Big House

Big House is the second story in TheNewGame's canon. 16 contestants have entered the mansion on Big House to win a million dollars! Each week, the contestants battle for MM, who must mark 2 mansion dwellers for ejection. Then, the mark remover can be won, to take away the mark on one of the dwellers, and force the MM to transfer it to someone else. Be sure to expect the unexpected on this season of Big House! Rated PG-13 for uncensored cussing, a few sexual references, and mild violence.

Character Pages
Mark

Eva

Jessica

Bryan

Alice

DJ

Noah

Liam

Kitty

Emma

Junior

Dwayne

Kelly

Taylor

Jose

Lindsay

Brady

Chapters
Episode 1: Enter the Mansion!

"Big House is back!" Sammy said, on a stage with Amy and Vladimir.

"That's right," Amy added, "once again, 16 mansion dwellers will be locked in the mansion, with one goal: be the last person standing. They'll be cut off from the outside world and will have microphones attached to them, and cameras all over the house, to capture every moment of their lives in the house, which we will dish up to you."

"Each week, the mansion dwellers will battle for luxury, and more importantly, power. The Mansion Master is safe from the threat of ejection, and must mark 2 other mansion dwellers for ejection. The Mark Remover allows its winner to remove the mark from one of the marked mansion dwellers, and force the Mansion Master to transfer their mark to someone else. The mansion dwellers then vote between the 2 marked dwellers on who to eject from the mansion. The last person standing will win the grand prize of one million dollars!"

"Twists will pop up, and you, the viewers, will get a chance to vote on some things," Vladimir said. "I'm Vladimir, with my girlfriend, Sammy, and her twin sister, Amy, and we're your hosts for this season of Big House!" The theme song played.

"This season," Sammy said, "many of our mansion dwellers will be taken from the ranks of former Total Drama contestants. Bring them out!" The 16 mansion dwellers entered the stage.

"We have," Amy said, "Eva, Mark, Noah, Emma, Lindsay, Brady, Alice, DJ, Bryan, Jessica, Jose, Liam, Kitty, Kelly, Dwayne, and Junior!"

"Enter the mansion!" Vladimir said. The mansion dwellers walked into the mansion. "They won't come out until they're ejected or they win the million dollars."

"How'd you get on this show, mom?" Mark asked Jessica.

"Same way you got on 60 Club," Jessica replied. "That's your mom?" Eva questioned.

"Yes, Jessica and Bryan are my parents," Mark said. "I guess this is where Eva meets the parents!" There was some laughter.

"And in front of millions…" Jose noted.

"I've learned a thing or two from my brother in this game," Jose said in the confessional. "But I also know that this game has a lot more power hinging on one person. Coercion is a lot like in Total Drama, but not quite. In any case, Mark and Eva are probably being targeted by the whole mansion for running away with 60 Club. But this time, they don't have Sierra and Cody to back them up."

"OK, I'm just going to say this off the bat," Jessica said in the confessional, "Eva gives me some bad vibes. You saw her on season 1, and now, Mark's the first person in her line of fire! Hopefully he won't take it too hard. I definitely wouldn't say anything while he or Eva is MM. And they are going to be MM at some point."

"So, I'm guessing they're taking Sierra and Cody's places in Bermuda Square?" Emma questioned.

"I guess!" Mark replied. "Come on, let's get a room!" Mark, Eva, Bryan, and Jessica left to get a room.

"I fully intend to call mom and dad by their actual names," Mark said in the confessional. "I don't know what they think of Eva yet, so they could actually become competition. I also want to make it clear that they have no special power in the alliance; they have the same status that Sierra and Cody did in 60 Club, and would have had now, had they gotten on this show. But I'm happy they're not in the mansion; instead of being here, they're off getting married!"

In the red bedroom, with Noah, Emma, Liam, and Kitty…

"Alright," Emma said, "we all know that Mark and Eva are going to be some massive threats. Especially Mark."

"That's true,"Kitty noted. "And he's got both his parents here, which is two votes! Plus Eva and himself, he carries a power of 4! And he blindsided me in 60 Club!"

"At least he got us set up!" Liam said.

"True!"

"In any case," Emma said, "if we want any chance of winning this, we need to get rid of Mark. I think we need to backdoor him!"

"What's a backdoor?" Liam asked.

"That's when the MM marks 2 pawns," Noah said, "and picks 3 other allies for the mark remover competition, has one of the pawns get removed, and transfers the mark to the actual target, before ejecting them. A backdoor makes the target defenseless, so it's good for getting rid of a physical threat, such as Mark. It can be a blind backdoor if you have an alliance with a target, where the targets has no idea of the MM's plans, or a flagrant backdoor, such as this one, where the target knows what's going on. But to backdoor Mark, one of us has to become MM in the first place..."

"Well, do you want to form an alliance?" Emma said.

"What should we call it?" Liam asked.

"The Quad Alliance, in reference to Bermuda Square, and the Tripartite Alliance," Kitty said.

"That's good!" Emma said.

In the tropical bedroom, with Mark, Eva, Jessica, and Bryan…

"You realize that there's a massive target on our backs, right?" Eva said.

"Yeah," Mark said. "We're threats."

"Makes it that much more important to win power," Bryan noted. "Especially making sure one of us is MM. That can't be too hard, right?"

"Who knows?" Eva said. "Some of those challenges even gave ME hell!"

"Will all mansion dwellers please report to the living room?" Sammy said over the PA.

In the living room…

"Hello, mansion dwellers," Sammy said. "As you all know, on Big House, we always bring a twist into the game, and I'm sure you're all dying to know the first twist of this season." The mansion dwellers gave approving replies. "Well, Amy, show it to them!"

"This year," Amy continued, "hidden somewhere in the house is this!" She held up a cancellation idol from 60 Club. "This is the very same cancellation idol Sammy used to take out Sierra in 60 Club. Actually, the one I'm holding is a replica, but the real one is hidden somewhere in the house. It has become… the blocker."

"You can use the blocker at any time up until the final 6 if the MM tries to mark you or your ally. It will prevent the MM from marking you, or whoever you choose to play it on, including as a transferred mark, and guarantee you safety for the week. You cannot use it after you've been marked, however. Think of it as a preventative version of the Mark Remover. Once it is used, it will be hidden again. If you are ejected with the idol in your possession, you'll have to give it to another player."

"With that, it's time for the first MM battle! Everyone head out to the backyard! Vladimir hosts the battles."

At the backyard…

"Alright," Vladimir said, "welcome to your first MM battle! This one is a Big House classic: the Big BBQ. Each of you will grab onto the BBQ spit, and try to hold on for as long as you can. If you fall into the flames, your chance of being MM will go up in smoke. The last person on the spit will be crowned the first Mansion Master of the season, will be guaranteed to stay in the mansion for the week, and have to mark 2 other mansion dwellers for ejection. Is everyone ready?"

"Yes," the mansion dwellers replied.

"OK, grab on, because this battle begins now!" Everyone grabbed on, as the spit began rotating. It only took 2 rotations before Mark suddenly dropped.

"I thought he was supposed to be strong at battles!" Vladimir said.

"Both thank you, and fuck you," Mark said, flipping the camera off with his left hand, and giving it the thumbs up with his right hand.

"I have exactly three weaknesses" Mark said in the confessional, "and they are: I'm no good in the water, I can't hold myself up suspended in the air, and, the big one, Eva. All I can say is that something happens with Eva, it changes me drastically, in any direction."

Everyone else held on for a while, before the game was made harder.

"Frankly," Amy said, "it wouldn't be a barbeque without some sauce!" Everyone was promptly sprayed with BBQ sauce, causing Jose to drop.

"IT'S IN MY HAIR!" Jose yelled, running off.

"Let's get that washed out…" Mark said, taking Jose out of the backyard to rinse his hair.

"WOW that guy is vain," Mark said in the confessional. "I intend to use that to my full advantage. But, I know not to make the mistake of making my game rely on one thing. Especially not this. Besides, he may well have thrown it, to avoid getting blood on his hands, and getting caught in the early split."

"I know Mark intends to take advantage of this," Jose said in the confessional. "That is the plan; get him to think he can take me out by use of his looks, so his game plan will hinge on it. Then, bam! He's outta the mansion! Plus, this allows me to avoid getting into a faction early on, so I can jump on the winning train later. I don't want to pick sides early. Besides, I'm already the brother of Alejandro. If I win the first MM, then I'm going to get as big of a target on my back as Mark. Even bigger, since I don't have my parents or girlfriend helping me out. I can't ditch Mark, or I may be screwed, but I'll need to break up Bermuda Square, or I'll be screwed anyway."

Next to fall was Lindsay.

"Least I outlasted you!" Lindsay taunted to Mark.

"Yeah, but Eva'll for sure be marking your ass!" Mark replied. Eva seemed completely unfazed.

"I MAY need to backdoor Eva," Lindsay said in the confessional. "She's harsh!"

Alice went down next.

"I'll win this for you, momma!" DJ said.

"Don't worry about it, poopy-doo!" Alice replied. "No one's gonna mark us!"

"What about Eva?" Kitty questioned. "Or Jessica or Bryan?"

"We've got other problems," Mark said. "Do not worry, DJ, Alice, you have nothing to fear from Bermuda Square, at least for now."

"You're pretty honest," Alice said in the confessional.

"I don't like Mark," Alice said in the confessional. "He got my son voted out of 60 Club! It wouldn't surprise me if he was out to get us. But I gotta say; for a bad guy in Total Drama, he's, simply put, affably evil. He wouldn't turn us against each other, not that he could, but this guy wouldn't try. And he doesn't lie too much, either. But, I wouldn't rely on him for information. Anything he tells you is set to benefit him and his allies."

Quickly following Alice was Dwayne.

"And only my parents remain…" Mark commented.

"Considering the boy they raised…" Dwayne noted. As he said this, Jessica dropped.

"We're not exactly close," Jessica noted.

"Yeah," Mark noted. "The towels are over there, mom." Mark pointed at the towel rack, as Jessica walked off.

"You know," Dwayne said, "most boys would go get the towel for their mother."

"And most boys haven't won $250 million on TV," Mark added. "And don't think she or dad gets any special voting power in Bermuda Square. They are no different from Sierra and Cody in terms of status. In terms of how they'll use that power, however…"

"I'm mostly banking on Eva to win most of these battles," Mark said in the confessional. "She's the strongest physically. Once again, I'm mostly the chessmaster of the alliance. I'll have to figure out where mom and dad fit in the alliance, because they can't really fit Sierra and Cody's roles, and neither of them are ruthless enough to be the next chessmaster."

Noah was the next to fall.

"Eh, no one's going after me," Noah said in the confessional. "If I had won, though, it probably would have been Mark and Eva on the block, with Jessica or Bryan as the one I transfer the mark to if Mark or Eva got removed. Besides, Bermuda Square doesn't know that the Quad Alliance exists."

Kelly fell next.

"Well, I'm out," Kelly said.

"I don't think anyone was targeting you, though," Dwayne noted. More BBQ sauce was sprayed, and Kitty slipped off.

"Helpful…" Kitty commented.

"Well shit," Kitty said in the confessional. "Now, if Eva or Bryan win, I might get a mark transferred to me if Lindsay or Brady gets removed! But if Emma or Liam win, we can go after Bermuda Square."

Liam then fell.

"And down goes Liam!" Kitty said in the confessional. "Now, everything is hinging, not on Emma winning, but on Emma beating Eva and Bryan. Otherwise, we have to go into hiding for a week, and can't gather people into our alliance."

Brady was the next to fall.

"Shit…" Brady said.

"Well, at this point," Brady said in the confessional, "I can only hope that Eva fails, otherwise, me and Linds are probably screwed."

Junior and Bryan dropped at the same time.

"2 for the price of one!" Jessica commented. There was some laughter from those not on the spit, while those on the spit were ignoring everything else, for fear of falling off. After all, they wanted to guarntuee their safety!

As another jet of BBQ sauce hit the contestants, DJ fell off.

"It's down to Emma and Eva!" Vladimir said. "Starts with E, ends with A, and only one letter in between! But with Emma, it's repeated!"

"That's cool," Mark said.

It took a while, but eventually…

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...a blast of BBQ sauce managed to land a direct hit on Emma, shooting her off the spit!

"Emma is down!" Vladimir said. Eva jumped off. "Which means, congratulations Eva, you are the first Mansion Master of the season!" A hashtag appeared in the bottom left of the screen: "#FirstMM" Mark and Eva celebrated by Mark jumping into Eva's arms, before he high fived Jessica and Bryan. Eva tossed Mark in the air, and caught him, before putting Mark down, as they ran around, high fiving everyone but Lindsay and Brady.

"Well, we're dead…" Lindsay said, under her breath.

"Aw yeah!" Eva said in the confessional, yelling. "Just as 60 Club ended, Big House begins with Bermuda Square getting the dub! I know EXACTLY what to do now. Let's play Big House, sukahs!"

"With Eva as MM," Alice said in the confessional, "I don't know what to think. I don't think me and DJ are targets, but you can't be too careful with Bermuda Square. We've got some lines drawn already that can help us, but they can be wildcards as much as they can be obvious."

Later…

"Who wants to see my MM room?!" Eva called, as she stepped out of the confessional, holding the key to the MM bedroom. Everyone cheered, even Lindsay and Brady, but Lindsay and Brady were quieter, knowing that they were in trouble. Everyone headed up the stairs to the MM room.

"We're pretty tough," Mark said in the confessional. "I may find myself getting quite familiarized with the MM bed. Well, that's what happens when you have a girlfriend like Eva! Love ya, Eve." He blew a kiss to the camera, smiling.

The mansion dwellers walked into the MM bedroom, and gasped at what they saw, including Eva. A king size bed was on one side, with another king size waterbed on the other. A fountain provided water, a walk-in closet was opposite the beds, and a TV was placed over both the beds, as well as a third near a large couch. Also, there was a private bathroom.

"Where the fuck did the get this sort of money?!" Emma exclaimed.

"Cartoon logic," Kelly replied.

"Ah, that makes sense."

"I found the remote for the TV!" Bryan said, handing Eva the remote.

"Awesome," Eva said. "I'll turn it on later." She noticed a large box on a far table. "Oh, what's this?" She opened it, finding candy, hot dogs, burgers, condiments for the dogs and burgers, and soda! "Aw yeah, get some food! Even you, Lindsay and Brady!" Everyone ran over, and dug into the food.

"Hm, maybe Eva's not as bad as we thought," Bryan said in the confessional.

Everyone finished their food. "Alright, now all of you, get out. I've got some thinking to do." Everyone headed for the door, before Eva yanked on Mark's wrist. "Except you, Mark. I'm going to mark you, but not for ejection." Mark immediately began blushing madly.

"Alright, I see you!" Brady said.

"This seems like it should be a throne room!" Eva said in the confessional. "For Big House royalty! Heck, I'd like a title change: queen Eva! Or maybe Russian style: Tsar Eva!" A hashtag appeared on the bottom left of the screen: "#TsarEva"

In the dining room…

"So, how's things between you and Mark?" Alice asked Jessica.

"It's fine," Jessica said. "But he wouldn't let us get even close to how you are with DJ!"

"Heck, he only gave us $100 of his prize money after he won 60 Club!" Bryan added. "But eh, he's just an angsty teen."

"Out of $250 million?!" Alice exclaimed. "That's just cold."

"Well, he needed the rest for the stadium and mansion," Jessica noted. "In any case, your relationship with DJ and our relationship with Mark are basically polar opposites. You and DJ are all close, Mark probably wouldn't even care about one of us getting ejected; he'd just care that he lost an ally!"

"That's cold. You and Mark don't have a very close relationship."

"And he won't let us get any closer," Bryan added. "Heck, he'd probably throw us out if we stood on the opposing side of Eva!"

"Yeah, he didn't even invite us over for any of his 60 Club viewing parties with Eva!" Jessica added.

"I don't think I'm gonna like Mark," Alice said in the confessional. "It seems to me that he's got no respect for his parents. Maybe me, Jessica, and Bryan will find a connection there? But then I have to keep Mark and Eva in the mansion, and me and DJ will surely become the outsiders..."

"So, it turns out, the TV in the MM bedroom?" Eva said in the confessional. "That lets me see what's going on in any other room in the mansion except the confessional."

In the MM bedroom…

Eva and Mark were watching Bryan and Jessica's conversation with Alice on the TV.

"You're not close with your parents?" Eva asked.

"Yeah," Mark said. "I mean, I love them, but I wouldn't undermine my own game, or worse, get you ejected, to keep them around. I prefer to keep them at arm's length. Then, they don't become overbearing. Maybe that has to do with why I prefer being submissive in love."

"They have no special power in Bermuda Square, correct?"

"I'm trying my best to make that clear. Just because they're older doesn't mean they get any extra power over this alliance."

"Say, we need to get them up here. Go get your parents, so we can discuss who to mark."

"I'll be right back."

In the blue bedroom, with Junior, Dwayne, and Kelly…

"You know," Junior said, "we should make an alliance with someone, dad. Especially in a world where Bermuda Square can get all the power."

"Yeah, but with who?"

"How about Kelly? She's a mother, but her daughter isn't on this show. She could use an ally or two!"

"Sure!" Junior walked over to Kelly.

"Hey, Kelly!" Junior said.

"Yeah?" Kelly replied.

"You know, you're alone in this house. Everyone else but Jose has a relationship with someone else. You're a lone wolf in a game of pairs. Why don't you join me and my dad?"

"You know what? That sounds like a great idea! Maybe you can teach me how to get along with the other teens."

"Sure, maybe I can. Anyway, I think we should call ourselves the Famliance, combination of family and alliance, since we're an alliance of people unified by being family members! It would work better if Taylor was here, though."

"Yeah, Taylor's training for some ACTUAL swim medals. Turns out, she's pretty good at backstroke, when she practices! But Famliance sounds good to me!"

"Awesome. We'll need to stay unified, especially with the threat of Bermuda Square. Just keep it under wraps for now. Bermuda Square's probably going after Lindsay and Brady. If you win the Mark Remover, don't use it, unless Bermuda Square tries to backdoor someone else. I have a hard time thinking we'll get to play in the Removal Battle, though."

In the MM bedroom, with Mark, Eva, Jessica, and Bryan.

"Well, we've gotta mark some people for ejection," Mark said. "Time to pick who.:

"Are we gonna go for a backdoor, or just play it straight?" Jessica asked.

"Probably play it straight," Eva said. "We need to take out the Tripartite Alliance. Besides, if we backdoor, that leaves one of our own marked. We do NOT want to be marked, or we're basically screwed."

"So, we're putting up Brady and Lindsay?" Bryan asked.

"Yes."

"The question is: who do we transfer the mark to if they get removed?" Mark said.

"What about Jose?" Bryan said. "He's the brother of the second greatest game player in Total Drama history!"

"I still rank him behind Lindsay," Mark added, "and, of course, Eva and myself. And we don't know a thing about Jose. In any case, we can just be cliche, and put DJ up as a pawn if Brady or Lindsay get removed."

"So, Brady and Lindsay go up, and DJ's a pawn in the event of removal?" Jessica said.

"Correct," Mark said. "Alliance, vote. I vote yes."

"Yes," Eva voted.

"Yes," Bryan voted.

"Yes," Jessica voted.

"Good," Mark said. "Now, let's mark some people."

"Uh, we only mark people tomorrow."

"Oh, right. Anyway, alliance meeting adjourned."

"As long as the house is against us," Mark said in the confessional, "we cannot perform a backdoor. On anyone. Otherwise, our pawn gets ejected. Uness the rest of the house wants someone else out more than they want us out; in that case, we can backdoor them, but it's still risky."

The next day…

"Hey, guys," Eva called, "it's time for the marking ceremony."

"Well, I'm screwed…" Lindsay said.

In the dining room…

"This is the marking ceremony," Eva said. "It is my responsibility as Mansion Master to mark 2 mansion dwellers for ejection, blah blah." She threw the card away. "If there's one thing Mark has taught me, it's fuck the script! We're going to have a marking ceremony, Bermuda Square style! Alright, I've prepared 13 glasses of Dr. Pepper, plus a 14th for myself.. These glasses of soda represent your safety when I am Mansion Master, assuming you do not get a mark transferred to you later, in a removal situation. When I call your name, come up and get a glass. If you do not receive a glass, you have been marked for ejection. The following mansion dwellers are safe: Mark…" Mark smiled, as he got his soda. "...

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"Woo!" Kelly said, getting her soda.

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...Emma…" Emma's face turned to a smile. "...

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...Noah…" Noah and Emma hugged. "...

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...DJ…" DJ gave Eva a side hug, using the other arm to grab his soda. "...

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...Alice…" Alice gave DJ a kiss on the cheek, and patted Eva on the back, smiling, as she got her soda. "...

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...Liam."

"Still alive, baby!" Liam said, smiling. He did not even get up; he simply reached across the table for the soda.

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...Kitty…" Kitty and Liam shared a kiss, as Liam slid Kitty's glass over to her. "...

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...Junior."

"Nice!" Junior said, smiling.

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...Dwayne."

"Awesome! Good choice!" Dwayne said.

"You're still a hell of a lot less safe than me," Mark remarked.

"The final glass of soda goes to…" Eva said, "...

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" Muy bien ," Jose said.

"Brady, Lindsay," Eva said, "you've been marked for ejection." She pulled out her marker, and drew a red circle around Brady and Lindsay's faces on the wall of dwellers. "I'm sure we all know why I've decided to mark them. This concludes this Marking Ceremony. Thank you." Everyone got up, with the safe players smiling, Eva smirking, and Lindsay and Brady wearing neutral faces.

"Yeah, I saw this coming," Lindsay said in the confessional. "I mean, come on! EVA'S the MM this week! I just thought she might try to pull a backdoor."

"Well, this sort of fucks over the Tripartite Alliance," Brady said in the confessional. "Those blockers can't get us unmarked, and that Mark Removal can't save us both. We may well be doomed."

"Woah, I thought for sure you were gonna backdoor someone!" Jose said.

"It's too early for that," Eva replied. "We have a contingency plan in place in case Lindsay or Brady gets removed, but if we get control, they'll keep their marks. You're not an element in the plan, by the way."

"Makes sense."

At the stage…

"Well," Sammy said, "looks like it's Brady and Lindsay getting marked this week. And so continues the greatest battle in Total Drama: Bermuda Square vs the Tripartite Alliance. This battle clearly goes to Bermuda Square."

"But will the mark remover be used, and how will it be used?" Vladimir said. "The removal battle is coming soon!"

The next day…

"Hey, guys!" Eva called. "It's time to pick who will play in the Removal Battle!"

In the living room…

"Alright," Eva said, "it's time to pick who will play in the Removal Battle. I, as MM, and Lindsay and Brady, as the marked dwellers, automatically play in the Removal Battle. Each of us will pick one other mansion dweller to play in the Removal Battle. Lindsay, Brady, come to the front." Lindsay and Brady came to the front of the living room. "I pick Mark, obviously."

"Mmm-hmm," Mark said, nodding his head.

"I'll go with Jose," Lindsay said.

"I pick Kelly," Brady said.

"OK," Eva said, "Mark, Jose, Kelly, you'll compete in the Removal Battle later. Also, we need a host. I'll pick. Who wants to host?"

"I'd do it, but I'm sorta playing," Mark said.

"I'll host!" Dwayne said.

"You're cool, Dwayne," Eva said. "You get to host. Good luck."

Later…

"Hey, guys!" Dwayne called. "It's time for the Removal Battle! Come on out to the backyard!"

In the backyard…

The area looked like a classroom, with 6 desks. "Alright," Dwayne said, "welcome to the veto battle! I'm professor Dwayne…" he struck a pose as he said this, causing some laughter. "...and this is history class. Here's how this works: in each round, I'll give you a clue about a Total Drama or Ridonculous Race contestant that did not get into the mansion. If you are the first contestant to buzz in and give the correct contestant, you'll advance to the next round. We'll play World Cup style; the last person to get a question correct in each round will be eliminated. But be careful; if you buzz in and give an incorrect answer, you will be eliminated. We'll continue until there are only 2 mansion dwellers left, at which point, we'll go to a best-of-3 battle. The winner of the final battle will win the Mark Remover! Who's ready to play ' I Know Who You Are ?'" The players cheered. "Alright, clue 1:  I love you, nerdling, and it's what I came to be. I've traded Big House for a dress and a ring. " Wasting no time, Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"Sierra!" Mark said.

"That is correct! Mark's through to round 2! Next clue:  Sometimes, I feel like being an actress, and losing $999 million. " It took some thinking, but Lindsay rang in. "Lindsay?"

"Beth!" Lindsay said.

"That is correct! Lindsay, you advance!"

"Wait, how'd she lose $999 million?" Mark questioned.

"She won Action, remember?" Brady explained.

"Oh, that makes sense.

"Next clue," Dwayne said, " I started as a loner, but now, I'm considered to have the most complicated love life in TD history! Unless you count Alejandro, Kim, and my frenemy over me. " Eva quickly buzzed in. "Eva?"

"Gwen!" Eva replied.

"Bingo!" Dwayne said. "Kelly, Brady, Jose, you need to get a question correct to advance. Next clue:  I'm considered to be the strongest girl by many. Some call me a floater, but I made the final 3 in seasons 4 and 5, running away with one of them. " Jose buzzed in. "Jose?"

"Zoey."

"Correct. It's down to Kelly and Brady! Next clue:  So, like, my mom spoils me, but, like, she got me eliminated from the race. Oh yeah, did I mention she's in the house? " Kelly wasted no time buzzing in. "Kelly?"

"That would be my daughter, Taylor!"

"That is correct! Brady, you are eliminated."

"Well, shit," Brady said in the confessional. "I'm out, and I don't think Mark, Jose, or Kelly is going to save me. I may be very, very screwed at the first ejection. My only hope is that Mark and Eva don't win the remover, and that I can convince Jose or Kelly to get rid of one of our marks, or, of course, Lindsay wins the remover, then, hope I can convince the house to eject whoever Eva puts up as a replacement."

"Mark, Eva, Lindsay, Kelly, Jose," Dwayne said, "it's time for round 2! Here's a good one:  Yes! I'm the most infamous game player of early Total Drama, but I found love in season 3, with another diabolical game player. I kicked him off a volcano to win. " Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"Easy: that's Heather!"

"You got it! Next clue:  I will not go down by some order. It takes an order sent by the square to get rid of me, and in Monaco, no less. " Jose buzzed in. "Jose?"

"Kim. Order of the Fallen Star, and the second version."

"Correct! Next clue:  Do you really want to go up against me? I haven't failed to make it to any merge, other than the final one in season 7. Everyone that's campaigned against me lost just short of winning. " It took a few seconds, but Lindsay buzzed in. "Lindsay?"

"Owen."

"Correct. Alejandro tried to get rid of Owen in season 3, and lost in the finale. YOU tried to get rid of Owen in season 7, and lost in the finale. Noah was on board, too, and lost in the semifinals. Also, in season 2, Courtney tried to get rid of Owen, and lost in the semifinals. It's down to Eva and Kelly! Next clue:  I could be Mark without the brains, Eva without the breasts, or Justin without the modelling career. " Eva quickly buzzed in. "Eva?"

"Lightning!" Eva said. "The anti-Mark."

"Correct! Sorry, Kelly, you've been eliminated."

"Eh, the remover wouldn't have helped me anyway," Kelly said.

"Whew!" Kelly said in the confessional. "I don't have to make any hard decisions, and I'm still probably safe for the week.

"Alright, round 3 for Mark, Eva, Lindsay, and Jose!" Dwayne said. " I was the first to be disqualified, not voted out, in season 6. I share a similarity with Zoey when it comes to love. " Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"Ella."

"Correct! Next clue:  Don't call my name, don't call my name, me, said Lady Gaga. Now, the song is connected to my girlfriend. " Jose buzzed in. "Jose?"

"Easy: it's Al. Or, as far as he's concerned, Alejandro."

"You got it! It's down to Lindsay and Eva. Next clue:  I knew you were lying, until Noah outdid me. " Lindsay buzzed in. "Lindsay?"

"That's Tobias!"

"That's it! Eva, you've been eliminated."

"Go Mark!" Eva said.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Mark said.

"Well, shit, I'm out," Eva said in the confessional. "I do NOT want to get more blood on my hands, so I just have to hope Mark wins, or Jose wins and doesn't use the remover. Then, we can keep the Tripartite Alliance marked up, and Lindsay or Brady can be sent out that door."

"Dang, Eva's out," Mark said in the confessional. "We had a chance to get rid of Lindsay there! Well, if she can't win, I HAVE to win. Lindsay will remove her own mark, and Jose's a wild card!"

"Round 4!" Dwayne said. " Gold is everything when I'm around. Even moreso than with my partner! I lost a rabbit foot, and it turned me harsh, when I SHOULD be representing Canada! " Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"That's Josee!"

"What are you talking about?" Jose asked.

"Not you, Josee, from the Ice Dancers on the Ridonculous Race!"

"You're correct!" Dwayne said. "It's down to Lindsay and Jose! Next clue:  I lose so much, I made it to the final 4 twice! " It took a few seconds, but Lindsay buzzed in. "Lindsay?"

"That's Scott, no doubt!" Lindsay said.

"Correct!" Dwayne said. "Jose, you've been eliminated."

"Ah, whatever," Jose said, walking off.

"That means, our final showdown is between Mark and Lindsay!" Dwayne said. "It's best of 3, so good luck!"

"I HAVE to win, or the Tripartite Alliance is doomed!" Lindsay said in the confessional.

"I HAVE to win, or Bermuda Square's going to become an even bigger target!" Mark said in the confessional.

"Next clue," Dwayne said, " Oh, did I accidentally run away with the third million dollar prize of Total Drama history? I know how to stealth my way through the game, you know. " Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"Cam!" Mark said.

"I'll accept Cam, it's Cameron!" Dwayne said. "Mark, if you get this next one, you'll win! Next clue:  Yeah, I'm a sore loser. Being the first ever doesn't help. But, in-  Dwayne could not even finish before Mark buzzed in. "Mark?"

"That's Ezekiel!"

" In season 7, I made it all the way to the end of the 4 team stage!  Ezekiel is correct, which means, congratulations Mark, you win the Mark Remover!"

"YEAH-HA-HA!" Eva yelled, picking up Mark and spinning him around. Dwayne handed Mark the rag that was the Mark Remover, as Mark high fived everyone.

"Guess what this Mark remover isn't going to remove?" Mark said in the confessional. "MARK! Or either of the marks we've used!" He held up his rag. "Woo-ho-ho! We start Big House just like we ended 60 Club: getting rid of Tripartite!"

"Well, I'm fucked!" Lindsay said in the confessional. "Mark wins the Remover, and my chances of going home shoot straight to Mars! It's no secret that Bermuda Square is probably going to go for me over Brady."

In the MM room…

"So, we're not going to use the remover?" Jessica said.

"No," Mark said. "We want to avoid getting blood on our hands, so we want to leave the Tripartite Alliance up, Make them think that we're still going after the Tripartite Alliance, yunno?"

"Yeah, but what do we do when Lindsay and Brady are gone?" Bryan asked.

"Emma and Noah. They're also threats. Then take out Kitty and Liam, since we'd have reason to believe they'd want us out of the house."

"OK, looks like you've got things planned out!" Jessica said. "See you at the Removal Ceremony!"

Later…

"Yo, everyone!" Mark called. "Time for Removal Ceremony! I've got the rag, Eva's got the nominees, let's see what happens!"

"You realize he's just going to take orders from Eva, right?" Jose said to Junior.

"Yeah, but she takes orders from him! It's complicated, from what I know."

In the dining room…

"This is the Removal Ceremony," Mark said. "Eva has marked Lindsay and Brady for ejection, but since I have won the Mark Remover, I have the ability to remove the mark from one of them, and force Eva to transfer their mark to someone else. In this case, Lindsay, Brady, you fought us in 60 Club right at the end. You two are a massive threat to everyone in this house. It is for those reasons that I have decided…

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...NOT to use the Mark Remover." Mark put the Mark Remover in the box. "This concludes this Removal Ceremony."

"This really isn't a shock to anyone," Mark said in the confessional. "I think everyone knew who the targets were, and that we weren't brewing a backdoor."

In the MM bedroom…

"So, who are we going to eject?" Jessica asked.

"I say we go for Lindsay," Bryan said. "Brady has no real experience on reality TV, so Lindsay's the real threat here. I mean, she nearly beat you in 60 Club!"

"Exactly what I'm thinking," Mark said. "But really, we don't need to manipulate the others into their votes. No matter who goes home, this will go well. Besides, we only have 3 votes in this case: me, Jessica, and Bryan, since Eva can't vote. Just so we're clear, let's vote as an alliance. I vote Lindsay."

"Lindsay," Bryan voted.

"Lindsay," Eva voted.

"Brady," Jessica voted.

"Why Brady?" Mark asked.

"Because he's a wildcard!" Jessica replied. "I mean, we've seen Lindsays gameplay, but not Brady's! We have some idea what Lindsay will do, but not what Brady will do!"

"Yeah, but Brady has no reputation!" Eva argued. "If we don't eject him and lose the next MM battle, Lindsay is WAY more likely to be marked than Brady! After all, we can only get rid of one dweller at a time."

"That's true," Bryan said. "So, we're voting for Lindsay?"

"All choices made by Bermuda Square, as a collective, must be unanimous," Mark said. "We cannot proceed until we get Jessica's vote, or everyone else flips to Brady."

"Why don't you call me 'mom?'" Jessica questioned.

"To make sure you don't get some delusion that your status as my mother gives you any extra power here. Because it doesn't. You and Bryan have equal status to me and Eva, or Sierra and Cody, if they were here."

"Oh, OK. In any case, I'll vote for Lindsay."

"Good. Alliance meeting adjourned."

In the backyard…

Noah, Emma, Kitty, and Liam were in the hot tub.

"So, who do we want to vote for?" Noah asked.

"We don't want to alert anyone that there's an alliance!" Liam said. "Especially not Bermuda Square!"

"Yeah, but how do we avoid that?" Kitty asked. "Moreover, what would make them think there is one?"

"We don't want our votes to seem artificial," Emma said. "I think that Bermuda Square would expect us to vote for Lindsay, since she was responsible for backstabbing me in 60 Club. Noah would want to vote for me, since he's my boyfriend, Kitty'd want to vote for me, since she's my sister, and Liam would naturally vote with Kitty, since he's her boyfriend!"

"So, we're voting for Lindsay?" Liam said.

"Actually, you vote for Brady," Kitty said. "It might throw them off our trail, and confuse them over the swing votes."

"Got it," Liam said, showing a thumbs up. "Shoulder massage?"

"Sure!" Kitty said. Liam picked her up, so she was sitting on his lap, allowing him to give Kitty a shoulder massage.

Later, on the stage…

"It's been a relatively normal week in the house," Amy said. "The Quad Alliance and Famliance were formed, as Bermuda Square won MM through Eva, marking Lindsay and Brady for ejection. Mark took the Mark Remover, and left Lindsay and Brady marked. Now, it's time for the first eviction of the season. Let's go to the living room, where the mansion dwellers are about to vote to eject."

In the living room…

"Hello, mansion dwellers!" Amy said.

"Hi, Amy!" the mansion dwellers replied.

"In just a few moments, you will be voting to eject the 2 people marked for ejection: Lindsay and Brady. Lindsay, Brady, since you've been marked for ejection, you do not vote, and Eva, as Mansion Master, you are also not allowed to vote. For the rest of you, you will vote to eject either Lindsay or Brady in the confessional. Mark, you're up first." The shot changed to the stage, with the confessional shown on the screen next to Amy. "Mark doesn't really like me, but he also doesn't like either Brady or Lindsay. When talking to his alliance, he said Lindsay should go. Will his vote say the same thing?" Mark walked into the confessional. "Hello, Mark."

"I'm voting to eject Lindsay. GOODBYE." Mark did not even sit down before walking out, causing some laughter in the crowd.

"Well, that was fast. Bryan also initially went for Lindsay. Will he still vote for Lindsay, or will he listen to Jessica instead?" Bryan walked into the confessional. "Hello, Bryan."

"Hey, Amy!"

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"I'll vote to eject Lindsay."

"Thank you." Bryan walked out. "Jessica initially wanted to send Brady out, but Bermuda Square said Lindsay. Will Jessica go with her initial instinct, or will she be loyal to her alliance?" Jessica walked into the confessional. "Hello, Jessica."

"Hello, Amy," Jessica said.

"Please cast-"

"My vote to eject, it's Lindsay." There was some laughter in the crowd, as Jessica walked out. "Noah fought Lindsay, but not Brady, in 60 Club. He may also know that Lindsay was behind Emma being backstabbed. Will this factor into his vote? Hello, Noah."

"Hello, Amy," Noah replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"Lindsay."

"OK, thanks." Noah walked out. "Emma figured that voting for Lindsay would keep the Quad Alliance hidden. Will she stick to her word?" Emma walked in. "Hello, Emma."

"Hello, Amy," Emma replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"Lindsay."

"Thank you." Emma walked out. "Liam was told to vote for Brady, to cause some confusion in Bermuda Square. Will he do it, or will he go back to Lindsay?" Liam walked in. "Hello, Liam."

"Wassup, Amy?" Liam said.

"Cast your vote to eject."

"Gotta be Brady, you know it!"

"Thank you." Liam walked out. "Kitty's going with the Quad Alliance. Or, will she vote with Liam, to make Bermuda Square think the unification never happened further?" Kitty walked in. "Hello, Kitty."

"Hey, Amy!" Kitty said

"Cast your vote to eject."

"I vote to eject Lindsay."

"Thank you." Kitty walked out. "The Famliance never discussed who to vote for. Potential stealth tactic? Let's find out what Kelly does." Kelly walked in. "Hello, Kelly."

"Hi, Amy!" Kelly said.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"I vote to eject Lindsay. Sorry, girl."

"Thank you." Kelly walked out. "It's official; with 7 votes to eject, Lindsay will be ejected from the mansion, but let's see where the other votes fall. Dwayne's in an alliance with Junior and Kelly. Will his vote follow that of Kelly?" Dwayne walked in. "Hello, Dwayne."

"Hey, there, Amy!"

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"Sorry, but I gotta go with Lindsay."

"Thank you." Dwayne walked out. "Junior has no idea who Kelly and Dwayne voted for. Let's see what he does." Junior walked in. "Hello, Junior."

"Hey there, Amy!" Junior replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"I vote to eject Brady."

"Thank you." Junior walked out. "Jose is new to reality TV, but he is the brother of Alejandro. What will he do tonight?" Jose walked in. "Hello, Jose."

"Hi, Amy," Jose replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"To stir up some chaos, I vote to eject Brady." There was some laughter from the crowd.

"OK, thank you." Jose walked out. "DJ's another wildcard, as is his mother, Alice. They have no idea that we already know who's going home!" DJ walked in. "Hello, DJ."

"Hi, Amy," DJ replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"Lindsay. Sorry, girl."

"Thank you." DJ walked out. "Our final vote of the night is Alice. This could be interesting." Alice walked in. "Hello, Alice."

"Hey, Amy!" Alice replied.

"Please cast your vote to eject."

"I vote to eject Brady," Alice replied.

"Thank you." Alice walked out. "So, by a 9-4 vote, Lindsay is going to be ejected. Let's tell the mansion dwellers."

In the living room…

"The votes are in!" Amy said. "When I announce the decision, the ejected mansion dweller will have only a few moments to say their goodbyes, gather their stuff, and exit the mansion. By a vote…

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...of 9 to 4…

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...the ejected mansion dweller is…

…

…

…

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…" Lindsay had her fingers crossed, and was hyperventilating, while Brady had his eyes closed, tugging on his jacket. "...

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...Lindsay. Please leave the mansion!"

"Argh!" Lindsay said.

"Sorry, Linds," Mark said, patting Lindsay on the back.

"Mad respect to you, Lindsay!" Eva said. "You're good! That's why I marked you."

"Of course," Lindsay said. She got a hug from all of the other mansion dwellers, as she headed for her bag. She picked up her fairly large bag, and headed out. As she got to the door, she turned around one last time.

"Well, bye, guys!" Lindsay called.

"Bye, Lindsay!" the other mansion dwellers replied. Lindsay walked out the door, and onto the stage.

The crowd cheered as Lindsay walked onto the stage. She waved to the crowd, flashing a few poses. She then sat down next to Amy.

"Well, did you expect that?" Amy asked.

"Yeah, I sorta did," Lindsay replied. "I mean, with Bermuda Square in charge, the Tripartite Alliance was in trouble, and I was more of a target than Brady!"

"And the war between you and Bermuda Square rages on," Sammy commented.

"Not just the Tripartite Alliance!" Lindsay said. "I bet there's a lot of people in that house that want to eject Mark, Eva, Bryan, and Jessica! Especially Mark!"

"Do you think Brady might be next?"

"If Bermuda Square gets the MM position under their control, yes. Absolutely. But, I'd bet they'd try to backdoor him, rather than play it straight."

"So, who's got the best shot at winning?"

"Definitely not Mark. He's got a MASSIVE target on his back. I guess probably someone unsuspicious, like Dwayne or Junior. Maybe even DJ or Alice! But, if I go down, my respect is towards Bermuda Square. Win it for the Tripartite Alliance, Brady!"

"Well, in the event you were ejected," Amy said, "your fellow mansion dwellers taped some goodbye messages. Let's watch."

"Hey, Lindsay!" Mark said. "If you are seeing this, BERMUDA SQUARE JUST KICKED YOUR ASS! But really, we got mad respect for you as a game player. It was you or Brady, and this time, it was you. I'm not sorry."

"Lindsay, if you're seeing this," Brady said, "then you got voted out. Well, the game is what the game is. You really had no control here. I'll win for you, girl!"

"If you're seeing this," Emma said, "then you've gotten lost in the Square. I'm still a little ticked at you for what you did in the 2 team stage in season 2, but I also knew you aren't the biggest threat. You should know this before you go: me, Noah, Kitty, and Liam are in an alliance, known as the Quad Alliance, to take down Bermuda Square. In this case, we voted for you, but like Bermuda Square, this was strictly strategical. It would seem natural, for what you did back in 60 Club. Hopefully, we can absorb Brady into our alliance. Have a nice day!"

"Well, with that," Amy said, "you had a great run on 60 Club, but the setup of this game did not favor you. Thanks for playing. You had some fun, didn't you?"

"Yeah, I did!" Lindsay replied.

"Well, I'll see you, and the rest of the ejected mansion dwellers, back here for the finale." Lindsay got up, and walked off.

"And so ends the first week!" Sammy said. "Bermuda Square's asserted their dominance. Can they keep it in the next MM battle? Mark isn't close with his parents; will someone use this to their advantage? And what twist will we unleash upon the mansion dwellers next?"

"Well, I can say what we're doing now!" Vladimir said. "It's Canada's player! That's right, Canada, it's time to vote for who will be taking orders from you! Every task completed will win Canada's player $10,000! Vote on the poll on BigHouse.com to vote for Canada's player! And be sure to check back next time to see what happens next in the mansion, right here, on Big House!"

'''A/N: DO NOT GO TO BigHouse.com. There is no actual voting; this was an element I tried to use in the fanfiction.net version of the story, but no one voted, so I'm making the decisions myself. Sorry :(. If you happen to want to buy the domain, though, be my guest.'''