I took a deep breath and let out a sigh as I leaned my head against the cool glass of the car window. I was riding shotgun in my friend, Clarice's, car. My best friend was humming a happy tune and tapping the steering wheel as she drove along the interstate.

For we were going to spend the next eight weeks on a plane with total strangers.

Well, I wouldn't exactly call them "strangers". I had seen all of them before. I'm certain that everyone has seen them before.

I mean, they were the cast of "Total Drama" after all.

After being fans of the show for two whole seasons, both Clarice and I finally worked up the courage to audition to compete in "Total Drama". Honestly, we didn't expect to be picked for the show. We were never picked for anything really.

So you can imagine how ecstatic we were when we got the life-changing phone call from none other than the host-with-the-most himself: Chris McLean.

He said that he was impressed with our audition tapes and that he was more than happy to have us join the cast and compete for the million dollars in "Total Drama World Tour". The only problem was that they already had two new people entering the competition so they were not accepting anymore contestants for the season. But then he went on to explain that a lot of his interns got severely injured during the making of "Total Drama Action" and were now in the hospital. Since he liked our spunk, and to make it up to us, he offered us the 'golden' opportunity to work on the plane as interns and get to work up close with the cast. Honestly, I thought it was a little weird. After watching the show a bunch, we knew that Chris McLean was NEVER this nice.

But Clarice and I wasted no time and gladly accepted his offer anyway. Within a few days we had packed up all of our things, said goodbye to our friends and family, and went on our way.

Now here we were. In the next ten minutes we were going to be at the airport where we would then board a huge plane destined to go around the world with the celebrities that we know and love.

I adjusted my striped multi-colored beanie and snuggled deeper into my jean jacket. I'll admit, I was really excited at first. We've never hung with celebrities our age before...But, now that we were actually doing this, it was actually kind of scary. I mean, we were going to be flying in a plane with our idols. That wasn't something that I could easily shake.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe that we're going to actually meet the cast of "Total Drama"!" Clarice said excitedly twirling a strand of silvery blonde hair out of her face, "I'm super stoked! This is going to be so much fun, right Erica?" She then looked over and noticed that I was looking out the window.

She nudged my shoulder. "Hey Erica. You okay?" She asked me,

I snapped back into focus and smiled weakly. "Hmm? Oh yeah. I'm stoked too, Clarice. It's just...It's going to be so weird. Flying in a plane...for a reality TV show...With television sensations...I just..I never thought that something this cool would ever happen, you know?"

"Yeah, it does seem crazy, but just think! We're going to be flying around the world! It'll be so much fun!" Clarice said happily, she was always the optimist of our little duo.

I felt my smile grow a bit. "Yeah, you're right. This probably is going to be a blast."

"Heck yeah!" Clarice yelled pumping her fist into the air, then she looked back at me. "So, Erica, who are you the most excited to meet?" She asked me,

"Oh I don't know. I love them all. What about you?" I asked her,

"Ooh! I can't wait to see Lindsay! I just love her, she's SO funny!" Clarice squealed,

I nodded, "Yeah, Lindsay definitely. What about Duncan? He's so cool with his bad boy ways."

"Duncan for sure. He's so hot." Clarice agreed swooning a little bit,

"Ah ah ah, Clarice. Better not let Courtney hear you say that." I teased wagging a finger at her,

Clarice laughed nervously, "Oh yeah, hehe. I'm also stoked to see Courtney too. And let's not forget Gwen and Leshawna."

"DEFINITELY Leshawna! That girl's got it all together!" I said, "and Gwen too to an extent."

"And of course…" Clarice started,

"The big guy himself…" I followed,

"OWEN!" We both said together, then we proceeded to laugh hysterically.

After an eternity of driving, we finally reached the airport. Clarice dropped off her car in the parking garage and we were off yet again. We hauled all our luggage towards the lane where our plane was supposed to be.

"Okay. So which plane are we getting on again?" I asked Clarice,

Clarice looked in one direction and her eyes widened like saucers. "Um...My guess is the one with Chris' face on it?" She said,

I looked at my best friend confused. "What do you mean the one with his face on-?" I slowly trailed off as we saw our plane roll out onto the runway.

It...was...HUGE! I don't think I had ever seen a bigger plane in my whole life! But it didn't look entirely safe either.

"Whoa…" I said amazed, both Clarice and I just stood there mesmerized.

Suddenly out of nowhere a limousine pulled up. The chauffeur opened the back door and someone stepped out.

...There he was…

...Chris McLean…

Both Clarice and I were trying our best to suppress our inner fangirls as he came our way.

"Oh my god, Clarice. It's him." I said under my breath,

"I know." She replied,

He approached us smiling his devilish smile.

"Welcome ladies." He said smoothly,

"Chris McLean...It is...such an honor to meet you!" I said shyly,

"I know." Chris replied coyly,

"I'm Erica, and this is my best friend, Clarice." I introduced the both of us,

Clarice waved energetically. "Oh my gosh, Chris. My mom just LOVED that dating show that you hosted a few years back."

Chris just smiled smugly, "Why thank you. It's nice to know that fans still appreciate my older work." Then he cracked the air out of his knuckles and checked his wristwatch. "Okay so, the contestants' bus should be arriving in about twenty. So why don't you ladies go unpack in the Intern's quarters and make sure that both "first" and "loser's" class is ready for them."

"Are there going to be any other interns?" Clarice asked curiously,

"Yeah. A few might still be in the quarters but the others are most likely getting everyone's luggage packed into the plane before we take off." Chris explained,

"Um, not to question your judgement, Mr. McLean, sir...But are you sure that this plane is...how do I put this? 'Stable'?" I asked using air quotes, I was honestly a little concerned.

"Relax, it's perfectly safe." Chris assured us, right when he said that, a huge metal plate on the plane fell off and hit the ground with a loud clang. Clarice and I jumped back a bit.

"See? What did I tell 'ya? Totally safe." He said calmly, then he hollered. "Hey somebody get that plate back in place! That's going to need A LOT of duct tape."

Clarice and I looked at each other and we gulped nervously,

We quickly unpacked our things and helped the other interns with the last-minute preparations before the flight. We met some other nice people who were going to be working on the plane with us. There was no going back now.

We were doing as we were told and checked out first class making sure everything was perfect.

I looked out one of the windows and saw Chris already with a camera crew outside. They were getting ready to start rolling.

"Man, this is going to be crazy." I whispered to myself,

I snagged Clarice and we snuck out the entrance to the plane. We stood nearby as the cameras started rolling.

"Season three of "Total Drama", folks!" Chris said excitedly to the camera, "The world is going to be mine, sea to shining sea!"

Then out of the blue, a bus rolled up into view.

That could only mean one thing. The cast was here.

"Sadly, I'm forced to share my world with a three-ring traveling team freak show. They'll be competing all around the globe for another million dollars!" Chris said excitedly, he sounded eager to get this show on the road.

The doors to the bus opened.

"So, let's meet our players!" Chris exclaimed,

We both looked at each other. This was it. We were going to see the cast.

They all started coming out of the bus one-by-one.

Chris started going through their names. "Courtney, Duncan, Heather, Gwen, Leshawna!"

Clarice and I felt like we were going to burst. We couldn't believe this was real. I still felt like this was all a dream.

We noticed Gwen bump into Heather. She looked irritated.

"Ow! Hey are there reserved seats? I.e can I have one NOT behind Heather's pony-hair ponytail!?"

Heather turned to her offended.

Clarice and I looked at each other gleaming. Knowing Heather, this was going to be good.

"Um, my extensions are HUMAN hair." She retaliated,

Then Duncan stepped in. "You learn something new everyday." He joked, this got Gwen to laugh. We noticed that this made Courtney a little suspicious.

...Eh, it was probably nothing.

Lindsay stepped out of the bus and blew a kiss at the camera.

Chris went on with the re-introductions. "Lindsay! Owen, DJ, and Harold…"

Owen came out of the bus screaming. DJ had his arms around him trying to keep him from freaking out worse.

"Guys?" Chris questioned them,

Clarice nudged me. "What's wrong with Owen?" She asked me,

I shrugged.

Owen thrashed around like he was going to drop from fright.

"Sweet strawberry preserves! No!" He screamed,

DJ looked at Chris. "He's afraid of flying, remember?"

"Oh yeah, he said that back in Season 1." I whispered to Clarice, she nodded in understanding.

DJ walked Owen off of the bus and Harold followed.

He pushed his classes up his nose. "Aerophobia, from the Latin, as opposed to "Aeronausiphobia": the fear of air-sickness." He said, we laughed at this. We liked Harold.

Then Noah stepped off the bus. "Keep up the 'fascinating facts' and I'm going to be "aeronauseous" all over you." He snarkily replied,

Clarice giggled at Noah's snarky remark.

Noah walked out and Cody followed behind smiling and shooting finger guns at the camera.

"And...returning favorites. Noah, Cody, and-."

"Yo yo yo!" A voice spoke up cutting Chris off,

We looked to see a familiar guy getting off of the bus as well. We recognized the green hoodie and the dark green hat.

Clarice squinted in slight confusion. "Hey, isn't that guy from Season 1?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I think it is."

"What was his name again? I can never remember?" Clarice asked,

"I think it's Ezekiel." I said, we knew he was part of the cast. But because Ezekiel got voted out first in Season 1 and didn't compete in Season 2, we didn't remember him much.

Clarice rolled her eyes in disgust. "Ugh! I hate that guy! So annoying!" She complained,

I shrugged. "I don't know, he's not that bad." I replied,

Ezekiel continued to speak. "This year's winner is in the house! Uh..Bus-I mean..Runway!"

Clarice rolled her eyes again as I couldn't help but stifle a slight chuckle.

"Where's the plane, eh?" Ezekiel asked, but then Izzy popped out of the bus excitedly.

"I know right!? Let's fly!" She exclaimed, she then jumped on Ezekiel's shoulders making him lose balance.

"Watch out!" Ezekiel cried out before they both fell over landing hard on the ground.

"Yep. Izzy's back!" Chris smiled, "Also returning this season...Tyler!"

Tyler struck a pose for the camera before stumbling off the bus landing on Izzy and Ezekiel.

"And the co-host of "Total Drama Aftermath", Bridgette."

Bridgette exited the bus and stumbled falling into the pile as well.

"Yo Chris you forgot to introduce me." Ezekiel spoke up,

Chris sighed tiredly. "...And Ezekiel." But then he perked up again. "To keep things fresh, we're adding two new contestants!"

"Are these the people who filled in the spots that we could have filled?" Clarice asked me,

"Yeah." I replied,

Chris announced the first new competitor. "He's an honor roll student with a diplomat for a dad and has the ability to charm the pants off most species...Alejandro!"

Suddenly, a tall dark Hispanic dude came out of the bus. He wore shades over his eyes. He then helped up Bridgette and Izzy.

"Perhaps I can assist?"

"Wow-wee!" Izzy swooned,

"I-I-I have a boyfriend!" Bridgette stuttered nervously,

"Whoa…" Clarice and I drooled, this guy was HOT!

He then extended an arm to also help out Tyler and Ezekiel.

"And amigos. Please. Allow me." He said helping them up.

"Wow, eh." Ezekiel replied,

"I like girls." Tyler said uncomfortably,

Chris spoke up again. "And she's a sugar-addicted superfan. With sixteen Total Drama blogs! Sierra!"

As he said the name, a tall girl with tan skin and lovely violet hair came scrambling out of the bus looking super hyped.

"OH MY GOSH I LOVE YOU GUYS! AND THIS DAY IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE AND-!" She screamed, then she started to hyperventilate. "Anybody got a paper bag I can breathe into?" She asked,

Clarice and I looked at each other smiling. Thank goodness we weren't the only ones who were super stoked to be here.

Suddenly Sierra squealed then ran over to Cody. "Oh my gosh! CODY! I've dreamt of this moment!...Only you weren't wearing a shirt." She said,

I felt Clarice tap my shoulder. I looked at her.

"Erica, I think it's time to get back on the plane." She said,

I nodded in agreement. We got to see the cast. We needed to get back to work.

We snuck back into the plane so we could wait for Chris to enter with the contestants. On the way back into the plane, we heard Owen still freaking out about getting on the plane only to get hit on the head with a frying pan courtesy of Chris. The last thing we heard was Chris delivering his signature line.

" On Total. Drama…" Then he sang the last two words. "World Tour!"