"Do you think Chris has been acting a bit weird lately?" Heather commented to Alejandro. She was watching the narcissistic television host whisper in hushed voices to Chef, a worried look on his face.

"Perhaps he's just trying to cover up another lawsuit. Heavens knows he was stupido enough to bring Courtney back on the show." the Spaniard said back, yawning. They lounged by the pool of Hotel Paradise, located at the new island.

Unlike Wawanaqua, Camp Kirigaiu truly earned the name paradise. The Hotel could easily accommodate the different contestants from four seasons. Though the contestants from the original Total Drama, Revenge of the Island, the Ridonculous Race, and Pahkitew Island were still wary with each other, they had started getting along. Not only that, but the Hotel had everything they could possibly need. Workout gyms for more of the...buff contestants, a fully stocked kitchen, medical bay, and plenty of rooms that haven't been explored. The only downside were their rooms. There weren't quite enough, since so much space was used for entertainment, so most of the contestants had to double up. This wasn't exactly a problem for Heather, Courtney, Scarlett, Sugar, or Scott. Nobody argued about who got the best rooms because nobody wanted to bunk with them anyway.

"Yeah, probably. But it's so strange. It seems like, he actually cares about us. Not to mention he hasn't blown up the Hotel or made us do some lame challenge in a week."

"Why worry Heather? All those wrinkles are ruining your face. Just enjoy what we have before greedy little Chris snatches it right out of our hands." Heather tried to give Alejandro her best bitch face, but the Spaniard was doing a great job of ignoring her. Sighing, she gave up and dipped into the water.

+B.W.C+

"This place is the best buddy!" Owen laughed. Currently, he was raiding the seemingly endless fridge for anything that wouldn't be missed. Which by his definition, was pretty much everything.

"Great." Noah said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "Maybe while you're at it you can eat the entire fridge in my room. It's not like I'm a human that needs nourishment to."

"Really? You mean it!?" Owen said happily, to which Noah rolled his eyes again.

Noah's girlfriend Emma gently put a hand on his shoulder, calming the bookworm from tossing another snarky remark. "Let's just leave him be for a while. At least he's not trying to hug you, right?" Noah smiled a little, suddenly grateful that he could breathe, and not suffer through one of Owen's bone crushing hugs.

"Where's Kitty? You two are normally joined at the hip."

"She's off taking pictures of the new island. You know her, she's not exactly good at sitting still."

"Well, it's not like Chris is giving us anything else to do. Just gives me more time to read I suppose."

"Actually...I was thinking we could take this time to meet some new people." Noah gave Emma a confused look and shut his book, setting it down on the granite countertop.

"Why would I want to do that? I have you, Owen, Kitty, and Cody. That's already four more friends I had than when I joined Total Drama."

"Yeah, but some of these other people look really nice. I think we should give them a chance. Plus, not to be mean, but the main reason you got kicked off the original seasons was because you're sarcastic and had no friends."

"You couldn't have sugarcoated that?"

"No sugar for the truth Noah." the bookworm rolled his eyes and sighed dramatically.

"Well, I guess if there's really nothing else to do..." Emma cried out happily and hugged Noah, pulling him to his feet. She then dragged her boyfriend through the Hotel to meet some new people.

+B.W.C+

"I don't know Cam. Something just makes me think something bad is going to happen." Mike hugged his knees to his chest in the garage (who knew a hotel on an abandoned island had a built in garage), teetering on the edge of a metal chair.

His best friend looked back, watching as Mike toyed with the hem of his shirt. He didn't look too worried, but then again, Mike did have a habit of keeping things to himself. He waited for a second, but Mike didn't elaborate. The dark-skinned boy shrugged, figuring he would open up when he was ready.

The steady pounding from B's hammer as he worked on some new project was rather soothing. The banging was actually slightly calming. More calming at least, than the explosions coming from the next room over. Ever since Mike's girlfriend Jaden met Izzy, they became fast friends and dangerous threats. There's nothing scarier than putting a psychopath in the same room with a teenager with split-personality. Especially if they both like fireworks.

Loud laughter floated from the room with a loud boom that shook the garage and sent shrapnel flying through the air. B raised up a sheet of metal and blocked it with ease. "Would you guys mind keeping it down? I'm afraid the building is going to come down on top of us." Cameron began to panic.

"Sorry Cam." Jaden poked her head out sheepishly. "Chemistry is just so fascinating. Wanna join us? We could always use another creative mind."

"No thanks," Cam turned her down, "I'd prefer not to die today."

"Suit yourself." she shrugged, disappearing. Cam turned his head back to Mike, who was mumbling something under his breath.
"Do you think it's going to be weird having Zoey here?" he tried to change the subject. Mike looked up. Well, it wasn't the best question to ask, but at least he wasn't talking to himself anymore. That was something Mal usually did, and they really didn't need him coming out.

"I guess. I...I mean, she was pretty heartbroken when I left her, but she didn't want to deal with Mal. I haven't seen her since the end of All-Stars." (Pretend the reset button didn't happen.) "I really do want to be friends, I just don't know what to say."

"Maybe that's what you're feeling bad about." Cam offered, pulling his eyes back to B's work. Mike shrugged.

"Maybe..." he mumbled. But no matter how hard he thought about it or tried to ignore it, the pit in his stomach just wouldn't go away.