TotAlejandro Island

Total Drama was created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis. All rights of the show belong to Fresh TV Incorporated, Teletoon, Cartoon Network, Neptoon Studios, and Cake Entertainment.

Summary: After being cheated out of a million dollars again and coming so far only to lose the money, his girl, and his dignity, he was ready to head home. That's when things took a turn and Chris welcomed him to... Total Drama Island?

Setting: Just after the Total Drama All-Stars finale.

Episode 1: Not So Happy Campers - Part 1

Besting a shark in a swimming race was no easy feat, but Alejandro Burromuerto had managed to do it somehow. It was more a matter of paddling as fast as he could without looking back.

Eventually, he spotted a yacht, which had also spotted him. He clamored on as quickly as possible. Boy, was he glad to be out of danger or what?

Breathing heavily, the Latino glanced around only to see the driver. After thanking him, he looked at the water. There was no sign of the others so he must have gotten separated in the chaos.

In fact, it was eerily quiet except for the boat's motor running.

He wanted to ask the driver where he was heading so he could find his way home. However, he discovered that his arms and legs had started to ache from the long swim. Right now, he needed to rest.

He had risked it all and lost it all. The good news was that Total Drama had run its course, for him, anyway.

Chris had confirmed that the new season would only include new people. Sure, he had been cheated out of a million dollars… again. There was a bright side to everything, though, and at least the show was over.

He was just happy to get away from it all. The challenges. The alliances. The betrayals. The drama. That was all in his past now, and just that thought alone made him happy. He was coming home to his parents.

He wasn't too excited about seeing his brother Jose, but it was much better than the suffering he had endured on Total Drama.

Al closed his eyes and drifted into a sweet slumber…

-X-

When Alejandro woke up, his clothing was dry. The sun was now shining. It was peaceful and quiet. Nothing like the chaos and calamity when he had escaped.

Was that… land? He went to the front of the boat to get a closer look, and indeed it was. This was a good sign indeed.

As the boat took him closer and closer, he felt a sense of familiarity.

Wait a minute. The place he was heading to looked really similar to… no!

The ladies' man rubbed his eyes and pinched himself, almost sure that this whole thing was a dream.

It wasn't. He was back where it all began: Camp Wawanakwa.

What? How? The Island had just sunk, right? He had seen it sink before his very eyes. During the All Stars finale, Chef Hatchet had used a hydraulic drill causing the whole island to flood and go under.

Then what was the place he was staring at?

He asked the driver but received no reply in response. Before he knew it, he was there.

So were the other campers, who were staring at him intently. He spotted Gwen and Owen and Heather and Duncan and... Courtney? Beth? Eva!?

What the heck were they doing here?

Most of the girls (and Owen) nearly drooled at his presence. That annoying chick… Staci? No, Sadie! She even fainted.

What in the name of tacos was going on?

That's when he laid eyes on the last person he wanted to see. The man who had tortured him for two seasons… and then some.

No! It can't be! It was unfathomable. It was impossible. It was inconceivable. It was… Chris Maclean!?

The host had a big grin on his face.

He fist-bumped Alejandro and told him he picked him entirely on his looks, to which Alejandro didn't know how to respond.

Why was Chris acting like the rest didn't know him?

Moreover, did he just welcome him back to the island? There was no way this place was still standing. Alejandro was about to ask Chris a couple of questions when Owen came up to talk to him.

The big boy complimented his pants and asked him about them.

Why was Owen acting so weird- or, weird-er than usual? The two had met on World Tour… right?

Alejandro knew what was happening. It was the 'why' part that he was having trouble understanding.

After Izzy's insane entrance and introduction, Chris instructed all of the campers to stand at the end of the Dock for a group photo.

Alejandro had no choice but to do as told as he didn't want to attract any unwanted attention. Heck, nearly every girl had their eyes on him from the moment he arrived anyway.

He smiled along with the rest as Chris got ready to take the photo.

Alejandro wanted to ask if this seemed familiar to anyone else, but right then was when the Dock collapsed, leaving them all drenched. Once again, his clothes were all soaked.

Either he was suffering from amnesia or everyone else was.

Why was everyone acting like they had just met for the first time?

What was happening?

The whole place seemed so familiar, yet different. This wasn't how The Island looked when he had arrived on 'Total Drama All Stars', though there was no trace of radioactivity.

He was just seeing things. Lucid dreaming, maybe. He closed his eyes for a few minutes, hoping that when he opened them, it would all go away and he would be lying on his comfy bed.

Upon opening his eyes, he knew that this was way too real to be a dream.

Was there a new season that he had somehow not known about? If so, why had it begun so soon and why wasn't he informed? Why were the others acting like they had just met each other? They had known each other for five seasons, right?

While the others dried off, Alejandro was too busy trying not to scream.

As Chris gave them a tour of the place, Alejandro was left wondering how he got into this situation. Was this what deja vu felt like? Was he having an illusion? It could be that competing on this show for too long had made him see things.

The boat captain couldn't have drugged him, and sent him on a trip down memory lane, right? He didn't feel any different. Was it all an elaborate hoax?

Maybe this was a test for how long they could keep the charade going? Yeah. That had to be it.

He watched for some secretive glances or snickers from the other campers.

This had to be some kind of trick. Any minute now, Alejandro expected the host and the other campers to end their shenanigans and reveal that they had pranked him.

Nope. Nothing of the like.

What was going on?

The place seemed too detailed to be fake. Alejandro was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he only noticed Chris was calling him after two minutes. He went and stood with the rest of his team. He eyed the other members.

There was Geoff, Bridgette, DJ, Tyler, Sadie, Courtney, Ezekiel, Duncan, Eva, and Harold along with himself.

Wait, did Chris just say that he was on the Killer Bass? That name sounded really familiar…

It was Alejandro's turn to use the Confessional.

There were so many things that he wished to say and so little time to say them. Unsure of what to do, he could only yell in frustration.

Chris had just shown them to their cabins and told them that they had thirty minutes to unpack. Alejandro had so many things running through his head that he didn't even hear Lindsay's screams in the Girl Cabin. He also ignored the thud of someone's ax. As far as what to do next, he decided to just go with it for now and investigate later.

Alejandro followed the other teens to the Mess Hall, where Chef Hatchet started yelling at him.

Yadda, yadda, yadda. The cook was fierce as ever, but it was hard to take the man seriously after you had seen him dress in various goofy outfits and feminine dresses.

Alejandro half-expected Chef to break the news to him. How he had been set up and it was all one big prank. That would have left him overjoyed. In fact, he would've even pretended to fall for it.

There was still no noticeable signs among the others, and Alejandro took a seat and ignored the glances and advances of some of the other girls. He had no time to flirt right now. He had to figure out what was going on.

One of them was bound to crack soon. Owen couldn't keep a secret of his life depended on it. Lindsay was as gossipy as ever, Izzy was a chatterbox and serial liar, and Katie and Sadie couldn't be paid to keep their mouths shut.

It was so creepy and unnerving. Half of him wanted to tear his own luscious hair out while the other half wanted to stay put.

Alejandro kept poking at the food on his table, utterly grossed out. If he weren't so busy wondering what was happening, he would've questioned what was in the dish.

That's why when Owen asked him for the food Alejandro was more than happy to give it to him.

At that point, Chris walked in, Geoff asked for pizza, and Chef threw a cleaver at the party boy. The big man continued to glare at them as Alejandro wondered if they had all been brainwashed.

Things were going exactly like they were in the first episode of TDI. Alejandro knew this because he had reviewed and studied all the tapes in preparation for season three. It was one of the reasons why he had gotten to the finals of World Tour.

He would have gotten away with it, too if it weren't for that meddling Ezekiel.

This whole scenario seemed like he had seen it somewhere. Doing a quick head count, he found that there were twenty-one teams. With him, it was 22.

22 teens. 1 island.

At last, it hit him. He was on Total Drama Island!

That solved some questions but brought up even more.

However, there was just one thing that was off. He couldn't quite place his finger on it. There were twenty-two campers and he was one of them. That could only mean that someone from the original cast was missing. Alejandro looked the members of his team and the opponents.

Then, it struck him.

Justin!

The pretty boy was nowhere to be found. It's not like Alejandro really cared about him, but why wasn't he here?

Then, Chris told them that the next challenge would begin in one hour.

'Challenge'. Now there was a word Alejandro didn't think he would hear in a looooong time.

For the umpteenth time, what the haystack was going on?

Alejandro took some time to remember what the challenge was. He had taken part in so many himself that he had to really dig deep to recollect what the challenge was. He bet Sierra would've gotten it by now.

He eventually got it, and his heart sunk when he did.

It was cliff diving.

No. Chris couldn't be serious, could he?

Alejandro had a bunch of questions and only one hour to answer them before challenge time.

Was he stuck here? Did no one else remember what was going on? If so, why not? Plus, what happened to Justin? Where was he?

How did a fabulous boy such as himself go from swimming away from a shark to ending up on TDI?

Something was going on and Alejandro Burromuerto was prepared to risk anything to get to the bottom of it.

At last, our man has figured out the truth.

Or has he?

I am so glad to have finally published this. The idea was stuck in my head for a while, though it took some time to fully flesh out onto the document.

This is a Total Drama Island AU which may have come too late. Only time will tell.

Speaking of time, so far, Alejandro hasn't made enough of an impact to change the original timeline. Things will start out pretty much like they did on Total Drama Island. The ending? Well. Just wait and see.

Anyway, how did you guys like it? What are your thoughts? How do you think this story will proceed? Any problems with the pacing, storyline, characterization, chapter length, or plot?

Assuming I manage to pull it off, this idea could either piss off a lot of people or enthrall them. For now, I'm just going to run with it.

Next time, on TotAlejandro Island,

We'll soon answer some of the questions, plus Alejandro will jump off the cliff… if he isn't too chicken, that is.