Okay, so I had this crazy idea a little while back, and I've been trying to finish some of my other fics before I posted this, but it's pretty much the only thing that I have left since my USB decided to corrupt and well, I'll spare you the list of all the files I lost, but pretty much everything.

Anywho, I had a preview of this posted on a TDI forum I'm on, and therefore I was able to recover it when my USB corrupted.

TL:DR - Technology hates me so you guys get this early!

Inspired by Coronation Street, but not a crossover.

I don't own Total Drama or Coronation Street.

Brought to you by soap, because everyone likes soap.

"Mama! Mama! Guess what I just heard!" A young man in his early twenties called out as he let himself into his mother's house.

"Devon Joseph, I know I did not raise a gossip." The older Jamaican woman responded. "You know better than to listen to rumours!"

"It's not a rumour, Mama!" DJ replied, and opened his mouth to say more but his mother but him off.

"Take off your hat when you're in my house."

"Yes Mama." DJ said, taking the yellow hard hat off of his head and holding it in one hand. "Mama, you know that old cafe next door? Someone bought it!"

"How do you know that? I hope you're not listening to gossip!"

"No, the guy who just bought it hired me to work on it! He said he's got big plans for the place!"

"Aww, baby, that's great!" Mama Bennett said. "It'll be great to have a restaurant right next door. Maybe you can get a job there, baby. You know your heart is in the kitchen."

"Maybe, Mama. I'll think about it." DJ replied. Then a door slammed.

"Lamar, is that you?" Mama Bennett called out.

"Mama, it's Lightning!" The boy insisted as he walked into the living room, where his mother was seated in her armchair, knitting, as DJ stood near the couch, dressed in his construction worker's garb.

The younger boy, Lamar "Lightning" Bennett was only eighteen years old, and he was dressed in his athletic gear. He had hopes of becoming a professional athlete – a famous basketball or football player, while his older brother DJ pursued a more sensible career.

"I'm your Mama and I gave you the name Lamar, so I will call you by the name Lamar. Do you understand?"

"Yes Mama." Lightning said, before he brightened. "Oh hey, Lightning just heard the greatest news! They're turning that crusty old shop next door into a bar!"

"A bar?" DJ asked in dismay.

"Yeah, you know, where you go to get alcohol!" Lightning said.

"I know what a bar is, Lamar!" DJ said. "I was hoping that it was gonna be a cafe like it was before! Man, that place has been shut down for like fifteen years, now they're gonna ruin it even more. Like this town needs another bar."

"Why are you complaining?!" Lightning asked in annoyance. "Lightning thinks this is great!"

"Lamar Bennett, if you step foot in that bar before you're of legal age, I'm gonna whup you so hard my grandkids are gonna feel it!"

"But Ma-"

"Heck, I might even whup you if you step foot in that building after you're of legal age!"

"That's not fair!"

"I didn't raise no alcoholics."

"Going to a bar doesn't make Lightning an alcoholic, Mama!"

"It's a gateway, Lamar, I've told you that before."

"It's not a gateway-"

"Lamar!" DJ cut in. "Don't talk back to Mama! She raised you better than that, man!"

"I'm outta here!" Lightning said, frowning.

"I'd better get back to work." DJ said, following his younger brother out of their mother's house. As DJ closed the door behind them, DJ grabbed his brother's arm. "You gotta stop talking back to Mama like that!"

"Mama's crazy. A little alcohol won't make Lightning an alcoholic!"

"You don't need alcohol." DJ said, frowning. "Why do you wanna drink anyway?"

"Because it's fun?" Lightning said, looking at his brother like it was the most obvious answer in the world.

"And how would you know? You're eighteen!"

"Oh come on, DJ! Haven't you ever broken the rules? Done anything crazy?" Lightning frowned.

"You've had alcohol?!" DJ asked in alarm.

"Duh. But of course you haven't. You're Mama's boy, you always do as she says! But what if Daddy said it was okay?"

"I asked Daddy not to contact me again." DJ said. "He hurt Mama and he left us."

"See, there you go again! Always Mama's favourite!"

"I'm not Mama's favourite. Mama doesn't have favourites." DJ said with a sigh as the two walked together. "I'm not going anywhere near that bar when it opens."

"Pussy."

"Lamar!" DJ gasped in shock. "Why would you say something like that?! I know that Mama raised you better than that! That's so disrespectful, why would you say something like that, man?"

"How many times do I hafta tell you, man? The name is Lightning, not Lamar!"

"Whatever, man. I'll see you later." DJ rolled his eyes and crossed the street. As he crossed the street, he noticed a blonde locking the front door of one of the houses that lined the street. With a smile, DJ greeted the woman. "Hi Bridgette."

"Oh, hi DJ." the blonde responded, falling into step beside the construction worker. "What's up?"

"Well, some guy bought that old cafe down the street from us." DJ told her with a shrug.

"Wow, really?" she asked. "That's great!"

"Yeah, maybe, maybe not." DJ said.

"Why do you say that?"

"Lamar heard that the guy who bought it is resurrecting the place as a bar." DJ said. "It's not like we need a bar around here."

"I know, but you gotta admit that the nearest one is like a twenty minute drive away."

"Aw, come on, don't tell me you're all for this thing, Bridge?"

"No, I'm not a big drinker. University kinda ruined alcohol for me." she said with a chuckle. "Sometimes I'll have a glass of wine or champagne on a special occasion, but never more than one. Not since graduation."

"Well, that's good to hear, but what if you hadn't gone over the top in university, would you still drink now?"

"I don't know, probably." she shrugged.

"Bridge, you're a teacher!" DJ said, aghast.

"So? I'm like the only staff member at Wawanakwa Elementary who doesn't drink." she said. "As long as you're not intoxicated at work, they don't care, and neither should you."

"But-"

"DJ, ever worked with children?" she asked with a frown. "Those kids, they can drive one to drink. I'm not kidding. 'It's like nobody teaches their brats manners anymore.'"

"Bridgette!"

"Those are my co-worker's words, not mine." Bridgette said in defence before she sighed. "But some days I'm inclined to agree."

"Okay, okay." DJ said, holding up his hands in surrender. With a sigh of defeat, he decided to change the subject. "How's the new gym working out?"

"A lot better. Working out is a lot less stressful without Eva breathing down my neck and shouting that I'm not working hard enough."

"I have no idea how Lamar can stand training with her."

"You and me both."

"I've gotta get to work. I'll catch you later, Bridge."

"Okay, have a good day." Bridgette said as the construction worker made his way to the construction site where he was currently working.

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