"Just like that? I'm gone? I'm done?"
Those three questions were all that could come out of Cody's mouth after Sierra saved him from the shark's maw. Unable to even get up, the geek just laid there, still comprehending all that just occurred during the tiebreaker between him and Alejandro. Eventually, Cody sits up, only to wrap his arms around his knees and continues to lament over his loss.
"I let them down… I let my fans down… I let everyone down…" the geek said, trying to hold back from breaking into tears.
"Codykins" Sierra tries to comfort the grieving geek, "It will be alright…"
"After all that happened on the trip here… all the self-doubt I overcame… and I lose… in one fell swoop, just like that?" Tears begin to stream down the geek's face, "It was supposed to be my moment! Just like Owen got his… just like Beth got hers… but what about me? I lose Gwen to Duncan! My best friend gets caught in an explosion! And now I'm gone without so much of an elimination ceremony? IT'S NOT FAIR!" the geek continues to bawl while the fangirl could not think of the words to say to him.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Peanut Gallery and the final two prepare for their final challenge.
"Any support for Team Heather?" the queen bee nervously asked the Peanut Gallery.
No one looked keen to helping Heather for her past transgressions.
"A shame, Señorita," Alejandro taunted, "I beat them all, and they still hate you more"
Heather gritted her teeth at her archrival as he and his team smugly smiled back at her.
Chris steps in, "Well, since Heather is missing a team I guess…"
"WAIT!" the queen bee objected as she looked around. Since the Peanut Gallery gave her the cold shoulder, she noticed a certain geek moping down by the seashore. "Just give me one minute, Chris!" Heather pleaded.
With eyes two exhausted to tear up anymore, the geek only silently sat on the sandy beach while hugging his knees. Suddenly, he heard footsteps and slowly shifted his head to see Heather approach him.
"Cody, I need a helper for the challenge, so come on!" She ordered the geek.
Cody only gave her a brief acknowledgement before looking back down on the dirt, knowing full well of her attributing to his elimination.
"Cody, look, if this was a popularity contest, you would have won. But this is a competition, so it just wasn't the case"
The geek hardly reacted while listening to her attempt of comfort.
Heather sighed out of frustration, "Cody, apparently you are well liked so maybe if you were in my corner, you can shed a little light back in this game"
The geek continued to give her the cold shoulder.
"Cody… I… UGH!" Heather was pushed to the brink, "Listen, I am not good at this motivational pep talk, so just, stop being a cry baby and help me beat Ale-jerk-dro!"
Cody finally raised his head back at her. Ulterior motives aside, the geek finally got the message of her effort at sincerity. After wiping his face, he gave a slight smile at her, "Alejandro is going down!"
A/N: Well it only took me an hour to write this but I hope it provided some comfort to those still down over Cody losing and not getting an ending of his own.