Author's 1st note - Well everyone I'm glad to invite you to the very first of what I hope will be many stories to come. With that out of the way I would now like to give you a bit of a heads up about what you will be reading, and hopefully be enjoying.

I really just want to stress that any OOCness exhibits is simply him growing up and not me simply manipulating his personality for him to fit into my story, or change his personality into a completely different person. So having said that, I hope you enjoy my story

Thanks!

The Past

It had been almost ten years since they finally cancelled that show, Total Drama.

He had to admit that when they got the news he was a little disappointed, how he was supposed to win easy money without a contest? He didn't have a clue. Even still though, he managed to do alright for himself. If anyone from the show ever saw him they wouldn't recognize him, it was most likely him who had changed more than anyone else.

No longer did he sport a green Mohawk or multiple piercings, his appearance changed along with his age, and as he matured. The only way one of his former teammates or enemies would ever even think that the person in question was indeed Duncan Nelson would only be by talking to him directly. Because even though he may have changed on the outside his personality had improved very little over the years, maintaining his snarky, mean, and at times offensive nature.

Being the kind of person he was at a younger time in his life though, Duncan had dropped out of high school as soon as he had gotten the chance. Looking back now he still didn't regret his decision, it had been a character defining time for him and it was during that time that he had realized what he wanted to do. Getting help from his parents was easier than expected, to his surprise they helped him out whole heartedly any way they could and helping with payments was in their exact words, "only a small price."

From Duncan's experiences on Total Drama Series he knew he didn't want to do anything even resembling acting or singing in front of the camera anymore. He did however enjoy the cutthroat nature that surround the silver screen and the money that came with it. Television was where he had made his first million dollars, it was gone now but it was where he had made it, and he fully intended to make another through it one way or the other.

It wasn't easy at first, having dropped out and away from school for nearly three years, especially with Duncan's fairly strict no study ethic while still in school didn't help. But with the help of his family and a teacher, that Duncan had respected when he was still in school, making sure that he studied they made sure that he achieved something no one expected.

On the day of the test Duncan was nervous, though he would never openly admit it, everything that he hoped to achieve hinged on this one success. Trying to relax, he slowly counted the rhythm of his breathing, something his former teacher taught him, after all he had studied all the subjects and more, he knew this.

Looking around the room, Duncan noticed that there were more people here than he had expected, some older and only a few younger than himself. Luckily nobody recognized him, Duncan really hated when that happened since most of his "fans" only wanted to point out his "flaws" or his idiocy for dating Courtney.

After the test was over and done with Duncan couldn't have been more proud of himself, he had done better than even he had anticipated, and after all getting an A- was by no means a low score after all. Although, as happy as Duncan was about his achievement he still had a long road ahead of him and what came next wasn't something he was particularly happy about having to do.

Being something of a celebrity came with more than a few perks, one many people may not expect though is that some colleges want to have famous people attending so their founders and donators would have something they felt they could put their money behind. Using this to his advantage, he had to force himself not to vomit, Duncan got an interview and subsequently enrolled in one of the best business schools in America, Columbia University majoring in Media Marketing.

It was a long and winding road but Duncan managed to do better than most at navigating it, many like to say it was dumb luck but in reality it was hard work and determination, two things that are in no short supply in this boy. After many years in a foreign land, not a single one of which was anything resembling easy, Duncan yet again managed what very few had thought possible of him, he graduated. Although, it was true that he managed to graduate valedictorian but the truth is that Duncan barely scraped by with being in the top fifty percentile for his entire year.

It only took a little while longer for Duncan to accomplish greater levels of success than he had originally hoped for, with his natural eye for talent and his more than aggressive ways of handling other agents trying to muscle in on his talent, there was no doubt that he was made for this career. With so much success to back him up there wasn't a person alive that would protest that Duncan was in fact, very possibly, the greatest talent agent this side of the globe. He knew that he would one day be the CEO of the agency he worked at, Creative Artist Agency, one of the most successful agencies the world over.

The Present Day

Getting out of his Lamborghini Gallardo and tossing the keys to the chauffer without even looking up to see who it was in the ugly monkey suit with too many buttons. Keeping a brisk pace, Duncan moved towards the front of the apartment complex he lived in, the door man opened the large glass doors as Duncan approached. Passing through the opening he felt the cool air kiss his cheek, it had been a warm day out in Los Angeles, with it being early summer this was no real surprise, turning to his left he made his way to the mail boxes. Putting in his combination without a second thought and opening the small door he saw that there was only three small envelopes hidden from public view within; the first was from his mother and father, Duncan made a mental note that he needed to visit them sometime, the second was from Jennifer, a girl he had met at work, she enjoyed writing letters which in a way was sort of cute, and the last was the only real surprise in the stack, an envelope with an almost forgotten logo emblazed on the front. Why would Total Drama want to contact him?

Quickly moving into the elevator, he swiped his lift key card, and felt the rumble as the large box moved upward toward his penthouse suit. Duncan opened the letter that most plagued his thoughts, normally he would wait to get into his apartment before opening mail, but not today. The first three words of the first sentence told him everything he needed to know about what was going to be happening. 'What were those three magic words?' you may ask. Total Drama Reunion.

This would not end well.

Author's Note - I just want to say thank you for reading my story, it really means a lot to me. I will be honest this is my first story to submit, so please be easy on me. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it, which might be a bit of a stretch. I plan on writing another chapter soon, although that highly depends on my motivation to write. Hopefully with the next chapter I'll be able to include more dialogue, so at the very least I'll be able to prove that Duncan really is, at the very least, a semblance of his old self.