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1->''A few seconds more or less can have profound and far-reaching effects.''
2-->—from the Introduction
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5''Legacy'' is a WhatIf story by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4657306/Gideoncrawle Gideoncrawle]], set in the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' universe. The author calls it a ShortStory, although its length of about 10,000 words and multi-chapter layout qualify it as a {{Novelette}} or even a {{Novella}} by some definitions.
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7Ten years after the [[AlternateHistory (altered)]] events of ''Total Drama Island'', Heather stops by Camp Wawanakwa on a whim. There she encounters Duncan, who has come to the camp to [[DueToTheDead commemorate the anniversary]] of a tragedy that disrupted the season and nearly killed the show. The two former rivals [[ToAbsentFriends reminisce over the tragedy]] and [[DeathFic its fallout]], setting the stage for Heather to make a [[TookALevelInKindness gesture of reconciliation]] to a [[WorthyOpponent former enemy]].
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9'''JustForFun/SumThisUpInOneTrope:''' ButterflyOfDoom.
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11Interested parties can read the story [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9199835/1/Legacy here]] or [[http://totaldramaislandfanfiction.fandom.com/wiki/Legacy here]].
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13Other troped works by this author include:
14* ''Fanfic/CourtneyAndTheViolinOfDespair''
15* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfTotalDramaIsland''
16* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaIslandByGilbertAndSullivan''
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18Not to be confused with the [[SimilarlyNamedWorks similarly-named]], but far more lighthearted, ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLegacy''.
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21'''This story is a DeathFic, so you may encounter unmarked spoilers. You have been warned.'''
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23!!''Legacy'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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25* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Ten years after the show, most of the couples are no longer together because they had come from all over Canada, so most lived too far apart to see each other regularly.
26* AllThereInTheManual: The story page includes hyperlinks to supplemental information on ancillary topics, including the song that became the basis of Trent's tribute song.
27* AmicableExes: Duncan and Courtney drift apart a bit after the show concludes, but have fond memories of each other and still maintain regular contact.
28* AntagonistInMourning: Heather's relationship with her campmates could charitably be described as "tempestuous", and the deceased camper [[spoiler:is her ArchEnemy]]. Despite this, Heather is just as shocked and mournful about the death as anyone.
29* AntiClimax: The show's producers scrap the final episode's scheduled jury vote in an attempt to avert a major anti-climax, as they can see that one finalist has only token support at best. A winner-take-all final challenge is substituted.
30* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Courtney rants about her unfair elimination and thoughtlessly says that she should have been kept on instead of [[spoiler: the recently murdered Gwen]], Noah shuts her up by saying, "She would be here. Alive. And you?"
31* AsYouKnow: Heather invokes this trope when she explains to a fellow show alumnus how she happened to be near enough to the camp to drop by on a whim.
32-->'''Heather:''' Muskoka is a major summer colony, you know.
33* AuthorCatchPhrase: Beginning narrative sentences with "So it was", usually in the form, "So it was that X".
34* TheBadGuyWins: Heather, the most hostile and vicious member of the ''Total Drama Island'' cast, is the one to bring home the $100,000.
35* BittersweetEnding: Heather's climactic gesture of remembrance gives the dénouement this quality.
36* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The insane Izzy doesn't grieve for her dead campmate because her diseased mind isn’t capable of grief or sadness, although she does understand the concept of loss.
37* TheBusCameBack:
38** Courtney is brought back into the competition after Owen is declared unfit to continue, settling her lawsuit in the process. She goes on to place second.
39** Once Chef Hatchet becomes host of ''Total Drama Island'', he begins bringing back show alumni as guest assistants several times per season. Katie and Sadie's return in Season 8 is so well-received that they are brought back again in Seasons 9 and 10 and then hired as full-time staff members in Season 11, and rumors abound that they are being groomed for the throne once Hatchet decides to retire.
40* ButterflyOfDoom: A delay of a few seconds leads to [[spoiler:the psycho killer murdering Gwen]], which has consequences that reverberate throughout the competition and for years afterward.
41** The "look at the losers" episode and the safari episode are swapped. The former is turned into an impromptu memorial for [[spoiler:Gwen]] and the "losers vote off someone" element is scrapped.
42** When the castaway scenario occurs, Owen's isolation combined with him being previously unbalanced by [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder drives him completely off the deep end, forcing Chris to declare him medically unfit to continue. This leads to Chris bringing back Courtney, settling her lawsuit in the process.
43** Leshawna isn't voted off and places third, having lost the will to continue and losing early in the dare challenge.
44** Heather defeats Courtney in the final challenge to win the competition.
45** When Chris pulls the post-final challenge out, Heather refuses to partake. Only Owen, having recovered from his SanitySlippage, participates, but his heart isn't in it and he fails to find the briefcase.
46** The show is forced to make major improvements to safety due to new regulations in the wake of [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder. Chris is laid off of the program due to an inability to meet his salary requirements, the show is completely retooled for Season 2, and only Chef Hatchet remains, ultimately becoming the new host after Season 5.
47* ButWeUsedACondom: Lindsay had an unexpected pregnancy with a longtime boyfriend despite presumably using some form of contraception on a regular basis.
48* CellPhonesAreUseless: There is a reference to cell phone coverage in the vicinity of the camp being "spotty". This is presumably why the show's staff used two-way radios.
49* ChekhovsGun: Heather's pregnancy is mentioned [[RuleOfThree thrice]] in the first chapter, but doesn't become important until near the end.
50* ClosestThingWeGot: Chef Hatchet isn't happy about having to leave a murderous psychopath under the guard of two traumatized teenagers, but reasons that since Chris is needed at his own side in the infirmary, he has no better options than the two who stood up to him during the challenge. Chris himself qualifies for being the only adult on hand who can assist him in trying to save [[spoiler:Gwen]], but it's noted that he has no medical training and can only help at Chef's direction.
51* CreatorBreakdown: In-universe, Trent has one after the competition ends. It's noted his music sounds far more melancholy than before.
52* CreatorThumbprint: All of the author’s stories, except for short vignettes, include at least one reference to a Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operetta. The author's pen name is also a G&S reference.
53* DarkFic: The story is based on violent death, from comedic source material.
54* DarkHorseVictory: Heather stages an upset victory over the heavily favored Courtney to win ''Total Drama Island''.
55* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:Heather’s baby]] is to be named after her mother's late [[spoiler:campmate]].
56* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Gwen is murdered by the killer instead of disarming him.]]
57* DeathByGenreSavviness: A certain contestant, who happens to be a slasher flick buff, is convinced that the serial killer is just an actor hired for the challenge, so she doesn't try to defend herself. Tragedy ensues as the story [[WhatIf diverges from the canon]] moments later.
58* DeathFic: The story is all about the repercussions of a contestant's death. Said repercussions are still being felt a decade later.
59* {{Denouement}}: The last chapter is entirely dénouement. The climax comes at the end of the preceding chapter as Heather [[TheReveal reveals]] her gesture of remembrance.
60* DescriptionPorn: This is a basic element of [[SignatureStyle the author's style]]. An excerpt from the description of Heather provides a non-spoilery example:
61-->Her short, raven-black hair was styled in a businesswoman’s cut. Her belly was distended to accommodate her daughter-to-be; her breasts were engorged in preparation for their purpose; and her skin, beneath a hint of sunburn and a generous dose of skillfully applied makeup, was suffused in the characteristic glow of advanced pregnancy. All in all, while still a beautiful woman, she bore little resemblance to the teenaged “{{dragon lady}}” she had once been.
62* DespairEventHorizon:
63** One participant withdraws from the competition, unable to cope with [[spoiler:Gwen]]'s murder.
64** Leshawna begins showing signs of clinical depression and pretty much folds in the dare challenge.
65* {{Determinator}}: Downplayed. It's noted that the victim has a quiet perseverance that allows them to persist for several minutes after their injury should have killed a normal human being, but ultimately it's not enough to make up for inadequate medical care.
66* DidntThinkThisThrough: Chris and the producers of ''Total Drama'' cut costs at every opportunity, including using remote cameras instead of live camera crews. It's a matter of time until tragedy ensues, and once it does they find themselves staring down the legal gun barrel.
67* TheDividual: It's noted by a reminiscing Heather and Duncan that they still can't remember which girl is Katie and which is Sadie.
68* DoNotTauntCthulhu: When Chef Hatchet leaves Duncan and [=LeShawna=] to guard the (currently unarmed and docile) serial killer, he sternly warns them to not taunt the prisoner.
69* DragonLady: Invoked for Heather, who is described as having once been a "teenaged 'dragon lady'". This is a reference to both the ethnicity and [[AlphaBitch personality]] of her canon counterpart. Indeed, the author describes Heather [[AuthorCatchphrase thusly]], with minor variants, in every one of his stories in which she appears.
70* DramaticEllipsis: Used twice, in different ways:
71** In the first chapter, Heather’s voice trails off into a dramatic pause.
72** In the second chapter, Heather’s thoughts trail off when she gets too close to something she really doesn’t want to think about. The reader is given enough information to figure out just what that something is, and is unlikely to blame her.
73* DueToTheDead: Being all about the [[DeathFic repercussions of a death]], the story naturally has several examples:
74** The [[EmptyChairMemorial black-draped seat]] at the bonfire site.
75** Two of the surviving contestants [[EmptyChairMemorial keep a space between them]] during the finale.
76** The contestant’s death is partly blamed on the [[NoOshaCompliance unsafe conditions]] at the camp, which leads to the enactment of a new law named after her. This new law improves safety for reality show contestants.
77* EmptyChairMemorial: The deceased is twice honored in this way:
78** One of the seats at the elimination ceremony venue is draped in the dead girl's nightgown and is not used for the rest of the competition.
79** When the previously eliminated contestants return for the final challenge, two of the surviving contestants keep an empty space between them when they approach the bleachers and when they take their seats.
80* {{Epigraph}}: Chapter 2 begins with a quote from the [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]] play, ''Theatre/RichardII''.
81* EvenEvilHasStandards: Everyone is horrified and heartbroken over [[spoiler:Gwen's death]], including the more selfish and cruel members of the cast. Heather privately admits to herself that she didn't want the victim murdered, Chef Hatchet does everything he can to save them, and even ''[[BigBad Chris]]'' memorializes the victim and gives the contestants some much-needed breathing room so they can process and grieve.
82* FaintInShock: DJ collapses on the spot upon witnessing the tragedy.
83* FatalFlaw: As far as the competition is concerned, Courtney's is her inability to face her fear. She chickened out of the cliff dive and the phobia challenge previously, and the gorge crossing stops her cold and wins Heather the whole shebang.
84* FatalMethodActing: In-universe, one contestant ends up ''genuinely murdered'' while the cameras are still rolling.
85* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: It's indicated that [[spoiler:Trent never really gets over Gwen's death, and closes off each of his performances with a song in her memory]].
86* {{Flashback}}: Chapter 2 and most of chapter 3 cover events from years before the main setting, but are told as if they were set in the same time frame.
87* {{Foreshadowing}}: Several examples:
88** The reference to 19 (instead of 20) spectators in the Peanut Gallery during the final challenge and the flowers on the table hint at the nature of the tragedy that drives the story.
89** The [[DescriptionPorn description]] of [[JackOfAllTrades Chef Hatchet’s]] attempts to save his mortally wounded patient foreshadow that he will fail.
90* FramingDevice: Heather and Duncan at Camp Wawanakwa comprise the frame story, and their reminiscences comprise the inner story.
91* GriefInducedSplit: Lindsay and Tyler's marriage collapses, "irretrievably stricken", after their 7-week-old son dies of SIDS.
92* GriefSong: Trent writes a song in tribute to his late girlfriend and first love. In the following years, he sings it at most of his gigs, usually as the closing number.
93* HeelRealization: Heather reached out to Lindsay after the latter lost her baby, but Lindsay [[ReformedButRejected did not acknowledge the gesture]]. Lindsay did respond to condolences from Courtney, among others, so Heather assumed that old resentments still lingered. The incident left Heather questioning, for the first time, the wisdom of her game strategy.
94* HerHeartWillGoOn: Gender flipped with the bereaved Trent. He started out in deep mourning after the death of his first love and continues to make annual gestures of remembrance, but he otherwise went on to live a normal life.
95* HeroicBSOD:
96** When the other contestants see [[spoiler:one of their own violently struck down]], they just stand there and seem to have no idea of what to do.
97** One contestant is completely unable to cope with seeing [[spoiler:his campmate murdered]], leading to his [[NonGameplayElimination withdrawal from the game]].
98* HolyBacklight: When Heather comes out of the kitchen and sees Duncan standing in the doorway to the lodge, she can't make out much detail at first because he is backlit. When he comes into the lodge and is no longer backlit, she recognizes him.
99* InMediasRes: The opening chapter is set years later than most of the next two chapters.
100* InSpiteOfANail:
101** [[spoiler:DJ still leaves the competition after the psycho killer episode, although this time it's a mental health withdrawal out of grief for his murdered campmate.]]
102** Geoff and Izzy are still eliminated in the same respective challenges they were in canon, although since they were swapped in order Izzy lasts a bit longer than Geoff this time around.
103** Duncan still loses the orienteering challenge and is voted off, placing fourth.
104* {{Irony}}: Heather is planning to [[spoiler:name her baby after]] her late colleague, whom she couldn't stand when the latter was alive. Heather appreciates the irony of her decision, and [[LampshadeHanging comments on it]].
105* KnowWhenToFoldEm:
106** The psycho killer surrenders to the cast rather than take his chances with Chef Hatchet and his chainsaw, especially since Hatchet is blocking the only avenue of escape.
107** Chef Hatchet puts up a herculean effort to save [[spoiler:Gwen]], but ultimately is forced to accept that he lacks the skills and resources to do anything other than prolong the inevitable.
108** Once the inevitable wrongful death lawsuit hits them, the producers elect to settle generously rather than roll the dice in court.
109* LampshadeHanging: Heather comments on the seeming absurdity of her decision to [[spoiler:name her baby after]] a former enemy.
110* LampshadedTheObscureReference: Trent identifies ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited''--one of the least known of the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operettas--only as "some old musical". The narrative expressly notes that [[http://gsarchive.net/utopia/webop/ul021.html the song]] from ''Utopia, Limited'' that became the basis for Trent’s [[GriefSong tribute song]] is quite obscure.
111* LastKiss: Chef Hatchet kisses the dying contestant on her forehead, "as a father might kiss a favorite daughter."
112* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Chris is described as "making a virtue of necessity" when the losers are unable to focus on anything other than the tragedy, and turns the episode into a memorial for the deceased camper.
113* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Chapter 4, which marks the end of the {{flashback}}s, is titled, "[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Back To the Present]]".
114* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Chef Hatchet refuses to report on [[spoiler:Gwen's passing]] until the psycho is out of the camp entirely, likely to deny him the satisfaction of knowing he's won.
115* MacGyvering: Subverted by Chef Hatchet's heroic but futile efforts to save [[spoiler:Gwen]]. It's noted that between him only having basic medical training instead of being a critical care paramedic and the camp infirmary lacking the supplies to treat them, there's simply nothing he can do no matter how resourceful he is.
116* MrExposition: Duncan is the one to explain the fates of the other campers, mostly through information he got from Courtney.
117* MythologyGag: Duncan notes he would have loved to see Heather face Gwen in the dare challenge during his recollections. Such was the actual outcome in canon, but the altered events result in her facing Leshawna and Courtney instead.
118* NarrativeFiligree: Evident in the first and last chapters, which have a "[[SliceOfLife slice of life]]" feel. The first chapter goes into [[DescriptionPorn considerable detail]] about the condition of the camp to create an autumnal mood, and the final scene deals at some length with the [[SarcasmMode dramatically pivotal]] subject of what Heather and Duncan had for lunch.
119* NestedStory: In addition to the nesting inherent in using a [[FramingDevice frame story]], the main story contains Heather's story of how she came to [[spoiler:choose her expected daughter's name]].
120* NeverFoundTheBody: Izzy was reported to have been killed in the sinking of a ferryboat, but her body was never recovered. This is part of the reason why neither Duncan nor Courtney believes that she is really dead.
121* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The would-be rescuers burst into the lodge at exactly the wrong moment. Tragedy ensues.
122* NoNameGiven: The psycho killer is never identified by name.
123* NonGameplayElimination: Three contestants are eliminated by means other than the normal [[VotedOffTheIsland vote]]:
124** The first [[spoiler:is slain, and it's noted that even if she had survived she almost certainly would have been declared unfit to continue]];
125** The second quits because he [[HeroicBSOD can't cope with the trauma]] of [[spoiler:having a friend die violently]] before his eyes; and
126** Chris declares the third unfit to continue after said contestant enters a period of severe mental instability.
127* NoOSHACompliance: Played with and ultimately defied. It takes a contestant's death and the enactment of a "memorial" law to clearly establish that reality show contestants are to be considered employees for the purpose of applying workplace safety regulations.
128* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Zigzagged in-universe. Chris correctly presumes that [[FatalMethodActing a contestant's actual death]] will be "ratings manna", but that it will also turn out to be a case of "winning the battle but losing the war". The surviving contestants are quite naturally traumatized, and Chris realizes this will negatively effect ratings. Then the show comes under fire for her death in the first place and the season comes to an end "amid a worrisome ratings drop".
129* ObviousPregnancy: Heather is almost eight months pregnant. This causes her some trouble in getting out from behind the steering wheel of her car.
130* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: When Duncan offers to share his lunch with Heather, she has to find her own beverage because all Duncan has is beer. For the sake of her 8-month fetus, Heather is unwilling to drink anything alcoholic.
131* OnlyFriend: Harold is the closest thing Heather has to a friend on ''Total Drama Island''. He supports her in the final challenge because he can't bring himself to root for Duncan's girlfriend, and it's noted he's the only camper to maintain regular contact with Heather after the show.
132* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's noted that Chef Hatchet is still popularly known as such and will likely be known as such until the day he dies.
133* OutlivingOnesOffspring:
134** [[spoiler:Gwen's parents outlive her as a result of her being violently murdered.]]
135** Lindsay and Tyler's 7-week-old son dies of SIDS, [[GriefInducedSplit destroying their marriage beyond hope of recovery]].
136* PaperCutting: Subverted in that the chainsaw psycho tries to do this, but is interrupted at precisely the wrong moment and so inflicts a serious wound instead, more or less by accident.
137* PastExperienceNightmare: Most of the surviving contestants must deal with nightmares in the wake of their campmate's death.
138* PleaBargain: Fearing that the psycho's claim that he only meant to injure the victim rather than kill them might allow him to beat a murder charge, prosecutors allow him to plead down to manslaughter in exchange for dropping various related charges. It's noted that the point is moot considering he's already serving a life sentence for unrelated offenses.
139* PlotBunny: The author has [[http://totaldramaislandfanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Gideoncrawle/Why_am_I_here%3F related an anecdote]] about how the story idea spontaneously fleshed itself out in his mind and became so distracting that [[FanFic/TotalDramaIslandByGilbertAndSullivan the project which inspired it]] had to be set aside for a couple of weeks so that ''Legacy'' could be written.
140* ThePollyanna: Geoff manages to keep his spirits up and not suffer from nightmares despite witnessing the tragedy, and even does his best to cheer up Owen and Leshawna.
141* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In-universe, plans for the show are forced to be scrapped or changed to accommodate for the murder of a contestant and the ensuing fallout.
142* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
143** After the initial tragedy, Chef Hatchet immediately takes charge of the situation and proves to be an incredibly effective commander. Within a few minutes, he's managed to subdue the psycho, ensure the safety of the remaining contestants to the best of his ability, and bring the mortally injured camper to the medical tent for treatment. When said camper dies anyway, it's certainly not for lack of trying on Hatchet's part.
144** Chris is forced to become this as a result of the tragedy, taking more care to monitor the campers' mental health and even ejecting one as medically unfit to continue.
145* TheReveal: Heather revealing her planned gesture of remembrance is the story's dramatic climax.
146* SanitySlippage: Owen begins to GoMadFromTheIsolation during the castaway challenge, his mind already distressed by what happened to his fellow campmate. After he attempts to attack Heather, Chris and the producers eventually eject him from the game, and by the time the show ends he's of relatively sound mind again.
147* ScareEmStraight: Unintentionally, but Owen being incorrectly diagnosed with diabetes at 21 causes him to start losing weight.
148* ShellShockedVeteran: One contestant enters a period of mental decline after seeing [[spoiler:a fellow contestant murdered before his eyes]].
149* ShotgunWedding: Lindsay and Tyler had begun to discuss marriage when an [[ButWeUsedACondom unplanned pregnancy]] forced the issue.
150* ShoutOut:
151** Chapter 2 [[{{Epigraph}} starts with a quote]] from the [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]] play, ''Theatre/RichardII''.
152** Chapter 4 contains references to the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan operetta, ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited'', a song from which is the basis for Trent’s [[GriefSong tribute song]].
153* TheShowMustGoOn: Chris' attitude after the tragedy is that the competition must continue. He's unusually restrained about it, though, and does make allowances and some structure changes so the campers can grieve properly.
154* ShownTheirWork: This is a [[SignatureStyle standard feature]] of the author's style. In this story, it's most notable in the [[DescriptionPorn details related to]] the victim's wound.
155* SignatureStyle: [[DescriptionPorn Description-rich]] and dialogue-light, with a flavor that readers have described as “19th Century”, “elegant”, “nearly poetic”, and so on. The author is also inclined to [[ShownTheirWork explain things in detail]], whether in the story or in notes, and to use "death and renewal" themes.
156* SleeperHit: In-universe, Katie and Sadie's "guest alumnae" appearance is an unexpected hit with the contestants and the viewing audience alike. Over the next few seasons, this unlooked for success nets them multiple guest appearances on the show, then full-time salaried positions on the show's staff, and finally speculation that they are being groomed to take over the show as the new hosts.
157* SliceOfLife: The story begins and ends this way, hence the lengthy discourse on the [[SarcasmMode riveting]] subject of what Heather and Duncan had for lunch.
158* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Chapter 3 includes brief descriptions of how the remaining episodes played out after the tragedy.
159* StayWithMeUntilIDie: Inverted in that the dying person is unconscious and so can't ask, but Chef Hatchet stays with her of his own accord because he thinks it important that she not [[DyingAlone die alone]].
160* StunnedSilence: The other campers (but not Chris or Hatchet) react this way when the killer slashes his victim.
161* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In-universe, Trent tweaks an obscure Creator/GilbertAndSullivan song [[note]][[http://gsarchive.net/utopia/webop/ul021.html "A Wonderful Joy Our Eyes To Bless"]] from ''Theatre/UtopiaLimited''[[/note]] for his tribute song, albeit not to get around copyright because the song was already in the public domain. He writes his own verses but makes only minor changes to the refrain and the tune.
162* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: When Courtney comes back for the orienteering challenge, Heather realizes that her previously overhyped CIT experience is finally going to come in handy. The two proceed to win immunity.
163* TitleDropChapter: The final chapter is titled "Legacy". This chapter elaborates on the titular legacy, revealed in the previous chapter's closing WhamLine.
164* ToAbsentFriends: The final chapter has this mood after Heather reveals her gesture of remembrance.
165* TookALevelInKindness: Both Heather and Duncan have grown up, figuratively as well as literally, in the ten years since they were on the show. Duncan has even learned basic precepts of chivalry. It's also idly noted that Eva's anger issues had a physical cause and she has responded well to medication, bringing her legendary temper under control.
166* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The brief Introduction suggests pretty strongly that the story's "ButterflyOfDoom" premise will end badly for a certain character. Sure enough, it does.
167* TraumaButton: A downplayed example when Duncan finds the chainsaw he did in "Wawanakwa Gone Wild!". In canon, he used it to try to trap a raccoon and came in second, but this time it simply proves too much of a reminder of the tragedy and he trades it in for a net.
168* TrophyWife: Duncan jokingly suggests that Heather's current job description is "trophy wife" because she's a beautiful woman who does not work outside the house, and because her husband is a successful businessman nearly ten years older than she. Heather allows that Duncan's assessment is not unreasonable, although her age difference to her husband is less than is typical for trophy wives.
169* VigilanteExecution: Discussed and defied. When Duncan and Leshawna are assigned the task of restraining the psycho killer, Chef Hatchet warns them not to take the law into their own hands.
170* WhamLine: Two near the end of the first chapter which firmly establish the tone of the fanfic (after it was [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinted at]] previously):
171-->'''Heather:''' How long has it been? Ten years?\
172'''Duncan:''' Ten years ago today, may she rest in peace.\
173'''Heather:''' That wasn’t really what I meant, but... But, yeah. Poor [[spoiler:Gwen]].
174* WhatIf: The climactic encounter with the chainsaw psycho (Episode #19, "Hook, Line and Screamer") turns out differently than the canon version. That single change drives the entire story, with consequences that are still felt a decade later.
175* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: While not actually an epilogue, the reminiscence portion of the story ends with thumbnail sketches of what everyone is currently up to.
176* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Chapters 2 and 3 recount the diverging incident in the fic's backstory and the remainder of the competition as affected by said divergence.
177* WorthyOpponent: After ten years, Heather is ready to admit that a certain despised campmate was a valuable teammate before the merge and a formidable opponent after.
178* YouAreTooLate: The air ambulance doesn't make it to Camp Wawanakwa until three minutes after the victim has succumbed to their injury.

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