Total Highschool Drama

by The Nerdinator

Highschool AU. A washed-up reality TV host calls for 84 students to participate in a mad-dash race for one million dollars. At first, Noah is more than ready to get away from the idiots he's had to deal with all his life. That is, until a new transfer named Emma asks him to form an alliance with her.

1. An Introduction

The scene opened to a stage, behind which stood a set of red curtains. People in the audience buzzed in anticipation while the orchestra tuned.

Suddenly, the music ceased, and the audience hushed.

A teenage goth girl walked onto the stage, stopping at a podium located in the middle. Pulling out some paper, she began to speak.

"Hello," she said dryly. "Welcome to another addition to Nerdinator Studios' Secret Bookshelf. Before we begin, I need to make the following announcement. Under the Copyright Act of – Courtney, do I really have to read this?"

"Uh, duh!" came a shrill voice from stage left. A Hispanic girl holding a PDA glared back at the goth. "We need to have the disclaimer or we'll get in legal trouble!"

"Y'know, a lot of writers don't even bother with this."

"Gwen, just shut up and read the stupid speech!"

Gwen sighed and began to throw out pages from the stack. "Blah blah blah blah BLAH, long story short, Nerdinator Studios only owns the plot of this fanfiction. All characters belong to Fresh TV and the creators of Total Drama. We thank you for your valuable contributions, although seriously, what the freak was with All-Stars?! That season sucked trash!"

"I know! It would've been much better if the Sha-Lightning had stayed!" came a voice from the audience.

"No one CARES, Brightning," a voice behind him snarked.

Gwen pinched the bridge of her nose in exasperation. "I'm surrounded by idiots. Now I know how Noah feels," she muttered. She cleared her throat. "Also, be aware that the stunts being performed in this work are done by animated teens. We're Toons. Serious injuries are not our thing. Silly ones, yes. But you the reader are most likely NOT a Toon, and therefore if you do ANY of these crazy stunts, you WILL die. Do. Not. Try. This. At. Home. Seriously, you could get pretty messed up.

"We'd like to thank everyone who makes these fanfictions possible. Our donors from OCLive, the Northeastern Fanficking Union, and of course, Mr. Nerdinator for his valuable literary contributions and for his campaign for better treatment of Toons across Hyperverse 2 of the Omniverse.

"Now, without further ado...

"TOTAL! HIGHSCHOOL! DRAMA!"

The audience clapped as Gwen left the stage, the curtains lifted, and a familiar song began to play.