DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Total Drama series and its canon characters, nor do I own any of the locations where Total Drama takes place. However, I do own the 26 contestants that are participating in this season (Alyssa the intern, however, is owned by Reading10). While this season has an alphabet theme, this fanfic is not for little kids, however, some of the stuff that might be too much for them is basically stuff that a typical episode of Total Drama might get away with. Like Chris McClean says, do not try any of the stuff at home. (Seriously, you could get pretty messed up!)
Also, this fanfiction takes place after the events of Total Drama: Revenge of the Island. Keep in mind that this season may not have aired in your country yet, so you may be spoiled like crazy.
Anyway, enjoy!
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The year was 2012. It had been a full year since the epic duel at the Chrisoseum (which, like the three other final challenges, was anything but one-sided) was filmed. The winner took home the million-dollar cash prize, and, unlike the past winners, was actually able to hold on to it for a change!
However, Chris' decision to turn Camp Wawanakwa into a dumping ground for toxic waste may have come back to haunt him. He had received several lawsuits from the RCMP, many environmental agencies in Canada and around the world, concerned parents who had either sent their children there or were going to send their children there, as well as from former contestants and their family members. He was found guilty and arrested, and was only bailed out thanks to Chef dipping into Chris' massive hoard of money.
The campsite where seasons 1 and 4 were filmed had to be quarantined in light of the toxic waste scandal. Camp Wawanakwa had to be relocated to a newer area of Muskoka. It was a beautiful area that had been untouched by man until now. The trees were among Canada's greenest, and the water was pure and crisp. It's safe to say that you would not find any of the hazardous material that permeated the last campsite.
When New Wawanakwa first opened its doors to the group of children arriving there, the camp staff was rewarded with satisfaction. The children enjoyed the sleeping conditions, and they had fun doing crafts, and going on nature hikes, and participating in nighttime sing-alongs and storytelling. Much more than at the old Wawanakwa, in fact!
As the first summer session at New Wawanakwa ended and the children left camp and went home, the camp staff was surprised to meet a familiar face... it was Chris McClean! They did not know what to make of this. He was the very person who had just about ruined the last campsite with his toxic waste stunt!
"Dude, chillax, it's not what you think," said Chris. "I come in peace, brah."
"How can you be so sure?" said the manager.
"Y'know, I was just thinkin' about what I did last time around, and I realize now that I am not going to do anything like that ever again. The old Chris McClean got left behind on the old toxic waste heap. New Wawanakwa is looking at the new Chris McClean, who, by the way, is looking forward to filming his fifth season of Total Drama right on this very campsite!" Chris McClean flashed his shiny teeth at the staff, while Chef opened up a briefcase containing a lot of Canadian dollar bills. And while the staff was still were apprehensive about him at first, they realized that he could actually be serious. (Yep, it's surprising, huh?)
"Oh, all right." the manager said. "But on one condition..."
- A -
"You have got to be freakin' kidding me..." Chris muttered to himself, as he took a look at his new surroundings. He was still allowed to produce the fifth season of Total Drama, however, in light of the events of last year, Chris had been placed under several new restrictions set forth by the network.
For starters, the actual campgrounds themselves were off-limits. Second, under no circumstances was he allowed to dump any more toxic waste in his new environs. And third, the majority of the season was to be filmed in a certain restricted area with a set of cabins and a mess hall created specifically for him were he to show up. It resembled...
...the cabins and mess hall of the actual camp's junior day care center. And in the actual day care center, brightly-colored letters of the alphabet adorned the walls of both the interior and exterior. Dude, are these people seriously making fun of Chris McClean?, he thought. But no matter how much Chris wanted to take the alphabet motif down, he knew that he wanted to be trusted again, so he relented and let New Wawanakwa have its way. The letters would stay on the walls... this time.
But in the meantime, he had somehow discovered a theme for his fifth season...
- A -
The next week, filming began on the fifth season of Total Drama. Chris had hand-picked the cast members based on not only the season's theme, but also on how much drama they were able to provide, according to him.
He stood on the docks of New Wawanakwa in his trademark outfit, consisting of his blue shirt, khakis, and sneakers. He turned to the camera and gave his opening monologue.
"Man, the other day I was trying to figure out how many letters were in the alphabet!" he said. "It took me all day, but you know I did it! You wanna know how many letters there are? 26 letters in the alphabet!"
A yacht carrying the twenty-six contestants, all between the ages of 15 and 18, started approaching the new campgrounds. "These twenty-six new campers come from all walks of life." Chris said to the viewers. "They have been instructed not to speak to or interact with each other until the game officially begins. This is seriously our biggest and most diverse cast yet, and with a cast this big, the season will be a blast! But only one will win the cool mil, and this time, all alpha-bets will be off! Get it?" And then he laughed at his joke.
After looking at the yacht, Chris turned to the other camera and continued his spiel. "This is truly a season unlike any other! 26 days, 26 campers, and only one winner! Welcome to Total..."
The camera zoomed out.
"...Drama..."
The camera zoomed out again.
"...Alpharama!"
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TOTAL DRAMA ALPHARAMA
STARRING:
ASHLYNN - The Not-So-Ditzy Blonde
BLAINE - The Brother of a Former Contestant
CONNOR - The Rich Kid
DESIRAE - The Dancer
ELVIO - The Mactor
FRANCESCA - The Tomboy
GARETH - The Desperate Guy
HEKTOR - The Mathlete
IRELAND - The Environmentalist
JUSTUS - The Selective Brother
KIERAN - The Cool Loner
LUNA - The Cloud Cuckoolander
MORGANNE - The Reality TV Fan
NEVAEH - The Sheltered Girl
ODESSA - The Deaf Girl
PAYSON - The Party Starter
QUILLON - The Barrio Boy
ROSS - The Jamaican
SKYLER - The Social Darwinist
TALWEN - The Nerdy Goth
UNIQUE - The Flirt
VELANDRA - The No-Nonsense Latina
WARD - The Tough Guy
XEV - The Standout
YORK - The Villainess
ZAKERI - The Martial Artist
EPISODE 1 : BRING YOUR A GAME
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After the yacht arrived on the new Dock of Shame, the 26 contestants stepped off and set foot onto the docks. Each of them was holding up a card adorned with the letter of the alphabet that began his or her name.
"Campers, look all around you," Chris addressed the new group of 26. "You will be spending the next 26 days with these people. Their goal is the same as yours: to make it to the end and receive the one-million-dollar cash prize."
"Ooh, Chris! Is it time for us to speak yet? Eeeeee!" shouted a hyperactive orange-haired girl wearing a yellow dress exclaimed.
"NOT YET!" shouted Chris. Then after a while, he said, "Okay, now you can speak."
"Yay!" the orange-haired girl said.
"However, in keeping with the alphabet theme of this season, I thought we'd introduce each other in alphabetical order first!"
"Aw!" the orange-haired girl moaned.
Chris approached the blond-haired girl wearing an olive-green shirt, a purple skirt, and matching purple boots. She was holding a card with the letter A on it.
Chris said, "Okay, everyone... A is for..."
"Um, Chris, do I really have to do this?" the blond-haired girl said.
"What's wrong, Ashlynn?" Chris taunted. "Is the blond girl so ditzy she's forgotten her own name? Wow, you must be this season's Lindsay!"
A few of the contestants on the dock laughed... however, Ashlynn felt embarrassed.
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ASHLYNN: Okay, this is exactly what I've been trying to avoid! I did not sign up for Total Drama Alpharama just so I could be labeled as a ditz just because I have blonde hair! But then again, on shows like this, contestants are forced to make dumb decisions at some point or another to advance their gameplay. Besides, I know I'm smarter than the host, because that moment on the docks was actually the first time he's gotten my name right, and watch, I bet he'll forget it again!
After Chris regained his composure, he said, "Okay, Ashley..."
"It's Ashlynn." Ashlynn corrected him. "My name is Ashlynn Taylor, I'm 16 years old, and by the way, this is my real hair color, thank you very much."
"I know, I was just testing you... yeah, that's it."
Ashlynn just rolled her eyes.
"Okay, moving on." Chris pointed at the brown-haired boy wearing a red shirt that had "2" written on it, and also holding a card with the letter B. "B is for..."
"B is for Blaine," the boy said. "I am 17 years old, I like baseball and basketball, two sports which also start with the letter B, and I usually get a B or higher on my tests! I think we're going to have a blast here!"
Several of the contestants giggled.
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BLAINE: I want to make it really far in this season, so I decided that now was not the time to tell these people my secret... which is that I am Blaineley's younger brother. Yep. The Blaineley from Celebrity Manhunt. The Blaineley from Total Drama World Tour. The talk show hostess who only lasted for two episodes as a contestant before being eliminated in the most humiliating fashion. And also, the woman who named herself after me because she didn't like her original name. Because if everyone found out that I was related to her, I could go home like super early, because you know how bad she was... both on the show and in real life!
Chris then pointed at the blond-haired boy wearing a pink shirt, turquoise vest, and brown shorts. He was holding the card with the letter C on it. "Wow, C's a cool letter, brah, because it starts my name! C is for..."
"C is for Connor Cooke," the boy spoke. "I'm the class president in my school, I'm very popular, and I hope to make some new friends!"
Several of the contestants (most of them female) cheered for Connor.
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CONNOR: Should I tell these people that I have a million dollars already? I'm worried that if I do that, they are going to be like, "Hey, this guy already has a million dollars, so therefore we should vote him off because he doesn't really need it!" But I do consider myself a good leader, at the risk of sounding like a complete braggart, and if a million dollars is going to find its way into the hands of a rich guy whose name begins with the letter C... it'll hopefully go to me and not Chris! If that guy touched it, he'd probably blow it frivolously on stuff he doesn't need!
Suddenly, Chris' cell phone rang, and Chris answered it. "Y...ello?" Chris said. "Yeah, the gargoyle statues would look great next to the swimming pool. Oh, and make sure to include another statue of me, and have one of the gargoyles feeding me grapes. On second thought, make sure all the gargoyle statues are feeding the Chris statue grapes, 'kay?" Chris hung up. "Now where were we?" He looked around and pointed at the African-Canadian girl sporting a multi-colored afro and a vibrant multicolored dance outfit, who was holding the card with the letter D on it. "D is for..."
"D is for Desirae, the Dancing Queen, a mean, lean, dancin' machine!" she stated. And at that moment, she performed the Disco Duck, a dance that none of the other 25 contestants could even master. They all clapped for her. "Can you dig it?"
"Groovy, Desirae!" Chris said. "Groovy! Really liking the fro, that is nice!"
"I'm here to bring some funk to this season of Total Drama... and this is what I'ma do to negativity!" Desirae mock-kicked some thin air. "Sha-ZAM!"
Needless to say, the others were impressed.
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DESIRAE: Recognize and respect! Desirae Jackson has brought her steppin' to New Wawanakwa, y'all! I'ma do all this for my girl LeShawna, and even since Chris tossed the sista in episode 22 of the TDI like she was a salad, her gameplay went downhill since then! And Desirae won't let that happen no mo'! A sista is winnin' this time, and Chris will be doin' the Watusi when he's writin' ma check! And even when he's not writin' ma check, he gon' dance it anyway!
Chris next pointed at the orange-haired boy wearing a red tanktop and blue shorts. He held the card with the letter E on it. "E is for..."
"E is for Elvio!" the boy exclaimed. "And fear not, ladies, all the sexiness of this season can be found right here!" Elvio began flexing his muscles, causing some of the girls to swoon.
"Um, I was pretty sure that I was all the sexiness for this season, but hey, whatever floats your boat, brah," Chris said at Elvio.
"No prob, bro," Elvio said, as he continued to flex.
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ELVIO: Okay, I'm not really as much of a fan of this "Total Drama" as all the other people are, since to be honest, I didn't really watch any of it at all! It was Anne Maria who introduced me to it, and Anne Maria... this is for you! [He flexes his muscles.] Oh yeah! I know this is a kiddy show, but I thought I'd bring my guns with me! I've got them right here, all loaded up, and ready to fire! [He flexes his muscles again.] Yep, I'm pretty sure this is what is going to get me the million, because who could say no to this? [He flexes his muscles yet again.]
The girl wearing an orange T-shirt, pink shorts, and a baseball cap was next up, and she was holding the card with the letter F. Chris pointed at her and said, "F is for..."
"F is for Francesca, and I'm a huge fan of this series, and I've been looking forward to competing in these challenges!" Francesca holds up a baseball bat and a baseball, and uses the baseball bat to send the baseball flying... where it hit a fish. The fish began cursing in fishtalk at the assailant.
"Heh..." Francesca admitted. "I guess I don't know my own strength, huh?"
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FRANCESCA: I've seen every season, and I know they usually cast a lot of musclebound males on it... but I've played a lot of sports in my lifetime... baseball, basketball, football, you name it... and I can be as beneficial to a sports team as any male! In fact, I really think I'm better than Chris in all of them! Chris has his badminton movie, right? Well, has he actually played it, let alone know what badminton is? In fact, I don't think he's even capable of successfully delivering a backhand!
Chris' next contestant, who was holding the card with the letter G on it, was the gray haired boy with creepy yellowish-green eyes, who was wearing a shirt that had a broken heart sign on it, a tan sweater, and light blue pants. "G is for..."
"G is for Gareth, and THANK YOU, Chris McClean, for letting me on this show!" the boy said excitedly! "Finally, after sending in audition tape after audition tape, I make it! I may have been rejected from seasons one through four, but the fifth time's the charm! I can do this! Yeah!"
Gareth pumps his fists in the air. The others just stare at him in awkward silence.
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GARETH: I guess my strategy of sending in an audition tape once per month has finally paid off! I kind of lost track how many I sent though... I think my most recent one was either my fifty-ninth or my sixtieth... oh well, I know it was the one where I belted out the lyrics to "We Built Gwen's Face", a.k.a. the best song ever from Season 3! [sings badly] They're way ahead, so we've got to gooooooo! We've got to build something to sail, something weeeee... caaaaaan... rooowww-ooowww!
The Asian-Canadian boy wearing a green headband and a blue jacket with "#1" on it was next. He was holding the card with the letter H on it. "H is for..."
"H is for Hektor!" the boy exclaimed. "And even though this season is all about the alphabet, I just want to show everyone how important numbers are too! For instance, did you know that 26 is divisible by both 13 and 2?"
A few contestants awwed, making Gareth a bit jealous.
"That's nice," said Chris. "It's not like anyone will care, though, but it's still nice."
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HEKTOR: Gong-gong... po-po... I have made it, just like you wanted me to. Your grandson has survived astronomical odds... that's 1 in probably about 10,000 audition tapes sent! But I feel that with the giant cast size... that's 26 contestants this time, counting me, and that's more than the biggest cast size record currently held by Total Drama Island, which is 22... so it may be more difficult for me to come in first place, like you wanted me to... I feel like I'm crossing a narrow tightrope here... maybe less than half an inch wide! But... I must do this!
Next is the girl who had green hair, green eyes, a green dress, green shoes... basically almost everything green. And she was holding a card with the letter I on it. "I is for..."
"I is for Ireland, and if I win the million dollars, I intend to make Muskoka a much greener place!" Ireland pulled out a basket of flowers, and shoved them in Chris' face... and many of the contestants laughed at this!
"Yeah, because this is definitely not annoying at all!" Chris smiled sarcastically.
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IRELAND: The last season of Total Drama saddened me. How could Chris... how could anyone pollute the place where I spent summer vacations in the past... with all that sludge? I do not know if any parent will want to take their children there ever again. But little does he know that I am currently an active member of the "Wawanakwa Restoration Project", which is devoted to restoring the original Camp Wawanakwa to its former glory. And yes, I do know that this is being recorded, because I want Chris to hear this when the series airs!
The African-Canadian boy whose outlandish hairstyle could remind anyone of a pencil was next up. "J is for..."
"J is for Justus, son," said Justus. "Though coming here on a boat may have brought back, you know, some unpleasant memories. I mean, it's not a bad boat, but still... ...yeah."
"Sheesh, sounds like someone doesn't want to be here. If you want, I can take you back..."
"Naw, it's okay, man." Justus responded. Chris was relieved (or was he disappointed?) that he didn't get to send someone home earlier than normal after all.
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JUSTUS: My great-grandpappy came to this country from Africa as a slave. So surprise, I'm a bit bitter about white people, and of course, I hate Chris, but then again, who here don't hate him? I like Chef, though... but not in that way, man. I see some other black people here, and I hope they on my team, because I feel more comfortable around minorities... blacks, Asians, Latinos... white people still scare me though, particularly some of the contestants here. Prove me wrong, fifth season! Prove me wrong!
It may have been taken a while for Chris to spot the boy who held the card with the letter K, who had black hair, wore sunglasses, a black leather jacket, and blue denim jeans and black boots, since he mostly kept to himself. "K is for..."
"Oh, sorry about that." the boy said. "K is for Kieran, and right now that's all you're getting out of me." Kieran put down the card and went back to brooding... or whatever it was he was previously doing. However, this didn't stop a lot of the female contestants from swooning over him.
"O... ...kay then," said Chris.
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KIERAN: At high school the girls were all over me, and here it's no different. I'm not a social kind of person, and don't get me wrong... I do want to win this game, but I think that I'd rather save my energy for the challenges than talking with people, since you never know what crazies Chris McClean has placed in this cast! Now if you don't mind, I'd like to be left alone for a while. Thanks.
The orange-haired girl with the yellow dress was relieved she was finally next. "L is for..."
"Finally!" she shouted. "L is for Luna Moonstone, 15 years old, blood type A, and I LOVE TOTAL DRAMA! WOO! Let's have lots of fun!" and then Luna began hugging Chris, like really tight.
"Um, lady..." Chris said. "I'd like it if you did not do that again, 'kay?"
"Sorries!" Luna said.
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LUNA: All right, my first confessional of this season! Okay, this season is about the alphabet, right? Well, the first letter of my name is L, I think it's really cool because it looks kind of like a chair, kind of like something you would sit on... you know, except without the legs, of course. But then again, there are some chairs that don't have legs, I wonder if they'll have anything like that here! A lot of letters in the alphabet look really cool... Q is kind of funny-looking... then again, so is S! But none of them are in my name... oh wait, there's an S in "Moonstone", my bad! I'd like to have a Q in my name, though... that'd be awesome!
Next was a brown-haired girl with glasses, a white T-shirt and green shorts. "M is for..."
"M is for Morganne, the reality TV fan!" said Morganne. "I'm glad I get to be a part of Total... Drama... Alpharama!" All the other contestants around her clapped.
"Um, okay," said Chris. "But no one can say Total... Drama... Alpharama like I can. Work on it, though, and you'll get there!"
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MORGANNE: Eeeee! This is a reality TV fan's dream come true! Someone pinch me! Oh, I guess no one did, but I'm still awake, and doing this right now, so I guess my dream has come true! Soon I get to witness it all in front of me... the showmances, the alliances, the backstabbing... as long as I'm a giver, not a receiver, of course! I've watched the first four seasons... and believe it or not, I also went on vacation to other countries like Australia or France that have already aired episodes in advance! I even learned a few French phrases too... n'est-ce pas?
The brown-haired girl wearing a light purple sweater was next. She nervously held up the card with the letter N. "N is for..."
"N is for Nevaeh, and please be nice to me, it's my first time in a while around people my age! And don't vote me off first, please!" Neveah blinked her eyes.
"Hmm... interesting. She could be eaten alive out here, but still... interesting." Chris mused.
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NEVAEH: I've never been outside my neighborhood in a long while, so I admit, I'm a fish out of water here. The first season of Total Drama I watched was the recent one, and Cameron was in the position that I was in, and he seemed to do okay... plus I think he might be my type! ...But I don't know if I'm the age where I'm allowed to date someone yet... there are times such as this where I still wish I had my parents by my side... they were always much better at this than I am!
Next is a yellow-haired girl wearing a blue and purple shirt. "O is for..."
She didn't respond at first.
"Okay, let me try again." Chris yelled at the girl. "O IS FOR!"
"Okay, you didn't need to yell!" the girl said. "O is for Odessa... sorry if I didn't hear that... I'm deaf, you see."
Chris was stunned. "Wow, there's something you don't see every day."
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ODESSA: It must be such an honor to be Total Drama's first ever deaf contestant! I want to prove that in spite of my disability, I can be able to prove myself in challenges and in alliances just like normal people would! I can't hear, but I can read lips, and I know sign language. Maybe being deaf is such a good thing, because I like not having to hear Chris' voice, because from what my friends have told me, his voice is so annoying... it like grates on the eardrums, like nails on a chalkboard! [She makes a nails on a chalkboard motion with her hands.] Yes, that's my sign for the name "Chris"... for now, at least.
The orange-haired boy wearing a pink cap, yellow shirt, light-blue pants, and bling shaped like the letter P was next. "P is for..."
"Yo yo yo! P to the ayson, my name is Payson, my heart is racin', but don't you be hatin' else I be eliminatin'... you from the competition, that is!" Payson crossed his arms. "Peace!"
"I think I just found this season's Ezekiel," said Chris. "Whoever... that guy was again. I don't know, was he the guy wearing the red tracksuit?"
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PAYSON: This show be off the hook, yo. I took a look at all the mad lets everywhere, and I thought at first, "This season be as cool as grade school!" But will the Payson give up? I kinda doubt it, because this season, P-boy's all 'bout it! And if I didn't know better, this show's still about the cheddar! Everything is everything! Word up!
(Onscreen caption: What the heck is that boy saying...?)
The Latino boy with a red bandana, blue shirt and khaki shorts is next. "Q is for..."
"Q is for Quillon, homes!" the boy responded, and then gave Payson a high-five. "Orale, vato!"
"I can tell that I'm not needed for a while..." Chris said, slowly backing away.
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QUILLON: Total Drama has not once had a boy from the barrio on this show before. And I think it's muy chido that this season has one... in other words, yo. The barrio was such a tough place to live in growin' up... my mami and papi each had to have like a second job just to make ends meet, and I barely see them anymore, ese... except during the weekends. With un millon, I could finally live the dream! All I have to do is put up with that tonto Chris and his loco challenges... I tell you, he won't last un minuto in my neighborhood!
The Jamaican boy sporting a black, gold, and green shirt, and dreadlocks in his hair, was next up. "R is for..."
"R be for Ross, mon!" he responded. "Wappun? Ease up, unoself, and relax, I and I have arrived! Ev'ryt'ing be irie!"
Chris stared at him in awkward silence.
"Okay... what the heck are you saying? Dude, you're freaking me out over here."
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ROSS: In Jamaica, we a say "Cris", and we a say it when we a say somet'ing cool. But that Chris nuh cool! But me a do dis t'ing for me key D.J. Since he be on de first t'ree seasons and appear in de fourth, he be Mr. Mention, and were it not for dat obeah in Egypt, he would have won! Me a like D.J., but me nuh coward like he. Me a compete in de volleyball tournaments, so me have powa. Undastan why dey a call me de Masta of da Rasta! [He twirls his volleyball on his finger.]
The tall gray-haired boy wearing a gray sweater was next. "S is for..."
"S is for Skyler," he said. "And I have been watching enough of Total Drama to know that you, dear Chris, are one of the finest hosts of any reality series to date! You are a true inspiration!" Skyler began shaking Chris' hand.
"Dude, are you seriously like coming on to me?" Chris said in bewilderment. "Or are you flattering me, because I like that option!"
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SKYLER: I will not lose. I have devised a perfect strategy that is going to bring me to the final two, and then the victory. I have prepared far in advance, both physically [he flexes his muscles] and mentally [points to his brain]. However, I can see that thirteen of the contestants in this cast do not have what it takes yet, so they are out of my alliance for now. I shall start on the other twelve, though... and for the record, I am not going to tell you any of their names... since at this point, I'm still trying to keep track of them all.
A girl with glasses and pink streaks in her hair was next. She was wearing a goth outfit. "T is for..."
"T is for Talwen, and yep, that means I get to be the token goth this season. So feel free to make fun of me if you wish... it's not like any of your insults will ever get to me." Talwen then opened her book and started reading it.
"I... uh... er... uh... ...NOT FAIR!" Chris complained.
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TALWEN: Chris has a habit of putting goths in the cast because he thinks we like to drink blood and draw symbols on the ground and summon evil creatures... well, it didn't work with Gwen, and it's not going to work with me! And by the way, I did do a magnificent picture of Chris on DeviantArt... it took about a month to make, but I think I managed to get the right shade of grey for the horns... and the tail suits him. I still think he might have one under his clothes... but I'm not going to tell him that.
The African-Canadian girl wearing a purple top and blue skirt was next. She was also shoeless. "U is for..."
"U is for Unique, and while I am indeed unique, I'll be whatever you want me to be, Chris!" She then winked and blew Chris a kiss.
Chris was excited. "If that doesn't increase the male demographic, I don't know what will!"
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UNIQUE: All you girls watchin' out there at home, this is a body the way it should be... no cosmetic surgery, and not too much makeup. I like that Chris was able to fall for my charms as soon as I set foot on the dock, because let's face it, he really needs a girlfriend. I'm probably going to work my feminine wiles on the boys for a while... and if I do go topless, I hope you've got that blur filter handy, producers! This is a family show... I think.
Next is a slightly overweight Latina with red hair and an orange dress. "V is for..."
He was met with a slap on the cheek.
"Callate la boca! I think the people at home are getting sick of your kiddy alphabet intro by now, comprende? I'm Velandra, by the way," she said in a thick Hispanic accent, and then turned her back to Chris. "You're welcome!"
Chris was still rubbing his cheek. "Hello, first boot..." he said to himself.
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VELANDRA: Yeah, I'm just going to let everyone watching this show know that I don't like stupid people, or anyone who's so full of themselves, or anyone who thinks they can try to pull a fast one over on me! Velandra Martinez is no fool! Nothing is going to get past me! [At this point, a spider tries to crawl behind Velandra, but as the spider is about to leave, Velandra looks behind her, and catches it with her hand.] That joke is not going to work for the second season in a row, comprende? [The spider makes a surrendering motion.]
A somewhat bulkish boy with brown hair, a green sweater with the letter W and blue pants was next. "W is for..."
"W is for Ward Strong!" Ward shouted. "WOOO! GO BREAKERS! LET'S SCORE A TOUCHDOWN!" Ward picked up a football and threw it at Chris. "Yeah!"
"Don't throw things at me, okay? At least not until the challenge!" said Chris.
Meanwhile, the fish from the docks laughed at him.
"Oh, shut up."
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WARD: Yep, that's what I am. I'm a jock, I'm skilled at... FOOTBALL! ...so, of course, I might be good in the challenges that require strength, which I hope a lot of them are this season. But... ...I'm ashamed to admit this, but I might have trouble with some mental stuff... the brainy... thinky things. I've flunked a few tests and... [He notices the cameraman laughing and shouts.] WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME? ARE MY TEST SCORES FUNNY TO YOU? [Ward realizes what he has just done.] ...Crap. I yelled at someone again. [He covers his mouth with his hand.]
An Asian-Canadian girl with black and grey hair, a gray top, and turquoise shorts was next up. "X is for..."
"X is for Xev, and I believe I am the first contestant in Total Drama history whose name begins with X, right?" she said. "I love this season and its theme!" She became excited, and then hugged Chris.
"I just love giving people what they want!" said Chris.
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XEV: I am a MAJOR fan of Total Drama, but I was so worried that someone like me was never going to be accepted, I didn't even bother applying at first, but one day, when I attended an open casting call in a shopping mall in Medicine Hat, I saw that they specifically asked people what the first letters of their names were. So I played along, and I was like "Hi, I'm Xev, and my name begins with X!" And guess what? I got picked! Yaaay! [She claps her hands.] By the way, I know you were looking at my hair, weren't you? Yeah, I tend to get that a lot. I guess that's what happens when the letter X automatically makes you... sort of a celebrity, but not really.
The girl with pink hair, a blue dress, and purple boots was next on the list. "Y is for..."
"Y is for York Sands, and it's nice to be here!" she said excitedly. "I have been dying to be on a show like this! I'm 16, I do volunteer work, and I am currently studying to be a famous chemist. Everyone's gotta have their goals, right?"
The other contestants cheer for her.
"Yeah, yeah," said Chris. "Whatever you say."
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YORK: By the way, all that stuff I said about doing volunteer work and wanting to be a chemist? Well, that... ...that's actually true. However, I left out that I have won several beauty pageants, and that I signed onto this show to become a villainess. Because, after all, a reality series isn't a reality series without one! I have watched every episode of Total Drama Island, Action, and World Tour. Heather is my muse! As for Revenge of the Island? Scott's okay, but I think he was focusing too much on trying to sabotage whatever team he was on. Me? I'm equal opportunity! I could sabotage my own team or someone else's! Right now, I'm sticking with the latter option, thanks.
"And now we come to the end of the alphabet," announced Chris. "Z is for..."
The guy of Arabian descent with tattoos on his body, who was wearing white training pants and a yin-yang necklace woke from his meditation. "Oh, sorry, I was just meditating." He stood up. "Z is for Zakeri, and I know karate, judo, kung fu, jujitsu, capoeira, tae kwon do... just martial arts in general. I am a great asset to any team!"
Zakeri did a really cool martial arts pose that impressed the other 25 contestants, as well as Chris.
"Yeah, I can see you're gonna last a while!" Chris exclaimed.
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ZAKERI: When I was in elementary school, I was bullied, like a lot, and my parents signed me up for karate and judo lessons. I know when you look at the guys doing that stuff on TV, you'd think it's so cool you'd want to just do it to anyone you meet for no reason... but I know that martial arts should not be abused that way. I tend to use it for self-defense... then again, secretly, I've always wanted to use a roundhouse kick on Chris. Because, honestly, who here hasn't wanted to do that?
"And there we have it!" the host beamed. "With a cast this big, who knows how much drama there's going to be? Okay, now it's time for the obligatory photo shoot, because even though this is just the first episode, people are going to be finding these cast photos online anyway, so we might as well do this, and do it right, 'kay?"
"Yeah, whatever you say, Mister Hairgel," said Ashlynn sarcastically, as she joined the others while doing the Obligatory Cast Photo Shoot On The Dock Of Shame (TM)!
"Okay, everyone, say 'New Wawanakwa'!"
"New Wawanakwa!" All twenty-six contestants shouted... even Odessa, who, while deaf, could still read Chris' lips.
After Chris took the photo of the cast, and was shocked when he realized that all twenty-six cast members were clearly visible in the photo and none of them were cut out or completely covered up or anything, he said, "Perfect! This one is going straight onto the Total Drama website! Okay, now it's time for me to show all of you the bonfire pit, where all the drama begins, and the contestants' life in the game ends! I'm sure all of you are dying to want to go there often!"
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BLAINE: Wrong!
- A -
Chris and the twenty-six contestants took a look at the new bonfire ceremony. Though it was broad daylight, the place would soon be more active during the night, where fires would glow in their fiery colors of orange and red, and sustenance would be doled out to survivors of any vote-off.
"This is the Bonfire Ceremony," Chris explained. "Whenever a team loses a challenge, that team will be able to cast their vote for whoever they want off the island, and if that person gets the most votes, then they become someone else's problem!"
"Wow," said Nevaeh nervously. "It's probably going to get really scary out here..."
"You're a smart girl, aren't you?" said Chris. "But luckily none of you are going to have to go through with that tonight, because for this day only, all twenty-six of you are safe!"
"Really?" Luna beamed happily. "Yaysies! I get to stay!"
"Aw man, are you serious?" said Elvio. "But what if there's someone I want to get rid of, like, right now?"
"'Fraid you're gonna have to wait 'till next time, brah," Chris replied.
"Dude, this sucks..." Elvio complained.
"But enough of this bonfire ceremony talk. I think it's time to eat. Follow me to the mess hall!" Chris instructed.
- A -
The twenty-six teens (even though most of them ate before they got here) went to the mess hall. "Ah, the mess hall," Chris explained. "This is where you tykes will be able to nosh on assorted foodstuffs, as long as it's edible and/or legal to eat in all ten provinces! And the meals for this season are being prepared by a celebrity!"
Chris motioned toward the preparer of the meals.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm back. Now if ya don't like what I serve, tough. I don't want to hear no complainin'."
"That's right," said Chris. "From the first four seasons, it's our very own Chef Hatchet!"
The twenty-six contestants stood there, nonplussed.
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TALWEN: Chef Hatchet is a celebrity? [laughs] Oh man... that was the funniest joke I heard all day!
FRANCESCA: I'm not normally into girly things like cooking, but I know I can cook better than that guy! Besides, I don't know who would want this guy to cook their food for them!
SKYLER: I trust Chef Hatchet. He's been on Total Drama for all four of the seasons that have aired so far, and his culinary skills have improved over time, I wager. He is an inspiration. If the recipes for the meals he serves haven't been published in a cookbook yet, they should be.
VELANDRA: Anyone who liked the slop that Chef Hatchet served in the first four seasons is straight messed up!
CHEF: Them ungrateful kids need to quit their whinin'. I'm doin' my best, dangit!
The contestants were in line, waiting for Chef to serve their lunches. However, the lunch for the day was very special, as not only was it prepared correctly (what a shocker!), it also had a theme.
On the contestants' plates were some apple slices, some asparagus, and a glass of apple juice. A big bowl of alphabet soup was placed in the middle of the tray, and there were some animal crackers for dessert.
"Apple slices, apple juice, alphabet soup," Xev observed. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were serving us food that begins with the letter A, right?"
"We have a winner!" said Chef. "Here's yo' prize, girly!"
Chef poured some more alphabet soup into Xev's bowl than she already had.
"Um... thanks," said Xev.
While Xev took her lunch to a table, Gareth was already trying to find someone to sit next to. He tried the table that Ashlynn and York were sitting at, but they pushed him away.
"Ew," said York. "How disgusting."
"Yeah, go sit somewhere else!" said Ashlynn. Gareth left dejected.
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GARETH: This kind of stuff always happens back in high school! Oh well... if I win the million dollars, I will show them!
Skyler had already gotten his tray with food on it, and went over to a table that Elvio, Ward, and Payson were sitting at.
"Hey, bro," said Payson. "What's crack-a-lackin'?"
"I think I just found the perfect table," said Skyler, sitting in the table's empty space.
"Well, to be honest, we were saving that spot just in case a girl showed up," Ward admitted. "But having an all-guy table is okay."
"I know," said Elvio. "It's awesome, right, bro?"
"That it is, bro." Skyler agreed.
"Amen, bro," said Payson.
"So," said Skyler. "Want to form an early alliance while we're here?"
Skyler held out his hand, and Elvio, Ward and Payson held out their hands too.
"Early alliance!"
"This is going to be the best alliance ever, bro!" said Elvio.
"Indeed, bro," said Ward.
While the four boys at the table were chatting it up, Velandra watched them and looked repulsed.
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VELANDRA: If I keep having to hear these guys say "bro" to each other over and over again, I swear one day I am going to take one of the canoes to the Dock of Shame and paddle myself out of here!
ELVIO: This Vanessa... or... whatever, that V girl keeps giving us weird looks. I'd like to see her voted off, because she really scares me, bro.
SKYLER: It's good to form an alliance as early as possible. Only the strong survive, and I want to align with people who I trust are as good in challenges as I am. Ward is on a football team, and I can see that Elvio has been working out... Payson told me he dances, so he must be agile and limber... and I will probably be the brains of the alliance, unless I find someone else as smart as I am.
Meanwhile, Kieran was just getting some food and putting it on his tray.
"Thanks," Kieran said. But instead of sitting at a table, Kieran chose to take his food outside with him.
"I swear, that boy is crazy," Desirae said to Unique at their table.
"I don't know if he's coming back," Unique said. "Which is a shame, because he's super hot!"
As soon as Kieran took his lunch outside, he headed for a nice, secluded spot where he could enjoy his lunch all by himself... and then he was surprised when he saw Gareth sitting there.
"They kicked you out too, huh?" Gareth said.
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KIERAN: I can't wait until some people get voted off, because with twenty-six contestants... it's going to be hard to find some privacy.
After the contestants ate their lunch, Chris' voice boomed over the P.A. system. "Okay, everyone, it's time for your first challenge! And for this challenge, you might want to bring your A game!" Chris then laughed at his joke. The other contestants just stood there silently, except for Odessa.
"Um, I don't understand what he was saying," said Odessa. "I'm deaf, you see."
"Trust me, it was nothing important, other than just a bad pun involving the letter A," Blaine said to her.
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ODESSA: Why doesn't Chris get with the times and install like video monitors in the mess hall or something? Because maybe then I'd be able to read his lips!
- A -
The twenty-six contestants met Chris at a grove of apple trees that were planted near the campsite. Chris was holding a huge basket filled with apples, and he took one of the apples out of the basket and took a bite out of it (the apple, not the basket).
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MORGANNE: I've watched a lot of reality TV shows to know that certain seasons have themes and gimmicks, so I pretty much guessed what the first challenge was about even before I saw it with my own eyes. This is basically a needle-in-a-haystack type of challenge, which is one of those luck-based things, and at this point, I could use all the luck I can get!
Chris held up a giant capital letter A. "A... is for apple," he said, and then he took an apple out of the basket. Since it was the apple he took a bite out of, many of the contestants were a bit frightened.
"Today's challenge, brought to you by the letter A, is called 'Apple Alphabet Alley'! Yeah, this place has a lot of apple trees, and a lot of red, delicious apples. However, some of these apples have stickers with letters of the alphabet on them, like this one." Chris held up an apple with a sticker on it that looked like the letter A. "As for where they are? Shyeah, like I'd tell you! You have to find them yourself! Each of you will take one of these baskets, and when you find an apple that has a letter of the alphabet on it, you will put the apple in your basket. You must bring back 26 apples, each one with one of the 26 letters on it, and when you do that, you will have completed the challenge!"
The contestants are excited.
"There is no time limit to this challenge, but the challenge will end when a certain number of you have completed it. I won't say how many, though. That's what makes it so interesting!"
Chris laughs, and the campers just stare at him.
"Also, there is a twist to this challenge, and it involves the letter A. However, that is all I will tell you... for now. This is a fun challenge, and our new intern play-tested it, and she assured me it's safe. Come on out, Alyssa!"
A brown-haired girl wearing a blue shirt and brown shorts appeared. She was holding a basket with twenty-six apples in it, each with a different letter sticker on it.
"The things I do for a paycheck, because after all, I do want that new computer," Alyssa smiled as she put her basket down. Alyssa then addressed the contestants. "Hi, my name is Alyssa, and I will be helping out in this challenge! Whenever you think you have brought back apples with all 26 letters on them, bring your basket to me, and I will take a look at the apples. I can tell if you're missing one, so make sure you've found it, okay?"
"Yeah," said Chris. "It's basically what I just told them, Alyssa, but not bad for your first time here."
"Thanks!" beamed Alyssa.
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ALYSSA: Oh my gosh, I'm so glad I'm an intern! This basically gives me a leg up on the contestants, because then I am guaranteed to make it through all 26 days! I am planning on writing a weekly segment called "A Is For Alyssa", about my experiences on Total Drama Alpharama and New Wawanakwa! Since no one's getting voted off yet, I won't be doing any contestant interviews today, but I may chat with contestants from seasons past! And since today's theme is the letter A, I'm thinking Alejandro and Anne Maria are going to be my guests. Maybe the surgery Alejandro received recently will have made him Señor Studmuffin again! Eeeee!
TALWEN: Alyssa's an aspiring writer, just like me! I am positive that the two of us are going to be friends with each other when the show is over!
BLAINE: Alyssa will no doubt write about whatever secret about the show she can find out, so I know she's going to write about my connection with Mildred. But I'm not worried. When I make it much longer than the two episodes she was in, Alyssa will have plenty to write about!
The twenty-six contestants each had a basket with them, and they were waiting at the starting line.
"Okay, everyone, you can all start when I say the word 'Go'!"
At this point, all twenty-six contestants headed off.
"Wait, that's not what I meant! Oh well, this is much funnier! Especially since the O girl joined in, even though she couldn't hear what I was saying!"
"And that makes her different from the rest of the contestants because?" snarked Alyssa.
"Oh, shut up."
- A -
The contestants were all scrambling, searching tree after tree after tree looking for apples that had stickers with letters of the alphabet on them. Some were off searching by themselves, while others were searching in groups... like, for instance, Skyler, and his new alliance-mates Elvio, Ward, and Payson.
"What do I see in that tree?" said Payson, who saw an apple with a letter sticker on it. "An apple with a G appears before me!" Payson picked the apple off the branch, and put it into his basket.
"Nice! I wonder if there are others like that one on the tree, you know, just so that we don't have to like search the entire orchard looking for them," said Elvio.
Payson looked at the rest of the apples on the tree, but couldn't find any with stickers on them. "Nope, none here, dawg."
"Oh well, on to another tree then!" said Skyler.
"I see one!" said Ward, looking at an apple with a sticker on it on the tree ahead of them. He rushed toward it, and found that it had the letter Q on it.
"I don't have that one," he said, so he picked it up and put it in his basket.
"I see one too!" Skyler said, finding an apple with the letter D on it. "I'm pretty sure I don't have one like this, but I will give this to someone who doesn't have one... if you don't have one, raise your hand!"
Payson and Elvio raised their hands.
"Sorry, Elvio, but Payson raised his hand first, so he gets this one!" Skyler gave the apple to Payson.
"Aw man!" groaned Elvio. "But I think I see another one!" Elvio said as he reached out toward an apple that had the letter B on it.
"So how many apples do we have now?" asked Ward. "I think I have seven."
"I have eight," said Elvio.
"I gots nine, and I'm feelin' fine!" said Payson.
"I happen to have eight as well," said Skyler. "I guess we're all like one-third of the way there, so we should be okay!"
"I hear that, bro!" said Ward.
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WARD: I know I could just go off and search for the apples by myself, but I like working in a group. Skyler seems to know what he's doing. Plus, if there's a letter I like already have, I can give it to one of my bros who doesn't have one! This is just like the pizza parties at high school! Only with apples instead of pizza slices.
SKYLER: I had a feeling that this was going to be a challenge where the teams would be decided, so I made sure the four of us stuck together just so the chances of us ending up on the same team increased. I have a plan to keep this alliance to the finals, and I intend to stick to it!
Odessa seemed to be a bit confused about the challenge. She could read lips, but there were possibly other people in front of her at the time, and she didn't interpret Chris' instructions correctly, so she just grabbed apples off the trees that didn't have stickers on them.
At this point, Quillon saw her grabbing apples, and immediately signed "Don't pick these apples" with his hands, in front of her.
"Whoa!" Odessa was surprised. "You know sign language?"
"Simon, chica."
A smile appeared on Odessa's face.
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QUILLON: Eh, there are a lot of shouting matches going on in the streets where I grew up, and if I speak up, you know my voice is gonna get drowned out, man. So I had to learn sign just like I had to learn Spanish and French. I didn't need to raise my voice to get my message across to gangs like Los Diablos Amarillos! They just left after I showed them this... [He makes the sign for "Go Away".]
ODESSA: Quillon is my hero! I used to think that I would be an outcast because of my disability, but I'm glad someone is there for me! Ah... [She swoons.]
Nevaeh was overjoyed when she was picking some apples, since she found one with the letter K on it and put it in her basket.
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NEVAEH: I really like this challenge. Apple-picking was something I used to do in my childhood with my parents... but I feel like this is the first time doing it without them. It felt so free... I think I could basically do this challenge forever!
Just then, Connor walked over to where Nevaeh was picking.
"Oh, hey... Neeva... Navia... um, how do you pronounce your name anyway?" Connor asked.
"Nuh-VAY-uh," Nevaeh said. "My name is really hard to say, isn't it?"
"Yeah, and you'd have to be pretty lucky to find someone who'd say my name wrong," Connor replied, before picking an apple with the letter E on it.
"Yeah," Nevaeh replied back. And then the two of them stared into each other's eyes for a while, and...
"Oh, look at the time!" said Connor. "I guess I should finish quickly... after all, I do want to be one of the first ones there!" Connor picked another apple with the letter Q on it and went back to look for some more.
"Good luck!" Nevaeh shouted to him.
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CONNOR: I think I may be in love with Nee...vea, or whoever her name is. I may have already gotten one million dollars, but surprisingly I didn't need any of it to actually get a girl, because I suddenly found one on the first day! I wonder how much money I have to earn to find a cure for my sleeping disorder, because I must be dreaming! This can't be happening... [He swoons with a smile on his face.]
Talwen and Ireland were looking for some more apples. Talwen has found an apple with the letter A on it, and put it in her basket. Ireland spotted one with the letter J on it, but it was on a branch far above her reach.
"I can't seem to get it!" Ireland said, and she struggled trying to climb the tree. Just as she fell...
"Punch!"
Zakeri came over to them, punched the tree, and the apple fell off the branch. Ireland went over to the apple, and picked it up, and Zakeri found an apple with the letter S on it nearby and picked that up too.
"Wow," Talwen said, impressed at what she just saw.
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TALWEN: Zakeri is a lot like those guys in fanfiction who say they know a lot of martial arts... and actually do perform martial arts! I think most people in my circle would see him as kind of a Gary Stu, but who cares? He's hot!
ZAKERI: All I have to do is find the right spot on the tree, and hit it, and the apple falls. Apparently the trees in this apple orchard have pressure points... who knew?
IRELAND: I only hope he didn't hurt those trees... I mean, sure it looks cool, but still... that's scary when you think about it!
Justus was searching for crazy for some more apples that had letters on them, and he wasn't having much luck.
"Aw dang!" he said. "I only got three so far... they shouldn't be this difficult!"
Just then, Unique walked by him. And when Justus saw her body, he froze for just about ten seconds, and had a small smile on his face.
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JUSTUS: Dang... that shorty is definitely a 10!
UNIQUE: I seem to be drawn to a lot of boys today... and I like it!
At this point, Justus went walking and he saw an apple with the letter Y on it. "That's four... yeah, man, now I got this!" he said and picked it up. Ross walked over to him.
"Wappun, mon?" Ross said.
"Oh, hey, man," Justus said. "I can't believe the girl with the finest booty in the cast was just here... I know I"ve been having trouble finding these apples, and thanks to her, I just found another one." Suddenly, he spotted two apples with the letters I and A on them, and he picked them. "And I just found two more!"
Ross spotted an apple with the letter B on it and put it into his basket. "Mebbe dat girl put an obeah pon ya, one that be givin' you good luck!"
"Yeah, probably," Justus said, and then he found an apple with the letter V on it. "Or maybe it's because I tend to do a bit better with other people my race around me."
"Hmm... could be," Ross shrugged.
"Say... want to form an alliance for a while? I think we would work so well together, dawg."
"No prob, brudda!"
Justus and Ross shook hands.
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ROSS: What can me say? I and I like de alliance with Justus, since it feels so good to help a brudda out! It probably would've been wicked if D.J. and I had been on de same season, mon... for one t'ing, nuh curse in Egypt! Plus, D.J. makes de best roti!
While some of the contestants seemed to be doing good with nine or ten apples found so far, Gareth was still coming up empty.
"This is tough," he said to himself. "Why has everyone else found an apple with a sticker on it except me?"
Just then, Gareth found an apple with a Z sticker on it, but just as he was about to grab it, Francesca found it first. "Finders keepers!" she shouted.
Then, Gareth looked around and found an apple with a T sticker on it, but Blaine went over and grabbed it. "You snooze, you lose!" he shouted at Gareth.
Gareth would not give up. He then spotted an apple with an E sticker on it, and climbed the tree to get it. However, Luna swung on a branch like a chimpanzee (and made some monkey noises, too) and snatched the apple from the branch.
"No!" Gareth moaned.
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GARETH: Nothing is going my way! Nothing! Is the whole world against me or what?
The twenty-six contestants... okay, the twenty-five contestants not named Gareth... were making some progress. Most of them have made it to thirteen apples already.
"Yep, the first challenge of any Total Drama season is typically the easiest," Chris said to himself. "But I'm going to change that."
Chris went over to his microphone and pressed a button, and soon his voice was blaring over the P.A. system. "Oh, and remember when I said that A was for apple? Well, I thought I'd add something to the challenge, because A is also for alligator!" The speakers resonated with his laugh.
Chris pressed another button, and soon some gates near the apple orchard opened. Alligators that were about six feet long and had bright yellow eyes spawned out of the gates. "And in keeping with the alphabet theme, there are twenty-six alligators too, one for each of you!" Chris' voice shouted over the loudspeakers. The twenty-six alligators headed off in different directions to chase their prey. Alyssa looked on in shock. She had certainly never witnessed something like this before!
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ALYSSA: Alligators? Chris never told me about any alligators when I playtested the challenge! Okay, I think Chris is starting to go back to his Revenge of the Island ways... [She writes something down on a notepad.]
CHRIS: Dude, why are you lookin' at me like that? These are just normal alligators, brah. I promised I wasn't going to use any of the mutated animals from last season, and I'm staying true to my word! So seriously... stop giving me that look. Okay?
Ashlynn and Morganne were picking some more apples with letters on them, when they noticed two alligators staring at them, licking their lips.
"Yikes," said Morganne. "When Chris said 'A is for Alligator', he really meant it!"
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MORGANNE: Total Drama is probably the only teen reality series where the host can get away with putting teens in life-threatening situations! [smiles] And I'm so glad I get to be a part of it!
ASHLYNN: Oh my gosh, there are freaking alligators in the challenge! If I tell people at school about this, they are definitely going to call me the crazy ditzy blonde girl now, since no one will believe my story!
Just then, as Morganne and Ashlynn were being chased by alligators, Zakeri (also being chased by an alligator), ran over to the alligators and delivered a swift flying kick to both of them, as well as a quick punch to the alligator behind him. The three alligators, reeling from the attack, slinked away. [Alligators remaining: 23]
"I can't believe how awesome that was," Ashlynn said to Zakeri. "You are definitely my hero."
"I knew those martial arts skills of yours would come in handy!" said Morganne.
"Eh, it was nothing, really," Zakeri said humbly.
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ZAKERI: This is exactly the kind of stunt Chris would pull. My hands and feet are going to be pretty busy this season... [He blows on his hands, and rubs them together.]
Meanwhile, Elvio, Skyler, Ward and Payson had just run into four alligators of their own. Each alligator had been trained to go after one of the contestants, and the boys were starting to see the folly of sticking in a group of four.
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PAYSON: This is straight-up wack! All these gators have to step in on our turf! Come on, man! You're supposed to be gators, not haters!
WARD: Okay, these gators had to go DOWN!
Ward ripped off his sweater, and started punching one of the alligators square in the jaw.
"I've done some alligator wrestling too, let me join in!" said Skyler, as he whaled on another one. Payson did a spinning kick to knock another alligator out. "I learned this move on the dance floor, yo," he stated. Elvio beat up on the fourth one. "You're not getting my apples, bro!" he shouted. The four alligators left the challenge embarrased. [Alligators remaining: 19]
"That was a close one, man," Ward said, still trying to regain his composure after the sudden alligator encounter.
"And this is what happens when a group of four strong people stick together!" said Skyler. "So much can be accomplished when there's safety in numbers!"
"Wow, that's deep, yo," said Payson.
"BANG BANG WO!" a nearby voice shouted in Chinese. It was Hektor, who was also being chased by an alligator licking its lips.
"This kid's delusional..." said Elvio. "He thinks he's got a gun... that's cute."
"That's not what it means," said Hektor. "It's Chinese for SAVE ME!"
Skyler was eyeing the situation.
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SKYLER: I was wondering when my fifth alliance member would fall into my lap. Hektor? Well, you would see him as someone who isn't that good in physical challenges. But I do know that he is a mathlete, which would make him a valuable asset in mental challenges. I had no choice. I had to save him.
Skyler leaped over to where the alligator was chasing Hektor and wrestled the alligator, of course. The alligator went off to join the others that were chased off by Skyler and the gang. [Alligators remaining: 18]
"Aiyaah... That was a relief," said Hektor. "Thank you for saving me."
"It was a pleasure," said Skyler. "By the way, would you like to join our alliance?"
"I'd love to!" Hektor beamed excitedly, shaking Skyler's hand.
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HEKTOR: I have never before been part of a group of people that included someone other than just nerds like myself! And Skyler made me feel welcome! I am not going to forget this day!
ELVIO: I don't know what the big deal is with the new guy. I mean, he's a math geek. A math geek. Those are the types of people I don't usually associate with. I hope Skyler knows what he's doin', bro...
Desirae, Xev, and Velandra were adding some more apples to their collections. Desirae climbed a tree and retrieved and apple with a T on it. She put it in her basket.
"Yeah!" shouted Xev. "You go, girl!"
"Yeah, show that tree who's boss!" said Velandra, who also found an apple with a Q on it.
The three alligators who watched the girls began to slowly approach them.
"Oh heck naw!" said Desirae, who quickly leaped at the three alligators with a dance kick. "SHAZAM!" The three alligators, defeated, went away to join the others. [Alligators remaining: 15]
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DESIRAE: Okay, who let these gators onto the dance floor? This is some funky jazz right here... and only that jive turkey Chris would be responsible!
"Wow, that was impressive!" said Xev.
"Ten dance tournaments later, and this girl's legs still work, baby!" said Desirae. "They ain't failed me yet!"
"If only I had legs like that," said Velandra. "But you'll have to settle for these things. Sorry!"
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XEV: Desirae and Velandra are great friends to have around. So far, the only thing we three have in common is that we have crazy hairstyles. Speaking of, I would love to know how Desirae gets hers up like that. What's her secret?
VELANDRA: I love Desirae and Xev to death! They seem pretty real enough, unlike some of the phonies around here! If I were to be separated from those two, and put on some other team, I don't know what would happen!
Connor and Nevaeh spotted an apple that had a W on it. "Say, Nevaeh, do you have an apple with a W on it?"
"Why, yes, I think I do," said Nevaeh.
"Then I guess this one's mine then," Connor said. Connor reached out and grabbed the apple. However, as he did that, he was met with a green scaly snout and lots of sharp pointy teeth.
"A... alligator...!" Nevaeh shrieked.
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NEVAEH: This is one of the things my parents warned me about... I may never go apple-picking again!
CONNOR: I bet Chris must have had a lot of money lying around to pay for those alligators! Of course, that's not how I would spend my millions, because after all, no sane person does that!
Connor and Nevaeh were trying to run away from those alligators as fast as possible. "I think we should be safe here," said Connor to Nevaeh as they found a far-off tree. Connor spotted an apple with the letter J on it. He reached over to pick it, but saw two familiar snouts emerge from the leaves. Connor quickly backed his hand away when one of those snouts tried to bite his hand.
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CONNOR: Last I checked, alligators couldn't climb trees. What is wrong with this show anyway?
Gareth was having no luck at all. Not only had he failed to snag a single apple with a letter sticker on it, but now there was an alligator chasing after him! Whenever Gareth would find such an apple, the alligator would extend its jaws and eat the apple! The alligator would occasionally bite on Gareth's arm just for fun.
"Ow!" Gareth screamed as the alligator bit his arm.
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GARETH: This is not funny, Chris! NOT FUNNY!
Ireland and Talwen had their apple-picking session interrupted by two alligators as well.
"This is too much!" Ireland shrieked. Talwen picked up some stones and began throwing them at the alligators.
"What are you doing?" Ireland shouted.
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IRELAND: Oh dear, those poor alligators. It must hurt them when someone throws things at them. I mean, I know it's only for self-defense in this case, but... those poor alligators!
TALWEN: This scenario looks like it came out of a bad fanfiction! Unless you're making a drawing for a children's alphabet book, you should never put an alligator anywhere near an apple orchard... ever!
Unique went over to Talwen and Ireland, who were being chased by alligators. "Hey, what's going on?" she said.
"L... look behind you..." said Ireland. Unique immediately noticed that a third alligator appeared and was chasing after her.
Suddenly, the alligator who chased after Unique took a good look at her body. In an instant, the alligator's eyes turned to pink heart symbols. The other two alligators looked at Unique, and their eyes turned to heart symbols too. Then, all three alligators swooned as they saw Unique. It's safe to say that the three alligators were stunned unconscious for a while. [Alligators remaining: 12]
"If I didn't know better, I'd say those alligators were in love with you, Unique!" joked Talwen.
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UNIQUE: I guess I must be the female version of Justin... I've got such a beautiful body that all the animals around me will instantly fall in love with it! But still, this is pretty weird...
Kieran was, of course, picking some apples all by himself. Just then, an alligator crawled up to him. Kieran took off his shades, noticed the alligator, and then quickly punched the alligator in its snout.
"Do you mind?" he said to the alligator, as he put his shades back on, and resumed searching. The alligator quietly left. [Alligators remaining: 11]
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KIERAN: Geez, how hard is it to get some freaking privacy around here?
Odessa was nervous when she saw two alligators staring down both her and Quillon. However, the barrio boy quickly snuck behind the two alligators, and tied their scaly tails together when they weren't looking.
"Yo! Caimanes estupidos! Your mother got turned into a handbag!" Quillon taunted. The alligators tried to chase after Quillon, but since their tails were tied together, they tripped over each other and fell. Admitting defeat, the two alligators left. [Alligators remaining: 9]
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ODESSA: That's twice now that Quillon has helped me out today. I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions, but he might be the perfect guy for a deaf girl like me!
QUILLON: Alligators... gang members... they're all alike, ese. They're slithery, and they sneak up on you when you're not lookin'. This is why I watch my back at all times.
Blaine and York were carrying their baskets full of apples with them, each of them being pursued by a hungry alligator. Just then, the two bumped into each other, causing them to fall and drop their baskets, causing their contents to spill everywhere. The alligators then ate some of the apples that were being dropped.
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BLAINE: Oh great... after all this hard work finding the apples I need, I lose them and these gators eat some of them. Well, this is what I get for keeping my secret from everyone. Of course, I'm still going to do it.
YORK: Those gators are going to pay! Oh well, I guess I could just steal some apples from someone else... but who? [An evil grin forms on her face.]
Just then, Luna came in riding - that's right, riding on the alligator that had chased her before. The charging alligator, which had enormous lips, ran into both of the alligators that had chased Blaine and York before and sent the two reptiles flying out of there! [Alligators remaining: 6]
Blaine and York were both stunned at what they just saw.
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YORK: Who is this girl?
LUNA: I guess you can call this a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment! Get it?
BLAINE: If there was something that my sister would want to talk about on her show, this would be it.
It seemed like it was getting tougher for the alligators to take a bite out of any of the contestants' apples (or out of any of the contestants themselves) as their numbers kept dwindling.
Justus and Ross had double-teamed a duo of alligators, and Ross used some slick Jamaican wrestling moves on both of them.
"Jah guide!" Ross said to both of the alligators as they slithered away. [Alligators remaining: 4]
"Hey, guys, what's goin' on?" Francesca said as she walked up to both of the boys.
"Oh, there was some mean old gators chasin' us," said Justus.
"You mean like this one?" Francesca pulled up the unconscious body of the alligator she just clobbered offscreen. [Alligators remaining: 3]
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FRANCESCA: Oh, did I mention that I am the only female alligator wrestler in my school? Yeah, I kinda left that information out earlier.
JUSTUS: Francesca really kicked that gator's booty! And I don't care if she ain't black, I want her on my team!
ROSS: We nuh have alligators in Jamaica. Only crocodiles. Me can tell de difference. Crocodile more aggressive dan alligator, so me glad Chris use alligator. Mebbe him t'ink alligator be more aggressive? Chris nuh do de research! [He spins his volleyball on his finger.]
"And if you think that was impressive, check this out!" Francesca said. She picked up two giant rocks and a large stick she found lying on the ground. She used the stick like a baseball bat, and sent the rocks flying, where they both beaned the two alligators that were chasing after Nevaeh and Connor in the distance. The two alligators finally admitted defeat and left. [Alligators remaining: 1]
"To whoever did that, thank you!" Connor shouted.
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NEVAEH: Those alligators... they were scaly... they had sharp teeth... I still want to know if this is the kind of show I signed up for!
Chris' voice was heard across the P.A. system. "It's been one hour so far and no one has brought anything back? Come on, peeps! You guys really need to hustle!"
The contestants, upon hearing Chris' message (and Quillon relaying his message to Odessa via sign language) quickly began to focus their efforts on finding the apples they didn't have yet. The contestants were lucky that they didn't have any alligators chasing after them anymore... well, except for Gareth.
Desirae, Velandra and Xev were looking for some apples to complete their collections. York walked up to them. "Hey, ladies," she said. "Mind if I help?"
"Sure, go ahead," said Xev. York pretended to search the trees, and when the other three girls weren't looking, York stole some apples from the three girls' baskets.
Wait a minute, did I say "when the other three girls weren't looking"? In reality, just Desirae and Xev weren't looking, but Velandra had her eye on York when her back was turned, and took some apples from York's basket.
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YORK: What can I say? It's a competitive game, and I'm a competitor. Chris did not say anything in the rules about stealing from someone else. If anything, this is the kind of behavior he encourages! This I like.
VELANDRA: I know that girl is up to somethin', and I figured she was going to steal from me, so I stole from her. She's gonna get a big surprise when she brings those apples back!
While some contestants were still searching for the rest of their apples, others thought they had all their apples already. Zakeri, Ashlynn, and Morganne brought back baskets filled with twenty-six apples.
"Here," Zakeri said to Alyssa as he handed his basket over to her. Alyssa checked the basket and found that it did contain an apple with every letter of the alphabet on it.
"Nice job!" Alyssa said to Zakeri as she gave him a thumbs up.
"Way to go, Zakeri, my man!" said Chris. "Take your spot on the bench and wait for the others to finish." Chris motioned toward a bench and Zakeri sat down on it.
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ZAKERI: I cannot believe that even though my name begins with the last letter of the alphabet, I come in first in the first-ever challenge on Total Drama Alpharama. I guess this is what they call "irony"!
Alyssa then checked Ashlynn's basket, and found that she too had found an apple with every letter of the alphabet on it.
"Congratulations!" Alyssa said to Ashlynn as she gave her a thumbs up.
"Awesome, Ashlynn!" said Chris. "You're the second person to complete this challenge!"
"Yeah!" Ashlynn beamed with excitement. "I guess I'm not as dumb as you think, huh?"
"Um... yeah," Chris said. "Anyway, join Zakeri over there on the bench." Ashlynn went over to the bench where Zakeri was and joined him.
Meanwhile, Alyssa was checking Morganne's basket, and found her collection was complete as well. "You've made it, too," said Alyssa, who gave a thumbs up to Morganne.
"Morganne, impressive!" said Chris. "You're the third one to complete the challenge! Go join Ashlynn and Zakeri on the bench!"
"YES!" Morganne shouted raising her fists in the air as she joined Ashlynn and Zakeri.
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Gareth was still trying to get at least one apple to put in his basket, and the alligator chasing him was making things really difficult for him. Not to mention that one of his arms was in the alligator's mouth, which kinda made things harder for him.
"Will anything ever go my way?" Gareth cried. The alligator just smiled evilly.
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Francesca brought her basket over to Alyssa. Alyssa checked the apples, and when she found that Francesca had found one of each of the required ones, she gave Francesca a thumbs up.
"Francesca, you're the fourth person to do this!" Chris said.
"Woo!" Francesca whooped. "I knew I could do it!" Francesca joined the others.
"You've made it, too," Alyssa said to Justus as she rewarded his successful completion of all the required apples with a thumbs up.
"Justus, you're the fifth one to complete the challenge, good job, bro!" said Chris.
"Sweet, man!" Justus beamed before joining the others before him.
"And so did you, Ross," Alyssa said to Ross when she found his collection was complete.
"Ross, you're number six," said Chris. "Nice job, brudda!"
"Ku pon dis!" Ross shouted, pumping his fist in the air for emphasis.
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Kieran was still off by himself looking for the last few apples to add to his collection. Suddenly, he was shocked when he saw Luna's head, upside down, in the tree leaves.
"Need some help?" Luna said. She then jumped onto Kieran's back and climbed onto his head. Her basket was obscuring his face so he had trouble looking where he was going.
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KIERAN: I would just like to complete this challenge by myself. Is that too much to ask?
LUNA: I don't care what anyone says, it's more fun this way. Woo!
York, smiling evilly to herself, brought her basket over to Alyssa. "I think I got everything," York said. Alyssa checked the contents of the basket.
"Nope, you don't have everything. Sorry." Alyssa said. York was shocked. Even after all that work she did, stealing from her competitors, something went wrong!
"Okay, I'll keep looking," York said in embarrassment, as she went off toward the apple orchard.
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YORK: I guess I was so busy stealing from other people's baskets that I forgot to check my own! Stupid, York, stupid!
As York left, Quillon and Odessa arrived with their baskets. Alyssa checked Quillon's basket, and when she found it was okay, she gave him a thumbs up.
"Orale!" Quillon whooped in triumph.
"Congrats, Quillon, you're the seventh person to do this! Join the others over there!" Quillon did so.
Alyssa also rewarded Odessa with a thumbs up after seeing her collection was complete as well.
"Nice, Odessa!" Chris said. "I don't know how you did it, but you're the eighth person to complete the challenge!" Odessa joined the others, who were still stunned that a deaf person was able to make it this far.
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ODESSA: While I am deficient in the hearing department, I make up for it with my other four senses, like my sense of sight! I could spot an apple with a letter sticker on it like a hundred feet away!
QUILLON: I don't know how she do it, ese, but I'm glad she do it!
The five members of Skyler's alliance were the next people to go over to Alyssa. Alyssa checked Skyler's basket first and saw everything was okay. She gave him a thumbs up.
"Skyler, sweet!" said Chris. "You're the ninth one to do this!"
"I probably might have done better, but I'm okay with that." Skyler said.
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SKYLER: I do not know whether this challenge divides the contestants into two teams or three teams. I saw it was getting close to the end, and wanted to ensure all five of us stuck together. I am keeping my fingers crossed, though, just in case.
Alyssa gave a thumbs up to Ward when she saw his collection was complete too.
"Ward, you're number ten!" said Chris.
"Awesome!" Ward shouted. He joined the other nine people on the bench.
Alyssa also approved Payson's complete collection with a thumbs up.
"Payson, you're the eleventh one to do this! Nice job!" Chris said.
"Number eleven, and I feel like I'm in heaven!" whooped Payson, who joined the others.
Alyssa also found that Hektor's set of apples met the requirements, and gave him a thumbs up.
"Hektor, you're the twelfth person to finish!" said Chris. "Nice!"
"I'm in the first half... aiyaah, this is a dream come true!" Hektor said before joining the others on the bench.
"And you're in this too!" said Alyssa to Elvio, after she had just found his collection was successfully complete.
"Elvio, you're number thirteen!" said Chris.
"Yeah, baby!" Elvio flexed his muscles. "This is MY kind of challenge!"
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Kieran was still struggling with the challenge, because of the fact that he now had Luna perched on his shoulders, being as hyperactive as she possibly could. And not only that, her basket was still obscuring his face...
He tried shooing her away and shouting at her to get off, but she would not listen, since she was obviously in her own little world...
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Desirae, Velandra, and Xev arrived with their baskets. Alyssa checked Desirae's basket, and then...
"Nope, sorry, you've gotta go back," Alyssa said to Desirae.
"Dang!" Desirae shouted.
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DESIRAE: I coulda sworn I got all the apples... now this girl tell me that some of them are missin'. This sista got ripped off, y'all! Ripped off!
As Desirae went back to search for the apples she missed, Alyssa checked Xev's basket next.
"Sorry, Xev, you're missing some too," Alyssa said to Xev.
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XEV: That's impossible! I thought I had all of them... I'm pretty sure there's a thief in the vicinity!
Xev left, and just before she left, she said to Velandra, "I think someone has stolen from us, so you might want to check your basket... you may be missing some too."
"Got it," said Velandra. And after Xev left, Velandra did check her basket - to ensure that the apples she took back from York were back in there. Then Velandra showed Alyssa the basket, and after Alyssa checked the contents, she gave Velandra a thumbs up.
"Nice, Velandra," said Chris. "You're number fourteen! Go over there with the others!"
Velandra sat on the bench. Elvio scowled at Velandra, and Velandra scowled at him right back.
"Yeah, well... I got here first!" Elvio said to her.
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VELANDRA: I am a firm believer in karma, York! What goes around comes around! I hope your butt is the first one booted from your team after that stunt, chica!
The twelve remaining contestants in the apple orchard were nervous. Over half of the cast had completed the challenge, so why hadn't they? There were still apples to find and put in their baskets. Chris said that the challenge would only end after a certain number of people had completed it. But maybe fourteen was not enough, so they could still have a chance...
After much scrambling, a few people had completed their collections and have made it to Chris and Alyssa...
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Alyssa inspected Talwen's basket, and gave her a thumbs up when she found that it satisfied the requirements.
"Talwen, you're number fifteen!" said Chris.
"I knew I could make it," Talwen said, as she joined the others.
The next basket Alyssa was examining was Ireland's, and Ireland was given a thumbs up by Alyssa as well.
"Ireland, your number is sweet sixteen!" said Chris.
"It feels so good to succeed in a challenge that allows me to get in touch with nature!" cheered Ireland as she joined with the other fifteen.
Then Unique appeared with her basket. "I hope I'm not too late," she said.
"No, you're still on time. The challenge isn't over yet!" said Chris.
Alyssa took a look at the contents of Unique's basket. Alyssa said to Unique... "Unique... I'm sorry to tell you..."
Unique was nervous.
Alyssa gave Unique a thumbs up. "...that you made it too! Congratulations!"
"Wow, seriously?" Unique was suddenly excited.
"Way to go, Unique, you're number seventeen!" said Chris.
"Oh thank you!" said Unique as she joined the sixteen before her on the bench.
It was at this point that Chris chose to address the nine contestants who had not yet completed the challenge on his P.A. system. "The challenge is officially over! We have our winners! I know all of you left are pretty bummed that you didn't make it, but hey... there's always next time, right?" And then he laughed.
Connor, Nevaeh, Blaine, Kieran, Luna, Desirae, Xev, York, and Gareth were obviously disappointed that they didn't get to finish.
"This is all your fault!" Gareth said to the alligator who was biting his arm. Gareth then kicked the alligator right in the crotch, and then the alligator let go of Gareth's arm and ran away embarrased. [Alligators remaining: 0]
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YORK: Okay, my plan totally did not work out. But you people watching have not seen the last of me... particularly since this is an episode where no one gets voted off and you're going to see me again anyway!
BLAINE: So I guess I'm apparently a loser again... and Mildred, if you're watching, please stop laughing at me.
After the challenge, all twenty-six campers have assembled in front of Chris.
"That was an interesting first challenge!" Chris exclaimed. "There were winners, obviously... and there were losers. First, I would like to ask the first eight people to complete the challenge to stand on the green mat. That would be Zakeri, Ashlynn, Morganne, Francesca, Justus, Ross, Quillon, and Odessa!"
Zakeri, Ashlynn, Morganne, Francesca, Justus, Ross, Quillon and Odessa stood on the green mat.
"Congratulations, you eight! You are officially known as Team Alpha!"
The eight members of Team Alpha cheered.
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MORGANNE: I cannot believe it... the first eight winners of the challenge get to be on the same team! Eeeeee! ...But I hope this does not end up like Team Victory where we lose every single challenge after that. But our team has a volleyball player and a freakin' martial arts expert on it, so... I think we'll be okay!
"Now, for the other nine of you who completed the challenge," said Chris. "That would be Skyler, Ward, Payson, Hektor, Elvio, Velandra, Talwen, Ireland and Unique! Please stand on the red mat!"
Skyler, Ward, Payson, Hektor, Elvio, Velandra, Talwen, Ireland and Unique took their places on the red mat.
"You nine are now known as Team Beta! Congrats!"
The nine members of Team Beta... kinda cheered.
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SKYLER: I guess I ended up taking all four members of my alliance with me after all. Team Alpha may have lucked out, but I am positive that this team will emerge victorious the next time around. And even if we do lose the challenge, we have four free boots, so it's not a total loss.
VELANDRA: Sorry, Desirae and Xev, that you couldn't make it on the same team with me. Miss you girls! If you're watching this, get rid of that pink-haired bruja for me!
"And as for the other nine, who are... nine people whose names I don't remember at the moment... anyway, the nine of you who did not complete the challenge, on the purple mat, go." said Chris.
Connor, Nevaeh, Blaine, Kieran, Luna, Desirae, Xev, York, and Gareth went onto the purple mat.
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NEVAEH: Hey, Chris, if you have trouble pronouncing my name, why don't you just admit it?
"Um, the rest of you," said Chris. "You are all on Team Omega! So... yeah?"
The nine members of Team Omega... cheered somewhat, though not as much as Teams Alpha and Beta.
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XEV: Okay, it may not be the same level of strength as either Team Alpha or Team Beta, but then again... "Team Omega" is still a pretty cool-sounding name. I feel confident that we are going to emerge the underdogs!
YORK: Why is my team the one with all the sucky people on it? I get stuck on a team with a few people who are pretty useless in life... like loser boy and freaky girl... why me? Aaaaauuuuugh! [She makes an I-want-to-pull-out-my-hair motion.]
"And now for the twist!" said Chris to the eight members of Team Alpha. "Team Alpha... A is for Advantage, and since you eight came first in the challenge, you will receive an advantage!"
"Yeah!" the eight members of Team Alpha cheered.
"Your advantage is... you will not be able to participate in tomorrow's challenge!"
The members of Team Alpha were confused.
"Say what?" asked Justus.
"How is that an advantage?" asked Ashlynn.
"And the only reason you're not participating in tomorrow's challenge is..." Chris continued. "None of you eight are going to be the first voted off this season!"
The eight members of Team Alpha went back to cheering.
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ODESSA: Maybe I read Chris' lips wrong. I could've sworn that he said none of the members of my team are going to be the first voted off. Well, my teammates were happy about it, so it must be a good thing, right? Yay for me!
"That's right. It's between Team Beta and Team Omega, and they are the only people who will compete in tomorrow's challenge, and one of those eighteen is going to be the first one voted off!"
The eighteen members of Teams Beta and Omega were nervous.
"I think it's getting late," Chris said. "Time to introduce you to your new digs!"
- A -
Chris brought the twenty-six members of Team Alpha to a really luxurious house, with the green Team Alpha insignia in front. It had a hot tub, some really fancy bedrooms, as well as a few vending machines and some computers, video game systems... basically this is a lot better than where most campers would spend the night.
"This is the Luxury Cabin," Chris announced. "If you score first place in a challenge this season, your team gets to stay here. And I know all of you want to live in a place like this, right? So... win challenges and maybe you'll do that!"
Chris motioned toward three identical-looking cabins across from the Luxury Cabin. They are basically similar to where the contestants from seasons 1 and 4 have slept. Two of them were next to each other, and had the red Team Beta insignia on them, and the other one, bearing the purple Team Omega insignia, was farther away.
"As for the other cabins... the two cabins with your logo on it, Team Beta, are where the second-place team, i.e. you nine, will sleep. Boys take one cabin, girls get the other."
Elvio smiled an evil grin at Velandra.
"This is good, because then I don't have to get your ugly girl cooties!" Elvio said to her. Velandra crossed her arms in response.
"And the other cabin, the one where the last-place team, a.k.a. Team Omega is sleeping? Well... all nine of you will be sharing it, and it's co-ed!" Chris laughed, and many of the nine Team Omega members were shocked by this development.
"Okay, who wants to share a bunk with me?" asked Gareth, and then he puckered his lips.
"Ew, gross," said York. She turned to the rest of her teammates. "All in favor of kicking Gareth out of our cabin, raise your hand!"
"Aw, no fair!" Gareth moaned.
After the twenty-six contestants began to move their stuff into their new cabins, Chris addressed the camera. "How will our new campers adjust to their new sleeping conditions? And who will be this season's first bootee, from the episode brought to you by the letter B? Find out next time, on Total..."
The camera zoomed out.
"...Drama..."
The camera zoomed out again.
"...Alpharama!"
- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z -
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
And with that, episode 1, a.k.a. episode A, is finished! One letter of the alphabet down, twenty-five more to go!
Just in case you forgot who the three teams are, and who's on it, here's a reminder:
TEAM ALPHA: Ashlynn, Francesca, Justus, Morganne, Odessa, Quillon, Ross, Zakeri
TEAM BETA: Elvio, Hektor, Ireland, Payson, Skyler, Talwen, Unique, Velandra, Ward
TEAM OMEGA: Blaine, Connor, Desirae, Gareth, Kieran, Luna, Nevaeh, Xev, York
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