Episode 9 Escape from Scorpion Island

Scorpion Island has been more unpredictable than ever.

And now the island has revealed a most dramatic shake-up.

Now only one team can escape from Scorpion Island.

Team Sting or Team Claw.

THEY GASP

The boys and the girls are to be separated

and the bonds they've created will be ripped apart.

We made this camp ours and then, boom!

Suddenly we've just been told we are splitting into Sting and Claw.

I've spent so long being friends with them but the island's twisted it up

and now we've got to make friends with our new people.

Now they must fight each other to be the first captains

of the legendary Team Sting and Team Claw.

It would be amazing if I could be

the very first captain of Sting or Claw.

I would be elated if I was chosen to be the first team captain

of Sting or Claw.

The girls are up first to take on the Island

but it's unleashed a devious challenge.

My aim was completely off target.

-Ah!

-She hit the board but it wasn't enough.

Everybody had a challenge they're not good at. This was mine.

How did that happen?

This is Scorpion Island.

Hello, and welcome to Scorpion Island.

The island with a deviously cruel master plan.

Two teams of adventurers are on the island

and they are having the most amazing experience.

Let's not forget they still need to be the best

because only one team will escape on the final day.

Scorpion Island relishes in its splendid isolation

and uses its natural world as its impenetrable defence system.

The island is teeming with life, its precious treasure.

In recent times an adventurer came from far across the seas.

He was a Fortune Hunter whose mission it was

to plunder the island of its legendary treasure.

He took on the island's challenges and succeeded

but when he failed in his final escape, the furious island

mischievously captured the Fortune Hunter's spirit and locked it away.

Aaaaah!

Now ten adventurers must follow the path he created.

Their mission, to escape the island.

They must battle it out in terrifying challenges

to win an island treasure.

The more they win, the greater the advantage they'll have

in the Final Race To Escape.

The adventurers are about to find out

who the captains are going to be

for the very last day in teams of boys and girls.

So, teams, you still have one more day

as girls versus boys on the island so now it's time to reveal

who will be your final captains for your fifth day on Scorpion Island.

-The captain for the girls will be Natty.

-Yay!

-Yes!

-And the captain for the boys will be James.

-Yes!

OK, Natty, there was a big girl cheer there.

How do you feel about being captain for the fifth day?

I feel really eager and excited for the challenge.

Big changes ahead,

so how are you going to enjoy your last day with the girls?

I think I'll make sure it's fun more than anything else.

Boys, what about you? How are you feeling, James?

I'm feeling quite good actually cos it's the last day

and I'm going to try to make our team win,

try our best to win on my last day.

-So, the boys go out on a high?

-Yeah.

OK, interesting. I look forward to it.

It's the fifth day on the island, your final day as boys and girls.

So, enjoy yourselves.

The final team captains are Natty for the girls

and James for the boys.

But they will have to lead their teams on no ordinary day.

What begins as boys and girls must end as Sting and Claw.

What do you think will happen now, cos we'll be split up

into Claw and Sting?

I don't know. We may get separated

and we won't have the friendship we have now.

It's going to be really bad

because we are splitting up with our team-mates

and we'll have to fight against some of them.

But it's good, cos we'll have more of a mixture

cos we'll have girls on our team.

It was a shock when we found out that we were going to be split up

and I thought we were going to stay girls and boys

but then it ends up the island has made a twist.

We have really actually now started bonding as a team

and now we find out we're going to get split up again.

So, it's exciting going to have those teams

but also a bit sad that after all that time together

and working it out as a team we are going to get split up.

I would like Sting.

I would like Claw.

See, we're enemies already and see what it is doing to us.

Cos we started bonding properly and we made this camp ours

and then, boom!

Suddenly we are told we are going to be split into Sting and Claw.

Apart from when the island started to rain on us.

It's not fair on us cos we didn't expect it.

We were starting to find out what strengths and weaknesses we all had.

We started to bond properly and we've turned into family

and we're just being split up.

The adventurers may be shocked to discover that their journey will

now take a very different path but the Fortune Hunter is their guide

and he will light the way for them on this dark, foreboding island.

He knows that only the bravest and brightest can escape

and free his spirit and has left a system of clues in a symbol ring

to assist the ten adventurers.

But once again, the island is furious

that the Fortune Hunter is still attempting to help them

and has smashed the ring into pieces.

Your time starts now.

Try this one, I think I remember this one.

They know that with each day that passes.

They have a more complicated puzzle to solve.

There are seven pieces of symbol ring here

but only four make the ring complete.

-This one?

-Yeah, this one.

The team that completes the ring the quickest

will get to play for an advantage from the Fortune Hunter.

Uh-oh. We're stuffed.

No, we need this one.

We're done.

Blew you out of the water, boys.

You've got to admit that was a good performance by the girls.

This is the third time the girls

have pieced together the symbol ring quickly

and they can again play for an advantage from the Fortune Hunter.

The Fortune Hunter knows that only

the brightest adventurers will be able to free his spirit.

Khadie has proved she knows the symbol ring.

I remember it like a big story.

I kind of make it a long story and by the end,

I literally know the whole ring.

But does Khadie know it as well as the Fortune Hunter?

In order for her and Natty to prove themselves to him

they are about to face the toughest memory trial yet.

They only have ten seconds to look at the symbol ring.

One of the symbols will then change.

If they can correctly identify the symbol

they will gain an advantage in the island challenge.

OK, when I lift this sheet you'll have ten seconds

to memorise as many symbols as possible.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Your time starts now.

Test your memory too, but quickly.

You've got five seconds.

Three, two, one.

Time is up.

This is where things get really tough.

Look away now. One symbol is about to change slightly.

Natty and Khadie must identify the symbol that has changed.

You have two minutes to choose a symbol that has changed

and your two minutes starts now.

The stakes are greater than ever.

If the girls are incorrect

then the advantage will automatically default to the boys.

Wasn't this symbol the other way round?

I don't know. No.

It was this one. This had two, didn't it?

-Erm...

-I'm sure it did.

I'm not sure.

Are they all right on your side?

Was there three of these?

Yeah, there were three of those.

Are you pretty sure?

Let's have a look through this, OK, Khadie? Let's have a look.

Semicircle, line.

Shell.

-Is that wrong? That looks different.

-Hang on.

-Is it that way round? Or is it...

-Oh.

Have a good look at each symbol.

Hang on, there's two shells.

-Yeah, there were, trust me, there were.

-OK.

-Didn't that shell also have those?

-No, trust me.

Oh, wait. The sun. Did that have that black outline?

I think it's either this or this.

-No, I don't think that sun had the black outline like that.

-It did.

Three, two, one. Your time is up.

Girls, what is your decision?

We think it's the sun.

-You think it's the sun. Final answer.

-Yes.

-Noo!

-Yes!

Final answer. OK, I have accepted the sun as the final answer.

I can reveal...

-..you are, in fact, wrong.

-Yes!

-It was, in fact, the shark.

-Ah, what?

It was a very slight change.

If you look at this shark, the old shark had fins and a smaller eye.

-So there weren't three boats?

-There weren't three boats.

I thought it was the boats so I was trying to put them off

by saying it's the sun.

-You boys wouldn't have got that either.

-No.

-That's honest.

-I think it was our best tactic to lose.

-It was our tactic all along.

-You meant to lose, OK!

The girls have lost.

The boys will discover what the Fortune Hunter's advantage is later

but for now he is trying to issue a warning to the boys.

The shark changes shape.

The tiniest detail in the Island Challenge

can have the most dramatic effect.

And today, one detail could turn everything on its head.

Team captains James and Natty have found

the Fortune Hunter's old typewriter

and are keen to know what message he has for them today.

It says "Adventurers, I want you to battle against the island

"and succeed where I failed. So this is it.

"You are soon to become Sting and Claw."

"The island will demand that you throw and aim to be the best.

"Don't let me down."

This is an Island Challenge like no other.

For the first time

the adventurers must battle the island as individuals

and only the best boy and the best girl

will become founding captains of Sting and Claw.

The fifth island treasure to be won is the silver crab.

It represents the guarded nature of the impenetrable Scorpion Island.

The boys have three island treasures,

the girls only have one

and all the adventurers now want the silver crab

because the more treasure their teams own

the greater the advantage they'll have in the final escape.

First up, it's the girls.

That's Eleanor,

Lizzie,

Jeremy,

Khadie

and today's captain, Natty.

This is The Divider.

In the heart of the island

a massive target is suspended seven metres high

and the adventurers must launch themselves across

on a giant rope swing

to splat rocks at it as close to the centre as possible.

Each adventurer has three swings and three throws

and there is enormous pressure on them here

because the boy and the girl who do best

will become the first captains of the legendary Sting and Claw.

It's a real privilege and a great responsibility too

because these first captains will pick the rest of their teams.

Crucial decisions which will impact every single step

of their Scorpion Island journeys.

Plus, the adventurer who splats nearest the bull's-eye

will also win the latest island treasure,

the silver crab.

So it does not get any more important than this

and you know that they are all going to throw themselves into it.

Hello, girls, welcome to The Divider.

Whoever wins this game will determine

who will be the new team captains for Sting and for Claw.

So, my first question is, who wants to be the new captain?

You all do! Eleanor, why would you like to be a captain?

I'd like to be captain because I like bossing people around.

I don't want to be really bossy but I like making people do what I want.

-Right.

-And I would also like to tell boys what to do.

-That's your captain plan?

-I'd be fair.

You're captain now.

Tell me why you'd like to be captain for Sting or Claw.

If I was captain I would be fair to the whole team.

-OK.

-And I think it would be better with mixed teams

cos everyone has their own strength and weakness.

Now, tell me, Jeremy, why do you want to be a captain?

I like bossing people around as well but also

I like to get a bit more respected and looked after a bit more.

Khadie, tell me why you want to be captain.

I like leading teams and making sure everyone's in place.

Lizzie, you haven't said much. Why do you want to be captain?

Because I could get everyone to be really in to it.

-You like to motivate people.

-Yeah.

-These are different reasons you've all got. Are you ready?

-Yeah.

Natty's up first. The boys aren't allowed to watch

but the rest of the girls are eager to see if she has nerves of steel

needed to aim well while swinging at such height.

The game is about to start and I can see already

that Natty is looking pretty nervous.

-Are you very nervous?

-Yes.

-Come on, Natty.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Three, two, one...

-Go!

-She is launching herself out for her first throw.

Terrifyingly high and she is going for it. Oh!

Remember none of the adventurers have previously competed alone

they have always been part of a team and so Natty is coping brilliantly

with the stress of being first.

She splats her rock halfway out from the bull's-eye.

It's a solid start but she needs to improve

if she wants to triumph here.

It's time for Natty's second attempt.

I hope her confidence is going to be building.

She looks properly focused this time.

She's really concentrating on the target and she's off.

What a swing! And what a shot.

Bull's-eye.

Yes, Myleene, it was a bull's-eye but it did not properly splat.

Bad news.

So Natty's got her aim in. Now can she match it

with an even more forceful throw on her third and final go?

-Come on, Natty.

-All nervousness seems to have past.

Natty's just calmly taking a last look at the target before launch.

She is running out and it is a confident jump.

-Oh, yes!

-GIRLS: Whoo!

I am a bit freaked out by heights

and I was really happy with myself on the Island Challenge

because before I came to Scorpion Island I was like,

"I'll never jump off anything,

"I'll never bungee jump,"

and I actually jumped off a high platform

so I was proud of myself for that.

And you should be proud of yourself, Natty.

Throw one was safely on the target. Throw two was a bull's-eye,

just not forceful enough to properly splat but everything came together

for throw three which splatted right in the dead centre of the target.

It was a terrific shot but has she done enough to guarantee

she's going to be a captain?

It certainly sounds like she hopes so.

I'd really like to be captain, it'd be so cool.

-Now it's Eleanor's turn. Eleanor, are you ready?

-Yes.

-Nervous?

-No.

-Pretty confident?

-Yes!

-That's my girl. Ready?

-Yes.

-Three, two, one, off you go.

And this is a really enthusiastic launch and now the throw.

That was Eleanor's first go.

Didn't splat but she's got two left to go.

Eleanor seemed like she really enjoyed this swing

but was wriggling around too much to get her aim straight.

Not only that, but she didn't put enough force behind the rock

for it to splat.

So has all this taught her enough to make her second go count?

She is looking really purposeful now and here she goes again.

Oh, no, she's caught her foot that's put her in a right spin

still she's oooh... Over the target.

Well, Eleanor's laughing now

but this was not the go she was looking for.

It went wrong right at the start as she let one of her feet

drag on the launch platform, which spun her out of control.

She did well even to hurl a rock in the right direction

but as she didn't even hit the target

it now means everything rests on her last throw.

OK, Eleanor, hit the target this time.

-I'll try.

-OK.

Here we go. Third and final go for Eleanor.

And here's the shot. Oh!

How did that happen?

Eleanor DID hit the target but her stone didn't splat.

She didn't throw it hard enough, unfortunately.

And it wasn't the most fortunate of turns for Eleanor over all.

Her first throw hit just on the edge of the target.

She entirely missed with her second.

Her third was only slightly nearer the centre than her first.

But with no splats whatsoever it's a cert that Eleanor

won't be one of the first leaders of Sting or Claw. Bad luck for her.

I'm quite disappointed

at not being captain and choosing my team.

I hope some people think I'm good at stuff and pick me.

Everybody has a challenge they're not good at and this was mine.

Next up, it's Lizzie. Can she do better than Eleanor

and give Natty a real run for her money?

Remember, in Moving Target we saw her

demonstrate amazing throwing skills and we discovered

that she had a strong ball game background.

Where did that throwing action come from?

When I was younger I used to play softball and baseball.

So what can she do here?

-Lizzie, are you ready?

-Yeah.

OK, here we go. Three, two, one, go.

That's a confident launch, she's keeping a very straight line

and she's gone for the throw. Oh, wow.

First strike hit the target, however, the rock didn't splatter.

And that's a real shame

because this was a remarkable opening throw,

only marginally further from the centre than Natty's third shot

but Lizzie's still got two more attempts

at throwing harder and even more accurately

to be in with a chance of nabbing the captaincy.

Can she make them count?

OK, Lizzie. Three, two, one. Off you go.

A really good run up this time. Could this be lucky for her?

Oh, great splat but no.

Well, Lizzie throws with much more power this time

but sadly she doesn't hit the bull's-eye.

Still it's the second closest splat so far.

Can she do better with her last throw?

Here we go. Lizzie's third and final go.

So this is a last chance to challenge Natty's lead.

Three, two, one go.

Another energetic launch. Very steady in the air and...ohh!

This was an impressive and amazingly consistent turn from Lizzie

and she showed no signs

of being remotely troubled by swinging through the air

higher than a double-decker bus.

Her first throw hit the bull's-eye but didn't splat.

Her second splatted but was a little off-centre

and her third splatted even closer to the middle.

However, neither of her splats beat Natty's best shot

and so at this stage she's still in the zone

to be one of the first captains and maybe even take the silver crab too.

Plus it means if Jeremy and Khadie are going to be contenders

they've absolutely got to shoot for bull's-eyes.

-OK, Jeremy, are you ready?

-Ready.

-Ready to boss those boys around.

-Uh-huh!

-Three, two, one, go.

She stepped off decisively, oh and she's swinging sideways, no!

Jeremy's first try did hit the board however it didn't hit the target.

She looked so confident but seemed to lose her nerve

and threw too early, with too little control

and too little strength to get a splat.

Now can she keep her cool and make this second throw count?

-You ready?

-Ready!

Three, two, one, go.

A strong step off

and she's keeping her eyes glued to... No!

Jeremy seemed more focused this time and threw with enough force

to get a quality splat

but her aim was off and her rock hit the side of the target.

So she needs to make her final throw count.

Right, Jeremy, third time lucky.

-Yes!

-Three, two, one, go.

A steady launch and she's looking so well balanced... No.

She hit the board. It didn't splatter. It doesn't count.

Poor Jeremy. She really did want to become team captain.

I'm disappointed cos I didn't actually figure out

the rock would be that hard to hit

and when I did it twice it didn't crack

and also my aim was completely off target.

That's right, Jeremy, your aim was off

so though you did achieve one splat you didn't get any on the target.

How frustrating.

Today really wasn't my day

but hopefully everything will come together.

So, Khadie is the last to swing for the girls.

-Khadie, are you ready?

-Ready.

OK, here we go. Three, two, one, go.

She's raced off, smooth swing. Looks like a strong throw. Ohh.

This was a fine first throw from Khadie, it's a splat

and it's just on the target but of course

if she's going to challenge Natty

she's really got to improve her aim

and she's only got two more throws to do it.

Time for a second swing.

And three, two, one, off you go.

Great speed from Khadie, and the line is true but can... Oh!

Khadie looks set for a fantastic shot here with a strong launch

and a poised swing but she throws too early

and only manages to splat on the very edge of the target.

It's further out than her first splat and that means

there's maximum pressure on her now

and she goes for the very last of the girl's swings.

-Khadie, third and final time. Are you ready?

-Ready.

Three, two, one, go.

What can she do this time?

She's looking really determined and... Oh!

Khadie's third and final attempt.

It actually came pretty close to the last one.

This was a decent performance from Khadie

with all three of her throws achieving on-target splats.

The last two hit exactly the same spot

but she never splatted anywhere near the bull's-eye

and so didn't get anywhere near victory.

Here's what the girls thought of The Divider.

My prediction would be Natty

because she got hers right in the middle.

In my opinion right now I think Natty's the best captain.

It would've been nice to be captain but I don't think it'll be me.

You're right, Khadie, it won't be you,

but you weren't the furthest away from it either.

Eleanor didn't manage to get any splats at all

and Jeremy only splatted outside of the target.

Khadie did splat on the target but only right on the edge.

Lizzie splatted really near the centre of the target,

but the clear winner, with an extraordinary splat

right in the middle of the bull's-eye, was Natty.

So, she'll be the first captain of either Sting or Claw

and will get to pick the rest of the team

but has she also done well enough

to beat the boys and win the latest island treasure, the silver crab?

We'll have to wait and see.

Next time, the boys compete against each other

but have they got what it takes?

-Feeling confident?

-Umm, yeah.

-Oh, OK.

As they face the island alone the pressure is mounting.

I am nervous, yeah, because I really want to be captain.

I have pretty good hand-eye co-ordination

hopefully I can pull out the big guns.

But their overwhelming competitive spirit

goes one step too far.

I crushed them slightly in my hand

so when I throw them they'll easily crash.

And you can join the action online.

So, we'll see you next time.

As both teams battle it out to be the new captains

-of team's Sting and Claw. Goodbye.

-Bye.