The next morning, there was no sign of Chris not even a note, leaving her alone in the oversized mansion once again. It didn't bother her too much however as in her point of view, being alone was better than having to sit in an awkward silence with Chris which would no doubt happen sooner or later. She wasn't ready to forgive him for using what she told him about herself to spite her, and she doubted that he would just stop making assumptions about what happened either. In fact she was starting to consider leaving the show. Melody was just the type of person to avoid anything awkward instead of confronting it, even if it meant leaving. Her biggest reason for staying this long was due to the fact that she was attracted to Chris, he had even started to show some attraction to her as well. However, she wasn't sure whether she wanted to be with someone who was ready to spite her and make assumptions about something that didn't happen. If this was what he was like now, she feared how he would behave if they were together, not that there was a lot of hope for that now anyway. In the end she decided to see what today would bring and make her decision from there. Chris always did seem to surprise her after all.

"Attention my soon to be victims. Your fate awaits at the grand clearing. Last one eats a rotten egg."

Melody had half the mind to simply walk at a leisurely pace, but knowing Chris and his currently angry mood at her, she didn't doubt that he would make her eat the egg despite the fact that she wasn't a contestant. So instead she jogged towards the clearing, making it just before the contestants started to run in. Topher was the last to get in, his hand covering his nose for some strange reason, though much to Chris's glee.

"And Topher arrives last so he gets to eat the rotten egg."

"Aw man, for real?"

"Lucky for you, it's already in Sugar's stomach."

Sugar's stomach rumbled in response causing her to burp loudly at Jasmine. The Amazon managed to wave the stench away although it landed on the unfortunate Dave who promptly collapsed due to the almost certainly toxic fumes. Melody came up to both injured boys, checking Dave's head and Topher's nose, all the time feeling Chris's eyes digging holes in her back.

Chris knew that he was probably making the situation worse but he couldn't help to glare as Melody tended to Topher. He witnessed the almost kiss yesterday and though it didn't happen, he was sure that Topher would have gotten his way if he wasn't there to interrupt them. He won this round, since despite the numerous flirts melody and Chris shared, he never directly implied his attraction to her, something Topher did very differently. the boy beat him to it and he had no doubt that he would try the same trick again. It certainly didn't help that Melody was mad at him for splitting up Sky and Dave yesterday. He was just so frustrated and needed to get his anger out somehow. The only way he could get the upper hand now was to make sure that Topher was eliminated this round, and there was more than enough ways to make that happen.

"Listen up camper. Today's challenge is called hush or die. The teams have to race through three separate and unique danger zones The 3 zones have one thing in common though. The noisier you are, the greater the danger becomes. Area 1 is called the lion's lunch. You've got to sneak through a field full of sleeping lions, wake one up and you're lunch."

"But there sleeping so…"

"Oh and there are rattlesnakes too."

"Oh, that's bad."

"Erm, a rattlesnake's poison is kind of deadly…"

"The venom in our snakes has been slightly deluded do you'll only feel you're going to die. If you make it out of that zone alive, maybe you'll die in area 2. The Pasta Blasta! Make a noise in zone 2 and blindfolded Chef will blast you with pasta."

"Ha, the pasta won't do anything to hurt us!"

"True unless the burning hot noodles cause you to scream and wake up the carnivorous pasta bear, forcing your team to untangle you before you're eaten alive."

"Well, yeah. that could kill you."

"The last phase of the challenge is crossing the avalanche zone."

"You kind of ran out of creative steam coming up with a name for that one, huh. Old age will do that to you?"

"Chef give me a shot 10 o'clock, 73 degrees high please."

Chris watched in amusement as Topher was hit with burning hot pasta that pinned him firmly to the ground. His grin faltered however as Melody rushed towards Topher while giving the host a glare. Why couldn't she see what a tool Topher was? The kid was really starting to get on his nerves. He insinuated Chris's age something that may have put Melody off, insulted him frequently and was getting in the way of their potential relationship. No matter what way he looked at it, Topher was getting voted off tonight no matter what it took.

"Ow not the hair...eh I mean, these little games might be challenging for old people but not us. You really need to start thinking younger Chris."

"Hm, Topher makes a good point. You're all so young and agile. I should step it up, so now everyone will have to carry a special something through the entire challenge. It will make it way harder. Everyone say thanks Topher."

"Thanks Topher…"

"Ok, release the babies."

Everyone looked up, not yet understanding, at the hot air balloon that appeared above them with two interns. It took a minute for the campers and Melody to realise that was she took as weights tied to the bottom of the basket were in fact sleeping babies. The interns ignored the gasps of shock and dropped them one by one, as the campers rushed to grab them. Each camper managed to grab a baby and save it, with Scarlett getting one wrapped in a purple blanket, Sky a light blue one, Jasmine a pink one, Topher a lilac one, Sugar a green one, Shawn a yellow one, Max a blue one, and Dave getting another pink one, though in a different shade. To her surprise however, Melody also managed to catch a baby, one in a white blanket, leaving her in the conclusion that the interns must have miscounted the campers. Her motherly instincts activated, and she brought the baby boy closer to her chest, all the time wondering what kind of parents would allow this to happen to their child. They either just didn't care or were simply complete idiots.

"And go."

Chris whispered and blew the horn lightly so as not to wake up the sleeping children from their dreams. He followed Melody to their seats, all the while staring at the way she was holding the child. He could really imagine her being a great mother now that he thought about it. Melody let herself be pulled into the fantasy, being more than willing to pretend that the child was hers. She always wanted a big family and this just reinforced the dream. She grinned slightly when the boy yawned and opened his chocolate eyes. Her fingers tickled his stomach lightly, earning a laugh from him. His small fingers latched onto one of hers, swinging it around in enthusiasm and happiness. It was clear to Chris that she absolutely adored kids, and that she was skilled with them too.

They watched together as Dave stepped on a bone in the lion pit, snapping it and making a snake rattle. That almost woke up a lion, but fortunately he went back to sleep without realising that potential lunch was right in front of him. Team Kinosewak on the other hand, already managed to pass half way through the first area. Jasmine threw a rock back the way they came hitting a snake that attached itself to Dave's backside. It was quite amusing as he ran in circles, desperately trying not to scream. Sky feeling pity for him ran back and pulled it off, while Jasmine was puzzled over the disappearance of a tree. I would have asked Chris about it but it seemed like we were still not talking. This was really much more stressful now that there were babies involved as well. What kind of host much less human being would put them in such danger?

Max seemed to be the worst at this challenge. First he tried to mind meld with a snake which would have ended badly if not for Sugar, and then he tripped over another lion, waking it up. Team Kinosewak was in an equally big trouble because of Topher though. His phone rang waking up a lion right in front of them and it looked hungry.

"Yes a text! Aw."

"This is not good."

"You got that right...and I'll put this phone on vibrate."

"Will team Kinosewak be eliminated from the challenge and existence right now? Or will they somehow escape the kings of the jungle? And hey, what's Topher doing with a cell phone? We're all going to find out soon here on Total Drama Pakhitew Island!"