2 weeks after Total Drama Pahkitew Island…

"Breaking news! After a long, grueling manhunt for 16 year old David…David…" The graying haired anchorman with square glasses paused to squint at the promoter, unsure of how to pronounce the last name of the boy. Unsure of how to proceed, he decided not to take the chance and possibly humiliate himself. "Well, the 16 year old David has finally been found by a diligent search party and is reportedly in surgery at one of the water-front hospitals, the location of which is currently kept secret.

This young man, a contestant of a well-known reality show called "Total Drama", was last seen on camera when the show was filming the season finale. Prior to the filming of the final episode, he had been eliminated and was supposed to be flown back home. However, host Chris McClean convinced the teen to temporarily return to assist in the final challenge. During the challenge, he reportedly lost a good portion of his hair, and may have suffered a mental breakdown. The last sighting of him was of him sitting in a clearing dejectedly, his hands covering his face and his whole body slumped over. You can see the whole video on our website at…"

3 weeks later…

"…And today, award winning host and former actor Chris McClean is out under the spotlight again, but not on a TV show or movie, but in court. The parents of Dave Ventimiglia, a former contestant on the show, are suing McClean for the injuries their son faced on "Total Drama", a TV show Chris hosted and ran. Officials report that Dave had at least 4 broken ribs, a dislocated shoulders, one broken leg, a concussion, and showed symptoms of severe dehydration and starvation when first found. And, even after 10 surgeries, the young boy has a long way to go. The parents are suing for 3 million dollars to pay for the medical bills and the pain caused by…"

1 and a half months later…

"Just when you thought things couldn't get more tragic for David Ventimoglia, former contestant of "Total Drama," it has. After having gone through a total of 23 surgeries in the span of two months, the 16 year old has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by the hospital's psychologist and has currently been moved to a more isolated part of the hospital for his and everyone else's safety. His doctor, Erica Sloan P.H.D., described him as "extremely reactive to the mere mention of "Total Drama" and anything involved with the show, at times flying into an explosive rage and attacking the nurses, and other times entering a cationic state that lasts for hours." When asked if they would include this in their lawsuit against Chris McClean, Mr. and Mrs. Parkes simply said they would "take steps to make sure others and their families were aware of what happened to our son."

3 months later…

"After months of controversy, lawsuits, and money settlements outside the courts, it seems that the "Total Drama" era has finally ended, everyone! The network that funded the reality show for 6 seasons have made the announcement that they will NOT be airing a seventh season. The announcement, made by the network's CEO, shocked and relieved many critics of the show, many of whom said that the show had done enough damage already.

Fans of the show, however, have gone to the internet to vent their anger and concern, and many petitions have already popped up that aim to get the show back on the air.

Chris McClean has chosen not to respond to what is currently occurring. The former host, who has since fallen away from the public eye, has lost a reported amount of 126 million dollars as a result of all the lawsuits he's been dealt with, all of which had been caused by the abuse he had done to the contestants on his show "Total Drama." One contestant, a girl named Dakota Milton, participated in season 4 of the reality show and ended up being exposed to radiation poisoning, which caused permanent DNA damage and led to her skin turning orange and her hair becoming green. Her father, the very rich Mr. Milton, continues to make an organized effort to cure his daughter and turn her back to her normal, beautiful self.

The time spot "Total Drama" once held will now be given to a new reality show called "The Ridonculous Race," hosted by Don McGurren, and it will air on…"

Present day…

"Good evening everyone, I'm Lateysha Deshay, and today I have a very special guest for you all." The 40-something journalist with mocha skin and dark brown eyes radiating confidence sat in front of the camera, her posture straight and stiff and a Mic in hand. She sat in what looked to be a hotel suite in one of loveseats, wearing her raven black hair in a tight bun and wearing a bright, sky blue, form-fitting formal dress with sleeves reaching her wrists.

"As most of you know, after an entire year of staying off the grid, Chris McClean finally came back into the spotlight a few days ago and made the stunning announcement that he is planning on filming a seventh season of the reality show he was most prominently known for, "Total Drama." No one is sure of who is funding him or his reasons for making a new season, but today, this reporter is about to find out. Here is Chris McClean everyone."

The camera panned over to the left of the room, showing the room's other occupant Chris McClean sitting across from Lateysha in an almost identical chair. Unlike the reporter, his attire was very casual, consisting of a loose, navy blue shirt with short sleeves and pockets on both sides of the chest, a white, long sleeved undershirt with the sleeves rolled up, green cargo pants, and black sneakers.

The host was also very relaxed, leaning back in his chair with one leg across the other, with a cool, calm smile on his face as he looked at Lateysha and opened his mouth,

"Thanks for the introduction, Mrs. Lateysha. I appreciate you giving me a chance to explain myself."

Lateysha nodded, "Certainly. Now, Chris, let me start off by asking you what drove you to create such dangerous and outlandish challenges and then-then put teenage contestants through them?"

"Were they dangerous challenges? Yes, yes they were." Chris began, "But those contestants and their parents all knew the dangers when they signed up for the show. We had a whole huge contract each contestant signed and all that dangerous stuff was mentioned right in print.

But I also have to admit that over the seasons, the challenges definitely became more…violent, and a lot of people did get injured. I do honestly regret what happened to some contestants, and for that, I'm sorry."

"Like Dakota Milton and David Parkes?"

Chris nodded, "Yeah, like them. But-dude, come on, if they really felt endangered, those contestants could've just left or sued me earlier like rational people!"

"Yes, but rationality does get twisted when money is on the line. Let me ask you again, why did you continue with such dangerous challenges even when people were getting hurt?"

"All challenges are dangerous, in one way or the other! That's why they're called challenges! Besides, those teenagers, weren't perfect, weak little angels. Almost all of them tried to kill each other at least ONCE in the course of the series, just watch the footage!" Chris crossed his arms and uncrossed his legs, a little bit annoyed.

"…But, that's all in the past. What I'm focusing on right now in season 7!" Chris grinned, his pearly whites practically glowing. "Trust me, sweetie, it's gonna be amazing! 22 contestants, all gathered onto one summer camp, working against each for the million dollar prize! Honestly, it's really gonna get back to our show's roots."

Lateysha shifted uncomfortably in her seat as the host continued talking. She realized she needed to get back on track to the original purpose of the interview before this man tried to make it some sort of advertising opportunity. She quickly interrupted his speech with a question, "So where are you receiving the funding for this season of "Total Drama?" It can't be from your original network, so who could it be?"

"Sorry Mrs. Lateysha, but I'm afraid that has to stay a secret at the moment. My funder is very secretive, and don't really want their identity to be out in the public."

"But why exactly would you want to restart Total Drama after the last season ended so badly for you? As many know, you lost a lot of money in the ensuing lawsuits and your reputation is very bad."

Chris sighed, his smile faltering a bit as he began drumming his fingers against the arm of the chair. "Well, I'll put it like this- a lot people have this one thing that's just their own, that's like their baby. They spend all their time feeding it, changing it, burping it and don't want to have all their hard work become crap. For me, Total Drama is my baby, and I just want to wrap it all up with one more great season and then let out into the world!"

'Stupid analogy.' Lateysha thought to herself. She'd been with this person for five minutes, and he seemed all in all a good guy, but her instincts and the facts told her something wasn't right with what he was saying. Why would Chris McClean, a clear cut narcissist, risk what little reputation he had to film another season of this show? The motive had to be something else, something…darker. She just couldn't place what.

The host with the most quickly noticed her thoughtful expression, and seemed to just as quickly realize she was suspicious of him. He knew it was easy to be suspicious of him, but come on! He's Chris McClean! He should be able to charm the pants off anyone; after all, he'd done it for almost all of Total Drama.

"Look, I know people are suspicious of me and my actions, but I don't have some hidden agenda or revenge plot or whatever!" Chris cried, waving his hands in the air for dramatic effect. "I honestly just want to make up for the last few seasons of my show, and give the loyal fans of the show one last memory of us."

"That's…quite noble of you, I guess. But do you really think anyone, after watching your almost abusive behavior on television, will want to audition for this show?"

At this, Chris chuckled, his eyes darkening and his smile becoming less confident and more smug in nature. "Oh, trust me dude, they will. It's like you said, money makes everyone less rational. When you dangle money in front of them, people will do whatever it takes to get it."

Author's Note: And there's the prologue for my show. So far, things are off to a slow start, but I figured I should give you all a little something to read and explains a bit of the backstory to everyone.

ALSO, I'm accepting suggestions for the possible monsters or villains that could be on the island, as well as the challenges. cause right now I just have the basic monsters in mind. Put your suggestions in review or PM, and keep in mind this is intended to be sort of a horror story.

Thank you all for reading, and I hope you have a good day!