The sun began shining on the tall trees and the even taller cliffs of the landscape. The sky was as blue as the lake situated around the area. In front of the sign that hung over a fence by two poles, was a man with raven locks and a five o'clock shadow, a blue shirt with a long sleeved white shirt underneath, and cargo pants. He stood with his back towards the camera, looking up at the sign.
"Wow, it's been a while since we've gone to camp. But, I guess everything comes full circle in the end." The man said, before turning around to reveal Chris McLean. He wore a pair of Aviator sunglasses, flashing his million dollar smile to the camera.
"What's up, everybody? You know who I am, the host with the absolute most, Chris McLean," Chris announced, talking off his sunglasses, "and I'm coming to you from Camp Marikawa, some old and worn out summer camp on the shores of Lake Huron here in Michigan! Last time you saw this pretty face," Chris stopped to flash his pearly whites, "Shawn faced off against Sky in a race to a million dollars on one crazy, animatronic island! In the end, Shawn ended up beating Sky and taking home the cold hard cash, along with a girl. Not too shabby."
"But, that was months ago. Now, it is time for a brand-new season of the greatest reality show to ever grace television airwaves!" Chris continued as he walked through the entrance to the camp, showing the surroundings of forest and sparse dirt paths.
"This time around, we have 18 brand new campers who are coming here to compete for the ultimate prize of…"
The camera cut to a platform containing stacks upon stacks of bills, as Chris told how much it was worth.
"ONE! MILLION! DOLLARS!"
The bus, a rather mediocrely built vehicle, was seen travelling down a dirt road towards the campgrounds. The inside of the bus was shown, housing 18 teenagers, as Chris narrating via voiceover.
"They all come from different walks of life, but one simple thing has brought them here: To show everyone else that they have what it takes to beat the competition and take home the grand prize."
"Welcome to the latest installment of the most dramatic TV show on Earth! Welcome to…"
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Back to Camp!"
(Theme song will be written for next chapter)
"Welcome back!" Chris said, "It's time to meet our campers for this season!"
The bus carrying he contestants stopped in front of the entrance to the campgrounds. The doors opened to reveal Chef Hatchett in a bus driver's uniform, his perpetual annoyed expression on his face. He exited the bus and walked up to Chris.
"Chris, why'd you tell these brats not to speak at all?" Chef asked.
"I couldn't risk not capturing a single second of drama. Let's save that all for when the game really begins." Chris justified.
"But it was so gosh darn awkward in there. Plus, it was nearly an hour long drive!" Chef spoke up.
"Don't worry, Chef," Chris said, patting the larger man on the shoulder, "It will all pay off eventually."
The first contestant disembarked from the bus. He was extremely tall, standing at 6'3". He has lightly tanned skin and tousled light brown hair in medium length. He has almond shaped and bright blue in colour. He has neat but thick eyebrows, long yet thin eyelashes, a defined jawline, a mischievous smile/grin/smirk, aligned white teeth with strangely sharp canines and dimples on either sides of his cheeks. Three piercings and a notable scar on his jaw are the most notable features of his face. He wears a plain shirt with a Dolce & Gabbana Marlon Brando hoodie and a Valentino appliqué camouflage bomber jacket with black skinny jeans and Balmain Taiga Ranger boots on his feet. He seemed to exude an aura of self-confidence.
"Kai! What's up, man? Enjoy the ride?" Chris asked.
"Not really. What's up with the no talking rule? Do you know how awkward it was? You could cut the silence with a knife." Kai said.
"See? He gets it!" Chef told Chris, who simply put a hand up to silence the two.
"Relax, Kai. It will all be explained soon enough. Go stand over by the entrance." Chris said, pointing to the arch formed by the sign.
"Cool." Kai said, picking up his luggage and walking towards the entrance.
The second contestant stepped off the bus, the puffs of her hair bouncing with each step. She stood at 5'4" and has an average yet somewhat muscular body type and a warm brown skin tone. She wore a white T-shirt with faded blue ankle-length denim overalls, with white mid-calf length socks and a pair of brown mid-calf length leather cowboy boots. She had a big smile on her face and seemed to take in her surroundings.
"Wow…" The girl breathed, a southern drawl apparent in her dialect.
"Taking in the view, Amaryllis?" Chris asked.
"Yeah! When you're a small-town girl like me, even the smaller things seem to amaze you." Amaryllis said.
"We'll make sure to show you all the 'great things,' this place has to offer." Chris said, his voice changing tones with the words, "great things," implying sarcasm on his end, something the girl did not pick up on. She simply walked to the entrance and stood by Kai, offering him a hand.
"Hi! I'm Amaryllis!" Amaryllis introduced. Kai extended his own hand and shook hers.
"Kai. Seems like your first time truly seeing the world." Kai said, noticing her earlier surprise.
"Yup! It's really exciting," Amaryllis said, "That's why I signed up for this show, you know."
Back with Chris…
"Welcome to camp, Brittany!" Chris introduced a girl with a peach skin tone and a black ponytail. She wore a trendy black top, with a white ruffled skirt, a pair of white socks, and white studded sneakers. She stood 5'8" and had teal eyes that seem endless if you stared into them for long enough.
"Great to be here, Chris! Looking forward to a great competition." Brittany said, a smile across her face and a pep in her step.
"I hope by 'great,' you mean intense and full of drama, because that's what we have in store!" Chris said, a beaming smile of his own radiating.
"Sure. Let's go with that." Brittany said, ambling over to the entrance, trying to smile despite her definition of a great competition being nowhere near what the host described.
The next contestant looked like someone straight out of a laboratory. His pale skin color contrasts with that of his ash-colored shaggy hair. He is tall, yet lanky. Round orange sunglasses adorn his face, along with blue eyes that seem to pulsate. He wears a white lab coat, a black dress shirt and a crimson vest underneath, alongside a loose, grey tie. He has a pair of navy blue earphones hanging loosely over his shoulders, black pants with a small notebook and brown boots with belts. He was carefully jotting down something in this notebook.
"Shin, I see the research has already begun, I assume?" Chris asked.
"Indeed," Shin spoke, a sophisticated voice escaping his lips, "The environment around the Great Lakes is, without a doubt, a true national treasure worthy of being studied. Very intriguing." He continued taking notes of the surrounding landscape, absentmindedly picking up his bags and carrying them over to the entrance, Chris just looking at Shin with a weirded-out expression.
"I see you are my competition, I genuinely hope the best among us wins." Shin declares.
"No doubt that's going to be me." Kai said, jutting both thumbs at himself.
"In your dreams, fashion diva." Brittany said with a smirk, rolling her eyes comically as Kai's cockiness.
"Hey, it can't hurt to be confident, huh?" Kai asked, both Amaryllis and Brittany nodding their heads in agreement. They couldn't argue with that logic. Meanwhile, Shin kept taking notes of the exchange without them seeing.
Meanwhile, contestant number five had arrived. Her skin is a pale milky white, and she has a tattoo that wraps around her left arm and says, "Sometimes all it takes is a voice, one voice that becomes a hundred, then a thousand, unless it's silenced". Her dark hazel eyes glimmer in the noon sunlight, and her brown hair is kept in a French braid that rests on her shoulder. She was fairly short, standing at 5'3". She wore a white short sleeved sweetheart blouse, a red bandanna that's rolled and tied around her neck, a dark gray pinstripe vest, black skinny jeans, and black flats.
It appeared, however, that she was crying.
"Huh?" Chris said, cocking an eyebrow in confusion at the sniffling girl, "Uh, Sereina? What's wrong with you? You were fine at the bus station?"
"It's nothing, really," Sereina said, wiping the tears from her eyes, "I just…I just feel a bit homesick, you know, I've never been this far away from home, and…I just…" That's all she choked out before she started crying again. Chris groaned in annoyance.
"Listen, why did you sign up for this show then? I mean, did you think your parents were going to be able to-" Just then, Chris stopped dead in his tracks when she suddenly went from crying to giggling.
"What the…?" Chef asked, Chris shrugging his shoulders.
"Dude, come on, I was acting!" Sereina said, holding her hand to her mouth to try and stifle her giggles.
"You were? But…the tears, the sobbing…" Chris stuttered.
"That was too easy." Sereina laughed, taking her belongings and walking towards the other four, the host begrudgingly admitting to himself that she was pretty good.
"So…are you really ok?" Amaryllis asked the actress.
"Of course! I signed up for this show to actually get AWAY from my parents." Sereina responded.
"But you made it sound so convincing." Amaryllis said.
"That means it worked." Sereina said to the small-town girl.
"Most impressive," Shin said to the actress, "You must have taken years and years to perfect your craft."
"You know what they say. 'Practice makes perfect.'" Sereina said.
"Very true. Very true." Shin responded, jotting down more notes on the side.
The next contestant was a male who stood at 6'0", which made Chris wonder if he deliberately picked really tall guys to compete. He was tall yet lean, but still had a muscular stature. His long black hair fell past his cheeks and his black hoodie hung of his shoulders in a baggy manner. He wore cargo shorts and black high-top tennis shoes on his feet.
"Kyle, our resident nerd boy," Chris jeered, a smile on his face. However, his smile turned to a look of confusion when he saw what Kyle looked like, "Um, where's your glasses?"
"Excuse me?" Kyle asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Your glasses. I mean, all nerds have glasses. And pimples. And a sense of awkwardness around others. All that. Where is it?" Chris asked.
"Just because I'm a 'nerd' doesn't mean I look like a stereotypical one." Kyle said, picking up his things and strolling towards the entrance.
"Don't mind him, he's always like that." Kai said, extending his hand, "I'm Kai."
"Kyle," The Extroverted Nerd introduced, shaking his hand, "And yeah, I've watched this show enough to know that. It doesn't bother me that much."
"HIII-YAH!"
"WOAH!"
Those at the entrance were startled for a moment before directing their attention to the commotion, which came in the form of the seventh contestant. Standing at a measly 5'1", her stand out feature was her fiery red hair that curled towards the end, falling towards her shoulders. Her fair skin brought out her jade green eyes. Her double strapped red top laid under black fishnets. A red, black, and white plaid mini skirt covered the top half of her legs. A choker was wrapped around her neck, and black platform boots covered her feet. Chris had stepped back in fear when the girl jumped off the bus, unleashing a kick to the air dangerously close to Chris.
"Roxanne!" Chris nearly shouted, "What did I tell you about the kicking and yelling?"
"Uh…" Roxanne thought, "Save it for the competition?"
"Exactly! We need a lot of that for primetime ratings." Chris said.
"You're no fun!" Roxanne said, fake-lunging at Chris a second time, who flinched like a wimp. Roxanne laughed before going to stand by the entrance, the others laughing a bit.
"Moving on…" Chris said, fixing his hair before introducing the eighth contestant. As he turned around, however, he was staring face to face with a magnifying glass, jumping back once again in surprise. The young woman behind the magnifying glass was the shortest so far, standing at a puny 4'10". She wore what looked like a brown suit and khakis, and brown shoes on her feet. Her hair was black and tied back in a ponytail. She was Caucasian and had light green eyes. Presently, she had a stern look on her face.
"What is it with kids these days?" Chris asked Chef.
"Not my problem. You're the one who picked them." Chef responded.
"Yet another case solved for Cynthia Lawson, the World's Greatest Detective!" Cynthia declared.
"What mystery?" Chris asked.
"The mystery of where this season takes place. If my deductions are correct, we should be at the renowned Camp Marikawa, located on Lake Huron, no?" Cynthia deducted.
"Uh, yeah. It was on the application…and the commercial…and the promo for this season, remember?" Chris asked the girl.
"A likely story." Pocketing her magnifying glass, the young detective made her way towards the others.
"I quite admire your skills. Your attention to details is most impressive." Shin said to Cynthia.
"Thanks! Are you a scientist or something?" Cynthia asked, noticing his lab coat.
"But of course! The dedication I possess to the world of science and discovery is very important to me, like how I assume your dedication to detective work is important to you." Shin said.
"Finally! Someone who understands me!" Cynthia said, then turned to the camera, "Take that, mom and dad! I've got a top-notch scientist on my side!"
The next contestant was a Latino male with black, spiked hair, with unpronounced freckles on his face. He wears a white t-shirt, with two red and blue stripes emblazoned on the sleeves, blue jeans, and sneakers on his feet. He stood at 5'9", the shortest of the boys so far. He was currently being chased out of the bus by an unknown, off-screen assailant, also inside the bus.
"Damnit! I said it was a joke! Calm down!" The boy yelled, trying to pacify whoever it was that was distressing him.
"It's the same damn joke that you've said about me a hundred times before! It's getting annoying!"
The second voice was feminine, and revealed herself to be a 5'2" Caucasian girl with slightly pale skin. With short length, black, curly hair, a white hoodie was what she wore, along with a pair of ripped jeans and black Converse sneakers. She had a rather annoyed look on her face, her arms crossed tightly to further show her cross expression.
"Can't you take a joke?!" The boy asked angrily.
"Yes! But the same one you've done over and over again?! Not so much!" The girl growl, going nose to nose with the boy.
"WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Chris said, getting in between the two and waving his arms, "Jason! Emily! Didn't we say to save all this fighting for the REAL competition, i.e., those guys?" Chris pointed to the others by the gate, who meekly waved at the fighting duo.
"Yeah…b-but…this kid gets on my nerves!" Emily said, pointing to Jason.
"YOU get on my nerves even MORE!" Jason fired back. Chris could not help but smile.
"Ah, sibling rivalry! It's as old as time itself, but it sure makes for great ratings!" Chris said, "Now, go make yourselves comfortable OVER THERE!" Chris pointed to the entrance, while the two siblings begrudgingly dropped their spat and gathered their luggage, walking to the entrance with the others.
The eleventh contestant had made it out of the bus. She had lightly tanned white skin with a brown ponytail. She wore a hot pink dress with a black skirt and brown sneakers, along with black socks. She had a sort of fierce look in her eyes as she stepped off the vehicle.
"Violet," Chris greeted, "I see your readier than ever."
"Well, I mean, I hope to do good. Winning sounds nice, but just being here is great." Violet said, a slight smirk on her face.
"Modest. Get it all out of your system now, Violet, because in Total Drama, there is no room for modesty." Chris said, directing Violet as to where to take her stuff.
The next contestant made their way off the bus. He stood at a very tiny 4'7", the smallest of the contestants so far. He was Caucasian and very slim and lanky for someone of his stature. His hair consisted of sandy block locks curled into a heaping, unkempt mess atop his head, which falls past his neckline. He wears a faded dark gray, "The Beatles," t-shirt, jeans with holes in the knees, and brown sneakers with white socks. Chris grinned. He could feel the short jokes coming already.
"Hey there, Elliot," Chris said, "Welcome to Total Drama. I just hope you don't come up…short on the show." Chris proceeded to laugh at his own joke. Meanwhile, Elliot narrowed his eyes in annoyance.
"Haha," Elliot said dryly, "Like I haven't heard THAT lame one before. If you're going to come up with a joke about my height, at least put some thought into it that exceeds that of a second grader."
This quip had Chef laughing, doubling over holding his stomach. Chris looked surprised at the kid who just dissed him. Even some of the contestants were laughing.
"Nice one, kid." Roxanne said, offering a high five, which Elliot offers up by jumping up to meet Roxanne halfway.
"Thanks," Elliot said, "Believe me, it isn't the first time someone has made fun of my height. I'm used to it by now."
"Don't let them get to you," Brittany said, "I think your height makes you look cute!"
Elliot couldn't help but blush. No one as pretty as Brittany had ever complimented him that way before.
"If we could move on now…" Chris said threw gritted teeth.
And move on they did! The following contestant was up next. A boy of 5'10" stepped off the bus. His blonde hair was shaved on the sides, but rather long in the middle. His baby blue eyes, cream colored skin, and statuesque body build seemed to make the girls swoon (except Violet, who remained steadfast). The blue tank top he wore had a cat saying, "A-meow-zing!" something the girls found adorable. Cargo shorts and black sneakers covered his lower body.
"Ladies and gentleman, our resident DJ, Adam!" Chris announced, "Got any sick beats you want to lay down?"
At first, Adam cringed at Chris' attempts to sound cool, but then said, "Do I!" Adam then took out his phone and pressed a button. All of a sudden, a remix of Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness," blared from the bus speakers! Chris and Chef had to cover their ears from the sheer volume. Hell, even the contestants at the gate had to block their eardrums in order to save them from bursting!
"OK! OK!" Chris shouted over the music, "WE GET IT! YOU'RE AMAZINGLY TALENTED! JUST GO STAND OVER THERE!"
Adam turned off the music, "I uploaded that on the way here! Nothing like making a grand entrance!" Adam went over to the others.
"WHOEVER PLAYED THAT, YOU'RE DEAD!"
The scream of a threat silenced everyone. It turns out not EVERYONE was impressed by the DJ's skills. A girl stomped off the bus. Her blue eyes and black hair stood out as contrasts to each other. She wore a pink shirt, blue jeans, and red running shoes. Currently, however, those blue eyes might have well turned red due to the anger inside them.
"Hold up, Marisa," Chris said, stopping the girl dead in her tracks, "We can't have you killing each other now…you can do that later in the show!"
"Ugh," Marisa held her ears, "That music nearly blew my eardrums out!"
"I thought you'd like it considering you're a pop star and all." Chris countered.
"I play POP music! Not EDM, or electronic, or PC, or whatever you want to call that kind of music! I was right NEXT to the speaker!" Marisa yelled.
"Sheesh, alright. Go stand over there," Chris pointed to the gate, "Preferably somewhere NOT near Adam."
Marisa grabbed her things and went as Chris told her to. As she walked there, Adam had a sheepish look on his face.
"Sorry…" Adam apologized, which Marisa responded to by turning away from him and crossing her arms.
"Our next contestant is-AHHHH! GHOST!" Chris said, shrieking in horror as he saw the next contestant.
She had skin as white as snow, and equally pale hair, with pink eyes that radiated against her pale complexion. She was very small, as if she had no muscle whatsoever. She wore a tan boater's hat on her head, with a red ribbon, a brown cargo jacket over a white t-shirt with a red silhouette of a dog, a knee length gray skirt with a pair of black leggings, as well as black shoes. She also had a camera around her neck.
"U-uh…no. I-I-I'm not a ghost," The girl said, waving her hands, "My name is Y-Y-Yvette."
"Oh! Phew!" Chris sighed in relief, wiping his forehead, "Scared me there for a second."
"I-I'm sorry! I d-d-didn't mean to!" Yvette said.
"It's fine. Just go stand over there with the others." Chris said, to which Yvette complied. She kept taking pictures of the environment with her camera.
"I see you enjoy taking pictures of nature." Shin said as she stood by him. Yvette was intimidated by his height.
"U-um…yeah," Yvette said shakily, "I'm a p-photographer. Taking pictures h-helps me focus and s-stay calm and all."
"Very interesting," Shin said, "You must show me sometime."
"O-oh, maybe." Yvette responded, looking away, while Shin wrote down more notes on his pad.
The next contestant makes his way off the bus. He stood at 6'4", but looked rather scrawny for someone of his stature. He wears a dark grey hoodie and faded blue jeans, along with white tennis shoes. He is Caucasian and has messy, short brown hair.
"Pax," Chris grinned "What's up, dude?"
"Nothing much." Pax said simply.
"Excited about the competition?" Chris asked.
"Yeah. It's what I signed on for." Pax said simply once more. This was followed by an awkward silence before he made his way over to the others at the gate.
"Uhhhhh…ok?" Chris said, confused, "We're down to our last two contestants, and trust me, we truly saved the BEST for last."
"Uh-oh…" Chef said, knowing full and well what was coming.
"Let's welcome our next contestant, Chadwick!" Chris announced.
Inside the bus, a small boy with well-kept red hair, pale skin, and freckles stood up at the front of the bus. He was dressed more regally than the others, wearing a white button-up dress shirt, green slacks, brown loafers, and a blazer containing a crest of sorts. Buttoning up his blazer, he grabbed his things from the overhead compartment over his seat and began to make his way off the bus.
Until…
"Chadwick?"
The moment Chadwick heard his name, he froze. It was not because someone called his name, he was used to that. It was due to the fact that the voice that called him belonged to someone VERY familiar. Turning around, Chadwick saw a boy who looked much like him, only taller. He had the same red hair, pale skin, and freckles, but wore entirely different clothes. He wears moss-colored chaps, calf-length traveling boots made of brown leather, and a well-worn white tunic underneath a turtle-green poncho decorated with a floral pattern that matches his family's crest, the same crest on Chadwick's blazer. He wore a white rose in the pocket of the tunic as well.
"S-Sully?" Chadwick stuttered.
Sully stood up and, after noticing Chadwick, immediately got his things and stormed off the bus, an angry look on his face. Bumping shoulders with Chadwick, he pushed him aside and threw his things down and walked right up to Chris, going nose-to-nose with him.
"You son of a bitch!" Sully spat, "You did this, didn't you?!"
"Guilty as charged. You think I would pass this opportunity up? Just imagine the ratings, Sully!" Chris justified.
"To Hell with your goddamn ratings! You honestly expect me to breath the same air as HIM?!" Sully said with spite, pointing to Chadwick, who himself just disembarked from the bus.
"Sully, please…" Chadwick pleaded, laying his hand on Sully's shoulder. Sully, however, would have none of it, whirling on Chadwick and going nose to nose with him.
"Don't 'please' me!" Sully yelled, "You don't get to make up for what you did!"
"Haven't I explained plenty of times before that I'm sorry?" Chadwick responded.
"Yes, and it will NEVER be enough!" Sully screamed, taking his things and moving away from Chadwick. The other contestants moved away slightly from Sully, not wanting to set off someone who looked as physically able as him. Chadwick, however, sighed.
"Relax, Chadwick," Chris said, "It will all make sense eventually."
"Whatever…" Chadwick replied, taking his own things and going over to the gate, on the opposite side of Sully.
Chris looked at the contestants and grinned. He knew, for a fact, this was going to be one hell of a season!
After the commercial break, the contestants were now located at what seemed like a dirt pit with a large bonfire pit in the center. It front of it was 9 stumps, where half of the contestants sat, while the rest stood. Chris stood in front of them.
"Welcome to a place known as Camp Marikawa!" Chris said, "This place will not just be your home for the rest of the game, but it will be your battlefield, per se. The location where all 18 of your will battle it out for the grand prize…"
Chris took out a metal case and opened it, revealing stacks of cash.
"Of ONE. MILLION. DOLLARS!"
The contestants cheered at the sight of the money they would be playing for. In the end, all the torture they would be put through and put each other through would be worth it.
"Everyone around you will be considered either your friend or enemy. But remember, in the end, only one of you, friend or foe, will be able to claim this cash as your own." Chris said, "Now, let's divide you guys up into teams."
Chef walked in, carrying two trays of eggs, one in each hand.
"Chef here has two trays of eggs. Each of them containing two different colors of paint. You'll all take one, and whatever color of paint is in your egg will be the team you will be assigned to."
Everyone took an egg from the tray.
"Now, on the count of three, you will all break your eggs at the same time. Ready? One…two…THREE!" Chris said.
However, at the count of three, the eggs exploded before anyone got a chance to break them. The explosion planted the paint on everyone's faces, much to their annoyance. The colors were navy blue and bright green. Chris proceeded to laugh.
"Ha! Worth it! Now, those whose eggs contained navy blue paint, come stand to my left."
At that, Shin, Yvette, Pax, Marisa, Adam, Amaryllis, Iain, Brittany, and Jason went over to Chris' left at his beckoning, all of them wiping the paint from their faces.
"The rest of you splattered with bright green paint, stand on my right!"
The rest of them, Chadwick, Roxanne, Kyle, Emily, Kai, Violet, Elliot, Cynthia, and Sereina went over to Chris' right, they too trying to rid themselves of paint.
"Those to my left," Chris said, tossing them a rolled up navy blue piece of fabric, "You will be officially known as…"
The nine unrolled the fabric to reveal a navy blue flag with a depiction of a swordfish jumping from the water, it's spike poised and ready to strike!
"The Mighty Marlins!"
The nine nodded in approval of the apropos team name.
"The rest of you," Chris said, tossing them a rolled up bright green piece of fabric, "You nine will be referred to as…"
The nine undid their fabric to reveal a bright green flag with a picture of a green rhino charging.
"The Raging Rhinos!"
They too nodded in approval, while the other nine looked rather jealous of the cool team name.
"You guys have 20 minutes to go and unpack. The cabins are located not too far from here. Then, it's time for the first challenge! Also, the confessional for this season, is much like any other traditional Total Drama season, located right in the outhouse near the cabins! Use it to dish out anything you want to the viewing world, or just say whatever you need to say. Unfiltered." Chris stressed that last word.
Confessional:
"WHOO!" Roxanne said, pumping both fists up in jubilation, "This season's gonna rock! I can't wait to get into the challenges. I'm about to show the world that Roxanne Davison is in this thing to win it!"
End Confessional:
Confessional:
"Total Drama, baby!" Kai said, cracking his knuckles, "A game like no other is what they say about this show. And believe me, I'm a guy like no other, so this place is perfect for a guy like me. It's gonna be a wild ride!"
End Confessional
Confessional:
"Hey everybody," Amaryllis said, waving at the camera, "I'm Amaryllis, and I'm just so excited to be here. Coming from a small farm town means you don't get to see the world a lot, so this is a surreal first time experience. I can't wait for what's down the road."
End Confessional
Confessional:
"Hmph!" Sully scoffed, "That damn Chadwick, thinks he can just show up here and pretend like nothing ever happened! No way, not on my watch. As far as I'm concerned, he's not even a concern to me. At least we are on separate teams."
End Confessional
Confessional:
"After being here an extensive amount of time," Cynthia said, scoping the outhouse with her magnifying glass, "I can conclude that Cynthia Lawson…is going to WIN THE MILLION DOLLARS! Case closed!"
End Confessional
Mighty Marlins Cabin, Guys Side
On the guys side, Shin moved his things to the top bunk of a bed, being rather tall meant that the bottom bunk would be quite uncomfortable.
"Is this one taken?" A voice asked Shin, prompting the boy to turn around to see Pax standing there with his luggage.
"Not at all. Go right ahead. Pax, right?" Shin asked for the boy's name.
"Yeah, nice to meet you…Shin?" Pax asked, shaking the boy's hand.
"I saw how you handled your conversation with Chris. I understand he might be difficult to talk with." Shin said.
"Yeah…" Pax said, scratching the back of his head, "If I know anything about Chris from this show, it is to steer clear of him at all times."
"Isn't that the truth?" Shin said with a laugh.
"But we do need him for the million dollars, though." Adam said, bringing his luggage into the cabin and setting it down on the bottom bunk.
"That is true." Jason said as well, "This competition is going to be heating up come the first challenge, and Chris will make sure of that."
"Aw geez…" Pax said, facepalming.
Sully moved into the cabin with his own belongings, while the other four just stared at him like a deer in the headlights.
"What?" Sully asked.
"Dude, what was up with that Chadwick guy back there?" Jason asked.
Sully's face distorted into one of disgust at the mentioning of HIS name.
"It's…it's nothing. Don't worry about it." Sully assured, moving his stuff into the top bunk of a set of beds.
"It didn't seem like nothing." Jason pushed.
"It's…fine." Sully said, in a calm manner, not wanting to aggravate or alienate his teammates with harsh words or yelling.
Adam leaned over to Jason and whispered, "Just let it go man…"
"We respect your right to privacy," Shin said, "If you wish not to tell us, then that's fine. Right, guys?"
"Yeah's" reverberated through the cabin as Sully simply nodded, wondering what the weeks would bring.
Mighty Marlins Cabin, Girls Side
On the girls' side, Amaryllis was talking with Marisa, "So you're a pop star? That's so cool!"
"Thanks, I get that a lot." Marisa said, enjoying the attention she was getting.
"What's it like to be a pop star?" Amaryllis asked.
"It's cool and all, it's like..."
The conversation seemed to fade out for Yvette, who was simply unpacking her things while the two talked in the background. She never really was good in social situations.
Unfortunately, for her, she would be thrust into one when Brittany approached her.
"Hey!" Brittany greeted happily, to which Yvette jumped in surprise, falling back on her bed.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Did I scare you?" Brittany asked, concerned.
"U-uh…yeah, k-kinda." Yvette admitted.
"Sorry about that, I'm Brittany, by the way!" Brittany greeted.
"Y-Yvette…" The pale girl greeted back.
Raging Rhinos Cabin, Guys Side
On the guys' side, Chadwick was sitting on his bed, a forlorn look on his face. His efforts to try and get Sully to see reason were all for naught. He sighed and leaned on his right hand.
"Hey man," Kai said, approaching Chadwick, "Don't worry about that guy. Whatever beef you two have, it can't be that bad for you to resolve."
I'd beg to differ, thought Chadwick.
Confessional
"Everyone is probably wondering why my conflict with Sully is such a heated one," Chadwick said, "That will be explained enough down the road." He sighed, "These people seem considerate. It's just too bad they'll all have to go down eventually. I have an obligation to fulfill, and anyone who stands in the way of that is an enemy."
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Elliot and Kyle were discussing amongst each other.
"So people, are always like, 'Elliot, you're too small. You won't win Total Drama.' You know what, I got picked for this show to prove others wrong. I'm not going to back down just yet." Elliot said.
"Nice, man!" Kyle said, "I have people back home rooting for me, but people also against me because they see me as the stereotypical nerd. Well, guess what? We're both going to prove our doubters wrong!"
"Yeah!" Elliot said, and the two exchanged a high five.
Confessional
"Me and Kyle have a lot in common!" Elliot said, "And trust me, we are going to take this game by storm and show everyone around the world what underdogs are made of!"
End Confessional
Raging Rhinos Cabin, Girls Side
On the girls' side, Cynthia was busy unpacking her suitcase when a blur of red passed by her and up on the top bunk, landing with a thud! Cynthia jumped a bit, and looking up, saw Roxanne relaxing on the top bunk, her legs crossed and hands behind her head.
"Aren't you going to unpack?" Cynthia asked.
"Nah, I'll do that later. Got plenty of time for that." Roxanne said.
"But-" Cynthia said, before getting cut off.
"No buts," Roxanne said, a finger up, smirking slightly, "It'll happen eventually, don't worry about a thing, hon."
Cynthia was taken aback by the girl's forwardness.
Confessional
"Ok," Cynthia said, looking around, "Never seen a girl so forward as her."
End Confessional
Meanwhile, Emily, Violet, and Sereina were having a conversation as well.
"Those two seem like they're going to get along." Emily said sarcastically about Cynthia and Roxanne.
"You're one to talk," Violet said, "What about you and your brother? You seemed to be at each other's throats earlier."
"He can be so annoying sometimes, that's all. We're siblings. Fighting is what we do." Emily justified.
"Yeah, brothers can sometimes be a pain! You must hate each other." Sereina said.
"We don't hate each other. We may pick on one another, but in the end, we have each other's backs, no matter what." Emily fiercly defended.
Sereina inwardly cursed herself. Not again! That came out wrong!
Suddenly, in the midst of their conversation, a high pitched whining was heard as the contestants plugged their ears. This was followed by a familiar voice sounding out from the loudspeaker.
"Attention, campers!" Chris addressed, "Unpacking time is over! Meet me at Saginaw Ridge in half an hour for your first challenge. Come prepared, because trust me, it's going to be FUUUUUN!"
"Huh," Roxanne said, sitting up, "That was quick. Guess Chris wants to get things started quick."
"Any idea what the first challenge might be?" Cynthia asked.
"I mean, it's the first one. It can't be THAT hard, right?" Roxanne asked.
After 30 minutes, the campers were at the base of a sheer cliff that seemed to extend to the heavens.
"Next time I open my mouth like that," Roxanne said to Cynthia, "Please shut me the hell up, ok?"
"Gotcha!" Cynthia said, gulping.
Next time on Total Drama...
...
The season kicks off with the first challenge!
"Your first challenge is a bit like the first challenge we ever held on Total Drama, but with a twist!" Chris said.
Some people excel!
Adam was shown performing the challenge with ease!
While others...not so much!
Eiliot was shown performing the challenge, before losing his footing, causing him to slip!
In the end, the first camper goes home in our first campfire ceremony of the season!
"The final marshmallow goes to..." Chris says, the two final contestants on the edge of their stumps.
Find out next time on...
Total...
Drama...
Back to Camp!
Campers Remaining:
Mighty Marlins: Shin, Yvette, Pax, Marisa, Adam, Amaryllis, Iain, Brittany, Jason
Raging Rhinos: Chadwick, Roxanne, Kyle, Emily, Kai, Violet, Elliot, Cynthia, Sereina
Eliminated: N/A
AND THAT'S A WRAP ON THE FIRST PART OF EPISODE ONE! I had a great time writing this chapter! Shoot me a review and tell me what you thought of this chapter! Likes? Dislikes? Strengths? Weaknesses? Constructive criticism? Anything you want to tell me via review, tell me! I hold your opinions as my audience in high regards!
Also, I will allow you to provide some confessionals if you want. This is because I feel like the only people who can truly capture the essence of the campers are the people that create them. This is not mandatory, do it at your leisure. PM me these confessionals.
On a second note, tell me on your review if I should split each episode into two parts or have the entire episode in one big chapter.
On THAT note, I bid you farewell for now! I hope to see all you wonderful peoples in the next chapter!
This is TheAllTimeGreatest signing off!