(A/N) - Thank you for your patience. Now here is your reward, the first chapter of TD7T!

'Hello viewing world!' Chris cheers. The handsome host of the Total Drama series is standing on a red carpet, he is surrounded by fans and paparazzi behind velvet rope on either side. Behind him is a large shopping mall complex. 'You know me, Chris Maclean, everybody's favourite reality show host ever! But you don't know our new cast. That's right, this season we have seventeen brand new contestants. They will be competing in the mall behind me until, one by one they will be kicked off by their fellow shoppers. Until eventually only one is left, that person will receive one million dollars. So, are you ready to meet this season's cast?' Chris asks, a loud cheer comes from the crowd. 'Okay then, bring out our first contestant.'

A somewhat short boy steps out of a limo. He has dark brown hair with bangs, tied up in a pony tail, and green eyes. He is wearing a white button up top underneath a light sandy-beige knit sweater, light blue skinny jeans and his shoes are a pair of brown-ish red hiking boots. He keeps his head down from all the flashing cameras as he walks up to Chris.

'Meet Reid everyone!' Chris introduces the awkward boy.

'Why?' Reid asks quietly.

'What's wrong?' Chris asks with a sinister smirk.

'Why deee-did you may-ake me come owwwwww-out first?' Reid asks.

'Because I wanted to humiliate you in front of a huge audience. Duh.' Chris says smugly. Reid just mutters incoherently to himself as he walks over to the end of the carpet, keeping his head down.

The next limo pulls up and a short black girl with curly back hair with red tips steps out. She is wearing a black beanie, gray and white checkerboard pattern scarf, real prescribed glasses, pale blue short sleeve shirt, black cardigan, high-waist grey skirt, and black converse. She looks a little stunned by the large crowd but just smiles at the cameras as she walks up to Chris.

'Lina, great to have you here.' Chris welcomes the short girl.

'Thanks Chris. But how come you have such a big turn out, isn't this show quite unpopular?' Lina asks.

'Haha, you wish hipster chick. Total Drama has a global fan base, we are actually more mainstream than you would think.' Chris says.

'Well this is gonna blow.' Lina says as she joins Reid.

A short pale girl with bright orange hair that reaches her mid back turns up. She is wearing a white paisley top with small black polka dots, a small cropped denim jacket, bright red shorts, star tights, and purple combat boots.

'Come on up here Hayley!' Chris says as Hayley walks up to him, waving to the audience. She ends up passing Chris and walking straight to the other two.

'Hey guys, how's it going?' Hayley asks.

'Okay, I guess.' Lina replies with a bored tons.

'Well that's good... I think.' Hayley says awkwardly before sighing and waiting for the next contestant.

Two people get out of the next limo. A skater boy, with short brown hair with slightly spiked bangs. And a girl with straight brown, shoulder length, hair, she also has side bangs that fall to the left of her face. She is wearing

a pair of jean shorts, brown strapped sandals, a white cotton v neck t shirt, a long brown tie up sweater, and a chain around her neck with a silver ring attached to it. On the ring "I will love you forever" is engraved. Whilst the boy is wearing a pair of jeans, black shirt, black shoes and a black watch.

'These two are the show's first pair of twins. Meet Tanner and Shae.' Chris introduces the miss-matching twins.

'Hey Chris, it's so nice to be here. Thanks so much, I can't believe you put us both on the show!' Shae says to the host. She then moves on to meet the others.

'Yeah, that was pretty cool of you.' Tan says as he shakes Chris' hand. He then leans in. 'So what ever it is you have planned for us had better not mess with Shae's head. Got it?'

Chris just nods and then rolls his eyes when the teen walks away. 'They'll be a fun project. Haha.' The narcissistic host says to the camera whilst rubbing his hands together in a sinister manner.

A tall well built boy arrives with wavy brown hair. He is wearing a black shirt with blue jeans and green high tops.

'Yo. Waddup Chris?' The boy asks whilst fist bumping Chris.

'Not much, just doing my job. Hosting a reality show and stuff, so why don't you just go stand over there with the others, KC?' Chris says.

'Awesome.' KC walks over and winks at Shae and Hayley. 'Hey ladies. Looking fine.' The honour student looks confused whilst her brother glares at the taller boy.

'I'm not sure I can say the same for you though. So keep walking.' Hayley says with a smirk, causing Shae to giggle.

'Tch. Whatever.' Replies KC as he walks further down.

A short tan girl with wavy brown shoulder length hair steps out of the next limo. She then freezes, wide eyed, at the sight of the crowd.

'Come on over here Brielle.' The host calls out to the stunned girl. She stays where she is. 'Hello, Earth to Brielle!' Chris calls with an annoyed tone.

'I-I-I-I-I.' She stutters, still frozen on the spot.

'Would somebody just put her with the others already!' Chris practically screams. Two interns suddenly run onto the walkway and lift her up by her arms, running her over and then dropping her on her butt.

'I-I.' The girl says as she stands up.

'Finally! Sheesh, alright, let's bring on our next contestant!' Chris says in relief.

A lean and tall boy with shaggy dirty blond hair and sideburns arrives. He is wearing a dark grey band t-shirt underneath a faded green plaid unbuttoned shirt, black skinny jeans, boat shoes and hipster glasses. He walks over to Chris and smugly smiles at the crowd.

'Glad you could make it Trevor.' Chris says to the tall hipster.

'No problem Maclean.' Trevor says, he then walks over to the others and looks them over. 'This'll be a piece of cake.' He then says, earning glares from most of the other seven. Whilst Lina smiles at his turned back.

The next limo turns up, this time a slim girl with curly blond hair and a scar above her left eyebrow steps out. She wears white and blue Newbalance sneakers, tight faded skinny jeans and a green tank top with one strap over right shoulder.

'Hello Chris, it's great to be here.' The girl says.

'Well I'm definitely sure you will not be a contestant we regret choosing Anne-Marie.' Chris says with his notorious smirk.

'Thanks, I take it you can't just give me the money now huh?' Anne-Marie says, a little hopeful.

'Nope! If you want the prize money then you have to outlast your competition.' Chris says.

'I was afraid you would say that.' She sighs and joins the others.

Another girl arrives soon after, she is of average height and has reddish brown hair in layers and waves that goes to her mid back.

'Everybody, this is Stormy, the stunt double.' Chris introduces the girl.

'Hey, I'm seriously stoked about being here!' Stormy says.

'Is that actually you're real name?' Lina asks as the taller girl joins the group.

'Yeah, you can blame my parents for that one.' The red head replies.

'Well I like it.' Shae says.

'Yeah, its unique.' Adds Trevor.

'Haha, well thanks guys.' Stormy says, a little overwhelmed.

The next limo pulls up and a boy with short brown hair styled into a faux hawk gets out of it. He is wearing a forest green button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Along with a pair of straight dark blue jeans and cream converse. He smiles and waves at the cameras whilst walking up to Chris.

'That was awesome. I've never been a limo before, and now there are paparazzi taking snaps of me!?' The boy says as he smiles at the crowd.

'Well enjoy it whilst it lasts, Lee. You're gonna be stuck in the mall soon enough.' Chris says.

'That's cool with me. I've always wanted to hang out in an abandoned mall.' Lee says excitedly.

'I know the feeling.' Tan chirps up, whilst Lee walks over to him.

Another boy arrives next, he has shoulder length shaggy brown hair and some stubble on his chin. He is wearing a dark blue t-shirt, baggy black jeans and a pair of grey Nike's.

'Woah. Dude, what's with all the people?' The boy says looking confused.

'Don't worry about them Jason, just smile and wave to keep them happy.' Chris calls to the mellow teen.

'Sure thing man.' Jason says as he gives a chilled out smile and gives the crowd the peace sign.

'Someone's a little too mellow, it can't be a natural thing.' Anne-Marie says.

'Nah dude. I'm totally natural, life is so much better when you relax.' Jason says, putting his arm around her shoulders. She then lifts his arm and steps away from him, he just shrugs his shoulders in response.

The next arrival is a very short girl with long, waist-length black hair. She is wearing a black long sleeve turtleneck shirt, a black ruffled skirt, a science lab coat, and black Prada boots.

'Oh my...' She says at the sight of the large crowd.

'Come on over Rin.' Chris says.

'Its Erin. Really Chris, you should know the names of your own contestants.' Erin says with a disappointed look, causing the others to snicker at Chris.

'Whatever, just bring out contestant number fourteen.' Chris instructs.

A short, chubby girl with fairly short dark blond hair. She wears a black wife beater and some plain blue jeans. She also wears black skater shoes that have orange laces.

'Nice to have you here Jane.' Chris says to the short girl.

'Save it Chris. I have watched this show before. I know not to trust you, so just stay out of my way.' Jane says with a scowl and heads over to the others.

Before Chris can respond, another two contestants arrive in the next limo. The first is a tall blond girl with hair that stops just below her shoulders. She is wearing a short sleeved, light blue blouse and deep red, three quarter length jeans with sandy brown sandals. The second person is an even taller boy with light brown hair styled into a lifted look. He wears a dark blue t-shirt with a white and purple open varsity jacket. He also wears dark blue skinny jeans and a pair of white and black sneakers.

'OMG! Look at the crowd! I know, yes, I know. I'm fabulous.' The girl says as struts her way down to Chris like a supermodel.

'Hey! We love you people, thank you!' The boy says following the girl.

'Everybody, these two are our power couple, Hannah and Darren.' Chris introduces the confident join the others and share a quick kiss.

Soon the final limo arrives and out of it comes a tall and scrawny Asian boy with greasy black hair that is long in the back and short in the front. His attire includes a black and yellow horizontally stripped t-shirt that is baggy on him, baggy black cargo pants with faded coffee stains, along with mismatching shoes - the right one is black and the one on the left is white. He is also wearing a pair of old, flimsy 3D glasses.

The lanky teen walks up to Chris with a look of anguish on his face.

'Why did you have to pick me?' The boy says.

'I don't know Sang-min. Why did you sign up?' Chris retorts.

'Because my stupid friend forced me too.' Sang-min replies.

'Yeah, we thought it would be entertaining if we just had you on the show. You know, more drama and stuff.' Chris explains. Sang-min just rolls his eyes as he walks to the others with Chris.

'Alright then. Time to head in.' Chris says as he opens the door, leading the seventeen teens into the shopping complex.

As the doors shut behind the sound of the crowd silences. The teens look in on in awe, surprised by the size and cleanliness if the mall.

'I know pretty amazing, huh?' Chris says smugly.

'I have to say Chris. You have outdone yourself.' KC says in shock.

Suddenly, Chef pulls up with a mall security cart with multiple carts attached.

'Hop on.' Chef says looking a little annoyed.

'We are going to give you a tour of the key areas in the mall.' Chris explains as he joins Chef in the front. The teens follow, with Darren and Hannah on the first row, followed by Reid and Sang-min, Erin and Shae, Lee and Jason, Lina and Trevor, Tanner and Brielle, KC and Hayley, Stormy and Anne-Marie, and Jane on her own at the back.

'I take it you aren't usually that shy around friends.' Tanner says to Brielle.

'I-um. N-no not really. I k-kind of just embarrassed myself back there, huh?' The shy girl asks.

'What? No, well yes. But still, I wouldn't sweat it. As our hippy dippy friend up ahead says, just relax.' The skater says jokingly, whilst Brielle lets out a small laugh as they watch the laid back teen a few rows ahead lounging with his hand behind his back.

'Alright this is the first stop, the confessionals. This electronics store has a large closet which has been converted to a confessions booth. So go try it out.' Chris says.

*Confessionals*

(Darren and Hannah)

Darren: Well this is better than some dirty old toilets.

Hannah: But the lighting is all wrong for my complexion. Hmm, you would have thought someone as obsessed with their appearance as Chris would have checked for things like that first.

(Jane)

Jane: Well I am not liking this so far, put it that way.

(Reid)

Reid: I reeeeealy think I am betututer off just nooooooo-ot talking. Save mai-yselllllllf the embarrassment.

(Lina)

Lina: That Trevor guy is pretty cute, I thought I would be the only hipster here.

(Hayley)

Hayley: So far this stinks, I am debating just quitting.

(Jason)

Jason: Dude, I totally felt like someone was, like, talking about me earlier. Weird, right?

(Shae)

Shae: Wow, all the people here have such interesting and colourful personalities. I think I am gonna make a lot of friends on this show.

*End Confessionals*

The tour continues as Chris shows them the indoor pool and then moves on towards the food court.

'So if you already get payed to do stunts, then why have you come onto reality TV?' Anne-Marie asks Stormy bluntly.

'Oh, I was in an accident and damaged my foot pretty bad. It is all healed now, but I have to avoid doing stunts for another couple months to be safe. So I figured I would sign up for this, it should be fun.' Stormy replies with a smile.

'Huh, yeah... But people may not feel comfortable knowing that you are just doing this for fun. Or they may see you as a threat. People can be so cruel.' The city girl states, without looking over at Stormy. The red head just looks at her quizzically before deciding to ignore the statement.

The cart stops in the middle of the food court as Chris stands up to talk to the teens, until Chef pulls him back down and stands up himself.

'This is the food court. You will report here for breakfast, lunch and dinner which will be served by me everyday! Now let's move on!' Chef shouts as he sits back down and then continues the tour.

'I'm glad I know where the food court is now. I get hungry a lot.' Jason says.

'I wonder why?' Lee sarcastically mutters to himself.

'Whatcha say dude?' The taller boy asks.

'Nothing.' Lee says with a smile.

'Cool bro.' Jason says, patting Lee's back.

Chef brings the cart to a stop as Chris steps off the cart, followed by the teens.

'This is our last stop, the sleeping quarters.' Chris informs them.

'We have to sleep in furniture stores?' Asks Erin.

'Well, they have beds don't they? Now girls are in this one, boys, you will be sleeping in the store opposite. Got it? Good.' Chris says before any questions can be asked. 'Now go settle in and meet back at the food court in half an hour for lunch and the debriefing on your first challenge. See you then.' Chris finishes as the two genders head to their assigned stores.

To be continued...

(A/N) - Firstly, I apologise for no description of Brielle's outfit, I am unable to access the link to it and as of writing this have not heard back from her creator. Now I am still in need of team names. So if you have any suggestions for them or for challenge ideas, then that would be much appreciated. I would also like to know who you guys are liking at the moment and who you think will go first. Finally, I am still looking for help with a project related to this story, so PM me if you are interested. I have had contact from someone but I am still waiting for any more info, so if you want to find out more ask via a PM. That's all for now, thanks for reading!