LEGO Expanded Dimensions
Episode 1: Total Drama LEGO
"Mr. McLean, we're ready for you on set."
Chris McLean picked up a walkie-talkie from a table next to him and pressed the 'talk' button. "Yeah, well, you're going to have to wait because I'M not done with my hair yet!"
A sigh came through the device. "Right. Whenever you're ready, sir."
Chris placed the walkie-talkie back on the table. "You about done there?"
"Almost, Mr. Mclean!" a female hairdresser said. "Aaand… there! Done!" She triumphantly held up a neatly combed black hairpiece.
"Finally!" Chris said as he took the piece and clicked it onto the stud on his head before examining himself in a hand mirror. "Per-fection!" He then made his way towards the door, tossing the mirror behind him. The hairdresser fumbled with it for a moment before catching it, breathing a small sigh.
Chris exited the trailer to see several minifigs rushing around carrying various props and camera equipment. So far they had only shot a few episodes of this new show, Total Drama Island, and everything had come together surprisingly well. Their cast of teens was a strange bunch of misfits and imbeciles, but it made for great TV.
A golf cart driven by an intern drove up and stopped next to him. He jumped in the passenger seat as the driver handed him a script for the episode.
"Alright, let's see…" He scanned the pages. "Welcome campers, divide into teams, first challenge is an obstacle course, then a talent show judged by…" His eye prints widened. "Oh-ho! Celebrity guest star GOLD! Batman, Wyldstyle and- who the heck is Pepper Roni?"
"He's the skateboarding pizza guy," the intern explained.
"Oh right, from those old action movies!" Chris exclaimed. "What were they called? Xtreme Stunts? 'Xtreme' with an 'X' if I recall."
The cart arrived at a clearing where a camera crew was set up. Chris hopped off the vehicle, tossing the script into the face of a nearby intern. "Alright, people, let's do this! I want to have time after we shoot to get autographs from our guest stars! And Mack, make sure you've got the camera focused on ME and not them during those shots, alright?"
One of the interns spoke up. "Um, Mr. McLean-"
"Ready?" Chris said, ignoring the intern. "And, ACTION!" He turned to where the contestants were supposed to be. "Good morning campers! I hope you're ready for a fun day of sweat, pain, and the ceasing of various bodily -"
He stopped short after realizing that the campers weren't actually standing in front of him. Well, except for one.
"Hey there, Chris!" An overweight boy with blond hair and a dirty white t-shirt exclaimed. "What's the challenge gonna be today? Eating contest? Belching contest? Eating and THEN belching contest?!"
Chris stared, mouth agape, before finding his voice. "Owen, where are the other contestants?"
"Uh, they got sucked through some kind of weird blue swirly thingies," Owen explained. "I thought it was part of the challenge."
"Um, no," Chris said, completely dumbfounded. They had barely started the episode and already things were going to heck. "Well, at least we have ONE conte-"
A blue portal suddenly opened behind Owen, lifting him up and sucking him into it. "WEEEEEEE!"
Then the portal closed, leaving no sign of him.
"…Crap." Chris sighed. "CUT!"
The camera crew stopped filming and looked around in confusion.
"Well, this is just GREAT!" the host exclaimed. "What the heck are we going to do if we don't have any contestants?! Someone get me a latte!"
One of the interns ran up to him, carrying a coffee cup on a platter. Chris snatched up the cup and took a sip.
"Think, Chris, THINK!" He narrowed his eyes. "Who can I get in less than an hour who will be a guaranteed ratings trap?" Suddenly a thought occurred to him. "Hey, someone get me a script!"
Another intern ran up to him, carrying the script that had been thrown into her face earlier and handed it to the host. He paged through it until he came to the second challenge- particularly, the part about the three celebrity judges.
A smile spread across his face print. "Cha-CHING! Money in the bag!"