Total Drama: The Mentorship
Team Rome:
Stella = the anime freak (mentored by Cody)
Crystal = the hopeless romantic (mentored by Sierra)
Primrose = the proud princess (mentored by Heather)
Riley = the comic nerd (mentored by Harold)
Leroy = the normal person (mentored by Owen)
Patrick = the theater geek (mentored by Katie and Sadie)
Vivian = the tree hugger (mentored by Dawn)
Team Athens:
Aiyana (Ai) = the bookworm (mentored by Gwen)
Jennifer = the cynical genius (mentored by Noah)
Ben = the brony (mentored by Ezekiel)
Raymond = the weightlifter (mentored by Eva)
Hana = the dark musical genius (mentored by Trent)
Phillip = prince charming (mentored by Justin)
Episode 1: Take Your Mentor to Crappy Camp Day, part 1
"No, I thought I was done with this crappy show in season 5!" Gwen cried out when she held the letter up, labeled as coming from Total Drama: The Mentorship. As she ripped it open, she continued to rant on: "I want nothing to do with Chris McLean anymore! How many relationships has he helped mess up for me? Romantic or not?"
But as she read the letter, she realized that it was not from Chris McLean, the cynical and sarcastic host of Total Drama. It was from someone else. As Gwen read on, she couldn't help but give an encouraged smile…
"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Chris McLean. Back for another season of Total Drama, here on Pahkitew Island! There's gonna be action, adventure, romance, and new gullible campers! And because I'm such a caring guy who couldn't let our old-timers just rot in the background and fade away, I came up with a sick twist to get them involved again.
"Thirteen new campers are arriving on the island. They are going to compete for the usual one million dollars. But if that's not enticing enough, they will be assigned a mentor, someone who's been through the torture of the show already for at least one season. The mentor will not only get one million dollars if their pupil wins, but they will also be the new host of the show for the next season!"
Before Chris could say anymore, the camera turned towards the lake, where a boat was now arriving. It tooted its horn as it pulled up at the docks. "And here comes our first new camper. Like season one, they were told that the new island had a resort hotel. So if they seem p.o.'d that's probably why."
A young girl with long black hair stepped down from the boat. She was wearing a dark blue tube top, with a black miniskirt. She pushed up her glasses as she looked around. "I had a hunch this was going to happen. A tribute to season one. Lucky us." she muttered.
"This is Jennifer! Welcome to island, Jenn!" Chris said, intentionally sounding as enthusiastic as possible.
"Whatever. I just hope your challenges are good enough." Jenn said darkly as she walked to the other end of the dock with her luggage. The boat pulled away with another one quickly taking its place. A large duffel bag smashed onto the dock, cracking it. A huge hulk of a guy jumped down from the boat, looking as though he had never left the gym and pumped weights twenty-four/seven. He had short blonde hair, and was wearing a grey shirt that was far too tight for him, and looked well worn. His gym shorts were black.
"This is Raymond, our muscle jock." Chris said proudly.
"Hey Chris, nice to meet you. Where's the gym that was shown in the flier? I want to drop my weights off there." Raymond asked, as he started to pick up and pump his muscles with his duffle bags.
Chris just gave a sarcastic laugh. "You'll find out soon enough."
Jenn gave a horrified look as he stood next to her. He stunk of sweat and dirty laundry. "Okay, there's a place called a shower and another called a laundromat! Maybe you should consider using one!"
Raymond just laughed. "Showers are one thing, but I don't have the time to worry about my appearance and clothing."
"Yeah, I can see that." Jenn said and before she could say more, the next boat arrived, blaring its horn as loud as it could. A girl with bright blond hair stepped down, dragging a suitcase and a totebag. She tripped over the cracked part of the dock, and her totebag spilled a few copies of manga books onto the dock. She was wearing a short sleeve pink shirt advertising some sort of cartoon, and wore denim jean shorts.
"This is Stella." Chris said, not moving to pick up the books that fell right by his feet.
Stella quickly scooped them up and put them back safely. "Hello everyone! Nice to meet you all! Quick question, what's your favorite anime?"
Jenn just folded her arms. "Attack on Kronos."
Raymond just blinked, clearly confused. "What's an anime?"
"An anime is…" Stella started, but Chris cut her off.
"No time for chit-chat! The next boat is here!" And from here stepped a guy with a small suitcase. He didn't appear or do anything extraordinary, apart from continuing the running gag of tripping on the cracked part of the dock. He had brown hair, and wore a simple green shirt and blue jeans. "This is Leroy."
"Hello Chris. Hello everyone… Woah, this place looks way crappier than it did in the flier!" Leroy said, stepping back to get a better view of the place. Unfortunately for him, he stepped off the dock and fell hard into the water. He just made it back up to the dock, soaking wet, just in time to meet the next contestant.
She had curly brown hair, and she was carrying a knapsack on her back, a book tucked under her left arm and two suitcases on wheels. "This is Aiyana!" Chris introduced.
"Just call me Ai." she said, not even looking at Chris.
Jenn raised an eyebrow. "What's with all that luggage? Do you really need all that clothing?"
"Clothing? What are you talking about? My suitcases are full of books! I only brought a few changes of clothes in the smaller suitcase… But I couldn't leave home without all my precious books." She stood next to Jenn and the conversation was silenced as she immediately went back to the book she had under her arm. It was huge, and she was clearly engrossed in it.
Jenn gave a small smile. This one would be worth keeping around if they were on the same team. She must have read a lot of books and have a lot of books smarts. Why else would she act so coolly and confidently?
The next ship arrived, and an average sized guy stepped down with a small suitcase. He had brown hair and wore black slacks and a lightweight white t-shirt. He carefully avoided the crack in the dock and shook Chris's hand. Just as Chris opened his mouth to speak, the boy spoke up. "Hello, you must be Chris. My name is Patrick, here to participate in Total Drama: The Mentorship. My goal is to add my time on your show onto my résumé so that I can get the starring role in some Broadway shows."
Chris just blinked, a bit disturbed by the overfriendliness of Patrick. But, he just assumed that that any sense of friendliness would dissipate with time… and dangerous and disgusting challenges.
The next boat dropped off a girl dressed in a gothic style not unlike former contestant Gwen. Attached to her head was a headpiece with a microphone, and her luggage consisted of a variety of instruments.
"I bet I know who her mentor is." Jenn muttered under her breath.
"I assume you're talking about Trent." Ai said, never once looking up from her book.
Jenn blinked, surprised that Ai knew what was going on. "Y-yes." was all she could splutter out.
The gothic musician was Hana. She gave puppy-dog eyes to Raymond who easily helped her move her equipment out of the way. The weight of the luggage and equipment made the cracks on the dock deeper and more dangerous. The next contestant who arrived tripped flat on their face upon stepping off the boat and seeing the cracks too late. Hana hurried over and helped up the most handsome man ever seen in Total Drama history. He had blond hair, a perfect smile, and a nice balance of muscles. He wore a black polo shirt with blue jeans. Hana and Stella blushed at sight of him and started to giggle in a silly way.
"This is Phillip, our new eye-candy." Chris said.
"Bring on the ladies, Chris, for no lady can resist me!" Phillip said. Even his voice was attractive!
Jenn found herself blushing. Ai looked up for a long moment from her book, rolled her eyes and went back to her reading. There was nothing attractive about Phillip in her eyes.
Phillip, however, came right next to Ai. "Ah, the little lady here is playing hard to get! You're just begging for my attention by hiding in that book." Phillip took the book out of Ai's hands and tossed it aside. Luckily it didn't land in the water. Ai was so angry, she punched Phillip and quickly scooped up her book protectively, looking it over.
"You're lucky that it's alright! This book means everything to me! All of my books do." she said before going back to her place. Phillip just stared at her from the corner of his eye with a dreamy look. He wasn't about to give up on Ai. She just oozed of wanting him.
The next boat arrived, with a pink haired girl stepping down. She wore a simple blue sundress, as if going on a vacation. She had fancy glittery luggage. "This is Primrose." said Chris.
"Uh... Perhaps daddy had me go on the wrong boat. This doesn't look like the fancy resort hotel I signed up to go to for the summer." Primrose said. She spotted the cabins, which were familiar to the ones from Total Drama Island. "And I'm not sleeping in that barn! I demand a private room!"
"Haha! Tough luck, I got the fancy private room. Now get in line princess and make room for the other campers." Chris said, pushing Primrose into Phillip.
Primrose blushed at Phillip. "Oh… oh my!"
The next boat dropped off a girl with dark hair with blue tinting. "This is Crystal, and she's our…"
"Oh, Chris, I think it's safe to say that you're even hotter in person than on television!" Crystal interrupted, a sparkle in her eye over Chris.
"Why thank you. I get that a lot." Chris said, clearly liking Crystal and her praises. Flattery always got you further with Chris.
Crystal immediately fawned over Raymond, Patrick, Leroy and Phillip. She jumped back and forth between all of them, instantly loving each.
Jenn rolled her eyes. A hopeless romantic, how quaint…
The next boat arrived, dropping off a guy in a shirt of a blue horse with a rainbow mane. "Is that one of those bronies?" Leroy hissed. He didn't like the brony community, but had his own reasons for that…
Ai looked up and smiled at the sight of this. "Another brony? Awesome! I won't be alone then!"
Jennifer raised her eyebrow. "You like Pretty Little Pony?"
"Indeed." Ai said, but soon the excitement was over and she was back to her book.
"This is Ben…" Chris burst out laughing. "Seriously? A dude wearing a shirt made for a little girl?"
Ben just let out a sigh and went to his place in line, avoiding the cracks in the dock, which were looking worse and worse with each person being added to it.
The next boat arrived, with a red-haired girl who was carrying a bag of what looked like compost. "This is Vivian." Chris said.
"Greetings Chris McLean. I am looking forward to the gardening area that you promised was in the flier. I could practice my hybrid planting." Vivian said. She was wearing a purple sweater and a black skirt. Her appearance would leave one with a reminder of Dawn, from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.
"And last but certainly not least… is Riley!" Chris said, his timing perfect as the last boat arrived. Riley was wearing a shirt with a Batman logo on it. He kept his long brown hair back in a ponytail, and was wearing glasses. Riley gave a shy wave of hello and moved off to his place.
"Now that all thirteen of you are here, I think it's time you get acquainted with your mentors." Chris said. "They're already waiting in the amp theater."
Hana gave a bright smile. "An amp theater? That's just perfect!"
Patrick smiled also. "At least I won't be going for a whole summer without a stage to work on."
But the theater did not live up to its expectations. It was the one from Total Drama Island, all beat-up and looked washed out with age and weather beating.
Everyone seemed disappointed in this, except for Jennifer who "had a hunch this would happen" and Ai who seemed to show no emotions at all.
On the stage, the mentors were walking in. Cody, Gwen, Eva, Trent, Harold, Noah, Heather, Sierra, Dawn, Katie, Sadie, Justin, Owen, and Ezekiel all came forth.
"I didn't realize that Ezekiel recovered from his animalistic side." murmured Leroy.
"Someone online did a fundraiser to get me the hospital treatment I needed, eh." he said, clearly happy that someone had noticed him for a change.
"Wait a minute, Chris did his math wrong." Jenn said, sounding annoyed. She did a recount of the number of mentors. "I count fourteen mentors, but there are thirteen of us."
"That's easy!" Katie said, hugging Sadie.
"We're both going to be the mentors…" Sadie added.
"For Patrick!" they both said together, squealing with joy.
Patrick's mouth was open in shock! He wasn't expecting a need for two mentors, considering he wrote a letter to Mike, whom had the best amount of acting skills.
Gwen raised an eyebrow after overlooking the new set of campers. Unlike the batch from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, it was clear that these were overall nice people, with of course the exception of Jennifer, whom she guessed was the one who sounded annoyed. They would have a hard time learning the art of backstabbing, being passive-aggressive, and being opportunistic.
Chris now pushed his way between Harold and Sierra. "Alright campers, here's how it works. Every week there's gonna be a challenge. Someone gets voted out every week and has to take the Whirlpool of Looserdom. You will get to meet with your mentor every day, and get advice on how to advance in this game. 'Cause seriously, you guys and gals look pathetic compared to the other pathetic campers I've had in the past. It's part of the reason that I'm retir… Well, anyway, hurry up and meet with your mentor to learn about this weeks challenge! Confessionals are now open!" The campers and mentors looked and saw the familiar sights of the old bathroom stalls where the confessionals were held. Gwen just supposed that some things never changed, but what was up with Chris?
(A/N: Confession Cams are in bold)
Jennifer: Did Chris potentially leak the fact that he's retiring? Interesting… How to exploit this?
Phillip: Justin is my mentor. I am forever grateful, for Justin was indeed a lady's man. Maybe he has advice on how to win sweet Ai's love.
Ai: Okay, so far this really stinks.
"Also, these are the teams and mentors…
Team Rome:
Stella, mentored by Cody. Crystal, mentored by Sierra. Primrose, mentored by Heather. Riley, mentored by Harold. Leroy, mentored by Owen. Patrick, mentored by Katie and Sadie. Vivian, mentored by Dawn.
Team Athens:
Ai, mentored by Gwen. Jennifer, mentored by Noah. Ben, mentored by Ezekiel. Raymond, mentored by Eva. Hana, mentored by Trent. Phillip, mentored by Justin.
"Good luck to you all, and I'll see you all at the top of the cliff in twenty minutes." Chris said as he and Chef Hatchet got into a golf cart and went up to the top of the tall cliff face.
The campers went to each of their mentors. Some, like Ai and Phillip, were very happy with their mentors. Others like Patrick and Leroy were disappointed.
Owen gave Leroy a bear-hug. "Hehe awesome! We're gonna be like best buddies, Leo!"
"It's Leroy." Leroy managed to gasp. "Now what do you know about the first challenge?"
Patrick had Katie on one side, and Sadie on the other. "Now, ladies, please try to tell me what you know about the challenge…"
"Oh my gosh Sadie, just look at him! He's dressed so fancy!"
"I, like, so can see that Katie! He's so going to win!"
"Oh why me?" Patrick groaned, facepalming.
Gwen and Ai were moving off to the corner of the stage, where fewer people were gathered. "Okay, so this is a challenge in honor of the first challenge ever."
"You mean the one where you all had to cliff dive." Ai said, opening her backpack to pull out a book on the subject.
"You need to really put those books away and focus your head on the challenge. You'll end up like Noah back in season one." Gwen said, gently pushing the book down from Ai's face. "Now, are you okay with heights?"
"I never had any experiences with heights. The highest I've gone was the third floor of a library."
Gwen facepalmed. "...Yeah, you're doomed. The whole new batch of you are doomed…"
Soon, everyone was standing up on the top of the cliff, but the mentors were down at the beach, waiting. Gwen strained to see if Ai was going to jump or not. She had a feeling deep down inside that all was not going to go well with this challenge…