Disclaimer: I don't own TDI or TDA. If I did, TDA would be a lot better. And Noah would be in it.


Total Drama Again

~by CamperThirteen (AKA Emaena)


Day 1, Part I

The Obligatory Meeting of the Campers


The camera zoomed in on a handsome, yet tired-looking face. Chris Mclain's smile seemed more force than ever, and even his voice lacked the enthusiasm of previous seasons as he said, "Welcome to Total... Drama... AGAIN!" He kept smiling unnaturally, until the muscles of his jaw gave in. Then he shook his head. "Why do I keep doing these seasons again?"

Someone threw a large bag with a dollar sign painted on it, which the host catched in a movement that reminded one of a hungry dog catching a steak in mid-air.

"This season will feature a brand-new cast of troubled teenagers stabbing each other in the back over a prize they'll never get if there's a sequel," Chris winked, his energy restored now. "But let's not get ahead of ourselves."

He walked down the infamous Dock of Shame, which was now missing several chunks of wood at various points. The waters beneath were even more contaminated than before, with large pieces of unidentifiable objects floating on the surface. Still, Chris seemed unperturbed as he looked to the horizon, grinning.

"And here comes our first camper, who was recently discharged from both a mental institution and juvie... Brian!"

The camera focused on an approaching boat that looked like it was going to break down at any minute, and on the tall guy who jumped off it. His bare head shone under the sun, making the snake tattoo in his skull glow black and green by turns, as if it were moving.

Brian's black eyes narrowed as they took in his surroundings. "This does not look like it did on TV," he grumbled.

"Nothing ever does. Plus, the island has seen too many seasons, and too many new contestants..."

"But you've only been on TV for a couple of years."

"Strange, I know. Anyway, here's our second camper! She doesn't come from a mental institution, though something tells me we'll all be hoping she goes to one after the show ends. Here's... Olivia!"

A pale girl with an air of detachment climbed off the boat and remained glued to the spot, looking lost. She had wavy black hair and heavily-lidded eyes, and was wearing a navy-blue blouse with black shorts.

"Um, Olivia?" Chris asked after a few seconds. Nothing. He cleared his throat and tried again. "Olivia?"

Brian put a hand in his shoulder. "Leave it to me," he said, an evil look in his eyes. "EARTH TO FREAK, ARE YOU THERE? 'CAUSE THE CAMERA'S OVER HERE!"

Olivia turned around instantly, her dreamy look replaced by one of surprise, and then by one of pure anger. "You don't have to yell! And who are you calling a freak, Baldie?" She smirked, looking at Brian up and down. "Talking to your reflection, are you?"

Chris inhaled deeply. "Ahh, the drama. Can you smell it? I sure can," he sighed. "Smells like cash."

"You're disgusting," Brian told the host. "I like that."

Olivia shot him a nasty look, but before she could even open her mouth, Chris cut her off by saying, "I'm sure you were about to say something very interesting, Olivia, but I really couldn't care less. And besides, here comes our next contestant!"

Effectively, a pale, thin girl with blue neon streaks running down her straight brown hair was getting ready to jump off the boat... on top of a skateboard?

"That would be Jessica," Chris said. He then proceeded to use his hand as a visor. "What does her top say now? Born... to–"

Not a second after he had uttered those words, Jessica landed on the dock and skateboarded her way into Chris. The host's eyes widened in horror as he realized what was about to happen to him and his precious face, and in a matter of seconds, he landed unceremoniously on the floor, at the very same moment Jessica dodged the place where he had just been standing. She turned around and smirked, leaving no doubt about the nature of the 'accident.'

"...Prank," Jessica finished for him, pointing proudly at the blue neon letters on her tight black top.

"Well, that was uncalled for. I hadn't even said anything mean to you yet!" Chris protested.

"Emphasis on the 'yet'," Brian said, loud enough for only the girls to hear him. Jess laughed openly, while Olivia fought against the smile that was coming to her lips.

"Isn't anyone going to help me get up?"

"I wouldn't count on it," Olivia said. Jessica snickered before shaking her hand, taking her by surprise.

"Name's Jess."

"Mine's Olivia," the other girl replied.

Jess then tried to shake Brian's hand, but the alleged psycopath backed off like she had the plague. Olivia sniffed, "Ignore Baldie here, he's just a creep."

Instead of ignoring Brian, who was about to say something very nasty to Olivia, Jess turned to him with a very serious look on her face.

"Wow, are you really bald?" she asked him bluntly.

"O-Of course not! I just shaved my head! Geez!"

Apparently an intern had helped Chris get on his feet, because while the three teenagers were getting to know each other, the sound of the boat delivering the fourth contestant came. He was a tan-skinned boy with a tall black mohawk ending in red tips that seemed to match his red studded earrings. To top it off, he had a hoop lip piercing, a KISS tee, and was carrying a guitar.

"Oh, he's a musician!" Olivia whispered excitedly to Jess.

"Nice observation skills," Brian scoffed. "What gave it away? The t-shirt or the guitar?"

"So what?" Jess asked Olivia, in the hopes that she hadn't heard Brian. Apparently she hadn't, because she was eyeing the musician with her hands clasped together near her mouth.

"So what? So plenty! Everyone knows musicians are artists. And artists have sensitive souls. I bet he has a whole repertoire of romantic songs! Isn't that just dreamy?"

Jess rolled her eyes, while Brian pretended to gag.

Meanwhile, the musician headed in their direction, his cool brown eyes studying their faces politely. "Hi, I'm Mozart. You can call me Mo."

Brian snorted. "Your name's Mozart?"

"Shut it, Baldie!" Olivia threatened, then turned to Mo with a kind smile. "I think Mozart is a great name. Very unique."

"He's just jealous of you 'cause you have hair," Jess said before she could stop herself.

Mo cocked an eyebrow at the two girls, but to Brian he just said, "Wicked tattoo, man."

Brian actually deigned to lift the corners of his mouth up, forming an almost-smile. "Thanks. Wicked mohawk."

Jess and Olivia exchanged indignated looks at how easily the guys had just broken the ice.

"And speaking of wicked," Chris said, "here's... Chelsea!"

In a flash of red and black, the new camper threw her bags, which landed on Chris, hitting him squarely in the face.

"Sorry, dude," Chelsea said, landing easily on the dock and looking like she wasn't sorry at all. Like most of the other campers, she sported an unusual hairstyle, with left side bangs dyed red ending in yellow tips. She wore a black hoodie, skinny jeans, and white DCs with drawings all over them. She had several piercings, some of them with flame designs. "Hi, I'm Chelsea."

The other campers grinned at her, clearly pleased by what she had done to Chris. Then Mo said, "I almost feel sorry for Chris." Everyone shot him incredolous looks, even Olivia. The musician shrugged. "Almost."

"I'm awfully sorry to interrupt this wonderful bonding moment, but we have another camper coming in!" Chris said, annoyed. "Since you enjoy games so much, let's see how you like our next camper. Give it up for... River!"

The boat delivered a pale, thin boy with shaggy black hair and a simple outfit consisting of a white t-shirt with black sleeves, worn blue jeans, and black hi-top Converse. His ocean blue eyes were fixed on his handheld game. He didn't even look at the other contestants, and after a quick scan of the camp, he concluded, "This place looks like a rejected scene from Donkey Kong."

"...Whatever that means," said Jess under her breath, causing Mo to laugh softly. The girl blushed, River looked annoyed, and Olivia looked indignant.

"Afraid she's going to steal Prince Charming from your claws, Drama Queen?" Brian asked Olivia teasingly. This time she didn't bother to reply. Instead, she just smacked him.

While Brian brushed his arm, another camper arrived. This time it was a more normal-looking girl, short, with shoulder length straight black hair, sideswept bangs, and white bow clips on the middle left side of her hair. She had a light tan complxion that contrasted nicely with her white-collared, long-sleeved shirt with cuffs with a black vest. On the collar of the shirt was a black and white striped tie. She wore a gray, black, and white plaid skirt with white knee high socks and black Mary Janes.

"This would be Maylene," Chris introduced. He offered his hand to help her out of the boat, but Maylene looked at it like it was a poisonous snake.

"I can get out by myself, thank you very much," she said coldly. "Being a woman is not a handicap, you know."

"The Feminist character," River commented. "How original."

If Maylene had heard him, she gave no sign of it. She just smiled at the other campers and said, "Nice to meet you all. You can call me May if you want."

"Finally, a sane person!" Chris said. "Well, sort-of-sane, anyway."

The campers all glared at Chris. Mo took out a switch blade, while Chelsea flicked a Zipper lighter on and off. Brian just laughed like a maniac.

"Oh yeah, we're all super sane here," River said, rolling his eyes.

The menacing glares turned to him.

"Tell me, Dorky King," Chelsea smiled, "do you like fire?" She flicked her lighter on, dangerously close to River's DS.

Before she could do anything, however, Maylene put herself between them and tried to calm them down. "Hey, hey, he was just joking, right?" She looked at River expectantly.

"Yeah. Absolutely. Ha-ha."

"Oh, I totally believe him now," Olivia said sarcastically.

"What I can't believe is that you need a girl to defend you," Brian laughed.

This time the glares turned on him, including Maylene's. Mo and River backed away slowly. "What was that?" Maylene whispered.

"While you guys were busy fighting, the boat delivered two new campers! Please welcome... Aaron and Kat!" Chris announced, gesturing towards a tall guy and a small girl. The guy was clearly a jock; he was wearing a white headband over his spiky red hair, and his blue eyes scanned everything confidently. The girl, on the other hand, seemed to be very shy, judging from the way she kept tugging the loose strands of her short brown hair behind her ears. She wore skinny jeans and a black cardigan with a teal tank top under it.

"Aaron and Kat," Aaron said teasingly, "I like the sound of that." He winked at Kat, who blushed so furiously her freckles seemed to blend with her skin.

"Leave the poor girl alone, you pervert," Chelsea started, pulling Kat away from the jock. "Don't worry, hun, I won't let him hurt you."

Kat seemed unsure of what to say, but when she saw Aaron's mouth open to protest, she gathered her courage and thanked Chelsea. Chelsea smiled at her, and then stuck her tongue at Aaron.

The jock seemed offended for a second, but he shrugged it off quickly. He walked towards the guys and greeted them with high-fives. "That girl digs me," she confided to them.

"Sure, dude, if that's what you wanna believe," Chris said. "But if you don't mind, we have another camper coming!"

Olivia groaned loudly. "Why can't that stupid boat just bring us all together and be done with it?" she asked.

"Yeah, it's like an overly-long intro sequence in a videogame," River added.

"Okay, I am so burning that game of his now!" Chelsea said, taking out her lighter as if she were drawing out a gun.

All the campers gasped, and Kat jumped from her side, only to collapse against Aaron's chest, who was more than delighted to keep her there. The brief moment of panic ended abruptly with Jessica's hysterical scream:

"Nobody's burning anything here!"

This time, everyone stared at her.

"Sorry, I hate fire."

"Really?" Aaron asked, smiling seductively in Chelsea's direction. "'Cause I love it."

Chelsea narrowed her eyes, only to open them again when she realized Aaron was keeping Kat hostage.

While they fought over Kat, Maylene began to rant about sexism and objectification of women, using Aaron as an example, and never noticing Brian was mimicking her with his hand. Olivia grew so bored she started watching what River was playing on his DS, forgetting to keep an eye on Mo, who was talking to Jess about music.

"What are they all doing?" the new camper, who had been standing there for a couple of minutes without being noticed, asked Chris.

"Why, sending the ratings to the roof, of course. Wait..." Chris had been too busy using the extra time to powder his nose, and had also failed to notice the new arrivals. He was shocked to discover three new teenagers standing there. Dominic, the one who had spoken to him, was a big jock with dirty blond hair and many freckles under his green eyes. The other two were girls, and they seemed more intent on observing the other campers than on observing Chris. Chris did not like that. "Um, hello! Handsome host here!"

"Right!" squealed Laura, a long-legged girl with straight shoulder length hair and a royal purple tunic dress with black leggins underneath, her brown eyes sparkling. "Will you be my best friend?"

"And I thought I was insane," Brian commented.

"You know, for once, I actually agree with you," Olivia said.

"Guys, this is Laura–"

"Hi everyone! You can call me Larrie."

"Don't interrupt me," Chris said, narrowing his eyes.

"Sorry," Laura apologised, looking a little intimidated.

"Don't be, gorgeous," Aaron said, putting his arm around the girl's shoulders. "If that guy gives you a hard time, you can count on me," he winked.

Chelsea rolled his eyes and scoffed, "Unbelievable!"

"Aw, don't be jealous, babe."

"Don't make me burn you, babe."

The girl that had yet to be introduced but had been watching everything intently grinned. Her skin was mildly tan, her eyes hazel, and her long, wavy golden hair was tied in a side ponytail. She had an athletic body, and she wore a hot pink juicy couture tracksuit with a white vest top underneath.

"Such matchmaking potential!" the girl said.

"Guys, this is Phoebe," Chris introduced her. "And this big guy here is Dominic, AKA Fox."

River shuddered a little at the sight of the jock. Jess made clucking noises, much to Mo's amusement and therefore, Olivia's annoyance.

At that moment, the boat delivered another boy. He tripped with his own luggage, and had to be helped up by Maylene and Dominic.

"Thanks," he said, scratching the back of his head apologetically. He had grey eyes and shaggy, mousy brown hair, and was wearing baggy white jeans and a red t-shirt with a black bat on the front.

"Klutzenko!" Chris said. "Welcome!"

"Thanks, Chris, but my name is Topher."

"Whatever, dude. Hey, look who's here! It's the Kellinator!"

"Did he suddenly decide to give us nicknames or something?" Mo asked.

The Kellinator jumped off the boat in an astounding pirouette, and landed elegantly on the dock. She was a girl with curly blond hair with purple streaks that seemed to match her bright yellow shorts and her v-neck purple shirt. She looked at her surroundings with a huge smile, her head spinning around so quickly one feared she was going to break her neck.

"Wow! This is amazing! A real camp, with fake dirt and everything!"

"Yes... Fake dirt," Chris coughed uncomfortably. "Totally fake."

"Oh, hi Chris! It's so nice to meet you! And hi you guys! I'm Kelly!"

"And I don't want to be on whatever team she's on," Olivia muttered, but her words were muffled by the sound of the boat arriving yet again.

"Hello there, Evan!"

Evan didn't seem to have heard Chris. He adjusted his blue-rimmed glasses and looked around, his mouth slightly open. He was a skinny, tan, and fairly short boy, with messy brown hair that was crowned by a blue French hat.

"I said hello there, Evan!" Chris repeated, a little louder this time.

"Oh, sorry Chris. Didn't see you there."

"How are those glasses working out for ya?" Dominic joked.

"They work fine, why do you ask?"

"Talk about missing the point," Kat said in a low voice.

"Geez, will you shut up and let me host the show for once?" Chris started, causing everyone to jump in surprise. "Thanks. Now welcome our..." He squinted his eyes, "...two final contestants? Coming on the boat of losers?"

"You want to borrow my glasses, Chris?"

"Like I said, Evan, shut up and let me host my show! Thank you. Now, it looks like Connor and Chef are here!"

Effectively, this time the boat that arrived was not the almost broken yacht that had delivered the other contestants, but a small fisher's boat. Chef Hatchett stepped down, followed by a skinny boy with muscular arms, green eyes, and short brown hair. Connor smiled at the other contestants, then at the camp, until he found Chris.

"Awesome place, dude! Will there be planes this season too? I'm hoping to jump off one."

"Oh, I don't know about the planes, Connor, but there will certainly be some jumping this season," Chris smiled brightly. He turned to Chef, "What the hell happened to the yacht, man?"

"Broke down. Told ya we had to buy a new one!"

"And I told you, it's a new yacht, or another season with a deluxe camp for ourselves," Chris sighed. The other campers looked at each other, then glared at Chris. He ignored them pointedly. "Anyway, campers, since I know you're very tired from this ridiculously long introduction, I'll let you go to the confession cabin in peace."


Confession Camera – Welcoming Yet Another Cast of New Campers

Brian: Man, this reeks worse than juvie and the loony house's restroom combined. All the campers are a bunch of whiners so far, except maybe Mo and Chelsea. And that Olivia chick? Man, and I thought my psychiatrist was annoying! Oh, and for the record, I am not bald. You got that?

Olivia: *staring at the ceiling for several seconds* Mo is so dreamy... *looks at the camera, her detached look gone from her face* Unlike certain people. *coughs* Brian! *coughs*

Jessica: I don't want to be all girly and start complaining about the smell, but... *her face turns green* boy, does this place stink! Anywho, I don't know what's Olivia's damage, but she's been giving me the cold shoulder ever since Mo laughed at some joke I made. *blushes* Whatever. It's not like I like the dude or anything. *is still blushing* What? I don't!

Mo: I used to live in the streets, and let me tell you, I never smelled something like this there. *plucks the strings of his guitar absent-mindedly* The other campers are okay, I guess. Jessica is really cool. She told me she plays the guitar, which is awesome, because I didn't think there'd be other musicians here.

Chelsea: *flicking her Zippo lighter on and off* I don't mind that this place is a dump. Beats juvie any day. But the people? Not so much. That Aaron dude seriously creases me. And River? I swear, if he makes another dorky video-game reference, I'll set his game on fire.

River: *playing with his DS, not averting his eyes from the screen as he talks* I'm sure my chances of winning are pretty high. The game seems easy enough for an expert like me to handle; I have already planned a few strategies, plus the other players don't seem that strong. But still, it never hurts to keep an eye on them to get a clear idea of what their stats are.

Maylene: Everyone better treat me and the rest of the girls equally, or I'll sue the show for being sexist. This is my chance to send out a feminist message to the world, to make a difference. And hopefully change the guys mindsets as well. That Aaron fellow is the example of the Alpha Male. I'm sure he's a sexist pig.

Aaron: *whistles* So Aaron the Wild has been let loose in a stinky island with eight hot chicks. This is gonna be fun. It's only been a day and I have already swept Fire-Bombshell and Kitty-Kat off their feet!

Kat: *covering her nose* Oh my God, this place is disgusting! Please tell me they've been disinfected since last season. No, scratch that. Please tell me they've been disinfected, period. I have to sketch this, it's unbelievable...

Topher: I'm really excited about this. Well, it may not be exactly paradisiac, and some of the people may be a little scary... but still, it'll be OK! ...As long as they don't let me near any sharp objects. *bites his lip* I'm afraid of accidentally killing someone.

Kelly: This place is amazing! I just can't get over how awesome this is. Every time I turn around I find something incredible! I'm already looking forward to all the friends I'll make here. And I don't mean just the humans, but the animals as well! You know I can talk to animals? *nods* Mh-hm. Yeah. I speak Animalish. I guess that's why my psychiatrist said people don't get me.

Evan: *he's looking at the ceiling, apparently lost in thought* What was I here for again?

Phoebe: Oh, there's so much matchmaking potential here! I can just tell that Olivia is dying to be with Brian. And Chelsea and Aaron? Those two will be a piece of cake. I really hope I can find my true love here, too...

Dominic: I know everyone's kinda scared of me because I'm a jock, but I'm going to prove them I'm not like those bullies you see on TV. Some of the other guys seem to be bullies, though. Those are the ones I'm worried about. I just hope they don't make me do anything mean.

Connor: Woohoo! I can't wait for the first challenge! That's one of the main reasons I wanted to be here. There are so many opportunities to practise some real dangerous stuff! *his face lights up* Hey, maybe they'll make us jump off a cliff like they did first season!

Laura: I wonder if there's a way to find out what the others have said in here... *she fusses with the camera, which focuses on random objects in the cabin as she moves it around. Then everything turns black.*

Chris: Someone messed with the confession camera, so we had to buy a new one. Can you believe it? My salary better not suffer from this!


NEXT TIME: The first challenge will feature flags and Boney Island. Stay tuned!


Author's Note: So here's the first, extremely long chapter. Hopefully you got a clear idea of who's who here.

Here are the pairings I have in mind, based on this chapter and on the character's personalities and preferences, but they can change in time and/or if you want to.

Olivia X Mo X Jess (love triangle)

Chelsea X Kat X Aaron (love triangle)

Evan X Phoebe

Olivia X Brian X May X River (love square)

Kat X Dominic

Laura X Topher

Kelly X Connor

Also providing a list of the characters.

The Girls

Olivia, The Drama Queen

Jessica, The Skateboarding Prankster

Chelsea, The Pyromaniac Delinquent

Maylene (May), The Feminist Goody-Two-Shoes

Kat (Kitty), The Shy Artist

Kelly (The Kellinator), The Talkative Crazy One

Phoebe, The Matchmaker

Laura (Larrie), The Gossiper Queen Bee

The Boys

Brian, The Psycho Criminal

Mozart (Mo), The Laid Back Rock Star

River, The Gamer

Aaron, The Casanova

Dominic (Fox), The Nice Jock

Topher, The Klutz

Evan, The Spacey Artist

Connor, Adrenaline Devil

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