Author's Note: This series is a sequel to my last series, Total Drama Refresh. Hey! Don't go anywhere. While you are welcome to read Refresh, you can also read this without it. It should be pretty easy to catch onto the characters and plot. If you have read Refresh, then welcome back!
"Ah, nice to have you join us," Chris MacClean exclaimed with his face at the center of the camera. "Today we will be kicking off the fifth season of the Total Drama series. We've gone back to the abandoned studio where fourteen kids will fight for the grand prize of five million dollars. Get ready for Total Drama ReAction!"
The camera zooms out to reveal that Chris is standing on the sidewalk just outside of a large studio.
"Last time we had twenty two contestants go through the same rigorous challenges of season one," Chris explained. "This time we're just bringing back the cream of the crop to take on the same, film related challenges of season two. It's been a few months since Total Drama Refresh ended, but the campers are on winter break now and will be spending the rest of their vacation time right here. Ah, here comes the bus now!"
A dingy old bus slowly pulled up in front of Chris. The first girl to step off had long burgundy hair under a yellow sun hat. She wore a white shirt and blue pants.
"'Ello, Chris," she said in her Australian accent.
"Ah, Montana, the Australian Action Girl, last season's winner," Chris greeted. "Think you can pull it off again."
"Well, it's possible," Montana said with a shrug. "But I'm more excited to see all my old friends again, right."
"Right, that," Chris said unenthusiastically. "Who else do we got here?"
A small boy in a red hoodie stepped off the bus. He had messy black hair and dark skin. He shot a friendly smile at Chris and Montana.
"Hey guys," he said.
"Welcome back, Matthew, the Shy Guy," Chris greeted. "Do you think you'll be doing better this season?"
"I sure hope so," he answered. "I was pretty insecure about myself last time, but I'd like to think that I've grown since then."
"You're going to do just super, mate," Montana exclaimed.
"Out of my way, wimp," barked a commanding voice from the bus.
A towering girl wearing all purple marched off of the bus. She had her platinum blond hair in a ponytail and her eyes were burning with hatred. She shoved Matthew aside as she stepped forward.
"Sophie…the Sociopath" Chris greeted slightly nervously. "Do you think—"
"Yes, Chris I will be winning this season," she answered firmly. "There is no question about it. I will destroy every one of my adversaries if I have to."
"Well, that should be interesting," Chris muttered.
"You're not going to be taking me down," said another boy as he got off the bus.
He had light blond hair and blue eyes. More noticeably, though, he was only wearing a pair of shorts and nothing more.
"If you'll recall, I took you out pretty hard last time," he laughed.
"Listen, chump, I am not going to playing easy this time," Sophie growled as she placed her hands on the boy's shoulders. "You are going to pay."
"Should be very interesting indeed," Chris concluded. "And welcome back Lionel, the Shirtless Beauty."
"Talking about me?" came a nasal voice as the next girl stepped off the bus. "Since we all know that I'm quite the beauty."
The next girl had smooth brown hair the flowed down her back. She wore a red hairband and a matching red dress.
"Beatrice, the Klutz, good to have you back," Chris exclaimed.
"Hey, you changed my title," Beatrice noted.
"That's right, some of the labels no longer applied," Chris explained.
"But I am not a klutz!" Beatrice pouted as she stamped her foot.
"Ow my toe!" Lionel cried out as he pulled his foot out from under Beatrice's heel.
"Oops, sorry about that," Beatrice apologized.
"Looks like I won't have to destroy you," Sophie smirked. "She can do that for me."
"Hello, everyone," came a glum voice as the next boy arrived.
He had pale skin which was doubled by his pure black clothes. His hair was also black mixed with some green streaks.
"Parry!" Montana cried out as she pulled him into a hug. "I'm so sorry I haven't kept in contact. You know how it is, with me in Australia and you in Canada, right?"
"Whatever," Parry sighed.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Montana asked. "I thought you got over your emo phase."
"Life is painful, that's never going to change," Parry said. "For a few months maybe I thought differently, but another few months back in reality taught me otherwise."
"Well, regardless, Parry's has still been promoted from the Depressed Goth to just the Pessimist," Chris declared.
"Well, it looks like I've got my old goal back, right," Montana exclaimed. "To make Parry smile again."
"Don't bother," Parry sighed. "It was nice of you to do, but you're not going to change my outlook on life. And I'm going to have to go right back to painful reality when this is over. It'll only make it worse if I'm not prepared for it."
"Hello, everyone, glad to be back!" the next girl exclaimed as she squeezed through the bus door.
She was very large, both wide and tall, and wore a green muumuu. She had auburn hair done up in a stack and wore a warm smile.
"Greta, the Food Fanatic," Chris greeted. "It's good to see you back. Do you think you'll cope without Momma DJ?"
"Well, it's going to be tougher than last time," Greta sighed. "But on the bright side, at least I can fully enjoy Chef's cooking now."
"Believe me, there's nothing to enjoy about it," Lionel scoffed.
The next boy to step off the bus took his time doing so. He carefully made his way off and then glanced in both directions. He had spiky orange hair and wore a green shirt. He had a bit of facial hair on his chin and sideburns.
"Eliot, the Paranoid Nutjob," Chris greeted. "Are you ready for another season of fun?"
"I can't believe this, this is terrible," he murmured to himself. "An abandoned studio, that's the perfect place for aliens to hide. They'd fit right in and no one would know. How long has this studio been abandoned? Have you used pesticides on it recently? Are there any nuclear power sources nearby?"
"Eliot, calm down," Beatrice said as she held his hand. "I'm sure everything will be fine."
"Wow, are you two still together?" Chris asked.
"Yep," Beatrice laughed.
"Figures, only you two could stand each other," Chris threw in.
"Hey there everyone," exclaimed a girl happily as she stepped off the bus.
She had golden yellow hair in a large ponytail. She wore a puffy pink dress that was covered in white embroidery
"Annie!" Matthew exclaimed as he went over to hug the girl.
"Nice to see you two, Matthew," the girl replied.
"And I see that you guys are still together two," Chris noted.
"Yep," Annie exclaimed. "But here's someone I've been dying to see again, my BFF Montana."
Annie moved over to embrace the Australia girl.
"I see that you've gotten your dress tidied up," Chris noted.
"Yeah, well I figured I won't get so dirty in a studio," Annie explained.
"I see," Chris said. "But your title is still no longer the Pretty in Pink; you shall now be known as the feisty girl."
"Feisty?" Annie repeated. "I'm not feisty, I try to be nice to everyone."
"Even Edward?" Chris asked tauntingly.
"Edward! I hate that jerk so much!" Annie shouted. "Oh…my."
"Did someone call me?" said a suave voice as another boy stepped off the bus.
"Ah, Edward, the Upper-Class Schemer," Chris announced. "Good to have you back."
"Well he won't be back for long," Annie declared. "He's going to be voted out of here immediately."
"We'll see about that," Chris said. "But for now let's welcome our next competitor, Nicole, the Master Strategist."
"Hello, Chris, lovely to be back," exclaimed the next girl to exit the bus.
She had dark black hair and dark brown skin. She wore a prim, navy outfit as well as matching square glasses.
"You came pretty close to winning last time," Chris noted. "Do you think you can go all the way this time?"
"Oh absolutely," Nicole replied. "Last time it took me a while to get my strategy rolling and even then I made a few mistakes. This time I know exactly what it's going to take to win this thing."
"You can do it, Nicole!" Montana cheered.
"Just don't be a jerk this time," Annie added list warmly.
"Salutations to all you wonderful people!" came an excited voice as the next competitor stepped off the bus.
The boy was tall and thin. He had sandy blonde hair that formed into a swirl. He had a pink shirt and blue jeans that were edged with rainbows.
"This season is going to be so totally incredible," he exclaimed. "I can just feel it!"
"It's good to see you too, Dirk, the Flamboyant Guy," Chris announced.
"Hi, Sophie, how have you been?" Dirk asked as he approached the fuming girl.
"None of your business!" she snapped.
"That's the spirit, Dirk," Lionel laughed. "Maybe you can drive Sophie crazy by the time she's eliminated."
"Just ignore her," Annie said. "You're too good for her."
"Uh-huh…uh-huh, right….yeah," chatted the next contestant to step off the bus.
She had a phone against her ear and was texting with another phone in her hand.
"Sooz!" Chris greeted. "I—"
"Hang on, Mavis, some dork's trying to get my attention," Sooz said as she put down her phone. "What?"
"I'm not a dork," Chris pouted. "But that aside, welcome back, Sooz, the Technoholic."
"Yeah, super," Sooz remarked unenthusiastically. "So…where was I, Mavis…right, the prom budget just won't work with want Principal Sampson wants…"
Sooz had curly black hair and tanned skin. She wore a magenta top and blue pants. Chris shook his head as she continued to talk obliviously on her phone.
The next contestant was a large boy wearing a red Hawaiian shirt. He had his curly brown hair done up in a small ponytail. He was currently fixated on a bumblebee as he stepped off the bus.
"That's right, man, just flutter away and start pollinizing some flowers," he said to the bee. "Never mind that it's winter, that's went flowers want the most pollinizing."
"Uh…welcome back, Ethan, the Spaced Out Hippie," Chris greeted.
Ethan didn't seem to notice him as he continued to watch as the bee floated away.
"Bye-bye, little dude, I'm gonna miss you," he called out. "Remember what we talked about, man."
"Alright then, that's everyone," Chris declared. "So welcome everyone to Total Drama ReAction. As you know, you'll be competing for the grand prize of five million dollars. However, before we get into any of that, let's start the tour of the studio."
"We're going to tour the whole studio today?" Nicole asked. "We just got here, can't we unpack and stuff first."
"Don't worry, I had the new intern make us a ride to speed things up," Chris explained. "Intern!"
Soon a hovering vehicle arrived. It was long enough to hold everyone, but at the moment the contestants were shocked by the vehicle itself. It seemed to be just floating in midair as it emitted a constant hum.
"Allow me to introduce…or reintroduce our new intern and last season's runner-up, Bobby!" Chris exclaimed.
A short boy with messy red hair stepped out of the vehicle. He had a pudgy, bespectacled face that was covered with freckles. He looked very displeased.
"Hold on, I thought that nerd was good as gone," Lionel complained. "He lost and he lost his shot to come back."
"He lost his shot to come back as a contestant," Chris corrected, "but there's nothing stopping him from interning. And I just couldn't let his creative inventions and malevolent mind go to waste."
"You'd better not cause me any trouble this time," Sophie snarled with deep resentment.
"I'm just here to do my job," Bobby said neutrally, but his evil grin said otherwise.
"Now all aboard," Chris exclaimed. "We've got a tour to complete."
The fourteen contestants boarded the vehicle which took off quickly. Beatrice and Eliot and Matthew and Annie each sat cuddle next to each other. Montana was trying to cuddle up with Parry who wasn't returning the affection. Nicole, Sophie, and Edward were each sitting on their own deep in thought. That is, until Lionel slid over to Nicole.
"So, I never got that date you promised me," he said while winking.
"Sorry, I'm in strategy mode here," Nicole declared. "You missed your shot by not calling me."
"But you didn't even give me your number," Lionel pointed out.
"Well, it would have been fake," Nicole shrugged. "I was just saving you a step in your inevitable rejection."
"Whatever, there are plenty of other girls that I can get with here," Lionel said.
"Let's see," Nicole countered. "I spy three who already have a boyfriend and one who's a sociopath. That leaves you with a choice of Little Miss Chatterbox or the Chef Boyardee wannabe. Take your pick."
"I will," Lionel declared defiantly as he slid over to Sooz. "Hey gorgeous, what's up?"
"I love you," Sooz replied.
"Whoa…that's a little fast," Lionel exclaimed in shock. "But I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you've already fallen to my charm."
"But I need to know that you feel the same, Chad," Sooz continued.
"'Chad?'" Lionel echoed in confusion. "No, I'm—"
"So, it's not enough to just 'like' my status, I need you to love my status," Sooz said.
"You're still on the phone, aren't you?" Lionel deduced.
"Now if you have a look to your left," Chris said. "You'll see the Makeup Trailer Confessional. In fact, why don't you all take some time to tell us about your thoughts so far?"
Confessional:
Montana-I can't believe that Parry has gone right back to being depressed. I thought we were making progress, right. Well, I know what he's like deep down and once I spend some time with him I'm sure he'll be back in no time.
Parry-Montana is a good person and a good friend, but she doesn't make up for all the horrible people in the real world.
Annie-Ooh, makeup. I know that last time I got a little angry at times, but deep down I really am a girly girl. And I'm going to have a lot fun with all this makeup.
Nicole-Wow, Annie was in here for a long time. Anyways, I've got a feeling that I'm guaranteed to win this time. Last time I clawed my way up from underdog to ruler of the game. This time I already know all that matters about everyone and I've got my entire game planned out.
Edward-Seems like Annie still hasn't forgiven me. Well, I just have to hope that she's the only one, because if I get voted out for the way I acted last season, that's just not fair.
Bobby-You have no idea how much I hate every single one of those jerks. I may not be able to win this time, but I do have enough influence to make their winter very, very unpleasant.
"Now wasn't that a fun bit of nostalgia?" Chris exclaimed. "Let's continue the tour."
Chris drove the contestants through the studio and pointed out various sites.
"Over in those buildings you've got the central control system and the special effects room," Chris declared. "And just over there is our beach simulator."
By the mid-afternoon Chris stopped the vehicle.
"So, Chris, when will we be getting to our quarters?" Annie asked. "I mean, the tour is very nice and all, but I would like to get the chance to relax in a nice bed."
"Oh, we'll be getting to your living quarters soon," Chris said mischievously. "In fact, that's the first challenge of the season."
"A challenge on the very first day?" Nicole sighed. "I really shouldn't be surprised."
"So, we just have to find where we'll be staying?" Beatrice asked. "That should be easy."
"You'd think that," Chris said again with his mischievous smile, "but I had the intern put together a little something to get you guys busy. Intern!"
Bobby pulled out a switch and pressed it down. Suddenly the ground started to shake.
"The mole people!" Eliot cried. "They're already here. We're doomed nothing can save us now!"
"Don't worry," Beatrice said as she grabbed his hand again. "It's not the mole people."
"No, it's much worse," Bobby said with a sinister grin.
Everyone turned to see a Godzilla-like monster marching straight towards them. The creature had deep green scales all across its skyscraper body. Its hands had pointed claws and its mouth was full of sharp teeth. Its yellow eyes had targeted the vehicle.
"Nice work, intern," Chris exclaimed. "Let's see you guys get past this thing."
At first the contestants were too petrified to even move as the monster stomped towards them. However just before it crushed the vehicle, everyone darted out. With a few electrical fizzles the vehicle was completely destroyed.
"Shame, I liked that one," Bobby remarked.
"Now, former campers," Chris said. "Your challenge will be to get past this monster and find the trailers that you'll be staying in. If the beast catches you, it's straight to the bouncy castle for you. The first person to arrive at the trailers will get to pick which one his or her gender will be staying in. Any questions?"
"That monster can't actually hurt us right?" Matthew asked.
"Would I do something like that?" Bobby replied with false innocence.
"Well, this monster doesn't scare me," Sophie declared as she picked up a pipe off the ground. "I'll take it down and win this challenge in five minutes."
With each step Sophie took towards the monster, the other contestants took a step backwards. Once Sophie was close enough she immediately started to swing her pipe against the creature's leg. While she managed to emit a metallic clang, she didn't seem to be having any effect on the monster.
"Take her out, minion," Bobby ordered.
The monster bent over and picked up Sophie by the back of her shirt.
"Put me down this instant!" she ordered. "I wasn't finished destroying you."
The monster then just tossed her aside. She cried out as she soared through the air and landed directly in a bouncing castle in the distance.
"Well, I'd say that was a good demonstration," Chris exclaimed. "Anyone else like to have a good at the beast?"
"Let's get out of here!" Beatrice exclaimed.
Everyone agreed and soon they were all sprinting towards the buildings. The dragon creature made a slow progress towards them.
"Oh man, this is just like that dream I had," Ethan moaned. "I wonder if it's déjà vu or something."
"Well, this is just like every dream I ever had," Eliot exclaimed.
There were two people who had fallen behind, Greta and Matthew. Annie spotted her boyfriend and quickly spun around to regroup with.
"Come on, Matthew, you gotta keep moving," she exclaimed.
"Sorry," Matthew said. "I'm not in the best shape."
As the three ran to catch up with the rest of the group, something else blocked their way. They looked up to see another robotic monster in their path. This one was a massive gorilla with piercing red eyes.
"What is that!" Greta exclaimed.
"Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I added a few extra monsters," Bobby said. "One didn't quite seem like enough."
"Intern, I am definitely going to double your pay for this," Chris exclaimed.
"You don't pay me anything," Bobby pointed out.
"You're the math whiz, you can figure out what two times zero is," Chris replied.
"We're going to have to take a different route," Annie cried out as the gorilla swiped at them.
The three backed up, only to bump into the dragon monster. The three jumped in different directions before it could grab any of them.
"I've gotta get out of here!" Greta cried as she ran past the dragon.
"C'mon, Matthew, you're sticking with me," Annie declared as she grabbed him and dragged him with her.
(Later)
The majority of the contestants were running through rows of trailers and buildings.
"Is that thing still chasing us?" Beatrice cried out.
"No," Eliot answered as he turned around, "but a giant gorilla is chasing us now."
"Quick, in here!" Beatrice exclaimed as she found an unlocked door and swung it open.
The rest of the group were still out in the open, and the robotic ape was gaining on them.
"We've got to find somewhere to hide," Montana told Parry.
"You find somewhere to hide," Parry replied. "You're good at this sort of thing; I'd only get in the way."
"I don't know what has gotten into you, but you did amazing last season," Montana pointed out. "Now come on."
She grabbed his arm and pulled inside of a building just as the gorilla reached out to grab him. When the monster realized he had grabbed nothing he started to pound his chest with fury. Lionel pulled ahead of the group, while Dirk started to climb on top of one of the buildings. This just left Nicole, Sooz, Ethan, and Edward in the view of the monster.
"Oh no, I am not going down this easily," Nicole exclaimed as she picked up speed.
Edward followed after her, while Sooz ran in a different direction. Ethan just stood his ground with his hands outstretched.
"Stop, creature," he ordered. "What would mother nature think of your behaviour?"
"Uh, isn't that thing a robot though?" Nicole pointed out.
"Mother nature loves all the creatures of earth," Ethan replied.
"Well, as long as you can keep it distracted, keep up the good work," Edward called back.
Ethan continued to stand in front of the monster as it leaned over and grabbed him.
"I'm going to ask you one more time to look in the goodness of your heart," Ethan said.
The monster chose to ignore him and instead tossed him right into the bouncing castle with Sophie. The gorilla then went after Edward. The boy had to leap frantically to avoid the swipes from the ape.
"Edward, in here!" Nicole shouted.
Edward spotted her head poking out of a ground level window. He slid forward and managed to squeeze into the room with her. The gorilla was far too big and couldn't reach either of them.
"Safe!" Edward cheered.
"Well, now we have to find our trailers," Nicole declared. "Looks like we'll be forced to work together again."
"Don't rub it in," Edward ordered as he remembered the last time he'd been forced to work with her.
(Parry and Montana)
The duo was currently scaling a flight of stairs in the building that they had entered.
"We should be safe up here, right," Montana exclaimed. "There may not be any trees to swing from, but how hard can rooftop jumping be?"
"It's probably very difficult and dangerous," Parry sighed.
"Well, at least will be out of range of that giant brute, right," Montana added.
The two reached the top and Montana opened up a door to the roof.
"Ah, now here's a nice view," Montana exclaimed as she looked down at the studio.
The gorilla spotted them and shook his fist at them angrily.
"That's right, Mr. Monkey," Montana taunted. "You can't get us."
Suddenly a shadow enveloped the roof of the building.
"Montana, look out!" Parry cried as something descended on them.
Montana only had time to turn before a giant moth wrapped its legs around her.
"How many monsters are there?" she cried out. "Let go of me, put me down!"
Montana pulled out her trusty boomerang as began using it against the creature. However the giant insect just hissed at her and took off.
"Well, there goes my hope of winning," Parry sighed.
"Parry, you're finishing this challenge, got it!" Montana shouted as she was carried away.
"Whatever," Parry sighed.
(Annie and Matthew)
The two had managed to find shelter in some sort of storage trailer. The dimly lit room was full of old boxes and barrels. They could still here the earthquake stomps of the monster outside.
"We can't stay here," Matthew said. "We're just sitting ducks."
"Don't worry, I'm working on a plan," Annie explained. "You're small, so you should be able to hide here."
She grabbed a barrel which she then shoved over Matthew.
"What's this for?" he asked as he wobbled around.
"Camouflage," Annie declared. "Just don't move and you'll look like an ordinary barrel."
Matthew sat down and Annie pushed him over to another pile of barrels.
"Perfect," she exclaimed. "Now I'll go lure that monster away. You wait here for a bit. When you think it's clear, make a run for the quarters."
"Be careful, Annie," Matthew said. "That thing looked scary."
"Don't worry, I picked up a few tricks from Montana," Annie said. "I think I can handle myself."
Annie then exited the trailer and spotted the dragon pacing the ground.
"Hey, ugly, I'm over here!" she shouted.
The beast whirled around and targeted its yellow eyes on her.
"Bet you can't catch me!" Annie laughed as she ran between two buildings.
The robot chased after her, but she managed to stay ahead.
"Oop, now I'm going this way," she laughed as she slid under the creature's legs and kept running.
The beast roared in frustration and turned around.
"Now, I'm over here," Annie exclaimed as she made a sharp turn.
Suddenly she was tripped as the monster flicked its tail at her feet. Annie stumbled to the ground, and tried to get back up, but wasn't fast enough. Soon she was raised off the ground by the monster. She struggled and kicked but it proved to be futile.
"Hey, big dummy, leave her alone," someone cried as a parasol smashed into the creature's eye.
Annie looked down to see Greta standing outside of the building Chris had described as the Beach Simulator.
"Take this, and this," Greta exclaimed as she tossed beach chairs and life-preservers at the creature.
The dragon just turned its attention to her and began to stomp towards her. Eventually Greta tossed a surfboard at the creature, which Annie was able to grab.
"Now it's time to get serious," Annie declared as she used the surfboard to jab at the creature's arm.
She made quick progress as the arm started to detach from the rest of the body. The creature roared in rage as its arm fell off and Annie dropped to the ground.
"Come on, let's get out of here," she exclaimed to Greta.
(Beatrice and Eliot)
"Eliot, I think we're in the Special Effects Room," Beatrice exclaimed. "How cool is this?"
The two found themselves in a room that was filled with all sorts of unusual machines.
"I wanna go on the zero gravity simulator, or the mini city, or…I can't decide," Beatrice exclaimed eagerly.
"I think we should be careful," Eliot whispered.
"I wonder what this does," Beatrice said, ignoring Eliot.
She inspected a large red button attached to a machine. Curiously, she pushed the button. The machine released a massive blast of fire into the air.
"Aieee!" Beatrice cried as she backed away from the machine.
Then the fire vanished, just as soon as it had appeared
"Well…that was cool," Beatrice declared.
"But we probably shouldn't touch anything else," Eliot insisted. "We don't want to draw attach to ourselves."
Suddenly the windows smashed open as the monstrous moth broke into the room.
"Never mind, too late for that," Eliot sighed.
The creature targeted Beatrice, who stumbled around the room clumsily.
"Quick, over here!" Eliot exclaimed. "We can get back out the way we came in."
Beatrice found it incredibly difficult to make her way through all of the machinery, though. She was constantly stumbling or tripping over something. Eventually the moth snagged the back of her dress.
"Help!" she cried.
"Don't worry," Eliot shouted back. "I'll…do something."
He scanned the room for anything that could be of use.
"Hurry!" Beatrice cried.
"Okay…take this!" Eliot exclaimed as he grabbed what looked like a cannon.
He pressed a button on it, and a barrage of white powder hit the moth.
"Aha, that must be the snow machine," Eliot deduced.
"Hooray, I'm being lifted through a snowstorm!" Beatrice cheered. "But how is this going to help me?"
"Uh…" Eliot mumbled.
However, the moth began to slow down. As more powder pile up on its wings, it struggle more and more.
"That's it, we need to overload the weight," Eliot exclaimed. "Let's see here…maximum power."
He turned the dial on the cannon and the white powder doubled in quantity. The moth began to emit a strained whirling sound. Then its wings snapped off and it dropped to the ground.
"I'm safe!" Beatrice cheered. "Wow I survived a fire, a snowstorm, and a giant moth monster. This season is going to be amazing!"
(Sooz)
Sooz leaned against a wall to catch her breath. She heard the stomp of the gorilla approaching and sighed.
"Gotta keep moving," she told herself as she took off again. "Maybe I can hide in one of these rooms."
She tried a door which turned out to be unlocked. The door revealed a broom closet, but more interestingly, Lionel.
"Hey, is there room for two in there?" she asked.
"You'll have to get real close, but I don't mind," Lionel answered with a smug grin.
"Fine, whatever," Sooz exclaimed as she shoved her way inside the closet.
She closed the door behind her and had to press her body against Lionel.
"Don't worry, I'll keep you safe," he said as he wrapped his arms around her.
"That's real reassuring," she replied sarcastically.
"Hey look, that big ape is going to rip off every door he sees," Lionel said. "So he'll just walk right past us and then we'll be home free."
"I think I hear him coming," Sooz said in a whisper. "Be quiet."
Sure enough, the clomps of gorilla footsteps were heard as he marched by. Sooz held her breath and hoped that he'd keep walking. Suddenly a piercing ring broke the silence. Lionel looked at Sooz's pocket where the sound was coming from.
"I…probably should have put that on vibrate," she said sheepishly.
The door was violently ripped open and the gorilla glared at the two inhabitants. He reached in a grabbed both of them.
"Hi, Louise," Sooz said to her phone. "No, this isn't a bad time; I've just been abducted by a giant, robotic gorilla so I've got lots of free time now."
Lionel just slapped his forehead in frustration.
(Parry)
Parry had managed to make his way across several rooftops. Despite his comments to Montana, he still proved very capable and leaping from building to building. He spotted the gorilla dropping Sooz and Lionel in the bouncing castle. He tried to make his way past it while its back was turned, but the gorilla turned around at the last minute. Parry froze at the beast growled at him.
"Yep, I knew it was hopeless," Parry sighed.
"Not so fast," someone exclaimed.
Parry looked up to see Dirk climbing along a wire in the air. He held a large tarp which he dropped over the gorilla's eyes.
"Take this, you awful, awful, chimp," he exclaimed before dropping down to meet up with Parry. "Come on, little buddy, let's get out of here."
"Can't you just leave me here?" Parry moaned as he recoiled from Dirk's cheeriness.
"Nope," Dirk answered. "I'm not some meanie who's just going to leave a friend behind. Besides, Montana wants you to finish and I'd hate to let her down."
"But you hardly even know her," Parry pointed out.
Dirk just shrugged before grabbing Parry and said, "Regardless, we'd better get a move on. That big nasty ape isn't going to stay put forever, you know."
Parry sighed as Dirk dragged him with him.
(Annie and Greta)
The two girls had entered a massive room that looked identical to a beach. It had sand on the ground, a pool that posed as an ocean, and all sorts of common beach accessories.
"We gotta keep moving," Annie said as they ran through the sand. "That thing is right behind us."
Right on cue, the one handed dragon burst through the wall and snarled. As the girls ran, Greta slowly began to fall behind. Eventually she just collapsed in the sand.
"Just go ahead without me," she wheezed. "I can't keep up."
"Sorry, that's not my style," Annie said as she was already formulating a plan. "I've got an idea."
Annie spotted another surfboard and tossed it to Greta.
"What's this for?" Greta asked.
"You'll see," Annie said as she scanned the room quickly.
She spotted what she was looking for and charged to the wall. Greta held up her surfboard to shield her from an incoming swipe from the dragon.
"Time to put the plan into action," Annie exclaimed as she pulled down on a fire alarm.
Immediately the sprinklers on the roof turned on and began showering the room with water.
"Um…mind if I ask how this is helping?" Greta asked.
"It's not enough," Annie grumbled to herself. "But I can fix that."
She grabbed whatever she could and began tossing it up at the pipes above her. Greta, still unsure what the plan was, continued to dodge from side to side as the monster attacked her. Eventually Annie was able to break the pipes and water started to flood in. It wasn't long before the pool overflowed.
"Surf's up!" Annie exclaimed as she jumped on her surfboard and rode through the water.
As the dragon chased after them, it was hindered by the water. Not only that, but its movements just created more waves for Greta and Annie to ride on. Soon the two of them were out the door as the water continued to pour out.
(Nicole and Edward)
The two travelled through a long hallway.
"So…where do you suppose we're going?" Nicole asked.
"I don't know," Edward answered. "But I do know that we seem to be safe in here, and that's good enough for me."
The two eventually came to a door with a yellow warning sign on.
"Looks good to me," Nicole said with a shrug as she opened the door.
Inside they found a large array of buttons, switches, and wires. Both of them wandered around the room curiously for a few minutes.
"It must be the power control room," Edward said.
"Great," Nicole exclaimed. "That means we can shut down the power and have a clear path straight for the home quarters."
"Okay, genius, which one of these many, many, buttons would you suggest we try?" Edward asked snidely.
"Let's see…" Nicole mused. "I'd say this looks pretty promising."
She held up a massive black wire that was plugged into the wall. She grabbed onto it and started to pull.
"Come on, come on," she growled. "Little help here?"
"You're doing fine," Edward replied smugly. "A couple more hours and maybe you'll see some progress."
Nicole clenched her teeth and finally managed to release the wire. Suddenly every sound and light in the room shut down instantly.
"Success!" Nicole exclaimed
(Chris's Room)
Chris and Bobby were able to watch the contestants through various screens.
"This is going good," Chris said. "Those monsters of yours are really doing the trick."
"Yes," Bobby replied. "I just wish those guys would stop trashing them."
Suddenly all of the screens went black and all of the lights shut off.
"What just happened!" Chris cried.
"I'm guessing you left the power control room unlocked," Bobby suggested.
"Chef lost the key," Chris said defensively. "This is terrible. The challenge is ruined."
"Not really," Bobby said nonchalantly. "My robots run on their own power source. The only different is that they'll have to race through the dark now."
"Oh…so really, it just makes things more interesting," Chris said. "That's good then."
(Beatrice and Eliot)
"Who turned out the lights?" Beatrice exclaimed.
"You know what this is usually a sign of?" Eliot said nervously.
"Aliens, Mole People, or Rebellious Technology?" Beatrice asked.
"No…well, yes," Eliot answered, "but also that those monsters are getting more powerful. They've taken out the power and now they're going to take us out next."
"Well then, we'll have to be extra careful," Beatrice said. "Let's just go one step at at—Ow!"
Beatrice ended up walking into something and stumbling backwards. She tripped on something else which ended up knocking over several more things in a domino effect. She then got her foot caught in some rope and continued to struggle and knock things over. Eliot moved to help her, but got caught in a fallen stage light.
When the gorilla arrived with its lighted eyes, it saw both Beatrice and Eliot completely tangled in a mess. Beatrice was hanging upside down by a rope wrapped around her ankle and Eliot had his head stuck in a lamp that would not come off no matter how he struggled. The gorilla shrugged and picked both of them up.
(Parry and Dirk)
The two boys continued to travel from rooftop to rooftop.
"I think I see the trailers," Dirk exclaimed. "They're just down there."
Suddenly all of the lights shut down. Without any of the studio's lights, the two boys realized how late it was. The sun had set and they had little source of light anymore.
"We can still do this," Dirk insisted.
"Whatever you say," Parry sighed.
The two heard something approaching and turned to see a pair of glowing red eyes behind them.
"Time to keep moving!" Dirk exclaimed.
The two leapt to the next roof. However, in the dark Dirk lost his footing and ended up crashing down. He barely had enough time to get back up before the gorilla arrived at his location. Parry was already making his way across to another roof.
"Come back!" Dirk cried. "Give me a hand with this thing."
"Sorry," Parry replied unapologetically.
Dirk struggled to escape the gorilla, but as usual it proved to be futile. He was added to the ever growing crowd of prisoners.
Confessional:
Parry-I didn't abandon Dirk because I wanted to win, I abandoned him because he is so annoying. All that talk positive talk is just an insult to the pain I've suffered.
Dirk-I can't blame Parry for leaving me behind. After all, at least he's trying now, right?
(Nicole and Edward)
"Let's see, these signs seem to be saying that something is just through here," Nicole said. "I'd wager that we're on the right track to the trailers."
"Wonderful," Edward exclaimed. "We'll be able to arrive without once running into trouble."
"You see what we can accomplish when we put our heads together?" Nicole said smugly. "I don't know why you're so against working with me."
"Because I prefer working with people I can trust," Edward answered. "Not one who will stab me in the back."
"Which funny because that's exactly your strategy," Nicole retorted.
"Aha, I think we're here," Edward changed the subject as they arrived at another door.
The two opened it to find a small flight of stairs.
"Voila, the first challenge is ours," Nicole exclaimed as they walked up the stairs.
They came to a hatch which they opened and entered. The new room that they entered was covered with bouncy padding and also occupied by several other contestants.
"Hey, this isn't the living quarters," Nicole exclaimed. "It's the prison."
"That's right, join the party," Lionel said.
"No thanks, I'm heading back the way I came," Nicole declared.
"We can't," Edward noted. "That hatch is locked…from the other side."
Nicole stamped her foot in annoyance, which caused her to bounce against the side of the castle.
"Well, I suppose we might as well get comfortable," Edward sighed. "Who knows how long it'll take anyone else to complete the challenge?"
(Annie and Greta)
The two girls had run out of water and had returned to running.
"I think we're going to make it," Annie exclaimed. "It's got to be just around here."
While the dragon beast was still a distance behind them, they could see its yellow eyes getting closer.
"That's them!" Greta cheered. "Just over there, that's the trailers we're looking for."
The two sped up, but were stopped when the gorilla jumped in their path. They immediately stopped and turned around, only to find the dragon approaching them.
"Any plans this time?" Greta asked.
"Uh…give me a minute," Annie mumbled.
"I don't think we have that long, "Greta replied.
"Hey, hey, over here!" someone cried from up high.
Everyone looked to see Parry standing on top of a water tower.
"Just try and hit me," Parry shouted at the monsters.
The gorilla took him up on his challenge and swung at him. This resulted in him hitting the water tower and knocking it right off of its supports. The massive barrel of water rolled to the ground and bowled over both monsters. In a smash everything collided together. Both of the monsters were destroyed and water sprayed everywhere.
"Hooray!" the girls cheered.
Then the remnants of the water tower came rolling backwards. The two girls had their path blocked by the pile of debris.
"Ah man," Greta sighed.
"Well, at least Parry can win the challenge now," Annie said. "Go Parry!"
Parry didn't smile or say anything. He jumped down from his vantage point and approached the two trailers. Then he noticed that something else was moving towards him.
"Huh," he exclaimed.
He realized that the thing crawling towards him was the severed hand of the dragon beast. Parry ran for his goal, but he wasn't fast enough. The hand clamped onto him and dragged him away.
Confessional:
Parry-Well, I actually legitimately tried…and I still didn't win. This is what I'm talking about, there's no point to trying because it just makes defeat so much worse.
Bobby-Of course I can still control any part of the robots, I always think these things through. And because of my genius, all of those morons can see what a bunch of losers they are.
"Well, looks like no one was able to make it to the trailers," Chris noted as he approached the two living quarters. "That's too bad."
"Actually, Chris, I got here a couple of minutes ago," came a voice.
"Who said that?" Chris exclaimed.
"Down here," the voice came from a barrel.
Chris picked up the barrel to reveal Matthew.
"I used that barrel to sneak by when everyone else was fighting with the monsters," Matthew explained. "Although, I couldn't get it off once I got here."
"Well, then it looks like we've found our winner of the very first challenge," Chris concluded. "Intern, release the prisoners."
Bobby sighed as he pushed a button. Soon the thirteen other contestants arrived at the two trailers.
"So, Matthew," Chris said, "for winning this challenge, you get to pick which trailer your gender gets?"
"Well…what's the difference?" Matthew asked.
"That's just it," Chris laughed. "There is no difference."
"Meaning this entire challenge was pointless," Nicole concluded.
"Yep," Chris said with a smile. "Now pick a trailer and get unpacked. We've got more challenges to do starting tomorrow."
(Boys' Trailer)
The boys all unpacked their clothes into their drawers. That is, except for Lionel who only had his shorts.
"You do realize that it's winter, right?" Edward pointed out. "Aren't you freezing?"
"Hey, you're just jealous because you don't have a body like mine," Lionel countered. "And I've got to keep it uncovered at all times to keep the ladies interested."
"Right, because that totally worked out so well last time," Edward replied sarcastically.
"Are they always like this?" Dirk asked Ethan.
"Yep, it's a real shame, man," Ethan replied. "They're only generating more negative energy which in the end will only make their souls feel worse."
"Speaking of which," Dirk said as he gestured to Parry sulking in the corner, "what's with him."
"He is in a world of conflict and hatred," Ethan responded. "His soul has already suffered beyond repair."
"This all sounds very unpleasant," Eliot said from his top bunk.
"I agree, we should do something fun to lighten the mood," Dirk suggested. "Pillow fight!"
He grabbed a pillow and playfully threw it at Matthew. This ended up knocking the small boy to the ground, though.
"Oops…uh, really sorry about that," Dirk said. "Maybe we should just, you know, go to sleep."
(Girls' Trailer)
"Alright, girls, I want us to make a promise," Montana declared. "Whatever happens, I don't want to bring any of that drama in here, right. There's no reason why we can't all stay friends."
"I agree," Beatrice added. "We had some major unpleasantness last season. Let's try to avoid that."
"Right," Nicole added. "I think I might have taken the strategy portion of the game a little too seriously last time. This time, I'm sure that we can all get along."
"This is ridiculous, you're all idiots," Sophie declared. "This is a contest, you are my enemies, not my friends."
"I'd change my attitude if I was you," Annie said. "That is, if you want to last more than elimination ceremony."
"No is going to be voting for me this time," Sophie growled. "If they do I'll make sure they leave in a wheelchair. And don't think that I'm joking, either."
The two girls glared at each other intently.
"Okay, okay, maybe we should sleep on it, right," Montana suggested. "I'd like to last one night without any major drama, right."
(Conclusion)
"So there you have it," Chris exclaimed. "Total Drama ReAction is now in action. Next time we'll form the teams. How will that play out? Will any couples be separated? Will alliances be formed? Will enemies have to work together? All of this is coming up so keep watching Total…Drama…ReAction!"
Another Author's Note: Just letting everyone know that I am also working on another series that'll be called Total Drama Stranded. Before I put it up though, I'm gonna put up a preview of each of the character on my Deviantart acount. The first is already up so if you're interested find me (agreenparrot) or deviantart and check it out!