Total Drama Island (OC x Duncan) ON HIATUS

The Big Sleep

I woke up after another nightmare involving Sammy, Claude, mom and Tommy. It happens quite a bit, but they're starting to become a bit less frequent.
It was always the same. My mom and brother, dead at the scene of the car crash with their blood spilling out of they're heads and limbs at odd angles. Then my dad coming home and yelling at Sammy and me after a long day of work, then my step mom throwing knives at me. Then, the grand finale is Claude torturing Sammy.
I looked outside and saw that it was almost sunrise. I sighed, and decided to start getting ready for the day. I got dressed and snuck out of the cabin and went to the lodge.
I saw Chef also enter, probably to start making food. I entered, and knocked gently on the door. He jumped, and turned to look at me. "Girl, what are you doin'?" he exclaimed. I shrugged. "Wanted to know if I could help" I said. He narrowed his eyes. "I mean, why are you UP?" he corrected himself. "It's personal" I said, and walked in, determining he wasn't going to kill me.
He sighed.
"You know how to cook?" he asked. I nodded. "Well, gather some potatoes and corn. It's for the challenge" he said, and I nodded.
We worked in silence until Chris sounded the mega phone.
I heard the groans from all the campers. "Do I look like a farmer to you?!" LeShawna even yelled.
I walked out and stood by Chris. He jumped, obviously not expecting me to be up.
"How'd you get ready so fast?" he asked.
"I've been up for hours" I said simply and sat on the ground. "Hey! Where's Nicky?" I heard Bridget ask. "I'm right here" I said. She poked her head out the door, and she smiled.
"What are you doing up?" she asked as she walked out.
"Couldn't sleep, so I stayed up since the sunrise" I said. She looked concerned, but nodded.
Soon, everyone was outside and ready.
"Hey Chris. You look really buff in those shorts" Heather flirted. Chris only chuckled and said arrogantly, "I know."
"The challenge begins in one minute!" he continued. "Um, excuse me? I don't think that's enough time to eat breakfast" Owen said innocently. "Oh, you'll get breakfast... After a 20 kilometer run!" Chris said evilly. I slumped. I hated running, I was terrible at it. Heck, I tend to trip over my own two feet!
"Oh, so you think your funny, do you!?" Eva asked, looking ready to attack Chris. Geoff and Duncan actually had to hold her back.
"Eva! Control your temper!" Courtney snapped at her. (Sorry, got a little lazy for this part)
Soon, we were all lined up, and about to run. Chris sounded off his gun, and we were off.
I just started off jogging, but soon walked. Once I caught my breath, I ran again. Then I walked. Then, I just ran the rest of the way, ignoring the pain in my legs and chest.
When I finished and got to the lodge, I felt like passing out.
I fell to my knees and stayed there for a moment, letting the stars disappear. I heard faint talking, and soon realised it was Duncan, Geoff and Bridget. I guess DJ isn't here yet.
"I'm good" I aid, and got up. I walked dizzily over to the chair. I was handed water, and I guzzled it down, though my lungs soon felt like exploding because of it.
I coughed, and lied my head on the table.
Duncan started rubbing my back. I let myself rest, and soon, I was back to normal.
"I'm good" I repeated.
"Good, 'cause we don't need a dead teammate, and especially not a cute dead teammate" Duncan remarked. I turned bright red and rested my forehead against the table.
After a while, everyone was here.
Owen rushed in carrying Noah. "Clear a table stat!" he yelled as he started CPR.
I walked over. "I have medical training" I aid to him, and started to do it properly.
I heard Courtney yelling, of course, and the Gophers started to cheer. Noah suddenly just sat up and also cheered, scaring me half to death. I narrowed my eyes at him and walked back to my team.
"Dude was awake the whole time?" Duncan whispered to me. I only nodded, and turned back to Chris. "Oh, that wasn't the challenge" he was saying.
"What!?" everyone exclaimed. My eyes widened and anger burst in me. "Who's hungry?" he asked and revealed a buffet of food including the stuff I made this morning.
After ten minutes, the food was literally all gone.
I had only made myself a salad and had some potatoes.
"Why didn't you eat that much?" asked Duncan. I shrugged. "Not hungry" I lied. In reality, I was actually trying to lose weight. Claude and my step mom always said I need to sign up for a gym or something.
"Okay. Now, for today's challenge!" said Chris.
"I thought eating was the challenge" said Owen. "Yeah, what more do you want from us?" asked Gwen. "Weird goth girl is right" added Heather. "Time for the Awake-a-Thon!" Chris exclaimed.
"The what a thon?" asked Owen. "Whoever stays up the longest will win the challenge for their team" he said. "So, getting up early, running 20 km, and a bunch of food was all so that we would sleep easier?" asked Gwen. Chris nodded.
"Man he's good" she commented.
"Grab a few things, and meet me at the fire pit" he said and walked out. We went to our cabins. I grabbed a few books, some music, and the tape to motivate me. I also got a few Jolly Ranchers and sticks of gum.
What? I'm addicted to that stuff!
So, I went to the fire pit, and just started to read.
Everyone was talking about something, though after twelve hours, and being half way done with the book, Owen fell asleep.
After that, one by one throughout forty hours, people started to drop. Soon, it was about nine of us. I had finished my book, and I was really tired, so I took out the tape.
"Hey Chris? Can I go to the woods for a moment?" I asked.
He shrugged.
"Just don't fall asleep in there" he warned and I nodded. I grabbed my tape and walked for a few minutes. I stopped under a tree and sat down. I put on head phones and turned it on. I sat there, listening to the tortured screams of my sister, listening to her pleas for help.
Then, Clause's deep, slightly scratchy voice sounded into my ears.
"You disobey me, she gets a whole lot worse" and it stopped.
I was wide awake now. I walked over to the pit again, and sat still. I didn't even notice Chef dress as a lamb or dance like a ballerina.
I didn't notice that my hands where shaking until I felt a warm hand grab mine.
"You okay?" asked Duncan. I nodded. "Yeah, fine" I said simply.
"Again, your a terrible liar" he said. "It's, uh. It's personal" I said. He sighed. "I won't make you tell me" he said.
So, we just sat there. He attempted conversation, but I continued to zone out.
I saw him about to fall asleep, so I nudged him. "Hey, stay awake" I said. He nodded. "Thanks, Shorty" he said. I poured. "Why did you call me 'Shorty'?" I asked. "Because your really short" he said.
"Not that short" I muttered. "Nicky, you are the size of a ten year old" he teased. "No I'm not! Your just the size of the Sasquatch!" I exclaimed. "Now that's exaggerating!" he exclaimed.
Then, it was like that for a while. I didn't have to listen to that tape because I was talking to Duncan. And it actually wasn't scary.
He was actually a nice person.
At 81 hours
By now, it was me, Duncan, Courtney and Eva against Gwen, Trent and Heather.
Out of nowhere, Chris started to read the history of Canada, making Eva, Heather, Courtney and Trent pass out. He had sent everyone else to shower. My head was nodding, almost falling asleep.
But, I kept pinching myself awake. Duncan rubbed my shoulders, though I tensed up a bit. He noticed and frowned at that.
"Go to sleep, I got this" he said. I shook my head.
"No. I can last a few more hours" I said with a yawn.
"No, you'll end up passing out. Sleep. I got this" he said. But, I shook my head again. "No. I came to win, I'll win whatever challenge is thrown my way" I said, waking up the slightest bit.
"Yeah, well, you'll end up killing yourself doing this" he snapped. I stayed quiet, but I couldn't hold back a thought.
'That's the plan'
I shook my head stubbornly, but that only made me dizzy, and I had to put my hand on his shoulder for support. "I'm not showing weakness" I muttered, remembering what Claude had said before I left.
-Flashback-
I was about to leave before Claude calls me to him. He had a gun to my sister's head when j entered the room. "No! Stop, no!" I said. "So win! Show no weakness, and your sister lives" he threatened. I nodded. "Please, don't hurt her" I whispered. He put the gun away, and Sammy ran to me.
"Be good. I love you, and I'll miss you so much" I said, hugging her. She hugged back. "Bye, Nicky-Nick. Have fun" she whispered the last part. I smiled, and I left.
-End of Flashback-
I didn't realize I had almost fallen asleep when I sat bolt right up, Sammy on my mind.
"No weakness. Have fun. No weakness. Have fun" I repeated to myself quietly over and over again. But I couldn't do it. I slowly fell asleep.
Duncan's POV
I looked down at Nicky when she fell asleep.
She look actually at peace, no worries. But, she also looked dead. She was so pale, vampires would envy her, and the only sign of life was the slight rise and fall of her back.
I looked at the tape she had with her. I looked around, and snatched it before anyone saw.
I saw a title written on it. It said 'Motivation'
I furrowed my eyebrows, not liking the sound of it. I put it in my pocket, and picked her up.
I carried her to the cabin, and I looked around before taking a peice of paper from under her pillow. It had a picture of Nicky, and a girl about nine or ten with light blond hair, shiny green eyes like Nicky's and a nice smile. But, what got me was the scar. It ran right across her left eye. It looked like she was blind in that eye. I frowned. How did this happen?
I looked down at Nicky, and she started to shiver. I sat on her bed and pulled her into my arms. Why?
I actually have no idea.
She just looked like she needed someone. I leaned my head against the wall, and smiled softly when she cuddled into my side.
I couldn't help it. I slowly fell asleep.
3rd person POV
A cameraman walked over to Chris with a note, stating that Duncan fell asleep in the same bed as Nicky.
"Well then. The winner is the Screaming Gophers!" he said as Gwen passed out.
Meanwhile at the Bass cabin, Eva was throwing things out the window looking g for her music. "Okay, whoever took Eva's MP3 player, fess up before she destroys the whole camp!" ordered Courtney as Heather walked over. "Wow. What happened here?" she asked innocently. "Someone stole Eva's MP3 player" said Bridget. "You don't mean this, do you. I found it near the fire pit" she said as Eva ran and grabbed her music. "Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you!" she exclaimed.
Heather walked away as Eva faced the weather of her team.
Soon, it was time for the bond fire. Bridget woke up Duncan and Nicky, who quicky jumped out of Duncan's arms and went to the bond fire. Again, she was too tired to listen to everything, so she waited for her name.
When she did, she just grabbed her marshmallow and handed it to DJ this time.
However, it was Eva going home this time. Nicky didn't stand around, and went and got ready for bed. She added a few cuts to her collection, but nothing too bad. She patched up her arms, and went back to her cabin, and slowly fell asleep. But when she did, Duncan snuck in and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.
"G'night, Shorty" he murmured softly, and also went to sleep...
Only for everyone to be reawoken because of Harold's snoring.

Sorry! For this chapter I got kinda lazy, so I just wanted to stay sorry! Hope you liked it!