Disclaimer: I do not own Total Drama or anything in the franchise. If I did own Total Drama, All-Stars would have gone differently.
Total Drama All Stars
Prologue
Chris lounged in his rec room of his mansion not too far from Playa Des Losers. The playa was thankfully not part of Wawanakwa Island as the island had sank thanks to Chef's careless drilling. If the playa was part of Wawanakwa Island, Chris would have had to relocate all thirty-seven contestants. In the case of the playa being unavailable, the film lot (which he bought out after Total Drama Action because he loved the place and wanted to keep it on standby for future seasons) would be a plan B.
Speaking of Wawanakwa Island, there was an article in Toronto's newspaper stating that the environment agency had managed to make the island resurface. Much to Chris's pleasure, the island was still under his ownership after what had happened. There was one little stipulation to Chris being able to own the island once more though; Chef was no longer allowed to do any digging with power tools when on the island. That didn't matter right now. The sixth season was taking place at Pahkitew Island, an island Chris had bought following the island's sinking. Perhaps they could go back to Wawanakwa for the seventh season if the producers allowed a seventh season to happen. He was really hoping to get all the way to ten seasons.
The train of thought Chris was on halted when his cellphone started ringing its signature Total Drama ringtone. Pulling the phone out of his left shirt pocket, he flipped it open to answer. "Hello?"
"Chris? I have some news." A voice spoke up on the other end of the line.
Chris brightened. "Hey, man! You stoked about the sixth season, it's all coming together."
"Yeah, the sixth season is coming along nicely from what us producers have seen from the records. Except, that's not why I'm calling."
"It's not?" The Total Drama host asked.
"No, I'm calling about the fifth season."
Chris started looking confused. "The fifth season? Um, sir, we finished up the fifth season like weeks ago. Are you calling about some bonus features for the DVD release or something?" He questioned his superior.
"The DVD release has been cancelled, Chris."
"What? Why?"
"We've been getting a lot of mail from the series' fans both regular old mail and e-mail. They didn't like the fifth season. Fans have been writing how the series should have gone, who should have been in it, how bad each episode was, etc. I don't think the DVD sales would have been very high."
"So… what? You're just calling me to tell me that apparently the fifth season didn't meet the audience's expectations and that there's no DVD release?"
"No, I'm calling you because there's more to this. We have an idea, McLean. We have an idea that can save the image of Total Drama All-Stars."
"I'm listening…" Chris responded, wondering where this was going.
"We're putting Pahkitew Island on hold for a little while. That will give us time to fix this mess. See, here's what we're going to do…" Chris listened as the producer started explaining the idea.
^Playa Des Losers^
"What?!" All of the campers there exclaimed simultaneously.
Chris could only shrug in helplessness. "Sorry but I have the producers' orders. I can't change their minds and you're all legally bound to this too."
Leshawna glared at Chris from her seat around the swimming pool. "First, you tell us that we're going to have another set of teens joining us here, making thirty-seven go to fifty-one, and now you're telling us that we have to put up with more of your dirt crap!"
"Look, every season of the show has been popular except All-Stars and the producers don't want its memory to scar the series' fame." Chris reasoned.
Noah leaned over to Owen. "A little late for that."
Ignoring Noah's interruption, Chris continued. "It's simple. All of you and I mean all of you are going to compete in a new fifth season. It's still going to be All-Stars and the heroes versus villains theme only a lot longer, better action will be caught on film, with everyone competing the team interactions will end up different, everything is ensured to make this better. The original season five is being taken down all over the Internet and will be replaced by the new one. For those new to the series, they'll think that it's the original season five instead of the other. To make it seem like it's the original season five, there is to be no mention of anything that happened." He noted.
Then Gwen raised her hand. "But what about Duncan and I's break up? Or Mike losing his alternate personalities? Scott and Courtney's relationship? Heck even what about Zeke? He's feral crazy!" Of course, the wild homeschooled teen was not present and hiding somewhere not at the playa.
Humming in thought, Cameron looked at Gwen. "If Chris says nothing of season five is supposed to be mentioned, technically that means you and Duncan would have to be together." Gwen sighed while Duncan shrugged, he didn't mind the break-up that much. "Mike's an experienced actor and he has all the abilities of his personalities excluding Mal so he could act it in front of the audience." Mike nodded in understanding and willing to act out the part of his alternates. "Courtney and Scott didn't have any interaction before season five began to they have the creative freedom to do what they want." Both said contestants glanced at each other with confused looks. "As for Ezekiel, I have no idea how to approach that problem."
Chris smirked cockily. "Well, lucky for you idiots, I do. Me and the producers that is. And we're not telling you until we start filming."
"I'm back with Cody now and since he's going to be there with me, I won't go cuckoo for Cameron." Sierra giggled, hugging Cody next to her in the process.
"Sierra, please." Cody asked of her. He didn't mind her hugs much but she had a tendency to do it at the oddest of times.
Alejandro smiled as a thought came to him. "And if any fans that watched season three haven't watched season five already, that means I have the freedom to do whatever I wish about being in the robot suit."
"The same goes for me with my toxic waste exposure. I'm back to normal and it's not like I can get it again so I don't have that problem to deal with." Dakota added onto Alejandro's thought process.
Following Dakota's mention, Chris clapped his hands together. "Excellent, seems we're all on board with this."
"I'm not."
"This whole thing is stupid."
"Great, I'm stuck with you morons again."
Those complaints came in the order of Noah, Eva, and Blaineley respectively.
"Start getting ready. Preparations on Wawanakwa Island have been made and some are still in the process. We start filming in two weeks." The host of the would-be revised season five announced before taking his leave.
(Confessional)
Gwen- "Yeah, this won't be awkward at all. I broke up with Duncan and we have to act like we're still together. After the reveal of Courtney's elimination list, I can't really trust her any more than I did back at the beginning of season three. According to Chris, fans hated on my friendship being rekindled with Courtney and almost becoming Katie and Sadie clones. Now that I look back on it, I think I was just a little too relieved that Courtney and I were friends again and I embraced it too much."
Mike- "This is going to be a little tricky. I'm not sure if I can pull off Vito's personality well enough for the fans to buy it but I'll have to try even if it means getting touchy with Anne Maria. I already told Zoey about this and she's okay with it if it will make season five more enjoyable for the fans."
Lindsay- "I'm so confused right now. Are we going back in time to change last season or something because how are we supposed to fix season ten if we already did it?"
Katie & Sadie- Katie- "Yay! We finally get to compete again! It's been like so long since we last were doing challenges. I think because we didn't experience the more dangerous ones, it didn't seem like a bad time for us."
Sadie- "I know right! But this time we have to make sure we don't get into fights so we can go farther just like everyone else! We also have to work on being separated. If one of us gets voted off, one of us has to go farther than we did back in season one."
Katie- "Agreed, we can do this. I totally know it, Sadie!"
Katie & Sadie- *cue their signature squeal*
DJ- "I'm not sure I can do this again, you know? I mean, my animal curse is gone but sometimes I think I'm just not cut out to be a Total Drama contestant anymore I mean look at me. I joined an illegal alliance with Chef, I tried so hard to get out of World Tour only getting out when I really hit rock bottom, and I ran screaming from a lot of things. But I guess I don't have a lot of choice do I."
(End Confessionals)
Everyone sat at the pool later that night. After the news of redoing season five with all of them in it, that was the only thing they could think about since. Some were more excited than others and there was an uncertainty about what's going to happen.
Harold looked around him at the others. "This whole thing is going to be a challenge in itself outside of the actual challenges."
"Come on, Harold, it will be fun!" Izzy cheered from atop Owen's shoulders.
"That's what I keep thinking!" Owen told her happily, glad someone was on the same page as him.
Sitting in lotus position, Dawn added in her two cents. "Harold is right. I can tell this will be tough on all of us. But what can we do about it? We signed those contracts and now we have to do as we're told. Before we go, I might have to take a look at my tea leaves so nothing surprises us." She mentally noted the thing about the tea leaves.
Brick shifted uncomfortably with the awkward interaction. "I guess we should prepare for this redo. To doing the best we can in a season five do-over!" He proposed as a sort of toast.
"To doing the best we can in a season five do-over!" They, excluding a few cast members, toasted to the cheer.
Note: I know I should be working on the stories I already have started but a lot of my friends have joined a Total Drama competition fic train and I couldn't help but hop on. I knew I wouldn't be able to satisfy everyone if I selected a number of contestants so I just decided to bring them all back like I wanted before season five aired. Read and Review!