One Way Or Another-Total Drama Mal x Y/N

Chapter 12

And there's nothin' like a mad woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that

-Mad Woman, Taylor Swift

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 Y/n's pov:

Chris had called for another challenge to begin, everyone was making their way towards the docks where he had requested that we meet. There were only a few people left, the final was so close. Scott, Gwen, Mal, Zoey, and Me... we were the only ones left. As we walked to the dock, Mal spent time with Zoey, he was still pretending to be Mike. Last season, Zoey and Mike had some weird fling, it'd be odd if Mike just completely ignored Zoey, he had to keep the act up. I stayed a few feet ahead of them, so I could eavesdrop.

"So, did you sleep well?" I heard 'Mike' ask.

"Not as well as you might think," Zoey replied. Her voice sounded off, she knew something. Was she aware of Mal?

"Look, I know it's been tough for you to trust me this year. But, I really am back in the driver's seat now, have been since the boat race, and it's all thanks to you!" He sounded so genuine, just like Mike... "I promise I'm the same Mike who gave you that bracelet last year."

"Yeah, I wasn't sure who you were sometimes, but now I know."

Confessional-

Zoey: "Mike gave me a necklace, Mal. Not a bracelet, you weasel!"

Confessional-

I felt bad for Chef. Today he had to dress up in a parrot costume, meanwhile, my uncle was wearing a pirate's outfit.

Today's challenge was focused on finding lost items on the island, also known as "pirate loot." How typical. Each contestant was picking out their item from a treasure chest Zoey was assigned with bringing a Yeti back. Gwen needed to find a perfect portrait of Chris. Scott's item was a 'Maclean' diamond, he could find it near a pirate ship.

As Mal was picking his item, something odd happened. As he reached into the chest, a turtle snapped around his hand. He picked up the animal, giving it a mean look at it, practically growling. The turtle let go, running away while yelping like a seal. "Okay, that's new..." Chris seemed surprised by the interaction, the campers gave one another strange looks. "Mike, you must bring me the long-lost original Golden Chris statuette."

It was my turn to open a box, causing a snake to jump out at me. I was lucky to dodge it. "Y/n, you will be looking for a dodgeball from season 1, from when we played dodgeball."

"Are there any ideas where it is?" I asked. It was a dumb question, I know.

"Probably somewhere near the swamp," my uncle shrugged. "Helpful hint: think fast and work even faster, because three of you are going home today!"

Confessional-

Mal: "If I'm losing Zoey's trust, I really need to win this challenge! If I can't win fairly, I'll just have to win unfairly.