Welcome to the hottest reality show on television!" Chris exclaims, "Today, twenty-two campers will arrive on Moonlight Island to compete in a race for one million dollars! I'm sure a lot of you already know what I'm going to say, but let me explain to the newer fans. Every three days, the campers will compete in a series of challenges to determine a winner. Everyone on the winning team will be safe from elimination. The losing team must vote to determine who will be eliminated. The camper with the most votes, of course, will be forced to walk our new Dock of Shame, and ride the brand new Yacht of Crushed Dreams home, never to return again. Ever! Oh, looks like our first camper is about to arrive!"
Lilian rides her suitcase off of the boat, and narrowly avoids crashing into Chris.
"Hello, Lilian. Welcome to Moonlight Island," Chris says.
"Oh, hey! You must be Chris McLean!" Lilian says, happily, as she slaps Chris in the back of the head.
"Ow! What was that for?!" Chris asks, in pain.
"I always do the most random thing that comes to mind," Lilian explains as she sits down on her suitcase.
"Ugh..." Chris groans. His smile suddenly returns as another boat arrives.
Kenny walks onto the dock, and sighs.
"Welcome, Kenny!" Chris greets.
"Hello..." Kenny groans as he goes to stand and wait.
The next boat arrives. Antoinette jumps off of it, smiling.
"YAHOO!" She screams as she lands on the dock.
"Hello, Antoinette," Chris greets.
"I'm here to make things happy!" Antoinette esclaims.
"Yeah, good luck with that," Chris responds.
"Awww, thanks!" she replies, as she goes to wait.
The next boat arrives, and Terrence walks off of it.
"Hello, Terrence!" Chris greets.
Terrence just walks past him, wordlessly.
(Terrence's Confessional)
Terrence just stares at the camera.
(Confessional Ends)
The next boat arrives. Florence walks off of it.
"What's up, Florence?" Chris asks.
"Oh, you know, nurse training things," Florence says.
"Cool. By the way, if you tend to anyone's wounds, your team loses the challenge and you get eliminated," Chris explains.
"What? I can't do my part to help people out?" Florence asks.
"Not if your part reduces the suspense," Chris answers.
Florence goes to wait, kind of angry.
(Florence's Confessional)
"I didn't come onto this show for the money," she says, "I came to help the other contestants out after seeing what kind of dangerous challenges we'll be engaging in!"
She pauses for a moment.
"But the money would be nice, too."
(Confessional Ends)
The next boat arrives. Hajime walks off of it.
"Hello, (mispronounced) Hajime," Chris says.
"It's Hajime," Hajime retorts.
"Wow, someone's sassy!" Chris replies.
"By the way," Hajime says, "You don't need to act like you have a soul or anything."
Marina walks off the next boat.
"What's up, Marina?" Chris asks. Marina stares at him.
"It depends on how high you are," she replies and goes to wait.
The next host arrives, and the twins walk off of it.
"Hey, everybody!" Nico greets.
"Hey, Nico, Nicole!" Chris replies.
"Ugh... I hate this place already," Nicole complains.
"Look on the bright side, sis," Nico says.
"What bright side?! There is no bright side!" Nicole exclaims.
Mitchell walks off the next boat.
"Um, hello," he says, awkwardly.
"Bonjour, Mitchell!" Chris greets.
"Um, where do I stand?" Mitchell asks.
"Wherever there's room!" Chris states.
"Oh, ok," Mitchell says, as he finds somewhere to stand and be a background character for the remainder of the episode.
Valerie walks off the next boat.
"Hello," she says, in a rather low voice.
"Greetings, Valerie," Chris greets.
(Valerie's Confessional)
"Valerie's the name, beating the opposition to a bloody pulp is my game!" she exclaims.
(Confessional Ends)
Leon walks off the next boat, a big smile adorning his features.
"Hey, Leon!" Chris greets.
"Hey, people!" Leon greets, as he waves. Lilian begins doing a pirhouette, Kenny sits in despair, Antoinette throws glitter, Terrence stares, Florence ties her shoe, Hajime listens to music, Nico taps his foot, Nicole reads a magazine, Mitchell piddles his thumbs, and Valerie runs in place. A drop of sweat forms is his head and he sits down among the less normal.
Helena walks off the next boat.
"H-" Chris tries to say, before being cut off.
"Gimme an H!"
"H!" Lilian, Antoinette, and Leon replied.
"Gimme an E!"
"E!"
"Gimme an L!"
"L!"
"Gimme another E!"
"E!"
"Gimme an N!"
"N!"
"Gimme an A!"
"A!"
"What does that spell?" Helena asks.
"HELENA!"
Mason walks off the boat.
"Hey, Mason!" Chris greets.
"U-Um... H... He... Hello...?" Mason murmurs. He goes to wait, not wanting to be the center of any more attention.
Sunshine walks off the next boat.
"Wow... This place looks environmentally friendly," she says.
"Hola, Sunshine!" Chris greets.
"Nice to meet you," she says as she sits down to meditate.
Ira walks off the next boat.
"Hey guys! What's up?" he asks.
"Selemat pagi, Ira!" Chris greets.
Ira smiles and goes to wait with the rest of the contestants.
The next boat arrives, and Alexa walks off of it. She's taking notes.
"I estimate the total area of this island to be one-hundred square kilometers," she says, "Ah, I surmise you are Chris McLean, the host of this program!"
"Yup, that's me," Chris says.
Alexa continues to take notes as she joins the rest of the cast.
Yet another boat arrives. Nate, dressed in a business suit, walks off of it.
"Um, Nate, the suit isn't really necessary," Chris says.
"Oh... I just like it," Nate says, in a hushed voice.
Nate walks over to the rest of the cast, and stands, looking down at the ground.
The next boat arrives, and Mirabelle jumps off of it. She's wearing a dress that looks like it's from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
"Howdy, Mirabelle," Chris greets.
"I reckon this is Moonlight Island! Oh, and Mira is fine. That's what everyone back on the farm calls me," she replies. She, predictably, goes to wait.
Franz is the next to arrive.
"Hey, Fra-"
"No hablo Ingles," he says as he sits down.
Yvonne is the next to arrive.
"Hey, am I the last one?" she asks.
"Nope. We're still waiting on-"
The next boat arrives, and Louis steps off of it.
"I can't believe I signed up for this..." he sulks.
"Well, that's your fault!" Chris cheers, excited to get things started. "It's time to choose teams."
Everyone looks around at eachother. Chris turns to face the twenty-two teens. "The ones I pick will come stand behind me. The ones I do not pick will stay there. Nate, Kenny, Helena, Alexa, Marina, Florence, Mira, Terrence, Mason, and Hajime. You are the Shrieking Snakes. The rest of you are the Bewitching Beavers. Now, I know you just got here, but we're gonna start our very first challenge soon! I hope you're ready!"
Question of the day:
What are your predictions?
