A/N – Here's a Codette fan fiction as I've noticed a serious lack of them lately on this site. So here's hoping this little short story will spark them up again. ….Seriously people, we need more of these! They're, like, the best crack/fanon couple out there! Give them some love and support...or Kratos will slaughter you! JK. Anyways, read and enjoy. This is pretty much a TDWT redux story, but I tried to put the main emphasis on Codette.

Plot – Takes place during TDWT. Bridgette and Geoff never reconciled after their arguments and decided to break up before TDWT. (Yeah, I know. Done to death and all that). The plot asks the question: What if Cody had gone over the pyramid in Egypt instead of under? Let's find out!

Main Characters – Cody; Bridgette; Alejandro; Sierra

Main pairing: Cody/Bridgette (DUH) ; Minor pairing Ezekiel/Izzy; Duncan/Gwen (I know, I hate it too, but for the story, it must be done).

A Codette World Tour

Chapter One

Day 1 – Egypt

'One! Two! Three! Jump!' Cody counted in his head as he began his tedious journey up the great pyramid. He was timing each jump accordingly so that he would make it up the pyramid without stumbling or tripping on the steps.

When Chris had given the competitors the option of either climbing over the pyramid or going under, Cody had decided that going over would be the best course of action. There were two factors involved in this decision. First of all, he was guaranteed to not get lost. Sure, it would be more work and the sun would be unbearable. But unlike inside the pyramid, he was sure that it would be a maze in which anyone could get easily lost. Out here, it was a sure thing he wouldn't get lost.

The other factor: Gwen. The goth that Cody was crushing on had decided to go over as well. Now that she and Trent had broken up and the musician wasn't involved this season, Cody saw this as his chance to win her over. The first part of his plan was to impress her with his climbing skills, help her out, and cross the finish line by her side, thus being on the same team as her.

So far, all was going according to plan. When Cody looked back from the eighth step, he saw Gwen struggling to make it over the fifth step. It was time to make his move. He jumped back down to Gwen.

"Hey Gwen," Cody smiled smoothly. "How are things?"

"Cody," Gwen grumbled as she pulled herself onto the step, "I'm really not in the mood right now."

"Relax. It's cool," Cody assured her. "I just came to see if you needed any help, that's all."

"I'm fine," Gwen huffed as she started to pull herself up the sixth step.

With Gwen being so stubborn, she was making it difficult for Cody's plans. But the tech geek wasn't about to give up so easily.

"If you'd like, I can show you how to jump up," he offered. Counting the rhythm in his head, Cody jumped up two steps. "See? If you time you jumps just right, you can..."

"CODY! I said I'm all right! Now leave me alone!" Gwen snapped.

Cody looked taken aback by this. Almost hurt. Seeing this, Gwen sighed and softened her tone.

"Look Cody, I'm sorry," she apologized. "It's just that there's been so much going on since this season started. Courtney's breathing down my back for some reason; we've got to sing these stupid songs; it's ridiculously hot out here...I'm tired, okay? I didn't mean to snap."

"Ah, don't worry about it Gwen," Cody replied with a reassuring smile. "You know I can't hold a grudge against you."

"I know," Gwen smiled. "And I know you're just trying to help. Thanks, but I'd really rather try to do this alone."

"Okay. Cool," Cody replied. "But if you need any help at all, just ask. After all, as you can see, no one here can climb this pyramid faster than me!"

Unfortunately for Cody, Alejandro was hopping right past him at that time. His leaps were timed perfectly and he was climbing the pyramid with little to no trouble whatsoever.

"You were saying?" Gwen smirked.

"Uh...heh heh...guess I'll be going then," Cody nervously chuckled. And with that, he began to time his steps again and raced after Alejandro.

Ten minutes passed and Cody was the first one to reach the top of the pyramid. Alejandro had turned around for some reason, but Cody wasn't about to let this opportunity pass him by. When he reached the top, he peaked over the other side at the finish line. None of the contestants that had gone under had made it out yet.

"Good. I've still got time then," he smiled.

He quickly peaked back down the side he had just climbed to see how everyone else was progressing. Alejandro was coming up the pyramid fast and he was carrying Bridgette and Lindsay, one on each shoulder. The two girls seemed to be enjoying having a handsome Latino carrying them up, which was no surprise to Cody as girls always went for the strong hunks back where he came from. Tyler was struggling greatly. In fact, Cody saw the jock pull himself up a step only to slip and tumble all the way back down to the starting line. And he had tumbled right past Duncan, Courtney, and...Gwen?

Cody was a little shocked when he saw Gwen tied up with Duncan and Courtney and was climbing up the pyramid with them.

'Well, it looks like she needed help after all...but why did she accept their help and not mine?'

Cody pondered this for a minute before deciding that Gwen was desperate for help and figured that he was too far up the pyramid to be bothered. Gwen was always nice like that to the people she liked.

"Ah well," Cody shrugged. "I'll just wait here for her. Then she'll see that I'm willing to help her out no matter what! That's sure to impress her!"

So Cody took a seat on the top of the pyramid and he began his wait. He waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. Ten more minutes of waiting took place. During this time, Cody saw the team of Harold, DJ, and Leshawna come from under the pyramid and cross first. He became a little disgruntled when he heard them cheering, but shook it off.

'A small sacrifice,' he thought to himself. 'I've got more important things to worry about.'

"Cody?"

Cody jumped a little when he heard a girl's voice from behind. He turned around, hoping to see Gwen. But instead, he saw Alejandro, Bridgette, and Lindsay.

"Oh. Hey guys," he greeted.

"If I may ask, why are you just sitting there?" Alejandro asked.

"Oh, just waiting," he explained. "You know, to make sure Gwen makes it up the pyramid okay."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Alejandro questioned. "After all, I saw her and...um...Duncan and Courtney, I think it was...still struggling at the halfway point. In fact, I think Tyler was just passing them on his second attempt up the pyramid. You might be waiting up here awhile amigo."

"That's okay," Cody assured this Latino. "I just want to make sure she makes it up okay. You know. One friend looking out for another."

"Aw, how sweet!" Lindsay cooed.

"I must admit, you're a better man than I," Alejandro admired. "For I don't think I would have been able to think of such a noble act."

"Oh come on Alejandro, stop being so modest," Bridgette blushed. "You helped Lindsay and I up here, didn't you?"

"Well, yes. This is true," Alejandro smiled. "After all, it is only natural for a gentleman to offer a lady help in such a situation...just as Cody did to Gwen."

"Aw, thanks Al," Cody replied.

Alejandro suddenly twitched uncomfortably for some reason.

"Alejandro? Are you okay?" Bridgette asked, seeming somewhat worried.

"Yes...I"m fine. It must be the heat," he lied. "We should probably head down and let Cody wait for his fair maiden."

Alejandro gazed over the pyramid and shuddered at how steep it was.

"Oh my! I'm afraid I won't be able to carry you two down with me. What should we do?"

The three teammates thought for a minute. Just then, Bridgette noticed the sign at the top of the pyramid and got an idea.

"We can surf down on this!" she exclaimed. "We can all fit on it and it'll be the fastest way down! I'll steer and you two can hold onto me!"

"Marvelous thinking Bridgette," Alejandro complimented. "I knew there was a reason I chose you as my teammate."

Bridgette chuckled and blushed, flattered and somewhat embarrassed at her teammate's compliment. She gazed longingly at Alejandro as she pulled on the sign. Because of this, she didn't realize how hard she was pulling the sign. With a mighty tug, she yanked the piece of medal out of the stone. In the process, the sign had struck an unaware Cody in the back of the head and sent the tech geek plummeting down the pyramid.

"Ouch! OH! EE! AH! OW! OH! OUCH! GAH!"

With each step Cody hit, he cried out in pain. Finally, he bounced off the bottom step and right across the finish line, landing at the feet of DJ, Leshawna, and Harold.

"Ouch! Wicked wipe out dude!" Chris chuckled.

"Oh!" DJ cringed.

"Oof! White boy just got served," Leshawna flinched.

"Dang! Try to kill him, why don't you!" Harold shouted to the three contestants on top of the pyramid.

"Oh crap!" Bridgette cried out. "Come on! We've got to get down there!"

Without another moment's pause, Bridgette set the sign on the ground, hopped on it, positioned Alejandro and Lindsay behind her, and pushed off down the pyramid. Needless to say, the journey down was faster than the journey up. Though Bridgette wanted to enjoy the thrill of the ride, she was more concerned about the geek she just knocked off the pyramid. Once she got down there, she raced across the finish line to check on Cody.

"Is he okay?" she nervously asked as she inspected the dazed and confused teen.

"Just knocked senseless," Leshawna assured her friend. "Give it a couple minutes and he'll be out of it."

Cody didn't hear a thing that was said. He was too focused on the pretty stars circling around his head. He gazed at the surfer girl and asked, "Auntie Em? Is that you?"

Day 2 – McLean Jumbo Jet – First Class

"I'm so sorry Cody," Bridgette apologized again.

"I've already told you the last eighteen times you apologized: I forgive you," Cody laughed as he rested in first class. "It was an accident and there wasn't any serious injury. No harm, no foul."

After Bridgette had knocked Cody across the finish line and crossed to check on him herself, Chris announced that they were the final two members of team one. Alejandro and Lindsay were the first members of team two and were later joined by Tyler, Owen, and Noah. Not long after that, the third team was formed. It's members consisted of Heather, Sierra, Gwen, Courtney, Izzy, and Ezekiel. Duncan had quit the game after he refused to sing again and left via the Drop of Shame. Because of his early departure, Chris had canceled the second part of the challenge and declared Team 1, now named Team Victory, the winners and the privilege of traveling to the next destination first class.

"Well, it's not just that," Bridgette explained. "I mean, it IS that mainly. I could have killed you. But also taking away your chance at being on the same team as Gwen. I know how much you like her and that you really wanted to be on her team. And...well...I'm really sorry."

"And that makes twenty times that I've said I forgive you," Cody chuckled. "Please stop worrying about it. Really. Even though Gwen and I aren't on the same team, we still get a chance to see one another around the plane. It's not THAT big a deal."

When Bridgette saw Cody's smile, she felt a little better. 'Gwen was right', she thought. 'This is a guy that can never hold a grudge'.

"And besides," Cody continued, "after you crossed the finish line, I took away all chances you had at being on the same team as Al. So in that case, we're even."

Bridgette had to laugh at this. "Touche," she smirked. "But it is a shame though cause I REALLY wanted to be on his team. I mean, Alejandro is so sweet. He's such a gentleman...so smooth...so smart... and he's so...so...hot..."

Cody noticed the dreamy look on Bridgette's face as she day-dreamed about the handsome Latin teen. In fact, if one looked closely enough, one would see drool starting to drip out of the corner of her mouth.

"Well, someone has a crush," Cody teased.

Bridgette snapped out of her thoughts and found herself blushing uncontrollably.

"Oh! You're terrible!" Bridgette teased back as she threw a pillow at him. The two just continued to laugh at themselves for a little while longer before deciding to enjoy the luxuries of traveling first class aboard the poorly built craft.

"Well, even though we're not on the same team as our crushes, at least we get to travel in this sweet section of the plane." Cody said. "That's looking on the bright side, right?"

"You said it," Bridgette replied. She then handed Cody a bottle of pop and held her's to the sky.

"To Team Victory!" she toasted.

"To Team Victory!" Cody agreed. They touched their glasses and drink the sweet, cool contents of the bottles.

"Cody!" Leshawna called from the door to the entrance of First Class, which she was holding shut. "Will you get over here and see what this Sierra chick wants? Crazy girl's trying to break in and she keeps saying something about wanting to be near you!"

Day 3 – Japan

"Well, that's a fine way to land in a country," Noah grumbled as he brushed the rice out of his hair. "Singing as we plummet to our death. I have truly lived the good life. Now I can die in peace."

"What's with Chef Hatchet?" Harold wheezed. "All I did was point out that his Samurai costume was simply irrelevant to Japanese culture as the samurai warrior comes from China. So what does he to do show his appreciation of me correcting him? He slices open the sides of the plane and sends us plummeting to our death! Gosh!"

"Oh shut it Harold!" Heather barked. "It's because of you that we almost died! I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth!"

"Heather, tut, tut," Alejandro tutted. "First of all, I'm appalled how unappreciative you are to our own resident whiz kid Harold. I, for one, am humbled and honored to be in the presence of one not only so smart and knowledgeable, but also courteous enough to share his wisdom with us all."

"Gosh! Really?" Harold beamed. "Thanks Alejandro! It's nice to know that someone here's appreciative of my talents and skills!"

Nearby, Bridgette just continued to marvel at how amazing Alejandro was. 'How can a guy be so handsome, smart, and charming at the same time?' she thought to herself. 'It's almost too good to be true.'

As Bridgette admired her new Latino crush, Cody was observing him as well. But he wasn't thinking the same thing as the surfer girl. Something in his gut was saying that this guy really was too god to be true. In fact, he could have sworn that Alejandro had a sinister smirk on his after he had finished flattering Harold.

But before he could ponder these thoughts any further, Chris called them all over for their first challenge: Human Pinball.

"Based off the popular Japanese game show," Chris explained, "each team will select one representative to climb into a giant ball like this. That individual will then roll around in the ball trying to score as many points as possible. The rest of the team will try to keep their teammate alive by operating the levers at the bottom of the board and knocking them back into play. The team with the highest score at the end of the challenge will earn an advantage for the second part of today's challenge."

"Sounds easy enough," Gwen said.

"I thought it might," Chris grinned. "Therefore, I've decided to add a little present for those getting into the balls: you'll each be partnered with a Japanese local: A cute, little panda cub!"

Chris then pulled three ferocious looking panda cubs out of his pockets. They snarled and clawed at the contestants hungrily and menacingly. Most of the contestants winced when they saw the vicious creatures. All, that is, except for Alejandro. He just calmly approached the little creatures and collected them into his massive arms. One look at the Latin charmer, and the beasts were instantly tamed.

"Aw! How cute!" Lindsay cooed.

"Boy's got game, that's for sure," Leshawna agreed, admiring Alejandro.

"Yeah...cute..." Bridgette fanned longingly.

Cody observed all the girls in the contest. All of them seemed to be staring longingly at Alejandro as he cuddled the now tame cubs. All, that is, except for Sierra. She didn't seem the least bit impressed with Alejandro's tactics as she just watched with bore.

"GOSH!" Harold cried out. "Didn't you do any research Chris? The panda's a native to China! Not Japan! The Japanese and the Chinese are not the same culture! They don't eat the same food! They don't wear the same clothing! And they certainly don't have the same animals! IDIOT!"

Usually, Chris would have argued with the lanky nerd. However, a Japanese local that was on scene confirmed everything that Harold had just said and even showed some paperwork to the sadistic host. After reading it over, Chris called angrily out to his interns. When the three interns arrived, he studied them carefully until he found one looking a little more nervous than usual.

"Alejandro, may I see those cubs please?" he asked.

Alejandro handed the cuddly panda cubs back to the host.

"Here! Since you mixed my facts up, you get to take them back to China!" Chris shouted at the intern he suspected. He then proceeded to throw the cubs at the intern baseball style. When the intern caught them, the killer instinct the cubs had before returned and they began to maul the intern. The campers could only wince at the sight.

"Fine then," Chris grumbled. "Since we don't have any other animals on standby, I'll just put two people in the balls. Team Amazon, you'll be represented by Izzy and Ezekiel!"

"WOOT! Hear that Zeke? Let's get rolling!" Izzy jumped onto Ezekiel's shoulders, which knocked the poor prairie boy off balance and caused him to fall onto the ground.

"Team I Am Really, Really, Really, Incredibly, Insanely, Obese-like, Ridiculously Hot will be represented by Alejandro and Lindsay."

"Wonderful," Alejandro smiled. "I am sure we'll make a great team my lady."

Lindsay could only blush as Alejandro led her into their team's ball. In the background, Tyler was fuming jealously as Owen and Noah tried to calm him down.

"And for Team Victory...hmm...Cody! Bridgette! You'll represent!"

"Huh?" Bridgette was too busy staring at Alejandro and hadn't been paying attention.

"We're going to be inside the ball," Cody explained.

"Oh...wonderful," Bridgette sighed. She, too was having envious emotions as she watched Alejandro guide Lindsay into their team's ball. But unlike Tyler, she wasn't jealous of Alejandro. She wanted to be in there WITH him.

"Hey, I know I'm no hunky prince charming," Cody said, seeming a bit annoyed by his partner's lack of enthusiasm, "but I can work these balls just as well as the next guy!"

All eyes immediately turned to Cody. The sound of crickets could be heard in the background. It was then Cody realized how perverted he had just sounded. Within seconds, everyone broke out laughing.

"I knew there was suspicions when you let Noah kiss you, but I think you just confirmed it for us Cody!" Heather laughed.

"Well, at least now I know why you didn't pull away at first," Noah teased.

Cody hung his head mortified. Even Gwen, his dream girl, was laughing at him.

Bridgette calmed herself down and grabbed Cody's had as she led him to their team's ball. "Come on, Mr. Casanova. Let's see just how well you can handle these balls. If you're good enough, you just might impress us ladies," she teased.

"Et tu, Bridgette?" Cody grieved.

"Oh come on Cody. I may be nice most of the time, but even I can't pass up an opportunity like that," she giggled.

"Okay contestants! Enough teasing the arguably homosexual contestant!" Chris announced. "We've got a schedule to keep! Let's move!"

Soon, the contestants were inside their pin balls and the challenge was under way. The balls were launched into the life-size pin ball machine and the contestants were running and pushing hard to make their ball go in the direction they wanted it to go. Alejandro effortlessly made his ball go in all the directions he wanted it to all while carrying Lindsay on his shoulders. Izzy, too, made the ball go where she anted it to while carrying Ezekiel on HER shoulders. Cody and Bridgette had to work harder than the others. Bridgette's clumsiness got the best of her halfway through and she lost her footing. She tripped and took Cody down with her, causing the two to roll around with the ball uncontrollably. Thankfully for them, their teammates were able to knock them back into play.

"Come on Bridgette!" Cody cheered. "We can do this. All we've got to do is work together and we've got this!"

"Ugh...I'll try Cody, but...urp..."

"Hey! Don't you get sick on me!" Cody demanded.

"I'm sorry Cody...but I...HURP!"

Bridgette couldn't hold it in any longer. She let loose her lunch all over the inside of the ball. The vomit covered both contestants, which caused them to slip and slide all over and lose control of the ball once more. They tumbled around helplessly as the ball just bounced all over the place. The smell and vomit soaked into his hair and clothes became too much for Cody to handle and within seconds, he too threw up. Both contestants groaned and cried out in disgust as their vomit continued to cover them both from head to toe.

The team of Alejandro and Lindsay rolled through first with a grand total of 650,000. The ball opened and Alejandro jumped out of his ball with Lindsay still on his shoulders. Alejandro looked as fresh as ever as though nothing had happened. Lindsay just sat there on his shoulders, her hair all frizzled and her eyes wide with excitement.

"Wow Alejandro...that was so amazing," she swooned.

"All in the movement of the feet," Alejandro beamed.

"Oh, the number of hidden innuendos I could make with this scene," Noah smirked.

Shortly after, Team Amazon's ball rolled through the finish with 575,000 points. Their ball opened up and Izzy jumped out. She was as ecstatic as always. Ezekiel, however, looked pale and dizzy.

"Most...horrific...experience...ever...eh..." he panted before passing out.

"Aw, come on Zeke!" Izzy snapped. "Man up! After all, we could be doing the same thing again down the road...only it could be rougher and longer! The way Izzy likes her action!"

"And the number of innuendos continues to tally up," Noah snickered.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, Team Victory's pin ball rolled to a halt outside the pin ball board. Their teammates had seen what had happened and decided that enough was enough. They let them pass by without trying to stop them. Besides, they had just barely passed Team CIRRRRH's score with a grand total of 725,000 points.

When DJ opened the ball, he gagged at the horrendous smell coming out of the ball. Bridgette and Cody, covered in puke, stepped out of their ball. Both contestants looked mortified and completely disgusted. Not to mention the horrific pain in their stomachs.

"Dudes! Wicked!" Chris called over. "Not only did you two rack up the highest score for your teams, but that is going to be wicked for the ratings!"

"Huh? Wha?" Cody groaned.

"Yeah! Despite your goofy footwork and puke stained vision, you guys still managed to score the highest out of all three teams! Your ball did some serious bouncing and scoring! I guess Cody can handle his balls!"

The contestants laughed again. Only this time, neither Cody or Bridgette joined in.

"Okay! Enough of that! You two! Go shower! You stink! Meet up with the rest of us later for the second challenge! You guys have the advantage, so make it snappy!"

Day 4 – Jumbo Jet – Economy Section.

Unfortunately for Team Victory, the second part of the challenge didn't go according to plan. When the teams were told to make a commercial for the new Total Drama Yum Yum Happy Go Time Candy Fishtail product, Harold's idea for a commercial had bombed and the team was sent to the elimination room. There, the team had no choice but to vote off Harold for his pride and refusal to accept suggestions for the challenge.

"Poor lil' fool gets such a big head sometimes," Leshawna sighed.

"Don't worry girl. You'll see him again after the contest," DJ assured the loud sister.

"We all will," Cody added. "And I think we can all agree that we're gonna miss him as much as you will."

"Amen," Bridgette chipped in.

"Thanks everyone," Leshawna smiled, wiping a tear from her eye. The rest of the team then huddled around Leshawna and gave her a group hug.

"Alas. I couldn't help but overhear."

Team Victory looked up and saw Alejandro watching from his team's bench.

"If I may add my two cents, I too will miss the little fellow. Such spirit and determination as demonstrated by one individual is certainly a trait to be admired and is one I hope to acquire while competing in this game. Indeed, of all the souls I have met on this plane, his was the most..." Alejandro paused for a moment to fight back a tear. "...ambitious."

"Oh Alejandro baby, you're so sweet, I could just eat you up!" Leshawna sobbed. She wiped the tears from her eyes and gave him a big hug.

"There, there milady," he comforted. "For his sake, you must stay strong and continue on for him."

Bridgette watched all this from her uncomfortable seat in awe and amazement. 'What a guy,' she thought to herself. 'Geoff was never this gracious or affectionate to everyone. He was to me, which is fine...but this guy...' Bridgette could only admire as she watched her dream man comfort the distraught Leshawna.

Cody, on the other hand, didn't feel the same. To him, it all seemed to coincidental: Harold started getting big-headed after Alejandro had praised his wisdom; because of his arrogance, Harold was eliminated; now that he was gone, Leshawna was vulnerable and behold, who should be there to comfort her, but Alejandro. Maybe he was being paranoid, but he had his suspicions of Alejandro now. Hr was going to have to keep an eye on this guy.

"Hey Cody!" Tyler called from the front of the economy section. "I don't know what's up in first class, but Sierra's pounding on the door. She's mentioning your name constantly dude! Better come see what she wants.

Day 5 – Yukon

The contestants shivered as Chris taunted them for not being able to wear any warm coats for the challenge. Especially the girls, for they weren't exactly dressed to compete in subarctic temperatures.

"M-M-Maybe we should huddle for warmth," Courtney suggested.

'Good idea,' Cody thought. He just so happened to be standing next to Gwen. He turned to the goth and gave her a sly smile.

"Don't even think about it," Gwen grumbled as she pushed the geek away.

Cody didn't have much of a chance to regroup from this as someone grabbed him tightly from behind. And that someone was Sierra.

"You can cuddle with me sugar pie, honey bunch," she giggled as she squeezed him tightly.

Izzy had grabbed Ezekiel and was gripping onto him tightly too. Though unlike Cody, Ezekiel could at least breath. Owen had grabbed a hold of Gwen, Heather, Courtney, Noah, Lindsay, and Tyler all in one scoop and offered to share his warmth with them. DJ and Leshawna huddled together for warmth. That left...

"Senorita," a smooth voice uttered.

Bridgette turned around slowly and almost beamed when she saw HIM standing there with his arms wide open.

"Forgive me if I'm being too forward, but if you're looking for someone to keep you warm, I humbly offer myself to you."

Bridgette couldn't even speak. Her moment had finally come and she had been rendered speechless. So instead, she nodded her head in approval. Alejandro nodded his head and held her body close to his. Being so close to him and being able to touch his toned, muscular body was almost too much for Bridgette to handle. She no longer felt cold. In fact, she could swear that she was melting in his grasp. She closed her eyes and savored the moment.

Nearby, Cody saw what was happening. Despite not being able to breath, he couldn't help but have a bad feeling about what Alejandro was doing to Bridgette. 'What the heck is that guy doing now?' he wondered. 'What's he trying to pull on Bridgette? Better yet, why do I care so much about that?'

"All right tourists! Enough huddling! Let's get this show on the road! For today's challenge, it's two parts as well. First, you must all race across this frozen lake to the dog sleds on the other side. Only thing is that the lake's not entirely frozen. Part of it's been melted. But don't worry. If you manage to hop across on the pieces of ice on the lake, you'll make it across no trouble. If not...well, you're in for a cold swim. Once you reach the other side, two from each team will pick a dog sled. One contestant will be the musher while the other will be the team dog. He or she will have to pull their sled across the tundra. Across the tundra are three checkpoints. You'll have to stop at each point and pick up a teammate there. First team to collect all their teammates and cross the finish line will win the challenge and first class privileges. The losing team is heading for the elimination room!"

The contestants broke off from their huddles and took their place at the starting line, much to Sierra's displeasure and Cody's relief. Chris gave the signal to go and the race was on.

Most of the contestants began their journey across the frozen lake. But before Bridgette could begin, someone grabbed her arm and stopped her efforts. She turned around and, once again, Alejandro was right there.

"Wait milady," he spoke. "I simply cannot allow a lady to venture across this lake alone. It's too dangerous and it goes against everything I stand for. If I may, I would be honored and privileged to escort you across."

Bridgette, awe struck yet again, nodded her head yes. 'This is just too good to be true...but it IS true,' she squealed inside.

Halfway across the ice, Cody had turned around to see how Gwen was doing. But that wasn't all that caught his eye: Alejandro was helping Bridgette jump from one block of ice to another. Bridgette seemed to be enjoying her time with the Latino as well.

"Okay, I know I should be happy that he's helping our team...but why do I have this horrible feeling that something else is up?"

He glanced ahead. Leshawna and DJ were making good progress and were almost across. He could spare the time to check up on Bridgette. After all, it was one teammate helping out another, so his teammates wouldn't mind.

He maneuvered his way towards where Alejandro and Bridgette were gracefully leaping to the next block hand in hand. He did so in a way so not to act suspicious. He kept getting closer to the two without any trouble. He was almost there when...

"GAH!"

The sound of Gwen screaming caught his attention. Cody turned and saw the goth barely staying out of the lake as her chunk of ice had split into two pieces. One half of her body was on the front chunk while the other half was on the back.

"Gwen! Hang on!" He cried out. He jumped onto a chink of ice as he began to race towards Gwen. But the poor geek forgot to look before he leaped. He had jumped right onto the same block of ice that Alejandro and Bridgette were jumping to. He had just enough time to cry out in horror as the two collided into him and sent him splashing into the freezing water.

"OH CRAP!" Bridgette exclaimed as she watched Cody emerge from the lake.

"Dios Mio!" Alejandro cried out. "Are you all right?"

Cody couldn't answer. He was shivering badly as the water began to lower his body temperature at a rapid rate.

Bridgette and Alejandro jumped to another ice block towards the sinking Cody. But him sinking soon became to least of their problems. For not too far from where Cody had fallen in, a polar bear had targeted the geek as helpless prey. Bridgette and Alejandro lost all color to their skin as they saw the creature close in on Cody.

"Swim Cody! You've got to swim!" Bridgette cried out.

But Cody couldn't swim. His body was beginning to go numb and he was losing conciseness. The bear was now right behind the frozen teen.

Alejandro covered Bridgette's eyes as well as his own. This was going to be too gruesome to watch.

CLONK

A loud clonk caught their attention. They looked back at the spot where the bear and Cody were. The polar bear now had a large bump on it's head. Not too far away, Sierra stood on a block of ice with another chunk of ice from the water in her hand.

"Get away from my Cody!" she cried out. "I am NOT about to write a eulogy for Cody on my Cody blog!"

She chucked the other block of ice and it hit the bear again. The polar bear decided that Cody didn't have enough meat on him that he was worth the headache, so it submerged back into the water. Alejandro and Bridgette were able to jump next to Cody and pull him out of the water. Sierra joined them seconds later.

"What did you do to my Cody?" Sierra demanded as she cradled the now ice coated teen.

"I swear! I didn't mean to!" Bridgette replied. "We jumped...he jumped...and..."

"Ladies. We must save this for later!" Alejandro exclaimed. "We must get Cody ashore before he freezes to death!"

"Leave it to me!" Sierra beamed. She grabbed a hold of Cody and launched him towards shore with a mighty throw. The geek came to just in time to see the side of a mountain of ice approaching him fast. He had just enough time to blink before he crashed into it.

"Oops..." Sierra gulped. She raced across the lake to check on him. Alejandro and Bridgette followed closely behind and got there seconds later.

"Sierra! About time someone from your team crossed," Chris said as he approached them. As the first contestant to cross, you'll be the dog for your team. Bridgette. Alejandro. Cody. Your teammates have already crossed and are heading for the finish line. If I were you, I'd hurry to my checkpoints quickly."

"Chris! Cody's freezing! He needs medical attention!" Bridgette snapped.

"All the more reason you should move your butts!" Chris replied. Then, without another word, he left the four teens there, disgusted.

"Oh, I am so tearing down my Chris shrine when I get home," Sierra grumbled.

"Huh?" Bridgette and Alejandro questioned.

"Nothing!" Sierra insisted. "You two just make sure you take good care of my Cody! Don't worry Codikins! Mommy will see you after the challenge!"

And with that, Sierra raced for her dog sled, where Courtney had just arrived.

"She's a strange one," the Latin cringed. "But we must honor her wishes. We shall take Cody with us."

Without another word, he scooped the unconscious geek over his shoulders and began to head for his checkpoint. He motioned for Bridgette to come along, which she was more than willing to.

After about a half hour of hiking across the frozen tundra of the Yukon, the three teens finally made it to the final checkpoint. Alejandro had wanted to drop Cody off at the second checkpoint, but no one as there. Bridgette had then insisted that they not leave him alone, so they should take him with them. She could have sworn that he had a look of frustration on his face, but she figured that the cold must be getting to her, as he had a smile on his face when he agreed.

"I think he's coming to," Bridgette said as Alejandro sat him on the ground.

Sure enough, Cody slowly opened his eyes and was back with them. As soon as he came to, he bean to shiver heavily again.

"W-W-Who the heck stuck me in the freezer?" he spoke through his chattering teeth.

"Great! He'll freeze out here for sure! I can't believe Chris wouldn't take him back to the plane!" Bridgette sneered. "We've got to get his body heat up!"

Alejandro was already on it. He had taken off his shirt and wrapped it around Cody. As soon as he did this though, he was exposing his bare chest. Much to Bridgette's delight. The surfer girl was lost in her fantasies as she gazed upon what must have been the chiseled chest of the perfectly built Latin teen.

"Bridgette? You're staring," Alejandro remarked slyly.

"Huh? Oh! Sorry," Bridgette apologized as she snapped out of her thoughts. "It's just that...well...you know...you..."

"I know," Alejandro replied. "Don't worry about it though. I've got Latin in my blood. It prevents me from getting cold."

"...wow..." Bridgette whispered.

"Something wrong?"

"No! Nothing! It's just...well..."

"Yes?"

"...well...I've never met a guy who would...so willingly take his own shirt off his own back in the Yukon to keep someone else warm...I mean, no one else in the world that I know would be willing to do that."

"Well, senorita," Alejandro explained. "As I said before: it is against my nature to not help out someone in need. My only regret is that I didn't bring an extra shirt for you."

Bridgette's eyes twinkled as she smiled at Alejandro. She could feel her heart throttling and her breathing became short and hard. She had never felt like this before in her life. Not even Geoff could have ever make her feel like this in all the two years they had been together. She knew she was in the Yukon, but she could feel herself getting very warm. Never in her life had she met someone like Alejandro. Never was she so glad to have met someone like him.

"Senorita? You're shivering."

Yes, Bridgette was shivering, but not because she was cold. It was definitely something else.

"Come here. Let me warm you up." Alejandro pulled Bridgette close to his bare chest and allowed his heat to warm her up. Bridgette had no complaints. She had been smitten by his charm and had fallen in love.

A sneeze interrupted the moment however. Bridgette and Alejandro turned to Cody, who had begun to sneeze and defrost. It was true: a Latin's shirt contained enough heat to that even the thickest of ice in the coldest of climates.

"Good! He's thawed out!" Bridgette affirmed. "Now, according to my first aide training, we've got to bring his body back up to normal temperature."

"He's still too cold to move," Alejandro pondered. "And my shirt's been completely drained of it's heat. I need to put it back on to recharge it...but that takes away his source of heat."

Bridgette handed Alejandro back his shirt and turned her attention to the geek. After quick thinking, she pulled Cody to his feet and pulled his close to her body. Instantly, Cody's eyes went wide as the surfer girl held him tightly.

"Relax Cody," Bridgette assured him. "I'm just using my body heat to keep you warm. When your body heat gets back up to normal, you'll be fine."

"T-Thanks B-B-Bridgette," Cody shivered. "N-Not that I d-d-don't appreciate it...b-b-but to be honest...I-I-I'd rather it be G-G-Gwen...d-d-doing this...ACHOO"

Bridgette quirked her eyebrows as she looked down at the geek.

"J-Just kidding..." he chuckled. "T-Trying to l-l-lighten the m-m-mood,"

Bridgette rolled her eyes and chuckled before pulling him back to her body.

Behind their backs, Alejandro was grumbling under his breath. 'Gr. Why did we have to bring this idioto with us?' he grumbled. 'He's ruining my strategy! If it hadn't been for him, I'd have had Bridgette eliminated by now! ….well, time for plan B. If Bridgette can't be sent home, then he'll have to be sent home.'

Alejandro put his smile back on and approached the two teens.

"Here, amigo," he said to Cody. "You mustn't try to stand on your own two feet just yet. Lean against the pole for support. After all, I cannot expect Bridgette to hold you on her own."

"G-Gee...Thanks A-A-Al." Cody smiled

Again, Alejandro cringed for some unknown reason. But he shook it off and backed Cody towards the pole with Bridgette still clinging onto him. Once he had the geek positioned, he put his plan to action: he stood behind Bridgette and held her close to him again.

"Just think of it as me lending you my body heat to give to Cody," he explained at the now stiff Bridgette. "I would offer it myself, but you know...homosexual innuendos and all," he joked.

"F-Funny..." Cody grumbled. "B-B-But I'll forgive you c-c-cause you helped m-m-me."

Bridgette, however, was completely lost in a trance again as Alejandro help her close. It was a feeling she could enjoy forever.

This was Alejandro's chance.

Minutes later, Alejandro saw two dog sleds approaching fast. One was his team's with the rest of his teammates aboard and not too far behind was Team Victory's sled.

"Come on Al!" Owen called out. "We've gotta go! They're right behind us!"

"Alas my dear. I'm afraid we must part for now," Alejandro announced as he parted from Bridgette.

"Yeah...it's too bad we couldn't have been together under better circumstances," Bridgette replied as she continued to hold Cody close to her.

"I'm sure our time will come," Alejandro replied. "Until then, best of luck to us both my lady."

He then grabbed Bridgette's hand gently and kissed it before jumping on his team's sled and taking off.

"Yeah...bye..." Bridgette sighed.

"Yo! What are you two doing?" Leshawna called as she and DJ pulled up.

"Long story," Bridgette replied as she let go of Cody. "Right now, we've got to get back to the finish line! Cody can't be out here any longer than he's already been."

"Well, come on then!" Leshawna bellowed.

Bridgette jumped onto the sled and Cody was about to follow suit. But, something was wrong: whenever he tried to pull away from the pull, it kept pulling him back. Also, it felt like someone was trying to pull his hair out. He tried again and again, but he kept getting the same results.

"Yo! Cody! Come on!" Leshawna spouted. "We've gotta go now! Team Amazon's coming and they've got all their members!"

"Ugh! I can't!" Cody exclaimed. "I'm stuck!"

"What do you mean you're stuck?" DJ asked.

"I mean...I. Am. Stuck." Cody confirmed. "I can't move!"

Bridgette went back over to help him. It was then she saw what happened.

"His hair!" she cried out! "Oh crap! I spent so much time warming his front that I completely forgot about his back! His wet hair must have frozen to the pole!"

"Oh, TELL me this is not happening!" Leshawna roared. "Hurry! We've got to get his hair off that pole!"

Leshawna and Bridgette tried yanking Cody from the pole, but to no avail. He was stuck as stuck can be. Team Amazon raced on by, with only Sierra taking note of what was going on.

"Cody?" she called out. "Oh my gosh! He's stuck! We've got to help him!"

"No Sierra!" Gwen ordered. "Keep going! We can't lost this race!"

"But..."

"No buts! Go!"

"...Gwen?" Cody whispered.

But alas, Team Amazon was gone. Cody just stood there. He couldn't believe it. Gwen had just ran right by him without any acknowledgment of his situation whatsoever. She didn't even care. But why?

"GREAT!" Leshawna's outburst interrupted his thoughts. "Thanks a lot Cody! We're in last now!"

Bridgette nor DJ said a word. They just stood there in frustration and defeat.

Day 6 – Jumbo Jet – Elimination Room

At the end of the race, Team CIRRRRH had won with Team Amazon coming in second. Team Victory hadn't even crossed the finish line because of Cody's condition and interns had to cut the pole from the ground to get him loose. Now, Team Victory was waiting to see who had been voted off. Chris had just finished tallying the votes.

"...and with two votes cast against him...Cody! You've been voted out of the game!"

Cody hung his head and stood from his seat.

"Sorry sugar," Leshawna apologized. "Sorry for snapping and doing this to ya...but you cost us the challenge. No hard feelings?"

"No, of course not," Cody assured his teammate.

"Good luck buddy," DJ waved.

"Yeah. You too DJ."

He then approached Bridgette, who looked terrible.

"Cody...I'm so sorry," she sniffed. "If I'd have remembered my training and warmed you properly, none of this would've..."

"Hey, it's okay Bridgette," Cody assured her. "I mean, come on. This is nothing compared to what you did for me out there. You probably saved my life. Trust me, this is no big deal."

Bridgette still hung her head low, feeling somewhat responsible for his elimination.

"Still...I'm sorry it had to be like this," she apologized as she pulled in for one more hug. "I'll see you when this contest is over, okay?"

"Yeah. Good luck," Cody wished. Letting go, he approached Chris McLean, who was standing by the door to the drop of shame with a parachute.

"Cody...it is time for you to take the drop of shame," he announced in a monotone voice.

Cody nodded his head and reached for the parachute. But then...

"...is what I would say if this was actually an elimination challenge! Surprise!"

Everyone looked taken aback as Chris slammed the exit shut, threw the parachute back into the pile, and blew in a horn.

"What? You mean, you were just playing us?" Leshawna growled.

"Yup! Had to get some drama out of you guys! Besides, there aren't enough contestants for every episode to be elimination. This challenge was reward only. So you guys lucked out! Congrats!"

Everyone on Team Victory cheered. Then, Bridgette, DJ, and Leshawna circled around Cody and welcomed him back with a group hug.

"But, you'd better bring your A game guys," Chris continued. "You're on a two challenge losing streak and the next challenge WILL be elimination. So get some sleep. You're going to need it!"

From the back of the room, Alejandro watched in disdain. Things hadn't gone according to plan at all. But not all hope was lost. He was just going to have to do some damage control.

End of part 1. If my guess is accurate, there will be about four chapters to this story. Again, it is going to center around Cody/Bridgette as a pairing. I know this chapter had Alejandro/Bridgette, but trust me. I'm working up to something. Also, if you didn't notice, there's some Ezekiel/Izzy in there too. Stay tuned for part two coming soon!