A/N: Hello, everyone! I know I'm still not finished with Danni's story, but after rewatching Ridonculous Race, a voice in my head suggested "Why not put Julie in? Imagine if she had to pair up with Sky!" So here we are, a sequel to "Total Exploded Pahkitew Island".

Plot: It's been a few months since Total Drama Pahkitew Island has aired, and Julie Sanchez, now with her ankle healed and a final three status under her belt, is asked to compete in the new show that the Total Drama producers are planning. However, they only want her if she partners up with someone from Pahkitew Island – someone she conflicted with. Maybe it's time that she proved to Sky that she's not the villain she thought...

Disclaimer: I do not own The Ridonculous Race or Sky. I do own Julie. Please read "Total Exploded Pahkitew Island" before reading this, as you won't understand why Sky dislikes Julie otherwise.

Congratulations! You have been invited to take part in our new reality TV competition, "The Ridonculous Race". You have no obligation to compete, but if you wish to, you must choose a partner. We have sent messages to your co-stars, with the names listed below. If you wish to compete, please talk to your co-star before accepting the place.

And after that, there were four names listed.

Yes, you got that. Me, Julie Rosa Sanchez, the "Sweet Sneak" (that's what the sites and Sierra's blog called me), was asked by the Total Drama producers to come back to win a million dollars – but this time, it would be a race around the world with a partner.

A partner I'd competed with on the Pahkitew Island season. Someone who had unfinished business with the show. Someone who didn't like me much.

Now if Ella or Beardo had been on the list, that would have been fine. They were my closest friends on the show. I still Skyped Beardo every so often, and I met up with Ella almost every fortnight. But neither of my friends were on the list.

I started ruling out people. Amy was on the list, but I struck that off. Amy was generally harmless, but she was pretty useless, too. Her spite was only ever directed at me because I was on her sister's side, and I didn't know why the producers wanted her back. Maybe they thought she'd have potential alone?

I ruled out Sugar, too. I'd gotten her eliminated last season, but only because I wanted her to stop picking on Ella. Anyway, Sugar probably didn't hate me, but I didn't want to put up with her for a whole season, especially since the show was pitched to run for 26 episodes, which with all the plane trips, would definitely be a lot longer than the two weeks on Pahkitew Island.

Scarlett...I didn't know what she was doing on the list. Was she even out of the correctional facility? Yeah, she'd make the season exciting, and I wouldn't mind teaming up with a brain, but I wasn't going to have the psycho on my team.

None of the guys from my season were listed. I guess because none of them had any problem with me. Beardo was my friend, Dave and Shawn didn't hate me, I'd never spoken to Rodney, Topher probably didn't know I'd had a hand in his elimination, Max didn't know me well enough to like or hate me, and Leonard wasn't around long enough to know me.

That left just one name on the list. And if I wanted to be on the show – which I did – I'd have to convince her first.

That's why I got onto Facebook immediately and checked. Yes, she was online! Then I messaged: Video chat, now! We need to talk.

I got a message back instantly. Is this about the new show the Total Drama producers are doing? The answer is no.

I gave a sigh and clicked on Video Chat anyway, before sending another message: Can't I make it up to you? Just because we're not friends doesn't mean I don't like you. Don't you want to try again?

The only answer I got was a rejected request and another message. I already won a million dollars! I don't want to go on TV again! Why can't you ask one of your friends?

I'd rather race with you, I answered truthfully enough. What if I promise not to listen in on confessionals or try to affect the outcome in any way other than working hard?

There was a long pause. Then, finally, a message came back. Okay. What I'll agree to is we apply as a team, we work as a team, and we do our best to win. If I don't like the way you're playing, I'll tell you. If you ignore me, I'll throw the challenge. This time, there's no voting. If we come in last, we get cut. Game on!

I had to keep in my squeals. The last person on my list had been Sky, our season winner. And she'd been pretty mad at me after she found out that I wasn't the most moral person on our team. But I had been pretty unhappy about losing her friendship, and coupled with the fact that I could only get on the Ridonculous Race is if I paired up with her or several people I didn't like, why not team up with her? And hey, I'd promised to keep my trickier plays to a minimum – enough that I could do them openly and no one would be able to tell, pretty much. Besides, with the votes gone, the only way to make someone lose would be to find a way to slow them down. It was all about physical skills.

Then a thought struck me. If I played well and honestly, maybe I could get Sky to like me again. She hated cheaters, so if I showed I could get far without cheating, maybe she'd think about giving me another chance. She didn't totally despise me, but she still didn't like me much. If I made up for all my eavesdropping on confessionals and manipulating the votes (not tampering with them, just making sure those who made themselves targets got targeted), she might finally respect me again.

All right, I'd do it. It shouldn't be too hard to stay out of confessionals this time. Votes weren't in this game – it was all about where we placed. And I was prepared. Sky and I were probably two of the stronger players, with Sky being on her way to become an Olympic gymnast, and me being a track star. Plus, we could both be smart and creative, so that gave us enough of an edge to get far fair.

A week after I applied, I got a message back, telling me where to go to start the race (a certain train station), the name of our new host (Don), and our team label (The "Frenemy Athletes").

Sky sent me a message on Facebook: Did you see our team label? Ridiculous, isn't it?

My message back said: Ridonculous, I guess. Did you get a label as a TD contestant? Mine was the "Sweet Sneak".

Sky took a while to answer, but she replied Turns out my label is the "Athlete". I guess that's why they put that In our name. Because you're an athlete, too. And...okay, when I watched the series, you were sort of sweet when you weren't being sneaky.

I sent Sky a smiley face, and went to pack.

As usual, a short first chapter. I hadn't made a label for Julie in the previous one, but here it is – the "Sweet Sneak". Do you think it fits?

Oh, and Happy NY, everyone!