chris: “Well, this should be interesting. Chef, get her out of here.” Two interns push Emma to the big red X and then attach a harness to her. Chris jumps on the helicopter with Chef.

Chris: “Only eight remain, but more twists lie ahead! Who will be voted out next, on the always-dramatic

*TOTAL*

*DRAMA*

*ISLAND!!!”*

The helicopter flies away from Wawanakwa and over Pahkitew Island, dropping Emma on the ground. The Gamemaster lurks in the shadows. Gamemaster: “Do we finally have a contestant who wants their sweet revenge?!!”

Emma: “If you mean me, then yes. And I will do anything to get back at those nasty traitors who voted me out. ANYTHING!”

Gamemaster: “Hahaha, well, then. You must be prepared for the biggest fight of your LIFE!”

## Voting

Against
 Emma (2 votes)
 Damien (1 vote)
 Bowie (1 vote)
 VOTED OUT:Emma