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Well, here we go; ready to start off on a new Total Drama adventure!
How do we start, again?
Outside a very familiar movie lot, a certain host was giving off a huge grin at the camera. The man's name? Chris McLean, host of the popular show, Total Drama. And with him being back as a host, this could only mean one thing…
"Yo! Remember me?" Chris said out loud. "You could never forget such a face as myself! In either case, welcome to the newest season of Total Drama! After a bit of a break, and a season with a far more of a ripoff of myself, I am back in the hosting seat!"
He then gave a bit of a look behind him, and continued to grin.
"Course, for all you Total Drama crazies out there, if you recall last time we were here on the Production Lot, it was on Total Drama Action. Or as most fans would like to call it, the 'Duncan Show', featuring Duncan! And the rest. And at the end… Someone won; you can take a wild guess. And after that… We kinda hit our blue period for a while. But enough dwelling in the past; we have a whole new cast of contestants that we're gonna greet in a few minutes. But… There's a catch..."
Chris then walked over to an easel, with some charts and graphs.
"Our main demographic has been tweens over the years, and this time… We're gonna have THEM battle it out! We got a colorful cast set in stone for all of you! We were gonna do some silly alphabet gimmick, but who would want to tune in to that? Aside of soccer moms and helicopter parents?
Chris gave off one last grin, as he winked at the camera.
"It's gonna be one insane season, so… Let's let the spills, chills, and toy ships set sail, right here, right now! On..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Tween Throwdown!"
Now back from the commercial break, Chris was still outside the Production Lot, flashing his trademark grin.
"Welcome back! Miss me? Now, in just a few short moments, our first contestant shall arrive." Chris said out loud. "It could be anyone..."
And sure enough, about a few seconds later, a bus stopped. The bus had most of its doors blackened, to prevent anyone inside from looking out. Soon, the bus opened its doors. And after a minute, a passenger stepped out of the bus, dropped a bag containing her belongings, and tossed a football at the host, to which he caught it.
"Annnnnnddd WE! GOT! TOUCHDOWN!" The contestant cheered out loud. They were a female with a tanned skintone, and was wearing a yellow football jersey with the number 68 on the front, blue track pants, pink boots, blue sweatbands over her wrists, and was wearing a blue football helmet on her head. Her dyed blue hair was in braided pigtails.
"Heidi! Welcome!" Chris greeted back, as he tossed back the football, in which Heidi caught it. "How is life treating you between waiting for the latest football season?"
"Ugh, don't remind me." Heidi groaned back. "That seven month stretch between seasons is pure TORTURE."
The football fan looked around and saw that she was the only one here currently.
"So… Guess I'm the first of my teammates to arrive, huh?" Heidi asked.
"Right, now stand over on that mat over there while we await everyone else." Chris instructed.
Heidi nodded, as she grabbed her belongings and walked to the mat, tossing her football in the air and catching it in the process.
"Moving on… Hope she melts your heart, and not your hands because we got Coco!" Chris announced out loud.
The next departing passenger lept out of the bus doors, sporting a wide grin, and holding a chocolate bar. She had brown skin, raven-colored hair, and was donning a purple shirt with a smiling heart on the front, green pants, and blue and purple sneakers. But what truly set her off from Chris and Heidi was that she was sporting some peach-colored spots on her skin. Coco finished off her chocolate bar, and gave off a grin.
"Hey, you, GUYS! Coco is here to kick butt, take names, and chomp on chocolate!" Coco announced out loud. "Buuuuuttt being that I'm still a stranger to pigtails here, I can't do that second bit. At least not yet."
"Give it time, Coco." Chris responded back. "We're still a bit early."
"Hey, being a bit early never stopped anyone; especially around Halloween. Gotta scope out the hottest houses around and score some chocolate!" Coco said with a grin.
Coco soon went over to Heidi, as the Football Fan looked at her.
"Er… About your skin..." Heidi said, as Coco gave off a shrug.
"Eh, my Vitligo? What's some fading skin pigmentations have to do with me? No big whoop, really. It's just what I am." Coco responded back. "Besides, we all need some unique rep around here. Much like the King of Pop, too! Only with a lot less controversy involved. So, I guess you're a fan of football?"
"You betchya! Heck, I would go the whole nine yards and actually attend the games as well!" Heidi said with a grin. "Complete with snacks and face paint as well!"
Back with Chris, he gave off another look at the camera.
"Either case, make way for Indigo!" Chris announced, as the next passenger stepped off of the bus.
She was a Caucasian female with short, brown hair, and wearing a yellow t-shirt, a light blue skirt, and purple shoes with white socks.
"Hiiiiii~!" Indigo sung out loud. "The name's Indigo, future pop-star in the making!"
"Indigo! Welcome to Tween Throwdown!" Chris greeted Indigo.
"I'm super psyched to be here!" Indigo responded back. "I'm ready to give out a note to anyone, once they're around, I suppose!"
"But think you can take on 23 contestants?" Chris questioned towards Indigo.
"You betchya!" Indigo squeaked out, as she held her hands to her mouth. "...Sorry, voice crack."
Indigo approached the two contestants, as smiled at them.
"So, what kinda music you like?" Indigo asked.
"Something fast-paced and energetic!" Coco grinned back.
"Eh, something that pumps me up for the game of the week." Heidi shrugged back.
"As for me, I'm a fan of pop music. Like Beyonce, and all that stuff." Indigo said with a warm smile.
Heidi blinked. "She's a pop singer? I could had swore she was R&B."
"Departing next from the bus… Make way for Ivan!" Chris announced, as the passenger departed off the bus…
"Movie Lot!"
"Now arriving at Movie Lot!"
"Welcome to Movie Lot!"
"Watch your step, eek EEK!"
"Thanks for doing this!" Ivan replied back. "Even though the bus was parked already."
Ivan looked at everyone who arrived so far. Ivan was decked out in a green, cloth Viking helmet with a leaf on the front, covering his brunet hair. Said leaf was the Animal Crossing furniture leaf from the actual games. He was also wearing a blue t-shirt with that same symbol, gray shorts. and a pair of dark blue sandals.
"Cool; welcoming committee!" Ivan said out loud. "Almost like the game!"
"Ivan! Welcome to the Movie Lot!" Chris greeted out loud. "How's life in your awesome town of Fructose?"
"Very awesome, indeed! I'm gunning for the Gracie Series!" Ivan answered back. "I've saved up boatloads of bells for it, that giraffe will never know what hit her!"
"Animal Crossing? That game where you move into a town and talk to furries and stuff?" Coco asked.
"You betchya!" Ivan grinned back. "Though I am a bit too young to actually join the community; their stuff can get very R rated for some."
"Furries? Like they wear outfits modeled after animals, and in most cases, mascot outfits?" Heidi asked.
Ivan nodded back. "Right on the dot."
Ivan left to join his fellow contestants, as Chris grinned at the camera again.
"Our next contestant is richer than you four put together, it's Peki, the daughter of Duck Industries!" Chris announced, as the next contestant departed off the bus.
She was a brunette girl, who had some makeup on, and was donning a green shirt, a purple skirt with what appeared to be diamonds embedded into it, pink shoes with some diamonds embedded on it, as some purple socks with a gold stripe on it. She also had on some gold bracelets, an expensive necklace with a diamond as the charm… And Master Ball earrings.
Coco could only sigh at Peki's appearance. "Oh, joy… Guys? Prepare to be mocked and called pheasants."
"To be honest, I'm kinda jelly about her attire." Indigo admitted.
"Way too girly for my tastes." Heidi added.
"Peki! Welcome!" Chris greeted the newcomer. "How's the rich life treating you?"
"Well, for my first time riding a bus, it was rather unexciting; I couldn't see outside the window, and I couldn't exit out of my seat until that door opened." Peki admitted.
"True, same thing happened to me as well." Ivan added.
Chris scratched his head. "Yeeeeaaahhh, we had to do so to keep you all from greeting everyone before you all departed the bus; gotta keep everyone surprised."
"True, that." Ivan agreed.
"Right… Now, you sure you, the daughter of Duck Industries, you'll be okay?" Chris asked Peki.
Peki nodded. "Certainly."
"See? She's getting the special treatment!" Coco said out loud, flabbergasted.
"Wow, what happened to you? Bad time with a rich dude?" Heidi asked.
"Nah, I just don't like entitled people, that's all." Coco answered back, sighing.
"Now, why don't you greet your new castmates?" Chris said out loud.
Peki nodded, as she made her way to the mat.
"Hey, guys and gals!" Peki greeted herself, as she gave a look at Coco. "And don't worry; despite my status of being very, very rich… I'm just a bit chill. Not like how the media portrays the rich."
"I LOVE YOUR EARRINGS!" Indigo squeaked out as she regained herself. "Oh… Sorry. That came out just now."
Peki giggled. "Eh, you're good. And thanks!"
"Where did you get them?" Indigo asked.
"You mean these things?" Peki said, tapping one of them, having it swing around a bit. "Had them custom made, to be honest. Want me to score you a pair?"
Indigo shook her head. "Eh, I'm good. Besides, my ears aren't pierced."
She soon crossed her arms.
"I want them pierced, I suppose."
Peki soon looked at Ivan, and smiled.
"So, guess you're a fellow mayor, huh?" Peki questioned.
Ivan grinned back. "You betchya!"
"What Town Ordinance did you go for?" Peki asked.
"I kinda switch between Beautiful Town and Rich Town." Ivan answered back. "But the other two towns I got? They're on Beautiful Town permanently. I rather not try finding my plants to water them."
Peki gave off a gentle smile. "It seems you're really into Animal Crossing."
"You bet I am! Been a fan since I could walk. Got all the games, even imported the Japanese only titles… I even got Happy Home Designer and Amiibo Festival, as well!" Ivan answered back. "As thus most of the cards in my Amiibo Card collection.
"Most of them? Check this collection out." Peki winked, as she took out a binder, and presented it to Ivan.
"Cool… The entire collection..." Ivan muttered, looking through Peki's binder.
"I got some extras; maybe later, we can do a bit of trading?" Peki offered.
"You got yourself a deal!" Ivan responded, giving a thumbs up.
"Time to put the spark in your step, cause here comes Piapot!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
They were a female, sporting dyed electric blue hair in a ponytail, which was shaped like a lightning bolt. Clothing wise, she was donning a black t-shirt with a smiling lighting bolt on the front, with the bottom of it cut short, over a blue and purple striped tank top, pink sweatpants, light blue sandals, and a pair of red and blue bracelets over her wrists. She was also wearing light blue glasses as well. But what truly set her off from the others thus far was some markings on her cheeks, a red and blue circle, respectively.
"Whoa, is this THE Total Drama?" Piapot asked.
"You betchya!" Chris responded back. "What do you think this was, Total Drama Daycare?"
"Well, considering I pass off as a mascot for a battery company… I would be brought to an actual daycare to teach everyone about the wonders of electricity!" Piapot answered back.
"And… You aren't worried at all about your..." Chris continued, as he leaned towards Piapot. "...Little secret?"
"Nah." Piapot responded back.
"In either case, here are your fellow contestants. Make with the interactions!" Chris said out loud.
Piapot nodded, as she approached her fellow contestants, who looked at her.
"So, did you self-paint your face?" Heidi asked out loud.
"Well… Kinda-sorta." Piapot admitted. "I dig your hair, however."
"Same here!" Heidi complimented. "Blue hair rocks!"
Peki gave Piapot a look, and then smiled at her.
"So, Piapot… I guess you're a huge fan of electricity, right down to having Positive and Negative signs painted on your face, huh?"
"You betchya!" Piapot winked back. "Just watching a thunderstorm outside just gets me excited!"
"Up next, totally NOT a Crystal Gem… Jasper!" Chris announced, as the next contestant ran out of the bus, almost in fear.
They were a male, with brown hair and a green dyed fringe. Clothing-wise, he had on a simple purple t-shirt, a pair of light blue shorts with a white vertical stripe on the sides, and red sandals. He currently looked frightened.
"Man, I am SO glad to be outta there!" Jasper said out loud. "That place they put you in to take you here… Small as heck! Whose idea was it?"
"Blame McLean." Heidi spoke up.
Jasper looked over at Heidi. "You… Aren't a jock, are you? You aren't gonna stuff me in a trash bin… Are you?"
Heidi shook her head. "Buddy, I dunno what's in your head, but I would never do that."
Jasper then walked over to the mat, and looked at his fellow contestants.
"So far, this is scary..." Jasper said out loud. "The most normal person so far is the girl in the yellow shirt..."
"Eh, being normal's overrated these days." Coco shrugged, as she bit into another chocolate bar.
"I wouldn't call myself truly normal,~!" Indigo sung out.
"It's time to suit up, cause here's Danielle!" Chris announced, as the next contestant departed from the bus…
She looked a lot different, appearance-wise from the other contestants so far. She was donning what appeared to be an animal outfit, almost like the ones you see in theme parks and sporting events. The outfit itself was a blue-furred cat, with some pink hair on top, also wearing a yellow tank-top, and red pants.
"Uh..." Danielle said nervously as she looked at her fellow contestants. "I'm Danielle, and I hope we get along really well..."
Coco looked at Danielle. "I gotta give you props for your choice of wardrobe, but seriously… You'll melt in there!"
"I… kinda got a tiny air conditioner installed in my suit." Danielle replied back, as everyone was still starring at her.
"You got some allergy which requires a suit like that?" Heidi asked.
Danielle shook her head.
"You're more used to confined spaces than I am. Why?" Jasper asked.
"I just like wearing this outfit… That's all." Danielle admitted.
"Question; are you an animatronic?" Indigo asked.
Danielle gulped, as she ignored Indigo and looked far in the streets.
"Should I quit?" Danielle thought, as she shook those thoughts out of her mind. "No… I promised her that I would attend..."
But someone approached her, and inhaled gently.
"Danielle… You gonna be okay?" Ivan asked.
Danielle looked down at Ivan, and smiled gently behind her mask.
"Yeah… It's that, I never truly exposed myself like this to other peers my age before." Danielle admitted. "Especially in a group like this..."
"Well… if it helps, I think you look really cool." Ivan complimented with a warm smile.
Danielle blinked in her mask. "You… really think so?"
"Yeah!" Ivan answered back genuinely.
Danielle held out a hand. "Thanks..."
"It's Ivan." Ivan replied back. "And no prob."
The two went over to the Mat, as Danielle noticed something in Ivan's pocket.
"Don't mind me asking, but is that a 3DS in your pocket?" Danielle asked. "Or are you just happy to see me?"
Ivan grinned as he held up a 3DS, with a decal of Isabelle on it. "You betchya!"
"Cool..." Danielle said, as she breathed nervously. "So… Wanna trade FC's?"
Ivan gave off a gentle smile. "Already?"
"You're a really kind guy. Plus..." Danielle said, as she got close to Ivan. "I got the game, too..."
Ivan beamed at that. "You got yourself a new FC!"
"Uh… Danielle? I know I asked this, but..." Indigo said out loud. "Are you an actual animatronic?"
Danielle said nothing, as she pulled off her left glove, exposing a human hand.
"Cool! Almost like an IRL Terminator! Except not really!" Coco exclaimed.
"Underneath this suit is a 100% human girl!" Danielle said out loud. "But I rather not show off my entire body, for reasons."
"Time for contestant number… What are we on? Eh, forget it! It's time to meet Natalie!" Chris announced, as the next contestant stepped off the bus..
She had some slightly dark skin, and was wearing blue-framed glasses, a blue and white shirt, with the words 'Geek 4 Life' on front, pink pants with rips at the kneeline, orange and blue sandals, and blue and pink wristbands on her wrists. But what truly set her off was the Hoppip hat on top of her bright purple hair. She looked at the Lot, and sighed.
"Why am I even here?" Natalie asked out loud.
"Natalie!" Chris greeted the newcomer loudly, spooking Natalie a bit. "How's it hanging?"
"Chris? The name's not Natalie… It's Natz." Natalie… No. Natz responded back. "But I'll forgive you for that. As for how's it hanging?"
Natz then gave off a sigh.
"You can guess how I'm feeling."
"Oh… So..." Chris said, trying to change the subject. "Caught any new Pokemon lately?"
"Well, I ended up getting a Protean Froakie from a family I'm rooming with the other day, so... That counts?" Natz answered, giving off a shrug. "Whatever, not like they're my family, anyway..."
"Then who is your family, anyway?" Indigo asked, concerned for Natz.
"Forget it… Let's just drop the subject, okay?" Natz requested, as she walked over to the mat, and stood next to Indigo. Indigo held up her hand.
"I'm Indigo." Indigo greeted, as Natz denied the hand shake. She soon lowered her hand. "Not much for a hand shake, huh?"
"You've very observant, huh?" Natz remarked back.
"Eh, I get that from time to time." Indigo shrugged back.
Jasper gave off a look towards Natz.
"Er… I like your hat." Jasper admitted.
"Eh, fam got it for me." Natz replied back. "Nice gesture, but… Eh, forget it."
"Wiley, come on down!" Chris announced. "You're the next contestant on Tween Throwdown!"
Almost like that, the next passenger departed off the bus. They were a male donning some red hair, and had on a red t-shirt with a dollar sign on the front, blue sweatpants, and pink sneakers.
"Heck yeah! I'm ready to win some BIG BUCKS, and hope I don't Whammy out!" Wiley said out loud.
"Er… In English?" Danielle asked.
"He means that he wants to win big, and not be eliminated." Coco replied back.
"Yeah, this is Wiley for you." Chris admitted.
"Trust me, with these smarts, you'll be lucky to have me on any team I get on!" Wiley continued, as he made his way towards the mat, and stood next to Heidi.
"Soooo… What's your fave game show?" Heidi asked.
Wiley chuckled. "That is a huge toughie… I say all of them."
Indigo was the next person to approach the Game Show Fan.
"Wiley, concerning your shoes… Did you lose a bet, I suppose?" Indigo asked.
Wiley sighed. "Blame bullies. They swiped my shoes on the last day of school, and something happened, resorting to me borrowing my sister's shoes."
"Ouch..." Indigo muttered. "Bullies can be such scum."
"Agreed." Heidi nodded back.
"Everything is awesome now, cause Latif is next to arrive!" Chris announced, as the next contestant departed from the bus.
"Ooohh, is this Total Drama? Cool!" Latif squeed. They were a Caucasian male, with black hair, a light blue t-shirt with a smiling hammer on front, faded blue jeans, and blue and red sandals. There was also a cap on his head, modeled after the Pokemon Pyukumuku.
"Yep, this is it!" Chris grinned back.
Latif looked at Chris.
"Is it true you're on several watchlists for various crimes?" Latif asked the host, to which he quickly sweat in fear.
"Annnnnnddd there's your cast. Why not talk to them about stuff?" Chris suggested, as he showed Latif the way.
Latif was looking at his fellow contestants, and smiled. "Hi!"
"Heh, tell me more about those watchlists Chris is on!" Heidi smirked.
Latif looked back at the host, and towards Heidi. "Nah, I rather not. Besides, that may get me ejected even before the game actually begins."
"Or all of us. The show would be canceled, and we be replaced by a reboot of Sam and Max. Only super deformed and dabbing every five seconds." Natz stated, as she pushed in her glasses.
Piapot sported a grin, as she approached Latif.
"Hey, are you that kid who reviewed those LEGO playsets?" Piapot asked.
"Yep!" Latif declared.
"But aren't they so expensive?" Indigo spoke up.
"My family's kinda a bit well off." Latif replied back. "So I can afford them from time to time."
Latif then looked at Piapot, and smiled.
"Also… I've a feeling my sister would get along great with you!" Latif said out loud, as he observed Piapot closer. "Though, you had to go through a lotta pain to get those cheek markings tattooed on you!"
Piapot blushed a bit, as she was about to say something, but…
"It's time to get your fashion checked, cause here comes Bitty!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
She had long, blonde hair reaching to her shoulders, and was wearing a pink t-shirt with a blue open shirt over it, a purple skirt, purple boots, pink socks, and golden hoop earrings. She was also donning some make-up as well.
"Greetings, McLean." Bitty said out loud. "Still sporting the 2007 look, I presume."
"Hey, this kind of fashion will never die off." Chris responded back.
"Very well, then." Bitty said, as she started to approach the campers. She started with Heidi, as she looked her over.
"You about done?" Heidi asked.
"You can't rush art." Bitty responded back, as she finished observing Heidi, and stepped back. She then gave a look at Heidi. "While I do appreciate the mix of yellow and blue, those pink boots of yours? You should ditch them for a pair that match your style."
Heidi blinked. "Er, these are my lucky boots. No way am I ditching my kicks!"
Bitty shrugged, as she approached Coco next. Once she was done giving her a onceover, she stepped back.
"Hmm, while I do like the duds, I think your hair could use some pizzazz. May I recommend pink highlights?" Bitty suggested.
Bitty soon left Coco, as the Chocoholic looked at Bitty.
"So… Is that a pass?"
Bitty soon observed Indigo, and gave off a sigh.
"Okay, first off? Your wardrobe? Kinda drab, no offense. But you do give yourself a bit of a blank slate to work on." Bitty said to Indigo.
"Well, I'll give it a shot, I suppose." Indigo replied back, as she smiled back. "As for you… You have a really, really nice look!"
"Well, I try." Bitty smirked back. "Thanks… Um..."
"Indigo." Indigo replied back.
"Right, Indigo. First off, I would recommend a bit of blush for your cheeks." Bitty started to say, as she looked at Piapot. "Hold that thought..."
She soon approached Piapot, as she looked at her.
"Er, girl? The lightning look is SO 1980s. And that time period was a walking fashion disaster." Bitty said out loud. "First off, I recommend wiping off that face paint. What are you, some kinda humanoid Pikaclone?"
Bitty soon took out a wipe, as she started to inch it closer to Piapot's face.
"Er, I seriously advise against touching my cheeks-" Piapot warned.
"Pfft; this wipe can even clear away even permanent marker off of skin. Let's get those designs off your cheeks, and get some blush on." Bitty continued, as she touched Piapot's cheek…
ZAP!
"Ow!" Bitty yelped, as she quickly retracted back her hand. "Dang, that really hurt!"
"I tried to warn you; touching my cheeks is a bad idea." Piapot replied back.
"Yeah, I get that now." Bitty grumbled. "At least you didn't zap my manicure off..."
Piapot could only shulk back, as Latif gave her an endearing look.
"Piapot… I only wanna understand what's going on..." Latif said to himself.
"It's his mission to commission, here's our resident artist, Haruto!" Chris announced, as someone else exited the bus.
They were a male, with his black hair almost styled like a beret. His hair was also streaked a light green. Clothingwise, he wore a black t-shirt with a skull wearing a blue beret on the front, black ripped pants, and a pair of black sandals. He also had a blue headband around his forehead. He also was wearing spiked bracelets, and a necklace with a 1-Up Mushroom charm. He also had three streaks of paint on his cheeks and nose.
"Hey, all!" Haruto greeted out loud.
"And we have the goth of the season." Bitty confirmed. "But at least your outfit is all goth-y, so you get a pass from me. If only cause you won't actually harm me."
Jasper was the next one to speak up. "Um… You won't harm us… Right?"
Haruto simply shook his head. "Naaaaahhh, even though I may look the part, I'm for the most part, kind."
Haruto then went over to the other contestants, as he pulled out a sketchpad and started to sketch something in it, as someone approached him.
"Er… I kinda recognize that artstyle." Ivan said out loud. "Are you… Familiar with ScoreKorpse?"
Haruto gave off a grin.
"Familiar with her? I'm her little brother!" Haruto admitted. "Yeah, I often do the artwork for her channel and stuff."
Peki was the next one to walk up to Haruto.
"Haruto! Hey!" Peki greeted out loud, as both Haruto and Peki shared a high five.
"Peki! I never thought you would be on here!" Haruto responded back.
"Eh, things can get pretty boring back at home in between game releases. How'd you been?" Peki asked. "Any new artwork?"
"Oh, funny you should ask." Haruto replied back, as he displayed a cartoonish snake, wrapped around a skull. "Drew this thing while waiting for that door in the bus' compound to open and release me."
Peki observed the artwork, and smiled.
"Awesome as always, Haruto." Peki complimented back.
Ivan looked at the two. "You two know each other?"
"Yep; we often get together during company get-togethers. It's a rich person sort of thing." Haruto answered back.
"Ooooohhh..." Ivan replied back. "I gotchya."
"Next up, it's Azura!" Chris announced, as the next passenger stepped off the bus.
She was of Asian descent, with some raven black hair, twirled up in a braid. She also had on a red framed pair of glasses, a collared green shirt over a blue sweater, a green skirt, and brown shoes with some black knee socks.
"McLean… Nice of me to come." Azura said to the host. "Your awesomeness is over its gap. Nice work."
"You bet it is!" Chris grinned back.
"Now… To analyze everyone of this gathering." Azura said, as she walked over to Peki, and seemingly looked at her. Once she was done, she sighed.
"So… Do I pass?" Peki asked.
"I see someone who is a load of fun inside." Azura critiqued. "Your chirpiness shall assist your team well."
Azura left Peki's sight, as the Rich Girl looked at Azura one last time.
"I… can take that as a yes?"
Azura soon observed Piapot. Once she was done, she took a step back.
"Your appearance is a bit… Shocking, no pun intended. But I am sure you can still pull your weight with your team." Azura concluded.
She soon left Piapot, as the Electric girl looked at her.
"Er… Thanks, I think." Piapot shrugged, as she looked at Latif. "You got any of that?"
Latif only shook his head.
Azura was now observing Danielle. Once done, she took a step back.
"You seem to be hiding something..." Azura concluded. "Why not join up with me? With your general appearance, we can crush everyone?"
Danielle nodded. "I'll… Think about it."
Azura smiled. "Good… I know you'll make the… right choice."
"Here comes Quant!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus, as they looked around silently.
Quant was a female with some uncombed blonde hair, a simple purple and black striped t-shirt, beige pants, and torn socks, exposing her toes.
"What? No words?" Chris asked out loud. "Okay, then..."
Quant soon left Chris' side, and approached Natz.
"Purple hair… I think that's a sign of evil." Quant stated.
Natz raised an eyebrow. "Uh, where you hear that?"
"My studies said that a hair color that is non-natural is evil." Quant responded back. "And let's leave it at that."
Natz blinked. "Umm… Okay, then?"
Quant soon left Natz, as the latter looked at her.
"What's up with her?"
Quant was soon observing Piapot, as she shook her head.
"Let's see… Blue hair… Evil. Face markings… Evil." Quant listed off. "Yep, I can conclude that you're full of evil."
Quant walked off, as Piapot gave a look at the blonde girl who was once observing her.
"Wow, 0 and 2 from the blonde girls." Latif stated. "What you do, aside of shock one of their own by accident?"
"I dunno..." Piapot replied back, as she gave a look at Quant. "But I've a feeling that deep inside… She didn't want to insult us."
"So, she's hurting in the inside?" Latif asked. "I know some home remedies that can patch that up-"
"It'll take more than some canned soup in order to get her to open up." Piapot replied back.
"So… Uncanned soup? Does that even exist?" Latif asked.
"Introducing-" Chris started to say, as he didn't get to finish as the departing passenger lept out of the bus' doors, and posed with two rock symbols jetting out.
"E-C-H-O! Put those four together, and what does that spell? ECHO!" The newcomer cheered out loud.
"Gee, way to steal the spotlight, Echo..." Chris pouted back.
Echo was a female, with dyed green hair in a spiked ponytail, and was wearing a black t-shirt with a heart sporting bat wings on the front. Said shirt was torn around the middriff, exposing her bellybutton, which was sporting a piercing. She was also sporting some pink and black striped pants with rips around the kneeline, black and pink boots, and was also wearing spiked wristbands. She also had some black eyeliner, had two piercings in her ears, and was also sporting a nose stud. She gave off a grin to the host.
"Aww, don't be like that, McLean! I swear, that this season will still be fun-tsatic!" Echo responded back.
She soon went over to the rest of the contestants, still grinning, when she noticed someone lecturing Coco.
"And therefore, chocolate is evil, but only in large doses." Quant finished, as…
"Yo!"
Quant turned around to see Echo, standing there.
"And I think I found the evilest of them all." Quant said out loud.
"Pfft, what could be evil? Aside of CN America's usual lineup, escaped serial killers, those bullies who dumped pig's blood on Carrie White..." Echo listed off.
"I mean your general appearance. I mean, you've got green hair, piercings..." Quant continued. "And all those spikes..."
"Eh, I rounded those pointy babies on my accessories up to about 20." Echo excused back. "At least, it's probably 20 on my official artwork."
"And who are these..." Quant continued, as she read some words on Echo's shirt. "Devil's Flight? I know HE'S evil."
"Just a rock group I kinda-sorta followed." Echo excused back. "Anyway, what's with you calling everything around you evil? There's TONS of things that aren't evil, at all! Like singing! You know how to carry a tune?"
"Sing? Singing's evil… I do not partake in it." Quant said out loud.
"But it's the universal language to the soul!" Echo continued. "I know you've got a song just waiting to burst out in the works!"
"YEAH!" Indigo cheered out loud.
"I. Don't. Sing." Quant confirmed, as she glanced over at Indigo. "That goes for you too."
"That'll put you in a disadvantage if there's a World Tour inspired challenge..." Coco stated.
"And I'm adding that in my notes..." Chris said out loud. "Gotta keep up with my rival Don..."
"Just… please. Don't do another All Stars season." Haruto commented.
"I can agree to you on that, Haruto." Ivan nodded back. "There were so many banhammers tossed at users after… Well, that episode."
"All Stars?" Quant raised an eyebrow, as Echo put a hand on Quant's shoulder.
"Pure evil..." Echo responded back. "To the tenth degree, even."
"It's time to meet Roy!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed off the bus… Or rather, jumped out, in this case. Skating on a skateboard, he preformed a few tricks, as he stopped in front of the host. "I really gotta set some rules for next time..."
"Psyched to be here, Chris!" Roy exclaimed with a grin. He was donned in a light blue t-shirt with a donut design on the front, purple ripped jeans, light blue sandals, and a green cap covering his raven-colored hair, which had blue streaks in it. He even had on some green plastic bracelets as well as a white bandage on his nose. "I'm here to play and win, man!"
"Good for you, Roy!" Chris replied back. "At least you're not an evil-accusing sad sack like Quant."
"Hey, what's the point of being a sad sack?" Roy questioned, as he shrugged. "You just gotta hope for the best, and prep for the worst."
Natz sighed. "I heard that line a thousand times..."
Back with Roy, he started to skate over to the mat, when…
"Whoa!" Roy yelled out loud, tripping and almost falling on the ground, had not been for someone catching him at the last minute.
"You may wanna be careful; pal." Indigo suggested, as she held Roy. "You wouldn't wanna be medivaked before you got to play the game."
"Eh, I fell tons of times; no biggie for me!" Roy answered back with a sheepish grin.
But Natz took a glance at Roy.
"You should watch it with your skating… You don't wanna be taken out before you even began to play." Natz warned the skater.
Roy looked at Natz, and blushed a bit.
"Roy, are you even listening to me?" Natz asked, as she snapped her fingers, snapping Roy back to attention.
"You got it; no skateboarding around the lot." Roy answered back.
Natz shook her head. "Yeesh, I only said 'be careful' when skating."
Echo sported a smile, as she elbowed Quant, and pointed at Roy.
"He seems like a bad boy." Echo nodded in response. "Probs your type!"
"Gee, you think?" Quant responded back. "I highly doubt it."
"So, to switch the subject… Do you like anything? Rock music? Echo asked.
Quant shook her head.
"Okay… Metal tunes?"
Quant shook her head again.
"...Any kind of Karaoke?" Echo asked.
"...I like bread." Quant answered back.
"Well, there's a start!" Echo replied back. "I can always Metal Gear ya with some from the Mess Hall. Trust me, I can be pretty sneaky…"
"I can do fine on my own, thanks." Quant confirmed back.
"Your order's up, cause it's time to meet Xylia!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
Xylia was a female donning a white t-shirt with red sleeves and a red bottom, as well as some bright yellow sweatpants, and a pair of purple sandals. She also had a green baker's cap over her pink dyed hair as well. She was also sporting what appeared to be some flour markings on her cheeks, in the shape of hearts, and she also had a streak of flour across her nose as well. She was also chubby as well.
"Hiya, Chris!" Xylia said out loud, as she pulled out a tray of cookies, which looked home-made. "Wanna cookie?"
Chris grinned as he took one of the cookies, and bit into it. "Wow… These are really good. Good job, Xy! And thanks for departing the bus like normal. Unlike a certain pair of departees."
"Thanks!" Xylia responded back, as she went over to the mat, and started to offer cookies to the rest of the cast, all of which accepted one… But when she got to Quant…
"No thanks. It goes against everything I stand for." Quant denied back.
"What? No, they don't! I would have totally heard it on the news by now." Xylia responded back. "Plus, it's not like I SOOOOOO used a totally messy recipe."
"Still, it goes against my… religion." Quant said out loud.
"When were cookies totally against any religion?" Xylia asked, raising an eyebrow.
But Quant stood firm. "They just are. Now leave me alone."
Xylia frowned a bit, as Echo gave off a sweet smile to the baker.
"Hey, don't let her get you down, okay? She's kinda been in some sorta funk ever since she's arrived." Echo said out loud.
"Tell me about it; I just totally arrived, and it seems like she's SOOOO in a foul mood." Xylia replied back.
She then took one of the cookies, and handed it over to Echo.
"For when the time is right." Xylia nodded seriously. "I know she totally loves them."
"I gotchya." Echo replied back, as she pocketed the cookie.
"Everyone, Dusty Jr. has entered the HOUSE!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
He had long blonde hair covering half his face, long enough to brush back, a black leather jacket over a blue tank-top, blue jeans, and black sneakers.
"Thanks, Chris. The name's Dustin, but please… Call me Dusty." Dusty Jr. recommended. "Being a JR just… irks me."
He then flashed his hair at the group, as most of the girls squeed with pure joy.
"It's Dustin!" Coco yelled out loud.
"He's so dreamy..." Piapot swooned.
"He's so wicked!" Echo sported a grin.
With Quant, however…
"...Who?" Quant asked out loud. Cue record needle scratch here.
"Awwww, come on!" Echo responded back. "Do you even know who he is?"
"No..." Quant shook her head.
"You can't be that far under a rock! He's only Dusty Jr! The next best thing to come out since sliced bread!" Echo responded back, in which Quant gave off a look. "Hey, just trying to pander to your odd-ish interests..."
With Xylia, she only rolled her eyes.
"Erk… Dusty Jr..." Xylia muttered. "It's all the girls at school totally talk about..."
"Ugh! Why is HE here?!" Natz protested.
Dusty Jr smiled, as he approached Natz.
"Natalie, you're here, too?" Dusty Jr asked, looking shocked.
"Dusty, the name is Natz..." Natz answered back. "And how did you even get on this show?"
Jasper looked at both of the two tweens talking back and forth.
"Natz, you know Dusty Jr?" Jasper asked.
"Used to know him, unfortunately..." Natz muttered back.
"Yeah, her parents worked for my mom. Personal trainer, dietary coach, that sort of thing." Dusty Jr. explained with a shrug.
"That's about the gist of it..." Natz responded.
"So, just remember… If there's anything I can do to help, just seek me, and tell me. But for now, my public awaits." Dusty Jr. gave off a small smile as he made his leave.
Natz looked over at Dusty Jr and scowled at him.
"So, what's your beef with him?" Jasper asked out loud.
"He's just playing off his good looks for himself. Protip? Don't fall for it; he's actually a grade A brat." Natz warned.
"How bratty are we talking?" Jasper asked.
"Thankfully not Veruca Salt bratty." Natz answered back. "Or Lola Loud bratty."
Jasper nodded back in understanding.
With Xylia, she was walking back and forth, feeling angry.
"Why did we get someone like him on the show?" Xylia complained. "Why didn't we get someone actually gentle, like a tween version of Stella Starr?!"
Roy shook his head. "Afraid that's the way things work, Xylia..."
"It's time for Fuller to enter the fray!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
They were a tall male, with light blonde hair, and was wearing a blue t-shirt over a green sweater, red pants, and brown sneakers.
"Hi!" Fuller said out loud. "I am just so glad to be on this show! Here's hoping that we all can be really awesome friends!"
He gave Chris a look of approval, as he went his way towards the other contestants.
"So, guess you're my opponents, huh?" Fuller asked.
"Yeah, I suppose." Indigo replied back. "Still, that doesn't me we can't be friends, am I right?"
Fuller smiled back. "Naaahh, not at all."
He soon stood by the side, as Indigo looked at him.
"Entering Stage Left, we have Alora!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
The brown skinned tween female was sporting a straw hat with a pink music note on top of her dark orange hair with the tips dyed brown, a light blue t-shirt with a flower on it, purple pants, and green sneakers. Underneath her arm, was what appeared to be a portable keyboard.
"Sup, all? I'm here to spread the awesomeness of background music all around!" Alora said out loud. "Be it your usual pop..."
"Nice!" Indigo grinned.
"J-Pop..." Alora continued, as Danielle only nodded in approval. "And even chiptune! Yep, no music is too bad enough to be background music!"
"Totally cool!" Xylia exclaimed.
"How about some awesome rock music?" Echo requested.
"You betchya! And if you want..." Alora confirmed, as she done a chiptune version of a rock song. Once she was finished.
"Pretty wicked stuff!" Echo complimented back.
"Right back at ya." Alora smiled, as she walked over to the contestants.
"Hey, you gonna request a song?" Indigo asked.
But Bitty shook her head.
"Nah. Let's just say that all my fave singers… Well, went nuts. The two-tone hairstyle even hit a drop in popularity after some secrets about… her, came out." Bitty answered back.
"I'm just lucky ViruSkanner back at home introduced me to Hatebeak..." Haruto stated. "Real nice stuff; I highly recommend it."
Quant blinked in confusion. "Who hates on beaks?"
"I am quite surprised you don't." Echo responded back.
"Slithering up the path, it's Rattles!" Chris announced out loud as someone was tossed off the bus, in front of the host and the contestants.
Rattles' wardrobe consisted of a hat resembling a snake on his amber-colored hair, a purple t-shirt with a nose on the front, red pants with a yellow stripe pattern going up the sides, and blue sneakers. He also seemed to be wearing a bandage on his nose, as thus a scarf covering his neck, despite the fact it was summer.
"Er… What did you even do?" Coco asked out loud.
Rattles only gave off an innocent grin.
"If you hear any cursing or screaming, I kinda left a gift for the driver to cuddle up with, because I think snakes are best for everyone, and I think there's a 75% chance that the driver's gonna scream like a girl.
Sure enough, a scream was heard from inside the bus, as Rattles had a huge bead of sweat dropping down his face.
"Yeeeeaaahhh, I'm gonna join everyone on the mat now." Rattles sheepishly said out loud, as he went over to the mat.
"Er… Please tell me that snake wasn't poisonous..." Roy nervously said out loud.
But Rattles simply shrugged.
"Eh, it's only an Eastern Ribbon Snake. The only harm done is spooking that cab driver, in which he screamed real loudly." Rattles said out loud.
"We're just lucky you didn't smuggle in an anaconda..." Natz muttered out loud.
Rattles grinned at that statement. "Awww, I really, REALLY want an anaconda! Then I can rub on it, and feed it leftovers because mom fixes a lot of them and it causes the fridge to emit a stinky odor after a day and a half."
"Okay, before we scare off half the audience, we've got Burt!" Chris announced, as the next passenger departed from the bus.
He was a brunet boy, sporting a red t-shirt, and blue pants, as well as some brown sandals.
"Greetings, all! I am TOAST thrilled to be here! POOP!" Burt introduced himself.
Jasper raised an eyebrow. "Er, what's with all the nouns in your vocab?"
Burt simply shrugged. "Eh, I just CLOWN like adding random words to my sentences. FART!"
He soon approached the contestants, as he stood next to Xylia.
"You've got some MEOW nifty feet..." Burt complimented. "The sandals really WAFFLES suit you!"
Xylia smiled back. "Why, thank you! And your feet's is just as nifty, if not totally more!"
"And finally… Joey!" Chris announced, as nobody departed from the bus. "Er… Joey!"
"Guess he was just too chicken to face off against us..." Bitty scoffed. "Mainly me."
"Maybe a gummy snake of mine scared him off?" Rattles asked. "If so, my bad."
"If so, you think we would had seen him hop out the back." Natz stated.
At that moment, Chris' cell phone rang. "Yeah? What? Wow… Just… What are the charges? That much? I see… Well, thanks for calling us."
He put the phone back in his pocket, as he looked at the campers.
"So… Was that about Joey?" Danielle asked.
"As a matter of fact… Yeah." Chris answered back. "He's was never on the bus at all, but in Juvie… Awaiting a court sentence."
The tweens were shocked to hear about that.
"Yikes, what he totally do to end up nose to nose against Phoenix Wright?" Xylia asked out loud.
"Well… he got booked for shoplifting from a store, vandalizing, possession of pot, robbing a cop… And when he got busted, he had the pot lit up in his mouth when the cop arrived home..." Chris answered back.
"Wow… Talk about idiotic..." Danielle stated.
"He takes bad boy to a whole new world." Echo added.
"...Yeeeeeaaaahhh, I don't think even Wright could totally defend him in a court of law." Xylia agreed.
"So, after a quick trial, and considering he doesn't royally mess up between now and then, he'll arrive." Chris said. "But enough about that; we gotta get a pic for the promos! We can photoshop him in later!"
But someone stood there, thinking.
"I'm… I'm hoping that it isn't Joey Claymore…" Cyrus thought, as he joined the others.
Quant was confused. "Photoshop? Isn't buying other people's photos evil?"
"You're quite interesting..." Gladys chuckled.
Once the campers were huddled together for the photo, Xylia noticed something.
"There's totally a mud puddle next to us." Xylia said out loud. "Which SOOOOO didn't appear until now."
"Yeah, I know what's gonna happen, for sure." Natz commented. "One splash, and we're soaked, for the most part."
Alora eyed the other campers.
"Look, that bus has a long start-up time." Alora stated. "It's startup is slow enough that we won't worry about getting soaked."
"Which is a relief, cause if my Snavian boots gets dirty..." Bitty warned out loud.
"Can you take the pic already, McLean? My public deserves to see my beautiful face." Dusty Jr. said out loud.
"Okay, Dusty. Keep your pants on." Chris replied back.
Readying the camera, Chris grinned.
"Ready? On the count of three, say Throwdown!" Chris instructed. "One! Two! Three!"
"Throwdown!" All the contestants said together, as the bus started to move again, passing by the puddle…
"...And I forgot that a slow moving bus wouldn't make a big splash." Chris grumbled. "Anyways, it's time to enter the lot to explain some stuff!"
All of the kids obliged, as the host looked at the camera.
"And there you have it! We have our contestants, though one of them is currently AWOL right now. What sorts of adventures will await them? Find out, after the break!"
And that's our first chapter! Find anyone you're rooting for?
NEXT TIME: It's a whole new Mario World...