Total Drama: The Cutting Edge

Total Drama: The Cutting Edge is an upcoming collaborative fanfiction written by Bigez620 and Mygeto. Chris McLean will introduce sixteen new contestants, who will be competing in post-apocalyptic challenges on an old, abandoned war zone. They will have to avoid radioactively affected soldiers, nuclear warfare, and other insane challenges for a grand prize of one million dollars. Who's gonna be the last man standing?

Author: Bigez620 and Mygeto

Contestants

 * Alexandria  (The Girly Guy) Alexandria's real name is Alexander, but he loves being feminine, so he goes by Alexandria. Alexandria is constantly made fun of for his female personality, but he is still upbeat. Alexandria joined Total Drama: The Cutting Edge to try to have fun with other females.
 * Angie  (The Clueless Goof) - Angie is an all-around great friend. She may be a bit clueless, but she's got many quirks that make people love her attitude. Even though she doesn't think highly of mineral water; believing it to be for rich folks, organic food; believing it to be for weight-conscious dopes, and band-aids; believing them to be useless objects that are used to make people look cool, she accepts everything in life the way it is. She's quite spiritual and very down-to-earth, but potato chips and fatty-foods are never turned down by her.
 * Ann  (The Double) - Ann's always been left out in her family, after all, she is the only sibling without a twin. So she's created her own, but the only people who know this is her family, since Ann and Alice, the twin, are completely different. Ann auditioned for Total Drama: The Cutting Edge so she and Alice can win the money to buy a new apartment to move into after they finish high school.
 * Arthur  (The Book Worm) - Arthur has known how to read since the age of two, and he wants to be a great author someday. Sadly, he cannot think of a good plot for his great novel. So he is constantly taking notes on events in his life, and interviewing people. He is very observant, and needs to know every detail on everything.
 * Chastity  (The Seductive Strategist) - Chastity always gets what she wants. She's not smart or kind but she's ruthless and has the power to take advantage of any guy with her killer persuasion and attractiveness. However, underneath it all, she's hiding a dark secret that's just waiting to unveil itself; all of her hair fell out from stress when she was little. She now wears a wig to hide her baldness.
 *  Chelsea  (The Brutal Brat) - Chelsey has always been a ruthless, cruel spoiled brat. She'll do anything to get attention, especially beg her rich billionaire parents for money. She's attempted to kill her boyfriend Chad after she caught him kissing another girl on the cheek, which wound up being his ex-girlfriend. Chelsey will do anything for money, and signed up for Total Drama to become even richer than ever.
 * Daniel  (The Pyromaniac) - Daniel is a pyromaniac. He's never comfortable when he doesn't have a match in his hands. He knows how to make homemade fireworks, fires, and his favorite color is red. He hopes some rare charcoal and fire lighters might be found on the setting of Total Drama: The Cutting Edge.
 * Haley  (The Buddy-Buddy) - Haley is your classic girl: great grades, good friends, and a loving family to support her. Her friends and teachers have nothing but good things to say about her. It's very easy to get along with Haley; in fact, her weakness is that she thinks everyone is her friend. Everyone. Even with this trait, she can be a bit obsessive-compulsive with some of the simpler things in life and she is unafraid to speak her mind, but if you get to know her, she's really a good friend and person. She joined Total Drama, obviously, to make more friends and to see how she fares with competition.
 * Jack  (The Joker) - Jack is a huge fan of the Batman comic book series, his favorite character in this series is "The Joker". Jack read the Joker comics day and night until one day he snapped and actually believe he was The Joker. Now he wears a big suit and wears clown makeup just like the Joker's. He even acts like the Joker, putting people in danger and causing people misery. He auditioned for Total Drama: The Cutting Edge to bring misery to all the other contestants.
 * <font color="F4A460">Joshua <font color="F4A460"> (The Composer) Joshua is an extremely intelligent person with a refined taste and knowledge for the world around him. Unfortunately, these traits are often overshadowed by his constant air of arrogance. He prefers to think and act by himself, always keeping his intentions mysterious. Joshua very rarely gets honestly worked up (and is usually lying when he appears to be), and is always teasing when he is not sharing information. These snobby qualities always make him appear condescending and antagonistic. Joshua is very manipulative, and loves to see conflict. He's even willing to turn best friends against each other to just get a laugh. Joshua signed up for the competition simply to get money.
 * <font color="C9C0BB">Kasumi <font color="C9C0BB"> (The Otaku) Kasumi has been an obsessive anime fan ever since she was three, when she first obtained the cassette for "Buccaneer Sun". Since then, Kasumi has hardly ever seen the light of day and spends most of her time watching as much Japanese animation as she can. She started to identify herself as being an anime character, and wears Japanese school girl outfits and is very hyperactive and manic. She was forced to sign up for Total Drama by her parents so she'd get out the house.
 * <font color="BDDA57">Maverick <font color="BDDA57"> (The Icy Hero) - If you're expecting somebody as mean, as cold, as harsh and sarcastic as Maverick to be an antagonist, you would be right... unless you're talking about Maverick. He drives away anyone looking for friendship - not because he's a loner, but because he doesn't like their attitude or some other trivial reason. He believes that to win Total Drama: The Cutting Edge, he will have to use his cynicism and cruelty for good.
 *  Milo  (The Secret Agent) - Milo was recruited by the Secret Agent Society for Secret Agent Friends Ready At Secret. (S.A.S.S.A.F.R.A.S. for short.) He takes his job very seriously and wears his tuxedo at all times. However, he is not very bright and is awful at hiding his job. In fact, he tells everyone he knows that he is a spy and reminds them of this every chance he gets. Also, he's not very good with his hidden weapons yet, such as his laser-shoes and his explosive cufflinks. He tries his hardest, but despite his athletic ability, his low intelligence and weapon failure just causes a person to wonder how he got into S.A.S.S.A.F.R.A.S.
 * <font color="DA8A67">Raye <font color="DA8A67"> (The Psychic) - Raye has always been very mysterious and calm headed, never opened up to anyone, except her family. Raye is sarcastic towards others and can have a friendly attitude as well, but she is usually in a bad mood. Raye joined the show just to get out of the house.
 * <font color="CC3333">Rebecca <font color="CC3333"> (The Cheerleader) All her life, Rebecca has been fond of cheering, cheering competitions, and anything involving pom poms. In Rebecca's head, she believes cheering is the best way to motivate others to participate. She auditioned for the show to help motivate others and to further pursue her gymnastic practices.
 * <font color="FFCC00">Steve <font color="FFCC00"> (The Enigma) - Steve is very enigmatic, which basically means that he is mysterious and difficult to understand. No one knows much about Steve, not even his parents or close friends. It is believed that Steve used to be a hyper and fun-loving boy, but due to some personal issues, he started to get quiet, and eventually, it seemed as if he had disappeared altogether. It's hard to understand Steve's motivations and he's very reserved. He's not necessarily an open book. Some people try their best to understand Steve, only to end up with nothing.

Chapter 1: Helter Shelter
The camera faded in on Chris, relaxing on a beach chair. "Welcome, viewers from around the world!", Chris said proudly. "I'm Chris McLean, back for another season of Total Drama. This season, we're taking place at an old, worn out war zone. And to top it all off, we're introducing sixteen new contestants for a whole new game, featuring some off the chart challenges! The rules remain the same; a group of teens live together where they will be placed on two separate team and fight for one million dollars. And of course, at the end of each episode, someone's gonna be escorted out of here, Chris McLean style. So let's introduce our new cast, who should be arriving shortly." A speeding bus passed by Chris, crashing into a large rock. "I can already tell I'm gonna love this season," Chris said with a chuckle. A female emerged from the bus. "Couldn't we have taken a safer ride? That one made my personality hurt," Angie said cluelessly. "Angie, what's going on?", Chris asked. "Is this where were going to live? Where are the bunk beds and crescent lights you promised us?", Angie said, scratching her head. "Haven't you ever seen this show before? I've only told the truth like, twice," Chris said, raising an eyebrow. "And that's fluorescent, by the way," Joshua said, exiting the bus. "Joshua, 'sup?", Chris said, offering a high five. "'Sup? Well, there are a lot of things that are 'sup. Global warming continues eating at the world. There are only five kinds of monkey that still remain active on this world. Lady BlaBla continues to butcher music," Joshua said in an arrogant tone. "I would've preferred if you didn't answer me," Chris said, putting his hand down. "This would be great for my thesis on world issues," Arthur said, writing something down on a notepad. "You know, this isn't a poetry slam, this is Total Drama," Chris said in a harsh tone. "Why would you accept him if you weren't prepared to leave him enable on your television show?", Joshua said, questioning Chris. "Now I'm regretting accepting you," Chris said, shoving Joshua aside. A blonde female emerged from the bus next, wearing short jeans, a cut-off shirt, and high heels. "Welcome to the show, Chastity," Chris said, hugging Chastity. "Hands off the figure," Chastity said, slapping at Chris. "I love it when they play hard to get," Chris whispered to the camera. "I knew I shouldn't have let you sit next to me, you spilled nail polish all over my shirt!", Ann said to someone off screen. "Who's she talking to?" Angie said, pondering. "Everything's gotta be a question with you, doesn't it?" Chris said, annoyed. "I was talking to Alice, she never minds her own business," Ann said angrily. "Who's Alice?" Angie asked. "My annoying twin sister," Ann responded. "As far as I'm concerned, there's only gonna be sixteen contestants this season, so anyone brought out here without an invitation is hitchhiking home," Chris said. A female with a large frown on her face emerged from the bus. "Why did I have to ride that stupid bus? I was going to ride daddy's private blimp, but no, I'm stuck riding this crappy school bus with a bunch of weird, obnoxious, loud, stupid, nerdy, brainy, ugly-" Chelsea said before being cut off by Chastity. "Honey, we don't want you here either," Chastity said, filing her nails. "Excuse me? I could easily get my parents to pay Chris to eliminate you. Is that want you want? Hm?" Chelsea said, poking at Chastity. "And I could easily pull your hair out, but only time will tell how I can take you down in my own way," Chastity said, walking off. A contestant exited the bus wearing face paint and a purple suit. "Well, look what we have here. My new chums for the next few weeks. Do you know what my father told me when I said I wasn't getting along with the kids at school? He told me to try to have fun with them. And boy, that week I sure had a load of fun," Jack said with an evil grin. "... Okay," Chris said, walking slowly away from Jack. A contestant then walked off the bus, with his hands in his pockets. "Everyone, meet Steve," Chris said, introducing Steve. "Eh," Steve said, shrugging and walking past Chris. "Well, then," Chris said, glaring. "Hey, it's so great to be here!", Haley said, putting her arm around Ann and Angie. "Can't wait to hang out with you guys for the next seven weeks!" "Remind me why I picked you again," Chris said, disgusted with Haley's behavior. A female with ribbons, a cheerleader outfit, and pom poms exited the bus. "T-O-T-A-L, do those letters ring a bell? It's D-R-A-M-A, Rebecca's pumped, and here to stay!", Rebecca said with a cheer. "I'm really starting to consider looking over these audition tapes," Chris said, shaking his head. Another contestant then exited the bus. "Hi, I'm Haley, I can't wait to hang out with you this summer!" Haley said, holding her hand out for a handshake. "I'm fine by myself, thank you every much," Maverick said with an unenthusiastic grin. "Isn't Maverick just a bundle of joy?" Chris said, turning to the camera. The next contestant walked out, holding a walkie talkie close by. "Location secured; I've entered the area. There are several life forms surrounding me. There are also several technical machines taking up area. Everything seems in order," Milo said in to the walkie talkie. "Welcome, Milo," Chris said. "How do you know my name?! What information do you know?!", Milo yelped. "Just so you know, I don't have any fear of what you might try on me. I've learned that fear can only be enforced. And enforcing things is my specialty," Jack said with a grimace. "Jack, you're freaking me out, dude," Chris said frantically. A male wearing a cut off shirt and short jeans walked off the bus. "Hey, peeps, how's it going?" Alexandria said, strutting towards Chris. "I know a lot of information in this world. Countless artifacts, locations commonly unknown, and some of the rarest species. But there's one thing that leaves me amiss. Is that a dude or a girl?" Joshua said confused. "Well, I'm a guy, but I just think that I'm more in sync with girls, they just speak to me more," Alexandria said happily. "Yup, that's Alex, but he would prefer us to call him Alexandria," Chris said, rolling his eyes. "Now I know why you got made fun of so much in grade school," Raye said, walking off the bus. "Here's Raye, the only normal contestant I've seen all day," Chris satisfyingly said. "And I can see why you live alone," Raye said, embarrassing Chris. "Welp, there goes my respect for you," Chris moaned sadly. A contestant wearing a school girl's outfit exited the bus. "Konichiwa!" Kasumi blurted out, jumping around the war zone. "Judging by your exaggerated Japanese appearance, I'm guessing you are Kasumi," Chris exclaimed. "And I'm ready for what this silly show has to offer," Kasumi said with a fast clap. Chris help out his arms, preparing for the last contestant to arrive. "And here comes out final contestant; Daniel!" Daniel began lighting matches in his hand. "Yes, yes, yes, fire!" Daniel cheered. "Straight from the mental institution, eh?" Joshua said putting his index finger and thumb on his chin. "Alright, now that you've all been situated, it's time to introduce your new home for the next seven weeks," Chris said, pointing his finger at a large building. "Headquarters? What's it doing here??" Milo yelped, biting his fingers. Chris then put a finger on Milo's lips. "It's time for the host of the show to speak now, so zip it, shut it, and stuff it." Milo muted himself. "This is where a mess hall once was, but we did some rearranging, and it's now a mess hall, once again, where you will be eating your breakfast, maybe lunch, and a slim chance of dinner, all made by Chef," Chris announced, presenting Chef with a large knife in his hand. "You've already been introduced to the Total Drama bus, which could use a little touch up paint. We will be using that to travel to other insane locations whenever we have a certain challenge we can't perfect in this deserted wasteland." "Where will eliminations take place?", Arthur said, holding out a pen and notepad. Chris then pointed over to a small, rundown shed. "Would you believe a building that small was an emergency shack? It's not fun and games when you're shooting at people with blunt objects! But yes, that it where eliminations will take place, where you will receive survival kits." "Survival kits? We're going to die?!" Angie screamed. "No, these are the survival kits you used to find in the nurse's office in elementary school," Chris said, opening the kit. "You know, with food like stale pretzels, dry cereal, and fruit bars. Food that would make you rather die instead. "This show sucks so far, when are you just going to hand me the million?" Chelsea yelled. "I'm glad you asked Chelsea, because I'm hoping you're voted off first," Chris responded, shoving Chelsea out of the way. "Alright, first thing's first, let's establish the teams. Instead of some race or team captains, I've decided to have them preset to save time." Chris pulled out a sheet of paper. "Angie, Chastity, Daniel, Haley, Jack, Joshua, Milo, Rebecca, you're on the Screaming Survivors. Alexandria, Ann, Arthur, Chelsea, Kasumi, Maverick, Raye, Steve, you're on the Killer Corpses. And now that we have that settled, our confessional this season will an old weapon's hut shortly across from the mess hall, savvy?" Confessional, Jack: "I wouldn't be surprised if I was the last survivor on this team." Confessional, Rebecca: "My first confessional, C-O-N-F-" The camera cut Rebecca off. Confessional, Maverick: "I don't see why we need teams in the first place. I work better by myself anyways. I think that going solo is the only way a person can truly learn to become independent in life. And boy, did I learn that the hard way..." "Alright, now that that's settled, it's time for your first challenge," Chris announced. "Now, I was planning a totally awesome battle to the death, but the producers told me that I'm held responsible if any of you die. And since our budget was cut, we have no place for you guys to sleep. So, in today's challenge, you and your teammates will be building your own shelter, where you will be living for the duration of the game. You also have to make sure it is built well, because I don't want a roof falling on you in your sleep. Not because I care for your safety, but because it comes out of my pay cheque. The winner will be determined on how well the shelter is created, and the prize their new sleeping home, along with another secret gift, while the losing team will be snoozing in sleeping bags, right here in scenic nowhere. There will be tools located in an old shed east from the emergency hut. Everybody ready? Go!" The camera panned over to the Screaming Survivors. "Alright, now if everyone would lend an ear to what I have to-" Joshua said before being cut off by Angie. "Don't you think frills would make the blankets so much better?" Angie said with a giggle. Joshua hushed Angie. "If we're going to get this challenge done, we need someone with astute brain power, like me." Joshua proudly said. "Maybe we should get explosives!", Daniel chanted. "In what way would explosives help us out here, Daniel?" Chastity said, annoyed. "What's your point?" Daniel questioned Chastity. Confessional, Chastity: Chastity begins painting her nails. "Sure, I'd pretty much like to eliminate all of my so-called teammates right now, but there are some I'm saving for something special. And if I want, I could take any guy I wanted right now to do anything for me. I'm just that good." The camera panned to the Killer Corpses, pondering on how they should complete the challenge. "I'll go get so tools over at the shed," Alice proclaimed, running off. "Wait, was that Alice or Ann? Either way, they both dress adorably!" Alexandria said happily. Confessional, Chelsea: "How are we supposed to build a shelter when nobody on this team can make a sandwich?" "Well, why doesn't Steve come up with something? He's seems like an interesting character for my fanfiction," Arthur said with a smile. "Ehhh, I got nothing," Steve said looking away. "Sheesh, you might just be more anti-social then Maverick," Raye blurted out. "What's that supposed to mean?" Maverick shot back. "I'm just saying that were in danger of constantly losing in the future if we don't start working as a team," Raye said, crossing her arms. "Oh, and I should start listening to you just because you're titled as a psychic? You know what? Forget this, I'll be waiting by elimination zone if you need me," Maverick shouted, walking off. Raye sighed. "Looks like our team's gonna end up losing." The camera then panned to Milo, who was carrying a large supply of wood and tools. "Can't... go on... any... longer..." Milo panted, dropping the supplies on his feet. "Yowwwwch!" Chastity walked up to Milo and put a hand on his face. "Let's get to work, I don't want to see you getting voted off," Chastity said sweetly. "Uh... wood?" Milo questioned nervously. Confessional, Milo: "Wood? Wood? That's all I could think of?! Daniel then lit a hammer on fire. "Yes, fire, fire, fire!" Joshua then stomped on the hammer, dousing to flame. "If you going to be on this team, you're going to have to stop being such a nuisance." "Alright, alright, can I at least keep the matches?" Daniel asked with a soft tone. "Very well then, I will let you keep your favorite tools of oxidation if you promise not to use them in inappropriate situations, such as this one," Joshua responded. Jack then walked over to Daniel. "Why do you let me hold on to them? I'm positive they'll be safe with me," Jack explained with a large grin. "Well, alright, but take good care of them," Daniel said, handing the matches over here. "Looks like the competitions getting heated," Jack said with a large, powerful laugh. The camera then panned over to Maverick, sitting by himself on a rock. Raye then walked up to him. "Hey," Raye simply said. "What do you want?" Maverick angrily said. "Look, I wanna apologize to you," Raye said. "I know you aren't really comfortable with the teams or teammates to begin with, but all of us are putting our faith in each other to get the challenge done and win in the end. I know you've probably gone through a lot, but if were ever going to end up happy, we're going to have to work together. Are you in?" Raye held out a hand for Maverick. Maverick then half-smiled, and walked past Raye. "Let's just win this challenge." The camera then showed the Killer Corpses beginning to saw, hammer, and set up the shelter. "Ooooh, I want to try to make the blue prints! I've seen plenty of anime, I know how these blue prints work," Kasumi said, as she began to map out the area. "Uh, Kasumi, are you sure you know what you're doing?" Raye said, scratching her head. "Relax, I've dealt with this before," Kasumi then began to draw all over the blue prints. "Finished!" Kasumi presented blue prints with a large komodo dragon on the front. Raye then slapped her palm in her face. "What? Don't you think dragon's are kakkoi??" Kasumi said, poking at Joshua. "We've gotta spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, and we'll beat you!" Rebecca cheered, presenting the Screaming Survivors who have started to make progress. "Where does this go?" Angie said, holding up a hammer. "Sweetie, that's not part of it, okay?" Chastity exclaimed in a sweet, yet arrogant tone. "Oh, so I can get rid of it?" Angie asked, throwing the hammer behind her head and hitting Milo in the crotch. "Augh!" Milo shouted in pain. "It's time to quit the dawdling and start working," Joshua said, making blue prints of how to build the shelter. Haley then put her arm around Joshua. "What's the plan, Stan?" "It's Joshua, and I would appreciate if you got your grimy paws off my shoulder," Joshua snapped, upsetting Haley. The teams began to work hard, and soon after, Chris stopped the challenge. "Time's up!" Chris announced. "Let's see what the Killer Corpses have." Raye then presented her team's shelter, equip with four bunk beds, a bureau with several draws, a large mirror, and a few wall paintings. "Looking good, Corpses!" Chris said. "I'd say you have a pretty solid chance of winning, but let's see what the Survivors' have to offer." Chris then walked over to the Screaming Survivors' shelter. "Hm, looks pretty nice on the outside." "It still would've looked better with a dragon..." Kasumi frustratingly said. Chris then began to turn the knob. "Let's just see what the inside looks-" suddenly, there was a large explosion. Chris then propelled backwards as the rest of the Screaming Survivors took cover. "What the..." Milo began to say. "What the devil happened?" Joshua shouted, followed by him walked over to Daniel. "I knew I shouldn't have kept those matches in your possession." "But I don't have them, Jack does," Daniel nervously said. "If I had them, then why would they be in your back pocket?" Jack said with a cheesy smile. Daniel then reached in his back pocket and found the matches. "But guys, I swear I didn't light the fire. Honest!" "All I know right now is that the Killer Corpses are the winner of the challenge," Chris said in pain, followed by a large cough. "Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Alexandria chanted, with the rest of the Corpses cheering in the background. "But, since I'm going to need medical support for my toasted skin, everyone's safe tonight," Chris said, being carried off by two interns. "You're lucky this time, but be warned, Daniel, this isn't the end," Joshua said as the rest of the Screaming Survivors walked off. Confessional, Daniel: Daniel began lighting paper on fire. "Sure, I love setting stuff on fire, burning stuff down, and even igniting my sister's clothes, but I'd never sabotage my team's chances of winning. I know Jack has something to do with this..." The sky then turned dark, as the Maverick leaned on the door of the Corpses' shelter. Raye then walked up to him. "Maybe this show's that you're not such a whiner after all," Raye said with a half-smile. "Shouldn't you be meditating or some crap?" Maverick snapped at her. Raye then kissed Maverick on the cheek and walked off, and Maverick gave a small, but warm smile. The camera the panned over to the Screaming Survivors. Chef then approaches them. "Here's your sleeping bags. Extra crusty, courtesy of Sargent Hatchet," Chef proudly said. "But there are only seven sleeping bags here," Milo said confused. "Yup, everyone except Mr. Fire Hazard gets one," Chef said, pointing at a notably upset Daniel. As most of the contestants fell asleep, Daniel was left alone, secluded on a rock. Chastity approached him. "I just want to let you know that I'm sure you didn't do this," Chastity said, sitting close to Daniel. "Thanks, I'm glad to see someone believes me," Daniel said, igniting a lighter. "I just know that all of the rest are going to vote me off first." "Haven't you ever seen this show, Danny?", Chastity asked. "These people have no knowledge of playing the game. I've studied this show carefully and I know how it works. I'm not going to sit here and watch a perfectly harmless contestant get eliminated. I have my own ways of taking down the members of our team. And I know they're going happen." Chastity then hugged Daniel from behind and walked off, with an maniacal grimace on her face. Confessional, Jack: "None of these people know what I have planned for them. They may have signed up for this show, but this is my world, and I'll gladly take down anyone I can. If I go down, this whole show goes down with me." The camera then went to static as the episode ends.

Chapter 2: Night of the Living Duds
The screen faded in to Chris McLean. "Last time, on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!" Chris announced. "Another bunch of idiotic teenagers were brought to an unexpected war zone. they were introduced to some of the new digs we'll be seeing this season, and boy, I could just tell they were completely unprepared. When given a building challenge, both teams struggled to get off their feet, but after Maverick came out of his shell, the Killer Corpses ended up winning the challenge, along with their new home. Meanwhile, the Screaming Survivors were seriously ticked off at Daniel after his fire tactics caused the team's shelter to blow, but it was later revealed that Jack was behind the scheme. Who will be going home next? What do Jack and Chastity have up their sleeves? And how will we budget for the whole season? Find out, right here, on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!"

The contestants awoke, confused of their whereabouts. "Where are we?" Maverick asked confusedly. "Oooh, maybe we're in space!" Kasumi snickered. Angie looked around. "Are you sure there are tanning booths in space?" "How do you know you aren't in a dream right now, and that your dreams were actually real life?" Jack questioned. Confessional, Haley: "Sure, I wanna be friends with everyone here, but Jack is really starting to freak me out." Joshua began to pace around the around. "It would appear by the various shopping and accessory stores that this would most certainly be a mall." "Well, then I'm not sticking around here," Chastity said, walking off. Milo stood up. "But, what if there's a challenge?" "Would you rather me participate in the challenge or shop in the lingerie department?" Chastity seductively said. Milo became nervous. "Uh, the second one, I guess." "Good boy," Chastity walked off. "We are L-O-S-T, what's the mean to you and me? We're lost, that's right, we're lost!" Rebecca cheered. Confessional, Maverick: Rebecca's not even on my team, but I'm considering voting her out if we lose. "Well maybe I could've stop kicking you in my sleep if you would stop pulling my hair, Ann!" Alice shouted. Confessional, Raye: "I'm a psychic, and even I can't tell the difference between Ann and Alice." "I'm seeing uber tension between you two gals," Alexandria said worriedly. Raye then touched her forehead. "And I'm seeing Chris pulling another one of his insane challenges on us." A loudspeaker from the security room then turned on and Chris began speaking. "Morning, guys! Who's ready for another insane challenge?" "Told ya," Raye said to Arthur. Arthur began writing something down. "If you're a psychic, maybe you could help me write my upcoming novel ' ''Chris: A Man of Mystery" '. Raye rolled her eyes. "Well, most of you are probably wondering why you are here, correct?" Chris said on the loudspeaker. "You had better tell us why we're here or I'll just have to tell my daddy what you've done to us!" Chelsea screamed. "Telling you're daddy on me, what, are you five?" Chris asked. "Anywho, overnight, while you were all in dream land, we gave you a little treat along the tranquilizing line, and you were more out of it then you already are." "So why are we in a mall?" Milo asked. "Because your next challenge will be taking place here," Chris announced. "Of course, it wasn't easy getting this mall empty, with a whole bunch of other sixteen-year-olds running around." Chef then entered the mall and handed out maps. "Maps? What for?" Milo asked. "You'll be aimlessly roaming around the mall all day without maps, so I was generous enough to give you some," Chris said. "And now for the challenge; an awesome zombie battle!" "Don't you think we're a little too old to believe in zombies?" Maverick questioned. "Yeah, I found it a little too cliché and unrealistic to make you believe there were actually zombies here, so we installed some high-tech robotic ones," Chris then pressed a button, causing an old, rusty, robotic zombie to walk in the room. "That's your definition of high-tech, Chef?" "You said yourself that we're on a low budget, did you expect me to pull a highly advanced machine out of my butt?" Chef shouted. "Alright, alright, I'm sorry, sheesh," Chris groaned. "The first part of your challenge is to collect various weapons you can use against these tin cans, the more firepower you have, the safer you will be, because if you get bitten by one of these zombies, you will be replaced by a robotic look-alike of you. The second part is to locate three keys somewhere in the mall. The team keys will be located in the same place, but Survivors' keys will be green and Corpses' keys will be red. These three keys will be your ticket out of this mall. Without them, you're left for dead. If all of the contestants on a team are bitten, the opposing team is automatically the winner. And... go!" Confessional, Kasumi: "Oh, this is just like Preschool of the Dead! Except there are a whole lot less boobs." Angie began to read her team's map, but read it upside down. Joshua became aggravated. "Give me that! There's a hunting down near yonder, we should head there." "But what if we hurt the robots?" Angie asked sadly. "It is a group of apathetic machines, I highly doubt that it will matter if we destroy them," Joshua responded. "I think we should build a blockade, to keep the zombies away from us," Daniel stated. "That is truly remarkable, coming from someone who seems to be playing every side on the ball field, isn't it?" Jack asked Daniel. "Look Jack, I'm sick of you and the others blaming me for this, and even if I did, it's time to move on and start this challenge," Daniel responded. "We'll just see what happens when the batter strikes out," Jack convulsed. Raye began to look over the map. "Alright, it looks like we should just follow the Survivors to the hunting store, that's probably the best choice on the map." "A walk that far? I'm not going unless my private jet takes me!" Chelsea pouted. "Honey, you're going to be waiting a long time," Maverick snapped. Chelsea growled as she reluctantly followed her team. Both teams are shown the hunting shop. "Oooh, let's choose that one, or that one, or that one!", Kasumi chanted, pointing to several different weapons. "Settle down, we can only pick so many," Maverick said, calming Kasumi. Raye looked over at Steve, who was sitting alone. Confessional, Raye: I can't help but feel bad for Steve. I know he's shy, but he's gonna have to make some friends if he wants to last here. Raye approached Steve. "Hey, Steve." Steve looked up. "Oh, hi, Raye is it?" "That's me," Raye smiled, "I was just wondering, how come you don't socialize with the other teammates." "Well, I don't know. I'm just not sure about anything anymore. Everyone's been trying to find out about me, but I'm having trouble finding myself," Steve confessed. "Well, I'm a psychic, I could try to help," Raye put a hand on Steve's shoulder. Maverick looked over, noticeably jealous. Confessional, Maverick: "Raye and Steve? Whatever. I'm not jealous or anything, I just don't see how those two are compatible at all." Maverick looked down and sighed. Ann held out an ear. "Alice thinks we should not go for the most powerful guns, but the ones with the most ammo." "Alice is speaking my language," Maverick said, as he gathered paintball guns. Milo began skimming through weapons. "It's just like being at headquarters!" Confessional, Milo: "Except in headquarters, we don't actually use guns, we use pillow cases." Milo then picked up a large paintball gun. "Why are there only paintball guns here?" "They were probably the only guns Chris could afford," Daniel said, looking through weapons. Chris then went on the PA system and began speaking. "Time is up for the first part of the challenge. Chef, it's time to release the zombies!" A siren went off as robot zombies began to rise up throughout the mall. "Gather the most powerful paint dispensable guns you can and let's get out," Joshua stated. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up," Daniel said, walking off camera. The two teams began gathering weapons and exited the store, with several zombies waiting outside. "Alright, you dead duds, come and get some!" Milo proudly exclaimed, as several robots charged toward him. "Wait, I changed my mind, I don't want to be your undead slaves!" Milo began panicking as Angie noticed him. "Milo, watch out!", Angie jumped in front of Milo as a robot bit her arm. "Yowwch!" Angie was then pulled off camera and replaced with a robotic version of herself. Milo stood in his place shocked. Confessional, Milo: "I've just never seen that side of Angie before. At first I thought she was just some girl who had the smarts of lamppost, but I think I might be in love with her." The camera then panned to Chastity, who is seen taking many bathing suits from a store. A robot soon approaches her. Chastity turned to the robot. "Hey, rusty, I bet you've got a twelve gage," Chastity said, rubbing her hand on the robot's face. The robot began to shake uncontrollably and malfunctioned. Confessional, Chastity: "Dang, I'm so good I can even wow the undead." The camera panned back to Milo, still in shock, as robots approached him. Milo looked up. "Uhh, stay away... you... ugly... zombies?" Milo, love struck, was bitten and replaced with a robot. Confessional, Joshua: "Viewers out there, you may believe that the ones known as Angie and Milo are enjoyable, yet picture yourself in my shoes. How would you feel if you had to hang around with two babbling idiots incapable of even the simplest challenge? I'm sure you wouldn't like it too much either." Chastity then returned to her team. "Two down already? I wasn't even gone that long." "Enough with the chatter, grab a weapon and start shooting," Joshua said, tossing Chastity a gun. "I suppose I can deal with this," Chastity said, shooting large amounts of paint at the robot. The Killer Corpses began splattering the zombies in paint. Chelsea, confused on how to use the paintball gun, accidentally shot herself. "Enough! I'm sick and tired of this stupid challenge and I say that it is over now. I don't care what Chris has to say, I say it's ov-" before Chelsea could finish, she was bitten by a robot and replaced with another. Maverick began kicking and punching the robots and started looking at the map. "We should start searching for those keys before the Survivors do." "Wait, where's Alexandria?" Raye asked. The camera cut away to Kakky Barn, showing Alexandria shopping inside. "Excuse me sir, I'd like to check out!" The cashier turned around and is revealed to be one of the zombies. "I love your clothes!" Alexandria exclaimed, "Where'd you get them?" Alexandria was violently bitten and replaced with a zombie. The camera panned back on the Killer Corpses. "Forget about him," Maverick said. "Only thing he's good at is successfully making a boy look like a girl." As several robots surrounded Kasumi, she dropped her weapon. "Heyaaaaaaah!" Kasumi screamed as she jumped towards the robots. Kasumi began to kick and chop at the robots, effectively destroying all of them. Confessional, Steve: "Who would've thought Kasumi knew jujitsu?" A robot then approached Jack, to which Jack turned to it. "Hm, I wonder how it feels to be a robot. You must know how it feels, to never feel happiness or love or ever truly conquer anything in life. And who could forget that the only reason you are on this world is to serve as a tool for another. That must really be excellent." The robot began to twitch and then malfunctioned. Ann began to look around the mall. "Alice! Where are you?" Ann opened the elevator, but a robot was awaiting inside. "Have you seen Alice?", Ann asked, as she was bitten by a robot. Joshua ran inside an arcade. "Come on, team members, if we are ever going to locate these keys, we are going to have to start searching." All of the Screaming Survivors ran inside the arcade, with only Chastity and Haley left behind. Chastity, struggling, begins shooting at zombies while Haley rambles on to her. "And so that's when I went on my family trip to Australia, mate!", Haley said to Chastity. "Haley, I don't know if you realize this, but I don't care," Chastity responded. "But I never told you the part about how I befriended a hurd of kangaroos," Haley said, starting her story. Chastity, becoming irritated, pushed Haley into a group of robots, who bit her repeatedly. Confessional, Chastity: "Haley's barely a contestant in general, does it matter if she's still competing?" Daniel began playing an arcade game. "Man, game over again?" "Daniel, cease the dilly-dally. We need to get going," Joshua stated. Chastity entered the arcade and walked over to Daniel. "Wait, Daniel, are you competing for keys? "Yeah... wait, that's it!" Daniel exclaimed. "All we need to do is beat the game, and then we're good to go." Jack walked over to the backside of the game and started working on wires. A key popped out of the key dispenser. "How did you do that?" Daniel asked. "How didn't I do that?" Jack questioned. Joshua grabbed the key out of the dispenser. "No time for trivia now, it's time to get going. Where the devil is Rebecca?" Daniel and Chastity turned over to a cheering Rebecca, who is bitten and replaced by a robot. "I've got spirit, yes I do, and now I am going to kill you!", the robot cheered. While the Screaming Survivors ran outside, the Killer Corpses entered the room. "Ooooh, a video game!" Kasumi proclaimed, as she started pressing buttons on a machine. "Kasumi, we don't have t-" Maverick began to say. "Ah, just let her play, we'll just start searching," Raye said. The team began to search around, but robots soon began to enter the room. "They're coming!" Raye said, clinging to Steve. Maverick became noticeably annoyed. "This isn't a drive-in movie, you can get your hands off each other." "What's your deal?" Raye said, raising an eyebrow. Maverick became calm. "Look, we're going to have to focus if we want to win." Kasumi walked over, throwing a key up and down. "Lookie what I found!" Kasumi presented the key to her teammates. "The key!" Arthur rejoiced. "Before we get out of here, let me take a few side notes." "Come on, Arthur, we gotta go," Maverick said, calling over Arthur. Arthur began to continue taking notes. "Subjects are completely programmed to have a lust for flesh. All are well created, and-", before Arthur could finish, he was bitten and replaced by a robot. The Killer Corpses looked back in horror. "We're losing members, we can't stick around any longer," Raye exclaimed. The camera cut away to the Screaming Survivors in the restrooms. Joshua looked down at a dirty toilet. "Who would so generously offer to scavenger this decrepit waste tool?" "I'm not going near water, that's against my policy," Daniel stated. Chastity is shown painting her nails. "You really think I'm going to go anywhere near that thing? I'd rather kiss Chris." The PA system suddenly went on as Chris began to speak. "Is that a promise?" "Screw off," Chastity said nastily as the PA went off. "How about you, Jack?" Joshua asked. "That seems a bit too serious. I'd rather have some fun, let's throw a party," Jack said in a dry tone. Confessional, Daniel: "Am I the only one who thinks that Jack is planning to kill us all?" "Well I am going no where near this disgusting latrine," Joshua declared. "Perhaps I could tamper with the pipes and launch the key up." Before anyone could get another word in, a group of robots came in. "Great, now what?" Chastity groaned. Daniel, showing to be largely alert, stood in front of his team. "Stand back guys, I have a trick up my sleeve." Daniel suddenly pulled a large, black gun from his back pocket. As Daniel pressed the trigger, a large flame came out, igniting the robots on fire. "Where did you find that?!" Joshua burst out. "I have my sources," Daniel said, blowing on the head of the gun. "You fight them off, I will continue with finding that key," Joshua said, as Daniel continue setting fire to the robots. As Joshua began tampering with the pipes, a large amount of water spurted out, washing the robots clear of the restroom. A red and green key were launched out of the toilet. Suddenly, Kasumi slid through the restroom and grabbed the key. "That's all, folks!" Kasumi then ran out of the bathroom. "Blast it, now they're ahead of us," Joshua declared. "Not if their skin is toasted," Jack pointed out. Daniel looked at Jack, puzzled. "Uh, dude, I'm not going to set an actual person on fire." "Why not? I've done it eight times before," Jack said, as everyone shot him an awkward look. "Let's just get out of here, my shoes are getting soaked," Chastity said with a glare. As the Screaming Survivors exited the restroom, a herd of robots surrounded them. "I've got this, you guys keep going!" Daniel proclaimed, as he continued to shoot flames at the robots. "Good luck, big man," Chastity said, putting her hand on Daniel's chest. "Uh... thanks... Chastity," Daniel said blushing. Confessional, Daniel: "It's hard to believe that the robots aren't the hottest thing here." The camera cut away to the Killer Corpses, who are fighting off robots. Kasumi runs over to them. "Where have you been?" Maverick asked. "I got key number deux!" Kasumi cheered. "Great, now one more to go!" Raye excitedly hugged Steve. Maverick once again looked with contempt towards Raye and Steve. Confessional, Maverick: "So maybe I am a bit jealous, but who cares? Raye is cute, and Steve has little to no personality at all. Why would she want to be with him?" While Steve was going over to get his paintball gun, Maverick slid his gun over to Steve's feet, causing Steve to trip. A robot then came up to a defenseless Steve and bit his arm. "Frick, Steve!" Raye shouted. Maverick nervously pretended to act innocent. "What happened?" "Ugh, no time now, let's just go before anyone else gets bitten," Raye said, running off with her team. However, Kasumi stopped when seeing the food court. "Mmmm, I could go for some munchies!" The camera panned over to the Screaming Survivors, who were struggling to find their third key. "This is hopeless, we've searched everywhere and still no key," Joshua asserted. "Yeah, and where's Daniel?" Chastity asked. Chastity then looked over toward the robots, and noticed that Daniel had been bitten. "Fantastic." Confessional, Chastity: "I guess this would be a perfect time to work on Jack and Joshua. They won't be easy, but I'll give it a shot." Chastity approached Joshua. "Hey, I hear you have a P.H.D. in making girls like me fall head over heals for you." Chastity leaned in toward Joshua. Confessional, Joshua: "Chastity really trying her act on me? I have experienced every type of person in life, and I know that Chastity is not the type to get tangled up in." Confessional, Jack: "Chastity cannot seduce her way to the top. It's such a silly plan really. You need to work if your going to make it past the final ten. But maybe I'll amuse her for a while." Joshua scowled at Chastity. "Your clothes disgust me." Chastity shot a glare back. The camera panned back to Kasumi, who had a taco in her hand. "This isn't a sledge hammer... Oh well." Kasumi took a large bite out of the taco and discovered a key. "Yes! Now, I just have to find some way to tell my team." Kasumi looked over at a door that said "do not disturb" in bold letters. "Something tells me I should enter this room." Kasumi then opened the door. The camera then showed the inside of the room, as Chef and Chris sat, speaking small talk. Chris put his feet up. "They say it's supposed to be renewed for another season, but it just keeps ditching its best characters." Chef then noticed Kasumi. "You're not supposed to be in here, this is private property!" They closed up on Kasumi as she glared, and the next scene showed Chef and Chris both tied up. Kasumi then grabbed the microphone and began speaking. "Hey, team, I found key number three, it's in the food court!" Maverick slapped his palm in his face. "She just had to reveal to the world where the final keys are." "It doesn't matter now, let's just get there before the other team," Raye remarked. The camera panned toward the Screaming Survivors. "Let's head over there, time's running out," Joshua stated. The camera then showed the two teams entering the food court, while robots trailed behind. "Here!" Kasumi said, tossing Raye the key. Jack picked up the other taco. "Here, Joshy boy, why don't you eat this?" Joshua looked with disgust. "Absolutely not, the rather piquant yet spicy taste of a taco turns my bowels in knots. I refuse to eat it." "Oh, for crying out loud!", Chastity cried, as she scraped the beef and cheese off the taco shell, revealing the key. "And now, to head for the exit," Joshua exclaimed, as his team ran off. "Now it's our turn to beat them," Raye said. Suddenly, a group of robots headed toward the Corpses. Maverick, angered, walked up to the robots. "Go, don't wait for me, I'll distract them." "You sure?" Raye asked. "I'm fine, go on," Maverick said. Raye walked up and playfully punched Maverick. "Good luck, big shot." Maverick smiled as robots surrounded him. "Wait, Kasumi? Where are you?" Raye asked angrily. "I found a little short cut over time," Kasumi said with a wink, as she presented the secret room. "All we need to do is travel through the air duct!" Chastity, Joshua, and Jack reached the front door as Chastity stuck the key in the lock and turned it. "Hello, victory!" Chastity cheered. The team exited the mall, but were horrified to know that the Killer Corpses had already found the way out. "You gotta be kidding me!", Chastity shouted. Chris and Chef exited the building, disheveled. "Even though Kasumi and Raye both cheated in a way, I was pretty impressed anyway, so I deem the Corpses the official winners of the challenge!" Chris announced, as the bitten contestants exited the building. "My head hurts!" Angie complained. Milo approached Angie. "My head hurts too! We have something in common!" "Wait, if there was only one lock, how come we needed three keys?" Chastity asked Chris. "Oh, you didn't, I just like to mess with you guys," Chris said with a laugh. Chastity growled at Chris. "Okay, Survivors, it's time for your first elimination ceremony in the emergency hut. If only I remembered where I parked the bus..." Chris said. The camera then showed the bus being towed away.

The camera cut to the elimination ceremony, with every Screaming Survivor present. Chris began to speak. "With me, I have seven survival kits full of expired food. Anyone who doesn't receive a survival kit will be taking the Launch of Shame! That's right, you'll be tied and launched by a so-called nuclear rocket, but don't worry, a parachute should hopefully deploy half way through. Survival kits go to Joshua, Chastity, and Jack!" All three received their survival kits. Chris started up again. "Next two go to Angie and Milo!" Angie caught her survival kit. "Yay, I'm safe!" Milo grasped onto her. "You're so smart." Chris held up the final survival kit. "Rebecca, Haley, this is the final survival kit of the night. And it goes to..." Rebecca is showed nervously holding her pom poms, while Haley bites her lip. ".... Haley!" Chris exclaimed, tossing Haley the final survival kit. "Yes, yes, yes!" Haley yelped. "Wha-What?" Rebecca said sadly. "Cheering is a good high school elective, but where do you expect to get on a reality show?" Chastity said. Chris grabbed Rebecca's arm. "Let me escort you to our new deporting device." The camera showed Rebecca, tied to the rocket with Chef ready to launch her. Chris walked up to the rocket. "Any final words, Reb?" Rebecca then smiled and held up her pom poms. "I've just been eliminated, E-L-I-M-I-" Rebecca then was launched as she screamed loudly. Chris then turned to the camera. "Looks like the shows most enthusiastic competitor is gone. What drama is to come? Will Chastity successfully win over Joshua? And what will become of Steve and Raye? Find out next time on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!" The camera then faded to black.

Chapter 3: Insane in the Brain
The screen faded in to Chris McLean on the war zone. "Last time, on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!", Chris announced. "Just when you thought we couldn't get any more extreme, we put the contestants with live zombies! Well, actually they were robotic zombies, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. Maverick got heated when he saw his girl Raye flirting with another man, I.E., Steve, so he got a little over-protective when he purposely sabotaging his own by shoving Steve into the zombies. Can't blame the dude, Raye and Steve just don't work well together, and I can tell the fans will be digging some RxM. Meanwhile, Chastity tried her best to seduce Joshua, but Mr. Brainiac saw through her plan, and proved her strategy to be ineffective to smart alecs. In the end, Kasumi taught us all that being a little nutso can help your team out a lot when she ended up winning the challenge for her team. As a result of Rebecca's obnoxious cheerleading, she was sent home that night, but not without one final cheer. Who's gonna go home next? What will become of the love triangle between Steve, Raye and Maverick? And when's Chef going to wash my hair?" A shampoo bottle hits Chris in the head that was thrown by Chef off screen. Chris, agitated, finishes the recap. "Er, right now, on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!"

The screen faded in on the mess hall, showing the contestants eating gruel. Joshua poked at his gruel with a fork. "There's no bran in this, correct? My stomach does not work well with bran." "Who says that's food?" Chef asked, as the gruel began to move around. "I'm full," Angie moaned nauseously. Milo sat next to Angie looking passionately at her. "You have the prettiest... eyebrows..." Angie scratched her head. "Uh, thanks?" Chastity pulled at Milo's shirt. "Milo, can I see you for a second?" Milo stood up. "Sure." The two walked off secluded from the teams. "Whatcha wanna talk about, Chast?" Milo questioned. "If you're going to be alli- er, working together with me, you can't talk to Angie," Chastity stated. "For all we know, she could be plotting against you." Milo turned to Angie playfully grabbing for a butterfly. Milo looked puzzled. "She seems harmless to me." "Looks can be deceiving Milo," Chastity put a hand on his shoulder. "Would I lie to someone as good looking as you?" "I guess not... m'am..." Milo said awkwardly. Chastity smiled. "Good boy." Confessional, Chastity: "Milo is just like every other boy, he looks for looks. He'll do anything for me, as long as my looks please him." The camera panned to the Killer Corpses' table. Kasumi was seen playing with her food, as Alexandria looked on in disgust. "That food is so not legit!" Alexandria blurted, followed with a glare by Maverick. The camera showed Raye and Steve having a conversation. Steve began continuing a story. "... And so that's when my dad sent me off to boy scouts, I never went to the bathroom again..." Raye put her hand on Steve's shoulder. "You poor thing." Maverick became annoyed. Confessional, Maverick: "How could anyone not be annoyed by this? It's like they're purposely trying to make me jealous." Ann came into the mess hall, noticeably tired. "Where have you been?" Chelsea snobbishly asked. "And where's your imaginary friend?" Ann yawned. "Alice was snoring all night, I couldn't get any sleep." Chris then walked into the mess hall, and shoved Ann aside. "Good morning, everyone! Sleep well?" "Your sarcasm becomes quite obnoxious," Joshua stated. Chris scowled. "If you don't appreciate my sarcasm, I don't appreciate you. Well, I never did, anyways." "Ooh, ooh, I have a challenge idea!", Daniel exclaimed. "I'm not risking my job by having the whole war zone set on fire," Chris responded. Daniel sadly put his head down. "Aw..." Chris then continued. "Today's challenge is simple. A few dozen years ago, a bunker was put underground for emergencies like tornadoes, but unfortunately, the ol' bunker was never used. So Chef and I decided to include it in today's challenge!" "Underground? For several hours? Without supervision?" Jack questioned. "Yup," Chris answered. "The reason why that bunker was never used was because most people thought that the tight space and time spent down there would cause them to go crazy, so I'm interested in seeing how you will deal with it. Whoever lasts the longest in the bunker without forfeiting wins the challenge for their team and is immune from elimination tonight. Oh yeah, and each team be supplied with one survival kit, containing TV dinners and juice pouches. I'll be waiting at the tunnel outside." Confessional, Milo: "As a trained member of S.A.S.S.A.F.R.A.S., I believe my skills will work well in this challenge. For instance, I slept in a car for thirty-two days, and I had no problem! Well, that was voluntary, but my point still stands." Chris stood by the tunnel leading into the underground bunker. "Everybody in, unless you wanna forfeit now, which I wouldn't be surprised with." Confessional, Kasumi: "I've been waiting for a challenge like this all season! Well, two episodes, but I know I can last! I'm perfect for this challenge! Wooo!" Kasumi was shown inside the bunker with a horrified look on her face. "How am I supposed to live this way?! I can't take this anymore!!! Gah!" Kasumi busted through the bunker door and up the tunnel. Maverick looked at his watch. "We've only be down here for three minutes..." As time passed, the contestants' expressions became notably dull. "We could play a game!", Haley happily proclaimed. "Or we could not," Chelsea said from across the bunker. Haley frowned. "No really, this is a fun one. I pick a letter and you have to make a sentence starting with that letter!" "How about 'S', for how much I'd like to strangle you?" Chelsea snapped. Haley looked puzzled. "That doesn't start with 'S'." Confessional, Milo: "I figured that if I'm gonna be in this challenge, I can't just sit around and do nothing. I think I may have to do some sabotaging." Milo looked around as he rolled a circular device in the middle of the bunker. Joshua looked down at the device. "What on Earth is that?" Smoke then began to emit from the device. Milo acted surprised. "Oh, no, somebody besides me must have dropped a smoke bomb!" Daniel became excited. "Is there a fire?!" "Well, I think some of you are getting ready to for-" Milo began to cough uncontrollably. "Can't... breathe... gotta..." Milo began to cough again and walked out of the bunker and up the tunnel, where Chris waited above. Chris laughed. "You tried to sabotage the others and ended up forfeiting? Oh, the irony." Confessional, Milo: "I might have sacrificed myself, but I think chicks dig it when you do stuff like that. Soon enough, Angie will be all over me! Just don't tell Chastity." Alexandria began dusting the bunker. "This smoke is doing a number on these walls, I'm going to have to do some serious work around here." Confessional, Maverick: "Did this guy seriously come straight from Lifetime television?" Joshua's stomach rumbled. "I sure am becoming ravenous, I suppose this would be a good time to consume the TV dinners Chris left for us." Chastity opened the survival kit to reveal TV dinners filled with mashed potatoes, corn off the cob, and chocolate pudding. "The expiration date is from July 8, 2007..." Angie poked at the mashed potatoes with her fork, as the mashed potatoes began to pop. "I can't eat this, I need real food! I know, I'll go to the mess hall to find food!" "Wait, Angie, no!" Chastity shouted, but Angie already exited the bunker. Confessional, Chastity: "Our team is hopeless." Angie poked her head out of the tunnel. "Looks like you're out, Angie, but at least you can hang out with double-o failure," Chris said. Angie looked down sadly as an eager Milo waved to her. The camera panned back to the bunker, as Ann began sweating. "Alice, please stay calm!", she shouted. "Alice, it's fine, nobody is going to eat you! Alice wait!" Ann ran out of the bunker and up the tunnel. Confessional, Raye: "Does somebody want to tell me what just happened?" Chelsea sat closing her eyes. Confessional, Chelsea: "I can handle these stupid challenges. I can stay calm for as long as I want. Next time, Chris, try to come up with something more original." A spider crawled onto Chelsea's leg. Chelsea opened her eyes and began screaming. "This place is disgusting! Forget you guys, have fun dying here yourselves!" Chelsea exited the bunker. Joshua scoffed. "Such an ignorant soul, bothered by such an ignorant creature. Luckily I won't be going anytime soon." Alexandria began the vacuum the bunker. "Where... how... where did you even get a vacuum?!", Raye questioned. "I always carry my dustbuster just in case!", Alexandria exclaimed. "In case... of what?", Maverick asked. "An emergency like this one!", Alexandria happily said. "Can I borrow that when you're done?", Jack said with a stern look. Joshua began to whistle as he looked down at his hands, covered with dirt. Joshua tried to wipe off the dirt, but it remained on his hands. He began to sweat as he looked down at his pants and noticed that they were also dirty. Joshua bit his lip and began to become even more nervous. He then began to talk to himself. "Relax, Joshua, it is only dirt." Haley, covered with dirt on her clothes, leaned close to Joshua, "Hey, Josh, what's up, buddy?" Joshua then stood up. "I have to part for urgent reasons." Joshua awkwardly walked off. Confessional, Joshua: Joshua is seen washing his hands with soap. "Oh, that back there? Oh, that was nothing of importance... Heh, heh..." Daniel began to ignite a lighter. Confessional, Daniel: "I figure if I'm going to be down here for a while, I might as well have a little pyro-party!" Chastity, falling asleep, hears a scream, and looks up at Daniel, completely on fire. "What the...?!" "Too much gasoline!!!", Daniel ran out of the bunker, screaming. Confessional, Chastity: "I really need to get new teammates. Raye and Steve were seen talking to each other. "I just feel like nobody really listens to me that much," Steve stated. "Oh, come on, don't be such a dork, you know I listen to you," Raye said, playfully punching Steve. Maverick looked over at the two in disgust. "Get a room." Raye looked at Maverick with a confused glare. Arthur began writing on a notepad next to Chastity. "Subject seems to be completely drowsy, as shown by her tired outlook." Chastity glared. "Buzz off." Chastity shoved Arthur. Arthur stood back up. "Just let me finish my full description of your figure!" Chastity tripped Arthur as he fell on top of her, knocking her wig half off her head. "Wha...?", Arthur asked scratching his head. Chastity adjusted the wig, and began walking off. "Nothing, that was just... uh... I gotta go... brush my teeth." Chastity exited the bunker. Arthur gave a confused look and began writing on his notepad. As Raye and Steve continued talking, Maverick became even more disgusted. Alexandria approached Maverick. "Could you just move a smidge?" "No," Maverick snapped. "Go clean somewhere else." Alexandria gasped. "But it will only take a freckle." Maverick stood up. "I'm sick and tired of you and your stupid cleaning. Nobody on this team likes your cleaning and I'm right there with them. Why don't you go home and clean with your other gal pals?" Alexandria began to quiver. "I refuse to listen to this anymore!" Alexandria walked off sobbing. Raye stood still. "Sheesh, what was that all about?" Maverick turned angrily to Raye. "This might be the first time you aren't clinging to Steve all season. I'm out of here." Maverick exited the bunker. Raye chased after Maverick. "Maverick, stop!" Steve looked around. "Awkward." The camera cutaway to Raye and Maverick outside of the bunker. "Why are you doing this?" Raye asked. "Because you treat Steve like he's a god and you barely bat an eye at me," Maverick snapped back. Raye folded her arms. "Oh, quit acting like such a baby. And last time I checked, we weren't in a relationship." Maverick hesitated. "Whatever, have fun trying to find a personality in that guy." Maverick walked off as Raye scratched her head. Confessional, Raye: "What was that all about? Are me and Maverick dating or something?" The camera cutaway to inside of the bunker. Jack looked around suspiciously. Confessional, Jack: "My team can't get rid of me so soon, I still have some fun planned. So I gotta make sure I last before all the rest." Jack walked over to Arthur. "Arthur," Jack said. "I heard there was a plane crash on the war zone." Arthur looked up enthusiastically. "This will make for a perfect news story!" Arthur ran out of the bunker and up the tunnel. He looked around suspiciously. "Who... What... Where? Chris looked down disappointed. "Are you really that stupid?" The camera panned back to the bunker. "Looks like we're only left with three," Jack stated. Haley hugged Jack. "We could play truth or dare to keep us calm! Truth or dare? Choose truth, I have a juicy question!" Jack pushed Haley off. "And with that, I forfeit." Jack exited the bunker and tunnel. Haley turned to Steve. "I guess it's just us, then!" Steve looked down sadly. Confessional, Steve: I know I could easily stay calm, but I think I might be starting to like Raye. I mean, I guess it would be a better move to comfort her then win a challenge, we could do that anytime." "I forfeit," Steve declared, as he walked out of the bunker. "Wait, I win?", Haley asked. "I win, I win, I win!" Haley excitedly exited the bunker and out the tunnel. "And so the Screaming Survivors win!" Chris declared. Chastity put on a fake happy tone and hugged Haley. "I knew you could do it!" Haley began hugging Chastity so hard that she choked her. "Friends till the end!" Steve walked up to Raye. "What happened?" Raye asked. "I guess I just lost my cool, but it's no biggie, at least I get to be with you," Steve said as Raye shot a warm smile back. Chris walked over to the Killer Corpses. "Corpses, it's time for your first elimination ceremony. I'll be waiting in the emergency hut."

The camera cut to the elimination ceremony, as Chris stood with a satisfied grin. "Who wants a tasty, expired treat? All of you, that is. If you don't get one, you're going to have to go to our somewhat dangerous Launch of Shame, where you'll be launched the heck out of here! Now, the first survival kit was supposed to go to Maverick, but since he didn't show up, it goes to Raye." Raye caught the survival kit in her hands, looking guilty for Maverick's absence. Chris pulled out three more kits. "Kasumi, Steve, and Arthur, you're all safe as well." All three caught their survival kits, as Kasumi began to eat the food inside. "Chelsea is safe as well," Chris said, tossing Chelsea a kit. Chris became solemn. "Ann and Alexandria, this is the final kit of the night." Ann began to sweat as Alexandria twiddled his thumbs. Chris continued. "The final kit of the night goes to..." Ann covered her eyes and Alexandria continued twiddling his thumbs. "... Ann!", Chris exclaimed. Ann gave a breath of relief as she caught her kit. "What?!?!", Alexandria shouted. "This isn't Extreme Makeover: Total Drama Edition," Raye explained. "If you're going to be here, you're going to have to actually compete." Alexandria looked down sadly. Chris walked over to him. "Alexandria, it's time for the launch." The camera cutaway to Alexandria tied to the rocket as Chris held a button in his hand. "Any final words?", Chris asked. "Totes!", Alexandria proclaimed. "Like, I have to tell my te-" "Too late!", Chris pushed the button, launching Alexandria and the rocket into an unknown area. Chris turned to the camera. "And so episode three is a wrap. Two down, fourteen to go! What dramatic twists will come in next episode? And will I ever give Chef his cheque?" Chris winked. "Find out next episode on Total Drama: The Cutting Edge!" The screen faded to black.

Elimination Chart
WIN: This contestant won the challenge for his or her team or for individually.

WIN: This contestant was on the challenge-winning team.

HIGH: This contestant was the first to receive a survival kit at the elimination ceremony.

IN: This contestant received a survival kit at the elimination ceremony.

LOW: This contestant was the last to receive a survival kit at the elimination ceremony.

OUT: This contestant was eliminated from Total Drama: The Cutting Edge.

RUNNER-UP: This contestant came in second place in Total Drama: The Cutting Edge.

WINNER: This contestant came in first place in Total Drama: The Cutting Edge.

Trivia

 * Chapter One's title, "Helter Shelter", is a reference to the song by The Beatles.
 * Kasumi mentions the anime "Preschool of the Dead" in Chapter Two, which is a reference to the anime Highschool of the Dead.
 * Chapter Two's title, "Night of the Living Duds", is a reference to the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead.
 * Chapter Three's title, "Insane in the Brain", is a reference the song by Cypress Hill.
 * In Chapter Three, Chastity mentions that expiration date on the TV dinners was July 8, 2007, which was the day Total Drama Island first premiered on Teletoon.