A/N: Who likes crack pairings, or just fanon? Not me, usually. I'll take Sam and Dakota over Dawn and Scott any day. And as for Heather and Justin? Gimme a break, she's totally Alejandro's girl. But for single characters – I can ship the hell outta them. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Jacques turned out to be bi or pansexual rather than gay and he hooked up with Josee? Or how about Dave giving Ella a chance, since Sky didn't work out? Well, in this story, we get a guy from a couple, hooking up with a shy single.

Plot: At a Total Drama reunion special, two castmates meet and hit it off. They get along so well that they form a close friendship, and before long, the girl realizes that maybe they're getting too close. She's starting to like him too much. But he's already got a girlfriend. And worst of all, this girlfriend is trying so hard to be friends with her...so if you haven't worked it out, the pairing is Mike/Sammy. Don't kill me, Zoke fans! Oh, and I am NOT demonizing Zoey. I like her too, and she'll be the same person she is in canon.

Disclaimer: I do not own Total Drama, or any of the characters. All rights go to Fresh TV.

It looked as if the producers were done for. It looked as if their first-choice host was going to take another reputation hit, now that he was jailed once more for everything he did on Pahkitew Island, and they'd need someone else to host a subsequent season of Total Drama. Plus there had been some other accusations. There had been some footage found of Chris hitting on Lindsay in Total Drama Action. Sure, she was sixteen, so she was legal, but considering that it ended with her accepting the offer of "something you'll like", and they heard a squeal of shock from her after they went offscreen, the case over sexual abuse was pending. They'd just have to find out if Lindsay remembered, and if the accusation was true.

Of course, finding Don to host a new kind of show had been a stroke of good luck for the producers. The Ridonculous Race had done pretty well. But now the funds were low again, because they'd spent so much on transport for the contestants. Their budget was far too low to get another season greenlit, unless the producers found a low-budget way to get their viewers back, and make enough money for either a seventh season of Total Drama, or, if the funds were high enough, a second season of the Ridonculous Race.

That was when one of the male producers had a 'wonderful' idea. "Got it!" he exclaimed. "Which of our shows got the highest ratings in each season?"

"Typically, the episodes closer to the finale were higher." one of the women said. "Particularly during Total Drama World Tour. There was a large spike in viewers in the special of Total Drama Island. And..." her eyes lit up in thought. "And the Total Drama-based episode of Celebrity Manhunt did cause a rapid increase of viewers for the next season..." She looked at the man. "Are you saying we should do a special to draw the viewers back in, with one of the new casts?"

"Not exactly." the man said, his eyes glowing with excitement. "What if we brought all four casts together? Tell them it's a reunion party, let them loose in a room, and see how they react? We don't have to tell them there's cameras all around the room. Just see how the drama starts. Think about it – they get to meet people they've watched on TV, or maybe people they don't know at all."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" one of the other men said doubtfully. "Total Drama All-Stars didn't go down very well with the fans..."

"No, I think it's a good idea!" the woman said. "Haven't you read the online reviews, about why people like or don't like certain seasons? It wasn't the cast's interactions they disliked. One of the things they took issue with was the way we portrayed Sierra. I know she wasn't as exaggerated as the footage we kept appeared."

"And Mike's drama appeared to be the only thing of interest." the man with the idea said. "I personally thought we should have kept some of that footage of Courtney and Scott stargazing on the cabin steps and talking."

The other man gave a sigh. "Really? If anything we cut should have been kept, it would've been that confessional where Heather accidentally let slip about how relieved she was that her actions in the third season didn't kill Alejandro. That showed human emotion."

"But the fans like Heather as the stereotypical queen bee." the woman protested. "We don't want to change their opinions by portraying her differently. I thought that we could've cut out some of Mal's actions in favour of the other villains. We never showed any of the real substance in Gwen and Courtney's friendship. What about that scene where they discussed winning over friendship and Courtney actually mentioned that she had already decided how she wanted the final five to go?"

"Anyway," the man said, "Back to the idea. Imagine the kind of valuable footage we may capture. What about top atheletes Sky and Lightning meeting? Imagine the dialogue of Harold paired with the LARPers. Maybe Cameron would get along with Scarlett-"

"Hold it!" the woman said. "No matter the ratings, we are not going to bring Scarlett back. I know she was popular with the fans, but she put the lives of the rest of the cast in danger."

The man shrugged. "Fine, fine. Is there anyone else we can't bring back?"

The other man thought for a moment. Then he said "Duncan's been bailed out of jail, hasn't he? So that's not a problem. Is everyone else fine?"

The woman went to check the files. "Devin recovered from the cliff...Dakota's almost back to normal..." She straightened up and said "Only Ezekiel can't come. He's been rescued from Boney Island, and he's not feral any more, but he's still got a way to go. He's severely undernourished and is only just starting to talk again."

"But everyone else is fair game!" the man cheered. He went off in a daydream again, talking to himself. "Just imagine the fireworks when Courtney meets up with her exes, Justin facing off with Alejandro, how Bridgette will get on with Brody..."

There was no stopping him. The other two producers looked at each other in puzzlement. No matter, though. His idea of having a reunion party that would be turned into a special was a good one. They'd need a host, of course. Well, Chris was in prison, and they knew that without him, Chef wouldn't do it, either. First things first. Before they could start inviting the cast, they needed Don to agree to act as party host to keep things from getting too hectic for good footage. And of course, they would need to find a venue, and organize everything to make it really seem like a party.

"Here's to the contestants!"

Never, though, did any of the three producers dream that their filmed party would create storylines that would follow the former castmates through quite some time.

Sorry the prologue is so short. Tune in for the party next time!