Total Drama Vengeance

And the award for best fanfic goes to…Kwest fur luvs by Chef Hatchet! It would've been a bit arrogant to award it to myself wouldn't it?

Karts Of Sugar Rush: Ezekiel's Gollum joke had been going on for way too long!

Airborn3: Sorry I had to!

Pabulover123: PI wasn't flawless, but it surely was a breath of fresh air and restored a lot of faith after, you know…

EvilAngel666: IMO, that's what she was supposed to do in TDAS, but instead, the writers blatantly recycled her Cody obsession onto Cameron. P.S. My apologies for that rather rude review of mine, but I am a little against the whole SYOC thing.

Smokescreen2814: Yeah that game deserves an Oscar (Or more accordingly, a BAFTA) for creating that almost demonic ambiance, but the jump scares are so bloody annoying!

AlchemistWarriorDiamondDust: I hope for you that you voted for her at the poll!

Fika93: That's just a little act of nationalistic humor on my part. You see, ever since the Belgians got their independence from the Netherlands (Of which I'm not quite sure how they managed to pull that off) around 1830, we just loved to hate each other since then!

The answer of last chapter's highly educational question is episode 2 (North and South Korea) and episode 16 (Italy and Vatican City). I'm not going to ask another question because there'll be plenty more in this chapter!

Hey hey hey! What have I seen now? Have the first few contestants of Total Drama's spinoff The Rindonculous Race been revealed? Carry and Devin, they look alright, and Ryan and Stephanie, they look pretty much alright too! I do love how the RR just might return to Total Drama's 'sane' roots though!

The votes have been cast in the poll and the winner is…Revealed to you by reading this chapter! What I will consider the 'official' winner will come first, and the alternative winner comes in a separate ending written at the very end of this chapter!

Total Drama contains scenes and moments that are dangerous and/or prohibited, do not try them yourself! No seriously, don't be like your bigger brother. And Total drama is property of Teletoon and Fresh inc. no profit made of this story.

Now, you've waited for ages…

Read through the suck-tacular first few chapters…

Were burdened by a cliffhanger more than once…

You're forced to read this tensioning monologue…

It's finally here…

And it's still rated T….

Readers and Readerettes, I present you: The finale of Total Drama Vengeance!

Episode (Chapter) 21: Out Of The Air Tonight, Part II

''Last time on Total Drama Vengeance…Scotland! While we were supposed to land in glamorous Monaco, Chef brought us to his country of origin! It's beautiful to trek through in daylight, and a horror to be in at night! Really, you wish that the Loch Ness monster was the scariest thing around you don't know is there! The teens bonded over their inherent fears during a near-traumatic game of golf through an untouched Scottish forest during a misty night! After which they had to retrieve ghost hunting equipment from a dark dank dungeon! What did they have to do after that? Hunt for the holograms of past contestants in a dark misty castle of course! And believe it or not, but all pants stayed dry!'' Chris recalled during the recap.

''Hey, that's not very nice!'' Brick interrupted him, turning out that Chris was doing the introduction in the small space between the cockpit and the now sealed off 1st class, with the contestants and their belongings sitting behind Chris.

''Am I known for my niceness?'' He vexedly replied.

''Not at all.'' Jo responded, rolling her eyes.

''Just keep quiet and let me do the recap!'' Chris sniped at the contestants before he faced the camera with a innocent smile again. ''Ultimately, Jo won the challenge and choose to eliminate Brick, setting up what is to be Total Drama's first all-girl finale!'' Chris continued while gently rubbing his hands.

''We've been to every corner of the world, stopping at the wackiest places out there!'' Chris informed the viewer as he stood next to a big screen displaying a simple world map with a line quickly mimicking the flight route they had taken and coloring the countries visited from green to orange. ''And even then we couldn't stop at every spot we wanted!'' Chris added with a little hint of sorrow, hanging his head while smiling as quite a few countries quickly lit up white. ''But we've found a way to make up for it!'' He gladly announced before he strolled into the cockpit and sat into a chair next to Chef Hatchet, who was sleeping while snoring loudly until Chris awoke him with a quick, stern pound on the shoulder.

''From so many countries have we been banished, so many oaths skewed and friendships tainted!'' Chris said, summing the results up by sticking up fingers. ''Will it be worth the 1 million dollars for Dawn, or Jo? We'll find out today, on the finale of Total, DRAMA, VENGEANCE!'' He finished the recap as the screen zoomed out to reveal the Total Drama Jumbo Jet in flight at early sunrise in great disrepair, smoking and constantly losing small parts, and occasionally a bigger one.

(Theme Song. This is your last chance to get snacks and visit the John! And I would do so because this chapter is INCREDIBLY long!)

Brick, Dawn and Jo sat huddled up in the space behind the cockpit, all of them sitting on their luggage and moodily smiling at 1 another while Chef Hatchet could be heard singing from the cockpit.

''So Brick, you've really got no hard feelings from me picking you?'' Jo asked, slightly baffled from a answer Brick gave earlier.

''No, not at all. For what would I need a million dollars? In fact, the only letdown is that I didn't get to parachute out of here! I always wanted to know how my friends Mark and Garth feel when they jump down with the rest of their junior paratrooper squad.'' He replied. [1]

''We parachuted out of the plane before.'' Dawn reminded him.

''Yes, but back then our parachutes were sabotaged and the excitement of slowly gliding down was replaced by the fear of falling to your death. Anyway, the experience alone made this season worthwhile!''

''Certainly!'' Dawn eagerly agreed. ''Even if I won't win the million dollars, I'll cherish the personal development I went through, and I think we all should!'' Dawn told the others.

''Like what personal development?'' Jo asked a little puzzled.

''Like how Dawn doesn't act so freaky anymore!'' Brick explained, to which Dawn replied by nodding her head until she fully realized what Brick said and glared at him for a second.

''Ah!'' Jo mumbled, understanding it now. ''And like how you're not all up in your army lingo anymore!'' Jo named another example.

''Exactly! And how you're more in touch with your feelings now!'' Dawn told Jo, who in response looked a little shocked at Brick.

''No I'm not!'' Jo acridly defended.

''Oh yes you do! And I still got the taste of your lips in my mouth to prove it!'' Brick cheekily teased her.

''Ew.'' Jo briefly groaned a little disgusted while eying Brick.

''Jo, being more in touch with your feelings doesn't have to stay limited to romantic feelings, you became friends with me right?'' Dawn clarified.

''Fine, I am.'' Jo begrudgingly admitted, crossing her arms and lazily looking away from Brick and Dawn, after which it remained quiet again for a short while.

''Are you nervous for the finale?'' Brick asked the girls.

''No, not really.'' Dawn calmly answered, shaking her head.

''I'm not as nervous as I'm getting fed up with Chef Hatchet bleating along to his music.'' Jo mildly complained, jerking a thumb over to the wall between the space they sat in the cockpit.

''Speedway to the lethal zone! Fly into the lethal zone!'' Chef loudly sang all of a sudden. Terribly and off-key. [2]

''Who do you want to win Brick?'' Dawn curiously asked as both Dawn and Jo glanced over to Brick.

''Ehrm.'' Brick nervously stammered as he constantly eyed Dawn and Jo. He didn't get a chance to answer because Chris came walking out of the cockpit.

''Kids, I got good news, relieving news, bad news, and outright terrible news! The good news is that we'll arrive at our final stop in less than 5 minutes and the relieving news is that Chef's song is almost over.'' Chris informed them.

''Now that's music to my ears!'' Jo monotonously said after a collective sigh of relief from the contestants, Jo herself rolling her eyes. ''And the bad news?'' Jo asked.

''The fuselage has crumbled apart so badly. And as a result, we lost engine 1, and engine 2 is no longer on fire!'' Chris flatly continued. [3]

''It was on fire?'' Dawn asked slightly shocked.

''Have you tried restarting it?'' Brick concernedly asked Chris.

''Haven't you heard what I said? We LOST engine 1! It's no longer there!'' Chris loudly explained before dragging Brick into the cockpit and pointing over to 1 of the wings, where indeed 1 engine was missing.

''And now?''

''Pray.'' Chris answered before the jet made a sudden and steep descent, resulting in Chris and the contestants being pressed against the wall as in the cockpit sounded all sorts of alarms while Chef tried to level the plane. Chris panicked slightly but the contestants remained pretty calm.

''This is nothing.'' Brick shrugged off.

''We'll turn out to be okay.'' Dawn calmly predicted.

''Heaven helps the man whose flights are free! Pills are the only thing that keep me here!'' Chef sang as he tried to level the plane, singing very badly and off-key once again. [4]

''Please make him stop!'' Brick begged to Chris.

''His terrible singing is not the last thing I want to hear before I possibly die!'' Jo lamented.

Meanwhile, the eliminated contestants and veterans gathered again at the campgrounds of camp Wawanakwa and everyone sat on a bleacher according to their preferred finalist. A big, round platform was now floating in the lake some yards away from the dock. Everyone looked either tired or sleepy.

''Why did they have to arrive so early?'' Dakota complained, stopping mid-sentence to yawn.

''Seeing as Scotland is about six hours ahead in time of the east coast of North America and the flight time is around 6 hours as well, they would've arrived at 2 AM if they didn't stop somewhere.'' Harold informed her.

''Here they come!'' Bridgette eagerly announced as the Total Drama Jumbo Jet appeared into view while making another steep drop as it only managed to level before attempting a landing on the lake.

''Chef's best landing so far!'' Noah quipped as the jet didn't seem to decrease in speed while it skimmed over the lake, resulting everyone in getting pretty nervous as the jet came closer to the camp.

''It's gonna crash! Everyone run!'' Geoff called in panic before everyone evacuated the campgrounds as the jet finally slowed down until it came to a halt when the tip of the plane's nose was only a mere inch away from the platform. Everyone looked back at the halted jet and cautiously approached it until the jet collapsed partially and sunk completely within seconds.

''They won't die that easily right on this show right?'' Zoey worriedly asked Mike. Everyone remained silent for a few seconds while they crowded on the docks until they were startled by a yellow dinghy surfacing with on board Chris, Chef, the contestants and their belongings, everyone soaking wet. This made a majority of the veterans and eliminated contestants cheer.

''Killer entrance! You really made us think that you drowned for a second.'' Sam complimented.

''We thought so ourselves too!'' Brick replied, shivering.

''The Total Drama Jumbo Jet is no more!'' Chris lamented as he glanced over the surface of the lake.

''It's now the Total Drama Jumbo Jetsam.'' Jo flatly remarked.

''All my photos, all my trophies.'' Chris quietly sobbed.

''Quit whining you baby, you can still salvage them! It's not like that giant squid is still around!'' Chef scolded him.

Every supporter had taken a seat on their bleacher again (While Bridgette and Geoff remained seated on their aftermath couches) as Dawn and Jo stood in front of a finish line next to Chef, Chris, and Brick.

''The 2 challenges in the finale today are a blend of all previous finales, but it still has its own personality! I call it 'It Isn't Such A Big World After All'!'' Chris announced.

''Great, now that song's stuck in my head!'' Jo complained, rubbing her temples with her fingers. [5]

''The first challenge consists of racing over this island long trial. During your run however, you'll come across flagpoles with flags of countries we didn't get around visiting. These flagpoles mark a difficult question that has to be answered about the country the flag belongs to! Many of those questions are exceptionally difficult and can be about practically anything about the country's culture, economy or history!'' Chris explained with a excited gleam. ''To name a few possible topics!'' He sneakily added.

''And how are we supposed to know the answer?'' Jo cynically asked.

''I don't know! I hope you either paid a lot of attention in school or often browse the internet, but otherwise, you're going to have a problem!'' Chris laconically told them with a sadistically humored undertone.

''You just want us to fail.'' Dawn mildly accused Chris.

''Did I ever make a secret out of that?'' Chris countered, sounding a little humored before he gleefully sighed and folded his arms behind his back. ''But indeed, If you got the questions correct, then you're free to follow your way, but if you give a wrong answer, you'll have to do a mini challenge, or detour, related to the nation we couldn't visit! If you really don't want to take on a challenge because you're in a hurry, or because you're scared, you can pass them on to 1 of your helpers by using a joker! Which look like this!'' Chris explained, showing a joker, which was actually a wooden ball able to fit in his palm painted to resemble Earth.

''You're making this too easy with those.'' Jo complained while crossing her arms and frowning at Chris.

''Use them sparsely, because you'll only get 2. You can use them to ask another helper to answer a question if you think they'll know the answer to it, or use them to let 1 of your helpers do the challenge for you!'' Chris continued while handing both Dawn and Jo 2 balls each. ''But you can win them back if you take on the challenge yourself and complete it under certain requirements. About helpers. I need a few contestants from both parties who volunteer to help out Dawn and Jo if they need to be.'' Chris called out to the supporters.

''Which I probably won't, but just in case.'' Jo smugly said.

''I volunteer! My worldly knowledge is yours to use Dawn!'' Cameron immediately offered, standing up and waving his arms around. B too raised his hand and casually nodded, forcing a smile on Dawn's face.

''I too volunteer as a tribute!'' Zoey agreed, following suit.

''Tribute?'' Mike confusedly replied.

''Sorry, I got kind of caught up by The Starvation Games lately!'' Zoey sheepishly apologized while sitting down, after which Mike chuckled, swung an arm around Zoey and pulled her close. [6]

''Look at all my supporters! It looks like I'm well covered in everything they can throw at me!'' Jo contently said after browsing through her supporters.

''I feel like helping out, if it only is to show who's better!'' Eva assured Jo while cracking her knuckles.

''Not so fast! I forgot to tell that only folks who competed on this season get to help!'' Chris deniably responded, after which Jo scanned her supporters again, and her eyes widened for a second.

''But that leaves me with Fakeup and Brightning!'' Jo angrily protested.

''And with Anne Maria and Lightning, you'll have to do!'' Chris bluntly concluded as he folded his arms behind his back and took a few steps back.

''What? What she has to do with me?'' Anne Maria absentmindedly asked, stopping with her nails when she heard her name being called.

''Make out.'' Noah dryly answered.

''Not going to happen, canyon-lips!'' Anne Maria agitatedly shouted at Jo.

''I'd rather suck on a hemorrhoid.'' Jo grumbled while looking away and balling her fists.

''Lightning's not going to help you!'' Lightning refused while shooting up.

''I owe you one for showing my hooters!'' Jo shot back, pointing at him.

''You sha-should owe Lightning one for traumatizing me!'' Lightning grumbled, sitting down and crossing his arms.

''Alright, if every contestant from this season would like to come here.'' Chris requested, after which they all walked over to Chris and grouped behind the finalist they were supporting. ''You all get to support your finalist on the spot through this tough challenge consisting of many smaller challenges and help her when she needs you!'' Chris announced, which was mostly met with positive reactions from the supporters and the finalists alike. ''But make sure you stick with cheering and supporting! Dawn and Jo have to do it themselves if they don't pay for it and if 1 of you unlawfully helps your finalist or hinder the opponent during a question or detour, then your finalist is getting penalized! Got it?'' Chris warned them dead serious, to which the supporters nodded their heads in agreement. ''Great!'' Chris eagerly,

''Now, because Brick here managed to live long enough to reach 3rd place, he gets to decide who has to carry a little extra burden through the race!'' Chris announced as Chef dragged 2 life-size bamboo puppets into view, 1 taller than the other. ''So Brick, who do you want to bear with this load?'' Chris gleefully asked. Brick worriedly eyed both Dawn and Jo for a few seconds.

''Pick Jo! She's strong enough to carry them both!'' Sam encouragingly shouted.

''No, pick that leafy chick! She can levitate it around anyway!'' Lighting countered, which made Brick even more unsure.

''Do I make confessions on the usual place?'' Brick asked Chris.

''Right that way!'' Chris responded, pointing over to where the confessional is.

(Confessional cam. The Total Drama Island/Revenge confessional. Rustic, nostalgic and a reminder of simpler times. It's also an example of how a toilet will sustain life on its own after missing out on being cleaned for over 20 years.)

Brick: I know that Jo was my girlfriend, but she dumped me too! And Dawn never really wronged me as well! If only if I could both help and hinder 1 at the same time. 'Brick thinks for a few moments' Oh wait, I can!

(End Confessional cam.)

Brick came sprinting back. ''I give Dawn the burden!'' He told Chris, resting his body on his legs. ''But I'll help her out with challenges as well!'' He added.

''Thanks?'' Dawn hesitantly thanked Brick while Chef shoved the smaller puppet into her grasp as Brick stomped over to Dawn's bleacher.

''The first part of Total Drama Vengeance's finale begins in 2 minutes! After I've checked my appearance.'' Chris announced as the supporters began to excitedly talk to each other. As Dawn was looking at her supporters, she saw Mike and Zoey standing cozily next to each other, and this sight forced a short, bitter sight out of Dawn while she looked at the ground.

''I really need to hit my gym when I get home! My chin's packing loads of fat!'' Chris remarked as he checked his chin with a pocket mirror.

''What kind of gym do you go?'' Jo asked.

''The super deluxe one in my basement including a pool and a sauna among other things.'' Chris answered, being more consumed with his own appearance that with Jo's question.

''You have all that in your own home?'' Jo incredulously shouted.

''All part of the high-class lifestyle I'm living!'' Chris responded while pocketing his mirror. After which Jo emitted a quiet, irritated growl while clenching her fists.

(Confessional cam. Getting oiled up, getting fired up and throwing some oil on the fire!)

Dawn: I'm really sticking to the fact that me dating Scott was only sort of a rush. But now that I see Mike and Zoey happily together…I feel utterly irritated that Jo just broke us up. if she didn't, I would've parted with Scott on our own terms and that would've prevented me a lot of emotional distress! It makes me feel so resentful at Jo for just remorselessly doing that!

(Static)

Jo: I didn't care for the money. Really, this season I only wanted to win for the glory. But seeing Mclean bragging about his gym made me think of all the things I could do with the million I'll never get to keep, thanks to acting all submissive to Brick and agreeing to give up 90 percent of my winnings, thanks to Dawn!

(Static)

Chris: Awesome! Dawn and Jo are building up a beef and I don't even have anything to do with it!

(End confessional cam.)

''So, here we go. No hard feelings about everything okay?'' Jo laconically asked Dawn, although a irritated undertone was notable as Jo offered her a handshake.

''Not quite.'' Dawn darkly responded while placing her hands on her hips, surprising Jo quite a bit. ''Just now I realized how less you actually cared about me and my feelings when you told me about Scott!'' Dawn calmly growled at Jo.

''I swear, he wanted to do that!'' Jo defensively assured her. Dawn glared at Scott, who just shrugged as he glared at Jo and Jo shot a frown back at Dawn. ''Good thing that I've got pretty angry with you too just now for making me lose most of my million, otherwise, I'd feel bad that you didn't forgive me.'' Jo angrily informed her before Chris sped into view on a 2-wheeled electric vehicle he had to control by leaning forward or backward.

''Jo, Chef will be following you to ask the questions you have to answer, while I follow Dawn on my new Stigway!'' Chris pointed out before he quickly spun around a few times followed by an entertained chuckle. [7]

''The challenge starts in 5, 4, 3…'' Chris counted down as he and Chef stood behind the contestant they were going to follow as Dawn and Jo looked over the trial ahead of them. ''…2, 1, run!'' Chris called, after which Chef and Jo shot forward. Dawn followed but Chris leaned so far that he fell flat on his face and being run over by the supporters. Chris groaned greatly annoyed, climbed onto his Stigway and tailed everyone.

Chef, Jo and Jo's supporters arrived at the first flagpole on a open meadow next to the beach just past the campgrounds. Bearing the flag of Ireland. 2 cards were tied around the pole with a very thin chain.

''The first country we couldn't get to is Ireland.'' Chef explained as he pulled 1 card off of the flagpole, shattering the chain. ''What is the dominant language in Ireland?''

''Is that a trick question or something? Irish, right?'' Jo guessed, to which Chef responded by mimicking a buzzer.

''Wrong. English! It WAS a trick question!'' Chef revealed before a short chuckle. ''As penalty, you have to find me a clean, lucky clover within now and 5 minutes!'' Chef ordered her.

''Where do I find a 4-leaf clover on this polluted island without it being able to bite me?'' Jo asked.

''Over there.'' Chef casually answered, pointing over to a small patch of the meadow next to the trial filled with clovers. Jo glared at the field wide-eyed until Dawn's company arrived at the scene, making Jo quickly dive into the clovers to search.

''A question about Ireland.'' Chris announced while he retrieved his question card. ''What is the best known dance of Ireland?'' Chris quizzically asked, leaving Dawn to worriedly think about the answer for a few seconds.

''I'm not much of a dancer.'' Dawn nervously said. ''So I have to pass the question over to Cameron.'' Dawn reluctantly told Chris while she handed him a joker.

''Cameron? The answer?'' Chris requested, looking at him over his shoulder.

''Step dancing...'' Cameron answered while moving out of the crowd towards Dawn.

''Wrong!'' Chris gleefully answered just as quick.

''…Better known as river dance!'' Cameron wilily finished, annoyed by Chris cutting him off.

''Correct!'' Chris morosely corrected himself before he and Dawn left the meadow.

''Ha! If you sha-answer everything wrong, then the leafy chick may have a chance after all!'' Lighting ridiculed Jo while he crossed his arms.

''On whose side are you?'' Jo angrily asked in reply while she eyed Dawn and her supporters running off, after which Jo shot up. ''Hey, can I still use my joker?'' Jo asked Chef while she approached him holding 1 of her balls.

''Your damage.'' Chef grunted indifferently as he received Jo's Joker.

''Hairlslay, you're going to find that clover for me!'' Jo sternly ordered Anne Maria.

''Can't Lightning do it? I think I'm better for the brain work than the work-work.'' Anne Maria lazily replied.

''You're both equally dumb and I need Lightning for physical challenges! Now get to it and return as soon as possible!'' Jo barked before she, Chef and Lightning left in pursuit of Dawn.

''Don't you think that Jo is too mean to her helpers?'' Owen asked Noah as they, along with the other veterans, were watching the challenge from the bleachers on a big screen.

''Meh, if she isn't mean to them, they'll probably be even less motivated to help her.'' Noah flatly pointed out.

Jo, Chef and Lightning quickly caught up with Dawn and her entourage as Dawn could not run very fast because of the burden she had to carry on her back.

''Give up Dawn! Everyone will have packed their things and left by the time you reach the finish! Especially if you keep dragging that large thing around with you!'' Jo mockingly encouraged Dawn, facing Dawn while she was running backwards.

''As long as my helpers are more plentiful and useful than yours, I see no reason to quit!'' Dawn replied, receiving some warm smiles from her supporters.

''Determined as always! You would still be at the starting line if I didn't fuel that drive of yours you know?'' Jo smugly told her.

''And if it wasn't me to encourage you to make up with Brick, you wouldn't be standing here right now.'' Dawn calmly countered, to which Jo needed too long to reply to that.

''Burn!'' Cameron contently taunted Jo. ''What's what you say in this situation right? Burn?'' He quickly asked Mike for confirmation.

''Yeah, well, I swallowed my pride, now you're going to eat my dust!'' Jo venomously taunted before she sprinted ahead of Dawn (While being followed by Lightning), kicking up some of the trial's dust, on which Dawn had to cough a bit.

''This finale is going great!'' Chris gleefully whispered at Chef, who lagged behind with him.

''We should drink on the ratings after all this!'' Chef happily replied.

''Chef! Here! Now!'' Jo angrily ordered him, to which Chef grumbled and sprinted ahead.

Jo and her entourage ran onto a large portion of the beach and stopped next to a flagpole flying the South Korean flag.

''Name a Korean honorary citizen!'' Chef demanded Jo after retrieving the question card.

''How should I know?'' Jo agitatedly asked in reply. To which Chef casually grunted and shrugged. ''Okay, ehrm.'' Jo creaked while she scratched the back of her head. ''Is it the emperor of Japan?'' Jo guessed, after which Chef mimicked a wrong answer buzz again.

''Far from!'' Chef contradicted right before Dawn and Chris arrived.

''(Censor)!'' Jo cursed, furiously stomping her foot.

''In what year did the Korean war start?'' Chris asked Dawn as soon as they stopped running.

''1950.'' Chef casually answered before he gasped. ''Sorry.'' Chef humbly apologized.

''Thanks Chef. Now I have to ask another question. '' Chris thanked him rather annoyed before Chris searched his pockets for another card.

''Your penalty challenge is: Dance 3 laps of Busan style through this minefield.'' Chef told Jo while he pulled her off the trial and onto a specific part of the beach before a poppy techno tune began to play. ''Follow exactly in my footsteps or you'll never be able to make your own again.'' Chef cautioned her before he began to dance, which vaguely looked like he was riding a horse as he hopped forward, with Jo begrudgingly following his lead.

''I like this dance.'' Zoey whispered at Mike.

''Eh.'' Mike hesitantly replied, shaking his head a little.

''Who of our past contestants claims to have Korean ancestry?'' Chris asked Dawn after fetching another card from a different pocket.

''That's easy. Zoey!'' Dawn certainly answered. Zoey smiled cheerfully in response.

''Correct!'' Chris replied before silently Dawn's crowd cheered and followed her and Chris.

''(Censor)!'' Jo furiously cussed again as she watched Dawn leave the scene while dancing.

''It looks so sha-stupid! What is this called again?'' Lightning asked Chef about halfway through.

''Busan style. It's a hit dance from South Korea. It got quite some views on Cliptube already.'' Chef explained.[8]

''It has that typical wackiness that'll probably never catch on here.'' Jo deniably predicted before they completed a lap and Chef Hatchet quit dancing.

''Alright, if you can clear 2 more laps within a minute, you'll get a joker! But don't botch it or you'll get nothing!'' Chef warned her.

''Should I pretend to throw a lasso?'' Jo sarcastically growled before she proceeded to do 2 laps of dancing very quickly, surprising Chef a little.

''Let's go let's go!'' Jo urged Chef and Lightning as she directly ran ahead after completing her final lap, being closely followed by Chef, who still held the joker she had earned.

Chris and Dawn arrived at another flagpole a little further down the beach, flying the flag of Haiti. Under the flagpole stood a small basked filled with gourds. Chris stepped off of his Stigway while Dawn rested her body on her legs.

''Alright, here comes a question about something that is pretty big in Haiti.'' Chris announced after he had yanked 1 of the cards off of the flagpole.

''Okay.'' Dawn nervously replied.

''What is a loa?'' Chris quizzically asked. Dawn's supporters began to worry considerably while Dawn herself eased up.

''A loa is a spirit worshipped in voodoo culture!'' Dawn quickly answered, after which she expectantly eyed Chris for his reaction until Jo and Chef came into her view, after which she tensed up a little while Chris smiled smugly while starting into the distance.

''Do you have a bit more to say? I was expecting an answer of reasonable length!'' Chris requested.

''A loa is submissive to a greater being that does not interfere with mankind and each one is responsible for a certain aspect in daily life!'' Dawn hastily explained, looking back at Jo a few times.

''Hello again!'' Jo venomously greeted Dawn with a mean grin before Chris was able to reply.

''Good enough! You may continue.'' Chris announced before he jumped onto his Stigway as Dawn and her followers ran ahead, leaving Jo rather annoyed.

''Come on!'' Jo angrily whined, throwing her hands up in the air while Chef and Lightning arrived.

''Who discovered Haiti?'' Chef asked.

''Vasco Da Gama?'' Jo guessed, after which Chef mimicked the buzz again. ''Cut that off!'' Jo scolded him.

''It was that other big explorer/slaver called Christopher Columbus!'' Chef corrected Jo. ''Now, for your penalty, you have to sink those little voodoo dolls over there!'' Chef instructed, pointing over to a few poles yards into the lake with small eerie looking voodoo dolls on top of them.

''What do I throw at them? My shoes?'' Jo cynically asked.

''Use these gourds and a catapult.'' Chef offered, handing Jo a catapult he retrieved from the basket filled with gourds. Jo hesitated whether she'd take on the penalty or not. ''I'm using my last joker!''

''You won 1 last challenge, but you ran off too quickly to give it to you.'' Chef Hatchet pointed out, giving Jo her joker.

''Then I'm using 1 of my jokers!'' Jo corrected herself, handing the ball back to Chef before she directly turned to Lightning. ''You're going to do this penalty challenge for me!'' Jo ordered him.

''And what's Lightning's motivation?'' He asked indignantly.

Jo growled, thought for a second about a reply. ''A chance to proof that you're better than me at hitting things!'' She offered, trying to sound as suavely as possible.

''Hey, Jo's right!'' Lightning quietly realized. ''Alright! Lightning's on it!'' He excitedly agreed before he shot up and began running down the trial.

''That's a good Lightning!'' Jo responded as she demeaningly patted Lightning's head. ''At least he'll be the 1 to get cursed if he breaks 1 of those voodoo dolls! Isn't that how it works with those things?'' Jo told Chef as they were running away.

''Something like that will definitely happen.'' Chef predicted. When they had followed the trial a little further along the beach, Jo suddenly stopped running.

''Ugh!'' Jo gagged, covering up her mouth and nose. ''What is that rancid smell?'' Jo disgustedly asked as she and Chef walked a few steps ahead to see the next flagpole with the Icelandic flag hoisted and what looked like a beached whale halfway through the decomposition process appear from around the corner. Dawn, Dawn's supporters and Chris were already standing next to the large creature and the former was gazing at the giant beast with a horrified expression.

''For the last time Dawn, it's not a real whale cadaver, an effects team made it of papier-mâché around a steel frame!'' Chris assured her, sounding a little annoyed as he walked over to the whale to rubbed its skin.

''And how do you explain the smell?'' Dawn creaked before she gagged a little.

''I don't know how they achieved it, but I should not forget to give them credit for that! Now I'm asking you 1 last time! How much percentage of Icelanders do believe in elves or take consideration of their existence?'' Chris repeated, sounding even more annoyed than first. Dawn began to think about the question

''Time's up!'' Chris told Dawn before she could answer, making her gasp in horror and her supporters protest while Chef and Jo had arrived.

''Ha!'' Jo taunted, pointing at Dawn while Chef retrieved another question card.

''What has been found in the stomachs of gurry sharks?'' Chef asked Jo, after which Jo brightened up.

''I know that! Polar bears and reindeers!'' Jo confidently answered.

''That's right!'' Chef replied before they ran down the trial again.

''Yes!'' Jo vividly cheered, pumping her arms. ''Good thing that was my last biology lesson before this season!'' She gleefully said while disappearing from the scene.

''Dawn, your penalty consists of crawling into this fake whale carcass, which is filled with rancid whale blubber, to search for a bag of Hákarl!'' Chris told Dawn, who fearfully eyed the fake whale.

''What?'' Dakota responded a little puzzled.

''Hákarl, or gurry shark that had fermented for 6 to 12 weeks. And although it's smell is foul, it is a delicacy in Iceland!'' Chris explained while Dawn dropped her burden and considered entering through a hole in the side of the fake cadaver.

''Quit it! I'm already close to hurling!'' Dawn sniped at Chris as she stuck her hand into the hole and retracted it back, finding it to be covered in blubber and making her groan miserably as her stomach growled sickly.

''Because when they find a beached whale, they'll eat it! It's a delicacy too!'' Chris answered with a laconic smile.

(Confessional cam. I hope you find this a whale of a finale! 'Rimshot')

DJ: We socked it to those Japanese whalers. But next season, the Icelandic ones are going to get it!

(End Confessional cam.)

''It's just a fake whale Dawn! Push that feeling away from you! Let it go Dawn!'' Zoey encouraged her

''Yeah, let it go!'' Cameron added.

''I can't hold it back anymore!'' Dawn queasily replied before she vomited. After vomiting, she wiped her mouth a little and walked over to Chris while coughing a few times. Dawn handed Chris her last joker. [9]

''Can anyone of you do this challenge for me? Jo will have well finished by the time I get myself to do this.'' Dawn moaned.

''I'll go!'' Zoey offered, after which she ran ahead and slowly tried to crawl into the whale carcass, which forced another load of puke up Dawn's throat. She managed to keep this one in, picked the burden up and slowly ran ahead, still a little sore from vomiting with Chris and her entourage hot on her trial.

Jo and Chef were standing under a flagpole flying the flag of Ethiopia next to what looked like a makeshift running track of at least 200 yards long.

''What is Ethiopia considered in Rastafarian culture?'' Chef asked her.

''Pass. There's no way I can know that!'' Jo quickly denied, angrily crossing her arms.

''The answer was Zion. The paradise they hope to get back to.'' Chef explained before he grumbled and tossed the card away.

''Yeah yeah, explain me the penalty challenge and I'll do it!'' Jo shot him down.

''Take off your shoes and socks and run over that track.'' Chef instructed.

''For running over that track? This isn't a ball pit!'' Jo pointed out fairly ridiculing while she put her shoes off.

''If you manage to catch the Iron Lion Of Zion over there before he crossed the finish line, you earn a new joker!'' Chef explained, pointing over to an intern in a lion costume painted gray. ''Now go!'' Chef shouted, after which the intern carefully treaded over the track. Jo sighed in deeply before making a dash for the track. She forcefully leaped onto the pavement and froze up immediately as a pained expression grew on her face before she fell back on the grass and hissed in pain while holding her foot. Jo looked back at the track and noticed that it was paved with loose pebbles. A dozen of which were stuck in Jo's foot. Chef laughed heartily at this sight, after which Jo removed a pebble from her sole and threw it at Chef, ceasing his laughter.

''Maybe if I tread lightly.'' Jo quietly pondered, sitting in the grass and removing the last pebble out of her foot. She stood up and began walking with quick steps over the track. ''Yeah, this will work!'' She said contently before she picked up the pace a little and pursued the intern.

''How's it going here?'' Chris asked Chef as he came by on his Stigway.

''This challenge,'' Chef began before pausing and shooting Chris a thumb up. ''good idea!'' He complimented him.

''I know!'' Chris smugly replied before Dawn arrived. ''Are you finally there?'' Chris indignantly asked as Dawn rested her body on her legs again.

''How many emperors has Ethiopia had in the 20th century?'' Chris asked Dawn. After which Dawn bitterly sighed and glared into the distance.

''I take that as a pass.'' Chris told her after a second.

''How's that a pass? She didn't even say anything!'' Cameron loudly protested, earning himself a few surprised glares from the other supporters.

''I was thinking!'' Dawn agreed.

''I still take it as a pass.'' He uninterestedly replied. ''The right answer was 1! Now walk as fast as you can over that running track paved with pebbles!'' Chris lively explained to Dawn, who threw her burden aside and prepared to run away until Chris stopped her at the last moment by grabbing her shoulder. ''Barefoot.'' He added with a sneaky smile.

''You and your terrible challenges!'' Dawn grumbled as she kicked her shoes off.

''Hey this wasn't only for the torture! I do it for the reference too! There once was an Ethiopian runner who won gold 2 times at the Olympics for winning marathons while barefoot!'' Chris defensively explained while Dawn removed her stockings.

''That's a real man!'' Chef impressively grunted.

''Sure.'' Dawn replied as she stood up as another intern in a lion costume appeared.

''Now run like a fugitive to catch the Iron Lion of Zion and you'll win a joker!'' Chris instructed Dawn as the intern also cautiously treaded over the pebbles. Dawn took notice of this before running towards the track. When she stood in front of it, she carefully stepped on the track before hopping rapidly from 1 spot to another. [10]

Meanwhile, Jo was less than a yard away from catching her intern and a few more yards away from the finish line. Jo determinedly frowned before she lunged forward, grabbing the costume of the intern before forcibly hitting the ground, after which she shortly yelped in pain.

(Confessional cam. You better confess it, you absolutely don't mind a sport blooper every now and then!)

Tyler: Now I get why people find my wipeouts hilarious! They are, if you're not the 1 wiping out!

(End Confessional cam.)

''Jo, you've just won yourself a joker!'' Chris announced.

''Yeah!'' Jo quietly cheered.

''And so did Dawn!'' Chris added, which made Dawn's entourage cheer again.

''What?!'' Jo viciously shouted. She looked over her shoulder and saw Dawn dropping the tail of the intern's costume before she headed back to Chris and Chef. Jo responded by quickly crawling through the pebbles and sprinting through the grass back to the trial. Jo lunged onto her shoes and socks and tried to put them on quicker than Dawn could put her stockings and shoes back on all the while the 2 exchanged tense glares with each other.

''This tension is to die for!'' Chef whispered at Chris pretty excited.

''Hopefully that'll happen later on!'' Chris whispered back even more excitable seconds before Dawn and Jo left at around the same time, being closely followed by Chef and Chris and their supporters.

Chef and Jo arrived at the next flagpole, which flew the flag of Ecuador, at the edge of an open meadow where a large flock Stymphalian geese were sleeping on their nests.

''My joker.'' Jo calmly demanded as she stretched her open hand out to Chef while she watched the birds brooding.

''I hoped you'd forget.'' Chef grumbled before he handed Jo her joker and retrieved another card. ''What bird is on Ecuador's flag and coat of arms?''

'' A vulture!'' Jo positively answered after taking a glance at the flag flying behind her.

''Wow, you watch and still you're wrong! It's a condor!'' Chef announced demeaningly, much to Jo's shock.

''Wait! I meant a condor! I mixed the 2 up!'' Jo quickly tried to reason with Chef.

''Too late!'' Chef ''Because the Galapagos isles display the fragile beauty of nature, you have to walk through this flock of Stymphalian geese as quick as you can. If you can do so without the birds being startled, you win another joker!'' Chef explained.

''Sounds easy enough!'' Jo confidently replied before she began to carefully navigate through the flock of sleeping birds just before Chris arrived, followed by Dawn and her following.

Chris handed Dawn her joker before Chris took the remaining question card from the flagpole. ''What was the ship called that Charles Darwin used in his expedition to the Galapagos Isles?'' Chris asked Dawn.

''The Beagle!'' Dawn self-assuredly answered. ''He wrote a very interesting book about it!'' She added.

''Correct! Chris upbeat answered, throwing the card away.

''Yeah! I found his study to be as fascina…'' Cameron tried to say.

''And I don't care!'' Chris dully interrupted before he turned his Sitgway around and drove down the trial. Dawn wanted to follow, but she spotted Jo in the middle of the flock and eyed her and the birds a bit hesitantly.

''What is she doing?'' Sam wondered as her entourage waited for what Dawn would do. A second later, Jo noticed Dawn as well as and confusedly looked back at her.

''What are you waiting here for? Smelling the flowers?'' Jo indignantly asked Dawn, after which Dawn impishly eyed her, moved both her index fingers into her mouth and blew an ear piercing whistle, waking all the geese present and eyeing Jo.

''You bi(Censor).'' Jo mumbled deadpan right before the geese attacked her. Dawn watched the battle between Jo and the geese until she chuckled contently and sped ahead as fast as she could while being cheered on by her supporters.

''Nice move! I did say that your supporters weren't allowed to hinder Jo, but you're still free to do so as you please! Now I wonder why I didn't think of something like that.'' Chris complimented a smiling Dawn when she caught up with him. The compliment made Dawn's smile disappear.

''That compliment made me realize how much I lowered myself back there.'' Dawn whispered a bit ashamed.

A short distance further was the 7th flagpole along a river with a strong looking current. It flew the flag of Panama.

''How long is the Panama channel?'' Chris asked Dawn after stopping under the flagpole, with the supporters a yard behind them

''Cameron, can you answer this for me?'' Dawn asked after moments of thinking, looking back at the group that was following her while simultaneously handing Chris a joker.

''The Panama Channel is exactly 77.1 kilometers long.'' Cameron knowingly stated.

''That's right.'' Chris announced.

''Thanks Cam!'' Dawn thanked.

''Oh, it was nothing! I'm more than…'' Cameron tried to tell Dawn before everyone left the scene disappointing Cameron a little as he followed.

''Hey guys! How's Dawn doing?'' Zoey asked as she came running towards the group and rejoined as she held a pack of what looked like dried fish. The strong smell of blubber lingering around Zoey made a few people close to her winch in disgust.

''Dawn is in the lead!'' Cameron answered after having his mouth and nose tucked into his sweater.

''Why are you wearing your hood like that?'' Zoey confusedly asked Cameron.

''It's the smell. I get why Dawn had to gag just now.'' Dakota creaked.

''Maybe you should head back to camp and take a quick shower.'' Mike suggested.

''Is it that bad?'' Zoey sheepishly asked in reply. ''Okay then.'' Zoey agreed before she left the group again.

(Confessional cam. So they loath the smell of whale blubber but they still made confessions here?! Talk about double standards!)

Noah: I thought that she'd have found out by now that the showers here don't exactly make you cleaner. After all, the last thing that comes out of the pipes here is water.

(Static)

Alejandro: Good thing that I picked Jo's side. I can't stand anything that's even remotely foul-smelling! Camembert… 'He shudders'

(End confessional cam.)

Jo and Chef reached the flagpole minutes after Dawn and Chris had left. Jo was covered in a few goose feathers that she wiped off the moment she stopped.

''Who owned the Panama Channel from the opening up until 1999?''

''Panama itself?'' Jo guessed.

''No, that were our lovely neighbors, the USA.'' Chef answered, randomly jerking a thumb over his shoulder.

''As your detour, you have to row upstream over this river to the finish. If you…'' Chef tried to explain, wanting to walk over to 2 canoes laying

''Hey losers! I didn't come sha-cross that blonde chick! That means that you're in last!'' Lightning loudly taunted, interrupting Chef as he came sprinting towards Chef and Jo.

''And in order to change that, you are going to do another challenge for me! It involves rowing, something for you!'' Jo reluctantly encouraged Lightning.

''Go do it yourself! Lightning's sha-through with being your slave!'' Lightning denied.

''Hey, you're going to do this for me, or I'll come to you and put an oar into your…'' Jo threatened before she was interrupted by a short cough from Chef. ''What?'' She irritatedly snarled.

''You haven't paid yet.'' Chef reminded her, after which Jo gave him 1 of her jokers. ''Anyway. Go do that penalty.'' She commanded him. Lightning sighed and jumped into the canoe.

Dawn and her following nervously eyed Sasquatchanakwa, viciously pounding his fists while standing in a boxing ring that was set up next to a flagpole flying the flag of Thailand, deeper into the forest not too far away from the previous flag. She had just answered a question wrong and Chris stood behind her with his arms crossed and bearing a frown and a content grin.

''So Dawn, what's it going to be? Are you going to try living through 5 minutes of Thai boxing against Sasquatchanakwa? Or do you pass this over to 1 of your helpers?'' Chris sneakily asked her.

''I use my joker!'' Dawn quickly replied, confident of her decision as she handed Chris another joker.

''Friends! Send in Zoey for a round of Thai boxing!'' Dawn vividly ordered her supporters without turning around.

''She's…not available at the moment.'' Mike informed her, awkwardly rubbing his hands.

''Oh.'' Dawn gasped while turning around to witness that Zoey was indeed not present. ''Does anyone else want a round of Thai Boxing against Sasquatchanakwa?'' Dawn offered slightly concerned, after which her supporters exchanged worried glances.

''I will do it!'' Brick boldly offered, stepping forward and saluting.

''Thank you very much Brick!'' Dawn gratefully told him before she and Chris resumed following the trial with her supporters in tow.

Moments later, Jo and Chef arrived as Brick had just put some boxing gloves and was about to climb into the ring.

''Brickster, what are you doing here?'' Jo surprisedly asked Brick.

''I volunteered to fight a round of Thai Boxing against Sasquatchanakwa!'' Brick casually answered before the ape angrily roared, making Brick flinch a little. ''Gee, What's up with him? I've never seen him so angry before!'' Brick wondered.

''Well, he's fresh out of Nepal and he took a cheap airline, so I assume he has a massive jetlag or something. If it's not that, then he probably hasn't had his coffee yet.'' Chef guessed.

''Of course.'' Brick groaned before he crawled through the ropes, after which a bell sounded and Sasquatchanakwa began to frantically punch into Brick, who could only stop a few punches.

''That's right Brick! Tire him out, whether you want to or not!'' Jo shouted from the trial. Chef then tapped her shoulder.

''Are you ready for the question?'' He moodily asked Jo after she faced him.

''Of course, I got carried away.''

''What is the ceremonial name for Bangkok, Thailand's capital?'' Chef quizzically asked. ''You get 15 characters leeway.''

''I hardly even knew that Bangkok was Thailand's capital.'' Jo muttered under her breath while scratching the side of her head. Above the noise of Brick being pounded, Jo could hear rustling in some nearby bushes. When she eyed them, she could see Anne Maria appearing as she was spraying her hair.

''How did you find me?'' Jo asked with a raised eyebrow.

''I heard that monkey roar and I thought it was you.''

''That better be a joke.'' Jo warned her, after which Chef tapped her shoulder again.

''The answer?'' Chef requested with fake politeness.

Jo sighed in defeat. ''That I have to resort to Anne Maria for something like this.'' Jo quietly lamented before she handed Chef a joker. She then firmly grabbed Anne Maria by her shoulders. ''You have to answer this for me, how many letters does the ceremonial Thai name for Bangkok has?''

''Do I look like I've ever been in India before?'' Anne Maria boringly whined before she puffed again. ''Let's say, 160?'' She lazily guessed. [11]

''That's crazy! What a waste of a joker!'' Jo angrily complained.

''Actually, she's very close!'' Chef informed, surprising Anne Maria and Jo a bit. ''It's 163 characters long.'' Chef continued before he showed the name, which was written on the card.

''Wow.'' Jo said in astonishment after reading.'' So it's right?''

''Yup.'' Chef nodded.

''Oh yeah, I knew I was smart!'' Anne Maria proudly boasted.

''Who said my helpers aren't helpful?'' She quietly snickered before she casted 1 last look at the boxing ring and saw Sasquatchanakwa laying on top of Brick and repeatedly punching his head and upper body. Jo grinned, picked up the other pair of boxing gloves laying under the flagpole and swiftly climbed into the ring. Immediately after, she began to launch a barrage of strategically placed punches towards Sasquatchanakwa, who could offer almost no resistance and was quickly forced into a corner by Jo, who delivered the blow that knocked him out soon after.

''Wow, thanks Jo!'' Brick told her as he got up and slowly approached her from behind.

''Eh, it was nothing.'' Jo shrugged off while she threw the boxing gloves away.

''No really, you kind of saved me here!'' Brick gratefully assured her as he stood in front of Jo in a slightly submissive pose.

''Really Brick, it was nothing.'' Jo repeated, beginning to feel a little awkward as she jumped over the ropes out of the boxing ring.

''I insist on helping you!'' Brick courteously offered.

''The best way you can help me is by letting me get ahead!'' Jo snarled at him before she quickly ran away from Brick.

(Confessional cam. Gratitude is good! Too much gratitude? That becomes something like stalking.)

Brick: Just letting her run isn't enough! I have to support her to show my gratitude!

(End Confessional cam.)

Dawn (Plus her present supporters) and Chris reached a flagpole standing further into the forest with the flag of Mexico. At the base laid a rubber ball and next to the flagpole stood a 25 feet long and 10 feet high wooden fence and with a hoop not much bigger than the ball mortised up high.

''What was greatly responsible for wiping out the Aztec civilization?'' Chris quizzically asked Dawn.

Dawn thought hard about the answer. ''Disease?'' She eventually guessed.

''That's right!'' Chris announced before Dawn's following quietly cheered and both of them resumed following the trial.

''I just missed them!'' Jo vexedly remarked as she came to a halt, just managing to see Chris and Dawn disappear from her view.

''You'll catch up with them! You…'' Brick tried to motivate her. He immediately went quiet after Jo raised a hand in front of him.

Chef retrieved the card and chuckled after reading the question. ''You're going to like this question!'' Chef darkly assured Jo, who just raised a suspicious eyebrow in reply. ''From which Mexican province does the Chihuahua originate from?'' Chef darkly asked.

''Chihuahua?'' Jo repeated, Chef was about to reply before Jo cut him off. ''As in, dog Chihuahua?'' Jo continued before a quiet shudder, which was met by a snicker from Chef. ''Pass. I never cared about that and I probably never will!'' Jo announced.

''It was from the Chihuahua province!'' Chef revealed, annoying Jo greatly. ''Now, For your penalty, you have to play a variant of a ball game the Aztecs named ollamaliztli.'' Chef explained, picking up the rubber ball. ''You have to get this ball through the hoop up there.''

''Olla, Ollamala…'' Brick confusedly tried to repeat the name.

''That doesn't sound so hard.'' Jo humbly said.

''Without using your feet or hands!'' Chef sneakily added. ''If you succeed at your first attempt to get it through the ring, you win a joker!'' Chef concluded before he powerfully threw Jo the ball, which caused Jo to be pushed back a little when she caught it.

Jo sighed as she thought while looking at the ball. She then threw the ball against the wall and with a series of quick, flexible maneuvers consisting of bumping the ball the wall and her body and head, she built up momentum with ball up and eventually, she managed to shoot the ball through the hoop by a powerful arm swing, baffling Brick and Chef.

''Like I said, it doesn't sound too hard!'' Jo smugly told him, holding her hand up to receive her joker. ''In fact, the name's much harder!'' She added before she and Chef resumed the race.

Chris and Dawn arrived at the next flagpole (With the flag of Portugal hoisted into it). Next to it stood 2 large wooden tubs filled with grapes. Next to the tubs stood a few buckets, a funnel and a few empty bottles.

''In what month are port wine grapes usually harvested?'' Chris amusedly asked.

''Let's see, my mother always picks our vines in October so that their plants can get used to their fruits, so…October?'' Dawn answered a little unsurely.

''So close, but wrong!'' Chris pleasantly told her. ''It was September!''

''She finds it the best time to harvest!'' Dawn defended herself. ''So now?'' Dawn asked soon after as she peeked into 1 of the tubs.

''Your detour consists of squishing enough grapes in 1 of these tubs to fill up a bottle!'' Chris announced before he took a stopwatch out of 1 of his pockets. ''If you manage to do it in less than 1 minute and a half, you win a new joker!'' Chris explained before he started the timer. ''And go!'' He called, after which Dawn jumped into the tub and stomped as much grapes as she could, but she grew a little tired of it very soon.

''This isn't going fast enough!'' Dawn worried.

B made a gesture to Scott that looked similar rolling, and Scott nodded his head in reply.

''Lay down and roll around, you cover more ground with that!'' Scott shouted between cheers from the other supporters. Dawn then smiled when she got an idea and fell down on her back before she began to roll around the tub, squishing almost all the grapes in it and covering most of her body in pulp. Dawn climbed out of the tub, filled a bucket with pulp and poured it into a bottle before handing it to Chris.

''Not very sanitary, but I approve!'' Chris remarked, after which he handed Dawn her joker. A moment later, Chef and Jo arrived. Dawn picked her burden up again and scurried away along with her following.

''What is Portugal's most prominent wine region?'' Chef asked quickly after arriving.

''My parents went there on holiday last year, it was called the Duoro region I think!'' Jo guessed.

''Correct.'' Chef grunted before he tossed the card away. Jo smiled as she ran off with Brick in tow. She quickly caught up with Dawn but the 2 didn't say a thing to each other and only exchanged glares.

''Brick, what are you doing with Jo?'' Sam suspiciously asked as they were running behind their finalists.

''I'm supporting Jo now, didn't you see how she saved my behind against Sasquatchanakwa?'' Brick explained.

''And that's a reason to just betray Dawn?'' Sam chidingly asked.

''Now now, you make it sound so brute like that!'' Brick hushed. ''It's just that I switched sides because I feel like I owe it to Jo.'' Brick explained.

''Sure.'' Sam morosely responded before they resumed running in silence.

Jo spotted a beehive hanging from a tree branch further down the path and then realized that Dawn was covered in pulp, after which she deviously smiled.

''Time to settle a little score!'' Jo venomously told Dawn before the former bumped the latter off the path and into the tree that held the beehive. Dawn fell over and dropped her burden while the bees of the hive took notice of the pulp and began to swarm around Dawn's body.

''I mean no harm!'' Dawn told the bees while Jo smiled evilly at Dawn as she continued the race.

''Oh, that's low!'' Bridgette sneered.

''Aren't you overreacting a little Bridge? I mean Dawn startled all those giant geese.'' Geoff reasoned with her.

''Jo could handle it! I've been covered in bees once and it's pure terror!'' Bridgette countered.

''I think that Dawn can handle the bees as well.'' Gwen positively pointed out as she pointed at the screen, which showed a pleasantly surprised Dawn with the bees collecting the pulp from her sweater.

Anne Maria, Brick, Chef and Jo stopped next to a large mud pool with the flagpole next to it flying the Indonesian flag. In the mud pool was an winding path of stepping stones and trees leading to a tiny patch of ground in the middle of the pool, where a very large flower

''What's the name of the volcanic island that literally exploded during 1 of its eruption?'' Chef asked Jo after having pulled the card containing the question off the pole. Jo remained quiet as she looked like she was looking for the answer. ''Time's up!'' Chef called after a few seconds.

''Hold on, I know it! It's the Krakatoa!'' Jo protested.

''You're still too late, you wasted too much time at the Thailand question, so I'm cutting some off here.'' Chef responded before he tossed the card away. ''For your detour, you have to get a flower from that island in the middle of this mud pool!'' Chef explained, pointing at the patch of land in the middle of the pool. Jo inched closer to it and flinched in disgust.

''It smells like rotten corpses in there!'' Jo bitterly complained, holding her head away from pool. ''That can't be the mud right? Is it even mud?''

''That's the flower you're looking for! It isn't called the Corpse Flower for nothing!'' Chef said as Jo cautiously stepped onto the first stepping stone.

''What's so challenging about this?'' Jo asked unimpressed.

''The high amount of komodo dragons in the mud!'' Chef laconically answered before 1 such animal shot up from the mud and tried to bite Jo, who managed to closely evade it by jumping back on the ground as Brick yelped. ''You better not get bitten. Komodo dragon saliva is VERY, poisonous!'' Chef cautiously stated.

''What else is new?'' Jo muttered before she ran over the stepping stones, walking past the first komodo dragon.

''If you manage to get the flower back here without falling in the mud, you win another joker!'' Chef shouted after her, as Jo dodged another komodo dragon bite.

A minute later, Dawn reached the flagpole as well.

''What is the name of the biggest flower in the world, which naturally appears only in Indonesia?''

''She's never going to guess that! The name alone is hard!'' Cameron worriedly predicted while watching.

''The Rafflesia Arnoldii.'' Dawn confidently stated, leaving Cameron to stare bewilderedly at Dawn with his mouth wide agape.

(Confessional cam. Probably covered in Bacteriodes Distasonis from top to bottom.)

Cameron: She's mysterious, pretty, AND well educated? Wow, Dawn is getting more and more interesting by the minute!

(End Confessional cam.)

''Bingo!'' Chris replied before they all left.

''That was fast.'' Chef noted, raising a eyebrow. He was then a little startled by a loud splash noise, after which snapping sounds could be heard. ''I guess someone isn't getting their joker!'' Chef chuckled. Anne Maria filed her nails a little while Brick worriedly looked at Jo, who had retrieved the flower, but slid in the mud and was trying to outrun the komodo dragons that were inching in to her. She jumped up when 1 snapped at her, used it as a springboard to get back onto the stepping stones and ran back to the shore.

''Here's your mutated flower.'' Jo groaned as she let it fall on the ground.

''It's not mutated, it's from Indonesia.'' Chef matter-of-factly pointed out.

''Whatever.'' Jo grunted indifferently before she jogged away, being followed by the others. ''At least I'm still in the lead.''

''I wouldn't say that.'' Brick cautiously contradicted.

''What?!'' Jo angrily yelped, looking back at Chef before looking ahead of her and spotting Dawn (And her entourage) and Chris standing at the next flagpole, flying the flag of Ivory Coast and being located next to a clutter of small trees that were planted to faintly look like an orchard. In the trees hung gourd-like fruits that were tied to the branches.

''Oh, you're going to like this question!'' Chris deviously told Dawn after having read the question. ''What is the main export product of Ivory Coast?'' Chris asked with a mean gleam, putting an emphasis on the word ivory.

''He's playing you Dawn! It's not ivory!'' Cameron shouted, after which he gasped in terror as he realized he spoiled the answer. He earned some glares for this.

Chris eyed Cameron and ripped up the card. ''Cameron's right. The main export of Ivory Coast isn't ivory, it's cocoa! But because Cameron's right and you weren't, you still have to take the detour!'' Chris coldly stated at the same time that Jo and her company arrived.

''Ha! You're wrong!'' Jo taunted Dawn.

''Not wrong, I answered for her.'' Cameron defensively admitted, after which Jo snorted briefly.

''For your detour, you have to get cocoa beans made of papier-mâché found in this orchard. Open them up and eat anything you find inside of them for the next 5 minutes, that is, if it's actually edible! You don't have to actually open any beans you find, but keep in mind that they might contain a joker, and if so, you're allowed to keep it and go on!'' Chris excitedly explained before he handed Dawn 1 of the machetes and pointed at the tall grass.

''What does the government of Ivory Coast want the country to be called?'' Chef asked at the same time as Chris did his explanation.

''Your time starts now!'' Chris announced after Chef was finished, and Dawn sped into the orchard.

''Coast of ivory?'' Jo sheepishly guessed.

''Almost, it was Cote D'Ivore.''

Jo puffed irately. ''The same rules apply to me I guess?''

''Yup, just think of it as Christmas morning! Only here, you want to have to open as little packages as possible!'' Chef warned her with dark glee before he snickered.

''Nice one! I'm writing it down!'' Chef complimented him as he indeed wrote it down on a noteblock while Jo ran into the orchard as well.

Jo ran through the orchard when she spotted Dawn, who held a bean close to her ear.

''Hey, Isn't hugging trees enough for you?'' Jo tauntingly asked.

''Would you all stop calling me a tree hugger? It's something entirely different than you think it is!'' Dawn vexedly shot back. Jo laughed meanly as she left. Dawn glared after her for a second before she lightly shook the bean while listening to it, hearing a dull rumbling inside. ''No, that's not a good one.'' She concluded before she tossed it aside and reached for another bean hanging on a slightly higher branch.

Jo was at the other end of the orchard and randomly pulled a bean off of a branch and smashed it by throwing it against the tree. When she was sure that there wasn't anything coming out of it, she cautiously approached it and struck her hand into the bean, retrieving a large chocolate bar (Much to her surprise).

''I have to eat this?'' Jo loudly wondered.

''Until the last crumb!'' Chris shouted back.

''Okay.'' Jo replied unfazed before she ate the bar up in 2 bites and smashed another bean by punching it, finding another chocolate bar. She shuddered a little and quickly ate it up as well. She went to another tree and pulled back a branch to make it smash a 3rd bean, which fell and revealed yet another chocolate bar. Jo growled sickly while looking at it.

''You better eat it up Jo! Children in Ivory coast didn't slave away harvesting the cocoa so that you can bail out!'' Chris sternly warned her.

''And what about your slaves?'' Jo angrily shouted back before she determinedly ate half of the bar, after which she stopped briefly to let out a disgusted moan and finished eating the chocolate bar. Jo jogged through the orchard in search for trees bearing beans when she came across one. She jumped up to reach it and pulled it along with her descent. She smashed it against the tree and found, much to her fury, another chocolate bar.

''This is agony!'' Jo shouted while she tried to get herself to eat the bar while she spotted Dawn, who was shaking a bean before casting it aside. Jo kept on eyeing Dawn as the latter got another bean, shook it, and brightened up. She smashed the bean by using her knee and retrieved a joker.

''Without your powers, you'd be dying of chocolate too!'' Jo accusingly told Dawn, running up to her while taking a bite from the bar.

''Again, this had nothing to do with my abilities. I just shook the bean to hear if the joker was inside.'' Dawn casually explained before running off, leaving Jo incredibly frustrated.

''Why didn't I think of that?'' She growled before she furiously chomped down the chocolate bar and began to shake every bean she could find as Dawn, Chris and her supporters left.

''Jo? Are you alright?'' Brick concernedly asked as Jo kept on checking beans.

''She's getting desperate.'' Chef noted.

''Really?'' Brick replied with a raised eyebrow.

''Or it's the sugar in the chocolate that's driving her crazy.'' Chef opted.

''I got it!'' Jo energetically shouted, holding up the bean that contained the joker. She threw it towards Chef, Anne Maria and Brick, shattering it on the ground before them as Jo chased after it, picked it up from the ground without stopping and followed the trial.

''Keep up slowpokes! Or do I have to run so far ahead that I end up behind you?!'' Jo fiercely asked as they chased her.

''All that running should burn the sugar quickly, she'll be calm, I mean calmer soon.'' Chef guessed.

Dawn and her supporters reached the edge of the swamp deep in the forest and came across a flagpole next a sludgy stream flowing into a lake nearby. Besides that, 2 beater cars from the 50's were present and the Cuban flag was hoisted into the flagpole.

''Is this…Oil?'' Dawn concernedly asked after she had run her hand through the liquid.

''Maybe, but what isn't oil these days?'' Chris laconically answered.

''Where is it coming from?'' Mike wondered, trying to look in the distance in the direction the oil came from.

''I don't know. They dumped a lot of stuff in this part of the forest, now focus!'' Chris called pretty annoyed, gaining everyone's attention by doing so. ''Listen up, from this question onward, the supporters are no longer allowed to follow Dawn around! They have to head back to the bleachers and watch the show from there.'' Chris announced, to the disappointment of Dawn and her following.

''What if Dawn pays for our help?'' Cameron asked.

''Then she'll call you out with these!'' Chris answered while showing a walkie-talkie he got from under his shirt. ''Speaking of jokers. I'd be frugal with spending them Dawn, because from now on, you can't receive them anymore!'' Chris continued, making her gasp quietly. ''That's right, you have to do whatever sick detour we've thought of when you answer wrong! And I do hope that it doesn't already start with this one!'' Chris insincerely expressed as he yanked a question card off of the flagpole and read it.

''Why do so many cars from the 50's still drive around in Cuba?'' Chris asked Dawn.

Dawn sighed tiredly. ''Do I look like I'll ever drive a car?!'' Dawn irately asked in response while stretching her arms out.

''Time's a ticking!'' Chris reminded her.

''Okay…'' Dawn grunted while she thought. ''The people can't buy any new cars?'' She guessed.

''Yes, but that's why?''

''Because their government…Doesn't allow it?'' Dawn hesitantly added.

''Bingo! Lucky guess!'' Chris lively announced as Dawn's supporters cheered her on as she and Chris left. After the latter 2 had disappeared, the supporters went in the other direction.

Jo's following (And Chef) had caught up with Jo. They were running towards the next checkpoint when they saw all of Dawn's supporters run past them.

''Where are they going?'' Jo asked quite puzzled.

''They're probably heading back to camp. Because after the next question, you're on your own!'' Chef replied as the next flagpole came in sight and everyone stopped running once they arrived.

''What is the favorite sport on Cuba?'' Chef asked, after which he snorted disgruntled.

''I say, baseball!'' Jo confidently guessed.

''That's right.'' Chef answered as he tossed the question card away. ''You people, head back to camp. Your journey ends here!'' Chef barked at Jo's supporters before he moved out.

''Well, good luck…'' Brick tried to sincerely wish Jo well as she ran away. ''Jo.'' Brick quietly finished before he followed Anne Maria, who uninterestedly left the scene.

After a few minutes of running along the stream of oil, Dawn stopped running for a moment and followed the river upstream with her eyes. ''Where is this oil going to?'' She concernedly wondered.

''I don't know, maybe it'll flow into lake Wawanakwa.'' Chris uninterestedly shrugged while spinning his Stigway around.

''Oh no!'' Dawn shouted.

''Don't get a heart attack! This stuff was way too expensive to buy to let it just flow into the lake. I was only joking!'' Chris moodily chided her as he slowly accelerated on his Stigway.

''Environmental pollution is no laughing matter!'' Dawn lectured Chris seconds before they reached a flagpole flying the flag of Kazakhstan set up at the edge of the swamp next to what could be best described as a makeshift launch site, with 2 man-sized rockets and a metal barrel with a pair of pliers next to it.

''What is the name of the space station, located in Kazakhstan, where the first ever space satellite was launched from?'' Chris quizzically asked.

''I know it, I know it!'' Dawn assured Chris a bit panicked as she lightly twisted her hand around. ''It's also the place where they launched that poor dog into space!'' Dawn added, sounding a little sad as her sentence progressed. ''Was it called Baikal north?''

''So close again!'' Chris called. ''And again wrong!'' He added with a smug smile as he tossed the card away. ''It is named Baikonur.'' Chris corrected her. He then approached the metal barrel and cautiously opened the lid, which revealed to Dawn that there were a dozen nuclear rods inside the barrel, which startled her a bit. After having opened the barrel, Chris quickly ran back to Dawn. ''For your detour, you have to fuel up 1 of those rockets with 6 uranium rods, which for your information, I found laying around on the island! Be careful though, Uranium is pretty volatile!'' Chris warned Dawn, who panicked a little.[12]

''How could you put yourself to do all this damage?'' Dawn lamented.

''Easy, I allowed companies to dump here. It's my island, my name is on the deed and my will goes!'' Chris explained to Dawn, which made her think for a few seconds.

''Not for long anymore if I get to have a say in it.'' She whispered determinedly, looking away from Chris for a second before she faced him again. ''I know it's probably unwise to use 1 of last jokers so early, but I have no other choice.'' Dawn announced after having calmed down a little. She handed Chris a joker and Chris handed her the walkie-talkie in reply. ''Guys?'' Dawn spoke into the device.

''Hey Dawn!'' Cameron replied. He and all the other supporters (Including Lightning and Zoey) had returned to the bleachers.

''Can you guys send Brick to load up a rocket with radioactive rods?''

''Sorry, but we can't. Brick has turned to the Jo side!'' Cameron informed her.

''What? Why?'' Dawn shouted greatly surprised.

''He thinks he owes it to her after Jo saved his bacon at that Thai boxing detour!'' Sam explained, pulling Cameron's hand with the walkie-talkie close to him.

''Oh earth…'' Dawn quietly cussed. ''Give me him!'' She ordered. Cameron headed towards Brick and handed him the walkie-talkie.

''It's for you.'' Cameron stated.

''Yes?'' Brick asked a little puzzled.

''Brick? Is it true that you're on Jo's side now?''

''Yes ma'am. She helped me at a crucial timing, so I owe it to her!'' Brick proudly answered.

''Brick, Jo repeatedly belittled you, she used you, she even used your affection…'' Dawn lectured him.

''Hey, that was genuine!'' Brick interrupted Dawn, sounding hesitant but a little offended as well.

''That's not how it started for her.'' Dawn countered, after which Brick remained silent. ''And just because she helped you out a single time makes that all alright? You owe her nothing!'' She vehemently assured him.

''I…I guess you're right.'' Brick begrudgingly admitted after seconds of overthinking it. ''What do I have to do?''

''There's a rocket here that needs to be loaded with several nuclear rods. But watch out, the rods are dangerously volatile and there's a lot of junk you can trip over!'' Dawn warned her. ''Do this right, and you'll earn…Uh, a medal and a recommendation for the space program!'' She encouragingly added.

''Yes ma'am!'' Brick vividly shouted while saluting.

''Oh, and Brick?'' Dawn quickly said before Brick was to cut the connection.

''Yes?''

''Thanks.'' She thanked him before disconnecting. Brick smiled and handed the walkie-talkie to Dakota before he marched into the forest.

Jo and Chef reached the launch site seconds after Chris and Dawn had left.

''How many times is new-year celebrated in Kazakhstan?''

''This is obviously a trick question, so I'm going to say…4 times!'' Jo guessed.

''Wrong. It was 3 times!''

''Come on.'' Jo growled a little frustrated while stomping her foot.

''Load up 1 of those rockets with uranium and you've passed this detour as well!''

''And how do I win a joker?'' Jo inquired.

''You can't win them anymore because we've passed the halfway mark.''

''I see.'' Jo pondered while rubbing her chin. ''Well, I'm not risking radiation poisoning, so 1 of my groupies can do so for me.'' She concluded while she handed Chef 1 of her jokers, and right after that, Brick came marching out of the thicket.

''Wow, that's service! I haven't even summoned you yet!'' Jo impressedly told Brick, holding her hands on her hips.

''I'm not here for you, I'm here for Dawn!'' Brick casually pointed out.

''What? I thought you supported me?'' Jo confusedly asked.

''Not anymore. Sorry Jo.'' Brick sincerely apologized without eyeing Jo as he picked up a pair of tongs and pulled 1 of the rods

''Sometimes I get no air from that guy.'' Jo whispered as Chef handed her a walkie-talkie while running.

''Anne Mari-haha, you're going to stock up a rocket with fuel for me!'' Jo ordered.

''Sure.'' Anne Maria shrugged before she casually left the campgrounds.

''That was easy.'' Jo muttered, slightly cocking her head as she handed the device back to Chef.

Chris and Dawn were walking along the trial and were approaching the 1000-foot cliff.

''There's the next flagpole!'' Dawn called a little relieved while panting. The flagpole in question flew the flag of Bolivia and stood at the bottom of the cliff, next to a pretty thin ridge. A notable thing about the cliff was that ¾ of the slope was covered in what seemed like fake snow.

''Not really, that's the one after the next flagpole, which is up there.'' Chris told her, pointing at the top of the cliff, where the flagpole could be seen very faintly.

Dawn sighed as she looked at the steep slope before she ran up to it. Soon after, she had to slow down considerably because of the steepness and the effigy exhausting her. Chris was having a hard time getting his Stigway up the cliff.

Moments later, Jo and Chef approached the cliff and began climbing it as well, quickly gaining on Chris and Dawn.

''Those sweat stains are embarrassing you, and we're just past the halfway mark!'' Jo deridingly told Dawn (After they were side by side), pointing at the stains forming under her neck and arms. ''Where did that incredible stamina go?''

''This effigy is so heavy! And the sickening sight of that whale carcass is still getting to me a little!'' Dawn replied between puffs while carrying her burden.

''Hey, I chomped down a dozen chocolate bars and I'm still running am I?'' Jo superiorly replied. ''Give it up Dawn, Brick made it way too hard for you!'' Jo smugly encouraged Dawn. Brick nervously bit his lip and looked away in response.

''Maybe so, but I too find your lack of faith disturbing! And that may be your downfall'' Dawn venomously predicted, after which Jo's eyes widened for a second in realization before she scoffed and frowned at Dawn. [13]

''Just don't get crushed by that thing.'' She disinterestedly said before she quickly moved ahead.

Jo was the first to reach the top. The Swiss flag was hoisted into the flagpole and at the base of it stood 2 snowboards and 2 air guns.

''What is the capital of Switzerland?'' Chef asked.

''Basel!'' Jo confidently answered.

''It isn't, it's Bern.''

''But I meant…''

''For your detour, you have to snowboard down this slope and shoot all the cuckoo clocks hanging from the branches with this air-gun! There are 10 in total and every clock missed is an additional penalty of 15 seconds.'' Chef explained, intentionally cutting Jo off as he handed her a board and a rifle, after which he pointed at several trees scattered on the slope..

''Is that all?'' Jo laughably responded. ''I live in Burnaby, Whistler is an hour-long drive away, I can snowboard practically anytime I want!'' Jo said as she attached the snowboard to her shoes while Dawn and Chris finally reached the top at the same moment as Jo skipped towards the edge and jumped up before sliding down, much to her joy.

''What are the 3 of the 4 official languages of Switzerland?'' Chris asked as Dawn wheezed in exhaustion.

''German, French, and…Italian?'' Dawn responded, guessing the final answer.

''Bingo!'' Chris replied after a tense pause. He went down the path again while Dawn eyed Chris leaving. Chef in the meantime took the other snowboard and went down the hill as well.

''What if I…'' Dawn pondered while looking at the snow-covered slope and the effigy. She then smiled while putting the effigy down, sat on it and slid down the cliff. Dawn cheered as she passed Jo, who had slowed down because she had to slalom from left to right to shoot every clock. Jo frowned in anger as she shot a clock (Shattering it), and ejected a bullet.

''This thing isn't so useless after all!'' Dawn cheerfully said after she had reached the bottom of the cliff. She spotted 2 small bicycles standing against the cliff next to the flagpole.

Jo reached the bottom and quickly and professionally came to a stop. She undid her snowboard and jumped off of it when Chef arrived, who followed suit. Chef walked towards the flagpole at a casual pace and pulled off a question card, but he didn't read it yet.

''What are you waiting for? Ask away!'' Jo urged Chef.

''Not yet. 2 clocks were not shot, so you have to wait 30 seconds before I'll ask you anything!'' Chef announced. Jo snarled bitterly as Dawn quietly giggled at her misfortune.

''Laugh as long as you still can!'' Jo threateningly told Dawn.

Everyone was then startled by Chris loudly screaming as his Stigway sped down the hill. He barely managed to steer it towards Dawn when he reached the base of the hill before he stopped.

''What major civilization controlled a large part of present day Bolivia before the Europeans arrived?''

''Weren't that the Incas?''

''Yeppers!'' Chris called.

''I'm not even letting myself getting worked up over this anymore.'' Jo muttered as Dawn and Chris left.

''Good for you. I didn't when I was young and now I'm bald!'' Chef responded.

''Really?'' Jo replied unfazed, raising an eyebrow.

''Yeah, really.'' Chef dully answered before he retrieved the question card from the flagpole and read it. ''How much percent of the people live in poverty?''

Jo sighed as she rolled her eyes. ''40 percent.'' She lazily guessed.

''Wrong.'' Chef answered.

''Well, I didn't do people's studies, so you better tell me what the detour is right now!''Jo demanded with increasing fury.

''Because Bolivia is known for having some of the world's most dangerous roads, you have to ride a hilariously small bicycle over this little ridge here!''

''That's it?'' Jo asked with a raised eyebrow. ''The closer we get to the finish, the easier these challenges get. Isn't it usually the other way around?'' Jo sarcastically wondered as she climbed onto the small bicycle with having her knees at the height of her ears, after which she cycled onto the ridge while Chef laughed at her.

''Quit laughing!'' Jo barked at Chef before she almost fell down into the water. Jo's barking was to no avail as Chef kept on laughing at her, almost falling over while doing so as Jo disappeared around the corner.

The trial led Dawn and Chris back into the swamp to a piece of pipeline that was spewing out oil that was seemingly the cause for the stream of oil encountered earlier. Next to the pipeline stood a flagpole with the Nigerian flag hoisted into it.

''What is the name of the region in the Niger Delta with a high amount of oil spills?'' Chris asked while Dawn watched the oil flow out of the pipe in a angry fashion.

''That can only be Ogoniland!'' She disapprovingly answered.

''That's correct!''

''I even considered to protest for it, but…''

''Don't care! Let's go!'' Chris cut her off before moving away.

Jo and Chef had run into the forest and eventually reached a clearing that offered a view on the launch site visited earlier. Jo eyed the site and came to a halt when she saw Anne Maria carelessly approaching the barrel containing the rods.

''She really takes her time.'' Jo grumbled as she observed Anne Maria.

''What's the holdup?'' Chef asked as he came back after running ahead, looking at Anne Maria as well, who just casually kicked the tongs aside and opened the barrel (After Brick apparently had closed it again), seemingly oblivious of the danger.

''She isn't going to…'' Jo whispered horrified before she and Chef winched a little as Anne Maria picked up all uranium rods 1 by 1 and carried them under her arms.

''But how?'' Chef wondered utterly flabbergasted as Anne Maria moved over to the rocket. ''No! They're gonna blow!'' He shrieked again while Dawn gasped in terror as Anne Maria was now juggling the rods until she could stuff them in the rocket and left with no ill effects whatsoever.

''She may be the toughest contestant ever! How did she live through holding 6 uranium rods with her bare hands?!'' Chef amazedly pondered shortly before they resumed running. ''I guess no one's getting bald this season.''

''Maybe she has applied so many coats of fake tan that the radiation couldn't harm her anymore!'' Jo suggested while running in front of Chef. ''Or it aren't real nuclear fuel rods, but just sticks painted like that to scare us!'' Jo suspiciously guessed as she glared at Chef.

''You got us.'' Chef flatly admitted before they reached the pipeline and Chef got the question card.

''What oil company is responsible for the oil spills in Nigeria?''

''Conch.'' Jo answered, jogging on the spot. [14]

''Correct.'' Chef answered as they left.

Dawn and Chris were back at the beach and could see the campgrounds in the distance. There were only 2 flagpoles left and the nearest bore the flag of Fiji. Next to the flagpole stood a table with a silver platter covered by a dome.

''Of how many inhabited island does Fiji consists?''

''I can't know that! Here's a joker!'' Dawn quickly denied as she handed Chris her last joker and got the walkie-talkie in return.

''Cameron? Have you heard that question?''

''Sorry Dawn, but I don't know that either!'' Cameron regretfully told Dawn.

''Does anyone else know it?'' Dawn hopefully asked, after which it remained silent with her supporters.

''Should I make a cricket sound?'' Sam suggested in a feeble trying to lighten the mood.

''I'm so sorry Dawn.'' Cameron genuinely told her.

Dawn sighed and cut the connection. ''I pass.'' She sadly announced as she handed the device back to Chris.

''Alrighty then.'' Chris said with a devious smirk. ''Dawn, since Fiji has a long history of cannibalism…'' Chris began as he approached the platter, being interrupted by a loud gasp from Dawn. ''Relax, we couldn't find someone who'd donate a piece of meat. And even then, legal probably wouldn't allow it.'' Chris calmed her down. After which Dawn puffed relievedly. ''So we did the next closest thing we were allowed to feed you!'' Chris excitedly continued as he held the top of the dome. ''Dawn, for your detour, you have to eat 1…'' Chris announced before he lifted the dome up, revealing several eyeballs on the plate. ''Cow eye!'' Chris bombastically finished. Dawn yelped briefly in fear and disgusted as she winched back quite a distance.

''Cow, eye?'' Dawn stuttered incredibly disgusted, slowly getting closer to the plate again.

''Just 1!'' Chris told her, pointing up 1 finger.

Dawn gazed at the plate pretty freaked out. ''Even non-vegetarians don't eat eyes! How do you expect me to eat this?''

''It's not that bad actually! They taste like chicken!'' Chris delightedly remarked.

''Shut up, just shut up!'' Dawn shouted in panic, violently shaking her head and covering her ears in an attempt to drown out Chris's remark while Jo and Chef arrived at the scene.

''Fiji was a colony of which country?''

''France.'' Jo plainly answered after having eyed the flag for a second.

''Wrong! It was England.'' Chef announced. ''Now for your detour, eat 1 of these cow eyes!''

''Whatever, here's a joker!'' Jo quickly replied, handing Chef a joker and getting the walkie-talkie in return. ''Lightning, are you ready to eat a cow eye?''

''That's the sha-grossest thing I ever heard of!'' Lightning complained.

''Says the guy who ate last season's 'lunch' without question!'' Sam shouted.

''I bet it has lots of protein!'' Jo sneakily guessed, bearing a smug smile.

''I'm on it!'' Lightning eagerly responded before he cut the connection and ran off.

''Serves you right!'' Jo whispered at Dawn before the former left, making Dawn sigh in disappointment and desperation. She then noticed Chris shooting her a quite penetrating look.

''You look at me as if to say, hurry girl it's waiting there for you.'' Dawn noted. [15]

''Well, it's a race. And the finish is almost there. So…'' Chris moodily told Dawn, cocking his head in the direction of the finish.

''Of course I want to continue, but I'm in doubt whether I should break my principles once more or not.'' Dawn explained.

''Huh, your funeral. Both moral dilemmas and self-loathing are good for ratings.'' Chris shrugged as he smiled again while Dawn tried to get herself to pick up a eyeball.

The last flagpole bore the flag of Monaco and a giant roulette table was set up next to it.

''What is the demonym for Monaco?''

''Demonym? What's a demonym?'' Jo confusedly asked Chef.

''Well, like that someone or something from Canada is called Canadian and something from Holland Dutch.'' Chef explained, sounding a bit annoyed.

''Okay then.'' Jo said as she thought of the answer. ''Is it Monacoan?''

''Not by a long shot! It's Monegasque.'' Chef pointed out, sounding a little more refined than usual.

''Really?''

''I don't know. I'm just reading what's written on these cards!'' Chef uninterestedly grumbled before he discarded it. ''Now for your last detour, you have to climb into this giant roulette wheel and run around in it!''

''Sounds easy.'' Jo commented as she climbed over the edge, but stopped halfway in the process when she saw a giant roulette ball in the wheel as well.

''I haven't said yet that there's a ball in there too you have to dodge!'' Chef darkly grumbled, giving Jo a push over the edge as she was now in the wheel. ''Once 3 spins have been done or if you manage to get the ball on the number you guess, you can continue.''

''And win.'' Jo contently muttered right as Chef made the wheel spin by activating a small motor at the side of the wheel and climbing onto the edge of the structure afterwards.

''What number do you think it'll roll on?'' Chef shouted.

''I'll go for number 5!'' Jo shouted back while jumping over the ball.

''What did you say?'' Chef asked, trying to get over the many noises of the machine and the rattling ball.

''I said number 5!'' Jo shouted back as she faced Chef Hatchet, failing to see the ball coming in on her afterwards as she was knocked off her feet and rolled around in the wheel until it stopped spinning as Chef Hatchet laughed at her.

''I think that chocolate's coming back up again.'' Jo quietly said after she had wretched a little. Chef activated the wheel again and Jo shot up as quick as she could before the wheel began to spin again. She jumped over the ball a few times before she kicked the ball up, held it in her hands and threw it in the number 5 space as the wheel slowly finished spinning.

''Jackpot!'' Jo humouredly told Chef, who saw the ball laying in the number 5 space as she climbed out and resumed the race with Chef trailing her. Since the distance between the roulette wheel and the campgrounds was pretty short, Jo reached it in no time and crossed the finish, and a loud horn blew right after.

Some minutes later, everyone had regrouped at the campgrounds, looking on as a light truck loaded out several large boxes.

''I hope I haven't crushed your spirits too much.'' Jo deviously whispered at Dawn.

''Not at all! Since this was a physical challenge, I expect there to be some sort of spiritual challenge now. And I certainly don't want to brag, but I do believe that I have a large edge over you on that!'' Dawn optimistically responded.

''Ladies, we're doing a throwback at the previous finale because Total Drama Vengeance's final challenge is a gladiator battle to the death! Chris loudly announced, stretching his arms out. ''Or at least until 1 of you falls in the water.'' He quickly and quietly added.

''Yeah!'' Jo cheered, pumping her fists before glaring evilly at Dawn.

''Oh no.'' Dawn creaked in despair, hanging her head as Chef quickly opened all the crates, revealing several dozens of medieval weapon props and armor.

''Here's how it goes. The 2 of you get yourself armor, 1 weapon and no more than 2 supportive weapons that your helpers can use at your request, such as a smoke machine filled with fog from San Francisco, some mozzarella left over from the food fight challenge and so much more! After assembling yourself, you'll battle it out on that platform over there!'' Chris began explaining, pointing at the floating platform. ''The goal is simple in that you must make your opponent fall into the lake! Whoever does that wins 1, million dollars! Because Jo won the previous challenge, she gets first dibs on armor, weapons and supportive weapons. Pick away Jo!''

''Are your spirits crushed now?'' Jo intimidatingly asked Dawn before the former went to get her stuff. Dawn replied by nervously looking away from her.

When Jo had collected many pieces of armor and a flanged mace, she and Lightning (Who carried the supportive weapons such as the smoke machine) headed for the communal bathrooms as Chris now allowed Dawn to approach the crates. Along with Dawn came several of her supporters, such as Sam, Brick, Cameron and Zoey.

''Jo's mace can make serious bruises, so I think it's best that you go for some heavy plating!'' Brick suggested as he collected several pieces of armor and laid them into Dawn's arms, who fell over because of their weight pulling Dawn down. ''Or maybe not.'' He added as Dawn got up again.

''Take this sword Dawn! It's light and easy to handle, yet strong!'' Sam advised Dawn as he retrieved a broadsword prop from the collection and presented it to Dawn.

''No, she needs an axe to dent Jo's armor!'' Zoey objected, holding an axe and laying it Dawn's hands.

''I don't feel comfortable with using something that's intended to fell trees as a weapon.'' Dawn dispiritedly said before throwing the axe aside.

''Good point. But what else could you use then?'' Zoey asked.

''What about this?'' Dawn numbly suggested as she held up a long staff.

''A wooden staff?'' Brick doubtingly replied as Harold strolled by.

''That is a gun.'' Cameron pointed out.

''No, it's a staff.'' Dawn corrected him.

''No, a gun is a staff used in Chinese martial arts.'' Cameron explained.

''Alright, that sounds good, but would it act good against armor too?'' Sam wondered.

''It's the closest thing to nature I can take with me. So I'll go with it, I suppose.'' Dawn absentmindedly admitted as she laid the staff beside her. ''As for armor…'' Dawn continued as she halfheartedly scrolled through the available armor until she found some leather Viking armor and a shield. ''I think I should stick to my paternal ancestors.'' Dawn quietly mumbled as she picked up the armor.

''Dawn, are you alright?'' Zoey asked. ''It's okay to be nervous, but…''

''It's not that I'm nervous.'' Dawn calmly denied before a short pause. ''Probably not at least, I'm just not in the right mind to do this yet.'' She explained, pressing against her head. ''Dear friends, I need to clear my head and consult my spirits.'' Dawn announced.

''You want us to come too?'' Zoey offered.

''It's nothing against any of you, but I must do this alone.'' Dawn declined as she gathered all pieces of her getup.

''Okay.'' Zoey understandably replied as Dawn left, being followed by the cameraman until Dawn pulled aside some grass to reveal a well kept clearing. On the clearing was a small shrine.

''And with that, I really MEAN alone!'' Dawn said a bit annoyed, glaring at the camera before she pushed it away.

(Confessional cam. It's the epic battle of Daw-vid against Jo-liath!)

Dawn: So this is it. I'm pretty exhausted and dispirited and I still have to fight Jo in a battle that's so incredibly much in her favor. I don't want this to end it with Jo winning after I've come so far, especially after all those things she caused! Yet, after meditating at the shrine I made last season, I've come to the conclusion that It's not bad if I lose, I've tried my best and that everything I did was for a good cause! Yet, if I win the money in the event of the Mother god blessing me, I'll use it to buy this island and convert it to my personal wildlife preserve! I vow this!

(Static)

Jo: So, this is it huh? If I beat Dawn in this challenge, I'll be 100K richer. It sounds even easier done than said, but I should not underestimate Dawn, I shouldn't, but it's hard. I still remember how she skillfully dodged Chef in that fighting challenge and I bet that she'll do it again. But Dawn seems to lack that spirit she had the past few days, especially after she heard that this was the final challenge. I've underestimated her a few times during the race today and that almost cost me! 1 of the perks of humanity is that we can learn from our mistakes, and I've learned that I should not underestimate Dawn!

(End confessional cam.)

''Ladies, Head back to the docks! it's time for the grand finale!'' Chris announced over a loudspeaker minutes later, which was heard by both Dawn at the shrine and Jo at the washroom.

''Let's do this.'' Jo grumbled before she left the communal bathroom in full gear. Her armor consisted of a heavy chest plate that seemed to originate from a conquistador, shoulder plates from samurai armor, gauntlet from typical medieval armor and leather shin guards, all over her usual clothing. She slowly approached the docks, followed by Lightning and Anne Maria carrying her support items (Which were a smoke machine and a handful of small diamonds) as her supporters in the bleachers were either cheering her on or plainly watched her.

Dawn came out of the forest wearing her leather Viking armor (Consisting of a chest plate and gauntlets) and shield with her. She still wore her regular clothing as well but Dawn had undone her shoes and stockings as her main supporters walked behind her.

''Oh no, I haven't picked any support weapons!'' Dawn worriedly told her following after noticing Jo's entourage holding theirs.

''Don't worry, we've chosen some strategic ones!'' Cameron reassured her, carrying the items. ''Like a bolas to constrict Jo with!'' He continued. Other than that, Cameron also held a bag containing the mozzarella. Dawn and Jo glared at each other when they stood next to Chris (Who was dressed in a referee outfit) in front of the platform.

''Girls, here's a final set of rules, in order to use the support, you either have to give an audible command or gesture your helpers. Okay?'' Chris told them before he picked up a plank and laid it on the docks, allowing the girls to step onto the platform as their supporters each crowded around separate edges of the docks.

''Nice broomstick. It fits you.'' Jo quietly snarled at Dawn as they were walking to the center of the platform..

''Well, maces fit ogres too right?'' Dawn breezily countered, after which it remained silent for a second.

''So this is the beginning of the end.'' Jo grumbled at Dawn.

''Yes, suppose it is.'' She grumbled back.

''You better have your stuff in order with that thing, because I want a battle to feel good about afterwards.'' Jo quietly expressed to her.

''You'll get it, don't worry about that!'' Dawn replied with an impish gleam before they parted and went to their own halves. Both standing 10 steps away from each other.

''Listen up everybody! The battle begins when the music starts!'' Chris announced.

''Prepare for a catfight of a lifetime!'' Duncan told Tyler, eagerly rubbing his hands.

''Anyone wants to start a betting pool?'' Noah asked with a lazy smirk.

''Go Dawn! It's hard, but it's not absolutely not impossible!'' Brick encouraged her.

''Come on, some more optimism please Brick!'' Zoey sourly said.

''(Censor) her up Dawn!'' Cameron vividly shouted, after which he received some incredulous glares from the other helpers, which made him feel a little awkward.

It remained silent on the campground for some time. Then, Chef began to play a pair of war drums and Dawn and Jo took a stance with Dawn holding her shield in front of her and her staff and Jo by swinging her mace to the side. The supporters in the bleachers began to cheer. Despite the music playing, the 2 girls kept standing for a few seconds. Jo then held her mace in 2 hands and began to charge towards Dawn, who kept standing.

''Watch out Dawn!'' Sam shouted.

Dawn duck away just before Jo swung down on her, but Dawn's evasion wasn't fast enough and Jo altered the course of her mace to hit Dawn in her hip, which knocked her away quite a distance. Dawn groaned and quickly stood up.

''Go to the middle Dawn, you're safer there!'' Cameron advised her. Dawn lived up to Cameron's advise and slowly strafed to the middle of the platform while Jo kept observing Dawn from a distance.

Dawn then began to approach Jo while defensively holding her shield in front of her. Jo jumped forward, punched Dawn's shield aside before hitting her with a wide swing of her mace, throwing her back small distance. Dawn's supporters were tensing up while Jo's supporters cheered.

Dawn got up yet again and ran towards her with her staff drawn. Jo strafed to the left before Dawn swung a few times towards Jo, but she managed to block every swing of her by using her mace as protection. Jo then quickly jumped forward, trapping Dawn between Jo and the edge of the platform. Dawn worriedly looked around as Jo inched closer.

''Is this end already?'' Chris asked the viewers as he sat on a lawn chair. ''I do hope not because this finale should go on for some time!''

Jo then tried to hit Dawn with a backswing (Similar to a golf swing) to smash her off the platform, but Dawn managed to avoid it by ducking and rolling forward and took a significant distance from Jo afterwards.

''Come closer, if you dare!'' Jo tauntingly wheezed, smiling while making a accompanying gesture with her hands.

''Make sure that your back isn't turned to the edge!'' Sam hollered at Dawn.

''Okay.'' Dawn shouted back before she shuffled towards Jo again with her staff drawn. She tried to hit Jo a few more times, again to no avail as Jo blocked them all off. Dawn quickly glanced back and noticed that her back was towards the edge. She turned her head back just in time to dodge an incoming swing from Jo's mace and swiftly ducked and managed to hit her powerfully in her shins. Jo flinched a bit as Dawn used this to retreat. Dawn's supporters cheered as Dawn had managed to deal at least 1 hit to Jo.

''Yeah! It's a start!'' Brick gently cheered Dawn on.

Jo and Dawn slowly closed in on each other with Dawn having her shield drawn in front of her again. When they were close enough, Jo suddenly yet powerfully kicked Dawn's shield, almost leaving Dawn open to attack, but she managed to keep it in front of her as she was only pushed back an inch. Dawn violently jumped forward and tried to strike down on Jo, but Jo jumped aside and hit Dawn on her shield, knocking it aside this time and hitting Dawn with another powerful swing that knocked her on the floor. Dawn scurried away from Jo, who allowed her to get away.

''I can't win this!'' Dawn despondently told herself, looking at her damaged chest plate and lightly dented shield.

''You can't beat her in head-on confrontation! Find another way!'' Cameron advised her, trying to stay as quiet as possible. Dawn gulped and moved towards Jo. When they were yards away from each other, they just stood still, watching each other until Jo tried to hit Dawn with a quick swipe, but Dawn stepped aside and managed to hit Jo's chest swing with a powerful stab. Jo flinched back while Dawn's supporters began to cheer.

Dawn, feeling confident, tried to hit Jo with a sideward swing but Jo managed to parry and tried to counter, but Dawn quickly scurried away from Jo's range.

''Get me the bolas!'' Dawn called out. Zoey picked it up from the ground and threw it at Dawn, who caught it and swung it above her head in preparation to throw it at Jo, who strafed randomly in an attempt to avoid it. Dawn threw it and managed to tangle Jo's legs. She kept standing but she was unable to move her legs.

''A classic from Argentina!'' Chris told the viewers.

''Now it got real.'' Jo growled, squeezing her eyes together to slits while eying a slightly confident Dawn. ''Throw down some diamonds here!'' Jo ordered Lighting, pointing at him while Jo tried to get the bolas off of her.

''Straight out of Botswana!'' Chris loudly informed them from his seat as Lightning and Anne Maria strew diamonds all around the part of the platform that Jo and Dawn stood on.

Dawn ran towards Jo, but she stepped in the diamonds, which made her briefly yelp in pain and flinch back as the diamonds remained stuck in her bare foot. Dawn had to sit down to remove the diamonds, which gave Jo time to untie herself, after which she kicked the bolas away and stomped towards Dawn, who was still occupied with removing the diamonds. As Jo still wore her shoes, the diamonds didn't harm her.

''Dawn watch out!'' Cameron shouted in panic. Dawn looked up just in time to see Jo attack her, and the latter managed to block it with her shield, get up and step back. Jo lunged forward and delivered an elbow strike in Dawn's direction to force her to use her shield before Jo used her mace to launch a powerful yet precise strike on the side of Dawn's shield, sending it flying off of her arm and into the water.

''Quick! Throw some mozzarella in her face!'' Dawn shouted at her helpers. Sam got a large ball of mozzarella from its package and threw it at Jo. Jo ducked however and instead, the ball of cheese flew straight into the lake.

''Too bad, we still had that bad boy from the Italy episode!'' Chris remarked a bit disappointed.

Dawn now held her staff with 2 hands as Jo took a few steps back before she launched herself in Dawn's direction with her mace over her head. Jo stroke down on Dawn, who managed to block the attack by placing her staff horizontally between herself and Jo's mace and pushed Jo away with all her might.

''Don't get ahead of yourself now!'' Jo meanly advised Dawn before Jo lunged forward and lightly hit Dawn with a elbow strike again to catch her off guard, after which Jo hit Dawn hard with a frontal swing, which knocked Dawn back quite a bit. Dawn reacted by holding her staff in 2 hands and lunging forward herself, hitting Jo on her head and making her stumble a bit. Dawn was now behind Jo and made use of it by forcibly prodding Jo in her back, making her stumble away towards the edge. When Jo got herself balanced again, she viciously eyed Dawn and stomped towards her, after which Jo began to aggressively attack Dawn. Dawn managed to block most of Jo's attacks (Although having to take several blows) but Jo managed to trap Dawn again by making her stand with her back to the edge.

''Give me some smoke!'' Jo gruffly ordered.

''A little smokey! Awoo!'' Lightning howled as he sprayed the smoke onto the platform. The platform got almost enveloped surrounded by smoke, the only place that stayed smoke-free was the part where Dawn stood. [16]

''Ugh, this smoke is making me feel woozy!'' Jo complained as she shook her head a bit.

''Hey, it's fog from San Francisco after all!'' Chris called out.

''Ah, that explains a lot.'' Dawn knowingly stated, rolling her eyes.

When Lightning was done spraying smoke, Jo stepped into the giant cloud until she disappeared completely from Dawn's sight.

''Yeah, now I trapped you huh?'' Jo's voice called out from within the smoke. ''You have nowhere left to go! Going into the smoke is no option, because I can strike from practically anywhere without you seeing me!''

''I can see your aura Jo!'' Dawn announced with a big smirk.

''Oh, so you finally went back on that again huh? Auras or not, you have nowhere to go!'' Jo angrily reminded Dawn before a dark, pleased chuckle.

Dawn's smile faded as she bit her lip as she nervously looked around and pondered. Dawn's supporters gasped when Jo finally came charging out of the fog (Mostly blowing it away while doing so), Dawn abruptly lunged forward right before Jo swung her mace down as well and this resulted in Dawn and Jo having their weapons locking against each other as both girls pressed against their weapon to push the other off. Although there were brief moments where Dawn looked like she was going to push Jo away, as seconds passed, it became clear that Jo was slowly overpowering Dawn and the latter was slowly being pushed with her heels over the edge.

''It's done.'' Scott acknowledged while hanging his head in disappointment.

''Brute strength isn't going to work Dawn! Think around it!'' Cameron shouted a bit desperately after the smoke had cleared. He put a certain emphasis on his last sentence.

''Think around it huh?'' Dawn quietly repeated as she looked over her shoulder, seeing the lake beneath her feet.

''Well, It's been a worthy battle Dawn!'' Jo genuinely thanked her, bearing a devilish grin.

''It isn't over yet, Joan!'' Dawn vividly hissed back, putting an emphasis on her name, which made Jo grit her teeth in frustration before resuming her smile.

''Please, look at your situation! You're 1 step away from defeat! Literally! I'm surprised you lasted as long as you did with that thing!''

''Does this surprise you as well?'' Dawn smugly asked, Jo quickly raised an eyebrow before Dawn removed her staff from Jo's mace in a flash, making her fall forward and almost tumble off the platform as Dawn swiftly moved to behind Jo's back and powerfully hit Jo in her back, sending the latter falling off the platform in a slow-motion montage until Jo actually hit the water and submerged completely. An air horn was sounded and Dawn's supporters loudly cheered and her helpers went wild as Dawn still had to realize a little that she had won.

''And with that surprise attack, Dawn has become the winner of Total Drama Vengeance!'' Chris announced as he shot up from his chair with his arms stretched out. ''And also the first female winner, which is also worth mentioning!'' He added. [17]

Jo tried to climb onto the platform until Dawn offered Jo her staff.

''Look, now there're no hard feelings!'' Dawn stated with a small smile.

''I can live with that.'' Jo shrugged as she let Dawn pull her out of the water.

''And with that, Dawn has become the winner of Total Drama Vengeance!'' Chris happily announced as Dawn's helpers ran up to her. Dawn tightly hugged Cameron and squealed in joy first before her other helpers lifted her off the ground and carried her towards her supporters, except for Brick, who followed them while walking next to Jo.

''I'm sorry I had to help Dawn again, but, you know, I promised my help to her in the first place!'' Brick apologized to Jo.

''That's okay I guess!'' Jo admitted, smiling as she calmly patted Brick's head.

(Confessional cam. Dawn wins in this ending!)

Jo: Ah blast. You see, I got cocky for only a second and Dawn managed to win this whole thing! I bet I got what I deserve. 'She rolls her eyes and smiles' At least I got a battle to feel good about and I lost to a worthy winner!

(End confessional cam.)

Dawn and Jo had changed out of their armor and were standing in front of the docks as everyone stood behind them with their back to the campgrounds when Chris and Chef arrived, the latter holding the million dollar case.

''Dawn, for outlasting everyone on our 2nd world tour, for witnessing the destruction of several monuments and for suffering emotional trauma, we present to you the grand reward of 1.000.000 dollars!'' Chris said as he briefly opened the case, revealing the money inside before handing it to Dawn while everyone cheered. ''Do you have any decadent plans with it yet?'' Chris asked while eagerly rubbing his hands.

''Well, I really could listen to a calming song by Stephanie Flicks. But first, I'm buying an island!'' Dawn announced, surprising and confusing everyone. [18]

''You sure don't spare any horses at being decadent!'' Chris gleefully noted.

''This one to be precise!'' She clarified, baffling Chris. ''To assure that all the sacrifices I made and all the beliefs I compromised are not in vain, I'm buying this island!'' Dawn dead seriously explained, handing the suitcase back to Chris during her explanation.

''You mean that you give your money back to me?'' Chris asked completely baffled.

''In trade for the island.'' Dawn plainly answered.

''This is enough to buy 3 islands of this size!''

''Then I want you to pay for the cleanup as well!'' Dawn demanded.

''We'll reach an agreement on that!'' Chris assured her, smiling slickly at Dawn while he patted her shoulder.

''You think Dawn can trust Chris like that?'' Owen asked Noah.

''Eh, at least it's all on tape.'' Noah flatly answered.

''Hey! To celebrate camp Wawanakwa's new owner, let's celebrate at the playa!'' Geoff suggested after having squirmed through the group to stand next to Dawn. His suggestion was met with positive responses as everyone followed him.

About an hour later, everyone was either chatting or partying at the pool area of the Playa Des Losers, which was still in mint condition ever since Total Drama Island. Then suddenly in the middle of the party area, a purple puff of smoke appeared and when it cleared up, Chris was standing in the middle.

''Contestants! Gather around!''

''Who says that you're invited?'' Gwen flatly asked.

''I don't have to be invited when I'm a delivery man!''

''You finally got the pizza we ordered an hour ago?'' Owen asked in excitement.

''Dude, it's 11 AM.'' Noah noted.

''It's never too early for pizza!'' Owen jollily replied.

''I don't have pizza!'' Chris angrily told Owen. ''I have news!'' He calmly explained.

''What news?'' Eva suspiciously asked as everyone got closer and coincidentally grouped with all the other people of their respective generation.

''Well, Total Drama Vengeance is now over and it was a terrific season.'' Chris said.

''So sha-says you.'' Lightning bitterly responded.

''But what's better than 1 terrific season? That's right, 2 terrific seasons!'' Chris answered his own question, which instigated worry and annoyance with the contestants and veterans alike. ''Chef and I have agreed that a new season should be started as soon as possible. I called the network as well, and they said the best time to start airing was July the 5th!''

''July the 5th? But that's less than a month away! Can't we get some more time to tend to our wounds?'' Mike complainingly asked amongst the griping contestants as he rubbed his wrists.

''Oh Mike, you and your pals get all the time they need!'' Chris humouredly told them. ''Because it's going to be a season where the veterans are going at it again!'' Chris announced, which made the veterans gasp and grouse instead of the 2nd generation cast.

''Can't say that I'm unhappy with that.'' Scott muttered delightedly while crossing his arms.

''What?!'' Leshawna venomously asked.

''That's right! The polls tell us that you people lost your charm a bit!'' Chris explained, glancing over to the 2nd generation cast.

''I don't know if I should be happy or angry with that.'' Dakota confusedly said while scratching her scalp.

''But not only the viewers wanted you Total Drama greats recapture the ratings.'' Chris stated as he looked at the veterans. ''We, the TD producers, also wanted to squeeze 1 last season out of you before all of you have turned 20 and thus are no longer teenagers, which practically nullifies your contract!'' Chris informed them.

''So if we're all 20, we're free?'' Gwen hopefully asked.

''Exactly!'' Chris answered, nodding his head and smiling. ''Until then, you're legally bound to join this season when I want you to!''

''But my family and I are going to Europe for the summer!'' Courtney objected.

''Like I said, contracts.'' Chris seriously told her.

''Who's actually in?'' Gwen asked.

''We still have to choose. You'll hear from us in 2 weeks if you're in or not!'' Chris answered before he stretched his hand out towards the veterans. ''So, what do you kids say? Are you in for 1 last performance for the million?''

''We can't say no, so we better be.'' Courtney sourly stated as the groups slowly spread out over the .

''Thanks for the news, party pooper!'' Gwen grumbled as she sat down at the buffet.

''Oh yeah, 1 last thing!'' Chris called, forcing everyone's attention on him. ''You'll compete along with Total Drama's newest generation of contestants!'' He revealed, which evoked mixed to positive responses from them before the camera focused on Chris. [19]

''And with these announcements, Total Drama Vengeance is concluded. But Total Drama isn't over yet! Oh no, we're close to a new beginning! In 1 month to be exact! But until then, I, Chris Mclean, greet you and thank you for watching Total, DRAMA, VENGEANCE!'' Chris called off the episode.

(Confessional cam. And with this confessional, the Total Drama Island confessional stall is left to be taken over by nature for another 20 years!)

Alejandro: Hmph, another season. Just what I want after having been left to rot in that traje de hierro for over a year! People may've not forgotten my ways but soon they will, and I can't bear that thought! Many of these new contestants may know about my tricks, but if there's only 1 dumb little goose in their ranks, I'll shape him like me and teach him in my ways of playing this game so that this show will remember who was the best player!

(Static)

Leshawna: It only seemed like yesterday that we first set foot on this camp, and now we're preparing for our farewell season. How time can fly in those 5 years! 'She gently nods her head for some time until her eyes shoot open in realization' Wait, we were 16 when I joined Total Drama in 2007, now it's 2012 and I'm 19! What happened with those 2 years?! [20]

(Static)

Gwen: If Chris is telling the truth, and you can bet on it that he isn't, then this is probably going to be my last chance to set things right with the others before we pass the baton onto these new contestants and hope to happily fade into obscurity!

(Static)

Noah: I do hope that any of those newbies are big fans of me. I've had some encounters with rabid fangirls in the past year that would almost make Sierra's obsession with Cody look as normal as addictively posting nude photos on Facemag. They aren't always a pain however, as long as I have spare underwear to give them, they're willing to go to hell and back for me.

(End confessional cam.)

Alternate Ending. Jo wins Total Drama Vengeance.

Dawn's smile faded as she bit her lip as she nervously looked around and pondered. Dawn's supporters gasped when Jo finally came charging out of the fog (Mostly blowing it away while doing so), Dawn abruptly lunged forward right before Jo swung her mace down as well and this resulted in Dawn and Jo having their weapons locking against each other as both girls pressed against their weapon to push the other off. Although there were brief moments where Dawn looked like she was going to push Jo away, as seconds passed, it became clear that Jo was slowly overpowering Dawn and the latter was slowly being pushed with her heels over the edge.

''It's done.'' Scott acknowledged while hanging his head in disappointment.

''Brute strength isn't going to work Dawn! Think around it!'' Cameron shouted a bit desperately after the smoke had cleared. He put a certain emphasis on his last sentence.

''Think around it huh?'' Dawn quietly repeated as she looked over her shoulder, seeing the lake beneath her feet. In that moment that Dawn eyed the water, Jo pulled her mace back however, making Dawn tumble forward before Jo shoved Dawn off the platform. When Dawn had fallen in the water, a air horn was sounded and Jo held her mace up as her supporters cheered.

''And with that long awaited blow, Jo has become the winner of Total Drama Vengeance!'' Chris announced as he shot up from his chair with his arms stretched out. ''And also the first female winner, which is also worth mentioning!'' He added.

''Sha-yeah! Jo wins! Now no other real winner is losing to a pipsqueak today!'' Lighting told Anne Maria while cheering.

''That's good for her, but I'm losing teeth for some reason!'' Anne Maria confusedly replied as she held 1 of teeth in her hand.

Jo offered Dawn her mace to help her out of the lake.

''Sorry that you can't buy your own nature preserve now.'' Jo apologized.

''I'll get over it!'' Dawn assured her.

''Now please step aside and let me enjoy my moment.'' Jo requested. Dawn stepped back a little as Jo triumphantly stomped towards the bleachers, holding her mace above her head.

(Confessional cam. And in this ending Jo wins! Simple right?)

Dawn: I won't hold it against Jo. She's been punished enough by having to donate most of her prize and I'll make some money with the things I've collected online. But someday, someday I'll have all the money I need to buy my own nature preserve!

(Static)

Jo: I don't care for the money! I've done something now that my granny never could, winning something big!

(End confessional cam.)

Dawn and Jo had changed out of their armor and were standing in front of the docks as everyone stood behind them with their back to the campgrounds when Chris and Chef arrived, the latter holding the million dollar case.

''Jo, for outlasting everyone on our 2nd world tour, for witnessing the destruction of several monuments and for dealing emotional trauma, we present to you the grand reward of 1.000.000 dollars!'' Chris said as he briefly opened the case, revealing the money inside before handing it to Jo while some people quietly applauded.

''Hey Jo, where're you going with that million dollar case in your hand?'' Lightning curiously asked. [21]

''Well, I'm only allowed to keep 100K of it, so I donate the other 900K to a sports charity or something like that, and I'll put the rest on my bank account!''

''That's boring choice!'' Chris disapproved.

''Let's celebrate Jo's responsible choice with a party at the playa!'' Bridgette suggested, after which they followed her.

And from that point on, the endings merge again.

This was the longest chapter I've ever written…And by far the most satisfying!

[1] Mark and Garth refers to operation MARK-et GARD-en, which, as Brick explained much earlier, involved the dropping of dozens of paratroopers above eastern Netherlands to aid in the battle for Arnhem.

[2] Refers to Kenny Loggins' song Highway To The Danger Zone.

[3] A combination of pieces of conversation between the penguins from both Madagascar 2 and 3.

[4] Referring to I'm Free, also by Kenny Loggins and made famous by the 1984 variant of the movie Footloose.

[5] This refers to both the ride and song It's A Small World After All and the annoying habit of it haunting your mind forever!

[6] The Starvation Games is a too obvious take on the Hunger Games

[7] The Stigway is a combination of Segway and the masked driver from the Top Gear series (Called the Stig)

[8] Busan style is referencing Gangnam style. Busan is a big city in South Korea while Gangnam is a district in Seoul. I hear you think: Gangnam style? What's that? Well you know, when I planned this reference, the dance was still popular.

[9] Gee, I wonder to what hit song from a certain hit Disney movie these lines are referencing?

[10] Refers to a few lines from the song Iron Lion Zion by Bob Marley.

[11] Referencing the maximum amount of characters you can put in a Twitter post.

[12] Officially, Russia loans the base from Kazakhstan, so technically…

[13] Inspired by 1 of the many famous lines from Star Wars.

[14] Conch is a parody of Shell. Not a joke is that Shell genuinely polluted the Niger Delta.

[15] Referring to a line from Toto's Africa (A reference I should've put in 1 of the African themed episodes long ago).

[16] This line was taken from A Goofy Movie, where 1 of Max's friends utters this when spraying fog.

[17] Keep in mind that I consider the Canadian endings as official, so there never was a female winner before in this canon.

[18] A parody of Stevie Nicks. This reference is fitting since many people speculate that she has a thing for witchcraft.

[19] Keep in mind: These are NOT the Pahkitew island cast and you CANNOT send any contestants in yourself!

[20] Don't worry, this plot hole was intentional for humorous purposes!

[21] Referencing the song Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix. Especially funny if you consider that Lightning called Jo Joe almost all the time.

Winners: Dawn or Jo.

Eliminated: Anne Maria (returned in Amsterdamned). Staci. Zoey. Cameron. Mike (Bailed out). Scott. Lightning.Dakota (Disqualified). Anne Maria again. B. Sam and Brick.

And after tons of research, making sure that every question and answer are correct, I've finished this chapter a month earlier than what has become my average upload time!

Yes, Dawn wins! Making her probably even more overrated than she's already considered! I agree that she probably is, but I do hope that you agree with me that she had an engaging (Enough) run on the show!

I know that the veterans only had a very minor role in this episode, but like Chris said (Or like I let him say), they'll get their share of attention again next season!

About the next season, I am sad to inform you…That it's definitely coming! Yeah! But all cheers aside, I need a few months to get my things in order and the earliest it may be posted is at the end of May. I need to develop a ton of my OC's (I'm still doubting whether I should add some or not), I need to think of creative challenges and a few more plots for the contestants would be nice (About the contestants. There'll be 16-something veterans and 15 newbs)! Aside from that, I also want to work on my other stories for a bit.

Do you have any suggestions, ideas, questions or do you want a sneak peek for the contestants? You know what to do! (If you don't know, PM me!)

You ever had that content feeling? As if you just achieved your lifetime achievement? Graduated from high school? That's what I'm feeling now! Almost 3 years I've spent writing this (Slightly tainted if you want) gem through good and bad times and now it's done, and that without making a single reference to My Little Pony! 'Realizes what I just said' Son of a-

This sounds sappy, but you reviewers are all a little responsible for the completion, because all of your support was so…Supportive! I'm not going to name any names in particular because I'm afraid I might forget someone, but thanks to you all!

About reviewing, if you want to do so, could you tell me what you liked about TDV, what you loved, and what you didn't. Be honest, but please, stay polite too. Your feedback will be taken into Total Drama Superior!

And with that, I conclude my first big work and begin the preparation for the follow-up!

Een elegante buiging voor jullie allemaal!

;XD,

L.W.