"So this is it Barry? This is the place we're going to be staying for 3 months?" Jimmy Scozzi, the actor who thought too much of himself proclaimed.

"Jimmy, kid, calm down. We—"

Barry, Jimmy's agent had been trying to calm him down for a whole two hours as they sailed on the huge cruise ship Jimmy rented just for the occasion. Honestly, it was money not well spent.

"And I bought this cruise ship! I thought we were going to be at a five-star resort or something. Not some… Run down abandoned mansion! Do you know how many people have probably died in this house?" Jimmy asked as he picked up a piece of wood that had fallen off the house many years ago.

"427 people." The plump agent said rather matter-of-factly.

"Great. That's not as much as I thought."

"Are you being sarc—"

"Of course I'm being sarcastic you wide load!" Jimmy yelled. "Sorry. I just need to wrap my head around this whole ordeal…"

Jimmy looked back up at the abandoned mansion. Yep, this place was going to need a lot of sprucing up to do. The doors were missing from the front, the windows were all broken in, and the curtains were tattered. A dense and mossy forest surrounded the house on all sides besides the front of the house. Looking back, Jimmy saw the ocean sparkling blue and clean. The only nice thing about this whole place. He sighed heavily and turned to Barry.

"Hire contractors. A lot of them. Our budget is 30 million dollars—"Jimmy started to say before being interrupted by Barry.

"30 million?! The producers aren't paying for this… Are you—"

"It's coming from my own pocket. If I'm going to run this show, then I want to stay in a five-star resort. Besides, money aint' nothing but a thang Barry boy, you know I have plenty of it." Jimmy stated as he started to walk back to the cruise ship.

"Wait for me, Jimmy!" Barry caught up to Jimmy with a little trouble but got there he did.

"Why haven't you done what I asked yet? Did I speak a language you didn't understand?"

"Well—"

"Oh, that's right! I forgot you spoke "Stupidassian" God, sometimes you can be so dense Barry! It's so not very."

"Very?" Barry asked.

"I grew up in the 80s okay. Don't question me." Jimmy retorted. "Oh! Also, get a scouting team to search this whole place. I want to exploit this whole island's secrets." Barry went off to do what he was told before Jimmy stopped him again. "Oh! And make sure to order 2 more boats."

This confused Barry.

"Two more boats?" Barry questioned.

"Don't question me! Just do it!"

Barry ran off as Jimmy got on the cruise ship. Crew members and Interns were all running around doing miscellaneous tasks to prepare for the contestants. One Intern, Michelangelo—But he went by Michel—Was one of Jimmy's favorites. Mostly because he did whatever Jimmy said without question which was Jimmy's philosophy: "Don't question Jimmy Scozzi, for he is all knowing and powerful." Yeah, that had a great ring to it.

"Michel come here please." Jimmy requested in an unusually friendly manner.

The witty intern quickly ran over to the newest host. Michel looked up to Jimmy Scozzi, almost like a big brother.

"Yes sir?" Michel quickly answered.

"How many teens have been accepted so far? Have we gotten all of them yet?"

Michel looked at his notes.

"3 boys and 2 girls, sir." Michel said hesitantly.

"That's it?"

"That's it." Michel repeated.

"Why such a small number?!" Jimmy yelled. Michel flinched and then answered.

"Well, you said to be very picky, sir. We've gotten tons of people interested we just picked the best of the best. But sometimes we have to be cutthroat sir—"

"Hey!" Jimmy interrupted. "That was pretty mean…"

"Sir, are you serious?"

Jimmy thought a little bit. Yes, this season had to be perfect. If he was to outdo Chris McLean then there could be no weak link in the cast.

"Right. Keep on it, hopefully we can get all of the cast by tonight. One request Michel." Jimmy explained.

"Yes sir, Anything!"

"I want you to meet all of the contestants at Costa Del Rey, when they are ready. Give them a big welcome as the ships arrive."

"Ships sir?" Michel question.

"Yes ships. There will be three ships docking and I want the sixteen of them to be separated: Five, Five and Six. You understand?" Jimmy ordered. Michel caught on real fast after that.

"I understand sir." Michel responded and got to work.

"Hmmm. I'm really starting to like this job."

This was the first genuine emotion Jimmy had felt in a long time. Things were going great. Even with the run down house, he was going to enjoy this job. A worker interrupted Jimmy from his thoughts.

"Sir?" The worker tapped Jimmy on the shoulder.

"If you touch me like that again, I will… I will… I will get back to you on that one. What do you want man?" Jimmy asked sternly.

"The producers are asking you if you would like to film a commercial soon. We need to get people a little more interested with the show."

"Really? My name isn't enough to get people interested?" Jimmy complained as he poured some tequila.

"Do you want the truth sir?" The worker asked.

"I swear to Jemimah I will impale you in the heart if your next sentence is something that I don't want to hear…" Jimmy threatened as he picked up a butter knife that was used for the bread laid out on the snack table. "A butter knife can go a long way you know."

The worker got tense quickly after that.

"Well, speak won't you?" Jimmy yelled.

"Jimmy Scozzi isn't as international as he thinks he is…" The balsy worker cried out.

Immediately after, he ran away and jumped off the ship… He never resurfaced. Other workers looked worryingly at Scozzi.

"What? He chose his path… Post the partial cast list. Make sure not to reveal names but only the spots taken." Jimmy said as he sat down to enjoy his food.

Things were going according to plan for Jimmy Scozzi. Soon he would have a cast of teenagers to torture and a large pile of money to sit on…

And that ends another short of Jimmy Scozzi. I'm doing these shorts because by the time the actual competition comes around Jimmy will be a minor character so I wanted to give him as much character development as I could in these early chapters. And yes, you read right: Out of all of the applications that were sent in I have only selected 5… 3 boys and 2 girls. They will not be revealed until the whole cast is finished. Here are some things I would like you guys to know:

If you have sent in a character, feel free to send in another! At most, I will accept two from one author. Besides that, it would be a bit too many.

There is a bit of an overabundance of Rich contestants… I know everyone wants to be that "it" kid but I am telling you know. All of the rich people that I wanted are already a part of the cast. Take this however you want it.

And lastly, you guys really listened to me! I'm so happy! I asked for detailed characters and detailed characters I got! You really know how to make me happy.

And remember, have fun and get creative. Creativity always wins the race. This XxMasterHawkexX signing off and wishing you a happy summer.

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GIRLS:

1.) *SPOT TAKEN*

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